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A PLACE WITH A DIFFERENCE

This is a place where people of all ages can come and be entertained and never
want to (1)___________. It is Disneyland, (2) ___________ outside Paris, especially
(3) __________ to provide the best for Europe and the (4) ___________ of its new theme. The
park is (5) ___________ into five areas, each one representing a special theme. (6) ___________
in a film, the (7) ___________ are taken along through a series of magical sets to relive the
past, visit wonderful faraway places (8)___________of excitement and fantasy, and even (9)
___________ into the future. The trees that have been (10) ___________ around the park, has
six hotels to suit the needs of every guest.
In (11) ___________ to these six hotels there are campsites and fully equipped
caravans for rental. There is no (12) ___________ of sporting opportunities and, besides
many health clubs in the actual hotels, there is a variety of fascinating nature trails you
may (13) ___________ to follow. The Disneyland Resort is easily (14) ___________ by road or
rail. Whichever way you choose to arrive, you will be (15) ___________ enough to enjoy all
the wonderful things that the park has to offer.

1. A. set off B. go C. depart D. leave

2. A. nearly B. almost C. just D. recently
3. A. created B. composed C. consisted D. placed
4. A. rights B. demands C. consideration D. dealings
5. A. divided B. distributed C. calculated D. shared
6. A. Whereas B. As if C. Unless D. Wherever
7. A. staff B. teams C. members D. guests
8. A. complete B. crowded C. full D. packed
9. A. look B. go C. run D. turn
10. A. dug B. planted C. grown D. stuck
11. A. answer B. reply C. addition D. debt
12. A. supply B. quantity C. amount D. shortage
13. A. expect B. hope C. wish D. order
14. A. contacted B. arrived C. entered D. reached
15. A. unhurried B. relaxed C. easy D. lazy

2. WITHOUT TV

The most radical thing we have ever done is not having a TV in our house. Since
99.1 percent of American (1) ___________ cannot make this claim, it may be (2) ___________
some interest to know why. Certainly, our (3) ___________ of a television has created (4)
___________ curiosity, puzzlement, and anger (5) ___________ the people we know, and I
suspect even more of these (6) ___________ behind our backs. ‘If the Wetherells get
(7) ___________ without a TV, why can’t we?’
We dis have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the
dizzy way the (8) ___________ flickered across the screen. A few days later, after I
(9) ___________ my senses, we took the set to our local dump, (10) ___________ hands in
satisfaction and have been without one ever (11) ___________.
Now that my TV watching days are (12) ___________ me, I can afford to be nostalgic
toward it all. I remember those nights when the whole family used to sit in the living
room watching Ed Sullivan, one (13) ___________ light left on the corner, laughing
(14) ___________ the comedians before the (15) ___________ came on. Nevertheless, even
warmer and more precious in memory will be these quiet, peaceful years with no TV at all.
1. A. households B. housewives C. holdalls D. houseworks
2. A. at B. for C. of D. in
3. A. shortage B. lack C. need D. absence
4. A. large B. big C. high D. great
5. A. within B. between C. among D. inside
6. A. beliefs B. emotions C. opinions D. thoughts
7. A. over B. on C. by D. away
8. A. images B. drawings C. icons D. movies
9. A. re-established B. recovered C. overcame D. got
10. A. waved B. tightened C. moved D. shook
11. A. since B. again C. afterwards D. before
12. A. past B. behind C. over D. away
13. A. smooth B. peaceful C. tender D. soft
14. A. at B. for C. with D. by
15. A. announcements B. publications C. commercials D. clips

3. A TYPICAL DAY

Nowadays, country kitchens are not very different from those in the city (1)
___________ , in the past the differences could be easily be (2) ___________ . By the 1940s
most city homes had gas or electric cookers. This gave the country the farmer’s wife still
(4) ___________ on a fuel cooker. This gave her more work because she had to (5) ___________
at five o’clock in the morning and enter the kitchen with a candle, which was always kept
(6) ___________ . She then removed the box (7) ___________ the side of the kitchen door.
Next, the kettle was filled and put over the fire in (8) ___________ to make the first
pot of tea of the day. Once this was (9) ___________ she made sure she (10) ___________ fed
the animal (11) ___________ the leftovers and then got (12) ___________ with breakfast. After
breakfast the plates would be (13) ___________ and more wood put in the cooker. The only
opportunity she had to rest next to the fire was after dinner. This (14) ___________ of
lighting the cooker was repeated every day. Wood was used in (15) ___________ of petrol
till the Second World War.

