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Reading and Use of English (Lhour 30 minutes) AKL Tshertirtwitn®|sopton ultpeche;chootethe | vxabuary (esnng fle words, or [cormctwords)toMbeschaop | conpetonof pats paler et) fire eee tet I sgreston: 8 mars TRIE [Tabor win teach ap wh one wrd a er oe cali ges i {8questions; 8 marks [ERED Toharioc wand metic words hana orm ie cave | woe formation ons Mewatorcoch sop [equestons: marks ‘ALE 6 ured Sentences, se the word gent complete the gammar and vocabulary [eachflloned bya gapped sentence sothat tmeans the 5 questions 12 maris “Single word anda sme ethe Sat sentnce | poupronhp enn [eeetnrenee | Smicetya “tex (tice fetion | -Fopton mute choice “comprehension of detail opinion renfcion) / ee, tone, purpose, mae, i impcstion tox organization festres, / _surmpliiaton reference, comparison | _squestions tz marks iatching opinions wth the text they understanding opinions and attudes _conpirng and contrasting opinions and | _soudes across twee A estions;8 marks ‘choice of paragraphs ofl the gaps | understanding of text structure, links {6 paragraphs missing | | between parts of text | [Squestion:12 mats PARTS |1textdivded into matchingstatements [information fo location of specific information: | sections OR several section of txt o shor tex they refer to canprehension of paraphrasing Shorttexs ‘oc appearin | gestions: 10 marks 4 CAMBRIDGE ENGLSH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS/80DUCHIONWriting (1 hour 30 minutes) fae | PARES | essay. based on two points intext given, (220-260 words). explaining which ofthe two points is | Candidates st do ths ask. [more important and ging reasons for | this opinion 2 eter /emalt proposal eport or review (20-260 words) varies according tthe task including |Candiantes choose ONE task rom tree choices. comparing, ging advice. sing | “opinions, justying. persuacing Il |zomarks Listening (40 minutes) Inthe exam, each recordin is heard twice, On the CO, they re not repeated, 0 you wil ned to ply each rack again ‘tthe end of the exam, candidates ore given 5 minutes otanser ther onswers the answer sheet Pe aoe ES PALL ener “option mulpe-coie (2 quertone alg, opinion, seater feeling, athude [conversations —_perconversaton) function purpse, agreement between | sealer, course of action ns; marks TAREE monologue sentence completion @sentencesto understanding of specficinfomaton and Completa wordorsor pase satedopnon 4 | questions Bmarks | 4-option multiple-choice | widerstanding of opinion attude, deta, comersation (0 gst. speaer feeling purpose function and “ormore speakers) [Egresment between speakers questions: 6 marks PARI |Sshort monologues | matching: 2 tasks. For each task match same as Part “what each spear ays 0 108 9p80ns | 9 questions: 10 marke __(S.questions per task) Speaking (15 minutes) © Resyopateani ARTA | cometsaton between candidates andinterlocitor general personal topics eltng tothe candidate eons) sans ‘PARLZ | ndvival Yong turn for each candidate with brief _organizinga larger unit of scourse, comparing, | response from second candidate (mes) describing expressing opinions and speculating Candidates talk about 2 sets of 3 petres PART way conversation between candidates (nin) interaction exchanging eas, expressing and Candidates cies ren prompts in _jstying pions, agreing and /o dogreng, declion-mating a suggesting speclsting, evaluating, reaching ection trough negotiation "PRR comersationbeteencanddstes andi expesingandustiying opinions, oreing and or mm _Gsngrecin specultng | Gants cus topes elated to Par taskwith mara ot [theoaniner The Reading and Use of English paper cores 40% ofthe total. The Writing Letening and Speoting papers ach carry 2D ofthe otal. ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTICE TEST ODUCTIONTEST 1 Reading and Use of English (hour30 minutes) PART Forquestions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (8, Cor 0) best fis each 0p. Theres an example atthe beginning (0). Mark your answers oi the separate answer sheet Example: 0 A interfering B upsetting damaging intruding Taking photographs ruins the memory, research finds Our obsession with recording every deta oF our happiest moments could be 0. our ability to remember them, according to new research, Dr Linda Henke, ftom Fairfield University, Connecticut, described ths asthe ‘photo-taking Impairment effet: She said, People often whip ‘out their cameras almost mindlessly to 1 moment, tothe point that they are missing what is happening 2 in front of them When people rely on technology to remember for them = 3 ‘on the 1 A see 8 grasp 2 Aue 8B right 3 A-counting 8 setting 4 Aengage 8 apply 5A result B aspect 6 A steered 7 A accurate 8 falhful © A mescured 8 compared CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTCE TESTS 2 ‘camera to record he event and thus not needing tos to it ally themselves ~ it can have a negative 5______on how well they remember their experiences? In Dr Henke’s experiment, a group of “university students were 6 ona tour ‘of a museum and asked to either photograph or ‘ty to remember objects on display. The next day cach student's memory was tested. The results showed that peopie were less 7_____in recognizing the objects they had photographed 8______with those they had only looked at € capture snatch merely D barely assuming 0 swearing C attend D dedicate € extent D impact C tea D conveyed € wact D factual € matched confronted| PART2 For questions °~16, read the tex below and think of te word which bet fits each gop. Use ‘only one word in each gop, Theres an example at the begining (0). Wve your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the seperate ens sheet. Example: 9] [12] U1 | el its (pears cera is Founded in 1572, the Veuve Giequot Business Womnan Award is elebratedin 27 countries. Veuve Clicquot has now introduced anew anard 0. complements Business Wonan ofthe Year category Called The New Generation award 9 Me recognize the best young female talent across business and corporate The fest winner ofthe award Kathryn Parsons. 0. Innovative start-up company, Decoded teaches people to codein a day has joined the judging paneto help find his years winner. The importance ofthese ‘awards cannot 11. overestimated she say. Women need ole models that prove to 12__that they can do too: ‘The New Generation Awards open to entrepreneurial businessnomen3___the ages of 25 and 35 ‘Thay can run 14 own busneszeso al rom corporate life. his award ist about how much money you've made of how long youve been in busines, about ecogrizing young women 15__a mision and a vision ays Parsons. We want 2 meet women who are working to 16 the werlda beter place! ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 00 basalTESTI PART 3 ‘For questions 17-25, read the text below, Use the wor gin incopitals at the end of some ofthe lines to form a word that fits inthe gop in tne same line. Thereis an example at the Beginning (0). Write your answers N CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet Example: o| (R[e[s|t[e[yfalr] i oly i EXIT INTERVIEWS. if you are thinking ofleaving your ob you may think that handing inyourletter of 0____isthe end oFthe matter But an increasing RESIN number of companies now conduct ‘exit interviews! with tft Forte employee, an exit interview may fee ike an idel opportunity torrant and rave abou evry ite 17_thathastroubled them since they got the jb, But, 18 __in mind tha you wl probably stil needa 29 from these people itis best to avoid geting angry o 20. and ust answer the question as cally and with as much 21__ as posible. For employers, the ext interview a rare opportunity ts gather some ‘valuable information about the way staff perceive the company. sting employees may not wish to cause 22_____tathebossor OFFEND damage their chances of promotion. so areunitelyto 23 cLose their real feelings about the company. However, someone who has already resigned s more likely to be 28__when giving their opinions. nul {CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS "cADGPART 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentences thatit has similar meaning tothe {fist sentence, using the word given. Da not change ‘ne word gven. You must use between ‘three and six words, including the word given. Heres an example (0). — 0 tatoo the way hares gt cr tot gt. a] [Nowine Wow to GET 1 Wrte only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe seperate answer shoot, 25 ve us noticed thatthe car ha almost run outof petrol aRoUy Ivajustnotcedthat_________letinthe ea 25 det know that cars were so expensive in this country. IEA |____ so much in sis count. 27 Donit get depress because of such a small problem, ut res auena small problem that you shout down, 28 tis reported that he snow recovering in hospital RECOVERY Heiseported______in hospital no 29 Laura teacher says that she doesn havea seriout enough attitude toher work. SERIOUSLY Laure doesnt _____to her each, 30 Whats confusing you so much? tor What istthaes cousin? ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PFACTICETESTS READING AND USE OF ENGLISH 8 FisalYou are going to read a book review For questions 3 hich you think ts best according tothe txt. ‘Mark your answers the separate answershect, 35, choose the answer (3, 2, CorD) The Great Indoors: At Home in the Modern British House by Ben Highmore 1 1910 the tule all comedian Bly Wiams cored his biggest it with ‘he song When Rother Paper the Parlour wosog the incompetence ofthe amateur ome decorto. Pity years leer, comedians Norman Wisdom and Broce Forsyth were stl entraningmillons onthe 1V show Sunday Night tthe London Paleam wth sna ete, but he joke was starting t look date, ‘Tho success of mapuines such as The ‘racic! Howsheger ws ales roving that a the 1957 Idea Home Euibitionprecme, ‘Doseyousel! isa home hobby that sheet stay By this stage, Brain bad mostly primitive housing condos, made bearable for those who on affor ity servants ad ndyren, into a wold where fae looked er themsehes in highly serio ‘vironments Recogisably tnodeentechalogy, nthe for of telephones, tensions ad elec, hd become ubiquitous and was totam domestiviag st further in the coming yar. The keer of British esi the tetieth etary i renunted in ‘Ben Highmore’s entertaining and Informative ne book He aks is con a whiind tour of an everyday ‘use, fom entrance bal andes she, luminated by extensive reeence orl istorie, pope ‘mapsines and personal memoirs. ‘Atitscente, though ithe way ‘tha ouz homes have rected wider social changes Theres the ddl of 10. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 90 fonmaliy, o that sing rooms once fullorheey future and Victorian Inickmaces ae nom dominatd by television sreens and tered wih hides’ tj. Theresa rowing {ternational in tare And there istheriseof domestic democracy, ‘wth the household ogra end ‘telephone (oeted inthe al) now replaced by Pads laptops and robes in vl eer oo, Key ‘othet decentralization of the home ~ and the implied shit of power swithn it~ the advent of ental eating, whch ets pide of pace asthe novation tat allowed the ‘bole bose to become acessble st ‘Sine fy and nigh Taling on ‘ral edt goto your rom no Tonge seems much of tizet. ighmor also documents, Dower some less eres tape inthe onverd marc of dome ‘achiery Whatever happened {othe gue-poweed fidges we were promisod in 19467 Oren the Dishmaster decd later tht promi o doa whole day's ‘rasing up in ust hoe minutes” Rather ote cet the reason wy 1902 Teasmde edt ate on “when the lam clock gered the itch, a match was stroke, ighting 2 pint store under the ltl. You don't have tobe a eats and salty fanatic to conch that bedroom lan the ideal place for such a gadget. Equal ditching tothe moder reader ith prewar obcsion with chide geting fest a Twas 2 ble entrenched that even ole of isnt marely argued that ‘nine, “Ta beathy dud only ‘eee abou thre hours dan the {pen ia ng a8 he day ad ight ‘userywindor a aye ope oradas the tes ai obsesion har te replaced byiratina fears of zoe outside the ome I easier telaugh at the ile of the pst, td Highmore doesn aay eit 2 Sense of adem sero, eho, ferthe most par, he's an engaging ‘ed quiy aude, dispensing ‘eco nights without argon ‘The message that even the lenguge of he home has changed imevoeably ring eupboans are ‘ping the same mayo eowing ome Ae for thet ily Willams sng, ‘By the 19806, Higher wie, it wuld be impossible for ‘one to nage hale ont am ak {pao withoteeming deeply sitlashioned He's ot entity ont, fr there was at ak one on whe was ill employing such terminology Prime Minister Margaret ‘Thatcher sold her message with the we of what healed the parables ‘the parlour, which sugges ho Toderstond the rth that despite the xalgue ct change, theresa ‘oe that seem consetent, A946 ‘lion of Howse magiin pet tout: "en make houses, women rake homes! When you watch 2 rae omatin toy doing a rotine ‘hou i wit tachment t ater ‘ashions,itseoms worth asking: has ‘he fly dynamically moved 2 ‘peat dea”51 The reviewers main tpicin the frst paragraphs A improvement in home decorating sks ©. now common was for home decorating tobe dscused how unfale descriptions of ome decorating usec tbe, 1a change in attitudes to home decorating, Oa 52 In the second paragraph, the reviewer says thatthe book includes evidence ilstrating ‘that some British peoples homes were transformed mare than others © the widespread nature of changes that took place in Bish homes, the percetved dlsadvantages of certain developrentsin British homes. thatthe oles of certain people in Bitsh hemes changed enormous, 22 Inthe third paragraph, the reviewer points to change in A the extent to which diferent parts ofthe house ae occupied, ©. ideas of whien parts ofa houte should be furnished a formal way how much time children spendin thee gun roo. 1 beliefs about what the most pleasant aspect of rome les 2: The reviewer suggests inthe fourth paragraph that |A- most unsuccessful inventions fled because the were dangerous. 5 varius unsuccessful inventions faled because tey ci not work propery © some unsuccessful inventions were not advertised appropriately there were uneuccesful ventions whch might ave bee good Ideas. 55 Inthe ith paragraph, the reviewer says thatin is book, Highmore sometimes focuses on strange ideas that were not very commman in the past. 5 occasionally applies the standard of today to practices inthe past. © eccasionally expresses reret about how some attudes have changed. Sametime: includes topics tat are nat directly rlvant to the main topic 26 Inthe final paragraph, the reviewer suggests that Hghmore may be wrong about ‘ivan certain modern atzades to home life Fist Seveloped. which changes in home fein Britain have bean most widely welcomed © the extent to which home ifein Britain has changed. how commen terms such as arng cupboards azn modern Briain Ca ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS fEADING ARO USE OF ENGLISH rasaLPART 6 Yow are going to read four reviews ofa documentary series on TV about largecompanies. For questions 37-40, ‘choose from the reviews 8-0. The reviews may be chosen more than once ‘Mark your answers on he separate answer sheet Inside Business | Be eee eer | rou reviewers comet eT dootmartry series Inside Business, TESTI which investigated the workings of a number of large companies ‘The companies that wore the foes of ach progeamme in he ere Ide Business wre very vere tems ofthe ratte oftheir busines andthe way hey oper, but between ther hey demonststed may ofthe ey etre ‘hatches big orgniation inthe mdera world Each programme focused nosy on the people atthe top. The ‘mount fjagen they use is yt ave Bee oe much for many viewers to coniend with, acl hey may well have _pvea up. they id tc withthe sare, boner, they wil hae been lef in no dobt ast how eomplex the business running lage cranzations iso thee cage with doing co. This was clear fom what the interviees sai, bat sheeting sot ping eth wee nt ants pin erste seg semen’ thy ‘he veewhelming impression given to any ewe who watched al six pide fie Business was of the extraordinary presse that those runing moder companies are oblige to operate under. Unles they themselves had ‘xpesince of working in ge companies, towers hey ate Hel to have oud one ofthe ftervens beet ~ ‘the questioning was very much f the nese to anothe"vaiety and mary viewers will ave srugledt follow ‘what was being deco. The aspect detracted somewhat fom wht was an otervse compen night nto the ‘evkings of modern companies and may wel hae caued mary viewers to change cannes That'sa shame bene in feral the omparies ete in the series strated ery wel the impact of modern management theo ona range flare onenizations, “You id nee to know smthing about buns fe fciated by the sense Buses, which gave an sntriguing pitt from the inside of how vasous base name omnes actualy operate. The companies chosen ‘mae for god television because thy al had ery india une and way of cperating, and such could nat bessid opty the norm nthe worl ofthe modem campy. Entertains hw, the pata of Ue se begged al sorts of questions which werent ouced on nthe interviews These ge the people ia charge avery ‘syd indeed, never chalngng them o hack up shal fen vue and eantentas pronouncements os thei ‘pproch ta ledership. Indeed, te vewer wl ave bac lel with he sping ling thst ry lage and apparety ceesflonniztons aera by people wh ejy tha zles enormously bac thay avd the ade aspect of responsiblity by delegating them to ote. ‘ewer. The vere rogue sme efor ge o rps with te sss covered sprain the interviews, which wee ‘ot aly accessible tothe ly peepn and mete leetead contd as one expr o notes Having nid tht the ewer tvho dd put the fr in war reared with an sbsorbing insight ina the warkings ofthese welnown fms. They | Fh tio nti ne pe mt hd each been crfly chosen to be representative of how lange companies are stature and function at present, and ‘hey hod mac in commen with eachother Then message put cons was how adept thee hare hve to be doping to 3 constantly changing business wo 12 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING AID USE OF ENGLISHWhich reviewer has ferent opinion rm the others onthe choice of companies tofeusonintheseres? [EI] shares reviewer 8 opinion of the tikebood of viewers losing interestinthe series attra while? [EE] takes a diferent view from the others onthe impression given inthe series of what tis he to beat the top of large organization? has similar view to reviewer C on the questions asked in the ineriewsin the series? oa ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS READING AND USE.OF ENGLISH 13 Tusa.1A Teeomes across this way even when he uses strong colour asin one sunlit landscape in particular, where the yon isharsh andthe red murky. ts ‘though hes paiting something hes heard about but never actualy seen: sunlight 15 ewas not only London that oppressed hie spit, thin, but the overwheiming power ofthe new art being made in Paris by Picasso, Miré and Léger In acseszing Cravton work you have to accept his debt to these arts and Particular Picasso And though he woul pain large- Scale murals and design tage sets and tapestries, nlher his subject mater nor his style changed in ary fundamental way during that period it may sound harsh, but when he decided to ve there permanent he elected to writ himself Dut the history of art Indeed wellemember how Fd step into a large gallery hung Noort celing with paintings, and out ofthe visual ‘cacophony a single picure would Tap off the wall twas always by John Caxton, ‘CAMBRIDGE BUGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING MID USEOF ENGLISH 37 Dy ques ishes have esponde badly to market forces and rts! pressure to do new things. What he needed was to devel ahs onn pace ~ even Fat times that meant standing sil ut do ‘that head to eave the county. ‘They dos through tightly hatched tines and expressive distortion which ratchet Uupthe emotional intensity, asin his ietrations for an antnalogy of poetry Inthese, 2 ingle male gure wats and ‘watches na dark wood by moonligh Cone are his melancholy sel portraits inthe guise ofa shepherd or poet ~ and in their place we fd rel sheperds (or rather goatherd) fending Ing animal. Now Craxton's panting aworid ousce himself not one that eased largely in his imagination, pissTEST 2 38 CAMBRIDGEENCLSHE ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING ANDY PARTS You are going to read an article about