usteMn, ‘botoreistening tothe recording and completing Sections 1-4, goon to pages 14-1. SECTION’ TEST ONE LISTENING approximately 30 minutes QUESTIONS 1-10 ‘Questions 1-5 Complete the dotatsvofow Wrle NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. Example raraication end security checks Mian Card Service card number: 69921 3147 8921 Name: Carlos da Siva Postcode: Address: Date of birth: ‘Mother's malden name: ‘vauxhall Close, London ‘esT ONE ‘questions 6-10 Circle the correct letters AC. 6 Thecallor has pais ‘A Joss than the computer shows, Bmore than the computer shows cc £500twico, 7, Thecalleris also worried about ‘A abil thats too high 1B anoverpayment io a restaurant, € payment that he does not recagnize 8 Thointerest ‘A _went up in Apri Bhasnot changed. © has gone down. ‘A 0207997 9908. B 02079697182 © 02089797182, 410 The operator will ring the caller A tomorrom. B_ intwohours. © verysoon. ‘Stop the recording when you hear ‘That's the end of Section 1°. Now check your answers to Section 1 of the test.‘secTION2 QUESTIONS 11-20 ‘Questions 11-13 Coico te corect eters A~D. 41 Me Gold had probloms because ho 'A- ated smoking. a smoked, (© could’ touch his tors. 1D was very lazy. 42. WrGod wsed fo travel across London to A goterorcise. 1B e0e London at right. © getcigaretis. D buy food, | 48 hatte Mr Gold have citicuty within tho past? A ening | 8 gvingup smoking © geting to step at ight geting eatin the moring ‘Questions 14-20 Wnle NO MORE THANTHREE WORDS for each answer ‘4 MrGoid stopped smoking on . ‘18 itwas easier for Mr Gold to stop smoking than he had 19 Therato presenter would ke to have Mr Gold's 20 The presentor hopes listeners wil find their own. Stop the recording when you hear That's the ond (of Section 2’ ‘Now check your answers to Section 2 ofthe test. people had not seen him smoking, SECTIONS — QUESTIONS 21-30 ‘questions 21-23 Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each ano Lorraine ‘* has been with them on the course for 24, | ' ‘ hasleft because she has got a 22 1 ‘has returned 1023 } 5 Circle tho correct totors AD, ‘24, Stovo's mark could have boen better i he had ‘A pot made mistakes in his project B done a better book review, © written more words, 1D chosen a diferent topic for his project, 25 Steve's book review was ‘A too long B _notas good as his projoct © oxcellont D fairy good. 28 Steve's tutor criticizes which aspect of his project? ‘A the beginning B the argument about road pricing € theend Dthelengtn 27 The tutor recommends that Frances should do ‘A aPh0 butnot an MPhil, Ban MPhilora PhD, © another project. D_ her work more carefully. Circle (vy): Khoanh tron Recommend (v) : gidi thigu Griticize (v) : chi trich, phe binh Tutor + gia su, thay ph dao28 As regards geting funding, the tutor thinks Francass ‘ayostions 34-40 ‘A. chances are sim. Wito NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each ancwor {8 chances are greater than many ther student ¢ exam results wil be docsivo. 1D _chancos are better now than nthe past ‘29. Thelast time a studontin he department achioved a fistin thelr exams was in methods of bu aan # Setcing 34 1B thity years ago. 8 tasks BY ste ‘# Constantly moving the goalposts, D__inthe first trae years the colege was open, « Stopping individuals 35 to criticism, Not 36. (oF replying to emails. "This means you cannot 0 Steve does not plan o goon to do research because he wants 10 expect your staff to 37 re A stop studying * Using technology. Companies should develop 1B dolots of really excng things. practice {© earn some money to do the things he would ike to.do, return o hsb, ‘Task ‘Stop the recording when you hear That's the end of Section 3 In groups 39. other bullying strategies ‘and ways in which they can be 4, ‘Now check your answers to Section 9 ofthe te SECTIONS QUESTIONS 31-40 ‘Questions 31-33, ‘Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer ‘Stop the recording when you hear That's the end of Section Now check your answers to Section 4 ofthe test. ‘The speaker specializes in management 31, Bullying in the workplace costs the 92... ‘Abilliona year, ‘Bullying is caused by * insuficent experience, ‘insecurity, or bith on the part of manag eo rene ieee nnn a agers © Bullying (pr.p) + him doa, de doy + thu dign tir «© E-mail (n)aes Se urine ne am anon Z ustenna 18 FURTHER PRACTICE FOR LISTENING SECTIONS 1~4 keywords oF ean also be hb ten out fr key words. Thess could bein he question ite sor the muti PETA ares ciosputine wanton Locking cal aine Sennen rh pent hen a gest nee noes yoononh eA Eee ae