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Exam ination papers from University o f Cambridge E SO L Examinations: English for Speakers o f O ther Languages
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Contents Thanks and acknovvledgements To the student
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Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5
Reading 2 Writing 10 Use of English Listening 21 Speaking 26
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Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5
Reading 28 Writing 36 Use of English Listeníng 47 Speaking 52
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Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5
Reading 54 Writing 62 Use of English Listening 73 speaking 78
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Test 4
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Reading 80 VVriting 88 92 Use of English Listening 99 Speaking 104
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Test 1
Test 2
Tost 3
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1 2 3 4 5
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Visual m aterials fo r Paper 5 Sample answer sheets
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To the student Thái Quang Tuân's Archives This book is for candidatcs prcparing íor thc Univcrsity of Cambridge ESOL Examinarions Hirst Ccrtiíìcate in Englùh (FCE). The FCE cxam ination is w id d y rccogniscd in commcrce and industry «md in individual univcrsity íaculties and othcr cducarional insriturions. T he collcction o ỉ ếour complctc practicc rcsts compriscs past papcrs from the Cambrídge First Cerriíìcate in English exam ination; you can practisc thcse tests on your ow n or w ith the Help of your tcacher. The FCE examinarion is part of a group of cxam inations developed by Cambridge ESOL called rhc Cambridge M ain Suitc. The M ain Suite consists of five exam inations that have similar characieristics but are designcd for diffcrcnt lcvds o f Hnglish languagc ability. Within the five lcvels, FCE is at Cambridge/AI.TE Level 3, Level B2 in thc Council of Europc Fram ew ork and Level l in the UK National Qualifications l-'rame\vork. Cambridgc/ALTE Lcvd
Council o f Huropc Framcwork Levẽl
UK National Qualifications Framcwork I.cvcl
Level 5
C2
3
Ortĩíĩcatc in Advanced English
Lcvel 4
C1
2
FCE
L evel 3
B2
1
L evel 2
BI
E n tr y 3
L cvcl 1
A2
E n try 2
Examination
CPE
Certiíicatc of PrơíiciciK)' in Hngliỉh CAE
Firsi Ccrtiíkatc in Hnglish PET
Prdiminary KngliUt Tcít KẸT
Key EnRliih T«t YLE
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B rc a k th ro u g h L evel
The FCE cxaminarion consisrs of fivc papcrs: Paper 1
Rcading
1 hour 15 minutcs
Paper 2
Writing
1 hour 30 minutcs
Paper 3
ư sc of Knglish
1 hour 15 m inutes
Paper 4
I.istcning
40 minutes (approximarcly)
Paper 5
Spcaking
14 minutcs
T o th e stucient
Paper 1 Kcading Tliis papcr consists o í four parts. Each part conrains a tcxt and somc qucsrions. Part 4 may contain tw o o r morc shortcr rclatcd tcxts. Thcrc arc 35 qucstions in total, including multiplc choicc, gappcd rext an d matching qucstions. Paper 2 Writing This papcr consists of lw o parts. For both parts you ha ve to \vrite between 120 and 180 \vords. Part 1 is compulsory. It providcs tcxts which arc somctimes accompanied bv visual m aterial tơ hclp you \vritc a lcttcr. In Part 2, there arc íour tasks from which you choosc onc to w ritc about. The range of lasks írom Nvhich qucstions may bc draw n includes an articlc, a report, a com position, .1 short story and a letter. The last quesdon is bascd on thc set books. Thesc books rcmain on thc list íor about tw o years and you should contact Cambridge ESOL, or thc Cambridge ESOL Local Secretary in your arca, if you wish to havc the up-to-datc list of sct books. If you decide to do the quésrión on the ser books, thcrc will hc tw o options írom which you can choosc onc ro \vritc about. Paper 3 Usc of English This papcr consists ol' fivc parts and tests your control of English gram m ar, vocabulary and spelling. Thcre arc 65 questions in total. The tasks includc gap-tìlling cxcrcises, scntcncc transíorm ation, \vord íorm ation and crror correciion. Paper 4 I.istcning This papcr coniains íour parts. Each part contains a rccordcd rcxr o r rcxrs and some qucstions inclucling multiple choice, notc-taking, scntcncc complction and m atching. You hcar cach tcxt rwicc. Thcre is a total of 30 qucstions. You Nvill nccd to pausc your audio CD beíore Parts 2, 3 and 4, and at thc cnd o í the tcst. The lcngth of thc pauscs is announced to you. The audio cassettes, howcvcr, contain all pauses bet\veen parts, and only nccd to bc paused for five minutes at thc cnd <>f thc test. Paper 5 spcaking This paper consists of íour parts. The Standard test íorm at is tw o candidatcs and tw o exarnincrs. O ne examiner takes part in thc convcrsation, thc othcr cxamincr listens and givcs marks. You will bc givcn photographs and other visual material to look at and talk aboui. Somctinìcs you will ralk with thc other candidatc, sometimes with thc cxam incr and somctimcs wirh horh.
Marks and results Your ovcrall FCE gradc is hascd on the total score gaincd in ail fivc papers. ỉt is n o t neccssary to achieve a sarisíactory lcvel in all fivc papcrs in ordcr to pass thc exam ination. Certiíìcates arc givcn to candidates vvho pass the examination with gradc A, B o r c. A is the highest. The m inim um succcssíul pcríormancc in order to achicvc a gradc c corrcsponds to al>out 60% o f the total marks. D and E arc íailing grádcs. Your Statcment of Results vvill includc a graphical profilc of your períormance in each papcr and shọw your rclativc pcríormance in each one. Each papcr is \vcightcd to 40 m arks. Thcrcíorc, thc fivc FCF. papcrs total 200 marks, aíter weighting. v iii
T o th e s tu d e n t
Further intorm ation For morc iníorm ation about FCE o r any o th e r Cambridgc ESOL exam ination w ritc to: Univcrsity of Cambridgc ESOL Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridgc CB1 2EU England Tclcphonc: f4 4 1223 553355 Fax: ♦44 1223 460278 e-mail:
[email protected] www.CambridgcESOL.org In some areas rhis intorm ation can also bc obtained from the British Council.
Test 1
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PAPER 1
R E A D IN G (1 h ou r 15 m inutes)
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P a rt 1 You are going to read a magazine article about personal watercraft - also known as •jet-skis‘. Chcx>se írom the list A-l the sentence which best summarises each part (1-7) of the arlicle. There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answ er sheet
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A
Personal vvatercratt are now regarded as having a more serious role.
B
There is now greater emphasis on the correct way of using personal watercraft.
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Personal watercraft are likely to grow in popularity in the tuture.
D
Personal watercraft have changed because the kind of people using them has changed.
E
The maịority of people using personal watercraft do so because it is enjoyable.
F
Personal watercraft used to have a terrible reputation.
G
Personal vvatercraít enable you to experience travelling on the sea in relative comíort.
H
The reason why people like using personal watercraft has changed.
I
Personal watercraft enable you to combine opposing wishes.
Paper I
Reading
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ansvver sheet.
any trccs in ihc Brackhan) arca wcrc brought do\vn in thc terrible storms that March. T1)C town itselí' lost two great limc trces from the íormer market squarc. 'ITic đisappcarance of such promincnt ícaturcs had altercd the appcarancc of the town ccntre cntirely, to the annoyancc of iis niorc consenativc inhabiiants. Among the annoyed, under more nonnal circumsiances, \vould havc bcen Chief Inspcctor Douglas Pclham, hcađ of the local jx>licc force. But at ihe height of thai week’s storm, when the wind brought down cvcn the mature \valnut iree in his gardcn. Pelham had in faci becn in no fit siatc to notice. A large and hcalthy man, he had for the íirst ũme in his lifc been scriously ill with an attack of bronchitis. \Vhcn he first complained of an aching head and tightncss in his chcst. his wifc. Molly, had iried to pcrsuade him to go to thc doctor. Convinced ihat the policc force could n<>t do wi(hout him, he had, as usual. ignorcd her and atiemptcd to carry on \vorking. Predictably, though he wouldn‘( have listcned lo anyonc who tried 10 icll him so. this had thc eữect of íogging his memory and shortcning his tcmper. It was only when his colleague. Scrgeant Lloyd. t(X)k the initiativc and drovc him to the doctor’s door that hc íinally gave in. By that linie. hc didn't have the strength lcft to arguc wíựj 17 her. In no time at all. she was laking him along to thc chemist's to get his prescribcd antibiotìcs and then homc to his unsurprised wifc who scnt him straight (0 bcd. When Molly told him. on the Thursday moming. that thc walnut trec had bcen broughl dovvn during thc night. Pclhani hadn‘t bccn able lo takc it in. ơ n Thursday cvening, he had asked wcakly about damagc lo Ihc house. groaned thankfully vvhcn hc hcard thcre was none. and pulletl thc shcets ovcr his hcad. It \vasn't uniil Saturday, whcn the antibiotics took cffcci, his tcmpcraturc dropped and he got up. thai hc realiscd wilh a shock that (he loss of thc vvalnut trce liad inadc a pcnnanent diữerence to (hc appearancc of the living-room. The Pelhams’ largc house stood in a si/eablc gardcn. It had not come chcap. but evcn so Pelham hađ no regrets about buying ii. The lcaty gardcn had creatcd an imprcssion of privacy. Now, though, the stomi had changcd his O utlook. Previously th e vicw from th e living-room had ícaturod thc handsonic walnut tr c c . This l»ad noi darkcncd th e room because thcre \vas also a window on th e opposiic wall, but i( had providcđ intercsting p a ttc m s of liehi and shade th a i disguiscd th e true S tate of th e wom fumiture that th e family had b r o u g h t w ith thcm from tíieir previous house. Wiih the trce gonc, thc RKini secmed cruelly bright, its wom fumishings cxposed in all thcir 33 shabbiness. And the VÌCNV froni Uic window didn‘t bear looking ai. The lall hrni.se next door, previously hiddeo by ihc trce. was no\v thcre. dominating the Outlook vvith iis unattractivc purple bricks and cxtcmal pipcs. It scemed co liavc a great many upstairs window$, all of them watching the Pclhams’ cvcry movemcnt. *Docsn’i it look (erriblc?’ Pelham croakcd to his wife. But Molly, standing in the doonvay. sounded morc pleased than dismayed. ‘That's whar l‘ve been tcllĩns you cvcr since wc canie herc. We have lo buv a new sofa. Nvhatever it costs.-
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Paper I
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Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm? A B
c D 9
The town looked đitterent. The police had done litlle to help. No market could be held. Fal!en trees had not Ị?ọọn removed.
Who does ‘her’ in line 17 refer to? A B
c D 10
Rcading
Molly Pelham Ihe doctor Sergeant Lloyd the chemist
When Chief Inspeclor Pelham's wife íirst told him about the walnut tree, he appeared to be A B
worried. shocked. c sactdoned. D uninterested. 11
What aspect of the Pelhams' (urnilure does •shabbiness’ in line 33 describe? A B
its colour its condition c its position D its design 12
As a result of the storm, the Pelhams' living-room A B
was pleasantly lighter. felt less private. c had a better view. D was in need of repair. 13
Why did Molly sound pleased by her husbancTs comment? A B
c D 14
It proved that he was well again. She agreed about the tree. She thought he meant the sofa. It v;as what she expected him to say.
From what we learn of Chief Inspector Pelham, he could best be described as A B
open-minded. welNiked. c warm-hearted. D strong-wille<3.
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Test I
Part 3 You are going to read a magazine arlicle about counlry music star Pam Tillis. Eight paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-l the one which fits each gap (15-21). There is one extra paragraph which you đo not neeđ to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate ansv/or sheet.
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Country musỉc star Pam Tỉllis talks ơbout her lựe and work. \Vlnlc in che studio iccortiing bcr jlbtnn A ll Ọ fThis i M t , country tnuỉic star Pam Tillis íoimd h m e l f im.ii>ining an old d incc hall. A \ a rcsult, thc Mcxic.iii-flavoured ballnd, ‘T cquih M ockingbird', onc o f thc album s highlights. js punctuatcd by thc tound o f hcr dancc stcps.
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T h e cldcst child o f tamcd coui«r>’ singcr M d T illii. Pam li.ii hcci) ÍI1 the busincss long cnouiỊh to kno\v \vhcn to add somechiitg .1 littlc unum al to h cr m uũc. But tar trom bcing thc 'goldcn child’ \vith a o n c way tickct to success, PamTillií'$ journcy to stardom has bccn liill o f ups and downs.
Paiu*s new frỉciick thcrc cnconnined her to widcn h e r m iH Ìc n l tn ste s.
‘It \va$ a crazy dme,’ Pam rccalls. ‘W hcn yourc vouim, yx>u go any way the wind blovvs. so 1 WIS experim eniing and sc d n g \vhat I could do. F was searching for my ideniity, if you likc.’ I
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K etum ing lo Noàlivillc in 1978, Pam was stil! looking tor hcr placc. Somi: o f hcr songi had been recorcled by otlicr artists, but she no\v bt‘g jn the search for her íìrsc recording contract.
15 T hen hcr lifc w » turncd upsiiic do\vn. At thc agc ot" 16. Pam was involvcd in 3 scrious car accidcnt, lcadiníỊ to w ars o f plastic swrgcr>- and occasional pain cvcr sincc.
[« Ị A ũcr tlic accident, $hc atccndcd (hc ư nĩvcnitỵ o f Tcnncssce, Jiul it \vas hcrc that Pam startcd hcr íìrst: band. Lcaving collcge in 1976.shc workcd for a timc in h cr íathcrs publiíhiniĩ company, S aw g n » M uãc, bui then it \vas time to leave thc nest.
In che b tc 19705, this area was ỉ inagnct for yotmiỊ Amcricans. T hcrc wns no bcMcr placc to bc. and
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T he KSC, as (hey say. is hiỉtory. R eccntly votcd Pcnule Singcr o f thc Year by thc Coutỉtry Music A »ocutioi). and \vith a scrics oíbesc-selling rvcordi bchind her, the m ost difficult part o f Pam’$ lifc thcse days is balancing licr homc life, \vith her husband and w u n g íon, and hcr carccr.
I 21 ‘In íom e ways it \vas worsc‘ in Dads day.' admiB Pain.T here was n o T V o r vicieo and thcy wcre awa>' 100
-s or niorc i year. liut the S3crifìce is \vorth it. It's .1 \vay o f (eaching >x)ur kids about |].iving a drc^m. and how im porunc it to follo\v (hat drcỉm .'
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A HONvever. tlũs to o k longcr than shc cx p cctcd ,
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H ow cvcr. having th c advancage o f groxving up in tlie m usic b » sin « s h e n c ir, Pam know s vvhat
an d liavinị' a ram o itt fa(hcr d id n ’t au tonurically o p c n d oors. S h c sang in a rh y ih m and blucs
th ii involvcs. S hc u n d e rsu n d s w h at is necevsary
b an d , and attcr tì\x* years o f \v ritin g and
in tcrn is o f hard w ork and loncly nigiits spcnt
singing. tĩnally g o t h e r b ig chance.
in hoccl rooim .
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sa y s,'b u t I \vish l'd b een ablc to takc 3 \vhole
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y car ovcr it.’
rim e a b o u t 2 0 0 years ago. W h e n l startcd dancing, th e noise seem cd so ap propriatc th at
E C a liío rn is has alwa>"s b ecn th c destination for
\ \ r lefi it o n thc recorđ.'
Am cricaV h o p c íu k and dream crs. P am fclt liim tcd b y liíẽ in Na^hvillc. and so íh c to o m ovcd to th e w est coast.
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Test I
Part 4 You are going to read a magazine article about five young designers. For questions 22-35. chcx>se from the designers (A-E). The designers may be chosen more than once. When more than one ansv;er is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separatc ansvver sheet.
W hich desỉgner(s)
works in a variety of environments?
0
advises against certain styles?
22
c
23
had begun desigrìĩng beíore being trained?
24
have adapted a traditional style?
25
is vvorking with a material vvhich is new to them?
27
have used their reputation to develop a new area of business?
28
are completely self-taught?
mention how tastes have changed recently?
have received protessional recognition?
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Paper 1
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Reading
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PAPER 2
VVRITING (1 h ou r 30 m inutes)
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
P a rt 1 You m ust answer this question. 1
You ordered a gift by post for a friend's birthday. The company vvere late sending the gịft to you and you were also not happy vvilh it. Below is the advertisement for the gift. on vvhich you have written some notes. Read the advertisement, together with your notes. Then, using all the intormation in your notes. write a letter to Mr p. Marsden of Personal Pens Limited. You should explain why you are not happy with Ihe gitt and ask for your money back.
P E R S O N A L IS E D G IF T S F R O M P E R S O N A L P E N S LTD L o o k in g fo r th e p c rfe c t p re s e n t? W hy n o t g iv e a p e rso n a lise d w ritin g s e t to so m e o n e sp e c ial? T h e s e t c o n ta in s a n (a ttr n c tỉv^' p e n a n d p en c il, e a c h o f \vhich h a s a n a m e p r in te d o n th e s id e in g old le tte rs . You j u s t te ll u s th g .n a m e y o u w a n t, a n d we ,ll p r in t it "ÕĩTthẽ p en a n d pencil. T h e (rn a tc h in g jp e n a n d p en cil (you c a n choose e ith e r a re d s e t o r a g re e n s e t) com e in a sp e c ia lly d e sig n e d box. All th is for o n ly £ 1 2 .9 5 . a n d s e n t to y o u w ith in _ a w ee k . I f yo u a r e n o t co m p letely h ap p y , w e w ill g iv e you a ll y o u r m o n ey back.
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O rd e r y o u r s e t now! W rite to: M r p. M a rsd e n
Write a letter of betvveen 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Do not write any postal addresses.
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Paper 2
Wrừing
Question 1
11
Tesil
Part 2 Write an ansvver to ono of the questions 2-5 in this parl. VVrite your answer in 120-180 vvords in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box. 2
You have had a class discussion on fashion. Your teacher has now asked you to write a composition. giving your opinions on the following statement: Young peoplỡ always want to ơress ơiííerently irom ỉheir parents. Write your com position.
3
You see this announcement in your school magazine.
Neiv Cỉubs after Schooỉ Y o u r school iva n ts to s ta r i so m e n e w after-scliool clubs. C hess, table ttn n is , g u ita r p lữ t/in g a n d cookcry ìtave been suggestcii a s Ịĩơssible id e a sỊo r clubs. W h a t do yo u th in k ? W rite u s a n a rtìcle fo r th e scìtool m a g a xin e Cũvering th e points beỉũiư. • Tell us ĩohich o tie o f these f o u r ideas y o u lik e best a n d whự. • M a ke
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Write your article. The local tourist oííice has askeđ you to write a report on inieresting things for visitors to see and do on a one-đay sightseeing tour of your area. In your report, include suggestions about where visitors should go and what they should do in order to spend an interesting day in your area. VVrite your report. Ansv/er One of the follov/ing t\vo questions based on your reading of one of these set books. VVrite (a) or (b) as v/ell as the number 5 in the question box. and the title of the book next to the box. Your ansvver m ust be about one of the books below. Best Detective Stories o f Agatha C hrìstie- L ong man Fiction The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway A Winơow on the Universe - Oxíord Bookv/orms Collection Cry Freeơom - John Briley Wuthering Heights - Emlly Bronte Either (a) You have had a class discussion on whether the characters in Ihe book or short story you have read are believable. Your teacher has now asked you to write a composition on this subject. Write your com position, explaining your views with reterence to the book or one of the short stories you have read. Or
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(b) An English-speaking triend is going on a long ịourney soon and has asked you to recommend a book to read during the ịourney. Write a Ietter to your friend, giving some iníormation about the book or short stories you have read. You should give reasons for your recommendation.
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U S E 0 F E N G L IS H (1 h o u r 15 m inutes)
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P a rt 1 For questions 1-15, read the text belovv and decíde vvhich answer (A, B, c or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your ansvvers on the separate answ er sheet. Example: 0
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leam A
B
c
B
c
capture
discover
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get
D
L E A R N IN G T O M A K E A P E R F E C T P IZ Z A According to the European Piz2 a-Makers' Association, making a gocxl pizza is not a straightíorvvard skill to ( 0 )
The ingredients seem very ( 1 )
a bit of salt. But water and flour can easily ( 2 ) (3 )
: llour, yeast. water and
glue and anyone who has eaten a
quality pizza will know how bad it can ma ke your stomach ( 4 ) .......
‘In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product. not to ( 5 ) pizza makers around Ihe world who ( 6 )
all the
uneatable meals,' says Antonio Primiceri, the
Assoóation s tounder. He has now started a pi22a school in an aỉtempt lo ( 7 ) reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an ( 8 ) school are taught to ( 9 )
the
course. the students at Mr Primiceri's
common mistakes. produce a goođ basic mixture. add a tasty
topping and cook the pizza properly. Test the íinished pizza by breaking the crust,' advises Mr Primiceri. ‘If the soft (1 0 ) If
it
(1 2 )
is
not
like
this,
the
inside the pizza is white. clean and dry. it's a goođ pizza. pi22a
will
(1 1 )....
your
stomach.
You
will
feel
full and also thirsly.’
In Italy alone, the pizza (1 3 ) Primiceri (1 4 )
has an annual turnover of more than $12 billion. Mr
that there are 10,000 jobs in pi2za restaurants waiting to be (1 5 )
by
those with real skill. ‘If you are a good pizza cook. you win never be vvithout a job.’ he says.
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Paper 3
1 A simple
B primary
c pure
D regular
2 A mix
B construct
c assemble
D make
3
B poor
c short
D weak
4 A sense
B do
c feel
D be
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B mention
c remark
D tell
6 A submit
B give
c serve
D ởeal
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A save
B provide
c del iver
D retum
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A extensive
B extreme
c intensive
D intentional
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A pass
B escape
c miss
D avoid
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A spot
B part
c side
D slice
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A worry
B upset
c ache
D depress
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A hardly
B tightly
c uncomíortably
D heavily
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A activity
B body
c indcsiíy
D company
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A computes
B estimates
c assesses
D counts
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A employed
B íilled
c completed
D covered
A sad
A State
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Part 2 For questions 16-30. read the text belovv and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). VVrite your answers on the separate answer sheet Example:
J t ________
I0 I
HO LLYVVO O D How was (0)
that Hollywood came to be Ihe place everyone assodates with the
American film industry? It's a strange story. There was a little village in Southern Caliíomia called Cahuenga Valley (1 6 ) and Mrs VVilcox had their home. In 1887, (1 7 ) coast. she got into conversalion (1 8 )
a stranger on a train. The stranger had a
home called Hollyvvood somewhere else in the country. (1 9 ) name (2 0 )
a Mr
Mrs Wilcox was on a trip to the east
Mrs Wilcox liked the
much thai she decided to give her home the same name. Because Ihe
Wilcox's home was the biggest in Cahuenga Valley. the village soon became known (2 1 )
Hollywood.
In normal circumstances most people (2 2 )........... never have heard of Hollywood. However, between 1908 and 1913 (2 3 )
else happened. Many small independent
tam companies began moving to Southern Caliíorniia (2 4 )
two main reasons. Firstly,
they were attracted by the sunny climate. vvtiich let them film throughout the year (2 5 )
the nee
problems
Wĩth the larger, more powerful studios in New York, and they wanle
in Hollywood. Local people were so angry when
Iaw was passed lorbĩdđing the building of any more studios.
In fact. Hollywood itseK never had a film irìdustry. surprisingly enough. (2 9 )
the
other studios that came to the area were an built outside Hollyvvood. Nevertheless. by 1915 Ho)iywood' (3 0 )
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become íamiliar as a term for the movie business as a whole.
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Use o f E ngỉish
Part 3 F o r q u e s tio n s 3 1 -4 0 , c o m p le te th e s e c o n d s e n te n c e s o th a t it h a s a s im ila r m e a n in g to th e tirs t s e n te n c e , u sin g th e w o rd g iv e n . D o n o t c h a n g e th e w o r d g iv e n . You m u s t use betvveen tw o a n d f iv e w o rd s , in c lu d in g th e w o rd g iv e n . H e re is an e x a m p le (0). E x a m p le : 0
You m u st do e x a c tly w h a t th e m a n a g e r te lls you. c a rry You m u st ........................................................................... in s tru c tio n s exactly.
T h e g a p ca n be tille d b y th e w o rd s ‘ca rry o u t th e m a n a g e r's ’ s o yo u w rite :
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c a r r y o u t t h e m a n a g e r’s
W rite o n ly th e m is s in g w o r d s o n th e s e p a ra te a n s v ;e r sheet.
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S o th a t Jo h n c o u ld g o o n h o lid a y in th e s u m m e r, h e s a v e d £ 1 0 a w e e k.
order Jo h n sa v e d £ 1 0 a w e e k
a b le to g o on
h o lid a y in the su m m e r.
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lt's n o t vvorth a s k in g th e m a n a g e r fo r th e d a y off. p o in t T h e re ........................................................................... in a s k in g th e m a n a g e r fo r th e d a y off.
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W e had to íin is h all th e w o rk b e to re w e c o u ld leave. u n til W e ha d to s ta y
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a ll th e vvork.
T im ha d not e x p e c te d th e c o n c e rt to be s o g o o d . b e tte r T h e c o n c e rt ........................................................................... h a d e x p e c te d .
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lf Cheryl doesrVt train harder. she'ỉl never get into Ihe swimming team. does Cheryl will never get into the swimming team ................................................... more training.
36 ‘Do you realise what the time is, Steve?' asked Chris. what Chris asked Steve ................................................................. it was.
37 The company decideđ to advertise the job in a national newspaper. put The company decided to ................................................................ the job in a national newspaper.
38 At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents. linished The vvinnẹr ................................................................ his parents.
39 I applied for the job a month ago. month It ................................................................ Iapplied for Ihe job.
40 They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television. followlng They received many letters of supporl ................................................................ on television.
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P aper 3
Use o f English
Part 4 F o r q u e s tio n s 41-55 . read th e te x t b e lo w a n d look c a re tu lly a t e a ch lin e . S o m e o f th e lines are co rre ct, a nd s o m e h a ve a w o rd w h ich sh o u ld n o t b e there. If a line is co rre ct, p u t a tic k ( / ) b y th e n u m b e r on the separate answer sheet. If a line h a s a w o rd w h ic h sh o u ld not b e th e re , w rite th e vvord on the separate ansvver sheet. T h e re a re tw o e x a m p le s a t th e b e g in n in g (0 a n d 00 ).
