OPES uc Reading and Use of English Part 4 CORED tation pian Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. For questions 1-8, ead the text below and decida which anewer (A,B, €or D) best is each gap. T an example atthe beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer shest xampl: Sees ‘A wearable book ee? Researchers at Massechusetis native of Technology have read ‘wearable ook a The wo wu nse erway ete wen tne caer expetece me man cheacters emotes. sera a ete set Utig a cabnalon of sancr, he Book sens hich page ne reader ison ang Satettasngf o atin patens tough aspect vee. Te vest) Doro 2 pasar esig device to change sn temperature and a comoreson aati o 2 Mare at et o ‘gree orlosenng Hough abags. The beck isalfhas1BDLEDs pens ante a crete abit ight wich changes depending onthe aedmacdo! amin att nating ‘aatonsiosbeveen 2 ‘Sita onan res ano “The resnarchers sed a selenceeton novela, The Git Who Wes Plugged in by SYReh oie wa ane James Tptie J, 2 thelr prtatype story fr 5) tha wasrable book. They worou shoul chose ] ° because it ‘choweases' an increible (7) flecatins 4 Oreo ese woes as 3 and emotion. The main protagonist experiences both doop love and utimate despa, an bots af ante the eecom of Barcetons eunshine and he captvtyota dark, dampeatar Vountaers wove ete vena thereto oa Soo en 2 Acorns Bowes C commis =D cepen_—=—ce are @ Arise ——Beomsy ase cones She 8 devioorg © afecing magi) «Sere oA Bien -€ peak ee A camer @ cours ¢ cated D wolaed 70 | Test 2 vam practice Reading end Use of English Part 3yey Reading and Use of English Part 2 CEE Action pion Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. sor qvesions 16, 5d tho text bow air ofthe wor wich bes fs each gan. Use on one word fh each gap. There isan example atthe begining 0 Wit your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet Employing an intern ‘nove a, you ned to think carfuy about what you wat te gain fom employing fan tern, Your pry might be to crete stronger as (11) Yyourlocal 14 The prepoeton 01 a rama arepraidesneyctgatngyeugiden niotebusnes'~ Un gragnat re 42) Its. you need to have a cia vision fom we outset recone, Was od Then you need to give earful thought 19) the “9 se cnet on tern may ony bo wth you fra shot me they pen mate ws {9 be pay toe anes workings (9) "you business £0 0 49 /end the whe oe. ot ‘pout ate tne ie to choose cart. You ned es eomacne (8). Iii prover be ott maton hose you woul lok orn pernanent employee ata epee o fesine come eons ou 15 are in re ht 72 | Test2 Exam practice eoting and Use of Engh Part 2rE Reading and Use of English Part 3 COED ction pian Follow the exam in ructions, using the advice to help you. For questions 17-24, ead the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some ofthe lines to form a word that is inthe gap in the same line. Thereis an Mark your answars on the separate answer shest, Exercise and happiness. Ther is evidence to show that reguar exeise and. sport are associated not ony with physical riness but also with rower (0 of depression, Sclontts have been conducting reseurch 10 aoover why people who exercise fon a rogue (17) frequenty eport that physica setvty improves ther mood, making thom fel camer anc less 09 tnplanations a6 to precisely why Its mood- enhancing ifr, with soma asearcers arguing tal exercise may be acting 25 2 (19) from negative thoughts, whe ters ce thatit is developing 20) oa now skit that ie the most 2) foctee Inaction is (22) rv tha the sail contact which ptcipaion in sperting acts cttan votes also pays ts pat Inmeod enhancement Wiataver the reasons may bo why C22) actvty should have such @ powers eect on how people feet, as been shown that exercee ie aS potent as any macicaton against 20) 74 | Test 2 Exam actos moweNT /APPREHEND piven sioney wicour DEPRESS txample at the begining 0 act form ero! Meinch sto mean neve nN? 22 00)ovoeed sore