CAE exam essentials 1 test 6

The Institute for Medieval Studies is holding a series of lectures to (0) . . . . . . . . interest in a period of European history

• define

• generate

• adopt

• cause

a period of European history which is all too often (1) . . . . . . . . .

• neglected

• abandoned

• subdued

• deserted

It is hoped that these

lectures will (2) . . . . . . . . some of the misconceptions

• respond

• refuse

• rectify

• revive

some of the misconceptions that (3) . . . . . . . . to this day about the long and eventful span of time between the sixth and the 15th centuries.

• insist

• persist

• consist

• resist

It is true that Europe was (4) . . . . . . . . by the plague in the latter part of the 14th century,

• injured

• eliminated

• wounded

• ravaged

by the plague in the latter part of the 14th century, and that living (5) . . . . . . . . for the majority of people were appalling by modern standards

• states

• circumstances

• conditions

• situations

for the majority of people were appalling by modern standards, and life (6) . . . . . . . . was low,

• estimate

• forecast

• prediction

• expectancy

The peasants suffered under a brutal feudal system and the (7) . . . . . . . . of learning was open only to a small minority.

• pursuit

• chase

• desire

• quest

However, these negative aspects of medieval life cannot be properly evaluated unless they are viewed in the broader (8) . . . . . . . . ,The Middle Ages were also a period of great achievements in architecture, science, technology, art and trade, and the lectures will explore the more progressive and enlightened features of the age, as well as its darker aspects.

• background

• setting

• context

• environment

Engineers have succeeded (0) (a)   developing a sophisticated system for limiting the speed that cars and other vehicles can reach