ADVANCED EXPERT – LEXICO AND GRAMMAR + GUIDED CLOZE + WORD FORMATION + WORD BUIDING + SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS (57 pages)

Groceries on the web 

Shopping for a family can 0) be a nightmare. Going to the supermarket with a small child is a race against the clock; you have to be quick, 1) .......................... he gets bored and throws a  tantrum. Then, 2) ........................ you have all the shopping you’ll need for the next week, you  are confronted 3) ............................several queues from hell to choose 4) ................ – and believe me, you will make the wrong choice. And the grief doesn’t stop 5) ....................; the miserable  checkout staff, the struggle home with cheap bags and swollen fingers – the list goes on and on.  Shopping online, 6) ......................, can be a life-saver. You choose all your groceries online, and  the store oicks them 7) ................. for you and delivers them to your door. 8) ....................  supermarkets offer a selection of delivery dates and a choice of two-hour periods on 9) .................... dates. Another plus point is 10) .................., when shopping online, you tend to  stick 11) .................... a list, so avoid those superfluous items that you convince 12) ....................... you absolutely have to have when you’re there in person. Not 13) ......................  able to see what you’re buying is a disadvantage, 14) ..................... the descriptions are good, and 15) ........................ a million trips you know what everything looks like anyway.  

7. 

The value of sleep 

Our ultimate escape 0) from whatever life thrown 1) ................ us during our waking day  is sleep. Nature’s healer lowers our eyelids and covers us 2) ................ the comforting blanket of  unconsciousness. Every night we are given a period in 3) ................ our bodies and minds  recuperate and prepare us for the trials 4) ................ demands af the following day. As we all  know, our subconscious controls 5) .................... quiet periods, taking our minds on journeys  consisting of events and half-remembered thoghts from our consciuos hours. Our journeys 6) .................... usually fragmented patterns of sensations and pictures, sometimes pleasant,  sometimes harrowing. 

These periods of unconsciousness and dreams are essential 7) ................. our health and  well-being but an increasing number of people today suffer 8) .................... an inability to enjoy  thid necessary form of escape. Insomnia affects a high proportion of us and this is frustrating,  debilitating malady 9) .................. have dire results. The insomniac wades 10) ...................  his waking hours in a fog. Creative thought can 11) ..................... deadened, reflexes slowed and  sensations dimmed. If 12) ....................... inability to sleep lasts for more than a week 13) 

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............... two, what is known 14) .................. chronic insomnia sets in, sometimes causing severe depression and leaving the sufferer unable 15) .............. cope with daily life. 

8.  

Shakespeare’s Legacy 

Today, 0) despite a whole industry out 1) ................. prove he didn’t pen all his works,  Shakespeare’s poetry and plays remain 2) .................. most read and studied in the world. His  seemingly inexhaustible stream of words have infiltrated every dictionary, he has inspired  generations af writers, and there is a theatre (The Globe) and 3) ................... a theatre company  (The Royal Shakespeare Company) devoted 4) .................... putting on his plays year after year.  A more unlikely tribute is that Shakespeare is the 5) ................. filmed author ever. A massive  309 films are based 6) ................... his masterpieces, and top actors consider playing such mighty roles 7) .................... honour. But Shakespeare’s legacy is not 8) ............. .......... much revealed  in his big productions as in the 9) .................... he spoke to the masses. 10) .......................... the  surface he wrote for the working classes, while ensuring 11) .............. intelligent parodies and  controversial political statements were included that 12) ..................... toch the upper classes. He  questioned society’s wrongs and his messages were clear. Perhaps the main reason 13) .................... Shakespeare lives on 14) .................... that the subjects he tackled, 15) ........................... class wellfare, prejudice and male chauvinism, remain relevant. 

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Do I look OK? 

Dolls and plenty of toys were once 0) the sole requirement for a happy childhood. Not  any 1) .................. . these days, style matters even on the playground, 2) ........................ means  that an image obsession can strike 3) ......................... children are barely out of nappies.  Eavesdrop on a conversation at a primary school and it is just 4) ..................... likely to revolve  around the latest fashions as favourite cartoon characters. But 5) .................... is the darker side  to this preoccupation with appearance that is causing concern among some experts. Research  carried 6) ...................... over the past two years has highlighted a dangerous body-image trend in children as young as three or four. 7) ........................ dissatisfied are some with how they look  that they are prepared to diet and restrict 8) .............. ................ food intake in 9) ........................  to change their appearance. A degree of weight awareness is evident 10) ...................... the age of two upwards, and 11) ....................... the time they start school, many children have developed  definite insecurities about how they 12) ............... perceived. Significantly, the children who are most concerned 13) .................... weight are almost consistently those 14) ...................... parents  are most controlling about 15) .................. is eaten at home. 

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3. Word Building 

1. 

1. add 

∙ The use of additives is essential in order to keep some packaged foods  fresh. 

∙ Although we already have many good lawyers, Smith will be a  

welcome ............................. to the team. 

2. apply 

∙ His ............................ for the post of market research assistant was  

successful. 

∙ It seems to me that these considerations are not ............................ in this  case. 

3. appear 

∙ There has been an ........................... rise at fast food consumption. 

∙ All the money I had seems to have ............................. ; what can I have  spent it on? 

4. perceive 

∙ His teaching completely altered Jane’s ........................... of how life should be lived. 

∙ He’s very ................................. and quickly understands people hidden  motives. 

5. comfort 

∙ It is a .................................. thought that theatre audiences are on the rise  despite the recession. 

∙ He made an excuse later, saying his poor performance was down to his  very tight costume causing him ........................ . 

6. certain 

∙ There are a few established ............................. about the future of the  economy. 

∙ I was ........................ as to whether or not it was worth paying so much for a hat. 

7. author 

∙ The manager might ............................... the purchase of the new alarm  system, even though he knows it will stretch the gallery’s budget. 

∙ Staff are reminded that ................................ access to the generator room  is strictly prohibited. 

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2. 

Shop till you Drop! 

Retail therapy has become one of Britain’s most pleasurable leisure 0) pursuits.  But the percentage of the population suffering from the serious medical condition of  shopping 1) ......................... is reaching crisis point. 

Experts believe 10 percent of the population, and possibly 20 percent of women,  are manic, 2) ..................... shoppers. Most shopaholics are seriously in debt, and the  condition has led to 3) ............................... , family break-ups. And in some cases to 4) ...................... and even suicide. 

More 5) ....................... known as omniomania, the condition has been recognised  by 6) ........................... since the early 1900s but only now it is reaching epidemic  proportions. A European Union report recently revealed that up to half of 14- to 18-year old girls in Scotland, Italy and Spain could be classified as shopaholics, but the stigma of  being a shopaholic may be masking even higher number of 7) ....... ................ . 

0 PURSUE 3 DEPRESS 6 PSYCHIATRY 1 ADDICT 4 HOME 7 SUFFER 2 COMPEL 5 SCIENCE