11.

ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a Chinese method of treating illnesses by inserting needles into certain points of the body. The idea
is that this restores the natural (1) ……….of energy, which is disturbed when a person is ill. The origins of this therapy
have been traced (2)……….over five thousand years, but it only began to be (3) ………. in the West in the 1970s.
In 1971, James Reston, a well-(4) ……….journalist from the New York Times, was visiting China when he
developed appendicitis. He was operated (5) ……….in a hospital in Peking, where the doctors used acupuncture to (6)
……….his pain. Reston was surprised at how (7) ……….it was, and wrote about it in an article for the newspaper.
Soon afterwards, Chairman Mao Tse-tung invited a group of (8) ………. western doctors over to China to witness
for themselves that acupuncture (9) ………. . They were accompanied (10) ………. television crews, and soon viewers
in the West were watching operations being (11) ……….out on patients with acupuncture needles sticking out of them.
The patients felt (12) ……….pain.
The Western experts were a (13) ……….embarrassed at what they saw, because they had (14) ………. ridiculed the
idea that patients could be treated with needles. But now they were (15) ……….to admit that it actually worked, and
acupuncture became a popular form of therapy.
1. A. balance B. scale C. mirror D. weight
2. A. up B. forward C. back D. towards
3. A. admitted B. held C. taken D. accepted
4. A. famous B. known C. celebrated D. heard
5. A. at B. over C. in D. on
6. A. release B. repair C. relieve D. retain
7. A. practical B. effective C. influential D. used
8. A. impressive B. distinguished C. distinct D. related
9. A. did B. won C. worked D. made
10. A. to B. by C. with D. of
11. A. acted B. brought C. performed D. carried
12. A. no B. any C. not D. none
13. A. tiny B. little C. quite D. rather
14. A. previously B. before C. early D. anciently
15. A. had B. strengthened C. pushed D. forced

12. SPELLING
Spelling presents a major problem to many students – and, indeed, native speakers - of English. This is (1)
……….surprising when you consider just how illogical the English spelling (2) ……….is. The spelling of such basic
words as right, through, once, and who seems to (3) ……….no relation to their (4) ………. . And how can the words
go, sew, and though all rhyme with (5) ……….other?
There have been attempts in the (6) ……….to reform English spelling. The playwright George Bernard Shaw was
an enthusiastic (7) ……….for a more phonetic approach. In a clever illustration of the absurdity of English spelling he
suggested that the word fish be (8) ……….by the letters "ghoti": the gh from enough, the o from women, and the ti from
nation. When he died in 1950 he (9) ………. a large part of his estate to promote spelling reform.
So why do we (10) ……….in spelling words the way we do, (11) ……….the efforts of reformers like Shaw? One
reason is that we are too (12) ……….with the words as they are currently spelled. It is certain that any change in the
rules (13) ……….be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to (14) ………. . Another is that there is (15) ……….a
variety of regional accents within the English speaking world that it would be unfair to select just one as the standard
model for spelling.
1. A. hardly B. just C. nearly D. strongly
2. A. method B. procedure C. system D. schedule
3. A. hold B. bear C. carry D. keep
4. A. voice B. speech C. pronunciation D. vocation
5. A. each B. every C. the D. one
6. A. history B. years C. ages D. past
7. A. demonstrator B. campaigner C. champion D. candidate
8. A. represented B. described C. signed D. written
9. A. willed B. divided C. gave D. left
10. A. insist B. continue C. persist D. keep
11. A. in spite B. despite C. however D. although
12. A. accustomed B. used C. familiar D. friendly
13. A. should B. could C. ought D. would
14. A. require B. enforce C. make D. oblige
15. A. such B. quite C. many D. so

