Test 1 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 You will hear people taking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, BorC). 1 You hear a woman talking on her mobile phone about a missing piece of furniture. How does she fee!? A irritated with the removals company B_ unsure what's happened © anxious to findit quickly 2 You hear two students talking about their current course topic. What do they agree about? ‘A. how boring itis B how dificuttitis © how relevant tis 3 Youhear two business people talking about a contract. How does the man eel now? A. frustrated because of the time wasted B surprised about the cancellation of the contract © sympathetic towards the other company's problems 4 Youhear an artist telling a friend about an art prize he's just won. What is he doing? A. expressing surprise B admitting that he's excited © explaining why he thinks he was chosen 22Listening 5 You overhear a women talking to a friend on her mobile phone. Why s she phoning? A tooxplain a delay B_tochange eome plane © tomake an arrangement 6 Youhear a guitarist talking about his profession. Whats the purpose of his talk? ‘A. towarn about the challenges of becoming a musician B_togive step-by-step guidance on setting up a band © toemphasise the importance of having loyal fans 7 Youhear a woman talking to a sales assistant, Why can't she have a refund for her trainers? ‘A. The receiptis wrong. B. She is not in the right shop. © The trainers are no longer new. 8 Youhear a woman talking about a radio chat show. What does she like about the show? ‘A. The presenter makes her laugh, B Information is given in an interesting way. © Guests reveal quite a lot about themselves. 23Test 1 Part2 You will hear a photographer called lan Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. lan Gerrard - Photographer ‘The subject that lan studied at university was 9 lan did a presentation on 10 |as part of his final year. lan worked for a 41 | inthe USA for a year atter leaving university, When he travelled around the USA, lan chose 42 | asthe theme for his photographs. lan says that 43 | is the season when he takes the best photographs. 14 When lan came back to Britain, he travelled around by taking photographs. lan says he was surprised by how few photographers specialise in shots of 15 | communities. Ian's book will be available in bookshops in Je) ne year. The fitle of fan's book is [* “az lan has chosen 7p | 25 the theme for his next tour. 24Listening Part3 ‘You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 19-23, choose which benefit (A-H) each speaker has experienced. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A Ithas boosted my intellectual abilities. B__Ithas improved my chances in education. Speaker 1 19 © thas made me sensitive to global issues. Speaker 2 20 D__Ithas allowed me to gain faster promotion. Speaker 3 21 E thas made getting around in other countries easier. Speaker 4 22 F thas allowed me to help other people. Speaker 5 23 G _Ithas advanced my awareness of the way language works, H__Ithas helped me make friends.Test 1 Part 4 You will hear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, wo is a naturalist. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, 8 oF C), 24 25 26 Looking back at her work, Patricia feels A. surprised that her projects stil attract volunteers. B proud of the wide influence she’s had. pleased by how she's regarded in Africa. How does Patricia spend her time nowadays? ‘A. persuading people to alter their behaviour B_ advising governments on conservation © studying wildife in its natural habitat How does Patricia feel about z00s? A. They all ought to be closed down. B_ They should have an educational purpose. © They stil have a role to play in conservation. In her new book, Patricia hopes to give ‘A encouragement to young scientists. B advice on helping endangered animals. © guidance to other environmentalist. Patricia believes that children should spend time in the natural world because A. itis the only way to find out about it. B itis essential for their development. © itis.a chance to change their view of animals.29 Listening ‘The organisation called in Touch encourages young people to A. be tolerant of eachother. B actively work for change. © talk about their prosiems. What does Patricia particularly want to do next? A. tohelp girls who want to be scientists B to get scientists to be more responsible to change people'sattitudes to science 27Test 1 SPEAKING (14 minutes) You take the Speaking test with another candidate (possibly two candidates), referred to here as your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening. Both examiners will award marks. Part 1 (2 minutes) The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things like ‘your home town; ‘your interests, ‘your career plans; etc. Part 2 (a one-minute ‘long turn’ for each candidate, plus a 30-second response from the second candidate) ‘The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minute, The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds briefly Then the examiner gives your partner two different photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond briefly. Part 3 (4 minutes) ‘The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a problem or tty to come to a decision about something. For example, you might be asked to decide the best ‘way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives you some text to help you but does not join in the conversation Part 4 (4 minutes) The examiner asks some further questions, which leads to a more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner's answers if you wish, 28Test 2Test 2 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. ‘There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: © A predictable B steady respectable main Home and abroad Alter a short time living in a foreign country, | noticed conversations with locals assumed a (0) pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions, Most questions caused litle (1). —itwas rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2) on each other's toes. to answer, whenever | (4) my lite But, When are you going home?'was a question | (3). {and the direction it seemed to be (5) In the last ten years, | had lived in a dozen countries. ‘And | had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6) .....f a purpose ora person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) wandering, butis the extensive exploration of a wide (8) .......of cultures. However, it doesn't allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the idea of home, the place you came from, 30