CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH examinations / PROFICIENCY EXAM / CPE / USE OF ENGLISH / word formation

For questions 1- 8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Garlic through the Ages

A lover with experience and a fascinating past, who has travelled the world, who (1) ... both sophistication and (2) ... earthiness—this is a fine lover to have. To these qualities add good taste, (3) ... , and youthful zest. What more  could you desire? Wealth? There are a few snobs who reject garlic because of its connections to the (4) ... and because its wealth cannot be
measured in dollars. But garlic comes from an old and (5) ... genus, Allium, which is part of the lily family. As humble as garlic may be, the lily branch of the family has connections to royalty (the fleur-de-lis) and is revered as a Christian symbol of purity. All the alliums, and garlic (6) ... , have a solid reputation for providing anyone who (7) ... them with health and vitality. This in itself is worthy of love. But for those hot-blooded souls, the free spirits for whom virtue alone does not merit affection, there is just enough of the "bad boy" in garlic to make it (8) ... enticing.

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[answer="PERSONIFY" label="PERSON"]

[answer="UNPRETENTIOUS" label="PRETENCE"]

[answer="VIRILITY" label="VIRILE"]

[answer="PEASANTRY" label="PEASANT"]

[answer="ILLUSTRIOUS" label="ILLUSTRATE"]

[answer="PARTICULARLY" label="PARTICLE"]

[answer="APPRECIATE" label="PRICE"]

[answer="IRRESISTIBLY" label="RESIST"]

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