Test 3 PAPER 1 READING AND WRITING | (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 ‘Questions 1-5 Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet. 8 +e] | (2 From: [Anastasia ‘Wer't be able to get to tonight’ show. ‘The roads are stil icy and they're forecasting snow. Why not take your sister instead? Anastasia is writing to say A the weather will make her miss tonight's. show. B tonight's show is cancelled due to bad weather. Felipe should watch the weather forecast tonight. Answer: Karen, Your French teacher rang earlier the Tuesday evening class you wanted next term ie full, but Thursday's available if you can go then instead, Hell ring back later. Jan A Karen has the possibilty of attending French classes on two evenings per week. B Karen's evening classes will now start at an earlier time tis term. © Karen needs to decide whether to cchange the evening that she has classes.B LOCAL FARMERS SUPPLY ALL THIS SUPERMARKET’S VEGETABLES - KEEPING PRICES LOW FOR OUR CUSTOMERS! 3 4 borrowed for skiing last time ~ ||could you bring it round to my |) | place? I'm going snowboarding| with Mark soon and it'll be cold! L PARKING HOSPITAL VISITORS ONLY WAITING LIMITED TO TWO HOURS FOLLOW SIGNS TO STAFF PARKING Reading ‘A We get fresh vegetables from the ‘armors with the cheapest prices. B We promise you won't find lower-priced ‘resh food than ours. © We buy our fresh vegetables locally to save you money. ‘A David is fixing his broken car on the motorway at the moment. B David is half an hour away from where Jack lives. David is hoping Jack will collect him in his car soon, ‘A Maria needs Denise to retum something she lent her a while ago. B Maria is inviting Denise to go somewhere with her and Mark. © Maria wants to borrow something ‘rom Denise that she can wear for snowboarding. ‘A Only hospital visitors can park here for longer than two hours. B Members of hospital staff are allowed to leave their cars here. © This car park is for people visiting the hospital for a short time, 55Test 3 Part2 Questions 6-10 ‘The people below all want to visit a watersports centre. (On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight watersports centres. Decide which centre would be the most suitable for the following people. For questions 6-10, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet. t <*> Victor and Olga need a personal instructor to teach them better “ __ powerboat skills, and to find their way safely around the waters of the coast. They want to go without booking in advance. Felipe wants a weekend training session for his staff, to help them work well together. He'd lke them to do sailing and indoor activities, and have comfortable overnight accommodation at the centre. Harry wants to find a centre where top people in watersports train land where he can measure his skills to see i he could compete professionally. However, he can't afford anything too expensive. Tania and Paolo can already waterski, and want to try another challenging watersport. They want to go in the evenings, and be able to eal at the centre afterwards. Laura and Adam want to celebrate Laure’s birthday at a waterspe centre with friends, some of whom prefer to do indoor sports. “Thoy'd lke to have a good Idea of what the place is ike bofore going, 56Reading Watersports centres A. Fossey Centre “The Fossey Centre as indoor and outdoor activites, Arrange a session ac the big lake, with ‘watersports fclites good enough for even profesionals to practise on, plus indoor football and tennis. No individual traning is available However, theres no need ro book in advance as the Cente is rarely busy. © Blore Centre It you'te looking for somewhere to provide staff training, then the Blore Centre is perfect. There's a range of activities, with Powerboats, saling or an indoor sports Centre - ideal for team-building, There's ‘campsite for overnight stays but i's extremely basic. E Padcaster Centre ‘The huge lake at the Padeaster Centre Is perfect for waterskiing and saling. It's regularly used by sportspeople preparing for ‘the Olympics, and has a cycle path around ‘the outside for your coach to accompany you on land and check your speed. See how you compare with the champions! Prices are very far. © Casson Centre ‘The Casson Centre and café are open all day until 9 pm, The Centre’s professional staff offer individual teaining in sailing and waterskiing, for which booking is essential. ‘The small hotel on site is useful for anyone traveling a long way to the Centre. B Marinewater “The Marinewater website shows their whole range of watersports from sailing to the exciting experience of controlling a boat on a fast-moving river. The route is used by professional athletes in training, so itis lit ‘until late, while the Centre's restaurant serves, delicious meals. Booking is recommended. D_ Marston Centre ‘The Marston Centre offers courses at all levels for learning to manage every kind ‘of boat you can think of. Fees for private ‘teaching sessions are reasonable, and it isn’t ‘essential to arrange this before you go. The contre also offers training in how not to get lost at sea. See their website! F Camford Centre ‘The Camford Centre offers sailing for people who love relaxing on the water, and also has volleyball and badminton courts in its well-designed building. Check out their website - their 360-degree video tours show you exactly what's available. And if you're coming for a special occasion, tell us - welll prepare a fantastic meal in our restaurant! H_ Aqua sports ‘Aqua Sports offers company team-building courses that can inchde water sports on the lake or a range of things to don te ‘gum. You can select the perfect timetable for your team. Afterwards, you can have a good right’ sleep in the Centre's excelent hotel 87Test 3 Part 4 Questions 21-25 Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, G or D on your answer sheet. American Black Ducks by Sam Prentice, wildlife biolo; | work at a US university where my team and | aro trying to learn more about water birds, particularly one called the American black duck. And we've just started using an exciting piece of equipment called a ‘night- vision scope’, which allows us to see the ducks in the dark! We're worried about black ducks mainly because