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rem em b er, and I h a ve a lw a y s e n jo y e d m e ta k in g p h o to g ra p h s o f
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m y ía m ily a nd írie n d s, a n d pla ce s I h a v e b e e n visite d . T h e n , a b o u t a y e a r
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a go, I n o tice d th a t m o st o f th e p h o to s I w a s so p ro u d o f w h ic h w e re in
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ía c t all v e ry s im ila r to each other. T h e y all shovved g ro u p s o f f>eople
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sta n d in g b y a ía m o u s b u ild in g o r so m e o th e r a ttra c tio n . You h a rd ly
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couldrTt m a ke o u t th e ir ta c e s clearly, a n d so it w a s d itticu lt to get
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a n idea of h o w had e v e ry b o d y felt. I w a s lo o kin g fo r a n e w h o b b y at
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th e tim e , a n d h a ve d e c id e d th a t I vvould s ta rt ta k in g p h o to g ra p h y
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m o re seriously. I th o u g h t it w o u ld b e e xp e n s iv e , but, a tte r reading
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a fe w ch a p te rs o f a b o o k I b o rro w e d fro m a írie n d , I la s t re a lise d th a t
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I co u ld im p ro ve a g re a t d e a l e x tra vvithout s p e n d in g a lot o f m o n e y o n nevv
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e q u ipm e n t. S o o n , in ste a d o f ju s t ta k in g o u t th e sa m e o ld p ic tu re s , I
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w a s p h o to g ra p h in g th o s e tre e s , a n im a ls , p e o p le I didrVt k n o w a n d so
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o n. T h is so o n m a d e a re a l d iííe re n c e to th e q u a lity o f m y p h o to g ra p h s
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a s I b e g a n to c o n c e n tra te m y s e lí o n g e tlin g th e b e st p ic tu re p o s s ib le . I
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a m p le a sed w ith th e re s u lts b e c a u s e I h a v e a c h ie v e d in su ch a s h o rt tim e.
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Part 5 For questions 56-65. read the text belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at Ihe beginning (0). Write your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet Example:
0 ị
meetirtỹ
A NEW S U P E R M A R K E T FOR THE TO W N At a (0) .ĨỈỈS&Ịĩìâ. held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide
MEET
(5 6 )
VARY
of opinions was expressed on plans to build a large
supermarket in the town. A (5 7 )
of the supertnarket group
stated that the supormarket woukj beneíit the (5 8 )
of
DIRECT INHABIT
Oxwell as it would give people more (5 9 )........vvtien shopping
CHOOSE
and would leaơ to a (60)..... in the number of jobs available in
GROW
the town. which has a high rate of (6 1 )........Although there was
EMPLOY
(6 2 )
AGREE
on the need for new jobs. some of those present
claimed that the supermarket would lead to a (6 3 ) small shops, (6 4 )
to compete vvith supermarket prices,
vvoulđ be torced to close. The (inal (6 5 )
on vvhether or
not to build the supermarket will be made next month.
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of jobs as
LOSE ABLE DECIDE
Paper 4 Listening
PAPER 4
LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives P art 1
Yọụ w i|l h ẹ ạ r p ẹ ọ p lẹ ta lkin g in e ig h t d iffe re n t s itu a tio n s . F o r q u e s tio n s 1-8, c h o o s e the b e s t a n s w e r (A , B o r C).
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You h e a r p a rt o f a ra d io play. W h e re is the sce n e ta k in g pla ce ?
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A
in th e Street
B
in a bank
c
in a p o lice sta tio n
You o v e rh e a r th e b e g in n in g o f a lecture. W h a t su b je ct a re th e s tu d e n ts ta kin g ?
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A
m edicine
B
s p o rt
c
m u sic
You o v e rh e a r a co n v e rs a tio n in a c o lle g e . W h o is the you n g m an?
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A
a new stu d e n t
B
a stu d e n t in th e m id d le o f a c o u rs e
c
a ío rm e r stu d e n t
You h e a r a vvoman o n th e ra d io ta lkin g a b o u t a c o o kb o o k. W h a t d o e s sh e regret? A
n o t lo oking a íte r it not
B
not n o t h a vin g ke p t it
c
not n o t usin g it p ro p e rly
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Tesl 1
5 You hear someone talking about the day he met someone famous. How did he feel after meeting Chris Turner? A
unimpressed with the íootballer
B
angry with his íriend
c
disappointed with himselí
6 You hear a woman talking on the phone. Why has she called? A
to request a meeting
B
to offer assistance
c
to apologise for her absence
7 You overhear an extract from a radio play. What is the young woman’s relationship with the man? A
She’s
a pupil of his.
B
She's
a relative of his.
c
She‘s
a patient of his.
8 You hear someone telling a story about a slrange thing thai happened in the mountains. What point does the story prove?
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A
how strange things can be explaineđ simply
B
how easy it is to imagine things
c
how you can be tricked by the silence
Paper 4
Listening
P a rt 2 You w ill h e a r part of a ta lk a b o u t dolls. F o r q u e s tio n s 9-18, c o m p le te th e s e n te n ce s.
in a n c ie n t E gypt.
T he tirst knovvn d o lls w e re fo u n d in
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T he e a rlie st d o lls in the m u se u m d a te from the
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E arly E u ro p e a n d o lls w e re d re sse d like
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O n the 1 7th-centu ry d o lls, yo u c a n see d e ta ils like th e
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1 7 th -ce n tu ry d o lls m a y c o s t as m u ch as
each.
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C olle cto rs look fo r e xa m p le s in p e ríe ct c o n d ition , with th e ir
19th-century do lls had
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and real hair.
If you ca n ta ke off the dolPs hair, you m a y se e th e 16
B eíore the 20th-century, all d o lls w ere
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u ndem eath.
, n o t babies.
From the 1930s. do lls w e re m ade of
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Part 3 You will hear five ditíerent people talking about why they decided to become nurses. For questions 19-23. choose which ot the reasons (A-F) each speaker is giving. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you đo not need to use.
A
B
c
D
E
F
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It was a childhood dream. s p e a k e r1
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speaker 2
20
Speaker 3
21
Speaker 4
22
sp eak er 5
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Teachers had recommended it.
A triend had decided to ốo it.
It offered a secure income.
It is a íamily tradition.
it is emotionally satisfying.
Paper 4
Listening
P a rt 4 You w ill h e a r p a rt o f a radio p ro g ra m m e in w h ich a book c ritic gives in ío rm a tio n a b o u t three new bo oks on th e subje ct o f tra v e llin g in th e U n ite d S tates o f A m e rica . F o r q u e s tio n s 24-30. decid e w h ich book each s ta te m e n t reíers to. VVrite A fo r A to z , J fo r J u s t G o or T T fo r T ra v e l T reat.
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It g ive s inío rm ation a tx)u t p o litica l d e ve lop m e n ts.
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It has been ca re íu lly re searched.
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It is exce lle n t on th e su b je ct o f less w e ll-k n o w n p laces.
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It aim s to b e a m u sin g b u t fails.
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It gives the best ad vice on health.
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It helps th e tra v e lle r to sa ve money.
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It g ive s ad vice on a cco m m o d a tio n fo r all b u d g e ts.
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PAPER 5
S P E A K IN G (14 m in u tes)
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You take the speaking test with another candidate. reíerred to here as your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening. Both examiners v/ill avvard marks. P a rt 1 (3 m inutes) The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things like ‘your home tow n\ 'your interests', 'your career plans’, etc. P a rt 2 (4 m inutes) The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minute. The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds brietly. Then the examiner gives your partner two diííerent photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond brieíly. P a rt 3 (approxim ately 3 m inutes) The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a problem or try to come to a decision about something. For example, you might be asked to decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives you a plcture to help you but does not join in the conversation. P a rt 4 (approxim ately 4 m inutes) The examiner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general way about what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your partner are also expected to develop the conversation.
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Test 2
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PAPER 1
R E A D IN G (1 h ou r 15 m inutes)
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P a rt 1 You are going to read an article about research into yawning. Choose from the list A-l the most suitable heading for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do nol need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your ansvvers on the se p a ra te an sw er sheet.
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A
An aid to achievement
B
Failure to prove a theory
c
A way to send people to sleep
D
Losing the battle
E
Questioning a v/idespread belieí
F
Results vvhich support a theory
G
Not vvidely researched
H
A partly explained theory
I
Behaviour that spreads quickly
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Reading
Yawning m W hen one person yavvns in a room . o th e r people begin to yawn.Yawning is contagious. and once you start, there is alm ost nothing you can do to stop. O f course, the big question is: why do we yawn at all? W h a t possible advantage can there be in keeping o u r mouths w ide open fo r several seconds? Is it a need fo r oxygen? Too much carbon dioxide in the blood? Tim e fo r bed?
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It is none o f these according to R obert Provine an American psychologist. Provine fìrst became curious about yawning when he realised that nobody had re a ll/ studied this extrem ely comm on aspect o f behaviour.‘M ost scientists are looking fo r the deep and obscure.’ Provine says. ‘I look fo r the signiíicance o f everyday behaviour that people have neglccted.’ W ith this in mind.he and several o th e r psychologists decided to fmd o u t when, why and how we yawn.
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W hatever the reason fo r yawning, there is no d o u b t th a t it is reíreshing. A ccording to Ronald Baenninger, another psychologist w ho is interested in the subject, this íeeling is n o t caused by oxygen coming into the body. The cause. he believes, may lie in the blood: yawning sends an e xtra supply o f blood to the brain.VVe do n o t know exactiy w hat ihe blood does vvhen it reaches the brain, b u t Baenninger believes it does help to reíresh it.
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Conventional wisdom has long held th a t we yawn in o rd e r to wake up o u r w cary brains w ith a reíreshing burst o f oxygen. Assuming that this is true, Provine reasoned, then people w ho are running low on oxygen - o r high on carbon dioxide - should yawn m ore oíten than normal. To find o u t if this was the case. Provine (irst had to tr y to make people yawn more.
In his laboratory, Provine gathered together a group o f students and to ld them to th in k about yavvning while they breathed in m ixtures o f air that w ere eiứier high in oxygen, high in carbon dioxide o r com pletely normal. Although the gases made the students breathe íaster, none o f the different gases altered the students' rate o f yawning. which held steady a t about 24 yawns an hour. Exercise, vvhich also speeds up breathing. made no difference to the yawning rate either.
5 Baenninger believes, therefore, th a t we yawn in o rd e r to make o u r brains rcady fo r some new action. To te s t this theory, he asked people to wear bands around th e ir w rists as they w ent about th e ir norm al routines. These bands were sensitive to increased movement by the people vvearing them. The bands contained a bucton which the people w ere to ld to press every tim e they yawned. A fte r collecting data fo r tw o weeks. Baenninger found th a t w ithin 15 minutes o f yawning his subịects w ere norm ally engaged in some m ore lively form o f activicy. ■
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There are indeed plenty o f indications from everyday life to suggest th a t yawning helps the brain to get ready fo r something big. Olympic athleces yawn beíore a race, students yawn beíore an examination. and violinists yawn beíore a concerL It is n o t that the athletes. studcnts o r violinists are bored; they are simply vvorking to get co a level at vvhich they are well and tru ly ready fo r the main evenL
‘W e yawn when there is nothing actually happcning b u t vvhen we do n o t w ant to lose o u r level o f rcadiness,’ says Baenninger.Why w c yawn beíore going to bed, though. rcmains a mystery. Baenninger suggests that it may be that we struggle co scay awake and alert, b u t sleep simply wins o u t in the end.
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H ow did J a n e t feel w h e n sh e íirs t sta rte d h e r S a tu rd a y m o rn in g jo b ? A B
She enjoyed th e w o rk th a t s h e w a s g iv e n . She v/as plea sed to be h e lp in g h e r íather..
c
She v/orrie d th a t she w a s not doing it w e ll. S he w as o n ly really in te re ste d in th e revvard.
D 9
W h a t do w e learn a b o u t her g ra n d m o th e r’s o ffic e in p a ragraph tw o? A B
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c
It needed decorating. It w a s untidy. It had too m uch íu rn itu re in it.
D
It Nvas dark.
‘T h is ’ (line 18) reíers to A B
s h o p ke e p e rs’ proíits. a th irty-tive -h o u r w eek.
c
J a n e ts request. the reco m m e n d e d v/age.
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‘F lu ste re d ’ (line 19) m eans A B
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c D
c D
was had had had
un able to a n s w e r h e r q u e s tio n . been unvvilling to help her. m a d e an un h e lp tu l suggestion. ansvvered her rudely.
h ow to keep th e ir cu s to m e rs loyal to th e sh o p the type of a d ve rtisin g n e e d e d to a ttra c t cu s to m e rs the type of cu s to m e rs th e y n e e d e d to a ltra c t hov/ to ge t nesv cu sto m e rs to com e to th e shop
W h a t eve n tu a lly p e rsu a d e d J a n e t's g ra n d m o th e r to b u y a fre e ze r? A B
c D 15
Ja n e t Janet Ja n e t Janet
W h a t d id Ja n e t’s ía th e r a n d g ra n d m o th e r d is a g re e about? A B
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bored. angered. coníused. depressed.
W h y did Ja n e t’s g ra n d m o th e r react a n g rily to h e r o ffe r to íetch a pe n cil a n d paper? A B
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S he íoun d th a t she liked fro ze n to o d a fte r all. A n ew shop o p ening in th e villa g e had or>e. It w as su g g e s te d th a t her Products w e re n 't íresh. S h e responded to p re ssu re írom h e r cu sto m e rs.
W h a t im pression d o w e g e t o f J a n e t’s íe e lin g s to w a rd s her gra n d m oth e r? A B
c D
She S he S he S he
re spected her ta irn e ss. dou bted h e r jud g em e n t. d islike d h e r m anner. adm ired h e r dete rm in atio n . 31
Test 2
P a rt 3
You are going to read an article written by someone who lives in a house in a valley. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one vvhich fits each gap (16-21). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
L l V I N G IN T H E V A L L E Y And yel wc knc\v Uiat Uicre was reason for us lo \vorry. The snow and \vind were certãlnly inconvcnlcnt but thcy did not really Irouble us grcally.
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; ll rcmlndcd us I>f \vhal
could havc occurrcd if circumstânccs liart boon dlíTcrcnt. ií thr no\v «f vvatcr írĩ>m the hills had noi. many years beíore. becn controlled. held back by a scrỉes or dams. In a short lime thc snơ\v siarted 10 mclt. Day aílcr day. \ve \vatchcd íurlous clouds plle up NVc had boen IMng In our vallcy íor slxteen
hiíih ovcr Ihc liills to thc vvest. Slnlsier grey
monlhs vvhrn \vc Ilrst realised tho đangcre that
clouds vxiended over Ihe valleys. QÍ8
could exlsl. [ 0
H
(ỉntll then. we had fcli
safe and shcltercd in c»ur vallcy. Soon snow bcgíin to fall. \Viihln a day it lay
borominíỉ fullcr and wlldcr.
Buí
The snow w as gradually \vasho<1 away as morc
on Ihe neiplilMíuring hciíihls thc snow w as
and more raln streamed Irom the clouds. but
much deeper and stayed for longcr. Up Iherr
hiíih up in Uie hills the reservolr \vas niling «nnd
tho wlnd blasird nercely. Deep ín our valley u e
wa8 Ííisi ai)|)roaclìlii{> danger level. And thon II
íolt only 8uddcn gustó of \vind: trccs swayed bui
happcncd - for Ihe llrst time In ycars Uie
Ihc* branchcs held flrm.
rcsciAoir (nrrílimcd.
some 13 centimetres deep.
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Wc had seen enough of the sky: mm \ve began lo uatch Ihe river. uhich evcry da> was
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Paper I
Reading
The river scemcd maddened as tho watcrs
beíore Ihc (lam \vas buỉlt. the rlvcr had (loodcd
poured almost horizontally do\vn to ỉts lo\vcr
the nearby villagcs in just such a rage. Now.
stretchcs. Just a couple of mclrcs from our
thc dam rcstrlcts the flow ol the rỉver
coỉỉagc, » the slmiiĩì ’ U I" ư seemed v v i l i v u wild l l \ l l/V bcncatli I I V U U I Uic M IV <111(1 usually all Is well: the í>reat mass of waler brldge. I 20Ị
J
For three (lays wc prayed
from the hỉlls. the product ()f snow and
that it \vould Siay bclo\v its wall. Our prayers
torrentỉal rain. remaỉns bcliiiid iis barrlcr wiih
were ans\vcrcd as the dam held and tho watcrs
just the occasionííl overflo\v.
began to subsidc.
can feel our homc in thc valley is still secure
On many occasỉons through the ccnturlcs
A
It was thc river. the Ryburn, \vhich normally
flowcd
so
gently.
E
that
and can bc thrilled by the tremendous power
And yet the immcnse po\vcr of íill Iliỉs
belicving ourselves lo bc completcly
twisted
F
and
turned.
know
the
rlver
II almosl completely blocked our lane
and dangcrous.
rlsỉng G
xvliíit was to come.
There In Ihc heights it \vas like the Niagcira Kalls, as the \vatcr surgcd over the cdge <)f the (lam and poured into the
It \vas far dccpcr than we'd ever seen it
strcam below.
so near our homc, ỉungỉng ĩurỉously at its banks.
\vc
and madc the sireamside path slippery
castNvards and upxvards. warnỉng of
D
which
possesses.
safe ỉn oụr homc. They
v\e can thus cnjoy, rathcr than fear. the huge clouds Ihat hang ovcr tlic vallcy.
\vatcr above us prevcnts us froin ever
c
Wc
and safc.
threatcncd us most. B
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It was the year when Ihe storms came carly, bcfore the calendar even hỉnted at \vinicr. cven bcĩore Novcmber was out.
Test 2
P a rt 4 You are going to read a magazine article in which five people talk about their characters. For questions 22-35. choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example a! the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
W hich person or people state(s) th e fo llo w in g ? I used to avoid giving my opinions at work.
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ị E
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Taking time off for your protessional development can make vou (eel feel more self-assured. SRlí-assurpd you
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I never thought l'd be a contident person.
I'm not induenced by people’s opinions of me.
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a
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Everyone gets nervous at times.
mu [»L
Irìitially. I misunderstood what conlidence was.
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I find making notes very supportive in my work.
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A certain event changed the course ol my life.
IVe vvorked on having a contident appearance.
I am realistic about my abilities.
mz mu [=1
My behaviour helps others relax too.
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Getting things wrong can have a posltlve result. E
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Confident people What's their secret? C o n ỉid e n t p e o p le m a y look as ihough they w ere b o m thot w ay, b u t m ost w ill tell yo u th a t it's a skill they've learned because ih e y h a d to. N in a H a th w a y asks five p e o p le h o v/ they d id it. A
Jenny
\v h en I leíc school I was vcry shy and 1 akvays thouglit I’d stay that \vay. I \vas about twcnty-five w hen I \vas askcd to hclp out at my duightcrs school. 1 was surc I wouldn’t cope. but I surprised myseir by doing \vcll and someone there suggcstcd that I should do a unỉvcrsity coursc. Thcrc \vas a huge ktiot in my stomach the day I curned up for my first lectiirc. But my coiứìdcncc gradually grcw - I bccaine iuorc outgoing. Looking back, working at tho school was thc turning point in my life that has helped everything clsc fall into placc. B
M ic h a e la
It all startcd four )-cars ago whcn my íathcr becanie iO and I had to take over the íamily business. I was 50 scarcd. I went over the top and bccamc a bit too aggrcssivc and inipaticnt. I tliouẹht that was what contìdenc peoplc wcrc like, but gradually I learned othenvise.To be confident you‘ve qot to bclicvc in yoursclí. If tỉỉings get too denianding for mc at work, I don't let myselítccl if l savc a number oftasks until the next đay. W hen I’m confrontcd with soniething difficult. I tcU niysclf that I‘vc got nothing to losc. Its fear that makes you lack confidencc, so I‘m aKvays having quiet cliats with myselí to put asidc tliosc fcars!
c
Carol
People think I’m very coníìdent bnt, in fact, the calmer I look.thc niorc tcrridcd I rcally am. I’ve had to develop the ability to look confidcnt bccause it’s ihe most vital thing in TV. Intervievving pcople has helped me realisc th.1 t niost - if not all - o f us get tcnsc in important situarions, a»d vve fccl caliner when we Sị>eak to somcone w hos gciiuinely triendly.Tlie besc evcr piccc o f advice camc íroni my mothcr \vhcn I was agonising as a teenager about wcaring chc riglít clothes. Shc simply cried, ‘W ho’s looking at you? Evcrybodys too busy \vorrying
a b o u t h o w th c y lo o k .’ I ’v e f o u n d t h a t s w c ll w o r th r c m e n ỉb e r in g . I also th in k y o u g a in c o n C d e n c e b y ta c k lin g th in g s th a t sc are y o u . W h c n I to o k Iiiy d r iv in g tcst I w a s so n c rv o u s , b u t I p asscd . A ftc r th a t I fclt su rc th a t IVi n c v e r feel s o í r ig h te n e d a g a in , a n d I n e v e r liave.
D
B a rb a ra
My coníìdcncc comes naturally from rcally enjoying thc \vork I do. but it’s something that 1’ve builc up over the ycars. If you just gei on with ic and leam from any mistakes you niakc, you’re morc confident thc ncxt time round. I work hard and I’m popular in the restaurant, but its prob.iblc that onc out o f ten peoplc docsn’t likc me. 1 don’t let that affcct me. YouVe got to likc yourseir for w hat you arc, Iiot try to be \vhat othcrs cxpcct. My coinpany runs ạ lot o f training courscs, and going on those has built up my sclf-e$tccm. T he company abo cncourages employces to sct managcablc largets. It hclps no end if you can S C O you rc achieving sometlùng tangiblc, rathcr than rcaching for thc stars all at O I 1 C C , and cnding up \vith nothing but airỉ E
E laine
After I left collcge I worked for ycars as a sccretan,1 and \vould sit in meetings, not aKvays agreeing \viih \vhat was bcing said, but too scarcd to spc3k up. Eventually, I summoncd up thc coníìdcncc to start making my point. Even so. w hen I íĩrst \vorkcd in politics, l*d ncvcr spokcn in public bcíorc and aKvays useđ to shakc likc a lcaf. I would say to myself,‘D on’t bc so silly. People do this cvery day o f thcir livcs, so thcres no reason why you can‘t.’ I also íound ic hclpíul to jo t â few rhings down to refer to - rathcr likc having a comíort blankct! I don’t think therc is anyone w ho isn’t a little shaky \vhcn it conies to talkiug piiblicly. T h e rcal sccrct o f confidence lics in tclling yoursclí over and over again,‘N othing is imposỉible.’
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PAPER 2
W R IT IN G (1 h ou r 30 m in u tes)
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P a rt 1 You m ust answer this question. 1
Your English íriend, Peter, has written to you asking you to help him organise a special surprise birthday party for his sister. Anna. Read Peter's letter and the notes you have made. Then, using all the iníormation, vvrite to Peter ansvvering his questions and explaining how you think the party could be made special.
We must make sure thai Anna has no idea \s-e’re planning such a íỉreat surprise! I’m not surc how many pcoplc to invite but anyway our house is certainly too small. Do you think wc should book the>íajcstic Hotel in town for the evtning? Sounds qoođ -
t v t ổxpcrìữiví?' A birthday c s t k e a n d ...
S o rry - t>uỡy
th a tỏ a y
Anna loves music so we’ll have a live band aíter the meal. \\rhat sort of (ood would be best? I*ve spent ages thinkiní? about vvhat we could all huy her as a present and I thought a xvatch would be a good idea. \\1ial do you think? Can you come the day t>efore to help with thc preparations? Thcre's a lot to think about so. as
Nữ. becaưữe... An rìa enjoy$ t rsv& ltrỹ 5 0 ...
you can sce, I really need your help! Also can you suggest somethinổ clse that will make this party really special? Best wishes Ye&.
Pcter
H o w a b o u t...
Write a letter of betvveen 120 and 180 vvords in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Do not write any postal addresses.
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P aper 2
V/rìtinỊỊ
Question 1
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Test 2
Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. VVrite your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate Slyle on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box. 2
You have been doing a class project on transport. Your teacher has novv asked you to write a composition about the following statement: There is no iuture for Public Iransport, because travelling b y c a ris so much more convenient. VVrite your composition.
3
You see this advertisement (or a job in the USA.
USA SƯ M M E R C A M PS P e o p le o f a l l a g e $ n e e d e d t o i c o r k i n H u m m e r c a m p s a l l o v e r t h e U S A . I f y o u ca n sp c a k E n g lish a n d you a r e c h e e ríu l. e n e rg e tic a n d h ard w o rk in g , y o u a r e th e rig h t p crso n for U 8. Food a n d accom m odation a r c provided. You ju » t p ay th e a ir fare. You w ill:
- look a r te r c h ild rc n a g c d 8 -1 2 - h e lp organiiM; sporti; a n d e v e n in g a c tiv itie s - w o rk in th o k itc h e n s
W rit« tc llin g u s ab o u t y o u r e e ira n d w hy y©u th in k y o u w ould bo a a u ita b le p crso n for th e job.
Write your letter of application Do not vvrite any postal addresses. 4
An intemational stuđent magazine is running a short story compelition which you have decided to enter. The story must end with the following words: Michael closõd the door and knew at that moment he had made a mistake. Write your story.
5
Answer one of the fol!owing two questions based on your reading of one o( these set books. Write (a) or (b) as well as the nuimber 5 in the question box, and the title of the book next to the box. Your ansvver m ust be about one o( the books below. Best Detective Stories oíAgatha Christie - Longman Fidion A Tale o f Two Cities - Charles Dickens Animal Farm - George Orwell Wuthering Hỡights - Emily Brontẽ More Tales Irom Shakespeare - Charles and Mary Lamb Either (a) ‘How important is the title of a book or short story?’ Your teacher has asked you to write a co m position discussing thís question and explaining why the writer of the book or one of the short stories you have reaơ chose that parlicular title. Or
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(b) The English book dub you betong to is producing a list of books in English which it can recommenơ to members. The Club Secretary has asked you to vvrite a report on the book or short stories you have read, saying whether this book would be suitable to include on the list and explaining why.
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Test 2
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P APER 3
P a rt 1 For questions 1-15. read the text below and decide which ansvver (A. B. c or D) best íĩts each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet Example: 0
A O
celebrates A
B
B
c
shows
c
honours
D
demonstrates
D
EVERYONE S AN ARTIST Every year, the village of Pettineo ( 0 )
its unique arts íestival. For a few days each
summer, artists from ail over Europe ( 1 )
at this village near the norlh coast of Sicily to
(2 )
the Creative atmosphere. During Iheir stay. the artists get ( 3 )
people to paint a one-kitometre long picture that runs the ( 4 )
with the local
of the high Street. ( 5 )....
the painting is done. each visiting artist joins a local íamily for a big lunch and, (6 ) meal. the íamily receives the ( 7 ) (8 )
the
of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result,
(ew villagers are rich. almost every home has at least one painting by a weli-known
European artist. Visitors to the village are eagerly ( 9 ).... into homes to see these paintings. The íestival was the (1 0 )
of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (1 1 )
years ago. Since then, Pettineo has (1 2 )
it up four
a sort of domestic art museum in (1 3 )
visitor can ring a ơoorbell, go into a house and (1 4 )
any
a painting. In addition to this
exhibition of paintings in people's homes, lor those who have time to spare, there is an opportunity to (1 5 )
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through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.
