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Contents Introduction ‘an overview for candidates Test 1 Reading and Use of English Writing LUstening Test2 Reading and Use of English Writing Ustening Test3 Reading and Use of English Wting Ustening Test 4 Reading and Use of English Writing Lstening Test 1 Speaking Test2 Speaking Test 3 Speaking Test 4 Speaking ‘Sample Writing answers [Answer keys and audioscripts ‘Sample answer shoots ‘Acknowledgements Visual materials for the Speaking test 100 109 187 163 168Introduction Prepare for the exam with practice tests from Cambridge Inside you'l find four authentic examination papers from Cambridge Assessment English. They are ‘the perfect way to practise ~ EXACTLY lke the real exam. ‘Why are they unique? [Allour authentic practice tests go through the same design process as the B2 Fist exam, We check every single part of our practice tests with real students under exam conditions, to make sure we give you the most authentic experience possible. ‘Students can practise these tests on their own or wih the help of a teacher to familiarise themselves withthe exam format, understand the scoring system and practise exam technique. Introduction The structure of B2 First: an overview “The Cambridge English Qualifications 82 First examination consists of four papers: Reading and Use of English: 1 hour 15 minutes In Parts 1 to 4, the test contains texts with accompanying grammar and vocabulary tasks, and separate items with a grammar and vocabulary focus. n Parts § to 7, the test contains a range of texts and accompanying reading comprehension tasks. Writing: 1 hour 20 minutes In Part 1, which is compulsory, candidates have to write an essay of between 140 and 190, |Words, giving ther opinion in response toa task. In Part 2, there ae three tasks from which candidates choose one to write about. The range of tasks from which questions may be drawn includes an article, an email o letter, a report and a review. In this part, candidates have to write ‘between 140 and 190 words. Listening: 40 minutes approximately Each part contains a recorded text or texts and some questions, including muttiple-choice, ‘sentence completion and muftiple-matching questions. Each text is heard twice, Cambrid Enaoh CEFR Leva ‘UK National = — Qusiiieations Speaking: 14 minutes (or 20 minutes for groups of 3) C2 Percy @ 3 ‘The standard test formal s two candidates and two examiners. Candidates wil be given ciAdvancea oo > photograns and oer visual and writen material 0 ook at and tak about ae = = 1 ‘veal length | Number of taska/oarta | Number of tame 1 Panay et enw Reading ond snow tmrton 7 2 #2 Koy 8 Entry Writing “hour20 mines | 2 : Further information storing sero 40 ine 4 0 ‘The information contained in this practice book is designed to be an overview of the exam. For Speaking Abel ‘ - ‘ful description fall of the above exams, including information about task types, testing focus ae ‘ours 50 mins ‘and preparation, please see the relevant handbooks which can be obtained from the Cambridge Earns Assessment English webst at: cambridgeengish.org- i Grading ‘Al candidates receive @ Statement of Results and candidates whose performance ranges between CEFR Levels 81 and C1 (Cambridge Engish Scale scores of 140-190 aso receive a certificate. “+ Candidates who achieve Grade A (Cambridge English Scale scores of 180-190) receive the First Certificate In English stating that they demonstrated ability at Level C1 + Candidates who achieve Grade B or © (Cambridge English Scale scores of 160-178) receive the First Certificate in English at Level B2. + Candidates whose performance is below B2 level, but falls within Level B1 (Cambridge English Scale scores of 140-159), receive a Cambrige English certificate stating that they have demonstrated ablity at Level B1 + For further information on grading and results, go tothe website (see page 4 for details)Speaking: an overview for candidates ‘You take the Speaking test with another candidate (possibly two candidates), refered to here as your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other wil be listening. Both examiners will award marks, Part (2 minutes) ‘The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things like “your home town’, your interests, ‘your career plans’, et. art2 (a one-minute “ong tur’ for each candidate, plus @ 30-second response from the ‘second candidate) ‘The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minute. The ‘examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds beat ‘Then the examiner gives your partner two diferent photographs. Your partner talks about these Photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you @ question about your partner's ‘photographs and you respond briefly Part (4 minutes) ‘The examiner asks you and your partner to tak together. They give you a task to look at so you ‘can think about and discuss an idea, glving reasons for your opinion. For example, you may be ‘asked to think about some changes in the world, or about spending free time with your far ‘After you have discussed the task for about two minutes with your partner, the examiner will ask you a folow-up question, which you should discuss for a further minute. Part 4 (4 minutes) ‘The examiner asks some further questions, which leads to a more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner's answers i you wishTest 1 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. ‘There is an example at the beginning (0) ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Example: © Aarive Benter Cogan D stay oe eS 8 ‘Seeing Australia's most famous animals ‘Many international vistors to Australia (0)... the country through the city of Melboume and (1)... out on thei tours from there. If you do so, i's extremely 2)... that you will ever (9)... across kangaroos or koalas inthe city. You'll have to get out of town to see them. You can always book a tour that (4)... wildlife watching experiences. (On the other hand, you may decide to do it on your own, In that case, head out on the Great (Ocean Road from Meltourne and you'll see the Kennett River Holiday Park. You'll soon find loads of koalas in the tres. After your (6)... there, drive up to the Grampians National Park, Ws worth taking an aftemoon walk there before renting a room at the Kookaburra Lodge looking out on the stunning scenery. Kangaroos (7)... in large groups at sunrise and sunset, and you'l have a front (8)... Seat. leave unknown deals Incident just blend place unclear bring offers ‘occasion simply ‘gather oot uncertain got specialises instance wei attend queue Reading and Uso of English D break D unikely D look D focuses D time D_ doeply D combine D line »[(p.i00) 9Test 1 Part 2 For questions 8-16, read the text below and think ofthe word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There isan example atthe beginning (0) \write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. sso [a] (KEELE) The Oscars Many countries have annual awards for outstancing achievements (0)... the flm industry By (@) se the most famous awards are those made by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ~ the Oscars, The name actually refers (10)... the statuette which all ofthe winners receive, The awards go not only to actors but also to other people involved in ‘the production ofa fm, (11)... 88 make-up artists and costume designers. Nobody knows for certain (12) .... these stetuettes are called Oscars, The most widely accepted story concems Margaret Herick, the secretary to the Academy. (19)... she fist saw the statuettes in 1991, her intial reaction (14) .... 10 say that they looked remarkably (15)... her cousin, Oscar Pierce. He worked on a farm and actually had (16)... atallto do vit the film industry, 10 ->[Bp. 109) Reading and Uso of English Part For questions 17-24, read the text below, Use the word given in capitals at the end of some ofthe lines to form a word that fis inthe gap in the same line. There isan example atthe beginning (0). \write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. exanote: [6] (rele leet Tall LI I Drawing with scissors aists INFLUENCE cof the twentieth century. He produced masterpieces in a wide (7). but some consider his most (18) . Frenchman Henri Matisse was among the most (0)... of media including painting, sculpture and printmaking, VARY work to be fom his INNOVATE later years, when he suffered from partial (19) and was BLIND confined to his bed and a wheelchair. Because of this, he used an (20) sn method he called “drawing with scissors’.He cut brightly- EXPERIMENT painted sheets of paper into large shapes. Under his guidance these paper cutouts wore attached to the walls of his studio, He then rected fis ZI) ne 4 move the pleces into the precise ASSIST (22) eens he ad in mind. ARRANGE ‘The inspiration for some of the most remarkable scissor drawings was (23) places Matisse had previously visited but, because MEMORY of his age, could no longer retum to, such as two works he made in 1986 based on an (24)... tip he had made to Tahiti many years FORGET before, [Gp 109]Test 1 Part 4 For questions 25-90, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tothe fst sentence, using the word given. De not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: (© A very trenaly tax! driver drove us into town, DRIVEN We a vory friendly taxi driver “The gap can be filed by the words were driven ino town by, so you write: Example: | 0 | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY ‘Wirt only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 | cannot remember atime when Dr Rowan was not the president ofthe club. as Dr Rowan has been the president ofthe club for. remember. 26 The furthest my brother can runis 5 kilometres. No My brother S kilometres. 27 I spent moe money on my holiday than I meant to 30 Iida ‘money on my holiday. Reading and Use of English My doctor said that | must only run in proper running shoes. NEVER My doctor told... shoes. 1 was wearing proper running “The engineer explained clearly how the machinery worked. CLEAR how the machinery ‘The engineer gavea worked, “Tho concert wae cancelled when it began to enow. owine. “The concert was called ss the snow.Test 1 Part 5 ‘You are going to read an extract from the autobography of the tennis player Rafael Nadal. For ‘questions 31-86, choose the answer (A, B, © orD) which you think fits best according to the text, ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheot. Looking back at the Wimbledon tennis championships ‘The silence, that’s what strikes you when you play on Centre Court at the Wimbledon tennis championships. You bounce the bal soundlessly up and down on the soft grass surface; you toss It up to serve; you hit it and you hear the echo of your own shot. And of every shot after that, The trimmed grass, the rich history, the ancient stadium, the players dressed in white, the respectful crowds, al ‘combine to enclose and cushion you from the ‘outside world. The quiet of the Centre Court Is good for my game. What I battle against hnardest ina tennis match sto shut everything ‘out of my mind but the contest itself and the point 'm playing The silence of the Centre Court is broken by a shock of noise when a points done: applause, cheers, people shouting your name, hear them, but as i from some place far off Iidon’t register that there are fiteen thousand people hunched around the arena, tracking ‘every move my opponent and I make, lam so ocused I have no sense at all that there are millions watching me around the world as | play Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon, final - the biggest match of my life. 1 had always dreamed of playing at Wimbledon. My uncle Toni, who has been ‘my coach all my life, had drummed into me from an early age that this was the biggest tournament of them all. By the time 1 was 14, Iwas sharing with my frends the fantasy that Pd play there one day and win, Before 2008, though, Td played and lost, both times against Federer ~ in the final there the year Defore, and the year before that. The deleat Jn 2006 had not been so hard. went out onto the court that time just pleased and grateful that, having just turned twenty, Vd made it that far Federer beat me pretty easily, more 4 casily than f1'é gone out with more beliel. But iy defeat in 2007 left me utterly destroyed. | knew I could have done better, that i was not iy ability or the quality of my game that had failed me, but my head. Losing always hurts, but it hurts much more when you have a ‘chance ancl throw i ava. Tonl, the toughest of tennis coaches, Is usually the last person n the world to offer me ‘consolation: he eritcizes me even when | win, Iisa measure of what a wreck I must have been that he abandoned the habit of alifetime and told me there was no reason to despa hat there would be more Wimbledons and jore Wimbledon finale. I told han he did Understand, that this had probably been my last chance to win It. Every single moment ‘counts but some moments count for more