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PART I: GAP - FILLING

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The zipper is a (1) _ invention How did peopleever live without zippers? They are very common, so we forgetthat they are wonderful They are very (2) _ , but theyopen and close very easily They come in many colors and sizes

In the 1890s, people in the United States wore high shoeswith a (3) _ row of buttons Women’s clothes oftenhad (4) _ of buttons too People wanted an easier way

to put (5) _ and take (6) clothes

Whitcomb L Judson invented the zipper in 1893 He was

an engineer in Chicago He called the zipper a slide fastener.However, it didn’t stay closed very well This was (7) _and people didn’t buy many of them Then Dr Gideon Sundback from Sweden solved this problem

A zipper has three parts 1 There are dozens of metal or plastic hooks (called teeth) in two rows 2 These are fastened(8 ) _ two strips of cloth The cloth strips are(9 ) _ They (10) ■ easily 3 A fastener slides

the hooks together When italong and (11)

(12) the other way, it takes the hooks (13)

Dr Sundback put the hooks on the strips of cloth The cloth(14) _ all the hooks in place They don’t come apartvery easily This solved the (15) _ of the first zippers

TEST 2

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The umbrella is a very ordinary (1) _ It keepsthe rain and the sun (2) _ people Most umbrellas(3) _ so it is easy to carry them

However, the umbrella did not begin (4) _ as an(5) _ object It was a sign of royalty or importance.Some Afiican tribes still (6) _ umbrellas in this waytoday Someone carries an umbrella and walks (7) _the kings or (8) _ person

Umbrella are very (9) _ The Chinese had them

in the eleventh century B.C From there they traveled to India Persia, and Egypt In Greece and Rome, men wouldn’t use them They believed umbrellas were (10) _ for women

When the Spanish explorers went to Mexico, they saw the Aztec kings using umbrellas

English explorers saw Native American princes carrying umbrellas on the east coast of North America It seems that

people in different parts of the (11) _ inventedumbrellas at different times.

England was probably the first country in Europe whereordinary people used umbrellas (12) _ the rain.England has a (13) _ climate, and umbrellas are very(14 ) there

Everybody uses umbrellas today The next time you(15) _ one, remember that for centuries only greatmen and women used them Perhaps you are really a king or queen, a princess or prince

TEST 3

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Snails belong to a large group of animals (1)

molluscs Snails have soft bodies that are (2) _ byhard shells Snails may be (3) _ into two types: landsnails and water snails

It is very important for the snail to keep its body(4) _ otherwise, the snail will die Land snails cantherefore be found in damp and shady places These snails arethus most (5) _ on rainy days or at night as theweather is much cooler then Most land snails feed on the leaves and buds of plants Some snails feed on decaying plant material.Land snails are not (6) _ into two separate sexes.Their bodies produce both eggs and sperm Such animals are

said to be hermaphrodites However, a land snail cannot

reproduce by itself The egg of a snail must be (7) _

by the sperm of another snail to produce an offspring

Water snails do not have a problem keeping their bodies

moist because they are always (8) _ by water Most

water snails (9) _ through lungs and thus have to

come to the surface of the water to breathe Like land snails,

most water snails feed on plants Some water snails are

freshwater species, while others live in the sea The shells of

snails which live in the sea are often very (10) _

TEST 4

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direction space invented comfortable brought

Bicycles are (1) _ around the world People ride

their bicycles for (2) _ ^ and enjoyment In someplaces, people use a bicycle to get to work But who invented

the first bicycle?

In 1971, a Frenchman named Comte de Sivrac

(3 ) and owned the first bicycle Mr Sivrac rode the

bicycle in Paris The handles for the hands and the

(4 ) _ looked like a horse and were wooden This

bicycle was very (5) _ to move A rider had to

(6) _ the (7) wheel to change direction

(A bicycle moves on two wheels, a car on four) Finally, it had

no brakes to stop it or (8) for the feet.