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13. WHAT TEENAGERS DO WITH THEIR MONEY
Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not according to the findings of a
(1) ……….survey, Money and Change. The survey (2) ……….three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from (3)
……….Britain.
By the time they (4) ……….their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing
national average of £5.14. Two thirds think they get (5) ……….money, but most expect to have to do something to get
it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (6) ……….among teenagers. Therefore, the (7) ………. of
children (8) ……….an effort to save for the future.
Greater access to cash (9) ……….teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible (10) ……….
a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged (11) ……….attitudes to money, even in the case of children
at these ages. Instead of wasting what pocket (12) ……….they have on sweats or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took
(13) ……….in the survey seem to (14) ……….to the situation by saving more than half (15) ……….their cash.
1. A. recent B. late C. latest D. fresh
2. A. counted B. contained C. included D. enclosed
3. A. entire B. all over C. complete D. the whole
4. A. arrive B. get C. make D. reach
5. A. enough B. adequate C. satisfactory D. acceptable
6. A. gaining B. heightening C. building D. increasing
7. A. most B. majority C. many D. maximum
8. A. have B. do C. make D. try
9. A. through B. among C. between D. along
10. A. like B. in C. for D. as
11. A. aware B. knowing C. cautious D. helpful
12. A. money B. cash C. change D. savings
13. A. share B. place C. part D. piece
14. A. reply B. respond C. answer D. return
15. A. from B. as C. for D. of

14. BECOMING A NURSE: THE INTERVIEW

The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some (1) ……….people imagine the interviewer is
going to jump on every tiny mistake they (2) ………. . In truth, the interviewer is as (3) ………. for the meeting to go
well as you are. It is what (4) ……….his or her job enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always important as it creates the first
impression. So (5) ……….neatly, but comfortably. Make (6) ……….that you can deal with anything you are (7)
………. . Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is
the most important (8) ………. a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you (9)
……….? What are your interests and hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely. (10) ………., if one of your interests is reading, be prepared to (11)
……….about the sort of books you like. (12) ………., do not learn all your answers off (13) ………. heart. The
interviewer wants to meet a human (14) ………., not a robot. Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you,
so the more you relax and are yourself, the more (15) ……….you are to succeed.
1. A. idea B. reason C. explanation D. excuse
2. A. make B. do C. perform D. have
3. A. delighted B. wanting C. interested D. keen
4. A. does B. causes C. makes D. happens
5. A. have on B. wear C. put on D. dress
6. A. evident B. definite C. sure D. clear
7. A. requested B. asked C. enquired D. questioned
8. A. character B. nature C. quality D. point
9. A. considered B. regarded C. thought D. wondered
10 A. Let's say B. That is C. Such as D. For instance
11. A. talk B. say C. discuss D. chat
12. A. Although B. However C. Despite D. Therefore
13. A. at B. in C. by D. on
14. A. character B. being C. somebody D. nature
15. A. likely B. possible C. easy D. probable

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15. THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE
It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their place is taken by others. Yet in many sports (1)
………., there is a mark which is not (2) ……….in itself, but which becomes a legend as athletes (3) ……….to break it.
The most (4) ……….of these is the attempt to run the mile in (5)……….than four minutes.
In 1945, the mile record was (6) ……….to 4 minutes, 1.5 seconds. And there, for nine years, it stuck. Then, in
1954, a medical student (7) ………. Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record. He had been (8) ……….for
this day since running the mile in 4 minutes, 2 seconds the (9) ……….year.
Two other runners set the pace for him, and (10) ……….250 yards to go he burst ahead for the finish. He wrote
(11) ……….: "My body had exhausted all its energy, but it (12) ……….on running just the same ... Those (13)
……….few seconds seemed never-ending. I could see the line of the finishing tape ... I jumped like a man making a
desperate attempt to save himself from danger ... "
Bannister's time was 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds. (14) ……….this record has been broken on many (15) ………. since,
Bannister's achievement will never be forgotten.
1. A. happenings B. games C. events D. matches
2. A. central B. significant C. major D. considerable
3. A. try B. try on C. tryout D. try for
4. A. known B. famous C. noticeable D. public
5. A. smaller B. lower C. less D. under
6. A. brought down B. lessened C. decreased D. broken down
7. A. entitled B. known C. nicknamed D. called
8. A. trying B. training C. running D. studying
9. A. early B. former C. past D. previous
10. A. on B. in C. with D. by
11. A. afterwards B. then C. next D. after
12. A. got B. continued C. ran D. went
13. A. last B. late C. latest D. later
14. A. But B. Although C. However D. In spite of
15. A. times B. times C. incidents D. occasions

