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Exercises for CAE Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, Paper Three, English in Use

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Complete with words formed from those given. In the Advanced Certificate, the time for this exercise would be 15 minutes.

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A (01) ................... has descended upon the land. Fingers no longer wag. Men once again hold discourse in calm and measured tones. No hand ag swings! "or she has gone! she who must e o eyed! the Nation#s Nanny! the leaderene! the grocer#s daughter! the $ron Lady! Attila the %en! La &asionara o" privilege. Loo'ing ac'! one as's onesel" how it was that they! the powers that e! the esta lishment! gave her all that power( Now the dust has settled! it is a good time to as' how the country "ared in the eighties while she was in power. )he answer is! not much di""erent "rom the seventies! when she wasn#t. )he asic economic (0*) ................... have changed (0+) ................... little, in 1-.-! in"lation was 10.+ per cent/ on her (00) ................... ! it was 10.- per cent. )he alance o" (01) ................... was hal" a illion pounds, a"ter ten years! it is now 11 and a hal" illion. 23& has increased at 4ust over two per cent a year! one per cent ahead o" government spending. A (05) ................... change has een the remar'a le reduction in the rate o" income ta6, the top rate "rom -0 per cent to 00 per cent! and the asic rate "rom ++ to *1 per cent. )he ene"its to the "ew on the top rates o" ta6 have een considera le. For the great (0.) ................... ! however! although the reductions ma'e good headlines! they are (07) ................... . )a6 paid as a percentage o" earnings has in "act increased over the past ten years! "rom +1 per cent to +7. 8uch ta6 includes not only income ta6! ut national (0-) ................... ! 9A)! e6cise duties on alcohol and to acco! and local rates or poll ta6. 3uring the eighties! the economic "ashion was "or (10) ................... . $t was thought that the translation o" state monopolies into private monopolies would mean increased (11) ................... . )o some e6tent! the service provided y :ritish utilities! such as the telephone and gas (1*) ................... ! has improved. ;n the other hand! the price paid "or these asic services has increased "ar eyond the rate o" in"lation. 8uch price increases "all most heavily on the

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adly paid. ;ne service which has not improved is the railways! grossly (1+) ................... . $ndeed! the transport in"rastructure! oth road and rail! is as ine""icient now as it was in 1-.-. ;ne would have thought that the illions realised y North 8ea oil revenues could have een used to ma'e the country more (10) ................... ! ut they have in "act een used to pay o"" government de t so that government spending! as a percentage o" 2N&! has "allen "rom 00 to +- per cent.
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