rere ‘otind cares at ocr ferns tar word ns poo fae ahem eating and Uso of Engiah Part 3eee as ite Reading and Use of English Part 4 GREE Action pien Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. For questions 25-80, complete the second sentence so that ithas asimar meaning to the frst sentence, sing the word given, Do not change the word glven. You must use between three and six words, including the werd given. Here an exaree (0) Exam (© lly burt cut ughing wen she saw herein he mirc. sight ay burst into herein the miro. ‘The gap can be filed with the werds ‘laughter when she caught sigt of', so you write ‘write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, £25 Thoy all ase that James willbe willng to work ite. oy snare paleo? Everyone. that James wil be wing to workiat, SR ue 2 Aster a6 concerned, this the best college tue a sr sed wit aero RATHER 27 Whew eocion There sty at than hone ents ah son 27 You need to makeup your mind about te topic fr your ssertaton soon. 28 Pink abate mooring at come ‘tatoo Sven cen You must about the topic foryouressetaon soon. musta nar me 28 Given that Sareh hast contacted us, thn she probably caus er ht 23 Enouragths te same MisseD ‘ete etn ore Poe Seah ave been in toven with us Sa eee 129 My'boos sid should do some work on my Franch 0 could takepart in mosings. 30 hom wih ta ‘BRUSH ‘mve emee? My boss encouraged 501 oul take part in meaings, 20 Tha said ahe was pleased I hac let her know whet was going on PIeTURE Tin thanked me bout what was acing onTUTTI Reading and Use of English Part 4 a COREE ton tor Sees erred am nts en en ‘the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, re neage te wor ist use between three and six words, Seg ee nanan ee non ahe saw brslfn the mit iy burst ot avaning whe ie herein the mio. ly bust. «whan she caught sight of, ¢0 you wrt: re go cae with he words aug: we i » ‘The gap an al example: | ods IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet ite onty te ising . hat James wil be wing to work late, ory 25 They alesse 2500 ee need ‘oRANTED a that Jom wl be wat to wor ate fveron® tm concede best cotege to study at now rete? a6 aot asin 27m var ¢prpeiin eR feteents wih se at pam study at tan this one. once ie 14 aut the ope for your dsertstion S00 Ds nk abe he mann of a oureedto mate WP (raat Soran cine 1 _. Sauemepeen ae Cid about the topc for you ctsaration oon. mesg i ia 29 Encowage’ takes the same vr guon nat contact ues EDS CD er Hh 2 eine ie 8 Gen St ‘verbs retetng to now peonte ed have been in touch with us. re wien French so! could ake partin meetings, 26h tm wi ie 1 haul do some wor on) ap Mybosssaid erust yess encoureged to wes peared had other now what We GO on 1201 cou take pat in mestins. 0 Teast picruRE “roa hankod me bout what was gong on. Aeaaing and Use of English Port Reading and Use of English Part 5 i Boe ac CT itd ET sk information CED Action pian Review | Tiek (/) the pieces of advice which you think are good tips for Reading and Use of | English part's. 1 Read the text careful before looking tthe 5 You can often work aut the meaning of unfoior 2 Read the questions cavefully and make sue you 6 oallthe questions you can ist. then go back and choose the answer that matches the qusstion, look again atthe harder ones: 3 When answering a question tind the relevant bitof 7. Da‘et leave ay questions out Ifyou are not sure text and ead i oga very carealy ‘ofthe answer pick the one that seems mos likey 4 Do not expect to undtand every worn she text Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. You are going to read an article trom amagazine (Ti Helnyous written by aman who teaches survival skis. For pape {questions 31-36, choose the answer (A,B, CorD) which you think te best according tothe text, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet The importance of fire We share cu ves on this incredbie