Reading and Use of English (1 hour15 minutes) ants For questions 1-8, reed the text below and decid which answer (or) best fits ach gp. Thereis on example the begining (°) ‘Mark our answerson the separate answer shoot Erample: 0 Asefowly —B extremely absolutely intensely oA EB © 2) The trend for citren to muta by jugging al sorts of lactone gadyets at the same tie i {damaging thor lees of concentration scien have warned, They found that cisren homework while sending messages via the tee can Lup spending S0% longer tani they ha one each tack Davi E mee rotesor of Cognitive Psychology tthe Unies of Michigan. sald tha tre mattasting |s4____ posible for spe activities suc rong andlisteing tothe rac. 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Example: PJCEITITTTII TTT The London Marathon ace ev wt pl as eat a aa Rian iseryrnesse Sepak ar ecole cs na eto oe arg aes wee es saan 2° gh sR ee eel a" ge abet Pete ns on Sor res ‘The event has captured she public imagination and there are always 18 ___ many people smazing 96,500 people applied to run in i though only wating to ake pat. Last year 35. 45500 16 __be accepted For chose who do take par the day i about fu, achievement and raising money for charity ~ with varying degrees of pain! ‘ruaioce ENGLSHE RAST PRACTICETESIS READING ANOUSE OF ENGLSH 7TH 03 For questions 11-24 read the text below. Use the word given in copa tthe end of some ofthe lines to form a word that isthe gopin the same line Thee san exomple atthe begining (0) ‘Write your onswersiN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet. fame (e) AD TeITeET TTT TTI onus uanany'sAwawen Theis noble ay won ant etg uciow cfr oie, The ard fr he f1 eget stan hi vehicle “he ew brary wentineo 8 in Agiland hasbeen very we seve recoved bythe pub. Both visits and leas of books have increased 19.____shne the new vehicle Began opereting. Comme ave cousioen ince such fendhy-ookng rary cold wat ok inside and Thanks fr llthe 20__newbeots® WonDeR ‘The mobile bray an aircondoned state-of the-art vei, which ful networked for wing infeaten technology. The sr euspension str slows the vehicle tobe 21 for easy acess and ensures tow 22____ hen pare The internal nyout wae designed with major STABLE Input om the vary staf whoinsteé thatthe décor was bight and 23 Theibrary cas up 1 3000 books, COs an ODS or couour allagesand24 ri muchof the stocks bran new INTERESTED 1 CunaiocseNCUSHERAST PRACTE TEST READING AMD USE OF ENGLISH PART ‘For questions 25-30, complete the second sentencesothatithas similar meaning tthe frst sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. Youmustuse between "woand fe words, inlading the word given. Here isan example(0). Example: © Mating new fends was easy for he. DiFricuLr She diane naw nts. ‘The gap can be filed with the words firditelifiul make 0 you wre: FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE ‘Wate only the missing words IN CAPYTAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet. 25 Despite wining the rac. he wasnt very pleased. even Newesstverypltsed, thence, 25 Hs frst novel was beter thn hs ‘co00 ‘hisnovlisnot_______onehe wrote, 21 sory could you ale fora moment pease? msomy. for amoment plese? 28 Wee solate now tat we defintely wont gtto the party on time. cance Weresa late thatwehave ____tathe party ont, 29 The fo se eats affects he ath bah crrect ‘hed she ests her neath. 30 Te onl thing li at the weekend was housework peat Iid______housewort th wacked ‘CAMBRIOGE ENGLISH FISTPRACTCETESTS READING ANDUSEOF ENGLISH 9‘PARTS 21 One prob the witerdveribesin the st paragraph sthat 1 she keep lig ofthe totem ple Youre going toread a newspaper article cout an adventure centre For questions 31-36, "he tying to standon top ota moving object. a 8 choose the onswer (A,B, Cor) which you think fits best according tothe text she cannot gether arms into the rat poston thets tao nervous to competathe cmd. Mark your anawerson the separate answer sheet. 52 What do we ear about Head 4 Heghtsin the second paragraph? Yj . Rote fia rit numa am Y © lea notin sto open theughut he yea. 5 . A family adventure centre 5 Eeetneneat ne nore 5 Ue ‘Tm focused. 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The course Tes the only UK climbing centre days out andthe armed frees, as designed and bul by Nik ‘open to the public year-round More han hal who visit return Merlany, an exper inhi eld (the only days it closes are when for more andthe cente now who bas constructed 450 courses winds exceed 70 mph, almost averages about 1,500 vistors 2 in 16 counties and trained enough to blow you ofa totem month 2.700 insiructos. Key tothe pole and into one ofthe lake). All ages over five are design isthe saery-rope system, ‘The course was setup by Rod welcome, but children ae the which ensures that ifyou do Baber, adventurer extraordinaire most enthusiastic andar easier lose you balance or grip, your and holder ofthe world record (0 each than the bankers says full-body hamess wil guarantee for scaling the highest peak of Rod, Parens are usually more that you lost, not fall, back to very county in Europe in the reluctant to join n."Webear earth, 10 CAMBROGE ENGL FIST PRACTICE TESTS RADNG AND USEOF ENGLISH ‘AMBRIDGE ENCUSHFRSTPRACTICETESTS READING AUOUSEOF ENGLISH 21WANT TO JOIN THE JET SET? You could be etag of to exo locations, saying in ve tar hotel, eating in op PARTS 1» onthe other hand ides tring pertonal beefs, ant ao has rami eect on promotion prospec Youare going to ead an article about jobs that involve interotional travel Sx sentences ‘have been removed from the atc. Choosefrom the sentences A-C the ne whichis eoch 8. Andreaze you mighc noc wantto wave fr eer 1308 (37=42) Ther isone extra sentence hichyou do nt naedtouse Employer ook for congats with an international outook, ‘Mark your answers onthe separate answer sheet. ere And there are plenty of opportunites. But neta employer are thi Speak to seasoned intentional business travellers to get an den of what yu wl ace Employment in communications, baking and finance and property managements ao worth looking a " ‘lass restaurant, and ial pad for by your ‘mplayer Who woulda't want ajo that valves Foreign ave? 37 The numberof Jobs requinng international waves growing Siguicanly-And cing busines travel experience {on your CV cam bring enormous profesional benef, But is noc always as excling as it sounds. ‘Theres a bg diference between traveling to Milan a tourist and traveling thereto spend 4 dy in the typeof hotel meeting room tat can te found anywhere In Europe. lean be very cling bat you ned to Boep your Feet ly ‘om te ground, 38 Fights can be Aeayed things can go wong and i's easy to get exhausted. Many jobs mean aveling lone, 80 you canbe lonely, ‘Simply targeting any jb that involves foreign travel is athe way to start Inte, you shuld conse ll the ws Factors, sh 3s qualifcations and experience and ony then choose sector or company that offers ‘opportniies for international travel. The wave at tel trades ae obvions ares, but the Commercial stor also oles good prospect for travel In the etl sector, buyer often travel, specially if they work ines produce. where they have to check the suitably of cops. 35 Fabs inthe engineering and tnitonmeant sector can involve travel 10. Ales ‘ny cares can mean inerational travel, you ‘hoose the right company and rol. The number Bobs invalving travel, expecially a mide management level rowing. ‘So what wil help you secre a role wih an international favour? 40__A second language isa good indestion of bow wel someone wil apt. You ned 0 show you are exile fn wiling to eam IF your company has a sister ‘company in the Czech Repu for nstane, leaning some Caech wl boost your chances ind out what the company offers 2 a support paciage: Many now guarante that you can feturn home atthe weekends, oF hey wil mt te smount that people travel cath Year 41 company ested radotes fresh ou af university to move to anther county ‘era weekend, lone no find thr ov ‘ccommodston. "And is aswel remember tha international ‘navel can be stessful Pople can get burned ut by international busines travel You need to Be in ‘onto of your schedule rather than leaving 0 the company. You must ensute you get tne to rest and talk to your employer alle ime bout how you ae coping. Don't wat for foal appraisals ‘ru they ask for your views 82 Most sensible companies ask people o commit ‘voto three yes. This increases the ikenood of sucess. And mos people who travel on busines remember it fondly. 