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B For questions 1–10, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).A You are going to read an article about technology in the 21st century. Choose from the list a–g the best title for each paragraph 1–5. There is one extra title which you do not need to use. a - b - But is this a good thing? c - What is meant by ‘incremental change’? d - What is nanotechnology all about? e - How dangerous is nanotechnology? f - So how should we feel about the future of technology? g - So do we have no idea?
/5 B For questions 1–10, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Looking from the balcony of my 0 apartment block, you might think this is a nice part of town. Unfortunately, this gives a 1 _________ impression of how things are here. For the last five years the crime 2 _________ in this area has been constantly increasing and crimes are 3_________ happening within 250 metres of my front door. Only last week my friend Peter was stopped by a man near my house. The man asked my friend Peter for money. His 4_________ language suggested that he would attack Peter if he had no money. My friend didn’t seem to understand the danger he was in as he just 5_________into laughter and asked the man why he was asking a student for money. Instead of hitting him, the man showed an amazing amount of 6_________ and just walked away. I think Peter needed to 7_________ before he spoke but he tells me he behaved like this 8_________. Normally, in such situations some knowledge of self- 9_________ would be useful to protect yourself physically. In Peter’s case all he needed was a good sense of 10 _________. 0 a open b cosmopolitan c detached d 1 a false b right c good d untrue 2 a process b performance c service d rate 3 a mainly b intentionally c perhaps d relatively 4 a visual b body c own d spoken 5 a run b move c burst d hold 6 a agility b flexibility c charisma d tolerance 7 a think b listen c hear d wait 8 a relatively b deliberately c mainly d pensively 9 a development b confidence c respect d defence 10 a culture b contact c charisma d humour /10
C For questions 1–15, read the text below and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. In some cases a word is not necessary so write ‘X’. There is an example at the beginning (0). This year there have been 0_hardly any sightings of eagles in 1_________ mountains north of the forest. The number of sightings of eagles has 2__________ decreasing for the last three years and we now 3 __________ believe that the eagles 4__________moved to another location to build their nests. Before she left us, Sarah Reeve was 5__________ a report on the eagles but I don’t think she 6 __________ finished it. On the other hand, there have been 7__________ many sightings of foxes in the forest this year and we are afraid that their numbers 8__________ increased to dangerous levels. 9__________ sightings have mainly been by 10__________ Lake Devere. We wonder 11__________the farmers have noticed. If they have 12 __________ losing chickens in the last six months we’ll soon know about it and if they decide to act there is 13 __________chance of stopping them shooting 14__________ foxes. I’d like to 15 __________how many complaints there have been from the farmers. /15 D You will hear three people talking about town and city life. For questions 1–3, choose which of the opinions A–G each speaker expresses. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. The first has been done for you. Track 1 1 – Speaker 1 - ___ ___ 2 – Speaker 2 - _A_ ___ 3 – Speaker 3 - ___ ___
A – People shouldn’t leave their cars here. B – I can travel around very easily. C – We have no traffic problems. D – I never have to worry about finding something to eat. E – We have some problems with young people. F – I wish it was cleaner and tidier. G – Things would be better if there was less noise.
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