Dot etascctca 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), In the exam, mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. B arives © gets = D_ turns Old si new products It seems that when it (0)... to traditional crafts, everyone agrees that they shouldn't, be allowed to (1)... out. But if ancient skills which have been (2) ..... down from generation to generation are going to survive, then there must be a viable (3)... for them. (4)... it may seem to go against tradition, sometimes the future lies in finding new uses for old products, ‘Agood example is the cloth (5)... as Harris tweed, which is produced on an island off the northwest coast of Scotland. A few years ago, there was only one full-time: ‘weaver of the cloth left on the island. It was all that (6) ..... of an industry that once employed a large (7)....... of local people. But local producers are now providing material for use in a (8) ....... of fashionable handbags, hats and furnishings. This (9)... in the fortunes of the industry all started way (10).....in'2004, when a sample of Harris tweed was sent to Nike, the sportswear manufacturer. The company decided to use the material on a trainer called ‘The Terminator’ to demonstrate how (11) ..... a traditional material can be incorporated into a modem product. This (12) ......t0 a large order for cloth, which involved lots of people on the istand rediscovering the ancient skill of weaving, 1A end Bonn © die D finish 2 A. brought B handed © camied D taken 3 A market B business commerce D_ trade 4 A Providing —B_ Despite © Given D Although 5 A seen B refered © © known D regarded 6 A remained B recalled C resumed —D_ repeated 7 A extent B_ number © degree D_ amount 8 A range B choice © mixture D_ pick 9 A tum B change © switoh D move 10 A ago B past © back D since 11 A effectively especially actually D_ certainly 12 A followed B resulted © caused D ted HEED test, paren: use oF encuishPart2 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). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, Snow-holing Snow-holing is a winter sport activity (0) ..... may not appeal to everyone. Have ‘you ever wondered (13)... it would be lke to spend the night in a fridge? Wel, a snow-holing expedition may be your chance to find (14) ...... . Snow-holing began a a survival technique. (15)... You get lost and have to spend the night outside in a frozen landscape, then digging a snow-hole to provide (16) .... with warmth and shelter is a good idea. The snow-hole works on the same principle (17)... the igloos bu by Inuit people out of ice. Snow-holing has now developed (18) ....... an adventure sport. You can leam the skills of snow-holing on a basic snow-skills course, (19) ...... you also leam how to use an ice-axe and other necessary equipment. But experience of winter hill walking is essential in (20)....... to be accepted onto a course. You also work in a team, and, (21) sau. it in turns to dig out the hole. It is (22)... something you can do alone. (23)... to people who have tried it, a snow-hole is surprisingly comfortable. Having constructed your hole, you settle (24) ....... for the night and wake up to absolute silence and the incredible light of the dawn sun on the ice. Test 8, paren 3: use or encush = EENPart 3 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). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0] {1 |m[P]o|R| tT] A|N|cle Understanding time Since the earliest civilisations, humans have understood the (0)... of time. If you want to plan your future, make IMPORTANT (25) ..... with other people, or simply know how long things ARRANGE take to do, then the precise (26)....... of time is a necessity, MEASURE That's why ancient cultures put such a lot of effort into the development of (27) ..... calendars and clocks. RELY At first, people used the (28) of movements in the night sky © OBSERVE 98 a way of predicting annual events. For example, the Ancient Egyptians watched the star called Sirus, as each year it appeared just before the River Nile went into flood. It was also the Egyptians who realised that it would be (28)......todivide USE days up into smaller units of time. They were responsible for the (80)... of the systom of twenty-four hours ina day INVENT that we still use today. The first clocks were sundials which used the (34)... ofthe LONG Sun's shadow to mark the passing of the day. This worked well in sunny counties but was (32)... fr places where the APPROPRIATE sky was offen (33)... People living there had to wait forthe CLOUD. evelopment of the mechanical clock before they could tell the time with any degree of (34) ACCURATE TEST 8, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISHPart 4 For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that ithas a similar meaning tothe frst 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 (0). Example: 0 What type of music do you like best? FAVOURITE What . type of music? The gap can be filled by the words ‘is your favourite’, so you write: Example: [0] | Is YOUR FAVOURITE In the exam, write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 35 Jack had always wanted to become a firefighter. AMBITION te to become a firefighter. ‘36 | think you should complain about that horrible meal. WERE sss ‘a complaint about that horrible meal. 37 Christina had never visited Venice before. FIRST twas to Venice, 38 No matter how hard he tried, Victor couldn't open the box. VERY Even .. Victor couldn't open the box. 39 It isnt really worth trying to fly the kite when there's no wind. HARDLY te fly the kite when there's no wind. 40 Oliver says he will only play football if he can be team captain. UNLESS Oliver says that he he can be team captain. 41 Itwas lucky that Tessa found the missing document by chance. ACROSS. Tessa was .... the missing document by chance. 42. Dancing was an activity that David had never wanted to do, APPEALED Dancing was an activity that Davia. TEST 8, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH fl