Paper 3
Use o /E n g lish
1
A group
B c ro w d
c
g a th e r
D co m b in e
2
A am use
B en jo y
c
entertain
D d e lig h t
3
A linked
B jo in tly
c
co m b in e d
D to g e th e r
4
A size
B m easure
c
length
D a rea
5
A Ju st
B O n ce
c
Soon
D O n ly
6
A in a d d ition to
B in p la ce of
c
in co m m o n vvith
D in e xc h a n g e fo r
7
A partition
B se ctio n
c
d ivisio n
D region
8
A though
B d e sp ite
c
since
D even
9
A persuade d
B invited
c
requested
D a ttra cte d
10
A im age
B p u rp o s e
c
th o u g h t
D idea
11
A set
B put
c
got
D had
12
A beco m e
B a d va n ce d
c
grovvn
D in cre a se d
13
A w hat
B w h e re
c
vvhom
D vvhich
14
A vvonder
B stare
c
a d m ire
D d e lig h t
15
A m ove
B step
c
vvander
D m arch
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Test2
Part 2 For questions 16-30. read the lext below and think of the word vvhich best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Wnte your answers on the separate answer sheet
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P R O B LE M S FOR A C TO R S Many actors do not like working (0) ..xóĩỉĩ... children or animals. This is probably (1 6 )
they are atraid that the audience may become (1 7 )
interested in the
children and animals than in them. Actors can have problems (1 8 )
a diHerent kind wh©n they (1 9 )
eat or drink on stage. If they have (2 0 ) say may not (2 1 )
much íood in their mouths. the words they
clear. and they may even end up coughing and choking.
Other problems can occur with food (2 2 ) during (2 3 )
required to
films are being made. In a recent film,
a tamily was waiting to have a meal. one of the actors entered with a
large roast chicken on a tray and Ihen (2 4 )
to begin to cut some meat from it while
he was speaking. By mistake, the actor cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then completely forgot (2 5 )
his next worđs were. It was necessary to film the scene
(2 6 )............. This (2 7 )........... not really have mattered (2 8 )........... there had been another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (2 9 ) to do. but eventually the problem was solved (3 0 ) attaching it back onto the chicken.
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nobody knew vvhat
putting a nail in the leg and
Paper 3
Use o f Engiish
Part 3 For q u e stio n s 31-40, co m p le te th e s e co n d s e n te n c e s o th a t it h a s a s im ila r m e a n in g to the íirst se n te n ce , usin g th e w o rd given. Do not change the word given. You m u st use betw een two an d tive w o rd s, in clu d in g th e w o rd g iv e n . H ere is an e xa m p le (0).
Example: 0
You m u st d o e x a ctly w h a t th e m a n a g e r te lls you.
carry You m u st ......................................................................... in stru ctio n s exactly. T he g a p can b e tille d by th e w o rd s ‘ca rry o u t th e m a n a g e r’s ’ so you w rite:
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c a r r y o u t th e m a n a g e r’9
.Vrite only the missing words o n th e se p a ra te a n s w e r sheet.
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Jo h n is in terested in kn o w in g m ore a b o u t a stronom y. lik e Jo h n ......................................................................... m ore a b o u t a stronom y.
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B eca use of the parade, w e w e re n ’t a llo w e d to park in th e H igh S treet,
let B eca use of the parade, th e p o lice w o u ld n ’t ........................................................... in the H igh S treet.
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‘Did you see th at film on te le visio n o n S a tu rd a y ? ’ S usan a s k e d m e.
seen S usan w a n te d to k n o w
th a t film on
television on S aturday.
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‘l’m a íra id th e se je a n s have a h o le in th e m .’
there T m a íra id th a t
th e se je a n s .’
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Test 2
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They cancelleđ the match because of the bad weather.
called The match ................................................................. because of the bad weather.
36
Dan never takes any notice of my advice.
attention Dan never .................................................................. rny
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advice.
‘Can I borrow your bicycle, Sarah?' asked Frank.
lend Frank asked Sarah
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her bicyde.
Maybe Peter (orgot that we changed the time of the meeting. m ight Peter ................................................................. that we changed the time of the meeling.
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She checks the company accounls very eííiciently.
efficient She's very .................................................................. the company accounts.
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All the children enịoy themselves at this summer camp. tun Every
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Paper 3
U se o f English
P a rt 4 F o r q u e s tio n s 41-5 5, read th e te x t belovv a n d lo o k c a re íu lly a t e a ch line. S o m e o f th e lines are correct, and so m e h a ve a w o rd w h ich s h o u ld n o t b e there. If a lin e is co rre ct, put a tic k ( / ) b y th e n u m b e r on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a w o rd w h ich sh o u ld not be there, w rite th e w o rd on the separate answer sheet. T h ere are tw o e xa m p le s a t th e b e g in n in g (0 a n d 0 0 ).
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00
s e ve ra l la st-m in u te c h a n g e s to th e a rra n g e m e n ts , d e s p ite o f th e íact
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th a t w e h ad m a d e o u r b o o k in g fo r s e v e ra l m o n th s in a d va n ce .
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The journey to the coast tooK four hours longer than yọụr
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b ro c h u re su g g e ste d . T h e c o a c h w h ich to o k u s w a s fa r to o m uch old
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an d the la st p a rt o f th e jo u rn e y w a s te rrity in g , a s ií th e d riv e r trie d to
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m a k e up ío r the tim e w e h a d lost. H o w e ve r, this w a s n othing
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co m p a re d w ith o u r o w n h o rro r vvhen w e a rriv e d a t th e h otel. Your
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a d v e rtis e m e n t p ro m is e d to us la rg e ro o m s w ith c o lo u r te le visio n . In tact,
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o u r b e d ro o m w a s h a rd ly th a i big e n o u g h to lie do w n in a n d th e o n ly
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te le visio n w a s in th e lo unge. W e did n o t g o d o w n s ta irs fo r e a t a n e ve n ing
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m e a l, b ut d e cid e d in s le a d to g o to th e b e d straightavvay.
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som evvhere else to s ta y a t fo r th e rest o f th e w e e k o u rse lve s.
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I e x p e c t you to return th e m o n e y w e paid fo r th is trip , w h ich it to ta lly
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ía ile d to live up to th e c la im s m a d e in y o u r b ro c h u re .
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Test 2
Part 5 For questions 56-65. read the text belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to fonm a v/ord that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet _______ 1--------------------------------------------------------- —
Example:
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tacililies nowadays.
departure lounges, where passengers wait
beíore boarding their (5 9 )
resiaurants. shopping areas and
banks. Good road and rail (6 0 )
with nearby tovvns and cities are also
IMPRESS COMFORT FLY COMMUNICATE
essentĩal. However, it is becoming (6 1 )
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space in vvhich to land and take 0f1. (6 4 ) need to be avoided. so. (6 5 )
residential areas
suitable land might be an
inconvenient distance away from the City.
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Paper 4
PAPER 4
Listenùĩg
LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives P a rt 1
You w ill hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best ansvver (A, B o r C).
1
2
3
You overhear tw o people talking in a restaurant. W here has the w om an just com e írom ? A
a superm arket
B
a hospital
c
a íootball m atch
You hear a m an talking about a m obile phone he has bought. W hat m ost attracted him to th is phone? A
its size
B
its reliability
c
its price
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You hear a m an talking on the phone about bu yin g a house. W hat is the purpose o f his call?
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A
to apologise
B
to com plain
c
to obtain iníorm ation
You hear a teenage giri talking about her hobby. W hat is she talking about? A
a Computer gam e
B
a m usical instrum ent
c
a piece of sports equipm ent
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Test 2
5
6
On the news, you hear a story about a cat. Where was the cat found? A
in a train carriage
B
on the railway lines
c
on a station plartorm
You hear a woman talking about how she gets ideas for her work. Who is the woman? A
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an artist
c
a film-maker
You hear two people talking. How does the woman (eel? A
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a novelist
B
surprised
B
satistied
c
relieved
You tum on the radio and hear a man speaking. What are you listening to? A
a history programme
B
a science-íiction story
c
an advertisement
Paper 4
Lisiening
P a rt 2 You vvill hear a radio intervievv vvith a wom an w ho is organising a training sveekend for people interested in the theatre. For questions 9-18. com plete the notes.
TR A IN IN G W E E K E N D WHEN:
beginning of
CONTENT:
S aturday - tw o groups run by proíessionals
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subjects:
or directing
S unday - tw o groups
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subjects: m ake-up o r press and
WHERE:
mostly
COST:
w hole w eekend course (if booked):
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(at the theatre)
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have training as 1
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LAST YEAR S TRAINING DAY:
concentrated on
HOW TO APPLY:
nam e of person to phone: C laire
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Test2
Part 3 You will hear five different students who are studying away from home. They are talking about their accommodation. For questions 19-23. choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says about their accommodation. Use Ihe letters only once. There is one extra letter vvtiich you do not need to use.
A
I made a mistake there at íirst. S peaker1
B
c
D
E
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I was able to settlỡ into a new arca. speaker 2
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speaker 3
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SpeaKer 4
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speaker 5
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I had no choice in the matter.
I have recommended it to others.
There are more beneíits than disadvantages.
I would prefer to have more íreedom.
Paper 4
Ustenìng
P a rt 4 /o u will hear part of a radio interview in v/hich Tina W hite, a m agazine editor, talks about Ter life and vvork. For questions 24-30, choose the best a n sw e r (A, B o r C).
24
25
26
27
28
29
In her tirst colum n. Tina chose to w rite about people w ho A
vvere very w ell known.
B
had interesting ideas.
c
lived in luxury.
She took up jo urnalism because of A
her tam ily connections.
B
her father's support.
c
her love fo r books.
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U nder her m anagem ent. the m agazine Fem ale Focus A
reduced its losses.
B
changed its image.
c
m ade a proĩit.
26
She believes people are m ore likely to read an article ií A
it has a good beginning.
B
its content is challenging.
c
it is m enlioned on the cover.
27
W hen she started her present jo b five years ago. she A
organised her ideal team .
B
had m ore tim e to read everything.
c
lacked coníidence in her staff.
28
Tina says tha t she vvould be w orried if she A
30
24
w a s criticised by the public.
B
lost the respect o f colleagues.
c
lost her job.
29
In the íuture. she w ould like to A
be a book editor.
B
produce a film.
c
w rite íiction.
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Test 2
PAPER 5
S P E A K IN G (14 m in u te s)
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
You take the Speaking test with another candidate, reíerred to here as your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening. Boih examiners will ạwạr0 mạrks. P art 1 (3 m inutes) The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. Vou may be asked about things like 'your home tow n\ ‘your interests', ‘your career plans’, etc. P a rt 2 (4 minutes) The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minute. The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds brieíly. Then the examiner gives your partner two different photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for onc minute. This time the examiner asks you a question about your parlner’s photographs and you respond brietly. P a rt 3 (approxim ately 3 m inutes) The examiner asks you and your parlner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a problem or try to come to a decision about something. For example. you might be asked to decide the best v/ay to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives you a picture to help you but đoes not join in the conversation. P art 4 (approxim ately 4 minutes) The examiner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general way about what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your partner are also expected to develop the conversation.
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Test 3
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Test 3
P AP E R 1
R E A D IN G (1 h ou r 15 m inutes)
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
P a rt 1 You are going to read a magazine article about human behaviour. Choose from the list A-l the sentence vvhich best summarises each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your ansvvers on the separate answ er sheet
A
People are very keen to be skilíul at misleading others.
B
People are sometimes unable to hiđe the fact that they are being dishonest.
c Instinct plays an important part in our development.
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D
People seldom realise that their íaces are shovving that they are being dishonest.
E
It is not easy for anyone to detect dishonesty.
F
People form judgements aboul other people just by looking at their taces.
G
Being good at tooling others may be a sign of high intelligence.
H
The way that teelings are shown is common to a great many people.
I
It is strange that people otten do not realise vvhen others are being đlshonest with them.
Paper ỉ
Reading
F a c i n g t h e tru th O u r facial expressions p ro vide a c le a r map o f o u r em otions. B u t som e people ca nn o t read the sig n po sts ...
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Our brains have been Processing sophisticated :nformation Via our senses for millions of years. So why is it w e are still vulnerable to lies? W hy aren‘t we better at discovering the deception of others?
The language of the face is emotion. Almost our fĩrst sight as a new-bom baby is our m others face smiling at us. Not only are w e immediately programmed to respond to faces. but right away we can also signal surprise. pleasure and distress. The constant visual dialogue. as parent and child mirror expressions back and forth. is vital for the young brain. It is how w e build a sense o f other minds - we feel happy when we smile. so someone e'se smiling must be íeeling the same.
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Not only is the emotional language of the face vital to normal íunctioning. it also seems to be almost universal. says Paul Ekman, a leading researcherin the subịect. VVherever you are, anger. J>appiness. ;ear. disgust. sadness and surprise look the same.'
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3ut w e make all sorts of false assumptions about •'aces. Attractive people. for instance. may get the beneíit o f the doubt. W e sornetimes assume they are kinder. cleverer and more honest than those •vith less regular features. Then we have other unconscious biases about certain kinds o f face. In a vvoman. certain íacial íeatures may be thought attractive. but the same íeatures may mark a man out as weak.
These are just some o f the ways we fool ourselves. So vvhy aren't we better at detecting
liars? Because fo r milllons of years humans have been in a battle with each other to develop better techniques for deception. W e are highly social animals and our survival depends not only on cooperating with others but also on getting an advantage vvhen we can. In fact. one theory claims that the ability to cheat. to make others in the group think an expression means friendship rather than anger. is one o f the most important íactors driving human development.
Some believe it IS also related to hov.' bright we are. 'W e have found a strong relationship between the ability to deceive and brain power.' says Leda Cosmides. a psychologist at the University of Califomia. ‘The more developed peoples minds are. the better they are at concealing theĩr intentions and manipulating others for their own ends.'
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Humans are simply the biggest liars on the planet and we start lying convincingly from a very early age. Studies show that even people who deal vvith deception proíessionally. such as judges and policemen. score only about 50% - the same as the rest o f us - when asked to rate people as to vvhether they are telling the truth or not on videotape.
O ur voices. hov/ever. can betray our intention. Dr Richard Williams o f Hereíord University has found that vvhen people are blir>dfo!ded. they can spot the difference between someone telling the truth and a lie about 75% of the time. 'M ost people. when they are lying. are rarely av/are that th e yve started to speak more sohly or more slovvly.' he says.
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Test3
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I n o i c o lle c t c h e m ? ' I f o n c b asc s th is a r g u m c n t o n th c
l>ccauvc th c rc wx>n't b c a n y m o rc .'
a m o u n c o f l u g g a g c t h a t c a n b c c a r r i c d h o m c b>’ O n e m a n ,
‘ I d o vvish . ih o u g h ,’ a y s C o o k c , '(h a t I*d u k c n t h it u p a lo t e u l i c r , b c c a v iic th e n I w o u ld h a v e b c c n a b lc to
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th c s u m
b c a u c y o f w h o s c w o t k i s o f t c n g r c a t c r t h a n it s
l u m r a l p a r t ỉ , i t b c c o m c ỉ v c r ỵ o o n v i n c i n g in < l c c d .
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Paper ì
8
W hat does the reader leam about P eter C o o ke in th e first paragraph? A B
c D 9
c D
c D
c D
c D
c D
He He He He
is not as íam ous as he should have been. m akes less m oney than he should m ake. is less im aginative than he used to be. is not as skilíul as he used to be.
accepts that he som etim es m akes m istakes. is unavvare o f the unique quality his w o rk has. underrates his Creative contribution. undervalues the m aterials th a t he uses.
W hat does the reader learn about C ooke’s sh ell-collecting activities? A B
c D 15
cleverly changes the subject. detends the prices charged for his work. says he has no idea w hy th e leveỉ is s o high. notes that his w ork w ill not alvvays be so popular.
W hen talking about th e a rtist's vvorking m ethod, the vvriter suspects that Cooke A B
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loss o f C oo ke 's ornam ents. displa y o f C ooke’s o m am ents. cost o f keeping C ooke’s om am ents. space required to store C ooke’s ornam ents.
W hat does C ooke regret about his w ork? A B
13
the the the the
W hen the w riter enquires about the cost o f h is Shell objects, Cooke A B
12
is attracted by C ooke's personality. senses that C ooke w a n ls his Products to b e adm ired. realises he finds C ooke’s w o rk boring. íeels uncertain about giving C ooke his opinion.
T he ‘smal! sa criíice’ in line 2 5 reíers to A B
11
H e has produced hand-m ade o bjects in d iffe re n t m aterials. He w as praised fo r his Shell objects m any years ago. He hopes to vvork w ith o th e r m aterials in th e íuture. He has vvritten about his love o f m aking Shell objects.
W hen looking round his apartm ent, the vvriter A B
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Reading
N ot everyone approves o f w hat he does. O ther m ethods m ight m ake his w ork easier. O ther tourists get in the w ay o f his collecting. N ot all shells are the lig h t size and shape fo r his work.
W hat does ‘it’ in line 72 refer to? A B
c D
C ooke’s luggage C ooke’s argum ent the beauty o f C ooke’s work the reason fo r C ooke’s trips
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Test3
P a rt 3 You are going to read a magazine artide about a nevv hotel. Eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose írom the sentences A-l the one which fits each gap (16-22). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0 ). Mark your answers on the separate answ er sheet
Five-star luxury meets up-to-date technology he five-star Merrion Hotel, vvhich has jưst
complain about rooni tcmperaturc. [ 18
opcncd. i$ thc rcsult of considcrablc
Guests have the opportunity lo change the
research into customer reqiùrcments and ncarly
tcmpcraturc thcmselvcs within ihree degrees
1W0 ycars'
cilhcr sidc of thc nornial 18°c but, in addition.
T
work
convcriing
four
largc.
cightccnih-ccntury hcmscs in Dublin. Ị~ 0 : I
each individual room can bc adjusicd by any
This has been done for thc bcncfit of statĩ and
amount betwcen I4°c and 25°c ai Ihe 1'ront
guesis alikc.
dcsk.
At the Mcrrion. General Managcr Pcler
This is particularly ữuc for the
MacCann expccts his staff lo know thc gucsts by
business user. and MacCann estímates that up lo
name. I 16
ĩt can deal vvith rctum clienis
sixiy-five pcr cent of his business vvill come
in thc cxtra-spccial vvay that is appropriatc to a
ftom ihis pítrt ot thc markei. To provide Ihe best
fivc-star hotcl.
serN-ice for such needs, thc hotcl has takcn
Though the System cosi £250.000 to install. it
the traditional busincss ccntrc and pui it into
will pay for itself over time. according to
individual hednx>ms. Each onc has thrce phones,
For cxamplc. a gucsi
two phone lines, a fax machine thai doubles as a
MacCann. [ 17
who rcqucsts ccrtain music CDs during a íĩrst
photocopicr
slay will find thosc same CDs rcady for him on a
coníercncing facility.
rctum visit. This is thanks to thc gucst-his(ỡT>'
and
printcr.
and
a
video-
Technology changcs so quickly these days that
íacility which allovvs s«afĩ lo key in any nunibcr
the hotel has had to try to íorccast possiblc
of prcfcrcnccs.
iniprovements. Ị 20
Hotel gucsts Ihe vvorld ovcr írcqucntly 58
Tlic tclcvisions arc
rcntcd ralher than boughi, so Ihai Ihey can bc
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Reading
rcplaccd \vith m ore up-to-date m odels at any
oíĩercd to gucsts m ust bc cxccllcnt. C h ef Patrick
tim e. Video recordcrs can also be Iipgraded
G uilbaud's D ublin rcstaurant alrcady had two
w hcn ncccssary.
M ichelin stars w hcn hc agrccd to m ove his
Despite thc prcscncc o f all this very up-to-
rcstaurant business to the M crrion.
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the-m inute equipm ent in the room s, M acCann
He has hccn able to design a nesv kũchen and
says thcy havc tricd hard noi 10 m ake guc.sts
tak e it into thc m odcm age. T here are hetter
fecl Ihreatcned hy the tcchnology.
parking facilities than at thc prcvious address.
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T here arc. o f coursc, a sw im m ing pool and
too. From thc hotcl’s side, thcy arc ablc to offcr
gym , six conícrencc room s. tw o bars and tw o
a popular and successlul place to eat, w ith no
restaurants, and a bcautiíul garden ai thc hcart
financial risks attachcd. A ided by tcchnology and a highly capahlc
o f it all. A s at all luxur>' hotcls, thc food thai is
------A For
B
guesls,
though,
it
is
thc
other
staff, the M errion looks likcly to succccd.
F
Hovvevcr,
for
dctails
technology offcrcd in their room s w hich is
preíerences.
m ost likcly to find favour.
Computer System.
Being part o f ihc hcMcl site has hugc
G
his
g u csts’
rclics on
the
hotcl’s
T he one hundred and i'orty-fivc bcdroom s. large
bcncfits, lx)th for him and thc hotcl itself.
hc
of
and
w ell-fum ishcd,
arc
both
and
talks
com íortable and w elcom ing.
c
Extra cablcs havc bccn laid to handlc vvhatever scientiííc advances may occur.
H
Hc
praises
its
efficiency
enthusiastically o f thc facilities it offers. D
He expecLs fifty pcr ccnt o f thc room s to 1
bc (K*cupied in the hotel’s fírst ycar.
Crcating a new hotcl in this w ay has allow cd
E
A noiher
hi-lech
System
Controls
this
the
latcst
tcchnology
to
be
installed.
e&sential arca o f coniíort.
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Test 3
P a rt 4 You are going to read a magazine article about members of a part-time drama Club called The Globe Players. For questions 23-35. choose (rom the people (A-F). The people may be chosen more than once. When more than one ansvver is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on th e separate answ er sheet.
W hich person o r people mentions joining because of loneliness? had some theatre experience beỉore joining The Globe Players?
H
n
I
r
has a high opinion of The Globe Players?
24
believes the other members are like them in character?
25
has mixed íeelings about linishing a shovv? have dittĩculty íinding suitablo rolos? enjoys being with people who have ditterent i deas?
r
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thinks that acting is out of character for them?
30 Ị
mentions the publicity they sometimes receive?
31
joined to keep busy?
32
talks about the complications of putting on a play?
33
feel that not everyone approves of them acting?
34
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Paper I
Readi/IỊỊ
The Globe Players Ũ
C hristina H ow ard
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w hen I moved to this area the children were quite little, and I wonderee incredibly extrovert people, which I supposc I am by naluro too. For three years I was the thealre manager. I think I make a bettcr manager than an actress, but I dicl have a dream role in a play the ycar before last.
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Clarc MacDonald W h c n I w a s M sc h o o l, I u so d to th in k r d ra th e r lỉke to g o o n sta g e. But th e n o th e r th in g s c a m e a lo n g . O n e jo b I d id w a s a s a stev v ard ess ÍOĨ a n a irlin e . T h a t's lik e g iv in g a p e río rm a n c e . I ỉeft th e a irlin e a n d jo in e d T h e G lo b e P lay ers. M y h u s b a n d vvill aK vaỵs c o m e to p e rto rm a n c e s , b u t h e d o e$ te n d to m o a n a b it f)ec
Eric Plum ber I d o a b o u t o n c p la y a y ear, ju st o u t o i in te re si. But l'm a q u ie t so rt o f c h a p , n o t o n e o í th e vvorld's c x tro v c rts, a n d y et h c rc I a m in a n e x tro v e rt íield , d o in g th e a tric .il a c tiv itie s. T h e re is a so rt o í m ag ic to th o th o atro . T h ero 's a so n s c o i to g c th c rn e ss w ith
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Robin vvilson I w o rk b e h in d t h e s c c n c s w ith Tlx* G lo b c P l.ìycrs b e c a u s e it's a lw a y s a c h a llc n g e . For in sta n c e , ih e last p la y I d id n e c d e d a íu ll-s i/c d , \v o rk in g s\v im m in g p o o l. W ell, m o st a m a tc u r Ih catro s h a v c <1 b u c k e t o f w a te r in th c w in g s. But o u r d ire c to f sa id , 'I vvant a re a l ssv im m in g JWX)I o n th a i se t. G o avvay a n d d o i t / It w a s a rcal c h a llc n g c ío r m o. H o w e v e r, vve d id it. W e g o t m o re revievvs th a n w e u su a lly d o b e c a u s e , o i c o u r s e , il w a s s o m e th in g differen t. A n d q u ite a lo t o i a m a te u r s o c ie tie s c a m e to SCO if th e y c o u ld d o it - a n d a lot o i th e m d e c id e d th e y c o u ld n '1 .
th e rest o í th e a c to rs in th e c a st. W h e n a p la y is over, o n th e last n ig h t, Ih e re 's a c o m b in a tio n o f a n tic lim a x a n d relieí. Ii's rath o r n ic e to th in k y o u w ill b c a b l e to d o a ll th e th in g s th a t y o u w e r e n 'i a b le to d o w h e n thc* p la y w a$ o n . But th o rc 's a ls o a so n so o f loss, so y o u lo o k ío r\v a rd ỉo íh e n ex t play .
3 Laura Goìdcrest I h a v c d o n e s o m e sla g e m a n a g e m e n l ío r p ro d u c tio n s a t m y s c h o o l a n d w h e n I s a w th e p la y T h e G lo ỉíe P lay ers w e r e g o in g to tlo n e x l, I th o u g h l r d try io r it. U su a lly th e re a r c n o t a lot o í p a rls ío r p e o p le m y a g e , so vvhen I h e re w a s this o p p o rtu n ity , I w c n t a lo n g a n d a u d itio n e d . It w e n t a ll rig h l. a n d I g o t th e p a rt. Lots o f m y írie n d s ju st h a n g a r o u n d w ith p e o f)le o í th e ir o \v n a g e , b u t th e re a ro |> co p le a i T h e G lo b e P la y e rs \v h o a re q u itc o ld , a n d I g e t la lk in g to th e m a lx iu t a ll MKls o i th in g s. It's a m a z in g hovv o u r vievvs d iííer, b u t \v e h a v c lo v c ly c o n v c rsa tio n s .
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M ike jamcs I w a s a S c ie n c e le a c h e r a n d to o k e a rly re tire m e n t íro m m y c o lle g e . A íter K venty-íour y e a rs it w a s a bĩt h a r d a n d I g o t ra th e r b o r e d . D u rin g th at tim e it vvas g o o d to h a v e Ih c d ra m a g ro u p . It lake$ y o u r m in d o tí th in g s; y o u c a n 't a c t a rn l svorry a b o u l s o m e th in g e ls e . But it's v erỵ d is ru p tiv e to a ía m ily - m y w ife w ill tell y o u th a t. T cach in g in a w a y iỉ lik c b c in g o n sta g c. YVhcn y o u g o into a c la s s y o u m a y n o l b e íe e lin g v ery vvell, y o u a re n o t n e c e s sa rily ver>' kecrt o n th o s u b ịc c t y o u aro te a c h in g - th e w h o le ih in g a d d s u p to .1 n o -n o . But y o u g o in, y o u a r c c n th u s ia s lic a n d y o u try to g e n e r a le in te rc st, a n d il's a n a c t.
