A BOOK I RECOMMEND

I found Escape from Time by Andy Treen very exciting and I really (0)
(enjoyed/ pleased/ amused/ delighted) reading it. It's a story (26) (from/ about/
on/ with) a boy called Troy who goes on a journey to (27) (ask/ follow/ look/
find) for his friend Zyra. It wasn't what I had expected, although I am interested
(28) (by/ with/ of/ in) science fiction. I thought this story would be like films I
had seen, but I (29) (explained/ realised/ showed/ believed) after a few pages
that it was (30) (even/ more/ much/ too) interesting than a film.
Troy goes to many places and times. He (31) (divides/ joins/ shares/ adds)
his knowledge with different (32) (kinds/ variety/ range/ qualities) of people
and learns new skills from them. Then he moves on. The last part of the book (33)
(shows/ discovers/ describes/ says) the meeting between Troy and Zyra when
they are both caught by some space criminals from the future. But that's enough
information from me (34) (when/ because/ if/ unless) I don't want to spoil it for
you. It's really quite (35) (funny/ sad/ shocking/ frightening), too, with some
excellent jokes about time travel in it.

The airport man

Yesterday Ahmed (0) (left/ went/ removed/ departed) his home for the
first time in eleven years. But his home is a very unusual one - he has (26) (taken/
passed/ spent/ used) the last eleven years living in an international airport.
Ahmed had no family in his own country, so eleven years ago he set off to search
(27) (to/ for/ from/ at) his sister who lived in Scotland. He hadn't heard from her
for (28) (years/ times/ long/ ever), but he had an old address. He never (29) (got/
arrived/ travelled/ reached) Scotland, however, because while he was (30)
waiting/ thinking/ booking/ sitting) for a connecting flight, all his documents
(31) (had/ were/ are/ have) stolen and he had to ask for new ones. (32)
(Although/ Even/ As/ If) he had nowhere to go, he stayed in the airport. After a
(33) (several/ many/ lot/ few) weeks, he was still there. He became (34) (called/
known/ told/ said) as 'Sir George' and all the airport staff liked him. Eleven years
(35) (following/ since/ later/ next) his documents arrived and he was free to go.
But he no longer wanted to!
 Weather
Weather influences the lives (0) (of/ from/ by/ to) everyone. The climate
of any country depends on, its position on Earth, its (26) (distance/ space/ depth/
length) from the sea and how high it is. In countries which have sea all (27)
(through/ beside/ around/ near) them, like Britain and New Zealand, winters are
mild and summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to (28)
(next/ another/ later/ other).
Countries near the Equator have hot weather all year with some (29) (thick/
large/ heavy/ great) rain, except in deserts where it rains (30) (not/ quite/ more/
very) little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky, so the (31) (heat/ fire/
light/ temperature) of the sun can easily warm the ground during the day, but it
gets very cold at night.
People are always (32) (attracted/ interesed/ keen/ excited) in unusual
weather, and pictures of tornadoes, for example, are shown on television. Strong
winds and rain can (33) (make/ happen/ have/ cause) a lot of damage to
buildings, and in spite of modern (34) (jobs/ tools/ methods/ plans) of weather
forecasting they can (35) (yet/ still/ already/ ever) surprise us.

Olympic hopes
Yesterday Eleanor Preston (0) (won/ took/ beat/ held) an international
swimming competition for girls (26) (age/ aged/ ages/ ageing) under sixteen. She
swam faster (27) (that/ from/ than/ of) girls from ten other countries. This (28)
(suggests/ means/ sounds/ shows) even better when you learn that Eleanor is only
thirteen. She had to have special (29) (permission/ attention/ opportunity/
accommodation) to enter, because normally competitors are fourteen or older.
Eleanor has been (30) (happy/ good/ pleased/ keen) on swimming for a
long time - (31) (until/ since/ when/ ever) she was three in fact. I wondered
whether she found it hard to (32) (take/ use/ spend/ pass) several hours a day
training. She (33) (told/ explained/ said/ agreed) me that sometimes she has
problems finding time for homework, but that's all. My parents have given up so
(34) (often/ much/ long/ many) time driving me to local competitions, I think it's
been harder for them, actually. Her aim is to swim at the Olympics.
After yesterday's performance, I think she may (35) (reach/ find/ get/
make) there.
 Modigliani - an Italian artist
Nowadays cards and posters of pictures by Amedeo Modigliani (0) (are/
made/ got/ were) popular with people all (26) (over/ on/ through/ along) the
world, but the artist himself did not have an easy life. He (27) (been/ has/ was/
is) born in Livorno, Italy, in 1884. His father was a businessman who did not make
(28) (many/ much/ lot/ very) money, and his mother (29) (held/ taught/ ran/
gave) a school.
Modigliani went to art school in Florence and Venice, before moving to
Paris (30) (that/ which/ when/ where) he painted and made sculptures. His work
was (31) (felt/ influenced/ suggested/ discovered) by art from Africa which he
saw in museums. He was very poor and not very strong, and after a (32) (few/
several/ short/ number) years he gave up making sculptures. He painted people
in a gentle, thoughtful style.
Many of his most beautiful paintings (33) (see/ give/ show/ realise) Jeanne,
the woman he loved. Often the people in his paintings look sad or tired. Perhaps
Modigliani was painting his own feelings. (34) (Therefore/ However/ But/
Although) in the end he began to (35) (earn/ take/ bring/ win) a little money, he
was never very successful in his lifetime.

