PAPER3 USE OF ENGLISH (2 hours)

SECTION A

1 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.

and in the opinion of the medical

Sugar was for a long time a luxury
profession it still should be. During the nineteenth century, however,
manufacturers discovered (1) * * * * * * * * ° * * * * * * * * * * * * ° * * * *
of producing it in vast

quantities and it has since become (2). **********

* * * * * * * * *

ofthe staple articles

of diet, particularly (3) *******************.**** .. the lower social classes. It has the

advantages of (4) ****

**°**°**°*********
comparatively cheap, easily digested,

rich (5) nergy and useful for flavouring. Its major

are that it lacks every nourishing quality
(6) ***

and (8) * * * .
of its
(7) . . .
that of giving energy, *****°

to displace other much more

attractive flavour it (9))
its
valuable foods (10) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
the diet. Most serious of all is
excessive consumption can
adverse (11) on health, since
and dental decay. The latter is
cause heart (12) ***********°*** obesity
countries. From the very
inhabitants of western
widespread among the
Yet if parents
anyone escapes.
very old, (13).
. . .

young to
the
of confec-
drastically reduce the (15) ************ *********

(14) dental
. children to eat, the extent of
tionery they allow (16). *****

they were to
be checked. And (17)). * * *

decay would soon

would
down their own consumption of sugar, they
(18) ****°************°

from ailments resulting directly or

suffer much (19)
.. Overweight.
indirectly from their (20)..
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Practice Test 1

2 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the sentence printed before it.

EXAMPLE: Iexpect that he will get there by lunchtime.

ANSWER: I expect him to get there by lunchtime.

a) The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike.

The rail workers have no ****** ******* **********"****

b) Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking.

Mrs Scott prides **********************************************************************************************************e*****************

I t was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.

If it hadn't **°*****°°°°** ************************************.*********************.

d) Iwasn't a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
It came. *********
***********°*** ********************************°********************°****************************

e) You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won't succeed.
There's no point ************************************************************************************************************************

) John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.

Not until .. ******** *** ******* ***

8)Idon't really like her, even though I admire her achievements.

Much. **************************************************'* ** *****e********************************

h) It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

The accident is ****
******************************************************* *********************************°

3 Fill each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.

EXAMPLE: He doesn't mind one way or the other; it makes no difference to
him.

a) You are not the first person . . ********************************

. **
. *
by that dog.
b) David refused to co-operate, no ... *****.******************************.we begged him to.

c)So itwas you? I might. **********onenosesoss**s **************..

. involved somehow.

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d) We'd better wait a few more minutes.************"*****************************

.. anyone else
arrives.

e) Even if I. ******************************** to the party, I wouldn't have wanted to go.

f)It's high time they.. ************************* they'll becoming or not.

*****.**

4 For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence but using the word given. This word must not
be altered in any way.

EXAMPLE: Not many people attended the meeting.

turnout
ANSWER: There was a poor turnout for the meeting.
a) Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket.
credited

****
*************************************** *************************°*************** *****************"

b) I daren't turn on the television because the baby might wake up.
fear

************************ .**....
****************************************************************

c)Some people will do anything to lose weight.

lengths
************************************* *************************.****************..* ... ... . .a. .......

d) The two theories appear to be completely different.

Commn

**********. * **********************

e) Several members of the committee said they were worried about the
chairman's proposals.
concern

* *********************************************************"******************************** ******************* ***

f)The river Volta overflowed last year.

f)
burst

***********

************************** **********************************************************
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ' * * * * * * * * * *

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g) He doesn't appreciate his wife.

granted

h The number of people out of work has been going down little by little.
h)
gradual