Anglický jazyk C1

Dutch painting

Dutch painting may properly (1) _____ described as an outcome of the independence of Holland as a state. So long (2) _____ the Netherlands formed a whole, the predominant art was that of Flanders, and there was (3) _____ Dutch art to speak of, as distinct (4) _____ the Flemish.
But the long and bloody war (5) _____ the Spanish rule led for the northern and the southern provinces respectively to very different results, and (6) _____ of these results was a decided divergence in the development of art in the two regions. Still this community of origin was never entirely ignored, and Flemish and Dutch painting were (7) _____ agreement with the one essential characteristic, that they sought and found the means of poetical expression in colour rather (8) _____ in form. The year 1609, in which the conclusion of a truce for twelve years carried with it virtually the recognition of the seven United Provinces as an independent state, may be said to have witnessed the birth of Dutch painting.

(1)
a/ Could you _____ me posted, please?
b/ They wanted to _____ us in the dark about the results.

(2)
a/ I´d like a couple of days to mull _____ their offer.
b/ She tried hard to win him _____ , but he refused to be persuaded.

(3)
a/ He got _____ of the wrong end of the stick.
b/ I tend to _____ my cards close to my chest.

(4)
a/ I decided it was time to put him in the _____ about the new plans.
b/ I´d be grateful if you could keep me in the _____ as things develop.

(5)
a/ You nearly scared me _____ death!
b/ It´s hard to face up _____ the truth.

(6)
a/ When it _____ to looking after children, she´s brilliant.
b/ We´ll have to hope this information never _____ to light.

Dangerous stimulants

Under (1) _____ circumstances, the brain releases and absorbs neurotransmitters such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin in (2) _____ to external signals and circumstances. Cocaine, (3) _____ , is a stimulant that temporarily blocks the brain’s ability to reabsorb the transmitters once they are released. As a (4) _____ , the transmitters accumulate in the synapses between nerve endings. Accumulated norepinephrine and serotonin arouse the body’s adrenal system, while accumulated dopamine prolongs the transmission of signals between sending and receiving nerves. Adrenal activation (5) _____ heightened awareness, energy, and similar sensations, while prolonged nerve stimulation causes euphoria and mood elevation that are linked to the dopamine transmitter. The high, which develops in five to fifteen minutes in the case of powder cocaine and eight to twelve seconds in the case of crack, gradually (6) _____ as the supply of transmitters is reabsorbed. (7) _____  heroin, cocaine is not physically addicting. (8) _____  is, people who cease cocaine use do not suffer from withdrawal symptoms such as “the shakes”, nausea, and other physical symptoms.

Woody Allen said that he was thrown (1) _____ college for cheating in the metaphysics exam, because he had looked (2) _____ the soul of the boy sitting next to him. FBI employees have other methods. An investigation by the US Justice Department has found that “a significant number of FBI employees engaged (3) _____ some form of cheating or improper conduct” in an internal exam dealing (4) _____ the FBI´s policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. The giveaway? Many of the examinees – 200 or so – got (5) _____ a test that was expected to take them 90 minutes in fewer than 20. The agent cheated by bringing notes (6) _____ the examination hall, or by looking (7) _____ answers on computers. Maybe what let the cat (8) _____ the bag was when one agent answered a question with the words: “I don´t know”, and his neighbor answered: “Neither do I”.