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PAPER ONE: LISTENING

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The listening test has 8 parts. Each part has a different series of questions
which must be answered in pen on the answer sheet.

You will hear some parts twice. You will have to read the instructions and
the questions of each task before listening to each.

You will have 2 minutes at the end of the test to check your answers
before you hand them in to the examiner.

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 PART A

INSTRUCTIONS:
Listen and fill the missing information in on the application form. You will listen
only once.

NOANK HEALTH AND FITNESS CLUB, CONNECTICUT

NAME: (1)_____________________________
LAST NAME: (2) ________________________
ADDRESS: 23 Robin Road, Noank, Connecticut 06340

PHONE: (3)______________________________

AGE: (4) _________________________________

OCCUPATION: (5)__________________________________________

MARITAL STATUS: (6) ____________________________________

SPORTS INTEREST: work out, racquetball, tai chi and (7)_____________________

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 PART B
INSTRUCTIONS: You will listen to three interviews about water sports. Read
the questions and then listen to circle the correct answer.
Pete
1-a) Pete likes to go swimming
b) Pete doesn’t like sailing
c) Pete has got a boat.
2-a) Pete went sailing last August
b) Pete went swimming on
vacation with his friend
c) Pete last went swimming in
August
3-a) Pete also likes surfing
b) Pete also likes windsurfing
c) Pete’s friend likes windsurfing
Shanaz
4-a) Shanaz doesn’t like swimming
b) Shanaz can’t swim
c) Shanaz doesn’t like water
sports
5-a) Shanaz takes her friend sailing
b) Shanaz’s friend takes her
sailing
c) Shanaz doesn’t go sailing
6-a) Shanaz went sailing about 6
weeks ago
b) Shanaz’s friend went sailing
about 6 weeks ago
c) Shanaz went swimming about 6
weeks ago
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Nacho
7-a) Nacho doesn’t go swimming
very often
b) Nacho doesn’t like water sports
c) Nacho goes swimming very
often
8-a) Nacho goes sailing very often
b) Nacho doesn’t go sailing very
often
c) Nacho went sailing yesterday
9-a) Nacho went swimming in Egypt
b) Nacho went scuba diving in
Egypt
c) Nacho went sailing in Egypt
10-a) Pete and Shanaz like
swimming
b) Pete and Nacho like
windsurfing
c) Shanaz and Nacho sometimes
go sailing
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INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to a woman talking about her brother’s birthday party
and circle the correct answer a), b) or c). You will listen to it twice.
1.
a) The meal was last weekend
b) The meal was on Friday
afternoon.
c) The meal was on Friday
lunchtime
2.
a) They went to The Pizza
Restaurant
b) They went to The Italian
Restaurant
c) They went to Mario’s Restaurant
3.
a) It is the best restaurant in town
b) They are the best family in town
c) It is the best pizza in town
4.
a) there were 50 of them
b) There were 15 of them
c) There were a lot of them
5.
a) The grandmother drank wine and
fell asleep
b) The brother drank wine and fell
asleep
c) They all drank wine, the
grandmother fell asleep
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6.
a) The speaker drank soda
b) The speaker didn’t have a drink
c) The speaker drank wine
7.
a) They took a cake to the
restaurant
b) The restaurant had a cake for her
brother
c) The brother didn’t want the cake
8.
a) The restaurant staff sang Happy
Birthday
b) The family sang Happy Birthday
c) Everybody sang Happy Birthday
9.
a) They had champagne with the
cake
b) They had soda with the cake
c) They had wine with the cake
10.
a) The speaker got home at 1am
b) They left the restaurant at 1am
c) They stayed in the restaurant until
3am
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Listen and fill in the spaces with the correct word
Attention: In numbers 1 to 9 you only have to write one word and for number 10 the answer is
two words.

Cigar Smuggling

Customs officers stopped the car and on the back seat they found two cases of beer and

8,000 Cuban cigars. Sometimes the agents get (1)___________________ information and

sometimes they just have a (2) _________________ that somebody is smuggling. They are

suspicious of casually dressed, (3)__________________ men, travelling in the middle of the

week. They watch a person’s (4)___________________ language carefully and can usually

tell when someone is 5)__________________.