12 CAMBRIDGE ENGLSH-FIRSE PRACTICE TESTS READING AND USE OF ENGLSH ‘CAMBROE ENGLISH FIRST PRACTICE TESTS READING ANDUSEOF ENGLISH 12TESTI ARTZ Yoware going to rod a magazine article about vrious authors. For question 43-82 choose {from the authars(h-0) The outhors may be chosen more than once. Mork your onewers on the separate answer sheet Which author tok action in response to someones negative iw of her chances of geting her work accepted? ‘cides when formation genin her books does nt have to bets? 6 samthing dehones while yng to get ber werk accepted? was offeradher ist conract aa esl of an eae success? res sre that her boots canta strange elements? eas tention othe Bathoo of new author geting sir work accepts? ‘wots people tobe cheered p by her books? feos thatitisan advantage that people give her he sncere ews on her work? recommends anayng various pecs of ater authors boots? fee thatherjb was ting yp too much of he ateton? 14. CAMBRIDGE ENGUSH FIST PRACTICE TESTS READING AND USE OF ENCUSH ca i.) dobeeEE The best-sellers book club Fancy being an author? We asked some of Britain's favourite best-selling writers to share the secrets of their success. 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MY AEST ABHCE Let your chances tate theory. ‘arcs wea 20 ae wl THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS Lite sin kop hpters shot oy reese eno her on ures Teme the eno ba da Twas esto ae D MANDA SCOTF She ar writen oclsenesof ‘7g BREAK Las a veiary nzetett. On ‘ny 30h rt Tes ing etalon ‘es hapy bt ou think abot wes oko Monday {ei to falow my heat and make airing ‘bom wig fs smn the Boalt wating coupe an tom hat gota deal ray Bt book [MY BESTADVICE Re bal ok and wok ot wt ‘les om hod ead the ook you lone and work at yo love them. ie what ou wil ally aly want Daa. Abey THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS Ym god ating what rode toe alah an me ‘AMBROGE ENGLISH FAST PRACTICE TEST READING ANDUSEOFENGUSH 15Writing (1hour20 minutes) PART You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 word in an appropiate syle 1 lnyourEngish class youhave been ting about computer games and the eects they hve ‘on people who ply therm. How, yout Enlh teacher has sted youto write an soy. ite anesay sing athe notes and gv reasons for your poet view. Oooo Computer games are very bad for people and they cause alot of problems Doyouagres? 1 CAMBROGEENCLSH AST PRACTICE TESTS WRITING 44 Yourecenty sau this otc in an English-language magain, PART2 Writ on answerto one of the questions 2-4 inthis part. Write your answer In 60-100 words nan opproprat syle. 2 Youare going to vs dean for thre wees in the near futur. You have received an ama ‘roma Bish rend, Ova, Read ths arto Olvssemall end then witeyouremalltonir fod es Hameon “While youye here you could stay with some relatives of mine (oe and Lisa Hampon) yao ive in the Miclands. 've spoken o them ae they ‘be pleased to put you up far few days thnk you should write to them (Geteas below), tllthem about youself and your plas, and ask fr {formation about what you can do there, te your emai. 2 Youhave seen this announcement in an nternational magssine PERFORMING IN PUBLIC "Tellus about your experiance of performing or speaking in pubic. What a you do and where? How aid it go? Was ta sucoess fa dssster? And how di you feel? ‘Wel publish tho best articles in a special section next month ite youratce. | ‘WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ON TV? Isthere a programme on TV that you realy dislike? We've looking for reviews of programmes you really cant stand Tel us what you dont ike ‘about the programme and we'll publish the anggest eviews! Wit your review. CAMBAIOGE ENGLISHE FASE PRACTICETESIS WRITING 1Listening (40 minutes) PART ‘Yu will hear peopl toting in eight ifferentskuations. Fo questions 1-8, choose che best censner (A.B 0rC) 1 Youhear someone taking about fotal eres. Whats the speakers atetude towards referees? 1 They make too many mists, 2 They deserve spay oo Some are better than ates 2. Youneara famous chef talking aboct his west ‘What does he sy sbout whathappened during the week? 1 eta problem tht was not feu, Hedi want te appear on somany programmes. ca Hehad his fst experience of oe 3 Youhear someone tating about her caeerin dancing Wiha doesshe emphasize? 1 the canton made by he parents © ow mach hard wor shed oo nares to bea dancer 4 Youhear someone ting on the phone at work . Who isshetakng to? 8 her boss coo selene 1 AMBRE ENGLISH FAST PRACTICE TEST USTERING ‘You hear aad presenter tating about a book ‘ino feoling ds the presenter experts about the bool? doubt that does exactly what itsaysitdoes © amazementathow upto dates information est abouthowit was writen Youhea part ofan inter wih 2 famous comedian. What oes he ay sbout his schol doy? A Te teachers never eee hin, 1 Hewas only goed a one subject Other people found him amusing, ‘ouhear someone talking about person he noms. Whatis the speaker doing? 2 complaiing 1 apalogiing © arguing ‘ou har tour uid ling to 2 group of visorstoa museum. What daeshetelthem aout the museum? 1A easy getlostini Big groupe arent atoedin some partsof ts better oly ws smal par of. AMBROGEENGUSH:FRSTPRACTETESTS USTEWNG 9°ART2 ‘You wil hear someone talking about the sport of elephant poo. For questions 3-18, complete the entences with o word orshorephrose. HAN POLO Yy lehaes are aria ands they ey lepton pole Y Theta___otagolinephant oa ithe sae an fost La A player and an elephant 4___bothst on ech lepane. eisai he rules forthe elephants tose ther trnks to eo ena Attalofsa__________ elephants are requied or garnet tke place The participant arin actin foratotatefat rng ach me ‘Thestickwsedin he gameisboth18__ and. ‘The lephantssomatimes wantto16____________ infront goa, Anslephantwithabadi7____________wilbetatenoutof a game ‘tacan elephants arent used because 18, se a problen 20, CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FST PRACTICE TESTS LISTENING PART You wi hear fe diferent people alin about ies they hove std. For questions 18-23, choose rom test (A-H) the opinion evch person gives aboutthe ly Use the letters ay ‘once There ore three extra ltrs which you donot need 0 vee 1 Temas erat a5 had magne, Speaker! (FD 3B isnot good ast sedtobe, Speaker? (Hl © ‘es smaerthant hes house spester3 (BB) 1 isha toi your way round it speoer¢ [EB E tisoverated ‘speaters (ED F eis beter foralong vs thanashrt on, 6 ecangettoo erowded. temas even Better than espace ‘AMBRIDGE ENGUSH:FRST PRACTCE TESTS USTENNG 2PART ‘You wither an interview with someone whois involved inthe music business. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, Bor 24 what does james say about the rao station started? ‘A tsame was very appropriate. wy, 8 ewaemore popu than he had expected. . C iewarnotvery expensive oun. 25 Wha does Jomes say about people attnudes towards his 93? UM 1A Theywerercert fim when he was 2than when he was 16. 8 They were mre jelous of hm when he was 12 han when Ne was 16 C They expected more of him when be was 6 than whenhewas 12 2 James aye that his aera musichas included 1 ‘aking over alea ao station making adverisemens. ating up new estas 21 Whatdo we ear about advertising on james TV channel? 1 Tharsis any oft 1 aways nctdes music Coe interop the programmes 28 What dos James sy about the peopl intervened onthe channel? 1A Theyhave to say something intresting, 1 They enjoy being inervewe. © They ete say unerpected things. 28 What does James ay abou hisideas? 1 Some of them are nt very els 55 Heeapects ohare good onesal he tine. © Hacer sue tat he doses forge them 20 Jamas advice to lteners wha might want tog into Busnes to 1 forget about past problems 5 learn from past mistakes © takebigrsks. 