One brick at a time - Module 3

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

pace

rush

snap

steam

surpass

exceed

outnumber

override

albeit

however

indeed

otherwise

inward

integral

intact

inborn

lies

shows

stays

lives

joined

divided

shared

allotted

akin

similarly

identically

alike

included

implied

involved

implicated

The Lego story (0) ___ back to 1958, the year in which its creator, Gotfred Kirk Christiansen, filed a patent for the distinctive plastic brick. Since then, production has been going ahead at full (1) ___ , with millions of pieces being made every year – more than 80 bricks for every person on Earth! It is thought that over four million Lego men have been constructed since 1974, so it may not be long before they (2) ___ the real thing. What's more, Lego is believed to be the world's largest producer of tyres, (3) ___ very small ones, as these are an (4) ___ part of the kits from which Lego vehicles are constructed. The appeal of Lego (5) ___ in the fact that it offers a blank canvas in 3D. Kids might be (6) ___ into two camps – instinctive builders and followers of plans – but young and old (7) ___ can build anything with the stuff, and generally do. Since the late 1990s, the brand has also been heavily (8) ___ in the videogame industry, with their iconic mini-figures starring in high-profile games.

One brick at a time

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