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19" His change of job has _ him w,ith a new challenge in life.
20 " How_ we are to hear that you got the scholarship!" - "Thank you it rvas really a surprise."
21 The injured victim*_ on the ground, bleeding profusely
22.His grandfather finally afier being ill for two months
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all the nccessary arrangements and said goodbye to her classmates.
24 Neither her father nor her brothers_*** to the stadium I-lowever, her sister v;i1l go
25 Can 1 _ your brain for a mornent? I can't do this crossrvcrd by rnyself
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Shopping malls
Viotor Gruen, an Arnerican arciritect, an Arnerican revolu'r.ionized shopping in the 1950s by creating lhe type of shopping centre that we norv call a shopping mall
Gruen's (26) was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacior.is shopping environment with large car parks, whicli usually (27) building in the suburbs He also i.r'anted peopie to be atrle to shop in all kinds of
weather Fle (28) on using buitrding designs that he knew people would f.eei (29) rvith, but piaced thern
in landscaped 'street' that were entirely enclosed and often covered rvith a curved giass roof This r.uas doile
to (30) some of the older shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housectr only small special shcps, Gruen's shopping malls were on amilch grander (31)
Access to the whole shoppi.ng mall was gainecl by using the main doors, r+,'hich (32) the shopping
'streets'from the parking (33) or-rtsit1e r\s there w.is no need to keep out trad rveather, sltops no longer
needed windows and docrs and people could wander lteely from shop to shop" In tnany cities, shopping
malls now (34) much more than just shops; cinemas, restaurants and other forrns of entertainmcnt are also
(35) in popuiarity
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Dictionaries Dietionaries are among tlre rnost important tools of se1{-educatiotl (36) Samuel Johnscn wrr:te his
influential English dictionary in the eighteenth century, the rnork kept hirn busy for seven years At the end
of that pericd he (37) written the rneanings of over forty thousand words Most modern dictionaries
require a (38) deal less tirne and effort to write because writers often use earlier dictionaries (39) " a source of reference No,wadays, most dictionaries are put together by teams of writers, or lexicograptrers" Soinetimes they neecl to work together in rneetings; at other times they work independently of each other,
on ditTerent parts of the dictionary
(40) one time, the starting point for deciding on which words to include used to be the
lexicographer's own knowledge These days, teams (a1) .use of a large eoliection of examples of not only writing but also everyday speech, which is known as a corylus Teatns also refer (42), books and articles about ianguage as (43) as asking experts in particular subjects about the more specialised words" Fiilaliy,
ordinary peopie are asked to si.ry rvhat the,v think about the (44) the words are defined and (45)'.' thtv
iind the examples pr:ovided helpftii or not
VI" Give the correct f*rrn nf the wond in brackets
46 It is said that the of a Swiss watch is rreribct (PRECISE)
47.Ifyou rvant to , you must not be shy (SOCIETY)
48 A ceinversation isn't ti:n unless it becomes (HCT)
49 T'he recent hufficaue caused clarnage, (WIDE)
50 That rr.rie is not in tliis case (APPi,Y)
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A" Reatl the folloivimg text anrl ahnose the correct ansrver A, B, C, or D
Ainsley Harriot I've always been a bit an entertiliner anil played the funny rnan I was a part-time cornedian for
vears, so I learned how t* stanc! in front of audiences It made me sure of myseif I iike being liked and I
lcve making everyone sniile
I've, lived-in Londoir al1 my life and have jrist moved to a larger i:ouse witlr my wit'e Clare and our
trvo chilclreu, Jirnmy and Madeleine '!\''e spenf a lot oi time just singing and rlailcing arounci the hor-rse i
Srew up with rnusic because m1, ilad is the pianist, Chester }trarrir:t - who is still playing, by the rvay Iv-y
i,orking day is divitied betw,r:en television ind rvriting cook books, thoughIY takes most of rny tirne" I
spend iUoui five days a fortnight w,:r:king on the cooking frrograrnmes I appear in I eat all sorts of things at honre but I only buy quaXity food When I am ccroLing, { experimeut with'whatever is in the fridge - {t's a good practir,e for my TV series
I am a tt.rgtball fan and enjo-v going to matches, but I'm home-]oving person really I don't like goilig
t* pub but we do go out trvicr:-a"monttr There's nothing better than a night at home playip* x'ith the
chiidreg I rarely 91, to b*,1 betbre midnighr Late evening is when fresh thoughts on cooking'"rsuall'y coffie
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51 What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text?
A to describe how he lives
C to talk about his cooking ideas
52 What would a reader leam about Ainsley from the text?
A He is a very good musician
C He is nervous about performing on stage
53 What does the writer say about himself?
A He loves going out and meeting people.
C He enjoys being popular
54 What does he say about his working life?
A He would like to appear less on TV.
C He prefers being a comedian
B to say what makes him laugh
D to explain how he started in TV
B He likes to plan the family meals
D He enjoys spending time with his family.
