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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 A · Text 17
EXERCISE TEXT

Musee Rodin is located in an elegant eighteenth-century mansion surrounded by a beautiful garden. The mansion, which is 1 by the French government, was Rodin's studio from 1910 until his death in 1917. In return for being allowed to use this house Rodin 2 all his work to the state upon his death. The exhibits include numerous works, marble sculptures, plaster casts, reproductions, originals and sketches. One room inside the museum is devoted to Camille Claudel, Rodin's pupil, model and mistress. Her sculptures display a 3 delicacy which makes them look fragile and beautiful. Behind the mansion there is a rose garden, and an alley which 4 its way around a pond, making this museum one of the most idyllic 5 in Paris.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

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