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It isn’t easy to make the (1)

transition

from a busy university student to an unemployed young

adult (2)

slumped

on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and

how their career is going to (3)

proceed

. Many people who have experienced a long period of

inactivity like this, when (4)

recounting

how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange

psychological effect. As the days pass, they begin to feel (5)

detached

from any sense of pressure

to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6)

upcoming

interviews as if they were not very

important. Typically, back at home after three or four years away, they (7)

revert

to old habits,

start seeing old friends, and, in many cases, become dependent again on their parents.

When I lived

in Britain, one of my favourite radio programmes was called “Desert Island Discs”.

The format was always the same: Guest celebrities were asked to imagine they had been washed

ashore on a desert island, and had to choose nine books

–

(1)

excluding

the Bible and Shakespeare,

which they were already provided with

–

to take with them to the island, to help them (2)

withstand

the physical and mental isolation. I sometimes like to think which books I would take.

(3)

Normally

, like most people, I don’t

have much time for reading, and I could (4)

cite

dozens of

books which I have never read but which I

would like to. It’s an opportunity I have (5)

awaited

all

my life, in fact. But what would I choose? Mostly

novels, probably, but I wouldn’t (6)

neglect

to

include a volume or two of poetry. My first choice, I think,

would be Tolstoy’s

War and Peace

.

I’ve never read it, but I’m ready to believe that it is one of the most

marvelous books ever written.

A

Professor Ridgeway, you’ve just written a biography of the poet

Shelley, who (1)

drowned

off

the coast

of Italy in 1822 in a sailing accident. As you remind us in the introduction, people’s lives

have been (2)

enriched

by poetry for thousands of years. What (3)

recommendation

could you

make to a young poet who is just beginning their career?

B

That they should always (4)

strive

to be themselves, and not to worry about (5)

originality

.

Once they’ve

found their own voice, it will be original in its own way, because everyone is

unique.

A

So you don’t believe in the (6)

classifications

which label poets as “romantic” or “modernist”

and so on?

B

I do, but they have limited value.

A

What do you think is the main (7)

obstacle

facing young poets today?

B

I think it is to accept that you cannot be productive all the time. A

poet’s mind is never (8)

idle

and waiting for the right moment is part of the creative process. All other problems are relative,

and can be (9)

tackled

when you get to them.

At a time of global (1)

crisis

, when stock markets are falling across the world, we should never

(2)

underestimate

the ability of fashion designers to surprise us by bringing sunshine into people’s

lives, and avoiding the (3)

predominant

trend of gloom and pessimism. This is certainly true of the

fashion industry in Brazil. In 2009, when the effects of the financial situation were (4)

visible

almost everywhere, top designers launched a (5)

daring

new collection combining high hemlines,

low necklines, and lots of

colour. As one commentator wrote, “You can call it a (6)

courageous

decisi

on if you like, but it’s also a

question of Brazilians doing what comes naturally to them.”

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If you’re going to study in the UK, a bank account is (1)

indispensible

. That’s because for

(2)

transactions

involving large sums of money you need to pay by bank

transfer, or by cheque. It’s

(3)

fairly

obvious you can’t carry large amounts of cash around with you all the time. So you need to

choose a bank. And that’s not easy, because these days you hear more (4)

complaints

than

appreciation of the services they provide. They all spend a lot of money on (5)

publicity

trying to

attract students, whom they see as an investment for their own future. Some of them offer (6)

exclusive

free gifts like designer T-

shirts or stylish pens to secure your custom. But don’t be (

7)

deceived

by these offers. A (8)

contented

customer is someone who knows they can rely on their

bank to (9)

notify

them when conditions change, and not to (10)

omit

to tell them when interest

rates on overdrafts or credit card repayments have been increased.

1 Ken Hu is now an

executive

in a company which

specializes

in giving advice to private

investors.

2 Although the programme was

compatible

with my computer, the instructions were written in

code

, so I was unable to understand anything.

3 It is obviously an

asset

to a marriage if each

spouse

has a sensible attitude towards money.

4 Let’s try to create a more

prosperous

future by planning ahead and agreeing on

mutual

goals.

5 We are

intimate

friends, but I don’t know how many

savings

they have in the bank.

If you’re going to study in the UK, a bank account is (1)

indispensible

. That’s because for

(2)

transactions

involving large sums of money you need to pay by bank transfer, or by cheque. It’s

(3)

fairly

obvious you can’t carry large amounts of cash a

round with you all the time. So you need to

choose a bank. And that’s not easy, because these days you hear more (4)

complaints

than

appreciation of the services they provide. They all spend a lot of money on (5)

publicity

trying to

attract students, whom they see as an investment for their own future. Some of them offer (6)

exclusive

free gifts like designer T-

shirts or stylish pens to secure your custom. But don’t be (7)

deceived

by these offers. A (8)

contented

customer is someone who knows they can rely on their

bank to (9)

notify

them when conditions change, and not to (10)

omit

to tell them when interest

rates on overdrafts or credit card repayments have been increased.

1 Ken Hu is now an

executive

in a company which

specializes

in giving advice to private

investors.

2 Although the programme was

compatible

with my computer, the instructions were written in

code

, so I was unable to understand anything.

3 It is obviously an

asset

to a marriage if each

spouse

has a sensible attitude towards money.

4 Let’s

try to create a more

prosperous

future by planning ahead and agreeing on

mutual

goals.

5 We are

intimate

friends, but I don’t know how many

savings

they have in the bank.

1 I’m afraid I can’t

cash

this for you, it hasn’t been signed.

2 Did you expect them to

gift

you the computer instead of getting you to pay for it?

3 After the match they

bussed

us all home.

4 I will

text

you as soon as I get to the station.

5 She

handed

me a copy of the report before the start of the meeting.

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