planct with many other creatures, each of whch has ts own special tat or arin some way elevated above other animals, but ofcourse we ae rt its impertant te remember that We are mamma, ugh walking creatures, cescendee fm an ancient Ine of apes Beloved to have orgnted in Alea, With a res trum, we have the ably to fashion ocs easy ts belived that ws have been making tots for more ‘han 25 milion year. Yo that does nt detine us. Oe aials can meke oo, 100 sea ters use stones to break ‘pen oyster shal, and ther prmtes even fashion wesponn for hunting le atibute by which ean be defined. Our spec tek ves us the Impression that we What I bteve dines usa human is our mastery ofthe, Before we assume that we ate the only users offre in nature, we should think again Just lst yar watched hawks in Austaipick up buring sticks oma bush and 0p them to spread the fe, fusing out cr eeocching pote re. But no other creature has been found who can ake eo wil Ezz > Roading od Ure of nae Part 5 Toot 2 tam procteette tne cariest sign othuman coil ole isa ety debste topic, with ew deferens oar to show the hearths dating torn one millon yess 890 ed rom natural source such as buss, whieh could then sn tne wort of arasology Surviving tom such ariquty, Howere, evdence ap is reasonebo to sstume tha fre was eigray obtain be pt bering Fire itred humankind potent or ever Now, we wie a tool powertl enough to Kee Tory pasooktne predators a bay; the feof noctral dangers was petec and the fre Became a focus for Ito aura wricn our forebears could gather in good cheer (Tat sioht esti played out rightly inthe vtages of tpeloor Bestmen ofthe Kaha nthe flames end coals of thar fes, cr ancestors lama to ae thi feed (© pons ts Rac to nai lant ois and doy har acta, Coreaquety, ur etry range oe nid crores, thes been argued tat our re-iproved' diet may wellhave been a catalyst forthe davelopment of Ut lage bran. Un fe was hameseed te tngth of the day wae deters by sunlight relight extended! th working day vane tore anal fe communica, to share eas 2d be creive nthe sgn languege of Nave Americans, he feo an sharing dens, ne oven today the fotigh of ‘sacral sortler We dont have to have basn thereto ven the most ferocious ‘concep of meeting fara this defined by coming of theabes mii th ickering ight ot fre onthe face ofan seers nt tne auestion of how to make fe rom szraich would have cocupie the minds gather tthe camp 1 reel rvel tak in tine, | wold hope 0 wineas te fst of our ancestors acorn the veal sil The ‘oncequenee of tat rt ember wer astrishing Ne madera ivenon comes cesein importance othe cretion crime het fe. For more than 20 years, {have been teaching students how to make He, by every primitive mens how athough we ot sever kaow which was the fst method of fre-ighing, some things naver change, Each ror ent suceedsin ction reign, terface igh up wth @ huge sense of acievemont; Like an ancient ral he ram lho Fst rea raive ‘ing abe to rakes ibingsconidence. Our ancestrs were soto spread ov xporng telanicape 9 rater erasing partie wih efor sfey and with smoke to locate eachother aga. (nave witnessed Aborigats recreate arnham and watching for smoke across Hooded swamps to tack the movements of famly members) Now sven colder landscapes pose tle obstacle as our ancestors migrate across the plane, peas cing te pecnorpord eoatine or fotwing seasonal migrations of game inland, The feside became ou most important Tenor Hot, a we stared i the Hares, wo cbsared the way fe coud Vansforn mata, We fe fo praon ie ponts ef wooden spears to soften thermoplastic tee resins and use them as acesives. Hare 10, We vreul discover tat clay cous be hardened ito pote The process of sciatic vestigation was reinforced aang the ay through cbeervatontypothesis and exparimentation evaby, we dlacovered meta and terest tiston opting tows fon hee om the cts we wea othe ineredbe devices contained nour pockets an the roan Dy which my words reach your, Rlthis eves fom our mastery of 19 | Tost2 exam practice Reading and Use ot Engh Part 9 hat the main porte wrters making about the human aby To make loos? ti ony posible becouse ofthe way the human hanes, Ris important but no the unio sen that ts smelines considered to be. It ison of the characteris that ses pace apart om most other creatures ‘ines elowsd nurs baing 1 Sevag the way of Me thatthey hve ‘What impressed the writer about the hawk he obseredin Austral? They were not aa offre ‘Thay seenad ta be 2cckng thar prey They wore abet start fe Thay took advantage ofa bushi, ‘The witer says that archaeologist investiga peoples eatoncip with fre have proved that humans have sat round fees fra st a milon years. asgres shout exact when and how peopl bapa to master re. have feu evidence to shaw peopl ist tock re fom frescecuing in nts, eo al eaarching fr remain o supe thas thas bout the cont he According tothe text, the San Bushmen ofthe Kalahari [A conirwe to gather round fre every evening B sick hor food on an open rein ths villages (© vein the same way 2s many generations oftheir ancestors. use tre to destoy harmful eames in thf, Wnat does the writer say he would ike 1 have experienced? 1A tho very first stories that wore tod around a re B the decussons tated to people being able to make ro © the original eatin of te by human nana the way the discovery ore ranelormed Mle for anlent peoples ‘Th rar nea ig abe opt a ene you wed ‘contidence because ° yous : |A stopped pape faring tho cold B led tothe cacovery of metal © etate 2 scenic evouton, D enabled safer rave easing and Ube of Engin Part ‘ira guctn se soot ‘Reco eo he ey Serdinymo ntent 22 nk crt abou ee Sree pve unovre, amen tri book Kicseagech ea egg without tng ‘staf sariog sna on oe, ‘ting ty noaaeed tory efron sar re ‘est 2 Bram practice 1 79iin PEST Le Reading and Use of English Part 6 COREE tsk formation CRE ton nen Review [Anawer the questions about Reading and Use of English Part 6. sevraemecomatin bets thefourtens? 3 illyou nde nar to euch aueston by 2. There aie four questions. Does that mean that looking a just one ofthe texts? Trace siaawbeone A one 8. one sndone 4 Isithettertoread the questions or the texts st? Danswer Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. ‘You areiging to read extracts trom articles in which four (i Remantero ok quia he ets bee \wtters give thelr opinions on the relationship between the yu rea he te. ‘hudy of Morature and job prospects. For questions S7-40, ig’ Renanerto wie Go the ters for each te Shonoe tom the extracts ACD. The exracts may be chosen“ pease answes afer esc queston sh 0 ‘mare than once, Store tnem out ea you sims ar. eck your answers on the separate answer sheet. ‘The relationship between the study of literature and job prospects a Most othe lectrers rom univers iterate departments tervewed in aur survey sd ther so rows ip education or sown sak eth thant focus on any sl ky tobe require in the workplace, Howes, they tino beloved that what hey were esching woud stand students n good stad in ther future employment. Thee train argument was thet appreciation of wring style makes stunts more elects enployees when they on he romero, Yt cuouay, none ofthe lockers reported actualy sessing that ont in the cleses. AS ares ow ‘Hucent ever considered mantoing ts skill whan team te apayng for work Had they done so, provided tht thot clans were reinforced bya wellriten pplicson they might have fund mace straightforward to acquire 8 positon. 