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V. Gap filling (1):
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
Passage 1:
There are three separate sources of hazard in the (1) __________ of supplying energy
by nuclear power.
First, the (2) _____________ material must travel from its place of manufacture to
the power station. Although the power stations themselves are solidly built, the containers
used for the transport of the materials are (3) _______. There are normally only two
methods of transport (4) ___________ namely road or rail. Unfortunately, both of these (5)
___________ close contact with the general public since the (6) __________ are sure to
pass near or even through, heavily (7) ______________ areas.
Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that
in most cases will (8) ___________ radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to
(9) __________ these wastes no radioactive, and so they must be (10) ___________ in one
of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For examples, they may be buried
under the ground, or dropped into abandoned mines or sunk in the sea. However, these
methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily (11) __________ the
containers open.
Third, there is the problem of accidental (12) _____________ due to a leak or an
explosion at the power station. As with the other two, this is not very likely, so it does not
provide a serious objection (13) ________ the nuclear program. Nevertheless, it can happen.
Separately, these three types of risks are a great cause for (14) __________. Taken
together, though, the (15) ______________ of disaster is extremely high.
1.

A. procedure

B. manner

C. technique

D. process

2.

A. destructive

B. radioactive

C. explosive

D. effective

3.

A. not

B. neither

C. also

D. too

4.

A. possible

B. acceptable

C. favorable

D. available

5.

A. relate

B. make

C. involve

D. require

6.

A. streets

B. routes

C. roads

D. ways

7.

A. populated

B. popular

C. inhabited

D. living

8.

A. continue

B. rest

C. begin

D. remain
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9.

A. cause

B. do

C. make

D. produce

10.

A. preserved

B. protected

C. placed

D. stored

11.

A. explore

B. crack

C. cause

D. shake

12.

A. exposure

B. show

C. display

D. contact

13.

A. for

B. against

C. to

D. with

14.

A. consideration

B. investigation

C. examination

D. concern

15.

A. probability

B. ability

C. capacity

D. opportunity

V. Gap filling (2):
When I was sixteen I (1) _________ school and went to work in a butcher’s shop.
The manager was a young man, only a few years older (2) ______ me, and he was very
ambitious, also, he was a bit dishonest. When customers asked (3) _______ the best steak he
would sell them poor-quality beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the meat
(4) ________ tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly. Sometimes, he did not

give the (5) _________ change and the customers did not notice.
One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (6) _______
sold all our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (7) ________ to lock the door, a
woman rushed in and said that she really had (8) _________ have a ten-pound turkey. The
manager said he (9) _________ get another one and went to the back of the shop with the
turkey. I knew we did not have (10) ________ more, so I followed him to see (11) _______
he was going to do. He pulled and stretched the turkey to (12) ________ it look bigger and
then went back (13) ________ said, “ Here (14) _______ are, madam. Here is a bigger one.”
“Yes, “she said, “ but not (15) ___________ bigger. I’ll take both of them.”
1.

A. leave

B. had left

C. left

D. was leaving

2.

A. then

B. than

C. more

D. much

3.

A. for

B. in

C. with

D. on

4.

A. was

B. be

C. are

D. is

5.

A. incorrect

B. correct

C. wrong

D. corrected

6.

A. having

B. have

C. had

D. are

7.

A. go

B. on

C. gone

D. going

8.

A. to

B. in

C. had

D. with

9.

A. will

B. would

C. won’t

D. shouldn’t
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10.

A. some

B. several

C. much

D. any

11.

A. that

B. what

C. why

D. which

12.

A. have make

B. had made

C. make

D. made

13.

A. then

B. and

C. much

D. but

14.

A. they

B. he

C. we

D. she

15.

