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Choose one of the following writing tasks. Your answer should follow exactly the instructions given. Write approximately 220-260 words.



2 You have seen the following announcement in an international magazine.



FASHION AND CHANGING LIFESTYLES

Do you think that fashion reflects changes in how people live? We would like to know how fashion in clothes has changed since your grandparents were young, and what this reveals about changes in society in your country.


The most interesting articles will be published in the next issue of our magazine.

Write your article.


3 An English-speaking friend is writing a book on TV programmes in different countries. Your friend has asked you for a contribution about the most popular TV programme in your country. Your contribution should:

• briefly describe the most popular TV programme

• explain why the programme is so popular

• explain whether or not you think it deserves its popularity.


Write your contribution to the book.
4 You see this notice in the local library of the town where you are studying English.


The International Development Agency has given our town a grant to be spent on improving transport and housing facilities.
The Planning Director invites you to send a proposal outlining any problems with existing transport and housing facilities and explaining how they can be improved. A decision can then be made about how the money should be spent.

Write your proposal.


5 Answer one of the following two questions based on one of the titles below.



  1. Kingsley Amis: Lucky Jim

As part of your course, your teacher has asked you for suggestions for a story to study in class. You decide to write about Lucky Jim. In your report, briefly outline the plot and say why you think Lucky Jim would be interesting for other students.


Write your report.


  1. John Grisham: The Pelican Brief

As part of your course you have chosen to write an essay with the following title.

‘Who is the most corrupt character in The Pelican Brief? Give reasons for your views.’
Write your essay.

PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour)
Part 1
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 instruction B information C opinion D advice


0

A B C D




Girls and technology
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the (0) from Britain’s (1) ….. female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain’s most successful women have had their careers (2) ..... by the toys they played with as children. Even girls who end (3) ..... nowhere near a microchip or microscope could benefit from a better (4) ..... of science and technology.

‘It’s a (5) ..... of giving them experience and confidence with technology so that when they are (6) ..... with a situation requiring some technical know-how, they feel they can handle it and don’t just (7) ..... defeat immediately,’ says Mrs Barton. ‘I believe that lots of girls feel unsure of themselves when it comes (8) ..... technology and therefore they might be losing out on jobs because they are reluctant even to apply for them.’


Research recently carried (9) ..... suggests that scientific and constructional toys should be (10) ..... to girls from an early age, otherwise the result is ‘socialisation’ into stereotypically female (11) ….. , which may explain why relatively few girls study science and engineering at university in Britain. Only 14% of those who have gone for engineering (12) ….. at university this year are women, although this figure does represent an improvement on the 7% recorded some years ago.


1 A foremost B uppermost C predominant D surpassing


2 A styled B shaped C built D modelled


3 A in B by C on D up


4 A hold B grasp C insight D realisation


5 A matter B situation C state D cause


6 A approached B encountered C presented D offered


7 A admit B allow C receive D permit


8 A for B to C from D with


9 A off B through C forward D out


10 A accessible B feasible C reachable D obtainable


11 A characters B parts C states D roles


12 A options B alternatives C selections D preferences



Part 2
For questions 13-27, 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 IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.



Example: 0 W I T H


Weather in Antarctica
The most extreme weather conditions experienced in Antarctica are associated (0) ..... blizzards. These are simply strong winds with falling snow (13) ....., more commonly, snow that is picked up and pushed along the ground by the wind. Blizzards may last for days at (14) ..... time, and in some cases it can be almost impossible for people to see. It is not unusual (15) ..... objects only about a metre or (16) ..... away to become unrecognisable. Scientists doing research in the area (17) ..... then confined to their tents or caravans. We think of blizzards (18) ..... extremely cold, while in fact temperatures in the Antarctic are usually higher than normal (19) ..... a blizzard. Major blizzards of several days in length occur more frequently in some locations than in others. (20) ..... may be eight or ten such blizzards in any particular place (21) ..... an annual basis. They often cause considerable damage, so that any scientific buildings or equipment constructed in this region must be specially made to give as (22) ..... protection as possible.

If the weather is fine, visibility in Antarctica is usually excellent because of the clear air and the absence of dust and smoke. (23) ..... this means is that people often greatly underestimate the distance of objects and features of the landscape. Also, very large features (24) ..... as mountains may appear to be above the horizon, or even upside (25) ..... These ‘mirages’, (26) ..... are just tricks played by the eyes in certain conditions, have led to explorers in the Antarctic making many errors (27) ….. judgment.



Part 3
For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
W
0

F

O

U

N

D

E

R

rite your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.


Example:
Freud and Dreams


Sigmund Freud is regarded as the (0) ..... of psychoanalysis. His work has been (28) ..... in many areas but he is perhaps best known for having drawn our (29) ..... to dreams, which he believed were clues to inner conflicts. The fact that a dream is (30) ..... a disguised expression of what is happening In the unconscious mind means that it is difficult for the dreamer to understand its (31) ..... Freud believed that the sleeping mind resorted to a whole range of unconscious wishes in forms which would prevent the dreamer from having any (32) ..... of their true nature. In Freud’s View, interpreting the meaning of the dream required a psychoanalyst with an expert (33) ..... of how dreams disguise desires. The psychoanalyst’s lack of personal (34) ..... in the dream would enable him to see the dream objectively.

FOUND INFLUENCE

ATTEND
ESSENTIAL
SIGNIFY
AWARE
KNOW

INVOLVE







According to Freud, dreams use a (35) ..... symbolic language quite different from that of waking life, but the fact is there is no hard (36) ….. for believing that dreams really do reflect our unconscious wishes. Nevertheless, Freud (37) ….. made a major contribution to twentieth-century thought and many useful insights into psychological processes have been gained through his work.

MYSTERY
EVIDENT DOUBT

Part 4

For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an example (0).


Example:

0 The committee decided to.....................the money equally between the two

charities.


I can’t believe that John and Maggie have decided to..................... up after 20 years of marriage.

To serve a watermelon you need to.....................it down the centre with a sharp knife.


Example:

Write only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.


38 Sally’s front tooth is very................- I’m sure it’ll come out soon.

Jane has lost so much weight that all her clothes are too .....................

The horse got.....................from the stable and started trotting towards the road.
39 The thief..................... the watch into his pocket when he thought no one was looking. Several visitors to the castle almost..................... on the newly polished floor.
The speaker..................... a few references to the local football team into his speech, which the audience appreciated greatly.
40 Chris arrived very early for his flight in order to be at the .....................of the queue when the check-in desk opened.
My sister’s got a really good.....................for figures, but I’m hopeless at maths.
George has just been promoted to..................... of department so he’ll be even more busy from now on.
41 The restaurant..................out of fish quite early on in the evening.
The boat..................... into a storm as it neared the French coast.
Mrs Benson..................... the company single-handed after her husband’s death.
42 This is the exact..................... where the famous scene from the film was shot.
When they felt the first..................... of rain, they gathered the picnic together and rushed inside.
The high..................... of my trip around India was definitely the trip to Calcutta.

Part 5
For questions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example:


0
Femanda refused to wear her sister’s old dress.
NOT
Fernanda said that her sister’s old dress.

The gap can be filled with the words ‘she would not wear’, so you write:


0

SHE WOULD NOT WEAR


Example:
Write the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.


43 Mauro says he prefers to do his homework on his own.

RATHER

Mauro says that do his homework with


other people.
44 Clara said that she had not seen the missing letter.

HAVING

Clara the missing letter.


45 It took Layla five minutes to find her car keys.

SPENT

Layla for her car keys.


Paper 3 Use of English
46 A short meeting of the cast will take place after today’s rehearsal.

BY

Today’s rehearsal a short meeting of

the cast.

47 I’ll be happy to show you round the sights of my city when you come to visit me.

TAKE

It will be a sightseeing tour of my

city when you come to visit me.

48 Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest although he had never travelled outside Europe.

SPITE

Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest

…………………………………………………… travelled outside Europe.

49 It is thought that one in every five people cannot control how much they spend.

UNABLE

One in every five people is thought

their spending under control.

50 My passport needs renewing because I’m going abroad this summer.

GET

I need because I’m going abroad

this summer.
Test 1
PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes)
Part 1
You will hear three different extracts. 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.



Extract One

You hear part of an interview with a woman who works in retail management.



1 How does the woman feel now about her first job in retailing?

A pleased by the way she handled the staff

B confident that it gave her a good start

C relaxed about the mistakes she made

2 What is the woman advised to do next?

A reflect on her skills

B volunteer for extra work

C discuss her situation with her boss

Extract Two

You overhear a woman telling a friend a story about a swan.



3 What problem did the woman have with the swan?

A She misunderstood its intentions.

B She underestimated the speed of its approach.

C She failed to realise the consequences of disturbing it.

4 What is the man’s reaction to the story?

A He feels he would have handled the situation better.

B He is unconvinced by the woman’s version of events.

C He fails to see quite how serious the problem was.

