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STUDYING ABROAD
Student Exchange programmes are a fantastic way to give students the (0) ________ to live
somewhere (1) _________ for a school year, which helps them learn (2) ____________ the
customs and the way of life of other people. For this reason, increasingly large numbers of
young people are (3) _____________ the advantage of living in (4) _____________ country
and are deciding to study abroad. They will eat new food, experience new traditions and learn
the way people (5) _________ own age live from day to day. (6) ___________ they live abroad,
they stay with carefully chosen host families, attend a (7) _________________ school, and (8)
____________ student on the exchange programme has (9) ___________ who directly
supports them the whole time they are abroad. Students (10) __________ be aged between
15 and 18 years and be good at a foreign language to qualify as an exchange student.
a) Cause b) Opportunity c) Occasion d) Reason
a) Else b) Well c) Too d) Also
a) For b) About c) Of d) By
a) Recommending b) Recognising c) Reviewing d) Regarding
a) Separate b) Another c) New d) Different
a) Its b) Our c) Her d) Their
a) Whether b) Although c) However d) While
a) Home b) Local c) Near d) Close
a) Many b) Every c) All d) Both
a) Anybody b) Everybody c) Anyone d) Somebody
a) Must b) Ought c) Have d) Need
WOMEN AND SCIENCE
It is difficult to understand why, but women and science are not automatically associated with
each other, even though (0) _________ first woman scientist was (1) _________ in Alexandria,
in Egypt, in 370 A.D. Her name was Hypatia, and her father, who was the director of
Alexandria’s University, (2) ________ sure his daughter had the best education available. It
was not normal, at this time, for women to have (3) _________ to study, and after studying in
Athens and Rome, she returned to Alexandria (4) _______ she taught mathematics. She
became famous (5) ________ her knowledge of new ideas, and wrote several important
mathematical works, (6) ________ no copies of her books have survived. Hypatia was very
interested in technology and (7) ______ several scientific tools to help with her work, but this
story has an unhappy ending. Many rules of that (8) ___________ were afraid of science, and
(9) __________ connected with it was in danger. As a consequence, her life was at risk and one
day in March 415, she (10) _______________ attacked in the street and killed
a) One b) The c) A d) An
a) Begun b) Born c) Developed d) Grown
a) Could b) Made c) Said d) Put
a) Classes b) Customs c) Opportunities d) Teachers
a) Where b) How c) There d) Which
a) From b) By c) For d) In
a) Because b) But c) Or d) As
a) Did b) Experimented c) Invented d) Learnt
a) Day b) Period c) Year d) Time
a) Anyone b) Nobody c) All d) Something
a) Was b) Had c) Has d) Is
THOMAS CRUISE MAPOTHER
Thomas Cruise Mapother, better known as Tom Cruise, was born on the 3rd of July, 1962 in
Syracuse, New York. He is one of the (0) _________ successful actors in cinema history, but life
wasn’t always easy for him. As a child, he was shy and had (1) _______ in finding friends,
although his favourite activity was (2) _______ part in school plays. (3) ________ finishing High
School, Tom went to New York looking for work and found employment as a porter while he
(4) _______ drama classes. His big break came in 1980, when Franco Zeffirelly, the famous
director, (5) ______ him his first part in a film. Today, he has become (6) ___________
successful that he is one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, (7) _______ millions of
dollars for (8) ___________ film. He has become a director, but (9) ________ appears in films
and is as (10) ________ as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world
a) More b) Most c) Best d) Better
a) Worry b) problem c) fear d) difficulty
a) making b) holding c) taking d) finding
a) while b) during c) after d) until
a) prepared b) waited c) attended d) happened
a) suggested b) offered c) tried d) advised
a) so b) such c) too d) very
a) paying b) earning c) winning d) reaching
a) another b) all c) each d) some
a) yet b) ever c) already d) still
a) popular b) favourite c) preferred d) approved
ANIMALS IN ZOOS
The oldest known zoological collection, where people began to (0) _________ animals, was
revealed during excavations in Egypt dating back (1) __________ 3000 years. Originally,
animals (2) ____________ taught to perform visitors, but this no longer (3) ___________ and
now the purpose of zoos is to enable people to see animals behaving naturally. There are some
very important zoos in big cities like Berlin and Vienna, but not (4) ________ approves of zoos,
although is often argued that they (5) ________ us with the opportunity to (6) ________ about
the natural world and to be close to wild animals. Both of (7) ________ would not be possible
(8) ________ zoos. Some people are against zoos because they (9) _______ it is wrong to put
animals in cages, and they argue that in zoos which are not (10) _______ properly, animals live
in filth and are given unsuitable food to eat.
