2015-08-21
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Last week’s Formula One __________ was won by a British driver.
competition
match
game
=race
The boxing ___________ ended in a draw between two brave fighters.
competition
=match
game
race
Do you think I should enter the short story _______________?
=competition
match
game
race
I like watching squash but I don’t understand all the rules of the ______________.
competition
match
=game
race
The ______________ expressed their satisfaction by applauding the actors.
=audience
fans
participants
spectators
The band stopped to sign autographs for their loyal _____________.
audience
=fans
participants
spectators
The rally driver nearly crashed into some _______________ standing at the side of the road.
audience
fans
participants
=spectators
All _________________ in today’s Fun Race must go to the starting line.
audience
fans
=participants
spectators
A number of _____________ diamonds are on display in the museum.
single
alone
only
=unique
Our son isn’t married; he’s still ____________.
=single
alone
only
unique
Were you __________ when you heard the burglar break into the house?
single
=alone
only
unique
___________ children under the age of three may enter for free.
Single
Alone
=Only
Unique
3. Look at the sentences below. Each is followed by four words. Decide which of these words is the correct word to complete the sentence.
Diamond is the hardest known to man.
element
material
metal
=substance
Diamonds come in many colours but clear diamonds, known as white diamonds, are valuable.
absolutely
=extremely
nearly
slightly
They are made a mineral form of carbon.
among
by
in
=of
One of the main of diamonds is South Africa.
fountains
places
=sources
spots
Before of diamonds in Africa, the only location in which they had been found was India.
coming across
meeting
=the discovery
the invention
As diamond is so hard, it is often used cutting.
at
by
=for
in
The word diamond from the Greek word "ademas", which means invincible.
=comes
gets
gives
takes
The largest diamond was found in a mine in South Africa 1905.
at
for
=in
on
However, diamonds have to be cut to the crystal forms that we know.
develop
fabricate
invent
=produce
The crown jewels in London some of the largest and most valuable cut diamonds in the world.
attach
=contain
exist
make
III. Reading
A) Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Type the word into the space after the question number. Use only one word in each space.
