Use of English - Test 2

CAE
PRACTICE TESTS
USE OF ENGLISH
TEST 2

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Use of English - Test 2

Part 1
For questions 1-12, 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:).

THAT SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS IS

The latest marketing ploy in the retail world is to attract shoppers by smells. These
smells are
created in laboratories to be wafted around stores in order to 0: the unsuspecting
customer into spending more money. Secret 1: of the designer smells are going on
in
more than a hundred stores across Britain, including bookshops, petrol stations and a 2:

of clothes shops. The tailor-made aromas 3: coconut oil in travel agents (to 4:
images
of exotic holidays), and leather in car showrooms (to suggest lasting quality).
Marketing Aromatics, a company specialising in this area, believes that odours are underused as a marketing 5: . Until now the most frequent 6: has been in
supermarkets
where the smell from the in-store bakeries has been blown among the 7: to boost
sales of
fresh food. This way stores can build on customer loyalty by making customers 8: a
particular smell with a particular store. It is not intrusive. If it were it would defeat the 9:
.
Stores are hoping to encourage customer loyalty by using a corporate perfume logo to
fix a companys image. According to one scientific advisor, smells have an enormous 10:

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Part 1
Example:
0:

A: entice

B: trap

C: force

D: deceive

1:

A: investigations

B: analyses

C: operations

D: trials

2:

A: society

B: chain

C: company

D: network

3:

A: include

B: cover

C: spread

D: spray

4:

A: remember

B: arouse

C: evoke

D: desire

5:

A: advertisement B: tool

C: gadget

D: gimmick

6:

A: effect

B: concept

C: type

D: application

7:

A: aisles

B: passages

C: corridors

D: paths

8:

A: join

B: associate

C: bond

D: merge

9:

A: target

B: method

C: object

D: reason

10:

A: concentration

B: strength

C: potential

D: ability

11:

A: resorting

B: taking

C: moving

D: reacting

12:

A: undeserving

B: unjustified

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D: unlicensed

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Part 2
For questions 13-27 read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an
example at the beginning (0:).
Example

0:

CHESS
Chess is 0: ONE of the worlds oldest games of war. 13: is generally
said
to have developed in India at some period before 500 AD. The original pieces, much less
mobile than 14: modern counterparts, represented units of the ancient
Indian
army, foot-soldiers, cavalry, armed chariots and, of course, elephants. 15:
in
real life, the fighting troops on the board 16: led by the king and his senior
minister, the vizier, 17: became the queen in the modern game.
18: India, chess is thought to have spread through China, Persia and Europe.
Soon after reaching the West, the identity of the pieces was modified to reflect the social
milieu of medieval Europe. The biggest change was the emergence 19: the
queen as the most powerful piece in the game.
In the twentieth century, chess was often regarded as a game for the aristocracy of
society,
but today it appeals 20: people of all social classes. 21:
chess is
only a board game, it has the ideal blend of strategy, tactics and pure skill. The only other
board games which share 22: subtlety, science and depth are Shogi and
Go.
The competition aspect of chess makes it a battle 23: two people, a battle
24: bloodshed, but still a fierce struggle of the mind, will and physical
endurance. More than anything 25: though, chess has an ancient and
distinguished history. As 26: as providing a deep sense of continuity with
the
intellectual community of past ages, it is a game which has succeeded 27:
embracing all nations.

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Part 3
For questions 28-37, 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. Write your answers IN
CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an example at the beginning (0:).

Example

0:

TITANIC
On April 15th, 1912 the great 0: TRANSATLANTIC liner
Titanic sank in icy waters with the 28:
of 1,523 lives. The tragic 29: of the ship

ATLANTIC
LOSE
SINK

on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York is the

most 30: ocean disaster of all time,

LEGEND

and a tragedy that has had an unparalleled hold over our

31: consciousness.

COLLECT

Interest in the wreck of the Titanic, and the powerful human stories
of the 32: has never waned. In fact, quite
the opposite. 33: with the story was further

SURVIVE
FASCINATE

fuelled in 1998 by the release of the film Titanic, directed by the

James Cameron.
Titanic went on to become the most 34:

SUCCEED

film in cinema history, with 35: takings of

GLOBE

$1.8 billion. At the Academy Awards that year, the film picked up
a number of Oscars, including the 36: best

PRESTIGE

film award. However, neither Leonardo Di Caprio or actress, Kate

Winslet, were nominated for their 37: in the
film.

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Part 4
For questions 38-42, think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three
sentences. Here is an example (0:).
Example:
0:

They say the new minister is not a very person to get on with.
My friend Tom has not had an life, but hes very successful.
Its to see why Spain is so popular with foreign tourists.

0:

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38:

I cant going to work today. I think Ill stay at home.

The snow prevented the climbers from progressing up the of

the
mountain.
I think were going to have to the fact that we need to ask Tom
for
help.
39:

Although we woke up late, we it to the airport just in time.

Just look at the mess youve ! screamed Alison at her children.
Well done Peter. I can see that youve really an effort with your
homework.

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Part 4
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40:

Wholl the business when the current managing director retires

next year?
The players raised over 2,000 pounds by taking part in yesterdays charity
.
I dont think the cars broken down. Weve just out of petrol.

41:

Ideally, Id like to some experience working in a multinational

company.
Telefonica shares made a 10% yesterday after falling sharply

last
week.
If you want to the respect of the staff you should be more open
with them.
42:

Im having real trouble out the solution to this equation.

If you dont mind overtime you can earn up to 20% more each
week.

He spent his entire life, spanning 40 years, with the same

company.

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Part 5
For questions 4350, 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. Write your answer in CAPITAL
LETTERS. Here is an example (0:).
Example:
0:

Peter didnt want any help doing his homework.

INSISTED
Peter INSISTED ON DOING HIS HOMEWORK BY himself.

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43:

Do you want any help carrying those heavy bags?

HAND
Can those
heavy bags?
1 / 2

44:

I was really impressed by what the managing director said.

BIG
The managing directors
me.
1 / 2

45:

Even though hes fluent in Spanish, he will only talk to his son in English
ON
He to his son,
despite the fact he speaks Spanish fluently.

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46:

Food prices went up dramatically last month.

SHARP
There the price
of food last month.
1 / 2

47:

John hadnt expected to get a present when he left the company.

CAME
Johns leaving
him.
1 / 2

48:

They said that I was too young to enter the competition.

PREVENTED

I the
competition
because of my age.
1 / 2
49:

Hes an expert at preparing university graduates for job interviews.

THE

He specialises
university
graduates for job interviews.
1 / 2
50:

Far more people are learning Chinese than before.

BIG

There . the
number
of people learning Chinese.
1 / 2

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