than others, and Thad let a big one pass in 2007 ‘There was nothing Ton! could do to ease my griet. Yet here Iwas again in 2008, just one year later. was confident learnt the lesson from that defeat twelve months earlier; that whatever else gave way this time, my head would not. The best siga that my head was in the right place now was the convietion that | ‘would wi. At dinner with family and friends and team members the night before the final, at the house we always rent when I play at ‘Wimbledon, mention of the match had been off-limits. I didn't expressly forbid them from raising the subject, but they all understood well enough that, whatever else I might have bbeen talking about, I was already beginning to play the match in a space inside my head From here on in until the start of play, that space should remain mine alone, at Reading and Use of English ‘The writer says thatthe silence at Wimbledon Centre Court calms his nerves during matches. dives him confidence in his abilities. helps him to concentrate on the game. ‘makes him feel that e's respected. coor In the second paragraph, what does the writer suggest about the 2008 match? ‘A. twas all that concerned him at that time. His opponent was distracted by the behaviour ofthe crowd, © Itproved how popular he had become. D_ His ans seemed almost as anxious as he was. ‘What does the writer say about playing Federer in two Wimbledon finals? [Nerves lt him down in the frst match. He had oitfeent attitudes to the two matches. He was too ambitious when he played the first match. The quaity of his game improved in the second match. com> ‘The writer says that after he lost inthe 2007 final, his coach ‘encouraged him to think about how much he'd already achieved. was unusually sympathetic towards him. failed to recognise his disappointment. citicsed his performance unfair. voa> What does ‘gave way’ mean inline 657 developed unexpectedly became stronger kept going through difficulties failed to function vom What does the writer say about his family and fiends? ‘They take his mind of tennis. ‘They respect his need for privacy. ‘They help him in any way they can ‘They see things from a diferent perspective. voa> 9[B p19] 15Far Reading and Use of English Parté ‘You are going to read a magazine article about video games. Six sentences have been removed {rom the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (27-42). Theres one ‘extra sentence which you do not need to use. “Mark your answers on the separate answer shest. In praise of video games ‘Why do serious media commentators largely gnore the biggest entertainment medium in the world? Author Naomi Alderman investigates. Why do video games receive so litle coverage In the mainstream media? I's a question {that’s troubled me for years ~ | even made a programme about i for the radio. Games are the largest entertainment medium inthe world, games, even for someone who writes about them, With books you have authors; with fms This that the people in the games el newspaper culture pages tend not to cover Youhavedirectors so the situation very Industry tet don’ ere enough, them, Cultural programmes on TV and radio I rite about novels as well as games and barely silent. F That's bocause they usually need to make Imight do a short feature about them once in {while at bet reserving serious dacussion copy ofa new book nthe hope review tor cial nadequntetenagers Sand analsie for specialist things with a very mention t somewhere, ithe games So what dilerence would, tor example, @ By contest, L=pend hours doing phone Moted audience Ihe laerprelie Uae ssl Indutry wanted tobe Weated TEE eer aural Swcely games programme on TV make ‘unas inthe hope of geting Ad ‘experimental opera ‘media, it could start by making ts work accessible toi copy of a game. My novels, which sell tens of thousands of copies, are shortlisted for prizes that appear fon the mews. My games, which have sold nillions of copies, dont even make the news. Fim and TV awards ceremonies are a news story. [37] think allthis isa shame because it alfecs he way people think about the medium. It means we don’ get the kind of analysis that mainstream media an proce, fand were prevented from asking interesting ‘questions about games in our culture ‘There are several reasons for this exclison People who control programming and edit Dapers tend to be in ther sand older, and fre still a bit old to have come of age with video games or to understand them. And games, because they'te very much products ‘fa collaborative effort, normally don't have a single creator or celebrity to represent them in 16 But I want to suggest another reason why games arent treated as an important cltual fom, ‘At Teast that i the impression get. ‘They make it amazingly hard to get hold of new day passes when a publisher isn't posting me tomainstream journalists There's timing Issue too. In the past, Ive tied to persuade review programmes to cover sgaines more (requenty. But | ahways seem to come up against the same old problem, Film companies organise prerelease screenings, TV ‘companies send out early versions of their shows, publishers send copies of new books, theatres do reviews ~ but games companies won't send out “advance versions of games, Furthermore, the games industry itself does not seem too bothered about being covered in broadsheet culture sections, because it doesnt ‘think this would sell more games. It is already the bigest selling entertainment industry i the world in any ease 2 fair point, ‘ut I wish the industry would cooperate anyway because games are important and deserve to be ‘regarded as such inthe mainstream media However, gamers are stil being viewed! as ‘Those for games are only for industry specialists technical changes right up untl the lst inate [Bets] 17Test 1 Part 7 ‘You are going to read an article written by an architect about his work. For questions 43-62, ‘choose from the sections (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet In which section does the architect mention ‘employees being trusted to organise themselves inthe way they thinks best? how problems among employees are resolved? the range of people needed for some architectural projects? ‘being told that he would have fewer responsibltis in a new position? the limited control higher-ranking people have over what employees do? se0king help from colleagu having mixed feelings about his work? _a requirement forthe performance of all employees to be exceptional? the value of employees to his business? having to demonstrate independence straightaway in a new post? 18 >[p. 109) « “4 {ll «” a Reading and Use of English Being an architect AA After | graduated, | took the first job I was blfered. T felt torn at the time because although I was really happy to have found ‘Job Tight out of school when so many others could not, I hated retail design at ‘architectural school and this was a firm Specialising in retall stores. It was a small ‘company {I was the first employee hired) land becauseit did workaround the country, iy boss travelled quite a bit. Almost from day one, Iwas left on my own for several days a week and, through necessity, Twas taking meetings with local clients and giving presentations without help. It ‘wasn't too much later that I started helping ‘withthe billing and managing some of the proposal writing duties. I got to do it all When I left the job, I remember going into an interview with a larger firm and telling them that I had all this experience. The [person interviewing me ehuckied and said, Nou won't be doing that here straightaway = that’s what the senior employees do” 8 I now run my own small company. Because we're not so big, we realy need everyone In the office to be superstars. It can be 4 difficult environment for some types ff people to work in because we expect, feveryone to work on their own initiative. We need ‘our employees to. make the most of the resources available to them, Including asking questions of others on their team, looking at past projects and using the lessons learned to find possible ‘ways forward. We give our staff plenty of time and space to do thelr own thing. They need to be clever enough to arrange and ‘make use ofthis tine and space wisely. © Everybody in our office Is part of a team, Normally, we have two or three people working on a project, and everybody has Access tothe same people and information, Individuals tend to roll on and off projects as and when needed, There is always a Senior level person who remains on a project throughout the entire process and Is the point of contact, but we lke to let people find their own roles on projects and pursue the things that Interest them. ‘We all get along pretty well and any issues with behaviour get dealt ith as they arise between the individuals concerned. ‘The people who work for me really are the company’s most important asset. Sure, Wwe could replace them with others, but i would be very hard to find the right balance of skills that we currently have D Ioften get asked if architecture is a field for everyone. It's 2 dificult. question to answer. What I look for in potential new employees is their ability to speak anticulately. This is essential. Since Wwe require all employees to meet with Clients, they need to be able to construct, a narrative that can engage our clients land which they can relate to. | look for the same characteristics in all employees, regardless of gender, nationality, age ‘whatever. I think It takes. certain type Of brain to practise architecture but that ‘doesn't necessarily mean that everyone can't find place, While most people don’t {go into architectural school thinking that they are going to be anything other than the world's next great designer, the truth fof the matter is that it takes a. small army of people from diverse backgrounds to take on some of the buildings being constructed these days. 19Test 1 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutoo) Part 1 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-180 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet, 1 Inyour Englsh class you have been talking about helping other people. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. \Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. PeTeRTTCITTETe ere TTT “Everyone should do something regulary n ther life to help ‘other people.’ Do you agree? Notes Write about: 1. the importance of friends ane family 2. giving something back to society ae (your own idea) 20 Wing Part2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-8 in this pat. Write your answer in 140-190 words in {an appropriate sty on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box atthe top of the answer sheet. ‘Your English teacher has asked you to write a report on the cycling facilities in your area for the collage magazine. In your report, you shoul + explain what facilities are available for cyclists ‘+ describe popular places for cyclist to visit “© recommend ways in which cycling can be made safer in your area ite your report. 3. Youhave seen this announcement in an English-language magazine. Articles wanted A sense of humour wnat does having a good sense of humour mean? How importants Itt see the funny side of life? Are there any disadvantages to laughing alot? ‘The best articles wl be published in our magazine. Write yourarticte. 4. You receive this email rom your English friend, Hannah. ‘Subject: Summer job | want to get a job in the summer. My uncle works for a publishing company and ‘says | could work there. i'd be realy interesting but they can't afford to pay me ‘much, Or | could werk in the focal supermarket. The pay would be better but it'd bbe really boring. What should ! do? \writo your email (pice) 2Test 1 LISTENING (epproximatoly 40 minutos) Part 4 ‘You will hear people taking in eight cffarent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 11 Youhear a woman talking about learning to play the piano. How does she feel about it? ‘A. determined not to give up B disappointed at her lack of progress. © embarrassed thal she rarely practises 2 Youheara woman teling a friend about having a celebration dinner. How does the woman feel about it? ‘A. proud ofthe meal that she prepared BB pleased that everyone enjoyed the evening © ‘relieved that there was enough to eat 8 Youheara man tolinga friend about a vst to a museum. \What does he say about the visi? {A Itinspired him to take up a hobby. B Itwas more interesting than he'd expected, © Itwould have been more enjoyable on another day. Listening test audio 4 Youheartwo media students talking aboula TV advert they have seen, ‘What do they agree about the advert? A Itwas cleverly made. B Itwas harmless fun. © twas aimed at a particular age group. 