PRACTICE TEST 17

PART I. LISTENING (50 points)

Section 1. You will hear a woman phoning the local council to report an abandoned
vehicle. Complete the form below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
Report on abandoned vehicle
Name of caller Mrs. Shefford
Address 41, (1)_____________, Barrowdale
Postcode (2) _____________
Telephone (3) _____________
Vehicle location In (4)_____________near main road (A69)
Type of vehicle (5)_____________
Make Catala
Model (6) _____________
Present colour of vehicle (7) _____________
Vehicle number S 322 GEC

Section 2:
You will hear a radio programme about a famous dessert dish. For questions 8-15,
complete the sentences with a word or short phrase
Pavlova
Pavlova is a dessert that takes its name after the famous Russian (8) _____________Anna
Pavlova.
According to research, Pavlova is believed to have originated in (9)_____________
One of the common festive meals the dessert is served at is (10)_____________
Professor Helen Leach, a culinary anthropologist has researched the dessert and compiled a
series of cookbooks containing (11) _____________from various sources
Some sources point at Bert Sachse as the original creator of the dish at the Esplanade Hotel in
(12) _____________ in 1935.
Matthew Evans from The Sydney Morning Herald said that a definite answer about the
pavlova’s origins is not likely to be found.
The process of making Pavlova involves beating (13)_____________ into a thick mass, with
other ingredients such as sugar and vinegar added later.
The United Kingdom is where (14)_____________ topping seems to be the most popular
one.
Ready-to-be-made pavlovas can be bought, that require little effort to make and only need
both (15_____________

Section 3.
You will hear a teacher giving a lesson on the effects of tourism. Decide whether each of
the following statements is TRUE or FALSE
16. The values of natural and cultural significance are often preserved when an area opens up
to tourism
17. The growth of tourism in Goa started with the arrival of package holidays in 1986
18. Protests against the growth of tourism in Goa had a significant impact on slowing down
its development.
19. Large multinational chain hotels with all- inclusive deals greatly benefit local businesses
20. The removal of mangrove swamps in Goa has had devastating impact on coastal flooding

Section 4
You will hear someone giving a talk about taking up running as an activity. For questions
21-25, choose the best answer (A, В, C or D).
21. According to the speaker, what benefits can be gained from taking up running?
A. Improved flexibility and coordination
B. Stronger upper body muscles and increased stamina
C. Increased energy levels and a sense of accomplishment
D. Reduced risk of chronic diseases

22. What is the speaker's response to concerns about age or weight when it comes to running?
A. Running is not suitable for older individuals or those who are overweight.
B. Running can only be enjoyed by those who are young and physically fit.
C. The speaker encourages people of all ages and sizes to give running a try.
D. The speaker believes that running should be avoided if one feels embarrassed.

23. What caution does the speaker give regarding running?

A. It is important to push oneself to achieve quick results.
B. Overexertion and comparing progress can lead to injuries and disappointment.
C. One should focus on intensity rather than gradual progression.
D. Running should be done only in good weather conditions.

24. According to the speaker, what is an essential aspect of running technique?

A. Relaxing the body, including fists, jaw, and shoulders
B. Tensing the muscles for increased power
C. Maintaining a hunched posture for better balance
D. Concentrating on moving forward without considering posture

25. What does the speaker recommend regarding breathing during running?
A. Following specific techniques for inhaling and exhaling
B. Breathing through the nose and counting footfalls for synchronization
C. Holding the breath momentarily for increased lung capacity
D Focusing on breathing comfortably without following specific rules

PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 points).

1.Choose the best answers to completes each sentence .

