International ene een hd House FCE JOVENES MID-COURSE EXAM DAY ONE - LISTENING AND WRITING NAME ‘Taken from First for ehools Test bok 1 (Test 3}Peleg mete eager LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part + ‘You wit hear peop taking not dierent stations. For questions 1-8, choose tha best answer Bercy, 11 You hear a git who going o Wein another country taking to a end. They aoe that wile | exctig tenance. \ @ eaeytomakerew ends. © sine tkepintuch 22 Youhoar par of science programme about a planned space mission othe moons of super ity does the presenter roma them asa good place towspore? A @ Something could be ving thee Thar alot of voleaic activity thee. © ‘tll show how aris posible to travel 8 Younearagitetingher father outa writer who vistod her schoo. What ed se thnk about hewn? 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Write your answer in 140-190 words nan appropiate styl 1 Inyour English class you have boon ang about playing computer games. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay forhornework. et at ei ee hap HHH ed soe a oases "Playing computer game completo waste of ime. De yougree? Notes. 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Example © tying 8 doing finding camyng eee ‘Testing games How icky oan yoube? Twelve year-old Elie Noakes has got thoes jab inthe wold (0) out new games. A (1)... company hol @ competition to fd young testers and Ese was selected to est gree which re abou tobe 2... ort the mart Each wesk she is given a ferent game o ply efor (9). her thoughts on a frm designed by the comma. As the company rector ssi, Wht better way to fi out about games thant pt thm nthe hands ofthe customers who wl make most wf Ba? loc) thar em job ut hea takes Ivar (6)... Sha a allowed to ksep tha gars after tating em, but she has decided inetoed og them (7). 0 ohn ss otunate than hers Te go) na of ‘gers and some cin o'thave any he explained 1 A pimay it © sete @ bets / 2 Ae @ anes / 6 poms et re ee 4 & ue / B value C practios D worth 5 A aman Botts «= @ tak pou 8A calmly B deeply © thoroughly seriously / a CO my / 08 8 A) plenty. 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Rou be one he bs (2) BECIDE you veal lessons about your own strength ‘Taken from First for Schools Test book [Test 3)eve name shnont © Intemational sv ckeis Fee ust 2-0, capita he aco eae co a hi ar rman 1 vate unhgthe wat ge at hangs the Wer gen. You musta bm 0 = ‘ie wor, cdg eed ven, Hor ners Pons sample Pie cof ach aces Yat ‘hog can te Hay the wee kes pb eo you we: omen [o[nnsnacerre ——] wee ote ising wads CAPFTAL LETTERS onthe seperate anew sac. 25: tear eens wonton hall set eee tad am an tlre te wt noes 2 Fh areca ete concr began cs 1 aa ee Seep a ‘asmioueit lee peen| rarest dad taOelh Be Crt ia dine i. Ata ott 18 Teco nana st wwetwoeD | Alt software... ynen nn hs Compr pacege {0 Mytoacher lt meloavothelessonenry because wasn't etn wal ALLOWED (ter wel de Ke, the leason early because | wasn' feeling well B wa “Taken from Fst for Schools Test book 1 (Test’3)PS cote impel International secs Parts You are going to read a magazine article about a young mountain climber. For questions 31-96, choose the answer (A ‘Co ) which yu think fits best according to th text. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Teenage Climber Kat radey sand plans tobe one of the youngest ‘eople ever to chm Mount Everest Kale ta {or the climb incades hi ater. Ba apd mothe, DMedaea. They eal themselves The Bradey Tea’ {int cnbing Everest sony oe prt othe lan ITkalsucesedsncimbing Everest a Kose ln ‘ist, ew become one ofthe youngest people {ov have climbed the Seven Sumats, the highest pt on each cuties Few people achieve this ner tage of arty. Kat bas sentir tthem snd might sctualy do etre his tesa ‘ears are over Ihe makes fhe cond become one {the moet famous eens fis generation Base oun people are spending more tine on compaters et games consoles, Kal hopes to spe ds 10 ‘nb hee own mounts. Oy test, to ene ‘edocs "nave epoken toa mamber of weltnown Evorest, ‘lmbers and could ot nda se one who thought ‘hat talung a t#Sear-ld up the works highest ‘Mountain was a goodie. Ty quesdoned wether ‘aay young clmbere had the necessary physial ‘Srength and hod doubts about wher 8 eenager ‘would be prepare einainaly forthe challenge. In addition they couldnt see how Young person ‘could ave plned enough practi knowl ot ‘senenes of potential sata o develop the good figment wndenctonsacimbermusthavoln ort ‘The Beadeys have beard such views before. Tow that poop are crea of ws ~The to pa up wah that deny, bat | dont wate my ime hang Taen from Fist fr Schools Test