TEST 1. Reading Comprehension Part 1. First read the ten headlines a-j. Then read the five texts 1-5 and decide which text goes best with which headline. Mark your answers on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5.
a) New Space Shuttle at NASA b) Alcohol Company Web Sites with Limited Access c) New Drug to Help Smokers d) King Tut Tut Liked Liked Red Wine Wine e) Alcohol Web Sites Attract Kids f) You’d ou’d Be Better Better off Letti Letting ng Someone Else Else Do It g) New Drug Campaign by Government Government Officials ) Do It Yourself – Change Your Own Oil i) New nalysis !roves !roves the "#$ortance of %ine %ine !) S"#TW$R S"#TW$RE E I%&R"'ES L$(DI( SI%*L$TI SI%*L$TI"( "( 1. $ ne+ ,ill in te final stages of testing so+s ,romise in attacking t+o of umanit-’s biggest killers b- el,ing ,eo,le sto, smoking and lose +eigt at te same time. $s go/ernment officials launced a cam,aign against fatness on Tuesda-0 doctors at a medical conference described te ne+ drug as tougt1,ro/oking and ,era,s ideal for some ,eo,le. 2. $lcool com,an- Web sites are offering a ’c-ber ,la-ground’ for under1age -outs des,ite ,romises from te com,anies to limit teir access. $ stud- b- eorgeto+n eo rgeto+n *ni/ersit- estimated tat alcool com,an- Web sites recei/ed nearl- 2330333 /isits b- under1age ,eo,le from 4ultroug December. %an- ,la-ed /ideo games and do+nloaded music and icons 5 all about te marketing of beer and li6uor. 3. E/en after eac ,ilot astronaut makes 733 ,ractice landings +it a training aircraft tat simulates te S,ace Suttle0 landing te actual Suttle for te first time is a callenging task. To assist future Suttle ,ilots0 ($S$ is installing ne+0 intelligent soft+are in te training aircraft to make its a,,roac and landing ’feel’ e/en more like a Suttle landing. 4. $ncient Eg-,tians belie/ed in ,ro,erl- su,,l-ing a bod- for te afterlife0 and not !ust troug mummification. $ ne+ stud- re/eals tat King Tutankamen eased is final !ourne- +it red +ine. 8Wine in ancient Eg-,t +as a drink of great im,ortance0 consumed b- te u,,er classes and te kings08 sa-s a researcer of food science after anal-sing sam,les of ancient Eg-,tian !ars belonging to te Eg-,tian %useum in 9airo and te Britis %useum in London. 5. It’s great to sa/e mone- b- canging -our o+n oil and ,erforming oter minor ser/ices tat don’t re6uire muc in te +a- of s,ecial skills0 tools0 or kno+ledge. "il canges are still easenoug to do 5 e/en on a :;30333 %ercedes. But as cars a/e become more com,le<0 tings tat used to be considered ’basic re,airs’ are0 increasingl-0 better left to te ,rofessionals 5 e/en if tere’s a strong tem,tation to sa/e some mone- b- doing tem -ourself.
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Reading Comprehension Part 2. &ead the following text' and then choose the answers to (uestions )-1*.
$ grou, of scientists +arned last +eek tat Western go/ernments are seriousl- underestimating o+ long teir citi=ens are likel- to li/e. Tis could cause ,roblems for te ealt0 +elfare and ,ensions s-stems of te de/elo,ed +orld. *ntil recentl- onl- a fe+ s,ecialist demogra,ers kne+ tat go/ernments +ere underestimating life e<,ectanc-. But te latest re,ort on increasing a/erage life s,ans +ill be difficult to ignore. #or man- -ears scientists a/e been ad/ising go/ernments tat te increase in life e<,ectanco/er te ,ast centur-0 +ic sa+ t-,ical Britis male life s,ans rise from >? -ears in @;3@ to 27 -ears in A3330 and tose of females from >; to ?3 -ears0 +ill not continue. In te !ournal +cience last +eek0 o+e/er0 t+o scientists state tat life e<,ectanc- +ill ,robabl- go on increasing. B- com,aring differences in life e<,ectanc- bet+een te +orld’s +ealtier countries0 teconclude tat as earl- as A323 female life e<,ectanc- in te *nited States could be as ig as @3@ -ears. Te official *S forecast for A323 is onl- ?.; -ears. Scientists no+ belie/e tat a t-,ical female bab- born tis -ear in #rance or 4a,an 5 te t+o countries +it te greatest life e<,ectanc- 5 alread- as a 73C73 cance of li/ing to be @33. Te +cience ,a,er gi/es no forecasts for Britain0 but using te same metodolog-0 female life e<,ectanc- in 4a,an +ould reac @33 in A330 and +ould reac @33 in Britain in A3?7. If tis is true0 te stud- as conclusions not !ust for ,ensions but for ealtcare and social ser/ices0 since tere is no guarantee tat a/erage ealt s,an 5 te time ,eo,le are free of cronic illness 5 +ill also rise togeter +it a/erage lifes,an. o/ernment figures so+ tat for men0 life e<,ectanc- +ent u, from 23.; to 2>. bet+een @;?@ and @;;20 but ealt- life e<,ectanc- +ent u, from >.> to .;. $ Britis %& as called for increased retirement ages. 8If -ou look at life e<,ectanc- in @;>? +en te state ,ension +as introduced0 and take tat as a reasonable lengt of time to recei/e a ,ension0 -ou +ould a/e a retirement age of 2> toda- instead of 708 e said. Now decide which is the correct answer , a' b' or c , to the ite#s )-1* and #ark your answers on the answer sheet. 6. $ccording to a scientific team +estern citi=ens a) like to li/e longer. b) a/e longer life e<,ectanc- no+. c) are +arned b- scientists. 7. Life e<,ectanca) +as estimated b- te scientists for te ,ast centur-. b) in Britain +ill not continue to increase. c) increased a lot in te t+entiet centur- in Britain. 8. T+o scientists in te !ournal +cience said tat female life e<,ectanca) increases faster in 4a,an tan in Britain. b) is forecast to be te greatest in Britain. c) for babies born tis -ear a/e a 73C73 cance of reacing @33. TELC-TEST 1.
