Exam Practice :

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was a small and frail woman, yet she managed to (0)…… affect the lives of the (1)……
people in India and around the world. She was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia and spent
her youth in the Ottoman Empire. She spent decades in India and is best known for her (2)…… to helping
the poor and needy, many in seemingly (3)…… situations.

When she first started the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 it only had thirteen members. Nowadays, the
group has in excess of four thousand members all (4)…… to caring for those most in need around the
world. Her work was (5)…… recognised in 1979 when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Mother
Teresa requested not to have the (6)…… banquet that was (7)…… given to those awarded the prize but
instead (8)…… the money to the poor people of India. She continued working up until her death on
September 5, 1997.

(0)

POSITIVE – POSITIVELY

(1)

POOR –

(2)

COMMIT –

(3)

HOPE –

(4)

DEDICATE –

(5)

OFFICIAL –

(6)

TRADITION –

(7)

USUAL –

(8)
DONATION –

As we landed in Australia I had a weird (1)…… that I had made a terrible mistake!

(1)SENSE –

We asked the hostel manager for some (2)…… of the best places to visit in the area.

(2)RECOMMEND –

We needed to show some (3)…… to check in to the hotel.

(3)IDENTIFY –

The people in Australia were so friendly and (4)…… everywhere went.

(4)HELP –

We would (5)…… eat at little restaurant just across the street from our hostel.

(5)NORMAL –

We made some great friendships with the other (6)…… that we met on our trip.

(3)TRAVEL –

We rented some bikes in Sydney, but the roads there were not really designed for (7)…….

(5)CYCLE –

We were (8)…… with the weather as usually it is sunny that time of year, but it was raining nearly every
day whilst we were there.

(8)LUCK –

What are Ultramarathons?

Ultramarathons are long-distance running events that are longer than a (0)…… marathon. Ultramarathon
runners (1)…… run distances of 50 miles, 100 miles or even more. Ultramarathons can be run on any
terrain but are (2)…… road races, although off-road courses are becoming (3)…… common.

In recent years there has been a large increase in (4)…… of ultra-endurance events in general. Over
600,000 people ran an ultramarathon in 2018, which is an (5)…… high number when compared to how
many ran an ultramarathon just ten years prior.
These long distance races put a huge amount of strain on the body of the (6)……. Although the damage
caused is (7)…… reversed within a few days, there is still no (8)…… data showing how ultramarathons
affect the heart in the long term.

(0)

TRADITION – TRADITIONAL

(1)

TYPICAL –

(2)

NORMAL –

(3)

INCREASE –

(4)

POPULAR –

(5)

INCREDIBLE –

(6)

COMPETE –

(7)

GENERAL –

(8)

SCIENCE –

Teaching students how to speak (0)…… in a foreign language is not always easy.

(0)

FLUENT – FLUENTLY
The students were not happy, and waited (1)…… for the teacher to give them the results of the students.

(1)

PATIENT –

Although she was an (2)…… teacher, she did a very good job on the first day of school.

(2)

EXPERIENCE –

The police officer gave a speech to the class about why some people end up being (3)…….

(3)

CRIME –

The teacher expressed her (4)…… about the students bad behaviour.

(4)

HAPPY –

The teacher asked the students to get into groups of four and prepare a (5)…… about climate change.

(5)

PRESENT –

Although Jonathan was usually on time to class he (6)…… turn up late.

(6)

OCCASION –

Even when the teacher explained to Sarah why she couldn’t give her higher marks in the exam she still
thought it was (7)…….

(7)

FAIR –

The teacher always encourage her students to express their (8)…… if they were unhappy about anything.

(8)

FEEL –

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 Bitcoin is a digital currency or cryptocurrency that uses advanced technology to facilitate instant
payments. It is (0)….. used for online shopping and transferring money without (1)….. a bank account. It
(2)….. from (3)….. currency because there is no central authority that controls it.

Bitcoins are created through a process called mining. This involves a computer (4)….. a complex formula,
which is created by the network. When a miner solves the formula they receive Bitcoins for their work.
Only 21 million Bitcoins for their work. Only 21 million Bitcoins can ever be extracted with no (5)….. to
increase or decrease.

There are many things other than money which people consider (6)….. like gold or diamonds, and bitcoin
is no different. People are (7)….. to exchange bitcoin for real goods, services or cash. Whether you want
to use bitcoin comes down to personal (8)…... Some people use bitcoin because, although all
transactions are recorded, nobody would know which ‘account number’ was yours unless you told them.

(0)

PRIMARY – PRIMARILY

(1)

REQUIRE –

(2)

DIFFERENT –

(3)

TRADITION –

(4)

SOLUTION –

(5)

POSSIBLE –

(6)

VALUE –

(7)

PREPARATION –
(8)

PREFER –