1) The light from Alkaid has taken about 210 years to ______ your eyes. a) approach b) reach c) hit d) achieve 2) If Alkaid stopped ______ today, people on earth would still see it ... a) flashing b) burning c) shining d) blushing 3) .... people on earth would still see it ______ about 210 years. a) through b) after c) for d) at 4) It’s ______ breathtaking, and it ....... to the great mystery about the nature of light. a) quit b) qhick c) quiet d) quite 5) ... and their energy is transferred ______ another form. a) into b) onto c) for d) at 6) ______, they can go on and on, at the same terrific speed, with no loss of energy, forever! a) although b) otherwise c) whatever d) either 7) It was probably ____ confusing. a) enough b) rather c) rarely d) quite 8) Now, to ____ this confusion, many primary schools in England have a special teacher who welcomes new pupils. a) escape b) avoid c) defeat d) beat 9) She is ____ a reception class teacher. a) named b) called c) said d) told 10) The children are ____ with the idea of school and if they have been good, they can’t understand why they have to go to school. a) afraid b) threatened c) risked d) endangered 11) The teacher must ____ him that at the end of the day his mother will be back and take him home. a) persuade b) convince c) explain d) prove 12) The teacher sometimes has as much difficulty in ____ with the mothers. a) guiding b) managing c) coping d) handling 13) The best way to ____ with the situation is to get the child used to the idea of school. a) face b) deal c) touch d) consider 14) The mother should take her child to see the teacher and to look ____ the school. a) through b) about c) after d) round 15) Will you be the chief engineer ______ a bridge across the Atlantic Ocean? a) inventing b) designing c) scheming d) doing 16) Will you be leading an ______ to the planet Mars? a) expenditure b) expedition c) exploration d) exhibit 17) You can daydream, of course, but nobody knows exactly what the world will be ______. a) like b) alike c) likely d) likable 18) These diseases are on the way out, ______ to germ-killing chemicals a) as a result b) because c) on account d) thanks 19) ... new ways of providing clean, safe ______ and water. a) eat b) feed c) food d) cookinng 20) Healthier people live longer, so we can expect the world’s population to ______ sharply. a) decrease b) distract c) disslove d) increase 21) Scientists are at work on some ______. a) solutions b) alternatives c) preferences d) questions 22) New chemicals kill crop-destroying insects without ______ other animals. a) hurting b) harming c) injuring d) wounding 23) In 1728 Bering and his crew ______ through the strait that is now named after him. a) paddled b) sailed c) travelled d) rowed 24) The ______ was funded by Russian czar Peter the Great. a) travel b) trip c) journey d) expedition 25) Their journey ______ that Asia was not connected to North America. a) proved b) convinced c) persuaded d) appeared 26) In 1741 Bering headed further south, landing on tiny Kayak Island off the ______ of what is now the southeastern part of the state. a) bank b) beach c) shore d) seaside 27) In 1799 the Russian-American Company was established to ______ Russian interests. a) look at b) look after c) look for d) look away 28) ... for the European colonists, ______ never numbered more than a few hundred. a) which b) who c) whose d) what 29) The Russians ruled the ______ until the late 1860s. a) country b) area c) ground d) earth 30) The ______ of gold in 1896 in the Yukon Territory started a huge gold rush that brought thousands of settlers. a) discovery b) detection c) exploration d) innovation 31) I wanted to be ordinary as desperately as my mother wanted to be ______ . a) uncommon b) unusual c) odd d) peculiar 32) “I can’t ______ that hair-do”, she said. a) stand b) approve c) agree d) vote 33) Her ______ of ordinariness came out most strongly in her clothes. a) panic b) worry c) fear d) trouble 34) “Couldn’t you please ______ something else?” a) wear b) dress c) put d) clothe 35) ... “something that people won’t ______ at.” a) watch b) stare c) peep d) glance 36) She looked at me angrily and drew herself ______ to her full height of five feet ten inches. a) on b) over c) up d) at 37) “Are you ______ of your own mother?" a) sorry b) shamed c) ashamed d) angry 38) "I feel ______ for you. I really do.” a) regretful b) sorry c) guilty d) unhappy 39) ... and future will bring them in that important ______ of existence. a) area b) sector c) territory d) region 40) ... that can enable you to get cards very much in your ______. a) benefit b) favour c) advantage d) priviledge 41) The doctors were fortunate enough to come into ______ with a field of study. a) touch b) contact c) connection d) view 42) They personally have ______ thousands of people improve their health using only a small part of information. a) confessed b) witnessed c) recognised d) determined 43) Some change will be ______. a) ordered b) forced c) commanded d) required 44) And if you realize that your new healthy lifestyle ______ the making of new habits... a) consists b) contains c) encloses d) involves 45) ... the making of new habits, not the ______ of old ones, you will feel very positive about what the future holds for you. a) destroying b) damaging c) ruining d) breaking 46) It was built in 1796 to ______ the water level in the river. a) support b) maintain c) remain d) hold 47) ... the water level in the river ______ by the newly constructed Grand Union Canal a) confused b) bothered c) disturbed d) affected 48) And in any ______ much more interesting stretches of the canal are met further north. a) condition b) situation c) case d) circumstance 49) ... which has materials on printing and paper-making on ______. a) display b) exhibition c) presentation d) demonstration 50) a fascinating complex of Roman buildings, the ______ of a great city, once the third largest centre of Roman Britain. a) wastes b) wreckage c) remains d) reminders 51) it is best ______ by standing and looking for a while. a) approved b) praised c) appreciated d) regarded 52) ... a long stretch of the city wall which ______ back to the 3rd century. a) dates b) returns c) follows d) comes 53) ... but she can’t _____ buying a car at the moment. a) provide b) supply c) afford d) allow 54) You’ll probably want to sit as near to the ____ as possible. a) scene b) stage c) scenery d) performance 55) She pays her own _____ at the university. a) lessons b) classes c) tuition d) education 56) There you can ____ the best of everything a) take b) give c) hold d) get 57) Hundreds of people _____ the law by downloading music. a) undermine b) disobey c) break d) ruin 58) You’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain ____to the end of the last act. a) puts up b) sets up c) makes up d) goes up 59) London has several dozens of theatres, most of them not ____ from Trafalgar Square. a) far b) remote c) distant d) close 60) There were so many lovely things to look _____ in the house. a) out b) at c) into d) about 61) This play ____ without a break for many years. a) shows b) performs c) runs d) produces 62) She _____ an apartment with three other roommates. a) leases b) hires c) rents d) lends 63) Her grandfather had brought the vase with him when he returned from a long _____ to China. a) voyage b) tour c) hike d) excursion 64) After all, he did not want to be ______. a) bothered b) intervened c) interfered d) helped 65) There was no one to see her 36 ______. a) in b) off c) of d) after 66) and Grandmother often _____ me stories about these ladies. a) said b) talked c) spoke d) told 67) He ______ his suitcase with clothes and books. a) wrapped b) packed c) piled d) laid 68) On deck, a steward looked at Tracy’s ticket and _____ her to her stateroom. a) set b) came c) headed d) directed 69) watching the Statue of Liberty slide out of ______, and then she went exploring. a) glance b) stare c) sight d) look 70) Mr. Carnford gave him the name of an old servant to ______ him. a) look at b) look around c) look after d) look for 71) As the date of the exam _______ nearer, he decided to go somewhere and read by himself. a) appeared b) moved c) entered d) drew 72) I can’t ______ my answers, except they were short. a) recall b) memorise c) forget d) remind 73) When she ______ at Pier 90, where the Queen Elizabeth II was docked, it was crowded with photographers and television a) achieved b) arrived c) entered d) reached 74) it was becoming essential to find a job, so ______ I spent a whole morning getting to town a) finally b) at the end c) lastly d) in conclusion 75) He told us not to ______ and just watch him do it. a) scare b) disturb c) worry d) fear 76) “Oh, you can stop your ______. I’ve found it myself!” a) search b) investigation c) exploration d) study 77) His closing statement ______ a lack of sensitivity. a) discovered b) revealed c) disguised d) opened 78) I returned to the United States and got a job at a camp in northern Virginia. My ______ that summer was Dan. a) friend b) teammate c) partner d) opponent 79) Actually, such a job ______ exactly this sort of elementary responsibility. a) expects b) demands c) offers d) asks 80) but _____ all I loved a big Chinese vase which stood in the hall. a) mostly b) great of c) greatly d) most of 81) Families were forced to ______, the small stores went out of business. a) stay out b) take out c) move out d) go out 82) In a recent walk around Third Avenue my eyes ______ signs of the old neighbourhood. a) looked after b) looked for c) looked through d) looked at 83) We spend the evenings ______ about what happened during the day a) discussing b) debating c) talking d) saying 84) ______ my expectations of them are high, I must remember that so much of what they see and understand is for the first time. a) also b) altogether c) although d) thus 85) If I hadn't been born here and someone described the area, it would be ______ to believe. a) hard b) easy c) strange d) heavy 86) It gave me an ______ that I could not have received in any other place. a) knowledge b) information c) education d) training 87) ______, no matter how fast things move, children will be children. a) nevertheless b) nevermore c) although d) therefore 88) Over time, sad eyes can glisten again, but only if I am ______ of the fact that it takes them longer to get somewhere. a) common b) familiar c) aware d) acquainted 89) It was ______ with working families of Italian, German and Irish origin. a) covered b) held c) loaded d) filled 90) Raindrops spattered the windshield as the taxi sliced through ______ traffic on Park Avenue. a) solid b) heavy c) hard d) difficult 91) He ______ his point of destination and was ready to take on Frank Ramsey. a) achieved b) arrived c) entered d) reached 92) His heart ______, the way it always did when he saw her. a) set b) sank c) moved d) dropped 93) Bo insisted and Ramsey gave ______. a) in b) up c) on d) at 94) Family life was centred around old ______ of flats and small stores. a) blocks b) houses c) groups d) sets 95) She ______ so much like Tiffany. a) stared b) gazed c) looked d) glanced 96) Bo strained to ______ sight of her as he was jostled into the doorway. a) keep b) hold c) take d) give 97) Standing absolutely ______ beneath her umbrella while everything around her moved... a) inert b) static c) quiet d) still 98) I ______ on Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan. a) brought up b) grew up c) went up d) got up 99) At the end of the summer, a few of us went to ______ a cave in West Virginia. a) explore b) reseach c) discover d) analyze 100) I've always been a bit untidy, but Dan was ______ and clean. a) clear b) neat c) exact d) careful

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