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Part 1 dpe jn fe which answer (A,B, C or p) 4. i 42, read the text Delon S di se ‘sachs 1S Frere isan example at the beginning (0) D) fits each gap. There i . cour answers on a Separale answer sheet yout In the exam you mark Example: Beigua ie cet D extent 0 A amount ‘Aquestion of safety it did. These days, however, t least i i certain (0) ....-- of risk, or al ane seem to an become (1)... with the idea of protecting us from it as govern a esult, what we actually isk most [s not being allowed fo live at all take a recent edict which emerged from the British government's health (2) t if it wasn't so serious. Circus artistes and safety department. It would be amusing performing on tightropes or the fying trapeze are being (3) ..... fo wear the type o hard hats more usually (4) ...... with the construction industry. Under a relatively new law (5) ...... as the ‘temporary work at heights directive’, such a hat must be worn fo any working activity taking (6) ...... above the height of an ‘average stepladder’. Now you might think that sounds (7) ...... reasonable, but the absurd thing is that the rue is being (8) ...... to circus performers as well. The first to be hit by this rule were baffled members of the Moscow State Circus, who were touring England at the time. Used to flying through the air without even the (Q) ..... of a safety net, they (10) ...... that trapeze artistes often break arms and legs, but (11) ...... heads. This simple fact was. apparently (12). on the bureaucrats at the government department, however, who insisted that the rule be followed. : a B quantity ¢ volume D extent {Aer B obsessed € addicted D devoted aaa ober bale Such as © What'smore D_ For example A eee z challenged © required D demanded 5 A aoe associated € recognised D concerned 6 apa 2 ae © entitled D_ known 7 A fairly B © part D ahead dul 7 8 A presided a C widely D closely i : forced = «Gi A. profit B tan lirected D applied i 10 A pointes out B caelorwary © (omedsy D_ welfare a A. barely B iy ‘ard © putacross D_cleared up { A passed B lost Sorrely D_ unusually { C missed D eft WE e515, paren a: use oF eneusy Part2 For questions 13-27, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each ap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet exam: [oiIN Tol] [1-111 The hamster's body clock Hamsters have (0) ...... need for alarm clocks. In the strange world of circadian rhythms — the twenty-four-hour cycle (13) ...... governs almost every biological process in every living thing, (14) ...... body temperature to digestion to sleeping and waking — the hamster is (15) ...... equivalent of the Swiss watch. (16) ...... to Professor Michael Antle from the University of Calgary's Department of Psychology, you can predict to within a minute (17) ...... a hamster is going to wake up. Humans, however, are more (18) ...... a cheap supermarket wall-clock, since their sleeping patterns are less reliable. Professor Antle is studying the group of 20,000 cells in the brain that (19) ...... up the circadian clock. He's hoping to explain something astonishing that’s happening to his hamsters. (20) ...... turning on their light for fifteen minutes in the middle of the night, he can make them wake up an hour earlier the next day. But if instead he gives them a new drug that he's experimenting (21) ...... , they're (22) ...... and about eight hours early. They will still need their usual fourteen hours’ sleep, but their biological clocks appear to (23) ...... been set back. When he saw the effect initially in his laboratory, Antle was shocked at (24) ..... big it was. An eight-hour adjustment is something useful — it means that a hamster could be transported from its home in Canada (28) ...... the way to London without suffering from jetlag. Ifit could do (26) ...... for people, Antle really would be (27) ..... to something. TesT 6, PAPERS: USE OF eNsusH = EEE Part3 given in capitals at the end the word i at ie same line. There is an below. U r a the gap in th t estions 28-37, read the text Hoe fe of the lines to form a Wor 1 the beginning (0). ite your answers IN CAPT For qu ‘example at TAL LETTERS on a separate answer a oeeeee ttt 11 Example: ee Intrepid Travel ly been the (0) ..... winner of two major PRIDE Intrepid Travel has recent! relate to the company's rds in the travel industry. Both awards awar (28) .... to what is known as ‘esponsible tourism’, and have COMMIT the support of, amongst others, Geographical Magazine, the periodical produced by Britain's Royal Geographical Society. ESSENCE intrepid Travel is (29) ...... @ tour operator which aims