WHEN MR. SPENDTHRIFT RAN OUT OF MONEY, HE FELL ________ ON HIS MOT...

10. When Mr. Spendthrift ran out of money, he fell ________ on his mother for help.

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage. (10 pts)

Mount Mulanje

Mount Mulanje in Malawi is the highest mountain in central Africa, part

of a range which comprises no fewer than twenty peaks over 2,500 metres. The

ACCESS

range is readily (1)________ by road and a day’s drive allows a (2)_________

LEISURE

circumnavigation. More energetic visitors, particularly walkers and climbers,

are rewarded with an experience that is (3)__________.

FORGET

Mulanje is a (4)________ sight, visible for miles around. The giant slab of

BREATH

rock appears to protrude almost vertically from the plain. This impression is

borne out by the existence of the longest sheer rockface in Africa, demanding

for even the most skilled (5)___________ . The explanation for this dramatic

MOUNTAIN

geography lies in the rock: a hard granite, very resistant to (6)_________ ,

ERODE

which contrasts with the softer rocks of the plains.

Most visitors remain on the lower, gentler slopes, making use of forest

huts for overnight accommodation. The trek up the foothills, along clearly

defined paths, is not overly (7) ________ but may take up to a week. As the

CHALLENGE

climate cools gradually, almost (8)___________ , with every few metres of

PERCEPTIBLE

altitude gained, so the full (9)___________ of fauna and flora is revealed in all

DIVERSE

its (10)_____________.

SPLENDID

PART 3: READING (50 points)

I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (10 points)

As he hacked his way through the (1) _____ undergrowth, Richard Miles wondered why his boss

couldn’t have sent him on a simple (2) _____ holiday. This African exploration was more than he had

bargained for. As he (3) _____ deep ravines, treacherous river crossings, and dark forests full of (4) _____

vegetation, he asked himself why he hadn’t gone to a holiday (5) _____ where he could have lounged

around by a pool all day. The chartered flight that would rescue them from the living nightmare was not

due for three more days and he wasn’t even sure the pilot would find them so far off the beaten (6) _____.

There were only animal pathways here, a (7) _____ cry from his (8) _____ life in the City of London.

And as his hopes for returning back to civilisation (9) _____, his mobile phone rang. It was his boss

checking to see how the (10) _____ was working out.