Vocabulary Ex12

12.
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space.
Home Education
For many people, the choice 1.........school is just a matter of public or private. However, for a
rapidly growing 2............. of parents and children, school has nothing to 3....... with classrooms,
teachers or school uniforms. For them, there is simply no place 4.......... home when it comes to
education. These people feel that their children 5......not receive satisfactory education at school.
As a result, they 6........ to teach their child in the comfort of their own home and at the same
7
.......have some control 8.........the teaching process. Indeed, home schooling has many benefits.
Children can work 9.......... their own pace, 10...........to their own abilities. They are not 11.............
back by slower students or worried 12......... beings slow themselves. They can study what they
are interested 13............ and learn to work on their own, 14.......... prepares them for further
education. They also have fewer behavioural 15............. and are less dependent and 16............
mature.
1 9
2 10
3 11
4 12
5 13
6 14
7 15
8 16
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each
space. There’s an example at the beginning (0)
12 Aristotle
Aristotle lived 0 ... the time when Philip of Macedonia was conquering areas of Greece such as
Attica. Aristotle 1 ... to Athens when he was 17 to study philosophy. He became a student of
Plato, only 2 ... the academy after Plato’s death. After a period of 3 ... Aristotle decided to 4 ...
with his former teacher’s views on philosophy. In 343 BC he was employed as a tutor for
Alexander the Great, whom he taught for four years. Aristotle 5 ... the Lyceum, which was well
known for its zoo and library, a public garden and a gymnasium, which was 6 ... to Apollo.
Aristotle lectured to his students there, and it 7 ... an educational institution for 800 years. After
Alexander’s death anti-Macedonian feeling 8 ... Aristotle to escape to the north where he lived
for one year, 9 ... his death at the age of 62. Unfortunately, only a fifth of his writings have
10 ... . These works are mostly 11 ... up of those discovered in a cellar in 100 BC. There are 60
12 ... works and 20 pseudonymous 13 ... ones. Since the time of the find, philosophers have
argued about the value and meaning of his writings. For example, in Italy in the 1500’s there was
a reaction against his ideas, which were 14 ... as unnecessarily complicated. In spite of this, his
influence as a philosopher has continued to the 15 ... day.
0A on B throughout C during D over

1A reached B arrived C landed D went
2A abandoning B escaping C deserting D leaving
3A travel B trip C journey D voyage
4A stop B separate C break D oppose
5A formed B founded C based D imposed
6A offered B devoted C dedicated D given
7A endured B lasted C remained D kept
8A forced B made C kicked D pushed
9A since B at C to D until
10A traced B survived C rescued D saved
11A held B kept C made D turned
12A genuine B real C pure D true
13A wrong B false C artificial D fake
14A declared B seen C observed D noticed
15A current B now C present D close
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by it. If
it has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line.
12 Adventure Holidays
Nowadays it seems as that not everybody 1

wants to go on holiday to relax. Although 2
most of us are quite enough happy to go 3
somewhere warm and lie on to a beach all day, 4
there are some people who can’t sit still for 5
more than an hour without be getting bored. 6
These are the kind of people who they are now 7
choosing to go on adventure holidays, 8
where there are almost too many of things 9
to do! Activities on offer include the horse-riding 10
rock-climbing, windsurfing and scuba diving, 11
depending on where the holiday centre is being. 12
Th eprice for a holiday of this kind is usually 13
about the just sam as that of a “normal” 14
holiday, but to be warned – adventure holidays are 15
only recommended for those who want to return from 16
their holiday bit more exhausted than when they left 17
XII.
Find the word which should not be in the sentence
1. Only when did he returned around was he able to see properly.

2. It was only last week who that they got married.
3. Please, do you help yourself to another piece.
4. I can’t drive and neither does can my mother.
5. So long was the journey that I did fell asleep.
6. Not once did she to regret having come.
7. Why is it that she does always looks unhappy?
8. What he needs it is a long holiday.
9. It was Claire who she left work early yesterday.
10. Whoever disagrees should they raise their hand.
Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
Write your word in the answer boxes provided.
12 Dream Machine
In an era when family cars are about as 1 ...........as fridges, Volkswagen has taken the most
2 ........... car of all time, the “Beetle”, back to the 3 ............... board and given it a 4 ................
look. Its return promises to be one of the greatest comebacks of all time. The 5 ............. say the
new model will pay tribute to the original, which epitomised 6 .................. and mobility.
Emphasis will be put on fuel 7 ................. and low emissions, the main selling point being its
ecological 8 .................. The engine will switch off 9................... when not being used. Due to
go into 10.................. within a year, the car will be very different to the one that served so many
11 ................. in the past.
1 CHARISMA
2 SUCCESS
3 DRAW
4 FUTURE
5 MANUFACTURE
6 INDIVIDUAL
7 EFFICIENT
8 FRIENDLY
9 AUTOMATIC
10 PRODUCE
11 MOTOR
XII.
1. Match the words from the box with the words 1-8 to make compound adjectives
born heavy inspiring packed

studded the-way trained winning
1. star________, 2. awe_________, 3. professionally________, 4. fun_________,
1. medal________, 6. French___________, 7. out-of_________, 8. top________
2. Use the compound adjectives from ex.1 to complete the sentences

1. His house is so_________ that you’ll never find it without a map.
2. The trick of jumping 400 metres without a parachute and landing on his feet was truly
________.
3. Caroline is a better dancer because she is __________ .I only go to classes at weekends.
4. The ______ footballer can play for England because his mother was born in Lowestoft.
5. This _______ party game will get you acting, miming, singing and dancing in no time.
6. Ali Al-Badawi is the country’s first ______ athlete at this year’s Olympics.
7. The ________ show features actors and singers from all the top musicals.
8. The tower was so ________ when it was built that it started leaning and it was no
surprise when it eventually fell down.

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12.

0A on B throughout C during D over

Nowadays it seems as that not everybody 1

1. Only when did he returned around was he able to see properly.

born heavy inspiring packed

2. Use the compound adjectives from ex.1 to complete the sentences

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