LESSON 19

LESSON 19
PROGRESS TEST
1. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
Whether or not we are (1) in the universe is a question that has vexed
humankind for centuries. But we are (2) to live in an era when the
technology exists to allow us to come (3) to giving an answer. Up to
now, (4) only was a belief in the existence of extraterrestrial life
often (5) on personal rather than religious conviction,
(6) was perhaps (7) much based on faith. Bu scientifically the
possibility cannot be discounted and, perhaps more (8) at any other
time in history, the subject is no longer liable (9) be dismissed as a
cranks discipline. For example, can we estimate the number of civilizations
within our own Milky Way galaxy? These days scientists believe that in some
(10) they now have a not (11) knowledge of the factors
involved in producing such civilizations.
The rate of formation of suitable stars that is, ones (12) Earth
which are hot (13) to sustain life and live long enough to allow life
to evolve is a (14) starting point.
Astronomers are confident (15) they can assess this rate of formation
at (16) one star per year. However, these stars also need to have
habitable planets. (17) in the last five years have scientists found
evidence that at least some stars (other than our own star, the sun) have planetary
systems. Broadly (18), perhaps one in ten stars have planets orbiting
them. But we also require that these planets are warm enough to have liquid
water, a basic component integral (19) life on Earth and presumably
life elsewhere, and are not lacking (20) an atmosphere that can both
provide protection and sustenance to developing life.
2. Fill each of the gaps of these sentences with a suitable word or phrase.
1. Unfortunately, the restaurant next door is nowhere . as
it used to be.
2. I dont find this new vacuum cleaner anything . as the
old one.
3. Prices here are much . as elsewhere in the country.
4. Ive often wished I could afford to work less, as .
people, I suspect.
5. There are times when Harry seems almost . of
common sense.
3. Put the corresponding letter of the right word into the blank of each sentence.
1. The painting bears a resemblance to El Grecos earlier works.
a. heated
b. fine
c. striking
d. comparable
2. I dont think its fair to a comparison between the two sisters.
a. do
b. strike
c. draw
d. take
3. She gave a performance of the concerto that had the audience on its feet.
a. matchless
b. suitable
c. listless
d. competent
4. Saying you enjoy rock music is to admitting you are completely clotheared.
a. bound
b. tantamount
c. liable
d. virtually
5. I think youll find that the Americans are ahead of us when it comes to
space research.
a. kilometers
b. streets
c. ages
d. inches
6. Adding salt at this stage is not going to make one of difference.
a. gram
b. iota
c. measurement
d. shred
7. Most people think the 306 favourably to earlier models.
a. compares
b. matches
c. equals
d. draws
8. Considerations of safety were eventually by those of cost.
a. compared
b. outweighed
c. predominated
d. prevailed
9. The brothers remain apart in terms of sporting achievement.
a. streets
b. poles
c. totally
d. strips
10. As a poet, I think she comparison with the greatest this century.
a. makes
b. stands
c. leads
d. matches
11. I enjoy swimming, but I avoid crowded pools.
a. on the contrary b. on the face of it
c. as a rule
d. in a nutshell
12. I have often helped my wife with the cleaning, though not for some time.
a. in contrast
b. especially
c. alternatively
d. admittedly
13. They still havent made a decision to the new colour scheme.
a. on reflection b. with regard
c. in view
d. by contrast
14. Everyone agrees that with they shouldnt have chosen pink.
a. retrospect
b. fairness
c. practice
d. hindsight
15. they seem to be in agreement, though there are still some details to be
settled.
a. Shortly
b. Overall
c. Nonetheless
d. Subsequently
4. In most lines of the following text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either
grammatically incorrect or it does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered
line 1-14, write the unnecessary word in the spaces. Some lines are correct. Indicate these
with a tick. The exercise begins with two examples.
Beliefs which go back deep into the time lie behind many of
our present-day
attitudes to birds. People have often regarded birds as having close
1. affinities with mankind because, like the humans, birds go on two legs, sing,
2. show off and construct homes. Dances from many cultures are
3.copied from the courting displays of birds. Some birds are thought to warn
4. of disaster or foretell a good fortune, according to the circumstances
5. in which they are sighted. In the parts of Scotland, it is still lucky
6. to hear the cuckoo while you are out of walking, but not before you have
7. eaten a breakfast. The Welsh used to believe that you would flourish
8. if you were standing on a grass of green leaves when the bird sang, but if
9. you were on to barren ground you would not live to hear its call another
10. year. Children in many parts of Britain still believe that it is unlucky
11. to see a single crow or magpie, but lucky to see two. The birds were also
12. involved in medicine: the ancient Greeks and Romans for example
believed in
13. that the way to cure blindness was to eat the heart of a raven or owl
14. or eagle all the birds well known for their keen eyesight.
..the...
.
5. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.

The grizzly bear, symbol of North Americas wilderness, is under severe threat in
one of (1) heartland habitats. (2) grizzly is
(3) subspecies of the brown bear, but is bigger, stronger and fiercer. A grizzly, for
example, can kill (4) deer with one blow of (5) paw.
This animal is now concentrated in Alaska and western Canada where it is being
hunted in a way that will put it on the road to extinction, according to
(6) Environmental Investigation Agency, which says the British Columbia
Government regards grizzlies as a (7) to be hunted without having a
(8) knowledge (9) how many there are in the province.
This may be folly in the (10) as there is a danger that
(11) species may be dwindling faster than the (12) can reproduce.
Their forest (13) is also under continual assault from clear-cut
logging, road-building, and mining for (14) resources. The agency
has (15) proven track (16) in highlighting early warning
(17) of major declines in important species, providing for example
much of the (18) of large-scale ivory poaching which led to the 1989
(19) on commercial trade to save (20) African elephant.
6. Put the corresponding letter of the right word into the blank of each sentence.
1. The speeding car only missed us by a hairs
a. width
b. height
c. breadth
d. length
2. This room really could do with another of paint.
a. coat
b. jacket
c. skin
d. sliver
3. The wrecked liner is still lying on the sea
a. floor
b. bed
c. ground
d. bottom
4. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly this morning.
a. slow-witted
b. far-reaching
c. offhand
d. top-heavy
5. My parents always had a happily attitude to my staying out late in the
evening.
a. cold-blooded b. long-suffering
c. easy-going
d. thick-skinned
6. The sprinter paid the price of her misuse of drugs and died of heart at the
age of thirty-eight.
a. attack
b. failure
c. stoppage
d. pressure
7. We took the children on a trip to the local natural museum.
a. geography
b. history
c. zoology
d. phenomena
8. State enterprises face fierce competition from the private
a. sector
b. province
c. department
d. zone
9. It is difficult to assess grass- opinion on the subject of the Presidents
actions.
a. leaves
b. cuttings
c. stems
d. roots
10. How many planets are there in our system?
a. solar
b. universe
c. sun
d. planetary

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