CEPT Practice B2 Level multiple choice gap fill about family history

 

FAMILY HISTORY

In an age when technology is developing faster than (1) ____ before, many people are being (2) ____ to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (3) ____ out more about where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a (4) ____ short history, like Australia and the United States.

It is (5) ____ thing to spend some time (6) ____ through a book on family history and to take the (7) ____ to investigate your own family's past. It is (8) ____ another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (9) ____ yourself many problems which could have been (10) ____ with a little forward planning.

1 A ever B once C only D never

2 A pushed B attracted C fetched D brought

3 A lay B make C put D find

4 A fairly B greatly C mostly D widely

5 A a B one C no D some

6 A seeing B moving C going D living

7 A idea B plan C purpose D decision

8 A quite B just C more D even

9 A produce B cause C build D create

10 A missed B lost C avoided D escaped

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