their numbers have fallen hugely and we don't know ‘whether there's enough food on the east coast for these animals. There's lots of information about their daytime activities, but nothing about what they do at night, because we simply haven't had the equipment. But this new ‘scope’ will produce really clear pictures, even on mooniess rights, so we'll be able to find out more and make bettar decisions about looking after the area where they live based on what we learn, Itis very hard work. There are four of us, each working six hours dally. We've studied ducks in different locations, and |'ve had to take a boat to some sites and make notes con every duck | see, The weather hasn't helped - some nights are mild, but more often it's wet. Oh, and it's so quiet I've needed lots of coffee to stop me falling asleep! only missed one working day so far, because the snow was too deep even for our special snow vehioles. Still ike the challenge of it, especially compared to what the summer will bring - hours Ina laboratory, where we'll look at our results together. It'll be hard to be stuck inside ~ but it’s essential to do this. And I wouldn't change it for anything!21 What is Sam Prentice doing in the text? ‘A describing how he became a wildife biologist B explaining how he is doing a piece of research © suggesting how readers can leam about one type of bird D giving a report of success he's had in his work 22 What is Sam hoping to discover about American black ducks? Whi ‘A what their behaviour is like after dark B which kind of food they need to live on which animals are responsible for the fal in their numbers D what makes the east coast a suitable location for them. 23. When Sam spends long periods watching ducks, he A dislikes having to deal with low temperatures. B finds there's enough to do to maintain his interest. © is glad of the chance to be in a quiet place. D sometimes finds it dificult to stay awake. 24 What does Sam say about working inside a lab over the summer? ‘A He feels pleased that he'll avoid the hot weather. B He accepts that it’s a necessary part of hs job. © He's looking forward to studying his results, D He's glad he'll be working with other people. 25 What might Sam say about experiences of working outdoors? A B Sher ere enact ee We decided that we'd only go to Weather has meant we've sil carried : Gawain, tateve ficbeor ue sites that wer easy to gett, and tm nee really glad we made that decision. © [Sometimes the moon hasnitbeen | 2 ‘eer broil tal remaen The other people in my team are ee bai brillant, but i's been hard watching provides the amount of light we need Bie ha wae ee to collect information, e me 61Test 3 Part 2 Question 6 ‘Your English friend, Alex, Is coming to your town for the day, and wants to meet you. Write an email to Alex. In your email, you should © explain where you can meet © suggest what you can do together © advise Alex what to bring, Write 35-48 words on your answer sheet.Unit 5 Grammar Complete using the correct past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 By the time | arrived, everyone .........ccccse Steve .... Tina ........ Andrea to tell her she would be late. ny w The c car ‘broke down just after .. | didn’t eat anything at the partir because, NOOO ... (leave)! .. (already / “see) ‘the film, so he didn’t come with us to the cinema. (not / finish) doing the housework by seven o'clock, so she called .. (you / just / speak) to Billy when | rang? .. (we / set off). ... (I 7 already / eat) at home. .. (you / hear) about the accident before you saw it on TV? Choose the sentence (A or B) which means the same as the first sentence 1 We'd had dinner when Wendy arrived. A Wendy arrived and then we had dinner. B We had dinner and then Wendy arrived. 2 | read the book after I'd seen the film. A | saw the film and then | read the book. B | read the book and then | saw the film. 3 By the time Dad came home, I'd gone to bed. A | went to bed before Dad came home. B | went to bed after Dad came home. 4 She didn't go to bed until her mum had come home. A She went to bed and then her mum came home. B Her mum came home and then she went to bed. 5 Mr Banks hadn't arrived at the office by the time | got there. A larrived before Mr Banks. B Mr Banks arrived before me. 6 They'd bought the plane tickets before they heard about the cheaper flight. A They bought the plane tickets and later they heard about the cheaper flight. B They heard about the cheaper flight and then they bought the plane tickets. 7 The girls had tidied the house when the visitors arrived. A The visitors arrived and later the girls tidied the house. B The girls tidied the house and then the visitors arrived. Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple. 1 we / just / hear / the news / when / you / ring 2 |/ already / think of / that / before / you / suggest / it 5 by the time / | leave / ‘school 7 l/ decide /t0 become Jal a musiciansomo OUF paper, fewer trees would be cut down. 2 The castle is perfectly p..... , $0 it's just like it was four hundred years ago. 3 If only we could go to the e. to get some fresh air 4 Many plants and animals are in danger of beCOMINg €......u..nnnusnnennnns «they do, well never see them again, 5, Zoos give us the opportunity to see W..... 6 The weather is quite m. 7 Thel.. 8 Iwish You wou dop your 1 Ifwe alr... sasonnnen QMimMAlS UP ClOSE. tee, even in the winter. It rarely snows. eather forecast is usually much more accurate than the national one, On the ground. Put it in the bin! 9 Scientists have n.... coouow the new planet Sedna’. 10 Looking down at the Earth from space must De a7... vow perience, 11 Itsf... 5 .. in here! Let’s put the heating on, 12 The wit atk ne 5 ww 15 km outside the town. 13 Ifyou get lost in the dese, there will be no one around tor... own YOU! 14 Climate change is @ 8.000 ww problem. Every county in the wad is affected, he correct word 1 The sunis at the centre of the solar origin. 2 The Earth is the satellite that we live on, 3 The moon goes round the Earth so its a/an planet. 4 The system on the moon is very different to the one on Earth. For example, there are no plants on the moon. 5 Scientists aren't sure of the environment of the moon, but they think that maybe it was once part of the Earth.