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PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes)
Part 1
You are goìng lo read an extract from an article about a National Trust VVarden.
Choose from the list A-l the most suitable heading for each part (1-7) of the extract,
There is One extra headíng which you do not need to use. There is an exampie at the
beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Test ỉ
A A minor annoyance
B What makes him good at the job?
c Towards agreemeni
D The problems of an ouidoor lífe
E There to staỵ
F Getting things done
G Changes to the environment
H The most suitable candidate
I The right qualities for the job

Paper Ị Reading
Lookỉng after the countryside THE NATIONAL TRUST
The National Trust is an organisation whose aim is to conserve the British countryside.
Gill Page visits the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wa]es and talks to one of the wardens
employed by the Trust to look aíter the beautiful axeas it owns.
__________
C o m m o n se n se . T h a t s w h a t a N a tio n a l T ru s t W a rd e n
z « d s f a c c o r d in g t o G a r e th R o b e r ts . 'A n d y o u
- e â n ữ e ly n e e d t o b e g o o d a t h a n d liiig p e o p le ,
b e c a u s e y o u r e c o n tiiiu a n y d e a lin g w lth fa rm e rỉỉ,
•♦“iSicors, c o n s e rv a tio n is ts a n d b u ild ln g íìr m s /
G a re th w a s b o r n a n d b r e d o n th e U e y n P e n in s u ia a n d
w o r k e d o n h is p a ren ts* fa rm u n tíl h e m a rrie c i. A b o u t
8 0 p e o p le a p p lie d f o r th e p o s t as N a tio n a l T ru st
W a rd e n f o r th e U e y n P e n in s u la . In th e e n d , G a r e th s
lo c a l k n o v v le d g e ạ jid fa x m in g e x p e r ie n c e w o n h im che
io b , d e s p ite h ls la c k o f f o r m a l tra in in g .
1 1 1
‘I f in d it p a itic u la r ly h e lp fu l th a t I stiH f a rm w i t h m y
p a re n ts a n d ứ ia t I c a n d e a l w ith f a rm e r s OĨ1 th e s a m e
lev el a n d b e awa_re o f th e ir p r o b le m s . A lso , th e y c a n 't
rak e m e i n a b o u t a n y th in g ! ' h e says. H is ía r m in g life
â ls o m e a n s h e is w eH a b le to c o p e w ith th e p h y s íc a l
d e m a n d s o f th e jo b - e r e c tú ig fe n c e s , p la n tin g tre e s ,
b u ild in g w a lls.
m IS ín c e h e h a s b e e n w i t h th e T ru s t, G a re th sa y s h e h a s
c o m e to u n d e r s ta n d m o r e a b o n t n a tu r e c o n s e r v itio n .
‘W h e ii I w a s a y o u n g s te r / h e re c a lls , T u s e đ to p ỉc k
a n d p re s s flo w e r$ , c o lle c t b u tte r ílỵ la rv a e a n d o ld
b ir d s ’ n e sts. A n d ĩ t h o u g h t to m y s e lf re c e n tly , w h e r e
v o u ld I fin d a ll th o s e flo w e rs , th e b ir d s 1 n e s ts , th e
g r a s s h o p p e r s n o w ? It s re a lỉy b e c o m e c le a r t o m e th a t
f a rĩn ln g h a s a íĩe c te d th e c o u n tr ỵ s id e . I t s n o t th e
ía r m e r s ’ fa u lt - th e y w e r e ju s t d o in g w ha.c th e
g o v e r n m e n t to ld L h em /
G a r c th s a y s th a t, w h e n h e s t a r te d h is )(>b,
ía r m e r s a n d c o n s e rv a tio n is rs w e re s e t a g a iĩis t e a c h
o t h e r B o th s id e s w a n te d ih ín g s d o n c th e ir w ay. N o w
th e ỵ are ta lk ln g a iid c a n s e e e a c h o t h c r s p o in t o f view ,
‘W e ’re a t rh e c r o s s ro a đ s a n d t h e r e s ju sr a s m a lì ste p
n e e d e d to jo in thciT i to g e th e r / says G a re rh .
C o n s e r v a tio n ỉs o n e o f th e m a in a s p e c ts o f G a r e th s
w o r k , a lo n g w ith p u b lic e n ư y to th e T ru s r's lancL tre e
p la n tin g a n d m a in te n a n c e , a n d m e e tứ ig th e T r u s ts
te n a n t fa rm e rs , ‘M y r o le is ro m a k e s u r e jobẲ g e t
íìn is h e d , w ith as ìitd e fu ss a n d as e c o n o m ic a lly
as p o s s ib le . W h a t I e iijo y m o s t is s e e in g p ro jc c ts
c o m p le re d , a lth o u g h a b o u t h a lf m ỵ tim e i$ s p e n t OĨ1
r e p o rts , s ig n in g b ills a n d s o o n .'
G a r e th is c e rta ìn ly k e e n o n h is jo b a n d d e s p ite n e v e r
b e ín g o f f d u ty , h e o b v io u s ly e n ịo y s e v e ry m in u te o í’
h is w o rk , e s p c c ia lly ta ìk in g to th e p u b ỉ i c M o s r o f
th e m , an y w ay . ‘I t ’s th e a ttir u d e o f s o m e p e o p le I
đ is h k e ,’ h c a d m its . 'T h e y ju s t w a ữ in to th e a re a ,
d e m a n d e v e r y th in g , th e ii w a lk o u t a g a ln a s i f i t ’s th c ír
a b s o lu te rig h .t. H a v in g LO h e n ic c t o tb o s e
p e o p le g e ts o n m y n e r v e s l’
B u t a s G a re th say s, i t ’s a ll d o w n t o c o m m o n s e n s e
really. S o i f y o u ’v e g o t p lc n ty o f th a t, a n d y o u lik e th e
id e a o f a n o u t d o o r jo b , y o u m ig h t th in k o f a p p ly in g
to b e c o m e a w a r d e iì )ike G a re th — b u t d o n ^ t e x p e c t a
jo b to b e a v a ila b le o n t h e L le y n P e n in s u la í o r a g o o d
m a n y y e a rsí

Test 1
Part 2
You are going to read a newspaper article about ancient rock art. For questions 8-15
choose the answer (A, B, c or D) which you think íits best according to the text.
Careless tourists scar ancient alpine rock art
T
ens of thousands of ancient pictures carved into the
rocks at One of FranceTs most ímportant tourist
sices are being gradually destroyed. Sciencỉsts and
researchers fear that the 36,000 drawíngs on rocks in
Mont Bego ín the French Alps are being damageđ so
6 rapidíy that they wili noc survive for íuture generations.
The mountain, believed to have once been a sìte for
prayer and worship> ís scattered with 4,000-year-old
drawings cut into bare rock. They include pictures of
cows with horns, cultívated fields and various gods and
goddesses. But a$ the popularity of the site íncreases, the
pictures are being ruined by thoughtỉess graffiti.
Jean Clottes is the chaírman of the International
Committee on Rock A rt. He says, ‘People think that
because the pictures have been the re so long they wi!l
aỉways contínue to be there. But ỉf the đamage continues
ac thís rate there will be nothing left in 50 years.’
He describes seeing tourists stamping on the drawings,
wearing away the rock and deíìnition of the artwork as
they do so. Some visitors, he says, even chop off parts to
take home as souvenirs.
*When people think theỵ can’t take a good enough
photograph> ứiey rub the drawings to get a clearer
picture’ he said. T he drawings are polished by ứie
weather, and íf the sun ỉs shining and the vísitors can’t
see them properly they simpỉy rub and scrape them to
make them look íresher.1
O ther researchers describe how peopỉe arrive carryíng
long sticks with Sharp ends to scratch their own
drav/ings, or even cheỉr namest in the rocks.
But experts are divỉded over the best way to preserve
the drawings. Henry de Lumley, director of the Museum
of Naturaỉ History ìn Paris, believes thac the onỉy way to
5ave the site is to turn the vvhole mountaín into a
"no-go* area, preventìng the public from going there
except on guided tours. Othen^vise, he says, not only will
the site be completely destroyed but ỉmportant research
w ork wỉll be reduced.
Ciottes dísagrees. T he measure proposed by Henry
de Lumley is the most severe, and while it ỉs the most
effective?it is also certain to bring about protests from
people who live there»’ he saỉd. ‘The site was classỉíied as
a historỉc monument years ago by the Ministry of
Culture, and we must do as much as possible to save
what is there.’
David Lavergne, the regional architect, also wants to
avoid closíngthe site. *Henrỵ de Lumley’s idea isrVt ideal»
he said. ‘O ur department feels that the best solution is
co let people look at the site, but because the area ís
very big ic ís difficult to prevent visitors from damagìng
ỉt. I would preíer that everyone was abie to look at it,
but the main problem is fĩnancỉa!.We do not have the
funds to employ the necessary number of guards. We
may have to consider charging a fee. There seems to be
no prospect of government íundíng.’
ỉn Nice, Annie Echassoux, vvho also worked on
r«searchỉng the site* is alarmed that as the mountaìn
becomes easier to reach - tourỉsts can now ayoid the
three-and-a-half-hour walk by hiring vehỉcỉes - the
damage will increase rapidly, She thinks that the only
solution is to rope off the area and provide guides.4You
can’t say the plan carft go ahead because there is no
money»' she saíd. That is not good enough, Money must
be províded because the Minístry of CuIture has
classiííed this area as a hìstoric síte. we don’t take
steps, we will be responsỉble for losing the drawings for
the next generation.’

8 What does ‘they’ reter to in líne 6?
A the rocks
B the French Alps
c the dravvings
D the tourist sites
9 Jean Clottes says that people who visit the mountain
A do not believe the dravvings are old.
B betieve they are allowed to paint tiiere.
c think the drawings shoulđ be left alone.
D assume the drawings wil! not change.
10 According to Clottes, some of the visitors to the area have
A helped to clean the dravvings.
B taken bits of the rock home.
c been unable to take photographs.
D misunderstood what the pictures mean.
11 Henry de Lumley is keen to
A set up research projects.
B sateguard public rights.
c keep out individual visitors.
D ban traffic in the area.
12 Cíottes disagrees with Henry đe Lumley's suggestion because he thinks
A il won’t work.
B visitors will protest about iỉ.
c he has a better idea.
D it will annoy local people.
13 David Lavergne would prefer to
A limit the number of visitors to the site.
Đ arrange security to protect the site.
c reduce the overaỉl area of the site.
D use tourist fees to tinance repairs on the site.
14 Which word best describes Anrsie Echassoux’s attitude?
A determined
B despairing
c untorgỉving
D understanding
15 This articie has been vvritten about Mont Bego to
A advertise the closure of the site.
B wam visitors aboul the dangers of the site.
c encourage scientists to visit the site.
D describe íears about the tuture of the site.
Paper I Reading

Test i
You are going to read a magazine inlervi8w with a sportswoman. Eight sentences have
been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-l the one which fits each
gap (16-22). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Part 3
The
IVeiball
Captaỉn
In o u r serles UI1 nom en in sport,
Suzie Ellis weụt 10 m eel Englan(j’s
netball captain.
Kendra Slawinski is captain of
England's netball team. when I met her,
she'd had a typical day for the weeks
leading up to next month's W orld
Championships: a day's teaching at a
local school followed by a training
session in the local supermarket car park.
'Don'tyou get strange looks?' I asked her.
might notice cars sỉow downI 1MIiy III UUYYII
oưt of the corner of my eye, bưt that's all.'
'M y whole life now is all about making
sure l'm at my absolute best for the
Championships/ says Kendra.
Cbampions
' These are her fourfh World
ìips and they are guaranteed
to be the biggest ever, with 27 nations
ỉaking part.
'W e'll have home support behind ưs,
which ỉs so special/ she says. 'And
it's important that the reputation of
netball in this country should be
improved. i i s i i A home crowd will
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have expectations and gỉve more
support. People will expect us to start the
tournament with a good game.'
Their first game is against Barbados
and it comes immediately after the
opening ceremony. 'Ị tô They havei/AịlỉĩẤiiịi
lots of ability.'
The England team are currently ranked
íourth in the world. But, as Kendra points

Paper ỉ Reading
our, fhe World Championships will be
tougih. "You have to push yourselí to play
eodì day, tfiere's no rest between games
cs ‘m a series. And you can still win an
rểm notional series if you lose the first
game.
In the fifteen years since she has been
píoying at top level, the sport has become
harổer, faster. On court, players are more
aggressive. 'You don't do all that training
r>ot to come out a winner/ says Kendra.
■ I ~ | We're all íriendlier after the
game.
Netbaỉl is also taking a far more
scientiíỉc approach to íitness testing,
'It is essentíal that we all think and train
like world<lass players/ says Kendra.
< n —a a g I see my role as supporting
and encouraging íhe rest of the team.'
'From the very begínrúng, my netball
career ha$ always been careíully
planned/ she says. '
Doubíless she will coach young píayers in
fhe Kiture, but at the moment her eyes are
firmly set on her last big event. As
she leads out her team in the opening
candlelight ceremony, she is more than
likely to have a tear in her eye.
A Bưt the championships are different
because there's only one chance and
you have to be ready to make the
most of it.
B In fact, some of them help me with
my speed and ball-skills training.
c But once the final whistle b!ows, you
become a different person.
D So I took the decision some time ago
that this compeíition would be the
end of it as far as playing is
concerned.
E l'm on a strict timetable to gain
maximum fitness for them.
F As far as l'm aware, we have always
beaten them, but theyll be exciting to
play.
G As captain, I think it's important that
I have a strong meníal attitude and
lead by example.
H As a result of playing here, there will
be more pressure than we're used to.
I l'm too involved in what l'm doing
- concentrating on my movements
and my feet - to see anything else.
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Test I
You are going to read a magazine article about job interviews. For questions 23-35,
decide which of the people holđ these opinions. Choose from the list of people {A-l).
Some of the people may be chosen more than once. When more than one ansvver is
required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the begìnning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet
Part 4
People
A Mary Pearce F Atbert Mehrabian
B Head Teacher G Sheila Rice
c Simon Grant H David Artesio
D Janet Goodwood 1 Marian Woodall
E Director of Personnel
Which person or peopìe hold(s) these opinions?
You should not taik too much.
You should not appear too keen.
Intervievvees should prepare what they want to say.
The more important the job, the better you should dress.
Intervievvers can tell how candidates feel.
Punctuality is more important than appearance.
Faulty communication can affect your chances of success.
The way you dress reílects your attitude to a job.
Character is not the interviewer’s main interest.
People should be able to wear what they like.
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T H Á I Q U A N G T U A N P a p e r! Reading
F
irst impres5Ìons are often lasting ones. Studies
sfw>w that people form impressions about
J5 wrthir> the first few minutes of meeting. They
oúserve how we dress, oưr eye contact, our
oođy movement and how fast or slowly we talk,
our volume and tone of voice as well as our
actual words.
lẩary Pearce studied to be a teacher. She says, 'ì
worked hard to earn my degree. When I finally
graduated I was very coníident.' She applìed for a
job at a nearby prim ary school and got an
intervievv w ith the Head Teacher. 'I noticed a small
hole in my jacket that morning,' she recalls. 'J
would have changed, but I knew it vvould make me
late, and I alvvays think it's im portant to be on
tm e .' Mary didn't get the job. In fact, one o f her
friends who also teaches at the school toid her the
Head Teacher*s only comment wasr 'lf someone
doesn't take the tim e to present her best image at
an interview, what kind o f teacher is she going to
be?'
As Simon Grartt, hotel manager, says: 'lntervỉewees
who look as if theỵ care about themselves are more
lìkely to care about their jobs. People think it's
what's inside that counts, but in an intervievv ỵou
should aim to come across in the best possible
way.'
Yet many people ignore the ìmportance o f
having a professional image. For example, Janet
Goodwood worked fo r ten years as an
admínistrative assistant in a large accounting ỉirm .
When the office manager retired, she applied for
the position but wasnJt even given an intervievv.
'I thought it was a mistake so I asked the Director
of Personnei vvhat had happened/ she says,
‘He told me I didn't fit the image of an office
manager. He suggested I improve my wardrobe
beỉore I appíied again for prom otion, I was
shocked. I do a very good job and the way I dress
shouídn't make any dỉfference.'
Movement and gestures w ill also influence an
interviewer's first impression of a candidate.
Psychologist Albert Mehrabian has discovered
that 7% of any message about oưr feelings and
attitudes comes from the words we use, 3B% from
our voice and â surprising 55% from our
■faáal expressions. When our facial expressions and
our words send d iffe re n t messages the
listener w ill put more weíght on the non-verbal
message, So make sure your words agree wíth your
body íanguage. Mixed messages w ill only coníuse
the intervìewer.
It is also im portant not to appear too desperate
fo r the job or too eager to please. w hen sheila
Rice, a m arketing specialist, applied fo r a
prom otion her intervfew went so well she was
oítered the job on the spot. 'I was delighted/ she
recalls. 'But I reacted to the offer w ith too much
enthusiasm, Once the boss sensed how excited I
was, he knew I wasn't going to turn him down.
Consequently, he offered me a lovver salary than
rd hoped for. I'm sure I could have got more had I
managed to control my excitement.'
Finally, a consideration o f what we say and how we
say it w il| contribute to the success o f an
intervievv. Davỉd Artesio, the manager o f an
employment agency, suggests that it's a good iđea
to inform yourselí about the company beíore
you go for an interview. 'The annual report, for
example, w ill tell you about areas o f company
involvem ent. M ention an area th a t interests
you during the interview. This w ill give a positive
note and convince others o f your interest in
the company/
Business consultant Marian Woodall suggests you
have a few questions ready and avoid speaking
in long, coníused sentences. As she puts ít, 'Poor
communicators talk in paragraphs. Successíul
communicators talk in short sentences and even in
highlighted points.’
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Test ì
PAPER 2 VVRITING (1 hour 30 minutes)
Part 1
You must answer this question.
1 You are staying in Britain and have recently been to a locaí art exhibition. You
enjoyed the exhibition but you have some suggestions to make so that the next one
will be better organised.
Read the advertisement for the exhibition and the noĩes you have made besiđe it.
Then write a letter to the organiser, giving your opinion of thỉs year’s exhibition and
makirig ýour suggestions for next year.
C-ooẠ iẠíữ. A nnuaj)Exhibitìon
by ỉocal arti$t$
oiI!
'Art inourToivn'
y ƠAÊS
Come and enỉoy this year's exhibìtĩon.
There are over 250fotxeỉlerư)vorks of art,
includmg pamtmgs, photographs,
sculptures and pots - all done by local people.
Everything is for sale - at reasonable prices.
The exhibition is open at the^own Halĩ
every day for a month from 10am-6pm.
Charge £3.00
8nỉlíơAf!
Toe rvodv
í m * fvơít
Wríte a letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate styíe on the opposite
page. Do not vvrite any addresses.
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Tesĩ ỉ
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180
words in an appropriate style on the next page. Put the question number in the box.
2 You work as a íocal tour guíde. An international travel company has asked you lo
vvrite a report on a new hotel which has just opened in your town. You shouíd
comment in the report on the hotel's tacilities and say vvhether you think the hotel
would be suitable for inlernational tourisls.
Write your report.
3 You have been invited to write a short story for an international young people’s
magazine. The story must begin with the words:
When they met for the ỉirst time, Paul knew immeơiately that they vvould be
good ừiends.
Write your story.
4 This is part of a leiter which you receiveđ from a pen triend:
Part 2
My neighỈPOurõ are viõitíng yo u r co u n try th i5 year fo r th ớ ir fir s t ever
holiday abroaả and th e y w ant to know aboưt th e food and drink.
W hat typ ica l dìehee would yơu recommend? W hat do people Uỗually
ha ve to drink?
Write a letter, giving your pen íriend the relevant intormation. Do not vvrite
any addresses.
5 Ansvver one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of these set
books. Write (a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the queslion box, and the title of
the book next to the box.
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Crime Never Pays - Oxíord Bookvvorms Collection
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
The Oid Man and the Sea - Errtest Hemingvvay
Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar AIlan Poe
Either (a) Which character in the book or in one of the short storiesdo you most
dislike? Write a composition, giving the reasons for your choice.
Or (b) TALKÌNG BOOKS - recordings of well-known books on cassettes - are
becomíng very popular. You have been asked to write anarticle for an
English magazine, saying how well the book or one of the short stories
you have read would work on cassette, and what some of the problems
might be.
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Tesỉ I
PAPER 3 USE 0F ENGLISH {1 hour 15 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits
each space. There is an exampỉe at the beginning (0).
Mark your ansvvers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Example:
0 A causes B results c leads D invents
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES
The volume of tra#fic in many oities in the vvorld today continues to expand. This
(0) ..... many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater
risk (1) ...... accidents.Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult lo
(2) people to change their habits arìđ leave their cars at home.
One possible (3) ...... is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by
(4) ..... charges for parking and (5) ...... tougherfines for anyone who (6) the
!aw. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different
times of the day. This System, (7) ..... as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a
(8) ...... ofcities, usỉng a special electronic card (9) ...... lo the windscreen of the car.
Another way of (10) ..... with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the
01) ...... °f City, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre.
Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus Service for the (12) ...... stageof
their journey.
course, the most important (13) ..... is to provide goođ public transport. However
to get people to (14) the comíort of theír cars, public transport must be felt to be
reliable, convenient and comíortable, with fares (15) ...... atan acceptable level.