various birds in Brain. For questions 47-55, choose “From the birds ($0). The birds may be chosen more than ance, ‘Mark your answers onthe separate answer sheet, (OF which bird are the fllowing stated? Further attempt to increase its numbers were made once ita attenpts hag proved successful Is population growths a election of how ought is. ‘Theres statistical evidence to support the view that itis very popular bird “There wes particular period when ts population plumieted Acts could be made ofits physica appearance, ‘commen perception oft has proved inaccurate Growth n its numbers has ben much mee gradual than esd Ther isreason to believe that ts progress ina patclerregion wil be msntined ‘Measures taken inthe cunning ofa certain type of counts have asst inthe growth ofits population Eventhough ite population hae fallen it ean Frequently be seen in vious particular locations BaaG Ca a Ca Ca csPie TO cacecccccnannaannuunmunmammumaunititiititte ‘Binds in Betan come under sertiny she small-wi gets trenton open iy ad the {na mie we to, Bre Ceebodighats RieaaoeTghiy peoincee onan dw [Banta A ond fie an Sear ands rojo eect The poet aed a eae ommuniy inthe 2ietcetuy, Gone intapest unpnytothe tn eft by varus UK ‘reals cotiowalyevting pate. cad Theorie cece nthe ernment ope, wall te Mant Cocke the principal sur sf” Syosuae hawt 96 ant ‘Norwest wi ‘he tome selects some cee. ‘Swinton ham) Gand cage te tot ist in etren HS 965, tb Rd te Memos atcaaatous tne a eaple(39 mae ans c,d wih he bt we females or snag ae on Syseeandsnenng eenoy he he ew Hern land of comrtedursemefancrcaring git et omen en, atin ‘Stocco te beet 1963 came thee eating ten [Bie expe wr x poe "To citer pa fled a les mryhartom mune tol ets pode it Btn q Sn coat ease ‘he sem and xe aegest 4 "Al the cauton pty ‘eigenen bsnl sdertoabe am expresion ‘suena ixporment Tres ‘toupee inc tomcie——nehetlsed reeig oceas Smo Yeast gpa betwen the lands of Sd ‘vist waters conteing eM sewe a ean nnd, Telesyunicnoepopion st an er cnt sy sets Toaspaumtytheyear 200 heboe ul he wtetaled cage’ cease Stinky eed id” leit hap rte ‘There ee cet em = Seater. ‘rages an postion of > mectandidiesealiionde — Ramagenett nd potato Spt Me Enmeg tie get nce teem ruts ven eth gener ne ‘Ta evely Porn Trestond eoserton Teton Basi ay tastes ow nytt ‘tus a ent Repl eve Snlatnte the int of ema ‘mio of depaltwach aniaaie Sa she glen alto ng tush Tikealons stot trotted, Whitealed Egle Te rst ped as ged ‘de Holand an Sat! sg te ceglnly en form Sain an Sade Th gah reser bana the Chien in 969 oneness itiait lected They he no ot tan Beechred tealy population, {suey along Howe, ‘nega todurtns wor aden ‘pote compete eno Nortsuprose soa erste ng Sine in Erp ade The See he reap tcathing ane ‘oman the 86a 98 e gees ere mat ‘Seda gopultons lig ore eos how warp nse ‘han Sp Atop thre no ‘ny he mney ah ‘owt 300 Bn ‘ewe gua Ue ph Tie ‘pedal ete that eae ae ‘ong tenet spring mgt S) sethebit sedi to jason theme ees ala cet of pase ‘Seal ng eoneertonatierenent™ se Inthe past 28 yeas re [tive Wes Seremndacin oe enapsnt bes hae dete by nmos 80 Sarorea [Shor ort te By wagapn end pert beth ae tl fey somerset thst thelgetenge in ‘mee (1500p) to be a te hops sions ofthe gpa at_ fair ander bd oftage nth Alcan tintin Hower be puis ude cues sa am Titonandtas — tionagaadceetieeoe ofthe Ballin ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING AND USEOF ENGLISH 38TEsT2 Writing (hour 30 minutes) PART You suse answer tis question. Write your answer in 220-260 words In an appropriate syle. 1 Youhave watched a documentary about what causes young people to start committing 2 show how iti he cared about his appearance 8 create an impression of his sense of humour create amusing visual images of him, 1 show how bag his choice of clothes always was 55 Chanu had decided to go ona sightseeing trip that day because | he regretted the lack of opportunity to do so before © hefeltthat it was something the girs ought toda. ( hehad just developed an interetin seeing the hts. Dead grown bored with the area that he lvedin 28 Astheysatontop of the bus, | Nazneen began o regret bringing so much food nth them, © the gre fel obliged to pretend tha they were enjoying themeelies, Chan explained why he hac brought the wale amily onthe trp. the family members showed diferent amounts o¥entosism fo the tip. 25 When Chanu showed him the guidebook, the conductor 1 mate itclear that he wanted to keep moving through the bus. appeared te tink tat Chanu might cauee a protien. inal pretended nt to have heard what Chanusaid. 1 falthat he must hive misunderstood what Chan. ead 26 What was strange about anu’ use ofthe word ec? 1 teas not relent the places he was asking about. 5 Iecould equal have been apie oh, © He was nt using it wit is normal meaning, Me had no reason to believe applied tothe conductor. ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS.going to read four extracts from biographies of «former politica leader For questions 37~0, choose € biographies \-0. The biographies may be chosen more than once. ur answers on he separate answer sheet bur biographers assess one national leader’s political career ml impression one get fhm if someone whose tru ambitions ay ouside pits andor whom pla hip war more of Cv tem than a duty bora of dase to sere his country A shred and manipulative operate, Tow howto mak the right lines to gt himself into the pitas he wet and onc is term of fice was Lacon in that vin outside polite. Te ley hi nein oie a cotasting one Top ofthe stn Jus column the tremendoxe progress he made fn narrowing the ap betwee ch and poor asa elf polis stonally championed aust considerable opposition. Less ceditableis het hat nay ofthe problems that ‘fom his tite in fe can ben a is oor oo ae there mere repercussions he shuld ae xeseen. =e career at the very top of the political ladder rm cana politcal leader be sido have ben auch isin of ba timing, Many ois pois mae complete in themactes andl at lot ay othe tine would have aa postive imp, bat cicanstances beyond his “ol conspired wo tm them nt sass fo the county It aud perhaps be sid hat this was made worse bythe ‘the was somewhat gulible, sting to mah store bythe questonale vce of key igus sound him. He | to power ith since belie! tat he could prin he ves of peopl at every lee of oe, lthogh cold be ‘hat einret ater guided hi mre than hata dase Probably the ost psitve thing tt can be sad | {his term af ofc ir that he miimine the imat of ome ough economies staring the county tough | ith easonable sucess, hich wos mean eat iter widely on what soto me ws a der, with contin estmeny fom those onthe inside, What tsi someane who sppested desive bat who in realty tended to live what he was old by trated advisers spe, ed wa oo eal away by than. Hie unquestioning ft a such pope le him yt implement {that were far to radical forte ine an it ta that he wa tal og elong with his approach ‘tas advortes by others On the postive side, hs main achievement was onal the county mare compestve Sly by means of ome welreosiered iain, though thse ate tuned out to have ely soretema This efecto the commitment to modemie the cuntry tat had been atthe centre of his campaign andthe ‘awe had aspize othe lees in he is plan ‘a driven to the top bya gonune bel that he knew best and thet his rics were incapable of eng that his ics wuld indeed produce ery el improvements ars the boa Though rmadea show ftitening to advice | ‘ters, he was in reat inexle. This la hit continue to pursue pies that were meni ot working sesholdbave aceped that a change of duction was require. He bd one the sharpest minds of any leader Sit history and an bility to atl station fei, tat ey times eid to app thee tien and ion rele of the nadia of dng so. Neverthe, he succonte none major way he male society unl an doing smpeoved the otf aro the eas wal-oT mamas it. [BGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS 9:0 40 USE OF ENGLyi sis paragraphs have beer the ane which fits each gap _—_——$£ —$ $< ireesitouse [SSS dren is like Id go ‘The other weekend Iwas in Salo, celebrating Bite, been fet there were alo of Sheen privileged enough to be ) ule into the centenary events. There was a great Noye’s ude i LowestoR And on the actual dithday countess hordes of infant ‘lees piled into Snape Maltings "sing Brit's school songs, Friday Apemoons parc of a projet ‘hat involved 100,000 others, intemationally, doing Hkewise, a —J | ust think fe could finally get Briain’ ehlden singing, it would iter upwards. And we wouldnt eed university researchers. Wed just do and be al he beter or> read an article about vious pointings. For questions «7-56, choose from '-0). The paintings may be chosen more than once. bers on the separate answer sheet. 1g arethe following stated? hing that no longer exists rs ou that itis based on things actualy tserved, eventhough it vetnem accurately. ‘cialis in things that most people regard a uly ‘hat could be made about whats happeningin tis nat what the sly showing, ‘ka risk while creating ‘ks that nothing importants missing from preparatory work sly aared in order to produce varius cornectons. ices paltingsnferent locations. ‘Sune anyother painting the ats has produce CB Ca a ca ca oa ca ca Oa ss to find by chance subjects that have certain characterises. ACE TESS READING AND USE OF ENGLISHWriting (hour 30 minutes) PART You must answer thie question. Write your answer In 220-260 words nam appropriate style. 4 Your lass has attended a panel discussion on what are the greatest advantages of cgtal and computer technology fer people in their everyday Ines. Youave made the nates below. ‘Advantage of ital and computer ‘technology in everday fe + acces ta information + shopping and services Some opinions expessedin the discussion ‘Being able to contact anyone at anytime in any paces obviously ‘the greatest advantage” “The fact that people can instantly lok wp something and find out about o learn something news the greatest advantage” "ou dorit need to go autor sped ang time buying or paying for things and that’ the aeatest advantage ‘Write an esay fr your tutor discussing vo of the advantagesin your nates. You should fxplainwhlch advantage yu think is the oreatestforpeoplein ther everyday ves and prow reasons to Support your opinion. ‘You may, if you wish, make use of he opinions expressed inthe eicusson, but yu should use your oun words as far as possibleListening (40 minutes) PART You will hear thee different extracts. For questions \-6, choose the answer (8 orC) which {its best according to what you hear. There are two questions foreach extract. Extract One ‘You hear two people talking about reading books aloud for -hilren. 1 The second speater says that she believes that ‘Aber cildeen enjoy isterng to her read aloud. she shares @ reading habit with other parents. Oa parents should read aloud to chien, 2 What do both speakers talk about? 1 their childrens reactions when they read aloud to them 1 their selfish motives for reading aloud to their children Ca their damatic approach treading aloud to their children extract Two You hear apart of radio programme. 2 The presenter says that some people start business wih a fiend because | they have worked well together in the pas. 3. thei friend persuades them to doit they lack the courage to doit alone. TEST3 {hat was Dears problem with his partner? 1 He refed o ake pa a npuran expect of the busines. His personality changed after they started the busines. CH CC He often ericzed the business dections Deen made extract Thre ‘You hear two people on 2 radio programme talking about renning. 5 Whore the two speakers? | | succesful athletes 1B fitness experts oo ©. sportsjoumalists 6 Both speakers agree that, to improve sa runner, runners should 1 limit the amount of tang they do 8 develop their own personal training methods. ca vary the focus of thelr taining 64 caBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS LSE lePART 2 Yow wil hearsomeane who works asa life coach talking about her work. For questions 8, complete the sentences witha wer or short phrase, BEING ALIFE CONCH ‘The speaker tls people who ask her that her workiscomnected wth the Baaaasereeeeeenn ‘The speaker say that most people concentrate too mucr on wha she cal thei Ce ‘The speaker calls the panto achieve a specific goala‘[_____—E ‘The speaker gives as an example of & personal gealncreasng your abit at Ce ‘The speaker gives as an example of a business gal thinking of new Cea ‘The speaker say that sessions are conducted in away that prevents any ‘The spener say that sessions donot involve dealing witha persons ([Seeseeereerer ee ‘The speaker say that fe coaches enable people to became themeaves, usar CAMBRIDGEENGISH: ADVANCED PRACTCE TESTS LISIENG 65TEsT3 6 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS PART 3 You will hear aralo discussion about children who invent imaginary friends. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A,B, Cor 0) which its bes according to what you hear. 45 Inthe niden that Li deserves, ‘her daughter asked ert stop the ea. 3 she had to interrupt the journey tice. she got angry wither daughter. Ca 1 her daughter waned to get ovo theca. 16 What does the presenter say about the latest research nto Imaginary friends? 1 It contradicts other research onthe subject. Bt shows thatthe number af children who have them s incressing ca © Ieingicates that negative attades towards them are wrong. D_efocuses onthe effect they have on parents, 17 How did Liz Feel when her daughter had an imaginary fend? always confident that twas ony a temporary situation 5 occasionally warsied abou the Iiend’ importance te her daughter slighty confused as to how she should respond sommes highly impressed by hee daughters inventiveness 15 Karen says that one reason why children have imaginary frends that 1 they ae having serous problems wit their friends. they can tel imaginay fiends what to do, they want something that thy cannot be given. they want something that other children haven got 19 Karen says thatthe teenager who had invented a superhero is an example of 8 ava npc 5a problem that imaginary friends can cause. something she had not expected to discover. Cs how eilren change ar hey get elder 20 According to Karen how should parents react to imaginary frends? | They should pretend that they ie the imaginary rer. 8 Theyshouldrt getivohedin the chil’ relationship with the fiend, ca They should take action the situation becomes anncyng They shouldn't escuss the imaginary fiend with hele childTEST 3 nou opm Bupionase “Suryoads soy s- ssy a wosfesooyp 2-12 suonsenb 104 ‘uo x01 ‘snp 2psnu yp anogo Buren 21 ajdoad yorya wy sas02%9 04S anfs094 6 NO} viva CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS LING 7TEST Speaking (5 PART (minutes) 1 How ai you get here today? How do you normaly travel tothe place where you werk or study? How have you been leaming English? {© What aspects of learning English have you found mest and least enjoyable? (Why?) 1 What are your man sources of entertainment? © What kind of films do you enjoy? Why?) = How do you normally communicate with frends and famiy? Would you say that you havea healthy ifeste? (Why? / Why nat) © What kindof news do you kep up to date with? Do you tke partis? so, what ind of parties do youlke most? f not, why not? | 1 Which person / peope do you usualy see every day? Do you have alt of free time? (Why / Why not?) Po PARE2 (4 minutes) Running 2. Speaking in pub CCondidate A Leokatthe thee photographs 1A, 18 ard iC on page 6. They show people euning. ‘Compare two ofthe photographs and sey why the people might be running, and what kind of ves they mayhave CCandlidte A talks on his/her own fort minute [Cendidate © Which ofthe pcturesis closest to something you have done or | ‘experienced and why? Candidate 8 talks on his/her own for abcut30 seconds. Candidate Lookatthe three photographs 2A, 28 ard 2C on page 68. They show people speaking in public Compare two ofthe photographs ands what the people might be talking about, and what the situation might be Candidate 8 talks on his/her own for mite Candidate A Which ofthe speakers would you pefert stn to, and why? Candidote 4 telson his/her own for obaut 30 seconds 458 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS PANWhy do youthink the people are ror What do you think the people’ Ives 1 What do you think the speakers are | wat do you thnk thesituation st 2APART (@ minutes) and PART (5 minutes) PART 3 Look at page 7 here there are some environmental problems Fist, tal to eachother about how easy oF difficult Ie te find solutions to these envizonmentl problems. Candidates A ond 8 discuss thistgether for about2 minus Now decide which issue isthe easiest one to soe Candidates ond B discuss this together for about move Saad] PART 4 | 1 Some people say thatthe environment the biggest sue inthe modern world, Do you ‘gree? Do you think there are more impertant ses? | What impact can individuals have concerning environmental issues? What do you do personaly that i connected with environmental issues? "= Doyou thnk that people general are concerned abeut the enizonment? If so, what concerns them mast? not hy not? | “Are people given enough information about environmental problems? Where do they | © et ther information fom? 1 Many companies today advertise the way in which they are environmental friendly Isthis a pasive development or does it have lite effect? '= What shoud governments be doing abou environmental problems? TEST3 70. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SPEAI0NGTEST 4 Reading and Use of English (hour 30 minutes) PART For questions \~©, read the text below and decide which answer Cor) best fits each ‘g0p.Thereis an example atthe begining (0) ‘Mark your answers on the separate newer sheet, Example: 0° A characteried 8 indicated A © 2 High notes of the singing Neanderthals f | Neanderthals have ben misunderstood. The cay hhumanoids raitonally 0. as ape-ike ‘brutes were deeply emotional beings with high- pitched voices. They may 1 have sung, {each othe. This new image has 2 from two studies ofthe vocal apparatus and anatomy of the creatures ht 3———— Europe beeween 200,000 and 25,000 years ago ‘The reseaich shows that Neue dal vwies right well have produced loud, womanly and highly melodic sounds ~ not the roars and grunts previously ____ by most researcher Stephen Mithen, Professor of Archaeology 1A further 2 A revealed 3A resided 4A judged 5 Asor B practice A coincides B occurs, 7 A differed ——_B distinguished 8 A assembly —_B formation 72 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS 00 € detaled accounted and author of one af the studies, sald: What is emerging isa plcure ofan inteligent and ‘emotionally complex creature whose mos likely 5—___ of communication would have been art language and pat song’ Mithen's work 6 with the fst decailed study ofa reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton. Anthropologists brought together bones fd casts from seveal sites ty eset he ‘reature The creature tat emerges would have 7. markedly from humans. Neanderthals seem‘o have had an extremely powerful & ‘and no waist, even Dio concluded 0 happened C files occupied considered 0 taken approach form C relates D co-operates © compared D contrasted build D schemePART2 For questions 2-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gop. Use ‘nly one word in each gop. Theres an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet WORLD BOOK DAY “This year's World Book Day (WBD), whichis taking 0____ on March 2, hopes to encourage everyone, a especialy children, c discover the joy of tending. ‘Schools and lbrares are getting invelved, with packed schedule of vents designed bring books to life There will be writers popping 10 ‘schools fo rea from thelr Books and answer (questions, and story-elling events. Children wil also be able to take part in readings 1 that they realy havea chance to engage withthe books ‘Asi. 4s hoping to encourage children to catch the reading bus, [WD also hopes to 13 reluctant alts hooked on books. So, a. the fist ime, World Book Day will lso have an adult focus, ‘with the launch of Quick Reads, 35 slection of short, fast-paced stories by well-known authors. The first se oF Quick Reads wil be published ‘on World Book Day, 16___a further collection of books being released later in the summer pasal ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS READING AND USEOFENOLSH TRPARTS For questions 7-24, read the text below. Use the word giren in coptals at the end ofsome ofthe nest forma word thot fits inthe gapin the sane ine Thereis an example atthe beginning (0) Write your answersiN CAPITAL LETTERS on the seporote answer sheet. Example: CIEE PETE NORDIC WALKING Nordic walking is an 0___ technique that uses post bring eFFECT ‘the upper body into more use and boost the caorie-buring eect of walking. tas 17__devsed in Finland by elite cos-country oicin skier as away to keep ther fitness level up durin the summer [At fist 18___, Nordic walking may ook like sking without the SEE ‘kis orthe snow But athough, tothe 19._eye striding around TRAIN ‘the local park witha pair of poles may look bit sly it acually offers a serious 20__for people of all ages and abiltis. You don work - 21_____have to go faster to get more out ofit~jus put inmoreeffort NECESSARY With the poles. The poles, which can be made from alumirium or carbon ‘bre, are specially designed to22____the workdove by theupper _MAXIUt bo, And because Nordic walking is also a weight-bearing exerci, its great for23__ones andjnts Sut the bestnewsisthat because STRONG the effortis spread across the 20 ofthe body Nordic waking can ENTIRE actually fel easier and les tring than normal walking. 