Test 2line 27 line 33 Test 2 PAPER 1 READING (1 hour) Part 1 You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. ‘He'll be in soon for this,’ thought Mrs Bland, who ran the village shop, putting on her glasses to examine the envelope more closely. Every Friday, for over a year, she'd received a letter addressed to Mr Smith. She hadn't, at first, objected when he asked if his post might be sent care of her address. After all, he was new to the village and she liked to oblige people, especially a customer. He'd taken a cottage, he'd explained, a couple of kilometres out of the village and wanted to be sure of getting his letters regularly. So she’ agreed. There seemed no harm in it. He hadn't been so odd, either, in those first few weeks; a bit untidy, admittedly, and apparently rather shy, but anyone could tell he came from a good background; he was well spoken and polite. There had been gossip about him among the locals, of course. Where had he come from and why had he chosen to live in Stokes Cottage? It had been empty for two years because nobody wanted to live up that lane, far from the main road. The villagers came to the conclusion that the newcomer was from London and had been ill or, more likely, unlucky in love. He had the withdrawn, faded look of illness or disappointment. As the months passed, however, Mrs Bland became less sure of her decision. With time, he became even less talkative. He would stand silently in the shop, looking out of the window, running his hands through his increasingly long and untidy-looking beard, if another customer was being served. Nobody could draw him into conversation, let alone find out anything about him, and in the end people gave up trying. Some of them complained that he made them feel uneasy and avoided coming into the shop while he was there. But, as Mrs Bland said to them, what could she do? He only came in once a week, on a Friday morning, and she couldn't refuse to serve him on the grounds that he wasn't sociable. ‘Besides,’ she added to herself, can't start turning people away for no reason.” She wondered about him, though, and every week looked at the envelope, hoping to find out something. She'd decided that it must contain money, although she couldn't be sure because it was never opened in her presence and even her most inquisitive customers hadn't dared to question him about it. There was clearly something thin and flat inside anyway. The London postmark never varied, and the typewritten address gave no clue as to the sender. ‘A storm had broken that Friday morning, Mrs Bland had run to put down newspapers to save the flooring tiles from the worst of the wet and mud, and that's when she saw him coming. He was trudging along with his head bent against the downpour. When Smith entered the shop, Mrs Bland felt the need to begin a conversation immediately, although she knew he would not respond. "Good morning, Mr Smith. What dreadful weather we're having. Your letter’s come,’ "Yes," said Smith. He took the envelope and put it, without looking at it, into his inside pocket, handing her in exchange the shopping list he always had prepared. She read through the list of items, saying each one aloud as she fetched it from the shelf and entered the price in the till. She liked talking. Even when alone, she chatted to herself in her head, but she was afraid of serious conversations. She left that sort of thing to her husband, who was clever with words and sometimes alarmed her with the force of his opinions. You had to be so careful what you said to people in a shop. She would have hated to cause offence, so she limited herself to pleasant chat that said little and harmed nobody. And when Smith was in the shop, she didn’t notice his silence so much if she talked, but her thoughts ran alongside her speech, deeper and less comfortable. 30Paper 1 Reading 4 How did Mrs Bland react when Mr Smith first asked her to keep his letters? A She felt sorry for him. B_ She was curious about him. © She didn't mind helping. D_ She wasn't sure what to do. 2 Inthe second paragraph, we learn that the local people were A. amused by Mr Smith's shyness. B_ convinced of Mr Smith's unhappiness. C impressed by Mr Smith's physical appearance. D_ worried by Mr Smith's odd behaviour. 3 Why did Mrs Bland’s attitude to Mr Smith begin to change? A__ He appeared at the shop at increasingly inconvenient times. B_ He answered her questions impolitely. His appearance alarmed some customers. D_ He no longer made any effort to communicate. 4 How did Mrs Bland respond to people who talked about Mr Smith? A. She agreed with their point of view. B_ She apologised for his behaviour. © She pointed out his right to shop there, D_ She explained that he was a valuable customer. 