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Use of English

Part 1

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

TEDDY BEARS

The history of the teddy bear goes back no further than 1903. In that year, a cartoon (1) … in an American newspaper showing President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt (2) … to shoot a bear cub on a hunting expedition. Soon after this, an enterprising toy shop owner in New York made some toy bears and (3) … them in his shop window with a sign that (4) … ‘Teddy's bear'. These bears proved to be so popular that they soon sold (5)…, and it wasn't long before a factory was established to (6)… advantage of the great (7)… for  these new toys.

At about the same time, the Steiff toy factory in Germany had introduced a (8)… of soft toys, made (9)… mohair and wood shavings, with movable heads and limbs. (10)…the  popularity of teddy bears in the USA, Steiff decided to (11)… making these as well and they were modelled (12)… the real bears in Stuttgart zoo. It is these early Steiff bears that are now most eagerly sought (13)… by collectors.

These days, teddy bears are a good investment for people who want to sell them years later at a much (14)… price. However, it's obvious that most teddy bear lovers collect them for (15)… rather than profit.

1. A        remarked        В        approached        С        appeared        D        reported
2. A        defending        В        reversing        С        denying        D        refusing
3. A        displayed        В        published        С        introduced        D        demonstrated
4. A        said        В        wrote        С        spoke        D        named
5. A        out        В        up        С        off        D        away
6. A        take        В        find        С        make        D        get
7. A        claim        В        order        С        demand        D        request
8. A        grade        В        chain        С        kind        D        range
9. A        along with        В        down from        С        up for        D        out of

10. A        Given        В        As        С        Although        D        Since
11. A        enter        В        put        С        set        D        begin
12. A        on        В        at        С        with        D        in
13. A        through        В        to        С        after        D        for
14. A        hotter        В        harder        С        heavier        D        higher
15. A        charm        В        purpose        С        choice        D        pleasure

Part 2

For questions 16 - 30, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (\/) by the number in the answer boxes provided. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the answer boxes.

THE BEST PLACE TO SWIM

0        Do you prefer swimming in the sea than to swimming in a

00         pool? Most people have a preference. Those who like

16   the sea think this is a much more natural than a pool

17   as there are no chemicals in it. The sea is being influenced

18   by the weather, so that sometimes it is calm and sometimes

19   rough, producing waves in which you can play with.

20   However, a rough sea can to be dangerous, and a strong

21   current in either a rough or a calm sea can pull

22   swimmers away from land or under the water. Generally to

23   speaking, a swimming pool is more safer than the sea. The

24   chemicals are been there to keep the water clean and are not

25   such as harmful as we think, and there is no current. Many pools

26   have slides and even wave machines, which they make

27  swimming fun. Moreover, there is always a lifeguard to watching

28   the swimmers to make sure they are safe, and to help

29  anyone who in trouble. You can also go to a pool all year

30   round, whereas the sea is often freezing!

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