PAPER I Reading Paft I

You are going to read a magazine article about travel guidebooks. For questions i-8, choose the answer(A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Writing guidebooksI{ick Inman on wltere travel guide authors are going.

When I tell someone I write travel guides for a living, I cansee the envy in their eyes. '365 days' paid holiday a year,'they think. And why should I tell them it's really not at alllike that? I've made a pretty good living out of it. Onlynow I'm told, the so-called holiday is about to end.

It was widely reported last year that sales of guidebooksne falling fast, thanks to developments in the Internet andmobile phones. It makes sense. Why bother taking a heavybook with you when you can download all the informationyou need to your phone as you walk around the cathedral?

Writing a new book about a place is a rewarding job,but one that's becomitrg a rurrty. Publishers are moreconcerned with keeping existing books up to date thanbringing out new ones in an akeady crowded market. Thisis understandable, since every guidebook is actually out ofdate as soon as it is published. It may have been researched

a yeff before being printed and it could have sat on the

bookshop shelf for a year or two, So its information mightbe three years old by the time the reader uses it in practice.It is hardly surprising, thereforc, that some publishers are

investing almost as much in updating and redesigningtheir books as they did creating them. Updating guides is

nowadays a good way for new writers to get started.

But if the Internet via a mobile phone can deliverinformation just as well as printed paper but muchfaster, at almost no cost, is there a future for the printedguidebook? Other books you read at home, but a travelguide's main purpose is for urgent reference when you'redesperate to find accommodation or somewhere to eat.

Using a modern cellphone, any traveller can now enjoy a

'paperless holiday'. Want to know the opening times of themuseum? Look them up online. Need some information onthe ancient building you're standing in? Download it.

'We did an experiment last year when we went to [FYR*]Macedonia and Serbia,' says Jan Dodd, author of the Rough

Guides to Vietnam and Japan. 'We had no guidebook butgot by fine with internet cafts, using online sources fortratn information, hotels, even restaurants occasionally. Wemissed the historical background but you could probablyfind that online, too.'

Although sales of some guidebook series are not doingso well, the effects of the IT revolution may not prove as

serious as they first seem. People get excited about newtechnology and forget to think clearly. 'I saw one touristcouple who were carrying around all their downloads in a

pile of neat plastic envelopes,' observed Nick Rider, authorof Cadogan's Yucathn and Mayan Mexico guides, after a

recent trip. 'The fact thatpeople print things out means thatthe printed word is still very useful, though a good bookwould actually be much easier to carry around.'And booksstill have some advantages over computers and mobilephones. Not everyone likes looki ng at a scree n, particularlyin bright sunlight. Not everywhere on earth has a reliableinternet connection. And who wants to spend all that timein a hotel room rechargirg batteries?

The Internet's strength of total demo cracy, enabling anyoneto write whatever they like, is also its weakness. 'A hugeamount of what's around on the net is boring, unedited.untested uninformed and untrustworthy,' says Rider.'Another large percentage of net material is basicallyadvertising, and so equally untrustworthy. Also, internetsearches about destinations often produce facts and figuresthat arc years out of date.'

The travel guide will have to adapt to changing travel habitsbut it isn't finished yet. 'The guidebook is not going todisappear - at least not for a considerable amount of time.That's the general opinion among our members,' says MaryAnne Evans of the Guild of Travel Writers. 'Publishersthemselves really do not know what the Internet is capableof, and currently the thinking is that the two will coexist.'Let's hope I'11 be 'on holiday' for a good while yet.

*The speaker is referring to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

lO8 I Test3 Reading Paft I

How does Nick lnman feel about his job?

A He isn't paid enough money for it.B lt is a pity that it has now finished.C He likes being on holiday allthe time.D People have the wrong idea about it.

What is meant by'lt makes sense' in line B?

A This is partly true.B lt is not easy to understand.C This is not surprising.D lt is foolish to think that.

What does 'did' in line 22 refer to?

A updatingB investingC creatingD redesigning

What does Nick lnman suggest about guidebooks in the fourth paragraph?

A They contain information that cannot be found elsewhere.B People tend to study them before they set off on a journey.

C They are still cheaper than using more modern technology'D People use them when they need information in a hurry.

The main purpose of Jan Dodd's experiment was to find out

A whether a guidebook was necessary.B facts about the two countries' history.C how good her own guidebook was.D how to travel and where to staY.

ln Nick Rider's opinion, the two people he observed

A had made the best possible use of modern technology.B probably should have taken a guidebook with them.

C need not have taken any written tourist information.D had almost certainly printed out the wrong information.

Which of the following best describes what Nick Rider says about the lnternet?

A lts travel advertisements usually give the best information.B lt is quite difficult to find reliable travel information there.C lnformation about the places tourists visit is regularly updated.D The processing of information is not democratic enough.

What does Mary Anne Evans say about the future of traveller information?

A People willwant to use both the lnternet and guidebooks.B Publishers are sure the lnternet cannot compete with guidebooks.C Before long, guidebooks will no longer be available.D There will always be a demand for guidebooks as they are now.

Reading Paft I Test 3 t09

Reading Paft 2

You are going to read an article in which the writer looks at the harm done by plastic bags and waysof reducing this. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentencesA-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

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f)lastic bags are one of the greatest problems of theI consumer society - or to be more precise, of thethrowaway society. First introduced in the United Statesin 1 957 , and into the rest of the world by the late 1960s,they have been found so convenient thatthey have come tobe used in massive numbers. In the world as a whole, theannual total manufactured now probably exceeds a trillion-that is, one million billion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000.

According to a recent study, whereas plastic bags wererarely seen at sea in the late eighties and early nineties, theyare now being found almost everywhere across the planet,from Spitsbergen in the Arctic to the South Atlantic closeto Antarctica. They are among the 12 items of rubbish mostoften found in coastal clean-ups. ffi*..-..-'ffi--l Windblownplastic bags are so common in Africa that a small industryhas appeared: harvesting bags and using them to makehats and other items, with one group of people collecting30,000 per month. In some developing countries they arc amajor nuisance in blocking the drainage systems of townsand villages.

what matters is what happens to them after use. Enormousnumbers end up being buried or burnt, which is anenormous waste of the oil products which have gone intotheir manufacture. ffi'l,;-fE] Turtles mistake them fortheir jellyfish food and choke on them; birds mistake themfor fish with similar consequences; dolphins have beenfound with plastic bags preventing them breathing properly.

The wildlife film-maker Rebecca Hosking was shockedby the effects of the bags on birds on the pacific islandof Midway. She found thattwo-fifths of the 500,000albatross chicks born each year die, the vast majorityfrom swallowittg plastic thattheir parents have mistakenlybrought back as food. ffiffii-l Many local residents andshopkeepers joined in, and the idea of getting rid of themcompletely soon spread to other towns and villages.

Although some people remain unconvinced, it does seempossible that the entire country could eventu ally become

plastic-bag free. who could have imagined half-a-centuryago that our public places would one day all becomecigarette-smoke free? or thatwe would all be using lead-free petrol? who would have thought even a decade ago,come to that, that about two-thirds of us would by now beactivelyinvolvedinrecycling?ffi

.fl._,-j'iffi l-lWhat is needed is a general change in consumer attifudes,towards the habit of using re-usable shopping bags. Olderpeople will remember how this used to be entirely normalas every household had a 'shopping bag', a strong bugwhich was used to carry items bought in the daily trip tothe shopr. ffi-.f,,1.$',.--Hil-l Today, many of us tend to drive tothe supermarket once a week and fil1 up the car with sevendays' worth of supplies, for which plastic bags, of course,are fantastically useful. It's a hard habit to break.

However, there has already been a big drop in plastic baguse, partly because the leading supermarkets and othershopkeepers are making a major effort to help us give upthe habit, with a whole variety of new ideas. ffi..1-ffi--l Itis clear that habits are starting to change; reusable bags aremore visible than they were even two years ago.

Many believe there should be a tax on plastic bags, and thegovernments of a number of countries are considering theidea. what people have in mind is the example of Irelandwhere atax of €0.22 was introduced on all plastic bags, thefirst of its kind in the world. l,ffi'il1'1---l In addition, all themoney from the new tax is used for environmental clean-upprojects.

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On land they are everywhere, too.

These range from cheap 'bags for life' offers to

bag-free check-outs.

Worse still, billions get into the environment,

especially the ocean environment, where they

become a terrible threat to wildlife.

But there was a very different pattern ofhousehold shopping then: the purchase of a much

smaller number of items, on a daily basis, after a

walk to small, local shops.

She realised then that it was too late to do

anything about this man-made disaster.

This quickly brought about a quite amaztng

reduction of 90 per cent, from I.2 billion bags

a year to fewer than 200,000 and an enormous

increase in the use of cloth bags.

As a result, she started a movement to turn

her home town into the first community in the

country to be free of plastic bags.

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Reading Part 2 Test 3 lll

Reading Paft 3

You are going to read an article in which four people talk of their experiences of learning languages.For questions 16-30, choose from the people (A-D).The people may be chosen more than once.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Which person

had tried the same method of study when she was young er?

thought her chosen form of study was reasonably priced?

found she enjoyed working with other students?

believes that she learned from her language mistakes?

was aware of the need to stay safe?

was unable to write quickly enough?

missed going out with people of her own age?

eventually found the learning materials she needed?

was once embarrassed when she was practising the language?

needed to learn the language as quickly as possible?

wanted more help with her pronunciation?

made a change because she was disappointed with her progress?

felt rather tired when she was studying?

wished that she had attended a course of formal lessons?

studied the language while she was waiting to do something else?

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ll2 I Test3 Reading Paft 3

Language learning

Laura

I was living with an English-speaking family and the

idea was that I d pick up a lot of language by being

there with them, but it just wasn't happening. Everyone

rvatched television all the time and rarely spoke to me,

so I might as well have been at home watching the same

channels on satellite TV After a week I left and moved

in with a couple who had young children, and that was

much better. They were all very friendly and I could

chat with them anytime, really. When I got things wrong

they would often correct me and I think that helped me

improve my speaking a lot. They didn't know much

about grammar, though, so it was probably a mistake

not to go to a language school every day and actually be

taught it. I would also have liked to be nearer the city

centre, because the house was so far out of town that Icouldn't get to the kinds of places where other teenagers

went in the evenings. Although often I was so tired after

playing with the kids I was happy just to have an early

night.

Amy

I used the Internet to improve my Spanish. It wasn't

the first time I d tried this, but I enjoyed it much more

this time, probably because I'm in my mid-teens now.

It cost nothing, of course, and although at first I didn't

know quite where to look, in the end I came across

some great websites where I could practise reading and

listening and do grammar exercises. At the same time,

I was joining social networking sites like MySpace and

getting in touch with Spanish-speaking teenagers from

various parts of the world. I was careful, though, not

to give out my personal details because when you're

online you can never be quite sure who is contacting

you, whatever the language is. I also tried online chat

in Spanish, but I couldn't keep up with people. A11 the

time I was thinking about my grammar and it was taking

me so long to reply to each sentence after I'd read it that

I didn't think it was fair on them, so I gave up. I'11 tryagarn sometiffie, though.

:-I Ghloe

I really want to learn Polish so I bought a course oflanguage lessons as an MP3 to play on my iPod. That

meant I could work on it anywhere I went, particularly

at those times when you've got nothing to do, likestandingatthe bus stop, or in cinema queues. Once Iwas concentrating so hard on getting a grarnmar point

right that I completely forgot I was on the bus and Istarted repeatitrg restaurant phrases aloud. I felt abttuncomfortable when I noticed everyone lookin g at

ffie, so I didn't do that agarn Acfually, one problem

with learning on my own was not knowing when I was

saying words properly and when I wasn't. I could have

done with someone to correct me, really. I don't mean a

teacher, just somebody who spoke Polish well. Overall,

though, it was a useful course and I think it was good

value for money. After I d finished the beginner's level Ibought the intermediate level and I'm on that now.

I Stacey

I had lessons in Hindi at a local language school. Our

teacher was great and I really liked the book we were

using, too, but unfortunately the only class available

at my level was late in the evening. So after a long day

at school, and then all the written homework we have

to do, I didn't have a lot of energy left for language

learning. Also, some of my classmates were much older

than me and I didn't really get to know them. But that

didn't matter because whenever we did group activities,

which I'd never done before, but took to straight away,

I made sure I was with the younger ones. I was having

lessons every evening and that was costing my parents

quite aIot, but we'd booked to go to Indialater that year

so there was no time to lose. It was really important to

me that I could communicate with people there in their

own language.

Reading Paft 3 Test 3 tl7

PAPER 2 Writing Paft I

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate style.

You have received anbuying items over thewrite an email to Kay,

email from your English-speaking friend, Kay,lnternet. Read Kay's email and the notes youusing all your notes.

who is thinking ofhave made. Then

Write your email. You must use grammaticallycorrect sentences with accurate spelling andpunctuation in a style appropriate for the situation.

ll4 I Test3 Writing Paft I

Writing Part 2

Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180 words in

an appropriate style.

Your English teacher has asked you to write a short story for the school magazine.The story must begin with the following words.

When I look back on it now, I realise it was the most exciting day of my life.

Write your story.

You recently saw this notice in lnternet Today magazine.

A website that compares computer games is looking for reviews with the following title:

The last computer game I played.

