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Ex1.
Translating is an amazing feat. Translators come in all shapes and sizes. Some are 1______,
adhering to the 'letter of the law', while minimising any deviations from the norm. I fall
somewhere in 2______. I have endeavoured to comply with the source text, while paying
particular attention to its translatability in terms of lexis, idiomatic expressions, collocations, and
so forth. Two languages different as chalk and cheese make a terrific translation if one 3______
bothers to ponder. Translating the source book has not been an easy task; yet, the fact that I am,
more or less, conversant with this genre has enabled me to 4______ upon my subject as well as
my world knowledge, in an attempt to enhance my cause. Of course, this does not detract from
the merit of the present treatise. The author has put his heart and soul 5______ the pages that
follow, and what I can 6______ for is that readers will be ushered into another dimension, where
reality is an unalloyed commodity.

Translating the book has been a highly rewarding experience as a translator and a reader,
7______. While reading it, I plunged into the abyss of my own intellectual peregrinations:
metaphysics, alternative medicine, eastern civilisations and religions, philosophy, crytozoology,
conspiracy theories, and so forth. Reminiscent of Plato's dialogues and suffused with thought-
provoking notions, the book holds up a 8______ to a universe long distorted and interfered with.
Irrespective of one's beliefs, this book is bound to stir up a hornet's 9_____. Taking a stab at
religion as yet another social construct, it manages to deal a blow at the heart of all human
myths, 10______ an alternative worldview.

1. loyal
2. between
3. ever
4. draw
5. into
6. vouch
7. alike
8. mirror
9. nest
10. suggesting/proposing/recommending
Ex2.
Back in the early 2000s, when podcasting first took off, investors didn’t believe that it would be
that 1______ a form of entertainment compared to what already existed in the market. How
wrong they were! A quick online search for podcasts nowadays will reveal an industry that is
still 2______ strong and which generates vast profits. There are around 2,000 3______ released
each week, covering a range of topics that would 4______ anyone’s mind in terms of its
diversity. So, it’s clear that podcasting is thriving and very much 5______ to stay.
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The beauty of podcasts lies in two key areas. Firstly, they are largely inexpensive to produce,
and, secondly, very little technical expertise is 6______ to get started. And these factors mean
that they are able to 7______ audiences in a way that more traditional forms of entertainment
cannot. That’s not to say that all podcasts have small, like-minded groups of listeners – in fact,
far from it. According to recent research conducted by a consulting company, the most popular
podcasts can attract 8______ over a million listeners.
However, professionals working in the podcast industry have issued a word of 9______ for those
about to jump on the bandwagon: Analyse what’s on offer at the moment. Then, ensure that what
you offer is unique enough to appeal to potential listeners scrolling 10______ countless options
on their smartphones.
1. lucrative
2. going
3. episodes
4. blow
5. here
6. required
7. target
8. well
9. caution
10. through
Ex3.
Is it better to be optimistic or pessimistic? While it may be impossible to remain optimistic in all
circumstances, it 1______ me that it’s better on balance to see life and people as inherently
benign, rather than the 2______ of devoting yourself to seeing the negative in everything, being
a 3______ of nerves at every opportunity in case something goes wrong and living in mortal
dread of 4______ risky situations and ventures. Isn’t it better sometimes to take a leap in the
5______ and hope you’ll come into the light? I’ve been in the situation of dashing my
employees’ 6______ for that better-paid position or prestigious promotion, and believe me,
however much the opportunity 7______ to the individual, their ability to recover from
disappointment quickly is inextricably linked to their 8______ on life. So I urge all pessimists
amongst you to take a radical 9______ of your position and allow your actions to be 10______
by hope rather than fear!
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1. strikes
2. alternative
3. bundle
4. potentially
5. dark
6. hopes
7. means
8. outlook
9. rethink
10. prompted

Ex4.
