Ready for for Advanced Reading and Use of English Part 2 Open cloze For questions 1–8, read the tet !elo" and thin# of the "ord "hich !est $ts the gap% Use only one "ord in each gap% &here is an ea'ple at the !eginning (0)% *rite your ans"ers IN CAPITAL CAPITAL LETTERS LET TERS% Example: 0 THE
&he &ur!aned &ur!aned &ornado &ornado For the "orld+s oldest 'arathon 'an, (0) $nal $nishing line is approaching% &"o &"o 'onths short short (1) his -.2nd !irthday, Fau/a Fau/a 0ingh has decided to call (2) a day% 1e "ill hang up his racing shoes after co'pleting the -.#' race to !e held in con/unction "ith the annual 1ong ong 3arathon% &he great4grea great4greatt grandfather, grandfather, "ho co'es co'es fro' fro' the 5ndian state state of Pun/a!, Pun/a!, !ut lives in 5lford, $rst too# up co'petitive running at the age of 67% Recently (3) , he has ad'itted that age (4) "ell !e catching up "ith hi'% 1e said that racing is getting very tough for hi' and he feels he 'ust retire on (5) high% 1o"ever, he also epressed fears that "hen he stops running, people "ill (6) longer love hi'% 1e !elieves that old age 'a#es you !eco'e (7) a child and you "ant attention% 0ingh 'ight !e "orried, !ut attention has certainly never !een so'ething he has lac#ed% 5ndeed, the tur!aned 0i#h has !een used in high4pro$le advertising ca'paigns% 0ingh intends to #eep running for at (8) four hours a day day% 1e still "ants "ants to inspire the 'asses and 'aintain his personal health%
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Reading and Use of English Part 9 *ord for'ation For questions 1–8, read the tet !elo"% Use the "ord given in capitals at the end of so'e of the lines to for' a "ord that $ts in the gap n !"e #ame lne% &here is an ea'ple at the !eginning (0)% *rite your ans"ers IN CAPITAL LETTERS % Example: 0 DETECTION
Echolocation A (0) technique nor'ally used !y dolphins to locate o!/ects $ETECT is !eing adopted !y !lind people% &hrough uttering high4pitch clic#s they are a!le to locate o!stacles "ith re'ar#a!le (1) %
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&he syste' is !ased on ani'al sonar techniques and helps hu'ans for' 'ental 'aps of their (2) % *hen the sound "aves hit S%RR&%N$ an o!/ect, energy is re:ected !ac# to the ear to ena!le a !lind person to decode its size, (3) of structure and distance% &he i'age $EEP o!tained !asically co'!ines these (4) % C'ARACTER
0cienti$c (5) has sho"n that the process is si'ilar to "hat happens "ith vision in nor'al4 (6) people, "ho rely on
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processing are also !eing deployed !y !lind people using this technique% &he *orld Access for the ;lind organization is trying to spread the technique to help !lind people navigate their environ'ent "ith increased (8) %
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an additional per# of the training eperience
an initial sti'ulus at the !eginning of the training season the lie of the land helping so'eone 'ove rapidly "ith little physical e>ort the :ei!le nature of the triathlon
the pleasure of !eing allo"ed to snooze a little longer than epected an intention to i'prove on a past achieve'ent
a change in ter'inology relating to so'e sports equip'ent rushing in order to !e ready on ti'e
a feeling of self4satisfaction "hich "as short lived
&ri, tri and tri again? get race4$t in the sun How does a self-confessed rookie get ready for the London Triathlon? Sign u for a training ca! in "reece# says Ed!und $allance A @ood for youB, said a close friend, sin#ing his gnashers into a /uicy !urger, "hen 5 told hi' 5 "as going to reece to train for a triathlon% 5 "asnBt feeling hugely con$dent a!out 'y o"n $tness% 5 en/oyed s"i''ing, !ut tended to avoid running "henever possi!le% And 5 hadnBt o"ned a !i#e since the eighties "hen they "ere called @racersB rather than road !i#es%
0o "hy sign up to train under the searing 3editerranean sun= Firstly, the race 5 "ould !e ta#ing part in – a sprint triathlon – "as one of the shortest? a CD. 'etre s"i', 2.#' !i#e ride and D#' run% And as a co'plete
