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Tài Liệu Ôn Thi THPT Quốc Gia Môn Tiếng Anh - Vĩnh Bá - 02
Tài Liệu Ôn Thi THPT Quốc Gia Môn Tiếng Anh - Vĩnh Bá - 02
27. A D R EA M
As I am a u n iv e r s ity s tu d e n t I s tu d y h a r d a n d e a c h n ig h t w h e n 0 ...... ỵ
I w ill íĩn is h m y s tu d ie s I p u t aw ay m y boo k s a n d p u t o n oó.... will
m y tr a in in g sh o es. M y s is te r, w ho lives in a n o th e r to w n , sh e 1................
b r o u g h t th e m b a c k m y tr a in in g sh o e s fro m E u ro p e a s a b ir th d a y 2 ................
p re s e n t. T h e y a re j u s t r ig h t fo r jo g g in g a ro u n d th e tra c k . 3................
A fte r jo g g in g for th e f ir s t la p I p u s h m y se lf so h a r d e r 4 .................
a n d h a r d e r fo r th e seco n d lap . M y r u n n in g sty le soon b eco m es 5 .................
c o m fo rta b le a n d e ffectiv e fo r th e r e s t o f th e w h o le w ay. I 6................
hope t h a t to im p ro v e m y sty le so t h a t I do n o t feel a n y 7 ................
tig h tn e s s in th e leg m u sc le s. I a m re a lly lo o k in g fo rw a rd m u c h 8...............
to ta k in g p a r t in m y íĩr s t U n iv e rs ity G a m e s w h e re I w ill b e 9 ...............
r e p r e s e n tin g m y y e a r. I f all goes w ell th e n I c a n e x p e ct to 10.............
ach iev e a t a good tim e w h ic h w ill h e lp m e to b e c h o sen fo r th e 11.............
O lym pic G am es. I t w ill b e a m o m e n t full o f e x c ite m e n t fee lin g s 12.............
fo r m e. I p la n o n to c o n tin u e m y s tu d ie s a s w ell as m y tr a in in g 13..............
u n til m y d re a m is b e in g achieved. M y fre e tim e w ill b e lim ite d 14.............
b u t it w ill b e w o r th it in th e en d . 15.............
28. A E R IC A N M O D E L S
Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have 0.....are
realised Africa's potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a íormer model herselt, recently 00 ỵ
opened one agency's first Aírican ottice. “Atrican women are being graceíul 1...............
and serene" she says, “These qualities could to make them do very well in 2.............
this business." Hovvever, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre 3.............
discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north-eastern Kenya, 4.............
whose the women are reported to be especially striking. “The tribal leaders 5..............
were a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allovved to be meet many of their girls," 6..............
she explains. Another problem is that reports aren't always reliable. Mclntyre 7.............
discovered this when one of village’s “most beautitul girls" turned out to be 8.............
its heaviest ones, She had to explain that VVestern advertisers preíer to 9.............
far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is beautiíul. 10............
In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Ugandan contestants were 11............
disqualitied for being a little much too large around the hips. “I don’t understand 12............
why the tashion industry's obsession with small hips," said one judge tor the 13............
contest. “But because we want the girls to succeed in and to see Atrican 14............
models vvorking internationally, we give the industry what it wants." 15............
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combinations of metals - that they would be suitable for making gun 1......
barrels. A few months later he had noticed that most of his rejected 2......
specimens had rusted although one was containing 14 per cent 3 ..........
chromium had not. The discovery led to the development of stainless 4 ..........
Steel. Ordinary Steel goes rusts because it reacts easily with oxygen in 5 ..........
the air to produce crumbly red oxides. other metals, such as aluminium, 6 ....................
nickel and chromium, also react in a much the same way but their oxides 7...
form an impermeable suríace layer, stopping oxygen to reacting with the 8 ....
32. WANTED
“VVanted” ran a small ad in The Times. “Assistant for the íamous cookery 0 ..........the
vvriter. Three-month contract - £400." The ad was ansvvered by a young 00... /
woman, recently widowed and with a small baby, desperate for work 1 .
of any kind. The hours were long and £400 seem ed very little for three 2.........
months of employment. But she was absolutely desperate and she got 3 .
the job. It proved harder than she had been anticipated, as the íamous 4 .
vvriter proved as tyrannical, ungrateíul and a slave driver. The first week 5 .
of helping to him was almost more than the young woman felt she could
6 .
stand. Only did the thought of the bread that she was putting in her
7 .
baby’s mouth prevented her leaving from the job. At the end of the tirst
8 .
week, she was given a lift at home by the cookery writer’s secretary. On
the way she contided how desperately she had needed the job and
9 .
10 .
admitted just how vvelcome even the miserable £400 was mentioned in
the advertisement would be. The secretary gave her such an odd look 11.......
that the young woman asked what it the matter was. “I don’t think you 12.......
quite understand," ansvvered the secretary. “It’s you who has to pay 13 .
for him £400." At first the young vvoman was silent. She was temporarily 14 .
lost for some words, but then she began to laugh, and she laughed until 15 .
the tears poured down her cheeks. 16 .
Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9.
up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 10 ,
who always wears two hats on. and some of the scen es really made me 11 .
laugh. Also, there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12 .
that is in the case you go to se e it. It’s very well acted and I also like 13.
the music in it. But what do I really like most about the film is that 14. .
it’s so original - l’ve certainly ever seen another film quite like that. 15.
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36. SHAKESPEARE
Among all of vvriters in history, Shakespeare is perhaps the most 1. ...
well-known. Many of the plays he vvrote are still períormed regularly 2. ..
in many of countries in the vvorld. Over the years there has been a 3. ...
lot of disagreement among scholars and experts about the meanings 4. ...
of Shakespeare’s plays; some of the books about him even suggest 5. ..
that he didn’t really vvrite all the plays that have his name. There has 6. ..
been a lot of research into his life and work but few of the theories 7. ..
about him can be proved. A few people have even said that Shakespeare 8.
was really a vvoman but there is little of support for this theory! 9. ..
Many visitors go to Shakespeare’s birthplace in strattord in England 10. ..
and a lot of them go to se e a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theater there. 11. ..
A few of tourists find it diffĩcult to understand the play because the 12. ..
language is old. Because they don’t understand much it they either 13
leave after a short time or are asleep all the evening! Hovvever, 14. ..
with a little of ettort it is possible to enjoy the plays even if don’t 15. ..
have much of knowledge about them. The productions are alvvays 16. .
entertaining and few of people have dittìculty in following what is 17, ..
happening.
37. E O R T H C O M IN G E V E N T S
There are a number of interesting events Corning up in this City. Tomorrovv 1...
evening the Central Orchestra it will be giving a períormance at the Town 2. ..
Hall - their concert last year that was very well received. For fans of another 3.
kind of music, it will be great to se e Tony Andrevvs appearing here again. 4. ..
Tickets for his show at the Apollo these went on sale yesterday and by 5...
the time the box office opened there were people queuing for miles! It will be 6. ..
interestỉng for Tony's fans to hear what his new material ỉs like and there will 7. ..
be five thousand of them at the show, so it should be a memorable occasion. 8. ..
Pinally, the Ramp Band will be appearing tonight at the Golden Club, lt’s 9..
great this that they’re still playing atter so many years together as a band. 10.
38. E L V IS P R E S L E Y
Although Elvis Presley was died In 1977, he is probably just as íamous 1............
today as he ever was, He became tamous in the 1950s, and he was the 2............
first rock 'n' roll star in the vvorld. He was vvorking as a truck driver 3............
when he had started singing and making recordings. Soon, his records 4 ...........
were extremely successíul and when his tirst appearances on television 5 ...........
caused a sensation because parents disapproved of the way that he 6............
danced vvhile he was singing. Teenagers all over the vvorld thought so 7............
that he was wonderful, as though, and rock ‘n’ roll soon became their 8 ...........
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íavouhte kind of the music. Next, Elvis spent two years in Germany in 9 ........
the u s Army, after vvhich he appeared in more than 30 tĩlms. In 1969, 10.
he started giving concerts again, at mostly in Las Vegas. His records 11.
and concerts now consisted of love songs quite more than rock ‘n’ roll. 12.
He lived for much time of his life in a huge house called Graceland, 13.
and since his death fans have continued to visit the house. To thenn, 14.
he is known as 'The King" - some even think he is still being alive! 15. .
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PREPOSITIONS
Look at Appendix 5 and fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
1.
1. The factory owner is not in tho habit of fraternising his \vorkers.
2. All the anim als in the forest íled the ííre.
3. If you have a grievance ____ thc company, pleaso lodge a formal
w ritten complaint.
4. My car is gu ara n tced ______ rust for eight years.
5. The teacher told me to stop fidgeting ______ and to sít still and
concentrate.
6. I was furious _ _ _ my s is t e r ______ her always borrowing my clothes
w ithout my perm ission.
7. His g le e ______ the new s of his success was a joy to see.
8. You m u stn ’t g r ie v e ______ one trivial mistake.
9. He has a íix a tio n ______ becom ing the best doctor in the world.
10. She does nothing but f r e t ______ her being overxveight yet never tries to
diet.
11 . His h d e lity ______ the íĩrm has won him great respect.
12 . He is always gloating _ his m eteoric rise as an actor.
13. He is certainly good _ m aths, if not much else.
14. Her sales m ethods have been criticised as being odds with
company policy.
15. I found th e rin g in th e Street p u r e ly ______ luck.
16. I didn’t go to see h im ______ fear of catching his cold.
17. That house has been up ____ sale for two years.
18. Come to the p a rty ,_____ all means.
19. We rcgard this atrocity as an o ffen ce______ hum anity.
20 . all, I spent £500 on holiday.
2.
1. Surgeons operated __ her last night; her condition is said to be
satisfactory.
2. The teacher was deaf _ N ick’s explanation of why he hadn’t done
his homework.
3. It was so cold in the tent that the children had to huddle up to
keep warm.
4. She h a g g led ______ the shopkeeper over the price o f the souvenir.
5. We still h a v e n ’t h e a r d ______ th e Insurance com pany about our claim .
6. Commuters found them selves faced ______ a lengthy public transport
strike.
7. I’ve received an invitation the annual nurses’ conference in Glasgow.
3.
1. Terry McWoddle has been named the new chairman of the
football club.
2. Several ílights were delayed and so the departure lounge was jam-packed
______ angry travellers.
3. The harassed mother ju g g le d ______ four bags of shopping, a pushchair
and a dog in the middle of the busy high Street.
4. Many vegetarians argue that there is no justification eating meat
in this day and age.
5. I’ve been asked to key this inform ation ____ the Computer
immediately.
6. The businessm an insisted that he had no k n o w led g e______ the m issing
currency.
7. When I was abroad I lo n g ed ______ a traditional English Sunday lunch.
8. My husband’s always la z in g ______ while I’m always busy.
9. The donkey climbed the steep track la d e n ______ bags of oranges.
10 . Sarah is je a lo u s______ her sister because she is m uch more popular.
11 . She is lo o k in g ______ for a new job, but h asn ’t found anything yet.
12 . No one is kinder children than he is.
13. I think we should lim it this d iscu ssio n ______ the íacts.
14. My uncle le c tu r e s______ the H istory of Art at the university.
15. You m u stn ’t judge p eo p le______ the way they dress.
16. Their new baby is being n a m ed ______ his father.
17. The man kept his c h ild ______ his side throughout the journey.
4.
1. I m u d d led ______ the jigsaw pieccs and the children did the puzzle again.
2. I waved at a com plete stranger in the Street whom I m isto o k ______ my
cousin.
3. Nobody likes Rick because h e’s so m e a n ______ money.
4. I asked the assistant which makc hi-íĩ he recommended.
5. All the evidence m ilita ted ______ a conclusion in our favour.
6. I was born in Britain but was n atu ralised ______ Italy.
7. I’ve been asked to notify the personnel departm ent ______ my new
address.
8. The doctor is not noted ______ his tact when it com es to dealing with
patients.
9. The sw im m ing pool attendant was negligent ______ his duties and the
little girl alm ost drowned.
10. There were a lot o f problems at the beginning of the school year, but
______ the cnd everything was all right.
11 . He was so surprised hy the new s that he w a s ______ a loss for words.
12 . Our teacher w a s ______ a bad mood today; he sh o u ted _______everyone.
13 Try to get the p h otograph______ focus this time.
14. They w e r e ______ the trail of the Yeti w hen the blizzard started.
15 _____ answer to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday
16. Railway engineers joined three additional carriages ______ the train to
accommodate the extra passengers.
17. Classes have increased ______ size since íalling levels of governm ent
funding have rcduced the number of teachers in tho school.
18. He jo in e d ______ w hen he was seventeen and h e ’s been in the army ever
since.
19. Im p a tien t______ her arrival, he kept running to the window every tim e
a car passed.
20 . The organisers tried to get everyone to j o in ______ the games.
5.
1. They spent the su m m er______ a cruise travelling round the world.
2 We a r e ______ íavour of abolishing experim ents on live animals.
3. When they got home, their house w a s ______ íĩre.
4. ______ her b oss’s rcquest, she has worked overtim e nearly every day this
month.
5. They estim ated the candidates’ popularity______ m eans o f opinion polls.
6. a guess, I’d say he vveighs about 70 kilos.
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7. Very short skirts worn with thick vvoollen tights a r e ______ vogue at the
moment.
8. Sho was brought up ______ a farm so she is used to living in the
countryside.
9. Paul has b e e n ______ leave from work for the past m onth.
10 . ___ second thoughts, I don’t think I want to go to the concert.
11. Being new _ _ _ _ _ the neighbourhood, thoy were unable to íĩnd where
the greengrocer’s was.
12. T hat’s ty p ica l______ Peter to refusc to help!
13. Pm having tro u b le ______ my car; it kceps stalling.
14. Jenny is terrified nying.
15. Our neighbours are very tolerant the noise we make.
16. My father is lascinated w ith cars. In fact, h e’s in the garage tinkering
the old Ford right now.
17. Tuck your s h ir t ______ your trousers!
18. The river was te e m in g ______ trout.
19. She is so thirsty _ _ success that she would do an3dhing.
20. Ile triu m p h ed ___ his com petitors hy ílooding the m arket place with
advertising.
6.
1. Mary was im patient the Christmas holidays to arrive.
2 Their school building i s ______ repair, so thcy are having lessons in the
old library.
3. She w a s ______ the point of leaving w hen the phone rang.
4. People were c h o se n __ __ random to try the ncw product.
5. _____ answer to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday.
6. D on’t be so im p a tie n t______ Sue. S h e’s only 10 and doesn’t understand
things quickly.
7. ______ no account m ust you open your book during the test.
8. Gill w asn ’t her usual cheerlul self today. She w a s ______ the vveather.
9. ______ the whole, I think your work is quite satislactory.
10. As there was little tim e left, he outlined his p la n s______ brief.
11 . Jam o o z e d ______ the doughnut when she bit into it.
12 Ile is p rou d ______ his new sports car.
13. The driver was ob liv io u s____the red light and w ent straight through it.
14. The schoolchildren were overburdened______ homevvork.
15. My m other has an o b se ssio n ______ cleanliness and is lorever doing the
housevvork.
16. The surgeon op erated ______ the woman with the Iractured hip.
17. My brother is so mean that he hatcs to p a r t______ a single penny!
18. The villagers left their homes in the valley and moved to higher grounds
as a p recau tion ______ ílooding.
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19. The shop sen t me the co o k er___ approval as I w asn ’t sure it was the
model I vvanted.
20. Ile has a p roclivity______ being dishonest in business.
7.
1, We had to q u e u e __ before we could get into the cinema last night.
2. Ileavy rain resulted ___widespread Aooding.
3. I was rem in d ed ______ my childhood w hen I heard that nursery rhyme.
4. Green vegetables are r íc h ______ vitam ins and minerals.
5. She is q u ic k ______ doing m ental arithmetic.
6. Queen Victoria reigned ______ Britain and Ireland for more than sixty
years.
7. The sight of the snake made him reco il______ horror.
8. Ilis style of w riting is rem iniscent ______Thom as IIardy’s.
9. There has been a sharp rise unem ploym ent this year.
10 Please k e e p ______ touch after you ’ve gone back to America.
11. As she didn’t have a lot of cash, she bought the frid g e______ credit.
12. They liv e ______ the outskirts of a large industrial town.
13. ______ average, English students study at university for three years.
14. Mike is not r e a lly ______ tune with the rest of the group.
15. The writer is very m u c h ______ lavour with the public at the moment.
16. What is the agenda for today’s meeting?
17. the one hand, h c’s a dependable worker, but he is also very slow.
18. Are y o u ______ the mood for a walk on the beach?
19. Jackie is h o p eless______ m athem atics.
20. Mrs H eath p lead ed ______ her husband not to resign from his job.
8.
