C1 Daily Practice 26

Today's phrasal verb means: "to quickly put on an item of clothing"

I'm just going to ........ into something more comfortable for dinner.

• slide

• slip

• skid

• squeeze

Word Formation: Today's word: "SPECTACLE"

The ........ were treated to a wonderful game of football.

Word Formation: Today's word: "SPECTACLE"

The gymnast failed ........ to regain his title by falling off the high bars.

Open/Cloze - Part 2

• - FROM becoming an essential piece of stationery

  worldwide.

  …….. so many other simple inventions, the Post-it note was invented by accident.

COLLOCATION:

Today's phrase: "to ........ a gap"

It was this painting that ........ the gap between his early abstract work and his later move towards realism.

• bridged

• joined

• connected

• linked

UOE Part 4:

Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

As long as you explain the process clearly at the conference, your boss will be pleased.

GIVE

If ……………………………….... the process at the conference, your boss will be pleased.

Answer explanation

you give == 1pt

a clear explanation of/about == 1 pt

Reading Part 5:

‘We shape our tools,’ said the philosopher Marshall McLuhan, ‘and afterwards they shape us.’ This adage is corroborated every time most of us go online. We’ve built information tools (like search and social networking systems) that embody our biases towards things that affect those who are closest to us. They give us the information we think we want, but not necessarily the information we might need.

Q: What point is made about the internet in this paragraph?

• People often struggle to find what they are looking for on it.

• It influences how people relate to family and friends.

• All users have some responsibility for its evolution.

• The way in which it works is far from neutral.