B2 First (Reading Part 1 - 4)

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Tablet computers are growing in popularity. They generally weigh far less than laptops and are much more _____________ for people on the move. (ACCESS)

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Many _______________ that are developed for tablets incorporate a pen-friendly user interface and/or the ability to handwrite directly into a document. (APPLY)

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Many applications that are developed for tablets incorporate a pen-friendly user interface and/or the ____________ to handwrite directly into a document. (ABLE)

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Tablets are very _______________ when it comes to viewing photo slideshows or movies, though reading books on a tablet can be tricky. (IMPRESS)

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In 1538, the _____________ of a world map showed North and South America as separate continents for the first time. (PUBLISH)

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The man who ____________ this important map was called Gerardus Mercator. (PRODUCT)

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Mercato spent his ______________ in Flanders, where he became known as an extremely talented map-maker. (YOUNG)

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Mercato spent his youth in Flanders, where he became known as an ________________ talented map-maker. (EXTREME)

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In 1544, he was briefly imprisoned for his religious beliefs and, fearing for his family's _____________, he went to live in the Rhineland, where he remained for the rest of his life. (SAFE)

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Mercato's youngest son Rumold became his father's _____________ after his death in 1594, supervising the appearance of the first complete edition of the Mercator world atlas the following year. (REPRESENT)