Fashions go round and round

Fashions have always changed with time. No (0) (doubt/ chance/ way/
matter) Roman girls worried about having the latest hairstyle and boys in Ancient
Egypt wanted to have sandals (26) (they/ that/ these/ those) were cool and not
the sensible ones their mothers preferred.
Looking (27) (about/ round/ back/ behind) over recent times, there seem
to be two main differences in the (28) (sort/ kind/ type/ way) fashions have
changed compared to earlier times. Firstly, (29) (some/ much/ far/ even) more
people have a choice of clothes available to them. There are few places (30) (in/
on/ of/ through) the world where the trainers, the caps or the T-shirts of teenagers
do not change from one year to the next. Secondly, styles are (31) (accepted/
returned/ exchanged/ repeated) within a much shorter time than they (32)
(wanted/ needed/ used/ had) to be. For instance, in the 1960s, (33) (dresses/
jackets/ trousers/ blouses) had the same low waists and narrow skirts as forty years
before.
In the early years of the 21st century, the shops are (34) (filling/ filled/ full/
fuller) of long skirts and coloured scarves like the ones in fashion only thirty years
before. Soon, we will find that the really fashionable people look no different from
the (35) (other/ most/ rest/ all) of us, because it is only ten years since their
clothes were in fashion before!
 A lucky picnic
When I was a child we used to (0) (go/ gone/ went/ going) to my
grandmother's house. We often had a picnic in a wood which was (26) (busy/ full/
complete/ crowed) of wild flowers. We always used to go to the (27) (single/
same/ similar/ alike) place. One day when we had finished our picnic, my mother
noticed that she had (28) (lost/ stolen/ disappeared/ missed) her ring, (29)
(where/ whose/ which/ who) had her initials inside it.
We looked everywhere for it and we carried on until it was dark and we had
to give (30) (back/ away/ out/ up). Thirty years later, I was on holiday with my
own children and we (31) (realised/ came/ found/ met) the same wood. We
decided to have a picnic there. It was my son who made it a lucky day. He was
bored with the picnic (32) (because/ but/ although/ so) he started digging a hole
(33) (on/ under/ between/ at) a tree. Suddenly, he (34) (held/ took/ looked/
came) up a ring. It had some writing inside it and we all (35) (persuaded/ agreed/
promised/ recommened) it was my mother's ring. She was really happy when we
gave it back to her!

Early Writing and Alphabets

When people (0) (first/ early/ almost/ even) began to write, they did not
use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (26) (notice/ show/ appear/
mark) the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was
a different picture for (27) (some/ all/ every/ any) word.
The Ancient Egyptians had a (28) (practice/ manner/ plan/ system) of
picture writing that was (29) (known/ called/ described/ referred) hieroglyphics.
The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some
scientists (30) (discovered/ realised/ delivered/ invented) a stone near
Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for (31) (quite/ more/ over/
already) a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and
researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.
An alphabet is quite different (32) (at/ from/ before/ between) picture
writing. It (33) (consists/ includes/ contains/ involves) of letters or symbols that
represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, (34)
(which/ whose/ what/ who) lived about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern
alphabet. It was later improved by the Romans and this alphabet is now used (35)
(broadly/ widely/ deeply/ hugely) throughout the world.
 Levi Strauss
In 1853, Levi Strauss (0) (travelled/ departed/ toured/ visited) to San
Francisco from New York. His brothers (26) (commaned/ ran/ influenced/
controlled) a business there selling pillows, blankets and clothes and Levi went
to help them. He worked (27) (long/ strong/ heavy/ hard) and, over the (28)
(next/ later/ last/ final) twenty years, he expanded the business.
(29) (That/ One/ A/ The) day in 1872, Levi (30) (realised/ fetched/ got/
gave) a letter from Jacob Davis who made men's clothes. In the letter Jacob (31)
(said/ told/ discussed/ described) Levi about a difficult customer. He kept (32)
(on/ at/ up/ in) tearing the pockets of his trousers. Jacob had found an answer -
he had added some metal to the corners of the pockets. Levi recognised a business
opportunity (33) (while/ but/ so/ since) the two men started working together.
They decided to (34) (making/ made/ makes/ make) some trousers out of denim,
a material which was suitable for working clothes. The first pair of denim blue
jeans (35) (was/ is/ did/ had) produced in 1873. Today people all around the
world wear Levi jeans every day.

Becoming a costume designer

It is difficult to find a job in costume design as it is very (0) (popular/ liked/
satisfied/ known). But (26) (although/ if/ while/ unless) you work hard and you
are good (27) (to/ by/ from/ at) it, you will do well. Costume designers research,
design and prepare costumes, (28) (greatly/ mainly/ hugely/ fully) for theatres
but also for film and TV productions. To be a costume designer, you have to be
(29) (excited/ keen/ interested/ pleased) in theatre, film and drama and have a
knowledge of fashion and art. You will (30) (go/ stay/ attend/ come) meetings
with directors and managers to (31) (discuss/ talk/ argue/ chat) the costumes and
how much will be (32) (paid/ charged/ bought/ spent) on them. You (33) (need/
should/ must/ can) to be able to draw and work hard because costumes are often
produced in a very short time.
There are (34) (lots/ plenty/ much/ several) ways of learning how to be a
costume designer. Some people (35) (search/ get/ become/ look) a job with a
company and learn while they are working. Others do a course at an art school.
 Advertising
When a company wants to (0) (increase/ correct/ rise/ create) the sales of
a product, it will usually advertise. An advertisement (26) (says/ indicates/ tells/
announces) us what products are available and it also (27) (approves/ suggests/
wins/ persuades) us to buy a particular product.
Today's television advertisements (28) (arrive/ pass/ reach/ spead)
millions of people, but the first forms of advertising were much more local.
Market traders shouted out what they had for sale and large signs (29) (has/ were/
had/ are) displayed outside shops. Modern advertising began about 150 years
ago, (30) (which/ whether/ why/ when) factories started producing goods (31)
(in/ at/ for/ by) large quantities. Before long, advertisements for a wide (32)
(area/ row/ range/ pack) of products appeared in national newspapers.
Nowadays, we see many different (33) (methods/ kinds/ systems/ ways)
of advertisements. They can appear on the sides of vehicles and on the clothes we
wear as well as on television and radio. But the (34) (aim/ plan/ attempt/ wish)
of all advertisements is the same. They try to (35) (pull/ achieve/ bring/ attract)
our attention and get us to buy a particular product.

The Galapagos Islands

These amazing islands, (0) (which/ who/ where/ whose) are 1,000km off
the coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean, were once volcanoes. They
cooled down (26) (by/ from/ at/ over) a long period of time to become the rocky
islands that we see today.
The Galapagos are home to a (27) (long/ deep/ wide/ high) variety of
animals that do not live anywhere else. The climate is just right for them and the
ocean (28) (supplies/ adds/ lends/ shows) all the food they need.
The Galapagos are now a national park. This (29) (gets/ makes/ put/
allows) it possible to protect their natural beauty and the wildlife living there.
Most of the islands have no human inhabitants and (30) (arrival/ path/ way/
access) to them is limited. Tourists are (31) (allowed/ let/ agreed/ welcomed) to
visit the islands by boat but cannot (32) (keep/ hold/ stay/ pass) there overnight.
(33) (Some/ Each/ All/ One) group of tourists has to be accompanied by a park
guide. They can take photographs (34) (until/ whereas/ although/ while) they
are there but they must not (35) (receive/ fetch/ remove/ place) anything from
the islands.
 Working from Home
(0) (For/ By/ From/ To) most people with jobs, some of the day is spent travelling
(26) (among/ behind/ across/ between) the home and the (27) (part/ position/
point/ place) of work. This can feel (28) (like/ so/ that/ as) a waste of time, but
perhaps you can't afford to live near your office. Or you (29) (must/ may/ should/
can) want to have a big garden or (30) (have/ become/ set/ be) in the same
neighbourhood as your family.
However, more and (31) (many/ much/ more/ most) from home, (32) (making/
doing/ using/ putting) people are changing their lives. They are working a room
as their office, connected to their company by the internet. They (33) (say/
inform/ tell/ speak) that this is a better way to work. They can work harder and
they feel less tired.
If you want to do this, make sure you have a (34) (correct/ suitable/ right/
successful) room to work in, with a well (35) (designed/ invented/ discovered/
formed) desk and chair. Of course, don't watch TV - and don't work for too long!

