(eden PAPER PAPER 3. Ustening 4 Speaking > Read through the text first for ‘general understanding. > Remember that the gapped word or words will often be ‘Bart of a collocation or a fixed phrase, > Check the words on each side cf the gap carefully. Often, ‘the options hava very similar ‘meanings but only one is. ‘eorreet because of a word (e.g. a particular verb! before 3p or another word (e.g. {8 preposition) after it > Remember to read the whole text through again when you hhave completed the task to check whathar it makes sense, Question 1: Which verb often (2005 with itto mean ‘be successful’? Question 3: The idiom to go to any .. to do someting means to make a big effort to achieve something, including taking ‘extreme of unusual steps. Which ‘word completes the idiom? ‘Question 5: All four words can ‘form phrases with in. However, ‘three of them express the idea of ‘2 serios of things, but only one ‘expresees the idea of the result, of a series of things. The result here is boosted sales. Question 7: We often use one of these adjctives to describe something abstract lik an aim fF an idea which is cifficul to define or achieve. This is tho meaning here. The other words ‘re used to describe places that ‘are hard to reach or things that ‘re hard to see, rae) For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A presents B appears springs D_ lands oj} a D Word-of-mouth success - what publishers dream of ‘Word of mouth’, a phrase that first (0) ....... in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, is the kind of publicity all publishers want for their books. Positive reviews are useful, it but it's only when lots of people start talking about a book that it really (1) .. sales-wise. Word of mouth is what (2) ....... behind the initial success of JK Rowling's Harry Potter books, for example. ‘Some publishers will go to any (3) ......to stimulate the phenomenon. Years ago, one. company paid its own staff to reed books published by the company whenever they travelled on public transport. The thinking was that the bright yellow covers would (4) .....0 and become the subject of casual conversations among passengers, which would in (5) ....... boost sales. With the (6) ....... of social networking, creating word of mouth has almost become ‘a science. However, despite Twitter, Facebook and the rest, publishers still find it as difficult as ever to generate that (7)....... thing, a viral conversation about a new book that persuades lots of people to buy it It still seems to be unclear what the (8) . to achieving word of mouth is. 1A pushes B hits © makes D gets 2 A formed B ran C rested D lay 3 A lengths B extents € terms D measures 4A show off B stick up © stand out D shine on 5 A order B tum € line D sequence 6 A advent B entrance © outset D opening 7 A remote B isolated © hidden D elusive 8 A root B key € base D guide ced Test 2+) PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English +> Part 1PAPER 2 Writing PAPER 3 Listening PAPER 4 Speaking general meaning. » Remember that the gapped words will be structural oe ee ee me eee Pte aon mens > Remember that there could be more ther one correct answer. But you should write one ‘word only in the gap. “Question 8: From the whole text, ‘we loam that our knowledge of Seep-sea corals is sil limi ‘bet scientists are trying to find ‘eat more about them. Can you “Sink of a two-word phrase as. ‘which moans ‘s0 far’ or ‘up to “is point in time’? Question 11; Gaps at the inning of sentences can often ‘ook dificult to fil. The best ‘ach is to look carefully at previous sentence or the: ‘sentence that follows the Or both, In this case, look -Esrefully at what comes after it “The text talls us that previously ‘Feien could only study the corals, Sng robotic submarines, but ‘she is able to dive in the n fords. Which word can ‘with recantiy 10 give the idea SF previously’? tion 13: This is an example ‘es longer, parallel structure: ion... but. tion 16: Can you think of common structural word to jlete an expression that ‘=eens ‘almost impossible’? For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of 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 |/1 [| ] Ice water diver Rhian Waller is a marine biologist with a special interest (0) She admits that, a5 (9)... hard to reach, 1000 metres below the ocean's surface. However, (10) .. deep-sea corals. le is known about these corals because they are very . is known is that they are being damaged by fishing nets, and research is needed to suppor conservation work. (11) ...... recently, Rhian had only been able to study the corals through film sent from robotic submarines, but then some were discovered in Alaskan fjords that were shallow (12) faced Rhian initially: (13) only was the