i ipsa wa or 91102 he oy ope au’ hnge oh about ha YO 8" a2 a remember thatthe epyorpesaanune Bit a Howe e words or phases themsehes may nob heard on he rca hey mayb emenscen pracce paropvasedInadion, he anomarmay come etre tn fa wordt pase hat youare tsa fo GAP-FILLING 1 tls importentthat you develop the ski of praditng the cont Look a Seton ton pag 8 and fo questions 1-5 make notes about what ta of inormatonis now, lot of each gap to be fled. 1 -MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS. ‘wth muiplo-chole question, i can bo usaful to change the stom into a question. This prepares you to isin forthe answor you need. For example, questions forthe answers required for questions 1-5 are as follows: 41 Whatarethe missing numbers inthe credit card number? 2 Whatisthe postcode? 3 atis the house number? 4 Wats to caters dat of birt? ‘5 Whatisthe maiden name of th call’s mother? ‘Now make questions fr 6-10 on page 8 Look at Section 2, questions 14-20 and underline the key words or expressions to listen fo, GAP-FILLING 2 Sama questions ask you oti gaps in sentnces, noes r summaries, For hse tasks, tisimportant to think about the grammar of the answer that is needed, i Laokat Section 4, questions 91-40 and make notes about tho grammar of he answer thats nededin each case. f Now check your answers to these exercises. When you have done so, listen to the recording and complete the tasks in Sections 1~4 on pages 8-13.NETWOR se aconeest at [eet ral ath an unjustified a of [modernity tis considered in the Sere mrt aca exert ol ioseersacomeeiensy fund tbe gle dearer op snes oe see craincien ware noe bane mo People can be cided basal into those nto keep trowledge and tei personal contacts to themseies, and those who are to srare wat ey row arc SS wars nsecure. or xorg somesre who finds it difficult to share informaticr with citer: ane wna s sratle ve erg cece, ‘resuieg ends together dons Act make 3 good retwarter The cassie retwearier is semeone wh's trong encuch within Gemeeves we connect ciferert secple ‘nehuing cose feds wth eachother For carole: cusinessman or an academic (ray Tent corecre whe elkaty 0 ee 8 value contact in te Stare, but athe moment at peor may Gene ror nesting another ssceiate oer takes pite sare cence to org there people (gether and alow 2 rlaterstig to deelog ‘neepencentiy of rae From the ron development may ce intclersble, especially (fits happening cutside their control, The onforunate thing here « that the initiator of the contact, the did but know it, would be the one ta benefit mast. And why? Because Hi ings oning ecual, people mave within, Gicies ans that percon has the potential of being axed ita ever growicg igheres of em Contacts. It's said that, yous know on Reading Passage + minstas or Ouastions *-15 which a2 base 9 P88230 tbs KIN anped G inthe worid. it does nct take muc sense to realize the potential veneure 25 one is able to draw experience of more ang more 5 Unfortunately, making new business or otherwise, while t success, does cause individual's world. Tr altogether 2bad thing, but pressure on the networke having ta maintain 3 people. The most convenient way o perhaps, to cul oe contac be anathema to our networker 2s it would defeat the whole purpose of networking, Another problem is the reaction of fiencs and associates. Spreading oneself thinly gives one less time for others who were perhaps closer to one in the past. nthe workplace, this can cause tension with Jeslous colleagues, and even with superiors who might be tempted to rein in a more successful inferior. jealousy and envy can prove ta be very detrimental if one is faced with 2 very insecure manager, as this person may seek to stile someone's carser or even black it completely. The answer here isto let one’s superiors share in the glory; to throw them a few crumbs of comfort. tis called leadership from the bottorn. \glcbalization grows apace, companies need o-be able to span not just countries but continents. Whilst people ray rail against this development itis for the moment here 10 say. Without co-operation and contacts, changing, ‘More frequently as educational exper forge distant past, tego afore, todos. ‘The same appli where ideas h opening-up o in the academic wore been jealousy guarded. The iverties ard colleges tothe institutions. 