НМТ Use of English Vocabulary 1

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is to (0) make better use of daylight during summer. In many Northern Hemisphere countries, it is (1)__ practice to set clocks ahead one hour in late March, and back one hour in late September. These ‘time shifts’ happen in (2) __ in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and New Zealand.

The general idea of ‘daylight saving’ was, (3)_____ to legend, conceived by US statesman Benjamin Franklin in 1784. However, it wasn’t until 1907 that Englishman William Willett (4) ___ the suggestion that adjusting clocks in summer should be compulsory. Unfortunately, his proposal was largely (5)_____ with ridicule, and the British government rejected his campaign. It is still a (6) _ of debate as to whether Germany or Canada adopted DST first, but Britain eventually followed in 1916.

Recently, the benefits of DST have been (7) _ into question. Some scientists claim it leads to sleep deprivation and ill-health, and suggest we abandon it. However, it seems that many people are still in (8) _ of retaining DST.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is to (0) better use of daylight during summer. In many Northern Hemisphere countries, it is (1) practice to set clocks ahead one hour in late March, and back one hour in late September. These ‘time shifts’ happen in (2) _____ in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and New Zealand.

The general idea of ‘daylight saving’ was, (3)_____ to legend, conceived by US statesman Benjamin Franklin in 1784. However, it wasn’t until 1907 that Englishman William Willett (4) ___ the suggestion that adjusting clocks in summer should be compulsory. Unfortunately, his proposal was largely (5)____ with ridicule, and the British government rejected his campaign. It is still a (6) of debate as to whether Germany or Canada adopted DST first, but Britain eventually followed in 1916.

Recently, the benefits of DST have been (7) _ into question. Some scientists claim it leads to sleep deprivation and ill-health, and suggest we abandon it. However, it seems that many people are still in (8) _ of retaining DST.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is to (0) -----better use of daylight during summer. In many Northern Hemisphere countries, it is (1) practice to set clocks ahead one hour in late March, and back one hour in late September. These ‘time shifts’ happen in (2) in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and New Zealand.

The general idea of ‘daylight saving’ was, (3)_____ to legend, conceived by US statesman Benjamin Franklin in 1784. However, it wasn’t until 1907 that Englishman William Willett (4) ___ the suggestion that adjusting clocks in summer should be compulsory. Unfortunately, his proposal was largely (5)____ with ridicule, and the British government rejected his campaign. It is still a (6) of debate as to whether Germany or Canada adopted DST first, but Britain eventually followed in 1916.

Recently, the benefits of DST have been (7) _ into question. Some scientists claim it leads to sleep deprivation and ill-health, and suggest we abandon it. However, it seems that many people are still in (8) _ of retaining DST.