Cambridge First Certiíicate in English

Cambridge
First Certiíicate
in English
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WITH ANSWERS
Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Examination papers from

University o f Cambridge
ESOL Examinations:
English for Speakers of
Other Languages
CAMBRIDGE
U N IV E R S IT Y P R E SS

P U B L IS H E D R Y ĨH E P R E S S SY N D I C A T E O F T I I E U N IV K R S IT Y O F C A M Í R ID G Í .
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C A M B R I D G E U N I V E R S IT V P R E S S
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Contents
Thank s and acknovvledgements vi
To the student vii
Test 1 Paper 1 Reading 2

Paper 2 Writing 10
Paper 3 Use of English 14
Paper 4 Listening 21
Paper 5 Speaking 26

Paper 2 Writing 36
Paper 4 Listeníng 47
Paper 5 Speaking 52
Tost 3 Paper 1 Reading 54

Paper 2 Writing 62
Paper 5 speaking 78

Paper 2 VVriting 88
Paper 5 Speaking 104
Test 1 Key and transcript ỉ 05

Tes t 2 Key and transcript ì 18
Tes t 3 Key and transcripl 132
Test 4 Key and transcript /4 5
Visual m aterials fo r Paper 5 cơlour section
Sample answer sheets 1S8

Thanks and acknoivledgements

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bc g la d to in clu d c a n y ncccssa ry co rrc cti on in su b ỉc q u c n t p ri n tí n g s.
Times New spapcrs íor thc tcxt on p.3 ‘Spccding O vcr Seas’ by Jcnnai C ox írom Th e Tim es \\'ild Sp rits
S u p p ỉ e m e n t , 25 A pril, 19 98, for the tcxt o» p.55 ‘Facing the T ruth ’ írom thc B ra in poure r S u p p ỉ e m c n t ,
T h e S u n d a y T i m e s . Februa ry, 1998, and for the t«x t on p.98 ‘Scc you in thrcc years says ịoggcr on lap
of the w orld’ by Russell Jenkins, The Times, 7 Decem bcr, 1996. o N I Syndication Limited, l-ondon;
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Sheila Radley, 1992; T h e l l lu s tr a te d L o n d o n N e w s for the tcxt on p .9 by Jo Folcy, 1998; N e tv S cie n ti st
maga/.inc for the tcxt on p.29 ‘The Big Yawn% by Amy Adams, Dccember 1988, C) RBI 1988; Mike
Bell íor thc tcxt on p.32 ‘Living in the Vallcv’ írom P e a k a n d P e n n ì n e , March, I99S; 1PC Syndication
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rhc Editor of C a t er e r & H o t e l k c e p e r íor thc text on p.58 from the an iclc ‘Chips w ith cverything’, 29
J a n u a r y , 1 9 9 8 ; N e w H o l l a n d P u b l is h e rs (U K ) L i m i te d f o r th e a d a p t e d t c x t o n p . 7 2 í r o n i S e c rc t L o n d o n
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To the student
This book is for candidatcs prcparing íor thc Univcrsity of Cambridge ESOL Examinarions
Hirst Ccrtiíìcate in Englùh (FCE). The FCE cxam inatio n is w idd y rccogniscd in commcrce
and industry «md in individual univcrsity íaculties and othc r cducarional insriturions.
The collcction o ỉ ếour complctc practicc rcsts compriscs past pap crs from the C ambrídg e
First Cerriíìcate in English examination; you can practisc thcse tests on your own or with the
Help of your tcacher.
The FCE examinarion is part of a gro up o f cx aminations developed by C ambridge ESOL
called rhc Cam bridge M ain Suitc. The M ain Suite consists of five exam ination s that have
similar characieristics but are designcd for diffcrcnt lc vds o f Hnglish languagc ability. W ithin
the five lcvels, FCE is at Cambridge/AI.TE Level 3, Level B2 in thc Council of Europc
Framework and Level l in the UK National Qualifications l-'rame\vork.
Examination Cambridgc/ALTE Council of Huropc UK National

Lcvd Framcw ork Levẽl Qualifications
Framcwork I.cvcl
CPE
Certiíicatc of PrơíiciciK)' Level 5 C2 3
in Hngliỉh
CAE
Ortĩíĩcatc in Lcvel 4 C1 2
Advanced English
FCE Level 3 B2 1
Firsi Ccrtiíkatc in Hnglish
PET BI E n try 3
Prdiminary KngliUt Tcít Level 2
KẸ T Lcvcl 1 A2 Entry 2
Key EnRliih T«t
YLE
c.imbri<lge Young Brcakthrough Level
Ixamcrs Engtish
The FCE cxaminarion consisrs of fivc papcrs:
Paper 1 Rcading 1 hour 15 minutcs

Paper 2 Writing 1 hour 30 minutcs
Paper 3 ưsc of Knglish 1 hour 15 minutes
Paper 4 I.istcning 40 minutes (approximarcly)
Paper 5 Spcaking 14 minutcs

To the stucient
Paper 1 Kcading
Tliis papcr consists o í four parts. Each p art conra ins a tcxt an d somc qucsrions.
Part 4 may contain two o r morc shortcr rclatcd tcxts. Thcrc arc 35 qucstions in
total, including multiplc choicc, gappcd rext and matching qucstions.
Paper 2 Writing
This pap cr consists of lwo parts. Fo r both pa rts you ha ve to \vrite between 120
and 180 \vords. Part 1 is com pulsory. It providc s tcxts which arc somctimes
accompanied bv visual material tơ hclp you \vritc a lcttcr.
In Part 2, there arc íou r tasks from which y ou choosc onc to writc about.
The range of lasks írom Nvhich qucstions may bc drawn includes an articlc, a
report, a composition, .1 short story and a letter. The last quesdon is bascd on thc
set books. Thesc books rcmain on thc list íor ab ou t two years and you should
contact Cambridge ESOL, or thc Cambridge ESOL Local Secretary in
your arca, if you wish to havc the up-to-datc list of sct books. If you decide to
do the quésrión on the ser books, thcrc will hc tw o op tions írom which you can
choosc onc ro \vritc about.
Paper 3 Usc of English

This papcr consists ol' fivc parts and tests your control of English grammar,
vocabulary and spelling. Thcre arc 65 questions in total. The tasks includc
gap-tìlling cxcrcises, scntcncc transíormation, \vord íormation and crror correciion.
Paper 4 I.istcning
This papcr coniains íour parts. Each p art conta ins a rccordcd rcxr or rcxrs and
some qucstions inclucling multiple choice, notc-taking, scntcncc complction and
matching. You hcar cach tcxt rwicc. Thcre is a total of 30 qucstions.
You Nvill nccd to pausc your audio CD beíore Parts 2, 3 and 4, and at thc
cnd o í the tcst. The lcngth of thc pauscs is announ ced to you. The audio
cassettes, howcvcr, contain all pauses bet\veen parts, and only nccd to bc
paused for five m inutes at thc cnd <>f thc test.
Paper 5 spcaking
This paper consists of íour parts. The Standard test íormat is two candidatcs
and tw o exarnincrs. One exam iner takes part in thc convcrsation, thc othcr
cxamincr listens and givcs marks. You will bc givcn photographs and other
visual material to look at and talk aboui. Somctinìcs you will ralk with thc
other candida tc, sometimes with thc cxam incr and somctimcs wirh horh.
Marks and results

Your ovcrall FCE gradc is hascd on the total score gaincd in ail fivc papers. ỉt is
no t neccssary to achieve a sarisíactory lcvel in all fivc papcrs in ordc r to pass
thc examination. Certiíìcates arc givcn to candidates vvho pass the examination
with gradc A, B or c. A is the highest. The minimum succcssíul pcríormancc in
order to achicvc a gradc c corrcsponds to al>out 60% of the total marks. D
and E arc íailing grádcs. Your Statcm ent o f Resu lts vvill includc a graphical
profilc of you r períorm an ce in each pap cr and shọw you r rclativc pc ríorman ce
in each one. E ach pa pcr is \vcightcd to 4 0 m ark s. Thc rcíorc, thc fivc FCF.
papc rs tota l 200 marks, aíter weighting.
viii

To t h e s tu d e n t
Further intormation
For morc iníormation about FCE or any other Cambridgc ESOL examination
writc to:
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In some areas rhis intormation can also bc obtained from the British Council.

Test 1

Test ì
PA PE R 1 RE AD ING (1 hou r 15 m inutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
You are going to read a magazine article about personal watercraft - also known as
•jet-skis‘. Chcx>se írom the list A-l the sentence which best summarises each part (1-7) of
the arlicle. There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet
A Personal vvatercratt are now regarded as

having a more serious role.
B There is now greater emphasis on the correct

way of using personal watercraft.
c Personal watercraft are likely to grow in

popularity in the tuture.
D Personal watercraft have changed because

the kind of people using them has changed.
E The maịority of people using personal

watercraft do so because it is enjoyable.
F Personal watercraft used to have a terrible

reputation.
G Personal vvatercraít enable you to experience

travelling on the sea in relative comíort.
H The reason why people like using personal

watercraft has changed.
I Personal watercraft enable you to combine

opposing wishes.
2

Paper I Reading
< & r" SPEEDING OVER SEAS

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A s w i i h s o m a n y o i h c r p o w c r fu l m a c h i n e s , i í is n o t
t h c v c h i c lc t h a t c » u « s d a n g e r b u t i h c p c r s o n d i i v i n g
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I f y o u l ik c t h c N v a tc r b u i a r e n o t l c cc n o n g c i t i n g w e t ; i a rg c r . r n o r c ỉo p h i ỉt ỉc J ( c d a n d ablc to h old m orc
i f v o u c n j o y í p c c d b u t v v i t h o u t t h c a s s o c ia t c d r i s k s; fu d . thc a it ra c t io n hai changcd from dangcr to
i f y o u l i k c t o k c c p a c ii v c b u t p r c f c r n o t t o m a k c t o o d i ỉt a n c c . M o r c a n d m o r c p c r s o n a l v v a i c r c r a ít u s e r s
m u c h c íT o r t ; a n d i f y o u h a v e g i v c n u p a l l h o p c o f ( t x i a y v v a n t to c r u i s c .
í ìn d i n g a spo rt th a t w i ll accom m odaie vour

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R ỉd i n g on pcrsonal w a t c r c r a ft is li k c ta k i n g a
wateitraft.
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s o c lo s c t o t h c c l c m c n t s , y o u f e c l i n o r e a p a r t o í
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y c a r s a g o , i t w a s , l i k c m a n v t h r i l l i n g n e w a c t iv i t ic s , u n p l e a & i n i u p c c c s . A p a r t fr o m t h c o d d s p l a s h , a n d
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a n g l c r s , s a i lo r s a n d s v v i m m c r s a l ik c .
their u « rs are g r a d u a l lv bc ing seen in a m orc
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csp eõ dlỵ thc ncw o n c s . a rc taught s c a m a iu h i p , m o ỉt pcop lc discovc ring pcrson al w a ( c r c r a f t,
n a v i g d ú o n a n d h a r b o u r ru lc s . T h e m a c h in c * a r c n o w p u r s u i n g a c o m p c t i t i v e o r í ì m e s s - i m p r o v i n g a c t i v i t y
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Test ỉ
Part2
(A. B, c o r 3 Whfch yỏ u S w i rS r a S i n T t Ỏ m ể l e S 5 8' 14, ch00$e ' he answer
M a * your answers on the separate

ansvver sheet.
M any trccs in ihc Brackhan) arca wcrc brought do\vn in thc terrible storms that March.
T1)C town itselí' lost two great limc trces from the íormer market squarc. 'ITic
đisappcarance of such promincnt ícaturcs had altercd the appcarancc of the town ccntre
cntirely, to the annoyancc of iis niorc consenativc inhabiiants.
Among the annoyed, under more nonnal circumsiances, \vould havc bcen Chief Inspcctor
Douglas Pclham, hcađ of the local jx>licc force. But at ihe height of thai week’s storm, when
the wind brought down cvcn the mature \valnut iree in his gardcn. Pelham had in faci becn in
no fit siatc to notice. A large and hcalthy man, he had for the íirst ũme in his lifc been scriously
ill with an attack of bronchitis.
\Vhcn he first complained o f an aching head and tightncss in his chcst. his wifc. Molly, had
iried to pcrsuade him to go to thc doctor. Convinced ihat the policc force could n<>t do wi(hout
him, he had, as usual. ignorcd her and atiemptcd to carry on \vorking. Predictably, though he
wouldn‘( have listcned lo anyonc who tried 10 icll him so. this had thc eữect of íogging his
memory and shortcning his tcmper.
It was only when his colleague. Scrgeant Lloyd. t(X)k the initiativc and drovc him to the
doctor’s door that hc íinally gave in. By that linie. hc didn't have the strength lcft to arguc wíựj
17 her. In no time at all. she was laking him along to thc chemist's to get his prescribcd antibiotìcs
and then homc to his unsurprised wifc who scnt him straight (0 bcd.
When Molly told him. on the Thursday moming. that thc walnut trec had bcen broughl
dovvn during thc night. Pclhani hadn‘t bccn able lo takc it in. ơ n Thursday cvening, he had
asked wcakly about damagc lo Ihc house. groaned thankfully vvhcn hc hcard thcre was none.
and pulletl thc shcets ovcr his hcad.
It \vasn't uniil Saturday, whcn the antibiotics took cffcci, his tcmpcraturc dropped and he
got up. thai hc realiscd wilh a shock that (he loss of thc vvalnut trce liad inadc a pcnnanent
diữerence to (hc appearancc of the living-room. The Pelhams’ largc house stood in a si/eablc
gardcn. It had not come chcap. but evcn so Pelham hađ no regrets about buying ii. The lcaty
gardcn had creatcd an imprcssion of privacy. Now, though, the stomi had changcd his Outlook.
Previously t h e vicw from t h e living-room had ícaturod thc handsonic walnut t r c c . This l»ad
noi darkcncd t h e room because thcre \vas also a window on t h e opposiic wall, but i( had
providcđ intercsting p a ttc m s of liehi and shade t h a i disguiscd t h e true State of t h e wom
fumiture that the family had b ro u g h t w it h thcm from tíieir previous house.
Wiih the trce gonc, thc RKini secmed cruelly bright, its wom fumishings cxposed in all thcir
33 shabbiness. And the VÌCNV froni Uic window didn‘t bear looking ai. The lall hrni.se next door,
previously hiddeo by ihc trce. was no\v thcre. dominating the Outlook vvith iis unattractivc
purple bricks and cxtcmal pipcs. It scemed co liavc a great many upstairs window$, all of them
watching the Pclhams’ cvcry movemcnt.
*Docsn’i it look (erriblc?’ Pelham croakcd to his wife.
But Molly, standing in the doonvay. sounded morc pleased than dismayed. ‘That's whar
l‘ve been tcllĩns you cvcr since wc canie herc. We have lo buv a new sofa. Nvhatever it costs.-

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8 Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm?

A The town looked đ itterent.
B The police had done litlle to help.
c No market could be held.
D Fal!en trees had not Ị?ọ ọ n removed.
9 Who does ‘her’ in line 17 refer to?

A Molly Pelham
B Ihe doctor
c Sergeant Lloyd
D the chemist
10 When Chief Inspeclor Pelham's wife íirst told him about the walnut tree, he appeared to be
A worried.
B shocked.
c sactdoned.
D uninterested.
11 What aspect of the Pelhams' (urnilure does •shabbiness’ in line 33 describe?

A its colour
B its condition
c its position
D its design
12 As a result of the storm, the Pelhams' living-room

A was pleasantly lighter.
B felt less private.
c had a better view.
D was in need of repair.
13 Why did Molly sound pleased by her husbancTs comment?

A It proved that he was well again.
B She agreed about the tree.
c She thought he meant the sofa.
D It v;as what she expected him to say.
14 From what we learn of Chief Inspector Pelham, he could best be described as

A open-minded.
B welNiked.
c warm-hearted.
D strong-wille<3.
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Test I
Part 3
You are going to read a magazine arlicle about counlry music star Pam Tillis. Eight
paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-l the one
which fits each gap (15-21). There is one extra paragraph which you đ o not neeđ to use.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate ansv/or sheet.
W i l d A n g e l
Country musỉc star Pam Tỉllis talks ơ bout her lự e and work.
\Vlnlc in che studio iccortiing bcr jlbtnn A ll Ọ fT his Paiu*s ne w frỉciick thc rc cnc onn ined her to w idcn
i M t , country tnuỉic star Pam Tillis íoimd h m e lf h e r m i H Ì c n l t n s t e s .
im.ii>ining an old dincc hall. A\ a rcsult, thc
Mcxic.iii-flavoured ballnd, ‘Tcquih Mockingbird',
onc of thc albums highlights. js punctuatcd by thc ‘It \va$ a crazy dme,’ Pam rccalls. ‘W hc n yo urc
tound o f hcr dancc stcps. vouim, yx>u go any way th e w ind blovvs. so 1 WIS
exp erimen iing and scdn g \vhat I could do. F was
I
> searching for my ideniity, if you likc.’
T he cldcst child o f tamcd coui«r>’ singcr M d T illii.
Pam li.ii hcci) ÍI1 the busincss long cnouiỊh to kno\v I » r
\vhcn to add somechiitg .1 littlc unum al to hc r muũc. Ketuming lo Noàlivillc in 1978, Pam was stil!
But tar trom bcing thc 'goldcn child’ \vith a onc- looking tor hcr placc. Somi: of hcr songi had been
way tickct to success, PamT illií'$ jou rn cy to stardom recorcled by otlicr artists, but she no\v bt‘gjn the
has bccn liill o f ups and downs. search for he r íìrsc rec ording contract.
15
Th en hcr lifc w » turnc d upsiiic do\vn. At thc agc ot" The KSC, as (hey say. is hiỉtory. Reccntly votcd
16. Pam was involvcd in 3 scrious car accidcnt, Pcnule Singcr of thc Year by thc Cou tỉtry Music
lcadiníỊ to wars o f plastic swrgcr>- and occasional A» ocu tioi). and \vith a scrics oíbesc-selling rvcordi
pain cvcr sincc. bc hin d her, th e most difficult p art o f Pam’$ lifc thcse
[« Ị days is balancing licr homc life, \vith her husband
and w u ng íon, and hcr carccr.
Aũ cr tlic accident, $hc atccndcd (hc ư nĩvc nitỵ o f
Tcnncssce, Jiul it \vas hcrc that Pam startcd hcr íìrst: I 21
band. Lcaving collcge in 1976.shc workcd for a timc ‘In íome ways it \vas worsc‘ in Dads day.' admiB
in hc r íathcrs publiíhiniĩcompany, Sa w gn » M uãc, Pa in.T her e was n oT V or vicieo and thcy wcre awa>'
bui th en it \vas tim e to leave th c nest. 100 <ia>-s or niorc i year. liut the S3crifìce is \vorth
it. It's .1 \vay of (eaching >x)ur kids about |].iving a
drc^m. and ho w imp orun c it to follo\v (hat
In che btc 19705, this area was ỉ inagnct for yotmiỊ drcỉm.'
Amcricans. Thcrc wns no bcMcr placc to bc. and
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Paper l Reading
A HONvever. tlũs took longcr than shc cxpcctcd, F Howcvcr. having thc advancage o f groxving up
and liavinị' a ramo itt fa(hcr did n’t auto nuric ally in tlie music b»sin«s hencir, Pam knows vvhat
opcn doors. Shc sang in a rhyihm and blucs thii involvcs. Shc u nd ersu nd s w hat is necevsary
b an d , and att cr tì\x* ye ar s o f \v rit in g an d in tcrn is of hard w ork and lon cly nigiits spcnt
singing. tĩnally got h er b ig chance. in hoccl rooim.
B Pain eọịoyed playing wiih thc grotip shc hađ G Piun bclicves tlut thc cxpcricncc gavc hcr X
íormc d. ‘Th cres cn orm oas cncrgy out thcre,' greater decerminadon to live thc lifc shc
shc States cmphaticaUy.‘I lasted jm t ovcr .1 year, wanted. ‘If somcthing dnunatic likc that
b ut th en it \V3S ti m c to 1*0 home.* liappciis to anyonc, i( I i u k c ỉ thcm think they
survivcd tor ì reason.*
c Pam íìrst appcared on .1 n ụ ịo r stagc at thc agc
o f cipln, ỉing ing \vith hc r Inthcr. As a tccnag cr. H O n e ĨI1 p art ic ula r to ld h e r cliat sh c \vas c apíb le
she showed »p at many ulcnt aighcs in o f singing any kind o f music shc \\-amcd. Kccn
Nai hv iU e, and p erfo rm cd at Io c j 1clubs. to spread h er artiitic w ingỉ. shc p m togcdicr a
'locw<? ja zr /r o ck ba nd ’ callcd Frcclight.
D Pam. hmvcver, produccd her lat«t Kcord
hcr tclf. *It was rcvvarding an d enjaya ble,' shc I ‘It \vasn’t pl.iinied. My violin playcr $ «Tt e d to
says,'but I \vish l'd been ablc to takc 3 \vhole pla y his H>lo a n d m y m in d \v as traiu p o rt cd to a
ycar ovcr it.’ rime abo ut 2 00 years ago. W hen l startcd
dancing, the noise seemcd so appropriatc that
E Caliíornis has alwa>"s becn thc destination for \\r lefi it on thc recorđ.'
AmcricaV hopcíuk and dreamcrs. Pam fclt
liimtcd by liíẽ in Na^hvillc. and so íhc too
movcd to the west coast.
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Test I
Part 4
You are going to read a magazine article about five young designers. For questions 22-35.
chcx>se from the designers (A-E). The designers may be chosen more than once. When
more than one ansv;er is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separatc ansvver sheet.
Which desỉgner(s)
works in a variety of environments? 0 c
advises against certain styles? 22
23
had begun desigrìĩng beíore being trained? 24
have adapted a traditional style? 25
is vvorking with a material vvhich is new to them? 27
have used their reputation to develop a new area of business? 28
are completely self-taught? i 30
mention how tastes have changed recently? 32
have received protessional recognition? Ị 34

34 ' J ; 35 Ị
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Pa per 1 Reading
Style M erchants
Style in/ornis every pa rt o / o u r lives lod ay Ịro m clothes to interio r decoraiion an d
accessories. J o Poley prỡvides a taste o f the tretìds fo r this y e a r’s f'olỉơĩvers o f/ashion.
‘s o m e t h i n g d i í c r c n t ’ . A n d h c r s i m p l c , y c t i n c r c d ib l y
Q Néd Ingham: Dre$s Designcr
m o d e r n , c r ea ũ o n $ h a v e b e g u n t o c a p t u r e ev e ry
N e d I n g tu im m a k e s d r e am y , r o m a n t ic u c d d n g dcsign prizc in the flowcr busincss, \vhich has
drcsscs. ‘Pcoplc arc turning avvay frcim thc h c l p c d h c r i n se t ti n g u p h e r O tt n L o n d o n F l w c r
i ra d i ũ o n a l , r a ih c r s t i í d r c s s cs t o m u c h s i m p l c r S c h o o l . S h c h a s r c c c n tl y c o m b i n c d h c r s k ills o n
stylcs,* hc cxplains. Ingham has bccn drawing and c x t r c m c l y s u c c c s s t u l l c c tu r e t ri p s t o ỉ a p a n a n d t h c
d c s i g n i n g w c d d i n g d r c s i c s s in c c h c w a s a s c h o o l b o y . U S A . S h c s u y s , ‘F l o w c r a r ru n R c m c m s a re m u d ỉ
T h e n , at t h e ii g e o f 1 6 , h e e n r o l le d a i f a s h i o n s c h o o l , s im p l c r t h c s c d a y s . K c c p t h c m s i m p l c b u t s tr o n g
whcrc hc gaincd thc tcchnical skills to cut and a n d d o n ‘t h a v c t o o m a n v l c a v c s - « h cy a r c t o o l a rg c
c o n s t r u c t c lo t h c s . B u t y o u d o n o i h a v c t o b c a b ri d c a n d a r c h i tc c tu r a l . F o r w c d d i n g b o u q u c i s , w h a t c v cr
to ovvn an Ingliam drcss: hc also deiignx long, y o u r a r r a n g c m c n t , t h e g o l d c n r u lc r c m a i n s t h c
c l a s s ic c v c n i n g d r c s s c s , g v c n a f r c sh t o u c h b y u p - t o - f lo w c r s m u s t b c o f t h c s a m c s p c c ie s .'
c h e - m i n u i e c o l o u r s a n d í a b r ic s . F o r t h c l e ss
a d v c n t u r o u s , I n g h a m s d c s i g n s i n c l u d c a c lí ts si ca l
s u m m e r n a v y- b lu e s u i ti th e c c n ơ c p i c c c o f ih c 0 Pctcr I.ittlc: Hairdrcsscr
E n g l i sh \ v o m a n ‘s u a r d r o b e f o r m o s t o f th e 2 0 t h F o r w e r 2 0 y ea r x, P e t er I i t t l e h a * t a k c n h i s s c is s o r s
c c n t u r y . B u t i n h i s h a n d s , i t l o o k s a s n c w a s t o s o m c o f i h c w o r ld 's t o p h c a d s . E v e r y o n e w h o Í8
tomortow. a n y o n c h a s h a d t h e i r h a i r st >'lc d b y t h i s m a n . ‘M o s t
v v o m c n w a n t r e n l - l o o k i n g h a i r a n d a s t> ’l e t h e y c a n
Sally Q uail: Jcwcllcr m a n a g c a t h o m c , ’ h c s a y s . S o h s a p p r o a c h i s a n o v e l
o n c - t o c n s u r e t h a t h i s c l ic n t s n c\ "c r a p p c a r a s i f
A l t h o u g h s h c o n c c w o r k c d f o r a n a r t d c a l c r , S a l ly
t h c y h a v c j u st w a l k c d o u t o f a s a l o n . B u t t h is
Q u a i ] h a s h a d n o f o r m a I i r a i n i n g i n j c w c ll cr > ’. I t w a s
c a re ír ee a tũ t u d e an d c a s u al lo o k d o « n o t c o m e
o n l y w h c n s h c c o u l d n o t f in d a n c n g a g c m c n t r in g
chcap £ 2 5 0 f o r t h c f ir st a p p o i n t m c m , a n d t h cr c ’5
s h c li k cd t h a t s h c d c c i d c d t o d c s ig n h e r o w n . T h e
a t h r c c - m o n i h w s á ã n g l is t . T r a d i n g o n h i s c c lc b r it y ,
r c s u lt in g c n q u i r i e s cn c o u r a g e t i h c r t o s c t u p a s a
P c t c r h a s p r o d u c c d h i s o w n r a n g c o f h a ir d r v cr s an d
d c s i g n c r i n 1 9 9 0 . N o v v h c r p úr cc s a r c s o u g h t o u t b y
o t h c r st y li n g c q u ip m c n t . N o w , t h o s c w h o c a n ’t
m a n y s t ar s o f st a g c a n d s c rc c n . H c r sig n a t u rc s ụ l c
m o k c i t t o h i * Síilon c a n c r e a t c t h e i r o w n s t v le s b a c k
i s la r g c s c m i - p r c c i o u s s t o n e s s « t i n g o l d t o m a k c
at hom c.
m a g n i f i cc n t n c c k l a c c s , b r a c cl c ts a n d r in g s í a s h i o n c d
a f tc r t h o s c w o r n i n t h e 18 t h c c m u r y . H o w e v e r , s h e
h a s r cc c m l y b c g u n t o u s c t h e m o s i p r c c io u s s t o n c o f 0 Lily Grimson: Handbag Dcsigner
all d i a m o n d ỉ . ‘ It m u s t r e í l c c t m y aRC ,’ «1>’S 3 6 -
Just íour years aíter settinR up in Uic íicrccly
y c a r - o l d Q u a i l . *I r c a c h c d t h a t m o m c n t in e v e r y
c o m p c i i t iv c í a s h i o n b u s n c s s , L i l y G r i m s o n , \ v it h
W f> man ’s l if e w h e n s h e w a m s a d i a m o n d a n d i h a t is
o n l y a n i n ư o đ u cT O P , - c o u r s e i n a r t a n d d cs ÌR n
wh en I bcgan working with thcm.’
b c h i n d h c r , h a s h a d c w o o f h c r c r c a ti o n s s c l c c t c d f o r
a m a ị o r d o i g n c x h i b i ti o n . 'Xrh a t c v cr t h c s h a p c a n d
0 Pcnny Pratt: FIorist f o r m o f h e r d c s i g n s , th c y a r c n c v c r i g n o r c d . A U o f
I n a d d i ti o n t o r u n n i n g h c r t i n y s h o p , P c n n y P r at t is G r im s o n ’* ía s h io n b a g i a rc h a n d m a d c i n t h c U K .
a f l o w e r c o n s u l t a n t f o r a l ar ít e C h a in o f * u p e r m a r k e t s T h e G r im s o n h a n d b a g i s n o t s im p l y a C on t ain e r -
and p rovidcs A or al id c a s to a n um bcr o f top t h c b a g s a r c f u l l o i g b m o u r , w h e t h e r fa s h io n c d
r c s t a u r a n t s . AJ1 o f ih i s i $ g o o d g o i n g f o r s o m e o n e f r o m t h c G n e s t c a l í s k i n o r t h c h c a v i c s t s il k . A
w h o h a s n o H o r is tr y q u a l i íi c a t io m a n d g a v c u p h c r c o m h i n a t io n o f c h i c a n d c a rc m a k e a G r im s o n b a g
jf lb a s ỉ t c a c h c r 1 0 v c a r s 3RO in o r d c r t o d o s o m c t h i n g s p e c ia l .
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PA PE R 2 VVRITING (1 hou r 30 m inutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
You must answer this question.
1 You ordered a gift by post for a friend's birthday. The company vvere late sending the
gịft to you and you were also not happy vvilh it. Below is the advertisement for the
gift. on vvhich you have written some notes.
Read the advertisement, together with your notes. Then, using all the intormation in
your notes. write a letter to Mr p. Marsden of Personal Pens Limited. You should
explain why you are not happy with Ihe gitt and ask for your money back.
PERSONALISED GIFTS FROM

