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CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER 1 The early railway in Britain In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this (0)……. had grown to more than 5,000 miles. By the end of the century, almost enough rail track to (1) the world covered this small island, (2) the nature of travel for ever and contributing to the industrial revolution that changed the (3) of history in many parts of the world. Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly (4) In a single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, (5) previous journey times by huge margins and bringing rapid travel within the (6) of ordinary people. Previously, many people had never ventured (7)……. the outskirts of their towns and villages. The railway brought them (8) freedom and enlightenment. In the19th century, the railway in Britain (9)…… something more than just the business of carrying goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance, adventure and, frequently,(10)…… luxury. The great steam locomotives that thundered across the land were the jet airliners of their (11) , carrying passengers in comfort over vast distances in unimaginably short times. But the railways (12) more than revolutionise travel; they also (13)……. a distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole towns and industrial centres (14)……. up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts crossed rivers and valleys and the railway stations themselves became (15)……. places to spend time between journeys. 0 A amount B figure C sum D quantity 1 A revolve B enclose C encircle D orbit 2 A altering B amending C adapting D adjusting 3 A route B way C line D course 4 A pursued B followed C succeeded D chased 5 A cancelling B subtracting C cutting D abolishing 6 A reach B capacity C facility D hold 7 A further B over C beyond D above 8 A larger B higher C bigger D greater 9 A served B functioned C represented D performed 10 A considerable B generous C plentiful D sizeable 11 A date B stage C day D phase 12 A caused B did C produced D turned 13 A laid B set C settled D left 14 A jumped B stood C burst D sprang 15 A preferable B liked C desirable D wanted 2 Driving from Beijing to Paris Every (0) begins with a single step.' We might (1) this proverb for the 16,000 km Beijing to Paris car rally, and say that every rally begins with a (2) of the wheel. From China, several hundred courageous men and women will (3) out for Paris in pursuit of what, for many, is likely to prove an impossible (4) .Everybody is prepared for the worst and expects a high drop-out (5) , especially on the rally's difficult first (6) across central China and over the high mountain (7) of the Himalayas .`If twenty-five cars (8) it to Paris, we'll be doing well,' says Philip Young, the rally organiser. Now planned as an annual event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1907. It was won by Prince Borghese, an Italian adventurer, who crossed the (9) line just a few metres (10) of the only other car to complete the race. Nowadays, not many people know about Prince Borghese, but at the time his achievement was (11) as comparable to that of Marco Polo, who travelled from Venice to China in the thirteenth century. According to the (12) , all the cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which means that the (13) roads and high altitude are a (14) test of both the cars and the drivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driver said,`Our (15) is to have a good time, enjoy the experience and the magnificent scenery - and the adventure of a lifetime.' 0 A journey B travel C route D way 1 A adapt B moderate C improve D form 2 A revolution B circle C rotation D turn 3 A head B move C set D try 4 A vision B fantasy C hope D dream 5 A rate B number C speed D frequency 6 A period B stage C time D round 7 A crossings B passes C directions D passages 8 A get B take C have D make 9 A closing B final C ending D finishing 10 A forward B ahead C front D advance 11A thought B referred C regarded D noted 12A orders B rules C laws D customs 13 A crude B undeveloped C broken D rough 14 A firm B strict C severe D grave 15 A aim B target C proposal D intent 3 Smart shoes Smart shoes that (0) their size throughout the day could soon be available. A prototype of such a shoe has already been produced and a commercial (1) may be in production within a few years. The shoe contains sensors that constantly (2) he amount of (3) left in it. If the foot has become too large, a tiny valve opens and the shoe (4)…slightly. The entire control system is about 5mm square and is (5) inside the shoe. This radical shoe (6) a need because the volume of the (7) foot can change by as much as 8% during the course of the day. The system is able to learn about the wearer's feet and (8) up a picture of the size of his or her feet throughout the day. It will allow the shoes to change in size by up to 8% so that they always fit (9) .They are obviously more comfortable and less likely to (10)…blisters. From an athlete's point of view, they can help improve (11) a little, and that is why the first (12)… for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe. Eventually, this system will find a (13)… in other household items, from beds that automatically