2010 Gap Filling Etornauta

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Complete this text. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)
Aboriginal peoples
Four groups of peoples -the Australian Aborigines, the Indians of North and South America, and the Bushmen of South Africa- are not
often considered together, but they have certain things in common.
First, all four human groups were (0) the original inhabitants of their part (1)________ the world. (The word aborigine means the
people (2)________ were there from the beginning). However , none thought that the land where they (3)___________ belonged to
them. On the contrary, they felt that they belonged to the land. The land (4)_____ where they lived, along with all the (5)_______
creatures of nature.
They were hunters, so they had a detailed knowledge of the natural world around them. They knew (6)__________ animal and part of
the landscape, and made stories, dances , pictures and songs (7)___________them.
(8)__________ people thought it was important to fit into their surroundings. They took (9)____________ place beside all other living
things, and lived in balance (10)_____ them.
But then outsiders arrived and changed everything. At (11)_________ the original inhabitants welcomed the white people,
(12)__________ them to find food and shelter in the new land. But they soon (13)__________ that the new people lived by a totally
different set of beliefs. (14)________ example, unlike the original inhabitants, the newcomers thought that land was something which
could be (15)__________ by one person or group, not shared by all.
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January 10, 2007
Are you a lark or an owl?
Do you read the newspaper (0) while you have breakfast? If you do then you (1)___________ be a `lark, or morning type of person.
`Owls, or evening types, tend not to spend much time over breakfast. They (2)_______ little appetite then, and, (3)_______ they are
usually late risers, they are short (4)_________ time anyway. Around half of the adult population are either morning
(5)_____________ evening types; the rest fall somewhere (6)______the middle. (7)_________can be up to a twelve hour difference
in the time of day when the two types reach the point when they are most alert and mentally at their (8)___________ . Larks tend to
reach this point in the late morning, while owls (9)_________ it around 10 pm. For reasons (10)_______ are unknown, evening types
tend to be more adaptable (11)________ morning types. For example, evening types can usually cope much better with shift work and
jet lag, and (12)________ is easier for an evening type to become a morning type than the other way (13)_________ .
Are we born (14)__________ these differences or are they just formed (15)__________ habit? We dont really know.
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Restoring a famous garden
My garden at Compton Acres is less (0) than 70 years old. However, several important features had been allowed to fall into a very bad
condition by the (1)_______ I bought the property. My first task has been to repair (2)__________ features. It (3)_______ become
difficult to reach the places in the garden with the best views because so (4)_________ paths were in such poor condition. The Italian
formal garden, for example, has always (5)________ many visitors, and as a result its paths were in a terrible state. But hundreds of
metres of paths (6)________ recently been repaired. We also have done a (7)___________ of work on many of the gardens wooden
buildings. A major job was (8)_______ completely rebuild the roof of the Japanese summer house. We also (9)_________ the
greenhouses to a more practical location. Work (10)_________ this is essential before you can get on (11)__________ the real
business of gardening. I am not sure (12)_____ the visitors realise how much work of this (13)__________ is necessary. But I
(14)________ thoroughly enjoying the job of returning the garden to (15)____ former glory.
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January 11, 2007
For Questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is
an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

DEPARTMENT STORES
In 1846 an Irish immigrant in New York named Alexander Stewart opened a business called the Marble Dry-Goods Palace. By (0)
doing. so, he gave the world something completely new the department store. Before this, no-one (16) . tried to bring
together such a wide range of goods (17) . a single roof. The business did very (18) . . It expanded rapidly and soon had (19)
. staff of two thousand. For Stewart even that was not enough, (20) .. . In 1862 he moved to an eight-storey building nearby,
(21) . he renamed A.T. Stewarts Cast-Iron Palace. It was, (22) . for many years would remain, the largest shop in the world.
Others followed Stewarts example and soon there were stores (23) . his in many major cities in the United States. We dont (24)
. when people started calling them department stores. The expression wasnt used in print (25) . 1893, when it appeared in
Harpers magazine, but the way that it is used there (26) . it clear that it was already widely understood. (27) . is certain is
that department stores completely changed the shopping experience for millions of people. They offered not only an enormous range of
goods, (28) . also levels of
comfort, luxury and excitement previously unknown to customers. Almost from the start they had restaurants, toilets and many (29)
. facilities, so (30) . was no need to go elsewhere for anything.
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January 11, 2007
In the following sentences put in a, an or the, but only where necessary.
1. ____ Isle of Wight is ______ island off ______ south coast of ______England.
2. Would you like to see ______picture of ______ village I lived in when I was ______child?
3. ____ President of ____ United States lives in ____ White House in ____Washington D.C.
4. ______Nelsons Column is in ______ Trafalgar Square, quite near ______ National Gallery.
5. Her brother is ______ musician . He plays ______flute in ______ orchestra. He has been doing this since he left ______
school at ______ age of eighteen.
6. ______ Doctor Williams works in ______ large hospital in ______ Norht Wales, not far from ______Town Hall
7. Shall we go for ______ walk in ______ Hyde Park this afternoon or shall we go and see ________ Van Gogh exhibition at
______Tate Gallery instead?
8. Do British people shake ______ hands when they meet? Yes, sometimes, but not as often as ______Swedes do
9. What ______ awful weather! I thought you said ______ French Riviera was always hot and sunny . ______rain and storms of
______ past few days are more typical of ______ Britain than ______ Mediterranean
10. My sister lives in ______ old house in ______ Gloucester Place. Shes got ______ small flat there on ______ top floor.
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January 11, 2007
Read the sentences below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space (in this case negative
contractions count as one word). There is an example at the beginning (0)
0 I need some milk. I havent got any left.
1. Its _______easier to learn to play the guitar ______ a teacher ______ by trying to teach yourself.
2. She has ______ living in Brighton ______ 1991
3. ______he first lived in Italy it took him a long time to get _______ to driving ______the right
4. How ________do you go jogging? Oh, about once ______week.
5. Peter doesnt sing ______well as his brother, but hes a much ______keyboard player.
6. Sally ______ come with us tonight _______shes got a cold.
7. I______ learning French five years ______,but Ive ______ got a lot to learn.
8. I havent smoked _____ten years. In fact, I cant really remember what a cigarette tastes ______
9. Is that red Volvo_______________? No, its _______mine. I ______drive
10. Im ______to get a job in television when I ______university.
11. How______does it take to ______ to London? About twenty minutes ________car
12. _______ was a Bank Holiday yesterday so, as usual, ______were lots of cars on the roads.
13. Hes been decorating the kitchen ______last week and still hasnt finished it _______
14. Which bus ______ you catch home ______night?
15. In Britain, it is ______ cheaper to go by bus ______ to go by train
16. ______ of them live in Wales but ______ one of them speaks Welsh.
17. How ______ people ______there at the meeting last night?
18. ______s the time please? Its ___________three oclock
19. Did you__________anything interesting yesterday? No, not ______ . I just ______some shopping in the afternoon, thats
_______
20. You will ______ to work much harder ______ youre going to pass your exam ______ the summer.
21. Have you ever ______ to London before? No, this ________my first visit.
22. She moved to Belgium two years ______ and has been living and working ______ ever since.
23. We didnt know that our flight ______ be delayed. We ______ to wait in the Departure Lounge for ______ than three hours.
24. You ______ have seen Mary in London yesterday. Shes been in Canada ______ the past month.
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January 11, 2007
Put the verbs in brackets in the passage below into the correct tenses. There is an example at the beginning (0)
The Car Thief
My cousin and her husband live in Hanwell, one of the suburbs of London. One morning they (0) woke up (wake up) to find to their
dismay that their car (1)_______(steal) from outside their house. They immediately ______(phone) the police to report the theft,
before (3)__________(leave) for work by bus.
When they (4)___________(return) home later the same day, they (5)____________ (find) to their surprise that their car (6)
_________(bring back) and was parked in its usual place outside their house. Under one of the windscreen wipers (7)________(be) a
small envelope.
They quickly (8)________ (open) it and (9)______(find) a note (10) _______ (apologize) for borrowing their car. The man who
(11)________(write) it explained that he (12) _____ (not have) a car himself, and his wife (13) ____ (go) into labour in the middle of
the night with their first baby. So he (14) ______ (hope) they (15)__________ (not mind) too much that he (16) _______ (take) their
car without their permission in order to run her to the hospital, as it was something of an emergency.
By way of compensation, he (17) ___________ (enclose) two tickets for the West End show Sunset Boulevard on Saturday evening.
They (18) _______ (be) both delighted as they loved Andrew Lloyd Webbers music and (19) ____ (try) for ages to get tickets to this
particular musical.
It was a perfect evening. They (20) ________ (have) front row seats and the show itself was every bit as good as they (21)_________
(expect) . They (22) ______ (be) in such a good mood after it that they (23) ______ (decide) to go for a meal at their favourite Italian
restaurant. When they eventually (24) ______ (get) home just after midnight, a new shock (25)________ (await) them. While they
were away, their house (26)________ (burgle)! Everything of value (27) _________(steal). They (28) ______(know) immediately who
the thief was because (29) ______(lie) on the kitchen was a note in handwriting they (30) ____ (recognize) , (31)_________(say) :
HOPE YOU _______(enjoy) THE SHOW!
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January 11, 2007
Fill each of the blank spaces in the sentences below with a suitableword or phrase. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 How much are..the apples?
Eighty pence a kilo
1. If _______________Paula at the meeting, remind her to phone me tonight.

