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Test Part 2 For questions 16-90, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Thore is an example at the beginning (0) ‘Wee your answers on the separate answer sheet Example: [6 @ ] HOLLYwooD How was (0)..if... that Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the ‘American film industry? Its a strange story ‘There was a lite vitage in southern Califomia called Cahuenga Valley (16)... a Mr _and Mrs Wilcox had their home. 1887, (17)... Mrs Wilcox was on a trip o the east vu @ stranger on a train. The stranger had a Mes Wilcox liked the much that she decided to give her home the same name. Because the ‘coast, she got into conversation (18) home calles Hollywood somewhere else in the country, (19) name (20) Wilcox’s home was the biggest in Cahuenga Valley, the village soon became known 21) so Holywood. never have heard of Hollywood. ‘else happened. Many small independent ‘two main reasons. Firstly. In normal circumstances most people (22) However, between 1908 and 1913 (23) fim companies began moving to southern Califomia (24) thay were attracted by the sunny climate, which let them film throughout the year (25) the need for expensive lighting. Secondly, they were (26) with the larger, more powerful studios in New York, and they wanted to get away from problems there Only one studio actualy set (27) nin Hollywood. Local people were so angry when it appeared that (28) aw was passed forbidding the building of any more studios. In fact, Hollywood itself never had a film industry, surprisingly enough, (28) the ‘other studios that came tothe area were all ui outside Hollywood. Nevertheless, by 1915 ‘Hollywood (30) become familar as term for the movie business as a whole, Paper'3 Use of English Part 3 Fr questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that ithas a similar meaning to he first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and flve words, including the word given. Here is an example (0), Example: © You must do exactly what the manager tells you. carry You must instructions exactly ‘The gap can be filed by the words ‘carry out the manager's’ so you wie (1) carey Bu are manager Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet “ 31. So that John could go on holiday in the summer, he saved £10 a week. order John saved £10 a week holiday in the summer. able to go on. 382 It's not worth asking the manager for the day of. point There in asking the manager for the day of. 33 We had to finish all the work before we could leave. unt We had to stay . all the work. 34 Tim had not expected the concert to be so good. better ‘The concert had expected.

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