FIRST ee ee ENGLI Ce ee WITH ANSWERS EXAMINATION PAPERS FROM UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ia CU rg TAKE OFF ENGLISH SCHOOL PET et em se em mT te teTest 1PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) Patt ‘You are going to raad a magazine artcle in which a famous chet talks about the immporiance al goor service in restaurants, Choose the most su‘able heading from the list A-1 for each part (1-7) of the article, There is one extra heading you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Time well spent strong sense of volvement A Accatal figure B Apoilloy forthe times © Sedh butnot heard D Afairer system E Playing tenght part F « # ‘The deciding factor Al-round improvementAt your service Top chef and restaurant owner Giancarlo Curtis talks about what he looks for, apart from good food, when he eats out. Recently, | went iain a restaurant near my home Where Uhave eaten several Imes over the years, It sed to have old-ahioned tradtiandletye, butt has lust reopened aftar ning completely rancvated. The new suroundings seen to have dven a iit to ‘everything, Irom tie *oad cooked ba now chet from Brttany in Frarce, lo the almosphere and the Gually of the service Many nouts of Behind-the-scenes work must Rave gore into getting tha serv ce so qood. The staff were ‘ory pleasant eng the speed wath which ey reacted le customers’ nzeds was excellent. When someone ‘sneezed, a box of tissues appeciad. | have never ‘06n that before in @ restaurant. ‘76 preparation nas erainly pad oft eg Pe Bit we ore taleng aboik modem, urstury sovdes titi 6 ol four walls hovering around your fais making you nervous, but @ reaxes arosance, avin you ta esing there is someone there anc providing help ard advice whor you noes There is & fine diaincion botwecn a server anda cena, ands whale best wstor ras learn 0 apprecale. S Although they nave to ue commercial, tha most popular restaurants alm (3 provide the king of reception, comfort and consideration you would give to cemecne coming fora dinner eary at your Fone, Serve 1s not about the conectnoss of knvves. and forks and glasses — people tealy oon't care about ‘thoae things any moro nowadays ie about puting ‘people at Iheir ence. Twenty yeats ago when people went out to restaurants, they probably never set eyes on the etal ~ probably didn’ even «now his ame, But Ihe person they do mow was tho head walker. Ho was tho impetan one, the person who could get you tha best table, whe could impress your frends by recog sing you when you arrivod, ——e tt ___; Things have changed, but | think what is going to happen wilh s9 many good new restaurants opening tree cays is that tre walters are going to become very important again. The leval of sevice i what ie ‘going to distinoulsh one restaurant rom ar aires What's mo‘, walling staff need to have a stake in the ‘uceoes of the antoraise. 1 rocitecd that when | ‘opened my own restaurant The slall, chefs. and vwakors dio all the dzcoraling and the lowers themselves and ft worked well becauee the tight atmosphere had been created by pace who cared, Above all, the wating tat shouls be consistent, which 19 vivy | heve almays preterted the custom of ppating an optional sence charge on the bill valhe’ ‘than relying on discretionary tips, go that al the stall eel vauied. | dant Ike the kine of situntion where the’e ie competion going on, wth one star walt™ trying to ousshire the rest. Thal avects tno qualty ef the service as a whole.Part2 You are going to read a magazine artice about an artist who paints flowers, For questions 6-14. ‘choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text Mark your enswors on the separate answer sheet, tine 12 Artist Susan Shepherd is best kmown tor hher flower paintings, and the large garden, Usat surrounds her house is the source of many of her subjects. It is full of ber favourite lowers, most especially varieties of tulips and poppies. Some of the plants are unruly and seed themselves all over the garden. There is a harmony of colour, shape and structure in Lhe two long ilower borders that line the paved path which crosses the garden Irom east to west. Much of this is due to the previous owners. who were keen gardeners, and who lelt plants that appealed to Susan, She also inherited the gardener, Danny. “In fact, 1 ‘was really lis garda,” she says, We goton very well Abfirst he would say, "Oh, its not ‘wort It” to some of the things I wanted to, pur in, Lut when T said | wanted to paint ‘them, he recognised what Thad in mind. Susan profers to focus on detailed studies of individual plants rather than, on Uke yarden as a whole, though she will ‘ecasionally paint 2 group of plants where they are. More usually, she picks them and then takes them up to wer studi. " don’t set the whole thing up al once," she says, I take one flower out and paint it, which might take a few days, and then I Dring In another one and build up the painting thal way. Sometimes it takes a couple of years to finish.” Her busiest time of year is spring and early summer, when the tulips are out, followed by the poppies. “They all come ‘out together, and you're so busy, she An eye for detail says, But the gradual decaying process is algo part of the fascination for hes. With tulips. for example, ‘vou bring them in anc put them in water, then Ieave Uiem for perhaps a day and they each form themselves into different shapes. ‘they nen out and are fantastic, When you first put them in a vase, you think they are horing, but they change all the time witk twists and turns Susan fas always been interested ir plants: "I did botaay at school and used te collect wild Jowers from all around the countryside,’ sie says. ‘wasn particularly interested in gardening ther in faet, | didn't like garcen flowers thought they were artificial ~ 10 me, the only real ozs were wild.” Nowadays. the garden owes much to plants tha originated In far-off Tands, thougis they Seem as much at home in her garden a: they did in China or the Himalayas. She has 4 come-whatmay attitude to the garden, rather like af affectionate au who 8 quite happy for children to ru: about rndisciplined 2s long as they doa do any serious damage. With two forthcoming exhibitions 1 prepare for, and a ready supply of subjec™ ‘material at her back doar, finding time t work in the garden has been difheur recently, She now employs an extr gardener bul, despite the need to pain: she knows | tial, to maintain he Connection with her subject matter, "yo. have Lo get your hands dirty’10 " 12 13 4 In the first paragraph, the wrlter describes Susan's garden as having caused problems for the previous owners having a path lingd with flowers. needing a lot of work to kegp il looking altracti being only partly finished pow> Whel does ‘this’ in line 12 refer to? the position of the path the number of wile plants the position of the garden the harmony of the planting com> What does Susan say about Danny? > He felt she was interfering in his work. B He immediately understood her feelings” © He was recommended by the previous owners, D__He was slow to see the point of soms of her ideas, What is Susan's approach to painting? ‘A. She will wait until a flower is ready 10 be pieked before painting i. B She likes to do research on a plart before she paints i. She spends all day painting an individual flower. 1D She creates ner paintings in several stages, Susan thinks tha: tulips A ae nore colowtut and boker shaped tran other flowers, B are nct easy to paint because they change so quickly, © look bost come time aftor thoy nave boon cut. D__ should be keo! in the house for as long as possible. How does the writer describe Susan’s atbiuds to her garden? A She thinks children should be allowed to eno B She prefers planting wildflowers from overseas. ©. She likes a certain amount of disorder D_ She dikes aritcism of ner planting me-hads, Whe: point is Susan making in the final paragraph? H's essential to find the time to paint even if there is gardening to be done Is important not to leave the gerdening entirely to other people, H's good to have expert help when you grow plants, Is hard ta co exhibitions i there are not enough plants ready in the garden, coopPart 3 ‘You are going fo teas a magazine article abaul swimming with dolphins. Fight paragraphs have been removed ftom the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-| the one which ‘its each gap (15—21). There is one extra paragraph whien you do not need to use, Thero is an example al the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answor sheet. Dolphins in the Bay of Plenty Sivinineing witk gmups of daipkins, knoven as ‘pads’, is becoming a popular holiday activity for the advendurous tourist. Qué travel correspondent reparis. "You must remember that ese dofphias are wit. They Tees Ee] Uae es | Peecommindbptin we see se is Heck ‘pmo idy gry loner body, anda 'ong sno. We had been tll that i? they wece in Feeding mood we wouk! et. shore ervourt wich fem. hut thoy were bein lay then isd leat a long 28a bors. Soon we were inthe mid ofa me larger 0 th bolphins all arguad us. The fast anoup of sx eviramets pulor ter snorkels, sipped af the hack a? boat ar ‘sum off oovads ther, silty was ta est, bat the ln clckiag: scans and the highepitched squeak were wnuaing =aagh The dolphins cid net soem bothered by my presouce in the water nave ther, Semotims they would rush by $0 lose ik {emul fect he pressure wave an they passed. 