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    The BALANCE series FOR THE REVISED CPE Reading & . Vocabulary HILLSIDE PRESS ae eee he fn For questions 1-18, read the thre texts below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) best Fits each gap The Camping Trip “Camping isnt for everyone," my brother suid, but what he meant was that couldnt do iand 1 0)... Was a Gare. I could imagine where he'd got that idea, Shyway. as hed never eamped before himself but I guess e just supposed that he iad a higher Bl for hardship than I did fe wast _ wrong, bute was no champion outdeorsman, either. We piled inthe car hich was ep ramped becaae my brher had loaded ling ie with such absolute netessies as marshmallows, sandwich ingredients, energy drinks, CDs, and so on. We (@) the driving up to the northern tip of the national park where we'd (5) a pitch atthe campsite icing the fent took ages but, by dusk, we were happily siting down to dinner. Then the clouds began to roll in, Ac the first elap of thunder, we dropped everything, leapt into the car, and tn the nearest hotel 1 Brook 8 kept considered consented 2A patience 8 lenience ©icterance D endurance 3 Amuch 8 too C quite Onr 4 A divided B halved Osharea D split 5 @reserved 8 engaged rented D hired 6 A keptup 8 ran into € took to made for Bollywood Hollywood may seem like the centre of the cinematic world tous in the West, ba leis acrinly Bombay which @) "che bgue lmmmaking indusry oh dhe planet, The fils that bring down the @).--- in India are noe the soetaly slevant works that impress critics worldwide, bac the so-alled Bollywood blockbusters, fone of which (9) -.--.- international acclaim not long ago at the prestigiow: Cannes film festival. it was a remake of an. old classicr'@ man is forbidden to marry s woman who is not his social equal, and descends into despait and of course, debauchery and drunkenness. The ustal ingredients of the Bollywood flick are’ (a) drama, plenty of romance, tears, violent [1 of passion, and more, always, in colourful, sensuous surroundings. Singing. and dancing are musts ~ one film released several years ago depicted thee dificade life of a Kashmiri rebel who ludicrously (2)-.."-- song (and dance) on severdl fceasions during the struggle for freedom 1 Broa B professes € claime D beage 8 A nuience B home Ghouse D cinema 9 @won 8 triumphed © held D beat | 10 A call B great € lofty rich 11 A outbreaks 8 outputs © outcomes Deuburss 4 12 Abroke ot — @bursr into © came into D blew up (Di ic Unit 1 FP cesstnceccimmmaan ss easctareanmencosiscmammmumsses ssi E-Commerce E-commerce |s definitely booming. Some firms boast thal up to 40% of their sales are electronic, and several big companies are turning a (13) .-.--- profit and, buoyed by a Solid reputation in the marketplace, branching i) ..-- info every imaginable reoim. Tight security for onine sales keeps fraud 0 0 1s) - helping to ensure consumer confidence So why do we sill want fo tak fo 0 live human being when we buy something? lst week | had Yo book a plane tickel which cos! a morih’s solary ond, athough ''d spent hours combing the inlernet for decls, | couldnt (i) -----. myself 10 ctually purchase my tickel on-line. | could only a7)... my credi card umber once Vd racked up a big long-distance phone bill taking to a real person. In the 1a) ......, my cheop ticket cost the seme os i! would have it fd bought i from my ioeatrovel agent 13 A clean ®iiay © neat D fresh 4 Rolf 8 away ©or D round 15 A fraction minimum smidgen D trie 18 A get 8 push Oberg D moke 12 Abond ox — @part with € give away D share out 18 A event B case ©end D way © Uniti Chore the test aeratv ffl ach 4A chido pony i hardy le) Reent occasion 2 enka --- to eangrtlet hin on hs pronetion D ecoatcn Oration tv rye wats lope 3 @ € squad Choose the mos spprapriae ase foreach Bank 1 Unio, 0 ae nee! she f@ datinchon ereoorey ® dscrtse 4 dcton 2 She wat wch porowhore wit Li "8 preven 8 predaminant predeomen!