Paper 3 ưse ọ f English
1 A of B for c about D by
2 A make B arrange c suggest D persuade
3 A approach B manner c custom D style
4 A enlarging B increasing c growing D developing
5 A carrying down B putting off c bringing in D taking away
6 A crosses B retuses c breaks D cracks
7 A named B seen c called D knovvn
8 A quantity B number c total D sum
9 A tixeđ B joined c built D placeđ
10 A doing B handling c dealing D solving
11 A outskirts B border c outside D limit
12 A late B end c complete D final
13 A thought B thing c work D event
14 A pass on B throvv away c give up D íeave out
15 A taken B kept c given D stood

Test ì
For questions 16-30, read the text below and ttiink of the word which best fits each
space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Part 2
Example:
.........
UNIDENTIRED FLYÍNG OBJECTS
Frankiin Roberts wa$ a commercial airline pilot with (0) ..ữìữCộ.. than 21,000 hours of
ílying time behind him. However, in (16) ............ of his great experience, he couỉd not
explain something (17) ............ happened to him in the summer of 1981. As he was
f!yịng over Lake Michigan, an object appeared in the sky which took him completely
(18) ............ surprise. Whatever it was, it raced through the sky ahead <19) ............
hỉs plane and then turnôđ acrỡss his path, belore linaily disappearing (20) ............
the distance.
(21) ............ is the kind of incident that tascinates Richard Haines, a psychologist
(22) ....... ... vverks al a research institute in Calitornia, and investigates reports
like these (23) a hobby. Over the last tweíve years, he (24) ............ collected
thousands o1 reports on UFOs seen by plane crews. He has concentrated {25) ............
the stories told to him by pilots, (26) ............ he beiieves they are more likely to be
accuraíe. Pilots are trained in observatíon and make reỉiable witnesses. They would
generaíly know what they were looking at (27) .............. ítwere something tamiliar.
Critics of Haires’s work say that there is, in faet, (28) ............. specialabout pilots.
They claim that pilots are as capable of making mistakes as (29) ............ else.
Hovvever, none of this has stopped Haínes, who continues to investigate UFO reports
(30) ............ enthusiasm.
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Paper 3 Use o/English
For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so Ihat it has a simiíar meaning to
the first sentence, using the vvord given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and fjve words, including the word given.
Here is an example (0).
Exampie:
0 You must do exactly what the manager teíls you.
carry
You must ............................................................... instructions exactly.
The gap can be tilled by the words ‘carry out the manager’s‘ so you write:
Part3
Write only the missing words on Ihe separate answer sheet.
31 'lf I were you Jane, l’d take an umbrella and a raincoat!’ saìd Annabel.
advised
Annabel .............................................................. an umbrella and a raincoat.
32 Nobody apart from my mother thought I would win the race.
person
My mother thought I would win Ihe race.
33 Thomas would have gone to the meeting if he had not been so tired.
tired
Thomas was .............................................................. to the meeting.
34 The svvitchboard operator connected me to the manager.
put
The svvitchboard operator .............................................................. the manager.
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35 There are very few buildings in the otd City higher than this.
one
This is buildings in the old City.
36 lf we’d arrived a moment later we would have missed the ferry.
in
We arrived the terry.
37 Andrevv set otf for Ihe supermarket despite the heavy rain.
though
Andrew set off for the supermarket, even .......................................................... .
38 He decided that it wasn’t worth continuing the course.
point
He decided that .............................................................. continuing the course.
39 The cinema was practically empty.
hardly
There ............................................ the cinema.
40 We couldn’t solve the problem.
solutíon
We were unable the problem.

Paper 3 Use ọ f Englỉsh
Por questions 41-55, read the text below and look caretully at each line. Some of the
ines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
f a frie is correct, put a tick (✓) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line
nas a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate ansvver sheet.
There are two examples at the beginníng {0 and 00).
Examptes:
Part 4
LETTER OF APPLICATION
0 As you will see írom my curriculum vitae, I have
00 attended to university, where I studied English and
41 Law. After íinishing my course, I took out a job in a
42 travel ạgency in Paris and now I organise few lours
43 for people who wanting to go to Australia and the United
♦4 States. Although I enjoy this very much, I feel I need to get
45 more experience and it would seems to me that vvorking as
46 a specialised tour guide in England vvould help me for do
47 that. I would rather work in an English-speaking
48 coưntry, as I need to practise my English. I spenl one
49 year at London University, which it was most useíul. 1
50 did much conversation classes and at first ỉ thought that
51 I would find them diffícult. However, they turneđ oưt
52 to be very enịoyable. I will have no any difficulty in
53 coming to England for an intervievv if you will let me know
54 in plenty of the time. I enclose details of my present
55 employer who will be too píeased to send you a reterence.

For questions 56-65, read the text belovv. Use the word given in capitals at the enđ of
each line to form a word thai fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at
the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
BOOKS
Nearly aíl the (0) diĩ.GỌỵeriẹ.ệ. that have been made through the ages
can be íound in books. The (56) ...... ofthe book is one of humankind’s
greatest (57) ...... ,the ỉmportance of which cannot be overestimated.
BooKs are very adaptable, providing us with both (58) ...... andiníormation.
The (59) ...... ofbooks began in Ancient Egypt, Ihough not in a form that
is (60) ..... to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have
some (61) ..... to the ones we read now. Until the middỉe of the 15th
century, in Europe, all books were (62) ..... by hand. They were oíten
beautitulty ilỉustrated and always rare and (63) With printing came
the (64) ...... ofcheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books,
making (65) more widespread and accessible.
DISCOVER
INVENT
ACHIEVE
ENTERTAIN
PRODUCE
RECOGNISE
SIMILAR
WRITE
EXPENSE
POSSIBLE
KNOW

Paper 4 Listening
PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
Yoti will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8 choose the
best ansvver, A, B or c.
1 You hear a vvoman talking to a rai!way official.
What is the situation?
A She reíuses to pay extra.
B She hasn’t got a tickeí.
c She war»ts to leave her luggage,
2 You hear someone being ir>tervíeweđ on the radio
Who is the speaker?
A a tourisl guide
B a íeacher
• c a writerTv
3 Listen to this woman talking on the telephone to a shop assistant
about something she has bought.
What teeling does she express?
A amusement
• B disbeliet
c shock
4 Lỉsten to this student talking to her friend.
What does she want him to do?
• A hand in her homework
B do her homevvork
c collect her homework
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5 Listen to this man reporting on the radio about a tootbali match.
VVhat was the result of the match?
A Liverpool won.
B Newcaslle won.
c It was a đraw.
6 You overhear two people talking about a fiỉm.
Whai does the woman think aboui it?
A It is realistic.
B it is inaccurate.
c It has some exciting parts.
7 In a hoteí, you overhear a vvoman talking to a group of people.
Who are they?
A tourists
B staff members
c journalists
8 Listen to this woman inviting a íriend to go on holiday.
Where are they going to stay?
Test /
A in a tent
B in a hotel
c in a caravan
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Paper 4 Listening
You will hear part of a radio programme about a competition students can enter in order
to win a visit to the European Space Agency. For questions 9-18, fill in the answers.
Part 2
When does the competition take place?
How many vvinners wíll there be?
What is ihe environment in the plane compared to?
How long wiỉl the passengers feel weightless?
Who chooses the winners of the competition?
How many previolis competitions have there been?
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What did the students put in the table to stop the
pizza moving?
What happened to the pizza slices after they
had been cut? ■
What nationality were the students who did
the candle experiment?
What shape was the flame of the canđle?
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Tesí ỉ
You will hear live different people talking about their work, which is in some way
connected with crime. For questions 19-23, choose from the list A-F who each speaker
is. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
Part 3
A a policeman
B a noveí vvriter
c a lawyer
D a jưdge
E a doctor
speaker1
speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4 i m
Speaker 5
F â reporter
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Paper 4 Listening
You wiil hear part of a radio programme about an organisation called BUNAC, vvhich
helps British students find temporary work in the USA, Canada and Australia. For
questions 24-30, decide which of the statements are TRUE and which are FALSE. Write
T for TRUE or F for FALSE in the box provided.
24 It is easier to find work abroad with voiuntary organisations.
25 Only university stuđents can apply to work in a summer camp.
26 You can oniy get a free flight if you work with children.
27 You can work in Canađa for longer than in the USA.
28 Kathryn worked in an office in Australia for a year betore travelling around.
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29 Kathryn’s experience has made her teel more sure of herselí.
30 BUNAC wiỉl provide heỉp if you get into đitíiculties.
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Test I
PAPER 5 SPEAKING (14 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
You take the Speaking test with another candidate, reterred to here as your partner.
There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other WÍIJ be
listening. Both examiners will award marks.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
The examiner asks you and your partner questíons about yourseíves. You may be asked
about things like ‘your home town’, ‘your interests', ‘your career plans’ etc
Part 2 (4 minutes)
The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one
minutG. The examinef then asks your partner a question about your photographs and
your partner responds brietly.
Then the examiner gives your partner two different photographs. Your partner talks
about these photographs for one minute, This tíme the examiner asks you a questỉon
about your partner’5 pholographs and you respond brieíly.
Part 3 (3 minutes)
The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a
problem or try to come to a decision aboul something. For example, you might be asked
to decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives
you a picture to help you but does not join in the conversation.
Part 4 (4 minutes)
The examỉner joins in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general way
about what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questíons but you and your
partner are also expected to dsvelop the conversation.

