TEST 2 Part 1

READING AND
USE OF ENGLISH For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A , B , C or D) best
fits each gap. There is an example at the beg inning (0).

Tip Strip In the exam, mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Question 1: You are
looking for a word wh ich Example:
goes w ith 'ambition'.
Question 3: Only
one of these words
o A number B amount C quantity D crowd
can be followed by
the preposition 'to'
in thi s context.
o I.!. B
= =
C 0
=
Question 7: Wh ich of
these verbs means 'go in
the direction of' w hen
fo llowed by 'for'? Where to go whale watching
Question 8: Only one
of these words creates a
com mon expressio n with When asked to list the th ings they wou ld most like to experience in life, a surprising
the two prepositions .
(0) .. ...... of people mention seeing whales in their natural habitat. It's an ambition
that can be (1) ....... . surprising ly easi ly. It is (2) ........ that the seas around Iceland
.are home to over five thousand orca whales. But their behaviour, and therefore your
chances of seeing them, varies (3) .... .... to the season.
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Ih summer, the whales have a (4) .. ... ... to hang out near the coast and can be seen
swimm ing up fjords and inlets. During the winter months, however, the animals are
generally to be found (5) ..... ... out at sea. (6) .. .. .... season you choose for your trip,
whale-watch ing trips are very easy to organise, and there's a chance you'll get to see
other whale species too.

Besides Iceland , another option is to (7) .... .... for northern Norway between October
and January. Orcas arrive here at th is time of year in (8) .... .. .. of large shoals of
herring, wh ich form an important part of their diet.

1 A answered B rewarded C honoured D fu lfilled

2 A estimated B counted C guessed D totalled

3 A according B depend ing C re lying D agreeing

4 A custom B tendency C habit D trend

5 A longer B wider C broader D further

6 A Whenever B Whoever C Whichever D However

7 A head B set C point D pick

8 A hunt B fo llow C pursuit D seek

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 Part 2
QII t n 9: Which verb For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
( ol1lp l ' l the expression
with' surpri se'? gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Qu stion 12: Which
word indicates a point in In the exam, write your answers IN LETTERS on the separate
time in the past? answer sheet.
Question 13: Which
preposition usually follows
'inspiration '? Example: I Ic IH I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
H I
Question 14: A modal
verb is needed here.

The Mini-Monet

Kieron William son is a very successful landscape painter. His paintings, (0) "",,"
mostly depict the peaceful countryside around his home village in eastern England, sell
very well. Perhaps this shouldn't (9) """" as that much of a surprise. It's a beautiful
part of the world, and landscape paintings are always popular.

The strange thing about Kieron, however, (10) """" that he is only seven years old .
At a recent exhibition of his work, all the paintings were sold in half an hour, some for
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£100,000 each . Kieron now has fans all over the world , land has gained the nickname
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'tlile 'Min i-M<!lnet' .

What's even (11) """" surprising is that Kieron doesn't come from an artistic family,
and only started painting two years (12) ......... He first got inspiration (13) ........ some
boats he saw on holiday at the seaside . Kieron asked his parents if they (14) ..... ... buy
him a sketch pad and pencils (15) .. ...... that he could draw them. Only when they saw
(16) "" "" well he drew did they realise that he was talented .

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 Part 3
Ti p Strip
Question 17: You need For questions 17-24, read the text below. Usa th
t o add a suffi x to thi s verb
to make a noun.
of some of the lines to form a word that fits in th
example at the beginning (0).
Question 19: Add both a
prefix and a suffix to make
a negative adj ecti ve. In the exam, write your answers IN CAP ITAL LETTERS on th
Question 20: To ma ke a answer sheet,
noun from thi s adjective,
you chan ge the last letter
and add a vowel. Example: @] I R I Eis I EIA I R I c I HI
Question 24: Add a
suffix to turn thi s adjecti ve
into an adverb.
Don 't catch cold

According to recent (0) .... ...... , at least some of the advice SEARCH
about health that was passed down to our grandparents by
previous generations may actually contain some (17) .......... . TRUE

A good example is the (18) ..... ..... between feeling cold and RELATION
catching a cOld. My grandmother was convinced that being

, outside when the temperature is low, or simply dressind in

A 9) ....... :.'. clothes for the cold weather, was a sure way of SUIT
catching a cold.

Now, as we know, colds are caused by viruses. Therefore,

in the (20) .... ..... . of a virus, you cannot catch a cold - no ABSENT
matter how low the temperature or how (21 ) ... ..... . . APPROPRIATE
your clothing.