The officer says that people often touch their (6)____________________ when they are

lying, but they also hide their (7)_________________. Liars don’t usually say very much and

they don’t ever tell you names of (8)____________________. They tend to use

(9)______________________ verbs and their voice often goes up too. The officer says that

they manage to catch hundreds of the little smugglers but not the (10)_________________

_________________________.

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 PART E

INSTRUCTIONS:
You will listen to the six people talking about the way they met their best friends. Complete the
sentences with the information provided in the listening.

1. Sue met her best friend when _________________________________.

2. Sue and her friend where both ______________ and_______________.

3. Juan met his best friend on _______________.

4. Juan gets very well along with his friend because__________________.

5. Elisa met her friend in __________________.

6. Elisa and her friend both love concerts and have ___________________ interests.

7. Enrico and his friend met in ______________________.

8. Cindy and her friend get together ________________________ a week.

9. Jim and his friend ____________________________________ after graduating.

10. The way Jim met his friend was _____________________ .

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 PART F

INSTRUCTIONS:

Listen to a radio interview and put the events that Matt mentions into the correct order.
Write the letters a to j in order 1 to 10.

EVENT ORDER

a)Matt’s first solo single is released 1. ____

b)They start their American tour 2. ____

c)They play in New York 3.____

d)They play in Canada 4._____

e)They play a gig in Mexico City 5._____

f)They play in California 6._____

g)They worked hard on the album 7.____

h)The band takes a short vacation 8._____

i)Matt takes his parents on vacation 9._____

j)They play in Miami. 10.____

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 PART G

INSTRUCTIONS:

Listen to the interview about the origins of language and answer questions 1 to 10.

1) How long ago was language first written down?

_______________________________________________________________

2) Where was the first actual alphabet developed?

______________________________________________________________

3) How many alphabets exist in the world today?

____________________________________________________________

4) What percentage of the total number of English words do native speakers use?
___________________________________________________________

5) What is the most common word in the English language?

___________________________________________________________

6) How old do they say modern English is?

____________________________________________________________

7) Which language does the word ‘coffee’ come from?

____________________________________________________________

8) Which word for a beauty product comes from the Hindi language of India?
____________________________________________________________

9) How many languages do Indian bank notes have printed on them?

____________________________________________________________

10) What’s the highest number of languages spoken by one person?

____________________________________________________________

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Listen to George, Katrina, Paul and Eva talking about the sports they practice.
Match the statements 1 to 10 with the items A to J and write the correct letter in the box at the
bottom of the page.

A - Eva
1- George practices this sport
B - Frightening
2- George talks about this emotion
C - Bungee jumping
3- Katrina does this sport
D - Katrina
4- Paul practices this sport
E - Paul
5- Eva likes this sport
F - Snow boarding
6- He had to buy special clothes and boots
G - Scuba diving
7- She took lessons from a professional
H - George
8- This girl received it as a gift
I - exhilarating
9- This man talks about an accident
J - Baseball
10-Eva talks about this emotion

THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING TEST

YOU NOW HAVE 2 MINUTES TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

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PAPER TWO: READING

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

About this section of the exam:

The Reading Paper has 6 parts.

There are 55 questions.

You have 50 minutes for the Reading Paper.

To candidates:

Read and follow the instructions carefully.

Try to answer all the questions.

You must write all your answers in pen.

DO NOT write on this question paper.

Write all your answers on the separate answer sheet.

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 PART A

INSTRUCTIONS:
Read this letter from a teacher to his new students. The answer choices are given in pairs,
choose only one word per pair. No answer choice can be repeated.
There is an example (0) at the beginning
.

student- teacher see- watch reading- read study- learn son- sun am- be
some- any looking- look home- house of- from met- meat

The Lakeside English School

WELCOME TO MY CLASS

Dear Students,
My name is Mr. Johnson and I will be your English (0) teacher this year.
I am 32 years old and I come (1) _____________ Toronto.
I (2) ___________ married and we have 2 children. Tommy, my (3) ____________, is 7 and he is
very good at football. My daughter’s name is Sally. She is 6 and she takes ballet classes
after school. My wife’s name is Johanna and she is from London, England. We (4)
____________when I was studying at the London University in 1998. My wife speaks a little bit
of French and my children are learning Spanish at school.
In our Lakeside classes, we will read and talk in English and we will study grammar and
vocabulary in English too.
We will go to the cinema and (5) _________________ a movie in English and then talk about it
together and write about it in class.
I will give you some homework too and I am (6) __________________ forward to (7)
__________________ your stories and essays in English.
Do you all have the internet at (8) _______________? Sometimes I will ask you to do (9)
_______________ investigation and then you will present your projects to the rest of the class.
You are going to have 3 exams during our English course; one after a month, the second
will be half way through the course and the final exam will be a week before the end of the
course, so make sure you all
(10) ___________________ hard.
I know we are going to have a really good time together and your English will be very good
at the end of this course.

