ers Certificate Practice Tests Nick Kenny Lucrecia Luque-Mortimer Mem NOT JUST TESTINGExam Overview 2 Practice Test 5 es : oper Reading 2 Practice Test 1 4 Paper 2. Writing 90 oper Reading 4 paper3_ Use of Engish w raper2._ wring 10 aperdUstering 98 Poper3 Use of English 12 Papers speaking 103 reper Usesng 18 Paper’ Speaking 23 Practice Test 6 104 paper | Read 18 Practice Test 2 eae nes 110 Paper 1 Reading a Paper 3 Use of English 2 Paper 2 Writing 30 Paper 4 Listening 18 Paper’ Use of English 32 Paper 5 Speaking 123 Paper 4 Ustening 38 Paper Speaking «3 Visuals for Paper 5 14 Test 1 Speak 124 Practice Test 3 Pree aged i oper Reading 44 Test3_ Speaking 130 Paper? Witing 50 Test Speaking 1 Paper3_Use of Engish 52 Test Speaking 136 Roper Usteing 58 Test 6 Speaking 139 Paper Speaking «8 Answer Key va Practice Test 4 64 Paper 1 Reading oe Tapescripts 153 per 2 Wt 70 Papers Use al 32 Top 20 Questions vs pe tees 72 OMR Answer Sheets 175 Paper'S Speaking 3sim Lah Cec ‘You are going to read a magazine article about a rally driver For questions 1-8, ‘choose the answer (A, B, C orD) which you think fits best according tothe text. Driving in the desert BEM sr paren 1: exonWir ai the writer goto Australia? ‘Ato further dovelop her driving sil B to get practice in criving in desert conditions © to visit mombors of hor family who farmed there 1D. to experiance tving in an unfariiar environment Inthe writer's opinion, the ideal alyng leam-mat fs someone who ‘A. wil keep you from foatng afraid at right. 'B can make up fr any woakeeses you have, {© does not take the competion too seriously. 1D will share your general aims and attitudes. ‘What 600s the wordt’ in ine 40 refer 0? ‘The writer's greatest fear inthe desert was that she might lose her way in bad weather. Dbeoome stuck n wet ground. damage her vetice inthe mud have o be reccved by othor competitors. com> What éo0s tho writer say about the cost ofthe aly? A. Hing a vohicio was hor biggest expense, 1B Safety equipment was proved by the organises. © Sho was surprised that a small garage sponsored nor Anew vehicie would have reduced her maintenance bil {By using the phrase ‘a gitsjaunt’ (ine 68), the big dealers showed that they felt ‘A. unimpressed by the writer's diving skis 8 alack ofrospoct for this partcular event. © sure thatthe writer wouldn't complete the rally 1D an unmitingness to sponsor rallying in general. ‘According to the writer, men rally divers {allt roalico whan something is about io go wrong, tend to feel overconfident when cving al speed. ‘se0m to have fewer problems with navigation refuse lo accept the advice of women. com> Inthe last paragraph, the witer suggests that aking part inthe rally thas improved her career prospects. hha improssed her suporors at work 's something that she wil do every year. 's creating cortainprobloms inher private ie, com> rests. aren 1 neaoinPart 2 ‘You are going to read an article about the music used in gyms. Seven sentences hhave been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences AH the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one tog Music to get ‘At college, | used to go to the gym regularly but | never liked the music they played in the classes. | trained as an instructor largely so that | could have Control ofthe stereo. Now | teach twenty hours of aerobic classes a week and so | always associate physical activity with banging house music at 140 beats per minute Th not as crazy 08 you might think. Music and exercise have lng been known o be close companions. [BIN] —_|He is ale the architect of tho Brunol Musi Rating inventory (BM, designed toate the motivational qualities of music Karageorghis says we have an underlying predisposition to react to musical stimuli, ‘Music is boneficial’ he explains, ‘because ofthe similaritios between rhythm and human movement. The synchronisation of music with exercise consistently demonstrates increased levels of work output among exercise participants’ | For James Cracknell, the rower, the ideal music ‘was a Red Hot Chil Peppers’ album, which he says played an integral part in his preparation and, uimatly is Olympic victory. BRIN] —_}" you ae not famtiar with this word, it means that dung repetive exercise, music essentialy diverts attention away from the sensation of fatigue. The right music can almost persuade your body that you are infact having ance sit down anda coflee [Not everyone, however, shares the same taste Intunes. ‘Can you turn that racket down?’ said a participant in one of my classes before storming ‘out. Reaching a consensus on music is notoriously tricky — which makes communal exercise classes problematic. There are, however, some rules that professional finess instructors totow. HT] ‘Most importantly, however, the music should mirror your heartbeat. The instructor should choose the ‘music to go with the diferent phases of a ciass, from the warm up, to high intensity, to the final relaxing phase. I's advisable to follow this sequence when you work out alone, too, and not make the mistake a good frend of mine made. [IST —_] Instructors and gyms often buy ready:mixed CDs that come witha music lence, without which they can be fines heavily. frequent complaint by those who oo to clases is that they hear the seme old songs over and over again. IAN ts also tue, sok, that ‘most people respond best in motivational terms to cute awful songs — music they wold necessary be proue to have on thei Ped HBT) order prepare mental, for example, golfers can get hold of a special range of music {ust for them. Whatever your spor, Ike to ge you some final words of advice. As Karageorghis suggests, enjey the beat and let the music motivate you, but neve forget your main objective isto exercise and musics only there o help you do that. TEST 1, PAPER 1: READING"A But perhaps the most useful thing The most convenient s the gym ‘about music is that it allows even called Third Space in London's the humble gym-goer or runner to ‘Soho, which does several sessions: ‘practise a tochnique used by elite ‘a week to live D. accompaniment. athletes, known as disassociation’ F He was cooling down to techno B_ Those days you can find music ‘music, which lft him feeling tallored to sultan incredibly diverse nervous and twitchy ll day range of sports and exercise needs. |G Choose the right music and, © One of them is that the music according to Karageorghis, you can must be appropriate tothe type of Lp your workout productivity by as ‘lass and not just the instructor's ‘much as twenty percent. personel enthusiasm fora particular ‘genre or artist H_DrCostas Karageorghis, a sports ‘and exercise psychologist who is | D_ Thisis mostly because only ‘alco a musician, has spent more | allimited number of them are than a decade studying the link released for pubic performance between athletic activity and music. each veer, and party because teachers universally favour the ‘most popular tracks. rest, papea t:reaome EDPart 3 ‘You are going to read a magazine article about five people who each write a personal blog, For questions 16-20, choose fram the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once. ‘Ann Handley Dave Armano Carol Krishner Debbie Weil ‘Tristan Hussey mooe> Which person started wing he blog as 2 ayo improving carer prospects? ays they use the personal blog in profesional acvtes? -wams prospective bloggers about a loss of privacy? rmenions having catain dics 8 ¢tnenager? made a dacislon to improve te ual ofthe Bog? isnot conoemed about making eres in the bog? fet ro need to lear anything new before stating towne logs? bolloves tat logging has improved tht anguage skis? initially lacked confidence in their ability to attract readers to the blog? ‘was surprised by the response to the blog? a) compares he ease of wring bags to ther types of wing? ‘Values the fact that the blog provides a break from work? remembers other people being less open about what they had writen? AARAAAARABABRE has offered other new bloggers help in stating their blogs? TEST 1, PAPER 1: READING‘Ann Handley Like many of my schoo! friends, {used to spend hours every day writing a diary But while they kept them hidden under their beds, Ineaded an audience, interaction and feedback, One day, ‘my teacher encouraged me to join a pen fiend ‘organisation and | sed to write pages of fascinating detail about my teacher, my friends, my dog .. ‘even invented a few personalities, the details (of which were far more interesting than my own life. So when one of my colleagues explained to me what blogging was all about - the frequent postings, the feedback, the trackbacks — | felt confident that | already knew all about it. | am now a marketing specialist ‘and my biog is a business tool. But at the same time | am reliving the joy of communicating and the thrl ofthe conversation, Dave Armano A year ago | was a professional minding my own business. When | started reading blogs, | would say to myself: ‘There's 0 much information out there ~ so many smart people I decided to start my own biog, but | had no idea what | was doing. | was basically @ nobody and | was trying to get people to listen tome. What was | thinking? But then | created a visual for my biog and before I knew it, had all these other blogs linking to me — doing weird stuff like trackbacks. | had no idea what a trackback was, but | went from forty hits a day to close to a hundred overnight. It was amazing! That's when | stopped to think: if| wanted traffic, I needed to {get some good content there, and that's what really worked for me. Carol Krishner It's great to have my personal blog because I feel free and if| make mistakes eam from the experience. 'm a lecturer, and i's refreshing to be able to step outside my ‘academic interests and into a different world. But i's interesting that when you choose topics to rite about you give others hints about yourself, ‘and people do get to know you. So it's not the Read the personal stories of five bloggers thing to do if you want to remain anonymous. (One of the first lessons | learnt is that the blogosphere is a genuine community. After asking Why do people start writing blogs? ‘a question ina blog comment about what Quaities are needed ina good blog, | soon got spot-on advice from a blogger | didn't ‘even know. Then | had an invitation to a local face-to-face blogger meet-up, which was an ‘amazing experience. Debbie Weil | started my first blog exactly three years ago fora very practical reason Itwas clear to me that blogs were gaing to become a useful tool Jn my future job as @ journalist. | needed to know how to use this new tool, and | figured blogging ‘myself was the quickest way to get up to speed. Heart quickly and since then I've helped others launch their own personal blogs. The simplicity Cf blogging software enables me to write short entries without any problems or delays. Writing 2 750-word article is @ daunting task, but a ‘Quick blog entry takes less than a minute. And yet the effect is so significant — | get calls from ‘companies saying they've read my blog and would | be available to give a presentation, for a large feo. Tristan Hussey Writing has been a struggle for me for most of my academic life. In my first high school year | had serious spelling problems all the ime. At college, thanks to a spell checker and some practice, | did fine. In 2004, | was in an administrative job and fooling that | was only using a small portion of my skills. had heard about this blogging thing and decided | should give ita go. I wrote one biog but deleted itafter a couple of days. Then | realised that i | wanted a better job, I'd need to get good at this. So I started reading blogs, writing blogs = itwas a daily ritual of reading and writing. And guess what, my wnting was getting better, and, incredibly, I got noticed by employers. Today | work for a blog software company.Part 1 Tun us ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate style. 1 You have received an email rom Jennie, an English-speaking friend who has recenily moved to your country and now lives near ‘you, Read Jennie's email and the notes you have made. Then write an emailto Jennie, using all your notes. Yes ghedetsils —_| EN tesrs, paren a ‘email Page Loft From: Jennie Sullivan Sent: 20% jly 2008, Subject: Geuing fe have decided try and ge fit, bt Lam finding it fens to decide what to de, Ter a perk ner er, an you join me 0 ge running inthe morning? ——| Asso ne, Fa bit ay I need 0 5094 ym brcce I would never do any exec a me, Art 1 shee ay goad yy in shi area? Trey ey with my sbosteor Do you think Ten et vou xc fg ft tie awe te gyn? Tihs ene avery good einer i ike erm Le sin realy wll Cn you teach me? Now I mat oto bay spots clothes and equipment Sey soon, Love, Jennie ‘Write your email. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate ‘speling and punctuation in a style appropriate to the situation. warningPart2 \Write an answer to ene of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write an answer in 120-180 ‘words in an appropriate styl. 2 You have seen an announcement in an international magazine. “When Iwas really small “Tellus ahoue your best fiend when you were child and say why you got on well ogether “The es aril will win a book a prze. Wiite your article. 3 You recently saw this notice in your local newspaper. ‘Wit a review for ul Have you visited a museum lately? If, could you write a review of our ‘vst for che college magazine? Include information abou the exhibit, {he information available andthe fxs, and sy whether you would recommend ito ether stadens, “The best eviews wll exes book tokom asa prize ‘Write your review. 4. Your teacher has asked you to wrte a story for an intemetional magazine. The ‘story must begin with the following words: ‘As soon as Roy opened the door, he knew something was wrong. \Wiite your story. ‘5. Answer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of these set books. {a) Author - Name of book ‘Compare the main character as stheis atthe beginning and atthe end ofthe story Write an essay saying in what ways s/he has changed as a result of events (b) Author — Name of book | have jst seen the fm [name of book] and I realy liked it | know you have read the book. Do you think itis worth reading or willbe bored? Jack |Wrte a letter to Jack answering his question and giving reasons for your opinions, oe |TEST en PE IAENSSED 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 atthe beginning (0) Inthe exam you mark your answers on a separate answer shest clear D wide Don’t forget your hat ‘An important point to remember if you ike spending time out in the (0)... aris thatthe human head doesn't work very well outdoors iit becomes too ho, cold Cr wel. That's why a hat is a good investment, wherever you're planning to go out and (1)... Surprisingly a single waterproof hat with a brim will do the (2). adequately in most conditions In cold climates, the problom is thatthe hoad is (3)... heat all the time. As (4) as fiy to sixty percent of your body's heat is lost through the head and neck, (5) ‘on which scientist you believe. Cleary this heat loss needs to be prevented, but its Important to remember that hats don't actually (6)... ou warm, they simply stop heat escaping Just as importants the need to protect your neck from the effects of (7) sunlight, and the brim of your het will do this. f you prefer a baseball cap, (8) buying one that has a drop down ‘al’ atthe back to stop your neck (9)... sunburnt, And in wet weather (10)... Rats are often more practical than puling up the hood ‘of your waterproof coat because when you (1)... your head, the hat goes with you, (12)... the hood usually doos not. WER es1 1, paren a: use oF encuisn© A open Bee © oar D wise 4A around — 8 about along D above 2A ib B task © tole D duty 3. A Giving away B sending out © dropping off Dunning down 4A soon B long © wel much 5 A according 8 regarding depending rating 6 A maintain B stay © had D keep 7 A sharp 8 keen © bcght D deep 8A consider 8 rocommend advise suggest 9 A suffering 8 going having D geting 40 A occasions 8 postions © cases © conditions 410 ater B swith «= Gum D spin 42.8 insteadot 8 whereas ratherthan thereby Test 1, paren: ust oF encuish IEPart2 For questions 13-24, read the text bolow and think of the word which best fs each ‘g2p. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam you vite your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet example: [OWT] Te ] Penguins on the move For years, the penguins at San Francisco Zoo were happy (0)... theives. They sed to go for the occasional swim during the summer, but spent the winter resting in their burrows — only coming (13)... at meaitimes when fish was provided for them ‘Then one day, six new penguins, (14) .... had been entertaining the vistors at a theme park in San Diego, atived to share the pool. These new arrivals immediately |Part 4 ‘You will har an interview with Pamela Green, a young fashion designer, For {questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). ‘24 What helped Pamela to decide to become a fashion designer? oe enema para ahemmerarerriony a Pipi seperti 25 What does Pamela say about having a degree in fashion? A Ite essential fr promotion, B Its evidence of your abilty. _ Be © It guarantess you a better income, 26 Pamela says that when starting your own fashion label, is most important to A. enjoy the creative process. contact shops that might sel it. © havea business plan, 5 27 Where does Pamela usually find inspiration for her fashion design A inthe work of ther designers B inthe styles of ather countries inthe clothes her frionds wear 5 28 What aspect of her work does Pamela find most aficult to deal with? A. the pressure to mest deadlines: the failure of some of her designs © the need to attend fashion shows 29 According to Pamela, successful designers need to be able to A. predict future fashions. B recognise all past styles. © got their designs published. zs '30 What advice does Pamela have for people who want a career in fashion? A. Be aware ofthe options available. B Don't be afraid of sudden fame. © Leam from your own errors. g WEEN esr, raren usteninetd Eau Part 1 (3 minutes) ‘The examiner will ask you both to tak briefly about yourselves by answering ‘questions such as: First of all, we'd like to know something about you. ‘Where are you from? What do you like about living in... ‘What is there for young people to doin your area? Part 2 (3 oF 4 minutes) You will each be asked to talk for a minute without interruption. You will each have ‘wo different photographs to talk about. You will also have to answer a question after your partner has spoken, ‘Study places (compare, contrast and speculate) Turm to pictures 1 and 2 on page 124, which show people studying. Candidate A, compare and contrast these photographs, and say why the people hhave chosen these places to study. You have @ minuto to do ths. Candidate 8, do you ever study in albrary? Doing exercise (compare, contrast and speculate) ‘Tum to pictures 1 and 2 on page 125, which show people exercising Candidate 8, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how good these {orms of exercise might be for tre people In the photos. You have a minute to do this. Candidate A, do you ke team sports? Part 3 (3.07 4 minutes) ‘You will be asked to discuss something together without intoruption by the examiner. ‘You will have a page of pictures to help you. ‘Travel problems (discuss and evaluate) ‘Turn to the pictures on page 126, which show diferent problems people may have ‘when they travel (go on holiday) How serious are these problems for the people involved? ‘What can people do to avoid these problems? Part 4(3 0° 4 minutes) ‘The examiner encourages you to develop the discussion in Pert 3 by asking {questions such as: Do you ike ‘adventure’ holidays? Why/Why not? Has anything lke this ever happened to you? How did you react? How dangerous is itto go on safari holidays? rest, paren s: secaxine EENWhy have the people chosen these places to sti na TEST 1, PAPER 5; SPEAKING{_How good are these forms of exercise forthe people inthe photos? Useful phrases Dhetos are dong ver torent peso vec. ‘he boysin te fst photo re plying football ana they seum fo be enoying the people inthe second photograph who ae Seca in 25m for ‘working out Footbal an excelent form of exercise an Sea teaches chren the Inthe second phot, think he young weman looks bore, She probably eres Sever mes Soot to ke Ft ‘hod puting on weight ‘nemo at the back e dong weighting Dera they oth have fultimejobs and they amet the aym ae rest 1, papers: sreacinc EESHow serious are these problems for the people involved? What can people do to avoid these problems? Useful phrasesToe: eal feet ‘You ae going to read an extrac rom a navel. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A.B, C orD) which you think fits best according tothe tex. HEEB tesr 2, paren 1: ncaoins41 What di the writer think ofthe farmhouse when she first saw it? ‘A. It was better than the description in the guidebook. B It lived up to har expectations ofthe countryside. © It was similar to one her aunt had writen about It reminded her of her own house. 2 What does the word ‘ridge’ (ine 7) describe? ‘A. an agricultural building Ba feature of the landscape © a piece of farm machinery D__a.way of dividing fields on a farm 3 What do we discover about the farm in the second paragraph? ‘A. Itwasn't as large as it soomed. B None ofthe animals belonged toi. ©The owner lived in another part of the country. 1D. The bed-and-breakfast business was Going wel 4 What disappointed the writer about the accommodation offered a the ferm? [A the lack of space to hang clothes B the fact that it needed cleaning the limited amount of furniture D the size ofthe rooms 5 When Mrs Vosper asked if they were on holisay, the writer felt 'A_ embarrassed by her aunt's reply B_uncure why her aunt had really come. © {00 tired to take in what was being said. D_ worried that she might be asked something next. {6 What does the writer suggest about her bedroom at the farmhouse? |A. Her aunt had picked a better one. B twas an unhealthy place to sleep. © Her mother would have approved of it D_ itwasn't the one she would have chosen. 7 The word iin line 74 refers to ‘Aa page in the magazine. Banartcie in the magazine. © a photograph in the magazine. D_ an advertisement in the magazine. 8 The writer was unimpressed by the magazine because [A itdicet contain any interesting stories, {provided only factual information. 8 © it seamed to bo all about London D_ itwas given away free to people. Pe: |Part 2 You are going to read an extract from an article about a trip to study the bottienose whale. 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 ‘hich you do not need to use, | Douglas Chadwick joined the crew ofthe research boat the Balaena, Ihave joined the rew ofthe Balaona, a 15-mare research boat, and we are now afew kilometres off tn east coast of Canada, saling over what seafarers call the Gly. Gly means narow chanvet, bu this itis mor ikea drowned Grand Canyon, about on Ilometres acoes and, n paces, vera klomote straight down tothe boiom ofthe see. The Gully, with ts obundant fh Is home to a dozen kinds of cetaceans We have come in search of bottlenose whales. Hal Winitead, a whale expert, and his crow ae here o study the behaviour ofthese enigmate creatures, lam hoping to see at leat one today, but Lam prepared io be disappcintd. ve been tld tha, a8 ale, the fat hinge you 80 ae spouts, the typical jets of water coming out of rer heads, which are visble tom a dstence. | —] The nother botlonose and Teas nineteen closely related midde-sized whales frm the fay Ziphidao. Referod to a3 ‘beaked whales’, they Account for one in every four species of cetaceans the marine maminalskrown 28 whales, dolphins ‘and porpoises. Poople love whales, but most of us ‘wouln'trecognse azphid fone surged through the tig oom, IT] ‘Aeady some tse metres longa bith northern botlenoses continue o grow in size unt the ape oftwenty, when they mey each ten motes. Adults weigh between ve and seven tonnes, roughly the seme os Aican elephants, [HT | These ore probably aon the most ntellgent animals onthe TEST 2, PAPER 1: READING ‘ent planet, and we hardly know a thing about them, says Hal Whitehead itis very quiet and all we can hear is the ereak of he ship's masts as it sways, Suddenly, breaths 1ke great sighs sound through the fog. HT} “The smalest one exis forte boat anda ager companion cuts of. Then they rejoin the others ‘oat tke swollen logs a shot distance away. ‘can see them wel They have smal ns bt big domed heads with imposing foreheads ebove narrow, protruding awe. Their heads re wosthrds out ofthe water now al pointing our way.) We are being studied by northern botenose whales, which i nly fa, since tha is what we came to doto them if te bottenoses dont swim too fast, we can keep up and observe them. Theie moverents are accompanies by grunts, whistes and cheers mado by the bowholes. Every 30 often, one repeatedly Its is ta to give the water a resounding slap. This dleplay may function as yet another way o be heard The Biggest question is what goes on when these animals are nol onthe suriace, which is mest of the fimo. To find out, tho roscarchor attached a timo- dopth recorder (TOR) toa whale’ skin. The TOR stayed on fr fourand hat hours and surfaced with tho frst solid data ever obtained about a zip in its submarine Kingdom. [BHT ——] Thi ovelation ooms to prove Hal Whtehoad theory that he ‘wots deepest divers the botanose whale ~ or maybe one ofthe many other beakod whales yet to be studi“This is not surprising because, even E The same holds for leaping ‘among scientists, these whale ‘skyward and making a huge splash, probably qualify as the east familiar though they may do this just fr fun. ‘of all big mammals. F Beyond these basic facts, ite is (On one ofits dives, the bottlenose known about the lives of nrthem hhad reached a dapth of 900 metres. _ottlenoses. “These animals aren'just watching G These strange noises come from Us, they are scanning us with rapid four creatures, soven to ten metres Clicking noises just above the range long, which have risen from the (of human heering. epihs. |Whale hunting reduced the H_ When you come closer, though, you population by at least seventy ‘may find that they have submerged percent. and the species remains ‘on along dive, presumably in depleted today. ‘search of food. esr 2,paven esos EE3 You are going to read magazine article about four women who are referees or Umpires in diferent sports. For questions 16-30, choose from the women (A-D). The women may be chosen more than onco. ‘A Benita D'Couth B Ria Cortesio © DroiliClarke D Grace Gavin ‘Which woman ‘mentions concentrating on her jb and not paying attention to Tip Strip anything else? Question 16: Look or srathewarct=3199 was appointed todo ajob which she knew would be her last? ‘on dang her oat Ee gq remamters her feeling of confidence when se started refereeing? iio yng ‘arcane ‘mentions one qualty she has that is appreciated by male players? ara example of te 20 has had Wo go tou Moyehsoiha gives an example ofthe or of sis she has hed to go Uough? ft th nee to prove to others that she wes wel uted othe job? says people feel more postive about her refereeing after seeing hor in action? intends to do something 60 that other women can reach her posion? {ocls thatthe general public is unaware of the demands of her job? remembers the excitement of learring about an appointment? ‘mentions her good relations with other sports professionals? behaves difrenty when she's actually doing the job? refers to the lack of nancial motation in thelr work? adits one of her skills needs to be better to referee in men's ‘matches? recognises an employer's postive altitude towards her sporting ‘commitments? Aa SASASAA SBABAE HEE testa, aren 1: aeaoinEee When you first meet Bentla D’Couth, the first woman football referee in India, appearances can be deceptive. She is soft- spoken and appears shy and unassu in sharp contrast to how she is on the fel where she appears loud and aggressive. Bentla was always interested in football, but it was only at the age of eighteen that she leamt that women’s football existed. ‘In my first refereeing job, | knew that | was very well aware of every detail of the game and that's why I could not go wrong. Iwas sure | ‘wouldn't make a wrong decision,’ she says. ‘it doesn't happen now, but | guess earlier people did have that “what would she know" attitude, But once they saw me on the field refereeing a match, they would start coming to me for tips to improve their game. | can say that | haven't had any bad experiences 50 far.’ Bentla knows she needs to improve (on her positioning, though. ‘Boys play very fast, so it can be a little taxing to Keep up with their pace." PRS ed ‘Sydney was actually my third Olympics ‘and this was a unique achievernent as unt then no British woman had ever umpired at three Games, It seemed a long time since my first Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, and then Atlanta in 1996." A World and Olympic panel umpire’s performance is assessed in all international matches, and they have to score a minimum 8 out of 10 every time if they want to maintain their position. ‘Factors included in the assessment are such things ‘as control, signals and cooperation with the other umpire on the pitch and fitness,” explains Clarke. She arrived in Sydney early to get over the stresses and strains of the flight, ready for the pressures of the two ‘weeks of the Olympic hockey competition, knowing too that it would be her final tournament as she had decided to retire at what she hoped was the top. ‘Increasingly, there is more at stake,” she says, ‘itis big ‘money for the players and the coaches but for umpires only personal satisfaction at a job well done.” Reo) Ria Cortesio, a native of Davenport, Iowa, is one of five women to have umpired in professional baseball. She is hoping to ‘open doors for others to follow her. Asked what drove her as a young person to become an umpire, she referred to ‘the challenge’. ‘| don't think that people realise ‘what it means to work games day in and day out at the professional level, always fon the road,’ she said. I's you against the world during the season.’ Asked about her interactions with fans during the game last ‘Sunday, she said she was so focussed on her work that she didn't have time to consider her surroundings. ‘It really doesn't make any difference being a woman on the field - or even off the field. I do feel a {great responsibilty to get girls and women involved, The one group of people that | haven't had a single problem with are the players, coaches or managers. If anything, there are some that are more respectful fo me than usual.” | respond inthe heat ofthe maton,’ Grace Gavi roferee When Grace Gavin was accepted as a referee for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, sshe found out via her mobile phone on her way to the airport. | almost bounced ‘myself out of the taxi, she says. Grace ‘combines her refereeing with a full-time job. ‘Tstrongly believe that if we referee world- class athletes, we must train like world-class athletes. This Is dificult to manage when ‘work occupies fifty to sixty hours of my week. My firm is very supportive, though. Of course, my boss was happy when I retired from playing because the black eyes that | sported some Monday mornings were not going down well with clients,” Early in her: refereeing career, somebody told her that she would always be handicapped by the perception that she was not fast enough to referee men's rugby. I have worked constantly to defeat this perception,’ she says. ‘Surprisingly, many players like having me as a ref because they can hear my voice. They can pick it out and are able to J esr 2,parent: recone EENco Fett WRITING ‘You must answer this question. White your answorin 120-160 words in an appropriate svi. 1 You recently won a prize ina sports competion. The prizes a free week at a soaside resort of your choice. You have just received ths leer from the ‘competition organiser. Read the letter and the notes you have made. Then write a letter tothe organiser, using all your notes. am very pleased to send you some information ‘about your prize - a free week at a holiday resort of your choice, for two people. Your prize includes the following: provide more + freeretumtickets | aetaie? | }-—— ty plane or coach —* accommodation [| tr meais. ——____—— |__« tickets for sports performances | Not included: travel insurance T now need to krow which holiday resort you would lke to¥go To, when you would like Ye Travel andthe rare ond age of the person traveling with you. 1 look forward t hearing from you. Yours sincerely Poul Holden Competition Orgoniser ‘ite your letter. You must use grammatical correct sentences with accurate Tip Strip ing and punctuation in a sty'e appropriate forthe situation. i soeting and ye approp Fae eed ese pena? 4 the ind of tarspert 2 what information youneed, 2g. what ote 3 whether breakfast, net and enn proved “4 mentioned spars you fa WEEN esr 2, paren 2: warrinsPart 2 \Write an answer to one ofthe questions 2-4 in this part. Write an answer in 120-480 Words in an appropriate siye 2. Your English friend is coming to vist you next month and this is part of an email he has sent you. “Tam relly looking fora otis rip, bu you know me, 1 ie plan ‘everybing wel T would very meh ike ogo and sea; mc mate spoil, tetbou spending to mack mency and ab oie few masens. Have you bed (ay thongs about hs we could make the mow of te werk? Simon Write your email You recently saw this notice in the college newsletter, ‘Wiite a review ofthe school concert ‘Whar did yu think ofthe school concer? Wite a review fr the schol ‘agin, Ince your opinion about the choice of songs, the performers ‘nd say whether you think the schoo hall a suitable venue “Thebes seview wil be published! Write your review. 