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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS 
 
 English for Speakers of Other Languages 
 
 FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH 
 
 
 PAPER 3 Use of English 
 
 
 
 Additional materials: 
 Answer sheet 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Time 45 minutes 
 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
 Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. 
 Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are 
not already there. 
 Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. 
 Answer all the questions. 
 Read the instructions on the answer sheet. 
 Mark your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil. 
 You must complete the answer sheet within the time limit. 
 At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet. 
 
 INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES 
 There are 42 questions on this paper. 
 Questions 1 – 34 carry one mark. 
 Questions 35 – 42 carry two marks. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 500/2705/0 
 © UCLES 2008 Cambridge ESOL Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International 
 
Part 1 
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. 
There is an example at the beginning (0). 
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. 
 
Example: 
 
0 A regarding B viewing C looking D seeing 
 
 
0 A B C D 
 
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TREASURE AT SEA 
Some people spend their lives (0) ….. for valuable treasure, such as gold, precious stones and 
antiques. Treasure (1) ….. at sea, usually on board a sunken ship, is probably the hardest treasure to 
find. First, you have to find the exact (2) ….. where the ship sank. This isn’t easy as there is nothing 
at sea to (3) ….. you. Even if it is recorded where a ship sank, it is (4) ….. to be on the sea bed 
directly below. Tides and currents can move wrecks and (5) ….. them up. 
 
Once a wreck has been found, (6) ….. up any valuable contents leads to new problems. Deep-sea 
diving is dangerous and expensive. It can also take a long time to cut open the boat’s structure and 
(7) ….. to the treasure, which may have been damaged by years (8) ….. lying underwater. Because 
of this, treasure hunting at sea is usually a (9) ….. for professionals. 
 
These professionals only search for treasure if they have definite (10) ….. of its existence. It also 
takes large (11) ….. of money to pay for the equipment they need. Of course, treasure hunters only 
make such big investments because they (12) ….. their searches to pay off; sunken treasure can earn 
millions for treasure hunters. 
 
 
 
 
1 A disappeared B gone C fallen D lost 
 
2 A situation B spot C mark D scene 
 
3 A display B indicate C guide D find 
 
4 A unknown B unexpected C unlikely D unusual 
 
5 A give B beat C put D break 
 
6 A bringing B setting C keeping D holding 
 
7 A fetch B arrive C get D reach 
 
8 A spent B stayed C gone D remained 
 
9 A service B duty C work D job 
 
10 A clue B trace C evidence D sign 
 
11 A prices B sums C totals D costs 
 
12 A expect B believe C wish D hope 
 
 
 
 
Part 2 
 
For questions 13-24, 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). 
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 
 
Example: 0 A T 
 
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ACTING 
 
Acting can take place in a theatre, a school hall or even a room (0) ……… home. Wherever you are, 
there are two things you must always think about even (13) .......... going on stage. 
 
The first of (14) .......... is breathing. Breathing comes naturally and we do not usually think about it, 
unless we have to run and get (15) .......... of breath. To be a good actor, however, you must breathe 
deeply, and not allow the air to come out in a rush so that (16) .......... is none left for the end of a long 
sentence. Practice exercises (17) .......... will help you control your breathing are recommended. 
 
The second thing you must (18) .......... great care about is diction; that is, the way you speak your 
words. (19) ......... word must be spoken clearly and individual sounds should be distinct. But be 
careful not to overdo (20) .........., or the audience will think about your pronunciation rather (21) .......... 
the meaning of the words. In ordinary life, people often speak (22) .......... quickly that the vowel 
sounds in their words are shorter and sometimes less clear than they could (23) ........… . It is very 
important not to (24) ........... this happen when you are acting. 
 
 
 
Part 3 
For questions 25�34, 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). 
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 
 
Example: 0 S I G H T 
 
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A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER – THE TULIP 
 
Tulips are a familiar (0) …… in British gardens in the springtime, and SEE 
many people (25) …... believe that this beautiful, cup-shaped flower, with its MISTAKEN 
thousands of varieties, is (26) …... in origin. In fact, it was first introduced EUROPE 
to Turkey from Asia in the late sixteenth century. From there, it quickly 
spread westwards, achieving instant (27) …... . POPULAR 
 
Owning tulips came to be seen as a sign of great wealth. In Holland, 
people were so desperate to own tulip bulbs that their (28) …... BEHAVE 
became quite extraordinary. It was not (29) …... for people to sell all their COMMON 
(30) …... in order to buy a single tulip bulb. The situation became so serious POSSESS 
that laws were passed with the (31) …... of controlling this trade in tulips. INTEND 
 
Eventually, tulip-growing became an industry of (32) …... importance CONSIDER 
In Holland. The sale of Dutch tulip bulbs became an international 
(33) …… success and cultivated forms of the flower are now often described COMMERCE 
as ‘Dutch tulips’. Today, the Dutch tulip fields are a (34) …... tourist COLOUR 
attraction. 
 
 
 
 
 
Part 4 
For questions 35-42, 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 two and five words, including the word given. 
Here is an example (0). 
 
Example: 
 
0 A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. 
 
 driven 
 
 We ……………………………………………… a very friendly taxi driver. 
 
The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by’, so you write: 
 
0 WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY 
 
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 
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35 I don’t feel like eating at the moment. 
 
 PREFER 
 
 I’d ……………………………………………… at the moment. 
 
 
 
36 My bus always arrives late at this bus stop. 
 
 RIGHT 
 
 My bus never ……………………………………………… at this bus stop. 
 
 
 
37 The two doctors were in complete agreement. 
 
 COMPLETELY 
 
 The two doctors ……………………………………………… other. 
 
 
 
38 These days,sports centres are rarely found in the centre of a town. 
 
 RARE 
 
 These days ……………………………………………… sports centres in the centre of a town. 
 
 
 
 
 
39 Everyone voted for the proposal apart from Sven. 
 
 WHO 
 
 Sven was the ……………………………………………… vote for the proposal. 
 
 
 
40 ‘I’m sorry I held the meeting up yesterday,’ Jenny said. 
 
 APOLOGISED 
 
 Jenny ……………………………………………… the meeting up the previous day. 
 
 
 
41 The ending of the play was so unexpected that the audience fell silent. 
 
 SUCH 
 
 The play ended in ……………………………………………… that the audience fell silent. 
 
 
 
42 There was no bread left in the shop. 
 
 RUN 
 
 The shop ……………………………………………… bread. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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