TEST1 PAPERS _ENGUISHINUSE PAPER3 ENGLISHINUSE (1 HOUR 30 MINUTES) 1 For questions 1-15, read the text below and then decide which word on page 17 best fits each space. Put the letter choose for each question in the correct box on your answer sheet. The exercise begins with an example (). GEORGE ORWELL George Orwell did not expect to be a successful writer. In fact, he (0) ... much of his life anticipating failure. In an essay about his schooldays, he wrote that until he was about thirty he always planned his life with the (1) ... that any major undertaking was bound to fail. He wanted success and worked hard to (2) ... it but he was never quite able to give up the (8) ... that his efforts would always come up short. At the age of 46, (4) ... before he died, he confided in his private notebook that a deep (5)... of inadequacy had haunted him throughout his career. He stated that there had been (6)... not one day in which he did not fee! that he was being lazy, that he was (7) ... with his current job and that his rate of work was miserably small. Even in the first months after the tremendous success of ‘Animal Farm’, he was quick to (8)... his achievement, declaring that his next book was bound to be a failure. Of course, no conscientious author is ever completely (9) ... with their work, but Orwell's doubts were so (10)... that he often appeared more comfortable (11)... defeat than acknowledging success. In 1940, after the publication of his eighth book. | he (12)... to an admiring letter from another writer by (13) ... out of his way to show | the man why he was not (14) ... of his praise. “It makes me laugh,” he wrote, “to see you referring to me as famous’ and ‘successful’. I wonder if you (15) ... how little my books sell!”> >> >>> >>> >> D> D> DP DD took forecast reach impression shortly belief totally behind decrease cheered lengthy admitting returned going capable appreciate spent trust achieve notion presently appreciation fully below discount assured persistent granting responded moving worthy ooo ootoDooaoaoneonwvee8aa assume Do not forget to put your answers on the answer sheet. Example: 0909090909090 000 990900000 had expectation fulfil judgement recently sense constantly backward refuse glad attached agreeing answered setting just regard D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D eee followed reliance manage awareness virtually thought literally beneath lower satisfied convinced allowing denied leaving acceptable acknowledge