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argument
reject
attract
install
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librarian
religious
commercial
Japanese
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technology
activity
experience
presentation
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informality
entertainment
situation
appropriate
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experience
cosmetics
economics
fertility
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preparation
apology
geography
experience
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surplus
surface
surgeon
surprise
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award
control
regard
conquer
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colleague
neighbour
career
classmate
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disappear
precision
mechanic
discover
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
Much of what he said had little _______ to the issue we were discussing.
accordance
involvement
concern
relevance
The restless lion kept pacing _________ along the front of its cage.
back and fort
up and down
on and off
back and out
You can have _______ for the meals during your package vacation.
vouchers
tags
checks
records
A new motorcycle model has just been _______ on the Internet.
delivered
designed
launched
exploited
Why don’t you _______ a go? - It’s not difficult!
do
have
set
make
The Prime Minister has _______ from the dogmatic position he adopted a few days ago.
backed out
backed down
backed up
backed on
At the South Pole _______, the coldest and most desolate region on Earth.
Antarctica lies where
Antarctica lies and
where Antarctica lies
lies Antarctica
_______ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.
Enough protein is obtained
Obtaining enough protein
They obtain enough protein
By obtaining enough protein
_______ over long distances is a fact.
That electricity can be transmitted
That electricity transmitting
That electricity
That can be transmitted
Don’t leave paraffin heaters in a draught or where they’re _______
dangerously knocked over
in danger knocked over
in danger of being knocked over
in danger of knocking over
My father took _______ of the fine weather to a day’s work in his garden.
chance
advantage
interest
charge
By 2050, medical technology _______ many diseases
has conquered
will conquer
will have conquered
is conquering
I realized _______ that hewas a thief.
sooner or later
all along
at the beginning
eventually
_______ his assistance in those days, I would not be so successful now.
If it had not for
Had it not been for
If there were not
Unless I had
They thought they could deceive me but they were wrong. I could ________.
see them off
see off them
see through them
see them through
Janet will see you if you use the computer without permission. She has eyes like a _______.
hawk
bird
goose
fox
My sister remained very calm. She _______.
kept her temper
kept her soul
kept her head
lost her head
A network of railroads to unite the continent and encourage Western settlement _______ before the Civil War by Asa Whitney.
when proposed
to propose
was proposed
a proposal
Farmers are at the _______ of the bad weather that can destroy their crop.
change
influence
force
mercy
He showed his _______ for the TV programme by switching it off.
distaste
discontent
annoyance
boredom
What has research of the base revealed?
there are cracks in the foundation
Tomb robbers have stolen the Pharaoh’s body
The lines represent important events
A superior race of people built
Extraterrestrial beings are _______.
very strong workers
astronomers in the ancient times
researchers in Egyptology
living beings from other planets
What was the most probable reason for providing so many hidden passages?
To allow the weight of the pyramid to settle evenly
To permit the high priests to pray at night
To enable the Pharaoh’s family to bring food for his journey to the afterlife
To keep grave robbers from finding the tomb and the treasure buried with the pharaoh
The word “feat”in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to _______.
accomplishment
Appendage
festivity
structure
What do the intersecting lines in the base symbolize?
Architects’plan for the hidden passages
Pathways of the great solar bodies
Astrological computations
Dates of important events taking place throughout time
In the second passage, the word ‘prophesied’ is closest in meaning to _______.
affiliated
precipitated
terminated
foretold
What is the best title for the passage?
Symbolism of the Great Pyramid
Problems with the Construction of the Great Pyramid
Wonders of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Exploration of the Burial Chamber of Cheops
On what did the ancient Egyptians base their calculations?
Observation of the celestial bodies
Advanced technology
Advanced tools of measurement
knowledge of the earth’s surface
Why was the Great Pyramid constructed?
As a solar observatory
As a religious temple
As a tomb for the Pharaoh
as an engineering feat
Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza considered one of the seven wonders of the world?
it is perfectly aligned with the four cardinal points of the compass and contains many prophecies
It was selected of the tomb of Pharaoh Cheops
It was built by a super race
It is very old
However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough (1) _______ nutrients, some plants
critical
vital
crucial
indispensable
nutrients, some plants have adapted to (2) _______ their diets from another source: living organisms.
modify
enlarge
augment
supplement
Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are (3) _______ fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects in order to survive.
nonetheless
though
contradictorily
yet
While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some are more (4) _______ than others.
prevalent
current
domineering
prevailing
Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (5) _______ to movement.
vulnerable
liable
prone
sensitive
it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (6) _______ inside.
closely
securely
irreplaceably
steadily
The response of the traps is phenomenal (7) _______ speed: the time between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second.
in accordance with
in preference to
in regard to
on merits of
As the prey struggles inside the trap, it only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (8) _______.
fist
hold
seizure
grip
Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (9) _______ to as the waterwheel plant.
denoted
referred
indicated
implicated
In addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives (10) _______ simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton.
off
onto
though
with
