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Vocabulary Vocabulary & Language (30 minutes) 15 A stole the woman’s handbag while she was
1 The students were given a(n) to do on early looking in a shop window.
American history. A victim C burglar
A homework C research B vandal D mugger
B assignment D demonstration 16 Several similar crimes have been in this area
2 Have you much revision for the language test during the last month.
tomorrow? A made C shoplifted
A prepared C made B committed D caught
B taken D done 17 The athletes are warming up on the running .
3 We get on very well, although we don’t have much in A course C track
. B pitch D ring
A together C similar 18 A large soft drinks company our cycling team.
B common D like A signs C competes
4 I don’t know those people very well. They’re just B hosts D sponsors
really. 19 Josh the university record for the 100 metre race.
A acquaintances C friends A broke C won
B family D relations B made D scored
5 Although she doesn’t earn much, she loves her job 20 Did you see the newspaper this morning?
because it is so . They’re all about the election results.
A stressful C rewarding A titles C headlines
B well-paid D terrible B features D information
6 She was very angry because she didn’t get the 21 I to several different websites.
she was expecting. A sponsor C join
A retirement C application B subscribe D access
B employment D promotion 22 He his favourite film so he could watch it when he
7 He’s had a very successful as a singer, but now he wanted.
wants to open a hotel. A upgraded C crashed
A employment C work B downloaded D connected
B career D position 23 They tried to me that the story was true, but I
8 Our lecturer unfortunately had a heart last didn’t believe them.
week and won’t be back until next term. A explain C convince
A bruise C attack B confirm D say
B allergy D illness 24 We often have to presentations during our
9 The local people go into the forest to animals course.
for food. A give C talk
A protect C hunt B hold D communicate
B grow D search 25 He just his shoulders when he didn’t know the
10 While we were in Rome, we went on a wonderful answer to her question.
sightseeing . A raised C shrugged
A trip C cruise B nodded D shook
B travel D voyage
11 We are really looking to our holiday in Language
Barbados next month.
26 Our history lectures are really interesting, so we
A after C about miss them.
B for D forward A rarely C sometimes
12 It’s important to eat a diet if you want to
B often D occasionally
remain healthy.
27 They to use the computers in the library
A poor C steady because they haven’t got their ID cards yet.
B balanced D fast A don’t have the ability C don’t have permission
13 I love through thousands of pictures of clothes B not allowed D aren’t possible
online.
28 Emily is much than her brother but she already
A advertising C browsing runs a successful business.
B accessing D exchanging
A oldest C younger
14 The at the sports centre are excellent. There’s B more young D less old
everything you need.
29 Which of these jobs will take the amount of time?
A facilities C services
A fewest C smaller
B games D features
B least D less
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30 We hardly visit our grandparents who live in 46 He’s arrived, so we can start the meeting in five
Australia. minutes.
A ever C always A yet C just
B still D yet B lately D never
31 I what this article is trying to say. It just doesn’t 47 The two boys had an argument and of them
make sense. wanted to apologise.
A am not understanding C am understanding A either C two
B understand D don’t understand B neither D no
32 You to make a decision now. You can let us 48 I entered the room the interview was taking
know next week. place.
A mustn’t C don’t need A which C that
B shouldn’t D can’t B where D who
33 At the end of the race I so heavily that I 49 James Pinkerton, book we used on the course,
couldn’t speak for ages. gave an interesting talk last week.
A breathed C have breathed A who C whose
B was breathing D am breathing B that D which
34 These days, there can be too salt and sugar in 50 I ride a bike until I was about nine.
the food we buy. A couldn’t C was able
A enough C not enough B mightn’t D can’t
B many D much
TOTAL /50
35 They insisted another language, even though I
didn’t think it was a good idea.
Speaking
A on studying C studying
B to study D on study Part 1
36 The lecture was very interesting, but also very difficult • Who are you most similar to in your family? (Why?)
at times. • What kind of things do you like doing with your family?
A in understanding C for understanding • Who do you get on best with in your family?
B to understanding D to understand • If you have a problem, who you prefer to speak to: a
37 The best way to visit the town is foot because friend or a family member?
the traffic moves so slowly.
A from C for • Tell me about a traditional celebration in in your
B on D with country.
38 I to apply for a university course next year. • Do you like attending these celebrations? (Why? / Why
Well, that’s my plan, anyway. not?)
A am going C going • Who do you spend time with your friends on these
B will D will be able special days?
39 A: I can’t find my phone. • Have you ever been to a traditional celebration from
B: Don’t worry I you look for it. another culture?
A ’m going help C ’m helping Part 2
B help D ’ll help
40 Unless we finish preparing the hall now, the concert
Describe a job that you would like to do.
place.
A doesn’t take C won’t take You should say:
B takes D will taking • what it is
41 If you enough money, you won’t be able to • what training or qualifications you need
buy that house.
• how you know about this
A aren’t having C have
B don’t have D won’t have job and why you would like to
42 They in this town since 2004.
A have lived C are living Part 3
B live D lived • Is there a lot of unemployment in your country? (Why? /
43 I’ve tried karate, but I think it could be fun. Why not?)
A already C yet • What kind of jobs are most popular with young people in
B just D never your country?
44 I can’t see good reason to apologise to Mark. • How do you think work has changed over the last
A some Ca twenty years?
B the D no • What should governments do to help people find jobs?
45 I saw him last week, but I haven’t seen him then.
A since C ago
B yet D for
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Listening- 5 minutes

