http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aTests+tag%3aCAESearch results for 'tag:Tests tag:CAE' matching tags 'Tests' and 'CAE'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/MidsummerNightsSelectiveCloze/gnjck/post.htmThu, 18 Sep 2008 19:50:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:567640tanitMidsummer Night's Eve In Europe, Midsummer Night's Eve, also known as St John's Eve, occurs on June 23rd. It "originates|terminates|initiates|conceives" from the pagan celebrations of the summer solstice which were held on June 21st. On that night throughout Europe bonfires were lit along hillsides to "celebrate|honour|commemorate|commiserate" the shortest night of the year. It must have looked as if some kind of violent insurrection was taking " place|space|site|location" down the coast of Scotland and England, but these signal fires in fact had a very important purpose. Bones of farm animals "slaughtered|revived|assassinated|sacrificed" the previous autumn were burned and, when...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnPlaceLiveGappedText/gnhnw/post.htmWed, 17 Sep 2008 17:22:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:567247tanitThis exercise used to be the last one (=Part 6) in Paper 3 (Use of English) of the ESOL Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) by the University of Cambridge . From what I've read, it's not going to be a part of the test any longer. I've always thought it was the easiest part in Paper 3, so this might be the reason they got rid of it ... would you agree? Below you've got a text from which six phrases have been removed. These deleted phrases, together with three additional phrases, are placed below the text in random order. You must select the appropriate phrase for each gap in the text (rembember, you need only six of them!) This task is designed to test awareness of discourse features which operate within and across a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TrackingMountainLionGappedSentences/gncbr/post.htmSat, 13 Sep 2008 13:16:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565590tanitThis quiz is given by the University of Cambridge as a free sample of Paper 1 (Reading), Part 2 (Gapped Sentences) of the ESOL Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE). This type of test assesses how well candidates understand the structure of the text and the development of the theme (so pay attention to demonstrative pronouns and adjectives, time references, sequence of verb tenses etc.) You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A – G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Good luck! ___________________________________ Tracking the mountain lion Rupert Isaacson joins a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatAboutMusicBrainMultipleChoice-Quiz/gnbbr/post.htmFri, 12 Sep 2008 15:58:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565301tanitThis quiz is given by the University of Cambridge as a free sample of Paper 3 (Use of English), Part 1 (Selective cloze) of the ESOL Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) . The format of this exam is currently undergoing major changes, so from the December 2008 session onwards, it will be different. Anyway, are you ready to challenge your grasp of vocabulary and understanding of (apparently) similar words? Here we are! _____________________________________________ What we know about music and the brain. Work on the human brain has "indicated|expressed|directed|guided" how different parts are centres of activity for different skills, feelings, perceptions and so on. It has also been shown that the left and right...