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Multiple matching, 10

January 12, 2007

Read the text below and decide which word a , b , c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Safer driving with hands off

SCIENTISTS are developing cars which (0)___ hands-free driving on British motorways.Computers will be (1)___ to sensors to control steering, speed and braking.Drivers will (2)___ push a button to let the car take the strain.Automatic steering systems will (3)___ cars in lane.Cruise control will kepp speeds at a steady level by opening or closing the (4)___Ultrasonic anti-collition devices will (5)___ safe, efficient distances between vehicles, (6)___ operating brakes.Research is being (7)___ by Professor John Turner, head of Automotive Engineering at Southampton University and by experts (8)___ in Britain and overseas.The work reflects a global increase in traffic (9)___ motorways.CamerasA Transport Department report last week showed that car (10)___ in London (11)___ by 20 per cent in the last ten years, putting (12)___ strain on motorways.British experts have already found a way to keep cars in lane (13)___ driver control. ‘The system uses TV cameras at the front of the car, which (14)___ up white lane markings,’ says Turner. ‘Images are (15)___ into computers linked to the steering mechanism. The problem now is (16)___ the cost and weight of the equipment.’Expensive cruise-control devices are also being (17)___If all cars were programmed to travel at say, 65 mph experts believe (18)___ more vehicles would be able to use the motorways without traffic jams and in greater safetyProfessor Turner’s team at Southampton is also engaged (19)___ research with Ford in collision-(20)___ systems using radar and ultrasonic equipment.

0 a let b provide c allow d devise1 a powered b linked c fed d combined2 a simply b effectively c casually d effortlessly3 a hold b sustain c keep d retain4 a brake b throttle c clutch d valves5 a provide b be allowed c insist d mantain6 a even b although c without d simply7 a made b carried out c operated d looked into8 a overall b elsewhere c scientists d throughout9 a stopping b gripping c clogging d obstructing10 a journeys b routes c travels d tours11 a will increase b rose c have mounted d had risen12 a spacious b extensive c immense d large13 a without b outperforming c solely d providing

14 a show b pick c beam d reflect15 a linked b sorted c classified d fed16 a lowering b to sink c to reduce d deducting17 a changed b purified c adopted d refined18 a lot b much c many d various19 a at b with c for d in20 a avoidance b preventing c aversion d evasion

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January 12, 2007

Read the text below and decide which word a, b, c, or d best fits each space. There is an example at thebeginning (0).

A Lucky escape

It was November 1971 in London on a day (0)___ any other. On one of the city’s underground stations, a train (1)___ the platform. Suddenly, a young man (2)___ himself (3)___ into the path of a moving train. The horrified driver slammed on the brakes, certain that there was no way to stop the train (4)___ the man was crushed (5)___ the wheels. But miraculously the train did stop. The first carriage (6)___ be jacked up to (7)___ the badly injured man, but the wheels had not passed over him and he (8)___.

The young man (9)___ out to be a gifted architect who was recovering (10)___ a nervous breakdown. His amazing rescue from death was (11)___ coincidence. For the (12)___ of the accident revealed that the train had not stopped (13)___ the driver’s hasty braking. Seconds before, acting (14)___ impulse and completely (15)___ of the man about to throw himself on the tracks, a passenger had (16)___ down the emergency handle, which automatically applies the brakes of the train. The passenger had no (17)___ reason for doing so. In fact, the Transport Authority considered prosecuting him on the (18)___ that he had no reasonable cause for using the emergency system!

0 a as b like c by d similar1 a has reached b entered c was approaching d had got to2 a leapt b plunged c pushed d hurled3 a directly b fully c sudden d at once4 a while b until c before d as5 a through b under c with d behind6 a must b had to c would have to d should7 a repair b take back c remove d liberate

8 a survived b perished c succeeded d relived9 a came b made c proved d turned10 a over b of c from d by11 a because b depending on c with a view to d based on12 a investigation b inquiry c conclusion d examination13 a despite b until c during d because of14 a with b by c on d with15 a unknown b unaware c unconnected d unsure16 a held b broken c pulled d thrown17 a specialist b peculiar c convinced d particular18 a reason b grounds c cause d motive

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January 12, 2007

Read though the sentences below, then decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0)

