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Exercise 0: Higher Education in the UK Students who have successfully completed an A-level course may go to university to (1) three- or four-year course leading to a first degree such as Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), etc They apply to several universities which then (2) an offer of a place specifying the minimum grades the student needs to obtain in the A level subjects studied Higher education is not (3) In principle, students have to pay a contribution to the cost of teaching (tuition fees) and have also to pay their living costs (maintenance) The government provides (4) to help them pay for university education which have to be paid back from earnings once their income reaches a certain (5) In recent years government policy has been to (6) the percentage of 18-year olds (7) go to university, which is now, at 40%, double the 1990 figure, but this growth has been at the (8) of the amount of financial support given to individual students Universities receive money (9) the state for each student and are responsible for employing staff and deciding which courses to offer The head of a university, who is (10) for its management, is called a vice-chancellor A that B a C this D the A create B C make D get A permitted B allowed C compulsory D free A loans B hires C shares D rents A grade B level C mark D rank A rise B remain C increase D decrease A who B which C whose D whom A fee B suspense C charge D expense A of B from C to D in 10 A liable B responsible C answerable D chargeable TOPIC 1: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION Exercise 1: The Secret to Learning Anything: Albert Einstein’s Advice to His Son My dear Albert, Yesterday I received your dear letter and was very happy with it I was already afraid you wouldn’t write to me at all any more You told me when I was in Zurich, that it is awkward for you when I come to Zurich Therefore I think it is better if we get together in a different place, where nobody will (1) _ with our comfort I will in any case (2) _ that each year we spend a whole month together, so that you see that you have a father who is (3) _ of you and who loves you You can also learn many good and beautiful things from me, something another cannot as easily offer you What I have achieved through such a lot of strenuous work shall not only be there for strangers but (4) _ for my own boys These days I have (5) _ one of the most beautiful works of my life, when you are bigger, I will tell you about it I am very pleased that you find joy with the piano This and carpentry are in my opinion for your age the best (6) _, better even than school Because those are things which fit a young person such as you very well Mainly play the things on the piano which please you, even if the teacher does not (7) _ those That is the way to learn the (8) _, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don’t (9) _ that the time passes I am sometimes so (10) _ up in my work that I forget about the noon meal A fuss B interfere C agree D destroy A force B urge C stimulate D encourage A fond B interested C drawn D curious A probably B partly C partially D especially A burnt B stopped C completed D created A games B pursuits C aims D goals A arrange B appoint C give D assign A best B most C greatest D more A notice B understand C get D recognize 10 A tied B filled C wrapped D grabbed 1|Page Exercise 2: The Open University The Open University was created in 1968 to give people who cannot afford to (1) _ regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and (2) _ a university diploma or degree They study at home and their academic performance is assessed by (3) _ of written examinations or project work Most Open University students (4) _ in study while also holding down a job or coping with a busy home life They study in order to update their job skills or for personal (5) _ At the heart of most courses is a (6) _ of specially written and professionally printed textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post On many of the courses, students are (7) _ to watch television programmes on the BBC network, which are usually broadcast in the (8) _ hours of the morning The (9) _ of these programmes is to develop and broaden the study experience, so that students not have to (10) _ only on the printed material they are sent A present B assist C attend D apply A managing B claiming C reaching D obtaining A method B means C route D system A fit B take C put D join A delight B satisfaction C joy D challenge A unit B club C set D heap A expected B needed C hoped D considered A first B initial C starting D early A cause B reason C end D aim 10 A rely B believe C trust D confide Exercise 3: The Truth Behind A Smile People smile a (1) deal, and we seem to know instinctively that some smiles are more genuine than others But is there any scientific (2) for this? Recent research suggests that a mechanism in the brain can help us (3) _whether a smile is really heartfelt - or whether it is just being (4) on for show (5) to various long- held traditions, a genuine smile involves the eyes as well as the mouth In the nineteenth century, a French anatomist (6) to prove this He used electrodes to stimulate the facial muscles of volunteers, (7) creating false smiles He found that real smiles were always associated with the contraction of a muscle around the eye, but that his artificially induced ones were not During more recent research, volunteers were shown a variety of human facial (8) and their reactions to these were monitored When they were shown a happy face, 35% of the volunteers immediately started looking at the eye area, checking for tell- tale crinkles that would (9) that the smile was genuine; but when shown a sad or neutral face, they did not So why did the human brain evolve to distinguish between real and false smiles? It could be that this ability to (10) a quick assessment of a smile has an important role to play in successful communication A genuine smile serves as a gesture of conciliation in conflict, and it’s important to know whether we are really being offered a truce or not A great B big C large D huge A sign B fact C root D basis A recognise B accept C admit D recollect A brought B put C created D stuck A Providing B Considering C According D Relating A got down B carried out C went off D set out A despite B thereby C however D nonetheless A exhibitions B resemblances C expressions D appearances A assure B confirm C justify D approve 10 A hold B earn C D make TOPIC 2: TECHNOLOGY and INVENTION 2|Page Exercise 1: Electronic hope offered to students too shy to speak up Students who are shy to answer questions in class will have their embarrassment ended by a new electronic system which (1) _ them to give answers to tutors in private The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be the first tertiary institution in the world to (2) _ the Personal Response System across the whole campus The electronic tool, (3) _ a remote control, enables all students to (4) _ electronically and in private to questions asked in class by their instructors Students will get a pocket- size transmitter and their instructor a receiver During a lecture the instructor may stop from time to time to assess the students’ (5) _ of the content by asking a question The student can tap the answer into the personalised wireless transmitter and the answers are (6) _sent to the instructor’s receiver Professor Nelson Cue, who demonstrated how to use the (7) _ yesterday, said: “Allowing students to respond privately and at ease” (8) _ the threat associated with speaking publicly in lectures Students not have to risk a loss of face when they give the wrong answer They also not have to compete (9) _ the attention of the instructor What’s more, the most important part of learning often takes (10) _ while mistakes are being discussed A Lets B Makes C Allows D Tells A Start B Adopt C Play D Work A Which B As C Similarly D Like A Answer B React C Speak D Respond A Ability B Understanding C Quality D Knowledge A Eventually B Next C Immediately D Accurately A Instruments B Machine C Panel D Device A Lifts B Removes C Takes D Empties A With B For C Against D Towards 10 A Part B Place C Hold D Time Exercise 2: The universal symbol of the Internet era communications The universal symbol of the Internet era communications, the @ sign used in e- mail addresses to signify the word 'at', is (36) _ a 500- year- old invention of Italian merchants, a Rome academic has revealed Giorgio Stabile, a science professor at La Sapienza University, (37) _ to have stumbled on the earliest known example of the symbol's use, as a (n) (38) _ of a measure of weight or volume He says the sign represents an amphora, a measure of (39) _ based on the terracotta jars used to transport grain and liquid in the ancient Mediterranean world The professor (40) _ toe ancient symbol in the course of research for a visual history of the 20th century, to be published by the Treccani Encyclopedia The first (41) _ instance of its use, he says, occurred in a letter written by a Florentine merchant on May 4, 1536 He says the sign made its (42) _ along trade routes to northern Europe, where it came to represent 'at the price of, its contemporary accountancy (43) _ Professor Stabile believes that Italian banks may possess even earlier documents (44) _ the symbol lying forgotten in their archives The oldest example could be of great value It could be used (45) _ publicity purposes and to enhance the prestige of the institution that owned it, he says The race is on between the mercantile world and the banking world to see who has the oldest documentation of @ A actually B truly C essentially D accurately A says B states C claims D tells 3|Page A proof B sign C evidence D indication A ability B capacity C capability D facility A exposed B unearthed C dug D devised A known B knowing C knowable D knowledgeable A line B means C way D method A sense B importance C meaning D understanding A taking B carrying C delivering D bearing 10 A on B for C with D by TOPIC 3: HEALTH AND MAN Exercise 1: Happiness In recent years there has been a remarkable increase in research into happiness The researchers have (1) _ a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predispositio to be happy: in other words, happiness runs in families A happiness seems to correlate