Reading and Use of English Part 3:
For questions 1 – 16, read the two texts 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 on the separate answer sheet.
The world’s oldest known bread
Archaeologists working at a site in Jordan recently found the oldest reported evidence of bread. Identified by means of new (1. METHODOLOGY) _________________ developments involving the magnification of tiny fragments of food, the bread is about 14,400 years old and (2. DATE) _________________ the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years.
The (3. DISCOVER) _________________ was made in a location used for thousands of years by early hunter-gatherers. At that time, humans gathered and consumed food for purposes that were (4. PRIMARY) _________________ nutritional, but archaeologists think the huge effort required to produce bread meant it was probably reserved for special occasions.
‘The (5. PRESENT) _________________ of the ancient remains of burned food in the fireplaces at this site gives us some (6. EXCEPTION) _________________ useful insights,’ said one researcher. ‘Bread represents a major change in eating practices, away from food as merely a source of energy to the (7. CONSUME) _________________ of food for social and cultural reasons. We used to think agriculture led to the development of bread, but now we think bread-making, with wild grain, may have influenced the (8. EMERGE) _________________ of the practice of growing crops – in other words, the beginning of agriculture.’
The Joy of Mathematics
Are you good at maths? Many people would say ‘no’. They have no confidence in their dealings with numbers. Maths lessons at school are remembered as hours of (9. ENDURE) ________________ rather than enjoyment, and this memory is (10. DOUBT) ________________ what colours their attitude to maths in adulthood.
But in some ways, society is (11. TOLERATE) ________________ of this attitude. We accept without question the need to be literate, so why isn’t numeracy valued in the same way? For those who loathe maths, there seem to be (12. MASS) ________________ psychological barriers preventing them from appreciating the (13. USE) ________________ of maths to our everyday lives.
But all is not lost. A professor of maths in the USA has set up a blog that aims to make maths (14. ACCESS) ________________ to those who missed out at school and to remove the many (15. ANXIOUS) ________________ that some people have about the subject. He wants to share some of his enthusiasm for maths, and by introducing people to the beauty of maths, (16. HOPE) ________________ make it a more joyful experience.
The world’s oldest known bread
1.METHODOLOGICAL
2.PREDATES
3.DISCOVERY
4.PRIMARILY
5.PRESERVATION
6.EXCEPTIONALLY
7.CONSUMPTION
8.EMERGENCE
The Joy of Mathematics
9. ENDURANCE
10. UNDOUBTEDLY
11. TOLERANT
12. MASSIVE
13. USEFULNESS
14. ACCESSIBLE
15. ANXIETIES
16. HOPEFULLY
Reading and Use of English Part 3:
For questions 1 – 16, read the two texts 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 on the separate answer sheet.
The world’s oldest known bread
Archaeologists working at a site in Jordan recently found the oldest reported evidence of bread. Identified by means of new (1. METHODOLOGY) ___METHODOLOGICAL______________ developments involving the magnification of tiny fragments of food, the bread is about 14,400 years old and (2. DATE) __PREDATES_______________ the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years.
The (3. DISCOVER) __DISCOVERY_______________ was made in a location used for thousands of years by early hunter-gatherers. At that time, humans gathered and consumed food for purposes that were (4. PRIMARY) ___PRIMARILY______________ nutritional, but archaeologists think the huge effort required to produce bread meant it was probably reserved for special occasions.
‘The (5. PRESENT) __PRESENCE_______________ of the ancient remains of burned food in the fireplaces at this site gives us some (6. EXCEPTION) __EXCEPTIONALLY_______________ useful insights,’ said one researcher. ‘Bread represents a major change in eating practices, away from food as merely a source of energy to the (7. CONSUME) _CONSUMPTION________________ of food for social and cultural reasons. We used to think agriculture led to the development of bread, but now we think bread-making, with wild grain, may have influenced the (8. EMERGE) _EMERGENCE________________ of the practice of growing crops – in other words, the beginning of agriculture.’
The Joy of Mathematics
Are you good at maths? Many people would say ‘no’. They have no confidence in their dealings with numbers. Maths lessons at school are remembered as hours of (9. ENDURE) __ENDURANCE______________ rather than enjoyment, and this memory is (10. DOUBT) ___UNDOUBTEDLY_____________ what colours their attitude to maths in adulthood.
But in some ways, society is (11. TOLERATE) __TOLERANT______________ of this attitude. We accept without question the need to be literate, so why isn’t numeracy valued in the same way? For those who loathe maths, there seem to be (12. MASS) __MASSIVE______________ psychological barriers preventing them from appreciating the (13. USE) ___USEFULNESS_____________ of maths to our everyday lives.
But all is not lost. A professor of maths in the USA has set up a blog that aims to make maths (14. ACCESS) ___ACCESSIBLE_____________ to those who missed out at school and to remove the many (15. ANXIOUS) __ANXIETIES______________ that some people have about the subject. He wants to share some of his enthusiasm for maths, and by introducing people to the beauty of maths, (16. HOPE) __HOPEFULLY______________ make it a more joyful experience.
Reading and Use of English Part 3: The world’s oldest known bread Archaeologists working at a site in Jordan recently found the oldest reported evidence of bread. Identified by means of new (1. METHODOLOGY) _________methodological________ developments involving the magnification of tiny fragments of food, the bread is about 14,400 years old and (2. DATE) ____predates_____________ the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. The (3. DISCOVER) ________discovery_________ was made in a location used for thousands of years by early hunter-gatherers. At that time, humans gathered and consumed food for purposes that were (4. PRIMARY) ________primarily_________ nutritional, but archaeologists think the huge effort required to produce bread meant it was probably reserved for special occasions. ‘The (5. PRESENT) __________presence_______ of the ancient remains of burned food in the fireplaces at this site gives us some (6. EXCEPTION) ___exceptionally______________ useful insights,’ said one researcher. ‘Bread represents a major change in eating practices, away from food as merely a source of energy to the (7. CONSUME) ________consumption_________ of food for social and cultural reasons. We used to think agriculture led to the development of bread, but now we think bread-making, with wild grain, may have influenced the (8. EMERGE) _______emergence__________ of the practice of growing crops – in other words, the beginning of agriculture.’
The Joy of Mathematics Are you good at maths? Many people would say ‘no’. They have no confidence in their dealings with numbers. Maths lessons at school are remembered as hours of (9. ENDURE) _____endurance___________ rather than enjoyment, and this memory is (10. DOUBT) ________undoubtably________ what colours their attitude to maths in adulthood. But in some ways, society is (11. TOLERATE) _____tolerant___________ of this attitude. We accept without question the need to be literate, so why isn’t numeracy valued in the same way? For those who loathe maths, there seem to be (12. MASS) ________massive________ psychological barriers preventing them from appreciating the (13. USE) ____usefulness____________ of maths to our everyday lives. But all is not lost. A professor of maths in the USA has set up a blog that aims to make maths (14. ACCESS) _________accessible_______ to those who missed out at school and to remove the many (15. ANXIOUS) ______anxieties__________ that some people have about the subject. He wants to share some of his enthusiasm for maths, and by introducing people to the beauty of maths, (16. HOPE) ______hopefully__________ make it a more joyful experience.
