Use of English Read the texts below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap There is an example at the beginning (0) The internet bus In the desert areas that (0) B Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools But when mobile internet equipment was (1) on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were (2) _ into quiet, studious individuals District officials got the idea during (3) drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they (4) _that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card They (5) _if internet access on a school bus could (6) _students' academic productivity, too But the idea for what students call 'the internet bus' really (7) shape when the district's chief information officer (8) across an article about having internet access in cars He thought, 'What if you could put that in a bus?' The officials have been delighted to see the (9) of homework getting done, morning and evening, as the internet bus (10) up and drops off students along the 10-minute drive (11) some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students make (12) _of their travel time to study 10 11 12 A edge A installed A replaced A extraordinary A believed A thought A increase A formed A got A total A brings A Since A progress B surround B set B exchanged B occasional B acknowledged B imagined B enlarge B took B looked B amount B picks B Despite B work C turn C included C switched C exceptional C estimated C suspected C rise C held C came C number C rides C Although C use D enclose D structured D transformed D few D realised D wondered D heighten D did D put D measure D catches D However D part For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s …… a ‘gap year’ In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (1) …… to study for his degree After doing various jobs to (2) …… some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia The more adventurous the young person, the (3) …… the challenge they are likely to (4) …… themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can (5) …… in a thirst for adventure Now that his university course has (6) …… to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him (7) …… around the world What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport which are (8) …… by natural energy In other words, he’ll be (9) …… mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a (10) …… cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship (11) …… As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to (12) …… on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea A called B named C referred D known A settling down B getting up C taking over D holding back A achieve B raise C advance D win A stronger B wider C greater D deeper A put B set C aim D place A result B lead C cause D create A come B turned C reached D brought A just B complete C whole D right A pulled B charged C forced D powered A relying B using C attempting D trying 10 A quick B short C brief D swift 11 A anyway B alike C instead D otherwise 12 A leave B keep C pass D give TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand This (0) many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) accidents Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (2) _ people to change their habits and leave their cars at home One possible (3) _ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4) charges for parking and (5)tougher fines for anyone who (6) _the law In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day This system, (7) as 'road pricing', is already being introduced in a (8) of cities, using a special electronic card (9) to the windscreen of the car Another way of (10) with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11) of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (12) stage of their journey Of course, the most important (13) _is to provide good public transport However, to get people to (14) the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (15) _ at an acceptable level 0 A causes A of A make A approach A enlarging A carrying down B results B for B arrange B manner B increasing B putting off C leads C about C suggest C custom C growing C bringing in D invents D by D persuade D style D developing D taking away A crosses A named A quantity A fixed 10 A doing 11 A outskirts 12 A late 13 A thought 14 A pass on 15 A taken B refuses B seen B number B joined B handling B border B end B thing B throw away B kept C breaks C called C total C built C dealing C outside C complete C work C give up C given D cracks D known D sum D placed D solving D limit D final D event D leave out D stood AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose (0) Entertainment industries (1) for your leisure time You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book Sometimes it seems that reading is (2) _ because, (3) _ you're a fast reader, it can take a (4) amount of time to finish a novel, for example But in the (5) world, time is something that can be in short supply Book publishers haven't been (6) _to realise this and are now selling a product which needn't (7) _ as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story The new product is the audiobook - cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by wellknown personalities or the authors themselves Audiobooks are (8) new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing (9) _ One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they're (10) _listening to the radio, only better You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won't