For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each

gap. There is an example at

the beginning.
Example (0)
A) straight B) common C) everyday D) conventional

Studying Black Bears

After years studying North America's black bears in the (0) .... way wildlife biologist Luke Robertson felt no
closer to understanding the creatures. He realised that he had to (1) .... their trust. Abandoning scientific
detachment, he took the daring step of forming relationships with the animals, bringing them food to gain their
acceptance.

The (2) .... this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about bears. (3) ....
to popular belief, he contends that bears do not (4) .... as much for fruit as previously supposed. He also (5) ....
that they are ferocious. He says that people should not be (6) .... by behaviour such as swatting paws on the
ground as this is a defensive rather than an aggresive act.

However, Robertson is no sentimentalist. After devoting years of his life to bears, he is under no (7) .... about
their feelings for him. It is clear that their interest in him does not (8) .... beyond the food he brings.

Questions

1.catch b.  win    c. achieve   d. Receive

2.  a. perception   b.awareness c. insight d.vision

3. a. Opposite  b. Opposed   c. Contrary    d.Contradictory

4.  a.care  b. bother c. desire d.  hope

5. a. concludes    b.disputes c.reasons   d.argues

6. a. misguided   b. misled   c. misdirected  d.misinformed

7. a.error   b. doubt   c. illusion d.  impression

8. a. Expand b. spread   c. widen   d. Extend

For Questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
Example (0)
A) reason B) point C) fact D) logic

Phobias

The (0) ... of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday
situations. It is important to (1) ... between a fear and a phobia. It's (2) ... usual for all of us to have our own
peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small
proportion of us actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) ... you embarrassment or
you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to seek treatment for what could potentially
be a phobia. By far the most (4) ... phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives
from Greek and (5) ... means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing condition
in which people (6) ... going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias
usually consists of the patient (7) ... behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the
object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be prescribed to treat anxiety and many people opt for
alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (8) ... with their fear and conquer it.

Questions

1. A. Choose B. distinguish C.   select D.pick

2. A.   very B. absolutely C.   quite D. truly
3. A.   cause B.   make C.  Create D.   give
4. A.   standard B.average C. normal D. common
5. A.   precisely B. specifically C. literally D.  Exactly
6. A. dodge B.avoid C. miss D.slip
7. A.  undergoing B. taking C.experiencing D. doing
8. A. acceptance B.terms C. realisation D. comfort