0 I’m sorry I said that, Mary. It wasn’t my ___ to hurt you.

a intention b purpose c meaning d plan

1 Take no ___ of him – he’s only teasing you!

a account b notice c attention d regard

2 She had a three-roomed flat in a new residential area on the ___ of Copenhaguen.

a border b suburbs c outskirts d near

3 He went to live on the coast for the ___ of his health

a reason b sake c care d improvement

4 When you buy shares, your investment is always at ___ since share prices can go down as well as go up

a danger b trouble c gamble d risk

5 You’re off to Bangkok, you say? What a __________! So am I.

a coincidence b chance c luck d fate

6 I wonder if you could give me a _____ with the washing-up?

a help b assistance c support d hand

7 Most of the ___ members aboard the new luxury liner were form Pakistan.

a team b crew c gang d staff

8 My parents were always making ___ in public. As I child I found it very embarrasing.

a quarrels b arguments c scenes d fuss

9 The Queen has no real power. She’s just a ___a figurehead b mascot c sleeping partner d puppet

10 The child was throwing stones at the pigeons but his mother didn’t take any ___ of him

a attention b notice c control d regard

11 Take an umbrella with you ___ it rains

a in case b even though c despite d because

12 We’re going to miss the train___ we hurry up.

a provided b if c in spite of d unless

13 He went to live in France for a year __ he could pick up the language.

a because of b in order c so that d therefore

14 Everyone’s been invited to the party___ for Cathy.a except b apart c but d with the exception

15 ___ than paying out all that money for a hotel, why don’t you come and stay with us instead? We’ve got lots of rooms.

a Instead b Better c Rather d In preference

16 In ___ ,women live longer than men in most countries.

a average b the whole c reality d general

17 There was a large notice in the hotel corridor saying: ‘___ fire, press the alarm bell.’

a If b On account of c In case of d Supposing

18 Who else went with you to the concert ___ David and Jean?

a apart b besides c except d beside

19 People in Wales are ___ Labour supporters.

a most b all in all c entire d predominantly

20 At the age of fifty, he finally admitted to himself that it was ___ unlikely that he was going to be a pop idol

a greatly b largely c highly d fully

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January 12, 2007

Fill in the missing question words below, some of which begin with a preposition. Then choose the correct answer to the question a , b or c. There is an example at the beginning.0 When did the first man land on the moon?

a in 1968 b in 1969 c in 1970

1 _____________were the 1960 Olympic Games held?

a in Rome b in Tokyo c in Melbourne

2 _____ name was the African state of Namibia formerly known?

a Rhodesia b the Congo c South West Africa

3 ________________ is Dutch Elm disease so called?a because it is only found in Hollandb because it was first discovered in Hollandc after the Dutch workers who discovered its cause

4 _______ section of the orchestra does the ‘tuba’ belong?

a Percussion b Brass c Woodwind

5 John f. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. _____________did the letter “F” in his name stand for?

a Francis b Frank c Fitzgerald

6 _________ , in Greek mythology, stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind?

a Prometeus b Theseus c Achilles

7 __________ part of the body would you find ‘the bridge’?

a the ear b the foot c the nose

8 ____________is the Roman numeral for one thousand?

a C b M c V

9 ________ language does the word ‘sauna’ originate?

a Swedish b Norwegian c Finnish

10 _______________ legs does a lobster have?

a 10 b 6 c 8

11 ___________composer do you associate Porgy and Bess and Rhapsody in Blue?

a Leonard Bernstein b George Gershwin c Andrew Lloyd Webber

12 ______face is said to have ‘launched a thousand ships’?

a Joan of Arc’s b Ceopatra’s c Helen of Troy’s

13 _________century was the Taj Mahal in India built?

a 17th b 16th c 15th

14 ______________ must you be before you are allowed to take a normal driving test in the UK?

a 16 b 18 c 17

15 ____________country would you associate with the dish ‘couscous’?

a Greece b Tunisia c South Korea

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January 12, 2007

Read through the sentences below, then decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. there is an example at the beginning (0)

0 The best man_______ the side of his glass lightly with a knife to get the guests’ attention.

a rapped b tapped c hit d beat

1 The driver _________ to avoid hitting the dog.

a turned b swerved c curved d steered

2 The police ________ him for burglary

a arrested b charged c convicted d accused

3 Many people ___ about the bad behaviour of soccer fans in the town centre after the matcha criticized b disapproved c complained d objected

