TEST ONE PAPER 1 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH 1 hour 30 minutes PART 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. In the exam you will mark your answers on a separate answer sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 A accomplished BL completed = C-ended. =D achieved A B cD a) Meeting Marvin Gaye When I first met Marvin Gaye in his Sunset Strip studio, I had just (0) .....™..... a two-year project co-writing the autobiography of Ray Charles, an inspiring collaborator, but an authoritative and often a). .. figure. Marvin came on like a brother, He was warm, witty and (2) «0... to laugh. He spoke like he sang, in whisper-quiet melodies and soft falsettos. His conversation had a lyricism all of its (3) ~ were more than (4) . . His affectations ~ a slight British accent when he was feeling aristocratic, for example by his disarming sincerity. We became friends. I felt (5) .. to watch him work and play up-close. It soon became clear that, like his music, his personal life was (6) hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful - so self-contained, so accomplished, so .... With dramatic contradictions, a combination of charm and chaos. Because he was a @. 1. Slick ~ it took me a (8)... to realise my hero was drowning. 1A distant B faint © secluded D faraway 2 A prompt B impulsive abrupt D quick 3A type B self C like D own 4 A setagainst BB weighed up C_madeupfor settled up with 5 A advantageous B privileged indulgent ~—-D_gainful 6 A inundated Billed © plentiful D dense 7 A appreciably -B fully © utterly D sorely 8 A while B phase © length D course Before you check your answers to Part 1 of the test, go on to pages 9-10.FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANGE PAPER 1 PART 4 WHAT’S TESTED Part 1 of the Reading and Use of English paper focuses on vocabulary. Questions may test any of the following: + semantic precision — choosing the word with the right meaning in the context. This does not involve completing a phrase or deciding according to grammatical structure; you must simply decide which option has the correct meaning in relation to the meaning of the sentence or the text as a whole. * collocation ~ choosing which word goes together with another or others to form a phrase. It may be possible to fil the gap with another word that is not an option in the question, but only one of the words given as an option correctly completes the phrase. ‘+ complementation — choosing the option that fits grammatically. More than one of the options may have the right meaning but only one will form a grammatically correct structure + idioms - phrases that have a special meaning, which may differ substantially from the meaning of the individual words in them. Questions testing idioms involve choosing which single word completes the idiom. * fixed phrases ~ phrases in which the individual parts are always used together, and in which the meaning can be logically worked out from the meaning of the individual words in them. Questions testing fixed phrases involve knowing which single word completes them. * phrasal verbs - phrases consisting of a verb followed by a preposition and/or an adverb which have a special meaning that cannot be worked out simply from the meaning of the verb. Questions may involve choosing which single word completes a phrasal verb or choosing from a set of complete phrasat verbs. * linkers - words or phrases that connect sentences or parts of sentences. Questions testing linkers involve choosing from single-word linkers, deciding which word completes a linking phrase or choosing from complete linking phrases. TIPS * Read the text very carefully to make sure that the options you choose make sense in terms of the meaning of the text. If you only focus on a few words immediately before or after a gap, you may incorrectly choose an option that might seem to fit grammatically and in isolation, but does not fit in the context of the text. * Make sure that the option you choose fits grammatically. It may be that more than one of the options. fits the meaning of the text but that only one fits in grammatically. * Don't choose an option simply because it looks like the ‘hardest’ word or because it is the only one that you don’t know. The correct option may be a relatively simple word, though not used in a simple phrase or with its simplest meaning. In each of the exercises below, choose which of the four options fits into each of the four sentences. Each exercise relates to the question with the same number in the test, and the options are the same as those given for that question in the test. This will help you to eliminate some of the incorrect options in the test or to confirm that you have selected the correct option. 1° distant faint secluded faraway It is hard to warm towards someone who is $0 ......:ssus with everyone else. They gave me only a . outline of the project they had in mind. Fame caused her to lead a rather .. ou lfe, in her own private world. She had a look in her eyes, as if something was troubling her. compAPER 1 PART 1 FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE 2 prompt impulsive abrupt quick Frank is . . to blame other people when something goes wrong. He's and makes promises without thinking about the consequences, Hazel has a very ‘manner, which many people find rude. I think it’s important to be .. in replying to letters and messages. vom> 3 type self like own A There was amazing scenery, the ... of which | had never seen before. B People of his, would lie to anyone if it was to their advantage. c D ‘The island is unlike any other, as it has an atmosphere all its : After a bad patch, Helen is back to her old .... .. again, I'm glad to say: 4 setagainst weighed up made up for settled up with A When I'd both sides of the argument, | made my decision. B_ I hope this present has . the fact that | forgot your birthday. © When the cost was the benefits, the scheme looked good. D__ She paid for both of us and | . . her when we got home. 5 advantageous privileged indulgent gainful Doing this course might prove ... to me in my future career. She has rather parents, who give her everything she asks for. He said he felt when he was made captain of the national team. It took James some time to find .. employment when he left college. vo9> 6 inundated filled plentiful dense A It'sarather ... novel and certainly not an easy read. B_ Her work was . . with errors and she had to do it all again. (© When they advertised the job, they were ... with applications. He decided to move to a place where cheap accommodation was 7 appreciably fully utterly sorely A When Sally leaves this department she will be .. . missed. B_ I think they're .. brilliant and they're my favourite group. C Iwas. .. expecting to have bad day, but it turned out all right. D_ Her health is ... better than it was a week or so ago. 8 while phase length course ‘A. The situation remained serious for a considerable ... B The first of the plan was carried out successfully. © Fora. . life was difficult but then things began to improve. D During the of his stay, he met a lot of interesting people. of time. Now check your answers to these exercises. When you have done so, decide whether you wish to. change any of your answers to Part 1 of the test. Then check your answers to Part 1 of the test.TEST 1 PAPER 1 PART 2 PART 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space, Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam you will write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. Example: 0 THAT Laughing is Good for You ~ Seriously Itis asad fact (0) U-'AT.... aduits laugh far less than children, sometimes (9) «.... as much as a couple of hundred times a day. Just take a (10) ............ at people’s faces on the way to work or in the office: you'll be lucky to see a smile, let (11) ..» hear a laugh. This is a shame - especially in (12) . of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good for you. ‘When you laugh; says psychologist David Cohen, ‘it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphins. It counters the effects of stress (13) .. enhances the immune system! There are many (14) .. . why we might laugh less in adult life: perhaps we are too work-obsessed, or too embarrassed to (15) ..... our emotions show. Some psychologists simply believe that children have more naive responses, and as adults we naturally grow (16) ...........«. of spontaneous reactions, Now check your answers to Part 2 of the test.