In 1817, a German named Baron von Drais de Sauerbrunmade the first bicycle (9) _ The seat was more(10) _ The wheel could change (11) _ .His ride in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours

TESTS

How are we going to eat in the future? Because we nowknow (1) _ the importance of nutrition, we willprobably continue to eat more fish and vegetables and less meat

We will buy convenience foods in supermarkets because fi-ozen

foods will be more nutritious and cannel foods will have lesssalt and sugar In the (2) _ , our diet will probably beeven (3) _ interesting and healthful (4) it

is (5) _

In many countries, food is a very common topic ofconversation (6) _ are always discussing new dishes,restaurants, diet plans, and ideas (7) _ nutrition Thearguments (8) _ the best diets and foods willcontinue: (9) _ vegetarians really healthy? Is a high-fiber diet with a (10) _of raw fruits and vegetables(11) _ than a diet of cooked foods? Is a little alcoholgood (12) _ relaxation, or is all alcohol harmful? Issome caffeine good for energy, or is caffeine always(13) _ ? can yellow vegetables really prevent cancer?Will eating garlic help avoid heart attacks? One thing we do know for sure: The key to good nutrition is balance How do weachieve that (14) _ ? We can choose foods from avariety of sources, and control the quantities that we(15) _

TEST 6

Dentists always (1) _ questions when it isimpossible you to answer

My dentist had just pulled out of my teeth and had told me

to rest for a while I tried to say something, but my mouth was(2) _ of cotton-wool He knew I collected bird’s eggsand asked me whether my collection was growing He thenasked me (3 ) my brother was and (4) Iliked my new job in London.

In (5) to these questions I either nodded ormade strange noises Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searchingout the hole (6) the tooth had been I suddenly feltvery worried, but could not say anything

When the dentist at last removed the cotton-wool(7) _ my mouth, I was able to tell him that he hadpulled (8) _ the wrong tooth

TEST?

A man was brought before the judge The witness

is (6) _ , but not he himself: you cannot punish thewhole body because one of its limbs is guilty.” - “You are quite right”, answered the judge, “so, I sentence the prisoner’s right(7) _ to six days Now the prisoner (8) to

prison (9) _ his arm (10) _ he likes.”Everybody (11) _ court began to laugh; but peoplelaughed still more when they saw (12) _ prisonerunscrew his right arm (it was a wooden arm) He then gave(13) _ to (14) judge, saying, “Here is myguilty arm Sir, I (15) _ wish to go to prison with it."

TESTS

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Although twins (1) _ always been source ofcuriosity, they are not so uncommon statistically, since they (2) _ once in every 86 births

About one-third of all twins are identical, or single-eggtwins Identical twins (3) _ the same genes and hence,the (4) _ sex, hair, eyes, blood type, and bone andtooth structure Some identical twins are mirror mages of eachother For (5) _ , one (6) be left-handed,the other right-handed As young children some identical twins may develop their own private language

Identical twins have an especially keen intuition, and theyoften (7) _ to think and dress alike even when(8) _ from each other In fact, even when they areseparated at birth and raised apart, identical twins develop startling similarities They may pursue the same careers, have

the (9) _ interests, or die within days of(10) _ other.

(11) contrast (12) _ identical twins,fraternal twins inherit a separate assortment of genes and are notnecessarily of the same sex In some families (13) _ is

a hereditary tendency to produce fraternal twins, but identical twins occur (14) _ random in the (15)

TEST 9

Many people nowadays have to wear false teeth when they are middle-aged Since the begirming of this century,(1 ) _ decay has greatly increased The amount(2 ) _ sugar in our food has also (3) Doctors and dentists now know that (4) is the chiefcause of tooth decay Eskimo’s teeth, for example, started to(5) _ when they began to eat sweeter (6) Long ago doctors did not like (7) _ treat people’steeth Barbers and blacksmiths (8) _ after people’steeth anc pulled them (9) _ when they decayed Somepeople thought (10) _ was a punishment from thegods

speech recognize wanted driver

During the Second World War, Winston Churchill(1) the British Prime Minister One day he had to go

to the British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) to make an important speech to the nation

An hour before the time of this speech, he stopped a taxi inthe street and asked the (2) _ to take him to the BBC;but the (3) _ who did not (4) him, said hecould not take him anywhere just then, because he(5 ) _ to go back to his home at the other(6 ) _ of London to hear Churchill make a speech onthe radió

Churchill was so pleased when he (7) _ thisanswer that he gave the man a pound, which was worth quite a lot in those days

“All right, get in,” said the driver happily, opening the door

of the taxi “I’ll take you, and to hell with Churchill and his

(8) !”

