3. Complete the collocates below by matching a word from a with a word from b. Some can combine with more than one word.

Example: scientific research, supervisor, degree

A	valuable	creative	B	approaches	application
	doctoral	fundamental		cooperation	ability
	obtained	modern		prospects	survey
	wide	professional		data	experience
	practical	intellectual		information	candidate
	close	subject-matter oriented		activity	importance
	innovative	career		research
	extensive			results

4. In each of the following sentences substitute the word in italics with a word in the list below which makes the least change to the meaning of the sentence.

The format of the research paper is designedto shed as much light as possible on how the research wasconducted. It isassumed that the researcher is anethicalperson who is impartial and is trying to findaccurateinformation. Sometimes researchers conduct studiesto testhypothesis; in other cases, they want to get more information about particular topics orproblems. In all cases, however, researchers have a moralobligationto be as honest as possible and to present theirfindings as accurately as they can. They also must respect the privacy and dignity of any informants whoparticipate in their research projects.

duty	take part	issues	verify	outcomes
supposed	intended	precise	carried out	moral

5. Fill in the gaps with the words taken from the text below.

include	data	allow	appropriate	researcher	analysis
signification	ways	explanation	interpret	charts

The researcher should always try to find 1__ ways of presenting the 2__ and findings, often these include tables, 3__ and quotations – all of which 4__ readers to see for themselves what the 5__ found. The important thing here is “Show, don’t tell”. The finding section should also 6__ a discussion of the data 7__ and the researcher’s 8__ of the data’s 9__ . That is, the researcher must 10__ his or her findings for readers in 11__ they can understand.

6. Underline the correct word a, b, c or d to fill in the gaps.

Higher education is becoming an extremely 1__ element in the organization of modern society. New dimensions of economic and technological competition at the regional and global levels have 2__ to new 3__ on education in the area of research. In order to become a top-level specialist one must 4__ to be a researcher. In fact many people are 5__ about research. They have fantastic ideas and crazy notions about what research is and who 6__ it. When many of us think of research, 7__ of scientists or chemists in labs or of physicists with gigantic particle accelerators, probably pop into our minds. Is that really so? Research is a process that includes thinking up 8__ projects to work on and 9__ ways of finding answers to questions. Research is 10__ work but interesting, creative and sometimes 11__. The results of any research work can be presented in different forms but still there are some general 12__ there which a researcher must know.

1	A	expressive	B	important	C	urgent	D	vitality
2	A	led	B	caused	C	pursued	D	bring
3	A	objections	B	offers	C	promises	D	demands
4	A	learn	B	teach	C	instruct	D	to study
5	A	confusing	B	mixed	C	confused	D	embarrassing
6	A	attends	B	conducts	C	accompanies	D	carries
7	A	paintings	B	imagination	C	images	D	models
8	A	interesting	B	interested	C	absorbed	D	obsessed
9	A	opening	B	inventing	C	designing	D	discovering
10	A	hard	B	heavy	C	weighty	D	hardly
11	A	disappointed	B	disillusioned	C	frustrating	D	sadly
12	A	exceptions	B	codes	C	status	D	rules