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Ready for Advanced Progress &est roo#ie, the prospect of so'e professional guidance courtesy of eilsonBs triathlon training ca'ps o>ered reassurance and co'fort, "ith the !onus of so'e !al'y recian "eather% uests receive professional one4on4 one coaching in s"i''ing, running and cycling at eilsonBs Retreat ;each lu! in 0ivota, and $nish the "ee# "ith a !ona $de race? &he 0ivota 5nternational 0print &riathlon% + Open to all a!ilities, the retreats can serve as a co'plete introduction to triathlon $tness, or get you race4$t for your net iron'an% &he ca'p caters for s'all groups of adults% lasses ta#e place outside – in the pool, !y the !each, or on the coastal roads surrounding the hotel% 0ivota is the o Gcial training ca'p of the 8ondon and ;lenhei' triathlons – 5Bd signed up for the for'er and "as treating the "ee# as a dry run for the 8ondon race% &he deal "as doneH 5 "as ready to face the challenges of the "ee# ahead%
Iay one started pro'isingly, "ith a 7a' lie4in% 1o"ever, it "asnBt long !efore 5 "as "ondering "hat 5Bd signed up for% 5 hadnBt co'peted in a sport for 2. years – "hat had 5 !een thin#ing= 0till, at !rea#fast, 5 could at least feel /usti$ed in loading up on car!s%
C A -%D#' 'orning s"i' in the e'erald sea put 'e in !etter spirits% Our ca'p "as s'all, "hich 'eant that everyone received plenty of attention fro' the epert coaches% *e "ere scheduled for a three4hour !i#e ride to a 'ountaintop village, so 5 gulped do"n so'e lunch and prepared 'yself% Free"heeling do"n a "inding coastal road, 5 really started to en/oy 'yself% Our coach de'onstrated ho" properly to negotiate a turn% ;y /utting out 'y #nee and s"apping 'y "eight fro' one leg to the other, 5 found 5 could 'anoeuvre around the !ends "ithout "o!!ling%
&hat evening, 5 caught up "ith so'e fello" tri4ca'pers over so'e food% Fifty4t"o4year4old 3ichael told 'e he raced a!out once a 'onth over the su''er, and had signed up for the ca'p to #ic#4start his training% @As long as you can s"i' a fe" lengths, ride a !i#e "ithout sta!ilizers, and /og "ithout falling over, you can do a triathlon%B $ Iay t"o started "ith a 2%J#' s"i'% *e set o> "ith the training director and ca'p founder, a nine4ti'es U cha'pion, so "hen he suggested "ays of i'proving 'y technique, 5 listened carefully% ;y follo"ing his instructions, 5 found that 5 'oved 'ore quic#ly through the "ater% 5 "as al'ost s'ug, until Rich cruised past 'e li#e a tur!o4charged dolphin%
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0teven helped 'a#e a list of (6) for the centre% &he centre organized a sponsored trip to a (7) % 0eeing the childrenBs (8) on the &L "as an uplifting eperience for Anna%
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Loca!ulary hoose the "ord ( A, +, C or $) "hich can !e used in !oth sentences, a and -% &here is an ea'ple at the !eginning ( 0)% 0 a &hirty years ago the of life used to !e 'uch slo"er% - Our co'pany is $nding it hard to #eep ,,,, "ith the rapid changes in the 'ar#et% A speed + pace C step $ 'otion 1 a &he species has gradually to its ne" environ'ent% - &his popular childrenBs story has !een for television% A led + revised C adapted $ converted 2 a A nu'!er of e'ployees have !een to another !ranch of the co'pany% - 8arge su's of 'oney "ere to 0"iss !an# accounts% A transferred + transfor'ed C relocated $ assigned 3 a Recently there has !een a in pu!lic opinion regarding advertising !y the phar'aceutical industry% - 3edia attention has eperienced a a"ay fro' social issues and is no" focused on the econo'y% A variation + slip C shift $ transfer 4 a Reaching the pea# proved to !e an i'possi!le % - *e "ere convinced he "ould rise to the of s"i''ing right round the island% A a'!ition + hurdle C challenge $ assign'ent 5 a &he sales launch of our ne" product "as a dis'al % - &he co'plete of the govern'entBs housing policy has led to an increase in ho'elessness% A failure + collapse C disaster $ !rea#do"n 6 a ered the /o!% - &hereBs a sli' he 'ight /ust get here in ti'e for the 'eeting% A chance + opportunity C li#elihood $ pro!a!ility 7 a 1is $rst $l' "as a resounding % - 5nvest'ent in the hinese 'ar#et helped 'a#e the co'pany aMan % A victory + success C triu'ph $ achieve'ent 8 a 5B' afraid 5 canBt tell you, 5B' s"orn to % - A veil of surrounds the govern'entBs decisions on "hether to close do"n the nuclear po"er plant% A con$dentiality + silence C secrecy $ conspiracy . a &he students voiced their strong over the increase in the fees for all undergraduate degree courses% - 3y parents "ere una!le to hide their ,,,, of 'y relationship "ith an older "o'an% A disapproval + criticis' C re/ection $ disagree'ent © 3ac'illan
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10 a 0ta> at the hospital have epressed their "ith the proposals for a longer "or#ing day% - in the "or#place has a negative e>ect on eGciency% A annoyance + aniety C co'plaint $ dissatisfaction
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