| 3 When he wor grads opr nd Bt Tine orgoebrugh apna him 8 dimeal ‘einal denal 4 sre odo te obs, bt 1009 fo a wos ts mos mere ict ahd hou pushing op cae: rocems on wees Sine ‘my heed Sib bends bate the pail Rowe tat he co mcopnaed @ @ereorsn B chance © cession 3 The at anton wos the ebural --- of he yor 2 cecasion 18 hncton ‘Gere 4 Thre ic widespeod concen about he wasn plc! cote ammo cowed TY for on exgent bout plies. fncton cheunslonce sbioion 5 The ---oftowit,under the tour guide's apes, wales hou he histor hy team B squad Opory © parol 6 ha codoend non fd h hing on propre ta Rene 1 hon Gras 0 foe 1 he fot. ign word ra es be army. Saal Toe Coty Doart Ihe ok wl bo zz cutly 2 group 5 sews deh yen he had ha he pitas on ra = sy, ee ed bee =a 1 ha og ch yd ik won 0 8k Opanpen estat AA 8 Sr! of : ee 4 Begone veh moo) Vitec ternicneerentietn emma 1 pie Tale ha Onis toddler a one Or a oa ‘tthe ey ‘ied © pee shay ‘2 vhmbeen bedi ees ne er Pete — im Wate cattin acest ‘vl a chor Oeites Ola soem Themed ace fe ln ‘erscasnmeenster 9 The president was elected in December and - indanvory. instil D incogeroted instal 4 inculcate’ 10 Adolescents are licble © accel 4 dicernible 11 He asked th question ater os hs boss wos jnebod mood ond he dich want emey kee Qreniatvely B eons 4 Inston 12 When her fater died she -—— a smal fore, moa in werks of art and propery come 4 Gotonay wih 13 The stray looked so Ie pnt end ag ‘9 superficial cae feo dianrbed 14 The store sve ts customers with of) —- card {bequro they kept on gomg back @oyaly D incenie © credior Seb 15 Afr care investigation the commen --- the ‘courant and recommended fa the police Should nt chorge her ccd opel © dipeled excnetoied 16 His... expression fof sin no doubt of how tnuch fr ejection hed bot 2 plausible nguished Oeil «6 wright 17 He i sly 20 eggrestvo. 0 poate B feloxed Peeaes fo mood swings. siting in he rain hat i ide «7 Uhad no idea he could be so 18 At the age of 60 sho wos loking forward to, ‘when she could have as much letra che isin ¢ ewon 19 Tho spookor wos given a very --- welcome ond roundly ope Qa miroble © authenic 3 usore 20 The design am were asked o -_- ony problems tna could fle he new predict bake hi the ere tog @enicpoe 21 He. i gore in enberosmon, reling he'd been string he cole sting oppose, vised rere earn 4 concealed 22 ws diffe --- Wis hndoring, wich wos fal more tan cow e dsce ec escibo 23 Her... laughlor soon spread through the whole Unit 2 FEOF rnc susaneseustaccnecncamnann se ce 1 bite sb’s head off: speak angily o sharply to sb There was no need to bite her head off: it was haraly her fault. 2 bite your tongue: make a huge effort to stop yourself saying sth you really want to say was just on the point of saying that her new hoirstyle wos horrible, but T bit my tongue, 3 make a case (For/against): give reasons why you supporfoppose sth She made a good case for expanding the department's operations, but it simply can't be done at the moment, 4 abone of contention: something that wo people breaking and entering: illegally forcing your way into a house, usually to steal ‘The burglar was eventually caught and charged with breaking and ent buck the trend: deliberately do sth diferent from the way itis now normally done ‘Soon, videos wil be obsolete and we wil all have ‘to buy DVD players ~ there's no point in trying +o buck the trend. call a spade a spade: speak frankly, even if this involves saying sth unpleasant Let's call a spade a spade: you were just too lazy to do your homework, weren't you? ‘ar groups often argue about 10 call sb's blu: dare sb to do what they are threat border has always been @ bone of ning to do contention between the two countries ‘The company threatened to sack anyone who i icipated in the demonstration, but T called 5 the bottom line: the total profit or loss that a com- baeticionted in 8 . pany has made; the deciding factor ADeeRITE One ees 25) ‘Are they prepared to meet our demands or not? 11_carry a torch for: secretly love or admire sb ‘That's the bottom line, He still carried a torch for his high school © (be in) breach of; break a rule, law, et nether Tf the government refuses the press access to 12 blow your top: lose your temper ‘this information it wll be in breach of the law. He blew his top when he heard the news. A. Choose a phase from above to complete the sentences. ''d appreciate it if you'd stop speaking so obliquely and He was pleased to be awarded first prize in the debating competition, as he knew he had mace a. 093... against capital punishment, Iwas the owner of the property whom the police caught, supposedly [was sure they wouldn't carry out ther threats s0 1 ‘When she realised he had been lying she couldn't take any more and - bbw hsp... A boy from the boarding school went