Test 1
Part 1
For questions 1 - 4, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Esto es una muestra. Cada test del libro tiene ocho huecos; aquí te dejamos cuatro para que veas el formato y el estilo de las claves. Los otros cuatro van ya resueltos dentro del texto.
Example:
0. A heart B core C center D middle
Example answer: A
Unforgiving Environments
In the freezing (0) ____ of the desolate continent of Antarctica, absolutely nothing (1) ____ across the barren, icy landscape. On the milder coastal fringes there is certainly some resilient marine life, but up on the high, unforgiving polar plateau, life has virtually no secure foothold. Except, (2) ____, in a vast, completely hidden expanse of liquid freshwater located directly below the absolute coldest (3) ____ on planet earth. Biologists can hardly wait to finally (4) ____ out what lurks in its dark, mysterious depths, hoping to detect signs of ancient microbial life.
Similarly, deeply submerged subterranean caves constitute a rather mysterious, unexplored component of our fragile natural environment. Over the decades, they have had a considerable amount of international research effort heavily channelled into mapping them. However, the extreme physical stamina strictly required to safely visit these treacherous hidden lakes and suffocating caves means that scientific research is extremely difficult and dangerous. Consequently, there remains a considerable gulf between rigorous professional academic study and enthusiastic amateur exploration in such extraordinarily harsh conditions.
Similarly, deeply submerged subterranean caves constitute a rather mysterious, unexplored component of our fragile natural environment. Over the decades, they have had a considerable amount of international research effort heavily channelled into mapping them. However, the extreme physical stamina strictly required to safely visit these treacherous hidden lakes and suffocating caves means that scientific research is extremely difficult and dangerous. Consequently, there remains a considerable gulf between rigorous professional academic study and enthusiastic amateur exploration in such extraordinarily harsh conditions.
| 1 A thrives | B prospers | C blooms | D persists |
| 2 A as such | B for example | C in effect | D that is |
| 3 A site | B patch | C spot | D corner |
| 4 A make | B find | C seek | D search |