16. LISTENING
Human beings have a strong need to put their experiences and problems into words. That is why everyone (1)
……….a "friendly ear" - someone who is (2) ……….to listen to their troubles and joys. But few people (3)
……….what a complex skill listening is. To be a good listener requires great (4) ……….of concentration, which can
only be gained through practice.
There are two reasons why listening is often such hard (5) ………. . The first is simply that people much (6)
……….to speak. How often have you (7) ……….what someone has said because you were thinking about what you
were going to say in (8) ……….? The second reason is that people speak too slowly. The average speed is about 12.5
words per minute, (9) ……….is not fast enough for the human brain. It (10) ……….too much time for the
concentration to fail, as the brain tries to (11)……….itself busy with other, irrelevant thoughts.
Next time you are in a listening (12) ………., try to predict what the speaker is going to say. Ask yourself questions
about what is being said, and (13) ……….if the speaker answers them. Finally, make quick summaries in your head of
the main (14) ……….that have been made. All of these things will (15) ………. you to concentrate and make you a
better listener.
1. A. approves B. applauds C. appreciates D. attracts
2. A. willing B. wanting C. capable D. agreed
3. A. detect B. believe C. relate D. realise
4. A. forces B. powers C. skills D. strengths
5. A. job B. act C. task D. work
6. A. sooner B. rather C. prefer D. like
7. A. missed B. dropped C. slipped D. lost
8. A. report B. answer C. turn D. reply
9. A. that B. which C. this D. what
10. A. lets B. makes C. allows D. admits
11. A. keep B. stop C. maintain D. hold
12. A. station B. circumstance C. atmosphere D. situation
13. A. look B. see C. watch D. tell
14. A. points B. marks C. topics D. ideas
15. A. aid B. serve C. help D. give

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17. SETTLING IN AT OUR UNIVERSITY
The university campus is like one big village where thousands of students live, work and relax surrounded by
rolling green fields. It is the centre of the student (1) ……….in all its variety. While it is basically a place for young
people, there are a (2) ……….of family flats and children are never far away. People come to live here from all over the
world, so members of different cultures and speakers of different languages live (3) ……… door to each other. One
house has had special structural (4) ……….to make it suitable for students with disabilities. Most first year students live
on campus. It's the easiest way to (5) ……….people when you first arrive and there's always somebody to (6)………. .
Its a busy, lively place, but because the campus is in the middle of parkland, you can (7) ……….off and be alone if you
want to.
When you arrive here, you will be introduced to your personal tutor. She or he (8) ……….a special interest in your
progress in your course and can also (9) ……….you on any personal problems. Your personal tutor is somebody you
can always (10) ……….on for help and support.
(11) ……….you are prepared to work hard and take (12) ……….of everything the university has to offer, you
should find your time here both (13) ……….and rewarding. So (14) ……….the university, I would like to welcome you
and (15) ……….you luck in your studies.
1. A. community B. company C. connection D. society
2. A. block B. pile C. number D. quantity
3. A. next B. near C. close D. nearby
4. A. exchanges B. changes C. adjustments D. alterations
5. A. know B. meet C. greet D. recognise
6. A. face up to B. go in for C. drop in on D. get round to
7. A. march B. limp C. crawl D. wander
8. A. gives B. holds C. takes D. makes
9. A. advise B. recommend C. suggest D. help
10. A. trust B. rely C. believe D. confess
11. A. As well as B. As soon as C. As far as D. As long as
12. A. gain B. advantage C. benefit D. profit
13. A. amusing B. distracting C. funny D. enjoyable
14. A. on behalf of B. on account of C. by means of D. in front of
15. A. hope B. wish C. bring D. give

