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TEST LEVEL ENGLISH Listening: 4 parts (30p)

FULL SKILLS Reading: 3 parts (45p) Lis: /
Time: 115p Writing: 2 tasks (40p) Rea: /
The exam has 8 pages Speaking: 10-15 minutes. Wri: /
Spe: /

LISTENING
Part 1: Listening you hear a longer dialogue and answer 5 multiple-choice questions. You can listen to the audio
twice.
Listen to Rebecca and Adam planning a night together. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 Rebecca and Alan decide to meet on
o Wednesday
o Thursday
o Friday
2 They decide to
o Go out for dinner.
o Go out for a drink.
o Stay in and watch a DVD
3 The Orange Tree is on
o Church Road.
o Love Lane.
o Potter Street.
4 They will meet at
o Ten past seven.
o Twenty to seven.
o Seven twenty.
5 Rebecca met Charlie
o at a party.
o on a skiing holiday.
o at the sports centre.
Part 2 Listening Practice Test helps with the fifth part of the listening exam. This is a longer monologue. While
you listen you need to complete some notes. There are five gaps to complete. You can listen to the audio twice.
You will hear a man talking about a children’s competition. Listen and complete the questions.

Competition
Organiser: the Countryside Club

Write about: Your favourite British

Open to children aged: 8–

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 Number of words:

Prize: Family ticket to

Send entries to: , Portland

Part 3: Preliminary English Test (PET) you listen to a longer recording and answer 6 multiple-choice questions.
You can listen to the audio twice.
Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day. Choose the correct answer.
1 Adam went to bed late because…
a. he was fixing his computer. b. he didn’t feel tired. c. his son felt sick.

2 Adam’s son returned to bed at…

a. four o’clock a.m. b. six o’clock a.m. c. a quarter to seven a.m.

3 At ten to eight,
a. Adam’s alarm clock went off. b. Adam got up. c. Adam left home.

4 In the morning, Adam didn’t have time to…

a. wash. b. have breakfast. c. buy petrol.

5 Adam borrowed money to buy…

a. a bus ticket. b. lunch. c. petrol.

6 This evening, Adam will…

a. relax and watch TV. b. spend time with his family. c. be very busy.

Part 4: Listening Practice Test helps with the third part of the listening exam. This is a longer recording. While
you listen you need to complete some notes. There are six gaps to complete. You can listen to the audio twice.
A man needs to buy a part for his car. He calls a company to order the part. Listen and complete the
details in the order form.

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 Forename: Allan
Surname:
Postcode:
Postal address: 27 Park Hill Road, Nutley
Part Required: Inside Light
Make:
Model: Spirit
Year:
Cost Including Tax and Postage:£35.76
Card Number:
Expiry Date: 06/19
Security Code:

READING
Part 1:
Read the article about two sisters and answer the questions.

Something very strange happened to Tamara. She never knew she had a twin sister until she
started university!
Tamara was born in Mexico. Her parents could not look after her so she went to live with a
family in Manhattan, USA.
When Tamara was twenty years old, she started university in Long Island. She enjoyed her
university life. But one day she was walking home from class, and a student smiled at her.
“Hello Adriana!” said the student. “I’m not Adriana,” said Tamara.
This happened to Tamara again and again. People Tamara didn’t know kept calling her
Adriana. It was very strange. One day, when a woman called her Adriana, Tamara asked “Why
do you keep calling me Adriana?”
The woman replied, “You look like my friend Adriana. You have the same face and the same
hair. Is Adriana your sister?” Tamara said that she did not have a sister called Adriana. But she
was interested in this girl Adriana. Finally she asked someone for Adriana’s email address.
When Tamara wrote to Adriana, she found out that they both had the same birthday, they
looked the same and both of them were from Mexico.When Tamara went to live with the family
in Manhattan, Adriana moved to Long Island to live with a family there. It had to be true!
Adriana and Tamara were twin sisters!
1
Tamara’s parents ...

moved from Mexico to Manhattan sent Tamara and Adriana away are
still alive
2
Tamara and her sister were both born ...

