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PART 1: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (V.8)

Estimated time needed: 25 minutes

Exercise 1:

You will hear people talking in six different situations. For questions 1 – 6, choose the best answer
A, B or C. You will hear the recording twice.

1. You hear a conversation between two people in a waiting room. How does the woman feel?
A. Suspicious.
B. Angry.
C. Nervous.

2. A man is talking on the phone. What does he want to do?

A. To buy some oil.
B. To make an appointment.
C. To complain about migraines.

3. A man is taking part in a radio chat show. Why has he phoned in?
A. To discuss a health problem.
B. To complain about vitamins that he has bought.
C. To talk about health food shops.

4. A girl approaches you at a shopping centre. What does she want to do?
A. To enroll in a course.
B. To talk about painting.
C. To participate in something.

5. While visiting an exhibition, you hear a man talking. How can yoga help you?
A. It will help you to relax.
B. It will help you to lose weight.
C. It will help you to breathe.

6. A man is talking on the phone. Where has he called?

A. A florist.
B. A college.
C. A clinic.

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Exercise2:

You will hear an interview with an owner of an organic food restaurant. For questions 7 to 16,
complete the sentences. You need to use only one word.
You will hear the recording twice.

◘ Organic food is produced without the use of (7) _________________________________.

◘ Diane’s first introduction to organic food was as a (8) _____________________________.

◘ Her grandmother used (9) ______________________ fertilizers on her fruit and vegetables.

◘ (10) _________________________ products can also be organic.

◘ A lot of (11) ____________________ people go to the restaurant.

◘ Later in the day, there is a different (12) __________________________.

◘ In the summer the café has (13) _________________________________.

◘ People are realizing that organic food tastes (14) ___________________.

◘ The (15) __________________________ also benefits from organic food.

◘ The chemicals used in fertilizers and pesticides (16) ___________________ the soil.

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PART 2: READING COMPREHENSION (V.8)

Estimated time needed: 40 minutes

Exercise 1:

You are going to read a magazine article about people with different jobs. For questions 1 – 13,
choose from the people (A – C). The people may be chosen more than once.

The Perfect Job?

A. Trevor Jones always wanted to be a vet. It was his dream job. And now he is about to start his career
as a local vet in a small, country practice. “I’ve joined a local practice with three other vets”, said
Trevor. “I’ll be the junior partner, which means I’ll have to do a lot of the less pleasant work. I’m sure
I’ll be the one who goes out on call in the middle of the night, for one thing! But I won’t complain. I
know I need to build up experience”.
Trevor isn’t sure he wants to be a country vet, though. He’ll try it for a few years, but if he doesn’t like
it, he’ll look for a job in a city practice, where the work is more to do with pets than farm animals. But
one thing Trevor is sure about is that he wants to work with sick animals. “I’m really interested in
developing new ways of treating injured animals. In fact, I think it’s a really exciting time to be involved
in veterinary medicine,” he explains.

B. Local carpenter, Jim Dawes, says he loves his job. “I know a lot of people think being a carpenter is
nothing. But to me, it means a lot. I didn’t do well at school and I can remember the teacher saying, “Oh
that Jim …he’ll never be any good”. “But, here I am. I’ve got my own business and four other
carpenters work for me. We’ve got a good reputation. I love the idea that I can use my tools and make
things for people that will be around for many years to come. I’m really proud of what I do”, says Jim.
Like a lot of young people with no qualifications, Jim wasn’t sure what to do when he left school. But he
was lucky enough to get a place on a government training scheme. He found out what courses were on
offer and chose to train as a carpenter.
Jim hopes to expand his business even more. “I’m going to advertise for some more staff soon,” he told
us. “I’m going to move to a larger workshop and I might even start advertising throughout the country
then!”, he said, with a proud look on his face.

