Practice Test Eleven

Paper 3 Use of English Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM
Inflation is not a new phenomenon, (0) but one that has existed at various times in various places. In.
(1) ............ severest form, (2) .................. , hyperinflation can destroy a nation's economy. (3) ................. .
happened in revolutionary France and Weimar Germany, (4) ................... bundles of notes were needed to
pay for a loaf of bread. But what is inflation? Briefly, it may be defined (5) .................. a continual increase
in prices affecting the economy. The rate of inflation is determined (6) .................. changes in the price level,
which is an average of all prices. When (7) ................................... prices rise while others fall, this will not
necessarily affect the price level, as inflation occurs (8) ......................... if most major prices increase. The
problem with inflation is that it reduces the value (9) .................... purchasing power of money, as well as
eroding people's savings. Wage increases which are below or equal (10) ..................... the level of inflation
will result in a declining or static (11) ........................ of living for workers, while wage increases above the
rate of inflation will merely stoke the fire for further inflation. So what can a government do to stop the
process? It can increase taxes, raise interest rates, decrease the money supply, reduce government spending
or set a ceiling (12) .............. price and wage rises. (13) .................... none of these is a popular measure
is understandable, but if they reduce inflation (14) ..................... a mild two to four percent per annum, as
opposed to allowing it to rise to double-digit severe inflation, it is preferable in the (15) .................... run.

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 space in the same line.

MINOAN RECREATION
The Minoans were a sport-centred society. In (0) antiquity all sports were ultimately ANTIQUE
derived from religious rituals, but by the time the Cretans were enjoying their palace
civilisation, sport had passed over into a (16) ........................................ activity. RECREATION
A great deal can be surmised about Cretan sports because they are a common subject of
wall paintings and vase (17) ............................... One of the most frequently illustrated SCULPT
(18) ............................. in Minoan painting and ceramics was the sport of bull jumping. ACT
Bull jumping was a test of both courage and (19) ......................... We can imagine the AGILE
difficulty of vaulting either onto a charging bull's back or over it in a somersault landing
with one's feet on the other side of the bull from the eloquent depictions of this event on
Minoan vase work.
Successful execution of the event involved (20) ............................................ seizing PARTICIPATE
hold of the horns of a bull in full charge at the moment when it tosses its head. Completion
of a successful somersault depended upon the (21) ........................................ using COMPETE
the (22) ............................................. from the bull's violent head jerk and using it MOMENT
(23) ................................ to either mount or vault along the length of the bull's body. GRACE
The Minoan depictions of this event reveal a remarkably elegant sport (24) ................ .. RELY
on precise timing that seemed less about bravery and strength than about spectacle and
fluidity and, unlike in modern-day bullfighting, the animal was (25) ........................... . HARM
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 11 c Practice Test

Think of one word only which can be used Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
appropriately in all three sentences. meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between
o • One doesn't need to be an expert to appreciate three and eight words, including the word given.
the beauty of classical music.
• He seems confident that houses in this area will o Nobody spoke when the teacher asked who the
appreciate in value in the next few years. culprit was.
• I'll always appreciate your help and support. remained
26 • The patient ............................. h is gaze on the Everyone remained silent when the teacher asked
hypnotist's swinging watch. who the culprit was.
• Although the plumber ............................. the 32 The sofa and the carpet are a good match.
broken drainpipe, he charged a fortune for it. well
• Well, have you ............................. a date for The sofa ........................................................ .
the wedding? ........................................................... carpet.
27 • The young actress was delighted to land one of 33 There is someone in the office twenty-four hours a day.
the leading .......................... in Blomfeld's staffed
latest film. The office ...................................................... .
• Spare .................... ...... are not always ............................................................... day.
available for older domestic appliances. 34 Each new generation is given the family jewels.
• The medicine should be diluted so that it is two down
.......................... water to one third medicine. The ............................................................... .
28 • This chair is so ......................... that I need a ..................................................... generation.
cushion. 35 The government received many criticisms concerning
• Len has always found moths a ........................ . their new housing policy.
subject to do. few
• A ......................... winter had destroyed all the The government came .................................... ..
flowers in the garden. .. ............................ of their new housing policy.
29 • If the weather is fine on Sunday, let's go for a 36 He was given an honorary medal by the military.
...................... in the country. conferred
• The ...................... for survival kept the An honorary medal ........................................ ..
castaway alive for weeks. .. .............................................. by the military.
• The new manager has plenty of .................... .. 37 She claimed she handed in her resignation as a
and enthusiasm. result of provocation.
30 • Dennis Shepton has been ........................... as provoked
the greatest portraitist of his century. She claimed ................................................... .
• Although she had a cultivated accent, she ............................................... her resignation.
obviously ........................... from a working- 38 Miranda's mother became very emotional when she
class background. saw her daughter in her wedding dress.
• He ........................... a taxi, jumped in and it overcome
sped away. Miranda's mother ........................................... .
31 • The .............. of this needle is so small that I ...................................... in her wedding dress.
can't thread it. 39 Is there enough ice cream for everyone, or shall I
• Suddenly they found themselvess at the ............. . go and buy some more?
of the storm. round
• Joe has an .............. for recognising gifted new Is there .......................................................... .
artists. .................... , or shall I go and buy some more?
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