ie READING AND USE OF ENGLISH Tip Strip Question 3: Which of the words creates an expression with ‘afield” ‘which means ‘a long way away’? Question 7: Only one of these words can be followed by the preposition ‘with’. Question 8: Only one of these words collocates with ‘direct’ to mean the ‘customers’ real opinions. Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A washed B thrown C dumped D_ tossed Ce aes Seaside Artist Andrew Ruffhead goes out gathering rubbish on his local beach, where all sorts interesting things are (0) ..... up. He later uses these as the (1 for his artwork, mostly sculptures and collages in the shape of fish, like tuna, anc . material crustaceans, (2) ....... crabs and lobsters, Andrews's eye-catching work, which looks equally good in kitchens, bathrooms and gardens, has been a great succe: with seaside fans all over the globe, with his funky fish drifting as (3) ...... afield Greece and Cape Cod in New England. (4). came from, he is also (5) ........ to know where his work will be hung. It is this as Andrew can tell you which beach the materials from each sculpture interaction with the public that he particularly enjoys. Open to the public by (6) .. his small informal studio also (7) ........ him with an opportunity to get direct (8) . from his customers, Indeed, people often bring their own beach finds to the studi get Andrew's advice about how to make them into works of art. 1 A. natural B crude plain D raw 2 A suchas B forinstance C forexample D muchas 3 A distant B long © far D remote 4 A Indeed B Quite © Rather D Just 5 A desire B_ fond Cc keen D wish 6 A schedule B appointment C timetable © D_ booking 7 A provides B gains © gives D_ produces 8 A review B feedback CG opinion D report TEST 2: READING AND USE OF ENGLISHTip Strip Question 9: Which verb is used together with the noun “use”? Question 1 ich, ‘word completes the comparison with ‘earlier? Question 13: Which preposition usually follows ‘similar’? ‘word completes the fixed expression? Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits eact gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0| {L[E]b Early Stone Tools Arecent discovery has (0) scientists to revise their ideas about the ancestc of early humans, It seems they started to (9) ....... use of stone tools nearly one million years earlier (10) the date (11) ........ spotting distinctive marks made by stone tools on animal bones dating (12) nearly three and a half million years. The remains, had previously been thought. Archaeologists revis including a rib from a cow-like creature and a thigh bone from an animal similar in size (13) ... being excavated in Ethiopia. .. @ goat, were recovered from an old river bed (14) ........ Was The use of simple stone tools to remove meat from bones represents a crucial moment in human history, (15) ........ @ result of turning to meat for sustenance, tl early humans developed larger brains, which (16) tum enabled them to ma more sophisticated tools. The bones unearthed in Ethiopia may well represent th very beginning of that process. Test 2: READING AND Use oF encusHPart 3 Tip Strip Question 17: You need For questions 1724, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe et teaddasutfixtetisver> of some of the lines to form @ word that fits in the gap in the same line, There is ‘example at the beginning (0). Inthe exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate Question 22: You need answer sheet. ‘to form an adverb here. Question 24: Add a Example: [0| [A]P[P|E|A[L|Z|N| “suffix to turn this verb into an adjective. Marathon Dreams The idea of taking part in long-distance running races seems (0) .......... . After all, who hasn't watched TV APPE: (17) ........» of the London or New York Marathon and been COVE moved by the stories of everyday people tackling that most epic of (18) .......... faces, From the comfort of your armchair, ENDU your heart swells with (19) .......... forthe contenders as they ADMII cross the finish line, on the point of (20) .........., yet exhilarated. EXHA Inspired, you vow to (21) ... your own previous fitness GAIN levels and do something similar. In fact, tomorrow you'll put on your trainers and have @ go at 20 minutes around the park. But when tomorrow comes, the motivation is not quite so strong. (22) vosvoossee you give up because you find the wet weather rather Poss (23)... 0F you make the effort and ache terribly afterwards. cour This happens when you try to do too much too soon. Indeed, top runners say that it's (24) .......... to begin with a trip to the ADVI doctor to see if you are physically fit enough to embark on the training. TEST 2: READING AND USE OF ENGLISHTip Strip Question 26: You need to create a passive sentence here. Question 27: You need to introduce a preposit into this sentence. Question 28: Which modal verb will you use after ‘wish’? Question 29: Which phrasal verb will match ‘attend’ in the input sentence? Part 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar mear to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: 0 Chloe would only eat a pizza if she could have a mushroom topping ON Chloe a mushroom topping when she ate a piz ‘The gap can be filled with the words ‘insisted on having’, so you write: Example: | 0 || INSISTED ON HAVING In the exam, write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separa answer sheet. 25 It's difficult to say why some cars are easier to drive than others. MAKES It's difficult to says... easier to drive than others. 26 Many people have blamed the hot weather for the rise in petty crime. WIDELY The hot weather for the rise in petty crime. 27 The wind was so strong that we couldn't walk along the seafront. STRENGTH The the seafront. _ meant it was impossible to walk along 28 Sandra regrets not being able to visit her grandmother more often. WISHES Sandra... .. visit her grandmother more often. 29 Everyone expects a lot of people to attend the rock band's farewell concert. TURN Abhuge crowd is he rock band’s farewell conc 30 | want to say that I'm not at all satisfied with the service at this hotel. My | want to express with the service at this hotel. TEST 2: READING AND USE OF ENGLISH