22 Listening ‘You hear two people taking about a work colleague called Judy. What isthe man doing when he speaks? A. praising Judy’ enthusiasm questioning Judy's attention to detail © expressing sympathy for Judy You hear two fiends talking about a local project to start a community garden, ‘What does the man think about the project? A ttseems badly organised. B It's probably over-ambitious. © ‘trsks being too costly Yu hear two fiends discussing watching films based on books. “The woman enjoys watching fms based on books she's read because [A the book brags un added level of understanding tothe lm, B itisinteresting to see another interpretation ofthe story. © shelikes to spot where the film difer from the book. ‘Yu hear a man toling@ friend about a new sports contre, For which sport ist optional to join a membership scheme? A swimming B gym © athletics (Ben) Gp] 2Test 1 Part 2 ‘You will hear a student called Petra Dean talking about her recent work experience as a volunteer inthe Cioud Forest in Ecuador in South America. For questions 8-18, complete the sentences with ‘8 word or short phrase. uo | Ustening test aucio | Volunteering in the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Petra is currently studying (9) at university. Poira was surprised that she had to travel By (10) ‘or he last stage of her joumay tothe Cioud Forest Working in what was known as the (14) ‘gave Petra particular satisfaction, Petra was impressed by the (12) ‘she saw on a daily basis. Petra didn't enjoy trying to contal the (18) when taking the milk down the mountain, ‘As part of the forest programme, Petra had to chack the (4) ofthe trees. (One survival sil that Petra learnt was how to make (15) In the trees. Visiting (16) fare now in a state of ruin was Petra's most memorable free time activity, In the reserve, Petras favourite place to spend the evening was the “7 Petra regretted not packing sufficient (18) in her luggage. @p.15) 24 [9 p.110) Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about their Jobs on a cruise ship. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (AH) what each speaker says about working on a cruise ship. Use the letters oniy ance. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. ‘A The staff can choose which cruise to go on. 1B The staff tend to be young. © The obs are wel paid 1D The staff can continue their education on board. E Tho promotion prospects are good. F The staf accommadation is of «high standard _ Theiifestyleis glamorous. H The works suitable for coupes. Listening test audio Listening peaker 1 19 Speaker 2 20 Speaker 3 a Speaker 4 2 peaker S 2 (Sv.110) Bp.s7) 25r Test 1 Listening Pact 4 ig © ) | 29. Whathas changed or Gy het emo een fe working init are more serious than before. ‘You will hear an interview with a man caled Guy Riordan, who ‘A. People working int rious than befor works as.a stuntman performing dangerous scenes in movies. For B_ He has to do more work for the same money. "2-30 choose the bes anaweri®, Bor). Listen test audio | suestons ven ‘he bes A Bore) "3 Stunt performers are less frequently required. ‘24 What does Guy say about the frst time he worked with a team of other stuntmen? 30 Guy scvieos anyone terete in becoming a move sun pocormer ‘A Ho was very unsure of is talents. ‘A to.dovelop as wide a range of stunt sie 2s possible. 'B He was uncomfortable about putting his trust in others. He orale about puting his rust in oth B tofindjobs by using a good agent. © He was surprised atthe risks some people took. © tobe prepared todo other pes of works welt 25. For Guy, the most dificult pat of beinga stuntman is. ‘A. competing against others fr roles. B avoiding injury. © ‘trying to improve constantly. 228 What does Guy say was hard about performing in the movie Raw Stuff? ‘A faling in the right place having tocary heavy loads © getting to the top of a mountain 227 When asked about being a stunt doublefor the actor Marty Walker, Guy says ‘A. he admires Marty's abilty to change his body shape for fims. 1B he fools pleased when Marty plays tye parts of action heroes, © herespects Marty’ wilingness to act in some dangerous scenes, 28 What was satisfying for Guy about performing in the flm Light at Dawn? ‘A. geting the chance to have a speaking role B working witha large fm crew © achieving wnat the dector wanted 20 2(Spi0] Bare) err TCL Reading nd Uso of English 4A contre 8 aim © mice D point Test 2 2A approsching 8 inaining «moving D atecting READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) 3 & ameunt Brae © evel D extent suitabi competency : capabi Part 1 4A sutabity BL competency © adequacy —-—«~@D_capabilty For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B,C or D) best fits each gap. 5 A expect B search © require D appeal Ther isan exampio at the beginning eating (. 6 A trend B custom preference D tendency Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet you 7 A find out B getup © takeon D showin Examy 8 A scale B category, © series Drange © Aregard B think © agree believe BEES Aspects of character Psychologists (0) Introversion and exttoversion as highly important aspects of character. Extroverts are lively and outgoing, while intoverts are more controlled and reserved. People Who are total extroverts may be rather iitating at times as they always seem to want to be the (1) «of attention, whist introverts can seem rather dull and boring because they are so uiet. OF course, very few people are totally extrovert or totaly introvert; most fall somewhere between the two extremes, some (2)... 6 extroversion, others to introversion, The (3)... 0 which a person is extroverted or introverted can be very relevant to a person's (4) fora particular job. Some jobs (6)... people who are somewhat extrovert (sale Public relations, other jobs are more appropriate for people with a (6) to introversion (computer programming, librarianship). For ths reason, companies looking £0 (7) se... now ‘staf will often give applicants a peychometrc test to see, amongst other things, where they le (onthe introversion-extroversion (8)Part 2 For quoations 9-16, read the text below and thin of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one Word In each gap. There is an example atthe beginning (0) ‘write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. LITT TTT) WELL Example: [0 Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below, Use the word given in capitals at the end of some ofthe lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same line, There i an example at the beginning (0), ‘write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, Example: [0] [F]R Nordic walking Nordic walking is an outdoor activity frst develeped in (0) involves walking with very light sticks @ bit Ike sk-poles, () {and used to push you along, 1990s in Finland, It basically are strapped to your wrists «a form of surnmer exercise for winter eross- Nordic walking wae iitally devised (10) . country skiers, but was not taken seriously for general fitness traning until roughly the tum ) the century. Since then, (12) taking (19)... im the USA, Australia and Japan, Popularity has exploded in Europe, and it ‘The appeal of the activity is obvious. Not (14) apparently the most complete body workout there i, using more muscles than elther running is it easy to do, but Nordle walking is ‘or swimming. For people who disike gyms, itis perfect, Nordic walking can be done almost (18). from beaches and parks (16)... ct streets. 2% 4 pie) Canadian astronaut astronaut ffom Canada to PROFESS. «space. He says that his inspiration for wanting OUT Chris Hactield was the first (0). travel in (17) to be an astronaut came when, at the age of just nine, he and his {amily watched the first moon (18)... In July, 1969 at their home in Ontario. Chris never lost (19)... of this ambition throughout his SEE (20) Boy Then, atthe age of 18, he went on to study mechanical engineering ‘and later aviation studies. in 1992, after serving as a test pilot for several years, he was chosen from over 5,000 (21) who APPLY wanted to join the Canadian space programme. He then had to Undergo a training programme which was extremely (22) ...... both RIGOUR. physically and mentally He was selected for his frst space (23) ...... in 1995 on the US FLY ‘space shuttle Atlantis. He served on several different types of of the COMMAND ‘ace mission, and was appointed to the role of (24) Intemational Space Station mission in 2013. (Bp) 31Part 4 For questions 25-0, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tothe fist ‘sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example 0) Example: © Avery trendly tax! driver drove us ito town. DRIVEN We a very friendly tax driver “The gap can be led by the words ‘wore driven int town by; 60 you write: Example: | 0 | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY | \Wirte only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 Stoven acked me, Do you want o goto the movies with me?" UKE Steven asked me ... 90 to the movies with him. 28. Philip told Marla he would contact heron Saturday. ToucH Philip promised Maria he woul... heron Saturday. 227 My sister said she would help me do my homework. HAND My sistor offered to. soos with ey homework: Reading and Use of English We didi got to sleep at all lastnight because ofthe noise from the room next door. IMPOSSIBLE The noise from the room next door. ‘Sleep lastnight, usto get to Would you tke to come shopping ths atemeon? FEEL Do you... this afternoon? Iwas hardtor me to understand what the veitor was saying DIFFICULTY 1 What the visitor was sayingTest 2 Part 5 ‘You are going to read an extract from the biography of a biologist called Jane Goodal. For {questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which you think is best according tothe text. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Avery young, idealistic Englishwoman arrived in Mia in early April 1957 and soon, quite Possibly’ in her frst letter home, wrote the Astonishingly dramatic words "| am living in the ‘Airica | have always longed for, always felt string in my blood? She was to spend most of the rest of her lie in Africa and = ‘as a ciizen, Journalist, sclentist, activist and ‘environmentalist came to be associated with that continent Her name wes lane Goodal In 1963, Britain's National GeographicalSociety promoted Jane Goodall’s fame by producing A series Of glossy. articles and television ‘documentaries on her chimpanzee tesearch, ‘That early fame has since been reinforced by het ‘own writing for a popular audience, including Award-winning eltldren's books and the 1971 bbestecller Inthe Shadow ofan, which has been {anslated into 47 languages and Is stil n print. With the posible exception of Marie Cure, the Nobel Prize-winning sclentist, Jane Goodall Imust be the most widely celebrated female Scientist ofthe ith century, Ironically, her celebrity may have obscured hher actual achievements. Hundreds of articles, they are often limited in Shehas been presented as an advent Ite gin a privileged woman who dreamed of alte with wild animals a determined feminist ia man's world, and 0-09. Put together, these images devalue what she has actualy done. Based on the number of references (0 her research by academies in her fel, the number of her students who have subsequently Feached influential positions in the biologlal Selences, and the volume of data amassed in her forty:yeariong study, Jane Goodall ought to be'considered a uniquely dstingushed ploneer Inher field and the world’s leading zoologist. Yet her achievement can be stated more simply and ‘dhectiy: she opened the door to. our Understanding ofthe socal and emotional lives, of chimpanzees. 34 Jane Goodall: chimpanzee expert Wild chimpanzees are dangerous, though belore Goodall began her work the dangers Were misunderstood and exaggerated. Prior to Goodall’ early discoveries, no one knew that chimpanzees ate meat. We had no lea that they, or indeed any large mammals other than ‘ourselves, created and used tools. We did not realize that chimpanzees share with humans {similar set of emotions or that thelr social systems are startlingly ke ours. We would not have believed that chimpanzee communities feross Aiea “possess various distinctive cultural traditions Goodall’ scholarly book, Te Chimpanzees of Gombe. (1886), ranks as the single most Authoritative work In this area, the “frst fneyelopacdia for chimpanzee research, Her Tongterm study’ of wild apes along the shores of Lake Tanganytia’ in Gombe State, Nigeria, has turned out to be, In the words of blologlst Stephen Jay Gould, “one of the Western world great. sclentiic. achievements’. Jane Goodal helped create a revolution in the way we study fnimals, and because the animals she studied are Hhumankind’s closest relatives, she also helped alter the way humans think about themselves. Evenasa child, there werea few early indleators ‘ofthe person Jane Goodall would become, By far the clearest of these from her early childhood ‘was in the autumn of 1988, when she was just ve {ears old. One autumn day, a olden afternoon’ [is her mother remembers it Jane dsappeared, The police were called and’ began the search [Neighbours and family members joined in. Alte fn increasingly frantic search, as dusk moved {0 dark, the child suddenly reappeared, alone, ‘wih fragments of straw in her hate and clothes Wherever have you been?” her mother asked. Jane explained tat she had wondered how hens lay eggs. To find out, she had crawled Inside a hhenhouse, concealed herselfin the straw. and ain perfectly stil for five hours until the hen raised hrerself up, wigaled and provided an answer Ils, tempting to consider this a the begining of hee cancer as a biologist, Reading and Uso of English {nthe frst paragraph, we learn that Goodall, had been wanting to travel to Atica for some time. recognised that she was unusual in wanting o go to Atica, inital felt imited by the job she was doing sometimes found it dificult to express herseff in writing, coo Goodal's book Inthe Shadow of Man is mentioned to make the point that she contributed to the spread of her own fame. she tried her best to compete with other female scientists, she was interested in collaborating with scientists abroad, she was more interested in books than television programmes, voa> What isthe writer doing inthe third paragraph? questioning some of the decisions Goodall made describing the many sides of Goodall’ personality ‘emphasising the significance of Goodal’s work arguing that most books on Goodall are well researched vom \What does the weiter say about Goodal’'s book The Chimpanzees of Gombe? [A The importance of it was not immediately obvious. 