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Part 1

Questions 1–8

Read the text below.

For each number 1–8, circle the correct word on the next page.

My hobby: ice swimming

My name’s Jane, and I love ice swimming – swimming in water that’s 5°C or (0) .

Sometimes ice swimming pools are made by (1) the ice in a frozen lake. When I

started, I swam for just a few minutes, but now I can (2) in really cold water for

25 minutes. Ice swimming helps me (3) any problems I have, because I enjoy it so

much.

In competitions, we are (4) allowed to wear a swimming costume, hat and goggles.

Races are never more than one mile (1.6 kilometres) long. It’s dangerous to swim

(5) than that in such cold water. Races are very safe. Before we swim, a doctor

(6) we’re healthy enough, and during the race there is someone (7) each

swimmer carefully. Afterwards, we get (8) by having a bath.

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Example

0 down about less

1 opening removing cutting [1]

2 stay keep put [1]

3 improve decide forget [1]

4 only yet quite [1]

5 larger further wider [1]

6 checks studies notes [1]

7 seeing looking watching [1]

8 cool fresh warm [1]

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Part 2
Questions 9–13

Read the text in each question.

What does it say?
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, or C.

Example

New Message A Andy would prefer to go sailing with Julia on

Saturday rather than on Sunday.

To: Julia B Andy can go sailing with Julia on Friday if

Send From: she’s not free on Saturday.
Andy
Hello Julia C Andy wants to go sailing with Julia on both
Saturday and Sunday if possible.
I can’t have Friday off to go sailing.
I’m still available on both Saturday
and Sunday, but Saturday is
better. Let me know what’s best
for you.

Andy

9 New Message Why did Lilia send this message?

A to offer help to her party guests

To: Everyone!
Send From: Lilia
B to invite people to come to her party
The day of my party is getting
nearer! Have you all got C to tell her friends what to bring to her
costumes? I’ve got a spare party
clown one if anyone wants it. [1]
I can’t wait to see everyone!

10 A You probably won’t see any wild animals

in the park.

B It is best not to bother the wild animals

living in the park.
National Park
Wild animals will ignore you C Move quietly if you want to get close to
if you do the same to them! the wild animals.
[1]

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11 A Alessio is enjoying the scenery.

Dear Granny,

We’re having a great time B Alessio wants to try a new activity.

skiing. I keep asking Mum
to let me have a go at
snowboarding. It looks C Alessio thinks he’s getting better at
amazing. She says maybe skiing.
next year. [1]

Alessio

12 What will Sally do?

Jack
I forgot to ask my dad about A let Jack know if they can’t go fishing with her
fishing on Saturday, but it’ll be
father
fine − we go every weekend.
Come at 9 a.m. unless you hear B persuade her father to take them fishing
from me before then.
Sally
C arrange for them to go fishing without her
father
[1]

13 A There are a few problems with the campsite

facilities at the moment.
Campsite
B You’ll be in trouble with the manager if you
Please inform the site damage something.
manager if you see damage
C The manager wants to know about anything
to any facilities.
that’s broken.
[1]

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Part 3

Questions 14–18

Complete the conversation between two friends.

What does Belinda say to Katy?
For questions 14–18, write the correct letter A–H.

Example

Katy: Hi Belinda. Are you free this Saturday?

Belinda: H
…………

Katy: That’s OK. It’s the afternoon I

want to ask you about.
A What a great idea. I’ll ask Mum, but I’m
Belinda: 14 ………… [1] sure it’s fine.

Katy: Would you like to come for a picnic B OK. Shall I ask my parents to take me?
with me and my family?
C Good. I prefer to go with you. Should I
Belinda: 15 ………… [1] bring anything?

Katy: I hope so! We’ll leave at about two, D Really? Why’s that?
and be back by six.
E Yes, it’s beautiful there.
Belinda: 16 ………… [1]
F Great – I’ll do my homework in the
Katy: To a lake. It takes about 20 minutes evening. Where exactly are you going?
in the car.
G I can do that for you.
Belinda: 17 ………… [1]
H I’ve got a guitar lesson in the morning.
Katy: No, don’t worry. There’s space in
our car!

Belinda: 18 ………… [1]

Katy: No! My mum will make enough food

for everyone!

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Part 4

Questions 19–26

Complete the email below.

Write one word for each space.
There is an example at the beginning of the email.

To: Antonio

From: Daniel

Hi

Remember that running club our sports teacher told us (0) about ?

Well I’m going to join it! (19) don’t you come too? All the

information about it is (20) the club’s website. You can see when

the meetings are, and (21) much it costs to be a member. There’s

also a form (22) must be completed by your parents.

I’m going to start at the club next Tuesday. My mum says that (23)

you want to come too, let me know and she’ll take both (24) us in

the car. The meeting starts at six, so we’ll have (25) pick you up

at 5.30 p.m.

What (26) you think?

Daniel

[Total: 8]

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Part 5

Questions 27–36

You are going to read an article about a girl and her grandmother, and their love of reading.
For questions 27–36, choose from the sections (A–D) and write the correct letter.
You may choose a letter more than once.