2. _________________from here to the station? No, its only a ten minute walk
3. Its Kevins party at the weekend. ___________________________________to it?
4. According to his instructions, we _____________ left at the next set of traffic lights.
5. ______________________________harder, you wont pass your exams in the summer.
6. When she first moved to Britain from the States it took her quite a while to ___________________driving on the left.
7. Wed better leave now because it _______________ at least half an hour to get there.
8. Im sorry. I _____________________________ you werent allowed to smoke in here.
9. Im at least a kilo overweight. Then you_____ __________go on a diet
10. How long ___________________________ short hair? Since I joined the army
11. Are you Swedish? No, _____________Norway.
12. What__________________if you won 1 million?
13. Thats a nice car. It __________her a lot of money.
14. It might rain later on , so ________________an umbrella with you
15. You ___________________________smoke in here. Its not allowed.
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January 11, 2007
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the
beginning (0)
The New Pet
Harry Dawsons two children, Mark and Sarah, were overjoyed (0)when he came home one day with a scruffy black and white mongrel
(1)___________ the local Dogs Home. The children (2)____________to call him Lucky.
A few days (3)___________Harry Dawson felt less happy (4)_____ the new family pet when Lucky came (5)______ the kitchen with a
dead rabbit in (6) _________ mouth. The creature was quite fat and well-groomed and was obviously a pet (7)_____ than a wild
rabbit.
Sarah (8)_______ one look at it and immediately identified it as (9)___ to her friend, who lived next door (10)___ one. Fortunately, the
Blake family were away (11)___ holiday in the South of France. So (12)_______ dark that evening, Harry Dawson sneaked into their
garden and put the rabbit (13)_____ into the empty hutch*. There were (14)_____ marks on it and hoped that the Blakes
(15)_______ assume it had died (16)_____ natural causes.
A week later, Harry Dawson (17)________ Mr Blake in the Post Office and asked him (18)_______ his family was.
Theyre all very well, thank you, he said. But my daughter, Cathy is very upset. Her pet rabbit died the week before we went on
holiday and (19) _________ really sick person (20)_______ gone and put a dead rabbit in its cage!
(* a cage for a rabbit and other pets, usually made of wood)
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January 11, 2007
beginning (0).
The Hitchhiker
It was a very wet and windy day and David Williams was (0) soaked to the skin (1)____________ he stood at the side of the road
(2)__________ to hitch a lift. (3)_______ far, only four cars had (4)_________ along and each one had gone past (5)__________
stopping . David was beginning to wonder if anyone (6)________ stop for him when a lorry suddenly (7)__________ up and the driver
told him to hop on the back as there wasnt (8)____________ in the cab. David accepted gladly and quickly climbed aboard.
To his (9)________ , in the back was an empty coffin. (10)_________ it was still raining heavily, David decided to climb
(11)_________ it for shelter. Standing by the roadside had (12)_________ him feel very tired, so it wasnt (13) _______ before he had
fallen fast asleep.
While he was sleeping, the lorry (14)_________ stopped again to (15)________ up another hitchhiker. Like David, he too climbed on to
the back of the lorry. By now, the rain had stopped and the sun had come (16)________ . It began to (17)_______very hot inside the
coffin and David suddenly woke up. Without thinking, he lifted the lid (18)________the coffin, saw the stranger sitting there and
shouted: Have I (19)_______asleep for long?
His fellow hitchhiker took one look at David, screamed (20)_____________ fear and jumped (21)__________ the lorry in panic.
Needless to say, he has never hitchhiked (22) ________ .

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January 11, 2007
Fill each of the blank spaces in the sentences below with a suitableword or phrase. There is an example at the beginning (0)
0 Even though / Although he was nearly seventy, he could still beat me at tennis.
1 Youre late! You __________________________here half an hour ago.
2 Even if we had run all the way we still __________catch the train.
3 Cigarette?
No, thank you. I ______________ two years ago
4 Do you really ________________________so soon? Cant you stay just a little bit longer?
5 Sorry everyone. Im going to have to go to bed. Im just _______________________staying up late.
6 My neighbour is ___________________________ people you could ever wish to meet.
7 Dont park there! _________________________ get a parking ticket
8 Another cup of coffee?
No, thanks. I __________________two cups already.
9 Even if wed caught a taxi, we still _____________ there in time.
10 The weather was so bad that they decided __________ the barbecue.
11 What _____________________a living?
Shes an accountant
12 I was only eighteen when I started working for Brown & Company. So by June next year I __________ for them for forty-five
years.
13 Whats happened to Jake? I _____________since 1990
14 The holiday was a total disaster. I just wish _________ somewhere else.
15 My wife was staying with her mother in Scotland last weekend, so you __________________________
have seen her in London.
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January 11, 2007
Read through the following newspaper article and then choose the best phrase given below to fill each of the gaps. Write one letter (a-
p). Not all the phrases will be used.
Smoking will kill one million young people
Prolonged smoking will kill around one million British teenagers and children in middle age (1)____ , says a report published yesterday.
A further one million will die of tobacco-related diseases in old age, (2)___ at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the World Health
Organization. On present trends , 4-5 million young Britons (3)___ .
Professor Richard Peto, of the ICRF, said that worldwide somebody (4)___ which was already killing three million people each year, and
the number was increasing.
In most countries (5)___ . If current smoking patterns persist, then by the time the young smokers of today (6)___ there will be about
ten million deaths a year from tobacco one evey three seconds. Furthermore, young people continue to see misleading portrayals
(7)___ . It tells them that lighting up is acceptable. It is no surprise therefore that 90 per cent of smokers start when young.
He argued that (8)___ about the effects of prolonged smoking, because of the very long delay between cause and effect. The risk came
decades later.
If cigarette smokers start young and dont stop, about half will be killed by tobacco. This means that the developing countries (9)___ ,
said Professor Peto.
Dr Alan Lopez of the World Health Organization in Geneva, added: The WHO has called on governments everywhere to protect children
from (10)___ . The sooner the tobacco advertising is banned, the more lives will be saved.
Professor Sir Richard Doll one of the two people (11)___ forty years ago urged the Government to increase tax on cigarettes and
ban advertising.
It is quite incredible they dont do it. Here you have something that (12)___ and people are being encouraged to do it. It is immoral,
there is no other word for it.
a of smoking as romantic and sporting
b who proved the link between smoking and lung cancer
c there has been widespread misunderstanding
d there has been little notice paid
e if current patterns continue
f is killing one sixth of the population prematurely
g are sitting on a time bomb
h the worst is yet to come
i it is both cruel and deadly
j according to the report by scientists

