For qvestons 1-8, 180th txt blow and decide which word (A 8 € or) bat ‘ich gop. Tore san example a the beganing o8 te 2 ting © lve te ola 2 Old and active ‘tis a wotlknown fact that Japanese pease havea lange (= expectancy than ‘he population of mos other counts. Toy also expect to remain hecho longer. ‘Seontits are tring 10 Work (1 so What Keeps elery Jepanese people so Inst, and whether hee ie 8 lss06 9 Be). om thet Metle. Should 0 18) sos any changes 19 our eating habits (inthe Japanase dat that is parte (fr te human Body? ‘Aatough the (6. of longer, aati es goed ting or he niu (an (von rate socal problem, The numberof people ove the age of 5 in ‘economic problem: there are more ery people who ned o be looked ae, and 1 At e ch bot 2 Ado 8 ese Dave 5 A-coring 8 supporive © postive beni © A sew B outlook © prospect with 7A thareore actualy © oven D ae wa 8 A tucng Beating adopting absining PAPER Reng nd Use of Eglin >> ParFor avestons 9-16, read he test below a thin ofthe word which bat (8p. Use ony one word in each gap. Ther ean example st he bapnning ‘ite your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet example: [O51] Acoustic archaeology ‘Acoust archeology studios the roe aya4 (0. sound inthe ancient world ‘examines the connaction 8... cout nd ratios or api! tes, The mala vastion ie waar couRles of place are raavant tothe way (0) on we Archaoologiats have noticed that «nub laniant sites Nave eeoes a very low ‘requercies. When sounés area lw as th, you fe them in your Body ater (10) usthaing them, end ths erate fealingofhapines and ontentmnt. Hf you stand i (2} of he Maya Tem In Mexico and ap your hands, you an ar an ech that ound (1). ha aig a he Maya sare i, Tis echo (14) os produced because the stpe ofthe long tpl constructed this temple (8)... geno ths sound. Similar scoustephanornena have boon obuerved in sites (16)... over te werd ren ar a iforant oie Enos Fee Te 6> PAPER Reig and Use oF Engl > Por’? 105)uid For questions 17-24 read he tent below Use th word given in capita athe and ‘of some ofthe tines to form word that nt trv be Ther on ‘he beginning The sport of kings “The 0 ng of Mora is ona of anki most ‘compere (97 fom Cota into he Mestranean and became ENISE 598)... th he pubic the Roman Empite. The sport OBSESS has (18)..ban associate wth ryaty andthe nobility. it TRADITION bacamo a protessional port at the begining ofthe eighteenth ‘century. ie he second mos (20)... tended spettor sport WIDE Ine US, ater basal Ine UK. the Jockey Cub, founde in 150, has compte (21). forhore acing, ie ale expanse forthe RESPONSIBLE (22 FORting the brooding of racthorces. Although REGULATE iene hae been (23)... to id reeing syste hat ane ‘arareos ho bia of @ champion, is yssibl te produce radi evry 24... Busines, ad aeshorea an Prost Be Yet€ >> PAPER Reasng and Use f Engin» Par 2iS PAPER 2 Wrting ‘0 heat sortence, using the word given. Do nt ehange the werd gven. You must Ue between two and ve words, Inusing th word avon Here ean exam). ample (© lb very happy when! go.on hobby. The gap canbe fled by the words ooking foward to goin! so you wre example: [6 JLOOKNG FORWARD TO GOWN] ‘ee ont the ising words IN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separteanewer shes. waar 25 Hor part is’ lat har goto the rockconer, 27 Myfathr last went abroad in 2010. My tater. 2001 WHETHER 28° fl that ind of musi realy ian ‘cers 30 He yeed aco aly in theo Wook. te yee soa tay Conte aon se THRE) PAPER 1 mining na Ue Engin >> art 105Exam Essentials ‘You are going to ead anal about a gtk in New Yor. For questions 1-36 Choous the answer B, Cor which you tink fits Bost azording ote txt Miracle above Manhattan Now Yorkers ean relax over busy streets in an Innovatve park calle the High Line. Pars in lage cities ave usually thought of 2 refuges, islands of green amid seas of concrete and ste ‘When you approach the High Line in the Chelosa neighbourhooc an the lower west side of Manta In New Yorks what you see fie isthe kind of thing urban parks were crested tog heavy, lak tel ruc supporing an elevated ral ine thet once Brug foto ‘fom the past than ote esa, ‘oe? Uni ecenty that's procisoly what the High Line was, and a crumbling one too. Many people couldn't ‘waittotearit down. Almost a decade later it has been tured intoone af he most innovative and ining Publi spaces in Nev York City The black soe! columns that once supported nbandoned ain tacks Now Fold up n elevated pank~pavi promenade, part town square, pat botoneal garden, \Walking onthe High Line is unlike any other experince in New York. You float about eight metres above the ground, at onee connected to street Ife and far way from {You can sit surrounded by cetetlly {ended plantings and taka inthe sun and the Hudson River views, or you can walk the line tet sh btwoon old bullings and pest striking new ones. | hav walkad the High Line dozens of times, 2nd fs Yantage point, siforont from that of any stost. sidewalk or Par, never eases to surprise and delight. Notte feat ofthe remarkable things about the High Line Ts the way, without strats to crose or wal Tins to wait for, ton blocks pass as quickly as Wo. The High Line is @ wonderful idea that was not only cessed but turned out better than anyone had Imagined Ths real heroes ofthe story are Joshue Davc a reclanse writer who led near the midsection ‘ofthe Fgh Line, and Robert Hammond, an art who siso lived nearby. saw an arte saying that the Figh Line wae going ta be demalisheg, and wondered if enyone we