P E R S O N A L P E N S L TD
Looking for the pcrfect present?
W hy not give a personalised
w riting s et to someone special?
The set con tains an(attrn ctỉv^'
p en a n d pen cil, each o f \vhic h
h as a nam e printed on th e side in gold letters. You
j u s t te ll u s th g .n a m e y o u w an t, a n d we ,ll p rin t it p íA C íi
"ÕĩTthẽ pen an d p encil. Th e(rn atch ing jpen a nd p tA * a d
p encil (y ou can choose e ith e r a red s e t or a g reen
set) come in a specially design ed box. All th is for
only £12.95. an d se n t to you w ithin_a week.
If you are no t comp letely happ y, we w ill give you 3 ^ t ỉk s -
all yo ur mo ney back. Ỳoo lcát
O rde r yo ur se t now! W rite to:

Mr p. Marsden
Write a letter of betvveen 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page.
Do not write any postal addresses.
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Question 1
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Part 2
Write an ansvver to o no of the questions 2-5 in this parl. VVrite your answer in 120-180
vvords in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box.
2 You have had a class discussion on fashion. Your teacher has now asked you to
write a composition. giving your opinions on the following statement:
Young peoplỡ always want to ơress ơiííerently irom ỉheir parents.
Write your composition.
3 You see this announcement in your school magazine.
Neiv Cỉubs after Schooỉ

Your school ivants to stari some ne w after-scliool clubs. Chess, table ttnn is, guitar
plữ t/ in g a n d cookc ry ìt ave bee n suggestc ii a s Ị ơ ss ib le id ea sỊ o r clu bs. W h a t do yo u
think? W rite us an artìcle for the scìtool magaxine Cũvering the points beỉ ũ iư .
• Tell us ohich o tie o f these f o u r id eas y o u lik e bes t a n d whự .
• M a k e O i t c o t h e r S ìi g g e s t io n f o r a neio Club and expỉain w h ỵ it ivouỉd Ik ' a g o o d i d e a.
Write your a rticle.
The local tourist oííice has askeđ you to write a report on inieresting things for visitors
to see and do on a one-đay sightseeing tour of your area. In your report, include
suggestions about where visitors should go and what they should do in order to spend
an interesting day in your area.
VVrite your report.
Ansv/er One of the follov/ing t\vo questions based on your reading of one of these set
books. VVrite (a) or (b) as v/ell as the number 5 in the question box. and the title of the
book next to the box. Your ansvver must be about one of the books below.
Best Detective Stories of Agatha C hrìs tie- L ong man Fiction
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
A Winơow on the Universe - Oxíord Bookv/orms Collection
Cry Freeơom - John Briley
Wuthering H eights - Emlly Bronte
Eithe r (a) You have had a class discussion on whether the characters in Ihe book or
short story you have read are believable. Your teacher has now asked you
to write a composition on this subject. Write your composition, explaining
your views with reterence to the book or one of the short stories you have
read.
Or (b) An English-speaking triend is going on a long ịourney soon and has asked
you to recommend a book to read during the ịourney. Write a Ietter to
your friend, giving some iníormation about the book or short stories you
have read. You should give reasons for your recommendation.
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PAPER 3 USE 0 F ENG LISH (1 ho ur 15 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the text belovv and decíde vvhich answer (A, B, c or D) best fits
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your ansvvers on th e separate ans we r she et.
Example:
0 A leam B capture c discover D get
0 A B c D
LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA
According to the European Piz2 a-Makers' Association, making a gocxl pizza is not a
straightíorvvard skill to (0 ) The ingredients seem very ( 1 ) : llour, yeast. water and
a bit of salt. But water and flour can easily ( 2 ) glue and anyone who has eaten a
(3 ) quality pizza will know how bad it can ma ke your stomach (4 ).......
‘In Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product. not to (5 ) all the
pizza makers around Ihe world who (6 ) uneatable meals,' says Antonio Primiceri, the
Assoóation s tounder. He has now started a p i22a school in an aỉtempt lo ( 7 ) the
reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an (8 ) course. the students at Mr Primiceri's
school are taught to ( 9 ) common mistakes. produce a goođ basic mixture. add a tasty
topping and cook the pizza properly. Test the íinished pizza by breaking the crust,' advises
Mr Primiceri. ‘If the soft (1 0 ) inside the pizza is white. clean and dry. it's a goođ pizza.
If it is not like this, the pi 22a will (11) .... your stomach. You will feel
(1 2 ) full and also thirsly.’
In Italy alone, the pizza (1 3 ) has an annu al turnover of more than $12 billion. Mr
Primiceri (1 4 ) that there are 10,000 jobs in pi2za restaurants waiting to be (1 5 ) by
those with real skill. ‘If you are a good pizza cook. you win never be vvithout a job.’ he says.
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Paper 3 ư se o f English
1 A simple B primary c pure D regular
2 A mix B construct c assemble D make
3 A sad B poor c short D weak
4 A sense B do c feel D be
5 A State B mention c remark D tell
6 A submit B give c serve D ở eal
7 A save B provide c del iver D retum
8 A extensive B extreme c intensive D intentional
9 A pass B escape c miss D avoid
10 A spot B part c side D slice
11 A worry B upset c ache D depress
12 A hardly B tightly c uncomíortably D heavily
13 A activity B body c indcsiíy D company
14 A computes B estimates c assesses D counts
15 A employed B íilled c completed D covered
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Test I
Part 2
For questions 16-30. read the text belovv and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
VVrite your answers on th e separate answer she et
Example: I0 I Jt ________
HOLLYVVOOD
How was (0) that Hollywood came to be Ihe place everyone assodates with the
American film industry? It's a strange story.
There was a little village in Southern Caliíomia called Cahuenga Valley (1 6 ) a Mr
and Mrs VVilcox had their home. In 1887, (1 7 ) Mrs Wilcox was on a trip to the east
coast. she got into conversalion (1 8 ) a stranger on a train. The stranger had a
home called Hollyvvood somewhere else in the country. (1 9 ) Mrs Wilcox liked the
name (2 0 ) much thai she decided to give her home the same name. Because Ihe
Wilcox's home was the biggest in Cahuenga Valley. the village soon became known
(21) Hollywood.
In normal circumstances most people (22) ........... never have heard of Hollywood.
However, between 1908 and 1913 (2 3 ) else happened. Many small independent
tam companies began moving to Southern Caliíorniia (2 4 ) two main reasons. Firstly,
they were attracted by the sunny climate. vvtiich let them film throughout the year
(2 5 ) the nee<J for expensive lighting. Secondly. they were (2 6 ) problems
Wĩth the larger, more powerful studios in New York, and they wanle<j lo get away (rom
there.
Only one studio actually set (2 7 ) in Hollywood. Local people were so angry when
: appeared that (2 8 ) Iaw was passed lorbĩdđ ing the building of any more studios.
In fact. Hollywood itseK never had a film irìdustry. surprisingly enough. (2 9 ) the
other studios that came to the area were an built outside Hollyvvood. Nevertheless. by 1915
Ho)iywood' (3 0 ) become íamiliar as a term for the movie business as a whole.
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Paper 3 Use o f Engỉish
Part 3
For questions 31-40, complete the seco nd se ntence so that it has a sim ilar mean ing to the
tirst sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
betvveen tw o and fiv e words, including the word given.
Here is an example (0).
Example:
0 You must do exactly wha t the m anage r tells you.
carry
You must ........................................................................... instructions exactly.
The g ap can be tilled b y the w ords ‘carry out the m anag er's’ so you write:
0 Ị ca rry o u t th e manage r’s
W rite o nly the m issin g w ord s on the separate ansv;er sheet.
31 So that John could go on holiday in the summ er, he saved £10 a week.
order
John saved £10 a week able to go on
holiday in the summer.
32 lt's not vvorth asking the ma nag er for the da y off.

point
There ........................................................................... in asking the m ana ger for the day off.
33 W e had to íinish all the wo rk betore we cou ld leave.

until
W e had to stay all the vvork.
34 Tim had not exp ected the con cert to be so good.

better
The concert ........................................................................... had expected.
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Test I
35 lf Cheryl doesrVt train harder. she'ỉl never get into Ihe swimming team.
does
Cheryl will never get into the swimming team ...................................................
more training.
36 ‘Do you realise what the time is, Steve?' asked Chris.
what
Chris asked Steve ................................................................. it was.
37 The company decideđ to advertise the job in a national newspaper.

put
The company decided to ................................................................ the job in a
national newspaper.
38 At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents.

linished
The vvinnẹ r ................................................................ his parents.
39 I applied for the job a month ago.

month
It ................................................................ Iapplied for Ihe job.
40 They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television.
followlng
They received many letters of supporl ................................................................
on television.
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Paper 3 Use o f English
Part 4
For que stions 41-55. read the text below a nd look caretully at each line. So m e of the lines
are correct, and som e have a word w hich should not be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick (/) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the vvord on the separate ansvver sheet.
The re are two exam ples at the beginning (0 and 00).
0 /
00 me
TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS
0 Like ma ny people, I have had a cam era for almos t as long as I can
00 remember, and I have always enjoyed me taking photographs of
41 m y íam ily and íriends, and places I have been visited. Then , abo ut a year
42 ago, I noticed that mo st of the photos I wa s so proud of wh ich we re in
43 íact all ve ry sim ilar to each other. Th ey all shovved gro ups of f>eople
44 standing by a íamo us building or som e other attraction. You hardly
45 couldrTt ma ke out their tace s clearly, and so it wa s ditticult to get
46 an idea of how had everyb ody felt. I wa s looking for a new hobby at
47 the time, and have decide d that I vvould start taking photogra phy
48 mo re seriously. I thoug ht it wo uld be expen sive, but, atter reading
49 a few chap ters of a boo k I borrow ed from a íriend, I last realised that
50 I could improve a grea t deal extra vvithout spen ding a lot of mo ney on nevv
51 equipm ent. Soon , instead of just taking out the sam e old pictures, I
52 wa s pho tograph ing those trees, anima ls, peo ple I didrVt know and so
53 on. This soon made a real diííerence to the quality of my photographs
54 as I bega n to con cen trate my selí on getling the best picture possible. I
55 am pleased with the results beca use I hav e ach ieved in such a short time.
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Ten ì
Part 5
For questions 56-65. read the text belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each
line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at Ihe
beginning (0). Write your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet
Example: 0 ị meetirtỹ
A N E W S U P E R M A R K E T FO R T HE T O W N
At a (0) .ĨỈỈS&Ịĩìâ. held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide MEET

(5 6 ) of opinions was expressed on plans to build a large VARY
supermarket in the town. A (5 7 ) of the supertnarket group DIRECT
stated that the supormarket woukj beneíit the (5 8 ) of INHABIT
Oxwell as it would give people more (59) ........ vvtien shopping CHOOSE
and would leaơ to a (60 )..... in the number of jobs available in GROW
the town. which has a high rate of (61) ........ Although there was EMPLOY
(6 2 ) on the need for new jobs. some of those present AGREE
claimed that the supermarket would lead to a (6 3 ) of jobs as LOSE
small shops, (6 4 ) to compete vvith supermarket prices, ABLE
vvoulđ be torced to close. The (inal (6 5 ) on vvhether or DECIDE
not to build the supermarket will be made next month.
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Paper 4 Listening
PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
Yọ ụ wi|l hẹ r pẹ ọ plẹ talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best answ er (A, B o r C).
1 You hear part of a radio play.

W here is the scene taking place?
A in the Street
B in a bank
c in a police station
2 You overhe ar the beginning of a lecture.

W hat subject are the students taking?
A medicine
B sport
c music
3 You ove rhea r a conve rsation in a college.

Who is the young man?
A a new student
B a studen t in the middle of a course
c a íormer student
4 You hear a vvoman on the radio talking about a cook book.

What does she regret?
A not looking a íter it
B not having kept it
c not using it properly
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Tesl 1
5 You hear someone talking about the day he met someone famous.
How did he feel after meeting Chris Turner?
A unimpressed with the íootballer
B angry with his íriend
c disappointed with himselí
6 You hear a woman talking on the phone.

Why has she called?
A to request a meeting
B to offer assistance
c to apologise for her absence
7 You overhear an extract from a radio play.

What is the young wom an’s relationship with the man?
A She’s a pupil of his.
B She's a relative of his.
c She‘s a patient of his.
8 You hear someone telling a story about a slrange thing thai

happened in the mountains.
What point does the story prove?
A how strange things can be explaineđ simply
B how easy it is to imagine things
c how you can be tricked by the silence
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Paper 4 Listening
Pa rt 2
You will hear part of a talk abou t dolls. Fo r que stions 9-18, com plete the sentences.
The tirst knovvn dolls were found in in ancient Egypt.
The earliest dolls in the museum date from the 10
Early European dolls were dressed like 11
On the 17th-century dolls, you can see details like the 12
17th-century dolls may cost as much as 13 each.
Collectors look for exam ples in períect condition, with their 14
19th-century dolls had 15 and real hair.
If you can take off the dolPs hair, you may see the
16 undem eath.
Beíore the 20th-century, all dolls were 17 , not babies.
From the 1930s. dolls were made of
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Test I
Part 3
You will hear five ditíerent people talking about why they decided to become nurses. For
questions 19-23. choose which ot the reasons (A-F) each speaker is giving. Use the letters
only once. There is one extra letter which you đ o not need to use.
A It was a childhood dream.
speaker1 19
B Teachers had recommended it.
speaker 2 20
c A triend had decided to ố o it.

Speaker 3 21
D It offered a secure income.
Speaker 4 22
E It is a íamily tradition.
speaker 5 23
F it is emotionally satisfying.
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Paper 4 Listening
Pa rt 4
You will hear part of a radio programme in which a book critic gives iníormation about three
new books on the subject of travelling in the United States of America. For questions 24-30.
decide wh ich book ea ch statem ent reíers to. VVrite A for A to z,
J for Ju st Go or
TT for Trav el Treat.
24 It gives iníormation atx)ut political deve lopme nts. 24
25 It has been careíully researched. 25
26 It is excellent on the subject of less w ell-know n places. 26
27 It aims to be am using but fails. 27
28 It gives the best advice on health. 28
29 It helps the tra ve lle r to save money. 29

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.......
30 It gives advice on accom mo dation for all budg ets. 30
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Ten I
PAPER 5 SP EA KING (14 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
You take the speaking test with another candidate. reíerred to here as your partner.
There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be
listening. Both examiners v/ill avvard marks.
P ar t 1 (3 min utes)
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’, etc.
Part 2 (4 minutes)
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 brietly.
Then the examiner gives your partner two diííerent photographs. Your partner talks
about these photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you a question
about your partner's photographs and you respond brieíly.
Part 3 (approximately 3 minutes)

The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a
problem or try to come to a decision about something. For example, you might be asked
to decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives
you a plcture to help you but does not join in the conversation.

The examiner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general way
about what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your
partner are also expected to develop the conversation.
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Test 2

Test 2
PAP ER 1 R EA D ING (1 hou r 15 m inutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
You are going to read an article about research into yawning. Choose from the list A-l the
most suitable heading for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which
you do nol need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your ansvvers on the separate answ er sheet.
A An aid to achievement
B Failure to prove a theory
c A way to send people to sleep

D Losing the battle
E Questioning a v/idespread belieí
F Results vvhich support a theory
G Not vvidely researched
H A partly explained theory
I Behaviour that spreads quickly
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Paper ì Reading
Yawning
m ................................................
When one person yavvns in a room. other Whatever the reason for yawning, there is no
people begin to yawn.Yawning is contagious. and do ub t that it is reíreshing. Acc ording to Ronald
once you start, there is almost nothing you Baenninger, another psychologist who is
can do to stop. O f course, the big question interested in the subject, this íeeling is not
is: why do we yawn a t all? W h a t possible caused by oxygen co ming into the body. The
advantage can there be in keeping our mouths cause. he believes, may lie in the blood: yawning
wide open for several seconds? Is it a need for sends an extra supply of blood to the brain.VVe
oxygen? Too much carbon dioxide in the blood? do not know exactiy what ihe blood does vvhen
Time for bed? it reaches the brain, but Baenninger believes it
does help to reíresh it.
r~Ị _________________
It is none o f these according to Ro bert Provine 5

an American psychologist. Provine fìrst became Baenninger believes, therefore, that we yawn in
curious about yawning when he realised that order to make our brains rcady for some new
nobody had reall/ studied this extremely action. To test this theory, he asked people to
comm on aspect o f behaviour.‘Most scientists are wear bands around their wrists as they went
looking for the deep and obscure.’ Provine says. about th eir normal routines. These bands were
‘I look for the signiíicance of everyday behaviour sensitive to increased movement by the people
that people have neglccted.’W ith this in mind.he vvearing them. Th e bands contained a bucton
and several other psychologists decided to fmd which the people were told to press every time
out when, why and how we yawn. they yawned. After collecting data for two
weeks. Baenninger found that within 15 minutes
2 _____ o f yawning his subịects wer e norm ally engaged in
Conventional wisdom has long held that we some more lively form of activicy.
yawn in ord er to wake up ou r wcary brains with
a reíreshing b urs t o f oxygen. Assuming th at this ■ ; ;
is true, Provine reasoned, then people who are There are indeed plenty of indications from
running low on oxygen - o r high on carbon everyday life to suggest that yawning helps the
dioxide - should yawn m ore oíten than normal. brain to get ready for something big. Olympic
To find out if this was the case. Provine (irst had athleces yawn beíore a race, students yawn
to try to make people yawn more. beíore an examination. and violinists yawn
beíore a concerL It is not that the athletes.
studcnts or violinists are bored; they are simply
In his laboratory, Provine gathered together a vvorking to get co a level at vvhich they are well
group o f students and told them to think about and truly ready for the main evenL
yavvning while they breathed in mixtures of air
that were eiứ ier high in oxygen, high in carbon
dioxide or completely normal. Although the ‘We yawn when there is nothing actually
gases made the students breathe íaster, none happcning bu t vvhen we do n ot w ant to lose ou r
of the different gases altered the students' rate level o f rcadiness,’ says Baenninger.Why w c yawn
of yawning. which held steady at about 24 beíore going to bed, though. rcmains a mystery.
yawns an hour. Exercise, vvhich also speeds up Baenninger suggests that it may be that we
breathing. made no difference to the yawning struggle co scay awake and ale rt, but sleep simply
rate either. wins out in the end.
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(A. B. c or D) vvhich you think fits best ansvver
Mark your answers on the separate

separate an
answ er sheel
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Paper ì Reading
8 How did Jane t feel when she íirst started her Sa turday morning job?
A She enjoyed the work that she was given.
B She v/as please d to be helping her íather..
c She v/orried that she wa s not doing it we ll.
D She was only really interested in the revvard.
9 W hat do we learn abou t her grandm other’s office in paragraph two?

A It neede d decora ting.
B It w as untidy.
c It had too much íurniture in it.
D It Nvas da rk.
10 ‘Th is’ (line 18) reíers to

A shop keepe rs’ proíits.
B a thirty-tive-hour week.
c Janets request.
D the recom me nded v/age.
11 ‘Flu ste red ’ (line 19) me ans

A bored.
B angered.
c coníused.
D depressed.
12 W hy did Jane t’s grand m other react ang rily to he r offer to íetch a pencil and paper?
A Janet was unable to answ er her question.
B Jan et had been unvvilling to help her.
c Janet had made an unhelptul suggestion.
D Jan et had ansvvered her rudely.
13 Wh at did Janet’s íather and grandmother disagree about?

A how to keep their customers loyal to the shop
B the type of advertising needed to attract custom ers
c the type of customers they needed to altract
D hov/ to get nesv custo m ers to com e to th e shop
14 Wh at eventually persuaded Janet's grandm other to buy a freezer?

A She íound that she liked frozen tood after all.
B A new shop opening in the village had or>e.
c It was sug gested that her Products we ren 't íresh.
D She responded to pressure írom her custome rs.
15 W hat impression do we get of Jan et’s íeelings tow ards her grandmother?
A She respected her tairness.
B She doubted her judgemen t.
c She disliked he r manner.
D She adm ired her determination.
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Test 2
P art 3
You are going to read an article written by someone who lives in a house in a valley. Seven
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one
vvhich fits each gap (16-21). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
L l V I N G IN T H E V A L L E Y
And yel wc knc\v Uiat Uicre was reason for us
lo \vorry. The snow and \vind were certãlnly
inconvcnlcnt but thcy did not really Irouble us
grcally. 17 ; ll rcmlndcd us I>f \vhal
could havc occurrcd if circumstânccs liart boon
dlíTcrcnt. ií thr no\v «f vvatcr írĩ>m the hills had
noi. many years beíore. becn controlled. held
back by a sc rỉes or dams.
In a short lime thc snơ\v siarted 10 mclt. Day

aílcr day. \ve \vatchcd íurlous clouds plle up
NVc had boen IMng In our vallcy íor slxteen hiíih ovcr Ihc liills to thc vvest. Slnlsier grey
monlhs vvhrn \vc Ilrst realised tho đangcre th at clouds vxiended over Ihe valleys. QÍ8
could exlsl. [ 0 H (ỉntll then. we had fcli Wc had seen enough of the sky: mm \ve began
safe and shcltercd in c»ur vallcy. lo uatch Ihe river. uhich evcry da> was
borominíỉfullcr and wlldcr.
Soon snow bcgíin to fall. \Viihln a day it lay
some 13 centimetres deep. pĨ6 Buí The snow was gradually \vasho<1 away as morc
on Ihe neiplilMíuring hciíihls thc snow was and more raln streamed Irom the clouds. but
much deeper and stayed for longcr. Up Iherr hiíih up in Uie hills the reservolr \vas niling «nnd
tho wlnd blasird nercely. Deep ín our valley u e wa8 Ííisi ai)|)roaclìlii{> danger level. And thon II
íolt only 8uddcn gustó of \vind: trccs swayed bui happcncd - for Ihe llrst time In ycars Uie
Ihc* branchcs held flrm. rcsciAoir (nrrílim cd. 19
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Paper I Reading
The river scemcd maddened as tho watcrs beíore Ihc (lam \vas buỉlt. the rlvcr had (loodcd
poured almost horizontally do\vn to ỉts lo\vcr the nearby villagcs in just such a rage. Now.
stretchcs. Just a couple of mclrcs from our thc dam rcstrlcts the flow ol the rỉver
coỉỉagc,
» the slmiiĩì
’ U I " ưseemed
v v i l i v u wild
l l \ l bcncatli
l/V I I V U U I Uic
MIV <111(1 usually all Is well: the í>reat mass of waler
brldge. I 20Ị J For three (lays wc prayed from the hỉlls. the product ()f snow and
that it \vould Siay bclo\v its wall. Our prayers torrentỉal rain. remaỉns bcliiiid iis barrlcr wiih
were ans\vcrcd as the dam held and tho watcrs just the occasionííl overflo\v. 21 Wc
began to subsidc. can feel our homc in thc valley is still secure
and safc.
On many occasỉons through the ccnturlcs
A It was thc river. the Ryburn, \vhich E v\e can thus cnjoy, rathcr than fear. the
normally flowcd so gently. that huge clouds Ihat hang ovcr tlic vallcy.
threatcncd us most. and can bc thrilled by the tremendous
power which \vc know the rlver
B And yet the immcnse po\vcr of íill Iliỉs
possesses.
\vatcr above us prevcnts us froin ever
belicving ourselves lo bc completcly F II almosl completely blocked our lane
safe ỉn oụ r homc. and madc the sireamside path slippery
and dangcrous.
c They twisted and turned. rlsỉng
castNvards and upxvards. warnỉng of G There In Ihc heights it \vas like the
xvliíit was to come. Niagcira Kalls, as the \vatcr surgcd over
the cdge <)f the (lam and poured into the
D It \vas far dccpcr than we'd ever seen it
strcam below.
so near our homc, ỉungỉng ĩurỉously at
its banks. H It was the year when Ihe storms came
carly, bcfore the calendar even hỉnted at
\vinicr. cven bcĩore Novcmber was out.

Test 2
Part 4
You are going to read a magazine article in which five people talk about their characters.
For questions 22-35. choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than
once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There is
an example a! the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on th e separate ansvver sheet.
Which person o r people state(s) the follow ing?
I used to avoid giving my opinions at work. Ị 0 ị E
Taking time off for your protessional development can make 22 I

you (eel more SRlí-assurpd
vou feel self-assured. 1
I never thought l'd be a contident person.
I'm not induenced by people’s opinions of me. r a :
Everyone gets nervous at times.

mu [»L
Irìitially. I misunderstood what conlidence was. ị 27
I find making notes very supportive in my work. 28
A certain event changed the course ol my life.
IVe vvorked on having a contident appearance.

mz
I am realistic about my abilities.
mu [=1
My behaviour helps others relax too. 34
Getting things wrong can have a posltlve result.

E [
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Pa per 1 Reading
Confident people
What's their secret?
Con ỉident people m ay look as ihough they were bom thot way, but most w ill tell you that it's a
skill they've learned because ihey had to. N ina H athw ay asks five people hov/ they d id it.
a b o u t h o w t h c y l o o k . ’ I ’v e f o u n d t h a t s w c l l w o r t h
A Jenny
r c m e n ỉb e r i n g .
\v hen I leíc school I was vcry shy and 1 akvays I al so t h i n k y o u g a i n c o n C d e n c e b y t a c k l in g t h i n g s
thouglit I’d stay that \vay. I \vas about twcnty-five that scare you. W hcn I too k Iiiy driving tcst I was so
when I \vas askcd to hclp out at my duightcrs nc rvo us, bu t I passcd. A ftcr tha t I fclt surc th at IVi
school. 1 was surc I wouldn’t cope. but I surprised ncver feel so írigh tene d aga in, and I nev er liave.
myseir by doing \vcll and someone there suggcstcd
that I should do a unỉvcrsity coursc. D Barbara
Thcrc \vas a huge ktiot in my stomach the day I
curned up for my first lectiirc. But my coiứìdcncc My coníìdcncc comes naturally from rcally enjoying
gradually grcw - I bccaine iuorc outgoing. Looking thc \vork I do. but it’s something that 1’ve builc up
back, working at tho school was th c turn ing po in t in over the ycars. If you just gei on with ic and leam
my life that has helped everything clsc fall into placc. from any mistakes you niakc, you’re morc confident
thc ncxt time round. I work hard and I’m popular in
B Michaela the restaurant, but its prob.iblc that onc out of ten
peoplc docsn’t likc me. 1 do n’t let that affcct me.
It all startcd four )-cars ago whcn my íathcr becanie YouVe got to likc yourseir for what you arc, Iiot try
iO and I had to take over the íamily business. I was to be \vhat othcrs cxpcct.
50 scarcd. I went over the top and bccamc a bit too My coinpany runs ạ lot of training courscs, and
aggrcssivc and inipaticnt. I tliouẹht that was what goin g on those has built up my sclf-e$tccm. Th e
contìdenc peoplc wcrc like, but gradually I learned company abo cncourages employces to sct
othenvise.To be confident you‘ve qot to bclicvc in managcablc largets. It hclps no end if you can S C O
yoursclí. you rc achieving sometlùng tangiblc, rathcr than
If tỉỉings get too denianding for mc at work, I rcaching for thc stars all at O I 1 C C , and cnding up \vith
don't let myselítccl if l savc a number oftasks nothing b ut airỉ
until the next đay. When I’m confrontcd with
soniething difficult. I tcU niysclf that I‘vc got nothing E Elaine
to losc. Its fear that makes you lack confidencc, so
I‘m aKvays having quiet cliats with myselí to put After I left collcge I worked for ycars as a sccretan,1
asidc tliosc fcars! and \vould sit in meetings, no t aKvays agreeing \viih
\vhat was bcing said, but too scarcd to spc3k up.
c Carol Eventually, I summoncd up thc coníìdcncc to start
making my point. Even so. when I íĩrst \vorkcd in
People think I’m very coníìdent bnt, in fact, the politics, l*d ncvcr spokcn in public bcíorc and aKvays
calmer I look.thc niorc tcrridcd I rcally am. I’ve had useđ to shakc likc a lcaf. I would say to myself,‘Do n’t
to develop the ability to look confidcnt bccause it’s bc so silly. People do this cvery day o f th cir livcs, so
ihe most vital thing in TV. Intervievving pcople has thcres no reason why you can‘t.’ I also íound ic
helped me realisc th.1 t niost - if not all - of us get hclpíul to jo t â few rhings down to refer to - rathcr
tcnsc in important situarions, a»d vve fccl caliner likc having a comíort blankct!
wh en we Sị>eak to som cone w ho s gciiuinely I don’t think therc is anyone who isn’t a little
triendly.Tlie besc evcr piccc of advice camc íroni my shaky \vhcn it conies to talkiug piiblicly. T h e rcal
mothcr \vhcn I was agonising as a teenager about sccrct of confidence lics in tclling yoursclí over and
wcaring chc riglít clothes. Shc simply cried, ‘Who’s over ag ain,‘N oth ing is imposỉible.’
looking at you? Evcrybodys too busy \vorrying
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PAPER 2 W RITING (1 hour 30 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
1 Your English íriend, Peter, has written to you asking you to help him organise a
special surprise birthday party for his sister. Anna.
Read Peter's letter and the notes you have made. Then, using all the iníormation, vvrite
to Peter ansvvering his questions and explaining how you think the party could be
made special.
We must make sure thai Anna has no idea \s-e’re

planning such a íỉreat surprise! I’m not surc how
many pcoplc to invite bu t anyway our house is
certainly too small. Do you think wc should book
the>íajcstic Hotel in town for the evtning?
Sounds qoođ -
t v t ổxpcrìữiví?'
An na lo ves m usi c so
we’ll have a live band aíter
A birth day the meal. \\rhat sort of (ood would be best? I*ve
c s t k e a n d . . .
spent ages thinkiní? about vvhat we could all huy
her as a present and I thought a xvatch would be a
good idea. \\1ial do you think? Nữ. becaưữe...
Can you come the day t>efore to help with thc An rìa enjoy$
S o r r y - t>uỡ y preparations? Thcre's a lot to think about so. as t rsv&ltrỹ 5 0 . . .
thatỏay
you can sce, I really need your help! Also can you
suggest somethinổ clse that will make this party
really special?
Best wishes
Ye&.
H o w a b o u t ...
Pcter
Write a letter of betvveen 120 and 180 vvords in an appropriate style on the opposite page.
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Pa pe r 2 V/rìtinỊỊ
Question 1
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Test 2
Part 2
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. VVrite your answer in 120-180
words in an appropriate Slyle on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box.
2 You have been doing a class project on transport. Your teacher has novv asked you
to write a composition about the following statement:
There is no iuture for Public Iransport, because travelling by c a ris so much more
convenient.
VVrite your compo sitio n.
3 You see this advertisement (or a job in the USA.
USA SƯ M M E R CA M P S
P e o p le o f a l l a ge $ ne e de d to i c o r k i n H u m m e r c a m p s a l l o v e r t h e U SA .
If you can spcak English and you are c heeríul. energetic and hardworking, you are the right
pcrson fo r U8. Food and accomm odation ar c provided. You ju» t pay th e a ir fare.
You will: - look a rte r childrcn agc d 8-1 2
- help organiiM; sporti; an d e ven ing activities
- w o r k i n t h o k i tc h e n s
W rit« tclling us about yo uree irand why y©u think you would bo a auitable pcrson for the job.
Write your letter of ap plica tion Do not vvrite any postal addresses.
4 An intemational stuđ ent magazine is running a short story compelition which you
have decided to enter. The story must end with the following words:
Michael closõd the door and knew at that mom ent he had made a mistake.
Write your story.
5 Answer one of the fol!owing two questions based on your reading of one o( these
set books. Write (a) or (b) as well as the nuimber 5 in the question box, and the title
of the book next to the box. Your ansvver must be about one o( the books below.
Best Detective Stories oíAgatha Christie - Longman Fidion
A Tale o f Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Wuthering Hỡights - Emily Brontẽ
More Tales Irom Shakespeare - Charles and Mary Lamb
Eithe r (a) ‘How important is the title of a book or short story?’ Your teacher has
asked you to write a composition discussing thís question and
explaining why the writer of the book or one of the short stories you have
reaơ chose that parlicular title.
Or (b) The English book dub you betong to is producing a list of books in
English which it can recommenơ to members. The Club Secretary has
asked you to vvrite a report on the book or short stories you have read,
saying whether this book would be suitable to include on the list and
explaining why.
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Question