change to fit the person sleeping in them, to power tools that (14) … themselves to the user's hand for better grip. There is no reason why the system couldn't be adapted for use in hundreds of consumer (15) 0 A adjust B fit C reform D move 1 A assortment B version C style D variety 2 A prove B confirm C inspect D check 3 A room B gap C area D emptiness 4 A amplifies B develops C expands D increases 5 A located B sited C established D laid 6 A detects B finds C meets D faces 7 A average B general C usual D medium 8 A build B pick C grow D set 9 A exactly B absolutely C completely D totally 10 A provoke B form C initiate D cause 11 A achievement B performance C success D winning 12 A purpose B exercise C use D operation 13 A function B part C way D place 14 A shape B change C respond D convert 15 A commodities B possessions C goods D objects 4 We really can tell if we are being watched Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for years. However, few (0)…. have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the so-called staring eect, there is impressive evidence that this is a recognisable and (1) sixth sense. The study (2) hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (3) so they could not see, and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the results showed that the children who could not see were able to (4) when they were being stared at. In a (5) of more than 18,000 trials (6)…… worldwide, the children (7)……. sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was repeated with the (8) precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, (9)… from the starers by the windows. This was done just in case there was some (10) going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not. This (11) the possibility of sounds being (12) between the children. The results, though less impressive, were more or less the same. Dr Sheldrake, the biologist who designed the study, believes that the results are (13)….enough to find out through further experiments (14)… how the staring effect might actually (15) 0 A tries B tests C attempts D aims 1 A genuine B accepted C received D sure 2 A involved B contained C comprised D enclosed 3 A shaded B wrapped C masked D covered 4 A find B notice C tell D reveal 5 A sum B collection C mass D total 6 A worked over B worked through C carried on D carried out 7 A correctly B exactly C thoroughly D perfectly 8 A attached B added C connected D increased 9 A separated B parted C split D divided 10 A pretending B lying C cheating D deceiving 11 A prevented B omitted C evaded D ended 12 A delivered B transported C transmitted D distributed 13 A satisfying B convincing C concluding D persuading 14 A really B carefully C definitely D precisely 15 A come about B be looked at C set out D be held up 5 PAPER Just (0)….a day without paper,' reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds, `You almost (1) see our products every day.' And they're right. But in most industrial countries, people are a]so (2) to paper - whether it's for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or for (3) them with the daily news - that its (4) in their dailylives passes largely unnoticed. At one (5)….paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (6) a dramatic increase in the (7) of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for a different (8) Decades ago, some people predicted a `paperless office'. (9) , the widespread use of new technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (10) is likely to be one of growth and interdependence. However, the costs (11) in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air resources, are high. This (12) some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how much is wasted? 0 A believe B imagine C realise D suppose 1 A positively B obviously C certainly D absolutely 2 Aconscious B acquainted C familiar D accustomed 3 A providing B delivering C contributing D giving 4 A task B operation C service D role 5 A time B instance C date D occasion 6 A called on B come around C brought about D drawn up 7 A total B portion C number D amount 8 A point B goal C purpose D result 9 A Instead B Besides C Otherwise D Alternatively 10 A method B order C trend D system 11 A involved B contained C held D connected 12 A puts B raises C gets D places 6 THE MUSTARD SHOP Norwich, a city in the east of England, is a (0) shopping centre for thousands of people. In particular, visitors love to (1) the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich's narrow streets. The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody's (2) . of interesting shops to see. The (3) between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwich (4) back to the nineteenth century. Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village. The yellow fields, full of ustard flowers whose seeds were required for Colman's factory, soon changed the appearance of the local (5) The company (6) rapidly and in 1854 it moved to a suburb on the (7) . of Norwich. By this time, Colman's mustard was famous in many countries. The company is still in (8) and many people continue to enjoy eating mustard with meat, cheese and other food. In 1973, the company opened The Mustard Shop. It is a careful reproduction of a typical mustard shop of a hundred years ago and sells a wide (9) . of mustards. Upstairs there is a small museum where visitors can (10) a collection of old Colman's posters and an exhibition (11) . the history of mustard. It is a shop not to be (12) when visiting Norwich. 