4. Your teacher has asked you to write a story for an international magazine. The story must end withthe following words: Ithad all ended well, but Sarah would never bo able o forget how tightened she had been. \write your story. 5. Answer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of thes set books. {2) Author ~ Name of book ‘There is one character inthe book whois not very pleasant. Write an essay {describing this character and explaining how hisiher behaviour affected other ‘characters in the novel. (&) Author - Name of book Would you recommend this book to teenagers all over the world? Write @ review for the library magazine saying in what ways the book is or isnt sutable and give reasons for your opinions. rest 2, racer 2: warns ERste Peo eeis ‘Question 11: Only one of these words is eorect. Inthe conten ofthe Invert ‘Question 12: Which of ‘hese words vl mak 23 phrasal ero whieh ‘es had the ie"? WE sr 2, paren a: use oF enause Part t 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) In the exam you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet Example: 0 A goss B calls C passes D itles Sudoku ‘Aro you a fan of the popular logical puzzle that (0)... by the name Sudoku? (1)... you're not, the chances are you know somebody who is. Once (2). known outside Japan, this adsictive brain teaser has become a common feature of ‘newspaper puzzle pages all over the word ‘Sudoku's great success (3)... much to its simplicty. The game (4... for neit ‘mathematical ability nor (8)... Knowledge and there are just a few sentences of straightforward instructions to read before you can play. The only skill required is the ablity to (6)... the diference between nine diferent symbols, and these don't ei have to be numbers. ‘Some clever marketing has helped the game. Westem newspapers worked (7) ‘at promoting the game. Without this, it is unlikely that it would have (8)... off and ‘become quite such @ runaway success. The game also (9)... from its Japanese ‘name that made people in many parts of the world (10) .... tas a superior kind of puzzle compared to those you usually ind in newspapers and magazines. But the popularity of Sudoku reached a peak in 2006, ifthe numberof (11)... on ‘one leading wobsite Is anything to go by. Newspapers responded by (12)... Up with new kinds of logical puzzles, all with simple rules and Japanese names. But for {tue Sudoku fans, only the real thing wil do,0 A goes B calls C passes D titles 1A Apartfrom B Evenif © Inspiteof D_ Regardless 2 A thinly B rarely © hardly D. briefly 3A results B_ thanks © owes D lends 4 A expects B demands C requests calls 5 A general B_ normal © usual D ordinary 6 A copy B_ match Cc notice D recognise 7 A tough B hard © strong D heavy 8 A got B taken © given D passed 9A promoted B improved C benefited D_increased 10 A believe — B_regard © think D consider 11 A hits B licks © strikes D shots 412 A setting —B_ putting © making D_ coming a aPart2 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 et the beginning (0). Inthe exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. example: [Owl R[E I The birth of YouTube In 2005, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, two software designers from Silicon Valley in California, (0)... invited to a dinner party. Several people had brought their ‘camcorders tothe party and these people were complaining about (13) difficult it was to share home videos online. That was when Chad and Stove came Up (14)... the idea for YouTube, the site which makes (15) .... easy to uptoad home videos onto the Internet. They formed a company, borrowed some money and (16)... themeolves up in business. It turned (17)... that millions of people already had short home video clips that they thought t (18)... be unto share with other enthusiasts around the word. [Launched in December 2005, YouTube soon contained more (19)... a million short video clips. People were uploading 8000 clips a day, and watching three milion @ day. They had mostly heard about the site through word (20)... mouth, email and hhypettink, and eighty percent ofthe clips had (21)... made by amateurs. ‘So why was YouTube such an immediate success? Researchers found that, (22)... average, people were spending fleen minutes on the site during each visit, (23) ....was enough time to view several short funny lips. n (24)... words, they were using YouTube to give them a litte break from their work or study HEE e572, paver 3: use oF encuise‘Tip Strip ‘Question 25:0 nou sec eed eS thease ‘e 10 sais he trun eston 30: War's he Storr poe Secon! Question 3: ow teen ofthis seb aunge when Somer sreun? Parts For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals a the end (of some ofthe lines to form a word that fis the gep In the same line, There is an ‘example atthe beginning (0) Inthe exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet eample: [o][r [ye] R[elals[iinis] | Putting the fun back into driving Because ofthe (0)... numberof cars onthe roads, few INCREASE people get the chance 1o go out diving fr (25)... these days. PLEASE In Bai, trafic (26)... has increased by ver seventy percentin DENSE the last couple of decades, but there has been relatively ite (27)... GROW inthe country’ road network. The result of more tac onthe roads has been a greater emphasis on road (28)... and this has meant SAFE the (29)... of tougher speed regulations. As a result those nrropuce (80) .... who enjoy going fast are always in danger of being fined. MOTOR (One answer Is something called @ ‘track day’. This is an event where people can drive their own cars around a racing circuit, and explore the limits of ts (31)... without the need to worry about other PERFORM road users. Track days are not competitive events, and people go for the pure (32)... of driving, Track days are currently seeing ENJOY {an enormous boom in (38)... With over six hundred a year POPULAR hold in Britain alone. A great (34)... of vehicles can be found VARY on the track atthe same time and crivers have to follow a few basic rules, For example, slower vehicles must allow faster ones to pass. evouss EER 2, PAPER 3: USEPart4 For questions 35-42, complate the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the fist sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You ereperenineeau ere ete ‘Including the word given. Here is an example Example: (0. What type of music do you lke best? FAVOURITE What cose type of music? “The gap can be filed by the words 's your favourite’, so you wate: example: [0][ISYOURFAVOURTTE——————d Inthe exam you write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. 135 | expected ice-skating to be more ciffcut than it actually was. NoT loe-skating 18 | had expected. ‘36 ‘Leon, | think you should tell your mother the truth, said Maite ADVISED Maite. . his mother the truth. 37. Not many people went to see that live concer in the park NUMBER Oly an ‘went to $86 that live concert inthe park. ‘38 Naomi hasn't seen any of her cousins for years. SAW ts any of her cousins. HEE tes, paren 3: use oF ewauisi39 40 a How many competitors went in for the race? PART How many competitors the race? You can borrow my new bicycle, but you must be careful with it LONG You can borrow my new bicycle careful with it Melanie regretted choosing such an expensive jacket. WISHED Melanie... .... ales expensive jacket. Recycling old newspapers seems pointless to me. POINT Ican't old newspapers.tir: Fett ed You wil hear people talking in eight ciferent situations. For questions 4-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 11 You hear a man talking about a ceramics course he attended. What aspect of the course did he find unsatisfactory? ‘A. the level of support from the staff B the quali of the materials Ca © the cost for students 2. Ona radio programme, you hear some information about a future guest. ‘What will he be talking about? ‘A. organising @ mountain holiday Bl B learning mountain-cimbing skils © buying mountaineering equipment 3 Youre part of a talk about how to look fit and healthy. What isthe speaker's advice? A. chock your weit regula an] Build up your muscles © avoid certain foods 4 You overhosr two college students talking about applying fr a weekend job. ‘What do they agree about? ‘A. Itwould be an enjoyable ting to do B It would be useful experience forthe future. © Itwould help thom with their collage expenses, WEEN sr 2, raven a usteninsYou overhear two people talking about transport. Why has the woman decided to use a bike instead of a car? A. She hopes the exercise will improve her health, B_ She is concerned about the environment. © She can no longer afford the cost. On the radio, you hear a woman talking about a sport. ‘What is she doing? A. explaining something to us B_ warming us about something recommending something to us You hear the weather forecast on the radio. How will the weather change tomorrow? A. Itwill get colder. B Itwill get sunnier. © Itwill get windier. You hear a radio presenter talking about a theatre, What does he say about it? A tis offering an impressive programme. B_ Itwill be closed down in the near future. © Ithas received a grant for improvements.Pat2 i ‘You will hear a tak on the radio about the Loch Ness Monster. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. The mysterious monster “The head of the Loch Ness Monster has been compared to that of a [eaten ames “The fist published photographic image of the monster is known as the ie People argued that a picture taken in 1980 actualy showed a (Ei eters nave proves them wrona ‘Tim Dinsdale realised that most monster sightings occurred on days when the weaterwae(_ ‘Most eyewitnesses say they have no interest in getting [Bi ten ney por tn signings. In 969, a urdertrlneatpton ined ana ondprnt aad TB ty ante ne ons, pean ane deur ua een failed in 1969 because the Loch Ness water isso dirty The idea of using a group of, [EB 0 hatp wih the search proved to be too complicated. Dr Rines’ underwater picture of 1972 seemed to show the (Bote targa ania ‘The aim ofthe latest research projec is to study all the and [EBB iving in Loch Ness. WEEN esr, paver: uisteninsParts ‘You will hear five different people talking about concerts they went to. For questions 18-23, choose from the lst (A-F) the opinion each speakor expresses about the concert. Use the letters only once, There is ona extra letter which you do not need to ‘A. The performers got a better reception than they deserved. Speaker 1 B These musicians are at ther best in lve performances. Speaker 2 © The concert improved after a disappointing beginning, Spesker 3 enjoyed the band's choice of material for the concert. ‘Speaker 4 E Id ke to have seen more bands forthe price | paid. BREESE Speaker 5 F Iwas pleased the concert was raising money for a good cause. esr, paren as ustewnc EMrest, Part 4 ‘You will hear an interview with Patrick Shaw, who works as a plot fora company that organises hot-air balloon trips, For questions 24-80, choose the best answer (A, B or ©. |. how far the wind wil take them B_whothor they wil hit some obstacle © what the experience of landing will be ike 25 Why doos Patrick recommend joining the ground crew? A. Its the best way of learning about balloons. B It provides some experience of fying a balloon, © Itcan be a fun way of earning extra income. 26 What makes the job ofthe ground crew particularly dificult? ‘A. poor communication withthe plot B _Unprodictable weather conditions © the nervousness of the passengers 27 Patrick says that all members ofthe ground crew must ‘A. be physically strong, B_ have good social skis, © know thelr area well, 128 Patrick finds it unsatisfactory when new craw members ‘A. fall to cooperate with each other. B distract him with unnecessary questions. ‘© don't accept the way things should be done. 29 What does Patrick say about balloon competitions? A. Its often diffcut to determine who has won, B. The finishing target area is often unmarked. © Some competitors are requesting clearer rules, 30 Patrick thinks his particular skis as a pilot result from ‘A. the way in which he was trained. 1B the fact that he's adventurous by nature. the amount of experience he has. PAPER 4: LISTENING 124 According to Patrick, what worries people most when they ake a baloon trip? uo oe eB9 Baus Part 4 (3 minutes) Answer these questions: 1 you have any brothers an sisters? Tall us something about the place where you are living atthe moment. What do the other members of your family do? Part 2(3.0r4 minutes) Holiday destinations (compare, contrast and spoculato) ‘Tur to pictues 1 and 2 on page 127, which show people enjoying their holidays Candidate A, compare and contrast these photographs, and say what type of person would choose these holidays. You have a minute to do ths, Candidate B, do you tke beach holidays? Waiting (compare, contrast and speculate) ‘Turn to pictures 1 and 2 on page 128, which show people waiting, Candidate B, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how the people may be feeling. You have a minute to do ths, Candidate A, do you mind having to wait sometimes? Part 3(3 oF 4 minutes) Jobs at open-air concerts (discuss and evaluate) ‘Tum to the pictures on page 129, which show jobs at an open-air concert. Imagine a college is organising a series of concerts by local bands and they have asked Students to help How dificult or easy might itbe to do these jobs? What skils are needed to do ther well? Which would be the most popular withthe students? Part 4(3 oF 4 minutes) Answer these questions: Have you ever boen to an open-air concert? What was it Ike? ‘What's your favourite band? Have you seen itthem lve? What instrument would you most lke to be able to play well? esr, ravens: seeaxno ENWhat type of person would choose these holidays? TEST 2, PAPER 5: SPEAKINGHow do you think the people might be feeling?+ How difficult or easy might it be to do these jobs? + Which would be the most popular with students? rest a,oaren s: srcacne EEEue Pain | fond You ate going to reed a magazine ace about a language course. For questions 4-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fis best according tothe text. MEE e513, paren: aeaoineHow did the writer feel after her courses of evening classes? ‘A. proud of what she'd learnt so far B frustrated at har slow rata of progress itil of the attitude adopted by her teacher D_ unable to perform simple tasks inthe language What put the writer off the idea of doing an immersion’ course? ‘A. having relatively it time to devote to it B the thought of staying with a host family © her own lack of fluency inthe language D_ the limited range of locetions available ‘The word ‘misgivings’ (line 21) refers to the writer's ‘A. reasons for choosing Peru for her trp. B first impressions of the city of Cusco. © plans to do more than learn the language. 