7 ypiCal acaderic is one who moves in a rarefied atmosphere fing a life of sometimes splendid isolation, a prisoner of their own genius. Ths sort of person does not fit easly into the mould ofthe modem he vary towers are being lft ever in Slicon Valley in America and around Cambridge in England which most concentrated of high tach companies in Europe Ris the networters, the wheeler-desiers, the ‘Tavers and shakers, call them what you wil, {hat cary the world along. The world ofthe Neanderthals was shaken between 35,000 396 40,000 2C; they were superseded By Heme sapiens with the very ‘networking, stills that separate us from ctner animals: understanding, thought abstraction and ‘culture, which are inextricably linked to Dlancing survival and productivity in humans. "is sais the meek wil inherit the earth. But wil they? Questions 1-5 Do the following statements agree wit the information in Reading Passage 1? Inboxes 1-5 on your answer sheet write ves ithe statement agrees with a ntoraton wo ifthe statement contradic tbe ntormaion NOT GIVEN tinere's ra nformaton about ha satement Example Avawer Networting 5 acoreact. ves 1 Networking is not a modem idea. 2 Networking is worn ike a badge exclusively in the business world. People fall into two basic categories. 4 Aperson who shares knowledge and trends makes a better networker nan one who does not. 5 The classic networker is physically strong and generally in good health. Be eee Apply (v) : &p dung, tng dungTT atone myn wonos rom ie passape, comple SenB0es Pow ambenmbare ree | can be caused the managers os Be is tha creer otan poe . Jp bushoes today, working opeeris necessary in order or ee {0 ase tt pee i ot strona wos if 15 Shonen nme wore on the passage, answer the questions below. eh sper oie have eas been protected alot? 42 hype otenl does motcsty become a modem ~~ companies in Europe? 14 Who replaced te Neandertals? 45. What, 2s wellas understanding and thought abstraction, sets } ‘us apart from other animals? ‘Betore you check your answers to Reading Passage 1, go on topages 19-20. i FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE. See! ACADEMIC READING 19 FURTHER PRACTICE FOR READING PASSAGE 4 ‘Te questions below wil tp you to make sure, Dy qupetene pee ren ‘make ue that you have chosen he correct answers kx questions ‘Question 1 Look athe frat sentence of paragraph one and answor the alia 4. Which adjective qualiios tho phraso“ar of maderity'? What s the meaning o the word unjustiieg'? ot vali ‘ot real without justice without truth 3 What does the word acquired mean? Does the sentence below agree with the txt? ‘The writer states that networking san olf concept. Question 2 Look at the last sentence of paragraph one and answer the folowing questions. 4 What does the word concept refer to? 2. Does the toxt restrict the wearing ofthe badge tothe business world? Oris talking generally? 3. Whicti phrase in the last sentence tells you this?fo AcAvEIme ene a Ta acichipuanias i ids ay ragraph two andt answer the folowing questions READING PASSAGE.2 the frst sentence of para ‘Question 3 Look et ommany types does the writer eay people can ved ino? You should spend about 20 minut on Questions 16 1 27 which aro based on Reading Passage 2 bolow, A SILENT FORCE There ita legend that St Adgustine in the fourth century AD was the fie individual o be seen reading 12 oesthetext mention arumber? A silently rather than aloud or semi-aous ¥ 1 people there are? Is the information given’? aia lou, a8 had been the practice 11 know how many types of people there are? Is the informa on’ 3, Therefor, do yo hitherto, Reading has come along Ay since Augustine’ day. There wav ime when nl job of scribes and pris Hot the mark of eiviiation became in Europe during the Renaissance when it was se civilized individual ‘one ofthe atuibutes ofthe ‘question Look a the ist three sentonces ofthe socond paragraph and answor the following question, Modern nations are now sriouly affected by theirlevelsofteracy, While the 14 Who shares things with others? ‘Western world has yen a noticable deline in these areas othe less developed ‘countries have advanced and, in some cases, overtaken the West Indi, or example, ‘now has a large pool of educated workers. So European countries can no longer ret ee ‘on their laurels a they have done for fa too falling even farther behind economically ii otherwise, they ae in danger of {ts liicul in the modern work to do anything other than abasic ob without being 9 Does the text maka a direct comparison between the two types? able to read. Reading aya sis the key to an educated workforce, which in turn is the bedrock of economic advancement, particuatly in the present technological age ‘Seuclies have shown that by increasing the literacy and numeracy skills of primary school chien in the UK, the