Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PRACTICE
TEST 1
Listening Section 1
Questions 1-10
Tasty Food!
1. What is the reason for her journey?
Chicken & 6.________ Sandwich £2.55
A. To have a day out
B. To attend a wedding BLT Sandwich £2.80
C. To go to a music concert Lamb and Potato 7. ______ £3.20
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Section 2 - Questions 11-20 18. What’s the first thing to do if you see a crime
happening?
A. Wait for the police
Questions 11-20 B. Make sure you’re safe
Choose the correct letter A, B or C C. Write down what you’ve seen
12. Where was the museum that the painting was 20. What police number should you call for non-
stolen from? emergencies?
A. On Broad Street A. 121
B. On High Street B. 101
C. On Government Road C. 112
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latest Orion recovery test off the California coast. Questions 7-13
It’ll be an interesting ride even in a low sea state,”
he says. “I’ve had enough experience at sea to Now read questions 7-13, and decide whether
see some of the crew members might get violently the following statements agree with the
ill – getting seasick is a real possibility.” information given.
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rooms. As Bournville is a conservation area, 22. What did designs by William Harvey become?
another job of the Bournville Village Trust is to A. Park and leisure areas
accept or reject plans for building extension and B. The standard for model villages
modification. The trust continues to exercise an C. The Bournville village plans
international influence on housing and town D. A club house and changing rooms
planning generally. Now containing 7,800 homes
on 1,000 acres of land with 100 acres of parks 23. What did Cadburys purchase in 1920s?
and open spaces, Bournville remains a popular
A. Extensive open lands
residential area of Birmingham.
B. Football and hockey pitches
Questions 14-20 C. A club house and changing rooms
D. A grassy running track
Read the text above on a Village is Bournville.
Then read questions 14-20 and complete the 24. What is the source of the Lido’s healthy
waters?
sentences in the spaces below.
A. The Pavilion itself
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each answer. B. A natural mineral spring
C. Complaints about noise disturbance
D. The recently built Oak Farm Estate
14. Before it became a town, Bournville was
scattered homes connected by ______________.
25. Why is the cricket pitch famous?
15. Bournville has a Blue Bell dale which is all that A. It has junior and infants schools
remains of ___________________.
B. It has a School of Art
16. For milk deliveries, Cadburys relied on C. It hosts events and dances
_______________. D. It was the picture on chocolate boxes
17. The river at Bournville is called
_______________. 26. Since 1900 who has controlled development
of Bournville?
18. In Bournville, the meaning of ‘ville’ is
A. George Cadbury
_______________.
B. The Cadbury Company
19. Cadbury workers were treated very well C. The Bournville Village Trust
because they were loyal ___________________. D. The Bournville conservation areas
20. 1n 1893, George Cadbury planned
_______________. 27. Today, Cadburys is ….
A. a popular residential area in Birmingham.
B. one of Birmingham’s main employers.
C. still making dark chocolate at Bournville.
Questions 21-27
D. an international influence on town planning.
Now read questions 21 to 27.
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
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D
AirBnB - an online service for short-term Airbnb denies its activities have a significant
housing rentals impact on residential rents, and speculation and
A poor social housing provision certainly play a part.
The explosive rise of short-stay Airbnb holiday But cities are increasingly taking action: after a
rentals may be shutting locals out of housing and 50% increase in unregulated tourist lets was
changing neighbourhoods across Europe, but accompanied by a 40% hike in residential
cities’ efforts to halt it are being stymied by EU rents, Palma de Mallorca last month voted to ban
policies to promote the “sharing economy”, almost all listings by Airbnb and similar platforms
campaigners say. “It’s pretty clear,” said Kenneth such as HomeAway. In Paris, registration for short
Haar, author of UnfairBnB, a study published this -term lettings is now mandatory; Barcelona has
month by the Brussels-based campaign suspended all new short-term rental permits;
group Corporate Europe Observatory. “Airbnb is Amsterdam has cut its permitted short-term
under a lot of pressure locally across Europe, and lettings limit from two months a year to one; and
they’re trying to use the top-down power of the EU Berlin has brought back old laws and adapted
institutions to fight back.” them to new circumstances.