4 I can’t wear red. It just doesn’t ___ me.

a fit b suit c match d agree with

5 His parents wouldn’t ___ him stay out later than 10.30 at night.

a allow b permit c agree to d let

6 The train was ___ for several hours because of floods.

a prevented b delayed c detained d cancelled

7 After a lot of difficulty he finally ___ to start the cara succeeded b coped c managed d worked out

8 The manager asked her to ___ with the complaint.

a take care b attend c deal d follow

9 She ___ on a banana skin and almost fell down the stepsa slipped b stumbled c tripped d lost her balance

10 Most library books in the UK are ___ using the Dewey decimal system.

a sorted b categorized c graded d classified

11 Are you ____ in applying for the post as assistant manager?

a keen b interested c enthusiastic d eager

12 My father hates any sort of change. He is very ___ in his ways

a fixed b set c old-fashioned d stubborn

13 You’ll have to speak up. My aunt is very ___ of hearing.

a difficult b unsure c hard d bad

14 ‘Could you lend me some money till the end of the week?’‘Sorry, John, I’m a bit ___ of cash myself at the moment.’

a short b hard up c scarce d low

15 My uncle lost his leg in a car accident and now has __ one.a synthetic b an artificial c a false d an imitation

16 The police made a ___ search of the building after being tipped off that a bomb had been planted therea thorough b conscientious c close d scrupulous

17 He was two kilos ____ , so he decided to go on a diet.

a fat b heavy c too large d overweight

18 The back door needs oiling. It’s very ___

a shrill b high-pitched c squeaky d creaking

19 I’d better iron this shirt – it’s very ___

a wrinkled b lined c squashed d creased

20 According to statistics, drivers over the age of fifty have ___ accidents than drivers under twenty-five

a smaller b less c fewer d lower

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January 11, 2007

For Questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.Example: 0 A bank B border C shore D coast

THE LONDON TEA TRADE

The London Tea Trade Centre is on the north (0) ..A… of the River Thames. It is the centre of an industry of (1) ….. importance in the (2) ….. lives of the British. Tea is without (3) ….. the British national drink: every man, woman and child over ten years of age has (4) ….. average over fourcups a day or some 1500 cups annually. Some thirty per cent of the world’s exports of tea makes its (5) ….. to London. Britain is (6) ….. the largest importer of tea in the world.Samples of the vast amounts of tea brought into the country to (7) ….. the national thirst go to the London Tea Trade Centre, where they are tasted by (8) ….. professional tea tasters before being sold at each week’s tea sale. It is fascinating to see them at (9) ….. . Over a hundred samples are (10) ….. in a line on long tables. Teas are generally tasted with milk, (11) ….. that is how the majority in Britain drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising (12) ….. , tasting each sample from a spoon and deciding what is a (13) ….. price for each tea.The types of tea that are popular in Britain are (14) ….. inexpensive but they are of a very high quality. The best are delicate (15) ….. of numerous teas from different sources and countries of origin.

1 A high B wide C great D large

2 A common B typical C everyday D usual

3 A doubt B dispute C disbelief D uncertainty

4 A for B by C at D on

5 A route B way C direction D journey

6 A considerably B by far C largely D by much

7 A satisfy B match C answer D serve

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8 A effective B skilled C developed D handy

9 A action B operation C practice D work

10 A composed B put up C settled D laid out

11 A out of B since C so D owing to

12 A speed B hurry C rush D dash

13 A fine B right C fair D deserved

14 A roughly B comparatively C slightly D approximately

15 A mixtures B associations C unions D gatherings

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Multiple matching , 4

January 10, 2007

Read the text below and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)EXAMPLE: 0 A eager B fast C important D urgent

Correcting History

Is the history of the world in (0)__D___ need of correction? Some historians, mostly women, argue that insufficient (1)___ has been paid to a very important group: women. These historians (2)___ history textbooks to be revised so that they show accurately the role (3)___ by women(4)___ the history books, cavemen (5)____ most of the food for their families through hunting animals. But the (6)___ shows that 80% of the diet of prehistoric humans was vegetarian and it was collected by females. (7)___ women’s efforts in fighting in wars or leading revolutions have been ignored. Textbooks concentrate on men such as Hannibal or Che Guevara and neglect (8)___ women such as Théroigne de Méricourt, an opera singer who led the storming of the Bastille in 1789, or Mariya Bochkareva, a Bolshevik who organised a well-trained and (9)___ successful troop of 2,000 fighting women during the Russian Revolution in 1917. Women rulers are also forgotten. Between 962 and 1582 there were at least 16 women rulers in countries (10)___ from Italy to Angola.

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Women (11)___ up half the human (12)___. If there is no (13)___ to their contribution to history in the textbooks, then the real story is not being told. However, many male historians (14)___ that important female figures have been kept (15)___ the history books.

