ЕГЭ по Английскому Языку/ Репетитор Английского языка / Тест 7
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The Berlin Wall
On 13 August 1961 the East German government started building The Berlin Wall, which ... [separated/divided/split/withdrew] West from East Berlin. It was made up of large concrete walls, barbed ... [wire/line/cable/lead] and guard towers. The Berlin Wall became part of the ... [Iron/Silver/Bronze/Copper] Curtain which separated the Communist eastern ... [bloc/block/bloke/blob] of Europe from the west during the Cold War. The East German authorities claimed that building the wall was important to defend Communist East Berlin from the capitalist western section of the city.
They called West Germans fascists who still believed in Hitler. In ... [reality/harmony/order/person] , however, the Berlin Wall was built to stop thousands of East Berliners from emigrating to the free western part of the city in ... [search/spite/case/kind] of a new and better life. When Berliners ... [woke/broke/made/put] up on August 13, 1961 their city had ... [completely/enough/properly/suitably] changed. The border to West Berlin had been closed. East German soldiers started putting up fences throughout the city.
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GAP 1 (SEPARATED) ... The Berlin Wall, which separated West from East Berlin. It was made up of large concrete walls ...
SEPARATE + FROM => VERB + PREPOSITION
SEPARATE FROM => If something separates two places or two things, it is between them so that they are not touching each other.
Common Errors:
A great distance separated the sisters into each other. X
A great distance separated the sisters from each other. V
GAP 2 (WIRE) ... of large concrete walls, barbed wire and guard towers. The Berlin Wall became part of the ...
BARBED + WIRE => COLLOCATION
BARBED WIRE => wire with short sharp points on it.
Other Collocations:
BARBED HOOK, BARBED ARROW, BARBED REMARK, BARBED JOKE.
GAP 3 (IRON) ... Wall became part of the Iron Curtain which separated the Communist eastern ...
IRON + CURTAIN => COLLOCATION
IRON CURTAIN => the name that was used for the border between the Communist countries of Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe.
Other Collocations:
IRON FIST, IRON HAND, IRON GATE, IRON DEFICIENCY.
GAP 4 (BLOC) ... the Communist eastern bloc of Europe from the west during the Cold War. The East German ...
EASTERN + BLOC => COLLOCATION
EASTERN BLOC => the former name for the group of countries including the former Soviet Union and other eastern European countries with Communist governments, which had a close military and trade relationship.
Other Collocations:
EASTERN EUROPE, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, EASTERN PHILOSOPHY.
GAP 5 (REALITY) ... still believed in Hitler. In reality, however, the Berlin Wall was built to stop thousands of East ...
IN + REALITY => FIXED PHRASE
IN REALITY => in fact or truth; actually.
Other Collocations:
VIRTUAL REALITY, GRIM REALITY, REALITY SHOW, REALITY-BASED.
GAP 6 (SEARCH) ... free western part of the city in search of a new and better life. When Berliners ...
IN SEARCH OF => FIXED PHRASE
IN SERACH OF => looking for something.
Common Errors:
They went to California in search for gold. X
They went to California in search of gold. V
GAP 7 (WOKE) ... better life. When Berliners woke up on August 13, 1961 their city had ...
WAKE + UP => PHRASAL VERB
WAKE UP => you wake up when you stop sleeping and become conscious.
Common Errors:
Somebody woke up me in the middle of the night and I couldn't get back to sleep. X
Somebody woke me up in the middle of the night and I couldn't get back to sleep. V
GAP 8 (COMPLETELY) ... 13, 1961 their city had completely changed. The border to West Berlin had been closed ...
COMPLETELY + CHANGED => COLLOCATION
COMPLETELY CHANGED => changed to the greatest degree possible.
Other Collocations:
COMPLETELY NEGLECTED, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, COMPLETELY RECOVERED, COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE.