Test 1 Reading and Use of Engl READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 1 minutes) 4A reminded B recollected refered 1D remembered A reaches: B extends c D covers Part1 E eA implies B represents proves, D_ means For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) bes fits each gap, Thoro isan example atthe beginning (0) 4A. distributed B assigned © divided D allocated Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, 5 A wove B consist © Include D contain Example: 6 A. application B use © employment practice le aa 7A. persuaded B impressed C_caused D influenced EEG: SS = 8 A stay B keep © continue D remsin Alfred Wainwright Afed Wainwright came from a relatively poor family but managed t0 (0) wre. qualifications in accountancy. However itis not fr his sll a accountancy that he fs (1)... but for his pictorial {guidebooks to the English Lake District. The Lake District s in the north fost of England and (2) an.uu an area of some 2,292 square kilometres, As its name (@)....., itis an area of lakes and mountains, Alfred fist went there on ‘walking holiday in 1930 and immediately fll in love withthe are. He (4)... the Lake District into seven parts and wrote a guide for each of them, The guides () sow entirely of copies of his hand-written manuse? pts. All have descriptions of walks with hand-drawn maps and sketches of views from the summits of the diferent mountains, He Intended the books to be just for his own personal (6) sn. but was eventually (7) aun. tO publish ther. They 2 beautiful books which (8). a8 popular as ever.Test 1 Part2 For questions 8-16, read the text below and think of the word wihich best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) \white your anewers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. example: [9] [7]o TO The origin of coins ‘According (0) the first to use metalic coins. n fact, these earliest coins were made out (@) .... eletrum, the Groek historian Herodotus (484-425 BC), the Lydian people were naturally-occuring mixture of gold and silver. The coins were first produced in the seventh Ccontury 8 with a design on (10)... side only; the other was marked with simple punches. Each coin was assigned a value in units. Some coins were inscribed with names in Lycian seri, but itis unclear (14)... these are names of kings or just of rch men who produced the coins. (12) soon Of the iragular size and shape of the coins, it must (19)... been dificult to tell one (14) nse ANNE, especialy some of the Smaller ones. Thus, many Costs were expressed (15) ooo. terms of the total weight of the coins required and transactions were completed by ‘weighing the coins used together, (16)... than counting individual ones. 10 Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some ofthe fines to form a word that fits In the gap in the game line. There is an example atthe beginning (0), ‘white your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. example: [0] [Alc] tiv] i[r]y] | | LI Play Play ign (0). that al children take part in, whether alone or with ACTIVE. others. In fact, play offers @ wide (17) sn... of benefits for children VARY and is vital for @ child's learning and (18) nnn. development. It EMOTION Is central to the formation of a chile’s personality and can help to increase the knowledge children need to cope with the challenges thay encounter in school and at home. Play enables children to realise thalrcotential and to find solutions to problems, thus allowing them to experience the (19)... that success brings. SATISFY Experts tell us that it is @0) to overestimate the POSSIBLE @t)...... of play as itis probably the most effective way that IMPORTANT chien have of trying out and mastering new skills, By opening children's minds to (22) (23) oe for, PREPARE, and imagination, play is indeed a good CREATE However, as far as children themselves are concemed, the enly value of play is quite simply inthe fun and (24)... hati gives them, PLEASETest 1 Part4 2 For questions 25-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tothe fst sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given, Here isan example (0) Example: 2 © A very tional tax driver drove us into town, DRIVEN We a very tiendly tax driver. by, $0 you write 20 WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY ‘The gap can be filed by the words were driven into \Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet 25 Martin never goes to bed without having a shower frst Has Martin always toed. 26 Tinawas too frightened to stay inthe house on her own. BEEN Tina would have stayed inthe house on her own 0 frightened 27 Itwillnot be possible to buy tickets forthe match untinext Monday. SALE Tickets for the match wil Until next Monday Fr Reading and Use of English The only vegetable that Helen dislikes is cabbage. VEGETABLES Helen ‘rom cabbages. When Alex has