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V Gap filling (1): Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space Passage 1: There are three separate sources of hazard in the (1) of supplying energy by nuclear power First, the (2) _ material must travel from its place of manufacture to the power station Although the power stations themselves are solidly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are (3) _ There are normally only two methods of transport (4) _ namely road or rail Unfortunately, both of these (5) _ close contact with the general public since the (6) are sure to pass near or even through, heavily (7) areas Second, there is the problem of waste All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will (8) _ radioactive for thousands of years It is impossible to (9) these wastes no radioactive, and so they must be (10) _ in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented For examples, they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into abandoned mines or sunk in the sea However, these methods not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily (11) the containers open Third, there is the problem of accidental (12) _ due to a leak or an explosion at the power station As with the other two, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection (13) the nuclear program Nevertheless, it can happen Separately, these three types of risks are a great cause for (14) Taken together, though, the (15) of disaster is extremely high A procedure B manner C technique D process A destructive B radioactive C explosive D effective A not B neither C also D too A possible B acceptable C favorable D available A relate B make C involve D require A streets B routes C roads D ways A populated B popular C inhabited D living A continue B rest C begin D remain A cause B C make D produce 10 A preserved B protected C placed D stored 11 A explore B crack C cause D shake 12 A exposure B show C display D contact 13 A for B against C to D with 14 A consideration B investigation C examination D concern 15 A probability B ability C capacity D opportunity V Gap filling (2): When I was sixteen I (1) _ school and went to work in a butcher’s shop The manager was a young man, only a few years older (2) me, and he was very ambitious, also, he was a bit dishonest When customers asked (3) _ the best steak he would sell them poor-quality beef He used to this to young housewives, who if the meat (4) tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly Sometimes, he did not give the (5) _ change and the customers did not notice One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (6) _ sold all our meat, except for one small turkey As I was (7) to lock the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had (8) _ have a ten-pound turkey The manager said he (9) _ get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey I knew we did not have (10) more, so I followed him to see (11) _ he was going to He pulled and stretched the turkey to (12) it look bigger and then went back (13) said, “ Here (14) _ are, madam Here is a bigger one.” “Yes, “she said, “ but not (15) _ bigger I’ll take both of them.” A leave B had left C left D was leaving A then B than C more D much A for B in C with D on A was B be C are D is A incorrect B correct C wrong D corrected A having B have C had D are A go B on C gone D going A to B in C had D with A will B would C won’t D shouldn’t 10 A some B several C much D any 11 A that B what C why D which 12 A have make B had made C make D made 13 A then B and C much D but 14 A they B he C we D she 15 A much B more C many D several V Gap filling (3): George Smith is 40 years old He has worked is a factory (1) _ 30 years One day he is told that a new machine has been installed which does his job (2) _ He is no longer needed So he has to leave his job – he is made (3) George has done his (4) to look for a new job but he keeps getting the same answer – “ No (5) _” There are no jobs suitable (6) _ him within reasonable traveling distance of his home At his local Job centre he is given a piece of paper to (7) _ to the Unemployment Benefit Office There he is given a card which tells him the day and time each fortnight he must “sign on” This means he signs a register stating that he is (8) His unemployment benefit is sent to him by post every week that he signs on He (9) _ the cheque at a post office or bank If his unemployment benefit is not enough to live (10) , George can go to the Social Security Office: he may be able to get extra help from there (11) _ some weeks of unemployment, the Job centre tells George about a possible vacancy The only problem is that if George gets the job, he will have to move to another part of Britain He is writing to (12) house but first he has to go for (13) an _ with his prospective employer It costs money to travel and to move house George sees some pamphlets in his Job centre They give him information about help with interview expenses He also reads about grants and allowances (14) if he does have to move to another part of the country George is (15) the job at the interview, but he may not be able to take it because the cost of housing in the area is too high A in B for C by D on A automatically