1 personally found i more rewarding 1 Ht oa tke bow of the boat nd watch as she snface of Ce sea ann filled with ace pextetlyarchig dolphin hicks Somme be more advuncod sucdkellrs were aale Io dive down, ‘vith these dolphin, an expstionce they eles enjoy noe, they are very wclabe animale always supposing each cther Within the pod. The gaides ar beginning i scopnise soir af the fa dtp hy the meekings in seit hacks, ypearnime anor Uae some individuals [ i Unaeed. the pod we hod found, on som Ridden signal wrnel away fron: he boa and esd fine same direction Pgh speed, We Watched 2 hundreds backs broke through the water surface ate same ie Fissppearing ie the distance ‘Thee ha fry finshed feediny and wore coment to ply ongside 23 tiey shoe wx he way hore, The sae bev dows, aid ay eack dolphin bese dhe surtae of (he water eu exhale. a tainbaw wou! form fora few ‘cuore mist was an enchanting expeviene="This esa magical expecionce ara ine i dee wel limi, every etic get meqeal Share We spit the nex! hour pestiog in and fouce the Moat and visking her ch An extited shrick fed us all a try something than ‘one gir! hed ust scowered, snd we all rushed 0 Dang fetes the Fons soa iky pla testes would ie ther A sotisr plane circled ube te bay, ookiag for large pod of delphi to det us towards. On dees, we Watched fs splashes oa he surrace ofthe Those ince motes gently guiding their you's ahimgide- ctor inured (row 431Re Dot et prouily shaw’ 0 thoi bahie, Ye. when they Foeore horas wih paving hey leave Aer 20 inte. ne sighed our Fs small pol “The coiphns same rushing Lowards the Post -svinwns alongside and overtaking is ust bey ‘ould ston the boas bose was “However, woacing dhs creaues iestromgly ‘iseouragee. Thi despite te ae hat doipins Ina «srry fly zoputton, de ave peverbaen Gyown be uparessive towards amon beings me wild [Eventual was me to lave, andthe boat Deaged ack tw por. As we slowly motored slong, we picked upaaniber pod, Whit Was Joined by more ane me dopa amb ws Fad a beige xeon. Aor ive rama, thul grou was signaled beekto (he Boet 2 got reas ty side mo the water with the noe i svamimers, leaving tte exci chur the fest roup behind. |Lwasin Whakatane a the Buy of Plemy [New Zeal sich fst hear he pie for chose who want aclosscacoanle ith dolphinsPart 4 Youare going lo read amagazine article inwhich five people talk about railway journeys, Farquestions 22-88, choose Irom the pacple (A~E). The people may be chosen more than once. When rore thar Cone ariswer is required, these may be given in any order. There 's an example at the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which person or people found on returring years later that nothing hac changed? ‘was unaible to count on the train service? enjoyed the company of Iellow passengers? found the views rom the train dramatic? vreleomed a chance to relax on the big? was never disappointed by the journey? hhas a reason for feeling gratetul to one special train? travelled on a railway which is no longer in regular service? regretted not going on a particular tain top? sad to travel on the railway whonever possible? leamt an interesting piece of information on a ain journey? took a train which travelled from one country to another? says thatthe ray had been looked ater by unpaid heipers? was once considered nol old enough to travel by train?On the rails Five celebrities teil Andrew Morgan their favourite memories of railway journeys. i? ead Hellin love rith thesouth of France along time agoand try to get back theres often ast can. ‘There's ajoca tran from Cannesalong the coast which crosses the border with Italy. Ittakes you past some of the mostamazing seascapes. Irnever matters what the weather slike, or what time of the year itis, itisalwaysencharting. Outofthe other window aresome of the besthack gardens and resi¢encesin the wholeof Frace. You fee! like someone peeping into the property of the rich andamous. The travellers themselves are always lively because there san interesting mixof tourists anc local, all with different itinararias bbutoll admirers of the areathtaking journey, B ees Ihave enjoyed s0 many rail journeys through the years, but if Thad to pick a favourite it would be the Nile Valley Express, which runs acrossthe desert of northern Sudan. The one misfortune in myyouth, growing up in South Attica, was ‘isting out an 2 family train journey Team Cepe Town to the Kruger National Park. Twas regarded 2s being too young and troublesome > > > > > ‘tumed out marked whole put further ettect underestimate: mean oroates gain up amouncing by far notice gathered came off distinguished full place lower think shapes make ‘through inforning atleast regard caught ° oo 0 oo on OD 2 Oo 8 went out poled entire served wider role decrease ‘suppose reams actieve on instructing ‘even though allention rawn put off indicated al share mislead express forms get to notifying forall view recelved 1BPart 2 For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best ‘its each space. Use ‘only one word in each space. There is an example at the neginning (0), Write your answers on the separate answer sheet, VANCOUVER Vancouver in western Canada is named (0) aft" Captain George Vancouver of the Batish Royal Navy. However, Captain Vanccuver was not the tat European (16) ......... visit the area. The coast (17) already bosn expiored by the Spanish. Captain Vancouver did (18) .. ‘spenc many days there, even (19) ........ he was warmly welcomed by the Iccal people anc the ‘sconery amazed him and everyone else (20) ..... was travaling with him. ‘The soenery sill amazes visitors to (1) city of Vancouver today. First-time visitors who 18 (22) soos Search of breathtaking views (23) ........ usually directed lo a beach which is about ton minutes (24) ...... the city centre. There, looking out over the sailing bosts racing across the blue water, visitors see Vancouver's towering skyline backed by the magnificent ‘Coast Mountains, Then they sigh andl say, 't's (25) beautiful that | want to stay forever You can't blame them. The city is regularly picked by Intemational travel associations (28) nse One of the world’s best tourist destinations. They are only confirming what ina two nilion residents aod eight millon tcurists visitng Greater Vancouver (27) single year already Know: there is simply (28)... other plage on earth quite (29)... i HES Not JUDE the gorgeous setting where mountains meet the sea that appeals to people, (30) aso Vancouver's wide range of sporting, cultural and entertainment faciesPart 3 For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence go that it has a similar meaning to the frst sentence, using tho word given, Do not change the word given. You must uss between two and five words, including tha word given. Here is an example (0). Example: © A vey foray taxi driver drove us into town, driven We. co neu very friendly tax diver, “The space can be filed by the words ‘were driven into tovin by’ so you write: ‘Wiite only the missing words on the separate ansvrer sheet 81 ‘Don't sit n front of the computer fer too Jong,’ our teacher told us. warned Ourteacher in front of the computer for too tong. 32 We got lost coming home from the jeisure centre. way We couldn't csocnommnanne fOM the leisure centre, 33 I tried as hard as | could to keen my promise to thern. bost ' ~~ break my promise to them. 34 Mary didn't find difficulty it difficult to pass her driving test Mary had .. serena smn hee diving test| always ust Carla's advies. somebody Carla o _-- advice | always trust We appear to have been given the wrong address. as oe we have been given the wrong address, | coulcin’t understand the instructions for my new video recorder. sense The instructions tor my new video recorder didn't — 2 me. Stephen didn't realise that the city centre was @ bus ride away. necessary What Stepher failed to realise i Yo catch a bus to the city centre, ts. pity we didn’t do more aport vinen | was at school, could wish that annem More sport wher | was at school He deseribed the hotel to us in detall, dotailed Ho. - esnie + Of the hotaPart 4 For quast ons 41~58, read the text below and ‘ook carefully al euch line. Some of the fines are correct, and some have a word which should not be thora li a line is correct, ut a tick (7) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, wite the word on the separate answer sheet. There are to examples at the beginning (0 and 00) Examples: 00 a ARFOSSSSEERSRESE FRIENDSHIP believe that nothing matters as much as having a couple of really good friends. They help you feel like good about yourself and they'll always listen to your problems for hours on end, Since thete are ‘rionds for different reasuns, for different ages and stages in ife. New made friends and “best’ frends, trends for playing tennis and going to the ciiema with - all ‘of us are dependent on having fiends, $0 how and why do we make up friends? Psychologists tel! us thet we prefer those we see as sharing with ‘our views and altitudes and who are similar to us in ar age and background, though not necessarily in any personally. We see our friends #s reflecting ‘ourselves, or that what we would like to be. This cat be particularly Imporant when we are teenager's, Many of people ~ and I'm no exception — regard their oldest friends as their closest. | have a fens 80 that I've known since some schooldays. She lives in Australia and we rarely soe much each other. However, an my last birthday we got together In Paris and nave spent a worderful wookend sightseeing and taking, ‘We will know that, no malter how many years go by when we do net get together at all, the sare level of friendship always remans. 