PART 1

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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PART 2

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.

There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example: (0) IF

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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.

Example:

0: Do you mind if I watch you while you paint?

objection

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.

telling

26 Not many people buy that particular product these days.

demand

27 For me, his skill as a negotiator was most impressive.

how

28 Nobody expected Natalia to resign.

came

29 The area was completely devoid of vegetation.

whatsoever

30 When he was at his most successful, the President had enormous influence.

height

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?

32        Lucy thinks the secret of success as a freelance journalist is to

33        What made Lucy decide to apply for a job on the national daily?

34        It is suggested that Lucy’s mother Maureen

35        On reflection, how did Lucy account for the fact that she got the job?

36        The impression given of the editor is that he is

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.

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

45. the possibility that the photographic image has become redundant

46. images being interpreted in a similar way by different societies

47. a commonly held view about the relationship between what is visible and how it is interpreted

48. the contrasts of scale that can be represented in photography

49. the possibility that the techniques employed in photography today have taken the medium back to where it started

50. the ability of photography to provide images that will exist for a long time

51. uncertainty as to whether the main purpose of photography is to inform or to entertain

52. the potential of photography to epitomise the human condition

53. the view that photography was the greatest achievement in the history of visual images