LESSON 29 20/9/2021

LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear an interview with a girl called Jessica, who is a gymnast. Choose the correct
answer for each of the following questions.
1. Why did Jessica start to enter competitions?
A. Her mum thought it was a good idea.
B. Her teacher knew she was talented.
C. She wanted to be the best in her class.
2. What happened in Jessica's first competition?
A. She won the competition.
B. She was too upset to perform.
C. She had to stop competing.
3. What did Jessica do after her first competition?
A. She gave up gymnastics for six months.
B. She did more training.
C. She got a different teacher.
4. How did Jessica feel when she was told about the Olympic Games?
A. nervous B. amazed C. excited
5. What does Jessica say about her free time?
A. She spends no time with people her own age.
B. She enjoys doing the things her friends do.
C. She prefers to train than to go out with friends.
6. What does Jessica say about her future?
A. She wants to be a coach B. She'd like to be a doctor C. She might study science
Part 2. Listen to the recording. Complete the table below. Write no more than one word or
numbers for each answer.
COOKERY CLASSES
Cookery Class Focus Other Information
Example how to (7) …choose……. * small classes
The Food....Studio...... and cook with (8) …seasonal * also offers (9) ………private………..
produ…….. ……..classes
* clients who return get a
20 percent (10) ………discount……..
Bond’s Cookery food that is (11) * includes recipes to strengthen
School …….healthy.…..…….. your (12) ………bones………..……..
* they have a free
(13) ……Lecture…....every Thursday
The (14) ….....Arretsa. mainly (15) …… * located near the (16) ………market………..
…..…….. vegetarian….. ……..
Centre food * a special course in skills with
a (17)…knife.is sometimes (18) …
available…..
USE OF ENGLISH
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
16. By the time you receive this letter, I ________ for China.
A. will have left B. have left C. would have left D. will leave
17. Prizes are awarded ________ the number of points scored.
A. resulting from B. adding up C. presented to D. according to
18. Anne: “Thanks for the nice gift!” John: “________”
A. I’m glad you like it B. But do you know how much it costs?
C. In fact, I myself don’t like it D. You’re welcomed
19. When I mentioned the party, he was all ears.
A. deaf B. partially deaf C. listening neglectfullyD. listening attentively
20. The injured man was taken to hospital and for_____ internal injuries.
A. Cured B. healed C. operated D. treated
21. _____ any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure years ago.
 A. Really B. Practically C. Actually D. Utterly
22. I’d sooner they _____ deliver the new furniture tomorrow.
A. Shouldn’t B. didn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t
23. Jack was _____ to the fact that he couldn’t take his holiday in June.
A. Accepted B. complied C. agreed D. resigned
24. Ellen decided that election to the local council would provide a ____ to a career in national politics.
A. Springboard B. turning-point C. milestone D. highway
25. I want to try and carry out an ________.
A. experience B. endeavour C. experiment D. endurance
26. Luxury cars are ________ the reach of most families in our country.
A. beyond B. out C. after D. above
27. At the show, we saw many different schools of ________.
A. birds B. fish C. monkeys D. cattle
28. Mr. and Mrs. Peters ________ over where they should go for their summer holiday.
A. complained B. disagreed C. objected D. disapproved
29. My sister ________ me that she would be home in time to help me with my homework.
A. consented B. assured C. recognized D. admitted
30. Harry ________ his friend Polly to the disco.
A. brought round B. brought up C. brought along D. brought in
31. ________ unprepared for the exam, I felt sure I would get a low score.
