Part 4: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (10 points)

                                  COLLECTING  EGGCUPS

Ten per cent of the population is left-handed. There is a lot of social

(1)......................... against left-handed people. How difficult is it for                      DISCRIMINATE

them to live in a right-handed world?

A number of (2) ......................... items such as scissors have been                 PRACTICE

designed for right-handed people. It can be very (3) .........................                     CONVENIENT

for lefties” to be sitting next to “righties” during dinner.                                               

(4) ......................... used computer keys are on the right of the keyboard.          COMMON

Lefties have to use their own sports (5) ......................... .                                            EQUIP

Less (6) ........................... used car controls such as headlight switches FREQUENT

are on the right.                                              

Forcing children to use their right hand can cause (7) ........................                      HATE

Of school, which can then impact their academic (8) ........................                       DEVELOP

It can also result in disastrous learning (9) .........................like dyslexia. ABILITY

Trying to make “lefties” use their right hand can explain their often

rebellious (10) ......................... at school, their clumsiness and                  BEHAVE

frustration.

Read the text. Use the given word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same time.

Exercise 27                       GENIUS

We all know stories about people with (0)    ......................   EXCEPTION

memories who have the (1)..................................................              ABLE

to remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only

once. Now experts are saying that such  feats can be taught.

For example, most people can (2)............about nine             REPETITION

numbers if they are read out one a second. In one

experiment, ten hours' training (3)................only                      PRODUCT

a small (4)........................., but the results after practising         IMPROVE

for a thousand hours were (5)....................: some                           AMAZE

people remembered 80 or even 100 numbers. Similarly,

 most adults can (6)...............only about 5 out                            IDENTITY

of a set of 21 colours that are only(7).................................            SLIGHT

different. But after 80 training hours one person

could recognise 18 of them. Studies of 76 major

(8)..................show that it took at least ten years of                   COMPOSE

(9).................training before any of them wrote a                            MUSIC

major work. Psychologists are therefore raising
the (10).............that genius is the product of  teaching.              POSSIBLE

Exercise 28                   HEALTHY EATING

In the past, any mother would be (0)...................if                            PRIDE

her children were round and slightly fat. Those

days are gone. (1).....................have now reached the              RESEARCH

(2)................that too much fat and sugar in her children's      CONCLUDE

diets are a major factor in the (3)....................of heart                DEVELOP

diseases and other(4).........................when they are older.                     ILL

However, (5)......................children need to eat  a wide                   GROW

range of foods, and their general health could                             

be(6)....................by cutting out particular ones. Psychologists   DANGER

say that the (7)......................is not to change                                   SOLVE

eating habits too fast, but to do it (8)......................, so                      CARE        

that children do not lose muscle in addition to                                 

fat. Parents should present food a little (9)...................        DIFFERENCE

, spread butter thinly and avoid putting sugar

on the table. Children should also be(10).............                     COURAGE

to take part in sports: this way they will be using

the calories that they have eaten.

Exercise 29        COLLECTING EGGCUPS

People collect a large (0)..........................of objects:                         VARY

stamps, postcards, dolls. Some people collect

objects which are connected with (1).................                          HISTORY

events or with (2)..................people. But one of                                FAME

the strangest(3).............is that of eggcups.                                 COLLECT

Kenvin Murphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has

10.000 of them. Not (4)..................., his favorite                       SUPPRISE

eggcup is one in the shape of a (5)...................  Yorkshire man          TYPE

. Kenvin's hobby began seven years ago                         

,  after he (6)..................an elephant eggcup to                                  LOAN

a granddaughter who took such a (7)............................                       LIKE

to it she insisted on keeping it. Kenvin saw a few

eggcups he liked at a (8)......................at a local shop,                        SELL

and started collecting them.