1. He has an excellent lawyer a c tin g ____him and is bound to win the case.
2. The board o f directors is m ceting today to appoint a rep lacem en t______
the retiring chairman.
3. He was very solicitous ______ our comlort and made every effort to
ensure we had a pleasant journey.
4. W e’d better go out for dinner; the food we have in the house isn ’t
su fficien t______ the six of us.
5. When the dam broke, a su r g e ______ water rushed down the m ountain.
6. As soon as they m et Joe and Elizabeth were s m itte n ______ each other.
7. I can’t pay the electricity b ill______next week as money is short right now.
8. The manager was sym pathetic______their request for a non-smoking area.
9. Her colleagues intend to support h e r ______her fight against discrimination
in the workplace.
10. T hey’re bringing out a se q u e l______ this television series next summer.
11. I a c te d ______ im pulse and bought my wife a large bunch o f ílowers.
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12. IIe’s not only a comedian, but also an ex p e r t______ ventriloquism .
13. We agreed ______ his plan and started m aking preparations immediately.
14. N one of us could a g r e e ______ what to buy our teacher as a present.
15. Sam ’s views are often so outrageous that poople rarely a g r e e ______ him.
16. The secretary’s a rg u m en t__ hor boss led to her being fired.
17. There are strong argum ents __banning the use of aerosol sprays.
18. On our honeymoon we arg u ed ______everything; from the food to the
weather!
19. The explorer arrived ______ the conclusion that ho was the ílrst person
to reach the ancient site.
20. You m ust show your passport as soon as you arrive a new country.
9.
1. D on’t tell me you like his taste __ clothes! He looks terrible!
2. Working ílex itim e has many ad van tages______ regular vvorking hours.
3. This summer, ad m issio n ______ m ost cinemas is double w hat it was last
year.
4. The custom er was very a n g ry __ the assista n t’s casual attitude
towards him.
5. Young children are aw kw ard__ dancing as thcy can’t co-ordinate
their m ovem ents wcll.
6. Iler ad m ission ______ guilt shockcd everyone; no one thought she was
capable of fraud.
7. My husband is so aw kw ard______ a needle and thread that I have to sew
on all his shirt buttons myseir.
8. I was very a n g ry ______ being woken up in the m iddle o f the night hy an
alarm bell.
9. My new Computer has the ad van tage______ being more compact than
my old one.
10. The governm ent was a n x io u s______ the inílux of relugees into the
country.
11. Our visa is v a lid ______ One year and will subsequently need renevving.
12. She felt very uneasy __ leaving the baby w ith Miriam for the
evening.
13. After suffering a major illness, he was very vu ln era b le______ minor
ailm ents such as colds.
14. Ile didn’t ju st express his a v ersio n ______ cloning but also a rg u ed _______
it in a very persuasive way.
15. I can v o u c h ______ Sandra’s integrity, so I recommend we include her in
our discussions.
16. The boys ran down to the garden and v a u lted ______ the fence at the
bottom.
17. Clara is unsvverving______ her determ ination to bccom e a lavvyer.
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18. While running to answer the telephone, I trip p ed ______ m y brother’s
brieícase.
19. S h e’s p a tie n t______ children and so is a very good teacher.
20. The food at that restaurant was labelled “u n íìt hum an
consum ption” by the environm ental health ofíĩcer.
10.
1. Pm very w a r y ______ riding that horse; it ’s been known to shy at trafflc.
2. The schoolboy w in c e d ______ the sight of the cane in the headm aster’s
hand.
3. She y e a r n s ______ a relaxing holiday in the sun.
4. You w on’t solve your problems hy w allow in g______ selĩ-pity.
5. The student w restled ______ the difficult m athem atics problem.
6. Wind and rain have w hittled a w a y ______ the old stone wall for the past
three centuries.
7. Ray w in k ed ______ us to show that he w asn ’t being serious.
8. After six m onths in the countryside, Alan has a y e n ______ the bright
lights of the city.
9. The wom an y e lle d __ the boys w hen they ran through her garden.
10. She tried not to y ie ld ___ __ tem ptation and have another piece o f cake.
11. The spy had little choice _____ the m atter but to destroy the microíĩlm.
12. There’s no point crying _ things you can’t change.
13. We had to c h o o s e ______ a hotel in Rome and a villa in Tuscany for our
last holiday.
14. The restaurant m enu offered a ch o ice___ trout, b eef or chicken.
15. M embership o f the society has decreased ___num ber since last year.
16. The national debt has been decreased ___ £10 billion this year.
17. Do you m ean you still haven’t d ecided__ your holiday yet?
18. She can’t d ecid e______ w hat style of wedding dress to huy.
19. If you clean the hall, w e’ll d e a l______ the kitchen together.
20. My uncle d e a ls ______ antique furniture.
11 .
1. He doesn’t seem to be very h a p p y ______ his new job; he always looks
rather worried and depressed these days.
2. As she handed over the gift, she said that she hoped we would be very
h ap p y______ our new home.
3. It w ill be good ______ Thomas to have a strict teacher; h e ’s never had
any discipline at home.
4. The dispute occurred because the manager is so hopeless people;
he has absolutely no idea of how to handle his workforce.
5. W e’ve ju st h e a r d ______ his unexpected promotion.
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6. Nervous about facing an interview panel, she h o sita tc d ______ the door
and took a deep breath before entering the room.
7. A strong draught blew into the room through the g a p ______ the door.
8. Ruth was a g e n iu s ______ m athem atics and was awarded a scholarship to
Cambridge w hen she was only ĩourteen years old.
9. Have you h ea rd ______ tho lake “Loch N ess” in Scotland?
10. H e’s a genius ______ a pencil and can capture a likeness in a few deft
strokes.
11. His new stereo System was expensive but it ’s guaranteed ______ ílĩteen
years so it was worthwhile paying more.
12. My friend is worried because she h asn’t h ea rd ______ her sister for days.
13. She has a real genius ______ languages and has already m astered the
rudim ents of Greek!
14. There is a popular superstition which says that anyone who has a gap
their two front teeth will be lucky throughout their life.
15. She hesitated ___ ___ taking any action, hoping that there was no real
cause for alarm.
16. I can’t honestly say that I’m happy your decision to em igrate to
France.
17. S h e’s very good ______ anim als and takes food out to the stray dogs in
th e Street every m orning.
18. The new wonder watch from Seiko is guarantecd any type of
breakage, including water damage and accident.
19. The baby was cry in g ____ _ its milk.
20. Having always been good at maths, he decided to study it at university.
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1.
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Although we were all rather irritated hy the situation at the time, we
la u g h ed ______ it afterwards.
2. Tom lectured his son _ _ _ _ the dangers of riding a motorcycle.
3. The summ er dress was lined ______ hght cotton to make it less
transparent.
4. He was listening ____ the radio w hen he heard the new s of the
earthquake.
5. I’m expecting an im portant call; could you listen ___ the telephone
while I pop out to the shops?
6. He doesn’t have any savings and, since being made redundant, has been
liv in g ______ his family.
7. The neighbours are very a n x io u s______ their m issing daughter to phone
home.
8. Mark was saved drowning by the heroic action o f his brother.
9. Since passing his accountancy exams, George has had his salary
increased 10%.
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10. Susan’s q u e s t______ a satisfying job was at last realised.
11. _____ everyone’s astonishm ent, she arrived at the party in a Rolls Royce.
12. My cousin has a íla ir _____ languages and can speak more than six.
13. You should not use aerosols because th ey’re h a r m íu l______________ the
environm ent.
14. I’m sure th ere’s a j in x __________ this dress. W henever I wear it I have a
terrible time.
15. I began to get im p a tien t__ his continual lack of punctuality.
13.
1. Tom ’s absorption ___ his studies m eans he has no social life.
2. Eating too much fat and sugar is d etrim en tal______ your health.
3. The am ount of water absorbed cotton wool is greater than that
______ paper.
4. The bank w rote to me to advise m e ______ their new overdraít facilities.
5. If you need a d v ic e ______ exam techniques, any o f our trained staff will
help you.
He cared ______ the environm ent and gave an inspiring speech ______
the issue.
At the C hinese restaurant we sta rted ______ spare ribs, then had chicken
Soup and coconut ice cream to finish.
8. The doctor advised us ______ travelling to Egypt w ithout having the
proper inoculations ílrst.
14.
For questions 1-12 read the text below and think of the word vvhich best fits
each gap. Use only one word in each gap. In this exercise, each missing word
is a proposition. There is an example at the beginning (0).
G IF T OF TH E GAB
Chatting to babies in a particular way boosts their intelligence and gives
them a head start (0) ỉ n life, a new study has found. Speech and language
therapist Dr Sally Ward selected 140 nine-m onth-old children from
M anchester. She then ga ve 70 of the parents detailed advice (1) ______ the
best way to com m unicate ( 2 ) ______ their child and left the other 70 without
guidance. The “com m unicating” parents were told to spend at least 30
m inutes every day talking to their child, (3) ______ any background noise,
about subjects vvhich their infant might take an interest (4) ______ . More
than six years later, and after regular checks had been kept ( 5 ) ______ their
progress, the children had IQ tests. Those in the talking group were, (6)
______ average, a year and three m onths ahead (7) _______ the other group.
N ine children had IQs in the gifted category, whereas none in the non-
talking group was as bright.
KEY TO PREPOSITIONS
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7 1. up 5. at 9. in 13. On 17. On
2. in 6. over 10. in 14. in 18. in
3. of 7. with 11. on 15. in 19. at
4. in 8. of 12. on 16. on 20. with
9 1. in 5. at 9. of 13. to 17. in
2 over 6. of 10. about 14. to - against 18. over
3. to 7. with 11. for 15. for 19. with
4. at 8. at 12. about 16. over 20. for
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17. After the flood, hundreds of volunteers c a m e __ w ith offers of
assistance.
18. We don’t know yet how w e’ll solve the problem but r m sure som eone
will c o m e ______ a solution soon.
19. Most o f the com panies which managed to c o m e______ the economic
crisis are now operating very successĩully.
20. r m not sure how the accident c a m e ______ but I suspect somebody was
being careless.
2. F ill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
3. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
7. Their house was cut from the village hy the riooding river.
8. W inter is Corning. It’s getting darker and the days are really starting to
d ra w ______ .
9. He had to draw ___ his savings to pay his rent after he was made
redundant.
10. I wish you w ouldn’t í l y __ me like that every tim e I make a m istake.
11. The limousine d rew _____ in front of the theatre and the actress got out.
12. Yes, I’ve already heard the news. Simon d rop p ed ______ to tell me this
morning.
13. During the power w orkers’ strike the electricity was cut ______ at
regular intervals.
14. He was forced to d rop ______ college w hen his father died.
15. The uníoreseen expense on the new house a t e ______ my savings but it
was worth it.
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16. He was told to cut sugar and fats or he would suffer serious
Health problems.
17. This com position would be better if you c u t __ __the second paragraph.
18. TheyV e fitte d ______ their kitchen w ith new cupboards.
19. She drew the lecture to nearly three hours although it was only
supposed to last an hour.
20. 1’m afraid th eir b u sin ess is on th e verge o f lo ld in g ___ due to a lack of
orders.
21. W e’ll have to organise a Union m eetin g if w e w an t to head _ _ _ a strike.
22. Could you c h e c k ______ the children and see w hat th ey ’re up to?
23. We had to w ait to check at the hotel as the receptionist was not at
his desk.
24. All guests should check hy 12 o’clock or they will be charged for
an extra day.
4. Fiil in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s itỉo n o r a d v e r b .
get about = (1) move about, (2) spread (of news, gossip etc)
get across = make understood
get ahead = succeed
get along/on = be on íriendly terms with
get at = mean
get at sb = criticise, tease in an unkind way
get away with = escape punishment
get by = manage despite difficulties
get sb down = depress sb
get off = send
get off with = nearly escape punishment
get on = make progress
get on with = continue doing sth
get out of = avoid
get over = recover from
get round = persuade
get round to = find time
get through = contact by phone
get up to = be busy with sth surprising or undesirable
1. What are you g c ttin g ____? I can’t understand w hat you’re trying to say.
2 I only g e t ______ \vatching TV when the children are in bed.
3. Instead o f being given a ticket, the driver g o t ______ a vvarning.
4. S h e’s having trouble g e ttin g ______ with hcr sprained ankle.
5. Do you g e t ______ with your colleagues?
6. If you don’t get those invitations______today, they’ll never arrive on time.
7. IIow are you getting at school?
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8. He has a talent for getting the m ost complicated id e a s ______ .
9. I’ve been trying to g e t ______ for ages but the bne is always engaged.
10 This awful w eather is really getting m e ______ .
11. My father is always g e ttin g ______ me about my clothes.
12. If you aren ’t well organised, you’ll never g e t ______ .
13. I don’t know how he g e t s ______ cheating on his tests.
14. Stop talking and g e t ______ your work, will you?
15. She has barcly enough m oncy left to g e t ______ .
16. I w ish I could g e t ______ going to this vvedding but I have no choice.
17. News of their “secret” Nvedding got fast.
18. She says she w on’t help us, but w e’ll soon g e t ___ her.
19. I don’t know if sh e’ll ever g e t ______ her husband’s death.
20. What are the children g e ttin g ______in the garden?
5. Fill in t h e m ìs s in g p r e p o s ìt io n o r a d v e r b .
The Chemicals give ___ toxic fumes, so be extrem ely carcful vvhen
using them.
2. The teacher reluctantly g a v e _____ to the stu d en ts’ request to change
the date o f the exam.
3. The athlete has decided to g iv e ___ _ am ateur com pctition and become
a protessional.
4. The man was forcod to give himscir ___ to the policc.
5. She unintentionally g a v e ______ the sccrct of the surprise party.
6 . IlavenT you g iv e n ______ your application form yet?
7. Evcntually their savings gavc and they werc forced to apply to
the State for assistance.
8 . I can’t guess the answer. I give
9. On the new s last night it was g iv e n ___ that the Prim e M inister had
resigned.
10. They have hyped this c a r ______ to such an cxtent that it should be the
biggest scller o f the year.
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6. Fill ìn the missing preposition or adverb.
1. Can’t you hold thoso reporters until I’ve rinishod the rehearsal?
2. He is a talented actor but his lack of am bition holds h im ______ .
3. Although they tried, they couldn’t hold _____ their laughter.
4. H o ld ______ a m inute while I get som ething from my room.
5. They offered to buy her a BMW but sh e’s h o ld in g ______ a Porsche.
6. Some ơapanese soldiers refused to believe the war was over and held
______ in the jungle for years.
7. Due to the chairm an’s illness, the m eeting was held _ _ _ _ till the next
week.
8. Strike action held trains and buses all day yesterday.
9. He says he knows nothing about the m issing docum ents but I’m sure
h e’s h o ld in g ______ me.
10. Our water supplies h e ld ______ for three w eeks w hen we wcre marooned
in the desert.
7. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
8. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
9. F ill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
1. He had a bad tim e in the army but he has put i t ______ him now.
2. It is being put that the vice-president is involved in the scandal
but as yet there seem s to be no real evidence.
3. Just p u t ______ your name and address on this card.
4. The lecturer had difficulty in p u ttin g ______ his ideas.
5. He put his failure in the e x a m ______ bad luck.
6. The drought in Aírica has put ______ developm ent in the area hy
decades.
7. Why don’t you p u t ______ that new positiòn at the university?
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8. Make sure you put the íire before going to bed.
9. Could you put m e ______ to Mr Jones, please?
10. If you can’t afford a hotel, w e’ll put y o u ______ for the night.
11. He p u t ______ an Insurance claim after the accident but he got nothing.
12. How can you p u t ______ the noise in this house? I’d go mad.
13. D on’t be p u t __ __ by his manner. Ile always acts that way.
14. T hey’re p u ttin g ______ a dance perlormance in the town hall tonight.
15. We p u t ______ a sum of m oney each m onth for our sum m er holidays.
16. Mr Jones has put _ _ _ _ _ the proposal that all mem bers of staff should
make a contribution to the earthquake relicf fund.
1. H e’s always running _ _ _ his boss although she actually treats him well.
2. The secretary was asked to run ______ copios of the report for the
employees.
3. We r a n ______Sally at the shops yesterday; I hadn’t seen her for months.
4. He ran the boy, but didn’t m anage to catch him.
5. W e’ve run ___coffee. Could you go and huy some?
6. He ran debts am ounting to m illions of dollars last year.
7. L et’s r u n ___ _that scene again; then you can all go home.
8. Their son ran _____at the age of 12 and didn’t contact them for four years.
9. The old wom an was r u n ______ hy a taxi.
10. You’d better r u n __ __ your new car before you drive it on the motorway.
11. We r a n ______some valuable old books while we were clearing out the attic.
12. D on’t r u n ___ the idea that you can come hom e at w hatever tim e you
like!