But (22) .......... now think that we may have viruses in our SCIENCE
bodies already, which are just waiting for the chance to turn
into a cold. In cold weather, for example, blood vessels in
the nose get smaller to stop heat escaping. (23) .. ...... .. , this FORTUNATE
also allows the cold virus to attack the nose or throat more
(24) ..... ...... So, perhaps Granny was right! EASY

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 Part 4
I P rP
Oil 'Ion 26: You need For question s 25-30 , complete the second sentence so th at it has a similar
I \I ' (I III word 'except'
111 thi ntence.
meaning to the first sentence, using th e word given. Do not change the word
given. You must use between two and five word s, including th e word given.
u stion 27: You need
l u c the past perfect Here is an example (0).
l nse in t his cla use.
Question 28: Which Example:
verb form comes after
'be used to' ? o Wh at type of music do you like best?
Question 29 : You need
to transform 'broke' into
FAVOURITE
another fo rm of the verb. Wh at .. ..... .... ..... ......... ...... ........ ....... ... .... ....... type of music?
Question 30: You need
to make a mu lti-word The gap can be filled by th e word s 'is your favourite,' so you write:
verb here.

Example: @] I IS YOUR FA VOURITE

In th e exa m, write only the missing word s IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate
answer sheet.

25 Tania hasn't played voll eyball for three years.

SINCE
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It .... ...... .. ................. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. ......... Tariia last played voll eyball.
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26 The only thing Carl fo rgot to buy was a new battery for his watch.
EVERYTHING
Ca rl remembered to .... ... .... .... .. ........ ......... ... ....... ....... .. ....... a new battery
for his watch.

27 Declan was angry because Claire arrived late.

TIM E
If Claire ....... ...... ... .. ............. .. ..... ......... . ...... ... ... , Declan would not have
bee n angry.

28 I don't usually wear a hat and so it feels stra nge.

USED
I am .... .. ........... .. .... .. ........ .. .. .. .......... .. .. ....... a hat and so it fee ls strange.

29 Rob said to Jennifer: 'You broke the strap on my new camera .'
ACCUSED
Rob ....... ...... .... ... .. ...... ....... .. ...... ...... .... ...... . th e strap on his new camera .

30 Mark can't wait to use his new computer-games console.

FORWARD
Mark is .. ..... .. ............ .... .... .. ......... ...... ... ...... ... .. his new computer-games
console.

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 Part 5

You are going to read an extract from a novel. F , choos

the answer (A, S, C or 0) which you think fits b l xl.

In the exam, mark your answers on the separate answ r h

A whole year had gone by since Tyler and I'd hung out togcth T I'd r,"O Wll 11 ,1,\,\ 1 10 I l'opl .
reporting bad things about him. Mostly I just sighed. I'd a Cpl d I h l I:H I I h .t t it · WitS 110
longer the lad I once knew. He'd chosen the wrong kind ofpeopl to hang lltlll ttH I wllh :til l
had got into trouble. I knew these things only too well. Still, the news l h ;Jl h . W ,lil 111 hospita l
shook me all the same. It was Beth's brother who told me.

'Wait for me outside Whitechapel station, Ashe,' Beth had said. She was late and 1 k 'pt lookin g
at my mobile to check the time.

The odd thing was that I'd been thinking about Tyler since the previous afternoo n. J' I s' ' 11 hi t11
while walking home from college. He'd got out of a car about ten metres in front of tl1 '. It ha I
taken me only a second to recognise who it was and I'd darted into the doorway of a -Ios' I
shop to avoid coming face to face with him.

When eventually I'd peeked out, he was standing on the pavement speaking on the phone.
He had a long coat on over jeans and boots. His hair was cropped and his face was pale. He
wasn't wearing, his glasses and his free hand was cutting the air as ifhe was making points whil e
line 15 talking. He was looking round but his attention was on the cllll. Suddenly, he brought it to an
' aprupt end iJ.nd slipped the mobile into a pocket. He walked a couple of and then, to my
dismay, he spotted me. He smiled and headed in my direction. I kept my face towards the glass
window and studied one of the posters that had been stuck there. 'Ashe!' he'd called.

'Oh, hi! '

'What are you up to?' he said, glancing at the poster on the shop window. I stumbled out
some words about looking for a gig to go to. I'd no idea what my hair looked like or if I'd got
a spot on my chin or if he'd noticed me earlier watching him from the shop doorway. 'Fancy
a coffee?' he said.

'I've got to be somewhere,' I said, stepping out of the shop doorway and making off.

'See you, Ashe,' he'd called after me.

