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Part 1

For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C 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 band B set C branch D series

0 A B C D

What is genealogy?

Genealogy is a (0) …..... of history. It concerns family history, (1) …..... than the national or world

history studied at school. It doesn’t merely involve drawing a family tree, however – tracing your

family history can also (2) …..... in learning about your roots and your identity. The internet enables

millions of people worldwide to (3) ...….. information about their family history, without great (4) ...….. .

People who research their family history often (5) ...….. that it’s a fascinating hobby which (6) …........

a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors. According to a survey

involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in

your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded that the (7) …..... back you follow your family

line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are. However, the

vast majority of people who (8) …..... in the survey discovered they were better off than their

ancestors.
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1 A instead B rather C except D sooner

2 A cause B mean C result D lead

3 A accomplish B access C approach D admit

4 A fee B price C charge D expense

5 A describe B define C remark D regard

6 A reveals B opens C begins D arises

7 A older B greater C higher D further

8 A attended B participated C included D associated

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Part 2

For questions 9 – 16, 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 S

Motorbike stunt rider

race track in France was (9) …….. I first saw some guys doing motorbike stunts. I’d never seen

anyone riding a motorbike using just the back wheel before and I was (10) …….. impressed I went

straight home and taught (11) …….. to do the same. It wasn’t very long before I began to earn my

living at shows performing my own motorbike stunts.

I have a degree (12) …….. mechanical engineering; this helps me to look at the physics (13) ……..

lies behind each stunt. In addition to being responsible for design changes to the motorbike, I have to

work (14) …….. every stunt I do. People often think that my work is very dangerous, but, apart

(15)........... some minor mechanical problem happening occasionally during a stunt, nothing ever goes

wrong. I never feel in (16) .......... kind of danger because I’m very experienced.
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Part 3

For questions 17 – 24, 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: 0 C O MM O N L Y

An incredible vegetable

Garlic, a member of the Liliacaea family which also includes onions, is

(0) …….... used in cooking all around the world. China is currently the COMMON

largest (17) …….... of garlic, which is particularly associated with the PRODUCT

dishes of northern Africa and southern Europe. It is native to central

Asia and has long had a history as a health-giving food, used both to

prevent and cure (18) ................ In Ancient Egypt, workers building the ILL

pyramids were given garlic to keep them strong, while Olympic

athletes in Greece ate it to increase their resistance to infection.

The forefather of antibiotic medicine, Louis Pasteur, claimed garlic

was as (19) …….... as penicillin in treating infections. Modern-day EFFECT

(20)............. have proved that garlic can indeed kill bacteria and even SCIENCE

some viruses, so it can be very useful for people who have coughs

and colds. In (21) …….... , some doctors believe that garlic can ADD

reduce blood (22) …….... . PRESS

The only (23)............. to this truly amazing food is that the strong and ADVANTAGE

rather (24) ............ smell of garlic is not the most pleasant! SPICE

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Part 4

For questions 25 – 30, 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 A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.

DRIVEN

We ................................................................................. a very friendly taxi driver.

The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by’, so you write:

Example: 0 WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY

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

25 Joan was in favour of visiting the museum.

IDEA

Joan thought it would be ................................................................................. to the museum.

26 Arthur has the talent to become a concert pianist.

THAT

Arthur is so ................................................................................. could become a concert pianist.

27 ‘Do you know when the match starts, Sally?’ asked Mary.

IF

Mary asked Sally ................................................................................. time the match started.

28 I knocked for ages at Ruth’s door but I got no reply.

LONG

I ................................................................................. knocking at Ruth’s door but I got no reply.

29 Everyone says that the band is planning to go on a world tour next year.

SAID

The band ................................................................................. planning to go on a world tour next year.

30 I’d prefer not to cancel the meeting.

CALL

I’d rather ................................................................................. the meeting.

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