going to try to save: Hammond Said to me when Inorviwed thom. was in fove withthe steel structure, the rvets, the ruln. assumed ‘hat some civic groupwas going tty and preserve and saw tat k wes onthe agenda fora community meeting. Iwent to see what was going on. and Josh was siting naxt to me, We were the only people at ‘the mosing who wore interectodin saving “The airoad sent representatives who showed some plans o reuse it which enragodtho people who wore tryingtagotitor down, David expained. Thatswhateparkedtheeonversation betweenmeandRobort-we couldn believe the degree! rage someatthose eoplehad. Davidand Hammongackedraireadoteraist® {ake them to look atthe High Line. When we got up there, we sw mile ana 9 haf of wilowors he middle of Manhattan. New Yorkers always dream af nding open space its fantasy when you ive In 2 sudlo apartment” Devid said. And thats how the project began From the day the fst section of the High Line park opened, it has been one of the cys major tourist atractions. Yat is just 33 mecha neighbourhood park. When ! mes there na sunny day lst autumn, 8 ection the designers had designated skin of sundeck was armed, and thee aetmed to be ss many iccals treating the arenas the equivalent of thir own Beach ae vatars out fora promenade, Sometimes ‘reams really do come tv. 106 comnsos tolen Piet Te 8>> PAPER Ressng and Ut oF Engh pr231 Wat dose he wr shout the HighLine parc inthe ra paragraph? 1B iz mont eal aoche by tin © People may wander whee th pant ae 1D Peope ae omaradt find out how od is. 2 Wat doos ha eter to Inte 7? A. anu oasis 2 proup of feces and warehouses 35 When walking onthe gh Lino the wir notices hat [A ta wonther sams much beta ther De cn ane everyting inthe street low. {34 Wi ai Robo Hammond ge tothe conmunity meeting? was told about it by hi fend Jom Ovi No wes responding tin apes! or volutes He tought he could persuade peop to jln his eampoign. {35 How cd Joshua Davi el abou whet hppenod at the meeting? ease orale they might second frcouraged by everyone's determination Swed tha thei way oie night chia prised By the reaction ta he au propored writer sy about the park nthe fn! pregrah? A satis a range of iferee needs D_ i populrty hes increased recat 1 Reg and us of nals > Fas 107TEST ‘xam Essentials ‘You ae going to rd newspaper arts out people wn have difcuty ‘counting Sh seranges hove been removed om he aca Chose fom the Sentences A-G he ono whieh fs cath gop (37-42 There ne ‘ch you donot ned 0 ue, Mak your anowers onthe separate anewer sheet, People who can’t count 1 recent study has discovered that dyscaeula, the ‘mathematical oquivalont of dysioxia, affects about 5% of children in Britain. An expert on the subject, Professor Mara Singelton, claims thet the government should recognise dyscalelia, inform parents and teachers and provide suppor for those suffering from it Unfortunately, there is no simple way of diagnosing ‘yscalelia and kids with this learning dsablity are usualy labelled uninaligent Unlike most people, dyscaeuics cannot recognise tinge o four objects unless they count them tne by ane. The majority af us i shown three o fr Sila thins, can immadiaely recognise them, People with dyscalulia have to go through the routine of ‘counting even a small amber of abject, For example, ‘they need 0 count the three books onthe table before ‘they con say how meny there ae. Dysealeuics hve huge problems using numbers at al ‘They cannot understand, for instance, why two and three makes five. [381] — | Laboratory experiments have shown thet animale such as monkaye and rats have developed a specific region of thle bein to dost with numbers and related concepts. Ws possible that Ldysealeulie, though inteligent, have not developed the part of the brain responsible for processing numbers Dyscaleulics have cificulty with the abstract concept oftime, If your bat fiend i always late, he ‘orshe might bettering from dyscsleula.Dyscleios ano! keep trek af time, they never know how much ‘Test 9» Papen + Reg ana use of nan > time they havespent getting ready and how long it wil take them 10 gat to work You cannot rl on a dyseacule to give you diections about how to get tothe nearest trai station. Inability to read maps and otientate themselves is common among dyscakulis, They may take a let turning Intoad of a right and ond up milas away from their Intended destination. Fescarch has shown that they behave oddly in sola situations tke going shopping or having dinner at 9 festaurant. Thay never know how much they should {ip the waiter oF how much money they have got lft ater 2 shopping ti. This poor ability in arithmetic ear explain why they never know how ‘much change they are due 0” what kind of budget they ‘ed for ther summer hoidoy. Disealelis can also lfoct sree le sport or music, Dysealeulize cannot ‘coordinate the movements of ther by or remember the rules of games. They would find it impossible to recall the comicsted step sequences of s dance and would rarely choose to do serobies or play an Instrument i ther foe time, [BAL Peope sutering fom alsateuis can Decor painters, scuptors or posts. Dysealeula doos rot seem to provent or delay language acquisition Dyscaleulic cir acquire language atthe same time 188, If not earler than, most children and have no problem learing to read or write. Oyscacula i= 3 learning aiabty ike dyslexia, nota genera indication ofintligone.comtaine more objects than the othe B On top of gating lost, they often mispace things F and may spend endless hours looking for th ar keys o passport. | © These stories are extremely upsetting for parents and chleren alike, Camye li st Test >> PAPER Reasng and Ute of EnGN > Par 6 ith 36h, taking money rom a ‘ashpoint or ung travelers’ chequas can cause Snaety an fo ‘This ean accoust fr thee tfc in reading schadules and temembering the order in which things happened in the pest. ‘On the other hand, dyscalulics ar very good at 109Exam. ald ‘You st going to ead an atl in which fur wer tak about the fst book hey wrote. For questions 49-52 cheos rm the peop (AI. The wire maybe Which writer took si months to we he book? i notite poof he book design? ‘nd writen the book years before it as pubished? ‘has mover witan that typeof book since hes? produced 9 cain amount of witng oa day? revted the manuscript ecaut the msn charactor wae boring? ‘ote fora st amount of ine each ay? BAAABABABRThe first book A Harry Holden | remember my first book very cles | supp ‘very titer does, But also remembor because Fechengedsomuehsines ton itwas abiography the Duke of Welington, thigh Fa been asked 12 wrt by 2 tend of mine, 8 publisher who knew Twas very interested in the subject Td had no fxperiance of wring but! have fo say the book Was actually qulte good. Infact, | was awarded the Genoral Haig Memorial Prize for the book the ‘eer twas published. By the time It ss aly {inishad, | vos completely exhausted Ye been ‘Working on it more a less ful me for five year, ‘na vowed Fd never write a blagraphy again ‘nce then, Ive concentrated on detective stories. ‘They far easier B Marcia Onslow My first book was quite suecesstul, although to be! completely Yrank looking back, | think wae Very lucky. I attended 9 erent writing course ST Unversity, Intending to concentrate on shor Stories for magerines, which te quite lucrative ‘market. As a project in my inal yoar, {ae ako {ite @ long work of fon, end 1 ecided {write a love story set In Ameren during the California gold rush: Anyway, Td been sdvised fo establish a stlet schedule, s0 I would wre {en pages every morning and correct them every fvening. Then {lef university, started. writing ‘tori for publication and Imre or less forgot bout the ook for about ten years, unt my publisher suggested | might ty writing 2 nove 81 just handed to he, all inished, ands published fright away! © Maria Delangelo Whan | wrote the fist draft of my fist nove, Chasing Wiliam, It wasnt much Ike the version that was everuslly published: my editor told me Twould neve‘ make some changes tothe hero, ‘Wiliam, Because he wasn interesting enaugh. Naturally, was pray offanded at the time, But tim glad to tay Ihed the good sense to listen to iy eto who was completly right. The problem ‘one that had based the whale story on the real Sdventures cf my uncle, Wiliam Hargresves, Simply doveriting ry uncle's character When you ‘write 3 work of fevon, you have to maka the maln ‘haraeter intiguing, but doserbing 2 real parson fant aways the best way to. do thet Funny fenough, In te shor stores td had published previous I never trod fo uso real peop. Im glad ‘my editor talked me out of doing inthe novel. D_John Hopkins Hearn afew impostentlesons from my frst book, tne of which fs that you havo to eave corn things to the publisher. For Instance, the editor fg2ve me slot st advion about how to sructre ny Boot study af the Industrial Revolution. os bithestent nthe beginning, but then dacided 0 follow his advice and Ihaven' regreted I wes {thesame withthe areticwork onthe cover, which Heatly nated at frst. But nthe end the book was very suceesstl, and I cuppose the design must have boon rot. The oer lesson | leant wes shout working methods, Fim quite an impetuous person, and leant lee being ed downto fixed ‘Way of doing things I sissovered I'hed to be Stet about how long | would work for and not ‘waite any more than that even though it meant T'Spent alla year wing i Oeherwnao Fd have been ‘completly exhausted and nover actually finshed eng an use orgs >> at? 114re od, Now your English Ttening LPS2 | 1 InyourEnglish tse you have been ting about vee Wotan eesy sing al he notes andgve restone for your point few: fe ‘sas food sways 2 bod thing? 12 como Een Pes Test 6 > PAPER. wrt ¥> rasPAPER 4 Speaking ‘roan answer to one ofthe questions 25 this part. Wt your answer in "40-190 words in en appropri sve. ‘Can one day change your ite? Have the events on single day hada major fuenoe on your ite? We about your expoionea, a soy how changed your is ‘We wl puboh the bos artes nour magi. Wee your aie 1 Yourceny stand a prfomance of pla. Wit a review for your eallege Englshisnguage magatine giving yout oun pion a the ply. neue intormation about the story, he ating, te et and costumes ete your vow 4 or FIRST eandidtes ony ‘Tho extr of your callogs English fangoge magazines gong to publish a {0 wste a report about a summer jb yu i, dszribing your job an exlaining ote your por Wor FIRST FOR SCHOOLS candidates ony ‘Sto {rte a stor for our maganinal Your sty must boain with this sentence Note knew tt tdey would be avery spec day wanted ee your toy 5 or FIRST FOR SCHOOLS conclats ony Anse the flloning question based fon your reding of ane of he set book “The theme of good book, the message wo takeaway aor easing must hlp lsin oe everday vere you gree orleagras th thi statement? Write an Ser eo pane tower shay YuhQt ‘You wit hear poole aking nolo ition eustions For questions 18, choose the best awe B or 41 Yu noo agitating about anew fn Why doar she want to 208 1 tohaves beter understanding othe novel tis bad on 22 Youhoar a man tiking about a car uroy he made recon. geting off te motorwey 1 pee af clthing some ewelery © drawing A asenal 8 Uverpo0l © Birmingham ‘5 Youhoar a man booking teat tkels by phone How much wi thoy cost atoethor ae Bos How dd sh foal veton sha met her rlghbous? 2 please they wore so enly 7 ou heae area advertisement for amuse, What perio doa the spoil exit dea! with? © asap operaPAPER + Reading anc iy in Model railways, Inthe 1980 and 19905, modes ware conse eto be Ce ray model maka n rope For parents, model ny af 8 (10) nn saratve ‘to computor and videogame. a Chien wil kway be terested in toy mol of 9) co bit Model stays wl conus to appl min to ne Companies that mate model slays are now investing in counties n 8) Manatees wil be prometing thei produ 6 bycomputr. ambriogs Enon Set Te > PAPERS Ustening»> Pact? 115Carve ‘You wit hear ve short exacts in which paope ate taking about hel memories of thoi rst dy st school, For question 1 2, choose fom th it AHI what each penkrramembors about he experiance Use theaters oly once. Ther A Lost forthe ert las The bling somod vor bia Speaker? Cis] aoa tere pars D-HYottvory tno Spentar3 twos old here wasnt 2 uniform, Cm Spoater¢ cy CE haste walkto schoo! lone Comte Enon Fee Rt >> PAPER'S Utening >> PcsUse oF Engin Qin 24 Wy oi Mark cde to study Gram Universty? IAW offre very good cour in i suet © Mienear whee he grew up 25 Whon Ma atved at Gramel. ne was ups by the weston the oer 25 What does Mark soy abou his studios? 18 iis fet to manege his me wal Bis ese domanding now than tudo be. tie wort stdin rd 21 ny oi ak get parsine jd? 1h ho wand experione woring a brava, 18 Hahadt coer the cost of his aecormocation Me was going bored i his spare tne. 18 Thay ha fo communist with tudes 1B Thoy ae hard eget to snow. {© Thay ony ovesionaly want oso ser 18" Mest poopie he knows study I 1B Thay study a voryof dierent subs. {© Tho subjects they study are mor intresting than law 1X" Hevwishes he could goto more pari © Habllaver he sles bee ar dong spo. ‘You wil bear part of asi itrvow witha stat called Mork Stone, aking bout hi fea univer For questions 20, choose the bet anewer (A. BoCUse oF Ena art. minutes PAPER? weeng ‘To examiner iaricutor wil ak cach t you to speak bry In tun ant give PAPERS Listening paranal nfrmaton abou youreles Yeu ean apc vary of qvetons, uch: ‘Wha o you most onjoy doing with your fay? ” ‘You wil each eset nk or a minu wthout interruption You wil ech be given two siferent photograph in tut talk sbou After your partner hat photographs =o] Look atthe we photographs on page 176 which show pans and her war. CCenidete A, compare these photographs, and say which pang you ke mos ‘Canela 8, which ofthese painings do you peter? Why) iNET eT) Look te two photographs on page 17 whic how ples whee people hop ana cone tee phony an sy wha he avatage of enene Candidate, which of these paces woul you prefer to shop in? Why) pare sc minutes) Ys wb sa ase oneting womerwiotimertn Bihe eens New bens bade cetacean a Sueno Imagine that a wave company it dcisig on the bet holiday resort inclade on ie abate, Turnto page 178 wich shows diferent festa queaon for you {0 eliday resort Than docdo when two ae the mest important. ‘The examiner wil ncourage yout develop the tole of your dsuason in Pan 3 by ‘Would you peter to spend a holiday in asm vitage on a cy? hy?) ‘Would you peor ogo on holiday to somewhere cai or somewhere Nr Wy? Do you think schoo holidays ar long enough your county? Wy? Why ne Do you think is good de or eonagers to go away on hod without that parent? (Wy? Why nt ‘Where do peape in your cout lita go on Moi? (Why) ‘wnat do mest people your county keto do while they haley? (2) 498. comarge snp: Tet‘PAPER Reading and Use oF Ean >» PARTS Fefuge (na place where you can gst away from Unpleasant conditions ‘amid prop] among urban (ach oty {reight car In) part ofa train used for transporting goods ‘rumbling (od) breskng into smell pieces PART 6 ‘equivalent (ni something that sth same claim () t state that something is tue, especialy ‘when theres some doubt ‘ogi (n) part a section abstract (a) unclar, vague fentat yo Find your poston with a map ‘budget in) en amount of money set side for 8 purpose. PART? biography in) the history of» person’ life ‘award (so give a prize (honour, praise, et to ‘exhausted (a) extremely ted ‘vow iv to swear, to solemnly promise frank (a) open, drt, unaeal o express the truth Iwerative (ad) producing a lat of money, profitable fietion (na type of Iterature based upon the authors Imagination a8 opposed to tive stories ‘geld sh 7) a cush of poople toa place where gold fas boon discovered publish v0 print and distribute something tothe pubie ‘tended (a) looked ator ‘vantage point (n)2 place from which thor isa clear cease (v0 stop spark to ster designate |v 10 choose, appoint recall) 10 remener something acquisition (n he act of getting new skis or knowledge inccation In)» sgn signs! coordinate (0) to harmonise schedule (na listol timed, planned settee or draft (one version of something written fofend (to hurt he feelings of people ‘alk someone outof doing something (ph v) to fdiscourage someone from doing something, Ineiguing (ad) interesting, fascinating, causing curiosity hesitant (ad) unsure, reluctant impetuous (ac) dane quickly, often without thinking, impulsive ‘te down (phe v to eset comida: Pre Ye 6 etary 119)uid 120 coments For questions 1-8, read the txt bolo an acide which word (A, 8, Cor D est te ‘ach gop Theres an example ate bagnning I, parte snewer set Example: jase. The bobcat Native to Nort Americ, the boest, somatias called wis 8 4B) ou. ad roetural animal andi}. seen by people. beat ar 2)... tc the 8 of tm average domestic cat. Most have a oy to brown coat and a shor, bee ppad ul. hich seems be et oor "bobbed, Nees name. They have ong age ge us, and tute ere). 10 thee thal lvoe relive, the Canad vn Bobeateroam 4). mush af Nor Ameria and ae abot adept to sch) haat ae desrs, forests, swamps, andhave even been seen in suburban ares. On ‘the ate oecason that tose solar anima are spotted thy are uel 6 Fermales nd find cut, undturbd dn 0) ronet kitens, ‘which wit stay with tei mater or Betason nine months and ayer when hey wl lear to hunt before fil 1. out on tao, 1A almost 8 carey © tte stignay 2 A greatly 8 consieraby —€ roughly raativaly 2 Aamo simi © te ° 4 Armoughot 8 during near B meng 5 A many B mixed © various dvarsa T Ad 2B grow © ree proviso 8 A seting B boing C teeing entering Nh Pe THE» ABER Reading an Ue of Eaten» r+For qvastons 9-16, ead he txt slow ac think of he word which bet (8p. Use ony one word in each gap Ther an exampi at he bepnning I, example (OJOINEL TTT TT The origin of our language ‘Si Witla Jones born in 1746, was undoubtedly (0... ofthe greatest agus iho ever ved Head an amasng talent... nua 1 young 098.10) on thet of Ne ds, he hada thorough Knowledge of 12 languages and inode of further 28. ‘Apr (11) ns studying langues, Me ako studied law and Became a judge in Ina, Ho was fascinate by hs vast subcontinent and wrote about inin fe, He also Jona tet (12 Sane, clei Indian language, was ina to Greek and Latin ina numbor of ways. The resemblance (13... not be clnlderes. Several othr people (4). lo noted saris, but Jones was (5). at to suggestthet thee tre language hd a cormon rgn He alo suggested that they ould bo grouped together with other European and Asian anguapes ino one fay awn (18). nde Eurapen language, wich ncuded English Combroe Ele Pret Tet 7 ¥> PAPER Reig and Us of Enakn > var'2 124frome tthe bepining Woe your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the sapaate anor sheet samote [0 [O]PLUILIATIONT 11] oO Left-handedness Ten por cant of he) is fthanded.Taditonsly there POPULATE has toen fot of Soil (17)... apn efthandod people. OASCRIMINATE A numberof 18). tems such a ecrors have bon pracmice (99) fo ian andes people. canbe voy Desion (20) fo aie to be ting ret oie’ ring ‘conventent inna: Commeniyused computer kos on the rat ofthe keyboard. Lelie have to use thaiown spots (21 Lose requested car contol such 36 our heaight steer at so on he ght. Forcing hen fue thei ight hand cin cause (22) 8 shook which may hon have an impact on orricur In faring prbloms ike dyslexia, Trying make los ee tee ight nand can expan potently rbetious (28 on 8 shoo a well ag causing msi nenave 122 comoson teh Fe TOR >> PRBER4 Reneng and Ur of Engh» petFor questions 25-30, complet the second srtnce so hat tha a sir meaning tore st sontnce, using th word given o ot ehange the werd glen. You must ‘ea baton two Sn five word, ning word given Her an exarpi example © Lhe very happy when goon lay FORWARD ‘The gap can be flo by the words ooking ward to gona 0 ou wi Example: [0 JLOOKNG FORWARD TO GONE] eon te mising Wotds CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate anewer sheet 25 Thevilge the same se twas inthe 1508 chance ‘Tha vile a he 19508, 28 Ourcat wa steping onthe saa afternoon, ‘sent 27 was soho tat sho fainted. She. . Ienad ban 0 ht 128 Please rep immediatly on recep of hi otieton. soon Presse eo shi otto 130 The cafes machin nour ofes hasnt wore fr teas months our fortnroe Combvdoe Enon Peet Tet 7 ¥> PAPER Reig and Use of Engin >» Paes 128TEST Exam Essi ‘You ate going to rend pat ofa stor abort» mountain limber For questions 31-36, are hooee the aa B,C oF) whch yu think fi est according fo the txt A steep learning curve Journalist Dan Greenbaum abandons his laptop and learns how to climb Living in an aoa ofthe country where there’ litle more than a slight inline to strall up onthe way to the shops, th highest cima '8 ever done was up the sti to bed. As a writer on adventure sports ‘magazin, always fought shy of doing the adventurous stuf myst prfering instead to observe the ‘exports from a safe distance and relay ther experiences to reoder inthe form of prose. So, when as hatlenged to take part ins mountain cmb in id of relsing money for cherty “and to we about Ssherwards-i was unvtiling fo aay the eos ‘Despite their awe-inspiring strangth and agility, even experienced climbers fail to mako climbing look imple. new s mammath ack lay before me f wa to got nto aven ha decent physica shape before {he four thousand metre climb, which would involve sheer rock faces and stoop, snow-coverod tora {et about eanauming not only energy boosting food to help me get through my intone traning regime, but also devouring every climbing magazine could gt my hancs on | was lucky enough 0 have a brilliant clmbing coach called Ket, who put me through my paces after ‘he dally grind atthe Keyboard was aver My mentor imparted een knowiedge about everything om the Importance of bulaing specific musele groups to howto corbat fatigue ough nutilon | iste, Speechless, while he went ino great etal about averyihing ta do wih the sport quickly became ‘Spparent that tho machanics af eimbing wire mare complex thanl could have imagined, And