More recently, people have wondered if climatic changes could be _________ 6.. us to understand climatic changes take place.. Equally is the need to understand why such changes occur.. b
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HIGH FLYER
I travel all over _ world on business and my neighbour thinks my life is one long holiday You know what _ business travel like: up at _ dawn to catch _ plane; _ breakfast in _ London, _ lunch in _ New York, _ luggage in _ Bermuda When you’re in _ sky, you see only snow in _ Arctic or _ Greenland You have glimpses of _ Andes or _ Pacific You’re always exhausted Your wife or husband complains you’re never there to take _ children to _ school or put them to _ bed When you get home, your neighbour says, “Another nice holiday, eh? Give
me Home Sweet Home any day!
B Put in about, down, down on, in, in on, up, up on, up to, up with or to.
A CURE FOR SNORING It’s very difficult for people who sleep silently to put _ the sound of snoring Some people are asleep the moment the lie _; other stay _ half the night waiting for the miracle of sleep to come _ Even insomniacs snore Insomniacs are the ones who need to lie _ in the morning to catch _ lost sleep Snorers will never admit to snoring They know the rest of the world looks _ them and they just can’t face _ reality My friend, Henry, a champion snorer, has just found a cure and he let me _ his little secret He has just coughed _ good money for a band with a stud on it He wears the band round his head at night and if he tries to sleep on his back, the stud gives him a jab I’m sure this news will cheer _ all snorers, who now have a new experience to look forward _ With one of these on their heads, all they have to lose is their sleep!
C Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 The thing I hate about John is his _ RELY
2 He examined the parcel _, as he had no idea what it could be SUSPECT
3 He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later _ when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs QUALIFY
4 Before the bridge was built, the island was _ from the mainland except
by ferry ACCESS
5 You can’t neglect your work with _ in Mr Brown’s class because he checks the homework everyday PUNITIVE
6 After Romeo and Juliet died, their families, who had been _ enemies, became friends RECONCILE
7 Sandra’s parents were _ when they learned she had failed two subjects PERTURBATION
8 At breakfast the aroma of freshly brewed coffee _ the kitchen and dining room PERMEABLE
9 A mother has to be a nurse, housekeeper, shopper, cook, teacher, etc She plays a _ role LATERAL
10 Don’t judge the matter by my opponent’s _ statement, but wait till you have heard the other side LATERAL
D Choose one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if
it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
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A relatively B intrinsically C sporadically D incrementally
2 In Action Painting, the paint is sometimes dribbled onto the canvas
3 After many years of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra Glenn Miller finally achieved world flame in 1939 as a big band leader
4 From an airplane, the grasslands of the western prairie appear almost as uniform as a placid sea
5 The manic depressive usually fluctuates between great excitement and deep depression
6 The Ford Foundation is one of the world’s wealthiest philanthropic organizations
A profligate B governmental C humanitarian D multinational
7 The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful tissue transplantation
A factor in B impediment to C occurrence in D phenomenon of
8 Summer weather of ninety degrees or more has been reported off and on in Fort Yokon, Alaska
A back and forth B as of late C now and then D on the spot
9 Hypnotized individuals can be induced to act bizarrely
A in harmful ways B against their wills C oddly D emotionally
10 A postage stamp has been issued to pay tribute to Hellen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan
1 unreliability 2 suspiciously 3 disqualified 4 inaccessible 5 impunity 6 irreconcilable
7 perturbed 8 permeates 9 multilateral 10 unilateral
E Verb tense & Verb form
Millions of years ago, trees from now(1) _ (vanish) forests produced a sticky substance that slowly (2) _ (harden) into sparkling rocks Often, the (3) _ (harden) sap would drip onto an unlucky grasshopper or beetle, (4) _ (encase) it in a premature tomb Today, a piece of amber with such content is worth thousands of dollars However, not long ago, miners tossed out these pieces, believing them (5) _ (flaw) and worthless The preservation of creatures in amber is (6) _ (amaze) Scientists are able to cut the amber and expose the actual structures of a prehistoric creature’s muscles, eyes, jaws and nervous systems Although amber supplies (7) _ (decline) in some areas of the world, it is doubtful that supplies (8) _ (deplete) any time soon New deposits always (9) _ ( discover), (10) _ (guarantee) a rich link to the past
F Rewrite the following sentences, using exactly the words given.
