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Complete each sentence a to h with an ending from 1 to 8.

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  5. A) Complete the gaps with the words from the box.
  6. A) Make sentences in bold type less definite and express one's uncertainty of the following.
  7. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences to make a summary of what Carl says.

a. For a Roman soldier, joining the Roman army meant ...6.....

b. He received wages, but had to spend money too, since being in the army involved

……...

c. In the early days of Rome, everyone became a soldier and young men couldn't

avoid ………..

d. However, as time went on, fewer Romans served as soldiers. The army stopped ….

e. When the army was at the height of its power, an enemy who considered …………

f. Unless the enemy had very large numbers of soldiers or attacked by surprise, they

risked …………

g. Foreign armies were often disorganized and ran away, but the Romans always kept

…………

h. The Romans were more successful because their soldiers spent more time...........

1. ……….... being completely destroyed by the ancient world's best fighting force.

2. ………… buying his own food, uniform and weapons.

3. ………… attacking it faced very serious problems.

4. ………… taking all the young Roman men, and service became voluntary.

5. ……….... fighting, until the end if necessary, and rarely surrendered.

6. ………… remaining in service from 20 to 30 years.

7. ……….... training to use their weapons, and fighting in organized groups.

8. ……….... serving in the army if there was a war, as it was compulsory.

4. Complete the text with the -ing or to-infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

People who remember a (do) to do everything they have planned are usually

people who organize their tasks in some way, and avoid b (get) ____________ into a

muddle. A shopping list is a good example of this technique, provided you remember

c (take) ______________ the list with you when you go d (shop) _____________ It's

sometimes possible to remember a fact, for example, if first of all you stop e (think)

____________ for a few moments. When you try f (remember) _________________

something, this will be easier if you have learnt it in an organized way. If you are not

sure how to do this, try g (write) _____________ brief notes about the text you are

reading. Many people find this an effective way of learning. After all, it’s easy to

read something and not understand or remember it, usually because you have stopped

h (pay) ________________ attention.

Complete the text with a word from the list. You will have to use some words

More than once.

At between by for in on of

Galileo

As well as being a scientist, Galileo was interested a in___ painting and music. He

started his studies b ______________ attending medical school in Padua. Unlike

most scientists at that time, who usually relied c ________________ discussing the

facts, not trying to prove them, he recognized the importance d ____________ doing

experiments to prove the facts. He is famous e _______________ dropping different

weights from the Tower of Pisa to prove that all bodies fall at the same rate, though

this is probably not a true story. Through practice, he aIso became good f __________

observing the stars, and identified craters on the Moon, sunspots, and the moons of

Jupiter. As a result g ___________ studying the planet Venus, he succeeded h _____

proving that Copernicus was correct, and that the Earth moved around the Sun.

Unfortunately, the Church authorities accused him i ________________ publishing

unacceptable ideas. In the end he was forced to choose j __________________ being

punished by the Church, or denying his own ideas. He spent most of the last nine

years of his life imprisoned in his own house.


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