In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (1) a musical instrument. As they (2) up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these (3) with great (4) and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (5) an endless stream of easily (6) entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvellous (7) as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very (8) live performance is gone forever.
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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.
SWIMMING
Swimming is generally considered to be one of the best ways of exercising the whole body without risk of injury. According to health experts, it can also ease back pain and even reduce blood pressure. There is only one problem: to enjoy all the benefits of swimming, you
to do it properly.
you visited your local swimming pool and just watched, you might be surprised to see
badly many people swim. Poor technique may result from a number of factors including anxiety, the swimmer's lack
body awareness, or just a concern about
their hair wet. What's
swimming techniques do not always improve with practice.
the contrary, once people have fallen
bad habits, they tend to be stuck with them.
AUSTRALIA
For years, Australia has had an irregular pattern of population distribution, with more people living in towns and cities in areas, especially the east and south-east, than in the interior of the country. Since the 1940s, the population has become still more (EVENLY) distributed with a significant rise in the number of people living in these cities.
Cities are now the (ECONOMY) centres of the country. An important element in their (GROW) has been the number of people from Europe and Asia emigrating to Australia, especially in the second half of the twentieth century. The new (ARRIVE) decided to stay in the cities because (EMPLOY) was easy to find there. Today, the population of Australia includes people who originally came from over 150 countries.
At one time, what made the concentration of people in Australia's cities so (REMARK) was the country's dependence on the export of agricultural produce - indeed, the country's economy was founded on the production of wheat and wool. This has since changed, not only with increased (INDUSTRY) activity, but also with the rapid (EXPAND) of tourist and recreational facilities. Tourism is now Australia's largest export industry.
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.
I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin.
TOUCH
I wish that I Brian when I was in Dublin.
In my opinion, these two kinds of music are completely different from each other.
COMPARISON
In my opinion, there is these two kinds of music.
I don't know why Sarah left the party so suddenly.
MADE
I don't know the party so suddenly.
Could you look after my cat while I'm away on holiday?
CARE
Would you mind my cat while I'm away on holiday?
I arrived late because I missed the 10:30 train.
TURNED
If I'd caught the 10:30 train, I time.
We discussed the problem but nobody had a solution.
CAME
We discussed the problem but with a solution.