‘You will have 10 seconds to read each question and the correspon ding options. Then listen to the recording. After the recording you | will have 10 seconds to choose the correct option. | a a Example. Listen to the conversation. What are the speakers discussing? it a cross in the box next to the correct answer, as in the example. A C1 traffic problems a transportation choices keeping healthy 1. Listen to the news report. Why is she giving information? A _[1__ toremind people of delays on main roads B [1__ te inform people about alternative transport routes c. __ to tell people there are problems with the rail service 2. Listen to the conversation. What is the man advising the woman to do? A [1___ buy tougher greenery B 1 _ avoid the cold weather c protect her flowers better isten to the woman speaking. Where is she? A C1 _— acourt room B _ police station © 1 aminterview room Listen to the conversation. Who is the woman? A [1] the patien’s mother BC thepatien’s doctor C 11 __ the doctor’s friendLISTENING. 5, Listen to the announcement. What is the main purpose? A B c ao Oo to remind people of the rules to tell students about lessons to give details of exam dates 6, Listen to the conversat A B c ao o o tion. What is the woman doing? planning a festival complimenting an event queuing for a ticket 7. Listen to the conversation. How does the customer feel? A c Oo oO o She's satisfied with the meal. She's pleased with the service. She's dissatisfied with the wait. 8. Listen to the message. What is he doing? A c [2 o thanking people for watching the show warning people of closing times advising people to enter the theatre 9, Listen to the people speaking. What is the result of the conversation? A c Oo ao im the man will keep his current contract the man will change his phone and pian the man will accept the better offer 10. Listen to the conversation. What is the result of the phone call? A o I Oo the order arrived on Friday at 2 p.m. the order has not yet arrived the order arrived on Friday at 3 p.m. (10 marks) pe Ne= Section2 ) You will hear a recording about women taxi drivers. Listen to the whole recording once. | Then you will hear the recording again with pauses for you to write down what you hear. rn Make sure you spell the words correctly. (10 marks) Section 3 ) (12-16 You will hear a telephone message. First, read the notes below then listen and | complete the notes with information from the message. You will hear the recording TWICE. e, Example. Marie wants to discuss arrangements for .» only vegetables and salad. 12, Marie's friend doesn’t eat ... 13, Marie asks to change from a... house to a sushi restaurant or salad bar. 14, The restaurants are situated in the. 15. The proposed time to meet at the restaurant is 16, Simon may net be able to meet early as he is. (17-21 You will hear a phone call. First, read the notes below then listen and complete SS [Beanie Phone caer .hast. Minute. Breas... « 17, Holiday destination: Bergen, in 18, Preferred month: 19. Number of previous visits to country: 20. Activity customer would like to experience: 21. Dates of holiday offered: “That is the end of the listening section of the test. Now go on to the other sections of the test. (10 marks) aaaTEST 10 £ / Read each text and put a cross (X) by the missing word or phrase, as in the example. Example. Please do not leave your luggage unattended. All luggage left will be removed and... A[_] broken B [X] destroyed demolished 22. [eave pch up your phone now and ell 08100 898 575. Every pony matters and with your snes WE COUIE help save thousands of ives. AL] savings B [_] donation ¢ [J discount 23. | Bird's Bakery wil be closed all day ths following Friday and Saturday for refurbishment work to take place, The | bakery wil open agin with afresh batch of eakes on Monday the 4th. We apologie (9 all ou eke overs for any ALL] disadvantage BJ comiort C [J inconvenience 24. [The walks trough the open countryside inthe Lake District are superb. Pease by disposing of your rubbish in the bins provided. A[L] people B [_] environment ¢ EJ exupment 25. | smoking is not permitted in any ofthe office buldings. Anyone caughe smoking will face a to £500 and possible legal action by the company. A(] fine B [_] deposit c payment [-The Orient Express the world’s most famous tain. Whether Ids une for a‘once in a ifetime journey. ora shorter trip maybe for just a day, or dinner to celebrate something special fe onboard is very . thoroughly enjoyable, and comes highly recommended. ALL] important BL] memorable core (5 marks)Fai h (a Section 5 ) —— Ce ~ (~ Read the passage and answer the questions below. Put a cross (X) in the box next to the correct answer, as in the example. — My name's George, | have a small problem. I'm still not entirely sure how it happened really, but over the past few years my commute to work has gradually become longer and longer. A swift dash of almost three-and-a-half miles has somehow stretched to a middle-distance push of almost 10. There have been five different stages; three house moves for me and two changes of office. Every time my home has crept that bit further south while my workplace headed north Tm not complaining. For one thing, | know from comments on this blog that many people ride far greater dis- tances to and from work every day. Secondly ~ and this is the obvious one — I like cycling. There are plenty of public transport options for lazy days. No one's forcing me onto the bike. The latest house move, a couple of weeks ago, pushed me about three miles further south than ever before. There are various ways | can plot the route across town, but I'm looking at a good 45 minutes each way, more if use the quiet roads. ‘So far, with the balmy, dry early autumn weather, i's been a breeze. But Im getting a nagging worry about how I'l feel, say, in January, when the nights start to close in and every trip involves donning Michelin Man layers of thermals, or the rain teems down. This is when a near-hour ride each way will, certainly, feel that much more difficult than one taking 25 minutes. How do I stop the commute feeling like a grind? Much as | may try to escape the city on weekends, urban rid- ing forms the bulk of my cycling miles and Id hate to fall out of love with it. ‘What tips can you marathon commuters give me? How can I keep the fun in my ride? Example. What is true about George? A [K]__ he cycles to work everyday B 1 te lives very close to work C1 __ he enjoys his journey by bike 27. Why does George's journey become longer? A the weather in winter is