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First of all, note the names of your … family and draw a rough family tree.

1) immediate 3) actual

2) next 4) recent

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In much of the ancient (….) it was the custom to provide passing travelers with food and water, and look after them.

1) globe 2) earth

3) world 4) planet

$ 1403

She has a ... between three different universities.

1) objection 2) decision

3) idea 4) choice

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Today, some old customs have ....

1) supported 2) survived

3) preserved 4) existed

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It was ... work to do, yet it had to be done.

1) heavy 2) hard

3) solid 4) best

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David Beckham helped his team ... considerable success in his eleven seasons with them.

1) took 2) ran

3) achieve 4) realize

$ 1407

It is still ... in parts of Ukraine to greet guests with bread and salt on a special cloth.

1) typical 2)everyday

3) ordinary 4) average

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A horse gets rid of ... by flicking his tail.

1) ants 2) flies

3) butterflies 4) spiders;

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If the sky is ...,groundhog sees his shadow.

1) calm 2) apparent

3) clear 4) fair

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Are you ... enough to lift this suitcase?

1) large 2) great

3) powerful 4) strong

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If the day is cloudy and groundhog can’t see his shadow, it means there’s going to be six more weeks of ... weather and he returns to his hole.

1) low 2) severe

3) ill 4) rude

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Each year reporters ... in Punxsutawney at dawn.

1) gather 2) group

3) crowd 4) combine

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The cost of ... has risen greatly over recent years.

1) business 2) job

3) work 4) living

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Is it going to be a long, hard winter with a risk of more ... snow?

1) strong 2) dense

3) heavy 4) warm

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Groundhog Day has become more popular in recent years, mainly because of the 1993 Hollywood film of the same ....

1) name 2) title

3) label 4) term

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Everyone knew that winter was going to ... for a few more weeks.

1) exist 2) rest

3) last 4) hold

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The sport actually ... in the suburbs of Paris in 1988.

1) originated 2) made

3) derived 4) resulted

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Hairstyles are not just about ... smart.

1) seeing 2) watching

3) looking 4) showing

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We do not intend to discuss this matter any ....

1) later 2) farther

3) further 4) earlier

$ 1420

We can ... our hair longer or shorter than other people to give the impression that we are different.

1) wear 2) support

3) hold 4) carry

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In the UK in the early 1960s Beatles ‘mop-hair’ style was copied by boys who, on the whole, wanted and ... to shock their parents.

1) required 2) expected

3) supposed 4) assumed

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You are ...-sighted and need glasses, I’m afraid.

1) old 2) little

3) low 4) short

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In ... years men’s hairstyles have been more dictated by fashion icons like the footballer David Beckham.

1) present 2) recent

3) current 4) latest

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In fact, one consequence of the Beckham phenomenon is that boys spend as much time and money ... their appearance as girls.

1) for 2) about

3) on 4) of

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In a traditional Japanese household, if a guest admires a ... object in the house, the host will give it to the guest straightway.

1) usual 2) precise

3) distinct 4) particular

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The guest is ... to kiss the bread with salt and hand them back to the host.

1) needed 2) wanted

3) required 4) desired

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According to an interesting US popular tradition, the groundhog, a small furry animal, ... of its winter sleep on February.

1) gets out 2) comes out

3) gets up 4) comes up

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Parkour (from the French ‘parcours’, meaning ‘course’) is a new activity which ... in towns.

1) goes off 2) gets up

3) takes place 4) comes about

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She’s so ...-minded and often forgets her keys.

1) loose 2) absent

3) distant 4) strong

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A small side door ... into the white-washed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.

1) carried 2) led

3) guided 4) took

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We ... at once to the bedroom in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping.

1) arrived 2) entered

3) reached 4) passed

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It was a(n) ... of life and death. There was no time to lose.

1) affair 2) thing

3) matter 4) business

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It was a cosy little room, with a low ... and a fireplace, the style of old country houses.

1) floor 2) ceiling

3) window 4) walls

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A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow bed in ..., and a dressing table on the left-hand side of the window.

1) other 2) another

3) second 4) the second

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We also use hairstyles to ... statements about ourselves.