1. A attention B care C notice D study2. A ask B demand C hope D want3. A done B got C had D played4. A According to B Agreeing with C Depending on D Owing to5. A arranged B brought C gave D provided6. A evidence B fact C proof D sign7. A In addition B In the end C In time D In other words8. A main B outstanding C particular D primary9. A absolutely B deeply C highly D strongly10. A differing B ranging C separating D varying11. A count B hold C make D take12. A being B nation C people D race13. A mention B note C record D reference14. A deny B forbid C oppose D refuse15. A in B off C out of D up with




January 10, 2007

Read the text below and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)

EXAMPLE: 0 A along B in C past D round

A unique way to see the world

The Grant family are travelling (0)__D_ the world by horse-drawn caravan. They have (1)___ Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, more than 12,000 kilometres away from their standing point in Scotland. Four years ago they (2)___ their red and green wooden caravan to Holland, where they bought their first horse, Offy. The caravan is (3) __ large enough for David, his wife, Kate, and their three children, Torcuil, Fionn and Eilidh, and (4)___ things like the children’s school books. Offy (5)____ to pull them as far as France, where Traceur, a stronger horse, had to (6)___ .

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Traceur can walk about 18 kilometres a day, but the (7)___ has not always turned (8)___ as the Grants planned. In Slovenia they became caught up in a civil war and the 14 days they had intended to (9)___ there became 14 months. Life in the (10)___ air has not always been easy. They have suffered (11)___ of cold(-28°C) in Kazakhstan, and of heat in Mongolia’s grasslands. Fortunately the family have generally (12)___ in good health, although Eilidh broke her ankle in Italy and her arm in the Ukraine. Soon they will leave Ulan Bator and (13)___ for Beijing and then the Pacific (14)___ , where they will (15)___ a boat to Canada. It will be another two years before the family arrives back home.

1. A arrived B come C got D reached2. A conducted B fetched C led D transported3. A neither B rarely C rather D scarcely4. A essential B main C inavoidable D urgent5. A achieved B could C managed D succeeded6. A hold up B pick up C take off D take over7. A excursion B journey C travel D voyage8. A into B on C out D up9. A fill B occupy C spend D use10. A natural B open C outdoor D outside11. A depths B extremes C heights D limits12. A lasted B mantained C remained D rested13. A cross B direct C head D travel14. A beach B coast C seaside D shore15. A catch B drive C float D ride

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January 10, 2007

Read the text below and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)EXAMPLE: 0 A choose B decide C select D wish

Cosmetic surgery

What makes someone (0)___ on plastic surgery? An actor explains: “I (1)___ after my father in appearance. His nose is big but mine was huge, and it got me (2)___ . I couldn’t (3)___ a normal

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life. At school, the other children (4)___ jokes about my nose, and I (5)___ stand seeing myself in television plays. I thought I looked like a monster! The nose caused health problems as well: because of its shape, I couldn’t breathe (6)___ , and I had a permanent (7)___ throat.“The doctor (8)___ I should have an operation. I was nervous but my wife (9)___ me. The operation went well, but my whole face (10)___ afterwards and I had two terrible black eyes. I had to keep the bandage on my nose for a while and the (11)___ didn’t disappear for ages. It was months before I dared return to work.“But I’m not (12)___ in the result. My breathing problems have (13)___ and I no longer feel self-conscious or (14)___ about my appearance. I only regret I didn’t go into the design of my nose in greater (15)___ . I chose a purely practical nose, but now I would rather have a more beautiful one. I suppose that sounds vain!”

1. A ask B go C look D take2. A down B off C over D through3. A direct B lead C produce D spend4. A did B laughed C made D spoke5. A couldn’t B didn’t C shouldn’t D wouldn’t6. A accurately B exactly C justly D properly7. A hurt B ill C sick D sore8. A advised B persuaded C suggested D told9. A encouraged B moved C recommended D relieved10. A ached B harmed C injured D pained11. A bruises B damages C scratches D sprains12. A disappointed B disgusted C displeased D dissatisfied13. A cleared up B fallen through C pased out D set off14. A excited B depressing C disturbing D embarrassed15. A detail B feature C part D point




January 10, 2007

Read the text below and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)EXAMPLE: 0 A arrived B came C got D reached

Lake Malawi

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When David Livingstone (0)_A__ in this part of Africa in the 1850s he asked the name of the great stretch of (1)___ water. He was told it was called “nyasa”, whic means “lake”. So the lake became (2)___ as Lake Nyasa (Lake Lake) and the country as Nyasaland. When the country became independent in 1964 the new Republic chose the name of Malawi.