In Tune
It (0) (seems/ reviews/ looks/ supposes) music is almost as old as human
life itself. If we knock two things (26) (ahead/ together/ alike/ next) at regular
intervals, for example, we like the (27) (result/ end/ final/ answer) It has a meaning
(28) (at/ on/ for/ by) us.
Music has the power to change how we feel. It can (29) (make/ do/ put/ go)
us excited - and it can (30) (design/ invent/ discover/ create) sadness. In our minds,
we connect certain pieces of music with particular people or places.
However, sometimes we almost (31) (lose/ fall/ miss/ fail) to realise the
effect of music. For example, (32) (when/ how/ then/ where) you watch a TV
programme or a film, there's often music playing - maybe for the (33) (master/
majority/ matter/ maximum) of the time - and it tells you, in an indirect way, that
something dangerous is going to (34) (set/ take/ happen/ become), or that this is a
romantic moment, and so on. But many people can hardly (35) (fasten/ remind/
forget/ remember) the music at the end of the programme.
famous/ known/ favourite/ leading
Sharks
Sharks are very (0)
people a fear (27)
fish. The film Jaws was
(26)........... several years ago, and gave millions of
sharks. It was about a
Great White Shark, the biggest of (28)........... sharks, at over 3 metres and up to
3,000 kilograms.
It's not known exactly how (29).... ..... sharks live, but scientists think at least 30
years. They have
a top (30)............ of about 40 kilometres. They are
known to swim (31)............ one continent and another in a single year.
People (32)............ don't need to be so scared of sharks. Humans aren't attractive
to sharks as food, because they prefer animals with more fat and less bone. When
sharks attack humans, it's usually (33) ............ they thought they were another
kind of animal. (34) 1867, there have been only about 224 attacks on people - one
or two a year in the world. Meanwhile, people have killed a (35)
than that.
larger numbers of sharks
done/ discovered/ made/ invented
to/ with/ of/ from
whole/ every/ all/ each
old/ long/ far/ late
run/ distance/ run/ speed
between/ against/ further/ beside
very/ rather/ indeed/ really
why/ because/ how/ so
During/ When/ Since/ For
much/ lot/ many/ great

