] Sf Practice Test Fifteen

Paper 3 Use of English Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

A MAN - MADE LEGEND

Phoenix-like (0) from amidst the ecological ashes comes a story of hope. At dawn, on a usually deserted beach
on the Greek island of Cephalonia, crowds compete (1) ....................... journalists and television crews, gathered
together to witness the arrival of something special. Four years ago, eggs (2) ................... by the rare Loggerhead
turtle were found in a nest on (3) ....................... very beach. It was judged by experts that it was too late in the
season for the hatchlings to have any chance of survival in the wild, so action was (4) ......................... The British
charity, Care for the Wild, decided to fly the eggs back to Southampton University and attempt to hatch them
(5) ......................... special conditions, in incubators. All four eggs hatched successfully and it was decided that
when they were four years old, they were (6) .............................. of surviving in the wild. They were returned
(7) .................... the remote beach, which remains untouched by the ravages of tourism, and released in front of
an audience of excited well-wishers. An example, (8) ....................... might say, of positive human intervention in
the process of natural selection! (9) ........................ , their fight for survival is (10) ........................ from over. The
Loggerhead turtle is one of the most endangered species of all. It has inhabited the earth for approximately ninety
million years and is now facing a man-made threat which has placed (11) ...................... survival in a precarious
state. The turtles can live as long as one hundred years but they don't even begin to show characteristics of their
gender until they reach thirty. Effectively, our four heroes will have to struggle for another quarter of a century
(12) ....................... they begin to fight back and fulfil some of the hopes invested in them. In (13) .................. ,.. ..
time, they will be forced to resist not (14) ...................... natural threats, but also dangers imposed on them by
the fishing industry and tourist development. Their chances are slim to say the (15) ........................ , but it is hoped
that their story might raise awareness of the plight of the turtles.

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 space in the same line.
AN ADOPTED ENGLISHMAN
Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) was a Polish-born English (0) novelist and short story NOVEL
writer who has been (16) .................................... regarded as one of the greatest INCREASE
English writers. During his lifetime Conrad was admired for the (17) .......................... . RICH
of his prose and his renderings of dangerous life at sea and in exotic places. Conrad's
fascination with the individual when faced with nature':) invariable unconcern, man's
(18) ........................ , and his inner battle with good and evil form the basis of the sub- HATE
plot of many of his works. 'Heart of Darkness' is his most famous, finest and most
(19) ........................... story, the title of which signifies both the heart of Africa and MYSTERY
also the heart of evil, that is everything that is corrupt, nihilistic and malign; in essence,
Conrad's (20) ........................................ of the heart of man. This novel is central to APPROXIMATE
Conrad's work and vision. Conrad's influence on later writers has been profound both
because of his (21) ........................... technical innovations and because of the vision MASTER
of (22) ........................... expressed through them. At his greatest Conrad examines HUMAN
what happens when our innate dark forces are left (23) .................................. but are RESTRAIN
given free rein and permitted to commune openly with (24) ............................ evil. EXTERNAL
His gift is a dark (25) .................................... of the human condition. INTERPRET
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 15c Practice Test I

Think of one word only which can be used Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
appropriately in all three sentences. meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between
o• One doesn't need to be an expert to appreciate three and eight words, including the word given.
the beauty of classical music. o Nobody spoke when the teacher asked who the
• He seems confident that houses in this area will culprit was.
appreciate in value in the next few years. remained
• I'll always appreciate your help and support. Everyone remained silent when the teacher asked
26 • The ............................... fog caused a six mile who the culprit was.
tailback on the motorway. 32 She did everything possible to save her marriage.
• A ............................... metal such as lead is power
used as ballast. She ............................................................... .
• By calling him ............................... the teacher .................................................. her marriage.
deeply upset Joe. 33 This room needs to be decorated, doesn't it?
27 • Mr Jones, the primary school headmaster, had to doing
.............................. his remarks to the teaching This ............................................................... .
staff. ...................................................... , doesn't it?
• I was advised to .............................. my letter 34 My husband and I had a row about buying a car.
to the Editor in Chief. words
• I think we should try to .............................. the I ................................................................... .
problem of truancy in schools. . ........................................ about buying a car.
28 • Pat has always wanted to be able to ................ . 35 The government's plan to privatise the railways met
with the National Theatre Company. with strong opposition from passengers.
• When the chimney caught fire we had to came
................. quickly. The government's plan to privatise the railways
• He doesn't . ...... ..... ..... appropriately for his
age. ............................................. from passengers.
29 • In my ............................... , people don't make 3·6 The firm went bankrupt after failing to win the contract.
enough effort to recycle packaging material. liquidation
• The treasures of the Pharaoh's tomb are on The firm ......................................................... .
............................... at the Bodley Museum. . ............................... failing to win the contract.
• The ............................... of the factory doesn't 37 That scene was so frightening I had to look away.
exactly add to the attraction of this property. bear
30 • He was proud to see his short ......................... . That scene was ............................................... .
in print. ................................................................... it.
• Police found an .......................... of clothing in 38 The introduction of the new currency has greatly
the boot of the suspect's car. affected the economy.
• There is an .......................... in the constitution impact
which states that human rights must be respected. The introduction of the new currency ................. .
31 • The guard dogs were aware of our .................................................. the economy.
. .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ..... as we neared the entrance. 39 She was miserable when her mother made her give
• They needed a new ............................. if the away all her childhood toys.
business was to flourish. parted
• The . .... ............. ... ... ..... to the runway was She was miserable .......................................... .
obstructed with military tanks. ...................................... all her childhood toys.

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