Reading B1

A .......... of greetings are international: shaking hands, kissing and bowing.

But where people shake hands or bow and exactly how they do it can often .......... problems.

In the UK, for example, it is unusual to kiss people you don’t know .........., but this is the rule in countries such as Russia or Italy.

In the USA and in .......... European countries, shaking hands is a quick greeting.

In Singapore or in China, a handshake .......... last up to ten seconds or longer.

Likewise, the number of kisses depends .......... the country and sometimes even the regions of a country.

In France people usually kiss twice, both .......... they meet and when they leave, but it can be three or even four times in Paris.

Telephone greetings (9) .......... vary.

In Germany people  .......... the phone with their last name, in Denmark with their first name and in the UK with ‘Hello’ or the telephone number.

Cancer is not a new illness. It has been around .......... thousands and thousands of years.

Plants can .......... cancer. Dinosaurs probably had it.

People often think of ‘cancer’ as one .......... with one cause, like flu.

This is not quite right. Cancer is any illness that results .......... the body’s cells grow out of control.

There are lots of different kinds of cancer. DNA damage is the cause .......... most cancers.

Things that can damage DNA .......... chemicals in cigarette smoke, and ultraviolet (UV) light.

People .......... have an unhealthy diet are more likely to develop cancer.

It .......... a long time for doctors to start treating cancer.

But treatment has developed .......... in the last fifty years.

In 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson worked out the structure of DNA. Since then scientists have .......... to study and
understand the causes of cancer, and to invent new treatments.

At the moment scientists are making new  .......... about cancer nearly every week.

Bees have a special kind of language; they communicate __________ dancing.

The worker bees that __________ honey communicate in this way more than most other kinds of bees.

Every morning, worker bees __________ off to find food.

When they find some, they return home to __________ the other bees know where it is.

They do this by __________ different dances.

If the worker bees find food __________, they do one type of dance.

__________ if the food is further away, they do a different dance.

The type of dance also shows which way the bees __________ fly to find the food.

And the length of the dance shows __________ far it is.

A short dance shows there isn't far to go. The speed of the dance also __________ important information;

dancing __________ fast means there is a lot of food.

This box is __________ heavy for me to carry - I can't even pick it up!

That mountain is _________ high that it's very difficult to climb.

I haven't seen Liz __________ March, when she moved to Manchester.

Highlight is the __________ interesting book I've ever read.

I hate travelling __________ train, but my sister loves it.

He couldn't decide whether to stay at home __________ go out with his friends.

This sweater doesn't cost as _________ as that one.

My cousin invited his family to the party as ___________ as all his friends.

The people __________ live next door are very friendly.

___________ I enjoyed most about the film was the music.

I __________ if that's a good idea.

That doesn't __________ to be a good idea.

I'm looking for our exact __________ on this map.

This is the highest __________ of the mountain.

The photography exhibition will __________ until 16 September.

If we __________ on walking so quickly, we'll be there soon.

How about __________ a shelf out of this piece of wood?

I'm thinking of _________ these flowers in a vase.

Do you know the ___________ answer to this question?

All the runners wanted to finish the 25 km race, but not all of them were ___________.

We're really tired. Can you __________ us a break now, please?

The break will __________ at noon and end at 12:45.