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PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
You are going to read a nevvspaper article about people who go to vvatch TV
programmes being made. Choose from the list A-l the sentence which best summarises
each part {1-7) of the article. There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
There is an example at the begrnnìng (0).
Mark your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet.
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Studio audiences consist of all kinds of people.
For some people, being in a studio audience is
preferable io watching television at home.
Common ideas about what happens when
you are in a studio aiidience are not a!ways
correct.
Studio audiences play an important part in the
making of television programmes.
Members of studio audiences are sometimes
not regarded with respect.
Despite the disadvantages, it is enjoyabỉe ío
be in a studio audience.
It is hard for some people to understand the
reasons for wanting to be in a studio audience.
People become part of a studio audience for
various reasons.
Viewers wonder what kind of peopíe are in
studio audiences.
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Paper ỉ Reading
Studio Audiences
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I Whot’s ít like to be in the audience when ơ television progrơmme is being made?
Cosmo Landesman found out.
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ị fề | t
ị Lise technical đjffìculties,stuđio audiences are just
I anocher common íeature of television life, and yet
to ntany of us they remaín a mystery. Watchmg
ứiem geưing excíted on game shows, for exam-
we sỉt back and ask ourselves - just who are
diese people?
_________________________________________
Of all the audiences for lỉve entertaỉnment, the
studio variety is widely considered to be the
k>west of the low. I have heard it said that even
people who vvork in television treat studỉo
auđiences with scorn - or, as one cameraman put
Ft,‘like cattle’.
2 1
I had assumed that studỉo audiences were made
up of silly people desperate for two seconds of
fame. But there*s no such thing as a typical studio
audience.They come from all classes, proíessions
and ỉncome groups. Televisỉon tries to attract
different types of people for different types of
programme.
3 _____________
Those of us who prefer to watch televỉsion from
home carVt see why anyone vvould vvant to watch
television írom a studio. W hy would anyone
bother to apply for tickets, travel long distances,
and suffer hours of boredom in the díscomíort of
a studio just to watch what they can see at home?
4
One theory is that people hope that for a second
they míght appear on teỉevisỉon. I didrTt believe
this until í spoke toAngela.Why had she co m e rit
was a chance to appear on televisỉon.’ Another
theory ỉs that people are curious to take a ỉook
behind the scenes. But the most common
explanation I heard was simply a case of ‘a íriend
gave me a ticket
Few of us have ever sat in a studio audience, yet
we think we can ỉmagine what ít is like. You sít
there, squashed among strangers, while someone
flashes Cârds with APPLAUD or LAUGH on them
- and you clap o r laugh accordỉngly. This may
reflect the reality of some televisỉon, but not ail by
any means. As one studio manager puts ĩt, 'We
always assume a show will be good enough not to
need these sígns.’
M ________________________________________
But is there any real difference betweerì what you
experience in a studỉo and what you see on your
teíevision at home? For Claire, sitting in a studio
is ‘more exciting’, whỉỉe Charíotte lỉked the
íeeling of ỉnvolvement wỉth live television. ‘Last
year I saw my íavourite comedian. When you see
him on televỉsion at home you miss out on a Jot’
m ____________________
W hat I mỉssed out on was the sight of Irve actors
- from where Jwas sỉtting aỉl I could see was the
back of somebody^ head. The opening scenes
were shot so far from where 1sat that í ended up
vvatching the show on a studio monitor. Going
to a studio may be a terrible way to watch
televísion, but thafs not what's important, For
most of the audience it was simply fun and a free
night of entertainment.
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are going to read an extract from a book. For questions 8-14, choose the answer
B, c or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
your answers on the separate answer sheet.
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í In t.e r-R a il lio lid a y . M y ho<ìy c o u ld n ’t ta k c any m o r e p u n is lư rie n t.. M y m in d c o u ld i/ t d e a l w i t Ị i : 'ẩ ^ |
m o re fo r e ig ji tim e i.â b le s, c u rre u c ie s o r la iìg u a g e s.
'N e v e r a g a in / I s a id , as ĩ s te p p e d o n lo h o m e g r o a n d . I said e x a c d y th e saine tb in g rh e ío lìo ii^ ỉiậ ^
year. A n d th e tie x L AU I h a d to đ o w a s b u y o n e tra ừ i tic k e t an d , b e cause 1 waí> lu id e r fvven ly -fì ve;ỴệịệỉỆ
o ld , 1 c o u ld s p c iìd a w h o le in o m h g o iiìg a n y w b e re I vva n te d ỉn E u ro p e . O r d in a r y be đs are nevẹ^-tị”
san ìe o n c e y o u v e k a r n t to sleep in th e c o r r id o r o f a tra in , the r liy t h m r o c k in g ỴOU in to a < le e p ịậ t | ^ |
C a rry in g a ll y o a r p o ssessions o n y o u r b a c k in a m c k s a c k n ia k e s y o u havc a ve.ry b a s ic â p p ro a c ặ ir'
tra v e l, a n d e n c o u ra g e s in c re d ib le w a s te fu ln e s s tb a t ca n le a d to l^ u rn in g so cks ( lia t h a v c b e coiriỊậíệ g
10 a n ti-s o c ia l, a n d g e ttin g r id o f b o o k s v h c n rm is h e d . O n th c o th e r h a n d , th is w a y o f lo o k in g
is e n tire ly in ih e s p ir it o f ’ In te r-R a il, fb r c o n ìm o a i scn sc a n d re a s o n in g caTì be. tlư o v v n o u t o
v in d o Ỵ a lo n g w it h th e p a p c rb a c k b o o k a iid the. so cks. A ll ic takes 10 a ch ie ve tb is ca re íre e a ttitụ d fè |
o n e o f ih o s e tic líe ts in y o u r h a n d .
A n y s y s te m ih a t e n a b le s y o iu ig p e o p k to ư a v c l th r o u g h c o u n trie s at a ra tc o f m o re th a n o n e
n m s i be p r e tty sp e ciâ l. O n th a i íir s t tr ip , m y ír ie n d s a iid 1 w c re aL íìr s t u n a w a re o f th c p o s s ib ilit í ^ l^ ^
tb is ly p e o f tra ứ i tic k e t, th iu k iằ ig i t w a s ju s t an in c x p e ĩìs iv e w a y o f g e itiu g to a a d fr o m o u r
c a m p -s ite in S o u th e rn fra n c e . B u t ih e id e â o f n o n -.s to p tra ve l p ro v e d lo o te n ip tia g , fo r th e re va s a te ạ ị
ịu s t o n e m o re c o v in ư ỵ o v e r tíie b o rd e r, a ìw a ys th a t little b it íu r lh e r to g o . A n d vvha t < iid th e c x tra
c o s t us? N o th ín g . ;ỵ $ Ệ
W e we.re not. c o m p le td y im in te re s te d in c u llu r e . B u t tliĩs w a s a í lr s t h o lid a y w ith o u ( p a re n tổ ,
w a s f o r ra o s t o th e r ln te .r-R a ile rs , a.nd in o rg a n is in g o u r o w ii t im c u b le v e le í i o u t ev& yĩịịịgpắỉ
e x c c p t th e m o sc in iiT ic d ia te ly a va ila b le s ig h ts . T h is w a s the. c h a n c e to escape ih c g u id e d to ự g ỉiỉỊ!
o p p o r r u n ity to d o s o m c ih iiìg c liữ è rc n t. I to o k g re a t p r id e iiì th e fa c t Chat, in in a iìỵ places, a il l ờtHỊỊệté*
be b o th e rc d to see w a s th e v ic w f r o m th e stacio n. W e w c re ịu s t th e re to g e t by, a n d to ìiave a g o o d ề * *
( lo iiig so. I n th is w e w e rc n o d iíĩe re m fr o m m o s t o f th e o th e r In te r-R a ik r s v ith w h o m w e sh . , w
c o r r id o r ílo o rs , fo o < ỉ a n d -Wâter, n io n e y a n d m u s ic . :; ọ §
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a n arn e. I t ia as i f th e c ũ y in w h ic h y o u a r riv e n e v e r ac lu a lly e x is te d un.ti) ứ ie traiTi p u ils i n . ị t ^ Ẹ
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hịịỊỊỊỊÌỄ
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a ttitu d e s a n d liíe s ty le s , ca n y o u re a ily h a v c a n a ccu ra te p ic tu r e o f ilie c o n tin c n t in y o iư rxỊỊấếỄẵ
K v e ry b o d y k i)0 -ws w h a t is th e rc , b u t i t is m c a n iiig le s s u n til y o u v ie w i t y o u r s d í. T b is is vvhat
o th e r p e o p lc*s h o lid a y p h o to s so b o rin g . ■ :;ịỉiỉm
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p e rs o n a ì e x p e ric n c c . E u ro p e ís a b ig p la ce , a n d In tc r-R a il g ive s p e o p le tlìc b e s t o p p o r t u n it ^ i- l
re c o g n is e tlù s ... d io v ig lì iu o u r case it < ỉid i)*t h a p p c i) iư im e d ia te ly . .::i!ỊỊỈ&

