Read
the text below and decide which of the four alternative word or
phrases from the menus best fits each space. The
first alternative [ superior -
major -bigger -
greater] is already done for you.
HOW TO EVALUATE: 2
(two) marks for each correct answer. Maximum scoring: 30 marks
THE TALLEST BUILDINGS: SKYSCRAPERS
Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in mostcities
of the world. A building which was many high was first
called a skyscraper in the United States
at the end of the 19th
century, and New York has perhaps the skyscraper
of them all, the Empire State Building.
The beneath the
streets of New York is rock, enough to take the
heaviest load without sinking, and is
therefore well-suited to
bearing the of tall buildings.
In London, on the other
hand, people the problem of the
land being
too soft to build skyscrapers on. However,
improved
of making
foundations later many
skyscrapers to be built there, none are as high as
those in the United States.
These tall buildings are so that millions of
people can
live and work in a very small. This is important where
land is expensive, for example, in a city
centre, so it is more
to build upwards
rather than outwards. Also, many
large companies find it more to have all their
staff in
one building, easy reach of each
other. People also
imagine that the higher the skyscraper,
the more successful the
company it. Whether or not this is
true, skyscrapers
still remain popular today.
Read the text below and think of the
word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each gap.
There is an example at the beginning [ one]. Then check the correct answers.
HOW TO EVALUATE: 1 (one) mark for each correct answer.
Maximum
scoring: 15 marks
A FAMOUS FLAMENCO DANCER
Cristina
Hoyos, undoubtedlyof Spain's most
famous flamenco dancers, is a romantic.
Over thirty years spent travellingplace to
place and living out of a suitcase has
not affected her love
ofshe calls 'the life
of an artist'.
But in fact she feels she has hadchoice, because her
desire to dance
is so strong. a child, she would
dance to music on the radio. No one
else in her family danced flamenco
professionally, and neither
many other people in the central Seville
neighbourhood inshe grew up.
Shyness atprevented Cristina
from taking up her parents' offer of
sending her to a special dance school,
but they finallyto persuade her.
At twenty, she moved to Madrid, where
she set out on a dance career which has
her internationally
famous.
the Olympic Games were
held in Barcelona, shechosen
to perform at the opening and closing
ceremonies. Both of these were broadcast live
worldwide, giving many sports fans their
first taste of real flamenco dancing.
However,everyone in Spain
thinks that she isbest
example of the style. Her critics say
that her dancing is farsmooth and
professional, but they are in the
minority. For millions of dance-lovers around the world,
Hoyosnow come to represent
the grace, energy and nobility of flamenco.
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