Example:
0 A for
B by
C with
D in
ABCD
Answer: 0
Rice
Rice has been an important food in Asia and Africa (0)
over 3,000 years. Farmers can (26) ............. several crops of rice in a single year,
and rice is quite cheap to grow. (27)............ days, rice is grown in many different
countries.
It is a basic (28) .................... of the diet of billions of people on earth. Poor people
may have rice (29) ............ for their meal, while others may eat it with vegetables,
fish or meat. You can (30)............ uncooked rice for a long time, (31)............ it's
useful for people who don't have fridges.
Rice is usually (32)............ in water - everyone has a special (33)........... of
cooking it. Some people (34).... ...... the rice while they cook it, for example, and
others say you mustn't
(35)
it when it is cooking.
produce/ design/ invent/ discover
Some/ These/ Most/ Those
step/ row/ point/ part
just/ separately/ alone/ exactly
continue/ stay/ keep/ put
since/ so/ because/ as
grilled/ boiled/ roast/ baked
way/ kind/ type/ sort
push/ knock/ rock/ stir
place/ contact/ touch/ stick
0 A long
B wide
C deep
D broad
A
B
CD
Answer: 0
 Bird-watching
The relationship between birds and human beings goes back a very (0) ............
way - in fact, for thousands of years. Birds have always (26) .... ...... us with food,
but people have only been (27)............ in bird-watching since the late 1700s. In
the following century, the (28)............ of birds became popular, although in those
days it really only (29) ..... ..... collecting birds'
eggs. Rich collectors often (30)............ use of their contacts in other countries,
(31).............for eggs and birds to be sent to them. (32)............. the end of the
century, people began to realise that birds needed protection. Many people now
watched living birds, helped by cheaper equipment for watching them at a
distance. As cars became more common, increasing (33)............ of bird-watchers
started travelling from place to place (34)............. the country to see birds that
were. unknown in their own area. And in the 1960s, cheap air travel (35) ............
people to go abroad to watch birds.
provided/ given/ offered/ delivered
curious/ fond/ keen/ interested
search/ study/ exploration/ enquiry
contained/ added/ involved/ included
made/ brought/ kept/ took
requesting/ insisting/ asking/ demanding
Towards/ Into/ Through/ Over
quantities/ amounts/ totals/ numbers
against/ between/ around/ beside
confirmed/ encouraged/ promised/ excited
Example:
0 A taught
B showed
C learnt
D managed
ABCD
Answer:
0
 My Life in Books
It was my parents, of course, who (0)............ me to read. I can't (26)............ my
life before reading, without books. When I started reading, a book was mainly
pictures. Now (27). I am older, a book (28).............only words in most cases. (29).
I also love art books, (30)........... the pages to look slowly and hungrily at paintings
(31)............. the walls of galleries and museums around the planet.
I spend hours and hours reading, lost in other worlds, travelling, dreaming,
imagining people and places. Books (32)............. me smells and sounds I may
never experience directly, but (33).............seem to make my life more interesting.
This love of books is not without (34)........... own problems. For example, when
I go to the cinema to watch a film with friends, I don't get as excited as they (35)
...............I can't wait to get back home to my books.
repeat/ register/ remind/ remember
then/ so/ that/ how
counts/ controls/ keeps/ contains
But/ Or/ And/ Why
with/ in/ from/ at
move/ carry/ bring/ pull
who/ what/ where/ which
its/ their/ the/ some
be/ do/ make/ go
0 A effect
B point
C idea
D aspect
AB
сD
Answer: 0
The weather has a big (0)
The Skies Above
... on our lives.
Consider the difference (26)............ waking up on a bright, sunny morning and
waking up on a dark, wet and cold morning. Don't you feel positive in the first
case and maybe sad in the second? We use weather words to (27)............ about
the way we feel. For example, if somebody (28).
'clouds over'.
We do different things (29)
..... angry, their face
to what the weather's like. How (30)....
..... are
you on walking in the park on a rainy day? We think about the weather before we
choose what clothes to (31)............ on each morning.
Now consider your house: is it designed to (32)............ the heat out, or is it
designed to (33)............ you from being too cold? The weather decides (34) ..... ...
your house is designed.
Finally, people in business often need to pay attention (35)............ changes in the
weather. A company that makes ice cream or umbrellas must be ready with
enough to sell on hot days or wet days.
with/ between/ of/ among
inform/ tell/ describe/ talk
becomes/ goes/ makes/ runs
allowing/ depending/ following/ according
keen/ enjoyable/ happy/ popular
take/ get/ put/ set
continue/ keep/ contain/ stay
miss/ avoid/ prevent/ turn
where/ how/ that/ so
on/ by/ to/ in
Example:
0 A is
B becomes
C has
D gets
ABCD
Answer: 0
Bill Mackston
Bill's Mackston's life today (0) ....... a very different one from (26)............ it used
to be. For as (27)............ as anybody could remember, Bill wanted to make
money. Even as a young boy at school, he started up small businesses: using tools
he (28)............ from his father, he (29)............ bikes that didn't work properly,
(30) ............ half the price of the bike shop nearby.
After he left school, he (31)..... than (32)............ last. He (33). countries. He had
seven houses, a
14
.... a series of companies, each one more successful ...... tens of thousands of
people in several helicopter, a plane, two boats, twenty cars ...
But Bill was actually very lonely, and never knew (34) him or his money more.
So one day he gave everything (35)
his many friends liked ........He just stopped.
Now he lives on a very small farm, where he grows vegetables, and sits, and
thinks...

