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In 1912, a German called Wegener declared that all The Romantic Age in England was part of a
the continents of the world had once been joined movement that affected all the countries of the
together and were now drifting around like giant Western World. The forms of romanticism were
rafts. His __(1)__attracted very little interest. In __(6)__many and varied that it is difficult to speak
1915, he published a book on continental drift. No of the movement as a whole. It tended to align
one took it __(2)__But __(3)__the early 1960s, __(7)__with the humanitarian spirit of the
geologists __(4)__to realize that molten rock was democratic revolutionaries. __(8)__, romantics
seeping up from under the oceans and pushing the were not always democrats and democrats were
continents further away from __(5)__at around not always revolutionaries. Perhaps the
two and a half centimetres a year. __(9)__thing to say is that romanticism
represented an attempt __(10)__the wonder of
1. the world.
A) ability
B) invention 6.
C) comprehension A) so
D) concern B) as
E) claim C) both
D) neither
2. E) thus
A) deliberately
B) sensibly 7.
C) fairly A) others
D) regrettably B) them
E) seriously C) each
D) itself
3. E) themselves
A) under
B) by 8.
C) over A) Even so
D) at B) Since
E) from C) Accordingly
D) In case
4. E) On the contrary
A) are beginning
B) have begun 9.
C) were beginning A) safe
D) begin B) safest
E) would begin C) safety
D) safely
5. E) safer
A) another
B) each other 10.
C) the others A) having rediscovered
D) one other B) rediscovering
E) any other C) to rediscover
D) to have rediscovered
E) on rediscovering

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Japan has a large number of great artists. Of all the The etymology of the word “chocolate” may
artists of Japan, the one Westerners probably like remain __(16)__ and open to debate even today;
and__(11)__best is Hokusai. He was a but there can be no real doubt that the ancient
__(12)__unpredictable man who lived in as many Aztec civilization lies at the origin of chocolate. The
as a hundred different houses and changed his god Quetzalcoatl, gardener of paradise, was
name __(13)__times. Hokusai never painted in one respected __(17)__guardian of the cacao tree,
period or style __(14)__very long at a time; he purveyor of both strength and wealth. The seeds,
never seemed to stop __(15)__after something or beans, were used as a form of currency, valid
new. __(18)__for the purchase of everyday items and
for the payment of tribute money to the king. It
11. was the spectacle of monkeys sucking the
A) disturb refreshing juices around the beans that first
B) discover __(19)__men the idea of tasting them. From there,
C) allow it was a short step to consuming the beans
__(20)__
D) suspect
E) understand 16.
A) regular
12.
B) indifferent
A) determined
C) faithful
B) restless
D) uncertain
C) reliable
E) suitable
D) consistent
E) sensible 17.
A) just
13.
B) even
A) greatest
C) like
B) the least
D) for
C) at best
E) as
D) mostly
E) at least 18.
A) not only
14.
B) either
A) through
C) both
B) at
D) as if
C) for
E) more
D) with
E) over 19.
A) having given
15.
B) gave
A) to have been chased
C) had given
B) chasing
D) to have given
C) having chased
E) has given
D) to chase
E) being chased 20.
A) themselves
B) as theirs
C) itself
D) by them
E) for them

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Two years ago China joined the World Trade The authors of Goodbye are two sisters and they
Organization and tariffs began to drop and the are Korean Americans. The book tells the story of a
country began to grow richer. __(21)__Beijing young Korean girl who __(26)__to say “goodbye”
hosts the 2008 Olympic Games, the people of the to the neighbourhood __(27)__she has grown up.
world __(22)__a city and a country that has been The family has decided to move to the US in search
transformed. China is now __(23)__the largest of __(28)__life. But the girl feels __(29)__to leave
economies in the world and it is becoming a and has almost no desire to start a new life. It’s a
__(24)__trading partner __(25)__the US. perfect cross-cultural story for an __(30)__
globalized world.
21.
A) Until 26.
B) When A) would struggle
C) Unless B) was struggling
D) As if C) had struggled
E) Once D) struggled
E) is struggling
22.
A) would find 27.
B) has found A) that
C) will find B) in which
D) is finding C) how
E) finds D) from which
E) there
23.
A) one of 28.
B) almost A) best
C) any of B) as good a
D) either C) better
E) even D) a better
E) a best
24.
A) particular 29.
B) significant A) peaceful
C) narrow-minded B) eager
D) persuasive C) reluctant
E) self-conscious D) liable
E) decisive
25.
A) to 30.
B) by A) increasingly
C) of B) indifferently
D) from C) enduringly
E) against D) improbably
E) unlikely

