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Never get lost again!

You ..1.. probably never heard of NavStar, but you may have heard ..2.. the
initials GPS. These two names are abbreviations. NavStar is the short form
of the ..3.. clumsy words Navigation System using Time And Ranging, and
GPS ..4.. for Global Positioning System. And they mean that in the ..5..
future, you will never get lost again.
NavStar is in ..6.. eighteen satellites which orbit the earth at an altitude of
over 20 000 km. These satellites go around the world on different orbits, so
that at ..7.. two of them are in the sky over every part of the Earth. This
means that NavStar is somewhere overhead ..8.. you are reading this.
These satellites transmit a radio signal. They are the most important ..9.. of
the whole system, which is called GPS.
GPS as a ..10.. includes computers on the ground which calculate the time
that it takes for the radio signals from NavStar to reach them. ..11.. this
information, they can tell the people using the computers where they are.
During the Gulf war, which was ..12.. in huge open spaces in the desert,
GPS helped the allied armies to get to their targets faster than their enemies
believed possible.
Today GPS is ..13.. by all sorts of businesses. Vehicles ..14.. with GPS
allow their bases to know where they are at every minute of the day. GPS
also works with map programmes on computers. Already some motorists
use GPS to drive confidently to places they have never ..15.. to before.

FCE Use of English part 1 test 3 Answer sheet


A
B
C
D
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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11.

could

have

may

can

of

that

in

or

bit

other

rather

just

works

places

stands

holds

close

near

coming

soon

real

deed

actual

fact

least

minimum

fewest

last

as

during

for

now

bite

area

sort

part

idea

whole

fact

entity

After

Because

Using

Thanks

12.
13.
14.
15.

done

fought

battle

happened

using

benefit

good

used

carried

loaded

fitted

worked

been

visited

went

come

1. She always forgets her bag when she goes. goes


Every
forgets her bag.

2. He asked if I could lend him my car. I


He asked, "Can
your car?"

3. John is shorter than Mike but taller than Fred.. than


Fred
and John.

4. You must hand in the forms by Friday.. be


The
in by Friday.

5. I will take revenge for that.. back

I will

for that.

6. Only Jack could do that.. Jack


Nobody
do that.

7. Please tell me what happens next.. let


what happens next.

8. Would you like a rest now?. take


Would you like
now?

9. He asked me what I was doing there.. doing


He asked " What
?"

10. He isn't very busy today.. lot


He doesn't
do today.

1. Every time she goes she forgets her bag.


2. He asked "Can I borrow your car?"
3. Fred is shorter than Mike and John.
4. The forms must be handed in by Friday.
5. I will get my own back for that.
6. Nobody but Jack could do that.
7. Let me know what happens next.
8. Would you like to take a break now?
9. He asked "What are you doing here?"
10. He doesn't have a lot to do today.
1. C2. A3. C4. C5. B6. D7. A8. A9. D10.B11.C12.B13.D14.C
15.A

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