TEST 6

MULTIPLECHOICECLOZE
Psychiatrists often (1) _____ to geniuses as people who (2) _____ to be sensitive and even schizophrenic: they channel
their destructive energy to their masterpieces. A survey (3) _____ out on 30 American writers revealed that 37% of
them (4) _____ from depression. A British study of famous artists showed that 39% had (5) _____ some sort of
psychiatric treatment.
An alternative (6) _____ of intelligence, expressed at a recent conference in France, (7) _____ geniuses as people who
matured very early and are workaholics with an amazing (8) _____ to produce a lot of work in a short space of time.
Other interesting (9) _____ about geniuses are that they tend to be born in spring, (10) _____ Leonardo da Vinci and
Shakespeare, and they become orphans in their early childhood. One wonders whether it is a sign of good or bad luck
to be born a genius.
1. refer talk speak mention
2. used tend use will
3. taken made put carried
4. passed lived been suffered
5. given received taken got
6. research aspect view reason
7. sees believes thinks take
8. skill ability plan wish
9. facts events knowledge problems
10. example such as like
PARAPHRASING
1. The councillors are examining the case carefully.
The case _______________ carefully by the councillors. (looked)
2. She is a good violinist but she is also a nice person.
Not only _______________ but she is also a nice person. (play)
3. As you get older your eyesight becomes weaker.
The _______________ your eyesight becomes. (worse)
4. She managed to get up on time by going to bed early.
If she _______________ she wouldn't have got up on time. (late)
5. I'm going to finish writing my essay by Sunday.
By Sunday _______________ my essay. (written)
6. They got to the airport three hours in advance though it wasn't necessary.
The _______________ to the airport three hours in advance. (have)
7. She promised she would come on time in future.
"I promise I _______________ in future" she said. (late)
QUESTIONS
1. Tom fell in love with his friend's sister.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. The milkman brings Mrs Green a pint of milk every day.
___________________________________________________________________________
MULTIPLECHOICECLOZE
1. She will miss her bus unless she _____ now.
a. will leave
b. does not leave
c. leaves
2. What exactly did Henry _____ to you when you asked him about his marriage?
a. tell
b. say
c. speak
3. I suggest _____ there next week.
a. that we should go
b. us to go
c. for us to go
4. Carry the books for me, _____?
a. don't you
b. will you
c. aren't you
5. If only I _____ when he saw me yesterday.
a. didn't cry
b. was not crying
c. had not been crying
6. I cannot afford _____ without the financial help from my parents.
a. to have my flat redecorated
b. having redecorated my flat
c. to have redecorated my flat
7. She really _____ her boss.
a. looks on to
b. looks up
c. looks up to
STRUCTUALCLOZE
The history of video games began at University of Utah, where Nolan Bushnell was _____ undergraduate. He _____ to
play space games on the computer _____ the engineering laboratory. He _____ Pong, a television table tennis game.
Electronic bats pushed a ball back and forth across a black and white TV _____. The game went on the market in 1973.
Bushnell sold the idea for 13 million dollars. Today the descendants of Pong earn more _____ 13 million dollars a day.
The video games explosion came in 1978 when Taito Inc. launched Space Invaders. It was quickly _____ by a lot of
other games. By 1981 the video games industry was earning twice _____ much money worldwide as the entire movie
industry. There were reports of coin shortages _____ the machines had swallowed all the loose change. Then came
the reports of video games-related crime, as teenagers stole to support an addiction to the games that could cost $20
a day.
WORDFORMATION
1. What he said was not clear. In fact it was rather __________ . (leading)
2. The Apollo astronauts sent thousands of photographs back to __________ in Houston. (head)
3. The invention of the radio in 1895 was one of the greatest __________ of the 19th century. (achieve)
4. People often dream about being rich and famous but in reality this is not as __________ as it seems. (desire)