quite (2) _ with the main dimensions of personality: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness In particular, friends are a great (3) _ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they together, partly because of the way friends use positive non- verbal (4) _ such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship Marriage similar close relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) _ overall satisfaction and vice versa - perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it works both ways Job satisfaction is caused not only the essential nature of the work, but (6) by social interactions with co- workers Unemployment, on the contrary can be a serious cause of unhappiness Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (7) _ than most other causes of happiness Activities (8) _ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy This is partly because of the (9) _ themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members - it is very strong (10) _ the case of religious groups A fallen back on B gone in for C got down to D come up with A strongly B nearly C firmly D hardly A meaning B origin C base D source A movements B motions C slogans D signals A consists of B applies to C contributes to D counts on A too B as well C also D plus A check B power C control D choice A like B such C so D thus A facilities B activities C exercises D amenities 10 A by B for C in D with 4|Page Exercise 2: Make Up What is make – up? War paint, a mask, something a woman uses to increase self – esteem? The answer is none of the above, although all of these (1) _ have been used to describe it over the years It’s true that women spend a lot of money on make – up, about £500 a year on (2) _, but it’s all for a good cause Make – up, if used correctly, can have many benefits It would be (3) _ to criticize make – up without first (4) _ its advantages to the wearer Women use make – up to (5) _ self – esteem, but it is a self – esteem that already exists By (6) _ cosmetics, a woman feels better about herself; she feels more attractive and more confident Like it or not, a woman is often (7) _ on her appearance She will use lipstick, blusher, mascara, and the (8) _, to enhance her beauty and therefore her “value” in the (9) _of others Cosmetics are a tool for attracting attention and creating a favourable first impression Let’s face it, there’s a lot of competitions out there these days and even though we might not want to admit it, we were not all born with the looks of supermodels Make – up, therefore, offers we “less – than – perfect” women, a (n) (10) _with which to compete A titles B terms C phrases D labels A standard B average C balance D par A impolite B dishonest C inhuman D unjust A considering B regarding C comparing D weighing A jump B boost C lift D rise A applying B putting C placing D spreading A selected B chosen C graded D judged A usual B similar C like D normal A eyes B heart C soul D vision 10 A bomb B gun C arsenal D weapon TOPIC 4: ENTERTAINMENT Exercise 1: A popular character in the nation's A popular character in the nation's top television soap is (1) _ for something of which she was probably innocent Having been (2) _ guilty of a series of fraudulent acts, she contemplates months of incarceration A good story- line, but wait! Within hours the television station is being (3) _ with calls of protest A national newspaper soon (4) _ up a campaign to have her freed Thousands of T- shirts are printed with slogans (5) _ for her release Offices and factory floors (6) _ to the sounds of animated debate It is even mentioned in Parliament It's easy to (7) _ off such idiocies as a bit of fun, but there's surely a more serious side A fair proportion of viewers were obviously (8) _ in by the story to such an extent that their perception of fact and fiction was clearly (9) _ Everywhere, millions will (10) _ over their 7- day TV guide to get a preview of the week's soaps A jailed B prisoned C sentenced D charged A arrested B called C found D discovered A bombed B attacked C streamed D inundated A opens B starts C puts D establishes A demanding B calling C insisting D sounding A echo B ring C fill D deafen 5|Page A laugh B smile C take D put A thrown B carried C indulged D taken A blurred B hampered C tampered D glossed 10 A flick B go C pore D sit Exercise 2: The New Music Store Now that we can all buy music over the internet and download tunes when we want, you have to ask yourself what is the (1) of the city music store? Why would we go shopping in a music store when we can get everything we need at home? Music stores know this and have (2) account of the need for (3) City music stores are now (4) places and somewhere where you can listen to music play at full (5) in a way that would irritate your neighbours! Also stores have managed to get (6) _ artists and hands to come and (7) appearances at the store to sign CDs or posters and meet their fans The stores now (8) to teenagers as they are becoming cool places to hang out and meet their friends as well as (9) the music Of course, the stores can’t charge for these activities but they hope that by getting people into the store, they will buy their