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Hany have Bean navetety overlooked the publishes ti Be plese Yo make the ncescery etrangamens 2 tert opporunty.Contents Introduction | Paper 1- Reading & Use of English Paper 2- Witing Paper 3- Listening Paper 4 - Speaking ae Ce Paper 4- Speaking Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English Paper 2- Witing Paper 3 Listening Paper 4 - Speaking Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English Paper 2- Witing Peper 9- Listening Paper 4 - Speaking Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English Paper 2-Witing Paper $- Listening Paper 4 - Speaking Popor 1 Reading & Use of Englich Paper 2- Witing Paper 3- Listening Paper 4 - Speaking Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English Paper 2- Wing Paper 3 Listening ‘Visual material forthe Spesking Peper Rae SR asag a8 100 105 106 18 120 125 ow 17Introduction CPE Practice Tests 3 contains six complete tects ‘esigned to elp stdens to prepare for the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) Certificate of Proficiency in Bngleh (CPE) examination ‘The tests offer camprehensive practice in all four papers of the examination and reflect the revised exam ‘whieh wil be introduced from March 2013, thus ‘providing students with the tools to develop the skills ‘requited to euoeed in thie examination end obtein the (CEE qualification. CPE Practice Tests 3 includes @ wide range of stimulating, authentic texts in examination format, listening texts with muthentiated recordings and a varity of sooents, snd full-colour visual material for the Speaking Test. About OPE ‘CPE iat the fith ova in the UCLES five-level series ‘of examinations and is designed to offer an advanced ‘qualification, suitable for those who went to use English for professional or aeademie study purposes. At thi level, the learner is approeching th linguistic competence of an educated native speaker and is able to use the language in s wido range of culturally fppropriate ways, CPE is recognised by the majority of British universities for English language entrance ‘uitements, Ite also widely recognised throughout the world by universities, Institutes of highor ‘education, professional bodies aswell asin commerce land indusiry as an indication of a very high lovel of ‘competonce in English "The Student's Book provides a detailed overview of the CPE examination, with a description ofall the sections of each paper It alio provides exam guidance sections and guidelines on assesting and marking each paper. ‘The Key contains answers to all che exercises in the ‘Student's Book, modal written answers for Papar 2 — ‘Writing, tapescripts of the recorded material for the Listening paper, and guidelines forthe Speaking Teet. {In CPE there are four Papore ae shown below: ‘Cambridge Level Five Gertiticata of Profcione in English (CPE) ‘Cambridge Level Four Gertiicave in Advanced Bngish (CAE) ‘Cambridge Level Threo First Cortifieto in English (PCE) ‘Cambridge Level Two Preliminary English Test (PET) ‘Cambridge Level One Key English Test (KET) Paper i (hour 30 mina) ‘Reading & Use of Baglish T parts Paper 2 (hour 0 mains) Writing parte Papers Teppracimately 40 mina) z Listening ‘parte Paper 4 eins) ‘Speaking 3 pasPAPER 1 READING & USE OF ENGLISH (1 oursOmiae) ‘This puper has 7 prt with 63 quostios daw from texte sith Batre 2,800 00 words not art 4 {A od cote containing sight gape fllowed by ight ‘option muliplechoie tems. ‘est ous ions, elton, fi phos, complementation, phronal vr and santero. (Lak pr quit) Part 2 ‘Aro clone te coating sight expe ‘Teh eeu: awareness and contre of grammar with some fecus on ooabulary (mark per question) Part 3 ‘text containing sight gmpe cach of which corresponds toa ‘ror The stem ofthe word logiven asd tho tet and mast ‘ochangod to farm tho mixing word Task four: ocala, in paral the use of ofation, ‘eal changes nd compounding in word formation. {mark per question) Pata Six items och contsining a Iain sentence fobowod by & frp scund sentence fo be completed with beween 3 and nod, The sontsnees mat contain he gave “ey” wor Tesh focus grammar tabular and cleation. (2 marks per question) ‘tet followed by six four option mall choice questions ‘Tesh four dota opinion aitude one, purpose, main idea, lnplction and ie organisation features (eamplifction, referees. (Bima per quaton) ar 6 Aten with covn paragraphs removed end placed in jumbled ser afer he teat wll one exes paragraph sa dsratr. ‘Tah fous! cohesion, cohernce, text ructare and gab onan (Bima pr qution) Part? ‘Ate o¢ several short texte with ten muliplematching ‘utsioe whereby prompt nteed to ements te tt ‘Toh ous: detail opinion, titude and specifi information. (Tima per gurstion) ‘tet B mare) PAPER 2 ware (how 0 mine) ‘Thus paper has wo prt. Bach queton in his paper eavis equal marks Pert ‘Aesplany oss writing ask of 240280 werd. The cay ‘st summarie and erluate the be das contained in evo tte of sppeoxintaly 100 words sath, Th txts may have fomplementary or contrasting opinions. Thy ma) loo be fence fom newspaper, books, magazines, online source Istaria or bee on quosSon om speakers in a acuson, {Tek ous discursive cy Part 2 ‘One tack of 20-920 words fom ache of four. Qusstions 2'fare tana with lear contest, tape, purpose and target reader, Question Sia choles between te asks based on tho ‘et reading tess, ost pes ety, report, atl, ter an review ‘Tk osu wring oneof the as from aut of posible {ent type band on stra contatulind wing tak or @ ‘ection related tone of te set et PAPER 3 usrawina (epproimatly 0 minut) ‘Thie paper has fur parts, each containing’ a reorded {elsnte with eoresponding somprekenson take Each ‘part bard tie Part 4 ‘Thro short tats of approx. 