CAMBRIDGE 17 - READING TEST 1 - PASSAGE 2

The town's modern .................................. is very well integrated with the old.

• architecture

• skyline

• reinforced concrete

related to the Middle Ages (= the period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500)

• renaissance

• medieval

• stone age

• feudalism

He refuses to let others speak and .................... every meeting.

• adapts

• evolves

• dominates

• soars

The church was recently restored after decades of ...........................

• disuse

• capacity

• residences

The ..................................... of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.

• function

• strategy

• technique

• development

The building has fallen into ......................... over the years.

• disrepair

• input

• emission

• impact

She's already had to ................................... three painful operations on her leg.

• endure

• embed

• react

• be equipped with

I picked a laptop for its portability and ......................................

• compactness

• blueprint

• versatile

A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting ..................... development in all countries.

• sustainable

• emblematic

• ever-changing

• accessible

Her injury ................................... her chances of winning the race.

• ruined

• helped

• assisted

• absorbed