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USE OF ENGLISH WORD FORMATION

For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at

the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits the gap in the sameline. There is an example at the beginning. 0!

Dont forget

"ou ma# need to write the negative, or plural form of the word.

$hec% the spelling of #our answers. &o mar%s are given for a word

which is misspelt.

!AN "OU TRUST THE INTERNET#

'ost would agree that the golden age of the librar# has well

and 0! truly passed and that the internet has overta%en as T(U)

provider of 1!**************information. +t the same time, /)

there is a growing awareness and !*************** that U2)$T

online articles which seem to be based on thorough research,

evidence and academic stud#, are not as 3! ************** F+$T

as the# claim. nline, a writer has the %ind of 4!********** )56T

powers that no ordinar# 7ournalist or author would ever have,

and the reader is forced to distinguish between what is actuall#

8!***************** or what is mere opinion. +nd even /9)$T

sites which were once thought to be :!*************now ()"

suffer from attac%s carried out b# internet vandals intending

to cause deliberate ;!***************with statistics, or +$$U(+T)

publish personal abuse against a well-%nown person, for

example. +nother

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USE OF ENGLISH O$EN !LO%E

For questions 1-18, complete the following article b# writing oneword in each space.

The exercise begins with an example 0!.

LISTENING TO &EGETA'LES

cientists in /onn have developed a method of listening to sounds from plants

normall# inaudible 0! to the human ear. The basic technique 1!*****************

developed in the &etherlands, but the erman equipment is !*******************

sensitive. @hen a leaf or stem is sliced, the plant signals pain or disma# 3!*********

releasing the gas eth#lene over its entire surface. The gas molecules are collected in a

bell 7ar and bombarded with laser beams, 4!*************** ma%es them vibrate.

The resultant sound waves are amplified in a resonance tube, 8!***************

detected with a sensitive microphone. The :!******************* a plant issub7ected to stress, the louder the signal.

ne surprising result came from a an apparentl# health# cucumber that was virtuall#

shouting ;!***********agon#.

>!************** developed mildew, a harmful fungus, though the s#mptoms were

10! *****************apparent. istening to plants in this 11!****************

could be of great benefit to farmers as an earl#-warning s#stem to detect pests and

disease, and as an aid to efficient storing and transporting. +pples, for instance, give

1! ************** high levels of eth#lene, increasing with ripeness and causing

neighbouring fruit 13!************ rot. 6nvisible differences of ripeness

14!*************** be detected acousticall#, enabling fruit to be separated intobatches in order to prolong 18!******************freshness.

USE OF ENGLISH (E" WORD TRANSFORMATIONS

For questions 1-

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1 B Caving a holida# together was a mista%e because we argued all the time.

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6 wish**************************** on holida# together because we argued all

the time.

B "ou were not supposed to tell an#one about m# newsD

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6Ed rather*********************************** instead of telling ever#one.

3 B +lthough 6 wanted to quit smo%ing graduall#, m# doctor told me to stop

immediatel#.

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6 *************************************** up smo%ing graduall#, bu# m#

doctor told me to stop immediatel#.

4 B 6 would find +nd# more attractive if he didnt laugh at strange things.

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6f it were ***********************************humour, 6 would find +nd#

quite attractive.

8 B 6f #ou should ever come to France, please feel free to visit us.

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2lease feel free to visit us******************************** to

France.

: B 2atric% is going to lose his 7ob if he insists on arriving late to wor%.

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6f *********************************** up late to wor%, 2atric% is going to

lose his 7ob.

; B The most li%el# reason for scientists getting the conclusion wrong is that the#

were not thorough enough with their research.

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6f their research had been more thorough, the scientists**************

************************ to the wrong conclusion.

< B Tom should have admitted his mista%e, because the compan# usuall# gives

emplo#ees another chance.

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The compan# might***************************** if he had admitted his

mista%e.