0 A known B common C popular D normal 1 A explore B enquire C research D analyse 2 A account B brochure C list D guide 3 A joinn B tie C union D link 4 A comes Bgoes C belongs D leads 5 A view B scenery C background D nature 6 A expanded B enlarged C increased D strengthened 7 A limits B frontiers C sides D outskirts 8 A reality B fact C existence D force 9 A amount B extent C range D set 10 A review B watch C examine D remark 11 A explaining B announcing C expressing D discovering 12 A unnoticed B missed C escaped D left 7 THE PERFORMING ARTS In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the (0) . of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (1) a musical instrument. As they (2) . up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these (3) with great (4) and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (5) . an endless stream of easily (6) . entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvellous (7) as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very (8) live performance is gone forever. But all is not lost. The (9) . of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (10) . in their own homes, but the (11) . of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still relatively (12) ., albeit with an older, more specialist audience. 0 A advantage B benefit C profit D gain 1 A controlling B handling C doing D playing 2 A developed B grew C advanced D brought 3 A circumstances B occasions C incidents D situations 4 A sensation B action C thrill D excitement 5 A supply B send C stock D store 6 A applicable B convenient C available D free 7 A designs B inventions C exhibits D appearances 8 A special B peculiar C specific D particular 9 A attendance B presence C being D company 10 A spectators B onlookers C viewers D listeners 11 A want B appeal C pressure D desire 12 A famous B favourite C popular D approved 8 SHOPPING MALLS Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of shopping centre that we now (0) a shopping mall. Gruen's (1) was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with large car parks, which usually (2) . building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be able to shop in all kinds of weather. He (3) on using building designs that he knew people would feel (4) with, but placed them in landscaped `streets' that were entirely enclosed and often covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (5) some of the older shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen's shopping malls were on a much grander (6) Access to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which (7) the shopping `streets' from the parking (8) outside. As there was no need to (9)…out bad weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (10) from shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (11) much more than just shops; cinemas, restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (12) in popularity. 0 A consider B know C call D label 1 A direction B aim C search D view 2 A resulted B sought C intended D meant 3 A insisted B demanded C requested D emphasised 4 A favourable B agreeable C comfortable D enviable 5 A model B imitate C repeat D shadow 6 A measure B height C size D scale 7 A disconnected B withdrew C separated D parted 8 A strips B lines C areas D plots 9 A hold B get C stay D keep 10 A freely B loosely C simply D entirely 11 A contain B concern C consist D compose 12 A becoming B growing C raising D advancing 9 TALKING RUBBISH Reduce! Re-use! Recycle!The message hits Canadian (0)……… through all the media. As newcomers from Sri Lanka, we compare the situation here with the one back home. We may not be the most environmentally (1) …citizens in the world but, compared with this, we do not have a rubbish problem - yet. Like many shoppers in Colombo, my partner Shahid and I used to have a cane basket we (2)… with us to the Sunday market or pola every week. No environmentalist could have (3) …about it. You need a good strong basket at the po/a. There are no supermarket (4)… to push around. Most Items - rice, flour, vegetables, fruit, biscuits, eggs - are bought (5)or wrapped in newspaper. At (6) …we would carry one plastic bag separately. For eggs we took a reusable plastic tray with us. When income (7)…are low, people need to buy in small quantities. It is quite normal to ask for a (8)… envelope, two eggs or 100 grams of sugar. The (9)… is that, for the most part, urban consumers in Sri Lanka cannot afford the luxury of waste. Most people do not buy more from the grocers than they know they will actually consume.They re-use whatever they can and are loath to discard bags, jars, tins or boxes that can be (10) to other uses. But in recent years Western-style supermarkets have begun to spring up in Colombo. They hold out the (11)…of a clean, efficient, streamlined service to customers. A (12)… of imported goods, dressed up in their layers of attractive, colourful (13)… beckons from the shelves. These are the (14)…products that demand your attention on the TV advertisements. (15)… ,with them, Sri Lanka, like so many otherdeveloping countries, may have imported a problem that once never existed. 