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Test 5 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the tex below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. ‘There is an example at tho beginning 0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: OA appreciated —B valued © achieved crested The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (0) ..... worldwide fare almost immediately after 3 just because it was a technical masterpiece but als0 (1) nine Of IS ‘eye-catching orange-red colour ofthe bridge also (2)... ts popularly, Construction of the road bridge started in 1933. At the time, many people doubted whether it was technically possible to span the 1,600-metre-wide strait. But despite this, the project three kilometres long and 67 metres above sea level. in extreme Weather conditions, the bridge can (6)... almost eight matras, which can make the crossing rather unpleasant. ‘The Golden Gate Bridge is atts most (6)... nthe morning when itis often shrouded by mist. At ight, i's also spectacular because the lighting makes it soem as ifthe towers a1e (7)... darkness. The bridge has long since (8)... its record of belng the longest bridge but ‘tis stil one of the word's most famous landmarks. A. inthe event A. boosted ‘A. went ahead ‘A hazard A shake A desirable A. dispersing A thrown B onbehatt B intensified B movedoff B challenge B bounce B_onchanting B separating B lost © asaresut © developed © started out © tri © sway © glowing © spreading © missed Reading and Use of Eglish Dwi tre aig D amped D sprang up D athiouny D wobble D pléasurabie D_ alfappearing D redigned, Tew S Part2 For questions 8-16, read the text below and think ofthe word wich best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. Theres an example atthe beginning (0) \Write your anewers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. eel] Example: [0] [wl a fe] Reading and Use of English Parts 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of the ‘word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example atthe beginning (0). \Wiite your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. exemple: [0][s]a]e[t]y] | ] Doodling Is Good ‘Th next time ypu are caught doodling, that is making unconscious or unfocused drawings (0)... You should be listening, declare that you are simply trying to boost your concentration. Repent research suggests thet, (8)... than something to be frowned on, doodling should be ‘actively encouraged because it improves our ability to pay attention. A study which compared (10) anus well people remembered details of a dull speach found that people who doodled thrpughoyt retained much more information than those trying to concentrate on listening. common (14)... people stoning to a tedious (18)... is doodling sufi may actually help keep ‘Super Rice Fico cops fal In drought conditions or where the soil Is t00 (0) ssnne + SO work Is underway to ‘climate-proot” rice sar 0 It can grow in even the most (17) wn of conditions. FAVOUR Drought affects 23 millon hectares of rice annually, and sat is equally (18) ....... ; It reduces yields by 40% and PROBLEM consequently (18) ...... the pressures on food supplies. Further INTENSE reductions in yields are lkaly due to climate (20)... STABLE ‘Scientists are attempting to produce a super rice by mixing genes from drought-tolerant plants with these from another that exploits rirogen (21) ww + thus enabling it to grow without fertilser. EFFECT ‘Comparing the new rce's (22) ..... with that of ordinary rice, the PERFORM ‘super rice produced 17% more than the ordinary variety in indvidual ‘tlals and 4296 more when subjected to a combination of stresses. In addition, researchers are working on Improving other crops. For example, one team has developed a potato that is (23) ...... RESIST to certain diseases. it Is hoped that developments such as this will (24)... the impact of cimate change in developing countries. Less Part4 For questions 25-80, compléte 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 isan example (0), Example: (0 James would only speak to the head of department alone. oN SAMS ne eeesennrsnnnnne HO the head of department alone, ‘The gap can be filed wit the words ‘insisted on speaking’, so you write: Example: [0 ] [ INSISTED ON SPEAKING \Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25. Ben married his fiancée without his parents’ knowledge. » UNAWARE 28 Thehelp-desk services not, as many people believe, restricted to customers who buy products from the company directly. ‘COMMONLY ‘The help-desk service is no... \. s-suy Festricted to customers who buy products from the company 227 Jane cin’ fee like going to her sisters party. Moon aN WEEN seeeennnnnnnnnn 9 NOFSstOMS Paty. Reading and Usé of English 28, My iands and | are looking for lteative accommodation because our apdtmatt uly Is being pulled down. ELSE (My tends and | are looking fr. because oir apaltment building is being pulled down. 29 Peter's colleagues didn't realise how significant the research he was doing fot his PhD wia, FAILED Peter's colleagues .....ese of the research he was doiny for His PhD: ‘90 ‘Did our sales figures get better last month, Martha?” ANY Was srntnntnnnnnnsnnee OUF Sal08 figures last month, Mertha? Test Part ‘Yau are qoing read an article inwhih a young journalist taks about using social media to find ‘job. For questions 81-96, choose the answer (A, B, © orD) which you think fits best according to tho text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Using Social. Networking Sites to Find a Job ‘Having secured her own first job recently, Patty Meissner looks at young people's Use of socal networking when looking for