Printing Objects at Home

B2 First · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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. There is an example at the beginning (0).

INCREASE

REPLACE

ART

PRACTICAL

RELY

MEASURE

ENVIRONMENT

BELIEVE

Not long ago, 3D printers were (0) ___ machines found only in factories. Today, a basic model costs no more than a new phone, and they have become (1) ___ common in ordinary homes. The printer melts a thin plastic thread and builds up an object layer by layer, following a design stored on a computer. Owners use their printers for all kinds of things. Instead of throwing away a dishwasher because one small part has broken, they can simply print a (2) ___ . Parents make toys for their children, and (3) ___ use the machines to produce sculptures that would be (4) ___ to carve by hand. Printing is not always (5) ___ , however. A single (6) ___ that is slightly wrong can ruin hours of work, and large objects may take a whole day to finish. There are also (7) ___ concerns, since much of the plastic ends up in the bin. Even so, most owners say that watching an idea turn into a real object is (8) ___ exciting.

Printing Objects at Home

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