1. In any profession, you have to learn to take the ________ with the smooth.
A. hard B. stodgy C. rough D. coarse
2. My golden rule is not to ________ aspersions on how other people bring up their children.
A. make B. give C. cast D. waste
3. ________, early approaches for coping with workplace stress dealt with the problem only
after its symptoms had appeared.
A. Although well-intending B. Although it is a good intention
C. Although a good intention D. Although well-intentioned
4. The wanted criminal was unaware that he had been under ________ since his arrival.
A. review B. consideration C. surveillance D. discussion
5. The Martins have confirmed their strong ________ to charity actions by donating a lump
sum of money again.
A. compliance B. reliance C. assignment D. commitment
6. Who need more than the ________ necessities of life?
A. bare B. naked C. pure D. sole
7. I ________ the thought of children breathing polluted air.
A. tremble B. dread C. alarm D. fear
8. You shouldn’t talk about his failing. You’ll ________ his confidence.
A. underestimate B. undermine C. undergo D. worry
9. You have failed to pay the outstanding bill and, ________, we have been forced to take the
matter further.
A. finally B. consequently C. subsequently D. eventually
10. If the rain doesn’t ________, we shall have to look for a taxi.
A. turn in B. die down C. go off D. let up
11. After months of bitter arguing the couple had to accept that they were ________.
A. different B. incompatible C. unsuitable D. disaffected
12. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ________ for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident B. self-centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident
13. The peace of the public library was ________ by the sound of a transistor radio.
A. smashed B. fractured C. shattered D. demolished
14. Why don’t you have a night out? I would take your ________ off your worries.
A. thoughts B. heart C. head D. mind
15.In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a ________ weapon.
A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. venal
16. What the company needs is a ________ actor who can take on a variety of roles.
A. variable B. changeable C. diverse D. versatile
17. With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon ________ the older vessels in the race.
A. outstripped B. caught up C. overran D. exceeded
18. I ________ while I had the chance; now I’m starving.
A. ought to have eaten B. would have been better to eat
C. was eating D. could not have eaten
19. Jack resented not receiving an invitation to Jeff’s wedding party; ________, they were
best friends at school.
A. in case B. otherwise C. therefore D. after all
20. We’ve had to quit our cooperation with this wholesaler as we could never ________ a
bargain. He asked for more than we could offer.
A. strike B. hit C. beat D. knock

2. Use the most suitable form of the words in brackets .

1.A secret report (crime)__________ the company was leaked last week.
2. After Romeo and Juliet died, their families, who had been (reconcile)____________
enemies became friends.
3. The court ordered the firm to pay for the cost of the legal (proceed)_________.
4. This was the diary in which Gina recorded her (most)__________ thoughts and secrets.
5. They were accused of (human)___________ in their treatment of the hostages.
6. We won’t be able to buy anything if we do not have any (convert)________ currency on
us.
7. The boy’s (object)__________ behaviour was the primary reason for which he was
expelled from school.
8. The boy should be given an (example)__________ punishment so that the rest be afraid of
harassing the other little children in the future.
9. My husband is so depressed. He has been (heart)_________ from continuing his research
after his findings were rejected by the experts.
10. Both of the fighting sides have agreed on a temporary (arm) _________ just to let the
civilians safely leave the place.

PART IV. READING (60 points).

1. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage .
Life on a small island may (1) _______ very inviting to the tourists who spend a few weeks
there in the summer, but the realities of living on (2) _______ is virtually a rock surrounded
by water are quite different from what the casual visitor imagines.(3) _______ in summer the
island villages are full of people, life and activities, (4) _______ the tourist season is over
many of the shop owners shut (5) _______ their businesses and return to the mainland to
spend the winter in town. (6) _______ to say, those who remain on the island, (7) _______ by
choice or necessity, face many hardships. One of the worst of these is isolation, with (8)
_______ many attendant problems. When the weather is bad, which is often the (9) _______
in winter, the island is entirely cut off, which means not only that people cannot have goods
delivered but also that a medical emergency can be fatal (10) _______ someone confined to
an island. At times telephone communication is cut off, which means that no word from the
outside world can get through.

2. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
A worrying question which (1)_______ global attention is severe overpopulation and its
drastic effects in the countries of the Third World. In regions where the birth rate is extremely
high, poverty and starvation are (2) _______. In India, there is a proportion of thirty five
infants being born every minute, yet the most shocking figures are those which indicate the
enormous number of the victims of famine in certain African territories. Communities
afflicted with acute destitution are additionally (3) _______ with illiteracy, life in appalling
conditions and infectious diseases (4) _______ the (5) _______ populations. There is an
urgent need for these problems to be solved or else they might continue bringing about
innumerable worries upon the affluent societies around the world. Unless measures are taken
to (6) _______ of the suffering of the impoverished underdeveloped nations, desperate
crowds of immigrants will (7)______in flooding the richer states in (8) ____ of a brighter
future. It’s the most (9) _______ task for the international giants nowadays to help the poor
populations get out of the poverty (10) ________________________________
1.A. insists B. wishes C. requires D. asks
2.A. profuse B. rife C. generous D. predominant
3.A. conflicted B. encountered C. confronted D. inconvenienced
4.A. decimating B. enumerating C. discounting D. outnumbering
5.A. ingenious B. insidious C. indigenous D. ingenuous
6.A. discard B. vanish C. evaporate D. ease
7.A. linger B. maintain C. persist D. remain
8.A. search B. chase C. lookout D. survey
9.A. confronting B. challenging C. rousing D. plaguing
10. A. lure B. pitfall C. snare D. trap

3. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions
SIMPLE – IT’S ALL IN THE MIND

Tony Buzan is his own best advertisement when he claims that his latest book can teach you
not only how to be brilliant with words, but also to be fitter, live longer and be happier. He
has transformed himself from a promising but not outstanding schoolboy into a man with an
IQ at genius level, who has contributed to more than 80 books on the brain and is consulted
by universities, business organizations and governments. Some 250 million people worldwide
have already benefited from his Mind Maps, a diagrammatic learning tool that helps the brain
to store and recall information. [A]
In his latest book, Head First, subtitled, ‘10 ways to tap into your natural genius’, he
redefines intelligence to include not only the familiar verbal, numerical and spatial
benchmarks measured by IQ tests, but other skills such as creative, social, spiritual and
physical intelligence, to which he gives equal weight. Developing these, he claims, will bring
confidence, self-awareness and personal fulfillment. And with this transformation will come
physical benefits – less stress, a stronger immune system and even a longer life. It is
estimated that we use around one per cent of our brain, so there is plenty of scope for
improvement. ‘I have fallen into the usual traps of thinking that IQ was the be-all and end-all,
that being academic was better than being artistic and that art and music were unteachable
gifts,’ admits Buzan, 58. “Bit by bit, I have come to know better. This book is a compact
history of my revelations”.

The first moment of truth came when Buzan was at primary school. After scoring 100 per
cent in a nature test, he found himself top of the A-stream. His best friend knew far more
about ecology than Buzan, but was bottom of the D-stream. ‘That started me wondering.
Later, I became aware that many of the so-called intelligent people I knew did not seem very
bright at all. [B] They were brilliant at words and numbers, but not particularly interesting to
be with, or happy with themselves or even successful. [C] I began working with children and
found that many were like my best friend. [D] For instance, I spoke to a boy of eight who had
been marked down in an ‘intelligence test’ for ticking a picture of the earth when asked
which image was the odd one out – sun, moon, lemon or earth. When I asked him why he had
done this, he looked at me as if I were an idiot and said: ‘Because the earth is the only one
that is blue.’ At that point I wondered who was the fool – the eight-year-old ‘slow learner’ or
the university lecturer. If we had measured the process by which the child had reached his
answer – instead of the expected response – we would have realised the beautiful,
sophisticated intelligence behind it.’

Identifying and developing this kind of undervalued intelligence is Buzan’s mission. His
starting point is that all people have the potential to excel if they can only rid themselves of
the barriers placed in their way by upbringing, education and society’s belief systems and
expectations. The first obstacle to overcome is lack of self belief. Buzan describes how his
marks in maths soared at secondary school after he was told he was in the top one per cent of
the population in the subject. ‘I realised that what I thought about my ability in a subject
affected how well I did.’ The second hurdle is the conviction most of us have that certain
skills – art, music and numerical ability – are gifts from heaven, conferred only on the
naturally talented few. Buzan disputes this, claiming that all we have to do is learn the
appropriate ‘alphabet’. If we can learn to copy, he insists, we can learn to draw. ‘It is the
same with music. The most sophisticated musical instrument is the human voice. Many
people think they cannot sing. But everybody sings without realising it. It’s called talking.
Listen to somebody speaking a foreign language of which you know no vocabulary; it is pure
music.’ Buzan’s third lesson is the recognition that we are all intelligent; otherwise, we could
not survive. ‘There is only one true intelligence test,’ he says, ‘and that is life on planet Earth.
Sitting in a room answering questions is not as difficult as survival. Every day, we are
confronted with new problems that we learn to handle.’