P
Extract Three

aper 4 Listening

You hear part of an interview with Bruce Loader, a successful businessman who is talking about his early life.
5 Why did Bruce decide to give up the idea of studying art?

A He failed to gain a place at art college.

B He became tired of doing representational art.

C He was persuaded that he could not realise his ambition.
6 What was his father’s reaction to Bruce’s decision?

A He was anxious to discuss alternative employment options.

B He was angry that a good opportunity had been wasted.

C He was dismissive of the advantages of higher education.

Test 1


Part 2
You will hear an explorer called Richard Livingstone talking about a trip he made in the rainforest of South America. For questions 7-14 complete the sentences.



A Trip in the Rainforest
Richard and Matthew abandoned their boat

because they couldn’t get past a

They decided to walk through the jungle

as far as the m marked on the map.

Richard says that during the walk,

they were always both

The first sign of human activity that they found was a

In a deserted camp, they found some



soup made from unusual

Richard says that by the time they had reached the camp,



they were lacking in

Richard says that after the meal,



13
they began to feel a about what they'd done

Before leaving the camp,



they left the sum of to thank their host.
Paper 4 Listening

Part 3
You will hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking about his trip to the moon. For questions 15 - 20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.



15 How did Charles feel about space travel as a boy?

A He thought it was unlikely to happen.

B He regarded it as more than science fiction.

C He was fascinated by the idea of it.

D He showed no particular interest in it.
16 What did Charles consider to be the hardest part of the training?

A feeling trapped in the heavy spacesuit

B endlessly practising the lunar surface landing

C constantly being afraid of making a mistake

D being unable to move his arms and hands
17 What was Charles’s reaction when he first found out he was going to the moon?

A He realised he had to be cautious.

B He felt proud to be given the opportunity.

C He tried to control his excitement.

D He reflected on his chances of survival.
18 How did the crew feel when they had landed on the moon?

A They felt as if they were coming home.

B They realised they had achieved something special.

C They were afraid of what they might find on the surface.

D They were worried about how they would take off again.
19 What feature of the moon made the greatest impact on Charles?

A the brightness of the sun

B the vastness of the sky

C the loneliness of the place

D the absence of any stars
20 What does Charles feel was the most memorable part of his mission?

A nearly falling into a crater

B walking on the moon’s surface

C seeing things never seen before

D holding a piece of the moon

Part 4
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about an occasion when they came into contact with a well-known celebrity.



TASK ONE

For questions 21-25, choose from the list A-H what each speaker says about coming into contact with a celebrity.





TASK TWO

For questions 26-30, choose from the list A-H the opinion each speaker gives about the celebrity.




While you listen you must complete both tasks

A I failed to recognise the person.



B I realised I had forgotten something

C I insisted on something.

D I was upset by personal criticism.



E I had been given incorrect

information.






F I was pleasantly surprised.
G I refused a request.

H I was amused by something.


A He/She became more agitated than

necessary.


B He/She enjoyed causing trouble.




C He/She appeared totally at ease.
D He/She expected too much privacy.
E He/She seemed insincere.




F He/She wasn’t able to cope with

fame.
G He/She talked down to me.


H He/She eventually accepted the

regulations.



Paper 5 Speaking

PAPER 5 SPEAKING (15 minutes)
There are two examiners. One (the Interlocutor) conducts the test, providing you with the necessary materials and explaining what you have to do. The other examiner (the assessor) is introduced to you, but then takes no further part in the Interaction.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
The interlocutor first asks you and your partner a few questions. The interlocutor asks candidates for some information about themselves, then widens the scope of the questions by asking about, e.g. candidates’ leisure activities, studies, travel and daily life. Candidates are expected to respond to the interlocutor’s questions, and listen to what their partner has to say.
Part 2 (a one - minute ‘long turn’ for each candidate, plus 30 - second response from the second candidate)
You are each given the opportunity to talk for about a minute, and to comment briefly after your partner has spoken.

The interlocutor gives you a set of pictures and asks you to talk about them for about one minute. It is Important to listen carefully to the interlocutor’s instructions. The interlocutor then asks your partner a question about your pictures and your partner responds briefly.



You are then given another set of pictures to look at. Your partner talks about these pictures for about one minute. This time the interlocutor asks you a question about your partner’s pictures and you respond briefly.
Part 3 (approximately 4 minutes)
In this part of the test you and your partner are asked to talk together. The interlocutor places a new set of pictures on the table between you. This stimulus provides the basis for a discussion. The interlocutor explains what you have to do.

Part 4 (approximately 4 minutes)
The interlocutor asks some further questions, which leads to a more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner’s answers if you wish.




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