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LISTENING
Section 1
You will hear two people, Roy and Kim, arranging to go out for a meal.
Circle the correct answer (A, B or C). You will hear the recording twice.

0 What are the reviews like for the new restaurant?

A Mostly positive.

B Mostly negative.

C Mixed.

1 Who has eaten there?

A Kim’s husband.

B Roy’s friend.

C Pete’s colleague.

2 What reason does Kim give for the bad experience?

A Lack of organisation.

B Bad timing.

C Staff attitude.

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3 Who is a vegetarian?

A Roy and his friend.

B Kim and Roy.

C Kim and her husband.

4 What will they do if they don’t like it?

A Complain to staff.

B Go somewhere else.

C Not return there.

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Section 2
You will now hear Roy and Kim talking at the end of their meal.
Complete each sentence with a word or short phrase from the recording.
You will hear the recording twice.

0 They have been charged for a _____side dish______ they didn’t receive.

1 Roy thinks they should be charged less because of the

____________________.

2 The waiters gave them the wrong ____________________.

3 Roy suggests he pays for ____________________ the bill.

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READING
Section 1
Read the text and complete the gaps with ONE word only.

Flying into the future

Several companies now suggest that space travel may happen sooner than
we thought. While the more adventurous are likely to jump at the chance of
such an exciting experience, others are less enthusiastic. We asked three
people to give us 0 ___their____ views on space travel.

A: Yoshie, 27
It’d be amazing to fly into space and look back at the Earth. I’ve heard some
astronauts say how they felt overwhelmed by the sight. I’ve been interested in
space since I was a child. I wish I 1 __________ been around to see the moon
landings on TV. My grandparents say it was quite amazing. An aspect which
worries me though is safety. A lot could go wrong and I think I might worry 2
__________ much. For me to seriously consider 3 __________ a trip, I’d want
to feel extremely safe so I definitely wouldn’t be first in the queue!

B: Leyla, 45
Technology and materials science are progressing quickly. A 4 __________
companies think that regular space travel could become a reality within a
decade. Others say it might take longer. However, this would require an
enormous financial expenditure, not to mention time. Also, governments often
change, 5 __________ can stop progress on such large-scale projects. Few
countries could afford a project of this scale. 6 __________, if governments
wanted space travel to become a reality, I’m sure places like the USA or
China would find the money somehow. If I had the opportunity to take a space
flight, I’d probably say yes, but I imagine it’ll be too expensive for me.
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C: Nico, 18
In my view, space travel is not something that human beings should be
focused on. It would use much more energy 7 __________ travelling by plane
does now, so it is extremely bad for the environment. Some environmental
campaigners say that only rich people actually want this. For me, there are
other things that we should be focusing on 8 __________ as climate change
and poverty. If we spent more money on these problems, the world would be
a better place. I understand that exploring space benefits society, but
astronauts exploring space is not the same as space tourism. As we know
from tourism on Earth, 9 __________ causes a lot of pollution. It would be no
different in space. Having millions of people flying around in rockets is likely to
magnify the issue. The atmosphere is polluted more than enough already.
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Section 2
Decide which person (A-C) mentions the following.
The people may be chosen more than once.

0 … space travel would require a great deal of resources __B__

1 … travelling in space for pleasure should not be a priority _____

2 … other people’s experiences of space travel _____

3 … space tourism will lead to more pollution in space _____

4 … some of the dangers of travelling in space _____

5 ... some companies’ predictions on space travel _____

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WRITING
You recently attended a conference about the environment and climate
change. Write a report for the conference organisers.
Your report should:

• Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the conference.

• Make suggestions on how the conference could be improved.

Write between 140–190 words.

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SPEAKING
Choose ONE set of three questions per student.
Give each student 2-3 minutes.

Local area

1 How has your local area changed in the last twenty years?

2 How does pollution affect where you live?

3 How could your local area be improved?

Cities

1 How have the cities in your country changed since you were born?

2 How are these cities affected by pollution?

3 What would you change about these cities in your country?

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TOTAL: ___ / 80

x 1.25 = ___ / 100

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