Others like Kenvin's eggcup too. " I have just

bought a ( 9)................for one of my favorites,                           REPLACE

which (10)................disappeared last week, " he said               MYSTERY

I. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

                                              MR. THOMAS

                                                 Use word

HISTORY    CHEMIST    FASCINATE    BOIL    LONG    MEASURE                                   IDENTICAL    CONCLUDE    EXAMINE

Mr . Thomas was a teacher at our school. He ’ d trained as a ( 52 ) ............... ................. ... and usually taught history. He definitely wasn ’ t a scientist but for some strange reason he taught us ( 53 ) ............ ......... ...... ............................................. ...... for a term. His lessons were always ( 54 ) ............... ............... but that was mainly because his experiments always went wrong! If he was supposed to use ( 55 ) ......... ................. .............................. water for an experiment, Mr . Thomas would use cold water by mistake. Once, he was measuring the ( 56 ) .................................... ... of some pieces of sodium. I can’t remember exactly why he needed this (57) ....................................... but I think he wanted all the pieces to react (58) ....................................... As he picked up the ruler, his arm knocked over a jug of water and the sodium caught fire. He almost burnt the lab down and they had to call the fire brigade. I think after that Mr . Thomas came to the ( 59 ) ........................... ... that he should stick to history! I learnt a lot from him, though. Whenever there was a question in a science ( 60 ) ..................... ......... about what happens when sodium reacts with water. I always got the answer right!

III. Read the text below. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

       Example: (0) impossible

   These days it is(o)………….......................to open a newspaper without                 POSSIBLE

reading about the damage we are doing to the environment.

The earth is being(1)………….....................and the future looks bad.                         THREAT

What can each of us do?

   We cannot clean up our(2)…………......................rivers and seas overnight.         POLLUTION

Nor can we stop the(3)……………...................of plants and animals. But                  APPEAR

we can stop adding to the problem while(4)……………….................        ..........           SCIENCE

search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s(5)……………...............                       DEFEND

   It may not be easy to change your lifestyle(6)…………….................., but               COMPLETE

some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of(7)…………..................           DRIVE

you do or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy,

which also reduces(8)…………….................bills. We must all make                           HOUSE

a personal (9)……………................... to work for the future of our planet if             DECIDE

we want to (10)…………....................a better world for our grand- children.           SURE

Part 3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (5 pts)

1. To be honest, I was __________ at the result of the game. DISAPPOINT

2. The spread of fatal diseases has caused __________ consequences for the country. DISASTER

3. Their __________ took place in the church 30 years ago. MARRY

4. She won the first prize for her __________ performance in the competition. AMAZE

5. He became __________ interested in business, so he changed his course. EXTREME

6. Yesterday George was __________ from class because he had a cold. ABSENCE

7. You should not give your __________ information to strangers. PERSON

8. Unfortunately, the new software has failed to meet our__________. EXPECT

9. The __________ seems to be effective and his health is better now. TREAT

10. The number of __________ to my town has increased considerably so far. VISIT

IV. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

WHY ARE BROKEN MIRRORS BELIEVED TO BE UNLUCKY?

Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years' bad luck. Although most people may claim that they are not (1) (SUPERSTITION) __________, they would nonetheless be a little (2) (COMFORT) __________ if they did break a

mirror. This age-old superstition is likely to have come from the ancient (3) (BELIEVE) __________ that when a person looked at their (4) (REFLEX) __________, they were seeing their own soul. If that reflection was broken, then the soul would be (5) (DESTRUCTION) __________. The seven-year period probably arises from another ancient belief, that the body replaced itself every seven years. After this time had passed the soul would then be (6) (RENEW) __________.

Superstitions (7) (SURROUND) __________ mirrors don't end there. Break one in Yorkshire, and you'll lose your best friend, and in America, it's not bad luck to break one on (8) (PURPOSIVE) __________. If you do it (9) (ACCIDENT) __________, simply take out a dollar bill and make the sign of the cross. In many countries it's a common (10) (CUSTOMARY) __________ to cover any mirrors in the house with a cloth when someone has died.

II. Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) is  an example. (10 pts)

V. Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) is  an example. (15 points)