In which section does the writer …

explain why someone visited her? 27

talk about finding someone’s notes in a book that she read? 28

say that she was surprised by someone’s opinion of her books? 29

try to explain why she loved a type of book? 30

describe a place where books were usually kept? 31

say that the sort of books she likes has changed? 32

explain why she moved some of her books? 33

say she was upset about something she read in a book. 34

give a list of the things she learned from books? 35

describe the type of people she liked to read about when she was younger? 36

[Total: 10]

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My grandmother and her books

A teenager remembers her grandmother’s love of reading.

A
My grandmother was a very keen reader. The book collection in her living room
was an incredible sight. The shelves went from floor to ceiling all along one wall,
and every shelf was full. When I was very young, I thought the books in that room
were holding up the ceiling. I used to stay with my grandmother in school holidays,
and when I was bored, I’d go and sit in that living room with her and choose
something to read from her shelves. By doing this, I discovered how to solve a
mystery, identify various illnesses and make delicious biscuits.

B
One afternoon, I discovered a very old book of my grandmother’s which she had
read when she was a child. It contained comments that she’d added herself. In one
chapter, the author gave his opinion on ‘The perfect hobbies for little girls.’ I was
quite unhappy to learn that my own favourites, collecting rocks and climbing trees,
were not considered suitable at the time the book was published.

C
A few years ago, when I was 11, my grandmother came to take care of me while
my parents were away for a few weeks. Knowing how much my grandmother
enjoyed reading, I wanted to give her the chance to read some of my books, so a
few days before her arrival, I selected my favourites from my bedroom, and
arranged them on a shelf in her room. I thought it would be the perfect welcome
gift. You can imagine how amazed I was when, no more than two days after she
arrived, my grandmother said ‘Don’t you have any normal books?’ Seeing the
confused look on my face, she continued. ‘Everything you have is about magic,
monsters and other strange creatures. Don’t you have anything about real people?’

D
I didn’t. The characters I loved fought monsters, had special powers, and lived in
worlds that only existed in books. My grandmother couldn’t understand this. Was I
trying to escape from reality, she asked? Not really. I was happy, and had a family I
loved. But those stories allowed me to think beyond my own life, and experience
challenges that l would never have. Now I’m a little older, I’ve developed a taste for
other types of book, but I still have the ones my grandmother disliked. Perhaps one
day I’ll have a book collection as big as hers.

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Part 6

Questions 37–42

Read the text and questions below.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

The Natural History Museum

by 14-year-old Joe Wallace
I went to the Natural History Museum a lot with my family when I was younger, but I hadn’t been
for years until a friend mentioned it recently. I don’t know what made him think of it – maybe
those adverts that are always on TV during the school holidays. Anyway, he called one day when
there wasn’t much happening. I’d finished all the homework I had to do, and was tired of playing
computer games, so we got the bus there.
The museum’s enormous, so we got a map from a member of staff to help us decide what to see.
We wanted to start with the gallery that has a huge model of a whale, which is really famous, but
of course it was crowded in there. As we turned to walk away, we saw what looked like a really
big model of a mouth. There were some stairs going down into it, and we both said we had to see
what was there. The sign said ‘Red Zone’.
After that, we tried the Earth Gallery. I never visited this area with my parents as I was too young
for it. That’s certainly not true now. It’s just full of stones, which you might think sounds a bit
boring, but they looked amazing under the lights. I really wanted to pick up some of the stones,
but of course that wasn’t possible.
Next came the Treasures Gallery, which contains twenty objects that the museum considers to
be the most incredible in its collection. This includes a few pages from some of the world’s most
expensive books, and a penguin egg collected on an expedition to Antarctica. It was brought
back as part of an investigation into birds which can’t fly. We were amazed by the story behind it,
and after I got home I looked it up online.
We really enjoyed the museum. It hasn’t changed much since I was a child, but that doesn’t
mean I won’t go again.

37 Why did Joe decide to visit the Natural History Museum?

A He was bored when his friend suggested it.

B He saw an advertisement for it.

C He needed information for a school project.

D He had happy memories of going there as a child.

[1]

38 Why did Joe and his friend go into the Red Zone?

A It was the first place they saw.

B The entrance looked interesting.

C There weren’t many people in there.

D It was recommended by a member of staff.

[1] [1]

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39 What does Joe say about the Earth Gallery?

A It’s in a beautiful part of the building.

B You can touch the objects in this room.

C It’s an interesting place for older children.

D You can see many different types of objects there.

[1]

40 Joe says that one object in the Treasures Gallery

A costs more than anything else in the museum.

B made him want to find out more about its history.

C hasn’t yet been studied by scientists.

D is the only example of its type in the world.

[1]

41 What did Joe write in his diary on the day he visited the Natural History Museum?

A B
I loved this museum, but I’m so glad my parents
the map and signs didn’t took my friend and me to
help us find our way the museum today. My
around very well. favourite part was the
model of the whale.

C D I understand now why

Some of the things in this
museum are brilliant. It’s people go to the museum
amazing how many more than once. It’s
objects they have, impossible to see
considering that it’s not everything in one visit, and
very big. your interests change over
time anyway.

[1]

42 What is Joe explaining in this text?

A how museums can get more teenagers to visit

B which changes should be made to the museum

C when teenagers should visit the museum

D what it is like to visit the museum

[1]

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