Test 2
PAPER 3 USE 0 F EN GLISH (1 ho ur 15 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives

Part 1
For questions 1-15. read the text below and decide which ansvver (A. B. c or D) best íĩts
Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet
Example:
0 A celebrates B shows c honours D demonstrates
O A B c D
EVERYONE S AN ARTIST
Every year, the village of Pettineo (0 ) its unique arts íestival. For a few days each
summer, artists from ail over Europe ( 1 ) at this village near the norlh coast of Sicily to
(2 ) the Creative atmosphere. During Iheir stay. the artists get (3 ) with the local
people to paint a one-kitometre long picture that runs the (4 ) of the high Street. (5 )....
the painting is done. each visiting artist joins a local íamily for a big lunch and, (6 ) the
meal. the íamily receives the (7 ) of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result,
(8 ) (ew villagers are rich. almost every home has at least one painting by a weli-known
European artist. Visitors to the village are eagerly (9).... into homes to see these
paintings.
The íestival was the (1 0 ) of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (1 1 ) it up four
years ago. Since then, Pettineo has (1 2 ) a sort of domestic art museum in (1 3 ) any
visitor can ring a ơ oorbell, go into a house and (1 4 ) a painting. In addition to this
exhibition of paintings in people's homes, lor those who have time to spare, there is an
opportunity to (1 5 ) through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.
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Paper 3 Use o/En glish
1 A group B crowd c gather D com bine
2 A amuse B enjoy c entertain D delight
3 A linked B jointly c combined D together
4 A size B measure c length D area
5 A Just B O nce c Soon D Only
6 A in addition to B in place of c in common vvith D in exch ang e for
7 A partition B section c division D region
8 A though B d espite c since D even
9 A persuaded B invited c requested D attracted
10 A image B purpose c thought D idea
11 A set B put c got D had
12 A becom e B advanced c grovvn D increased
13 A what B where c vvhom D vvhich
14 A vvonder B stare c admire D delight
15 A m ove B step c vvander D march
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Test2
Part 2
For questions 16-30. read the lext below and think of the word vvhich best fits each space.
Wnte your answers on the s eparate an swe r sheet
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with
PROBLEMS FOR ACTORS
Many actors do not like working (0) ..xóĩỉĩ... children or animals. This is probably
(1 6 ) they are atraid that the audience may become (1 7 ) interested in the
children and animals than in them.
Actors can have problems (1 8 ) a diHerent kind wh©n they (1 9 ) required to

eat or drink on stage. If they have (2 0 ) much íood in their mouths. the words they
say may not (2 1 ) clear. and they may even end up coughing and choking.
Other problems can occur with food (2 2 ) films are being made. In a recent film,
during (2 3 ) a tamily was waiting to have a meal. one of the actors entered with a
large roast chicken on a tray and Ihen (2 4 ) to begin to cut some meat from it while
he was speaking. By mistake, the actor cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then
completely forgot (2 5 ) his next worđ s were. It was necessary to film the scene
(26) ............. This (27) ........... not really have mattered (28) ........... there had been
another roast chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (2 9 ) nobody knew vvhat
to do. but eventually the problem was solved (3 0 ) putting a nail in the leg and
attaching it back onto the chicken.
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Paper 3 Use o f Engiish
Part 3
For questions 31-40, com plete the second sentence so that it has a similar m eaning to the
íirst sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and tive words, including the w ord given.
Example:
0 You m ust do exa ctly wha t the ma nag er tells you.
carry
You must ......................................................................... instructions exactly.
The ga p can be tilled by the w ords ‘carry out the m ana ger’s’ so you w rite:
0 I c a r r y o u t t h e m a n a ge r’9
.Vrite only the missing words on the separate an sw er sheet.
31 John is interested in know ing more abo ut astronomy.

like
John ......................................................................... more about astronomy.
32 Bec ause of the parade, w e weren ’t allowed to p ark in the High Street,
let
Because of the parade, the police wouldn’t ...........................................................
in the High Street.
33 ‘Did you see that film on television on Sa turday ?’ Susa n asked me.
seen
Susan wan ted to know that film on
television on Saturday.
34 ‘l’m aíraid these jea ns have a hole in them .’

there
Tm aíraid that these jeans.’
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Test 2
35 They cancelleđ the match because of the bad weather.

called
The match ................................................................. because of the bad weather.
36 Dan never takes any notice of my advice.

attention
Dan never .................................................................. rny advice.
37 ‘Can I borrow your bicycle, Sarah?' asked Frank.

lend
Frank asked Sarah her bicyde.
38 Maybe Peter (orgot that we changed the time of the meeting.

might
Peter ................................................................. that we changed the time of the
meeling.
39 She checks the company accounls very eííiciently.

efficient
She's very .................................................................. the company accounts.
40 All the children enịoy themselves at this summer camp.

tu n
Every at this summer camp.
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Part 4
For ques tions 41-55, read the text belovv and look careíully at each line. Som e of the lines
are correct, and som e have a w ord which should no t be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick ( / ) by the num ber on the separate answer sheet. If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet.
There are two exam ples at the beginning (0 and 00).
ỉ °
/
Examples:
00 o f
A LETTER OF COMPLAINT
0 I am w riting to com plain abo ut ou r recent holiday, wh ich involved
00 seve ral last-minute chan ges to the arrang em ents, des pite of the íact
41 that w e had made our booking for several mo nths in advance.
42 The journey to the coast tooK four hours longer than yọ ụ r
43 brochure suggested. The coach which took us was far too much old
44 and the last part of the journ ey wa s territying, as ií the driver tried to
45 ma ke up íor the time we had lost. How ever, this w as nothing
46 com pared with ou r own horror vvhen we arrived at the hotel. Your
47 adv ertiseme nt prom ised to us large room s w ith colou r television. In tact,
48 our bedroom was hardly thai big enough to lie down in and the only
49 television wa s in the lounge. W e did not go dow nstairs for eat an evening
50 mea l, but dec ided inslead to go to the bed straightavvay.
51 It wa s quite clear that we could not enjoy our holiday in this hotel.
52 Your representative was no help at all, so w e had to find
53 somevvhere else to stay at for the rest of the we ek ourselves.
54 I expe ct you to return the mon ey we paid for this trip, wh ich it totally
55 íailed to live up to the claims made in you r brochu re.
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Test 2
Part 5
For questions 56-65. read the text belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each
line to fonm a v/ord that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning (0). Write your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet
1
_______ --------------------------------------------------------- — — I -------------------------------------1
Example: 0 growth
AIRPORTS
With the (0) .ân?wpfj. in air travel, airports have become symbols of GROW
intemational imporlance, and are (5 6 ) designed by well-known FREQUENT
architects. Airports have (5 7) tacililies nowadays. IMPRESS
There are (5 8 ) departure lounges, where passengers wait COMFORT
beíore boarding their (5 9 ) resiaurants. shopping areas and FLY
banks. Good road and rail (6 0 ) with nearby tovvns and cities are also COMMUNICATE
essentĩal.
However, it is becoming (6 1 ) difficult to íind land on INCREASE

which to build airports. as aircratt, despite (6 2) in IMPROVE
engine design, are (6 3) and need a considerable amount ol NOISE
space in vvhich to land and take 0f1. (6 4 ) residential areas CROVVD
need to be avoided. so. (6 5 ) suitable land might be an FORTUNATE
inconvenient distance away from the City.
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Pap er 4 Listenù g
Pa rt 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best ansvver (A, B or C).
1 You ove rhe ar two peop le talking in a restaura nt.

Whe re has the wom an just come írom?
A a supermarket
B a hospital
c a íootball match
2 You hear a man talking abou t a mob ile phone he has bought.
■
What most attracted him to this phone?
A its size
B its reliability
c its price
3 You hea r a man talking on the phone abou t buyin g a house.

What is the purpose of his call?
A to apologise
B to complain
c to obtain iníormation
4 You hear a teenage giri talking abo ut her hobby.

What is she talking about?
A a Computer game
B a musical instrument 4
c a piece of sports equipment
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Test 2
5 On the news, you hear a story about a cat.

Where was the cat found?
A in a train carriage
B on the railway lines
c on a station plartorm
6 You hear a woman talking about how she gets ideas for her work.
Who is the woman?
A a novelist
B an artist
c a film-maker
7 You hear two people talking.

How does the woman (eel?
A surprised
B satistied
c relieved
8 You tum on the radio and hear a man speaking.

What are you listening to?
A a history programme
B a science-íiction story
c an advertisement
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Paper 4 Lisiening
Part 2
You vvill hear a radio intervievv vvith a woman who is organising a training sveekend for
people interested in the theatre. F or questions 9-18. com plete the notes.
TRAINING WEEKEND
WHEN: beginning of
CONTENT: Saturday - two groups run by proíessionals
subjects: 10 or d irecting
Sunday - two groups
subjects: make-up or press and 11
WHERE: mostly 12 (at the theatre)
COST: whole weekend course (if booked):
13 (includes lunches)
COURSE
LEADERS: have training as
1 1 4 ]
MAIN
AGE GROUP: 15
LAST YEAR S
TRAINING DAY: con cen trate d on I 16
HOW TO APPLY: nam e of person to phone: C laire 17
oHicial position of person;

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18 (at the thoatre)
M S
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Test2
Part 3
You will hear five different students who are studying away from home. They are talking
about their accommodation. For questions 19-23. choose from the list (A-F) what each
speaker says about their accommodation. Use Ihe letters only once. There is one extra
letter vvtiich you do not need to use.
A I made a mistake there at íirst.
Speaker1
B I was able to settlỡ into a new arca.
speaker 2 20
c I had no choice in the matter.
speaker 3 21
D I have recommended it to others.
SpeaKer 4 22
E There are more beneíits than disadvantages.

~ —I
speaker 5 23
F I would prefer to have more íreedom.
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Paper 4 Ustenìng
Part 4
/ou will hear part of a radio interview in v/hich Tina White, a magazine editor, talks about
Ter life and vvork. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
24 In her tirst column. Tina chose to write abou t people who

A vvere very well known.
B had interesting ideas. 24
c lived in luxury.
25 She took up journa lism because of

A her tamily connections.
B her father's support. 25
c her love for books.
26 Under her manag eme nt. the mag azine Female Focus
A reduce d its losses.
B changed its image. 26
c made a proĩit.
27 She believes people are more likely to read an article ií

A it has a good beginning.
B its content is challenging. 27
c it is menlioned on the cover.
28 When she started her present job five years ago. she
A organised her ideal team.
B had more time to read everything. 28
c lacked coníidence in her staff.
29 Tina say s tha t she vvould be wo rried if she

A wa s criticised by the public.
B lost the respect of colleagues. 29
c lost her job.
30 In the íuture. she wo uld like to

A be a book editor.
B produ ce a film.
c write íiction.
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Test 2
PAPER 5 SPE AK ING (14 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
You take the Speaking test with another candidate, reíerred to here as your partner.
listening. Boih examiners will w r 0 m rks.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. Vou may be asked
about things like 'your home town\ ‘your interests', ‘your career plans’, etc.
Part 2 (4 minutes)
your partner responds brieíly.
Then the examiner gives your partner two different photographs. Your partner talks
about these photographs for onc minute. This time the examiner asks you a question
about your parlner’s photographs and you respond brietly.

The examiner asks you and your parlner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a
problem or try to come to a decision about something. For example. you might be asked
to decide the best v/ay to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives
you a picture to help you but đ oes not join in the conversation.

The examiner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general way
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Test 3
PAP ER 1 RE AD ING (1 hou r 15 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
You are going to read a magazine article about human behaviour. Choose from the list
A-l the sentence vvhich best summarises each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra
sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet
A People are very keen to be skilíul at misleading

others.
B People are sometimes unable to hiđ e the fact that

they are being dishonest.
c Instinct plays an important part in our development.
D People seldom realise that their íaces are shovving

that they are being dishonest.
E It is not easy for anyone to detect dishonesty.
F People form judgements aboul other people just by

looking at their taces.
G Being good at tooling others may be a sign of high

intelligence.
H The way that teelings are shown is common to a

great many people.
I It is strange that people otten do not realise vvhen

others are being đ lshonest with them.
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Paper ỉ Reading
Facing the truth

O ur facial expressions provide a clea r map o f ou r emotions.
Bu t some peop le ca nno t read the signpo sts ...
liars? Because for milllons of years humans have

10 1 ■ I been in a battle with each other to develop better
Our brains have been Processing sophisticated techniques for deception. We are highly social
:nformation Via our senses for millions of years. So animals and our survival depends not only on
why is it we are still vulnerable to lies? Why aren‘t cooperating with others but also on getting an
we better at discovering the deception of others? advantage vvhen we can. In fact. one theory claims
that the ability to cheat. to make others in the
group think an expression means friendship rather
The language of the face is emotion. Almost our than anger. is one of the most important íactors
fĩrst sight as a new-bom baby is our mothers face driving human development.
smiling at us. Not only are we immediately
programmed to respond to faces. but right away
we can also signal surprise. pleasure and distress. Some believe it IS also related to hov.' bright we
The constant visual dialogue. as parent and child are. 'W e have found a strong relationship between
mirror expressions back and forth. is vital for the the ability to deceive and brain power.' says Leda
young brain. It is how we build a sense of other Cosmides. a psychologist at the University of
minds - we feel happy when we smile. so someone Califomia. ‘The more developed peoples minds
e'se smiling must be íeeling the same. are. the better they are at concealing theĩr
pỉ : ~
Not only is the emotional language of the face vital
— □ intentions and manipulating others for their own
ends.'
to normal íunctioning. it also seems to be almost

universal. says Paul Ekman, a leading researcherin
m ~ ~
Humans are simply the biggest liars on the planet
the subịect. VVherever you are, anger. J>appiness. and we start lying convincingly from a very early
;ear. disgust. sadness and surprise look the same.' age. Studies show that even people who deal vvith
deception proíessionally. such as judges and
■ ................................................................................................................... I policemen. score only about 50% - the same as
3ut we make all sorts of false assumptions about the rest o f us - when asked to rate people as to
•'aces. Attractive people. for instance. may get the vvhether they are telling the truth or not on
beneíit of the doubt. We sornetimes assume they videotape.
are kinder. cleverer and more honest than those
•vith less regular features. Then we have other
unconscious biases about certain kinds of face. In Our voices. hov/ever. can betray our intention. Dr
a vvoman. certain íacial íeatures may be thought Richard Williams of Hereíord University has found
attractive. but the same íeatures may mark a man that vvhen people are blir>dfo!ded. they can spot
out as weak. the difference between someone telling the truth
and a lie about 75% of the time. 'Most people.
when they are lying. are rarely av/are that theyve
These are just some of the ways we fool started to speak more sohly or more slovvly.' he
ourselves. So vvhy aren't we better at detecting says.
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Test3
Part 2
You are going to read an article about a man who makes works of art out of sea shells.
For questions 8-15, choose the answer (A, B. c or D) which you think fits best accordmg
to the text.
Mark your answers on th e sep arate an sw er sheet.
THE SHELL ARTIST

A t tbe age o f 83 Peter Cooke has become a master o f his art.
T h e r e a rc « i l l m a n y t h i n g s t h at P e t er C o o k c w o u l d l i k c p r o d u c c r c a ll y w o n d c r f ũ l t h i n g s - a t le a .« t h c p o t c n t i a l
l o tr>' his hand »t - p a p c r - m a k i n g a n d f c i t h c r - w o r k a r c w o u l d h a ve b e e n i h e r e . A l t h o u g h t h c i d c a s a r e s t i l l t h e r e
o n h i ỉ l ũ t . F o r t h c m o m c n t t h o u g h , h e w i l l s t ic k t o c he and Im d o i n g th e b c s t I c a n now, I ’m m o r c l im i tc d
s k il l t h h c h a s b cc n c k -lig h tc d t o p c ff c c t <n cr t h c p a st p h y s i c a l l ỵ t h a n I vns w h c n I s t a r t c d . ' S d l l, thc w ork iha t
ccn ỵ a n : n u k i n g d c l n a tc an d u n i u u a l o b ị c c u o u t o f h c h a s m a n a g e d « o p ro d u c e u a l o n g w a y f r o m thc
thelú. c o m m o n s h d l c o n s t ru c t i o n s t h a t c a n b c f o u n d i n ỉc a si d c
’ T c l l m c i í I a m b o r i n g y o u ,‘ h c says. 0 » h c l c a d í m c s h o p s . ' I h a v c a m i n i a t u r c m i n d , ’ h c s a y s, a n d t h i s h a s
r o u n d h i s i p a r t m c m s i io w i n g m c h i * vv or k. T h c r c i s a r c s u lt c d i n h o x c í c o v c r e d i n ( h o iL v m d ỉ o f t in y s h c i u ,
f i n c t iiR * b e t w e e n l > ci n g a b o r c a n d b c i n g a n c n t h u t i a s t , l it tl c ih a c lc d p i c t u r c s m a d c í ro m s h c lls a n d b a s k c a o f
b u r C o o k c n c c d n o t w o r r y : h e f i « i n i o t h c la tc cr a s t o n i i h i n g l v r c il ÌM Ĩc f lo w c r s .
c a t e g o ry , li e lp c d b o i h b y h i s c h a r m a n d b y t h c I x u u cy - o f G x i k c h a s c rc ac c d h i s o w n m c c h o d a n d USCÍ m a t c r ũ b
(hc thing i hc makcs. a s a n d w h c n h c f ìn d s ( h e m . Hc u s c s thc card txtard scnc
H c p o i n t s t o a p a i r o f s h d l - co v c r c d o r n a m e n u a b o \ ’c b a c k w i(h b u n d crcd s h in s f o r h i» f lo w c r *
ì f ir e p la c c. ‘ I i h a m b c a t a ll b o t h er c đ i f p c o p k d o n t b u y n a m d e s í g lu c b o u g h r i n b u l k f r o m a s ai l- m a k c r ( ' I f it
t h c m b c c i u s c I h a v c g o t $ o u s c d t o t h c m , a n d 1 0 n»c r u n s o u t , ỉ d o i ù k n o w w h a t 1 w i ll d o ! ' ) a n d v . u s h i n g - u p
t h t y r c a d o r a b l c . I n e \ c f m « n t l o s c ll m y w t >r k l iq u i d t o v va sh ih c s h d b . i h a v c a n i d c a o f w h á t I w a n t
c o n t m c r c i a ll ỵ . S o m c t V ic nd s c a m c t o Ì C C n i c a b o u t f i v c to do , and it j u í t d o e s h e s ay s o f h i s w o r k i n g
v c a r í a g o a n d s aid , “ Y o u m u st h av c a n c x h ib ii io in - m e t h o d . y c t t h c a t te n t i o n c o d c u i l . c o l o u r g r a d a t i o iu
p c o p l e o n g h t t o s c c th c v c . W c ’l ! t a lk « o a m a n w h o o v v n s a n d s y m m c i r y h c a c h ie v c s l o o k í a r t ro m a c c id c n t a l .
a n a r t g a l lc r ) " .’ T h e r cs u lt w a s a n c x h i b ir ío n i n L o n d o n , C o o k c s q n c s t ( o r b c a u ( i fu l , a n d e t p e d a l l ỵ ũ n y , í h e ll s
at vvhich 7 0 p c r c c n t o f t h c o b j c c t s w c r e s o ld . H i s s c c o n d h a s ta k c n h i m í u r t h c r t h a n h i s N o r ío l k s h o r c : to F r a n c c ,
c x h i b i t i o n o p c n c d a t t h e g á l lc r y y cs t cr d a y. C o i u i d c r i n g T h a i l a n d , M e x i c o , S o u t h A í r ic a a n d i h c P h i li p p i n c s , co
t h e e n o r m o u s p r ic c s t h c p i c c c s c o m m a n d — a r o u n i l n a m c b u i a f o v o f t h c b c a c h c s V k-hcrc h c h i s k i n o n hÍN
£ 2 . 0 0 0 f o r ih c o r n a m c n u - a n c m p c ỵ sp a cc a b o vc i h e s t o m a c h a n d l o o k c d f o r b c a u tic s t o b r ĩn g h o m c . Hc is
2 Ỉ T i re p U ce \ vt vu ld s c e m a s m a l l s a c r í í k e f o r C o o k e to i n ỉi ỉt c n i t h a i h c o n l y c o !lc c «s d c a d * h d l s a n d d c í c n d s
makc. h i n v s t lí a g ^ i m t ịK o p l c w h o \ v t it c h i m l ct ic r s a c c u s in g
‘1'hcrc arc 86 picccs in (hc cxhibition, with priccs him o f s t r ip p i n g t h c w o r ỉd '$ b c a d i c v . 'W } > cn I a m
s t i n i n g a t £ 2 2 5 f o r a s h c lI -f lo w c r i n a c r y s t a l v a * e . c o l k t c i n g i l íd l s . 1 h c a r p c o p ỉc s g r c a t f« t cruiK hing
C o o k c i n si ỉC ỉ t h a t h c h a s n o t h i n g t o d o w i ih t h c p r i c c s t h e m u p £ *r f i « c r t h a n ĩ c a n c o l ic c t t h c m ; a n d t h c o n c s
a n d i s c h c c r i l y o p c n a b o u t t h c ĩ r lc \- cl : h c c U i m v t h c r c i s (hat arc lcíi, thc sca brcaks up. ĩ w o u ld n o t d r ea m o f
n o b o d y d s c i n t h e wx>rld w h o p r o d u c o w o r k l i k c h i s , c o l l c t ũ n g v li dU w i th l i v i n g c r e a tu r c s in t h c m o r d i v i n g
a n d . a s i h c g a l l c r y - o w n c r t o l d h i m , * W d l . > -o u' rc g o ĩ n g ío t t h c m , b u t o n c c t h c ir o c c u p an u . h a v e k f t . w h y i h o u l d
to stop onc day and cvcrybody vvill want your picccs I n o i c o l le c t c h e m ? ' I f o n c b a s c s t h i s a r g u m c n t o n t h c
l>ccauvc thcrc wx>n't b c an y m orc.' a m o u n c o f l u g g a g c th a t c a n b c c a r ri c d h o m c b>’ O n e m a n ,
‘ I d o v v is h . i h o u g h , ’ a y s C o o k c , ' (h a t I*d u k c n t h i t u p t h c s u m b c a u cy o f w h o s c w o t k is o f t c n g r c a t c r t h a n its
a lot eulicr, bccaviic then I would have bccn ablc to l u m r a l p a r t ỉ, it b c c o m c ỉ v c r ỵ o o n v i n c i n g in < lc c d. 72
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Paper ì Reading
8 Wh at does the reader leam about Peter Coo ke in the first paragraph?
A He has produced hand-mad e objects in different materials.
B He was praised for his Shell objects many yea rs ago.
c He h opes to vvork with o ther m aterials in the íuture.
D He has vvritten abo ut his love of m aking Shell objects .
9 W hen looking round his apa rtme nt, the vvriter

A is attracted by Coo ke's personality.
B senses that Cooke wan ls his Products to be admired.
c realises he finds Cooke’s work boring.
D íeels uncertain about giving Cook e his opinion.
10 Th e ‘smal! sa criíice ’ in line 25 reíers to

A the loss of Coo ke's ornaments.
B the display of Cooke’s omam ents.
c the cost of keeping C ooke’s omam ents.
D the space required to store Co oke’s ornam ents.
11 W hen the writer enquires about the cost of his Shell objects, Cooke
A cleverly changes the subject.
B detends the prices charge d for his work.
c says he has no idea why the leveỉ is so high.
D notes that his wo rk will not alvvays be so popular.
12 W hat does Cooke regret about his work?

A He is not as íamous as he should have been.
B He makes less money than he should make.
c He is less imaginative than he used to be.
D He is not as skilíul as he used to be.
13 W hen talking about the artist's vvorking method , the vvriter susp ects that Cooke
A accepts that he sometimes makes mistakes.
B is unavvare of the unique quality his wo rk has.
c underrates his Creative contribution.
D underva lues the ma terials that he uses.
14 W hat does the reader learn about Co oke’s shell-collecting activities?

A Not everyone approves of what he does.
B Other methods might make his work easier.
c Other tourists get in the way of his collecting.
D Not all shells are the light size and shape for his work.
15 W hat doe s ‘it’ in line 72 refer to?

A Cooke ’s luggage
B Cooke ’s argument
c the beauty of Cooke’s work
D the reason for Co oke’s trips
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Test3
Pa rt 3
You are going to read a magazine artide about a nevv hotel. Eight sentences have been
removed from the article. Choose írom the sentences A-l the one which fits each gap
(16-22). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example at
the beginning (0 ).
Mark your answers on the se parate an swe r sheet
Five-star luxury
meets up-to-date
technology
T he five-star Merrion Hotel, vvhich has jưst complain about rooni tcmperaturc. [ 18
opcncd. i$ thc rcsult of considcrablc Guests have the opportunity lo change the
research into customer reqiùrcments and ncarly tcmpcraturc thcmselvcs within ihree degrees
1W0 ycars' work convcriing four largc. cilhcr sidc of thc nornial 18°c but, in addition.
cightccnih-ccntury hcmscs in Dublin. Ị~ 0 : I each individual room can bc adjusicd by any
This has been done for thc bcncfit of statĩ and amount betwcen I4°c and 25°c ai Ihe 1'ront
guesis alikc. dcsk.
At the Mcrrion. General Managcr Pcler This is particularly ữuc for the
MacCann expccts his staff lo know thc gucsts by business user. and MacCann estímates that up lo
name. I 16 ĩt can deal vvith rctum clienis sixiy-five pcr cent of his business vvill come
in thc cxtra-spccial vvay that is appropriatc to a ftom ihis pítrt ot thc markei. To provide Ihe best
fivc-star hotcl. serN-ice for such needs, thc hotcl has takcn
Though the System cosi £250.000 to install. it the traditional busincss ccntrc and pui it into
will pay for itself over time. according to individual hednx>ms. Each onc has thrce phones,
MacCann. [ 17 For cxamplc. a gucsi two phone lines, a fax machine thai doubles as a
who rcqucsts ccrtain music CDs during a íĩrst photocopicr and printcr. and a video-
slay will find thosc same CDs rcady for him on a coníercncing facility.
rctum visit. This is thanks to thc gucst-his(ỡT>' Technology changcs so quickly these days that
íacility which allovvs s«afĩlo key in any nunibcr the hotel has had to try to íorccast possiblc
of prcfcrcnccs. iniprovements. Ị20 Tlic tclcvisions arc
Hotel gucsts Ihe vvorld ovcr írcqucntly rcntcd ralher than boughi, so Ihai Ihey can bc
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Paper I Reading
rcplaccd \vith more up-to-date models at any oíĩercd to gucsts must bc cxccllcnt. Ch ef Patrick
time. Video recordcrs can also be Iipgraded Guilbaud's Dublin rcstaurant alrcady had two
whcn ncccssary. Michelin stars whcn hc agrccd to move his
Despite thc prcscncc of all this very up-to- rcstaurant business to the Mcrrion. 22
the-minute equipment in the rooms, MacCann He has hccn able to design a nesv kũchen and
says thcy havc tricd hard noi 10 make guc.sts take it into thc modcm age. There are hetter
fecl Ihreatcned hy the tcchnology . 21 par kin g fa cilitie s than at thc prc vio us ad dress.
There arc. of coursc, a swimming pool and too. From thc hotcl’s side, thcy arc ablc to offcr
gym, six conícrencc rooms. two bars and two a popular and successlul place to eat, with no
restaurants, and a bcautiíul garden ai thc hcart financial risks attachcd.
of it all. Aided by tcchnology and a highly capahlc
As at all luxur>' hotcls, thc food thai is staff, the Merrion looks likcly to succccd.
-------
A For guesls, though, it is thc other F Hovvevcr, for dctails of his gucsts’
technology offcrcd in their rooms which is pre íe re nce s. hc rc lics on th e hotc l’s
most likcly to find favour. Com puter System.
B Being part of ihc hcMcl site has hugc G The one hundred and i'orty-fivc bcdrooms.
bcncfits , lx)th fo r him and th c hotcl its elf. large and well-fumishcd, arc both
comíortable and welcoming.
c Extra cablcs havc bccn laid to handlc
vvhatever scientiííc advanc es may occur. H Hc praises its efficiency and talks
enthusiastically o f thc facilities it offers.
D He expecLs fifty pcr ccnt of thc rooms to
bc (K*cupied in th e hote l’s fírst ycar. 1 Crcating a new hotcl in this way has
allowcd the latcst tcchnology to be
E Anoiher hi-lech System Controls this installed.
e&sential arca o f coniíort.
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Test 3
Part 4
You are going to read a magazine article about members of a part-time drama Club called
The Globe Players. For questions 23-35. choose (rom the people (A-F). The people may
be chosen more than once. When more than one ansvver is required, these may be given
in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on th e separate answ er sheet.
Which person or people
mentions joining because of loneliness? H I
had some theatre experience beỉore joining The Globe Players? n r r
has a high opinion of The Globe Players? 24
believes the other members are like them in character? 25
has mixed íeelings about linishing a shovv? !_ »
have dittĩculty íinding suitablo rolos? 27 i [ » n
enjoys being with people who have ditterent i deas? 1 29 1
thinks that acting is out of character for them? 30 Ị
mentions the publicity they sometimes receive? 31
joined to keep busy? 32
talks about the complications of putting on a play? 33
feel that not everyone approves of them acting? 34 [3 5 J
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Paper I Readi/IỊỊ
The Globe Players

Ũ C hris tin a Ho wa rd 0 Cl ar c M ac Do n al d
when I moved to this area the children were quite W h c n I w a s M scho ol, I usod to think rd rath er lỉke
little, and I wondere<i how I sva$ ever going to t o g o o n s ta g e . B u t t h e n o t h e r t h i n g s c a m e a l o n g.
mec« people. Then I met Susann.1 Dickster, who O n e j o b I d i d w a s a s a s t e vv a rd e ss ÍOĨ an airline.
was thc organiser of The Clol)e Players, and sht* Tha t's like giving a pe ríorm anc e. I ỉeft the airline
said, 'Do you vvant to join?' And I said, 'VVcll, ycs, and joined The Globe Players. My husband vvill
all right.' Thcy .ìppearcxỉto l>e incredibly extrovert a K v aỵ s c o m e t o p e rt o r m a n c e s , b u t h e d o e $ te n d t o
people, which I supposc I am by naluro too. For moan a bit f)ec<iuse he íeels it takes up too much
three years I was the thealre manager. I think I lime. As a club I feel \ve are very proíession al. I do
make a bettcr manager than an actress, but I dicl about one play a year, \vhich is quitc enough.
have a dream role in a play the ycar before last. Obviously, there are fewer parts as you get older,
p a rti c u la rly (or w o m e n : o n e c a n n o l o n g e r p l a y
Juliot or oth er you ng parts, w hich I feel sad
0 E ric Plu mb er
I do abo ut on c p lay a year, just ou t oi interesi. But
0 Ro bi n v vil so n
l'm a quiet sort of chap, not one oí the vvorld's
cxtrovcrts, and yet h crc I am in an ex trovert íield, I work behind the sccncs with Tlx* Globc Pl.ìycrs
doing theatric.il activities. There is a sort oí magic b e c a u s e it 's alw ay s a ch a ll c n g e . For in sta n ce, ih e
to tho thoatro. Thero's a son sc o i togcthcrness with last play I did necded a íull-si/cd, \vorking
the rest o í the actors in the cast. W hen a p lay is s\vimming pool. Well, most amatcur Ihcatros havc
over, on the last night, Ihere's a combination of <1 b u c k e t o f w a te r in th c w in g s. But o u r d ir ecto f
anticlimax and relieí. Ii's rathor nice to think you said, 'I vvant a real ssvimming JWX)I o n t h a i se t . G o
will bc able to do all the things that you weren'i a v v a y a n d d o i t / I t w a s a r c a l c h a l l c n g c ío r mo.
able to do w hen thc* play wa$ on. But thorc's also How ever, vve did it. W e got m ore revievvs than w e
a sonso of loss, so yo u look íor\va rd ỉo íhe next usually do because, o i course, il was something
pla y. different. And qu ite a lot o i a m a t e u r s o c ie t ie s c a m e
to SCO if t h e y c o u l d d o it - a n d a l ot o i th e m
d e c i d e d t h e y c o u ld n '1 .
3 Laura Goìdcrest
I havc done some slage managemenl íor
□ M ik e jamcs
p ro d u c ti o n s at m y sc h o o l a n d w h e n I s aw th e p la y
The Glo ỉíe Players w ere goin g to tlo nexl, I thou ghl I was a Science leacher and took early retirement
r d t ry io r it. Usually there a rc not a lot oí parls íor írom my college. Aíter Kventy-íour years it was
p e o p le m y ag e, so vv he n Ih ere w a s th is a bĩt hard a nd I got rather bo red. D uring that
o p p o r t u n i ty , I w c n t a l o n g a n d a u d i t i o n e d . It w e n t time it vvas goo d to hav e Ihc dram a grou p. It lake$
all righl. and I got the part. Lots of my íriends just y o u r m i n d o tí things; you can't act arnl svorry
hang around with peof)le oí their o\vn age, but aboul something else. But it's verỵ disruptive to a
there aro |>cople ai The Globe Players \vho are íamily - m y wife will tell you that. Tcaching in a
qu itc old, an d I get lalking to th em alxiut all MKls way iỉ likc bcing on stagc. YVhcn you go into
o i things. It's am azin g hovv ou r vievvs diííer, b ut \ve a class you may nol be íeeling very vvell, you are
havc lovcly convcrsations. not n ecessa rily ver>' kecrt on tho sub ịcct y ou aro
t e ac h i n g - t h e w h o l e i h i n g a d d s u p t o .1 no-n o. But
you go in, you arc cnthusiaslic and you try to
gen erale intercst, an d il's an act.
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Part 1
You m us t answer this question.
1 You are studying in Đ ritain and you have recently received a letter from an English
(riend who is interested in arranging a day trip for a group of students.
Read the extract from your (riend's letter and the advertisement for a boat trip. on v/hich
you have made some notes. Then, using all your notes, vvrite a letter to your íriend
giving the inỉormation requested and saying svhether you would recommend the trip.
The stude nts in m y cỉass are really interested in going oti a dn\f trip. I know
ỵ oit w ent on a boat trip ư ith you r Engỉish cỉass rccentỉy. Could ỵ ou tell me
wỉm t it Wíis ỉike an d uhether y o u 'd recom mend it?
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VVrite a lette r of between 12 0 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page.
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Question 1
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Tesi3
Part 2
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. VVrite your ansxver in 120-180
words in an appropiiate style on the opposite page. Pul the question number in the box.
2 An English language Club is starting in your area. The organisers of the Club have
asked you to write a report giving your suggestions about:
• how otten Ihe Club should meet
• vvtiat type of activities it should organise
• how the Club coulđ be advertised
Write your report.
3 You have decided to ertter a short story competition in an international magazine.

The competition rules say that the story must begin with the tollowing words:
It was three o ’clock in the m oming when the phone rang.
Write your story.
4 You have seen this announcement in Leisure and Enlerlainment magazine.
Could you live w itho u t television fo r a week?

VVrite and tell us w ha t difference this w ou ld make to you r life.
We will publish the best artide.
VVrite your article.
5 Answer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of these
set books. Write (a) or (b) as we!l as the number 5 in the question box, and the title
of the book next to the box. Your answer must be about one of the books belovv.
Best Detective Stories olA ga tha Christie - Longman Fiction
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Animal Farm - George Orv/ell
VVuthering Heights - Emily Brontẽ
More Talẽs 1rõm Shakespeare - Charles and Mary Lamb
Either (a) ‘Did anything in the book or short story you have read disappoint you?'
VVrite a composition. answering this question with reterence to the
book or one of the short stories you have read.
Or (b) ‘For a book to be successful, the author has to show the importance of
the relationships between characters.’ Is this tru© of the book or one of
the short stories you have read? Write a composition, explaining your
vievvs.
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Question
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Test 3
PAPER 3 USE 0 F EN GLISH (1 hou r 15 minutes)
Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the toxt belovv and decide which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits
Marfc your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Example:
0 A speed B pace c rale D rhythm
THE NEED FOR BIGGER PLANES
The big issue for plane-makers planning for thĐ íuture is size, not (0 ) With the skies
already íull of air traHic. and with worse to (1) ........ the important qu estions ỉor the
destgners are how many passengers they can (2) into the new super-planes and who
will be (3 ) to build them first.
(4 ) yourself ten years Irom now in a packed airport departure lounge. Eight hunđ red
passengers are waiting vvith you for their first tlíght on one of a remarkable range of super-
planes, and the check-in time (5 ) have been as much as four hours betore take-off to
(6 ) for the extra peopỉe. Impossible? Far írom it. Designs for these planes are already
(7) on Computer at the wor1d's top aircraít manutacturers. waiting to be tumed (8 ) ....
reality.
The airlines badly need the new jets to (9 ) with íuture increases in passenger (1 0)......
A billion passengers a year are currently carried by air. but that ligure is (1 1 ) to double
by the year 2010. The only practical (1 2 ) o l avoiding making the skies even busier is
to build much bigger planes. The (1 3 ) to build the new jets is the hottest contest in the
airliner business. Manutacturers are working (1 4 ) vvith the major airlines to produce
designs that will please airlines and passengers (15).......
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Paper 3 Use o f Etiglish
1 A go B happen c come D arrive
2 A contain B fit c hold D sit
3 A possible B able c proper D capable
4 A Consider B Suppose c Imagine D Regard
5 A can B need c ought D may
6 A vvatch B allovv c look D permit
7 A supplied B given c stored D carried
8 A as B by c into D fo r
9 A deal B treat c manage D succeed
10 A amounts B sums c quantities D numbers
11 A expected B thought c known D hoped
12 A scheme B process c way D plan
13 A game B sport c match D race
14 A tightly B strongly c closely D íirm ly
15 A equal B alike c similar D same
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Tesl 3
Part 2
For questions 16-30. read the text below and think of the word which best lits each space.
VVrite your answers on the separate ansv/er shect
Example: 0 hb
CHARLES DICKENS’ CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
Charles Dickens was one of the greatesl nineteenth-century English novelists. At the time
of (0) death in 1870 he was a wealthy man, in contrast to the poverty of his early
days. His parents (1 6 ) their best to look after him but were always in ditticulties
(1 7 ) money. Eventually, his father owed (1 8 ) a large amount of money that
he was sent to prison tor three months.
Two days atter his tvveltth birthday, Dickens was taken away from school by his parents
and made (19) ........... work in a tactory in London to increase the íamily income.
Factories could be dangerous places in (2 0 ) days and some employers were
cruel. Charles was not (2 1 ) extremely unhappy, but also ashamed of working there,
and he (22) ............ never forget that period of his life. Years later, (2 3 ) ........... his
novel ‘Oliver Tvvist', Dickens described his own chiklhood experiences. Oliver Tvvist was
one of his most tamous characters and he too suílered (24) ........... a child worker.
Dickens’ novels showed hovv shocking worf<ing and living condilions (25) ............
Working in the íactory affected him so deeply that he found (2 6 ) much 100 painíul
to speak about in laler life. His own wife and chilđ ren knew (2 7 ) ........... at all about the
unhappiness of his childhood while Dickens was still alive. (2 8 ) shortly aíter his
death a biography was published in (2 9) Dickens' terrible childhood experiences
in the íactory were revealed (3 0 ) the íirst time.
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Paper 3 Use o f Hnglish
Part 3
For questions 31-40. complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence. using the word given. Do not change the vvord given. You must use
betvveen t w o and five vvords. including the word given.
Example:
0 You must do exactly wh at the man ager tells you.
carry
You must inslructions exactly.
The gap can be íilled by the words ‘carry out the manager s' so you write:
0 I c a r r y o u t t h e m a n a ge rs
Write o n l y t h e m i s s i n g w o r d s on the separate an swe r sheet.
31 How many cars can this compan y produce in a month?

by
How many cars c a n ................................................................ in a month?
32 T h at's the last time I talk to him!' Geo ff said.

again
Tm not go ing ........................................................ !’ Geoff said.
33 W hile I was on holiday. a lot of interesting thing s happe ned to me.

my
During a lot of interesting experiences.
34 It wa s careless of you to leave without locking the door.

ought
You the door betore you lett.
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35 *ls Pete likely to change his mind?' Rob asked.

chance
‘Is the re .................................................................. changing his mind?’ Rob asked.
36 Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation.

nobody
A p a rt replied to the invitation.
37 Are you tamiliar with his teaching style yet?

used
Have y o u his teaching style yet?
38 It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work.

Mt
None of u s .................................................................. any work because il was such a sunny day.
39 Barbara couldn't sing or dance.

unable
Besides .................................................................... Barbara couldrTt dance eilher.
40 Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel.

soon
Dinner will be serveđ .................................................................. at the hotel.
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Paper 3 ư se o f English
Part 4
For questions 41-55. read the text belovv and look careíu lly at each line. Some of the lines
are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick (✓ ) by the number on the sep arate ansvver sheet. lí a line
has a word which should not be there. write the word on the separate ansvver sheet.
There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
0I am _ ị
Examples:
REPORT ON AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE
0 In July of this year I am spent one month on an intensive English

00 language course in Melchester. in the north of England. The course
41 was held place in a modern building v/hich wa s equipped with a
42 new language laboratory and a library. The re were being also
43 good sports tacilities. Lessons began at 9.0 0 in every morning and
44 have ỉinished at 12.00. There svas an ho ur's lunch break, after
45 vvhich we had the choice of v/orking in the library, by goin g on
46 a visit to somevvhere of interest in Me lches ter or joining one
47 of the optional atternoon classes. The cla ss I went to which was
48 Ihe Business English course. and I vvould sa y that it had certainly
49 helped me to vvrite either letters and reports in English. Every
50 v/eekend. excursions there were arranged to other parts of Britain,
51 includin g a long v^eekend in York, vvhich it w as very enjoyable
52 despite of the poor weather. The month wa s certainly usetul
53 not only because my spoken English hav ing improved, but also
54 because I leaméd too many things about English life and culture.
55 Everyone vvho uses English in his or her vvork would benetit from this course.
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Tesi 3
Part 5
For questions 56-65. read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of
each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning (0). VVrite your ansvvers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Example: [Õ J ~^ ctrem ely
THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP
The London Underground map is (0) well designed. EXTREME

Simple, easy to understand and (5 6 ) it pertorms its primary task of ATTRACT
guiding both inhabitants and (5 7 ) round the underground System in London TOUR
very well. The man behind this great (5 8 ) was called Henry Beck, ACHIEVE
an (5 9 ) of the London Underground Drawing Office, who designed the EMPLOY
map in 1931. The design of the map showed great (6 0) because it ORIGINAL
represented a complex network of (6 1) clearly. This design was COMMUNICATE
later used by most of the world's underground Systems.
The map used beíore 1931 vvas messy and (6 2 ) So Beck decided to CLEAR
sketch out a better one using a diagram rather than a (6 3 ) map. This new TRADITION
map was an enormous (6 4) with the public when, in 1933. it made its first SUCCEED
(6 5 ) on underground plattorms and at station entrances. APPEAR
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Paper 4 Listening

Pa rt 1
•’0 U will hear people talking in eight diíterent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best ans we r (A, B or C).
1 You ove rtiear a man talking ab out an ex pe rienc e he had at an airport.

What did he lose?
A his passport
B his wa llet
c a piece of luggage
2 You he ar an adve rtisemen t on the radio.

Wha t is special abo ut the Fretlight guitar?
A It plays recorded music.
B It teac he s you how to play.
c It plugs into a Computer.
3 You hea r part of a raở io programme.

What is the presenter talking about?
A food saíety
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B mea l times 3
— _
c healthy recipes
4 You hea r two people discussing a type of pollution.

What d o the speakers agree about?
A the best way to solve the problem
B how they feel atx)ut this type of pollution
c how they reacted to the solution they saw
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5 You hear a conversation between a shop assistant and a

customer about a compact disc.
What was the cause of the problem?
A The customer gave the wrong number.
B A mistake was made on the order form.
c The disc was incorrectly labelled.
6 You overhear a conversation at a íootball game.

What does the spcaker say about his team?
A They're better than usual.
B They’re as good as he expected.
c They tend to be unlucky.
7 You overhear a schoolgirl talking to her íriend.

What does she think about her new teacher?
A He is clever.
B He is íunny.
c He is interesting.
8 In a hotel you ove rtiear a conversation.

Who is the vvoman?
A a tour guide
B a tỡ urist
c a hotel receptionist
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Pap er 4 Listening
Part 2
<ou will hear part of a radio interview with a svvimming instructor. For questions 9-18.
romplete the sentences.
3aul works at a hotel in the

E
According to Paul, 13 o f a ll ad ults c an ’t sw im .
3 aul’s students are aíraid of going
His students have to put their íaces into a salad bowl and 1 5 ]
below the suríace.
The íirst thing they do in the pool is to 16
in the vvater with the ir taces d own.
Paul thinks it’s essential to be 17 in the vvater.
Most people learn to ssvim atter about
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Test 3
Part 3
You will hear part of a radio programme called Morning Market. Five listeners have
telephoned the programme because they have something to sell. For questions 19-23.
choose which of the statements (A-F) matches the reason each of the people gives for
selling their possession. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do
not need to use.
A I didn't enjoy using it.

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Speaker1 19
B I made a mistake.
Speaker 2
c lt's an unwanted prize.
Speaker 3
0
D It takes up too much space.
Speaker 4 22
E l've got something bottor.
Speaker 5 23
F I have health problems.
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Paper 4 Ustening
Part 4
You will hear a radio intervievv with Peter Manson about the job he does for a record
company. For questions 24-30, decide which of the statements are TRUE and vvhich are
FALSE. Write T for TRUE or F for FALSE,
24 In the 1980S. record com panies could not find new musicians. 24
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25 Pe ter’s job is ditticult becaus e most young artists are shy. 25
26 Peler was unw ỉlling at first to give a contract to the band he saw in a tent. 26
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27 Som e bands send him expensive presents. 27

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28 He wa s íorced to listen to a tape containing threats. 28
29 He tends to spend only a short time at a show. 29

.....
... m
30 He signed a co ntra ct v/ith one band vvithout hiearing them sing. 30
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PAPER 5 SP EA KING (14 minutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
You take the Speaking test wrth another candidate, reterred to here as your partner.
listening. Both examiners will avvard marl<s.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
about things like ‘your home town\ ‘your interests'. ‘your career plans’, etc.
Part 2 (4 minutes)
The examiner gives you two photographs and as ks you to talk about them for one
Then the examiner gives your partner two ditterent photographs. Your partner talks
about your parlner's photographs and you respond brietly.

problem or try to come to a decision about something. For example. you might be asked
to decide Ihe best way to use some rooms in a languag e school. The examiner gives
you a picture ỉo help you but does not join in the conversation.

The examíner joins in the conversation. You ail lalk together in a more general way
about what has beerì said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your
parlner are also expected to develop the conversation.
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Tcst 4
PAPE R 1 RE AD ING (1 hou r 15 m inutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
You are going to read a magazine article about a sport called paragliding. Choose the most
suitable heading from the list A-l for each part (1-7) of the article. There iổ cne extra
heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at Ihe beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet
A Repetitive ílighls
B Thoughts at the top of the mountain
c Discovering the secret
D A nervous landing
E Floating above
F Some personal attention
G Hoading for the take-off site
H Obeying the command
I An interest in a new sport
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Paper 1 Kcading
Fly like an Kíigle

In the íìrst rcport In our special ícaturc on
ACTIV m HOUDAYS 11/77/ A DIPPBRENCB.
AiUìữ \\im iton Uikes lo the a lr to expcrlencc
the plcasures o f paraglldlng.
lift up. VVíth a dry m outh you mentally rehearse all

0 1 _ that you've been taught. You don't v/ant to admit
A number of years ago, l'd seen bright-coloured it. b ut you 're scared. However, you also know that
wings in the aír vvtiile on a skiing holiday in you hav e go t this far and therc is no w ay that you
Ch am onix, France. I soo n íou nd o u l vvhat they are going to back out.
.......1
were and hovv to go about learning this new
mountain sport of 'paragliding'. When I vvent to
live there a year later, I enrolled on the íirst
LI
At 1,000 rrvetres abov e the town, w h kh now looks
availablc course a t th e local school. very small bo<ow, you certainly havc do ub ts ab ou t
why you are h ere. No-on c in your gro up is pushing
L U " _____ _______________
to go íirst; everyon e takes their timo laying ou t thcir
The first of the five days of instruction is spe nt in a vvings and preparing to fty. Having chcckcd and
fieỉd learning the c haracteristics of the wing and rechecked eveíything, you put your helmet on,
cverything vvhich goes with it. Having spent some svvitch on the radio and strap yourscK in.
time untangling llnes and preparing to take off,
you are the n ready to puff ou t the w ing. You soon 5 _________ _______________________
find out that (orcing it does not work and that Your turn comes and your instructor doei a íinal
thero is a technique to putting air into thc cells, check th at all thc llnes are in the co rrect positions.
dllowing the vving to rise above your head. This Thon he calmly iníorms you that he vvill stand
launch technique is practised again and again to directly in íront, with his back to the vvind, and
teach you tho importance of a dean take-off, as whe n eve rything is right he will coun t to thrcc a nd
thls i$ w he re the maịority of acciden ts occur. you are to run directly at him.
2
p ~
The following day is again spent practising 'OK, on m e, 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... go!!!' This is the last
bknvin g u p th c vving, b u t this tim e on a sm all hill. instruction you hear with your feet still on the
Applying the techniques, you take off and fly grou nd . You run for\vard, yo u fe d the lines tighten
about 100 metres, then land gently belovv. Flying, and tho pull of the wing as it rises above your
landing, collecting the wing over your shoulder head . You correct ils balanc e and keep runn ing off
and walking back up the hill bccomo exhausting, the side of the mountain. The wing lifts you and
b u t evcn tu ally every th in g starts to co m e to gelh er. the m oun iain drop s dramatically away.
Your ability and confidence rise until you are
iníormed that all the course students are ready to
m ake their íirst ma jor flight.
u
On your íirst ílight, you don't seem to get a
m
After a restless night, you rise to pcer up at the
ZỊ chan cc to take in the view. You darc n ol m ove, b ut
you d o realise the ex pan se of air betvveen you and
the ground over 1,000 metres below. And
mountain, knowing that today you are going to everything is silent excop t for the svonderíul soun d
launch yourselí off it. You feel sick ds you take the of the air rushing throu gh your helmet.
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You are
going to read an article in vvhich a tilm critic talks about his work. For questions
B-15, choose the answer (A. B, c or D) vvhich you think tits best according to the text.
Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
F i l m C r i t i c
M ark Adams looks back over the last ten years of his wo rk
as a film critic for a newspaper called T h e F r o n t P a g e .
\Vriring articles ab ou t íilms for The Front Page to a ssociate a review er w ith a singlc subịect
was my first proper job. Before then I had donc area, and so I chose fìlm. \Vithout Tom’s initial
bits o f rcvic\ving - novels fo r other ncwspapers , push , though, wc w ould hard ly have com e up
íilms for a magazine and anything I was asked \vith the prcscnt arrangement, by \vhich I \vritc
to do for the radio. That vvas how I mct Tom an cxtended wcckly piece, usually on one film.
Seaton, the íirst arts editor oí The ront Page, Th e luxury of this \vay of wo rking suits me 4'
who had also \vritten íor television. He hircd \vell. I \vouldn’t have been intercsted in thc
me, b ut Tom w as no t primarily a ịou rnalist, or more Standard film critic’s role, which involves
he would certainly have been morc careíul in considcring every film that comes out. That’s a
choosing his staff. routine that vvould make me stale in no time at
At íirst, his idea \vas that a team of critics all. I vvould soon be sinking into my seat on a
should takc care of the art íorms that didn’t M ond ay m orning with the sigh, ‘\Vhat insulting
require specialiscd knovvlcdgc: books, TV, rubb ish m ust I sit throu gh now ?’ - a style of
theatre, film and radio. Therc would be a sigh rhat can oftcn bc heard in screening rooms
\vcekly lunch at \vhich we \vould makc our around the world.
choices from th e artistic m ateriaỉ tha t Tom had The space I am given allows me to broadcn
decidcd we should cover, though there vvould my argum ent - or íorces mc, in an uninteresting
also bc guests to m ake the atm osph ere sociable. wcck, to makc something out of nothing. But
It all íelt like a bit of a dream at that timc: a what is my rolc in thc public arcna? I assumc
nevv newspaper, and I was one of the team. It that people choose what films to go to on the
seemed so unlikely that a paper could be basis o f thc sta rs, th e publicity o r th e dircctor.
introduced into a crovvded market. It seemed Th ere is also such a thing a s loyalty to ‘typc ’ or
ju st as likcly th at a m illionaire w ante d to help its opposite. It can only rarely happen that
me personally, and vvas pretending to employ somcone who hates westerns buys a ticket for
me. Such was my lack of self-confidcnce. In on e after readin g a review, o r a lovc story ad dict
fact, rhc íirst timc I saw someonc reading the avoids a romantic íilm because of what the
ne\vspaper on the London underground, rhen papers say.
turning to a page on which one of my reviews So if a film review isn’t really a consumer
appeared, I didn*c knovv \vhere to look. guide , w h at is it? 1 certain ly do n’t fccl I have a
Tom’s original scherne for a team of critics responsihility to be ‘right’ about a movie. Nor
31 for thc arts never took off. Ir w as a go od idea, do I think thcre should be a certain number of
but w e did n’t gct to geth cr as pla nned and so ‘grcat’ and ‘bad’ films each ycar. A!11 have to do
cvcrything vvas done by phone. It turned out, is put forward an argument. I'nì not a judge,
too, that the gcncral public out there preícrrcd and nor would I want to be.

Pap er I ReadinịỊ
8 W hat do we learn about Tom Seaton in the first paragraph?

A He encouraged Mark to becom e a writer.
B He has vvorked in various area s of the media.
c He m et Mark wh en wo rking for television.
D He preters to em ploy peop le that he knovvs.
9 The vveekly lunches were planne d in ord er to

A help the vvriters get to know eac h other.
B provide an iníormal intorma tion session.
c distribute the work that had to be done.
D entertain impo rtant visitors írom the arts.
10 W hen Mark íirst started vvorking for The Front P age, he

A doub ted the pap er vvould succeed.
B was embarrassed at being recognised.
c felt it needed some improvement.
D was surprised to be earning so much.
11 W hat does Mark mean when he says that TorrVs schem e ‘never took off' (line 31)?
A It wa s unpopular.
B It was ted too much time.
c It wasn’t planned properly.
D It vvasrVt put into practice .
12 In the end, the organ isation of the team was iníluen ced by
A reade rs' opinions.
B the availability of writers.
c pressure o f time.
D the pop ularity of subjects.
13 W hy does M ark refer to his wa y of working as a ‘luxury’ (line 40)?

A He can please more readers.
B He is able to ma ke choices.
c His working hours are tlexible.
D He is able to see a lot of íilms.
14 In M ark ’s opinio n. his articles

A are seldom read by íilmgoers.
B are ignored by stars and film directors.
c have little effect on public viewing habits.
D are more persua sive than people realise.
15 Which of the following best describes v/hat M ark says abou t his work?
A His success varies from year to year.
B He preíers to vvrite abou t tilm s he likes.
c He can íreely express his opinion.
D He writes accord ing to accep ted rules.
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Part 3
You are going to read a nevvspaper article about a dentist. Eight sentences have been
removed from the arlicle. Choose from the sentences A-l the one which fits each gap
(16-22). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. There is an example
at the beginning (0 ).
Mark your answers on the scparate ansvver sĩieet
Fun at the Denti st^s ?
wr>’ic au.tbr nu l.clininl viỉits. H c sa p .' 17 ị
Vĩrtual-rcality hcj<l>cts arc o nc o f lns nc\v rcUxatiữii

tec hn iqu et.' 18 I Tho headscts are uscd for
th e iniúal chcc k-up . w hcrc thc paticĩit sits on the
Wuc couch and watchcs an undmvatcr film while I
look at (h d r te tth. Tlien ilie headsel switch«s to a
spccial camcra, to pivc thc paticnc .1 \nsiul tour
arotiiHÌ thcir m outli.'
If \x>u \valk in to w . Lloy dJc rom c's dcncal surgcrx' in
Ghsgoxv, ỵou ’11scc brigh t pa.ntings arxl a fash.o.ubLc A noth cr kcv Poinc “ th jt thc surs cry m orc
blu e couch w hic h pa «icn« sic o n w hilc he chccks hkc J sh oP «faan a denri«V .T od iy th crc Í4
th e ir tc cth .J ero m e says,* I 0 I I I T h a ù b ccauve th c sm clỉ o f o r in ^ - ‘ E u StneU « w r >’

thc yrc frightcncd: iinportan t.Tha t dental smell o f suigical spirit can gct
th e h eart racini; in muuitcs if you*re írighten ed o f
He has tricd to cveace an enviionmcnt whcre pcople J ■ .
a rc n o t a ír ai d.‘ | l 6 Ị I find thats one of thc
things Ihat pcoplc as oc ũc e wich pain. In fac«. m y K now n as GUsgovv's mo st tishio m blc dciióst.Jc*Dme
philo so phy b Chat d e n u l cir atm ent s hould ta kc p l x e » kecn lo p ° in t o u t th at hc u kcs h ii ' w rk very
in an atmcKphcre o f rcUxation, intcrcu and, ab o\r jll. seriou5ly- B B S I
enjoyinent.’
For ex am pk Jerome a special imtrunient
W hich ií all highly shockiiìg for aiụ-onc (most o f us) w hĩch sprays wa rm wa tcr on chc tccth to c ka n thcm .
\vho associatet dc nu l trcatmcnt \vith pain. or Jt th e rnchcr chan vr ap in g ihc rn .' I 21 I ~| *
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Paper I Reading
hve years ago,Jcromc \vciit to the United States to At th. 1 t momcnt. a paticnt arrivcs. Jcromc rushes
do rcsearch. ‘ | 2 2 I Ị' H e sees his patient- ovcr.oíĩcrs him a cup of tca (hcrbal or regular),asks
v-cntrcd attitudc as the start of a gndual movcmcnt him \vhat vidco hc’d likc to vvatch and lcads him
:owai-ds lcs$ íormality in the conservativc Britíỉh gendy tovvards the chair.
dcnristn- profcs$ion.
A One of the things I found out thcrc was thai E Wc were the íìrbt practicc in Britain to
\vhen you makc it casicr for the patienr, you introduce thcm.
makc it casicr for yourseir.
F It íccls a bit strange. but as long as pcople are
B Th.1t swhy I don’c wcar a wlũtc coat. relaxcd, it’s not paiiilul.
c It' pcoplc are rclaxed, entertained and correcdy G Now they look for\vard to their visils hcrc.
trcatcd. they will íorgct such prcvious ncgaũvc
H When pcoplc \valk in, I \vanc thcm to rcalisc
cxperiences.
\vith all thcir scnscs that its not like going to
D The reiaxation techniques arc importaiu but the dcntist $.
tlic qualicy of thc trcatnỉcnt is thc most
I Fifty pcr ccnt of the population only go to the
iiuporunt thing.
deruist whcn thcy”rc in pain.
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You are going to read a magazine article about theme parks in Britain. For questions
23-35, choose from the theme parks (A-E). The theme parks may be chosen more than
once. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your ansvvers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Of vvhich theme parks are the tolỉovving stated?
We had no previous experience of places like this. _____

0 B
Some of the children showed they were írightened on a certain ride. 23
The children were all young enough to enjoy it.
It was good that you could tind somewhere to rest.
It was more enjoyable than we had expected.
The children disagreed about what was the most írightening ride.
The surroundings are not particularly attractive. 28
We didn’t mind having to wait to go on the rides. 29
The children vvanted to stay longer than we did. 30
One of the rides seemed to íinish very quickly.
We were glad that the children couldn’t go on a certain ride.
One òf thê childrérì had â bettér' time than we had expected.
r
It makes a claim vvhich is accurate. 34
None oí the rides would írighten young children very much.

