Part III. Use of english

Task 1

For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Explain your choice.

Earthquake prediction

If scientists were able to warn governments (0) ...of...... an impending earthquake, even if only a few hours (1) …………. advance, lives might be saved and international rescue workers could be at the scene of the disaster by the time it happened, instead of heading (2) …………….. their local airports several hours after the event.

(3) ………….. it is, seismologists have long been able to predict roughly where earthquakes will happen, but they are still (4) …………… from knowing how to forecast exactly when (5) ………….. may strike. The one and (6) ………….. successful prediction in recorded history was for the 1975 earthquake in Haicheng, China. In the months preceding the earthquake changes (7) …………. land elevation and ground water levels, widespread reports of peculiar animal behaviour, and many foreshocks had (8) …………. to a low-level warning. As a (9) ……………. of an increase in foreshock activity, an evacuation warning was (10) …………..the day before a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Unfortunately, in (11) ……………. of their success in 1975, the Chinese failed to predict the Tangshan earthquake the following year, which (12) ……………. an appalling 250,000 fatalities.

Since (13) …………. completely reliable method of prediction has been found, most governments now focus (14) ……………. mitigating the effects of earthquakes once they strike (15) ………………..than attempting to forecast them.

Task 2

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Translate the formed words.

Chasing tornadoes

Tornadoes are the (0) amazing spinning storm which are common AMAZE

in the Midwest of the USA. Although they can often be (1) ……… FAIR

short-lived, lasting only 1-2 hours, tornadoes can spin at up to 400 kph,

and can (2) ………. destroy whole areas, even throwing EASY

(3) ……… farm animals on the tops of trees. People who are TERRIFY

(4) ……… enough to live in their path, often feel threatened by FORTUNE

tornadoes, and yet, (5) ………., some travel companies in the USA REMARK

organize trips for tourist who (6) ……… go in search of them. ACTIVE

Some enthusiasts travel thousands of kilometers in the hope of seeing

a violent but (7) ……… storm! Apart from the great rush of EXCITE

adrenaline they get as they (8) ………. anticipate the NERVOUS

(9) ………. of the tornado, these people are also motivated by the ARRIVE

thought that they may go home with some (10) ………., IMPRESS

and possibly valuable, photographs.

Task 3

For Questions 1-15, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word, which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a plus (+ ) by the number. If a line has a word, which should not be there, write the word on the line. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). Explain your choice.