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TEST 3 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 1 1 2 )

Part 1

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, С 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 sites В places С webs D locations

Friend or burglar?

Users of well-known social networking (0 ) ..........have been warned they may have to pay more for
their house ( 1 ) ............ This is because there is ( 2 ) ........... that burglars use the sites to find out
personal details about potential targets and information like when people will be (3) .......... on
holiday.

Burglars can use the networking sites to (4) .......... relationships with people who they can then
(5 ) ...... ...as people to burgle. An experiment found that many users (6 ) ..........complete strangers
as followers when they made a friend request. Also about 40% of users of the most popular social
networking sites have such low (7) ......... settings that their personal information can be seen by
anyone.

Users of these sites can’t help boasting about their holiday (8) ........... or expensive new home
gadgets they’ve ( 9 )............Users also give away information about when their house will be empty
when they (1 0 )..........about working long hours or how long their journey to work takes. All this
information makes life very (11)..........for thieves. Graham Jones who works for an internet security
company said he has seen people sending messages about what a wonderful time they’re having on
holiday in the Caribbean on a website that has their home address. He says people need to be more
(1 2 )..........of just who has access to the information they post on networking websites.

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 TEST 3 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 1-12)

1 A assurance В insurance С protection D cover

2 A findings В research С clues D evidence

3 A gone В away С out D outside

4 A find В make С develop D construct

5 A target В aim С choose D decide

6 A let В allowed С agreed D accepted

7 A safety В safe С security D secure

8 A ideas В hopes С plans D deals

9 A purchased В found С used D sold

10 A complain В tell С say D share

11 A difficult В clear С good D easy

12 A know В aware С willing D open

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 TEST 3 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 2 (questions 13-24)

Part 2

For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word that 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.

Example: [o] О

Recycling

Recycling involves taking used materials and turning them ( 0 ) ..........new products. It is not a new
concept: people (13)..........been recycling for hundreds of years but (1 4 )........... rising energy costs
since the 1970s it has become more (1 5 )..........a necessity and is now common practice. The idea
of recycling is (1 6 )..........prevent waste and reduce the consumption of new fresh raw materials.

The (1 7 )......... common materials which are recycled are paper and glass. Some plastics, metals
and textiles (1 8 )......... also be recycled as well as some electronic equipment. It is now typical to
separate household waste into materials (1 9 )..........can and can’t be recycled. Recycling points
(20) ......... glass, paper etc. can be taken to are now common sights in (21) ........... major towns and
cities.

In theory recycling seems obvious: however in practice it is (2 2 )..........always cost-effective. Often

the cost of collection and transportation is greater (2 3 )..........the cost of the energy saved. It also
means there are fewer jobs available in industries (24) .......... as mining, as demand for raw
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materials is lower. As a result recycling is a controversial topic. However, with more government
legislation and more incentives being introduced recycling is clearly on the increase.

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 TEST 3 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 3 (questions 25 34)

Part 3

For questions 25-34 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 CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: [о] [X 0 A

Advertising for work

An out of work (0 )..........was seen advertising his services on a placard ACCOUNT

outside a busy London station last week. This (25) .......... tactic is USUAL
reminiscent of scenes from New York’s Wall Street during the great
(2 6 )..........of the 1930s. Daniel Bell decided to try this drastic approach DEPRESS
after months of looking for a job using more (27) ......... methods. He TRADITION
said he had sent out hundreds of CVs and applied to over 70 different
jobs but only had five interviews, none of which were (2 8 )............Now SUCCESS
he says he has nothing to lose and hopes to impress prospective
(2 9 )..........with his initiative. EMPLOY

He plans to stand outside the station with his sign during the rush hour
and giving out business cards for as long as it takes to get a job. After
just two days he had received three (3 0 )..........to attend interviews so INVITE
the plan seems to be working. He admits, however, that his (3 1 ).......... PRESENT
has received mixed (3 2 )............ ‘Most people seem embarrassed and REACT
try to look the other way, while others (33) .......... think I am being CLEAR
ridiculous and more than one person openly pointed and laughed at me.
I don’t care though,’ he says, ‘they might find (34) .......... being made THEM
redundant by the end of the month. It feels good to be doing something
positive.

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 TEST 3 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 4 (questions 35 42)

Part 4

For questions 35-42, 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 two and
five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Example: 0 I haven’t seen him for at least 2 years.

TIME
T h e ........................................................... was more than 2 years ago.

The gap can be filled by the words ‘last time I saw him’, so you write:

Example: \o \ | LAST TIME I SAW HIM

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

35 ‘I’m really sorry I lost your scarf, I promise I’ll buy you a new one,’ she said to me.
LOSING
S h e .......................................and promised to buy a new one.

36 Could you tell me what the price of this dress is, please?
COSTS
Could you tell m e ......................................., please?

37 I’ve reached a decision about what I’m going to do next year.

UP
I’v e ...................................... about what I’m going to do next year.

38 We need to have the house decorated before we can sell it.

DECORATING
The house.......................................before we can sell it.

39 It might get cold later so I’d take a jumper if I were you.

CASE
You should.......................................it gets cold later.

40 You failed the exam because you didn’t pay attention in class.
PAID
You wouldn’t have failed the exam .......................................attention in class.

41 The government has created over 150 new jobs in the public sector.
HAVE
Over 150 new jo b s .......................................in the public sector.

42 Unfortunately, Mike turned down our offer of a job.

NOT
Unfortunately, M ike.......................................our offer of a job.

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