www trengish ru ie Exam Essentials rea ema For questions 1-8, ead the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) bast fits each gap. Ther isan example at the beginsing (0) ‘Mark your answers on the separ 1 answer shoot, Example 0 A ideo 8 view © thought decision Working parents Reliable studies have shown that children of parents who both go out to work have no more problems than children with one parent staying at home. My personal (0) ....... is that both parents should go out to work if they wish. Some parents invest so much in a career that they cannot (1) ........ to give it up. Others have to work because of economic (2) .. There are several options when it (3) to choosing chi Idcare from child minders to the kind neighbour (4) ..... the street. No (5) aren‘t around. Babies become dependent on parents and close family (6) how good the childcare may be, some children protest if their parents 30 parents should make sure they allow (7) the time to help their child settle in with new carer. Remember: if parents want to (8) ........ the bast for their children, it's not the quantity of time they spend with them, it’s the quality that matters. 1A bear B decide © hope D expect 2A reason B duty © necessity D task 3A refers B concerns € tums D comes. 4 A of B opposite © across D next to 5 A way B matter © surprise D exception 6 A people B adults © members D grown-ups 7 A little B no C lots D plenty of 8 A make B give © have D do B Cambridge English: First Test 1 >> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English >> Part 7rT) eae For quostions 8-18, road the toxt bolow and think of the word which best fits each ‘9ap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning 0). \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, Examte:[0 JBlefeIN] [TTT TTT TIT IITIT) PAPER 2 Writing PAPER 3 Ustening PAPER 4 Speaking Daniela: Skateboard champion I've always (0) ........ an outdoors kind of girl, and (9) ........ a kid, I'd get up to all sorts of stuff with my friends - climbing trees and messing about in the woods. As we got older, my friends started doing other things (10) ........ shopping and listening to music, but | still loved being outside and needed a new challenge. (11) practising on his board hour after hour, and to (13) ... was my brother who first got me (12) ........ skateboarding. I'd seen him . honest, | used to think it was uncool. But when he showed me some amazing tricks he could do one day, | had to give it a go. I've got a competitive streak, so | watched loads of skateboarding clips online and got out on my board whenever | could — even (14) (15) ........ my brother. It obviously paid (16) . it was dark — in order to compete .. because | beat him in a compe last month! Cambridge Enolish: First Test 1 >> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English >) Part 2Mou Exam Es eer ey eae ‘example at the beginning (0 write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the The London Eye The London Eye, the giant (0) ........ wheel, is one of the most popular attractions in London. The wheel is one of the tallest of its kind, at a (17) .. used for its (18) .. (19) ........ wheel. Fifteen thousand visitors can ride on the Eye every day. . of 135 metres. 1,700 tons of steel were People make special journeys to see the The architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, won the competition to design a Millennium landmark. Their design was the most (20) . (21) .. Julia found the (22) . and finding its centre. . of all the projects and the first .. site by drawing a circle round London Not (23) .. In (24) a special honour that is given in the UK to someone who has .. it took about three years to get the wheel built. .. of their work, the couple were awarded the MBE, achieved something special. .. of the wheel were made on their kitchen table in 1993. For quastions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end fof some of the lines to form a word that fits inthe gap in the same line, There is an parate answer sheet Example:( 0 |oj|sfelR|valr] font | TTT TTT OBSERVE HIGH CONSTRUCT EXCITE IMAGINE DRAW IDEA SURPRISE RECOGNISE 10 Cambricige Engiish First Test 1>> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English >> Part 3PAPER 2 wating PAPER Listening ‘Example: Sas © rit be very happy when I go on holiday. FORWARD Frm son fn holiday, ‘The gap can be filled by the words ‘looking forward to going’ so you write: ‘ample: [0 LOOKING FORWARD TO GONG Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 Richard asked me how much | had paid for the theatre tickets. cost Richard wanted to .. the theatre tickets. 26 It wasn'ta good idea for you to delete that file. SHOULD You « that file. 27° The ferry couldn’t sail because the weather was bad. DUE The ferry couldn't sail .. . weather. 28 The teacher told us not to be late on Friday. BETTER “You . late on Friday,’ the teacher said. 29 There are Spanish and French translations of the book. into Spanish and French. 30 She will only phone if she gets lost. UNLESS She will... swe lOSt.