<CD-RAT><Entry><HWD>PART\PART 1</HWD><Activity><GapFillDropdown layer="1" h="380" w="620" y="10" x="10"><Title alignment="left" isOn="1">PART 1: Multiple-choice cloze<br /></Title><Instruction alignment="left" isOn="1">For questions <B>1-12</B>, read the text below and decide which answer (<B>A</B>, <B>B</B>, <B>C</B> or <B>D</B>) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (<B>0</B>). <br /></Instruction><ReferenceObject soundIsOn="0" videoIsOn="0" defaultHeight="200" alignment="left" isOn="0" /><ScrollableAssets /><Content><FONT SIZE="14"><B>Friends </B></FONT><br />British people have a (<B>0</B>) <I><U>reputation</U></I> for being rather quiet and reserved. However, a new study has <br />(<B>1</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> exposed</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>B</B> revealed</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> presented</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> remarked</Choice></Dropdown> that Britons are actually quite sociable and that the (<B>2</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> usual</Choice><Choice><B>B</B> common</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>C</B> average</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> medium</Choice></Dropdown> person claims to have fourteen close friends. Although a minority of those questioned <br />(<B>3</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice is-correct="1"><B>A</B> admitted</Choice><Choice><B>B</B> apologised</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> accused</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> allowed</Choice></Dropdown> that they had no <i>best</i> friend, 25% said that they had more than eighteen close friends. Experts said that this is (<B>4</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> because</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>B</B> due</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> result</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> as</Choice></Dropdown> to changes in the way people <br />(<B>5</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> pass</Choice><Choice><B>B</B> apply</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> accept</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>D</B> spend</Choice></Dropdown>their free time. They are now more (<B>6</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> probable</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>B</B> likely</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> sure</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> certain</Choice></Dropdown> to invite friends to their homes or go out socialising than previous generations were. The increasing use of mobile phones and email has also made it easier to (<B>7</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> go with</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>B</B> keep up</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> carry through</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> get on</Choice></Dropdown> a greater number of friendships.
Men tend to have more friends, but they do not confide in them much. Women, (<B>8</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> in particular</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>B</B> on the other hand</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> on the subject</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> in effect</Choice></Dropdown>, prefer to have a small number of friends they can trust completely and with whom they can feel completely at<br />(<B>9</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> comfort</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>B</B> ease</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> calm</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> relaxation</Choice></Dropdown>. The idea that people in the north of England are more neighbourly than those in the south seems to be backed (<B>10</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> out</Choice><Choice><B>B</B> in</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> through</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>D</B> up</Choice></Dropdown> by the survey. However, it seems that family still (<B>11</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice><B>A</B> gives</Choice><Choice><B>B</B> provides</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> makes</Choice><Choice is-correct="1"><B>D</B> plays</Choice></Dropdown> an important part in most peopleΓÇÖs lives. When asked who they would <br />(<B>12</B>) <Dropdown default-text="Choose"><Score num="1" /><Choice is-correct="1"><B>A</B> turn</Choice><Choice><B>B</B> apply</Choice><Choice><B>C</B> contact</Choice><Choice><B>D</B> request</Choice></Dropdown> to for help if they were ill or had a problem, the majority said that they would call upon a relative first, rather than a friend.</Content></GapFillDropdown><Feedback playallOn="1" showAnswersOn="1" animatedFeedbackOn="1" testModeOn="0" instantFeedbackOn="0"><Sounds /></Feedback><GenericActivity hintsNextTo="0" timerIsOn="0" CDPrefsFolder="preferences/" CDPrefsFile="cd1.xml"><ActivityCanvas graphicAlpha="100" folder="" file="" colourAlpha="100" colour="transparent" /><SoundLibrary y="10" x="10" isOn="0" /><VideoLibrary h="252" w="385" y="78" x="10" isOn="0" /><Assets /></GenericActivity></Activity></Entry></CD-RAT>
