Question

S1. Read the text and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each space. (30 points):

Are you at a loss for somewhere to store those photograph albums gathered over the years? Do unframed faces (1)………………… reproachfully at you? Perhaps it is time for you to acquire a virtual album, now that the Internet offers this (2)………………… . There is no need to create a website, as sites that (3)…………………… in hosting online albums are available. So what do you do? Simply load your scanned pictures (asking at a print shop if you do not (4)………………….. a scanner) adding a (5)…………………… , caption, music or video clip of your choice. When the album is ready, have the site distribute exclusive e-mail (6)…………………… to your friends and family. They can then download their selections, which they pay for themselves. A (7)…………………… password will safeguard your privacy. The sites are (8)… … ……………… of charge, as they derive their (9)………………… from advertisements and sales of high-quality reprints and personalized gifts. One word of (10)………………….. : be sure to select a reputable firm that is (11)………………….. to go bankrupt leaving you without your precious photographs, and make sure it has a watertight privacy policy. One problem (12)…………………... : scanning your photos. However, a CD containing digitized versions of your snaps will soon be available when you take films to be (13)…………………… . This is (14)………………….. the case in the USA, where some dealers upload your photos onto a central website, e-mailing you the address. You then visit the site and(15)………………….. those snaps you wish to pay for. Easy, isn’t it?

1 A regard B view C peep D gaze

2 A facility B faculty C amenity D appliance

3 A concentrate B specialize C expert D qualified

4 A owe B own C get D receive

5 A landscape B scenery C facade D background

6 A summaries B invitations C invites D requests

7 A mystic B Secret C secretive D hidden

8 A liberated B freed C free D untaxed

9 A income B profit C salary D pay

10 A information B Fact C knowledge D advice

11 A unlucky B impossible C unlikely D improbable

12 A loiters B stays C remains D lags

13 A developed B evolved C revolved D enveloped

14 A even B already C still D ever

15 A pick on B pick up C pick out D pick over

Answer 1

1. D gaze
2. A facility
3. B specialize
4. B own
5. D background
6. B invitations
7. B secret
8. C free
9. A income
10. D advice
11. C unlikely
12. C remains
13. A developed
14. B already
15. C pick out


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