ever (11) _ anything Much of their appeal (12) in their flexibility They (13) you to other things while you're listening, such as driving or (14) the housework For some people, audiobooks can be a much more enjoyable way of (15) knowledge than reading A among A chase A neglected A in spite A plentiful A current A behind A take up A partly A ever since then 10A as 11A pass B with B compete B declined B no matter B broad B new B slow B fill out B approximately B all the time B same B lack C from C oppose C lessened C regardless of C considerable C present C delayed C go through C roughly C up until now C like C miss D out D pursue D disposed D even if D lasting D modern D overdue D pass by D relatively D from then or D both D lose 12A stands 13A grant 14A doing 15A grasping B belongs B allow B running B catching C bases C spare C making C gaining D lies D afford D cleaning D raising THE PATHÈ FILM COMPANY In 1885, a Frenchman, Charles Pathè, created what later became France's most successful film studios By 1907, the company had (0) enormously and had studios in France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA What seems surprising now that Hollywood dominates the film (1) is that a French company (2) itself so well in the USA Pathè was one of the main film companies there at that (3) , hiring out its studios to other film-making companies (4) distributing its own films However, (5) Pathè was big in the USA, it was a giant in Europe In 1913, the year before the First World War (6) , Pathè made no fewer than three hundred films But the war affected the company (7) Shortages of staff and equipment led to big (8) in production, and by 1918 output had (9) to sixty-three films From then on, Pathè (10) on making fewer films of (11) length and better quality Pathè was the first company to put out regular news films, which it started doing in 1903 Each film lasted fifteen minutes and (12) of six news items From (13) on, Pathè's news department had branches all over Europe and later all over the world By the 1970s, TV news had completely (14) the role of cinema news films and so the company stopped making them Today, Pathè is chiefly (15) in TV, cinema and new video technology A expanded 1.A life A established A date A in addition A so A burst out A badly A chops A descended 10 A thought 11 A further 12 A consisted 13 A soon 14 A brought off 15 A involved B swollen B world B set B phase B together B whether B broke out B extremely B slips B shortened B engaged B reater B featured B firstly B turned into B connected C widened C area C founded C age C as well as C despite C set off C largely C cuts C fallen C occupied C higher C included C early C caught on C linked D stretched D channel D placed D time D also D if D went off D highly D dips D subtracted D concentrated D bigger D composed D initially D taken over D tied MARKETS In practically any country in the (0) , you are (1) to find a market somewhere Markets have been with us since (2) times, when people became selfsufficient and needed to exchange the goods they produced For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow (3) _tools and so on But just as times have (4) , so have market practices So, (5) in early times the main activity (6) with markets would have been 'bartering', meaning the exchange of goods as described (7) , today most stall-holders wouldn't be too (8) on accepting potatoes as payment, for instance, instead of cash In contrast, what might be a common (9) in a modern market is a certain amount of 'haggling', where customer and seller eventually (10) on a price, after what can sometimes be quite a heated debate This has become so popular in certain places that many people think that this is what makes the (11) atmosphere of a market But (12) as no two people are the same, no two markets are the same either, and so behaviour which is expected in one market in one country may not be (13) in another Even within one country, there are those markets where you could haggle quite (14) and those where you would be (15) not to try! A planet 1.A safe A ancient 3.A into A changed A however A associated A over A fond A look 10 A confirm 11 A sole 12 A even 13 A acceptable 14 A simply 15 A informed B world B confident B antique B by B turned B despite B relating B above B keen B appearance B consent B single B so B convenient B plainly B advised C earth C definite C old C for C developed C nevertheless C connecting C upper C eager C sight C approve C only C just C comfortable C clearly C noticed KEYS: EX 1: A – D – B – D – D – A – B – C – B – 10 B – 11 C – 12 C EX 2: A - B – C – B – A - A – D – D – A – 10B – 11 C – 12 C EX 3: 1A - 2D – 3A - 4B – 5C – 6C – 7D – 8B – 9A - 10C – 11C - 12D – 13B – 14C – 15B EX 4: 1B – 2A – 3D – 4C – 5D – 6B – 7A – 8D – 9B – 10C – 11C – 12D – 13B – 14A – 15C EX 5: 1B – 2A – 3D – 4C – 5D – 6B – 7A – C 9C – 10D – 11B – 12A – 13C – 14D – 15A EX 6: 1D – 2A – 3C – 4A – 5D – 6A – 7B – 8B – 9C – 10D – 11D – 12C – 13A – 14D – 15B D globe D sure D past D over D differed D whereas D attached D higher D pleased D view D agree D unique D such D receptive D easily D suggested ... their cars at home One possible (3 ) _ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4 ) charges for parking and (5 )tougher fines for anyone who (6 ) _the law In addition, drivers... the day This system, (7 ) as 'road pricing', is already being introduced in a (8 ) of cities, using a special electronic card (9 ) to the windscreen of the car Another way of (1 0) with the problem... 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