Paper 1, Part 1

1 You are going to read a magazine article about wrestling.

Choose the most suitable heading from the list AG for each part (15)
of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
A The earliest records of wrestling
B Approved and practised by many
C Only one real version
D Just for entertainment?
E Not just a question of size
F Recognition in the Far East
G Different reactions
WRESTLING IS IT HERE TO STAY?
Mark Williams, sports editor, considers the question.
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Love it or hate it! This is how most people feel
about wrestling. Those that love it see it as a
clever sport which is exciting to watch. Those
that hate it dislike the violence, or believe it
doesnt require the skills that other fighting
sports such as boxing and judo need.
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It is true there is a certain type of wrestling.
Professional wrestlers are encouraged to wear
exotic clothes and to jump and dive about the
ring like acrobats. They have strange names
and often one wrestler is seen as good whilst
his opponent is seen as evil. This is of course
a show, for the benefit of the crowd and at
times, the match can seem more like a circus
performance than a real sporting challenge.
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But amateur wrestling is nothing like this. It is
a skilful sport which demands a great deal of
ability. Strength, speed and balance are all
important. Aclever wrestler can often beat a
more powerful and heavier opponent.
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In fact, wrestling is one of the oldest sports.
Evidence of this lies in the many drawings
and carvings of men wrestling which have
been found around the world. Sometimes
these are as much as 20,000 years old.
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Wrestling was first introduced into the
Olympic Games in Greece in 708 BC and
Sumo wrestling existed in Japan before the
700's AD. In Japan today, Sumo wrestling is
considered to be the national sport. The
wrestlers are national heroes in the same way
that football players can be in Britain.
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There are more than fifty kinds of wrestling
throughout the world today. Each has its own
set of rules which are slightly different. There
are frequent national and world competitions
and every four years, wrestlers take part in
the Summer Olympic Games.
So love it or hate it you cannot deny,
wrestling has been around for a long time and
it seems it is going to remain.
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Test 3
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Paper 3, Part 1
2 For questions 18, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D
best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
DEVOTED SUPPORTERS
Are you a devoted supporter? Have you ever (0) ................................ to turn up to a match? Why do people
behave like that?
Rob and Joe Colt tell us how they feel:
Rob: We always support our team. Even when people think that they are (1) ....................... to lose the
game we feel we must be there and nothing in the world would (2) ....................... us from going. Other
people have (3) ....................... hobbies which become a passion! You devote all the time you can afford.
Joe: Yeh, once Rob was (4) ....................... to leave hospital just after an operation because Id told him the
team was in town for a game. Luckily, the doctors managed (5) ....................... him. I almost regretted
(6) ....................... him.
Interviewer: So, what about this season? Will your team (7) ....................... the European Cup?
Rob: Playing against the best teams in Europe is very different (8) ....................... playing in national
tournaments, but well certainly be there to cheer them on and hope for the best.
0 A failed Blost C missed Davoided
1 A about Bbound C like Dknown
2 A prevent Bmake C limit Dhold
3 A alike Bsame C like Dsimilar
4 A about Bjust C ahead D almost
5 A stopped Bstopping C to stop D to stopping
6 A to tell Btell C to telling Dtelling
7 A gain Bbeat C win D succeed
8 A of Bthan C from Dfor
Paper 3, Part 3
3 Use the word in bold to complete the second sentence so that it has
a similar meaning to the first. Write between two and five words.
0 Mr Higgins is employed by a big construction firm.
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Mr Higgins . a big construction firm.
1 I dont think he has enough confidence in his new
career.
confident
I dont think he . his career.
2 If there is one thing I hate doing, its the ironing.
stand
If there is one thing ., its the ironing.
3 When did you buy your CD Rom?
ago
How . buy your
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4 We havent done any homework for
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We havent done any homework . .
5 I gave back my blue shirt and got a white one.
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I . a white one.
6 Im sure youll find the pen by chance somewhere in
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Im sure youll . somewhere in the house.
7 The only person who was not at the party was Tom.
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Paper 3, Part 5
4 For questions 17, use the word given in capitals at the end of
each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Hurricanes
A hurricane is the most violent and (0) ................................... DESTRUCT
of all storms. Its a kind of storm that most frequently (1) ................................... OCCUR
in the Atlantic Ocean. There are not many (2) ................................... SIMILAR
between one huricane and another but one (3) ................................... CHARACTER
they all share is the eye of the storm. (4) ................................... SURPRISE
the centre of the hurricane is always calm. Many (5) ................................... SURVIVE
of hurricanes have stories to tell; of ships that have (6) ................................... APPEAR
in the (7) ................................... never to be seen again. DISTANT
destructive