a) Stay b) keep c) hold d) rest
a) above b) over c) more d) beyond
a) are b) have c) were d) had
a) appears b) becomes c) develops d) happens
a) somebody b) everybody c) nobody d) anybody
a) produce b) bring c) provide d) make
a) discover b) learn c) find d) realise
a) that b) what c) whose d) these
a) without b) instead c) except d) unless
a) hope b) feel c) imagine d) believe
a) ordered b) managed c) decided d) aimed
THE ICEHOTEL
The Icehotel is a hotel made from snow and ice each year in the village of Jukkasjarvi, which is
(0) _________ Swedish Laplan, and where winter temperatures can reach -40C. Even so, 6,000
holidaymakers (1) ________ go there annually. The hotel, including the charis and beds, is
made (2)___________ snow and ice blocks taken from the nearby Torne River, and if you want
to, you can (3)_______ get married there, because, besides bedrooms, it also has an ice
chapel. There is a bar, with glasses made of ice, but putting hot drinks on it is not (4) _______.
Although the temperature of the bedrooms is around -4C, the guests are (5) ______ with
special sleeping bags to keep (6) ______ worm, and (7) _______ outdoor clothes can also be
supplied, if necessary. (8) ______ the hotel melts in summer, it is never more than six months
old, and it is rebuilt (9) _______ winter. Constructing it (10) _______ 10,000 tonnes of ice, plus
30,000 tonnes of snow.
a) on b) in c) at d) from
a) therefore b) ever c) also d) still
a) by b) of c) within d) for
a) even b) however c) already d) yet
a) supported b) recognised c) recommended d) agreed
a) given b) offered c) provided d) delivered
a) these b) those c) they d) them
a) suitable b) convenient c) acceptable d) satisfactory
a) although b) because c) so d) while
a) other b) any c) each d) another
a) brings b) puts c) fetches d) takes
THE DIARY
Samuel Pepys, who wrote the most famous diary ever written (0) _______ English, was born in
London, England, on the 23rd of February 1633. His diary is famous for many reasons, but
mainly because it provides a (1) _____ of everyday life in England (2) __________ 1660 and
1669. Samuel is very open about different aspects of his life, and he writes about important
news stories of the time, like disease, or an enemy navy (3) ____________ up the River
Thames or the Great Fire of London. A large part of the diary is devoted to himself, his (4)
_________ , like sleeping during church, or when he (5) ___________ at the pretty girls. He
mentions having a (6) _____________ with his wife and then making up. He was known to like
books, music, the theatre, card (7) ________ , and parties with good food and (8) _______ of
fun. Although he had many different (9) _____________, like being a Member of Parliament
and President of the Royal Society, he will especially be (10) _________ for his work for the
British Navy.
a) about b) in c) from d) of
a) description b) letter c) notice d) story
a) between b) from c) through d) to
a) driving b) flying c) running d) sailing
a) accidents b) plans c) dreams d) faults
a) looked b) prayed c) talked d) thought
a) conversation b) discussion c) quarrel d) talk
a) battles b) games c) matches d) plays
a) amount b) plenty c) much d) some
a) acts b) hobbies c) jobs d) studies
a) reviewed b) remembered c) reminded d) reported
THE ROCKIES
The Rocky Mountains, commonly known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range which
runs almost the length (0) ______ Western North America. Although they start far out in
British Columbia, Western Canada, they come into only a (1) ___ hundred miles from the
center in more southern areas like New Mexico. They are smaller (2) ______ the Alps and
there are many roads across them, (3) _________ the best way to see The Rockies is to (4)
_____ by train. The journey starts in Vancouver, which is one of (5) _______ most beautiful
cities in the world, and being so close to the mountains (6) _______ its residents to enjoy very
convenient skiing, because the slopes are only 15 minutes by car from the city (7) _________.
There was a time when 30 passenger trains a day used to (8) ______ off from Vancouver on
the cross-continent railway, but now there are just three a week. You sleep on boards, (9)
_________ is great fun, and see some of the most spectacular (10) _______ anywhere in the
world
a) down b) of c) in d) through
a) many b) lot c) few d) couple
a) from b) to c) as d) than
a) but b) because c) unless d) since
a) drive b) travel c) ride d) pass
a) a b) one c) the d) its
a) lets b) allows c) offers d) gives
a) center b) circle c) middle d) heart
a) leave b) get c) take d) set
a) when b) which c) who d) where
a) scenery b) view c) site d) beauty
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PET Reading Part 5 Gap Fill Exercises
Choose the correct option for each space.
