TEST 1.

Reading Comprehension
Part 1.
First read the ten headlines a-j. Then read the five texts 1-5 and decide which text goes best with
which headline. Mark your answers on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5.
a) New Space Shuttle at NASA
b) Alcohol Company Web Sites with Limited Access
c) New Drug to Help Smokers
d) King Tut Liked Red Wine
e) Alcohol Web Sites Attract Kids
f) Youd Be Better off Letting Someone Else Do It
g) New Drug Campaign by Government Officials
) Do It Yourself Change Your Own Oil
i) New nalysis !roves the "#$ortance of %ine
!) S"#TW$RE I%&R"'ES L$(DI() SI%*L$TI"(
1. $ ne+ ,ill in te final stages of testing so+s ,romise in attacking t+o of umanit-s biggest
killers b- el,ing ,eo,le sto, smoking and lose +eigt at te same time. $s go/ernment officials
launced a cam,aign against fatness on Tuesda-0 doctors at a medical conference described te
ne+ drug as tougt1,ro/oking and ,era,s ideal for some ,eo,le.
2. $lcool com,an- Web sites are offering a c-ber ,la-ground for under1age -outs des,ite
,romises from te com,anies to limit teir access. $ stud- b- )eorgeto+n *ni/ersit- estimated
tat alcool com,an- Web sites recei/ed nearl- 2330333 /isits b- under1age ,eo,le from 4ul-
troug December. %an- ,la-ed /ideo games and do+nloaded music and icons 5 all about te
marketing of beer and li6uor.
3. E/en after eac ,ilot astronaut makes 733 ,ractice landings +it a training aircraft tat
simulates te S,ace Suttle0 landing te actual Suttle for te first time is a callenging task. To
assist future Suttle ,ilots0 ($S$ is installing ne+0 intelligent soft+are in te training aircraft to
make its a,,roac and landing feel e/en more like a Suttle landing.
4. $ncient Eg-,tians belie/ed in ,ro,erl- su,,l-ing a bod- for te afterlife0 and not !ust troug
mummification. $ ne+ stud- re/eals tat King Tutankamen eased is final !ourne- +it red
+ine. 8Wine in ancient Eg-,t +as a drink of great im,ortance0 consumed b- te u,,er classes
and te kings08 sa-s a researcer of food science after anal-sing sam,les of ancient Eg-,tian !ars
belonging to te Eg-,tian %useum in 9airo and te Britis %useum in London.
5. Its great to sa/e mone- b- canging -our o+n oil and ,erforming oter minor ser/ices tat
dont re6uire muc in te +a- of s,ecial skills0 tools0 or kno+ledge. "il canges are still eas-
enoug to do 5 e/en on a :;30333 %ercedes. But as cars a/e become more com,le<0 tings tat
used to be considered basic re,airs are0 increasingl-0 better left to te ,rofessionals 5 e/en if
teres a strong tem,tation to sa/e some mone- b- doing tem -ourself.

TELC-TEST 1. oldal 1
Reading Comprehension
Part 2.
&ead the following text' and then choose the answers to (uestions )-1*.
$ grou, of scientists +arned last +eek tat Western go/ernments are seriousl- underestimating
o+ long teir citi=ens are likel- to li/e. Tis could cause ,roblems for te ealt0 +elfare and
,ensions s-stems of te de/elo,ed +orld. *ntil recentl- onl- a fe+ s,ecialist demogra,ers
kne+ tat go/ernments +ere underestimating life e<,ectanc-. But te latest re,ort on increasing
a/erage life s,ans +ill be difficult to ignore.
#or man- -ears scientists a/e been ad/ising go/ernments tat te increase in life e<,ectanc-
o/er te ,ast centur-0 +ic sa+ t-,ical Britis male life s,ans rise from >? -ears in @;3@ to 27
-ears in A3330 and tose of females from >; to ?3 -ears0 +ill not continue. In te !ournal +cience
last +eek0 o+e/er0 t+o scientists state tat life e<,ectanc- +ill ,robabl- go on increasing.
B- com,aring differences in life e<,ectanc- bet+een te +orlds +ealtier countries0 te-
conclude tat as earl- as A323 female life e<,ectanc- in te *nited States could be as ig as
@3@ -ears. Te official *S forecast for A323 is onl- ?B.; -ears. Scientists no+ belie/e tat a
t-,ical female bab- born tis -ear in #rance or 4a,an 5 te t+o countries +it te greatest life
e<,ectanc- 5 alread- as a 73C73 cance of li/ing to be @33. Te +cience ,a,er gi/es no
forecasts for Britain0 but using te same metodolog-0 female life e<,ectanc- in 4a,an +ould
reac @33 in A3D30 and +ould reac @33 in Britain in A3?7.
If tis is true0 te stud- as conclusions not !ust for ,ensions but for ealtcare and social
ser/ices0 since tere is no guarantee tat a/erage ealt s,an 5 te time ,eo,le are free of cronic
illness 5 +ill also rise togeter +it a/erage lifes,an.
)o/ernment figures so+ tat for men0 life e<,ectanc- +ent u, from 23.; to 2>.D bet+een
@;?@ and @;;20 but ealt- life e<,ectanc- +ent u, from D>.> to DD.;. $ Britis %& as called
for increased retirement ages. 8If -ou look at life e<,ectanc- in @;>? +en te state ,ension +as
introduced0 and take tat as a reasonable lengt of time to recei/e a ,ension0 -ou +ould a/e a
retirement age of 2> toda- instead of D708 e said.
Now decide which is the correct answer , a' b' or c , to the ite#s )-1* and #ark your answers
on the answer sheet.
6. $ccording to a scientific team +estern citi=ens
a) like to li/e longer.
b) a/e longer life e<,ectanc- no+.
c) are +arned b- scientists.
7. Life e<,ectanc-
a) +as estimated b- te scientists for te ,ast centur-.
b) in Britain +ill not continue to increase.
c) increased a lot in te t+entiet centur- in Britain.
8. T+o scientists in te !ournal +cience said tat female life e<,ectanc-
a) increases faster in 4a,an tan in Britain.
b) is forecast to be te greatest in Britain.
c) for babies born tis -ear a/e a 73C73 cance of reacing @33.
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. Te stud- +rites tat te ealt s,an
a) +ill also rise togeter +it a/erage lifes,an.
b) means te time ,eo,le are free of cronic illness.
c) as no im,act on retirement ages.
1!. Te life e<,ectanc-
a) no+ as made a Britis %& call for lo+er retirement ages.
b) +as taken as a reasonable lengt of time to recei/e a ,ension in @;>? +en te state
,ension +as introduced.
c) decreased more tan ealt e<,ectanc- bet+een @;?@ and @;;2.
Reading Comprehension
TELC-TEST 1. oldal .
Part 3.
First read the ten situations 11--* and then read the 1- texts a-l. /ecide which text goes best
with which situation. 0ach text can be used only once. Mark your answers on the answer sheet
11--*. "n so#e cases there #ay not be a suitable text. Then #ark it with an 1.
11. You are organising a sur,rise ,art- for -our friends birtda- to a restaurant on a Sunda-.
12. Your car,et needs cleaning.
13. You are looking for a restaurant +ere -ou can a/e some entertainment0 too.
14. You +ant to ire some cleaning assistance for -our com,an-.
15. You are looking for e<,erts to el, -our com,an-s finances.
16. You +ould like to bu- a dining table +it cairs for -our ne+ ome.
17. You +ant to e<tend -our ouse and need some mone- to start.
18. You like s,ecial kinds of beer.
1. You +ould like to sell an old famil- cu,board.
2!. You are looking for a bank +ere -ou dont e/en a/e to get out of -our car.
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Welcomes your celebrations
With special care
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Lang6age e)ements
Part 1.
&ead the following article and decide which word or $hrase a' b' or c' is #issing in ite#s -1-.*.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
Wild at heart
Its 7 a.m. $ cold +ind blo+s from te Ri/er 9au/er- and stirs 1211 te edges of te tent0 set
1221 a 1231 in te forest0 1241 te running +aters.
I 6uietl- go out of te tent. Te sk- is an abstraction of orange and red +it golden edges.
Si<t- metres a+a-0 on te bank of te migt- ri/er tat 1251 drinking +ater to te 1261 cit- of
Banglamore0 India0 I s,ot a leo,ardF T+o metres from ead to tail0 ead bo+ed as it 1271.
It looks u,0 turns round slo+l- and sees me. I am 1281 to te ground0 +ondering. I tink te
leo,ard smiled before e ran a+a- 121 into te forest.
8I sa+ a leo,ard. I sa+ a leo,ard08 I sout0 o,ening te tent. %- teenage son asked 13!1+ 8$re
-ou sure it +asnt a tigerE8
21. a) u,
b) do+n
c) o/er
25. a) ,ro/ides
b) ,ro/ide
c) ,ro/iding
2. a) gracefull-
b) grace
c) graced
22. a) on
b) u,
c) in
26. a) gro+ing
b) gro+n
c) gro+
3!. a) sus,icious
b) sus,iciousl-
c) sus,icion
23. a) cleared
b) a/ing cleared
c) clearing
27. a) drank
b) as been drinking
c) +as drinking
24. a) ne<t
b) beside
c) from
28. a) root
b) route
c) rooted
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Lang6age e)ements
Part 2.
&ead the following text and decide which of the words or $hrases a'-o' is #issing in ite#s .1-9*.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
4imm- 9in is a +orld1class climber and is ,erfect 1311 te camera 5 a combination of skills tat
as mo/ed te B31-ear1old -oung man around te +orld to ca,ture images of te remote and
e<treme. 9in +as born in %innesota in @;2B. Gis 1321 to te climbing lifest-le began +en e
+as an undergraduate 1331 $sian studies at 9arleton 9ollege in %innesota.
1341 breaks e and is friends +ould ,ile into te car and ead for famous ,laces like
9alifornias 4osua Tree (ational &ark. Te freedom of te o,en 1351 combined +it te mental
and ,-sical callenges of climbing Hgot me 1361 ooked08 e said.
$fter college 9in mo/ed to 4ackson0 W-oming0 +ere e made a 1371 from odd !obs as e
skied0 climbed0 and tra/elled te +orld. #our and a alf -ears ago0 e ,icked u, a camera to 1381
is ad/entures.
$fter returning from a tri, to &akistan0 9in 131 a fe+ of is ,otos and realised e ad a
career. HI didnt make a lot0 but at te time I tougt it +as a ton of mone-08 e said.
H"b/iousl-0 I 14!1 m- lifest-le0 and I reall- lo/ed taking ,ictures0 too.8
a9 during ,9 document -9 beind d9 a/e e9 road
59 to g9 li/ing h9 en!o-ed i9 taking 89 life
49 attraction )9 sold m9 after n9 totall- o9 in
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Listening -omprehension
Part 1.
3ou are going to hear five $eo$le talking about travelling to foreign countries. 3ou will hear
each ite# twice. /ecide which state#ent a-f goes with each ite#.
Now you will have half a #inute to read the ite#s.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
a9 Dark side of tra/elling
,9 Language is a must
-9 Euro,ean cities for all seasons
d9 Dream destinations e/er-+ere
e9 Tri,s not onl- for te ric
59 Tra/el to a better +orld
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Listening -omprehension
Part 2.
3ou are going to hear an article. First you will have one #inute to read the introduction and the
ite#s. Then you will hear the article. 3ou will hear it only once.
Then you will have ti#e to answer the (uestions.
/ecide if the state#ent for each of the ite#s is true (+) or not true (-) and #ark your answers on
the answer sheet.
Now you will have one #inute to read the ite#s.
46. Te sea1le/el rise migt co/er most of Banglades +it +ater.
47. Te Industrial Re/olution made atmos,eric concentrations of carbon dio<ide increase B3
,er cent.
48. #uel for cars is te ,rimar- source for tis increase in carbon dio<ide le/els.
4. Te *nited States as strict emission control ,olicies.
5!. Te global surface tem,erature increased less tan one degree 9elsius in te last centur-.
51. $t te ,resent tem,eratures about alf of te ice on )reenland melts and runs off as +ater.
52. "ne stud- suggests tem,eratures +ill rise b- eigt degree 9elsius b- te -ear A373.
53. Tere is no e/idence tat e/en te +orst scenario +ill cange te +orld ma,.
54. Sea le/el rise migt affect millions of ,eo,le li/ing on te coasts.
55. Scientists agree tat te melting of )reenlands ice can be canged back.

TELC-TEST 1. oldal 4
Listening -omprehension
Part 3.
3ou are going to hear five short texts. 3ou will hear the texts only once.
Then you will have ti#e to answer the (uestion for each text.
/ecide if the correct answer is a' b or c and #ark your answers on the answer sheet.
56. $fter earing te +eater re,ort -ou kno+
a) -ou +ill be able to go to te o,en1air concert tonigt.
b) -ou a/e to take an umbrella +it -ou.
c) -ou need not ,ut on +arm clotes.
57. $t te rail+a- station te loud s,eaker sa-s
a) -ou a/e to cange train for Stamford.
b) tat ,assengers tra/elling to Stamford sould go to ,latform one.
c) tat ,latform tree is not o,en.
58. You +ant to record te e,isode of te e/ening soa, o,era
a) but tere is a cange in te ,rogramme.
b) -ou a/e to +ait until te s,orts ,rogramme is o/er.
c) but ten -ou cange -our mind.
5. Te call centre of te museum informs -ou tat
a) te museum is also o,en on bank olida-s.
b) -ou can a/e a tour guide in oter languages tan Englis.
c) -ou can rent a discman at te e<ibitions.
6!. You +ant to see a famous musical tonigt but
a) it is cancelled because of te bad +eater.
b) te ,rogramme as been canged.
c) -ou cannot go tere because of an illness.
TELC-TEST 1. oldal 1*
Letter 7riting
3ou have two different tasks to choose fro#. /ecide (uickly which letter you are going to write
as you only have a total of .* #inutes to co#$lete the task.
1. %n app)i-ation 5or a 8o, in response to an ad'ertisement
or
2. % )etter as4ing 5or more in5ormation
Sit6ation 1.
Childrens Fashion Buyer Required
$ ma!or international com,an- re6uires a bu-er for cildrens fasions. Based in our Italian
office0 te bu-er +ill be res,onsible for estimating trends in cildrens fasions0 finding and
/isiting ,roducers and ad/ising bot te local and te ead offices of te o,,ortunities.
Te ideal candidate +ill a/e some bu-ing e<,erience in te fasion trade and +ill be looking
for a callenge and career ad/ancement +it a de/elo,ing com,an-. )ood Englis and Italian
essentialI oter languages +ould be an ad/antage.
If -ou are te rigt ,erson for tis ,osition0 +rite for details to
%rs. Enid $rcer
/nter5ashion Corporation
London Gouse
Ro-bourne0 Gants
#$?A @ES
*nited Kingdom
%rite a letter of a$$lication to the fir# above. t least two of the following $oints should be
#entioned in your letter $lus one other as$ect7
)i/e tree items of information about -ourself
%ention te reason for -our letter
$sk for more details Je.g. salar-0 accommodation0 etc.)
Sa- +- -ou are interested in te !ob
3ou decide to write for #ore infor#ation. %rite the letter using a suitable greeting and closing
for#ula.
6efore starting the letter' decide on the order in which you think the three $oints should be
included as well as an a$$ro$riate introduction and close. "nclude your address and the address
of the co#$any' also the reference line' date' salutation and closing for#ula.
3ou have .* #inutes in which to write the letter.
!lease write 15*--** words.
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Sit6ation 2.
3ou see the following advertise#ent in a news$a$er.
Oceans Edge
Edge is a stunning de/elo,ment of a,artments0 cottages and indi/idual /illas s,read around a
su,erb illto, location directl- fronting te $tlantic "cean at #rigate Ba- in St. Kitts. Te resort
is +itin +alking distance of te Ro-al St. Kitts )olf 9ourse and sets ne+ standards in design
and construction on tis beautiful0 understated 9aribbean island. D> one bedroom a,artments0 D3
t+o bedroom illside a,artments and >? t+o bedroom garden cottages are a/ailable.
$,,ro<imate dimensions are as follo+sF
@ bedroom a,artmentsF DBA s6uare feet ,lus terraces
A bedroom a,artmentsF ;?3 s6uare feet ,lus terraces
A bedroom cottagesF @>33 s6uare feet ,lus terraces
A bedroom /illasF A333 s6uare feet ,lus terraces
If -oud like to en!o- te o,en air0 ,lease /isit us.
:or more in5ormation a,o6t o6r rates;
E1mailF info'oceansedge.com
#a<F 7@2172212222
"r %ailF
"ceans edge
2223 Beac Dr. S.
St. Kitts0 &EI0 &2$ 2I2
3ou are interested in renting a villa with your friend at <cean:s 0dge. 3ou would like to get #ore
details first and decide to write to the resort.
