Use of English · Test 23

Citește textul, apoi răspunde. Fiecare întrebare se verifică separat, iar explicația apare după verificare. Cheia e rezolvarea noastră, nu baremul oficial.

Part 1 · Text cu variante

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 ).

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Slacklining

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 ).

Example:

Slacklining is an increasingly popular activity in London’s parks. All you need if you want to 0 _____ a go at slacklining is two trees about fifteen metres apart, a five-centimetre-wide strap of around the same length and the equipment to 1 (1) ____ the strap to the trees.

The slackline is not a rope, but a flat piece of strong webbing material. The 2 (2) ____ is to try to walk along the line without 3 (3) ____ your balance. As the line is usually 4 (4) ____ about a metre or so above the ground, there is no 5 (5) ____ risk of injury if you don’t 6 (6) ____ to stay on the line. Other street sports, such as skateboarding and parkour are much more dangerous.

Basically, slacklining 7 (7) ____ quite a lot of practice, but it is something you can learn to do. At first, most people like to 8 (8) ____ on to a friend’s hand until get used to the feeling of the moving line under their feet.

Întrebările 1–12

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 1
2. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 2
3. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 3
4. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 4
5. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 5
6. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 6
7. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 7
8. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 8

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Part 2 · Un cuvânt în fiecare gol

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 ). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Blanca Huertas: butterfly expert

Example: UP

As a little girl growing 0 _____ in Colombia, Blanca Huertas was fascinated by wildlife, and especially by butterflies. In those days you couldn’t buy butterfly nets locally, so her father made 9 9 for her using the end of a broom. He also bought her some books and took her to different places at the weekends so 10 10 she could see different species and learn about different types of habitat. It was at this time that she started her butterfly collection.

11 11 she was sixteen, Blanca went to university to study biology. Her professor convinced her that the study of butterflies 12 12 become a career, not just a hobby. What’s more, he encouraged Blanca to apply 13 13 a place on a field trip to the Cauca region of the Amazon, 14 14 was being organised by students from Oxford and Cambridge.

The two-month trip was an incredible experience. Blanca rediscovered a butterfly that hadn’t 15 15 seen for thirty years and collected information about new species. 16 16 a result of the trip, the region was turned into a national park.

Întrebările 13–24

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Completează
Golul 13:
2. Completează
Golul 14:
3. Completează
Golul 15:
4. Completează
Golul 16:
5. Completează
Golul 17:
6. Completează
Golul 18:
7. Completează
Golul 19:
8. Completează
Golul 20:

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Part 3 · Formarea cuvintelor

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 ). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Wherever you are, you’re likely to be surrounded by objects made of some kind of plastic material. There are many types of plastic, each one 0 _____ for a particular use. Thin, flexible plastic is good for making objects such as bags, whereas thick, hard plastic is a 17 17 material for making functional objects, and has been used to make very 18 18 pieces of furniture. Although plastic has a 19 19 for being cheap and disposable, in the hands of a good 20 20 it can be used to make objects of great beauty. As well as offering 21 21 high quality at a low price, plastic can take almost any shape, colour or consistency. Plastic can also be seen as an environmentally friendly 22 22 of material. It can be used in place of wood and other materials that are in short supply in their 23 23 state, and it is also very hard-wearing. A good plastic chair, for example, could last you a lifetime and when you no longer wanted it, then it would probably be possible to 24 24 the material 0. SUIT

Întrebările 25–34

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Completează
Golul 25 — USE:
2. Completează
Golul 26 — ATTRACT:
3. Completează
Golul 27 — REPUTE:
4. Completează
Golul 28 — DESIGN:
5. Completează
Golul 29 — EXTREME:
6. Completează
Golul 30 — CHOOSE:
7. Completează
Golul 31 — NATURE:
8. Completează
Golul 32 — CYCLE:

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Part 4 · Transformări cu cuvânt-cheie

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 two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example ( 0 ).

Exemplu (0)

They think the owner of the house is in France.

thought

The owner of the house is thought to be in France.

Întrebările 35–42

Ai rezolvat corect – din 6.

1. Completează
35. Heidi stayed with a friend when she went to London. PUT friend when she went to London.
2. Completează
36. The singer dislikes people asking for his autograph in the street. LIKE The singer people ask him for his autograph in the street.
3. Completează
37. I advised Kylie to enrol at a gym which she did. ADVICE Kylie and enrolled at a gym.
4. Completează
38. I had no idea that a famous film star was born in the town. UNAWARE fact that a famous film star was born in the town.
5. Completează
39. Simon was the only student to apply for a scholarship. NONE Apart the students applied for a scholarship.
6. Completează
40. Debbie wore a jumper because she thought it might be cold in the mountains. CASE Debbie wore a jumper in the mountains.

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Part 1 · Text cu variante

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 ).

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Slacklining

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 ).

Example:

Întrebările 1–12

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 1
2. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 2
3. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 3
4. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 4
5. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 5
6. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 6
7. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 7
8. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 8

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Part 2 · Un cuvânt în fiecare gol

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Blanca Huertas: butterfly expert

Example: UP

Întrebările 13–24

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Completează
Golul 13:
2. Completează
Golul 14:
3. Completează
Golul 15:
4. Completează
Golul 16:
5. Completează
Golul 17:
6. Completează
Golul 18:
7. Completează
Golul 19:
8. Completează
Golul 20:

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Part 3 · Formarea cuvintelor

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Întrebările 25–34

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Completează
Golul 25 — USE:
2. Completează
Golul 26 — ATTRACT:
3. Completează
Golul 27 — REPUTE:
4. Completează
Golul 28 — DESIGN:
5. Completează
Golul 29 — EXTREME:
6. Completează
Golul 30 — CHOOSE:
7. Completează
Golul 31 — NATURE:
8. Completează
Golul 32 — CYCLE:

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Part 4 · Transformări cu cuvânt-cheie

Exemplu (0)

They think the owner of the house is in France.

thought

The owner of the house is thought to be in France.

Întrebările 35–42

Ai rezolvat corect – din 6.

1. Completează
35. Heidi stayed with a friend when she went to London. PUT friend when she went to London.
2. Completează
36. The singer dislikes people asking for his autograph in the street. LIKE The singer people ask him for his autograph in the street.
3. Completează
37. I advised Kylie to enrol at a gym which she did. ADVICE Kylie and enrolled at a gym.
4. Completează
38. I had no idea that a famous film star was born in the town. UNAWARE fact that a famous film star was born in the town.
5. Completează
39. Simon was the only student to apply for a scholarship. NONE Apart the students applied for a scholarship.
6. Completează
40. Debbie wore a jumper because she thought it might be cold in the mountains. CASE Debbie wore a jumper in the mountains.

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