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Reading and Use of English Part 3                           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).
           • In Reading and Use of English Part 3, you read a text of
            150 -160 words with eight gaps and one example (0).
            You must write the correct form of the word given in
            CAPITALS at the end of the line in each gap.
          • This part tests your knowledge of vocabulary and your
            ability to form words by adding prefixes
            and suffixes and making other changes. In
            the test, the words will be a mix of nouns,
            adjectives, adverbs and verbs.



            Form adjectives from these nouns and verbs by adding a
            suffix. Use a dictionary to help you.                     Once considered to be one of the most
                                                                      (o)              roads in the      DANGER
                                                                      world, the Yungas Road in Bolivia isn' t
                  noun (n) or verb (v)      adjective
                                                                      one for those with a fear of
                                                                      ( D              .With its uneven  HIGH
             1    nature (n)                                          terrain, frequent landslides and cliffs
                                                                      with drops of around 610 metres ,it
             2    adventure (n)                                       would make even the most experienced
                                                                      driver feel (2)          .In       COMFORT
                                                                      fact, it was said to have claimed the
             3    friend (n)
                                                                      lives of around 300 people per year ,
                                                                      earningit the nickname "Death Road".
             4    memory (n)
                                                                      That, however , was not enough to                    PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
                                                                      (3)              people from       COURAGE
             5    mystery (n)
                                                                      using the road. Before an
                                                                      (4)              route was built   ALTERNATE
             6    risk (n + v)                                        in the late 2000s,it was the only way for
                                                                      people to go back and forth between
             7    crowd (n + v)                                       the capital city La Paz and the town of
                                                                      Coroico. The road was unique in that
             8    thrill (n + v)                                      (5)              drove on the      MOTOR
                                                                      left-hand side in order to better judge
                                                                      the distance between the cliff-edge and
             9    doubt (n + v)
                                                                      their outer wheel, something that
                                                                      (6)               would have       DOUBT
             10   success (n)
                                                                      caused their passengers much stress
                                                                      and anxiety.
             11   remark (n + v)
                                                                      Nowadays, the condition of the road
                                                                      has improved (7)                   DRAMA
             12   access (n + v)                                      and fatalities are far less frequent.It has
                                                                      even become a popular tourist
                                                                      (8)               for cyclists, who  ATTRACT
            Form as many adjectives and adverbs as you can think
            of in two minutes, using the nouns and verbs in the box.  come to test their skills out on the
                                                                      rough terrain.
            Use suffixes and prefixes to make positive and negative
            forms. In some cases, more than one answer may be   o    Work in pairs.
            possible. When you have finished, use a dictionary to
            check your answers.                                      Student A: You would really like to go cycling alongthe
                                                                               Yungas Road. Convince your partner that it’s
                 artist  caution colour  educate  emotion                      a good idea.
                  energy  mass  predict  reason  respond             Student B: You really don’t want to go cyclingalong the
                          storm thought  wealth                                Yungas Road. Convince your partnerthat it’s
                                                                               a bad idea.
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