What does your body language say about you? Are you even aware of it? We all have certain
idiosyncrasies, for example, when some people are ______ rest, they sit in quite a hunched
position, ______ in on themselves, sometimes even clenching their fists. This can make a person
appear quite aggressive and can be disconcerting for those around, which is not usually the
______ effect. While some may simply shrug their shoulders at giving the wrong ______, many
people will feel that this ______ their core identity and won’t want others to make sweeping
______ about them based on their body language. So, what can one do about it? While the way
we present our bodies and faces is largely ______, we can make an effort to monitor how we
come ______. We can check now and again that our ‘resting’ facial expression is ______ to a
smile than a scowl, and, unless we want to end up with round shoulders as well as appearing
closed and inaccessible, we should learn to hold our shoulders back and our heads ______.
1. at
2. folding
3. desired
4. impression
5. belies
6. judgements/judgments
7. unconscious
8. across
9. closer
10. up
Ex5.
More people today are embracing vegetarianism not only as a healthier way of life than meat-
eating but also as 1______ wasteful of resources. I’d go along with the 2______ reason, and
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while I’d 3______ as soon eat a nut roast as roast beef, I do endorse the idea of a balanced diet.
We all know that vegetables 4______ aren’t as rich in some of the essential nutrients as meat
products, and while these may 5______ be found in nuts and cheese, many of us would be better
6______ eating fish or chicken for health purposes as they are less calorific. It’s true that some of
the fruit and vegetables that are considered ‘superfoods’ are much easier to find these days, but
many argue that they aren’t 7______ super as to provide all the nutrients we need. As humans we
are obviously able to exist on a limited diet, and perhaps we should have taken that on 8______
more and dedicated less land and fewer resources to breeding animals for meat, but the more
9______ our diet, the easier it is to 10______ in everything we need for our health.

1. less
2. latter
3. just
4. alone
5. well
6. off
7. so
8. board
9. varied
10. take
Ex6.
We’ve all been there and come back with a T-shirt bearing a slogan about it – The Failed
Holiday. The kids are bored 1______, you can’t find a decent restaurant for love nor 2______,
the cafes are all full and you are fed up. Tempers 3______ and you are left wondering why you
went away in the first place – hardly a good way to spend precious holiday time. But there is a
way of escaping the stresses of being away from home. Staying in an all-inclusive hotel 4______
you don’t have to plan meals, activities or night life, as everything is catered for, leaving you to
5______ back, relax and enjoy your holiday. Most importantly, all-inclusive holidays 6______ at
all-inclusive prices, so you pay for everything before you go away. And don’t think you’ll be
7______ to one or two resorts. These days, holiday companies offer all-inclusive deals in every
main resort around the Mediterranean, as well as more exotic locations such as the Caribbean or
the Maldives. If you think this is the sort of holiday you are after, there are a few things to keep
in 8______. Firstly, remember that you’ll be spending most of your time in the hotel, so make
sure you choose one which has the facilities you require. If you’ re travelling as a family
9______, many hotels offer excellent children’s facilities such as kid’s clubs, playgrounds and
crèches. For older children, there are a number of hotels offering supervised activities for teens
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while others offer 10______ sport facilities including team games, water sports and gym
facilities.
1. stiff - bored stiff: extremely unhappy
2. money – cannot do sth for love nor money: impossible to do sth
3. fray
4. means
5. sit
6. come
7. limited
8. mind
9. unit
10. comprehensive
Ex7.
One of the strongest influences on teenagers today is that of their peers. What their friends think,
how they dress and how they act in class and out of it affect the 1______ of nearly every
teenager. In their efforts not to be different, some children go so 2______ as to hide their
intelligence and ability in case they are made fun of. Generally, teenagers do not want to stand
out from the crowd. They want to 3______ in, to be accepted. In psychological 4______ the
importance of peer pressure cannot be overemphasized. There is a lot of evidence that it has
great bearing on all 5______ of their lives, from the clothes they wear, the music they listen to
and their attitude to studies, to their ambitions in life, their relationships and their 6______ of
self-worth. However, as adolescents grow up into young adults, 7______ becomes more
acceptable and in their search for their personal style, the teenager and young adult will begin to
experiment and be more willing to run the risk of 8______ by the group. Concern about
intellectual ability and achieving good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of 9______
develops and worries about the future override any 10______ of appearing too brainy.