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Glasgow is the third largest city (1) _ GreatBritain It lies (2) _ the river Clyde in Scotland.Glasgow is a very old (3) _ The university (4) _Glasgow was founded (5) _ 1459 The famousEnglish writer Daniel Defoe (6) _ that Glasgow wasleanest and (7) _ beautiful city of Great Britain.James Watt (8) _ at Glasgow University He became

a (9) _ engineer (10) constructed a steam(11) Scotland (12) _ rich in coal andiron, so Glasgow (13) _ into a large city There arebig (14) _ plants and (15) factories in the city

TEST 12

Our century has seen great changes in the life and(1) _ conditions of people

Less than a hundred years ago, many of the things we donow seemed impossible No (2) _ could imagine thatpeople could fly, or that we could (3) _ to music

thousands of miles away Today, radio and television serve many purposes besides pleasure They help us find fish in thesea and land airplanes in bad (4) _ or at night.

They control the work of large numbers (5) _machines in industry Never before in history have(6 ) _ been such rapid changes in our way of life as atthe present moment Scientists have been using what is called “a scientific method’ to make new discoveries Among the most important scientific discoveries are new medicines Many illnesses that people died from 50 years ago are no(7 ) dangerous

The study of science helps us widen our outlook and opens

a whole new world for us

The progress of science is leading to a better (8) _for man

TEST 13

At the entrance to a big office in London there(1) _ a book (2) all employees had to sign(3 ) _ they arrived each morning At nine(4 ) _ the manager’s secretary, (5) lived

on a small flat above the office, (6) _ to draw a red(7) _ under the last name in the book, and anyone

(8) came after that (9) to explain why

he was late

Whenever there was a thick fog in the city, the(10) person to arrive late usually wrote “Delayed byfog” under the (11) _ line in the book, and(12 ) _ everybody else who came after that just put

“ditto” underneath

But one foggy morning, the first man to arrive(13 ) _ wrote “My wife had a baby early this morning”(14 ) _ of “Delayed by fog” under the red line in thebook Twenty or thirty people who came after him put “ditto” underneath this as (15) _

Pigs have an unusual way of keeping warm Almost all land(6) _ were kept warm by their hair but pigs are keptwarm by a layer of fat (7) _ the skin This method ofkeeping warm is more common than (8) _ mammalssuch as seals Apart from pigs human beings are the only other land mammals that keep warm by having a layer of fat beneath the skin.

Wild pigs often (9) _ in the mud to keep their skin

in good condition (10) _ to popular belief, wdld pigshave clean habits and do not display extreme greediness

TEST 15

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need times

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During (1) _ teenage years, many young peoplecan at (2) _ be difficult to talk to They often(3) _ to dislike (4) questioned They mayseem unwilling to (5) _ about their work in school.This is a normal development at this (6) _ Though itcan be very hard for parents to (7) _ , it is part ofbecoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while theyare (8) _ growing up Young people are usually(9) _ willing to talk if they believe that questions areasked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them

Parents should do their (10) _ to talk to their sonand daughter (11) _ school, work and future plans butshould not push them to (12) _ if they don’t(13) _ to Parents should also watch for danger signs:Some young people in trying to be adults may experiment withsex, drugs, alcohol or smoking Parents (14) _ towatch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected (15) _ these and help if necessary.

TEST 16

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without where Meanwhile finally which

I was once (1) _ from Spain to Switzerland, but Imissed my train at the French (2) _ I didn’t know(3 ) _ I should do or who I should ask for advice I(4 ) _ sure whether I should wait 12 hours for anotherdirect train or (5) _ to find out how to get it I could(6) _ to Geneva by a different route Eventually a man

at the station (7) _ me which train I ought to catchand (8) _ I had to go to catch it (9) myfriend in Geneva didn’t know what he should do, either, when

my original train arrived (10) _ me He wasn’t surewhether he ought to (11) _ at the station or not Hedidn’t know how he (12) _ get in touch with me He(13) _ decided to leave a message (14) _

me, telling me whether I had to go to contact him and which telephone number I could (15) _

TEST 17

If you ever go into a house in Japan, you must remember totake (1) _ your shoes These would damage the finestraw mats which (2) _ the floors