1) do 2) cause

3) make 4) give

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These articles, with two small chairs, ... all the furniture in the room.

1) made up 2) lined up

3) put up 4) took up

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Holmes drew one of the chairs into a corner and sat in ....

1) silent 2) silence

3) quietly 4) silently

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He’s very ...-going and gets on with everyone.

1) happy 2) open

3) friendly 4) easy

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In some regions, if visitors were in the middle of a long ... servants would wash their feet.

1) day 2) term

3) journey 4) travel

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It isn’t hard to understand ... the Malays call this primate ‘orang-utan’.

1) because 2) the reason for

3) why 4) and

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The orang-utans live ... the vast tropical forests.

1) in 2) between

3) at 4) under

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The cold and flu season is back again, so it’s time to ... up on prevention and treatment.

1) bring 2) brush

3) get 4) take

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... to the popular belief, cooler weather doesn’t cause colds.

1) Contrary 2) Opposite

3) Similar 4) Unlike

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What is more likely is that we stay indoors more, giving viruses ... to spread from person to person.

1) chance 2) chances

3) the opportunities 4) an opportunity

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The cold months are associated ... low humidity.

1) for 2) on

3) to 4) with

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Cases of colds and flu surge between the beginning of autumn and spring (the ... adult gets two to four respiratory infections a year; children even more).

1) average 2) different

3) ordinary 4) same

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Because the season is upon us, it is a good ... to revise a few cold and flu tactics.

1) idea 2) suggestion

3) sense 4) advice

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To prevent an infection, the first step is to ... physical contact with the cold sufferer.

1) break 2) control

3) limit 4) lose

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When someone with a cold sneezes, coughs or sniffles, ... your distance.

1) cover 2) judge

3) keep 4) remember

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It’s cheaper to travel by air in ....

1) second hand 2) style

3) savings account 4) economy class

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Although Helena did well at school and managed to ... all her exams when she was 18, she decided not to go to university.

1) pass 2) take

3) succeed 4) bring

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For the first two years I ... very little money, but I worked conscientiously.

1) won 2) have

3) earned 4) receive

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I worked hard and , as a result, I soon ... promoted.

1) became 2) got

3) took 4) had

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I have been with my present company for five years now and I am extremely happy and intend to stay here until I ... at 65.

1) retire 2) graduate

3) finish 4) end

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Our grandchildren will only get the chance to see the stars if they visit an observatory ... the one in Greenwich.

1) like 2) similar

3) same 4) as

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... recent research, almost half of all Europeans and two-thirds of North Americans can no longer see the Milky Way.

1) According to 2) Apart from

3) Instead of 4) In addition to

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Light pollution doesn’t only ... our view of the night sky, it also wastes money and causes environmental pollution.

1) destroy 2) deny

3) defeat 4) delay

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How long have you been looking for ...?

1) employer 2) employ

3) employee 4) employment

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I need a ... to open this tin of peas.

1) tin opening 2) tin opener

3) tin opener 4) tin opened

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You have to be a pretty good ... to get a job as a chef.

1) cooker 2) cuisine

3) cookery 4) cook

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Passing the exam at so young age was quite an ....

1) achievement 2) achieve

3) achiever 4) achievable

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The ... that genetic information in animals and plants is carried by something called DNA is now regarded as general knowledge.

1) fact 2) deed

3) detail E) point

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Scientists all over the world ... this ‘double helix’ model immediately.

1) accepted 2) agreed

3) admitted 4) allowed

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The ‘orang-utan’, ... means ‘Man of the Forest’ in Malay, is the largest tree-living mammal and the only great ape in Asia.

1) it 2) that

3) which 4) these

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Francis Crick and James Watson were not the only scientists who had been carrying out the research in an attempt to find out what DNA ... like.

1) looked 2) appeared

3) existed 4) compared

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I wouldn’t dream of wearing anything that wasn’t ... fashion.

1) on 2) at

3) in 4) behind

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Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin had also been ... on the problem.

1) thinking 2) trying

3) working 4) seeking

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Sometimes there is a lot of competition between children for their mother’s ....

