Test 1 Paper 3: Use of English: Part 1 (Questions 112)

TEST 1 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 112)
Part 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 A serious В important С growth D tragic
o A В С D
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Desperate to go to school
Truancy has become a ( 0 ) ..........problem in many schools in recent years. In an attempt to tackle
this problem one school introduced a new scheme to (1 ) ..........students to attend as many classes
as possible. Pupils who ( 2 ) ..........a 100% attendance record throughout the whole academic year
were (3) .......... with an all inclusive weekend school (4) ..........to an activity centre where they
would be able to have a go at (5 )..........activities such as climbing, abseiling and white water rafting.
One student was so (6 )......... to qualify for this free weekend away that he even went to school with
a broken wrist. He hurt his wrist when he fell (7 ) ..........his bike on the way to school but he was so
worried about ( 8 )..........his 100% attendance that he didn’t (9 )......... ... his teachers or parents until
the school day had finished. He (1 0 )......... admitted to his mother what had happened when she
(11)...... ... that he was having difficulty eating his dinner and asked him what was wrong. She took
him to hospital that night, where they put his arm in plaster and he was able to go back to school the
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next day.
Fortunately, he was fully (1 2 )..........from his accident in time to go on the trip.
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TEST 1 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 112)
1 A suggest В force С encourage D make
2 A succeeded В made С achieved D realised
3 A rewarded В given С won D compensated
4 A holiday В trip С travel D excursion
5 A outside В outdoor С risk D danger
6 A interested В happy С excited D keen
7 A away В down С off D over
8 A filling В maintaining С guarding D succeeding
9 A tell В say С admit D explain
10 A lastly В actually С fortunately D eventually
11 A knew В aware С looked D noticed
12 A recovered В improved С repaired D fixed
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TEST 1 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 2 (questions 13 24)
Part 2
For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only one
word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example: [o] HA V E
Thieves in the safari park
Visitors to Hampton safari park (0) .......... been warned not to enter the monkey enclosure
(1 3 )..........they have roof cases on their cars as the monkeys (1 4 )........... likely to open them and
steal the contents. The animals appear to have worked out a way (1 5 )..........unlocking the cases
by jumping on them; they even seem to (1 6 )..........working together in groups to do it.
One family said they knew they couldn’t get out of the car and so could only watch in horror
(1 7 )..........the monkeys ran (18)........... with all their holiday clothes and disappeared up trees with
everything from bikinis to shoes. One young monkey (1 9 )..........seen holding onto a child’s teddy
bear.
Keepers at the safari park said the monkeys had broken into (20) .......... than ten roof cases
(21) ...... ... the beginning of the summer holidays. (22) .......... a result they have now set up an
alternative route (2 3 )..........cars with luggage on the roof (2 4 )........... they can avoid the thieving
monkeys.
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Part 3
For questions 25-34 read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the
lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example: fol w E L L - К N 0 WN
Casablanca
Casablanca is most ( 0 ) ............. as the title of a classic film from 1942 KNOW
starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. But what about the city
where this (2 5 )............. war film was set? ROMANCE
Casablanca (Spanish for white house), or Casa as it is known by those

who live there, is the largest city in Morocco with a (26) ............. of POPULATE
approximately 5 million and is the country’s (2 7 )............. capital. Rabat ECONOMY
is the political capital. Casablanca is situated in the west of Morocco on
the Atlantic coast and boasts one of the world’s largest artificial ports, a
port which was very (2 8 )............. during the Second World War. At that STRAGEGY
time there was also a large American airbase (29) ............. in SITE
Casablanca and in 1943 it was in Casablanca that a significant
conference took place where world (30) ............. met to discuss the LEAD
progress of the war.
Casablanca was (31)............. under the control of the French from 1910 FORMAL
until 1956 when Morocco gained (32)................ French influence on the DEPEND
city is (3 3 )............. in the city layout and architecture. French is also the EVIDENCE
second language after Arabic. The city now has a growing (3 4 )............. .............. TOUR
industry, although it is not as popular as other Moroccan cities like
Marrakesh and Fez.
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Part 4
For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example: 0 I haven’t seen him for at least 2 years.

TIME
T h e ........................................................... was more than 2 years ago.
The gap can be filled by the words ‘last time I saw him’, so you write:
Example: [o] LA5T TIME I SAW HIM
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
35 I won’t be satisfied until I have the letter in my possession.

ONLY
I w ill.......................................the letter is in my possession.
36 Please tell me as soon as he arrives.

KNOW
Please.......................................as he arrives.
37 ‘You’re going to be famous one day,’ he said to the girl.

WAS
H e .......................................going to be famous one day.
38 There were more spectators than ever before.

SO
There .,.................................... spectators before.
39 Do you mind if I borrow your bike tomorrow?

ME
Would .......................................your bike tomorrow?
40 We can go out for a walk tomorrow if it doesn’t rain all day.

RAINS
We can go out for a walk tomorrow.......................................all day.
41 The food in the hotel was so disappointing.

A
The food in the hotel.......................................disappointment.
42 I really didn’t think I would do so well in the exam.

TO
I really didn’t .......................................so well in the exam.
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What incentive did the school introduce to improve attendance?

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How far did one student go to qualify for the incentive?

How far did one student go to qualify for the incentive?

TEST 1 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 112)

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

0 A serious В important С growth D tragic

Fortunately, he was fully (1 2 )..........from his accident in time to go on the trip.

1 A suggest В force С encourage D make

2 A succeeded В made С achieved D realised

3 A rewarded В given С won D compensated

4 A holiday В trip С travel D excursion

5 A outside В outdoor С risk D danger

6 A interested В happy С excited D keen

7 A away В down С off D over

8 A filling В maintaining С guarding D succeeding

9 A tell В say С admit D explain

10 A lastly В actually С fortunately D eventually

11 A knew В aware С looked D noticed

12 A recovered В improved С repaired D fixed

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Thieves in the safari park

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Casablanca (Spanish for white house), or Casa as it is known by those

Example: 0 I haven’t seen him for at least 2 years.

Example: [o] LA5T TIME I SAW HIM

35 I won’t be satisfied until I have the letter in my possession.

36 Please tell me as soon as he arrives.

37 ‘You’re going to be famous one day,’ he said to the girl.

38 There were more spectators than ever before.

39 Do you mind if I borrow your bike tomorrow?

40 We can go out for a walk tomorrow if it doesn’t rain all day.

41 The food in the hotel was so disappointing.

42 I really didn’t think I would do so well in the exam.

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