1 minute ech, consisting of ‘ther monalaguse or diloguce with tye multiple soio ‘question foreach extract. Tak fous idetiping speaker feng ete, epinion, ‘purpore, agreement been speaker, cose of etn, gst ‘and deat mar per ution) Part 2 ‘Armenlogu 3-4 min with sentence competion qustins Tato ints pei taformation and state opinion. (a mart per question) Pert As itevow a coversatonbetreen wo or mor pears approx minutes with ve 4-oon multiple choice questions. Toot fous! identiing tied, opinion, ie deal and injoence (amar por quastion) ive short, themed monologues of approx. 30 seconds cach with two tak, each containing fve questions requiring the {Wl of the src option fom ito ihe ‘Tosh focus: Identifying is, clude, mein points and Incerpetng conte ‘a mar pr gustan) (oll 30 art) PAPER 4 SPEAKING fepperintely 16 minut) ‘This poper contelne three parts end ie taken by the candats in pars wit two examiners present. One of the ‘tans at ae iterlonitr and the eter ene a ae mark per quetion) Part 4 Conversation between the inteacatr and each candidate ‘The interloclar encourages candidates to give information bout themssoes and expres perzonl opinions. Teak fous using general interactional and social languoge. Part2 ‘Twoway conversation between the candidates based on veniten and visual prompts Tost foou rusttning’ on inleration, exanging ides, epresingducting opinions agenngiicgrcng eugene, ‘powiting, eating, mocking decaons trough negation Part > Tndvidul long turn by. each candidate followed by & 8. Emma's father 1B knew she was in wouble (© was going to defend her n court. __Impersonsted eopl to amuse her. 186. From the extract as @ whole, we can infer that the relatonship between Emma and her father was A cold and host. Bendy but estat, © warm and loving. 1D. extemety antagonist.Sm Part 6 You are going t0 read a newspaper article about creating computer games. Seven paragraphs have been removed ftom the extract. Choose from the paragraphs Ac the one which fits each gap (37-43). There is one ‘exit paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Playing the Game 1s cutshroat business but thor are massive rewards on ofr the software industry and oes mo ari to secs, ceplans Raper Jones Tho frequont claim thet Brain hss an unialed raputation when comes to producing games so idle boast the UK has by far the biggest development community in Europe and is aao home to moat ofthe lobe pubiching girs. fact, the UK ecure sofware artis now sid fo be the fastest groving sector of the UK entorainment modi. a "Ws naw very Ruch a cornmarclal xerGae> says Roger Bennet, Director General of incusty ede body, the EEntetainment and Leisure Sofware Publehere Association (Espa). "Whereas poople can make 2 fim ‘ith camcorder, you cant make game now uness youThave 2 huge amount of equipmant an the sls Use it” And lls of money, too. A topllght game can cost upto £5 to dain, 38 ‘This [5 borne oul by NIB Wheelright at Codemasters Ho says looks for “oustanding academic people’ ose the company takes on wil normaly have & Groen a eevart lsciptne, so for anata might be fine art or ilusteton and imation, while for & Programme it could be compute scence or math. 3 van cares pubishing, dstaon and marking, th ss requed tend to be more commercial "san industry tat poople do want fo get ino. Whenever we advoriso a vacancy we gat lis of inert,” says eb Murphy, france crector at south Leedon based SC Extecainment 4 ‘Games iostore ae a crucll component ofthe nay, pd thie an area where a unverstyquafeston may not be neceeser five GCSEs and good PC knowedge ‘ay be enough. Theos are the poopie who play games all Gay, testing them for playabity and making sue ‘hore aro no bugs ea ‘Rachel Wood avepped Per panbrah fra comput anc be tes popes and anmaton sare seven Yours” ago. Sho is now a senior lead art at Codemass verecing team ofa wokg on {wonew gues, "Eveyone bas tio ow he game loka, especialy in teeny ages. My jb sto dot ‘ha ay, and make sre everyone working inthe tame drecton” say Rete When Rachel joined Codemasters che had tle understanding of now compullrs worked, but she had had an interest in mats an physics before cheosing to take te tne art out. Working In hi ed does ioe “2 cerain degree of technlogial understanding” But Rachel stesses that trectonal artic talent and reat are very important a Gating 3 a an ran 9 gna ah ay nec weap a gt vy od theta me wey pba aoe tas ayo St get ft th dor by cng be Yu Stier on woe women, aoe Wong on onray wat. pnson ges ony Saebvouy the |Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English A Peshape ineviably, the development side in parioularhas become much more professionali the way it epecatos with afar greater emphasis fon academic excalenca when itcomes toning Sta. The peope boing employed now ar highiy ‘educated and highly qualified. The biggest ‘tucies wal only recut peool of high academic excllence says Mr Bennet 1B Now 29, she studled fine an at Plymouth Universtiy and letrspent time doing ol pining commision but she was conte. "Working 388 fie arti fat coated, Ths ofered a chance {o lean new technologies and to be working ina team Once she aired, she as hooke though ahs has olarn some new sl © Based noar Leamington Spa, Codemasters employe more than 400 peep, andthe average age of he sas ust 25-24. has, among others, ple wth physics degrees who measure tings Tike the speed, momentam and erssh Impact in racing games, computer soinee graduates who fro exponatsiofer tating to games to check for ‘ups, people wth law degrees inoed wih celstty contacts an loses, and autometine ‘ngineering redutee who desion te structure of vial acing ars For wannabe graphics atts, some degree of