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Listening, Use of English and Reading
Name: ________________________ Class: _____________
DD Listening
1 [Track 14] You will hear five shorts extracts in which
people talk about jobs involving travel.
For questions 1–5, select from the list A–H the reason
for choosing their job. There is one correct option for
each speaker.
1 Speaker 1
2 Speaker 2
3 Speaker 3
4 Speaker 4
5 Speaker 5
A There is some competition in finding work.
B It’s hard to advance in this particular field of work.
C They often have to deal with people who are
dissatisfied.
D They seldom get the opportunity to sightsee.
E A good background knowledge is a necessity.
F You must have previous experience to get a job.
G It’s only possible to succeed if you have contacts.
H You need to count on a certain amount of luck.
For questions 6–10, select from the list A–H what they
say about their future. There is one correct option for
each speaker.
1 Speaker 1
2 Speaker 2
3 Speaker 3
4 Speaker 4
5 Speaker 5
A They plan to stop travelling and return to the UK.
B They hope to relocate long-term for career purposes.
C They are looking forward to visiting more countries.
D They hope to settle down and travel in a new country.
E The want to take a long holiday to recharge their
batteries.
F They will probably return to their home country.
G Their plans largely depend on opportunities at work.
H They have definite plans about their next destination.
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2 [Track 15] You will hear three different extracts. For
questions 1–6, choose the answer A, B or C which fits
best according to what you hear. There are two
questions for each extract.
You hear two colleagues talking about a recent sports
news event.
1 Which of the following reflects the woman’s thoughts
on the incident?
A The sports star’s previous prizes shouldn’t be
retained.
B The sports star shouldn’t be held fully
responsible for her actions.
C The sports star shouldn’t have been competing if
she was sick.
2 What do the man and the woman disagree on?
A The sports star was brave to confront the press.
B All professional sports stars should compete
under the same conditions.
C The sports star shouldn’t have needed to make
a public apology.
You hear a woman telling her friend about a visit
to China.
3 What does the woman say about restaurants in
China?
A The best restaurants are normally very popular.
B One needs to use a special greeting when
eating out in restaurants.
C People behave in ways very different than in the
west.
4 When it comes to eating etiquette, the traveller tells
us that
A it’s important to make polite conversation.
B food shouldn’t be eaten too quickly.
C one must sample some of the staple foods.
You hear two colleagues talking about a
newspaper article one of them has read.
5 What does the woman say about the changes taking
place in Africa?
A Big companies are beginning to invest more
money there.
B She thinks the Internet in Africa will become very
popular.
C The number of mobile phones will grow.
6 What problems does the man see in relation to
Internet use in Africa?
A The language of the Internet may limit its
usability.
B Internet access will be limited to those with a
good education.
C It will take a long time to provide the
infrastructure needed.
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VV Use of English
3 Write the appropriate forms of the words in
brackets to complete the text.
A WHOLE VILLAGE ON THE MOVE
The tiny Alaskan village of Shishmaref has taken a vote
on whether or not to relocate due to the far-reaching
effects of climate change. With residents voting 89-78 in
favour of the move, they are set to become the first
population displaced by rising sea levels in US history.
1
The local _______________ (establish) remain
undecided when it comes to the new location.
2
Rising temperatures have seen a _______________
(remorse) reduction in sea ice. Furthermore, the
permafrost upon which the settlement is built is melting,
3 myself.
leaving many locals looking on with _______________
(humble) as the shore continues to recede at the striking
rate of 3.3 metres per year. A total of thirteen houses have
been relocated over the last 15 years and the Inuits are
4 gave us their complete and undivided attention.
set to suffer further _______________ (hard) as a result
5 3
of continued and _______________ (defy) coastal
erosion.
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns
that another 31 coastal villages face the threat of flooding
6
due to _______________ (manage) of the environment.
Twelve are reportedly already looking into relocating but
with funds tight, many communities will need an
7
_______________ (break) iron will to help them deal
8
with even more _______________ (substance) land loss
over the coming years.
Finally, seek out cashback offers everywhere you shop.
7
Companies have a good ___________ record of
rewarding loyal customers and once you’ve found a cheap
place to pick up your groceries, you’ll be able to notch
8
___________ some loyalty points and capitalise on future
purchases.
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5 Complete the second sentence so that it is as similar
in meaning as possible to the first sentence. Use
between three and six words including the words in
CAPITALS. Don’t change the given word.
1 Sergio advised me not to repair my faulty camera
myself but return it to the shop. SUGGESTED
Sergio _______________________________ my
faulty camera to the shop instead of repairing it
2 The crowd gave us their complete and undivided
attention the moment we started playing. THAN
No _______________________________ the crowd
You could have warned me you were unwilling to
devote enough time to this project. WISH
I _______________________________ were
unwilling to devote enough time to this project.
4 Experts believe that Neanderthals wore jewellery
made from eagle claws. THOUGHT
Neanderthals _______________________________
jewellery made from eagle claws.
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4 Complete the text with an appropriate word in each

