USE OF ENGLISH:

 

 

• What is the CAE Use of English test like?

The test has five sections and takes 60 minutes:

 

1. Part 1 - Multiple-choice cloze

2. Part 2 - Open cloze

3. Part 3 - Word formation

4. Part 4 - Gapped sentences

5. Part 5 - Key word transformations

 

• Scoring

There are 50 questions in the CAE Use of English Test. It makes up 20% of the entire exam.

 

• How to prepare for the CAE Use of English test

 

1. The Use of English paper tests your knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.

2. Read as much as possible, and use a dictionary to help you learn new words

3. Use a grammar book to help you understand sentence structure

4. Read the instructions carefully before you start each section

5. Look at the example question at the beginning of each section

6. Correct spelling is necessary. Get into the habit of checking the spelling of words

7. Read the surrounding context before giving an answer

8. Don’t give alternative answers for any questions

 

• Part 1 - Multiple-choice cloze

 

This activity helps with part 1 of the Use of English paper. You should complete this activity in 15 minutes.

 

Click on the gaps, then choose the best word to fill the spaces.

 

 

Legal fight hits music pirates

 

The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal against people suspected of music files on the internet. The latest move by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 2,100 alleged uploaders peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in 16 nations the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Thousands of people have agreed to pay compensation since the campaign . In the US, civil lawsuits have been against more than 15,597 people September 2003 and there have been 3,590 settlements. 'This is a significant of our enforcement actions against people who are uploading and distributing music on p2p networks,' said IFPI chief John Kennedy. 'Thousands of people - mostly internet-savvy men in their 20s or 30s - have learnt to their the legal and financial risks involved in file-sharing copyrighted music in large quantities.' Individual cases are generally brought by the national associations the recording industry, and in some cases by the labels, civil complaints. The UK record industry has so far brought 97 cases, with a 65 covered by the latest action. More than 140,000 in compensation has been paid to the British Phonographic Industry by 71 individuals. Those who to resolve cases face civil court action.

 

 

• Part 2 - Open cloze

 

 

This activity helps with part 2 of the Use of English paper. You should complete this activity in 15 minutes.

 

Click in the gaps and type one word in each gap.

 

 

US publication Rolling Stone magazine is launch in China. The magazine, should hit shelves early next year, will focus on China's emerging youth culture as well foreign arts and entertainment. Rolling Stone first published in San Francisco in 1967 to chronicle cultural changes in the US. "We feel Chinese music and arts maturing rapidly and that a Chinese edition be viable," said Jimmy Jung, of One World Publishing. Rolling Stone licensed Hong Kong-based One World to publish the Chinese-language edition. Mr Jung said the magazine, to be printed in simplified Chinese characters, will a mix of local content primarily by Beijing-based staff and translations of articles from the US . "We want to make that we're faithful to the spirit of the brand," said Jung. He added that Hong Kong and Taiwan had more developed pop cultures, mainland China more important. "We feel China offers greater potential and we want to be there from the ," said Jung, whose company also Chinese editions of British car magazine, Top Gear and gadget magazine T3.

 

 

• Part 3 - Word formation

 

This free CAE Use of English Practice Test helps with the word formation and vocabulary that you need to master for the CAE.

 

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.

 

 

Second Language Learning

 

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people

 

should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled

 

in recent times by the increasing placed on the English

IMPORTANT

language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a

 

substantial amount of on additional tuition on language

FUNDING

lessons to give their children every edge. In the past

COMPETITION

decade, language institutes have sprung up inurban

NUMBER

centres, all claiming to provide rapid in English.

ADVANCED

There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to

 

English in their years. This, many claim, will make the

FORMATION

language more and ensure that all pronunciation errors

INSTINCT

can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters

 

who have been raised in families, where the language

LANGUAGE

spoken at home is different to the one that they with

CONVERSATION

in their external environment. While these children can switch between

 

two languages with greater , it remains to be seen

EASY

whether this is when learning additional languages.

ADVANTAGE

 

 

• Part 4 - Gapped sentences

 

This activity helps with part 4 of the Use of English paper.

There are 21 questions in this test.
Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.

