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Towards Certification Focus on Use of English 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).
A new start suitable accommodation. Although My first days at University were both exciting and worrying. My first task was to find (0) _________ it was my first (1) _________ at living on my own, I had a (2) _________ of adventure and I chose a place far from the familiarity of home. My advice is firstly to look (3) _________ university accommodation as it is usually more affordable. If this is not possible read the notice boards in the University campus. You will find a considerable (4) _________ of messages offering a wide variety of (5) _________ accommodation. If you value your privacy, you could look for a bedsit. As you can (6) _________ , bedsits in University towns do not come cheap but there are many (7) _________ that you can turn to if you are interested in this option. Finally another thing that you could consider is to find lodgings outside town, where accommodation is cheaper. If you want a peaceful neighbourhood where you can do your studying, this could be the (8) _________ for you. Be careful, however, to (9) _________ that the area you are interested in is well (10) _________ by public transport. You need to find something that is only a bus ride (11) _________ from the University. This is the kind of accommodation that I found and I felt that I was able to study better in a rural (12) _________ , far from the distractions of student life.
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B suitable B trial B sensation B through B degree B combined B realise B salesmen B selection B verify B connected B long B background
C correct C attempt C passion C around C number C shared C feel C companies C decision C control C furnished C along C setting
D exact D struggle D sense D over D total D group D know D agencies D action D see D provided D away D environment
CERTIFICATION TIP Use of English (Multiple-choice cloze) .......................................... Read the text through to understand the general meaning. While reading a second time, fill in the gaps which are easiest first. This will give you more context with which to understand the text, and the more difficult gaps should be easier to fill.
Focus on Listening S 1.03 You will hear a radio show about favourite holiday destinations. For questions 1 – 10, complete the sentences. 1
According to the radio poll, the Maldives and the Seychelles were preferred by who are more adventurous.
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Spain was chosen by Danielle Barton, because of the In Spain the
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The most popular region in Spain is the Andalusia region because of its Sean Rogers, the travel advisor for the programme, recommends going to
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To get from A to B there is an It manages
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are quite expensive. Although Spain is a large country it has a population of only Sean Rogers advises listeners not to think of Spain in terms of its
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CERTIFICATION TIP - Listening (Sentence completion) ............................................................................................................................. Before listening, make use of the time given to you to read through and predict which missing information is required. This will help you to decide what you have to focus on when you listen. For example, you may have to find the name of a place, an object or you may need to understand a number.
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