gap.
MONEY SAVING TIPS FOR ‘FRESHERS’

First year university students are notorious for handling

money badly and then struggling financially after blowing
their grants and loans far before the end of the first
semester. Here are some tips to help make your money
1
go further and avoid ___________ up on the streets.
2
Firstly, ___________ your common sense is essential
when it comes to choosing a bank. Don’t be fooled into
signing up because of a freebie – what you want is an
interest free overdraft to stop debts piling up and interest
on your savings whilst you’ve still got pennies in the bank.
3
Also, don’t forget to do research ___________ service
4
provider. Many people blinker ___________ your mobile
and say they don’t want the hassle of changing numbers.
But many companies nowadays offer great packages in
5
an effort to compete ___________ rivals. Just bear in
6
mind, at the end of the ___________, spending half an
hour in the competitor’s office could save you a lot of
money.
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VV Reading
6 Read the newspaper article below. Six paragraphs
have been removed from the article. Choose the
correct paragraph for each gap. There is one extra
paragraph which you do not need to use.
A Steven Cary’s tale is a case in point. The former US
marine admitted having crashed into a tree when
pursuing a rare Lapras Pokémon whilst driving
through New York. Happily, Cary sustained only two
broken ankles and required stitches in his elbow – the
damage to the car was much more considerable.
B Despite incidents like these, only one country to date
has actually banned Pokémon Go. Citing security
reasons, government requests to exclude certain
locations from entry to Pokémon creatures have thus
far been ignored by the remorseless game makers.
C What is more, with over 100 million downloads within
the first month alone, an average of 20 million active
users per day and dedicated fan sites and blogs
popping up as frequently as the Pokémon
themselves, there’s very little chance that we’ll see an
end to these problems any time soon.
D In spite of this, the game itself is relatively
straightforward and even a novice who knows how to
work the most basic features of smartphone can
quickly start hoarding beasties and training them up
for battle.
E Health Education Authorities have therefore
somewhat enthusiastically embraced the new fad
stating adamantly that, whilst the game itself isn’t a
dedicated fitness app, its use can radically help tackle
obesity and type 2 diabetes.
F Unsurprisingly, as well as these incidents there has
also been a spate of crime attached to Pokémon
tracking. One of the game’s features allows you to
add beacons to keep tabs on where rare Pokémon
can be found. Unsuspecting trackers have reportedly
found themselves alone and vulnerable in remote
areas and then suddenly being held at gun point by
resourceful criminals seeking a very different goal.
G Of course, despite having the backing of the experts,
one still has to know where to draw the line. 24-year-
old New Zealander Tom Currie is known to have quit
his job to embark on a self-imposed two-month trek
around his home country in an unwavering and rather
formidable endeavour to capture every one of the
Pokémon roaming the island. At the time of writing, he
had already taken over 20 bus trips on his quest
POKÉMON COME, POKÉMON GO
For many, the resurgence of Pokémon will not have come
as a big surprise. It started out in 1995 as a highly- popular
video game in which you have to catch and train fictional
creatures to battle against each other. Thanks to increasing
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numbers of Pokémon lovers over the years, Pokémon
have now become the world’s second most high- grossing
video game money-spinner behind Nintendo’s own
prominent Mario franchise.
Such internationally successful phenomena, however,
rarely come and go without creating waves. Significantly,
the waves created by Pokémon Go have been obstinately
crashing onto shores and wreaking far-reaching havoc
around the globe since its worldwide launch.
1
Regardless of actual popularity, though, there is a danger
with any video game that users will become captivated and
addicted. Being entirely engrossed in games in itself may
not cause too much harm, but the consequences of
abandoning civic duties on your quest for a high score can.
2
Predictably, examples of recklessness also extend beyond
urban areas. Emergency services in the UK recently
announced that they have been called out on a number of
occasions to rescue Pokémon hunters trapped in hard-to-
reach caves or left stranded by rising tides.
3
What is more, persistent Pokémon hunters around the
world have been finding themselves on the wrong side of
the law. Cases of trespassing on private grounds (including
the Pentagon) or holding ‘illegal’ social gatherings are
probably just the tip of the iceberg.
4
Such innocent pursuits, it seems, can lead innocents
astray while indulging in their seemingly harmless pastime.
Staying vigilant is advised yet how many can claim to do
this whilst losing themselves on the hunt of the ever
irresistible Pikachu?
It’s not all bad news, however. Many consider the hunting
of Pokémon to have certain health and social benefits. One
gamer claims to have walked over 225km (140 miles) and
lost more than 12kg when traipsing around the UK
searching for her quarry.
5
Moreover, gamers who have typically been glued to their
monitors lacking both exercise and vitamin C can now also
be found burning calories out on the streets.The computer
geek is finally thrilled to emerge into the sunlight.
This curious new-found desire to get out and about has
been picked up by sociologists and psychologists claiming
that, to some extent at least, this marriage of fiction and
reality is a good thing if it can get people out in the real
world interacting with other – albeit with a smartphone in
one hand and a map in the other.
6
Trends which evoke such passion inevitably come and go
– and some will leave a greater lasting impression than
others. The very human need for trivial phenomena as
Pokémon Go will continue to cause consternation to many
and face a predictable backlash from those people that
tend only to see the negatives. It’s impossible to foresee
how long the current craze will last, but don’t be surprised
to see a Pokémon monster lurking near you – both in the
present and the longer-term future.
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Listening, Use of English and Reading

