F The Walrus and the Carpenter

You walk down a long hallway to a half-hidden door where a cheerful young mattre d' seats you in a room that's joyous, lively, and oh so cramped. It's filled with diners enjoying oysters and other sea food. The Walrus and the Carpenter feels like a throwback to an earlier era of Seattle dining. It reminds me of the once wonderful Pike Place, long before it got touristy and bland. On the zinc bar are wire baskets filled with chopped ice and fresh oysters. There's so much else: including my favorite savory course: smoked trout with pickled red onions on a lentil salad studded with walnuts. The panna cotta dessert was so light I was thinking of eating a half-dozen portions, the way I ate a half-dozen oysters. In my opinion, this restaurant offers the very best food in the area.

USE OF ENGLISH

Part I

Read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

0 A. reporting B. quoting C. according D. informing

Fingernails growing faster

People's fingernails and toenails, (0) C, to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research … out (1) at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (2) … to 25 per cent over the last 70 years.

The results of the study show that the (3) … human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (4) … with just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (5) … only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (6) … in a similar survey done 70 years ago.

Researchers (7) … the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater (8) …. of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (9). „ with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails (10) … to grow fastest in warmer conditions, with the quickest growth (11) … among young people, and men. The fastest-growing nail is on the middle finger, while that on the little finger is (12) … far the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.

 

1 A. taken	B. carried	C. studied	D. worked
2 A. near	B. just	C. close	D. next
3 A. average	B. medium	C. common	D. standard
4 A. opposed	B. measured	C. related	D. compared
5 A. although	B. despite	C. however	D. nevertheless
6 A. achieved	B. concluded	C. arrived	D. obtained
7 A. set	B. write	C. put	D. say
8 A. belief	B. information	C. familiarity	D. awareness
9 A. way	B. rule	C. line	D. case
10 A. tend	B. lean	C. head	D. aim
11 A. pace	B. rate	C. speed	D. step
12 A. by	B.so	C. as	D. too

PART II

For questions 1-12, 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).

A short history of tattooing

Tattoos, (0) which some people call 'body art', have become more and more popular in recent years. In (1) …… of the pain caused by having a needle make hundreds of holes in their skin, millions of people (2) …..vary widely in age and background are nowadays

having their bodies decorated with ink in all kinds of ways.

Many of today's young people, (3) … parents were the first generation to experiment with tattoos, see it as a way of expressing their individuality, and in (4) … to do this, they are constantly looking for new styles and designs. (5) …. to this increasing demand, tattoo studios have appeared in many towns and villages.

(6) … people tend to think of it as a modern practice, tattooing has in fact been around for a long time. There is evidence of tattoos being worn in Siberia over 4,000 years ago, as (7) … as in Ancient Egypt at that time, and it is thought to have existed in Japan 10,000 years ago. Even (8) …, it was not until the late 18^th century, (9) … Captain James Cook sailed to Polynesia, that Europeans took an interest.

It was on the island of Tahiti, (10) … tattooing had an important role in society, that Cook and his crew first saw tattooed men and women, and (11) …of that, the English word comes from the Tahitian word tatau. Ever since then, sailors have had tattoos done, often (12) … show the distant places they have visited.

Part III

For questions 1-10, 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).

India's rainforest by night

India has amazing countryside with some of the most (0). .. remarkable. wildlife on Earth, and its 96 National Parks are becoming (1) …popular. These parks contain a huge (2) … of creatures, from multicoloured butterflies to magnificent tigers, but (3) … for visitors,many of them are active mainly at night and then seem to (4) …during the day. In southern India's Periyar National Park, however, they have found a solution to this problem: night tours. Walking through the rainforest in the dark is a wonderful way to observe creatures in their natural (5) ….You quickly become more (6) …to the sounds of birds and animals, and you soon begin to recognise some of their calls. You are accompanied by local guides to prevent you getting lost, and also for (7) … reasons: there are big cats around, and (8) … snakes, too. Many visitors want to continue their (9)... of the jungle all night, but if you want a break from the tropical (10)… there are rivers where you can go for a cooling swim by moonlight.

0 - REMARK 1 - INCREASE 2 - VARIOUS 3 - FORTUNATE 4 - APPEAR 5 – SURROUND, 6 - SENSE 7 - SAFE, 8-POISON, 9 - EXPLORE 10 - HOT

Part IV

For questions 1-8, 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. Here is an example (0).

Example:

0 I hope things will improve soon. TURN
I hope things...................................................... better soon.