So, welcome to The Lakeside School and I hope you all enjoy our time together.
With kind regards,
Timothy Johnson B. Ed

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 PART B

INSTRUCTIONS:
Read this email from 15 year old Robert to his web-pal, Niko, in Japan.
Then decide if the statements 1 to 10 are true, false or not stated and write t=true, f=false or
ns=not stated next to each sentence.
There is an example (0) to help you.

To: nikosansan@japmail.com.jp
From: robbieboy1@lakesideschool.edu.ca
Subject: My home, my room and my town.

Hi Niko, thanks for your email the other day. Well, here is the information you asked me
for. I live in a big 4-bedroom, detached house on the outskirts of Toronto. Our house has
a front porch and a back yard. We have a garage where my dad keeps all his tools.
I keep my bike there too. My room has two big windows that look onto the back yard
and I have my own bathroom. My bed is next to one window and my computer desk
and all my games are close to the bed. There’s another big desk for all my school stuff
near the other window. I have an armchair too where I sit to watch T.V. The room’s
quite light and it has a blue carpet and there are yellow curtains at the windows. It’s the
opposite in the bathroom because there it’s the carpet which is yellow. The bathroom
has a small window, a shower, a wash basin, the toilet and some shelves above the
mirror over the basin.
You asked me about the neighborhood I live in...well, it’s a quiet place. Just houses, no
stores or anything. There’s a bus stop on the corner of our street. You can take a bus
into downtown from there. There’s a park about 10 blocks away too. It takes me 3
minutes to get there if I bike really fast. OK Niko, write soon. Rob.

Example:
5- The bathroom mirror is above the
0- Niko lives in Toronto. F toilet.
6- Rob watches TV in his armchair.
1- Rob lives in Toronto.
7- His school things are close to his bed.
2- Rob has two beds in his room.
8- Niko asked Rob for this information.
3- It takes Rob 3 minutes to bike
downtown. 9- The bathroom has got blue curtains.

4- Both Rob and his father have bikes. 10-There are no stores close to Rob’s
house.

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 PART C
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the text about tours in China. Then, match column A to column B. There are some extra
options you don’t need to use.
(Text adapted from:http://tour beijing.com/china_city_tours)
China Tours
Are you going to visit China? We are ready to
help you plan your China trip. We offer over 100
predesigned China tour packages in 8 categories
covering major destinations in China.
For the first time visitor: see the major
destinations: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Guilin,
Yangtze River, Lhasa Tibet, Silk Road and many
more. To well plan your trip to China, please
read "Top 10 Must See Destinations in China"
for more information.
If you are a regular visitor: we suggest many
less familiar places such as Zhangjiajie,
Zhongdian,and many more.
Highlight City: Beijing City
A Private Day Tour Details A Private Day Tour
This one day private excursion tour covers
the trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb,
two of the six major sites in Beijing. You
will enjoy your own car or van with your
own tour guide and driver.
From US$ 70
Spotlight City: Shanghai City
A Private Day Tour Details A Private Day Tour
Visit Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden &
Bazaar. Walk along the Bund, a very
important place in the city with lots of
restaurants and entertainment. Accend
Oriental Pearl TV Tower - the world's third
tallest TV tower.
From US$ 50
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China Group Tours
See China on an organized group, both money
saving and friends making - Xian, Shanghai and
Guilin. Travelling together with other tourists
will reduce the tour cost at a big margin.
China City Tours
These are China single city private city package
tours with personal local tour guide and private
vehicle with driver + hotels + entrance fees and
meals as listed + intercity transportation for
your party based on 1-10 travelers up. These
escorted tours are customized for you, your
family or your friends exclusively. No other
travelers will join in your group. If all the China
single city tours listed here are not what you
like, please contact our Beijing China trip
advisors to organize for you the customized
China single city tours.
Highlight City: Guilin City
Details
You will enjoy Li River with the beautiful
mountains, verdant fields, farms and
villages. Get off at the old town Yangshuo -
famous for its spectacular views of hills
and rivers with famous bar streets.
From US$ 130
Spotlight City: Xian City
Details
Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors – this
profound discovery made a sensation
across the whole world! Then visit Banpo
Museum - a village was set up by a late
Neolithic people.
From US$ 65
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1. If you want to plan a good trip to
China, you should read…
2. These are destinations that not every
tourist usually visits… a. Xian city tour
3. You should contact Beijing China trip b. Shanghai and Beijing
advisors if you want to… c. Single City private tour
4. If you are planning on saving money d. Yangtze River, Guilin, Silk Road and
and making friends you shouldn’t try Nanjing
this tour option. e. Shanghai city tour
5. On this tour you can visit the Great f. Group tour
Wall and six major sites of the city. g. Beijing city tour
6. The Terra-cotta warriors and a h. Guilin city tour
museum-village are visited during this i. Zhangjiajie and Zhongdian
tour. j. The top 10 must see destinations in
7. During this tour you can enjoy China
spectacular natural views. k. Customize single city tours
8. If you are interested in visiting a place l. Shanghai and Xian
where you can find lots of
entertainment and restaurants you
should take this tour.
9. For the same price (US$130) that you
will pay for visiting Guilin you can visit
these two cities.
10. These are some destinations
recommended to people who are
visiting China for the first time

