Test 5:

Phần 1:
I. You will hear part of a radio discussion with Ellen Harrington: of the Meadow Lane
Residents Group, and Tim Barlow from Carton Town Planning Department. For
questions 1-5, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to
what you hear. (10p.)

1. What was Ellen's first reaction when the town centre was closed to traffic?
A She was terrified.
B She was miserable.
C She was delighted.
D She was suspicious.
2. The mood of the Meadow Lane residents can best be described as
A resigned. B dissatisfied. C furious. B dejected.
3. How does Tim feel about the changes in the town centre?
A He regrets they were made so quickly.
B He believes they were inevitable.
C He thinks the town council should have foreseen the problem.
D He is proud the town council went forward with them.
4. What does Tim think about the protest Ellen's group is planning?
A He doesn't think it will accomplish anything.
B He thinks it is not aimed at the right people.
C He doesn't think drivers will be affected.
D He thinks it will be dangerous.
5. How does Ellen react to Tim's comments?
A She thinks he is being evasive.
B She accepts his main point.
C She thinks he doesn't understand human nature.
D She considers his comments unrealistic.
Your answers
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………
II. You will hear a student called Rob who is in the first year of the theatre studies
course talking to another student called Mia-who is in the fourth year of the same
course. Listen and decide whether these sentences are True (T) or False (F) according
to what you hear. (10p.)
Theatre Studies Course
True/ False
1. To prepare to play the character of a doctor, Rob imagined his 1. ……….
grandfather at work.
2. In the play's first scene, the boredom of village life was suggested by 2. ……….
long pauses within conversations
3 .Through working in a group, Rob thinks he is a good leader. 3. ……….
4. To support the production, research material was used which 4. ……….
described changing social attitudes.
5. In the final rehearsal the students overcame the problem of the injury 5. ……….
of one character

Your answers
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………

III. You will hear a piece of news about the white bear. Listen and complete the
summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. (20p.)
The white bear belongs to the black bear family. Its colour comes from an uncommon
(1) .............................. Local people believe that it has unusual (2) ............................... so
they protect the bear from (3) ....................... when they visit the area.
The white bear’s habitat is quite interesting. The bear’s relationship with the forest is
complex. Tree roots stop (4) ........................... along salmon streams – the bears main food
source. The bears’ feeding habits provide nutrients for forest vegetation. It is currently
found on a small number of (5) ................ off the coast of the province of British
Columbia. However, its habitat is being lost due to deforestation and construction of
(6) ......................... by logging companies. Unrestricted (7) .......................... is affecting
the salmon supply. The bears’ existence is also threatened by their low rate of
(8) ............................... .
As for solutions for the situation, interested parties are working together on the problem.
Firstly, logging companies must improve their (9) .......................... of logging. Secondly,
maintenance and (10) ............................. of the spirit bears’ territory are needed.
Your answers
 1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. …………… 10. …………

Part 1:
PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10ms)
Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences.
1. Our teacher tends to…………….certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about.
A. boil down B. string along C. skate over D. track down
2. I was so tired that I just………….in the armchair.
A. flaked out B. broke up C. dropped out D. fell over
3. He couldn’t have been very hungry. He just…………….at his food.
A. worked B. nibbled C. got D. marked down
4. Simon hasn’t got a job, and isn’t trying to get one: he just………..his friends.
A. meddles with B. drags on C. sponges on D. tarts up
5. At first, the managing director insisted that he was right and everyone else was
mistaken, but in the end was forced to…………..
A. ease off B. gulp down C. scrape through D. climb down
6. I need twenty pounds to…………me………..until the end of the month.
A. turn in B. tide over C. dig into D. dry up
7. You must try not to…………your brother’s death.
A. roll on B. make out C. dwell on D. wipe out
8. The patient was very ill indeed. The doctors were working……….time.
A. against B. with C. on D. for
9. The boxer lost the fight because he hit his opponent…………the belt.
A. at B. by C. around D. below
10. I felt pleased I no longer had the responsibility. It was a weight…………….my
shoulders.
A. on B. with C. off D. from