2 CAMBRIOGEENGLIS RST PRACTICE TESTS LISTENING Speaking (14 minutes) PART (minutes) Where youve Where do you ive? ‘= Howlong have you been fing ther? j 1 What rd of lg do you ei? What do you Be / ke about the town lage sir where youve? Yj | reve || Have youbeenta many other aunties? (Which oes?) | 1 Yous you eto rave more? (hare?) 1 Whats the Best country / ity regin that you've ves? (Why?) wien country cy / elon woul you most ke ov?) Schoo! |» Whats was your four schoo subject. (Why?) 1 Describe one of your shea ends | Which eho! subject) do i you mot di? Wy?) | Describes teocher at your cho PART2 (€ minutes) 1. Outdoor activites 2 Peoples rooms Candidate A Look a the two photographs 1A and 18 on page 24, They show people doing outdoor atts Compare the photograph nd ty what the peopl ar tying toda Candidate tals on his /herown for about minute Candidate Which ofthe actities would you prefer to do, and why? Candidate Btls on his/her nn for about30 Seconds CCondiate8_Lookat the two photographs 2A d2B.on page 24. They show people Comparethe photographs and sty whose rooms they might be. Candidate Btls on his/her own for about minute CCandste A Wie ofthe roams is mest smart yours, andin what nye? Candidate cts on is /berown for about 30 second ‘AMBROCEENGLISHE FAST PRACTCETESTS SPEAKING 22(6miwtes) \atare the people ting odo? (minutes) Imagine tht local museums tying to increase vitor nmbers. Lak a he ideas for ‘new exhibitions that are being considered bythe museum Fs. talk to each other about how popular each ofthe suggestions woud be , ‘Then decide hich to woud attract the mot vitore othe muscu andidtesAana8 sus this together for about 3 minutes “he sry of | Popular Muse How popular would ‘hese suggestions fornew exhibition: Fashion Trough | the Ages | mentions te ‘oe history Our {eStores ‘rea Teoogh Te "sacs PARTA (4minutes) Do yoke going te museums or ar galleries? (Why Why no) ‘Which fhe subjects intrest you the most nd which interests you the as? wt wast ae the most wl known mussums or art glee inthe place yeu come rom? What do they Rave inthen? What hind of things do museums oferta tract young people? nati the most interetng muceum oat gly tat youve been? hy?) Which mesum or ar galery would you mos ke to vit? Where sit? What does thave init What would you eto see there Why?) Some paople think that museums andar gee are boring. you gre? 2) CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH AST PRACTCETESTS ‘Aas ROGE ENGLISH: FIRST PRACTICETESTSihe TEST 2 Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes) PART ‘For questions -8, read the text below and decide which onswer (AB, or) bestftseach 9p. There isan exemple a the begining (0). Mork your answerson the separate answer sheet Example: OA estinated 8 avaited Casessed preted Britain's first shopping centre When Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London opened It was the fst langescale indoor shopping ‘cite in Briain abd mary people 0 itwould bea Furs stead he cette, with ts 75 stows started a shopping 2 in Briain. “They sad. no chance of| becoming popular but in he fst week twas packed, and ha’ how Its on sald ‘George Dorman, who has been working a ft and vegetable sles assistant at the Watrse store Shee opened. Isa 5 sclevement 2 Aves 8 compte 2 Anorety 8 aeration 2 A tok B stood 4 Asayed ——B cated 5 Age 8 high 6 Aacsnl 8 singe 7 Aimcrused 8 gained 8 A feet 8 seem and Te enjoyed every 6 inate oft hesald. ‘Shere Jeanette Harris and Lydia Neidus have bod een working os sles assistants at the Fenvike soe since the centre opened Ms Neidos sid: "The more you get involved the more you love it because you've seen eventing and youve eGo much Knowledge abou ia er ser added: '1 8 as Ii was jut systeriay when I started and Fe loved every nina! co D twe Ccomesion —B eealton Cen nals Cmaed stuck C lage D vast Cindvicual separate races D expanded C sense D fad 25 CAMBRIDGE ENCLISH-FRST PRACTCETESTS READOG ANOUSEOF ENGLISH PART? For questions 9-1, rod the text below ond think ofthe word which bestfltseach gop. Use ‘only one word in each gop. There iz am example athe beginning (0). Write your answersiN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet be) EleMr See dinosaurs eating! can we tl what they usd eat? ‘nue and join some dinosaurs Dinosaur died out more than 60 milion years ag, 500 Find out tthe Cameron Museum, where you can step 9. enjoying thelr leh, 10 You enter the new Meet the Dinosaurs exibition, youl meet four fullsize dinosaur heads, each of them munching away onthe favourite foo, The model dinosaurs are 1. realise that you could easly Font that they're not rel ‘Sclentts have pleced 12 formation rom fsss to workout that dinosaurs with large claws snd sharp tet ate meat, wee Mater teeth were sed 13, nding pants, So ‘Tyrannosauras rex, with its prehistoric table manners 14 eth a sharp a5 razors, might not ave Been the 1, relaxing nner guest ut, whether youre a mea eater ae «vegeta, 1. sake sue you don't iss an inceibe day out! not come along tthe exhibition and ‘AMBRIDGE ENGUSH- FAST PRACTICETESTS READING AIO USE OF ENGLISH 2 eisalhe PARTS For questions 17-24 read the text below. Use the word given in capitls tthe end of some ofthe inst form a word thot fis in he gapin the same line There an example athe beginning (0) Write your answersIN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate anewer sheet. fut ale well scons ros eer Seapine mo rote ss coeitmente yousren thi sation you may fd that taking an escorted hoy is the eal 38. souwe Escorted hoidays offer great balance between sightseeing, evtertaiament antesre tine with the added aévatage that ou have the series of professional ur manager who 19. youthroughoutthe ei, ‘company actingasyourz ‘pe From the es dy tothe ist our Penson managers mak your hokay experince even more 21__becase memory of he invaluable information and 22__ suggestions they provide. Hew ‘Your tour manager wl ge youmeny23.__ita the place you re stout ising cucing ust informstion onthe distinc characte of ne place such as regional fod and cal entertainment. Ifyou book one ofthe excorted holy packages that we ofl you canbe sure that ou wi have 324 28 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FAST PRACTCETESTS READING AND USE OF ENGUSH thetic tavel experience. sue PART For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so thatiths similar meoning tthe fiestsetence using the word gen Do not change the word given Youustuse between ‘wo and ve words including the word given Hereis an exemple (0) Example: (0 Making new fends was a5 or ber. piFricuut Shedlént__new ends Thegap conbe filed with he words fnditelifiul to make so you write: (0) [FIND 17 DiFFIcULT TO WAKE re nly the missing words N CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet. 25 Heddy present for er he gave her some money IwsTEAD He gave hersomemoney__presen. 26 Atemporay anager unnng the shop a the moment. RUN Theshop temporary manage theme. 27 How longs your journey rom home to work? TE om ang get om home to wor? 28 when rang the box ofc, the tickets had al been ol usr Thee ____when rang he box of 28 pubic opinion does change sudden hel win the pst election ‘SUDDEN Unless __changein pu pinion, ell win he net lection. 530 Tiss the happiest ha Paulas ver been. areieR Paula ___shetsnow ‘CAMBRIGE ENGLISH FIRST PRACTICE TESTS READING AND USEF ENCLISN 2"Tosiutes can sing Library i only a tay zoom, Teould buy oatmeal or white PARTS Yavare gang toreadan extract from o novel. For questions 31-36 choose the answer (AB, Cor) which you thinks best according tothe text Mort your answers onthe separate answer sheet. racing cer L Sesaeea (Steraaay” ) guest atatheme a [ioe PART 4 (Aminutes) Which ofthe speci ays woul you keto experience personal? (Why?) Which fhe speci ays woul you definitely nt want otk parti? Why?) 1 What dangerous port are pnulrinyourcaunt? shat mates people want tae partin dangerous sports? 1 Why do people going to theme park? Which ones are good and which ons an 1 Same peope sy tat young people do havea wie ange of interests, Do you agree?Reading and Use of English (1 hour minutes) pat For questions -8, ead the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or) best ts ‘each gop There ion exomple atthe beginning (0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: © Acomince 8 guess Cekeve Dale Neighbours influence buying decisions However ebjective we 0 ourselves tobe, mos of us do nat judge «product soley on ts mers, Comidering qual, val and ale before making a decison. 1___—__, we are easly influenced tay the people rod us There othig 2 with hs. Tis probably a smarter way to make decsons than on en our ov opinions esearch in Finland rece fund overwhelming evidence hat neighbour have a big influence on ‘buying decisions When one of psoas en nearest hlghbours Dough w car, che A_—___ tha that mo would by cr of the sume brand during the next week anda half’ by 86 percent. [Frc esarchers aged that was nat just a 6 of envy. Used cars seemed oatact nightous ‘Cen more than new ears This suggested that people were not ying (07 up with their ‘cigous they were Keen to learn from them Since wed cas are es relabl, a recommendation of one {an 8 influence a buying decision. 