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PAPER 2
VVRITING (1 h ou r 30 m in u te s )
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
P art 1 You m ust answer this question. 1
You are studying in Đritain and you have recently received a letter from an English (riend who is interested in arranging a day trip for a group of students. Read the extract from your (riend's letter and the advertisement for a boat trip. on v/hich you have made some notes. Then, using all your notes, vvrite a letter to your íriend giving the inỉormation requested and saying svhether you would recommend the trip.
The stud en ts in m y cỉass are really interested in going oti a dn\f trip. I know ỵoit w en t on a boat trip ĩưith y o u r Engỉish cỉass rccentỉy. C ould ỵ o u tell me wỉm t it Wíis ỉike and ĩuhether y o u 'd recommend it?
Uss
c C a s t l e and Lake Boat Trips ♦
D e p a r t u r e s 8 a . m v o r 1 0 a . m . d a ily
EsstAÝial /b tia ư s i...
a v a ila b le la lư , piCAic - —
Ạ L unch a t re s ta u ra n t
btLoưst... ♦
A í t e r n o o n a t l a k e w i t h c h o i c e o f w at<
♦ Reãẳỏrtảble prices with reductions fon groups
VVrite a letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Do not vvrite any postal addresses.
Paper 2
\Vriting
Q u e s tio n 1
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Tesi3
Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. VVrite your ansxver in 120-180 words in an appropiiate style on the opposite page. Pul the question number in the box. 2
An English language Club is starting in your area. The organisers of the Club have asked you to write a report giving your suggestions about: • how otten Ihe Club should meet
• vvtiat type of activities it should organise • how the Club coulđ be advertised Write your report. 3
You have decided to ertter a short story competition in an international magazine. The competition rules say that the story must begin with the tollowing words: It was three o ’c lock in the moming when the phone rang. Write your story.
4
You have seen this announcement in Leisure and Enlerlainment magazine.
Could y o u live w ith o u t television fo r a week? VVrite and te ll us w h a t difference this w o u ld make to your life. We w ill publish th e best a rtid e .
VVrite your article. 5
Answer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of these set books. Write (a) or (b) as we!l as the number 5 in the question box, and the title of the book next to the box. Your answer must be about one of the books belovv. Best Detective Stories olAgatha Christie - Longman Fiction A Tale o f Two Cities - Charles Dickens Animal Farm - George Orv/ell VVuthering Heights - Emily Brontẽ More Talẽs 1rõm Shakespeare - Charles and Mary Lamb
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Either (a)
‘Did anything in the book or short story you have read disappoint you?' VVrite a composition. answering this question with reterence to the book or one of the short stories you have read.
Or
‘For a book to be successful, the author has to show the importance of the relationships between characters.’ Is this tru© of the book or one of the short stories you have read? Write a composition, explaining your vievvs.
(b)
Paper 2
WritinỊỉ
Q u e s tio n
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Test 3
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives PAPER 3
USE 0 F E N G LIS H (1 h o u r 15 m inutes) Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the toxt belovv and decide which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Marfc your answers on the separate ansvver sheet. Example: 0
A
speed
B
c
pace
rale
D
rhythm
T H E N E E D F O R B IG G E R P L A N E S The big issue for plane-makers planning for thĐ íuture is size, not ( 0 )
With the skies
already íull of air traHic. and with worse to (1) ........ the important questions ỉor the
destgners are how many passengers they can (2) will be ( 3 ) (4 )
into the new super-planes and who
to build them first.
yourself ten years Irom now in a packed airport departure lounge. Eight hunđred
passengers are waiting vvith you for their first tlíght on one of a remarkable range of superplanes, and the check-in time ( 5 )
have been as much as four hours betore take-off to
(6 )
for the extra peopỉe. Impossible? Far írom it. Designs for these planes are already
(7 )
on Computer at the wor1d's top aircraít manutacturers. waiting to be tumed (8 ) ....
reality. The airlines badly need the new jets to (9 )
with íuture increases in passenger (1 0 )......
A billion passengers a year are currently carried by air. but that ligure is (1 1 ) by the year 2010. The only practical (1 2 ) to build much bigger planes. The (1 3 )
to build the new jets is the hottest contest in the
airliner business. Manutacturers are working (1 4 )
vvith the major airlines to produce
designs that will please airlines and passengers (1 5 ).......
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to double
o l avoiding making the skies even busier is
Paper 3
1
A go
B happen
c com e
D arrive
2
A contain
B fit
c hold
D sit
3
A possible
B able
c proper
D capable
4
A Consider
B Suppose
c Im agine
D Regard
5 A can
B need
c ought
D may
6
A vvatch
B allovv
c
look
D permit
7
A supplied
B given
c stored
D carried
B by
c into
D for
A deal
B treat
c m anage
D succeed
10
A amounts
B sums
c quantities
D numbers
11
A expected
B thought
c know n
D hoped
12
A scheme
B process
c way
D plan
13
A game
B sport
c m atch
D race
14
A tightly
B strongly
c closely
D íirm ly
15
A equal
B alike
c sim ilar
D same
8 A as 9
Use o f Etiglish
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Tesl 3
Part 2 For questions 16-30. read the text below and think of the word which best lits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). VVrite your answers on the separate ansv/er shect Example:
0
hb
CHARLES DICKENS’ CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES Charles Dickens was one of the greatesl nineteenth-century English novelists. At the time of (0)
death in 1870 he was a wealthy man, in contrast to the poverty of his early
days. His parents (1 6 ) (1 7 )
their best to look after him but were always in ditticulties
money. Eventually, his father owed (1 8 )
a large amount of money that
he was sent to prison tor three months. Two days atter his tvveltth birthday, Dickens was taken away from school by his parents and made (1 9 )........... work in a tactory in London to increase the íamily income. Factories could be dangerous places in (2 0 ) cruel. Charles was not (2 1 )
days and some employers were
extremely unhappy, but also ashamed of working there,
and he (2 2 )............ never forget that period of his life. Years later, (2 3 )........... his novel ‘Oliver Tvvist', Dickens described his own chiklhood experiences. Oliver Tvvist was one of his most tamous characters and he too suílered (2 4 )........... a child worker. Dickens’ novels showed hovv shocking worf
much 100 painíul
to speak about in laler life. His own wife and chilđren knew (2 7 )...........at all about the unhappiness of his childhood while Dickens was still alive. (2 8 ) death a biography was published in (2 9 ) in the íactory were revealed (3 0 )
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shortly aíter his
Dickens' terrible childhood experiences
the íirst time.
Paper 3
Use o f Hnglish
P a rt 3 For questions 31-40. com plete the second sentence so that it has a sim ilar m eaning to the first sentence. using the w ord given. Do not ch ang e the vvord given. You m ust use betvveen two and five vvords. including the w ord given. Here is an exam ple (0). Example: 0
You m ust do exactly w hat the m anager tells you. c a rry You must
inslructions exactly.
The gap can be íilled by the w ords ‘carry out the m anager s ' so you write:
0 I
c a rry o u t th e m a na g e rs
Write only the m issing words on the separate a n sw e r sheet.
31
How m any cars can this com pany produce in a month? by How m any cars c a n ................................................................
32
in a month?
T h a t's the last tim e I talk to him !' Geoff said. again T m not g o in g ........................................................
33
!’ Geoff said.
W hile I was on holiday. a lot o f interesting th in g s happened to me. my During
34
a lot o f interesting experiences.
It w as careless of you to leave w ithout locking the door. ought You
the door betore you lett.
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TesíS
35 *ls Pete likely to change his mind?' Rob asked. chance ‘Is th e re ..................................................................changing his mind?’ Rob asked.
36
Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation. nobody A p a rt
replied to the invitation.
37 Are you tamiliar with his teaching style yet? used Have y o u
his teaching style yet?
38 It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work. M t None of u s .................................................................. any work because il was such a sunny day.
39
Barbara couldn't sing or dance. unable B esides.................................................................... Barbara couldrTt dance eilher.
40
Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel. soon Dinner will be serveđ.................................................................. at the hotel.
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Paper 3
ưse o f English
P a rt 4 For questions 41-55. read the text belovv and look careíully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (✓) by the number o n th e separate ansvver sheet. lí a line has a word which should n o t be there. write the w ord on th e separate ansvver sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
0I
am
_
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Examples:
REPORT ON AN ENGLISH LAN G U AG E COURSE 0
In July of this year I am spent one month o n an intensive English
00
language course in Melchester. in the north of England. The course
41
was held place in a modern building v/hich w as equipped with a
42
new language laboratory and a library. There were being also
43
good sports tacilities. Lessons began at 9.00 in every morning and
44
have ỉinished at 12.00. There svas an hour's lunch break, after
45
vvhich we had the choice of v/orking in the library, by going on
46
a visit to somevvhere of interest in Melchester or joining one
47
of the optional atternoon classes. The class I went to which was
48
Ihe Business English course. and I vvould say that it had certainly
49
helped me to vvrite either letters and reports in English. Every
50
v/eekend. excursions there were arranged to other parts of Britain,
51
including a long v^eekend in York, vvhich it w a s very enjoyable
52
despite of the poor weather. The month was certainly usetul
53
not only because my spoken English having improved, but also
54
because I leaméd too many things about English life and culture.
55
Everyone vvho uses English in his or her vvork would benetit from this course.
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Tesi 3
Part 5 For questions 56-65. read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). VVrite your ansvvers on the separate ansvver sheet. Example:
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THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP The London Underground map is (0)
well designed.
Simple, easy to understand and (5 6 ) guiding both inhabitants and (5 7 )
it pertorms its primary task of round the underground System in London
very well. The man behind this great (5 8 ) an (5 9 )
EXTREME
was called Henry Beck,
of the London Underground Drawing Office, who designed the
map in 1931. The design of the map showed great (6 0 ) represented a complex network of (6 1 )
because it
clearly. This design was
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later used by most of the world's underground Systems.
The map used beíore 1931 vvas messy and (6 2 )
So Beck decided to
sketch out a better one using a diagram rather than a (6 3 ) map was an enormous (6 4 ) (6 5 )
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map. This new
with the public when, in 1933. it made its first
on underground plattorms and at station entrances.
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PAPER 4
Listening
LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives P a rt 1
•’0 U w ill hear people talking in eight diíterent situations. F or questions 1-8, choose the best answ er (A, B o r C).
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You overtiear a man talking about an e xperience he had at an airport. W hat did he lose? A
his passport
B
his w allet
c
a piece of luggage
You hear an advertisem ent on the radio. W hat is special about the Fretlight guitar? A
It plays recorded music.
B
It teaches you how to play.
c
It plugs into a Computer.
You h ear part of a raởio programme. W hat is the presenter talking about? A
food saíety
B
m eal tim es
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You h ear two people discussing a type o f pollution. W hat do the speakers agree about? A
the best w ay to solve the problem
B
how they feel atx)ut this type o f pollution
c
how they reacted to the solution they saw
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Test 3
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You hear a conversation between a shop assistant and a customer about a compact disc. What was the cause of the problem? A
The customer gave the wrong number.
B
A mistake was made on the order form.
c
The disc was incorrectly labelled.
You overhear a conversation at a íootball game. What does the spcaker say about his team? A
They're better than usual.
B
They’re as good as he expected.
c
They tend to be unlucky.
You overhear a schoolgirl talking to her íriend. What does she think about her new teacher? A
He is clever.
B
He is íunny.
c
He is interesting.
In a hotel you overtiear a conversation. Who is the vvoman? A
a tour guide
B
a tỡurist
c
a hotel receptionist
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Listening
P a rt 2
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3aul w o rks at a hotel in the
A ccording to Paul,
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o f all adults c a n ’t swim.
3 aul’s stu d e n ts are aíraid of going
His stu den ts have to put th e ir ía ce s into a sa la d b o w l and
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below the suríace.
The íirst th in g th e y d o in the pool is to
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Paul th in ks it’s e ssential to be
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in the vvater.
M ost p eo p le learn to ssvim a tte r about
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Test 3
Part 3 You will hear part of a radio programme called Morning Market. Five listeners have telephoned the programme because they have something to sell. For questions 19-23. choose which of the statements (A-F) matches the reason each of the people gives for selling their possession. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
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I didn't enjoy using it. S peaker1
B
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I made a mistake. Speaker 2
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lt's an unwanted prize. Speaker 3
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Speaker 4
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Speaker 5
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It takes up too much space.
l've got something bottor.
I have health problems.
Paper 4
Ustening
P a rt 4 You w ill hear a radio intervievv w ith P eter M anson about the jo b he does for a record com pany. F or questions 24-30, decide w hich o f th e statem ents are TR U E and vvhich are
FALSE. Write T for TR U E or F for FALSE,
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24
In the 1980S. record com panies could not fin d new m usicians.
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P e ter’s jo b is ditticult because m ost young a rtis ts are shy.
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P eler w as unw ỉlling a t first to g ive a contract to the band he saw in a tent.
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S om e bands send him expensive presents.
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He w as íorced to listen to a tape containing threats.
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H e tends to spend only a short tim e at a show.
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H e signed a contract v/ith one band vvithout hiearing them sing.
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PAPER 5
S P E A K IN G (14 m in u tes)
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
You take the Speaking test wrth another candidate, reterred to here as your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening. Both examiners will avvard marl
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Test 4
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Tcst 4
P AP E R 1
R E A D IN G (1 h ou r 15 m in u te s)
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1 You are going to read a magazine article about a sport called paragliding. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A -l for each part (1-7) of the article. There iổ cne extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at Ihe beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answ er sheet
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A
Repetitive ílighls
B
Thoughts at the top of the mountain
c
Discovering the secret
D
A nervous landing
E
Floating above
F
Some personal attention
G
Hoading for the take-off site
H
Obeying the command
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An interest in a new sport
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Fly like an Kíigle In the íìrst rcport In our special ícaturc on A CTIVm HOUDAYS 11/77/ A DIPPBRENCB. AiUìữ \\im iton Uikes lo the a lr to expcrlencc the plcasures o f paraglldlng.
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A n u m b e r of years a g o , l'd seen b right-coloured w in g s in th e aír vvtiile o n a skiing holiday in C h am o n ix , France. I so o n ío u n d o u l vvhat they w e re a n d hovv to g o a b o u t learning this n ew m o u n tain sp o rt of 'p arag lid in g '. W hen I vvent to live th ere a y ear later, I enrolled o n th e íirst availablc course a t th e local school.
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T he first of th e five d ay s of instruction is sp e n t in a fieỉd learning th e characteristics of th e w ing and cv ery th in g vvhich g o e s w ith it. H aving sp e n t som e tim e u n tan g lin g llnes a n d p rep arin g to take off, you are th e n ready to puff o u t th e w in g . You soon find o u t th a t (orcing it d o es n o t w ork a n d th a t th ero is a te c h n iq u e to p u ttin g air into th c cells, dllow ing th e vving to rise ab o v e y o u r h ead . This launch te c h n iq u e is practised ag ain a n d again to teach y o u th o im p o rta n c e of a d e a n take-off, as thls i$ w h ere th e m aịority of accid en ts occur.
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After a restless n ig h t, you rise to p c e r u p a t th e m o u n ta in , know ing th a t today you a re g o in g to launch yourselí off it. You feel sick ds you take th e
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At 1 ,0 0 0 rrvetres ab o v e th e to w n , w h k h n o w looks very small bo
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Your tu rn c o m e s a n d your instructor d o e i a íinal check th a t all th c llnes are in th e co rrect positions. Thon h e calm ly iníorm s y o u th a t h e vvill sta n d directly in íront, w ith his back to th e vvind, an d w h en everything is right h e will c o u n t to th rcc a n d you are to run directly a t him .
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T h e follow ing d a y is ag ain sp e n t practising bknv in g u p th c vving, b u t this tim e o n a small hill. A pplying th e tech n iq u es, you take off a n d fly a b o u t 100 m etres, th e n land g en tly belovv. Flying, landing, collecting th e w ing over your shoulder a n d w alking back u p th e hill b cco m o exhausting, b u t evcntually ev ery th in g starts to c o m e to g elh er. Your ability a n d co n fidence rise until y o u are in ío rm ed th a t all th e co u rse stu d e n ts a re ready to m ak e th eir íirst m ajo r flight.
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lift u p . VVíth a dry m o u th you m entally reh earse all th a t y o u 'v e b e e n ta u g h t. You d o n 't v/ant to adm it it. b u t y o u 're scared. However, you also k now th a t you h av e g o t this far a n d th erc is n o w ay th a t you are g o in g to back o u t.
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'OK, o n m e , 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... go!!!' This is th e last instruction you h ear w ith your feet still o n th e g ro u n d . You run for\vard, y o u f e d th e lines tig h te n a n d th o pull of th e w in g as it rises a b o v e your h ead . You co rre c t ils b alan ce a n d keep ru n n in g off th e side of th e m o u n ta in . The w in g lifts y o u an d th e m o u n iain d ro p s dram atically away.
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O n y o u r íirst ílight, you d o n 't seem to g e t a ch a n c c to take in th e view. You d a rc n o l m ove, b u t you d o realise th e e x p an se of air betvveen you a n d th e g ro u n d over 1 ,0 0 0 m etres below . And everything is silent excopt for th e svonderíul so u n d of th e air rushing th ro u g h your helm et.
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You are going to read an article in vvhich a tilm critic talks about his work. For questions
B-15, choose
the answer
(A. B, c
or
D) vvhich you
think tits best according to the text.
Mark your answers on th e separate ansvver sheet.
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M a r k A dam s lo ok s back o v e r the last ten years o f his w o rk as a film critic for a n e w s p a p e r called T h e F r o n t P a g e . \Vriring articles a b o u t íilm s for T he F ront Page w as my first p ro p er job. Before then I had donc bits o f rcvic\ving - novels for o th e r ncw spapers, íilm s for a m agazine an d an y th in g I w as asked to do for the radio. T h a t vvas how I m ct Tom S eaton, the íirst a rts ed ito r o í T h e ĩ r o n t Page, w h o had also \vritten ío r television. H e hircd m e, b u t Tom w as n o t prim arily a ịo u rn alist, o r he w ould certainly have been m orc careíul in choosing his staff. At íirst, his idea \vas th a t a team o f critics should ta k c care o f the a rt ío rm s th a t d id n ’t require specialiscd knovvlcdgc: books, TV, th eatre, film an d radio. T h erc w ould be a \vcekly lunch at \vhich w e \vould m akc o u r choices from th e artistic m ateriaỉ th a t Tom had decidcd we should cover, th o u g h there vvould also bc guests to m ake the atm o sp h ere sociable. It all íelt like a bit o f a dream a t th a t tim c: a nevv new spaper, an d I w as one o f th e team . It seem ed so unlikely th a t a p ap er could be introduced in to a crovvded m ark et. It seem ed just as likcly th a t a m illionaire w an ted to help m e personally, an d vvas preten d in g to em ploy me. Such w as my lack o f self-confidcnce. In fact, rhc íirst tim c I saw som eonc reading the ne\vspaper o n the L ondon u n d erg ro u n d , rhen tu rn in g to a page o n w hich one o f my review s appeared, I didn*c knovv \vhere to look. T om ’s original scherne for a team o f critics 31 fo r thc arts never to o k off. Ir w as a g o o d idea, b u t w e d id n ’t gct togeth cr as plan n ed an d so cvcrything vvas d o n e by phone. It tu rn e d o u t, to o , th a t th e gcncral public o u t th ere preícrrcd
to associate a review er w ith a singlc subịect a rea, an d so I chose fìlm. \V ithout T om ’s initial push, th o u g h , w c w o u ld hardly have com e up \vith th e prcscnt arran g em en t, by \vhich I \vritc an cxtended w cckly piece, usually on o n e film. T h e luxury o f this \vay o f w orking suits me 4' \vell. I \vouldn’t have been intercsted in thc m ore Standard film critic’s role, w hich involves considcring every film th a t com es out. T h a t’s a ro u tin e th a t vvould m ake me stale in no tim e at all. I vvould soon be sinking into m y seat on a M o n d ay m orning w ith the sigh, ‘\V hat insulting rubbish m ust I sit th rough now ?’ - a style of sigh rhat can oftcn bc heard in screening room s a ro u n d the w orld. T he space I am given allow s me to broadcn m y arg u m en t - o r íorces m c, in an uninteresting w cck, to m akc som ething o u t o f nothing. But w h a t is my rolc in thc public arcna? I assum c th a t people choose w h a t films to go to on the basis o f thc stars, the publicity o r the dircctor. T h ere is also such a th in g as loyalty to ‘ty p c’ or its opposite. It can only rarely happen that som cone w h o hates w esterns buys a ticket for o n e afte r reading a review, o r a lovc sto ry addict avoids a rom antic íilm because o f w h a t the papers say. So if a film review isn’t really a consum er guide, w h a t is it? 1 certainly d o n ’t fccl I have a responsihility to be ‘rig h t’ a b o u t a m ovie. N o r d o I th in k thcre should be a certain n u m b er of ‘g rc a t’ an d ‘b a d ’ films each ycar. A!11 have to do is p ut fo rw ard an argum ent. I'nì n o t a judge, and n o r w ould I w an t to be.
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W ha t do w e learn a b o u t Tom S e a to n in the firs t p a ra graph? A B
c D 9
ReadinịỊ
He He He He
encouraged M ark to b e co m e a writer. has vvorked in va rio u s a re a s o f th e m edia. m e t M ark w h e n w o rkin g fo r television. preters to e m p lo y p e ople th a t he knovvs.
T he vveekly lunches w ere p la n ne d in o rd e r to A B
help the vvriters get to k n o w e a ch other. p ro vid e an iníorm al into rm a tio n session. c d istrib u te th e w o rk th a t had to be done. D e ntertain im porta n t visito rs íro m th e arts. 10
W hen M ark íirst sta rte d vvorking fo r The F ro n t Page, he A B
c D 11
W hat does M ark m ean w hen he sa ys that TorrVs sch e m e ‘n e ve r took o ff' (line 31)? A B
c D
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c D
c D
H e ca n please m ore readers. H e is able to m ake choices. H is w orking hours are tlexible. H e is a b le to see a lot o f íilm s.
In M a rk’s opinion. his articles A B
c D 15
reade rs' opinions. th e ava ila b ility o f w riters. pressure o f tim e. th e po p u la rity o f subjects.
W h y d o e s M ark re fe r to his w a y o f w o rkin g as a ‘lu x u ry ’ (line 40)? A B
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It w a s unpopular. It w a ste d to o m uch tim e. It w a sn ’t p lanned properly. It vvasrVt put into practice.
In the end, the org a n isa tio n o f the team w a s in ílu e n ce d by A B
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doub ted the p a p e r vvould succeed. w as em b arrasse d a t being recognised. fe lt it ne eded som e im provem ent. w as su rp rise d to be e a rn in g so m uch.
are seldom read by íilm goers. a re ignored b y s ta rs and film directors. have little effect on p u b lic v ie w in g habits. are m ore p ersuasive than p eople realise.
W hich o f the follow in g best de scrib e s v/hat M a rk says a b o u t his w ork? A B
c D
His su ccess va rie s fro m y e a r to year. He preíers to vvrite a b o u t tilm s he likes. He can íre e ly e x p re ss his opinion. He w rites a cco rd in g to a cce p te d rules.
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Test 4
Part 3 You are going to read a nevvspaper article about a dentist. Eight sentences have been removed from the arlicle. Choose from the sentences A -l the one which fits each gap (16-22). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0 ). Mark your answers on the scparate ansvver sĩieet
Fun at the Dentist^s? wr>’ ic a u .tb r n u l.c lin in l viỉits. H c s a p .'
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V ĩrtual-rcality hcjcts arc o n c o f lns nc\v rcUxatiữii te c h n iq u e t.'
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T ho headscts are uscd for
th e iniúal chcck-up. w hcrc th c paticĩit sits o n the Wuc co u ch and w atchcs an u n d m v a tc r film w hile I look at ( h d r te tth . T lien ilie headsel sw itch«s to a spccial cam cra, to pivc thc paticnc .1 \nsiul tour arotiiHÌ th cir m outli.' I f \x>u \valk in to w . L loydJcrom c's dcncal surgcrx' in Ghsgoxv, ỵ o u ’11scc b rig h t pa.ntings arxl a fash.o.ubLc
A n o th cr kcv Poinc “ th jt th c surs cry
blue co u c h w h ich pa«icn« sic o n w hilc he ch cck s
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th e ir tccth .Jero m e says,* I 0
th c smclỉ o f o r in ^ - ‘ E
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th c y rc frig h tcn cd :
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iin p o rta n t.T h a t d ental sm ell o f suigical spirit can gct th e heart racini; in m uuitcs if you*re írig h ten e d o f
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things Ihat pcoplc a s o c ũ c e wich pain. In fac«. m y
K now n as GUsgovv's m ost tish io m b lc dciióst.Jc*Dm e
philosophy b Chat d e n u l ciratm ent sh ould takc p l x e
» kecn lo p ° int o u t that hc u k cs h ii ' w r k very
in an atmcKphcre o f rcU xation, in tc rc u and, a b o \r j l l .
seriou5ly- B B S
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enjoyinent.’ For e x a m p k Jero m e
a special im tru n ien t
W hich ií all highly shockiiìg for aiụ-onc (m ost o f us)
w hĩch sprays w arm w atcr o n chc tccth to c k a n thcm .
\v h o associatet d c n u l trcatm cnt \vith pain. o r Jt th e
rnchcr chan v ra p in g ih c rn .' I 2 1 I
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Paper I
Reading
hve years ago,Jcromc \vciit to the United States to
At th.1 t momcnt. a paticnt arrivcs. Jcromc rushes
do rcsearch. ‘ | 2 2 I
ovcr.oíĩcrs him a cup o f tca (hcrbal or regular),asks
Ị ' He sees his patient-
v-cntrcd attitudc as the start o f a gndual movcmcnt him \vhat vidco hc’d likc to vvatch and lcads him :owai-ds lcs$ íormality in the conservativc Britíỉh
gendy tovvards the chair.
dcnristn- profcs$ion.
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O ne o f the things I found out thcrc was thai
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\vhen you makc it casicr for the patienr, you makc it casicr for yourseir.
introduce thcm. F
B Th.1t swhy I don’cwcar a wlũtc coat. c
It' pcoplc are rclaxed, entertained and correcdy
trcatcd. they will íorgct such prcvious ncgaũvc
It íccls a bit strange. but as long as pcople are relaxcd, it’s not paiiilul.
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Now they look for\vard to their visils hcrc.
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When pcoplc \valk in, I \vanc thcm to rcalisc
cxperiences. D
Wc were the íìrbt practicc in Britain to
\vith all thcir scnscs that its not like going to the dcntist $.
The reiaxation techniques arc importaiu but tlic qualicy o f thc trcatnỉcnt is thc most I
Fifty pcr ccnt o f the population only go to the
iiuporunt thing. deruist whcn thcy”rc in pain.