thare wasnt ‘nly the strength and endurance building to contend with, butte goa, to. I had to get to grip with an Stray of equipment and techniques never even heard of crampons.glissade’ and sores all of ‘hich TTeamed would come In handy onthe snow-capped peak 1d be ascending ina few months ime. ‘Aware ofthe challenge that lay ahead, Keith made 9 dotsled setion plan and forced myself to stick ‘21 toi dligently, doing 2 dally workout af the gym esting carbohydrates, and going on long hikes wth 2 hay backpack. perfected my teshnique on the climbing wall and even squeezed in weekend aay 0 the Seotish mountains to get in some wal experience of trekking through snow and ice My sel belek Increased slongside my musts power and I ecama net only confident about finahing the chy but ‘dermined 1 do t with fying colours. {Allte0 soon | was on a plane to my destination - Switzerland. Early one clear spring morning | peered out ‘fg hostel window and up at the mountain would attempt to ascend that day. My hard wen onfigence {aok a nase dive asthe enormity of wit et myself infor struct moas suddenly a= an avalanche: sank {down on my bed ana for® bret moment considered fosing, Andthon I remembered athe hard work Fe ‘done o get here and how cisappointed Keith would be f ducted out atthe fast minut not to motion iettng down the enrty and the ronse of alu experience mysolt With a deep brew | Hed my Book laces gathered my ger and headed out o Into the sunchine to moet ihe est of he group. ‘And as | st here now, tapping sway an my laptop, withthe ordeal safely behind me, 'm amazed a the ‘detaihin which | can rece every aécond of the ci; the burring muscles the sheer exhaustion, the ‘minor suthacka along the way. Could | have been batter prepared? Possibly. Would be back for anather {907 Thankfully not. The exilsration of standing ontop ofthe wold is s neverte-betepeated experience, Bet ane | wl erin forever nonetheless [224 cmonsoe Een Fist T9R >> PAPER Reaelng an Ue of Emptor31 Inthe at pareraph the weer coves is | icuity in oecurstolyreountng the storie of expert sportspeople 1B disappointment inthe oxeeee opportunities avete I i own, {© feckofnorestin storing to professional cmbet’pereona tes Isckot enthuse forthe calonge We'd bon ofead 132 inthe second paragraph we now that he writer ie [A ksan o asm 8 much abou mountan climbing ah is able, 1B wore that he wot have tne o prepare we enough forthe clin. {© amazed by how es protean! climbers mata the sty seem, concerned about he icy of lnbing in tala condtans 18 Tha vrtar doesn hint hel be eblete cope withthe guipmen he © Tra wrtor x confused by the information sbout oad that the coach 1b Tho conch dosent baeve the writer's doing enough work towards 35 How dows tho wr us the examen a to highligh strong and unexpscodteeling te explain the way he st down on hs bod 'o doscive what he could se om he window te-emphasia ow gusty he waned ran aay 38 How dows to wer el looking back on his nb? seo that he had done his best rele that he wouldn't have to 0 8 g8in Sr emochly st euld have ComordoeElsh Fes Test 7 >> PAPER Rewng and Us oF Entsh > Pat 8125uc Exam Essentials ‘You ate gong to ead newspaper atl about pate rao ston. Six anencae have ban removed fom te ale, Chose from he sentences A-Gthe one which ft cach pup 7-42) Tare sone entra sentence, which you do not nen ose ‘Mar your answers onthe separate anser sheet. Pirate radio stations In 196, aro station ona boat ofthe cous of Britain bbegan broadcasting pop music. Radio Caroline's style ‘wae young and fresh ~ and the station itself was buted British aw. “Tho Bish government now grants lisence for people to operate radio and TV stations, but inthe 18605 the ‘only radio stations that exatad legally in Britain were fun by the BBC, the state-owned broadcasting ‘company, andthe government would not alle enyone to operate a private radio station. [37] | The Irishman who founded Radio Coraline simply put the ‘adi equipment on a bostand anchored i just outside the thre-mile iit \Why would anyone goto 20 much wouble to star up @ radio station? One reason vas the BBC's policy on the Kind of music it brosdeast. During a period when pop ‘music was extremely popular, the BBC played vry tio fof ton ts radio stations, twas felt that the BBC shovle teater for more conservative tastes in musi wae only a matter of time belore an enterprising businessman who managed some pop music bands ‘realised that here was a huge potential markt. ‘There was, in fact, 2 radio station operating outside Briain at tho time tansmiting programmes that could bbe ‘accived in the country: Radio Luxembourg, [aa [_—_]itwos ony ater Radio Caroline went on the fir that people were able to listen to pop musie broadcast in English all day. 