13. Ever3dhing was going sm oothly until we ran the problem of lack
of funding.
14. My father fell asleep at the steering w heel and r a n _______a lamp post.
15. I’m ru nning______schedule as my m eeting lasted longer than I’d expected.
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13. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
1. He was hoping to sell his car for £1,000 but he had to s e t t le __ £800.
2. Once w e’ve s e ttle d ______ , w e’ll invite you for a long weekend.
3 Could you please s e e ______ getting the sofa re-covered?
4. They s e ttle d ______ the Ritz as the best place for the reception.
5. We made an appointm ent to s e e ______ the cottage before we decided to
buy it.
6 . The children were s e e n ______ at the station by the entire family.
7. Could you s e e ______ those m essages while I read through this report?
8 . He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw ______ him
im m ediately.
9. After w andering for years, they s e ttle d __ in a sm all village in Wales.
10. He saw his best frie n d ______ his divorce.
11. r il see y o u ___ ; you m ay not be able to íĩnd your way to the lift.
12. L et’s settle w ith the waiter and go home. I’m feeling tired.
14. FMI in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
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16. Fill in th e m issing p re p o sitio n o r ad ve rb .
take a b a c k = surprise
take after = look like a relative
take a g a in s t = dislike sb
take aw ay = rem ove
take b a c k = withdraw a statem ent or com m ent
take d o w n = (1) write down, (2) rem ove sth from a high place
take s b fo r = m istake sb/sth for sb/sth e ls e
take in = (1) d eceiv e, (2) allow sb to stay in o n e ’s hom e, (3) understand, (4)
m ake cloth es snnaller
take up = (1) begin a hobby, sport etc, (2) occupy sp a c e
1. She ta k e s ______ her father: she has the sam e gestures and m annerism s.
2. His lecture was so complicated that I only t o o k ______ a few words of
w hat he said.
3. These m agazines m ust be read in the librEiry. You can’t take th e m ____.
4. The secretary to o k ______ the list of titles as her boss read them out.
5. We were so t a k e n ___ hy his decision to resign that we didn’t know
w hat to say.
6. ril never forgive you if you don’t take __ w hat you said about me.
7. Since his retirem ent, he has ta k e n ___ painting to fíll up some of his
sp2ire time.
8. She seem s to have ta k e n ______ me, as if I had offended her somehow.
9. Nobody w as ta k e n ______ hy his story, although it seem ed convincing
íìrst.
10. You have to ta k e ______ these curtains. They look very dirty.
11. If you take this s k ir t__ a little, it should fit you períectly. It’s too big
for you now.
12. She is always being taken ___ Elizabeth Taylor, even though she
doesn’t look that much like her.
13. When they discovered that the child was an orphan, they offered to take
h im ______ .
14. That desk is so big that it ta k e s ______ m ost of his offíce.
17. FMI in the m issing preposition or adverb.
take o ff = (1) rem ove (clothing), (2) leave the ground (of aerop lan es etc), (3)
imitate sb in a com ic way, (4) begin to su c c ee d (of plans, id eas etc)
take on = (1) undertake sth, (2) em ploy staff, (3) accep t sb a s an opponent
take o u t = (1) extract, rem ove, (2) accom pany sb to a theatre etc
take o v e r = take control of sth e s p in place of sb e ls e
take to = (1) find agreeable; like, (2) begin a habit, (3) e s c a p e to; hide in
take up with = b eco m e involved in (usu derog)
1. He was against the plan at ílrst, but they managed to talk h im ______ .
2. Jane was so determ ined to become a model that her parents couldn’t talk
h e r ______ it.
3. Ann was told hy her father for Corning home late.
4. You can’t talk me ____ giving you more money. I’ve given you enough
already.
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5. H is lack of a convincing alibi will t e l l ______ him at the trial.
6. Our boss t a lk s ______ us as if we were children.
7. He insisted that children who t a lk ______ ought to be punished.
8. If you can’t t a l k ______ your diíTerences w ith your íĩancé, you’d better
break up.
9. Stop behaving like that or the neighbours will start to t a lk ______ you.
10. The only way one can tell the t w in s ______ is hy their haircuts.
11. He keeps ta lk in g ______ m oving to another city, but I doubt if he will.
12. I’ve never had a real conversation with Peter; he ju st ta lk s ______ you.
13. My parents advised me to think th in g s ____ _ before accepting the job.
14. Racing drivers rarely think ______ the dangers involved in their
profession.
15. She thought her id ea s______careíully before putting them down on paper.
16. We need to t h in k ______ an exciting advertising campaign for our new
product.
22. Complete the following sentences using a phrasal verb with PUT.
You may have to use some verbs more than once.
1. I don’t believe for a m inute that Suzie is really ill. If you ask me, sh e’s
j u s t ______ i t _______.
2 . Because o f heavy snowfalls in the region we have had to ______ the
m eeting o f th e Conservation Group.
3. The plan ______ by the council didn’t m eet w ith the approval of the
electorate.
4. At least five people h a v e ______ the job in Accounts.
5. I ju st had to m ove out of my flat. I couldn’t ______ the noise from the
road any more.
6 . The school drama society has decided t o ______ Richard III.
7. It’s expensive staying in a hotel in London. Isn ’t there anyone who could
you?
8 . Please rem ember to the lights w hen you leave the room.
9. The Sales Director it that the Pinance D epartm ent was being badly run.
10. Richard and Anne w anted to go clim bing but the bad w eather them
23. Complete the íollovving sentences using a phrasal verb with DO.
You may ha ve to use some verbs more than once.
1. I’m worn out. I could a cup o f tea.
2. Robert has ju st bought a run-down old cottage and is looking forward to
______ i t _______.
3. Jennifer w as going to have an operation in the afternoon, so she had to
lunch.
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4. John’s not at all popiilEư-, perhaps because h e’s alvvays his colleagues.
5. With the introduction of computers, a lot o f íĩrm s have begun t o ______
outmoded clerical Systems.
Hairry w a s ______ a fortune w hen his accountant tricked him into
investing in a shady business in which he him seir had an interest.
7. A tw enty-m ile hike is enough to make anyone f e e l______ .
8 . A cold wind was blowing so Andrevv told the children t o ______their coats.
9. Thomas is so naughty I ju st don’t know what t o ______ him.
10. “The bullet got Harry,” said the soldier. “H e’s
2 4 . C o m p le t e th e fo llo w in g s e n te n c e s u s in g a p h ra s a l ve rb w ith
M A K E . Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e .
25. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h F A L L .
Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e .
1. Paul was ill in hospital for ten weeks £md so h e ______with his school work.
2. As the longest-serving em ployee in the company, it . me to make the
speech w ishing our office manager well in his retirem ent.
3. It is not a successíul group. They don’t get on w ith one another and
over the slightest thing.
4. Sales of the electric car were buoyant in the last qu2irter o f the year but
they h a v e ______ this spring.
5. D on’t m ake any special arrangem ents for me. ru ______ w ith w hat other
people want.
6. I should be in Italy now but my holiday plans ___ w hen the travel
company w ent bust.
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7. The w all __ w hen heavy rain caused th e ground to move.
8. Mary m ade a good effort in th e test b u t ______ on th e last question.
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9. There was no fence around the pool and a number of children _ _ _ _ _ .
10. Jane and Shelley ______ w ith each other w hen it came to determ ining
w hat each should contribute to the household budget.
26. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h P IC K .
Y o u m a y h a v e to u se s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n o n ce .
2 7 . C o m p le t e t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b (o r a n o u n
d e r iv e d fr o m o n e ) w it h T A K E . Y o u m a y h a v e to u s e s o m e v e r b s
m o re th a n o n c e .
2 9 . C o m p le t e th e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h K E E P .
Y o u m a y h a v e to u se s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n o n ce .
1. D an ger.______ !
2. The number of deer in the woods i s __ hy the gam ekeeper who culls
the aged anim als each autumn.
3. Sam m akes a lot o f eíĩort but he finds it hard t o ______ w ith th e m ost
talented m em bers of the group.
4. Although Shirley gave up studying the piano at the age o f eighteen, she
s t ill______ it and períorm s for family occasions.
5. D on’t accuse H ugh of cheating. He a lw a y s_____ the rules.
6. Although Caroline and John have lived abroad for ten ye6irs, they still
m anage t o ______ w ith their íriends” new s through a regular exchange
of letters.
7. In learning a language, it’s iníuriating how easy it is t o ______ m aking
the sam e grammatical m istakes.
8. Mark has all the m akings of a politician. He certainly knows how to
the people that matter.
9. The supervisor ______ at the st£iff to improve their períorm ance until
they were sick of hearing the sam e thing.
10. Although the interview er tried hard to get the ansvvers to se£irching
questions, the politician always managed t o ______ so m eth in g _______.
1. There was a lot of fog this morning but now it is and the sun is shining.
2. W hen everyone at the table had hnished eating, the plates w e r e ______ .
3 Mary developed a bad rash on her hands after u sing that detergent, but
i t ______ w hen she used th e ointm ent the doctor prescribed.
4. Why don’t you j u s t ______ and leave me alone?
5. There seem s to have been som e sort of m isunderstanding about the
S m ith s” bill. Could you help m e t o ______ the m atter ?
6. It’s always fun to have a party, b u t ______ afterwards is a big chore.
7. It w as tim e I ______ those cupboards. Just look at all the stu ff I’ve got
for the next jum ble sale.
8. As soon as the w e a th e r ___ the climbers resum ed their attem pt on
the sum m it.
9. Your study looks a total m ess. D on’t you ever think of _ it
10. By xvorking overtim e every week, Alice was able to the debt
w ithin six m onths.
3 2 . C o m p le t e e a c h s e n te n ce u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b w it h D RO P. You
m a y n e e d to u se a v e rb m o re th a n o n ce .
3 3 . C o m p le t e th e fo llo w in g se n te n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l, ve rb w ith
S T A N D . Y o u m a y n e e d to u s e s o m e v e r b s m o r e t h a n o n c e .
3 4 . C o m p le t e th e f o llo w in g s e n te n c e s u s in g a p h ra sa l ve rb w ith
C O M E . Y o u m a y n eed to use s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n o n ce .
1. I know Frank doesn’t agree w ith you about going to Spain on holiday,
but if you try hard to persuade him, h e’s sure to ______ your way of
thinking.
2. How did i t ______ that you w ent to university in Edinburgh?
3. Darling, Pm aíraid ru be home late tonight. Som ething’s ______ at work.
4. Doctor, Pm worried about Sam. H e’s ______ in spots.
5. Caroline expects t o ______ quite a lot o f m oney w hen her aunt dies.
6. Steve was knocked unconscious when he fell off his m otorbike and didn’t
for several m inutes.
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7. __ it! I don’t believe for a m om ent that you’re serious about getting
a job in Australia.
8. W here’s the price tag for this dress? It m ust h a v e ______ .
9. D on’t stand there on the d oorstep .______ t o ______ !
10. ______ ! I can’t spend all day w aiting for you.
1. W hen day Doncaster, the pop star, arrived at London Airport, he gave a
press conference and was then to a secret destination in the Capital.
2. If you are thinking of going jogging, it ’s always essential to do some
exercises íĩrst.
3. It’s pouring. L et’s w ait for the rain t o ______ before we go shopping.
4. A ndy’s ______ ílu and w on’t be able to attend the m eeting.
5. The regim e’s economic problems caused it to b e ______
6. Out-of-date com puters will b e ______ in schools to allow updated models
to be introduced.
7. The sight of his bride in her wedding dress j u s t ______ T o m _______.
8. The police decided t o ______ on drug offenders, and staged a number of
early m orning raids.
9. D espite having had two heart attacks, dack decided to ______ at work
until he reached retirem ent age.
10. M artin ______ a virus on a trip to Europe and is now gravely ill.
3 7 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w it h a w o r d in t h e list.
3 8 . C o m p le t e t h e s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e list.
over and done with - worn out - fed up - put out - tired out
done for - stand-by - cut out for - tied up - burnt out
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3 9 . R e w r it e th e s e n te n c e s , u s in g a p h ra s a l ve rb th a t m eans th e
o p p o s it e o f t h e vvo rd s in ita lỉc s . M a k e a n y a d d it io n a l c h a n g e s t h a t
m ay be n e ce ssary.
4 0 . C h o o s e t h e c o r r e c t p h ra s a l v e r b t o fill t h e g a p in e a c h s e n te n c e .
1. The Computer h a s ______ a long way over the last thirty years.
A. taken on B. come on c. broken down D. put in
2. I heard that they a r e ______ a new software company in town.
A. putting in B. gettin g through
c. taking back D. settin g up
3. I don’t w ant to go out tonight because I’m ______ for my holidays.
A. saving up B. keeping up c . getting by D. m aking out
4. I ______ quite a lot o f m oney w hen my grandfather died.
A. came into B. looked into c. took off D. let down
5. Did you m anage t o ______ to D ennis on the phone yesterday?
A. put in B. get through c. take back D. check in
6. The Carters don’t have a lot of money, but they seem t o ______ .
A. get by B. break down c. give up D. close down
7. My dad’s decided t o ______ a new w ashing machinc.
A. cut off B. take after c. put in D. come on
8. Scientists a r e ______ the possibility of life on other planets.
A. doing w ithout B. taking back c . secing off D. looking into
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11. 1. with 3. on to 5. over 7. on 9. out n.through 13. out
2. with 4. down 6. down 8. up to 10. together 1 2 .over
21. 1. give anything away 4. gave in 7. give them back 10. giving up
2. gave off 5. gives on to 8. give up
3. give up 6. give up 9. gives out
22. 1. putting it on 4. put in for 7. put you up 10. put them off
2. put off 5. put up with 8. put ouưoff
3. put forward 6. put on 9. put ỉt about
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23. 1. do with 4. doing down 7. done in 10. done for
2. doing it up 5. do away with 8. do up
3. do vvithout 6. done out of 9. do with
25. 1. fell behind 4. tallen off 7. fell down 10. fell out
2. falls to 5. fall in 8. fell down
3. fall out 6. fell through 9. fell in
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34. 1. come round to 4. come out 7. Come off 10. Come on
2. come about 5. come into 8. come off
3. come up 6. come round/to 9. Come in
35. 1. vvhisked away 4. gone down with 7. bovvled Tom over 10. picked up
2. warm-up 5. brought down 8. crack down
3. ease off 6. phased out 9. soldier on
38. 1. fed up 4. put out 7. cut out for 10. done for
2. stand-by 5. worn out 8. over and done with
3. tied up 6. tỉred out 9. burnt out
40. 1.B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D
1. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g e ìt h e r t h e s im p le p r e s e n t
o r p r e s e n t c o n t in u o u s .
1. The line (be) very bad. I can’t hear w hat you (say).
2. “I (look) for a builder to do some work on my house. You (know) anyone
who (be) suitable and (be) available at the m om ent?” - “Afraid not.
Everyone I (know) (be) up to their eyes in work repairing the damage
caused by the gales.”
3. Rob, I (try) to concentrate, but it (be) very diffícult. The children (make)
too much noise. You (think) you could take them out for an hour or so?
4. I (believe) Tom (be) the person who (try) to sell his house. He (want) to
move out of the city.
5. ơeremy, you (be) rather foolish in refusing to speak. Everyone (get)
rather fed up w ith your behaviour.
6 . Anna (make) a lot of progress learning Russian m ainly because she now
(spend) two hours a day studying.
7. I always (tidy up) my desk before I (leave) work.
8. Tony always (criticise) his family - they never (do) the right thing as far
as he is concerned.
9. Tell me all about it. I (die) to hear all the latest news.
10. Oil (leak) from a petrol tanker onto the motorway, so the police (close)
off the section betw een dunctions 5 and 6.
2. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s b y p u t t in g t h e v e r b in e it h e r a
f u t u r e o r p r e s e n t fo r m a s a p p r o p r ia t e .
1. Stephen not (be) happy until he (be promoted) to the Chief Accountant’s job.
2. When the sun (set) this evening, the sky for m iles around (be suffused)
w ith a rosy glow.
3. I (ring) my parents the m om ent I (get) my exam results.
4. Many industrialists (predict) a major increase in trade w hen the new
road network (come) into operation.
5. By the time Anthony (finish) work on the design project, he (be) exhausted.
6. The Opposition (be) ready and w aiting to exploit any sign of disunity in
the governm ent as soon as it (appear).
7. If you (have) no objections, we (go ahead) with the project as planned.
8. What (be) the State of the planet w hen w e (reach) the year 2100?
9. Once we (get) a reply from the ministry, we (be able) to coníírm om* intentions.
10. Before Alice (sign) the contract, she (need) to ensure that every detail
(be) correct.
