ee « Cambridge C1 Advanced Use of English Part 1 Multiple choice Test 3 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. In the separate answer sheet, mark the appropriate answer (A, B, C or D). Monument Valley Located on the Utah-Arizona (1)___ in the US, Monument Valley sits a ‘the Navajo Tribal Park and is now one of the most photographed places on Earth Thanks to it being (3). featured in a number of famous films and TV shows such as Forrest Gump, Mission impossible if and the HBO series Westworld, it has recently begun to gain popularity amiong visitors to the area, It is part of the Navajo Nalion, the largest Native American torritory in the United States, and, (4), the area is protected as a national park would be, the Navajo Park is ovined by the locals so therefore has its own set of rules. For example, the Park has its own time zone and follows its own governance, and the area has a microclimate ~ the temperature can sometimes (5), below zero degrees at night. So, what exactly is Monument Valley, and how was it formed? Before human (6). the area was a flat plain. Over millions of years, @. of the Rocky Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment, which, mixed with magma rising trom the Earth’s crust, allowed for the plateau to form. Natural forces have spent years chipping (8) at the plateau, which has formed the stunning natural wonders seen in Monument Valley today. 1 A border B frontier C division D territory 2 A into B within Con Dat 3 A figorously —B thoroughly — steadily D heavily 4 A however B whereas ¢ although D but 5 A_ lower B dip © submerge D collapse 6 A reality B survival © existence D actuality 7 A lacerations B decay € decomposition —_D erosion D 8 A around Boy C away overCambridge C1 Advanced Use of English Port 2 Open cloze Test 3 For questions 9-16, read the text below and decide which word best fits each gap. Use only one word for each gap. In the separate answer sheet, write your answers in capital letters, using one box per letter. 1e Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is widely thought to date (9). __ 2000 years, to just after 221 BC when China was unified. It was commissioned by the First Emperor to protect his subjects fram the Xlongnu, @ group of nomads that Inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe, which stretches from modern-day Bulgaria to Mongolia. Often labelled as (10) of the greatest wonders of the world, over ten million people visit the Wall each year. However, many who come to visit are surprised to find that itis (11)_ one continuous stretch of wall. It is a series of fortifications that were built during different dynasties over thousands of years. (12)________— the 21,198 kilometres of wall, nearly half were constructed by the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368-1644. Today, these are the most visited and best-preserved sections of the Wall, totalling 6,259 kilometres in length. There are many myths surrounding the Wall ~ one being that it can be seen from outer Space, (13)_____, many astronauts have disproved this claim, stating that ‘the materials used to build the wall are similar in colour and texture to the materials of the surrounding land’. (14) legend proposes that side it, but, (15) many builders of the Wall are actually buried date, no bone fragments have been discovered. (16)_____ this fast, the ‘Wall still carries the nickname of ‘the longest cemetery on Earth’, as over a million labourers are estimated to have died during its construction.Cambridge C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Word formation Test 3 For questions 17-24, use the stem word on the right to form the correct word that fills each gap. In the separate answer sheet, write your answers in capital letters, using one box per letter. Bossaball A unique blend of sport, music and gymnastics, Bossaball is a relatively new sport taking Europe by storm. Invented by Filip Eyckmans from Belgium in 2004, it has seen its (17) grow in recent times, particularly in Spain and the Netherlands. In fact, the Netherlands has even launched its own major Bossaball league. Similar to volleyball, the (18)_____of the game is to ground the ball on the opponent's side of the court earning points based on where the ball lands. The game is held on a court consisting of (19), panels, trampolines and a net, with only one player on the court at a time, The ‘samba referee’, who (20) the game, not only makes the decisions, but also provides musical (21), to the action, using a whistle, microphone, percussion instruments and a DJ set. The name Bossaball is therefore fitting, since music is a major component of how the game is played. Players are tree to dive, kick, flip and dance their way to passing the ball over the net in any which way they can, and the music creates a buzz that spectators (22) partake in So, what’s next for the sport? With a World Cup already taking place, Bossaball is aiming to make its way to the Olympics. It has recently been hailed as one of the most (23)_____ acrobatic and energetic games of our time, providing a low-impact workout, muscle-toning and improving one’s (24) : Why not give it a try? POPULAR OBJECT INFLATE SEE ACCOMPANY ENTHUSE UNIQUE COORDINATEPart 4 Cambridge C1 Advanced Use of English Key word transformation Test 3 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence, using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word provided and use between three and six words in total. In the separate answer sheet, write your answers in capital letters, using one box per letter. 25 28 29 30 ‘The local council is demolishing the block of old flats opposite the par. PULLED The old block of flats opposite the park __ council. ‘Antonio didn't fee! like going into work today. Moop Antoni going to work today. I wish | was taller because then I'd be a professional basketball player. ONLY __taller, I'd be a professional basketball player. I get on really well with my brother's new wife. TERMS tm ___ my brother's new wife. It James didn't think of a solution to the problem, he'd be fired. COME James had to to the problem or he’d be tired. Even though I'd been studying more than ever, my grades had only got a little bit better this term. SLIGHTLY My grades even though I'd been studying hard. this term than they were before,