Use of English Part 2 02 10 2023 M.Onofre For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. The Solar System The Solar System may be defined as consisting of all those objects that are governed by the Sun's gravitational field. Other effects arising (1) …………….. the proximity of the Sun could equally (2) …………….. be used as criteria, such as radiation pressure or interaction with the solar wind. (3) ... any of these definitions the Solar System extends (4) …………….. to a distance of about two light-years; the closest star, Proxima Centauri, (5) …………….. lying at a distance of slightly more than four light-years. Our knowledge of this region of space certainly does not reach as far as this, (6) …………….., because the most distant Solar-System objects that we know about, the comets, seem to originate at a distance of no more than 50,000 astronomical units, or less than a third of the total distance. (7) …………….. for the other Solar-System bodies known to us, they lie at distances of less than a few hundred AU. Our study is therefore confined (8) …………….. what is primarily the central region of the Solar System. Instructions: In this exercise the candidates are given a set of images and a question, and are then required to answer the question by talking together and referring to the images. This part lasts for about 4 minutes. First, I'd like you to look at some pictures and talk together about which picture interests you more. You have about a minute for this. _____________________________________________________________________________ Now look at all the pictures. I'd like you to imagine that a magazine is planning an article on animal cruelty. These pictures will be used to accompany the article. Talk together about different aspects of animal cruelty, as shown in these pictures. You have about three minutes for this. Word Formation Exercise 2 For each question, fill the space in the sentence using the base word given in bold at the end. The required word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb and it may be either positive (e.g. helpful) or negative (e.g. unhelpful). 1. The survey showed many young offenders had had difficult . bring 2. Despite the striking similarities between the two paintings, the court decided the artist was not guilty of making a copy. fraud 3. You should dress for the party. No tuxedo required! formal 4. The stray dog spent his days following tourists hoping to one of them. friend 5. Severe problems in the country's prisons persuaded the government to invest more money in its prison rebuilding programme. crowd 6. The child's inability to hear his mother calling was blamed on a slight hearing disability which was eventually solved using a new technique from Norway. revolution 7. Put your things on that small table over in the corner. wood 8. The tunnel under the river is near next summer. complete now and should be open before