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3. P u t t h e v e r b s ìn b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g e it h e r th e
p r e s e n t p e r t e c t o r s im p le p a s t t e n s e a s a p p r o p r ia t e .
4. P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g e it h e r t h e p a s t
c o n t in u o u s o r s im p le p a s t te n s e .
1. Jane (live) in France w hen she (meet) the man who later (become) her
husband.
2. When Terry (hear) the job he (want) (be) his, he im m ediately (invite) his
colleagues out for a celebration.
3. When the liner (hit) the iceberg, m ost o f the passengers (have) dinner.
4. I (can) not accept Richard’s invitation to dinner because I (go) to the
theatre that night.
5. Try as we m ight, it (be) im possible to m anoeuvre our sailing boat out of
the harbour. The wind (blow) too hard.
6. It (be) a horrible day. Ever3rthing that (can) go wrong (do). The children
(get) up late. The cat (be) sick. The car not (start). I just (want) to give up.
7. The clock ju st (strike) tw elve w hen Cinderella (come) back from the ball.
8. The m anager not (be) available. He (travel) to a m eeting in Edinburgh.
9. Annabel not (ride) in the horse trials. No one (be) surprised w hen she
later (announce) she (expect) a baby.
10. It (be) a fabulous day. The sun (shine), the birds (sing), the countryside
(look) lovely.
5. P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g t h e p r e s e n t
p e r t e c t s im p le o r c o n t in u o u s a s a p p r o p r ia t e .
1. Jake (graduate) in 1987 and (spend) two years appl3ãng for jobs beíore
he (be oíTered) the one he (want).
2. Tom (look) for the right person to be his wife for ííve years before he
(meet) and (fall) in love w ith Sally.
3. If I (know) w hat to do, everything would have been all right. As it (be),
everything (go) wrong.
4. Mary (have) a nervous breakdown last year. No one (be) surprised. She
(work) much too hard for m onths.
5. The garden (look) absolutely lovely last year, m ainly because o f the hard
work we (put in) the previous autumn.
6. Stories about the two politicians and their liaison (circulate) for many
m onths before any statem ent (be made).
7. John (receive) treatment for two years before he finally (be told) he (be cured).
8. Before she (begin) her university course, Lesley (read) all the books on
the íìrst year reading list.
9. “Why you not (go) to see the íĩlm at the Odeon last week. I (think) you
(like) Paul N ew m an.”
“Because I already (see) it. I (go) when it (be) on in London.”
10. “Why (be) you not at the m eeting?”
“I not (be told) about it.”
7. P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in to t h e c o r r e c t p a s s iv e f o r m .
1. Poreign currency can (convert) into sterling at a num ber o f points in the
city, but th e best rate and low est com m ission charges (provide) at banks.
2. The im pact o f the postal strike began (feel) after only three days.
3. Visitors to the castle (show) around hy an experienced guide. They not
(allow) to vvander around on their own.
4. The nuclear power station at Berkeley currently (decom m ission), but the
process not (finish) for a hundred years.
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5. Everyone (dress) up, as if they (invite) to a wedding.
6. Many medieval towns (damage) by fire because the houses (make) of wood.
7. By th e end o f next year, sixty houses (build) on that green field site.
8. Custom ers (ask) to ensure they (give) the correct change as m istakes
cannot afterwards (rectify).
9. Trials now (conduct) to determ ine w hether the aircraít is safe enough
(use) by trainee pilots.
10. The identity o f Jack the Ripper, a murderer responsible for a num ber of
horrendous killings in the nineteenth century, never (establish).
8. In t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s , p u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m .
1. Teresa (type) all day and still not (finish) the report.
2. Doctor, I (get) lots of aches and pains. (Be) anything wrong? I (be)
terribly worried.
3. John ju st (complete) a course in engineering and now (want) pursue his
studies by (take) a M aster’s degree.
4. For som e years now Sam antha (believe) strongly in reincarnation and
(try) to persuade her friends to come round to her way o f thinking but
they (be) still not convinced.
5. Martha (think) of going on a three-month trip to Mexico next year and
(wonder) for some time if any of her fellow students (like) (accompany) her.
6. While Thom as (spend) the last few m onths working hard at his studies,
his sisters (concentrate) their attention on how to get their new business
off the ground.
7. It (look) as if oil (leak) from this pipe for som e tim e. We (have) to
dism antle the m achine if it (be) (be put right).
8. I not (want) to go to the superm arket again at the m om ent. I (preíer) to
wait till th e end o f the m onth, w hen I (can) do all the shopping in one go.
9. “You (go) to the Towcr o f London?”
“No, not yet. I (want) to go ever since I arrived in London, but
som ething always (come) up. I (hope) (go) som etim e soon. Perhaps you
(like) (come) w ith m e?”
10. The constant hum m ing from the word-processor (give) m e a headache. I
(have) to take an aspirin.
9. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo rm .
1. This candidate (look) very promising. Just think about his experience.
He (live) in H ong Kong, Australia and the U SA and (work) for a number
of m ulti-national companies. I (think) w e defínitely (interview) him.
10. P u t th e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m .
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11. Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. What you (mean), the accident (be) my fault? If it (be), surely I not (call)
the police.
2. If John (telephone) you last night and (invite) you to dinner, what you (do)?
3. It not (be) possible for me attend the m eeting yesterday, if my deputy
not (agree) (stand in) for me at short notice.
4. Basil certainly not (get) through the interview so successfully if Jim not
(spend) a lot o f tim e (prepare) him about w hat to say.
5. I w ish I (speak) Swedish. If I (can), I (understand) the fílm we (see) last
night much better.
6. The bank account not (overdraw) at the end of last m onth if you not
(write) a cheque (pay) for the new \vashing machine.
7. It (be) hot in this room, and the lecturer (be) very boring. I w ish I (lie) on
the beach, (enjoy) the sun and (listen) to the waves.
8. I quite (agree) w ith you. Rupert (be) a good worker, I not (say) he not
(be). I ju st w ish he (co-operate) more w ith other people.
9. I (go) to see the íllm last night but at the last m inute I (receive) an
im portant phone call and (have) to stay at hom e to finish som e urgent
work. I not (regret) it. I (hear) since from my friends who (go) that it not
(be) very good.
10. Ruth (regret) (be) rude to Simon. The atm osphere betw een them (be)
now very tense, and she (like) make things up. He not (help) hy (be) very
distant.
12. Put the verbs in the correct form, using appropriate modal verbs
as necessary.
1. I w ish the Central heating not (keep) (play up). It (be) a bore not (know)
from one day to the next if it (work) or not.
2. This chicken (taste) better if the chef (add) a little more seasoning.
3. If only it not (rain), then I (be able) to plant the seedlings today.
4. Tim not (regret) (spend) m oney on (modernise) the house if he (get) his
m oney back w hen he (sell) it.
5. I (go) to the party but for the fact that my youngest son (have) a
tem perature and I not (want) leave him. Just as well, as it (turn) out,
because w hen the doctor (come) he decided Stephen (admit) to hospital.
6. “W here’s Joan? She (say) she (be) at the station at 3, and now it ’s 3.15.
She m ust (miss) the train. I (hope) she not (miss) the next one, otherwise
we (be) late for the opening address at the conlerence.”
7. “What you (do) w hen the course (finish)?” “I not (know) yet. Perhaps I
(have) a holiday first and then (look) for a job.”
8. I not (ask) you such an em barrassing question here in front of other
people if I not (feel) it necessary to get at the truth.
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9. “W hat you (do) if the police realise you (give) them false inform ation?”
“I ju st (say) I (be) m istaken.”
10. By the tim e Julius (read) my letter telling him it ’s all over betw een us, I
(be) hundreds of m iles away, sunning m yself on a tropical beach, only
w ishing I (leave) him sooner.
13. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo rm .
1. If John (ask) w here I (go), tell him I (be) back as soon as I possibly (can).
He (need) not worry, it not (be) later than Thursday.
2. When the President (step) off the plane on his official visit to our
country next week, he (greet) by the Prim e M inister and the Defence
Minister. He then (drive) to the Prim e M inister’s oíTicial residence where
a State Reception (take) place in his honour. The m om ent that (be) over,
he (take) to W orcester Castle where he (spend) the night.
3. I (tell) John the whole story about my early life, but the fact that he (be) so
unsympathetic about the íírst details I revealed (make) me decide not to.
4. I not (realise) that Stella (pass) the exam the last tim e it was conducted.
If I (know), I not (insist) on her filling in another form.
5. I (realise) I not (understand) the question w hen the interpreter (repeat)
it slowly in my own language.
6. (Be) it not for Mary’s help, I not (be able) to take part in the com petition.
As it (be), I (manage) to win íírst prize, so I (be) eternally indebted to her.
7. When the school finally (close) its doors in 1988, Mr Roberts (teach)
there for 25 years. As a result of the closure, he (decide) to take early
retirem ent and (be) now to be seen tending his garden m ost sunny
afternoons.
8. C onsultations (take) place for m any years at the highest level before
concrete peace proposals (accept).
9. Leading a life of luxury on the Costa del Sol (become) a reality for many
íugitives from British justice in the 1980.”s.
10. The hnancial scandal (rock) the governm ent w hen m any senior
politicians (see) to be im plicated and (force) (resign).
14. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g a p p r o p r ia t e m o d a l v e r b s
w h e n n e ce ssary.
1. You m ust (be) very pleased w hen you (hear) you (win) th e prize. What
you (do) to celebrate?
2. I (try) (get) John on the phone for the past week. I think he m ust (go)
abroad. You (have) any idea w hen he (be) back?
3. I not (need) (tell) Alison the bad news. She already (hear). Chris (tell)
her the previous evening.
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4. I really ought (let) the college know where they (can) contact me in case
of em ergency during the vacation. If I (have), they not-need) (get) in
touch w ith the local police.
5. Oh, Martin. What a lovely bunch of flowers you (givo) me. How very kind
of you. But really, you (do).
6. The interview er not (dare) ask the M inister the questions he really
(want) to. The atm osphere (be) too threatening.
7. Sam (offer) a new job. He not (be able) (decide) if he (take) it or not. He
(have) (let) them (know) by the end o f the week. .
8. I (spend) ages (make) preparations for the dinner party but I not (need)
(bother). At the last m om ent, Philip (ring) (say) he not (be able) (come).
9. (Be) you sure the answer (be) what it (be)? In my opinion, it not (be)
right. Surely you (forget) (include) som ething essential?
10. I (have) a day off last week. I just (dare) not ask my boss for another day
off tomorrow.
1.
1. is - are saying
2. am looking - Do you know - is - is - know - is
3. am trying - is - are making - Do you think
4. believe - is - is trying - wants
5. are being - is getting
6. is making - spends
7. tidy up - leave
8. is alvvays criticising - do
9. am dying
10. is leaking - are closing off
2.
1. will not be - is promoted
2. sets - will be sutíused
3. n i-g e t
4. predict/are predicting - comes
5. finishes/has tinished - will be
6. will be/is - appears
7. have - will go ahead
8. will be - reach
9. get - will be able
10. sỉgns - will need - is
7. worked - completed
8 has passed
.
4.
1. was living - met - became
2. heard - vvanted - was - invited
3. hit - were having
4. could - was going
5. was - was blovving
6 .was, could - did - got - was - did not start - wanted
7. was just striking - came
8 .was not - was travelling
9. did not ride - was - announced - was expecting
10 . was - was shining - were singing - looked/was looking
5.
1 .have loved
2. have alvvays vvanted
3. have I been asked
4. have been having
5. has been having
6 .have you been studying
7. have been trying - have you been
8 . has been going
9. has taken
10 . has been sleeping
6.
1 graduated - spent - was offered - wanted 2. had been looking - met - fell
,
7. had been receiving/had received - was íinally told - had been cured
8 . began - read/had read
9. didn’t you go - thought - liked - had already seen - went - was
10 weren’t you - was not told/hadn't been told
.
7.
1 . be converted - are provided
2. to be felt
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3. are shown - are not ailowed
4. is currently being decommissioned - will not be íinished
5. was dressed up - had been invited
6. were damaged - were made/had been made
7. will have been built
8. are asked - are given/have been given - be rectiíied
9. are now being conducted - to be used
10. has never been established
8.
1. has been typing - has not tìnished understood - we saw
2. have been getting - is - am
3. has just completed - wants - taking vvritten - to pay
4. has believed - has been trying - are
5. is thinking - has been vvondering - would like - to accompany
6. has been spending - have been concentrating
7. looks - has been leaking - will have - is - to be put right
8. do not want - would prefer - can
9. Have you been to - have been wanting - has alvvays come up - hope - to go ■
would like - to come
10. has given/is giving - shall have
9.
1. looks - has lived - has vvorked - think - should deíinitely intervievv
2. was - fell - were brought down - have still not been íixed - were blocked -
suííered - will be
3. still has not done so - shall have - to ask
4. had been complaining - was not surprised - left - will she do
5. have been trying - have you been
6. tried - look - will be able
7. have been questioning - have not got
8. is - is thinking - will wear/are going to wear
9. has breached - are now Aeeing
10. is - have been - is
10 .
1. has stephen telephoned - don’t know - would stop - phoning
2. were - would you want to introduce
3. had not eaten - have made
4. vvould be - had allovved - is - will/shall have to start
5. agreed - kept
6. don’t believe - said - has never lied/never lies
7. had realised - were Corning - would have kept - is - am - is - come
8. offered - would you be
9. did you feel - received - was - would you not have been
10. is thinking of setting up - would you give
12 .
1. did/would not k e e p p layin g - is - knovving - will work/is vvorking
2. w o u ld ta ste - h a d a d d e d
3. w e re not raining - w o u ld b e a b le
4. will not regret - s p e n d in g - m o d e rn is ỉn g - g e ts - se lls
5. vvould h a v e g o n e - h a d - did not w a n t - tu rn e d out - c a m e - s h o u ld b e a dm itted
6. sa id - s h e vvould b e - h a v e m is s e d - h o p e - w o n ’t - will b e -
7. will you do/are y o u going to d o - finishes/ h a s tinished - don't know - will h a v e - look
13 .
1. asks - have gone - will be - can - needn’t vvorry - won't be
2. steps - wili be greeted will be driven - will take place- is- will be taken - will spend
3. would have told - was - made
4. didn't realise - had passed - had knovvn - would not have insisted
5. realised - did not understand/had not understood - repeated
6 . Had it not been - vvould not have been able - was - managed - am
7. closed - had been teaching there - decided - is
8 . took place - were accepted
9. has become
10 . rocked - were seen - íorced to resign
14 .
1. h a v e b e e n - h e a rd - h a d w o n - did y o u d o
2. h a v e b e e n trying - to g e t - h a v e g o n e - H a v e y o u - will b e
3. d id n ’t n e e d - to tell - h a d a lr e a d y h e a rd - h a d told
4. to h a v e let - c o u ld - h a d - n e e d n ’t h a v e got
5. h a v e g iv e n - s h o u ld n ’t h a v e d o n e
6. did not d a r e - w a n te d - w a s
7. h a s b e e n o ffe re d - is n ’t a b le to d e c id e - sh o u ld ta k e - h a s - to let - k n o w
8. spent - m a k in g - in d e n t h a v e b o th e re d - rang - to s a y - w a s n 't a b le to c o m e
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You are going to read an article about holidays. For questions 1-6, choose the
ansvver (A, B, c or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Given the choice, teenagers prefer not to go on holiday with their parents.
Given no option, teonagers take a holiday with their parents because their
parents pay. According to more than 1,500 parents and toenagors I’ve
interviewed over the past twelve m onths for my next book, the concept of the
happy family holiday appears to go vvrong when the child reaches adolescence.
Desmond Morris, an expert on human behaviour, says, “At this age, teenagers
are starting to assert their independence. They may begin to resent help from
theừ parents, seeing it as interference. And, above all, they like to be among theừ
peers - especially on holiday.” IIc adds: “There are additional tensions on holiday
when ĩamilies are brought together for a long period of time and, just like at
Christmas, there is an cxpcctation of cvcryone enjo3Óng themselves without
having to work at it. Only it doesn’t always happon that way.”
So w hat does work w ith tecnagers on holiday? Spcciílc countries as well
as holiday options proved more popular than others. Italy is becom ing the
m ost popular destination for tecnagers, closely followed by Australia and
Canada. The popularity of these countries appears to be as m uch to do with
the personality and culture o f the people as the location and facilities on site.
“The people are lively and laid-back,” com m ented one fifteen-year-old, who
had ju st returncd from a two-weck broak with his family. “I m et a group of
ItEilian teenagers from Bologna and w e would go down to the beach every
evening and play guitars till dusk. The cam psite was on th e beach, so parents
knew where we were and w hat we were doing.”
