Paper 3 Use of English Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

STARTING A CONVERSATION other

It is (0) often said that the British talk about the weather more than any (1) ................................
any people in
the world; some extremists claim that they talk about (2) .................................................
nothing else. But in fact,
where even in countries with far less changeable climates than Britain's, the weather is an endless,
(3) ............................
but only natural when
(4) ........................ not varied, source of conversational fodder. This seems (5) ......................
as
common
you consider that the weather is one of the few things we all have in (6) ............................. It affects our
senses, and (7) .............................
also our moods, so directly and, at times, so intensely that it is natural we
(8) .......................................
likely will talk about it. After several days (9) ......................
and or sometimes weeks of dark,
out
gloomy weather, a bright day tends to bring (10) ............................ the best in everyone; people recognise
the relief in others' expressions which they feel in themselves, and find (11) ...................... it hard to resist
commenting on a change (12) .................................
that effect
is having such an evident (13) .................................
on everyone. "Nice day, isn't it?" is much more than simply a comment on the state of the weather; it is a
too
comment on the human state (14) ................................................. ,an acknowledgement that the tenabili~
of
of our place in the universe relies on the existence of a community (15) ............................ human feeling.

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 space in the same line.

AROUND THE GLOBE

National Geographic Magazine is a (0) monthly magazine of geography, MONTH
exploration
archaeology, anthropology, and (16) ....................................... , providing the EXPLORE
factual
armchair traveller with literary and (17) ..................... accounts and unexcelled FACT
pursuits
photographs and maps to comprehend those (18) ................................... The PURSUE
magazine was founded in 1 888 and is still published by a non-profit
corporation, the National Geographic Society. The original intention
(19) ..................... . INTEND
of the society was for the (20) periodic
.......................................
periodical to be oriented toward PERIOD
the United States, but the nature of its articles soon made it a magazine with a
global
(21) ............................ view. Under the editorship of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, GLOBE
it attained a circulation of 1,000,000 by 1926. National Geographic was one
reproduce
of the first magazines to (22) ..................................... colour photographs of PRODUCE
undersea life, views from the stratosphere, and animals in their natural habitat.
beautifully
The magazine became world famous for its (23) ............................. illustrated BEAUTY
articles of the various geographic regions of the world. Its features include
substantial
(24) .............................. information on the environmental, social, and cultural SUBSTANCE
aspects of the areas covered and their peoples. Proceeds from the magazine
help support its (25) ............................
scientifical expeditions. SCIENCE

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 Think of one word only which can be used Complete the second sentence so that if has a similar
appropriately in all three sentences. meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. Use between three and eight
0 • One doesn't need to be an expert to appreciate
words, including the word given.
the beauty of classical music.
• Hv ~vomv ~onficlont thot hvuilv\J irr llri\J urvu vvill U Nobody spcke when the teacher asked who the
appreciate in value in the next few years. culprit was.
• I'll always appreciate your help and support. remained
26 • Police ............................... has revealed that Everyone remained silent when the teacher asked
the spy escaped to a country from which he who the culprit was.
intelligence
cannot be extradited. 32 The lecturer is an expert on modern art. has a wide
• Are these cave paintings proof that an alien wide knowledge
............................... once visited our planet? lecturer knows wide knowledge about modern
The ............................................................... .
• Martha is a brilliant student but doesn't show ................................................................ art.
much ............................... in her everyday life. 33 He behaved in an incomprehensible way at the
27 • When the publishers rejected her first novel, party.
Celeste felt such a .............. disappointment that beyond
keen she burst into tears. behaviour at the party was beyond
His ................................................................ .
• As you know, Gary is a ............... sportsman . .......... ...... .... ........... ......... ...... comprehension.
who loves football, basketball and cricket. 34 I consider him my worst enemy.
• He ground the knife blade to give it a .............. . look
edge. look down at him as my worst look upon him as my
I ····································································
worst
28 • Press any ................... to start the computer. . .......................................................... enemy.
• Scientists think they have found the .................. . 35 May is bound to pass her exam.
to some hereditary diseases. foregone
key
• It was an awful performance, with the soloist singing It ...................................................................
is a foregone conclusion that she will pass.
in the wrong ................... . ....................................................... her exam.
29 • The ............... Party has been in power for ten 36 Len tried to do the exercise, but without success.
years now. matter
• The woman was suffering from excruciating matter how much he tried, he could not .
No ................................................................
labor . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . pains on her way to hospital. ............................................... do the exercise.
• Sometimes women are used as cheap .............. . 37 Only Paul succeeded in acquiring high grades.
by some unscrupulous employers. failed
30 • The discussions to find a peaceful solution to the failed but Pol at acquiring
Everyone ....................................................... .
uprising took place against a .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high grades.
of continuing violence. background 38 The director decided that the cost of relocation was
• You shouldn't be ashamed of your working-class too high.
conclusion came to the conclusion that the relocation cost
• The fabric she chose has got pink roses on a pale made a conclusion that the cost of
The director ................................................... . relocation
blue ........................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . was too high.
31 • An ....................... number of players is needed 39 The company tried unsuccessfully to secure a bank
to begin the game. loan.
• I don't eat sweets very often but I enjoy the avail
odd
....................... bar of chocolate. attempts were to no avail in securing
The company's ............................................... .
• That's ....................... ; I'm sure I left my glasses ................................................... a bank loan.
here, but they're gone.
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to no avail: without success
 In lain Banks' latest novel, Complicity, Cameron Colley is a Scottish newspaper
reporter, with a casual attitude toward life and a deep commitment to his
profession, his motto being "let's cover the story". As the story begins, Colley
gets a series of disturbing phone calls from an anonymous informant who can
never stay on the phone long enough to tell him very much, but hints at world-
wide conspiracies and other mysterious ploys.

Interleaved with the sections that acquaint us with Colley are extracts that
describe premeditated assaults from the point of view of an unnamed
perpetrator. These attacks turn out to be punishments that very cleverly fit
"crimes" which have in the past been committed by the victims.

I'm reluctant to reveal too much of this fine plot, but I can say that it thickens
as it becomes clear that Colley's informant knows a lot about the situation. He
is wrongly arrested for the crimes, but begins to realise that the real culprit is
someone very close to him. Colley tries to discover his identity by delving deep
into his own past, and thus begins to question his own morality and values:

The mood of the story is hip, clever, cynical but bright, and both Banks and his
character are very Funny throughout; fans of both Hunter Thompson and Martin
Amis are especially encouraged to try this one.

42 Why is the writer "reluctant to reveal much of this fine plot"?

43 What can we infer about novels by Hunter Thompson and Martin Amis?

A4 In a paragraph of between 50 and 70 words, summarise the examples of lain Banks' writing about morality
found in the two passages.

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