(40 minutes) You will hear three different extracts. For questions ! -°, choose the answer, ® or) which Jfits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract. You hear part of a radio programme about a famous London hotel. The presenter’s aim in her introduction is to correct misunderstandings about the Grand. provide factual information about the Grand Ca encourage listeners to goto the Grand ‘What is the manager's attitude towards the customers? He wishes that more of them were net rich people. He treats them all in the same way, regardless of who they are. He always knows instantly what category they belong to. You hear two presenters talking on a science programme. ‘The male presenter says that the research produced data on the period of time that some teaspoons were missing. how quickly a certain number of teaspoons disappeared H where disappearing teaspoons had gone. ‘he female presenter says that disappearing teaspoons is a topic which has produced some interesting theories. concerns a growing phenomenon Ca has no great significance, You hear two people talking about popular music. The woman's main point is that itis no longer possible to create genuinely original popular music. all modern popular music is a poor imitation of older musi, Le Popular music has always been an overrated form of music What does the woman say about modern performers? They are not interested in the views of older people. They are taking advantage of their audience. They are influenced without realizing it 42. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS.You will hear part of a talk about best-selling books. For questions 7~\, complete the sentences. The most popular celebrity autobiographies all focus on the _ of the celebrity. ‘Some popular celebrity autobiographies have no [_ ~ EG in them, that The top-selling cookery books create a sense of appeals to people. People who buy the most popular cookery books are most likely to use a recipe from them for People buy the best-selling sports books because of the them. ‘A common feature of popular history books is that they contain Cc J], which make them interesting to ordinary readers. Best-selling self-help books now tend to focus on giving advice on how people can make progress with their [~ E In crime fiction, the [— z become a main feature of best-sellers, EE] connected with solving crimes have ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS. ING a3choose the You will hear a radio discussion about writing a novel. For questions answer(, 8, © or D) which fits best according to what you hear. What does Louise say about Ernest Hemingway's advice to writers? Itis useful to a certain extent. 8 Itapplies only to inexperienced novelists. Itwasntt intended to be taken seriously. It might confuse some inexperienced novelists. 16 Louise says that you need to get feedback when you have not been able to write anything for some time, are having difficulty organizing your ideas. nt are having contrasting feelings about what you have written. a have finished the book but not shown it to anyone. Louise says that you should get feedback from another writer because A. itis easy to ignore criticism from people who are not writers. another writer may be kinder to you than friends and relatives. it is hard to find ather people who will make an effort to help you, another writer will understand what your intentions are. 18 What does Louise regard as useful feedback? @ combination of general observations and detailed comments E both identification of problems and suggested solutions © comments focusing more on style than on content ‘as many points about strengths as weaknesses \9 What does Louise say about the people she gets feedback from? Some of them are more successful than her. She doesn't only discuss writing with them, She also gives them feedback on their work. It isnt always easy for her to get together with them, » One reaction to feedback that Louise mentions is that itis justified but would require too much effort to act on. it focuses on unimportant details rather than key issues. Cr ithas been influenced by reading other peoples novels. a it is not suggesting that major changes to the novel are required. ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS 'ST=NNG(TE) suaveods ] vseyeads Esayeads zaayeads EE] pareads pauaddoy soym jv ast) aya woufasooyp ‘9-97 suonssanb 104 ypoa auana aya i1-\ 3s 243 wouf asooy> ‘se ‘quan ay) Uo S120} 3up|NOD | “sanjaswayy paxofus auokiang FE] suaveods 6uppame 5 pua aya a40}aq Yo} | [1 vomited ‘Aued Bunea|e “quawnBue ue sem ava went a (El) csayeads, ‘ypeq parean sem | c oe FED] 22292005, ‘Auea papua 4 22d Aased hepyuig e ‘auokue aun Aipiey | soyeads Sunaowe 3 papuane-yjamqusem a} v u@su03 ey srayoads 4202 01 Burp10220 -nogo bi ‘papuayao hayg siuana ynogo Buryjon a1o ajdoad yaiym wy s120.9xa 1404s anf 10a IsuOWIa e 7 ‘CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: ADVANCED PRACTICE TESTS.