B He is very similar to his father
D He should go to bed earlier
B He gets his best ideas at certain times
D He should practice cooking more
55 Which of the follorving is the best description of the writer?
A"'Ihe popular TV ccmerlian nho enjoys cooking, u,;rtching tootball, and having a busy social lile'
ts The tV cr:ok who loves rnaking people laugh, uratching for:tball and, al:ove all, ha, ing a happy
iamil)' iife'
C The singing 'lV cook who likes making jokes playillt with his children and having an early niglrt
D The cook and cr:median who take great care abouf the way he cooks his food and enjoys lislening
to music morf; fhan anything
ts Rearl the following tcxt to decide if each sentence is TlttiE (T1 or FALSE (F)
'fhe Altruquerque Ilalloon Festival
Every autumn, the sky alrove the dcsert city of Albuquerque in the soutle-western Unitetl States turns
into a mass of bright colours This is the Albuqu€rque Ballocn I{estival, an annual nine-day event
The first fbstival i,vas heid in 19'/2 to ceiebrxe the 50th birthda.l of tire local radic station 'fiiere
were about a dczen hot."air balloons and thel' took off fi'om the car park in the rniddle of Albuquerque'
irrom th*se small beginnings, thr testival has grorvn srea.Jily, 'fhis year at lcast a thousand bailc'oils fiom over one third of the countries of ttre rnorld are expecteci at its current out of town site
What to see
The pilots are in radici c,ontact u,ith each other ancl a1i lighi up the burners o{'t}reir balloons at the same time tl'h"r, are known as "bailoon glows" zrncl are an opportunily to iake fantastic photographs"
However, you rnust arn'r,e just afler night has fallen or helbi:c 5.30 am to see these 'glows' as ihe baliurt ns
rise into the dark sky During the day, you can walk arouncl amcrng the baitroons and chat to the pilcts as
they prepare lbr take-off 'I'he balloons come in all sizes and colours soll1o in the shapes o1'animals or
cartoon cheracters -,and, cf course, well-kno*,vn procl,,icts si.Lch a.s varieties of soft drin-lis and tirst food Kids
v,'lll lo",e it
In the allerngon why not take to the sky -voursell b1, arranging a balloon flight over the clesefi with
grrc cf the rnany companies oi1'ering halloon rides? Another possibility is to take the cable car ficfir the ilesert iloor to th* tgp of the neartiylno,.rntains, the longest side anywhere, and enjoy a bird's eye vierv 0f the fustival l'here are plenty ol' other attr:actions for .,i-qitors of ali ages, including balloan races and
firework displays on the rpening and tlr.e last three evening:i oithe t'estival'
The r\lbuquerque Box
This is a trocal r,vind pattern that creates perf,ect conclitions fbr: batrioonists The Sandia Mountains
prr:tect the bailoons frorn strong r,r,iniJs, and at the same time create gentler currents of winds at diffr;rent
Leights This means tkrat by rising c,r ctrescending, skillLr-ri pilots can control the clirection tlf'their balloons'
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Buy your tickets irr advance (they are availablc online) and save youlself a long r,l'ait to get into the
festival site Weal several layers oithin clothing A.t night and in the eariy morning it can [:e quitr cr:ol, but
during the day sunglasses and *"un oream are essential I3ring a llashlight tbr night-time events and, r:i'
corrse, bring your camera, If you'le n*:t a digital photographer, you"ll need high-speed fih:r flor evening and
night pictures
55 The Albuquerque Balloon Festival lasts over a week
57 The first festival tcok place at ttre opening of the loca1 radio station
58 The pilots use hand signals to cornuiunicate with each other
59" The "balloon glow" happens Lielore sunrise and afler sui-iset"
60 Iv{embers o1'the public are tbrbidden to enter t}re balloon take-oIf area
61 Some adverlising balloons join in the festival
62 You can take a balloon ride to the tr:p of the nearby mountains
63, You can watch a firework sh,:rv every eveuing of the fbstival
64 The geographir of the area arciund Aibuquerque makes it particulariy suitable for ballooning
55 Visitors should be prepared for a reinge of,ternperatures
YItrI" Finish eaetr of the folieiwing sentences in such a lyay that it Ineams exactly the snme as the
sentence printed before if.
66, Alternative medicine is a conrplete utysiery to some peoi:le
67 The number of people kilied in inrir:stria"l accidents this .vea'rr is uow'fifteen,
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68 Yor"r needn't make an appointurent to see the manager
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69, I haven't been to the einema for tws; munths
70 Nobody had invited Jeau to the pai'ty, wtrich annoyed her'
71 , "Don't bre ak tny cioll, John, or I rvill scrcam," said \{an'
TZ Alice and Char.les did not dr:cide to move to a bigger hc;use until after ttre birLh of their se-"onc{ child
73 It was fun to go camping with our classmates
74 J\4y rrother has a great interest in garilening
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75" At lasti I get everything rnore/ less/straighten out/ nerv house I andl celebrate this/ I I havel partyl Friday,
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77 i/ rnuch hope/ can come, and loal-.1 to see/ any tirne/ sev*ll onwards
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81 You takei main roadi into/ Lon<ionl fiom Chillington/ you come/ the srossroads/ statioi:
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statement? (86-100)
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