1) L47-1. Foot-and-mouth disease is a(n) __________ disease which can be spread by direct or indirect contact with infected animals. a) a. polluting b) b. hurting c) c. insidious 2) 2. Large sums of money have been spent on recycling the __________that we produce every day. a) a. wasteful b) b. useless c) c. rubbish 3) 3. He succeeded in reaching the summit by __________ determination. a) a. sheer b) b. just c) c. only 4) 4. Whatever you want, you have to__________it. a) a. offer for b) b. pay for c) c. cost at 5) 5. Nobody knows where the prosperity caused by__________is leading us. a) a. industrious b) b. industrial c) c. industrialisation 6) 6. Pollution is proving to be an extremely difficult problem to__________. a) a. treat b) b. deal with c) c. get 7) 7. Nowadays mobile phones are a constant source of__________. a) a. happiness b) b. irritation c) c. annoying 8) 8. Most of my neighbours were kept awake last night by a dog that kept barking__________. a) a. continuous b) b. continuing c) c. incessantly  9) 9. Urban people living in __________ feel more isolated than people living in the country. a) a. housing b) b. cabins c) c. apartment blocks 10) 10. It was not until the last moment that the sailors __________the burning ship. a) a. abandoned b) b. aboard c) c. lost 11) L47-11. This local evening newspaper tries to __________ all opinions. a) a. meet the taste b) b. cater for c) c. feed 12) a. This piece of beef is__________. a) overdone b) overwhelmed c) overpopulated 13) b. The last scene of the play is a bit__________. a) overdone b) overwhelmed c) overpopulated 14) c. The__________ countries are mainly poor and undeveloped countries. a) overdone b) overwhelmed c) overpopulated 15) d. He took more than 50% of the ballot and__________his rivals.  a) overdone b) overwhelmed c) overpopulated 16) a. To me, the__________volume of noise in a city is the worst form of pollution. a) mere b) sheer 17) b. His office is a__________two miles away from here.  a) mere b) sheer 18) a. I hope you can__________me in doing the research. a) assist b) resist c) insist d) consist 19) b. It's difficult to__________ the temptation of a pastoral life in the country. a) assist b) resist c) insist d) consist 20) c. This article__________of six parts altogether. a) assists b) resists c) insists d) consists 21) L47-d. They__________on our going by train. a) assisted b) resisted c) insisted d) consisted

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