1) Until recently, the (0) . . . . . of planets outside our own solar system was difficult to prove. EXIST a) exist b) existence c) existent d) existing 2) Now, thanks to increasingly (1) . . . . . . equipment, hundreds have been discovered orbiting distant stars. SENSE a) sensitive b) sense c) sensibility d) sensitively 3) Recent (2) . . . . . . . of the nearest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri have led to a significant discovery : a rocky planet similar in size to the Earth which may have liquid water on its surface. INVESTIGATE a) investigation b) investigate c) investigative d) investigations 4) Recent investigations of the nearest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri have led to a (3) . . . . . . . discovery : a rocky planet similar in size to the Earth which may have liquid water on its surface. SIGNIFY a) significance b) signify c) significant d) significantly 5) Although the new planet is (4) . . . . . . . closer to Proxima Centauri than the Earth is to the Sun, there is still a possibility of life there. CONSIDER a) consideration b) consider c) considerable d) considerably 6) Although the new planet is considerably closer to Proxima Centauri than the Earth is to the Sun, there is still a (4) . . . . . . . of life there. POSSIBLE a) possibility b) possible c) impossible d) possibly 7) This is because the star is much smaller and cooler than our sun, so conditions on the planet may be (6) . . . . . . . enough to support life. COMFORT a) comfort b) comfortable c) uncomfortable d) comfortably 8) Temperatures on the planet will be (7) . . . . . . . . on whether there is an atmosphere surrounding it. DEPEND a) dependence b) depend c) dependent d) dependable e) dependably 9) Travelling to Proxima Centauri and exploring its planet is totally (8) . . . . . . at the moment. Despite it being one of the nearest stars to the sun, it would take thousands of years to get there using current technology. REAL a) reality b) realize c) real d) realistic e) unrealistic 10) There is some (0) . . . . . . . evidence to suggest that coffee was cultivated in Africa in the tenth century, HISTORY a) history b) historian c) historic d) historical e) historically 11) but drinking coffee didn’t become (1) . . . . . . . . . in Europe until the mid-seventeenth century, FASHION a) fashion b) fashionable c) unfashionable d) fashionably 12) with many visitors to London claiming that going to a coffee shop was one of the great (2) . . . . . . . of life. PLEASE a) pleasure b) please c) pleasant d) unpleasant e) pleasantly f) unpleasantly 13) People paid an (3) . . . . . . . charge of one penny to enter a coffee shop, to enjoy the supposedly beneficial effects of the drink. ADMIT a) admission b) admit c) admissible d) admissibly 14) People paid an admission charge of one penny to enter a coffee shop, to enjoy the supposedly (4) . . . . . . . effects of the drink. BENEFIT a) benefit b) beneficial c) beneficially d) beneficiary 15) Doctors at the time believed it could cure several diseases, and many drinkers reported that coffee made them more (5) . . . . . . . . and improved their mood. ENERGY a) energy b) energize c) energetic d) energetically 16) (6) . . . . . . . . , a visit to a coffee shop had a serious purpose too, as people started to meet there to discuss politics and new ideas. INCREASE a) increase b) increasing c) increasingly 17) Good behaviour was essential and if you were (7) . . . . . . . , you could be thrown out of a shop. POLITE a) politeness b) polite c) impolite d) politely e) impolitely 18) However, coffee shops in Europe declined in popularity in the late eighteenth century due to the greater (8) . . . . . . . of tea, a drink that was easier to make than coffee. CONSUME a) consumption b) consumer c) consume 19) Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America with the (0) . . . . . . . . of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, which unlike Titicaca is connected directly to the sea. EXCEPTT a) exception b) except c) exceptable d) excepted 20) It is 190 kilometres long and reaches a maximum (1) . . . . . . of 284 metres. Approximately 60 per cent of the lake lies in Peru and the rest in Bolivia. DEEP a) depth b) deepen c) deep d) deeply 21) The lake is famous for a variety of (2) . . . . . . . . . wildlife, including a giant frog that can weigh up to three kilogrammes. USUAL a) usual b) unusual c) usually d) unusually 22) Some animals in the lake are (3) . . . . . . species, which led to the establishment of Titicaca National Reserve in 1978. DANGER a) danger b) endanger c) endangered d) dangerous e) dangerously 23) Some animals in the lake are endangered species, which led to the (4) . . . . . . . of Titicaca National Reserve in 1978. DANGER a) establishment b) establish c) established 24) The protection of the wildlife is guaranteed, and so is the beautiful scenery that makes a visit to the lake so (5) . . . . . . . . FORGET a) forgetfulness b) forget c) forgettable d) unforgettable e) forgetfully f) unforgettably 25) There are numerous islands on the lake, although not all are (6) . . . . . . to tourists. ACCESS a) access b) accessibility c) accessible d) inaccessible e) accessibly f) inaccessibly 26) The (7) . . . . . . of some of the islands are known as the Uros people, who still maintain their traditional way of life, but at the same time welcome visitors. INHABIT a) inhabitant b) inhabitants c) inhabit d) inhabits 27) (8) . . . . . . . ., this beautiful lake is often ignored by tourists. SURPRISE a) surprise b) surprised c) surprising d) surprisingly

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