The rooms in most Japanese houses (3) _ usuallylarge In the (4) _ of the room there may(5) _ a low table (6) small flat cushionsaround it Many houses have no other ñimiture in their rooms Perhaps you will see a bowl of flowers or a long silk painting(7 ) _ one of the walls Visitors are given a small cup(8 ) _ green tea

You may be surprised to see that (9) _ are nobedrooms The Japanese unroll their beds and put them(10 ) the floor when they feel tired Japanese(11 ) take a bath before their evening meals Most houseshave one large bath for the whole family However, no one(12 ) in the bath! They wash themselves before they gointo the big bath They water is very hot But the Japanese are(13 ) _ to having hot baths After the bath, they put(14 ) _ a loose robe and eat (15) evening meals

daydreaming mangrove branches whitewashed blanklystretch dejection drooping covered enjoyingThe seaside was only a narrow (1) of land The

treesbeach was covered with little rocks A few (2)

grew along the seaside Every evening after work, Rahim wouldsit on one of the (3) _ of a tree and look out to sea

The young man would stare (4) _ at the islandsome distance away On the shore of the island was a long beachthat was (5) by fine white sand There were bighouses with (6) _ walls and coconut trees there,(7 ) a cool drink

Time would pass as Rahim sat on the branch of the tree(8 )_ by then, night would have set in the yourfg

man would walk home with his head (9) _ in

(10) But in his mind, he was thinking of ways inwhich he could travel across the sea to the island

TEST 19

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leam

Every year many people in the (1)

Some of them are young children (2)

leam English, are teenagers

Many are adults Some learn at school, others leam in eveningclasses A few leam English by (3) _ or just, byhearing the language (4) _ television (5) among (6) _ friends Most people must work hard toleam English.

Why do (7) _these people want to leam English?

It is difficult to answer that (8) _ Young childrenleam English at (9) _ because it is (10) oftheir subjects Many adults (11) _ English because it

is useful (12) their work Teenagers often leamEnglish (13) their higher studies, because some oftheir books are (14) _ English at college or university.Other people leam English because they want to (15) _ newspapers or magazines in English

TEST 20

In 1858, a French engineer, Aimeii Thomeu de Gamond,arrived in England (1) _ a plan for a twenty-one miletunnel across the English Channel He (2) _ that itwould (3) _ possible to build a platform in the centre

of the Chaimel This platform would (4) as a portand a railway station The tunnel (5) _ be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea-level In 1860, a

better plan (6) _ put forward (7) _ anEnglishman, William Low He suggested that a double railway tunnel (8) _ be built This would solve the problem(9 ) ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it(10 ) _ draw in fresh air behind it Forty-two yearslater a tunnel was actually begun If, at the time, the British hadnot feared invasion, it would have (11) _ completed.Recently, there f 12) _ again been great interest in theidea of a Channel Tunnel If it is built, it (13) _connect Britaih (14) _ Europe for the first time(15) history.

TEST 21

I forelegs surprising severely bones movinggrinding dangerous height defend mainlyThe giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world A fully growngiraffe can reach a (1) _ of almost six metres.The giraffe feeds exclusively on plants It has large backteeth that are adapted for (2) _ the plant material Thegiraffe’s long neck enables it to feed on the leaves of trees It is(3 ) _to note that the neck of a giraffe contains thesame number of bones as that of a human being However, the(4 ) _ of the giraffe are much bigger Giraffes havevery long legs with the (5) _ being longer than thehindlegs

Each leg of the giraffe ends in two hoofed toes The giraffe

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uses its hindlegs to (6) _ itself A kick from thehindleg of a giraffe is very powerful and can even kill a lion.The giraffe lives in open country It avoids the forest because

it has great difficulty (7) _ through densely forestedareas

Man is the most (8) _ enemy of the giraffe Inearly times, giraffes were hxmted for food as well as for theirhides This (9) reduced the number of giraffes in theworld Today, giraffes are found (10) _ in East Africawhere they are a protected species

TEST 22

control usually time necessary solutionplays lead scientific produce more

scarce plentiful devote providing been

Food (1) an important part in the development ofnations In countries where food is (2) _ , people have

to spend most of their (3) _ getting enough to eat.This (4) _ slows down progress, because men havelittle time to (5) to science, industry, government,and art In nations where food is (6) and easy to get,men have (7) _ time to spend n activities that(8) _ to progress, human bettermert, and enjoyment

of leisure The problem of (9) _ good food foreverybody has not yet (10) _ solved Many wars havebeen fought for the (11) _ of rici food-producing

land But it is no longer (12) _ to go to war for food.Countries are beginning to put (13) _ knowledge towork for a (14) _ of their food problems They worktogether in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (15) _ more food.