Paper I Reading
Variations on a Theme
l f yo u’re thinking o f taking children to 3 theme park, there are dozens to
choose from in B ritain. We asked five tam ilies to test the best.
□ Fun Island
Ị n n a n d S t t v t R u r t u t c ok d a u í Ịh i e r Sítm a n r h a , 3, and
tavouritc ridc wa$ Runninjf: Rivcr, whcre you think
y o u ’r c ^ o i n g t o g c t s o a k c d , b u t v o u d o n ’ t. F o r y o u n g c r
c h i l d r c n , T a y L a n d i s g r c a t f i in . T I k ' c h i k lr c n h a d a ! o « k
I x r c o ii íi n s G a r y , 8 , a n d )( m m a , 10 .
a t t h e « KW r id c , F c a r K a c to r , b u t \ v c b r c a t h c d * M ^ h o f
I-»s t y c a r w e w x n t t o a h u g c t h c m c p a rk in t h c ư s a nd r c l i c í v vh cn t h c y f o u n d t h a t t h c y w c r c t o o s m a l l t o g o
\v c ih o u g h t th a i F u n K la iu i n ii g h t s c c m d u ll b y u n i t ỉ T h e p a r k IV v o vv cl l d c v i g i K d t h a i e v e n q u e u i n g f o r
c o i n p a r i s o n . I n f a c t , w c w c r c i m p r c s s c d . T h e p a rk ir ic x r i d c s i i n ’ t t o o b o r i n g . I t ’ s s p o t i c s s l y c l c a n , a n d t h e s t a t Y
h a r d t o C i tc r f o f m i H ị i c r c h i l d r c n , s o o u r i h r c c - y c a r - o ld a r c g r c j t . O n o n c r id c I c o u l d n ’t s i t « i i h b o t h g i r ls , M>
did n ’t fccl lcft OUI. n>c k ids .(II lovcd th c Cr tKo dilc * m c m b c r o f * t a ff oA Tcrcd t o g o v vith o n c o f th c m .
Rick and tlic G iant \V hcc l. 'rhcrc*s 3 N^Ktuil lUxivỉcins
rulc t h c v c r y « > » i n g k i d s , w h i c h v va s .1 g r c a t s u c c e s s .
Fo r oldcr c hitdrc n, th crc arc staricr ridcs, such as spla%h
ra The Great Park
O u t , w h c r c y o t i c n d u p ị u m p i n g i n ì ịXMil' A fte r fivc Ị c ì i n y L t M Ị Ịr i d / Ị t m u i I te r f r u n c i L i n d a t oo k R en , 6.
h o u r s , S i c v c a n d I w c r e r e x i y t o c a l l it a d a y , b u t t h c [antes, 9, an d Sopbit, 12.
c h i ld r c n o b j c c t c d b c c a u s c t h c y w c r c h a v i n g s u c h f u n . \ ^ c a rri vcd o o c o 'c lo c k An d u c r c d iu p p o t n t c d th a t ih c
O u r o n l v c r i tk Ì M i i u o u l d b c t h a t t h c p a r k is s li g h t l v p a rk w » o n l y o p c n u m i l 5 p . m . T h i i L\ J M ip cr th c m c
l a c k i n g i n a t m o s p h c r c , a n d t h e s c c n c r v Icìvcs p a r k t b r y o u n g c r c h i k i r c n b c c a iB C t h c r i d c s j r c n ' « t o o
M i m c i h in g t o b c d c ã r c d . B u t i h c « a f f a rc c x tr e m d y ttfrrif>ing. I*m a rcal cowartỉ bui evcn l cnjo%cd myselí.
liclptul and vvc fclt it \v ÌS c l c a n , w c l l o r g a n i s c d a n d v c r y W e ->11 ado rcd Ex otic TraxcU, ì b o a t r i đ c w h i c h s t a r t s o tV
sccnrity-consôous. q u i t c t a m c l y a n d i h c n b c c o m c s t c r ri lì c lu n . VVc q u c u c d
ti>r h a l f a n h o u r f o r U g h t n i n g R i vc r , a n d t h e n u w a s w c r
0 Wonderland
M o i r a M c M i l l a n a n d h ( r f r i c n / i p ra nc es to ok O s ía r,
b c t b r c \ v c k n c w i t ! I > v o u l d n ' t g o o n t h e B i g L c a p , b u r
i f y o u h a v e t h e n c r v x :, it l o o k e d g r e a t . T h e r c a r e l o t s o f
c n Ị o y a b l c b o a t a n d t n i n t ri p s a r o u n d i h e pa r k i n đ 1 t cl t
1 8 m m t h t , E l l i c , -í , A ỉ t X y 5 , a n d A k x a n d t r , 6. aI I th e a t t r a c t io n s w c r c v c r y s a fc a n d v v tl l c o n i r o l l c d . l f
N o n c o f u s h i d b c c ii l o ì t h c m c p a r t b c f c x c , M) \ v c t h e c h i lđ r c n h a d b c c n a l i tt lc o l d c r , th c y m i g l u l u v c
d i d n 'c k n o w w h a t t o c x p c c t . W c t li o u g l it ( H c a r m i gh t t õ u n d t a b i t t a m c , b u t i h c y w c r c a l l i n t h c r ig h i a g c
Iht t o o y o u n g , b u t h c a d o r t d it . H c n u i n h c a v cn o n g r o u p a n d t h c y l o v cd it.
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t h c M o u m a i n T n i n , a n d p a rũ c u U r lv ii kc d U t t l c I -j n d ,
w i t h i ts s m a l l r c p l i c i s o f t ã m o u s b u i l d i n g s t h a t \ v c r c at
Fantasỵ World
h ũ l cx c l! T h e o l i k r ch i li tr c n c n ị i Ạ c d t h c t cr r is w h c c l ,
a n d l o v c d d r i v in g t h c l o v c a r s o n 1 p r o p c r r o a d U y o n t .
\V c s p c n t si x h o u r s ih c r c a n d w c r c jJ ji I th a t tl ic r c w c r c
/
HU I H r x a k a ií a n d b u wifr R u t h
e n n i e, 1 5. a n d t k n , 1 9.
t o ok S a r ah , 1 0 , ' l o m , 1 3 ,
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e p a r k’s a d v c r i i si n g t h c r c is ‘N o L i m i t
pU cci \vh crc ytju c<Mild J»«t you r fcct up . Th e
l a m b c a p i n g i s p c r t c c t a n d i h c H a f lf \ 'c r y h c l p i u l a n d t*> th c Fun *, and w c ccrta inly t'clt that wa s truc.
l ir ic n dl y. A n d t h cr e* * s o m c t h i n g f o r e v e r y o n c , i d u l t s E u r o p c * s t a ll c st r x > l l cr f o is t c r , t h c R o c k c t , d o m i n a i c t
included. t h c s k y l i n c , a n d R c n t h o i i g h t i t w a s t h c m o « t c r r íí ỹ i n g
o f t h c r id c í , j )t h o u g h J c n n i c w k l t h c H a n g c r , w h c r c
H Advc nturc World

T i m Ị e ỊỴ r t t a n d h i s m f e C l a r e tữ ữk T ím o t b y , 3 , O i i v i ã ,
y o u h a n g u p s id e - d f w n 3 0 m c i r ci i b o v c th c g r o u n d ,
w a s C'CI1 v vo re c! T h e i c i r c J d o / c n o r s o m a i n r i i k s ,
w h i c h t h c o l d c r c h i l d r c n w c n t o n s cv e ra l t im c s . Sa ra h
", a n d F . m » i a , 9. w a s t o o s n i a l l f o r i c o u p l c o f t h c m , b u t cn ị o y c d i h c
A Ct cr w c n h o u n w c t c lt t h c r c w a * Mill ì l o t l o s c c . 'r i m ỉ ^ i n g S l id c . T o m l c n v d t h e z o o a n d w i l d l i íè p ar k T h e
a n c n o r m o u s t h c m c p a rfc , c x i r c m e l y w c l l n i n a n d IuII park is cka n and has g<Hxl park ing raciliiics. W c ÍOUIHÌ

o f gc x x i r id c s . T h e c h i lđ r c n l o v c t h c l ỉ ig T o p C i r c m ,
which had i (ântastic tr.ipczc act and kcpt us on thc
c d y c o f o u r » c at s. W c w c n t o n t h e T c rr o r L i nc a n d ,
« h e s t J lY . m i tu d c s w c r c m i x c d . S o n i c o(t h c m « c r c ^ r c i t
with thc youiigcr chikircn, but ihc vvclcomc »vun't
a h v a v N a s w a r m . Y o u n c c d * fvill day to cnfoy l:aniasy
ỉ l i l t o u g h t h c p i r ls w c r c r a t h cr sc a r c d an d k e p t t h c i r c y o W o r l d . W c w o u l d n ’ t h a v c d i r c d t d l t h c k i đ s w c v sc rc
s h u t m o s t o f th c t ì m c , th e> - « i i l t h c y \ i c n ị o v c d i t. T h c i r g . o i n g h o m c c a rly .
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PA PE R 2 VVRITING (1 ho ur 30 m inutes ) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
1 Your English class is going to spend three days in London. The Principal of your
college. Mr Robertson, has already organised the programme.
Hovvever. Ihe students in your class have seen an advertisemGnt for the Lonơon
Fashion and Leisure Show and you v/oulđ all like to go 10 the shov/. Your class has
asked you to v/rite to Mr Robertson about this. Read the extract from Mr Robertson’s
programme. the advertisement and your notes. Then, using the intormation, vvrite a
letter to Mr Robertson.
Monday 13 March THE LO\DO\ FASHION

Morning: Sightseeing by bus AND LEISURE SIIOU
Aftemoon: River trip to Grccnwich Central Mxhibilion Hall. London
Tuesday 14 March Tiicsday March 1-í
10.00-19.00
Monting: Science Museum
Apernoon: Shopping • Latest íashions
• Lelsure and sports wc ar
VVednesday 15 \larch • Makc-up
Mortùng: National A n Gallcry • Hairst>1c8
Afternoon: Frec timc
o -— — ...... . ■ ' —— ■
Notee
• T h a n kở - ỹ O Od p r o g r a m m e , e& p ec ia lly . ..
• E x p la in a b o u t L o n d o n F a õ h io n a n d L e le u r e S h o w
• G r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y b c ca u & e . ..
• S u g g e s t h o w p ro g r a m m e c o u ld b e c h a n g e d
Write a letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page.
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Question 1
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Part 2

Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this parl. Write your ansvver in 120-180
words in an appropriate style on the opposite p«ge. Pul the question number in the box.
2 Alter a class discussion on the media's treatment of íamous people. your teacher has
asked you to write a composition, giving your opinions on the following statemeni:
Pamous people. such as politicians and fíỉm stars, deserve to have a private Itte
without ịoum aiists foliowing thữ ỉĩì all tho time.
VVrite your composition,
3 You see this announcement in an intemational magazine.
Wc invite you, our rea dcrs, to write an articlc on:

T h e H o m e o / th e F u t u re
In wh at ways do you think pcop lc’s hom es will be different in ứ ie íuturc?
In what ways might th ey still be thc samc?
_______________ T he \vriter of ihe bcst articlc will vvin a prize. ________________
Wnte your article.

4 Your English teacher has asked you to write a story for the cdleg e magazine. Your
story must begin vvith Ihese vvords:
It vvas ơangerous. but I know I haơ to do it.
VVrite your story.
5 Ansvver One o( the foltowing two questions based on your reading of on e of these
set books. Write (a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the question box. and the title
of the book next to the box. Your answer must be about one of the books below.
Best Detective Storíes oíAgatha Chnstie - Longman Piction
The O ld Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
A Winơow on the Universe - Oxford Bookworms Collection
Cry Freeơom - John Briley
Wuthering Hetghts - Emily Brontố
Either (a) Your teacher has asked you to write a composition. giving your opinions
on the (ollovving statement:
A good book should interest, amuse o r teach the rea der something.
Write your composition, explaining your vievvs with reference to the
book or one of the short stories you have read.
Or (b) Your pen trienđ has written to ask you whether the book you have reađ
would be a suitable present for her cousin’s titteenth birthday. Write a
letter to your pen íriend. giving your opinion with reíerence to the book
or short story you ha ve read.
Write your letter
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Question
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Test 4
PAPER 3 USE 0 F EN G LISH (1 hou r 15 minutes)

Part 1
For questions 1-15. reađ the text below and decide which answer (A. B. c or D) best fits
Mark your answers on the sep arate answ er sh ee t
Example:
0 A recommended B reminded c recognised D remembered
A F A M O U S E X P L O R E R
Captain James Cook is (0 ) today for being one of Britain's most famous explorers of
the 18th century. Cook was (1 ) most other explorers of the same period as he did not
come Irom a vveâlthy fârtìily and had tỏ work hard to ( 2 ) his position in life. He was
lucky to be (3 ) by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paiđ for
him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started (4 ) in a shop in a íishing vỉllage
(5 ) on the coast and this was a tuming (6 ) in his lile. He developed an interest in
the sea and eventually ịoined the Royal Navy ( 7 ) to see more of the worW.
Cook was ( 8 ) by sailing. astronomy and the prođ uction oí maps. and quickly became
an expert ( 9 ) these subịects. He was also one of the first people to (1 0 ) that scurvy,
an illness otten suffered by sailors. could be prevented by careíul ( 11 ) to diet. It was
during his (1 2 ) to the Pacitic Ocean that Cook maơ e his historic lanđ ing in Australia
and the (1 3 ) discovery that New Zealar»d was two (1 4 ) ..... islands. He became a
national hero and still (1 5 ) one today.
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1 A different B contrary c distinct D unlike
2 A manage B succeed c achieve D íulíil
3 A remarked B vievved c glanced D noticed
4 A trade B work c career D job
5 A held B placed c positioned D siluated
6 A moment B instant c point D mark
7 A in view 5 in order c as D due
8 A keen B eager c íascinated D enthusiastic
9 A from B over c in D for
10 A regard B estimate c catch D realise
11 A attentíon B organisation c observation D treatment
12 A travel B voyage c e xc ụ rs iọ n D tour
13 A serious B superior c major D leading
14 A shared B particular c common D separate
15 A keeps B stands c maintains D remains
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Test 4
Part 2
For questions 16-30. read the texl below and th ink of the vvord vvtiich best fits each space.
Write your answers on the separate ansvver shee t
INDOOR CLIMBING
Rock climbing is (0) of the UK’S íastest growing sports. Novvadays. hovvever, it's
not necessary to head to the hills when you decide to (1 6 ) it up as a hobby. Indoor
climbing is a great way to discover vvhether o r (1 7 ) you have a head for heights.
Whatever you may have (18) told. size and strength aren't that important in
...........
climbing. Climbers just (1 9 ) to be fit, vvilh a good sense of balance. Man-made

climbing walls have foolholds and handholds ( 20 ) ........... ditterent shapes and sizes.
Beginners can choose walls vvith holds near to (2 1 ) other. More ditTicult routes up
the wall vvill have small handholds quite ( 22 ) apart.
Climbers work in pairs. (2 3 ) one person climbs, the other one stays on the ground.
giving out the rope. You (2 4 ) taught to move your hanđ s and feet correctly. plus
how to rest and balance (2 5) the way ư p. Once you’ve mastered ad of (2 6 ) ...........
basic moves, you can go for tonger climbs. The great thing about climbing is that you can
(27) ............ better quite quickly. Most sports centres wlll in dude the cost of hiring
equipment (2 8 ) the admission price. (2 9 ) is usually between £4 and £6 per
visit. It's natural to be scared at (3 0 ) bu t soon you'll realise Ihat you’re quite safe!
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Part 3
For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the (irst sentence, using the word given. Do not chang e the word g iven. You must use
betv/een two and tive words, including the word given.
Example:
0 You must do exactly what the manager tells yoư .
carry
You must instructions exactly.
The gap can be fĩlled by the vvords ‘carry out the manager’s' so you write:
0 I c a r r y o u t t h e m a n ag e rs
Write only the missing vvords on the separate ansvver sheet.
31 My brother accused me of taking his car.

took
‘You ............................................................. you?' said m y brother.
32 That s the strangest film l've ever seen!

strange
I ve ............................................................ film betore!
33 A very íriendly taxi driver drove us into town.

driven
We a very triendly taxi driver.
34 My aunt was delermined to pay for our tickets.

insisted
My aunt ................................................................ for o ur tickets.
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35 The manager tailed to persuaơ e Karen to take the job.

succeed
The manager Karen to take the job.
................................................................
36 l'd rather you diđ n't use that red pen.

mlnd
Would ................................................................ that red pen?
37 I last saw Mark a year ago.

slnce
I have ................................................................ year.
38 John impressed his new boss by settlmg ơ own to vvorkquickly.

good
John ............................................................. . his new boss by settling down lo work
quickty.
39 Tony regrets lying to his teacher.

vvishes
Tony ................................................................ his teacher the Iruth.
40 I íound il diffícult to follow the instructions.

trouble
I ............................................................... the instructions.
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Paper 3 Use tìf English
Part 4
For questions 41-55. read the text below and look careíully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct. and some have a word w hich should not be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick (/) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line
has a word v;hich should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet.
There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
Examples: ________ _
____________________
ÕÕỊ t oo
RNLAND
0 Pinland is a cou ntry in the (ar north of Europe. Most of it is forest
00 and there are too about sixty thousand lakes tíiere as well. It has a population
41 of some five million people. about a million of Ithem who living in the Capital
42 City. Helsinki. The re are two oHicial language s, Finnish and Sv/edish,
43 with about six per cent of the population being Sv/edish-speaking. Many
44 people think of Finland as for a very cold cou ntry wh ere it is dark most of
45 all the time. In the long vvinter, temperatures are indeed very low and in some
46 parts there is very little daylight. However, in th e sum me r it is often hot
47 and sunny, and it hardly just gets dark at all a l night. One thing that Finland
48 is íamo us for is the sauna. A sauna is a kind o f hot steam bath. You sit in
49 a room vvhere steam is produced out and the lem pe ratu re gets very high. You
50 then wash yourselí or have a swim. Some people they even roll in the snow
51 in the winter! Finland is a very much keen sporting nation and ov er the years it
52 has had a number of champions in any vvinter sports such as ski-jumping and
53 ice hockey. as well as by producing some great Olympic athletes. especially in
54 long-distance running and the javelin. Othe r Finns who have been gained
55 international fame include the composer. Sibelius, and the architect and designer,
Alvar Aalto.
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Part 5
For questions 56-65, read the texl belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each
line to torm a word thai fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning (0). Write your answors on the sep ara te ansvver shee t
Example: 0 ohortty
RUNNING ROUND THE VVORLD
John Shaw vvill (0) .PỈĨữữỊỵ. be setting off on a 50.000 km run. SHORT
which will make him the íirsl person to pertorm 1he (5 6 ) act ORDINARY
of running all the way round the vvorld if he succeeds.
His timetable includes the (5 7 ) Russian win ỉer and the burning FREEZE
Aírican summer. And he has no back-up team (or (5 8 ) He will be ASSIST
running alone, carrying all his (5 9 ) on his back. EQUIP
My biggest fear is not the physical chaltenge. but (60) .......' Mr Shaw LONELY
said. ‘1’m as S0CiaWe as anyone and l’m very (6 1 ) that HOPE
I vvill form many (6 2 ) on the vvay.' FRIEND
On a trial 2,000 km run under the blazing (6 3 ) of the Aírican sun, HOT
he came across wild baboons and (6 4 ) snakes, but he proved that POISON
a target of 60 kilometres a day was (6 5 ) 'I have made up my REASON
mind to do it and I wM. Running is my life,' he said.
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PAPER 4 L I S T E N I N G ( a p p ro x im a t e ly 4 0 m i n u te s ) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Part 1
You vvill hear people talking in eight ditterent situations. For questions 1-8. choose the
best answer (A. B or C).
1 You overhear some people talking at a party in a hotel.

VVhere did the people first meel each other?
A at school
B at vvork
c at a wedding
You overhear a conversation in a restaurant.

Why haven't they seen each o ther lately?
A
B
c
He has been too busy.
He has been ill.
He has been away.
■
You overhear someone talking about a concert.
How did she feel at the time?
A angry
B (rightened
’ 3
c disappointed
You hear a vvriter of children's stories talking about books

and compact discs.
What advantage does he think books have over compact discs?
A They may last for a longer time.
B They are easier to look after.
c They contain b etter quality material.
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5 You hear a husband and wife talking about their summer holidays.
What probiem do they have?
A They really hate tlying anywhere.
B They can never think of anywhere to go.
c They never agree about what to do.
6 You hear a researcher being asked about her work.

What is she doing when she speaks?
A denying an accusation
B disproving a theory
c accepting a criticism
7 You overhear a woman talking to a friend on a train.

What does the woman think of the course she has attended?
A It has made her feel more contident.
B It has made her feel less coníident.
c II hasn't made much diHerence to how she íeels.
8 You overhear a woman speaking on the radio.

What is she doing?
A complaining about something
B apologising for somelhing
c explaining something
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Part 2
/ou will hear a radio report about dolphins. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences.
Dolphins have been knov;n to protect SNvimmers írom sharks by getting into a
Dolphins and humans have
Svvimming v/ith dolphins can help common problems l ike
Some people think dolphins are able to recognise human
Dolphins have been used to teach children to
Sv/imming \vith dolphins is used as a
in p rojecls with children.
In one jaw, dolphins have as many as
Dolphins can maintain a fast pace in the v/ater for

Test 4
Part 3
You will hear five ditterent people talking about the head teacher or Principal of their ỉormer
secondary school. For questions 19-23. choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker is
saying. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter vvhich you do not neeđ to use.
A She íavoured Ihe talented students.
s p e a k e r 1 19
B She prepared us for the real world.
speaker 2
c She encouraged us to be imaginative.

speaker 3
D She was ahead of her time.
Speaker 4 22
E She was concerned about the environment.
Speaker 5 23
F She encouraged comp«titiveness.
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Part 4
You will hear an interview with a lo ur leader who vvorks for an adventure com pany in Aírica.
For questions 24-30. choose the best answer (A. B or C).
24 Don says that most of his passengers

A are not students.
B are looking for jobs.
c work in conservation.
25 When Don first meets a group, he

A gives them blankets for the ove might trip.
B shows them where to sit on the truck.
c checks they have the right equipment.
26 Don remem bers one trip when

A he íailed to take enough food.
B someone made a mistake with the food.
c someone complained about the food.
27 Don oversees the domestic work because

A he doesn t like to lose things.
B it has to be done vvithin an hour.
c people complain if things are dirty.
28 lf people argue. Don says that he

A preters not to get involved.
B separates the people concerned.
c asks the group for a solution.
29 Don says that he sometimes

A needs to get to sleep eariy.
B has to cam p in a noisy area.
c tells people when to go to bed.
30 What does Don say about getting up?

A He ignores any comp laints about the time.
B He varies his schedule according to the group.
c He torces everyone to be quick abo ut ít.
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PAPER 5 SP EA KING (14 m inutes) Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
You take the Speaking test \vith another candidate. reterred to here as your partner.
listening. Both examiners will award marks.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
about things like ‘your home town\ ‘your interesls'. ‘your career plans’. etc.
Part 2 (4 minutes)
Then the examiner gives your partner two ditterent photographs. Your partner talks
about your partner‘s photographs and you respond brieíly.

proồlem or try to com e to a đe cision about somethmg. For examp le. you might be askeđ
to decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives
you a picture to help you but does r»ot join in the conversation.

The examiner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general vvay
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Test 1 Key Thái Quang Tuân's Archives
Paper 1 Reading (1 hour 15 minutes)
Part 1
1 F 2 D 3 B 4 H 5 G 6A 7 E
Pa rt 2
8 A 9 c 10 1) 11 B 12 B 13 c 14 D
Pa rt 3
15 c 16 G 17 E 18 H 19 B 20 A 21 F
Pa rt 4
22 c 23 B 24 A 25 /26 A/B (in either order) 27 B
28/29 C/D (in eithcr order) 30/31 B/C (in either order)
32/33 A/C (in either order) 34/35 C/E (in either order)
Paper 2 VVriting (1 hour 30 minutcs)
Task-speciíic mark schemes
Part l
Question 1 *
Content
M aịor points: Th e lettcr m ust inchide the follow ing poinrs.
1) thc pcn and pcncil arc not very attracrivc
2) the nam c is misspelt
3) the pen and pcncil do not match
4) thc gift arriv cd too larc
5) thc \vriter must ask for thcir money back
Orgnnisíỉtion and cohesion
Lcttcr formar, \vith early rcícrcncc to why the pcrson is vvriting. Suitable
para gra phin g. Clcar organisation of po ints. Suirablc open in g and closing
íormulac.
Apị>rop ria cy o f register and Ịorm at
Form al lcttcr.
Range
Language of com plaint, explanation an d rcquest.
Target reader
W ould undcrstand the na turc and detail of the com plaint and \vould havc
cnough iníormation to considcr the request for a reíund.

Tcst I Key
Part 2
Question 2
Contení
Com position could agrcc or disagrec with th e pro positio n, or discuss both
sidcs of the argum ent.
Range
Languagc of opinion, explanarion and description. Vocabulary rclevant to
clothes.
Organisatíon and cohesion
ơ c a r dcvclopmcnt of viewpoint with appropriatc paragraphing and linking of
ideas.
App ropriacy o f register and form at
Ncutral C ỡ m p o sit io n .
Target reader
Would bc able ro understand the writer*s vic\vpoint.
Q u e s t io n 3
Content
Articlc should supgcst One o í the four idcas given for a club and State why
thc \vritcr is clioosing that idca. Thcrc should also bc onc othcr idcn {cithcr
from thc list or the writer’s own idea), \vith the rcason for suggesting that idea.
Range
Language of suggcstion and explanation.
Organisatĩon and cohesion
Clcar dcvclopmcnt of idcas, with appropriatc linking and paragraphing.
Appropriacy o f register an d form at
Rcgistcr could rangc from thc informal to thc íorm al, but m usĩ be consistent
rhroughout.
Target reader
\Vould know \vhich clubs the \vriter \vould like to see started aítcr sch<K)l
and why.
Que stiưn 4
Content
Report should givc íactual iníorm ation abou t things for visitors to scc and do
in the writer’s area in onc day (acceptable to memion just one (hing).
Range
Languagc appro priatc to giving iníormation and making suggestions.
Orgamsation and cohesion
Report should he clearly organiscd. Suh-hcadings would bc an .idvant.igc, if
not, suitahlc paragraphing. Thcre should bc an introduaion and a
conclusion.
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Aịìpro prtacy o f register and fo rm at

Pormal rcp ort layout is not esscntml. Rcgistcr co uld range from thc neutral
to thc íormal, but m ust Ik *consistcnt throughout.
Target reader
Would kno\v w ha t to do in thc writer*s arca in onc day.
Q uestion 5(a)
Content
XVritcr can agrcc or disagrcc \vith thc pro pos ition tha t thc ch aractcrs arc
helievnblc nnd should cxplain thcir opinion with reíercncc ro thc book or
short srory rcad.
Range
Linguagc o í opinion and cxplanâtion.
Organisation and cohesion
Clcar devclopmcnt (>f viewpoint with appropriate paragraphing and linking
of ideas.
Appropria cy o f register and fo rm at
N eutr al com position.
Target reader
Wo uld bc ablc to un derstand the \vritcr’s point of view.
Qu estion 5(b)
Content
I-eicer should give iníorm ation ab ou t thc book or short story/scories and State
whcrher thc writcr would rccommcnd it or noi to thcir íriend to read. The writcr
should also givc reasons for thcir rccom mcnd ation o r lack of rccommcndation.
Rơnge
Language ()f narration, dcscription and cxplan ation.
Organ isation an d cohesion
l.ottcr íormat, with carly rcícrencc to why thc pcrson is writing. Clcar organisation
of points. Suitablc opcning and closing íorm ulae. Appropriatc paragraphing.
Appro priacy o f register and Ịorm at
Iníornĩal lcttcr.
Target readcr
\Vould be iníormcd abo ut thc book o r short srory/stories and w ould know
\vhether it would bc .1 good choice to rcad and why.
Paper 3 Use of English (l hour 15 minutes)
Part í
1 A 2 D 3 B4 c 5 B 6C 7A 8C
9 D 10 B 11 B 12 c 13 c 14 B 15 B
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Part 2
16 where 17 \vhen/whilc 18 with Ỉ9 and 20 so 21 as
22 \vould 23 somcthing 24 for 25 without/avoiding
26 having/íacing/cxpcricncing 27 up 28 a 29 sincc/bccausc/as
30 had
Pa rt 3
31 in ord cr I co bc
32 is I no point
33 until ịwe had íinishcd/donc
34 vvas berter I than Tim
35 if I she docs not do OR unlcss I shc docs
36 iíÁvhcthcr hc rcalised I what time
37 put an advcrtiscmenr I for
38 íìniỉhcd his speech I beíore thanking OR Bnishcd (his spccch) I by thanking
39 has bccn / is I a month sincc
40 following thcir I appearance
Part 4
41 been 42 \vhich 43 / 44 hardly 45 / 46 had
47 havc 48 / 49 last 50 cxtra 51 ou t 52 thosc
53 / 54 myselí 55 bccausc
Pa rt 5
56 variety 57 dircctor 58 inha bitants 59 choice/choices
60 growth 61 unemployment 62 agrecment 63 loss
64 unablc 65 dccision
Pap er 4 L i s te n i n Q {40 minutcs approximntely)

Part 1
1 A 2 A 3 c 4 B 5 c 6B 7C 8A
Part 2
9 graves 10 twelfth century 11 their/ihe owners
12 makc(-)up 13 ten thousand pounds
14 original clothcs 15 soft bodics
16 maker{’)s namc(s) 17 (littlc) adults 18 plastic
Parts
19 E 20 F 21 D 22 B 23 c
Pa rt 4
24 J 25 TT 26 Ị 27 J 28 T T 29 A 30 J
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Transcript Yirst Certificate I.istening Test. Test One.

