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OLYMPIC 10 – TEST 2
I. Choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes each of the
following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. As a full story
, the public reacted with shock.
A. uncovered
B. unfolded
C. unwrapped
D. undid
2. Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new
in the field and
possibly lead to a cure.
A. earth
B. ground
C. soil
D. land
3. When he found out that he had been rejected, he cut up
.
A. raw
B. loose
C. rough
D. harsh
4. “Don‟t look so worried! You should take the boss‟s remarks with a
of salt.”
A. teaspoon
B. pinch
C. grain
D. dose
5. I caught the last bus by the skin of my
.
A. teeth
B. leg
C. neck
D. mouth
6. The police
off the street when the bomb had gone off.
A. cordoned
B. battened
C. fastened
D. shuttered
7. She doesn‟t like to keep anything hidden: she always
her mind.
A. talks
B. speaks
C. tells
D. says
8. We were under no
about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.
A. fantasies
B. daydreams
C. illusions
D. deceptions
9. The local authorities need to
down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
A. hit
B. force
C. move
D. crack
10. The doctor thought he had got over the worst, but his condition suddenly
.
A. deteriorated
B. dismantled
C. dissolved
D. disintegrated
11. I‟ve got such a
headache that I can‟t concentrate on the lecture.
A. beating
B. drumming
C. hammering
D. throbbing
12. cars usually have special and unique things that the owners wish to have. They are
certainly more expensive.
A. Man-made
B. Custom-made
C. Well-kept
D. Well-dressed
13. He is too
a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.
A. instant
B. compulsive
C. spontaneous
D. continuous
14. The train
the bay and then turned inland for twenty miles.
A. coasted
B. skirted
C. edged
D. sided
15. The smoke
from the burning tires could be seen from miles.
A. bulging
B. radiating
C. billowing
D. sweeping
16. We intend this to be a(n)
project, taking us into the next decade.
A. constant
B. incessant
C. steady
D. ongoing
17. Mr. Parris said he‟d like
by Monday, if that‟s possible.
A. finished the report
B. the report finished
C. the report will be finished
D. have the report finished
18. If you want to be a famous film star, talent helps, but what it really
down to is luck.
A. revolves
B. boils
C. centres
D. refines
19. The scientists broke down as they realised that all their efforts had gone to
.
A. loss
B. failure
C. waste
D. collapse
20. Revenge at last! I always said I would
my own back on Steve, and now I have.
A. turn
B. get
C. do
D. make
Your answers:
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1.
5.
9.
13.
17.
2.
6.
10.
14.
18.
3.
7.
11.
15.
19.
4.
8.
12.
16.
20.
II. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. Write your
answer in the boxes provided. (10 points)
1. What is there so remarkable of him that people will hang
his every word?
2. I am going to brush
my French before we go on holiday.
3. Antony says he felt a little dizzy when he came
from the anesthetic.
4. If you can bear
me a little longer, I'll give you all the information together.
5. The decision was deferred
a later meeting.
6. I offered my classmate a gift
the spirit of friendship.
7. I can see no basis
changing our plans now.
8. „This will cause all sorts of problems.‟ - „I know. It is a recipe
disaster.‟
9. The fighting which started in the night had petered
by morning.
10. Could you please refrain
smoking - this is a hospital!
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (10 points)
In an effort to escape from their hectic and (1. MATERIAL)
city
lives, more and more Northern Europeans are buying houses in rural areas of France, Spain, Italy
and Greece. Some relocate permanently in search of a more meaningful existence. Those who
cannot afford to give up their jobs seek a (2. THERAPY)
respite
from
their stressful lifestyle by relaxing for a few weeks each year in their second home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find that life in the country is not as quiet
and (3. EVENT)
as they had anticipated. Aspects of village life which
seemed delightfully (4. ATMOSPHERE)
in the context of a two-week holiday can
grate on the nerves when you love with them on a daily basis. Recently a group of British residents
in an Italian village took local farmers to court because they found the smell of the villagers ‟ pigs
(5. TASTE)
_. In other cases, foreigners have complained to
neighbors about the enthusiastic early-morning crowing of their cockerels, or to village priests about
the regular tolling of church bells.
(6. UNDERSTAND)
, the local inhabitants are somewhat (7. RESENT)
of these attitudes. They argue that the foreigners have an (8. REAL)
view of what country life is like and that, since no one forced them to come and live in a village,
they are being (9. CRITIC)
by
now complaining about the (10. CONVENIENT)
of rural life.
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Your answers:
1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
IV. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Public opinion polls show that crime is (1)
as one of the most serious
problems of many societies. Yet, penetrating studies have revealed that the amount of violent crime
is (2)
. Our peculiar awareness and fear is largely brought about by the great
attention it is (3)
in the mass media and also because of violent crime being a
popular theme for television series and films.
Among all crimes, murder makes the (4)
and there is little doubt that
homicides still continue to be a (5)
_ question in a number of countries. The various
causes of severe crime are being constantly (6)
and innumerable reasons for it are
being pointed out. Among these are unemployment, drug (7)
, inadequate police
enforcement, ineffective courts, racial discrimination, television and the general decline in social
values.
An acknowledged fact is that this is mainly poverty that (8)
crime.
Individuals incapable of securing for themselves and their families the rudimentary means of living
unavoidably (9)
to stealing, burgling or committing other offences. We may try
to explain crime on different (10)
- cultural, economic, psychological, but
criminologists are still far from detecting the exact source of violent offences as the direct link
between these particular factors isn‟t possible to specify.
1. A. believed
B. viewed
C. alleged
D. thought
2. A. outspoken
B. overestimated
C. presupposed
D. upgraded
3. A. granted
B. awarded
C. devoted
D. entrusted
4. A. headlines
B. titles
C. captions
D. broadcast
5. A. lasting
B. obstructing
C. nagging
D. contending
6. A. debated
B. conversed
C. conflicted
D. articulated
7. A. escalation
B. abuse
C. maltreatment
D. disuse
8. A. rears
B. nurtures
C. breeds
D. urges
9. A. turn
B. take
C. gear
D. bring
10. A. motives
B. arguments
C. reasons
D. grounds
Your answers
1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
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Ecotourism
Snacking on green ants is (1)
everyone‟s idea of the most delicious holiday
indulgence, but on a recent walk through the Daintree rainforest in Queensland, Australia, Aboriginal
guide Kirsty Norris assured a group of uncertain guests that the traditional food source of her
KukuYalanji tribe was (2)
_
a try. She (3)
_ have been right - but
luckily for the native ants and the tourists, rain came streaming down through the canopy, sending
(4)
possible food scurrying for cover.
Connecting with nature isn‟t a compulsory (5)
of a stay at an
tree-house villas are
environmentally friendly resort, but at the Daintree Eco Lodge, (6)
set on stilts above the compound‟s waterfall-fed creek, many people find (7)
doing a bit of communing while they relax.
(8)
_ecotourism is increasing in popularity, recording heady
growth worldwide, it is still difficult to define. For some travellers, ecotourism means eavesdropping
(9)
nature from the comfort of a plush bed with a magnificent view. For
(10)
, it‟s about doing without hot showers and trekking across wildernesses.
However, industry watchers say the category‟s basic tenet is minimal environmental impact
combined with some contribution to education and conservation.
Your answers
1.
2.
6.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
VI. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the questions. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
CLOUD SEEDING
Precipitation is essential for any type of farming, and since the development of agriculture man
has attempted to gain influence over or to control this life-giving phenomenon. For much of human
history, such efforts have been the province of shamans, witch doctors, and priests, who have sought
to enlist the aid of the supernatural in bringing steady and reliable rains during the growing season.
In fact, in many earlier societies, the great authority afforded to such individuals was explicitly
based on their claims to supposedly command the rains to come. In modern times, most societies
have turned away from such superstitions. Rain-making efforts continue today, albeit under the guise
of science. Modern rain-making efforts centre around the practice of cloud seeding, in which certain
chemicals (usually silver iodide) are released into the atmosphere to induce precipitation. In order to
understand this process, it is first necessary to understand what causes precipitation under natural
circumstances.
Precipitation requires two processes to take place inside a cloud: condensation and coalescence.
Condensation occurs when the air in a cloud cools beyond a certain point. Clouds are essentially
masses of air saturated with water vapour, and the amount of water vapour that the air can hold is a
function of temperature. Warmer air can hold more water vapour, while cooler air can hold less.
Thus, when a mass of warm air cools, either as a result of a collision with a cooler mass of air or
through some other process, its ability to hold water vapour decreases. When this ability drops below
the amount of water vapour the cloud actually holds, the cloud is said to be supersaturated. At this
point, the water vapour will begin to condense into tiny microscopic droplets.
While the supersaturation of the cloud marks the point at which water droplets begin to form, it
does not always result in precipitation. These initial water droplets are so small that the force of air
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resistance and upward breaths of wind are sufficient to keep them suspended within the cloud. It
is when these water droplets begin to combine into larger water drops or freeze in to ice crystals, a
process known as coalescence, that they gain enough mass to fall as either rain or snow. In order to
coalesce, however, these water droplets must first have something to coalesce around. Typically,
this is a microscopic particle of dirt or dust that has been blown up into a cloud. Without the
presence of such particles, precipitation is nearly impossible. In fact, in clouds without these
particles, condensed water droplets may even drop below the freezing point without coalescing into
raindrops or snowflakes.
It is precisely these conditions which cloud seeding seeks to exploit. In cloud seeding, super- fine
particles of silver iodide are released into a cloud in an attempt to initiate coalescence and thus
produce precipitation. The silver iodide is typically delivered via a ground-launched rocket or a plane
that has been specially outfitted with cloud-seeding equipment. In either case, the process is the
same. If successful, the water droplets will coalesce around the particles of silver iodide and fall as
either rain or snow, depending on temperatures closer to the ground.
