Modern English Australia

CAE Test 3 – Reading & Use of English

Part 3 · Word Formation

For questions 13–16, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

Example: (0) ADAPTABLE

Hair is the most easily (0) ADAPTABLE part of the human body and also one of the most (13) . The first barbers appeared in ancient Greece, when short hair became a sign of social status. Similarly, South American Inca chiefs had their hair short; in contrast, the hair of their citizens got (14) longer the further down the social chain they were. Barbers prospered in the days of the Roman Empire, until they were expelled from Rome, when it was discovered how much they earned.

Women have always reflected fashion through their hairstyles, sometimes quite (15) . In 15th-century Europe, women would pluck the hair from the front of their heads in (16) of beauty.

ADAPT
DISTINCT
PROGRESS
DRAMA
PURSUE
Score:
Answer questions 13–16, then submit to see your score. Correct answers will lock.
Answer key
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