technological understanding is clearly an vantage yous not upon he atest ote, however, dort be put of. Theres sit space for people with tradiional_ aris talent and ‘reatvty. Youcan pup the tech ee a you ge, “auite often you wil nave to pty the game for many months. You have to be dedicated anc prety ayetematic says Mr Mrpay. Codemasios ‘Says there may be ax mary a8 30 people esting the same game for te final thee months. "A tester might De paid around £16,000 camosrod ‘wih an experienced producer, who can eam £40,000 pus", say Me Murphy. To eand a chance of serious long-term success In ths cu-treat market, ames consoles noes ‘rent games, and les of thom. I on sles of ‘Games at up Yo £45 6 how that ho real profs ‘re made, ‘a Foot and "UMA anager ae ‘wo 80h tiles. “We've bean going out 10 the ‘ube anc photographing the payers. Ive boon to coUple of the shoots" eles Rachel ‘ut the pat few years have brought big changes to the way companies work. The collage instry ‘aye, hen aloenage techie could resto a game in Mie bedroom that went on 10 become 2 blockbuster, ae long gone Sciis one of he UK's longest established games publishers, whose recent is inci The alan ‘bop based onthe Miche Cale heist movi. Mr Murphy adds that It helpe to have some ‘experiance undor your elt There aro alt of trings people can do to get experience: for trample, becoming a tester for awhile We have ‘hed students on thoi gp year into help on our ‘obste" Most people il have deg?o5s but alot ‘comes down 10 the Individual and ther ‘nhslasm for games. 1s16 Part 7 ‘You are going to read some extracts from a magazine article on cosmetie surgery. For questions 44-83, choose ‘rom the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. In which section are the following mentioned? the utimately fate nature of cosmetic surgery a. tho i thet eosmetesurgary foods our dai to cheat mo “6 {he evaporation of caspproval for cosmetic suger in socity « ‘he fact that cosmic supery eagerly embraces the practic of setagnesis a. cosmetic sue abit to ncrease people's contentment ry te vow that cosmetics surgey/’s reas! breakthrough came frm outside the fold « the idea that ‘bought beauty i no less val than natural bosuty 50 ‘he notion that cosmetic surgery beneits the few athe cost ofthe many a People's untingness to engage in a proper debe bout cosmetic surgery 82 people's growing intolerance of te fact thal beauty isan unequalsing fro in society 5Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English The Democratisation of Beauty Menton cosmetic sugery and the more judgmental among us immediatly rato off Hist of wat is ‘evotees probably share: vanity, narcissism, low se festeem. We imagine shallow socialites’ or vain ‘colebes desperately tying io forestall the revages of time. But Infact, cosmete suger Is ot an industry buon vanty alone is ls bu en two much mere Pwerul emotions: denial and env. Cosmic surpory ‘tvs on our calc denial of aging. fed on our ‘onvy of tose whe embody nature's mosi power but Moeing chars yout, strength, beauty and ftiy Is supporters pres Is ably fo change Ives nd is fetes denounce i a te expression of our socity’s Worst impules. Is a useful fahemetr fr assessing the sate of cur democracy and peopl’ views about ‘uch oreacer soos! curants, sun as the lorie (of youth or our obsessive anety about deny In rooert years, @ pecular speces of thought has emerged — cll tVantus Democrats ~ that doosrt moray teats, but embracos cosmetic surgery ‘cence of sociy'scommirent to squaiy. Ey is th bas of democracy." as Borvand ussall observed, but since beauty ia valuabo comoay tha un Ssrbtes, I can prompt extremes of ery about is undemocratic elect Americana loathe such Unteeness. The solution sto cemccratse besuy, 12 make K somering Wat, tee by envy and wah enough money end efor, anyone can atin. This ‘los foros as an insrument of noqualy, iting in ‘The New Yorker 2001, Malealm Glace noted that we have come o preer@ wore wher the unatacive fet cosmetic surgery to a word ruled, array, by thee fortunate few who were born Besa. Those ano get cosmetic surgery dit werk er thelr good tooks, ut ten the people who axe bar wth good looks dnt work fx them, eter. Ono of tha principal ‘ontreutans of he ae eth cary wa the moral regulation of socal competion: the insstonco that vantages dered fom arial ntovonton aro ne lees lgiimate hen the acrartages of tire” (Cosmetic surgery patients ere not nor do thay sur ‘fom an enable ceease Neverheoes they oom to «2 surgeon nih ther actologis clear worked out one eon fete har nose massiapen, anos inks he thie ar too lrg, sit encther Is uray ith the ag under is eyes. 6 ficult Imegine Wacsional ystclans taking sercusla person who wasnt tht foe stats with abeouta conan a completo ana, land demands a specie cure. What explains cosmetic Surger’s unusual roiance on this habit? The greatest boon te coemoticeurgory was nol the devsiopment of any parieular technique or the ceaton of racle roduc. Rather, was an import rom psychology: the Ineroety somplee. The Iferty complex proved © ‘rel Ink: olned indhicual menial nea vith hystcal eppenrance and tus paychologised cosmetic Surgery. People suferng fom an infer complex because tha chins wore ercopy wore actualy M-they required medical iniowonton to alovio thot psychological suring. The peyeologsing of cosmetic surgery alowed docior to fel erin they were esting tho patins”deopest concems; thus released them ‘rom he tis responsibiy of daterining whether 0: ‘not somone really shoul be heung urge. Cosmos surgery - beter, cheaper, more widespread ~ encourages meesurng sucess by otrard appearance. ‘Weal & doesn’ oe & soliton io an invansoent act No mater Now imc Suey & parson has, there wll seye