Lake Malawi (3)___ nearly 24,000 square kilometres , about one-fifth of the total (4)___ of the Republic of Malawi. The lake (5)___ 473 metres above sea (6)___ in the deep valley which stretches the length of the country. Wide grassy plains (7)___ the valley on both sides and the (8)___ round the lake is spectacular. The water is fresh and there are no tides or currents. The lake contains over 220 varieties of fish, the (9)___ of which are not found anywhere else in the world. There are also crocodiles, but these generally keep away from (10)___ areas.

Lake Malawi has a constantly changing character (11)___ on the time of the day, the weather and the (12)___ . One moment the water may be as (13)___ as silk and then suddenly waves seven metres high can beat against the (14)___ . It is generally calmest from March to May, and the temperature never (15)___ below 21°C. The area has a particularly low annual rainfall.

1. A inland B inner C interior D internal2. A called B considered C known D named3. A contains B covers C crosses D includes4. A district B region C territory D state5. A exists B lays C lies D rests6. A height B level C position D surface7. A overcome B overflow C overlook D overtake8. A environment B scenery C sight D vision9. A chief B majority C rest D whole10. A inhabited B lived C lodged D occupied11. A based B counting C depending D determined12. A occasion B period C season D term13. A even B flat C smooth D steady14. A banks B borders C coasts D shores15. A decreases B depresses C drops D lowers



January 23, 2007

For questions 1 -15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space, There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0 A While B During C As D Whereas

SPEED GOLF

(0)___A___playing golf in the British Isles not (1) ….. ago, I came (2) ….. a funny sign posted on a seaside golf (3)….. . ‘Gentlemen, please play quickly!’ the sign implored, Three hours is too long for a (4) …… of golf! Imagine such a claim in America, (5) ….. of the six-hour death matches.

Slow play is strangling our beloved game, What (6) ….. to be an afternoon’s getaway has evolved into an entire day’s (7) ….., and most people can’t (8) ….. to spend a whole day playing golf.

I know more than a few people who have (9) ….. , the game out of frustration: golf, they concluded, just takes too long,

It (10) ….. cheer you up to know that when Jay Larson plays golf he doesn’t take anything like six hours to do it.

In fact, in his last officially (11) ….. round he shot 72 and it took him exactly 39 minutes, 55 seconds. He just plays golf really, really fast.

Larson is (12) ….. N° 1 in the world in Speed Golf. (13) …. known as ‘Extreme Golf’, Speed Golf, like the Olympic Biathlon, is a combination of two pure sports: (14) ….. running and golf. Players (15) ….. in time trials like this: you hit your ball, you run to it, you hit it again, When you’ve completed 18 holes, you’re done.

1 A far B long C much D while 2 A into B across C along D up 3 A pitch B court C field D course 4 A tournament B play C round D set 5 A home B house C country D place 6 A accustomed B should C used D had 7 A arrangement B commitment C pertormance D discipline 8 A afford B manage C take D provide 9 A gone B given C jilted D quit 10 A must B might C ought D needs 11 A counted B measured C timed D dated 12 A ranked B placed C ordered D positioned 13 A Pastly B Lastly C Earlier D Formerly 14 A length B distance C stamina D far 15 A compete B contest C struggle D race

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January 23, 2007

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, Cor D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0 A ages B lives C years D dates

A PLACE WITH A DIFFERENCE

This is a place where people of all (0) __A__can come and be entertained and never want to (1) ….. . It is Disneyland, (2)….. outside Paris, especially (3) ….. to provide the best for Europe and the (4) …… of its new guests. The park is (5) ….. into five areas, each one representing a special theme. (6) ….. in a film, the (7) ….. are taken along through a series of magical sets to relive the past, even (9) ….. visit wonderful faraway places (8) ….. of excitement and fantasy, and into the future. The trees that have been (10) ….. around the park protect the guest from the real world outside.

The resort area, beyond the park, has six hotels to suit the needs of every guest.

In (11) ….. to these six hotels there are campsites and fully equipped caravans for rental. There is no (12) ….. of sporting opportunities and, besides many health clubs in the actual hotels, there is a variety of fascinating nature trails you may (13) ….. to follow. The Disneyland Resort is easily (14) …..by road or rail. Whichever way you choose to arrive, you will be (15) ….. enough to enjoy all the wonderful things that the park

has to offer.

