The Turkey Pardon

Each year at Thanksgiving, the President of the United States (38)____________ a gift of a live turkey (along (39)_______________ an alternate in case something (40)_________ to the official turkey). At a White House ceremony, the president (41)________ "pardons" the National Thanksgiving Turkey and the alternate turkeys, allowing them (42)___________ out the rest of their lives on a farm.

The Turkey Pardon

Each year at Thanksgiving, the President of the United States (38)____________ a gift of a live turkey (along (39)_______________ an alternate in case something (40)_________ to the official turkey). At a White House ceremony, the president (41)________ "pardons" the National Thanksgiving Turkey and the alternate turkeys, allowing them (42)___________ out the rest of their lives on a farm.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".