7 Read four extracts from texts which offer advice for In which extract does the writer
people wanting to write biographical texts. For
questions 1–4, choose from the extracts A–D. The 1 share the view with the author of text D that expressing
extracts may be chosen more than once. sentiments through a biography can be a kind of healing
process for the author?
2 have a different view from the others in their belief that
TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE AN (AUTO)BIOGRAPHY? even petty events can form the content of biographical
texts?
A A good biographical book never starts at the 3 touch upon, like in text D, the possible role of an
beginning. In order to engage a reader early on, start with intermediary in the writing process?
some major heart-stopping event which sums up the current 4 consider, like the author of text B, the potential impact of
existence of your subject. Expose readers early on to a their work on the audience?
glimpse into the very heart and vulnerability of the person /8
being written about: make them want to read more and find
out what really makes this person tick and what dreams they Total /60
harbour. Anything else will risk losing readers before even
beginning to unravel the life of the book’s hero or heroine. It’s
also best to avoid starting at the very end too – the classic
movie Citizen Kane pulled this off so magnificently that
anything along the same lines now just reeks of cliché and
may well leave you and your readers with a feeling of
nausea.
B Abraham Lincoln said: ‘In the end, it’s not the years
in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.’ If you’re one
of those people that have always wanted to write an
autobiography but think that you haven’t lived long enough to
have anything worth sharing – think again. There are
moments in everybody’s life that are significant, when life’s
burning questions are posed or challenges need to be faced.
Putting these key events from your life down for all to read is
not only a good way to clear any blocks you may have in
your own psyche, but may also profoundly affect those that
read about them and can relate to them on a deep and
personal level.
C Don’t just turn on your laptop and start committing
the darkest secrets of your life for all to read. For there are a
few things anyone wanting to write a biographical text needs
to understand first. One of these regards what you are
actually planning to share with your readers. This will
determine whether you are writing an (auto) biography – that
is, the whole story so far – or rather a memoir – which can be
no more than the in-depth reminiscences of a single tale.
Either way, you’ll first want to map out your life thus far and
isolate a number of the most significant moments. Getting all
nostalgic with a devoted and willing old chum is a sure-fire
way to help pinpoint some events that may be of interest.
D You do not need to be the rebellious child of eccentric
parents. And you do not need to have suffered unbearable
hardship. In reality, the vast majority of us lead fairly dull
lives. So what is it that makes so many of us want to write
our autobiography or memoirs in the first place? One
explanation is that putting our thoughts and feelings down on
paper is a form of catharsis that we can do for ourselves
without the costs or the social stigma attached to employing
a professional listener with whom we can expose our souls.
With a little prowess, even a seemingly ordinary life will
appear far from being pointless and can offer significant
insight into the more profound.

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