TEST 23

In 1920, (1) _ some thirty-nine years of problemswith disease, high costs, and politics, the Panama Canal(2) _ officially (3) _ , finally linking(4) Atlantic (5) _ Pacific Oceans byfollowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal Zone(6) _ of traveling some seven thousand miles aroimdCape Hom It (7) _ a ship approximately eight hours(8) _ complete (9) trip through the canaland costs an (10) _ of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Hom.(11 ) _ than fifteen thousand ships pass(12 ) _ its locks each year

The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the(13 ) _ States The latter will control it(14 ) _ the end of the twentieth century(15 ) _ Panama takes over its duties

at order name after on

interpreter afraid word on notebook

„ however in _ once _ street _ lost

An Italian was (1) _ visiting New York city He

wished to take a walk in (2) _ to see the city, but he

was (3) _ that he would get (4) _because

he did not know a (5) _ of English Therefore,(6) _ leaving his hotel, he stopped (7) thefirst comer and carefiilly copied (8) _ his notebookthe name of the street (9) _ which his hotel waslocated Then he walked (10) _ Finally,(11 ) _, he got lost Some hours later, he arrived in apolice-station After a good deal of confiised conversation, an interpreter was called The Italian explained to the(12 ) _ that, although he didn’t know the(13 ) _ of his hotel, he did know the (14)

on which it was located He then showed the interpreter what hehad copied in his (15) _ The words which he had tocarefiilly copied were “one-way street”

TEST 25

After reading an article entitled “Cigarette Smoking and

Your Health”, I lit a cigarette to calm my (1) _ Ismoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that thiswould (2) my last cigarette For a whole week I didnot smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly

I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite My friends kept(3 ) offering me cigarettes and cigars They(4 ) no effort to hide their amusement whenever Iproduced a packet of sweets (5) my pocket Afterseven days of this I felt to a party Everybody around me(6 ) _ smoking and I felt exfremely uncomfortable.When my old fnend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear I took one guiltily lit it and smoked(7 ) satisfaction My wife was delighted that thingshad returned to normal once more Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the eiisiest thing in the world to give up smoking He himself has done it (8) of times!

1969 he gave his first public performance in a school He gently rubbed a spoon (3) _ his fingers, and it

(4) to bend Three years later he drove a carblindfolded through the crowded streets of Munich.

In one experiment in the United States, scientists asked Geller to draw objects which were like those in an envelope.The envelope was (5) _ and no one could see(6) _ it Geller drew several round shapes but hecould not say (7) _ they were However, the result ofthe experiment was amazing After (8) _ theenvelope, he saw a picture of a bunch of grapes There was(9 ) the same number of grapes in the picture as inhis drawing

Later Uri Geller appeared on television in Britain in(10 ) _ of a small studio audience of scientists Hebent spoons and broke metal objects (1!) _ bytouching them gently with his fingers He also drew(12 ) _ of hidden objects After the program,(13 ) there were hundred of telephone calls Peoplereported that spoons in their homes bent (14) _ theprogram Metal objects broke, and watches which had (15) _ many years ago suddenly started to go again

holidays I was very (2) _ about the camp It was to

be a two-day camp

On the day of the camp, I met up with some of my classmates before making our way to East Coast Park together On the waythere, we sang song that we had (3) _ during ourmusic lessons We (4) _ at the campsite and(5 ) _ our tents Pitching our tents did not take verylong as most of us were scouts That night, the food(6 ) _ to be especially tasty as I was feeling veryhimgry We then told one another ghost stories until quite late into the night It was two o’clock in the morning when we finally (7) _ to our tents

The next day, we woke up early I went for a jog along theseashore with three of my classmates When we (8) _

to the campsite, breakfast had been (9) _ Afterbreakfast, all of us went to the nearby tennis centre for a game

of tennis Time flew and soon it was time for lunch We went to the hawker centre for lunch At about four o’clock in the evening, we left for home, (10) _ but happy