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Rome’s great amphitheatre, the Colosseum, was Over the last five years or so, the science of climate
commissioned by the Emperor Vespasian in 72 A.D. change has been firmly established. There is a
It was used for deadly gladiatorial combats and general __(36)__among leading scientists that we
wild animal fights. __(31)__were staged, free of are now __(37)__a major global warming problem.
charge, by the emperor and wealthy citizens. It was Over the last hundred years or so temperatures
built with a very practical design __(32)__80 __(38)__by about 0.8°C, and we can attribute
entrances allowing easy access for 55 thousand __(39)__of this to increased emissions of carbon
__(33)__Excavations in the 19th century __(34)__a dioxide __(40)__ this has all happened after we
network of rooms under the arena, from which started to burn fossil fuels.
animals __(35)__.
36.
31. A) condition
A) Others B) permission
B) Any C) agreement
C) These D) refusal
D) The rest E) intention
E) Of which
37.
32. A) forced to
A) with B) faced with
B) for C) pulled up
C) from D) turned up
D) out of E) found out
E) to
38.
33. A) have risen
A) crowds B) had risen
B) inhabitants C) are rising
C) invaders D) would have risen
D) spectators E) will be rising
E) population
39.
34. A) more
A) supported B) much
B) disturbed C) many
C) compared D) the most
D) claimed E) any
E) exposed
40.
35. A) as if
A) to have been released B) though
B) to be released C) because
C) will have been released D) unless
D) could be released E) when
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On most clear, dark nights you can see a falling star Opponents of day-care for children still call for
if you keep looking. __(41)__falling stars are women to return to the home, but the battle is
actually meteors. They are points of bright light really over. Now the question is: Will day-care
that suddenly __(42)__in the sky, race toward the continue to be __(46)__funded and poorly
horizon, and disappear. For a long time, nobody regulated, or will public policy introduce a system
__(43)__what a meteor was. But finally, those who that rightly treats children as our __(47)__valuable
study stars and the sky decided that a meteor is a national resource? Today, there is a fifty per cent
piece of a comet that exploded long __(44)__Some chance that the mother of a young child
pieces are __(45)__moving about the universe in __(48)__to the work force before __(49)__child’s
paths that follow the original comet’s orbit. first birthday. An estimated 9.5 million
preschoolers have mothers __(50)__work outside
41. the home.
A) This
B) These 46.
C) What A) highly
D) That B) mostly
E) Which C) mainly
D) unnecessarily
42. E) inadequately
A) appear
B) discover 47.
C) confer A) much
D) exist B) more
E) illustrate C) most
D) the least
43. E) less
A) will know
B) should have known 48.
C) knew A) returned
D) was known B) will return
E) could know C) had returned
D) should return
44. E) has returned
A) ago
B) after 49.
C) over A) her
D) again B) their
E) during C) our
D) its
45. E) hers
A) almost
B) rarely 50.
C) hardly A) whose
D) still B) who
E) already C) whom
D) of whom
E) whoever

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In the nineteenth century there was no easy way London, which is the largest city in Europe, is home
to heat water. People generally used fires to do it, to about seven million people. __(56)__by the
__(51)__first they had to chop wood or collect Romans in the 1st century A.D. as an
coal, and then they had to light the fire and keep it administrative centre and trading port, the capital
burning. In cities, the wealthy heated their water is now the main residence of the British monarchs,
with gas made from coal, but it didn’t burn clean, and the centre of government. __(57)__possessing
and the heater had to be lit every time they many museums and art galleries, London has many
wanted hot water; if they __(52)__to put out the other attractions, which make it an exciting city,
flame, the tank could blow up. __(53)__in many __(58)__a wide variety of entertainment. Various
areas, wood, coal or gas was expensive and hard to cultural developments that have taken place
find. To get around these problems in rural areas, recently __(59)__to the city’s range of attractions.
many farmers found a safer, easier and cheaper However, there are many other __(60)__towns to
way to heat water: __(54)__painting a metal water explore, such as the historic centres of York and
tank black and putting it in the sun to absorb as Bath.
much solar energy as possible. But even on clear
hot days it generally took several hours to get the 56.
water hot, and it cooled off as soon as the sun A) Represented
__(55)__. B) Destroyed
C) Followed
51.
D) Changed
A) once
E) Founded
B) before
C) if 57.
D) but A) In addition to
E) since B) Rather than
52. C) Compared to
A) had forgotten D) In case of
B) could have forgotten E) Contrary to
C) will forget
D) forget 58.
A) by
E) forgot
B) with
53. C) in
A) Moreover
D) from
B) As a result
E) about
C) Even so
D) Therefore 59.
E) Instead A) had added
54. B) were adding
A) without C) have added
B) by D) will add
C) towards E) should have added
D) in
60.
E) within
A) competitive
55. B) dominant
A) fell apart C) efficient
B) broke up D) fascinating
C) went down E) vague
D) took off
E) ran away

