CLOZE TEST 12

OUT OF THIS WORLD

Some of us will soon 1)…………. holidays in space! The idea may appear 2)…………. fantastic to be true,
but the space-tour operators of the future 3)……… … to regard it as a real possibility.
They are not alone. NASA, America’s space agency, and the Space Transportation Association, a group of
16 aerospace companies, 4)……… on a detailed study ‘with a view to establishing a US space tourism 5)………….’
It has been 6)…………. that 2007 will see the start of mass tourism in space. By around 2010 at least one
hotel 7)……….. been built in which tourists could stay for up to a week.
The general plan, 8)……….., is to take passengers first to a height of 50 miles – the official boundary of
space. There they 9)………… a taste of weightlessness for about two minutes and some 10)……… views of the
Earth. It will cost 11)……… around ₤400,000 each. The money 12)…….. used to help develop a fleet of vehicles
and space hotels.
The next step would be 13)…………. the up-and-down trips to orbital flights (probably two or three circles
of the Earth, for 14)………… as 20 passengers at a time), giving four hours in which 15)……… pictures and enjoy
some weightlessness games. 16)…………, such a programme would depend 17)….…..… many factors.
Will there be much 18)………… for such holidays? Well, when Neil Armstrong made his ‘giant leap for
mankind’ in 1969, Thomas Cook had so many 19)………... from potential space travellers that it set up a Lunar
Tours Register.
In Japan, the Tokyo-based Shimizu Corporation has set a target date of 2020 for its orbiting space resort, to
which it aims to shuttle parties of 64 tourists, eventually planning 20)……..…. trips to the Moon.

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SOUP-MAKING
Sadly, many foreign visitors to Britain believe that the British have 1)…………… interest in eating or
cooking good food. This is true of some people certainly. There are always some people who don’t 2) ………….. it
they eat paper or caviar. But it has never been true of all British people and it is 3) ………… not true today.
Britain 4) ……….. a long tradition of soup-making. Soups are easy to make and the 5) ……… are not
expensive.
Chick pea soup is just right for a cold winter’s day, and is both 6) ………. and cheap. If you use dried
chick-peas 7)……… them for at least twelve hours in cold water. Drain them and put them in a large 8)…………
with plenty of water. Bring them to boil, and then let them simmer gently 9) ……… the chickpeas are soft. I find it
easier to use canned, which are already cooked. This 10)…….. time, and also guarantees that the chickpeas will be
soft, since it can take hours of boiling before they 11) .……… Two small 450 gram cans are usually 12) …………
Strain the chick peas, but keep some of the liquid for the soup. 13)………… about three tablespoons of
olive oil in a 14)……… saucepan, and gently heat a chopped 15) ………. , two or three cloves of garlic and some
16) ………. carrot. Pour half the chick peas and turn them in the oil over a low heat. Meanwhile blend the remaining
chickpeas in a food 17)………. until they make a smooth cream. Add about half a litre of water to the vegetables and
bring to the boil. Mix in the 18)……….. chickpeas and cook slowly. Add salt and 19)………. аnd a pinch of mixed
herbs. You can also add a stock cube or other vegetables. Some cooks add lemon juice at the end. Serve hot with 20)
……… of bread.

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THE ARUNDELL ARMS HOTEL

A 250-year old former coaching inn 1)………. Dartmoor, The Arundell Arms is one of England’s 2)……….-known
sporting hotels. Americans travel 3,000 miles to fish the hotel’s 20 miles of private waters on the river Tamar for 3)
………., trout and sea trout. The Arundell has two professional fishing instructors and runs a wide 4)………. of fly-
fishing courses 5)………. the year. It is also renowned 6)………. a shooting lodge, where the driven snipe shoots
have an international following.
The hotel 7)………. great pride in its 8)………. 3AA Rosette restaurant presided over 9)………. Master Chef
Philip Burgess, formerly of L’Ecu de France in London. 10)………. its slate floors, crackling fires, paintings and
antiques, The Arundell Arms epitomises old-world charm and 11)………. a splendid base for visits 12)………. the
historic houses and gardens, the moors and the quaint fishing 13)………. of Devon and Cornwall. Only 45 minutes’
14)………. from Exeter and Plymouth, it is also 15)………. for the business executive, as it 16)……….be reached
by fast roads from 17)……….directions. An elegant and spacious conference suite is 18)………. for business
travellers.
Directions: Lifton is 19)………. ¼ mile off the A30 and 2 miles east of Launceston and the Cornish border. Price
guide: Single rooms 58-62 ; double or 20)…………bedded rooms - 93-95.