8 Lert students are often concerned about the utitarian value of what tay are doing, This Is understncabie, Bt itis gules tis undoubtedly stat fejobe wil requte an employee to discuss a poems rye scheme orto Covalder the intuenca of ene 1t%-cenury novel on another. But es about more than simply one's employment prospeta, Lira teaches us about ouroles and oer people and why we bahave as ws do, encourages Us rot tt 0a but to refect on what we hava ead, an this makes us much mere unde peopl. It achieves this by hetbing us to examine our assumptions ad tha ways in which we rate othe word The lessons of teraire have. profound imac on our minds and Sous, nd Srey hiss slgniicart es any of he praca ska whose ‘mportanes na one questions | test 2 Exam ootice Reading ond Use of ngs Part e ‘hon students are worried sbcut the job market, when they perceive an urgent eed oo sls ar walning, how do araue forthe valu of to eto era andthe hurartes mor broadly? We, Io what sry judious prtcpant inte nelberalunivrety dose | al than hat heey feature wil mak than entepranaual ‘twilmake thm atvractve to employer becsse thy willbe adaptatie ana Hoxibe, They wl have good ero! ‘hiking sil and be better writers than mast of the people competing fr those samepostons. Thay willbe abe tomanipuate and manage & wide range of formation, Tey wl become comfotbe wit ambiguty. Tey wi lear empathy, which wal Relp trem deal with peopl om a wide range of backgrounds. Thay wll become creatine rcblem-solers, which is 9 crucial inthe 21st-centuy knowledge economy. a a eee ees ne eee cee senor ee ee ee Eee ec eee eee ee ee ee Socal fess lon peanut Sacer eas pete Se ee ee res eee ee eee eee = Sugeno sorgon yuma ‘Which expert shares expat 88 opinion onthe elationshipbotwesn ‘Se}ing ierature and undecstanding human psychology? has a frat opinion fom the other experts en whe a ‘Merature degree whe with employment prospects? so sae ona hen ‘kts pre oe ‘shares expert 8 view onthe nood for students tobe aware ofthe sis they are gating? ‘hares expert iw on the way in which erate velo thinking els? inal tt ona ae or dns a eae Stra nt Seas te 3980 de parton oc Follow-up ‘Which of he tps id you follow when you did his task “oats oer ines ter {shrewd ‘eroepmo fing ee? Tost 2 Gram practice | 8a ye Cy Reading and Use of English Part 7 CE 8k inormation CE Action pian Review 1L_ Put these stages for dealing with Reading and Use of English Part 7 in order (4-6). 1A Loskbtore and after the gaps for dues aso what © Read tvugh he hole txt with he paras raha chosen ace ~doas it all make sense must fillthe 93. yo 1B Wark trove the remoting gaps intum, checking & Read through the text (but not the option) to get ‘hich ofthe remaining options fs each one. fn ides ofthe stroctur ofthe text. C leaket ine the to sce wnat the texts going ©be _F Read through the options Are there ary abou ‘aragrephs that you can immediately place’ 2. What goes before and after? ‘Go trough the exam practice txt below and onthe following page and underin any words o rases in Dotn the text andthe options (AG that seem to refer to something outside that paragraph. Follow the oxam instructions, using the advice to help you. cokig nena le an severance rie. Sox puropaphs Cesc eee mae eel ‘You are going to read have been removed fram the extract. Choose frm tne peragraphs A-G the one sich te each gap (8148). There is one extra paragraah which youdo not need to use Mark your answers on the separate answer shect — ‘Yukon: Canada's Wild West “Amoderncy mineral rush sans one of North America’s st grat wiceesses NNER WS Srenn ‘shaun yan recals the hungry years, sets, stopping to chat anc trade rumors NEN OPRER ie ote te frat big strike, The prospecterof he nest tks anc price spikes, Ses td ie tary were tng in the Yukon, in amc peso, Sina grant onthe oust of Daweon the Woncne booronn tat had cecined tba ghostyremoart oft gry days. They fad eso tan $000 and raring water tr elcicly, One rig os wind sneaked $feaghgaetn ve a Aya, cathy ‘Rood wormed sus at Wey end he eee ee eetreretcaeuncomostiee fom a far avay as Chi ee Seer bar na ier MM ‘any of them. Tremnwatrabteeanmaedoanons [yl we hosts woes faces gown eine eerie In his small office, radios and