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Section One
Use of English
4) Biology, chemistry and physics accounted for 17.8% of entries,
_________
17% last year and 15% in 2009, according to figures published by the
Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).
5) One in eight (12%) entries was in maths or further maths, up from
11.5% last year and 9.8% five years ago. There were almost 24,000 more
entries for the sciences this year compared with 2009, JCQ said, and
_____________
19,000 more for maths courses.
6) Chemistry entries alone were up 5.2% this year, further maths was up
4.5% and physics entries
_____________
3.1%, the statistics show. Uni-
versities and Science Minister David Willetts congratulated the hundreds
of thousands of students who received their A-level results during a visit
to the headquarters of admissions service Ucas in Cheltenham, Glouces-
tershire.
7) Education Minister Elizabeth Truss said it was “_____________ encourag-
ing” that there had been a rise in the number of students taking subjects
such as science and maths.
3. Choose the correct spelling of the words in each of these sentences.
1) What is your
recommendation/reccommendation
for the project?
2) I
believe/beleive
that they are going to bring out a film of the book.
3) I thought that film was
incredably/incredibly dissappointing/disappointing.
4) I’m studying performing art – I love the course
becuase/because
it in-
cludes
movment/movement
through dance.
5) I had a real
argument/arguement
with my friend about the merits of the
book.
6) It’s
their/there
party so the
choise/choice
of food is up to them.
7) I
practise/practice
dancing every day, which keeps me
supple/suppel
and
fit.
8) I just don’t feel
comfortable
/
comfortible
with the idea of asking him to pay
– he can’t really
afford/aford
it and we could cover his costs
ourselves/
ourselfs
.
9)
What/Waht
do you think about the idea of
watching/waching
television
tonight instead of going out?
10) I think children
benefit/beneffit
greatly from learning other
languages/
langages
when they are young.
11) One of the popular courses at university nowadays is
psychology/phsycolo-
gy
and many employers seem to think that it’s
usful/useful
for the work-
place.
4. Analyse the text from both a linguistic perspective and stylistic point of view.
5. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the word in
bold.