You decide to write a review for the magazine. Describe the game and give your opinionof it. Would you recommend other people play it?

Write your review.

You have had a discussion in your class about climate change. Your English teacher has nowasked you to write an essay, giving your opinion on the following statement.

We cannot prevent the Earth's climate from changing.

Write your essay.

Answer one of the following two questions based on one of the titles below. Write the letter(a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the question box.

(a) [author/name of book]

The story includes a number of events in which somebody is in danger. Your Englishteacher has asked the class to write an article describing one of these events andsaying how the person deals with it.

Write your article.

(b) [author/name of book]

An English-language magazine has asked readers to write a report on who couldplay the two main characters in a new film or TV version of the book. Say whichwell-known actors would be best suited to play each role, giving reasons in each case.

Write your report.

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@ PAPER 3 use of Engtish Part I

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Example:

0 A common B frequent G general D routine

The sticking plaster

Nowadays, one of the most (0) ..... items found in the home is the sticking plaster.

Protecting a cut by covering the affected area with a piece of material that sticks to the skin may

seem a rather (1) .....idea, so it is perhaps surprising to learn that the plaster was not (2) ..... until

about ninety years ago.

The person who thought (3) .....the idea was Earle Dickson, an employee of the Johnson &

Johnson company. Concerned that his wife Josephine sometimes (4)..... accidents while cooking

and doing other jobs, he used pieces of cotton material placed inside strips of sticky tape to

cover her injuries. This prevented dirt getting into the (5) ..... and protected it from fufther harm

as she did the (6)......

Dickson's boss was impressed, so in 1921 Johnson & Johnson put the new sticking plaster into

(7) ..... under the brand name Band-Aid. Sales at first were slow, but somebody at the company

came up with the (8) ..... idea of giving free plasters to the Boy Scouts. This created publicity

and from then (9) ..... it became a commercial success. Dickson was (10)..... within the company,

eventually becoming a senior executive.

Although the basic design of the sticking plaster has remained similar to the (11) ..... , there have

been many developments in the materials used and it is now (121..... in a variety of shapes, sizes

and colours. Totalworldwide sales are believed to have exceeded 100 billion.

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Use of English Paft 2

For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

write your answers lN cAPlrAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

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Diving in the Red Sea

The Red Sea coast of Egypt is surely one of the best places (O)....il.....tne world to go underwaterdiving. lts hot sunny climate and clear warm water make it the ideal place for beginners as(13) ............as for experienced divers, at any time of the year.

(14)............over fifty diving centres in the area, many different types of diving are possible. Atcentres for complete beginners there are training courses (15)............inc|ude simple dives witha qualified instructor. These dives (16) them used to being underwater and teach somebasic skills (17) ............as swimming and breathing below the surface.

More experienced divers can choose (18)............a vast range of possible activities and many ofthese can be enjoyed (19) ............as part of a group or, if they prefer, alone. Some like to explorethe coast of the National Park, where the steep cliffs extend underwater to a depth (20) ............

more than seventy metres. For dives of (21) kind it is advisable to be accompanied by aguide, on l22l of the strong currents which can suddenly change direction.

For really advanced divers, there are some fascinating wrecks at (23) bottom of the Red

Sea. (24) visits to these old ships require quite long boat trips, it is well worth going just

to see the huge variety of beautiful plants and fish down there.

l18 I testg Use of English Part 2

Use of English Part 3

For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines:o form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

lVrite your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: tr 5 u R P R I 5 l N G L Y

Hot-air balloons

Riding in a hot-air balloon is a (0) P.!lP.li2il9l.v..calm and peaceful experience,

quite (25) any other form of flying. With no engines to provide

Dower, a balloon depends (26) ............on the winds around it to move in

any direction. (271 , the maximum speed is normally around

15 kilometres per hour.

This kind of balloon is based on the simple (28)............principle that

the (29) of hot air is less than that of cold air. lt is not, however,

a large (30)............, as a cubic metre of hot air is only about 250

grams lighter than the same amount of cold air. This means it takes

(31) ............four cubic metres of hot air just to lift one kilo, which

explains why balloons that carry people have to be so enormous.

A gas burner is used to (32) the air inside the balloon, causing it

to rise. To go up more slowly, or to make a (33) ............ , hot air is

released from the top of the balloon. The fact that the wind blows in

different directions at different heights (34) ............ the pilot to steer the

balloon left or right by moving it to higher or lower positions in the sky.

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Use of English Paft 3 Test 3 1t9

Use of English Paft 4

For questionsSS-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using theword given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.Here is an example @.

