A. REMAINS B. STANDS C. MAINTAINS D. KEEPSPART 3

10. A. remains B. stands C. maintains D. keeps

PART 3: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box on your answer

sheet. (1 point)

COFFEE

Coffee is made from the beans that grow in the fruits of the coffee plant. There are usually two beans in

each fruit and harvesting is done (1)…… hand.

The word “coffee” derives from the Arabic “qahwah”, a word (2) …… was orginally used for wine, but

which came to mean coffee. Coffee beans (3) …… to be chewed before it was discovered that they (4) …… be

boiled with water (5) …… make a drink.

Coffee drinking began in Arab countries in the 14

century and did not (6) …… common in Europe

(7) …… the 17

century. At (8) ……, coffee was sold by chemists, but it (9) …… little impact until the first

coffee shop opened and instructions about (10) …… to roast and grind the coffee were published.

PART 4: For questions 1-10, give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answer in the

numbered box on your answer sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1 point)

LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Humans have long been fascinated by (0. OUT) …outer… space, and have wondered if there are

intelligent life-forms (1. ELSE) ………, which we might be able to contact. (2. NATURE) ……, we’ve all seen

space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but “aliens” like these owe more to the (3.

CONVENIENT) ……… of using human (4. ACT) ……… to play the parts than to any real form of (5.

SCIENCE) ……… investigation.

However, many serious space (6. RESEARCH) ……… are now beginning to turn their attention to the

question of what alien life might (7. ACTUAL) ……… look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, (8.

DESIGN) ……… by biologist, Dougal Dixon. This strange being, (9. LIKE) ……… humans, has its eyes,

ears and limbs in groups of three instead of pairs but, despite its odd (10. APPEAR) ………, its behaviour is

not very different from our town.

PART 5: For questions 1-5, 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 the numbered box on your answer sheet. (0.5 point)