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 Cperception Ddiscussion

0 ABCD
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ls Work Bad for you?

Popular (0) is that worl<ing (l) . are now so over-regulated the only people lil<ely to be injured at
worl< are bosses, strangled by (2)... . . . ....... tape. But beware a hidden epidemic raging in British workplaces. ln this
post-industrial age, when most jobs are in light industry, information technology and the service sector, we expect
worl<ing life to be relatively comfortable and at the very (3) safe. We don't expect to be maimed, laid off
for life or to worl< ourselves into the ground.
(4) ..... again. ln the UK there are still 1.6 million worl<place injuries every year as well as 2.2 million cases
of ill health caused by worl<. Some of these injuries wouldn't have been out of place in Charles Dicl<ens' 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 worl<ing conditions,
(5) ... to high levels of dust or traffic pollution, and asbestos still l<ills over 4,000 people a year. There are no
(6) at present requiring owners 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 tal<en up the issue with a
new database (8) . in conjunction with the Trades Union Congress.

I A habits B plights c sites D conditions

2 A red B Sreen c blacl< D white
3 A few B least c most D furthest
4 A Thinl< B Remarl< c Dwell D Comment
5 A detection B expression c expansion D exposure
6 A methods B prosecutions c regulations D principles
7 A attendance B presence c company D residence
I A launched B ernbarl<ed c 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).
0 OF
Write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS. Example:

Thousands of nurses out of worl<

Nearly three-quarters (0) .................. newly-qualified nurses cannot find a permanent job in the Health Ser-vice, a study
has found. Thousands are struggling to get a full-time post as the financial crisis in the NHS has led to job cuts and recruit-
ment freezes. A survey from The Royal College of Nursing questioned (9) over 500 newly-qualifiec
nurses and 2,200 students. Of (10)..... . . ... . who had just graduated, it found that 7l per cent were still
searching for a Band Five nursing 1ob - the level at which nurses begin their career. And the majority - 85 per cent - were
not confident of finding a permanent position, with more than nine out of ten blaming recruitment freezes and job cuts
(I l) . their difficulties.
More than eight out of ten said they would consider retraining or lool<ing for worl< in another profession if the problem
continued. (12) .... it costs more than {50,000 to train each nurse, campaigners have called the situa-
tion a'disgraceful (13)................. of taxpayers'money'. The RCN's secretary, Dr. Beverly Malone, said: "What
message are we sending out to the nurses of the future if we spend tens of thousands of pounds training them, only to
them without jobs (14) ................ at the beginning of their careers? The period straight after qualification is
the single most important time in a nurse's career. (15) .......... we welcome them into the profes-
sion, we risl< losing them forever. Nurses are encouraged to train by this Sovernment, (16)
ministers have let the NHS deteriorate to such a point that they (nurses) are unable to find jobs."
 Part 3
::r questionslT-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some
of the lines to
':rm a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
', r'ite your answers in CAPITAL
LETTERS.

ixample: O I PREPARATION

JoB HUMotlR: How to get away with doing nothing at work

Avoiding work is fast becoming an art form. Looking busy and achieving nothing takes
skill
and (0) . So if you've ever been caught out by your boss, here's an PREPARE
(17) ..... .......... way to make sure it doesn,t happen again. The secret FAIL
to spending time doing nothing, is to be able to lie with (1S) .... .......... coNvrNcE
and the kind of (19) ... ........ .. that suggests that nothing would give you ENTHUSE
nore (20) ............ than to exprain what you are doing in the utmost detair.
PLEASE
Now, this is the clever bit. Be sure that your explanation is completely
(21) "'..
....' by using as much technical jargon as you can until your questioner COMPREHEND
'uns off in either boredom or total (22]r ................ . you need to have in your CONFUSE
mind an (23) '...'... .... list of jobs that just have to be done today, but of course, END
in reality, don't actually exist. Then, if you think that your boss is getting
(241 ................ ..., change your activity to another equally time-wasting one. SUSPECT

rart 4
:-'questions 25-30, complete the second
sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
--: word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including
the
:rd given. Here is an example (0).
:rample: 0 George should have worked harder if he wanted to pass the exam. succeeded
Had George worked harder, . passing the exam.

Write the missing words lN CAPTTAL LETTERS. 0 | HE WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED tN

I don't intend to stop trying for a career in the police force. no

I have ......... up on trying for a career in the police force.
David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party.
congratulated
David ......... a good venue for the parry.
It seems that the thieves escaped in a stolen car.
apPear
It ................ away in a stolen car.
He said that he was sorry that he'd missed the meeting. apologised
He ............. ...... up at the meeting.
She thought she might want to buy some souvenirs so she took some extra money with her. case
She took some extra money with her some souvenirs.
I don't care if she doesn't write to me.
difference
It makes no .............. in touch or not.