C. Colin Flowers is a chef. Well, to be more accurate, she is going to be a chef in another few months.
Right now, she is training with a leading chef in a top London hotel. And, she is finding it very tough!
“I seem to work for about 16 hours every day at the moment and the boss is always shouting at me for
doing something wrong. But I never thought it was going to be easy. People warned me that if I want to
be one of the best chefs in the country – and I do – I would have to go through some really hard times.
Well, they were right! I’m not going to give up, though. I’m going to do my best to be a top chef. It’s a
great job. I think it’s really nice to create new dishes. And the other thing I love is that you have to make
the food look nice. It’s almost like painting a picture with food. Sometimes when I’m working I have a
quick look in the restaurant. I like watching people eating the food I’ve made”.

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1. has to work very long hours? _____

2. might do the same job in a different place in the future? _____

3. dreamed of doing the job they do at the moment? _____

4. is excited about finding new developments in their job? _____

5. wasn’t very good at school? _____

6. trained on a special scheme? _____

7. trains every day of the week? _____

8. is training to do their job at the moment? _____

9. will be working with three other people who

do the same job? _____

10. has other people working for them? _____

11. is proud of what they have made? _____

12. says their work is a bit like a painting? _____

13. is going to have to work at night? _____

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Exercise 2:

You are going to read a news story by CNN San Francisco. Then, circle the correct answer.

Earliest Human Remains Found In Ethiopia

Hamburger lovers alert! Scientists think they have discovered the remains of our earliest meat-eating,
human ancestors. Where and what did these scientists discover? The site of the discovery was in
Ethiopia, a country in eastern Africa. An Ethiopian student found pieces of a skull while he was working
on a project with 40 scientists. Scientists from 13 countries met there to study fossils of possibly the first
meat-eating African ancestor of humans.

One scientist from U.C. Berkley, Tim White, says the creature could eat both meat and bone marrow.
Previously, creatures did not use tools to cut their meat so their diet was more limited. According to
White, the addition of meat to the diet, did not turn the creatures into lions, but rather it enabled them to
kill larger animals for food.

The addition of meat and fat to the creature's diet had many positive effects. Meat and fat helped the
thinking powers of the brain and broadened the diet. The improved diet helped creatures survive better
and longer and begin development toward modern humans.

Another UC Berkley scientist, Desmond Clark has an interesting theory. He claims the creatures wanted
the fat and protein found in the bone marrow. In order to get to the marrow, the bones had to be
smashed.

Tool marks have been found on a bone near the skull. The marks were on the mandible, or jaw bone,
and happened when meat was cut from the bone. This is the earliest evidence scholars have found that
man used tools to eat. Tim White believes that sharp stones were used to cut into the skin and tissue for
eating. Hammer stones were the tools used to break bones to extract marrow and fat.

How old are these prehistoric fossils? Geologists used lasers to heat volcanic crystals from the site to
determine age. Paul Renne with the UC Berkeley Geochronology says that they can be fairly close in
giving the age of the fossils. A precise estimate is 2.496 million years, plus or minus 8,000 years.

Whatever the outcome, the skull pieces will remain in Ethiopia. The pieces have a name, Garhi, which
means "pleasant surprise" in the Ethiopian language. Garhi is important to this nation where he is
considered a national treasure.

14. The bones were found by ___

A. a scientist from U.C. Berkeley.
B. a student from Ethiopia.
C. a geologist from Harvard.
D. a Berkeley geologist.

15. The addition of meat to the creatures’ diets_____.

A. shortened their life span.
B. was against their religion.
C. became very expensive.
D. had many positive effects.

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16. The scientists were able to tell the age of the bones through _________.
A. a scientific microscope.
B. carbon dating and rings on the bones.
C. volcanic crystals from the site that were laser heated.
D. dates carved on the bones.

17. Desmond Clark said that bones had to be smashed _________ .

A. to get to the bone marrow.
B. to make sure the creature was really dead.
C. with a baseball bat.
D. as a symbol of animal sacrifice.

18. This discovery was important in human evolution because it was ___________.
A. found in Africa.
B. discovered by scientists.
C. a real bone smashing experience.
D. the first known use of tools to eat meat.

