15. Having a deep __________ of strangers, he felt reluctant to talk to the newcomer. (TRUST)
VI. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD. (15 PTS)
The development of the sport of skateboarding can be (1) __________ back to the early 1890s, when children in
California used wooden boards to ‘surf’ the streets. During the 1950s, the (2) __________ of the sport increased and
manufacturers began producing the first factory-made boards. By the 1960s, the sport had (3) __________ an
impressive following, not just in the USA, but (4) __________.
However, by 1965, (5) __________ about safety resulted in regulations being (6) __________ to ban
skateboarding in most public places in the USA. This effectively killed the sport there for the next decade. Companies
that had been making a (7) __________ selling skateboards suddenly faced huge losses and many (8) __________
out of business. Over the next eight years a few enthusiasts continued practising the sport but, although they tried
hard to raise its profile, they were (9) __________ in their efforts.
Then in 1973, some technological breakthroughs revolutionised the sport. The invention of new materials (10)
__________ that manufacturers (11) __________ strengthen the boards but at the same time make them lighter
and more manoeuvrable. Such improvements also made the boards (12) __________ dangerous and pressure from
an increasing number of users (13) __________ to the installation of special skateboarding parks. Despite the
various (14) __________ it has suffered over the years, the sport is now stronger than (15) __________.
VII. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING. (20 PTS)
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