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The document summarizes key points from a reading comprehension test for the Cambridge English: Advanced exam. It provides 8 reading comprehension questions about a passage on how taking photos may impair memory formation. It then lists several other parts of the exam involving gap fills, matching words, sentence rewrites, and identifying confusing elements. The summary focuses on the overarching content and structure rather than specific questions or answers.

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Cae Use of English Part 1

The document summarizes key points from a reading comprehension test for the Cambridge English: Advanced exam. It provides 8 reading comprehension questions about a passage on how taking photos may impair memory formation. It then lists several other parts of the exam involving gap fills, matching words, sentence rewrites, and identifying confusing elements. The summary focuses on the overarching content and structure rather than specific questions or answers.

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CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best
fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could
be 0__________our ability to remember them, according to new research.

Dr Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described this as the ‘photo-
taking impairment effect’. She said, ‘People often whip out their cameras almost
mindlessly to 1__________ a moment, to the point that they are missing what is
happening 2__________ in front of them. When people rely on technology to
remember for them — 3__________on the camera to record the event and thus not
needing to 4__________ to it fully themselves — it can have a negative 5__________
on how well they remember their experiences.

In Dr Henkel’s experiment, a group of university students were 6__________ on a


tour of a museum and asked to either photograph or try to remember objects on
display. The next day each student’s memory was tested. The results showed that
people were less 7__________ in recognising the objects they had
photographed 8__________ with those they had only looked at.

0 A interfering B upsetting C damaging


D intruding

1 A seize В grasp C capture D snatch

2 A quite В right C merely D barely

3 A counting В settling C assuming D swearing

4 A engage В apply C attend D dedicate

5 A result В aspect C extent D impact

6 A steered В run C led D conveyed

7 A accurate В faithful C exact D factual

8 A measured В compared C matched D confronted


CAE Reading and Use of English Part 2
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think o f the word which best fits
each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet

Example: (0) TO

On the hunt for the best young female entrepreneurs


Founded in 1972, the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award is celebrated in
27 countries. Veuve Clicquot has now introduced a new award 0__________
complement its Business Woman of the Year category. Called The New
Generation Award, 9__________ recognises the best young female talent
across business and corporate life.

The first winner of the award, Kathryn Parsons, 10__________ innovative


start-up company, Decoded, teaches people to code in a day, has joined the
judging panel to help find this year’s winner. The importance of these awards
cannot 11__________ overestimated’ she says. ‘Women need role models
that prove to 12__________ that they can do it, too.’

The New Generation Award is open to entrepreneurial


businesswomen 13__________ the ages of 25 and 35. They can
run 14__________ own businesses or hail from corporate life. This award isn’t
about how much money you’ve made or how long you’ve been in business, it’s
about recognising young women 15__________ a mission and a vision’ says
Parsons. ‘We want to meet women who are working to 16__________ the
world a better place.
CAE Reading and Use of English Part 3
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).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: (0) RESIGNATION

EXIT INTERVIEW

0. RESIGN
If you are thinking of leaving your job, you may think that 17.ANNOY
handing in your letter of 0 __________ is the end of the 18. BEAR
matter. But an increasing number of companies now conduct 19. REFER
‘exit interviews’ with staff. 20. EMOTION
21.HONEST
For the employee, an exit interview may feel like an ideal 22.OFFEND
opportunity 23.CLOSE
to rant and rave about every little 17__________ that has 24.TRUE
troubled them since they got the job. But, 18__________ in
mind that you will probably still need a 19__________ from
these people, it is best to avoid getting angry
or 20__________ , and just answer the questions as calmly
and with as much 21__________ as possible.

For employers, the exit interview is a rare opportunity to


gather some valuable information about the way staff perceive
the company. Existing employees may not wish to
cause 22__________ to the boss or damage their chances of
promotion, so are unlikely to 23__________ their real feelings
about the company. However, someone who has already
resigned is more likely to be 24__________ when giving their
opinions.
CAE Reading and Use of English 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 six words, including the word given.
Here is an example (0).

0 I didn’t know the way there, so I got lost.

GET
Not_____________________ there, I got lost.
Answer: KNOWING HOW TO GET

25 I’ve just noticed that the car has almost run out of petrol.
HARDLY
I’ve just noticed that_____________________ left in the car.

26 I didn’t know that cars were so expensive in this country.


IDEA
I _____________________ so much in this country.

27 Don’t get depressed because of such a small problem.


LET
It’s such a small problem that you shouldn’t _____________ down.

28 It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital.


RECOVERY
He is reported____________________ in hospital now.

29 Laura’s teacher says that she doesn’t have a serious enough attitude to her
work.
SERIOUSLY
Laura doesn’t _____________________ to her teacher.

30 What’s confusing you so much?


LOT
What is it that’s _____________________ confusion?

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