2 AWhavemore B instesd Unite 8 Inplace 2 Awong Billy bad D date 3 Abesng ——-Btrstng ———C supposing rehing 44 A-chances 8 poten pestis forecast 5 A boosted 8 rose Cenlaged ite © A thing 5 pain Cmier De. 7 A teep 8 suy hats folow 8 Afecey —— Bstongy ——€ fimly 1 ioensty “AMBRIDGE ENGUSH:FRS PRACT TESTS ReAOING AND USE OF ENGLISH PART2 ‘For questions 3-15, read the text below and think of the word which Bests eoch gop. Use ‘only one word each gop. There isan example tthe Beginning (Ob ‘Wate your answers CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet, Example: fe] (elolmfelt[a [se] [| [[] Learning a musical instrument Leaming to pay a instrament sO that cam giv ot of pleasures also an achievement anda sll ___stays with you fore. Music has apart to play in everyone's if and has been esrbed 10 ___ primary language: ‘Alot of adults regret no 11_lart to play an instrument when they were younger. But its sever 2__Inte to lear! And the advantages of leering an Instrument are far greater han just the plesur of producing 2 marvellous sound. When youve progesel far 8__, ther are ois of amateur groups whlch you can Join 14 _ you want tbe part of a lager oup, Once you've ‘ached a good enough standard to join a band or orchestra, you ad the eam sil ke 1. _y get fom playing spor. There's also a great social sie co playing with others a6 18. ‘the chance to travel through touring ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLSH-FRSTPRACTICETESTS READNG ANOUSE OF ENCUSH <7PARTS For questons7-24, read he text below: Use the word given in copia atthe end of some the ines toform a word that isn the gopinthe same line There fan example atthe beginning (). {Wate youronswersIN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet. Example: 0} (FIRT Je[Npo[e]y “THE COUPLES WITH IDENTICAL LES hen Frank and Ver jackson met 20___eoupleon lay rucwo i Spain also called rank and Vera (but with ferent ‘srame erly). a fst hay must have laughed atthe? coweine utehen they got ito 18._wth her namesake, they made converse some suprising 8 and eles that he ad much more in biscover ‘Both coupes ad had ehele20__onthesame date inthe we same yar and atthe same tie. ath couples each had tw doughs. ith dates of 2___in the sta yrs, ns randhilren. Me ackson ‘orn vwortedin the canst In Oso Me Bentley had done 22 exact the ame job but in Dagenham Ther ves. ho had both worked forthe sama bak had both st thee 23 — ings and were wearing ENGAGE dential gpk watches sure people everwhere ed ental ls sid Mr nctson, but to mee our doubles mas 2 ELIE “CAMBRIDGE ENGUSICFRSTPRACTCETESTS READING ANDUSE OF ENGLISH PARTA For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence sothtithos asinilar meaning tthe {frst sentence using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between ‘oo.and Sve words, including the ward given. Here san example 0) Example (© Making new frends was easy for her. iFFicuLr She dnt ___ new rind ‘The gop canbe filed with the words Finditificule to make so you wee: 0] [FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE ‘Wate only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet, 25 Her behaviour tends tn be bad when shes under presse ‘rewoency Ste__baey when she funder pressure 25 My brother ears half of bat enn Twice eam my rate eusat 27 got angry because of he asst’ aude, suave The secant sttude ___ temper. 28 He pays sul that nobody can beathim. mucs He plas with that nobody can beat i. 28 Thay were ate because thay got stk intra sur Theywere late suckin 20 Vestry met one of yen by chance inthe superar. Yesterday!______ mine nthe supermarket. ‘AMBRIDGE ENGUSH- FIRST PRACTICETESS READINGANDO USE OFENGLISH #9 — $ePARTS Youre going to reod newspaper aril about carers adic For questions 31-36, choose the answer (98, Cor) which yu think fis best according tthe text Mark your anewers onthe separate answer shet Finding the career that fits your personality ‘you've fished your exams snd This ssined at people who we baausoit’samistreofeence hve abclitynoidce whet to. established atheros andwho and annsling, We useejecve lowest yore uct lone’ sae itheewant a changear some peychometic measures to diet Shendan Hughes an occipational advice bout planning the mat step ur cent tural strengths aod Dchologit at Carer Anata her careers ‘bilities and then we allt them (ater counseling sevice, ‘At Tit Having led ine multe of about what they wan fom i fan be very dieu kaow what penonaiy inate questionsizes There were no real wprises ouwanttadobeente you dont Sthome,(then spent ater inom test rests, non ‘ally now what youre ntecested!groling nosing being aptitude. the ntervew that followed In‘ Carers une, a Ales tested at Cres Anatole. 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Why had {chase todo an questionnaires She sugested [abt student coer option Engh dgre?‘Tneed ota that consider wing leaning fidence and not norma, t pit of Yous 2 person ad how content for onlie courses, 20 theexeutve lvl eloped or Jouve come be who you are svete that woul never have ‘hecarermanagenent pocage. sheeplained. What wedo works cure ome 50 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: FRST PRACTICE TESTS READING ANDO USE OFENGLSH 51 Which the folowing mentioned inthe fet paragraph? 1 people underectining ter on aes 8 prope scceptingmappopte ance people being uniing otk rite Ca 1 people corte changing arming 32 What does the writer say about Career Aralystsin the second paragraph? 1 tis out fer a service For people at eect le. 1 The ange of services offers isurigue ce She nasil db that i could be wsehltoher 1 Oniyoneof ts services was relevant ther. 29 Whathappened when he writer tookthe ape ests? 1 She ound two ofthe papers etrerely fut, 1B She putin very tle eforon anyother. Shei’ understand wht she was required tod on oe of them. a 1 The papers were not what she a been expecing 26 Some ofthe questions Sheridan Hughes asked concerned the writes 2 pinion ofthe test and questionnaires. 1 ralotorships wth ony members main regrets 1 progess hough fe 235 The writer et that during theincerview Mrs Hughes as teen not to upset et concerring her test ess Seemed surprised at hom bal she hed doe in he ests, ce ‘wa being honest about her strengths and weaknesses referred to eating about er est resi 6 The advice Mrs Hughes qne tothe rte ncided the suggestion tha she should 1 thik about taking a course on wtng ' concentrate ony on iting ond nat onary other kn of work lncresse the number of subjects she wites bout oa 1 dosomethng she had previously consdered unapaediog ‘AMBRIDGE ENGUSH FIRS PRACTICETESTS READING ANOS OFENGLSH eisaiPARTS ‘You re gong to read an article about martial ars Sx sentences hove been removed from the atc. Choose from the sentences A-C the ane which ts each gop (37-82). There sone tra sentence which you donot need to use Mark your answerson the separate answer sheet Martial Arts Classes Learn an effective fighting and self-defence system Toy charg is2 marta arts wo has served a ong pyrene in bth their and exerts Hels respected worlwide sa mata structrin enpo ts evan and king andrine ever of ‘oun cube in anchester Heals eer tng ‘ideo and OtDsta ent nf ews oe he Tony snow ithe proces of producing athe canserstote the ulna street sual OVD, | combhing tng an se ceence ith ener (hi) ‘development and erhanceent Ae rors gona ‘duced he rl ets Hal am or cgrtng ‘is itralmart asked ith the fat pace ‘enerral sing setha emp note io and (evlping kept. 3 "snot base purely on py strength a9 Tanyas 1550 per ont ‘sical 080 pr cenein the mind is ascetc facta we have ee banner he ewe {theta bran tich forme SO percent of 2 (fra ai egret asic ean ws Fesposte osabcenscius body movement a ve er cere cosutes the reptian bain which ur Fotos Ths chesame bra as hat fal pes, such ‘ler pd erocdles = thse our sural ran WO Thats cane they ete logical tcl ent each ail pr-aranges teaigus However Sghtrg totaly alsa and ‘we canna pp log to an Rogan, out Fesponse oan aac rst be fle Sues acer thsi eno aby aring how to access thee eptan bran Tory sos theres otineto intima fae tion you saps hin yollget hi be xpi Tonyiereningbaginer eleorinkanp ta a hee incladefom to wage cetin bo posts which enecuage energy tow om seer sloage cere tow 25 he don en p> ‘hebran stem sudet then ep bran mode ‘eo to defend thonsles gat any aac: Ard ‘hey sin raring mathage designed byte anne Chinese mate te