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Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:

How polite are the British?

An 0_____ stereotype suggests that the British are polite, but have you 1_____ asked yourself whether that’s really true? Imagine two situations: in the first, you are 2_____ for a bus, when someone walks into you; in the second, you have 3_____ sat down on the Tube, when the person next to you stands on your foot as they are getting up. Who should say sorry – you, or the person who made the mistake? In most countries, it would be the person 4_____ for the mistake. However, it’s 5_____ more likely in the UK that both you and the person who made the mistake would apologise to 6_____ other! Why? The 7_____ may come from a recent survey in a national newspaper which found that people tend to use the word ‘sorry’ automatically and most admit to never meaning it at all. Perhaps the British are not as polite 8_____ we might think after all!

Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: OF

Hero or thief?

Robin Hood is such a famous character that everyone has heard 0 _____ him. The stories of his adventures are so exciting that they 9 _____ captured the imagination of generations in hundreds of books, films and TV series. Many agree that 10 _____ best film version was made in 1938 and starred Errol Flynn. 11 _____, Robin Hood has made so many appearances on screen that it’s difficult to 12 _____ a decision about which should be your favourite.

We all know that his story is about robbing the rich 13 _____ feed the poor, but did such a kind-hearted robber really exist? Historians have 14 _____ detailed research and most agree that his character is probably a combination of several different folk heroes from the past. 15 _____ the 13th century, outlaws often lived in forests like Sherwood, but they rarely did good; they were thieves who tried to simply make 16 _____ with rich people’s money. Perhaps this is why the stories were so popular with the poor.

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).
In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: GREETINGS

All about the Brits