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A World of Change

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  • A new class of wealthy entrepreneurs has ______, and changes to Chinese laws have _____ individuals to set up private business.
    come up/ enabled
    popped out/ unabled
    jumped out/ disabled
    sprung up/ enabled
  • The Masai people ____ in Kenya in the 17th and 18th centuries.
    transferred
    settled
    relocated
    advanced
  • Human ____ to the planet have not always been positive.
    additions
    adds
    additionally
    additives
  • The site of the Eden Project is a ____ clay pit which has been converted into a living plant museum.
    informative
    formicary
    former
    formal
  • Chinese society has been ____ in recent years.
    enabled
    transformed
    emerged
    progressed
  • The so-called Gold Rush began in 1848, after gold ___ in California.
    was founded
    was floundered
    was foundered
    was found
  • Archaeology is vital to our understanding of _______ societies, for whom there are no written records.
    historic
    prehistoric
    prehistorian
    prehistorical
  • At the end of a long winter, animals such as bears ____ from hibernation.
    emerge
    progress
    die out
    disappear
  • The last 2000 years has seen the rapid ______ of buildings, towns and cities.
    construction
    infrastructure
    constraint
    structure
  • The Maldives ___ generally ___ for their beaches, lagoons and extensive reefs.
    are/ known
    will/ be known
    would/ have been known
    were/ known
  • The ____ of the town react negatively to crowds of tourists filling the roads and beaches each year.
    inhabitants
    inhabitors
    habits
    habitations
  • The ability to _____ and ___ the environments we live in has made our lives more comfortable.
    heat up/ coldness
    overheat/ chill
    heat/ cool
    preheat/ cool down
  • Communication became almost _____ when the internet became widely available.
    instantaneous
    instead
    instance
    instantatious
  • Waikiki beach in Hawaii is one of the most ______ places on earth.
    mouthwatering
    stunning
    distinguished
    spoilt
  • Aerial photographs can detected many _____ features which are ___ at ground level.
    territorial/ visible
    territory/ nonvisible
    terrestorial/ unvisible
    terrestrial/ invisible
  • Tea was first brought to Europe by _____ in the 16th century.
    mercantiles
    merchants
    merchandises
    marketeers
  • The purely ____-driven site operates as a non-profit organisation.
    voluntary
    involuntary
    volunteer
    revolutionary
  • Today in many areas of the world, fish stocks have been ______ by overfishing.
    devastated
    ruinated
    demolished
    taken down