‘www frenglish.ru elie Saeed oer es emai /ead an article about a wrestler who became an author. For choose the answer (A, B, €or D) which you think its best ‘according tothe text ‘Mark your answors on the separate answer shoot The wrestler who became an author Pete Watson looks like the biggest, sweetest teddy bear you ever saw. It is only when he opens his mouth that you notice the missing front teeth. Watson is a three-time world champion wrestler turned author. He was adored by fans because he was differant: while other wrestlers were supreme athletes, he was just a hulk who knew how to take a hit. You could throw as many chairs as you liked at Pete Watson, you could smack him repeatedly, but he wouldn't go down. After two autobiographies and a series of children’s stories, he has just written a brilliant first novel: ‘a work of immense power and subtlety, likely to gain a wide readership. At its simplest, itis about a boy and his dad getting together after a lifetime apart, though there is far more to it than that. Was. he inspired by anyone he knew? The father, he says, is based on guys he met on the road wrestlers, friends of his, who appeared to be leading exciting lives, but deep down were pretty miserable. ‘ine 11 Watson does not come from traditional wrestling stock. He grew up in Long Island, New York. His father was an athletics director with a PhD, his mother a physical education teacher with two master’s degrees ~ one in literature, the other in Russian history, He was a big boy, bullied for his size. One day his neighbour had a go at him, and for the first time Watson realised he could use his weight and size instead of feeling awkward about it. It was a turning point At college, he did a degree in communication studies. Meanwhile, he was learning the ropes of professional wrestling. Did his parents try to dissuade him? ‘No. They were just really insistent that finished college. | am pretty sure they thought I'd get hurt and quit wrestling.’ But he didn't. He looks in remarkably good condition for someone who spent 20 years in the ring. His skin is smooth and firm; there are few visible scars. ‘l’s amazing what retirement can do for you. | looked. really rough five years ago, and now I think | look a good deal youngor,’ he says. People are surprised by the softness of his handshake. ‘Yeah, that’s the wrestler’s handshake,’ he says. Do you have to be a good actor to be a good wrestler? ‘| used to really resent the acting label, but it fs acting. When it’s really good, when you're feeling it and letting that real emotion fly, it comes closer to being real.” What did his children think when they saw him getting hurt? ‘Well, they used to think | never got hurt because that's what | told them. When they got old enough to reelise | d they stopped enjoying it. That was, in part, what led to my decision to get out.’ Nowadays, his time is dedicated to family and books ~ his next novel is about boy wrestlers i ‘on the same block, and he is also writing more children’s stories. He does not think this life is so different from wrestling. ‘Wrestling is all about characters,’ he says. ‘So when my fans hear I've written a novel, | don’t get the sense that they feel I've abandoned them.” 12 Cambricige English: First Test 1>> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of Englisn >> Part 531 What impression do we get of Pete Watson's skills as a wrestler? He frequently lost because he was not very aggressive. He was too gentle and friendly to be a good wrestler. He was injured a lot because he didn’t fight back. His speciality was letting his opponent hit him. vomp 32 It is suggested that Watson's first novel is based on his own autobiography. will be popular with those who liked his autobiographies. will not only appeal to his fans. is not much more than a simple story. gomp 33 What does ‘traditional wrestling stock’ in line 11 refer to? Watson's childhood Watson's family background Watson's educational background Watson's background in athletics comp 34 What did Watson's parents feel about his interest in wrestling? A. They were afraid he would get hurt. B They insisted that he should have proper trai C They wanted him to give up wrestling. D_ They thought he would abandon the sport quite soon. 1g at college. 35 How does Watson regard the idea that wrestling is like acting? He resents the suggestion. He thinks wrestlers aren't good actors. He has come to accept it. He doesn’t think wrestling can compare to acting. vomD> 36 Watson's present life is not so different from his past profession because work is still connected with characters. writing about wrestling, his previous profession. family are still more important than anything else. fans still follow his career with interest. voupr Cambridge Enolish: First Test 1>> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English > Part5 13www frenglish.ru TEST Exam Essentials Poe) Ein You are going to read an article about computor games. Six sontonces have boon removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each ‘Gap (37-42), There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Films and computer games In just a few decades the gaming industry has become a lot bigger than the film business. In terms, of turnover, what is rather grandly called ‘interactive entertainment’ makes twice as much money as Hollywood cinema. Which of course leaves people in tho film business wondaring if they can harvest any of this new income. Is there any way of making films more appealing to people who regularly like to play ‘computer games? Making a film out of a best-selling computer game can. certainly guarantee a large audience. [37 New games have stunning action sequences that rely on fantasy effects, and now films are being released with similar scenes. Gravity is discarded as heroes leap across huge gaps, while slow-motion techniques show bullets moving through the rippling air. ‘A major segment af the gaming market comprises selence-ftion games, and film-makers have started to realise that they could sot films in similar sci-fi future worlds. [38 | ]Any attempt to borrow more than the seting from @ game is probably doomed. ‘There are many examples of successful film-game