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 PART D

INSTRUCTIONS:
Read about the sports on offer at the sports center and about the three people
who want to play a sport. First, match the missing information to the correct
sport’s description and then write the sport that is the best option for each
person.
BOX A

JOIN THE NEW CLASSES AT OUR LOCAL ‘SKY VIEW’ SPORTS CENTER

Table tennis Body-workout

This is a _________________ (1)
where you can play as much or
as little as you want. Learn from
our experienced players,
____________(2) or just unwind and
play a game for fun where it
doesn’t matter who wins!
All year-Mon to Fri-10am to 9pm.
$5.00 per class, no need to come
every week.
Squash
If you feel stressed after a long day in
the city, a rapid game of squash will
sort you out. You will study
___________________ (5), improve
your skills and match planning and
study how other people play. For
more _________________(6). Inter-
City competitions are organised each
term.
10 week term - $80 per term.
Now here is a course which adds fun, __________________ (3) to
more traditional exercise techniques to help keep up your
________________ (4). The 90 minute class will always end with a
quarter hour of total relaxation. This is suitable for anyone as you
decide on your own targets and are guided by our trained gymnastic
and fitness expert and class facilitator.
15 sessions for $150 / 30 for $250-Tues to Sat-9am and 11.30am
Volleyball Climbing
This is an energetic team sport Learn to combine mind and
which is now very popular. _____________ (8) together
on the climbing wall. Your first
Beginners are welcome as are
more experienced players. Each class is free and if you like it
class will teach techniques, game you can come for a beginner’s
play and _________________ (7)
course. For more experienced
climbers we run challenging
wrists and arms. We’ll also play a
climbs in the mountains
friendly game.
during Spring and Summer.
10 week terms $90 per term
Ask for details.
Thursdays 10am to 12pm and Basic course - $80 – 8 weeks
7pm to9pm Saturdays 10am to 12.30pm

BOX B
a. beginners
b. body working
c. rhythmic dance steps
d. enter mini competitions
e. study game techniques
f. advanced players
g. exercise to strengthen
h. fitness routine
i. sociable class
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BOX C
Ikbal wants a sport where he can learn new skills. He’s very fit and he likes demanding activities
where he has to concentrate hard and think carefully about everything he does. He works in the
evenings at the end of the week.

Rebecca loves to be active and wants to play a sport with other people. She’s keen to improve
on her skills but she doesn’t want to take it too seriously. She studies until late on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Fridays.

Giovanni has a very difficult job and he really needs to relax more. He wants to meet other people
and wants to enjoy his sport without entering competitions. His job might take him away
sometimes so he can’t go regularly.

9. The best option for Rebecca is: ____________________________.

10. The best option for Giovanni is: ____________________________.

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 PART E
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read this extract about a man’s experiences of climbing in Wales. SIX
paragraphs have been removed from the text.
Choose from the passages a-g the one which fits each gap 1-5
There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
There is an example (0) at the beginning.

