MULTIPLE OPEN CLOZE TEST 7 PART 2 TEST PLUS 2015

Part 1 For questions 1- 8, 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). In the exam, mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: o A far B long C distant D remote OK 0 - A Karakamia wildlife sanctuary The Karakamia reserve is located not (0) ...... .. from Perth in Western Australia. Suburban is not usually a word that you (1) [blank_start].. .. .. ..[blank_end] with a wildlife paradise, but Karakamia is actually part of the township of Chidlow. The land was purchased by the Australian government in 1991 with the (2) [blank_start].... .. ..[blank_end] of protecting threatened species of indigenous wildlife. That's why there is a nine-kilometre fence around it, designed to (3) [blank_start]........[blank_end] out species introduced by E urop~an settlers, (4) [blank_start]........[blank_end] foxes, cats and rabbits. The sanctuary (5) [blank_start]........[blank_end] its name from the Aboriginal word meaning 'home of the red - tailed black cockatoos', and at dusk the air is (6) [blank_start]........[blank_end] with the calls of these birds. This is when the sanctuary is at its most magical. A guided walk by spotlight is the perfect way to experience it. Many of the animals are quite tame, which means you can (7) [blank_start]...... ..[blank_end] them at close quarters and get an idea of what Australia was like (8) [blank_start]...... ..[blank_end] to European colonisation.

Part 2 EXAMPLE (0) NUMBER Spot the gorilla The gorilla experiment is famous in modern psychology. Participants are asked to watch a video of friends playing an informal game of ball and count the (0) ........ of times the ball is passed from one player to (9) [blank_start]...... .. .[blank_end] The entire game and all the players are vi sible on screen throughout the experiment, and only one camera was used to film it. Halfway through the game, someone wearing a gorilla costume walks into the shot I and begins to (10) [blank_start].. ......[blank_end] part in the game. The figure' remains on screen for around nine seconds. The strange thing is that the viewers are (11) [blank_start]........[blank_end] busy counting the number of passes that around half of (12) [blank_start]........[blank_end] regularly fail to notice the gorilla (13) [blank_start]........[blank_end] al l. (14) [blank_start]........[blank_end] these people are told about the gorilla, they are amazed to think they could (15) [blank_start]........[blank_end] missed it. The experiment works every time, but why some people see the gorilla and others don't remains a mystery. Indeed , researchers have never been able to predict which participants (16) [blank_start]........[blank_end] see the gorilla.

Part 3 . For questions 17-24, 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. There is an example at the beginning (0). EXAMPLE (0) BEGIN -> BEGGININGS Review of The Porsche Book Many of the world's biggest brand names had very humble (0) .... .... ... The car manufacturer Porsche is no (17) [blank_start]...........[blank_end] Whether you are a fan of fast sports cars or not, reading about the (18) [blank_start]..........[blank_end] of a small business into a large internationally renowned company makes for interesting reading. This is the story of the company's rise to fame and covers eight decades and the book includes a wonderful (19) [blank_start]..........[blank_end] of two hundred glossy photographs, including what is (20) [blank_start].. ... .....[blank_end] one of the most famous cars ever: the shiny Porsche 718 that will be forever associated with the (21) [blank_start]..........[blank_end] actor James Dean, who famously crashed one in 1955. This is a very classy coffee table book that is both (22) [blank_start]... .... ...[blank_end] and informative. It isn't cheap at £85, but if you are a fan of (23) [blank_start]..... .... .[blank_end] sports cars, you may well find it (24) [blank_start]... .. ... ..[blank_end] to resist. 0 . BEGIN 17. EXCEPT 18. GROW 19. COLLECT 20. SURE 21. LEGEND 22. ENJOY 23. GLAMOUR 24. POSSIBLE

25 John qualified as an instructor three years ago. BEEN L John [blank_start]...........[blank_end] mstructor for three years. 26 Although we thought the minibus would be comfortable, we were mistaken. TURN The minibus did [blank_start]........ .. ..[blank_end] as comfortable as we had expected. 27 The tour bus stopped frequently to let people admire the view. THAT The tour bus stopped frequently [blank_start]........ .... . .[blank_end] admire the view. 28 Faye hadn't finished her dinner when Steve cal led her. STILL Faye [blank_start]............[blank_end] when Steve ca lled her. 29 'It's getting late, so I ought to go home', said Zoe. BETTER Zoe said it was getting late and that [blank_start].. ..... .[blank_end] home. 30 Sandra's sister can ski better than she can. SKIER Sandra is [blank_start].... ......[blank_end] as her sister.