KEY
PART ONE. The Girl with big plates and an even bigger heart! You are going to read an article. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one that fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
1C
2 H
3 A
4 G
5 E
6 F
7 D
PART TWO. Out of Sight, Out of Mind. You are going to read a text about a sculptor. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
1 C
2 A
3 D
4 C
5 B
PART 3. MULTIPLE CHOICE LEXICAL CLOZE. Read the following text and then decide which of the words (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. An example (0) has been done for you. Circle the LETTER of your answer.
The Arrival
0. A
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
PART 4. WORD FORMATION. Read this text about Philosophy. For gaps 1-7,use the word in brackets to help you write a related word which fits the context. Remember that some of the words may require a negative/plural affix. The exercise begins with an example (0).
Postmodernism and Modern Philosophy
0.REACTION
1. ASSUMPTIONS
2. roughly
3. CHARACTERISTICALLY
4. viewpoints
5. Enlightenment
6. existence
7. INVESTIGATIVE
8. CONCEPTUAL
9. EXPLANATORY
10. DENIAL
PART 5. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
1. They criticized the teacher's decision not to include R. Descartes in the curriculum.
FAULT
They _found fault with the_ teacher's decision not to include R. Descartes in the curriculum.
2. If you don't know what you're doing you should not dismantle the computer.
APART
Do not ___take the computer apart unless___ you know what you're doing.
3. Under pressure from his editor, the reporter apologised for the inaccurate story
MADE
The reporter __was made to apologise___ by his editor for the inaccurate story.
4. Liam is very talented and could become a fine actor.
MAKINGS
Liam ____has the makings of_____ a fine actor.
5. She squandered the money as soon as she inherited it.
SOONER
__No sooner had she inherited the money than_______ she squandered it.
6. Mark's parents would prefer him to have studied law.
SOONER
Mark's parents ___would/'d sooner he had studied _______________law.
7. All our teacher's students were made to do their homework
HAD
Our teacher had all his students do their homework.
