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Task 1

You are going to read an article about a particular problem in a town in Canada. Some
words are missing from the text. Your task is to use the words in brackets to form words
which fit in the gaps (18-25). Write the appropriate form of these words on the lines below.
There may be cases when you do not have to change the word in brackets. Use only ONE
word for each gap. There is an example (O) at the beginning.

Cut off: Isolated Canadian Town Searches For a Hairdresser

After two years of doing without a hairdresser, the isolated 0) _____________(north) Canadian
town of Norman Wells, with a population of 800 with their 1)______________(difficult).

"It's been a long struggle for us," said Nicky Richards, the economic development 2)
____________(office) of the town that sits near the southern edge of the Arctic Circle. "We just
don't have anyone. It's something that people down south don't even ever think about because
they don't have to worry about it."

Many residents have had to turn to family 3)___________(member) to cut their hair or attempt
to do it themselves, as the 4)____________(near) hairdressers are at least a 17-hour drive away
or a four-hour daily 5)__________(fly) to Edmonton, Alberta, costing 800 Canadian dollars
each way.

Over the decades several hairdressers have come and 6)__________(go) from Norman Wells,
leaving behind a workplace in a local inn outfitted with chairs, mirrors, and a sink, so the future
hairstylist needs to bring only their tools.

"We 7)______________(definite) need someone. It's a beautiful town, everybody knows

everybody. True, it's has its challenges", said Richards. Most food products are taken by plane,
so prices are high. And there is the cold. Sometimes it is 40 or 50 below zero for a week or two.
So you're either 8)_______________(go) to love it or hate it.

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Task 2

You're going to read about an incident that happened in the past when there were no
mobile phones. Your task is to choose from the options (A-D) to complete the sentences
(9-16). There is always ONE correct answer. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

An Incident From the Past

I'll never forget the day my car 0)_____ . It was the middle of the night and we were 9)
______home. We tried to get it started again, but in vain, and 10) __________no traffic on the
road at all so we 11) _________get a lift. So we 12)______ all the way. To make matters worse
it started to rain and by the time we arrived home about two hours later we were wet through.
But worse was yet to come! I looked in my pockets and Jan looked in 13)__________ but there
was no key. In the end, we realised that one of us had left the front door key in the car. We had
no choice but 14) _________a window and climb in. Unfortunately, just as we were about to
climb through the broken window a policeman arrived. At first he wouldn't believe our story
and wanted 15)__________ us to the police station, but in the end we convinced him and he let
us 16) _____________.time we eventually got to bed it was past 3 o'clock and we were cold,
wet, miserable and absolutely exhausted.

0)
A) got broken

B) went down

C) collapsed

D) broke down

9)
A) miles away

B) miles far

C) miles from

D) far
10)
A) it was

B) there was

C) was

D) had

11)
A) couldn't

B) wasn't able

C) did

D)shouldn't

12)
A) went

B) couldn't walk

C) should walk

D)had to walk

13)
A) there

B) her

C) hers

D) that
14)
A) to hit

B) to break

C) to beat

D) broken

15)
A) to take

B) take

C) taking

D) bring

16)
A) to enter

B) get

C) go in

D) entering

0) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16)

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Task 3

You are going to read about Diwali, the Indian Festival of Light. Some words are
missing from the text. Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (17-26)
after the text. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

INDIA'S FESTIVAL OF LIGHT

Diwali is India's biggest and (0) _______ important holiday of the year. The festival gets its
name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes (17)
_______ symbolize the inner light that protects us (18) _______ spiritual darkness. This festival
is as important to Hindus (19) _______ Christmas to Christians.

Diwali, celebrated in October or November each year, originated as a harvest festival (20)
_______ marked the last harvest of the year before winter. India was (21) _______ poor
agricultural society where people asked for the blessing of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, as
they prayed for success (22) _______ the beginning of a new financial year. Today, this practice
extends to businesses all over the Indian subcontinent, which mark (23) _______ day after
Diwali as the first day of the new financial year.

Over the centuries, Diwali (24) _______ become a national festival that (25) _______ enjoyed
by most Indians regardless of faith: Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs.

Indians celebrate with family gatherings, fireworks, strings of electric lights, bonfires, sharing
of sweets, and worship to Lakshmi. Some believe that Lakshmi wanders the Earth looking for
homes (26) _______ she will be welcomed. People open their doors and windows and light
lamps to invite Lakshmi in.
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