combinations. Rather than making a film using characters and stories from a computer game, the trick seems to be to make a film that has a fast-moving action sequence and then bring out a game based fon that sequence. People wha enjoyed the film will probably want to buy the game. This clearly creates a ‘new market opportunity for the gaming industry. Why do gamers feel disappointed by films based on their favourite games? [39 Computer games ‘can show the action from @ number of perspectives easily, because everything is computer-genarated. But filming @ sequence from 20 different cameras would cost @ fortune, so it simply isn’t done in the film version ~ leaving the gamers feeling that the film didn't look as real as the computer game. Cameras matter in another sense, too. In a film the director shows you the action rom certain perspectives but makes sure he doesn't show you some things to keep you in suspense. Think of your favourite thriller. [40] In films you are not supposed to have access 10 all the information. Suspense and mystery are essential elements of film-making. [HHT] When you play 8 game, you have to do cartain tasks to proceed to tha next level. Therefore, you must be able to see everything in order to make ‘your choices, to decide what todo next: which door to ‘open, and so on. You must have access to all the information. You, a8 the player, ar always in control In the cinema you never control the action. You just eit and wateh, There can be some interaction between films and computer games on a number of different levels, but inthe end they fulfil different needs. [42| |For ail the similarities between technologies and special effects, we shouldn't forget that a story and a game are fundamentally different. 14 Cambridge English: First Test 1>) PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English >> Part 6We go to the cinema to let someone else tell E This usually means that the film has a good us a story, knowing we can't influence what chance of being as commercially successful as happens at all, the game on which it is based. You wouldn't be interested in watching the film F One reason is technical. if you knew the identity of the murderer, for instance, This is not true for computer games. G However, the difficulty for the producers of Hollywood appears to be knowing where and Its success lies in the use of special effects. when to stop. Cambricige English: First Test 1>> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English >> parts 15Mark your answers on the sep: wow frenglish.ru ce EIS You are going to read a magazine erticle in which four young people talk about how their parents’ careers have influenced them. For questions 43-52, choose from the people (A-D), The people may be chosen more than once. answer sheet. Which person thinks his or her parent's job is boring? was discouraged from following the same profession? changed his or her mind about a future career? experienced pressure to follow the same profession? feels he or she has not been influenced in choosing a career? comes from a long line of people in this profession? thinks the profession in question offers few opportunities? is concerned his or her choice will cause an argument? thinks that success in his or her parent's profession is difficult? thinks his or her parent's profession is rewarding? 46 cambridge En‘ 8 49 51 52. ish: First Test 1>> PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English >> Part 7A chip off the old block How much are children influenced in their choice of profession by their parents’ jobs? We asked four young people about their exporiance. A Graham Button My dad is a self-employed builder, like his father and his grandfather, and that means he was often ‘out working in the evenings or at weekends when Iwas a child. | think he was proud of doing a ‘real’ job, something with his hands, which is perhaps why he always tried to push me into taking up the same profession. And of course he had his own business, which he wanted me to continue after he retired. When | was in high school, | decided that | really didn’t want to go into the family business, so at the moment I'm studying history. My father probably thinks I'm going to become a partner in his firm after | graduate, so | do worry that we might have a big fight about this some time in the future, B Sue Smith My mother's a nuclear physicist, which sounds very exciting. The truth is ifs a pretty tough profession. And | just don't think it’s @ very interesting job. Of course it's important, but as far as | can see, you spend most of the day at a desk doing hundreds of calculations, and then checking and rechecking them. My mother did try to motivate me to take an interest in science subjects when | was about 14 or 15, and I think she'd be secrotiy pleased if | wanted to be a scientist, but she's never put any sort of pressure on me. But | know she also thinks ~ a5 1 do— that there aren't so many jobs available in pure research, which is what she does. © Barry Porter When people find out my mother’s an actress, they ‘always ask what Hollywood films she's been in, and | have to explain that she’s only ever worked in provincial theatres. She's hardly ever bean on television, which is why not many people know her. That’s one of the problems with the theatre: very few people get to the top of the profession, and you have to be extremely lucky just to make a living from it. Actors often worry about where the next job's coming from. Even if | had any talent for acting, I'd be put off by that side of it. As you can gather, | really don't think my future ig in the theatre, and in any