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TEST-1:A)remoteB)technologyC)composingD)wholeE)voluntaryF)climateG)skillH)desireI)meltingJ)vanishingK)erodedL)temperatureM)amazementN)changesO)cleverUndoubtedlytheglobeisgettinghotterandhotter.Theunavoidablequestionsare:Howmuchresponsibilityshallwetakeforwarming,andarewetostopthedestructionbylimitingourinsatiablefornaturalfuels?Itseemsthatglobalwarmingistootobeworriedabout,ortoounpredictable.Thecomputer_cannotdefinewhattheweatherislikenextweek.Incoldwinterdayitmightbeconsideredthatalittlewarmingwouldbeafairthing.Anddoubtlessly:Alarmingabout__alterationmaysoundlikeanenvironmentalistfrighteningstrategy,aimingtourgehumanstowalkandkeeptheworldcleaner.However,basedonthescientists,badnewsarebroughttoourlivingmedia.FromCaliforniatothesnowypeaksofChina,theairisheatinguprightnow,andtheglobeisbeingfastwarmed,thehasincreasedby1comparedwiththepastcentury.Inaddition,somepartslikeremoteplaceshavebeeninamuchhotterstate.Theresultsaren'tsatisfactory,icebeing,riversrunningdry,andcoastsbeing_,threateningvillagesandcottages.Thearegraduallyoccurringwithoutanyobviousphenomenon.Buttheyshouldn'tslipourmind,becausetheycanposeasagreatpotentialthreattotheworld.TEST-2A)conscientiousB)consciousC)againstD)despiteE)comparingF)comparedG)launchedH)boostedI)necessityJ)contributionL)moreoverM)scaledK)reducedN)competitiveO)featuringMajorretailersandcarmanufacturershaveslashed()theirmarketingbudgetsinthesixmonthstoOctober,2008,asthefinancialcrisishastakenitstoll,whilesupermarketshaveadvertisingspendinginabattletoprovethattheyofferthemostprices.AccordingtonewresearchundertakenforTheDailyTelegraphbyNielsenMediaResearch,inthesixmonths30,2008,Marks&Spencersadvertisingspendfell20.3pcto25.3m,withthesameperiodin2007.Whiletheretailerhasspentheavilyonacampaigncelebritiesinthepasttwoyears,itisunderstoodtobecuttingbackoncelebrityspendingin2009.Theretaileris,however,stilltheUKs25thlargestspenderonadvertising,beingat17thplaceinthesixmonths30,2007.Carmanufacturershavealsosignificantlybackonmarketingspending,believedtobearesultofthefinancialcrisis.AccordingtoNielsen,Fordspent26.6minthesixmonths30,2008,down21pcfromthesameperiodlastyear.Vauxhallalsospendingby15.6pcintheperiodto26.5m.Forsupermarkets,however,asignificantincreaseinadvertisingspending,itappears,isaastheyseektowoo()increasinglyprice-customers.Theleadingsupermarketshave20anaggressivepricewarinthepastsixmonthsasconsumershavebeenfacedwithnewsofhigherfoodprices.TEST-3:A)variesB)frighteninglyC)ableD)athletesE)comfortablyF)thickG)producedH)symbolI)openingJ)frequentlyK)carriedL)capableM)poweredN)lightO)sacrificeThetorchisatraditioncarriedoverfromancientGreece,whenfirewasadmiredasagiftfromthegodPrometheus.Greekswouldholdrelayraces,passingatorchbetweenandlightacauldron()duringtheirgamesasaofpurity,reasonandpeace.TheflamewasreintroducedtotheOlympicsatthe1928AmsterdamGamesbutthefirstmoderntorchrelaywasatthe1936BerlinSummerGames,whenaflamewaslitinOlympia,Greece,andtotheopeningceremonyinGermany.Sincethe1964WinterGamesinInnsbruck,Austria,everyOlympicshasbegunwithatorchrelayfromGreecetotheceremony.Eachtorchmustbeofwithstandingwind,rain,sleet,snowandextremesofclimate.Itmustcarryenoughfueltolastitslegofthejourneybutbeenoughforeachrunnertocarry.Althoughthedesignofthetorchfromyeartoyear,theoverallmodernlookwascreated,JohnHench,whocreatedthetorchforthe1960WinterOlympicsinSquawValley,California.Between10,000and15,000torchesaremadetocarrytheflameforeachrelay.ThoughtheoriginalflameforanyOlympicrelayisstilllitbythesun,moderntorchesarebypressurizedliquidfuel.Earliertorchesburnedavarietyofmaterials,includingoliveoilandgunpowder.Atthe1956gamesamixtureofmagnesium()andaluminum()usedtolightthefinaltorchburningchunksthatfellandburnedtherunner'sarm.TEST-4A)possessionB)saveC)bestD)applianceE)materialF)fromG)simpleH)withI)inJ)elementK)modelL)itemM)easyN)adoptO)reasonableWisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactuallyyoumoneyorcanaddtothecost.Taketheexampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthebuyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapestprice.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensivetodryyourhair.ThecostoftheelectricityyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofallSowhatprinciplesshouldyouwhenyougooutshopping?Ifyoukeepyourhome,yourcaroranyvaluableinexcellentcondition,youllbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose56threeitemsorthreeestimates.TEST-5:A)healB)mentalC)unkindD)regretE)accuratelyF)confessedG)inheritanceH)physicalI)curedJ)treatK)trulyL)unfaithfulM)forgivenessN)disturbedO)excuseItsnevereasytoadmityouareinthewrong.Beinghuman,weallneedtoknowtheartofapologizing.Lookbackwithhonestyandthinkhowoftenyouvejudgedroughly,said____things,pushedyourselfaheadattheexpenseofafriend.Thencounttheoccasionswhenyouindicatedclear