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. Te stud- +rites tat te ealt s,an a) +ill also rise togeter +it a/erage lifes,an. b) means te time ,eo,le are free of cronic illness. c) as no im,act on retirement ages. 1!. Te life e<,ectanca) no+ as made a Britis %& call for lo+er retirement ages. b) +as taken as a reasonable lengt of time to recei/e a ,ension in @;>? +en te state ,ension +as introduced. c) decreased more tan ealt e<,ectanc- bet+een @;?@ and @;;2.
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Part 3.
First read the ten situations 11-* and then read the 1 texts a-l. /ecide which text goes best with which situation. 0ach text can be used only once. Mark your answers on the answer sheet 11-*. "n so#e cases there #ay not be a suitable text. Then #ark it with an . 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1. 2!.
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Open only on weekdays 1= Delaware %ve/ -oc$ester Langage e)ements Part 1.
&ead the following article and decide which word or $hrase a' b' or c' is #issing in ite#s 1-*. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
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22. a) on b) u, c) in
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Langage e)ements Part 2.
&ead the following text and decide which of the words or $hrases a'-o' is #issing in ite#s 1-9*. Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
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Listening omprehension Part 1.
3ou are going to hear five $eo$le talking about travelling to foreign countries. 3ou will hear each ite# twice. /ecide which state#ent a-f goes with each ite#. Now you will have half a #inute to read the ite#s. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
a9 Dark side of tra/elling ,9 Language is a must 9 Euro,ean cities for all seasons d9 Dream destinations e/er-+ere e9 Tri,s not onl- for te ric 9 Tra/el to a better +orld
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Listening omprehension Part 2.
3ou are going to hear an article. First you will have one #inute to read the introduction and the ite#s. Then you will hear the article. 3ou will hear it only once. Then you will have ti#e to answer the (uestions. /ecide if the state#ent for each of the ite#s is true (+) or not true (-) and #ark your answers on the answer sheet. Now you will have one #inute to read the ite#s. 46. Te sea1le/el rise migt co/er most of Banglades +it +ater. 47. Te Industrial Re/olution made atmos,eric concentrations of carbon dio
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Listening omprehension Part 3.
3ou are going to hear five short texts. 3ou will hear the texts only once. Then you will have ti#e to answer the (uestion for each text. /ecide if the correct answer is a' b or c and #ark your answers on the answer sheet. 56. $fter earing te +eater re,ort -ou kno+ a) -ou +ill be able to go to te o,en1air concert tonigt. b) -ou a/e to take an umbrella +it -ou. c) -ou need not ,ut on +arm clotes. 57. $t te rail+a- station te loud s,eaker sa-s a) -ou a/e to cange train for Stamford. b) tat ,assengers tra/elling to Stamford sould go to ,latform one. c) tat ,latform tree is not o,en. 58. You +ant to record te e,isode of te e/ening soa, o,era a) but tere is a cange in te ,rogramme. b) -ou a/e to +ait until te s,orts ,rogramme is o/er. c) but ten -ou cange -our mind. 5. Te call centre of te museum informs -ou tat a) te museum is also o,en on bank olida-s. b) -ou can a/e a tour guide in oter languages tan Englis. c) -ou can rent a discman at te e<ibitions. 6!. You +ant to see a famous musical tonigt but a) it is cancelled because of te bad +eater. b) te ,rogramme as been canged. c) -ou cannot go tere because of an illness.
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Letter riting 3ou have two different tasks to choose fro#. /ecide (uickly which letter you are going to write as you only have a total of * #inutes to co#$lete the task. 1. %n app)iation or a o, in response to an ad'ertisement or 2. % )etter asing or more inormation Sitation 1.
