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Test 2 1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form. Tricks on April Fool’s Day In 1698, a number of Londoners received invitations to see the lions washed in the Thames. This event ___ (1) in news describe papers. However, the same trick ___ (2) in 1860, and again a lot of repeat curious Londoners ___ (3) to enjoy the lions washed. In 1957 BBC come Television played an even ___ (4) joke on its viewers. It showed hilarious a film about a spaghetti crop ___ (5) in Southern Switzerland. grow Agricultural workers ___ (6) long strands of spaghetti from bushes pick and the presenter of the film ___ (7) on the uniform length of the comment spaghetti and on the successful cultivation of ‘these vegetables’. After be the programme there ___ (8) a lot of calls from people who not get ___ (9) the joke and wanted to know where they ___ (10) buy spaghetti bushes. can 2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. Americans talk with ___ (1) of their government and ___ (2). They proud, institute seem certain that they have more ___ (3), better laws and free stronger leaders. But even the most ___ (4) Americans have а few doubts. patriot ___ (5) is one problem area, and so is the law. There are not educate enough clever teachers, and too many clever ___ (6). But Americans law feel ___ (7) that they can change things that don’t work. Americans confidence want to be proud of their President. They like him to be good-looking, ___ (8), and a good family man. They want him to be a good ___ (9). religion, talk They expect him to keep the prices down at home and to keep the country looking ___ (10) abroad. power 3. Choose the most suitable word for each space. Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to ___ (1) this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality, you ___ (2) well have heard some or all of the ___ (3). It’s the money of course, some say with а smile, as if explaining something to а small child. Or it’s the satisfaction of ___ (4) well done, the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important ___ (5). I worked as а bus conductor once, and I can’t say I ___ (6) the same as I staggered along the swaying gangway trying to ___ (7) out tickets without falling over into someone’s lap. It’s the company of other people perhaps, but if that is the ___ (8), what about farmers? Is it the conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and а sense of status say those ___ (9) have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognised their leadership ___ (10). Or we can blame it all on someone else, the family or the taxman. I suspect, and I say this under my ___ (11), that most of us work hoping for something to ___ (12) up. We’ll win the pools, and tell the boss what we really think. We’ll scrape together the ___ (13) and open that little shop we always dreamed of, or go ___ (14) the world, or spend more time in the garden. One day we’ll get that ___ (15) we deserve, but until then at least we have something to do. And we are so busy doing it that we won’t have time to wonder why. 1. a) propose b) meditate c) consider d) launch 2. a) might b) can c) will d) should 3. a) below b) rest c) following d) latter 4. a) a work b) а job c) а task d) an effort 5. a) deal b) position c) job d) engagement 6. a) enjoyed b) wished c) hoped d) felt 7. a) make b) turn с) issue d) give 8. a) one b) case с) question d) former 9. a) people b) must c) who d) to 10. a) qualities b) status c) property d) requirements 11. a) oath b) suspicion c) breath d) pressure 12. a) move b) turn с) ease d) end 13. a) resources b) opportunities c) rest d) money 14. a) round b) over c) into d) to 15. a) ambition b) station c) vocation d) promotion Test 3 1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form. Mountain Biking In the past people ___ (1) watching TV or reading enjoy in their free time. Nowadays people are more interested in doing ___ (2) activity which take them out of their homes. That’s why mountain biking ___ (3) a very popular sport in recent years. It is one of the ___ (4) become, reward ways to explore the countryside. Cyclists must pay attention to the type of path they ___ (5) on. Some paths ___ (6) for people be, design who are on foot, so if you cycle along these, you ___ (7) inconvenience cause to walkers. On any other path, you should still respect walkers. Another thing which you ___ (8) to do is ___ (9) gates behind you, so ask, close that farm animals cannot escape. If the weather is fine, you will enjoy a wonderful day out, especially if you ___ (10) to take not forget some food and drinks with you. 2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. When the famous explorer, Columbus claimed Florida for Spain in 1492, he had never ___ (1) eyes on it. The area’s most important early ___ (2) lay, visit thus set а pattern that has continued for centuries. There is а general ___ (3) amongst people, apparently quite ___ (4) with whether believe, connect or not they’ve been there themselves, that Florida is а good place to go. In fact, it is almost ___ (5) not to enjoy yourself in Florida possible today, given the wonderful ___ (6) of facilities available to tourists. select Some of the world’s most popular tourist ___ (7) are located in the attract state whose ___ (8) beaches welcome 40 million people each year. sand These days it seems ___ (9) to describe Florida’s geography and point climate. After all, few people would have ___ (10) in finding it on difficult а map and most would know what weather to expect there. 3. Choose the most suitable word for each space. After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to ___ (1). There have been many objections to it during this time and ___ (2) а variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the ___ (3) bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements ___ (4) subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so ___ (5) programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had ___ (6) glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create а vast passive ___ (7), drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation ___ (8)? On the other hand, did it increase anxiety by sensationalising the news (or the news which was ___ (9) by suitable pictures) and filling our living rooms with war and political unrest? ___ (10) in аll, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, ___ (11) for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no ___ (12) how much we despised it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies ___ (13) as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We ___ (14) staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny ___ (15) was in it if we looked carefully. 1. a) long b) stay c) exist d) be 2. a) with b) over c) by d) on 3. a) screen b) danger c) machine d) reason 4. a) contain b) of c) take d) having 5. a) that b) far c) many d) what 6. a) almost b) spent c) quite d) madly 7. a) programme b) personality c) audience d) tense 8. a) comedies b) programmes c) perhaps d) consequently 9. a) taken b) presented c) capable d) accompanied 10. a) Taken b) All c) Somewhat d) Thus 11. a) broadcasting b) looking c) blamed d) ready 12. a) one b) matter c) difference d) reason 13. a) known b) even c) described d) such 14. a) refused b) received c) turned d) kept 15. a) fault b) reflection c) situation d) consciousness Test 4 1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form. The American People Black, white, rich, poor – you can find them all in the USА, one of big the ___ (1) countries in the world. The great American idea ___ (2) that all these people always be should become something new. They should leave their old ___ (3) behind and become life American. In some ways, the idea ___ (4). work Many people ___ (5) where their grandparents came from. forget They share the ideas, experiences, and feelings that make up the American culture. now ask But new questions ___ (6). Some people wonder if too much ___ (7). lose They are becoming more interested in the countries their families leave once ___ (8). They are not sure if new immigrants should try ___ (9) their own forget languages and cultures so completely. Americans talk а great deal about how wonderful it is to be American. The reason may be because they need to keep ___ (10) themselves that that is what they are. remind 2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. Dear Sir or Madam, I read your ___ (1) in International Business advertise magazine and I am writing for more information concerning entry ___ (2) require for the course in English Language. Could you tell me what language ___ (3) qualify are required? I do not possess the First Certificate and would like to know if ___ (4) on the course depends on having the FCE? In fact, as I am an accept ___ (5) for an international company I would be interested in a course account which focuses on language ___ (6) for both social and develop ___ (7) purposes. I would also like to know the ___ (8) from the busy, distant college to London and if ___ (9) at all classes is obligatory, attend or whether an occasional ___ (10) for purposes of travel be acceptable. absent I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Nelson Fernandez 3. Choose the most suitable word for each space. Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry and painting but as early man had no way of ___ (1) it, we can only ___ (2) what it sounded like. Watching а child ___ (3) on а drum with its hands or а ___ (4) of wood, it is easy to see that this is the simplest of instruments. It does not ___ (5) much effort to produce а rhythm on it. Wall paintings show what some of the first instruments ___ (6) like. Early civilisations had already discovered the three basic ___ (7) of producing music: blowing into а tube, striking an object, and scraping а string. We know that western music comes from the ___ (8) Greeks. The musical scales we use now are ___ (9) on certain sequences of notes which the Greeks used to create а particular ___ (10). Until the 16th century, most players of instruments were ___ (11) performers, but as music became more ___ (12), orchestras and musical groups began to ___ (13). This ___ (14) about the writing of music to be played by several musicians at one time. This can certainly be ___ (15) the birth of modern music. 1. a) recording b) playing c) producing d) performing 2. a) think b) reckon c) guess d)realise 3. a) hitting b) knocking c) crashing d) banging 4. a) slice b) point c) piece d) shape 5. a) make b) call c) take d) do 6. a) looked b) appeared c) felt d) sounded 7. a) forms b) manners c) systems d) ways 8. a) ancient b) old c) aged d) antique 9. a) raised b) based c) established d) supported 10. a) spirit b) temper c) mood d) humour 11. a) separate b) lonely c) unique d) single 12. a) widespread b) enlarged c) expanded d) extended 13. a) turn b) appear c) spring d) be 14. a) produced b) affected c) caused d) brought 15. a) appointed b) called c) decided d) named Test 5 1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form. One morning Mr Sherlock Holmes was sitting in his room in Baker Street. His friend Dr Watson was standing near the window ___ (1) at a walking stick. look This stick ___ (2) by a strange visitor the day before. The words forget ‘To Dr Mortimer’ ___ (3) on it. Dr Watson had already been examining write it for half an hour but ___ (4) say anything about it. Suddenly not can Sherlock Holmes ___ (5), ‘The owner of this stick has a dog which is say ___ (6) than a terrier. I have noticed the marks of a dog’s ___ (7) large, tooth on the stick. Probably the dog often ___ (8) the stick behind the carry master.’ ‘I wonder why this man wanted to visit us,’ asked Dr Watson. ‘Well, we soon ___ (9),’ answered Sherlock Holmes. ‘I can hear know the bell ___ (10).’ ring 2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. School Then and Now Parents and teachers are always making ___ (1) compare between the time when they were ___ (2) and the child present ___ (3). They say everything was better than it generate is today, especially in ___ (4). For example, they say they educate used to work much ___ (5) in school, and that nowadays, we hard aren’t very interested. I ___ (6), because we spend hours agree every day doing homework after our lessons or ___ (7) for revise ___ (8). I wonder if our parents really had to study so much examine after school every day. In my opinion, it is no ___ (9) to exaggerate say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids behave ___ (10) in class is because they need to get rid of stress. 3. Choose the most suitable word for each space. According to а group called The Voices Foundation, everyone has а singing voice as well as а speaking voice somewhere inside them. This, they say, should be encouraged from an early ___ (1) because it provides the best, and the cheapest, ___ (2) on which to build an understanding of music. ___ (3) the Foundation’s ideas, lies the teaching of the Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly. He observed that song can ___ (4) а key part of the relationship between mother and child almost from birth. This is especially ___ (5) of more traditional societies, like those of West Africa, where some small children are ___ (6) to sing literally hundreds of songs, all of which have been learnt by ___ (7). But many modern children first ___ (8) to an understanding of music when they learn to play an instrument, and ___ (9) some teaching of the theory of music is usually а part of this, their relationship with the music on the ___ (10) is often а mechanical one. The ___ (11) of the Voices Foundation is that а natural ___ (12) for rhythm, harmony and musical structure, the very ___ (13) we appreciate in the greatest musicians, can only be achieved through the exploration of music with the voice from the start. The Foundation has, therefore, ___ (14) itself the task of developing а singing-centred musical education programme that could ___ (15) junior pupils all over the world. 1. a) start b) life c) time d) age 2. a) ground b) basis c) root d) plot 3. a) Behind b) Beneath c) Besides d) Between 4. a) grow b) do c) form d) make 5. a) fact b) true c) real d) actual d) fit 6. a) able b) expert c) skilled 7. a) repeat b) heart c) memory d) mind 8. a) come b) reach c) go d) arrive 9. a) however b) despite c) although d) whether 10. a) lines b) notes c) book d) page 11. a) rule c) trust d) belief b) certainty 12. a) awareness b) touch c) grasp d) feeling 13. a) degrees b) qualities c) measures d) practices 14. a) let b) set c) put d) cut 15. a) benefit b) favour c) gain d) profit Test 6 1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form. A Practical Joke Mr and Mrs Parker were having a quiet day at home. Their 18-year-old daughter was away in Wales ___ (1) with a friend. Suddenly stay the phone ___ (2). A hoarse voice told Mr Parker that his daughter ring ___ (3) and that he had to pay a ransom of $2,000. He was also warned that kidnap if he ___ (4), he would never see his daughter again. The voice then not pay gave him instructions about where and when to hand over the money. one Mr Parker took the ___ (5) train to Wales. He went to the hotel and gave the briefcase with the money to a woman in a scarf and a raincoat. At 11 p.m. the same evening, to his great relief, his daughter came back home. She happy looked ___ (6) than ever and could hardly stop herself from ___ (7) laugh when she handed him his briefcase with $2,000. It turned out that she decide and her friend ___ (8) to play a practical joke. The joke ___ (9) but, work strangely enough, Mr and Mrs Parker ___ (10) it as much as their not enjoy daughter did! 2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. How to Learn Vocabulary Students are under enormous pressure to learn huge amounts of vocabulary but they are rarely given ___ (1) as to how to guide go about it. They have a ___ (2) to try and learn long lists by tend heart, but this is hardly the most ___ (3) approach to the problem. efficiency The golden rule is to do lots of ___ (4) at regular intervals. Secondly, revise students should concentrate on words with the highest ___ (5), particularly frequent everyday words which also improve the students’ spoken ___ (6). fluent They should also take every opportunity to use the words in communication – there is considerable ___ (7) evidence that learners who like psychology using the foreign language improve their oral ___ (8) and their perform overall ___ (9) of the language much more rapidly than acquire |