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You are going to read a magazine article about theme parks in Britain. For questions 23-35, choose from the theme parks (A-E). The theme parks may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your ansvvers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Of vvhich theme parks are the tolỉovving stated? We had no previous experience of places like this.
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Some of the children showed they were írightened on a certain ride.
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The children were all young enough to enjoy it. It was good that you could tind somewhere to rest. It was more enjoyable than we had expected. The children disagreed about what was the m ost írightening ride. The surroundings are not particularly attractive.
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We didn’t mind having to wait to go on the rides.
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The children vvanted to stay longer than we did.
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One of the rides seemed to íinish very quickly. We were glad that the children couldn’t go on a certain ride. One òf thê childrérì had â bettér' time than we had expected. It makes a claim vvhich is accurate. None oí the rides would írighten young children very much.
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Variations on a Theme l f y o u ’re th in k in g o f ta k in g children to 3 them e park, there are dozens to choose fro m in B ritain. We asked five tam ilies to test th e best.
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t a v o u r it c r id c w a $ R u nninjf: R iv c r , w h c r e y o u t h in k
Fun Island
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Sítm a n r h a ,
y o u ’r c ^ o in g t o g c t s o a k c d , b u t v o u d o n ’t. F o r y o u n g c r
3, a n d
c h i ld r c n , T a y L a n d i s g r c a t f iin . T Ik ' c h ik lr c n h a d a ! o « k
I x r c o iiíin s G a r y , 8 , a n d ) ( m m a , 1 0.
a t t h e «KW r id c , F c a r K a cto r , b u t \v c b r c a th c d * M ^h o f
I-»st y c a r w e w x n t t o a h u g c t h c m c pa rk in t h c ư s a n d
r c l i c í vvhcn t h c y f o u n d t h a t t h c y w c r c t o o s m a ll t o g o
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c o in p a r is o n . In f a c t , w c w c r c im p r c s s c d . T h e p a r k iricx
r id c s i i n ’t t o o b o r i n g . I t ’s s p o t ic s s ly c lc a n , a n d t h e statY
h a r d t o C it c r f o f m i H ị i c r c h i ld r c n , s o o u r ih r c c - y c a r - o ld
a r c g r c j t . O n o n c r id c I c o u l d n ’t sit « i i h b o t h g ir ls , M>
d i d n ’t f c c l lc ft OUI. n > c k id s .(II lo v c d t h c C r t K o d ilc
* m c m b c r o f * t a f f oATcrcd t o g o vvith o n c o f t h c m .
R ic k a n d t li c G ia n t \ V h c c l. 'r h c r c * s 3 N^Ktuil lU x iv ỉc in s t h c v c r y « > » in g k id s , w h ic h vvas .1 g r c a t s u c c e s s .
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F o r o l d c r c h itd r c n , t h c r c a r c s ta r ic r r id c s , s u c h a s spla%h
r a The Great Park
O u t , w h c r c y o t i c n d u p ị u m p in g in ì ịXMil' A f t e r fiv c
Ị c ì i n y L t M Ị Ị r i d / Ị t m u i Ite r f r u n c i L i n d a took R e n , 6 .
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[a n te s , 9, a n d S o p b it, 12.
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VVRITING (1 h ou r 30 m inutes) P a rt 1
You m ust answer this question. 1
Your English class is going to spend three days in London. The Principal of your college. Mr Robertson, has already organised the programme. Hovvever. Ihe students in your class have seen an advertisemGnt for the Lonơon Fashion and Leisure Show and you v/oulđ all like to go 10 the shov/. Your class has asked you to v/rite to Mr Robertson about this. Read the extract from Mr Robertson’s programme. the advertisement and your notes. Then, using the intormation, vvrite a letter to Mr Robertson.
THE L O \ D O \ FASHION AND LEISURE SIIO U
M onday 13 M arch Morning: Sightseeing by bus Aftemoon: River trip to Grccnwich
Central Mxhibilion Hall. London Tiicsday March 1-í 1 0 .0 0 -1 9 .0 0
Tuesday 14 M arch M onting: Science Museum Apernoon: Shopping
• • • •
VVednesday 15 \la rc h M ortùng: National A n Gallcry Afternoon: Frec timc o -— —
Latest íashions Lelsure and sports w car Makc-up Hairst>1c8
....... ■ '
——
■
N o te e • T h a n k ở - ỹO O d p r o g r a m m e , e& p ecia lly . . . • E xp la in a b o u t L o n d o n F a õ h io n a n d L e le u r e S h o w • G re a t o p p o r tu n ity bccau& e ... • S u g g e s t h o w p r o g r a m m e c o u ld b e c h a n g e d
Write a letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Do not write any postal addresses.
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Q uestion 1
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Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this parl. Write your ansvver in 120-180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite p«ge. Pul the question number in the box. 2
Alter a class discussion on the media's treatment of íamous people. your teacher has asked you to write a composition, giving your opinions on the following statemeni: Pamous people. such as politicians and fíỉm stars, deserve to have a private Itte without ịoum aiists foliowing thữ ỉĩì a ll tho time.
VVrite your com position, 3
You see this announcement in an intemational magazine.
Wc invite you, our readcrs, to write an articlc on:
T h e H o m e o / th e F u tu r e In w hat ways do you think pcoplc’s hom es will be different in ứie íuturc? In what ways might they still be thc samc? _______________ T he \vriter o f ihe bcst articlc will vvin a prize.________________ Wnte your article. 4
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story for the cdlege magazine. Your story must begin vvith Ihese vvords: It vvas ơangerous. but I know I haơ to do it. VVrite your story.
5
Ansvver One o( the foltowing two questions based on your reading of one of these set books. Write (a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the question box. and the title of the book next to the box. Your answer m ust be about one of the books below. Best Detective Storíes oíAgatha Chnstie - Longman Piction The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway A Winơow on the Universe - Oxford Bookworms Collection Cry Freeơom - John Briley Wuthering Hetghts - Emily Brontố Either (a) Your teacher has asked you to write a composition. giving your opinions on the (ollovving statement: A good book should interest, amuse or teach the reader something. Write your com position, explaining your vievvs with reference to the book or one of the short stories you have read. Or
(b) Your pen trienđ has written to ask you whether the book you have reađ would be a suitable present for her cousin’s titteenth birthday. Write a letter to your pen íriend. giving your opinion with reíerence to the book or short story you ha ve read. Write your letter
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USE 0 F E N G LIS H (1 h o u r 15 m inutes) Part 1
For questions 1-15. reađ the text below and decide which answer (A. B. c or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Example:
0 A
recommended
B
reminded
c
recognised
D
remembered
A FAM OUS EXPLO R ER Captain James Cook is ( 0 )
today for being one of Britain's most famous explorers of
the 18th century. Cook was ( 1 )
most other explorers of the same period as he did not
come Irom a vveâlthy fârtìily and had tỏ work hard to ( 2 ) lucky to be (3 )
by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paiđ for
him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started ( 4 ) (5 )
on the coast and this was a tuming (6 )
the sea and eventually ịoined the Royal Navy ( 7 ) Cook was ( 8 ) an expert ( 9 )
his position in life. He was
in a shop in a íishing vỉllage
in his lile. He developed an interest in to see more of the worW.
by sailing. astronomy and the prođuction oí maps. and quickly became these subịects. He was also one of the first people to (1 0 )
an illness otten suffered by sailors. could be prevented by careíul ( 11 ) during his (1 2 ) and the (1 3 )
to diet. It was
to the Pacitic Ocean that Cook maơe his historic lanđing in Australia discovery that New Zealar»d was two (1 4 )..... islands. He became a
national hero and still (1 5 )
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that scurvy,
one today.
Paper 3
1
A different
B contrary
c distinct
D unlike
2
A manage
B succeed
c achieve
D íulíil
3
A remarked
B vievved
c glanced
D noticed
4
A trade
B work
c career
D job
5
A held
B placed
c positioned
D siluated
6
A moment
B instant
c point
D mark
7
A in view
5 in order
c as
D due
8
A keen
B eager
c íascinated
D enthusiastic
9
A from
B over
c in
D for
10
A regard
B estimate
c catch
D realise
11
A attentíon
B organisation
c observation
D treatment
12
A travel
B voyage
c excụrsiọn
D tour
13
A serious
B superior
c major
D leading
14
A shared
B particular
c common
D separate
15
A keeps
B stands
c maintains
D remains
Use o f English
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Part 2 For questions 16-30. read the texl below and think of the vvord vvtiich best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate ansvver sheet
INDOOR CLIMBING Rock climbing is (0)
of the UK’S íastest growing sports. Novvadays. hovvever, it's
not necessary to head to the hills when you decide to (1 6 ) climbing is a great way to discover vvhether o r (1 7 )
it up as a hobby. Indoor you have a head for heights.
Whatever you may have (1 8 )........... told. size and strength aren't that important in climbing. Climbers just (1 9 )
to be fit, vvilh a good sense of balance. Man-made
climbing walls have foolholds and handholds (20 ) ........... ditterent shapes and sizes. Beginners can choose walls vvith holds near to (2 1 ) the wall vvill have small handholds quite (22 ) Climbers work in pairs. (2 3 )
other. More ditTicult routes up apart.
one person climbs, the other one stays on the ground.
giving out the rope. You (2 4 )
taught to move your hanđs and feet correctly. plus
how to rest and balance (2 5 )
the way ưp. Once you’ve mastered ad of (2 6 )...........
basic moves, you can go for tonger climbs. The great thing about climbing is that you can (2 7 )............ better quite quickly. Most sports centres wlll indude the cost of hiring equipment (2 8 )
the admission price. (2 9 )
visit. It's natural to be scared at (3 0 )
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is usually between £4 and £6 per
but soon you'll realise Ihat you’re quite safe!
Paper 3
Use o f English
Part 3 For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the (irst sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use betv/een two and tive words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: 0
You must do exactly what the manager tells yoư. carry instructions exactly.
You must
The gap can be fĩlled by the vvords ‘carry out the manager’s' so you write:
0 I
c a rry o u t th e m anager s
Write only the missing vvords on the separate ansvver sheet.
31
My brother accused me of taking his car. to o k you?' said my brother.
‘You .............................................................
32 That s the strangest film l've ever seen! strange I ve ............................................................
33
film betore!
A very íriendly taxi driver drove us into town. driven We
34
a very triendly taxi driver.
My aunt was delermined to pay for our tickets. insisted My aunt ................................................................
for our tickets.
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35 The manager tailed to persuaơe Karen to take the job. succeed The manager ................................................................ Karen to take the job.
36
l'd rather you diđn't use that red pen. mlnd Would ................................................................ that red pen?
37
I last saw Mark a year ago. slnce I have ................................................................ year.
38
John impressed his new boss by settlmg ơown to vvorkquickly. good John ............................................................. . quickty.
39
his new boss by settling down lo work
Tony regrets lying to his teacher. vvishes Tony ................................................................ his teacher the Iruth.
40
I íound il diffícult to follow the instructions. trouble I ............................................................... the instructions.
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Use tìf English
P a rt 4 For questions 41-55. read the text below and look careíully at each line. Some of the lines are correct. and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick ( / ) by the number on th e separate a n sw e r sheet. If a line has a word v;hich should n o t be there, write the word on th e separate a n sw e r sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
Exam ples:________ _____________________
ÕÕỊ
too
R N LA N D 0
Pinland is a country in the (ar north of Europe. Most of it is forest
00
and there are too about sixty thousand lakes tíiere as well. It has a population
41
o f some five m illion people. about a m illion of Ithem w ho living in the Capital
42
City. Helsinki. There are two oHicial languages, Finnish and Sv/edish,
43
with about six per cent of the population being Sv/edish-speaking. Many
44
people think of Finland as for a very cold country w here it is dark most of
45
all the time. In the long vvinter, temperatures are indeed very low and in some
46
parts there is very little daylight. However, in th e summ er it is often hot
47
and sunny, and it hardly just gets dark at all a l night. One thing that Finland
48
is íamous for is the sauna. A sauna is a kind o f hot steam bath. You sit in
49
a room vvhere steam is produced out and the lem perature gets very high. You
50
then wash yourselí or have a swim. Some people they even roll in the snow
51
in the winter! Finland is a very much keen sporting nation and over the years it
52
has had a number of champions in any vvinter sports such as ski-jumping and
53
ice hockey. as well as by producing some great Olympic athletes. especially in
54
long-distance running and the javelin. Other Finns who have been gained
55
international fame include the composer. Sibelius, and the architect and designer, Alvar Aalto.
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Part 5 For questions 56-65, read the texl belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to torm a word thai fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answors on the separate ansvver sheet Example:
0
ohortty
RUNNING ROUND THE VVORLD John Shaw vvill (0) .PỈĨữữỊỵ. be setting off on a 50.000 km run.
SHORT
which will make him the íirsl person to pertorm 1he (5 6 )
ORDINARY
act
of running all the way round the vvorld if he succeeds. His timetable includes the (5 7 )
Russian winỉer and the burning
Aírican summer. And he has no back-up team (or (5 8 ) running alone, carrying all his (5 9 )
He will be
on his back.
FREEZE ASSIST EQUIP
My biggest fear is not the physical chaltenge. but (6 0 ).......' Mr Shaw
LONELY
said. ‘1’m as S0CiaWe as anyone and l’m very ( 6 1 )
HOPE
I vvill form many (6 2 )
that
on the vvay.'
FRIEND
On a trial 2,000 km run under the blazing (6 3 ) he came across wild baboons and (6 4 ) a target of 60 kilometres a day was (6 5 )
of the Aírican sun,
snakes, but he proved that 'I have made up my
mind to do it and I wM. Running is my life,' he said.
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PAPER 4
L IS T E N IN G (a p p ro x im a te ly 4 0 m in u te s)
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P art 1 You vvill hear people talking in eight ditterent situations. For questions 1-8. choose the best answer (A. B or C).
1 You overhear some people talking at a party in a hotel. VVhere did the people first meel each other? A
at school
B
at vvork
c at a wedding You overhear a conversation in a restaurant. Why haven't they seen each other lately? A
He has been too busy.
B
He has been ill.
c
He has been away.
■
You overhear someone talking about a concert. How did she feel at the time? A
angry
B
(rightened
c
disappointed
’ 3
You hear a vvriter of children's stories talking about books and compact discs. What advantage does he think books have over compact discs? A
They may last for a longer time.
B
They are easier to look after.
c
They contain better quality material.
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5 You hear a husband and wife talking about their summer holidays. What probiem do they have? A
They really hate tlying anywhere.
B
They can never think of anywhere to go.
c
They never agree about what to do.
6 You hear a researcher being asked about her work. What is she doing when she speaks? A
denying an accusation
B
disproving a theory
c
accepting a criticism
7 You overhear a woman talking to a friend on a train. What does the woman think of the course she has attended? A
It has made her feel more contident.
B
It has made her feel less coníident.
c
II hasn't made much diHerence to how she íeels.
8 You overhear a woman speaking on the radio. What is she doing? A
complaining about something
B
apologising for somelhing
c
explaining something
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Usíening
P art 2 /ou will hear a radio report about dolphins. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences.
Dolphins have been knov;n to protect SNvimmers írom sharks by getting into a
Dolphins and humans have
Svvimming v/ith dolphins can help common problems l ike
Some people think dolphins are able to recognise human
Dolphins have been used to teach children to
Sv/imming \vith dolphins is used as a in projecls with children.
In one jaw, dolphins have as many as
Dolphins can maintain a fast pace in the v/ater for
Test 4
Part 3 You will hear five ditterent people talking about the head teacher or Principal of their ỉormer secondary school. For questions 19-23. choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker is saying. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter vvhich you do not neeđ to use.
A
She íavoured Ihe talented students. s p e a k e r1
B
19
She prepared us for the real world. speaker 2
c
She encouraged us to be imaginative. speaker 3
D
E
F
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She was ahead of her time. Speaker 4
22
Speaker 5
23
She was concerned about the environment.
She encouraged comp«titiveness.
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Listening
P a rt 4 You will hear an interview with a lo u r leader who vvorks for an adventure company in Aírica. For questions 24-30. choose the best answer (A. B or C).
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Don says that most of his passengers A
are not students.
B
are looking for jobs.
c
work in conservation.
When Don first meets a group, he A
gives them blankets for the ovemight trip.
B
shows them where to sit on the truck.
c
checks they have the right equipment.
Don remembers one trip when A
he íailed to take enough food.
B
someone made a mistake with the food.
c
someone complained about the food.
Don oversees the domestic work because A
he doesn t like to lose things.
B
it has to be done vvithin an hour.
c
people complain if things are dirty.
lf people argue. Don says that he A
preters not to get involved.
B
separates the people concerned.
c
asks the group for a solution.
Don says that he sometimes A
needs to get to sleep eariy.
B
has to camp in a noisy area.
c
tells people when to go to bed.
What does Don say about getting up? A
He ignores any complaints about the time.
B
He varies his schedule according to the group.
c
He torces everyone to be quick about ít.
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S P E A K IN G (14 m inutes)
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You take the Speaking test \vith another candidate. reterred to here as your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening. Both examiners will award marks. Part 1 (3 minutes) The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things like ‘your home town\ ‘your interesls'. ‘your career plans’. etc. Part 2 (4 minutes) The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minute. The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds brietly. Then the examiner gives your partner two ditterent photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you a question about your partner‘s photographs and you respond brieíly. Part 3 (approxim ately 3 minutes) The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a proồlem or try to com e to a đecision about somethmg. For example. you might be askeđ
to decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives you a picture to help you but does r»ot join in the conversation. Part 4 (approxim ately 4 minutes) The examiner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general vvay about what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your partner are also expected to develop the conversation.
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Test 1 Key Paper 1
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Reading
(1 hour 15 minutes)
P a rt 1
1 F
2 D
3 B
9 c
10 1)
4 H
5 G
6A
7 E
P a rt 2
8 A
11 B
12 B
13 c
14 D
P a rt 3
15 c
16 G
17 E
18 H
19 B
20 A
21 F
P a rt 4
c 23 B 24 A 2 8 /2 9 C/D (in eithcr order) 3 2 /33 A/C (in either order)
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Paper 2
VVriting
2 5 /2 6 A/B (in e ith e r order) 30/31 B/C (in either order) 3 4/35 C/E (in either order)
27 B
(1 hour 30 minutcs)
Task-speciíic m ark schem es P a rt l
Question 1
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Content
M aịo r points: T he lettcr m ust inchide the follow ing poinrs. 1) thc pcn and pcncil arc not very attracrivc 2) the nam c is misspelt 3) the pen and pcncil do not m atch 4) thc gift arrivcd too larc 5) thc \vriter m ust ask for thcir m oney back O rgnnisíỉtion a nd cohesion
L cttcr form ar, \vith early rcícrcncc to w hy the pcrson is vvriting. Suitable paragraphing. Clcar organisation o f points. Suirablc opening and closing íorm ulac. Apị>ropriacy o f register and Ịo rm a t
Form al lcttcr. Range
Language o f com plaint, explanation and rcquest. Target reader
W ould undcrstand the n aturc and detail o f th e com plaint an d \vould havc cnough iníorm ation to considcr the request fo r a reíund.
Tcst I Key
P a rt 2 Q u e s tio n 2
Contení Composition could agrcc or disagrec with the proposition, o r discuss both sidcs o f the argument. Range
Languagc o f opinion, explanarion and description. Vocabulary rclevant to clothes. Organisatíon and cohesion
ơ c a r dcvclopmcnt of viewpoint with appropriatc paragraphing and linking of ideas. Appropriacy o f register and form at
Ncutral C ỡ m position. Target reader
Would bc able ro understand the writer*s vic\vpoint. Q u e s tio n 3 Content
Articlc should supgcst One o í the four idcas given for a club and State why thc \vritcr is clioosing that idca. Thcrc should also bc onc othcr idcn {cithcr from thc list or the writer’s own idea), \vith the rcason for suggesting that idea.
Range Language of suggcstion and explanation. Organisatĩon and cohesion
Clcar dcvclopmcnt of idcas, with appropriatc linking and paragraphing. Appropriacy o f register and form at
Rcgistcr could rangc from thc informal to thc íorm al, but m usĩ be consistent rhroughout. Target reader
\Vould know \vhich clubs the \vriter \vould like to see started aítcr sch
Content Report should givc íactual iníormation about things for visitors to scc and do in the writer’s area in onc day (acceptable to m emion just one (hing). Range
Languagc appropriatc to giving iníormation and making suggestions. Orgamsation and cohesion
Report should he clearly organiscd. Suh-hcadings would bc an .idvant.igc, if not, suitahlc paragraphing. Thcre should bc an introduaion and a conclusion. 106
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Aịìproprtacy o f register and form at
Pormal rcport layout is not esscntml. Rcgistcr could range from thc neutral to thc íorm al, but must Ik*consistcnt throughout. Target reader
Would kno\v w hat to do in thc writer*s arca in onc day. Q u e s tio n 5(a) Content
XVritcr can agrcc o r disagrcc \vith thc proposition that thc charactcrs arc helievnblc nnd should cxplain thcir opinion w ith reíercncc ro thc book or short srory rcad. Range
Linguagc o í opinion and cxplanâtion. Organisation and cohesion
Clcar devclopmcnt (>f viewpoint with appropriate paragraphing and linking of ideas. Appropriacy o f register and form at
N eutral composition. Target reader
W ould bc ablc to understand the \vritcr’s point of view. Q u e s tio n 5 (b ) Content
I-eicer should give iníorm ation about thc book o r short story/scories and State whcrher thc writcr would rccommcnd it or noi to thcir íriend to read. The writcr should also givc reasons for thcir rccommcndation o r lack of rccommcndation. Rơnge
Language ()f narration, dcscription and cxplanation. Organisation and cohesion
l.ottcr íormat, with carly rcícrencc to why thc pcrson is writing. Clcar organisation of points. Suitablc opcning and closing íorm ulae. Appropriatc paragraphing. Appropriacy o f register and Ịorm at
Iníornĩal lcttcr. Target readcr
\Vould be iníormcd about thc book o r short srory/stories and would know \vhether it would bc .1 good choice to rcad and why.
Paper 3
Use of English
( l hour 15 minutes)
P a rt í
1 A 9 D
2 D 10 B
3 B4 c 11 B
5 B 12 c
6C 13 c
7A 14 B
8C 15 B 107
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Part 2 16 22 26 30
where 17 \vhen/whilc \vould 23 somcthing having/íacing/cxpcricncing had
18 with 24 for 27 up
Ỉ 9 and 20 so 21 as 25 without/avoiding 28 a 29 sincc/bccausc/as
P a rt 3
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
in ordcr I co bc is I no point until ị we had íinishcd/donc vvas berter I than Tim if I she docs not do OR unlcss I shc docs iíÁvhcthcr hc rcalised I w hat time put an advcrtiscmenr I for íìniỉhcd his speech I beíore thanking OR Bnishcd (his spccch) I by thanking has bccn / is I a month sincc following thcir I appearance
P a rt 4
41 been 47 havc 53 /
42 \vhich 43 / 44 hardly 45 / 48 / 49 last 50 cxtra 51 out 54 myselí 55 bccausc
46 had 52 thosc
P a rt 5
56 variety 60 growth 64 unablc
57 dircctor 58 inhabitants 59 choice/choices 61 unemployment 62 agrecment 63 loss 65 dccision
P aper 4
L is te n in Q {40 minutcs approximntely)
P a rt 1
1 A
2 A
3 c
4 B
5 c
6B
7C
8A
P a rt 2 9 graves
10 twelfth century 11 their/ihe owners 12 makc(-)up 13 ten thousand pounds 14 original clothcs 15 soft bodics 16 maker{’)s namc(s) 17 (littlc) adults 18 plastic
P a r ts 19 E
20 F
21 D
22 B
23 c
25 TT
26 Ị
27 J
28 T T
P a rt 4
24 J 108
29 A
30 J
T e s t 1 K ey
T ranscript
Yirst Certificate I.istening Test. Test One. H ello. ỉ'm going to giưe you the instructions fo r this tcst. r u introduce each p a rt o f the test and give you time to look at the questions. A t the siart o f each piece y o u ll hear this sound:
lone You’11bear each piece tu/ice. Remember, tvhile y o u re listening, unite your ansivers ott the questiott paper. You 'II have time a t the ettd o f the tcst to copy y o u r austvers onto the separate ansivcr sheet. There w ill n ow be a piittse. Pỉease ask any questions now, because you must n o t speak during the test.
Ipause] N o w opcn your question paper and look at Part One.
Ipause) PART 1
You’l l hear peopie talking in eight different situations. For questions I to 8, choose the best anstvèr, A, B o r c .
Q u e stio n 1
One. You hear pa rt o f a radio play. XVhere is t h e scene taking p ỉ a c e ỉ Á
i n t h e S tr e e t
B
in a bartk in a Ịtn lic e station
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(pause] cone
Policeman: Woman:
Policeman: Woman:
PolicGman:
So what happened. madam? Well, I saw this old man. he was kind of hoíding Ihis brieícase under his arm, like this. He’d just lett Ihe bank and I was still queumg up to collect my pension, but I was near that ơtx)r. Now. this young man camo running past him and grabbeđ him by the arm. And they both fell down? Yeah. and the young man ran away and the poor 0
[pauscỊ rone
[The recording is repeated.l [pausc]
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Q u estio n 2
T tv o . Y o tt o v e r h e a r t h e b e g in n ìn g o f a le c tu r e . W h a t s u b ịe c t a r e t h e S tndent-S t a k i n g ỉ A
m e d iã n e
R
sp o rt m u s ic
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Ịpause] tonc VVoman:
lt's important that you really listen to vvhat people are telling you. For example. I had a irumpet player who came to see me with back pain and breathing đifficuities. He couiđn t take his tinal exams because ot the muscular tension in his jaw. but when I quizzed him about it, it turned out that the actual problem was in his teeth - far away from whore the pain actually was. The samo applies to sports people who oíten have injunes as a result of their jo b ... (pause) tone
(The rccording is rcpcatcd.) Ịpause]
Q u cstio tí 3
Three. Y o u o v e r h e a r a c o n v e r s a tio n in a c o lleg e.
Who is the young man? A B
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a n e tv S tu d e n t a s t u d e n t i n th e m i d d l e o f a c o u r s e a f o n ĩ ì c r s tu d e n t
[pàusc] tonc Man: Woman: Man: Woman:
Man:
It all looks so ditterent. Where's the canteen? It’s in the basement. You get thcre by going down the main staircase from the entrance hall. Right. I’ll get there in the end. Everything seems to have moved aroond. Yes. there was a re-building programme last year, which wasn*t much fun for those of us trying to stuơy. The main building was altered a loi. And they re building a new sports centre. It should be open for the no\v students in September. Well, l'm envious. Everyihing looks a lot beiter.