7Part 5 For quostions §6~65, road the text balow. Use the word given in cap: Is al the end of each line to form a word trat fits n the space in tne same line, There is an oxample a the begining (0). ‘White your answers on the separate answer sheet. AJOB WITH RISKS Have you ever been te the cinema and wandered in (0) 2M 2221125 how ‘iim sters manage to perform (56)... a¢ts Ike jumping off buildings or driving at great speed’ They con’, of course. The real (67)... are usualy stunt mon _ by standing in . demanding and, before oF Women, who can 2am a very goed (58). Jor the stars when necessary. The work is (59) {qualifying for this job, they have to (60) ...... tel ability in six sports including sking, riding and gymnastics. Naturally, (61)... and timing are impertant andl everything is planned down to the 62) deta, In a scene which involves a complicated series of actions, there is 20 time for (63)... mistakes. 4 stunt man or woman often has only one chance of getting things right, (64)... fim stars, who car always flim a scone (68) ...... until it gains the director's approval. AMAZE DANGER, PERFORM. uve INCREDIBLE PROOF TINY CARE UKE REPEATPAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part { You will bear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C} 1. You overhear a young man talking shaut his first job. How did he feel in his first job? A. bored B confused © enthusiastic 2 You hear a racio anncuncemiant about a cance company. What are listeners ocing invited to? pg A ashow Batali © apary 2 You overtisar 2 woman talking te aman about something that happened to her Who was she? ‘A apedestrian B acriver © apasseriger 4 You near a woman talking on the radio sbout her work making wildte fms, What is her main point? ‘A Being in the eight place at the right time is a matter of Luck 1B More time is spent planning than actualy fling. C Ibis worthwhile spending time preparing. 19‘You hear part of a travel programme on the radio, Where 's the speaker? A outside a cate B bythessa © onalake ‘You overhear a woman talking about a table-tennis table in 2 sports shop. What does she want the shop assistant ta do about her table-tennis ‘able? A provide her with a new ons B have tt put together for her © give her the money nack ‘You hear part cf an interview with a businesswoman, What is her business? A hiring out boats B hiring out caravans. © building boats: You hear'a man talking on the radio. Who is talking? A anactor B ajournalist © alheztre-gosrPart 2 You wll hear a radio interview with Mike Reynolds, whase hobby is exploring underground places such as caves. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. Cavers explore underground pisces such as mines und “Tg | as woll as caves. I Wher cavers camp underground, they choose places which have In the UK, the place Mice likes best for caving is 1. 4 available. ‘As a physical activity, Mike compares caving to Cavers can pay as much as £20 for a suitable Cavers can pay as much as £50 for he right kind of Mike recommends buying exoancive “FRE to avid having acct, Caving sve for people o | Some caves in Britain aro called ‘places of . ‘The need for safety expleins why people don't organise cavingPart 3 ‘You wil hear five different people talking about their wotk on a cruise ship. For questiens 19-23, choose irom the list {A-F) whal each speaker says about their work. Use the letters only once. ‘There is one extra letter which you do not need to use A. One aspect of my job is less interesting than others Speaker 1 19 B_ Myjob involves planning for the unexpected: Spoaker 2 i © Youhave to be sociabe to do my job : Speaker 3 DI don' like routine in my working Ko. _ Spoakor 4 B E Thore’s not much wort 10 do during the day. Speaker 5 F | provide passengers with a souvenir of thair trip.Part 4 You will hear a radio discussion in which four poople are talking about the advertising of children’s toys on television. For questions 24-30, decide which views are expressed by any of the spoakers and which are not. Wite VES for those views which are expressed, and NO for those which are not expressed. 24 Most young ch kiren are aware when advertiswinemis are being shown (on tolesision 25 There are fewer lay advertisements on British television than there used to be, 26 Parents are ssiending increasing amounts of their money on traditional toys. 27 Advertisers have fo indicate the aciual size of toys advertised on television. 28 Chilean would be less influenced by toy advertisements if Mey wore oniy shown after 6.00 pm 29° Advertising encourages children to lose interest in their toys very quickly. 90 Eviderce shows that mest people are worried about toy advertising ‘on television, 23Test 2PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 4 You are going fo read a newspapor article about an isfanid in the Iris’ Sea, called ihe Isle of Man, which is fast becoming cere for film-making, Choose [rom Ihe lst A-H the sentence which best summarses each par: (1-6) of the article. There is ane extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0), Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. A Thenew film industry's not expected to ake big profits immediately B_ The new film industry has resuited in some ertic'sn of the island's geveenment. © twas initially difficult to persusde film-makers to use the sland, DThe island is aleacly able to compete with other film= making centres E Filrn-makers are able to find 2 wide rarge of sattings: for their films on the island, F More investment is planned as the new film industry becomes estaalshed, G Financial reasons have made flm companies see the island asa good place to make new films, H_ The island!s innabitants are keen to be involved with, the new film inoustry,TREASURE ISLAND Only 73,0) people live on the Isle of Man, but several thousind of them have registered with Jay Dee Promotions. This is the casting and extras ageney Joh Bunks and his wife Pat tun to servie= the fim industry that has suddenly taken off om the istind, Banks does not know exactly how ‘muy clients he bas he is wou busy te count th And Jay-Dee ig only one of three such agencies iat haXe sprung up an the last year or two. __| Unui, revendy th island's principal contibutions to cinema were a comedy about motorcycle racing, aud The Monmoen, one of Allred Hitelieock’s silent movies. But producers have now discovered a important reason to uncercake the inconvenient voyage io the middle of the Trish Sen money. Tn the pact couple of years, che Isle of Man government has lent over £6 $ million of public money 10 Bla companies. IF a fn is ssucoess then the Iske of Mau wil receive w share of the prafits. This has tumed the island into an. ollsliure Holywood, ‘Only one film was made in 1995, Two in 1996, but there were no fewer than eleven in the following, year. However, from the seginuin, yhu Tle oF Man govemmint has followed the stratcey of Hollywood, where the ru‘e of thumb as that f avory teo litms, seven will lose money, one will ‘cover ifs east, one will provide modes! returns, and che venth, itis hoped, will be an enormous hit 3 An island 49 klometrys long. with co history of hn production, is suddenly turning out the same number of films as the Scottish fim industry. which has buge pool of local talent and an infrastructure tuat has evolved aver the years. However, was always the intention of the Isle of Man government (o [ure productions auray om England, Scotland and Ireland. “4 ie Producers have suddenly dicovered tho affvent litle holiday isioad to bo the perest location Tor seemingly any fim, It kas doubled. for Cornwall Hamburg, Syduey Harbour an the ninetsenth comtury, rial Ireland end iones The word ‘shiny’ in-line 14 deseribes A. the look of the hands. B the size ct the hands. © the fee! of the hard, 1D. the tempevature of the hands. ‘Seymour says that most tanneries today have been running for over a hundred years. are located in very old build ars dependent cn older workers. stil use traditional methods com> ‘What does Seymour admire abou! Ivs father? > his educationa! background B his knowledge of history Chis enthusiasm fer tho business D_ his ski's a giovernaker Whon sho was a schoolgirl, Mare mado hor paronts laugh. ‘was intelligent but lazy, easily forgat what she had learned, was hard-working and enthusiastic goa>Part 3 ‘You are going to read a newspaper article about human beings getting taller. Eight sentences have been removed from the arficle. Choose from the sentences A the ane that fits each gap (14-20), “There is one extra senterice which you do no! need to use. There is an example al the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, De CCM Cee oO em aD mo cy Commis Greense wis tounaen ween he cold his cre teacher be wanted co joia the navy when be Ket schook "wha jou want eo be?” arked he teacher ok the boy op ame cow, “Ihe fagpote on « ship.” The easher hada point ~ because Chal, though sil only founeen, ‘va lready almost two metres ul Boery dzcada, ine average heighe of people im Europe wows asother centimetre, Fvery yea. more and more tral big people ae bw, Incl, hides mea, oomarity i producing anew supse cae. GAZ] (Only nar ae we lenin the effects of generations oF Poot diet with Utamatie eee, "We are omy now beginning to fill cur proper potent and wre reuching the dimensions programmed by our bade,” says pelicontelogist Proemr Chay Stinger. “We ure booaring Coc-Magaons ugsin— he poop e whi lvoe on this planet 10.000 years ane” For mit of human fis, cur ancesons got thsi oo from e wie variety of sours: women gthered evs fete wid betes, while en sippterenied these wa ‘opmiiral Kills of animals ca way of ite all opted by the ovis Few remaining ikea of buctr-pathrers) FERRET JMen atout 9,000 years agp, agezuiute ‘wes inverted — wilh eventing conseqnences. Mos: of the ples queen places Taye Doe gradually cake over by farmorg, wit the eval tat ust tee eatohyerae