B E
While it might have started as a “community” of But local attempts to protect residents’ access to
amateur hosts offering spare rooms or temporarily affordable housing and preserve the face of city-
vacant homes to travellers, Airbnb had seen three centre neighbourhoods are being undermined,
-digit growth in several European cities since 2014 campaigners say, by the EU’s determination to
and was now a big, powerful corporation with the see the “collaborative economy” as a key future
lobbying clout to match, Haar said. The platform driver of innovation and job creation across the
lists around 20,500 addresses in in Berlin, 18,500 bloc. “The commission seems almost hypnotised
in Barcelona, 61,000 in Paris and nearly 19,000 in by the prospect of a strong sharing economy, and
Amsterdam. Data scraped by the campaign not really interested in its negative
group, InsideAirbnb, suggests that in these and consequences,” said Haar. “Commissioners talk
other tourist hotspots, more than half – sometimes about ‘opportunities, not threats’. The parliament,
as many as 85% – of listings are whole too, recently condemned cities’ attempts to restrict
apartments. lettings on online platforms.”
C F
Many of the properties are also rented out year- Since 50-odd platforms, led by Airbnb, urged the
round, removing tens of thousands of homes from commission two years ago to ensure “local laws
the residential rental market. Even in cities where do not unnecessarily limit the development of the
short-term lets are now restricted, about 30% of collaborative economy to the detriment of
Airbnb listings are available for three or more Europeans”, two key EU directives, on e-
months a year, the data indicates. In those where commerce and services, had been clarified –
they are not, such as Rome and Venice, the figure largely in the industry’s favour, Haar said. Airbnb
exceeds 90%. “You can still find the pensioner has welcomed the guidance, saying the
renting out her spare room for a bit of extra cash,” commission is trying to provide “clear, simple and
Haar said. “But a very substantial proportion are consistent” rules that “remove barriers to regular
commercial operators, often with multiple listings, people benefiting from innovations like Airbnb”.
making big bucks. It’s clearly having an impact on
locals’ access to affordable housing, and it’s pretty
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G
Most worryingly for campaigners such as Haar, a
Questions 33-40
formal complaint against Barcelona, Berlin, Paris
and Brussels filed by the European Holiday Home
Read the text above on Airbnb, an online
Association, of which Airbnb and HomeAway are
service for short-term housing rentals.
leading members, alleges “overzealous rules and
restrictions/bans” in violation of EU laws. If not Then read questions 33-40 and complete the
resolved by the commission and member states, sentences in the spaces below.
the complaint could end up at the European court Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/
of justice. OR A NUMBER for each answer.
30. Airbnb has become an influential 39. Airbnb and HomeAway claim that cities’
company.___ restrictions on their services
break_______________.
31. Airbnb has over 60,000 listings in
Barcelona.___ 40. It is possible that the dispute may need to be
resolved by the European___________________.
32. Airbnb is a good retirement investment.___
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Writing
Writing Task 1
The graphs below show the highest level of educational achievement of citizens of a certain
country in 2000 and 2017.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.
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Writing Task 2
Some people believe world poverty can be solved by the governments of rich countries
giving large amounts of money to the governments of poor countries.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experi-
ence.
Write at least 250 words.
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Speaking
Speaking PART 1
Initial questions about name, where you live, Describe an activity you do to relax.
work or study and other personal topics.
You should say:
− What the activity is
WORK:
− When and where you do it
− What job do you do? − Who you do this activity with
− Do you enjoy your job? (Why/why not?)
− Do you think you will change careers in the And explain why this activity helps you feel
future? relaxed.
STUDY:
Speaking PART 2
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