14 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS READING ANDUSE OF ENGLISHPART 4 For questions 25~30, complete the second sentence so that ithas a similar meaning tothe {fist sentence using the word given Do ot change the word given You mustuze between ‘hive and six words, including the word given. Here isan example 0) Example: © ‘eitknow the way ther, st got lost. cer Not there got ost. | [KNOWING HOW 10 GET Write only the missing wordsIli CAPITAL LETTERS o® the separate answer sheet 25 Cananyone solve this problem? come. (Can anyone —_ to this probe? 26 Tm sure youre wondering why Ihave contacted yu for solong, Has You must. slong since | contacted you. 27 re you saying that ying about what happened? TRUTH ew you serng shout what happened? 28 He ade avery quick decision and he didn think asou the matter enough. wrrHour He made avery quick decision to the matter. 29 Recently the numberof people who are out of worchas gane down, DECREASE Recently, ___—the number of people who are out of work 20 edoesnt matter how badly he behaved, you shoule'thave been sorude to him, HOWEVER . ‘You shouldnt have been so ude toi, as CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS READING ANDUSEOFENGUSH 75 vasalTEST 4 PARTS You are going to read o newspaper article about trees and leaves. For questions 31> choose the answer (0,8, Cor D) which you think fits Best eccording tothe text. ‘Mark your ansmers onthe separate answer sheet Those brilliant autumn outfits may be saving trees As tes ares the nrtem was ofthe gk omg sn aon Sst oe eb era what ihe cobussre br testes So re one tg te sie efor someting Tat presets 2 ‘jor sna tng Fr dese {Sion lime a etm ‘Sure jot ret of Singers tn ays snmed at tatim enes were waste se ld be Woon 38 Cccutcenry clog at veo Sm More! Une tn Engin “Tats at waa ent Daring sping and sures eves seine geen fom Seren, Se pment pages ar ‘cin arn kh a he ‘hue Clu a sed dng Seqoringsane een {tes bak Gown fc copy nidr some of te compres tan heise Conenton stam rps stn clu Sethe et ofthe resin | len hc fly | Sine elton bil and plant paisa oer to ioe ‘Spine vty satel | SSkSlon ins made atm clos | Steeped De Wem Sean, ‘ evoltonay biog at Oxford Universi, proposed that bright | sstumn leaves comean a message they war sett eee hen tone i Hallons ea gna Iypoteas grew out of exer work head done onthe exravagant plumage of bits. He proposed ie ferved aan advertzement fom les 0 femaes,Indeating they had sestable genes. As Feralen evolved 76 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS FONG A USEOF ECL ‘preference for hose splays males ‘ved ore extravagant fates they competed for mats In he ‘se of tres Dr. Hamilton proposed ‘hat the sual mesoge was sent 0 Insets Inthe uta, ope abd ter insets choose res Where hey il ay ther gs When the es Fath the next sping. thelr eed fon the te often wits devastating est A tre can wat ff thee sts with potions. De. Hamlion eculsted hat nee with song defences might be abe to protect ‘hemslves even further by etn laying insets knoe wal as Sn store forthe eg By producing Dliane autumn colours. he tees ‘verted thelr letaliy, Ae nests ‘onlued to aol the gh lenses, ‘atrlslecton favoured res th ‘ld ecome even bigs Teas a bese sald Marc Arched forme student ‘tr Haton who ls now at the Universi of Fribourg in Switelan. Dr Hanon bad Me Acetate hyptbesi ino ‘mathematical model The model Showed that waming signals could Indes drive the evolution of bight leaves teat in theory. Another student, Sam Brown, std the le Signal hypothesis against rea ata out ees a insets Kea 3 frst ta osc what ws out there! said De. Browa, now an evolutionary logs a the Univer of Texas “Te leat signa hypothesis has also drawn ets, most recently from Dr Wilkinson and Dr. Maro Schtefer, an evoltonsy blogst athe Unverty of Frebarg in Germany. De Wilkinson and ther tes point to a numberof ee ‘bout aphids and wees that do not De. Haro’s hypothesis. De ‘Wiliam Hoch, a pant physiologist at ‘be Unvesiy of Wisconsin, argues ‘bat bright eaves appear on ees {eat have no inset to warn of ‘you ae up herein the north of ‘Wisconsin bythe ine the eaves shang, ll the insects that feed on age ae gone! De Hoch sad. Is thee ate, De. Sehacer and Dr Wilkinson ange tht a much moe plausble explanation for ‘umn colous canbe fund in he ‘seach of De Hoch and other plant risilogsts. Their recent work ‘Siggess tat autumn colors serve ‘muny 2 sursreen Dr amltons former students sae that the sige pothesis ‘psu werd investigating Dr. row believes tat eaves ght lw ele to prtet themselves both om slight and fom insets: De row and De Arche also gic ‘tat supporters of the sunscreen Igpothess have yet to expla wy sine ess have Bight colours sd soe donot. This sa baie ‘gestion in evottion th they sem {ignore r- Ache said T dont ‘his «huge concer De. Hod plied. Theres natural variation for ery character” ‘Dr Hamiton's siden and heir cots ae that he dete has Ten uel, Beeause It has given ‘hen deeper reverence fo this time of yer People sometimes sy that sience makes the world Tes interesting and awesome by Js explaining things aay De ‘Wilinson si." with aan leaves, the more you know about them, the more amare you ae aaa2s Whats stated about the colours of autumn leaves inthe fist two paragraphs? | Tere has previously been no dsagreement about what causes them. ©The process that resus in them has never been fly understood a] Differ colours from thse that were previeuslythe norm have started to appear. 1 Debate about the purpose af them has gene on fer along time, 2 The wes that Or Hamitns wort has ocusedon A thedierert purpose of diferent colours. 5 teu of calourfor pposte purposes thepesbiy tut tiondinseas hve intuencedeachothersbehavour, EA © thelcreased suv ate of ean ind fee 53 Dr Hamiton has suggested that there's a connectien between | the colours of autumn leaves and the behaviour ef insect 5 the development of brighter leaves and the reduced numbers of certain types of insect. Ca the sunial of tees and the proximity of isects them. 1 the brightness of leaves and the development of ther defence mechanisms in trees. x Whats sad about the work done by former students of Or Hamilton? | Neither of ther was able co achieve what they set out to do. ©. Mr Archets fet some regret about the outcome cf the work he did ca Both of them initiated the tea of doing the work 1 DrBrown didnot expect to draw any frm conclisons from his work ‘kes ofr Harton theory have expressed thevew that 4 ts impoesble to generalize abou the purpose othe calous of autumn eaves theory isbesed ona misonderstandingebout nec behaviour € thecalmsofauinn ees tvefforon ect anton. ca 5 stheoycan onl be ppied to certains eet 26 Inthe debate between the two groups of people inestiatng the subject. thas been suggested that ‘something regarded a ty pity one side infact not important. © further research wll rove that De Harton they ithe ore one both sies may fat be completely wrong ca thetwpsides shou caloborate CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS {cKOING ANDUSEOF ENGLISH 77 pasa.eo Which writer expresses similar view to writer Con the consequences fr companies of employing 2 large numberof freelancers? takes a lifferent view from the thers onthe desirability of an increase ir the umber of people becoming freelancers? Cs Ca "takes the same vew a writer Bon theattiude of employed people to freelance work? has different opinion from the others onthe extent to which freelancer arin control of how successful they become? ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SAG AMD USE OF ENGLISH 79— ARTZ You are going to read a newspaper article about «space programme. Si paragraphs have ‘been removed from the article. Choose from the parographs the one which is each gap (1-46) There is one extra paregroph which you do et need to use. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. HOW I BECAME A BRITISH ASTRONAUT May 18, 2009 wes a sunny {ndvidual computer-based requlremens being the to main cvening a night that Uhave exercises, becoming progressively causes Having endured the most food cause to remember. had ander and with only shor ‘rolling week of my life, | was recently retired from the Army breaks in between. Skills ‘eight to be among the 22, Ar Corps after an extremely such as memory retention, remaining candidates, rewarding career of nearly 18 concentration, spatial awareness years as a helicopter pilot and and coordination were evaluated, (J zl ‘he future looked good - I'd been alongside psychological fortunate to secure a dram job questionnaires that were to ‘THe Femalnder of the selection working as a senor test plot for become the Benchmark ofthis OCS consisted of formal A private frm. had als Just selection process ~ hundreds of Interviews, culminating inthe competed a year-long selection repetitive questions aimed at al 10 being invited to meet process forthe European ensuring consistency of answers ESA's Director General, Jea “Astronaut Corps ~an incredible over long duration. Jacues Dorin, That ws one experience that had opened my sont before that sunny evening * yest te wold of human EJ} in 2000, and t wondered who the e Spacegh lucky few would be. suspected & Historically, around 50 per that [would not be one of eet cantiates fai te them: an ESA press release had ‘exacting medical requirements. ready announced that the new privately fonded multimillion- Although good physical mess candidates would be presented Aolar seat as a ‘spacelight |sa strong attbute, the medical £1 ESA headquarcers in Pars on participant’ was unattainable for selection was not looking for Wednesday. It was Monday night, ‘most, And opportunites sch potential Olympians. Instead, had not been contacted and asthe commercially sponsored it was intended to select those time was getting tight. || Project Juno, which lunched the individual who pose the || frst Briton, Helen Sharman, into least sk of having a medical | {J space in 1989, were extremely occurrence during thelr career. mae, Space is no place to become il, This was a decision that would | sffect not just me but also my | eo) family. Taankflly, there was no time to dell - {had to book a || This was designed to identify As it happens, the medical Aight to Paris fr the folowing natural ability in various selection caused exactly 30 per cay. cognitive skis. In really, this eent atrton, wlth Fallure to meant around eight hours of meet cardiovascular and eyesight 10 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING AO USE OF EHCLSH |Sees eeeeeeeeaeses ee eee 1 Tewas also good to find that there ‘wer fiveBtsh people inthe group Considering that. atte time, the UK ‘wae sti nthe shadow of ahistorical govecnent poly nt to participate in human spaceflight twas encouraging tw se the high lve of interest regarding this astronaut selection, © Other sis inate being trained | te perform spacewalks fr extemal science and malntenance tasks and to ‘manipulate the robotic arm inorder te capture and berth visting supp) vehicle. Then there ithe media taining, communications sil traning, emergency traning ~ the is goes on. © Sowhen the hone rang and as offered an opportunity tin the European Astronaut Corp, there was hat can only be described as wild mic ‘of emotions ~ elation, extement, shock and trepidation, due to an overahelming ‘ealation that wae about to take my firststeps down one offs major forks Intheroa. D_Itwas intresting to meet the other Candidates from all over Europe and t0 Scinouledge the plethora of diverse ‘career paths that had ied us to this ‘oman goal While its ar to say that the best chances of sucess ae ta have ‘soi foundation inthe coe sciences, ‘rexperance as apt thee ely sno ‘Single oute to becoming an astronaut = its more todo with being pasionate about whet you do and being as good as you can be e ‘etchat situation changed when ‘the European Space Agency (ESA) lanngunced a selection for anew lass ‘of astronauts in 2008, and UX citizens ‘were eg to apply My application {eines the ple of near 10000 others, ‘and soon there flowed an ivtation > Hamburg to begin the testing process. During the previous five years working sa miltary test plot, had become ‘much more lvlved in the space sector ~ aviation and space ae inrinscalyEnked and share may Similar technologies. However had not Seriously contemplated 2 career as an ‘stronaut, since the options todo so ‘were extremely linited though the Soyus spacecraft offers an emergency return to Earth in ss than {Zhou rom the Iternatonal Space Station, ths isan absolute ast resor. ‘Also, tis nt avaliable once a spacecraft has reached out beyond low Earth obit ‘AoHBRUOGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING AND USE OF ENGLISM. ax pasaTEST“ PART @ Yow are going to read an article about che design of new stations on the Landon Underground railway system. For questions 7-56, choos from the sections of the article (8). The sections may be chesen more than once Mark your answers onthe separate answer sheet Inwhich section ofthe article are the following mentioned? ‘the previously unatractve nature ofthe locations of mos ofthe stations 4 comparison Paoletti made to lustrate his approach othe JL project the immediate and massive effet that one of the stations hag on its surroundings a description that Paoletti considered not tobe wholly ate fundamental question concerring the function af statins in underground systems {an explanation Paoletti gave for why certain comments about the new bulings Paoletts desire to unit elements that had previously been seen as wholly diferent rom each other CS Ca oa ca Ca m::) personal qualities that enabled Paoettotactle the UE goject succesfully parts of sation architects were not reponse for inthe past C Paces pon thee pres epee for desing staos im: 12 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS READING AND USE OF CUSRoland Paoletti An architect who revolutionized the lives of London's commuters A Roland Poole we the deving force behing the drama ar winning tans o the £3 lion Jubie Line Extension ULE) 0 ‘he London Undergonnd sytem, the most bits bling programme onthe Tube for many feces An sel Antio- Nalin, Polets possessed he emunivenes and tnacy to ake fn the vested pita interests at play the planing ofthe IO-ae lable Line Exes ensue {good design and innovation, istry, areieets employed on Tube projects tal bees reseed to iting ou the designs of rway nd i engineer wth few ‘ose concer gn whom aoe dismissed as visonlss "nench- dager. The bce ine woul be unique a tat or te fst me the ares would be responsible for designing entre “inden stations BB Asthe comssoning archict In overall charge, Paces soph na ti Td down ino the stations slong the ne Te project's ceteolce ‘vas the extrorinay age ne ‘sation t Canary Whit, desigped yy Noman Foster and Panes to nde up te 40,000 passengers ‘nbour a pe Hines. "Eveybody eps saying tha i ea cathedral complained Pook ‘Thee wrong eacualy 52 cathedral Explaining bis approsch 'odesgning underpound stations, Paoletti the abi ine to acter feo jz, ‘he stations responding their tient context as dramatic ‘aris ona then Instead of unitrmiy,Palett envisaged ‘ie achieved in the beauty of ‘a material ike cone, andthe otter power of spl, age spece or ist an pace] He procure the most ented India rcitets be cold fd {0 design 11 new sations slong ‘he line creating a uaue variety ‘rhs scement lees — notbly ferent bt all eal = in what hd ben largely deslate strech of uta east Landon, "or the pie ofan underground tek he promised, you wll ee some ofthe greatest contutons {0 enginerng and aeitecure oldie! Poles sweeping ‘soni not deapain, With ‘het swage and indvaduls, the stations have been widely acclaimed 3 turd force abi transport arclecre DD" Inpresng fora seamies| range between aeitecare 2d ergnceing Pact was ‘oncered to make the stations Plesing to the ee, and he dally find of eons using tem as Uupitingan experience as posite ‘The elt was genrly reckoned tobe the nest set of tons since th las eins forthe CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS C0 cay ine by Charles Holden in the 19908 I Holden's ay, eign stopped atthe top ofthe escalators leading down othe platforms 2 symptom ofthe Tube radon of tenting acter a ‘ngnening sseparte disci. From the star Paolet promised “symbiosis of architeetue and gincering thoughout Tiss parealary evident ot Westminster tion, where Michael Hopes fold statu fies by designing fants supporting ‘trctres redolent of sence Fation = what Paletelled ‘gineering tha expresses elo eect in which people cn sigh: He wanted he designs of| ‘he JLE stations to ave ‘nifty of oie, 35 he pat 1's posopical unto ‘Poot contacted the dria of design for Sota station a ah the vas ls rum of Rom & Henons Canada Wate tain, - inne 5 esponse tthe are’. ‘rakes lg plendi beacon ‘at hae transforme the ares fom a wastand almost veri To tvs who complained about the expense ofthese grand desis, Pole pointe ot that the same cuteand-cover box-staton design That alowed his arches fe and with thir varios ructes to stved London Underground alos in unneling oes, any case he noted, ou have to Aide at he Benning whether ‘you're going to sce an underground Stlon as «kindof vba tnderas hat happens o ave people in or whether is ling «bung ith sme ter kind of jo odo ie aking people comfotble:Tests Writing (hour 30 minutes) PARTE 2 You have listened tradi dscussion programme about what canbe done to increase participation in sports by people ofallages. You have made the notes below. ays of increasing participation n sports + fais + famous sportspeople + aaverting Some opiions expressed in the discussion “What people need to get started in sports is enough re or cheap facies” ‘Camplgns involving famous sportspeople because they are ole models fr young *f people know whats avaiable to them, more of them might take up spor. Write an essay for your tutor discussing oof the waysin your notes. You should olin ‘shih vsy you thin ike to be the most effective for inereasng participation in sports [and provide reneons to supportyour opinion, “You may. if you wish, make use ofthe opinions expressecinthe discussion, but you should tse your own words as far as possible {CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS Yow mist answer tis question. Write your answer In 220-260 words nan appropriate syle. uiPAR Wrte an answer to one ofthe questions 2-4 inthis part. Write your answerin 220-260 words in an appropriate style 2 You see this advertsementin an English-language magazine. ieerar lieve ete) ‘We are looking for sa for an international rockfestval aking place over a three day period inthe west of England during the sume, We are looking for people with {3 990d command of English who could work nthe folowing areas: * catering (food and drink stalls and tents) + security (inthe performance aea, at entrances and around the site) + fist aid (for minor medical problems). + retail (stalls seling merchandise eating to the artists appearing) Toapply. explain why you would like to work at the fetval. give details of the role(s) you would prefer and why, and gle reasons why you would be suitable Send applications tothe addres below Wie your ‘Agroup of English-speaking visitors is gong to comet the place where you work o study {or aday nest month You have been asked to propose a programme forthe day of ther vist. Inynur proposal, you should suggests echedl for cha y, ane que date of what ach Part of the schedule would involve from the Begining to the end ofthe vist. Wie your propos “ Aspart ofa cass project about education and work you have been asked to writ a report ‘on what young peop in your city region or country do ate they leave school. Your report ‘should include information about further studes tht some young people do after they leave ‘School and the kindof jobs that other young peopledo immediately after leaving school and you shoul also mention where you got the information From. Write your report ‘CAMBRIOGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTIETESTS/IK0 85,TEST 4 Listening (40 minutes) AT. You wil hear three diferent extracts. For questions \-5, choose the answer (8 or) which {fits best according to what you hear There ae two questions for each extract. ‘You hear two people talking, 1 What isthe stution? A Theyhave treated someone unfair 8 Theyhave fallen out with someone. oH © Theyhave changed ther view of someone 2 How do the spears fel about thesituation? resigned 8 distressed CH © puzaed ‘You hear ta people onthe racocicussng alter from # listener Whats the frst speaker doing when he speaks? suggesting that a problem is common expressing sympathy about smneone’ problem ging an objective account fa problem a The second speaker suggests that Paul should | accepe mat some people are unin wo oxhers. 