tnished his essay, afend is going to check the spelig for him CHECKED \Wmen Alex has finished his essay, heis going to. aiend 11m sorry to disturb you when you're so busy’ said Tom. excUSE Please you when you're so busy, said Tom.Test 1 Part 5 ‘You are going to read part of the traduction to a cookery book called in Search of Total Perfection by Heston Blumenthal For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, €or D) which you think fits best according to the text Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet When my first cookery programme i Search ‘of Perfection steam ou, had Wo hiea how it ond be received by the wewers and the press. There had been plenty of alk going Found at he time about the fond revolution Sweeping through Britain, and {was ert that we'd produced a series of programmes that made a genuinely innovative contribution to that ut sil the question worried me: ‘would people appreciate an approach to ‘ooking that invlved not ust techniques but iso history, nostalgia and scence? Iwatched the ars programme in amixed state o fy ad ea TT needn't have worried. The subsequent success ofthe show paved the way forall sorts bf other fascinating projects, Inluding 3 book Based on my experlences atthe restaurant | ‘own Ineach project thereisasenseofbelngon 2 Journey be tint the past. into the mand, or Into cookery techniques Item wrote several books ina series called Perfection’, each one fecompanying is ow TV programme of the fame name. in these, however the journey twas often a very physical one, with passports find suiteares and Minerares fa Search of Tota! Perfection isthe latest in the series, ad int ‘youll rigrag the globe in order to meet some Extraordinary artisans, such asa man who finds his tte purpose in creating a golden pasta that tastes better than any other These people have spent decades pursing their own "deals of perfection Perfection Is of course, highly subjective ‘Even the seemingly simple task of choosing ‘which dishes to include inthe series turned fut to bea nightmare, and ew Iwas boured to upset many people by leaving out thelr Dariclae favour Where's steskand kidney pile and bread and butter pudding” 1 could Imagine people saying. Nevertheless, alter ‘shutting ourselves away in a meeting room land agreeing no! to emerge unl we had come ‘up with a suitable list, the TV production team. an eventually had something for everyone, "This reinforced my opinion that each of us has our own Idea of what consttites Pesfection. drawing heavily on a highly Peteonalized' mix of ‘emotions, memories fad surroundings. Despite the book's tie. fr Search of Perfection, 1 knew trom the outset that I wouldnt be claiming the recipes were Invany way ‘lefnitive’ But I reckoned that By using my technical sil ‘and scentiic knowredge, by talking to fond producers and sons and chets and thelrcustomers, eo pin down some of the things that made these ‘lshes work ‘While the dictionary defines ‘perfection’ as thestateof being perfect talso offers asecond definition of equal importance to this book honing though gradual experimentation ‘Trying out idess an then revising them unt you arrive at something uniquely wonder Ul ‘The TV serles gave me the opportunity to get ‘ot and look int all ors of foods, people and places Ta never encountered before In any Festaurant, and was as excited about that a twos about the chance to explore memory and hostag in ood because I started ut i this bsness in exactly the same way ‘Searching out the best Ingredents for the recipes took me all over the globe, Among iny adventures were: being taken with great Solemnity and assurance toa canning factory that tured out to be processing completely the wrong sort of tomato, and visiting 2 dalty farm whose standards ell 30 far short of perfection that we had to stop fling thete! Refining the technique for each reipe, ended Up hanésning a'cow and then slog dry fe to turn the milk into te eream, cooking chicken breasts ina hospital scanning machine fand nearly burning ‘my house down in. an ‘lor to get the oven fot enough for a proper Neapoltatrstye pizza Reading and Use of English In the second paragraph, Heston implies thatthe books inthe ‘Perfection’ series ‘A. had a more international focus than his fst book. B. strongly developed the psycholagical aspect ofthe subject © feature some characters who re-appeared in diferent books, were less successful than the TV programmes that went with them, \What did Heston think about the meeting to ciscuss the ‘Perfection’ series? ‘A. It was useful in highlighting some practical probleme, B. Itresuited ina very strange decision, © It should have been more productive D_ It was demanding but efficient ‘What does Heston imply about the recipes in his new book? ‘They vary considerably from the versions tha inspired them, ‘They could be developed further inthe future, ‘The