He llo. ỉ'm going to giưe you the instructions fo r this tcst. r u introduce
each pa rt o f the test and give you time to loo k a t the questions. A t the siart
o f each piece y o u ll hear this sound:
lone
You’11bear each piece tu/ice.
Remember, tvhile youre listening, unite your ansivers ott the questiott
paper. You 'II have time at the ettd o f the tcst to cop y yo ur austvers onto
the separate ansivcr sheet.
There w ill n ow be a piittse. Pỉease ask any questions now , because you
must no t speak during the test.
Ipause]
N ow opcn your question paper and look at Part One.
Ipause)
PART 1 You’ll hear peopie talking in eight different situations. Fo r questions I to

8, choose the best anstvèr, A, B or c .
Question 1 One.
You hear part o f a rad io play.
XVhere is t h e scene tak ing p ỉ a c e ỉ
Á i n t h e S t r e e t
B in a bartk
c in a Ị t n l i c e station
*
(pause]
cone
Policeman: So what happened. madam?
Woman: Well, I saw this old man. he was kind of hoíding Ihis brieícase under his arm, like
this. He’d just lett Ihe bank and I was still queumg up to collect my pension, but I
was near that ơ tx)r. Now. this young man camo running past him and grabbeđ
him by the arm.
Policeman: And they both fell down?
Woman: Yeah. and the young man ran away and the poor 0<d man sat on the pavement.
still clutching his brietcase. and we managed to help him up. Now, can I go back
in to collect my money?
PolicGman: Woulđ you mind commg Wíth us. mađ am? We need a tew more details.
[pauscỊ
rone
[The recording is repeated.l
[pausc]
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Question 2 Ttvo.
Y o t t o v e r h e a r t h e b e g i n n ì n g o f a l ec tu r e.
W h a t s u b ị e c t a r e th e S t n de nt- S t a k i n g ỉ
A m e d iã n e
R s p o r t
c music
Ịpause]
tonc
VVoman: lt's important that you really listen to vvhat people are telling you. For example. I
had a irumpet player who came to see me with back pain and breathing
ifficuities. He couiđ n t take his tinal exams because ot the muscular tension in
his jaw. but when I quizzed him about it, it turned out that the actual problem was
in his teeth - far away from whore the pain actually was. The samo applies to
sports people who oíten have injunes as a result of their job...
(pause)
tone
(The rccording is rcpcatcd.)
Ịpause]
Q ucstiotí 3 Three.
Y o u o v e r h e a r a c o n v e r s a t i o n i n a c o ll eg e .
Who is the you ng man?
A a n e tv S tu d e n t
B a s tu d e n t i n th e m i d d l e o f a c o u r se
c a f o n ì c r st u d e n t
[pàusc]
tonc
Man: It all looks so ditterent. Where's the canteen?
Woman: It’s in the basement. You get thcre by going down the main staircase from the
entrance hall.
Man: Right. I’ll get there in the end. Everything seems to have moved aroond.
Woman: Yes. there was a re-building programme last year, which wasn*t much fun for
those of us trying to stuơ y. The main building was altered a loi. And they re
building a new sports centre. It should be open for the no\v students in
September.
Man: Well, l'm envious. Everyihing looks a lot beiter.
(pausc)
tonc
[The recording is repeated.ị
ỊpauscỊ
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Q u e s ti o n 4 Four.
You hear a ivomatt on the rad io ta llỉing about a cookbook.
What (l<M?$ she regretỉ
A not lo okin ỊỊ after it
li no t bavitiR kept it
c no t using it properly
Ịpause]
tone
Woman: I used to vvatch granny cooking, and right from when I vvas five years old, I was
allowed to season the soups. tes l the potatoes and so on. One year (or my
birthday, she bough! me a cookbook. It was just like granny talking; all the
recipes were simple, Gconomical and linked with little stories, usetul advice and
amusrng sketches. I treasured it, but gradually it fell to bits from overuse, my
lastes changed and, íinally, I threw it out. Now, of course. I wish l’d hung on to
it despite its sad State and despite the fact that all the advice vvould be out of
date.
IpauseỊ
tonc
[The reco rding is repeated.Ị
Ipauscị
Q u e s ti o n 5 Five.
You hear someone talkin g ab ou t the day he met someone famous.
4 H ow did he feel after meeting •Chris T urn erỉ
A unim pressed w it h the fo o tb a lle r
B angry tvith bis friend
c disappointed tvith h ittìseự
Ipause)
tone
Man: I went to a party with a írienđ and she knows that l’m a big fan of Chris Turner,
the f<50tballer. I just think he‘s a genius and, anyvvay he was going to be there.
Now. I knew that I v/ould be really shy, vvhich is slupid because he‘s exactly the
same age as me and. you know, he‘s just a regular bloke. I'm sure. But when my
íriend introduced us and he shook my har»d. my moulh just vvent, you kr>ow.
really dry and I didn't know what lo say. honestly. which was awful. I fett so bad
about it afterwards. my friend ju sl couldn't understanđ it.
IpauscỊ
tonc
[The recording is repeated.]
IpauseỊ
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Q u e s t io n 6 Six.
You hear a tvoman talking o n the phone.
Wby bas she callcdỉ1
A to request a meeting
R to offe r assistance
c to apologise fo r her absettce
[pausc]
tone
Woman: Hi, can I just talk to you about ơ ur plare for the Summer Conterence? I think I
said that I was going to be away for the opening meeling and coukJfì't give you a
hand. bu« it seems I got my diary muđ dled up and I will actuaily be around, so
whal would you like me to do?
[pause]
tonc
(The recording is repeatcd.Ị
[pause]
Question 7 Seven.
You overhear an extract fro m a radio play.
\Vhat is the young wom atí’s relationship tv ith the m attĩ
A She’s a pupil o f bis.
ĩi Sbe's a reìative o f bis.
c She's a patient ofhis.
[pausc)
tonc
Man: So. Sophie, teil mô all about It.
Woman: I*m sorry, but l've just been teelirg lernbie <or the last week or so and last night I
just couldn't đ o my homewori<. I felt so bad. I was aching all over. So my Dad
saiđ I had betier make an appcHntmeni and come and see you. Perhaps you can
tell me what's wror>g.
[pausc]
tonc
ỊThc rccording is rcpcatcd.]
Ịpausc]
Question 8 Eight.
You hear sontconc telling a stơry about a strangc tbing that happcncd in the
moutỉtaitis.
Wbat point does the story p ro ve ỉ
A how strangc thìngs can be expLỉined sintply
R ho w easy it is to imagine things
c ho w y ou can be tricked b y the silence
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ỊpauscỊ
tonc
Man: My wife Margaret and I were sitting behind a rock on the top of a mountain in the
Highlands one day, nobody else around. pertectly silent. and Margaret said, ‘I
just hearđ a telephone bell ringing.' ‘Oh,11said, ‘Margaret, there are no telephone
kiosks up here.’ But in the silence of the hills, you can imagine anything. I said, 'I
oíten ímagine things. 1've heard babies crying in this silence. I've thought I heard
a symphony orchestra,' and Margaret said, ‘l’m sure I heard a telophone ringing.’
She got up and went round the back of the rock and there v/as a cow with a bell
arounđ its neck.
[pause]
tonc
[The record ing is repcatcd.]
IpauseỊ
Tha t’$ the end o f Part One.
N ow turn to Part Two.
(pause)
PART 2 Y vu 'll bear pa rt o fa talk a bo nt dolls. For questiom 9 to 18 cotnplete the

sentences.
Yon now have forty -five ĩcconds in tvhich to look a t Part Two.
ỊPausc th e record ing herc for 4 5 seconds.)
tone
Man: Dolls have always íascinated me. and thafs why, five years ago. I was delighted
to be oííered the job of running a doll musGum.
Dolls have existed (or thousands of years. and the earliest dolls we know
about were íound in graves in ancient Egypt. I only wish we could get one 0 r two
for our museum. but we haven'1 unfortunately, got anything as old as that in the
museum. All the same. we have got examples from Europe from the twelfth
century, but my (avourite early dolls are actually from the seventeenth century.
They interest me not just becaư se they are early, or íairly early. but also because
oí the clothes lhey're wearing. They have their original clothes. and from them
we know what the owners wore, since ơ olls in those days w ere always dressed
like their owners. They were made of the only material readily available for Ihings
like this at the time: soliđ wcxxJ. and they were painteđ in great detail. In fact, on
the bost examples, like the ones in the museum, the detail includes the
seventeenth century make-up.
Dolls liko these were very expensive then, and only the very rích could afford
them. These days, they're popular with colleclors and if you want one tcxlay. you
have to pay anything up to £10.000 for a doll in pertect conđ ilion from this time!
By the v/ay. what makes them so valuable is that. as far as a collector is
concemed. a doll is only vvorth collecting if it is In perlect condition, and that
means having the original clothas.
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Doll collecting has become very íashionable since the museum opened. w r
peoplô interested in dolls trom every period, including later dolls. There’s grea-
interest in nineteenth century examples, when dolls were no longer made of
woođ , but began to have sott bodies and real hair. They were very delicate arc
few have survivGd, meaning such a doll would bo worth about £2000. porhaps a
bit more. Later. in the nineteenth century. you could otten take off the doll's har
lf you can. you can often see the maker s óame underneath. and of course the
right one increases a doll's value.
There was a reaily b»g change in dolls at the beginning of the twentieth
century. In the museum we have one of the earliest examples, trom about 1905.
of a doll that s a model of a baby. Previously all dolls. the earlier ones. were kta®
adults. Thars just one of the changes that have occurred in the last hundred
years. Another. again, is to ơ o with what dolls are made of. Although dolls witn
sott bodtes continueđ , atter about 1930. plastic began to be used. In fact. <Jo<is
from tho 1930s and 40s are now very popular with collectors. some of them
selling fof very, very high prices.
Ịpause)
No tv y ou 'lỉ hear Part T tro agaitt.
tonc
|Thc recording is repeated.l
[pausc]
Tb at’s thc end o f Part Tw o.
Nou r tu m to Part Three.
(pause)
PA RT 3 You 'II hear fwe d ifferen t people talk ing abou t w hy thcy decided to becomc
nurses. l :or questions 19 to 23, cboosc ivhich o f the reasotis A to ĩ each
speaker is girin g. u$e the ỉctters ottỉy once. There's One cxtra letter ivbich
you d o n ot nccd to use.
Yuu tiow havc thir ty seconds in ivhich to loo k a t Part Three.
ỊPause the recording here fo r 3 0 scconds.Ị
tonc
speaker 1
[pauseỊ
Weli I have to say, I never reaiiy thought about a career until I got to my last year
at school. Lots of people here say that they knew exactly what they wanted tó đ o
right from a very young age. but I never really had any buming ambitions. In the
end I just sort of dritted into it because that s what our lot have alvvays đ one. If l'đ
chosen something else - like gomg mto busmess, say - 1would have been the
íírst for four generations to have gone outskle the međ ical tielđ . I do nì think that
that wo<jkJ have mattered but it means there are lots of things we can talk about
at home.
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(pause)
Speakor2
Ipauscl
Most of my íriends v/ent into teaching actually - 1think they felt it was more
'acađ emic’ and of course the pay is quite a bit better. But l've aever reaiỉy been
bothered about things like that - 1think the enjoyment of the job comes firsl and I
certainly get a lot oi good íoelrngs doing ttils work. We have some diííicult cases
sometimes but lhero's still a lot of laughter here and Ihe patients can be amazing
- especially the kids. I'd recommend il to anyone v/ho likes helping people.
Ịpausc]
Speaker3
IpauseỊ
I thlnk l'm lucky really because I đ idn'1 try very hard at school - 1guess you’d ca i
me lazy! And then it ended arKỈ I thought ‘Wov;. I’d better think about a job; and I
got really worried and emotional about it because. well, I suddeniy realiseđ that I
didn ì v/ant to go from job to job, you know. I wanted a career and regular money
and an opportunity to climb up the ladder if possible. So. one day I saw a TV
programme about nursing and it lookGđ like it had the kind of benetits that I
wanted - so here I am.
[pausc]
Spẽakòf4
Ịpausc)
At íĩrst I thought rơ made the v/rong choice ... you know. I was never really sure
that it was the thing lor me and r used to go back to my flat at night and think -
v/ell maybe I should have listeneơ to my parents atter all. They thought l’d get too
upset and that I should have stuck vvith something office-based like the rest of
my íamily but it was my best subject at school - vveil Biology was - and all the
staff there thought medicine would be a good choice, s o ... Anyway. one day I
vvoke up and (elt fine about it and it’s been great ever sinco.
(pausc)
Speaker5
[pauseỊ
I remember we all had to go to this Careers Advisor in our last year at school and
I think she got really corìfused whien she saw me because I just had no idea. I
liked the sound of a lot of iobs and I couldn t make up my minơ . When the time
came to tell our teachers what we were going to apply for, I thought - vvell what
does matter to me is being separate from my íriends and so I went rounđ to see
one of them - the most important I suppose. and anyv/ay she hađ chosen
nursing, so that was it really - a dĩfficult decision made easy, although I must
say, l've never regretted it.
[pause]
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N ow y o u 'lỉ hear Part Three agaitt.

tonc
ỊThe recording is repcatcd.Ị
(pausc)
Th at’s the end ofP a rt Three.
N oiv tum to Part Four.
IpauseỊ
PART 4 You'U hear pa rt o f a radio programm e in U ỉ h i c h a boo k critic gives

inỊorm ation about three ne w books ott the subịect o f travelling in the
United States o f America. Fo r questions 24 to 30, decide tvhich book each
statement refers lo. \Vrite A for A TO z , Ị f o r J US T G O o r T T f o r
TRAV EL TREAT.
You no w have forty -five secumỉs in Ivhich to look at Part fou r.
ỊPausc thc rccording hcrc for 45 scconds.Ị
tonc
Critic: Well, this week we have three nevv travel guides about the USA. A t o Z t o th e
US A by Peter Tongue, J u s t G o by Carol Brand and Travel Trea t by John Bames.
Travel gu đ es shoukl give us not jusi all the practical details, but also background
intonnation, and J u s t G o manages to pack in more of the latesi ơ evelopments in
public life, civic attairs and govemment ư ian tho usual guide. For some reason,
T ra vo l T r c a ta n ơ A t o z tend to ignore this. Though it must be said that Travel
Treat does give you a good insight into the American way ol life.
With travel guides I tend to feel that the wrítGr's cxpcrience is crucial. Now,
these three writers are young, but when you read A to z. what strikes you is Ihat
the author is a sophisticated world traveller who has clocked amazing mileage
throughout thirty countries and four continents.
Nevertheless. there's a feeling that this time he has not put in as much work
prior to writing. And you have tho samo impression with J u s t G o. T ra vel Treat, on
the other har>d. seems to be ỉ>ase<J on an incredible amount of sorious worl<.
although the author is not nea rly as widely travelled.
Some travel guide books manage to take travellers away from the tourist trail.
and J u s t G o is outstanding in Ihis respect, with extensive coverage of areas
which other guiđ es đ on't Ihink worth mentioning. To be íalr, A t o Z also tries to
encourage you to ơ epart from Che beaten track, bui it doesnt succeed quite as v^-eil.
Travel Treat can at times be a bit on the dull siđ e, while J u s t G o tries to be
funny without really succoođ ing. A to z . however, is one of those books where.
although l'm sure it wasn’t the author’s intention that wo should laugh, you just
can't help seeing the íunny side of some ol the mistortunes of this cnthusiastic
traveller!
AII the guides give good advice on health. In J u s í Go and A to z, you are tokJ
what to đ o about drugs. the he a t... all the important details. In addition to that.
Travoi Trea ta ISO tells you about the kind of medical insurance you need to take
out betore you go.
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Well. next. I think all three trav el gu ide s m ake a real effort lo provide tips abo ut
w here to go for entertamm ent. A t o Z is particularty goo d for peo ple travelling on
a tight budg et be ca u se it tells yo u how to avoid all the tourist trap s ... an d still
s e e t h e b e s t s h o w s in t ow n . J u s t G o t e n d s t o c o n c e n t r a l e m o r e o n t h e u p m a r k et
er»đ of the scale. a nd so d oe s Travel Treat, a l th o u g h b o th o f t h e m h a v e s o m e
very good advice,
Arìd (inaily, I think from th is p oin t oí view , J u s t G o g i v e s th e r e a d e r t h e w h o !e
ran ge of options. from staying w ith íam ilies to luxury hotGls for th os e w ho can
attord it. A Ị o Z a n d T r a v e l T r e a t a r e n o t a s c o m p r e h e n s i v e . b u t t h e y b o th h a v e a
very good section on activity holtđays. staying on farm s or ranche s.
Ịpause)
N ow >01/7/ hear Part Fou r agaitt.
tone
[The rccording is repeated.]
[pausc]
Tb at’s the cnd o f Part Four.
There’l l n ow be a pause o f five minutes fo r you to copy your amivers onto
the separate attstvcr shcet.
[Pausc thc rccording hcrc for íivc minutcs. Rcmind your studcnts whcn
thcv havc onc minute lc ít.]
That's the end o f the tcst. Plcase stop ỉtow . Your supervisor iv ill no w
collecl all the question papers and atistver sheets.
Goodbye.
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Paper 1 Reading (1 hour 15 minures}
Part 1
1 G 2 E 3 B 4 H 5F 6A 7D
Part 2
8 B 9 B 10 D 11 c 12 A 13 A 14 D 15 c
Part 3
16 F 17 A 18 c 19 G 20 D 21 E
Pa rt 4
22 D 23 A 24 D 25/2 6 C/E (in eitherord cr) 27 B 28 E
29/30 A/B (in cither order) 31 c 32/33 BỈD (in eitber order) 34 c
35 D
Paper 2 VVriting (1 hour 30 minutes)

Task-specific mark schemes
Part ỉ
Question 1
Corttent
Maịor points: Letter must include all the points in thc notcs.
1) commcnting on thc choice of hotel
2) suggcsting food for thc party
3) explaining why a \vatch is no t a goo<l idca ío r a presenr and/or suggcsting
somcthing clsc
4) apologising for not bcing ablc to hclp thc day bcíorc
5) suggcsting som ething clsc for thc party
Lcttcr íormat, with carly rcícrence ro why che pcrson is writing. Clear
organisation of points. Suicablc opcning and closing íormulac.
Appropria cy ofrcgis te r and io rm at
Iníormal lcttcr.
Range
Language appropriate for making suggestions, giving rcasons and apologising.
Target reader
Would ht- iníormcd abo ut the w ritcr’s idcas for the party.
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Part 2
Q u e s t io n 2
Contettt
Com position íoul d agree or disagrcc with the propositiòn, or discuss borh
sidcs of thc argumcnt.
Range
Language o í opinion and cxp lanation. V ocabulary relcvant to transport.
Orga nisation an d cobesion
Clear developmenr o í vicwpoint wirh app rop riatc parag raphing and linking
o f idcas.
Appro priacy o f register and fortnat
Ncu tral composition .
Target rcader
W ould bc able to u nde rstand thc \vritcr’s poinc of vicw.
Qu estion 3
Content
I.cttcr should cxplain why thc writer is a suicab-lc pcrson for the job.
Ratige
Languagc of cxplanation, giving iníorma tion and pcrsonal description.
Orga nisation a nd cohesion
Clcar prcsentation an d organisation in thc lctter. Suitablc opening and
closing íormulae.
Appro priacy o f register and Ịo rm at
Pormal o r scmi-íormal lctter.
Target reader
Would havc cnough iníormation to asscss writcr*s suitability for thc job.
Qu estion 4
Content
Story should cnd with ihe promp r sentcnce.
Range
Past tcnses. Vocabulary appropriatc to (he choscn ropic fo r the story.
Orgattisaúott and cohesion
Could be minimally paragraphed. Should rcach <1 definite cnding, cvcn if that
cnding is som cw hat Oịx-n-ended, as in m any m od crn sho rt storics.
Apọro priacy o f register and Ịo rm at
Consistent neutral or iníormal n arrative.
Target reader
W ould hc ablc to follow thc storylinc.
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Q uestion 5(a)
Content
Composirion should discuss the im|X)rtancc of the titlc <)f the book or short
story and why the writer chosc that titlc.
Range
Languagc of narration, dcscription and explanation.
Organìsation and cohesion
Clcar development of ideas, with appropriatc linking and paragraphing.
App ropria cy o f register an d form at
Neutral composieion.
Target reader
Wou!d b c iníormcd abo ut thc importance of thc titlc of thc book or short
stor>' and why the au tho r chosc that titlc.
Q uestion 5(b)
Content
Rcport on book or short story, cithcr rccommcnding it or not rccommcnding
it for mcmhcrs of the English book club.
Range
Languagc of gi vin g iníorm ation, dcscription, narrarion and pcrhaps
rccommcndation.
Orga nisation and cohesion
Rcport should bc clcarly orgnniscd. Sub-headings \vould bc an advantage.
Thcrc should bc an introduction and a conclusion.
App ropriacy ofregis te r and form at
Rcgistcr could rangc from íorma! to iníormal, but must be consistent
throu ghout. Formal rep ort layout is not esscntial.
Target reader
Would bc iníormcd about the b<K)k or short story and vvhether the book is
suúable to include on the list or not.
Paper 3 Use of English (1 hour 15 minutcs)
Part 1
1C 2 B 3 D 4 c 5 B 6D 7B 8A
9 B 10 D 11 A 12 A 13 D 14 c 15 c
Part 2
16 bccausc 17 morc 18 o i 19 are 20 too
21 bc/sound 22 when/while/as 23 vvhich 24 had/nceded
25 w hat 26 again 27 would 28 ỉf/provided 29 íirst
30 by
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Pa rt 3
31 \vould likc I to kno\v
32 let us I par k (our car)
33 if I I had sccn
34 thcrc is I a holc in
35 \vas callcd I off
36 pays (any/much) attcntion I to
37 if she I would lcnd him OR to ! Icnd him
38 might havc I íorgottcn
39 cííicicnt at I chccking
40 (single) child I has (great) íun
Pa rt 4
41 for 42 / 43 much 44 if 45 / 46 o\vn 47 to
48 that 49 cat 50 thc 51 / 52 ✓ 53 at 54 it 55 /
Pa rt 5
56 írcqucntly 57 impressive 58 com íorrab le 59 flight(s)
60 Co m m unications 61 incrcasingly 62 improvcmcnt(s)
63 noisy 64 Crowd ed/Overcrow ded 65 uníortunatcly
Paper 4 Listening (40minutesapproximately)
Part ỉ
1 A 2 A 3 c 4 B 5 A 6B 7 c 8C
Pa rt 2
9 M arc h 10 design 11 publicity
12 (in) (rhc) (two) mccring(s) room s 13 £35 14 rcachcrs
15 adu lts 16 acting17 Ewington COR RECT SPELLING ONLY
18 (the) Education Manager
Part3
19 F 20 B 21 A 22 E 23 c
Part 4
24 B 25 c 26 A 27 A 28 c 29 B 30 c
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Transcript First Certificate Listening Test. Test Two.

Hello. ỉ ’m going to give yo u the instructions fo r tbis test. V ll introduce
each pa rt o f the test and giv e you time to ỉoo k at the questions. A t the start
o f each picce y o u 'll hear this sound:
tone
You ll htar each piece ttvice.
Rementber, ỉvhile yo u re listening, iv rite y ou r anstvers on the qnestion
papcr. You’11bave time a t tb c cnd o f the test to copy y ou r answers onto
the separate ansiver sheet.
Tberc tv iỉ l now be a pause. Please ask any questions now, because you
musi no t speak dtir ing the test.
Ipause]
PART 1 N oiv open you r question píĩper and look d t Part One.
Ịpausc]
You 'II hear people talkiníỊ in ãg ht d ifferent situations. ĩo r qucstions ỉ to
8. choosc the bcst ansu/er, A, B or c .
QuứStion ỉ One.
You ovcrhear tiưo peoplc talk ing in a restaurant.
\vbere has the ivoman ịust come from ?
A a supcrm arkct
B a hospital
c a footb all match
ỊpauseỊ
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Woman: I felt so sorry for her. she just cooldnì cope. She hađ the baby urxler or»e arm
and a list in the other. And hc was screaming. all red in the face. She must have
only just come out of hospital. he was so tiny.
Man: So yóu offered to help.
Woman: Well, I wanted to get through Ihe check-out and pay for my things quickly.
oiherwise I knew rơ be late getting here, but ...
Man: Well. I've only been here haH an hour.
Woman: Oh, l'm sorry, there was such a queue. And thon I ỉorgot. it's the big tootball
game today and the roads ware just packeđ ...
[pause]
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[The recording is repcatcd.]
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Q ues tion 2 Two.

You hear a man ta lkin g ab ou t a m obile phone be has bought.
What most attracted him to this phon eỉ
A its sizc
B its relia bility
c its price
ỊpauscỊ
tonc
Man: l've never wanted to walk around with an enormous mobile, you know. fixed to
my belt or whatever. because that s socialty embarrassing, isn't it? So I was
really taken with the Eơ mundsen GP 876 model which you can just slip in your
inside pocket and no one’s tho wiser. if you know what I mean. And it says in the
blurb 'satisfaction guaranteed - should your mobile devetop a íaull in the íirst
year. we will replace it the next day’. Well. lo be honest, it wasn’t exactly what
you call cheap. so l‘m rather hoping that I do rít need to find oot just how good
that particular promise is.
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tone
|Thc rccording is rcpcatcd.)
Ịpause]
Q ue stion 3 Three.
You hear a man ta lking on the ph otỉt' abo iit btrying a hnuse.
What is the purpose ofh is c a ỉlỉ
A to apologist•
li to compỉam
c to vbtdin m formation
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Man: Hello. tt's Mr Brown here. I got your message. Yes, I was really sorry to hear the
house I wanteđ hađ just been sold ... Yes ... I missed the chance to buy the
house of my dreams. Yes. I know it wasn't your tault. I shoald have contacted
you earlie r.... Yes ... That s why 1’m now eager to hear of any houses that come
on the market. As you kno\v, vvhat I want is a house vvhich combines a kitchen
and breaklast room with lots of space for living, eating and co oking.... Yes. I*m
tired of small piaces where you can hardly move.
[pause]
tone
|T h c r c c o r d i n g i s r c p c a t c d . ]
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Q u e s ti o n 4 our.
Y o u h e a r a t ee n a g e ý r l t a l k i n g a b o u t h er h o b b y .
W hat is she talkitỉg ab o utỉ
A a Computer gat te
B a m u sic a ỉ in str u m en t
c a p ie c e o f s p o r ts e q u i p m e n t
[pausc]
tone
Girl: I g o t it a s a p r e s e n t í r o m m y í a t h e r \v h e n I w a s í o u r t e e n . M y í a m i l y th o u g h t i t
v v ou ld b e a p h a s e , t h a t l ’d g o o f f t h e i d e a . M u m d o e s r V t b e l ie v e t h e r e ’ l l b e a n y
m o n e y i n it, b u t D a d i s q u i te i n t e r e s t e d b e c a u s e , a p a r t fr o m í o o t b a l l , i t 's th e o n l y
thing I ca n talk to him abou t at the m om ent. If yo u’re not goin g to m ak e the effort
t o p r a c t i s e o n i t, n o w a y i s a n y o n e g o i n g t o b e i n t e r e s t e d i n y o u . I t h in k o n e o f th e
r e a s o n s y o u s e e s o f e w g i r ls p l a y i n g i n b a n d s i s th a t t h e y t e n d n o t t o b e v vi ll in g t o
do all that work.
[pause]
tone
[The recordin g is repeatcd.]
ỊpauscỊ
Q u e s t io n 5 ive.
O n t h e n e w s , y o u h e a r a s t o r y a b o i i t a c at.
Wbere was the cat Ị ou ỉìdì
A in a tr a in ca rriage
B ott th e ra ih va y lines
c on a station platfortn
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tone
Newsreader: A c a t w it h a m in d o f it s o w n jo in e d th e 1 1 .5 5 tr ain fr o m K in g 's L y n n y e s te r đ a y . A
p a s s e n g e r s p o t t e d t h e c a t , t h o u g h t t o h a v e b o a r d e d a t L i tt le p o r t, a n d h a n d e d it t o
a m e m b e r o f th e p l a t í o r m s t a f f o n c e t h e t r a in g o t to E l y s t a t i o n . T h e í r i e n d l y c a t
w a s p u t i n a b o x a n d r e t u r n e d t o L i tt le p o r t. E v e n t u a l l y , i ts o w n e r , J a c k P r i n c e .
írom Littleport, w a s reu nited vvith his cat. It is thoug ht that the ca t m ust ha ve
c r o s s e d t h e l i n e s a t L i t tl e p o rt a n d v v ai te d o n t h e p l a t to r m , t o g e t h e r w i th a d o z e n
p a s s e n g e r s w h o d i d n ’ t n o ti c e i t a t a ll .
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tortủ
ỊThc rcco rdin g is repca ted.Ị
Ịpause)
You hear a ivoma n talking ab o ut h ow she gets ideas for her tvork.
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\Vho is the ivom anỉ

A a ttoveỉist
B an artist
c a film-m akcr
(pause)
tone
Woman: I v/ork vvith my husbanđ , Bob, and every time we have a holiday somevvhere, we
seem to come up with an idea. And touring round the USA last year, he’d writton
the words for thls childrerTs ghost story. But I had no idea how to ... to get the
atmosphore in thồ pictures, whrch is my role in Ihe partnership. And then we
went to Las Vegas and all that amazing architecture, lit up at night under the
đ esert sky, was e r ... was dreamlike. I mean. dospite all the íìlms, nothing
prepares you for \vhat it aciually íeels like to be there. I just sat down and started
sketching out ideas on the spot.
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tonc
|Thc rccording is rcpcated.]
Ịpause)
Question 7 Seven.
You hear tw o peopỉe talking.
H ow does the Iưontan fe el ỉ
A surpriscd
li $atìsfied
c reỉieưcd
ịpause)
tone
Woman: There they are! At last. I’ve been looking for them every\vhere.
Man: What? Your keys? You’re always losing them.
Woman: I knovv, and I really thought l’d lost them (or good this time. Thank goodnoss!
Man: Why don't you make sure you put them d0 '.vn in the same place, then you'd havc
the satistaction of lindmg them v/henever you wanted them.
Woman: Maybe. Thafs not a bad idea. III think about it.
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ronc
(The recording is repeated.]
[pausc]
Question 8 Eight.
Yoti turn oti the radio and bear a man speaking.
What arc you ỉistening to ĩ
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A a bistory program me
B a sãence-pction story
c an advertisement
Ipauscị
tone
Man: Discover the amazmg sccrcts of the planet Earth in three major recenily
launcheđ exhibitions: ‘From the Beginning', 'Earth s Treasury’ ar> 'Earth Today
ar>đ Tomorrow’ which form the tinest series ot exhibitions oi their kind in the
world. Togethor they tell Earth’s dramatic story, starting with the birth of the
universe. exploring the forces tnat shape it and the ricíies within it. concluding
with a glimpse into the íuture and wtiat it might hold for our planet.
(pause)
tone
(The rccording is rcpcatcd.]
Ịpause)
Th al's the end o f Part One.
N ow turn to Part Two.
[Pause the recording here fo r 30 seconds.]
PART 2 You w iỉì hear a rad io interview tvith a w oman ivh o is organising a training
tveekcnd fo r people interesteé in the theatre. For queslions 9 to 18.
complete the ttotcs.
You now have forty-fw e seeotìds ht u/hich to look at Part Two.
[Paư se the recording here for 45 seconds.Ị
tone
lnterviewer: lf youve ever dreamt of đ irecting a play or ơ esigning a stage set, W0ll the
opporlunity has arisen lor you and who knovvs where it could lead. My next
guest, Claire Evvington, from thc local thoatro. is hcro to loll us moro about a
practicai weekenơ training event to start your dreams roliing. you might say.
Good attemoon. Claire.
Claire: Good aftomoon.
lnlerviewer: So. when is the training weekend and what does it involve?
Claire: It's the íirst weekend in March and there are two days of activities with a choice
of activities on each day. The Saturday is either 'Design'. which means a whole
day working with a proíessional designer, or •Directing' wilh a professior»al
đ irector and they'll be looking a1 the day to đ ay woriúngs of each of the
protessions with a chance to g©t involved. The same on Sunday. a full đ ay o!
activities again, •Make-up' or 'Piress and pubiicrty' are the choices.
lnterviewer: And whoro will tho course bo taking place?
Claire: Wôll. each group will spenđ some time W0fí<ing on the stage, but actually we
spend most of the time in two meetir>g rooms at the theatre. We can take up to
25 in either group on either day. so that's a total of 50 people each day.
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lntetviewer: Okay. And how long does it last. each session?