TEST 28

at energy distracted real perform

of difficulty lengthy falls who

After dozes lose especially duringPeople who are deprived (1) _ sleep lose(2) and become quick tempered (3) _

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two days without sleep a person finds that (4) _concentration becomes difficult He can force himself to(5 ) _ tasks well for short periods, but he is easily(6 ) _ he makes many mistakes, (7) atroutine tasks, and his attention slips (8) _ times.Every “sleepless” person experiences periods in which he(9 ) off for a few seconds or more He(10 ) _ completely asleep unless he is kept activecontinuously.

Persons (11) _ go without sleep for more thanthree days have great (12) _ thinking, seeing, andhearing clearly They have periods of hallucinations(13) _ which they see things that do not really exist.They also confiise daydreams with (14) _ life and(15) _ track of their thoughts in the middle of asentence

TEST 29

Cheating is common in everyday life For one thing, cheating

at school is conmion Many (1) _ will borrow afiiend’s homework and copy it in their (2) _handwriting (3) _ a test, students will use a tiny sheet

of answers stored in their pockets or sit (4) _ a fnend

to copy (5) People also cheat on the job They usethe postal meter at work for personal mail or take home officesupplies (6)_as tape, paper or pens Some people

who are not closely supervised or (7) _ are out on theroad may cheat an (8) _ by taking dozens of breaks(9) using work time for personal chores Finally,many people cheat when they deal (10) _ largebusinesses For instance, customers will report an incorrect bill

in their favor Visitors m the hotel may take (11) _towels, and restaurant patrons may take home silverware Acustomer (12) _ a store may change (13) tags (14) “This is how much the shirt(15) last month.” For many people, daily cheating is

an acceptable way to behave

TEST 30

vegetarian vegan take-away starter restaurantseat out cookery recipes main course dessert

cook books ingredients meal

If you’re a (1) _ , you avoid eating meat andsometimes fish If you’re a (2) _ , you try not to eatiuiy animal products at all Although many (3) _ nowoffer vegeratian menus, cooking your own food is the e^iest way of eating what you like A three-course meal begins withthe (4) _ , then the (5) _ follows, andfinally there is the (6) _ , but you may decide to serve

just one really interesting dish Most (7) _ in(8) _ are not difficult to use, if you make sure youhave all the right (9)

serve the (10)

When it’s ready, you can _ to your family and fnends But ifyou’re tired or too busy to (11) _ , you may decideyou’d rather (12) _ , or get a (13) to eat at home

expenencepost

trainingpersonal managerThere are several things to remember if you are applying for

a new job Most companies advertise their (1) _ in thenewspapers, and there are normally a lot of (2) _ foreach (3) _ A good letter of (4) _ istherefore very important You should enclose with it your(5) _ , so that the (6) knows about yourqualifications and (7) _ If you are applying to a largecompany, address your letter to the (8) _ , who dealswith appointing new staff If you are invited to an(9) _ , make sure you arrive suitably dressed and ontime Remember to ask politely about (10) _prospects, as well as further (11) _ , and last but notleast, the (12) _ and holiday arrangements

resortcharter flight brochures

A (l) is one where the flight and (2)

are included in the price These holidays are advertised in travelcompanies’ (3) _ You can choose which country andwhich (4) _ to visit, and decide whether you want fiill

or halfboard, or perhaps just (5) _ But if you prefer

to organize your holiday yourself, you can simply rent a(6) apartment and make your own tiavelarrangements If you are travelling on a (7) ,remember that all (8) _ should (9) _ veryearly at the airport And, whatever type of holiday you choose, it

is a good idea to take out travel (10) _ , in caseanything goes wrong

(3) _ in the local park, or by playing active games likesquash or tennis (4) _ classes are also popular Mostdoctors recommend (5) _ smoking as a good way ofimproving fitness Being (6) _ can be harmfiil tohealth, so many people decide to (7) to try to lose(8 ) Another problem for our health is the(9 ) which affects many of us in our daily life.Fortunately there are simple (10) _ techniques whichcan be learned to help deal with this A relaxed life-style, a balanced diet and plenty of fi-esh air and exercise - these things are all important.

