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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will lose points. EXAM DESCRIPTION

Japan

Japan's history and culture are really unique, but they are no less remarkable (1) ... the influence of Chinese and Western cultures. Periods of dramatic institutional change have alternated (2) ... those of appropriation and domestication of the institutions introduced into Japan, and the final result was usually very different from the import.

In the seventh century, Chinese models of government, and especially the figure of the sovereign, were soon modified to fit Japanese realities. The modern monarchy (3) ... even less resemblance to the German pattern on (4) ... it had initially been cut. Less strikingly, but no less surely, Japan's Buddhism, Confucianism, art, and literature resonated to emphases different from (5) ... of China. (6) ... all cultural change, a consistent and distinctive sensitivity and selectivity — in views of nature, time and in values of honour, loyalty, and sincerity — distinguished Japan's great tradition of art, letters and for the (7) ... part poetry. In modern times, the pace of change has accelerated, and the tide of influence has broadened; (8) ..., the pattern of selective adaptation from outside examples remains visible.

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ANSWERS

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FOR
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION REMARKABLE FOR
Worthy of being or likely to be noticed:
Salisbury Cathedral is remarkable for its stunning Early English Gothic architecture.
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WITH
VERB + PREPOSITION ALTERNATE WITH
Follow one after the other in a repeated pattern:
Periods of depression alternate with excited behaviour.
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BORE
COLLOCATION BEAR A RESEMBLANCE TO SB/STH
Look or be similar to someone or something else:
The film bears little resemblance to the original novel.
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WHICH
PREPOSITION + RELATIVE PRONOUN ON WHICH
Used after a noun to show what thing or things you mean:
A cart was making its way up the steep hill on which the village stood.
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THOSE
PRONOUN THOSE OF
Used to refer to a particular person or thing of the general type:
We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends.
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THROUGHOUT
ADVERB THROUGHOUT
In every part, or during the whole period of time:
There will be twelve concerts spread throughout the winter.
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MOST
IDIOM FOR THE MOST PART
mostly or usually:
For the most part, the lower orders depended on selling their labour.
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HOWEVER
ADVERB HOWEVER
Used when you are saying something that contrasts with a previous statement:
The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
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