%rite a letter to the resort and ex$ress your interest about s$ending - weeks there. 3our letter
should contain at least two of the following $oints and one other as$ect7
$sk about costs in/ol/ed for -ou
$sk for more details about te resort
E<,lain +at -ou e<,ect from te resort
Sa- +at sigts -ou +ould like to /isit
6efore starting the letter' decide on the order in which you think the three $oints should be
included as well as an a$$ro$riate introduction and close. "nclude your address and the address
of the resort' also the date' salutation and closing for#ula.
3ou have .* #inutes in which to write the letter. !lease write 15*--** words.
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"R%L E<%#/$%T/"$
/ntrod6-tion = So-ia) -onta-ts
9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9)
"ntroduce yourself to your $artner if you do not already know each other. 3ou can talk about' for
exa#$le' why you are learning 0nglish' what your hobbies and leisure interests are or how you
$re$ared for this exa#ination.
This $art of the exa#ination will not be #arked.
Part 1.
Presentation
9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9)
3ou are ex$ected to give a short $resentation to your $artner=s> on a certain to$ic. =!ro#$ts in
brackets #ay hel$ you.> your $resentation should take about 4* seconds and you should answer
your $artner:s (uestions afterwards.
%hile your $artner is giving his?her $resentation' listen and think of the (uestions you would like
to ask.
3ou should not interru$t your $artner during his?her $resentation.
Some ,ossible to,icsF
$ book tat -ou a/e read Jto,ic or ,lot0 autor0 st-le0 -our o,inion0 etc.)
or
$ s,orting e/ent -ou a/e attended J+ic s,ort0 +ere0 ,eo,le in/ol/ed0 result0 etc.)
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Part 2.
0is-6ssion
9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9)
&ead the following text fro# a #aga@ine. /iscuss the content of the text with your $artner. Tell
hi#?her your o$inionA give reasons and $ersonal exa#$les to su$$ort your ideas. Talk about
your own ex$erience with the $roble#s #entioned and $ossible solutions.
Want your Children to Lose Weight !end the" to Bed
Gitting te a- ma- be !ust as good as
itting te g-m in te figt against
cildood obesit-0 a ne+ stud- suggests.
Te risk of becoming o/er+eigt is B.7
times iger in cildren +o get less slee,
tan in tose +o slee, a lot0 according to
te researc. Researcers from te
*ni/ersitK La/als #acult- of %edicine
measured te +eigt0 eigt0 and +aist si=e
of >>A cildren aged 7 to @3. after taking
bod- mass inde< readings0 te- found tat
tose cildren +o sle,t less tan @3 ours
a nigt +ere B.7 times more at risk of
being o/er+eigt tan tose +o sle,t for
more tan @A ours.
Te researcers s,eculate tat ormones
,roduced during slee,0 or tose ,roduced
+en te cildren are de,ri/ed of it0 are
res,onsible for te differences in +eigt.
Researcers s,eculate tat te relationsi,
bet+een a general loss of slee, and
increased rates of obesit- in societ- a/e
broader im,lications tan in !ust -oung
cildren. Bet+een @;D3 and A3330 te
,re/alence of obesit- doubled in te
,o,ulation +ile te a/erage nigt of slee,
lost one to t+o ours. During te same
,eriod0 te ,ercentage of -oung adults +o
sle,t less tan se/en ours +ent from @D ,er
cent to B2 ,er cent0 according to te re,ort.
Te best ,rescri,tion against obesit- in
cildren +ould be to encourage tem to
mo/e more and to make sure te- get
enoug slee,.
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Part 3.
Tas4
9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9)
3ou and your $artner want to organise a care tea# for your friend 0#ilio' who is co#ing ho#e
fro# the hos$ital after his eye was o$erated on.
3ou will have to try to co#e to an agree#ent on the following (uestions7
+at tasks sould be carried out
o+ tese tasks can be sared
o+ long and o+ often -ou can sta- +it Emilio
+o -ou can count on
+en and o+ to contact tese ,eo,le
First decide what you should do and why.
Tell your $artner your ideas and try to agree on so#ething that you and 0#ilio would all be
satisfied with' convince each other.
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