Prepositions
1 The signal travelled ................................. a wire.
A about B above C along D around
2 First .......................... all, we need to consider the benefits.
A for B from C in D of
3 The art gallery contains .................................. 6000 paintings.
A above B ahead C over D up
4 There were .......................... least 400 people at the meeting.
A at B in C of D to
5 Not many tourists visited the city .................................. they built the new museum and other attractions.
A after B by C on D until
6 The shark was 3 metres ................................ length.
A at B by C in D to
7 You could see the mountains ........................ the hotel window.
A along B away C down D from
8 Cars are made ........................... steel and plastic.
A by B for C of D until
9 ............................ 2005, Valencia had become a popular tourist destination.
A At B By C For D To
10 Most ................................. the students in the class need English for their careers.
A for B from C of D with
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Relative pronouns
11 They saw a play at the theatre in ............................. a married couple argue a lot.
A what B where C which D who
12 The Waybaloos is a cartoon ......................... some children prefer to Peppa Pig.
A what B which C who D whose
13 The statue is in a park ........................ is about 400 metres from their apartment.
A what B where C which D who
14 There are no hills in Valencia .............................. means it is a great city for cycling.
A what B where C which D who
Modal Verbs
15 You need to listen a lot to find out how words .............................. be pronounced.
A might B ought C should D would
16 All you really ................................. to do is look at things in a more positive way.
A could B must C need D should
17 From the camp site we ..................................... see the lake and the mountains.
A could B must C shall D would
Verbs
18 If you go to that park, you'll ..................................... red squirrels.
A look B see C show D visit
19 She .................................... a lot of time looking after her vegetable patch.
A does B makes C spends D takes
20 The project .................................. of making a presentation out of the results of the survey.
A consists B contains C employs D involves
21 She .................................. her family's diet by growing her own vegetables.
A attends B improves C prepares D produces
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22 The team was .............................. by a famous explorer.
A held B kept C led D moved
23 Their parents ...................................... they would have to change school.
A chose B decided C picked D selected
24 It was a long way for us to ...................................... every week.
A carry B tour C transport D travel
25 When she .................................. me about her idea I was delighted.
A explained B said C spoke D told
26 When I changed school, I knew I would ................................. all my friends.
A forget B leave C lose D miss
27 He ............................. friends with a girl and boy who lived next door.
A found B knew C made D met
28 It is possible to ................................. from their clothes where tourists are from.
A answer B inform C know D take
29 You can tell what kind of clothes shops she ............................... by the style of her clothes.
A goes B meets C passes D visits
30 Have you ever .................................... about where clothes are manufactured?
A considered B doubted C guessed D wondered
31 Valencia is an ancient city, ................................. back to Roman times.
A coming B falling C going D moving
32 Miso soup has ................................. increasingly popular nowadays as a healthy food.
A become B changed C gone D turned
33 The first manned flight ....................................... place in the United States in 1902.
A found B gave C took D went
34 Scientists have .................................... ways to grow tomatoes in winter.
A built B developed C grew D worked
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35 Both women .............................. to be teachers before going to Africa.
A became B educated C taught D trained
36 It .............................. a long time for explorers to discover the exact source of the Nile.
A finished B lasted C spent D took
37 The exact location of the rare cats is being ................................ secret.
A controlled B kept C remained D set
38 The police want to ................................... people from visiting the area.
A avoid B escape C miss D prevent
39 Nobody ..................................... how complicated the situation was.
A caught B felt C dreamed D realised
40 Valencia is .................................. as the home of the paella.
A called B known C named D thought
41 People visiting Valencia should ............................ advantage of all the great restaurants beside the lagoon.
A get B have C make D take
42 Some people seem to .................................... knowledge of what Valencia has to offer.
A fail B lack C lose D miss
43 The old part of the city is one of the things ........................................ people to Valencia.
A approaching B arranging C arriving D attracting
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ANSWERS
1 C 11 C 21 C 31 C 41 D 2 D 12 B 22 C 32 A 42 B 3 C 13 C 23 B 33 C 43 D 4 A 14 C 24 D 34 B 5 D 15 C 25 D 35 D 6 C 16 C 26 D 36 D 7 D 17 A 27 C 37 B 8 C 18 B 28 C 38 D 9 B 19 C 29 D 39 D
10 C 20 A 30 D 40 B