After about twenty metres, I looked round and saw that he was in exactly the same position,
staring at me. He raised his hand in a tiny wave and I turned and went on. I didn't look back
again.

I'd thought about him on and off during the previous evening. Now, while waiting for Beth, I
thought about him again. I wondered what he was doing. I pictured the funny brown glasses
he'd worn to read with and wondered ifhe still read books by George Orwell. Perhaps I should
have gone for that coffee, I might not get another chance to find out what he was really up to
these days.

Beth was very late. A couple of cars started hooting and there were some raised voices from a
group of pedestrians who were ignoring the red man and crossing the road. I looked th rough
the shoppers to see if! could see Beth's cheery face but there was no sign. I took my mobile out
line 3 7 of my pocket again and stared at the screen, but again drew a blank. I wondered what to do. I
was stamping my feet with the cold. Something must have happened. Beth wouldn't just leave
me standing in the freezing cold for no reason. Tyler came into my mind again. Tha t's when I
saw her brother walking towards me.

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 31 In the first paragraph, Ashe is surprised to discover that Tyler
ip Strip
Question 31 : Look for A has got into trouble again.
word in the text that
B has made unsuitable friends.
mea ns 'surpri sed.'
Question 33 : ' It' refers to e has been adm itted to hospital.
t he phon e ca ll Tyler was D has been the subject of rumours.
making . So w hich option
is correct?
Question 35 : Loo k at 32 How did Ashe feel when she'd first seen Tyler the previous day?
th e last sentence in the
paragrap h. Wh ich of the A unsure if it was him
options is suggested by
the use of 'real ly up to'? B surprised that he was driving
e keen th at he shou ldn't see her
D upset that he didn't recogn ise her

33 The word 'it' in line 15 refers to

A a movement.
B a conversation .
e a way of looking.
D a piec,e of equ ipment.

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34 When l'yler finally noticed her, Ashe felt
A relieved that he was sm iling.
B sure he'd been waiting for her.
e offended by someth ing he sa id.
D concerned about her appearance.

35 After meeting Tyler the previous day, Ashe had felt

A sorry that she'd been rude.
B curiou s about his current life.
e guilty about refusing his invitation.
D convinced that she would see him again.

36 The phrase 'drew a blank' (line 37) suggests that

A Beth had left no message.

B Ashe's mobile wasn't working .
e Ashe had decided to wait no longer.
D Beth was just being typically unreliable.

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 Part 6

You are going to read an article about an amateur archaeologist. Six sent nc S h d from th e
article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (37- 42). Th xlr nl n
which you do not need to use.

In the exam, mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Treasure in the mud

fan Smith likes to spend his free time lookingfor ancient objects

Mudlark was the nineteenth-century name for someone Mudlarking, says Ian, is an activity that t 'nds to :t it 1':tU

who searched in river mud at low tide, on the lookout for solitary characters. I 39 I I 'But,' he adds , ' It 's !l lso
objects that other people had lost or thrown into the water. very tranquil. You may be in the middle of the 'it y 1)111 th t'
For the original mudlarks it was a way of making a living. lapping of the water takes you away from the hustl ;.'
But for Ian Smith it's a hobby, because he's looking for
We quickly make our first find , the sole from a sixtt 'I1th
objects of historical interest.
century shoe. Then, much to my dismay, Ian casuall y toss 's
Ian heads down to the River Thames at low tide with his aside our find: 'You get to see a lot of those over the years,'
electronic metal-detector and a spade. Working around
"
he says. I 40 I IThat piece of shoe leather, for examp le,
fast and sometimes dangerous tides, he hunts for ancient is a give-away that the patch of mud aro,u nd it is likely to
everyday objects, from cups coins to buttons and badges. have been eroded by the tides to the sixteenth-century
Anyone can have a go, as long as they have permission. layer. Several oyster shells - an expensive shellfish now, but
There are currently about 300 licensed mudlarks in common workman's food then - support the theory.
Britain. But Ian, who is an antique dealer by profession, is
Conscious that the tide is against us, we dig a little deeper.
not an ordinary one. After thirty years, there's barely a patch
An item is often better preserved in the mud than it would
of wet mud on any tidal river in the UK that he doesn't
know. I 37 I
be if exposed to the air. I 41 I I 'While mudlarking
is ultimately about the love of history, it is also a race to
'You're not likely to find a chest of gold on a foreshore and the capture and record what we can before it's gone,' says Ian.
spectacular stuff in museums is there because it is extremely 'The water erodes layers, and property developments push
rare,' Ian tells me when I meet him under London's Tower further and further out into the river.'
Bridge shortly after breakfast. Here it's more likely to be
Sifting the mud in his surgeon's gloves, Ian picks up what
the everyday possessions of ordinary families. I 38 I
the untrained eye would see as a lump of stone. I 42 I
It's mostly rubbish - literally, from a time when unwanted
Next, what looks to be a bit of grit reveals itself to be a
things were simply thrown into the river.
tiny silver penny bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth 1.
Mudlarking involves working with a metal detector, but As Ian says, 'You also have the pure excitement of seeing
also using your eyes - studying the surface, picking it something that's been buried for centuries. It's still amazing
over and knowing what you're looking at when you see it. to me that this stuff is there.'