to any rise in their (6) of income Strangely, market(7) maintain that the purpose of the market is tomaximize the satisfaction of (8) _ wants, largely byencouraging personal (9) _ however, according to

most recent studies, there is little connection between the(10) _ contributing most to people’s happiness, such

as a good family life or friendships, and their incomes

interest cash

withdrawoverdraftpurchasesaccount

at asome money

It’s quite easy nowadays to open an (1)_

bank You fill in some forms and (2)

You’re usually given a (3) to use when shopping,instead of canying (4) You can also ask for a(5) _ , which is useful in restaurants and hotels, andfor making læ’ge (6)

On the day Paul met Catherine, he asked her to(I ) him They began to spend a lot of time together,and gradually they (2) _ Six months after they met,they decided to (3) _ Paul’s family were very pleasedwhen he introduced his (4) _ to them, andCatherine’s parents were delighted that their daughter was(5 ) _ to such a nice young man The wedding(6 ) _was going to be held in a hotel and the youngcouple planned to spend their (7) _ on a romanticisland in the Caribbean On the day of the (8) _ thechurch was full The (9) _ was waiting there, with hiseldest brother, who was his (10) _ Why wasCatherine so late? At home on the other side of town, the( I I ) _ was also waiting, with her (12) ,for the wedding cars to arrive Her father had booked them for the wrong time Fortunately the ceremony took place in the end!

teenager argued generation gap drifted apartrespected jealous broke off relationship

At the age of 16, Maurice went to work in his uncle Stephen’s shop His uncle was an elderly man who had nothing

in common with a (1) _ , but despite the(2) _ Maurice got on well with him Although theysometimes (3) _ , Maurice always (4) hisuncle’s opinions But one day, another employee who was(5) of Maurice told Stephen that his nephew hadstolen money from the shop Maurice was shocked to discoverthat his uncle believed the story Stephen (6) hisworking (7) with Maurice, who had to fine anotherjob After that, they (8)

(4) _ , and serious air (5) will cause the(6) _ itself to change They also warn us that ThirdWorld countries will continue to suffer (7) _ disasters,while the rich countries consume the vast majority of theworld’s (8) _ Animals are also at risk It is feared thatsome (9) _ may soon (10) _ , as theirnatural (11)_are destroyed In some cases, the only

way to save a rare species from extinction is to breed it

‘It’s always been my (3 ) _ ,’ Stephanie Heath, aged

15, told us, ‘to meet ä real live pop star! And now I’ve met five!’ The Stones were traveling by private plane to Bristol, when bad weather forced the pilot to mzike an emergency landing in a field close to Lower Norton They were(4) _ entertained by the villagers, who took theopportunity of asking for (5) _ However, despite theexcitement of the event, people were made available for them at the local pub The story has given the Stones some useful

technology

Experts claim that progress is being made in all scientificfields, and in many cases they are right In (1) _ allround the world, (2) _ carry out many (3) and do important (4) _ into ways of improvingtechnology Machinery has already replaced large numbers ofworkers in many (5) _ , and prices of electrical goodshave been reduced by (6) Many of us are now quiteused to the convenience of getting stamps, snacks and softdrinks from (7) _ , and we are able to use(8) _ domestic appliances to make housework easier.Perhaps the (9) _ which has made the most dramaticdifference to life in developed countries is the (10) _

in our computers However, we cannot call this (11) _

if our quality of life suffers as (12) _ becomes morecomplicated

primary compulsory reports exams » state

secondary marks fees private boarding

term

In countries where parents are legally obliged to make sure their children receive a satisfactory education, school is(1 ) _ for all children Pupils usually attend(2 ) _ school up to the age of 11 or 12 Then theymove on to (3) _ school, where they stay for the nextfive years or so Most schools have (4) _ at the end ofthe year to test pupils’ progress If pupils’ (5) _ arenot good enough, they may have to do extra work to catch up, and in some countries they repeat the school year Teacherswrite (6) _ about their pupils, and these can bediscussed with parents Most pupils attend (7) _schools, which are free However, some parents send theirchildren to (8) schools, where the (9) may be quite high If parents work abroad, they may send theirchildren to a (10) _ school, where pupils live for up tothree months at a time Boarders at these schools usually only go home at the end of each (11) _