1D. doubis about her decision to come on the trip. How did the writer feel after the party she attended”? ‘upset that people assumed she could speak Spanish ‘confident that she was beginning to make progress ‘unsure how well she would cope during her stay ‘worried that she may have saemed rude our What did the weiter aiscover when she met her fellow students? ‘A. Some were less hapay with the arrangements than she was, B They would all bo studying together for a fixed period © Some were much older than the teachers atthe school D_ They did not all ike their host families, “The word ‘daunting’ (line 49) suggests thatthe writer's fellow students viewed ‘one-to-one lassons as ‘A. a disappointing change of plan B good value for money. © an unexpected bonus. D_ adiffcutt challenge. ‘A feckless’ student (line 57) is one who ‘A. plans study time caretuly. B. is easly distracted from studying © completes all homework efficiently. D_ balances study with othar activities. How did the wniter feel when her fellow students suggested a night out together? embarrassed by their immaturity thinks her hosts are too rebellious ‘amused by their behaviour unwiling to take part com> resra,parcr 1: acane EEPart 2 You are going to read an article about the use of robots. Seven sentences have been’ removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-18). Thore is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. If you’re happy, the robot knows it Robots are gaining the abilly o engage us ‘emotionally, giving thera a much broader range of RCo, the world's frst expressive compute, has @ imonitor fora head and a simple LCD screen fora face. Inhabting a backroom inthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology's media lab, RoCo has 8 doublejonted neck whic allows itt shit the ‘monitor up and down, ttt forward and back, and ‘move irom side o side. HBB] Wen you nang your head and sink nto your char, RoCo tits forward and crops low to almost ouch the desk, mimicking your cjoomy posture, When you perk up and teighten your back, Itspots he change and cheery swings forvard and upward RoCo was unveled ata human-robot intraction conference in Washington OC in March 2007 Because it responds toa user's changes in posture its creators hope people might be more Iikly to buildup a relationship withthe computer that wil make siting ata desk al day a tle more enjoyable [OH] The team is among a growing numberof researchers who ae investigating how far 3 robot's physical presence can infuence people Researchers at Stanford Unversty in Califoria have already proved that an in-car scistance system, for exampio, can ako us dive more careful the voice matches or mood. But rats can have a greater impact. fit can actualy touch you, is lat more meaning” says Cynthia Breazeal ofthe Media Lab, who eroated RoC with hor ealleague Rosalind Plead ‘reazeal suggests that RoCo cous be programed to adopt the right posture to foster srator attention and persistence in children. [HI] 10nd out, Aaron Powers at iRobot in Buringlon, Massactusetts, and coleagues at Camogie Melon University in Ptsburgh, Pennayvenia, invited vlunters to chat about hoath ang happinoss wth a1 2-metre-ta taking humanoid rbot calad Pea. They then compared thoirimpressions with thos of peop who had only heerd the rbot and seen is projected image. “Tey found that volunteers rated the physical robot as more trustworthy, sociabe, responsive, competent, respectful and fle than the projected mage of he robot. More important, the researchers also found tha he physical robot had the most nfuence over the volunteers “This persuasive power s important and is already being puto use inthe classroom, Hiroshi Ishiguro, @ robots at Osaka Universi in Japan, has developed a remote-control robotic clone cof himself called Germinoid-H1. MT] Interestingly is students prefered this toa video or telephone link “The emphasis is now on the improvement of teamwork and ask coorinaton between humans and robots. But he idea of robots as team-mates isnot univorsaly scoopted. BN] | Sreazeal argues that this can be resolved by training people and robots together 80 that we leam the robots limitation in advance. There might be ina disappointment, but five minutes later we wil have figured it out,’ she says. TEST 3, PAPER 1: READINGBut does a physical robot really provoke a greater response in people than @ much cheaper ‘animated agent on a computer ‘screen could?” ‘An altached camera can detect ‘when the user changes position, allowing RoCo to adjust ts posture accordingly ‘This does not mean thatthe robots ofthe future may be able to see things from our point of view and correct us when we maka bad decisions. Using technology to manipulate ‘someone or shape their mood nothing new. Because robols have ro drive to protect themselves, they cannot Protect the group, says Victoria ‘Groom, a researcher in human- robot interaction H “The robot had actually prompted {ots of participants to deciare that they would take up more healthy activities, such as exercising and avoiding fatty food They also believe that by tuning into users’ moods, the robot might help them to get thelr work done more effectively cently he has begun using Itto represent him at meetings and classes at the Advanced Telocommunications Research Institute when he cant attend in person, ee: |Parts You are going to read @ magazine article about wild camping. For questions 16-30, choose from the people (AD). The people may be chosen more than once. ‘A Luis Gatvan B Anna Cresswell © Thomas Parsons D Jonnie Martinez Which person enjoys the idea of facing some sks while camping? compares atitudes to wild camping now and in the past? ‘mentions the inexpensive nature of wild carping? _) was forced by circumstances to share a camping experience? is uniting to recommend aress sutable for wid camping? is pleased to have shown others how to enjoy camping? accepts that parents may be concemed about thelr children? refers tothe need to travel ight when wild camping? explains how a negative experience made her avoid camping for awhile? says more people are beginning to see the attraction of wild camping? ‘describes a dangorous situation which could have been avoided? says inexperienced campers should not go to remote places? ‘ives reasons for distiking organised campsites? mentions being unable to do without certain comforts? WEEN e573, raven 1: neaoineLuis Gallivan I'm tuning my back on organised sites, particularly the supersized ones. Even at the relatively quiet sites you can seldom escape the constant chattering (of people in neighbouring tents, or worse stil, the noise of satellite-assisted televisions from camper vans. | go wild camping, which ‘means | can set up my tent in a field or on a mountainside without paying anyone for the privilege. Lots of ‘mild campers’ (that’s what we call the ones who use campsites) are waking up to the fact that wild camping gives you an eco-friendly break and offers a great deal more in the way of adventure. Because it's so different from ‘mild’ camping, though, people need to ask themselves: ‘Do | really heed this?’ before packing their stuff. Wild camping is the ultimate budget holiday — once you've got to wherever you're going, the only expense is feeding yourself. Anna Cresswell My first experience of wild camping was a bit of an accident. 'd trekked with a friend to a remote Wild camping ‘Thomas Parsons Perhaps the main reason why many people shy away from wild camping 's our modem-day culture of risk aversion’ = in other words, avoiding all activities that ‘seem in any way dangerous, however unlikely itis that anything would actually go wrong. In Jess paranoid times, wild camping was indeed | very common, but people nowadays want safe | ‘environments, especially when it comes to fooling at ease with what their kids are doing, ‘and organised campsites are the obvious ‘newer. not keen to suggest good places 10 {G0 wild camping, though, because one of the joys of the activity comes from finding places. nobody else knows about. For the beginner, I'd advise places which aren’ to far from civilisation in case anything does go wrong. | Heamt the hard way, weighing myself down with unnecessary home comforts and camping ‘gadgets when apart from the usual backpacker's tent, warm sleeping bag, spare clothes and food, all you really need is a torch, lightweight cooking equipment, a map and a compass. Jennie Martinez spot but we each had | gampelies fs a great way of Camping was an differ he getting back to nature. Four integral part of m rent plans, She pete rite tegral part of my wanted to stay the | night in a tent, whilst Iwas wanted to head back home before bedtime. As it happened, was s0 exhausted that | ended up sharing | the tiny uncomfortable tent with her. | must say the experience put me off wild camping for months, until | reminded myself that if | hadn't stayed, I'd never have witnessed that breathtaking sunset which more than made up for al the discomfort. Then there’s the excitement that comes from making yourself slightly vulnerable: out in the wild with nobody watching over you. And I never have to book, if the weather's disappointing | don’t go, ifit tums cold | go home. This is as stress-free as holidays get. But I'm a bit fussy about taking everything | need, even if it means a heavier backpack: for example, | must have a folding chair, a thin self-inflating mattress and a pile of ‘good books. early years, and 've managed to pass on some of my enthusiasm to my own children. In striving for lite luxuries like hot showers, ‘mild’ campers miss out on the delights of wild camping, ‘There are very comfortable state-of-the-art tents available nowadays if you want a bit of comfort, and they don't cost that much. Once you're hooked on wild camping, nothing else will do and you get not to mind occasional problems with ants or wasps. The lack of fellow travellers makes me feel that the great views and the starit skies have been laid on expressly for my own personal enjoyment. But camping in wild places also means having to observe a few basic rules. For instance, during a particularly dry season, its best to avoid high fire-risk areas. Ill aways remember a time when | was camping with friends and we noticed that somebody had failed to extinguish a small fire completely. We managed to put it ut, but it could have been a disaster.TEST 3: Pi How many at ‘advanced lel? What are these? Tip Strip Question + Haye you included these 08 4 Ask about numb of ‘users a acvanced level umes goer Se sue Zoe 4 ee Renn Part 4 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate styl. 1 You want to improve your conversation skils in English. You have seen this, advertisement in a newspaper, but you want more information. Read the advertisement and the notes you have made. Then write a letter tothe school secretary, using all our notes. GREEN HILL INSTITUTE Green Hill Street London ‘SW3 Do YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH (CONVERSATION SKILLS THIS SUMMER? We HAVE CLASSES FOR ALL LEVELS IN SMALL ‘GRours! not clas tend REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE FOR often FAST PROGRESS PRICES FROM £150 A WEEK SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE WE CAN ARRANGE YOUR ACCOMMODATION IN AGUEST HOUSE OR WITH A FAMILY WRITE FOR A BROCHURE AND MORE te tam INFORMATION 70: pre ANDREW SIMMS SECRETARY Write your letter. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation ina style appropriate forthe situation HTC, paper 2: writing.Tip Strip Question? Haveyou ince these pons? Part2 ‘Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 inthis part. Write an answer in 120-180 ‘words in an appropriate style. 2. You have seen an announcement in an English language magazine called Leisure Time, My favourite sport, “Tll us about your fivouste spre, when you started playing it and ifyou would ecammend ito young people who wane to make new fiends. “The best aril wil gets surprise gi Write your article 3 You recenty saw this notice inthe local newspaper. “lave you seen a comedy show recently? ite reviow fr out paper and you may win ee tikes for al Saturday show Say whe pars were paricularly funny, what you thought ofthe comedians and whether you would recommend it wo eer suey Write your review. 4. This is part of an email you have received from a frien. When you wrote last you said you had just started a summer job. How isit going? Isithard to be working in the summer? Do you get any free time? Are the wages ‘good? Write your email ‘5. Answer one ofthe following two questions based on your reading of one of these set books. (9) Author - Name of book ‘Some erties have said that the plot ofthis book is diffcut to follow. Write an fessay saying whether you agree or disagree with ths entcism, giving examples from the Book to back up your opinions. {(b) Author ~ Name of book | nave read the book you recommended and I would ike to know which ‘character made the greatest impression on you. I fll you later about my ‘own choice! Jon \Welte a letter to Jon answering his question and explaining why the character ‘made such an impression on you. esr a.earcn 2:wririne = EEEciti eae a i g word ve “cooperate ‘Question Part 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 atthe beginning (0) In the exam you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet, Example: OA founded B invented © originated D_discovered Boots for Africa Sheffield Football lub was (0)... one-hundred-and-fity years ago, and is the ‘oldest in the world. As part of ts anniversary celebrations, the club has (1) forces with the world's largest express transportation company, FedEx Express, in a chartable scheme (2)... 88 Boots for Afica. The (3)... of the scheme isto send, ‘more than two thousand pairs of used football boots to South Africa. The boots wi be given to young people lving in remote rural areas who are (4)... in taking up the sport and (6)... up local teams, Sports organisations in Africa are giving their (6)... support to the scheme “which will help make the game more accessible to thousands of young people and could have a beneficial (7)... on the country’s performance in future World Cup ‘championships. People in Sheffield are, (8)... being asked to donate any football boots, ‘boots oF football trainers of any size to the scheme. All the boots donated must be in good (9)... , complete with laces and studs. Local businesses and schools ‘who may be able to donate more than one pair of boots can receive a special ‘group donation pack’. This pack (10)... posters and leaflets, which can be used to publicise the scheme, plus collection bags to encourage people to (11)... 8 donation, The club's website has (12)... information about the scheme. MEM esr, paren 3 use oF enousi0 A founded B invented € originated + Discovered 1A tied B added © joined D linked 2 A named — B_known € called D titled 3 A ambition B motive © reason D aim 4A interested B curious keen D attracted 5 A coming Betting © beginning —-D__ finding 6 A whole = B full © entire D. thorough 7 A conclusion B result © effect D reaction 8 A despite B however © although —D_ therefore 9 A fitness BB state © condition —_D_ form 10 A contains B complies © © composes D_consists 11 A put B do © hand D_ make 12.A greater B further © wider D largerPart 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think ofthe word which best fits each ‘gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) In the exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. example; [o|[m lols t] An influential cook Dela Smiths one of the (0)... widely respecod cookery witers in Britain. She has crestor yi "260 regular appearances in television cookery programmes (1)... over tity BEUMMIIIE yoo andra non on rtion copie ener okey tone ave (80) 3 ieee Giese an snay ay at herrea ki cormuncaton (15... tan cook, ded oe se fad foal cocker tang (16). sh togan wing on ho cubes na Gueplon 24 Reh daly newspaper in 1968, Dla wes simple step-by-step recipes (17)... even inexperienced cooks can olow. Wha’ (1)... her recipes ar ted andested, Dela nas made them sucessful (19)... least went tes before hoy appear on television orin one of her books, Because people trust Delia's recipos, they tond to take her advice (20)... large numbers. In 1998, after Delia presented three programmes devoted (21)... the cooking of eggs, sales of eggs in Britain increased by fity-four milion. Similaty, sales of cranberries increased by thirty percont after Delia included (22)... ofthe ite red berries in a recipe for cooking roast duck. In supermarkets across the country, shoppers were demanding cranberries, (23)... unfortunately there were none left to buy. Cooking is not Delia's only interest, (24)... Seis also a director of her local football cub, where she runs a restaurant atthe ground. WEEN csr, per 3: use oF encuiseTip Strip ‘Question 25:20 9 aetna store eet ‘Question 31: pois ews fn ota rept one Question 33: ch Sac pede! rake bjt tom hs Part3 For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end. fof some of tha lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same line. There is an Sample a he begining Inte exam you wit our rswors IN CAPITA LETTERS ona sparse answer oat ecampt: [ols Pee] taleluli fale Young artists on display “The road to Elgo on the Isle of Skye provides one of the most (0)... and beautiful journeys in Scotand. was an (25)... ear and lovely day when | travelled thereto see ‘an (26)... of paintings by local primary school children, The (27)... designed school overlooks the sea, just next to the litle harbour from which fishermen and boatioads of (28)... set out From the playground the children have (23)... views ofthe nearby Guilin Mountains and the ‘gigantic cfs along the seashore That the children take (30)... in their local environment evident in ther art work. | saw some very ne landscapes: con display, and in the booklet of artists’ profiles produced 40 (31)... the show, several ofthe young artists expressed their interest in ether the local landscape or the sea. Each child had chosen a (32)... piece tobe framed, and these made a very (33)... display. Not surprisingly all the {tamed paintings were soon bought by (34... vistors to the school, SPECTACLE SPECIAL EXHIBIT TRADITION TOUR WONDER PROUD COMPANY FAVOUR EFFECT ENTHUSIAST rest 3, paren 3: use or encuish EMHPart 4 For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that ithas a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word aiven. Do net change the word given. You "must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0), Exampl 0 Whatype of musido you tk best? FAVOURITE Wht even pu ot mu? THESE DTS NSE OORT; Oo po Example; [0][1S YOUR FAVOURITE Inthe exam you write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. Spy Det sys nse es nce ay et ona Mert were case ris ver ots er IE sesso Rds to conta Ne, form “to be! beforeit ae Animate rsemertoe gna rep Surcon Sa oa Me ssn Amante mene 37 ‘Dont touch the plate I's very hot the waitress said to me, Not ‘The waitress the plate because it was very hot 38 Chris doesn't type as fast as hs secretary. TPIsT Chris secretary is than he is. WEEN csr3, paren 3: use oF encuish39 This cold weather probably wont last for more than a week. UNLIKELY Ths cold weather for more than a week. 40 Itisn't easy for Zoe to answer the telephone in Spanish, DIFFICULTY 208 the telephone in Spanish, 41 ‘Thave a plane to catch, so! ought to leave the party early said Fiona, BETTER I nave a plane to catch, 50 1 the party early. 