An option m any o f those fam ilies I interviewed had tried included going
w ith another fam ily who also had tcenage children. One m other explained
that this only works if the teenagers as well as the adults are compatible.
Personality clashes m ay make tense situations worse.
Some 90% of those teenagers I spoke to preferred the guarantee of
sunshine and heat. Teenagers enjoy the beach, as long as they are
surrounded hy their peers. Their new com panions do not have to be of the
same sex or even the sam e nationality - the main criterion appears to be that
they are of the sam e age. Get the tcenagers to take a friend w ith them , so
Read the article and choose the best ansvver (A, B, c or D) for each of the
questions (1-7).
In Asia, there are special com petitions vvhere kites have complex designs
and Eire equipped w ith instrum ents such as w histles that make musical
sounds as the wind blows through them . Although all kites have a similar
structure, the variety o f shapcs is alm ost endless. The size of the kites also
varies greatly - som c are so large that sevcral people are needed to control
them. K ite-íĩghting contests are also hcld, in which com petitors use their
kites to attack and bring down their opponent’s kites or cut their strings.
For over 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Kactory has been giving kite-making and
kite-flying classes for the childrcn on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. Jonathan
Socher started the Big Wind Kite Pactory inl980. “We were down to our last $300
when someone suggestcd wc go íly a kite at the hotel,” he explains.
Their kites are made o f nylon, and Tibreglass is used for the sticks. Their
designs are m ostly IIawaiian them es created by Jonathan’s wife, Daphne.
These include hula danccrs, palm trees, dolphins, w hales and Hawaiian
boats, to m ention just a few of the dozens available. The designs are cut out
of the nylon w ith a hot knife that seals the edges to prevent íraying. The
designs are th en applycd directly onto the kite. On a tour of the B ig W ind
K ite Pactory, visitors can see the whole kite-m aking process, from the cutting
and “h ot-stitch in g” o f the designs to the íinal sticking and íĩttin g o f the
System th at joins the kite to the string.
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In one o f Jonathan’s kite-m aking lessons, students can m ake kites in as
little as 20 m inutes! Provided there is enough wind to fly a kite, they are
taken out to the Aeronautical T esting Pacility next door to the factory.
T hat’s spelt p A R K! Children as young as four years old can learn how to
fly a kite, and the B ig W ind K ite Pactory recently trained a 92-year-old
grandmother who had always w anted to fly a ki te!
The kite which is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite w ith a
rainbow pattern. The difference betw een this kite and the ones they make
during the lessons is that it is a tw o-string controllable acrobatic kite. Pirst
both lines are stretched out approximately 22 m etres. This is th e set distance
the kite will fly from the flyer.
B ig W ind em ployees launch the kite and for a few m inutes dem onstrate
how pulling on one line and then on the other Controls the direction the kite
goes in. Then the Controls are given to the student. Som etim es an em ployee
holds onto their hands for initial guidance. After about ten or fífteen
m inutes, several o f the students have taken turns and m ost are gettin g used
to the idea o f it. If they really know w hat they are doing, they can be left
alone in the park for as long as they wish.
donathan in sists that it is not necessary to make a huge im pressive kite to
have fun m aking and Aying kites. Even the sim plest structure can work, and
can give hours of pleasurc. Go on, give it a try!
1. How can kites make music?
A. They are designed in a complicated way.
B. They are equipped with musical sounds.
c. The wind blows through them.
D. The wind blows through instrum ents on them .
2. In kite-íĩghting c o n te sts,______
A. kite strings are som etim es cut.
B. kite strings m ust not be cut.
c. kites are always brought to the ground.
D. kites are never brought to the ground.
3. Who designs kites for the B ig W ind K ite Pactorỵ?
A. Jonathan Socher
B. a Hawaiian designer
c. Daphne Socher
D. D aphne’s husband
4. Why is a hot knife used?
A. to iron the nylon
B. to stop the edgcs Corning apart
c. to fray the edgcs
D. to prevent sealing
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5. What is different about the kite which is used for ílyin g lessons?
A. It has a rainbow pattern.
B. It is a normal kite.
c. It is diamond shaped.
D. It has two strings.
6. Em ployees show stu d e n ts______
A. how to control the direction the kite goes in.
B. how to pull the strings of the line.
c. how to make the kitc fly in the air.
D. how to guidc their hands.
7. According to donathan, to havc fun with kites, you need
A. an enorm ous kite.
B. any type o f kite.
c. complicated structure.
D. a kite which im presses others.
You are going to read an article about vvater parks. For questions 1—7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fĩts best according to the text.
Back in the 1970s, a typical family day out was a trip to the local leisure
centre. Every town had One and they were basically all the same, w ith a large
rectangular svvimming pool (shallow at one end, deep at the other), a
separate deep-water area with several diving boards, and a kiddie-pool for
babies or those who couldn’t swim. If you were lucky, there was a short,
straight slide that had to be kept w et w ith a bucket of water. And after your
leisure centre experiencc, there was a drinks m achine selling hot chocolate
for mum and cans o f fizzy drinks for the kids. And t h a t was it.
How things change! Now - thankfully - we have the water park, based on
the notion that sw im m ing on its own is not the m ost in teresting activity in
the world. People get borcd easily, and demand a lot more entertainm ent for
their money.
Some larger w ater parks have a wave m achine in the xnain pool which
makes waves up to a m ctre high. That m akes the whole swim m ing
experience rather more thrilling than in the old leisure centre days. Some
have a “death slid e”, w here you hold onto a bar which slides down a cable
over the pool. W hen it hits the end, you drop into the water! T here’s also a
lot more on offer than a drinks machine. Many w ater parks boast shops,
cafes, bars and restaurants, and a bar actually in the m iddle of the pool is
not uncom m on in m any M editerranean water parks. Ju st rem ember to keep
your m oney dry!
You are going to read an article from a magazine. For questions 1-7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
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evaporation. Pavem ents and balconies should be swept instead o f being
washed, it can also help to save water if any leaks or w aste in your
neighbourhood are reported to your local council.
So, next tim e you have a shower or open a bottle of drinking water, think
about w here the water com es from and where it ’s going.
1. Why does th e w riter m ention the North and South Poles?
A. They are badly affected by pollution.
B. M ost o f the E arth’s w ater is frozen there.
c. They aíTect the am ount of drinking w ater available.
D. T hey provide m any people w ith a water supply.
2. The w ater Services in ancient Greece and Rome w e r e ______
A. more eíĩlcien t than m ost people think.
B. designed to provide w ater for h alf the world’s population.
c. badly polluted and carried disease.
D. better than those in m any parts of the world today.
3. Why are som e fish in danger, according to the writer?
A. An increasing population m eans more ílsh are eaten.
B. Lakes are becom ing increasingly polluted.
c. H um ans alter the direction that som e rivers take.
D. They are forced into areas w ith salty water.
4. What do people now think is m ost im portant in w ater use?
A. building large treatm ent facilities
B. ílnding less w asteful ways to use water
c. m oving w ater from one city to another
D. storing w ater so that pcople can use more
5. What does the w riter say has happened in industry?
A. Most Steel is now made w ithout u sing water.
B. More efficient m othods are used to create Steel.
c. Less Steel is b ein g produced due to a lack o f w ater.
D. More S teel is being made than ever before.
6. The w riter says that water can be saved in the bathroom b y ______
A. having shovvers and baths less often.
B. brushing your teeth in running water.
c. u sing bottled w ater instead of tap water.
D. replacing bathroom ííttin gs w ith more efficient ones.
7. Which of th ese w ater-saving m easures is not m entioned in the text?
A. iníorm ing the right people about waste
B. u sing rainwater to w ash your balcony
c. turning the tap off w hen w ashing up
D. m aking sure the dishvvasher is full when used
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Pinally, there’s the snacker, Lisa Chandler. Lisa is eighteen and works as a
secretary. She likcs to think that she has a fairly healthy diet and always has
qui te smEdl meals. “I’m lucky in that I never seem to put any weight on no
matter w hat I eat, but I want to look after my body because I know that it’s
the only one I’ve got.” Dr Turner agrces that long-term health is important,
but what some people don’t realise is that they pick all day at nominally
healthy food like raisins or roduced-fat biscuits and end up eating twice as
much as they should. Lisa m ight be slim now, but all those mini-meals will
eventually add pounds without boosting energy levels. “The philosophy behind
snacking is that you eat several small meals instead of three big ones,” Turner
says, “but it doesn’t m ean that you can just eat throughout the day. Lisa needs
to avoid having snacks by her Computer where sh e’ll be tem pted to use them
to relieve boredom or stress. Stash your goods in the cupboard or refrigerator
where they belong and remember that yoghurt with berries or apple wedges
with peanut butler make good snacks. There’s really nothing better than a
sensible, well-balanced diet that gives your body exactly what it needs.”
1. The w riter says that food today
A. is produced using artiíĩcial methods.
B. is worse quality than in the past.
c. is less filling than it should be.
D. comes in conĩusing packaging.
2. What does “T h is” in line 10 refer to?
A. eating food that is full of ílavour but unhealthy
B. taking an extrom c view o f what a healthy diet is
c. lack of knowledge about dieting
D. constantly changing the diet you are on
3. The problem w ith D iana’s diet is that s h e ______
A. doesn’t get the energy she needs.
B. forgets to eat in the morning.
c. needs to eat the right kind of fat.
D. is bored by w hat she eats.
4. According to Dr Turner, v eg eta ria n s______
A. should eat less fruit than they do.
B. often lack protein in their diet.
c. need to have m eat in their diet.
D. get no nutrition from w hat they eat.
5. What does Dr Turner suggest Gos do?
A. eat a broader range of food
B. try to avoid eating pizza
c. eat larger portions of food
D. stop eating cheese
Read the text. For questions 1-7, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you
think fits according to the text.
Your boyíriend or girlfriend has told you they don’t w ant to go out with
you any more. You feel rejected, alonc, unwanted and m iserable. You had
thought that this relationship would last forever and now it ’s over. L et’s be
honest - it ’s a horrible feeling. Maybe the worst feeling you ’ve ever felt.
Perhaps you feel that life’s not worth living and you’ll never get over it. You
probably feel that no-one has ever felt this way before.
It may sound im possible now, but you will get over it. It ju st takes time.
And you’re not alone - alm ost everyone goes through this at som e point in
their life. It’s an im portant part of growing up and actually m akes us
stronger. What you m u stn ’t do is think that you have failed. Remember:
relationships aren’t likc exams.
If a friend came betw een you and your bo3rfriend or girlfriend and helped
cause the relationship to end, you ’ll be dealing w ith f e e lin g s o f b e tr a v a l as
well. If your parents or friends disapproved of your relationship, you might
also feel hum iliated and embarrassed about discussing how you feel. These
feelings are normal, but it does help to talk. Try talking to your parents and
íriends - they may be more sym pathetic than you think. Ask your parents
about their íĩrst relationships. The chances are they w ent through similar
experiences.
D on’t do anything im pulsive. It m ight seem a good idea to go out and get
a tattoo or your nose pierced, but you’ll probably regret it in a few days.
T h a t doesn’t m ean you shouldn’t treat yourself: how about buying some
new clothes or gettin g a new hairstyle? Is there a fĩlm you ’ve been vvanting
to see at the cinem a for ages? N ot sure w hether to go to that party you’d
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been invited to? Go! And if you’re worried that your ex-boyfriend or
girlfriend m ight be thore, let them seo you can have a good tim e vvithout
them . T h at’ll make you feel a lot better!
Som etim es couples who split up get back together and som etim es they
don’t. D on’t sit around w aiting for your ex to call to say th ey’ve made a big
m istake and think you should start going out w ith each other again. The
chances are that w on’t happen, but it’s actually more likely to come about if
you ju st get on w ith your life rather than sit at hoxne w aiting for the phone
to ring. It may sound corny, but there are plenty more fish in the sea. You
will —in tim e —íĩnd som cone new. But don’t be tem pted to rush into another
relationship. This is called going out w ith som eone “o n t h e r e b o u n d ”. This
kind o f relationship rarely works, as you’re not together for the right
reasons. Give it a little tim e before you start your next relationship.
H ere’s one other thing to remember. You’ve ju st experienced one of the
most traum atic things that people experience. From now on, things can only
get better. Each day, you ’ll feel slightly less unhappy. In a week, it will be
bearable. In a m onth, you ’ll be able to laugh about it. In a year, it will all
seem ancient history. YouVe got a lot of life ahead of you - look to the future
and go out and enjoy yourselíl
1. According to the writer, heartbroken teenagers often feel that t h e y ____
A. have w asted their tim e being in the relationship.
B. do not understand why the relationship came to an end.
c. are the only person who has expericnced this situation.
D. should have been more honest about their leelings.
2. What does the vvriter say about a relationship ending?
A. It helps us develop em otionally.
B. It helps us understand that we can all fail.
c. It forces us to stop being childish.
D. It rem inds us that relationships are not like tests.
3. A heartbroken teenager m ight have “feelings of betrayal” (line 13,
paragraph 3) w h e n ______
A. their parents did not w ant the relationship to succeed.
B. they d on’t feel able to talk about their leelings.
c. their partner was responsible for the relationship ending.
D. som eone they trusted got involved in the relationship.
4. What does the word “T h at” (line 21, paragraph 4) refer to?
A. regretting the im pulsive behaviour
B. the advice not to do anything im pulsive
c. the idea of doing som ething im pulsive
D. treating you rsell to som ething you want
Read the following article. For questions 1-8, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D)
vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
Naomi is the daughter o f Jane and Dug Gray, a translator and stone-
mason who live-in Pinistere, the heart of Celtic B rittany in north-west
Prance. They have opted not to bring up their three children bilingually in
Prench and English, but trilingually, hy enrolling them in B rittany’s
educational System, Diwan, whcreby all lessons, bar English and p^rench, are
taught in Breton. Around 3,000 children in Brittany are educated via this
im m ersion m ethod that has played an im portant role in the revival of the
Breton language.
Jane adm its th at the decision was controversial: “Other B ritish parents
said: “How dare you do that? D on’t your children have enough to take on?”
But she had seen how quickly th e girls absorbed í^rench; “I felt sure they
could take in another lan guage”. The girls’ íather, Dug, adm its to being
envious of their abilities. “After 16 years in Erance, Tm com fortable w ith
the language, but th e kids still pick m e upon my pronunciation and
grammar m istak es,” he says.
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It was once thought that forcing a child to learn more than one language
could slow academic devolopm ent but according to Protessor Colin Baker, a
world expert on bilingualism , the effect is the opposite. The evidence is that
bi- and trilingualism actually increases mental capacity and that multilingual
children tend to do better at school. “Tho latest research shows that in
intelligence tests, children w ith two or more well developed languages have
higher scores,” he says. “Bilingual children have two or more words for
objects and ideas, so the links betw een words and concepts are looser,
allowing more íluent, ílexible and Creative thinking.” li e adds that children
learning languages young also tend to have more conhdence and better
general com m unication skills.
Proíessor Tony Cline is an educational psychologist specialising in language
development in children. He says, “We used to think [the brain] had a limited
capacity, like a milk bottle, and that it was impossible to pour two pints of milk
into a pint bottle. Now we undorstand that our brains are capable of making
an inhnite number of connections; there is no limit to what we can take in.”
He concedes that there m ight be minor disadvantages in having a bi- or
trilingual childhood: “The child som etim es applies the rules of one language to
another, and so m akes m istakes - but these grammatical “errors” are soon
outgrovvn, as long as the child is exposed to good models of language.”
It seem s th at by giving your child the option o f becom ing m ultilingual,
you are offering them far more than just the acquisition of a foreign language.
That certainly seem s to be the case for the Gray girls. AU three are getting top
grades at school and are literatc in three languages, Naomi has also
successhilly taken on German, where she is proof that bilingualism increases
language-learning aptitudc. Says Prof Clinc: “M ultilingual children pick up
other languages quickly because they have a more ílexible approach and are
used to handling diíTerent forms of syntax, grammar and vocabulary.”
Jane thinks her daughters have gained more than ju st language; they
have also gained culturally. In fact, the girls are all enthusiastic about
Breton culture: Naom i does extracurricular Breton step dancing and loves
singing in Breton and attending dance evenings known as fest-noz while
N ina takes part in the Breton sport of Gouren, a form of Celtic wrestling.
Says Prof Baker: “M ultilingual children gain the benefits o f m ultiple sets of
literatures, traditions, ideas, ways of thinking and behaving.”
And, he stresses, if parents have the opportunity to give their child the
gift of another language, they should jump at it. Because in today’s global
marketplace, on top of all the above, m ultilinguals are far more employable
than m onolinguals. “I find it a great sham e that languages don’t have a
higher place in the classroom in the UK because E nglish is a m ainstream
language o f business but, in the futurc, that is going to change.”