Tip Strip
Option B: What does base text for objects Option 0: Look for the piece Option F: Look for wo rd s in
'such objects' refer to in that lan has found in of text that talks about a the base text w hich suggest
this option? Check the the mud. particular type of person. many years of experience,

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 Part 7
Tip Strip
Question 44: Look for You are going to read an article about fathers and 2,
a phrasa l verb that means
the opposite of 'giving up' .
choose from the fathers (A-D ). The fathers may b
Question 45: 'Light-
hea rted ' means not In the exam, mark your answers on the separate an sw r h t.
sounding very seriou s.
Which father gave advice
in this way?
Question 48: What does Which person's father ...
'blamed' mean ? Look for
a phrase w ith a sim ilar
mea ning . always had faith in his son's abilities?
Question 50 : Be careful .
The wo rd 'equipment' is
in paragraph B, but it's encouraged his son not to give up in the face of disappointment?
not th e answer. Which so n
felt bad w hen equipment
was unreliabl e?
gave his son advice in a light-hearted way?

made his son realise the need to try harder?

may not have succeeded in passing on certain ideas to his son? 47

, never blamed his son for mistakes that he made? 48

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put no pressure on his son to follow in his footsteps? 49

reassured his son when equ ipment let him down? 50

showed his son how to perform practical tasks? 51

was willing to listen to his son's suggestions? 52

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What's the best advice your father ever gave you?
We asked four successful young men.

A Tony: Racing driver 'v

CAndy: Buyer for .a department store
'Drive it like you stole it and keep it on the black I was probably Dad's most unruly son. He tried
stuff]' I was quite nervous when I first started to teach me a lot of things - how much I've taken
racing, but those were my dad's jokey words of on board is another matter. But I don't think I'm
wisdom and they made me feel better at the time. such a disappointment to him! He's a very cool
In the beginning, I had quite a few spins on the dad, but he's quite traditional in some ways. He's
circuits - the very first one was particularly scary always said that if you want to succeed, then get on
because the car left the track, but he never said it with it. If you're going to do something, do it right
was my fault. I used to drive a Porsche 924 and away or at least write it down so you don't forget!
pretty much every single race something would I'm proud of my dad and how hard he worked for
break, but Dad would just say: 'Don't worry us to have a lovely childhood and good lifestyle.
about the car, we can always fix it.' I didn't like Dad also taught me valuable skills like how to
people behind me when I went round corners, change the oil in my car, how to play tennis and
but Dad was always telling me not to take any ski - although the last time he saw me doing that
notice, to focus on what I was doiIfg. I've got he said he feared for his life!
a long way to go, but Dad's really good - he's I
hardly the most polite to have around if D Simon: Rugby player
things don't go well, but he's my role model. He had this catchphrase: 'Under-prepare, and
you prepare to fail.' I heard it time and again. A
typical teenager when things went wrong, I was
B David: Record producer always trying to blame everything and everyone
Because Dad and I have always been close, there but myself. He used his catchphrase and
was no one moment when he imparted some big explained that if you don't put sufficient effort
philosophical piece of advice. I think his greatest in, you'll never get anything out of whatever it
gift has been his general unwavering belief in is you're doing. That's stayed with me ever since,
me. Since I was about fourteen, he's given me even now when I'm playing professionally. He's
the opportunity to input ideas and have my say always given a fair amount of advice. He made
about the bands we work with or the equipment me realise that if you just stick at something, no
we use, which is amazing. When you're part of a matter how hard things get, then your time will
family business, it can sometimes feel as if you come. It's the hardest thing to hear when things
have to be there, but my brother and I have done aren't going well. At the beginning of the season,
other things, and we're back with Dad again I wasn't getting picked for many matches . Then
because we want to be. H e left the decision to when the chance came to play, I really took it.
us. Dad's also been good at giving career advice
because he's done it and he's got the experience.
He's given me that drive and ambition to succeed.

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