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PAPER 3: USAGE
ANSWER SHEET
PART 2: Grammar
16. how
17. in
18. again
19. gives
20. such
21. where
22. are
23. what
24. in
25. with
26. by
27. For/As
28. with
29. by
30. from
NOTE: YOUR SCORE
To be certain of an A grade in this paper, you need to score 80%; for a B grade, 70%;
and for a passing C grade, 60%. Sometimes the exercises are rather harder than in
the actual examination; occasionally, they are easier.
One photographer had to sue the bride for his money after the couple split (05) up on
their honeymoon. His photographs were submitted (06) to the court who said they
were (07) of sufficient standard, and she (08) had to pay for this souvenir of her
"happiest day".
(09) In another case, the bride's mother saw the photographs and (10) ordered
enlargements and albums. The photographer said; "I called (11) up/round to say
they were ready, and the bride's mother said, 'Don't bring those bloody photographs
round (12) here - he's left (13) her.'"
Couples are now (14) asked, forced, required to pay a "divorce deposit" (15) to the
photographer.
(07) Let me be clear about it. Disney should stay (08) where he belongs: in the
swamps of Florida or the suburbs of Los Angeles. People (09) there appreciate him.
Perhaps the most perplexing response (10) to Disney, that pap-merchant, has been
made by collectors. In the United States, a four-volume Illustrated Disneyana Catalog
and Price Guide is (11) published/available/sold. It lists 26,000 prices (12) from
$1 for a 1966 Donald Duck book (13) to $14,000 for a tin wind-up walking Mickey
Mouse of around 1930.
In America, there are an estimated 50,000 collectors. The highest (14) prices are paid
for cels, paintings on celluloid, a specialised market worth an annual $60 million. The
most paid (15) so far for a cel has been $286,000.
Open Cloze 7
Rubber Trees
Answers. An intermediate student should have these all correct.
Los Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber trees (1) down the middle of one of (2) its
main streets. These trees do not produce rubber. They are, in fact, made of rubber. Mr
Joe Dynamo, a spokesman (3) for Los Angeles city council, explained the reasons. He
said:
"These trees are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass (4)
on our golf courses. We have non-milk powder to (5) in our coffee. We make copies
(6) in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fibreglass tombstones. (7) Why
shouldn't we have trees made of rubber?
"At 50 miles (8) an hour, no motorist will see any difference. And our maintenance
costs will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse (9) with detergent, and dust
them off twice a year. We save a lot of money because transplanting, pruning,
weeding and leaf-collection are all unnecessary. And we have a 60-year non-fade
guarantee on each plant. This is rationalisation (10) at its best."