be someone younger, more naturally beau land aunardly appealing. A shear cosmetic surgery s Ssi-datening sos fr camer permanenty stop the recess of aging. And yet may ous kno fxr handled fri-somatings who are chjcvly much appr arth surgeries. na tee soit, why should anyone sand inthe way of another person's ‘rnsfomaton fom fog pres? lt his simpy the ‘aucable and democrat pursue happineas? opponents of cosmate super are too quckto disriss ‘those nho elim great peyeroogical benefits, boosters ‘0 far 100 wing to ismise these who vase concer. ‘Cosmet uray might make ndual eoeehappler, but inthe aggrogta maka fo worse fo every. By ‘etnng beauty up. te pressure to carorm to these ‘Stated standards incraoao, Te ak isnot a society of osu but nmegensoue mannequin. The ange '2 growing inserance for what we woud natal Sook Ike without consannippieg, tucking, and posting.Paper 2 - Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) 1B Part 1 Read the tva texts below. ‘Write an esay summarising an evaluating the key points from both texts. Use your own words throughout as far as possible, and include your own ideas in your answers Write your answer in 240-280 wards on the separate answer sheet 1 Space Exploration isn't just Important; It's Necessary ‘The desire o explore the world around us and unlock nature's secrets is one of mankind's most noble ‘impulses. More than tha, throughout human history, it is precisely ths desire to explore the unknown that has been the greatest single force driving progress and iavention, No limits should evr be set on ou innate instinet to explore and understand our universe because itis this instint that is fundamental to our survival asa species. The day we set limits on our curiosity isthe day we condemn ourselves to extinction. As the {reat philosopher Soerates said, ‘there is only one good ~ knowledge, and only one evil ~ ignorance’ Certsin fundamental questions of our destiny can only be answered by studying space, Space Exploration is Currently Unjustifable It cannot be denied that space exploration may, inthe future, be a goal worthy ofthe billions that are ured into it. At present, however, the money spent onthe endeavour shouldbe redirected to solving the ‘many and vatied earth-bound crises we face. Mankind's very survival this century depends entirely on ‘whether we ean solve the environmental, economic, population and resource catastrophes we have created for ourselves, All our effort, energy and money shouldbe spent on ths. In addition, we must question our priorities when we pour money into space exploration while people go hungry. Only when we have solved the problem of poverty should we indulge our desire to explore space. Write your essay.Paper 2 - Writing Part 2 ‘Write an answer to one ofthe questions 2 inthis part. Write your answer in 280-320 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box a the top of the answer sheet. 2 An English-language magazine is planning a series about community life in different countries. Readers are invited to sendin letters in which they describe what it was lke to grow up in their community and if they are happy to have grown up there. You decide to send in a letter. Write your letter. Youre doing a summer work placement a a food magazine. Your editor has asked you to write a review of a restaurant forthe magazin, saying it can be on either a restaurant that filed to lve up to your expectations or one that exceeded them. She has requested that your review specifies precisely what iti about the restaurant that diferentates it from others ofits type, and that it also discusses the attitude of the stat Write your review. 4 A popular English language magazine is holding a competition forthe best article on fashion. You decide to submit an article. In your article you should briefly discus the extent o which fasion tends impact the ‘way you dress, and assess the impact that fashion has on people's lives in general, Write your article 19PRACTICE TEST 1 Paper 3 - Listening (approx. 40 minutes) Part 1 ‘You will hear three diferent exracs. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A,B or C) which fits best according ‘to-what you hear. There are two questions for each extract. ‘You hear a man taking about a natural beauty spot ‘1 What stands out in his memory fom his tips to Reigate Hit? ‘A getting lost without a map B observing areas from above © finding a map 2. How doos he fel about the inspiring Views scheme? A. pleased B fascinated © suprised Extract Two ‘You hear 8 couple discussing vandele damaging local primary school. '3 What eeeme to concern the woman the most? ‘A. that someone could have been hurt 'B that the schoo! has been vandalised so many times © that he damage has been very costly 4 The couple agree thatthe vandals ‘Aare 100 young to understand. B need to be talked to. © willbe ciffcut to catch.Paper 3 - Listening Ehract Three ‘You hear a raclo weather report. '5 According to the presentr, the weather ‘A has been bed for months, 1B has caused many problems recently © is going to get very hot 16 The weatherman says that those ving inthe North A. will ave temperatures of over 20 degrees. B should have bette weather ater Tuesday. (© might get some ran in high sreas. aee Part 2 ‘You will hear s man named Nigel Godfrey talking about his job as a Police Community Support Officer. For ‘questions 7-15, complete the sentences witha word or short phrase. |] is wor known to [Nige's job might have a new name but his ‘most people. | = | Inthe areas where he patrols, he is a| J] tat people can goto for help or advice. between the police (One important im of his work is bridging {and the people they serve ‘Nigel doos not actualy have the