benefit tothe economy generally isin billions of 4 Isitclear rom the txt which type of person is better at networking? pounds, The skill ofreading is now no more jus a intellectual or leisureacivty, but rather a fally-ledged economic force ‘Question 5 Lookat the second paragraph and answer the following questions. Part ofthe problem with reading is that tis a skill which is not appreciated in most i VL aA isl bh heer inthe tet: developed societies, This isan attitude that has condemned large swathes of the population in most Western nations to ilteracy.1¢ might surprise people in ‘countries ouside the West to learn that inthe United Kingdom, and indeed in some. ‘other European countries, the literacy rate has fllen to below that of so-called les developed countries, 2 Does the text mention physical weakness or not being physically strong? 4 *Doos the fert mention anything about general hoalth? Hitherto (adv): cho dén may ” ; Civilization (n) : nén-van minh ‘Swathes (n) snhiéu, 6 dong Om alae 6% ac Iow Jin our modern society. [tis not seen ving asin reading more at home with computer TEENS OF 2 ot very appealing Seudents at schoo, college or wns The term indicates the contempt in circles or subcultures. It isa criticism, eodng Passege 2 has oght paragraphs bot AH. Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph tom the at of headings below “Walman, The wolirode of reading i 0 ings bo niverity who read aTocare called bookwo eae ae uo ate not iterate oF are semi- ‘ie alsch stacks even by the insecurity ofthove who » Trerae, Critic is aoa means ike al bullying, of Keeping Peer poe S they do noe ney ot fine Per premare mong young people #9 Power hati “ofien Killsany stems tochange attcads to habits ike reading, is modern Western society standing Canute-like Wit the appropriate numbers (-xl) in boxes 16-22 on your answer shoot (one ofthe headings has been done for you as an example. Any heading may be used more than one. Note: There are more headings than paragraphs, so you wil not use all of them, List of Headings | Reading not taken tor granted notations apt 1 Taking eidcen tobrare FBurthe negative co pa f raves pie an uneontolsble pel of decline? Think not an exly be done by increasing |W. Reading: the mark of eviiation G How should people be encouraged to read more? It age aaea ‘pic eng dil a easly age and encouraging young people to borrow books ‘fom choos Some schols have casoom libraries a wells schoo ibraris, I is to good waking until pup are in their secondary school to encourage an interest in tootsie need to be pushed at an eal age- Reading comics,magaznes and low brow publications ke Mils and Boon i fowned upon. But surely what people, whether they be al or children, read is ofile import What is significant isthe fact that they are ending. Someone who reads comic today may have the courage to pick up a more substantial tome ater on ¥_Alarge poo! of educated workers in india Vi_ Literacy rates in developed countries have declined because of peoples attitude Vil Persuading people to read i Literacy influences the economies of counties in today's world 1x Reading benefits the economy by bllons of pounds x The altitude to reacing amongst the young x1 Reading becomes an economic force xil The writer's attitude to the decine in reading HH Butpethaps the best idea would be to stop the negative attinudes to reading from forming inthe rt place. Taking children to local libraries brings them into contact. with an environment where they can become relaxed among books. If primary school children were alo taken in grovps into bookshops, this might also entice them to want theit own books. A local bookshop, ike some loal libraries, could perhaps arrange book readings for children which, being way ftom the classroom, would ‘make the reading activity more of an adventure. Ona more general note, most ‘countries have writers of national importance. By increasing the standing of national ‘writers in the eyes ofthe public, through local and national writing competitions, "people would be drawn more to the printed word. Catch them young and, perhaps, 16 Paragraph A 17 Paragraph B 18 Paragraph C 19° Paragraph D 20. Paragraph E they just might then all become bookworms. 