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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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Space junk

The Space Age began 0 _____ over half a century ago, and ever since then the area just 1 alongawayoutbeyond the Earth’s atmosphere has been filling up with all kinds of man-made objects that have become 2 referredknowncallednamed as ‘space junk’. The items up there 3 includeenclosecoverrange from old satellites and parts of rockets to hundreds of thousands of pieces smaller than one centimetre, all of them travelling at extremely 4 highrapidlightfast speed. Over the last five years, the number of such objects in space is 5 assessedsupposedestimatedregarded to have risen by 50 per cent, and this has 6 largelygreatlyimportantlyabsolutely increased the risk of damage to working satellites or space vehicles with crews on board.

International agreement has therefore now been 7 arrivedreachedfinishedclosed on limiting the amount of new space junk. Scientists have also 8 caught up withput up withcome up withkept up with some interesting suggestions for tidying up space. These include using laser beams, giant nets and even an enormous umbrella-like device to collect tiny bits of junk.

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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The Eighth Wonder of the World

The Thames Barrier is a 0 _____ part of the flood defence scheme for protecting London 1 againstforbetweenwith rising water levels. The defenses 2 andalsostilltoo include raised river embankments and additional flood gates at strategic points, including the Barking Barrier. The unique structure that is the Barrier spans the 520-metre wide Woolwich Reach and 3 consistsincludesinvolvescontains of 10 separate movable gates, each pivoting and supported between concrete structures which house the operating machinery.

When raised, the four main gates 4 whicheveryeachnone stand as high as a five storey building and as wide as the opening of Tower Bridge. Each 5 measurescostscalculatesweighs 3700 tonnes. During the first twelve years of 6 operationsurgeryvacationprofession, the Barrier has been closed twenty nine times to protect London.

7 sightviewhearexplore the Barrier from the comfortable cafeteria. Picnic on the riverside embankment. Enjoy beautiful views from the riverside walk. Visit the shop which stocks a large selection of souvenirs, books and Barrier information.

There is a children’s play area suitable for 4- to 12-year olds, located adjacent to the riverside walk. A visit to the spectacular Thames Barrier is a 8 forgettablememorableforgetfulmemorised experience.

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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New Cycling Schemes

The County Council has 0 _____ to give a higher 1 advantageincomebenefitpriority to cycling and agreed a new strategy to guide the way ahead in East Sussex.

Cycling is a 2 shortcuthigh-speeddangerouslow-cost, healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. It is intended to make it safer, more convenient and attractive, and to increase the 3 sizeproportionprovisionproposal of journeys made by bicycle.

Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for 4 recreationaluselesssufficientpromotional trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists.

Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies include the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne.

5 abnormalpropercountrylocal people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work with local cycling and other groups, and a countywide Cycling Forum will be formed to 6 improveensureassertmaintain that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular 7 contactbasistouchaccount.

The objectives of the Cycling Strategy are given in a leaflet, and a 8 copybookletternetwork of the full strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Libraries.

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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Royal Residences

Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle 0 _____ the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the 1 venuesresidencessituationsoccupation of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal flag flies 2 whateverhoweverwhoeverwhenever her Majesty is in residence.

These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and official entertaining and are opened to the 3 humanspublicpeoplesstrangers as much as these commitments allow. They are furnished with fine pictures and works of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the paintings are 4 createdexploredproduceddisplayed in the rooms for which they were originally 5 instructedintendedperformedguarded.

The official residences are in regular use and the style and manner in which they are shown to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal 6 featurelocationdestinationappearance as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.

The Royal Collection, which is owned by the Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of the admission fee and other 7 salarybudgetincomewage from visitors is directed. The remainder of this money funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly 8 destroyedruineddamagedcollapsed by fire in November 1992.

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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The Gesture Interface

At the 0 _____ if we want mobile 1 lineentryaccesslink to the Web, we have to travel around with things like tablets and smartphones in our bags or pockets. But the inventor of something called the Gesture Interface has 2 comethoughtfounddone up with a way of doing this using only something we’ve 3 deliveredfetchedbroughtcarried around with us for millions of years – our hands.

The idea is 4 basedstartedfoundedbegun on simple technology that is already in existence. 5 Along withInstead ofExcept forApart from carrying around the usual hardware, you have a small wearable device on your hands. This contains a projector, a camera and wireless technology to 6 signdownloadlogconnect you to the Web. It also has sensors which read and interpret simple hand gestures. For example, when you want to 7 maketakedoget a photograph, simply make a frame around the image with your hand and click your fingers. The device 8 worksreckonsmeetsknows out what you want and operates the camera.

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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Where to go whale watching

When asked to list the things they would most like to experience in life, a surprising 0 _____ of people mention seeing whales in their natural habitat. It’s an ambition that can be 1 answeredrewardedhonouredfulfilled surprisingly easily. It is 2 estimatedcountedguessedtotalled that the seas around Iceland are home to over five thousand orca whales. But their behaviour, and therefore your chances of seeing them, varies 3 accordingdependingrelyingagreeing to the season.

In summer, the whales have a 4 customtendencyhabittrend to hang out near the coast and can be seen swimming up fjords and inlets. During the winter months, however, the animals are generally to be found 5 longerwiderbroaderfurther out at sea. 6 WheneverWhoeverWhicheverHowever season you choose for your trip, whale-watching trips are very easy to organise, and there’s a chance you’ll get to see other whale species too.

Besides Iceland, another option is to 7 headsetpointpick for northern Norway between October and January. Orcas arrive here at this time of year in 8 huntfollowpursuitseek of large shoals of herring, which form an important part of their diet.

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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Messages from the Stone Age

The incredible pre-historic Chauvet cave art in France is painted in 0 _____ colours and dates back to a period around thirty thousand years ago when early humans first started to create rock art. Although various 1 illustrationsmodelscasesexamples of this art have been found in caves in Western Europe, very few people have seen the art at Chauvet because it is located 2 deepthicklongdense inside an inaccessible underground cave system. Those who have seen it say that it is very impressive, showing animals 3 by means ofapart fromas well assuch as horses, rhinos and cows, and that the artwork is good enough to 4 rivalcomparecompeteoppose modern compositions.

The first scientists to 5 arrivereachmeetknow the Chauvet paintings missed some other important 6 instancesmattersdetailsissues however. The walls of the cave are also marked with a series of lines and symbols, that were initially 7 believedregardedthoughtagreed as insignificant. But recent research has suggested that these marks may represent humankind’s first steps towards the development of writing, which is 8 resultinghavingmakingcausing people to rethink their ideas about when written communication first started.

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