power to arest criminals but he can deal with less sorious iw ‘The nature of his job means that Nigel is often called to en before things get nasty \wnen things do get out of hand, Nige has to [22] ne ciminas Lunt an arrest can be made, ‘Many police officers dislike ther jobs and compare it to working on a(n) 18 Part of Niget's job is to make the police force seem useful instead of ui] Police officers foo! that 15|| crime is more satisfying than arresting people aftr a crime has been committe. =Paper 3 - Listening Part 3 ‘You will hear a discussion between a woman and a man who aré talking about their experience during an earthquake. For questions 1620, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) whic fits best according to what you hear 46 When the Field’ car went out of contol ‘A. they know staight away it was an earthquake, B they suspected a ft fr. © they had to get out for ther own safaty. D they were trying to escape the disaster. 117 What frightened Jule most about the incident? ‘A a possible fre the up-and-down movements © theless of balance D_adistant sound 18 The actual earthquake lasted fr A. several seconds, B several minutos, (© approximately an hour D__several hours, 19 After the event, Paut's way of thinking was quick and lucid deteriorated gradual. became disoriented. com> had no objective, 20° While they remained in Japan, they ‘A only wanted to got back home, B experienced a totaly erent earthquake. © refused to leave the hota D wore constanty disturbed by atersocks.Part 4 ‘You will hear fve short extracts in which diferent people are tal ing about the breakdown ofa friendship. ‘Task One ‘Task Two For questions 21-25, choose from the list (AID the For questions 26-30, choose from the lst (A-H]) how reason each speaker gives for their friendship ending, each speaker felt about their friendship ending. ‘You will hear the recording twice. While you listen, you must complete both tasks. ‘A not making time for A. they fot blamed for it ‘each other B they were indiferent to Ba misunderstanding it Speaker 1[~ [au ‘Speaker 1 © _leck of reciprocation © they were not suprised Speakera[ [22 Speaker 2 D abetrayal D they were fled with speakers [as ‘anger Speaker 3 E character dlferences 7 Speaker4[ [aa] = they fat guity Speaker 4 F inability t adapt to change: Speakers[ as] F theyworo puzzled Speaker S G frequent arguments they did everthing to prevent it avoiding issues He they wish had hhappenad soonerPaper 4 — Speaking (approx. 16 minutes) “The speaking test involves two candidates and two examiners, One examiner, the Interlocutor, wil speak to you wile the other, the Assessor, wil ust iste, Part 1 (2 minutes) ‘You willbe asked questions in turn about where you live and where you are from, your work, studies and interests, snd your views on certain things Part 2 (4 minutes) ‘You willbe asked to discuss the photographs on page 129 together. There are two stages in this par. ‘tage 1 Fore are some pictures of children. Look t photographs 1 and 4 on page 129 and talk together for ]@ minut about ‘how you think these cian might be Foaling and why. ‘tage 2 [Now Took tal the pctres. Imagine You ave primary sco! teachers and have boen asked to organise two schoo! ‘otis fr pups" Fur Day" which you thik they would periouery enjoy. Talk together about row chilren bereft ‘rom acts ike thse. Then doce which two you would recommend and why. Part 3 (70 minutes ‘You willbe asked total on your own, comment on what your partner siys and join ina three-way discussion ‘with your partner and the Inierlocutor around a certain theme. ‘Communications Ccanaidate Ail be skecta look at prompt card) 2nd Candidate B wlan be given prompt card (b) and asked talkabout ifr two minutes, to dust for two minutes. ‘Tere are also some ideas on the card to use, Ifthe There are also some ideas on the card to use the ante wis candidate wishes. Prompt Card (2) Prompt Cara () ge aa a svt nines theme ape? || Te Ms cat cenmmdcaonn WesT ONO Fempioyment Fuses “communications ~ social behsiour = personal intrest intoraton Candidate B wil then be asked a quoston relates tothe Candidate Awl then be asked a question elated io the ‘opie topic: iy do you think English, in particular, f 80 popular © Do yourhink moble phones have any bad fects onus? tocey? “Then the Itrloctor wil invite Candle 3 to jin in ‘Ten the Interocutorwillinite Candicste Ato join in using he flowing prompt sing the foloring pomp: "Do you agree? What do you tink? ‘The tet wil then be concluded wth a numberof general questions about the topic * What impact eve modem means of communication had on socity? ® Hom has our cancepton ofthe world changed as a consaquence of global communications? ® What advances In carmunicaton technology do you foresee forthe fre? ® Do you think that one day everybody in tho word wil speak to same language? 25a iine sid Paper 1 ~ Reading & Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 or questions 18, rd te tet ow nd dee wich anor (A,B, CoD) bes is each ap. Mas answers on the separate answer sheet. on i ae “There is an example atthe beginning (0), oA ad B radcated = stamped D deleted aA BC D Seow Young at Heart = sociologists suggest certain cultures have almost (0) Bunun the word ‘old’ from their ‘vocabulary, Linguisticaly speeking, people are just not allowed io be old anymore. At a(n) (1) snnensan they can ba ‘eke’, but more ofen than not they are ‘senior citizens, ‘okior edt! orone of a @).. 