k the advertising and promotion of tobacco
l died every ten seconds through smoking
m will probably kill millions of young people
n reach middle or old age
o will become regular smokers
p refusal to ban tobacco advertising
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January 11, 2007
beginning (0)
Call me Mother
It was (0) their first wedding anniversary and to celebrate it Colin and his wife, Julie decided to go (1)_______ a meal at one of the
(2)________expensive restaurants in town. They were (3)_______________ the romantic evening, gazing lovingly (4)_____________
each others eyes, when an elderly lady sitting alone made her way to the table.
Im terribly sorry to (5)____________you, she said, wiping away a tear. But you look just (6)_________my son. He was killed in a car
accident just over a year ago and I (7)__________ miss him terribly, I wonder if youd (8)_____________ me a favour?
The couple were very moved by the old lady and , feeling sorry (9)________her, agreed to help her if they could.
I wonder if, just as Im leaving, you (10)___________ say Goodbye , Mum and wave me off? It could give me (11)______________
a thrill.
Of course we will, the couple replied. No problem. Well, (12)___________ could they possibly refuse?
The old lady thanked them and went back to her table. (13)_________ a short while, she picked up all her belongings and got up to
leave.
Goodbye, Mum! shouted the couple with a big , theatrical wave as the old lady made her way slowly out (14)_______ the restaurant.
See you at the weekend, Colin added.
Feeling very pleased (15)____________they had made an old person happy, they finished their meal and asked for the (16)_________
. But after checking and rechecking it they sent for the manager, demanding to know (17)________ they had been overcharged by
more than 40.
But that (18)___________ the charge for the ladys meal, the manager explained. She said her son would pay.
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January 11, 2007
Fill in the missing prepositions (or adverb particles) in the following passage. There is an example at the beginning (0).
The Curse of Tutankhamun
Most people scoff (0) at the idea of curses coming true, but the events that followed the opening (1)___ Tutankhamuns tomb
(2)______ Howard Carter (3)______ 1922 may make them think twice (4)______ laughing.
The story (5)_____ the curse began when the last man climbed out (6)____ the tomb. It is said that a sudden sandstorm blew
(7)______ and that the men (8)_____ the party saw a hawk, the ancient royal symbol (9)____ Egypt, fly overhead.
Local Egyptians took this to mean that the spirit (10)___the dead king had left his tomb, cursing those who had opened it. Five months
later, the man who financed the expedition, Lord Carnarvon, was bitten (11)____ the cheek (12)____ a mosquito. Normally nothing too
serious! But the bite became infected and Carnarvon caught pneumonia and died (13)____ an Egyptian hospital.
(14) ____ the precise moment (15)_____ his death all the lights (16)_____ Cairo went (17)______ and thousands (18)______ miles
away (19) ______ the Carnarvon mansion (20)____ Hampshire, England, his dog began to howl and died (21)_______ the night.
Doctors who examined the mummified body (22)______ Tutankhamun reported that he had a small depression (23)_____ his cheek,
just like a mosquito bite, (24)______ exactly the same spot where Carnarvon had been bitten.
Many people who visited the tomb also died (25)____ strange circumstances. Lord Carnarvons half-brother died (26)_____ a burst
appendix. An Egyptian prince whose family claimed descent (27)____ the pharaohs was murdered (28)______ London and his brother
commited suicide. An American railway tycoon caught a cold while (29)________ the tomb and died (30)______ pneumonia.
The man who helped Howard Carter to catalogue the items found (31)____ the tomb commited suicide, and a few months later his
father jumped (32)_____ his death (33)_____ the balcony (34)____ his London flat. There was an alabaster vase (35)______ the
tomb (36) ______the room that he jumped (37)______
(38)_____ 1966 the governement (39)____ Egypt agreed to lend the treasures (40)_______France (41)_______ an important
exhibition. The Director (42)______ Antiquities fought (43)______the decision, because he had dreamed that he would die if he
allowed the treasures to go (44)____________ (two words) Egypt. When he left the last meeting, still trying to make the authorities
change their minds, he was knocked down (45)____ a car and died two days later.
And Howard Carter who was the first man (46)_____ the tomb? He died -(47)_____ natural causes (48) ______ 1939.
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January 16, 2007
For questions 16 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each
space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE
Mary Smith has (0) .been a contributor to Fame magazine for the (16) six years. She is a
freelance writer and television producer based in London. She (17) .. worked on stories across six
continents and (18) . nominated for an Emmy Award for her coverage of the 1991 Soviet coup.
Having now given (19) .covering war zones, she has (20) up polo which she finds
far (21)..dangerous, (22) .considers it an addiction (23) will finish either in
bankruptcy or old (24).. .This month, she will play the game riding (25) ..the back of an
elephant.Mary also (26) three years in Japan studying the language (27) coming back to
London to work (28)the BBC and the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation. In this issue of Fame she
writes (29) .an initiative to (30) .Namibias cheetahs and leopards
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January 16, 2007
For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is
A GREAT WRITER
Every child has at some time (0) or other been thrilled by the stories that have been written by Jules Verne, (16) ___ was a very
imaginative Frenchman.
Although he was (17) _____ in Nandi, France (18) _____ 1828, Jules Verne lived in Paris (19) ______ he studied law. However, (20)
______ knowledge of science soon made him realise that he (21) _______ use this in the writing of adventure stories centred around
the use of inventions.
He found it difficult to have his books published (22) _____ first, but after his first book, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was published, it was
(23) ______a success that his publisher, Etzel, offered him a twenty-year contract. After that he wrote two novels a year. In (24)
______ over forty years he had written eighty novels.
All of Vernes stories, besides being adventure stories, are also to do with travel. (25) _______ of his books, Around the World in
Eighty Days, is a very clever (26) ______ that takes us around the world and through all sorts of adven- tures. Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea stirs the imagination as we travel in Captain Nemos submarine to many parts of (27) ______ world.
Many of his stories (28) _______ been made into films (29) _____ besides reading the stories we can now see them on the screen.
Much of what was fantasy then has now (30) ______reality.
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January 17, 2007
PARTY TIME
Joe called (0) for Sandra at half past seven. The barbecue (16) to begin at eight but they had decided to get there about half
past eight.
Sandra had opened her wardrobe (17) . had looked through her clothes. She had spent a long (18) .. trying to decide what to
wear. As it was summer time, she had (19) .. chosen a flowered skirt (20) a short-sleeved blouse. She had combed (21) ..
hair into the (22) modern style and tied it with a bright red ribbon.
(23) . , as she now sat in the car waiting for Joe to start the engine, she began to have doubts. Was she (24) formally dressed
for the occasion? What if everyone else came in casual clothes? Should she have worn a pair of jeans instead? Joe tried his best to
assure her that she looked beautiful and that a lot of girls (25) ..be wearing skirts and blouses like her. Sandra continued to be
uncertain.
In the end, Sandra got out of the car and went back (26) . the house. She quickly (27) .. into a pair of jeans and a blue T-shirt.
She also put on a pair of shoes (28) . matched her clothes. Now she felt (29) ..comfortable. She would be able to enjoy (30)
without feeling the odd one out.
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January 18, 2007
For questions 16 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is
ITALYS MOST POETIC CITY
Venice has been an inspiration (O) for writers, artists and musicians throughout history. In the 15th (16) .. it was the worlds (17) ..
port. Since then it has built up an astonishing collection of art and architecture (18) .. to its trade with the East.
The city (19) .. its visitors incredible sights. (20) .. not believe those (21) .. say Venice is a museum. This is still a living city full of
joys. Venice (22) .. good in any light. The sun makes the domes sparkle, but even on a grey, (23) .. day the city can be extremely
romantic.
And (24) .. it gets overcrowded, (25) .. is an easy escape to the other islands in the Venice Gulf (26) .. brightly-coloured houses
are a photographers dream.
In a curious way, Venice is a model city for the future; it is free from cars and the (27) .. way to get around is by public transport or
(28) .. foot. This one fact alone (29) .. it a unique city, one (30) .. traffic noise. The creation of genius indeed.
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January 18, 2007
JUST IN TIME
The wind was stronger (0) than it had been earlier. I had
(16) .. been out in such a strong storm before. As we drove rapidly through the woods the branches swayed backwards and forwards
above (17) . . Lightning flashed. I wish we werent out in (18) storm, I said to John. The words were hardly out of (19)
mouth when a branch from a tree came crashing down across the road in front of us. We leapt out of the car and ran quickly (20) ..
the fallen branch. We had to move it, otherwise we (21) not be able to continue our journey. We pulled and pushed until we were
finally able to move it (22) the side of the road. We got back into the car and drove on down the road. We had to get to the house
(23) time. Lord Brenton, (24) was dying, was the (25) person who could give us the information we needed (26) .. we
could catch the murderers. He was a key witness. At last we reached our destination. The house (27) .. lit up inside like a Christmas
(28) .. . He must (29) .. be alive, I thought, as we jumped out of the car and ran up the steps to (30) entrance of the huge
Victorian house. I think weve made it, I called to John.
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January 20, 2007
For questions 16 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is
an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example: 0 at
WHO IS AFRAID OF BACK PAIN?
About 80 percent of the American population is hit with back pain (O)at least once in their lives, and half of (16) ..can expect a revisit
(17) ..three years. The lower back, the so-called lumbar region, accounts (18) most of those incidents and (19) some
11,430,000 Americans to the doctor in 1996.
The pain (20) .. over for 80 percent of us (21) .. 10 to 14days, (22) .. thats still a lot of suffering and lost time.
Fortunately, treatment continues (23) .. advance. The last decade (24) .. seen major progress in the understanding of back pain, of
(25) .. we can avoid it and (26) we can do when its slaps us down.
Back pain (27) not be such a problem if our progenitors hadnt given (28) .. going on all four limbs. Certainly, weve evolved since
we started (29) on two feet, but obviously we (30) .. have some evolving to do.
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January 20, 2007
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
I am going to visit one of the most famous prehistoric temples in Europe Stonehenge. Ted, (0) ..whose.. father is an archaeologist,
has invited me. Dr Millers, Teds father, wants extra help (16) .. the work that is going to be (17) .. in the summer.
Stonehenge, (18) .. means hanging stones, is said to be an open-air temple where the primitive people of the area worshipped the
Sun-god. It faces the rising sun (19) .. a midsummer day.
The temple is made of huge stones laid (20) .. in a circle. There are two circles; the outer circle is made of sandstone and the inner
circle is made of bluestone. On top of (21) .. pillar is a horizontal block of stone. In the (22) .. of this circle there was a place for the
worshipping to take place.
I have (23) .. wondered how (24) giant stones were transported to that site as none of them are from there. They have come
from (25) .. area many miles away. Many theories have been put forward (26) .. how the temple came to be there. (27) ..theory is
creatures from outer (28) .. visited the area that living (29) .. built the temple. They say that because the stones are so big they
could not have been (30) to the site of the temple in the ordinary way. Who knows? The work that will be done in the summer
should give us more information.
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January 21, 2007
For questions 16 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.There is
Example: 0: on
SPLENDID SPAS OF ASIA
Lying (0) ..on. .. a bed almost on the edge (16) .. a cliff, with a stupendous ocean view and the (17) .. of waves, aches and pains
are soothed away (18) .. expert hands. Only two steps (19) .. needed to reach the private pool, (20) .. seems to merge with the
ocean.
Such a scenario is (21) .. longer a fantasy (22) an increasingly popular reality in Asia for many stressed out businessmen and
visitors from all (23) .. the world in search of that peaceful time and space (24) .. their body and mind.
In the last four years, at (25) .. 17 hotel spas have opened in South East Asia to (26) this need. The tropical climate of the region
and its reliable sunshine make for an ideal spa setting. Picturesque environments together (27) .. a series of rejuvenating treatments
bring the desired result. The Asian spa resorts have acquired a formidable reputation for their professional services as (28) .. as for
the decor of their large treatment rooms. Visitors relax with Thai music and soak in the warm tones of the room. As all these take (29)
.. in individual rooms, precious privacy is guaranteed, a rare privilege often absent from other spas (30) .. guests share rooms or
changing areas.
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January 23, 2007
Example: 0: and
CARNIVAL TIME
It was carnival time again. It was time for fun (0) __and__ laughter. Although I had seen carnival processions on television, I had
never taken part in (16) .. before so I was looking forward to it.
The procession began and we went singing and dancing (17) .. the street watched by crowds of people. Balloons flew up in the air and
everyone was having (18) .. wonderful time.
Just then I realised that my young brother, who had (19) .. with me to the procession, was (20) .. longer with me. I asked one of
my friends to help me find him. It was a difficult thing to do because everyone was dressed up and many of them were also wearing
masks over their (21)
Suddenly, I saw him. I could (22) .. believe my eyes. He was sitting on the very first float right next to the King of the Carnival. He
(23) .. smiling and enjoying every minute of it.
I shouted to him (24) .. because there was (25) much noise, he did not hear me at first. I kept (26) .. shouting until he finally
(27) ..me and waved. I yelled out to (28) .. that he should wait for me at the end of the street when the (29) .. was over. He
nodded his head (30) .. agreement and went back to waving and smiling at the crowd.
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January 23, 2007
For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Example: 0: do
THE MASTER OF YOUR DOMAIN
Be prepared: you may have to go to the ends of the World (Wide Web) to achieve it.
All Iwanted to (O) ..do .. was to get an Internet domain name of my (16) .. the part of an e-mail address to the right of the @ and
the part of the World Wide Web address that typically follows www. The (17) .. is that Lewis is a (18) .. common name and
Lewis.com (19) .. already taken.
So, (20) ..millions of Internet users before me, I (21) .. looking elsewhere (22) a domain I could call home the Internet
equivalent of 40 acres, where I (23) .. grow electronic mail, raise a small herd of web pages and maybe someday open a little
electronic collage industry of my own.
It (24) .. to be technically difficult for average computer users to get (25) .. own personal Internet domain names. (26) .. if you
could figure out (27) .. to do it, registering a domain name was free and good names were plentiful.
No (28) ..! The Internet is now the worlds fastest growing economy, and the commercialisation of the Internet (29) .. created a
frenzy for domain names. An Internet domain name is (30) .. just an equivalent of a telephone number and mailing address but also a
status symbol.
Gap filling preparation