WELSH MOUNTAINS

“Taking in !” The words floated down from on high to be swiftly followed by a tightening of the climbing
rope by my feet. I shouted automatically “That’s me!”
(0)
G
It all seemed very familiar, but for many years my climbing rope had hung frustratingly at the foot of my
stairs, and I was now sixty. John, my old climbing partner on so many climbs, had suggested that we might
climb together again.
(1)

John and I had shared so many memorable climbs. My mind went back to the last long climb we had enjoyed
together, which was on the Lliwedd mountain during a June heat wave. The streams had dried up and all the
grasses were burnt yellow by the sun. As we neared the cliff and stopped for a rest, John suddenly
disappeared to return some considerable time later clutching a small plastic bag filled with the coolest,
clearest water that you could imagine.
(2)

We climbed in the shadow of a great cliff. We finally arrived at the top of the climb on the west summit. To
our amazement, we saw that storm clouds were tumbling over the Nantile hills like a huge waterfall, their
progress slow, but threatening.
(3)

We collected the rope and hurried down to our camp, racing against nature. John cooked our dinner as the
first rumbles of thunder sent us hurrying into the tent. A storm in the hills is an experience not to be
missed. We completed our meal, and crept into our sleeping bags. Thunder echoed around the hills
and the lightening lit up the landscape. Sleep would not come and so we lay there marvelling at the
power of nature.

We no longer needed a plastic bag to collect the water. The rain came down in sheets, drumming on the tent,
but we were dry in our man-made cavern, fascinated by the power and majesty of the storm around us.
(4)

Then suddenly I felt a gentle tug on the rope, followed by a more urgent one, suggesting that I should make
a move. “Climbing!” I shouted, and started up the steep slab above. When I neared the top, I could see John’s
feet dangling in space. He had obviously found somewhere comfortable to sit and look at the view.
(5)

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A:
Finally, it died away like the outgoing tide and, in the deepening silence, sleep drifted into the tent.
The next day would bring another adventure.

B:
I took no persuading, and so here I was. The legs didn’t bend so easily now, but the spirit was
more than willing. The thrill of climbing was still the same, and conquering the few feet of rock
was just as exciting as it had always been.

C:
As I got closer, he peered down grinning from ear to ear. “Daydreaming ?” he enquired. Nothing
had changed. Time had marched on and my limbs were a little stiffer, but the hills were the same.

D:
It was heaven. I had wondered what was taking so long; he had found some trickling over mosses
and with great patience had captured half a cup full in the plastic bag. We took it in turns to have a
sip until it had all gone and then plodded across the hillside to our chosen route.

E:
I needn’t have worried: he was up in no time and it was all I could do to take in the rope fast
enough. We set off down the mountains as fast as we dared in the conditions.

F:
We ignored their presence and relaxed in the evening sunlight, watching their relentless progress
out of the corner of our eyes for some considerable time, until the truth suddenly dawned on us:
our heat wave was coming to a sudden end.

G:
What was I saying and what was I doing standing on a thin rock ledge, tied to a spike of rock with
space below my feet and the mountains of Snowdonia spread out before me?

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 PART F

INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following article and then select the correct option (a, b, c, d or e) for
each of the questions 1 to 10..

How to survive a plane crash

Flying may the safest form of transport, but many of the 3,000,000 people who take to the skies every day
are terrified of crashing. However, keeping a few simple things in mind can greatly increase your chances
of survival.
Modern advances in technology now mean that over 90% of plane crashes have survivors.
Some of the things that can help you in the event of an emergency situation are:
Knowing how to undo your seatbelt quickly; it doesn’t work the same as a car seat belt release.
Counting the number of seat rows from you to the nearest two exits; if there is a lot of smoke due
to fire, you won’t be able to see the exits and will have to ‘feel’ your way along.
Make a plan of exit; plan your escape route carefully as soon as you sit down.
Look around and see where your nearest cabin crew are situated; they are the ones who will tell
you what to do.
Many passengers believe that there are certain seats on board an aeroplane that are safer than others but
the truth is that every crash is unique and you can never tell how the plane is going to break up or which
part of the fuselage is going to hit first. The area over the wings is the most structurally reinforced, but if
there is a fire in the engines, the wing area is the worst place you could be as most of the fuel needed for
the flight is stored in tanks in the wings.
Aviation experts believe that remaining composed is essential in any emergency situation and would like to
recommend that passengers pay close attention to the safety announcements given before take off, no
matter how often they fly.
‘Knowing how to adopt the brace position, where to locate your life vest, and being ready to leave your
bags and high heeled shoes behind if you have to evacuate the plane via the inflatable chutes is essential if
you want to be prepared to survive’, say crash specialists.