Head First offers a template for each of the 10 kinds of intelligence, including a definition, an
outline of its benefits and lots of exercises. ‘Think of each of your multiple intelligences as a
finger on a pair of wonderfully adept and agile piano-playing hands. You can play life’s
music with just two fingers, but if you use all 10 you can play a concerto where each one
supplements and enhances the others. The Moonlight Sonata will sound OK with two fingers.
But it sounds much better with 10.

1. What is implied about Tony Buzan in the first paragraph?

A. His views have caused a certain amount of controversy.
B. Some of the claims he makes are rather exaggerated.
C. It is hard to understand why he has been so successful.
D. His theories are supported by his own life story.

2. What is said about the book Head First in the second paragraph?
A. Buzan accepts that some people may disagree with some of the views expressed in it.
B. In it Buzan argues against beliefs he previously held.
C. It suggests that IQ tests are of no real value.
D. Its main focus is on the relationship between intelligence and physical condition.
3. The phrases “verbal, numerical and spatial benchmark” in paragraph 2 are mentioned to
___.
A. analyze the contents of his latest book “Head First”.
B. question the template for kinds of intelligence
C. illustrate some of the criteria of intelligence
D. appreciate the value of the book “Head First”.

4. What does the phrase “tap into” in paragraph 2 mostly mean___.

A. boost B. scour C. sift D. unravel

5. Buzan uses the boy who ticked a picture of the earth as an example of_____.
A. People who are more interesting than many people considered to be intelligent.
B. People whose intelligence is not allowed to develop fully.
C. People with an attitude that prevents them from being considered intelligent.
D. People whose intelligence is likely to develop later in life.
6. Which of the following square brackets [A],[B],[C] and [D] best indicates where in the
paragraph the sentence “They were amazing, but they were not able to express their
brilliance at school.” can be inserted?
A.[B] B. [C] C.[D] D. [A]

7. Buzan thinks that one thing that prevents people from excelling is_____.
A. their habit of focusing too much on trivial aspects of everyday life.
B. their belief that too much effort is required to acquire certain skills.
C. their failure to realize how much natural intelligence they have.
D. their tendency to be easily discouraged by the comments of others.

8. Buzan uses the Moonlight Sonata to illustrate his belief that_____.

A. his book can benefit everyone who reads it.
B. some things are not as difficult to learn as they may seem.
C. it is desirable but not essential for people to develop their intelligence.
D. his definitions of intelligence are simple enough for everyone to understand.

8. Which of the following best summarizes the view expressed by Tony Buzan in the article
as a whole?
A. Too much emphasis in life is placed on how intelligent people are.
B. Most people are inclined to underestimate their own intelligence.
C. Intelligence is something that it is unwise to generalize about.
D. Conventional views on what constitutes intelligence are inaccurate.

10. What does the word “adept” mentioned in paragraph 5 pertain to?
A. skillful B. awkward C. advisable D. skittish

4. Read the text carefully and do the task that follow

This reading passage has six sections, A-F.
For questions 1-6, choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings
below. Write the correct number, i-viii, in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

List of Headings
i. An increasing divergence of attitudes towards AI
ii. Reasons why we have more faith in human judgement than in AI
iii. The superiority of AI projections over those made by humans
iv. The process by which AI can help us make good decisions
v. The advantages of involving users in AI processes
vi. Widespread distrust of an AI innovation
vii. Encouraging openness about how AI functions
viii. A surprisingly successful AI application

ATTITUDES TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

A. Artificial intelligence (AI) can already predict the future. Police forces are using it to map
when and where crime is likely to occur. Doctors can use it to predict when a patient is most
likely to have a heart attack or stroke. Researchers are even trying to give AI imagination so it
can plan for unexpected consequences.
Many decisions in our lives require a good forecast, and AI is almost always better at
forecasting than we are. Yet for all these technological advances, we still seem to deeply lack
confidence in AI predictions. Recent cases show that people don’t like relying on AI and
prefer to trust human experts, even if these experts are wrong.
If we want AI to really benefit people, we need to find a way to get people to trust it. To do
that, we need to understand why people are so reluctant to trust AI in the first place.

