CPE READING & USE of ENGLISH EXAM 1
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For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
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For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
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MOBILE COMMUNICATION
For many people, mobile email is a habit they couldn’t give up even (0) IF they wanted to. And (9) should they want to? (10) all, the ability to send and receive emails from a mobile device means they can stay in touch with colleagues, friends and family, whether they’re standing in a queue at the supermarket, downing a quick cup of coffee in (11) meetings or killing (12) . before a flight.
It’s fair to say that access to email while (13) the move has done much to whet appetites for other kinds of collaborative tools. What’s (14) , there’s a whole new way of working that has opened up in recent years and, (15) a result, there’s a general expectation that efficiency and productivity don’t necessarily take (16) within the four walls of an organisation’s physical offices.
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PART 4
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 three and eight words, including the word given.
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Do you ……have any objection to my watching…… you while you paint?
25 It’s impossible to predict how long it will take to do this job.
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26 Not many people buy that particular product these days.
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27 For me, his skill as a negotiator was most impressive.
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28 Nobody expected Natalia to resign.
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29 The area was completely devoid of vegetation.
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30 When he was at his most successful, the President had enormous influence.
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PART 5
You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 31 – 36, choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text.
Lucy gets a new job on a newspaper
31 After losing her job, how did Lucy feel about the salary she used to earn?
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32 Lucy thinks the secret of success as a freelance journalist is to
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33 What made Lucy decide to apply for a job on the national daily?
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34 It is suggested that Lucy’s mother Maureen
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35 On reflection, how did Lucy account for the fact that she got the job?
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36 The impression given of the editor is that he is
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PART 6
You are going to read an extract from an article. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A – H the one which fits each gap (37 – 43). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
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Part 7
You are going to read an extract from a book on photography. For questions 44 – 53, choose from the sections (A – E). The sections may be chosen more than once.
Photography
A historical background
44. the possibility that photography can directly influence events in the world
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45. the possibility that the photographic image has become redundant
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46. images being interpreted in a similar way by different societies
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47. a commonly held view about the relationship between what is visible and how it is interpreted
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48. the contrasts of scale that can be represented in photography
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49. the possibility that the techniques employed in photography today have taken the medium back to where it started
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50. the ability of photography to provide images that will exist for a long time
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51. uncertainty as to whether the main purpose of photography is to inform or to entertain
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52. the potential of photography to epitomise the human condition
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53. the view that photography was the greatest achievement in the history of visual images
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