case my mother has always tried to steer me away from taking up the profession. D Ruth Lawrence My father teaches maths at high school, which definitely used to come in handy when we had @ maths test the next day! | think in the back of his mind he expected me to be good at maths because he was always there to expiain it. The truth is I've always been terrible at the subject. He also used to tell me about the satisfaction you can get from teaching, and Ido think he's right about that. | used to think | wanted to be a teacher, but then | began to think of the disadvantages. The profession's changed and these days teachers have to work a lot in the holidays and prepare a lot at home. In the end I decided to go into accounting, and | don’t really think my dad's job affected my decision at all. Cambridge English: First Test 1 >> PAPER 4 Reading and Use of English >> Part7 17oa Track 1 ‘You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 1. You hear a student talking about her college course. What does she say about i? A. Sho enjoys seeing how things work in practice. B_ She is sure she'd like to work in a related field. © She wants to know more about an aspect of the course. 2 You hear a conversation between a customer and a florist. ‘What does the customer decide to do? A take the florist’s advice B research anew species of rose © buy an expensive bunch of flowers 3. You hear two students discussing their maths class. What do they agree about? A how helpful their maths teacher is B how useful the maths phone app is © how difficult the maths topic is 4. You hear a weather forecast on the radio. Where are violent storms expected? A. the south coast B the east coast © the west coast 5 You hear a woman leaving a message for a plumber. Te woman wants him to A correct an error he has made. B_call her when he finishes work © discover the source of a problem. 6 You hear a man talking about What is he doing? A complaining about train timetables B- confirming a hotel reservation, © making a request ef someone travel plans. 7 You hear two friends talking about the football team they support. How does the man feel? A. optimistic about the team’s prospects B annoyed by the referee’s decision-making © surprised by the goalkeeper's ability 8 You hear part of an interview with a student who wants to become a volunteer. What does the student say about it? ‘A He is keen to pass on his knowledge. B_ He wants to repay the people who helped him. © He regrets not getting involved earlier.uu PAPER QyTack2 You wil hear part of talk by @ man called Jamos Edwards, who isthe director of ‘a museum association called Museums for All. For quostions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Museums for All The association Musoums for All was started (9). years ago. James says the task of Museums for All is to change people's (10) of museum visits. James worked for a big (11) on ‘company before he was offered his current position, James believes that museums should be more (12) sass the way they attract visitors. James says that traditional musoums used to be aimed at people with a good standard of (13) To raise interest in museums, James would like museums to have good (14) with local schools. James wants museums to be friendly, in the samo way that (15) James says that a trip to the museum can be (16) .. for some people. James feels that it is the role of the (17) . to invest in rebuilding museums. ‘The Museum Festival next year will be held in (18)PAPER 1 Reading and Use of Enolsh Fy Track a PAPER 2 Writing lstening PAPER 4 Speaking which you do not need to use | made some new friends. I had some communication problems. Speaker 1 | would like to go back to the area soon Speaker 2 | went on similar trips over the next few years. Speaker 3 | wasn’t properly prepared for the trip. Speaker 4 | thought the trip was good value for money. Speaker 5 | thought the trip was too long. | would have liked more independence. Cambridge English: First Test 1 >> PAPER 3 Ustening >> Parts 23 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about school trips they want on whan they were younger. For questions 19-23, choose from thelist (A-H) What each speaker soys, Use the letters only once. Thare are thrao extra ltters 19 2www frenglish.ru 3 am Essentials v Track 4 You will hear a radio interview with Julia Emerson, a young writer. For questions 24-30, choose the best anewar (A, B or C). 24 According to Julia, nowadays Hollywood producers ‘A. usually think of ideas for films themselves. B write screenplays and contact stars. © contact agents to find writers for them. 25 Julia says that she A has written a number of successful screenplays for studios. B was lucky enough to have her first screenplay accepted. © wes not discouraged by the lack of response from studios. 26 Julia began writing in hor spare time when she A published some articles in a magazine, B had an idea for a TV series. © came first in a short-story competition 27 Julia says that A she would like to write a version of a classic film. B_ there is a dangor sho might imitate other films. © creative people should think a lot about films. 28 Julia's screenplay is about two sisters who A. set out to try living in the jungh B find themselves in a difficult situation. © end up hating each other. 29 The theme of the story is. ‘A how our emotions about our family can change, B Julia's relationship with her brothers and sisters. € about the importance of having a family. 30. It appears that the film based on Julia's screenplay A must be made within the next few months. B__will be made when the studio has paid Julia © might never be made.