END-OF-YEAR TEST • GROUP A
Listening, Use of English and Reading
Name: 
Listening
1 [Track 14] You will hear five shorts extracts in which
people talk about jobs involving travel.
For questions 1–5, select from the list A–H the reason
for choosing their job. There is one correct option for
each speaker.
1 Speaker 1
2 Speaker 2
3 Speaker 3
4 Speaker 4
5 Speaker 5
A The type of work was highly recommended to them.
B The social aspects of the work.
C It was mainly in order to travel and see the world.
D Opportunities were limited in what they really wanted to
do.
E The opportunity to use their academic knowledge.
F The possibility to help people.
G The nature of the job itself.
H The choice of career came about purely by accident.
For questions 6–10, select from the list A–H what they
say about their future. There is one correct option for
each speaker.
6 Speaker 1
7 Speaker 2
8 Speaker 3
9 Speaker 4
10 Speaker 5
A They plan to return to their original career choice.
B They plan to stop travelling and return to the UK.
C They hope to gain a higher position.
D They will probably do something unrelated to their
current work.
E They plan to take an extended period of time off work.
F They hope to settle down in another country and travel.
G They want to move into a different job and still travel.
H They plan to make no changes to their current
profession.
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2 [Track 15] You will hear three different extracts. For
questions 1–6, choose the answer A, B or C which
fits best according to what you hear. There are two
questions for each extract.
You hear two colleagues talking about a recent sports
news event.
1 What does the woman think about the case?
A 
She thinks the sports star was wrong in taking the
drugs for medical purposes.
B 
She thinks the sports star should not be held
responsible.
C 
She thinks the sports star shouldn’t be banned from
playing tennis.
2 What aspect do the man and the woman agree upon?
A They both feel sorry for the sports star.
B They both think the sports star was brave to admit
the use of drugs.
C They believe the sports star was naïve in her actions.
You hear a woman telling her friend about a visit to China.
3 What surprised the traveller the most?
A The considerable role food plays in Chinese culture.
B The common everyday greeting.
C The atmosphere in restaurants.
4 What does the traveller say about the Chinese and their
food?
A Chinese cuisine includes a wide variety of meat
dishes.
B The main ingredients make life for vegetarians easy.
C The Chinese have very large appetites.
You hear two colleagues talking about a newspaper
article one of them has read.
5 How does the woman feel about the changes taking
place in Africa?
A 
She feels it could be a good opportunity for
businesses to make money.
B 
She is positive about such generous actions from the
world’s rich.
C 
She suspects there might be other reasons behind
such decisions.
6 What problems does the man mention in relation to the
issue?
A 
Internet users will need to be educated in how to use
the new technology.
B 
Putting the structures in place for Internet access will
take a lot of time and money.
C 
There will be issues related to the language of the
Internet.
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Listening, Use of English and Reading

5 Complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in

Use of English
meaning as possible to the first sentence. Use between
three and six words including the words in CAPITALS.
3 Write the appropriate forms of the words in brackets
Don’t change the given word.
to complete the text.
1 I wish I had returned the faulty smartphone before trying
A WHOLE VILLAGE ON THE MOVE
to fix it myself. REGRET
The tiny Alaskan village of Shishmaref has taken a vote
on whether or not to relocate due to the far-reaching I the faulty smartphone
effects of climate change. With residents voting 89- before trying to fix it myself.
78 in favour of the move, they are set to become the
first US population displaced by rising sea levels. The 2 It wasn’t until she refused to cooperate that I began to
approximate sum of $180m for the move has been see what a mistake we’d made in giving her the role.
1
_____________ (close).
DID
Rising temperatures worldwide have seen a 2_____________
(catastrophe) reduction in sea ice. Furthermore, the Only I begin to see what
permafrost upon which Shishmaref is built is melting a mistake we’d made in giving her the role.
and the shore is receding at the 3_____________ (persist)
rate of 3.3 metres per year. Thirteen houses have been 3 You shouldn’t have suggested that you were unwilling to
relocated over the last 15 years as a result of coastal help out with the meal. BETTER
erosion.
It would have suggested
Currently the village is home to 650 4_____________
(tenacity) Inuits of the Inupiat tribe. The 5_____________ that you were unwilling to help out with the meal.
(daunt) task of finding a new location for the
4 People say that drinking tea is much better for you than
6
_____________ (settle) will be decided at a later date after
public 7_____________ (consult). drinking coffee. BELIEVED
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns Drinking tea much better
that another 31 coastal villages face flooding due to for you than drinking coffee.
8
_____________ (manage) of the environment. Twelve are
reportedly already looking into relocating but with funds
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tight, many communities will need to deal with more land
loss.
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4 Complete the text with an appropriate word in each