1B There sno better book on the subject. Itinspired a leading scientist to write a similar book. D_ttencouraged other biologists to visit Lake Tanganyika. \What isthe writers purpose in teling the story about the hen? to give an example ofthe imaginative games Goodell played B_toppoint out how unusual Goodall’ interests were © to show how different Goodal's character was as a child D_ tofighlignt Goodal's intellectual curiosity > What does ‘provided an answer’ ine 87) refer to? the question her mother asked Goodal's curiosity Goodal's actions the search for Goodall voor >(Bp.i2i] 95Toot 2 Parté ‘You are going to read an article which compares performing stand-up comedy with giving a presentation. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (87-42). There is on xtra sentence which you do not need to use. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Stand-up comedy and presentations ‘Monica Platter describes how her experiences on a stage performing stand-up comedy ‘helped her to get better at giving presentations for work. | workin marketing, but I've always fanced tying standup comedy In my spare time, Eatir this year, nally plucked up courage and made a series fof appearances on stage at & comedy club. The experience provided me with some useful lessons for the public speaking Ido in my normal job. ‘Tostartwit,alfanhour tryngtobe funny onstage Is long time. The fist five minutes are normally fine, just asthe stat ofa work presentation usually es well But then a rather awkward 25 minutes often follow. tend to speak very quickly and run ‘ut of tings to say, but alter couple ot ditcult ‘experiences atthe cub eased Inceded to speak at alfthe speed. That way immediately made ile teaser for myset ‘Ive subsequently tried to slow down in the presentations I give at work, and i's definitely helped. 1 also learned that you shouldn't Judge your pertormanceby the anlenc’s reaction they rent laughing it doesn't necessarily mean they dlr hi i funny, could fost be that they fren laghers. Similarly Ina presentation if your alence let looking cited it might {use that hey do’ show much emetion You Iight have been good or rubbish up to that point 38] {Do that and you'll end uP telng etter: “Every comedian! met atthe club said that knowing how to pause is crucial. 39.1 | They get the joke and waitin suspense to find out what ‘comes next. 've realised thatthe same principle applies to other types of public speaking. I's 36 good to extend your pauses and use them to ‘make your listeners think before you move on. Another thing Inoticed was that even comedians who seem very confident are mostly just good at appearing confident. I would often stand at the ‘lub almost fainting with fear, but | managed to deliver a routine le thought was calm and polished. [40_| Ifyou appear tobe in control, however, people believe that you know ‘what you're doing, and they listen to you. t's true ‘of other publie speaking too, Then, there is the use of fillers, techniques that comedians and public speakers regularly ‘employ. ve seen some take a sip of water, while ‘others adjust the microphone lead, even though they're not thirsty and the microphone sounds fine. [4i_[ |S, whether you'te going to do stand-up oF Business talks, develop filers that you feel comfortable with, The bottom line with stand-up comedians, however, is that It's always been about Performance and delivery. Everything saw atthe club confirmed that. T've been to ‘great shows where 80% of the humour eame from the comedian’ facial expressions, and eyebrow movements seem particularly important, I've bbeen focussing on improving my eyebrow use ‘when I'm giving work presentations. still not as good as like, but I'm making progress, and !much of tists down to what Ive learned from standup, Reading and Uso of English It felt more tke a shaky mess to me than anything els, to be honest. ‘This showed the importance of observing your audience and responding to them, ‘This told me the best script inthe wor {s nothing in the hands of someone who Isn't funny in themselves, fejust provides them with an opportunity to remember what they were meant to say next Either way, the best thing to do Is carry ‘on and assume they're really gettingalot out of it It was a major turning point for me. Ws when your audience hasathinkabout shat you've jst sald 9(Bpi2i] 07Teot 2 Reading and Use of English Part 7 The fascinating art of Ebru D Ebr artists are renowned for intricate ‘You are going to road a magazine article about a form of art called Ebru, For questions 43-62, ‘choose from the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once, {A The art of Ebru can produce stunning results. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer shoot In which section does the writer ‘say that the final design is exactly the same asthe one created onthe water? Claim that Ebru is a combination of ancient and modem ar? ‘suggest thatthe results of using the Ebru technique can be unpredictable? Ikinvolves painting.on the surface of water, then transfering the moving image to paper fr fabric. The results are spectacular ~ strikingly contemporary, yet rooted in the {radition ofa centuries-old artform. There are two key Ingredients: tragacanth, a soft gum ‘which makes the water more dense, and ox ‘al. The ox gall has two essential properties: frst, irallows colours to flost and spread on the surface of the water; second), i prevents the colour irom merging or simply dissolving. B An Ebru artist, Hayrettin Kozanogly, ‘demonstrates by dipping a brush into pots of vivid colours arranged around a shallow depictions of Mowers, as well as abstract patterns.” Kozanoglu’ explains that the fechniqueis evolving Belore the 20th century, It was only about lowers. As more people are learning about Ebr, interesting experiments arehappening. Artists are creating landscapes fnd even portralts~ although ft takes many years of practice to reach that level. The beauty of Ebruis that you can create attractive fd complex works of art quickly and easily. Ebru has the potential to surprise us because the water and paint permit new and exciting things to happen, Kozanoglu recognises the therapeutic value \cesty te mera ated an ast sha have when working on fecinpua tray of wate then spiking" of Ebr in, helping people wih emolonal ‘Sremente ets Sig ave wren working on Eb? paint onto the surface, Ican drop on green, problems! "To. make Ebru art, you need to Shen blve on tom then add yet na the_—_‘amteatat, toe calm and tent A, explain way in which one substance is vial o Eu? 7 clots say complete separate fe sys, the coburs you choowe can bea ection = _j He takes a small comb and swirls it across ‘of your personality, your mood and your the sac, lated of dhe colours mergieg _rcamatanes, Water ithe source oie and trenton tet Eons expanang iro new genes ct painting? 2 tiSmuday nese, a6'woukt happen ena beeve Nake meson Thats why the fil or acrylic paint, the tay Bil with swirling ferly designs of the Kind seen inside the ‘way in which people make the connection ‘between the water and the paint is important’ reveal how knowledge ofthe Ebr technique hes een kept alive? ffort and’ back covers of old Hardback sana form hat gives pleasure tote many ° “ “cot = tooks ‘Rnalby Kosanoglu places apiece of people who practise and also recognition Paper onto the tray eaetlly pressee ttf the power of water in helping to create & claim ther ea tnk between colour and feeings? ” Tiout sibmerging then deny slides more colourful and inepring word Sut The patern he cfeted in the tay hae teen tanslered fo the sheet with sbeolte ‘mention what the original subject of Ebeu painting was? at ] precision, ive an example ofthe way diferent shades of paint canbe used ingbru? [6B € Prior to arriving in Europe nthe 17h entry, 98 9[Q p12 similar art form to Ebru had developest ‘cross Asia. A'TOth-century Chinese book ‘mentions ‘driting sand notepaper” made by dragging paper through a fermented flour paste mixed with colours, while suminagashi, fr oating ink, was known in 120h-ce Japan. By the 15h century india and countries across central Asia had thelr own Indigenous Versions. ‘The current Turkish tradition of Ebru dates to the mid-i9th century and the work of several masters, who passed on their skills to apprentices, 29Test 2 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-180 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet 11 Inyour English class you have been taking about sport. Now, your English teacher has asked you to writ an essay. \Wirte your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. eee rr e er tote ‘All students should have to do sport at school.” Do you agree? Notes White about 4. teaming teamwork 2. somepeople hate sport 8 (your ow idea) 40 4[&p. 108] Writing Part 2 ‘write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 n tis part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in ‘an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box atthe top fof the answer sheet. 2. Youhave been on a week's course to improve your speaking and listening sls in English. Now your teacher has asked you to write a report about your experience. In your report, you shoul ‘+ say when and where the course took place ‘describe what you did during the course ‘+ recommend any improvements you think could be made to the course. Weto your report. 9 Youhave seen this notice in an English-language magazine, | Articles wanted | Useful advice | Whatis the most useful advice you have ever been given? Write us an article explaining what | the aice was Why wasit so useful to you and what fect has ithed on you ife? | The best artes wil be publshed in our magaine. rite your atiote 4 Youhave seen this advertisoment online. Wanted - Tourist Website Designer We are looking for someone to design a tourist website for your local area. Write to ‘Adam Jones, Tourist Officer, explaining why you are suitable forthe job. ‘You should: ‘+ have good knowiedge of your local area ‘+ bo interested in web design ‘+ be able to communicate well in English. Write your letter of application. 4Test 2 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 Unmet _| 1. Youhear a TV presenter talking about making travel documentaries for TV. What does he appreciate most about his job? A. ttallows him plenty of fee time, B It dosen't fee ke work. © tprovides him with a good salary You wil near peopl taking in eight tferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, 8 or C). 2. You hear an interview with a woman talking about rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. How did she and her team feel before they set out? ‘A. concerned that their age would be a problem 'B. worried about the weather conditions at ea © unsure that they would complete the journey 3 Youheartwo colleagues talking about what hey did atthe weekend, How did the woman spend her time? ‘A. applying for anew positon B catching up on her work improving her job prospects 4 You hear an interview with a musician who i taking about being famous. What does he enjoy? [A being recognised by the public BB performing in front ofan audience © pretending tobe someone he's not You hear part ofan interview witha writen which he talks about the novel he has written. What does he say about the novel? ‘A Itwould make a good fim. B Iisa diferent type of ook fr him. © Ittook him along time to write, ‘You hear a hotel owner talking about her hotel What does she say about the customer service there? A. Theres stil alot of oom for improvement. BB She researched the subject thoroughly in advance. © Itis typical ofthe standards she is trying to achieve, ‘Yu hear two fiends taking about a housing development scheme in ther town, ‘The man says that the scheme fails to ‘A satisfy curent housing need. 