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SECTION 07 · Word-bank exercise

Words in context

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Part A · Text 24Book 3 · Section 7 · 24 / 50
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 24
EXERCISE TEXT

The giant panda is already on the endangered 1. The 2 of pandas in the world has been falling for decades. There are several reasons for this. One is that many of the panda's forests have gone. They have been cut down to make towns and cities. Another is the fact that the animal 3 very slowly and has few cubs (baby pandas). The panda is now facing another big threat to its survival – a 4 of food. A new report shows that bamboo, the panda's main food, is disappearing because of climate change. Bamboo is pretty much the only food the panda eats. Ninety-nine per cent of its diet is bamboo. An adult panda needs around 38 kilograms of bamboo every day. The study 5 that nearly all the bamboo in China's Qinling Mountains could disappear by the end of this century because of global warming.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 predicts2 number3 breeds4 sum5 shortcoming6 shortage7 list