final wording of them was easy to come up with, ‘The selection is not necessarily one he would have made hime. com> \What does honing’ in ine 62 tellus about the recipes? > They can never be completely perfect B They are regarded by Heston as being experimental © Thoy zorve another significant purpose in Heston's book. D_ They have been worked on and improved over a period of time. What does ‘that refer to in line 68? A. boing wiling to try out new things B teaming the trade ina particular restaurant © exploring the relationship between food and the past D_ wondering about the importance of food in people's lives Heston says that during his travels around the globe, he A had to be resourceful and adaptable narrowly avoided disaster on several occasions. © was forever solving problems caused by other people's incompetence. had to respect an unusual local custom,Test 1 You are going to a read a newspaper article about observing marine creatures called manat Part 6 ‘Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (97-42). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Swimming with Manatees, Florida’s Gentle Giants ‘When most people Hock to the famous amusement parks in Orlando, Florida, they miss some ofthe natural wonders the tate has to offer Iwas in its County on the beautifal west coast of Florida that we went to see the manatee, an amazing mammal that occupies coastal waters and rivers, Our days started early in the morning at Homosassa Spring, as this isthe perfect time to snorkel withthe manatees belore they get tired of vistors, We boarded a pontoon boat with Captain Traci Wood trom Native Vacations Having spotted two manatees just below the slowly glided. towards us. 37 |] Our boat was soon surrounded by other members his gentle species Soon we resumed our journey. Within a few Inmites Captain Tact topped the Bost agin and we were glven Instructions. Whatever You do, she sad, remember the thre golden ules: minloie splash noise, act with very Slow movements; and when you touch one of these friendly, gentle gray glans onthe back or somach, never touch with more than one hand ata tine. The Endangered Species Act forbids touching a manatee unless i touches you fst tnd they wil let you know. The protection of this endangered species taken very serious For children, there is absolutely no_ chasing or riding. the manatees. [38 [—] Most Homosassa manatees are very socal and val 6 the water very slowly, trying to keep down the amount of thick, muddy sediment rising from the bottom ofthe tver [8 |] This meant srming with the manatees wasnotat all dificult or intimidating. We saw young children as well as Seniors inthe water and there was an abundant feeling of energy and curiosity armong us all Manatees are strictly herbivores, and they eat seat variety of species, including water hyacinth tnd water lettuce. They've very bg. measuring $ oS metres and weighing as muchas 1.500 ios [HoT —]Manatees ate of course wild [FEATURES though when face to face with them, you're unlikely t eet any ear Since not all visitors want to get noseto-nose with the manatees, non-swimmers an also view them at Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park. The park provides a wonderlul home for some manatees They are well ooked after by people ‘who realiyunderstand them. The park also serves ts a research and observation center, offering three daly educational programs tothe publle From December to March, groups of manatees escape the cold winter ocean and bask inthe warm waters near powerplants and coastal springs that Stay about 23 degrees year-round. Snorkeers, divers and swimmers come to Florida from allover ‘the world fora chance to swan or interact with the docile manatee ints natural environment, ich in ‘marine vegetation So the manatees arive every year bythe RundFeds to find warm nourishment and maybe, just maybe, to vst us, the curious humans [A Thetruthis, swimming with manatees sa ealtering experience. 1B Those that have been injured or orphaned ‘willis spend ther lives there site they Te unable to survive nthe wil ut this won't diminish the experience in the least, D_ This abundant source of food makes this [Ten an Ideal habitat forthe manatees Reading and Use of English This was to avoid disturbing some of the manatees who were stil steeping while bothers were slow paddling around They usd their paddtke als to propel themselves, steering with thelr fippers gracefully moving their bodies through the water nour divetion Despite this, they look very cuteTest 1 Part7 You are going to read an article about four people who set up local environmental projects. For questions 48-52, choose from the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once, “Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Reading and Use of English Local environmental heroes Four innovators who founded