0. A. customers B. consumers C. clients D. buyers 1.A. qualified B. concerned C. worried D. experienced 2.A. took over B. took away C. took along D. took up 3.A. complained B. criticised C. disapproved D. accused 4.A. wheel barrows B. wagons C. trolleys D. carriages 5.A. free B. in pieces C. bit by bit D. loose 6.A. maximum B. most C highest D. best 7.A. rates B. amounts C. sizes D. levels 8.A. simple B. singular C. single D. sole 9.A. point B. case C. example D. question 10.A. made B. set C. given D. put 11.A. promise B. advantage C. evidence D. sight 12.A. set B. range C. store D. band 13.A. packets B. packs C. packaging D. padding 14.A. very B. just C. similar D. likely 15.A. In addition B. As well C Among D. Along 10 THOMAS EDISON On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans (0) part in a coast-to-coast ceremony to commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (1) in homes and offices from New York to California. The ceremony (2) the death of arguably the most important inventor of (3) time:Thomas Alva Edison. Few inventors have (4) such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions played a crucial(5) in the development of modern technology. One should never (6)…how revolutionary some of Edison's inventions were. In many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who (7) up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessedthe key characteristics that an inventor needs to (8)…… a success of inventions, notably sheer determination. Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type of battery, reacting to failure by cheerfully (9) to his colleagues: 'Well, (10) we know 8,000 things that don't work.' Knowing when to take no (11) of experts is also important. Edison's proposal for electric lighting circuitry was (12) with total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his lights. 0 A joined B held C were D. took 1 A.turned out B.came off C.went out D.put off 2 A.marked B.distinguished C.noted D.indicated 3 A.whole B.full C.entire D.all .4 A.put B.had C.served D.set 5 A.effect B.place C.role D.share 6 A.underestimate B.lower C.decrease D.mislead 7 A.creates B.shapes C.dreams D.forms 8 A.gain B.make C.achieve D.get 9 A.announcing B.informing C.instructing D.notifying 10 A.by far B.at least C.even though D.for all 11 Anotice B.regard C.attention D.view 12 Agathered B.caught C.drawn D.received 11 Under the city streets While skyscraper offices and elegant apartment blocks remain the public (0) of most major cities, these cities also have a mass of secret tunnels and hidden pipes below ground which keep everything working.This other world exists, forgotten or neglected by all but a tiny (1) of engineers and historians For example, there are more than 150 kilometres of rivers under the streets of London. Most have been (2) over and, sadly, all that (3) is their names. Perhaps the greatest (4) to the city is the River Fleet, a (5) great river which previously had beautiful houses on its (6) . It now goes underground in the north of the city and (7) into the River Thames by Blackfriars Bridge. The London Underground (8) 1,000 kilometres of underground railway track winding under the capital and more than 100 stations below street level. Along some underground railway lines, commuters can sometimes catch a (9) glimpse of the platforms of more than 40 closed stations which have been left under the city. (10) some are used as film sets, most (11) forgotten. Some have had their entrances on the street turned into restaurants and shops, but most entrances have been (12) down. 0 A . face B outline C surface D top 1 A.number Bamount Ctotal D.few 2 A.covered B.protected C.hidden D.sheltered 3 A.stays B.stops C.remains D.keeps 4 A.miss B.absence C.waste D.loss 5 A.once B.past C.then D prior 6 A.borders B.coasts C.banks D.rims 7 A.gets B.flows C.leaks D.lets 8 A.holds B.contains C.has D.consists 9 A.rapid B.brief C.fast D.sharp 10 A.Despite B.Unless C.Although D.Since 11 A.lie B.last C.ive D.lay 12 A.pulled B.broken C.brought D.cut 12 A good start to a holiday I had never been to Denmark before, and when I set out to (0) the ferry in early May, I little (1) that by the end of the trip I'd have made such lasting friendships. I wanted to (2) my time well, so I had planned a route which would (3) several small islands and various parts of the countryside. I arrived at Esbjerg, a (4) port for a cyclist's arrival, where tourist information can be obtained and money changed. A cycle track (5) out of town and own to Ribe, where I spent my first night. In my (6) , a person travelling alone sometimes meets with unexpected hospitality, and this trip was no (7) .In Ribe, I got into conversation with a cheerful man who turned (8) to be the local baker. He insisted that I should (9) his family for lunch, and, while we were eating, he contacted his daughter in Odense. Within minutes, he had (10) for me to visit her and her family. Then I was(11) on my way with a fresh loaf of bread to keep me (12) and the feeling that this would turn out to be a wonderful holiday. 