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24. HENRY FORD: HUMANITARIAN AND BUSINESSMAN?
Ex.1: a) (be) stunned b) assembly line c) overnight d) deride e) humanitarian f) simply g) mass production
h) consumer i) amid j) multitude k) notion I) go against the grain m) coupled with Ex.2: 1.C 2.E 3.D Ex.3: 1.simply 2.derided 3.go against the grain 4.notion 5.stunned
25. THE WANDERING MINSTREL
Ex.1: a) minstrel b) noble c) desolate d) eagerly e) gather f) chant g) thrilling h) chivalry i) infidel j) courteous
k) keep (one's) word I) exemplify m) ballad n) forgiveness o) sin p) for its own sake Ex.2: 1.D 2.A 3.C Ex. 3: 1 .thrilling 2.keep their word 3.for its own sake 4.courteous 5.forgiveness
26. CREATIVE WRITING
Ex.1: a) term b) routine c) account d) fact e) pleasure f) aesthetic g) turmoil h) violence i) tedium j) brutal
k) wonder I) involvement Ex.2: 1.D 2.B 3.E Ex.3: 1.violence 2.routine 3.account 4.pleasure 5.tedium
27. THE FIRST RENAISSANCE MAN
Ex.1: a) Renaissance man D) accomplishment c) human endeavour d) like [noun] e) casual f) patron of the arts g) exquisite h) assure i) obscure j) sculptor k) prototype I) (be) portrayed m) illustration n) elevate o) exposition
Ex.2: 1.C 2.D 3.E
Ex.3: 1.obscured 2.illustrations 3.elevated 4.assured 5.like
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28. WITHOUT A TRACE
Ex.1: a) catastrophe b) strike c) clue d) fate e) debris f) wharf g) freighter h) collier i) bring forward j) top-heavy k) flip over I) vanish m) en route n) logical Ex.2: 1.D 2.B 3.C Ex.3: 1.debris 2.flip...over 3.top-heavy 4.vanish 5.en route
29. MIGUEL GIL MORENO
Ex.1: a) shiver b) shock c) rebel [noun] d) massacre e) troops f) compelling g) powerful h) practise [verb] i) wholeheartedly j) obligation k) bear witness I) unequalled m) suffering n) conflict o) perpetrator p) brutal
Ex.2: 1.E 2.E 3.A
Ex.3: 1.massacre 2.obligations 3.brutal 4.wholeheartedly 5.shock
50. THE DANGER OF HEIGHT
Ex.1: a) collapse b) highlight c) statistics d) incident e) crash [verb] f) poor g) level h) cramped i) trigger [verb]
j) contagious k) abdomen I) contract [verb] m) reduce n) space o) ventilate p) average q) minimize Ex. 2: 1.C 2.B 3.A Ex.3: 1.collapsed 2.statistics 3.cramped 4.contagious 5.ventilated
51. FROM HASHSHASHIN TO ASSASSIN
Ex. 1: a) adoption b) assassination c) derive d) secret e) order f) found g) gain h) control i) fortress j) sect k) means I) terrorize m) nickname n) hideaway o) vision-inducing p) (Islamic) paradise q) disciple r) glorious s) afterlife t) eventually u) corrupted
Ex.2: 1.E 2.A 3.C
Ex. 3: 1.derived 2.terrorized 3.nickname 4.hideaway 5.assassination
52. ETERNAL ART, TRANSITORY TECHNOLOGY
Ex.1: a) permanent b) technique c) revert d) displace e) obsolete f) march g) rest h) creative i) astound
j) frescoes k) outmoded I) steppingstone m) artwork n) distinctive o) imitation p) integrity Ex.2: 1.E 2.A 3.A Ex. 3: 1.reverted 2.steppingstone 3.distinctive 4.imitation 5.rested/rests
55. BOGEY AND BACALL
Ex.1: a) prominence b) husky-voiced c) captivate d) screen e) enduring f) talent g) solid h) show business
i) career j) debut k) opposite I) dubbed m) sophisticated n) mannerism o) sultry p) emulate q) generate r) senior
Ex.2: 1.E 2.C 3.B
Ex. 3: 1.prominence 2.emulate 3.captivated 4.debut 5.senior
54. VITAMIN FROM "VITAL AMINE"
Ex.1: a) certain b) maintain c) identify d) demonstrate e) addition f) citrus fruits g) substitute h) unpolished
i) compound j) propose k) vital I) widespread m) drop Ex. 2: 1.D 2.E 3.A Ex.3: 1.Certain 2.dropped 3.compounds 4.substituting 5.identify
55. DR. DEAN ORNISH'S PROGRAM
Ex. 1: a) to combat b) intervention c) physician d) throwback e) moderate [adjective] f) contrast [verb] g) holistic h) regimen i) halt j) buildup k) reluctance I) be labelled m) guru n) convert [noun] o) reverse p) highlight [noun] q) abundantly r) reimburse s) policyholder t) alternative
Ex.2: 1.A 2.A 3.D
Ex. 3: 1.contrasts 2.intervention 3.buildup 4.moderate S.holistic
56. THOMAS CARLYLE
Ex.1: a) set to work b) monumental c) volume d) be in someone's possession e) manuscript f) maid g) appalled h) frantic i) grief j) utter k) reproach I) console m) cut up n) affirm o) dignified p) sacred q) exert r) majestic s) individual
Ex.2: 1.B 2.D 3.C
Ex.3: 1.manuscripts 2.maid 3.frantic 4.uttered 5.reproach
57. ROME'S FOUNTAINS
Ex.1: a) fountain b) immortalize c) verse d) enshrine e) descriptive f) cast g) churning h) allegedly i) eventual
j) imaginative k) graceful I) colossal m) charming n) wrestle o) seaborne p) numerous q) illuminated Ex.2: 1.B 2.B 3.A Ex. 3: 1.descriptive 2.wrestling 3.immortalized 4.cast 5.illuminated