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PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISHPart 1 (Questions 1–15)
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urn
ove
r
1A
mad
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took
Cdi
dD
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2A
rath
erB
quite
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ell
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st
3A
wat
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g ou
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look
ing
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ter
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atch
ing
over
4A
acro
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out
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past
5A
grew
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foun
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6A
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sing
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ing
Dco
mpl
etin
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7A
held
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8A
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9A
whe
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10A
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Par
t 1
For
ques
tions
1-1
5, r
ead
the
text
bel
ow a
nd d
ecid
e w
hich
ans
wer
(A,
B,
Cor
D)
best
fits
eac
h sp
ace.
The
re is
an
exam
ple
at th
e be
ginn
ing
(0).
Mar
k yo
ur a
nsw
ers
on
th
e se
par
ate
answ
er s
hee
t.
Exa
mp
le:
0A
far
B
dist
ant
C
rem
ote
D
dist
inct
TW
O C
RE
AT
UR
ES
OF
TH
E P
AS
T –
MA
MM
OT
HS
AN
D M
AS
TOD
ON
S
The
ele
phan
t ha
s so
me
(0)
.....
rela
tives
cal
led
mam
mot
hs,
whi
ch li
ved
in t
he S
tone
Age
. M
ore
than
15,0
00 y
ears
ago
peo
ple
pain
ted
pict
ures
of
them
on
cave
wal
ls.
The
n, a
ston
ishi
ngly
, in
179
9, a
man
wal
king
alo
ng th
e ba
nks
of th
e R
iver
Len
a in
Sib
eria
(1)
…..
a st
artli
ng d
isco
very
. Pee
ring
into
a w
all o
f
ice,
he
coul
d (2
)...
.. se
e th
e sh
ape
of a
mas
sive
, ha
iry
mam
mot
h, a
ppar
ently
(3)
.....
at h
im.
He
imm
edia
tely
ran
(4)
.....
in t
erro
r, bu
t se
vera
l da
ys l
ater
he
(5)
.....
the
cour
age
to r
etur
n an
d cu
t th
e
mam
mot
h’s
tusk
s –
its t
wo
enor
mou
s te
eth
– ou
t of
the
ice
to
sell
them
. M
amm
oth
tusk
s ar
e th
e
bigg
est t
eeth
of a
ny k
now
n cr
eatu
re, s
ome
(6)
.....
a le
ngth
of f
ive
met
res.
The
se tu
sks
wer
e (7
)...
.. to
good
use
, pro
tect
ing
the
mam
mot
hs’ y
oung
from
oth
er a
nim
als,
and
bru
shin
g aw
ay s
now
.
Tom
ost
of u
s, m
amm
oths
are
pro
babl
y th
e m
ost
(8)
.....
of t
he e
leph
ant’s
ext
inct
rel
ativ
es,
but
thou
sand
s of
yea
rs e
arlie
r, in
the
woo
dlan
ds o
f eas
tern
Nor
th A
mer
ica,
live
d an
othe
r of
the
elep
hant
’s
rela
tives
cal
led
the
mas
todo
n. L
ike
mam
mot
hs, m
asto
dons
may
als
o ha
ve h
ad a
hai
ry c
oat,
but (
9)...
..
mam
mot
hs m
ainl
y at
e gr
ass
on th
e pl
ains
, mas
todo
ns (
10)
.....
to e
at tw
igs
and
leav
es.
We
do n
ot k
now
why
mas
todo
ns (
11)
.....
extin
ct.
How
ever
, co
mpu
ter
stud
ies
of t
he d
ecre
ase
in
mam
mot
h (1
2)...
.. su
gges
t tha
t it w
as a
par
ticul
ar (
13)
.....
of o
ver-
hunt
ing
by h
uman
s, a
nd (
14)
.....
in
the
clim
ate
at th
at ti
me
whi
ch (
15)
.....
to th
eir
disa
ppea
ranc
e.
0A
BC
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Par
t 2
For
ques
tions
16-
30,
read
the
tex
t be
low
and
thi
nk o
f th
e w
ord
whi
ch b
est
fits
each
spa
ce.