4. Câu số 4: COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS (10ms)

Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences.
1. The last candidate for the managerial position is a pretty unknown
_____________.
A. Quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification
2. The couple tied the knot two months after they met – it was indubitably a
_________ romance.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. whirlwind D. cyclone
3. The introduction of new immigration laws is the ___________ of the town these
days.
A. gossip B. story C. talk D. tale
4. Although initially regarded as a ________________, Leicester City finished 2014-
2015 Premier League being the champion.
A. rank interloper B. rank outsider C. rank newcomer D. rank foreigner
5. I don’t expect the entry test this year will be more demanding, but ___________, I
don’t think it will be simpler either.
A. over and above B. on the side C. by the same token D. for
good measure
6. I love hanging out with Mary – she is really a __________ of sunshine
A. beam B. ray C. glow D. light
7. The teacher, by dint of draconian disciplinary measures, has ___________ terror
among his students.
A. stimulated B. inspired C. engaged D. stirred
8. The new superconductors look set to ____________ a useful niche for themselves
in the world's electrical industries.
A. etch B. incise C. carve D. lacerate
9. Many people, for all the repeated warnings, remain _______________ ignorant of
the danger of using the mobile phones at night.
A. blissfully B. delightedly C. jubilantly D.
ecstatically
10. The authority should not have made those cutting comments, no matter how you
_____ it.
A. cut b. slice c. chop d. clip
Part 2; There are ten mistakes in the text below. Underline the mistakes and correct
them in the space provided. (10 points)
Although speech is the most advance form of communication, there are many ways
of communication without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols and gestures may be
find in every known culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinging on the
environment in such way that it attracts attention as the dots and the dashes of a telegraph
circuit. Coding to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less
adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A
stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more
difficult to describe than signals and signs because of its relationship with the receiver's
cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performances with
an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking also
communicate some certain cultural message. Although signals, signs, symbols and
gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They usually do not allow
ideas to share without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver.

Your answers:
 1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part 3: Read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each
gap ( 10pts).
In the north-west corner of the island paradise Isla Perlita, nestling in the shadow of
Mount Machu, lies the sleepy village of San Lorenzo. Off the beaten (86)_______, there
is nothing out of the ordinary about this quaint little village -nothing, that is, apart from
the magnificent (87)_______ Bay Hotel. The Bay, as it is known locally, is a recent
development catering for (88)_______travellers who enjoy luxury holiday-making.
Famous throughout the island for the outstanding quality of its accommodation and the
excellence of its cuisine, the Bay (89)_______ 30 guest suites, each with a charm and
character of its own. Each suite looks (90)_______ Falmer Beach, commanding
breathtaking views of the four miles of white sand, which gently shelves into the
(91)_______ clear waters of the Crepuscan Sea. At the heart of the Bay Hotel is personal,
efficient and unobtrusive service. (92)_______ staff anticipate your every need in an
atmosphere of quiet professionalism and genuine friendliness. (93)_______, the Bay Hotel
is a place to get (94)_______ from the stresses of everyday life, and whether it is
(95)_______ away the hours soaking up the sun or taking advantage of the wide range of
recreational activities that the hotel has on offer, you can be sure that a holiday at the Bay
truly is the holiday of a lifetime.
86. A. path B. track C. road D. way
87. A. starred B. stars C. star D. starring
88. A. disconcerting B. discerning C. distinctive D. discriminated
89. A. announces B. claims C. asserts D. boasts
90. A. back on B. onto C. into D. down
91. A. crystal B. sky C. diamond D. pearl
92. A. Preoccupied B. Attentive C. Concentrated D. Undivided
93. A. All over B. For all C. Above all D. All along
94. A. out B. over C. off D. away
95. A. whiling B. wearing C. wending D. winding

Your answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
 Part 4: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) ( 15pts).

THE GREATEST ICE-SKATING COMEDIAN EVER

Werner Groebli was undoubtedly (0) one of the most famous ice-skating
comedians of all time. But even to his many fans the name will mean nothing.
They knew him as Frick – from the ice-skating partnership Frick and Frack – a
skater with an outstanding ability to (1)….. complex skills with zany and
contorted body positions that often had audiences (2) stitches. Good (3) to be
Swiss junior skating champion, Groebli nevertheless got more (4) of fooling
around, ridiculing, as he put (5) , ‘the pomposity of professional skaters’.

Frick and Frack were praised for their grace, comic timing and daring acrobatics
(6) than depending on falls or costumes to get laughs, the duo were celebrated
for taking the traditional (7)……of figure skating and distorting them into
amazing feats that left audiences enthralled. One crowd favorite involved Frack
throwing Frick an invisible rope, (8)….. which point he would slowly glide
forward as though (9) pulled. (10) was ‘the farmer’, in which the duo
would skate as if sitting on a bouncing tractor seat.
Your answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 5. (15 pts) Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
Write your answer in the space provided.

The Origins of Theater

1. In seeking to describe the origins of theater, one must rely primarily on speculation,
since there is little concrete evidence on which to draw. The most widely accepted theory,
championed by anthropologists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
envisions theater as emerging out of myth and ritual. The process perceived by these
anthropologists may be summarized briefly. During the early stages of its development, a
society becomes aware of forces that appear to influence or control its food supply and
well–being. Having little understanding of natural causes, it attributes both desirable and
undesirable occurrences to supernatural or magical forces, and it searches for means to
win the favor of these forces. Perceiving an apparent connection between certain actions
performed by the group and the result it desires, the group repeats, refines, and formalizes
those actions into fixed ceremonies, or rituals.

2. Stories (myths) may then grow up around a ritual. Frequently the myths include
representatives of hose supernatural forces that the rites celebrate or hope to influence.
Performers may wear costumes and masks to represent the mythical characters or
supernatural forces in the rituals or in accompanying celebrations. As a people becomes
more sophisticated, its conceptions of supernatural forces and causal relationships nay
change. As a result, it may abandon or modify some rites. But the myths that have grown
up around the rites may continue as part of the group’s oral tradition and may even come
to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites. When this occurs, the first step
has been taken toward theater as an autonomous activity, and thereafter entertainment
and aesthetic values may gradually replace the former mystical and socially efficacious
concerns.

3. Although origin in ritual as long been the most popular, it is by no means the only
theory about how the theater came into being. Storytelling has been proposed as one
alternative. Under this theory, relating and listening to stories are seen as fundamental
human pleasures. Thus, the recalling of an event (a hunt, battle, or other feat) is elaborated
through the narrator’s pantomime and impersonation and eventually through each role
being assumed by a different person.

4. A closely related theory sees theater as evolving out of dances that are primarily
pantomimic, rhythmical or gymnastic, or from imitations if animal noises and sounds.
Admiration for the performer’s skill, virtuosity, and grace are seen as motivation for
elaborating the activities into fully realized theatrical performances.

5. In addition to exploring the possible antecedents of theater, scholars have also theorized
about the motives that led people to develop theater. Why did the theater develop, and
why was it valued after it ceased to fulfill the function of ritual? Most answers fall back
on the theories about the human mind and basic human needs. One, set forth by Aristotle
in the fourth century B.C., sees humans as naturally imitative – as taking pleasure in
imitating persons, things, and actions and in seeing such imitations. Another, advanced in
the twentieth century, suggests that humans have a gift for fantasy, through which they
seek to reshape reality into more satisfying forms than those encountered in daily life.
Thus, fantasy or fiction (of which drama is one form) permits people to objectify their
anxieties and fears, confront them, and fulfill their hopes in fiction if not fact. The theater,
then, is one tool whereby people define and understand their world or escape from
unpleasant realities.

6. But neither the human imitative instinct nor a penchant for fantasy by itself leads to an
autonomous theater. Therefore, additional explanations are needed. One necessary
condition seems to be a somewhat detached view of human problems. For example, one
sign of this condition is the appearance of the comic vision, since comedy requires
sufficient detachment to view some deviations from social norms as ridiculous rather than
as serious threats to the welfare of the entire group. Another condition that contributes to
the development of autonomous theater is the emergence of the aesthetic sense. For
example, some early societies ceased to consider certain rites essential to their well-being
and abandoned them; nevertheless, they retained as parts of their oral tradition the myths
that had grown up around the rites and admired them for their artistic qualities rather
than for their religious usefulness.

1. The world “championed” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. changed B. debated C. created D. supported

2. The world “attributes” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. ascribes B. leaves C. limits D. contrasts

3. According to paragraph 1, theories of the origins of theater

A. are mainly hypothetical

B. are well supported by factual evidence

C. have rarely been agreed upon by anthropologists

D. were expressed in the early stages of theater’s development

4. According to paragraph 1, why did some societies develop and repeat ceremonial
actions?

A. To establish a positive connection between the members of the society

B. To help society members better understand the forces controlling their food
supply

C. To distinguish their beliefs from those of other societies

D. To increase the society’s prosperity

5. The word “autonomous” in the passage is closest meaning to

A. artistic B. important C. independent D. established

6. According to paragraph 2, what may cause societies to abandon certain rites?

A. Emphasizing theater as entertainment

B. Developing a new understanding of why events occur

C. Finding a more sophisticated way of representing mythical characters

D. Moving from a primarily oral tradition to a more written tradition

7. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 5 as possible reasons that led societies
to develop theater EXCEPT:

A. Theater allows people to face what they are afraid of.

B. Theater gives an opportunity to imagine a better reality.

C. Theater is a way to enjoy imitating other people.

D. Theater provides people the opportunity to better understand the human mind.

8. Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph 5?

A. The author presents two theories for a historical phenomenon.

B. The author argues against theories expressed earlier in the passage.

C. The author argues for replacing older theories with a new one.

D. The author points out problems with two popular theories.

9. The word “penchant” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A. compromise B. inclination C. tradition D. respect

10. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the italic
sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave
out essential information.

A. A society’s rites were more likely to be retained in the oral tradition if its myths
were admired for artistic qualities.

B. The artistic quality of a myth was sometimes an essential reason for a society to
abandon it from the oral tradition.

C. Some early societies stopped using myths in their religious practices when rites
ceased to be seen as useful for social well-being.

D. Myths sometimes survived in a society’s tradition because of their artistic

qualities even after they were no longer deemed religiously beneficial.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 6. (15 pts) Read the following passage and do the tasks that follows. Write your
answer in the space provided.

Mutual harm

A In forests and fields all over the world, plants are engaged in a deadly chemical
war to suppress other plants and create conditions for their own success. But what if we
could learn the secrets of these plants and use them for our own purposes? Would it be
possible to use their strategies and weapons to help us improve agriculture by preventing
weeds from germinating and encouraging growth in crops? This possibility is leading
agricultural researchers to explore the effects plants have on other plants with the aim of
applying their findings to farming.

B The phenomenon by which an organism produces one or more chemicals that

influence the growth, survival and reproduction of other organisms is called allelopathy.
These chemicals are a subset of chemicals produced by organisms called secondary
metabolites. A plant's primary metabolites are associated with growth and development.
Allelochemicals, however, are part of a plant's defence system and have a secondary
function in the life of the organism. The term allelopathy comes from the Greek: allelo
and pathy meaning 'mutual harm'. The term was first used by the Austrian scientist Hans
Molisch in 1937, but people have been noting the negative effects that one plant can have
on another for a long time. In 300 BC, the Greek philosopher Theophrastus noticed that
pigweed had a negative effect on alfalfa plants. In China, around the first century AD, the
author of Shennong Ben Cao Jing described 267 plants that have the ability to kill pests.

C Allelopathy can be observed in many aspects of plant ecology. It can affect where
certain species of plants grow, the fertility of competitor plants, the natural change of
plant communities over time, which plant species are able to dominate a particular area,
and the diversity of plants in an area. Plants can release allelopathic chemicals in several
ways: their roots can release chemicals directly into the soil, and their bark and leaves can
release chemicals into the soil as they rot. Initially, scientists were interested in the
negative effects of allelopathic chemicals. Observations of the phenomenon included poor
growth of some forest trees, damage to crops, changes in vegetation patterns and,
interestingly, the occurrence of weed-free areas. It was also realised that some species
could have beneficial effects on agricultural crop plants and the possible application of
allelopathy became the subject of research.

D Today research is focused on the effects of weeds on crops, the effects of crops on
weeds, and how certain crops affect other crops. Agricultural scientists are exploring the
use of allelochemicals to regulate growth and to act as natural herbicides, thereby
promoting sustainable agriculture by using these natural chemicals as an alternative to
man-made chemicals. For example, a small fast-growing tree found in Central America,
sometimes called the 'miracle tree', contains a poison that slows the growth of other trees
but does not affect its own seeds. Chemicals produced by this tree have been shown to
improve the production of rice. Similarly, box elder - another tree - stimulates the growth
of bluestem grass, which is a tall prairie grass found in the mid-western United States.
Many weeds may use allelopathy to become ecologically successful; a study in China
found that 25 out of 33 highly poisonous weeds had significant allelopathic properties.

E There may be at least three applications of allelopathy to agriculture. Firstly, the

allelopathic properties of wild or cultivated plants may be bred into crop plants through
genetic modification or traditional breeding methods to improve the release of desired
allelochemicals and thus improve crop yield. Secondly, a plant with strong allelopathic
properties could be used to control weeds by planting it in rotation with an agricultural
crop and then leaving it to rot and become part of the soil in order to inhibit the growth of
weeds. Finally, naturally occurring allelopathic chemicals could be used in combination
with man-made chemicals. Boosting the efficiency of man-made herbicides could lead to
a reduction in the amount of herbicides used in agriculture, which is better for the
environment.

F Despite the promising uses of allelopathic chemicals, agricultural scientists are still
cautious. Firstly, allelopathic chemicals may break down and disappear in the soil more
easily than artificial chemicals. Secondly, allelopathic chemicals may be harmful to plants
other than weeds. Thirdly, allelopathic chemicals could persist in the soil for a long time
and may affect crops grown in the same field as the allelopathic plants at a later date.
Because the effects of allelopathic chemicals are not yet fully known, agricultural
scientists will need to continue to study the biological war between plants.

Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-F from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-ix, next to Questions 1-5.

List of Headings

i What are metabolites?

ii The negative effects of allelopathy

iii Biological warfare in the plant world

iv Why we cannot use alleiopathic chemicals at present

v What is allelopathy?

vi The reasons why plants compete with other plants

vii The effects of allelopathy and realisation of its possible uses

viii How could we use alleiopathic chemicals in farming?

ix Specific examples of alleiopathic plants

Example Answer

Paragraph A iii

1. Paragraph B

2. Paragraph C

3. Paragraph D

4. Paragraph E
5. Paragraph F

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Questions 6-10: Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answer in the space
provided.

Scientists can see three potential uses of allelopathic chemicals in farming. Firstly, the
ability to produce allelopathic chemicals could be (6) ________ into agricultural crops;
secondly, allelopathic plants could be planted in rotation with the (7) ________; finally,
naturally produced chemicals could be combined with (8) ________ herbicides. However,
agriculturalists are still (9) ________ as allelopathic plants may have negative effects on
plants which are not the intended target and the chemicals could remain in the ground for
a(n) (10) ________, even after the plants themselves have died.

Part 7 You are going to read an article about the value of boredom. For questions 47-56,
choose from the sections of the article (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than
once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order.

In which section of the article is the following mentioned?

47 points out a drawback in failing to allow time for mundane reflection?

48 comments on a personal experience of using a particular psychological technique?

49 comments on the broad appeal that a particular notion might potentially have?

50 suggests that boredom as a way of dealing with a problem is not a new idea?

51 distinguishes between mere reflection and conscious avoidance of mental stimulation?

52 refers to the communication of an erroneous message?

53 refers to an activity indicative of modern life taking place in various locations?

54 outlines a positive consequence of distancing oneself from technology?

55 explains that a particular finding supported existing knowledge?

56 remarks on the significance of monotony in the development of the human species?

Time Out
It seems that embracing boredom and allowing ourselves to drift away could be good for
us

A
Consider any public place where people used to enjoy a spot of silent contemplation –
from train carriages and beauty spots to our local streets – and these days you’ll see
people plugged into their seductive electronic sources of constant stimulation. All this
information overload seems like a terribly modern-day problem. But one unique thinker
actually stumbled on a neat solution several decades ago: radical boredom. In 1942, a
German writer called Siegfried Karcauer wrote despairingly of the massive over-
stimulation of the modern city where people listening to the radio were in a state of
‘permanent receptivity, constantly pregnant with London, the Eiffel Tower, Berlin.’ His
answer was to suggest a period of total withdrawal from stimulation – to cut ourselves off
and experience ‘extraordinary, radical boredom’. On a sunny afternoon when everyone is
outside, one would do best to hang about the train station,’ he wrote. ‘Or better yet, stay at
home, draw the curtains and surrender oneself to one’s boredom on the sofa.’

B
Karcauer believed that actively pursuing boredom in this way was a valuable means of
unlocking playful wild ideas far away from plain reality and, better still, achieve ‘a kind
of bliss that is almost unearthly’. It’s a beautiful theory and one that would definitely hold
an allure for many people. Plus modern research suggests that it might actually have a
sound psychological basis. To test the potential positives of boredom, psychologist Dr
Sandi Mann asked a group of 40 people to complete a task designed to showcase their
creativity. But before they got started on it, a subgroup was asked to perform a suitably
dull task – copying numbers from the telephone directory for 15 minutes. The data
pointed to the group that had previously endured boredom displaying more creative flair
during the task than the control group. According to psychologists this is normal, because
when people become bored and start to daydream, their minds come up with different
processes and they work out more creative solutions to problems

C
This would suggest perhaps, that by overstimulating our minds, we’re not just making
ourselves more stressed, we’re also missing out on a chance to unhook our thoughts from
the daily grind and think more creatively. Having said that, psychologists also point out
that despite its bad reputation, boredom has a definite evolutionary purpose. Mann says
‘Without it, we’d be like toddlers in a perpetual state of amazement. Just imagine it:
“Wow – look at that fantastic cereal at the bottom of my bowl!” It may be very
stimulating, but we’d never get anything done.’ That puts me in mind of adults who are
addicted to social media and smart phones – attention seeking, scurrying around the
internet screaming ‘Look at this! Look at them! Look at me!’ while the real world beyond
the electronic devices continues on untroubled and unexamined. Meanwhile, as Mann
points out, we’re incorrectly teaching our actual toddlers that boredom and lack of
stimulation is something to be feared rather than embraced.

D
So how do you learn to tactically embrace periods of radical boredom? The first step is
realising that this is different from simply taking time to ponder what you’ve done since
getting up that morning. ‘Using boredom positively is about creating new opportunities
when your mind isn’t occupied and you can’t focus on anything else,’ says Mann. This
could be as simple as staring out the window or watching the rain come down. Or heading
off for a solitary walk with no fixed destination in mind, or your smart phone in your
pocket. Anything that gives your mind the rare chance to drift off its moorings. ‘I can
really recommend it,’ says Mann. ‘It’s a great experience – like taking a holiday from
your brain.’ I’m definitely sold. I’m trying to keep my phone turned off during the
weekends and allow myself the odd, dreamy wallow on the sofa during the week, time
permitting. And the best thing: it works. After taking a break and allowing my mind to
roam, it returns refreshed and revitalized, with a fresh take on the challenges that I face
during the day. When my daughter gets to an age when she’s ready to whine ‘I’m bored’,
I’ll know exactly what to say!

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 8:

11. When they started their trek, they had no idea how bad the weather would become.
(OUTSET)
 Nobody realized _____________________________ how bad the weather would become.
12. The footballer injured his knee, so that was the end of his hopes of a first team place.
(PAID)
 The footballer’s knee _____________________________ his hopes of a first team place.
13. I inherited this clock from my father and it belonged to his grandfather before that.
(DOWN)
 This clock grandfather to my father and, in turn, to me
14. Don't panic about something so trivial. MOUNTAIN
______________________________________________________________________
15. They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. SOUND
______________________________________________________________________

16. Spending two weeks in hospital was very different from lying on the beach!
(CRY)
Spending two weeks in hospital was …………………………………lying on the beach!

17.They are living in poverty and are worried about being evicted for not being able
to pay the rent. MOUTH

They are living from .......................................................................................

18. I’m finding it difficult to cope with all the work I have to do.
(TOP)
All the work I have to do ………………………………………………. me.
19. I wouldn’t confront the manager if I were you.
(HORNS)
I wouldn’t ………………………………………. the manager if I were you.
20. He was arrested when they caught him driving a stolen vehicle.
(ACT)
Being ……………………………………………….. a stolen vehicle, he was arrested.