(pausc) tonc
[The recording is repeated.ị ỊpauscỊ
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Test 1 Key Q u e s tio n 4
Four. You hear a ivom att on the ra d io ta llỉin g about a cookbook. W hat (l
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not using it properly
Ịpause] tone Woman:
I used to vvatch granny cooking, and right from when I vvas five years old, I was allowed to season the soups. tesl the potatoes and so on. One year (or my birthday, she bough! me a cookbook. It was just like granny talking; all the recipes were simple, Gconomical and linked with little stories, usetul advice and amusrng sketches. I treasured it, but gradually it fell to bits from overuse, my lastes changed and, íinally, I threw it out. Now, of course. I wish l’d hung on to it despite its sad State and despite the fact that all the advice vvould be out of date.
IpauseỊ tonc [The recording is repeated.Ị Ipauscị
Q u e s tio n 5
Five. You hear someone ta lk in g a b o u t the day he met someone famous. H o w d id he feel after meeting •Chris T u rn e rỉ A unimpressed w ith the fo o tb a lle r B angry tv ith bis frie n d c disappointed tv ith hittìseự
4
Ipause) tone Man:
I went to a party with a írienđ and she knows that l’m a big fan of Chris Turner, the f<50tballer. I just think he‘s a genius and, anyvvay he was going to be there. Now. I knew that I v/ould be really shy, vvhich is slupid because he‘s exactly the same age as me and. you know, he‘s just a regular bloke. I'm sure. But when my íriend introduced us and he shook my har»d. my moulh just vvent, you kr>ow. really dry and I didn't know what lo say. honestly. which was awful. I fett so bad about it afterwards. my friend ju sl couldn't understanđ it.
IpauscỊ tonc [The recording is repeated.] IpauseỊ
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Q u e s tio n 6
Six. You hear a tvoman talking on the phone. Wby bas she callcdỉ1 A to request a meeting R to offer assistance c to apologise fo r her absettce
[pausc] tone Woman:
Hi, can I just talk to you about ơur plare for the Summer Conterence? I think I said that I was going to be away for the opening meeling and coukJfì't give you a hand. bu« it seems I got my diary muđdled up and I will actuaily be around, so whal would you like me to do?
[pause] tonc (The recording is repeatcd.Ị [pause] Q u e s tio n 7
Seven. You overhear an extract from a radio play. \Vhat is the young womatí’s relationship tvith the m attĩ A She’s a p u p il o f bis. ĩi Sbe's a reìative o f bis. c She's a patient ofhis.
[pausc) tonc Man: Woman:
So. Sophie, teil mô all about It. I*m sorry, but l've just been teelirg lernbie g.
[pausc] tonc ỊThc rccording is rcpcatcd.] Ịpausc]
Q u estio n 8
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Eight. You hear sontconc telling a stơry about a strangc tbing that happcncd in the moutỉtaitis. Wbat point does the story p ro v e ỉ A how strangc thìngs can be expLỉined sintply R how easy it is to imagine things c how you can be tricked b y the silence
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ỊpauscỊ tonc Man:
My wife Margaret and I were sitting behind a rock on the top of a mountain in the Highlands one day, nobody else around. pertectly silent. and Margaret said, ‘I just hearđ a telephone bell ringing.' ‘Oh,11said, ‘Margaret, there are no telephone kiosks up here.’ But in the silence of the hills, you can imagine anything. I said, 'I oíten ímagine things. 1've heard babies crying in this silence. I've thought I heard a symphony orchestra,' and Margaret said, ‘l’m sure I heard a telophone ringing.’ She got up and went round the back of the rock and there v/as a cow with a bell arounđ its neck.
[pause] tonc [The recording is repcatcd.] IpauseỊ That’$ the end o f Part One. N o w turn to Part Two.
(pause)
PART 2
Y vu 'll bear pa rt o f a ta lk abont dolls. For questiom 9 to 18 cotnplete the
sentences. Yon n ow have fo rty-five ĩcconds in tvhich to look at Part Two.
ỊPausc the recording herc for 45 seconds.) tone Man:
Dolls have always íascinated me. and thafs why, five years ago. I was delighted to be oííered the job of running a doll musGum. Dolls have existed (or thousands of years. and the earliest dolls we know about were íound in graves in ancient Egypt. I only wish we could get one 0 r two for our museum. but we haven'1 unfortunately, got anything as old as that in the museum. All the same. we have got examples from Europe from the twelfth century, but my (avourite early dolls are actually from the seventeenth century. They interest me not just becaưse they are early, or íairly early. but also because oí the clothes lhey're wearing. They have their original clothes. and from them we know what the owners wore, since ơolls in those days w ere always dressed like their owners. They were made of the only material readily available for Ihings like this at the time: soliđ wcxxJ. and they were painteđ in great detail. In fact, on the bost examples, like the ones in the museum, the detail includes the seventeenth century make-up. Dolls liko these were very expensive then, and only the very rích could afford them. These days, they're popular with colleclors and if you want one tcxlay. you have to pay anything up to £10.000 for a doll in pertect conđilion from this time! By the v/ay. what makes them so valuable is that. as far as a collector is concemed. a doll is only vvorth collecting if it is In perlect condition, and that means having the original clothas.
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Doll collecting has become very íashionable since the museum opened. w r peoplô interested in dolls trom every period, including later dolls. There’s greainterest in nineteenth century examples, when dolls were no longer made of woođ, but began to have sott bodies and real hair. They were very delicate arc few have survivGd, meaning such a doll would bo worth about £2000. porhaps a bit more. Later. in the nineteenth century. you could otten take off the doll's har lf you can. you can often see the maker s óame underneath. and of course the right one increases a doll's value. There was a reaily b»g change in dolls at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the museum we have one of the earliest examples, trom about 1905. of a doll that s a model of a baby. Previously all dolls. the earlier ones. were kta® adults. Thars just one of the changes that have occurred in the last hundred years. Another. again, is to ơo with what dolls are made of. Although dolls witn sott bodtes continueđ, atter about 1930. plastic began to be used. In fact.
Ịpause) N o tv y o u 'lỉ hear Part T tro agaitt. tonc
|Thc recording is repeated.l [pausc] T b a t’s thc end o f Part T w o . N our tu m to Part Three.
(pause)
PA R T 3
You 'II hear fw e different people ta lkin g about w h y thcy decided to becomc nurses. l :o r questions 19 to 23, cboosc ivhich o f the reasotis A to ĩ each speaker is g irin g . u$e the ỉctters ottỉy once. There's One cxtra letter ivbich you do n o t nccd to use. Yuu tio w havc th irty seconds in ivhich to look a t Part Three.
ỊPause the recording here fo r 30 scconds.Ị tonc speaker
1
[pauseỊ Weli I have to say, I never reaiiy thought about a career until I got to my last year at school. Lots of people here say that they knew exactly what they wanted tó đo right from a very young age. but I never really had any buming ambitions. In the end I just sort of dritted into it because that s what our lot have alvvays đone. If l'đ chosen something else - like gomg mto busmess, say - 1would have been the íírst for four generations to have gone outskle the međical tielđ. I donì think that that wo
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(pause) Speakor2
Ipauscl Most of my íriends v/ent into teaching actually - 1think they felt it was more 'acađemic’ and of course the pay is quite a bit better. But l've aever reaiỉy been bothered about things like that - 1think the enjoyment of the job comes firsl and I certainly get a lot oi good íoelrngs doing ttils work. We have some diííicult cases sometimes but lhero's still a lot of laughter here and Ihe patients can be amazing - especially the kids. I'd recommend il to anyone v/ho likes helping people. Ịpausc] Speaker3
IpauseỊ I thlnk l'm lucky really because I đidn'1 try very hard at school - 1guess you’d c a i me lazy! And then it ended arKỈ I thought ‘Wov;. I’d better think about a job; and I got really worried and emotional about it because. well, I suddeniy realiseđ that I didnì v/ant to go from job to job, you know. I wanted a career and regular money and an opportunity to climb up the ladder if possible. So. one day I saw a TV programme about nursing and it lookGđ like it had the kind of benetits that I wanted - so here I am.
[pausc] Spẽakòf4
Ịpausc) At íĩrst I thought rơ made the v/rong choice ... you know. I was never really sure that it was the thing lor me and r used to go back to my flat at night and think v/ell maybe I should have listeneơ to my parents atter all. They thought l’d get too upset and that I should have stuck vvith something office-based like the rest of my íamily but it was my best subject at school - vveil Biology was - and all the staff there thought medicine would be a good choice, s o ... Anyway. one day I vvoke up and (elt fine about it and it’s been great ever sinco.
(pausc) Speaker5
[pauseỊ I remember we all had to go to this Careers Advisor in our last year at school and I think she got really corìfused whien she saw me because I just had no idea. I liked the sound of a lot of iobs and I couldn t make up my minơ. When the time came to tell our teachers what we were going to apply for, I thought - vvell what does matter to me is being separate from my íriends and so I went rounđ to see one of them - the most important I suppose. and anyv/ay she hađ chosen nursing, so that was it really - a dĩfficult decision made easy, although I must say, l've never regretted it.
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Test 1 Key N o w y o u 'lỉ hear Part Three agaitt.
tonc ỊThe recording is repcatcd.Ị (pausc) T hat’s the end o fP a rt Three. N o iv tu m to Part Four.
IpauseỊ PART 4
You'U hear p a rt o f a radio programme in U ỉ h i c h a book critic gives inỊorm ation about three new books ott the subịect o f travelling in the United States o f America. F or questions 24 to 30, decide tvhich book each statement refers lo. \Vrite A fo r A T O z , Ị fo r JUST G O o r T T fo r T R A V E L TREAT. You now have forty-five secumỉs in Ivhich to look at Part fo u r.
ỊPausc thc rccording hcrc for 45 scconds.Ị tonc Critic:
Well, this week we have three nevv travel guides about the USA. A t o Z t o th e U S A by Peter Tongue, J u s t G o by Carol Brand and T ra vel T r e a t by John Bames. Travel gu đes shoukl give us not jusi all the practical details, but also background intonnation, and J u s t G o manages to pack in more of the latesi ơevelopments in public life, civic attairs and govemment ưian tho usual guide. For some reason, Travol T rc a ta n ơ A to z tend to ignore this. Though it must be said that Travel T reat does give you a good insight into the American way ol life. With travel guides I tend to feel that the wrítGr's cxpcrience is crucial. Now, these three writers are young, but when you read A to z. what strikes you is Ihat the author is a sophisticated world traveller who has clocked amazing mileage throughout thirty countries and four continents. Nevertheless. there's a feeling that this time he has not put in as much work prior to writing. And you have tho samo impression with J u s t G o. T ra vel Treat, on the other har>d. seems to be ỉ>ase
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W ell. n ex t. I think all th r e e tra v e l g u id e s m a k e a re a l effort lo p ro v id e tip s a b o u t w h e re to g o for e n te rta m m e n t. A t o Z is particu larty g o o d for p e o p le travelling o n a tig ht b u d g e t b e c a u s e it te lls y o u h o w to a v o id all th e to u rist tr a p s ... a n d still s e e th e b e s t s h o w s in to w n . J u s t G o t e n d s to c o n c e n tr a le m o re o n th e u p m a rk e t er»đ of th e s c a le . a n d s o d o e s T ra v e l Treat, a lth o u g h b o th of th e m h a v e s o m e v e ry g o o d a d v ic e , Arìd (inaily, I think from th is p o in t o í view , J u s t G o g iv e s th e r e a d e r th e w ho!e ra n g e of o p tio n s. from sta y in g w ith ía m ilie s to luxury hotG ls for t h o s e w h o c a n atto rd it. A Ị o Z a n d T ra ve l T re a t a r e n o t a s c o m p re h e n s iv e . b u t th e y b o th h a v e a v e ry g o o d s e c tio n o n activity h o ltđ a y s. s ta y in g o n f a rm s o r r a n c h e s .
Ịpause) N o w >01/7/ hear Part Four agaitt. tone [The rccording is repeated.] [pausc] T bat’s the cnd o f Part Four. There’l l n ow be a pause o f fiv e minutes fo r you to copy yo u r amivers onto the separate attstvcr shcet. [Pausc thc rccording hcrc fo r íivc minutcs. Rcmind your studcnts whcn thcv havc onc minute lcít.] That's the end o f the tcst. Plcase stop ỉtow . Your supervisor iv ill n ow collecl a ll the question papers and atistver sheets. Goodbye.
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Test 2 Key Paper 1
Reading
(1 hour 15 minures}
P a rt 1
1 G
2 E
3 B
9 B
10 D
4 H
5F
6A
7D
P a rt 2
8 B
11 c
12 A
13 A
14 D
15 c
P a rt 3
16 F
17 A
18 c
19 G
20 D
21 E
P a rt 4 22 D
23 A 24 D 29/30 A/B (in cither order) 35 D
Paper 2
25/26 C/E (in eitherordcr) 27 B 31 c 32/33 BỈD (in eitber order)
28 E 34 c
VVriting (1 hour 30 minutes)
Task-specific mark schemes
Part ỉ Q uestio n 1 Corttent M aịor points: Letter must include all the points in thc notcs. 1) commcnting on thc choice of hotel 2) suggcsting food for thc party 3) explaining why a \vatch is not a goo
Lcttcr íorm at, with carly rcícrence ro why che pcrson is writing. Clear organisation of points. Suicablc opcning and closing íormulac. Appropriacy ofrcgister and iorm at
Iníormal lcttcr. Range
Language appropriate for making suggestions, giving rcasons and apologising. Target reader
Would ht- iníormcd about the writcr’s idcas for the party. 118
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P a rt 2 Q u e s tio n 2 Contettt
Com position ío u ld agree or disagrcc w ith the propositiòn, o r discuss borh sidcs o f thc argumcnt. Range
Language o í opinion and cxplanation. V ocabulary relcvant to transport. Organisation and cobesion
Clear developmenr o í vicwpoint wirh appropriatc paragraphing and linking o f idcas. A ppropriacy o f register and fortnat
N cutral composition. Target rcader
W ould bc able to understand thc \vritcr’s poinc of vicw.
Q u e stio n 3 Content
I.cttcr should cxplain why thc w riter is a suicab-lc pcrson for the job. Ratige
Languagc of cxplanation, giving iníorm ation and pcrsonal description. Organisation and cohesion
Clcar prcsentation and organisation in thc lctter. Suitablc opening and closing íormulae. Appropriacy o f register and Ịorm at
Pormal or scmi-íormal lctter. Target reader
W ould havc cnough iníorm ation to asscss writcr*s suitability for thc job.
Q u e stio n 4 Content
Story should cnd with ihe prom pr sentcnce. Range
Past tcnses. Vocabulary appropriatc to (he choscn ropic fo r the story. Orgattisaúott and cohesion
Could be minimally paragraphed. Should rcach <1 definite cnding, cvcn if that cnding is som cw hat Oịx-n-ended, as in many m odcrn short storics. Apọropriacy o f register and Ịo rm a t
Consistent neutral o r iníormal narrative. Target reader
W ould hc ablc to follow thc storylinc.
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Q u estio n 5(a) Content
Composirion should discuss the im|X)rtancc of the titlc <)f the book or short story and why the writer chosc that titlc. Range
Languagc of narration, dcscription and explanation. Organìsation and cohesion
Clcar development of ideas, with appropriatc linking and paragraphing. Appropriacy o f register and form at
Neutral composieion. Target reader
Wou!d bc iníormcd about thc importance of thc titlc of thc book or short stor>' and why the author chosc that titlc.
Q u e stio n 5(b) Content
Rcport on book o r short story, cithcr rccommcnding it or not rccommcnding it for mcmhcrs of the English book club. Range
Languagc of gi vin g iníormation, dcscription, narrarion and pcrhaps rccommcndation. Organisation and cohesion
Rcport should bc clcarly orgnniscd. Sub-headings \vould bc an advantage. Thcrc should bc an introduction and a conclusion. Appropriacy ofregister and form at
Rcgistcr could rangc from íorma! to iníormal, but must be consistent throughout. Formal report layout is not esscntial. Target reader
Would bc iníormcd about the b
Paper 3
Use of English
(1 hour 15 minutcs)
Part 1 1C 9 B
2 B 10 D
3 D 11 A
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c 12 A
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First Certificate Listening Test. Test Two. Hello. ỉ ’m going to g i ve you the instructions fo r tbis test. V ll introduce each part o f the test and give you time to ỉook at the questions. A t the start o f each picce y o u 'll hear this sound: to n e
Youll htar each piece ttvice. Rementber, ỉvhile y o u re listening, ivrite your anstvers on the qnestion papcr. You’11 bave time a t tb c cnd o f the test to copy your answers onto the separate ansiver sheet. Tberc tv iỉl now be a pause. Please ask any questions now, because you musi not speak d tiring the test. Ipause]
PART 1
N oiv open your question píĩper and look dt Part One.
Ịpausc] You 'II hear people talkiníỊ in ã g h t different situations. ĩ o r qucstions ỉ to 8. choosc the bcst ansu/er, A , B or c . Q uứ S tion ỉ
One. You ovcrhear tiưo peoplc talking in a restaurant. \vbere has the ivoman ịust come from? A a supcrmarkct B a hospital c a fo o tb a ll match ỊpauseỊ
tone Woman:
Man: Woman: Man: Woman:
I felt so sorry for her. she just cooldnì cope. She hađ the baby urxler or»e arm and a list in the other. And hc was screaming. all red in the face. She must have only just come out of hospital. he was so tiny. So yóu offered to help. Well, I wanted to get through Ihe check-out and pay for my things quickly. oiherwise I knew rơ be late getting here, but ... Well. I've only been here haH an hour. Oh, l'm sorry, there was such a queue. And thon I ỉorgot. it's the big tootball game today and the roads ware just packeđ ... [pause]
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Q u e stio n 2
Two. You hear a man ta lkin g a b o u t a m obile phone be has bought. What most attracted him to this phoneỉ A its sizc B its re lia b ility
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its price
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Man:
l've never wanted to walk around with an enormous mobile, you know. fixed to my belt or whatever. because that s socialty embarrassing, isn't it? So I was really taken with the Eơmundsen GP 876 model which you can just slip in your inside pocket and no one’s tho wiser. if you know what I mean. And it says in the blurb 'satisfaction guaranteed - should your mobile devetop a íaull in the íirst year. we will replace it the next day’. Well. lo be honest, it wasn’t exactly what you call cheap. so l‘m rather hoping that I dorít need to find oot just how good that particular promise is.
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Ịpause] Q u e stio n 3
Three. You hear a man talking on the photỉt' a b o iit btrying a hnuse. What is the purpose o fh is c a ỉlỉ A to apologist• l i to compỉam
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to vbtdin mformation
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Man:
Hello. tt's Mr Brown here. I got your message. Yes, I was really sorry to hear the house I wanteđ hađ just been sold ... Yes ... I missed the chance to buy the house of my dreams. Yes. I know it wasn't your tault. I shoald have contacted you earlier.... Yes ... That s why 1’m now eager to hear of any houses that come on the market. As you kno\v, vvhat I want is a house vvhich combines a kitchen and breaklast room with lots of space for living, eating and cooking.... Yes. I*m tired of small piaces where you can hardly move.
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Q u e s tio n 4
ĩo u r . Y o u h ea r a tee n a g e ý r l ta lk in g a b o u t h er h o b b y . W h a t is sh e ta lk itỉg a b o u tỉ A a Computer gatĩte B a m u sica ỉ in s tr u m e n t c a p ie c e o f sp o rts e q u ip m e n t [p au sc]
to n e Girl:
I g o t it a s a p re s e n t íro m m y ía t h e r \vhen I w a s ío u rte e n . M y ía m ily th o u g h t it vvould b e a p h a s e , th a t l’d g o o ff th e id e a . M u m d oe srV t b e lie v e th e re ’ll b e a n y m o n e y in it, b u t D a d is q u ite in te re s te d b e c a u s e , a p a rt fro m ío o tb a ll, it's th e o n ly th in g I c a n ta lk to h im a b o u t at th e m o m e n t. If y o u ’re n ot g o in g to m a k e th e effort to p ra c tis e o n it, n o w a y is a n y o n e g o in g to b e in te re s te d in y o u . I th in k o n e o f the re a s o n s y o u s e e s o fe w g irls p la y in g in b a n d s is that th e y te n d n ot to b e vvilling to d o a ll that w o rk.
[pause] to n e [T he re c o rd in g is repeatcd .] ỊpauscỊ Q u e s tio n 5
ĩiv e . O n th e n e w s, y o u h ea r a s to r y a b o iit a cat. W b ere w a s th e c a t Ịo u ỉìd ì A in a tra in carriage B ott th e ra ih va y lines o n a sta tio n p la tfo rtn
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A c a t w ith a m in d o f its o w n jo in e d th e 1 1 .5 5 train fro m K in g 's L y n n y e s te rđ a y . A p a s s e n g e r s p o tte d th e ca t, th o u g h t to h a v e b o a rd e d a t Littlepo rt, a n d h a n d e d it to a m e m b e r o f th e p la tío rm s ta ff o n c e th e tra in g o t to E ly sta tio n . T h e írie n d ly ca t w a s put in a b o x a n d re tu rn e d to Littlep o rt. E v e n tu a lly , its o w n e r, J a c k P rin c e . íro m Littlepo rt, w a s re u n ite d vvith h is ca t. It is th o u g h t th a t th e c a t m u s t h a v e c r o s s e d th e lin e s a t Littlep o rt a n d vvaited o n the p latto rm , to g e th e r with a d o z e n p a s s e n g e r s w h o d id n ’t n o tic e it a t all.
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tortủ ỊT hc rc c o rd in g is rep cated .Ị Ịpause)
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S ix . Y o u h ea r a iv o m a n ta lkin g a b o u t h o w sh e g ets ideas fo r her tvo rk.
T c st 2 K ey
\Vho is the ivo m a n ỉ A a ttoveỉist B an artist c a film -m akcr
(pause) tone Woman:
I v/ork vvith my husbanđ, Bob, and every time we have a holiday somevvhere, we seem to come up with an idea. And touring round the USA last year, he’d writton the words for thls childrerTs ghost story. But I had no idea how to ... to get the atmosphore in thồ pictures, whrch is my role in Ihe partnership. And then we went to Las Vegas and all that amazing architecture, lit up at night under the đesert sky, was e r ... was dreamlike. I mean. dospite all the íìlms, nothing prepares you for \vhat it aciually íeels like to be there. I just sat down and started sketching out ideas on the spot. [p au scỊ
tonc |Thc rccording is rcpcated.] Ịpause)
Q u e stio n 7
Seven. You hear tw o peopỉe talking. H o w does the Iưontan fe e lỉ A surpriscd l i $atìsfied c reỉieưcd
ịpause) tone Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman:
There they are! At last. I’ve been looking for them every\vhere. What? Your keys? You’re always losing them. I knovv, and I really thought l’d lost them (or good this time. Thank goodnoss! Why don't you make sure you put them d0 '.vn in the same place, then you'd havc the satistaction of lindmg them v/henever you wanted them. Maybe. Thafs not a bad idea. III think about it.
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Eight. Yoti turn oti the radio and bear a man speaking. What arc you ỉistening t o ĩ 125
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a bistory programme a sãence-pction story an advertisement
Ipauscị tone Man:
Discover the amazmg sccrcts of the planet Earth in three major recenily launcheđ exhibitions: ‘From the Beginning', 'Earth s Treasury’ ar>đ 'Earth Today ar>đ Tomorrow’ which form the tinest series ot exhibitions oi their kind in the world. Togethor they tell Earth’s dramatic story, starting with the birth of the universe. exploring the forces tnat shape it and the ricíies within it. concluding with a glimpse into the íuture and wtiat it might hold for our planet. (pause) tone (The rccording is rcpcatcd.] Ịpause) Thal's the end o f Part One. N o w turn to Part Two. [Pause the recording here for 30 seconds.]
PART 2
You w iỉì hear a radio interview tvith a woman ivho is organising a training tveekcnd fo r people interesteé in the theatre. For queslions 9 to 18. complete the ttotcs. You now ha ve forty-fw e seeotìds ht u/hich to look at Part Two. [Paưse the recording here for 45 seconds.Ị tone
lnterviewer:
Claire: lnlerviewer: Claire:
lnterviewer: Claire:
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lf youve ever dreamt of đirecting a play or ơesigning a stage set, W0ll the opporlunity has arisen lor you and who knovvs where it could lead. My next guest, Claire Evvington, from thc local thoatro. is hcro to loll us moro about a practicai weekenơ training event to start your dreams roliing. you might say. Good attemoon. Claire. Good aftomoon. So. when is the training weekend and what does it involve? It's the íirst weekend in March and there are two days of activities with a choice of activities on each day. The Saturday is either 'Design'. which means a whole day working with a proíessional designer, or •Directing' wilh a professior»al đirector and they'll be looking a1 the day to đay woriúngs of each of the protessions with a chance to g©t involved. The same on Sunday. a full đay o! activities again, •Make-up' or 'Piress and pubiicrty' are the choices. And whoro will tho course bo taking place? Wôll. each group will spenđ some time W0fíg rooms at the theatre. We can take up to 25 in either group on either day. so that's a total of 50 people each day.
T e st 2 K e y
lntetviewer: Claire: Intervievver: Claire: lnterviewer: Claire:
lnterviewer: Claire:
lnterviewer: Claire:
lnterviewer: Claire: lnterviewer: Claire:
Intervievver: Claire: lnterviewer: Claire: Intervievver: Claire:
Okay. And how long does it last. each session? Each session is ten lill flve. with lunch breaks and coffee breaks incluđed. How much does a weeker>d training event COSI? For the participants it's £20 per day including lunch. and if you book for the two days. it’s £35 includin^ lunch oo both đays. Do you reckon that the training would be enough to s«t a person up in a new career vvithin Ihe theatre or whatever? I think il would certaínly help you decide if you'd thought about doing ít. whether or not it's for you, because they are proíessionals who are leading the course, but they are also trained teachers - so they know how to get the message across. So, whether you ve had experience or not, it might ịust set your mind thinking and suggest some new avenues maybe. Are you looking for any particular age group? Well, \vhat we are generally saying is that this course is directed at adults especially. but any youngsters who've been W0fking in this sort of activity are very welcome to come aĩong. Right. Have you had successíul events like this beíore? We ran a training đay last year, when the focus was on acting and it was very. very succes$ful and because of that. we came up with the idea of running anóther course. So, for people listening to this who'd like to be involveđ in this year's training vveekend, how đo they apply? If you're interested, vvhether you've gol any experience or not. do ring me. My name is Claire Ewington ... ru |USÍ make a note of this because íf I vvrite the listeners will have time to do so as well. ... and that's spelt E-W-l-N-G-T-0-N and your best bet is to phone me directly at the theatre íor more iníormation or to book your place. And it’s a City number, so that s 01773 578926. Andyoure the Education Manageratthe theatre. aren't you? Thal's right and. of course, we have many other educational proịects throughoul the year. So, anyone interested in those could also call you. Inđeed. Thank you very much. Claire. and all the best for the training weekend. Thank ýou. Ịpausc) N o w y o u ’II hear Part Two agaitt. tonc (The recording is rcpcatcd.] IpauscỊ T h a i’s the enà o f Part Two. N ou' tu rn to P íir t Tbrcc. [pause)
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roM w t n n e a r j w e a t f f e r e n t s n ta e ttts w h o a r e s t u d y i n g a iv a y Ị r o m b o n ie . T h e y a r e t a ỉ k b ĩ g a b o u t t h e ir a c c o m n ĩo ả a tu m . F o r q u e s tio n s 1 9 t o 2 3 , c h o o s e f r o m t h e list A to F i v h a t e a c h s p e a k e r s a y s a b o u t tb e ir a c c o m m o d a ù o n . U se t h e ỉe tte r s o ttly OĩĩCC. T b e r e is o n e e x tr a le tte r iv h ic b y o u d o n o t n e e d to u s e . Y o u n o w h a v e t h i r t y s e c o n d s in iv h ic b to l o o k a t P a r t T h r e e . ỊP a u s c th c r e c o r d in g h e r c f o r 3 0 s c c o n d s .Ị to n e
speaker 1 [p a u s c l l ’d r e q u e s t e d c o lle g e a c c o m m o d a t io n , s o w h e n I w a s o f f e r e d it I w a s r e a lly p le a s e d . I d id rY t ía n c y h a v in g to lo o k a t t e r m y s e l t ... t o o m a n y o t h e r t h in g s to d o .. . le s s o n s a n d h o m e v v o rk a n d g o in g o u t w ith ír ie n d s . I k n e w w h a t t h e r u le s w e r( - in b y te n , n o n o is e a t t e r n in e - a n d I d id n ’t m in d t h e m a t íir s t , b u t t h e y V e s t a r t e d to a n n o y m e m o r e a n d m o r e - a n d n o w I c a n ’t w a it to g e t o u t a n d b e a b le to d o m y o w n th in g . I d o n 't th in k NI b e r e c o m m e n d in g t h is p la c e to a n y o n e e ls e !
