CAE Reafing and Use of English Test 8

CAE Reading and Use of English Practice Test 8

CAE Reading and Use of English 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).

The route to perfection

Can there be perfection without pain for those who are 0 successful in the world of dance? Achieving excellence depends on many different things, including physique and luck. However, it is 17 that those who dance professionally must also follow a 18 training regime, combining this with complete 19 to their art – and this can certainly be painful. Dancers have to be like 20 athletes but they also have to combine fitness with elegance and 21 .

It’s said that giving a professional dance performance is not 22 to playing a football game as dancers have to combine periods of sustained activity with short bursts of 23 energy, while also being able to recover quickly. In the past dancers trained mostly by going through 24 routines but in the modern world, with its high standards of fitness, they use additional techniques such as gym routines to gain muscle strength and stamina. Their ultimate aim is perfection.

0. SUCCESS
17. DISPUTE
18. RIGOUR
19. DEDICATE
20. ENDURE
21. MUSIC
22. SIMILAR
23. EXPLODE
24. REPEAT

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