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8
You are going to read an article about the Lost City of Atlantis. For questions
1-8, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to
the text.
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4. What did Edgar Caycc bolievo?
A. A tlantis w asn ’t a true story.
B. Aircraft were used a very long tim e ago.
c. A tlanteans couldn’t have used ships.
D. The sea level would riso in the 19605.
5. Why do som e people say that P lato’s dates were wrong?
A. because he was not an archaeologist
li. because he lailed to consider one im portant issue
c. because he used a different num bering System from ours
D. because complcx societies are thought to ha ve developed later
6. What happened in Santorini?
A. An ancient civilisation lived there.
B. Part o f the island collapsed into the sea.
c. The people of Thera destroyed it.
D. Plato lived there w hen he wrote about Atlantis.
7. What is the b elicf o f som e modern historians?
A. The Pillars o f H ercules are in the middle of the Atlantic.
B. A tlantis cannot be found in such a large ocean.
c. P lato’s story is com pletely inaccurate.
D. A tlantis may be located near the Straits of Gibraltar.
8. Where was the latest search for A tlantis carried out?
A. on an underwater island
B. in the Azores
c. in th e Canaries
D. at a number of diíTerent locations
The following text was vvritten by Bill Bryson, an American who vvrites about
his fellow Americans, mainly for a British audience. Read through the text
quickiy and choose the best ansvver A, B, c, or D, to the following questions.
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pairs of curtains eíĩortlessly opened or closed. That, at least, was the idea. In
practice what happened was that one opened, one closed, one opened and
closed repeatedly and one did nothing at all for five m inutes and then started
to produce smoke. We didn’t go an3Twhere near them after the íírst week.
Autom atic curtains, electric cat-food dispensers and clothes steam ers only
seem to make life easier. In fact, all they do is add expense and complication
to your existence.
10
Read the artìcle and ansvver questions 1-8 by choosing the correct ansvver, A,
B, c or D.
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long tim e o f becom ing a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to
find a way to m ake Chris’s dream come true — so, w ith everybody’s help,
Chris, only seven years old at the tim e, had been a “policem an” for a day,
“When people saw how delighted Chris was w hen his dream came true, they
decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of
M ake-A-W ish,” explained Sophia.
When we asked Sophia if she could explain how M ake-A-W ish worked, she
told us the Poundation trics to give children and their fam ilies a special,
happy tim e. “Som etim es it ’s hard for fam ilies w ith children who are really ill
to enjoy them selves and laugh together. They often feel sad a lot of the
tim e,” said Sophia. “A M ake-A-W ish volunteer visits the fam ilies and asks
the child w hat they would w ish for if they could ha ve anything in the world.”
Sophia said the volunteers were im portant because they were the ones who
helped to make the w ishes come true. They do this either by providing things
that are necessary, like plane tickets or equipm ent, or by raising m oney or
helping out in vvhatever way they can.
We wondered w hat things tho children wished for. Did a lot o f them want
to m eet somebody famous? Sophia agreed that a lot of children did ask to do
this. But she said other children wanted to own som ething special or go
som ewhere, and som e children, like Chris wanted to be a different person or
do a different job for a day. “W hatever the child’s w ish is, M ake-A-W ish tries
to make it real for th em ,” she said.
So, how did Sophia become a volunteer? She told us sh e’d had to ring the
M ake-A-W ish ofíĩce in A thens to gct some more inform ation. She said sh e’d
become a volunteer the following week and that she was glad to be doing
som ething to help make children’s w ishes come true. Sophia suggested that
other young people could also volunteer.
M ake-A-W ish says that w ithout the help of volunteers like Sophia they
would not be able to pcrform thcse “m iracles” for children. Why not see if
there’s som eth in gyou can do to help?
11
Read the following text. Seven sentences have been removed from the text.
Choose from the sentences A—H the one vvhich fits each gap (1—7). There is
one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
CASA DE CRISTAL
He was invigilating the exam in the Casa de C ristal, a huge glass-fronted
building on the edge of the city used twice yearly as an exam ination centre.
It was a cold December day and the heating had broken down.
With their coats and scarves pulled tightly round them, the four hundred or
so candidates struggled to forget the temperature and focus their attention
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instead on the four examination papers which would t£ike them m ost of the
day to complete. 1................. However, no obvious improvement W21S ever made.
The job o f invigilator was not one he particularly enjoyed, but it earned
him som e much-needed cash before the approaching Christm as holidays. As
well as patrolling a sm all part o f the large exam ination room, answering
questions and discouraging cheats, he had to carry out a number of
adm inistrative duties. 2 ................... And then, of course, there were the
question papers to hand out and answers to take in. It was all rather dull,
but it made a change from the rigours of teaching.
To relieve the boredom he set him seir several sim ple arithm etical tasks to
perform. 3 .................. This helped to pass the tim e and made the whole thing
more bearable. N ow and again he would walk up and down the aisles, giving
out rough paper, rem inding candidates to use pens rather than pencils and
picking up item s which had been dropped on the floor.
He was w alking back up the exam room in his soft shoes w hen he caught
her. 4 ................... The candidates were now on the third paper, which tested
English grammar and vocabulary, and as he neared her desk from behind. he
could hardly believe w hat he saw. He had heard of som e ingenious m ethods
of cheating but nothing likc this.
5 ...........She was now looking down at the back of her exposed leg, which was
covered with several columns of phrasal verbs and their translations. copied out
onto her skin in fine blue ink. Suddenly, she felt his presence behind her and she
pulled the trouser leg down to her ankle and looked round.
6 ................ Then she blushed, acutely embarrassed but also uncomfortably
aware of the possible consequences of having been found out and she looked
away to contem plate her fate.
N one o f the other candidates seemed to have noticed w hat was happening,
which gave him tim e to decide how best to deal with the situation. 7.................
But this was not a course of action he had considered and as he asked her to
accompany him to the front, he noticed the tears íorming in her eyes.
A. The girl was w earing loose íittin g trousers and had pulled one of the
trouser legs up as far as the knee.
B. He counted the number of separate window panes (85), worked out the
m ost popular colour for coats (blue) and calculated the ratio o f fem ales to
m ales in the room (5:2).
c. There were lists of nam es to make, seating plans to draw and identity
papers to check.
D. This brief delay gave her hope that he m ight turn a blind eye and forget
he had seen anything.
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E. She had obviously not heard him approaching.
F. They had only hoen w riting for some 20 m inutes w hen he received the
ílrst complaint,
G. For a brief m om ent they stared at each other in disbelief, neither one of
them qui te sure w hat to do next.
H . The cold was terrible and the caretaker of the building had assured him
that a heating engineer was trying to solve the problem.
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You are going to read an article about hygiene and Health. Seven sentences
have been removed from the artĩcle. Choose from the sentences A—H the one
vvhich fits each gap (1—7). There is one extra sentence vvhìch you do not need
to use.
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So have we gone too far w ith hygicne? Should wo loave our kitchens dirty?
6 .................. M aking a conscious effort to expose ourselves to more germs
would be full of dangers, according to m icrobiologist Professor Tom
Ilum phrey. ‘Tt may be true that a little bit of dirt is good for you, but only as
long as you can control the am ount of type of dirt it is, and th a t’s very
d iíĩĩcu lt,” he says.
He recom m ends sensible hygiene routines, which do not always involve
spraying antibacterial Products. 7 ...................... “Aftcr you have done the
chicken, for example, you may need to use a basic antibactcrial product to
clean work surfaces.”
A. They have all shown that children brought up on farms containing animals
have 60% fewer allergies than those raised in non-farming environments.
B. Public health expcrts are in no doubt as to the answer.
c. Man is the only creature on earth to wash its hands before meals.
D. U nlike anim als, man is able to develop ways to protect him seir from the
hostilc elem ents o f the natural world.
E. Most germ s can be killed with hot water and detergent, although
som ething a little stronger may be necessary after preparing raw meat.
F. Hay fever was rare w hen it was first dcscribed in 1819.
G. They go on to recom mend a number of Products, which, w ith proper use,
prevent the spread of bacterial infection.
H. In our obsession w ith clcanlincss we have bccome less capable o f íĩghting
germs.
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Read the following article. Seven sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7).
There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
The news will come as a great relief to millions of people sulĩering from
compulsive shopping disorder, a condition which is thought to aữlict up to onc in
30 American women. 1................... Koran, however, describes it 81S a “hidden
epidemic” comparable to compulsive gambling, kleptomania and pyromania.
Since tho announcem ent of his test programme, Koran’s offíce has been
inundated w ith hundreds o f calls from shopping addicts keen to become his
guinea pigs. 2 ..................... But ju st w hat typc o f people suffer from it?
According to Koran’s research, the majority of shopaholics are women.
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3 .................... H ow ever, an increasing n u m ber o f m en are also becom ing
addicted to shopping. T h ey usually collect p o w er tools an d car accessories.
One m an could n o t sto p bu yin g spanners, even though h e a lrea d y h ad 4,000,
while an oth er had bought o ver 200 diữ eren t sea t covers for h is car.
“The thrill they have is in the purchase and not in the possession,” said
Koran, who identihes low self-esteem as a common factor. “They are filling
their life w ith things because they feel em pty inside.”
‘T’ve been doing it since I was 12 w hen my father would give m e his credit
card,” she said. She has tried giving up her own cards and leaving her
handbag at home, but has never managed to stop shopping. 6 ................... “It is
ruining m y life,” she said.
In the 12-week trial, Laura and 23 others will be treated w ith a drug
which restores levels of serotonin. Serotonin carries m essages betvveen nerve
cells in the brain and deíĩciencies are thought to lead to compulsive
behaviour. 7 .................... Lee Sm ith, a retail consultant, claim s that people
have always used shopping as a way of cheering them selves up.
A. Her addiction was the main cause of her split with a boyíriend of nine ye2irs.
B. The considerable interest in the supposed cure com es as no surprise to
Koran, who has been aware of the extent o f the problem for m any years.
c. D esign assistant Laura Olsen, who is the exception to this rule, says she
has absolutely no regrets.
D. Koran believes that a clear distinction m ust be made betw een
recreational shoppers and those who cross the line to addiction.
E. U ntil now, few psychiatrists have regarded the problem as vvorthy of
serious medical attention.
F. Howover, not everyone agrees that com pulsive shopping is a disease
which needs treating.
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G. Most buy item s th at improve their appearance such as clothes, shoes,
make-up and jewellery.
H. For Laura, 44, who has a liking for designer clothes, Koran’s trial is a
lifeline.
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You are going to read an article about a couple who are travelling round the
vvorld. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the
sentences A—H the one vvhich fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra
sentence vvhỉch you do not need to use.
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You are going to read an aiticle about the povver of nature. Eight sentences have
been removed from the aiticle. Choose from the sentences A-H the one vvhich
fĩts each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
Now that the hum an race has madc great technological and scientific
progress and is about to clone whatever or vvhoever it w ants, it is very easy
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to forget about the forcos of nature. 1.................... Although the im ages of
destruction which we have seen on our television screens are horriíĩc, they
are, in fact, ju st the tip of the iceberg compared to w hat nature can really do.
Tornadoes, which are the fastest and m ost violent w inds on earth, can
reach speeds o f over 500 kph. 2 .................... Roofs of houses, cars, animals,
buses and people have been lifted into the air in this way. Those people
whose lives have been put at risk hy “tw isters” have described how helpless
they felt in the face of such power.
A tornado is a violently spinning column of air that can start to form
during a thunderstorm, of which there are about 45,000 a day worldwide. Of
course, not all thunderstorm s bring about tornadoes and not ^dl tornadoes
bring about total destruction. The most destructive ones occur in India,
Bangladesh and “Tornado Alley” in the USA. The worst ever “tw ister” hit this
area in March 1925, when a huge tornado travelled across Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring a hirther 2,027. 3 ..................
A blizzard is another natural phenomenon which aíĩects North America. It is
a deadly mixture of wind, snow and freezing temperatiưes. 4 .................Muscles
and internal organs then fail to work when body temperature íalls below 30°c.
In the USA, blizzards are quite common, with winds travelling at up to 65 kph.
It is believed that global warming, which is causing ice caps to melt, will
be the cause o f more blizzards in the future. Even Britain may experience
blizzards as violent as the One which hit New York, W ashington, Boston and
Philadelphia in ơanuary, 1996. These cities became com pletely paralysed
when snow up to 78 cm deep and w eighing a total o f lĩve billion tons covered
an area 800 km long. 5 ...................
Apart from causing death and injury directly, tornadoes and blizzards can
also cause íloods. Naturally, floods are usually caused by heavy rainfall, but
whichever way they are created, they can be very destructive. The most
dangerous and dram atic ones are known as ílash Aoods. In June 1976, hot
air blew north from the G ulf of Mexico, bringing huge thunderstorm s to the
Big Thom son Gorge, where they released 25 cm of rain in six hours. All the
m ountain stream s filled up and m et at the Big Thom son Gorge. 6 ...................
The water then flowed through the canyon, rem oving ever3dhing in its path,
killing 139 people and causing damage worth $36 million. Other íloods on
record have developed more slowly but have been equally destructive.
7 .................... If we choose to ignore it and believe we are the supreme
rulers of the planet, w e m ay be in for a big surprise. Remember, lightning
can strike twice in the sam e place.
A. A nything in their path can be picked up OÍT the ground and dropped
hundreds of m etres away.
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You are going to read an article about digital photography. Seven sentences
have been rem oved from the article. Choose from the sentences A -G the one
vvhich fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need
to use.
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How does it work?
You don’t need to be a Computer wizard to use digital cameras. Put
simply, w hat happens is that the camera produces your picture in digital
format - i.e., made up of pixels - so that it can then be “read” hy your
Computer. 3 ..................... They can be saved until you w ant to use them,
included in le tte r s y o u ’ve w ritten on your Computer or se n t to friends and
fam ily in an e-m ail.
WINTER W ONDERI^ND
Carol VVhitely looks at what's available if you're planning on going away this
vvinter.
Plolidays are a summ cr thing, right? Sun, sand and sea? Wrong.
0. .....H ..... And w c’re not just disappoaring to íĩnd distant sun, although
places like A ustralia are vcry popular vvinter dostinations. From Europe to
America, there are som e great breaks if you liko your fun served cold.
W hether it’s action or relaxation you need, you ’re hound to íĩnd som ething
to suit you.
Traditionally, a wintor holiday has m eant skiing, and we still ílock in our
thousands to the slopes. 1...................One of the more popular places to íĩnd it
is in Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix caters for beginners, but the
real appeal of this resort is the cross country ski trails and ski mountaineering.
2 .................. One of the highest cable cars in Europe will taike you far above the
town and you can spend a few hours getting back down at breakneck speed!
If you prefer a quieter life, treat yourseir to a bit of luxury at
Jukkasjarvi, a village in northern Swedish Lapland. Here, every November,
100 tons of ice and 300 tons of snow become the Ice Hotel. It is constructed
in November and lasts until the end of April, w hen the spring sun íĩnally
w ins the battle and the hotel m elts. 3 ................... There are around 300 rooms
with beds of ice covered w ith reindeer skins and therm al sleeping bags.
They’ll keep you warm in tem peratures betw een -4°c and -9 ° c , although it
has been known to drop to -2 5 ° c . Just don’t ask the m anagem ent to turn up
the heating or you m ight find yourself w ithout a room!
The hotel includes an ice-art exhibition, an ice sauna and a cinem a w ith a
huge screen carved out of, youV e guessed it, ice. If th a t’s not enough for you,
there’s lots to do in the surrounding region, including skating at the local
rink, and it ’s a short trip to the tow n of Kiruna for the Snow Festival. 4.
................ Learn som ething about the local Sam i culture and íĩnd out w hat
it ’s really like to spend your life in the snow.
When you’ve had enough relaxation, take the daredevil in you on a winter
vvilderness adventure. F'ly into Anchorage, Alaska, for the start of your dog
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sledding tour. 5 ................... You’ll be shown how to handle your huskies by an
experienced guide and then you ’ll set off together into the great unknown. 6.
................ Spending the night in comfortable log cabins and the day exploring
the vast icy glaciers w ith your team of dogs, you ’ll vow never to vvaste a week
lying on a beach again!
Today’s w inter vvanderer has so much choice that th ere’s no excuse for
just sittin g at home staring at grey skies. More and more com panies are
realising that we don’t all w ant to spend Christm as eating turkey and sitting
vvatching the TV. p^ind out more from your local travel agent and get
packing!
A. There you can watch concerts, reindeer races and even a winter fashion show.
B. You’ll travel out of town hy car and hy snowm obile to vvhere your
adventurc begins.
c. These demand a little more than your average downhill run, so you need
to be physically ílt.