42 Patty remembered to pack everything except her toothbrush. FORGOT The only thing which her toothbrush, TEST 3, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH= Partt PS ‘Yu wil hear peopl talking in eight diferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose Rome ie 4 Yom awoten ting esheets of 4a Vial des she sy about? A woe ae god as proves epodee B Watedo atte alae nunberf viewers Cz dated on unexpected onthe son 2. You hear a DJ who works in a club, talking about his job What makes him unhappy? A boing shod to ply ldashioned ypes of mst B being asked to play the seme track more than once Ci being asked ply the bands which he sis most 3 Youhearaman ang abou an at exit, Wha o08 he ree about 7 A. tho way pings were dpayed to rumber ef pingsin the win Cl © the ackot infomation bout te paintings 4 You hear a radio announcement about a job vacancy. What skill must you have if you want the job? A. an ability to deal with complaints Ban ability to work wth numbers Cm © an abilty to write well HE sr, vaen 4 ustenins‘You hear pat of an interview with a restaurant owner What is etracting customors tothe restaurant? A awebsite B magazine reviews personal recommendations ‘You hear part of a talk by a young man who's ust come back from a What was the main benef ofthe trp fr hin? ‘A He became more independent. B_ He leamt a foreign language. © He made new fronds, (On the radio, you hear a sports journalist talking about an article she What is the article about? A. the history of sport i. has writen, B_ the benefits of sport Cm © the lack of sports facitios You hear a young man giving a tak about going camping, ‘What is his advioe? ‘A. take a good variely of foodstutfs B go prepared for bad weather © choose the area carefully TEST 3, PAPER 4: LISTENINGPart2 You will har a radio programme about the history of roller skating. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. History of roller skating ‘Tho country whore the rst olor skates were probably made was :sesseaeeenaneaaae I 1760, John Merlin went 1 a ball in London playing a (Ti intone Unfortunately, John Merlin injured himself when he broke a Ti at tre ban. In Germany, roller skating was used in a ballet called James Plimpton’ invention helped roller skaters to control the Til ot their skates. ‘The first tear sport tobe played on roller skates was In Detroit in 1937, the fist [EB in tne sport took place. ‘The use of plastics meant that both the| and cea roller skates improved. ‘The musical Staright Express was seen by as many as i nen ‘The speaker says that modem roller skates are now ‘and than ever before. TEST 3, PAPER 4: LISTENING.Part3 ‘You will hear five cifferent students talking about ther frst year at university. For ‘questions 19-23, choose from the ist (A-F) what each student says, Use the letters ‘only once, There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. ‘A. had to face some criticism when I chose a subject to study. Speaker 1 BI was able to change an earlier decision about my studies. Speaker 2 © _'m pleased that 'm able to combine studying with a job. Speaker 3 ° | had to be careful when choosing which college to study at. Speaker 4 EI had to give up a good job to concentrate on my studies. BeEEO Speaker 5 F _rm_happy to have an active socal fe while at college. TEST 3, PAPER 4: LISTENING =Part 4 ‘You wil hear an interview with the fim actor Mikey Standish. For questions 24-30, ‘choose the best answer (A, B or C). 24 Mikey fools itis unfair whan people suggest that A. some types of role are unsuitable for him, B_ he’s tying to imitate other well-known actors Che always plays rather similar characters, 25. How did Mikey feel while playing the character called Simon? A. sorry that he had decided to accept it unsure about Simon's character ‘© worried that Simon was so simitar to himself 26 What kind of role does Mikey now refuse to play? ‘A. weak people who become heroes the male lead in romantic flms © characters who do nat change at all 27 Why did Mikey decide to go to drama schoo!? A. Ithad been a long-held ambition. B_ He folthe had no other option. © Afilm director suggested it 28 Mikey recommends that young people interested in acting go to drama school because A. itallows them to compare their skils with others. B. itteaches them to be competitive in the real world itholps them decide whether acting is right for them. 29 What does Mikey say about his celebrity status? ‘A. twas hard to get used to at fist B_ Its making him increasingly uncomfortable. Ithas tended to come about gradually. 30 What are Mikey's immediate plans forthe future? A. to take a break from film acting B towrite the script fora fim © todirect a film himself Go to www.iTests.com for interactive exam practice. TEST 3, PAPER 4: LISTENING : “ +k 5 asTEST Eau Part 4 (3 minutos) ‘Anewer these questions: Do you work or do you study? Gan you telus something about the place where you study or work? What type of work would you ike to do in the future? Part 2(3 or 4 minutes) People and animals (compare, contrast and speculate) ‘Tur to pictures 1 and 2.0n page 130, which show people and animals. Candidate A, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how the people and the animals may be feeling. You have a minute to do ths, Candidate B, do you lke animals? Music (compare, contrast and speculate) Turn to pictures 1 and 2 on page 131 which show people playing different instruments, Candidate B, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how much the people may be enjoying the experience, You have a minute todo this. Candidate A, can you play an instrument? Part 3 (3 oF 4 minutes) Looking after our environment (discuss and evaluate) “Turn to the pictures on page 132, which show different ways in which people can look aftr their environment. Imagine that you have to give a talk to a group of young children about the importance of a clean environment. Which pictures would you choose to talk about? Why? Which picture would you choose for a poster about your talk? Why? Part 4 (3 or 4 minutes) ‘Answer these questions How easy is ito recycle things in your area? ‘What school subjects teach you about the environment? ‘What isthe easiest thing we can do to look after the environment? rest, papers: seeaxine IE|_ How do you think the people and the animals are feeting?How much may the people be enjoying these experiences?+ Which pictures would you choose to talk about and why? + Which picture would you choose for a poster about your talk? HEED esr, paven 5: speaxinaae fart Cn You are going to raae a magazine article about the Institut of Moder Music in Brighton (BINIM). For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A. B, Cor D) which you think fts best according tothe tox. ME esr, paren: eanIn the frst paragraph, the writer mentions @ number of famous atists in order to show that BIMM cells too much on big names. ‘emphasige that BIMM is held in high regard. ‘compare the artist’ relative importance. win the support of BIMM students com> Bruce Dickinson likes his job at BIMM better than his previous job because he is row able to concentrate on training band leaders. altract students from other colleges. \docide about the content ofthe courses. bbe amongst the best of the char-loppers, com> ‘What does the expression ‘ripped off In ine 40 mean? A. cheated B attacked © persuaded D_ impressed ‘The words ‘cash cows! nine 43 refer to ‘A. managers. B contracts, students, D arists ‘Alox Adams says that what he appreciatos most about BIMM is ‘A. the prestige ofthe degrees t awards. B th opportunity to perform professionally the mixture of sylesitembraces. the way itlooks after artists’ well-being, ‘The BIMM principal, Vaseema Hamilton, uses the expression ‘end up quite disengaged from life’ (ine 78) to indicate that some students A. came from broken homes, B fall to appoar on the BINM CO. © make more ofan effort than others. D_ need special supporto succeed. Dickinson compares BIMM toa football club to suggest that mambers of staff ‘A. want to encourage healthy competion. Biko traveling to represent the college. © take on a numberof diferent roles Dare vory loyal to thor institution. ‘The word ‘many/in ine 91 refers to A tutors. facs, B © students, D places, ee: |Part2 ‘You are going to read a magazine aricle about an African musician. Seven sentences have bean remaved from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the tone which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do nat need touse. yim Cv Inthe fshonsed wo of pop ctr, camyng a | temous name is aways a burden, a the ofepring | tren etn Ler ae oo Maroy | have turd Yet the Noy of mich fhe words rue ~ cryin Aca =e based on ang | anc deep tacton of passing on the ech fom no goneraton otha nox. Fam Kit tho son of ela ata renowned musican who ded en yore apo, Throughout his career, Femi Kut has had to sufer comparisons with his father. You cant the bools ofa legend and Fela Kut was not only an extraordinary and innovative musician but one ofthe giants of world music. BT —]He has kept alive the flame of Aro-best as well as bringing his own unique creativity to its rhythms Femi was born n London in 1962, when his father was a student at the Royal Academy, Fela never showed his oldest son any signs of approval or encouragement. OH] | Yet by the age of ftoon, Femi impressive playing Nad earned tim a place in his fathers band, Egypt 60, on ment Femi dit have to wat long for his rst opportunity to head that band. ln 1985, had | been booked to play atthe Hollywood Bow, but Femi father fled to make ion othe plane [EH] Ts gave him the confidence he ‘neaded to start a band of his own ME esr, raven: neaoins a great African musician Femi sounds proud of his son, In 1986, togtner with keyooard payor Delo Sosimi Femi lef his father’s band and formed the band Postve Force, resulting in tensions between father and son that were toast several year. [HB] | Nowa clector’s tem, mc of fink, S00 and jazz crven by thundering porcussion, proved that he could stand on his nn to fe Femi made his frst US tourin 1995, which ‘cuiminsted in an acclaimed appearance atthe Summer stage in New York's Central Park in July. ‘The tour coincided withthe release of his aloum, Femi Kut, which earned him very good reviews. across Europe andthe US. [ISI] —_]He finaly actos that ne son had wat takes ‘Though Femi remains resentiul of what he ‘ees 2s his father's lack of support early in his ‘career, he recognises that he learnt things from i: |" says Femi, That individuality was certainly evident on his next album, Shoki ‘Shot, which added fresh favours drawn from contemporary R&B and dance music. His latest album, Live at the Shrine, was recorded in 2004 atthe cub in Lagos which remains the centre of his operations and where he continues. to play every Sunday right when he's not on tour. And as we walt for his next album, the Kut tradition continues and Femi's own son now plays | alongside him in Postive Force. ST |Femi stepped forward to fl his place, and did so, by all accounts, vith considerable sil, ‘also won him six awards at [Nigeria's Fame Music Awards and led at last to a reconciliation with bis father. Yet is father's long shadow should nat obscure the fect that Femi Kut has developed into a fine performer inhi own right. It was at this place that he helped to fund a variety of cultural, social and ‘educational projets. Femi's debut album withthe ‘band, No Cause for larm?, recorded in Lagos and releasedam: Polygram Nigeria in 1987. “The one thing | learned from my father was to be true to myself, and thats the advice Ive given my own: chi ‘After giving him a saxophone as @ ‘young boy, he then refused to give him any lessons. When I ook at his life, i's very hard for me to be angry with him because he taught me to be ‘Which person was aware of making a mistake curing traning? Tip strip 4 Pane Question 18:Fnd 2 expacte the frst day of traning to be relatively easy? Ceeereeerr TE cr ttt ote eto vue wes onrtt dng yal tena ssn? Fiashernotte se improved ther performance by following some useful advice? ‘onething® Question 26:Fids realized their co‘rainoes had had some experiance in a related spor?” Simisr way ora & “ing ty. ‘mentions having gained considerable confidence sinco starting? was warned nolo ty 10 use sklls acquired in other sports? belioves the training vonue usod isthe bost valable? {is confident of overcoming ary fooings of fear? {att nervous when preparing to tryout the sport forthe st tine? mentions the fecting of joy thatthe sport gave? was told the sport was nat as dangerous as people think? ‘was more successful than somebody else in a fist attempt? {elt cisappointed when the trainer gave an order to stop? AAAPBASRABAARER felt uncomfortable with their appearance on artiving fora lesson? WE tests, paver 1: meaningAnyone for extreme sports? Tired of going to the gym? Why not try something ‘you might actualy enjoy? Four courageous people ‘desene thelr own choices Brenda Gordon: fiying trapeze _| wanted to do something where | was having so much fun | wouldn't even notice | was exercising at all. | decided to try out a hall-day circus- skills course. It ll started with a series of preparation exercises. Then | stood facing the flying trapeze, and all of a sudden | noticed a slight fluttering in my stomach. Next Iwas shown the right way to grip the trapeze ‘and how to step off the platform without hitting my back. Then, suddenly, | was being counted down from three, My heart was racing but | kept thinking I'd no doubt be able to take my body weight in my very muscular arms. Then in a moment Id stepped off and, incredibly, | was swinging through the air. was aware of a real feeling of regret when the instructor told me to stop. That was a year ago, and | am now a feariess trapeze flyer, though my muscles stil hurt after each and every session. Guy Stanton: Ice climbing | had my frst Ice-climbing lesson at an indoor climbing centre which has an enormous artificial ice cave. | turned up fully kitted-up in heavy climbing boots with sharp-toothed metal crampons, and armed with two metal ice axes, which was embarrassing as my co- trainees all expected to get their gear from the centre, The instructor ran through a demonstration. Then it was my turn. | buried the axes on the ice, kicked one boot at the wall, then the other, and started climbing, But | had forgotten my first important lesson: don't bury your axes too deep. As my desire ‘otto fall increased, so | hammered them deeper until they got stuck, My arms were aching and | stopped, utterly disappointed ‘with myself. The trainer shouted some encouragement: ‘You can do it, don't grip the axes so hard! | did so and my more relaxed style meant less pressure on my arms, so | started enjoying it. | stil feel frightened when I'm high up, but | know I'l feel completely at ease eventually, Debbie Bridge: freediving Freediving is a sport which consists of diving to great depths without an oxygen tank. I took part in a | freediving course organised by a leading sub- aqua website. This is surely the best place in the world to learn this skill. My training took place in a 30-metre high and 6-metre wide cylindrical water tank. Unlike me, who had never been deeper than the swimming-pool floor, my co-trainees were all scuba divers. Our trainer was keen to prove freediving is not so risky. ‘When practised correctly, it is a very safe sport, she said. After a few lectures about safely, and suitably kitted with flippers and a diving mask, | was ready to {get into the water. With a partner, we were {going to attempt fo descend and ascend by pulling on a rope. My partner dived first but