Use
onl
yo
ne
wor
d in
eac
h sp
ace.
The
re is
an
exam
ple
at th
e be
ginn
ing
(0).
Writ
e yo
ur a
nsw
ers
on
th
e se
par
ate
answ
er s
hee
t.
Exa
mp
le:
DE
VE
LO
PM
EN
TS
IN U
ND
ER
WA
TE
R D
IVIN
G
Peo
ple
have
bee
n di
ving
with
out
mec
hani
cal
aids
(0)
......
......
. an
cien
t tim
es.
In t
hose
day
s, d
iver
s
mai
nly
wen
t und
erw
ater
to s
earc
h (1
6)...
......
. pea
rls o
r sp
onge
s. V
ario
us w
ays
of s
uppl
ying
div
ers
with
air,
and
so p
erm
ittin
g th
em t
o st
ay u
nder
wat
er f
or l
ong
perio
ds o
f tim
e, h
ave
been
trie
d fo
r w
ell
(17)
......
....
two
thou
sand
yea
rs.
Ale
xand
er t
he G
reat
(18
)...
......
. sa
id t
o ha
ve g
one
unde
rwat
er in
an
early
(19
) ...
......
. of d
ivin
g m
achi
ne, a
nd A
risto
tle ta
lked
abo
ut a
ppar
atus
(20)
......
.... p
erm
itted
div
ers
to
brea
the
unde
rwat
er.
It w
as n
ot (
21)
......
.... t
he b
egin
ning
of t
he 1
8th
cent
ury
that
mor
e ad
vanc
ed e
quip
men
t was
dev
elop
ed.
In 1
717,
the
firs
t pr
actic
al d
ivin
g m
achi
ne,
or ‘d
ivin
g be
ll’ (
22)
......
....
it w
as c
alle
d, w
as in
vent
ed.
Thi
s
was
a s
mal
l woo
den
room
with
an
open
bot
tom
, gla
ss w
indo
ws
at th
e to
p to
(23
)...
......
. in
light
, and
a
supp
ly o
f ai
r co
min
g th
roug
h le
athe
r tu
bes.
Som
ethi
ng s
imila
r, m
ade
of s
teel
, is
(24
)...
......
. us
e to
day
for
unde
rwat
er w
ork,
(25
)...
......
. as
build
ing
the
foun
datio
ns o
f brid
ges.
How
ever
,(26
)...
......
. div
ers
wan
t to
mov
e fr
eely
und
erw
ater
, the
y re
quire
a s
uit.
Ear
ly s
uits
wer
e m
ade
up (
27)
......
.... a
leat
her
jack
et w
ith a
met
al h
elm
et o
ver
the
head
into
whi
ch a
ir w
as p
umpe
d do
wn
from
the
surfa
ce t
hrou
gh t
ubes
. D
iver
s ga
ined
eve
n (2
8)...
......
. fr
eedo
m o
f m
ovem
ent
whe
n th
ey c
ould
(29)
......
.... r
id o
f the
se tu
bes
and
carr
y (3
0)...
......
. ow
n ai
r w
ith th
em in
cyl
inde
rs.
0si
nce
sinc
e
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urn
ove
r
Par
t 3
For
ques
tions
31-
40,
com
plet
e th
e se
cond
sen
tenc
e so
tha
t it
has
a si
mila
r m
eani
ng t
o th
e fir
stse
nten
ce, u
sing
the
wor
d gi
ven.
Do
no
t ch
ang
e th
e w
ord
giv
en. Y
ou m
ust u
se b
etw
een
two
and
five
wor
ds, i
nclu
ding
the
wor
d gi
ven.
Her
e is
an
exam
ple
(0).
Exa
mp
le:
0Yo
u m
ust d
o ex
actly
wha
t the
man
ager
tells
you
.
carr
y
You
mus
t ....
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
... in
stru
ctio
ns e
xact
ly.
The
spa
ce c
an b
e fil
led
by th
e w
ords
‘car
ry o
ut th
e m
anag
er’s
’, so
you
writ
e:
Writ
e o
nly
the
mis
sing
wor
ds o
n t
he
sep
arat
e an
swer
sh
eet.
