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Word Formation - (C2) Certificate of Proficiency in English

For Questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Recycling

In Tokyo, there are (0) APPROXIMATELY (APPROXIMATE) five main categories of trash, with multiple (1) ............ (CATEGORY) and exceptions. Each category is collected only on certain days. The apartment manager puts out the proper cans on the proper days, and if you don't take the stuff out in time, it's like missing a ferry, only (2) ............ (SMELL). That is the height of (3) ............ (RESPONSIBILITY). The catchall category is (4) ............ (COMBUST) waste. This is for stuff that should go to the (5) ............ (INCINERATE). Plastic is not just any plastic. It has to be (6) ............ (NEW) and clean without food stains. It is your obligation as a citizen to make a good-faith effort to wash food (7) ............ (RESIDE) off the plastic before putting it in the Plastic bin. Not all plastic is Plastic, but paper is the worst. You're supposed to bundle your newspapers and then slip small pieces of paper in between the newspapers to act as (8) ............ (SEPARATE). These parcels are then tied up and placed at group collection points for collection by voluntary community groups.

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