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The passage below consists of four paragraphs marked A, B, C and D. For questions 73-82, read the passage and do the task that follows. THE SOCIAL PHENOMENON THAT IS FASHION A. Each day as we prepare to meet our world we perform a very popular ritual: getting dressed. This may mean only adding...

You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which best fits each gap (59-64). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Improving the Sound of Cities An expert in sound...

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Teddy Bear Clinic You may well ask yourself what a middle-aged journalist is doing taking a very old, soft, furry toy bear, with the (53) _____ remnants of a mouth and only half an eye, to a woman's house? Well, if...

Consultant A A university degree is no guarantee of a job, and job hunting in itself requires a whole set of skills. If you find you are not getting past the first interview, ask yourself what is happening. Is it a failure to communicate or are there some skills you lack? Once you see patterns...

Read an extract from an article on language and choose the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. AN UNLIKELY MUSE A new wave of music and arts projects has emerged, focusing on someone who may seem for some a...

Terror in the Mountains A What is incredibly beautiful yet absolutely terrifying and deadly at the same time? For anyone above the snowline in the mountains, there is little doubt about the answer. Avalanche – the word strikes fear into the heart of any avid skier or climber. For those...

The Emergence of British Pop Before 1960, the UK pop scene offered little of substance. A faint shadow of its American counterpart, it could boast (1) __________ the questionable talents of sanitised singers (2) __________ Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele. But then along came the revolution...

The Institute for Medieval Studies is holding a series of lectures to generate interest in a period of history which is all too often (1) _____. It is hoped that these lectures will (2) _____ some of the misconceptions that (3) _____ to this day about the long and eventful span of time between...

Dickens and his world It was with the circulation of Pickwich Papers in 1836 that young Dickens began to enjoy a truly (1.precedent) __________ ascent into the favour of the British reading public. He magnificently (2.prove) __________ a theory that his fame would disappear just as quickly as it...

RAILWAYS Land travel is the most common means of transport. It all began with walking. Two thousand years ago, the Romans built a network of superb roads over (76) _____ people travelled on foot or by horse-drawn cart. It was only in the 1800s that steam power took the (77) _____ of horse...

Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. ORIGINS OF THE FAMILY The question of how the family first came into being has been hotly debated by anthropologists for decades. Scientists believe that some sort of...

Read the article and for questions 61-70, choose from the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once. In which section is the following mentioned? 61. an instance in which an individual felt averse to divulge certain information 62. the potential of a means of transport to carry...

Read the following passage and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the article. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered boxes. Teenage brains Journalist Martin Baines talks to neuroscientist Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore about the development of the...

A PEASANT’S DIET During their research, historians made the discovery that in 14th-century England, the ordinary peasant enjoyed a (46, VARY) __________ diet. He kept poultry and grew vegetables on land (47, SURROUND) __________ his cottage where he also kept an (48, OCCASION) _ pig. Bread and...

1. _____ 80 percent of the population in this village grow their own food on small plots of land A. Some B. A few C. Most D. Many 2. With a monthly salary of 200 dollars, Allen was well-off _____ with most of his friends in the neighborhood A. in comparing B. comparing C. being compared D...

1. She eventually married her Maths teacher, but she swears she never met him by _________ A. sight B. means C. profession D. design 2. Sales of the new car have _____ in the last two months A. got over B. passed by C. taken off D. brushed up 3. Money is a small but often effective weapon to...

1. Robert's behaviour is very unsatisfactory (LOT) Robert's behaviour ________________ desired 2. She decided to have five bowls of rice because she was hungry. (MUNCHIES) ____________________________, she decided to have five bowls of rice. 3. Nobody expected it of him but Sam was laid off...