'B contribute tothe local area © use all the space available. ‘You hear two people on a discussion programme talking about the way employees dress for work. What do they agree about? ‘A. A company’s image suffers informal clothes are wom. B_ Employers are less concerned about appearance than previously, © Employees produce better work they feel more relaxed. [Bei] Bp.123] 4Tost 2 Part 2 ae You will hear a man called Mark Dawson talkieg about his visit to the Albuquerque Balloon Festival in New Mexico, USA, For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word of short phrase. ao oles test audio ‘The Albuquerque Balloon Festival Mark says (9) Was the month when the Albuquerque Balloon Festival was frst held ‘Mark found out thatthe organiser had frst used @ balloon to promote his (10) firm, ‘Mark liked the theme of the event this year, which was calle (AD ccm svn . Mark says the balloons that have unusual (12) are the most popular with visitors, \When Mark saw the Fight of Nations balloons, he particulary enjoyed the (19) ‘Mark earned that pilots try to find the ‘Albuquerque of diferent nationalities. “4 80 they can land in the same place they took of Mark says that a balloon Is attached by (18) "Mark was surprised to find out that a pilot sometimes needs to get rid of (16). Mark says that in the bigger balloons, there isa (17) in order to maintain height to protect passengers from the rain (On the second day ofthe festival, Mark saw the balloons take off at (9) 44 4 (Bp. 122 p. 127) Part 3 You will hear fve short extracts in which students are talking _about starting at university. For questions 19-23, choose from the: list (A-H) what each speaker says about how they fet. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not reed to use. ao Listening test audio ‘AI missed my schoo friends, BI was anxious that! might get lost. ‘Speaker 1 1 © | wae excited about meeting new people. Speaker 2 20 Dott rotoved that | understood the lectures. Speakers | a E | worried that '¢ find the work too dificult. ‘Speaker 4 2 F felt confident that '¢ chosen the right course, Spoaker 5 23 G1 was cisappointed by the number of people on my course. HL was impatient to start my course. [p12] Bp) a5Listening Test 2 | pera ‘29 How do the expedition members avoid homesickness? ‘You wil hear part of an interview with a marine biologist called Ed Shapiro, who is talking about a diving project in the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific. For questions 24-80, choose the best answer (A, Bor C). ‘A. by having regular contact with fiends and family B by planning group activities for quit times oo test audio © by keeping themselves occupied 90. Ed says that he is happiest in his work when ‘Ae spends time inthe deepest areas ofthe sea, BB he discovers previously unknown species © he fools his team's reports are getting the publicty they deserve 24 Ed says thatthe area his team are cunenty working in has ‘A. made bie feel optimistic about the futur, B escaped the effects of climate change so far. j © exhibited a more limited range of marine ite than expected. 25 What happened on E's most recent dive? ‘A. He gained further understanding othe reef ecosystem, He caried out some diferent research activities from hs colleagues. © He spent longer than he normally does under water. 26 What does Ed say about using cameras to photograph marine ie? ‘A. Hels constantly amazed by what protes can reveal. B He thinks underwater equipment could be improved. © He believes images are a good way to provide information. 27 What frigtoning experience did Ed have recently? ‘A. He went aiving in dangerous seas. B He ost one of his safety instruments © He came very clase to some sharks, 28 What doos Ed think about his career asa marine biologist? ‘A. He regrets not taking more risks. He's glad that he followed the traditional path, (© He wonders ithe made the decisior too eaty in fe, 46 (Bp 122] Bp.is1) 47Reading and Use of Engh A putting down —Bwringup © fiingin D- crawingout Test 3 4A puting gu ra 0 2 A case B poston © condition state READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) ME ccwuce 2 tet ce wn > practice Part 1 4A shown B distinguished identiied === D_-marked Forquostons 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer(A,B, CorD) best seach gap. SA carryout B comeabout © takeof © openup There is an example at the beginning (0). 6A cota B evidence point information Mark your anevers on the separate answer sheet. 7A approval B tributes © admiration —_B-_compliments Exam 8 A reler B_ mention © notiy D advice © Awanting Basing © seeking demanding ESS Feedback forms (Often when we buy something or use a service, we are given a form (0)... how satisfied We are withthe product or the service. Many people fee! that (1)... such forms is a waste of time; they think that companies probably take no notice of what people put on the forms ‘This may be the (2)... with some companies but with most nothing could be further from the @) ‘Surveys are carefully analysed so that problems can be (4) In fact, Improvements made by companies often (8)... Because of what customers have walten on these forms, If you are given a form to complete, companies want you to do so in as much (8) anu. 88 possible, They obviously lke to receive (7)... on thelr products but they also want customers 0 (8) any problems that they have found. f customers do not do this, companies may remain unaware of probems and, consequenty, no improvements can be made, 40 9 (Bes) 40Test 3 Part 2 For questions 8-16, read the text blow and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There isan example atthe beginning (0). ‘Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the arate answer sheot. Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some ofthe fines fo form a word that Ms In the gap in the sare line. Thee is an example at the beginning () \write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. xem: [9] [5] |¥] ee] [Io exono'e: [0] (elo [le] r]e[ulel7][2[m] | 1111 Outdoor swimming The leaning tower of Pisa, Italy er (sos aS @ youn i ave been an enthusiast outdoor svn, My favouite | Ip 1179, (@) woo Work Began on what was to become the CONSTRUCT pice ovis the ko nea my hame in London =a lat ool wth atecton in the un ke | ean Tower of ls. was, though nave he (7 nn ofthe INTEND ewes. Beng uneated Can be uniting t those (1). peer warmer water, but | bul that he tower shou ean that also means over ero pia was «prosperous cy and exprave marble was wed to ul ‘The sins pele re the ones on my own wen have the peel alt (Then, sp | he tower. Aer ve eer, becae (16)... a the tower was, EVIDENCE lt the water and ft suneund me | svi up and down te pool thinking of rthng but | earng because the sft sll was ireapable of ty supporting counting stokes between breaths: One, wo, ree, fou breathe: Whale hous can slowly dit | the (8) ow Of he mare, Work was hated for almost @ WEIGH (1) 8 mY ar stech out in (1)... of me. Leoncentate (4)... the noise the | hunded years because of a series of wars. However, his fone buds ae xl under wate. (18 the maybe cher eves around sil | pte nthe bulng Work wa 2). fF he tower a8 gave FORTUNE fel alone and at peace, sensation do gt 1)... 8861 know. the) met Sti. work ad ontnued, he toner would FOUND alnos coy have colapoed There wor ltr etter to 22). th toner, but hese were STRAIGHT rot avays poplar wit he lal nhatrts becuse te tower hac Become aout traction. I 208, fotewing major (8) ss work on the tower, engines RESTORE (29 ssn nounced thatthe toner would remain stable for st CONFIDENCE 50 [9 p. 199] least another two hundred years.Test 3 Part 4 For questions 25-90, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tothe fst sentence, using the word glven. De not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here isan example (0), | Example © Avery friendly taxi driver drove us into town, DRIVEN We avery frenaly taxi criver “The gap can be filed by the words ‘were driven ino town by, so you write: Example: | 0 | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY ‘rite only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet 25 My sstor said to me, ‘Pease ring me tomorrow morning.” ive My sister asked me Jn tomorrow morning. Richard invited Jule to the party because he dnt want to risk offending hor. MIGHT Pichard felt Jule. he didn't ask her to the party. 27 Thoy lot mo watch television only aftor| had fished my homework. ALLOWED 1 ‘watch telavsion until had finished my homework. 52 Reading and Use of English 28 The two girls succeeded in winning the quiz by themselves. MANAGED Inthe quiz, the two gits own. [rm sorry that | eid spend longer with my aunt when | called on her last week. TIME | would ike to have conher last week, with my aunt when I called “The numberof students at the college is going to rise next year. INCREASE Theee next year. the numberof students at the collage 9 [(Bp.100Yr-.ti‘“‘OCOSOSOOCS Test 3 Part 5 3 ‘You are going to read a magazine article about a voiceover artist, For questions 81-86, choose the answer (A, B, €or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mack your answers on the separate answer sheet. j Shirley Ford, voiceover artist Clive Gartside meets the voiceover artist Shirey Ford, whose voice is familiar from advertisements, cartoons and other recordings. During our first, hourdong conversation, Shiley Ford speaks to me inthe volce of a cheeky Bea ld boy, the boys tired mother, an amusing elderly Scottish. woman. and avery fastealking_ alien Her voices ~ I struggled to Reep count of them fll — are recognisable to viewers of cildeen’s {TV and cartoons, and t0 people who have seen Computer employee programmes about healt Sid safety."Tve just done a voiceover about back Injures she sys, so had to learn quiekly how to proaounce loads of medical terms. Shiney tats about what tates Lo do voiceovers Lote of actors, some very highly regarded, reckon they ean do funny volees and, actualy. any of them probably ca” she says. "There's more to It than that, though. You have to bring the serpt to Iiefor an audience wh ean’ see you. You wouldnt Delieve how many household names are desperate to-do voiceover work. Thinking of the pubbty, producers wil invite them to udtions, bu ater they dont get offered parts because they'te too ‘used to acting with their whole bodies Alter school, Shirley enrolled on a drama course ‘eth a standard acting career it mind. Diving the ‘course, she had some occasional work singing jingles for TV adverts One-day, she says, the Iman who ran the recording studio suggested try ‘ot fr the part ofa rabbit in the soundtrack for Sartood. It seemed ridiculous ~I hadi’ studied Grama to play rabbits -but Irie for alaugh and, tinazingly ended up getting a major part’ Shirley Tealied she could do voices and that voleeover ‘work ilght be the way to go. ‘Adult female actors are freuen asked to provide the voices for small boys and girs. Their voices fe lighter than those of male actors, and In the ‘cruitment of eld performers there ae complex Drocedures and endless forms to deal with, which Prodacton companies on tight schedules would 84 rather avo, Shirley ha learnt to create the right ‘Sounds tom the back of er throat, and to avoid Always sounding Ike the Same child, she collects ew voices as she watches childrens TV. toons are the highlight ofa job that includes a fe range of things trom educational videos to ‘cum cleaner adverts. “Those are hard because You have to sound enthuslastc about something Sou care nothing about, but my" years In tis Drofession help she says. ‘They've taught me that the trick to smile while youre talking that Imakes your voice sound bright and cheery: When Tve got some days doing animation work, I fees like @ holiday: the Interaction with other actors makes a huge difference. The competition for work is feree, and a good shovreel™ a recording demonstrating what the att ‘an do =i essental i's dently worth investing {Strong showreel: Shirley says. There are agencies ‘which spectlse in helping voiceover artists put them together’ She clans to have go where she s— ‘ear the top afer profession ~ though doggediness fas much as natural abity. Whether Its. making {Your shovreel and taking rou ll the fim and TY companies, advertising agencies and recording studios, or simply practising your volces, 8 all bout setting goals ad refusing to give up. For anyone considering a carer doing voiceovers, Shirley “recommends altending "specials, ‘workshops ~ they cover all types of votceover- ‘She also believes @ passion for human sound fundamental, describing herself as obsessed wlth ‘voices and, in a sense, becoming the characters he ls performing. ive been in the studio doing & particular Kind of American voce, for example i fan take contol of me and il be speaking ke that forhours, perhaps even days afterwards, she sys ren have grown up used to thelr mum talking n completely diferent votces Reading and Uso of English ‘What first impressed the writer about Shirley Ford? |A. the numberof her voices that seemed familiar to him BB the speed with which she could master new voices the abilty she had to make diferent voices sound funny D_ the wide range of voices she could produce Inthe second paragraph, what does Shirley say about voiceover work? Many actors fal to take it seriously enough. Itrarely suits actors with a background in comedy. It requies skis that wellknown actors sometimes lack, Producers tend tobe reluctant to consider famous actors fot. voa> |What can be a problem with children doing voiceover work? 'A. Their voices often seem strange alongside adult voices, B They tend to sound very similar to each other. © Hiring them involves completing a lot of paperwork. Dt takes along time to train them. \What do we learn about Shirley from the fith paragraph? ‘She understands that some jobs are more interesting than they might seem, ‘She knows how to hide her laok of interact in certain kinds of work. ‘She fees free to spend more time on projects that she enjoys. ‘She no longer feels bad about promoting certain products. vom \riter uses the word ‘doggedness’ in line 61 to refer to Shirley's ‘success in her career. vwilingness to accept suppor. The ‘A. determination to succeed. 8 ° D_ knowledge of her field of work ‘The welter’s purpose in the final paragraph isto show 'A. how badly Shiey’s career affects her family te, B how much Shicey enjoys doing certain accents, ‘© how exceptionally talented Shirey is. Dhow involved Shirley can get in her work. p13) 55Test 3 Parté ‘You are going to read an article about the book Guinness World Records. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (37-42) “There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. How to break a Guinness World Record Who doesn't want to be the best in the world? ‘Why ae we so fascinated by breaking records? For record holders, ts official confirmation that you ‘an do something better than anyone else in the ‘world, eve it isjust eating lemon quickly People like setting goals, pushing themselves ~especaly If they get to see theie name in print tthe end oft Although humans have been competing and showing olf for thousands of years, theofficial arbiter of hhuman achievement, Guinness World Records, sil young. It began only 64 years ago when Si Hugh Beaver, head ofthe Guinness company, go ito an Argument while away on «hunting trip about the fastest game bird in Europe: wast the grouse, the duck or the plover? [37 | ——] And so the idea for a book of records was Bom a definitive lis of the world’s superatives, I'samazinghow many people seem tobe intrested In breaking a record. GWE gets about 1,000 record claims a week, of which only 5%~-7% are accepted, and about 2% make it Into the annual book. You ‘may wonder what kind of person is interested in breaking ecords. Aplications come from al over the world: most from the US, followed by India and China ~ two Indien men are currently batting for the ‘longest hai record. The typical would-be record-breaker Is apparently aman in his mics, [[a8_[ Astra Furman from the US has the record forong the most records (more than 200, ‘though he has broken upto 600).Some people even ‘make record attempts everyday, Almost anything detinable, measurable and provablecan becomea record, ['38_| —_|Some, ke those, are easy to attempt but dificult to beat, sch as eating three cheese biscuits in the fastest time (24.78 seconds). I's easier to beat an existing record than seta new one because frst have to be approved as suitable records to attempt. [GOT] The generat notes spell out the Importance of evidence ~ photographic, video, Independent witnesses ~ as mich a8 you can get, Formass-pateipation records, you must prove that you've counted propery GGWR glives some general advice to newcomers: analyse the specie rules for your chosen record to spot and exploit any loopholes in them. Por ‘example, Furman smashed the world record for rolling an orange fora mile with his nose when he discovered the rules didn stipulate colour ~ he ‘hose an unripe green orange that was har, ound and iast. isnt enough just tobe able {odo something unusual, such as ick your elbow. You need to have the skill to be able to lick your elbow as many times as possible in one hour something that ean then be attempted and broken by someone els. Records wl be dismissed if they are consdered stupid, dangerous of Mega, or I there isnt enough evidence an organits playing marathon was rejected because It vas ony witnessed by parents. -42 | |Finally, don't cheat (ne tan, who broke the record for balancing the ost inking lasses on his chin, had bis award disallowed when he amid to breaking the rues byrusngplastiecups, ‘They change with the times: records Involving selfes have become popular recently, So, remember that you are responsible for roving what you've aeheved, ‘The indi constantly telling you that you cant do things Without the internet, therewas:no easy way of checking ~ even the host's wellstocked brary could’ settle te matter, e F 6 Reading and Use of English Another usetl idea sto choose something youre good a already and work at that. There Is also a core of serial record breakers You should apply to GWR belore making your record attempt; twill send you the overall guidelines and those specie to ‘your recor. 9 (Bet)wr:C*”*~*~=“‘i=‘S;S;73STCé (Oe) ans. For questions 43-62, choose Reading and Use of English Superfans Four women talk about the objects of their passion and dedication. [A Katia on the Harry Potter books One day when { was 11, my younger sister, ‘who was a big fan of the Harry Poter books, thrust the first book in the series Into my hhand and forced me to read it. By the next ‘morning. Td finshed it and taken all her other Harry Poter books, too! | loved the fact that ie was about an average child doing something extraordinary. Hermione, the Clover friend of the main character, Harry, became my hero. did't ike reading before, but because of her | wanted to be top of my class_at school, The books helped me In other ways. My sister and I used to fight all the time but Harry Poter brought us together, gave us something in common, We even travelled to the UK s0 we could visit all, the locations that were used for the Harry Poner tims Sally on the musical Les Misérables | dida’t see Ler Misérables when it opened, thinking’ it didn't ‘sound’ lke anything Special despite all the positive reviews. When I finally went, 1 was amazed: i was 0 different from other musicals: ve been Over 1,000 times now, spending more than $50,000. Because its live theatre, every hight is eiflerent. You have to keep going back to get everything out of it. do go to other musicals but its a Fisk: You may be ‘wasting your money. When you go to Les Misérables, you're sure to ‘have a good time. When fm at the theatre, I often hear audience members saying things like: ‘Oh this is my fourth time! | just thinks “OK, keep going? Some people think fm mad, but {that's what think of people who sit on cold "iverbanks fishing al day © Cami on the opera star, Andrea Bocelli When my husband and I started going to the opera singer Andrea Bocell's concerts all over the world, I worried that everyone ‘would regard us as crazy. But we made so many friends, and It was all so rewarding, That’ we just thought: "Who cares?” Like ‘many fans, I fist heard him on TV. There ‘was this programme called A. Night in Tuscany, which Initaly thought ‘would be a travel show. There was something s0 touching about his voice. We've seen him 60 times now. You'd think we would be getting tired of i all, but you see something new In-each show. And we've made wonderful friends, Once, we were having diner with fans from Japan, South Africa and Europe ‘The only thing linking us was Andrea. IIs expensive, bulding entire vacations around his tours. but this is our only indulgence so wwe don't worry about i 1D Jane on the pop singer, Madonns My friends say Tm the most positive person they know and being a Madonna fan is part of that. I remember precisely when LBrst sav her on a TV musie show. | was only watching because was bored. Then Madonna appeared on screen and i ‘vas transfixed by this young woman with Such amazing energy. Slowly the Madonna posters started going up” in my room. Soon, 1 was traveling to ‘concerts around the world. I couldn't care less i she is 80 longer regarded as the coolest star ~ being ‘2 Madonna fan is important to how I'see inyself ~ my sense of self. Tve now been to ‘over 90 performances. A Madonna show is like a modern circus: spectacular lights, costumes and dancers. Byen witout ler, it ‘would be fantasti. Madonna isnt my’ only ‘Obsession, but she’ the one that provides the most fun. Ive met some of my best frlendls through Madonna. 59ar Test 3 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 ‘You must answer this question, Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet, 1) Inyour English class you have been talking about advertising. Now, your English teacher has ‘asked you to write an essay. \Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. aoeeaag ey ‘Advertisements which are aimed at children should not be allowed. ‘What do you think? Not Write abou: 4. They canbe entertaning and fun 2. They encourage unnecessary spending. 3. (your own idea) co +p 105) Hidde dedicdede rr Writing Part 2 \Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in tis part. Write your answer in 140190 words in ‘an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number inthe box atthe top of the answer sheet. 2. Youhave received this email from your Canadian fiend, Nick. Subject: What to study | have to decide what subject to study at university next year. im good at English Literature, Engineering and History, and Ike them all equally. But just cat make up ‘my mind which one to choose, ‘What do you think I should dot Best wishes Nick rite your email 3. Yousee this notice on a website. Articles wanted Relaxation ‘What does relaxation mean to you and how do you usualy relax? ‘Wy simportant for people to telox? Thebes antcls wil be published on our website. rite your article. 4 You have seen this notice in a magazine. | Reviews wanted ] Restaurants for special occasions Weare looting for eviews of retaurans which are god places to celebrate special occasions. Inyour review you shoul: + describe the estarant andthe food it serves + saywhat pei ocasions you would recommend the steven foc Te est reviews wil be published next mont, rite your review.rr... Test 3 LISTENING (epproximately 40 minutes) Part 1 ‘You will hear people talking in eight cifferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 1 Youhear aman talking to friend about a bicycle shop. What is he doing? |A. recommending the shop to her B explaining how she can get tothe shop CC suggesting she should have her bike repaired 2 Youhear aTV producer taking about realty programmes on TV. \whatis the main point she makes about popula realty shows? [A The production standards are very high. B_ They deserve the praise they get. © Thoiepopularty is short-sved. 8 Youhear two writers talking about wring dialogue. ‘What do they agree about? |A. Most writers reproduce dalogue they have overhear B Less experienced writers should work hard to improve thelr dialogue. © Good witers have anatura ality to wit dialogue. 4 Youheara woman telling a friend about along tran journey she's been on. Why did the woman enjoy i? A. Shehad some interesting conversations. B. She saw some beautiful scenery. © Shohad a comfortable seat. LUstening test audio Listoning ‘You hear a man teling a friend about a holiday he's recently been on, He wishes that he'd ‘A. taken more photographs. booked his accommodation online. © gothold ofa good guidebook You hear a woman taking on the radio about the arts What is she talking about? ‘A. abook she knows well BTV programme she enjoyed watching © firm she has seen many times You hear two students discussing their college. What do they both like about it? A. tho attitude ofthe teachers B the state ofthe decoration © the quality ofthe sports facilities Yu hear a child psychologist talking about the impact of noise on very young children. Ins view. tis the parents" responsiblity to ‘A. speak more clearly when the environment i noisy. B appreciate the particular problems noise causes. © ensure the amount of noise is kept constant (Bp 194) Bp. 195)rr °°” Test 3 Part 2 You will hear a woman called Jane Hughes taking about total solar eclipses, which happen when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and blocks out the light from the Sun. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Part 3 ‘You will har five short extracts in which people are taking about walking to work. For questions 18-23, choose from the list (AH) how each speaker says they benefit from walking to work. Use the letters only once, There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. Listening Listening tect auctio Total solar eclipses Jane says she was encouraged to go and see ‘otal solar eclipse by an interesting ® she saw, Jane hired a (10) *o vavel the best location to watch her fst eclipse. “The ecipse Jane saw took place during the eal (14) Jane says watching the eclipse was as exciing for her as doing & 12) ‘Jane say the eect at the boginning and end of an eclipse resembles a 9) Jane had to go toa (14) to 800 her second eclipse. Alack of (15) realy caused Jane's boat journey tobe cancelled Jane says she was pleasod she hac a (16)... to hang over herself t night sane’ (17) vo About watching etipses can be found online. Jane is going to get a new (18)... ‘bofore she watches her next ecipse. | ‘A. Ihave more energy for work BI now appreciate the good things in my fe. ° lam abe to adapt my route to how I am feeling. DI get to.and from work more quickly. E thas motivated me to have a better diet F have boon abe to appreciate the history of the aroa better. sharing an experience with others. H_ve found it agood alternative to other typee of exerci, Spesker 1 0 Srosker2 20 Sroaker 8 a Speaker 2] Speaker § | 20 | [Be 194) Bp. 141] 05a Fr Tost 3 Listoning Part 4 ‘You willhear an interview witha woman called Sarah Featherstone, who runs a website called Coffee Lovers. For questions 24-30, >) 29 When setting up her own business, Sarah was very aware of the need A totry outa completely now fl. Btoavoid taking financial risks. ‘choose the best answer (A, B or C). Listening test audio — © not to repeat previous mistakes, 24 Sarah says she started her website to try to 190 When asked about plans for her website, Sarah says her immediate priority is ‘A help a particular type of coffee shop. A toiintroduce a star system, B inform tourists witha limited budget. B to experiment with an international section. © change the attitude of contain big companies. © todevelop anew app. ‘25. What does Sarah say about changes to tne website? [A Reviews from users are the main featur, B Interested cients have to apply tobe included ‘© The basic design layout has been recrganised. 26 The mostikely reason for excluding accffee shop from the website is ‘A. an unattractive building B poor customer service. © thetaste ofthe product. 27 What does Sarah praise the Old Mill House coffee shop for? [A the style of thelr notices to customers B thesttractve interior © the entertainment they provide 28 What does Sarah think about the food sarved in the Pink Peacock? [A It's the best takeaway food in the neighbourhood. B t's suitable for those with special detary needs. © Its good value for money. 6 7B pis orrr © Fr posi an Us of ng Test 4 eB serene 2A wing = leting «=< int «(rah READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) 3 A gripped B grasped pushed D held sb Acomte = BR stow cor ee ¢ © cxmopend For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which anewer (A, B, Corb) best ts each gap. ‘A model B standare © Ietation P sxample Fees eA ometes «arses © combs = tes orem c te spare sno toe Meteo expats answer he i ee amie: a Ammo B pom chin cones (© Astrong B deep © thorough D heavy Ao cD ele 6 co Chimpanzee beds ‘one moming, Koichiro Zamma, a zoologist at Japan's Kyoto University, awoke from a (0) sleepin the treetops of an African forest, For years, he had been (1)... forthe perfect night's loop. His (2)... sloop that night had not involved special mattresses or pillows, It had been con a construction of leaves, (8)... together by twigs, and built by chimpanzees. Zamma noticed that ctimpanzees’ beds are bult to (4)... the exact shape of thei bodies, “Theyre built high up in tees, and sway gently with the movement of the branches, which aids sleep. He realised they could serve as a useful (6)... forthe perfect human bed. Zamma has now designed a bed based on the principles ofthe chimpanzee bed. The matress (6) ox. & depression n the centre to imitate the natural dip in the chimpanzee bed. This ' supported by a frame which (7)... the bed to gently move. Some enthusiasts (8)... the bed has transformed their sleeping habits. > (Bp145] 09rT °°” © Test 4 Part2 For questions 8-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use ony ‘one word in each gap. There is an example atthe beginning (0) \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Tr Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of the lines to form a word that isn the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) ‘write your anewors IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, ‘ ry 7 Z examote: [0] [01 | | LITT 0 exenore [0] [rla]Majuls] | |] 1 | | | New Year's resolutions Alfred Hitchcock ct art) 40 new yer poole nse courtin mak reohions forthe ur, | On of he ost (0) ns Take ofthe wen cen was FAME aoe aang ce utatena tet puope an to fin the hope of chaning fer nes | Aled Htcheock. He Was bom la England ard had considerable rc setrFesoton ang for ging 0) @ Bed Rabi such as sing | (17) wn akg fis thee belo he desde to move fo ha SUCCEED (1) begining nen att, or example lang to pay a msc stunt Ute Sates werk in Holywood. Unfortunately, many people tind Keeping their resolutions very dificult and, a month | Hitchcock is best remembered for his (18) thrillers, such as PSYCHOLOGY (12) ‘80 later, abandon them. This is often a result of having set a totally unrealistic goal for Psycho. He had great skill in building up (19) which made his = TENSE themesnes. fin nro 2)... for avonees. Freairen the peopl vn se mest sucess! in Keeping th esltons (8) usualy hase | Hteheoe hed 6 make a i! IN est of ns — at APPEAR earn a sath gots we fat smal and eragorvad. They ave dear idea of | ies hat Wee Inno Way essential othe pot, When he els precisely (14... they plan to-do to reach ther goal. Often they find (18)... elpfulf they | auslences were waiting eagary for him to appear, he started to make care ce a nave nad the ware recuton because they ae then ale 19 support one | aio tha hese moments accu early in the fins to aot boing @ (1). nraraling commited and ocvse (2). tome plt bistract Iwas sometimes sald that Hicheock had no great king fr actos This was someting of a (26)... Bu ther is certainly some EXAGGERATE (2h). ite he dnt oy working wih acs who disagreed TRUE 7 9 (p18) withthe way he interpreted thelr parts, mn©... Toot 4 Part 4 Fr questions 25-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first ‘sentence, using the word given. Do net change the word given. You must use between two and five words, Including the word given. Here is an example (0) Example (© Avery frienly tax! driver drove us into town, DRIVEN We... a very tena taxi driver “The gap can be filed by the words ‘wore driven ino town by, so you write wane Daven WTO Tower | \Wite only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheat Example 25. My mother once worked for an engineering company. EMPLOYED My mother used ‘an engineering company. 26. Itraired without stopping last Friday. NEVER, kt last Fray. 27 _maving dificult understanding the instructions on my new camer. DIFFICULT Lam finding the instructions on my now 72 Reading and Use of English People are spending more money on leisure actives than in the past. INCREASE There has been are spending on leisure activites. 1 the amount of money people The ety NEED The cityie.. 1 to have afar beter transport system. «far better transport system, You should be more careful with your handwriting, ATTENTION You ought .-- your handwriting, (Bp) 70re °°” °°” © Test 4 PartS ‘You are going to read a magazine article about being a cartoonist. For questions 81-96, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you thnk fits best according to the text. ‘Meck your answers on the separate answer sheet. So you want to be a cartoonist? People are always asking me how | became a ‘Certoonst, This ls understandable ~ cartooning Is one of those jobs you dream about asa litle a, like belng a race car diver. But most people feventualy throw these childish. daydreans favay and consider more realistic profession, like becoming a tax lawyer or a. manufactur fof auto parts, The Idea that you can support Yourself Sancally at al, let alone maintain Jan adequate Hestye, by sketching the sort of ‘doodles commonly found in the margins of high School notebooks Is, when you think about i silly Yet some people do exactly that. As for me, after having a fairly typical cartoonist’ childhood (obsessive love of comic Strips, contributions to. school publications, ipeing known throughout school as the kid who Graws’), T happened to study graphic desgn In college and. then, after graduating, went fround diferent companies with a collection of ilustrations. 1 was lucky to find someone at 2 newspaper who told me they were looking for poltical cartoons on local Issues. 1 drew tip few ideas and they bought them in a few ronths, Iwas selling enough to support mysel. ‘You actually don't need much to become a cartoonist. You don't need a university degree, you don’t need much money, you don even Teally need to know how to draw. You just heed your brain, your hand and something that makes a mark. But of course, iit really was that tasy, there would be as many cartoonists as there ate, say teachers. The technical barrers to being a cartoonist are low, but it's a tough job nevertheless, No one should attempt to enter the profession unless they feel that doing anything else would be impossible, Afterall. ‘So mich easier to get a regular Job that pays, the rent and leaves at least a ite time for the family, home repairs and hobbies. 74 “The more things you know how to do well the more chance you have of making a living with your art. Tve done political cartoons, comle Strips and comle books. 've also been a writer, fa carieaturst and occasionally a designer. f font turn down anything ~ that's because you fan lear an awl ot even from work you don’t particulary want to do, I also doesn't hurt £ be intelligent, wellread and curious about ‘everything around you. But what about the business side of being a ‘cartoonist? There was time when a significant hhumber of cartoonists could find regular Jobs Going cartoons for several diferent newspapers fand magazines, But those days, if they aren't fone. are rapiy passing, For almost everyone {oday, cartooning fs an ehtrepreneurlal activity S"hhat means you're not just going to have to produce the work, you're going to have to sell RevThe more comfortable you are with what that invoives, the better youll do, Time and time agai Te seen cartoonists with average ‘creative abilities and excellent business skills do far better than those who were artistic geniuses Dut nothing ese It amazes me how often | meet people who have never sold a cartoon in thelr life and yet fre terrifed someone will steal their ideas. Some. fof thee people are so worried that they refuse to let others even look at their work! Legally fall you need to do to protect your stl is draw 4 ttle “efor “copyright” somewhere, put 2 hele around the leter, then write your name fnd the date next to it. But le’ face i= it's far fore realistic that no one willbe intrested in Your work Il, by some chance, someone steals cartoon and It goes viral on the internet and Everybody starts emailing It to their friends, itsnot a disaster - can be an extremely lucky break, publetyewise! at 35 Reading and Use of English In the frst paragraph, what point does the writer make about boing a cartoonist? ‘A. tis not seen as a very practical career option. BB. People preter doing jobs that have a higher status. © People are surprised at how litle money cartoonists get. D_ Not enough children are being encouraged to become one. ‘What does ‘that in ine 13 refer to? thinking about things too much supporting yourself financially sketching doodles in school notebooks considering a diferent profession vor ‘The writer mentions teachers to make the point that professional cartoonists nead time to develop thal kis. professional cartoonists need to have a passion for their work itis harder to become a professional cartoonist than it ight seem. ‘many professional cartoonists complain of not having much free time, voa> In the fourth paragraph, the writer suggests professional cartoonists learn from other types of artists thorough research for jobs. Work on diferent projects atthe same time. ‘accept even unappealing jobs. vom What does the writer say about dealing with the business side of being a cartoonist? ‘A. ttean be distracting, B Itisunavoidable. © tis dificut to do well D itcanbe exhausting. What does the writer say about the theft of ideas from cartoonists? {tis highly unikely to happen, People are more aware of it now. ‘The aw does not prevent it happening ‘The internet has made it easier to do. voor 9(Bp 1] 75Test 4 Part 6 You are going to read an article from @ magazine about an unusual hobby. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from tho sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (7-42), There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use, ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Messages in bottles was 22 and on a family holiday In the Caribbean Turks and Caicos Islands when it first happened, As we strode along the beach, saw a glint of blue glass on the shoreline. 