21 Paragraph F 22 Paragraph a SP Kill iG chét, huy bd d ill (v) Bi€i chét, huy bb Bookworm (n) : con mot sich a caeneyrsTeyee Encourage (v) : khich Ie, dong vienueetons 2-27 De na token statement sree win ne rtormatenin Rascng Pastage 27 ‘ln boxes 23-27 on your answer shoot write Aecer Bg lear. St Aurgistia was te st parscn taba seen reading sly, deses 2 Exopean countios have boon ststed wh pas sctievemarts kr 60 long and have sowed cg, coumttas 0 ovorans them m cera areas. A Peadegis an sconcrnie rca, 25 Tne Werac en les developed rations is considerably higher than i al European counting, 2% you eccourage cron read when they ae young the negative std o read tht, Sore sess Wile serinated, on 27 People stoke Scenraged tom ead comics and magazines, Betors You chock your answurs to Reading Paseage 2,90 on to pages 25-26, Purr rnc MO OUORNICE owmacnana PUNTER PRACTICE YON Reson Pamnaa The quostons boon wi an {od on ons Passage ft” ‘nal 1 have chowen tm cone ogtons x estore 1 oes the paragraph tae aon modern nations? 2 Arn educated workers in nha warden as an exam someting inthe parser? 3's the fist sentence ofthe paragrach the lopkc sentence, andthe 10st he paragragh exomrpifcation? Question 18 Look at paragraph C and answer these quastions, 1 sth importance of reading in an economic sanse he theme othe paragraph? ; 2 Dows the paragragh show hom reading a8 a SiN is now an econcmic or 3 fs the amount of money that reading has contra othe sconary th cota idea ck tho Paragraph? “ 10 Se 0 ot mt a nl nant A cya Grete cope\Goration #8 Look sineragran Deane arewer esse GARMOMS. 1yeaprier aemertas mney is ny memnon the tact at EASING 6 ten or grantee > Aeveinnes sacks? “Are oh 2 reson ane & rest ciaousees mS ABTADATH? seein 20 L208 6 avragiae E ane ATONE Mee CUES 1 Does meperageant say mat young people today are atvactes to reading? |B Dance ms panageagm describe Me werous mays young penne rag TEAMS? 3 whewmers amuse te resding sscussae” Deestion 21 Look ar saragrach F ane answer those questions "ttre question about me athate of modem Wester sackty tothe dechine in vending? AScoGINE Ne Yen aM Me geste be cried? ‘Does the writer arewer 2 question by giving Mis or her Oum apinion? poomemssccs ~~ Yoosroutssnan mou TPs” Qvestons 20-40 which are based on Reading Feccage Seton Variations ona theme: the sonnet form in English poetry AT Ave pot becom eee Sng? Ot CASES a Roe hott crv by Sr Teme Whar nti and cameron nen Homers Et of Sure rng te fathatlo tesanewah conan meoepeee heme Ten tay tee care etic with te attr emmpher oer ae kehatraubehveesShateet hate ee cnting tom the third decane daeethceneay The Suomen rete Score, tthe orm mes ten wy the two mon tomes poee ot oe Retin Revalssonce, Dante and Petrarch std ieee the lstter i regarded are master of the form, The Petrarchan sont form, the fir w be bitiodubed inks Enghah pocky: a Comics Bostic srictore.R comptes fourteen lines writen ina deying emcial pacer of semis pertametet that & ts say each tne ten oflsbtes long. Gidea Bee See or pais of abies (hen Spentameter], with a srem pattem where the ‘Sst aie of e2ch toot uretrened and the second sete’ fan omic foot) Th canbe seen if weak atthe Hr line of one of Wordsworths sonnets, ‘athe Thought’ “thought of thee my parther and my guide! ‘we Break down thi tine nto # contitueet splabic parts wee can see the fve feck and the stress patter (m ths examale each stressed gilable & undertined), tees “(though of thee’ ey panne end my gui ‘The riyme scheme forthe Petarchan sonnetis equally as rig. The poem & generally ‘Stvided into two parts, the octave eight lines) and the sextet (Six lines, which is ‘Semonstrates through rhyme rather than an actual space between each section. The ‘xtave & eeualy yma abaabbe with the fst, fourth fith and eighth lines ‘yming with each ether, anal the secon, third th and seventh ato rhyming, The, [SeSe% s more varied: can follow the pattems eBeede,cdcusk, of cede, Perhaps the ‘Dest interpretation of this Givsion jn the Petrarchan sonnet is by Chatles Gayieg, wan ‘rote: “The octave ears the burden; doutt,aprobiem,areficion aquery-an ‘historical satement a cy of indignation or deste, auision of the ideal. Te seset ‘eases the lous, resolves the prabiem or Soute, answers the query or Gout slates the /___ yearning, realises the vision "Thus, we con see that the ym seme demanstatsa. wot ivsion im the poem, proving a structure forthe development of themes andigeas, poreee ‘SS SSS SN = =e ACADEMIC READING 29 . questions 28-2 srsading Passage Sts si paragraahs labotes AF, aoe ne most test ech egh a teiaaniomtbentais ie fe arco nme (nn bone 28-2 on yur aver snes os = este poet bat wen en od PS yin = is vided into four parts Srey (qe art aia cbyoring couphet Each guaran has sow OPENS ye scheme, Siow gps! Snteapewrear sport neu tye abeb cdot efegg, Such astrire namely atoms greater feaiity for be acthor aod K wou’ be hard if