TRAINING TESTS TEST 1 Listen to the speakers. For questions (1-6) choose the correct answer (A, B or C). a You will listen to each recording twice. i. What job does he do?® You will hear a teacher talking to his art students about Ayers Rock. Why does the teacher recommend them to visit it? | They can geta chance to make colourful landscapes. (5 They can learn the are climbing there. “€ They can make drawings on the Ayers Rock. & You will heara man talking about television. How does he feel about it? “A He admires TV — the greatest invention of the 20" century. |) He believes that television prevents us from communicating with each other. “€ He is happy to have a cheap source of information and entertainment. <@ You'll listen to/a man talking about kids fashion. What is his opinion? “A. Children should wear the same clothes as the adults, but smaller size. “Children should wear the clothes their parents and grandparents wore while they were kids. “© Children should have their own fashion. Listen to the story. For statements (7-11) choose 7 if the statement is true according to the text, Fit it is false. You will listen to the story twice. ? Many Mondrian’s paintings are very confusing. } > ‘Mondrian’s painting is like a closed window. Socrates never lost his A patience. 8 temper. (heart. 2 mood. d He liked to discuss philosophy with people and made them ‘A contend their point of view. B demonstrate their point of view. prove their point of view. ‘argue their point of view. (©)) His enemies were sure he was able to “© spoil the youth. ruin the youth. © destroy the youth, “D-help the youth. > Socrates had agreed with his enemies, he wouldn't have been “A envenomed. © hung. “© murdered. -D poisoned. > His friends couldn't ‘A save him. ‘6 spoil him. “¢ hang him. 0 realize him. 115Task 6 Read the texts below. Match choices (A — H) to (27-32). There are two choices you do not need to use. Cashmere World Cashmere World invites you to see the beauty of cashmere. Enjoy a friendly, relaxed atmosphere — no pressure to buy. Custom-made sweater service available. ‘Mail order catalogue, too, 67 High Street, Sterling 031 556 6394 Rock Inspiration Rock Inspiration specialises in rock’ntoll memorabilia and novelties, recapturing the spirit of the 50s and 60s stocked with old Beatles and Elvis 45s includinga fully operational antique Seeburg jukebox. Open Mon — Sar 9.30 am ~ 5.30 pm Sun 11.30 am ~ 4.30 pm 108 West Bow, Edinburgh, 0312257710 Countrywear National Countrywear offers a superb range of top quality Scortish and Celtic design in Shetland, Lamb’s Wool and Cashmere. We also stock a huge range of outdoor wear. 514 Castlehill, Glasgow 0312265323 ‘UNIT 5. TRAINING TESTS 116 High Street Pharmacy ‘The High Sereet Pharmacy specialises in films; toiletries; medicine; herbal remediess one hour film processing, 28 High Street, Glasgow, EH11SR 0315561971 Books for All This family business established in 1980 has a large selection of Scottish art, travel, natural history, literature and many other subjects. Rare and second-hand books boughe and sold. Open Mon — Sat 12 noon ~ 5 pm. 204 Canongate, Sterling, EH8 8DQ 0315560624 Woolen Mill. Want to buy traditional Scottish clothes? Our Woolen Millis for you! Alo a large selection of national food, and gifts in a range of tartans. Natural value guaranteed! 453-455 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2NT 0312251525Find the shop “A where you can buy pills. |p from which it is possible to buy things from home. “(which is open on Sunday, too. “which sells and buys things, too. “£ which sels raincoats. “which sells something to eat. “G which collects things connected with famous writers. “1 where you can buy chairs. Task 7 Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each space (33-38). There are two choices you do not need to use. ‘Most people think ofa machine as a complicated device with hundreds of moving parts and powered by some sort of heat engine or by electricity. Asa matter of fact, even such simple tools as a hammer and a screw are also machines. To a scientist, a machine is any object (33) « You may have to strain yourself in lifting a heavy weight by hand; yet you can often push the weight up an inclined plane which allows you to use less effort; therefore, it is a machine. What do we mean by saying that a machine allows us to use less effort in doing a given amount of work? First of all, we must see what a scientist means (34) ‘No object moves without being pushed or pulled in some way. A door opens (35) . Awindow shade comes down when we pull ic by a string. A bomb drops from an airplane (36) i In che language of physics such a push or pull is called a force. Ifyou braced yourself rogether against a house and pushed with all your might, you wouldn't succeed in moving it. This is because your force is not great enough to overcome the resisting force of the building, You are certainly exerting effort, bur a physicist would say that you are not doing work. For him, work is performed only (37) . To move an object and thus to do work, we exert a steady force that is greater than the resisting force of the body — the force, such as gravity, friction or inertia, (38) We can use a small force at one end of a simple machine to move an object against a much greater force at the other end of a machine. A. when we push against it 8 when a force results in moving a body “© although machines multiply our force D. when he speaks of “effort” and of “work” “E because itis pulled down by gravity “chat prevents the body from being moved G that allows us to do work with less effort “by the sound of a bell YacTuna Use of English 8 Read the text below. For questions (39-48) choose the correct answer (A, B,C or D). Singapore's eemarkable geography (it is one of two cities in the world, the other being Rio de Janeiro, to have virgin rainforest at its heart) is a lush, green haven for wildlife. At the Bukit Timak Nacure Reserve you can sce macaque monkeys, tre shrews, butterflies, bids, izards and other fascinating animal and insect life in a carefully conserved environment. The reserve also contains Singapore's highest peak, (39) spectacular views of the island.(40) major attraction is the Jurong Birdpark, the largest in South Asia with over 8,000 birds, (41) 100 species of parrot and the largest collection of hornbills. Penguins, flamingos and the birds of prey showcase are other (42) in this beautiful park. Ifflora is more your thing, and the (43) exotic the better, then the world’ largest collection of orchids (44) atthe National Orchid Garden. Set amid tropical foliage and water features are over 700 species and 2,100 hybrids, as well as the VIP orchids named (45) state dignitaries. If you prefer your outdoor pursuits with a bit more of a rush, then you might like to try your hand at the wide (46) of watersports activities. Choose from waterskiing, windsurfing, sailing, canocing or wakeboarding. A recent addition (47) the world of extreme sports and very popular here, wakeboarding is a bit (48) waterskiing on a snowboard, and sure to pump up the adrenalin. For those who prefer their feet on the ground, there's rock climbing every weekend at Bukit Timah Hill, go karting at Kart World at Jurong every Sunday, or mountain and dirt biking whenever it takes your fancy. DW recommending | 8 suggesting (offering D | advising @ | h Second 8 Another Vic [Other Furthermore QD | A | includes lip esiodst © isincluding | including @® |W \hightights B | views | particulars D insights © | i mos hase © lease more OW waits for 1 | awaits assembles D | expects ® | alas with © after » for @ | A | range ® | extent € | fila D | possibilicy @ | jh | beside 8 apart from © 00 © for Ov similar 8 like © |as D the same i 3 Read the texts below. For questions (49-58) choose the correct answer (A,B, C or D). ‘The Benton Horde, a priceless collection of ancient Roman silver, has disappeared (49) its display cabinet in the British Museum. At today’s emergency press conference, the museum director John Clive said, that according to his theory, the treasures (50) by a professional gang on behalf of a specific collector, ‘The matter is that the stolen silver (51) very well-known and it will never be sold (52) the open market. ‘Ten museums (53) in the last six months and the number has been rising steadily over the last few years, The Benton Horde is considered to be one of Britain’s most important collections of Roman silver. 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