Read the text below and complete the gaps.Use only one word in each gap.
                                               Zulu wedding
The Zulu are an African ethnic group living mainly in South Africa.One particularly interesting aspect of their wedding customs. There are many preparations that need to (1)________ made before a wedding,and especially on the day of the event.Before the wedding,the groom's family presents eleven cows to the bride-to-be.If the wants to marry the man,she accepts (2)_______ gift.The wedding itself takes place on a hillside,on land and that it owned (3)________ the groom,called a kraal.Throughout the day,the bride might change her clothes (4)_________ than three times,do that her sister in- laws see her in many different colours.A wedding meal of meat and vegetable (5)________ prepared by the bridesmaids.The tradition of ukwaba is when the bride gives gifts of handmade blankets (6)__________ the members of her new family.Then,the family cover themselves (7)__________ the blankets in front of all the guests to symbolise that they (8)__________ accepted the bride into their family,and everyone sings and dances in the traditional manner
 

Read the text bellow and complete the gaps.Use only one word in each gap
                                        HORSE RIDDING HOLLYDAY
Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful countries (1) _______ the world and one where (2) ______ unique plants and animals can be found. Tourists and nature travellers alike come under the spell of nature wonderland that contains (3) _____ of tropical forests,rushing rivers and exotic animals. Its uncrowded beaches,high mountain and amazing volcanoes leave very (4) ______ peaople disappointed.One of the best ways of discovering the many incredible areas of the country (5) ______ on hordeback.The Costa Rica Riding Adventure offers (6) ______ four-day journey through the gorgeous landscapes of the country.The first day begins in the village of Santa Elena and ends in Las Juntas.
     The following morning the ride reaches the beautiful little village (7) ______ Solania.The third day is spent visiting the waterfalls or exploring the muontains foot or horseback or simply enjoying the day tin the swimming pool. On the last day you explore the Arenal Volcano,one of the most stunning features of the country. 

• For questions (1 - 8), read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

                                                                                                      BLUE DIAMONDS

  Blue diamonds are the world’s most expensive diamonds, with some valued (0) ...... AT....... over 350 million US dollars. However, no one knew (1) ............... recently precisely where these rare stones came from.

  Most diamonds are formed from pure carbon under extreme heat 150 to 200 kilometers underground, and (2) ............... is thought that volcanic eruptions bring them to the earth’s surface. Research by scientists has revealed, however, that blue diamonds were probably formed somewhere (3) ............... 600 and 800 kilometers down, in a part of the earth’s interior known (4) ............... the lower mantle.

  These researchers analyzed 46 blue diamonds, all of (5) .............. contained minerals only found in the lower mantle. (6) .............. only were these stones formed four times nearer the earth’s core (7) ............... normal diamonds, but they also contain an element called boron that is mostly found on the earth’s surface. What seems to have happened, (8) ............... to the researchers, is that billions of years ago, rocks containing boron were carried down into the lower mantle by movements of the earth’s tectonic plates, and were eventually returned to the surface by volcanic action.

• For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

                                                                                                 A HISTORY OF SURFING

The history of surfing undoubtedly goes (0) BACK a long way. It seems to (9) .......... formed a central part of the culture of the Polynesian people, who were inhabitants of islands in the Pacific Ocean (10) .......... as Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii. These people did not regard surfing (11) .......... a mere recreational activity. For them, it was much (12) .......... of an art. Although surfing disappeared from many parts of Polynesia in (13) .......... early twentieth century, a small number of people in Hawaii kept the tradition alive. In 1912, it spread to the east coast of the United States, and in particular to Virginia Beach, (14) .......... became an important surfing center. Surfing developed quite rapidly from then on, and the design of surfboards became more sophisticated. However, (15) .......... was not until the 1960s that surfing came to be a truly global phenomenon, boosted not only by the success of surfing films (16) .......... also by pop songs about surfing culture.

• For questions 1 - 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

      Founded in 1972, the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award is celebrated in 27 countries. Veuve Clicquot has now introduced a new award (0) ___TO___ complement its Business Woman of the Year category. Called The New Generation Award, (1) __________ recognizes the best young female talent across the business and corporate life. The first winner of the award, Kathryn Parsons, (2) __________ innovative start-up company, Decoded, teaches people to code in a day, has joined the judging panel to help find this year’s winner. ‘The importance of these awards cannot (3) __________ overestimated,’ she says. ‘Women need role models that prove to (4) __________ that they can do it, too.’ The New Generation Award is open to entrepreneurial businesswomen (5) __________ the ages of 25 and 35. They can run (6) __________ own businesses or hail from corporate life. ‘This award isn’t about how much money you’ve made or how long you’ve been in business, it’s about recognizing young women (7) __________ a mission and a vision,’ says Parsons. ‘We want to meet women who are working to (8) __________ the world a better place.’

question 1-10 , read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap . use only one word in each gap . write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS

judo

when i first decided to (1)............................ up judo i was only seven years old . i(2) .................... seen a competition (3)........................... television and for some strange reason i just knew immediately that what they were doing on TV was also what i wanted to do. it must (4) .............................. the right decision because i have always been (5) ............................ best in my age group and i am usually(6) ........................ faster than my opponent. for the past 11 years , i have always looked forward (7) ............................... my judo lesson. last year, i finally became a black belt , but i (8)........................... been winning prizes in tournaments (9) ............................ i started . of course, i would love to win(10) ...................... medal at the olympics. we'll see!

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Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap.

Until the late 1920s, motion pictures were silent except (1) ________ the musical accompaniment

provided by theater owners in the form of live orchestras. Up (2) ________ this point, movies had enjoyed a wide

degree of popularity, but they still remained a secondary form of entertainment, largely (3) ________ to their lack

of sound. Everything changed (4) ________ 1926 when Warner Brothers introduced a new sound-on-disc system.

In this system, sound effects and music were (5) ________ on wax record. In order to exhibit this new (6)

________, Warner Brothers showed “Don Juan”, the first (7) ________ picture to have a pre-recorded score and

sound effects. Although “Don Juan” was enjoyed very much, many movie studios still refused to adapt (8)

________ talking picture technology, believing that “talkies” would never replace silent pictures. (9) ________,

“The Jazz Singer”, an interesting film with sound, in October (10) ________ 1927 changed these options, and in

doing so, changed the history of motion pictures forever.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space .The first one has been done for you. Write your answers in the table below. (2,0ms)                         

I (0)............. several good friends but I suppose that my best (1)............. is Ellen. We have been friends with each other (2)............. we were very young because she used to live next door to me. We were in the (3)............. class at school. She has always been much more clever than me at all subjects. I don’t mind (4).............. she often help me with my homework! Anyway, I have always been better at sport than she is. I beat her at tennis and she didn’t like that. In fact, she hates (5)..................  at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That is the only thing that I don’t like about her. Otherwise, she has a great sense of (6) ................. and she always makes me laugh. We get on very well (7).................. although we have arguments about silly little things sometimes. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I (8).................. see her a lot. We’re planning to go on a (9)................around Europe next summer. I’m really looking forward to it because I think we’ll (10)............. a lot of fun and see exciting places.

     Read the text and think of the correct word for each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

The lunches at school ⁰ aren’t very good, in fact they’re horrible! There’s always too ¹ ____________ salt and not ² ____________ pepper in the food! Oh, and there are too ³ ____________ vegetables as well. I’ ⁴ ____________ got enough time to make a sandwich to take to school, but my mum is against this idea. There ⁵ ____________ a fast food
⁶ ____________ near the school, but it’s very
⁷ ____________ and I haven’t got much money.