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PRACTICE 90

Part 1. For questions 1-12, read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap
Adriano was brought up in a small town in northern Italy. Although his family worked in the clothing
industry, he had no (1. ambition/ interest/ desire/ aim) in this, and even when very young, he (2. considered/
concluded/ preferred/chose) cooking to be better than sewing. The aroma of freshly roasted garlic and
homemade tomato sauce (3. meant/ stated/ expressed/indicated) more to him than the finest fabrics. His
passion for food (4. raised/ extended/ enlarged/ grew), so after leaving school, Adriano went (5. in/ through/
on/ by) to study cookery in a (6. nearby/ next/ close/ nearest) city. Later he became apprentice to a celebrated
cook in Paris, staying there for two years before moving to London. There he got a good (7. work/ position/
employment/ role) in a top hotel, cooking for such famous guests as the Queen of England and the President of
Italy. In 1991, he moved to San Francisco to take (8. up/ to/ out/ over) the kitchens of a famous restaurant,
and two years later, fulfilled his life-long dream of opening his own restaurant. It (9. had/ made/ did/ gave)
very well, and when a small building next to his restaurant became (10. achievable/ spare/ available/ extra),
he also opened a lunch-time pasta bar. For Adriano, (11. leading/ heading/ running/ commanding) a restaurant
is about hospitality, and, of course, eating. He still works in the kitchen to (12. ensure/ allow/ enable/ permit)
that the customer gets good food prepared with the best ingredients.
Part 2. Gap filing
The Ryder Cup is a famous golf tournament and it is now one of the biggest events in sport. Tickets
regularly sell out within hours (1)………………….
after/of going on sale. (2)………………….
What makes it different
from other golf tournaments is that it involves teams rather (3)………………….individuals,
than with Europe
competing against the USA. There is no prize money, but emotions run high. The players enjoy experiencing
again the original feelings that made (4)………………….take them/golfers up the sport In the first place.
(5)………………….
Every year the number of spectators is huge. It began with an agreement (6)………………….between
two men, Samuel Ryder and Walter Hagen. Ryder was a businessman, while Hagen was the first international
star of the professional game. In (7)………………….
spite of their different backgrounds, the two men were able
to work together to organise the first match between Britain and the USA. From (8)………………….on, then the
tournament was played every two years. From 1935 to 1983, the USA dominated the game. But
(9)………………….
when other European countries joined the British (10)………………….take
to on the Americans,
this
everything changed. From (11)………………….time, every Ryder Cup competition (12)…………………. has
provided a gripping battle for spectators.

