Advanced
Reading and Use of English
Sample Test 2
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on your answer sheets if they
are not already there.
Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
Read the instructions on the answer sheets.
Write your answers on the answer sheets. Use a pencil.
You must complete the answer sheets within the time limit.
At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheets.
INFORM ATION FOR CANDIDATES
There are 56 questions in this paper.
Questions 1 – 24 carry 1 mark.
Questions 25 – 30 carry up to 2 marks.
Questions 31 – 46 carry 2 marks.
Questions 47 – 56 carry 1 mark.
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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 deposits B piles C stores D stocks
A B C D
0
New uses for salt mines
Geological (0) of salt were formed millions of years ago, when what is now land, lay under the
sea. It is hard to believe that salt is now such a cheap (1) , because centuries ago it was the
commercial (2) …….. of today’s oil. The men who mined salt became wealthy and, although the work
was (3) …….. and frequently dangerous, a job in a salt mine was highly (4) …….. .
Nowadays, the specific microclimates in disused mines have been (5) …….. for the treatment of
respiratory illnesses such as asthma, and the silent, dark surroundings in a mine are considered
(6) .......... in encouraging patients to relax.
In addition, some disused mines have been (7) …….. to different commercial enterprises, although
keeping up-to-date with the technology of mining is essential to (8) …….. visitors’ safety. Some of the
largest underground chambers even host concerts, conferences and business meetings.
1 A provision B utility C material D commodity
2 A match B similarity C parallel D equivalent
3 A critical B demanding C extreme D straining
4 A regarded B admired C approved D honoured
5 A exploited B extracted C exposed D extended
6 A profitable B agreeable C beneficial D popular
7 A put down B turned over C made out D set about
8 A enable B retain C ensure D support
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 T O
Managing change
Most people find change unsettling and difficult to adapt (0) ............. Many societies have experienced
(9) …….. rapid change in the early years of the 21st century that life can feel very daunting (10) ……..
times. Various commentators have (11) …….. forward suggestions for coping with change on a
personal level.
One suggestion involves thinking of three solutions to a problem, rather (12) …….. two. Apparently,
many people faced (13) …….. change respond by considering two possible courses of action, but
invariably tend to reject both of these. However, thinking instead of three potential solutions is a
strategy which, according to research, provides a reliable way of finding a solution to the initial
problem.
Another strategy advocates learning to avoid set patterns of routine behaviour. Something simple,
(14) …….. taking another route to work at (15) …….. once a week, is seen as encouraging
confidence in the face of uncertainty. (16) .......... the simplicity of these ideas, they nevertheless help
prepare people mentally to manage major change if necessary.
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 D I S S I M I L A R
Fashion and Science
At first glance science and fashion could not be more (0) …….. . Science is SIMILAR
generally considered to be a (17) that is slow-paced, serious and worthy, PURSUE
whereas fashion is frivolous, impulsive and often (18) …….. . PREDICT
But fashion owes more to science than some (19) …….. might like to admit. ENTHUSE
Fashion houses adopt new materials in order to (20) …….. themselves from DISTINCT
their various (21) ............. One designer recently showed off a liquid that can be COMPETE
used to produce clothes that are seamless.
As cotton is (22) …….. having to compete with other crops for land, and oil- INCREASE
based fabrics become less acceptable, scientists are working to develop
(23) …….. for these products. Sportswear, for example, has been transformed REPLACE
thanks to the use of (24) …….. materials and scientific designs, greatly INNOVATE
improving the performance of athletes.
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 three and
six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example:
0 James would only speak to the head of department alone.
ON
James ............................................... to the head of department alone.
The gap can be filled with the words ‘insisted on speaking’, so you write:
Example: 0 INSISTED ON SPEAKING
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
25 As long as you explain the process clearly at the conference, your boss will be pleased.
GIVE
If ............................................... the process at the conference, your boss will be pleased.
26 They say that a visitor to the national art gallery damaged an 18th-century painting.
ALLEGED
A visitor to the national art gallery ............................................... an 18th-century painting.
27 I really don’t mind whether Jill chooses to come on holiday with us or not.
DIFFERENCE
It really ................................................whether Jill chooses to come on holiday with us or not.
28 Without the help that Joe gave me, I don’t think I’d have finished the course.
BEEN
If it ............................................... help, I don’t think I’d have finished the course.
29 We can assure our customers that we will take every possible measure to maintain the quality
of the products on our shelves.
TAKES
We can assure our customers that we will ............................................... to maintain the quality
of the products on our shelves.
30 Following some complaints by local residents, the government withdrew its proposal to build a
new runway at the airport.
LIGHT
The government’s proposal to build a new runway at the airport ………………………………....
some complaints by local residents.