1 A leave B go C depart D set off

2 A nearly B almost C just D recently

3 A composed Bcreated C consisted D placed

4 A rights B demands C consideration D dealings

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5 A shared B distributed C calculated D divided

6 A Whereas B Unless C As if D Wherever

7 A staff B guests C members D teams

8 A full B crowded C complete D packed

9 A look B go C run D turn

10 A dug B planted C grown D stuck

11 A answer B reply C debt D addition

12 A supply B shortage C amount D quantity

13 A expect B hope C wish D order

14 A contacted B arrived C reached D entered

15 A relaxed B unhurried C easy D lazy

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January 21, 2007

For questions 1 – 15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: A primitive B excessive C radical D racial

WITHOUT TV

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The most (O) __C__ thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house. Since 99.1 percent of American (1) ….. cannot make this claim, it may be (2) ….. some interest to know why. Certainly, our (3) …… of a television has created (4)…… curiosity, puzzlement, and anger (5) …… the people we know, and I suspect even more of these (6) ….. behind our backs. ‘If the Wetherells get (7) …… without a TV, why can’t we?’

We did have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the dizzy way the (8) ……flickered across the screen. A few days later, after I (9) ….. my senses, we took the set to our local dump, (10) …… hands in satisfaction and have been without one ever (11) …. .

Now that my TV watching days are (12) ….. me, I can afford to be nostalgic towards it all. I remember those nights when the whole family used to sit in the living room watching Ed Sullivan, one (13) ….. light left on in the corner, laughing (14) ….. the comedians before the (15) …… came on. Nevertheless, even warmer and more precious in memory will be these quiet, peaceful years with no TV at all.

1 A housewives B households C holdalls D houseworks 2 A of B for C at D in 3 A lack B shortage C need D absence 4 A large B big C high D great 5 A among B between C within D inside 6 A beliefs B emotions C opinions D thoughts 7 A over B on C by D away 8 A images B drawings C icons D movies 9 Are-established B got C overcame D recovered 10 A waved B tightened C moved D shook 11 A since B again C afterwards D before 12 A past B behind C over D away 13 A smooth B peaceful C soft D tender 14 A for B at C with D by 15 A announcements B publications C clips D commercials




January 20, 2007


Example: 0 A opposite B variable C different D similar

A TYPICAL DAY

Nowadays, country kitchens are not very (0) different from those in the city.

(1) ….., in the past the differences could easily be (2) ….. . By

the 1940s most city homes had gas or electric cookers (3) ….. but in the country the farmer’s wife still (4) ….. on a fuel cooker. This gave her more work because she had to (5) ….. at five o’clock in the morning and enter the kitchen with a candle which was always kept (6) ….. . She then removed the ashes from the cooker and got some newspaper and pieces of wood from the box (7) ….. the side of the kitchen door.

Next, the kettle was filled and put over the fire in (8) ….. to make the first pot of tea of the day. Once this was (9) ….. she made sure she (10) ….. fed the animals (11) ….. the left-overs and then got (12) ….. with breakfast. After breakfast the plates would be (13) ….. and more wood put in the cooker. The only opportunity she had to rest next to the fire was after dinner. This (14) ….. of lighting the cooker was repeated every day. Wood was used in (15) ….. of petrol till the Second World War.

1 A However B In spite of C Because D Despite 2 A glimpsed B noticed C understood D made 3 A bought B put C connected D installed 4 A baked B stirred C boiled D cooked 5 A raise B arise C rise D get 6 A handy B far C obvious D reachable 7 A by B next C close D outside 8 A so far as B order C view D case 9 A ended B done C used up D fulfilled

10 A often B sometimes C always D seldom 11 A at B in C without D on 12 A down B away C along D on 13 A cleaned B removed C washed D polished 14 A time B process C procession D progress 15 A place B exchange C favour D position




January 20, 2007

For questions 1 – 15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Example:

0 A if B Unless C Provided D Although

ARE ‘ALL-NATURAL’ PRODUCTS REALLY BETTER?

(O) …B… you’ve slept through the last decade, you know that protecting the environment is a (1)….. . But when it (2) ….. to beauty products, natural doesn’t always equal pure and doesn’t (3) ….. mean better. Before rushing to the register with your 100 percent green beauty gear, (4) ….. a few things.

According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), the (5) ….. ‘natural’ is used very (6) ….. in the cosmetics world; any company can (7) ….. a product natural. (8) ….. natural products are made from plant-based (as opposed to man-made) ingredients and do not (9) ….. artificial dyes and fragrances. The advantage: plant-based ingredients are renewable (10) ….. that are safer for the environment (11) ….. certain man-made or natural, but highly processed

ones (which can produce toxic (12) ….. during the manufacturing process and be nonbiodegradable). The disadvantage: some natural ingredients,like (13) ……which help keep products germ-free, aren’t as effective as their synthetic counterparts. Since natural ingredients haven’t been (14) ….. as much as man-made ones, you shouldn’t assume ….. they’re gentler (especially if you’re allergy-prone or have (15) ….. skin).