book 1 (Test 3) sant lao auch do. Tink ate Possible problems bwicosiy. Melis and we Ep the rks all the time Tm concerned lor Kas ‘ly a any parent woul be, bt bllove or own ‘ekgound a cirbers wl lp abd wathing Fal develop ves me conidence [also wonder about Kasmotiation. Is th usta _unbious father tal his owen love of adventure 10 ‘tlngerogs extreme’ "Tus project sh about me tena io become lamous ry sons chives Edinssts At ste talked about as something forlterin ie, bt when we discussed wethoud “Why” talkt im fom time ote tone furehe tals the motion od” Wea ase ‘ita plore i ds nthe challeageeseys, usta om achieving ey goa In the past, few knew or cared about being the youngest of fastest person to climb,» particule ‘mountasy or sala parole cean Today, every ‘tus boggesbou anc every clint to Shoots and ling Intarsews. He has got to ler Sermething uly spectacar ike cmbing Everest ‘nd exiagh of mourn bing and want 0 St instead, wel orga about tis whole profes fd goto the pool”31. Inthe fst paragraph, we learn that Ka aim is ee B to become a very welhknown person. © to encourage teenagers to jon him on tis expedition D_ toe people a beter mpresson ol oenagor 32. What des it refer to infine 127 ‘A. climbing ve ofthe Seven Summits Boing the youngest person to cd Everest cing oun Ewe and Kone ©) completing the Seven Summits cbs 33. The experienced climbers that the writer spoke o thnk that A. mountain climbing isan unsuitable act for some teenagers. B mountain cimbing can help teenagers to davolop emotional, _/ © teenagers lak the cmbing experience need to make catain dione. 1D teenagers are not physically song enough for mountain einbing. 34 What do we find out about Ed in the tid paragraph? A. Hehasdifleuky dealing with the ecm of otoes. 3 He wonders whether Kai neds moe cibing experience. @ ‘Hote considered he danger inves nthe expedton, —/ Hots worted about running ut of time to propare. £35. Whats suggested in the fourth paragraph? ‘A_ Ed willuse tho expedition to ft fame BKaiis genuinely interested in cling Everest _The amily shoud leave tho expen ul Kelis fd - (©) Thar Ite communication betwoon Kai anc his pares 38. Whats he writers atitude towards Kalin tho ith paragrapt? ‘A. He recognises that Kal needs todo something tha tracts attention. BB He citcses the fact that Kal ont ineested in breaking recon. © He tink Kale unvaing o work wath the medta. He btieves Ka should do something even more chalonging, “Taken from Fst for Schools Test book 1(Test3)International He ‘You ae going to read an article about the invention of role coastors. Sk sntences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (@7=42, “Theres one extra sentance which you de not need o use. Parts Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. The history of roller coasters Roller coasters have §enghistory, and although found tn the USA, thelr cigs le seewhere. ‘As easly as the 15th etary. popular pastime for Russian was sing ‘The following year. amin company tn the USA constructed a ralay In Penneylvana to carry oan similar smal cars fom theming which was Stated athe top ofa ota, to the canal the From hr olde ton ost, ERBL “henatra ip however testa foe Paling the as bck pe okies og forts ose hs rien asco ack wat om a sledge, much as children el do during the Pt nec wet Consist of wooden slope covered ia, ontop (larwooden ame Riders at lrg blocks oe land the ldes,which ould be upto 24metes igh sd tobe ans Soldiers returning to Francetrom Russia are thought to have taken wth them stores ofthe sean ‘mountains and variations ofthe Russian lies ‘began to appear fa France. To make up forthe Inc of snow and ie, he des bad wooden tracks ns peo sal ear wih es Vv foci teed rem ean they aie bumped nto cach ober ‘This all ehango in 1817, with the opening, nPrs, ‘two new sides or ‘vller costes’, which bad are that were secre tothe tack. Thanks tots provement, they were now much sar to ide _/ igh, an hat they could go ster: E3816 However in 1826amechanial system ‘eas ntoced to drag tem up tothe start af the ‘ide sin “Taken from First for Schools Test book (Test 3) 72, withthe mine row closed, the railway became tourist attraction Vator cam tromiles the ews, and then take the rllvay down ga. x (One of the passengers on the rallway, Marcus ‘Thompson, saw the potential of sucha experience an decide to construct what we now recognise as the st roller coaster I opened in 154 f Coney Islnd in Nev York, and was an Instant succes. ‘Thompson charged Scars ard, sod eared is ‘the popularity ofthis new side. By the ead ofthe ‘entry, rollercoaster could found a8 fnats scrote country [A] in bat fonincrtotsdsy‘A. This was but the opposite way around, othatthe ears werent pulled tothe {op ofthe slope and thea dropped down ‘very suddenly 1B nay, people had tbe employed fr the tough job of pusing them back to thetop. © These were not locked fa pice a they rections as they went down, 1D tewas this lst part ofthe ide that was memorable a the ers traveled 3 gest spect and rund several ght corer, Token from Fist for Schools Test book [est 3) E Wothin evo bundret year, manmade F As more and more were bull, the The journey tnobed transporting the Intemational House. versions were comon nthe Gtr ara ofthe county. feed to atractastomers meant that manufactures bern to compete to create evermore exiting ride, ‘could be completed ony 90 minutestira feta epatoramavciind Intemational as oa Part You are going o ead a magazine aticle In which four teenagers talk about their experiences of {aking partinarealty TV sores, which aims to in the best young business person. For question 49-82, choose rom the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which person leamt that academic abily is not necessary for doing wel in business? says they havea competitive nature? al 4 was determined to enjoy their experience on the show? ae] 8 |x ‘dcovered that winning the show was not 2s easy as they had thought? é belioves you should go into business with people who have similar ambitions? [47] D € thinks you need a variety of skis to succeed In business? says that you want success you have to work hard? wanted to change the image ofa certain group of people? ‘says the show taught thom to appreciate diferent styles of working? ‘says you should not Isten to those who doubt you? “Taken from Fest for Schools Test book (Test 3)‘ae Intemational House 1 applied to doit because I wanted to show off my talent for business and maybe persuade Someone to hire me. ma keen viewer ol te Show, and I'l always wanted fo appear on its (elt Pa be a very strong candidate. Tm the kind of person who won't be beaten, so felt that the show would be an ideal environment for Ime. It was exhausting, but also rowarding and fun, Tesjoyed all the tasks we had todo. Having had this experence, my advice to other young business people woul be: now what you sant todo, be creative and decisive and you'l Tlf ‘Your potential. Personally, 've learnt that there Breall kinds of people in business; ts important to be tolerant ofthe various ways that people fo things, and to value each individual, because teveryone has something to oller As 'ma big fan of the show, twas great to have the opportunity to appear on it. thought It ‘would be brillant way to see how far could fon the competition and geta taste of working Ii bosiness. Thad the tine of my he — Ws the “past thing ve ever done! Tenink te experience has made me more confident in my strengths "rm not that good at some ofthe stil we study at school, but I vealise now that, with enough Aeterminaton, lean getto where want to bein this environment. To anyone hoping to get ito Dsiness at a young age, stay focused on your goals, and don't be put olf by constantly being fold what you cart achieve. ve learnt that you haveto co-operateln business and that the work ofa team is always more suceessul than that of sn individ “Taken from First for Schools Test book 1 Test 3) When the opportunity came up to take part in ‘he show just couldn't turn down, Ive sways been aan. Like everyose who watches a home, always believed [could outdo everyone else unt was actually here and found out what was txpected of mel floved every minute though Ityeally made me grow up. Ive learned that in the business world @ oad range of abilities Is necessary to really got on; I's not enous be very good in Just due area. T advise young bosiness people to make sure they put enough ‘lori they arto achieve their gous. Natural ably is important of esurse, but its not enough ‘applied forthe show because thought it would sve me the oppertunty to demonstrate that Academies dont [ust sit and study books all ay. Also, thought It would allow tne to learn more about business. Ihnew that never have the chance to do something ike that again £0 [decided to make the most of every second Obviously, winning was Tantastic, but I think that meeting all thse allerent people duriag- the competition wae the real highlight for me: ‘Toyoung businessmen and women, say-never ‘gh up oa your dreams. you behevein yoursell then anything is posssle From tang part in ‘this show Ive learat it vial to jl forces with ‘thers who share your obectives and thatthe ‘success ofa business depends onthe team that's ‘uning t and their passion towards whatever it [thats being so