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CLOZE TEST 15
SERVICE OF BEER
Beers should be served at a temperature of 13-15 C (55-58 F), with 1)………….. generally cooler than
other beers. Many different varieties of bottled beers are also served 2)………….. . Also 3)………….. beer on its
route from the keg/cask to the pump often passes through a chilling unit. These beers should have a small head on
them, and the bar person should 4)………….. that he/she serves the correct quantity of beer with a small head, and
not a large head to 5)………….. the quantity required. One may note the good condition of beer if the head 6)
………….. to the inside of the glass.
When pouring bottled beer, it should be poured down the inside of the glass which is held at a 7)………..
angle. It should be poured slowly. This is especially important where a beer 8)……….. a lot and may produce a large
head, or 9)…..….., quickly 10)…….... is not poured slowly and carefully. Such beers are Guinness and stouts.
All glasses used should be 11)…………….. clean with 12)…… finger marks, 13) …………. or lipstick on
them. Pouring beer into a dirty glass will cause it to go 14)……… very quickly. 15)………. care must be taken when
pouring beer in hot weather 16) ..…… this causes the beer to work much more. The neck of the bottle should not be
17)………….. in the beer when pouring, especially where two bottles are 18)…………. held and poured from the
same hand. Where bottled beers have a 19)………….., when pouring a little beer must be left in the base of the
bottle 20)……………. that back.

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MEMO /TO: Sir John Hawkwood/FROM: Thomas Middleton/RE: Conference Centre/

DATE 11 June
As you know, our company has been in need of 1) …… own centre for conferences and short in-service training
courses for some 2)…….. I believe that I have now 3)…… the ideal location. It is a Grade II listed building which
has just come onto the 4)…….… It was designed by the renowned architect Sir John Vanburgh. The main house 5)
…… back to the early eighteenth century but 6)…….of the present building dates from Victorian times. There is 7)
…… need for the company to spend more money 8)…… improving the house as it is offered in perfect 9)……. .
There are less than a hundred rooms, with 10)…….. of adding more, 11)……….. this become necessary in future
years. There is 12)…….. space to park cars. A considerable amount of 13)…….. area with beautifully laid gardens is
included in the price. Obviously, the house has the appropriate rooms and 14)…..… needed for conferences. In
addition, members of staff 15)….… courses and conferences will be able to 16)……. by taking advantage of the
many opportunities for physical 17)…….. that are available. The house is 18)…….. against intruders. It is easy to get
to from central London and Heathrow airport, 19)…….. by car and by bus. The price is 2,500,000 GBP but there
may be room for 20)……. .

CLOZE TEST 17
HOW TO ORGANIZE A CONVENTION ACTIVITY -I

1)……… you have been asked to find a venue and organize a conference, there are certain key points you will
need to know and decisions that will have to be 2)……… before you actually make the booking.
The first, most important, point is the number of 3)……… attending. Is it a big conference – say for 50 or 100
people – or a 4)……… board meeting for just six, because it 5)……… a big difference to the size of room and all
the arrangements. So, number one is number of delegates.
The next thing to decide is what you actually want to 6)……… with your conference, is it a training session or
are you having a sales lunch? You may get all your sales people together and you show 7)……… a new product.
This is very 8)……… from a training session. So, you obviously want to know 9)…….. you want to achieve 10)
…… the end of the day.
Then you must decide how long your conference 11)….… to last, how many days you 12)……….. you are
going to need and what time of year you want to hold it. The type of activities and functions can be 13) … .… on the
weather, for instance if you intend to 14) ..……. an evening garden party.
Another point is where the conference is going to take 15)….…. Before you can decide on this, you must
know where the people that you are expecting to attend 16)…….. be coming from. Will it need to be reasonably
central – near to an airport, near to good railroad connections, or 17)………. to get by road? Are there adequate car
parking 18) ……… ?
 And, of course, you need to know who is actually 19)………for the conference. Are the delegates paying for
themselves or is it a company paying? Usually, the company pays for the main 20)……… of the conference and the
delegates pay for their drinks and telephone calls and other peripherals.