progr hs atte ban ‘beonslay with carect Aging oe ‘Asal bing an effective iting and se ence sptem ten ap teaches student to develop an inten the aw of thon real energy) by taningincitungand vation tien chan enabling ther to scive prec ath, ain edo to tat dog he revel Tony 2 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FIRST PRACTICETESTS READING NO USEOF ENCLSH Ir tnat ware the case the stronger bigger peeon would lays win As esultofsuch experiences, more and more peopl aretaling tp. ‘Tiss one ofthe mas formidable stret sv ghtng and et defence stems er iventedt ‘Students standing thes ar taught saver tenn nto, 'f you tae it up, you willearn how to get into this condition and you willbe able to ete yours whatever your sz, age or gender ‘Many others hve row fobowed his ed Most marisa ae not ret fective eisai ‘AMBROGEENGLSH: FIRST PRACICETESTS READING ANOUSE OF ENGLISHTests PART ‘You are going to read a magazine article about the best woy to see certain rte ‘masterpieces in vrious bulldings For uestons 42-52 choose from the bulldings (AD) The buildings may be chosen more than once. Mark your answerson the separate answer sheet OF mich ding ae the folowing tated? Diterent categorie of visitor are aaius to wew the masterpiece Some peopl ave the wrong idea about when te bling open. ‘our hivesome éifculty making your rangement fe your ist (on yur return journey trough the buléng youcan ook a wrk of ar you risiedealer ‘ou wil be abet get tothe masterpiece beore other vistors, because they visto to vew other wor ofa oldaymaters do nat normal vst the bulking butitis an excelent place Ara pevets ppl rom viewing the masterpiece fr to leng. ‘Mate sure you remain in ent ofthe roms of people 3 ou go trough thebuling. “There a paiad when most visors have lef the buling ‘ne suggestion for visting the bulng isnt as ures as it ay appear. 1 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: FIRST PRACTICETESTS READING AND USE OFENGLSH Smart Art The queue-buster’s guide to the world’s greatest masterpieces ary opening, pivtewewings - sed senisncine stone, the Inere's everthing you ned for tale taro the ian magic moment withthe world’s lean hich gen he ary ‘most famous masterplesee mummies, eles, toes and jeweller om eho ee ge 900 A The Bist of Venue ide fie cain, toe as lence. aly ‘the seaon, th ae people ‘he Florine ener Sandro anouringtoee they groups otic crete one ofthe mot fomthe cuisines and Red esl nd yl imape ote Sea vce he mer apd 2 ‘len age andthe gnats team of caltrendtes pia plting inthe Uta To o8 Ne tus inthe cocer moths fecitattsbestyou ned ope: Atleast the museum's pty et ok det rime enteyat —— nosllorng ert top ad 21S, courty ofthe Fenae kin onto sip cae Nel booting sevice; dont be | 03 upon the st op, means putffifoucart get tnghon tat theo ofistors dove ‘hephone time Once inde, gt congrats wat ‘won 10-4 wheethe Bote cme lunch. Taare ener tne payed Then ale inthe —_iMpendent tres sont, and theres ofthe allcon ts changroer ime forthe tor Tie DaVinci om 15 the pitas ton The quits times apelin oo 25, andthe beveen 1130. and 2 pm-on Came in oom 43 staying __mlwoek dy in July and Aas, Sent fthe hordes ap ou go if when the bo raat therearesny gape youant oll ‘urs ava br ther ches. in ook aca towards the © The Sltine Calling crac: by athe coms wl Vatican Museums Roms aby ‘eunmodibie btu" fave Thea sat way oe sendy lad the masta yous Micelngels aservor soa 1 The Death Mat of apnate tour A st ht this ‘Teena look pnb expense. Enptontscum. Cala Egypt Bat rms goup fein Rig afer, imeerblefrone ens and wen you kae the hin toca the ign and euro of at aeoving time ephiiation of ancient Egypt the pie of dere ton cle But the finery mu ps etarant. that not an ‘ebuyngitaniamun comes open, ten youve otto te fist tle Been of sod pol which means arsing atthe a ‘nad wih pista glass pete Vea Museums complex at ast smd with god mp (oat Rone gaidebocs have thr an = pa ofbioclrs One youte ined hay tthe chapel ie tbe rend ofthe uml, d most people wl be lated ‘ome ofthe the wold as ‘ite The inca, ythe sreysre cnet Miceango'e {oes ter nee 2c oeen, Git With A Peat Haring Moursbus he Hague The eter Yeroers dete dophy {tts ome, the awa, c ‘orn wy of the oi na 80 ‘howgh i ofthe best ml ‘usu t Hope bat Deh elds mae the plgimage In owes, A Meno in summers ours bet or art = loa sume yearn dy cs ‘AMBRIOGE ENGLISH FRSTPRACTCETESTS READING ANDUSEOF ENGLISH |Writing (1hour 20 minutes) aon vanes rte anansnertooneof te uestns2-4in this part We youronserin 380-190 Pa ‘orsinanaperepiate sate You ust enswer ‘hi queston Wit our anwer 340-10 wordsIn on appropri —— 2 Your colge recent staged is sm shonin hich es he calles prom You hove breeder areewol he owe cope waste, 1 Inyour Engen cles you have been ting about the importance of sport in people ve. ‘Now, your English teacher has asked youto write an essay. ‘Wite you review. Wie an ezsy using lithe notes and ge reasons for your pin of view TOO Vie 2 You have seen this amnouncerentinan erasona maging, (MY FAVOURITE HOBBY ‘What’ your pasion when youe not woking or staying? Tellus al) about itand why you leet What does it involve? What made you take it ‘Why i sport important to s0 many people? ‘up and how much of your time do you spend oni? ‘We'l publish the beat articles in a special section next month Notes ‘Write about Wie our rt. 1. takng partin spon) 2. watch spor) 4 Yourecertlysamtisnotce nan iterators magazine. a [WHAT ARE THE LATEST FASHIONS WHERE YOU ARE? ‘Were looking for peopio to send us reports onthe latest fashions arson young people in the places where thy lve You can el us about fashions Inmutie,n clothes in what people buyin behaviour or anything laa | youwantto describe. And give your opinions on these fashions foo. We! Fulah some ofthe reports oo that ou readers can compare fashions in Aiferont places. Write yourreport 6 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FRST PRACTCE TESTS WRTHIG CAMBRIOGE ENCUSHEFRSTPRACTETESTS WTING STListening (40 minutes) PART ‘You wil her peopl tlting In eight elifferentstuations. Fr questions 8, choose the best answer (Aber 1 Younearpartofaninterew wth a pop singer. ow does she eal sboutwhst happened? 1 embarrased byher mistake 1 angythhertourmarager confused about hat happened 2. Youhearpart of aracio programme for young people What aouice does the speaker gi? [A Toyta ecu th mater with our Herds 8. Payno attention othe people who ough yu. © Encourage other people tobe ihe you 2) You beara aso presenter taking about a bok What daesthe presente say about the book? 1 Some of the wtrs have aeny had thel-wotkpublshed. 1B. contins work that was entered fora competion Ris verywellorganied 4 Youhersomeone taking onthe phone ‘ina ethe sper purpose? 1 toresahe adsagresment 8 tome atest to apologize for previous behaviour Se CAMBRIDGE ENGUSH FIRST PRACTICE TESTS UISTERING Youhear someone taking to an assistant at sbox ofc hatisthe tution? 1A The manne ot iste 8. The manwas sent the wrong ees The man wantstoretum the tickets ‘ou hear someane taking abouther personaly. nats the speces dong? A aditing something 8 explaining something promising something ‘You hear two people tang nats the reatontip between then? 1A They are members ofthe same db 8 Theylveinthe sare bing, (© Tey are stung onthe same couse ‘You har ala radio presenter ting abouts competion Which ote folowing istrue oth competion? [A Te frst pat doesnot invae ay coating. '8Thesecondpartinvales ten peepe coking on the own, (The nl partaks place at ferent restaurant eisaiARTZ ‘You wither someone introducing a conference forthe orgoniers of mus festivals For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with o word or shor phrase. ‘CONFERENCE FOR MUSICFESTVAL ORGANIZERS Frstsesion ‘The ssson wil cover seagreements that an happen between festival orgies ani An exper il ge advice on what 910___________stouldeantain. “hesesson wilde wth theless of2______at festa wich _afec peop’ opinions of tem ‘hesesson will focus onhowi2____eanaffetthe planing esha ‘Second sion “te sessonvillconsderwhati2____________ dain cannecion with the nterainment provided. Prtipants wil css whether ita goodies to have competion that imohe a stm of wu. Tinton Thesesson wil focus on how toattact5______fer festa [A professonalinthe are of6__________wlladeress the conernce, Lastseson “The main topic of the session’ ays of 17______ estas. “Thepractice of ning speci offerson8_____wilasobe discussed © cawanoce ENGLISH FAST PRACTICE TESTS UISTENNG PARTS ‘You will hear fe diferent people talking obout what they discovered when they read ‘extobiegrephes by fomous people For questions 19-23 choose from thelist (AH) what ‘ach person says that they discovered Use the lettars nly once. There are thee ext lttrs which youdo not need use. 1A Het tert fore becoming famous Solent HB 2 eis ricerpenen than appease Speaker? (ED) Helsoaciy thsamein phate ashe np ster CHB © Hereve ended cameo fanas seers CHB He woud ae ptered a difeent ae Soters Cl Hewas eryuntnd toothes prope after he became famous. 