3.C.Use the proper form of the word to complete the sentences below.

The sky at Night.

1 - For everyone with a (             ) for study of the night sky, Hawaii is one of the best places in the world to get a clear view of the stars and planets. FASCINATE

2 – This is because of the island’s geographical setting; because it is a (                    ) area in the middle of a large expanse of ocean. MOUNTAIN

3 -  This way, Hawaii is much less affected by light (                    ) than most other parts of the world. POLLUTE

4 – if you are (                 ) enough to go to the top of the dormant volcano known as Mauna Kea you will never forget it. FORTUNE

5 – The view is really (                ). IMPRESS

6 – The volcano rises to a (          ) of 4205 metres. HIGH

7 – It’s one of the best places in the world to get (           ) views of the night sky. INTERRUPT

8 – It is the (              ) for more than a dozen of the world’s finest telescopes. LOCATE

9 – Of special significance is the WM Keck Observatory where there are a pair of extremely large and (                ) telescopes. POWER

10 – In recent years these telescopes have been responsible for the (                  ) of forty new planets beyond our solar system. DISCOVER

11 – By proving the (                 ) of these planets, astronomers have got new chances. EXIST

12 – They have increased the (               ) that one day another inhabited planet like our own will be found. PROBABLE

1 -                                        5 -                                     9 –

2 -                                        6 -                                   10 - 

3 -                                        7 -                                   11 - 

4 -                                        8 -                                   12 -                     

3.D. Choose the word that completes each sentence in the following text.   

My First Expedition.

1 – When I was about 12, I (1 -       ) the chances to go to western China, looking for rare plants in an extraordinary area of the mountains and forests.

2 – I wasn’t all that (2 -     ) in plants.

3 – But my dad’s a botanist by (3 -      ) and he was going as assistant to Professor Beall, who was leading the expedition.

4 – It was an important international expedition and my name was (4 -      ) not on the list of the participants.

5 – But at the (5 -      ) movement, one of the experts broke his ankle.

6 – Of course, he had to (6 -      ) out.

7 – It was impossible to get anyone else to go at such (7 -     ) notice, so my dad suggested taking me, for experience.

8 – The professor was so surprised that he agreed without thinking, but he obviously began to (8 -      ) doubts as soon as the plane was in the air.

9 – I remember him (9 -      ) that he hoped I was not going to run around.

10 – He also hoped I wouldn’t (10 -     ) on rare specimens, as if I was a little kid!

11 – My dad didn’t say anything as bad as that but he did say he hoped he wasn’t going to (11 -     ) bringing me.

12 – They didn’t realize it at that time that my only ambition was to get a photo of a wild panda; and in the end that was (12 -     ) what I did!

1.a)got                  b) found             c) reached            d) received

2.a) fascinated      b) keen               c) interested         d) fond

3.a) work               b) profession     c) job                   d) employment

4a) completely       b) definitely      c) particularly      d) confidently

5.a) late                  b) final              c) last                   d) end

6.a) drop                b) slip                c) fall                   d) step

7.a) quick               b) brief              c) fast                  d) short

8.a) have                b) see                 c) do                    d) feel

9.a) speaking         b) telling             c) talking            d) saying 

10.a) tread              b) spoil               c) squash            d) ruin

11.a) discourage     b) regret             c) disappoint      d) apologize

12.a) perfectly         b) correctly       c) exactly           d) accurately

1 -               2 -               3 -                 4 -              5 -                 6 -       

7 -               8 -               9 -                10 -           11 -               12 -