Skólaskýrsla 2004 - Verzlunarskóli Íslands

c wrongly addressed
24 In some people, the mobile phone engenders oblivion to the outside world as they pour
forth banalities and intimacies to all around.
c criticism
c disrespect
c dissatisfaction
c nervousness
c unawareness
25 Once environment is factored in, the whole debate becomes risible – even if you could
identify a gene for risk­taking, it could make for a great snooker player, or alternatively
a great joy rider.
c dangerous
c pointless
c reliable
c ridiculous
c serious
26 People’s fears have been fanned by the special pleading of those opposed to GM crops,
often for such unrelated ideological reasons as left­wing hostility to multinational agribusiness.
c criticised
c decreased
c increased
c influenced
c tolerated
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word from the list. No changes
required.
27­30 appraisal effect emitted frenzied heralded
publish risen rural sabotage stirs
The emergence of this new technology has _______________________ the most profound
revolution in agriculture for decades. Like all change, it _________________________ fears of
the unknown. The best way to approach this is with a cool _________________________ of
what is, and is not, known. Sadly, in the _________________________ polemics that have far
passed for debate, facts have lost out to emotion.
Replace the blanks by a word derived from the word in brackets (do not add
other words or use the ending ­ing).
31 At last we got an ___________________________ (affirmation) answer from them.
32 The meeting was ___________________________ (disruption) by a group of protesters.
33 Queen Victoria emphasized the ________________________ (sober) of public life.
34 Then there followed a period of _____________________________ (prosper).
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