TEST 1: USE OF ENGLISH

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet.

Example:

Don't forget your hat

An important point to remember if you like spending time out in the (0) _____ air is that the human head doesn't work very well outdoors if it becomes too hot, cold or wet. That's why a hat is a good investment, wherever you're planning to go out and (1) _____ Surprisingly, a single waterproof hat with a brim will do the (2 _____ adequately in most conditions.

In cold climates, the problem is that the head is (3 _____ heat all the time. As (4 _____ as fifty to sixty percent of your body's heat is lost through the head and neck, (5 _____ on which scientist you believe. Clearly this heat loss needs to be prevented, but it's important to remember that hats don't actually (6 _____ you warm, they simply stop heat escaping.

Just as important is the need to protect your neck from the effects of (7 _____ sunlight, and the brim of your hat will do this. If you prefer a baseball cap, (8 _____ buying one that has a drop down 'tail' at the back to stop your neck (9 _____ sunburnt.

And in wet weather (10 _____ hats are often more practical than pulling up the hood of your waterproof coat because when you (11 _____ your head, the hat goes with you, (12 _____ the hood usually does not.