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(3)____________________ Range
Nearly Extinct Languages
(only spoken by a few elderly speakers)
(5)_______________ 2% Languages in total = (4)___________________
33% Africa
(6)____________________
For questions 710, complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each
answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered spaces.
7. Technology has made communication easier, encouraging the use of a _______________________ .
8. Some speakers may associate major languages with better ________________________________ .
9. A group of people can lose their ________________________ when their language becomes extinct.
10. We can help preserve languages through specific programs and by encouraging people to become __
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
Part 2: You will hear part of an interview with Paul Wrightsman, the director of Scubatours, a tour
company which specialises in diving holidays. He is discussing the contents of a recent
environmental report about coral reefs. For questions 1115, complete the notes with NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered spaces.
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CORAL REEFS AT RISK
11. Reefs affected worldwide approximately (a)____________________ per cent, especially South-East
Asia and (b)____________________.
12. There is no telling whether the statistic will (a)____________________customers from booking scuba-
diving holidays, or will dissuade (b)____________________ clients from going on diving holidays.
13. Causes of the problem:
Construction of airports and harbours
(a)____________________
(b)____________________
14. Pollution from (a)____________________ and (b)____________________
15. Catching fish by means of (a)____________________ and (b)____________________
The interview with Paul Wrightsman continues. For questions 1620, decide which statements are
true and which are false. Write T if you think the statement is true and F if you think it is false. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
16. Fish are inevitably threatened with extinction as a result of tourists visiting coral reefs.
17. Many countries with coral reefs earn most of their income from tourism.
18. Irresponsible tourists might be tempted to damage coral reefs.
19. Tour operators are unable to influence hotels environmental politics.
20. Cleaning up the environment in areas with coral reefs is not cost-effective in the long term.
Your answers
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 3: You will hear two nutritionists, Fay Wells and George Fisher, discussing methods of food
production. For questions 2125, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to
what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
21. Looking at reports on the subject of GM foods, Fay feels _______.
A. pleased to read that the problem of food shortages is being addressed
B. surprised that the fears of the public are not allayed by them
C. frustrated by contradictory conclusions
D. critical of the scientists methodology
22. What does George suggest about organic foods?
A. Consumers remain surprisingly poorly informed about them.
B. People need to check out the claims made about them.
C. They need to be made more attractive to meat-eaters.
D. They may become more widely affordable in future.
23. What is Georges opinion of vertical farming?
A. It could provide a realistic alternative to existing methods.
B. Its a highly impractical scheme dreamt up by architects.
C. Its unlikely to go much beyond the experimental stage.
D. It has the potential to reduce consumption of energy.
24. George and Fay agree that the use of nanotechnology in food production will _______.
A. reduce the need for dietary supplements C. complicate things for the consumer
B. simplify the process of food-labelling D. introduce potential health risks
25. In Fays view, returning to self-sufficiency is only an option for people who _______.
A. have no need to get a return on their investment C. reject the values of a consumer society
B. are willing to accept a high level of regulation D. already have sufficient set-up funds
Your answers
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 PTS)
Part 1: For questions 2635, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following
questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
26. Tome said something disgusting, from which and a heated argument _______, the result of which was
that they broke up.
A. ensued B. eventuated C. supervened D. transpired
27. The social condemnations of the bombing, therefore, focus not on _______ the act but on lamenting the
consequences.
A. execrating B. deploring C. shedding tears over D. wringing hands over
28. _______, our original thesis that we are in fact a lot more uptight about sexuality than wed like to
believe is going to be adapted for psychological consultation.
A. As it was opulently vindicated C. Bountifully vindicated as it was
B. As was amply vindicated D. Much as it was copiously vindicated
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29. Let alone being left out in the cold for an hour after a second 30-year-old lift failed and security guards
said they could not allow them to use the stairs, the staff started to _______ in their work.
A. exasperate, such an unwarranted interference it was
B. fume, such was an unwarranted interference
C. smoulder, so unwarranted an interference it was
D. seethe, so unwarranted an interference was which
30. I ran into an unknown in the gap-filling exercise, but I didnt try and _______ the gap.
A. held on B. hang out C. press on D. stuck at
31. We _______ it to her that radio adverts or adverts on newspaper sites might be preferable to
communicating via bulk email, but she keeps denying.
A. brought B. laid C. set D. put
32. I was out of __________ with you on this matter, but lets not quarrel about it.
A. empathy B. harmony C. keeping D. sympathy
33. Eventually, a passer-by _______ and asked her what her problem was.
A. put her out of his miseryB. was charitable towards C. took pity on her D. threw himself on her mercy
34. She expects the political experience gained in this election will stand her in good _______ in her future
career, which, she suggests, could include another campaign.
A. footing B. grounding C. precedent D. stead
35. Poor management brought village shops to teeter _______ of collapse although community-owned
shops, Internet retailing and home delivery schemes were becoming more popular.
A. in the teeth B. on the brink C. on the razors edge D. on the threshold
Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Part 2: For questions 3643, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding
numbered space in the column in the right. There is an example at the beginning (0).
THE ANTARCTIC ICE MARATHON Your answers
There is no other race quite like it; no other race in a place so
(0)_______ (ACCESS); no other race which puts the body through a test of 0. inaccessible
(36)_______ (FATIGUE) of such extremes. The Antarctic Ice Marathon was 36. ____________________
the (37)_______ (CHILD) of Richard Donovan, whose company, Polar 37. ____________________
Running Adventures, gives runners the opportunity to (38)_______ (TAKE) 38. ____________________
in a race through the barren wasteland that is the snow-covered Union
Glacier. Last year, there were some 34 participants in the race, and, this
time, the number of (39)_______ (ENTER) is expected to be higher still; 39. ____________________
such has been the level of interest shown by members of the public,
amateur and professional athletes and the media alike. But, while the
prospect of being part of as unique an experience as the Antarctic Ice
Marathon is, seems, on the face of it, a rather agreeable notion, those
considering putting their names in the mix would do well to be (40)_______ 40. ____________________
(MIND) of just how intense and (41)_______ (ONUS), both physically and 41. ____________________
psychologically, the event can be. You will be cut off completely from
civilisation, with not even a penguin there to cheer you on, and you may
have to face temperatures dipping considerably lower than the levels your
body would (42)_______ (CLIMATE) itself to dealing with, not to mention 42. ____________________
the improbability of fine weather think instead near (43)_______ (WHITE) 43. ____________________
conditions and zero visibility. But, if you still fancy giving it a go, get in touch
with Richard and he can make your dream (or nightmare) come true
Part 3: The passage below contains 6 errors in spelling, grammar, and word form. For questions
4449, underline the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. There
are THREE examples at the beginning (0, 00, 000).
Line Before 1960, the UK pop scene offered few of substance. A faint shade of its American counterpast, it
could boast only the questionable talents of sanitised singers like Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele. But
then along came the revolution; fizzling out of the teen-oriented coffee bars and the building club circuit
came the likes of Korner and Barber as R&B emerged. It was not long before bluephoria had gotten
5 hold and the blues and R&B circuit quickly evolved with bands of calibre of the Rolling Stones and the
Graham Bon Organisation shaking things up in London. But the capital did not have a monopoly so far
as new talent was concerned far from it. The north was awakening, too, and soon the Beat groups
would arrive, taking the music world by storm. Acts such as the Animals and the Beatles were formed,
Part 3: In many parts of the world girls and boys are educated together in co-educational or mixed
schools. Some people think that girls and boys benefit from being educated separately in single-
sex schools. In about 400 words, write an essay to express your opinion on the issue. Use reasons and
examples to support your position.
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