31M
y da
ught
er r
egre
ts s
pend
ing
all h
er s
avin
gs o
n th
at c
ar.
she
My
daug
hter
wis
hes
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
. all
her
savi
ngs
on th
at c
ar.
32T
hey
are
exte
ndin
g th
is m
otor
way
by
100
kilo
met
res.
bei
ng
Thi
s m
otor
way
.....
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.. 10
0 ki
lom
etre
s.
33It
was
a m
ista
ke fo
r th
e co
mpa
ny to
inst
all t
he n
ew c
ompu
ter
syst
em.
sho
uld
The
com
pany
.....
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.. th
e ne
w c
ompu
ter
syst
em.
34W
e m
ende
d th
e ro
of to
pre
vent
the
bird
s fr
om m
akin
g ne
sts
in it
.
so We
men
ded
the
roof
.....
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.. no
t mak
e ne
sts
in it
.
carr
y ou
t th
e m
anag
er’s
0
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35I’m
afr
aid
I don
’t ha
ve ti
me
to g
o sh
oppi
ng th
is m
orni
ng.
too
I’m a
frai
d ...
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.... t
o go
sho
ppin
g th
is m
orni
ng.
36M
atth
ew c
an’t
be s
ure
that
Ale
x w
ill h
elp
him
if s
omet
hing
goe
s w
rong
.
rely
Mat
thew
can
’t ...
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.... h
im if
som
ethi
ng g
oes
wro
ng.
37B
y th
e tim
e w
e ar
rived
at t
he th
eatr
e, n
early
all
the
seat
s ha
d be
en ta
ken.
har
dly
The
re ..
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.....
left
by th
e tim
e w
e ar
rived
at t
he th
eatr
e.
38P
aulin
e is
n’t t
ryin
g to
sol
ve h
er fi
nanc
ial p
robl
ems
at a
ll.
effo
rt
Pau
line
is ..
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.....
solv
e he
r fin
anci
al p
robl
ems.
39I'd
rat
her
you
mad
e le
ss n
oise
– I'
m tr
ying
to g
et s
ome
wor
k do
ne.
min
d
Wou
ld ..
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.....
muc
h no
ise
– I'm
tryi
ng to
get
som
e w
ork
done
.
40I s
houl
dn’t
both
er to
cle
an th
e w
indo
ws
toda
y be
caus
e it’
s go
ing
to r
ain.
wo
rth
It ...
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
.... t
he w
indo
ws
toda
y be
caus
e it’
s go
ing
to r
ain.
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urn
ove
r
Par
t 4
For
ques
tions
41-
55, r
ead
the
text
bel
ow a
nd lo
ok c
aref
ully
at e
ach
line.
Som
e of
the
lines
are
cor
rect
,an
d so
me
have
a w
ord
whi
ch s
houl
d no
t be
ther
e.If
a lin
e is
cor
rect
, pu
t a
tick
( �)
by t
he n
umbe
r o
n t
he
sep
arat
e an
swer
sh
eet.
If
a lin
e ha
s a
wor
dw
hich
sho
uld
no
tbe
ther
e, w
rite
the
wor
d o
n t
he
sep
arat
e an
swer
sh
eet.
The
re a
re tw
o ex
ampl
es a
tth
e be
ginn
ing
(0an
d 00
).
Exa
mp
les:
WH
ER
E I
GR
EW
UP
0W
hen
I was
you
ng, I
live
d in
a p
lace
cal
led
Cor
oman
del i
n
00N
ew Z
eala
nd. I
was
bee
n ta
ken
ther
e by
my
pare
nts
whe
n I w
as a
few
41w
eeks
old
, and
live
d th
ere
until
I w
as fo
urte
en y
ears
. I s
till t
hink
42of
that
per
iod
as th
e ha
ppie
st ti
me
of m
y lif
e. M
y lif
e w
as m
uch
43un
com
plic
ated
then
and
Cor
oman
del w
as a
mag
ical
pla
ce. I
t
44ha
d be
en a
bus
y go
ld-m
inin
g to
wn,
but
that
was
long
bef
ore
45m
y fa
mily
hav
e ar
rived
. By
then
it h
ad b
ecom
e a
very
run
-dow
n
46pl
ace.