1 of other euphemisms. ts tre that grandparents these days, wile not necessarily younger in yoors than those of past ‘generations, are dfitely younger in spirt. One is increasingly (3). Pressed t0 finda sy ‘something siting quietly at home watching TV, wating forthe grandchildren to call round. No, todey's ‘oversixtios are (4) and about, They are socialising, running marathons, traveling the ‘world. They ook better than ever, are more independent than ever, and even (6) many twenty.somethings to shame wien It comes to fitness. Clearly, there fs much to be said for this development, Society can no longer mindlessly (© vnvsnnnnnnn i elderly 10 the scrap heap, Stil the expectation for youthful vigour in the elderly ‘does have lis Gowneides. The prerogatives ofthe over-siies since (7) vexannnn immemoral = ‘aching joins, reduced energy, mental fogginess~ are becoming increasingly unaccepiable. Nowadays, {o actually behave as though you ae in your (8). _yars is almost frowned upon.1A ouside 2 A host 3 A oop 4 any 5A put 6 A tte 7A monsure edge crows round elver a w Point moment ‘wight Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English . choice ue out place evening aEee Part 2 For questions 916, read the (ext below and think of the word which bes fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There isan example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0][A]G] 0 AU Just 0 few generations (0) .. », only an elite few could.aspire to a university education. For the masses, education beyond the age of fifteen lay well and ©. 1 in the realms of fantasy. Today, thanks to state funding, any school leaver possessed of the academic abilty and inclination can embark on a tertiary education. niversity Education But the opening (10) of higher institutes of leaming fas. not come ay heavy price, Thanks to the thousands of graduates that universities snow churn (12) ‘annually, what was once @ passport (13) ‘employment is no longer @ guarantee of success. Today, university degrees are a dime dozen and academic achievements (14) for little in the job market. Many graduates remain unemployed (15) after graduating. OF the lucky few that cdo manage to find employment, many have to accept menial positions or unskilled work The problem, as we all know, Is the job market in many countries is over saturated: too ‘many people are seeking t00 few jobs. (16) .vurarnow this not the case, university degrees might hold the sway they once diLia Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of the lines to form word that its the space in the sume Tne, There isan example at the beginning (0) Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet samt: [TATE lel 11d ityou foal svessed or unhappy, nothin, say researchers, Is as (0) THERAPEUTIC. a laughing, A good, (17) laugh roioves physical tension HEART ‘and stress, leaving your musces relaxed for up to 45 minutes afterwards. Not only that, laughing triggers the release of endorphins ~ the body's ‘est-good! chemicals — so It can provide temporary rai from pain. Laughter even Inereases Infection‘ighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease, But the best thing about this (18)... medicine thathas PRICE ‘80 much power to heal and (18) . is that's fun, ee, and NEW ‘available in abundance, ne of the best ways to increase the amount of ime you spend laughing each day is tohang out with entertaining, (20) people, These are MISCHIEF people whe laugh easly - both at themselves and at tes (21) essemennn» ABSURD Laughter fs contagious, so just hearing others laugh primes your brain and teadies you to smile, Whats more, the ‘feel good’ emetion you get when you {augh will remain with you long after your laughter (22) SIDE ‘Toe abiliy to laugh easily and frequently is wemendous resource for (23) so onsoosne problems and improving both physical anc emational heath. COME So, go on! Bring your body and mind back into (24) laugh! 2»a ee Part 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tothe frst sentence, using ‘the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given. Here isan example (0). Example: (0 Since John has now retred, you wil both be able to travel Joba's sonmnemininnnnininscsnes YOU ROW both Be able to travel. retirement means that ‘Write only the missing words onthe separate answer sheet. 25 AS grow older, | distrust other people more and more. dlistrustul ‘The older grow, earreeereenttets ‘other people, 28 The competition was so stong thal he didn't stand a chance of winning the race. atrength Such . that he didnt stand a chance of winning the race.Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English 127 The minister was heavy crlcisad for her decision to rise taxes, subjected ‘The minister {or her decision to raise taxes. 28 The news came as a teible shock tous. We couldn't the news. 29 He doesn't sloop vary heaully and therefore wakes up rater easy. light Boing a rather easily 30 | particularly cistike it when | have to cancel appointments. call ‘What | particuary appointments 31i Part 5 ‘You are going to read part of an article ftom a magazine. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or ) which you thnk fits best according o the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. eo The mr of New Yr ono ik a, eden wor abt prove ating, and moe, ‘You oud look t Michael Blomberg asnget, profane, ised by sal al, inate! wth he poli of empty and sees plutosrat whos lion ve gen him the reo o say and do whatever he wan even change thea oun for third ‘erm as New York Ciys major. Or you coal ook a ite farther and ee a moe interesting pate: & mn who ured geting shunted of he fast tack at Salome Brother int an opprtniy reagan enizely new approach o geting adr the ta they needed; who took geting ied sa cane o gible is payout on thea: who then tock the ilins he made and chose note enbatk on elongation but stp it the lest forging pial aeo nthe county and who as ice governed [New Yerk esr, puting