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The Spanish are famous for their natural sociability Cleopatra’s Isle, now known as Sedir Adası, is a tiny
and appetite for life. They __(61)__to put as much site, __(66)__an overall length of only about three
energy into enjoying life as they do into their work. and a half kilometres, situated in southwestern
The __(62)__lazy Spaniard is a myth, but many Asia Minor. It is believed that Cleopatra landed
people fit their work to the demands __(63)__their there and __(67)__fell in love with it. It is
social lives, rather than be ruled by the clock. The __(68)__believed that the unique sand of the little
day is quite long in Spain, and the Spanish have a beach on it was brought from Egypt __(69)__her
word, madrugada, for the time between midnight pleasure by Mark Antony. This sand is truly a
and dawn, __(64)__city streets are often still full of special kind, described as resembling a silkworm’s
people enjoying __(65)__ . eggs. This description is certainly accurate, for
every sand grain __(70)__separate and distinct.
61.
A) knew 66.
B) are known A) with
C) have known B) which
D) were knowing C) that
E) are to be known D) its
E) whose
62.
A) typical 67.
B) dissatisfied A) carefully
C) dominant B) always
D) unpleasant C) rarely
E) challenging D) immediately
E) repeatedly
63.
A) towards 68.
B) at A) yet
C) of B) sometimes
D) into C) already
E) through D) ever
E) also
64.
A) where 69.
B) which A) for
C) that B) at
D) when C) with
E) how D) about
E) to
65.
A) their own 70.
B) theirs A) would have stood
C) the other’s B) stands
D) one another’s C) was standing
E) themselves D) had stood
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Today’s tomatoes, peppers and other agricultural The rising price of fertilisers and chemicals has
produce do not have the same nutritional value forced Sri Lankan farmers to return to traditional
__(71)__the fruits and vegetables of 50 years ago. farming methods. __(76)__the country’s Green
Recently, levels of protein and vitamins __(72)__by Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s was taking
as much as 38%. A __(73)__reason is the new place, farmers had already started moving towards
growing techniques. We are making plants grow __(77)__these products, all of which promised
bigger and faster but not better. __(74)__one increased crop yields and enhanced productivity.
piece of advice could be “Eat more fruit and Now, the British non-governmental organization
vegetables to make up __(75)__the lower levels of War on Want is collaborating with local farmers to
protein and vitamins.” promote __(78)__ agriculture and self-sufficiency
by encouraging organic farming. The projects
71. __(79)__new forms of mixed-cropping,
A) as composting, seed cultivation and other inexpensive
B) like farming practises. All surplus produce is sold at
C) more than local markets, providing many families with much
needed money __(80)__education and health care.
D) such as
E) so as 76.
A) When
72.
B) How
A) would drop
C) Which
B) drop
D) Whereas
C) will drop
E) After
D) have dropped
E) would have dropped 77.
A) to be used
73.
B) used
A) relative
C) to use
B) likely
D) being used
C) gradual
E) using
D) previous
E) sensitive 78.
A) agreeable
74.
B) sustainable
A) Furthermore
C) replicable
B) Likewise
D) available
C) Therefore
E) describable
D) On the contrary
E) For instance 79.
A) used to encourage
75.
B) would encourage
A) from
C) were to encourage
B) for
D) had encouraged
C) with
E) encourage
D) at
E) by 80.
A) for
B) in
C) over
D) from
E) to

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The traditional Ottoman house was very practical.

In fact, until the 19th century, __(81)__furniture
was used. Space was used efficiently to meet the
needs of daily life. Beds __(82)__simply
mattresses, aired with the rest of the bedding in
the morning, then rolled up and stored until night-
time. Meals were served on a large tray, cleared
away after eating. A large brazier (mangal)
__(83)__the modern fireplaces used today. Low
seating called sedir, was built on three sides
__(84)__a room, and was covered with rugs
(kilims). It was easy to keep the rugs on the floor
clean and in good shape, __(85)__outdoor shoes
were replaced by soft indoor slippers before
entering the house.

81.
A) little
B) many
C) least
D) most
E) much

82.
A) had to be
B) can be
C) were
D) have been
E) should be

83.
A) kept away
B) worked out
C) turned down
D) substituted for
E) dealt with

84.
A) to
B) near
C) by
D) at
E) of

85.
A) but
B) as
C) therefore
D) unless
E) although

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Like yawning and coughing, scratching can be 89.

infectious. You see someone else scratching and A) may be
soon you feel itchy yourself. Itch transmission has
B) should have been
been investigated __(86)__showing people
pictures of fleas and ants. This can make them C) used to be
scratch __(87)__watching someone else scratching
D) could have been
produces the strongest response. A possible clue
as to why this happens may be __(88)__when a E) has to be
drop of histamine, a substance given out in the
body in response to an allergy, is dropped on 90.
someone’s skin. This makes them itchy, but they A) in spite of
scratch all over, not just where the drop was
B) by means of
placed. This suggests a mechanism that makes us
hypersensitive to skin sensations and lowers the C) as opposed to
threshold for wanting to scratch, which
D) apart from
__(89)__the cause of infectious scratching. Why do
we have it? Other primates also behave this way E) due to
__(90)__several reasons. One theory is that it
evolved in social species to help them notice and
deal with parasitic infections.

86.
A)on
B) in
C) by
D) at
E) for

87.
A) so that
B) but
C) even if
D) unless
E) until

88.
A) suspected
B) neglected
C) violated
D) revealed
E) hindered

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