15 change his om attude towards certain people. confront the people who have upset him, a evtract three ‘You hear two people talking about joes and comedy. 5 The frst spear says that punchlines come injokes that have formal structures, 'tendta be funnier than catenphrases, Cae easier to understand than injokes i © The second speaker says that many profesional comedans A try to cause events that they can make jokes about. 1 exaggerate events that have actully happened to them. © became confuses about whats fact and what i tin, a {85 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS {ISio i sii rN i PART 2 You will hear part ofa talk about a play For questions7~is, complete the sentences. ‘THE SHoRT Goorave ‘The pay was setin an In rain inthe 19505. “The main characters inthe play worked fora company tht produced [peaeeaeeeeeeeeeeer a An unusual feature ofthe pay vas that both main characters hada [eeeeeseeeeaaeceea, ‘The main characters talked aft about of the time. ‘The man wanted to get an education and then have a carer asa [Pesssssseeseeeneees EIN ‘The woman wanted to earn ving fomser ably at (ne unusual feature of the set forthe play wasa [~~ FE3 near the frontof the stage, ‘Another unexpected feature was that there were several atthe back ofthe tage, ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TEST LsTeWG a vasatTEST 4 PART 3 ‘Yow will ear radio interview witha chef about the process of eating For questions 15-20, choose the answer (B,C oF 0) which fis best accordingto what you heor. {5 Heston mention ating eh from a paper plate with a plastic kif an fork a c D because iis something listeners may have done bbeause dong o made him think about the proces eating, asan example ofan unpleasant eating experience 23s an example of what influences the eating experience 16 What does Heston say about taste? 8 c . Fat shouldbe considered taste. Taste and favour ae separate from eachother “The sense of eli rvolved init The numberof taste buds gradual decreases 17 The experiment invohing salt and other food shows tha: a D itis possible to taste something that you cant smell the sense of smalls not as powerful as oer senses. food can taste better when you cant sell the flavour f food can change as you eat it 18 Thestoryabout the trainee watersMustrates that A 2 c ‘certain colours are more appealing than others. ommthing can seem taste good because of Is appearance. ‘one sense can strongly nflence another {Shine people can parciva ace hartr than others 19 What does Heston say about bitterness? A e Ie can giv a fle impression that somethings harm Itean become the main reason why people like something Reactions tit can change overtime, Is function is widely misunderstood. 20 The problem withthe dish Heston describes was cause by a it pearance the taste oft its combination of favours. the fact that peopl ateit repeat 88 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS USTENIVG Os= Testa agenrpaidun smog Burns sands {poe ous iy 351 24 woul asooup 52-2 suoRsenb 0 uo x50, stonpmypuy wnouy-yom znogo Buryos ax add y>ryu u sas 3204s ny 1034 IH MOA, viva 2 8 2 i 3 : 2 i 5Speaking (15 minutes) PART 1 @minutes) 1 Where do you work / study? '= Howlong have you been warking/sudhing there? = How important efor people from your county to learn English? '= How much opportunity o youhave te practise English outside of staying i 1 Would you ike to do a dferentjob / study something else? (Why? / Why nox?) | = Doyou prefer to stay nor go out for entertainment? (Why?) 1 Do youspend a lotoftimeloking at screens? (Why / Why not”) 1 What do you consider tobe succes in fe? (Why?) = Do you prefer paying or watching sports? (Why?) Which place in the word would you most he ovis? (Wy?) 1 Do you have alto rend a 2 small irl of close tends? Which TV programme(s) do you watch regular (Wy?) PART 2 (@ minutes) 4 Interaction 2 Different surroundings || Candidate A Lookatthe tree photographs 14,18 and 1Con page 31 They show | ‘people interacting with eachother | ‘Compare two of the photographs and say what kind of people they Test right be, and what the situation night be. Canldte A taltson his/her own ford minute Candidate 8 Which of the pictures reminds youmost ofa good or bad ‘experience youve had? Condidte8 tlt on his/her own for about 30 seconds Cndidete® —Lookatthe three photographs 2,28 and 2C on page. They show people in ifferent surroundings. ‘Compare two ofthe photographs and say why the people might be In the surroundings and what kind of people they might be. Candidate alts on his/her own for minute Candidate A Which ofthe surroundings would yu most keto bein. and why? Candidate A tots on his/her own forabout 30 seconds. | 90 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS SPEAKING"= What kindof people do you think they are? "= What do you think the situation might be? 1 Why doyou think the people might be in these suroundings? 1 What kindof people do you think they might be?Test 4 ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 5: PAR (4 minutes) and PART A (5 minutes) The media PART 3 Look at page 33, where there are some topes that are widely covered in the medi ‘kt each ather about how much influence coverageof these topesin the media has ‘on people in general, CondidatesA and 8 discuss this together for about 2 mires | Now decide which topic is mostinfuenced for people in general by coverage ofit inthe edt Candidates an Bcscus this together for about minute PART ‘Some people say that the media does more harm than good, Do you agree? = Inwhat area(s) of ife has the mea had a good inence ann what area(s) hast had ‘shad influence? || = What woul you ie to see more coverage of nthe media? (Why?) 1 In some counties. greet many young people wanto workin the medla Why do you thinkths i? 1 Towhat extent do you belove what you are told byte media? To what extent do other people believe what they are told by the mea? '= What developments inthe media do you thnk might happen inthe Future?PARTS war/confet _| eet ste) ingeneral? ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGUISH: ADVANCED PRACTIETESTS SPEAGNC 53 pasarANSWER SHEET Cambridge English: Advanced Practice Test 1 ee (ELIE PART: Mark ONE etter foreach question. aif Aeneas) [esi] 2 [Ae C0] [eA Be D 0 PART 2: Write your answers clearly IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Write one letter in each box. or each question. PART 6:Mark ONE letter for each question. wjiA BS € DB] [wa ee © 3A BCD eet 3A BCD a3 CD AS eeD: 9 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS WER SHEEN TESTPART 7: Mark ONE letter For each question ASO) Re Ee meumainbsicniovievinvic) [ai fxievicwmerin ye e[A eC 0 t FC] [lA BC DE F< PART 8: Mark ONE letter for each question aA Bf DE (Ave co aA BC DE! 50 A Be DE A BC DE 7 2 3 PART 2: Write your answers clearly IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Write oneletter in each box ; a a 9 | 00) a 2 3B ec | PART3MarKONEletterforeahaueston PART MarkNEletter fo ‘| BLA 3 CD aja 8 oD 16 ACO [pee poemNSy rte ee Bee oe Fe TRENT [ana coe i sie eco] gee eo ee zo Ae CeO) [eo Ae cer ow ze prea eee eerie eee ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS IER SHEET TEST 95 L33HS YaMSNVEe a Ww Ea au cc uw = a 2 =< Cambridge English: Advanced Practice Test 2 Na nnn see eee Eee ‘PART 1: Mark ONE letter for each question. 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PART2MarKONElettrforesch question. __PART4:MarkOhE letter fr ech aesion BAe eo) alk ee 3 EF ea aimee) BR eer Few wk B C3 BORB¢ 0 FF oH eer aimedegmingedara ie ec Sk 8 CDE FW so ee Sin tetera foro nk-8 CDE Fo (aA Bc DEF GHW (pee CD ET CH ees ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS AUSINER SHEET TEST 99 133HS YSMSNVANSWER SHEET | fe Cambridge English: Advanced Practice Test 4 Hae eee Se ee Qiu PART I: Mark ONE letter for each question. TAS LDP AL SIS 2) ABCD] [alae eb [6 EC DTA S cD Bc 7] ee x A PART 2:Write your answers clearly IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Write one letterin each box. ‘PART: Write your answers clearly Il CAPITAL LETTERS. Write one leterin each box. a ie Fy | 0 a 2 2 | [ee PART 4: Write ony the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS. fis See eae) 28 a 28 29 30 PARTS: Mark ONE eter foreach question. PART 6:MarkONE letter foreach question. 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TAS) GA we eee) ane 3/4 8 Cc) [sia 8 C | PART 4: Mark ONE letter For each question. ala, EF G 22 2 24 2 26 >> tlle l>lel>lel> alialeialiclinielioliaie '=)=(={=[2/=(=)=1=1=1 la/afaljajaljajaljajje 2 Ey 2 30 ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVAUCED PRACTICE TESTS ANSWER SHEETTEST 305 133HS YSMSNVAssessing the Writing paper ‘Students answers ae assessed using 2 mark scheme which was developed with le reference to ‘the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Marks are awarded from 0 {a5 on eachof the follwing four scales Content focuses on how well the candidate has fled the tsk, in other wards they have done hat they mere asked todo Comuniociveacievemen fecases on haw appropriate the writings for the tsk and ether the ‘candidate as used the appropri rege. Diganiztion focuses on the way the eancSdate puts together the pece of wring. nother words if itis logical ane ordered rae focuses on vocabulary and grammar. Thisincudes the range of language aswell as how “ass on the Cambridge English Advanced Writing paper ae assessed using the falling scale based on Cl ofthe CEFR: 5) AllcontentselevanttoUsestheconventonsf Texts a ow the atk thecemmuniatvetask | eoherentwhle, Incuding tess common le, Target reader isfy wthsuffien exiiy to sing avarety of effectvly and precisely informe, ranunicate comple eas cohesive devices and Utes aie range of simple inaneffectve way holding orgenzatnal pattems and complex garimabic! the target readers atenon | wih ex forms wt ful conto. with ese, ling al Aexbity and sophistication communicative purpose. rs if presen are rlates toless common words and L structures, or occur sss. Peformance shares features of ands and Minarirdeances —|Usesthe comentonsof Tei wal ognize and | esa age af veal Laniforomssorsmey | hecammunicaveast Coherent ing avert nudges cmon bepresen, [eftceytoholdtheofcahesbe devcesind_ sppoptey UTrgeeaderison the targetreaders stern organizational pans 0 | es ange of snp and hele res nd communicate senealygoodetee.cmpac gram ons _stoightontacd and complex _itcontl ana fei [Seana appropiate. _Gecasional ears mayb0 / _pcsert but do not pede 2 Parformance hares features of onde ond3 1 Inelewancesand [Uses the cowertons of [Tet generalywel [Uses avange of everday misnterpetaton of task (the communicative task | organized and coherent. vocabulary appropriately wth ‘maybe presen. tohaldthe target readers sing avait fling Secasonal inappropriate use “get reader's inimaly2tenton and communicate | words and cohesive of less comma xs. Invormes. roightorwardideos. devices. [Uses range of simple and i some complex grammatical | Forms itn a good degre of ‘conte I | Errors donot impede Ll | communication © Contents etaly Performance below Band irleant, [Target reader isnot ‘nforned 102 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS ASSESSING HE SPEAKING PsAssessing the Speaking paper Acsessmentis based on performance inthe whole test and isnot elated ro performancein particular pats ofthe test Students are arsazed onthe oun indial performance and notin Felton to each other. Mars ar avacded bythe assessor who doesnot takepart ithe tes, according to five aaa rte: Gronmatioresouce, Vocabulary rsoure saursemanagement, ronuncotion and neratve Commons Tw tot oo cas het guar a Glace ch Grammarand (ties | Discourse management ronundition interactive Osetia ee [Manns conrl[Usesawide | Pedicsexended—iligle. inate wth ese ciitnee "tocol (Soest unguage | Pronotyclfeaties ae [in corres _Gronmatcal —paprte vey itieRestaton |tsegeteiwaytocomay|ttore of oter ie waaay (Coritetoneae, (ondernece neni” | speaker / grea [rdoanccobemeand | irs th scope of : toch ews | aed Ihemerecton ane i Smtr” User wide age of rete tons an ' shlufoiar cea eos on econ | fons [courses di 1 rns es fort of Bande onds [Sgeofemo capone [mecesetunguge itunatereappopsae. | spopteh rg Srorogcot ckuiay | ativeyitetesasin. 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Slice nn nega ovis an 2 Performance shares feature of Sond and’ | ea 2 |Showsa.good—Uresarange | Prosuceretended "is itll inner ad rerponde | 1 Shows agood | Uses Produces extended {is intligble intats and responds Soeel™ [eeu [sceinaiagtne |incuiletamwnny | wreriy SEE anne Rey, se anna Semicr™" (Sova (Conhenmay* Ceca vada [anton e ERIN E25 meats |gerayscany | tatanang Piece [Seoifude Secours” alae pa Se ram (Se |e Psardson [Sete FES EMIS. eeareorcnoie gmmanionel — fiucamoe al |seaat say a | andles communication on wie range of ois including falar and abstract ones, with very le hesitation [Uses accurate and appropri inguistic resources to epesscmpes ides end concepts and produce extended _escouse that coherent and ess flo, | performance shares features of Sande 3nd 5, '5 "| Handles communication on ange of fair and unfamiliar topics, ith very ile hestaton. | Uses eccrate and appropriate lng esources to express ess and pradce extended discourse thats general herent [2 Perfrmance shares features of Bonds and 1 Handles conmniation on falar opis, despite some hast. Drgunzes extended cscouree but occasonaly produces trans that ck coherence, nd some inaccurcis and “Inappropriate usage occur Peformance below Bard} ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACFCE TESTS ASSESSING MESPEAWING PAPER 203TEST1 Reading and Use of English PART 45 with / having 16 make 47 annoyance 21 honesty 1 bearing 22 offence 1 reference 23 dsclose 20 emational 28 tutu 2 there / here is [hardly any petrol 29 had no ide (that) I crs cost 2 letie get you 20 tobe making» recovery 29 take her work seriously enough] according 50 eausing you J such alot of Pants 21D uo 228 358 BA sec PARTS ae sc 384 4A aR a6 ar ae 458 BE 460 amt ae 220 238. BE 08 SHA soc 55E 510 58D Parts 1-3 1 mark fer each correct answer Pare = up ta 2 marks for each corec answer Parts 5~7=2 marks or eoch correct answer Part = 1 matk for eich correct ancwer Writing ‘question, Wark scheme Content The essay must dscuss wo ofthe three aspects of realty and talent TV shows fisted inthe question and _Sate ich of them the writer ragarde ae the most important, ging reasons for this choice. The essay may ince reference to the panel cscusion andthe ‘quotes rom bu tis noe essen. f the opinions ‘rom the discussion ar used, they shouldbe rephrased ‘as much as possible, ot simply coped Communicative achievement ‘The essay should be neutral or formal rather than informa or conversaonal asi isa serious piece of {academic work The meager shoul lary understand ll the points made about the two aspects ofthese pes ‘of show, aswel asthe writers reasons fr slecting one ‘of them asthe most mportat. ‘Organization ‘The essay should be appropriately vided into paragraphs perhaps wth separate paragrapis foreach ofthe cwo aspects. Ashort introductory pragaph and / or a short condusing paragraph could be ‘neldded but neither of thes is essential Sentences and paragraphs shoul belnked with appropriate linking words and paces. Language ‘wide range of suitable grammatical structures and flements shouldbe sed in sentences that are not simple Longer sentences with mere than one clause should be well controled and totally clear in meaning, Vocabulary connected withthe topic area shouldbe ‘used accurately and high level of vocabulary to make ‘and suppor points 7 the subject shoul als be ‘demonstrated information, se Made answer Tre ascussion focus onvarious issues comected wth “TV shows chat feature members ofthe publ They have boon a wordne phenmeion for ome me an Hews ‘onthamvary areaty. ‘One of hema aspacta ofthese shows isthe otaresinmart they poi fo ewer Ooousy they 108 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS WISWER 8H TEST: I Iouldnoebe watched by somary people audiences ‘fie hom entertabing, Dring the acussion It ‘naa acl thet the shoves ae ereysee Co watch an ‘do naar, Feopleenoy watching onary menibers tho publ ving the es, doing ther js alg part intalnt compettlonsbecause they can lara Co ‘Phos people thek that thsis true. Although dont personaly nd them interestng ar terete seidom Werth hers agree cht mary people find tae very bntereinng, Honaver amore sercus sopect wae dscsoed and tht isthe nfuercetheze shows cn heon Prope. oopecialy young pecpe Tis. thi thamost Inporeant aspect: Mary young people aeirtuced bey those show art thepeepc on them. They to wa toappear on. tabe famous jot Ike the pecye ‘hey ae Rathar than thikingralstcaly about Chie ures ard about geting bs anc careers, they ot ‘heimprosion ta aryore ca bo famous nsteadof facusig onbuldng al ina practical my, thy arose ofeinglke chose people onthe shows nk thisis the rostinportant consequence ef hase chow and itiea armore uesion2 Mork scheme Content ‘The review should describe the product in some detail and give the writer's opinions nit nciding whether Crrot the writes venues ‘Communicative achievement ‘The evew maybe neural or fit informa. The writer ‘maybe completly objective about the product or take 3 more personal informal approach. Thereader should fave a Gear idea of exact what the produc is and vat the wer tink of Organization ‘he review maybe ded into paragraphs separating 2 description of the product from the writers opinions oft The background, for example explaining why the ‘iter bought the product. where che writer came across, ee maybe included perhaps asa separate Paragraph. The product self must be identified a the beginning. perhaps in2 title forthe review Linking words and phrases shoud be used appropriately, perhaps tink stages in a sequence of events rt ink Opinions with reasons fr them. Language ‘The revew shoul ncude appropriate structures for describing the writers experience withthe product inching appropriate past and present tenses. Approprite trctures Fr giving opinions and recommending should aso be used, Vocabulary escioted ith ting and using product should be teed accurately wel as vocabulary connected with ‘the particular preduct chosen. Model answer “THE GEORGETOMN SHELVING SYSTEM recently purchased ths product, having sen cel advertised Asmy aparement gute cra andl have ute rye numberof books, DVDS ar CDS as Teoting er something thet would sae space and enable rmetokeepewryhingina neat and vy wayinone ace The pctures ofthe sheking aystamin the adverts ‘rade lek idealforsomeorein this stuation 26 did ‘thopric. which sical below that ofthe, comparabe process Taught te product oni and het dele to me ‘Theshelieg system camein thee separate Powes and reared colt-sscombh, Whan had remeved everything fromtheboses|asintaly concerned as towhether| ould be able to pu together mysele Te lans ckad Complicated anime: coourng, and his tr of thay isnot ene ofmy strengta Howcver | embarkedon the proces, and wasboth surisedand pleased to discover Forcyfve inte later that lhe compleved the procens and my sheling systems ready for use Tthen organized and put away al theitems that hive been ying cundinamesa nimy sparen fr ome ti. wosable to pace the sheng eyotem along ‘onewal and put verythng neatly art The system erates youto store an enormous eumber of tems Ina neatly aml space anait has transforied my apartment hearty reconmerdic to anyone who reeds ‘osave space ris cleverly designed and extremely ood ae for money ‘ouestion s Markscheme content ‘The proparl mu contain detals of what the event woul be where ould take place what it would Involve and how it would be orearized should aso ‘make clear whatthe scenario for example the kind of testablshment ati celebrating its anniversary. Communicative chievernent The proposal shouldbe fairy formal or neutral because the contexts fay formal ~ the write is submitting 2 proposal to people who aren charge. The reader would Understand clay the kindof event being propose, ‘ahat that event woul involve and how it could be ‘orgpized. ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADNANCED PRACTICETESTS ISWERKEW TEST 108Organization ‘The proposal should be appropriately organized in paageaphs or sections, which may each be given ail, ‘These should deal wth afferent aspects, for example the background the nature ofthe proposed event and reazons for choosing ft. and suggestons forhow can be organized. Approprit nking ef points should be present. Language 'tisthly thatthe proposal wil need to include accurate se of modals such as would cou etc to talk about posses and arrangement forthe event. Approplate structures for recommending and suggesting shouldbe sed accurately Vocabulary connected with the kind of event suggested should Be used acurataly, Model nawer 20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT Reunion My suggestions that the event shouldbe primariya ‘aca one that noes both the past andthe poser. ‘Since the school pend former stadereshave gone on ‘ode all sorts of marestng the, ant schol has rmaitaited contact wich many of ther thnk we sould Stage areion of ae mary of these pec 20 possible ‘obring themback together wthmembers of sta thay knew from ther omehere and introduce them tacurer manors of staff wha grad after ar tino bore Thebvent The overt that lam proposing weld boa party ner In Ghe dain Hal We woul eriply tsi caterers provide te fond andwe can decieln due course whether ‘ho shoddy abut ora at-aounmeal Wecanaizo decide tar on te precise number f peels to vite, butisuggest that a maamum af abast 100 woud be appropriate | suggest that the ever shold ince ‘ore or bo speeches. One speech shuld gen bythe Frncipal and suggeet that we ask ane ofthe former ‘student also to ghea speech nwhich they allt eetere, ‘An Exhibition propose tat further ingen ofthe oven shouldbe anexhbition of photographs and other tems cnmacted withthe history of the echad ence opened. The ibition shold be arrange creole to prove ‘anintoresting. ara perhaps amusing cok back ver the {years Ibalove that we canaeloct sutabe photos and Rem fom the records by the schol 106. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS /SWER =} TE Content ‘The etter must gue staff the reasons) or making the video about the conpany, tel them what the ide will consis of and explin to them what thei roles ini wil, The register should bef formal because itis 2 company announcement tthe staff in general Te staff shouldbe complet clear as to why the video is being ‘made, whatit wll contain nd what ther involvement itwilbe. Organization The letter should be organized into appropriate paragraphs, perhaps with separate paragraphs foreach Ofte tre elemers listed inthe question, Ther should be an appropriate pening and ending though these do not have to form separate paragraphs. Suitable inking Words and phrases sould be used to connect pieces of information. Language Appropriate future tenses must be wed accurately for talking about the pls forthe fling. Appropriate structre for explaring the purpose of aeione must also be used. Vocabulary appropriate tothe topic of ‘ming and promation should be used accurate as well as vocabulary appreprate forthe world of workin this onto Mogelansver Taal menbrsof ta Tam wetting to inem youof our plans co make a video to promt the company AS company wll coming ‘tne promises fortwo day next month an hey wi bo flmnga vanty aspects of our operation, 25 wall 35, interning varousmembes of staf The dea to gve raecuratelctureof who we ae and what we do. The fal ‘deol be pronsne't.on che compary website andl beshaum ac presentations thst vege nmany places anda mary penta ao wl as bong sent to posse ‘ew cent wlbean importa part ofr pulty ‘matoral The ideo wl show paoplein cur vais departmento both doing thar wort arcing bout whe they 40, Every aspect of curzperation il be representa inthe ‘min onde to ge the broadest possible picture ofthe companyand to proece thergnt mage. ‘Wale the ling staking place, marty of you wl be nad dna your wc but 2 win reque yout do arychingaforen fom war you usualy da Se nobody Shodebe worica tet thew bea stresofu eperence, :eee eee Wat we do need however is for some pole to \elunceer be intendonedinthe le, Please t molren {5 oan ao posible yov wold be hapey to take parca ‘chore neandew wh the inmakere when they are here Listening ant 18 3A 5A 2¢ aa a agr2 7 1 aresaurant 8 mas(producing 12 competition 5 feome) popcorn 13 meat 10 exploded 14 counter PART 158 ao we 168 18 20€ ana a6 2H 230 ze 28¢ 308 ae ne 2A 24 each correct answer receives 2 mark Speaking Teaches should use her own judgement to ard Inarks based on the aeesment esa on page 13 TEST2 Reading and Use of English agra tA A 18 20 5€ 20 28 oA PART? ay 12 anpting 10 how 1 fom 1 beng 15 get / good aes 1630 ean 17 nomination 2 contested 18 recut 22 deadline 18 des 2 unannounced 2ochosen 2 prestigous ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 15/88 \E TEST? pant 25 awhile [before / unt / i fly 25 fant isnot worth arguing about 2 share be [ant /a delay 28 nave anything in common with 28 my amazement, I nothing went 50 wouldnt / would not dream of doing J any 38 Bo BA nee 348. 358 PARTS uD 2A 388 400 pant? ar Be asc aan 466 468 ante aa 528 28 BC 2A Bac 508 58 51D 560 Parts 1-31 mate foreach correct answer art = upto 2 mars fo each corect ansner Part 5-7 =2 mae foreach correct answer Part © marker each correct answer Writing ment formation, se page 12 ‘questions Content ‘a esay must dscuss to ofthe three causes of youth crime iste in the question and state which of {them he writer egards asthe most important ing reasons for ths coice. The essay may include reference tothe documentary andthe quotes from it but hiss not essential fhe opinions fram the documentary are teed they shouldbe rephrased as much as possible, not simply copied ‘Communicatveachievernent ‘The eseayshoulbe neutzal or formal rather than Informal or conversational ast is serious pece of academic werk. “he reader shoud clearly understand ll the pointemade about the two causes of youth crime ase atthe writer’ reasons for electing one of them ‘asthe most importantOrganization The essay should be appropriately vided into paragraphs -perhape with separate paragraphs for teach ofthe two causes. short ineraduetory paragaph {and /o a short concluding paragraph could be Inchided but nether of these essential Sentences and paragraphs shouldbe linked with appropriate Tnking words and phrases Language ‘wide range of suitable grammatical structures and ‘elements shouldbe used in sentences that are not too simple. Longer sentences with more than ane lause Should be well controled and totaly learn meaning, Vocabulary connected with the top area should be sed accurately and a high level of vocabulary to make 8nd support points on the subject ould aleo be ‘dermonstrted “The cocumentary investigated what makes young pcple commit cries, eont tome thet the most porta reason lack of appropiate comroby paren, Taput the bane er youtherine os prentsmsy con vather unfit alot of te rcenows and infermation inte documents backed up this Felt ‘hereismore than ene reason why ary parents alto controltherehicrn Some paras bela that ie rong te decline chen nay nay ar hk ha ‘hr should re todo whstewr they want, Some parents are simply too lazy and elisha conte ther hide, rferrng tale tom behead 20 that hey cancorsmue dang what they want. Arete reasons ‘that some parents da not grow up being decpined by ‘har parents ard so they donot do that wth Cher own chide Factors suchas economic poston and fence from peers can ofcourse pay a major olen causing young prope co tunraocrina However ley van that how Chldren are brought up smore mportane thanaeher of thas. They naa fen rules 2 be gh to them ey parents who ty respec and # they re rot gen fim (uence eyparet, some af ther abound tobohave brady Some oF tia bad behaviour wil be erin you do something wrong ard you gt aay witht you wl dott ‘aga ordo worse Ching. quesrion2 Content The email must describe the writer experience of the adventure sports centre, and give the reader Information and cvice conceming his/her posible ‘siti. should say what the werd and how the 108. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS rite fle andi should tell the reader whether or not he /she would enjoy going there. Communicative achievement ‘The ester shoud efit informa bacaue iis rom ‘one frend to another. The reader should be completely clear as to what the writer fet about his/her vs to the centre what happened when he / she was there and whether the wer bateves tha the reader would enjoy ing i. organization The ema should be organized into appropriate paragraphs. Tere shoul be clear opening and closing Paragraphs ging a brief summary eating to the writers experience andthe witers advice to the fiend, The description of te writer’ own experience may be vided int suitable paragraphs Sutable inking words and phrases shouldbe used. Language Appropriate past teres must be used accurately for describing the wite’s experiences. Appropriate structures forging advice and recommending mst alka be used Vocabulary appropriate tothe activites fescribed should beused accurately, and vocabulary for describing fetingsstuld aso be used accurately Hines, chink youd really enpy the place. hada rey good tine there reckon ou wou The seariet thing cine dng got prety worted pw was dong hat and coud cy on wth We hand se for ‘omenience Aeprosentthoele na compen at belive thatthe company would precuce heathy profes sher the frst yearor tua Funding ‘Soiting up the business would wale entinga sal mau foie space forme and one aes. A business ofthis mature wouldnt ee alan nunbor ofstaf wou sao require funding for alarge amoure ofaderting aver prlad of about aye 2 get the company exiled ad profiel estiON content The eport must describe apumber of evens and ‘comment on them I should give details of what the ‘events involve, and comment both on how succesful {hey were and on fsuee eating to orgnizing them. ‘Communicative achievement ‘The register shouldbe netrel o fay forma as this ‘report fora commite. The reader shoud be lear as to the main points concerning what happened foreach event and what the wrtr has conlided eanceming tach event. Organization ‘The report shoul have an appropriate format, probably dded int sections dealing with each event. Descriptions of what happened should be linked with causes and results of what happened, and with recommendations. by the appropriate use of linking words and phrases Language ‘Appropriate past arses to describe the events must be sed accurate, Appropriate future tenses are required for future recommendations and cndtinal structures ‘maybe requied bth to talk about how the events could have been organized inthe past and how they could be organized inthe future Vocabulary associated with organizing staging events and prof and loss must be teed accurate Model answer REPORT ON ENTERTAINMENTS ‘Theatre Trp (19 Mae) Thechoic play nzo cxclent—ewas as furry asit had boon desenibdin he cal per. However mary peore care to the event, nd because of tha cook ofhinga ‘Coach ta take us thm we ost money onthe eters Fe {2 tooter 2 smisrnpinfiture wows eed to acverie mor extensively othatwe ct enaugh people to make it ote Francia. Music Evening (20 June) Thibevertwasyery successful and very wel attended Wewere ate zo chese xzllons bands co poo 10 thee are somanytaletaabarda cally, As renult. derana for cketa wa high and we scout oF ‘hembefoe the ever, The semaphore at the ete was ‘excelent and ie was syed by everyone there. Merde a bigproft.on tes ever, ‘Annual Party (1 Augest) "Wenaed change the way we ogarze his future We dee cel iete in avance and undrestinated the umber of people who weuld came. Asa result there wore ‘tezomanypoople andthe Wale Hal was overcrowded. On ‘hecther hand the ry var food that nas provided proved vary popular are were seta makes al ro bnche vert cuesrion 4 Workscheme Content The review should dseribe the process of renting the apartment, describe the apartment and mate postive comments about styng ther, (Communicative aciavernent “The review may be neta or fly informal ~ the relew Is for other members ofthe public who may wish 0 rent {an apartment such as this one. Readers should be clear ‘4: to wy the writers recommending the apartment 2:2 ‘00d place torent. Organization ‘The review may be dvded into paragraphs that each deal vith the diferent aspects mentioned athe question. Shortintzodutory and /or concluding paragraphs may be included but here are nt essential. Linking words and phrases shouldbe used appropriately, perhaps to link pieces of information, o olink fats wth opiions oF ‘causes with esuts 112 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS fiswen ee TST3 | i |Languoge ‘The review should include a variety of appropiate verb tances, for describing pas experiences present ‘pions and perhaps future action. Avaityof ether ‘grammatical structures shouldbe wed in sentences that are not simple but ae also very clear Vocabulary ‘connected with renting property and describing accommodation i required, as wel as vocabulary for expressing posite feings about places and peeple ‘Model answer Having jst pont aweek staying this apartment canhighy recommend etedealfora cove wanting Somenhave affords but na geodlecstion nLondon. “he apartmaie readout privately by the owners rather han through an agency. found them tbe xtreme plescont to death avery reable Snenenngenquires seo che apartments before made ‘hebockng Athaugh ls nat cheap. the apartments reasonatty pried vconparzenwithothars inthe centre tf London and there arco wespoctad ovtra chsress = ‘thecnmers mate very clear exacty hat the costs “The parses beauty uighed and fee 3 home, raver than somewhere crested nly or renting Everything you could ned era relent na Plesean atmospheres there srtwe fle comfortable fem the ‘moment we wentincoit. Te itchenssextramely wel enuipped it youwan® co cook you ot meals, chough there ‘emany good restaurata ear The bathrooms quice ‘aris ae the lng room and pedroomare extremely confortaie “The oars lak fcr the property ery wl and they Ineneary 0 they are on had to have ay problems deal ich vry quel When ave they were Chere £2 ‘rect usd to make sare that everything was ne, hich ve apprecicted ery much ‘Theapartmentisina reat centralloction close 10 shops, sights and anspor, ard wuld ret hesitate to recommend to anyone panning pt London Listening agra, 18 e c a2 1 construction business 21 marketing ideas 12 physical dstractons © past 10 time management i probler(}sobers ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS A aR 3 8 we 16C we vA 208 2D ae A 2A 250 aoc 2G aH 2 mF ach correct anwar receives 1 mark Speaking “Teachers shoul use their own judgement to award marks based onthe asessment criteria on page 103 TEST 4 Reading and Use of English PART, c 5D 28 5A 30 7A ae ac PART? 3 te 8 get 40 ito ua for ue Ba 12 well, 18 with PART 17 ovignaly 24 necessarily 1 sight 22 maximize / maximise 1 untrained 2 strengthening 20 work(Jout 24 entirety arta 2% came up wl slution 26 be wondering why Litas been 27 me oft feng the truth 28 withou ing I enough though 28 there has ben [a decrease in 50 however ba his behaviour OR however bady(oshaved Ihe PARTS BLA BA asc 328 3eD 358 ARE TEST m2asa a6c San 550 56A 1 correct answer ich correct anewer I correct ansvcr rect answer ofthe three ways of $$ ports isted inthe question iter regards athe most, that aim, ging easons for Include reference to the ao the quotes fom, but ths ons from the discussion re 2sed 25 much as possible, not ‘or formal rather than ‘seit ie serious pace of ‘should clearty understand ‘het ways of increasing sell as te writer reasons ' being tet be the most bratty aicedinto separate paregraphs for easing participation. short 4 or ashort concluding od but neither ofthese is sragraphs should be inked sed and phrases. Language ‘wide ange of sukable grammatical structures and lements shouldbe used in sentences that are not 00 simple. Longer sertences with more than one cause should be well contolled an totaly lear in meaning. Vocabulary coaneced withthe topic area shouldbe used accurately and high level of vocabulary to make ‘and suppor pointson the subject snoue also be ‘demonstrated Model answer “erat preaee aceon tei ofhow more pote of hago cal fe encoraged oat atin, Spore nyopin te most este yess Patoprtons Orgh adorn Ofcourse henge ato peop fa ages oso anaevarey tapos iseoerth ut eno ‘ovenughonitsons mary pace wend epata {totioshne borat ch etardy ied G0 roti quostonstpondg the kd of aces, Srmting aretha Sy ates or ct co expe Tisaleosqustonot geting pop to go ade thoce facts three pa rove goo opera elves people dovevee on Me wwty sdvertarglese "here alas ofvays fai pao aere rvs pores scion arb them ona theme towe ates Pap on vecesary ok forsometing heynend tobe al aoc Te ith he nghveorrotavertioegy pope mghbe imtteitnapaqancthrsheg lpn ee oto cng Fr sich pepe, heros c098 os ‘nt eipynartchong fos epres vowel othe bios tet ents cter coca nbrtong coud {econ onpeop whoa tng oF tain pepo dave inaw how sogie startet ais of ys ‘tng toro opera nave they hve fricpatenissontonertee question Content ‘Tha lett must include reference toalthe maters ‘mentioned nthe advertisement - wy the writer wishes {owork atthe festival what job the writer would tke to get and why he /she prefers ths, and reasons why the writer is suitable for the jb. There should also be areference tothe witer’ ality at English. A second choice of jb may 220. given, Communicative actievement The etter should be fy forma but polite and friendly siti a job applcaon for temporary wor ininformal NCEDPRACTICETESTS Auslen xe TESTsurroundings. The letter shoud alo incatethe writers ‘enthusiasm forthe job. The eader should understand ‘uly why the writers applying what job the writer prefers and why. and wy the writer believes he / she is table for that job Organization The letter should begin with an appropriate intreducton ‘and end vith an appropriate ending for ajo application. Ieshould be appropriately chided ita paragraphs dealing ‘with why the writer wants to work at the festa, the job prefered the writer’ background and experience and Fen why the writers utabe forthe job. Sentences {and porgraphs shouldbe appropratl linked Language variety of verb tenses must be used accurately — resent for the writers qualities and current situation ast forte writer's background and future forthe trite’ plans and hopes. es ly thatthe present perfect tense wil be required. Vocabulary connected vith the stuation andthe type of work must be used {accurately a should words ana phrases that ae appropriate fora letter of appication Dear Sir/Madam, mtg to spel for work at your fot this sure: tne particulary ha to worken one cf the atals sling merchandise forthe artists appearing. hove bon to several maior rook estals my mm country sn rambo ofthe muon an havo ea | provously werkad on two occasions on stall ata festival “eu fstvals wll enannin mary other counties, eluding mn, nd euld really welcome the opportunity wor 3am panning to travel round Briain ung 1 simmer andthe experience of wertng at your festival hel