Survival

POSSIBLE

HEAVY

CARE

JUDGE

SET

BEARABLE

OPTIMIST

LEAD

IMPORTANT

HARD

DANGER

The weather made their progress ________ (1). As it had been raining ___________ (2) all night they had to be very ___________ (3) as they walked through the thick jungle. Their good ___________ (4) would help them overcome the ___________ (5) and get back to civilisation with only minor injuries.

Although things were ___________ (6) they had to be __________ (7) because it was the only way they could help each other through this difficult situation.

Their ________ (8), chosen for his knowledge, would help them in every way. The __________ (9) of this training was to __________ (10) them for the special task ahead of them. However, they have ever imagined how __________ (11) it would turn out to be.

Exercise 24, Use the word in capitals in the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Looking after your home

Residents in quiet ____________ (1) are sometimes so NEIGHBOUR

confident that their houses will not be burgled that they often

leave their doors ___________ (2). Statistics show that in two LOCK

_____________ (3) out of ten, the thief does not have to force BURGLAR

his way in, as the door or the window has been __________(4) LEAVE

open. An initiative for the ___________ (5) of this type of PREVENT

crime has now been launched by the police. They want us to

pay more attention to the ____________ (6) of our homes and SECURE

take some more simple ___________ (7). CAUTIOUS

First, we should ____________ (8) any weak spots in STRONG

our homes where a thief could get in. For example, _________ (9) BREAK

windows and old garage doors must be replaced. It is worth the

___________ (10) a sum of money, however large, as it will buy INVEST

us piece of mind. Secondly, it is ___________ (11) never to leave ADVISE

spare keys in ___________ (12) places such as flower-pots because HIDE

a thief will always look there first.

Exercise 25. Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.

Global warming

Few people now __question__ (0) the reality of global warming and its effests on the world’s climate. Many scientists ___________ (1) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase _________ (2) the world temperatures and are convinced that, more than ___________ (3) before, the Earth is at ___________ (4) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. ___________ (5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, ____________ (6) as hurricanes and droughts, even more ____________ (7) and causing see levels all around the world to ___________ (8).

Environmental groups are putting ____________ (9) on governments to take action to reduce the ____________ (10) of carbon dioxide which is given _____________ (11) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in ____________ (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power ______________ (13).

Some scientists, _____________ (14), believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait ____________ (15) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.

0	A hesitate	B question	C disagree	D concern
1	A give	B put	C take	D have
2	A in	B at	C by	D to
3	A yet	B never	C once	D ever
4	A threat	B danger	C risk	D harm
5	A Concerning	B Regarding	C Depending	D According
6	A such	B just	C even	D well
7	A strict	B severe	C strong	D heavy
8	A raise	B arise	C rise	D lift
9	A force	B pressure	C persuasion	D encouragement
10	A amount	B deal	C number	D count
11	A off	B away	C up	D over
12	A belief	B request	C favour	D suggestion
13	A factories	B generations	C houses	D stations
14	A but	B although	C despite	D however
15	A several	B over	C numerous	D various

Exercise 26. Read the text. Choose from the sentences A-I the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. First one is done for you (0).