Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Choose the answer that best reflects the meaning of the text: 
The demand for whalemeat is driven by a. 
a desire to preserve traditions. 
b. postwar nostalgia. 
c. a combination of the two. 
What is the attitude of young Japanese towards whalemeat? a. 
they love it. 
b. they don’t seem keen on it. 
c. they dislike it very strongly. 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the
Magazine
section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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What is the reaction of the fish merchants of Hakodate to protests by anti-whaling 
campaigners? 
a. they are extremely angry and defensive. 
b. they are confused and defensive. 
c. they are negative and defensive. 
What does the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling require? a. 
that the by-products of whale research are processed in some way. 
b. that whale meat must not be eaten by humans. 
c. that whaling is limited to Antarctica. 
Find the word or phrase that means: 
very near 
extremely popular and fashionable 
something you do not like at first but gradually start to enjoy 
to balance the effect of something with the result that there is no advantage or 
disadvantage 
extremely easy to obtain 
fortunate 
extremely hot in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way 
price reductions 
Match the verbs with the nouns and noun phrases they collocate with: 
to fulfil 
to conduct 
to preserve 
to offset 
to broaden 
to keep 
a. a range of products 
b. ancient traditions 
c. someone alive 
d. an obligation 
costs 
a survey 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the
Magazine
section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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