ain Brienne be fantasce forme ‘My bv of Engshie very good (ease ace the attached | lst of my quaiteatons and previous experienc) ery ‘mucheniymecting people al feet that would be sted ‘owertingena oral and desing wich rembars of the audience am alae qivekrowiedgesle su many of he frist who wilbe appearing at the festa ana this wil bean adeartago hon sling the morcharce onthe Stal My previous xpenence st festialchas ofcourse Inckged handing money and alo desing fica with large queues of customers, Thope ure you beable to offer me werkt your ‘estat Should you bounabltouseme ona merchandise ‘tal would also be more han ling to work catering, {erg fod ona stall ovina tot. ok foi to earn from yu. Yours fihhuly ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS #1! ‘The proposal should presenta coherent programme for ‘the whole dy. sting whats suggested foreach part of ‘the wst nd explaining what woud be involve. communicative achievement ‘The register shaua be fay formal or neural a is appropiate forthe subject matter ofthe proposal ‘The reader shoal be absolutly lar about what the proposed programme woud include, wien each tem "Would happen and what exch tem would involve Organization ‘Te proposal stould be appropriately divide nto paragrepn a sections, ach dealing with separate parts Df the programme ora separate part ofthe day The Proposal may have an overall heading, The various pars the programe shouldbe linked wih appropriate linking words and pivases, and tems onthe proposed programme shuld be appropriately inked with reasons forincluing them Language The accurate ue of modal such as would, could and should is required as ste accurate use of other Structures for naking suggestions and commendations Future verb tenses may also be required, Vocabulary for describing the various actives and items on the programme must beused accurately Model ane ‘PROPOSED SCHEDULE FORVISHTORS, 26 JUNE ‘Theday shoul beg, a suggested nthe mestng wh he vstors voi welcomed nthe reception aca. ‘Suggest Seat Laura should ge a short welcoming speech “petiead of man Resouries she's dove the same end of ting quite ttonin she past. Felling the, eink ne should vide them nto groups offourfor Sh wur ofthe pling. Tis would mean Three ‘small goups coud tate one, Lauracouldtake ae ard ‘Sion cul ale te other We shuld kaap the aur 2o _amimimum of spa'80 mines aed thor we shoul al asthertagever inthe Conference Room Neen rave Colo thar, ar on suggeat thet Craree comes to Gea rak abou our activites Wecan then got the Execute Gute for nck thrk that all the Heads of Department atoldjein ws orn ‘Afar unch rk that we soul ae them to watch vs doing what we narra de hho woul he much beter than thetak suggested atthe meting, To cee us inaction wl be rereiteresting or tor. Teh eld end the day with aGuestion ard Answer‘session hich happy to conduct, Wecoul then ge the provision of further education nthe region hss rien ‘hem aninforatin pack ada'bagofgoadies‘ofthekind =igficat\yEigh-rew calleges have opaied ver the past ve usualy ghetovetons ‘onyears and many others have expanced ‘The surweysalso hdcate that thes have ben questions ignicart changes concern those oun people who godirecly rom scroo nto amploymnt First. 3 Increasing number a leaving therura areas ard ging to Content vwerkn the towns rites ~ the gre for people ding ‘The report must address all the mater mentionedin the hat has ge vp 1 Sie compared wit ve yoorsago and ‘question. itmust refer both tothe young peoplewhado Sci conpestuiunronscarsads Secouls ston on further stugies afterschool and to those who ge straight pater ot young pevplobina employee sorice Marks {into employment. must also refer tothe soure(s) of nayesearather tan theleastialr manufacturing information, actors. Tanyears ajo 67% oll schol ever ging ‘Communicative achievernent drectlyinto employment nore enployed inmanufactring ‘he register shoul be fairy formal or neutral as is cor manual work. Tat figure enw down vo 2B, appropiate fos eprt on sera ple, nvng face The reader should have scar understanding of Listening the stuaton regina schoo leaersin that ace, ond ha they cuenty de after leaving schoo. aa, canta re ae sk ‘The report should be appropriately divided into oa hai ft paragraphs Ths may mule a shortinrodutory ata Darasaph abou the research, a separate prSGPNS + industri : out the eve fret sepa (uitersuces snd stinky er wort Tere may bea brie clsing paragraph providing 5 eginslaccent. 13 pano ‘a short summary. Appropriate linking words and phrases 9 coca attitudes 16 bookshelves ‘ould be used thoughout, fo example for ast of pois (rst Secon). aR 3 ae wo ah wc eee me 2A presen perfec tense ae required andthesemustbe pasta Used appropiate: Appropriate past tenses maybe = ae 7 requted for eamparsons withthe past Comparative eo ee Structures are alo required oak abou changes. ae p ‘Appropriate vocabulary fr education and employment ae trust be sed accurately Vocabulary cnmected with increases and decreases and with changes musta be Each correct answer rcsiee mark ‘sed aecuratey Model answer Speaking ‘Troquestion of wht young people doaftartheyleme Teachers should se ther omn judgement to award marks . schoalntisparcefthecouy'sonsthathas been based on the assesment cea on page 103 Addressed ya series of urveys cared out by varus (orpniationa. These suneysrvealafast-chanalng tation ‘Thecurvey show that anncreasig numberof ung poodle ar gong from school ino further education Father thar straight nso employment The fire for ‘hose doing further etudes Hae nzon fy 85% compared ith Preyearsago Thisioa significant rea, sedvefects both the fact that more your people now war to get further educstionslqulctions tht they fel vlbe Co ther advantage ithe woda cf work and the fact that 116 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS VE KEY TEST «i | i : TEST1 Part one You willhear three diferent extracts For questions, choose the answer (3,8 ©) which fs best according ‘ewhat you hea There are two questions jor each extract One You hear two people taling about public speaking. ‘Woman: Ideead the experience isthe anticipation that gets me Once start usualy O but beforehand | ani think that my mind wil go blank and everyone vil stare at me. This happened once was trying to Speak and lten tomy own voice at the sme time but Ail could hear was ellence | seemed to have forgottan hw to speak and I et my face gored, fumbled for my notes an simply readout the res ofthe speech. an: Wel fea of public speaking or whats called pe presentational ast is normal. yu tink about, public speaking snot a natural ting to de, You dont ‘want to humate yours in ron of people But with reparation an practice, even the most sessed pubic Speakers can conquer the ears. Tere ae very few eople who are quick, intligent and extrovert enough fo ust getup and deliver something spontanecush youre ging a speech you rust careful plan what youre going to say Woman: find alga helps not ta think of yours the anole ime. Once you shift the focus onto the people you are speatng to, you feel the pressure Hit. epeatestract You hear porto aso programme about the London Underground Mans As part of huge publicity dive inthe 1820s and 18305, London Transport launched a poster campaign to persuade people to mave int the suburbs and make le ofthe rap expancing Underground networe. Tell ‘about tht, Zoe Woman: Welk the posters were used to encourage ‘people to ve in and enjoy the quiet and domestic ite ‘ofthe suburbs ang trav! Inte London for werk and leisure. They helped to shape peoples perceptions and expectations of London and what meant fhe there na period of great change. As wall as persuading ‘eople to move out tothe suburbs, there was a dive for peope to make use ofthe cya atime when the leisure industry was expanding, What kind of things di these posters show? Woman: Well despite the fact that many wornen ‘worked the 1920s and 20s, the posters depicted 2 domestic ial with petures of wemen playing with Man ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS AUDIO SCRIPTS 7 thei elder the park and preparing meal for their husband return, More and more people were ‘becoming miele class and part ofthis ideal was that the husband would go to work andthe wife would stay at home, eventhough this was notte case for many families. Evaract Three You hear two prope discussing the news media. Man: OF course the clichés ‘doit believe everything you ead in the papers and ques theres some truth in that. But i many ways thats not backed up by the evidence, Lok tal the times when stores Would never have cme out fithacnt been forthe much: maligned news media Woman: | dont inw about that. Personally m alvay ett sceptical when t comes toa hese revelations mean look st medical stories. It sometimes seems asi every day brings some new heath scare ~ you ‘must’ ea that, you should drink that ~ and most of ‘hese tinge yu never hear about again. eine be realy interesting to find out how many ofthese stories ‘actualy tum auto be true reckon they just rite ‘hese things:o create asi mean, los of them are in the entertainment industry real arent they? Dont et the fact getin the way of 3 good story's thejoke in the trade in think late them ie by tha. Man: doe think thats ely fac. There are ots of Investigative ural we've dane the publica great Service by exposing things they otherwise would never hve known zou, Thatisthe endof Pott ow turn to Pere2. You wll ear part of atltobout the invention ofthe microwave oven For questions 7-12, complete the ‘sentences witho word or hort phrase. You now haveds seconds to look at Part2. 1: One dayin spring 1945, physics engineer Perey Spencer was waking pasta svitched-on piece of radar equipment nen he felt something sek nis pocket. Tetumed outto be a chocolate peanut bar he had been saving fr his coffe break Intrigued he set cut ‘ecover wy had suddenly mata. The equipment concerned wis a magnetron tube ~ the heart of aadar Set. Radar at been invented by the British in World Wart to detect enemy atraft a righ sing short waves, or microwaves. ut it wasn until Spencer an teginger at asmal-tme frm called Raytheon in Baton, Us, worked 01 3 way of mass-producing the tubes that radar made areal ference in the war. ‘he day afer the chocolat incident, Spencer‘sent a boy out to buy some popcorn. He placed the ernels near the magnetron tube. They immediately started popping round the lb. His ner experiment ‘was with a e9g, which he put inside a kettle Crlous colleagues gathered round to watcht quaking ~ one "nluchy lector bent down t ake a closer look just atthe moment the e99 exploded. Spencer cameto realize thatthe microwaves were heating the fod by agitating its water and fet molecules, which meant that the inside cooked just a5 fas asthe outside. Raytheon engineers 000 refined the idea: the fest microwave, ft Gin tall and weighing 7501, was installed a Boston restaurant for tesng in 1946, The fest commercial microwave tthe market the folowing year twas named Radarange flowing a competition among Raytheon employees. Spencer and his colleagues confidently expected a cooking revolution. But the machine was primitive enormous and, at $3000, t00 expensive All00 soon, chefs realized its main drawback: meat refvsed to brown and food emerged limp and Nabby The company chairman's chef quit in dsgust because he was told to use the Radarange: Not until the 19606, when the fst counter ‘tap microwave was produced did ales at ast begin 0 {le of The rst made in 1967 was 100 volts and cost just under $500. By 175 sales of microwaves overtook {935 cookers inthe US. Now, nearly 30% of households Britain and the US use a microwave oven, Now you wllheorPart2 again nats the end of Parez ‘Now turn to Pare3. You willheara rod Interview with someone who hos ‘been having bllet lessons. For questions 5-20, choose ‘theansiver (i 8, oF 0) which ts best according to ‘what you hea. You now have 70 seconds to look at Part2 Intorviower: Today im talking to opera crc Rupert (Christiansen, whe sia his fortis and has recently started doing ballet classes.’ prety unusual thing todo, isntit? "pert: Wel, yes, butone consolation of growing olds tat you cease to care what other peopl think of your views oF atvties Sore am, cing out on the radio as probably the ony baling midale-aged man ton the ene planet to take up balt lessons. Go on, rigger interviewer: tm nt laughing, mjust interested, Tellme, how oii al start? Fupert: Wel thave long been an infatuated ballet fan. “Tee way most men think about thei football eam | think about the Roya Ballet company- there my eam 4nd Follow their every move with nerdy fzcnation, “0 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 91 CHIPS Rect ve become increasingly frustrated a my lack cof technical inonedge, but the thought of having a bash myself hadnt crossed my mind since schoolboy atempt at balou dancing cuiminated in caer ‘anyway. may years afer tat unfortunate event. to stave of body decay. iscovered Balance, a wonderful physiotherapy gin London where | began personal "raining ith Has Extvest and his coleagues, Hans nobly takes me trough the necessary boring tt ~ weight, pul-ups crunches ~ ana his patience and good humour make it erdurable and almost enjoyable. interviower: So vnated you from that ballet lessons? upert: One day enter this year, Hans mentioned newcomer to theSalance tam and suggested ty him for some supplementary lessons, Hs names ulen Diaz, and he turns out to be a remarkable character & ‘graduate ofthe Fambert Dance School. he ended up dancing professienalyin Berlin and Arsterdam, before returing to England to set up a a aier,specialzing in posture and te freeing upof body language. He tld me Ishould start doing ballet and his esarming manner 000 persuaded neto drop my inhibitions. was under noilsions about my abilities but | wanted to find out about the art ofall by tying ie myst. Ineorviwer: lant abit dangerous for someone of your age. ifyou dont mind me yng 50? uper=: Wel asjlen sas, ia superb form of ‘exercise. He liket see the whole weld doing ball. "Re only dangeroto muscles you dt day dey ‘outat the very tos level. For almest anyone ase, san injuy-preventatne acy that tones and elongates ‘very par of your body from toes to fnges to head Its traning in balarce co-ordination and Rexblty, which {ge yout engace your body and brain atthe same tine. Ws fantasti forgetting you to walk witha spring inyour step, and tals cleanses the mind ~ theres no way you can do abalt class without concentrating 100 percenton whatyoute doing interviewer: So what do your lessons consist of? Supert: The sesins las for 90 minutes, We start wth what are basically bending and stretching exercises ‘Then we move onto the hopping, skipping an turning rmoverents fisting wth ome jumps in both the ‘dosed fist and open second positon before coaling ‘down with some excruciating but vital stretches. THs is basi tuft, bu believe me itis easy and you have to taki sion. fm not unfit but cai do more ‘than a couple of rinutes without gasping forrest and ‘tS ncredby dificult programme ial nto ones ‘musele memory. ou cant approximate ~ you have to gett right, and that involves Focusing simultaneously onthe correct ange of turnout, the complementary ' a‘shaping of the ams a frm fish to any sequence of ‘movements, and the fluent placing of the had, neck {and shoulders Interviewer: Areyou going to get really good at this? What kindof progress are you hoping to make? pert How much further can ge? Wel Fm not expecting acallfrom my beloved Royal Ballet. My ‘main aim sto find out something of what it fees ke te dance from the inside ~ already Ind that 35 spectator, my admiration forthe professional has sharpened considerably juin as a potty nation of moulding some ofthe movements am painfully acquiring ito a dance and elves that most people (of my age coulé reach point at which they could ake ‘the omer grades of Royl Academy of Dance exams. ‘Ar Hans has noticed that my werk wit en as resulted in improvements in my regular training. He says ‘that Im moving better and welking aller, with frmer core stably and more eit in my hips and back | wonder whether hes tempted to havea go himsele Insewviewer: So presumably, you would recommend ballet lessons ‘ow you will hear Port again Thotis the end of Pare Now turn to Part Port consists of two tats You will hear fveshort ‘extracts in which people are talking about people they Iinon: Look o Tack For quattione °\-25, chooea from ‘thellst i the desertion each speaker gives of the person. Now look at Test 2. For questions 25-20, choose fromthe ist the feeling each speaker expresses ‘bout the person. While you listen you must complete both taste. You now haved seconds tolookat Port Speaker 1 know people say he thinks lot of his ‘and, wel they/ve gota pont he certainly ist whet you'd cal modes. Hell be the stone to tell you hw brian hef and how hard he worked and you certainly couldnt accuse him f lacking confidence, ‘uite rank, 3 lot of people thnk hes an absolute paln. {and steer clear of hr, because hes alsays going on| about hinselé Anything you've done, he can top. But the facts, know another side of hr, he kind side that means hell do anything fra fiend. And hes done sme et of big favours so standby him. When other, people have a go at hin, always defend him. Speaker 2 Shel certain had alot of knocks in he ie ‘but she keeps bouncing back. She's definitely what you call resint, and al hese tribe things tat fave happened, she just seems to take them in ber stride and hardy tals abou them. wish could be ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTCE TESTS ke tat ~ | anays seem to cave in atthe sghtest ine coftroube, dont sem tobe abet just get on wth life when something goes wrong. But shes gr this increible strength that keeps her going it must be (ret toe ie that. She does want anyone feeling iy for her ihe hates that and she doesnt need it Speaker 3 Younever know what going to happen with him, because nes never the sare. One time you're with him bes cheerful and sociable, the next time he sits quietly in he comer and doesnt want to speak to anyone. Some people rid that very hard to handle and he often ose: friends because of tI think tat might .wellhappen ith me because tobe honest gets on rmynerves.Yos want you frends tobe basically the Same most ofthe time, nt always up and down like he is how ts rot the nicest thing to say. but sometimes ust want to yell a hi, Speaker Hesone of those people who alway fing “aul ith chings ~ noting’ ever good enough fr hin, ‘there aayssomething wrong He kes nothing better ‘than to moan, and my goodness, can he moan® Youve never heard aything like him when he gets goin, People wonder why spend so mach ie with i, considering hat bes aways tke that, but the facts | find hlarious, Once he gets goings as much as can o to beep a straight face. And, believe or not he sees the funy side sometimes. Hes not as serious about everything asmost people think he Speaker 5 Youneverknaw whether you can take ‘uhat he tel jou at face value or nat because he ‘ales alotofit up. Hel tl you he doing one thing nen infact es doing anther an he tls diferent eoplecifferent thing. sometimes wonder fhe can Femember alte diferent versions hes given! Hes aways up to somethin ~ covering up something he Sshouldet have done, or coming up wth some cunning lan To be hovest fel sorry for him, must be terrible to spand your whol fe pretending, He must be very unhappy at heart and I mould wish chat on anyone. Now you will ear Part 4 again. repeat Pare Thatiethe end of Port. Thatisthe end of the test. TEST 2 PartOne You wll hear thee efferent extracts For questions 5 choose the answer (3, oF ©) which ts best according to what you hes. There ae two questions foreach extract No} fss SSSA WEextract One You hear part of aradie programme about famous London hott, Prasenter: Tea at the Grand Hotel in London is served Inthe Gren Room, a ght, iy space with luxuriant lant, fountains nd a panoramic view over the cy Dress is strict smart-casal There are four stings for tea. the frt at 1120in the morning and the act st 630 inthe evening, Despite the high price tag, tables are booked up ments in advance Tea includes a selection of sandwiches ~ crusts of course ~ scones, cakes and pastsles. There ae 12 types of tea on ofer.ncluding the Grands ow superior afternoon brew. David james has been manager ofthe Green Room for 15 years. Davi tea a the rand is very