Question

For questions 1-15, select the most appropriate word (A, B, C or D) to complete each gap. Have you ever wondered why there are so many mirrors in shopping malls? 0) A from the fact it makes them glitzy and glamorous, they’re also there to slow us down, so when we take 1) our image, we notice the closest shop 2) as well. Most malls 3) around anchor tenants, such as supermarkets that 4) people to the mall out of necessity. By locating them at the back of the mall, we have to walk past all the other shops to get there and the chances are something will 5) our eye. And once inside, the6) like milk and butter, will be at the back, so that you have to 7) the gauntlet of the sweets and chocolates to get there. The pure white 8) of a halogen spotlight in shop windows will artfully 9) a must-buy item. Walkways are also very bright, so you can check 10) all the other shoppers and be seen yourself. And then there’s11) noise — a constant hiss broadcast over the public address system so that people feel there is something going on, somewhere. The constant 12) of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons into bookstores is supposed to make you feel 13) while the pop music 14) out in a young-person’s clothing store makes you feel hip and trendy. Clever or manipulative? It all depends on your point of 15) . 0 A Apart B Except C Besides D Excluding 1 A in B up C back D out 2 A frontispiece B frontier C front D frontal 3 A revolve B evolve C devolve D dissolve 4 A pull B haul C tug D draw 5 A catch B arrest C seize D capture 6 A fundamentals B rudiments C essentials D necessities 7 A run B race C ride D rush 8 A gleam B beam C ray D stream 9 A accentuate B stress C emphasise D highlight 10 A over B out C in D through 11 A white B red C black D grey 12 A peeping B purring C piping D paging 13 A educated B cultured C learned D sophisticated 14 A blazing B banging C booming D blaring 15 A view B sight C opinion D outlook