Paper 1 READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence 1) There must be a large number of stars with planets which could … living intelligent beings in the universe. A/ assist. B/ exist C/ support D/ survive 2) Modern English has … from the mingling of the other languages. A/ involved. B/ evolved C/ concerned D/ transferred 3) The police disturbed a gang of men who were … a chemist’s in Lynford. A/ breaking into. B/ breaking out. C/ getting through D/ taking over 4) The descriptions given by people who … to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. A/ exclaimed B/ advertised C/ issued D/ claimed 5) When Alf got married, he was too … to say anything to his wife about his job. A/ shame B/ confusing C/ embarrassed D/ curious 6) It will be a long time before any landing on Mars can be … A/ applied. B/ experienced C/ experimented D/ attempted 7) … at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral. A/ On dying B/ Having died C/ Dead D/ On his death 8) The police were … when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. A/ esteemed B/ astounded C/ astonishing D/ flickered 9) In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human … A/ mood. B/ situation C/ dignity D/ personification 10) Antique shops exert a (n) … fascination on a great many people. A/ peculiar. B/ especial C/ hysterical D/ unconscious 11) Five years … a long time, he might already be forgotten. A/ was B/ is C/ had been D/ Both A and B are correct

12) I … the bell three times when he answered the door. A/ was ringing B/ had rung C/ rang D/ would ring 13) If I had met you last Sunday, I … here today. A/ wouldn’t have been. B/ wouldn’t be C/ were not D/ am not 14) She demanded that she … allowed to meet her soon in prison. A/ was. B/ would be. C/ be. D/ Both B and C are correct 15) We saw many soldiers and tanks … were moving to the front. A/ that. B/ which C/ who. D/ None is correct 16) Hardly … asleep when the phone woke him up again. A/ the doctor fell. B/ the doctor had fallen. C/ did the doctor fall D/ had the doctor fallen