Be ready for your English exam.

1. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct write "correct". If it has a word that should not be there write this word at the end of the line, as in the examples.

Trevor Baglis is being a true British eccentric. He is best����� being

known as an inventor, although he has had many unusual������ correct

jobs. He trained as a structural engineer but he has also�������

worked such as a circus performer as well as running his������

own business selling swimming pools. As one would be expect��

from an eccentric, Baglis' house is quite unusual. For��������������

the last thirty years he has been lived on Eel Pie Island, a������

sandbank in the River Thames and has an indoor��������������������

swimming pool just inside of his front door. The invention������

that it made Baglis famous is the clockwork radio. He������������

heard how hard it was for people in the South Africa to����������

hear news and health warnings without have electricity.���������

His solution to this problem was a very successful, with���������

120 000 of his radios were being made every month. He��������

doesn't want to stop there however. His most latest���������������

idea is to set up a company which will help other inventors����

to get on their ideas into production.����������������������������������������

2. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE WORD in each gap.

Edward Kennedy "Duke"Ellington was a great American jazz musician. He was a composer, bandleader and performer, and many people believe he was a musical genius. He got the nickname "Duke" �of his noble character. Even �he was easy-going, stylish and graceful, he was, at times, quite vain and extravagant. However, he was normally generous and he was a natural born leader. The Duke was born �29th April, 1899, �Washington DC. He learnt to play the piano �he was seven, but it wasn't �he was a teenager that he decided to improve his skills and took �playing more seriously. In 1923, he moved to New York and formed a band �his own. He played at the famous Cotton Club and the band's unique style soon became very popular. Recording companies and music publishers were eager to sign �up and they embarked �a long and successful career. Duke Ellington and his band played �over the world and with such big names as Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. �of the Duke's greatest works include "Concerto for Cootie", "Cotton Tail", "In a sentimental mood" and "Take the A train". When he died on 24th May, 1974, �the age of seventy-five, he had written over 2 000 musical compositions. He is acknowledged as �of the �influential musicians of the 20th century.

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3. Read the text and decide which answer A,B, C or D best fits each space.

Desert Hot Springs is a city near Palm Springs in California. It is situated on a part of the famous San Andreas Fault line and is the 1��of the natural hot springs 2 �give the city its name and its water. The water is famous for its therapeutic 3 �and some people have gone so 4 ��as to call it "The Miracle Waters". There are over forty health spas in the city which offer a variety of health and beauty therapies. The water originates 5��the ice caps of the surrounding mountains. It travels slowly down the mountain 6��miles of sand and rock and along the way it becomes 7��with minerals. The water that passes over the fault line is heated and is 8��to treat many ailments including arthritis and to 9��aching muscles. It is also believed to be very 10��for the skin. The water that passes through the Mission Creek Sub-basin, south of the fault, is cold and is used as the city's drinking water. This water has 11��many awards for its great taste and is 12��to be the best untreated drinking water in the country. Desert Hot Springs is 13��because it has both naturally hot and cold waters. 14 �of this , the city has created an educational facility called Hot Springs Park that offers people the chance to see 15��hand how the city receives its water.

1. A start	B foundation	C basis	D source
2. A which	B where	C whose	D who
3. A properties	B profits	C pros	D benefits
4. A much	B far	C long	D that
5. A from	B of	C to	D for
6. A through	B between	C along	D under
7. A thick	B filled	C enriched	D full
8. A operated	B used	C applied	D helped
9. A reduce	B comfort	C relax	D ease
10. A good	B well	C perfect	D positive
11. A given	B earned	C gained	D won
12. A understood	B told	C said	D stated
13. A unique	B only	C solo	D alone
14. A Due	B Because	C Since	D Despite
15. A own	B one	C first	D lead