populr.snit? (tel manager: Yes, Indeed, When frst started, we had '80 10 100 people a da. Now ks twice that number, resenter: And are the all wealthy people? Hote! manager: Notat al can tll 3s soon as someone walt in what typeof person they are here they are from, why they are here. Some people who comehere havelots of money and some don't When someone has saved to comehere asa treat, ike to make 2 special effort to make them fel comfortable, You hear two presenters talkin onaslence programme, Woman: Possibly one ofthe most ated about pieces of research recenty published has suprisnaly itl do with anything of particular importance. Entied The (ase of the Disappearing Teaspoons, te study prover that this is a naturally occuring phenomenon with no apparent explanation. Dans Yes a esearch team in Austria placed 70 ‘numbered teaspoons in various tea-ooms at tele Insitute and tracked them over a period of five months ghty percent ieappeare for good. twas calculated that they had ahalife- that's the length af ime it took for haf ofthe teaspoons to dlsappear~of 81 days. If thisis a loba phenomenon, then 600.00 teaspoons ae disappearing each yar, oman: So where have they al gone? Practical and ‘mundane explanations nce people tating them home or esing them under piles of work. However with such large quantty of teaspoons bein lor each ear, ‘mary people fel these explanations are simpy not sullen You hear two people talking about popular muse. Womans One thing thats quite interesting about popular rmuscis how derivative and imitative its You ee, most ‘ofthe innovation: that took place in ita happenee by the end ofthe 1870s, and after that its all ben copies of what had already been and gone. ‘Man: Thatsjust net true There’ ots of really innovative new musi going on no and thee aways wll be Every new generation develops its own styles and sounds that are unique tot Womars: No, they jst think thats what theyre doing Actually theyre st recycling ol things. Grated ‘they sometimes do that very wel, but ts ll ben done before The ruth, new for them but snot etaly new. Man: But the fans.the publi they dont se that way dothey? Woman: No, they uy the music and they go to concerts by the atest sucessful or fashionable bands and singer an thay thnk all being done for the frst time. only lger people ke me who spot the slnaries with music from the past. Like lot of things, influences pass from one generation to another, and ts not always a conscious thing, Thatisthe end of Part. ow turn to Pare You ill hear part cf tok about bestseling books. For questions 7-13 complete the sentences. You now have. seconds to look at Part2 Woman: In my role asa publishing consultant, Ive recent written areport on trends inthe best-seller lists over the lst five yeas. ve carried out an ie-depth analysis of best sling tes in various categories and havetried to identify some pattems. es my conclusion that there are sone commen feature inthe Books that have been most sccesstu Fist ofa the gene ofthe celebrity autobiography. These consistent top the chars selingin vast numbers, but whet makes them 20 popular? They Show the reader e word of glamour andthe claim to give an accurate picture ofthe Teal person’ behind the celebrity, But ny research shows thatthe most succesful books al describe the celebrity struggles, “These maybe connected with achieving fame, or they may come after fone, or both Ans contrary to what You might expect the top-slasin this genre donot ‘slays include gossip, eventhough hss generally ‘ssumed tobe part oftheir appeal. Coakery books sl in large numbers and whent analyeed the top ler this gence. eas cleat that they offer anair of sophistication that has huge appeal People are buying boots of simple, evenay 820 CAMBRIDGE BIGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS AUDIO SCS: TEST 2recipes, Often the ingredients requiedare expensive ‘and har to find, andthe recipes canbe complex ‘and challenging People seem to buy these books because they show a word they aspire to, rather than something they wll actualy de, apart from for special faccasions hen they may weltur to recipes in these books. When't comes to books about sport the bes-sellers have all been biographies or autobiographies of wel ‘known ques, and what these books have in common isa wealth of anecdotes. clear that reader ike the Feeling of being on the inside, of geting a glimpse into the world of top professional sport trough these funny stores, They ae less intrested indy factual accounts lof how a carer startad o statistics about sporting schieverents ‘One gene that has sean a huge ss in recent years Ishistory books. The best eles inthis category are aimed athe ordinary reader, not serous stucens (ofthe subject, and one featre they al shares thelr use of eral accounts. Quoting from people who were "peaking atthe time, these bone am 9 provide a human aspect to history ather than just Focusing on facts an figures, and ths gv them more relevance to the ordinary person. er since they frst appeared onthe scene, se helps books have ahaays featured high on best-seler sts Analysis of the top slhelp books ofthe last fie years shows 2 move away from those deaing with personal relationships or happiness to those adsing ‘Snow to get ahead in careers. This suggest hit in ‘the proties ofthe people who buy thi ind of book. ‘When itcomest ction, rime fton has long been extremely popular of couse. My anahss of bestselirs inthis genre indicates that the scenic procecures sed in criminal investigations area dominant feature these days, rather than the character of the detective, which used tobe the cornerstone of books inthis {ger This might well rec the current popularity of Vere dames, with thee Focus on forensiescience, "Now, moving onto other kinds of ition, = ‘now you wl ear Part2agoin. ‘repeat Port2 Thats the end of Pare2 ‘Now turn to Part. You will hear a radia discussion about writing a nove. Forquestions 15-20, choose the answer (3,3, or) which ts best according to what you hear You now have70 seconds to ook at Port 3 Incorviwer: OK, in our weet spot about how to wite 2 novel taking to novelist Louise Doughty Louise this week were ating about getting comments and feedback on your work from other people. theres ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH. ADVANCED PRACTCE TESTS AD10 SCP: anything in your own work you thnk particulary fe’ ‘ad Emest Hemingaay. tre it outs that good dvi? Novalis: Wel ew would-be novelists aspire to be as ‘lain and brutal as Hemingway suspect, but his cum {esti worth ching into a comer of your brain ~ not ta befollomedslashy but as an atioteto that great ‘curse of the inexperienced novelist verritng. Iogerviewer: How do you know if you are over-ting? Novelit: Wal an excess of adverbs and adjectives is 2 ‘Jue Repetition under the guise of emphasis s another, dnd extended metaphors shouldbe rationed ight Inverviwer: Now, there comes a point in the writing of every novel when you just dont know any more You've been immersed infor weeks, possibly years. Youve los sight of the original impetus behind the book ang are plagued wth self doubt yet atthe same time you know theres something there and are not ready to sve up nit. Novelist Yes and this the point at which you should be getting feetback. Inserviower: Fem whom? list: sale advise against getsingit rom your nearest and dearest. You willbe wounded by their Criticism and suspicious oftheir poe. Instead join a ‘artng commun of some sort You need comments fom another writer Thoze who have been logging ‘onto my webste wilknow that such a consmuny has Tonnes there, reatie rng courses ana book groups are also good places to id ike-minéed sous. Through Such cantactsyou can find someone who understands ‘hat you are ying too - which snot the same as ‘Sorneone who uncritical ofthe way you do. There ica time and place for emotional suppor, bu that is not what we e talking about here Interviewer: What Kind of comments are usefulin your Novelist: Well you need someone who is prepared to sa. reall the opening paragraph but thought it went a bit wreng after that because.” and crucially, Is prepared tbe specif just id ke isnot ‘helpful comment ona character. lost sympathy with himin the seene where he tls his rather the truth becausel thought he was too brutal. Maybe you Should re-urtet making his motivation clearer and his language softer’ Tats useful aie you can choose ether to tac fer carat, Simla, 2 the lve of prose syle, same wel-meaning person might say Ts 'bicborng; tut helpful cic would say "You Nave ‘thee paagiaghs of description here before you tellus wos talking maybe you should consider stating the Conversation Sst and weaving al the description ir. WSinstead of having alin one chunk Interviewer: How do you personally gt feedback on your wera Novels: The most fruitful lationship have with ‘ther writer ar with he novels wth whom swap wock~ usually the person whose novels under cussion pys for dinner you cn nd other ove he are working at asim leve! to yourse, ‘hse neers an who re rank ane una OF rakes from you then hep them close at hand. Interviewer: Mow what about eacton to feedback? Weve tales abou geting, but what about when youve ott? Noveit: Well evn with trusted aly here comes {point when you have ost to your guns and ay, “hs person whom realy respec does ets bt but do and staying in Ando cure, feedback canbe annoying fora start alo ofthe eis You recive wil be tuff which you knew area n Your heart of hearts ~ you wee jst hoping nobody tise woul notes. And sometimes, youl rl ‘certain comment on your work ot because is Urtrue but because the consequences of righting that articular detec are too dauting to contemplate at ‘hat particar ine ~acurate eric the most : pall fal On other occasions, youl ave gut Fecing tat he person reading your work jst doesnt . ‘get or wants you to wite afferent navel erie Frequent the ony way to work out if rts . Useful to nod sageh then fe tina dave When the wounds have healed over and your egos not under immediate threat, then you willbe able to assess is tous worth, iiorvower: Right Now lets move ont talk about. Now you wil hear Port 3 again. peat Port Thats te end of Port. Now tur to Part Part consists of two tasks. You will her fe short extracts in which people are teiking about evens they attended Look at Task. For questions 21-25, choose {from thelist -" the event each person statin about. Now loakat Tosk2 For questions 25-0, choose from the ist A-H what happened according to each speaker. While you listen you must complete both tasks. You now have45 seconds tolook at Port. Speaker certainly wasnt ike ay other fve been to, ‘and ve been toa few Thee wae a sang stmorphere [everyone gathered and thought there was 2 finite tension inthe ai Everyone was ear died into two sites and there was clearly some history between them Anya, the man part passed off OK, 122 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS. and was having a decent ime chating tall sors of people Then al af a sudden, one group was shouting at each other ané pointing fingers and generally being very unpleasant. wes quite a scene and insults were exchanged. Forunately dont chink the happy couple ‘saw any af itso Ident tink t po tei day. Speaker? There was certainly aig turnout, more than expected. had been very sur about whether 090 or not, dost normally ite that kindof thing | thought t wouldall be ulra-competivg, with everyone trying to prove theyd done beter than everyone else since we last met But actualy we ll ot onfarneusy {and hada great me reminiscing about the oa days Even the people hac liked much before wee good commpay.it as ashame when it ended have liked to talk to them fr lnger I wrote down lots of adresses and phone numbers and we alagreed to keepin touch, though dont know it we wl Speaker3 itwasnt the best organized thing ve ever ‘ben to. They should have kept it down to just few key people. instead o which the place was crammed vith sorts of people that cid have much to do with the ‘matter at hand, tbecame apparent prety qui that very tle was going tobe achieved, Half the people ‘oulde’thear wht the other haf were saying and we didnt even get trough the frst point for discussion. So the peopen charge decid to cutit short ancl another one, nt fewer people, some time later So we were all back outide ages before it was supposed > firich was a farce, ely Spaoker# turned up because used to work with both tof them, though hadnt sen ether of them for quite, Some time. ur carer paths had gone in ferent ‘rections. Actuay twas abit of shame, because they'd gone to tof trouble to orgenizet and then ha the people they were expecting didnt turn up. ‘They’ both given years of good service, you'd have ‘thought mare people would Rave shown up for thelr last ay but gues they cout be bothered only been panning tostay fr ashore we, but hung on ‘ithe end eid hive the hear ogo, hey lke so disappointed Speaker 5 ttwas qitea performance getting there — allsortsoftraficjams ~50| missed the begiaing ‘Tare was only one empty seat when | got in there 0 just had to stint. When I ooked round a one pont, reid was siting next toa neighbour ve never been able to stan. This put me off abt, because ve _aiaays avoided him andl dd want fo end up having te alto him when the thing was ove. was thinking more about that than what the kids were doing up ‘there. What cdisten to sounded prety good, an ‘knew they been rehearsing for ages Arynay, as on) asthe as bit was ver, justrushed forthe door and getoutof there, Now you wil hear Port again Thatisthe end of Pore Thatis the end of the test. TEST 3 Part One You wil hear thee diferent extracts. For questions | choose the answer (© or ©) which fits est according {ro whot you hear There are two question foreach extract You hear two people taking about reading books aloud Jorchiléren on fa tribe ham when it comes to reading to my ‘ds ke do al th vies 20 lok or book lth Jot of cialogue and ferent characters. My kids are ‘otal unimpressed and probably prefer having their mother read to them. she reads na very soothing ‘oie, and she's not trying to actor show of Itreminds te often to my own mathe read when was 3 ke, Woman: Yes, Lalas claim hat ead aloud to our ‘thre eildren for thelr bane, Tatts good for their ‘educational development t sit and iste ast ting eight. That somehow though hearing a story. thelr Creative juices willbe tre. Butt sof course fr me Nothing ean beet the delight of isappearng into a new ‘lng chapter And I bet fm nat the only parent who, having tured out the ight an sad goedright to theie ‘ratefl offspring, sts down onthe stars and reds on tend out what happens net You hear apart of aoa progremme enter Lat of pple set up their own businesses ‘and in many cases they do sin partnership with a ‘ried, rater than going alone The reasons for this ‘often arent purely practical fr example because of ‘complementary shite and experience. often comes {oun to Fear Starting and nang a business on your ‘own canbe a daunting prospec. Ho wonder people ‘often prefer to share the burden with afiend. It ‘dosent aways go according to plan, though, as Dean Ransom dcovered when he started a businass with 2 frend What went wrong, Osan? Ian: Well fi knew my partner for years andl Felt we hada lotin common, What Rade ealized about him ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS. {010 cn ‘was how indesve he was, but had no reason to notice that aspect of his personaly before He just ‘wast prepared o take responsibilty for any decisions tal Hest sat back and expected me ta do ital. tie want to sary that burden alone, wanted some sense of share responsibilty, but instead fleas if ‘ae making althe big decione on my own, ‘eu hear two pepleonaradie programme taling about running. ‘Man: Some pacpl think there only one way to become ‘better runner andthat to run But argue that by conning your sessions purely to running you are missing out onlots of fines attebutes that could Contribute to inproving You technique, your running economy ~ thts your ability orn faster without using up mare energy ~ and you jury resistance Woman: Absoltey Running i perfety natura ‘ct bu the Body ae Gesign to move inal ietions, sing 2 varity of muscle groups. not justin ‘forward direction using only thelower body often on Unforiing, herd surfaces, running ial you o, some muscle groups get fabby and lazy trough under-se aie others became tight and shor through overuse. If you can suengthen the neglected muscles, stretch the tight ones anda the most heal used ones more resilnt you'lbe onthe way toa more balanced body ‘and this wil transate int better running. And by beter, dont just mean faster ~I mean more comfortable, ess stroined and atogether more enjoyable. Thatis the end of Port. Now tun to Pare. You willhearzoneone who work oie coach tlking ‘bouther work For questions 1, complete the sentences with aviord or short phrase You now hove4s seconds to look at Part2. oman: 1am sanding inthe middle ofa group of people at an event and someone asks the inevitable {question What do you do? When say that lam a Life Goach! ten encounter apuzzied stare followed bythe comment 'What’ that tl them tht am realy ia the ‘construction Wsines'and that partes with people te discover wtat they truly wants their personal ves and how to bald profitable busineses. ‘Most people know what they do not want nd often make the mistake of focusing onthe ‘dort wants the detriment their real desires. Mate no mistake, we get what ne focus or, sit up to you to Focus on your true gaa With the help ofa coach, you are held {accountable for your actions ina non judgemental waySRT R ES \ ‘The fs stp is oid a speci goa. Think of ‘the goal as a destination and our panto reach tas «road map. Together we devise an action-oriented Strategy to achive results much faster than you can {do alone. Goal can nclue personal changes such 2= getting i or losing weight. increasing self-confidence 6 improvng time management sls Busines gals can be identifying your target market, attracting new Clents and innovative marketing ideas ‘The two mostimportant sls that Life Coach has are intensive stening and incisive questons.On your ‘nm when deaing with problems you may not se the wood forthe tres: Sometimes the coach’ questions may elit ony surface answers, but with further ‘questions the coach can ge tothe true issue Sesions ae conducted on the telephone which allows fo full’ Concentration on what the cent saying without any pysical dsractions ‘As Lle Coach, donot dea with your pas~that isa therapist’ job My primary concern is where you are atthe moment and where you want te inthe future. What da you wantto change about the here and naw? Coaches donot act as problem solvers, but serve asthe catalyst forthe client t fin ther own Solution. Iwill point out your strengths and not ust your problem areas. Sometimes the clenthas the “zswers; sometimes the coach does really doesit matter where the answers come from as long as they are ound, ‘ow you will hear Port2ogain Thatis the end of Pare2 ow turn to Pore Tree. You will hear a radio discussion abou children who invent imaginary fiends. For questions 15-70, choose ‘theanswer (>, 5, Cor) which fits best according to what you hear You now hove70 seconds minute to lok at Port 2. Presenter: Today were talking about children and their tencincy to have imaginary fiends. iz McManus has 2 daughter called alin, wh elt now. When she was three she had an imaginary find called Wtner. Lz tll usabout Coin and Tine. ‘Mother: Wel live you an example. One day was Arving Catin an Greg, her baby brother, home, ten she solemnly informed me that Tyner was iting the baby So sae You tll Taner that fhe does that again, hell be waiting home: Fifteen seconds later came ‘the inetabe news: He's ust donee again, Muy’ ‘ol found myself in the embarasing postion of having to pullover, open the backdoor and say to his imaginary ite boy Tyner. out, now! And ofcourse. 