Prepats pousall tor the BAG eran 4. Glastonbury became popular in the 19904 “A, Right B. Wrong ©. Dorent 5, The locals disapprove of this noisy gathering pan't nay A. Right B. Wrong © Docent 2. Doesn't say 7, Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 ‘ . 7 tenough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) Pais (A) or Wrong’ (B)7 If there is (Cc). Write your answers on your exam sheet. ming (B): choose: Doesn't 22)! For John Shepherd, a cabbie who has been thread, nig his way thro for the past 30 years, keeping pace with all the modern da ee To do the Knowledge now Is taking up to three ye ite hing th London cab drivers have to take before they can g ae wit e e get their license, as we swe Waterloo Bridge on our way to Peckham in the south of London, aera he hoe “power “| left school at 15 and Started work in the old Covent Garden flower maret. An old cabbie once said to me, ‘John, my son, if you learn one thing a day while you re doing this job, by the end of your life” - he paused meaningfully as a gray plaque marking the ‘onetime home of Charlie Chaplin flashed by — “your head will be full of rubbish.” “| did the Knowledge in the afternoons while working at the flower market. In those days you had what was called the Blue Book, which had all the different runs in it. You would geta map, and you would study the route, with all the back streets, and write them down. Then you would go out on your bike and follow the route. The hardest to remember were all the little alleys and backstreets. We used to call then ‘rat runs’. He paused. “You can't use most of them now. They're closing them off.” (National Geographic) 4. John Shepherd has been a cab driver for 30 years. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 2. The Knowledge is a compulsory test for cab drivers. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 3. John was born in London 30 years ago. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 4.He didn't drop out of school at the age of 15. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 5. The Blue Book contained all the routes in London. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 8. Read the text below. Are the sentences 4-5 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is Not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn't say’ (C). Write your answers on your exam sheet. My job involves working long hours and there 's always a lot going on. 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The skills | developed across all my voiynts persuasive telephone manner, have been useful in the yop ir e*Otiences, Such Office, like many other employers, has an employee volunteerin, Ng Now, a, b As 2005 is the Year of the Volunteer, a team of us from work recheme homelessness shelter. We served food and helped clean up whe helped ou helped atthe shelter kept us all laughing, Through Community gene. t"® Volunteers 23 our office has since spent a whole day cleaning up, rebuilding and Ce Volunteers owt playground. Everyone had a great time Painting ay Mi Y (www wortdvolum neg 4. The writer has an active social life eM, A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 2. She has been a volunteer since she was a student. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 3. She taught French at a school in Germany. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 4. The abilities she acquired during her volunteer work A. Right 4 B Wrong. help her in her career C. Doesn't say 5. In 2005 she did volunteer work in a homeless shelter. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 9. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? if t not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Does ere (C). Write your answers on your exam sheet. Mt say For a successful staycation, do everything in advance that you would do for an aw, — by that | mean, have your clothes clean and ready, just as if you were Packing to qoaia tell extended family and friends that you will be "away" and therefore unavailable for brobler, solving; and do any chores that need doing ahead of time, like mowing the lawn ° Additionally, if money is tight, prepare some meals ahead of time, or buy frozen meas at the store, so you have the fixings for a great breakfast, lunch, and dinner, without, ye or your spouse having to stress out over cooking. | speak from experience that coor: and cleaning up while on "vacation" is not high on my list of preferred activities. ya like to grill or cook out, stock up on what you need to do that for a few days. No gro shopping except for emergency provisions, and don't forget to have some snaxs around. A special treat or two can help make things feel special. And use disposaté’ your family is large and cleanup would take considerable time. A staycation, andw \'m traveling by car, are the two times | use disposable dishes and flatware without To make your Staycation a true getaway, do things you don't usually do with your we leisure time that you enjoy. Never go to museums, but like them? Go and hae money for admission fees cheerfully. Throw in a meal out at a funky place yor otherwise visit, to extend the pleasures of the day. Is your idea of heaven a oe tet aot at the theater? Plan ahead — buy tickets, arrange transport sitters (if needed), and indul ; een hankering fovorie beeen ede), ige to your heart's content. B ae AY Vacate ni ? If you have the money for it, get the tickets you want” fun! (Eat a hot dog for me while you're at it.) mes oon 1A A pation 'S a stay-at-home holiday. 2. You ini let is oe vanes AR your ae family know you will be out of ™ ea 5 ong C. Doesn't sayPrepare yourself for the BAC exam 3. Cooking is the writer's favourite holiday pastime. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 4. Planning your staycation takes too much time and energy. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 5, The secret to a successful staycation is doing things you really enjoy. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say ey 10. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn't say’ (C). Write your answers on your exam sheet. It's a lazy Saturday afternoon and you're bored. Or Maybe your kids are bored. Why not go ona treasure hunt? A hobby that many families are taking up these days is something known as letterboxing. Letterboxing gives you the opportunity to go on a treasure hunt, no matter where you are. With thousands of boxes hidden all over, you're bound to find a treasure hunt waiting, no matter where your travels may take you. The premise is simple: letterboxers all over the globe will hide what's known as a letterbox in an outdoor public location — a park, a hiking trail, etc. In this box there will be a small notebook and a rubber stamp. The letterboxer will then write directions to the box in such a way that finding the box will be like a treasure hunt — and make those directions available to other letterboxers. As a letterboxer, you will also purchase a small notebook and rubber stamp that you carry along with you. Your notebook acts as a type of passport, and your rubber stamp represents a symbol of you. When you find a letterbox, you use the stamp found in the letterbox to mark in your "passport" your trip, then use your stamp to mark in the notebook in letterbox that you were there. You then replace the letterbox where you found it for the next treasure seeker. (www.articlecity.com) 1. Letterboxing is very popular with families. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 2. You can find letterboxes only in the US. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 3. Aletterbox contains personal letters. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 4. Everyone has access to directions that lead to a letterbox. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 5. Alll letterboxers need a badge and an ID number. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say 11. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (8)? i ne is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn’ Say’ (C). Write your answers on your exam sheet. lem: noise. ¥ i‘ i mm: 1 . We show an amazing tolerance for a form of pollution that is a growing ping every ten Airplane traffic is increasing by five percent a year. Urban noise is oe eatening our years. By air, land and sea, we are facing an onslaught of noise that is ability to live in this world. neelfare companies ae NY OxXaM al primal e content with the draft bill, 1 A wil? contributed to the draft bill. ma be dissatisfied with the draft bill. & “i update the araft bil Mr. pradshaw f banning the dock 8. A disapproves © anning the docking of dog tails completely, 7 supports banning the docking of dog tails completely, i isa representative of dog breeders. 0. will update the draft bill. 9. me Os people under 16 to buy a pet. B. encourages people under 16 to have a pet. C. forbids people under 16 to possess a pet. D. urges people under 16 to adopt a pet. 40. RSPCA and other organizations , A. have critised the draft bill. B. have lobbied for the introduction of the bill. C. have shown contentment with the treatment of circus animals. D. have proposed changes to the bill. 5, Read the text below. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Write your answers on your exam sheet. The term "genetic modification" provokes widespread fears about the corporate control of agriculture, and of the unknown. However, results from 25 years of EU-funded research show that there is "no scientific evidence associating GM plants with higher risks for the environment or for food and feed safety than conventional plants and organisms". This of course does not prove GM methods are 100% safe, but makes clear there is no evidence to the contrary. This Saturday, anti-GM campaigners plan to offload potatoes outside the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norfolk - one of the country's leading crop research institutes - for a "photo shoot”. They claim that our research trial of blight-resistant GM potatoes on a plot at JIC, one of only two ongoing GM research trials in the UK, is a “dangerous experiment". The trial involves research on genes from wild potatoes. We have been able to isolate 9enes from wild species that make them resistant to UK races of the late blight athogen, Phytophthora infestans, which causes £3.5bn in annual losses worldwide. The blight resistant variety being trialed, that reduces the amount of pesticide the crop mee ~and is rejected by the protesters - could not have been produced without GM. nad hoped i i as well aS 0 crea| uss this with the campaigners, te an opportunity to disc ° eathem fe Sues they raise in thei ial. With support from JIC, we t * they raise in their publicity material. With supp: we d to tes Part in a proper debate. Disappointingly, they declined. We recognise their night Via ex, Ceful protest but have been frustrated that we cannot talk to the organisers, exc pt Change of emails.Prepare yourself for the BAC exam” _— ; folk ~~ — — coming clearer to al In Meanwhile, the benefits of GM technology are DE 9 SECt resist, s and lower GM cotton and maize has reduced insecticide PP eal aarch mycotoxin levels in the maize we eat. Genetic enginee! ! penis elevated ne antibiotics and other natural products J leVels of health-promoting anthocyanins. Food insecurity and climate change growing world population Further rese for raising and stabilising yields. withstanding abiotic stresses such as dol ut in Europe, while taxpayers’ MT cioyme from the! tap net pen MGM and India is not far behind. The lates, tional Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications d 150 m hectares in 2010. Many figures from the Interna s ON aroun report 16 million farmers P 2 promising GM traits exist, often discovere but the commercial risks are too great, the costs too high and the rewar' invest in taking them forward. The argument has to be made that hypothetical hazards. We need to thin! risks, and we must not spurn the great oppo! ring | c's purple tomatoe challenges of sustainably feeding a GM methods opens New possibilit ance to pests and diseases ant highlight the arch using improving resist ught and cold ig to develop useful GM crop traits nt. In contrast, Canada, China, the us ds too low the technology far outweigh any t of not adopting GM as well as the ated by embracing it. (www. guardian.co.uk) the benefits of k about the cos' rtunities cre 41. The term “genetic modification” A. scares people off. B. causes confusion. C. is an umbrella term. D. has multiple meanings. 2. Research shows that A. GM plants pose greater risks than conventional plants. B. GM plants are not as tasty as conventional plants. C. GM plants are not more dangerous than conventional plants D. GM plants harm the environment more than conventional plants 3. Anti-GM campaigners argue that A. GM methods are 100% safe. B. GM research trials are dangerous. C. GM research should be banned. : D. GM methods are not scientific. : 4, The blight resistant Potatoes being tri . are not suitable for human once B ce patienee a Produced without cM. use of ‘ Don Pesticides, approved of by anti-GM campaigners.