HE GOT AN EXCELLENT GRADE IN HIS EXAMINATION _____ THE FACT THAT H...

15. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly

hard.

A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although

PART THREE: READING

A. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that

fits in the space in the same line.

One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an occupation OCCUPY

that has anything to do with physics,(1)... or maths; CHEMIST

I am not the(2)... type at all. In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE

complete(3)... in these subjects. Neither am I very FAIL

good at dealing with people, nor am I(4) ..., so jobs in AMBITION

business, administration and (5)... don't really interest MANAGE

me either. Moreover I find it (6)... to be surrounded by IRRITATE

a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative

work or (7)... skills of some sort. I would like to have the ART

chance of work outdoors (8)... and perhaps do a bit of OCCASION

traveling too. I am not (9)... concerned about becoming PARTICULAR

rich but I would like to have a (10)... income enough to REASON

live comfortably.

B. Read the following passage and circle the most suitable word for each space(3Ps)

According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1)______ live in an age of increasing

leisure. Not only are more and more people reaching retirement age with their taste for enjoyment and

even adventure relatively (2)________ but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities

for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to mention the fact that people

(3)_________ to spend less time traveling to work or may even be working from home. What I can't

understand, however, is who these people are. As far as I can (4)________ the whole thing is another one

of (5)________ journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of retired people (6)_______ but I am not

sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang- gliding or sailing single-handed (7)_________ the

world. My own parents seem to (8)_______ most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the

shorter working week, I wish someone (9)________ remind my company about it. I seem to be working

longer and longer hours all the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic

jams or waiting for trains to (10)_______ up at rain-swept platforms. I haven't noticed any dramatic

improvements in my (11)_________ either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my

(12)__________ .