5 What gave Mrs Bland the idea that the letters might contain money? A the fact that the sender's name was not shown B_ the way the envelopes looked the fact that they came so regularly D_ the secretive way in which Mr Smith handled them 6 What does the word ‘trudging’ (ine 27) tell us about Mr Smith? A how he was moving B his facial expression C howhe was dressed D his physical size 7 What does ‘it’ (line 33) refer to? A thelist B_ the weekly letter C aprice D aproduct 8 What do we learn about Mrs Bland in the final paragraph? A She found her work unsatisfying. B She was frightened of her husband She worried about upsetting her customers. D_ She found it hard to understand people. 31Test 2 Part 2 You are going to read a newspaper article about an elephant. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Saving an elephant Douglas Turner tells the story of a baby elephant who was taken on a 1,500 km journey in order to save her life. The first time I saw Wiwin, she looked like a wizened old woman with wrinkly skin, but she was in fact a baby elephant. She had been left behind when her family group was chased back into the forest after being caught raiding a rice field in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. She had been rescued by the local people, who quickly realised that they lacked the means to care for her. So she was brought to the local office of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Wiwin was desperate for affection. [9 Because her growing teeth were sore, she had also taken to chewing on anything and everything. Everyone at the Conservation office was impressed by her spirit; she was clearly a survivor, but having her there presented a number of problems. 10 So the staff desperately contacted anyone who could give advice and began constructing feeding equipment from a length of tubing attached to a plastic bottle. Once they discovered the formula of a blend of cow's milk, coconut water and milk powder, Wiwin started to take in liquids. There could be no question of releasing her back into the wild. The only option was for her to go to an elephant training centre (ETC), which cared for orphaned elephants. The nearest ETC was 1,500 km away, but transporting Wiwin over that distance would be extremely difficult, especially as she was so weak. [14 ] We set off in convoy. Wiwin was ina jeep on a cushion of 32 coconut palms, with the wildlife centre staff; I followed with a photographer. The first twenty-four hours went well.[_42 Mostly, we travelled in the cool of the night, driving through sleeping villages and setting up camp at daybreak, putting up a tent to give Wiwin shade. We continued on our way in the late afternoon and drove straight into a torrential rainstorm. Trees were blown down, even blocking the road in places. [43 We stopped for breakfast at a roadside café, where one local peered in and touched her nervously as if expecting an electric shock. Alter three days we arrived at the Sebanga ETC, to be met by the resident vet, Joanne Hammatt. She agreed that we should try to see if the elephant with the newborn calf might let Wiwin into their group to feed.[ 14 However, she did soon settle Into life at Sebanga, interacting well with the other elephants. So, after a week we left Wiwin at the centre. Regular updates from Joanne kept us informed of Wiwin’s improving condition. It could be questioned whether we were justified in putting all this effort into keeping just one animal alive ~ in order for it to live a limited life in captivity. [45 | ___] She was a symbol of hope for a group of weary conservationists who are very aware that it takes an enormous amount of time and stamina to make a differenceDespite all this, contentedly. iwin managed to sleep However, as we were told they had an elephant with a newborn calf, which might provide a suitable foster mother for ‘Wiwin, it seemed too good an opportunity to miss. But Wiwin was more than just an orphan elephant. Even when she was sleepy, she would wrap her trunk around the nearest person, pleading for company. Paper 1 Reading After weighing her, our fears were confirmed. Introductions were made the next day, but Wiwin could not be separated from her bottle, so unfortunately we had to give up the fostering idea. Wiwin determined our schedule: if she was tired we stopped, and if she was hungry we opened a coconut and fed her. ‘The most immediate of these was her unwillingness to drink anything in the sweltering heat, 33Test 2 Part 3 You are going to read a magazine article about students who have travelled the world before going to university. For questions 16-80, choose from the students (A-E). The students may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which student(s) need not have worried about health problems? 16 says he wanted to be more adventurous than his friends? 7 had to delay the start of his trip? 8 was concerned about an aspect of his preparations for the trip? 19 gained unexpected benefits from a limited budget? 