,Comprehension of the Text,In addition, they help _ the existing soil structure by protecting the surface from the destructive force of winter rain.,2,dispatched,conserve,maneuver,impart,propelled,ascended,detached,hauled,He was left in _ health, unemployed and with a wife, a three-year-old daughter and a newly-born one.,1,0,envisage,feeble,negligible,contaminated,Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.,on,to,from,at,into,for,to,on,to,to,to,of,You are going to listen to 5 sentences. Write down what you hear correctly.,SENTENCE,1,SENTENCE,2,SENTENCE,3,SENTENCE,4,SENTENCE,5,Additional practice to help you.,In addition to the impact of trade difficulties, the wood industry in British Columbia has faced another big challengethere has been an attack on trees by a pest, the mountain pine beetle.,isten Now,L,SENTENCE,1,BACK,The Government of Canada will support research and development that can help create a world-leading economy driven by new ideas and talent.,isten Now,L,SENTENCE,2,BACK,isten Now,L,SENTENCE,3,BACK,Sustainable development also means development that includes all our people, that draws on the talents and on the collective wisdom we have inherited from all of our ancestors.,Residents of this land are proud of their natural and cultural heritage, their strong relationship to the landscape and its resources, their communities, their wildlife, and their rich and important history.,isten Now,L,SENTENCE,4,BACK,We believe it is not enough to acknowledge and accept diversity, but that cultural and human diversity should be honored, respected, and celebrated for the key role it plays in survival and the richness it brings to all of our lives.,isten Now,L,SENTENCE,5,BACK,1. Cars used to _ gas, but that was a threat to the environment, so scientists and engineers collaborated to produce something better.,2. Her presence _ an indescribable grace to the ceremony.,3. _ you will come to better understand your new environment and will adjust to your new home.,4. The Prime Minister is to meet his French _ to discuss the war against terrorism.,5. One of the _ of working with computers all day is that you risk damaging your hands and wrists.,BACK,6. His future turned out to be quite different from what he had _ .,7. While female brains are slightly smaller than male brains, the difference is _.,8. They are not very eager to buy the house since their annual income _ only one-sixth of the cost of it.,9. The lake was _ by pollutants and poisons from a wide variety of industries.,BACK,10. The author calls us to _ our national heritage in the face of globalization.,11. The car just wouldnt _ this morning, maybe because of the freezing weather .,12. High winds have _ firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.,13. She _ herself into an enviable position as the chief consultant.,14. The amount spent on health is in sharp _ to that spent on food and housing.,15. More and more issues need to be viewed in the _ of globalization.,16. Upon leaving home, he promised her that _ he would be home for Christmas.,17. Her addiction to drugs _ her towards a life of misery.,18. It is our promise that the product will be _within 7 business days.,19. The article _ the connection between employees perception of their leader and their own ethical standards.,20. Coming from a different cultural background, their ideas are quite _ to our own.,Cloze: Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.,We are living in an age of change. The _1_of change in the last decade of the last century has significantly _2_. As this century _3_, it is expected that the rate of change will increase further.,A. rhythm B. pace C. race D. rates,1/4,2. A. acceleratedB. decelerated C. tolerated D. exhilarated,3. A. processes B. compresses C. progresses D. recesses,Cloze: Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.,Much that was relevant in past has already become irrelevant. Ideas that _4_ generations held to be unshakable have _5_ to be very shakable indeed. Very many things have to be done that were not even _6_ three or four or five years ago.,4. A. following B. previous C. precedent D. latter,2/4,5. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned on D. turned out,A. contemplated B. deliberated C. pondered D. reflected,Cloze: Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.,We are experiencing changes in attitudes, life styles, work patterns In all the cases, the key challenge has been how to face change _7_ and creatively. Being confident and feeling safe _8_change is a great gift.,3/4,7. A. positively B. possibly C. negatively D. affirmatively,8. A. in the vicinity of B. in respect of C. in the midst of D. in command of,Cloze: Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.,