music the (10) way - and it seems to be working A use B reason C point D aim A put B given C held D taken A alteration B change C revolution D renovation A meeting B assembly C company D crowd A speaker B sound C volume D noise A single B solo C alone D only A put up B C make D prepare A attract B please C engage D appeal A scan B browse C wander D survey 10 A old fashioned B out of date C old time D out of style TOPIC 6: TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS Exercise 1: Oxford is a city with such Oxford is a city with such a mind - blowing reputation that many who come here find themselves intimidated by the place and can't wait to leave, while others, taking to it like a (1)… to water, find themselves returning again and again The college lawns provide a gorgeous (2) to serious study, and in the right light, on a sunny winter's morning say, one feels as if one is floating on air, such is the sense of unreality Oxford may like to pretend that it is at the intellectual (3)… of things, but in many ways it is no more than a sleepy (4) where, to mix metaphors, transitory students, the cream of their generation, wait in the (5), allowing their talents to flourish before moving off into the industrial or political (6)… Much of this is a myth, of course Hardship and hard work are very much part and (7)… of student life The (8)… get through the three years' hard grind by simply putting their shoulders to the (9) before going on to fairly average jobs Only for the tiny minority is Oxford the first (10) on the ladder to fame and fortune A fish B duck C boat D swimmer A backdrop B curtain C scene D screen A wheel B engine C spoke D hub 6|Page A backwater B stream C tributary D watershed A pavilion B dressing room C wings D foyer A peak B abattoir C dead- end D fast- lane A package B section C province D parcel A level- headed B hot- headed C hot- blooded D kind- hearted A cart B wheel C engine D boat 10 A step B position C elevation D ascent Exercise 2: Lake Malawi When David Livingstone arrived in this part of Africa in the 1850s he asked the name of the great stretch of inland water He was told it was called “nyasa”, which means “lake” So the lake became (1) as Lake Nyasa (Lake Lake) and the country as Nyasaland When the country became independent in 1964 the new Republic chose the name of Malawi Lake Malawi covers nearly 24, 000 square kilometres, about one- fifth of the total (2) _ of the Republic of Malawi The lake (3) _ 473 metres above sea (4) _ in the deep valley which stretches the length of the country Wide grassy plains overlooks the valley on both sides and the (5) _ round the lake is spectacular The water is fresh and there are no tides or currents The lake contains over 220 varieties of fish, the majority of which are not found anywhere else in the world There are also crocodiles, but these generally keep away from inhabited areas Lake Malawi has a constantly changing character (6) _ on the time of the day, the weather and the (7) _ One moment the water may be as (8) _ as silk and then suddenly waves seven metres high can beat against the (9) _ It is generally calmest from March to May, and the temperature never (10) _ below 21°C The area has a particularly low annual rainfall A known B considered C called D named A district B territory C region D state A exists B rests C lays D lies A surface B height C level D position A environment B sight C vision D scenery A based B depending C count D determined A occasion B term C period D season A steady B even C smooth D flat A border B coasts C banks D shores 10 A drops B depresses C lowers D decreases TOPIC 12: STORIES OF LIFE Exercise 97: Oscar’s winning performance Two boats, engines paralysed are drifting helplessly towards rocks in a raging sea Gale- force winds are blowing as a distress message is relayed to the shore The west coast search- and- rescue helicopter takes off from shannon; its (1) _ is clew bay in county mayo 7|Page The terrified crews on sundancer and heather berry are only half- a- mile from disaster when hotel oscar, the irish marine emergency service helicopter arrives and the winch crew (2) _ saving their lives There’s no hope for the boats – the conditions are too bad for that The threatening rocks will make matchwood of them It’s not easy to get the rescue line down on the pitching, rolling decks as the pilot, captain al lockey hovers directly (3) _ By the time the exhausted winchman has (4) _ the two crew members of heather berry, the helicopter is running (5) _ on fuel The pair on sundancer will have to be abandoned if everyone esle is to survive As if that decision isn’t difficult enough, screaming winds make for a treacherous flight out of the bay For captain lockey, 25 years a helicopter pilot and veteran of typhoon conditions off oil rigs in the south china sea, this was the worst experience in a distinguished (6) _ in fact, a change in wind direction was to (7) _ sundancer its horrible face, much to the (8) _ of the rescue crew whose hearts were breaking as they were forced to turn their backs and head for home Medals, it is said should be given to those who have to (9) _ that most painful decision to say ‘no’ Fortunately, most crews can and (10) _ say ‘yes’ in all conditions and at all hours of night and day That was mission 47, accomplished just over three months after hotel oscar’s contract began in july 1991 A direction B destination C journey D arrival A set off B set up C set out D set about A above B higher C ahead D over A picked out B picked up C taken over D taken off A low B clown C short D out A job B role C profession D career A spare B save C rescue D prevent A satisfaction B comfort C relief D gratitude A give B C say D make 10 A should B C may D need Exercise 98: My wife Penny and I My wife Penny and I are recovering from weekend visitors Don’t misunderstand me - we enjoy company and love to (1) _ our friends and relatives But not this time Fred and Kate were old friends from our college (2) _ So you would think we would have a fairly good idea what sort of people they were, even though we hadn’t seen them for (3) _ years We soon discovered, unfortunately that our lives had taken very different directions Penny and I have two small children Delightful but (4) _, they dictate the style of our life (5) _ many other young couples, we find weekends are a matter of trying to snatch a few moments of relaxation in between catching up with all the (6) _ Kate and Fred earn more money than us, they work longer hours, and they (7) _ their leisure time to be just that, leisure The most tiring thing Fred does on a Sunday is to walk up the road to the (8) _ newsagent To be (9) _, Kate wasn’t as bad as Fred But she wasn’t much better By the time they left Penny and I were exhausted We’d cooked, served and cleared up six meals without a single offer of help We didn’t know whether to laugh or cry Luckily we (10) _ to laugh A receive B entertain C visit D host A terms B ages C days D times A several B numerous C plenty D passing 8|Page A tired B tiring C amused D amusing A As B Similar C Like D Same A housekeeping B household C homework D housework A expect B rely C insist D intend A neighboring B near C district D local A real B straight C true D fair 10 A managed B succeeded C reached D achieved BÀI TẬP TƯ LUYỆN Exercise 1: The History Of Writing The development of writing (1) a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the (2) Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China that date from around 4000 BC Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the (3) _ around Mesopotamia (mordern-day Iraq), where the ancent Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards However, the first (4) alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050BC Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the (5) word "alphabet" The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (6) _ to other European countries under the Romans A number of changes took place as time passed The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were (7) to people in Shakespear's time If we (8) _ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in (9) _ to show that it was A they started to write Qo in (10) _ of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o In the end, that became the mark "?" A did B had C made D took A media B bulletin C programme D journalism A distance B area C length D earth A true B accurate C exact D precise A new B trendy C modern D fashionable A speard B appeared C was D occurred A infamous B unpopular C unknow D hidden A look into B bring on C make off D hold up A turn B fact C order D intention 10 A position B space C spot D place Exercise 2: Clean freshwater resources are essential for drinking, bathing, cooking, irrigation, industry, and for plant and animal (1) _ Unfortunately, the global supply of freshwater is (2) _ unevenly Chronic water shortages (3) _ in most of Africa and drought is common over much of the globe The (4) _ of most freshwater supplies - groundwater (water located below the soil surface), reservoirs, and rivers - are under severe and (5) _ environmental stress because of overuse, water pollution, and ecosystem degradation Over 95 percent of urban sewage 9|Page in (6) _ countries is (7) _ untreated into surface waters such as rivers and harbors [Chronic: lasting for a long time] About 65 percent of the global freshwater supply is used in (8) _ and 25 percent is used in industry Freshwater (9) _ therefore requires a reduction in wasteful practices like (10) _ irrigation, reforms in agriculture and industry, and strict pollution controls worldwide A survive B survived C surviving D survival A delivered B distributed C provided D given A exist B lie C show D stay A resources B springs C sources D starting A increasing B growing C climbing D ascending A growing B miserable C poverty D developing A recharged B discharged C charged D discharging A farming B planting C agriculture D growing A reservation B conservation C preservation D retention 10 A ineffective B illogical C irrational D inefficient Exercise 3: Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (1) it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea A special room was built and lowered (2) the water of Port Sudan in the Red sea For 29 days, five men lived (3) a depth of 40 feet At a (4) lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house” On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (5) many interesting scientific observations The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (6) the seabed He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (7) the bottom of the sea On four occasions, they went down to 60 feet and observed many extraordinary (8) of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (9) of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions They also found out that it was (10) to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer” A how B which C what D whether A underneath B down C below D into A at B in C from D on A more B any C much D some A caught B done C made D exercised A implanting B transplanting C growing D cultivating A enquiring B imploring C exploring D inquiring A breeds B forms C systems D castes A herd B flock C school D pack 10 | P a g e 10 A hardly B able C possible D capable Exercise 4: The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response Some scientists have suggested that human tears are evidence of an aquatic past- but this does not seem very likely We cry from the moment we enter this (1) _ for a number of reasons Helpless babies cry to (2) _ their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable As they (3) _, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it The idea that having a good cry can you (4) _ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural painkiller called enkaphalin By (5) _ sorrow and pain, this chemical helps you to feel better Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (6) _ Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions (7) _ this naturally healing activity Because some people still regard it as a (8) _ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically Tears of emotion also help the body (9) _ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting (10) _ cold winds or other irritants Crying comforts, calms people and can be very enjoyableconsider the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly called weepies It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together A world B place C earth D space A inform B communicate C persuade D demonstrate A evolve B develop C alter D change A good B fine C better D well A struggling B fighting C opposing D striking A construct B achieve C provide D produce A for B to C about D upon A hint B feature C sign D symbol A expel B escape C release D rid 10 A in B from C by D to Exercise 5: Is there life on Mars? Many people have (1) about this Some writers of science-fiction think of people from Mars (2) little green creatures Others imagine 'Martians' as monsters with many eyes In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars The first (3) of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth In other words, Earth's seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on Mars, too Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for (4) and other higher (5) forms to be found on Mars Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (6) of water vapor could be found on Mars In 1887, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars' surface These markings looked like canals This finding (7) astronomers to believe that since water exists on Mars, life forms could exist as well However, there are (8) who feel that life on mars is not possible This is because there is little or no (9) of oxygen on the planet In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to take photographs of the planet It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses (10) , people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars 11 | P a g e A puzzled B asked C wondered D confused A like B to be C as being D as A indication B print C mark D trace A vegetables B vegetation C vegetarian D veterinary A lively B living C live D life A quantity B amount C portion D mass A got B took C led D brought A others B another C other D some other A mark B speck C trace D bit 10 A Consequently B According C Thus D Nevertheless Exercise 6: The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (1) _ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable As they (2) _, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it The idea that having a good cry you (3) _ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (4) _ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (5) _ Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6) _ activity Because some people still regard it as a (7) _ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically Tears of emotion also help the body (8) _ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable (9) _ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (10) _ “weepies” It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together A evidence B witness C display D result A alter B evolve C develop D change A fine B well C good D better A hold B contain C keep D retain A provide B produce C achieve D construct A treating B improving C healing D curing A hint B symbol C feature D sign A rid B loosen C release D expel A Distinguish B Regard C Remark D Consider 10 A entitled B named C called D subtitled 12 | P a g e