1. A. However B. In spite of C. Because D. Despite

2. A. glimpsed B. noticed C. understood D. made
3. A. bought B. put C. connected D. installed
4. A. cooked B. stirred C. boiled D. baked
5. A. raise B. arise C. rise D. get
6. A. handy B. far C. obvious D. reachable
7. A. close B. next C. by D. outside
8. A. so far as B. order C. view D. case
9. A. ended B. fulfilled C. used up D. done
10. A. often B. sometimes C. always D. seldom
11. A. at B. in C. without D. on
12. A. down B. away C. on D. along
13. A. cleaned B. removed C. polished D. washed
14. A. time B. process C. procession D. progress
15. A. place B. exchange C. favor D. position

4. CORRECTING HISTORY
 Is the history of the world in urgent need of correction? Some historians, mostly
women, argue that insufficient (1) ___________ has been paid to a very important group:
women. These historians (2) ___________ history textbooks to be revised so that they show
accurately the role (3) ___________ by women (4) ___________ the history books, cavemen (5)
___________ most of the food for their families through hunting animals. But the (6)
___________ show that 80% of the diet of prehistoric humans was vegetarian, and it was
collected by women. (7) ___________ women’s efforts in fighting in wars or leading
revolutions have been ignored. Textbooks concentrate on men such as Hannibal or Che
Guevara and neglect (8) ___________ women such as Théroigne de Méricourt, an opera
singer who led the storming of Bastille in 1789, or mariya Bochkareva, a Bolshevik who
organised a well – trained and (9) ___________ successful troop of 2000 fighting women
during the Russian Revolution in 1917. Women rulers are also forgotten. Between 962
and 1582 there were at least 16 women rulers in the countries (10) ___________ from Italy
to Angola. Women (11) ___________ up half the human (12) ___________ . If there is no (13)
___________ to their contribution to history in the textbooks, then the real story is not
being told. However, many male historians (14) ___________ that important female figures
have been kept (15) ___________ the history books.

1. A. care B. attention C. notice D. study

2. A. want B. demand C. hope D. ask
3. A. done B. got C. played D. had
4. A. Depending on B. Agreeing with C. Owing to D. According to
5. A. arranged B. brought C. provided D. gave
6. A. sign B. fact C. proof D. evidence
7. A. In the end B. In addition C. In time D. In other words
8. A. main B. particular C. outstanding D. primary
9. A. highly B. deeply C. absolutely D. strongly
10. A. differing B. varying C. separating D. ranging
11. A. make B. hold C. count D. take
12. A. being B. nation C. race D. people
13. A. mention B. reference C. record D. note
14. A. refuse B. forbid C. opposed D. deny
15. A. out of B. off C. in D. up with

5. SPONSORING GREAT ATHLETIC EVENTS

In the 1998 World Cup, sport fans around the world (1) ___________ various battles
between (2) ___________ football rivals but also between the companies that sponsored
them.
Nike sponsored Brazil. Adidas sponsored France. While the teams (3) ___________
for the biggest prize in football, the two companies tried to win the biggest battle of the
(4) ___________ as 500 millions people from 195 countries (5) ___________ in to watch the
greatest footballers in the world. Afterwards, the sportswear companies’ hope was for
the people to go out and buy some new kits. Adidas paid $20 million for the privilege of
being a(n) (6) ___________ sponsor of the 1998 World Cup, and so one might have (7)
___________ it would have had the greatest presence at the (8) ___________.
Sometimes, however, sponsoring doesn’t (9) ___________ the company much good.
Other times, the sponsors’ advertising (10) ___________ are very original. Nike has claimed
that if sponsors really want to (11) ___________ athletes, they can’t turn (12) ___________
only for the photo opportunities and the media events and smile and (13) ___________ for
 the cameras. They have to accept the whole (14) ___________ with its spitting, swearing,
sweating and blister – breaking. They just have to (15) ___________ used to it.