Claire: Each session is ten lill flve. with lunch breaks and coffee breaks incluđ ed.
Intervievver: How much does a weeker>d training event COSI?
Claire: For the participants it's £20 per day including lunch. and if you book for the two
days. it’s £35 includin^ lunch oo both đ ays.
lnterviewer: Do you reckon that the training would be enough to s«t a person up in a new
career vvithin Ihe theatre or whatever?
Claire: I think il would certaínly help you decide if you'd thought about doing ít. whether
or not it's for you, because they are proíessionals who are leading the course,
but they are also trained teachers - so they know how to get the message
across. So, whether you ve had experience or not, it might ịust set your mind
thinking and suggest some new avenues maybe.
lnterviewer: Are you looking for any particular age group?
Claire: Well, \vhat we are generally saying is that this course is directed at adults
especially. but any youngsters who've been W0fking in this sort of activity are
very welcome to come aĩong.
lnterviewer: Right. Have you had successíul events like this beíore?
Claire: We ran a training đ ay last year, when the focus was on acting and it was very.
very succes$ful and because of that. we came up with the idea of running
anóther course.
lnterviewer: So, for people listening to this who'd like to be involveđ in this year's training
vveekend, how đ o they apply?
Claire: If you're interested, vvhether you've gol any experience or not. do ring me. My
name is Claire Ewington ...
lnterviewer: ru |USÍ make a note of this because íf I vvrite the listeners will have time to do so
as well.
Claire: ... and that's spelt E-W-l-N-G-T-0-N and your best bet is to phone me directly at
the theatre íor more iníormation or to book your place. And it’s a City number, so
that s 01773 578926.
Intervievver: An dyoure the Education Manageratthe theatre. aren't you?
Claire: Thal's right and. of course, we have many other educational proịects throughoul
the year.
lnterviewer: So, anyone interested in those could also call you.
Claire: Inđ eed.
Intervievver: Thank you very much. Claire. and all the best for the training weekend.
Claire: Thank ýou.
Ịpausc)
N ow yo u’II hear Part Two agaitt.
tonc
(The recording is rcpcatcd.]
IpauscỊ
Th ai’s the enà o f Part Two.
Nou' turn to P í i r t Tbrcc.
[pause)
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roM w t n n e a r j w e a t ff e r e n t s n ta e t tt s w h o a r e s t u d y i n g a iv a y Ị r o m b o n i e .

T h e y a re t a ỉk b g a b o u t t h e ir a c c o m n o ả a t u m . F o r q u e s ti o n s 1 9 to 2 3 ,
c h o o s e f r o m t h e list A to F iv h a t e a c h s p e a k e r s a y s a b o u t tb e ir
a c c o m m o d a ù o n . U s e t h e ỉ e tt e rs o tt ly O CC. T b e r e is o n e e x t r a l e tt e r iv h i c b
y o u d o n o t n e e d to u se .
Y o u n o w h a v e t h i r t y s e c o n d s in i v h ic b t o l o o k a t P a rt T h re e .
ỊP a u s c t h c r e c o r d i n g h e r c f o r 3 0 s c c o n d s . Ị
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s p e a k e r 1
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l ’d r e q u e s t e d c o lle g e a c c o m m o d a t io n , s o w h e n I w a s o f f e r e d it I w a s r e a lly
p l e a s e d . I d id rY t í a n c y h a v i n g t o lo o k a t t e r m y s e l t .. . to o m a n y o t h e r t h in g s t o d o
. .. l e s s o n s a n d h o m e v v o r k a n d g o i n g o u t w it h ír i e n d s . I k n e w w h a t th e r u le s w e r (
- in b y t e n , n o n o i s e a t te r n in e - a n d I d i d n ’t m in d t h e m a t íi rs t , b u t t h e y V e
s ta r te d t o a n n o y m e m o re a n d m o r e - a n d n o w I c a n ’t w a i t to g et o u t a n d b e
a b l e t o d o m y o w n t h in g . I d o n ' t t h in k NI b e r e c o m m e n d i n g th is p la c e t o a n y o n e
else!
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speaker2
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l f s e x c it in g l e a v i n g h o m e a n d b e c o m in g i n d e p e n d e n t . I’ v e b e e n s t a y i n g w ith
s o m e r e l a t iv e s fo r t h e p a s t y e a r . I’d s t a y e d w it h th e m b e í o r e s o w h e n I k n e w I
w a s C o rn in g h e r e t o s tu d y t h e y s a i d , w h y d o n ’ t y o u c o m e a n d l iv e w i th u s - g r e a
A n d t h e y ’v e b e e n f in e - le t m e d o v v h a te v e r I w a n t a n d h a v e n ’t s t u c k t o r ig id m e í
t im e s a n d a ll t ha t s o r t o f t h in g . S o l' v e b e e n a b le t o m e e t p l e n t y o f p e o p le a n d ge
t o k n o w t h e a r e a a n d t h e c o u r s e a n d s o o n . I í e e l a p a r t o f it a l l n o w , b u t l ’ m
a l w a y s r e a d y t o t ry s o m e t h i n g d if fe r e n t.
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Speaker3
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I w a s p r e t ty c a l m a b o u t C o r n in g h e r e , b u t I c o u ld r V t d e c i d e w h e t h e r to s t a y w it h a
t a m i ly o r g e t m y o w n f la t. I’d t a l k e d t o o t h e r p e o p le , y o u k n o w , ír i e n d s w h o ’v e
s tu d i e d a w a y f r om h o m e b e í o r e a n d t h e y a l l r e c o m m e n d e d th a t I s h o u l d g e t a f la
b e c a u s e y o u h a v e s o m u c h m o r e ír e e d o m , s o I d id t ha t. I’d o n l y b e e n h e r e t w o
w e e k s a n d I w e n t o u t o n e d a y a n d l e tt t h e f ro n t d o o r u n l o c k e d . W h e n I g o t b a c k ,
í o u n d t h a t m y c a m e r a h a d b e e n s t o l e n . I s u p p o s e I w a s l u c k y it w a s j u s t t h a t. I'm
a b it m o r e c a r e í u l n o w .
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speaker4
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My friend Benny and I started the coursc at tho same time. There was nevor any
doubt that we'd share a place. It was the obvious choice for us to make and I
think it‘s deíinitely the best option. 01 course, you have to think about \vhat you‘re
going to eat. have some kind of System for cleaning, a fow ground rules. We get
annoyed with each other at times. Benny smokes and I had to ask him to go
outsiđ e. v/hich he does now. It hasn't all been straighiforward but overall I preíer
the indcpendence this place gives me.
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Speaker5
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My sister came here betore me and studied at the same college. She told my
parents Ihat it would be much better if I slayed \vith her and Ihen she could look
after me. help me settle òown Ihere, that kirxl of thing. So. that's vvhat happeneđ
- nobody asked me what I vvanted lo do. Well, the truth is we don’t get on badly
but I never seem to see the other students that I study with, \vhich is a big
ơ isadvantage. I think it's better to force yourselí to íind your own v/ay in a new
environment.
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N otv y o u 'll hear Part Three again.
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(The rccording is repeated.]
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Th at’s the end o f Part Three.
NoIV turn to Part Four.
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PART 4 Yo ii tv ill hear pa rt o f a radiờ itttervieiv in tvhich Tina \vhite , a magazine
editor, talks lìbo tit her life an d tvork . For quesùotis 24 to 30, choose the
best attsive r A, B or c.
You no w have one m inutc in tvhich to loo k a t Part Fonr.
ỊPause the rccording hcrc íor onc minute.Ị
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lnterviewer: Tina White, some people describe you as the best magaáne editor in the world.
and you are only in your thirties. Can yoa tell us how you startod your amazing
career?
Tina: Well. when I was t\venty, stiil at college. I was asked to write a sveekly column for
a local paper. The paper had wanted me to write about tamous people. you
know, their wonderiul liíestyles. the sort of thing people like to read about.
Instead. what I did was to concenirate on people who the general Public ơ idrVt
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lnterviewer: And you got away with ill Now at that early stage. your íamily was important.
How (ar đ id they iníluence your career choice?
Tina: My lather was a film producer, and my childhood was spent around intGroational
actors arxl đ irectors. so with such iníluences. I should have become an actress -
something my tather would have loveđ . But r>0,1 chose to be a journalist in spite
of the wishes of my lamily. I think the biggest intluence was my school, not so
mư ch tho pooplo but ữ io matorials it gavo mo accoss to ... the hours and hours
spent in the library.
lnterviewer: From being a ịoumalist. you then went on to become an editor. I understand Ihe
first magazine you editcd. Female Focus. wasn’t much of a success?
Tina: Well, I was the editor for a year. and then I resigneđ . mamly because of
disagreements with the owners. They were reluclant to change things. because
they had íaith it would eventually make a proíit. But when you think of it. the
magazine had been losing millions o1pounds a year belore I became its editor.
When I left. it was stĩll losing money but nothing like as much as previously. Also.
when I took ovor, it was selling arourxl 650.000 copies. Thai soon increased to
800.000. so it was cenainly an improvement.
lnterviewer: And now you are editing Woman's Worlơ, and you've made it the best selling
womon's magazino ovor. How do you mako poople want to read ỉl?
Tina: For some of my compôtitors. the most important point is wtiat you put on the
cover of your magazine. But they forget faithful readers look beyond Ihat. The
real challenge is. how do you encouragc a rcader to read a serious piece? How
are we going to make it an article that people want to read? You have to get their
attention. And nothing does that better than a very lively, even shocking. opening
line.
lnterviewer: It is said that you work very hard because you don't Irust your empỉoyees.
Tina: That vvas the case five years ago, when I was appointod. It almost drove me
mad. I knew I had the r»ght idea. tor example. but I wasn't able to get it ơ one
because I ơ iơ iTt have the brilliant writers I have now, or the right statt to read all
the material when it came in. I hađ to read everything about six times. and that
was awful! It took me four years to put together the tẽ am I vvanted. and it would
be very unfair to say I don't trusỉ them.
lnterviewer: Do you sometimes worry that you might lose your fame and wealth?
Ti oa: Yes. when you work as an editor. you are praised today and criticised tomorrovv.
OI course it would be ditticult to live vvithout all the ... w ell... material comíorts
l'm used to. but a smaller incon>e is something I think I coukl cope wiih. It
wouldn't be the enđ of the woríd. Much more serious woukl be rt the people I
work with no longer admired my work. and most ol aM I want it to stay ư iat way.
lnterviewer: And what about the íuture?
Tina: Woll. peoplo olten thmK I have p4anned my career very caretully. but in fact lots
of things have happened by chance. Lots of opportunitios have come my way.
and I was once asked to edit a book series. As a youngster. one ol my dreams
was to be a writer. to write a novel that would become a best-seller and then an
avvard-vvinning Um. Well. it may seem silly. but I still hope that will happen or>e day.
lnterviewer: Tina. thank you very much for ịoining us today.
(pause)
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N o w you'11 hear Part l-ou r again.

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Ipausc)
Tb(U’$ the end o f Pcirt Vour.
There’ll no iv be a pattsc o f fiv e minutes fo r yo u to copy yo ur ansu/ers onto
the separate an$wer sheet.
[pausc]
ịTeach er, pause the reco rding hc re for five minurcs. R emind yo ur stiidcnts
when thcy havc onc mintitc Icft.]
ỊpauseỊ
Tha t’s the end o f the tcst. Please SIOỊ) now. You r superưisor tưill ttoti’
collect a ll the q uestion papers and anstver sheets.
Coodbye.
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Part 1
1C 2 H 3 F 4 A 5 G ế E 7B
Part 2
8c 9A 10 A 11 B 12 D 13 c 14 A 15 B
Part 3
16 F 17 H 18 E 19 A 20 c 21 G 22 B
Part 4
23 c 24 D 25 A 26 B 27 /28 cm ự n e i th e r o rd er )
29 c 30 B 31 E 32 F 33 E 34 /35 F/D (in either order)
Paper 2 Writ ing (1 hour 30 minutcs)
Task-speciỉic m ark schemes

ĩ a r t 1
Q u e s t i o n 1
Content
M ajo r points: Letter musr include nll thc poin ts in the notes.
1) rccom m cnd rhc ea rlier rrip, as ir is lcss crovvded
2) cxplain w hy a guidcd tou r is csscnrial
3) suggest takin g a picnic
4) suggest trying wa tcr sport(s)
5) give iníorm ation abour group booking
Org anisation an d cohesion
Letter íorm nt, vvith early reíerence to w hy rhe pcrso n is w riting. C lcar
organ isation of points. Suicable ope ning and closing íorrnulac.
A p p ro p ria cy o f re gis te r a n d fo r m a t
Iníorm al letter.
R a n g e
Language app ropriate for recomm ending, giving rcasons, making a suggcstion
and giving iníormation.
Target reader
W ould have enough inform ation to decide ab ou t rhc rrip.
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Part 2
Q u e s t i o n 2
Content
Rcport should givc suggcstions ab out how oíterỉ thc club should mcet, \vhat typc of
activities it should organise and how the du b could bc advcrtiscd.
Range
Language o í making suggcstions and vocabu lary appro priate to organising an
Englỉsh languagc club .
Organ isation and cohesion
Rep orr should bc clearly organisc d. Sub-hca dings Nvould bc an adv antage. Thcre
should hc an in troduction and a conclusion.
Appro priacy o f register and fo rm at
Rcgistcr could rangc from the ncutral to the íormal, hut rnust be consistent
throughout. Hormal rcport layout is not essential.
Target reader
W ould l>c iníormed a bou t the w riter’s suggestions for thc organ isation of the d ub .
Q u e s t io n 3
Content
Story should continue írom thc pro mp t scntcncc.
Range
Pasr tenscs. Vocabulary appropriate to chosen topic for story.
Organ isation and cohesion
Cou ld be minimally p arap raphe d. Stor>' should reach a d eíinitc ending, evcn if that
ending is somewhat op en-ended, as in many m odern short stories.
Appro priacy o f register and Ịorm at
Consisienc neutral or iníormal narrativc.
Target reader
Would bc ablc to follow thc storyline.
Q u e s t io n 4
Content
Article should describe the d iííerence ic wo uld m akc in thc w ritcr’s liíc to havc to
livc Nvithout tclcvision for .1 wcek.
Range
Language «f description and comparison.
Orga nisation and cobesion
Clear development of description with ap pro priatc linking and p aragraphing.
Appro priacy o f register and fom ta t
Register could range from iníormal to neutral, hut must bc consistcnt rhroughout.
Target rcader
Would be iníormcd a bou t thc diíícrcncc thc lack o f tclcvision would m ake to the \vritcr.
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Question 5(a)
Content
Writer should say \vhcthcr anything in the lxx)k o r short story disappointcd him/hcr.
Range
Languagc of dcscription and narration.
Clcar organisation of composition with appropriatc paragríiphing.
Appropria cy o f register and ịo rm at
Neutral com position.
Target reader
\Vould Ik * iníormcd abo ut whcthcr thc candidatc was disappointed o r not with
rcícrcncc to thc book o r short story rcad.
Qu estion 5(b)
Content
Clcar reíérence to charactcrs írom the book or short story and the importancc oí
the rclationships bctwcen thcm.
Range
Language of description, narration and cx planation of vicws.
Organisiìtion and cohesìon
Clear developmcnt of description and narratio n lcading up to cxplaining thc
candida tc’s vic\vpoinr, with approp riatc linking and paragraphing.
Appropria cy o f register and ịo rm aĩ
Neutral composition.
Target rcader
Would be iníormed alx)ut thc importancc of the relationships hctwccn characters.
Paper 3 Use of English (1 hour 15 minutcs)
Part 1
1 c 2 B 3 B 4 c 5 D 6B 7C 8C 9A
10 D 11 A 12 c 13 D 14 c 15 B
Part 2
16 did/tried 17 vvith/ovcr 18 such 19 to 20 thosc
21 only/just 22 could/would 23 in 24 as 25 \vcre
26 it 27 nothing 28 but/alrhough 29 which 30 for
Part 3
31 bc produccd I by this company
32 to talk I to him ag«iin
33 my holidaỵ I I had
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34 ounht to I havc lockcd

35 any chance I o f Petc
36 from Paul I nobody has
37 got I uscd to
38 fclt likc I doỉng
39 bcing unahlc I tft sing
40 as soon as I wc arrivc
Part 4
41 placc 42 bcing 43 in 44 ha ve 45 by 46 /
47 which 48 had 49 cither 50 there 51 it 52 o f
53 having 54 too 55 /
Part 5
56 attrac tivc 57 tourists 58 achicvemcnt 59 cmploycc
60 origin ality 61 comm unication(s) 62 unde ar 63 tr.niitiona l
64 succcss 65 appcarancc
Paper 4 Listening (40 minutcs approximatcly)
Part 1
1C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 B 6A 7C 8B
Part 2
9 south o f France 10 1970 11 íamous pcoplc 12 (young) childrcn
13 (about) 50 % 14 undcr (the) water 15 breathc (out) 16 (try to) float
17 (íccling) coníidcnt 18 3 hours/Icssons
Part 3
19 c 20 B 21 D 22 F 23 E
Part 4
24 F 25 T 26 F 27 F 28 F 29 T 30 T
Transcript Hrst CerùỊicate Listening Test. Test Three.

Hello. Vm going to gi ve you th e instructions fo r this test. ỉ ’II ititroduce
each pa rt o f the test and give yvu time to lo ok at tl)e questiom. A t the start
o f each piccc y o u 'lỉ hear this sound:
tone
You’11hear each piece tivice.
Rentember, tvb ile yo u’re ỉisie tting, un-ite yo tir anstvers on the question
paper. You 'II bavc ti me at the end o f the test to copy yo ur atisivers o tito
the sepnrate atisiver sbeet.
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There iv ilỉ no w be a pause. Please ask any questions no w, because you

must not speak du ring the test.
[pauscỊ
PART 1 Nou> open yo ur questìon pap er and look at P art One.

[pauscị
You’ll hear peoplc taỉkin g in eight diffcrc nt situations. ho r quesứons I to
8, choose the best anstver, A , B or c
Q uc stioti ỉ One.
You overhear a man talkin g about an experieitce he had at an airpo rt.
xvhat du i be loseỉ
A his passport
R his ivalỉet
c a piccc o f luggage
[pause]
tonc
Man: The airport staff looked ever\vhero for it. It was terriblo. I Ihought the plane was
going to go vvithout me. At lirst I thought someone must have takenit. Although
my money wasn't inside. I’d bought some nice presents for the tamily. Then I
remembered that l'd been to tho vvashroom and I must have put it dówn in there.
Luckily, I had my documenls and kx»rding card in my ịacket pocket and. to cut a
long story short. I had to get on the plane without it. The airport staff sent it on lo
me three days later.
(pause)
tonc
(The recording is rcpcated.)
Ịpausc)
Q ue stỉon 2 Two.
You hear an advcrtiscmcnt a n the radio.
What is speciaỉ ab ou t the Pretlight g u ita rỉ
A It plays recordcd music.
B ít teaches you ho w to pLay.
c i t plugs in to a Computer.
IpauscỊ
tone
Man: The Fretlight is a íully íunctional guitar that comes in acoustic and electric
models. Built inlo its bođ y is an on-board Computer and 132 lights that show you
vvhere to put your íingers. Simply flip a swiich and choose the chord or note that
you would like to play, and the tinger positions for making the appropriate notGS
vvill be promptly displayeđ on the neck of the guitar. Begmners can get a real feel
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for tho fmgertx>ard. vvhile the rr>ore experienced players will be able to discover
lots of new musical possibiiiiies ...
[pause]
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[The rccording is rcpcatcd.)
[pause]
Qu estion 3 Three.
You b c a r part o f a radio proỊịrammc.
W h a t is th e Ị n e s e n te r t a lk i n g a b o u t
A fo o d s a ị e t y
l i m e a ỉ t im e s
c healtby r e c i p e s
Ipause]
tone
Presenter Whether you have just one large meal a day. or a number of small meals, there
are some basic steps to Keep you in good health. Ideally. eat food as soon as it
is cooked or prepared. If you are preparing íood forlater use.keep coWfoods in
the íridge and hot íoods hot until they are ready lobe eaten. Piping hot. that's
how cookQđ food should be. especially when it's reheated. And remember.
prepared íoods left at room temperature will not keep long, however íresh the
ingredionts you have used.
IpauscỊ
tone
|Thc rccording is repcated.Ị
[pause]
Q u e s t io n 4 o u r .
Yoit bear tivo peopỉe discussĩng a type o f po lỉution.
Wha t do the speakers agree ab o u ti
A the best utay to soive the probỉem
lỉ how thcy feel about this typc o f pollution
c hotv they reacted to the solution tbey saw
Ịpause)
tonc
Woman: Do you know what they were doing in town the other day? I had to rush away
bec aus e it set my teeth on eđg e. but they vvere chipping the chew ing gum off the
paths with Sharp tools.
Man: You know, I only realised recently that all those black spots on the grour>d are
actually oỉd chewing gum.
Woman: I mean. it's disgusting. isn't it?
Man: Deeply.
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Woman: And what a nasty J0 b!

Man: Well, I was actually there when the City once tested out a machine for this and. I
had to laugh, it needed such a powerful suck to get it off, it liíted the stones
themselves.
[pause]
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[The recording is rcpcated.Ị
Ịpause]
Q u e s t io t ĩ 5 Five.
You hear a conversation b ctivcc ỉi a shop assistant and a customer abo ut a
compact disc.
What ivas the cause o f the pro b lem ỉ
A The cu stom er gave the urr ong nun tber .
R A mistakc was made oti the orde r for tti.
c The disc was in co rrec tỉy labelled.
IpauseỊ
to ne
Shop assl: And you ordered it two vveeks ago? Well. I can't find anylhing in the order book
... Oh, yes, here it is. Well, it seems we chased it up atter you phoned and they
said they couldn't find the order, so we gave them the details again. It hasn t
turned up though. Oh, perhaps ... here's a nole on !he order torm. They then told
us there’s nothing under the number you gave us, l’m atraiđ .
Customer: Well, I noted it down very carelully. Look.
Shop assl: Uh-huh. Oh, I see. Two figures are the vvrong way round on our form, that's why
they couldrVt find the disc.
[pause]
tonc
ỊThc rccording is repcated.Ị
ỉpause)
You overhear a conversation at a Ịo o tb all gatne.
W hat does the spcakcr say abo ut his tea m ỉ
A They’re bette r th an usua l.
B Tb cy ‘rc as go od as be expected.
c Théy tend to be unìuckỹ.
IpauscỊ
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Man 1: Not many here today, are there?
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Man 2: I guess it isn't as popular as it used to be. A few years ago it was so crowded
here, you were lucky if you coukl see over all the heads. This is the tirst time l've
been this season. I was expecting 10 SCO them lose - as ever - but I can't wait
for the second half if they carry on playing like this.
[pausc]
tonc
(The recording is repeated.]
[pause]
Question 7 Seven.
You overhear a scho olgirl talk ing to h er friend.
\Vhat docs she think about he r iteu/ teacherĩ
/\ He is cỉevcr.
ìi He is Ịunny.
c He is interesting.
(pausc)
tone
Girl: lt's (unny, l’ve had loađ s of mathíS teachers and they all seemed lo be the same -
really clever with íigures but useless at dealing with children. That's why I used to
play about in lessons and do anything for a laugh. But Mr Jones is somelhing
else. He's quite serious and hG makes us work really hard and gives us loads of
problems to solve. but what I like is he relates everything to real life.
[pause]
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Ịpausc)
Q u c s t io ĩt 8 Eight.
In a hote l you overhear a convcrsation.
\Vbo is the ivom an ĩ
/\ a tou r guide
Iỉ (ì tourist
c a h ote l receptiomst
(pause)
ronc
Man: Oh. by the v/ay. what‘s this all-is-land trip like then?
Woman: It lasts ail day and you get picked up from the hotel at about 7.30 and they take
you around the island to kx>k at the sights.
Man: Do you think it’s worth going on then?
Woman: I'd say so. You SGÔ all the sights and have lunch in a restaurant by the sea. The
price includes everything, you know, llkỡ the museum and everything. The whole
íamily enjoyed it v/hen we went.
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ịpause]
tonc
(The rccording is repcatcd.)
(pausc)
That's the end o f Part One.
No w tur n to Part Ttvo.
ỊpauseỊ
PART 2 Yoti w iỉl hea rpart o f a radio intervieiv ivith a sivimming instructor. For
questions 9 to 18, compỉete the sentences.
You notv have forty -five secottds ìn ivhich to look at Part Two.
[Pausc thc rccording herc íor 45 scconds.]
tonc
lnterviewer: And rx>w for our sports section, and I have vvith me today Paul Collison who i$ a
svvimming instructor wỉth a rather unusual approach. Thanks for taking the timô
during your holiday to come and talk to us, Paul.
Paul: It’s very kind of you to invite me.
lnterviewer: Paul - yoo're the swimming inslructor al the Palacc Hotel in the south of Prance.
How long have you been there?
Paul: Oh, well I started wori<ing there in 1970 when I was 18 years old.
lnterviewer: And you've never moved?
Paul: Nope - 1get to môet a lot ol far»>ous people there and... I guess I enjoy that.
lnterviewer: And of course a lot of them go there because they want you to toacíi thom to swim!
Paul: That’s true. but I teach plenty of other people too - and not all my students are
beginnere.
Intervievver: But we're not talking about young children, are we?
Paul: Not usually - there isn't the sanne challenge teachiog children. They have an
almost natural ability to swim. Adults are aíraid. and helping them overcome that
is hard but much more fun somehow.
lnterviewer But dorVt a lot of pooplo just giv© up trying to learn once they reach a certain age?
Paul: Not at ail. I get hunđ reds 01 cails Irom people looking for •sympathetic'
instructors. I would estimate that about 50*«) of the adult population can't swim -
but they’re still Keen to leam.
Intervievver: So it's ịust fear thai holds Ihem back?
Paul: Basicalty. yes. I come across it all the time and it isn’t just beginners. I have
students who can swim a bit, but don‘t make any progress because - like all of
them - Ihey hate going underwater.
lnterviewer: Mmm ... So what's thô secret. Paul?
Paul: Well, youve got to relax in the water and that means thai you must control your
brôâthing.
lnterviewer: And I undorstand yoư have a spocial technique to help people do that.
Paul: Yes. betore my students even go into the pooỉ I teach them how to breathe and
to do that I give everyone a salad bowl.
lnterviewer: A salad bow1? Right...
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Paul: Everyone in the group gots one of these ... each full of v;ater. Pirst, I get them to
breathe ... slowly through the nose and mouth ... just normal controlled
breathing.
lnterviewer: To calm them.
Paul: Uhuh ... and then - they all have to put their taces in the bovvi and breathe out
under water.
lnterviewer: How doos ít go?
Paul: Well. 1hey're all terriíied at íirst. So we repeat the exercise many times and in the
enđ they bccome quite compelitive aboot W X) can keep thoir face down the longest!
lnterviewer: And thai means Ihey ve started to íorget about their fear.
Paul: Exactly. When l'm sure they're more con(ident about breathing. I move the group
into the pool and I tell them that they are going to begin by trying to íloat wíth
their faces in the v/ater. Once l'm sure they're OK. I start thern õff and I teach
different swimming strokes to different pupils dopending on which one I think
theỹ ll tind easiest. The svvimming technique ilselí is far less imporiant than
íeeling coníident in the water.
Intervievvor: Great. So how many lessons ;vould I need to leam to swim?
Paul: Well. all my lessons are an hour long and generally it just takes three to
overcome the lear and get people swimming. A few never make it but l'd say
90% end up sv/immers.
lnterviewer: So there’s hope for us ail ye t... and now on to ...
(pausc]
N o iv you'11 hear Parí Tw o again.
tonc
ỊThe rccording is rcpcatcd.ị
Ịpause)
Tb at’s the ettd ofP a rt Two.
Notv turn to Part Three.
[pause]
PART 3 Y o u ll hear part o f a radio programme called 'M orning M arket'. Vive
listeners have telcpboned the Ọroỵramm c bccausc tbey have something to
sell. Vor questions 19 to 23, choose tvhich o f the statements A to ĩ- matcbcs
the reason each o f the people giưes fo r selling t be ir possession. Usc the
ỉetters on ly otice. Tb ere’s one extra ỉette r ivhich y ou do n o t need to use.
You now have ĩh irt y seconds in w hich to look at Part Three.
ỊPausc the rccording hcrc for 30 scconds.Ị
tonc
Speaker 1
[pause]
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l've got a brand -new rovving m ach ine. I wo n it actua lly, abou t two m onth s ago,
and it’s still in its box. It’s go t an electric tim er on il which te lls you h ow m uch
r o w in g y o u V e d o n e a n d a l l t ha t. S o a n y o n e w h o ' s i n to e x e r c i s e c a n d o l o ts o f
rowing an d k ee p fit and hea lthy. It íold s up really sm all, so, you know, it wo n’t
t a k e u p t o o m u c h s p ac e in, like, a bedroom or anything. I me an, ril neve r use it
b e c a u s e I w a s a í t e r t he holiơay vvhich was w on by w hoe ver cam e íirst in the
c o m p e t i ti o n . S o l ’ m looking for ar ound for ty-five poun ds and m y num ber is ...
[pause]
speaker2
[pausc]
l’ve got a kiđn ey-s hap ed bath, co lour soft cream , for sale. It’s still in its original
p a c k i n g c a s e b e c a u s e I orde red the wrong colou r, you know, it didn’t go with Ihe
r e s t o f th e b a t h r o o m suite l’d got. S o. I contacted, you know, the su p pliers who
sa id they'11 se nd me a replace m en t, at a price, of cou rse! But l've now got to get
r id o f t h i s o n e . It c o s t originally a hu ndred a n d seventy-five p oun ds an d l’m letting
it g o f o r f if ty if a n y o n e 's interested. O K ? M y num ber’s ...
[pause]
speaker3
[pause]
l've got a real bargain. It*s a Lieb ers tein e lectric orga n an d it’s got two keyb oa rds
and a rhythm section . It’s in go o d co ndition, play s qu ite well, and it's not difficult
to use o r anything. But. what vvith us ha ving a ba by on the way, it’s got to make
w a y f o r m o r e e s s e n t i al items, a s w e‘ve on ly got a tiny flat at the m oment. S o, a s I
s a y , i f a n y o n e w a n t s it. they can ma ke m e an offer. Th e only pr oblem is anyo ne
i n t e re s t e d w o u l d h a ve to com e a nd collec t it. Th e n um ber to r ing is ...
Ịpause]
Speaker4
[pause]
H a l l o . I’ v e g o t a l a d i e s’ cyc le íor sale. I’ve got back trouble and l’ve b een a dvised
not to ride it, so rathe r than b e te m pted . 1*11get rid of it. I hate the ide a. be ca us e
we 're not w ell-serve d with pu blic transport out here an d I us ed it quite a lot, but
as I darerTt ride it an y m ore, I think it wo uld b e a m istake to h ang o n to it, you
k n o w , in c a s e I h a d s e con d though ts. So, it's a Ra leigh Ch opp er, pink, and l’d
like thirty-tive po un ds for it, plea se . I can be co ntac ted on ...
[pause]
Speaker5
ỊpauscỊ
l ’ v e g o t tw o f r yin g p a ns, yo u know , the sort for cook ing stir-fry in, and a seven -
p i e c e t o o l s e t t o g o w ith them. All boxed and everything. An yw ay, th ey’ve hardly
b e e n u se d b e c a u s e a t one tim e I w as inten din g to do a lot of this type of cook ing
b e c a u s e l ’v e o n ly g o t a sma ll kitchenette. like. no oven . But l’ve been given a
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microv/ave instead now, so much easier to use. So. that s ten pounđ s for both
pans and the tools and my number is ...
(pausc)
N ow yo u 'lỉ hear Part Three again.
tonc
[The rccording is repeated.Ị
ịpauscị
Th at 's the end o f Part Three.
No tv turn to Part ĩo ur .
(pause)
PART4 You’ỉì hear a radio interv ieiv ivitb Peter Mansott abou t the ịo b he does for
a record company. ĩo r questions 24 to 30, decide ivhich o f the statements
are TRUE and ivhich are FALSE. W rite T fo r TRƯE o r F fo r FALSE.
You n ow havc forty-fìve seconds in ivbìch to look at Pa rt ĩoit r.
[Pause the rcco rding hcrc for 45 scconds.Ị
tone
lntGrviewer: So, Peter, as far as I understand it. with record companios in Britain íiercely
competing to fĩnd gcxxl new bands, your job is to look for talented young
musicians?
Peter Manson: That's right. In the 1980S. record companies stopped actively looking for new
talent because they were reissuing old hits on compact disc, but now that is no
longer protitable.
lnterviGwer: So now they are employing people like you?
Peter Manson: Yes, v/hen we íĩnd a good artist or band, we sign them up. that is we sign a
contract with them. There’s a flood of small bands and Olher new artists. I
recently signed up an 18-year-old schoolboy who had produced two excellent
recordings from his beơ room! My job is not an easy one because surprisingly
most young artists are really quiet people. not at all out-going and they try to
avoid publicity.
Intervievver: Hovv do you fĩnd your new bands?
Peter Manson: Well. it’s a bit of a lottery. One \vill tum up v/hen you're not even looking for it.
That’s what makes life interesting for me. I’ll give you an example. In the summer
of 1993,1happened to be in a record shop in Oxfofd. and I met a guy that played
bass for a k>cal bar>đ called 'Loops'. A few days laier I went to see them play in a
tent on Oxíord ParK as part of an extremely wet music (estival. The band proved to
be superb.
lnterviewGr So you signed them up for your company?
Peter Manson: Well, they had begun to be followed around by othcr 'talent spotters' like myselí.
It took me three months from when I fìrst saw them, before I could persuade
them to sign a contract. They liked me. but the main reason was I had seen them
first. That sort of thing makes it all worthwhile.
lnterviewer: So do things ever get nasty?
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things. One of my competitors once vvent as far as sending expensive presents

