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CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY 8 Test 4 Paper 1 - Reading and Writing Part 1 PAGE 74-75 1. C HAVE YOU EATEN THERE? WOULD IT BE SUITABLE FOR MUM’S BIRTHDAY? 2. C FURTHER DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE ON CERTAIN SALE ITEMS. 3. A HAVE YOU DECIDED WHETHER TO COME WITH US OR NOT? 4. B THERE ARE NO CHANGING FACILITIES SO WE MUST ARRIVE READY TO RUN 5. B BUYER MUST COLLECT. Part 2 PAGE 76-77 6. G YANG’S REQUIREMENTS: COPIES OF MODERN NOVELS / A BOOKSHOP WHERE

DAUGHTERS WELCOME / DRINKS AND SNACKS. HOLT’S: AFTERNOON TEA AND CAKE / LEAVE THE KIDS TO PLAY / HUGE SELECTION OF RECENT FICTION

7. E STEFAN’S REQUIREMENTS: ART BOOKS / HE WANTS TO CHECK ON THE INTERNET BEFORE VISITING / BOOKSHOP WHERE HE CAN HAVE LUNCH AND SPEND AFTERNOON LOOKING AT BOOKS

SCRIMSHAW’S: SELECTION OF BOOKS OF GREAT PAINTERS / ONLINE GUIDE / BASEMENT WITH CAFÉ’

8. F SCOTT’S REQUIREMENTS: TEXTBOOK FOR PROJECT ON HEALTH CARE FRO ELDERLY TO BE SENT HOME. REGAL: LARGE SELECTION OF SCIENCE-RELATED BOOKS / EFFICIENT ONLINE ORDERING SERVICE.

9. D JASMIN’S REQUIREMENTS: SETTING UP LIBRARY OF CLASSIC FICTION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL / SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS SUITABLE BOOKS WITH STAFF BEFORE ORDERING ONLINE. TOPPING’S: THREE EXPERTS IN … LITERATURE FOR THE YOUNG / HAPPY TO ADVICE CUSTOMERS. BOOKS CAN BE ORDERED ON SHOP’S WEBSITE

10. B IAN’S REQUIREMENTS: QUIET BOOKSHOP WHERE HE CAN RELAX WITH COFFEE FOR FEW HOURS AFTER WORK / BUY CHEAP NOVELS TO TAKE HOME. BALES: RANGE OF TITLES INCLUDING CLASSIC LITERATURE / PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE / EXCELLENT CAFÉ’ WITH SOFAS AND ARMCHAIRS / OPEN UNTIL LATE

USEFUL LANGUAGE • HARDBACK = A BOOK THAT HAS A STIFF COVER (CON COPERTINA RIGIDA) • BACK STREET: AWAY FROM MAIN ROADS (STRADINA SECONDARIA)

Part 3 PAGE 78-79 11. B HELEN AND THE OTHERS SCIENTISTS WERE SETTING UP A LAB SITE ON THE ICE IN

NORTHERN CANADA; 12. A ON PREVIOUS EXPEDITIONS, THE WATER WAS TESTED IN THE SUMMER, …. BUT

THEY HAD NEVER COLLECTED IT FROM UNDER THE ICE BEFORE. 13. B THE RESEARCH WAS IMPORTANT FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN

OTHER OCEANS ….., AS A RESULT OF CLIMATECHANGE; 14. A SHE WAS WORKING IN A BANK IN 1996 WHEN SHE ANSWERED AN ADVERT …. TO

JOIN A TREK TO THE NORTH POLE. 15. A SHE …ATTENDED A WEEK-LONG FITNESS CAMP TO PREPARE HERSELF FOR

PULLING THE 120 KG SLEDGES OVER THE ICE FOR 12 HOURS A DAY. 16. B DESPITE HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, ANN SUFFERED THE FREEZING

CONDITIONS. 17. A ANN SUCCESSFULLY GUIDED HRT COMPANIONS….AND COLLECTECTED ALL THE

SAMPLES AND INFORMATION THAT WERE NEEDED. 18. A SHE REALISED THAT CARRYING OUT EXPERIMENTS…..WOULD BE CHALLENGING. 19. B WHEN THEY WENT OUT ONTO THE ICE, THE SCIENTISTS WERE PROTECTED BY

TWO GUIDES WITH GUNS AND BANGERS….; 20. A THE RESULTS OF THEIR STUDIES HAVE BEEN WIDELY PUBLISHED.

