Norwich, a city in the east of England, is a shopping centre for thousands of people. In particular, visitors love to A) explore B) enquire C) research D) analyse the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich's narrow streets. The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody's A) account B) brochure C) list D) guide of interesting shops to see. The A) join B) tie C) union D) link between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwich A) comes B) goes C) belongs D) leads back to the nineteenth century. Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village. The yellow fields, full of mustard flowers whose seeds were required for Colman's factory, soon changed the appearance of the local A) view B) scenery C) background D) nature The company expanded rapidly and in 1854 it moved to a suburb on the A) limits B) frontiers C) sides D) outskirts of Norwich. By this time, Colman's mustard was famous in many countries. The company is still in A) reality B) fact C) existence D) force and many people continue to enjoy eating mustard with meat, cheese and other food. In 1973, the company opened The Mustard Shop. It is a careful reproduction of a typical mustard shop of a hundred years ago and sells a wide A) amount B) extent C) range D) set of mustards. Upstairs there is a small museum where visitors can see a collection of old Colman's posters and an exhibition explaining the history of mustard. It is a shop not to be missed when visiting Norwich.

Part 2

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Dictionaries

Dictionaries are the most important tools of self-education. Samuel Johnson wrote his influential English dictionary in the eighteenth century, the work kept him busy for seven years. At the end of that period, he written the meanings of over forty thousand words. Most modern dictionaries require a deal less time and effort to write because writers often use earlier dictionaries a source of reference.

one time, the starting point for deciding on which words to include used to be the lexicographer's own knowledge. These days, teams use of a large collection of examples of not only writing but also everyday speech, which is known as a corpus. Teams also refer books and articles about language as as asking experts in particular subjects about the more specialised words. Finally, ordinary people are asked to say what they think about the the words are defined and they find the examples provided helpful or not.

Part 3

Use the word given in capitals behind the gap to form a word that fits in the gap.

Island in the Sun

With its tropical, clear, blue water and the warm welcome you will receive, this island is hard to beat as a holiday destination. The island has something for everyone, but the delightful west coast is the perfect (CHOOSE) for people who love water sports, such as water-skiing and windsurfing.

For those who prefer a more relaxing holiday, there are beaches of fine, white sand, facing the calm Caribbean Sea, and also an (IMPRESS) selection of restaurants, where the local seafood is (HIGH) recommended.

Among the many other (ATTRACT) on the island are trips in a submarine – which allow you to explore the island's fascinating coral reefs – Caribbean dancing, and a jazz festival held (ANNUAL) early in January.

It is also worth travelling along the wild east coast, where, because it faces the Atlantic Ocean, the weather is often (STORM). Sadly, this makes the coast rather (SUITABLE) for swimming, in contrast to the calmer beaches on the west coast.

Getting round the island is not difficult, as car and bicycle hire is easily arranged, and there is an excellent road system, with a very (RELY) bus service.

Part 4

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.

My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours.

DIFFERENCE

There my views on this subject and yours.

Sara knew that her brother had to leave by 5 o'clock.

NECESSARY

Sara knew that her brother to leave by 5 o'clock.

'What is the height of the mountain?' Lee asked father.

HIGH

Lee asked his father was.

The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier.

LEFT

The secretary said that there wasn't for the photocopier.

I wished I'd done more to help.

HAVING

I regretted more to help.

We played tennis despite the cold weather.

EVEN

We played tennis cold.