18. SALT
Salt is essential to life. At one time it was considered so valuable that it was (1) ……….worshipped as a god.
Roman soldiers (2) ………. to be paid "salt money", which is where the word "salary" originated (3) ………. .
Nowadays, however, salt is so common that few people even (4) ……….to think about it. But perhaps they (5) ……….
The human body needs so little salt to (6) ……….that it is very easy to consume too much of it. An excess of salt in
the diet can (7) ……….to high blood pressure, which in turn can (8) ……….the risk of heart disease. Cooking with salt
also reduces the nutritional quality of the food. For example, spinach boiled in salted water (9) ……….50% of its iron,
compared to only 19% when boiled in salt-(10) ……….water.
Many people have the habit of (11) ……….salt to their food when they are at the table. Some even do this (12)
……….they have tasted the food. This is one of the reasons why the (13) ……….person in Britain eats two and a half
to three teaspoons of salt every day. The (14) ……….recommended dose is one and a half, and the (15) dose is just half
a teaspoon.
1. A. factually B. really C. currently D. actually
2. A. were B. would C. used D. once
3. A. out B. from C. off D. to
4. A. bother B. worry C. mind D. dare
5. A. ought B. had C. would D. should
6. A. keep B. last C. survive D. maintain
7. A. bring B. lead C. end D. reach
8. A. increase B. lift C. rise D. grow
9. A. drops B. loses C. kills D. throws
10. A. clear B. clean C. empty D. free
11. A. adding B. mixing C. including D. putting
12. A. without B. instead C. before D. prior
13. A. medium B. average C. common D. usual
14. A. top B. extreme C. maximum D. most
15. A. excellent B. superior C. good D. ideal

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19. TIME OFF IN MEXICO
Mexico is a country of contrasts: the stunning beauty of its beaches and jungle against the endlessly fascinating
capital. Mexico City is polluted and overcrowded on the one (1) ……….but also alive with art and music on the other.
The buses play (2) ……….music continuously and the local bands play in the (3) ………. square at night. In the market
during the day, you will (4) ………. across beautiful local crafts at remarkably low (5) ………. . A trip to the cinema or
on the underground during the rush (6) ……….are both unforgettable experiences. Most entertainment centres in the
city are built for the masses, so sitting in the cinema is like being in a huge football (7) ………. . Away from the capital,
many year-round resorts have (8) ……….up along the coasts. Hotels line the beach, most with (9)……….swimming
pools, and there are facilities for (10) ……….part in most water sports. Inland, the scenery is (11) ……….and the
wildlife is amazing. The butterflies are the (12) ……….of your hand and the (13) ……….colours of the birds will
remain in your (14) ……….long after you have returned home. (15) ………., if you have the opportunity to spend time
in Mexico, take it!
1. A. side B. part C. hand D. view
2. A. traditional B. customary C. historical D. habitual
3. A. primary B. important C. major D. main
4. A. bring B. come C. take D. go
5. A. costs B. fees C. fares D. prices
6. A. hour B. time C. period D. stage
7. A. park B. court C. ground D. pitch
8. A. mounted B. jumped C. risen D. sprung
9. A. peculiar B. private C. particular D. personal
10. A. playing B. making C. doing D. taking
11. A. breathless B. breathtaking C. out of breath D. breathable
12. A. size B. measure C. volume D. depth
13. A. polished B. brilliant C. shiny D. reflective
14. A. souvenir B. remembrance C. memory D. reminder
15. A. To sum up B. By the way C. In contrast D. In addition

20. TAKING A YEAR OUT

It is now extremely popular to take a gap year between school and university or university and work and to spend it
travelling. There are plenty of reasons to recommend it - travel (1)……….the mind, you're (2) ………. young once, life
isn't a rehearsal and so on. And if you don't do it, you may always regret that you didn't take the (3)………. . In the end,
there's only one response: well, why not?
The idea may have its (4)………. in the 18th-centtu'y Grand Tour once (5) ……….by the young, rich and noble, but
it is the middle classes who have turned it (6) ……….something that 200,000 British youngsters do every year. (7)
……….has never been so easy and cheap, with more places open (8) ……….tourists than ever. Also, the gap year is
now (9) ……….by many employers and universities.
The States, the Far East and Australia were among the original (10) ……….and although these remain in the (11)
……….five, young explorers are now going (12) ……….further. The most far-flung corners of the world are
(13)……….in popularity year by year. About £700 will buy a student ticket (14)……….for six months that will take
you from London to Calcutta, Singapore, Bangkok, Perth, Sydney, Auckland, Fiji, Tahiti, Los Angele and (15)
……….again.
1. A. thickens B. widens C. stiffens D. broadens
2. A. merely B. only C. slightly D. simply
3. A. chance B. occasion C. moment D. luck
4. A. branches B. stem C. trunk D. roots
5. A. given B. travelled C. undertaken D. gone
6. A. out B. up C. over D. into
7. A. Excursion B. Travel C. Tour D. Voyage
8. A.to B. with C. by D. at
9. A. admitted B. received C. accepted D. stood
10. A. endings B. destinations C. landings D. terminals
11. A. top B. over C. above D. high
12. A. extra B. more C. even D. again
13. A. growing B. spreading C. expanding D. enlarging
14. A. legal B. effective C. genuine D. valid
15. A. return B. here C. back D. arrive

