Test 1 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: [0] [7|7| Hollywood How was (0) hat Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the ‘American film industry? In 1887, Harvey Wilcox, a property developer, bought a house and all the surrounding land on a hillside in southern California. His wife overheard a woman talking on a train about her summer house, (13) .......... She called ‘Hollywood’. Mrs Wilcox liked the name (14) .. much that she decided to give her new home (15) .. same name. Mr Wilcox then built other houses on his land and used the name for the whole community. In normal circumstances most people (16) between 1908 and 1913 (17) .... never have heard of Hollywood. But . else happened. Many small independent film companies began moving to southern California (18) two main reasons. Firstly, they were having problems (19).......... the larger, more powerful studios in New York. Secondly, they were attracted by the sunny climate, which let them film throughout the year (20)... . the need for expensive lighting. Only one studio actually set (21).......... in Hollywood itself, because the local people took legal measures (22)........ prevent any more from arriving, The other studios that came to the area were all built outside Hollywood. Nevertheless, by 1915 ‘Hollywood’ (23) .. become familiar as a term for the movie business (24)......... a whole. 18Test 2 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: |0| |W|/|7|# Problems for actors Many actors do not like working (0) .'%H.. children or animals. This is probably (13) .... are afraid that the audience may become (14) in them. they terested in the children and animals than Actors can have problems (15) . a different kind when they are required to eat or drink on stage. If they have (16).......... much food in their mouths, the words they say may not (17) clear, and they may even end up coughing or choking. Other problems can occur with food (18) films are being made. In a recent film, during (19) ........ a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the actors entered with a large roast chicken on a tray and started cutting some meat from it while he was speaking. Having cut off a whole chicken leg he completely forgot (20)......... his next words were. The scene had to be filmed (24) .......... This would not really have mattered (22) . there had been another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (23)........., nobody knew what to do, but eventually the problem was solved (24) putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back onto the chicken. 40Test 3 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: [0] [#]1 |S Charles Dickens’ childhood experiences Charles Dickens was one of the greatest nineteenth-century English novelists. At the time of (0)... parents (13) Eventually, his father owed (18)... death in 1870 he was a wealthy man, in contrast to the poverty of his early days. His ..» their best to look after him but were always in difficulties (14)......... money. .. a large amount of money that he was sent to prison for three months. Two days after his twelfth birthday, Dickens was taken away from school by his parents and made (16) places in (17) . work in a factory to increase the family income. Factories could be dangerous . days and some employers were cruel. Charles was not (18)... extremely unhappy, but also ashamed of working there, and he (19) . never forget that period of his life. In his novels Dickens showed just how shocking working and living conditions were. Working in the factory affected him so deeply that he found (20) speak about in later life. His own wife and children knew (21)... .. much too painful to . at all about the unhappiness of his childhood while Dickens was still alive, (22) ......... shortly after his death a biography was published in (23) were revealed (24) ... . Dickens’ terrible childhood experiences in the factory . the first time. 62Test 4 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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. IM) 0} S| T Example: The Inferno ski race The Inferno is the oldest and (0) .. celebrated of all amateur ski races. It is held every January, near Maren in Switzerland. Anyone can take part, as (13) . as they belong to a ski racing club. The Inferno was the invention of a British businessman called Henry Lunn, who came up (14) ......0 the idea of the package holiday in the early 1900s and began taking groups of people Mirren and he to the Alps for winter sports. Henry's son, Amold, grew very fond (16) .. founded a ski club there in 1924. Four years (16) part (17) . , Seventeen of the club's members took the first Inferno race, from the top of the 2,970 metre Schilthorn mountain to Mirren below. In those early days, they (18) .. (19)... to climb for six hours from the railway station in Mirren the start of the race. Today, racers use a cable car which (20) ........... about twenty minutes. In the first race, the winning time for the fourteen-kilometre race was one hour, twelve minutes. (21) .. days it tends to be almost exactly an hour less. Although the skiers are very (22).......... faster now, some things haven't changed. The course, (23) is steep and has sharp bends, remains (24) of the most demanding and frightening in the world. 84Test 1 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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. [TTL Example: Vancouver Vancouver in western Canada is named (0) .2!t¢". Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy. However, Captain Vancouver was not the first European (13) ......... visit the area — the coast (14) ........» already been explored by the Spanish. Nor did Captain Vancouver spend many days there, even (15) ......... the Scenery amazed him and everyone else (16) ......-.- Was travelling with him. The scenery still amazes visitors to (17) ......... city of Vancouver today. First-time visitors who are (18) ... Search of breathtaking views are usually directed to a beach about ten minutes (19) ... the city centre. There, looking out over the sailing boats racing across the blue water, visitors see Vancouver's towering skyline backed by the magnificent Coast Mountains. The city is regularly picked by international travel associations (20) ......... one of the world's best tourist destinations. They are only confirming what the two million residents and eight million tourists visiting Greater Vancouver (21) single year are always saying: there is simply (22) ..... .. other place on earth quite (23) ....... it. It's not just the gorgeous setting that appeals to people, (24) ...... also Vancouver's wide range of sporting, cultural and entertainment facilities. 18Test 2 Part2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: [0] Tel | TI L | 1] My home town | was born in one of (0) ... 12... most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (13) . during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (14) longer the trade centre that it once (15) .. . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (16) to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (17) full of spices and silks, jewels and tea. The old city centre is small, which (18) ......... it very easy to explore (19) ......... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (20) .. only physically but in spirit too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really (21) ........ a step back into the past. It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As (22) as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (23) ... high-quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (24) . you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenir. 40Test 3 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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. yr LI | [Alm Dealing with waste plastic Every year people throw (0) ..2%4Y.. millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, boxes and wrapping, These create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get (19) ....... of. Now a new recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turning old plastic (14) ........ new. Scientists have taken (16) ......... long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always been a bigger problem (16)......... Substances like Waste paper, You can bury plastic, but it takes many years to break down. If you burn it, it just becomes another form of pollution. A (17)... products, for example bottles, can be re-used, but it is expensive or difficult to do this (18) ......... a lot of plastic products. Now a group of companies has developed a new method (19)........... recycling that could save almost (20)......... plastic waste. Nearly every type of waste plastic can be used: it does (21) Everything is simply mixed together (28) ... (24) new plastic products, including computer hardware. have to be sorted, In addition, labels and ink may be left (22) .......... the products. .. heated to more than 400 degrees centigrade ... that it melts. It is then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make 62Test 4 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: | 0 Anew cruise ship One (0) ...2 cruises around the Caribbean. More than double (13). .. the biggest passenger ships in history, the Island Princess, carries people on . weight of the Titanic (the large passenger ship which sank in 1912), it was (14)......... large to be built in (16) ......... piece. Instead, 48 sections (16) together at a shipbuilding yard in Italy. . total were made in different places. The ship was then put The huge weight of the /sland Princess is partly due to her enormous height, (17)... is an incredible 41 metres. When compared with the Titanic, she Is also a much broader ship. As (18) .. metres long, similar to the length of the Titanic. ... a8 length is concerned, there's little difference — the Island Princess is over 250 The Island Princess can carry (19) 25 specially designed (20) . to suit (21) .... likely to be a popular holiday choive for many years to (22) (23)... to save up in order to be (24) 10 2,600 passengers and has 1,321 cabins, including .. use by disabled passengers. There is entertainment on board age and interest, from dancing te good drama. The /sland Princess seems very . , even though most people will to afford the trip. 84Test 1 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: [0] [A Enrico Rastelli Enrico Rastelli was probably the greatest juggler the world has ever known. Juggling involves throwing (0) . number of objects up into the air and catching them (13) .. dropping a single one. Rastelli was able to juggle (14) . Many as eight balls at the same time. However, (18) ......... made him a genius was his perfect style, rather (16) .......... the quantity of objects he (17). iggle. of the Rastelli’s contributions to juggling were many. He started using rubber balls (18) cotton balls that were (19) .......... use at the time, These rubber balls are now standard. It was Rastelli, too, who began the now commonly seen practice (20) .. throwing a ball into the air, and then catching (21) ..........0n a stick held in his mouth, Enrico Rastelli was born into a circus family in Siberia in 1896. Although he spent some of his early years in Italy, it (22) .......... in Russia that he acquired his juggling skills. It was not uncommon (23). him to practise twelve hours a day, and this dedication was reflected in his astonishing performances. The degree of control shown (24) ......... Enrico Rastelli has never been equalled. 18Test 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below a ‘one word in each gap. There is an examp Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS of Example: |0| |A/L/L arapherd } Can your handwriting reveal anything at (0) decide whether you will get the job that you have a analysing handwriting, is being used by recruitment Business consultant Eleanor Sturgeon says, ‘Com (14). much they know about graphology (15) When graphology is being used, job applicants (16) .. handwriting. This reveals characteristics ranging from anxiety and aggression. Sturgeon says, ‘From the sa v spplicant’s aptitude for a job; for example, whether they would be capable (18) happens, though, (19) .. applicants refuse to take a test in itself tells you a lot (20) an applicant's chara that handwriting analysis is only part of the process, and is U (CVs and interviews. if someone doesn't get a job, it won't be just (23) . Almost certainly, they wouldn't (24) got the job anyway.” 40Test 3 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: | 0 8 Anew kind of pollution Air pollution is a well-known problem, but now light pollution (0) .......... also causing concern. Light pollution ocours because there are many electric lights around us which are so powerful that (13)... places people (15) . = Stop us seeing the stars in the night sky. It is now (14) a problem that in some outdoor lighting is too bright could even (16) .......... given a heavy fine. Business owners, supermarkets and even home-owners (17) . stall security lights may face legal action if their lights are (18) .......... bright that they spoil their neighbours’ enjoyment of the night sky. Amazingly, many children growing up in big cities today (19) . never seen the night sky properly because of the increase in light pollution. And it is (20) .......... only in cities — people living in the country are also affected (21) .......... lights from nearby towns. It is a problem for those simply trying to enjoy the stars, and for serious astronomers (22) .......... Well. (One university in the UK has come up (28)..........an interesting solution. It has built a telescope in the Canary Islands and allows schools to use this via the internet. But it does seem ridiculous that children can't see the stars properly (24) .......... using their computers! 62Test 4 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which 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: |0| [A The Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is (0)........... famous golf tournament and it is now one of the biggest events in sport. Tickets regularly sell out within hours (13) .......... going on sale. (14) . makes it different from other golf tournaments is that it involves teams rather (15) . individuals, with Europe competing against the USA. There is no prize money, but emotions run high. The players enjoy ‘experiencing again the original feelings that made (16) .......... take up the sport in the first place. (17) year the number of spectators is huge. It began with an agreement (18) ......... two men, Samuel Ryder and Walter Hagen. Ryder was a businessman, while Hagen was the first international star of the professional game. In (19) .. of their different backgrounds, the two men were able to work together to organise the first match between Britain and the USA. From (20) .. on, the tournament was played every two years. From 1935 to 1983, the USA dominated the game. But (21) .. ‘other European countries joined the British (22) . take on the Americans, everything changed. From (23) .......... ime, every Ryder Cup competition (24) .......... provided a gripping battle for spectators. 84