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 in Mexico. in Manhattan in Long Island
3
Adriana wrote to Tamara

after speaking to friends to reply to an email to suggest a meeting

4
How did the sisters meet?

Adriana contacted Tamara. A friend introduced them. Tamara contacted

Adriana.
5
Tamara didn't know ...

that she was born in Mexico what day her birthday was that she had a
sister
Part 2
Fishbourne Roman Palace
Fishbourne Roman Palace is in the village of Fishbourne in West Sussex, England. This large
palace was built in the 1st century AD, around thirty years after the Roman conquest of Britain
,on the site of Roman army grain stores which had been established after the invasion, in the
reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius in 43 AD. The rectangular palace was built around
formal gardens, the northern half of which have been reconstructed. There were extensive
alterations in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, with many of the original black and white mosaic
floors being overlaid with more sophisticated coloured ones , including a perfectly preserved
mosaic of a dolphin in the north wing. More alterations were in progress when the palace burnt
down in around 270AD,after which it was abandoned. Local people had long believed that a
Roman palace once existed in the area .However, it was not until 1960 that the archaeologist
Barry Cunliffe, of Oxford University, first systematically excavated the site, after workmen
had accidentally uncovered a wall while they were laying a water main .The Roman villa
excavated by Cunliffe's team was so grand that it became known as Fishbourne Roman Palace
,and a museum was erected to preserve some of the remains .This is administered by the Sussex
Archaeological Society. In its day, the completed palace would have comprised four large
wings with colonnaded fronts. The north and east wings consisted of suites of private rooms
built around courtyards, with a monumental entrance in the middle of the east wing. In the
north-east corner there was an assembly hall. The west wing contained state rooms, a large
ceremonial reception room, and a gallery. The south wing contained the owner’s private
apartments. The palace included as many as 50 mosaic floors, under-floor central heating and
a bathhouse. In size, Fishbourne Palace would have been approximately equivalent to some of
the great Roman palaces of Italy, and was by far the largest known Roman residence north of
the European Alps, at about 500 feet (150m)square. A team of volunteers and professional
archaeologists are involved in an ongoing archaeological excavation on the site of nearby,
possibly military, buildings. The first buildings to be erected on the site were constructed in the
early part of the conquest in 43 AD. Later, two timber buildings were constructed, one with
clay and mortar floors and plaster walls, which appears to have been a house of some comfort.
These buildings were demolished in the 60s AD and replaced by a substantial stone house,
which included colonnades, and a bath suite. It has been suggested that the palaces itself,
incorporating the previous house in its south-east corner, was constructed around 73-75 AD.
However, Dr Miles Russell, of Bournemouth University, reinterpreted the ground plan and the
collection of objects found and has suggested that, given the extremely close parallels with the

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imperial palace of Domitian in Rome, its construction may more plausibly date to after 92 AD.
With regard to who lived in Fishbourne Palace, there are a number of theories; for example
,one proposed by Professor Cunliffe is that ,in its early phase, the palace was the residence of
Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus ,a local chieftain who supported the Romans ,and who may have
been installed as king of a number of territories following the first stage of the conquest.
Cogidubnus is known from a reference to his loyalty in Agricola, a work by the Roman writer
Tacitus, and from an inscription commemorating a temple dedicated to the gods Access
http://mini-ielts.com for more practices 1 Neptune and Minerva found in the nearby city of
Chichester. Another theory is that it was built for Sallustius Lucullus, a Roman governor of
Britain of the late 1st century, who may have been the son of the British prince Adminius. Two
inscriptions recording the presence of Lucullus have been found in Chichester, and the redating
by Miles Russell of the palace was designed for Lucullus, then it may have only been in use
for a few years, as the Roman historian Suetonius records that Lucullus was executed by the
Emperor Domitian in or shortly after 93 AD. Additional theories suggest that either Verica, a
British king of the Roman Empire in the years preceding the Claudian invasion, was owner of
the palace, or Tiberius Claudius Catuarus , following the recent discovery of a gold ring
belonging to him. The palace outlasted the original owner, whoever he was, and was
extensively re-planned early in the 2nd century AD, and subdivided into a series of lesser
apartments. Further redevelopment was begun in the late 3rd century AD, but these alterations
were incomplete when the north wing was destroyed in a fire in around 270 AD. The damage
was too great repair, and the palace was abandoned and later dismantled. A modern museum
had been built by the Sussex Archaeological Society, incorporating most of the visible remains
, including one wing of the palace. The gardens have been replanted using authentic plants
from the Roman period.

2 Questions 1-6 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading
Passage ?
In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet,write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1..................... Fishbourne Palace was the first structure to be built on its site.
2..................... Fishbourne Palace was renovated more than once
3..................... Fishbourne Palace was large in comparison with Roman palaces in Italy.
4..................... Research is continuing in the area clos to Fishbourne Palace.
5..................... Researches agree on the identity of the person for whom Fishbourne Palace was
constructed.
6..................... Fishbourne Palace was burnt down by local people.

Questions 7-13 Complete the notes below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each
answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet.