bear-spray pastel huss dung midsummer late-night sss PinsetTee scene coud be fom more than canitrs suround a to of computer 2 century ago, with boarded men busting = ‘long wooden sldewaks ane muddy Newel worh hatinvestmentintechnology fad peope. Tha clainstaking boom may ‘hve cated since the rca of gokd has <2 okt te srtnes i 82 | Test 2 Gxam poctice ‘ew ase eed? Stubaed, but on ongoing igh demand tor METS | ‘Rnoraa ‘and the Yukon industry Mendy 20 | Togoatlens continue. to atract mining hemasigpreaah Mee? clepa the colores maps geeratas fom hn the ih wo eat the op tht hols: Tin erargronng cxatcnesorsanpies, Wat toguhr And whee om Se looking fr aromalee tht might balay how does ry population afloraciean Iden 00) of precious oe On the cnter_upthetenemass?™ Th popustonis smal, il mut Sereen, «Bus grt aveays a map of tha bit he are of he Yukon enormous “kon, shonirg the clara be. curently come; shee 1086, e ends cewenmve C221) arratemnarenet Stoked more than 55,000 claims, enough Walle if by some oka courye highest Suse age rms to cover a ncmass larger than damien, Peaks and lrget gc, te tertry 5 Searwerectot eat Ryan usee the nghsde sresn to tack smast complete) ented, sparse Se pwapa0” eg he goldelsted hangs, neh atch up popuaton scared ove @ few smal invaue whenever an economic jot sends commantes andi cepa, Whieherse, 4s hat es tase oe Isla cen in wi, an i aan pare ieee teu set vines ares seseonl shitbackon vat tt eva ne (eT) perce canno ana cer anime io RAPIER? invasions Heing to precious metas Tish Hume, for exampo, has expressed mation concer, Tough aele media mapping werktutemiing ested ete worme tn COED) the Ykonsteachinga top pomt wow cui tat euch @ venerable tno enon and cua costs ot! eronmer, ats sy, mt et ‘ning auto te bneita “the peole for ever, desvoyed by fe usrasses Ceming wp and tng out miner rent soci to explok mineral wen for ‘sing wat papers tthe animals wear own enc [A itis even larger than the sate of Calfomia, but with Such castes are eepecily to be found in the Pee cnt 37/000 saabnc an krmease wedge between Alaska andthe bulk of Gneda. From ts north Coast, the Yoko stretches othe south end south-eat, {akong in emendous expanees of ke-dotted tundra, forests, mountairs, wetlands, and iver systems BAY his expancing compound at the edge of town, holcopters thump overhead, fetching GPS-equpped prospectors o an rom remote mountain ridges 9 Is 50 years oid, but he radates the eagerness and Intensity of]@ much younger man. “This ste Diggast ‘geochemical exploration proact on the planet rght ow” ne says, hs grin revealing @ coupe of missing Upper tets "anc maybe ston.” © Today, the couple could buy—and heat—jst about ‘any house on Earth Ryan's discovery of what would ‘vertunty amount to bllone of dolar! worth of bred ‘weasure has heed rect the Yukon with ol eve, fd fortune. seekers have. stormed the Canaan terior in numbers not seen since the 18908. 1 Incenirat the Yukon's eat inhabitants hunted bison, ek, carbou. wooly mammaths, watarfow, 2d fh ‘and they compete fr resources with caniores such {5 woWes and Bergin los, Du to ciate warming land other factors, come ofthese ansmas died of. ut thers, such a8 the baren-grourd caribou, tved in such nunbers that nave psoples adapted ther own ‘movements ane Meshyes to tho animals migrations. ert aout at newt {85 nyou tnd apting watershed, an immense wilderness which caine an ‘grea larger then Scotand. "The Peel watershed is one ofthe ow places lot where you stil hav lrg, ntact predator poy ecosystems,” says a represanatve of the Yukon Conservation Sooely. "Hom woes nd 2.09 on is wile nab ot As the matrial reads of the wore seven tilon ‘people continue to gr, the rush o exalt the Yuko’ exceptionally ren rebources~gele, 20, copper, and more-—has brought prosper toaonceforsaken comer tthe continent at he booms brought ta he rea ‘roving tarsi between those who woul Keep ene of Norn America's ast great wildemesses unbroken and those whose success depends on iain up. But in ther way, things ar dforont now. Dating the fet Kenge stampa, prospectors ad rary bartender coud sweep up a small fours in spiled gold cust at tho end of a bg night. Nowadays, ‘nig’ heavy ting done by @ mecraned ay of buldzars,anling ngs, anc own workers. Reaang and Use of nghch Part 7 Test 2 Exam practice | 83teers RPE Reading and Use of English Part 8 GED sk ntormation RET Acton ian Review Which of these pioces of advice are geod ones for Reading and Use of English Part 8? 