to a band he and I vvanted to sign up.
Intervievver: Do you rely on contacts for iníormation?
Peter Manson: Oh, certainly. Lots of contracts will result from iníormation I get from contacts.
But you must make sure they are good sources. Once I tound myself in a
threatening situation, when two big, strong men brought a tape into my office and
demanded I listen to it. For six mo nths after that I received trightening threats.
Intervievver: So your life is not as glamorous as it seems ...
Peter Manson: Well, in my protession, we spend a lot of time at musical venues, but in fact we
can’t just relax and enjoy ourselves. You find yourselí going to more and more
shows, hoping to spot som eone a bit special.You otten don’t even see the vvhole
show as you can quickly spot those with talent and those without.
Intervievver: It must be exhausting!
Peter Manson: Yes, we live in fear of not attending the obscure show that might have led to the
big, important contract, missing the little band who might just turn out to be the
next week’s heroes. Sometimes you miss things simply by not being early
enough. And of course all the time we must also look after the bands we already
have contracts vvith.
lnterviewer: Well, you seem to be doing extremely well, anyway.
Peter Manson: Oh, yes! My greatest moment was only a couple of months ago. This band,
having only played together a couple of times, drove to this venue and
demanded to be allovved to play a song. I vvas in the audience, they started to
play, and atter hearing just a few notes on the guitar, shouted that l’d just
discovered the íuture of rock ’n’ roll and jumped on the stage to sign them!
Fortunately it turned out later that they could sing as well!
Intervievver: The story mư st bring tears to your rivals’ eyes. Well, we certainly wish you the
best of luck with this new band! Peter Manson, thank you very much for talking to
us.
[pause]
N otv yo u ’ll hear Part Pour agaiỉ .
tonc
ỊThe recording is repeated.Ị
[pause]
That’s the e nd o f Part Four.
There ’11n ow be a pause o f five mimttes for yo u to c opy y our ansivers onto
the separate artsiver sheet.
(Teachcr, pause thc recording here for five minutes.
Remind your students when rhey have one minute ỉeft.]
Th at’s the et d o f the test. Please stop now . Your supervisor wilỉ now
coỉlect alí the question papers and ansiver sheets. Goodbye.

Test 4 Key
Part 1
1C 2 A 3 G 4 B 5 F 6H 7E
Part 2
8 B 9 c 10 A 11 D 12 A 13 B 14 c 15 c
Part 3
16 B 17 c 18 E 19 H 20 D 2 1 F 22 A
Part 4
23 c 24 D 25 B 26 A 27 E 28 A 29 c
30 A 31 D 32 c 33 B 34 E 35 D
Paper 2 VVriting (1 hour 30 minutcs)
Task-speciiic mark schemes

Part 1
Question 1
Contcnt
M aịor points: Th e lettcr must:
1) be positive abou t thc good programme arrangc d by M r Robertson
2) poinr out ar lcast onc thing especially apprcciatcd
3) cxplain thar all the studen ts wou!d like to go to the I.ond on Fashion and
Leisurc Show
4) give at lcast onc reason why thcv w an t ro go
5) suggcst how thc programme could bc changed.
N.B . Covcrage o( thc íirst poin t may n ot cxplicitly includc ‘than ks’. The
‘thanks’ may bc implicit.
Organisatiatí attd cohesion
Lcttcr íormar, with carly rcícrcnce to \vhy the p<*rson is writing. Clear
organisation of points w ith suitablc paragraphing. Suitahlc opcning and
closing íormulac.
Af)Ị>w priacy o f register and f orn ia t
Hormal Ictter.
Rartge
Language approp riate ío r cxplaining, making a request and making a
suggestion.

Tesl 4 Key
Target reơder
Would have cnough iníorm ation to act on and rcspond to thc w riter’s lcttcr.
Pa rt 2
Q u e s t io n 2
Content
Composirion could aprcc or disagrcc with thc proposition, or discuss both
sidcs of the argument.
Range
Language of opinion and cxplanation. V ocabulary relcvant to thc way thc
topic is explored.
Clear dcvelopment oí viewpoint with appropriaie paragraphing and linking of
ideas.
App ropriacy o f register and fom ia t
Ncutral composition.
Target reader
Would be able lo undcrstand the w ritcr’s vicvvpoint.
Q u e s t io n 3
Contcnt
Articlc should State ways in which pcople’s hom cs in thc íuturc will bc
diíícrcnt and/or ways in which tlicy mighc be the same. (Acceptablc to say or
imply that nothing will bc the samc.)
Range
l.inguagc of dcscription. Possihly cxplnnation. Vocabulary rclating to
homcs / thc íuturc.
Organ isation an d cobesion
Clcar devclopmcnt of idcas, with appropriatc linkinp and paragraphing.
App ropriacy o f register and Ịo rm at
Rcgistcr could rangc ừom rhc iníormal to thc íormnl, but must be consistent
thrõughout.
Target reader
Would be dearly iníormed.
Question 4
Content
Siory should continue from thc prompr scntcncc in the íirst person.
Range
Past tcnscs. Vocabulary approp riatc ro the choscn topic ío r the story.
Organisatìon and cohesiott
Could be minimalỉy paragrap hed. Should rcach a dcíinitc cnding.
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Appro priacy o f rcgister an d Ịo rm al

Consistently ncutral o r iníormal narrativc.
Targe t reader
Would be ablc to follow the storvlinc.
Q u e s t io n S ịa )
Content
W riter can agrcc o r disagrcc \vith the statcm ent, and explain w hy \vith
rcícrcncc to the book o r story read.
Range
Languagc of opinion and cxp lanation.
Orga nisation a nd cohesion
Clear dcvclopment of vic\vp«int wich appropriacc para graphing a nd linking
of idcas.
Appro priacy o f register an d fo rm at
Ncutral composicion.
Target reader
\Vould bc ablc to un derstand the writcr’s p oin t of vicw.
Questiot 5(b)
Contcnt
W ritcr should iníorrn thcir pcn íricnd whether the book o r short storv rcad
\vould be a suitable prescnt f or the pen fricnd’s cousin’s fiftecnth b irthday.
Range
Language of opinion, explanarion and possibly rccomm endation.
Clcar dcvciopmont of vic\vpoint with ap pro priatc paragrap hing and linking
of idcas.
Aọpro priacy o f register and form at
ỉníormal lcitcr.
Target reader
W ould bc iníormcd as to w hcthcr to givc thc boo k or sho rt sror>' as a prescnt
to thc íiítccn-yciír-olcl.
Paper 3 Use of English (I hour 15 minutes)
Part 1
1 D 2 c 3 D4 B 5 D 6C 7B 8C
9 c 10 D 11 A 12 B 13 c 14 D 15 D
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16 takc 17 not 18 been 19 need/have 20 of/with/in

21 each 22 far 23 While/As/When 24 arc/gct 25 on
26 the/these 27 get/climb 28 in 29 which 30 first/times
?art 3
n took m ycar I didn’t
\ 2 ncvcr secn I such a strange
53 were drivcn I into town by
H insistcd on paying
55 didn’t succecd I in persuading
56 you mind Inot using
\ 7 not seen Mark since I last
58 madc a good I impression on
wishes (that) he had I told
ịO had troublc I (in) íollovving
°art 4
n vvho 42 / 43 / 44 for 45 all 46 /
\ 7 just 48 / 49 out 50 they 51 much 52 any
>3 hy 54 been 55 /
°art 5
•6 extraordinary 57 freezing/frozen 58 assisrance 59 equipmcnt
>0 loncliness 61 hopcíul 62 friendships 63 heat
)4 poisonous 65 reasonahlc
3aper 4 Lis tenin g (40 minutes approximately)

>art 1
A 2 A 3 B 4 A 5C 6A 7C 8C
'art 2
circle (around them) 10 (a) brain(s) 11 strcss
2 fcclings 13 read 14 reward 15 52 teeth 16 two days
7 sound wave(s)/sound(s) / high-pitched noises 18 (íishing) ncts
>art
3
9 E 20 F 21 c 22 D 23 B
'art 4
4 A 25 c 26 B 27 A 28 A 29 c 30 B

Transcript hirst C ertipcate Listening T est. Test Four.

He llo. Vm going to give you the mstructions fo r this tcst.
I ’ll introduce each pa rt o f the test an dg ive you tim e to
loo k a t the questions. A t the sta rt o f each piece y o tt’11 hear
this sound:
tone
YomV/ he ar each piece tivice.
Rementber, ivbilc yo u're ỉistening , w rite yo ur ansu/ers otĩ
the question paper. You’li have timc at the end o f the test
to cõp y y o u r atistvers o tìto th e separate ansu/er shect.
There w ilỉ n o w be a ụause. Please ask atiy questions now ,
because you m ust n o t speak d uriìig the test.
Ịpause]
N ow open you r question paper and look at Part One.
Ịpause]
PART 1 Vo«7/ hcar peopỉe talking in eight ảiịịcren t situations. F or

questions 1 to s, choose the best ansiưer, A, li o r c.
Question 1 One.
You overhear some peopỉe tứỉking at a pa rty in a hotel.
Where d id the peopỉe firs t tneet each o the rỉ
A a t s chool
B ai tvork
c a t a tvedding
[pause]
tonc
Man: Is Mark Hobson here?
VVoman: He's got a crisis at work and o ould n’t come. But Julie’s here
somev/here. Did you know he married Julie? You know. the girl
who could ne ver spell anything!
Man: Oh. right.
VVoman: It's their w edding ann iversary 1oday, actually. She says she'd
rather be here with he r childhood íriends than waiting at home
for Mark to íinish work!
Man: Has he changed much?
Woman: Well, he looks much the sam© as he did all those years ago.
Ịpausc]
tone
|The recording is repeated.J
[pausel

Test 4 Key
Qu estion 2 Two.
You overhcar a convcrsation hì a restaurant.
\vhy haven’t they seen each othe r lately?
A He has beett to o bttsy.
B He has beett ill.
c He has been atvay.
Ịpausc)
tonc
Man: Hello, Jean!
Woman: Mike Carstairs! My íavourite cuslomor. You haven t been in for ages.
Man: No. I haverVt. that's right.
Woman: How arc you?
Man: I'm fine. I heard you weren't well.
VVoman; Woll. I was away for a couple oi weeks. But I m fine now. Ah! Yoo were going to
Ihe States, vvererVt you?
Man: That fell through.
Woman: Oh. did it?
Man: VVíiai 1'vo been đ oing is reorganising the whole department non-stop since I saw
yoo. Just haven't had a moment to myselí. This is the (irst time l've been in here
since Christmas.
Woman: Well. it's goođ to see you. Are you reađ y to order?
Ipause]
tở rìí
(The rccording is repeated.Ị
[pauseỊ
Questiott 3 Three.
You overhear somconc talk ing about a cottcerỉ.
H ow did she fceỉ at the tim eĩ
A angry
B frightetied
c disappointed
Ipause)
tonc
Giri: It was reaily awful and Td been so lookmg lorward 10 it. Don't get me wrong - ttie
music was brilliani arìđ the show itseH was reaily well done, but l'm sure they let
too many people in - it was evor so crowđ ed. I was right at the Iront and
everyoné was pushmg me agamst the stage. I couldnì breathe and I was so
scared I thought I was going to faint.
Ịpause]
tonc
[The rccording is repcatcd.]
[pauscỊ

Test 4 Key
Questiot 4 r-our.
You hear a ivriter o f chiỉdrett ’$ stories talking a bo ut boo ks an d com pact
discs.
xv hat adv anta ge do es he thin h books have ove r com pact (iiscsỉ
A They m ay last f o r li lo nger tinte.
li The y are easier to look after.
c They contain better quality m ateriaỉ.
Ịpausc]
tone
Man: I vvas brought up with a respect for books. you know. always having clean hands,
not bending the pages dovvn, etc. ar»d I certainly try to make sure mine are as
well-made as possible. I like to pick them up by the vvrong bit and throvv them
around and so on, you know, to make sure they are strong. I think it's the
permanence of books that sets them apart from the other media. don't you? Of
course, whal's more important IS that you have good literature and good images
and, I suppose, whether that's actually on a compact disc or in a book doesn’t
matter.
ỊpauscỊ
tonc
[The recờ rding is repeated.Ị
Ipauscl
Q u e s t io t ĩ 5 F ìv e.
You hear a husba nd and w ife talking abo ut their sumtner hoỉidays.
What problem d o they have?
A They reaiiy h ate Ayittg any tvbere.
B Thcy can never thin k o f an yu/h ere to go.
c They never agree abo ut Iư hat to do.
[pause]
tonc
Husband: You see right from the time we íirst met it was obvious that Natalie and I wanted
a particular kind of holiday - the trouble was, it wasn’t the same! I like going off
and doing my own thing. You knovv. history and museum s - that’s what interests
me.
Wife: Well. I love markets anớ looking for bargains - so we enđ up sort of hating each
other for tvvo we eks or so, instea d of having a really nice time together. The odđ
thing is that we see eye to eye all the rest of the time. It s just when we step on
that plane - then the trouble starts!
Ịpause]
tone
[The rec ordin g is repc atcd.ị
ỊpauseỊ
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Q u e s t i o n 6 Six.
You hear a researcher being asked ab oiit her tvork.
What is she doin g when she speaksĩ
A dettying an accusatíon
R disproving a theory
c accepting a criticism
ịpausc]
tonc
lnterviewer: Now ifs a bit suspicious that this research about glasses has been paiđ for by a
contact lens company. isn’t it? Is it genuine or are you having us on?
Researcher: Not at all. We asked about a thousă nd people, most of whoní vvore glasses.
some of whom didn't, and really asked them what they thought of glasses. Their
responses were interesting. bul dkJn’t come from us; it's what they told us
aiìswering open-erxled questions. And nx» t of them said. while they thought that
glasses could be, you knovv, prelty trendy and that some of them tooked quite
cool. that they dkln't much like them.
Ịpause)
tonc
[The rccording is rcpcatcd.ị
[pausc)
Question 7 Seven.
You overhear a ivoman ta lking to a friend on a train.
\Vbat does the ivomatt thin k o f the coursc shc has attcndcdỉ
/\ It has ttiade her feel more coìifident.
li It bas made her feel less conpdent.
c ỉt hasn't made ntuch difference to hotv she fcel$.
Ịpausc]
tone
Woman: Well, the whole point was to build coníidence and l'm sure most feel it
succeeơ ed, even if only partiy. I must say I four>d it all very enjoyable, although I
can t say IVe beneíiteđ greatly. There was plenty of opporiunity to get to know
other peopie in the busmess. though. 11 you wanted to - you know the sort ot
thing, trips to resiaurants and the theatre in the evenings.
Ịpause]
tonc
|The recordinR is repeated.]
[pause]
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Q u e s t io n 8 Eigbt.
You overhear a tuoman spea king on the radio.
What is she do ing ĩ
/l com pìaitting abo ut sotneibìng
lì apnlogising fo r something
c exp laitiittg sonietbing
Ịpause]
ronc
Man: So. shall we movG on to thô next subịect?
Woman: I'm sorry, but I ơ o think it's necessary to go through thls again for the benelit of
your listeners. Look, this is a crucial point and I don't think it can be stressed
enough. As I was saying, the tirst thing that anyone with a complaint about their
pension should do is put it in writing.
[pause]
tonc
[The rccording is rcpcatcd.]
[pause]
Th at’$ the ettd o f Part One.
N oiv tur n to Part Ttvo.
[pause]
PART 2 You’ll bear a radio repo rt abo ut dolphins. For quesứons 9 to 18, complete
the sentences.
Yoti noiư have forty -five secoỉtds in ivh icb to lo ok iìt Part Two.
(Pausc thc rccording hcre for 45 sccoiids.Ị
tone
Nevvsreader: And for our last news item today, a special report (rom Diane Hassan on an
animal that is rapidly becoming iknown as ‘man's bes! friend\ the đ olphin.
Diane: Last week. a 28-year-okJ diver who went svvimming in the Red Sea wfth a group
of dolphins. learnt the hard way just how caring these creatures can be. When
the đ iver was suddenly attackeđ by a shark, they saveđ him by forming a cĩrcle
aroond him and frightemng the sharit away.
It's not the íirst time such a rescue has happened and it’s been known for
some time that dolphins vvill do for humans vvhat they do for their own kinđ . They
are. in fact. the only animals in the world whose brains match ours in terms oí
size. and their intelligence and ability to feel emotion continue to íascinate
scientists and ơ octors alike. For somo limo now. thGir healing powers have been
well known. A swim with a group ol đ olphins. for example. is a recognised
međ ical' activity for everyday probloms such as stress. But some dolphins are
píaying a far more serious medical role for us than that. Amarvda Morlon, who
suffered from a life-threatening illness, argued that being with dolphins savedher
tiíe because they were able to read her teolings. They knew how I was íeeling.’
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gentle, happy creatures that want to betriend us, which has led to projects with
children as well. In one such project, dolphins are being used to help children
vvho are slow learners learn to read. The dolphins do things like carrying small
boards on their noses. These boards show words or pictures vvhich the children
are asked to identiíy. When the children get it right, they spend more time
svvimming vvith the dolphins and touching them and they see this as a revvard. So
vvhat is it that makes contact with dolphins so powerful? They certainly have an
engaging smile ... in each jaw they have up to 52 teeth, but rather than
írightening us to death, it’s one of the vvarmest greetings in the vvorld! They’re
also tantastic swimmers to watch ... the spotted dolphin has been observed
reaching 20 miles an hour and keeping this up for two days at a time. And they
k n o w they’re good at it so they show off in front of humans by diving in and out of
the vvater and shovving us just how much tun they’re having. They’re great
communicators too. They make all kinds of íascinating high-pitched noises. They
catch fish, for example, by sending out sound waves vvhich tell them everything
they need to know - where it is, what it is and how big it is.
The only creatures that concern dolphins, in íact, are sharks and man. We don’t
necessarily harm them on purpose, but we trap them in íishing nets and we pollute
the water they swim in. Pollution, in tact, is one of the dolphiiYs greatest problems.
So with all the good they do for us, isn’t it time we started caring about them?
[pause]
N o w y o u 'l ỉ h ea r P a r t T w o a g a it ỉ.
tone
[ T h e r e c o r d i n g is r e p c a t e d .)
[pause]
T h a f $ t h e e t ĩd o f P a r t T w o .
N o w tu rn to Part Three.
[pausc]
PART 3 Y o u 7/ h e a r f i v e d i f f e r e n t p e o p l e t a ỉk in g a b o u t t h e h ea d t e a c h e r o r p r it i c ip a l
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l is t A t o F w h a t e a ch s p e a k e r is s a y i n g . U s e t h e l e t t e r s o n ỉ y o t ĩ c e . T h e r e ’s
o n e e x t r a le t t e r w h ic h y o u d o n o t n eed t o u s e.
Y o u n o w h a v e t h ir t y s e c o n d s i n U ỉ h ic h t o l o o k a t P a r t T h r e e .
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lt’s strange looking back because at the time you don’t alvvays appreciate people
and certainly I think that’s true of your teachers and particularly a head teacher. I
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like preserving Ihe countryside and so on. and she’d say 'Don t you vvant your
children to live in a better wortd?' But vvhen you're litteen. you can't imagine
having a tamily - all you care about is getting y o n r homework done arxl going out
with your triends!
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I don't know i( il's the same in all countries, but where I live your head teacher
usually teachos classes too and we had our head for athlelics. In one way it was
exciting cos she was very goo<J ai it herseK. Iike she could oul-run any of the
boys in our class. but whatever we were doing she was always pushing us to do
it laster than anyone else or jump higher than our triends regardless of the laỉent
or ability we had - and with some it vvas pointless.
[pause]
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I think if it hadn’t been l o r o u r head teacher, l'd be doing something quite
diííerent now. Sho used to assess our Art exams and although thcre wore pcoplo
in my class who were really talented artists ... you knovv they could paint
anything from rcal lifo and it lookcd brillia nt... shc always prclcrrcd the more
unusual stuff - she sakJ it showed we had ideas of our own, and she really liked
that. so, I did well. I mean rx>w I make a living putting designs on greeling cards.
[pausc]
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I always felt that our head leacher was under-valued and that she might have
done better in a ditterent environment... her own staff held her up a bit. They all
seemed ... oh, I don't knovv... maybe they just didrVt like the idea of change ...
but I remember she wanted to introduce a r»ew teaching method for Frer>ch
classes and the department head just dismissed the idea ... and so many ideas
she had \vtiich were never taken up are being used in schools today. I
sometimes wonder how she feels.
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l've got some íriends who say they left schod and they sudđ enly fett lost. They’d
spent a long time 'getling an educalion' but didrVt Know what to do once they d
got it. I think we were lucky because our head teacher built up a good network of
contacts wíth local people and so they diđ n't mind givmg us an insight into what it
might be like, say. vvorking in a hospital or off»ce. I know it wasn't a new idea or
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N oiv you'll bear Part Three íìgaiỉì.
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T h at’s the end o f Part Tbree.
N otv tu m to Part Four.
[pause)
PART 4 Yoii will bear an intervieiv ivith a tour leader who ivorks for an adventure
company in Africa. For qnestions 24 to 30, choose the best ansiver A, B or
c.
You n ow have one minute in Iư bich to look a t Part Four.
[Pause the recording herc for one minutc.)
Announcer: And now for the holiday programme with Mandy Rice.
Mandy: Today l’m talking to Don Nicholson, a tour leader who spends 10 months of the
year looking after groups of up to 18 tourists in Southern Aírica. They travel
tỏ gêther in the back of a truck, put up their own tents and cook their own food.
Welcome to the programme, Don.
Don: Thanks.
Mandy: This is a holiday vvith a difference, isn’t it? Tell us, (irst of all, what sort of people
go on a camping trip in Atrica ... and a long one at th a t... it is a month each trip?
Don: Yes. Well it sounds a sort of studenty thing to do, but in íact the majority of our
passengers are people like doctors and lavvyers. We do get some students but
they tend to be the ones that are studying something like conservation or wildlife.
Mandy: And when do they all íirst meet?
Don: The evening betore we set off. They fly in and I pick them up from the airport and
immediately beíore we start sorting out places in the truck we go through what
they've brought with them. Amazingly, every now and then we get somebody
who genuinely doesn’t realise it ’s a camping tour, so I have to rush out and get
them blankets and a sleeping bag.
Mandy: It must be diíticult - a vvhole group of strangers coming together and then having
to live together like that.
Don: Mmm. It goes surprisingly well, but I alvvays think the íirst day is critical because it
sets the tone for the vvhole trip. We've had the odd nightmare start where we’ve got
a ílat tyre 20 minutes aíter we set off or it’s dark and pouring with rain and people
just can’t get their tents up. Yeah, once we were making pasta late at night and
the cook put in a tin of strawberry jam instead of tomato paste - those are the
bad starts!
Mandy: Basically everyone has to take part in the domestic chores, do they?
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muck in but more olten they are just untidy and l've got a bit of an eye for that
because ... well, they might leave a fork lying on the ground, for example. and
okay, it's just a fork. but in a lot of places in Aírica you can't get íorks. so l'm quite
possessive about the equipment.
Manđ y: And do peọ ple really get on?
Don: A lot of people have never lived in a tight community situation like this beíore and
you ơ o get contlicts and personality clashes. The best approach is to observe it
from afar. If it gets out oí hand, I might point out in íront of the whole group that
there's a problem between cerlain people.
Mandy: Shame them a b it .. ..
Don: Mmm. Sometimes it works. To be fair, conllicts are rare but small problems can
mount up in that kind of environment. Evening noise, for example. Some people
want to go to sleep early and others ớ on'1. On occasions l've had to be the sort o(
go-between and impose a •ligíits out’ time if things siart getting out of hand.
Mandy: What about gotting up, because that's somelhing we're really not keen on on
hoiiday?
Don: lf wo’re going into a wtldlife park we might have to be on the road by Six a.m. but
people still ask vvtiy they have to get up so early. I've leamt hov/ to do it nov/. u
they’re a quick group ril get thiem up at five. but if they're slow I won't shout and
scream ai them - 1just got them up at four thirty.
Mandy: Well. pertiaps now we should go on to talk about v/hat there is to see in somc of
those game parks that you have to get up so early for.
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iNotv yo u ’ll hear Part Vour again.
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