REPORTED SPEECH
"WHAT TYPE OF SPORTS DO YOU DO AT THIS COLLEGE?"
... WHAT TYPE OF SPORTS I DID AT THAT COLLEGE
AS A RESULT OF TOO MUCH SHOPPING, SOME ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION MAY ________ (EXPERIENCE) AND THIS MIGHT INTERFERE ________ WORK OR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.
-BE EXPERIENCED
-WITH
Japanese people experience lives as stressful as those in the US, often in large cities with high rates of pollution. One would assume that the longevity rates between the two nations would be similar. However, the Japanese are one of the longest-living and healthiest nations in the world. This has been attributed in part to their strong ties to family, friends and colleagues. _______________
A But looking at the research, it seems wise to add: make or keep your friends.
B Participants were asked to rate the nature of their social ties.
C Companies, for example, often relate to workers as a group, rather than individuals, which creates and maintains strong social networks.
D It’s essential to choose friends who lead healthy lifestyles.
C Companies, for example, often relate to workers as a group, rather than individuals, which creates and maintains strong social networks.
RECENTLY, YOUNG PEOPLE__________(CREATE) A NEW VISUAL LANGUAGE WHICH_____________ (UNDERSTAND) IN EVERY LANGUAGE.
-HAVE CREATED
-IS UNDERSTOOD/ CAN BE UNDERSTOOD
(SYNONYMS)
Later he opened up a small stand in a London market. ‘Most people seemed uninterested. Then a dealer came and bought everything I’d taken along. I thought, “Great! This is my future life.” But after that I never sold another one there and ended up with a stall in another market which was only moderately successful.’
-DETACHED
-TO A CERTAIN EXTENT
-WOUND
-UNINTERESTED
-MODERATELY
-ENDED
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOUR HEAR THESE DAYS!"
... NOT TO BELIEVE ANYTHING I HEARD THOSE DAYS.
COETZE, _____ WAS BORN IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 1940, WON THE NOBEL PRIZE_________ YEAR.
-WHO
-THIS/ LAST/ ONE
_______________ . Her beliefs were evident in the way she lived her life. Although, sadly, Anita Roddick died in 2007, her legacy lives on. She left her fortune to charity, and the Body Shops, although under different ownership, continue to thrive.
A She stocked 15 products using only natural ingredients she mixed herself.
B Her constant travels gave her ideas for new products.
C She gained a wealth of experience with natural products and a respect for native communities.
D Anita Roddick proved that with a dream and the will, you can bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
D Anita Roddick proved that with a dream and the will, you can bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT _____________ (HAPPEN) IF OIL ______________ (RUN) OUT IN 100 YEARS?
-WILL HAPPEN
-RUNS
(SYNONYMS)
Kate's interest started when she was commissioned to write her first book. In order to do this, she had to start from scratch; so she attended a course on work machinery, maintaining that if she didn’t understand plastics manufacture then nobody else would. As she gathered information for her book, she also began to collect pieces of plastic from every imaginable source: junk shops, arcades, and the cupboards of friends. She also collects ‘because it is vital to keep examples. We live in an age of throw-away items: phones, computers, hair dryers – they are all replaced so quickly.’
-PRODUCTION
-ASSEMBLED
-GOODS
-MANUFACTURE
-GATHERED
-ITEMS
"WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU HID YOUR FEELINGS?"
...WHEN THE LAST TIME THAT I HAD HIDDEN MY FEELINGS WAS/ HAD BEEN.
NOWADAYS, ____________ (BE) A VEGETARIAN IS BECOMING A FAR ____________ POPULAR OPTION THAN IT USED TO BE A FEW DECADES AGO.
-BEING
-MORE
Sometimes, interactive theatre has a purpose over and above that of entertainment. Many theatre companies aimed at families or schoolchildren want to educate. They may hope to instill their audience with feelings of love and tolerance; or they may want to transmit information by re-enacting specific historical events. Another function of interactive performances which are usually led by a trained professional may be therapeutic. _______________
A Many are staged in “site-specific” locations.
B Such performances encourage participants to express and explore their feelings physically or verbally.
C Other shows invited particular viewers onstage to hold props such as a skipping rope.
D In other productions, the audience is asked to decide how the play ends.
