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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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How to solve: Words in contextA text with gaps and a word bank; each word is used once and one word is extra.

What it tests

Vocabulary in context: meaning, word class and collocation (which words go together).

In the exam: part VII, 1 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read the whole text first without filling anything.
  2. Mark the word class of each bank word: noun, verb, adjective, adverb.
  3. For each gap decide which word class fits, then choose by meaning.
  4. Fill the gaps you are sure about first; the remaining choices get easier.
  5. One word is left over — check it really fits nowhere.

Watch out for

  • A word with the right meaning but the wrong form (rely vs reliable).
  • Collocations: pay attention, make a decision, facial expression.
  • Using the same word twice.

Example

Facial ____ and tone of voice show our feelings. Bank: rely, expression, pay, reaction…

expression — “facial expression” is a fixed collocation and a noun is needed after the adjective.

Part B · Text 1
EXERCISE TEXT

William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. 1. He co-founded the software giant Microsoft and turned it into the world's largest software company. He is the best known entrepreneur of the PC revolution. He has also written two best-selling books and started his own charity with his wife. Gates was fascinated with electronics from a young age. 2. He contacted them to see if they were interested in a computer programme he had written. This led to the creation of Microsoft. 3. This deal made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry. Gates was in charge at Microsoft from 1975 until 2006. He was an active software developer at the beginning.

4. He helped make this vision come true and developed many products that are now part of modern life. His management style has been studied and copied around the world. .Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO in June 2008. 5. They provide funds for global problems that are ignored by governments and other organizations. “Time' magazine voted Gates as one of the biggest influences of the 20th century.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 Gates later struck a deal with IBM that put Microsoft's Windows on IBM computers.2 He now spends his time with his wife, Melinda, focusing on their charitable foundation.3 He is one of the world's richest people and perhaps the most successful businessman ever.4 IBM is a company whose management was tied to old technology.5 In 1975 he read about a small technology company.6 Gates is addicted to competition and to winning.7 He had a vision that computers could change everyone's life.