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READING
PART 1
You are going to read three extracts, which are all connected in some way with
families. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, D or C) which you think fits
best according to the text.

1 What does the writer say about the family’s decision to go travelling?
A It was made after a great deal of careful planning.
B It was a reaction to a feeling of great disappointment.
C It was something the parents felt they might regret.
D It was harder to make than they had expected.
2 Which of the following points does the writer make in the text?
A Many people would like to do what the Thibautes are doing.
B What the family is doing might attract criticism from some people.
C The reader might not wish to do what the Thibautes are doing.
D It is always exiting to travel without a planned route.
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3 When arriving at the home of Mina’s mother, the narrator realized that
A she had been there before.
B Mina was unhappy about accompanying her.
C she had a lot in common with Mina.
D Mrs. Attar was similar to her own mother.

4 When the narrator met Mrs. Attar

A she suspected that Mrs. Attar’s English was quite good.
B she was struck by how polite Mrs. Attar was.
C she began to feel more comfortable after a while.
D she was surprised by some of the objects in the room.
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5 What did the researchers conclude about arguments between siblings?
A They are less important than positive feelings between them.
B They tend to decrease after children reach adolescence.
C The really have an impact on behavior outside the family.
D They are something that parents can have little influence on.

6 What is the main topic of the text?

A contradictions in the research findings.
B differences between sisters and parents.
C how hard it is to generalize about siblings.
D how siblings can be helpful to each other.

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PART 2
You are going to read a magazine article about a training session with a stuntman –
someone who performs the dangerous and exciting actions in films. Six paragraphs
have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one
which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to
use.
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PART 3.
You are going to read an article about the effects of digital media on people’s
minds. For questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits
best according to the text.
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PART 4
You are going to read a magazine article about jobs in Britain that used to be
common but are uncommon now. For questions 20-34, choose from the sections of
the article (A-D). The jobs may be chosen more than once.
In connection with which of the jobs are the following mentioned?
20. how hard it can be to find someone who does this job
21. a time when a demand for this kind of work was at its height
22. people noticing examples of what people doing this job produced
23. a significant event involving people doing this job
24. the kind of people who need this kind of expertise
25. a comment on how little interest there is now in this kind of work
26. improvements that were made for people doing this job
27. a prediction that proved to be accurate
28. what people doing the job today use in order to do it
29. the kind of people still doing this job
30. the impact on the cost of the materials on demand for this kind of work
31. a positive result of not many people doing this job anymore
32. something that people doing the job find surprising
33. an attempt to teach the skills involved in this kind of work
34. the reason why this job is no longer common in Britain but exists elsewhere

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