While cloud seeding works in theory, its real-world efficacy is more open to debate. There are
undeniably cases in which cloud seeding does produce precipitation. However, it is often impossible
to tell whether greater amounts of precipitation occur with the aid of cloud seeding than would have
occurred naturally. Moreover, cloud seeding can only work when cloud conditions are already ripe
for precipitation; that is, when a cloud is already supersaturated. In instances when this is not the
case, cloud seeding is powerless to produce rain. Cloud seeding, for example, may initiate rainfall in
temperate climates, but it would be a futile practice in desert regions. Another drawback is that cloud
seeding naturally results in rainfalls laden with silver iodide, which can be toxic to vegetation and
wildlife in high enough concentrations. Despite these limitations, cloud seeding is a growing practice
worldwide. Currently, 24 nations, including the United States, China, Russia, and Australia, have
active cloud seeding programs. Some of these nations have begun to experiment with materials other
than silver iodide in their programs, hoping to find a method of cloud seeding that is more
environmentally friendly.
1. The word "province" in the passage is closest in meaning to "
".
A. authority
B. jurisdiction
C. realm
D. specialty
2. In paragraph 1, why does the author allude to shamans, witch doctors, and priests?
A. To belabour the point that rain in religious rituals is of great import
B. To elucidate the futility of all rain-making endeavours
C. To illustrate the dearth of empirical erudition amidst primitive civilisations
D. To yield a celebrated background for rainmaking ventures
3. Based on the information in paragraph 2, condensation can best be designated as
.
A. the amalgam of minuscule water droplets
B. the diminution of air temperatures inside a cloud
C. the genesis of water droplets from water vapour
D. the resistance of water vapour to supersaturation
4. What is required for coalescence to transpire?
A. Air temperatures must depreciate to a critical level.
B. The aggregate of water vapour in a cloud must exceed a certain point.
C. Water droplets must become sufficiently dense to overcome air resistance.
D. Water droplets must have something on which to affix themselves.
5. According to paragraph 4, the mantle of silver iodide in cloud seeding is to
.
A. augment the amount of water vapour in the cloud
B. diminish the inclusive air temperature in the cloud
C. expedite coalescence
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D. facilitate condensation
6. The word "efficacy" in the paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to "
”.
A. prevalence
B. reliability
C. sanctuary
D. usefulness
7. Based on paragraph 5, what can be inferred about cloud seeding?
A. Cloud seeding actually precipitates very little environmental desecration.
B. Cloud seeding does not always work.
C. Cloud seeding methods have never been appraised.
D. The overheads of cloud seeding are exorbitant to be viable.
8. Why are nations looking for auxiliary constituents to manoeuvre in cloud seeding?
A. Silver iodide introduces poisons into the environment.
B. Silver iodide wields extortionate delivery modi operandi like projectiles and airplanes.
C. The availability of silver iodide is extremely limited.
D. They hanker after a more effective component than silver iodide.
9. Which of the sentences below best conveys the intrinsic information in the highlighted
sentence in the passage?
A. In primeval societies, only puissant individuals (ecclesiastics) had the prerogative to command
the rains.
B. In primitive civilisations, authority epitomes dodged explicit assertions about
constraining the rains.
C. The formidable stature of religious epitomes in primitive civilisations was primarily due to
their allegations to restrain the rain.
D. The greatness of primeval societies was grounded in the adroitness of ethereal leaders to create
rain.
10. The phrase "upward breaths" in the passage can be replaced by “
”.
A. upbraids
B. updraughts
C. upheavals
D. uprisings
Your answers
1.
2.
6.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
VII. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
The effects of deforestation are widespread and various. Some examples include flooding at a
local scale to the wider effects of global warming on a worldwide scale.
In Britain, for example 7.
people live in areas at risk of flooding. This risk is
increased by deforestation. Trees catch and store water lowering the chance of flooding. By removing
trees land erosion is also higher, increasing the chance of 8.
.
Deforestation also affects global warming by contributing 15% of the 9.
of
greenhouse gasses. To make sure that the cutting down of trees is done in a sustainable way, good
forestry 10.
is important.
Your answers:
7.
8.
9.
10.
VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one
printed before it. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points)
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1. He was so disgusted at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her.
 Such
.
2. I‟ll have to wait before I know whether he‟ll keep his promise or not.
It remains
.
3. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
 The English owed
.
4. The moment I saw the dirty state of the restaurant kitchen, I no longer felt hungry.
 I lost
.
5. He loses his temper at all things, even the slightest one.
 He flies
_.
IX. Rewrite the sentences below in such a way that their meanings stay the same. You must use
the words in capital without changing their forms. Write your answers in the space provided (10
points)
1. Yoshi wanted to make sure that everything was as it should be on the big day. LEAVE
Yoshi didn‟t
on the big day.
2. He always makes everything look so difficult.
WEATHER
He always
everything.
3. I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow.
HEAD
I couldn‟t
the book.
4. Don‟t tell the boss anything about this.
BREATHE
Don‟t
the boss.
5. Our attempts to persuade Soji to continue his studies weren‟t successful and he left university
early. MET
Our attempts to persuade Soji not to
no success and he left
university early.
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