1. YOU CAN LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH THE PICTURES.
2. PLEASE GIVE THE RIGHT MONEY TO THE DRIVER
4. CROSS BRIDGE FOR TRAINS TO EDINBURGH
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Questions 6-10
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
For questions 6 to 10, mark one letter А, В or С.
There are millions of stars in the sky.
There are millions of stars in the sky. If you look (6)..................the sky on a clear night, it is possible to see
about 3000 stars. They look small, but they are really (7)..................large hot balls of burning gas. Some
of them are huge, but others are much smaller, like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are very bright,
but they only live for a short time. Every day new stars (8)..................born and old stars die. All the stars
are very far away. The light from the nearest star takes more (9)..................four years to reach Earth.
Hundreds of years ago, people (10)..................stars, like the North star, to know which direction to travel
in. Today you can still see that star.
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Questions 11-15
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
For questions 11 to 15, mark one letter А, В, С or D.
Good smiles ahead for young teeth
Older Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to keeping their teeth. But British youngsters
(11)..................more to smile about because (12)..................teeth are among the best. Almost 80% of
Britons over 65 have lost all or some (13)..................their teeth according to a World Health Organisation
survey. Eating too (14)..................sugar is part of the problem. Among (15).................., 12-year olds have
on average only three missing, decayed or filled teeth.
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Questions 16-20
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
For questions 16 to 20, mark one letter А, В, С or D.
Christopher Columbus and the New World
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to find a new route to India, China and
Japan. At this time most people thought you would fall off the edge of the world if you sailed too far. Yet
sailors such as Columbus had seen how a ship seemed to get lower and lower on the horizon as it sailed
away. For Columbus this (16)................. that the world was round. He (17).................to his men about
the distance travelled each day. He did not want them to think that he did not (18).................exactly
where they were going. (19)................., on October 12, 1492, Columbus and his men landed on a small
island he named San Salvador. Columbus believed he was in Asia, (20).................he was actually in the
Caribbean.
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21. The children won't go to sleep....................their parents leave a light on outside their bedroom.
22. I'll give you my spare keys in case you....................home before me.
23. My holiday in London gave me a great....................to improve my English accent.
24. The singer ended the concert....................his most favourite song.
25. Because it had not rained for several months, there was a......................of water.
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26. I've always....................Alex as my best friend.
27. He came to live here....................a year ago.
28. Don't make such a....................! The dentist is only going to look at your teeth.
29. George spent a long time looking for a tie which....................with his new suit.
30. Fortunately,....................from a bump on the head, she suffered no serious injuries from the accident.
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31. She had changed so much that ................... anyone recognised her.
32. ....................teaching French, she also writes children's books.
33. It was clear that the young couple were.....................of taking charge of the cafe.
34. The book....................of fifteen chapters, each one covering a different topic.
35. Alice was disappointed with her new dress as the colour....................very quickly.
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36. National leaders from all countries of the world are expected to attend the....................meeting.
37. Janet remained calm when she won the lottery and....................about her business as if nothing had happened.
38. I suggest we.....................outside the park tomorrow at 9.30.
39. His remarks were.....................as a joke, but she was offended by them.
40. You ought to take up swimming for the.....................of your health.
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51. If you're not too tired we could have a....................of tennis after lunch.
52. You get tired....................watching TV every night?
53. Go on, finish your dessert. It needs....................up because it won't stay fresh until tomorrow.
54. They're not used to.....................invited to very formal occasions.
55. I'd rather we................... go out this evening, because I'm very tired.
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56. She obviously didn't want to discuss the matter so I didn't....................the point.
57. Anyone......after the start of the performance is not allowed in until the break.
58. This new journal is....................with interesting stories and useful information.
59. The cafe was far too noisy to be....................to relaxed conversation.
60. In this branch of medicine, it is vital to.....................open to new ideas.
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