Test 4

Part 1
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answe r (A.8,C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 A primitive 8 limited C rare D basic

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Home sweet home

Having a roof over your head is a (0) ......... .... necessity that we in the western world have (I) ... .. ....... into an art form
- a stylish place to dwell is now intrinsic to our happiness. But the way we live also has to keep pace with rapidly chang-
ing lifestyles and as our (2) ........... towards the environment change, we're becoming more aware that our homes need
to tread more lightly on the earth.

Architects are (3) .. ........... .. to this creative challenge, designing inspiring buildings that respond both to our modern
lives, and to our growing sense of environmental responsibility. These new buildings boast contemporary aesthetics
while encouraging us to live more responsibly by using (4) ...... ... ... resources . From innovative designs of tiny capsule
dwellings to elegant family homes with robust green features, sustainable ideas are permeating modern design. And it
seems we're on the verge of a seismic shift. I
One idea doing the rounds is that because our aspirations have changed , we can now be content with far fewer posses-
sions . This concept (5) ............. Horden Cherry Lee to design the micro-compact home, a sleek pad only two cubic
metres in size, (6) .. .... .. .. ..... spacious enough for two people to live in for short periods . Pr ofessor Horden justifies
these compact proportions in (7) ... ... ..... . of our modern habits: status is (8) .. ... .... .. .. . gained by having a high degree of
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mobility rather than merely owning things.

A produced B assembled c turned D caused

2 A attitudes B concepts c ideas D schemes
3 A climbing B rising c soaring D swelling
4 A shorter B greater c grander D fewer
5 A assured B inspired c imposed D created
6 A despite B how c whatever D yet
7 A means B reasons c terms D plans
8 A accurately B increasingly c highly D extremely

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).
Write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS. Example: 0 WITH

Embarrassing moments
'As soon as I'd said it, I realised my mistake,' says Bella, 36. ' I was having a drink (0) ............. ..... .. a friend and we were
gossiping about this woman we know. I made a joke about her haircut (9) .... .. ... ........ ... .... ..... her look like an escaped
convict . As we were laughing, I looked around and realised she was in the bar. I (I 0) ... ..... ................... .... have died . I
still have no idea if she heard me but I can't think about it now (I I) ....... ..... .............. ....... cringing.'

it's easy to sympathise with Bel la's situation . ( 12) ... ....... .. ..... .. .... .. ..... hasn't had a moment of awkwardness that has
somehow grown out of ( 13) ..... ...... .. .... .. .... .. ... .......... proportion , so much so that even the memory of it makes us fee l
sick? Our shame when we make a faux pas is so strong it makes us irrational. We know that, if it happened to anyone
else , we'd advise laughing it off, but when it's our own mistake we torture ( 14) ...... ............... .............. by replaying the
moment over and over again . Why is it that little incidents can cause us ( 15) ..... ......... .. ...... ... .... .. ...... . agony?

Studies show that we consistently overestimate our real worth and abilities. When we make a mistake we're shocked
by the reality of our faults . it's as ( 16) .......... ..... ...... ... ..... .... ...... we suddenly catch a glimpse of how we actually are,
rather than how we like to think we are, and this sits uncomfortably with our perception of ourselves.
 CAE Practice Test 4 Paper I - Reading and Use of English

Part 3
=or questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
=orm a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
N rite your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

::xample: 0 INVITATIONS

Modern manners

Dress down Fridays, emailed (0) ................................. and texting your boss - Briti sh society is INVITE
(17) ................................................ loo se ning up and the famous British etiquette is fast eroding. APPEAR
Jeans are (18) ............................................ in many smart restaurants and casua l buffets have started ACCEPT
to replace three-course dinner parties. Increased (19) ....................................... might, for some, FORMAL
be a sign of national liberation, but for others, it could be a cause of anxiety.
lt might be that it is an (20) ............................................. that the stiff-upper-lip Brit s are finally INDICATE
responding to fast -forward, modern, multi-cultural life by becoming less inhibited.
However, while we are social creatures, we are also (21) ...................................... Over the years RITUAL
we have evolved certain social codes for our (22) ................................................. with others. INTERACT
We create little boxes around ourselves to make us feel secure. But for some, this new era
is one of despair where standards of presentation have slipped and common
(23) ........................................... is fast disappearing. People who hold this belief try to rationalise COURTEOUS
their resistance by saying it amounts to (24) .......................................... , ignorance or lo ss of respect. LAZY

Part 4
=8r questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
: e word given . Do not change the word given . You must use between three and six words, including the
'. Ord given. Here is an example (0).
~ample: 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 IN CAPITAL LETTERS. 0 IHE WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED IN

_5 Her boyfriend impressed her parents on their first meeting. made

Her boyfriend ...... ... ..... ......... .... .. ........ ... ... .... .... ... .. ..... her parents when they first met.
_6 Thomas didn't feel like going to the party. mood
Thomas was .......................... .... .... ..... .... .......... .... ...... .... ............ ... ..... ..... to the party.
•7 They didn't trust each other at all. complete
There ........ ....... .. ....... ......... ............. ........ .... ...... .... .. .. .. ....... ... .. ..... .... .. between them.
28 The ferry timetable can alter depending on the weather. subject
The ferry timetable ............................................... ... ..... ... depending on the weather.
9 I hope his story will help us to understand what happened . shed
Hopefully when he tells us his story it will ... .. ............................. ...... .. what happened.
30 They concluded that there was nothing more they could do to save the business. came
They ...................... ... ........................... ......... ......... the business was beyond help.