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Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words:
The Open University was created in 1968 to (0) ___________ people who cannot afford to (1)
__________ regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and (2) _________ a university
diploma or degree. They study at home and their academic performance is assessed by (3) __________
of written examinations or project work. Most Open University students (4) __________ in study while
also holding down a job or coping with a busy home life. They study in order to update their job skills or
for personal (5) __________.
At the heart of most courses is a (6) ___________ of specially written and professionally printed
textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post. On many of the courses, students are (7)
__________ to watch television programmes on the BBC network, which are usually broadcast in the
(8) ___________ hours of the morning. The (9) _________ of these
programmes is to develop and broaden the study experience, so that students do not have to (10)
__________ only on the printed material they are sent.
Students are (11) __________ with all the notes and books they need and, in (12) __________,
some courses also include audio and video cassettes and computer software. However, studying at the
Open University can be a (13) __________ because students have few opportunities to (14)
___________ each other. That is why the University encourages students to set (15) ____________ and
run informal study groups themselves.
1. A. present B. assist C. attend D. apply
2. A. managing B. claiming C. reaching D. obtaining
3. A. method B. means C. route D. system
4. A. fit B. take C. put D. join
5. A. delight B. satisfaction C. joy D. challenge
6. A. unit B. club C. set D. heap
7. A. expected B. needed C. hoped D. considered
8. A. first B. initial C. starting D. early
9. A. cause B. reason C. end D. aim
10. A. rely B. believe C. trust D. confide
11. A. given B. provided C. posted D. handed
12. A. addition B. particular C. advance D. return
13. A. fight B. struggle C. battle D. pressure
14. A. introduce B. know C. meet D. speak
15. A. out B. in C. up D. off
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words:
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international (1) _____- governmental organization
for the (2) _____, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was (3) _____ as a
charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It
was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson.
It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million (4) _____
worldwide, working in more (5) _____ 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental
projects around the world. It is a charity, with (6) ____ 9% of its funding coming from voluntary. (7) ___
by private individuals and businesses.
The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the (8) _____ of our environment". Currently,
much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's
biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also
concerned (9) _____ endangered species, pollution, and climate change. The organization (10) ____
more than 20 field projects worldwide. In the last few years, the organization set up offices and
operations around the world
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words:
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race' against each other on river, lakes or on the ocean, (1)
_____ on the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar
blades (2) _____ they are pushed against the water. The sport can be both recreational, focusing (3)
_____ learning the techniques required, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large role. It is
also one of (4) _____ oldest Olympic sports. In the United States, Australia and Canada, high school and
collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew.
(5) _____ rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses the oars
which are held in (6) _____ by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow. It is a
demanding sport requiring strong core balance as well as physical (7) _____ and cardiovascular
endurance.
Since the action of rowing (8) _____ fairly popular throughout the world, there are many different
types of (9) _____. These include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps racing, and the side-
by-side format used in the Olympic Games. The many different formats are a result of the long (10)
_____ of the sport, its development in. different regions of the world, and specific local requirements
and restrictions.