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✦ Part 1
Multiple Choice – Use of English
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Why we need to play
Human beings are not the only creatures that like to (0) have fun. Many animals play, as do some birds. However, no other creatures spend so much time enjoying themselves as human beings do. Indeed, we (1) ? onto our sense of fun right into adulthood.
So why do human beings spend so much time playing? One reason is that we have time for leisure; animals have very little time to play as most of their life is spent sleeping and (2) ? food.
So, is play just an opportunity for us to (3) ? in enjoyable activities or does it have a more important (4) ?? According to scientists, (5) ? from being fun, play has several very real (6) ? for us — it helps our physical, intellectual and social development. It also helps to (7) ? us for what we have not yet experienced. With very (8) ? risk, we can act out what we would do in unexpected, or even dangerous, situations.
Question 1
We ___ onto our sense of fun right into adulthood.
Question 2
Most of their life is spent sleeping and ___ food.
Question 3
Is play just an opportunity for us to ___ in enjoyable activities?
Question 4
Does it have a more important ___?
Question 5
___ from being fun, play has several very real benefits for us.
Question 6
Play has several very real ___ for us.
Question 7
It also helps to ___ us for what we have not yet experienced.
Question 8
With very ___ risk, we can act out situations.
✦ Part 2
Gapped Text – Blind Runner
For questions 9–14, choose from sentences A–G the one which best fits each gap. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
Sentences:
A – These provide the familiarity and consistency essential for the blind runner.
B – Their support gave him extra confidence regarding his changing surroundings.
C – Simon believes the feelings of liberation and independence far outweigh any anxiety.
D – He began by training on football pitches behind his house, running between the goalposts.
E – It gives him a great opportunity to run with everyone.
F – That's not to say the learning curve has been without incident.
G – As a result of this slow experimentation, he was able to memorize a set five-kilometer course.
Question 9
'I got bored exercising indoors, so thought, "I'll have a go at running outside",' he explains. [Gap 9] Then he got bored again and wanted to try running on the roads.
Question 10
Weeks of gradual exploration followed, walking a route alone. [Gap 10] It took him along little-used pavements alongside a busy main road.
Question 11
'Now it has become quite automated.' [Gap 11] 'I did make a few mistakes early on — like running into posts.'
Question 12
His landmarks are minute changes in gradient and slight variations in the running surface. [Gap 12] 'I have to believe this route is going to stay consistent,' he says.
Question 13
[Gap 13] 'I try to concentrate on the millions of footsteps that go right and think positively,' he explains.
Question 14
But for Simon the real thrill comes from simply being able to compete on equal terms. [Gap 14] 'I can't hide the fact I'm blind,' he says, 'but I would rather compete with everybody else.'
✦ Part 3
Writing – Essay
Write your essay in 140–190 words. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation.
Topic:"Life is better today than it was 100 years ago." Do you agree?
Write about: health · entertainment · your own idea
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