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1. Aeroplane seatbelts…
a) are difficult to undo.
b) have a similar design to car seatbelts.
c) are the cause of many deaths on planes.
d) undo differently to those in a car.
e) must be left behind when you evacuate.

2. It is best to…
a) try to sit over the wings.
b) sit with your shoes off.
c) get a seat next to the emergency exit.
d) sit near the crew.
e) look around to see where you are sitting.

3. In a crash situation…
a) remain calm at all times.
b) take your shoes and bag with you.
c) run to the nearest flight attendant.
d) put your life vest on.
e) listen to the safety announcements.

4. The fuel stored in the wings…

a) can cause a fire in the engines.
b) can be very dangerous in the case of engine fire.
c) will cause the wings to impact first.
d) might be the cause of many plane crashes.
e) could produce smoke during a crash.

5. As soon as you are in your assigned seat you should…

a) check carefully how to get to the exits.
b) look for your life vest.
c) take off your high-heeled shoes.
d) listen to the safety announcements.
e) plan your route to the bathroom.

6. Who mentions the vital need not to panic in an emergency situation?

a) The writer of the article.
b) The passengers who have survived crashes.
c) The aviation experts
d) The crash experts
e) The cabin crew

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7. According to crash experts one important thin g to do for surviving a plane
crash is to…
a) Knowing the safety drill off by heart is essential for survival.
b) Frequent flyers don’t need to listen to the safety announcements.
c) It is necessary to adopt the correct brace position during a crash.
d) Women should carry their high-heels behind them down the inflatable chutes.
e) Tell the cabin crew if your seatbelt doesn’t work.

8. Which of the following statements is true?

a) Modern technology means that 90% of passengers now survive crashes.
b) Flying is not definitely the safest form of transport.
c) Flying might be the safest way to travel.
d) Flying is the safest way to go from A to B.
e) Modern technology means that you have a 90% chance of surviving a crash.

9. Which of the following statements is not true?

a) Three million air passengers travel daily.
b) No plane crash is the same as another.
c) Only 10% of plane crashes are completely fatal.
d) Most of the flight’s fuel is stored in the wings.
e) There are some seats in safer locations on planes.

10. Which of the people in the article make the following claim?
“A lot of people feel an intense fear of crashing when they fly”
a) The aviation experts
b) The crash specialists
c) The passengers
d) The article writer
e) The cabin crews

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PAPER THREE: WRITING

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The writing paper has three parts. You MUST do all 3 parts. You have 45
minutes to complete the test.

Write in PEN and DO NOT use liquid paper, corrector fluid or corrector tape.

Correct any mistakes very clearly. You may use the back of this paper if you
need to write more.

Count and write the total number of words you use after each task.

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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read this email message that your friend tony sent you yesterday.

From: tonytone@musicone.com
To: friend@englishclub.com

Hi again. How are you ?. We are doing well here and it is very cold. Last night the temperature was
minus 12 degrees centigrade. It is snowing today and everything in the garden is white and clean.
I am making a scrap book of photographs and information about all my friends and I want to ask
you some questions. Can you send the answers to me in your next email please ? Thank you.
Can you tell me all your information; things like when and where were you born ?, how many
brothers and sisters you have ?, what are your parents names ?, have you got any pets. What do
you like to do on weekends and what did you do last birthday ? When is your birthday ?
I will put all this information in my book with the photograph you sent me last summer. Thanks. I
hope you are ok.
Bye for now, Tony

2. Write your reply email here.

You must write between 40 and 60 words.

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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Imagine that you are on vacation in New York.
2. Look at the images below. They show some of the things that have
happened on your trip so far. You can interpret the images as you like.
3. Write a letter to a friend. Describe your trip so far and say what plans
you have made for your last week in New York before you return home.

You must write between 80 and 120 words.

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Situation:
You recently bought a new DVD player in an international department store.
It stopped working within a week of you purchasing it.
Despite it coming with a 6 month guarantee from the store, they are refusing to
replace it saying that it has been ‘misused’, which is not true.

Instructions:
1. Write a letter to the manufacturer’s customer services department
explaining the situation in detail and requesting a solution.
2. Write your letter in the space below.

You must write between 150 and 200 words.

Customer Services Dept.,

Wang-Chung Electronics Ltd.

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THIS IS THE END OF THE WRITING TEST. PLEASE CHECK YOUR WORK
CAREFULLY.
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