Example answer:
ABCD
0
"Ask your pharmacist first"
Minor (0) illnesses have a nasty habit of striking (26)........... (27)......
the wrong time, don't they?
, you have a pile of things to do at work and even more on your plate at home,
throat or a tension headache to drag you down.
the last thing you want is a (28)........................ (29)..
this summer, when you're feeling (30)...
pharmacy (32)................
the weather,
remember that a visit to your (31)................
bonus in helping you get the right remedy to ease your symptoms. But it's not
(33)............ the medication that assists the cure only at a pharmacy will you find
expert (34)... from a highly trained health professional. Just try asking a
supermarket shelf what it for family health problems!
(35).....
..... be a real

Example: 0
A
100
B
CD
If you had asked Ann a few years (0) ago what she would be doing in five years
(26)..........
friends that she had (27).......
she wouldn't have believed you if you had suggested she would be cabin crew.
Likewise, when she told her for a job, most of them laughed. (28)... after
successfully completing her four week cabin crew training (29)........
and embarking
...to meet the demands
(30)................ .......... a new career, the only person laughing now is Ann! (31)...
many cabin crew, Ann has had to make some changes in (32). of her new career.
She is expected to work at any time of the day on any day of the year, and
sometimes op- erates up to six flights per day. The days can be long and the work
tiring, but Ann is enjoying the unique and (33) lifestyle that being cabin crew
brings.
In return for her hard work, Ann can enjoy a (34)..........
of up to 17,000 pounds (or
20,000 pounds for a senior cabin crew member), staff travel concessions and 36
days annual leave. Easy jet cabin crew also have the privilege of working on some
of the newest aircraft in Europe and can experience fast track promotions.
If you would like to (35).......
in Ann's footsteps, and be considered as cabin crew at
London Luton, London Gatwick or London Stansted, please visit our website for
more information and to complete an online application form.

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each
question, choose the correct fetter A, B, C or D.
A
B
C
Example: 0
Denmark
lie in
Denmark is the (0 )smallest and most southerly of the countries of Scandinavia,
(26).......................... northern Europe. It is probably best (27).............. for being
home to the powerful Vikings, (28).......... 1,000 years ago. Denmark is a small
country, with limited natural (29).............. Nevertheless, it has become one of the
richest countries in the (30)........
Denmark has its own (31).............. culture and traditions, and a tongue-twisting
language, which includes several different dialects. Although Denmark is a
member (32).............. the European Union, recently it has been reluctant to work
more closely with the EU and give up (33).............. of its independence.
Wealth in Denmark is shared out more evenly than in most countries, because
people pay high taxes. Many workers pay more than 50 percent of their wages in
tax. The money is used to pay (34).......... a welfare sys- tem, which includes health
care, benefits for the unemployed and the elderly, and public services. Compared
to the rest of the world, it is (35)... to become either very rich or very poor in
Denmark.

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each
question, choose the correct letter A, B, C
or D.
AB
C
D
Example:
о
Magnets
A solid object that has the power to (0)attract iron and some other metals is called
a magnet. It does this through its magnetic field, a region of force surrounding it.
The (26)...
more intense is the field.
Objects that are attracted to the magnet, feel a force (27).....
are inside the magnetic field. This magnetic force can pass (28).. weak magnet
will attract a pin to the other side of a (29).......
Magnets come in (30)....................... There are also bar magnets in the form
(31)....
has (32)....................
the magnet, the
as 'magnetism', when they
........ some materials. Even a of paper, for example.
.......shapes. A familiar one is the curved horseshoe magnet. ..... a disc or a stubby
cylinder. Every magnet poles, called north and south, at opposite ends of it: at the
two ends of a
horseshoe magnet, for example, or on the two sides of a disc.
Powerful magnets can be (33)............
..... by passing an electric current through wire coiled
around a piece of iron. The (34)................................. is called an electromagnet.
Magnets are (35).......... in many household and everyday devices. They are also
commonly used in industrial machinery, usually in the form of electromagnets.