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8 Aỉ the end of his first trip, the writer said ‘Never again’ because
A he felt ill.
B he dislìked trains.
c he was tired trom the journey.
D he had iost money.
9 What does the writer mean by ‘this way of looking ai life’ in line 10?
A worrying about your clothes
B throwing unwanted things away
c behaving in an anti-social way
D looking after your possessions
10 Why did the vvriter originally buy an Inter-Rail ticket?
A to go on a tour of Europe
B to meet other young people
c to see a lot of íamous places
D to get lo one place cheaply
11 What the vvriter liked about travelling without his parents was that
A he could see more interesting places.
B he could spendmore time sighiseeing.
c he couíd stayaway írom home longer.
D he couldrmake his own decisions.
12 On his first trip, Ihe writer íound that the other young Inter-Railers were
A unselíish.
B irresponsible.
c badiy organised.
D concerned about money.
13 What does ‘it’ in line 29 refer to?
A a name
B Ihe City
c the train
D the station
14 According to the writer, other people‘s holiday photos can be boring if
A they are badly taken.
B they are similar to your own.
c you haven’t visited the same place.
D you could have done better yourself.
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Test 2
Part 3
You are going to read a magazine article about letter writing. Eight sentences have been
removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-l the one which fits each gap
(15-21). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
Drop me a
In our fast world of phones, fax machines
and computers, the old-fashioned art
of letter writing is at risk of disappearing
altogether. There IS the
excitement of its arrival, the pleasure of
seeing who it is from and, tinally, the
enjoyment of the contents.
Letter writing has been part of my life for
as long as i can remember. Ít probably
began with the little notes I would vvrite
to my mother. My mother, also, always
insisted ! vvrite my own thank-you
letters for Christmas and birthday presents.
When I left home at 18 to train as a
doctor in London, I would write once a
vveek, and so would my mother.
Occasionally my father would write and it
was always a joy to receive his long,
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we also made phone calls but it is the
letters I remember most.
There were also letters from my
boyíriends. In my youth I seemed to attract
people who had to work or study away
at some time and I was only able to stay
in touch by correspondence.
found that I could often express mysett
more easily in vvriting than by talking.
I love the letters that come with
birthday or Christmas cards. I
And it's better stiil when it's an airmail
envelope with beautiful stamps. My
overseas letters arrive from Mangala in Sri
Lanka, from someone I trained with over 20
years ago, and ! have a peníriend in
Australia and another in Vancouver.
Then there's the lady who writes to me
from France. If we hadn't started talking in
a restaurant on the way home from
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' holiday, if my husband hadn't taken her
photo and if I hadn't asked her for her
address, I would never have been able to
write to her. As ỉt isr we now
have a regular correspondence. I can
ĩmprove my French (she speaks no
English); we have stayeđ at her home twice
and she has stayed with us.
My biggest letter-vvriting success,
however, came this summer, when my
family and I stayed with my American
penfriend in Texas. Everyone
was amazed that a correspondence could
last so long. The ỉocal press even
considered the correspondence vvorth
reporting on the írorìt page.
I am pleased that my children are
carrying on the tradition. Like my mother
beíore me, I insỉst they write their own
thank-you letters. My daughter vvrites me
little letters, just as I did to my mother.
'WÊẾ I strongly urge readers not to
allow letter writing to become another
'lost art'.
A Most of the letters from home contained just everyday
events concerning my parents and their triends.
B We had been corresponding for 29 years but had never met.
c It didn't matter how short or untidy they were as long as they
were letters.
D Notes are appreciated, but how much better to have a year's
supply of news!
E Poor handvvriting can spoil your enjoyment of a letter.
F But instead of harming the relationships, letter writing
seemed to improve them.
G She and my son have penírienđs ữf their own in Texas,
organised by my peníriend.
H More important, if she hadn’t replỉed, we would be the
poorer for it.
I Yet, to me, there is something about receiving a letter that
cannot be matched by any other form of communication.
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Test 2
Part 4
You are going to read some information about tive women who have started businesses
from their homes in the countryside. For questions 22-35, choose from the women
(A-E). The women may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is
required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet-
Which woman or women
has international contacts?
don’t employ anyone?
were initiallỵ short of money?
needs to be avaílable outside office hours?
has tound a separate vvorkpiace?
has suffered setbacks in her business?
have changeđ their roies in their companies?
charge less to be able to compete more easily?
depends oniy on personal recommendation?
has had to make an unpleasant decision?
produces work mostly for local people?
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Running a business in the countryside
Five women talk about their experiences setỉing up a business in the countrysỉde.
0 'My customers are friends/ says CHRISTINE
HOGAN, who runs a computer-aided design
busíness with a tumovcr of over £200,000 a year
and four full-time employees. 'My husband and I
moved out of London to the country when our
children were small?and I wanted work I could do
at home. I had worked with computers beíore ĩ
was married, so my husbanđ suggested I set up a
computer-aided design busíness. It needed a huge
amount of money and things were dilĩicult in the
beginning. But I havc been very carefuJ, making
sure that 1told the bank manager if I was likely to
overspend. Being in Ihc house is a big saving, and
1can carry on working in the evening if I want, It
has remained a small business. We hardly ever
deliver work - peoplc írom the area tend lo collect
it from us.’
0 1 enjoy being mđcpendent/ says MAGGY
SASANOW, wlĩỏ works from home as a desỉgĩicr
of greetings cards. ‘I lĩained in art at universily,
and wanted to work in a rnuseum* But when T
married, we went co live in the countryside, vvherc
there wasn’t that sort of work. So I decided to set
up my own business and ĩ produce a range of 50
greeúngs cards which I scll to museums. I work in
a bíg room upstairs. The disadvantage of workiĩig
from home is that therc is always somethins that
needs đoing “ ìike mowing the lawn. My business
comes completely by word of mouth - I don’t
advertíse at all. Pcopie send work đown from
London as I am eheaper than olhcr artists.
Working alone, I don'i get to exchange idcas with
other people any more. but generalỉy there are
more advantagcs than dísadvantages.’
Q i t has been hard aL times/ says DELIA
TURNER, whose curlain-making busìness has
seen good times and bad. 'ĩ started my business
eight years ago. Then this type of busìncss was
expanding, and in two years my tumover went
from £24,000 to £80,000, I used lo manage
SL íulMime curtain-makers. But I had to sack
them bccause of the decline in thc economy,
which was painful because ÌL is not easy to find
other jobs in this area. I am right back almost to
where ỉ started, making the curtains at home
myself, wìth my husband’s help, and using women
who work from their homes. Thave Lo be prepared
lo cut my prices when it’s necessary and to look at
dìffcrent opportunities.’
ĩỉi TESSA STRICKLAND runs the editorial and
production sidc of her childretvs book
publishing business from her íarmhouse. ‘I movcd
to the countrysíđe three years ago for two reasons.
The iưst was fínancial, because London was so
expensive, and the second was because I love the
country. I enjoy bcing able to work when I want
to. Eighty per cent of my income comes from
deals wiih Australia, the Far East and North
America, so Thave to take calls at odđ hours. The
disadvanlagc Ỉ5 that it requires discipline 10 shut
the offícc door. ĩ publish children’s books frt>m
cultures around the world, working with authữTS
and artists. All my proíessional experience had
been in London, so 1 used to feel very alone at
rirsL1
H M E G R1VERS runs a cakes-by-post business
and a shop wilh a tumover of £250,000 a ỵear and
employs six pcople, some part-tiine. *I starled ten
years ago at hi)me. I am very interested in hcalth,
so I startcd making fruit cakes, usíng good quality
flour and cggs. Then 1 started getting rcqucsts
from friends and relativesTand soon I was sending
cakes all ovcr the country, Seven years ago T
rented a small building and everything is made
there - we have a baker and assìslant, and a
proĩessional cake-icer. I don’t cook at aJJ now, as I
run the commercial side. My grealest problem has
bccn the financial sỉde of the busincss, whjch has
been diíficult simply becausc wc dicln1t have an
enormous amount of money to sct up with/
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Test 2
PAPER 2 WRITING (1 hour 30 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U A N
Part 1
Yỡu must answer this questìon.
1 You went on a three-day ABC Citybreaks holiday to Bramville. Uníortunaleiy you
were very disappointed in the holìday and did not enjoy Ĩ1.
Read the ABC Ciĩybreaks advertìsemenl and Ihe notes you made below about the
holiday. Then, using the intormation, wri1e a letter to ABC Citybreaks, complaining
about ihe holiday and asking for some money back. __________
A BC C IT Y B R EA K S TO B R V V IV ĨLLE
B ram ville has sõ m uch to o ffe r: th e la scin a tin g
C athedral, th e Castle, museums and a rt galleries,
a w id ẽ range o f shopping.
• C o m ío rta b le , q u ie t 3 -sta r hotels, c o n v e n ie n t fo r
th e s h o p p m g aréa a n d all th e tó u ris t a ttra ctìo n s.
• Q u ic k , éásy tra ve l by air. tra in o r coach.
You can always rely on ABC Crtybreaks!
C ity
I mueeums & a rt gaịỉeriee were oniy
open on one day
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ASK FŨR SOME MONEY 3ACK
Write a letter of beiween 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite
page. Do not write any addresses.
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Test 2
Part 2
Write an ansvver 10 one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180
vvords in an appropriate styie on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box.
2 You have seen this in
an intemational magazine.
‘a/w .n / _■r-'
Writc and tcO us what you think makes a períect
friendship. The winning article will be published
in our international magazinc and thc winner will
receivc a prize of £1000.
Now write your article lor the magazine.
3 You have had a class discussion aboul the following statement:
lf you don’t make music yourseiỉ, you can’t enịoy oịher people’s music.
Your teacher has now asked you to write a composition, giving your own views on
the statemenl.
Write your composition.
4 This is part of a letter you
receive from a ppn triend-
Write a letter, giving advice to your pen íriend. Do not write any addresses.
5 Answer one oi the followíng two questions based on your reading of one of these set
books. Write (a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the question box, and the title of
Crìme Never Pays - Oxíord Bookvvorms Collection
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
Tales of Mystery anơ Imaginaỉion - Edgar Allan Poe
Either (a) lf you could make a film of the book or of one of the short stories you
have read, which events would you concentrate on? Wríte a composi-
tion, describing these events brietly and explaíning their
importance to the film.
Or (b) ln most stories, there is at least one place which readers remember well.
From the book oe short story you have read, choose one place which
slays in your memory. Write a composition, describing the place and
explaining why it is so special.

PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and dedde which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 A among B with c from D out
Text 2
1 1 1 IS Ế Í i i l I l B l l ì i l
:f;;ìbỊìị.r/íĩi?-ị:
AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE
tn the modern world, there is a wealth o1 leisure activities to choose (0) .......
Entertainment Industries (1) ..... for your ỉeisure time. You can watch TV, listen to
music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a boũk. Sometimes it seems
that reading is (2) ..... because, (3) ..... you’re a íast reader, it can take a (4) .....
amount of time to íinish a noveì, 1or example. But in the (5) ..... world, time is
something that can be in short supply.
Book pubiishers haverVt been (6) ..... to realise thìs and are now selling a product
which needrVt (7) ..... as much oi your time but still tells you an excellent story. The
new product is the audiobook - casselte recordings of shortened novels, often read by
well-known personalities or the authors themselves. Audiobooks are (8) ..... new but
people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing (9) .......
One of the attractions of audiobooks is that theyYe (10) listening to the radio, only
better. You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won!t ever (11) .....
anything. Much of theìr appeal (12) ..... in their tlexibility. They (13) ...... youto do
other things whíle you're listening, such as driving or (14) ..... the housevvork. For some
people audiobooks can be a much more enjoyable way of (15) knovvledge than
reading.
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Paper 3 Use o f English
1 A Chase B compete c oppose D pursue
2 Aneglected B declineđ c iessened D disposed
3 A in spite B no matter c regardless of D even if
4 A plentitul B broad c considerable D lasting
5 A current B new c present D modern
6 A behind B slow c delayed D overdue
7 A take up B fiil out c go through D pass by
ã A partly B approximately c roughly D reiatively
9 A ever since then B all the time c up until now D from then on
10 A as B same c like D both
11 A pass B lack c miss D lose
12 A stands ” B belongs c bases D lies
13 A grant B allow c spare D afford
14 A doing B running c making D cỉeaning
15 A grasping B catching c gaining D raising