B Such performances encourage participants to express and explore their feelings physically or verbally.
I WISH SCIENTISTS ______________(DISCOVER) THE CURE FOR THAT ILLNESS DECADES AGO! IT _____________ (SPARE) THE PLANET MUCH IRREVERSIBLE DEATHS.
-HAD DISCOVERED
-WOULD/COULD/MIGHT HAVE SPARED
(SYNONYMS)
As a boy, Will Smith collected hundreds of vintage cameras, mostly from jumble sales and dustbins. Later, when the time came to buy his first house, he had to sell his valuable collection in order to put down a deposit. A few years after, he took up the interest again and now has over a thousand cameras, the earliest dating from 1860.
-CHERISHED
-DOWN PAYMENT
-MORE THAN
-VALUABLE
-DEPOSIT
-OVER
"THIS IS THE LAST WARNING I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TODAY!"
...(THAT) THAT WAS THE LAST WARNING SHE/HE WAS GOING TO GIVE ME THAT DAY.
NORMALLY, ________ TAKES YEARS TO FIND AN EFFECTIVE DRUG AGAINST A VIRUS. WE STILL HAVEN'T ONE FOR AIDS ____________ THREE DECADES OF RESEARCH.
-IT
-IN/ DURING
Of course, you can also set up your website so that customers can make a purchase or a reservation online. This can make life significantly easier for both you and your customers – you are available 24 hours a day, and you no longer have to deal personally with routine customer transactions. _______________
A But to really attract new customers, you need to make sure that your page is easily found by anyone using a search engine.
B Your website could potentially be seen by millions and some of them will hopefully become your customers.
C If you want yours to stand out, you can have one designed by a professional web design company.
D It might be worth paying to register your name with several suffixes to make sure that your customers can find you.
A But to really attract new customers, you need to make sure that your page is easily found by anyone using a search engine.
WHEN I ______ (COME) BACK SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER, I REALISED THAT I _______(NOT SPEND) SO MUCH MONEY!
-CAME
-HADN'T SPENT
(ANTONYMS)
Jane Bruce already had twenty years of collecting one thing or another behind her when she started collecting ‘art deco’ fans in the 1990s. It happened when she went to an auction sale and saw a shoe-box filled with them. Someone else got them by offering a higher price and she was very cross. Later, to her astonishment, he went round to her flat and presented them to her. ‘That was how it all started.’ There were about five fans in the shoe-box and since then they’ve been exhibited in the first really big exhibition of ‘art deco’ in America. The fans are not normally on show, however, but are kept behind glass. They are extremely fragile and people are tempted to handle them.
-UNAFFECTED
-SATISFACTION
-HIDDEN
-CROSS
-ASTONISHMENT
-EXHIBITED
"LET'S NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME CHOOSING THE OPTION IN YOUR NEXT EXAM."
... SUGGESTED/ RECOMMENDED NOT SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME CHOOSING THE OPTION IN OUR FOLLOWING EXAM.
_____________SMOKING IS NO ______________ PERMITTED, SOME PEOPLE ENJOY SOCIALISING IN PUBS.
-ALTHOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH
-LONGER
Other competitors clearly have a more relaxed attitude. Tom told me he had entered only out of curiosity. _______________ But after the excitement of getting through the initial audition, he started to be more focused. He said each stage had given him a new level of motivation and he’s no longer content with just being considered a good player for his age.
A Many come from specialist music schools or have professional musicians as parents.
B Such talent is a gift not only to the individuals involved, but to the classical music scene here in Britain as a whole.
C This pleasure is evident from watching all three of them, and it’s impossible to predict a winner.
D Surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to have been sure at the beginning just how good he was.
D Surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to have been sure at the beginning just how good he was.
THIS TIME TOMORROW, I ___________ (FINISH) MY PROJECT, WHILE MY LAZY FRIEND ________ (STILL/ GATHER) INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT.
-WILL HAVE FINISHED
-WILL STILL BE GATHERING
(SYNONYMS)
So, stretching should play an important part in your exercise routine, which should be performed both slowly and precisely. Therefore, the best exercise, involves a good warm-up and stretching exercises, an energetic workout and definitely a cool-down period.
-ROLE
-ACCURATELY
-PREPARATION
-PART
-PRECISELY
-WARM-UP