Fishbourne Palace
Costruction
- The first buildings on the site contained food for the 7.....................
- The palace building surrounded 8.....................
- In the 2nd and 3rd centuries colour was added to the 9..................... of the palace.
Discovery

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- The first part of the palace to the found was part of a 10.....................
Possible inhabitants
- Congidubnus -he is named in several writings
- Sallustius Lucullu-he may have lived there until approximately 11..................... AD
- Verica -a British king for Catuarus-his 12..................... was found there
Present Day
• A 13..................... has been built on the site to help protect it.

Part 3

Answer all the questions and check your answers at the end.

Social networks
Business applications
Social networks connect people at low cost; this can be beneficial for entrepreneurs and small
businesses looking to expand their contact base. These networks often act as a customer
relationship management tool for companies selling products and services. Companies can
also use social networks for advertising in the form of banners and text ads. Since businesses
operate globally, social networks can make it easier to keep in touch with contacts around the
world.
Medical applications
Social networks are beginning to be adopted by healthcare professionals as a means to
manage institutional knowledge, disseminate peer to peer knowledge and to highlight
individual physicians and institutions. The advantage of using a dedicated medical social
networking site is that all the members are screened against the state licensing board list of
practitioners. The role of social networks is especially of interest to pharmaceutical
companies who spend approximately "32 percent of their marketing dollars" attempting to
influence the opinion leaders of social networks.
Languages, nationalities and academia
Various social networking sites have sprung up catering to different languages and countries.
The popular site Facebook has been cloned for various countries and languages and some
specializing in connecting students and faculty.
Social networks for social good
Several websites are beginning to tap into the power of the social networking model for
social good. Such models may be highly successful for connecting otherwise fragmented
industries and small organizations without the resources to reach a broader audience with
interested and passionate users. Users benefit by interacting with a like-minded community
and finding a channel for their energy and giving.
Business model
Few social networks currently charge money for membership. In part, this may be because
social networking is a relatively new service, and the value of using them has not been firmly
established in customers' minds. Companies such as MySpace and Facebook sell online
advertising on their site. Hence, they are seeking large memberships, and charging for
membership would be counter productive. Some believe that the deeper information that the
sites have on each user will allow much better targeted advertising than any other site can
currently provide. Sites are also seeking other ways to make money, such as by creating an
online marketplace or by selling professional information and social connections to
businesses.

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Privacy issues
On large social networking services, there have been growing concerns about users giving out
too much personal information and the threat of sexual predators. Users of these services
need to be aware of data theft or viruses. However, large services, such as MySpace, often
work with law enforcement to try to prevent such incidents. In addition, there is a perceived
privacy threat in relation to placing too much personal information in the hands of large
corporations or governmental bodies, allowing a profile to be produced on an individual's
behavior on which decisions, detrimental to an individual, may be taken.
Investigations
Social network services are increasingly being used in legal and criminal investigations.
Information posted on sites such as MySpace and Facebook, has been used by police,
probation, and university officials to prosecute users of said sites. In some situations, content
posted on MySpace has been used in court.

1 According to the text, social networks .......

are being used by businesses for marketing.

are about friendships.
can damage business reputations.
advertise on business web sites.

2 Why do advertisers like social nework sites?

Detailed information on each user allows targeted ads.

They are cost-effective to advertise on.
Most users have high disposable income.
They can influence consumer behaviour.

3 What does the word 'Few' at the beginning of paragraph 6 mean?

Hardly any
Not any
Some
Only

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 4 What should users not do on social networks?

be too free with their personal information

download viruses
contact predators
upload copyrighted music

5 Personal information on social network sites .......

can be used in court

gives a good description of the user's personality
is sold to the government
is translated into many languages

6 Social networking is great for ......

groups of people separated over wide areas

academic organisations
people who write too much information about themselves
the law enforcement agencies
WRITING
TASK1 : Write a 150-200 word paragraph about the benefits of having hobbies. (20P)
You can use the following ideas:
1. Reducing stress
2.improving physical health
3. Making friends
4. Controling leisure time
TASK2 : Writing Task 2:
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You are helping to organize a concert at your college. The local English language newspaper is sending a
reporter, Jane Nolan, to the concert. You have received a letter from Jane Nolan. Read part of the letter from
her below:
I am pleased to say that I am able to come to your college concert on 6th July. Our readers are
always interested in events like these. I would be grateful if you could give me a little more
information about the concert. What kind of music will be performed? I will need to take some
photos, so could you tell me when I will have the best opportunity to do this?
Also could you let me know who I should interview and why?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Write a letter responding to Mrs. Nolan. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your
name.

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