1. A. remarked B. attended C. viewed D. witnessed

2. A. brutal B. fierce C. cruel D. savage
3. A. competed B. contested C. struggled D. strove
4. A. marks B. brands C. types D. makes
5. A. tuned B. adjusted C. regulated D. switched
6. A. formal B. official C. typical D. licensed
7. A. accepted B. attempted C. assumed D. confirmed
8. A. tournament B. set C. match D. round
9. A. carry B. make C. perform D. do
10. A. exhibitions B. missions C. expeditions D. campaigns
11. A. support B. prop C. strengthen D. provide
12. A. forward B. in C. on D. up
13. A. stand B. look C. pose D. model
14. A. packet B. package C. bunch D. pile
15. A. be B. become C. get D. make

6. A UNIQUE WAY TO SEE THE WORLD

The Grant family is travelling round the world by horse – drawn caravan. They
have (1) ___________ Ulan Balor, the capital of Mongolia, more than 12,000 kilometers
away from their standing point in Scotland. Four years ago they (2) ___________ their red
and green wooden caravan to Holland, where they bought their first horse, Offy. The
caravan is (3) ___________ large enough for David, his wife, Kate, and their three children,
Torcuil, Fionn and Eilidh, and (4) ___________ things like the children’s school books. Offy
(5) ___________ to pull them as far as France, where Traceur, a stronger horse, had to (6)
___________ . Traceur can walk about 18 kilometers a day, but the (7) ___________ has not
always turned (8) ___________ as the Grants planned. In Slovenia they became caught up
by a civil war and the 14 days they had intended to (9) ___________ there became 14
months. Life in the (10) ___________ air has not always been easy. They have suffered (11)
___________ of cold (- 28oC) in Kazakhstan, and of heat in Mongolia’s grasslands.
Fortunately the family has generally (12) ___________ in good health, although Eilidh broke
her ankle in Italy and her arm in the Ukraine. Soon they will leave Ulan Bator and
(13)___________ for Beijing and the Pacific (14) ___________ , where they will (15) ___________
a boat to Canada. It will be another two years before the family arrives back home.

1. A. reached B. come C. got D. arrived

2. A. conducted B. fetched C. transported D. led
3. A. neither B. scarcely C. rather D. rarely
4. A. urgent B. main C. unavoidable D. essential
5. A. achieved B. could C. managed D. succeeded
6. A. take over B. pick up C. take off D. hold up
7. A. excursion B. journey C. travel D. voyage
8. A. out B. on C. into D. up
9. A. fill B. occupy C. spend D. use
10. A. natural B. outside C. outdoor D. open
11. A. depths B. extremes C. heights D. limits
12. A. lasted B. maintained C. rested D. remained
13. A. cross B. direct C. head D. travel
 14. A. beach B. shore C. seaside D. coast
15. A. catch B. drive C. float D. ride

7. TOURISM

Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the
largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three – quarters of a
billion people (1) ___________ on holiday each year, and industry planners (2) ___________
this figure to double by 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed
countries, (3) ___________ it is often their main source of income.
(4) ___________ , along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people
has resulted in threats (5) ___________ the environment. People often forget the damage
caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, which (6) ___________ directly to global
warming. Deforestation has cleared (7) ___________ in order to build hotels, airports and
roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common
(8) ___________ of the need to fill swimming pools and water (9) ___________ courses for
tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services tourism can also be (10) ___________
to the people who live in tourist destinations.
In response to these concerns, some travel operators now offer environment
friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative (11) ___________ of tourism by
promoting only hotels that have (12) ___________ in equipment to recycle waste and use
energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show
respect (13) ___________ the customs of the people (14) ___________ countries they are going
to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops, which depend
(15) ___________ tourism for their main income.

1. A. go B. leave C. move D. travel

2. A. hope B. believe C. expect D. think
3. A. which B. where C. whom D. when
4. A. however B. Although C. therefore D. furthermore
5. A. at B. to C. for D. on
6. A. act B. result C. cause D. contribute
7. A. land B. earth C. space D. place
8. A. thanks B. due C. because D. since
9. A. tennis B. golf C. riding D. volleyball
10. A. dangerous B. destructive C. offensive D. harmful
11. A. effects B. reasons C. objectives D. achievements
12. A. installed B. chosen C. invested D. bought
13. A. for B. to C. with D. at
14. A. whom B. their C. that D. whose
15. A. from B. on C. of D. to