 

Question 1 
The factory was on the ________ of the valley
A river runs through the centre of the village with the church on one ________ and the market place on the other.
Julia was lying on her ________ on the bed.
Type the word here:

 

Question 2 
Susan is not the ________ to get annoyed.
Open up the accounts database, and ________ in the amount of each order.
Your hair ________ requires a specific shampoo

Type the word here:

 

Question 3 
Ferguson planned to broaden its product ________ to include internet telephones.
Joan hoped that the others were out of ________ of her mother's voice.
Prices ________ from around £10 for a basic keyboard, to £50 for an ergonomic one.

Type the word here:

 

Question 4  
Barbara Molland had found the box in a ________ that stood under the window in Kate's room.
As the phrase suggests, a main ________ of cables splits off into branches which supply individual subscribers.
The enormous tree ________ provided a home for rich colony of bird and insect life.

Type the word here:

 

Question 5  
But the re-organisation means the ________ is now on the other foot as far as money is concerned.
I wouldn't like to be stuck down a dark alley at night with whoever put the ________ in here.
This can be accessed even if the machine won't ________ up correctly.

Type the word here:

 

Question 6  
You need to ________ all applications before shutting down your computer.
Should the factory ________ down, 100 people will lose their jobs.
Mike's had three car accidents, plus a few other pretty ________ shaves.

 Type the word here:

 

Question 7  
A new ________ of practice governing the advertising of tobacco products is being introduced.
It ran contrary both to his upbringing and personal ________ of behaviour that men should show emotion.
The source ________ and documentation will be available to developers.

Type the word here:

 

Question 8  
I can't believe that Colin doesn't ________ like sport.
Families somehow survived, ________ as they were being torn apart by the war.
Once in a while why not take advantage of the smooth, ________ surface to concentrate on your control and technique?

Type the word here:

 

Question 9  
The cliff ________ was starting to crumble into the sea.
I don't know how I'm going to ________ her after what happened.
The Wasps ________ the Hornets in two weeks.

Type the word here:

 

Question 10  
I seem to have lost the ________ with all my personal records on it.
Today is the deadline for self-employed people to ________ their tax returns.
We walked in single ________ along the path.

Type the word here:
 

 

Question 11  
The riots presented a considerable risk to ________ and property.
The building began ________ as a church.
Try to put some ________ into your painting.

Type the word here:

 

Question 12
At the age of 17, he went ________ the building trade as an apprentice.
Eight ________ twenty-four is three.
I'm really ________ folk music.

Type the word here:

 

Question 13  
I invited them to ________ us for dinner.
A lot of people want to ________ the club, so there's a long waiting list.
Her parents are going to London next week and she will ________ them later.

Type the word here:

 

 

Question 14 

He is a tall, clumsy-looking boy with two ________ feet
How much milk is ________ in the fridge?
All that's now ________ to show for our hard work is an empty office.

 Type the word here:

 

Question 15  
It's just a ________ to them. They don't care what happens.
John gave the ________ away by laughing when Jim walked in.
We've been in this ________ for twenty years.

Type the word here:

 

Question 16  
We sat and talked by the ________ of the fire.
They set out at first ________ for the summit.
These discoveries may throw new ________ on the origins of man.

Type the word here:

 

Question 17  
I need to ________ 5 pounds if I am to fit inside my suit.
It's an awful thing to ________ someone dear to you.
You might as well go for it - you've got nothing to ________ in any case.

 Type the word here:

 

Question 18  
His new job will ________ travelling all over the world.
It was ________ of him not to invite her.
The study involved 60 patients with a ________ age of 58.2 years.

Type the word here:

 

 

Question 19  
She's a woman without fear, with a ________ of her own, who says what she thinks.
He didn't ________ that other people thought him odd.
If you want to carry on with what you were doing, please don't ________ me.

Type the word here:

 

 

Question 20 

The ________ thing about him is that he never eats in the evening
She takes the ________ day off work.
We've got a few ________ jobs to do this weekend.

 Type the word here:

 

Question 21  

A good diet and fitness ________ a large part in helping people live longer.
So far, the company has refused to ________ ball, preferring to remain independent.
Rain stopped ________ after only an hour.

 Type the word here: