[ Total: 5 marks ]

READING :
to complete the text. Put a circle round Total: 6 marks
Read the five short texts. Each text is incomplete. Choose a, b, ore
the letter of the correct answer. First, look at the example.
· · sen t e nce in
R ead the text. Use the sentences labelled A-G to complete the text. Write the letter of the m1ssmg
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the box in the correct gap. There is one extra sentence you will not need.
Example: fl}_ it's not bad.
Track and Field is an exciting sport! Many students enjoy ~it's good exercise, too.
the individual competition as well as the supportive team e) it's expensive.
atmosphere. And plus, ........................................ •
A Pain in the Back
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The weight of rucksacks has become such an issue for schoolchildren that sorne schools are banning their use

during school hours, weighing those that look too heavy for the student and even calling in special doctors to

Mr. Mike Kaelin

President, Corporate Consulting
a) Email: MikeK@[Link] warn students about the dangers of carrying heavy loads.9
•• _____,
1.
b) Sales Representative Oftentimes students as young as 8 or 9 carry around books for all of their classes each day. • f.J____ For a
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Phone: 03993-684433 young and undeveloped child this could cause back pa in and other serious injuries. _ _J
Sorne students

have started to use rucksacks with built-in wheels so they can roll their books around . • l.'.I.___...J
The heavy backpack problem has become so common that many schools, especially secondary schools, have
Alexander loves football. He has been playing a) professional
backpack policies. This means t hat teachers who t hink that a student is carrying a backpack that is too heavy
since he was 5 years old, sometimes on two b) professionally
2. may tell that students to li ghten t heir load. U
.._ ..__ _,\ Often, schools provide lockers or cubbies for students to
teams at one time. He hopes someday to play e) profession
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··································. keep books in when they aren 't being used . ~'\not her technique becoming popular is called "double booking", in

which two sets of books are used, one for stu dents to keep at home and another set kept in the classroom. The

middle grades are of most con cern because primary school students do not carry as many books and older stu-
Dear Mary, dents are presumed to be more physically developed or able to bring books to school in cars. On average, secon-

3.
This has been an exhausting week. 1had classes 2nd then
tennis practice every day until very late and then once 1
a) will now relax
b) did just smile dary school students have about five textbooks. *••'-----'
e) can just relax Experts say that for every 20 lbs. of bodyweight, you should only carry 3 lbs. in your backpack. This equals
got home I still had homework. l'm really looking fo:-w ard
15%. Other recommendations go as low as 6% of your body weight. This means many students are at risk for real
to the weekend when 1 .•....... ... .... ... .. .
injuries!

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Cooking isn't difficult if you're only willing to put sorne time a) soon enough
and effort into it. Start off slow, making small breakfasts and
4. b) in other words
simple meals and ..................... you'II be making complicated e) because of this A. These doctors are called chiropractors and specialise in back and neck pain.
recipes with ease ! B. Usually, students will be given a place to put their books after they've been asked to take sorne
.................................................................. out of their bag.
C. However, sorne schools have not addressed this issue yet.
D. For exarnple, pulled rnuscles or weakened bones.
J .J E. This takes the burden off their bodies, but rolling-backpacks aren't always easy to rnove around.
Many people have air conditioning to keep their homes cool , a) But then again F. Sorne of those books weigh up to two kilograrns.
s. 1 in the summertime. .................. , air conditioning can be very b) As a result G. In sorne schools that rneans up to 8 books at a time. ,

expensive because it uses a lot of energy. e) However

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 TEST 1
Part 31
Read the four texts below. There are eight questions about the texts. Decide which text (A, B, Cor D) tells
you the answer to the question. The same text may be used more than once. The first one is an example.

A.

Which text:

Example: is advertising something? D

Mrs. Bard, 1. confirms a delivery?
We are writing to confirm the delivery of your wood-
2. is from a friend?
framed bed to the following address, on May 6th
at 2 pm: 34 Bennington Road, Brookfield.

Thank you,
Eileen Tanger Sales, 8ettoe11e.
I n,
Brigdon Beds can'tbe/.(
ll!Peyo
se,.¡ºUsli u CUys are Which text gives t he a:-iswe rs to the following questions?
le,¡ O' depressed ~L lllov1",ig/ I'
ª"' º"' You'Q
onty ben,0 .
wuour this,
, eycepr I
n,
3. How much are Eilen and Bob Ba rd selling their old house for?
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You al/ s. l!Peryrh¡170 ,. • " '1nures
et to,,, .,, ,,r>1ng? ,._
"'º" . e 117/o lhe
OPe? u,,_ .
"TlQ/ day di
• rore
4. When wi!t Elien take t ime off to move?
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You,- ofd l'l't!JjJ Place? Q, You S. When will E!ien be back t o work?
ALr. Place Yet? aveYou soi-'
c. ""1/ces
o, ho"' IS/he
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6. How far away is Ellen moving?
/1, se~e tha,y, • I CUess ¡1
Brookfield Regional Bank
rootg¡efd si
"'or,t l'leeYou '// b
"'ª
r>u 111 to li •
Pe 117
7. What is the address of Ellen and Bob's new apartment?
Memo '10/jJ/ G. . e So C/o.
too b lPe llle a :s-e lo
'Usy/ cal/ if'You'
I would like to thank a/J ofyoufor making my pro- renor
motion to manager so easy. You are the best employ-
ees a manager could have anti I hope we ali contin-
ue to work wgether long into the Juture.
I wi/1 be taking a few days off work next week (from
tire 5th to the 8th) because l'm moving to a new
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place, buJ I should be back on Monday!

E/len Bard D. FOR SALE

Brookfield Regional Bank, • Apartment on 50 Moose Way, Hancock
Manager • Sellers: Ellen and Bob Bard
• Price: l 100,000 or best offer
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Total: 7 marks ]

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 Droughts
DO NOT WRITE MORE THAN 3 WORDS FOR EACH QUESTION.
lf it were up to me, the weather would be hot and sunny every day. Good thing it's not up to
me. The Earth needs rain and snow. Without a reliable supply of water, we would have noth-
hot and sunny
ing to drink, nothing to sustain our crops. Swimming pools would be empty. Lawns would • What kind of weather does the author prefer? .....................................
ExarnP 1e.
have no grass. Electricity would be expensive. Plants would die; animals would follow.
here is there a drought right now?
1. W
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Such a water shortage may sound extreme, but it's happening right now in parts of the western
United States. An area called the Colorado River Basin, which stretches from Wyoming to
Arizona, is in the middle of the worst drought in at least 500 years. Rivers in this region are at z. What is the level of rivers' water in the Colorado River Basin?
their lowest levels ever recorded. lf the drought continues, the results could be disastrous. The river basin is a major source
of water for big cities, including Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Entire ecosystems depend on this water, as do ranch-
ers and many other people who live and work in the area. 3. How long can droughts last?

Extreme weather and natural disasters are a normal part of life on Earth. Tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes
destroy houses and kill people. Droughts are also menacing. They can last for decades. No one knows how to predict or
stop them. In fact, many things that people do make the problem worse. The worst thing that people do is waste water. 4. What is something people do t o make droughts worse?
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Experts say that major droughts in the 1200s and l 300s may have driven the Native American Anasazi out of places such as
Mesa Verde in Colorado and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. 'Water is life," says geologist John Dohrenwend of Teasdale, S. What made the Native Am erican Anasazi leave Colorado and New Mexico in the 1200s and 1300s?
Utah. "lf you don't have it, the land can't support life." Out West, rivers and flood plains make up just 3 percent of the land
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area, Dohrenwend says. But these 3 percent support a full 90 percent of the region's plant and animal life.

6. What percent of the United State's west is made up of rivers and flood plains?
Scientists are just beginning to understand the conditions that lead to droughts. They're finding that small changes in the flow
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of air and water can have a huge effect on climate around the globe. lf people want to continue living with cheap electricity
and clean water, they'II need to find ways to use less of the precious liquid. In fact, the drought in the western U.S. might ju c 5

be a wake-up call for all of us, no matter where we live. "In sorne ways, the problem sounds like a simple one of not enough 7. What percent of life is supported by the few rivers and flood plains in the western USA?

water" Dohrenwend says. But it's really more complicated than that. 'When you start to look at what goes on in a river
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flowing from the mountains to the sea, all the things we as human beings use it for, and all of what actually happens during ª
drought, a lot of what is going to happen isn't necessarily obvious," he says. "lt could cause things we don't want to happen 8. What kind of changes affect the climate globally?

much sooner than we might think." ..-~~~!'!~!=!~. ,i.i:i..~~!=! ............................................................................................................. .......................................................... .

Total: 8 marks
Total marks for Reading: 26
 WRITING

Read a newspaper announcement about a water park. Write a letter to the newspaper.
You should
• give your own opinion
• say what you did and didn't like
• make sorne suggestions for improvements

Write between 70 and 100 words. Do not write an address.

Silly Slides Water Park

Silly Slides Water Park, which just opened in Kittery Falls, is a fun and exciting
way to spend a day. As this is a new pa rk we wou ld like to have comments and
reccommendations from the people t hat have al ready visited the park so that
we can improve it further.

DearSirs

Write a letter to a friend. Tell your friend about the beach house you're stayi ng in for the summer.
Invite your friend to come for a visit. Write between 100 and 120 words.

Dear
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