Children’s Fashion Buyer Required
$ ma!or international com,an- re6uires a bu-er for cildren’s fasions. Based in our Italian office0 te bu-er +ill be res,onsible for estimating trends in cildren’s fasions0 finding and /isiting ,roducers and ad/ising bot te local and te ead offices of te o,,ortunities. Te ideal candidate +ill a/e some bu-ing e<,erience in te fasion trade and +ill be looking for a callenge and career ad/ancement +it a de/elo,ing com,an-. ood Englis and Italian essential oter languages +ould be an ad/antage. If -ou are te rigt ,erson for tis ,osition0 +rite for details to %rs. Enid $rcer /nterashion Corporation London Gouse Ro-bourne0 Gants #$?A @ES *nited Kingdom
%rite a letter of a$$lication to the fir# above. t least two of the following $oints should be #entioned in your letter $lus one other as$ect7 i/e tree items of information about -ourself %ention te reason for -our letter $sk for more details Je.g. salar-0 accommodation0 etc.) Sa- +- -ou are interested in te !ob
3ou decide to write for #ore infor#ation. %rite the letter using a suitable greeting and closing for#ula. 6efore starting the letter' decide on the order in which you think the three $oints should be included as well as an a$$ro$riate introduction and close. "nclude your address and the address of the co#$any' also the reference line' date' salutation and closing for#ula. 3ou have * #inutes in which to write the letter. !lease write 15*-** words. TELC-TEST 1.
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Sitation 2.
3ou see the following advertise#ent in a news$a$er.
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$sk about costs in/ol/ed for -ou $sk for more details about te resort E<,lain +at -ou e<,ect from te resort Sa- +at sigts -ou +ould like to /isit
6efore starting the letter' decide on the order in which you think the three $oints should be included as well as an a$$ro$riate introduction and close. "nclude your address and the address of the resort' also the date' salutation and closing for#ula. 3ou have * #inutes in which to write the letter. !lease write 15*-** words. TELC-TEST 1.
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9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9) "ntroduce yourself to your $artner if you do not already know each other. 3ou can talk about' for exa#$le' why you are learning 0nglish' what your hobbies and leisure interests are or how you $re$ared for this exa#ination. This $art of the exa#ination will not be #arked. Part 1. Presentation 9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9)
3ou are ex$ected to give a short $resentation to your $artner=s> on a certain to$ic. =!ro#$ts in brackets #ay hel$ you.> your $resentation should take about 4* seconds and you should answer your $artner:s (uestions afterwards. %hile your $artner is giving his?her $resentation' listen and think of the (uestions you would like to ask. 3ou should not interru$t your $artner during his?her $resentation.
Some ,ossible to,icsF $ book tat -ou a/e read Jto,ic or ,lot0 autor0 st-le0 -our o,inion0 etc.) or
$ s,orting e/ent -ou a/e attended J+ic s,ort0 +ere0 ,eo,le in/ol/ed0 result0 etc.)
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Part 2. 0isssion 9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9)
&ead the following text fro# a #aga@ine. /iscuss the content of the text with your $artner. Tell hi#?her your o$inionA give reasons and $ersonal exa#$les to su$$ort your ideas. Talk about your own ex$erience with the $roble#s #entioned and $ossible solutions.
Want your Children to Lose Weight !end the" to Bed
Gitting te a- ma- be !ust as good as itting te g-m in te figt against cildood obesit-0 a ne+ stud- suggests. Te risk of becoming o/er+eigt is .7 times iger in cildren +o get less slee, tan in tose +o slee, a lot0 according to te researc. Researcers from te *ni/ersit La/al’s #acult- of %edicine measured te +eigt0 eigt0 and +aist si=e of >>A cildren aged 7 to @3. after taking bod- mass inde< readings0 te- found tat tose cildren +o sle,t less tan @3 ours a nigt +ere .7 times more at risk of being o/er+eigt tan tose +o sle,t for more tan @A ours. Te researcers s,eculate tat ormones ,roduced during slee,0 or tose ,roduced
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+en te cildren are de,ri/ed of it0 are res,onsible for te differences in +eigt. Researcers s,eculate tat te relationsi, bet+een a general loss of slee, and increased rates of obesit- in societ- a/e broader im,lications tan in !ust -oung cildren. Bet+een @;3 and A3330 te ,re/alence of obesit- doubled in te ,o,ulation +ile te a/erage nigt of slee, lost one to t+o ours. During te same ,eriod0 te ,ercentage of -oung adults +o sle,t less tan se/en ours +ent from @ ,er cent to 2 ,er cent0 according to te re,ort. Te best ,rescri,tion against obesit- in cildren +ould be to encourage tem to mo/e more and to make sure te- get enoug slee,.
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Part 3. Tas
9$(DID$TES $CBCJ9) 3ou and your $artner want to organise a care tea# for your friend 0#ilio' who is co#ing ho#e fro# the hos$ital after his eye was o$erated on. 3ou will have to try to co#e to an agree#ent on the following (uestions7 +at tasks sould be carried out o+ tese tasks can be sared o+ long and o+ often -ou can sta- +it Emilio +o -ou can count on +en and o+ to contact tese ,eo,le
First decide what you should do and why. Tell your $artner your ideas and try to agree on so#ething that you and 0#ilio would all be satisfied with' convince each other.
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