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B2 First · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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. There is an example at the beginning (0).

CARE

URGENT

HESITATE

PARTICULAR

GUILT

SOLVE

APPEAR

TEMPT

Shopping online has made it (0) ___ easy to buy things we do not really need, at any hour of the day or night. Websites are (1) ___ designed to keep us spending. Countdown clocks and messages warning that only a few items are left create a sense of (2) ___ , while saved card details remove the last moment of (3) ___ before we pay. Late at night, when we are tired, we are (4) ___ likely to give in, and many shoppers later feel (5) ___ about what they have bought. Fortunately, there are some simple (6) ___ . One is to leave items in your basket for a day before deciding whether to buy them. Very often, the desire to own them (7) ___ completely overnight. Another is to unsubscribe from shops' emails, which are full of (8) ___ offers and discount codes. Some people also delete their saved card details, so that every purchase takes a little more effort.

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