'As wollas playing the sort of music that young people liked, Radio Caroline was popular with listeners for ‘other reasons. The disc jockeys did't have the typical BBC pronunciation, which was considered by many to be formal and old-fashioned, intead thay spoke with regional accents, they used colloquial English, they wore cheoty and informal. Augiences loved it and 500m large numbers of stoners were tuning in. ‘Then other piste radio stations began to spring uP and the British government decided that soma action ha to be taken However, it s00n became clear that the authorities were being forced to face the ‘ew situation created by the pirate radio stations ‘Thess had shown that pop musi was hereto stay, anc that young people dasperately wanted to listen to ‘dio stations that played it Was there @ leon to be learnt from ll his? Inde there was! The BBC decided to start up its own pop ‘music radio sation, Radio 1, and belore ang Radio Careline ise jckoys were working ter In a further development, the British government ‘decided ta allow commercial rac stations to aparato in the county. This meant stations could now do legally what Radio Caroline hed been doing ilegaly — and infer mor comfortabie conditions. [4Z] hs uation became even worse when the ship fom ‘hich itwas operating sank. The crew and dsc jockeys had to be sched “Today Radio Caroline still exist though tis ne longer 8 popular as t was in the 1960s. But k made history by forcing the BBC to change is poy on pop musle and the nature of its relationship witht listeners,‘The radio station went on to become a legend, But this station used to play only a short | and its dsc jockeys won fame and fortune. section of each song ~and this was slaty not stistoctony. Not surprisingly, Radio Carotine found itself in However, the government's power only extended serious fnanelaleificutios tothe county taal and th seas around tu to ‘round five Klomatres from the shor, |As a osut there wore large numbers of young G In 1967, 9 new law was passad mating it leg people who wanted listen toa paricular type to advertise orsupply an offshore radio sation ft musi, but couldnt, What is mor, increasing numbers of liter wore swvtching Irom the pirate stations tothe fominant broadcaster, from the UKYou re going to ea ana Playing a musi! intrumant. For gu Mark your answers on the separate ananershast. Which person mentions other people's reluctance to do wha equed? ‘meron an nti confidence in thei ait? xpninced inet musi input om thers? ‘say tat cori bb reeves scies? rmcopises particular vantage of uting musi? proved another person igh? don unoepetad understanding of wh they wee ting te de? le kant daprve paral pinion? wont ful omsons ales wih ASR ABABRBEMusical magic A Andrea Beecham ply the bass guitar ina band. Everyone assumes that ie just one of those teonsge. things Something Ii get bore with of grow out of They Feckon I'm just ni because | went to be frou Bhat nothing could be futher trom the rth. Sure the money would be fantastic, but rather not fxparience ‘being recognised everywhere You fo, The veal ie thot | just fove pororming, and Sttiving to produce something tha other people ‘want ta isten to. You've got to be patient and persevere practise, practise If you an inatument~ which | think aot of psople tand te overlook. Thats why ‘thay tend to give up before thay've even started. ‘guess you could apply that seme prineple to fis ‘fthings - you only get out what You put in B Mike Tindale | wouldn't say! had any particular dir to farm fan insttument, but when I was about eight my Derents insisted give 9 go. They’ both turned own the chance-to learn the piano when they ‘were. younger because they thought looked Ike hard work, and they both reget Geeision. So went slang to my fet lesson just fe keap them happy. To my surpiss, | Took tot ‘ally quickly and was kaon to get heed. Ist play now and, although let my own kids decide for themselves whether they want to take Up an Instrument or not Ive noted tere are some BBonfts to Keeping your mind sctve In this way Tike to think tRave pretty good coordination sil, which | put down tf farming an instrumont that Fequires you to use beth hands, both feet and fengage your brain simultansously fon the Bostorod my dad to Tat me have some lessons, ‘nd he was happy to indulge me In what he thought was just enother phase. We hired an instrument from 2 local muste shop and | went ‘along brimmirg with enthusiasm and excitement {o my first lesson, convinced | was” about to become!» famous’ musician, More fool mel | ‘wae shocked by the awful soraping sound which produced snd ‘suddenly realeed what Pa let ‘mya in fr This was going to be no easy task {nd t would te’ very long te before 'd Come ose fo the beautiful singing violin Td hearc fon the fad. never went back. Do I cograt not Stlking it ou? Moybe. But I tink Prather Iiston {othe professional musleans.Iknow they do 830 ‘much Bote than! ever could, D Maria Perez Fm pretty shy when it comes to geting up on Sage and showing people what | gan do on iy rum fet, oven though my ende aro” alwaya Feally encouraging ve boon messing about on Srume as for taok a | can remember my mum Plays thom, sothere was alvays asin tha house, Phover had any formal taining, Just pice op the rhythms "heard Mum play and then inate them fen lad | grow up." such s costve fnvironment = there were always leads of ther ‘musicians hanging around the hovso won wae 3 Ediand some of them were pretty inspirational Just thet perorming en really my thing ve ony ‘ever played the drums Tor my awn amusement Father than intending to make career ou ff CombdoeEolah Fee Tet 7 >> RAPER Reming and Ur of Enon? Pat? 129er tes important waar the atest fehion. Oo you sree? a {your on io) 1150. comovsoe Een FretYom’7»> PAPER? 