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Class_________ TEST PAPER

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I. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer, A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning. (__/30) Carefully conducted 0___that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long- term problems, compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal 1___is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there are a 2___ of mothers who just have to work. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot 3___to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic 4___. Many mothers are not 5___out to be full time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant, they feel trapped and isolated. There are a number of options when it 6___ to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to granny or the kind lady 7___ the street. 8___, however, many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No 9___how good the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a 10___normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on mum and close family 11___ Make sure that in the first week you allow 12___time to help your child settle in. All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more 13___ to their mothers. Remember that if you want to 14___ the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend with them; it's the 15___ that matters.
0. A. researchers 1. A. view 2. A. percentage 3. A. afford 4. A. reason B. duty 5. A. made 6. A. refers 7. A. of 8. A. In addition 9. A. way 10. A. perfectly 11. A. people 12. A. little 13. A. used 14. A. make B. give 15. A. quality B. cut B. concerns B. opposite B. In fact B. matter B. extremely B. adults B. no B. attached C. have B. attitude B. studies B. idea B. group B. decide C. interviews C. thought C. number D. questionnaires D. decision D. proportion

C. hope D. expect D. task D. born

C. necessity

C. brought

C. turns D. comes C. across C.In reality C. surprise D. next to D. In contrast D. exception

C. very D. certainly C. members C. lots C. keen D. do C. behaviour D. manner D. grown- ups D. plenty of D. fond

II. For questions 16-30, read the text bellow and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning. (__/30) Some sports and activities have traditionally been connected 0 with young people, even though 16_______________isn't always clear why. Skateboarders, for instance, are expected to 17_______________teenagers wearing clothes four sizes too big for them. When you come to think of it, there's 18_______________ practical reason why people over the age of 21 shouldn't take 19_______________ the sport. Skateboarding involves a lot of falling off the board, 20_______________can of course be painful. But this also applies to other sports like skiing or surfing. Sports should not be restricted 21_______________teenagers. There is 22 _______________ wrong with a grown- up gliding down the road on his or her board.
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_______________the same time, I must confess that I felt a certain sympathy for my niece Emily when her father, _______________older brother Tom, announced that he was going skateboarding with her. 25_______________the age of 14 you are very conscious of 26_______________other people think of you. She knew all her friends would laugh 27 _______________her if she arrived for the regular Saturday morning skateboarding sessions in the local park with her dad. Emily felt 28. _______________embarrassment would be more that she could bear, so she kindly asked her father 29 _______________ he could go skateboarding somewhere else. Tom realized how embarrassed Emily must 30 _______________felt and burst out laughing. III. For questions 31-40, 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 2 and 5 words, including the word given. (__/20) 31. Richard asked me how much I had paid for the theatre tickets. Cost Richard wanted to______________________________ the theatre tickets. 32. It wasn't a good idea for you to delete that file. Should You ______________________________ that file. 33. The ferry couldn't sail because the storm was bad. Due The ferry couldn't sail___________________________________ storm. 34. The teacher told us not to be late on Friday. Better You______________________________ late on Friday, the teacher said. 35. You mustn't miss this opportunity to visit Sidney. Advantage You must______________________________ this opportunity to visit Sidney. 36. There are French and Spanish translations of the book. Been The book______________________________ into French and Spanish. 37. I haven't seen her since she came to visit us. Last I______________________________she came to visit us.

38. That coat was too expensive for me to buy. afford I______________________________ that coat. 39. She will only phone if she gets lost. unless She will_______________________________________lost. 40. You're too young to be out so late. not You're______________________________ to be out so late. IV. For questions 41-50, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning. (__/20) The London Eye, the giant 0 observation wheel, is a new observe landmark for London. It is one of the most popular 41 _______________in the world. The wheel is the largest of its kind, attract at a 42_______________.of 135 meters. 1,700 tons of steel have been high used for its 43_______________.People are making special journeys to see the construct 44_______________giant wheel. 15,000 visitors can fly the eye every day. Excite the architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, were the winners of the45_______________to design a Millennium landmark. Compete their design was the most46 _______________of all the projects. The first imagine 47_______________ of the wheel were made on their kitchen table in 1993. Draw David developed the idea for a giant wheel and Julia found the 48 _______________ site by drawing a circle round London idea and finding its centre. Not 49_______________-, it took about three years to do all the groundwork surprise to get the wheel built. In 50 _______________of their work, the couple recognize have been awarded the MBE, a special honor that is given in the UK to someone who has achieved something special.