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TEST J
The fall guy
Nick Gillard earns a living working as a stuntman on films and TV
shows but his first __(1)__ of show business was trick-riding circus
horses when he was just 12 years old. Four years later he got the
chance to __(2)__ in his first film. ‘I really enjoyed working on the
film,’ Nick remembers, ‘so I started asking how I’d __(3)__ becoming
a stuntman.’ Nick couldn’t just __(4)__ as a stuntman straight away.
First he had to get __(5)__ by the British Stunt Register, which
represents stunt professionals in Britain. To do this he had to reach
instructor __(6)__ in six sports including skiing, riding and gymnastics.
Since qualifying __(7)__ the age of 19, Nick has worked on many
movies and he has doubled for some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Safety and timing are all-important for stunt professionals - they
plan everything down to the __(8)__ detail. ‘We take the utmost
__(9)__. It’s not like being an actor where you can __(10)__ the shot
again if it goes wrong. It’s got to work first time.’ Nick has __(11)__
some terrifyingly dangerous stunts. For one film he jumped across a
bridge in a speed boat, and in Alien 3 he was __(12)__ on fire, without
air, for more than two minutes. Filming on location __(13)__ him all
__(14)__ the world, often for months __(15)__ a time.
1.
A) lesson
B) experiment C) attempt
D) taste
2.
A) play
B) practice
C) perform
D) show
3.
A) go on
B) go about
C) go by
D) go for
4.
A) put up
B) establish
C) set up
D) introduce
5.
A) applied
B) allowed
C) agreed
D) accepted
6.
A) line
B) level
C) measure
D) mark
7.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) by
8.
A) tiniest
B) lowest
C) least
D) lightest
9.
A) caution
B) care
C) attention
D) guard
10. A) have
B) make
C) give
D) take
11. A) made
B) done
C) led
D) given
12. A) put
B) caught
C) set
D) lit
13. A) takes
B) brings
C) flies
D) fetches
14. A) about
B) through
C) across
D) over
15. A) at
B) on
C) for
D) in
TEST K
Yachtswoman
Lisa Clayton’s dream was to become the first woman in history to
sail single-handed, non-stop and unassisted around the world. On 17
September 1994, she set sail in Spirit of Birmingham on what could
have been the final __(1)__ of her life. Here are some of her notes on
the journey.
Day 182
The loneliness got worse __(2)__ the day. When you haven’t
__(3)__ a ship or land for four months, __(4)__ talked to anyone, it
really gets you __(5)__. The sense of isolation is frightening.
Day 217
I __(6)__ a lot of my trip feeling frustrated and frightened, __(7)__
it was because of the __(8)__ winds, a broken heater or the sharks. I
remember thinking, ‘This is crazy!’ The sun was out, the sea was
__(9)__ and here I was __(10)__ tears! Then I saw the most wonderful
__(11)__- a 12m whale which swam __(12)__ the boat for hours.
Day 286
Two days before I crossed the __(13)__ line a helicopter came out
scanning the seas for me. That’s when I finally thought, ‘I’m going to
do it.’ About 50 boats escorted me into the harbor where thousands
of people were waiting, __(14)__ me on. And, as I docked, fireworks
and cannons __(15)__. It was just mad!
1.
A) excursion
B) travel
C) journey
D) tour
2.
A) from
B) by
C) since
D) at
3.
A) crossed
B) discovered
C) passed
D) joined
4.
A) let alone
B) not only
C) without even D) not counting
5.
A) back
B) out
C) off
D) down
6.
A) took
B) spent
C) had
D) stayed
7.
A) whether
B) unless
C) either
D) if
8.
A) low
B) weak
C) mild
D) light
9.
A) sparkling
B) glowing
C) flickering
D) flashing
10. A) full of
B) in
C) down with
D) on
11. A) scenery
B) view
C) sight
D) outlook
12. A) alongside
B) close
C) besides
D) ahead
13. A) ending
B) final
C) finishing
D) last
14. A) crying
B) cheering
C) shouting
D) screaming
15. A) broke out
B) let out
C) set off
D) went off
TEST L
Night visitor
She put the key in the keyhole as quietly as she could but she
found it __(1)__ as the door was old and rusty. As she __(2)__ opened
the door, it squeaked __(3)__ on its old hinges. ‘I wish they’d oil the
thing a bit more __(4)__,’ she muttered to herself __(5)__. She closed
the door __(6)__ behind her and then tiptoed __(7)__ across the
room. Unfortunately, this time it was the floorboards that betrayed
her as they creaked __(8)__ with every step she took. It had been so
__(9)__ since the old house had been built - it had __(10)__ been
about two hundred years before and for all Helen knew they had
__(11)__ replaced the original floorboards. Helen’s heart began to
beat __(12)__. It was one o’clock. Helen’s parents must have gone to
bed __(13)__. This was most unusual. Rarely __(14)__ to bed before
she got home. No sooner had she put her foot on the first stair __(15)__
she heard a muffled voice call out, ‘Who’s there? Is that you, Helen?
1.
A) hardly
B) easy
C) hard
D) easily
2.
A) slowly
B) loudly
C) careful
D) noisy
3.
A) lightly
B) noisily
C) softly
D) gently
4.
A) frequent
B) oftener
C) sooner
D) frequently
5.
A) with angry B) angry
C) angrily
D) from anger
6.
A) shyly
B) efficiently
C) carefully
D) fast
7.
A) softly
B) gentle
C) finely
D) shortly
8.
A) aloud
B) loud
C) loudly
D) allowed
9.
A) along
B) long time
C) long
D) a long time
10. A) probably
B) certainly
C) definitely
D) may not
11. A) rarely
B) scarcely
C) never
D) occasionally
12. A) fastly
B) more faster C) more fast
D) faster
13. A) early
B) more earlier C) the earliest
D) more early
14. A) they went
B) they did go
C) they have gone
D) did they go
15. A) then
B) than
C) that
D) there
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