6 He ges very upset by eri. Hees thatheis very important person ‘CAMBROGE ENGINE AST PRACTICETESTS LISTENING 63~ Tests PART You wi har an interview with someone whose doughters ore appearing na show in London For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, Bar). 24 whatdosJctie say about Ovi role in Annie? 1X Oia ad lft leaning such abi role 8 Obvaad says wanted wo hae sucha gle. © Soa hadi expected to get such bg oe 25 Jace sye that Ovi performance a Annie 1A. dno suprie other members of her fay Baas helped by aaice fram an ager. contrasted with her normal prsonaliy 26 When litre to get partin Mary Poppins she 1 id not reat expect to getthe pat. 1 was etremety upset ot get the prt. nat enmeditey rejected forthe part 21 What happened atthe fest auton fr The Sound of Muse? 1 Jace chlren were tod they would hive to come back the next ay 1 The aril arives ater han they had been tld arte There were so many people tat the aml cosiered leaving 28 Fothe second auton bth ge 1X decide owes simile clones 2 were request sng to rong Feethey had to improve 29 Aethe fra auton, 1 neler fhe gis appeared tobe neous. 1 acto o them they eked right or the pars oth gis mage jokes about he event 20 How havethe gre reactedto getting he parts? [A Theyre abit concer tha their vee wil change 1 The achievement has made them mare sel cont. hex behaviour has remsined the saa tas Beto, 62 CAMBRIOGE ENGLIS FIRST PRACTCETEST LISTEN Speaking (14 minutes) PART (2mints) Sport Whats your favre sport. QM?) 1 Which sport) do you der Why?) 1 Which sports are popula in your country? 1 What your expetienceaf taking part in sports? The news "= Doyoutate an iterestin what happeingin the news? (Why? / Why no) 1+ What cewspape(s) do you eed? Describe them, 1» Apart rom newspapers and TV what the sources ews an you se? | Whats your opinion of the way the mea present the news? Freetime 1 How much rete do youn? "What do you ie ding curing youre tine? "what bby hobbies do you have? 1 What hobby /hobbies i you have when youwere younger? PART 2 (¢minutes) 1. Taking photographs 2. Rethesirport Candidate A Lookat the two photographs 1Aand 18 on page 64. They show people taking photographs. Compare the photographs and say why the person stating the | photoeraph Canaate Aliso is /herowe for about inte Cancidate® Which ofthe photographs being tan do you prefer, and hy? Cancdote Bliss / brown for about 30 seconds. Candidate® Look atthe two photographs 2A and 28 on page 64. Thy show people at airports, ‘Compare the photographs and ay whet the stuation xin each one Candidate Balt on his /herowe for about minute Candidate A Which of the people woul you prefer to be. and why? Candidate tlio is /herownforobout30 seconds.TEST 3 PART2 PARTS 3 AND 4 (@ minutes) Phage ‘= wy do youthink the persons taking the photograph? PARTS (4minutes) Imagine that commie going te arganze «ane day event tobe enoyed by people ot ail ages inthe pace where you te Look a hea for pore events. Fist to each other about uy exch ofthese events might be popular, Then dedde which even would be the beste to have Candidates Aond8 discus tistogetherfor about 3 minutes Why might each - of these events be olay ont a (“amounoor running) 4 (eae ~ PART (4 minates 1 Whacking ofc events tlepace where you come fon? Do young peopl takepart inoratend tem? Would you the to organize an event he ths. (Why? Why noe) Wihatthe best ver youve ever atlended? Wy was itso good? ‘Bo you think that local Hes changing where you cameron? (Why / Why noe) Some people thin thitin the modern word local coments arent as important as they used tobe Oo you sree? 1 Whats the worst event youve everatended? Why wast soba?Reading and Use of English (1 hour 5 minutes) PART 4 For questions 1-8, reod the text below and decide which answer (8, Corb) bests ‘each gop. There an example the begining (0). Mark your answers onthe separate answer set. Example: © Arata ———B attention regard interest She studies while he plays: true of children and chimps es wach td es bys op ‘ad play around. At Test this Seems toiebed vith chmpanzes, according te new rscarch, Chinpsnsces in the wld 2 to snack ‘om termites, ad youngsters ear fo ih fo ther hy poking Tong sticks and oder 3 toals fo the mounds that lrg groups oF emits tld Researchers found that average female chips in he Gombe National Park “Tanna learnt how eo do tema ing the ge 091 months more than two yeas caer ‘han the mats, 1 hase 2B mater 2 Acaight ——Bexjoy 2 Areltve 8 conected a hon Boy 5 A ordinary B regular 5 A with Bin 7 A acgunrced 8 fair 8 A corresponding @ aike ‘The females sem to lar by watching their roters: Researcher Dr sabe V Loto sa thatitis 5 to find that, when a young nn at female are near a mound, she's relly Focusing on termite fishing and he's pining hime? ound 8 ‘lls The behaviour ‘ofboth sexes may seem 7_———__to many parents, Dr. Loner said, adding, "The sex flfereces we found in the chips are Bo Mo some af the ndings from human {hil development research fea D event C te D taney dose D simar cat D tor spiel frequent co through recognized 0 known Cicenical matching 65 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: RSTPRACTICETESTS READING ANOUSE OF ENGLISH PART 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think the word which bests each gop. Use ‘only one word in each gop. There is am example atthe beginning (0). ‘Wrte youranswers CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate sneer shoot, Example: alt NATIONAL VEGETARIAN WEEK Around 5 of Btsh households now have 0 east ne uly member who vegetarian, means that nthe reson of 3 lion British peopl are vegetarians, Vegetarians eo not ct seat, sh or pouty. Among the many reasons 10. for animal, and regio bli Satcly Ifyou choose 3. hi propor of the clories come From meat ‘Theres documentary evidence ofa Vegetarian Day 4 National Vegetarian Week 5 to a whole week ‘AMBRIDGE ENGUSH: FIRST PRACTICE TESTS READING ANDUSEOFENGLSM 67 being vegetarian are health, compassion ‘vegetarian diet, you are choosing an option which should ‘boost your chances of ving 2 long and healthy life But why? The reason 12. ‘vegetarian diet contains more eatblyrate, more vitamin C and more fibre 13. tha a good one where 3 held in Brain as eary a5 1936, but ‘we Know it today has rots in the National Vegetarlan Day he by the Vegetarian Society in October 191. It proved 36 succes that they extended itPARTS For questions 17-28, read the text below. Use the word gven in capitals tthe end of some ofthe lines to forma ward thats in he gapin the same ine. There isan example atthe Deginning (). rite youranswersIN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. = @ RPE) lemeuues seston neem Se ws a er anlene = ———— re cents = ence tmneames ‘one executive whose 22 inves walling of he stage TECHNICAL andinto the audence,wherehe asks 2 question or rests hand ona pecan shaulder inthe stylet television akshow hast Speaking without notes he 23__tat he sini sune constant ee contac with his audience. ‘And then thee was 324 publ speaker wha would Leceno ‘aither his ideas before speech at notes on a pad. People would as fora cop ofthe spech ater had spoken but na sch thing ested. 658 CAMBRIDGE ENCUSFRS PRACTCETESTS READING AND USEOF ENGLISH PART 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that thas similar meaning tothe {fiestsentence using the word gien. De not change the word given You mustuse between ‘woand ve rd, including the word given Heres an example (0). Example: Making new fiends was eat for ha irFicuLr She drt______ new ends The gap canbe filed with he words fini elifiult to make you rie: [o][FIND Ir orrFieuLt to waKE——+Y rie only de missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS onthe separate answer sheet. 