B mechanically C systematically D methodically 3 A unsatisfactory B inconvenient C disqualified D redundant A ability B best C capacity D most A places B need C work D vacancies A for B to C with D by A carry B take C bring D hold A broke B poor C unemployed D homeless A cashes B sends C receives D exchanges 10 A with B in C for D on 11 A In B Within C For D After 12 A change B move C leave D sell 13 A a meeting B an interview C a discussion D a conference 14 A available B ready C free 15 A presented B offered C donated D essay D granted V Gap filling (4): London has a (1) _ of about 6,770,000 It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans landed nearly 2,000 years (2) _ From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the (3) _ city in the world, but now there are (4) _ cities which are much (5) London is famous (6) many things Tourists (7) _ from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as St Paul’s Cathedral, (8) _ has a huge dome, and the Houses of Parliament, (9) _ you can see and hear the famous clock – Big Ben – they also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops (10) Harrods, where you can buy anything (11) _ many big cities, London has (12) _ with traffic and pollution Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London Underground but there are still too many cars (13) the streets The air isn’t clean, but it is (14) than it was 100 years ago Until the Clean Air Act in 1965, London has been famous for its fog or “smog” which is a (15) _ of smoke and fog A proportion B population C pollution D number A after B before C next D ago A bigger B the bigger C biggest D the biggest 4 A many B a lot C much D little A bigger B bigger than C biggest D the biggest A with B for C to D in spite of A go B leave C come D travel A what B that C who D which A why B where C when D which 10 A so as B as follows C the following D such as 11 A Like B Similar C The same D Likely 12 A advantages B problems C good points D features 13 A at B during C on D into 14 A cleaner B clean C cleanest D as clean 15 A link B connection C stir D mixture V Gap filling (5): All living things, plant or animal, (1) vitamins for health, growth, and reproduction Yet vitamins are not a source of calories and not (2) _ significantly to body mass The plant or animal (3) _ vitamins as tools in processes (4) regulate chemical activities in the organism and that use basic food elements – carbohydrates, fats, and proteins – to form tissues (5) to produce energy Vitamins can be (6) _ over and over, and only tiny amounts are needed to replace (7) that are lost (8) _, most vitamins are essential in the diet because the body does not produce (9) of them or, in many cases, does not produce them at all Thirteen (10) vitamins have been identified by nutritionists: A, eight Bcomplex vitamins, C, D, E, and K (11) substances, such as carnitine and choline, behave like vitamins but are made in adequate (12) _ in the human body (13) were originally placed in categories based on (14) function in the body and were given letter names Later, (15) _ their chemical structures were revealed, they were also given chemicals names Today, both naming conventions are used A need B needed C ask for D needs A provide B have C contribute D make A destroy B uses C damage D make use A that B whose C what D where 5 A but B nor C thus D and A used to B got used to C used D are used A the B those C the one D which A Unfortunately B Anyway C Moreover D Nevertheless A any B enough C most D almost 10 A different B another C other D similar 11 A Some B Any C a lot D None 12 A accounts B qualities C subjects D amounts 13 A Vitamin B A vitamin C Vitamins D People 14 A their B its C our D the vitamin’s 15 A before B as C because D although V Gap filling (6): (1) _ three fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered (2) water Perhaps the most important liquid in the world, water is usually easy to get (3) _ rain, springs, wells, streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes It (4) _ the vast ocean beds (5) _ vapor, water is also present in the air, (6) _ it often condenses into clouds The bodies of most living (7) _ contain a large proportion of water For example, water (8) _ about 60 percent of the weight of the human body Water is (9) for life Millions of years ago the first (10) _ of life on earth grew in the sea Although today many plants and animals are (11) to live on land, they still need water This life-sustaining makes up (12) of the animal blood or plant sap (13) _ nourishes living tissues Used (14) _ never used up, water constantly circulates throughout the world A person taking a drink of (15) today may be drinking the same water that gave refreshment to a Stone Age man A.most B nearly C more D each A with B in C on D without A for B rather than C from D by A fills with B is full of C fills D is filled A As B Unlike C Onto D In A which B where C who D whose A plants B animals C things D items A includes B consists of C accounts D comprises A useless B urgent C going D necessary 10 A forms B pictures C images D shadows 11 A can B able C about D happy 12 A nearly B all C most D almost 13 A what B who C that is D that 14 A however B but C nor D except 15 A water B