PRACTICE 1

I. You will hear a radio report about a wildlife holiday in the Yellowstone National Park in the
USA. For questions 9-17, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Michela describes the man she met in Canada as being 9._____________________ by his experience.
As a species, the wolf is now officially classed as 10._____________________ in North America.
It is thought that as many as 11._____________________ visitors have seen the reintroduced wolves at
Yellowstone.
On Michela's first evening in Yellowstone, a 12._____________________ gave visitors a talk about
wolves.
Coyotes, which have longer ears and 13._________________ colouring, are often mistaken for wolves.
Michela's personal guide originally trained to be a 14._____________________ .
Around half the wolves in the park are now fitted with 15._____________________ to help people locate
them.
Ken advised Michela to look for wolves on hillsides where 16._____________________ could be seen
through the snow.
Michela used a particularly good 17._____________________ to study the wolf she eventually saw.

II. You will hear an interview with a woman called Tansy Burton, who runs a company which
makes beauty products. For questions 18-22, choose the answer (A. B. C or D) which fits best
according to what you hear.

18. To what does Tansy attribute her success as a businessperson?

A It was a family tradition B It reflects her early training
C It grew out of a desire to please people. D It's something which came naturally to her.
19. What was Tansy's main role in setting up the production company?
A drawing up a business plan B attracting sufficient investment
C responding to customer preferences D establishing administrative systems
20. According to Tansy, her fragrances are successful because they
A are elegantly packaged B appeal to a wide range of people.
C suggest an expensive lifestyle D reflect changes in consumer taste.
21. Increasingly, Tansy sees people's choice of fragrances as a reflection of the wearer's
A social standing B taste in other products
C emotional state D financial situation
22. In the future, Tansy expects to see
A a wider use of fragrances in society
B fewer companies involved in producing fragrances
C single products fulfilling a range of functions.
D increasing profitability for producers of fragrances

III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1. When we were living in the dormitory, we were __________ by a bell ringing at 6 a.m.
A. woken up B. got up C. awaken up D. waken
2. Anne earns much less than her brother but she __________ her job a lot more.
A. likes B. dislikes C. values D. enjoys
3. Unlike her parents, who are experts in psychology, Lucy is __________ in fine arts.
A. very good B. excellent C. wonderful D. gifted
4. The bag did not __________ any electrical items as they had been informed.
A. contain B. consist of C. include D. hold
5. It would be a good idea to do a bit of __________ before you start the project.
A. investigation B. research C. study D. examination
6. ‘Sorry I couldn’t come to your party last night.’
‘That’s OK, but you ________ us to let us know.’
A. must have called B. could have phoned C. might phone D. could phone
7. What about going to the theatre with me? I’ve booked two __________ in the circle.
A. seats B. tickets C. places D. chairs
8. These jeans are a bit on the large __________ for me.
A. side B. edge C. basis D. form
9. Recently a number of new office blocks have _________ .
A. jumped B. sprung C. risen D. leapt
10. She sold the painting and bought a new flat with the _________ .
A. procedure B. process C. proceeds D. proceedings

IV. Complete the text with the correct form of the words given in capitals.

So can our mind be used to help us to achieve less physical goals such as (1)_________________
shyness or achieving success in business? Of course it can! It’s (2)_________________ itself. What
you have to do at the (3)_________________ is first define what you want to achieve and then imagine
the situation in which you r (4)_________________ has been achieved. It comes down to this. Once
you can (5)_________________ the (6)_________________ of your goal, you (7)_________________
mind accepts that the goal is possible, and it can then work out (8)_________________ ways and
means by which you can get there in (9)_________________ . This process can throw up
(10)_________________ solutions that the rational mind would never have come up with.

1 COME 2 SIMPLE 3 SET 4 OBJECT 5 VISUAL

6 ATTAIN 7 CONSCIOUS 8 VARY 9 REAL 10 EXPECT

V. Read the text below and fill each space with one suitable word.

The climb of my life

Dave moved fast while I wobbled along behind. He was unaware that I (0) had no snow and ice
experience in the Alps, and I didn’t tell him in (1) …………… he chose not to climb with me. But my
fear evaporated with the dawn, replaced with a mixture of wonder and delight (2) …………… being on
this stupendous mountain. (3) …………… we climbed higher I knew that we were going to succeed.
There was (4) …………… reason why I (5) …………… believe this but I did. I had never before had
(6) …………… an exultant feeling. I stood (7) …………… the foot of the huge north wall and knew
unquestionably that I (8) …………… climb it, and that this was exactly (9) …………… I should be
and exactly what I should (10) …………… .

I climbed in a daze of excitement, reveling (11) …………… the deepening abyss (12)…………… me
and the walls (13) …………… granite and ice thrusting up to the summit cornices far (14) ……………
Darkness fell, and we made our camp, shivering in the cold night. When the eastern sky slowly changed
(15) …………… black to blue and a streamer of gold spread across the horizon, I knew that this would
be the greatest day of my life.