D. There’s nothing like the feeling of treedom as you are pulled along the
ground through spectacular frozen scenery.
E. It has become world famous and attracts guests from all four corners of
the globe.
F. Increasingly, though, people are looking for an extra challenge.
G. This m eans that a winter break can often be much cheaper than getting
away in the summer.
H. More and more o f us aro getting away from it all in th e winter.
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You are going to read an article about a scientist's predictions. Seven
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences
A-l the one vvhich fìts each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence vvhich you
do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Phil Whicker is head of a team of scientists who are turning Science ílction
into reality. I caught up with Phil at his high tech research laboratory in
Kent to find out what th ey’re working on at the m om ent.
“W e’ve seen major technological advances over the last tw enty years,” says
Phil, “and the next tw enty years or so are going to be equally exciting. 0.
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c. This probably w on ’í happcn for another fifty years or so, though.
D. That will m ake them both safcr and cheaper.
E. That can be very annoying, can’t it?
F. Now th ey ’re evcryvvhere and m ost peoplc couldn’t livc w ithout them.
G. It worked perfecily.
H. I think we will, but w e w on ’t rely nearly so much on cash and credit
cards as we do now.
I. There are projects w e’ro vvorking on now th ai are going to havo a radical
offcct on all aspccts o f our life, from hcalth to travel to the mcdia.
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Y o u a r e g o in g t o r e a d a n e v v s p a p e r a r t ic le a b o u t a d v e r t is ìn g . C h o o s e fr o m t h e
lis t A - H t h e s e n t e n c e w h ic h b e s t s u m m a r is e s e a c h p a rt C l— 6) o f t h e a r t ic le .
Th ere is one e x tra se n te n ce v v h ic h you do not need to use. T h e re is an
e x a m p le a t t h e b e g in n in g ( 0 ).
I WANT THE ONE I SAW ON TV
L iz H o llis in v e s t ig a t e s th e w ays th a t c h ild r e n a re b e in g ta rg e te d as
con su m ers.
0 .......H .....
Wc are shopping for T-shirts. My three-year-old has vcry firm ideas about
what she w ants. “Is that one a lìarbie T-shirt?” Thankfully, it is. “I want
this one, M um m y.” I pay the extra few pounds for the lìarbie logo hocause I
know it is an object of such desire am ong her peers that she will actually
wear it. Somevvhcrc, a m arketing tcam is congratulating itseir on an ad that
hit the target.
1 ....................
Charlotte is a potcntial consum cr in a pre-school m arkct worth around
£4.3 billion a ycar in the UK. (yhildrcn of all agcs are legitim ate targets. The
combined annual pocket m oney income of childrcn in the UK is £2.3 billion a
So w hat m arketing techniques are used to attract children? The ílrst rule
is to base your ads on a good knovvledge of child and parent psychology. Dr
Dale Southerton o f the U niversity o f M anchester says: “The m arketing
vvorld plays on children’s w ants and needs. Children w ant peer acceptance,
and m arketing creates com petition betw een children hy suggesting they will
be more popular if they own the product. M arketing also plays on a parent’s
anxiety that their child will not fít in or m ight be bullied unless they own the
product.”
3.
A m arketing executive’s dream is to secure cradle-to-grave brand loyalty.
According to studies, a child’s awareness of brands may begin as early as
two. One m arketing tactic is sim ply to make sure that children see large
numbers o f ads, hoping that som e of them will stick.
4..................
More worr3ãngly, another key m essage of advertising aim ed at kids is:
‘Tgnore your parents.” It is rare to see adults in the ads, and, w hen they do
appear, they are portrayed as killjoys trying to stop children gettin g what
they want. One recent study found that children who w atch TV on their own
are more susceptible to advertising than those who watch w ith their parents.
5 .......
By the tim e a child is old enough to use the Internet, she or he will find
the advertisers ready and xvaiting. Sonia Livingstone, Proĩessor of Social
Psychology at the London School of Economics, m onitors their techniques.
“Parents m ainly worry about television advertising, but m arketing m essages
6ire increasingly Corning via the Internet - a medium w here children are less
able to detect S£des. I would like to see schools teaching pupils to be more
sceptical.”
6 .................
M arketing experts argue that children are not as innocent and gullible as
parents think. N evertheless, many parents fear that their children are
becoming corporate targets beíore they are m ature enough to question
m arketing m essages for them selves. But there are still parts of childhood
that m arketing cannot reach. “Kids like going to the park, playing with
friends and drawing pictures just as much as ow ning branded goods,” says
Southerton. There is research evidence that m ost would choose a birthday
party w ith their triends rathcr than an expensive g ift.”
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Y o u a r e g o in g t o re a d a n e v v s p a p e r a r t ic le b y t h e J a m a ic a n t o o t b a lle r J a m ie
L a v v re n ce , w h o w as a c r im in a l b e fo re he becam e a p r o te s s io n a l t o o t b a lle r .
Choose fro m th e lis t A —I th e se n te n c e v v h ic h best s u m m a r is e s each p art
(1 —7 ) o f t h e a r t ic le . T h e r e is o n e e x t r a s e n t e n c e v v h ic h y o u do n o t n e e d to
u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ).
0 ........ 1.......
3 ..................
While I w as on remand, my m other came over from ơamaica. She visited
me and said, “Son, why are you doing this to me?” Shc began to cry, which
made me cry as w ell - the only tim e I cried through all o f this.
At the trial, I was sentenced to four years for robbery w ith violence. Even
at this stagc, I kncw I could make it as a ĩootballer and on Boxing Day 1993,
I played for the prison against a scm i-professional team , Cowes Sports. I
scored two goals and their manager asked the prison governor if I could play
for them.
5 ..................
I took it from there. For the íĩrst m onth or so I played against team s on
the island and bccam e a bit of a local celebrity. I continued playing well and
professional clubs started to watch me. This was my big opportunity, but I
was never nervous. Nervous, for me, is standing in a courtroom w aiting to be
sentenced. I was releascd in 1993 aftcr tw enty-six m onths inside. I w ent up
to Sunderland for a trial and managed to do well enough to be offered a one-
year contract. The following Tuesday, I played in front o f cighteen thousand
people. W hen I came OÍT, I received a standing ovation.
6 ....................
Now, ten years later, I’ve appeared in more than 250 m atches, won the
Littlewoods Cup w ith Leiccster, and have thirtcen caps for ơamaica. If it
were not for prison, I would never have made it as a prolessional footballer.
7..................
When my football career is over, I’d like to work in the com m unity with
young people. I’d like to use m y experience to show them that if you get into
trouble as a young pcrson, your life is not neccssarily over. You can always
ííght back and m ake som ething of your life.
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R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a n d m a t c h t h e s e h e a d i n g s w i t h p a r a g r a p h s 1 —6 .
A. An easy lĩfe
B. Less money; less waste
c. Homes like people
D. Not all good news
E. starting to take control
F. Everything under control
INTELLIGENT HOUSING
1. xnake houses more economical and
comfortable to live in, as well as
Have you ever thought about how
tr3Õng to reduce the amount of
your body works? Every day you
damage that houses do to the
make your body do lots o f different
environment. “Intelligent” housing
actions, such as w hen you walk, talk
seem s to be the ideal solution. Clever
or dance. B ut at th e sam e tim e your
use of building m aterials and
body autom atically does m any other
techniques has brought us houses
things th at are essential for
that are easier and cheaper to keep
everyday life. For instance, w hen
warm than traditional housing.
you blink or yaw n or breathe, you
Modern water Systems, together with
don’t have to think about w hat you
the recycling of w ashing water from
are doing; your body sim ply carries
bathrooms and kitchens, m eans that
out these tasks for you. You m ight
“intelligent” houses use 30% less
think th is is strange, but the latest
water than conventional homes.
houses are like this, too.
4.
“In telligen t” hom es m ight look a
Now, thanks to th e work o f some
little unusual from the outside. This
far-sighted architects and designers,
is because the builders use a lot of
houses have becom e more
glass and wood to m ake the walls.
“in telligen t”. It isn ’t quite true to
Some of the houses even have a
say that houses are starting to think
grass roof because it ’s kinder to the
for them selves, but som e modern
atmosphere! But, inside, they are
hom es are now u sing sophisticated
comfortable and bright. The
technology to control m any of the
technology, which is sim ilar to that
routine jobs th at up to now have
o f your TV rem ote control, m akes
always been our responsibility.
sure o f this. There are always
3. enough lights on in every room and
the windows close w hen it st£u:ts to
For yeairs, architects and builders
rain. The water is always at the
have been tr5ãng to find w ays to
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correct tem peraturo w hencver you h ou ses d o n ’t have to do as m uch
w ant to have a shower and the house w ork to keep th eir hom e clean and
doesn’t allow you to use more water com fortable - and th e hi-tech
than you need. You can even watch k itch en m ean s it is n ’t difflcult to
television in every room, or use the prepare fam ily m eals.
close-circuit cameras to see w h at’s
6.
happening in the garden.
Hovvever, w h at happens, for
5.
exam ple, if th e Computer System s
U ntil recently, we have always had th a t control cv ery th in g in th e house
to think about everything we want sudd en ly break down? W hat can we
our house to do. If we have wanted it do if a Computer viru s som ehow gets
to be vvarmer or cooler, lighter or in to th e System and ch an ges all the
darker, we have had to turn the au tom atic program s? W hat is m ore,
heating or lighting on or off. “in te llig e n t” h o u ses a r e n ’t cheap
However, for som e fam ilies already and not everybody can afford to buy
living in “in telligen t” houses, daily one. D esign ers are w orking on th ese
life has changed in m any ways. They and other problem s, so “in te llig e n t”
don’t worry about turning off the h ou ses are still im proving. Who
light or locking the door before they know s, perhaps som e d esign ers are
go out. The house does all this for tryin g to create a hou se th a t can
them. Pam ilies in “in telligent” even do your hom ew ork!
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You a r e g o in g to read an a r t ìc le a b o u t a S e r v ic e f o r t e e n a g e r s . C h o o s e th e
m o s t s u ita b le h e a d in g fro m th e li s t A - H fo r e a c h p art (1 -6 ) o f th e a r tic le .
Th e re is one e x tra h e a d in g v v h ic h you do not need to use. T h e re is an
e x a m p le a t t h e b e g in n in g ( 0 ).
A. Job satisíaction
B. Not trained for everything
c. The aim of the Service
D. How do they pay?
E. A range of options
F. No-one else to coníide in
G. Solution for adults?
H. Serious problems only
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“Being a tecnagcr has never becn
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H elping H and, a now Service for
childpow cr.org.uk/helpinghand).
thirteen to ninctecn year olds, is hcr
W e’rc also p lan n in g to introduce a
brainchild. “I realised that there was
Service soon th a t allow s teen agers
lots of help at hand for young pcoplo
w ith sim ilar problom s to talk to each
in extrem e difíìculty. They can ring
other Online.”
ChildLine, for example, if th ey ’re
suíTering from bullying or have run
away from home, things like that,
There are five full-tim e Ilelpin g
but nothing for the morc everyday
Ila n d counsellors at present, all
problems they face. And so I creatcd
trained in child psychology and
Ilelpin g Ila n d to íĩll the gap.”
counselling. One of the team, Jenny,
1. described hcr work. “It’s a great
feeling being able to make a
The concept is simple. A thirtecn-
difference to som cone’s life,” says
year-old girl is being teased hy her
Jcnny. “This morning, for cxample, I
older brothcr. A teenage boy feels
helped one tecnagcr who was rcally
embarrassed evory tim o he goes
upset because nonc of her friends at
shopping with his mum. Som eone is
school had remembered her
jealous of their best friond because
birthday. I think our chat made her
theyV e got a cool ncw (yl) playcr.
feel a lot better. And there was a
Who do they turn to? Ilelp in g Iland.
fiftcen-year-old boy who had seen
“T hey’rc little things, y cs,” says
the íĩlm B illy E lliot and wanted to
Janet, “but all problems nced to be
start doing ballct, but was aíraid of
sorted out and talked about. And
what his fathcr would say. IIe’s
often it’s better to talk to a complete
going to make his dad watch the íilm
stranger about these things, rather
before he talks to him about it.”
than som eone you know really well.
We provide a 24-hour free Service to
do two main things - listen
Ilelp in g Ila n d doesn’t claim to be
sym pathetically, and offer advice
able to solvc every problem. “We
where appropriate.”
can’t work m iracles,” says Andrew
2. Carter, another counsellor, “and we
can’t make all problems disappear
Since its introduction two m onths
just like that, but H elping Ila n d
ago, H elpin g H an d has already dealt
gives kids the chance to express
with over 1,000 cases. “If you ’re a
their frustrations and anxieties, and
teenager, you can contact us in three
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You a re g o in g to re a d an a r t ic le a b o u t e le c tr o n ic gam es. Choose th e m ost
s u ita b le h e a d in g fr o m t h e l i s t A — H f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 —6 ) o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e is
o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e
b e g in n in g ( 0 ).
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY
M on ey d o e sn ’t go f a r th e s e d ays,
e s p e c ia lly in th e w o rld o f h ig h te c h .
la n K e lly in v e s tig a te s .
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have begun to wonder vvhethcr they gam es keep creeping, or som etim es
are actually gettin g value for m oney leaping, up.
w hen they splash out on the next
3.
piece o f electronic wizardry. The
theory is that com petition in the To find out why that m ight be, I
market forces prices down and we all visited Softplay, the gam es software
beneílt from cheaper and better m anufacturer responsible for such
goods. But does it work? hits as Unknoiun L an ds and
E a rth sta lk er. On arrival, I was led
1.
into their laboratory by Matt
I spoke to Vivian Parris of the Koenig, gam es developer. Although
consumer group Buỵiuatch about one they call it the laboratory, the room
area o f concern: video games. of people testin g gam es, shouting
Buyiuatch carried out an extensive their high scores to each other
survey over the last six m onths into across pizza boxes and drinks cans
popular gam es consoles and the couldn’t be further from the image
gam es th at run on them . The results of scientists in w hite coats. “This is
m ight shock anyone w ithout any where it all happens,” com m ents
previous experience o f this sector of Matt. “One o f the reasons for our
the m arket. “Basically, teenagers success is that w e are all just
and other gam e players are being ordinary gam ers at h eart.”
ripped off,” says Vivian. “The prices
4.
of the consoles them selves are
coining down, but the gam es are We moved into M att’s office where I
becom ing more and more expensive, grilled him about the prices of
and there doesn’t seem to be any games. “Look,” he said. “A huge
cleair reason for it.” am ount of research and developm ent
goes into today’s gam es. You can’t
2.
just create a character and expect
Vivian explains that in com puting people to be happy collecting keys or
there is som ething called M oore’s whatever. You have to give them
law. Gordon Moore was a Computer stunning graphics, stereo surround
engineer in the 60s and 70s and he sound, the w hole works. And that
noticed th at Computer chips double costs.” I ’m not com pletely convinced.
in power roughly every eighteen We look at a few recent titles and
m onths. That should m ean that compare the prices. “To be honest,
faster and more powerful com puters we don’t set the prices. T h at’s up to
become easier and cheaper to make. the individual shop at the end of the
Over the last thirty years of the day. All these gam es are very
Computer industry that has popular, and if you w ant som ething
happened, and a shopper today can badly enough, you ’ll save up your
afford technology undream t of cven allowance and go out and buy it. It’s
ten years ago. Yet the prices of as sim ple as th a t.’
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You a re g o in g to read an a r t ic le about in s ta n t m e s s a g in g , a w ay of
c o m m u n ic a t in g u s in g th e In te rn e t. Choose th e m o s t s u ita b le h e a d ín g fr o m
th e li s t A — H fo r each p art ( 1 —6 ) o f t h e a r t ic le . T h e r e is o n e e x tra h e a d in g
v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ) .
A. Ways to communicate
B. Gettĩng started
c. Choose your category
D. Speed and ílexibility
E. Making new íriends
F. Long-distance solution
G. Personal identification
H. What is instant m essagíng?
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aw ay on th e screen. So if you and a 4.
friend or relative are both Online,
you can “c h a t” aw ay w h ile u sin g The first step in using IM is to
your Computer for oth er task s. download a piece of software from
one of the vvebsites that offer the
1. Service. If you already have íriends
who use IM, íĩnd out which program
Instant m essaging - or IM - is more
they have. It ’s free, doesn’t take long
im m ediate than e-mail as you don’t
to download and the only costs you
have to check your inbox for new
face are the Standard call charges
m essages - they appear instantly.
while you’re Online.
