Exploring Diverse Topics: From Arranged Marriages to the Green Sahara
Arranged Marriages
1. D are usual in… 2. A to assist people… 3. A are ready to be… 4. D to be as… 5. B Origin. 6. C can count on … 7. B are often prejudiced … 8. A try to make …
A Wandering Voice: The Language of the Gypsy
1. C it is clear.. 2. B nomadic. 3. A its difficult. 4. D More than seven. 5. B a variety of Romani which… 6. B The Rom. 7. C negative. 8. B the preservation.
A Word-Learning Dog
1. D fast-mapping may. 2. B may be the result. 3. B gestures. 4. A was carried 5. C was submitted. 6. D strong. 7. C the future. 8. A are based
Convenience Food
1. A because it was cheaper. 2. C most adults. 3. C restaurants, takeaway and supermarket. 4. C the growth. 5. B family no longer. 6. A no longer. 7. C they need. 8. A people can eat.
Degrowth: When Less Is More
1. C people consuming less than… 2. D attitude concerning consumerism. 3. B permanent growth. 4. A might not be enough… 5. D the well-being of … 6. C that progress does… 7. D usually against working… 8. A less happy now…
Digital and Traditional Tools
1. D thinks personal friendships… 2. B The power … 3. A if they are used… 4. A combine the best… 5. C in the non-digital… 6. D He finds it valuable… 7. A positive. 8. D the internet may..
Dracula
1. A English. 2. C British popular. 3. C John Polidori. 4. C Stoker was unfamiliar. 5. A the novel combines. 6. C he found it in an old history. 7. A because of a whole. 8. B Dracula’s phenomenal.
English Is the Global Language
1. A they referred. 2. A was already. 3. A from all over. 4. D is understood. 5. D it is spoken. 6. D is used by. 7. A a ‘second language’. 8. B in many
Green Sahara
1. B less. 2. C is about. 3. A show variation. 4. D did not happen. 5. B their land. 6. A have taken. 7. D the land. 8. C a good
Internet Revives Ancient Skills of Geisha Girls
1. A Maiko. 2. C Teahouses. 3. B poor girls. 4. A making up their… 5. D an art. 6. C all day from morning… 7. B in Kyoto. 8. A it’s more exciting…
Is Text Messaging Making Our Kids Illiterate?
1. A a teenager can… 2. D People. 3. D have a richer… 4. B may behave… 5. A phonetic shorthand. 6. D Instant Messaging… 7. D disagree about… 8. B an adult who reflects…
I Was Born a Slave
1. B no matter. 2. B when she once. 3. A her master’s son. 4. C she was not. 5. A followed. 6. A there 7. B four. 8. C she was paid.
Kill a Snail and Go to Jail
1. D have cared. 2. A Royal Society. 3. B may suffer. 4. A is much. 5. C will not be. 6. B must be. 7. B are still 8. C can’t own.
Members of Parliament Vote Against Tobacco
1. Tobacco will no longer… 2. legally provide… 3. to stop the presence… 4. it reinforces the… 5. the new law will reduce… 6. in time of recession… 7. campaign against… 8. help prevent …
Modern Slavery
1. C very often people… 2. D justifications to… 3. C the number of… 4. C there are forms… 5. D in contradiction… 6. C are affected by… 7. C are some of… 8. A slaves are now
Organic Farming
1. B wanted to grow… 2. C was not used… 3. C the use of farming… 4. D decides whether produce… 5. C your farming practices… 6. A when the Soil… 7. B had some problems… 8. C of a general tendency…
Over Half of Europe’s Amphibians Face Extinction by 2050
1. C due to the effects… 2. C Because the effects … 3. B they are very… 4. B amphibians are essential… 5. B when the effects… 6. A the extinction of… 7. B Because planet 8. D to reduce…
Sweet as Sugar
1. B b) not known in Europe… 2. A honey was collected… 3. B help make… 4. B reflect the original … 5. A there would be… 6. B the number of… 7. C comes from hives 8. A you will live a
Teen Spirit: The Secret Life of Britain’s Teenage Boys
1. because he has … 2. they have mixed … 3. a person that delivers… 4. their relationship has.. 5. African parents encourage … 6. He disapproves… 7. there is no racist… 8. Nas’s generation…
The Camino de Santiago, the English Way
1. C and a man gave… 2. A Pilgrims started to… 3. B you just pay a … 4. D Pilgrims who take… 5. D doesn’t take as … 6. A as if he was in England… 7. C he wanted to… 8. D he had completed …
The Woman Who Planted Trees
1. D Maathai’s. 2. C an environmentalist. 3. D the conflict. 4. D stop the destruction. 5. A helping 6. B Has given. 7. D may help. 8. A the green belt
Threatened Prehistoric Paradise Reveals Its Secrets
1. C is the closest 2. D found many new… 3. A species are disappearing… 4. C biologists have… 5. A added the Paedocypris… 6. C Malaysia and other Asian… 7. D appears like a… 8. B has more species of…
What the Au Pair Saw
1. C what Slovakian … 2. B the idea of bringing… 3. A is not Shared… 4. D they don’t care… 5. B do not spend… 6. A don’t feed their… 7. B wonderful. 8. D it’s a way of learning…