B. Take the case of Watson for Oncology, one of technology giant IBM’s supercomputer
programs. Their attempt to promote this program to cancer doctors was a PR disaster. The AI
promised to deliver top-quality recommendations on the treatment of 12 cancers that
accounted for 80% of the world’s cases. But when doctors first interacted with Watson, they
found themselves in a rather difficult situation. On the one hand, if Watson provided guidance
about a treatment that coincided with their own opinions, physicians did not see much point
in Watson’s recommendations. The supercomputer was simply telling them what they already
knew, and these recommendations did not change the actual treatment.
On the other hand, if Watson generated a recommendation that contradicted the experts’
opinion, doctors would typically conclude that Watson wasn’t competent. And the machine
wouldn’t be able to explain why its treatment was plausible because its machine-learning
algorithms were simply too complex to be hilly understood by humans. Consequently, this
has caused even more suspicion and disbelief, leading many doctors to ignore the seemingly
outlandish AI recommendations and stick to their own expertise.

C. This is just one example of people’s lack of confidence in AI and their reluctance to accept
what AI has to offer. Trust in other people is often based on our understanding of how others
think and having experience of their reliability. This helps create a psychological feeling of
safety. AI, on the other hand, is still fairly new and unfamiliar to most people. Even if it can
be technically explained (and that’s not always the case), AI’s decision-making process is
usually too difficult for most people to comprehend. And interacting with something we don’t
understand can cause anxiety and give us a sense that we’re losing control.
Many people arc also simply not familiar with many instances of AI actually working,
because it often happens in the background. Instead, they are acutely aware of instances
where AI goes wrong. Embarrassing AI failures receive a disproportionate amount of media
attention, emphasizing the message that we cannot rely on technology. Machine learning is
not foolproof, in part because the humans who design it aren’t.

D. Feelings about AI run deep. In a recent experiment, people from a range of backgrounds
were given various sci-fi films about AI to watch and then asked questions about automation
in everyday life. It was found that, regardless of whether the film they watched depicted AI in
a positive or negative light, simply watching a cinematic vision of our technological future
polarized the participants’ attitudes. Optimists became more extreme in their enthusiasm for
AI and skeptics became even more guarded.
This suggests people use relevant evidence about AI in a biased manner to support their
existing attitudes, a deep-rooted human tendency known as “confirmation bias”. As AI is
represented more and more in media and entertainment, it could lead to a society split
between those who benefit from AI and those who reject it. More pertinently, refusing to
accept the advantages offered by AI could place a large group of people at a serious
disadvantage.

E. Fortunately, we already have some ideas about how to improve trust in AI. Simply having
previous experience with AI can significantly improve people’s opinions about the
technology, as was found in the study mentioned above. Evidence also suggests the more you
use other technologies such as the internet, the more you trust them.
Another solution may be to reveal more about the algorithms which AI uses and the purposes
they serve. Several high-profile social media companies and online marketplaces already
release transparency reports about government requests and surveillance disclosures. A
similar practice for AI could help people have a better understanding of the way algorithmic
decisions are made.

F. Research suggests that allowing people some control over AI decision-making could also
improve trust and enable AI to learn from human experience. For example, one study showed
that when people were allowed the freedom to slightly modify an algorithm, they felt more
satisfied with its decisions, more likely to believe it was superior and more likely to use it in
the future.
We don’t need to understand the intricate inner workings of AI systems, but if people are
given a degree of responsibility for how they are implemented, they will be more willing to
accept AI into their lives.
Your answers:
1. Section A …………..
2. Section B …………..
3. Section C …………..
4. Section D …………..
5. Section E …………..
6. Section F …………..

For questions 7-10, do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer?
You should write:
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
7. Subjective depictions of AI in sci-fi films make people change their opinions about
automation.
8. Portrayals of AI in media and entertainment are likely to become more positive.
9. Rejection of the possibilities of AI may have a negative effect on many people’s lives.
10. Familiarity with AI has very little impact on people’s attitudes to the technology.

Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

5. The passage below consists of four paragraphs marked A, B, C, and D. For questions
1-10, read the passage and do the task that follows. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.
DIY PSYCHOLOGY
Books offering self-help and advice sell in their millions. We take a look at four of the most
popular.
A. The last self-help book you’ll ever need by Paul Pearsall
In this book, Pearsall explores the tendency for proponents of self-help therapy to substitute
clichés for serious thought. Hackneyed fallacies like “be all that you can be”, “live up to your
full potential’, “nurture and understand your inner child, are just a few of the arguably silly
fabrications that masquerade as legitimate advice, and Pearsall exposes them to the light of
scientific scrutiny. Primarily, this book advocates accepting that you may never become a
concert pianist or an international footballer, and concentrating on achieving what is within
your reach. You can derive more happiness from life, he suggests, when you appreciate your
current situation and those around you. Were people less caught up in the misconception that
they should be happier and more fulfilled, they wouldn’t be so discontented. Pearsall sees
much of what we might term “therapeutic culture” as based on rather questionable remedies
that over time have gained the status of unassailable truth. He effectively explores the
validity of these assertions from a more objective, down-to-earth perspective.
B. Instant confidence by Paul McKenna
MacKenna puts forward the notion that people who feel they lack confidence are in fact
confident – if only in the belief that they have no confidence! He offers techniques to help
people develop their hitherto suppressed abilities and apply these to situations in which they
may be of use. Many of his suggestions follow well-known coaching concept familiar to
practitioners of neuro-linguistic programming. However, the book is written in a refreshingly
down-to-earth style that avoids the almost incomprehensible jargon which some self-help
practitioners are prone to! One of McKenna’s key ideas is to encourage people to visualize
and experience as far as possible what “the confident you” will be like. He advocates the
simple use of a technique which helps to reframe negative “inner thoughts” in a “positive”
way. Don’t expect to develop instant or total confidence as a result of reading this book, but
if you follow the suggestions and practice them, you should make some progress.
C. Help: How to become slightly happier and get a bit more done by Oliver Burkeman
This is a genuinely useful book; the writer really does want us to become slightly happier
 and get a bit more done, just as the title promises us. In a winning aside, he says that 'adding
an exclamation mark to the title of your book isn't necessarily going to help make it fun.
(There are some exceptions.)' And this is an exception, because it is fun, and can be read for
pleasure even if you judge your self management and feelings of personal fulfilment to be in
good shape I like to think that a decent prose style is one of the guarantors of sanity, and
Burkeman has a lovely turn of phrase, neither too dry nor too flashy; but a sort of just-
rightness that makes his pronouncements sound wholly trustworthy. In short, Help is win-
win. Should you find yourself prone to those niggling difficulties which, though
surmountable, are disproportionately aggravating, then you'll find solace and good counsel
here.
D. Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers
The subject of this book rests on the following premise: fear is a necessary and essential
element of life and pushing through fear is actually less frightening than living with a feeling
of helplessness. Susan Jeffers highlights the paradox that whilst we seek the security of a life
free of fear, this creates an environment in which we are denied the satisfaction of
achievement or development. The result is a no-win situation in which we experience both a
fear of change and fear of staying the same. The book introduces a progression of truths
which illuminate the crippling effects of fear and build the case for taking action to address
the problem. Given that you accept these truths, you can change your attitude and approach.
A number of simple models and techniques are engagingly presented through a series of
first-hand accounts of people at various stages of succumbing to addressing their fears.
When strung together, these provide a structured programme with which you may set about
changing your attitude and raising your self-awareness and self-esteem.

About which book is the following stated? Your answers

 It can be an enjoyable read irrespective of whether you have problems. 1.
 It presents idea in language that is accessible to the non-specialist. 2.
 It exams the evidence to support some of the claims made by 3.
exponents of self-help.
 It offers a step- by-step guide to working through a psychological 4.
dilemma.
 It describes ways in which people can make the most of their 5.
unfulfilled potential.
 It suggests that people may be encouraged to have unrealistic 6.
expectations.
 Many of the suggested therapies are based on recognized 7.
methodology.
 The quality of writing makes the advice appear more credible. 8.
 It suggested that we should view one particular negative emotion as 9.
something natural.
 It offers comfort and advice to those frustrated by seemingly 10.
straightforward problems.

PART V . WRITING

1. Describing graph (20 points)

The graph gives information about the number of passengers who used public transport
in Iceland between 2012 and 2015

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
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2. Writing an essay (40 points)

Some people say free time activities for children should be organized by parents. Others
say that children should be free to choose what they do in their free time.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
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