The Joy of Mathematics - Test 7

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

ENDURE

DOUBT

TOLERATE

MASS

USE

ACCESS

ANXIOUS

HOPE

Are you good at maths? Many people would say 'no'. They have no confidence in their (0) ___ with numbers. Maths lessons at school are remembered as hours of (17) ___ rather than enjoyment, and this memory is (18) ___ what colours their attitude to maths in adulthood. But in some ways, society is (19) ___ of this attitude. We accept without question the need to be literate, so why isn't numeracy valued in the same way? For those who loathe maths, there seem to be (20) ___ psychological barriers preventing them from appreciating the (21) ___ of maths to our everyday lives. But all is not lost. A professor of maths in the USA has set up a blog that aims to make maths (22) ___ to those who missed out at school and to remove the many (23) ___ that some people have about the subject. He wants to share some of his enthusiasm for maths, and by introducing people to the beauty of maths, (24) ___ make it a more joyful experience.

The Joy of Mathematics

DEAL

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