0 A catch B. pick C. find D. gain 1 A.wondered B.suspected C.doubted D judged 2 A.take B.serve C. exercise D. use 3 A.Include B.contain C. enclose D. consist 4 A.capable B.ready C favourable D convenient 5 A.leads B.rides C. moves D. connects 6 A.experience B.knowledge C. observation D. information 7 A.difference B.change C. exception D. contrast 8 A.up B.out C. in D. over 9 A.greet B.see C. join D. approach 10 A.arranged B.fixed C. settled D. ordered 11 A.passed B.sent C. begun D. put 12 A.doing B.making C. being D .going 13 Mountain climbing One of the most difficult but (0) of pastimes is mountain climbing. The modern climber must (1) many different skills. Rock climbing (2) a combination of gymnastic ability, imagination and observation, but perhaps the most necessary skill is being able to (3) out how much weight a particular rock will (4) Mountaineers climb in groups of three or four, each climber at a distance of approximately six metres from the next. Usually one person climbs while the other climbers (5) .hold of the rope. The most experienced climber goes first and (6) the other climbers which way to go, making the rope secure so that it is (7) for the others to follow. With much mountain climbing, snow skills (8) a very important part. Ice axes are used for 9) steps into the snow and for testing the ground. Climbers always tie themselves together so that, if the leader falls, he or she can be held by the others and (10) back to safety. The number of dangers (11) by climbers is almost endless. And the (12) . of oxygen at high altitudes makeslife even more difficult for mountaineers. 0 A. priceless B.rewarding C precious D. prized 1 A.own B.hold C.control D.possess 2 A.requires B.insists C.calls D.orders 3 A.work B.try C.stand Dset 4 A.supply B.provide C.support D.offer 5 A.keep B.stay C.continue D.maintain 6 A.indicates B.signals C.points D.shows 7 A.safe B.sure C.dependable D.reliable 8 A.act B.do C.play D.make 9A.cutting B.tearing C.breaking D.splitting 10 A.given B.pulled C.put D.sent 11 A.marked B. touched C.felt D.faced 12 A.need B.gap C.lack D.demand 14 FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who knocked a teenage cyclist off her bike in East Street. Sarah Tucker, 17, had a lucky (0) on Friday, 13th May, when she was sent reeling by a black Volvo on her way home from work. She bruised her thigh and shoulder and her bicycle was (1) The driver stopped for a moment but then drove off without (2) a name or address and before Sarah could get his number. "I tried to (3) out of his way, but I couldn't," she said. "Everyone at work kept (4) on about it being Friday 13th. I'm not a bit (5)… and wouldn't change any of my plans just because Friday 13th is supposed to be unlucky, I don't usually take any (6) of that sort of thing but I will now. I think I'll stay in bed." The accident(7)….at the (8)…with Westwood Road at about 6.30pm as Sarah was making her (9) home to the Harley Estate. The Volvo (10) out of Westwood Road onto Henley Road in front of the teenager's bicycle. "He could at (11) have helped her up. I don't see why he should get away with it," said her father, Derek. "Sarah was lucky. I don't know why the driver didn't see her. He can't have been (12) ….attention. It is (13)…that nobody took down the number." Though still too (14)…. to ride a bike, Sarah was able to go back to (15) in Marlow on Monday. 0 A break B escape C escapade D incident 1 A crashed B harmed C devastated D damaged 2 A leaving B presenting C noting D suggesting 3 A go B get C be D stay 4 A chatting B running C going D rambling 5 A irrational B prejudiced C unreasonable D superstitious 6 A notice B consideration C note D care 7 A took place B came about C finished up D turned up 8 A junction B joining C roundabout D crossing 9 A route B course C way D path 10 A pulled B thrust C ran D crashed 11 A once B least C most D best 12 A paying B giving C attracting D providing 13 A unfavourable B inopportune C undesirable D unfortunate 14 A discouraged B shaken C overcome D confused 15 A work B post C job D employment 15 [...]... educators They should be seen as educational (2) … and as stimuli for the child’s (3) …, imagination and life skills Every game is a preparation for the future The manner in which children (4) … a game, their choice of game and the importance they (5)…upon it, show their attitude and relationship to their environment and how they relate to their (6… human beings Whether they are hostile or whether they are... A too A common A check A like A facilities A by B effects B as well B contrast B power B such B activities B for C makes C also C comparison C control C so C exercises C in D turns D plus D contrary D choice D thus D amenities D with 37 A FAIR WAGE? What constitutes a fair wage? The (0)… of money that people earn is (1)… determined not by fairness but by market forces.This fact, however, should not... do C give D take 4 A Revise B control C Check D Inspect 5 A dream B fancy C hope D long 6 A respond B call C fill D meet 7 A arrange B conform C fit D get 8 A satisfy B notify C qualify D specify 9 A choice B pick C selection D pleasing 10 A before B sooner C earlier D after 11 A occasional B seldom C rare D sometimes 12 A in trouble B by mistake C out of use D at fault 13 A get B leave C find D stop . skills. Every game is a preparation for the future. The manner in which children (4) … a game, their choice of game and the importance they (5)…upon it, show their attitude and relationship to their