Test 3
1. Read the text and put the words at the end of each line into the correct form.
Mountain Biking In the past people ___ (1) watching TV or reading enjoy
in their free time. Nowadays people are more interested in doing ___ (2) activity
which take them out of their homes. That’s why mountain biking
___ (3) a very popular sport in recent years. It is one of the ___ (4) become, reward
ways to explore the countryside. Cyclists must pay attention to the
type of path they ___ (5) on. Some paths ___ (6) for people be, design
who are on foot, so if you cycle along these, you ___ (7) inconvenience cause
to walkers. On any other path, you should still respect walkers.
Another thing which you ___ (8) to do is ___ (9) gates behind you, so ask, close
that farm animals cannot escape. If the weather is fine, you will
enjoy a wonderful day out, especially if you ___ (10) to take not forget
some food and drinks with you.
2. Read the text. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.
When the famous explorer, Columbus claimed Florida for Spain in 1492,
he had never ___ (1) eyes on it. The area’s most important early ___ (2) lay, visit
thus set а pattern that has continued for centuries. There is а
general ___ (3) amongst people, apparently quite ___ (4) with whether believe, connect
or not they’ve been there themselves, that Florida is а good place
to go. In fact, it is almost ___ (5) not to enjoy yourself in Florida possible
today, given the wonderful ___ (6) of facilities available to tourists. select
Some of the world’s most popular tourist ___ (7) are located in the attract
state whose ___ (8) beaches welcome 40 million people each year. sand
These days it seems ___ (9) to describe Florida’s geography and point
climate. After all, few people would have ___ (10) in finding it on difficult
а map and most would know what weather to expect there.
3. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to ___ (1). There have been many objections to it during this time and ___ (2) а variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the ___ (3) bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements ___ (4) subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so ___ (5) programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had ___ (6) glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create а vast passive ___ (7), drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation ___ (8)? On the other hand, did it increase anxiety by sensationalising the news (or the news which was ___ (9) by suitable pictures) and filling our living rooms with war and political unrest? ___ (10) in аll, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, ___ (11) for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no ___ (12) how much we despised it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies ___ (13) as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We ___ (14) staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny ___ (15) was in it if we looked carefully.
1. a) long b) stay c) exist d) be
2. a) with b) over c) by d) on
3. a) screen b) danger c) machine d) reason
4. a) contain b) of c) take d) having
5. a) that b) far c) many d) what
6. a) almost b) spent c) quite d) madly
7. a) programme b) personality c) audience d) tense
8. a) comedies b) programmes c) perhaps d) consequently
9. a) taken b) presented c) capable d) accompanied
10. a) Taken b) All c) Somewhat d) Thus
11. a) broadcasting b) looking c) blamed d) ready
12. a) one b) matter c) difference d) reason
13. a) known b) even c) described d) such
14. a) refused b) received c) turned d) kept
15. a) fault b) reflection c) situation d) consciousness