35. ‘we drove of. Caitin started eying because he rend ras standing onthe pavement all alone. had to turn back and go through te rigmaroe of pulling over and ‘opering the dort pick him up again Presenter We that some story Butin fac Cain isn efferent rem mary children and her invented rmake-beive fiends fr from unisual As many a8 65% Of eiéren nave had an imaginary friend at some pont in theres. helotest research suggests tat invisible frends fr from being a cause for concern, shouldbe welcomed by parents becausethey can help children te be more create, confident and articulate and have ‘more advanced communication sil. ls thought that these inings wil help averse misconceptions aout chien with imaginary friends ane hat they wil ‘come tobe seen as having an advantage. rather than a problem that needs to be worried about dit worry you Li? Mather know itoes ats of parents but never fretted about think as just amused be reading to her and say. sTytner around? and het say. Yes, hs just sitting atthe end ofthe bea He became the centre of hee She'd have tea partis with him nd het goto hed wi her. She was Shy and this was her answer knew she would grow out of renter: Now Lis one of 15 people tating part ina study of macinary frends a the lstitute oF Education in London run by Karen Majors an education paychologitandlectre tthe insite kare, shoul aren worry about it? sport Wel parse comatimes think this heslehy {and how lng shuld it goon for? Bukit anormal penomenon for normal chisren nit vary heathy. Presenter: Why de children iventimaginary fends? Expert: | think tha children create pretend frends for ‘many reasons as safe trustnorthy bes fends at 2 time when they are just starting te mate real fiends as someone to cenfde in; and a someone to pay with Sometimes tis about wish ulfiment; cldren iho cannot havea pet fo example, lave one. "interviewed onelitl gir aged six, wn hada pony called Minty fr several years I went to schoo wth her tnd the terchersknew alabout ft was areal strong relationship, Prosontor: Presumably when they gt older, children no longer have these imaginary frends. Karen? Expert: Well my most surprising nding is that children dont aways stophaving these made-up playmates when they start shook. The imaginary frends often stay with them trough their teenage years providing comfort and escape ~ although in secret. One teenager {caked to had imented a superhero to help him ‘through tricky patches. When things hadnt gone well, 124 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS DIO SCRIPTS TST?at schoo he would come home and play withthe Superner, fr whom everthing alvays went well Presenter: Howshould parents tet thes invisible ‘eople, Karen? Expert: Wel sometimes ofcourse parents get ivitated by them ~ for instance, child insists on having the playmate at the inne able wth an imaginary setting and ass. Actual Imyself hada frend called Tiger wen was young who would sit beside me at reskimes. But don think parents should tl ciren of fortis kindof thing, rt hem that tei fiends fare not eal Perhape the best ay is Lis down-to-earth approach Presenter: How did you handl'it Ln? Mother: Well! patiently acknowedged Cats playmate but tried not to gt involved. never used to have to get out ofthe friends way o anything, Other than that one inelent in theca, alts imaginary friend didnt impinge on my fe Expert: Yes. agree that parents should recognize Imaginary fiends, bu they shoulda try 0 overy Influence the friendship Parents who interfere too ‘ch isk driving thelr hers playnates vay. they tryto direct the frends, they could spo the fantasy atogether, Presenter: Fascinating subject. thanks fo eaming into tal about, Liz and Kaen, Now you will eor Port 30ga, Thatisthe end of Part Now turn to Part Part consists oft tasks. You will her fe short ‘extracts in which people ae tailing about the music Industry Look a Tas For questions 21-25, choose {from the ist \-H whofe speoking Now look at Task2 For ‘questions 26-30, choose from te ist \-! the opinion ‘ach speoker expresses. While you listen you must complete both tasks. Younow have 5 seconds to [ookat Port. Speaker Yes, chaose the acs myself People send ime recordings of themselves and give them alisen Sand decide whether they'd go down wel here o ot We havea good crowd of regulars and can tel pretty well what they Tike and what they wont Ithnk the artists who play here ge pretty good deal Ofcourse, this industry is Tul of people who ae onthe make. land everyone knows that ass get ripped ofa the time But note hat. in fact eto think Fm an ‘exception to that ty to be arto everyone. OF course, Thave tobe able to keep the place going and make something for nyse but yu dort have to be dodgy to dothat Speaker 2 We getall kinds coming in her, from people who've got sone chance of making itto absolute no hopes What fve noticed chat you get two kinds of eople- the anes who are doing it out pasion for ‘music and theanes who are dang it because of what ‘hey think hey can get out of OF course tendo prefer the former, becauze they're only ely interested {nmaking good music and think that’s how you should bbe: Adit males my jb mare interesting, because We ‘can discuss wht sound they trying to create and Tcanhelp ther ta achieve that. do my best forthe ‘other, bo, because ate al theyre paying as wal Speaker’ Of eure there are allsortsof stoi and legends about people who do what do, and how ‘they lefthe pao artist wth na money and toot at ‘themselves Inactua fat ve never met anyone who conforms to tat stereotype Theyre mostly people ke te. who areir it because they enjoy it and because they want thebest for their artists, hink sometimes Deople exaggerate our influence ~ sure we can make Sure our peope get good contracts and the ight ‘amount of premetion but inthe end I hink the ones tho make tt the top would da so anyway, regardless ‘of whos inking after them, You've either got that "special zomething or you havent ~ and if you have, one ‘ay or another you rake it Speoker 4 Yeah we started itup years ago and kis realy grown and grown. Aor of people contribute tit and some of them have been dong itor years ‘fenure, the ple are very fekle an tings goin and ot fashien very quick Today's bg thing soon forgotten, utl people hear an old song onthe radio and get nstaglc about But our fan are very loyal tnd many of tem have grown up with he band es ‘most ie a tig family, and when the band goes on the rad, theyaften meet people who regulary write In. And they ake suggestions about things we can Include ini and often act on those suggestions. Seekers Ofcourse get to listen tal sors of rubbish, ‘though alvays ry tobe fac frequently astonishes sme that some people who realy arent ary good tall make, and some fantastically talented people remain bscur, Thats the way the business works ~the ight manager and you inthe public eye, whether you can play oF sing or otro do my bt for the ones think Should make tI gve them fe stars when thee new record comes out and| pu in glowing comments about them. know thas some effet ~ people comeup ts ime and sy that, they hadnt seen what sid about ‘so-and-so, they'd never have heard of them. ‘Now you miller Port 4 again, repect Pare That isthe end af Pare Thatis the end ofthe test. ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS AIO CAPS TEST 125TEST 4 Part One You wil hear thre diferent extracts For questions 1-5, choose the answer (© or () which fits best according fowhotyou hear There are two questions foreach centact You hear two people taking an: Wel, suppose it had to happen some time. mean, however good-natured you are there oly so much bad behaviour you can take, Woman: Yeah. Imean we've known him all these years and we've put up with alors of tertile scenes with him, and tims when hes been awful to both of us Trmjust amazed nether of us has had the gusto say anything te him before an: Fmnotsueit was a lack of courage on ny part hin it was more a misplaced sense of lye | mean we go back along way, oman: know buts had o come up with many good memories. Anyway guess its over now and that’ the last well ese of hi, Vo: Yeoh his reaction was typical The minute we ‘confronted him abou his atest dreadful plece of behaviour he just total lst Hes obviously never ad any idea of the effect he has on people, even People who are supposed tobe his tien, ‘oman: Wel twas inevitable that it would come to tis. Weve sid our pce ard ray lad to see the back of him So thats that. on: Yeah let forget all about nw You hear two people onthe radi discussing ote fram aster on: OK we've had letter her fram Paul ho says that his lends are into all the latest wendy hobbies and fashions wheres he reales rains. Hes 2 trinspotter~ he lies looking a trains and reading about them and collecting the numbers of ones hes Seen ~ and his friends make un oi fore He ‘worried thatthe sap being his friends ifhe cares ‘on with is hobby Wht would you tell hin, Esther? oman Wl we usually end up choosing friends because we have something in common with them. Perhaps he needs to look at why he wants tbe frenaly with these people when they make fun of what hs Interested ini sure there are plenty of potential ‘lends ou there who share his interest. With them, 126. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 910 he could enjoy that interest ater than havin it use against hi, You heor tv peop taking obout jokes and comedy. Woman: Wel ofcourse no single theory has yet been able to expain ow jokes work Even the great comedians have 2een stuck or a proper analysis, OF ‘course, many jokes are wtton backwards with the punchline ~ the ly ine a the end that gets the laugh ~ sorted out frst However, ine ora phrase doesnt necessarly needa naratve set-up to make us laugh, Wtnes comedy shows in which characters get ough simp rom saying catchphrase. This is fsa how an ‘nek’ works among» group of frends Lie tse provides the setup. and a word or to, sometimes just knowing look between two people who aren an the ke, proves the “punchline. jam: Another thing about jokes thata profesional ‘comedians routine maybe based on personal ‘experience, but nal experience does tend to come ‘comerienty complete witha punctine Thats why ‘most comics ae outragacus lar. lo why me omics may even begin to provoke hilarious epsodes by elberatly orgeting thelr wedsing anniversaries oF leaving thelechiden inthe superar. Thats the end of Port. Now turntoPart2 You wil hear part ofa tlk about play For questions 7-1; complete the sentences. You now have's seconds tolook at Part2. Woman: The ply The Short Gooabye by Richard Hole, 's vitally unknown today, and is hardly ever produced, Sotmay be hardto understand the impact tha when tas fst reduced in 1957 bu represents an important landmark he development of theatre Io eK So, why was ts play so remarkable atthe ime? Wel ‘tw begin wth t 0 place nn industrial cis, which ‘was almost unheard-of 5 the setting fora playin those days A the time, plays were often sein small tans ‘and suburbs or country homes, and they tended to focus onthe higher end of society The Short Goodbye, ‘on the other hand, dal with the Ives of factory ‘workers. The main characters, a husband and wife tamed Coin and Sadie Thomas, were low-paid workers with ttle education, working in a factory that made car engines. ‘Another feature ofthe ply that broke new ground atthe time was that the chractrs al spake with aes | | j | j 1 i reson acen before thi, what was the eared ftandard Engihin terms of acct nas the som Even when characters were rom pec pre the county authen epoal speeches rier on thesage So the pla secu to depict working class people atthat time nd caused ute acest becrere these characters werent what wong people ‘were asumed tobe te itwasasumedat heen {aed ont about otal andthe women discussed ont household mates However, deste telah of taeaton the charcersIn ths lay penta of te dicusing soil ates Aste pot develope the audlence scovered that the mai character Col ws planing to erl ata colege ad that Nata was io Eecome atawye Hs we Sale ao had appa, sant spend her fe dong borg work Srdnousehold chore She ft tht her tants yn {ton she was keen todo tat proesonal 5 oth Characters were people who fa reams and dese {ou them Th portal of werting ss people Cased a sensation atthe te. Non let me tel ou abou the stage set forthe ply when va ft proce 987k showed modest woking home ofthe tine btn Keeping ‘ith the themes ofthe play vasa te ferent. Fr ‘camp vary prominent on the tage = towards the ffontfitso that oudences could mis t- wos plano twas payedat al but the dreior and set eles both fe tat t would bee srlng fone Sat the back ofthe stage, again very Wise the Eudence, was group of ookaaves Indating tha the nhabicans were terested reading, So, the {etsurprsd and fschated the audence When he lta opened they wanted to know wa thé of people ned there ow ou wil ear Prt2 gain repestPort2 Thetistheendof Port2 Non tun to Por You wiheare redo intervew witha chef obo the proces of ecting For quetons 5-20, chose the Srawer (05 cof) whch es bes acorn to what youre You now have 70 seconds to ook at ar Incrvewer In tling to cet Heston Blmenthal Now, Heston, most of usthnk atthe busines of extng ispet spl dort we? We et things and we the taste of them or we dane but you econ is more ommplated than that do 04? Chet Yes eating sa proces that ives l the senses ‘ey notion tat ood simpy about ast misguided. ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICETESTS IO iPS Treating a beautifully cooked piece of fish off a paper plat with pastickife and fork — iis not the same. Interviewer: So how does taste operate then? cho. The sere of taste can be broken down into Five base categories, allof which happen inthe mouth and nowhere est These categories ae: salt, sweet. sour, biter and mami the most recently identified taste. Theresa current theory that fats a tase but this has ystto be proved, We have up to 10000 tastebuds on ‘the tongue and inthe mouth These regenerate so the receptots we use today wll not be the same as were used a coupl of days ago. When we eat tastebuds on ‘our tongue pick up ast but ot flavour The molecules in food that provide Navour pass up into the olfactory bulb stuatedbetween the eyes at the front ofthe brain contains hundreds of receptors that egster molecules contained in everything that we eat and "mel Thisis tere the flavour ofthe food is registered, Inserviewer: OK $0 our sense of smelis connected with ‘lavour rather than taste? le that what youre saying? Chef: That’ ght Smell and taste are registred in Citferent pars ofthe head. Thereis a simple but effective an enjoyable way of demanstrating this. ave ready some table slt and bse, fits or anything easy to eat, Squeeze your nostis tht ‘enough to prevent breathing through ther, but ot sotight as tohurt. Tae a good bite of biscuit or Fut and start chemping making sure the nostri remain ‘lenched. Yo nice that is imposible to perceive ‘the flavour or smel of the food being eaten Now ith ‘ostisstl squeezed and food stil inthe mouth ck ‘some sat Although twas impossible to detect the ‘evour ofthe food that was being eaten with clenched ‘osti,the ate ofthe satis unhindered Final let {90 of your nests and notice the favour ofthe food ome rushing into your headspace, Inverviwer:M dainty ry that some time So what youre sayingis that al the senses can affect your ‘experience when you eat? Chef Yes, thebrain has to proces information gven titby other senses while we are eating, sometimes ‘ith suprising results, Hers another example A few years ag at 3 sommelier school in France, tainee ‘nine waterswere put though aroutine wie tasting, Unknown to hem, avuhite wine that they had jst tasted had been dyed red with a non-lavoured food dye, then breught back out to taste and evaluate, ‘Something very interesting happened. Tey all made notes onthe assumption thatthe wine was what. Ieloked ke = edn this case, the eyes totaly influenced test perception,LA WQS OTE \ Yi Interviewer: Ok,s0 {ts notjust about taste athe ‘senses are coming into ply in diferent ways. Chef Yes, and a wel as allowing us to enjoy food the ‘senses act as warring systems, taste being the ast of the sensory barriers, and bitters the fast ofthe taste barriers. A natura aversion to bitterness can prevent {som eating foods that could be harmful alehough it appears that we hae the abilty to mocfy such base likes and sts For example we generally gro tote bitter foods sucha ea coffee and beer ae grow older Interviewer: What got you interested inthis business of ‘the role payed by various senses inthe experience of eating? Was itjst profesional curiosity? Chef: Wel began thinking about this whole subject, ‘couple of years ago when I notced that more and ‘more customers at my restaurant were commenting onthe fact thatthe red cabbage with gain-ustard icecream served as an appetser jst got better each time they ate. This was the only dish onthe men whose recipe had not changed over the past year ft Seemed thatthe barrier being presented with his dish was the vid purple colour af the cabbage, a colour not normally associated wth food. To some ders, the intial dticulty of acepting thi colour interfered with the appreciation of the dish, but as they got used tt, they lost thei inhibition and simply enjoyedits favour interviewer: Isee.Now, of course the sense of smell repeat Port3 Thatis theend of Parts ‘Now turn to Pare 4 Parca consists of two tasks You wll hear fve short ‘etracts in which people are talking about well-known Indviduols. Look a Task. or questions 21-25, choose from thelist 8-H who each speakers talking about ‘Now look at Task 2.For questions 25-30, choose from thelist each speaker’ view of the person While you listen you must complete both toss. You now have 45 seconds to ook at Port Speaker 1 Youhave to adie his achievements ow ‘quik hes come from nating to Beng ane ofthe ‘most successful people inthe county. As they 53, the best ideas are the simple ones and he come up with something that nobody had thought of before. Ad Of course, 95 Soon as he launched i ook of Now he got this enormous empire and hes avays on TV and inthe papers. The strange thing for me, though, that despite te fac that he must be able or things very wel he cones across as being a ie thick. know hecan be, but when you hear hi alte ean hardly string a coherent sentence together. 128. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTCETESTS 10 Speaker 2 Persoralh.| cant see what allthe fuss ‘bout Neverthees, ts of people obviously can, because they by everything he produces in droves, ‘the minute it comes ou. There are even queues up the street, and wher he does signings enormous crowds ‘gather. | dont see anything partial original inary oft butyou het hand io hin, he done very wel. [think i been 2 case of being inthe right place at ‘the right time ater than anything toda with ual. ‘There ae lots of people producing beter things than fis, bute seems to have been very fortunate and Nit ‘on something that happens to be popular right now Speaker 3 Peoplelaugh at him because he looks and Sounds bi unay but think theyre missing the point. He someone wh realy as ideas and principles Res not justin ito fel qood about himselt And he dase talall tha tere jargon, he gies a straight answer to a stright question. Not many of them do tat get the impresion that he means what he say, an that is not justo bene his carer id atherpeope ike him ware ‘making decison that affect allo us, nat those ones who just say what they think people want hear Speaier4 Peopledont ike him a al because they say he really dl and he has got any real personality Batyou cant expect people who Go what he does to laugh andjoke athe ime, can you? Wall about focus Ine got and thats why hes got so many trophies. ‘The more interesting ones dorithave the same level ‘of consistency and rei lays inform ke he 50 people tend not notice just how good he, and Instead of ging im ee praise he deserves they goon about his personality Hel one ofthe alltime greats but peopl seldom mention that. Speaker Ske oat he does and he seems tome to eal with some inportant issues ina way that most ‘people dont: You Rave to be abe to explain things that are quite complicated na way that everyone can understand and he has 9 knack for doing that. The ay he does inte views, for exarpl,f very good and he aways gets aot ou ofthe people he talking to. And he fafa ta acke tinge that people dont ta about much.so you lear alt From the things he produces. woul want to argue wth him, though, he quite vicious about some ofthe people he desis ith I must be cut intimidating to be face by him, Now you wllheorPart again. Thotis the end of Pore 4 Thatis the end ofthe test.Cambridge English Advanced Practice Tests Five tests for the 2015 Cambridge English: Advanced exam i replicates the 2015 1 fordenglishtesting com with dictionary look-up ' Listening materia for tests 3and 4 OXFORD