Test 2
Part 2
For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
VVrite your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
THE INFERNO SKI RACE
The ỉnferno is the oldest and (0) . .TIQệp.. celebrated of all amateur ski races.
(16) ............ is held every year, on a Saturday in the middle of January, above
(17) ............ remote village of Mũrren in Switzerlarìd- Anyone can take part, as
(18) ............ as they belong to a ski racing Club and pay the race fee.
The Interno (19) .............. strangely enough, a Britiâh ínvention. The story begins with a
íormer tennis racquet salesmars called Henry Lunn, who came up (20) the idea
of the package hoiiday in the early 1900s and began taking groups of British people to
the Alps ior winter sports. Henry’s son, Arnold, grew very fond (21) ............ Miirren
and he tounded a skì C lu b there in 1924, vvhich he called the Kandahar. Four years
(22) seventeen of the club:s members took part (23) ............. the tirst Iníerno
race, from the top of the 2,970 metre Schilthorn mountain to Mùrren below.
In those early days, they (24) ............ to climb for six hours from the railway terminus
in Mũrren (25) ............ the start of the race. Today, racers can use a cable car
which (26) ............. about tvventy minutes. In the first race, the winning time for the
íourteen-kilometre race was one hour, twelve minules. (27) ............ days it tends to be
almost exactly an hour less. Although the skiers are very {28) ............. íasternow,
some things haven't changed. The course, (29) ............ is steep and has Sharp bends,
remains (30) ............. of the most demanding and frightening in the vvorld.
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Paper 3 Use o f Englùh
Part 3
For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaníng to
2he first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
detween two and IIve words, including the word given.
Here is an example {0).
Exampie:
0 You must do exactly what the manager tells you.
carry
You must instructions exactly.
The gap can be tílled by the words ‘carry out the manager's’ so you write:
Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.
31 I can’t belỉeve this is the best room there is!r■
better
There must .................................................. this one!
32 The notice says you have to sign the torms twice.
must
The notice says the íorms .................................... twice.
33 l’m sorry but I cannot lend you any money.
me
l’m sorty but it ........................................... to lend you any nrioney.
34 The joưrney will be about nine hours, whichever route you lake.
matter
!t .............
nine hours.
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35 The last time I went lo Canada was in January 1994.
been
I .............................................................. Canada since January 1994.
36 lt's a waste of time for you to discuss the problem with Jane.
polnt
There’s .............................................................. the problem with Jane.
37 My house is as big as Peter’s.
same
Peter's house ............................................................... mine.
38 Michael is usually punctual so l’m surprised that he’s late.
like
l’m surprised that Michael’s not here yeì because it’s
........................................ late.
39 The committee discussed what to do.
dlscussion
The committee ...................... should be done.
40 Nobody in the group disagreed with the plan except for John.
exception
With .................................................................. everyone in the group agreed with
the ptan.
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Paper 3 Use o f English
Foí questions 41-55, read the text below and look carefully ai each line. Some of the
Snes are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
tt a line is correct, put a tick ự ) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet.
Tiiere are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
Part 4
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CONGRATULATIONS
0 Congratulations on vvinníng of the íennis championship! You must be
00 very pleased, especially since the prize is quite a lot of money.
41 What are you going to spend it on? You could even buy a new car
42 with all that money! You should have be in great shape atter all the
43 training you have been doing. It must be so very hard work, practising
44 ail those hours for every day, but it is worth it in the end, isn’t it?
45 Perhaps you are thinking of going on hoiiday so that you can have
46 a break from tennis and reỉax. Can you tell me exactly what is kind of
47 tennis racquet you chose for the competìtion? If I would get the same,
48 ít might help me to improve my game. Anyway, congratulations on
49 your great victory! I’m still studying English every síngle day and the
50 course has three months to go. I have moved house, as íf you can see
51 from my new ađdress. Make sure you repỉy back to the right address!
52 Your Ias1 letter went to my old ađdress, but it wasn’t by your fault
53 because I hadnì told anyone which i had moved then. Did you know that
54 I have had a job for the last three weeks? I work in a restaurant four
55 evenings a week. I like it, but I đon’t arrive to home until one o’clock in the
morning, which is a bit inconvenient.

Test 2
For questions 56-65, reađ the text below. Use the word given in capitaỉs at the end of
each line to íorm a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at
the beginning (0). VVrite your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet.
Part 5
Example;
A POPULAR WRITER
Emma Harte, in Sarbara Taylor Bradford’s noveỉ, was a poor (0). .lọn.ẹiy.. girl
who became the (56) ...... ovvner of an international Chain of Stores, Lỉke
the vvoman she writes about, Ms Bradỉord is beautilul and (57) She
!eft schoo) at sixteen and became a (58) After tvventy-lhree
years of this work, she made the (59) ..... to start writìng novels.
She is now one of the most (60) -paid novelists in the world. Was Emma
Harte’s story based on Ms Bradford’s own (61) ..... sucxỉessíullite? Tm
aừaid not,’ she said with {62) ......... 'Mylite has been quite đifferent from
Emma Harte’s. She was (63) ..... to be born into a poor tamily, I came
from a middle-class home and l’m (64) ..... married to a rich American
fitm producer. The only thing I share with my heroỉne is her (65) ..... to
work hard.’
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Paper 4 Ustening
PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best ansvver, A, B or C-
1 You hear a woman talking about something she saw.
Who is 1he speaker?
A a shop vvorker
B a customer
c a store detectìve
2 You hear a teacher talking to her colỉeagues.
What does she want them to do?
A talk to the school's Head
B accompany the students
c ask parents to helpti'
3 You hear a man talking about a new purchase.
What has he just bought?
A a van
B a motorbike
c a car
4 You hear part of a radìo play.
Where is the scene taking place?
A a hotel
B an office
c a house
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Test 2
5 Outside a theatre, you overhear two peopie talking about the play
they have just seen, What did the man like about it?
A the acting
B the story
c the stage design
6 You hear part o1 a radio programme about the media.
What is being reviewed?
A a Computer program
B a new book
c a video cassette
7 In a college, you hear a man talking to a group.
Who is he talking to?
A new students
B students ìn the middle of a course
c tormer students
8 At the airport, ỵou overhear a conversation.
How does the woman feel?
A tired
6 ill
c nervous
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Paper 4 Listening
You will hear part of a radio programme about bags for walkers. For questions 9-18,
complete the sentences.
Part 2
Rod s shop sells bags and other
A backpaek could spoil your holiday if it doesn‘ì
A 35-litre bag is goođ for t1
i equipmertí.
10
An upright bag is recommended for people who
are going to
To protect breakabỉe items choose a bag with a
A bag with
your belongings.
m
inside will allow you to separate
External pockeỉs can be useđ to carry tools that are
or dirty.
Il is important that shouider straps are
A horizontal bar will prevent shoulder straps from
Padded parts of the bag shoulđ have pỉenty of
so that sweat can escape.

Test 2
Part 3
You will hear five joumalists givìng reasons for their success. For questions 19-23,
choose from the list A-F the reason each journalíst gives. Use the leíters onỉy once,
There is one extra letter which you do not rteed to use.
A I deal with the main news.
B I have my own ìrsdividual style.
c i express new opinions.
D I check all my intormation.
E I express strong feelings.
speaker1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
....... .
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F I deai with problems readers may face.
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Paper 4 Listening
You will hear an interview with a man who makes models for ỉilms and television.
For questions 24-30, choose the best answer, A, B or c.
Part 4
24 Matt got a job doing holiday relieí work because he wanted
A to do part-time work.
B a career in photography.
c to work in television.
25 What did Matt find ‘interesting’ about the sixties?
A the tascination with space travel
B the increased number of comic books
c the advances in photography
26 Why were Matt’s models used on thé news?
A They were better than pictures.
B Some equipment had been đestroyed.
c The studio was trying new ideas.
27 Matt thinks he was successful at getting work in television because
A he had good experience.
B he knew some of the staíf.
c he was available at the right time.
28 Matt worked on Bright star as
A part of a team.
B the producer.
c a design student.
29 Matt was invited on children’s television to
A tell stories about his design work.
B explain the purpose of space research.
c help children make models themselves.
30 Matt remembers Heart oỉ Darkness because
A it was his tavourite comedy.
B his work was recognised.
c a tiim was made of it.
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Test 2
PAPER 5 SPEAKING (14 minutes)
You take the speaking test with another candidate, reíerred to here as your partner.
There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your parlner and the other will be
listening. Both examiners wiỉl award marks.
Part 1 (3 minutes)
The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked
about things like ‘your home town’, ‘your interests’, ‘your career plans’, etc.
Part 2 (4 minutes)
The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about íhem for one
minute. The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and
your partner responds briefly.
Then the examiner gives your partner two dífferent photographs. Your partner talks
about these photographs for one mínute. This time the examiner asks you a question
about your partner’s photographs and you respond brieíly.
Part 3 (3 minutes)
The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a
problem or try to come to a decision about somelhing. For example, you might be asked
ỉo decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives
you a picture to help you but does not join in the conversation.
Part 4 (4 minutes)
The examiner joìns in the conversation. You all talk together in a more general way
about what has been said in Part 3. The examiner asks you questions but you and your
partner are also expected to develop the conversation.