1. behaviour
2. far
3. fit
4. terms
5. aspects
6. sense
7. individuality
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8. rejection
9. competition
10. fears
Ex8.
The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender yourself to that goal
and act towards it, drawing your 1______ from that goal whereby you will get a new column of
energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile 2______ of past regrets of failure,
not in the excitement of the present, and thus, bring that entire energy focused into activity. That
is the highest creative action in the world outside. 3______ the individual who is till now
considered most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success. This is said
very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this 4______ needs considerable
training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have
become 5______ in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have been master artists in
doing the wrong thing. The totality of activity will bring the country to a wrong 6______, indeed.
If each one is given a car, to achieve an ideal socialistic pattern, and nobody knows driving but
everybody starts driving, what would be the condition on the road? Everybody has equal right on
the public road. Then each car must necessarily dash against the other, and there is 7______ to
be a jumble. This seems to be the very apt pattern of life that we are 8______ to. Every one of us
is a vehicle. We know how to go forward. The 9______ is, intellect is very powerful and
everyone is driving but nobody seems to know how to control the mental energy and direct it
properly, or guide it to the proper 10_____.
1. inspiration
2. memories
3. thereby
4. attitude
5. perfect
6. end
7. bound
8. heading
9. point
10. destination
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Ex9.
The word choreography was first used in France in the 6th century. It was (1)_______ from the
Greek words which literally mean “dance-writing.” Choreography involves the art of designing
sequences of movements in which motion, form, or (2)___________ are specified.
The art of choreography dates back to very early times, when people first began to dance in
circles or spirals, or in lines (3)_______ intersections would gradually lead to more and more
complicated figures. There are records of very ancient organized dance, probably first
(4)___________ in India and then traveling west to the ancient Mediterranean regions.
The (5)______ in which choreography blossomed, however, was the Renaissance, during which
the social dances taught in the royal courts were gradually transformed into a (6)___________
dance performed on stage. In the two centuries that followed, the gap between social dance and
dance performed on stage widened until ballet in the 19th century achieved an essentially
(7)__________ vocabulary of movement.
Subsequently, (8)__________ modern dance introduced new elements of movement and
expression and emphasized more naturalistic styles than (9)__________ classical ballet. Since
then, (10)__________ forms have varied between the poles of representation and abstraction as
well as rehearsal and improvisation. Today, choreography continues to evolve rapidly, amplified
by the movie industry and theater.
1. derived
2. both
3. whose
4. originating
5. era/period
6. theatrical
7. independent
8. early
9, had/did
10. choreographic
Ex10.
From ancient times to the present, concrete has been the material from which our monuments
and metropolises are constructed. From the Pantheon of ancient Rome to the tallest man-made
structure today – the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and numerous dams and canals in between, it has
defined our (1)__________ environments. But concrete comes at a (2)__________; its
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manufacture is the (3)__________ highest C02 emitting activity after transportation and energy
production.
In the search for sustainability, a new building material is (4)__________ prominence. Cross-
laminated timber, or CLT, is made by (5)__________ layers of wood together, perpendicular to
each other, with a strong adhesive. The result is massive, strong beams, produced from trees
cultivated in managed (6)__________, which sequester carbon. It has advantages as a building
material including excellent insulating properties and an attractive appearance. What’s more,
units can be prefabricated in a factory, allowing for the construction process to be quick and
(7)__________ disruptive.
It is of comparable strength to steel reinforced concrete, which makes it equally suitable for
multi-story buildings and even (8)__________. It has been studied extensively due to concerns
about fire, and it was found that the (9)__________ layer chars, protecting the inner layers from
damage for an extended period of time. As a result, it is as safe as (10)__________ structures. In
time, CLT may become the material of choice for post-carbon cities.
1. built
2. cost
3. third
4. gaining/winning
5. gluing/sticking
6. forests
7. minimally
8. skyscrapers
9. outer
10. existing