gap.
MONEY SAVING TIPS FOR ‘FRESHERS’
First year university students are notorious for handling
money badly and then struggling financially after wasting
more than their fair 1_____________ of cash far before the
end of the first semester. Here are some tips to help you
make your money go further.
Firstly, use your 2_____________ sense when it comes to
choosing a bank. Don’t be fooled into signing up because
of a freebie – what you want is an interest free overdraft
to stop debts piling 3_____________ , and interest on your
savings whilst you’ve still got pennies in the bank.
Also, don’t forget to look into your mobile service provider.
Many now offer great packages and allow you to keep
your current number. In any 4_____________ , spending
half an hour in the competitor’s office could save you a
lot over the period of your study.
Finally, seek out cashback offers everywhere you shop.
Companies have 5_____________ huge strides in rewarding
loyal customers. So, 6_____________ than flitting between
different stores, once you’ve found a cheap place to pick
up your groceries, start notching up loyalty points and be
sure that you capitalise 7_____________ future purchases.
One more thing, 8_____________ down on luxuries such as
chocolates and cakes is also advised!
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Listening, Use of English and Reading
Reading
6 Read the newspaper article below. Six paragraphs have
been removed from the article. Choose the correct
paragraph for each gap. There is one extra paragraph
which you do not need to use.
A Predictably, examples of recklessness also extend beyond
the urban areas. Emergency services in the UK recently
announced that they have been called out on a number
of occasions to rescue Pokémon hunters trapped in hard-
to-reach caves or left stranded by rising tides.
B It’s not all bad news, however. Many consider the hunting
of Pokémon to have certain health and social benefits.
One gamer claims to have walked over 225km (140 miles)
and lost more than 12kg when traipsing around the UK
searching for her quarry.
C In spite of this, the game itself is relatively straightforward
and even a novice who knows how to work the most
basic features of smartphone can quickly start hoarding
beasties and training them up for battle.
D This curious new-found desire to get out and about has
been picked up by sociologists and psychologists claiming
that, to some extent at least, this marriage of fiction and
reality is a good thing if it can get people out in the real
world interacting with other – albeit with a smartphone in
one hand and a map in the other.
E Regardless of actual popularity, though, there is a danger
with any video game that users will become captivated
and addicted. Being entirely engrossed in games in itself
may not cause too much harm, but the consequences of
abandoning civic duties on your quest for a high score
can.
F What is more, persistent Pokémon hunters around the
world have been finding themselves on the wrong side of
the law. Cases of trespassing on private grounds (including
the Pentagon) or holding ‘illegal’ social gatherings are
probably just the tip of the iceberg.
G Such internationally successful phenomena, however,
rarely come and go without creating waves. Significantly,
the waves created by Pokémon Go have been obstinately
crashing onto shores and wreaking far-reaching havoc
around the globe since its worldwide launch.
POKÉMON COME, POKÉMON GO
For many, the resurgence of Pokémon will not have
come as a big surprise. It started out in 1995 as a highly-
popular video game in which you have to catch and train
fictional creatures to battle against each other. Thanks to
increasing numbers of Pokémon lovers over the years,
Pokémon have now become the world’s second most high-
grossing video game money-spinner behind Nintendo’s
own prominent Mario franchise.
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And, with over 100 million downloads within the first
month alone, an average of 20 million active users per day
and dedicated fan sites and blogs popping up as frequently
as the Pokémon themselves, there’s very little chance that
we’ll see an end to these problems any time soon.
2
Steven Cary’s tale is a case in point. The former US marine
admitted having crashed into a tree when pursuing a
rare Lapras Pokémon whilst driving through New York.
Happily, Cary sustained only two broken ankles and
required stitches in his elbow – the damage to the car was
much more considerable.
3
Unsurprisingly, there has also been a spate of crime
attached to Pokémon tracking. One of the game’s features
allows you to add beacons to keep tabs on where rare
Pokémon can be found. Unsuspecting trackers have
reportedly found themselves alone and vulnerable in
remote areas and then suddenly being held at gun point
by resourceful criminals seeking a very different goal.
4
Despite incidents like these, only one country to date has
actually banned Pokémon Go. Citing security reasons,
government requests to exclude certain locations from
entry to Pokémon creatures have thus far been ignored
by the remorseless game makers.
Such innocent pursuits, it seems, can lead innocents astray
while indulging in their seemingly harmless pastime.
Staying vigilant is advised yet how many can claim to
do this whilst losing themselves on the hunt of the ever
irresistible Pikachu?
5
Health Education Authorities have therefore somewhat
enthusiastically embraced the new fad stating adamantly
that, whilst the game itself isn’t a dedicated fitness app, its
use can radically help tackle obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Moreover, gamers who have typically been glued to their
monitors lacking both exercise and vitamin C can now also
be found burning calories out on the streets. The computer
geek is finally thrilled to emerge into the sunlight.
6
Of course one still has to know where to draw the line.
24-year-old New Zealander Tom Currie is known to have
quit his job to embark on a self-imposed two-month
trek around his home country in an unwavering and
rather formidable endeavour to capture every one of the
Pokémon roaming the island. At the time of writing, he
had already taken over 20 bus trips on his quest.
Trends come and go and some leave a greater lasting
impression than others. The very human need for trivial
phenomena as Pokémon Go will continue to cause
consternation to many and face a predictable backlash
from those people that tend only to see the negatives. It’s
impossible to foresee how long the current craze will last,
but don’t be surprised to see a Pokémon monster lurking
near you – both in the present and the longer-term future.
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 END-OF-YEAR TEST • GROUP A
Listening, Use of English and Reading