A. much

B. more

C. many

D. several

V. Gap filling (3):
George Smith is 40 years old. He has worked is a factory (1) _______ 30 years. One
day he is told that a new machine has been installed which does his job (2) _____________.
He is no longer needed. So he has to leave his job – he is made (3) ____________ George
has done his (4) ________ to look for a new job but he keeps getting the same answer – “
No (5) _____________”. There are no jobs suitable (6) _________ him within reasonable
traveling distance of his home.
At his local Job centre he is given a piece of paper to (7) _____ to the
Unemployment Benefit Office. There he is given a card which tells him the day and time
each fortnight he must “sign on”. This means he signs a register stating that he is (8)
____________.
His unemployment benefit is sent to him by post every week that he signs on. He (9)
_________ the cheque at a post office or bank. If his unemployment benefit is not enough to
live (10) ________, George can go to the Social Security Office: he may be able to get extra
help from there. (11) _________ some weeks of unemployment, the Job centre tells George
about a possible vacancy. The only problem is that if George gets the job, he will have to
move to another part of Britain. He is writing to (12) ________ house but first he has to go
for (13) an ___________ with his prospective employer. It costs money to travel and to
move house. George sees some pamphlets in his Job centre. They give him information

about help with interview expenses. He also reads about grants and allowances (14)
__________ if he does have to move to another part of the country.
George is (15) ____________ the job at the interview, but he may not be able to take
it because the cost of housing in the area is too high.
1.

A. in

B. for

C. by

D. on

2.

A. automatically

B. mechanically

C. systematically

D. methodically
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3.

A. unsatisfactory

B. inconvenient

C. disqualified

D. redundant

4.

A. ability

B. best

C. capacity

D. most

5.

A. places

B. need

C. work

D. vacancies

6.

A. for

B. to

C. with

D. by

7.

A. carry

B. take

C. bring

D. hold

8.

A. broke

B. poor

C. unemployed

D. homeless

9.

A. cashes

B. sends

C. receives

D. exchanges

10.

A. with

B. in

C. for

D. on

11.

A. In

B. Within

C. For

D. After

12.

A. change

B. move

C. leave

D. sell

13.

A. a meeting

B. an interview

C. a discussion

D. a conference

14.

A. available

B. ready

C. free

15.

A. presented

B. offered

C. donated

D. essay
D. granted

V. Gap filling (4):
London has a (1) ___________ of about 6,770,000. It lies on the River Thames,
where the Romans landed nearly 2,000 years (2) _________. From about 1800 until World
War Two, London was the (3) ___________ city in the world, but now there are (4)
_________ cities which are much (5) __________.
London is famous (6) ________ many things. Tourists (7) _________ from all over
the world to visit its historic buildings, such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, (8) _________ has a
huge dome, and the Houses of Parliament, (9) _________ you can see and hear the famous
clock – Big Ben – they also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops (10)
__________ Harrods, where you can buy anything.
(11) _______ many big cities, London has (12) ___________ with traffic and
pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London Underground but there are still too
many cars (13) ________ the streets. The air isn’t clean, but it is (14) __________ than it
was 100 years ago. Until the Clean Air Act in 1965, London has been famous for its fog or
“smog” which is a (15) ___________ of smoke and fog.
1. A. proportion

B. population

C. pollution

D. number

2. A. after

B. before

C. next

D. ago

3. A. bigger

B. the bigger

C. biggest

D. the biggest
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4. A. many

B. a lot

C. much

D. little

5. A. bigger

B. bigger than

C. biggest

D. the biggest

6. A. with

B. for

C. to

D. in spite of

7. A. go

B. leave

C. come

D. travel

8. A. what

B. that

C. who

D. which

9. A. why

B. where

C. when

D. which

10. A. so as

B. as follows

C. the following

D. such as

11. A. Like

B. Similar

C. The same

D. Likely

12. A. advantages

B. problems

C. good points

D. features

13. A. at

B. during

C. on

D. into

14. A. cleaner

B. clean

C. cleanest

D. as clean

15. A. link

B connection

C. stir

D. mixture

V. Gap filling (5):
All living things, plant or animal, (1) __________ vitamins for health, growth, and
reproduction. Yet vitamins are not a source of calories and do not (2) _____________
significantly to body mass. The plant or animal (3) _________ vitamins as tools in
processes (4) ________ regulate chemical activities in the organism and that use basic food
elements – carbohydrates, fats, and proteins – to form tissues (5) ______ to produce energy.
Vitamins can be (6) _____ over and over, and only tiny amounts are needed to replace
(7) ______ that are lost. (8)___________, most vitamins are essential in the diet because the

body does not produce (9) ______ of them or, in many cases, does not produce them at all.
Thirteen (10) __________ vitamins have been identified by nutritionists: A, eight Bcomplex vitamins, C, D, E, and K. (11) __________ substances, such as carnitine and
choline, behave like vitamins but are made in adequate (12) _________ in the human body.
(13) __________ were originally placed in categories based on (14) ________ function
in the body and were given letter names. Later, (15) _______ their chemical structures were
revealed, they were also given chemicals names. Today, both naming conventions are used.
1. A. need