20 changed his original plans in order to explore another place? 241 7 found different ways of earning money while he was away from home? 22 was unaccustomed to travelling alone? 23 wanted to avoid having a fixed programme? 24 changed his study plans as a result of his experiences abroad? 25 found accommodation through some colleagues? 26 was forced to alter his route? 27 were aware of personal security when travelling? 28 29 disliked the restrictions of a limited budget? 30 34 LeePaper 1 Reading Taking off Five young people remember their ‘gap year’ experiences, when they travelled the world between finishing school and going to university. After my exams, | read through all the gap year literature, but I'd had enough of having to turn up to lessons every day at school. So I flew to New Zealand, without any structured plans, just to see what happened. I had to live very cheaply, so I didn't use public transport, preferring to hike the long distances between the towns. I was amazed how generous people were. | was always being picked up by strangers and invited into their homes after nothing more than a conversation at the roadside. My hosts invited me to climb volcanoes, go trekking with them, even play a part a short film. In a way, I learned just as much about life as I did when I was at university back in the UK. ISI AU ETS Tene seve It all began when T was on summer holiday staying at a friend’s house in New York. By the autumn, | was convinced I didn't want to leave and I stayed there for a year. I worked three days a week in a bar and two nights in a restaurant, which gave me plenty to live on. The Brazilian band that worked in the bar offered me a room in their apartment, and we played salsa music and had barbecues ali summer. | realised eventually that I couldn't be a waiter for ever, so | came back to university. Icouldn’t face another three years studying straight after school so, like many of my classmates, 1 decided to do a round-the-world trip. I wanted to set off at the end of the summer, but it took six months of working before I had enough money. Td planned my route so that I'd be travelling with friends for part of the way and alone the rest of the time. In Japan I met some incredibly generous people who invited me into their homes. I found their culture fascinating. But in Australia it was less interesting because it was more difficult to meet the locals, as I could only afford to stay in hostels and these were full of British travellers like me. Going to Latin America was quite a courageous decision for me, and the first time I had travelled without a fixed route or any companions. | was worried that my last-minute Spanish course would not be enough. | was originally planning to fly to Mexico, then go overland by bus to Belize, but a hurricane intervened and it was too risky. So I went west by bus to Guatemala. The people were very friendly, but as I'm blond-haired and blue-eyed they stared a bit, which didn't bother me. | just smiled. I dutifully kept all my important stuff on me, as suggested In the World Travellers’ Guidebook, but I didn’t run into any trouble at all. And despite what I thought might happen, I ate anything and everything and didn’t have any problems. It was great! I'm already saving for my next trip. Everyone I knew was going to Australia, but I wanted to go somewhere more exotic, less predictable. I went with ‘Quest Overseas’, who arrange gap-year holidays. | started in Ecuador with a three-week Spanish course, then went off trekking in the Andes, which was tough. It's a good thing I had my first-aid kit, I was covered in scratches! I had arranged my flight back, but I put it off to go touring in Mexico for two weeks with some friends I'd made. My advice would be, plan ahead, but don’t worry if things change. Keep your cash in various places in your clothing, and take advice about the places to avoid at night. I never felt scared, I just enjoyed the adventure. And when T came back I decided to do a degree in South American History, which I'd never have considered before. I thought living in a flat again would be dull, but In fact I'd had enough of always being on the move. 35Test 2 PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (45 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: © A basis B foundation © source _D reason ° ALO BG. D Proof that silence is golden for studying The combination of music and study has long been a (0)...... of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (1) ..... youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate. Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (2)...... all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (@) ...... They found that the sounds (4) .... progress down by about sixty words per hour. ‘This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (6) .... with listening and writing at the same time,’ said Dr Sarah Randall. She also (6)...... to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. ‘All types of music (7) ..... the same effect,’ she said in her report. ‘One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (8) ..... by both vocal and instrumental music,’ she added. Dr Randall claimed the research (9) ..... that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong. ‘Writing an essay is a complex (10) ..... . You are recalling information and putting it in (11)....... An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is (12) ..... worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.” 3810 ri 12 whereas precise setting slowed manage reached made disturbed pointed project order partly unlike right background reduced ‘support drew had interfered displayed concern arrangement largely besides valid surrounding lowered cope arrived brought bothered demonstrated scheme line particularly Paper 3 Use of English D despite D true D circumstances D decreased D stand D came D kept D_ shocked D presented D task D pattern D_ mainly 39Test 2 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. A model village In 1861, George Cadbury took over contro! (0) .. his father's chocolate factory in Birmingham, England. At that time, it was hard (13)......... ordinary working people to find comfortable houses in (14)......... they could afford to live, and Cadbury wanted to improve the situation. He started by moving his chocolate factory into the countryside. He thought that (15) . each of his workers had his own house in a healthy environment then this would result (16)... a happy family life. The first 143 houses of his model village, called Bournville, (17) built on ground next to the factory in 1895. A (18) workers were able to buy theirs cheaply while the majority paid a fair rent. (19) ........ house had a large garden. All these gardens were cultivated to supply the villagers (20) fresh fruit and vegetables. (21)......... tenth of the village area was given over to public spaces (22) ........ that there was somewhere for residents to socialise and where community projects could (23).......... place. Bournville is a continuing success story and today has more than 8,000 homes. Cadbury's model village gave rise (24)......... the idea of the ‘garden city’ and has had many imitators in Europe and the United States. 40Paper 3. Use of English Part 3 For questions 25-84, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. AG vl 7[a| Example: City centre traffic problems The amount of traffic in the crowded (0) .. districts of some of our largest cities is a major problem these days. Over the years, (25) of which can be said to have been entirely (26) .... 7). is becoming increasingly common for cities to impose a fee on those drivers . schemes of traffic management have been tried, none . . In order to . people to leave their cars at home, especially on shorter trips, it who choose to come into the city centre. ‘Some schemes take advantage of the latest technology - for example, in one city (28) (29)... a major (80) .. is made by a card on the car’s windscreen which is scanned This is meant to speed up the flow of traffic, but the scheme has as the amount that drivers have to pay changes during the day and, as a result, itis not (31)... .. for long queues to build up just before a cheaper charging period comes into (32) ......... . However, the system is gradually gaining in (88).......... with motorists, although it has to be admitted it may not provide a total (34).......... to the problem of traffic congestion. CENTRE VARY SUCCESS COURAGE PAY AUTOMATIC ADVANTAGE USUAL OPERATE POPULAR SOLVE 41Test 2 Part 4 For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: 0 You must do exactly what the manager tells you. CARRY You must... instructions exactly. The gap can be filled by the words ‘carry out the manager's’, so you write: Example: | 0 | CARRY OUT THE MANAGER'S Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 95 ‘Ican't understand German as well as | used to,’ said Lucy. BETTER ‘lused to understand... do now,’ said Lucy. 36 Sometimes tiredness causes the machine operators to make mistakes. BECAUSE Sometimes mistakes the tiredness of the machine operators. 37 Noone has ever stolen my car. HAD Ihave von Stolen. 38 My parents met for the first time thirty years ago. THAT It ssn sonnen MY Parents first met. 4239 40 a 42 Paper 3 Use of English There are fewer people in the gym class than there were last week. AS There --ssueum People in the gym class as there were last week. Kevin started playing golf when he was twelve. TOOK Kevin . the age of twelve. ‘tt was Pierre who left the door unlocked!’ said Mary. ACCUSED Mary .. the door unlocked. We walked through the jungle until we could go no further. FAR We walked ... go through the jungle. 43