not Geese emer Be Serer maps which th bees eoyes by ‘Srakespeare and others For example, a dea might be mroduced i the fst aan complicees in the second further complicated in the turd and resolves in the Fal (coupiet_—nted, toe couplets aime siaays ened as 2 ressution £9 THE POET. Though nine ens ments tome heme in Engh panes Dek sock be ecagrisee that anes rarely follow rules precisely ang 2 number of other sonnet pes rave beer devetcNes, Sizy'"g wie esr acura! Bemets EStUnd Soenses for “example more famcus forbs eras epic The Faerie Queene’ mented 2 va".aton on ‘pe Srategienrear Sor by stevgceng She tyre hemes betaees De TET, ‘pus aba bebe ed ee rite = he ner century Rage SOAR TEES serra, Eepning mitt ie caucier Jone MIRaN Te severceenCEL DEE ws srsetsies wits he fourier format and wrote a number of Caudate Sonne or Sarre aim me regular Soureer ines fan the Fetrarchan madell witha ‘coda or Tair (SFA Sumer os nes. similar notn ators George Meresiths sonnet sequence “Mode Love’, where most sonnets in the ce have sixteen ines. Portage the mest racica! of inmowators howeve has been Gerard Maney Hopkins, who ‘Sevtloped misat he called the Carta sonnet. This form varies the length of the poem, secucing tim effec toeleven and a halt ines the rhyme scheme and the number of fectperline. Meciulating te Petrarchan form, instead Gf two quatrains in the oct. net he Deadings has been dane ter you. Ustot essings: 1 Octave develops sestet The Feere Queene anc Madsen Love BE Thecriginsctine sonnet WW The Shakespearean sennetiorm The smucare of he Petarchen soonetiom wi Areaisomet? Wa Bryre enema povoes seuctue dovetoong femes aciceas ‘Wii Dissatistcton with format be The Siclian sonmetsers: x Howard Shakespeare 32 Wordswcrt's sonnet orm 138) Future breaks wih convention 1183 The sonnet orm: varaions and adktions (pe has tac Sercets rhyming abe ae and it place of the Sestet he has four and a half (ire mith 2 chyme scheme debe Asif this mot enGugh, the tercets are no leager in Example Paragenh A Answer ‘ombic pertameter, bus have sx sees instead &F five, as does the final quatrain, with = as a ann) (St ectstion of the lst line, which har three. Many tritics homever are. = oe es ‘2 maerwaraton can indeed be Gasied 25 fone But ax verse forms ow penciled —amnee a _ snd smuctires become freet and posts lex satis mith comvention it bicely that mente 2d eC ING BAP BeNOR ‘30 ParsyechD song? tne eames 5 aeeatitne ail & ‘St ParegachE 2 PaageshTEST One Questions 33-37 Using No MORE THAN THREE WORDS trom he passage, complete te sentences below 39. SirThomas Wyatthe Eldar and Henry Howard were ‘34 ttwasinthe third decade ofthe thirteenth century that he was introduced. Was considered tobe 35 Among poets ofthe laian Renaissance the better sonoteer. ‘The Petrarchan sonnet form consists of. In comparison withthe octave the rhyming scheme ofthe sestet is vated, ‘Questions 38-40 Choose the conectltters A~D and wits them in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet ‘38 According to Charles Gayley, ‘A. the octaves longer than the sestet. B the octave develops themes and ideas, the sestet provides answers and solutions. D the sestet demonstrates a twoleld division, 39, The Shakespearean sonnet is ‘A. anindiferent development. |B more developed than the Potrarchan sonnet. [© more lexbie than the Petrarchan sonnet. enumerated in itforent ways. 40 Accorcng tothe passage, whose sonnet types are similar? A Spenser and Brooke 8 Brooke and Mitton © Hopkins and Spenser Mion and Merecith ‘Now check your anewers to Reading Passage 3, ACADEMICWAITING 31 EST ONE ACADEMIC WRITING 60 minutes asks {ou should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web. White a report fora university lecturer describing the information shown below, ‘you should write atleast 150 words, Visits to two new music sites on the web 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Days == Music Choice Pop Parade Before you write your answer to Task 1, go.on to pages 32-34,Re as saris a wovEWent a Sei een tepagtet sin Freel SAMUn «Te yng Soe raphe can bo nod ore an oe sonra ow ato Trpoanetonaz reo Tenant geen anata oper pon. Prete sonayecnmmn stein cl ted aby Trcsersussutisisies at Beveréve pres ‘Rerun oer tang ny cues aed Tr wan abr unatteta. Shr st tn aban senate urbane opp gn cy ere 8 acl ay The number of houses sold dipped slightly. Trove alec beam eee ir en oak inthe middie of tho poriog, > @ 1 a n 1 i k ' AS ‘Look ate Graph Task Gage 31 and re te owing santencon, W ‘Muse Choo she. Tr to compote ta sontaneca 9 mina Sentences, Wh alte