III ​Match the words in A with the definitions in B.

 match the words in A with the definitions in B.

Choose the most suitable word/phrase to fill in the blank.

Big Ben, the nickname for the bell inside the Elizabeth Tower of Parliament, will ring for the final time next Monday (August 21) at midday ahead of four-years of extensive (1) ....................... works.

     The decision was taken to (2) ....................... ringing the bell (3) ....................... protect the hearing of those working on cleaning and repairing the clock. And while Londoners will miss the familiar chimes of Big Ben on a (4) ....................... basis, the bell will only ring for special (5) ......................., including the city’s New Year celebrations and Remembrance Sunday.

     Steve Jaggs, (6) ....................... as Keeper of the Great Clock (a pretty great job title we’re sure you’ll agree), told BBC News that the renovation works are “essential” and will “safeguard the clock on a (7) ....................... basis.”

     Over the next four years, the Elizabeth Tower will be modernized with a lift and will be made more energy-efficient. The clock face will be briefly taken apart for cleaning and repairing, but will, (8) ......................., continue to tell the time correctly.

1. A. renew             B. reborn             C. innovation     D. renovation

2. A. pause              B. stop                 C. put off            D. delay

3. A. so as to           B. in order to      C. to                     D. all are correct

4. A. hourly            B. daily               C. monthly          D. yearly

5. A. time                B. even                C. occasions        D. event

6. A. such                B. known            C. heard               D. called

7. A. long-term       B. long                C. short-term      D. short

8.   A. otherwise         B. therefore          C. instead             D. unless

 X      Read the passage.

1.     Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

          According to the Air Transport Action Group, the world’s airlines carried a total of over 3 billion (1) ..................... in 2013. Oxford Economics expect that figure to reach 5.9 billion by 2030. All these people are not only (2) ..................... huge quantities of CO2 (indirectly) but also putting a great pressure on many environments. Tourists also require additional infrastructure, such as water treatment plants, sanitation facilities, and lodging. Often times, local communities are not (3) ..................... to sustainably offer these conditions and the results can be devastating. In many parts of Africa, for (4) ....................., large-scale tourism (5) ..................... to the improper disposal of campsite sewage. This, in turn, resulted (6) ..................... the contamination of the nearest river where wildlife, livestock, and people draw drinking (7) ..................... . Especially in vulnerable areas, the increase of visitors can lead to significant environmental degradation. Local communities can also be harmed by an influx of tourists as the money influx is rarely directed towards them. Wherever people go, we leave behind garbage. Safaris and animal photographing can scare creatures. Feeding wildlife can leave them depending on humans. Even just walking can lead to soil erosion and destruction of animal paths. It can be hard to accept, but everything we do has an (8) ..................... on wildlife – we should be conscious of this.

2.  Find in the text a word which means:

     1.  the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities

          ...............................................

     2.  highly destructive or damaging.

          ...............................................

     3.  being made impure by polluting or poisoning.

          ...............................................

     4.  likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

          ...............................................

          5.      an arrival or entry of large numbers of people ỏ things

Match the words or phrases with their definitions

Task 2: The words in A column appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B column.

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

 III  Match the words with their definitions.

 IV  Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

      1.   There is a …………………. that human ageing may be delayed or even reserved.

      2.   The experiments have …………………. that there is a strong relationship between family background and children’s academic success.

      3.   Today scientific progress is mostly defined in terms of technological ……………….

      4.   There are a number of technological …………………. in our classroom.

      5.   The …………………. of the research will make great contributions to reforming our educational system.

      6.   To make sure that the first results weren’t just an accident, you need to repeat your …………………. several times.

 V  Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

      1.   I am interested in natural science ………………. like Chemistry and Physics.

            A. subjects                  B. objects                    C. topics                      D. themes

      2.   Steam engine has been known as a remarkable ………….. in science and technology.

            A. breakdown             B. break-up                 C. breakthrough          D. outbreak

      3.   We will ………………. chips in the brain to control devices in the future.

            A. implant                   B. add                         C. include                    D. attach

      4.   The ………………. of penicillin, one of the world’s first antibiotics, marks a true turning point in human history

            A. generation              B. exploration             C. invention                D. discovery

      5.   The group of doctors has spent 8 months …......…. the side - effects of this new vaccine.

            A. having examined                                        B. to examine

            C. examining                                                   D. to have examined

      6.   The doctor said that this disease ………………. prevented by vaccine.

            A. can                          B. can be                     C. could                      D. could be

      7.   Her teacher told her that there ………….. still room for her improvement in her work.

            A. has been                 B. had been                 C. is                             D. was

      8.   A mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quickly was ………………. by Little Pascal.

            A. found out               B. discovered              C. found                      D. invented

      9.   Science and technology have  ………………. the life safe, secure and comfortable.

            A. transformed            B. made                       C. done                       D. changed

      10. Facebook was built on the ….............. of earlier social network sites like MySpace and Bebo.

            A. succeed                  B. successful               C. successfully            D. success

* Match the words in A with their descriptions in B.

Read the definitions and then match them with the words.

 ___________ A film that is set in the future.

III. Match the question in column A with the answer in column B: