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UNIT4Donewiththistask.Yourscore:96%4717.1PartI:VocabularyandStructureSectionA:Completeeachsentenceusingthecorrectwordorexpressionfromthebox.1.Manypeoplegrumbleabouttheinfluxofimmigrantstoourcity,butIthinkit'sactuallyagoodthingfortheeconomy.YouranswerCorrectanswergrumblegrumble2.Someissues,suchasimmigrationandtrade,havetransnationalimplications.YouranswerCorrectanswertransnationaltransnational3.Oneoftheproblemswithreadinge-booksisthatyoucan'ttakenotesinthemargin.YouranswerCorrectanswermarginmargin4.Thetowncouncilpassedlegislationthatmadeiteasierforpeopletoopensmallbusinesses.YouranswerCorrectanswerlegislationlegislation5.Therearesomemysteriesthathavebaffledscientistsforcenturies.YouranswerCorrectanswerbaffledbaffled6.I'minshock—haveyouseenthestaggeringstockmarketnumbersthismorning?YouranswerCorrectanswerstaggeringstaggering7.Wearealllivinginanincreasinglymulticulturalsocietyasmoreandmorepeoplemovetodifferentcountries.YouranswerCorrectanswermulticulturalmulticultural8.Thecomputer'sinfluenceonourdailylivesisimmeasurable;ithashadthemostmassiveeffectonhowhumanslive.YouranswerCorrectanswermassivemassive9.Therewillalwaysbepeoplewhodisapproveofnewtechnologysimplybecauseitisdifferent.YouranswerCorrectanswerdisapprovedisapprove10.Afterseveralyearsoftravel,JakemovedtoLondontofindajob,ahouse,andthestabilityheneededinhislife.YouranswerCorrectanswerstabilitystabilitySectionB:Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.11.Somepeoplehaveanunhealthy_____withtechnologyandneedtohaveeverynewgadgetavailable.A.sessionB.obsessionC.recessionD.cessation12.Aftermuch_____,Heatherwasfinallyabletoconvinceherbosstoawardheremployeeswithaholidaybonus.A.desistenceB.consistenceC.insistenceD.resistance13.It'shardto_____whatthefuturemightlooklike,butsciencefictionwritershavebeendoingitforoverahundredyears.A.visualizeB.conferC.mechanizeD.ascertain14.Iknowalmosteveryoneloveshernewbook,butI'mnoteven_____interestedinreadingit.A.massivelyB.supposedlyC.entirelyD.remotely15.EventhoughMrLewisdidn'tsayitoutloud,the_____inhisspeechwasthathisstaffdidn'tworkhardenough.A.personificationB.implicationC.justificationD.explanation16.Manypeoplecomplainthatthecostofeducationisprohibitivelyexpensive,butIthinkthecostof_____ismuchhigher.A.ignoreB.ignorantC.ignoranceD.ignoring17.Afterhelostthecompetition,Lawrencefeltcompletelyandutterly_____.A.dispiritedB.inquisitiveC.observantD.unchanged18.Weneedtocomeupwitha_____explanationforwhywemissedclassyesterday.A.plausibleB.sentientC.staggeringD.corporate19.Paulhasbecomevery_____andconceitedsincehefirsttastedfame.A.arroganceB.elegantC.eleganceD.arrogant20.Dinosaurshavebeen_____forapproximately65millionyears!A.succinctB.extinctC.instinctD.blinkedSectionC:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.21.I'masignorantofyourcountry'slawsasyouareofmine.YouranswerCorrectanswerasas22.It'saprettysafebetthatalmostallcollegegraduatesaremoretechnicallysavvythantheirparents.YouranswerCorrectanswerthatthat23.WhatdoyoumakeofthegenerationofMP3players?YouranswerCorrectanswerofof24.TheNewYorkteamqualifiedforthechampionshiproundbyanarrowmargin.YouranswerCorrectanswerbyby25.Foralltheexcitementsurroundingthenewcomputerprogram,notmuchisdifferent.YouranswerCorrectanswerForFor26.Mymotherstillhasn'tcometogripswiththeconvenienceofe-mail.YouranswerCorrectanswerwithwith27.HowcanweaskGeorgetohelpinsuchawaythathewillthinkit'shisidea?YouranswerCorrectanswerinin28.Whenyouthinkaboutit,itisnotsurprisingthatmostpeoplenowownacellphone.YouranswerCorrectanswerthatthat29.Ithinkit'stimetobuynewpantswhenthekneesbegintowearout.YouranswerCorrectansweroutout30.Inthewakeoftheearthquake,manypeopledisplayedanincredibleamountofgenerosity.YouranswerCorrectanswerofofPartII:BankedClozeQuestions31to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenmygrandfatherthinksabouthowtheworldischanging,heinevitablytellsthestoryofDrReynolds.DrReynoldswasa(n)(31)eminentdoctorfromthebigcity.Itseemedasifhewasinthenewspapereveryday.Mygrandfatherlivedinasmall(32)suburboutsidethecity.Thiswasatatimewhensuchneighbourhoodswerestillrelativelynew.Peoplejustcouldn'tunderstandwhyanyonewouldwanttolivesofarfromthecitycentre.However,theneighbourhoodmygrandfatherlivedinwasgrowingeveryday.Manypeoplecouldn'taffordtoliveinthecity,andothersweretiredofthecrowds.Costandcongestioncomprisedareal(33)curseofthecities,aproblemthathasonlygottenworsewithtime.Largesectionsoftheurban(34)workforceweremovingoutofthecitytothesmallertowns.Alongwiththesepeopleandtheirfamilies,companiesalsostartedtorelocateoutsidemajorcities.AgreatexampleofthiswasDrReynolds.Itisimpossibletooverstatethe(35)magnitudeofthesignificancethatDrReynolds'movehadonmygrandfather'stown.Becausehewassofamous,therewasobviouslyaconsiderableamountof(36)hypeassociatedwithhisarrival.However,hequicklyshowedthathehadtheskillstobackuphisreputation.DrReynoldswasnotonlyabig,(37)brawnymanwhoplayedfootballinhisyouth,buthealsograduatedatthetopofhisclassinmedicalschool.I'dbewillingto(38)betthatthiswasoneofthemostexcitingthingshappenedinmygrandfather'stown.Itmusthavebeensincehetoldthestorysom