March 4, 2007
EX. 1 For questions 16 - 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Choose from the list of words
before each test
under makes are which making few your time/care some/this in causes much down after/within of
1 Beating Stress
Do you grab quick snacks (0) __at__work, eat late at night and drink too (16) ________ tea and coffee? If so, youre probably (17) ________ stress, and your eating habits
are (18) _______ the problem worse. The effects of stress can be beaten by following (19) _________ simple advice. First, cut (20) _________ on coffee, tea and cola
drinks. They all contain caffeine, which (21) _________ you feel better for a (22) ________ minutes, but which also destroys the vitamins (23) _________ our bodies. Try
not to eat sweets, biscuits and cakes. A quick burst of sugar suddenly increases blood-sugar levels; however, (24) _______ 2 or 3 minutes, you (25) ________ left feeling
tired and irritable. Dont drink alcohol to forget (26) ________ worries. In the long term, alcohol (27) _________ depression. Eat plenty (28) _________ citrus fruit and
green vegetables as they contain Vitamin C. Red meat and seafood contain iron, (29) __________ helps fight nervous tiredness. Remember to eat a good breakfast to start
the day well. Take (30) ___________ to eat properly and try to avoid eating late at night. Avoid junk food. Fresh is best!
For questions 16 - 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Choose from the list of words before
each test
of/like of for much its before which so/this able well one however when/if between most
2 The Brain
Contrary to popular belief, it is not true (0) ___that___we use only 10 percent of our brain power; it is (16) ______of the myths of modern times. The brain controls all of
our bodily functions as (17) _______ as carrying out the most complicated processes (18) _________ thought and imagination. There must (19) __________ , be some
spare capacity built into the system because brain cells unlike most of the bodys other cells are not (20) _________ to divide and therefore are incapable (21)
__________ replacing themselves (22) __________ they die. It is possible to increase the abilities of our brain. We do _________(23) when we learn to read, (24)
________ example. Current research shows that the learning process creates new connections (25) __________brain cells (26) ________ increases our mental powers. But
scientists are unable to say exactly how (27) ________ of our brains we dont use. Despite a lot of research, the brain is still the (28) _________ mysterious organ in the
body and it will be many years (29) ________ enough information can be gathered to explain all (30) _________ functions.
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who to over/around as of enough worth lots/plenty worth in place of so all other/popular
3 The Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a small island just (0) ___off____the south coast of England near the towns of Portsmouth and Southampton. Queen
Victoria loved the island (16) _______ much that she had Osborne House built, which has not changed at (17) _______ since the days when she used to visit with her huge
family. (18) ________ tourist attractions include Butterfly World, where, (19) _________ the name suggests, visitors can see a large range __________ (20) butterflies, and
two zoos. In summer it is usually warm and sunny (21) _________ for holidaymakers to enjoy the miles of clean beaches. Alternatively, for those (22) __________ want to
be out of doors but dont like sunbathing, the Isle of Wight is an excellent place for cyclists. There are numerous little paths which lead (23) ________picturesque villages
all (24) _______the island.
Newport, the islands capital, is also (25) _________a visit. It is a busy little town with (26) _______of small specialist shops. (27)________ the beginning of August, there
is the most famous yachting week (28) _________the world, which takes (29) _______at
Cowes. During that week Cowes is full (30) _______carnival atmosphere and every bar and restaurant is packed.
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few also fit along/on on are pay other harm/damage when/if by well otherwise/or let that
4 Mountain Biking
Mountain biking is becoming an increasingly popular sport, as people become (0) ____more________ interested in keeping (16) ________and doing activities which take
them out of their homes. It is not only a pleasurable way of improving your fitness, but (17) _________one of the most rewarding ways to explore the countryside.
However, it is important to follow a (18) _________simple rules, otherwise you could (19) ___________the environment and spoil (20) ___________peoples
enjoyment. Cyclists can use any road but they must (21) __________attention to the type of path they are on. Some paths (22) __________only designed for people who
are (23) __________foot, so if you are cycling (24) __________ these, you could cause inconvenience to walkers as (25) _________ as ending up being taken to court (26)
___________ the owner of the land you are on. On any other path, you should still respect walkers and be careful (27) _________you are passing horse riders. Other things
which you are asked to do are to close gates behind you, so (28) ___________farm animals cannot escape, and to take your rubbish home with you. Always (29)
_________someone know where you are going and carry the right equipment and clothing for unexpected conditions, (30) _________you could be creating unnecessary
problems for yourself.
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any/all/most look/seem/be/appear such like have other be because as with kind/type on their have number
5 Vegetables
We are frequently told these days that we should eat more vegetables (0) ___as____part of a healthy diet. However, a large (16) _______of people are still not taking this
advice. One of the reasons could be that they (17) ________ bad memories of the few vegetables they were forced to eat by (18) ________parents when they were
children. (19) ________ the other hand, potatoes are one (20) ________ of vegetable which we are familiar (21) _______ although we do not perhaps think of them (22)
________ healthy food to eat. Of course, chips are not very good for us (23) _______ of their high fat content, but potatoes can (24) _______ cooked in many other
interesting ways which do not harm our health. (25) ________ vegetables which we will almost certainly (26) _________ eaten are carrots, turnips and parsnips. Carrots
can be eaten raw, while parsnips can be prepared (27) ________ potatoes, and baby turnips are crisp and as sweet as apples when cooked.Alternatively, there are many
different vegetables in the shops, (28) _________as celeriac, kohlrabi and salsify. These may (29) _______ strange to us at the moment, but they are as easy to cook as (30)
_________ of the other vegetables mentioned and make a delicious change.
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been from/using than our them/one has enough being/also less so order in/with which/that can from
6 Fatal Frogs
Across South America one can find a variety of frog unlike (0) ___those/any____found in Europe. Apart (16) _______being different colours, such as yellow and blue,
these frogs are poisonous. Some of them are (17) ________ poisonous that even touching (18) _______ can be fatal. The Embera Choco people of Colombia have (19)
________ using toxins from frogs for many years in (20) ________ to hunt. However, since the arrival of other types of weapons in the rainforest, the .art of making dart
guns (21) __________ started to disappear. However, it is still possible to find craftsmen making dart guns (22) _________ the trunks of palm trees. The actual dart is
covered (23) __________ poison from the frogs skin. The poison will remain strong (24) ______ to kill animals for more (25) a year. About 55 of the 135 species of South
American frogs are toxic. The frogs are brightly coloured to warn predators not to touch them. Some species of frogs produce toxins (26) _________may be useful for
mankind as painkillers. A number of species are (27) ________bred by researchers in the States to investigate the possibility of using toxins for (28) ________benefit. By
licking the frogs skin scientists (29) _______judge the level of toxins. There is no danger of being poisoned, though, as frogs in captivity gradually become (30)
_______poisonous.
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comes keep/stay shown against/from who but fewer as been much in take up due such/this
7 Keeping Warm In Winter
Do you feel the cold? If the answer is yes, then (0) ___why____not try a cold bath or shower? This unusual advice (16) ________from a natural health therapist in
Germany (17) ________, for the last 30 years, has (18) ________studying the effects of cold water. Most people are brought (19) ________to believe that its important to
(20) __________warm during the cold weather, with extra clothing and heaters, (21) _________ research shows that the opposite is true. At a German health centre,
hundreds of visitors follow this advice by taking their first cold bath at 6 am, and come out feeling (22) _________ more relaxed. This is (23) __________ to the fact that
the cold water increases blood sugar levels, the heart beat and breathing rate. New research at the medical centre of Hanover has (24) __________ that those taking daily
cold baths have 50% (25) __________ colds and breathing problems than those who dont. Studies (26) ________
London have also proven that (27) __________ treatment will help protect (28) ___________ heart attacks. For those people who find the idea of such behaviour
unthinkable, then regular exercise such (29) ___________ running or cycling is a good alternative. So, next time youre suffering from the cold, dont sit and complain,
(30) __________ action!
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been than fit for but could turned value whose aim being which example/instance terms allow
8 Power Dressing
Fashion designers have finally realised that working women are (0) ___their____main customers. Well-made clothes for the office rather (16) ________high glamour are
now top priority. This seasons designs show that the working woman has (17) ________ very important to a wide range of fashion designers, with garments being made to
(18) _________ not only the body (19) _________ the lifestyle as well. (20) _________ years, plain-coloured basic suits were the only thing business women (21)
________ wear, but todays woman isnt happy wearing what is no more than a version of a mans business suit. She wants her clothes to be elegant, modern and dynamic
and good (22) __________ for money. While few big names in fashion have (23) ___________ their attention to the office, a new group of designers is emerging, (24)
_________main goal is to dress city women in style. Collections are (25) __________ designed with the (26) ___________ of providing easy, comfortable, all-purpose
clothes (27) __________will free women from thinking only in (28) ________of the usual blouse, jacket and skirt. For (29) ___________, a long black fitted jacket worn
over a simple but beautifully cut dress would (30) ________ a woman to go from the office to a cocktail party with elegant ease.
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there so into supposed/thought/said/ along the in was where of will/can plenty/lots many middle/heart /depth by
9 Cyprus
With (0) ___its___warm sunshine, sparkling seas and serene landscapes, Cyprus offers (16) _______of reasons to escape the grey winter days. Cyprus has so (17)
________attractions as a holiday island. The sun shines most days of the year and even in the (18) _______of winter the days are warm and inviting. The shoreline of
rough cliffs, sandy beaches and old harbours is washed (19) ______the Mediterranean. Inland, you (20) _______discover another world of ancient mountains and green
valleys with neat fields, orange and lemon groves, vineyards and old villages built out (21) ________stone Legend has it that Cyprus was the place (22) _________the
ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, (23) ________born. The exact spot is (24) ________to be the Rocks of Romiou, a beautiful beach just (25) the coast from the
old port and town of Paphos. This is (26) _______largest town in Cyprus and is located (27) ________the south western part of the island. Paphos has developed
(28)_________a thriving modern city and is a large tourist resort, but even (29) _________, it has managed to preserve its ancient past. The old harbour is still the central
part of the town with tavernas lining the waterside. (30) ________are also excellent bars, clubs and restaurants in the modern part of town where visitors can enjoy
traditional food and entertainment.
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many take until down at spare has over/during/for other on- which far/much for in be
10 The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge has linked San Francisco and theMarin
Peninsula for more (0) ___than___ 50 years. However, building it was no easy task. The idea of linking the two places was not a new one but it wasnt (16) _______1917
that the first workable design was produced. It would (17)_______twenty years to complete the bridge, and from the outset there were (18) _______difficulties: rough
waters, the often foggy conditions and the danger of earthquakes all combined to make constructing this bridge a (19) _______trickier business than building New
Yorks George Washington Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge, (20) _______was then the largest in the world, was finished (21) _______ May 27th, 1937. Californians
flocked to their new showpiece and walked from one end to the (22)__________ . The next day it was opened to cars. (23) _______ the past 58 years it (24) __________
been part of daily life for millions of commuters. Of course, its paintwork must (25) __________ kept (26) _______good condition. A 28-man team is responsible for this.
If you thought Michelangelo needed a good head (27) ________ heights to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling, just (28) _________ a thought for these men. The bridge stands
(29) __________4,200 feet. The trick, agree the painters, is never to look (30)_______ . Rather them than us!
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who(m) in without will/can ones sure other cost well after no all when/before all get /help
11 Dinner Parties
Organising a dinner party can (0) ___be___ a stressful business. Firstly you have to decide (16) _______you are going to invite and make (17) _________ the guests are
going to mix well. Its (18) ________good inviting people that are either going to sit around (19) small groups and only speak to each (20) ________or people that are
going to hide behind the furniture and not talk at (21) ________. Also you have to ensure they can get to and from your home (22) _________any problems. Next is
organising the food. You want to prepare a meal that is above average standard, but doesnt (23) _________ the earth. It is also wise to ask the guests about their likes and
dislikes (24) ________ you invite them, as you dont want to serve up a meal nobody (25) _______ eat. Cooking the meal is important as (26) __________ , because you
want it ready at the time you stated. Seating arrangements are important too. You dont want (27) _________the quiet guests at one end of the table and the talkative (28)
__________ at the other. Serving drinks before, during and (29) ________ the meal is always a good way to (30) _________ people to relax and chat. And remember to
shut the cat in another room, as you dont want it jumping onto the table searching for a snack!
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about having fact from something/a whether lot for there while full more well most/many/all be
12 Tasty Snacks
We (0) ____all____ love to eat between meals, (16) ________its a bar of chocolate after breakfast or a packet of crisps before dinner. But when we think (17) _______it,
most of these snack foods are (18) __________of fat, salt and sugar and thus contain a (19) ________of calories. Another disadvantage is that after (20)
_________consumed these foods, there is a temptation to eat (21) __________as they still leave you feeling hungry. But who says snack foods have to be bad (22)
___________you? They can, in (23)___________ , be very good for you if you just choose carefully. One of the best and healthiest snack options is dried fruit. Its really
tasty and makes a brilliant, easy-to- eat snack, as (24) __________as leaving you satisfied. (25)_____________ is also a great variety to choose (26) ________, with dried
bananas, apricots, grapes and apples available at (27) ___________ supermarkets. You can enjoy dried fruit for morning and afternoon breaks, at school or at work, in the
car or (28) ___________watching television. Dried fruit also makes the perfect fast food for late-night homework sessions. So next time you fancy (29)
___________sweet, try the healthy option and youll (30) _________ pleasantly surprised.
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time some/other/many has when have take to more/in up who to from amount/level(s)/proportion in on
13 Wake Up, Its Summer!
The summer season makes (0) ___all/most____ of us feel good, and scientists believe that they (16) ____________ discovered the reason for this. Bright light makes you
feel more awake and helps you sleep better, says Dr. Arendt, from the University of Surrey, (17) ___________ is studying the effect of light (18) _____________ the
human body. Light travels through the eye and sends a message to the part of the brain that controls sleep and appetite. So in the summer months (19) ____________
sunlight is increased, your energy level goes (20) ____________ thus decreasing the need to eat and sleep. (21) ___________ addition, the heat from the sun also
(22)__________ a calming effect as it reduces blood pressure, producing a feeling of relaxation. Sea and mountain air are also beneficial in summer as they make you
breathe (23) __________ deeply, increasing the (24) _________ of oxygen in your blood. For (25) __________ people, however, there is a negative side (26)
___________summer. Those suffering (27) __________ low blood pressure may experience feelings of tiredness and anxiety at this (28) ___________ of year. Experts
advise such people to (29) _________ up exercise and to add more salt (30) ___________ their diet. So, if you can, enjoy the benefits of bright light, warm days and
seaside air and youll feel completely refreshed.
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fact have who like well at in/from or out point/time idea/prospect/thought will/may/can/could then from such
14 Coping with Shyness
Shyness is a problem that is common (0) ___to___many people. In (16) __________ , according to Mr Zimbardo, a distinguished psychologist at Stanford University, eight
(17) _________ of ten people are reported to (18) _________been shy at some (19) ___________in their lives. Most people (20) __________have this condition, suffer
feelings of discomfort and anxiety at the (21) ___________of meeting others, especially at social gatherings (22) ____________parties. Keeping away from such situations
is not really a solution, of course, and if a shy person can manage to overcome their fears they (23) ___________ gain a feeling of self-satisfaction as (24) ___________as
improving their social life. However, if the case of shyness is severe, when important occasions are missed or a persons social, educational or professional life is affected,
(25) ___________ the label shyness is inappropriate. (26) ___________ this stage, it is termed social phobia. Those suffering (27) ______________ this condition are
very often bright, talented and sensitive people. But feelings of social isolation, resulting (28) _____________ loneliness, can lead to additional problems (29)
_____________ as alcohol abuse or addiction to medication. Fortunately, a number of treatments are available and come in the form of individual (30) ____________
group therapy and training. Therefore, a person who has social phobia has an excellent chance of recovery.
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on been also that than their way means/way many/some make of and down in which / that
15 Laughter
You not only laugh more (0) ___when___you are relaxed, but you (16) ________relax when you laugh, and it has (17) ________found that when youre (18) _________
holiday it is easier to do both. But for (19) ___________ people laughter is not just a pleasure, it is a (20) __________ of fighting illness. Some hospitals have begun to
bring in clowns to relieve the silent, depressing atmosphere, especially in childrens wards. This scheme is called Medical Smile and it helps sick children in a
(21)__________ that doctors, with all (22) _____________ knowledge, cant do. The effect of the clowns is more (23) ___________ psychological. Laughter helps
strengthen the immune system- (24) _________ is, the part of our bodies (25) __________fights off disease. We take (26) _________more oxygen when we laugh, and our
heartbeat slows (27) _________ . Hospital clowns are becoming more (28) ________more popular because (29) ______ the positive effect they have. They both relieve
depression, which tends to (30) __________ illnesses worse, and give people the will to fight their illnesses themselves.
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out be/get by in thanks case which example/instance of whether/if wrong others/some fact out longer
16 Travel Insurance
When going (0) ___on___ holiday, it is always a good idea to take (16) _________travel insurance. This is just in (17) __________something goes (18) __________ along
the way. You could lose your luggage, you could (19) _________robbed, or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel
insurance is just a precaution (20)___________ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for (21) __________ , travel insurance is a way of earning
money (22) __________ making false claims against insurance companies. For (23) ____________ , some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen
which in (24) __________ never even existed, and then claim large sums (25) _____________ compensation. Such claims cost insurance companies a total (26)
_________50 million per year. But the cheats luck is about to run (27) ________ . (28) ________to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance
(29) ___________ someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travellers will no (30) ___________ have to pay through the nose for other peoples
dishonesty.
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in- to- have as- which with time since than yourself plenty/lots- some/many put what this
17 Caravanning in Wales
The sea cliffs and sandy beaches of Wales are hard (0) ____to____ beat. Add to (16) ________wild, romantic scenery, ancient castles, modern theme parks and cheap
accommodation and youve got a great family holiday. Of course (17) _______makes Wales so green is the rain. Even in mid-summer, you can expect a couple of wet and
windy days. But dont let that (18)__________ you off. There are (19) __________of indoor activities, so you can enjoy (20) ________whatever the weather. For (21)
_________people
Wales is a caravan country. If you havent stayed in a caravan (22) ________you were little, its (23) _________you tried it again. Standards of comfort are much higher
(24) ________a decade ago, with facilities such (25) _________laundries and kids play areas. A good example is theFontygary Holiday Park. You can stay in a spacious
caravan equipped (26) __________TV, shower, separate bedrooms and fridge, (27) ____________works out to be less expensive when compared (28) ____________a
guesthouse or self-catering cottage. And you wont even need to leave the site to (29) ______________fun. The kids can swim in the 25-metre indoor pool, or join (30)
____________ the games organized by the entertainment staff. Meanwhile you can take a sauna, go to the gym, have your hair styled, or just sit on the cliff top and enjoy
the view.
GAP FILLING ANSWERS:
Gap filling 1
Aboriginal peoples
1 of
2 who / that
3 lived
4 was
5 other
6 every
7 about
8 These / Such
9 their
10 with
11 first
12 helping