Fich plans ~ whca, rice and msire = pide sea teifol thy elories consumed by the hear re today, Over the ceaues we have Lived ox ‘sue, paidpes and breeds that have le as uederfed ana timderdevelopel Ia one sly of skeletons of American India it Onio,soleausts discovered thar when chey began to grow can elthy huwerpaicrers were tral Jno siekly, derwedpbt turers. Toots decay ineressed, tw cll uieases. Far fom being one oF ths blessings of te Now World, cor was public health disaster oxeordice some ancirepologiss. PAE] the feet that mast pesple relying om {Gis eysea we poorly nourbked aad stuaed bas only recently been racked. even by the wie’ seater Pavans, Only tm Eup, he US and aru ge dots pia reflotiag the richness of our arcesny dit, As a osu, she averege mun in te US is now 1795! jo Holland T8¥exn, asd in Sepa I? fem. Mk iy a wwelame fend, thong nol Ghoul KS ow prOblenm ct A sianrd bed length se remained at Toke sce TRO, while the height ota dcor wes xc 9Sem x ISS) ven worse, Ieg-or in plans and craigs seans to have shrunk eather thew sown, hile clothes menefacnress ee consitnly havlg w revise thee range al prints, “Tae question ist bore wi tall ond? We ear mot grow oe ever [SAE] | Bo what in According ww Robot opel, of Chieawo Unisercty, cod be 26 much as Tem — and we are Lisly 12 reach it some time this century Voncicr, aicrins ahd ome mite of quiflenion eaidiae may be growing taller becaane of erro swarfion, fas a specea we ae actielly inking Sheoh very sgl), During the ln ee age, 10,000 years 250, members of the hanan race were sig ly itureer aad llr ~ an evliioney response 4 te old Lange tnd ouies are best a Kees i ase) BEES] } Anda the plenctctninuen tical up. ne thay Grn oven futons oer word, ie growth nf finan beings cold be eet sy glo] arming 30‘We must have soi pre rarimed upper Tr. Asthey beset fon peopl expe in huse iwaieble. Sages in agri thi wide eae af ode In taste we rotoming w war we ere Teas “This poorcler hs had disatous effect a ra heal aind hysigue, Since he climate warmed we appear 0 hme go slighy hiner und sealer, ove when popes te [Nevertheless from then on agriculture spread because a piece ot farmed lad couie support ten Limes the rurnber of people wl had previously Luvs oft aati gatheret, (Ove research sy orth they eed their let cen 88 drone wild plans, or exile Heighis may hove sen, bot the werd as nat nove on, seems ‘Vosay. ob 2era he i Betis Ulett, aPart 4 ‘You are going to read a9 arficle aboul guidebooks (o London. Fur questions 21-88, choase from the guidebooks (A-G). Tha guidebooks may be chosen more than once, When more than one ansvier fs required, these may be given in any order. Trore is an exampla at the baginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Of which guidebook(s) is the following stated? [tis frequently revised. itis quite expensive, not aimed at incal peopie. lis appearance is similarto ather books by the same publisher. iteontains some errors. itis reasonably priced | showe great eethusiaem forthe oy. thas always boon produced with a particular market in mind, itis written by people who have all the latest information, tis written in a friendly style Itis part of the first series of its kind to be published omits some sights which should be included. contains more information than thor guides. It might appeal to London residents. Its information abou places to ext 's enjoyable to read, RBLondon Guidebooks Visitors to London, which has so much to offer, need all the help they can get. Alastair Bickley takes his pick of the capital’ guidebooks. Guidebook A Informal and familiar in tone. this valuabte book hres much toate. Produced by the same peuple who put together London's principal listings mazine, this is mghe up 40 date with whats hheppening in the city — very much "is home round, Weis concise enough to eater for those Sioying for est a couple of days, yet covers all areas of inleat Lo visio in’ an admirably Conclensedl and approachab e way. On balance this isthe sing e most nanriy bene ta have with you in Lend, Guidebook B This hook is besutifilly illustrated, with cutaway diagrams of buildings and bird’s-eye-view itineraries reer than plasn maps. This s¢ macie| cf the lear professional design that is. the recognisable trademark oi ths series. ils coverage ithe main sightstsstrong, and visually i's a real [real ~a delight to own as a practical suide. I's a bit pricey But well worth a look. Guidebook C Prcbably the bextsuited ‘or @ long’sh stay in the city. This guide sumasses its competitors in ils sheer depth of knowledge anvl in thy dota i provides. I's partcularly handy forthe thorough stroller wth plensy of dime on his or Fer hands, covering vinlually every ouilding, or manurneat of any interes! — and with wel drawn maps of each area. I's coverage o' all types of restaurants, which encourcges yau to go but and uy them, can also be appreciated: from the comfort of your armchair. Guidebook D ln many ways, this serviceable guide is broadly omparable 0 the othe* guides hut, whereas many of them feel as thaugh they come from the ‘imide’, this feels geared owards visitors tro elsewhere in the Engl'sh-speaking word, It nas its strengths, offering decent coversge of te 8, museums and Inexpensive places to eat. Guidebook E I is astonishing ~ and perhaps the jreatest uribute one can pay to London as a chty— that's possihie to have a higr-cunlty holiday there and seawely spend. anything on adinission charges. In this guid, the obvious bargains (ational Gallery, Britsh Museum, ec) are alrnost lost among an impress ve range of places which cost noting to visit, t should pay more attention to the numerous wandetful churches in the City of Loncon bur otherwise this sa mas forthe seriously budget conscious or the Londoner wha 's looking ior something silferent (Vike me). The book self isn't quite ree, BUA at £4.95, i's not far off it. Guidebook F This fs the latost in tho longest standing geries of budget guides and, umike its competitors, itis alll detinitely simed ot young backpackers, Its description of the sights is less detailed than most and the accuracy of some oF the information is surprising y poor for such a regularly updated publication. manages ta cram in everything of signi ane! is shongly weighted twatds practicali¥es and entertainment Guidebook G Hero is a guide which comes wih a distinct personality “other than following ihe sive ofthe Series lo which it belongs.” It is chat, companionable, opinionated crammed ‘ull of Fistory and anecdetes es sve as practieal ior ation, lean best dksuiue the experience fur thar’s what i 19) of reading this hook as tollows: imagine ariving in town and being taken hand by 2 local who is determined 20 Show you the best of everything and io give you he heneiito' their considerable experience of a city for which they obviously hald’s passion.PAPER 2 WRITING (1 hour 30 minutes) Part1 ‘You must answer this question, 1 Some British people are cor group's visil. ng to your area anu you lrave been asked to help organise the Read the extract from a letler you have received from Mrs Davidson, the leader of the group, and the notes youhave made. Tren write 2 leiter to Ms Dauidson, using all your notes. We pla co ative on July 2, and will eave on July 7, Are these the best dates? = Great! Festival The il be made up of 12 fee ee group will be made up of 12 teunagers Itoeeetin and 8 adults, ['ve been told the Grand Hotel ae is nice. Could you please tell me something Haca laces bout ie? a Soiat Oem antepsstappsig.can’ | Tall her. you recommend one or two interesting shops | to 200? aw the teenagers would like tw spend an | >> Suegeet aftemioon playing sports. What are the main | sports facilities in your area’) We are all looking forwant to our vist Thank you very much for your help. 1d really like to bring you a present. Is those something you would like? Write a letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate sive. Bonot waite any postal addresses. 4Part 2 Worite an answer to one of Le questions 2-5 in this part. Wrlte your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style, 2 Youhave seer this announcement in an international music magazine MUSIC ON THE RADIO ‘Our readers tell us they love listening ta music on the radial What would your ideal ‘evening music programme consist off Write us an article: @ telling us what type of music you'd like to hear @ siving your suggestions for making the programme popular ‘The writer with the best ideas will win $1,000 to spend on CDs, Wiita your article. . 3. You have tad a class discussion on how people's lives will cnange ir the future. New your teacher has esked you fo write a composition on zhe fallowing staremant: People's lives will change orametically in the next $0 years Wits your composition. 4. An English fiend, Jo, has witten to you for some advice, Thisis part ofthe leiler youhave recelved. j, Haave schoo! this summer and have a year fee belore university, / want to come to your country. First el fke fo spend some tine traveling. Then Po Hke to find 2 fob for troe months. Piease give me same advice on travelling and workiig in your vouniry. Thanks, Jo Write your letter. Do not writo any postal addresses. '§ Answer one of the ‘oll owing two questions based on your reading of one of thege set books. Wrise (a) oF (b} as well as the number 8 in the question box. ard the title af the book next 16 ‘the box. Your answer must he about one of the buoks below. Bost Detective Storiss of Agatha Christe~ Lorgman Fiction A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens Animal Farm - George Orwe ‘More Tales from Shakespeare — Charles and Mary Lamb Found the World in Eighty Days = Jules Vere Either (a) ‘ina story, she places are often more important than the people.’ How rus is this of the book or one of the short stories you have read’? Write a composition giving your opinions. Or (B)_Youhave agreed to vmie an article for your college magazine on the book you have read. Write about an important cay for ene of the characters in the book or one ol the short stores you have read. You should also exolain why ths day ras important for the character.PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-18, read the text belcw and decide which answer (A, B, C of D) best fis each ‘space. There is an exemole at the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer shect. Example: 0 Atace B oulling — eurfacs. top UNDER THE CITY STREETS While skyscraper offices and elegant apartment biocks remain the public (0)... cf most major Otties, these cries also have 2 mass of secrel Lunnels and hidden pipes below (1)... which Keep ‘everything working. Thig other word exists beneath many of our greatest cities, forgotten of neglected by all but a tiny (2)... of engingers and historians, For example, there are more than 159 kilomelras of rivers under the streets of Londen. Most have ‘been (3)... over and, sad, all that (4)... is their names, Perhaps the graatest (B)... to the city ig the River Fleet, a (6)... great river which previously had beautiful houses onils (7)... now goes Underground in the north of the city and (@).. into the Fiver Thames by Blaokiars Bridge, The London Underground (9)... 1000 kilometres of underground raiway track winding under the ‘capital and more than 100 stations below street level. Along some unde ground rallway (10) ‘commuters can sumetimes catch a (11)... glimpse of the plattorms of more than forty closed stations which have been lett under the city. (12)... some are used a& film sets, mest (13) forgotten. Some have hd thelr entrances on the street tumed into restaurants and shops, but most antrances have been (14)... down. Interestingly, here \s also a epoctal underground Post Ottice vail, a (18) alin between east and west Londen postal centres. 360 " 2 13 4 6 land number covered stays miss borders gets holds ‘anes. ropid Despite pulled accurs groune amount protecied stops absence past coasts Fows, containg avenues bet Unloss last broken provides ° eo sol total hidden waste then barks locks has paths ‘ast Although live brought cives: earth fow sheltered keeps oss prior rims lets consists Ines sharp Since hy resultsPart 2 For questions 16-90, read the text below and think of the word which beet fits each space. Use only one ward in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. MY HOME TOWN | was bom in ane of (0)... most interesting cities in Malaysia, It has @ tich, colourful history ‘and many pats of the cty have hercly charged al (16) uring the last five centuries. However, nowadays, itis (17) sun. longor the trade centre that it once (18) san. Ris difficule {to imagine shat at one time its harbour (19)... to be visited by over 2,000 shive a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (20) full of spices and silks, jewels and tea. ‘The old city centre is seal, Which (24) casuoe I VERY OBS 10 explore (22) au... foot. A river neatly dives the town, (29)... only physically but in spilt 100, On one sige, you tind 4 a) many grand houses, but immediacely you cross the river, you fire (25) in Ancent Chinatown, which is were you really (28)... a Stop back into the past, From the eariest times, this has been the heart of the city and it's tun to wander through the colourfur, noisy hackstreats. As (27) as the streets that sell a wide (28) a.m Of clothes and shoss, there are also streets famous (29) high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most Of the bargains disappeared many yesrs ago, However, (20) ....... you look around carefully, you could still come aerogs an interesting souvenir 38Part 3 For quastions 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 word given. You must use between two aand five words, inckicing the word given, Here ig an examiole (0). Example: 0 Avery friendly taxi driver drove us inte town, driven We a=. very friendly taxi driver ‘The space can be filled by the words ‘were driven inio lown by’ so you write: Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet. 31 Nina's parents said she wasn't ta use their new camera. let Nina's parents... enn use their new camera, 32 The TV programme was 50 complicated that none of the chilerer could understand it. 100 ‘The TV programme was... . the children to understand. 33 The only shoes | coule find to fit me were In black ‘eather, any | could. i a fitted mo, apart from some in black leather. 94 Luke knocked over the old lady's bicycle by accident, mean LYK oan en sos aanes KNOCK Over the Old lady's bieycla,35 Me already plasmed my noxt holy. arrangements Vo alreagy .. sis my next holiday. 96 They say the ice in Antarctica is gelling thinner all the time, sald ‘The foe in Antarctic’ oo nn ene .~ geting thinner all the time, 37 Wo didn’t enjoy our walk along the seafront because it wa $6 win: prevented The strong wind... a sano OUF Walk along the seairont. 88 INooks as if Susan has left her jacket behing, seems Susen — her jacket behind, 38 Anew.y-qualifiec dentist took out Mr Dupont's tooth. had Mr Dupont... ss ~ by anew!y-qualifed dentist 40. Antonio only los! the 100 metre race because he fell not If Antonio had .. —— soso won the 100-mewe raee a0Part 4 For questions 41-85, read the text below and look carelully at each line. Sone of the lines are correci, and some have @ word which should nol be there. It ating is comect, put a lick (7) by the number on the separate answer sheet. a lino has @ ‘word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet, There are two ‘examples atthe beginning (0 and 00). Examples: PLAYING CHESS © Inyourlast letter you asked me to tell you why I lke playing 00 chess so much, Well I nevarthoess thinkit is because cness gives 41 me.a‘eeling of the excitement, |am quite competitive and ike 42 the chellence of playing cne-to-ore. fi gels inlense sometimes; 43 ina gamoyou can got extremely nervous and excited and have all “4 ‘sorts cf emotions. If | have played such a good player, put up 4 a.gooo fight and est, then that is too satiaying, out its always 46 better than to win! There is also a good social sida to chess. | 47 have made lots of friends at playing in competitions across 48 Europe, Itis really intorosting soaing eutures more diferent from 49° mine and trying to practise other languages! Now? play most of 50 weekends and holidays, but l do not know for certain | wil continue 51 to take partin competitions. During the last couple of years whils | 52 have had mere schoolwork, in which makes le more citicult. You 53 have got iobe an extremely good player for cness to be go financially 54 worhmile, However, | would ike recar:mend it as a hobby to 55 anyone. If you are intorested, you should to join a.chess club at once. ALPart 5 For questions 86-68, read tho toxt nelow. Use the word given in capitals at the end of exch fine to form a word that fits in the space n the same line. There is an example al the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: BIGFOOT There are some people who believe in the (0) . . of Blafoot, 456) son ap6-lke creature that is supposed to live in the mountains. af the USA. In 1987, some hunters claimed to have (57)... flmed such a creature and many people 866 this as fem (68)... that Bigioot isreal. Sut now, researchers have come to the (6) ....-». that the fim ls a tick. Aller a close (60) of i, they claim to have identified 2 manmade fastener at the creatize's waist. Bigfoot 's, therefore, (81) ....... 10 Be anything more thar’ aman in an animal suit, ‘Some people remain unconvinesd by the (62) «though. Bigfoot fans are extremely (63) that a fastener would show up on such an old film, In (64) wm they Say that the creature caughl on camera dees not move lke a human and that itis therefore (65) ‘The debate goss on. wile creature of nature, EXIsT MYSTERY ACCIDENT PROVE. CONCLUDE ANALYSE: UKELY oust ADD TRUEPAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 ‘You wil hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A. B ot C). 1 You heer part of an interview in which a fim director talks aboul his favourite movie. Why does ne like the fim? A itis very funny. | B itis very exciting, © tis vory romantic, 2 You hear a man talking abeut a sola he bought, Wnal is he complainng about? A He received the wrong sofa, 1B The shop overcharged him for tho sofa. © The sofs was damaged. 9. You hear an actor talking about using differert accents in his work, ‘What point is he making about actors? A. They need to siudy a wide variety of accents, BB They have to be able to corto! thelr use of accents, G They should ty to keep their original accents. 