1 It was risky of him to ask for more pay although he got a pay rise three months ago NERVE
_
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_
3 He got into a panic when he realized that he had lost his passport HOT
_
4 Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters still haven’t decided on the candidate they are going to vote for FENCE
_
5 Whatever difficulties Mary had, she still attended university SHINE
_
6 Your loud music really drives me up the wall, please turn down a bit CEILING _
7 That movie star used to have lots of fans, but in recent years he has become unattractive TOUCH
_
8 The thief had to confess when he was caught in the act ALTERNATIVE
_
9 I give him a job despite lingering doubts about his suitability QUESTION _
10 I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning ICEBERG
_
G Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
1 She thought that she had paid the bill but she hadn’t
She was
2 It’s what people eat that betrays their social background, not their table manners What gives
3 Do you agree with Jill Tweedie’s views on male female relations?
Are you _
4 I can’t believe that the rates are going to remain at the same level this year
I find _
5 Is it because they’re working class that behave like this?
Is it their
6 Contact the social Services department if you have any further problems
Get
7 Apart from Phillip, every one else at the meeting was a party member
With _
8 No tuition fees are payable in any publicly – maintained school
Publicly – maintained schools do
9 Half the afternoon was spent on clay – modelling
Clay – modelling _
10 It was more an argument than a discussion
It was not so
H Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition.
1 Tall players are _ an advantage _ football matches
2 I can’t recite the whole poem _ memory
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4 The kitchen floor looks clean enough to eat _
5 There should be some news _ the hour
6 Manufacturers must con form _ and abide _ certain standards laid _ by the goernment
I Read the passage One word is missing from each line Put an oblique stroke (/) where the word has been omitted and write the missing word in each blank at the end of the line.
1 18,000 years ago, much of Europe lay/ buried vast sheets of ice, beneath
2 hundreds of metres thick Even since this astonishing fact discovered _
3 in the last century, scientists speculated on the nature of the _
4 Ice Age climate, and the circumstances that brought it to end _
5 More recently, people have wondered if climatic changes could be _
6 place in our own time During early 1970s there were disastrous _
7 droughts in Africa, frequent failures of the Indian monsoon In 1976, _
8 Europe sweltered the hottest summer for over a century, and experienced _
9 of the worst droughts since records began Could such events _
10 as these symptoms of a world-wide climatic shift? _
11 Even small changes in climate occur from time to time can have a _
12 highly effect on agriculture With food reserves now standing at _
13 only few per cent of annual production, the world is extremely _
14 vulnerable adverse shifts in climate It is therefore vitally important for _
15 us to understand climatic changes take place _
16 Equally is the need to understand why such changes occur _
17 Until recently we have assumed that variations regional and global _
18 observed over the centuries resulted natural phenomena But _
19 there now some tentative evidence suggesting that man’s activities _
20 are already affecting local climates, and may affect regional even _
21 global climatic patterns in future _
22 There are several ways which man could be altering regional and _
23 global climate First, the carbon dioxide content the atmosphere is _
24 increasing, as result of burning fossil fuels Second, the atmospheric _
25 transparency is decreasing, because particular matter (dust, sulphates, _
26 liquid droplets, etc.) being injected the atmosphere from _
27 such activities industry cars and agriculture Next – deforestation, _
28 irrigation, urbanization and agriculture changing the albedo _
29 of the Earth’s (The albedo is the percentage of incoming solar _
30 radiation is directly reflected outward.) Fourth, the atmosphere is _
31 being directly heated the burning of fossil and nuclear fuels _
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A
1 the 2 (-) 3 (-) 4 a/the 5 (-) 6 (-) 7 (-) 8 (-) 9 (-) 10 (-) 11 the 12 the 13 (-) 14 the
15 the 16 the 17 (-) 18 (-)
B
1 put up with 2 lie down 3 stay up 4 come about 5 lie in
6 catch up on 7 looks down on 8 face up to 9 let me in on
10 coughed up 11 cheer up 12 look forward to
C.
