Read the text below.

Decide which word A, B, C or D best fits

each gap.

Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa resort in Germany. Its 1)…. is as old as
Europe itself. For thousands of years the hot spring water, which
has a 2) …. of up to 38.8 degrees Celsius, has gushed out of the
Florentinerberg Mountain. It was the Romans who first 3) …. the health-giving properties of the
waters, and in 213 AD the emperor Caracalla 4) …. a bath from marble and granite. The 5) …. of
such baths can still be seen today in 6) …. Baden-Baden. The new baths and spa centre are 7) ….
the Friedrichsbad, and were 8) …. opened in 1877. At that 9) …. it was the most modern spa in
Europe, and today boasts a worldwide tradition as the best resort of its 10) …. on the Continent.
Today people 11) …. the baths for two main reasons: medical needs or 12) …. relaxation. Experts
claim that the waters stimulate blood circulation and 13) …. the body’s natural resistance to
disease. All treatments 14) …. place under medical supervision. For people who 15) …. wish to
relax there is also a wide range of sports, 16) …. indoor and outdoor.

1. A) history B) account C) narration D)biography

2. A) warmth B) heat C) temperature D) fever
3. A) discovered B) invented C) surprised D) located
4. A) began B) raised C) built D) started
5. A) pieces B) remains C) rest D) leftovers
6. A) current B) modern C) latest D)recent
7. A) labeled B) called C) headed D) entitled
8. A) once B) then C) soon D) first
9. A) season B) term C) time D) age
10. A) figure B) kind C) element D) pattern
11. A) visit B) inspect C) stay D) look
12. A) general B) common C) broad D) usual
13. A) extend B) grow C) prolong D) increase
14. A) happen B) get C) have D) take
15. A) simply B) easily C) clearly D) justly
16.A) all B) end C) too D) both