to provide its clients with holidays that take them off the (30) ..... track in small BEAT and FLEXIBLE groups, whilst at the same time allowing them the (34) freedom to really gain first-hand experience of local cultures. ‘The company divides trips into two categories. The Active Range aims to combine physical challenge with cultural (32) ...... INTERACT whereas the Comfort Range puts the emphasis more on a combination of travel to unusual destinations and some of life's, small (33) .. PLEASE In other words, you have a (34) ...... of Intrepid adventure to © CHOOSE Suit both your budget and your preferred level of comfort. For example, you might find a trek in Peru more to your taste than, say, a fe 1 ¥¥ @ feast in Morocco; or maybe an African safari is more likely to meet your (36) ... - Intrepid clients get the chance to see REQUIRE ‘Some of the ' world's most (36) ...... places, engage with real cultures AMAZE and have sor me (37) ...... real-life experiences along the way. FORGET MS orestis)raits) usecor ences Part 4 For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an example (0). Example: © Iwas on the ...... of booking my fight when my boss said that | might have to change my holiday dates. As the meeting drew to a close, the chairperson moved on to the final ......0n the agenda Theo couldn't see the ...... of getting to the airport too early, as the check-in desk only opened one hour before the flight departed. ‘The three gaps can each be filled with the word ‘point’, so you write: Example: | 0 |) P/O] 1 | N/T] | if | | In the exam you write only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet = 38 Scientists are close to proving that there is definitely a ...... between diet and certain medical conditions. ‘Tom's local flight was delayed, so he missed his .. The lights in the old car sometimes go out because there is a loose ..... le ._ at the intemational airport. in the 39 Shops originally had sales so that they could ...... their shelves of old stock and make room for new things. After the barbecue party, Sammy was told to left in the garden. Petra was told to . ‘guests in future. up the mess his friends had ‘everything out of her bedroom so that it could be used for ‘TEST 6, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH =H osmetice designed fr people with ...... skin jeveloped a range of & 40 Sue has d information about the ‘The missing laptop is thought 19 contain highly ~~ company’s business dealings Fred's got a large bandage on NS little finger and fee! Heeause he thinks it ]ooks sill: Is very ...--- about it sis preny promigetno® we rakioaes See came teiatc cf hes mecting with the college principal. to the Reception Desk i ‘on local events when they first join the Patients should mmmediately on arrival at the hospital, Most trainee journalists are asked {0 ~- newspaper. 42. Rachel makes friends a8 she enjoys meeting people and has a very outgoing personality. ‘The carnivals ..... the most important event in the local calendar. ‘You can get to the beac... by ging put the back door of the hotel and following the cliff path. WM esr 6, paren: use of encuisn Part 5 For questions 43-50, 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 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 pizza. The gap can be filled with the words ‘insisted on having’, so you write: 0 || INSISTED ON HAVING In the exam you write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. 43 | was disappointed to hear that Leo had decided not to play basketball any more. uP Leo's decision to ...... aS a disappointment to me. 44 Brian couldn't explain how the stolen computer got into the boot of his car. Loss Brian ...... how the stolen computer got into the boot of his car. 45 The footballer injured his knee, so ‘that was the end of his hopes of a first team place. PAID his hopes of a first team place. The footballer's knee .. 46 This film stands a very good chance of winning an award. HIGHLY itis win an award. ‘TEST 6, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH ma SS 10 she certainly couldn't cook a 147 Davina can't even boil an egg and S whole meal ALONE eet rentatien agg .cxcounen ant 48. Kelvin should callin a builder to repair those broken roof tiles. GET Kelvin should ...... by a builder. 49 You must never let anyone else use your Identity Card. SHOULD Under ..... let anyone else use your Identity Card. 50 | can't deny that | was embarrassed to be given the award. NO There's ...... embarrassment at being given the award. u oe TEST 6, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH

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