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3 Diana, whose husband Prince Charles also had a long-standing clandestine relationship with another woman. Even the film‟s tag line, “There were three people in her marriage”, suggests a link to Diana‟s story, as it bears a remarkable similarity to the words the princess used to describe her own situation in a highly candid 1995 television interview. However, Keira Knightley has tried to (20) _____________ the similarities in the stories and explained that the (21) _____________ she plays in the film is interesting enough to (22) _____________ a complete film about her. Moreover, the 23-year-old actress claims that she can‟t remember the story of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's doomed marriage, because she was only 11 years old when Diana died. In any case, The Duchess provides a fascinating (23) _____________ into personal relationships in a society where (24) _____________ was a taboo, whether the Diana connection exists or not. Furthermore, the film shows the architecture and (25) _____________ of 18th Century England down to the smallest detail. II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes. 1. The quality of the young artist’s painting is beginning to gain _____________ throughout the world. A. knowledge B. understanding C. recognition D. familiarity 2. Get going! All the students were _____________ around, waiting until the last minute to go into the building. A. dwelling B. lingering C. staggering D. running 3. If need _____________, I can bring some extra chairs from home so everyone has a place to sit. A. be B. is C. was D. were 4. I am in a _____________ about how to use this CD Rom. A. loss B. difficulty C. quandary D. mind- game 5. I've searched _____________ for that old photo album, but I can't find it anywhere. A. high and low B. long and short C. straight and narrow D. thick and thin 6. Advances in special effects have brought a new _____________ of life to the film industry. A. surge B. lease C. time D. flash 7. For the first few months, the babies looked so alike I couldn’t tell _____________. A. who is whom B. which is which C. which from which D. whom with whom 8. Karl Kani, who was a black American designer, was the first to _____________ the trend of merging hip hop with fashion. A. leak B. set C. take D. hit 9. Richard is _____________ confident, and this has helped him climb the corporate ladder.
4 A. acutely B. blissfully C. supremely D. immensely 10. She's read this book twice already. That's why it's so _____________. A. smudged B. dusty C. dog-eared D. dented 11. Jack thinks Daisy is going to take a gap year after graduating, _____________? A. doesn’t he B. does he C. isn’t she D. is she 12. Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her last essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.” Ms Lan: “_____________. I enjoyed it.” A. Not in the least B. Just in case C. At all costs D. You are welcome 13. The problem is not with the new design _____________, but rather the way it is marketed. A. with or without itself B. in and of itself C. just by itself D. all by itself 14. The incredible thing about telephone _____________ across the continents, but that you can recognize the other person’s voice. A. is it allow people to talk instantly B. is not that people can instantly talk to each other C. is it provides instant talking to each other D. is that people can talk instantly 15. On the battlefield _____________. A. the tanks lay B. did the tanks lie C. lay the tanks D. lied the tanks 16. _____________ visit the British Museum while you are in London, you mustn't forget to look at the famous Rosetta Stone. A. Unless you B. If you should C. For fear that you D. When you might 17. The business has had a bumpy _____________ over the last twelve months, but profits are growing again now. A. journey B. ride C. time D. drive 18. She awoke with an _____________ sense of foreboding which she could find no reason for. A. intelligible B. intensive C. indelible D. intangible 19. _____________ the drawbacks of relocating companies to remote area, I still believe that the benefits are more significant. A. Although B. Much as C. Albeit D. Notwithstanding 20. I grew up in California, so when I moved to Minnesota, I felt like I stuck out _____________. A. a kilometre B. an inch C. a yard D. a mile