A. Upon being B. Having C. As D. Being
32. The mother is very ________ about the health of her little son.
A. concerned B. confused C. nervous D. careful
33. I ________ Katie, an old friend on the way home from the office yesterday.
A. came into B. broke into C. ran into D. went into
34. These ______ sites need restoring and protecting.
A. history B. historical C. historically D. historic
35. Speak it again _________ I can take notes.
A. in order B. in order that C. in case D. then
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
36. Cruel management methods and fear can ……dehumanise…..……..people. (human)
37. Nadine was ……undecidedly……..………..whether or not to go to college. (decide)
38. The ……unemployment……..rate rose up to 8,5% due to the crisis. (employ)
39. His arguments were unfortunately very indistinct and ………unpersuasive……... (persuade)
40. Be careful! If you contact our competitors you might be accused of ……unloyal….…..to our firm. (loyal)
41. We shouldn't ……estiamte…...the difficulties in getting all the parties to the conference table.
(estimate)
42. The United States of America is increasingly a ………cultural……....society. (culture)
43. He suffered from constant ………sleepless……..……... (sleep)
44. A monument was built in …………memorable……..of the victims of the tsunami. (remember)
45. Most accidents occur when young children are left ……………attention…..in the home. (attend)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
46. He has made a lot of mistakes in his writing because his carelessness.-. because of
47. I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest._hard
48. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams.finish
49. There are many ways to preserve fruit, for example freezing, canning and dry.drying
50. Work is often measure in units called foot pounds.measured
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. We find your complaints ..…about…..……..the quality of our services totally unjust and disrespectful.
52. There's a lot of disappointment ..……about..……..Nokia's failure to develop smart phones
53. Our management's awareness ..…….of.……..changes in the market has led to a new strategy.
54. The sanitary engineers have gone ..……on..……..strike again.
55. “Have you met Henry recently?” “Yes, I ran ..……into..……..him while I was in Paris.
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going
to the cinema or renting videos. But is this (56) ________ a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports
have been (57) ________ that children who spend too much time playing computer games become
unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (58) ________. But new research, (59) ________ out in
both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve
certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (60) ________ the brain work harder in
certain ways, like (61) ________ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The
fact that people play the games repeatedly (62) ________ that they get a lot of practice in these skills
which are therefore likely to become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter
games (63) ________ “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and
co-operation, and that this (64) ________ them to make good friendships and become strong members
of their communities. So rather than (65) ________ up computer games, perhaps young people need to
spend more time on them?
56. A. necessarily B. certainly C. fully D. nearly
57. A. speaking B. informing C. telling D. saying
58. A. product B. result C. reason D. conclusion
59. A. worked B. thought C. turned D. carried
60. A. make B. force C. push D. keep
61. A. realizing B. imagining C. noticing D. solving
62. A. causes B. asks C. brings D. means
63. A. in order to B. such as C. due to D. as well as
64. A. supports B. shows C. helps D. serves
65. A. giving B. ending C. taking D. stopping
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in
business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of
women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40
billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn
Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade
of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur".
What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in
business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most
executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed
if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they've found out
that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own". 
In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for
example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer
software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in
math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let
weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with
a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software
system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When
these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig
owns $66.9 million of stock. 
Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face
hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is
still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite
small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years
ahead.
66. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business
world.
B. The computer is especially lucrative for women today.
C. Women are better at small business than men are.
D. Women today are opening more business of their own.
67. The word “excluded” is closest meaning to _________.
A. not permitted in B. often invited to C. decorators of D. charged admission to
68. All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world
EXCEPT _________.
A. Women were required to stay at home with their families.
B. Women lacked ability to work in business.
C. Women faced discrimination in business.
D. Women were not trained in business.
69.The word “that” refers to _________.
A. a woman becomes chairman of the board.
B. Women working hard
C. Women achieving advanced degrees
D. Women believing that business is a place for them.
70. According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s _________.
A. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.
B. were still more interested in education than business opportunities
C. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.
D. were unable to work hard enough to success in business.
71. The author mentions the “ shoebox under the bed” in order to _________.
A. Show the frugality of women in business
B. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig
C. Point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited
D. suggest that the company needed to expand
72. The expression “ keep tabs on” is closest meaning to _________.
A. recognize the appearance of B. keep records of
C. provide transportation for D. pay the salaries of
73. The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by _________.
A. fences B. obstacles C. questions D. small groups
74. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women are
small because ________ .
A. Women prefer a small intimate setting. B. Women can’t deal with money.
C. Women are not able to borrow money easily. D. many women fail at large businesses.
75.The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is _________.
A. sceptical B. optimistic C. frustrated D. negative
Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.
The Wondrous World of Coffee
A cup of coffee, like any (76) ..……..other…………..…..experience, can be enriched by selection
and consciousness. "No beans about it," the best coffee decisions (77) ..……..are…………..…..the ones
most pleasant to one's own palate - the selection of one's coffee is a matter of personal preference.