1 unreliability 2 suspiciously 3 disqualified 4 inaccessible 5 impunity 6 irreconcilable
7 perturbed 8 permeates 9 multilateral 10 unilateral
D
1 B 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 D 6 C 7 B 8 C 9 C 10.C
E
1 vanished 2 hardened 3 hardening 4 encasing 5 to be flawed 6 amazing 7 are declining 8 will be depleted 9 are always being discovered 10 guaranteeing
F.
1 He had / took a lot of / the nerve to ask for more pay although he got a pay rose three month ago
2 After a hard day of work, he hit the way without eating the dinner
3 He went hot and cold when he realized that he had lost his passport
4 Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters still sit on the fence about whom they are going to vote for
5 Mary still attended university (come) rain or shine
6 Please turn down a bit I really hit the ceiling to listen to your loud music
7 That movie star used to have lots of fans, but he has lost (his) touch recently
8 The thief had no alternative but to confess when he was caught in the act
9 I gave him a job although his suitability for the job was open to question/ in question
10 These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg
G.
1 She was convinced that she had paid the bill, but she hadn’t
2 What gives (away) people’s social background away is what they eat, not their table manners
3 Are you in agreement with Jill Tweedie’s views o male/ female relations?
4 I find it hard to believe that the rates are going to remain at the same level this year
5 Is it their class/ working class origins that makes/ make them to behave like this?
6 get in touch with the Social Services department if you have any further problems
7 With the exception of Phillip, everyone else at the meeting was a Party member
8 Publicly – maintained schools do not change tuition fees
9 Clay – modelling was timeabled for/ took up/ half the afternoon
10 It was not such much a discussion as an argument
H 1 at – at 2 from 3 out of 4 off 5 within 6 to – by - down
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2 hundreds of metres thick Even since this astonishing fact/ discovered was
3 in the last century, scientists/ speculated on the nature of the have
4 Ice Age climate, and the circumstances that brought it to/ end an
5 More recently, people have wondered if climatic changes could be/ taking
6 place in our own time During/ early 1970s there were disastrous the
7 droughts in Africa,/ frequent failures of the Indian monsoon In 1976, and
8 Europe sweltered/ the hottest summer for over a century, and experienced in
9 /of the worst droughts since records began Could such events one
10 as these/ symptoms of a world-wide climatic shift? be
11 Even small changes in climate/ occur from time to time can have a that
12 highly/ effect on agriculture With food reserves now standing at damaging
13 only/ few per cent of annual production, the world is extremely a
14 vulnerable/ adverse shifts in climate It is therefore vitally important for to
15 us to understand/ climatic changes take place how
16 Equally/ is the need to understand why such changes occur important
17 Until recently we have assumed that variations regional and global/ climate
18 observed over the centuries resulted/ natural phenomena But from
19 there/ now some tentative evidence suggesting that man’s activities is
20 are already affecting local climates, and may affect regional/ even and
21 global climatic patterns in/ future the
22 There are several ways/ which man could be altering regional and in
23 global climate First, the carbon dioxide content/ the atmosphere is of
24 increasing, as/ result of burning fossil fuels Second, the atmospheric a
25 transparency is decreasing, because/ particular matter (dust, sulphates, of
26 liquid droplets, etc.) being injected/ the atmosphere from into
27 such activities/ industry cars and agriculture Next – deforestation, as
28 irrigation, urbanization and agriculture/ changing the albedo are
29 of the Earth’s/ (The albedo is the percentage of incoming solar surface
30 radiation/ is directly reflected outward.) Fourth, the atmosphere is that
31 being directly heated/ the burning of fossil and nuclear fuels by