INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name, centre number and candidate number on your answer sheets if theyare not already there. Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. Read the instructions on the answer sheets. Write your answers on the answer sheets. Use a pencil. You must complete the answer sheets within the time limit. At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheets.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
There are 56 questions in this paper. Questions 1 – 24 carry 1 mark. Questions 25 – 30 carry up to 2 marks. Questions 31 – 46 carry 2 marks. Questions 47 – 56 carry 1 mark.
500/2598/3 Cambridge English Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International 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).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
0 A straight B common C everyday D conventional
0 A B C D
Studying black bears
After years studying North America’s black bears in the (0) …….. way, wildlife biologist Luke
Robertson felt no closer to understanding the creatures. He realised that he had to (1) ............ their
trust. Abandoning scientific detachment, he took the daring step of forming relationships with the
animals, bringing them food to gain their acceptance.
The (2) …….. this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about
bears. (3) …….. to popular belief, he contends that bears do not (4) …….. as much for fruit as
previously supposed. He also (5) …….. claims that they are ferocious. He says that people should
not be (6) by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground, as this is a defensive, rather than
an aggressive, act.
However, Robertson is no sentimentalist. After devoting years of his life to the bears, he is under no
(7) …….. about their feelings for him. It is clear that their interest in him does not (8) ........... beyond the
food he brings. 1 A catch B win C achieve D receive
2 A perception B awareness C insight D vision
3 A Opposite B Opposed C Contrary D Contradictory
4 A care B bother C desire D hope
5 A concludes B disputes C reasons D argues
6 A misguided B misled C misdirected D misinformed
7 A error B doubt C illusion D impression
8 A expand B spread C widen D extend
Part 2
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 I S
The origin of language
The truth (0) …….. nobody really knows how language first began. Did we all start talking at around
the same time (9) .......... of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop?
Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the
origins of language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in (10) ............... a way that
we are programmed for language from the moment of birth. In (11) …….. words, language came
about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage.
Language (12) …….. well be programmed into the brain but, (13) …….. this, people still need
stimulus from others around them. From studies, we know that (14) ............ children are isolated from
human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will
ever do so. This research shows, if (15) ............ else, that language is a social activity, not something
invented (16) .......... isolation.
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 P R O F E S S I O N A L
Training sports champions
What are the abilities that a (0) …….. sports person needs? To PROFESSION
guarantee that opponents can be (17) …….. , speed, stamina and COME
agility are essential, not to mention outstanding natural talent. Both a
rigorous and comprehensive (18) regime and a highly nutritious FIT
diet are vital for top-level performance. It is carbohydrates, rather than
proteins and fat, that provide athletes with the (19) they need to ENDURE
compete. This means that pasta is more (20) …….. than eggs or BENEFIT
meat. Such a diet enables them to move very energetically when
required. Failure to follow a sensible diet can result in the (21) …….. ABLE
to maintain stamina.
Regular training to increase muscular (22) is also a vital part of a STRONG
professional’s regime, and this is (23) …….. done by exercising with TYPE
weights. Sports people are prone to injury but a quality training regime
can ensure that the (24) of these can be minimised. SEVERE
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 James would only speak to the head of department alone.
ON
James ............................................... to the head of department alone.
The gap can be filled with the words ‘insisted on speaking’, so you write:
Example: 0 INSISTED ON SPEAKING
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
25 My brother now earns far less than he did when he was younger.
NEARLY
My brother ................................................ much now as he did when he was younger.
26 They are demolishing the old bus station and replacing it with a new one.
PULLED
The old bus station is.................................................with a new one.
27 The number of students now at university has reached an all-time high, apparently.
THE
The number of students now at university is ................................................ been, apparently.
28 I’m disappointed with the Fishers’ new album when I compare it to their previous one.
COMPARISON
I think the Fishers’ new album is ................................................ their previous one.
29 Anna got the job even though she didn’t have much experience in public relations.
SPITE
Anna got the job ............................................... of experience in public relations.
30 ‘I must warn you how dangerous it is to cycle at night without any lights,’ said the police officer to Max.
DANGERS
Max received a ................................................at night without any lights from the police officer.