had trouble and stopped at 5 metres. Then | ‘Which person refers toa lack of outstanding professionals in one area of work? stresses the need to provide cents with a balance between ‘readom and contol? rageets a decision made years ago? ABA sericrehecot a eceshpeinerenierpmewcel saya people shouts ta cacouegeditney dream muni MT | goad promotion afer ingesting snl enlogia? ‘ays larger companies are able to offer better conditions to workers? ABA believes that qualifications alone won't get you promation? remembers making @ mistake whist dong ho joo? T_T] hasbeen ble ocontine work wih turner tug? T_T] looks forward to developing @ new career? BL soysthre aretha be more opportunites origin te tte? T —] a) ‘warns about the decreasing opportunities for obs in one area? TEST 5, PAPER 1: READINGThinking of a career in tourism? The tourist industry offers @ range of jobs ‘and career opportunities. So what sort of person do you need to be to work in tourism? To begin with, you need to like people and enjoy the challenge of working in a customer focussed environment. Claire Davies is twenty-one andis a receptionist in a five-star hotel. She says that what appeals to her most is the diversity of the challenges she faces every day — from dealing with phone calls in different languages to making bookings for restaurants. She first ‘came to the hotel when she was on a year’s ‘work experience from university and now ‘works part-time, which allows her to continue with er degree course in management. Her advice to anyone considering a career in hotels in not to be put off by the thought of low ‘wages at the start. Having the right degree or diploma is no guarantee of promotion, but the right attitude and good communication skills will get you a long way. But of course i’s not just about hotels. Peter Gattoni is a chef in an italian restaurant that attracts what is called the ‘gourmet tourist, whose holiday is never complete without the opportunity to try out the latest dishes. Peter went straight info employment after school, but that’s not something he'd recommend. ‘Had | taken a fulltime college course as my parents wanted, | would have made faster progress. There's a shortage of first-class chefs, so ‘many companies are now advertising good salaries, including profit-related pay, to chefs with the right qualifications and experience, though these advantages are more likely 10 ‘come from the big-name restaurants and hotel chains, ‘And what about a job as a tour guide? If you ‘enjoy communicating with large groups of people, as Maria Falcon does, i's a great job, Maria accompanies groups of holidaymakers ‘on package tours. She knows she plays a ‘central role in ensuring that people enjoy their holiday by providing them with practical ‘support and information throughout the tip. ‘itis important to allow people to do what they want, while at the same time making ‘sure everybody is back on the minibus by the ‘agreed time. And you must know the history of places you visit really well. Years back, | was ‘embarrassed when a holidaymaker spotted ‘some incorrect details in a commentary | was giving. Since then I've managed to attend Tegular local history classes to make sure it doesn't happen again.” If the work of a tour guide seems a bit tame, Patrick O'Connor says that the job of adventure travel guide certainly offers ‘excitement. Patrick leads trips to exotic locations around the globe, and he's quick to remind us that you need experience in a range of adventurous disciplines. ‘People on these holidays are doing potentially dangerous activities, such as kayaking or diving. Its crucial to be able to exercise good judgment in diffcul situations and be resourceful when dealing with the emergencies that are bound to arise. Once, | forgot to give somebody a lito jacket and it could've been serious. This Is a relatively new career, so educational institutions are only just beginning to offer programmes and quaifications.” ifyou're thinking of becoming a travel agent, Connie Ferguson says you may want to give this career choice a litle more thought. “The job outlook isn't good right now because of the Internet. It's become much easier for people to make their own travel arrangements, though many people still need the advice of a travel professional.’ Unlike other tourist jobs, you're based in an office, but you may get the opportunity to visit some destinations to evaluate the facilities on offer. Connie started by working as a reservations clerk in the travel agency, but the manager soon realised she had the skills to become a travel agent. ‘Clients are well-informed and expect expert advice. I'm hoping to be able to start my own online travel business soon. Tourism offers something for everyone, with varying degrees of responsibilty. The nature Of the job varies from working on a ski slope to developing marketing strategies to preparing ‘gourmet meals. But for all tourism jobs you eed to be adaptable, enjoy problem-solving and think on your feet. EST 5, PAPER 1: READINGTEST 5: ett Pun ‘You must answer this question. Wie your answer in 420-150 words in an appropriate style 1 You and a fiend have helped to organise a series of talks by quest speakers in the library. Your fiend has sent you a llter with a small atic fromthe local paper about last week's tak. Read the letter and tho arto. Then write fo the ewspaper editor using all the notes and asking him to publish another article, Look atthe article about last week's alk. Where did they get that information? Most of what they say ‘is incorrect. Could you write a letter tothe edior? | Ihave no time to doit but | have made some notes. The stes of bry tlls have started on 2 Alsppointng nove. The is all had been nounced fr Tueday bur was rescheduled lor Friday avery shore noice, without any speaker wae i, explanation ofred. The ale was about notice in orary ‘Not ere, an ‘he proection ofthe envsonment, but the expert and lot speaker had 20 new ideas vo of and the ‘of questions! tudience looked bored. ‘The Ubrry should _ag8 not important! invite some younge speakers to contribute in furure- Les hope next wee’ ak il be more intersting, about African widite \Wiita your letter. You must use grammatically correct santences with accurate ‘spelling and punctuation ina style appropriate for the situation. HE srs, raven 2 ntrincsPart 2 \Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write an answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style, 2. You have seen an advertisoment for a part-time ob. Parttime waiters needed for aur new intemational restaurant. You need to + be good at working with people + have some knowledge of foreign languages + be wiling to work flexible hours Write explaining why you would be suitable forthe job to: Mr Roy Smith, manager of Carton Restaurants, \Wite your letter of application. Do not write any postal addresses. 3 You recently saw this notice inthe local newspaper. “Tellus about the characters, what makes you hep oa watching it and if you would recommend ic to everyone. “The best crew wins a collection of DVDst Write your review. (Can you write ua review ofa TV soap opera you enjoy? 4. Your teacher has asked you to write a story for an intemational magazine. The story must begin withthe following words: ‘Maria looked atthe map and realised she was completely lost. She decided to {ask for holp ‘Write your story. 5 Answer one ofthe following twa questions based on your roading of one ofthese s2t books. (2) Author — Name of book (Character X inthis book is sometimes misunderstoodireated unfairly by others. \Write an essay saying when this happens and whry. and explain how this character deals with those situations. {(b) Author — Name of book ‘The schoo! wants to Use ths book in@ Hterature workshop for teenagers. Write a report forthe school, addressing the following points: 1)” Are the characters sufficiently interesting? Il) Is the topic suitable for teenagers? Ii) Is the plot easy to follow’? TESTS, PAPER 2 RITINGoe Pedal Part 1 For questions 112, ead the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There isan example atthe beginning (0). Inthe exam you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet Example: 0A likes B insists C pretends strossos The world’s finest chocolates Belgium (0)... think of itself as the home ofthe finest chocolate Inthe word, If this (1)... is true, then the Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels must be the centre lof the chocolate world. This square isnot far from the city's Museum of Fine Arts and some ofthe country’s (2)... chocolate shops can be found there, (8)... such Intoratonaly famous names as Wittamer, Godiva and Marcolin, ‘Marcon isthe most recent arrival in the square and is (4)... regarded as the ‘most fashionable chocolate-maker in Belgium. The designers of the company’s shop have evidently been (6)... up ideas from Emporio Armani a few doors down, The Marconi shop has black walls, a white floor and staff who (8)... black and white shits and resemble fashion models (7)... than salespeople, ‘As (8)... a8 the chocolates are concerned, these are displayed in impressive glass ‘cases. Once you've (9)... Your selection, you go over tothe countor to pay, and {get wonderful close-up (10)... ofa flowing fountain of melted chocolate ‘Some Belgians would (1)... thatthe best examples ofthe county's sk at ‘chocolato:making aro the small chocolates called pralines. These have a hard outer shell of chocolate around a softer filing that (12)... Ina variety of favours, Itwas those that | decided to ty. MEER ists, paren a: ust oF encusn1A A tikes accusation leading invowving wholy catching cary instead done suggest goes so eee eee oe Oo insists claim winning enroling ratty picking beter far achieved soene remind offers c ce c c c c c c c c c c c protends demand ring enclesing widely cross whereas tong made sight persuade comes ee27 Dec DOG stresses challenge beating including deeply copying othe rather well aived took Inform gains PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISHPant? For questions 13-24, read the text bolow and think of the word which best fis each ‘gap, Use only one word in each gap. There is an example atthe beginning (0) Inthe exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet example: [OWL TT [A] I C Health on holiday Nobody wants to deal (0)... a medical emergency when they are on holiday. In practice you may not have (13)... choice in the mater, and its best to be as (14)... prepared as possible. If you're travelling independent that means taking 2 medical kit “The whole idee ofthe kt (15)... that you can carry it aroun with you, therefore it ‘needs to be both ight and compact. You can buy a pre-packed kit (16)... includes the main essential tems, and tis should be adequate in most stations. The ‘problems that you are most ikely to encounter wil be minor inconveniences ~ cuts, ‘tings, blisters, and 80 (17)... and these can be sorted (18)... easly by using the things in the kit It you do decide to put your own kt together, however, do bear (19)... ind that ts pointless including items that you don't know (20)... to use; complicated ‘bandages for example that only a trained nurse can put on correctly I's much (21)... important to buy, read and preferably pack a good basic fist aid book. This wal help you to know (22)... todo in any less familar situations as well asin any possible emergencies. Finaly, kop your fist aid kit in @ pocket or towards the top of your bag in (23) ‘you need to find it in (24)... hurry. TEST 5, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISHPart For questions 25-34, road the text bolow. Use the word given in capitals atthe end ‘of some of the ines to form a word that fs the gap in the same line. There is an, ‘example at the beginning (0). Inthe exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet example: [OT Lele [N[ ASTER] L Music and maths ‘When | was 2 (0) sed to pay the fut in my high ‘school orchestra (28)... much ofthe music that we played, the sound ofthe fute was needed only (26) ‘Therefore | sent lot of my ime during the (27)... counting the beats which the conductor indleated with each (28) of his baton, ‘Those minutes spent recting ‘one, two, thee, four’ under ry breath while the esto the orchestra played seemed (29)... tome. But hey planted in my young brain the idea that there mus be a (30)... batwoon music and numbers {and | decided to do bit of research inthe school brary 1 soon leat that history is full of (31)... to this idea, wich hhad been a source of (32)... for thinkers ever since the time ‘of Pythagoras. Indeed, an early book on music by the Ancient ‘Roman philosopher Bosthius is largely filed with diagrams and ‘explanations about the (33)... between music and mathemati. For me, out ofthe (34)... of orchestra practice, a now passion was born. TEEN FORTUNATELY occasion PERFORM, Move END ‘CONNECT REFER FASCINATE RELATION BORE yest, papen3-use oF evaust ADPart 4 For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning ta the frst 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) Exampl © What ype of music do you ke best? FAVOURITE What ss 98 of music? ‘The space can be file bythe words ‘is your fevourte, 60 you wnt: example: [o][ISYOURFAVOURITE___———*d In the exam you write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate ‘answer sheet. 35 | had never been in that restaurant before, FIRST " | nad ever been in that restaurant. 36 Luca was the only cub member who hadn't paid his membership fees, ALL Apart the club members had pald thelr membership fees. 37 Simon doesn't object to his photograph appearing inthe school brochure, No ‘Simon... his photograph appearing in the magazine. 38 find shopping on the Internet very boring. Ger Wine shopping on the Internet TEST 5, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH9 a Itis said that eating certain types of sh is very good for your health ‘SUPPOSED Eating certain types of fish very goad for your health, ‘The hotel asks its quests if they prefer sil or fizzy mineral water in thelr rooms. RATHER ‘The hotel's quests are asked to say if have stil or azy mineral water in thei rooms, During the carnival, they didnot let people park in that part ofthe city ALLOWED In that part of the city, parking the camival was taking place, Damian didnot buy a ticket because the machine was nat working propery. iF ‘Damian would have bought a ticket working property TesT 5, paoeR 3: USE oF eNcusK INer Pant Ee ‘You will hear people taking in eight iffrent situations. For questions 1-8, choose tho best answer (A, Bor C). 41 You hear the weather forecast on the radio, ‘What wil the woathor bo lke on Sunday? ‘A. windier than on Saturday coker than on Saturday C7 © rainiar than on Saturday 2. You hear a character talking ina soap opera, Who is he talking to? A his boss B his wie Cs © his trainer 3. You hear an advertisement. Whats being advertised? A ashop a publication am] © aTV programme 4. You hear part ofa radio play How does the women feet? ‘A. nervous about something 2 gulty abou something 7 © bored by something HE ests, paver 4: stew5 You hear part of a programme on the subject of fashion. |What i the presenter's purpose? A. tocitcise certain atttudes to complain about something © to recommend somathing to us 6 You overhear a woman talking about the fat she lives in. \Why is she thinking of seling it? A. There's to ite storage space. B She's disturbed by steet noise, © It's ong way from her place of work 7 Youn 3 an announcement sbout a future wildlife event How wil the ent help the protection of wildlife? ‘A by raising money B by informing the public © by recruiting volunteers 8 You overhoar a femly discussion about computer games. Why does the young man ike them? A. They help him to relax ater work 1B They romind him of his childhood © They make him more self-confident. TEST 5, PAPER &: USTENINGart 2 ‘You will hear a radio programme about a bird called a peacock. For questions 9-11 complete the sentences. The peacock People say thatthe peacock’ ta loks similar 8 eee ee ‘The original home of the blue peacock sin Peacocks were frst ket by people es ong es re The peacocks [_ Bilis teng anvin ‘The coloured spots on the peacock’ tal are known as ‘The female peahen is mostly Tin cotou. In English, some poople are described as being as ( iBBBlas a peacock In the wild, peacocks usualy live close to Hee Tg ite torent Peacocks usualy spend time in trees when they want to | At Peacock Paradise In Malaysia, you can soe) (ae watt ies, TEST 5, PAPER 4: LISTENINGPart ‘You will hear five diferent writers talking about ther fist novels. For questions 19-23, ‘choose from the list (A-F) what each writer says. Use the letters only once. There is ‘one extra letter which you do not need to use. ‘A. I leamt some of the skis of navel wating in a previous jb. ‘Speaker 1 B_ Myeatlier style of writing was not suitable fora novel Speaker 2 © Iwas determined to wite @ novel that was tue tole, ‘Speaker 3 DI believe I should've been paid more to write this novel Speaker 4 E This novel benefited from a course of study | attended. ‘Speaker 5 Be ERE F Being asked to write a novel came as a complete surprise to me, vest, parexasustenine ENDPart 4 ‘You will hear an interview with a man called David Shaw, who isa professional ‘eramicist, making pottery objects out of cay. For questions 24-80, choose the bes answer (A, Bor C). 