Part 2
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.
Protecting the Environment: A Global Responsibility
Last summer, Emma at a small café near the beach. The were not perfect, but she enjoyed the experience. She quickly new skills and made friends with her colleagues.
One day, a famous artist from the crowd and sat at one of her tables. He had been exploring the city’s historical for inspiration. Emma saw this as a great to talk to someone famous.
However, when she served his coffee, he the taste, saying it was too bitter. Although Emma felt a bit upset, she remained polite and to the conversation by sharing her thoughts on art. In the end, they had an interesting discussion, and she learned a lot from the experience.
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Part 2
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
COMPETITION: YOUR IDEAL SCHOOL
Is your school just as you want to be? Or are there things you and your classmates change, given the opportunity? This is your chance to express your ideas about the ideal school is like. Our competition is open to every student between the ages of twelve and eighteen. You can enter an individual, or your whole class can work together on a team entry. Your entry can take any form—a piece of writing, a picture, or even architectural plans. It is completely to you. What we are looking for is evidence originality, imagination, and, above , the genuine views of young people.
By part in this, you will help in a study being carried out at a leading university. All work entered into the competition will be kept at the university and used in research. Entries cannot be returned of this. But it also means that, even you do not win, your views will still be heard and will remain for future educationalists to study.
Entries must reach us no later Friday 30 April. Winners will receive valuable prizes of computer equipment and software for their schools.
Part 3
Use the word given in capitals behind the gap to form a word that fits in the gap.
NEW WATERPROOF CLOTHING
There are few experiences as unpleasant as being bitterly cold on board a boat. The (KNOW) that you may be several hours away from warm, dry clothing is enough to slow down even the toughest sailor.
However, recent (SCIENCE) developments in the types of material used to make waterproof clothes have, hopefully, put an end to the suffering of the sailor. New suits, trousers, and jackets have been designed which allow people to stay warm and dry at sea and can be worn (COMFORT) for days on end.
The new clothing is by no means cheap, but that will not stop it from selling well, and not just in the sailing market. (LIKE) previous types of waterproof clothing, which tended to leave the wearer hot, sweaty, and sticky even after a (RELATIVE) short burst of (ENERGY) activity, these new clothes are manufactured with an (addition) inner layer. This is made of a special material which allows the clothes to ‘breathe’—in other words, body heat can escape so that the body stays dry, but still maintains its (WARM) in all weathers.
Part 4
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Marcella left home very early because she wanted to be sure of catching the train.
ORDER
Marcella left home very early miss the train.
You must show your student card as you enter the library.
REQUIRED
You student card as you enter the library.
On arriving at an airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk.
SOON
I usually go straight to the check-in desk as at an airport.
Patrick hadn’t heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years.
MORE
It was Patrick had heard from his uncle in Australia.
On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight.
RATHER
On business trips, I'd in a hotel overnight.
Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope.
UNDER
Jack found it difficult to
on the steep slope.