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Complete the following paragraphs.
1.
Every year 100 million holiday-makers go to the Mediterranean.
With one third of the world's tourist trade it is the most popular
of all the holiday areas: yet, it is also the most polluted. _____
A)
Therefore, the tourist industry here is in great danger.
B)
Several European countries have changed their economic policies.
C)
The housing problem has increased over the years.
D)
However, the great civilizations of the past are no longer tourist
attractions.
E)
The average tourist prefers guest houses to hotels.
2.
Veronica Moss is a small British firm which makes wedding
dresses. It is now expanding into European markets. _____ This will
only be possible if sufficient, highly skilled workers can be recruited.
A)
Then management has the full support of all its workers.
B)
Many governments have raised the tax on luxury goods.
C)
An advertising campaign has already proved successful.
D)
The new designs are well illustrated in the catalogue.
E)
However, to be successful, it needs to increase its production.
3.
When people are ill they frequently seek medical help. _____ When
they feel they are not well, they either go to a quiet place and rest or
look for the kind of herbs and plants they feel will do them good.
A)
The majority of medicines are not very expensive.
B)
Animals, on the other hand, are their own doctors.
C)
Unfortunately, it is children who suffer most in this respect.
D)
In the case of animals, medical care is even more essential.
E)
People suffer from certain incurable diseases.
4.
It is surprising how little known, even today, about memory is.
This is largely due to the fact that we have no way of watching
the memory function. _____ Hopefully, with the advances in high
technology, the secrets of the mechanism of the memory will soon be
revealed.
A)
The harder people try to remember something the less they are
able to remember.
B)
When people get older-their memory often fails them.
C)
In the past many books were written on medicine.
D)
Still, a great deal of research on the subject is being carried out.
E)
One way in which animals differ from man is that they have no
memory.
5.
_____ Many came willingly, to find a better life-, some were forced
to come, as slaves or to be used as cheap labor; some were driven
from their homelands for political reasons and some fled from war.
A)
In the past many of the American tribes were at war with each
other.
B)
The history of the United States is filled with accounts of people
who came here from all over the world for several reasons.
C)
In the last century Africa was a continent that attracted few
people except scientists and explorers.
D)
Technological advances in agriculture have change the face of the
earth.
E)
Environmental pollution still continues to be a major threat
throughout the continent.
6.
A well written essay should be unified; _____ The first requirement
for unity is that the main idea should be clear. The second requirement
is that there are no unrelated parts.
A)
the selection of an interesting subject is therefore of vital
importance.
B)
even so, essays may vary considerably in length.
C)
that is, everything in it should be related to the main idea.
D)
in fact most essays are carefully planned.
E)
essay competitions have recently become quite popular.
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Paragraph completion
7.
In China, the style of decoration of these bowls developed through
the years. Early examples had narrow bands of geometric designs
_____ Often, those designs included stylized dragons, birds and
snakes.
A)
while later ones had complex patterns covering the entire vessel.
B)
because the Chinese worshipped animals.
C)
and they developed their technique in the course of time.
D)
although Chinese casting has never been equaled.
E)
moreover they are fairly primitive.
8.
_____ Until a program is prepared and stored in the computer's
memory, the computer "knows" absolutely nothing, not even
how to accept or reject data. Even the most sophisticated
computer must be told what to do.
A)
A computer is similar to a typewriter.
B)
A computer can repeat the same operation over and over again
forever if permitted.
C)
Computers are widely used because they save time.
D)
Computers solve problems by means of various mathematical
and decision-making operations.
E)
Like all machines, a computer needs to be directed and controlled
if it is to perform a task successfully.
9.
There is something more in bringing up children than feeding
them well, housing them healthily and washing them regularly.
The emotional development of children depends greatly on the
actions of their parents. _____ The adult may need social security but
for the child, family security is of even greater importance.
A)
Every child imitates his parents.
B)
Children need the security of a peaceful family life.
C)
Friendship is not an important factor in a child's life.
D)
Family life has little effect on a child's social development.
E)
However, a child does not learn much from his parents.
10. Getting through a day without being touched by the press would
be difficult. We have daily morning and evening newspapers and
weekly news magazines. _____ What we eat, what we buy, what we
do, what we think is influenced by the press.
A)
The power of the press upon us is really enormous.
B)
One should not start the day without reading a newspaper.
C)
Newspaper sales are less than magazine sales.
D)
The effect of the press on the public is not so important as some
people like to suggest.
E)
The number of newspaper readers is decreasing day by day.
11. A green leaf is a factory in which a plant manufactures its own food.
_____ In this case the raw materials are water and carbon dioxide,
which is obtained from the air. The sun provides the energy.
A)
As in all factories, raw materials and energy are essential.
B)
This process is called photosynthesis.
C)
That is why some leaves are broader than others.
D)
Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.
E)
That's why we should keep plants in our homes.
12. Man has been polluting the Earth from the time he lit his first fire
and washed his clothes in the river. _____ This is no longer true. The
increase in population and the spread of industry has changed all this.
A)
Now motorways and super highways have reduced the amount
of good farming land.
B)
At first, the Earth could handle this problem because there was
plenty of space, fresh air and water.
C) Crops have to be treated with chemicals and these are often
poisonous.
D)
In large cities, cars are responsible for about 80 per cent of the air
pollution.
E)
There are two main causes of air pollution: fumes from vehicles
and chimneys.
Paragraph Completion
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