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each
question, choose the correct letter or D.
A
B
CD
Example: 0
Our Homes: Now and Then
(0) Everyone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe. Today we live
(26)..........
modern flats and houses, ............................. have air-conditioning to keep us cool,
and heating to keep us (28)........ .There is electricity for lighting and supplies of
gas or oil for the heat-
ing. Hot and cold water (29)........................ ......from the taps and dirty water
disappears
(30).
the drains. Many of our homes have balconies or gardens.
In the past, people made their homes from (31)..........
that they found nearby. When
we look at different houses we can tell how old they are from the materials used
and the way they were
built.
It was different long (32)..............
(33)..
......, people did not have water in their homes
there were no electric lights. To keep warm they sometimes made
............. inside their homes. With a fire started they (35)
their food and heat water.
also cook

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each
question, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Example: 0
A
B
C
D
Look after your eyes
The eye is one of the (0) most astonishing organs in the body, working constantly
to turn light into
streams of nerve impulses (26)...............
(27)......
take it (28)..
the brain can convert into visual images. But
our vision dominates how we understand the world around us, most people
....granted, giving little thought to the complex processes that
(29)...........
them to sec, (30)..............
problem. From midlife onwards (31)....
one day they realise they have a
different eye conditions become common
and (32)..........
the
they once (33).....
(34).
age of 45 most people have noticed that they can't see as well as of these problems
can be cor-
rected with glasses or contact lenses, while (35)......
need surgery.
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each
question, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
A
Example answer:
0
BC
D
We all need a good night's sleep
According (0) to the Sleep Council, 20 million people in the UK aren't (26)..
enough
sleep and some experts now believe that "sleep debt" can impair your metabolism
and disrupt hormone levels. To (27) ........out how (28)... you need, says sleep
expert Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory
Service, (29)...
for when you (30).
to get up, then count back six to eight hours, (31).
your alarm
on how much shut-eye you feel you need. Try to go to bed at this time every night,
and get up at the same time - even at weekends. If you (32).
feel tired during the day, go to bed earlier by 15 minutes
a week until you wake up refreshed. So if you (33)...... 10.45pm for a week. If
you're still tired, try going at 10.30 the (34). too: a weekend afternoon nap can
help (35)
go to bed at 11pm, say, go at
............ week, and so on. Remember,
up for any missed hours in the week.

Example answer: 0
A
B
CD
Tomatoes the whole truth
Leading scientists have (0) announced that tomatoes can be of great benefit (26)....
health. A lot of research has been (27).
(28)
........ Our
out in recent years. It's the whole tomato
may lower cancer risks, not individual compounds, (29).
to new research. Experts have discovered that taking the antioxidant lycopene -
(30) found in tomatoes, but is increasingly popular (31)
of its link to a reduced risk of cancer - did not work as (32).
Scientists believe people (33)
Recent findings suggest that the risks (34).
a pill. We shouldn't (35)
is
a health food supplement because as eating whole tomatoes.
eat them in pastas, salads, tomato juice and pizza.
poor eating habits cannot be reversed with
easy solutions to a complex problem.

ABCD
Example answer: о
The Work of Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, the world's leading (0) expert on chimpanzees, left England for
Africa, (26)....
age of 23, to visit a friend who had moved (27) Leakey, a Kenyan scientist,
(28)............
animals, and suggested she (29)
National Park, in Tanzania. She (30)
Jane got work as a secretary for Louis
recognised her careful way of working and her interest in ........... him by
studying the chimpanzees at Gombe Stream ........... on to make many
important (31)
about chimpanzees which changed two long-standing beliefs of the day: that (32)
could construct and use tools, and that chimpanzees were vegetarians. She (33)
chimpanzees using grass and twigs as tools to remove termites (34)
........... humans
the
the
... their mounds, and also
hunting and killing smaller monkeys for food. She also observed behaviours that
we consider human,
(35)
as hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and even tickling.

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each
question, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
A
B
C
D
Example answer: 0
The Cheetah
The cheetah is an unusual member (0) of the cat family that has many (26).
is ideally suited to its African grassland habitat, but faces challenges to its survival
in the (27)
characteristics. It
........
It is exceptional in its speed, while lacking strong climbing abilities. It is the
fastest land animal, reaching 112 and 120 kilometres per hour, in short bursts. It
(29)
speeds (28).
ability to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in three seconds, faster than
most supercars. the cheetah is a sprinter it cannot keep (31).
(30)
the
periods of time.
..............its amazing speeds for long
able to adapt to new
The cheetah is a vulnerable species. Of all the big cats, it is the (32).
environments. Indeed, all cheetahs are so closely related that they have very
similar genes, (33). makes them susceptible to diseases. They have always proved
difficult to breed in captivity, although recently a few zoos have managed to (34).
.......... in this. Once widely hunted for its fur, the
cheetah now suffers more from the loss of (35)
habitat and prey.