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USEFUL LANGUAGE • FROSTBITE = INJURY CAUSED TO FINGERS AND TOES BY EXTREMELY COLD

TEMPERATURES; • SET OFF = START

Part 4 PAGE 80-81 21. C SEE PARAGRAPH 1 22. C THERE WAS …. A BELT AROUND HER WAIST ATTACHED TO ANOTHER WIRE ABOVE; 23. B EVERY DAY STARTED WITH A RUN UP A STEEP HILL, THEN CAME AN HOUR OF

EXERCISES, WITH ANOTHER HOUR OF THEM AFTER A DAY PRACTISING ON THE WIRE; 24.D HELEN CONTROLLED HERSELF BY TAKING DEEP BREADTH; 25.D SEE ANSWER 23 B (I.E. SHE DID A LOT OF TRAINING AND SOMETIMES IT WAS CLEARLY

TIRING AND PAINFUL). Part 5 PAGE 82 26.C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31.B COLLECT = ACCUMULATE / GATHER / ASSEMBLE / PUT TOGETHER 32. C 33. A 34.B 35. C USEFUL LANGUAGE

• CHALLENGE = A NEW OR DIFFICULT TASK THAT TESTS YOUR ABILITY AND SKILL; WRITING PART 1 PAGE 83 1. FOR 2. WAS 3. SO 4. WILL / SHOULD / DO 5. DIDN’T PART 2 QUESTION 6 PAGE 84 Note to a friend You and your friend, Jerry, have tickets for a football match at the weekend, but now you cannot go. Write a note to Jerry. In your note, you should:

• apologise to Jerry• explain why you cannot go• suggest what Jerry could do with your tickets.

Write 35 - 45 words on your answer sheet. Sample answer Hi, Jerry I'm so sorry I cannot go with you to the football match. My granny is ill. So, my mum asked me to look after her, while she’s working. I think you can give my ticket to your sister. Hope to hear from you soon. Dasha. (47 words)

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Part 3 Question 7 Letter to a friend Write an answer to one of the questions (7 or 8) in this part. Write your answer in about 100 words on your answer sheet. Tick the box (Question 7 or Question 8) on your answer sheet to show which question you have answered.

• This is part of a letter you receive from a friend.

• Nowwritealetteransweringyourfriend’squestions.• Writeyourletterinabout100wordsonyouranswersheet.

HiSam,

IfIwereyou,Iwouldgototheshopsandtrysomebicycles.Ifyoufindoneyoulike,youcanmemorizeitsnameandlookforalowerpriceontheInternet.Inmyopinion,buyingsomethingsfromshopscanbemoreexpensive.Theonlygoodreasontobuyfromshopsisthatyoucanexaminethearticleyou’reinterestedinbeforebuyingit.IalwayspurchasegoodsontheInternetwhentheyareatabetterpriceor,also,ifIneedsomethingIcan’tfindinshops.

IhopeIhelpedyou!

TakeCare!(101words)

Question8

• YourEnglishteacherhasaskedyoutowriteastory.• Yourstorymustbeginwiththissentence:

“IwasamazedwhenIopenedthebag”.

• Writeyourstoryinabout100wordsonyouranswersheet.

IwasamazedwhenIopenedthebag.Insidethereweredifferentthings:apinkpen,anemptybottleandabox.Iaskedmyfriendwhyshehadgivenmethatbag.Sheanswered:“It’syourbirthdaynextweekand,asIcan’tbeatyourbirthdayparty,I’vedecidedtogiveyoumypresenttoday”.Shealsosaidthattheemptybottlewasjustforfun,thepinkpenwasbecauseIlovepink(she’saprettygoodfriend!)andtheboxisajewellerybox.WhenIopenit,Icanhearabeautifullullaby.Ilovethispresent.IalsothinkofherwheneverIopenthebox.(112words)

I can’t decide whether to buy a new bicycle from a shop or on the Internet. Where do you think I should buy it? Is it better to buy some things from shops? Do you buy things on the Internet?