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CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1

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).
Raising Awareness
In cities around the world, a wide (0)_____ of schemes is being instigated to promote
environmental awareness. ‘It’s just as easy to (1)_____ of litter properly as it is to drop it
on the streets’, says city councillor Mike Edwards. ‘It’s a question of encouraging people
to do so as a (2)_____ of course. Once the habit is ingrained, they won’t even (3)_____
they are doing it. After all, think what we’ve achieved with recycling in the home. People
have become accustomed to it, so it doesn’t (4)_____ to them that they’re spending any
additional time in the process. Only if they have to carry this waste for some appreciable
distance to find a suitable container do they feel they are (5)_____ ‘.
A quirky, (6)_____ gimmick might be enough to change behaviour. With this in (7)_____
the city of Berlin is introducing rubbish bins that say danke, thank you and merci when
someone drops an item of rubbish into them. It might just (8)_____ the trick in this city,
too.
Example:
0 A band B range C scale D scope
1 A dispose B discard C dump D dispense
2 A principle B system C matter D duty
3 A notice B remark C comprehend D appreciate
4 A concern B occur C impress D strike
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5 A inconvenienced B sacrificed C complicated D imposed
6 A light-hearted B mundane C subjective D intense
7 A context B thought C spirit D mind
8 A serve B do C make D play

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) HAVE
Emotion in books
Something appears to (0)_____ happened to the emotional content of books published in
the UK. Researchers from the University of Bristol analysed the frequency with (9)_____
‘mood’ words – those reflecting anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness and surprise – were
used in as (10)_____ as 5 million books between 1900 and 2000. (11)_____ to one of the
researchers, Dr Alberto Acerbi, ‘the average book published in 1900 has 14% more
emotional content than the average book in 2000’. In (12)_____ words, ‘a book with 1,000
emotional words in 1900 would have 877 in 2000’.
In (13)_____ to this decline in emotional content, the research team found that some
interesting differences between British books and those published in the USA have
developed since the 1960s. (14)_____ having more emotional content than their British
counterparts, American books now contain more content-free words. These are words
that carry (15)_____ or no meaning on their (16)_____, such as ‘and’ or ‘but’, and articles
like ‘the’.
What is the significance of these changes? The researchers say that further work is
needed to deal with this question adequately.

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) NOTORIETY
The Black Widow Spider
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The black widow spider’s (0)_____ is not without foundation. However, 0.
an element of exaggeration has led to certain (17)_____ regarding its NOTORIOUS
evil nature. 17.
Firstly, while it is indeed one of the most venomous species of spider, CONCEPT
its venom being 15 times stronger than that of the prairie rattlesnake, 18.
its bite injects such a small amount of venom in (18)_____ that it is COMPARE
unlikely to kill humans. In fact (19)_____ are rare. 19. FATAL
20.
Black widows bite only if they are touched or their web is threatened, SOLITUDE
and only the adult female is poisonous. The female is (20)_____ by 21. OCCUR
nature, and has been known to kill and eat the male after mating. Such 22. PLEASE
(21)_____ are rare, but they explain how the spider got its name – and 23.
its reputation. ESTIMATE
24.
Nevertheless, the (22)_____ effects of this spider’s bite should not be CAUTION
(23)_____ , and if you live in a certain climate and have a fireplace in
your home, it is advisable to take (24)_____ . Black widow spiders
often inhabit wood piles, so you should wear gloves when handling
firewood.
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New, online version of this test :: Answer Keys :: Vocabulary

CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1

0 A band B range C scale D scope

1 A dispose B discard C dump D dispense

2 A principle B system C matter D duty

3 A notice B remark C comprehend D appreciate

4 A concern B occur C impress D strike

6 A light-hearted B mundane C subjective D intense

7 A context B thought C spirit D mind

8 A serve B do C make D play

CAE Reading and Use of English Part 2

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet

Example: (0) HAVE

CAE Reading and Use of English Part 3

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

Example: (0) NOTORIETY

The Black Widow Spider

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