UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS English for Speakers of Other Languages CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH 0151/3 PAPER 3 Use of English DECEMBER 2009 Start bofere 13.00 hrs 1 hour Additonal materials: Answer sheet Time {hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are teld to do so Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are not already there. Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. ‘Answer ail the questions. Read the instructons on the answer sneet Mark your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil You must complete the answer shest within the time limi At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES There are 50 questions on this paper Questions 1 — 37 carry one mark Questions 38 — 0 carry two marks pvt 0025983, JeLes 2000 Camiage ESOL Level Conifeato in ESOL Intomationa2 Partt 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) ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Example: 0 A firmly Bo strictly ©. steacily D_ tightly oiA BCD) Shoe Museum Sonja Bata, the chairwoman of Toronto's Shoe Museum, (0)... believes that footwear speaks a global language. At the Shoe Museum, there are some 10,000 boos and shoes on dispiay. (1) from Egyptian tomb shoes dating from 2,500 BC to shoes (2) by pop stars like Madonna, ‘The more | (3) the subject, says Sonja, ‘the more | find that footwear (4) more about the world of the wearer than any other article of clothing Shoes give you a real (5) into their owners’ ives Sonja has been obsessed with shoes and their importance in social history since she (6) a ‘sandal with @ very interesting shape in a market in India She discovered that, for religous reasons, the central plattorm of the sandal was raised to avoid (7) insects. This discovery encouraged Sonja to gather shoes from dozens of countries to find out more about what (8) behind their design, “Take the Canadian moccasin shoe,’ she says. ‘At first (9) the design seemed to me completely (10) because a moccasin is soft and easily worn down by outdoor life | just couldn't (14) why it was like that But then | found that, when they went hunting, the Canadians had to (12) up quietly on animals ~ so it is a perfactly designed shoe for this purpose This, and many other fascinating facts, can be leamt on a visit to the Toronto Shoe Museum10 4 42 ranking awarded look through reveals comprehension remarked splitting hung glance unreasonable pick Up step w running granted look into exhibits feeling spotted grinding attached alimpse illogical take on glide ranging offered look up presents insight regarded squeezing lay gaze incorrect get over sip reaching donated \ook over describes opinion distinguished crushing rested glare unjust make out creep Turn over4 Part2 For questions 13 — 27, 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 on the separate answer sheet. exampie (a) Halol | LE LT | LETT LITT Exploring the Arctic Ocean A huge international project to explore the Arctic Ocean (0) begun It is expected to discover thousands of new species of marine animals. many of (13) have been completely cut (14) from the rest of the world for thousands of years. Scientists claim that the study of the unknown depths of the Arctic Ocean, perhaps the (15) understood ocean on earth, is now uigent (16) of the growing threat (17) its unique marine life posed by global warming Climatologists estimate that the Arctic summer has increased by five days every decade for the (18) forty years. and that a totally ice-free Arctic summer will soon occur. The Arctic Ocean is unusual 28 much of it is capped (19) ice and there is land all around it. ‘Itis as (20) the Arctic Ocean is inside a box which has a lid of ice on the top There's (21) other place in the world like it! says chief scientist Ron O'Dor. A particular focus planned for the project he is undertaking (22) be the Canada Basin, an underwater hole 3.800 metres deep (23) life nas remained isclated (24) millennia This Arctic exploration project is part of the Census of Marine Life, a collaboration of more than 300 scientists from 53 countries, (25) aim is to address our ignorance of what lives in the sea (26) the Census began several years ago, more than 500 new species of fish have been identified. However. scientists believe (27) ....... could be ten times as many yet to be discovered5 Part3 For questions 28 — 37. 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) Write your answers IN GAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet example: [0 || A] -[F|N] LITTLE Benjamin Grosvenor Although he’s only 14, Benjamin Grosvenor is already a very (0) musician. He started playing the piano at six and scon developed an (28) ability to memorise and perform new musical pieces. At 11 he took part in the UK's Young Musiclan of the Year competition, ‘Although he didn’t win, he received many (28) reviews and was voted the audience's favourite on thé competition's website He also secured a recording deal with the record company EMI Grosvenor is clearly very pleased with the (30) he has gained but he remains a (34) Although he captured the world’s tion as an 11-year-old pianist with (32) potential, he knows that things change quickly in the (33) .... world of music Grosvenor has now left school and is studying at home. He is performing regularly at venues around the UK and these (34) along with his contract with EMI, should (35) that he remains in tha public eye. He practises on the piano for between 6 and 7 hours a day and continues to display an amazing musical (36) , together with @ virtually (37) technique. He has yet to release an album with EMI, but his many fans are eagerly awaiting it TALENT IMPRESS ENTHUSIASM, RECOGNISE REAL STAND COMPETE APPEAR SURE MATURE FLAW Turn over >For questions 38 — 42 think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences 6 Part Here is an example (0) Example: 0 example: [0] €|A]5]¥ They say the new minister is a lovely person and very My neighbours have not had a very life, but hey always seem cheerful I's enough to see why the town is popular with tourists, LIL ET TTT TTT) White only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet 38 39 Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth if someone is likely to be unnecessanily Considering how many vehicles were involved, it seems miraculous that no one was in the accident It won't if you don't have time to iron the sheets after they've been washed The judge had a very sense of humour, which often surprised people as he looked so serious, Don't walk on the path until the concrete is IF you wash your hair too frequently, it may become very and lose all its shine40 “1 42 The President's 70” birthday was by a parade followed by a gala dinner in the evening Ive the places we should visit on the map. At the weekend, the teacher over 50 student essays end prepared his lessons for the following week These tiny reptiles can shoot poison inio your from up to three metres away Never before has the ascent of this formidable mountain been attempted from the north in wintar The history lecturer didn't want to lose by admitting he didn't know the answer, I'm not sure # can park the carin that small space but Ill have a atit A great roar went up from the ciowd as the champion played a magnificent and won the tennis match ‘All news photographers dream of taking the perfect that will make them famous. Turn over >8 PartS For questions 43 - 50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given, You must use between three and six words, including the word given Here is an example (0) Example: 0 James would only speak to the head of department alone on James to the head of department alone The gap can be filled with the words ‘insisted on speaking’, so you write INSISTED ON SPEA\ Example: Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet 43 David said that the accident was his fault TOOK David the accident, 44 — We would try really hard, but my older sister and | never got on, How No my older sister and | never got on 45 Ii might get cold when you're out this evening so it's probably a good idea to take gloves, CASE ls probably worth cold when you're out this evening46 47 48 49 50 They told Nick not to goto the city centre on New Year's Eve WARNED Nick from the city centre on New Year's Eve | wish | could have finished my biology project on time. ABLE I regret not my biology project finished on time John didn't know he had to phone his teacher if he was going to miss @ class MEANT John didn't know his teacher a call if he was going to miss a class. The costs of digital photography have came down over the lest few years. DROP There the costs of digital photography over the last few years | was bitterty disappointed they didn't give me part in the school play BITTER To given a part in the school play,