13 saw / discovered / learned / realised / understood / found
14 For
15 owned / possessed
Gap filling, 2
Are you a lark or an owl?
1 may / must
2 have
3 because / since / as
4 of
5 or
6 in
7 There
8 best / peak
9 reach
10 which / that
11 than
12 it
13 round
14 with
15 by / from
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Restoring a famous garden
1 time
2 these
3 had
4 many
5 attracted / interested
6 have
7 lot
8 to
9 moved
10 like
11 with
12 if / whether
13 nature / kind / sort / type
14 am
15 its
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Department Stores
16 had
17 under/beneath/underneath
18 well
19 a
20 however/though
21 which (NOT that)
22 and
23 like
24 know
25 until/till/before
26 makes
27 W/what
28 but
29 other/extra/additional
30 there
Gap filling, 5
The definite and indefinite article
1 The, an , the
2 a , the, a
3 The , the, the
4 , , the
5 a. the, an , the
6 , a. , the
7 a , , the , the
8 , the
9 , the , The , the , , the
10 an , , a . the
Gap filling, 6
1 Its __much / far__easier to learn to play the guitar __with__ a teacher __than_ by trying to teach yourself.
2 She has _been_ living in Brighton _since_ 1991
3 __When_he first lived in Italy it took him a long time to get __used__ to driving __on_the right
4 How __often/ frequently__do you go jogging? Oh, about once __a / every__week.
5 Peter doesnt sing _as / so_well as his brother, but hes a much __better / cleverer_keyboard player.
6 Sally _cant / couldnt / didnt_ come with us tonight __because / as_shes got a cold.
7 I_started_ learning French five years __ago_,but Ive __still_ got a lot to learn.
8 I havent smoked _for_ten years. In fact, I cant really remember what a cigarette tastes _like_
9 Is that red Volvo___yours__? No, its __not__mine. I __dont / cantdrive
10 Im _going / hoping / planning_to get a job in television when I __leave_university.
11How_long__does it take to _get / drive / travel_ to London? About twenty minutes __by__car
12 __It_ was a Bank Holiday yesterday so, as usual, __there__were lots of cars on the roads.
13 Hes been decorating the kitchen __since__last week and still hasnt finished it __yet__
14 Which bus _did/do_ you catch home _last / at__night?
15 In Britain, it is _much / usually_ cheaper to go by bus __than_ to go by train
16 _All / Most / Half_ of them live in Wales but _only / not_ one of them speaks Welsh.
17 How _many_ people _were_there at the meeting last night?
18 __What_s the time please? Its _almost / nearly / exactly / approximately / about_three oclock
19 Did you___do__anything interesting yesterday? No, not __really_ . I just __did_some shopping in the afternoon, thats __all_
20 You will _have_ to work much harder _if_ youre going to pass your exam __in__ the summer.
21Have you ever _been_ to London before? No, this __is / will be_my first visit.
22 She moved to Belgium two years _ago__ and has been living and working ___there__ ever since.
23 We didnt know that our flight _would_ be delayed. We _had_ to wait in the Departure Lounge for _more_ than three hours.
24 You _cant_ have seen Mary in London yesterday. Shes been in Canada __for_ the past month.
Gap filling, 7
The car thief
1 had been stolen
2 phoned
3 leaving
4 returned
5 found
6 had been brought back
7 was
8 opened
9 found
10 apologizing
11 had written
12 did not have
13 had gone
14 hoped
15 did not mind / would not mind
16 had taken
17 enclosed
18 were
19 had been trying / had tried
20 had
21 had expected
22 were
23 decided
24 got
25 awaited
26 had been burgled
27 had been stolen
28 knew
29 lying
30 recognized
31 saying
32 enjoyed
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1 If __you see / you should see / happen to see__Paula at the meeting, remind her to phone me tonight.
2 _Is it far / Is it a long way_from here to the station? No, its only a ten minute walk
3 Its Kevins party at the weekend. __Are you going / Have you been invited_to it?
4 According to his instructions, we __should turn / have to turn_ left at the next set of traffic lights.
5 __Unless you work / If you dont work__harder, you wont pass your exams in the summer.
6 When she first moved to Britain from the States it took her quite a while to __get used to / get accustomed to / feel confident
at_driving on the left.
7 Wed better leave now because it __will take (us)_ at least half an hour to get there.
8 Im sorry. I _didnt know / didnt realize / wasnt aware / had no idea that__ you werent allowed to smoke in here.
9 Im at least a kilo overweight. Then you__d better / had better /ought to / (realy) must_go on a diet
10 How long ___have you had__ short hair? Since I joined the army
11 Are you Swedish? No, __I come from / I was born in / Im from_Norway.
12 What__woud you do / buy / say etc / would you feel like__if you won 1 million?
13 Thats a nice car. It __must have cost_her a lot of money.
14 It might rain later on , so _dont forget to take / remember to take / (perhaps) youd better take / I suggest you take__an umbrella
with you
15 You ___cant / mustnt / d better not__smoke in here. Its not allowed.
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The new pet
1 from
2 decided / wanted >/ hoped / intended
3 later / afterwards
4 about / with
5 into / through
6 his
7 rather
8 took
9 belonging
10 but
11 on
12 after
13 back
14 no / few
15 would
16 of
17 saw / met / spotted
18 how
19 some / a
20 has
Gap filling , 10
The Hitchhiker
1 as / while
2 trying / hoping / waiting
3 So
4 come
5 without
6 would
7 pulled / drove / drew
8 room
9 surprise /horror /amazement /disgust /annoyance /delight etc
10 As / Since / Because
11 inside
12 made
13 long
14 had
15 pick
16 out
17 get / feel
18 of / off
19 been
20 with
21 off / from
22 since / again
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(Suggested answers)
1 Youre late! You __should have been / were supposed to be / ought to have been_here half an hour ago.
2 Even if we had run all the way we still __wouldnt have been able to_catch the train.
3 Cigarette?
No, thank you. I __stopped smoking / gave up smoking / gave them up__ two years ago
4 Do you really ___have to go / have to leave__so soon? Cant you stay just a little bit longer?
5 Sorry everyone. Im going to have to go to bed. Im just __not used to / not accustomed to / incapable of__staying up late.
6 My neighbour is __one of the nicest / kindest / most pleasant / most interesting/ most intelligent etc__ people you could ever wish to
meet.
7 Dont park there _or youll / or you might / in case you__ get a parking ticket
8 Another cup of coffee?
No, thanks. I _ve had / ve drunk _two cups already.
9 Even if wed caught a taxi, we still __wouldnt have got / wouldnt have arrived_ there in time.
10 The weather was so bad that they decided __not to have / to cancel / they wouldnt have / to postpone / to call off / to put off_ the
barbecue.
11 What __does she do for __a living?
Shes an accountant
12 I was only eighteen when I started working for Brown & Company. So by June next year I _will have been working_ for them for
forty-five years.
13 Whats happened to Jake? I _havent seen / havent spoken to / havent heard a word from _since 1990
14 The holiday was a total disaster. I just wish __I had gone / Id spent it / we had gone / we had chosen / we had spent it etc_
somewhere else.
15 My wife was staying with her mother in Scotland last weekend, so you __cant (possibly) /couldnt (possibly)___ have seen her in
London.
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Smoking will kill one million people
1e
2j
3o
4l
5h
6n
7a
8c
9g
10 k
11 b
12 f
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Call me Mother
It was (0) their first wedding anniversary and to celebrate it Colin and his wife, Julie decided to go (1)_for___ a meal at one of the
(2)__most / really__expensive restaurants in town. They were (3)__enjoying / savouring_ the romantic evening, gazing lovingly
(4)__into_ each others eyes, when an elderly lady sitting alone made her way to the table.
Im terribly sorry to (5)__bother / disturb / trouble_you, she said, wiping away a tear. But you look just (6)__like_my son. He was
killed in a car accident just over a year ago and I (7)___still / do__ miss him terribly, I wonder if youd (8)__do_ me a favour?
The couple were very moved by the old lady and , feeling sorry (9)__for__her, agreed to help her if they could.
I wonder if, just as Im leaving, you (10)__would / could / might__ say Goodbye , Mum and wave me off? It could give me
(11)__such_ a thrill.
Of course we will, the couple replied. No problem. Well, (12)___how_ could they possibly refuse?
The old lady thanked them and went back to her table. (13)__After_ a short while, she picked up all her belongings and got up to
leave.
Goodbye, Mum! shouted the couple with a big , theatrical wave as the old lady made her way slowly out (14)__of_ the restaurant. See
you at the weekend, Colin added.
Feeling very pleased (15)__that___they had made an old person happy, they finished their meal and asked for the (16)__bill_ . But
after checking and rechecking it they sent for the manager, demanding to know (17)__why / how_ they had been overcharged by more
than 40.
But that (18)_includes / is_ the charge for the ladys meal, the manager explained. She said her son would pay.
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The Curse of Tutankhamun
Most people scoff (0) at the idea of curses coming true, but the
events that followed the opening (1)__of_ Tutankhamuns tomb
(2)_by__ Howard Carter (3)__in_ 1922 may make them think twice
(4)__before__ laughing.
The story (5)_of__ the curse began when the last man climbed out
(6)_of_ the tomb. It is said that a sudden sandstorm blew (7)_up__
and that the men (8)_in__ the party saw a hawk, the ancient royal
symbol (9)_of_ Egypt, fly overhead.
Local Egyptians took this to mean that the spirit (10)_of__the dead
king had left his tomb, cursing those who had opened it. Five
months later, the man who financed the expedition, Lord
Carnarvon, was bitten (11)__on__ the cheek (12)__by__ a
mosquito. Normally nothing too serious! But the bite became
infected and Carnarvon caught pneumonia and died (13)__in__ an
Egyptian hospital.
(14) __At__ the precise moment (15)_of___ his death all the lights
(16)_in___ Cairo went (17)__out___ and thousands (18)__of___
miles away (19) __at / in___ the Carnarvon mansion (20)__in__
Hampshire, England, his dog began to howl and died
(21)__during / in___ the night. Doctors who examined the
mummified body (22)_of__ Tutankhamun reported that he had a
small depression (23)__on__ his cheek, just like a mosquito bite,
(24)__in__ exactly the same spot where Carnarvon had been
bitten.
Many people who visited the tomb also died (25)_in / under__
strange circumstances. Lord Carnarvons half-brother died
(26)__of__ a burst appendix. An Egyptian prince whose family
claimed descent (27)__from__ the pharaohs was murdered
(28)__in__ London and his brother commited suicide. An American
railway tycoon caught a cold while (29)___at / in_ the tomb and
died (30)__of__ pneumonia.
The man who helped Howard Carter to catalogue the items found
(31)__in / inside__ the tomb commited suicide, and a few months
later his father jumped (32)__to__ his death (33)__from__ the
balcony (34)__of__ his London flat. There was an alabaster vase
(35)__from___ the tomb (36) __in__the room that he jumped
(37)__from__
(38)__In__ 1966 the governement (39)__of__ Egypt agreed to
lend the treasures (40)__to___France (41)_for___ an important
exhibition. The Director (42)_of__ Antiquities fought (43)__against
(or no preposition)__the decision, because he had dreamed that he
would die if he allowed the treasures to go (44)__out of___ (two
words) Egypt. When he left the last meeting, still trying to make
the authorities change their minds, he was knocked down
(45)__by__ a car and died two days later.
And Howard Carter who was the first man (46)__into / out of___
the tomb? He died -(47)___of__ natural causes (48) _in__ 1939.
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A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE
Mary Smith has (0) .been a contributor to Fame
magazine for the (1) ..past/last. six years. She is a
freelance writer and television producer based in London.
She (17) has worked on stories across six continents