B. needed

C. ask for

D. needs

2. A. provide

B. have

C. contribute

D. make

3. A. destroy

B. uses

C. damage

D. make use

4. A. that

B. whose

C. what

D. where
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5. A. but

B. nor

C. thus

D. and

6. A. used to

B. got used to

C. used

D. are used

7. A. the

B. those

C. the one

D. which

8. A. Unfortunately

B. Anyway

C. Moreover

D. Nevertheless

9. A. any

B. enough

C. most

D. almost

10. A. different

B. another

C. other

D. similar

11. A. Some

B. Any

C. a lot

D. None

12. A. accounts

B. qualities

C. subjects

D. amounts

13. A. Vitamin

B. A vitamin

C. Vitamins

D. People

14. A. their

B. its

C. our

D. the vitamin’s

15. A. before

B. as

C. because

D. although

V. Gap filling (6):
(1) _________ three fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered (2) ________ water.
Perhaps the most important liquid in the world, water is usually easy to get (3) _______
rain, springs, wells, streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. It (4) _______ the vast ocean beds. (5)
_______ vapor, water is also present in the air, (6) _________ it often condenses into
clouds. The bodies of most living (7) _________ contain a large proportion of water. For
example, water (8) ___________ about 60 percent of the weight of the human body.
Water is (9) ____________ for life. Millions of years ago the first (10) _________ of
life on earth grew in the sea. Although today many plants and animals are (11) ________ to
live on land, they still need water. This life-sustaining makes up (12) __________ of the
animal blood or plant sap (13) ___________ nourishes living tissues.
Used (14) _______ never used up, water constantly circulates throughout the world. A
person taking a drink of (15) __________ today may be drinking the same water that gave
refreshment to a Stone Age man.
1. A.most

B. nearly

C. more

D. each

2. A. with

B. in

C. on

D. without

3. A. for

B. rather than

C. from

D. by

4. A. fills with

B. is full of

C. fills

D. is filled

5. A. As

B. Unlike

C. Onto

D. In

6. A. which

B. where

C. who

D. whose
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7. A. plants

B. animals

C. things

D. items

8. A. includes

B. consists of

C. accounts

D. comprises

9. A. useless

B. urgent

C. going

D. necessary

10. A. forms

B. pictures

C. images

D. shadows

11. A. can

B. able

C. about

D. happy

12. A. nearly

B. all

C. most

D. almost

13. A. what

B. who

C. that is

D. that

14. A. however

B. but

C. nor

D. except

15. A. water

B. the air

C. beer

D. wine

V. Gap filling (7):
THE BURGLARS' FRIEND
It was three o’clock in the morning when (36) __________________ Russell Brown woke
up to go to the bathroom.
His parents were (37) _________ asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living
room and saw a light was (38) ________, he went downstairs. There he (39) _________ two

men. They asked him his name and (40) __________ him they were friends of the family.
Unfortunately, Russell believed them. They asked him where the VCR and TV were.
Russell (41) ___________ them and said they had a stereo and CD player, too.
The two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his mother (42)
_________ her wallet in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that. Russell even (43)
________ them his pocket money - 50 cents. They finally left at 4 A.M. They said, “Will
you open the back door while we (44) _________ these things to the car, because we don't
want (45) _________ Mommy and Daddy, OK?" So Russell held the door (46) ________
for them. He then went back to bed. His parents didn't know about the (47) __________
until they got up the next day. His father said, "I couldn't be angry (48) __________ Russell
because he thought he was (49) ____________ the right thing. "
Fortunately, the police (50) ____________ the two burglars last week.
36. a) four-years-oldb) four-year-old