Choosing coffee beans can also be a perplexing experience, (78) ..……..……because……..…..there is a
huge range of coffee types and beans blends from all around the world. The final flavour and quality
involves many complex factors, beginning with the coffee seed, the beans' botanics, a wide (79) ..
……..variety…………..…..of soil and climate conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the care (80) ..
……..taken…………..…..in harvesting the beans. Raw green coffee beans are then subjected (81) ..
…….to.…………..…..many influencing factors, including various processing, production, roasting,
blending and brewing methods. On a global note, the many species and varieties of coffee trees from
different areas of the world also offer their (82) ..……..………own…..….. distinctive flavours. There
are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (83) ..…….…which……..….. use different
classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans, in sizes ranging over sixty known
species of coffee plants. No wonder coffee can involve a puzzling java jargon! Fortunately, the world's
coffee nomenclature, (84) ..……from………..….. mountain to market, can be classified (85) ..
…….into………..….. simple categories. This briefly outlines the basics of bean botanics, coffee
cultivation and processing, and global classifications used by the coffee trade and coffee-producing
countries.
Finish each sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
86. He never knew she came from a rich family.
 At no time, did he know she came from a rich family.........................................................................................................................
87. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did.
 Against everyone's expectation, she lost............................................................................................................................................................
88. Although he likes the girl a lot, he quarrels with her sometimes.
@ Much as he likes the girl, he quarrels with her sometimes ...............................................................................................................
89. He spoke so loudly that all of us could hear him clearly.
@ So loudly he spoke that all of us could hear him clearluy...................................................................................................................
90. It wasn't Tom that you saw in the department store, for sure.
@ It couldn't be Tom that you saw in the departmen store........................................................................................................................
91. We had to call the doctor because the baby had a high temperature.
@ Because of the baby's high temperature we hve to call the doctor.............................................................................................
92. If I were you, I wouldn't tell anybody about the discovery.
@ You had better not tell anybody about the discover.................................................................................................................................
93. This is his first visit to the National Museum.
@ He has nevr visited the National Museum before ......................................................................................................................................
94. This is the best concert I have ever been to.
@ I’ve never been to such a good concert like this ..........................................................................................................................................
95. You didn’t attend yesterday’s class so you don’t know how to do that exercise now.
@ If you had atteneded yesterday;s class, you would have known how to do the exercise now ......................
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given
word. Do not change the given word.
96. The neighbours’ all-night parties were too much for me, so I moved. (put)
 I moved because I can put up with………………………. the neighbours’ all-night parties.
97. Nigel should leave soon if he’s catching the 8.30 train. (had)
 Nigel should have left soon if he’s catching the 8.30 train.
98. Things are much more expensive here than we thought they would be. (expected)
 We had expected that things here are cheaper here.
99. The news was such a shock to them that they all sat there without saying a word. (silence)
 They all sat there in silence because theu was so shocked by the news.
100. I found it difficult to follow the instructions. (trouble)
 I have trouble in following the instructions.
101. “Is Peter likely to change his mind?” Rob asked. (chance)
 “Is there any chance of Peter changing his mind?” Rob asked.
102. The boys laughed at the man in spite of his old age. (fun)
 The boy make fun of the old man in spite of his old age
103. Did the children enjoy themselves during the performance? (good time)
 Did the children have a good time during the performance?
104. We haven't had any message from him since March. (heard)
 We haven't heard from him since March.
105. You don't have to worry about the future. (need)
 There is no need worrying about the future

SYNONYM AND ANTONYM

Task 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
part in each of the following sentences.
106. I would rather figure things out on my own way that ask that peevish librarian for help.
A. kind B. strict C. approachable D. irritable
107. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment
108. In most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women.
A. superior B. mandatory C. beneficial D. constructive
Task 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following sentences.
109. He's just so flexible. He'll adapt to any situation.
A. adaptable B. rigid C. intelligent D. autonomous
110. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. privileged B. well- off C. impoverished D. wealthy
Choose the word whose stress is different.
111. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
112. A. initial B. inherit C. occurrence D. occupied
113. A. affect B. effect C. defeat D. decent
114. A. interfere B. referee C. intolerant D. introduce
115. A. definite B. belonging C. organic D. alternative