and (18) was nominated for an Emmy Award for her
coverage of the 1991 Soviet coup.Having now given (19)
.up.covering war zones, she has (20) takenup polo
which she finds far (21)less..dangerous, (22)
but.considers it an addiction (23) whichwill finish
either in bankruptcy or old (24..age.. .This month, she
will play the game riding (25) on..the back of an
elephant.Mary also (26) .spent.. three years in Japan
studying the language (27) before coming back to
London to work (28)forthe BBC and the Japanese
Broadcasting Corporation. In this issue of Fame she writes
(29) about.an initiative to (30) save.Namibias
cheetahs and leopards
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January 16, 2007 by etornauta
A GREAT WRITER
Every child has at some time (0) or other been thrilled by the stories that have been written by Jules Verne, (16) _who__ was a very
imaginative Frenchman.
Although he was (17) _born__ in Nandi, France (18) __in_ 1828, Jules Verne lived in Paris (19) __where__ he studied law. However,
(20) __his__ knowledge of science soon made him realise that he (21) __could/might__ use this in the writing of adventure stories
centred around the use of inventions.
He found it difficult to have his books published (22) __at_ first, but after his first book, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was published, it was
(23) __such_a success that his publisher, Etzel, offered him a twenty-year contract. After that he wrote two novels a year. In (24)
__just__ over forty years he had written eighty novels.
All of Vernes stories, besides being adventure stories, are also to do with travel. (25) __One_ of his books, Around the World in Eighty
Days, is a very clever (26) __story_ that takes us around the world and through all sorts of adven- tures. Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea stirs the imagination as we travel in Captain Nemos submarine to many parts of (27) __the__ world.
Many of his stories (28) __have_ been made into films (29) __so__ besides reading the stories we can now see them on the screen.
Much of what was fantasy then has now (30) __become_reality.
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PARTY TIME
Joe called (0) for Sandra at half past seven. The barbecue (16) wasto begin at eight but they had decided to get there about
half past eight.
Sandra had opened her wardrobe (17) and. had looked through her clothes. She had spent a long (18) time.. trying to decide
what to wear. As it was summer time, she had (19) finally.. chosen a flowered skirt (20) with/and a short-sleeved blouse. She
had combed (21) her.. hair into the (22) most modern style and tied it with a bright red ribbon.
(23) However. , as she now sat in the car waiting for Joe to start the engine, she began to have doubts. Was she (24) too
formally dressed for the occasion? What if everyone else came in casual clothes? Should she have worn a pair of jeans instead? Joe
tried his best to assure her that she looked beautiful and that a lot of girls (25) would..be wearing skirts and blouses like her. Sandra
continued to be uncertain.
In the end, Sandra got out of the car and went back (26) into. the house. She quickly (27) changed.. into a pair of jeans and a
blue T-shirt. She also put on a pair of shoes (28) which/that.matched her clothes. Now she felt (29) more..comfortable. She
would be able to enjoy (30) herself without feeling the odd one out.
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ITALYS MOST POETIC CITY
Venice has been an inspiration (O) for writers, artists and musicians throughout history. In the 15th (16) century.. it was the worlds
(17) largest/greatest.. port. Since then it has built up an astonishing collection of art and architecture (18) thanks.. to its trade with
the East.
The city (19) offers.. its visitors incredible sights. (20) Do.. not believe those (21) who.. say Venice is a museum. This is still a
living city full of joys. Venice (22) looks.. good in any light. The sun makes the domes sparkle, but even on a grey, (23)
rainy/cloudy.. day the city can be extremely romantic.
And (24) if.. it gets overcrowded, (25) there.. is an easy escape to the other islands in the Venice Gulf (26) whose.. brightly-
coloured houses are a photographers dream.
In a curious way, Venice is a model city for the future; it is free from cars and the (27) only.. way to get around is by public transport
or (28) on.. foot. This one fact alone (29) makes.. it a unique city, one (30) without.. traffic noise. The creation of genius indeed.
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JUST IN TIME
The wind was stronger (0) than it had been earlier. I had
(16) never.. been out in such a strong storm before. As we drove rapidly through the woods the branches swayed backwards and
forwards above (17) us. . Lightning flashed. I wish we werent out in (18) this storm, I said to John. The words were hardly out
of (19) my mouth when a branch from a tree came crashing down across the road in front of us. We leapt out of the car and ran
quickly (20) towards.. the fallen branch. We had to move it, otherwise we (21) would not be able to continue our journey. We
pulled and pushed until we were finally able to move it (22) to the side of the road. We got back into the car and drove on down the
road. We had to get to the house (23) in time. Lord Brenton, (24) who was dying, was the (25) only person who could give us
the information we needed (26) so.. we could catch the murderers. He was a key witness. At last we reached our destination. The
house (27) was.. lit up inside like a Christmas (28) tree.. . He must (29) still.. be alive, I thought, as we jumped out of the car and
ran up the steps to (30) the entrance of the huge Victorian house. I think weve made it, I called to John.
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WHO IS AFRAID OF BACK PAIN?
About 80 percent of the American population is hit with back pain (O)at least once in their lives, and half of (16) them..can expect a
revisit (17) within..three years. The lower back, the so-called lumbar region, accounts (18) for most of those incidents and (19)
sent some 11,430,000 Americans to the doctor in 1996.
The pain (20) is.. over for 80 percent of us (21) in.. 10 to 14days, (22) but.. thats still a lot of suffering and lost time.
Fortunately, treatment continues (23) to.. advance. The last decade (24) has.. seen major progress in the understanding of back
pain, of (25) how.. we can avoid it and (26) whatwe can do when its slaps us down.
Back pain (27) would not be such a problem if our progenitors hadnt given (28) up.. going on all four limbs. Certainly, weve
evolved since we started (29) walking on two feet, but obviously we (30) still.. have some evolving to do.
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UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
I am going to visit one of the most famous prehistoric temples in Europe Stonehenge. Ted, (0) ..whose.. father is an archaeologist,
has invited me. Dr Millers, Teds father, wants extra help (16) with.. the work that is going to be (17) done/
finished/completed/started/carried out.. in the summer.
Stonehenge, (18) which.. means hanging stones, is said to be an open-air temple where the primitive people of the area worshipped
the Sun-god. It faces the rising sun (19) on.. a midsummer day.
The temple is made of huge stones laid (20) out.. in a circle. There are two circles; the outer circle is made of sandstone and the inner
circle is made of bluestone. On top of (21) each.. pillar is a horizontal block of stone. In the (22) middle/centre.. of this circle there
was a place for the worshipping to take place.
I have (23) always/sometimes/often.. wondered how (24) those giant stones were transported to that site as none of them are
from there. They have come from (25) an.. area many miles away. Many theories have been put forward (26) about/explaining..
how the temple came to be there. (27) One..theory is creatures from outer (28) space.. visited the area that living (29) and.. built
the temple. They say that because the stones are so big they could not have been (30) brought/carried/moved to the site of the
temple in the ordinary way. Who knows? The work that will be done in the summer should give us more information.
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SPLENDID SPAS OF ASIA
Lying (0) ..on. .. a bed almost on the edge (16) of.. a cliff, with a stupendous ocean view and the (17) sound.. of waves, aches and
pains are soothed away (18) by.. expert hands. Only two steps (19) are.. needed to reach the private pool, (20) which.. seems to
merge with the ocean.
Such a scenario is (21) no.. longer a fantasy (22) but an increasingly popular reality in Asia for many stressed out businessmen
and visitors from all (23) over.. the world in search of that peaceful time and space (24) for.. their body and mind.
In the last four years, at (25) least.. 17 hotel spas have opened in South East Asia to (26) satisfy / meet this need. The tropical
climate of the region and its reliable sunshine make for an ideal spa setting. Picturesque environments together (27) with.. a series of
rejuvenating treatments bring the desired result. The Asian spa resorts have acquired a formidable reputation for their professional
services as (28) well.. as for the decor of their large treatment rooms. Visitors relax with Thai music and soak in the warm tones of
the room. As all these take (29) place.. in individual rooms, precious privacy is guaranteed, a rare privilege often absent from other
spas (30) where.. guests share rooms or changing areas.
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CARNIVAL TIME
It was carnival time again. It was time for fun (0) __and__ laughter. Although I had seen carnival processions on television, I had never
taken part in (16) one/them.. before so I was looking forward to it.
The procession began and we went singing and dancing (17) along / up / down / through.. the street watched by crowds of people.
Balloons flew up in the air and everyone was having (18) a.. wonderful time.
Just then I realised that my young brother, who had (19) come.. with me to the procession, was (20) no.. longer with me. I asked
one of my friends to help me find him. It was a difficult thing to do because everyone was dressed up and many of them were also
wearing masks over their (21) faces
Suddenly, I saw him. I could (22) not.. believe my eyes. He was sitting on the very first float right next to the King of the Carnival.
He (23) was.. smiling and enjoying every minute of it.
I shouted to him (24) but.. because there was (25) so much noise, he did not hear me at first. I kept (26) on.. shouting until he
finally (27) heard / saw..me and waved. I yelled out to (28) him.. that he should wait for me at the end of the street when the (29)
procession / parade.. was over. He nodded his head (30) in.. agreement and went back to waving and smiling at the crowd.
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THE MASTER OF YOUR DOMAIN
Be prepared: you may have to go to the ends of the World (Wide Web) to achieve it.
All Iwanted to (O) ..do .. was to get an Internet domain name of my (16) own.. the part of an e-mail address to the right of the @
and the part of the World Wide Web address that typically follows www. The (17) problem.. is that Lewis is a (18) very.. common
name and Lewis.com (19) was.. already taken.
So, (20) like..millions of Internet users before me, I (21) began / started.. looking elsewhere (22) for a domain I could call home
the Internet equivalent of 40 acres, where I (23) could.. grow electronic mail, raise a small herd of web pages and maybe someday
open a little electronic collage industry of my own.
It (24) used.. to be technically difficult for average computer users to get (25) their.. own personal Internet domain names. (26)
But.. if you could figure out (27) how.. to do it, registering a domain name was free and good names were plentiful.
No (28) more / longer..! The Internet is now the worlds fastest growing economy, and the commercialisation of the Internet (29)
has.. created a frenzy for domain names. An Internet domain name is (30) not.. just an equivalent of a telephone number and mailing
address but also a status symbol.