out after 11 pm, which was a flagrant .. breach ot the rls. ‘We have been informed that we must break even or else lose our jobs. That's tbe ottom ino. | have no idea what's wrong with her. When I said ‘Good morning’ she practically -.bi my" ve rset and ening renona With the remaining four phrases, write sentences of your own which illustrate ther meaning. Unit 2 FOF cnc esennamensacrenneuansmnnnes scsmmoncicssteendl ‘Choose the most appropriate answer for each blank: 1 Ataris, sh i of --- by shyness inhibited Sat © Sonned @ diploced When be wos younger, his mother him Kom g roa ec ow Whe tnds it fic o cope. folded ¢ sokled 4 coved 3 They --- ove the concer hal long ofr everyone else had gone home. @ handled & dared © shumed jingered 4 Ho was ofp) 2 wes ee ‘coraful diligent 8 The --- wre thwarted in their plans to overthrow the government. nepirotors jue, aorbitciors 6 Sho --- ilhess 20 tho she could hove @ dey off work ~ reader ond got though sovarl books @ pretonded Sees! signed omowed {TThe --- ware s0 shong thot tres were uprooted. Osler Blazards Ghoiiones 8 They decided tho his tory wor of bes! --- ond at wore downrgh fe. ee 8 exosperoe erated ‘aide 8s blvd ah pole hol bw gan more powers fo th | eamermtat se carat) OS ERNE soee 1th fe ha pe eo Bia bee cay rotation 4 monies pga nade of the Earth on its ° —. iteercrmonse, Tg side © spe a it 4 i going fo build @ hotel on that cont free 4 Bowe 15 Mony people are of he opinion that graft is @ form of, whist ober balove is artic ‘ugliness fp Wonsgesson @vendelom °F rocklosness 18h ov oa, on ht yo aap ye see Omm, 12 Tran a id os no igh wd ged gs Ql 18 ifr graud mary pre ert goed ‘olfround sportsman.” a & ioe tournaments wrophies G 19 He's got no manners! How can you tolerate such fn) =~ person?” € villainous len 20 The mombers of th board came to of) -—- decision 0 appet him. Tere were no dseners @ quick Sonate @ srking 21 The county's economy is--- afer sistent ivesimen in Indy end agricul. tronsporent thera © wep 4 pad 22 The news repr couldnt give fl deol ofthe story as ther information was l= by ofiee) @ roeced A, unanswered reared # corked R> 23 She is allegic 1 pollen, so sho only has ears whe hoe beouifl nfl © wid @ domestic 24 When the sate heat core system was lenge hospi closed down. @ oulowed 8G rconced @ botched 25 When | checked in or he Hight | wos old wanted o window seat or off) /-swor tt 9 corridor 8 tedinng 2 comorbie a eso ateeague reson LaeaenmmeenniciemNNO Ss scoured L Reading Parts 57] ii ad eh es : tent Ci pgs a rs coe Sear HOW CLIMATE CHANGE MAY AFFECT OUR LIVES The dangers of global warming caused by our peotiste [30 use of fossil fuels are now becoming apparent asthe climate reatanging: this is particulary noticeable inthe northern How many of us would not jump at the ch ppt. Some sents, however, refute these cams, Eath and admire oo nance a ice Ay jointing out that there have been cimate changes The fiat, 3 " Tigushout he wots evluionary history, with Ice Ages tan pyc hardships on his journey, but lng en e change Gin desertion. Sill in space capsules will undoubtedly improne and development continue. Space’ travel wil bee Viable alternative holiday. F hance io, kee Space tourist was a millionaire who suf a ae a [> Qiher threats to health may be caused by disney ‘oer fom the destruction caused by such natural disasters, Sarl, hepatitis in areas which have been sfeess She harman sferng that ensued inthe aftermath te ‘ally if drinking. water bean, cconer ey her cottons sect verone, as wellasthe faite by sewage. sconomy of a county. For eample, people ike We aes za Te a se TH There are other businesses, ‘depressing conditions; for tanning products and tan reasons for Sarat oth bet om Mary owing comes tae cern rants ote sera wy cei have wg salons. There may be several others, in an ost th ‘hs one temp eae sponded to a wort: riers and defences Sn ee ae ed eat eel Sea kan hee eed aint he snipe eMac oersgeey, Kaman may need tbe eee 29 A 33, ci] Eco-tourism might benefit irom this ‘tend, a8 more people Nar it ia mehon fora ip oamactate vengeance Them ang ha ey pth at least {hey will go prepare forthe weather C3 lnerable to changes ie er? ottunately, those this in turn may cause problems a, with the best wil. otk, hordes of touts neviaiy dam iment, and an increase inthe volume oro

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