worse than in autumn B [7] he works in different places across the city c 1 _heand his work place have moved further apart 28. What is George's reason for cycling? A hehas always enjoyed eyeing 8 1 transport links are very poor C1 tisjob forces him to do so cE)(s Section 5 (continued) } 29. How does George describe the current weather? (very wet and windy BE _ warm, pleasane and dry c dark and very cold 30. How does George think he'll dress in January? A — 1 inwith much fewer layers 8B — 1 __inwith thick, heavy clothes ¢ C1 _inwith one thermal outfit 31. What is the writer hoping to gain from this passage? A advice to improve his enjoyment of commuting BE help with directions for a better eyle route CE ideas for how to cycle more often in winter (5 marks) [ Section 6 va) —— — le below and answer the questions. J Police say many people fall victim to break-ins after popping out for a few minutes and forgetting to lock up. Figures show that 13 percent of all burglaries are “walk-ins”; criminals enter through the front door. ‘According to Superintendent Martin Rusling: “A burglar will look for an easy way to get in that ‘won't take long or stir suspicion.” “The work of a central taskforce launched last year against break-ins is being switched to local bor- cough officers. The central squad has helped cut the number of break-ins in the five months since April by more than 10 per cent. “There are about 60,000 burglaries each year in London. Police are targeting students and the ‘elderly in particular to alert them to the dangers of leaving doors unlocked. ‘Example. What type of burglary is surprisingly common? 32. What do criminals try to avoid? 33. When did Police start their safeguard work? 34, By how much has crime now fallen? 35. Who, do the police think, are most at risk of being targeted?aid > ZL / Come the information report below and answer the questions. Enc and Kaquel lve in Brazi's biggest city, Sa0 Paulo, but although their schools are just 4Okm (25 miles) apart, there is a world of difference in the education they are getting. Raquel goes to a private school. "I feel that students want to learn,” she says. Her brightly painted school buildings are spaced around shady courtyards, well cared for and decorated with pupils’ art work. ‘Across town in Sao Paulo's poor eastern suburbs, Eric, also 16, lives in a slum where drug dealers rule. He lives close to his school but it is a walk along poor streets and past burned out cars. Pupil performance statistics for last year here in this big grim graffti-covered building were among the 20 worst in Sao Paulo. "Nobody here is motivated, not even the teachers. How can that happen? These teachers are the people who have to prepare the doctors and engineers of the future.” Example. According to the article, what is different about the two children? education they are getting 37. What environment does Eric live in? 38. How does Erie’s school rate overall? 39. What is the main problem at Eric’s school?How teenagers can help the community Have you ever wanted to help out more where you live or in the wider community? There are many things that you can do! Help cook and/or serve a meal at a homeless shelter if you live in a city, then regardless of size there is bound to be atleast one institution which helps homeless people by providing meals, beds and other services. You might help prepare or distribute meals, help organ- Be food or stock the pantry. Look in the phone book for a local homeless shelter if you're interested Clean up an unused car park or area of land. There is always a piece of land which has been neglected, where people dump their rubbish. Have you ever thought how nice it would be to create a park there? Why don't you get a group of friends together and speak to your local council about helping to clean up, You could even recruit the locals ofthe town. Plant flowers or trees where the whole neighbourhood can enjoy them Set up a recycling system for your home We throw away a huge amount of waste each year from our own homes, from plastic to cans to cardboard [All these materials go straight to a landfil, where they may take many years to rot down. Not only that but the waste releases high levels of carbon. To avoid this, at home try to separate your rubbish into different types, then take it to a recycling centre, where they can dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way. Create a campaign to encourage biking and walking Taking the ear or bus to school or work is not only bad for your health but it also damages our environ- ment, Encouraging people to walk their normal distance or even cycle, will help everyone in the long run “Try persuading your council to hold a ‘no transport day’. where you can only walk or cycle. Example. The web article gives teenagers some advice on You can help homeless people if you meals. Ii you are interested in helping the homeless cheek your for local shelters. 42. If you want pleasant surroundings try clearing up a disused 43. The whole neighbourhood would benefit from planting @ e 44, If you want to help the environment and cut carbon emissions start a 45. A specially built recycling centre will dispose of rubbish in a(n) 46. If you enjoy keeping fit while protecting the environment, try to to work, TT That isthe end ofthe reading section of the test. Now go on to the other sections of te test (7 marks)Use the information in Section 7 to help you write your answer. _ ee = 47. You have read the web article on helping the community. You decide to send the article to a friend. Write an email to your friend to go with the article. Write 70-90 words and include the following information: © say why you would like to help your community ‘suggest some activities you could do together to help * say how both of you could benefit from taking part in these activities Write your answer here. Do not write outside the box. (10 marks)WRITING Section 9 —. | Choose ONE of the topics below and write your answer in 100-150 eras) EE 48. A) You read this on a website specialising in trekking holidays and decide to write a response. We're very interested to hear about outdoor holidays so we can exchange information between our site users. Have you been anywhere interesting recently? Ifso, tell us about it. | 48. B) You see the following on your university website and decide to write an answer. Where to go? Have you found any fun, cheap places to go to with friends? Tell us about them! Write about a cheap place to visit. Write your answer here. Do not write outside the box. (10 marks)