Another advantage is that more
than two people at a tim e can join in 5.
an IM conversation, so it ’s ideal for,
say, m aking social arrangem ents O nce y o u ’ve in stalled th is softw are
among a group of friends. and connected to th e In tern et you
can start exch an gin g m essages w ith
2. your Iriends Online. E ach User o f th e
Service has th eir ow n User nam e. If
C om m unication hy IM is n ’t
you ílnd out th e User nam es of
restricted to text. You can send
people you know , you can create a
pictures stored on your Computer,
Iriends list. T hen, w h en you go
and if you have m icrophones and
Online, th e softw are tells you w hich
speakers you can talk - the
of them are also con n ected to the
advantage b ein g th a t in tern et
Internet, and you can send them a
con n ection charges are u su ally
m essage.
cheaper th a n p hon e calls. If you and
a friend have vvebcams. you can also 6.
m ake a video call, in w h ich you can
see as w ell as hear each other. T he lea tu res on offer vary depending
on w h ich Service you opt for,
3. althou gh th ere is not m uch
difference b etw een in sta n t
John Moran, 13, from Southport
m essen ger packages. As w ell as
uses instant m essaging to keep in
allow ing you to u se m icrophones and
touch w ith relatives on the other
vvebcams, m ost give you a range o f
side of the world. “W hen I go Online
option s regarding your sta tu s. You
I swap m essages w ith my cousins in
can usu ally appear as “o n lin e ”,
A ustralia,” says John. “It’s much
“b u sy ” or “aw ay from PC”. The
cheaper than phoning them and
“b u sy ” sta tu s is u sefu l if y o u ’re
m eans I can speak to them more
Online but d o n ’t w an t to be
often.” Carol Taylor, 24, who lives in
disturbed. T he “aw ay from PC ”
Argentina, agrees. “My parents live
sta tu s is u su ally used hy th ose who
in the UK, and w e prefer using an
are perm an en tly Online (people who
instant m essenger to sending e-mails
have broadband or an office
or text m essages as it ’s more like a
connection) b u t a r e n ’t alw ays at
real conversation,” she says. “I’d
th eir Computer.
rather chat Online than call them as
it costs so much le ss.”
B . B e t t e r o f f v v o r k in g t o g e t h e r ? G . V V o r k in g f o r f r e e
c. T h e y c o u ld d o w it h y o u H . P ic k a S e r v ic e t o p r o v id e
D . T h in k p o s it iv e ly ! I. I n c o m e a n d o t h e r b e n e f it s
E. W h o to c o n t a c t
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know how to handle em ergencies. custom ers w hat they are used to
Secondly, you m ight w ant to paying and/or w illing to pay, or ask
consider team ing up w ith som e like- your friends w hat they charge for
minded friends. T hat way your sim ilar activities. In the case o f an
group will be able to say yes more activity like car vvashing, you could
often, increasing the am ount o f work also call garages in your area and
you’re oíTered. ask w hat they charge.
4. 6.
If baby-sitting doesn ’t appeal to you, A nother way o f gaining experience is
then you m ight w ant to consider to offer your Services to a small
garden care. D uring the summ er you business. Although it m ay not be
mow lawns, trim hedges and so on, obvious to you, every com m unity has
in the autum n you rake leaves and thousands o f sm all ílrm s which do
in the vvinter you shovel snow! all sorts of things: printing,
Indoor house painting is another plumbing, Computer programming,
option. Before undertaking this, you advertising and so on. Many of these
need to m ake sure you know what could really beneíít from a part-tim e
you are doing by vvorking w ith helper who is reliable and mature. In
som eone w ith experience and return, you can learn an am azing
practising at hom e (but get your am ount about the business. You will
parents’ perm ission ílrst!). Other be surprised at how quickly you
activities include providing in-hom e become a valued part o f the team.
pet care w hen ow ners are on
7.
holiday; errand-running for busy
people; vvashing cars for neighbours Volunteer positions are another
or teaching people how to use option. You can volunteer your
computers or th e Internet. Services at m any hospitals, old
people’s hom es, and m ost charitable
5.
organisations or political groups.
One question you will have as soon You w on ’t earn any m oney, but you
as you choose an activity is “Iiow can gain valuable experience and
much should I charge?” This is a colleges and universities will be
question which is best answcred by im pressed by any voluntary work
doing a m arket survey. You’ll need you have done.
to call around and ask potential
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good at sth (adj) impressíon of sth/doing sth (n)
good for sb (adj) (= good iníluence on sb) improvement in (n) (condition, situation health)
good to sb (adj) (= kind to sb) ìncapable of sth/doing sth iadj)
gracious to sb (adj) {= klnd to sb) include sb/sth in sth (u)
graduate from (i;) (universlty) increase in (n) (size, number, level)
graduate in (v) (subject) increase sth by (u) (amount, percentage)
grapple with sb/sth (i;) indebted to sb for sth (,adj)
gratetul to sb for sth (adj) independent of/from (adj)
grief aưover (n) indifferent to sth/sb {adj)
grievance againsưvvíth (n) indignant aưabouưover sth {adj)
grieve aơover sth (v) indulge in sth (li)
grudge against sb (n) interior to sb/sth (adý)
grumble to/at sb abouVover sth (u) injurious to sb/sth (adj)
guaranteed against (adj) innocent of iadj)
guaranteed for Cadj) (breakage etc) inoculate sb against sth (li)
guess at (v) inseparable from {adj)
guilty of (adj) insist on (li)
inspired by (.adj)
H insure sth/sb against (u)
(be in the) habit of (n) intent on sth/doing sth iadj)
haggle with sb abouơover sth (i;) intention on sth/doing sth (adj)
hand on/over (u) intention of (n)
handy for sth/doing sth (adj) interest in in)
hanker after/for sth (u) interested in/about (,adj)
happen to/upon (u) (= come across by chance) intertere with (li)
happy about (adj) (situation) invest sth in (ii)
happy in (adj) (a new house etc) investment in (n)
happy with sth/sb (adj) invitation to (n)
harmtul to (adj) invite sb to sth (li)
harmonise with (u) involve sb in (u)
hazard to (n) 7ce is a hazard to motorisls. involved in/with sth iadj)
heap sth up (v) irrelevant to sth (adj)
hear about/of sth (li) (= receive iníormation irritated by/with sb, by/at sth í.adj)
about) ìsolate sb from sb/sth (u)
hear from sb (li) (= receive a letter, a telephone
call from sb)
heat sth up (li) jam sth/sb in/between sth (li)
heir to sth {n) jam-packed with sth (adj) (informal)
hesitate about/over (li) (doing sth) jealous of (adj)
hesítate at (u) (the door etc) jest with sb about sth (v)
hinder sb/sth from sth/doing sth (li) jinx on sb/sth (n)
hìss at sb/sth (u) join in sb/sth (n)
honest about sth {adj) join sth onto sth (ii) (= attach one thing to
hope for sth (i;) another)
hopeless at iadj) (maths etc) join up (n) (= become a member of esp
hopeless with (ữự/) (a gun etc) army/attach sth to sth else)
huddle up to sb/sth {u) join up with sb/sth (u) (= become partners with)
hunch up (li) joke with sb about sth (u)
jostle against sb/for sth (l>)
I judge sb/sth by/from sth (li)
identical with/to sb/sth (adj) judgement about (n) (action, crime etc)
ignorant of (adj) judgement of (n) (court, judge etc)
(have an) impact on sb/sth (n) judgement on sb (n) (punishment for sb)
impatìent for sth (.adj) (= eager for sth to juggle with sth (li)
happen) justification for (n) (+ noun or gerund)
impatient with sb (adj) (= intolerant of)
impolite to (adj) K
impressed by/with (aựý) keen on sb/sth (adj)
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opinion of/about (n) preach to sb about/against sth (v)
opposed to sth (oự/) precaution against sth (n)
opposite to sb/sth <,adj) preconception about sb/sth (n)
optimistic about {adj) predisposition to/towards sth (n)
originate sth in/from sb (u) prefer sth/sb to sth/sb (u)
oust sb from sth (v) prejudicial to/againsưtowards sth (adj)
outlay on sth (n) prelude to sth (n)
outlet for sth (n) prepare (sb/sth) for/to (v)
Outlook for (n) (= torecast, prediction) prepared by (adj) (+ gerund)
weather Outlook for the uieekend (be) prepared for (adj) (= ready for sth to
Outlook on (n) (= opinion of) happen)
Outlook on life prepared with/from (adj) (ingredients,
Outlook onto/over (n) (tields, tovvns etc) components)
outskirts of (n) present at (adj) (event, ceremony, place)
overburden sb with sth {v) present for (adj) (event) present for the parade
owìng to (prep) present in {adj) (place, court)
present sb with sth (v)
p prevail agaínst (u) (= to work against)
pale with (t;) prevail in/among (v) (= to exist In/ among
part with (v) people, places etc)
pass by (v) (= go past) pass by s b ’s house; prevail over (i;) (= to be more powerful over)
Christmas passe d by quietly prevail upon (v) (= persuade sb to do sth)
pass on (i>) (= to go on from one thìng to prevent sb/sth from doing sth (lí)
another) L e t ’s p as s on to the next question. previous to sb (adj)
patient with {adj) pride in sb/sth (n)
pay by (u) (cheque) príde oneselt on sth/doing sth (v)
pay for (v) (shopping) proclivity to/towards (n)
pay in (i>) (cash) proticient at/in sth (adj)
peck at sth (i;) prohìbit sb from doing sth (v)
peculiar to (adj) prone to sth (adj) (illness, intection)
peek at sth (v) proot against (n) (= which denies claim/secure
peeved about sth (adj) against)
pelt sb/sth with (i>) proof of (n) (what has been claimed)
pernìcious to sb/sth (adj) propensity for/to/towards sth (n)
persist in sth/doing sth (v) protect sb/sth againsưtrom (v)
pile (sth) up {v) protection against (n)
pity for sb/sth (n) protest abouưagainst/at (v)
plague (sb/sth) with (v) pl ague me wi th a lot proud of (adj)
more questions provide (sth) for sb (u)
plan for (n) pull aưon sth (u)
plead with sb to do sth (.v) punish sb for sth (u)
pleased with/about (adj) puzzled abouưby (adj)
pleasure in/of (n)
pledge sth to iv) (an organisation activity)
poínt aưto (v) quality (sb) as/for (i>) (have/give required
ponder on/over sth (d) abllitles, qualitications etc)
popular with (adj) quality Is b) for (y) (have/give right)
portent of sth in) quality of (n)
pose for sb/sth (y) quarrel with sb about/over sth (v)
possessive with/about (adj) questtorsth (n) (truth, happiness)
possibility of sth/doing sth (n) queue up (for) (i>)
PostScript to sth (n) quick as (adj) (= comparison)
(im)polite to (adj) quick at (adj) (+ gerund or noun)
potential as (n) (+ noun) quiet sb/sth down (i;)
potential for in) (+ noun) quote (sth) from sb/sth (v)
praise sb for sth (u)
pray to (v)
pray to sb for sth (v) race against sb/sth (n)
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sever sth from sth (d) strain of (n) (= quality)
share (sth) with sb iv) There is a strain o f u nki ndness in him.
share in sth (v) strain on in) (= exertion on sth) B uyi ng that car
shelter (sb/sth) from sth (v) will be a strain on our resources.
shiver with sth (u) streak of sth (n)
shocked aưby (adj) stricken with/by sth iadj)
short of (adj) strip (sth) off/down ( li)
(have a) shot at sth (n) strive for/after/towards (u)
(have a) shout at sb (i;) (from anger) struggle for sb/sth ( li) (= fight for) struggle for
shout for sb (i;) (indirectly) breath
shout to sb ( li) (to attract attention) struggle with sb/sth iv) (= fight with)
shriek (v) (obscenities, a vvarning) strum on sth ( li)
shriek with (ii) (fear, etc) sub for sb ( li)
shy of sth/doing sth (adj) subject to sth iadj) (alteration, approval)
sick about/over iadj) (situation) submit (sth) to sb (n)
sick with (adjì (emotion) sick with fear subsist on sth ( li)
sidle up/over to sb/somewhere (u) substitute for (n)
sigh wíth sth ( li) subversive of {adj)
similar to sb/sth - in sth {adj) succeed in sth ( li)
skílltul at/in (adj) (job) succeed sb to sth ( li) (the throne, a post)
skilltul/skilled with/in (adj) (tool, weapon, etc) successtul in/at iadj)
skilled aưin iadj) (job) successor to (n)
slow at (adj) succumb to sth (ii) (an illness, an attack)
smile at sb ( li) suffer from/with iv)
smitten with/by sb/sth (adj) sufficient for (adj)
sneer about (Li) (situation) sufficient for/to (adj)
sneer at sb/sth (Li) suitable for (adj)
snipe at sb/sth ( li) suited for/to (adj)
snoop abouưaround (u) supplicate for sth ( l>)
snuggle up to sb/sth ( li) support for (n) The f ans shoived their support
solace sb with sth ( li) for the team.
solicitous for/about (adj) support of (n) Money was collected in support
soluble in (adj) o f Greenpeace.
sorry about sth (adj) support sb in (u) (a plan, decision etc)
sorry for sb (adj) support sth with (n) (money)
spatter sth on/over ( li) spalter paint on the wall sure of (,adj)
spatter sth with (v) spatter the Luall ivith paint surge in (n) (rise in)
speak to sb about sb/sth (v) surge of (ra) (people, the sea, etc)
specialíst in (n) surprised at/by {adj)
spend (money) on ( li) surrender (sb/sth) to sb ( li)
spend (time) on sth (u) surrogate for sb/sth (ra)
spend (tìme) in/at ( li) (place) suspect sb/sth of sth/doing sth ( li)
split sth into ( li) (pieces) suspicious of/about iadj)
split sth up ( li) (= break sth up) swill (sth) ouưdown (adj)
sprig of sth (n) (usu plant) swipe (out) at sth ( li)
spy on sb/sth ( li) svvoop down on sb/sth (ra)
squabble with sb about/over sth ( li) sympathetíc to/towards/with sb (adj)
squint at/through ( li) sympathise with sb aboutytor sth (ra)
squirt (sth) out of/into/around etc from sth (u) sympathy for/towards sb/sth (ra)
stack (sth) up ( li) sympathy with (ra) (sb’s ideas = agreement with
stamp abouưaround ( li) them)
stare at ( li)
stash (sth) away ( li) {inỊormal)
steal (sth) from ( li) talent for (ra)
stimulus to/for sth (n) talk to sb about sth (ra)
stock of (n) tamper with sth (ra)
story aboutyot (n) taste in (ra) (clothes, etc)
straighten (sth) up/out (Li) taste of (ra) (food, etc)
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PREPOSITIONS WITH WORD PHRASES
AT by all means
a t... km per hour by appointment
at a cost by auction
at a disadvantage at a discount by birth
at a distance by bus/train/plane/car (but: in my own car, on
at a glance the 8 o'clock train)
at a guess by chance
at a loss by cheque
at a moment’s notice by day/night
at a proĩiưloss by degrees
at all costs bỹ for
at all events by torce
at an advantage by hand (= using the hands)
at any rate by heart (= from memory)
at brẽakfast/lunch by land/sea/air
at church/school by law
at ease by luck (= lucklly)
at fìrst hand by marriage
at fĩrst sight by means of
at hand {= close) by mistake
at heart (= in one's real nature) by name (= using the name(s) of sb/sth)
(have sb/sth) at heart (= be concerned about by nature
sb/sth) by now
at home by one's side
at last by oneselt
at least by order of
at length by posưairmaìl
at liberty by protession
at night (riole: ìn the night) by request (= as a response to sb's wish)
at noon by sight (= recognise sb when you see them but
at odds with have nèver meưtalked to them)
at once by surprise
at one’s request (= because sb wishes it) by the dozen
at peace/war by the end (= before sth ĩinishes)
at present by the side of
at random by the time (= betore reaching a certain point)
at risk by the way (= incidentally)
at sea by virtue of
at speed
at the age of FOR/FROM
at the beginning (= when sth started) for a change
at the end (= when sth tinishes) for a moment (= for a short time)
at the expense of for a visit/holiday
at the front of (= in the most forward position/ for a walk
place) for a vvhile
at the last possible time for ages (informal)
at the latest (= time) for breaktast/lunch/dinner
at the moment (= time) for certain
at the point of (= at that particular time) for ever
at the present time for fear of (= in case sth happens)
at the same tíme for good (= torever)
at the time (= at a particular time) for granted
at times (= sometimes) for hire
at work for life
for love (= out of love, vvithout payment or other
BY
reward)
by accident for nothing
by all accounts for once (= on one occasion)
for sale (= to be sold)
OUT OF TO
out of breath to one’s astonishment
out of control (= uncontrolled) to one’s surprise
out of danger to sb's face
out of date to this day
out of debt
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