Pytanie 41

• In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best fits each space in the texts.

• For questions 41-50, mark one letter A,B,C or D on your Answer Sheet.

The tallest buildings – SKYSCRAPERS

Nowadays, skyscrapes can be found in most major cities of the world. A building which was many (41) ….............................. high was first called a skyscraper in the United States at the end of the 19^th century, and New York has perhaps the (42) …........................... skyscraper of them all, the Empire State Building. The (43) ….................................... beneath the streets of New York is rock, (44) …......................... enough to take the heaviest load without sinking, and is therefore well-suited to bearing the (45) …............................. of tall buildings.

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Scrabble

Scrabble is the world's most popular word game. For its origins, we have to go back to the 1930s in the USA, when Alfred Butts, an architect, found himself out of (46) ........................... .

He decided that there was a (47) ........................... for a board game based on words, and (48) ...................... to design one. Eventually he made a (49) ..................... from it, in spite of the fact that his original (50) ........................ was only three cents a game.

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Roger's manager …...................... to make him stay late if he hadn't finished the work.

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By the time he has finished his week's work, John has hardly ........................ energy left for the weekend.

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As the game ...................... to a close, disappointed spectators started to leave.

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I don't remember ........................ the front door when I left home this morning.

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I ....................... to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.

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Andrew's attempts to get into the swimming team have not ....................... with much success.

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Although Harry had obviously read the newspaper article carefully, he didn't seem to have ...................... the main point.

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A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to ....................... .

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The new college ..................... for the needs of students with a variety of learning backgrounds.

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I find the times of English meals very strange – I'm not used …........................ dinner at 6 p.m.