PRACTICE TEST 4 II.doc

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Use of English

PART 1

For questions 1-12, read the text 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 process                            B operation                            C system                            D programme

The Secret of a long life

Growing older is a natural (0)…. that we cannot avoid. However, some people manage to keep their looks for longer than others, and live to a (1)… old age. So, what exactly is their secret?

Age is (2)… by many to be a mental attitude. As our minds and bodies are not (3)… from each other, if you feel content, you are more likely to be healthy and therefore to live a long life. Others stress the (4)… of having an interesting occupation. Having a deep interest in whatever you do (5)… to a more fulfilled and active life.

Many also recommend yoga or other types of physical exercise. Everybody, young or old, can (6)… from regular exercise and spending time with others.

Some, on the other hand, (7)… old age without taking special care of their health. But research has shown that people who (8)… to a low-calorie diet have a greater chance of living longer. Of course, having access to good medical care (9)… a difference, too.

Recent studies suggest that people with more high-powered jobs are healthier, as are people who have (10)… a good education. But scientific opinion (11)… changing. Maybe longevity just depends on genes or perhaps it's (12)… down to good luck.

PART 2

For questions 13-24, 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 in the boxes provided on the answer sheet.

Example: 0 in

The Red Planet

The planet Mars, often known as 'The Red Planet', can be seen from Earth (0)…………….. the night sky without a telescope. Its size and brightness varies greatly according to (13)…………….. position. Countless books have been written (14)…………….. Mars. It has always held a fascination for people who are interested in the possibility of life on other planets.

Until the first spacecraft visited Mars in 1965, it (15)………………. believed that there was water on the planet. But photographs sent back to Earth did not support (16)…………….. belief.

Although astronomer Phelps stated in 1895 that 'conditions are all favourable for life', the truth (17)………………. that the planet Mars would be unsuitable for human habitation, not (18)…………………. due to a lack of water, but also (19)……………….. of the cold temperatures and high winds. Therefore, the possibility of humans (20)………………. foot on the Red Planet in the (21)…………………. future is unlikely.

It is possible, (22)…………………. , that there was life on the Red Planet in the past. Signs of riverbeds have been found – now dried up, but perhaps they (23)……………….. contained water. And where there's water, there is always the possibility of life. More research will be carried (24)………………. during future missions to Mars.

PART 3

For questions 25-34, 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 in the answer boxes provided.

Example: 0 alarming

Disappearing Languages

Many of the world's languages are disappearing at an (0)…………..              ALARM

rate due to political or (25)……………… reasons. It is estimated                            ECONOMY

that as many as half of all known languages may disappear by 2100.

The (26)……………………. of some elements of a language is a                            APPEAR

natural result of the passage of time, but now that we all live in a

(27)…………………… village, this process is speeding up. And as              GLOBE             

language is an essential part of a people's culture, if one disappears it
is a terrible (28)…………………… for all humanity....