25 Iesayshre that we shuld we rept thi nation. ‘suPPosED ‘esaysherethat_______ta ais ition 26 havent got my walt must be at home. srr nave got my wae = sthame 27 betel that hisimverion wit become poplar with the publi? ‘carce 4 ‘ths invention tay wih ene pubscr 28 Tere are ominimu of sven classes a week ring the couse east “The couseconsits__sevan clases week. 29 My ster cant ve so she hen got er ov ca, know Mysister__ dive soshe has gather ow car 30 | wote down is mall ares an apiece of pape ove f is ena adress ona piece of paper. ‘AMBROGEENCLISH FST PRACTCETESTS FADING ANDUSEOF ENGL |‘TESTS PARTS You are gong to read a newspaper article about holiday. For questions 31-36, choose the ‘answer (8: CoO) which you tink is best according to the text. Mark your answers onthe separate ancwer sheet. Why I've taken a break from holidays eis now closet our years since last (oak ‘bola. This eeause Ihave come to the concusin, over he course of my aul i, that 1 fa no very good at it You might think hi sounds ike saying youre not very good at drinking ta oF listening to music. What cou possbly be dealt lout the natural ae of puting your working life om hol fora enuple of wee and going somerere warm todo nothing? ‘To be honest, mite baffled mys. was 3 ‘mode! holidaymakr a5 kd: every July | woul anive at an Hallan campsite with my parents and, within a couple of dys, my skin woul have tumed an olive colour and I would blend aco my soundings so aly that I would often find sel being mistakeny told to join a party of local schoolehilren. Te problems started during iy ealy twenties: stolen tent and wallet a the (Glastonbury Festival in 195; lighning strike snd sudden drop in aude ona ight over the ‘Chane in 1997; a ile experiment ia xury Intr-ralling n 1998 that lasted js our days and ‘ended with the French police mistaking me fora rug suger ‘Bur even IFT mazage to go away without being mug or geting fo poisoning | now fn that can't ally commit to the experience. A faney-fice trp to the South of France five years ago oust ind of hangout om the coast was ended after ust ‘wo days, mainly Beeause I had am urge to chek ‘my e-mails. Sinilaly, my honeymon, a yea oso later, was ut short by 48 hous ~ not because my fle and 1 were’ enjoying ourselves, but because we were mising our as. So what is my problem? On the surface im sroably bit oa homebody. And just find ‘he pesur of being om lay too severe it always fees ke having gun hed o my head nd being forced to have fun. Somehow, packing & carefully itemise list of possessions and meting ‘schedule Might has none ofthe excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day of and ving somewhere forthe Fan of i. ‘Tani, m ot aloe. This summer, most of ny fends have decided not to have a break. And a rece survey highlighted the downside of holidays, wth the ests showing tht meaty two thd oF ‘people found that he calming effects ofa holiday ‘wore off within 28 hours a sess levels reured to normal, And this year The ler magazine published its Book of Auf Hodes. Here you wil fin st ofthe five mes ecoloealy-damaging ‘acatlons its possible to take, aon with 50 homie holiday experiences voted for on The ler ‘cbt, ver the ast decade, The Ilr has become ‘wellknown for promoting the iden ofan easy lazy life Te leisure industry might seem an unitety target of i criticism, ut Dan Kieran, the Bok’s editor, says that he was ded with ens from reas for his list of Af Holiday "hat interests mei what the concep of & holiday” says abou the rest of our ives he explains, Fr me, the print of ving shave a lite you enjoy for 52 weeks a yea He has » pon. “The more ike my fe and dhe ber I sucere , the lest want ogo away, Maybe Im wei for nat king holidays, but {ost feet my lesure tie sto ‘able a waste on them, 70 CAMBRIOGE ENGLSHE FAST PRACTICETESTS READING AVDUSE OF ECLISH EenEEEEETISERIEEEEEEEeeSiEEEeeneese BD 21 Wha oesthe writer suggest about that thats otaan abo frfuryeus? 1 Son pen ft non stn conta cp te eso cthe eole {C_There have bee nes when he has egret a D binstsonehinghe es hough ssa ere 32 Whatis the witer describing in the second paragraph? ‘events that ean why he has never eal ies hoy © events tha ears as ot pc of mos peoples epeinces ents that dst is corrsting experiences of haliays oa © events that he i ot conser partly seous when hey happens 58 The evens the iter dese inthe thir paragraph iste 1 how hard ested ejb. 5 how bay ne behaves when eon hal. Cis fear tht someting bad wl hppen wen hes on hoa ca De eckofentusasm for beng on oldoy 34 The writer sayin the fourth paragraph that the main thing he ses about holiday ith ‘they ae ohen organized ore ta lease the people 5 they refer less enjoyable than evs tht have not ben planned acance he tends tebe made response for to much of te organization of tem oa he feels embarrassed when other people ar having unt hen 235 Thewriter say that recent survey shows thet lot of people 1 pretend to ey teil 5 fat relaxwhe the are on halday | elthat the benefits of ein on ly ae ited © havemadethe same Secon ar the weiter rd most of Ms ends Y 36 The writer soy tht the hook publiched by The lermagaine j ‘A usrtes point tha the magne has fen made 8 proved mere popiar han he woul hae expected. focses entire on bd personal experince of hays. oa 1 indcotes hath de of holds wd share, ‘CAMBAIOGEENGLSHE MAST PRACTCETESTS READING ANO USE OF ENCLSHTEST 4 PART ‘You ore gong to read an atce about mops showing the homes off tars Sb sentences have ben removed ram th article Choose from the sentances A-C the one whichfts each 999 (21-2) There zone extra retonce which you do not need tous. Mork your answers onthe sep Maps of the stars ver since the 8105 hen makers he Cel Dele fst set up sh in Holjwood mopmalers theeplorersofthecys soi train havebeen compiling that alte Angles are, maps ‘shaming te locations ofthe fabulous homes othe Stas Collectively the fom an unafcalvrsion of ‘the Oscars, refeting who in an wha outin the Hn wal Each one os fret: ays in Welton. ‘whose renter and mother poneered these maps Soe Former kane vanish fro them, new ‘nes appear anther, and some ofthe trl great are permanent ftureson tem In1233 ntcing the sendy rem of ours iting westward ta oom the stars rom Hellywood to ever the nearby sie where mos ofthe stars went tov Welton ranlather asey [te cbtained a opyiht or i Gude Stalend tates and Mansons 96 For years Me Wetton mother Vivienne EWekon. oi mape just dounthe oad rom Gary Cooper’ lace at 200, Baroda’ Te asterisk indcates that os the ators Final home as opposed to plus sign (voting = ‘ormer hone) or eof na wen om the set “My randater asked Mom tat the gordeners to find out where the stars ved Ms Welton rec “Shed sn."Oh ths a beau garden. Wha ves here7 Wha woul sispcta ite ge? Ms Wen and he crew now sel about 10000 maps yea om 2 folding cas pried carbide dys week a ‘The even af the maps minors bath the Holywood publity machin ad real estate nd toursm development. 0 The ist Beri home according wo Mare Wanamaker. ‘tora and founder ofthe Westwood ane Bevery Hi Historia Societies, belonged tothe arts Pout de Longpr. He had hnurosandicaped howe at Gahsenga Avenue and Hood ad el estate agers woul ake prospective cen pastiton ous. ‘thought nt kaawn for cetain who publshed the estab thei 1920s all sere of peopl wee producing trem ‘On cf the most fous ofthe ery ape was produced ta show telecon of Paste Sprain hme ofthe nenly mares stars Mary Pelfod and Douglas Faaris Sand ce homesof seme ofthe sta ends Oring Worl War they ‘panes thei home ta serve refreshments soe. AS Vvenne Welln once expainadin an ier ‘erator Wor a map and earterapy Iagnie. She urge few fends to do the same oe Fer ove 0 yea people have marched toward the comer of Sunset and Baro ith hand-panted yellow signs saying Star Maps, Becks, Str Maps oc. Star Maps here. The maps reflect the siftng geography of stardom as clades, seeing cape ‘fom ote enthuse fon, ome wth linen, rave move ot toater locaton, | Asthey do so, they gv abies tothe tourists on tr str though the Ime green lanascape of Bevery. 3 stutios he Fetamount pobsned the names and addresses of s stars on thers. and businesses ditibted tem ae 2 pomational gimmick thar owe state snap aes an eel pa yond an then ary fim stars ike Lian Gish edn modest somewhat grub rooming haute. taking Street erst ne fam th stu. © Update regulary they ae stil forsale at the commer of Sunset Boulevard and Bards Dre Andso.amap was necded [isthe oldest continous pushed tarmap and ane of shal dazenorso map of varying degrees of acuracy and speling arenes sd ody. ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLSH:FRST PRACTICETESTS READING ANDO USE OFENGLSH 72TEST 4 PART You are going to read a magazine orci abou baseball Fer questions 43-52, choos from the sections of the article (A-F). The sections may be chosen more than once When more thon one answer lsrequre, hese maybe given many order. “Mork your answerson the separate answer sheet Inwich section of the article re the follwing mentioned? the reason hy fae story about the istry of baseballs made pubic oS «paseo that eas not worth Keping reco on matters such 5 baseball an the inportance of bseballin people thes os pecan of cuenta ad eee on nce to what fate investigations ofthe eins af tasebalwil focus on (EN) abel thatthe true origin of baseball ight never be ira established oo ele that bsebal developed gradual ater than having sna Starting point ‘contrast between fats knoun about baseball and whatisknown about welrinoun people US History ab B the enomous importance of fats and records baseball c ‘he idntfcaton of nnd who was cimed ob the inventor of baseball 4 CAMBRIDGEENGUSH:FRST PRACT TESTS READING ANOUSE OFENGLSH The origins ‘A Textbook nce stated with complete certain that baseball was ‘evened i Coopertowa, ew York, 1 1838 and provided as pot the ctr a sty ripped bal pled from anata arn ot bes hoax, The next ofl veon it he origin in Hoboken, New Jen in B46, That try tod ‘unt 20, when aaron fund to 1803 newspaper refereces to gba ame Laer Manbatian. ‘Then, in May 200, 2 ek walked coutot brary valtin itl, Masochuets, waving faded ‘onan fom 1791 thet banned ‘he playing of baseball within 72 mez af the big cus athe town square 2 Forbusbal there is 30 ‘sgeement on which centy the fit game was played could have bec the 8th entry tena tse ben the 1th cena. Thase Is same rood of ech Therein agement on which coatioent taba was invented in Was i ‘There idence forall thee. With 1 porte baseball which so care touts adits pet the historian Doris Kernes Godin ‘sid, you wood thnk that this ajdt of he past woud be the ‘ro evel tind. Baseball, ter sls the itimate port of gues sd dates The origi ofthe ge it ‘the alos tere” “People ase when wa the Sit asa gas si ohn of baseball ‘hom, the seal historian who uncovered the existence ofthe Pits ordnance during mide ofehenight lane serch tay bean unanswerable question. That's ‘what mate eternally cna” “ed Spencer longtime cutor st the Nios] Beall Hal of ae Sn Cooperstown, New York, dad pater perspective Did you know ‘he Pitafld ordinance als bane anaterbuneh of sports neluding focal?” Me Speer ud‘ you row nboxy cares? But they Placing the origin of baseball in fare that tmentoned tach. Cooperstown in 1859 wa the wor steals fom reporters all wer the ofa tur-ofthecentury commision country That's because basball has empowered by AG. Speling, the sepistual hold on the American sports gods busine, who publ’ ingens the fading to ensure Themostcommontacepad tHE sported in his wade atthe theory isthat bscallbasne,—Heean Amescan dd’. That specie starting date or glace of Detsme Doubled, an fcr ding Senton Theme theyeay, the American Col Wr who wae older te Sal dersnine sOpoHed tov i at the fiat Some fundamental questions Why Dsehl ld in Cooperstown, in the far Daseal'caricet stony been echo ofthe 20h century this Soundicoree Whyisitthatthe ems tty dcr tal etl ofthe Lesa celtratad FAL he Hal of Fame Mr Spense American pioneers reso pubic but pointed wa wepoducton hanging ‘uu eoeeti ite was doneto trace ona walle sa drawing rm Spain stl foe 125? Beene tein 125 of pope playing a ame byes of prominent aders inthe "Ther a bat and theres bal ‘Ames oonee wee conisced. esi king at the drawing It Ingortant and vreone wit the lke te ge ayng Dass et down sid Mr Sts the tome” Not fr aways anther Halloffamer new media ctor reproduction of Egyptian wall But the games wee cl’ pay and inition: pharcks perhaps cen gare ara vaste sof engaged in another bal game 1 time. Teywerent documented goss the searching could go in any thesame way ‘ation’ Ma. Goodin shWriting (hour 20 minutes) ART: ‘oumst answer ths question, Write your answer ini80-180 wordsinon appropiate style. 1 Inyourtngs cles you have been taking about careers and choosing them. Now. your Engish teacher sted yout wre an en Write an essay wsingall the nates and ge reasons or your pont of view. ee, [Vere VEee rer! ‘nis important that poople choose a career when they are sill quio young, Doyou agree? 176 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FRST PRACTICE TESTS WRITING PaRT2 Wee an answerto ane ofthe questions 2-A inthis par. Wie your answer i 340-190 words non appropiate syle, 2 Yourocentiy sa thie netics nan Englehtanguage massing ‘THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Yiiteareview ofa game that you played receilyK doesn" have to be a ‘ew game You could review a computer game, or any ther indoor game ‘uch aaa board game. Describe the game and give us your opinians en {ts it exeting? Ie ithard to be good af? Iisa popular game, why is it popula in your opinion? Well publish some ofthe reviews in a special Section about games around the world. Wit your review. 9 Youhave eenthi announcementin an English language magsune [ARE YOU A WINNER? Have you aver entared a competion or a sports tournament? Write and tellus about your experiences Tel us about the competion or tournament. Dic you enjoy it? Did you expect to win? Did you win? Iso, ‘wnat was the prize? Inot, how di you fee]? Well publish the bes! lets ‘na special Loters Page, te yourletter. 4 Your nglsh teacher has sted you to wie a report.n tours in your ety / region. ‘You shoul inde information on what tourists can do whanthey Wt, Write ourreport. CAMBRIOGE ENGUSHCFRSTPRACTCE TESTS WRITING 7Listening (40 minutes) par ‘You will hear people toting in eight liferentskuations Fr questions 1-8, choose the best ansmer (8, 80") 4. Youneersomeone taking on radio programme. Whatir the speser doing? 1 recommending that steners make 3 certain di © pling why 2 rinks ecoming more poplar oo © tlng etme about 2 kink they may not now about s 2 Youhear someone taling about people who travelalat when they young, nati atte towards these peop? 1A Hate envious of them forhavieg the opportunity 18 Hefest tat they ar serpy wating the time ia] (© Hecaritundestand why they 6 2 Youhearanadvertvement for a course. ‘iat does the peatersay about the couse? 1 Youneedto take test before lng aceptt frit estar wth theory nc moves onto padi werk a focuses on your eect onthe peopl you wills 4 Youhearpartofaradiointevew. Who being interviewed? A afimdrector 8 anactor oo seers 78 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FAST PRACTICETESTS LISTENING Youhear part ofa rao report about careers What the survey ascover about alt of ders? A. They paynoateton to warring Sah They dort now what various symbols ina car alate a, © They think there are 0 many warning lights nd symbol cr ‘Youu onthe radio and hear part programme ‘What ype of programme isi? (A areven programme 8 achat show © phone-in ‘You ear partof radio pay. ‘hereisthe scone aking place? © noc © ahouse ‘You hear a woman talking about runing What aspect fanning she taling about? 1A herimoherent in unig ove pated of tne 1 why she irs uning so enjoyable {€ thelmportance of runing and traning wih eters ‘CAMBROGE ENGLISH FIRST PRACTICE TESTS LISTENING 12TESTS panr2 You wil hear an announcement about competition For questions 9-18, complet the sentences wth a worsor shor phrase. THE DEAS COMPETITION. ‘The maney guento the winner isnot 23 ‘Te wemermightbe10 with pan for improving a water soe ‘Thevinner might have an idea about how tohelpthe inthe word you ertr the competition by phone you mus expin your idea na maximum oF One othe ategerie stor people who want start» bsines that provides 213 or that curently doesnt ext ‘One ofthe categories for people who wantto take part in apoject hats . (One ofthe rules that Start compat are not ‘slowed, ‘Before you phon ity bea goodie to prepare 16 Towin.yourustshow that youhavealotofa?___________fryeurides. des wisn tothe ideas presente by 18 pope 180 AMBMOGEENGUSH FIRST PRACTICE TESS LSTENING PART ‘You wil hear sive diferent people talking about how they fle when they received an awerd. For questions 18-2, choose from the st (A-H) how ech person felt Use the letters nly ‘once. There ae ree extra letters which you donot need fuse, A steve seater, CH 8 word spester2 (“EB proud pester EB D exhausted spesters (EB) embarased Spesters E] F gece 6 cones amused ‘AMBRIDGE ENGLISH FRST PRACTICE TESTS USEING