1 Read the questions before youread the texts 4 2. Read the tes before you reed the questions 5 Read one txt and find all the questions anccated 5 ‘nth that tat before moving on to the next txt Follow.the exam instructions, using the advice to help you, ‘You are going to read an article about taking up running. For questions 47-56, choose from the sections ofthe article (A-D). The sections may be ‘chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet aris i tn oe In which section does the writer ‘explain why fren idea not od someting alone ‘turned ou tobe good one? cornmant on how she helped hers to overcome a. psjenologes barier? ecrbe wnat se cto prepare hers ssi srmeditely pir tan event? splint unning ls an appropiate acy fr her? ‘mamton how she solve a physical problem? suggest tat something was ess daunting than sh had sibpated? mention reeivng sore usetl paces of advice? sy why runing good fr your physica wesbeng? ‘camment on now an unexpected sivaton had a negate ffeoton har reflect on when she rested hernia atttude to rnring had exanged? [As you ead the question, thnk about other words ‘hat might be ied to express the same idee ‘Skim the texts ist when thing to find an answer, ‘hen check you have ound the right answer by reoding the text in more tal Tat Rend tne questions St 5 yOu ‘tare goer ea abut on “4a uns ener apenas & fren reverts eore fem feoine ve ase? @ “4.unacis rene wy oh “ret po? z ere teat foci we lee nm ‘sso na nen art | deena takavoe re 50 fees ofr? ot prt ath oy are usar ove 8 ppesiem th? ‘527 tnd saranng Youn, ow ou fe? 53 nt er wero mig sed ato oat pees of 0787 ‘unio pre fea rn Shu epoca oud 55 soning as 3 regs Sfoccon ou bow mgr ake ero oss rg De Teponingot te t= ierpotof ie ete refers eae f=] (2) [a] 3] [3] JIL Reading ond Uso of English Part 8 I want to become a runner Last yaar began to itm that needed fo stat taking my ness more sevousy. been dena yeas, but it wasnt ging mea oarcovsscular workout, and a8 8 spots cura, know how impertat aerobic acti for heart heat, 1m sesompoyed with unpredictable working Nour, so running seemed a good opin. H's ree an easy to ft Into your We, a yu can co ary te, and prety mich anywhere. Unfortunate, ve vay found vary cl. A frend! suggested get past this by ancing wt @ club, 0 signed up for aboginers’ course with club near my home, | tappad on some ald snare and tured up for ny frst sasion feng apprehensive that! wouldn't be able to Koop up, But wo took sto, Jogging oF webing unt we were able ould up t running or 18 minutes In botusen the weet classes, ried to do one or two runs on my own. 8 | ine Vs begun ta avereoms my neracom bare when | spent 20 minutes jogging inthe park ona beaut sommes evening without thinking about when | could stop. Tie cub deftly ped fs more fun and tient as ‘288/t0 ve up alo picked up sore usetltps. Tho group leader stressed the importance a pacing tomsintan ‘ewes fr the end of run, snd Itt focus on pushing out my breath whan fet red te help mo run more fcsenty and ina more relaxed way [Aor the frst few weeks, | noliced my knees were eching alte, so | went 1 specast running shep and got ‘ited for sss to surt my gat =| over-pronate, meaning my foot ols inwards. The oer must-have forme was ‘2 runring act to Keep cut the wind an chil ~ esr a fel he cole an