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sp e a k e r2 [p a u s c Ị l f s e x c it in g le a v in g h o m e a n d b e c o m in g in d e p e n d e n t . I’v e b e e n s t a y in g w ith s o m e r e la t iv e s f o r th e p a s t y e a r . I’d s t a y e d w ith t h e m b e ío r e s o w h e n I k n e w I w a s C o rn in g h e r e to s t u d y t h e y s a id , w h y d o n ’t y o u c o m e a n d liv e w ith u s - g r e a A n d t h e y ’v e b e e n f in e - le t m e d o v v h a te v e r I w a n t a n d h a v e n ’t s t u c k t o r ig id m e í t im e s a n d a ll th a t s o r t o f t h in g . S o l'v e b e e n a b le t o m e e t p le n t y o f p e o p le a n d ge to k n o w th e a r e a a n d t h e c o u r s e a n d s o o n . I íe e l a p a r t o f it a ll n o w , b u t l ’m a lw a y s r e a d y t o tr y s o m e t h in g d iffe re n t.
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S p e a k e r3 Ip a u s e ] I w a s p r e tty c a lm a b o u t C o rn in g h e r e , b u t I c o u ld r V t d e c id e w h e t h e r to s t a y w ith a t a m ily o r g e t m y o w n fla t. I’d t a lk e d to o t h e r p e o p le , y o u k n o w , ír ie n d s w h o ’v e s t u d ie d a w a y f r o m h o m e b e ío r e a n d t h e y a ll r e c o m m e n d e d th a t I s h o u ld g e t a fla b e c a u s e y o u h a v e s o m u c h m o r e ír e e d o m , s o I d id th a t. I’d o n ly b e e n h e r e tw o w e e k s a n d I w e n t o u t o n e d a y a n d le tt th e f r o n t d o o r u n lo c k e d . W h e n I g o t b a c k , ío u n d th a t m y c a m e r a h a d b e e n s t o le n . I s u p p o s e I w a s lu c k y it w a s ju s t th a t. I'm a b it m o r e c a r e íu l n o w .
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T est 2 K ey
My friend Benny and I started the coursc at tho same time. There was nevor any doubt that we'd share a place. It was the obvious choice for us to make and I think it‘s deíinitely the best option. 01 course, you have to think about \vhat you‘re going to eat. have some kind of System for cleaning, a fow ground rules. We get annoyed with each other at times. Benny smokes and I had to ask him to go outsiđe. v/hich he does now. It hasn't all been straighiforward but overall I preíer the indcpendence this place gives me.
Ịpausc] Speaker5 (pausc] My sister came here betore me and studied at the same college. She told my parents Ihat it would be much better if I slayed \vith her and Ihen she could look after me. help me settle òown Ihere, that kirxl of thing. So. that's vvhat happeneđ - nobody asked me what I vvanted lo do. Well, the truth is we don’t get on badly but I never seem to see the other students that I study with, \vhich is a big ơisadvantage. I think it's better to force yourselí to íind your own v/ay in a new environment.
[pausc] N o tv y o u 'll hear Part Three again.
tonc (The rccording is repeated.] (pausc) T hat’s the end o f Part Three. NoIV turn to Part Four.
Ịpausc] PART 4
Yo ii tv ill hear p a rt o f a radiờ itttervieiv in tvhich Tina \vhite, a magazine editor, talks lìb o tit her life a n d tvork. For quesùotis 24 to 30, choose the best attsiver A, B o r c. You n ow have one m inutc in tvhich to look a t Part Fonr.
ỊPause the rccording hcrc íor onc minute.Ị tonc lnterviewer:
Tina:
Tina White, some people describe you as the best magaáne editor in the world. and you are only in your thirties. Can yoa tell us how you startod your amazing career? Well. when I was t\venty, stiil at college. I was asked to write a sveekly column for a local paper. The paper had wanted me to write about tamous people. you know, their wonderiul liíestyles. the sort of thing people like to read about. Instead. what I did was to concenirate on people who the general Public ơidrVt know, but who had something original to say.
Tcst 2 Key lnterviewer: Tina:
lnterviewer: Tina:
lnterviewer: Tina:
lnterviewer: Tina:
lnterviewer: Ti oa:
lnterviewer: Tina:
lnterviewer:
And you got away with ill Now at that early stage. your íamily was important. How (ar đid they iníluence your career choice? My lather was a film producer, and my childhood was spent around intGroational actors arxl đirectors. so with such iníluences. I should have become an actress something my tather would have loveđ. But r>0,1 chose to be a journalist in spite of the wishes of my lamily. I think the biggest intluence was my school, not so mưch tho pooplo but ữio matorials it gavo mo accoss t o ... the hours and hours spent in the library. From being a ịoumalist. you then went on to become an editor. I understand Ihe first magazine you editcd. Female Focus. wasn’t much of a success? Well, I was the editor for a year. and then I resigneđ. mamly because of disagreements with the owners. They were reluclant to change things. because they had íaith it would eventually make a proíit. But when you think of it. the magazine had been losing millions o1pounds a year belore I became its editor. When I left. it was stĩll losing money but nothing like as much as previously. Also. when I took ovor, it was selling arourxl 650.000 copies. Thai soon increased to 800.000. so it was cenainly an improvement. And now you are editing Woman's Worlơ, and you've made it the best selling womon's magazino ovor. How do you mako poople want to read ỉl? For some of my compôtitors. the most important point is wtiat you put on the cover of your magazine. But they forget faithful readers look beyond Ihat. The real challenge is. how do you encouragc a rcader to read a serious piece? How are we going to make it an article that people want to read? You have to get their attention. And nothing does that better than a very lively, even shocking. opening line. It is said that you work very hard because you don't Irust your empỉoyees. That vvas the case five years ago, when I was appointod. It almost drove me mad. I knew I had the r»ght idea. tor example. but I wasn't able to get it ơone because I ơiơiTt have the brilliant writers I have now, or the right statt to read all the material when it came in. I hađ to read everything about six times. and that was awful! It took me four years to put together the tẽam I vvanted. and it would be very unfair to say I don't trusỉ them. Do you sometimes worry that you might lose your fame and wealth? Yes. when you work as an editor. you are praised today and criticised tomorrovv. OI course it would be ditticult to live vvithout all the ... w e ll... material comíorts l'm used to. but a smaller incon>e is something I think I coukl cope wiih. It wouldn't be the enđ of the woríd. Much more serious woukl be rt the people I work with no longer admired my work. and most ol aM I want it to stay ưiat way. And what about the íuture? Woll. peoplo olten thmK I have p4anned my career very caretully. but in fact lots of things have happened by chance. Lots of opportunitios have come my way. and I was once asked to edit a book series. As a youngster. one ol my dreams was to be a writer. to write a novel that would become a best-seller and then an avvard-vvinning Um. Well. it may seem silly. but I still hope that will happen or>e day. Tina. thank you very much for ịoining us today. (pause)
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Test 2 Key N o w you'11 hear Part l-our again.
tonc ịThc rccording is rcpcatcd.) Ipausc) Tb(U’$ the end o f Pcirt Vour. There’l l n oiv be a pattsc o f fiv e minutes fo r you to copy your ansu/ers onto the separate an$wer sheet.
[pausc] ịTeacher, pause the recording hcre for five minurcs. Remind your stiidcnts when thcy havc onc mintitc Icft.] ỊpauseỊ T hat’s the end o f the tcst. Please S IO Ị) now. Your superưisor tư ill ttoti’ collect a ll the question papers and anstver sheets. Coodbye.
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Test 3 Key Paper 1
Reading
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Paper 2
W riting
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Task-speciỉic mark schemes
ĩa r t 1 Q u e s t io n 1 C o n ten t M a jo r p o in ts: L e tte r m usr in clu d e nll th c p o in ts in th e n o te s. 1) rcco m m cn d rhc e a rlie r rrip , as ir is lcss crovvded 2) cx p lain w h y a g u id cd to u r is csscnrial 3) sugg est ta k in g a picnic 4) sugg est try in g w a tc r sp o rt(s) 5) give in ío rm a tio n a b o u r g ro u p b o o k in g O rg a n isa tio n a n d cohesio n L etter ío rm n t, vvith e a rly reíeren ce to w h y rhe p c rso n is w ritin g . C lcar o rg a n isa tio n o f p o in ts. Suicable o p e n in g a n d c lo sin g ío rrn u lac. A p p ro p ria c y o f register a n d fo r m a t In ío rm a l letter. R an g e L an gu ag e a p p ro p ria te fo r rec o m m e n d in g , g iv in g rcaso n s, m a k in g a suggcstion an d giving in ío rm a tio n . Target reader W o u ld h ave e n o u g h in fo rm a tio n to decid e a b o u t rhc rrip .
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Part 2 Q u e stio n 2 Content
Rcport should givc suggcstions about how oíterỉ thc club should mcet, \vhat typc of activities it should organise and how the d u b could bc advcrtiscd. Range
Language o í m aking suggcstions and vocabulary appropriate to organising an Englỉsh languagc club. Organisation and cohesion
Reporr should bc clearly organiscd. Sub-hcadings Nvould bc an advantage. Thcre should hc an introduction and a conclusion. Appropriacy o f register and fo rm a t
Rcgistcr could rangc from the ncutral to the íorm al, hut rnust be consistent throughout. Hormal rcport layout is not essential. Target reader
W ould l>c iníorm ed about the w riter’s suggestions for thc organisation of the d u b .
Q u e stio n 3 Content
Story should continue írom thc prom pt scntcncc. Range
Pasr tenscs. Vocabulary appropriate to chosen topic for story. Organisation and cohesion
Could be minimally parapraphed. Stor>' should reach a deíinitc ending, evcn if that ending is somewhat open-ended, as in many m odern short stories. Appropriacy o f register and Ịorm at
Consisienc neutral o r iníorm al narrativc. Target reader
Would bc ablc to follow thc storyline.
Q u e stio n 4 Content
Article should describe the diííerence ic w ould m akc in thc w ritcr’s liíc to havc to livc Nvithout tclcvision for .1 wcek. Range
Language « f description and com parison. Organisation and cobesion
Clear development of description w ith appropriatc linking and paragraphing. Appropriacy o f register and fo m ta t
Register could range from iníorm al to neutral, hu t m ust bc consistcnt rhroughout. Target rcader
Would be iníormcd about thc diíícrcncc thc lack o f tclcvision would make to the \vritcr. 133
Test 3 Key Q u e s tio n 5(a) Content
Writer should say \vhcthcr anything in the lxx)k or short story disappointcd him/hcr. Range
Languagc of dcscription and narration. Organisation and cohesion
Clcar organisation of composition with appropriatc paragríiphing. Appropriacy o f register and ịorm at
N eutral composition. Target reader
\Vould Ik* iníormcd about w hcthcr thc candidatc was disappointed o r not with rcícrcncc to thc book o r short story rcad. Q u e s tio n 5 (b ) Content
Clcar reíérence to charactcrs írom the book o r short story and the importancc oí the rclationships bctwcen thcm. Range
Language of description, narration and cxplanation of vicws. Organisiìtion and cohesìon
Clear developmcnt of description and narration lcading up to cxplaining thc candidatc’s vic\vpoinr, with appropriatc linking and paragraphing. Appropriacy o f register and ịorm aĩ
Neutral composition. Target rcader
Would be iníormed alx)ut thc importancc of the relationships hctwccn characters.
Paper 3
Use of English
(1 hour 15 minutcs)
P a rt 1
1 c 10 D
2 B 3 B 4 c 5 D 6B 11 A 12 c 13 D 14 c
7C 15 B
8C
P a rt 2 16 did/tried 17 vvith/ovcr 18 such 21 only/just 22 could/would 23 in 26 it 27 nothing 28 but/alrhough P a rt 3
31 bc produccd I by this company 32 to talk I to him ag«iin 33 my holidaỵ I I had 134
19 to 20 thosc 24 as 25 \vcre 29 which 30 for
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ounht to I havc lockcd any chance I o f Petc from Paul I nobody has got I uscd to fclt likc I doỉng bcing unahlc I tft sing as soon as I wc arrivc
Part 4 41 placc 47 which 53 having
42 bcing 48 had 54 too
43 in 49 cither 55 /
44 ha ve 45 by 50 there 51 it
46 / 52 o f
Part 5 56 attractivc 60 originality 64 succcss
Paper 4
57 tourists 58 achicvemcnt 59 cmploycc 61 communication(s) 62 undear 63 tr.niitional 65 appcarancc
Listening
(40 minutcs approxim atcly)
P art 1 1C
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 B
6A
7C
8B
Part 2 9 south o f France 10 1970 11 íamous pcoplc 12 (young) childrcn 13 (about) 50% 14 undcr (the) water 15 breathc (out) 16 (try to) float 17 (íccling) coníidcnt 18 3 hours/Icssons
P art 3 19 c
20 B
21 D
25 T
26 F
22 F
23 E
Part 4 24 F
T r a n s c r ip t
27 F
28 F
29 T
30 T
H rst CerùỊicate Listening Test. Test Three. H ello. Vm going to g i ve you th e instructions fo r this test. ỉ ’II ititroduce each pa rt o f the test and give y v u time to look at tl)e questiom. A t the start o f each piccc y o u 'lỉ hear this sound: tone You’11 hear each piece tivice. Rentember, tvbile yo u ’re ỉisietting, un-ite y o tir anstvers on the question paper. You 'II bavc t i me at the end o f the test to copy yo u r atisivers otito the sepnrate atisiver sbeet. 135
Tesi 3 Kcy There iv ilỉ now be a pause. Please ask any questions now, because you must not speak during the test.
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Nou> open your questìon paper and look at Part One.
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One. You overhear a man talking about an experieitce he had at an airport. xvhat d u i be loseỉ A his passport R his ivalỉet c a piccc o f luggage
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The airport staff looked ever\vhero for it. It was terriblo. I Ihought the plane was going to go vvithout me. At lirst I thought someone must have takenit. Although my money wasn't inside. I’d bought some nice presents for the tamily. Then I remembered that l'd been to tho vvashroom and I must have put it dówn in there. Luckily, I had my documenls and kx»rding card in my ịacket pocket and. to cut a long story short. I had to get on the plane without it. The airport staff sent it on lo me three days later.
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Two. You hear an advcrtiscmcnt a n the radio. What is speciaỉ about the P retlight g u ita rỉ A It plays recordcd music. B ít teaches you h ow to pLay. c i t plugs in to a Computer.
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The Fretlight is a íully íunctional guitar that comes in acoustic and electric models. Built inlo its bođy is an on-board Computer and 132 lights that show you vvhere to put your íingers. Simply flip a swiich and choose the chord or note that you would like to play, and the tinger positions for making the appropriate notGS vvill be promptly displayeđ on the neck of the guitar. Begmners can get a real feel
Tcst 3 Key for tho fmgertx>ard. vvhile the rr>ore experienced players will be able to discover lots of new musical possibiiiiies ...
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Three. You b c a r part o f a radio proỊịrammc. W h a t is t h e Ị n e s e n t e r t a l k i n g a b o u t ĩ fo o d s a ịe ty li m e a ỉ t im e s healtby re c ip e s
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Whether you have just one large meal a day. or a number of small meals, there are some basic steps to Keep you in good health. Ideally. eat food as soon as it is cooked or prepared. If you are preparing íood forlater use.keep coWfoods in the íridge and hot íoods hot until they are ready lo be eaten. Piping hot. that's how cookQđ food should be. especially when it's reheated. And remember. prepared íoods left at room temperature will not keep long, however íresh the ingredionts you have used.
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[pause] Q u e s tio n 4
ĩo u r .
Yoit bear tiv o peopỉe discussĩng a type o f polỉution. What do the speakers agree a b o u ti A the best utay to soive the probỉem lỉ how thcy feel about this typc o f pollution c hotv they reacted to the solution tbey saw
Ịpause) tonc Woman:
Do you know what they were doing in town the other day? I had to rush away because it set my teeth on eđge. but they vvere chipping the chewing gum off the
Man: Woman: Man:
paths with Sharp tools. You know, I only realised recently that all those black spots on the grour>d are actually oỉd chewing gum. I mean. it's disgusting. isn't it? Deeply.
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And what a nasty J0 b! Well, I was actually there when the City once tested out a machine for this and. I had to laugh, it needed such a powerful suck to get it off, it liíted the stones themselves.
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Q u e s t io t ĩ 5
Five. You hear a conversation b c tiv c c ỉi a shop assistant and a custom er a b o u t a com pact disc. W hat ivas the cause o f the p ro b le m ỉ A The custom er gave the urrong nuntber. R A m istakc was made o ti the order fo rtti. c The disc was in c o rre c tỉy labelled.
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Customer: Shop assl:
And you ordered it two vveeks ago? Well. I can't find anylhing in the order book ... Oh, yes, here it is. Well, it seems we chased it up atter you phoned and they said they couldn't find the order, so we gave them the details again. It hasn t turned up though. Oh, perhaps ... here's a nole on !he order torm. They then told us there’s nothing under the number you gave us, l’m atraiđ. Well, I noted it down very carelully. Look. Uh-huh. Oh, I see. Two figures are the vvrong way round on our form, that's why they couldrVt find the disc.
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Q u e s t io n 6
Six. You overhear a conversation a t a Ịo o tb a ll gatne. W hat does the spcakcr say a b o u t his te a m ỉ A They’re better than usual. B T b cy‘rc as g o o d as be expected. c Théy tend to be unìuckỹ.
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Not many here today, are there?
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M an 2:
I guess it isn't as popular as it used to be. A few years ago it was so crowded here, you were lucky if you coukl see over all the heads. This is the tirst time l've been this season. I was expecting 10 SCO them lose - as ever - but I can't wait for the second half if they carry on playing like this. [pausc] tonc
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[pause] Q u e stio n 7
Seven. You overhear a schoolgirl ta lk in g to her friend. \Vhat docs she th in k about her iteu/ teacherĩ /\ He is cỉevcr. ìi H e is Ịunny. c He is interesting.
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Girl:
lt's (unny, l’ve had loađs of mathíS teachers and they all seemed lo be the same really clever with íigures but useless at dealing with children. That's why I used to play about in lessons and do anything for a laugh. But Mr Jones is somelhing else. He's quite serious and hG makes us work really hard and gives us loads of problems to solve. but what I like is he relates everything to real life.
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Q u c s tio ĩt 8
Eight. In a hotel you overhear a convcrsation. \Vbo is the ivo m a n ĩ /\ a to u r guide Iỉ (ì tourist c a hotel receptiomst
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Oh. by the v/ay. what‘s this all-is-land trip like then? It lasts ail day and you get picked up from the hotel at about 7.30 and they take you around the island to kx>k at the sights. Do you think it’s worth going on then? I'd say so. You SGÔ all the sights and have lunch in a restaurant by the sea. The price includes everything, you know, llkỡ the museum and everything. The whole íamily enjoyed it v/hen we went. 139
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PART 2
Yoti w iỉl h earpart o f a radio intervieiv ivith a sivimm ing instructor. For questions 9 to 18, compỉete the sentences.
You notv have fo rty-five secottds ìn ivhich to look at Part Two.
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Intervievver: Paul:
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And rx>w for our sports section, and I have vvith me today Paul Collison who i$ a svvimming instructor wỉth a rather unusual approach. Thanks for taking the timô during your holiday to come and talk to us, Paul. It’s very kind of you to invite me. Paul - yoo're the swimming inslructor al the Palacc Hotel in the south of Prance. How long have you been there? Oh, well I started worious people there a n d ... I guess I enjoy that. And of course a lot of them go there because they want you to toacíi thom to swim! That’s true. but I teach plenty of other people too - and not all my students are beginnere. But we're not talking about young children, are we? Not usually - there isn't the sanne challenge teachiog children. They have an almost natural ability to swim. Adults are aíraid. and helping them overcome that is hard but much more fun somehow. But dorVt a lot of pooplo just giv© up trying to learn once they reach a certain age? Not at ail. I get hunđreds 01 cails Irom people looking for •sympathetic' instructors. I would estimate that about 50*«) of the adult population can't swim but they’re still Keen to leam. So it's ịust fear thai holds Ihem back? Basicalty. yes. I come across it all the time and it isn’t just beginners. I have students who can swim a bit, but don‘t make any progress because - like all of them - Ihey hate going underwater. Mmm ... So what's thô secret. Paul? Well, youve got to relax in the water and that means thai you must control your brôâthing. And I undorstand yoư have a spocial technique to help people do that. Yes. betore my students even go into the pooỉ I teach them how to breathe and to do that I give everyone a salad bowl. A salad bow1? Right...
Test 3 Key Paul:
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Intervievvor: Paul:
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Everyone in the group gots one of these ... each full of v;ater. Pirst, I get them to breathe ... slowly through the nose and mouth ... just normal controlled breathing. To calm them. Uhuh ... and then - they all have to put their taces in the bovvi and breathe out under water. How doos ít go? Well. 1hey're all terriíied at íirst. So we repeat the exercise many times and in the enđ they bccome quite compelitive aboot WỶX) can keep thoir face down the longest! And thai means Ihey ve started to íorget about their fear. Exactly. When l'm sure they're more con(ident about breathing. I move the group into the pool and I tell them that they are going to begin by trying to íloat wíth their faces in the v/ater. Once l'm sure they're OK. I start thern õff and I teach different swimming strokes to different pupils dopending on which one I think theỹll tind easiest. The svvimming technique ilselí is far less imporiant than íeeling coníident in the water. Great. So how many lessons ;vould I need to leam to swim? Well. all my lessons are an hour long and generally it just takes three to overcome the lear and get people swimming. A few never make it but l'd say 90% end up sv/immers. So there’s hope for us ail y e t... and now on to ...
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tonc ỊThe rccording is rcpcatcd.ị Ịpause) T b a t’s the ettd o fP a rt Two. N otv tu rn to Part Three.
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PART 3
Y o u ll hear part o f a radio programme called 'M orning M arket'. Vive listeners have telcpboned the Ọroỵrammc bccausc tbey have something to sell. Vor questions 19 to 23, choose tvhich o f the statements A to ĩ- matcbcs the reason each o f the people giưes fo r selling tb e ir possession. Usc the ỉetters only otice. Tbere’s one extra ỉetter ivhich you do n o t need to use. You now have ĩh irty seconds in w hich to look at Part Three.
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l'v e g o t a b ra n d -n e w rovving m a c h in e . I w o n it a c tu a lly , a b o u t tw o m o n th s a g o , a n d it’s still in its b o x . It’s g o t a n e le c tric tim e r o n il w h ic h te lls y o u h o w m u ch ro w in g y o u V e d o n e a n d a ll th a t. S o a n y o n e w h o 's in to e x e r c is e c a n d o lo ts of ro w in g a n d k e e p fit a n d h e a lth y . It ío ld s u p re a lly s m a ll, s o , y o u kn o w , it w o n ’t ta k e u p to o m u c h s p a c e in, lik e , a b e d ro o m o r a n y th in g . I m e a n , r il n e v e r u s e it b e c a u s e I w a s a íte r th e h o liơ a y vvhich w a s w o n b y w h o e v e r c a m e íirs t in the co m p e titio n . S o l’m lo o k in g f o r a ro u n d fo rty -five p o u n d s a n d m y n u m b e r is ...
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speaker2 [pausc] l ’v e g o t a k iđ n e y -s h a p e d bath, c o lo u r so ft c re a m , for s a le . It’s still in its o rig in a l p a c k in g c a s e b e c a u s e I o rd e re d th e w ro n g co lo u r, y o u kn o w , it d id n ’t g o w ith Ihe re s t o f th e b a th ro o m s u ite l’d g o t. S o . I c o n ta c te d , y o u k n o w , th e s u p p lie rs w h o s a id they'11 s e n d m e a re p la c e m e n t, at a p ric e , o f co u rs e ! B u t l'v e n o w go t to g e t rid o f th is o n e . It c o s t o rig in a lly a h u n d re d a n d s e v e n ty -fiv e p o u n d s a n d l’m letting it g o fo r fifty if a n y o n e 's in te re s te d . O K ? M y n u m b e r’s ...
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speaker3 [pause] l'v e g o t a re a l b a rg a in . It*s a L ie b e rs te in e le c tric o rg a n a n d it’s g o t tw o k e y b o a r d s a n d a rh yth m s e c tio n . It’s in g o o d c o n d itio n , p la y s q u ite w e ll, a n d it's not difficu lt to u s e o r a n y th in g . B u t. w h a t vvith u s h a v in g a b a b y o n th e w a y , it’s go t to m a k e w a y fo r m o re e s s e n tia l ite m s, a s w e ‘v e o n ly g o t a tin y flat a t th e m o m e n t. S o , a s I s a y , if a n y o n e w a n ts it. th e y c a n m a k e m e a n offer. T h e o n ly p ro b le m is a n y o n e in te re s te d w o u ld h a v e to c o m e a n d c o lle c t it. T h e n u m b e r to rin g is ...