c) four-old-year

d) four-old-years

37. a) slow

b) well

c) hard

d) fast

38. a) in

b) at

c) on

d) up

39. a) found

b) watched

c) noticed

d) recognized
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40. a) told

b) said

c) talked

d) asked

41. a) told

b) gave

c) showed

d) offered

42. a) put

b) placed

c) set

d) kept

43. a) sent

b) sold

c) gave

d) bought

44. a) take

b) keep

c) send

d) move

45. a) wake

b) waking

c) to wake

d) woke

46. a) closed

b) open

c) opened

d) shut

47. a) theft

b) robbery

c) shop – lifting

d) burglary

48. a) on

b) in

c) with

d) about

49. a) doing

b) working

c) acting

d) getting

50. a) trappedb) took

c) killed

d) caught

V. Gap filling (8):
“ Wasting time is like wasting money” This is the slogan ________ (36) Time Management
Systems.
“Most people” says Sam Flowers of TMS, “waste too __________ (37) time on doing trivial
things like finding telephone numbers, looking ________ (38) pieces of paper ________
(39) their desks, and walking from one part of a building to another. These can waste hours
of _________ (40) day. Then you haven’t got time __________ (41) the important things.
This applies to ____ (42) your professional and your personal ______43)”. The first step
towards managing your time _________ (44) is keeping a time log. In a time log you record
____________ (45) that you do during the day. Then you calculate how ___________.(46)
time you spent ________ (47) each thing -traveling, telephoning, eating, chatting, washing,
__________ (48) letters, etc .”When they do a time log”, says Sam Flower. Most people are
___________ (49) at _____________ (50) much time they waste.
(36). A.in

B. of

C. on

D. with

(37). A. much

B. many

C. some

D. any

(38). A. in

B. at

C. for

D. into

(39). A. in

B. on

C. under

D. of

(40). A. your

B. my

C. her

D. his

(41). A. in

B. on

C. for

D. about

(42). A. two

B. both

C. second

D. twice

(43). A. lives

B. work

C. career

D. life
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(44). A. better

B. good

C. best

D. gooder

(45). A. somethings B. anything

C. everything

D. thing

(46). A. much

B. many

C .some

D. any

(47). A. in

B. of

C. with

D. on

(48). A. writes

B. writing

C. to write

D. write

(49). A. amaze

B. amazed

C. to amaze

D. amazing

(50). A. what

B. which

C. how

D.that

V. Gap filling (9):
When I was sixteen I (36)_________school and went to work in a butcher’s shop.
The manager was a young man, only a few years older (37)_________me, and he was very
ambitious, also, he was a bit dishonest. When customers asked (38)________the best steak
he would sell them poor-quality beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the
meat (39)________ tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly. Sometimes, he
did not give the (40)________change and the customers did not notice.

One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (41)________ sold all
our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (42)_________to lock the door, a woman
rushed in and said that she really had (43)_________have a ten-pound turkey. The manager
said he (44)________get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey. I
knew we did not have (45)__________ more, so I followed him to see
(46)_____________he was going to do. He pulled and stretched the turkey to
(47)___________ it look bigger and then went back (48)____________said, “ Here
(49)_____________ are, madam. Here is a bigger one.”
“Yes, “she said, “ but not (50)___________bigger. I’ll take both of them.”
36.

A. leave

B. had left

C. left

D. was leaving

37.

A. then

B. than

C. more

D. much

38.

A. for

B. in

C. with

D. on

39.

A. was

B. be

C. are

D. is

40.

A. incorrect

B. correct

C. wrong

D. corrected

41.

A. having

B. have

C. had

D. are

42.

A. go

B. on

C. gone

D. going

43.

A. to

B. in

C. had

D. with
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44.

A. will

B. would

C. won’t

D. shouldn’t

45.

A. some

B. several

C. much

D. any

46.

A. that

B. what

C. why

D. which

47.

A. have make

B. had made

C. make

D. made

48.

A. then

B. and

C. much

D. but

49.

A. they

B. he

C. we

D. she

50.

A. much

B. more

C. many

D. several

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