1 realised it was a large bottle ~ and that there ‘was something inside it. Iwas s0 excited! 14 always dreamed of finding a message in a bottle and my hands were shaking as, Tuncorked it. It turned out the bottle had been dropped eight months previously by a ‘couple on board a cruise from the Portuguese Island of Madeira This bottlehad managed to survive its journey all the way ‘across the Atlantic and Pé found it emailed the senders as soon as got backto the hotel. They were happy to know someone had got their message, but perhaps disappointed that it had been found s0 soon after they'd dropped it overboard. For me, however, Itwas ‘profound experience, My family land I had always beach-combed for shells on vacation, and when you learn how to look properly, you start Anding loads. Ifigured that Teould do the same with messages in bottles. Since that holiday, eight years ago, I've found ‘more than 80 messages in bottles, mostly fon the Turks and Caicos Islands, which ‘oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer calls ‘a ‘magnet for floating objects-Bottles have been. ‘washing up on the islands since at least the 18005; the Turks and Caicos National Museum features a large collection. I've picked up 76 bottles from senders in North America, Europe and Asia. 89 | —_|T'vealsofound artwork, business cards, dollar bills... even acrumbling piece of wedding cake. I try to. make contact with the senders if 1 can, [ag| —|I travelled to Dosseldort last summer to meet Sabine Roy, a German travel agent whose message I found back in 2011. Sabine’s message had deteriorated badly by the time I' found it; all I could make out Was a cruise ship letterhead, her name and ‘Disseldor. I tried tracing her for four years ‘before I thought of posting a message on social ‘media, Within a day, [had tracked her down. esa very strange experience when [meet a sender. We've been brought together entirely by chance and there are no guarantees we'll have anythingin common. Cat[ —_|People who send messages in bolles tend to be ‘adventurous types and are often as excited to meet up as Lam. A lot of people forget they've sent these messages and when you present them with these pleces of theie past, t's almost ike time travel. [42] | When I called the phone number supplied, in Baltimore, USA, l spoke to an elderly woman. She told me her young son must have sent the bottle while ona boat trip with his dad inthe 1990s, Its discoveries like these that keep me interested in hunting for bottes It's not just messages inside ether. So you might think these encounters ‘could be awkward - although that hhasa't been my experience 0 far. One of the oldest messages 1 found was from a soft drinks bottle from the 1970s, It wasn't a treasure map or a cry for help from someone stranded on a deserted island, but to me, It was a miracle Reading and Use of English Sometimes it's funny, as was the case with anote [found from a sender who claimed to have been ‘taken prisoner by a grumpy old monster. It sparked a sort of obsession and | started spending every spare cent and every spare moment looking for more botties. ‘Theinternet has made that easier than It would have been in the past and I often get help through my blog and web page. 7Test 4 Reading and Use of English Part7 What does a sports eee ee eee cD) Meche ha becom ecto tens psychologist do? j Jeremy Snape explains Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. In which section are the following mentioned? ‘A set up my company Sporting Edge a decade ago to share the practcal tool wh Secess n port speck Of high performance: The role ofthe sports © ‘The Intest scientic discoveries can help athletes" state ol mind, For example, ‘developments In funcional MRI scanning and hneuroseience show us that talking to ourselves Paychologiat ls more widely accepted than inn meaningless, as is commonly thought ct the need to appreciate the process of competing 8 tras when I st'up my company. Nowadays, actullyeresten structures nthe bran wht ‘when people reach the very top of thelr reinforeed repeatedly, can nfiuence our ations Professions, we often hear that twas their and thus our succes tallure We thereto the need for patience to achieve success “ ‘mental game tha led to their success. 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The problem is that they Portspeopie's feelings naving & negat 8 Part of my roe involves working wth players sectn harder to coach and thas where's spore and coaches to focus on the things thal create psycholofst can help Wecan help couches fd yeater awareness of what spo ologists do these. 0 the conction for success. each them not hew ways of relnlorcng peyehologieal tl greater * what sports Psychologists do these days {o'be overly influenced by the emions that Wecan ip them develop tne way they deer am inpaet badly on performance: When they __Insrucons gt fecdbac eer sis sessons ot ‘of maintaining focus an do this, they ae able to creates clearer. facitate team dcussions m cetings. Por the importance for spertepeapte of maintaining foo = and more logical plan for success. We all want thinking coaches know that tis te the way’ 1 instant’ success, but fou take the time to engaged motivate payers. no weak: develop qual longterm plans and not lust, a tendency to see successful people as having no weaknesses: 2 even quality longtemn plans and nt just 7 > (Bp. 145, short term, you have a chance of reaching your potentials As a former international sportsman Inysel, know very well the importance of this, E Bite performers are often driven by a fear of, failueandcelastrong sense of rele ater they stuceed. Tis is because so muich of peoples Identity is made up of what we do for & Job ather than who we realy ate. This meas we are desperate to be considered success and ot Lo et anyone down If we tried to enjoy the Struggle more, rather than Just the end result ‘we would see that this is actually where the fun i: Professional spor Is defined by result, though, so we have to accept that our careers ‘il Be remembered for thave moments wien ‘we win something. 79Toot 4 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. 1) Inyour English class you have been talking about family ite. Now, your English teacher has ‘asked you to write an essay. ‘Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. Ist better to be part of a large family or a small family? Notes. Write about: 1. cost 2. learning from others 3 2 {your own idea) 00 > [% p. 107 Writing Part 2 Wirt an answer to one of the questions 2-8 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words In ‘an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box atthe top ofthe answer sheet 2 Yourecenty saw this notice in a magazine, Reviews wanted Useful books Write us a review of @ useful book which you have read. In your review desoribe what the book is about, explain how it was useful to you and say why you would recommend it to others. Write your review. 3. Yousee this notice ina travel magazine Wanted - people to join Arctic expedition (ur organizations researching life in the Arctie. We ae looking for people to join our ‘two-month expedition next year. You should be able to workin a team, have skills that axe Usefl in an Arctic environment and have a good level of English. ‘Writer expedition onanioe, Roge Beard explaining why you would be stable ooin our expedition. \write your letter of application, 4 You soe this announcement on an English-language website ‘Articles wanted ‘An important decision \Write us an article about an important decision you've made. n your article you should say what you had to decide, explain how easy o ficult it was to make the i decision, and say what effect it had on your life Write your article >[S p08) esTost 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 You wil hear peopl taking n eight aiffrent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or) 11 Youhear an actress talking about her new part in a play Why did she choose to accept i? ‘A. She wanted to work with the main male actor. She was attracted by the strong female roe. (© She wanted a change from her TV work. 2 Youheartwo friends taking about a restaurant What do they agree about it? A. The service could be improved. 'B. The ood looked unappealing, © The interior was badly designed. 3 Youheartwo students talking about a visit toa museum, \What does the man say about their guide? A. Heknew alot about the exhibits, He gave clear answers to questions. © He made a cificut subject interesting. 4 Youhear a talk given by a child psychologist. “The purpose of her talks to ‘A. warn ofthe potential dangers of outdoor pay. Bhighlight the findings of some recent healt research. © persuade people to give their children more freedom. [Piste e_| | Listening ‘You hear part of a radio phone-in discussion about a proposal to redevelop one part of a city. Why i the man calling the programme? ‘A. to;express concer about how the project may affect local residents, B_toquestion the motivation behind the plan © topoint out the likely environmental impact of any changes. ‘You hear two people talking on the radio about an exhibition of work by a wildlife photographer. \What do they both say about the photos? ‘A. The lack of varity was disappointing B. The technique used in them was unusual © The photographer's aims were unclear, ‘You hear a man teling @ colleague about a workshop he wil attend, What does the man have to do before the workshop? A Isten to some online material Bread some written information © think of some questions to bring up ‘You hear two friends talking about the football tam they support. How doos the man fee! about the manager ofthe team? ‘A. concerned about his abilty to motivate the players Bcisappointed withthe styl of play he encourages © worried about his attitude towards journalists (Be 146] Bp.t47] 00Part2 You wil hear a man called Victor Medway talking to some ‘students about his job, helping to organise a music festive, For questions 8-18, compiete the sentences with a word or shor phrase, Victor worked as a () “rte ograrmmes bev becoming fesval organier Vietor's work as a volunter involved (1). so at a muse festival Victor recently Booked a well-known group whe play . ‘Amaximum number of (12). “+< Musie fr this year's music festival, ‘people are allowed to attend the festival. Vector says that eritcising his festival for a lack of 19). teen is no longer fair, ‘The festival will include (14)... seen ‘acts as a new feature this year Victor attends other music festivals fr the (15) . they provide, Victor welcomes the development of a (16) octet of festival organisers ‘Victor says he's suprised that musicians’ (17) nent ‘are sometimes cficut to work with Victor has worked hard to improve his (18) « ski, Part 3 ‘You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about 1 cookery course they participated in. For questions 19-23, ‘choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker liked best about the course. Use the letters only once. There ae three extralatters which you do not need to use, ‘A watching a professional cook an unusual dish Busing modern equipment © mecting ditferent people cooking wit fresh ingredients Elearning new cooking techniques F trying other people's cooking G mastering new recipes H discovering how quick some dishes can be to cook Speaker 1 Speaker 2 ‘Speaker 3 ‘Speaker 4 Speaker 5Part 4 ae ‘You will hear an interview with Teny Bankeroft, whose company & Get Running organises oversoas marathons, taking about his we Forquesions 2690, censetnebetaneweriA Borg, | _Ustn igtest audio | 24. Terry gotinvolved in running because he was ‘A_-koen to change his testy. B Interested in starting a new hobby. © motivated todo so by another person, 25 What does Terry say about his own running? A I's a fundamental part of his fe. B It's ess enjoyable than other sports, © He now prefers to do shorter races. 25 Tony thinks the most challenging aspect of oganising arace is ‘A_ustitying the cost ofthe race fee tothe eunners. B dealing with people in authority overseas. © ensuring that preparations are completed on time. 227 Wnatis important to Terry when considering a location for a new race? ‘A how easily accessibe itis B how wellhe knows the area how visually appealing the landscape is 28 Terry says the volunteers who help out ahs races A. are often new to running. 'B getittle recognition forthe work they do. © find helping at events rewarding. Listening 29. Terry explains thatthe race package tours for overseas participants ‘A cover the cost of air travel Bare handled exclusively by local companies, © include local accommodation 90 What's Terry's advice to people who are racing forthe frst time? A. Try to get a good postion erty on in the race B. Concentrate on eunning your own race. © Take great care to avoid any injuries.