7 Read four extracts from texts which offer advice

for people wanting to write biographical texts. For
questions 1–4, choose from the extracts A–D. The
extracts may be chosen more than once.
TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE
AN (AUTO)BIOGRAPHY?
A Don’t just turn on your laptop and start committing the
darkest secrets of your life for all to read. For there are a
few things anyone wanting to write a biographical text
needs to understand first. One of these regards what
you are actually planning to share with your readers.
This will determine whether you are writing an (auto)
biography – that is, the whole story so far – or rather
a memoir – which can be no more than the in-depth
reminiscences of a single tale. Either way, you’ll first
want to map out your life thus far and isolate a number
of the most significant moments. Getting all nostalgic
with a devoted and willing old chum is a sure-fire way
to help pinpoint some events that may be of interest.
D Abraham Lincoln said: ‘In the end, it’s not the years in
your life that count. It’s the life in your years.’ If you’re
one of those people that have always wanted to write
an autobiography but think that you haven’t lived
long enough to have anything worth sharing – think
again. There are moments in everybody’s life that are
significant, when life’s burning questions are posed
or challenges need to be faced. Putting these key
events from your life down for all to read is not only
a good way to clear any blocks you may have in your
own psyche, but may also profoundly affect those that
read about them and can relate to them on a deep
and personal level.
In which extract does the writer
1 share the view of author C that anybody is cut
out for writing a biographical text?
2 give recommendations, like in text A, regarding
the literary conventions of biographical texts?

B A good biographical book never starts at the 3 suggest, contrary to the advice in the other texts,
beginning. In order to engage a reader early on, that even mundane events can be the basis for
start with some major heart-stopping event which a good biography?
sums up the current existence of your subject. Expose
4 allude to, like the author of text B, classic sources
readers early on to a glimpse into the very heart and
of inspiration?
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makes this person tick and what dreams they harbour.
Anything else will risk losing readers before even Total/60
beginning to unravel the life of the book’s hero or
heroine. It’s also best to avoid starting at the very end
too – the classic movie Citizen Kane pulled this off so
magnificently that anything along the same lines now
just reeks of cliché and may well leave you and your
readers with a feeling of nausea.

C You do not need to be the rebellious child of eccentric

parents. And you do not need to have suffered
unbearable hardship. In reality, the vast majority of us
lead fairly dull lives. So what is it that makes so many
of us want to write our autobiography or memoirs
in the first place? One explanation is that putting
our thoughts and feelings down on paper is a form
of catharsis that we can do for ourselves without the
costs or the social stigma attached to employing a
professional listener with whom we can expose our
souls. With a little prowess, even a seemingly ordinary
life will appear far from being pointless and can offer
significant insight into the more profound.

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