1 A should B can C must D may 2 A comes B arrives C reaches D refers 3 A absolutely B definitely C obligatorily D necessarily 4 A consider B think C consult D study 5 A term B definition C phrase D idea 6 A freely B loosely C easily D Iiberately 7 A call B name C baptise D entitle 8 A Really B Truthfully C Truly D Exactly 9 A incorporate B involve C enclose D contain 10 A resources B sources C essences D supplies 11 A from B than C of D to 12 A garbage B rubbish C waste D debris 13 A conservatives B preservatives C medicines D preserves 14 A examined B tried C searched D tested 15 A sensitive B sensible C delicate D sensational

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January 18, 2007


Example:

0 A thought B tried C dreamed D wanted

AN UNDERWATER SWIM

I have always (0) .. wanted.. to swim the English Channel underwater and as a former Olympic gold medallist I (1) ….. that I have the training to attempt (2) ….. a swim. The Channel is, I suppose, the Mount Everest of the swimming world (3) ….. to do it underwater will be an even greater (4) ….. for me. Although many swimmers have (5) ….. the Channel, it will be the first time that a former Olympic gold medallist has ever done it. I am (6) ….. to do it in six to eight hours. I want to (7) ….. money for a number of new charities and I am especially (8) ….. on the charities that protect the world’s seas. I will be swimming (9) …… the Channel in the summer. In (10) ….. to (11) ….. this out I have to follow a strict exercise programme. A usual training session for me would (12) ….. of thirty minutes in the weight room, thirty minutes doing different exercises and then three hours’ straight swimming. I have to be (13) ….. of my diet so that it is a healthy and balanced one. I will (14) ….. ready to set a record in something that has never been (15) …..before and which someone will have difficulty in breaking.

1 A feel B regard C sense D propose 2 A quite B so C rather D such 3 A but B and C as well as D because 4 A prize B work C achievement D duty 5 A moved B passed C crossed D run 6 A forming B willing C agreeing D hoping 7 A give B raise C save D contribute 8 A keen B interested C thinking D in favour 9 A through B across C over D along 10 A order B respect C time D regard

11 A cut B check C clear D carry 12 A have B spend C amount D consist 13 A capable B conscious C enthusiastic D accustomed 14 A be B have C do D try 15 A given B made C done D kept

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January 18, 2007

For questions 1 – 15, read the text below and decide which answer A, S, C, or D best fits each space. There is an exam pie at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

SPONSORING GREAT ATHLETIC EVENTS

In the 1998 World (0) ..A.. sports fans around the world (1) ….. various battles between (2) ….. football rivals but also between the companies that sponsored them.

Nike sponsored Brazil. Adidas sponsored France. While the teams (3) ….. for the biggest prize in football. the two companies tried to win the biggest battle, the battle of the (4) ….. as 500 million people from 195 countries (5) ….. in to watch the greatest footballers in the world. Afterwards, the sportswear companies’ hope was for people to go out and buy some new kits. Adidas paid $20 million for the privilege of being a(n) (6) ….. sponsor of the 1998 World Cup. and so one might have (7) …..it would have had the greatest presence at the (8) …..

Sometimes. however. sponsoring doesn’t (9) ….. the company much good. Other times. the sponsors’ advertising (10) ….. are very original. Nike has claimed that if sponsors really want to (11) ….. athletes. they can’t turn (12) ….. only for the photo opportunities and the media events and smile and (13) ….. for the cameras. They have to accept the whole (14)….. with its spitting, swearing, sweating and blister-breaking. They just have to (15) …..used to it.

1 A remarked B witnessed C viewed D attended 2 A brutal B savage C cruel D fierce 3 A contested B competed C struggled D strove 4 A brands B marks C types D makes 5 A adjusted B tuned C regulated D switched 6 A formal B official C typical D licensed 7 A accepted B attempted C assumed D confirmed 8 A round B set C match D tournament

9 A do B make C perform D carry 10 A exhibitions B campaigns C expeditions D missions 11 A strengthen B prop C support D provide 12 A up B in C on D forward 13 A stand B pose C look D model 14 A packet B bunch C package D pile 15 A be B become C make D get




January 17, 2007


Example:

o A bom B produced C established D encouraged

ENJOYING DRY-SKIING

Britain may not have (0) produced a downhill skiing champion, but there is (1) …. one area of the sport in which it is a leader: dry-skiing. As a (2) …….. of this, more man-made ski slopes are found here than in the rest of the world. The first dry slope was (3) …… in London thirty-five years ago. Now there are a hundred and fifty slopes in Britain starting from the (4) ………….. size of 30 metres to one of 471 metres just outside Edinburgh.

