Exam Practice 2
ENGLISH IN USE
Part 4
For questions 47—61, read the following two texts. Use the words in the boxes to form one word
that fits in the same numbered space in the text. The exercise begins with an
‘example (0).
Example: [| simultaneously
LETTER OF ADVICE
Vegetarianism is a great weapon for teenage children as it (0) o simuttancous |
| gives them a sense of (47) .... and moral superiority while at the |
same time making their parents feel small and (48) Not (49) ...., (47) INDIVIDUAL
most of the militant teenage vegetarians I've known have, a few || (48) GUILT
years later, resorted first to eating fish, then chicken and then, with |
(49) SURPRISE
some (50) ..., to meat. (51) .. if you're a factory-farmed animal at || “®)
least, vegetarianism is often no more than a phase in teenagers and (60) EMBARRASS
it's important to realise that vegetarianism is more to do with || (61) FORTUNE
teenage (62)... than a real moral stand. | often think ts soft ~ || 65) REBEL
and rather (63) .... — middle-class rebellion option that is used by
kids who are too well-behaved to use drugs or come home drunk | | (53) ADMIRE
with rings in their noses.
EXTRACT FROM A MAGAZINE ARTICLE
NO TIME OFF
John Roberts asked for time off work to be with his wife when she || (64) BEAR
gave (64)... to their frst child. His boss said no, but Mr Roberts did || (gs) REFUSE
not accept this (55)... . He took time off anyway and was then told
not to bother to come back to work. He thought he had been || (8) FAIR
(66) .... dismissed and took his case to an (67)... tribunal. The || (67) INDUSTRY
court agreed with him and awarded him £6,000 damages, which his || (6g) COMPENSATE |
boss must now pay him in (58)... . His boss, Martin Smith said, “It's
a totally (69) ... decision. When my wife had a baby, | was too busy || 8) REASON
to have time off. Mr Roberts still has to go to work, (60) .... of what | | (60) REGARD
is happening in his private life. | can't run my company according to | | (61) EMPLOY
when the wives of my (61) .... are having babies.”