Cambridge 17, Test 1, Passage 3
To catch a king
Complete the summary using the list of phrases, A–J, below.
Write the correct letter, A–J, in boxes 27–31 on your answer sheet.
The story behind the hunt for Charles ||
27:28- Charles ||’s father was executed by the Parliamentarian forces in 1649. Charles || then formed a ……. with the Scots, and in order to become King of Scots, he abandoned an important ……. that was held by his father and had contributed to his father’s death.
27-The answer is H: STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
28- The answer is J: RELIGIOUS CONVICTION
In paragraph one, after his father was executed by the Parliamentarians in 1649, the young Charles || sacrificed one of the very principles his father had died for and did a deal with the Scots, thereby accepting Presbyterianism as the national religion in return for being crowned King of Scots.
29- The battle led to a …… for the Parliamentarians and Charles had to flee for his life.
29-The answer is F: DECISIVE VICTORY.
In paragraph one, after being comprehensively defeated on the meadows outside the city by the Parliamentarian army, the 21-year-old king found himself the subject of a national manhunt, with a huge sum offered for his capture.
30:31- A …….. was offered for Charles’s capture, but after six weeks spent in hiding, he eventually managed to reach the ……. of continental Europe.
30-The answer is B: LARGE REWARD.
31- The answer is D: RELATIVE SAFETY.
In paragraph one, after being comprehensively defeated on the meadows outside the city by the Parliamentarian army, the 21-year-old king found himself the subject of a national manhunt, with a huge sum offered for his capture.
In paragraph one, for the next nine years, the penniless and defeated Charles wandered around Europe with only a small group of loyal supporters.
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?
Write Yes, No or Not Given
32- Charles chose Pepys for the task because he considered him to be trustworthy.
The answer is NOT GIVEN.
In paragraph two, years later, after his restoration as king, the 50-year-old Charles || requested a meeting with the writer and diarist Samuel Pepys.
33- Charles’s personal recollection of the escape lacked sufficient detail.
The answer is NO.
In paragraph two, over two three-hour sittings, the king related to him in great detail his personal recollections of the six weeks he had spent as a fugitive.
34- Charles indicated to Pepys that he had planned his escape before the battle.
The answer is NO.
In paragraph two, after the battle was absolutely lost as to be beyond hope of recovery, I began to think of the best way of saving myself.
35- The inclusion of Charles’s account is a positive aspect of the book.
The answer is YES.
In paragraph three, one of the joys of Spencer’s book, a result not least of its use of Charles ||’s own narrative as well as those of his supporters, is just how close the reader gets to the action.
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes 36–40 on your answer sheet.
36- What is the reviewer’s main purpose in the first paragraph?
The answer is B: to give an account of the circumstances leading to Charles ||’s escape
In paragraph one, after his father was executed by the Parliamentarians in 1649, the young Charles || sacrificed one of the very principles his father had died for and did a deal with the Scots, thereby accepting Presbyterianism as the national religion in return for being crowned King of Scots.
37- Why does the reviewer include examples of the fugitives’ behavior in the third paragraph?
The answer is C: to illustrate how the events of the six weeks are brought to life.
In paragraph three, the day-by-day retelling of the fugitives’ doings provides delicious details: the cutting of the king’s long hair with agricultural shears, the use of walnut leaves to dye his pale skin, and the day Charles spent lying on a branch of the great oak tree in Boscobel Wood as the Parliamentary soldiers scoured the forest floor below.
38- What point does the reviewer make about Charles || in the fourth paragraph?
The answer is A: he chose to celebrate what was essentially a defeat.
In paragraph four, this makes it all more interesting that Charles || himself loved the story so much ever after.
39- What does the reviewer say about Charles Spencer in the fifth paragraph?
The answer is B: he takes an unbiased approach to the subject matter.
In paragraph five, he has even-handed sympathy for both the fugitive king and the fierce republican regime that hunted him.
40- When the reviewer says the book ‘doesn’t quite hit the mark’, she is making the point that
The answer is D: it fails to address whether Charles ||’s experiences had a lasting influence on him.
In paragraph six, would Charles || have been a different king had these six weeks never happened? This is the one area where the book doesn’t quite hit the mark.
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