0 Travelling by car is becoming increasingly expensive.

GETTING

Travglling by car rrr.r.r..r.rr..rrrrrr..r..rr.rrrr.riir.rr.r..rrrrr.r.rr.rr.r. expensive.

The gap can be filled by the words 'is getting more', so you write:

Exarnple: O I /5 GETTING MORE

Write only the missing words lN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

35 I'm sure it was a surprise when you saw Jake at the party.

BEEN

You ............ see Jake at the party.

This is a very dry part of the country.

HARDLY

ln this part of the country

ln the morning I have a twenty-minute walk to school.

TAKES

ln the morning .............. ......... to walk to school.

It was impossible for us to go to school because of the bus strike.

PREVENTED

The bus strike.......... to school.

On hearing the fire alarm, you must leave the building as quickly as possible.

SOON

36

37

You must leave the building .... the fire alarm.

& I am trying to study, so would you mind not making that noise?

RATHER

38

39

41

42

I am trying to study, so 1............. make that noise.

Karen doesn't like to play the piano as much as I do.

KEEN

Karen......... playing the piano than I am.

'How are you feeling after your operation, Chloe?' the doctor asked.

SHE

The doctor asked .... after her operation.

l2O I Test 3 Use of English Paft 4

PAPER 4 Listening Part I

@ You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

You hear an advertisement for a local taxi firm.Which aspect are they emphasising?

A low faresB reliable serviceC comfortable cars

You hear a radio phone-in programme about a plan to build a new supermarket.Why has the woman phoned?

A to protest about the building of the supermarketB to demand that it should employ local staff onlyC to support the plan if certain conditions are met

You hear a young woman talking about a concert by her favourite band.What aspect of the concert disappointed her?

A the length of the band's performanceB the quality of the sound thereC the distance she was from the stage

On the radio news, you hear a story about a missing dog.Where was the dog found?

A in a street in townB in the countrysideC in a town-centre park

ln a radio play, you hear a man talking to a woman.What is he doing?

A complaining about somethingB requesting somethingC promising to do something

You overhear two people coming out of a football stadium.What does the man think?

A The referee was unfair.B The match was boring.C The better team won.

You hear a young woman talking about her favourite free-time activity.What is it?

A walking in the hillsB playing tennisC going swimming

You overhear a man talking in an airport.Who is he?

A a passengerB a flight attendantC a taxi driver

Listening Paft I Test 3 l2l

Listening Paft 2

You will hear part of a talk by a biologist called Jonas Hahn about carrots. For questions 9-18,complete the sentences.

The carrot is the

Nowadays,

Carrots were first grown

Thousands of years ago,

The magnificent carrot

most popular vegetable in the world.

produces more carrots than any other country.

most cultivated carrots were

ago, in Afghanistan.

soil are less bright in colour.

harming you.

not orange.

The carrot used to be regarded as

Dutch

Carrots grown in

rather than something to eat.

of the 16th century show orange carrots.

Jonas says that carrots are better for you if you

Eating carrots can help prevent the

ln ten years' time, it may be possible to use carrots as

them.

Listening Paft 3

rc You will hear five different people talking about airports they have recently been to.

For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says. Use the letters

only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A We could see lots of planes taking off.

It took a long time to get through security.

C Public transport to the airport was poor.

D Our children enjoyed the play area,

I didn't have to pay to go on the lnternet.

The airport was badly organised.

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Speaker 5

Listening Paft 3 Test 3 I tZg

Listening paft 4

You will hear an interview with Ryan Macke nzie, who works in a 1Sth-century casile.For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or G).

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24 what is Ryan's main task early in the morning?

A to give instructions to other members of staffB to check the building has been properly cleaned

c to find out what his boss wants him to do

25 During the day, his most important duty is

A to check that everything is working properly.

B to ensure the safety of visitors to the castle.

c to make sure that nobody steals anything.

26 He believes that employees at the castle must be

A experts in history.

B retired police officers.

C physicalty fit.

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What does Ryan say about his uniform?

A lt looks ridiculous in the 21st century.

B lt had to be specially made for him.

C lt reflects the history of the casile.

What happened in the casile one night?

A There was a fire in one of the rooms.

B Some visitors were trapped inside.

C Tvo people tried.to steala painting.

Ryan likes working at the casfle because

A there's always something new to learn.

B the other staff are always cheerful.

C it never gets cold inside the building.

How does he feel about living in Frankby village?

A He says it's too close to where he works.

B He feels that he's lucky to live there.

C He thinks that it's a rather boring place.

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