work. bo many counts a grontig numberof poopie In th tent ae turin to social medi nthe hope of foding work. Sovioes ke the soci networsng sto Tater andthe poesicaletworkng ste ed flr thy chance for more dct contac wih woul-be etployers an has provost boon the cab. But wih reator ‘than comes great chanon to make mistakes Tae he case ofa young jobseokar inthe US who contacted a sence marth exactve va Lnkedn, The ‘aytating precitve hquosion hed an impressive kt of furtia peapl ft he orc I peop ahem 3g enc cold mp hin ands, rateg exe, fone fad or aes. 1 fe Sugaaon thet sho woud wing sare a et of soract psn Blt up over mary years wit & complete sane: who'd done nothing to deserve such an opportunity, she rok ony rected is contac (np of te most commen complaints from employers regarding young jobseekers on profesional ntworking sess at bye eraritrin re ory of ads, and appear: This sn papel de 4 Reading and Use of English ‘81 How did the senior marketing executive feel about the jobseeker who contacted her? ‘A. annoyed by the timing of his message 1 had to reject his request ‘assumption of her cooperation D_ surprised that he offered her nothing in return ‘32 What does the writer say about the senior marketing executive? ‘A Her note was an attempt to gain pubicty. B_HorattituceIs not unusual on social networking sites. © Shehhas unintentionally helped those looking for work. D__ Someone of her experience should treat jobseekers better 38, What point does the writer make about socal networking sites as used by her own generation? A. They gave teonagers the impression that real conversation wasnt necessary. BB Teenagers used them to avoid having to engage wih people they cn tke. They gave teenagers the chance to escape trom ther boring lives. D_ The personales and relationships teenagers had on them din’ refiect reat. 34 As regards professional networking, the writer boleves that many people of her generation. ‘A. havo exaggerated opinions oftheir own employability. B_ over-estimate the use of social media inthe world of work. © fall to distinguish between social networking for pleasure and for work. Dare unaware of the opportunities that professional networking sites can offer them. {85 In the fth paragraph the wer says that young jobseekers fel ‘A. certain that they are entitled to good jobs. BB concemed that they may not be offered work © certain that they have the abiity tobe useful as employees concermed that they are givin the wrong impression to employers. ‘36 What does the wrter advise jobsookers to do? ‘A. tol prospective employers what they may gen in return BB reseerch tho recipient careful bere they make contact © give careful consideration tothe typeof work they are seeking D approach only people they havea rel chance cf hearing back rom Part 6 ‘You are going fo read four éxtiacts from articles In which experts give their views on climete ‘change. For questions 37-40, choose from the experts A-D. The experts may be chosen more than once. ‘Mark your answers on the separcte answer sheet. Can We Reduce Climate Change? Four experts give their views on whether it ls possible tomiigate the effects of global climate change, ‘A. The extrem weather conctons experienced in recent years area clear Indcation that global warming ls erway, ard that future cimate patterns wll certanlyfolow the telctor preicted unless massioes ‘America. Indeed, my view Is thatthe growing pace of scletife advancement vil eventuly rd the ‘means to miigato and even reverse the consoquonces of clmata change. 1B. Thor is ro doubt that increasing Industasation has hed a measurable Impact on GHG emission, with consequences for cimate andthe envronment. As for the fur, however, even tha meat experi ‘aleulations are no more than speculation. What Ie more, even H the suation were to reach i ‘atastopic proportons that some foresee, this will not herald the end of Ie on earth as we know i ‘change forecasting. one cannot models produce stanly simlar resus Th, to my ming, je evidence enough thing should be done. The potential consequences of fang to heed the warning signe 16 Reading and Use of Egle Which oxport ‘expresses a diferent opinion from C about the extent to which fossil fuets wil continue to be used? nt View from D on the contribution of developing countries to cimmaté hholds a diferent view from all the other experts on the reliability of climate ‘change predictions? has the same view as B about whether ecosystems will adjust to the consequences of cimate change? Ad F & LJ Test 5 Part 7 ‘You are going to read a magazine afticle about rock cimbing. Six paragraphs have been removed from te article, Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fis each gap (41-46), There Is ‘ong extra peragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. " Impossible Rock (On the porthem coast of Oman, climbers test themselves against knife-edge clits ‘Cejearoll bur elog to teep up wi Rn aka sme realise how old im geting. simply tumble into the water Tt sounds harmless the boat bobbing in the bay far beneath us. By fcnough, but an ouof-contral fall an remit inthe sme I plop down on the ledge beside him, my ‘Sous injury or een eat perves are frazed, crerhang at ks entrance. Alex spends the day working on 60-metre route up one of the (One of the other places we thought would be perfect for sling by boat is As Salamah, an Sand in the Sualt of Hormuz. We arrive in cealy afternoon and discover a giant rock rising from the sa: Since there is nowhere w anchor, vwe drop the mile and use the engines to park 8 46 “Waring no time, Alex laces up his climbing thoes, As I turn to my youthful pariner for his thoughts,

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