FIRST CERTIFICATE SECTION January 2014

Use of English 45 minutes

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PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THE QUESTION PAPER

WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE PAPER PROVIDED

First read the instructions below, then turn the page for Part 1.

Part 1

For questions 1 - 12, 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).

Mark your answers on the paper provided.

Example: 0 B

0 A have B encourage C request D bring

 Part 1

The importance of drawing

In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin, an English writer and art critic, made great efforts to
(0)...... people to draw. He believed that drawing was a skill that was greatly neglected in
schools and (1) ...... that it was more important to the human (2) ...... than writing.

In order to do something to improve the (3) ...... , he published two books on drawing and
gave a series of lectures at the Working Men’s College in London. His books were (4) ......
read, and his lectures (5) ...... large audiences. This further (6) ...... Ruskin’s belief that
everybody should be given the opportunity to learn how to draw.

Ruskin’s efforts were not (7) ...... at turning people into good artists but at making them
happier. For him, drawings were of value even when they were done by people with no
talent, as drawing teaches people to (8) ...... things rather than just to see them. He felt that
when we are involved in the process of drawing something, we have to look at it very (9) ......
and become aware of the different parts which (10) ...... up the whole. It is in this way that we
(11) ...... to a deeper appreciation and (12) ...... of the thing itself.

1 A claimed B convinced C recommended D expressed

2 A family B people C race D beings

3 A state B condition C case D situation

4 A vastly B broadly C immensely D widely

5 A gained B collected C attracted D brought

6 A strengthened B raised C ensured D grew

7 A designed B aimed C pointed D intended

8 A observe B regard C witness D look

9 A closely B distinctly C definitely D exactly

10 A work B set C make D take

11 A arrive B come C reach D achieve

12 A meaning B intelligence C understanding D significance

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For questions 13 - 24, 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).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the paper provided.

Example: 0 IS

A new kind of pollution

Air pollution is a well-known problem, but now light pollution (0) ...... also causing concern.
Light pollution occurs because there are many electric lights around us which are so
powerful that (13) ...... stop us seeing the stars in the night sky. It is now (14) ...... a problem
that in some places people (15) ...... outdoor lighting is too bright could even (16) ...... given
a heavy fine. Business owners, supermarkets and even home-owners (17) ...... install
security lights may face legal action if their lights are (18) ...... bright that they spoil their
neighbours’ enjoyment of the night sky.

Amazingly, many children growing up in big cities today (19) ...... never seen the night sky
properly because of the increase in light pollution. And it is (20) ...... only in cities – people
living in the country are also affected (21) ...... lights from nearby towns. It is a problem for
those simply trying to enjoy the stars, and for serious astronomers (22) ...... well.

One university in the UK has come up (23) ...... an interesting solution. It has built a
telescope in the Canary Islands and allows schools to use this via the internet. But it does
seem ridiculous that children can’t see the stars properly (24) ...... using their computers!
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For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some
of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning (0).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the paper provided.

Example: 0 IMPRESSIVE

Looking into the past

Some years ago, plans to build a shopping centre on a piece of land in

Glasgow were delayed when photographs taken from the air showed
that there were marks of ancient houses that had once stood on this
land. Archaeologists found the photographs (0) ........ and were keen to IMPRESS
carry out an (25) ........ on the land. They knew that once the shopping INVESTIGATE
centre was built, the archaeological (26) ........ would be hidden EVIDENT
forever. (27) ........ , building work was due to start just a few days after FORTUNATE
the (28) ......... of the houses was made. The archaeologists wanted to DISCOVER
delay the start of building work and held urgent (29) ........ with the DISCUSS
(30) ........ to request that the building work should not begin DEVELOP
immediately. An agreement was reached and the archaeologists were
given eleven weeks to find out more about the houses before building
work began.

They found that the houses had been made of wood and were circular
in shape. They had (31) ....... been surrounded by a deep ditch. What ORIGIN
remained of the (32) ....... was some holes in the ground where the SETTLE
(33) ....... of the houses had built a fence some two metres in height, INHABIT
presumably to offer them some (34) ....... from attack. PROTECT
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For questions 35 - 42, 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 two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example:

Example: You must do exactly what the manager tells you.

CARRY

You must .................................................... instructions exactly.

The gap can be filled with the words ‘carry out the manager’s’, so you write :

Example: CARRY OUT THE MANAGER’S

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the paper provided.

35 ‘I’m not sure I was right about the date of Susanna’s birthday,’ said Ann.

MISTAKE

‘I may ...................................... about the date of Susanna’s birthday,’ said Ann.

36 It is too late to go to the football match now.

POINT

There is .......................................................................... to the football match now.

37 Ramesh said, ‘I’ll let you borrow my guitar, if you promise to take care of it.’

LONG

Ramesh said I could borrow his guitar ............................................................. to take

care of it.

38 The popularity of snowboarding has grown considerably in recent years.

MUCH

Snowboarding ................................................................. now than it used to be.

39 Very wisely, my grandfather has decided not to drive any more.

GIVE

My grandfather’s decision ............................................................. is very wise.

40 The guests at the party ate very little food.

WAS

Hardly ................................................................. by the guests at the party.

41 I didn’t take any notice of George’s behaviour.

ATTENTION

I didn’t pay ............................................................. George was behaving.

42 Martin still finds it strange to speak English every day.

USED

Martin still has not .............................................................. English every day.

Use of English total marks 50

Part 1 12 marks Part 2 12 marks

1 A 7 B 13 they 19 have

2 C 8 A 14 such 20 not

3 D 9 A 15 whose 21 by

4 D 10 C 16 be / get 22 as

5 C 11 B 17 who / that 23 with

6 A 12 C 18 so 24 without

Part 3 10 marks

25 investigation 30 developer (s)

26 evidence 31 originally

27 unfortunately 32 settlement (s)

28 discovery 33 inhabitants

29 discussions 34 protection

Part 4 16 marks

35 have made (1) a mistake (1)

36 little / no point (1) (in) going (1)

37 so / as long as (1) I promise (d) (1)

38 is much (1) more popular (1)

39 to give up (1) driving (1)

40 any food / anything (1) was eaten (1)

41 (any) attention to (1) how / the way (1)

42 become / grown / got used (1) to speaking / using (1)