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C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Ready for C2 Proficiency Student's Book, Macmillan

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.

SATISFY

STANDARD

FRAUD

SYSTEM

IDENTIFY

CONFIDE

DISPUTE

WORTH

The mutilated currency division is an obscure part of the American government where citizens can send their damaged banknotes to (0) ___ examinations for authenticity. They can also have their value redeemed in cases where they can be verified (1) ___ . This kind of work requires serious attention to detail as well as procedures to be highly (2) ___ in order to ensure their accuracy. To make sure that (3) ___ claims are spotted, analysts must apply a range of tests (4) ___ . Should the notes pass, their value will be redeemed. However, if more than half the note is (5) ___ , no payment is made. It is unsurprising that the division's guides have amusing cases to recount on their tours, and given that they are not subject to the (6) ___ rules that apply to other employees, these stories invariably become public knowledge. Perhaps the most entertaining was that of a farmer who mailed in the stomach of a slaughtered cow, convinced that it had eaten his wallet. It turns out the evidence was (7) ___ and the farmer got his payment of several hundred dollars. The moral being that it is (8) ___ sending in your mutilated currency just on the off-chance of a pay-out.

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