Part 5

Questions 26-35

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Example:

o A won B took C beat D held

Answer-. 0 _A Bc::=:::J
c::=:::J eD c::=:::J I

Olympic hopes
Yesterday Eleanor Preston (0) an international swimming competition for
girls (26) under sixteen. She swam faster (27) girls from ten
other countries. This (28) even better when you learn that Eleanor is only
thirteen. She had to have special (29) to enter, because normally competitors
are fourteen or older.

Eleanor has been (30) on swimming for a long time - (31) she
was three in t~lCt. I wondered whether she found it hard to (32) several
hours a day training. She (33) me that sometimes she has problems finding
time for homework, but that's all. 'My parents have given up so (34) time
driving me to local competitions, I think it's been harder for them, actually.' Her aim is to
swim at the Olympics.

After yesterday's performance, I think she may (35) there.

26 A age B aged C ages D ageing

27 A that B from C than D of
28 A suggests B means C sounds D shows
29 A permission B attention C opportunity D accommodation
30 A happy B good C pleased D keen
31 A until B since C when D ever
32 A take B use C spend D pass
33 A told B explained C said D agreed
34 A often B much C long D many
35 A reach B find C get D make

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 Part 5
Questions 26-35

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet.

Example:

o A are B made C got D were

Answer: 0 _A Br:::==J
r:::==J eD r:::==J I

Modigliani - an Italian artist

Nowadays cards and posters of pictures by Amedeo Modigliani (0) popular
with people all (26) the world, but the artist himself did not have an easy life.
He (27) born in Livorno, Italy, in 1884. His father was a businessman who did
not make (28) money, and his mother (29) a school.

Modigliani went to art school in Florence and Venice, before moving to Paris (30) .
he painted and made sculptures. His work was (31) by art from Africa which he
saw in museums. He was very poor and not very strong, and after a (32) years he
gave up making sculptures. He painted people in a gentle, thoughtful style.

Many of his most beautiful paintings (33) ]eanne, the woman he loved. Often
the people in his paintings look sad or tired. Perhaps Modigliani was painting his own
feelings. (34) in the end he began to (35) a little money, he was
never very successful in his lifetime.

26 A over B on C through D along

27 A been B has C was D is
28 A many B much C lot D very
29 A held B taught C ran D gave
30 A that B which C when D where
31 A felt B influenced C suggested D discovered
32 A few B several C short D number
33 A see B give C show D realise
34 A Therefore B However C But D Although
35 A earn B take C bring D win

IDJ TEST 5, READING PART 5

 Part 5
Questions 26-35

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Example:

o A doubt B chance C way D matter

Answer. [i] _A Bc::=:::J

c::=:::J eD c::=:::J I

Fashions go round and round

Fashions have always changed with time. No (0) Roman girls worried
about having the latest hairstyle and boys in Ancient Egypt wanted to have sandals
(26) were cool and not the sensible ones their mothers preferred.

Looking (27) over recent times, there seem to be two main differences in the
(28) fashions have changed compared to earlier times. Firstly, (29) .
more people have a choice of clothes available to them. There are few places
(30) the world where the trainers, the caps or the T-shirts of teenagers do not
change from one year to the next. Secondly, styles are (31) within a much
shorter time than they (32) to be. For instance, in the 1960s, (33) had
the same low waists and narrow skirts as forty years before.

In the early years of the 21 st century, the shops are (34) of long skirts and
coloured scarves like the ones in fashion only thirty years before. Soon, we will find that
the really fashionable people look no different from the (35) of us, because it is
only ten years since their clothes were in fashion before!

26 A they B that C these D those

27 A about B round C back D behind
28 A sort B kind C type D way
29 A some B much C far D even
30 A in B on C of D through
31 A accepted B returned C exchanged D repeated
32 A wanted B needed C used D had
33 A dresses B jackets C trousers D blouses
34 A filling B filled C full D fuller
35 A other B most C rest D all

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