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21. THE QE2
Samuel Cunard's first ship, the Britannia, made its first voyage from Liverpool in England to the US in 1850. In
those days there was little choice about (1) ……….of travel. Anyone who (2) ……….to go to the US from Britain had
to sail across the Atlantic. (3) ……….that, there was no way of getting there. The Britannia was (4) ……….a mail ship,
but it also (5) ……….passengers. On that first (6) ………., as records show, there was a (7) ……….of 63 of them,
including Samuel Cunard and his daughter and, (8) ……….for that time, the ship had private bathrooms.
But Samuel Cunard would find it hard to (9) ……….much similarity between his beloved Britannia and the Cunard
company's most famous liner today, the QE2, named after Queen Elizabeth II of England. The Britannia is
(10)……….to have had two members of staff (11) ……….every passenger. The passengers probably didn't sleep in
cabins as comfortable and with as much (12) ……….as rooms in a good (13) ……….of hotel, as they do on the QE2
today.
The QE2 (14) ……….on her first voyage across the Atlantic from Southampton on the south coast of England on
May 2 1969. Five days later, she arrived in New York to an enthusiastic (15) ………. . Since that day she has carried
over one and a half million passengers around the world.
1. A. procedures B. processes C. means D. courses
2. A. wished B. thought C. dreamed D. fancied
3. A. Otherwise B. Else C. Instead of D. Apart from
4. A. at most B. above all C. overall D. vastly
5. A. fetched B. brought C. took D. sent
6. A. incident B. occasion C. event D. circumstance
7. A. quantity B. sum C. number D. total
8. A. remarkably B. differently C. extremely D. distinctly
9. A. tell B. know C. see D. catch
10. A. unlikely B. improbable C. uncertain D. doubtful
11. A. of B. with C. by D. to
12. A. breadth B. space C. extent D. expansion
13. A. class B. status C. level D. rank
14. A. got out B. went away C. set off D. came along
15. A. meeting B. applause C. acceptance D. welcome

22. INTELLIGENCE TESTS

School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of tests we take. They find out how much knowledge we have
(1) ………. . But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn't it a (2) ……….that some people who are
very successful academically don't have any (3) ……….sense?
Intelligence is the speed (4) ………. which we can understand and (5) ……….to new situations and it is usually
tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing (6) ……….computer technology that will be able to
"read" our brains, (7) ……….tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.
A person's IQ is their intelligence (8) ……….it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are (9)
……….by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976 it (10) ……….1,300 members in
Britain. Today there are 44.000 in Britain and 100.000 worldwide, (11) ……….in the US,
People taking the tests are judged in (12) ……….to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are
entitled to join Mensa. This (13) ……….at 2% of the population. Anyone from the age of six can take the tests. All the
questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if (14) ……….enough time. But that's the problem - the
whole (15) ……….of the tests is that they're against the clock.
1. A. gained B. fetched C. attached D. caught
2. A. case B. circumstance C. fact D. truth
3. A. natural B. bright C. sharp D. common
4. A. on B. to C. at D. in
5. A. accord B. react C. answer D. alter
6. A. upper B. forward C. ahead D. advanced
7. A. at this age B. for the present C. at the time D. now and then
8. A. as B. that C. how D. so
9. A. appointed B. commanded C. run D. steered
10. A. held B. belonged C. kept D. had
11. A. highly B. enormously C. largely D. considerably
12. A. concern B. relation C. regard D. association
13. A. works out B. turns to C. comes up D. adds up
14. A. spared B. allowed C. let D. provided
15. A. reason B. question C. matter D. point