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Reading and Use of English - Part 1: Provides a reading exercise focusing on understanding context and vocabulary with a text about a young ballet dancer. Reading and Use of English - Part 2: Features a reading passage about camels with exercises to fill in gaps to test comprehension and vocabulary. Reading and Use of English - Part 3: Includes a personal reflection exercise about playing chess, focusing on vocabulary and grammar skills. Reading and Use of English - Part 4: Contains exercises with passages on public transport and requires selecting the appropriate vocabulary. Reading and Use of English - Part 5: Presents an article about two mothers discussing budgeting during a financial crisis with comprehension questions. Reading and Use of English - Part 6: Discusses an award-winning dancer and choreographer, integrating reading comprehension exercises. Reading and Use of English - Part 7: Provides multiple texts on various camps around the world for teenagers, focusing on content matching and vocabulary. Reading and Use of English ¢ Part 1
For questions 1.— 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fts-each gap.
‘There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mak your answers on the separate answer sheet,
Example:
0 A swapped B varied © replaced D differed
Ballet dancer by chance
[far five years of karate lessons, Hans Jensen, 13, (0)... his black bek for ballet shoes. Hans
(2) ssn his frst pubic performance only 2 year age when he danced in "The Nutcracker" with the
local dance school, Hane’s mother said"He was actualy helping (2) his like sister. She was
very shy on stage untl her brather was given a small part as a soldier. Hane enjoyed ito much that
he (3) srssom himself in ballet classes.’
Hans has already (4) ose attention in the ballet orld and recently won a scholarship to join the
Royal Ballet School. He loves it there and is working hard to increase his (5) www of dance steps,
“Tveant to become stronger, (6) sun experience and learn as much as I can,’ he said.
His teacher, Yevgen Gregorevic, who has danced professionally in a variety of lead (7) ors» sal
“Wians has natural ability and always works hard’ Hans has (8) .
dancing for the Bolshoi Bale
himself the goal of one day
a
1 A gave showed © pu D passed
2A with Bo © of Don
3A enrolled B adinited © entered D intreduced
48 paid B achieved © taken D attracted
3A range B volume © wl D scale
6 A collect Braise © edd gain
7K posts & jobs © roles D places
BA set B thought © decided D putReading and Use of English « Part 2
Fer questions 9 ~ 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits wach gap, Use only
‘one word in each gap, There is an exariple at the beginning (0),
‘write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer shest,
baample: [| TUE] I
Camels,
‘The most distinctive Feature ofa camels the hump, or humps, on (0)... ack. In these humps
camels store fat (8) sanews i used as energy when they don't have access to food. They can put
(a0) wth very dificult conditions, drinking only ale (2) own. no water for up to
seven days, When they reach a place where they can drink, they saak up water (12)
sponge ~they can drink 135 lites in 13 minutes! And their mouths are (13) sow tough that they
can eat most types of plant.
Caras (14) nnn thought by many to have poor hearing, But although ther ears are small, thelr
hearing is actully very sharp, Camals can be almost any shade of brown, from pale cream to almost
black and they have long necks to alaw them to reach high branches, Despite the (15) sons that
is expected!
camel: can be trained as useful working animals, they don't always do (16)Reading and Use of English « Part 3
For questions 17 — 24, read the text below, Use the ward given in capitals at the end of some of the
lines to form s 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.
exam] i COO
Playing chess
Have you ever played chess? Some say youneed to be very (0)...
play it well but it is quite easy tollearn. I started learning when I was only
‘8x years old and it helped re develop my powers of (7)
want to achieve (18) .
ve Hyou
as a chess player, the main requirement is
an ability to analyse a situation (19)... « Chess even helped me find
various (2B) ...0e t2 the mathematical problems I was given for
homework.
At frst, one of my big preblems was not having enough (21) vanes «
Learning chess at schacl taught me the importance of waiting to make the
right movel My teacher vias critical of my tendency mot tm chink
(22) before making a move. I discovered that every single error
in chess gets instant (23) suns» enabling your epponent te take contel
and putting you at a oreat (24) aur in the game.
SKILL
CONCENTRATE
SUCCEED
EFFECTIVE
SOLVE
PATIENT
CARE
PUNISH
ADVANTAGE1 1sj mova ae eon gt
Reading and Use of English «Part
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Secruom eestor te
Eigicw euorarcceteme
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repent neler
Clete bxor-w spre
‘Takd ieticeganb atte
Seas,
‘Soir eno ectaioree
Suieyompenetteenee
Ssetiniee tnt
SHtevamsippe Vance eam ee ete aoe
Segaicclseteceracnnse uae wetter
Siichcasyeciry Rpdgmsmuman ome
Specoopamade
SStevdeamase ‘seston tng ote
Syeer Symapecero
Soumeoeometsusiomate Sotiargtnes eres gy et
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Soe hese onertene
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2 Bpewemanre scones
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2 Wotan banat ese?
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Reading and Use of English «Part 7
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