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    TEST 4 Reading and Use of English (Lhour30 minutes) PART For questions 1-3, read the text below and decide which answer 8, or) bestfts each ‘gap. Thereis an example atthe beginning (2) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Example: © A characterized a indicated ofA 2 £2] detailed accounted High notes of the singing Neanderthals Neanderthals have been misunderstood. The erly hhumancids traditionally 0 as ape like Drutes were deeply emotional beings with hgh- pitched voices. They may Dave sung tw each other This new image has 2 {rom two studies ofthe vocal apparatus and anatomy ofthe creatures that 2 Europe between 200,000 and 35,000 yeas ag. ‘The research shows that Neandertal voles might well have produced loud, woman and highly melodie sounds ~ not the roars and grunts and author of one ofthe studies, said: ‘What is emerging isa pleture ofan inteligent and ‘emotionally complex creature whose most Iikely 5 of communication would have been art language and part song ‘Mithen's work 5 with the fst deciled study of a reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton. Anthropologists brought together bones and cass from several sites to re-create the ‘reature. The creature that emerges would have (___ markedly from humans. previously hy most researchers, Neandertals seem to have had an extremely Stephen Mlthen, Profesor of Archaeology Powerfl ‘and no waist. 1 Afurther Bust even Dso 2 revealed —B resuted Concluded happened 3 Aesided ——B dwelt fea occupied 4A judged B assumed __C considered taken 5 A sort B precice © C approach form 5 A coincides 8 occurs C relates co-operates 7 A differed 8 dtingushed compared contrasted 8 A assembly B formation build D scheme OGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS A/S PART2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think ofthe word which bests each gap. Use ‘only one word in each gop. There san example at the beginning (0) Write your answers I CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: ol [Fr WORLD BOOK DAY ‘This year's World Book Day (WD), whichis taking 0__on March 2, hopes to encourage everyone, and especially children, to discover the joy of reading. ‘Schools and libraries are getting involved, with a packed schedule of events designed 9—__— bring books to life. There will be writers popping 10 schools to read from their books and answer ‘questions, and story-telling evens. Childen wil also be able to take par in readings 1 ‘that they really havea chance to engage withthe books. siz as hoping to encourage cildren to catch the reading bug, WDD also hopes to 3 reluctant adults hooked on books. So, 4___ the first ime, World Book Day will lso have an adult focus, vith the launch of Quick Reads, 15 selection of shor, fast-paced ‘tories by well-known authors. The fist set of Quick Reads willbe published fon World Book Day, 16. further colleton of books being, released later In the summer. ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTIETESTS EADING ANDUSEOF ENGLISH 73 vasa. PART 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in coptas at the end of some ‘ofthe lines to form a word thatfitsin the gap the saine line. Thereisan example a the beginning (0) Write your onswersili CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, Example: (o) EIFIFELE NORDIC WALKING Nore waking fan 0 technique that uses poles to bring ‘the upper body into more use and boost the calorie-buring effects of waking, twas 7” ___devisedin Finland by elite cross-country skiers a @ nay to keep their fitness levels up during the summer. Atfist18__Norae waking may look like king withourthe SEE skis ~orthe snow. But although tothe 1)__ eye. string around TRAIN ‘the local park wth pair of poles may look bit sil, itactualy offers serious 20 {or people of allages and abilities. You dont work 21__have to go faster to get more out aft just putin more effort NECESSARY with the pols. The pols, which can be made fom aluminium or carbon fre are specialy designed to 22 the work dane bythe upper Maxis body. And because Nordic waking is also a weight-bearing exercise it’s bones andjoints. But the best newsis that because STRONG the effort i spread across the 2¢____ ofthe body, Nordiewalting can ENTIRE great fr 23. actually fet easier and less tring than normal walking. "7 CAOIBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS fEADING ANDUSE OF ENGLISH Ie BEE EEE Hee eee E EEE HEH HEE HEE HE EEE He _- PART 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that ithas a similar meaning tothe {ist sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You mustuse between ‘hres and six words, including the word given. Here isan example (0) Example: © dt know the way there, so got lst. cer Not____ there got ost. [o] RNowine wow to Ger Write only the missing words CAPITAL LETTERS an the separate answer sheet 25 Cananyone sole this problem? come Can anyone ______to this problem? 25 tmsure youre wondering why Iheven' contacted you fr so long, Has Younust____soong since contacted you 27 Bre you saying that i ng about what happened? Rum ‘rw you accusing — out what happened? 28 Hemade avery quick decision and he didi think about the matter enough, without Hemade avery quickdecsion__________ tothe mater. 