Part 3. Word form

Koalas are often called ‘bears’ but this is inaccurate as a koala is not a bear but a marsupial - a mammal whose
young are carried by the female in a pouch. Koalas are found in coastal regions of eastern and southern
Australia, but can also be found a considerable (1. distant)…………………….
distance from the sea, in areas with
enough moisture to support the type of woodlands which are (2. suit) …………………. suitable for them. A koala’s
undisturbed
average life expectancy is about twelve years, but if its habitat is quiet and (3. disturb)…………………… it
will live longer than if it lives in a built-up area. The (4. weight)……………….of a koala varies from about
weight
five to fourteen kilograms. The habitat requirements of a koala include the (5. present)……………………..
presence of
eucalyptus trees. The higher the (6. dense)………………………of
density these trees, the better the habitat quality.
Koalas can eat (7. approximate)……………………….
approximately 350 grams of leaves a day. However, the leaves from
the eucalyptus can be extremely (8. poison)…………………….poisonous To overcome this problem, the koala
removes any (9. harm)…………………….
harmful chemicals from the leaves with the aid of a specially adapted
digestive system. As the leaves are not a very good source of calories, energy (10. conserve)
…………………….
conservation is a high priority for the animal. It achieves this by sleeping up to sixteen hours a day.
Part 4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the
word given.
1. ‘Can my daughter try on this jacket?’ Amanda asked the shop assistant. COULD
Amanda asked the shop assistant …………………………………on the jacket.
if her daughter could try
2. Everyone expects that the director will win an award for her film. EXPECTED
The director…………………………………an
is widely expected to win award for her film.
3. We’ve got a dishwasher, so it wasn’t necessary for you to wash the dishes. WASHED
You needn’t…………………………………because we’ve got a dishwasher.
have washed the dishes
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4. I haven’t been skiing for three years. BEEN
It’s …………………………………I
been three years since last went skiing.
5. It doesn’t do any good if you tell me to get up earlier; I just can’t manage it! POINT
no point in telling
There’s…………………………………me to get up earlier; I just can’t manage it!
6. Manjeed has difficulty remembering where he has put things. FINDS
Manjeed…………………………………remember where he has put things.
finds it difficult to
7. You can borrow my book provided that you return it next week. LONG
You can borrow my book …………………………………it
as long as you give back to me next week.
8. Tim is the only person to have made a sculpture for the school exhibition. HAS
Apart…………………………………made a sculpture for the school exhibition.
from Tim nobody has
Part 5. You are going to read a newspaper article about a wildlife writer and photographer. Seven
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each
gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
The life of a wildlife photographer
Next year, Heather Angel plans to be away from her home for five or six months, carrying her camera
equipment to Japan, China, Hungary, eastern Greenland, Arctic Russia, Botswana, Australia and the USA.
‘I used to hate working in the Arctic because I used to get so cold,’ she says with typical jollity. ‘But that
was because I didn’t have the right equipment. Now I do have all the right things for different climates and I
have a wardrobe for polar clothing and another full of tropical suits and so forth. You have to be organised to
be a wildlife photographer.’ (1)…………….AndE there’s more to it than simply having the right sun hat, as
Heather Angel should know, since she is one of Britain’s best-known photographers of the natural world.
Indeed, according to Nottingham Photographic Society, which is one of the many organisations that have
invited her to give an illustrated talk, she is ‘one of the world’s truly great natural history photographers’.
(2)…………….G For example, the there. University of Nottingham recently appointed her as the first UK
professor of wildlife photography.
As a child, Heather was always interested in the natural world. ‘1 used to collect insects in jars and my
grandparents taught me the names of all the wild flowers which grew around their farm,’ she remarked. Then
she was given a camera for her 21st birthday, and went off to spend several months in Norway taking pictures
of marine wildlife. (3)…………….H
On her return, her development as a professional photographer was helped along by gaining degrees in
zoology and marine ecology, an academic background which also trained her to do careful studies of whatever
plants or animals she was planning to photograph. (4)……………. D Her images appear regularly in many
international journals and on TV worldwide.
Of course, wildlife being wildlife, animals like African elephants and emperor penguins don’t sit around
waiting for humans with cameras to arrive. Patience is needed. (5)……………. F Yet there was the ever-present
threat of danger. ‘In October, some time after I was there, two scientists were attacked by a male bear,’ says
Heather. ‘We try never to get too close to a big male, and we also make sure we never get between a mother
and her cub.’
Asked what special qualities she brings to the job, Heather explains that she reacts very quickly to a
situation and maximises the opportunities that are there. (6)……………. B This helps her to write more detailed
articles and books about the places she visits and to capture the most revealing images.
There aren’t many places in the world that Heather hasn’t already seen, but she told me that her ambitions
include working in the canopy of a rainforest and visiting Patagonia for the first time. (7)……………. A No
doubt her spectacular South American photographs will soon be appearing in magazines throughout the world.
A. However, she quickly adds, i tend to go back to the places that I like - it’s only the second or third time that you
get a feel for the place.’
B. Also, her scientific education has taught her the value of in-depth research before she goes anywhere.
C. Despite this, animals have been a lifelong passion for Heather.
D. Since gaining these skills, she has become one of the world’s most respected wildlife photographers.
E. So that’s rule one, and as Heather also remarks, ‘Everyone wants to be a wildlife photographer these days but
only a few will succeed.’
F. Recently, in a week of waiting to photograph wildlife in Alaska, the only moment of visual excitement came
when Heather and her team saw some large unidentified tracks in the mud.
G. Aside from being a prolific lecturer, Heather has also been recognised through numerous awards and honours.
H. While there, she also learned a lot about film developing and processing, and wrote articles about marine life
which were accepted for magazines.