Part 3 use of english

TASK 1

For questions 28 - 37 read the text below and decide which word (A or B) fits the space best. There is an example (0) done for you.

0	A	world	B	planet
28	A	ago	B	since
29	A	passed	B	spent
30	A	because	B	but
31	A	at	B	on
32	A	reached	B	arrived
33	A	celebration	B	birthday
34	A	the	B	a

To the top of the world The coldest walk in the (0)__A__ is probably the one Alan Chambers and Charlie/Paton did a few years (28) when they walked to the North Pole. To prepare for the trip they (29) a day in a freezer at a temperature of - 30 ° C. But they were more comfortable there than at the North Pole (30) they weren’t tired or hungry. They began their 1,126 km walk (31) 8 March 2000 and (32) at theNorth Pole 70 days later. A plane took them straight home from there. Charlie had his 30^th (33) during the trip and he was surprised when Alan gave him (34) small cake with a candle on it. Alan said the (35) moment for him was Charlie’s face when he (36) that cake.The strange thing is that more men (37) walked on the moon than on the North Pole.

35	A	best	B	better
36	A	saw	B	watched
37	A	did	B	have

TASK 2 For each sentence 38 - 40 find a notice (A - E). There are 2 extra notices you do not need to use.

There is an example (0) done for you.

0 People with bicycle problems may get some help quickly here.

38.You should not drive fast here because people like to cycle in this place.

39.Do not leave your suitcases or bags anywhere while you wait for your flight.

40.You won’t have to wait longer than three quarters of an hour to go on this.

A Coach station

City tour leaves from this stop every 45 minutes

B LEON AIRPORT

Keep your luggage with you at all times

C ROD’S BIKES

Tyres or brakes repaired while you wait!

D REMEMBER!

Keep your return tickets in a safe place

E FOREST PARK ROAD

Drive slowly! Cyclists use this pass

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

Participant’s ID number WRITING

Time: 20 minutes Imagine that you are going to visit a shopping center soon. Write an invitation to your friend and ask her/him to join you.Do not forget to write about: -the date and the name of the place you are going to visit

-why you want to go there

-the programme of your visit

Follow the rules of letter writing. You should write about 70-80 words. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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