4 You hear part of an interview in which a man is talking about winning his Frat horse rac What ones he say about it? A. He found it rather disappointing, B He cidn't have a chance to celebrate, He was too tired 10 care, ABTest 5 You hear a writer of musicals talking on the radio. ‘What ise trying to explain? A why his aunt’s career wes not very successful B_ the diflerene between American ana British musicals © his reasons for becoming a witar of musicals 6 Youhear the beginning of a lecture about ancient testory. oat is the lecture going to be avout? A. trade in arms and weapons 8 rade in luxury household goods © Wade in works of art 7 Youtear aman talking about traveling from London to France for his job. What does he say about the train journey? A. He's abie to use itto his advantage. B it's a boring but necessary part of nis job. He enjoys the social aspect o 8 You hear a woman in a shop talking about some lost photographs. \Vohat does che think tie shop should give ner? A some monay B_ areplacement film anspoloayPart 2 You will hear part of a radio interview with a woman who sailed round the world on her own, For questions 918, complete the sentences Anna was emp oyed by a 9 | when she first started sailing ‘The idea of sailing round the world came from a book called 10 ‘Anja spent some time the boat before taking it out to sea, ‘Anna tested ner boat on a trig which lasted for only 42 | because it was damaged ‘Anna gat tho money sho neaded to make the tip from various 43, companies. Anna's worst problem during the trip was wher she fei 44:| because the beat was going se slowly, jee] Anna found the 5] in the Southern Ocean the most exciting pert of the tip. ‘On her return, Anna phoned the | #6 | to ask for a certificate. Anna’s claim was doubted because she hadn't been in contact with people on E it urea tia Anna's story was finally belleved after her 38 | hed been checked 45Part You wil hear five young people talking about what makes 2 good teacher. For questions 19-23, Choose from the list (A-F) which cl the opinions each sneaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. A. Agood teacher praises effort Spoaker 1 B_ A.good teacher knows the subject well Speaker 2 © Agood teacher is strict, ¥ ‘Speaker 8 D_ Agood teacher is available outside the classroom. Speaker 4 2 E A good teacher is entertaining. ‘Speaker 5 | 28 F A good teacher has experiencePart 4 Yeu will bear a rauio inlerview about a mountain-climbing weekend, Far ques the best answer (A, B or C) foms 24-80, choose 24 How did Douglas tes! when he booked the weekend? A. sure that he would enjoy taining for it B uncertain ifft was a good idea for him © surprised that such activities were organised 25 Douglas expected that the experience would help him to A. gel people with simlar interests. B_ improve his ohysical fitness. © discover his paye’ logical limits. . 26 He was surprised that the other participents A_were there for reasons Ike his. B were experiencad climbers. were in better conciton than him 27 What ald one of nie fiends say to him? A. He was making a mistake. B Climbing was fastionable, © She was envious of hm. 28 What dic the people plan at the end of the trp? A to send each other postcards B totake a difforant sort of trip togather © 10.90 0n another climoing trp togather 29 In) whal way did Douglas change as a result of the trip? A. He devslozed more interest in people. B_ He became more ambitious. © He dogan to notice more things around him, 30 Douglas's boots are stil muddy because he wants them to A. reming him of what he has achieved. 1B warn him not ta do it again © show other people what he has done. 26Test 3PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) You are going to read a magazine article about the popularity of activity holidays. Choose tne most sultable heading irom the list A-{ for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which Part 1 you do net need to use, There is an example at the boginning (0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Atalse sense of security a B c D E F G H emote destinations Too risky fersome Holidays that don’t quite work New findings Yory litle real danger Too much routine ‘Second-hand experiences Available to allActivity Holidays Whether it’s bungee-jumping, climbing or sky-diving, we want to test ourselves on holiday. Peter Jones tries to tind out why. Risk taking for pleasure is on the inctease, Adventure ectiities and ‘extreme’ spor ote becoming very popular end allacting everyone from the young aed ‘it ta people who, until cently, were more likely to. proler walking round muscums af weekends, Grandinelters are while-wator ring secretaries are bungee jumping, ard accountants are climbing clifs Welkplanned summer expeditions fo tropica Iocations are now teshionable for European university Students. As they vandler over ancient tocks ur Canoe past ting villages, away fom ital iis quite possiale to feel ‘in bare with nature, teal eqploter er adventurer i ee ] A whole branch of the Faved indusiry is move developing aroune controlled riske, Ordinary trippers, too, are met af 2 plone, strapaed ite falls or bats and ate given the sort of adventure that they will teriember for years, They pay thei Tponey an! thay tris heir guides. anc the wecter hey get tae boxer Late, they uy the photograph of thernselves ‘risking al in the wil But why the fashion for cakirg risks, reat on simulated? The point that most people make is That city He is tame, wlth fre variety, and increasingly ccatroiled, Physical exercise & usually restricted to aorobies in the gun ov a Thursday, ane! a gare of fontbell or teva in the park ora short wal at the weekend a 1 Says Trish Malcolm, an operator. ‘Peaple want 2 sense of immedi achievernent and the social element of shared physiral experience also important. Other Hnperators sy that prope find che usual ype of Iiferks~ such as a week on the beach —%00 siow. They say that porticipation in risk spors is 9 relfeetion of the estiessness in pooale. They are jalways on the go in their lives and want to keep tp the momentum on holiday. But psychologists thirk it’ even deeper shan this Culturaliy, we are being separated trom the physical, ousirle world. Recent research suggests that tio average person sper less and less time ‘ou: of doors per day — sd Nature and the great outdoors. ate. mostly fancov olered throxigh watldlife films or cinema, or past the windnws of a fist car 1 a sucicty where people are continvally inv ted to warcl rather than to participate, a two-hour rc own a wild and fastilowing river can oc incredibly exciting, fe. ‘One psycholog)st believes that itis all part of our need Wy control mature, Because we have developed the technology 2 make unsinkable boats, boots that can stop us getting trostiite or Jackets that allow us to survive in extreme temperatures, se are beginning 6 believe that nothing w'll harm us and that we are protecied from nature. Thal is until nature shows us her Ite pawer in the form of a storm, fond or avala ache.Part2 You are going to read a magazine article in which a father descrives his relationship with his son For questions 14, choose the answer (A, 8, C or D) which you th nx fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet: Gary and Me The restaurant owner John Moore writes about his relationship with his son Gary, the famous TV chef. believe overyine’s given a chaser ia Ie, My Gary, wae given his chance wi srestabzant, Whe head about the cpparlunity, Frusted over to lowieat the place, [Uwas tn aZelly bad stave Tt (was peefect for wit Ita to wine ‘Coming ne this business made me recall wy hildvovd, | com remembsr may mother going lout to ork tn & le:org and -ae being so upset Pecause 1 was loft atom. With ht tm Ihought, ‘We want tne fr frie’, My wie ectcated Rersall to looking afte ‘he enitdren lcd all my accounts while ranthe business. We lived vos tye restaurant m those days, ard ‘weslirays putalotot emphaaiion having mie. together. Is pale avidenkle wth our chiki, Gory nel Jor. Taey rebut very confident. Als, from a very early age they Would ence Hes and talk to cir regular customers. W's ven Fathi het a pteat startin ies Gary wes quite 2 ively child when be was sly small. We Fad a corner hath, and whe We was albout seven he thought ke jump into it Ike & swimming poe! 2nd he knee kal binesell foot. When ie uaa alder, he Til ter war for Docket money, He started Sif deung add jas fad by the age of abe ven he was in the Eetesen avery wackanl, so he aways had lasds fo money at school, He had ise pline, He wseit to be up even befate mein the meruing, I you hut fail business es forthe fay, andi ‘yas nice bse him he'ping ont, Gary asa t very aeademi but he shone so much inthe itchen. By the age of teen ne sas fas pore as any of the men working there, and ‘Sometimes he wos even leit i charge. He would produces over a hundeed meal, and rou theo er he'd go into catering because ho fad tat {aie So when he camo 9 me und sald, Ne, ve amt to co work exzerionee as part of my cise ft school, sent bir to 4 iriend ef mine wot set eredlanat ‘Gary rocently took up playing the drums avi row be has his awn band. Goodness knows ‘shit wl happer to the cocking tthe muse Takes off, My aidulee tu Gary wold be: if yom aK cleiing two hares, yon ene up catehiog neither, s0 chase the hate you Kibw you're ‘going to exch He ancersioac when | salto Fim: “Gary, if you're gol to get anywhere in Io, youve yea to do It BY the aye oF WI you haven tore @ Ly then, 10 1s ae (Gary wen: to catering cllope ot tbe age of 7, scl on het first day Pe and tie other new Shidents~ they renormaily comp ete beginners “sper sven wha's uppneerl to bea orang ¢ Work, Bt thin a hour, Gary had eheppesi bis vosetables, slkeec Al lis racats. Pe brepared! everything ‘That x my 308 for you! Is the end, he was helping einer people out ‘Nome of scan believe ev success y's TV eookery serkes has hecome, I> esteemel? proud of him. Te aways tied to ell im that ‘ou want something, You've got to work jal'y Hard for I bweaiise no oie given you anythin. He's seen ihe opportamty he’s heen given and ‘arabbed hold of wth both hands. You Bnew. [SoU falcts your cern 2 they row wp, and i they nly take ta te: per cent 0! oxhot you'ee tol them, you've gui be apy wah at The thinge Gary sys, the things fe dives, U think, ‘well, he must have Istened saspeumies,10 1" 2 13 “ How did the wmter react to his own dig chance? A Heworned abou: the problems, B_ Ho saw what could bo dona. He tought the family woul suttor D He wondered if he should take il. How did the writer's childhood influence his own family life? A. He realised that the pation was repeating sell. 1B He encouraged his children to talk to him. © He made sure there was planty of personal contact. D_ He forced his wife to stay at home. ‘What oes the writer mean by ‘paid dividends! in ine 162, A. brought financial reward B produced benefits was worth the suffering D allowed money to be saved As a young boy. Gary A. showed how determined ha could be B_ was always in trouble. was motivated by money. D_ demonstrated a variety of talents. What doos “done it rater to in ine $2? ‘chosen a profession achieved success 3 ‘eaught @ hare lived your tite poop According to his father, what was typical about Gary's behaviour cn his trst day st college? A He helped other people. B_ He impressed these in charge, © He tied to make his father proud, D_ He parionmed the task efficiently. Hew does his father regard Gary's upbringing? His encourageren: has caused Gary's success, The family influence on Gary was too sirong Gary has forgotten important lessons, Gary has learnt some essential things. gom>Part 3 ‘You are going lo read & magazine article about learning to tly a plane. Eight paragraphs have been removed from the ariel. Choase orn the paragraphs A-Athe ove which fits each gap (18-21). There is one extra paragraph which you do not raed o use. There is an example at the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Learning to Fly Thad been (esting cazs ancl motorcycles for over lovougp yates. J eoulce't take any moze, Th wasn’t lerribly excking ancl, m any case, new cas WORE y beginning to lock ientical and drive sim tety T need ess new caller a] 1 Unfortunately Twore gates The Royal Ait Fore wouldn't conser anyone Tor pl training wakes they ha peteceyesaht. alway the sapeitude tes, they Yealbed hac my eyes frorn porto. dign’t stand a wus an obvious choive. 1s just twenty sive from my home. Its sery quel, tec. $9 ‘per hour forthe raining & spent ying in ther not swatsing on the gemma! or oTRer planes 20 take oll 3 =H Ie took me w whale year to get my private pilots Ticence, It startsd wel, with my firs solo ‘ght coming flr just seven hours. ‘Then came all the staying, theesams, the hard @ork, Imever thought Pd get to the end ori The earue las winter il heend of she course as insight, For weeks. she weather was so Lenible dat for mont ofthe time it war impossible ro ly. St winds, heavy rain and even stow and sce made lying eonditions extremely bazardocs. [87 [But finally she fest of tse practical cxamns arrived = the navigevion test, The examiner seis yom eoure tna, you hive 40 pln according t9 the sweathes, and then Py with him sitting beside you [ay I passed thisteu, but Tdon't knox lov: Thesecond Jest invohes flying cross-country to two other Lrgorts, which you can choose. ond Landing at both, The impertant thing 1s tw give the tight ‘messasce to the aurtraffic control people awd tundersraad their replies 20 af After this alarming episode, the exervives in the Aightehanallng teat wie simple. AS we enmpeted the risth esectse, the examiner suddenly: turmed 1 reson sad, Coagratilations you've passed 21 Cowan gureway, because Wo usually and as slowly as possible ‘Then T turned rund and realived ‘vreightaysay: we were being followed by a British Alrseays junto jet!A week which I had set isd For finishing the ‘course cane and wea! sho posabiliy of getting in the wirat all And besides the problems with Lac wearber, my secoad som was bore. rad that rwde it sven more diffenlt to find the ine For lessous anc studying Bul the eeal reason I chese this club wus tata nen of ine, Andraw Wilkins, is theehict finstenstor there He impressed wre by taking me out for eve gh: just so bat [could see what was like rtunately. 1 go! myselPlost this ime-and ‘Hew 100 lar east, L vorngletely missed the Hest snport. Howeer, [lew osera car ctoryT resngnised and managed to get back on Along the way. he'll ke the controlsand fy ‘oT course, just 10 gt you lost. Then fe hand back the evntiels ta yeu unc expoet youre find your way home, Onc Twas asked by ae airteafic ‘controler i'l sould see snother aireratt boas, Tsk yes, and mediately it isp into cloud. Lust didr’thuow what tae. FE Ar the time, aking private essors 10 feara, hee ia My was finaly eyed ane So T nat to delay my plans co become pile tor quite while. Il wus twenty years if el setbre |Jinly enrolled uta Eine clua in Hes londshire ‘Singe getting my pilots cere, ve been out ying a few tines The hightigint xo fer was fying up to Wirminghan: Lavernatigact Apo far mioior show with Andzew bevide ime, As wo aprogetied the runway. the a'r traffic antral caren the racioasking tor | ‘as much spocd cs our litte pranecouid | For month. my head was ahways in book ang my head buat fiom all the facts, nigures find sing instructions ‘his feeling of reading « change coincided swith my 40th birtheéay. which started me inking aboot ha Fa boea doxng al snes, When [eft school all Fad really ‘wanted io do was MyPart 4 ‘You are going 10 roud an arlide about the effect of advertising on children. Far questions 22-95, ‘choos from the sections of the article (AMF). The sections may be chosen more than once. There Is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Which section of the article mentions the of shop in which TV advertising expects to 9¢e routs? the influence a parent has had over their chiles views? the fact nat cildren co not understand why thir parents refuse their demands? a parent who understands why chien make comands? family who rarely argue while shopping? ‘someone who feels chilcren ought to fine out for themselves how to make: ‘decisions about wnat to buy? ‘the fact thot parents can be mistaken about what food is good for you? an unexpected benefit for shops? a parent who regrets buying what theirchildren have asked for? paren: who has different rules for themselves arid theit children? aporent who feels ennayad even before ihe children ask for anything? the fact that parents blame the advertisers for the dificult situation they: find thenseives in? the regularity of children's demands? the need for narants to discuss food with their children? a TV advertising rule which has litle effect? 56Young Shoppers Supermarket shopping mother says, is absol everything they see. isnot the latest sugar- ‘coatied breaklast cereal, it's a Disney video or ‘comic, Usually all throe, fean'tafford all this stuff and, anyway, f agree to thelr demands Teel Vve been persuaded against my better Judlgement and [feel guilty about buying and feeding them rubbish. Yet | hate myseil for saying no all the tine, and | gel cross aud Uefensive in anticipation as we leave lowe. | ‘do my best to avid taking them sopping but then T worry thet I'm rot allowing them to have the experleace Uiey need in order lo make thelr own choles, Tear win.” swith children, one murder; ‘They want Research has found thal children taken on 2 supermarket trip make & purchase request every two sulnules. Moco Wan $151 million = {year Is LOW spent on adverssing directly to ‘Mildren, most cL 9 television. That figure is Ukely to increase and it isin the Superuartet aisles Mat the investment is musi likely to be successful, Por chikéren, the reqgous behind the)r parents’ decisions about ‘what they can and cannot afford are often tuaelear, ard arguments about how bad sugar is for your teeth are unconvincing wien ‘compared with the attractive and emotionally persuasive advertising campalgas. According to Susan Dihb of the National Food Alliance, ‘Most parcnts are concerned about what they’give thelr cildren to eat and have ideas: about what food 1s healthy ~ although those Ideas are aot always accurate. Obviously, such a dialogue between parents and children ix a good thing, becanse if the only information children are gettirg about products is trom TV advertising, they are gelling a very one-sided view. Pavents resent the fact that they are competing with the advertising iudustry and aze forced into the Dosition of repeatedly disappointing their ren” The Independent Television sion, which regulates TV advertising, prohibits advertisers from telling chlidren 10 ask thelr parents 10 buy products. Bul, as BAbb poinis out, "The whole purpose of advertising is W persuade the viewer to buy Sometiing. So evea if they canaot say. “Tell your muni lo buy this produet,” the intended etlect is precisely that DA major source of stress fur some parents shooping with ehikdren 1s the mental exergy required to decide which demands should be ‘agreed Lo and which shoul be retused. One mmather says she has patience when it comes to discussing food with her chikren, but she still fee's unhappy about te way she manayes their snopplng demande: “My son does pay attention to advertisements but he is critical of them. We talk lot about different products aac] sperd time looking at labels. ve talked about it so much that Pvc brainwashed him lato thinking all adverts are Tupbish. We have very little conflict in the ‘supermarket now becase the children con't ‘ask for things 1 wor't want to buy.” E Parents alse admit they are inconsistent, ‘even iyporritical, in their restionaes to their thildren!'s purchasing requests, Mike, father fof a son of seven ard a daughter of three, saya, "We refuse 10 buy hin ie sweets he ‘wanis on the grounds that :t's bad fur him while we are hosy loading the troley with double cream and chocolate for ourselves, 1's enlovable to buy alee Utusan i's quite reasonable that childryn showkd want to share tat, | suppose. But 1 sUil fine myself being