29 Recently, the numberof people who are out of work has gone down. DECREASE Recent, _________ the numberof people who are out of work 20 fe doesn't matter how badly he behaved, you shouldnt have been so rudeto him. HOWEVER . ‘You should’ have been so rude to him, —_____was ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ABVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING ANDLUSE OF EW vasa. TESTA PART Youare going to read a newspaper article about trees and leaves For questions 31-6, choose the answer, 8, Cord) which you think fits best according to the txt. newer sheet, ose brilliant autumn outfits may be saving trees Th Ps Sate i a ceca aa ‘As tees ares the northern areas ‘ofthe globe tur god and crimson, Selentsts are debating exacly what these clous ae for. The sentists do agree on one thing: the eolours se for something, That represents ‘major shift in thinking. For decades, textbooks clined thet aut Colours were Justa by-product of fying aves" had aways assed that autumn iesves were waste baskets said Dr David Wilkinson, a clationary ecologist a Liverpool Son Moores Universes England “That's what | wa od a dent” During spring and summer, eaves ge thelr green cast rom charpy, the pigment that pleys a major rol n capturing sunlight. But the leaves also contin other pigments vehose colours are masked ring the growing season. In autumn, tees break down thei chloro fn draw some of he components bac oto thelr tsuex Conventional isdom regards autumn colours 8 the produc ofthe remaining Pigment, which are ally tomasis Evoltlonary biologists and plant piysoigst oer vo dierent {planation for why natural Selclon hae made autunn solos ‘9 widespread. D- Wiliam Hamilton, ‘an evolutionary bologist at Oxford University, proposed that bight, satu levees contin a messages they warn insets to Feave them tlone Demin’ leat sgn" hypothesis grew ot of eter ok head done onthe extravagant lumage of birds. He propesed t ‘ved aan adverzement fom Iles to females, indcting they had stable genes. As femles evolved preference for those Aplays;males Covel more extravagant feathers Ss they competed for mates. athe se of tres, Dx Hamilton proposed ‘hat the visual message was Sento inaets Inthe autumn, aphids and ter insets choose tres where they ly thee eggs. When the ees Hatch the next spring the larvae fed fon the te, often with devastating eu A tie ea wat off these sts wth poisons. Dr. Harton Specolte that ess wih strong defences might be able o pote themesves even forthe by eng cag-layng Insects know what was in tore for their egg. By producing Diane autumn cots, the ees ‘verted thelr lethal As insect lve to avid the rights eaves, ‘atu selection favoured tees that, ‘ould Become even brighter "Teas a beaut idea said Marc Avchet a former student ‘fr Hanson who snow at the University of Four n Switzeland, Dr, anton had Mr -Arcettum the hypotess into ‘mathematical mode, The model Showed that warng signal could ines drive te evolton of bright leaves ~ test in theory Ano ‘student, Sum Brown sted the ea Signal ypothests against eal data ‘out reer and insets Ie wae & Ist sta to see what was ou here said Dr. Brown, now an evolutionary Dlologtst a the Univers of Texas “The easignalhypotess has also ran cic, most ecenty fom De Wilkinson sad De. H. Marta Shafer, am evoltionary biologist athe University of Fear in Germany Di Wilkinson and otber tes pint oa numberof detals 75. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS A096 ID USE OF ENGLISH out aphids and uees that do not ‘itr Hamilton's hypothesis. De ‘Wiin Hoch a plane physiologist at the University of Wisconsin, argues ‘hac bright leaves appear on es that have ne insects warn of “Tryou are up bere nthe north of ‘Wisconsin, by the time the leaves change al te isets hat feed on Fologe te gone! De. Hoch sai In ther are De Sehacer and Dr, Wilkinson ague that a much ‘ore pause explanation for stom ole canbe fond in he ‘seach of Dr Hoch and other plant physiologists. Their recent work Suggests hat autumn colours serve ‘mainly a5 a sunscreen Hanon’ former siden argue that he lea signal hypothesis {sell worth investigating, Dr Bron believes that ever might beable to protect theaslves bak ‘om sunlight and rom insets: De Brown and Dr Arche als age ‘that supporters ofthe sunscreen Iypothesis have yet to explain wy some tes ave right clours find some dono. "Tis sa baie ‘question in evolution that they seem to ignore! Dr Arche seid. aon ‘think Is a huge concer: De Ho replied. Theres natal varinton for very characterise? ‘Dr Hao’ students and their ‘tes gre ha the debate hes eon useful cause tas given ‘hem deeper reverence for this time of year. People sometimes Say tat science makes the wold Tes interesting and aesome by Just explaining things away Di ‘Wikingon sald "Bu with eur leaves, the mare you know about them, the more stared you at 2 What s stated about the colours of autumn leaves in the rst two paragraphs? |. Tharehas previously ben no disagreement about what causes them, © The process tat ruts in them has never been fully understood. € iffeent colours rom those that were previously the norm have started to appear Debate about the purpose of them has gone on for along time, 22 The writer says that Dr Hamltons work has fecused on 1 the cere purposes of fret colours © the we of cour for oppose pupore € thepossbly that thdsandsecstavelotuencedechothersbehavouc — CHHd © the cased srl ote of eran nds ote 23 DrHamiton has suggested that there sa connection berween |. the colours of autumn leaves and the behavior of insects 1 the development of brighter leaves and the reduced numbers of certain ‘types of insect. cs the survival of trees andthe proximity of insects to them. the brightness of leaves and the development af ther defence mechanisms in tes. ikon? 54 What sad about the work done by former students of Dr Ha | Nelther of them was able to achieve what they set out to do. © MrArchet felt some regret abou the outcome ofthe werk he di cp Both of them intate the idee of doing the work. 1 DrBrown didnot expect to daw any fem conclusions fom his work. 25 Cites ofr Mamitontheory have expressed the view that | itisimposble to generalize about the purpose ofthe clo of ati oes © he theory based ona misunderstanding about insect behaviour the clus of autumn lees havea deren protect uncon os © isteory can only be applied ocr nds of sect 4 5 inthe debate between the two groups of people inertgnting te subject thas been gests tat ‘someting egrded ky pointy ones isin fat ot poo 2 farther esearch prove that Or itor thea the comet one. € both sldes may infact be completely wrong, a © thew ses shold colaborte vas ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS AEADING ANDUSE OF ENGLISH. T7 TEST 4 PARTS You are going to read four extracts from articles on freelance work, Fr questions 27-0, choose from the ‘antcles A=. The articles may be chosen more than once. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answersheet The world of freelance work Four writers look at the working life of fr a Anyone contemplating ping Seslance should beri mind that tome a el go ft wal invlve working had ‘than in an employed poston. The fe does suit everyone and many employe people se elancers ab ally diferent bred of wer, doing something that they couldnt do ae wouldnt want a Preanees can nd that they have ess fe time than they used to and that they take on more than the shoald out of reluctance to tm down sy ff, Furthermore, they may ad themselves working for ss mone as they go slong, as any rise inthe number offelancersin ther eld can dive fes do a8 2 eal of eompeition- some reelancrs wil be wag to aoept Jo fest to get work. There ace dangers fo companies to: using age poportion of frelaness can mean that now that serial othe company’s operations lies outside the company ite, ‘As moreand more peopl inthe felance wore itis peeps ime fran appraisal of this development. For the frelaces themselves, this means tata higher proportion of the working population consists of people who are He to decide on ther on destinies, ur no bad thing For companies, the development allone them everineasing ently, enabling ther to adapt to changing circumstances quel rater thar having permanent tal who ae underemployed at tines Frelance iba anyone who dees tows wall tough in sme wae and odo well Yoo elt be highly dcplined and onganians, ae wel at hardworking and eb qpalies tht not everyone ae when they are left their own devices. Alt of employed people dont see things that way tal tending to asume that ‘tealancers ave an ey fin which the ean pik and choo’ what they do, and may choose todo ite. c An interesting byproduct of companies rpng on signicant number of relancers is hat gp can open up between those felancers and te employed personel onthe premises. This can be problema fr example wlth ly personnel ina project not on hand immediately if someting wget comes up. On the other hand, the incresing number of felancers hs big advantage fo everyone involved ina wide range of areas inching eile hous, child ear arangements and matching personel to spcicreqirements tis common fer employed people to cary frelanoers thei peated fedom compared to thelr own sinatin but tis isola. T maintain avequla sd viable inom in elaace work ales effort std the equation isa simple one of ert and ews - your income depends on low hard you ae prepared to wore rcanais ten ake more reyponsity for their work than employed tal who can become bored and demoted, | and in this regard it can be said that the more frelancers there are out there, the bette itis for companies. To ensure | the smooth running ofthis setup, companies need to anage carefully ther lationship withthe felance workforce ~ scoberent and mutually acceptable tide needs to be deeoped fr dealing wih pople who cannot be reatd in ‘the same way 2s pemanent employes For fences, abing sustainable carer can bea aeveracking bss, ss itcan angel depend on chance encounters, wordomoath formation from oes lancer and unexpeted| ‘spteaches from potential cents eis thie high isk ctor tat pots many employes of he ea of going ean, "78 CAOIBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS EAH 0 USE OF ENGLISH ppesieieiarices Which writer expresses asinilar view to writer C onthe consequences for companies of employing & large number af freelancers? ‘takes 2 iferent view from the others on the desirability of an increase the number of people becoming freelancers? ‘takes the same view as write onthe attitude of employed people to freelance werk? has afferent opinion fromthe others onthe extent to which freelancers arein contra of how successful they become? a Ha w ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS C/G a0 USE OF ENCUSH 7 PART? You are going to read a newspaper article about a space programme. Six paragraphs have ‘been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A~< the one which{ftse0ch gop (61-48). Thereis one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate ansuer sheet. | | HOW I BECAME A BRITISH ASTRONAUT | May 18, 2009 was a sunny Individual computer-based requirements being the two main evening ~ a night that Ihave exercises, becoming progressively causes. Having endured the most food cause to remember. had! harder and with only short ‘gruelling week of my life, | was recently retired from the Army breaks in between. Sil,

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