1) attraction 2) protection

3) attention 4) recognition

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Most powerful companies usually chose expensive paintings by well-known artists whose work smaller companies couldn’t ....

1) assist 2) appeal

3) achieve 4) afford

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One of the ... moments in science occurred in 1953, when Francis Crick and James Watson at Cambridge University discovered the structure of DNA.

1) greatest 2) largest

3) tallest 4) broadest

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David Beckham lives near Tom Cruise and the two are best ....

1) colleagues 2) friends

3) players 4) rich

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When a smaller company wanted to invest in a more modest work of art, this could be ... up quite a lot of time.

1) keep 2) take

3) hold 4) run

$ 1473

I wish I could ... the habit of drinking coffee late at night.

1) break 2) avoid

3) give up 4) give in

$ 1474

A member of staff had to visit various art galleries and choose something in the ... that their colleagues would like.

1) hope 2) trust

3) aim 4) wish

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Things have changed because now art has ... online.

1) joined 2) gained

3) turned 4) gone

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It's important to keep your body in good ....

1) contour 2) figure

3) size 4) shape

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Most employees who buy art for their workplaces do not know a great ... about it.

1) load 2) deal

3) lot 4) extent

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One of the main aims of the website is to ... employees in their choice.

1) show 2) teach

3) guide 4) learn

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David Beckham married Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and has become a world-wide ..., and advertising brand and fashion icon.

1) fame 2) celebrated

3) outstanding 4) celebrity

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The important information is then ... in a search engine, and a selection of art comes up on the screen.

1) entered 2) presented

3) enrolled 4) introduced

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Workers back at the company can ... the selection and email their comments.

1) regard 2) notice

3) view 4) spot

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It is difficult to ... a world without tomatoes.

1) imagine 2) think

3) times 4) dates

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Before the 1950, however, ... was known about DNA or how it worked.

1) few 2) hardly

3) tiny 4) little

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High in the Andes mountains of modern-day Peru, the local inhabitants have been cultivating and eating tomatoes since prehistoric ....

1) ages 2) periods

3) times 4) dates

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Tomatoes has only become ... in the rest of the world relatively recently.

1) popular 2) favourite

3) preferred 4) general

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Barack Obama ... law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years.

1) had 2) worked

3) described 4) taught

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The tomato ... to the nightshade family of plants, many members of which are poisonous.

1) admits 2) possesses

3) fits 4) belongs

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In Europe, the tomato was first grown in Italy in 1555, although it wasn’t ... with pasta until much later.

1) joined 2) combined

3) added 4) accompanied

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Some of my coats and dresses are quite valuable, so they must have been worn by quite famous people, but I don’t know this for ....

1) sure 2) real

3) true 4) fact

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He lived as a nomad, visiting remote corners of the world, often on ....

1) horse 2) foot

3) camel 4) bicycle

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The first recipe for tomato ketchup dates from 1727 and in the 1800s, tomatoes began to be used more ... in sauces and soups.

1) greatly 2) broadly

3) wholly 4) widely

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I feel right in ... clothes, so even at the weekends I still wear the same kind of thing.

1) easy 2) relaxing

3) casual 4) full

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At the moment, the ... is to wear very short or very long skirts with trainers.

1) habit 2) design

3) trend 4) custom

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Interesting or unusual patterns in ... colours are popular this season.

1) bright 2) full

3) powerful 4) rude

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I am a fashion designer by ....

1) profession 2) work

3) employment 4) job

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You have to ... a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay?

1) do 2) make

3) decision 4) choose

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Although they are really a piece of history, in my ... vintage clothes should be worn, not hung on the wall or put in a museum.

1) belief 2) feeling

3) opinion 4) attitude

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Some people have the ... that I buy old clothes so that I can use them as a source of inspiration for my own work.

1) impression 2) conclusion

3) vision 4) idea

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When I was 18, I ... a job with a television company.

1) got 2) held

3) set 4) joined

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Then one day, ... unexpectedly, he invited me to a big charity dinner at an expensive hotel.

1) more 2) even

3) quite 4) much