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Speaker4 [pause] H a llo . I’v e g o t a la d ie s ’ c y c le ío r s a le . I’v e g o t b a c k tro u b le a n d l’v e b e e n a d v is e d n ot to rid e it, s o ra th e r th a n b e te m p te d . 1*11 g e t rid o f it. I h a te th e id e a . b e c a u s e w e 're not w e ll-s e rv e d w ith p u b lic tra n s p o rt o u t h e re a n d I u s e d it q u ite a lot, but a s I darerTt rid e it a n y m o re , I th in k it w o u ld b e a m is ta k e to h a n g o n to it, you kn o w , in c a s e I h a d s e c o n d th o u g h ts . S o , it's a R a le ig h C h o p p e r, p in k , a n d l’d lik e th irty-tive p o u n d s fo r it, p le a s e . I c a n b e c o n ta c te d o n ...
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Speaker5 ỊpauscỊ l’v e g o t tw o fry in g p a n s , y o u k n o w , th e s o rt fo r c o o k in g stir-fry in, a n d a s e v e n p ie c e to ol s e t to g o w ith th e m . A ll b o x e d a n d e v e ry th in g . A n y w a y , th e y ’v e h a rd ly b e e n u s e d b e c a u s e a t o n e tim e I w a s in te n d in g to d o a lot of th is ty p e of c o o k in g b e c a u s e l’v e o n ly g o t a s m a ll k itch e n e tte . like . n o o v e n . B u t l ’v e b e e n g iv e n a
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PART4
You’ỉì hear a radio intervieiv ivitb Peter Mansott about the ịo b he does fo r a record company. ĩ o r questions 24 to 30, decide ivhich o f the statements are TRU E and ivhich are FALSE. W rite T fo r TRƯE o r F fo r FALSE. You now havc fo rty-fìve seconds in ivbìch to look at Part ĩo itr .
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Peter Manson:
lnterviGwer: Peter Manson:
Intervievver: Peter Manson:
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So, Peter, as far as I understand it. with record companios in Britain íiercely competing to fĩnd gcxxl new bands, your job is to look for talented young musicians? That's right. In the 1980S. record companies stopped actively looking for new talent because they were reissuing old hits on compact disc, but now that is no longer protitable. So now they are employing people like you? Yes, v/hen we íĩnd a good artist or band, we sign them up. that is we sign a contract with them. There’s a flood of small bands and Olher new artists. I recently signed up an 18-year-old schoolboy who had produced two excellent recordings from his beơroom! My job is not an easy one because surprisingly most young artists are really quiet people. not at all out-going and they try to avoid publicity. Hovv do you fĩnd your new bands? Well. it’s a bit of a lottery. One \vill tum up v/hen you're not even looking for it. That’s what makes life interesting for me. I’ll give you an example. In the summer of 1993,1happened to be in a record shop in Oxfofd. and I met a guy that played bass for a k>cal bar>đ called 'Loops'. A few days laier I went to see them play in a tent on Oxíord ParK as part of an extremely wet music (estival. The band proved to be superb. So you signed them up for your company? Well, they had begun to be followed around by othcr 'talent spotters' like myselí. It took me three months from when I fìrst saw them, before I could persuade them to sign a contract. They liked me. but the main reason was I had seen them first. That sort of thing makes it all worthwhile. So do things ever get nasty?
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things. One of my competitors once vvent as far as sending expensive presents to a band he and I vvanted to sign up. Do you rely on contacts for iníormation? Oh, certainly. Lots of contracts will result from iníormation I get from contacts. But you must make sure they are good sources. Once I tound myself in a threatening situation, when two big, strong men brought a tape into my office and demanded I listen to it. For six months after that I received trightening threats. So your life is not as glamorous as it seems ... Well, in my protession, we spend a lot of time at musical venues, but in fact we can’t just relax and enjoy ourselves. You find yourselí going to more and more shows, hoping to spot someone a bit special.You otten don’t even see the vvhole show as you can quickly spot those with talent and those without. It must be exhausting! Yes, we live in fear of not attending the obscure show that might have led to the big, important contract, missing the little band who might just turn out to be the next week’s heroes. Sometimes you miss things simply by not being early enough. And of course all the tim e we must also look after the bands we already have contracts vvith. Well, you seem to be doing extremely well, anyway. Oh, yes! My greatest moment was only a couple of months ago. This band, having only played together a couple of times, drove to this venue and demanded to be allovved to play a song. I vvas in the audience, they started to play, and atter hearing just a few notes on the guitar, shouted that l’d just discovered the íuture of rock ’n’ roll and jumped on the stage to sign them! Fortunately it turned out later that they could sing as well! The story mưst bring tears to your rivals’ eyes. Well, we certainly wish you the best of luck with this new band! Peter Manson, thank you very much for talking to us.
[pause] N otv y o u ’ll hear Part Pour agaiỉĩ. tonc ỊThe recording is repeated.Ị [pause] T hat’s the end o f Part Four. There’11 now be a pause o f five mimttes for you to copy your ansivers onto the separate artsiver sheet. (Teachcr, pause thc recording here for five minutes. Remind your students when rhey have one minute ỉeft.] That’s the etĩd o f the test. Please stop now. Your supervisor wilỉ now coỉlect alí the question papers and ansiver sheets. Goodbye.
Test 4 Key Paper 1
Reading
(1 hour 15 minutes)
Part 1 1C
2 A
3 G
4 B
5 F
6H
7E
Part 2 8 B
c
9
10 A
11 D
12 A
13 B
14
c
15
P art 3 17 c
18 E
19
H
20 D
21 F
22 A
24 D 31 D
25 B 32 c
26 33
A B
27 E 34 E
28 A 35 D
29
16 B
P art 4 23 c 30 A
Paper 2
VVriting
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(1 hour 30 minutcs)
Task-speciiic m ark schemes
P art 1 Q u e stio n 1 Contcnt
M aịor points: The lettcr must: 1) be positive about thc good programme arrangcd by M r Robertson 2) poinr out ar lcast onc thing especially apprcciatcd 3) cxplain thar all the students wou!d like to g o to the I.ondon Fashion and Leisurc Show 4) give at lcast onc reason why thcv w ant ro go 5) suggcst how thc program m e could bc changed. N.B. Covcrage o( thc íirst point may not cxplicitly includc ‘thanks’. The ‘thanks’ may bc implicit. Organisatiatí attd cohesion
Lcttcr íorm ar, w ith carly rcícrcnce to \vhy the p<*rson is writing. Clear organisation o f points w ith suitablc paragraphing. Suitahlc opcning and closing íormulac. Af)Ị>wpriacy o f register and fo rn ia t
Hormal Ictter. Rartge
Language appropriate íor cxplaining, m aking a request and m aking a suggestion.
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Tesl 4 Key Target reơder
Would have cnough iníorm ation to act on and rcspond to thc writer’s lcttcr. P a rt 2 Q u e s tio n 2 Content
Composirion could aprcc or disagrcc w ith thc proposition, o r discuss both sidcs of the argument. Range
Language of opinion and cxplanation. Vocabulary relcvant to thc way thc topic is explored. Organisation and cohesion
Clear dcvelopment oí viewpoint with appropriaie paragraphing and linking of ideas. Appropriacy o f register and fo m ia t
N cutral composition. Target reader
Would be able lo undcrstand the writcr’s vicvvpoint. Q u e s tio n 3 Contcnt
Articlc should S tate ways in which pcople’s hom cs in thc íuturc will bc diíícrcnt and/or ways in which tlicy mighc be th e same. (Acceptablc to say or imply that nothing will bc the samc.) Range
l.inguagc of dcscription. Possihly cxplnnation. Vocabulary rclating to homcs / thc íuturc. Organisation and cobesion
Clcar devclopmcnt o f idcas, with appropriatc linkinp and paragraphing. Appropriacy o f register and Ịorm at
Rcgistcr could rangc ừom rhc iníormal to thc íormnl, but must be consistent thrõughout. Target reader
Would be dearly iníormed. Q u e s tio n 4 Content
Siory should continue from thc prompr scntcncc in the íirst person. Range
Past tcnscs. Vocabulary appropriatc ro the choscn topic íor the story. Organisatìon and cohesiott
Could be minimalỉy paragraphed. Should rcach a dcíinitc cnding. 146
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A ppropriacy o f rcgister and Ịo rm a l
Consistently ncutral or iníormal narrativc. Target reader
W ould be ablc to follow the storvlinc. Q u e s tio n S ịa) Content
W riter can agrcc o r disagrcc \vith the statcm ent, and explain why \vith rcícrcncc to the book o r story read. Range
Languagc of opinion and cxplanation. Organisation and cohesion
Clear dcvclopment o f vic\vp«int wich appropriacc paragraphing and linking o f idcas. Appropriacy o f register and fo rm a t
N cutral composicion. Target reader
\Vould bc ablc to understand the w ritcr’s point o f vicw.
Q u estio tĩ 5(b) Contcnt
W ritcr should iníorrn thcir pcn íricnd w hether the book o r short storv rcad \vould be a suitable prescnt for the pen fricnd’s cousin’s fiftecnth birthday. Range
Language of opinion, explanarion and possibly rccommendation. Organisation and cohesion
Clcar dcvciopmont of vic\vpoint w ith appropriatc paragraphing and linking of idcas. Aọpropriacy o f register and fo rm a t
ỉníorm al lcitcr. Target reader
W ould bc iníorm cd as to w hcthcr to givc thc book o r short sror>' as a prescnt to thc íiítccn-yciír-olcl.
Paper 3
Use of English
( I hour 15 minutes)
P a rt 1
1 D 2 c 3 D4 B 9 c 10 D 11 A
5 D 12 B
6C 13 c
7B 14 D
8C 15 D
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?art 3 n took m y car I didn’t \ 2 ncvcr secn I such a strange 53 were drivcn I into town by H insistcd on paying 55 didn’t succecd I in persuading 56 you mind I not using \ 7 not seen M ark since I last 58 madc a good I impression on wishes (that) he had I told ịO had troublc I (in) íollovving
°a rt 4 n vvho \ 7 just
42 / 48 / 54 been
>3 hy
43 / 49 out 55 /
44 for 50 they
45 all 46 / 51 much 52 any
°art 5 •6 extraordinary 57 freezing/frozen 58 assisrance 59 equipmcnt >0 loncliness 61 hopcíul 62 friendships 63 heat )4 poisonous 65 reasonahlc
3aper 4 >art 1 A
Listening (40 minutes approximately)
2 A
3 B
4 A
5C
6A
7C
8C
'art 2 circle (around them) 10 (a) brain(s) 11 strcss 2 fcclings 13 read 14 reward 15 52 teeth 16 tw o days 7 sound wave(s)/sound(s) / high-pitched noises 18 (íishing) ncts >art3 9 E
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'a rt 4 4 A
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28 A
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h irs t C e rtip ca te L is te n in g Test. Test Four. H e llo . V m g o in g to g iv e y o u th e m stru ctio n s f o r th is tcst. I ’l l in tro d u c e each p a rt o f th e test a n d g iv e y o u tim e to lo o k a t the questions. A t the s ta rt o f each piece y o tt’11 hear th is sound:
to n e YomV/ h e a r each piece tivice. Rementber, iv b ilc y o u 're ỉis te n in g , w rite y o u r ansu/ers o tĩ th e qu e stio n paper. Y o u ’l i have tim c a t the e n d o f the test to cõ p y y o u r atistvers o tìto th e separate ansu/er shect. There w ilỉ n o w be a ụause. Please ask a tiy questions n o w , because y o u m u s t n o t speak d u riìig the test.
Ịpause] N o w open y o u r q u e stio n p a p e r a n d lo o k a t P a rt One.
Ịpause] PART 1
V o«7/ h ca r peopỉe ta lk in g in e ig h t ả iịịc re n t situ a tio n s. F o r questions 1 to s , choose the best ansiưer, A , l i o r c.
Q u e s tio n 1
One. Y ou o ve rh e a r som e p e opỉe tứ ỉk in g a t a p a rty in a h otel. W here d id the peopỉe fir s t tneet each o th e r ỉ A a t sch o o l B a i tv o rk c a t a tvedding
[pause] to n c Man:
VVoman:
Man: VVoman:
Man: Woman:
Is Mark Hobson here?
He's got a crisis at work and oouldn’t come. But Julie’s here somev/here. Did you know he married Julie? You know. the girl who could never spell anything! Oh. right. It's their wedding anniversary 1oday, actually. She says she'd rather be here with her childhood íriends than waiting at home for Mark to íinish work! Has he changed much? Well, he looks much the sam© as he did all those years ago.
Ịpausc] to n e |T h e rec o rd in g is repeated.J [pausel
T e st 4 K ey
Q u estio n 2
Two. You overhcar a convcrsation h ì a restaurant. \vhy haven’t they seen each other lately? A He has beett too bttsy. B He has beett ill. c He has been atvay.
Ịpausc) tonc Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: VVoman; Man: Woman: Man:
Woman:
Hello, Jean! Mike Carstairs! My íavourite cuslomor. You haven t been in for ages. No. I haverVt. that's right. How arc you? I'm fine. I heard you weren't well. Woll. I was away for a couple oi weeks. But I m fine now. Ah! Yoo were going to Ihe States, vvererVt you? That fell through. Oh. did it? VVíiai 1'vo been đoing is reorganising the whole department non-stop since I saw yoo. Just haven't had a moment to myselí. This is the (irst time l've been in here since Christmas. Well. it's goođ to see you. Are you reađy to order? Ipause] tởrìí (The rccording is repeated.Ị [pauseỊ
Q uestiott 3
Three. You overhear somconc ta lkin g about a cottcerỉ. H o w d id she fceỉ at the tim e ĩ A angry B frightetied c disappointed
Ipause) tonc Giri:
It was reaily awful and Td been so lookmg lorward 10 it. Don't get me wrong - ttie music was brilliani arìđ the show itseH was reaily well done, but l'm sure they let too many people in - it was evor so crowđed. I was right at the Iront and everyoné was pushmg me agamst the stage. I couldnì breathe and I was so scared I thought I was going to faint.
Ịpause] tonc [The rccording is repcatcd.]
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Test 4 Key Q u e s tio tĩ 4
r-our. You hear a ivriter o f chiỉdrett ’$ stories talking ab o u t books and com pact discs. xvhat advantage does h e th in h books ha ve over com pact (iiscsỉ A T hey m a y last fo r li longer tinte. li T hey are easier to look after. c They con ta in better q u a lity materiaỉ. Ịpausc] tone
Man:
I vvas brought up with a respect for books. you know. always having clean hands, not bending the pages dovvn, etc. ar»d I certainly try to make sure mine are as well-made as possible. I like to pick them up by the vvrong bit and throvv them around and so on, you know, to make sure they are strong. I think it's the permanence of books that sets them apart from the other media. don't you? Of course, whal's more important IS that you have good literature and good images and, I suppose, whether that's actually on a compact disc or in a book doesn’t matter.
ỊpauscỊ tonc [The recờrding is repeated.Ị Ipauscl
Q u e s t io t ĩ 5
F ìv e . Y ou hear a husband a nd w ife talking ab o u t their sum tner hoỉidays. W hat problem d o they have? A T h ey reaiiy hate Ayittg anytvbere. B Thcy can never think o f anyu/here to go. c T hey never agree a b o u t Iưhat to do. [pause]
tonc Husband:
Wife:
You see right from the time we íirst met it was obvious that Natalie and I wanted a particular kind of holiday - the trouble was, it wasn’t the same! I like going off and doing my own thing. You knovv. history and museums - that’s what interests me. Well. I love markets anớ looking for bargains - so we enđ up sort of hating each other for tvvo weeks or so, instead of having a really nice time together. The odđ thing is that we see eye to eye all the rest of the time. It s just when we step on that plane - then the trouble starts!
Ịpause] to n e [The reco rd in g is repcatcd.ị ỊpauseỊ
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Test 4 Key
Q u e s tio n 6
Six. You hear a researcher being asked aboiit her tvork. What is she doing when she speaksĩ A dettying an accusatíon R disproving a theory c accepting a criticism
ịpausc] tonc lnterviewer: Researcher:
Now ifs a bit suspicious that this research about glasses has been paiđ for by a contact lens company. isn’t it? Is it genuine or are you having us on? Not at all. We asked about a thousănd people, most of whoní vvore glasses. some of whom didn't, and really asked them what they thought of glasses. Their responses were interesting. bul dkJn’t come from us; it's what they told us aiìswering open-erxled questions. And nx»t of them said. while they thought that glasses could be, you knovv, prelty trendy and that some of them tooked quite cool. that they dkln't much like them. Ịpause) tonc [The rccording is rcpcatcd.ị [pausc)
Q u e s tio n 7
Seven. You overhear a ivoman ta lkin g to a friend on a train. \Vbat does the ivomatt think o f the coursc shc has attcndcdỉ /\ It has ttiade her feel more coìifident. li It bas made her feel less conpdent. c ỉ t hasn't made ntuch difference to hotv she fcel$. Ịpausc]
tone Woman:
Well, the whole point was to build coníidence and l'm sure most feel it succeeơed, even if only partiy. I must say I four>d it all very enjoyable, although I can t say IVe beneíiteđ greatly. There was plenty of opporiunity to get to know other peopie in the busmess. though. 11 you wanted to - you know the sort ot thing, trips to resiaurants and the theatre in the evenings. Ịpause] tonc |The recordinR is repeated.] [pause]
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Q u e s t io n 8
Eigbt. You overhear a tuoman speaking on the radio. What is she d o in g ĩ / l compìaitting about sotneibìng lì apnlogising fo r something c explaitiittg sonietbing
Ịpause] ronc Man: Woman:
So. shall we movG on to thô next subịect? I'm sorry, but I ơo think it's necessary to go through thls again for the benelit of your listeners. Look, this is a crucial point and I don't think it can be stressed enough. As I was saying, the tirst thing that anyone with a complaint about their pension should do is put it in writing.
[pause] tonc [The rccording is rcpcatcd.] [pause] T hat’$ the ettd o f Part One. N o iv tu rn to Part Ttvo.
[pause]
PART 2
You’l l bear a radio report a b o u t dolphins. For quesứons the sentences.
9
to 18, complete
Yoti noiư have fo rty-five secoỉtds in ivhicb to look iìt Part Two.
(Pausc thc rccording hcre for 45 sccoiids.Ị tone Nevvsreader: Diane:
And for our last news item today, a special report (rom Diane Hassan on an animal that is rapidly becoming iknown as ‘man's bes! friend\ the đolphin. Last week. a 28-year-okJ diver who went svvimming in the Red Sea wfth a group of dolphins. learnt the hard way just how caring these creatures can be. When the điver was suddenly attackeđ by a shark, they saveđ him by forming a cĩrcle aroond him and frightemng the sharit away. It's not the íirst time such a rescue has happened and it’s been known for some time that dolphins vvill do for humans vvhat they do for their own kinđ. They are. in fact. the only animals in the world whose brains match ours in terms oí size. and their intelligence and ability to feel emotion continue to íascinate scientists and ơoctors alike. For somo limo now. thGir healing powers have been well known. A swim with a group ol đolphins. for example. is a recognised međical' activity for everyday probloms such as stress. But some dolphins are píaying a far more serious medical role for us than that. Amarvda Morlon, who suffered from a life-threatening illness, argued that being with dolphins savedher tiíe because they were able to read her teolings. They knew how I was íeeling.’ 153
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gentle, happy creatures that want to betriend us, which has led to projects with children as well. In one such project, dolphins are being used to help children vvho are slow learners learn to read. The dolphins do things like carrying small boards on their noses. These boards show words or pictures vvhich the children are asked to identiíy. When the children get it right, they spend more time svvimming vvith the dolphins and touching them and they see this as a revvard. So vvhat is it that makes contact with dolphins so powerful? They certainly have an engaging smile ... in each jaw they have up to 52 teeth, but rather than írightening us to death, it’s one of the vvarmest greetings in the vvorld! They’re also tantastic swimmers to watch ... the spotted dolphin has been observed reaching 20 miles an hour and keeping this up for two days at a time. And they know they’re good at it so they show off in front of humans by diving in and out of the vvater and shovving us just how much tun they’re having. They’re great communicators too. They make all kinds of íascinating high-pitched noises. They catch fish, for example, by sending out sound waves vvhich tell them everything they need to know - where it is, what it is and how big it is. The only creatures that concern dolphins, in íact, are sharks and man. We don’t necessarily harm them on purpose, but we trap them in íishing nets and we pollute the water they swim in. Pollution, in tact, is one of the dolphiiYs greatest problems. So with all the good they do for us, isn’t it time we started caring about them?
[pause]
N o w y o u 'l ỉ h e a r P a r t T w o a g a it ỉ. tone [T h e r e c o r d in g is r e p c a te d .)
[pause]
T h a f $ t h e e t ĩd o f P a r t T w o . N o w tu rn to P a rt T h re e . [pausc]
PART 3
Y o u 7/ h e a r f i v e d if f e r e n t p e o p l e t a ỉ k i n g a b o u t t h e h e a d t e a c h e r o r p r i t i c i p a l o f t h e i r Ị o r t n e r s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l . F o r q u e s t io n s 1 9 t o 2 3 , c h o o s e f r o m t h e l i s t A t o F w h a t e a c h s p e a k e r i s s a y i n g . U s e t h e l e t t e r s o n ỉ y o t ĩc e . T h e r e ’s o n e e x t r a le t t e r w h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . Y o u n o w h a v e t h i r t y s e c o n d s i n U ỉ h ic h t o l o o k a t P a r t T h r e e . ỊP a u s e th e r e c o r d in g h e r e f o r 3 0 s e c o n d s .]
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speaker 1 [pause] lt’s strange looking back because at the time you don’t alvvays appreciate people and certainly I think that’s true o f your teachers and particularly a head teacher. I m o a n ch o XA/ác a lw a \/c p n r n i irp n in n II<Ĩ n n t tn H rnn littp r anH tr> th in k a h n n t th in n c
Test 4 Key like preserving Ihe countryside and so on. and she’d say 'Don t you vvant your children to live in a better wortd?' But vvhen you're litteen. you can't imagine having a tamily - all you care about is getting y o n r homework done arxl going out with your triends!
(pause) S p ea ker2
ỊpauseỊ I don't know i( il's the same in all countries, but where I live your head teacher usually teachos classes too and we had our head for athlelics. In one way it was exciting cos she was very goo
[pause] sp ea ker3
[pausc] I think if it hadn’t been l o r o u r head teacher, l'd be doing something quite diííerent now. Sho used to assess our Art exams and although thcre wore pcoplo in my class who were really talented artists ... you knovv they could paint anything from rcal lifo and it lookcd brilliant... shc always prclcrrcd the more unusual stuff - she sakJ it showed we had ideas of our own, and she really liked that. so, I did well. I mean rx>w I make a living putting designs on greeling cards.
[pausc] sp ea ker4
Ipause) I always felt that our head leacher was under-valued and that she might have done better in a ditterent environment... her own staff held her up a bit. They all seemed ... oh, I don't knovv... maybe they just didrVt like the idea of change ... but I remember she wanted to introduce a r»ew teaching method for Frer>ch classes and the department head just dismissed the idea ... and so many ideas she had \vtiich were never taken up are being used in schools today. I sometimes wonder how she feels.
Ịpause] speaker5
(pauscỊ l've got some íriends who say they left schod and they sudđenly fett lost. They’d spent a long time 'getling an educalion' but didrVt Know what to do once they d got it. I think we were lucky because our head teacher built up a good network of contacts wíth local people and so they diđn't mind givmg us an insight into what it might be like, say. vvorking in a hospital or off»ce. I know it wasn't a new idea or
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PART 4
Yoii will bear an intervieiv ivith a tour leader w ho ivorks for an adventure company in Africa. For qnestions 24 to 30, choose the best ansiver A, B or
c.
You now have one minute in Iưbich to look at Part Four. [Pause the recording herc for one minutc.) Announcer: Mandy:
Don: Mandy: Don:
Mandy: Don:
Mandy: Don:
Mandy: Don:
And now for the holiday programme with Mandy Rice. Today l’m talking to Don Nicholson, a tour leader who spends 10 months of the year looking after groups of up to 18 tourists in Southern Aírica. They travel tỏgêther in the back of a truck, put up their own tents and cook their own food. Welcome to the programme, Don. Thanks. This is a holiday vvith a difference, isn’t it? Tell us, (irst of all, what sort of people go on a camping trip in Atrica ... and a long one at th a t... it is a month each trip? Yes. Well it sounds a sort of studenty thing to do, but in íact the majority of our passengers are people like doctors and lavvyers. We do get some students but they tend to be the ones that are studying something like conservation or wildlife. And when do they all íirst meet? The evening betore we set off. They fly in and I pick them up from the airport and immediately beíore we start sorting out places in the truck we go through what they've brought with them. Amazingly, every now and then we get somebody who genuinely doesn’t realise it’s a camping tour, so I have to rush out and get them blankets and a sleeping bag. It must be diíticult - a vvhole group of strangers coming together and then having to live together like that. Mmm. It goes surprisingly well, but I alvvays think the íirst day is critical because it sets the tone for the vvhole trip. We've had the odd nightmare start where we’ve got a ílat tyre 20 minutes aíter we set off or it’s dark and pouring with rain and people just can’t get their tents up. Yeah, once we were making pasta late at night and the cook put in a tin of strawberry jam instead of tomato paste - those are the bad starts! Basically everyone has to take part in the domestic chores, do they? Yes. The brochure makes it clear that people have to work on a rota System and
Test 4 Key muck in but more olten they are just untidy and l've got a bit of an eye for that because ... well, they might leave a fork lying on the ground, for example. and okay, it's just a fork. but in a lot of places in Aírica you can't get íorks. so l'm quite possessive about the equipment. Manđy: And do peọple really get on? Don: A lot of people have never lived in a tight community situation like this beíore and you ơo get contlicts and personality clashes. The best approach is to observe it from afar. If it gets out oí hand, I might point out in íront of the whole group that there's a problem between cerlain people. Mandy: Shame them a b it.... Don: Mmm. Sometimes it works. To be fair, conllicts are rare but small problems can mount up in that kind of environment. Evening noise, for example. Some people want to go to sleep early and others ớon'1. On occasions l've had to be the sort o( go-between and impose a •ligíits out’ time if things siart getting out of hand. Mandy: What about gotting up, because that's somelhing we're really not keen on on hoiiday? Don: lf wo’re going into a wtldlife park we might have to be on the road by Six a.m. but people still ask vvtiy they have to get up so early. I've leamt hov/ to do it nov/. u they’re a quick group ril get thiem up at five. but if they're slow I won't shout and scream ai them - 1just got them up at four thirty. Mandy: Well. pertiaps now we should go on to talk about v/hat there is to see in somc of those game parks that you have to get up so early for. Ip au sc)
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tonc [The rccording is repeatcd.) [pauscỊ T hat’s the etid o f Part Four. There’11 rtoiv be a Ịìa its e o f fw e minutes fo r you to copy yo u r anstvers onto the separate anstver sheet.
ỊTcachcr, pausc thc rccording hcrc for íive minutes. Rcmind your students whcn thcy have one minutc lcít.Ị That'$ the ettd o f the test. Pỉease stop ttow. Yottr supervisor iv iỉỉ now collect a ll the question papcrs and anstver sheets. Coodbyc.
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