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1. WIND - The untamable weather machine On 15 October 1987, the southern counties of Britain were struck by the strongest winds they had experienced in 200 years. Gusts of over 130 kilometers per hour slammed across the region and £1.5-billion worth of damage was (1) _____________ in just a few hours. Extreme weather events like this are dramatic (2) _____________ of the power of the wind. It’s one part of the weather we generally don't give a second thought to in Britain, but it plays a vital role in people’s lives across the world. Without the formation and circulation of winds, there would quite (3) _____________ be no climate. Some parts of the world seem to suffer more than others from the effects of ‘ill winds’, and links between particular winds and psychological problems (4) _____________ back centuries. The Föhn, the hot dry wind that slides off the slopes of the Alps, is capable of boosting temperatures quite suddenly by 10°C or more. It affects as many as one in three people in its (5) _____________, making them feel anxious, irritable and generally ill. In California, many people (6) _____________ the arrival of the Santa Ana, which rushes down from the high Mojave desert. Lyall Watson, in his book Heaven’s Breath, claims that when the Santa Ana blows, murder rates soar. The wind may get into the headlines when it comes in the form of tornadoes and hurricanes, but for the (7) _____________ part it goes about its job of shifting huge masses of air around the planet. Plants take (8) _____________ of this free ride to send their pollen grains far and wide. Trees (9) _____________ on it to remove old leaves and make way for new growth. Spiders have been caught (10) _____________ a lift at altitudes of almost 4.5 kilometers. 1. A. made B. caused C. destroyed D. completed 2. A. reminders B. recollections C. mementos D. memorial 3. A. easily B. rightly C. surely D. simply 4. A. last B. originate C. pass D. date 5. A. line B. road C. path D. bypass 6. A. despair B. respect C. dread D. warn 7. A. most B. maximum C. majority D. general 8. A. benefit B. chance C. occasion D. advantage 9. A. need B. trust C. hope D. rely 10. A. traveling B. hitching C. borrowing D. making 2. Songs from the heart The African-American spiritual, in which the (1) ____________ of both blues and gospel music can
be seen, (2) ____________ from the work songs the slaves would sing to one another on the plantations in America’s Deep South. A method of (3) ____________ the long toil-filled days and raising (4) ____________ sunk low by the terrible position of these stolen people, the songs generally followed a pattern that can still be found in many parts of Africa. The leader would sing out the first line and then everyone else would sing out the chorus line, whereupon the leader would move on to line two; this produces the slow mournful sound (5) ____________ of this music. Christianity soon began to have a(n) (6) ____________ on the lyrics of the songs, but the slaves had a distinct interpretation of the Biblical stories they heard. A favourite theme was the enslavement of the Israelites by the Egyptians, and their eventual escape to the Promised Land. This (7) ____________ struck a deep (8) ____________ with the slaves, and was used in many of their songs. In this way, the slaves gave (9) ____________ to the (10) ____________ they still felt for a return to their homeland. 1. A. stems B. branches C. roots D. trunks 2. A. arose B. originated C. derived D. descended 3. A. elongating B. regulating C. calculating D. measuring 4. A. hearts B. souls C. minds D. spirits 5. A. characteristic B. authentic C. recognisable D. frequent 6. A. action B. influence C. expression D. hold 7. A. considerably B. dramatically C. eventually D. obviously 8. A. note B. chord C. tone D. scale 9. A. mouth B. tongue C. voice D. speech 10. A. desperation B. hope C. longing D. endeavour 3. From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (1) _____________ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his (2) _____________ potential as a professional chess player. This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (3) _____________ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion. (4) _____________ Magnus’ parents supported him, they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would suffer both physically (5) _____________ emotionally. They made it clear to him that they had no intention of letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a result of his (6) _____________, when Magnus graduate from high school in 2009, he was not only the best chess player in the world, but he was also awarded the title of “sport-student of the year” for his achievements in snowboarding and golf. Today, Magnus gives (7) _____________ to his parents for the way they (8) _____________ him. They set rules, but they never (9) _____________ with his ambitions. Instead they gave him the (10) _____________ and

In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin, an English writer and art critic, made great efforts to encourage people to draw. He believed that drawing was a skill that was greatly neglected in schools and (1) ______________ that it was more important to the human (2) ______________ than writing. In order to do something to improve the (3) ______________ he published two books on drawing and gave a series of lectures at the Working Men’s College in London. His books were (4) ______________ read, and his lectures (5) ______________ large audiences. This further (6) ______________ Ruskin’s belief that everybody should be given the opportunity to learn how to draw. Ruskin’s efforts were not (7) ______________ at turning people into good artists but at making them happier. For him, drawings were of value even when they were done by people with no talent, as drawing teaches people to (8) ______________ things rather than just to see them. He felt that when we are involved in the process of drawing something, we have to look at it very (9) ______________ and become aware of the different parts which (10) ______________ up the whole. It is in this way that we (11) ______________ to a deeper appreciation and (12) ______________ of the thing itself. 1. A. claimed B. convinced C. recommended D. expressed 2. A. family B. people C. race D. beings 3. A. state B. condition C. case D. situation 4. A. vastly B. broadly C. immensely D. widely 5. A. gained B. collected C. attracted D. brought 6. A. strengthened B. raised C. ensured D. grew 7. A. designed B. aimed C. pointed D. intended 8. A. observe B. regard C. witness D. look 9. A. closely B. distinctly C. definitely D. exactly 10. A. work B. set C. make D. take 11. A. arrive B. come C. reach D. achieve 12. A. meaning B. intelligence C. understanding D. significance 6. There can be no (1) _____________ that online shopping is of huge benefit to the consumer. Far from becoming (2) _____________, online shoppers are very demanding. Overpriced merchants with poor services should beware. Gone are the days when stores could charge what they liked for goods and get away with it. The same, too, for shady manufacturers: smarter consumers know which products have a good (3) _____________ and which do not, because online they now read not only the sales (4) _____________ but also reviews from previous purchasers. And if customers are disappointed, a few (5) _____________ of the mouse will take them to places where they can let the world know. Nowadays there is nothing more damning than a flood of negative comments on the internet.