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Part 1 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 beginning (0). Example: 0 Adata Binformation C perception D discussion ofa 2 2 Is Work Bad for you? Pop (0 aun ch woking (1 sar renee over eed he ony peopl iy ob nbd a wera boas Seedy) on Burson en cpt pn rsh wees corinne wren mon pears ihr nde. omatin techy ad be eee cor we pee wget bere comarca these Qn ale We ovement te rar aol for life or to work ourselves into the ground, (4) ceesssnenine Again. In the UK there are stil 1,6 million workplace injuries every year as well as 2.2 million eases of il health caused by work. Some of these injuries wouldn't have been out of place in Charles Dickens’ England, Last year 350 people died as a result of building site accidents, a large increase on previous years. But some of the worst dangers are the hidden ones. 400,000 cases of asthma are caused by working conditions, 6) to high levels ef dust or trafic pollution, and asbestos stl kills over 4,000 people a year. There are no (8) eornnnne at present requiring ewners to record the (7) ‘of asbestos, meaning that builders and fire- fighters have no way of anticipating the problem. However, a non-profit organisation has taken up the issue with a new database (8) . in conjunction with the Trades Union Congress. 1A habits B pights © sites D conditions 20 A red B green black D white 3° A few B least most D furthest 4A Think B_ Remark © Dwell D Comment 5 A detection B_ expression © expansion D exposure 6 A methods B prosecutions © regulations D principles 7 A attendance B presence © company D residence 8 A launched B_ embarked © terminated D propelled Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word. in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). 2 OF Write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS. Example: ‘Thousands of nurses out of work Nearly three-quarsers (0) ....nnm neWly-qualified nurses cannot find a permanent job in the Health Service, a study has found. Thousands are struggling to get a fulltime post as the financial erisis in the NHS has led to job cuts and reerult- ‘ment freezes, A survey from The Royal College of Nursing questioned (9) . over 500 newly-

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