water in the fjords scarcely above freezing, but she had never actually dived before. to dive in. This was a wonderful opportunity, but two problems She describes the experience as ‘intense’. Within five minutes (14) ...... being in the water, her head and hands were completely numb, and she often had (15) oor visibility she couldn't even see her own elbow. Despite the extreme conditions, however, Rhian’s team were able to gather data on the corals of a kind that is (16) . but impossible in the deep ocean. Cambridge English: Advanced Test 2 >> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of Englisn >> Part2 33;eens eee writing Ustening Speaking Essential tips > Read through the text for ‘general understanding, > Remember to think about the ‘ype of word that should go each gap — a verb, noun, adjective or adverb? > Remember that some words «will naed more than one ‘change ~ a prefix and a suffix > Ifthe word needed is a noun, ‘check whether it should be singular or plural. > When you've finished the ‘task, read through it again and ‘check that it all makes sence. ‘Question 17: A noun is needed hove. Be careful with the spelling. ‘Question 18: Ifthe gap is the first word in a sentence and it is followed by a comma, what type ‘of word is it likely to be? ‘Question 19: Facial is an adjective, so the gapped word hete will be @ noun, Should it be singular or plural? ‘Question 20: The word needed hate is a noun. But does it refar 10 people or a more abstract, ides? Read the whole parsgraph before deciding. 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. PIR[E[S[I[OJEIN TI Aye] | | Oo Leaders with long faces In most (0) the taller of the two candidates won. This association of elections in the USA in the twentieth century, a7 accepted. (18) with success is something that has been widely some recent research suggests that people's confidence in a potential leader can also be influenced by how long that person's face is. According to Daniel Re, one of the main researchers, our natural (9)... that suggest tallness, as long faces attraction to fa do, is thought to have evolved long ego when the (20)... of ‘a. community depended on choosing the right leader. ‘Especially when we're faced with a (21) ...... situation, we seem to prefer the most dominant-looking people for leadership,’ he says. In the study, (22)... ‘computer screen in order to make them look like people they would want as national leaders. A significant number chose to (23) times. were asked to manipulate faces on a . the faces, particularly for male leaders in difficult ‘As Dr Re noted, the implication is that ‘leadership choices are affected by physical features that are (24) ....... to political 34 cambriage English: Advanced! Test 2 >> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English > Part 3 PRESIDENT HIGH INTEREST CHARACTER SURVIVE ‘THREAT VOLUNTARY LONG RELEVANTCees = esedewe Writing, Ustening Speaking Ace must have the same esning as the first. ber that you must not ge the key word in any ‘can use contrections, e.g. wouldn't, but remember they count as two words. ‘sure you count the ‘of words you write in ‘gap carefully. you have completed fon, read through jn and check that the ing is the same and the is correct. 25: The first contonce ‘the past simple. is the ‘sentence algo past ‘What structure is needed tence? 26: Bo careful with tho. 0, you need to change: Koodo a noun. 27: Which phrase with stand means ‘no way" ibility’? 28: You need a cture to introduce here. Also, ‘his context needs a Camibricige English: Aclvanced Test 2 > PAPER 1 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). Example: 0 Chloe would only eat a pizza if she could have a mushroom topping. ON Chloe ‘a mushroom topping when she had a pizza. The gap can be filled with the words ‘insisted on having’, so you write: Example: 0 |[NSISTED ON HAVING Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 only watched that film because you recommended it to me. NEVER Iwould - you hadn't recommended it to me. 26 It seems as if we misunderstood what the aims of the course were. BEEN There seems what the aims of the course 27 The traffic was so bad that there was obviously no way we would get to the theatre on time, so we went home, ‘STAND ‘The traffic was so bad that we obviously didn’t .. to the theatre on time, so we went home. 28 Michelle's brother talks a lot more than she does. NOWHERE Micheli . her brother. 29 There's a rumour that Jordi Marse, the Barcelona manager, has resigned this morning. HANDED. Jordi Marse, the Barcelona manager, his ination this morning, 30 I'm sure people will object to the idea of building a new runway at the city airport. BOUND There ens the idea of building 2 new runway at the city airport. 35)