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often considered together, but they have certain things in common.

things, and lived in balance (10)_____ them.

could be (15)__________ by one person or group, not shared by all.

Are you a lark or an owl?

Restoring a famous garden

an example at the beginning (0).

Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

goods, (28) . also levels of

. facilities, so (30) . was no need to go elsewhere for anything.

In the following sentences put in a, an or the, but only where necessary.

school at ______ age of eighteen.

______Tate Gallery instead?

contractions count as one word). There is an example at the beginning (0)

0 I need some milk. I havent got any left.

2. She has ______ living in Brighton ______ 1991

4. How ________do you go jogging? Oh, about once ______week.

6. Sally ______ come with us tonight _______shes got a cold.

9. Is that red Volvo_______________? No, its _______mine. I ______drive

10. Im ______to get a job in television when I ______university.

11. How______does it take to ______ to London? About twenty minutes ________car

14. Which bus ______ you catch home ______night?

15. In Britain, it is ______ cheaper to go by bus ______ to go by train

17. How ______ people ______there at the meeting last night?

18. ______s the time please? Its ___________three oclock

The Car Thief

before (3)__________(leave) for work by bus.

HOPE YOU _______(enjoy) THE SHOW!

0 How much are..the apples?

Eighty pence a kilo

1. If _______________Paula at the meeting, remind her to phone me tonight.

3. Its Kevins party at the weekend. ___________________________________to it?

5. ______________________________harder, you wont pass your exams in the summer.

8. Im sorry. I _____________________________ you werent allowed to smoke in here.

9. Im at least a kilo overweight. Then you_____ __________go on a diet

11. Are you Swedish? No, _____________Norway.

12. What__________________if you won 1 million?

13. Thats a nice car. It __________her a lot of money.

14. It might rain later on , so ________________an umbrella with you

15. You ___________________________smoke in here. Its not allowed.

The New Pet

(* a cage for a rabbit and other pets, usually made of wood)

fallen fast asleep.

shouted: Have I (19)_______asleep for long?

Needless to say, he has never hitchhiked (22) ________ .

1 Youre late! You __________________________here half an hour ago.

No, thank you. I ______________ two years ago

5 Sorry everyone. Im going to have to go to bed. Im just _______________________staying up late.

6 My neighbour is ___________________________ people you could ever wish to meet.

7 Dont park there! _________________________ get a parking ticket

8 Another cup of coffee?

No, thanks. I __________________two cups already.

9 Even if wed caught a taxi, we still _____________ there in time.

11 What _____________________a living?

13 Whats happened to Jake? I _____________since 1990

have seen her in London.

p). Not all the phrases will be used.

Smoking will kill one million young people

Organization. On present trends , 4-5 million young Britons (3)___ .

the number was increasing.

said Professor Peto.

there is no other word for it.

a of smoking as romantic and sporting

b who proved the link between smoking and lung cancer

2. She has living in Brighton 1991

4. How __do you go jogging? Oh, about once week.

6. Sally come with us tonight _shes got a cold.

9. Is that red Volvo___________? No, its _mine. I ____drive

10. Im to get a job in television when I university.

11. Howdoes it take to to London? About twenty minutes ____car

14. Which bus you catch home night?

15. In Britain, it is cheaper to go by bus to go by train

17. How people there at the meeting last night?

18. s the time please? Its _____three oclock

9. Im at least a kilo overweight. Then you_ ______go on a diet

tomb (36) the room that he jumped (37)