ont othe 8 The number of hits 10 Music Choice b _Onthe fourth dy, the number of visors tothe Music Choice ste by 66%, to 20,000, © Thorewas: In hits tothe Music Choice sta on the third day. 6 Onthefourtn day, there was In the numberof vistors to tho sto © On Day 13, the rumbor ot hits sigh $Onthe second day, ho number ot hits 920,000 9 Therumbor ofits ain anartow margin tom Day 410 Day 11. On ay 19, the numberof ite visitors ight bots hiting & new peak o just over 120,000 on Day 14 1 The number of hits J The number of vistors to the Music Choice site reached. Just over 120,000 on Day 14 * oF vist 10 ‘Look at the items inthe box below. Which can be used instead ofthe phrases you wrote in a-|above Thore may be mora than one answer and you may use each Nem more than ance, annette cts natant inate nits 2S) halved —@gradvalrise — fuctuated plunged anew peak dipped —asteeptall soared a sharptise —rockated —_felback Last nae wt Fie in a ot od Ue he Sara meen wasautadl | ‘Now check your answers to these exercises. When you have done 0, go on to page 34.— 34 ACADEMIC WRITING ished writing your report, ‘on page 31.¥en you nave 9 answer Task 1 9 Nowy er spay youcbeswhal YOUN 1+ lnholongn ofthe txt eee? 'b Does the txt answer te question? {Is there any repetition of words or phrases? 1 Is anything missing? 1 Arete paragraphs wel inked together? Is, in what way? |g. Does the report contain a wide range of vocabulary and structures? Now lok a the following model answer to Task 1 and answer questions a~g above. ‘The araph shows the numberof hits to two nan music sites onthe web, measured in thousands vera pera af fittaen days. As far 3s Music Choice is concerned, the number of visits to the site ‘uctuated between 20,000 and 40.000 inthe fist elven dys, cept for Day 3 when they reached 60,000. By contrast, visits to the Pop Parade site fel erratically from approximately "20,000 ite on Day 1 t0-around 40,000 on Day’. Between days 1! and 5 visits to Music Cnlcefuctusted dramatically hitting a peak of over 120,000 on Day i. Despite a drop to lees than 4O,00O hits Pop Parade saw a huge increase in ‘he number of hits between Days 9 and reaching a total of ver 150,000 bite on Day iI. At the end of the ftrzen-day period the mane of hive to Fop Parade peaked at around 170,00, whereas ‘hose for Music Choice showed a marted decine to around 70,000. TEST ONE ACADEMCWRITING 35 Task? Yeu shoud spend abou 40 ines on this abe fesentawrten argument or cate to an eat reader wih no spect knows othe tong Some people Bellows that computers are mores hindrance tha a help In todays wor. Others tee that they ae such incispansabe lots ha they would nat be eae ter wor eet «+ In what ways are computers» hindrance What is your opinion? if Use your own ideas. knowledge and experience and: 5 with ur omnis ‘suppor your arguments with examples and wit ‘You should write at least 250 words when you have written your answer to Task 2, compare it with the authentic student answer on page 134.orem mine SPEAKING 11-14 arr wrnopucrin avo neni (8 MUTE) bo askod verbena iran arson 8h 1G hy von: nin part ofthe oxaination {Darel Astor ho posse 1 Howlong have you boon sushi? ‘What abject have you ound the mst 1 stud? ‘what do you joi about stung? ave yu gainee/Do you hope 10 gan a ‘Do yu hope todo any Furth stoi the future? qualita ‘Now 100k atthe Further Practice section on page 97 PART2 INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN (3-4 MINUTES) spout tho top on the cad for ono to two minutes. YOU have one Minuto to tink about You nv otha m ‘and make some notes to help you tf you wish. ‘what you are going ‘Doseribe your journey to school or work ‘You should say ‘what forms of transport are involved 1 the importance of time + whothor tis enjoyable or not ‘and explain how you would make your journey more ploasant i you could ‘Now look atthe Further Practice section on page 37. PART. TWO-WAY DISCUSSION (4-5 MINUTES) Inti ptt te ean, ho xan vacua top wth you. ‘totopeinPath qentona wb amore abuse Do you think getting to work is easier or more difficult than It used to bo? ‘How have methods of transport been improved? ‘Are there any problems that have been created by new transport systems? Doyou think these probioms can bo sled? ‘ ‘What abou the costo raving, do you think Risto hight ‘What about your doa ourney, how and where woul you koto ravel? jcls usualy rolatod in somo way. those possible questions: = ei = FURTHER PRACTICE FOR SPEAKING ‘PART? INTRODUCTION AND ITERVIEW Ramornbor that there are no right or wrong answers tothe questions