icritated by their demands. It padtly Geperds on bow Heel U Ta feeling yenerous ‘and things are gong well in my life, Fim more likely to say yes, 11 hard to be consistent.” F Supermarkets themselves eonl dn alot more to ease parent-child confliet hy removing sweets from checkout areas cr even by providing supervised ploy ares. Althoush parents inight spend less without thelr Children with them, the thovght of shopplng without your sixyearold’s demands would surcly altract enough extra customers to sore than inake up the difference.PAPER 2 WRITING (7 hour 30 minutes) Part 4 ‘You must answer this question, 4 An English friend, Samm, visited you recent and has just sent you a letter anc some photographs, Read Sam's letter and the notes you have made onl, Then write a suitable latter to Sam, using all your nots, Thanks for taking mo to the airport. I hope your journey home wasn’t too tong. Over Bhours becabiee v.. 1 realy enjoyed staying with you, Here are the photos I took. I'm sure you'd like | scope, Gaul you tall me which photos you'd Wee? Booraba'tbal When | got home, | realised | had left my | Geoanbo the] watch behind. N's green and gold. You haven't found it, have you? = | | think we'll have a great time together when you come hero in September, We | could siher spend the whols time here ~~. | in the city or in the countryside on my unele's farm. Which would you Iie to do? | Bay which. ae Wie a letter of between 120 and 180 words in wi aopropriste style Do net write any postal adresses.Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 inthis part. Write your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style. 2 Your teacher has asked you to write @ composition, giving yeu opinions on the faliowing, statement Your teenage years are the best years of your its! Write your composition 2 You see the folowing notice in an international magazine, Be someone famous for a day M you could change places for 24 hours with a famous person alive today, who would you choose, aud why? The best article will be published in our magazine next month Write your article. 4 You have decided to enter a short story competition in an intemational magazine. Tn competition rules say tat the story must end wilh the following words: That one telophone call changed my tite forever. Write your story. 5 Answer one o the folowing hwo quastions hased on your reading of ane af tresa set Hooks, Write (a) or (o) 2s well as the number 5 in the question box, and the title of the beck next to the box. Your answer must be about one of the books below. Best Detective Stories of Agatha Christie Longman Fiction A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens Animal Farm— George Orwell More Tales from Shakespeare — Chavies and Nary Lamb Round the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne Either (a) Inthe story you hove read, which chatacter would you most lke to be? Write a ‘composition for your teacher, answering thie question with reference to the book or one of the short stor es you tlave read, Or —{b)__‘Alove stony is an essential nart of every quod book " Do you agree or disagree with this stateront? Writo.a composition, giving your opinions with referenoe to the book or ona of the shiorl stories you have read,PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part For questions 1-15, reed the text below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) best fits each space. There is an example at the boginring (0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: O Acatcs Bpck Gfind 0 gain A GOOD START TO A HOLIDAY | had naver been to Danmark hefore, 80 when | set out te (0)... the ferry in earty May. 1 ttle (4) that by the snd of the trip I"chave made such lasting friondahios, Esjberg s a 2)... pert fora cycitst's arrival, where tourist information ca” be (8)... and money changed. A cycle track (4)... Out of town znd cow to Ribe, where | spent my fst night, The cnly appointrrent | had to (6)... was a meeting with a friend who was tying out in June. | wanted to (0) ..» my time well, 0 hac planed a route wich would (7)... several small istancs and various (8)... of the coumtrysice In ny {@)..... aperson travel ng alone sometimes meeis wilh unexpected hospitality, and this tip 26:n6 (10)... On only my eeeond day, | got into conversation wth a cheerill man who turned (11)... to be the loral baker. He insisted that | should (12)... his family for lunch, ang, while we ‘ere eating, ne contacted hs daughter in Odense, Within rsinutes, he had (19) .. for meta visit he and her farrily. Thon | was (14)... on ry ey with & fresh oat of bread to Koop me (18)... Nd the teeing that this would tun outo be a wende ful holeley. «a10 " 12 18 14 18 > > > > > wordered capable met leads do take inciude sectora exparionce cifference up greet arranged passed doing suspected! reaely united rides ‘support seve contan parts kerowlosge crange out see fixed sent makiog dlovited favourable estab ished moves keep exercise enclose zonee ‘Observation ‘oxception in jen settled begun being judged convenient obtained connects maintain use consist places information contrast over approach ordered 3 aPart2 For questions 16-30, read the toxt below and think of te word whieh bast fits exch space. Use ‘only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your anewers on the separate answer sheot. ome EE DEALING WITH WASTE PLASTIC Every yeor people throw (0) ..2”6¥., milions of tonnes of plaste bottles, boxes and wrapping, These create huge mountains of waste (16) ou. are extremely hard to gel (17) na. af Now, a new recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turing old plastic (18) ....... naw. Sciantists have taken (19)....... long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always osen a bigger problem (20) ....... suastances like waste paper. You can oury plastc, out 118 YORTS (21) canis, It breaks down. IT you burn it, i just becomes another form of pallution. A 2 Products, for example bottles, car be re-used but it is expensive or difficult to do this co aol of plastic produets, Now a group of comanivs has developed a now mothod (24) recycling that could save almost (25) plastic waste. Tre advantage of the new process is that nearly every type of ‘waste plastic can be used: It d008 (28)... havo to be sorted. In addition, |abe's and ink may be TeF (27) nce the producis. Everything Ie simply mixed togetier (28)... heated te more than 400 degrees centigrade [29} uu that ft melts. It is thor cooled, producing a waxy substance that can 6¢ used to make new plastic products such as bags, bolties ard, among (0) lhings, computer hardwarePart3 For questions 31-40, compiste the secand semence so thel |t has a simiiar maaning to the first sentence, using tre word given. Do not change the word given. You mus: use betweon two ‘and five words, including the word giver Hore is an oxamiple (0). Example: © You must do exactly what the manager tells you carry You must Instructiona exactly The space can be filed by the words ‘carry out tne manager's! so you w" to: [edery ub bre manager's Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet, 31 The teacher postponed the treal’e trip until tie summer term, ott The theatre tip... 3 seenews the teacher until the summer term 92. "‘What Is the wiath of this cupboard?” Rebecca asked her sister. wide Rebecca sexed her sister. aes : was. 33. George spent ages tidying up his room. took he. i up his room. 3A. Clare accidentally camaged my book. mean Clare _ my book 6338 a7 ot ‘A famous architact designed Dr Schneider's house for her. had Dr Schreier eevee anne farnous architect. Peter, you've eaten all the ice-cream!” said his mother, accused ee sevens al the Ice-cream, Lr ‘oh off his bike because he wasn't looking whero he wa going, paying WIM ses olf his bike. _. to where he was going, he wouldn't have fallen Marie apologised for breaking Sarah's camera, sorry Maria said she — san broken Serah's camera We might not find il ezsy lo book a seat at the last minute. could tt = us to book a seat at the last minute. {te yas wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking, ‘ought You nn Bofore you borrowed my Jacket.Part For questions 41-65, read che text below and look carefully at each line, Some of the lines are correct, and some have @ word which should net be there. Ifa ine is comet, puta tick (/) by the numer om the separate answer sheet, If a line hos @ word whi h should not be there, vate the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two ‘examples at the heginning (0 and 00). Examples: THE PAINTING 0 Inthe vitage where | grcwr up, overyone knew an old man 20 who spent al of his time with painting, People who ived in te 41. vilago ucod to 28 admire is work and ha oft gave paintings 42 to‘riends of his. I hey offered him money, he would never a3 take it because Ne said he painted for a pleasure. He gave one of 44 the paintings to my father, who actually wast very interested 45. inart. Ce day when | was playing, | came aeross from iin tne 46 bin outside our house. | have hid it in eur garage where my father 47 coulin't fn it because | realy would liked t, ard then | forgot 48° allabout t, Since years lar | found it agai’. By shat timo the 49° old nai had heon diac and pearl nad started to recognise Nis 50 paintinga as great works of ar. They were now worth alot ot 51 money. Amar galley made me an afer af $5,000 for this 52 painting and I nearly 201d, But then | decdae not to co. When 83 look at tho painting held hanging on the wall of my siting-room, 54 itreminds to me of my chighoad, and o' the man who coule {85 havo boon go crush rich but don't really want to make money, a es 6 ” o aw