Viewed from the outside (1) the houses of parliament look impressive. the architecture gives the place a traditional look, and the buildings are sandwiched between a busy square and the river, making them a (2) …between the country house of an eccentric duke and a victorian railway station. you have only to learn that the members (3)….to each other as 'the honourable member to (4)…the picture of a dignified gentlemen's club, with of course a few ladies to (5)…the numbers. sadly, over the past few years first radio, and now television, have shown the (6)…public, who are (7)…the electorate, what in fact (8)…when bills are discussed and questions are asked. the first obvious fact is that the chamber is very rarely full, and there may be only a handful of members present, some of whom are quite clearly asleep, telling jokes to their neighbour, or shouting like badly-behaved schoolchildren. there is not enough room for them all in the chamber in any (9)…, which is a second worrying point. of course, television does not follow the work of committees, which are the small discussion groups that do most of the real work of the house. but the (10)…impression that voters receive of the workings of government is not a good one. to put it (11)… parliament looks disorganised, is clearly behind the (12)…and seems to be.(13)…with bores and comedians. this is presumably why members (14)…for so long the efforts of the bbc to (15)…parliamentary matters on television. 1)a likewise в at least с nevertheless d as well 2)a mixture в combination с cross d match 3)a call в refer с speak d submit 4)a finalise в end с conclude d complete 5)a take away в bring about с make up d set in 6)a average в ordinary с normal d general 7)a after all в anyway с even d furthermore 8)a comes up в turns up с goes on d lets on 9)a point в way с matter d case 10)a total в broad с overall d comprehensive 11)a bluntly в shortly с directly d basically 12)a ages в times с moments d years 13)a full в filled с composed d comprised 14)a prevented в checked с defied d resisted 15) a circulate в beam с spread d broadcast

1B

2C

3B

4D

5C

6D

7A

8C

9D

10C

11A

12B

13B

14D

15D

"Viewed from the outside (1) the houses of parliament look impressive. The architecture gives the place a traditional look, and the buildings are sandwiched between a busy square and the river, making them a (2) match between the country house of an eccentric duke and a Victorian railway station.

You have only to learn that the members (3) refer to each other as 'the honourable member to (4) conclude the picture of a dignified gentlemen's club, with of course a few ladies to (5) make up the numbers.

Sadly, over the past few years, first radio, and now television, have shown the (6) general public, who are (7) the electorate, what in fact (8) goes on when bills are discussed and questions are asked. The first obvious fact is that the chamber is very rarely full, and there may be only a handful of members present, some of whom are quite clearly asleep, telling jokes to their neighbor, or shouting like badly-behaved schoolchildren. There is not enough room for them all in the chamber in any (9) case, which is a second worrying point.

Of course, television does not follow the work of committees, which are the small discussion groups that do most of the real work of the house. But the (10) overall impression that voters receive of the workings of government is not a good one. To put it (11) bluntly, parliament looks disorganized, is clearly behind the (12) times, and seems to be (13) filled with bores and comedians.

This is presumably why members (14) resisted for so long the efforts of the BBC to (15) broadcast parliamentary matters on television."

1) d - as well
This answer choice fits the context because it suggests that the houses of parliament not only look impressive but also have other qualities or characteristics worthy of mention.

2) a - mixture
This answer choice best fits the context because it describes the houses of parliament as a combination of the country house of an eccentric duke and a Victorian railway station.

3) a - call
This answer choice best fits the context because it suggests that the members of parliament refer to each other as the "honourable member."

4) d - complete
This answer choice best fits the context because it implies that the members referring to each other as the "honourable member" completes the picture of a dignified gentlemen's club.

5) c - make up
This answer choice best fits the context because it implies that the ladies are included to complete the numbers or count of people present.

6) b - average
This answer choice best fits the context because it suggests that radio and television have shown the general or average public what really happens in parliament.

7) a - after all
This answer choice best fits the context because it implies that the general public or electorate is, after all, the main audience for the work of parliament.

8) c - goes on
This answer choice best fits the context because it suggests that television shows what happens or goes on during the discussions and debates of bills.

9) d - case
This answer choice best fits the context because it implies that there isn't enough room for all the members of parliament in the chamber in any situation or case.

10) c - overall
This answer choice best fits the context because it suggests that the general or overall impression that voters receive of the workings of government is not positive.

11) a - bluntly
This answer choice best fits the context because it implies that to put it in straightforward or blunt terms, parliament looks disorganized.

12) b - times
This answer choice best fits the context because it suggests that parliament is clearly behind or not keeping up with the times.

13) a - full
This answer choice best fits the context because it implies that parliament is filled with bores and comedians.

14) d - resisted
This answer choice best fits the context because it suggests that members resisted or opposed the efforts of the BBC to broadcast parliamentary matters on television.

15) d - broadcast
This answer choice best fits the context because it aligns with the efforts of the BBC to spread or broadcast parliamentary matters on television.