in Part Ty to relax and answer the eats naturally, giving mo than a one ond age nu rauray, ng mon ‘answer whore possibie The qunatons in Pat ¥ of ‘8 re about stdying The wxaminer may aso ask you about your ay, ily, Hobbes aNd HO On ‘opraparo for those questions, make nots about yourselusing the tabo below. Lasthotiday 1b Family Hebbies | Description How do you fool about it? 0 totwk about? “any portant hams. ot vocabulary? Now check your answors to this exercise ram question for eact ofthe topic areas inthe tao ‘Now ito one possible PART2 INDIVIDUAL LONGTURN ‘You wil have paper and a pon nthe exam Yo make notes is important that you use your minute of ‘preparation timo to think about and organize your answer, [Make somo notes below in preparation forthe takrelating fo he card on page 26. (ype of transport. Now, using your notes, talk on this topic for one fo two minutes.WoO LISTENING approximately 30 minutes est WO A ieabitnoisy B_isonthe second lear © hastwobedrooms, ° has allarge root terrace. ‘questions 6-7 complete Dass not. { Hannah's address: 6 Whitenart Road z. or Questions 8-10 Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to complete each space, {8 Hannah plans to travel to her parents house on Friday ‘9 Hannah's Dad wil return the van on 10 Thejourney time is about ‘stop the recording when you hear‘That's the end of Section 1". Now check your answers to Section 1 of the test. SECTION2 QUESTIONS 11-20 ‘Questions 11-14 Circle FOUR letters AH. Which FOUR planned developments are mentioned? a village town hall, leisure centre aplay area for children a hospital fan industrial development extra houses steel works o7mooB> 26 | 3:21PM40 USTENING ‘Questions 15-18 Tiek Column A Tick Column B ifthe in ittne naval isin favour of the proposals. svidual is against the proposals. ag Example ‘The local farmer 15 The Mayor A 16 The conservation group spokesman 17 The local MP 418 The local shopkeeper ‘Questions 19-20 Circle the correct letter A-D. 19 Upton is A close to Tartlesbury B_farfromTartlosbury. © connected by railtoTartlesbury. Da town with auniversity. The College has A never hada 100% success rate, B had a 100% success rate tis year © always boen very suocesstul D never been successful ‘est TWO een ere: yn sTeNING SECTIONS QUESTIONS 21~ ‘Questions 21-25, Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS or A NUMBER foreach 21. How many essays do the students have towne? 22. What percentage does the witten exam account fo? 23. How many marks dd Car get or his latest say? 24 How many marks did Pamela get for he latest essay? 25 When was the matkng system explained bole? ‘Complete the tae below White NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS foreach answer: a Pamela Research Very god lots of Very good 26 nanan APS Sources ‘Very sound Very good. (Organization Very good 23. gatyle Slightly to informal insome cae places vious 65 Diseppointing but eveite e i a ak 30... rng when you hear That's the end of Section 3 Stop the recording wher nT dann ofthe test go on to page 42.© AND usTenINe 43 ttt SECTIONS — Ce SecTION# OUESTONG Te FURTHER PRACTICE FOR LISTENING: Bs, ie youto understand and corey soec Inthe listening test some ofthe questions require You and correct Selec ride Ineo res ea gu steer ara rd es one yu HEN. sy Questions 31-25 MATCHING FACTS TO FIGURES hole te correct eters AD ver cenan wt nlp you to lcus one specie rformation ou are sening fr, rather thay 21 The lola nimber ct ectures men Tis crit her nercal cela whic arora efvant¥o he task. ing a 2 dy the ceri ston gan tote partol Socton gandmaich ih igus an qa (2-3) Deon on 2 tien, fate lo (6). You wil not need o use all ofthe answers. He tems hy < ‘Stop he recording when Dr Woodham says‘any questions or comments?’ 1D. eight. 1 rumberctessays 2 maximum marks foreach essay 432. Thelunch break ofthe average Brith worteris 3 tfalessay marks each year A onthe increas. 4 contrbuton of essays ofa degree B shorterthanitused ob. 5 contbuton Carts essay has made tohis ral grade © 36minues 5 contrbuton Pamela's essay has made oher final grade D precisely 30minves . 7% 3 Weh graph shows the change as egal taws? db % S © 30% 4 5% es 1 2 9 100 ce Seam CDE nn to Section 3 of the (decide whether, ‘change any of the. one any of the answers you gave. Then check your answers 34 There willbe another lecture on stress in work and study A given by Professor But B onthe calendar. © _inabout a fortnight D- inawesk's time. oe 35 Which of the following is mentioned? A. Most workers say they do not take al their holidays. ttt ait a si