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PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
You are going to read an extract from a book about becoming an actor, Choose írom the
list A-l the sentence vvhich best summarises each part (1-7) of the extract. There ìs one
extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at th0 beginníng (0).
Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet.
Test 3
A There is one main reason why every actor
likes acting.
B It is important to have a realistic attitude to
being an actor.
c There are certain qualities which anyone
needs to succeed as an actor.
D Many actors realise atter a vvhile that the
proíession does not suit them.
E You should not pay too much attention to
comments about your decision to become
an actor.
F Successtul actors don’t claim to understand
what it takes 10 be a successtul actor.
G It is difficult but not impossible to succeed as
an actor.
H Actors learn to deal with the unpleasant
aspects of the profession.
I lf you decide to become an actor, your
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Paper ĩ Reading
So you want to be an actor
íĩ vou tell someone th3t you want to make a
Câreer as an actor, you can be sure that vvithin
tv»o mmutes the word 'risky'vvill come up. And,
or course, acting ís a very risky career - let there
be no mÍ5take about th a t The supply of actors is
fâr greater than the demand for them.
Once you choose to become an actor, many
people w ho you thought were your closest
rríerìds w íll tell you you^e crazy, though some
may react quite dĩfferently. N o tw o people
vvỉll give you the same advice. But it is a very
personal choice you are making; and only you
can take responsibility for yourselí and for
realỉsỉng your ambítion.
There are no easy ways of getting there - no
vvritten examinations to pass, and no absolute
guarantee that vvhen you have successíully
completed your training you wíII automatically
make your way in the proíession. Itys all a matter
of ỉuck plus talent. Yet there ĩs a demand íor new
faces and new talent, and there is alvvays the
prospect of excitem ent, glam our and the
occasional rich reward.
I have írequently been asked to deíĩne this
magical thỉng caỉleđ talent/ w hich eve^one is
looking out for. I believe it ỉs best described as
naturaỉ skill plus imagination - the latter being
the most difficuỉt qualitv to assess. And ít has a ỉot
to do w ith the person's courage and tbeỉr belieí in
what ư>ey are doing and the w ay they are putting
a across.
vvhere does the desire to act come from? It is
oíten very difficult to put Into words your own
reasons far wantíng to act. Certainly, in the
theatre the sígnificant thing ỉs that moment of
contact between the actor on the stage and a
particular audience. And m aking this brỉeí
contact is Central to all acting., wherever ỉt takes
place - it is vvhat drỉves all actors to act.
If you ask actors how they have do ne w ell ỉn the
proíessìon, the res|30nse vvỉll most likely be a
shrug, They w í!l not know, They w j(l know
certaỉn things about tbemselves and aspects of
their ovvn technique and the techniques of others.
But they w íll take nothỉng for granted, because
they knovv that they are only as goocl as their
current job, and that theír fame may not
continue.
ISi__________________________________
Dísappointment is the greatest enemy of the
actor. Last month you may have been out of
work, selling clothes or vvaitressing. Suddenly
you are asked to auditĩon for a part, but however
much you want the job, the trưth is that it may be
denied you. So actors tend not to talk about their
chances. They come up w ith vvays of protecting
themselves against the stress of competing for a
part and the possibility of rejection.
Nobody likes being reịected. And remember that
the possibility is tbere trom the very first moment
you start going in for parts proíessionally. You are
saying that you are avaiỉable, w illin g and,
hopeíully, talented enough for the job. And, in
many ways, ifs up to you, for if you doỉVt care
enough, no-one w iII care for you.

Test 3
You are goíng to read a magazine interview with a young model. For questions 8-15,
choose the answer (A, B, c or D) which ỵou think fits best according to the text.
Part 2
H te S c h o o lg ỉrl M odel
Wken 15-year-otđ K ỉra Langer is notjỉy in g o ff to wonderful locatioris and appearing on the covers
of magazines, you’ỉlprobab lyfinđ her revỉsingfor her schooỉ exams. Jane Laidlav)fin đ s out more.
‘1’m aíraid Kíra will be a littie late/ the
receptioiìisl ai the agency told me. ‘Oh, fine}’ I
saiđ, ‘no problem/ I had been trying to convmce
myseLT that alt the bad things r had read about
models were rubbỉsh, but the words diffiaứt>
vain and unỉnteỉlỉgení kept coming ínto ỉT iy
head. And novv she was going to be late, How
ỉate? An hour? Three hoiưs? Maybe she W0uidn’t
come at all. What if she.had deciđed a visit to the
ha.ừdresserTs would be more fan than taỉking to
me? ư she was late, she wou!d be rushing. She
oould be in an awful mood and refuse to answer
my questioas.
But when the wũaner of the Loúks magazine
supermodel competition walked in, she was
smiling, relaxed and apologetic - and
with her mother, Kira was not dressed in
expensive-looking designer clothes but in a
siniple black dress and trainers. Tliere was no
sign of a selíish attitude, she was just a very
íriendly, very tall, veiy pretty girl. All models
under the age of 16 must take an adult with them
whenever they work, she explained, and apart.
from looklng ỉncredibly young, her mother was a
normal miưn - isibly proud of her successĩul
daughter,
Kira gives the impressioii of being slightly
puzzleđ by her new-found fame, which is
understanclable since ít was completely
unplanned. It was her older sister who
đecided that she shoulđ take part in the Itio d e l
competition. 'She saw the competition and sald I
should go in for it,7Kừa remembers. 1 said no, but
she sent some photos in anyway.’ When the call
canìe to tell her that she was a imalist, she W3S at
school.
The achievement of being selected for ữie fínal
3$gave Kira the coníĩdeĩice to go through with it and
she perfomìed perfectly. She won easily and the
Select model agency in London immedíately
offered her work.
Kira now íĩnds that one of the haxdest thìngs
she has to do is to manage her two separate lives.
But her friends and teachers have become
accustom ed to having a star among them.
'They^re really proud of m e/ she says. However7a
few unkiĩid people at her school are rude about
her success, They say I have too high an opìnion
of myseif/ This Idnd of remark must be hard for
Kira to deal withT since there carTt be many
people a8 successíul as her who are less
seư-important. But she says, ‘They assiưne that
because Tve suddenly become a model, I can*t
stay the same. But the only thlng that’s changed is
Fve become more conlìdent - not in a horrìble
way, but Fm able to stand up for myseK more.ỉ
As a busy model though, her social Ufe is
obàousìy affected. The Seìect ^enoy can ring at
any time and tell her that she is wanted for a job
the next day. *If my íriends are going out
together, I can’t say ru come, because I don’t
know what IÌTL doing the next. day. I can’t. really
make plans, and ìĩ I do they sometimes get
broken, but my friends are good about it They
don’t say, “Oh, youVe always going off modelliĩìg
now, you never have time for ììs''
Kừa has the looks, abiLty and support to have
a íabulous cai'eer ahead of her. And not many
people can say that before they even sit their
school-leaving exaỉtis. I aiĩi about to fmish the
interview with the girl who has it all, and I ask
what she would like to do as a cai'eer if she
didn*t have the outstanding beauty that seems
certaín to tàke her to the top of the proỉession.
She pauses and replies: Td like to do what youYe
doing.’
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8 Betore she wenl to the interview with Kira, the writer
A was unsure what questions to ask her.
B was aware that Kira might be ỉate.
c did not expect to like Kira.
D was aừaid that Kira would dislike her.
9 When Kira walked in, the vvriter was surprised because
A Kira was not as attractive as she had expected-
B Kira did not seem to have been affected by success.
c Kira looked younger than she had expected.
D Kira apologised for her mother being there.
10 When Kira retused to enter the supermode! competition, her sister
A understood her teelings.
B lost her temper.
c paid no attention.
D tried to persuade her.
11 What does ‘it’ in line 38 reíer to?
A winning the final
B takỉng part in the tinal
c enjoying success
D getting a career as a model
12 What does Kira think about reactions to her success at school?
A She feels that some criticisms of her behaviour are correct.
B She realíses why some people are critical of her.
c She thinks that people arepayingtoomuchattention to her.
D She expects people to starttreatingherdiíterentlysoon.
13 What does Kira say about her social life?
A She sometimes wishes it Gould carry on as betore.
B She regrets having so little free time.
c She likes to accept invitations.
D She has some understanding triends.
14 What do we learn about Kira in the last paragraph?
A She doesn’t expect to be a model for long.
B She is already (hinking of a new career.
c She wouldn’t mind becoming a ịournalist.
D She may not take her school exams.
15 The writer’s view of Kira is that she is
A modest.
B iucky.
c ambitious.
D proud.
Paper 1 Reading
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Test 3
You are going to read an extract from a magazine arlicle about underwater expioration.
Eight sentences have been removed from the extract. Choose from the sentences A-l
the one which fits each gap (16-22). There is one extra sentence which you do not need
to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet.
Part 3
Rachel M ills is a scỉentist who spends
of the Atlantic Ocean.
Rachel Mills teaches and does research ínto
maríne geochemistry, which meânô she
studies the Chemical processes happening
When
In hot w a te r
as much time as she can at the bottom
in the sea. 1 she isn’t
teaching, she Jlowers herselí into a Steel
vehicle, a vessel for mderwater exploration
the size of a small car, and dives three
kilometres đown into ửie Atlantic Ocean to
stndy underwater volcanoes.
‘Inside,1she says, 'space is so limited that
I can reach out and touch the two pilots.
íP/.íĩỉỉr'<
A dive can last íor 16 hours -
three hours to reach the ocean floor, ten
hours gathering samples of rock and water
and then three hours to get back up to the
suríace again/
‘If anything happens, and you have a
problem and have to get to the top quickly,
you can hit a paiũc button. The outside
drops away leaving a small circular escape
vessel ửiat gets released, and it’s like letting
go of a ping-pong ban in the bath - it goes
rapidly to the suríace.
‘I didn’t know how I was going to react ữie
first time I climbed into the vehicle. Itwas on
the deck of a ship and I got in with an
They were testing meỈTLStructor. mmụ.
to see how I wou!d react to being in such a
small place.’
Now Rachel has made six dlves. Last year
she dived with a Russian crew, ‘We went to a
site which was a ũve-day sail west of the
Canary Islands in the Atlantic. Hữ.'
It is where ứie Atlantic Ocean comes alive.
The Russian team were droppửig off some
scỉentưic equlpment ửiere to discover the
effect of a multi-national programme that
wou!d make a hole 150 metres through a
volcano.’
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Paper ỉ Reading
When she isn’t at sea, Rachel is in her office
Sĩ the Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
*Two thirds of my saỉary comes from
teaching* which I love, but I do it so I can get
on with my research into the “black
smokers”. This is just another name for
nnderwater volcanoes - water comes out of
ứie rock and tưrns into what looks like black
smoke.
“The only Ume I’ve been ừíghtened is when
I first went down with ửie Americans. We
were towing equipment on a 50-metre rope
when suddenly there was an explosion.
There was ữiis iimnense bang as the shock
waves hlt our vehicle and I thought, ‘Tm
going to die ” We stared at each other ín
The relieí was
incredihle - we were still alive!’
BIt’s such an adventure divửig down to the
deepest part of the ocean. Eveiy time I look
out of the porthole and see those chimneys,
there is such a sense of wonder.
I had studied the black smokers for three
years for my Ph.D. When I got down there
and saw them for real ìt was such an
amazing íeeling.’
A Here, on*the ocean floor, is a huge
area of underwater volcanoes, their
chứrưieys all blơwing out black smoke.
B Here I am on the bottom of tìxe seaTand
no-one else on this planet has ever
before seen them.
c No-one’3 tested it yet, but I don’t think it
wouId be a very pleasant jouxney.
D He then talked me through the
emergency procedures; inoluding what
to do if the pilot had a heart attackl
E They are used to these conditions, which
mean we can’t stand up or move and we
must stay inside until someone opens the
door £rom the outside.
F When it didn’t happen, we couldn,t
believe it.
G This pours out at a rate of one metre per
second and at a temperature of 350
degrees.
H Aíter that, as you get really deep, itJs near
£reezing point so you need a sweater,
thick socks, gloves and a wooìly
hat,
I She is a lecturer at the Oceanography
Centre at Southampton University.
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Test 3
Part 4
You are going to read a magazine article about some successtul children and their
mothers. For questions 23-35, choose from the people (A-F). The people may be
chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in
any order. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Which of the people
is guided by her parents?
says she must not neglect her pìíysical condition?
doesn’1feel the need to pay attention aH the time?
realise people cartt be íorced to do what they don’t want to?
recognises the rtiistakes some parents make?
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24
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has to make an effort when she doesn’í want to?
mentions the tinancial sacritíces necessary?
is pleased by the way her daughter’s character has developed?
like the atmosphere at competỉtions?
have set themselves speciíic goals in their activities?
doesn’t share her daughter’s enthusiasm for the activity?
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Paper ỉ Reading
ỉ f ĩhereh one thingguaranteed to send tears running down your cheeks, ừ ’s the sight ỡf
ã briỉỉiant chiỉđ coỉỉecting a medal. ỹu lia Gregson asked ĩhree young stars, and their
mothers, to describe some o f the pỉeasures and pains o f their lỉves.
won a gold
medal for gymnastics at the Commonwealth
Games. H er ambitions are to become a
physiotherapist and compete at the next
Olympics. cThe work is very hard at thc
moment. There is no time to watch televisioiỊ>
or go out with friends or đo much more than
gym and schooỉ. I trỵ to take ứie training
day by day, and when I feel very, very tired
sometimes my coach gives me a day off, but
usualiy I just carry on - you can5t take too
many days off5it makes you stiổ?
Trom an early□ x r n m m
age Annika showed tremendous potential. Tve
seen some paj^nts try to pưsh their children
and ìt doesn’t work. To períbrm at die level
Annika does is so đemanding of time and
encrg>Tyou have to want to do it yourself.
People tell me all the time that vve3as parents3
have given up so much, but what they d o rìl see
is what rhe sportJs gìven us. We love it and what
it?s done for Annika. Before shc did gym she
was a very shy little girl who sucked her thumb
and hid behind mty but now she’s met people
from all over ửie world and she's got die
confidence of success/
3 made hcr fírst
show-jumping appearance at ten. Since dien
she has won ĩhe British National
Championship. £It*s a good job my mum and
dad like show-jumping because they train me
and have to take me everyvvhere ín the horse
box. The shows are from one day to íìve days
long. I don5t evergettired of it — I love
show-jumping events> they are exciting and
fan. Even if I đidn^t have Mum and Dad, I
would do it because ĩ am so determined. Fm
glad they are happy when I wirij but I’m not
doing it for them. M y goaỉ this ycar is to
qualiíy for the British young riders (undcr-18)
te am. My really big amhition ỉs to win a gold
medal at thc Olympics.’
‘Frora the
m om ent Sarah sat on a horse> agc ìy tíiat was
it3her passion. WTien she was she used to get
up before us all to exercise hcr pony. To
qưaliíy for major shovvs you have to jump all
Over England- To save moncy3we ồÌeep irl the
living quartcrs of our horsc box. Sarah is wdl
organised. She is 100% happy on a horsc, she
knows what she5s doing. Watching your child
succeed aĩ something they love is hard to beat,’
ĨĨẾềÊỆỆM ÊÊÊÊÊÈÊề 10, is B ritain’8
U nder-14 Chess Cham pion. *It’s really
friendlỵ at tournam ents. I know cverybody and
itJs fun. WTien Fm playing, I don’t concenĩratc.
I should do really, but uistead I just stare
around and d o n ^ bother to think. I’m
not scared of getting bíg-headed^ I donJt
talk about my success at school. I don"t like
em barrassm ent/
‘Jane played her íĩrst
game when she was 5* My íather said3"Let^s
see if she likes it.5í My father had ưied to ĩeach
me when ĩ was young and I used to sit there
bored, but Jane lơvcd ii irom the start* By the
end of that afternoon she had memorised all
ửie movcs3and by 6 was starting to beat âdults.
she’s won of coưrse rm pleased, but if
she said she vvanted to give ít all up tomorrow3
I wouldn*t stand in her way. On th^"Otherhaĩĩđ
ĩ don": want to do the awful thing of puttữig
somebody down because they are exceptionaL
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Test 3
PAPER 2 WRITING (1 hour 30 minutes)
Part 1
You must answer this question.
You are staying in Britain and next vveekend you are going cycling with your íriends
Pete and Chris. Belovv is a letter which Pete has sent you with his suggestions for the
trip. You have found some iníormation about the area, which includes a map and an
advertisement for the Lakeside Inn.
Read Pete’s letter, on which you have made some notes, and the information
belovv ít. Then write a suitabie reply, answering his questions and making suggestions
about accommodation.
QnÁs
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Loiưsiíh Iaa
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ỉf we do 3 0 kilomstres on Saturday, we can g s t to the mountain
hỡẾtel. I’ve ìooked a t a ạuide t>ook and the v'evs 011 the mountain
road are wonderful. l’ve spoken to Chríe who thirtl<5 th a t roưte may
nQữPCỉ. ( v c vuK oa a u a quM C vuv*. CẢ urtc vu
I roaả arô wondớrfuL ĩ’ve ẽpoken to Chrie who
Ị ị?e very diffìcuỊt. What do you t hink? The £ggI
Ị Frenô ỉooke nice, but ie therớ^nythínổj to
?Gvery dìffícult. What do you th irỉk? The eaeier route aronnd lakô
where wouid we
etay ớn Saturday nìght? The Frene Hỡtới i& far too ôxpensiVổ.
Writớ eoor).
Pete
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"1t't '"Mị IịiỵMí'! 'i’?ỷíế'ủhịẸ'*1’
Write a letter to Pete of betvveen 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the
opposite page. Do not write any addresses.
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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 stỵle on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box.
Test 3
2 You have just
read the following
adverìisement.
VVrite your letter of application to the farm. Say why you are interested in the work
and ask for more details about the intormation given in the advertisement. Do not
wrìte any addresses.
3 Your class has been doing a project on zoos. As part of this project, your teacher has
asked you to write a composition giving your opinion on the following question:
Is there a need for zoos in the modern world?
Write your composition.
4 You have just returned from a visit to a museum. You have now agreed to write an
article about the museum for your college magazine. Describe the museum, say
what you liked or didn’1like about it, and why it could be of interest to your readers.
VVrite your artlcle.
5 Answer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of these set
books. VVrite (a) or (b) as well as Ihe number 5 in the question box, and the title of
Crime Never Pays - Oxíorđ Bookworms Collection
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingvvay
Tales oi Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe
Either (a) In the book or in one of the short stories you have read, did the main
characters deserve what happened to them? Write a composition, giving
your views.
Or (b) Choose a place or a building that plays an important part in the book or
one of the short storỉes you have read. Write a composition describing
the place or building and explaining its imporlance.
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Test 3
PAPER 3 USE 0F ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) T H Á I Q U A N G T U Â N
Part 1
For questions 1-15 read the text below and decide vvhich answer (A, B, c or D) best fits
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 A expanded B swo1len c widened D stretched
THE PATHÉ FILM COMPANY
In 1885, a Frenchman, Charles Pathé, created what later became France’s most
successíul fiỉm studios. By 1907, the company had (0) enormously and had
studios in France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA. What seems surprising
now that Hollyvvdod dominaíes 1he lilm (1) ..... is that a French company (2) ..... itselt
so well in the USA. Pathé was one of the maín film companies there at that (3) .......,
híring out its studios to other film-making companìes (4) ..... distributing its own films.
However, (5) .... . Pathé was big in the USA, it was a gỉant in Europe. In 1913, the year
beíore the First World War (6) ....... Pathé made no fewer than three hundred films. But
the war affected the company (7) Shortages of staff and equipment led to big
{8) .... . in production, and by 1918 output had (9) ...... tosixty-three films. From then
on, Pathé (10) ..... on making fewer films of (11) ...... lengthand better quality.
Pathé was the tirst company to put ũut regular news íilms, which it started doing in 1903.
Each film lasted fifteen minutes and (12) ..... of six news items. From (13) ..... on,
Pa1hé’s news department had branches all over Europe and later all over the world, By
the 1970S, TV news had completely (14) ..... the role of cinema oews tilms and so the
company stopped making them. Today, Pathé is chieíly (15) ..... in TV, cinema and new
video technology.
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2 A established B set c tounđed D
3 A date B phase c age D
4 A in addition B together c as well as D
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10 A thought B engageđ c occupied D
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13 A soon B íirstly c early D
14 A brought off B turned into c caught on D
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Test 3
Part 2
For questions 16-30, read the text belovv and think of the word which best fĩts each
space. Use only One word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
THE LONDON MARATHON
The London Marathon is One of the best-known long-distance races (0) ... the
world. Some of the (16) ............ tamous long-distance runners have competed in it. But
(17) ........ ... makes it different from many other great sporting events is (18) ............
tact that ordìnary people can (19) ............. partalongside international stars.
The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete. In 1979, friends told
him about the New York Marathon, during (20) ............. therunners are encouraged to
carry (21) ............ to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators.
He flew to the USA to run in the race (22) ............ was so impressed by (23) ............
that he decided to organise a similar event in Britain. Many problems (24) ............. to
be overcome betore the tirst London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still
takes a keen interest in the event, even though he is no (25) ............ the organiser.
(26) ... total of around 300,000 runners have completed the race, with a record of
25,194 tinishing in 1984. Numbers are limited (27) ............ the streets of London are
too narrow to accommodate all those (28) ...... would like to run. Each year more ®
than 70,000 apply (29) ............ the 26,000 placesin the race. Hundreds of thousands 9
of spectators line the route and at least a hundred countries televise it. Over the years,
(30) ............ the first race was held, an estimated £75 million has been raised for ^
charity by the runners. ^
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