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Suggest wha other facts Wie your report Yor IRST FOR SCHOOLS canddetes ont You se his Engl isnquage mapsine for tenegers ‘Stories wanted We ar ooking or stores or or again. Your story must gin with tina known whet was going to happen | would never have made that phone al. abs ourey te your story 5 or AAST FOR SCHOOLS canlastes on Answer the flowing question base ‘on your reading of ane of he st book if. sor i god, dosent mater whereand when tet. Good storie hve univers pp’ Do you agree or agree with this tate? Wie an esay, ‘ving your opinions wit eerencat the Book sho story you havo red cambtge Eno Pet Tet 79» PAPER 2 Wha »> Pat 2134sore yack 2s ‘You wil har people aking neigh ferent sustions. Fr questons 1-8, choose tho best answer Bo Ch ars | 4 You hear we schoo! nds ting aout a dramming workshop they wil ake How dos the boy fo about it? 1B Seated by the prospect of lenin someting naw 2 You hear a woman taking about a shoppin ‘A She ies the original om of ep. 1B Sho pant moe than se ha intend wo (© Sho;nad planned what to buy hana inaavance Wy i he dee a 1B because ne longer neadeat {€becaut he neaded a more comfonabe car 46 Yu hear «woman phoning the rceton desk of er hte, ‘na ste pram with her room? ‘A Thoheating dosent work 18 Thetwivaon i ost of order © The door docs close propery 5 You hee gi aking ther the Wiha her father concamed abou? [A The chutes may not be inet for he students 18 The tdents might spend too mi tine alone ©. Thetrip wil cost mare than hac ford out senor, You har a man desrbing tpn nai aloo, How dha fon! when the balloon rated os? 1B nervous because the baka wae nt stand 7 You hear wo ands ting about an ears routine int ao thoy apes about A how unthay ito work © how ing sounds {You hear a woman aking about» migsine she wend to road a a teenager 2b the fahion pe © the sores [152 cometoe Ene Fist TAR'7 >> PAPER Ustenng > PareQotwek28 ‘You wi hear profs pracetation by a woman callad Und Brown, who isthe \irctor af anew collage For questions 8-18 complate the sntenos with word Woodley community college Summer school casos start on. People expressed intrest nthe collage arora Theitn declare the ctege open ‘Other fue tthe opening ceremony elit a fous 2) who il make speech, Lost 13) teach sures athe cles ‘The empha wl Be 08 (14) nnn subjects ‘The catego wit bo (5) a about he lowe Studer may Not Reve he 16) nnn ORE BY eis hoped ha an (7). fies generate nares in th cole inthe cy con wit Poop intrested in courses shold rat feos ro nah Prk TR >> PABER.stening > for? 185ee ‘You wi hear he short tras in which opt re desebng whe they the most ‘out the ey of New Yorkin tho USA For questions 1923, chooxs rom the let (cH th reason osch speaker gives for thes apps to them. Uae the eters ‘ny once. There are tree ena ites wth you do ot ned io use [A Thar ate plenty of sighsssing oppomuniion noe a intr of etnies Spester1 © Wie ontatepace or shopping Spooker2 1D Tholocal paopls have a great sons ct humour Spester3 Wo. very energetic and vay place, Can Sensors) Somers (I G. Theres a wide shoes of aces ooPAPER + Reading and UseofEnaish Sy tackzn ‘You wil as an iterview wt @ man called Ray Gare, wo professional desp a diver For questions 2-30, choos the be ananer (A, Bor 24 ay became a deepate diver because ne 2 tosis job as on office manager 1B lan ony working nan oe (© had woned 369 aving struct 25 What Ras pres hink of his new aor? [A Thay knew he dt hve ough experience todo the course 'B-_They ought that he wouldnt bo abo complet the course, {© They baaved tat ha drt have te tengtn odo the core. 26 Most ofthe work tat ay dose A is bring but completely sae 1B keeps him underatr for over two haus. 27 Aezording 0 Ray accidents happen wher vets 28 Aetha moment, Fay {A te roparing» sip in Amevies looking fore ship Nat son 150 0 28 What does Roy say abut ho ship the S$ Union? [A war rvaing tothe norte sator when sank 1B rmigtt hive been earyng avant carga. {© sank towards the beginning of the rena Contry 30 Aosoding o Ray Mf shipwreck beat uy,» der ‘A mig be abl to retrn to th sro 1 might ater rom air embatm {© igh Rave to ceo dap. emtroe Eno Fe Tat? 9» PAPER Ustening >> Pore 155Pare 1.2 minutes ‘The examine ntarocutor wl ak ea of you to speak bi inten ando he son! Infrmaton about yourselves You can expect varity of questions sich a: Are you 8 student oF do you wor? ‘Wt do you enjoy about tot you do? chy? tare your pane for tha fatre? ‘Wat do you Mine the dea ob? hy") are 2 minutes) ‘You wil each be asad to ak for @ mite without interruption You wl each ‘be given wo fare photographs nto to tak about Aer your partner hes ‘ited seating, you willbe stad a bret qvstion connected with your partner's photoprepi [ieee cew eo) Look at the mo photographs on page 17 which how peopl along speci Candas A, compare thee photographs and say what mates Condit B, which of hase do you thikle more memoria (M2 2Gtmate | Look at the two photographs on pag 17 which show fren types of clmate Cndidte 8, compare those photograph, and sy what you thik would he to Candidate A, which imate would you por ov in? Way) pare 3 a minutes), ‘You wil be sed to dacus somthing togethar without intrupion by he cramer You wil have. poge of den nd 2 qvstion to help you Imagine your local collage intnds to unsome evening and weekend atts. Turn to.page 178 whic shows some les at could be fred snd guetion fr you {o discus Tako each othr about how sch elass might att Sear pace “Then decide which twa ofthe clszas you think shouldbe oeed ty te eolage area id minutes The examinar wil encourage youte develop the top of your dazusion in sing questions such a ‘What other classes do you think people might ny tang Why?) ‘Wy do you think people tend clase uti of school or wort? “ny do you mink Some people dor at lean new tinge? Do you think schools and ealwges shou fer class in he oveninge or weskonde? 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