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ADVANCED READING AND USE OF ENGLISH  | PART 3 | 1
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Exam task
For questions 1–8, 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).
Example: (0) DECISION 
Making the right choice
The (0) 
as to which university to apply to is often
taken on the basis of a university’s position on the world rankings table. 
Yet, other considerations, such as whether the course is
(1) 
or offers hands-on experience and the amount of time 
that students will need to work (2) 
should be taken into account.
The fact is that some undergraduates who express their (3) 
with their university experience base their (4) 
on poor 
organisation, the lack of support received and on having fewer contact hours
than expected.
As higher education (5) 
come under increasing pressure 
to meet established targets and to maintain or improve their status, course 
guidelines should (6) 
what participants can expect
from the course and what the course expects from them. This should
(7) 
a reduction in student drop-out rates. Inevitably, though, 
no matter how much the content and structure is spelt out, some students will turn 
up with (8) 
expectations that can never be met.
DECIDE
THEORY
DEPEND
SATISFY
COMPLAIN
PROVIDE
CLEAR
SURE
REAL
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In this part, you read a text with eight gaps in it.
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For each gap, there is a word in capital letters at the end of the line.
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You have to form a word based on the word in capital letters to fit in the gap.