UNIT 11 SECTION 1 (D) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 11 SECTION 1 (D)

 

Grammar Revision (Clauses of concession, reason, purpose and result) A Read the text below and complete each blank with one word. The production of items made of gold dates back to ancient Egyptian and Minoan times, when gold was panned (1) _______________________ the aim of making golden bowls and cups. Gold was usually found in river beds, (2) _______________________, in (3) _______________________ to pan for gold, a circular dish (pan) was filled with a mixture of sand and gravel that contained gold. So (4) _______________________ to obtain the gold, this mixture was held under a stream of water and swirled (5) _______________________ that the lighter parts would slowly wash away and the gold particles would collect at the bottom of the pan. (6) _______________________ gold was a scarce metal, it was used as a form of exchange, and (7) _______________________ it became the basis for international transactions. Overtime, new mining techniques developed and elaborate methods were adopted because (8) _______________________ the demand for gold. (9) _______________________ to its huge reserves, South Africa has always been the world’s leading supplier of gold (10) _______________________ the discovery of gold in California and Australia in the 1840s. Gold is stored in reserve by many governments. In Fort Knox, USA, alone, there are thirty-eight billion dollars worth of gold bars secured behind a twenty-ton door. In (11) _______________________ of these resources, however, financial circles predict a decline in the demand for gold. Gold was once a powerful currency, (12) _______________________ nowadays it seems to have lost much of its glitter. B Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first. Begin with the word(s) given. 1 They never help the poor even though they are very wealthy. Despite _______________________________________________________ 2 However well he performed, he didn't win the first prize. No matter _______________________________________________________ 3 Even though I was sick, I tried not to fall behind with my homework. Sick _______________________________________________________ 4 In spite of his disability, he managed to get on with his life. Although  _______________________________________________________ 5 She is so friendly that everyone wants to hang out with her. She is such _______________________________________________________ 6 All flights were delayed yesterday because there was an accident on the runway. Due _______________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

A 1 with 2 so 3 order 4 as 5 so 6 Since/As 7 therefore/so 8 of 9 Due 10 despite 11 spite 12 whereas/but B 1 the fact that they are very wealthy, they never help the poor/being very wealthy, they never help the poor 2 how well he performed, he didn't win the first prize_ 3 though/as I was, I tried not to fall behind with my homework 4 he was disabled, he managed to get on with his life 5 a friendly person/girl that everyone wants to hang out with her 6 to an accident on the runway, all flights were delayed yesterday