CLOZE TEST 18
HOW TO ORGANIZE A CONVENTION ACTIVITY - II

Once you have decided on the 1)……….., you will have to think about the things that you will require while
you are there: things like conference room size, how 2) …………. are going to want the room laid out. If it is
informal, you won’t need a very big room, but if everybody should have a desk, you will need a 3)………….. room.
If you have a very large meeting in the ballroom, you may need people sitting in rows like in a lecture theater. You
will also 4)……….. to decide whether you need syndicate rooms – that is small rooms for 15 to 20 5)…………, and
if you are going to use syndicate rooms, how 6)…………. you will need. You then come onto your conference
equipment. If someone is giving a 7)………, will they need overhead projectors, flip chats, slide projectors?
You also need to know what 8) ……… your delegates will require. If you have got your delegates sitting in a
conference all morning, by the 9)………… they get to lunch, they are going to be very thirsty, so you need to break
in the middle for a cup of coffee and a chance to 10) ……… their legs. So, do you want that served in the conference
room or out of it? And at what time?
You need to find 11)…..……. the dining requirements – will they be privately dined or is it okay with them
to sit at small tables in the main 12) ……… room? Perhaps you want a gala dinner on the last evening to make it 13)
…………. of an occasion.
Then you can get down to the menu arrangements – what are they actually going to eat? This is very much
14) ……… by how much time you have got for lunch. At lunch time delegates often only have forty-five minutes
15) ……… an hour, and so they will want a fast buffet service where they can 16) ………… as much or as little as
they want. In the evening you are more relaxed, so you can spend a couple of hours 17) ……… the meal and can
have a more formal one. Another thing to 18) ……… is accommodation and how many of the delegates will be
staying. If you have got a conference of twenty, perhaps only ten require accommodation. Perhaps some of these
guests are very 19)………..people, so you will want to put them into better rooms than the ordinary delegates. So,
you must 20)……… out a rooming list.
CLOZE TEST 19
GROUP RESERVATIONS

Reservations for large numbers of people or 1)…..… bookings are very common in the larger hotels and
involve several different techniques from those 2)…..….. to individuals. Many hotels in fact specialise 3)…………
group bookings and those for individuals are slowly disappearing in this kind of 4)..…….. .
The most common type of group that one may be 5)……….. in a hotel is a package tour of travellers who may
be holidaymakers or people 6)………. a specific event, such as a sports match locally and who have been 7) ……….
by a tour operator or a travel agent. 8)……….. of the type of group being booked it is essential to get just as much
information as one would normally 9)………. when booking an individual, as all the customers on a group booking
expect just the same 10) …….. of service as would normally be given. Therefore, the information one would obtain
for an individual is taken on a ‘bulk’ reservation 11) …….… and stored in the reservation system as normal. The 12)
……….. that the details may differ in is the pricing, which will almost always involve 13)…….... over the normal
‘rack’ rates, and the individuals’ names which may only come at the last moment in the form of a rooming list from
the organiser. This list will 14)………. the numbers of rooms booked against the individuals’ names and give details
of any specific requests that may have to be 15)………. for. One important item that must be gained from a group,
especially if they are all travelling together, is the 16)…….. of the party’s arrival and departure. This will enable
sufficient 17)…..… to be on duty to meet the group so that the large influx of customers is shown to their
accommodation as quickly as possible without undue 18)……… .
The acceptance of group bookings will be a 19)……... of management policy. Often the holiday groups want
to come in peak times such as the high season, and therefore a delicate balancing has to be carried out so that group
business does not take away 20) ……..… that could have been obtained from customers paying the full ‘rack’ rate in
high season.