the air C beer D wine V Gap filling (7): THE BURGLARS' FRIEND It was three o’clock in the morning when (36) Russell Brown woke up to go to the bathroom His parents were (37) _ asleep in bed But when he heard a noise in the living room and saw a light was (38) , he went downstairs There he (39) _ two men They asked him his name and (40) him they were friends of the family Unfortunately, Russell believed them They asked him where the VCR and TV were Russell (41) _ them and said they had a stereo and CD player, too The two men carried these to the kitchen Russell also told them that his mother (42) _ her wallet in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that Russell even (43) them his pocket money - 50 cents They finally left at A.M They said, “Will you open the back door while we (44) _ these things to the car, because we don't want (45) _ Mommy and Daddy, OK?" So Russell held the door (46) for them He then went back to bed His parents didn't know about the (47) until they got up the next day His father said, "I couldn't be angry (48) Russell because he thought he was (49) the right thing " Fortunately, the police (50) the two burglars last week 36 a) four-years-oldb) four-year-old c) four-old-year d) four-old-years 37 a) slow b) well c) hard d) fast 38 a) in b) at c) on d) up 39 a) found b) watched c) noticed d) recognized 40 a) told b) said c) talked d) asked 41 a) told b) gave c) showed d) offered 42 a) put b) placed c) set d) kept 43 a) sent b) sold c) gave d) bought 44 a) take b) keep c) send d) move 45 a) wake b) waking c) to wake d) woke 46 a) closed b) open c) opened d) shut 47 a) theft b) robbery c) shop – lifting d) burglary 48 a) on b) in c) with d) about 49 a) doing b) working c) acting d) getting 50 a) trappedb) took c) killed d) caught V Gap filling (8): “ Wasting time is like wasting money” This is the slogan (36) Time Management Systems “Most people” says Sam Flowers of TMS, “waste too (37) time on doing trivial things like finding telephone numbers, looking (38) pieces of paper (39) their desks, and walking from one part of a building to another These can waste hours of _ (40) day Then you haven’t got time (41) the important things This applies to (42) your professional and your personal 43)” The first step towards managing your time _ (44) is keeping a time log In a time log you record (45) that you during the day Then you calculate how _.(46) time you spent (47) each thing -traveling, telephoning, eating, chatting, washing, (48) letters, etc ”When they a time log”, says Sam Flower Most people are _ (49) at _ (50) much time they waste (36) A.in B of C on D with (37) A much B many C some D any (38) A in B at C for D into (39) A in B on C under D of (40) A your B my C her D his (41) A in B on C for D about (42) A two B both C second D twice (43) A lives B work C career D life (44) A better B good C best D gooder (45) A somethings B anything C everything D thing (46) A much B many C some D any (47) A in B of C with D on (48) A writes B writing C to write D write (49) A amaze B amazed C to amaze D amazing (50) A what B which C how D.that V Gap filling (9): When I was sixteen I (36) _school and went to work in a butcher’s shop The manager was a young man, only a few years older (37) _me, and he was very ambitious, also, he was a bit dishonest When customers asked (38) the best steak he would sell them poor-quality beef He used to this to young housewives, who if the meat (39) tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly Sometimes, he did not give the (40) change and the customers did not notice One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (41) sold all our meat, except for one small turkey As I was (42) _to lock the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had (43) _have a ten-pound turkey The manager said he (44) get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey I knew we did not have (45) more, so I followed him to see (46) _he was going to He pulled and stretched the turkey to (47) _ it look bigger and then went back (48) said, “ Here (49) _ are, madam Here is a bigger one.” “Yes, “she said, “ but not (50) _bigger I’ll take both of them.” 36 A leave B had left C left D was leaving 37 A then B than C more D much 38 A for B in C with D on 39 A was B be C are D is 40 A incorrect B correct C wrong D corrected 41 A having B have C had D are 42 A go B on C gone D going 43 A to B in C had D with 44 A will B would C won’t D shouldn’t 45 A some B several C much D any 46 A that B what C why D which 47 A have make B had made C make D made 48 A then B and C much D but 49 A they B he C we D she 50 A much B more C many D several 10 ... vitamin C Vitamins D People 14 A their B its C our D the vitamin’s 15 A before B as C because D although V Gap filling (6): (1) _ three fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered (2) water... with d) about 49 a) doing b) working c) acting d) getting 50 a) trappedb) took c) killed d) caught V Gap filling (8): “ Wasting time is like wasting money” This is the slogan (36) Time Management... made 13 A then B and C much D but 14 A they B he C we D she 15 A much B more C many D several V Gap filling (3): George Smith is 40 years old He has worked is a factory (1) _ 30 years One day