My
fath
er w
as a
doc
tor,
and
peop
le w
ould
pay
to h
im
47in
she
ep, p
igs,
hen
s an
d, o
ccas
iona
lly, t
he p
iece
s of
gol
d. H
e w
ould
48ha
ve p
refe
rred
pay
ing
mon
ey, o
f cou
rse,
but
they
sim
ply
didn
’t ha
ve
49an
y. M
y si
ster
and
I ha
d no
man
y ca
res
at a
ll. W
e w
ent t
o th
e vi
llage
50sc
hool
, whi
ch to
geth
er w
as a
ttend
ed b
y ju
st tw
enty
chi
ldre
n of
all
ages
.
51O
ut o
f sch
ool h
ours
, we
look
ed a
fter
lots
ani
mal
s on
the
farm
s
52ar
ound
the
tow
n, a
lthou
gh w
e di
dn’t
real
ly h
ave
a cl
ue h
ow
53lo
ng to
do
it. C
orom
ande
l is
a la
rge
and
busy
tour
ist r
esor
t now
,
54bu
t it w
as p
eace
ful t
own
whe
n I w
as a
chi
ld, a
nd I
wou
ld
55lik
e do
ing
noth
ing
bette
r th
an to
go
back
to r
eliv
e m
y m
emor
ies.
00be
en
0�
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Par
t 5
For
ques
tions
56-
65, r
ead
the
text
bel
ow. U
se th
e w
ord
give
n in
cap
itals
at t
he e
nd o
f eac
h lin
e to
form
a w
ord
that
fits
in th
e sp
ace
in th
e sa
me
line.
The
re is
an
exam
ple
at th
e be
ginn
ing
(0).
Writ
e yo
ur a
nsw
ers
on
th
e se
par
ate
answ
er s
hee
t.
Exa
mp
le:
BR
EA
D
I’m a
gre
at (
0)...
......
...of
bre
ad. W
hene
ver
I sm
ell f
resh
ly b
aked
LO
VE
brea
d, it
rem
inds
me
of m
y ea
rly (
56)
......
....w
hen
I use
d to
vis
it C
HIL
D
the
little
bak
ery
that
my
gran
dfat
her
owne
d.
And
, of c
ours
e, th
ere
are
(57)
......
....g
ood
med
ical
rea
sons
why
we
VA
RY
shou
ld n
ot fo
rget
the
(58)
......
....o
f eat
ing
plen
ty o
f bre
ad.
IMP
OR
TAN
T
Bre
ad c
onta
ins
near
ly a
ll th
e pr
otei
n ne
eded
for
child
ren’
s (5
9)...
......
.G
RO
W
and
for
adul
ts to
sta
y fit
and
wel
l. W
e ca
n ge
t a (
60)
......
....o
fT
HR
EE
our
daily
pro
tein
(61
)...
......
.fro
m ju
st s
ix s
lices
of b
read
.R
EQ
UIR
E
Bre
ad, (
62)
......
....s
ome
popu
lar
food
s w
hich
are
not
par
ticul
arly
goo
d L
IKE
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PART ONE
1 A
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 D
6 A
7 B
8 D
9 B
10 A
11 C
12 D
13 B
14 D
15 A
PART TWO
16 for
17 over
18 is/was
19 kind/type/sort
20 that/which
21 until/till
22 as
23 let
24 in
25 such
26 if
27 of
28 more/greater
29 get
30 their
PART THREE
31 (that) she hadn’t | spent
32 is being | extended (by)
33 should not | have installed
34 so (that) (the) birds |would/could
35 (that) I’m too | busy
36 rely on | Alex to help
37 were | hardly any seats
38 making | no effort to
39 you mind not | making so
40 isn’t worth | cleaning
PART FOUR
41 years
42 much
43 �
44 �
45 have
46 to
47 the
48 paying
49 many
50 together
51 lots
52 �
53 long
54 town
55 doing
PART FIVE
56 childhood
57 various
58 importance
59 growth
60 third
61 requirement(s)
62 unlike
63 strength
64 Additionally
65 energetic
PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISHAnswer sheet
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