Questions 1–5
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Danish culture: the concept of hygge

Definition
Can be described as an attitude to life of Danish people Winters with temperatures usually 1degrees Celsius so people spend more
Examples of hygge
2or families meeting to eat together
Spending time alone watching a film under a 3
Hygge nowadays
Becoming well known because more Danish restaurants are opening around 4and America
5about hygge available to buy in shops and online

Questions 6–10
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Danish people understand that there isn’t a link between being happy and having.
Research shows that Danish people are some of the world’s
people.
The word hygge was first used in Danish in thecentury.
The word hygge is like the wordin English.
Hygge means not having anythingin our lives.

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Reading-15 minutes
Questions 1–7 Questions 8–10
The reading passage has seven paragraphs, A–G. Answer the questions below.
Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A–G from the listChoose
of headings
NO MORE
below.THAN THREE WORDS from the pass

Paragraph A5 Paragraph E
Paragraph B6 Paragraph F
According to Hannah Morrish, which aspect of university acco
Paragraph C7 Paragraph G
Paragraph D
What can students learn about in university cafés?
Who should you talk to to get an honest opinion of the universi

List of Headings
Living arrangements on the university campus
Advice on choosing a university degree
Examining the quality of specific study areas
Returning to some universities
Getting feedback from other students
The importance of good quality facilities
Visiting facilities in the local area
Ways of finding out which courses universities offer
Visiting places to eat onsite

University Open Days

A Deciding which degree to study and which university to attend are
D Pay a visit, too, to the campus canteens and see what’s on offer. Unless
among the biggest decisions that you, as a high school student, are
you are particularly close to a town or organised enough to make
faced with. University websites and teachers
homemade lunches, they will become one of your most regularly
can provide you with valuable information with regard to the
visited places. Cafés are also great places to assess the atmosphere on
degrees that are available. However, university open days can offer
campus – ask yourself if you can imagine spending three or four years
you the chance to take a look at their facilities first-hand, and it is
in this kind of environment. Gareth Hughes, psychotherapist and
advisable to make the most of this opportunity to really examine the
researcher in student wellbeing at
aspects of university life that will make a difference to your time
the University of Derby, explains that ‘A lot of students make their final
there.
decision based on their feelings.’
B Many students do not visit the university library until they are faced
E You get plenty of opportunity to chat to your student tour guides but
with deadlines for their assignments towards the end of term. This is
getting an honest opinion of the university from someone who has
clearly not advisable and as, by the third year, you will probably
been trained to highlight the best bits is often quite difficult. A
spend a lot of time in the library working, reading or taking notes,
better way of getting a clear picture is to talk to other second-year
it’s a good idea to work out whether you’re happy with the setting.
undergraduates to find out if they are a member of any societies,
Check if the students look distracted and if the noise is kept at an
where they go out in the evening or how they made friends. You
agreeable level. Also, consider if the library is well stocked and if
could also ask how many universities they visited during their
there are later opening hours at busy times.
decision-making process.
C Universities in the UK generally have a variety of student
F Walk to the nearest supermarket, gym, yoga studio – take your pick.
accommodation on offer – the halls of residence. Some offer
Wherever you feel you will spend the most time outside of lectures,
catering, others are self-catering and some have ensuite
walk there from campus. How long does it take? And if you can’t walk
bathrooms. According to Hannah Morrish, education community
there, how long does it take by public transport?
manager at the Student Room, there can also be
‘quite a range of quality’. And Ross Renton, pro vice-chancellor at G Realistically, it won’t be possible to go back to every university that
the University of Worcester, warns that accommodation can make or you initially chose to visit, but it is a good idea to check the ones you
break the student experience. It is, therefore, certainly worth like, both when you have made your application and, potentially, after
checking out different options as part of your visit. Note in particular you have received an offer. And, adds Hughes, if you still have
the quality of the kitchens and bathrooms. questions after visiting, be sure to email and ‘keep the conversation
going’. After all, you will spend several years of your life at
university.

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Writing- 40 minutes

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Nowadays, some young people decide not to get a university education. Instead, they try to find a job when they leave
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.

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Speaking -15 m

Part 1 Introduction and interview

[This part of the test begins with the examiner introducing himself or herself and
checking the candidate’s identification. It then continues as an interview.]
• Which subjects do you enjoy (or have you enjoyed) studying?
• Why are you studying English?
• Do you think it’s difficult to be a university student? Why/Why not?
• Which subjects are popular to study at university in your country?

Part 2 Individual long turn

Candidate Task Card

You will havea tomember

Describe talk about
of the
yourtopic for 1you
family to 2get
minutes.
on
You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You
with. You should talk about:
can make some notes to help you if you wish.
who the person
Part is3 their
Two-way discussion
appearance
• Is family important in your country?
• Is itthings
more you like ortodon’t
important havelike about
a good the person
relationship with your friends or with your
family?
and (Why?)
explain why you get on with the person.
• What role do grandparents play in families in your country?
• Why is it a good thing if people get on well with their neighbours?

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