The bigger centres (5) …… like golf (6) ……. squash clubs because they offer their members a full (7) of well-organised facilities.

Many people want to (8) …….. the dry-ski centres because they are close to the cities. For those who have never (9) ……… before, they can (10) …….. doubt save a lot of time and money by going to one of the centres for beginners. Instructors will go (11) ……. the equipment and teach the (12) ……. skills of skiing. For those that can ski, it is a(n) (13) ……… good way of keeping fit and practising new techniques. For many (14) ……. skiers it has (15) ……… a part of their entertainment.

1 A yet B still C then D already 2 A development B conclusion C proof D result 3 A built B prepared C formed D created 4 A biggest B longest C smallest D widest 5 A perform B instruct C operate D conduct

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6 A otherwise B besides C either D or 7 A range B row C variety D area 8 A do B use C go D find 9 A skied B skated C climbed D hiked 10 A with B in C without D of 11 A to B under C round D over 12 A thorough B minimum C true D basic 13 A rarely B really C excellent D seldom 14 A regular B reliable C continuous D continual 15 A made B become C developed D achieved




January 16, 2007

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, Cor D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example:

O A hardly B nearly C almost D completely

A GREAT SUPPORTER

Jim Stopford is a man who can (0) hardly read or write, but talks with a great deal (1) ____ feeling for something that he has (2)____ his life to. He gives talks to a (3) ____ number of children every year on lizards, snakes, tortoises, turtles and (4) ____ crocodiles so that they can under- stand what a(n) (5) ____ part of the animal world this species is. He has set (6) ____ a free rescue service where trained people are ready to (7) ____ anyone who has been bitten by a snake. A good number of people have also been trained to catch poisonous snakes. Jim, who (8) ____ in Sydney, goes to many schools giving talks and showing the children his snakes. He (9) ____ the snakes’ habitat, what they eat and how they move. He is now preparing a book (10) ____ this subject. He believes that snakes should be (11) ____ because they are dying out. He (12) ____ believes that if snakes are (13) ____ alone they will not harm anyone. (14) ____ Australia has the greatest number of poisonous snakes on the planet, he has always (15) ____ people to be careful when they see one.

1 A about B off C of D with

2 A taken B given C seen D spent

3 A many Blot C much D large

4 A surely B probably C undoubtedly D even

5 A usual B proper C important D specific

6 A about B up C out Doff

7 A help B give C organise D provide

8 A lives B stays C settles D remains

9 A draws B shows C describes D tells

10 A for B of C by D on

11 A protected B cared C guaranteed D favoured

12 A apart from B also C too D besides

13 A departed B undisturbed C left D moved

14 A While B Despite C Although D Since

15 A advised B suggested C claimed D explained




January 16, 2007

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits in each space

A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE

If your (O) B……..of heaven is a world where the sun always (1) ………., where the living is luxurious and where the world’s biggest parties take (2)……………..on your doorstep, then take out your cheque – (3)……….. .For £750,000 ($1.2 million) a two-bedroom apartment on the first live-in luxury cruise liner – (4) ……….. calling itself ‘The World’ – can be yours. And if you want to be really flashy, you can fork out £3.3 million for the penthouse suite.ResidenSea, the Norwegian company putting up the £300 million to build this ship in time for its maiden (5) ……… in the year 2000, has (6) ….. sold 51 of the 250 apartments, mainly to (7) ……. – aged Scandinavians, (8) ……. also to Americans, Australians and South Americans. (9) ‘The World’ has completed its initial three year-journey, taking in the Northern Lights, the opera (10) …….. in Rome, the Cannes Film Festival, the Monaco Grand Prix and the Rio Carnival, its residents will vote on where they (11) …… next.“It (12) ……… be a democracy,” says Paul Mundy, who is (13) …… ResidenSea in Britain. “The idea is that the ship will always be in the most desirable places (14) ……. the most desirable times and the (15) ……… will vote on where that will be.”

1 A shines B sparkles C glitters D glows

2 A part B position C seat D place

3 A book B account C leaflet D statement

4 A decently B modestly C shyly D plainly

5 A travel B journey C voyage D trip

6 A already B still C yet D previously

7 A average B medium C intermediate D middle

8 A unless B but C however D nevertheless

9 A Once B Since C If D Immediately

10 A time B period C season D era

11 A sail B navigate C embark D move

12 A might B can C may D will

13 A symbolising B representing C standing D supporting

14 A at B in C on D for

15 A minority B plurality C majority D plenty

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