CPE – READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

Radically altering the job

Facilitate and manage
access to the information
The pace of change has
accelerated
These challenges are
regarded as stimulating
A strong customer focus
To provide support
A growing range of global
resources
Library skills are still
applicable
Moreover, most librarians
say ……
Test 2

In particular, should be

Call for enthusiasm.

Possess this engaging

quality in large quantities.
Develop innate talents
Clearly thoughts are put
across (well)
Observations you may
document as significant
Intrinsic value to say
Work you never see the
light of day
Lay to rest the myth
(to stop or finish discussing,
thinking about, or focusing on something).

TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN LONDON

RESIDENTS STROLL DOWN THE CITY STREET (WALK IN A
RELAXING WAY)

COMPLAIN - GRUMBLE ABOUT (AND AS MUCH SOME

MAY ……)
NEW BUILDINGS HAVE SPRUNG UP

THE NEW ARRIVAL AND FLOURISHING TOURISM HAVE

HELPED ……

THE NAME HAS FALLEN SLIGHTLY OUT OF FAVOUR

He surely never thought …..

Old celebrity has become superfluous

GRUMBLE ABOUT = COMPLAINT

NIP = BITE
LEAP = JUMP
SO LONG AS = WHILE
SNIPPET OF INFORMATION = EXTRACT OF ….

OPEN CLOZE

In actual fact
whose Published books
what It is that he wants
building Up date
Later / early On
Presented With
By Means of intensive
trainings

Test 2
nothing more likely to
There is
Willing to put up with danger and
discomfort
The first phrase to come into his head
For all we know ,
This might seem self-evident to someone
like
See them as people who
have realised …
More often than not they
will ….
People who are at ease
with their environment
, however alien it

Part 2 (film music)

Any mention of …
Call to mind ( remember)
According to
Music accounts for
Part of it …..
Suck (ed) into (become
involve in something)
Music brings very little
recognition

WORD FORMATION

FLAVOUR AS A FLAVOURING IN ICE

CREAMS
RECOGNISE IT’S MORE RECOGNISABLE
RIPE RIPENS
MATURE MATURITY
EXTEND EXTENSIVELY
KNOW UNKNOWN
SUPPLY SUPPLIERS
COMPETE COMPETITORS
CONSEQUENCE CONSEQUENTLY
EMERGE EMERGENCE
THREAT THREATENING

Test 2

PARASITE A RARE PARASITIC PLANT

LIKE IT HAS BEEN LIKENED TO
BOTANY MANY BOTANISTS HAVE
BEEN KEEN TO …
MOLECULE THEY CONDUCTED
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS
REVEAL RESULTED IN THE
REVELATION
ORDINARY ALTHOUGH THIS
EXTRAORDINARY
TRANSFORMATION
COMPARE WOULD BE COMPARABLE
TO US ….
PLEASE EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT
DISTANT OVER LONG DISTANCES

Test 2 ( extreme weather)

BEAUTY IS A BEAUTIFULLY
ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE
COMPLEX MANY COMPLEXITIES OF
THE DEBATE
LEAD HAS BEEN MISLEAD ON
THIS ISSUE (misled =
deceive )
POLITICS Campaigning of politicians
CREDIBLE Incredibly complicated
ASSUME Simplistic assumptions will
inebitably
PAIR Impair (make less
effective) our
understanding
REPEAT He repeatedly emphasizes
FINITE It s the infinite detail ….
WORD FORMATION
The author describes his
childhood vividly in the
book (ACCOUNT)
This plant often gets
attacked by insects
(PRONE)
Do you have any idea
about how Jack made
enough money to buy that
new sports car ? (LIGHT)
Kate has finally accepted
that their friendship is over
(TERMS)
I wasn’t expecting you to
begin singing when they
asked you to speak
(SURPRISE)
Janice soon recovered
The author’s book has a
vivid account of his
childhood
This plant is prone to being
attacked by insects
Can you shed any light on
how Jack made enough
money to buy that new
sports car?
Kate has finally come to
terms with the fact that
their friendship is over
It took me by surprise
when you began singing
when they asked you to
speak
It did not take Janice long
from her cold (OVER) to get over her cold
Only when the storm It was not until the storm
subsided was it clear just had subsided that the
how much damage had extent of the damage was
been done (EXTENT) clear .
When he won the When he won the
scholarship, Alan began to scholarship , it began to
realise just how lucky he dawn on Alan just how
was (DAWN) lucky he was .

TEST 2

The thing I’d like most There’s NOTHING I’D LIKE

would be to visit the art MORE THAN TO VISIT
gallery again ( MORE) the art gallery again

when I shouted at the boys The boys TOOK

to stop throwing stones ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE
they completely ignored when I shouted at them to
me . (TOOK) stop throwing stones
What the lecturer said was There WAS A LACK OF
not very clear at times CLARITY in what the
( LACK) lecturer said at times.
It was only when it got It was not UNTIL
dark that Paolo decided to DARKNESS FELL that Paolo
make his way back home decided to make his way
(FELL) back home.

Only IN THE LAST RESORT

The company avoids DOES THE COMPANY
employing unqualified staff employ unqualified staff.
unless there is no
alternative (RESORT) Only in the last resort do I
apply for this job

The careful preparation for The care WHICH WENT

the event ensured it was a INTO PREPARING the
memorable day for event ensured it was a

everyone who attended memorable day for

(WHICH) everyone

Test 2

Having too much time to

It can be difficult to make a think may mean that it is
decision when there is too difficult to reach a a
much time to think decision
(REACH)

Visitors can only enter the

exhibition if they have
booked online
( RESTRICTED)

If Stevie hadn’t acted

promptly to put out the
fire , there might have
been more damage to the
kitchen ( IN)

Taxes will most probably

rise next year . (EVERY)
Although she didn’t agree
with management’s
decision , Chloe was forced
to accept it . (EVERY)

Taxes will most probably

rise next year (EVERY)

We have taken to going to

the cinema on Fridays
(HABIT)