24 What does David say is an absolute requirement for people considering a career ‘A. They must feel a passion fort B They must be physically very ft © They must have enough patience 25 David says it ook him along time to ‘A. covolop his own style. B make his business profitable, decide to work at ceramics fulltime. 26 What does David fnd most enjoyable about his job? ‘A. the fact thatthe results are unpredictable B. the feedback he gets from his customers © the knowledge that he creates useful places 227 What doos David say he finds particularly cific? A. doing administrative tasks finding time to research new ideas © finishing new commissions on time He 8 & 28 What reason does David give for his recent success as a ceramicist? A. He's been luckier than other caramicists B He's put in more effort than inthe past. © Ho's started to follow certain fashions. 29 How does David feel about the possibilty of teaching ceramics? A He feels unprepared fori B He fears it might distract him, © He's unsure about finding time. 30 David advises people who want a career in ceramics to ‘A. talk to established ceramics, B go to ceramics exhibitions. © attend a ceramics course. HoH & HEBD test, paren 4 usteningTEST Ens Part’ (3 minutes) ‘Anewor those question: Telus about the type of food you keto eat (Do you preter eating at home or eating out? Who cooks mest of he food you oat? Do you prefer formal meals or informal snacks? Part 2 (30F4 minutes) “Taking a break (compare, contrast and speculate) “Tum to pictures 1 and 2 on page 16, which show people taking a break ‘Candidate A, compare and contrast these photographs, and say why the people may have needed the break, You have a minute to do this. Candidate B, do you take breaks when you are studying? Performers (compare, contrast and speculate) “Turn to pictures 1 and 2 on page 137, which show people performing infront of an audience. (Candidate B, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how the performers ‘and the audience may be feeling, You have a minute to do this, Candidate A, do you lke the circus? Part 3 (3 oF 4 minutos) ‘The best way to lear languages (ciscuss and evaluate) “Tum to the pictures on page 138, which show diferent ways of learning languages. Imagine that you are giving advice to a person who has never leat a foreign language before. Talk about how effective these diferent ways of laaning might be and decide what ‘advice you would give, Part 4 (3.01 4 minutos) ‘Answer these questions: What Is your favourite way of learning? Do you think that learing languages is itfrent from leaming other subjects? WyiWny not? Do you feel you would be able to teach your own language toa friend? How dificult would that be? rests. rarens secaxine EMHow do you think the audience and the performers may be feeling? } TEST 5, PAPER 5: SPEAKING+ How effective are these different ways of learning? + What advice would you give? = TEST 5, PAPER 5. SPEAKINGas fens Pant You are going to read an article about colebrity assistants, For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according tothe text Ie sands oreo that city like Los Angeles, which isfometovo ming ofthe Famous andthe e-faous, srl beeen Asociain of (Clery Posoral Asitass Ny (ACPA) The oganisacion dksctibes pesonal sistas as ltasking as posening the most sour crave insightful and results driven abl: “When {fine go in touch with Jos songs the onanisaton president, he was iniilly tcloauae ct me beonse Iwata ours Asbcous fh edcbeypesooalessan have not alays ben cated flyby the pres Bat dspite this and all he bard work snd lack of aprecition that can come with this in of work, be explained, the jobe were sl widely sought af. Hie noted that peopl oalry aveled ret dances o cn! seminr cided Becoming a Celcbity Personal Assan run bythe ACPA. To prove His pint, be tal ne about Dean Jobson athe coming wets, Lear ths rory Fora nober cf estan inducing Johnson hiswell end every Sime ile me bated “The tory bons one night in September 1994, wri Dean Jel stings rae Colarbi, South Carolina, Johnson ia single, 32-year-old Business xcctvein charge of makeing and aderising ta sizable company in the healtheare indus. tis 11pm and hes looking co unwind in Boot ofthe ero afer slog days work, ‘repeat of elke show apes onthe een, and the or introducer her ete gues heel tty personal asta for Whoop| Gliber, Roseanne Bar Bure Reynolds and Carl Burne Astheseasistant alk abou yng on pate jets and atending Holywood parts, Johnson reaches fora pen and sta aking notes, Without wasting another minut, he ics up the phone calle directory equities in Los Angee and aks forthe home plone number ofthe our aan onthe how Only one of hem sisted: Ron Holder, who works for Whoopi Goldberg. Johnson dil his 2 ASSIST: TO THE ‘number, and a minute ater Holder picks up the phone. “He sai I was very hicky to get through, Jobnion told me. Apparently in che three months since he had appeared on that tlk show, hhe had received about 200 phone calls from people like me. He was in the proces: of disconnecting his phone, but he was nice enough co chat with me fora while” During ther conversation, Holder ‘old Johnson that he should consider attending the “Becoming a Celebrity Personal Assistant seminar in Los Angeles, For someone like Johnson, with almost ‘no connections inthe industry, the notion of ‘moving out to Los Angeles to become a celebrity personal asstant, something he did two months late, was extremely courageous ~ there's no denying that. The typical American story ofthe {guy in the remote provinces who falls in love with the glamour ofthe silver sreen, packs up allhis possesions and moves out to Hollywood tw become a stars almost a century old. But Johnson's story offered a new twist he moved out to Hollywood to become an asistant toast. (Of the thousands af people wha work in Holly: wood: agents, lawyers, stylists, publicists, business ‘managers and others, many hope to rub shoulders wih the biggest stars. What's unique about celebrity personal assistant is thar such proximiey appeats tobe the only perk thee profession offers. ‘Mose describe the bulk oftheir work as dn doing laundry, ferching groceries, paying bil. Assistants typically make about $56,000 a year hardly a fortune by Hollywood standards, ‘specially given the round-the-clock obligations they ofien have. Whats more, the job is rarely ‘stepping stone o fame: celebrity personal ausistants ae, on average, aged about 38, right in the middle of cheir professional lives, and most ‘of the ones I met described cheit line of work asa lifelong profesion. For them, being an assistant was not the means to an end but an end in itself‘When the writer fist contacted him, Josef Csongel was 'A. angry about something she had written, suspicious of her because of her profession. © surprised that she was interested in his organisation. pleased that she recognised the importance of assistants ‘The phrase to prove his point’ (ine 21) refers to Csonge's belief that celebrity assistants A. enjoy traveling as part ofthe job. Bare not given the appreciation they deserve. © doa job that many other people would lke to do D_ need to do a course before thay start looking for work. [At the baginning of the story about Dean Johnson, we leam that ‘A. he had tumed on the television in order to relax. B he was dissatisfied withthe work he was doing, © he had always wanted to work in the fim industry. D_ he often watched television programmes about celebrities, What was Dean's immediate reaction to what he saw on the programme? 'A. He wrote down the contact details ofthe four interviewees. 'B He docided which ofthe four interviewees he wanted to talk to. © He started making enquiries about how to find the people on the show. 1D. He read through his notes carefully before getting in touch with anyone, How did Ron Holder respond to Dean's phone call? 'A. He refused to enter into long conversation with Dean, B_ He was angry that anyone had been able to got his number. © He complained about being disturbed on his home number. D_ He was wiling to give Dean some advice and information. In theft paragraph, the writer suggests that Dean Johnson ‘A. never achieved his aim of becoming a personal assistant. 'B was brave to go and look for anew career in Los Angeles. really wanted to become a star rather than a personal assistant. 1D Iived to regret his decision to give up everything in his ol if. What does the word ‘perk’ (ine 77) mean?” extra work required by a job ‘something unexpected in a job ‘a bonefit of doing a particular job ‘an unpleasant jb that has to be done com> In the final paragraph, we lear that celebrity assistants tend to S06 the job as their career goal aro relatively wel paid for what they do. find the job gets too demanding as they get older. ‘often move Into other aspects ofthe fm industry. com> TEST 6, PAPER 1Pat ‘You are going to read @ magazine article about two islands. Seven sentences have been removed from the erticle, Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fs ‘each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Few destinations foo further from if in the twenty- fist century than Cayman Brac and Little Cayman — the less well-known sister istands of Grand Cayman inthe Caribbean. A stay on one ~or both — is the perfect tonic for anyone whois red, stressed and In need of a proper break Its pt al about lanng nthe sun, hough, and lovers ofthe oto wl be in their element [EEL] The cayman islands frm one of the word's tp three dive destnatons and avers lock ffom all comers ofthe word 0 explore their waters “The range of marine life is so phenomenal that a large part of the The Bive Planet television series ‘was fimed here, Those seeking a once-In-aifetime Underwater experience can stop in the Cayman Islands and book @ trip in a submarine that takes, them down 300 metres to discover weird and wonderful creatures rarely seen nearer the surface. : ‘Athough Cayman Brac ang Litle Cayman have fundamental similarities they are quit different in geography and atmosphere. Litte Cayman is ‘not rally bull up apart from a few small hotels, 2 ‘couple of very good local restaurants and a quirky tt goes without saying that the ding around Lite Cayman is excellent. An extra craw the col ret callod tne Bloody Bay Wal. (ET ——]Here, amis the wall's colourful coral, divers wil find butterty fish, angelfsh and bonefsh, If they are lucky, a turtle or two will swim lazily past. Even if you don't dive, there is 80 much to 600 just below the surface that snorkeling is fascinating enough But Lite Cayman snot jst aout the sea, [H_]!s wondery varied natura nvronmentis best seen by explcng the sans by tike. Allin al Lite Cayman has a unique appeal Who coud fa to be charmed by an island whore the fie engines bigger than the airport building, ‘and whor iguanas have night of way onthe oad? Cayman Bra, athough not much bigger, is quite aiterent. [HEN] |The locals are trendy ope who love to chat, each one with thor own fascinating story to tal “The landscape in Cayman Brac is also surprisingly hil, with dense woodland, secret caves and a vertical olf that rises fly metres on the eastside of the isla. “This diverse soanary has created a nique natura habitat that can bo explored by waking tha ight Imes of pubic footpats and hiking trails. Cayman Brac isa natural topping point for migrating bis. RB] | Great ishing opportunites and a selection of xcélent hotels complao the picture \Whether you want to explore the underwater word ‘or koep your head above water, a holiday on either Cayman Brac or Litle Cayman is guaranteed to leave you feeling 2s good as new. These laid-back stands will capture your imagination tke few other places on earth ever could TEST 6, PAPER 1: READING‘A. Itstarte at 7 metres deep and E Thay wil love the walking and suddenly plunges to a staggering the cycling, and in particular the | 2000 metres. wonderful opportunities for diving ‘and snorkeling 1B Aswall as these vistors, tis ‘also home to nearly 200 resident F_Itis this lack of development that Species, including an endangered attracts visitors tots shores year parrot after year. © This should not be a problem 2s G_With roughly 1600 inhabitants to its thore are now al least wo aiines neighbour's 120, itis much livelier. which fy to the islands regulary. H_ More people have travelled in 1D. Back on land, there is more nature space than have been down tis far tobe discovered. Ito the depths of the sea, rests paren 1: reaDNG IREPat3 ‘You are going to read a magazine article about bookshop managers. For questions 46-30, choose from the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. ‘Mandy Stocks Jane Harvard 108 Darry A B Andrew Welson © D Which bookshop managor mentions way of adapting to survive inthe age ofthe Internet? believes the shop has anather function apat from the seling of books? is unsure about the amount of money the Bookshop makes? believes customers are attracted by the way the books aro displayed? changed ther mind about the chosen location ofthe bookshop? is propared to reduce the price of some books? is doubtul about being abo to obtain the funds neoded to expand? spent some time finding out information before opening the shop? 'scttcal ofthe customer service offered by some bookshops? ‘xplains why a previous job was given up? is proud ofthe shop's stock of books forthe very young? mentions a link between customers’ occupations and their choice ‘of books? has some knowledge about the contents of all the books on sale? Is able to organise cultural events on the premises? AAAA BASAAARAARS ‘mentions the fact that local people prefer the shop to larger ones? WEE tes, raven rs neaDingThe bestsellers Do you buy books on the intaret or in bookshops? ‘Dan Branson visits four successful bookshop ‘managers Mandy Stocks: Saville Books This shop is small and beautiful and it does not stock bestsellers, preferring to promote less well- known young authors. The children’s section demonstrates the difference in philosophy between this and most other shops. ‘We carry a vast range of books that reflect reality says: Mandy. “The vast majority of bookshops don't show children the world the way itis.’ You ‘could question the need to have CDs, tapes land so many other products in a bookshop, but Mandy says her bookshop would be incomplete without them, This shop is also an information centre,” she says. There are some much bigger bookshops in the area, but Mandy says buyers from the area are loyal and realise that her shop offers them a better service. Earlier this ‘month, Savillo Books was named Bookseller ‘of the Year in recognition of the effort and imagination that Mandy has put into the shop. Mandy would lke to enlarge the shop. ‘tll be hard to find somebody willing to invest money in ity she says. Andrew Welson: Lonestar Bookshop ‘Andrew is a very experienced bookseller. He ran a second-hand bookshop for several years nfl the need to inerease his income made him apply for @ position as manager of Lonestar. "There is @ huge disparity in quality among large bookshops,’ he says. ‘The best are very good, but others aren't, because the people who are atthe face of helping the customer don't fee! they are valued and the managers. tend not to have a history of bookselling. You rneed to be passionate about the things you ‘are selling.’ Tho shop is modem and stylish. "We only have a certain amount of space and What we are trying to do is stock the kind of books that our customers ~ mostly university students and young professionals — come to this shop for. But | also stock the popular books everyone's talking about, like The Da Vinci Code, for example.” Andrew gives a lot of attention to making his shop window eye-catching and interesting. tis incredibly important,’ he says. Jane Harvard: Brunswick Bookshop Jane ‘opened the Brunswick Bookshop last November, and it's the sort of place that captivates you as you go through the door. She ‘says she Is doing ‘fantastically’ though she ‘admits she does not know how fantastically because her accountant has not finished caloulating her profits. Jane has been in bookseling at three different shops, for fifteen years, and last year she decided to take the plunge and set up on her own. She was planning to open a shop in a fashionable pat of the city, but then discovered a less well- off market area, ‘The moment | saw it | knew it was right because i's a community street. ‘came and sat in the cafés and listened to ‘conversations to see what kind of people lived here, They were well educated but didn't necessarily have much money.’ Everything in her shop Jane wants to read herself. ‘Obviously you don't have time to read them all, but I've {got a pretty good idea of what's in most of them,’ she says. James Darry: Darry Books Darry Books is light, airy, moder and welcoming. It's ‘gota strong children’s section, a coffee bar, {and also a space upstairs for author talks and presentations of new books. James is a former school head and left his job to start the bookshop. Why did he doit? ‘I was having @ conversation with a colleague one day, about ‘what we could have done instead of teaching, and | said | would have had a bookshop. | realised | wanted a change. A year later | ‘opened this shop, but it hasn't been easy. The ‘competition from larger chains of bookshops is horrendous, so | offer lots of discounts, but not on a good-quality book that might be bought as a gift: James has four fulltime employees. ‘We treat bookselling 2s a proper career and the staff are motivated, interested and well paid Nowadays, you can buy any book on websites, | the book trade is changing fast and we have to change wit it, by offering customers that special personal touch. TEST 6, PAPER 1: READINGas fan TMs ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate syle. 41 You nave printed of this advartisament from the internet about adventure activity holidays. Read the advertisement and the notes you have made. Then write an ‘ema tothe organisers, using all your notes. DO YOU THINK HOLIDAYS HAVE BECOME DULL AND BORING? [ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EXCITING AND FUN? THEN YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT Never done it PLAcel lescone?, yoo! CANOEING, SKYDIVING, WHITEWATER RAFTING AND MUCH MORE! SIMPLY CONTACT US AND WE WILL DESIGN, TAILOR-MADE ACTIVITY HOLIDAY FOR YOU. DON'T FORGET TO TELL Us HOW FITYOU ARE, AND WHAT SPORT YOU PRACTISE REGULARLY. ‘ALL OUR PRICES INCLUDE TRAVEL, ‘ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON (ONE OF OUR ACTIVITY HOLIDAYS VERY SOON! cone week, water spores nothing 90 dangerous! Inourancot \Write your email, You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate speling and punctuation ina style appropriate forthe situation. REY, paren 2: wririnsPan \Write an answer to one ofthe questions 2-4 n this pat. Write an answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate styl. 2. You have had a class discussion about downloading music from the Internet, ‘Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay, giving your views on the following statement ‘Soon everybody will be downloading music from the Intemet and music shops il cisappear. write your essay. 3. You recently saw this notice in the local newspaper. ‘Wie a review ofa TV nature programme and win a camera! Tnelude information bout the conten ofthe programme and the locations ieshows and sy i you think eis forall ages. ite your review. 4. The schoo! library has decided to buy new books, magazines and DVDs for is ‘Teenage Section. You have been asked to write a report tothe principal, saying What kind of materials would be most popular with teenagers and why. You should also say whether the materials should befor loan or only to be used inthe ‘iorary, ite your report 55 Answer one ofthe folowing two questions based on your reading of one of these ‘sat books, {a) Author — Namo of book 1 have just fished reading this book and | think some of the characters ere very unrealiste. Nobody would act ke that in the real work. What do you think? Emma \Write @ letter to Emma saying whether you agree with her or not, and giving ‘examples and reasons for your opinions (©) Author Name of book Tn this novel there are two characters that do not get on well together. Write fan eseay desoribing some of the conflicts between them and say whether their Falalionship changes atthe end,tas Peau Part For questions 1—12, ead the text below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) best fis each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet Example: © A got B found © reached D received My first expedition When | was about twelve, I (0)... the chance to go to western China, looking {or rare plants in an extraordinary area of mountains and forests. | wasn't all that (4) ssw in plants, but my dad's a botanist by (2)... nd he was going as assistant to Professor Beal, ho was leading the expedition It as an important international expedition and my name was (3)... not on the list ‘of paticpants, But atthe (4)... moment, one ofthe experts broke his ankle and. 80 had to (5)... OU, twas impossible to got anyone else to go at such (6) notice, so my dad suggested taking me, for the experience. | think the professor was so surprised that he agreed without thinking, but he obviously began to (7)... doubts as soon as the plane was in the ai. | remember him (8)... that he hoped | wasnt going to un around and (9)... on rare specimens! AS i was a litle kd. My dad didn't say anything as bad as that, but he did say that he hoped he wasn't going to (10)... bringing me. | tried to be relly quiet so they would forget | was there. They didnt realise it atthe (11)... , but my ambition was to get a photo of a Wild panda, And, of course, In the end that’ (12)... What | di WEED sr, rarer a: use oF ewausn0 A got B found «reached ~—~D.received 4A fascinated B eon © interested © fond 2A work ——B profession job D_omploymont 3A completaly B defintely © particularly _D_ confidently 4A late B final © last D end 5A dep Bip © fal D step © A quick Brief © fost D short 7 A hae B see © do D fect 8 A speaking B toling taking © saying 9 A tread = B spol © squash Dun 40 A discourage B regret cisappoint —D_ apologise +18 minuto B point © event D tine 412A perfecty B corecty © exactly —«D_accuataly rest paren 3: ust orencush EESPart? xt below and think f the word which best fits each ‘gap. Thore isan example atthe beginning (0) For questions 13-24, read the ‘gap. Use only one word in e Inthe exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer shoot example: [OU] P CI Shopping trolley joins the push for fitness ‘Although some shoppers may already find supermarket troleys quite hard to push (0)... and down the aisles, one supermarket chain is about to make the task even harder. Next woek so9s the introduction of the (13)... called Trim Troll, (14) is designed to transform the typical fory-minute supermarket visit (15)... gentle ‘workout ‘The Trim Trolley can be set at different lovels of resistance, making it harder oF ‘easier to push tis also able to measure both the customer's heart rate (16)... the ‘number of calories burnt through sensors on the hancle. Shoppors (17)... thought to burn about 160 calories during a typical forty-inute visit tothe supermarket. Pushing the Trim Trolley for that lenoth of time (18)... the resistance level at ‘seven, the average person would burn as (19)... a8 280 calories. In (20) words, the equivalent of a twenty-minute swim. At the highest resistance level, a shopping tip could replace a tip tothe gym. ‘As well as polnting (2)... 0 people that shopping is @ subconscious form of exercise, the designers also hope to encourage shoppers to (22)... more attention to theirheath generally. A spokesperson forthe supermarket said: We hope it will make people more aware of (23)... they are puitng in thir trolleys. The chocolate cakes may be easier to resist (24... youve got calorie levels on your mind” TEST 6, PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISHParts For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end ‘of same of the ines to for ‘example atthe beginning 0). ‘2 woes that is the gap in the same line. Ther isan In the exam you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on @ separate answer sheot example: [OT wle[N[t[+ [elt Toy story Inthe second half ofthe (0)... century, toys lke model TWENTY cars and Barbie dolls made the perfect git for young children ‘Most of these toys were played with unt they fll apart, but others were looked after very (25)... by children who wore CAREFUL, more interested in bulding (26)... Today most of these coLLecT toys belong to adults and some have become valuable antiques. Barbie has been popular with gs since she made her frst 2)... ln toy shops over fity years ago. She has been APPEAR sold in hundreds of diferent fashionable (28).....as wellas the FIT clothes suitable fore (28)... of professions including secretary, VARY fight attendant and astronaut. Today (90)... clothed Barbies FULL ‘are sold for hundreds of doliars, the most expensive being ‘those in (81)... conition, with their orginal packaging DAMAGED and accessories yout intarested in stating a toy collection, another good (32)... ato Japanese battery-operated robots of the 1960s. invest Although not very (33)... by today’s standards, some of, IMPRESS these toys are now very rare. If they are in ful (34)... order, WORK they can cost thousands of dollars. TEST 6, PAPER 5: USE OF ENGLISHPart 4 For questions 36-42, complete the second sentence so that thas a similar meaning to the frst sentence, using the word gwen. Do not change the word given. You ‘must use between two and five words, including he word givon. Hore is an example (0), Example: © What type of music do you Ike bost? FAVOURITE What type of music? “The space can be filed by the words ‘s your favourite’, so you wnt: example: [0][ISYOURFAVOURITE ] In the exam you write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate ‘answer sheet. 35 Pete hadn't expected to see so many ald friends atthe party. ‘SURPRISE Iteame to se0 so many old friends at the party '36 Although she was a good runner, Wendy never succeeded in winning an Olymple medal. MANAGED ‘Although she was a good runner, Wendy {an Olympic medal 37 Jacqui and | were siting by ourselves atthe back of the coach ‘own Jacqui and | were siting sou a the back ofthe coach, ‘38. The country’s economic problems are less serious than people had been led to believe. as ‘The countrys economic problems people had been led to believe WEE tes, paver 3: use oF encuists39 40 a“ ‘Adam had fished his homework when Remy arrived. STILL ‘Adam his homework, when Remy arrived. {think you shoulé complain to your boss, WERE " ‘ complaint to my boss. For me, the fm was spol by the awful soundtrack. uy in the awful soundtrack which spoil the fm. ‘Teronto has been my home since last March, uvine Iave last March, EST 6, PAPER 2: USE OF ENGLISHpte: aie Pee ‘Yu wil heat pple taking in eight ferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 4. You hear part of a talk by a man who works for a tourist company. What is his role in the company? ‘A. He trains the guides B He chooses the destinations Ca © He designs the advertisements, 2. You overhear two people talking about a fl. Why didn't the man enjoy it? A. He was distracted by noise B his seat was uncomfortable, Ca (© The sound volume was too low, 3. You hear a woman talking about running in a marathon, Why did she decide ta run? A. She knew it would be good for her level of ness. chooldays. | © She was too embarrassed to refuse to doit B She'd been wanting todo it since 4. Onthe radi, you hear a man talking about an antique calculator. What does he say about i? A. Its just bean stolen B Its just been found Ce © Its just been soi, esr 6, paren 4: stew‘5. You hear @ politician talking about facilities for the young inher area. In her opinion, what is needed? A alibray B aleisure conto CH © an intemet café 6 You overhear @ woman taking about a full-time job in a theatre. Why did she decide not to apply fort? A. She was used to working parttime. 1B She would have had to work evenings Le © She alt sho lacked the right qualifications. 7 You hear part ofan interview with a comedian who organises wht he calls laughter workshops’. What does he want to teach the participants? [A hnow to make fends more easily 8 how to bocorne more self-confident | © how to help others overcome problems ir ear ara hg sesdaneg ls jecaasmiatceasecd et pated Eee claa i) aaa natant Saud vesr 6, parena:usrenne SEENPan? ‘You wil hear an interview with a man called Daren Howarth, who works as a carbon coach. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. The carbon coach Daren says that a carbon coach works fulltime as @ [ BT] wit verious tens Botore becoming a carbon coach, Daren trained to be an 10 When assessing a family's carbon footprint, Daren looks fist at their " Daren uses whats called a| 2 to 890 how much electricity things use, Daren points out that a ‘il help pay fr root insulation. Daren festa using| Botte ot ypeis The wort mas of energy hese, Daren helped to reduce a band’s carbon footprint at FBI) 2s wo as on ts CDs. Daren mentions a new type of green home called an 16 ‘The new green home uses both the sun and 47} 10 produce etecticty. Daren suggests buying @ FB) which cives ‘more information about the new green home. HERD e575, paver a: stewing.Pans ‘You will hear five different people talking about tho sport of hill walking. For questions 119-23, choosa from thelist (AF) the reason wily each person took up the sport Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. ‘A. Other sports had falod to improve my fess. spoatert nade soe sade eng on ‘Speaker 2 20 © My snot stolen ara oun spooors [Ea eer ee sectece (1 E_ I wanted to be able to enjoy hill walking wth other people. soeators (I) F {realised it would be more fun than other sporting activities est, paren a:usteninc IEEEPart 4 ‘You will hear an interview with a woman called Jennie Thorpe, who is @ trapeze artist Ina crcus. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 24 Jennie got her present job when her manager saw her performing at ‘A. a gymnastics competion. Ba circus schoo © aballet show. x 25 Why does Jennie fel a need to practise just after the end of a show?” ‘A. She's able to do more dificult things then. B_ She's too tense to be able to relax immediately. © She is able to sleep better afterwards 26 What does Jennie say about earring a Iving as a trapeze artist? ‘A. I's hard i you have no contrac. B It’s unlikely after a certain age. I's difeut for most performers. ¥ 8 27 Aocording to Jennie, what distinguishes great trapeze artists from the rest? ‘A. They have the lightest bodies. B They perform without a safety nel © They have an ability to keep calm. 28 What does Jennie find the most cific hing to got used to? ‘A. having to get up early every day B damaging her hands onthe trapeze fooling pain inher muscles 28 29 In Jennie’s opinion, circus skls have helped some school students by ‘A making them physically stronger B_ increasing their ably to study © improving their social intoraction. ‘ 30 What does Jennie want to do next? A. doa taining course B got a teaching job © open actcus schoo! Go to www iTests.com for interactive exam practice HEED test, paren a: usteninsas Bast Part 1 (3 minutes) ‘Answer these questions ‘What type of things do you lke to read? Do you prefer to read @ novel or see the fin? Why? \Which fm actor or actress do you lke most? Why? Part2 (3 or 4 minutos) Communicating (compare, contrast and speculate) ‘Tum to pictures 1 and 2.0n page 138, which show people communicating in diferent ways Candidate A, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how necessary it may befor the people to communicate in these ways. You have a minute to do this Candidate B, do you use the telephone @ ot? Competitions (compare, contrast and speculate) ‘Tur to pletures 1 and 2 on page 140, which show people taking part in competitions. Candidate 8, compare and contrast these photographs, and say how the people may be feeling, You have a minuto to do ths. Candidate A, do you like competitons? Part 3(3.0r4 minutes) Intoresting jobs (discuss and evaluate) ‘Turn tothe pictures on page 141, which show people doing fve diferent jobs. Imagine that your collage has invited these people fo tak to students about what they like and don't ike about thei obs, Talk about how dificult or easy it might be to do these jobs and decide what questions you would want to ask tho five guest speakers. Part 4 (8 or4 minutes) Answer these question: ‘Wat would be your sea job? ‘When you get a job, would you lke to work parttime or fultime? Why? How would you fel i you had to work at weekends? esr, paren s:secaine ERBHow necessary do you think its for the people to communicate in these ways?+ How easy or difficult might it be to do these jobs? + What questions would you want to ask the guest speakers?