local conservation projects = Like many Kenyans, Evans Wadongo grew tup studying by the light of @ kerosene lamp. Bed for his eyes, the lamps also produced harmful fumes that made him cough. So, Evans designed a cleaner sun-powered. alternative. Instead of importing solar technology from fr maseproducing country, he set up the Use Solar initiative, which tained: youngsters to manufacture special solarpowered lamps, using Tocallysoureed scrap metal and fragments of solar panels. A USB’ port, built into the base, bffered an easy way to charge phones and radios. ‘The lamps were then given to loeal groups, who sed the money they saved on kerosene to set tip stall businesses such as poultry farming for beekeeping. Evans says that getting finance for the project was a challenge due to is long term nature: Each lamp costs $25, which covers ‘materals, taining and distribution. The groups tied money trom thelr successful businesses to Duy more lamps. Which person accepted that the attitudes of local people might be impossible to change? 43 i} included @useol ational feature on a product? «| | co-operate with oer odovelop the inal idea? al had o convince local people to take part in an experiment? « managed to get prods sold in other countries? [=| | received formal ecagion fr a projet achievements? 8 realised thatit wasnt possibe to se ideas that had worked esowhore? [4 saw hat a tadonal way of ie was under heat? 5 croated an example that peope in iferent places wore abet flow? 51 sed materia that they recycled? 2 18 ‘Ee Although much of Vietnam's population lives in ‘ural areas, Is two major cities are increasingly fected by traf and pollution. Ridesharing ‘was a relatively new ‘concept when Nam Nguyen founded his Hanot-based ride-sharing website. Initally, he intended to make a tree Ietwork where people could share vebles and Contribute o protecting theenvironment. "tried toleam the model from European schemes, but they didn't really work here. Private vehicles are a source of pride for many city dwellers, ‘who rely om them to visit thelr families in the provinces. They wouldn't give them up easly He realised hed have to form a business plan to help fnance and promote the idea. So, Nam designed a tax-sharing service whose profits could support the ridesharing enterprise he hhad initially imagined. “The tax! service has become our main revenue stream, Ie allors the Fde-sharing network to continue to grow. zz About to graduate with a business Administration degree but facing a tough job market in Ghana, Bernice Dapaah Joined forces With some engineering students to create an Innovative product from bamboo, an abundant crop in Ghana. They make strong, lightweight find durable bikes out-of bamboo, using an evergrowing team of young people specially trained for the role. The project has serious green credentials, too: not only are the bikes an Alfordable, environmentally sound alternative to cars, Dut bamboo is fast-growing, prodiices ‘up to.35% more oxygen than other trees and helps to prevent soll erosion, significant cause of concern for farmers I's an idea so brillant the team’ went on to win ten International fivards. The Initiative had soon sold over & Thousand bikes, Including exports, allowing fnew workshops to be set up. The lea is that feach employee, once trained, ean train and temploy five others and bikes can be produced ‘on a small scale all over Ghana, 19Test 1 Writing WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. In your English class you have been talking about money for sports people. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. \Write your essay using ll the notes and giving reasons for your point of view, iii | wees 20 Part2 ite an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in tn appropriate styl on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top ofthe answer sheet. 2 Inyour English class you have been discussing wihy parks and green spaces are important for people living in towns and cties, Now your English teacher has asked you to writea repor. In your report, you shoul + describe the parks and green spaces in your area ‘+ recommend ways of improving these green spaces + say why these improvements would have a positive effect on people's Ives. Wirte your report 3 You se this advertisement in the online magazine Global Food! | Wanted: Restaurant reviewer | We are looking for someone to write reviews of restaurants n your area. You should + be able to take photographs to go with your reviews * be interested in efferent types of food * have a good level of English. Write to the magazine editor, Phil Simms, explaining why you are suitable for the job. Eee ‘write your letter of application 4 You see this notice in an English-language magazine: ‘Articles wanted Technology Which piece of technology would out ves be beter without? Why? The best articles willbe printed next moh (write your articleOT Test 1 Listening LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) 5 Youheara man teling atiend about an art exibition. What does he say aboutit? Part A Itwas well attended. B Thelighting was effective You will nar people talking in eight citferent situations © The catalogue was worth buying. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, Bor C) ono —— 6 Youoverhear'a man ringing a sports shop. 1. You hear a woman taking on the radio about an actor Why she caling? What doss the woman say about him? [A to report an incident in the shop AA His acting has improved over the years, B tomake a special order B Themediaoften criticise him unaitly. tofolow up an eater query © He gets fewer film oles than he deserves. 7. Youhear a man tling a friend about his work. 2 Youheara hairstylist taking about her career. How does the man feel about his work? ‘She prefers working in the TV industry because she ‘A. resentment of his colleague's success ‘A. feels that her contribution is valued. BB regret atthe changes that have taken place BB Isanlet0 express her opinions rely frustration a his ack of progress thrives on the creative challenge the work presents, '8 Youhear two people taking about a country walk they' doing. 3 Youneara comaclan called Geof Knight talking on the radio about his profession. ‘What do they agree about? What does Geof like his act to contain? {A I's much too long to complete, {A stores that give people a surprise B The paths very dificult to follow. B things that everyoody can relate to © They've chosen the wrong day to do it. © material that nobody has used before 4 Youheara conversation between a customer and a cotiee shop employee. ‘What isthe employee doing? Awaiting fora colleague's help B excusing accolleague's ineficoncy | © oftcising a colleague's attitudeTest 1 Part2 You will hear a presentation given by a university student called Megan Rowiings about a forest survival course she went on in Australia, For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Survival in the forest Iwas Megan’ (9) ‘who told her about the survival course, Megan particulary appreciated the course leader Johns use of (10) at strossul moments, Magan said the assistant’ knowledge of (11) was very useful during the course. Megan was worried that her (12) Would be @ problem in doing some ofthe tasks. John emphasised that when it comes to safety, (13) \sthe ‘most dangerous reaction Megan's teammates wore grateful forthe (14) she'd brought with her. Megan learned how to make a (18) from the material found in the forest. Megan and her group were told they should only use water trom the (16) for drinking, Megan found that making a (17) was hard for her. Megan was surprised to find that the skil of (18) benefited her. Listening Parts You wil har five short extracts in which people talk about a problem they had in their frst few weeks in a new job. For questions 19-28, choose what problem (AH) each speaker says they had. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use, ‘AI made an embarrassing comment BI dit get on with my colleagues. Speaker 1 19 © 100k on too much work Speaker 2 20 DI didn't get enough support. speaker 2 E | found the work too challenging. _ specter 4 2 F Iwas over-confident. a speakers a @ | wasn't very punctual HI was treated unreasonabiy,Fr Test 1 Listening Part 4 29. What doos Karen say about pop music? ‘You will hear an interview with an international concer pianist called Karen Hong, For questions [A Its suitable for people ofall ages. 24-20, choose the best answer (A, B oC) It makes tle impression on her © affects teenagers’ behaviourin diferent ways. 26 Why does Karen keep practising pieces of music she knows well? A tokeep her confidence levels high 90. Karen believes that when dealing with young children who play music B towarm up before playing dificult new pieces {A praise should onty be given where it's justified, © tomake email improvements to her performance of them B_ pushing them too hard will demotivate them. © it's amistake to make them nervous about the end result, 25. What does Karen say about her mother? A. Sho stilties to have an influence over Karen BB She shows her emotions much more than Karen's father, She could have been a competent pianist heselt. 26 Karen says that afer winning a big competition, she began A to ose interest in music. B totake offence easily © todoubt her talent 27 Karen's decision to take a break from performing allowed her to A. spend alot of tine on her own, B regain full physical heath, © putanew management team in place 28 When she was performing on television regularly, Karen enjoyed the idea that ‘A. she was bringing people rom aifferent countries closer together. 'B_ she was improving people's mood and energy levels. © she was taking classical music to new places and people.