hinslin the vanguard of a generation of mayors whoa me when the federal government & pared are testing new approaches o eduction, tansportin, nd publi belt. You bein ose a gy in sm, wh inks forhinsef bt not ony of kine. [ite te mayor recent at the open bulpen tas serve eee at City Hall where he wos rom eb inthe centr of ‘he oan, Howard Woon, one hit Spay ayers, wa ling me how ar i solos sgl shool, when Bloomberg joined ws. Woon ws ying that te adminsraton ad sbut me tan 100scoab, "Yea, 10 Think” he ao sald hy 8 eset ite Unite mos polis or basnesmen Ive interviewed, he never ace sugges he would me comment the reaord i i soe 1 aco hin that he might =o even ested ore answering, na conersadon that aged fn hispanic fs dis inorder to combat obs his ppcech govern; eft offouran. What follows eons On why hes aking beige "This the fit disease that has gone from ch pesoa's dea to poor person's sas. Generally t would goin the ‘ther cretion Forte fist inein the history of the word, this year, moe people il lett the efecto oo mich food ‘han from starvation, And there's one eer answer to th question as to wy. Ad that Tike tke on those things that ‘thr peopl ether are using take on for politica resron runing fo ake on besase i's just too compl, or they just da eae. That woud include pun, for expe. Ifyou think bout ite poor nore tha are the tin, and 50 ‘ost lected officials would aa et involved and I thik we shoul” (On why es yng hee off dre: “The cartelation Deveen there inches andthe consumption of sugar js vp IOUS, no mater what the Beverage comps think ore. Look, te beverage companies ares. Coe Colaisrunby avery start uy PepsiCo by a ey soar ‘woman. The se his tan coming down the uals a them and hat’ why hey eno gt peopl to move ert Cae Zero ‘Diet Pepsi, becnase dwn the road he publi gong to sey “No more. The cos of eating cbs just out of cont” (his reaction to th wdesprend apportion, publ is sf drink retin: ‘To sme exten,’ that everybodys estan o change. Lees abou ing wht you thnks ght and shen bling consivens behind 1 nt dig pol nd flowing fom he ack, you want to cris the pla proces end is probly ‘re tougher hor and cera justin the Une Stats tink oy, nbs on govern nev tof leader follow be pall And hat’ not be wat wa agp ohink sat etal, re, and not your obiption, Bat do eve thinks good busines or polis because poole are ood adeeb what isn cvm interes, What agers hoki 'S make decison sto wat the thinks in he public ier based on the Ds abs tht thy can end then ry td uid & ons and bring it lng The pul, Tbelve~ and Tve always taught ths nue mare ho flow hey bee yoo se peuie thnk sig strategy to have vals hink te pubewans yout ave them ad wl respec yo or hem. “They muy cap litle ibn heen ths the Kn of pers they want. They want soto who as el onion. ‘On why high approved ratings meon you're aig: nish my term in ofice and have high approval atigs, then I wasted my ast yess oi. That high approval ating ‘means you doa upset anybod. High approval ating means You'e sing down the slope and ou neve fal Wel youre sking the baby slope, for godaes sakes. Go toe steper slope. You abays want 1 pes. You want o tackle the ses that are umpopolar tht nob els wl oar.1 1 : ' Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English From the description in theft paragraph, wht can we infr about Bloomberg? [A His main motivation is generating controversy B Heh scant sympathy fr ordinary peogte. (© Hei nat ncined to choose tho easy path. 1D Hehas made unfortunate decisions in ite, ‘Why dose the author make th poln that Bloomberg sald evertning on the recora? [Ato paint Bloomberg inthe best possible ight B to imply that Bloomberg has the pross on his side © to exorees surprise st Bloomberg's lack of eubteruge 1D to domyetly the taccs of politicians in general ‘What commenaity dee Bloomberg imply exists between obesity anc guns? Both ae deadly, Both dleproportonallyafect the poor Both are to complex for polit resokaion People just don't care about tes. goer ‘According to Bloomberg, beverage companies know that soon |A. oboe indicia wl str uing them, thoy willbe subjected to fines by the goverment © the public wil hold them accountable. sugary drinks wil be banned atogeter Bloomberg doesn't mind eicism because he believes thal [A the publle doce not actualy know what a beet for thom, B people ae alvays opposed to new things a frst Che isnot obliged to Iisten to his constituency. isthe pubic’ prerogative to cise policlans. Wy are high approval ratings unimportant o Bloomberg? Ho 800s them a8 algn tha a paltican isnot ying hare enough, 1B He doubts that they retlect actual ably or sk. © He elioves that positive and negative atenton Is equaly beneficial 1D. He enjoys the power he has to upset poopie. 3Part 6 ‘You are going to read an extract from a book on architecture ad society. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (37-18). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Disposable Buildings? Look at a biling, any building. What can tell you? Few clear that they intended a balding to be there for future woul pute tha architecture rete the tate snd se of generations This cooborted bythe fac than counties the period that ave ret it whee the climate allows i, tey planed tes. Consider this Planing 2 ues, especially one that wil some day grow tobe oh ‘vey big i the ultimate in lute bebiou. When @ man lens anon sping e knows very wel hat he wil ot ce Today's architectural ands tnd 1 be scular rather the te that wil eco than religoas. For the preset purpose, however, i is ess tnporano dno auig’ paso hnitis'o (EF ety serutize is form. So, observe a contemporary LE] ung. What stands out? Dicond? A hodgepodge of odd There is a third clement particulary relovant to [ shopesand gare coloursthat tr? Whst about he nex? The contemporary architecture ~ the esthetic clement. | same? Seeing one moder bling does ite to prepare the Aesthetics pose a challenge because they are inherently ewer forthe nest ne; uniorty seg subjective. Beauty indeed inthe eye ofthe beholder: we ~ alt have tikes and dikes, and thy are not the same. Exen lloiag for this, however, most would probably agree that “Peau snot the most apr vay to dere the majority of ‘modern bung. In eho larger scheme of things, thee differences are minor and itis safe to sy tha unormiy of appearance is a jor factor that dllerentistes between the bulkings of | [ the past and those of the present. Another important LJ distinction and one so obvious that it may seem to go With most modern bung, we certainly are. Without without svng is chat moder buildings do not look ike ntervetions, these words inevitably take on a negative old buldings, (unless they are builtin imitation, Uke connotation yetitean be constructive to be confronted with nooclssicel architecture, fr example) someting completely erent, something abit shocking. ‘Aresction provoked. We think Alar ovate with time, 2 and arhitetire, inal is vaied manifestations, is ater al, form of a This & more than & comment on the quality of the respective building materials, The pyramid were bul 0 las the Mileaniam Dome most assuredly was not Thisis Ls not to say thatthe intention fr modern structures that Asa esl, we hive bee left with much material for study they shoul lst a certain stnount of time and then fll fom past eas. What wil We leave behind us, in cura? Tour down-a6 a kindof disposable uling Nevertheless, they clr il places value onthe pest and it lessons ora re undeniably designed and built with only the most bell that we cary our history wth ws, in contin, othe immediate future in mind future, then this view has not been reflected in our srehiteetue, The generations ofthe future may not be able os to benefit from ut as we hate benefted fom the generations The people athe past onthe otber hand ooked ahead tis Of tHE PS‘The fect remains, though, that until the present day, art forms have been made to last. Countless paintings and sculptures, as well as buikings, bear winess to this. The artists and architects of the past stove to impart their creations wih attibutes that ‘would stand the test of time. it was part and parcel ofthe successul execution twas an ‘expression of pride; a boast. twas the crive to send something of themselves to ve on Into the futur, for reasons seless and selish ath, For architecture, patronage has aways been Important. While this method of tirancing a Work of at ie a8 ol asthe idea of at itso, gathored huge momentum during the Renaissance. During this period, wesithy ‘and powerful families vied with each other in 8 competition for the creation of the breathtakingly beautiful and the surprisingly ifferent. It was a way of buying into their ‘own immorality, and that ofthe artist or the architect to boot. Indeed, its rare to see a modern building that has worn well tht is free trom leaks or rising camp, that is without bis of ts outer tuoturo fling of. tie hard to eal to min {an edifice built in the last ity years which is ‘0 ike this or vil not soon be. These days, We are not intoesied In posterty: if a bulling serves our purpose and that of our ‘hilren, that eoems to be encugh. However, nether of those distinctions reveal much about the builders, apart trom their fagsthetic and their fondness for visual ‘conformity. Now, take a look at some old buildings. The fact that you can see them at al, that they are intact and relevant, is what ‘opens up the chasm between the present and the past, We do not know how long today’s architectural heritage wil last, but the chances are that will not stand the test of tine, Paper 1 ~ Reading & Use of English hy is this? Do we not require our buldings to be beautiful any longer? Poraps beauty has become architecturally superiuous, or just plain oleashioned. It could be thet the idea of beauty is oo sentimental and sugary for the contemporary taste. Maybe the madern psyche demands something more stimulating and less easy than beauty. Peshaps we yeam to be challenged. Historic buildings rom @ common era, onthe ‘other hand, rasemble each other. Take the ‘example of the Gothic cathedral. To the non- ‘specialist, one Gothic cathedral looks much ko the nex; I'you've seen one, you've seen ‘thom al. Ths view, while extreme, is correct inthe sense that there isa uniformity of style in every Gothic cathedral ever bul. Anyone ‘can see it It takes an enthusiast, however, 0 ‘spot and eppreciale the myriad eubetoe and diferences. In contrast, any tree-planting thal takes place today is largely commercial, motvated by the quest for immediate gain, Trees are Planted that wil grow quickly and can be cut ‘down ina relatively short space of ime. The ‘analogy between tree planting end the conceuation af buildings ea good ane; both activiles today show thinking that is ‘essontally shortterm and goal criven; we ‘want an instantaneous result and, on top of ‘that, we want ito be profitable, Buildings, however, can reveal considerably more than that. They give us @ unique Insight into th collective mind and culture of ‘those responsible for their construction. Every bulling was conceived with an ‘objective in mind, to serve some purpose or assuage some deficiency, end someone ‘was responsible for commissioning them. “Throughout the course of history, buildings have generally been constructed at the inetigetion of the rien and powerful — products of politics, religion or both. This Is ‘what makes them so revealing, | | |