could easy be deterred by bad ‘eather c ‘The nal eseson of he running course was a Sk, race, ane suddenly Itumed competiv. Tomy surprise, had ‘become on of he str tuners inthe group, ol wae urteing an ambit to win, Imade sur late wel that ay, voicing anying to heswy anc dking plenty of wats wth lapiack two Rous befrehans to keep me going, ‘Sadly, two other women staked ahead ctme, but lcamein thre wih a pretty respectable ne of 30 minutes 53 ‘seconde, The end of he course conlded witha change in my working Grcumstances, wich meant | could 90 longer 99 tothe cub. ted to continue on my own, but found it hard to metivate myset . ‘My solution to this problem wa ost myst a gl! lgnge up fora okm evant endo frends anc farsiy about \ which put presaureon me, na god way, oa. bagan to rurng nto my te, fr examoe, uorng part of ‘he way home rom werk, about km, evry week, On ace cy Began 10 fel nervous as, omy alr turned ‘utto bea proper event, with ot af people from running clubs coming wh heintanton of geting goad times. However, ealy allowed ancugh tim ta tan so was worried about geting runs the course. The fst act ‘a phil 0 tugged at around the sk mark and had slow down to a welk for afow mints. But tho than ‘hat kept gong and even anoyed sme of. fnhedinonehour and 13 minutes, nt oo embarassing, But my ext goals to un 10km in aroud an how Reading an Ute of Engh Part 8Test 2 Exam practice JUUU Orme CME Action alan Review Look at the exam task below, then answer these questions. 41 What isthe sue that you have to discuss? 4 Towhat extent will ou use the opinions ‘ 2. How could each ofthe tres points relate tthe _expressed in the tsk n your answer? & topie 5 Whichat the two paints you've selected will you 13 Which two of the three points areyou going to say =mowe effective? i focus on? 6 What easons wil you give in erguing that this points more etfective than the other one? Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. 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You should intent anes? explain which measure Is most ikely to be effective, giving reasons ns srs itis oul in suppot of your answer, ‘ep pron eo heater ‘Yu may, i yu wish, make use ofthe opinions expressed in the discussion, but you shouls use your oun words as far as possible. 86 | Test 2 Exam practice Wing Pata eres iy Writing Part 2 EE Action pian Look at cach of the tasks below 2-6 and answer the questions. 41 Which tsk do you think would be the bast one for yout choors? 2. What fctors do you need to consider when choosing a task? 2 Now ook at these tasks, Wit plan fora four or feparagraph enswer to each one |A Thisis part of an ema you receive from an English-speaking frien In case, ove been caoussing the relatontips betwee teenagers and acu. Can “Ju ute anata me about the station in yourcounty/? How do teenagers and acts tao aach obec? What srs of tings do teenagers and ads tend to cisagree about? ‘rato you think coula be done to improve the relaionship between these generations? Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. ‘Write an answer to one ofthe questions 2-4 In this pat. Wie your answer in 220-260 words in an appropriate syle, ‘write your email. sn ternational sporting organisation has ike your calle fr infoation about students aan rt ape ta youre cs epresatati, Dr ra ene the Clee Fripal Nes ates aaa aroaisingyour doar attaset spor You shel provide nfraton seen a aseTarst map bth osparticpants a a spettars ad shoud sogges at east aaa mre the cage cols do mere to encoage tudes elven 0 207 2 Youhave received aleter tom a English fie: ‘fora | come to vt you thie eummes dike olawm some of yourlanguage. | 27a yo ‘what acvice coud you ave me about how bect toler a language? What do J Wat sort of words wut fe you think find most ficult about earring your language? What do you think |. 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