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PART 3: USE OF ENGLISH (V.8)

Estimated time needed: 40 minutes

Exercise 1:

Read the text and complete the gaps with the word which best fits each space.

The Microwave Mishap

Did you know that microwaves were first used by the British Army in World War II (1)
_______________ identify enemy warplanes? In fact, it was (2) _______________ accident that
made people aware that microwaves could also cook food.
In 1945, Percy LeBaron Spencer, (3) _______________ work involved the testing of radar waves,
became the first person to (4) _______________ this connection. (5) _______________ day at
work, Spencer was standing near a machine which was emitting radar waves. Later (6)
_______________, when he felt like a snack, he reached for the chocolate bar he had in his
pocket – only to find out that it had melted! When he thought about it, he realized (7)
_______________ had happened. The radar waves coming from the machine that he had been
standing next to had melted his chocolate. Later, experiments showed that radar waves contain
microwaves that could heat food (8) _______________ faster than traditional ovens.
His company went on to develop and market the first microwave ovens in 1954. They were huge,
bulky and expensive, but since (9) _______________, microwaves have become smaller, giving
(10) _______________ the compact models we see in our kitchens today.

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Exercise 2:

Read the following text and circle the correct verb form (11 to 20).

I had been on holiday for less than a month, when something really strange happened: I realized I
missed school! I missed (11) __________ my friends and having fun with them, but strangely I missed
the lessons and the teachers as well. This was quite surprising as I used to hate (12) __________ to
school and I (13) ________ giving it up. Still, that’s how I felt.

So when my friend Angela suggested (14) ________ a summer course in German, I agreed to go to
summer school with her. I told her I was sure I (15) _________ learning German, which she found
difficult to believe and we started looking for schools that had summer classes. Of course, the best thing
(16) __________ to study German in Germany, but we couldn’t afford to go to a school there. The
second best idea seemed (17) __________ a language school in the town centre, so we went there
hoping to find an evening class, which would give us the chance to go out afterwards.

The secretary was a horrible old woman whom we instantly disliked. She explained that all the classes
were held in the morning and made us promise (18) __________ any lessons because otherwise we
would be expelled. Then she led us to a classroom that looked like a prison cell with no air-conditioning
and announced that this would be our classroom for eight hours a day, from seven in the morning to
three in the afternoon.

At that point I woke up! It (19) ______ a terrible dream. And I didn’t feel like (20) _________ back to
school at all.

11. A. to see B. see C. that I see D. seeing

12. A. to go B. for going C. going D. go
13. A. had even considered B. have even considered C. would consider D. would have consider
14. A. to do B. doing C. me to do D. do
15. A. will enjoy B. would enjoy C. was enjoying D. had enjoyed
16. A. can’t have been B. must have been C. would have been D. must has been
17. A. like B. like being C. being D. to be
18. A. not to miss B. not miss C. to not miss D. not missing
19. A. had being B. had been C. was being D. had be
20. A. would go B. going C. to go D. I go

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Exercise 3:

For questions 21 to 30 complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given and you must use between two and five words,
including the word given.

21. Everyone has heard about the canals in Amsterdam. FAMOUS

Amsterdam _____________________________________________ canals.

22. Why wouldn’t she give you her phone number? REFUSE
Why ___________________________________________________ you her phone number?

23. I completed that jigsaw puzzle in twenty minutes. TOOK

It ______________________________________________________ complete that jigsaw puzzle.

24. The tea was so hot that we couldn’t drink it. TOO
The tea was _____________________________________________ drink.

25. It will be wonderful to see you in the summer. FORWARD

I am ___________________________________________________ you in the summer.

26. It was the first time I had ever seen a bullfight. NEVER
I ______________________________________________________ a bullfight before.

27. “Can you lend me some money? He asked BORROW

He asked if ______________________________________________ some money.

28. I didn’t go shopping so I couldn’t buy you that sweater. BOUGHT

If I had gone shopping , ____________________________________ you that sweater.

29. I regret not going to university. WISH

I ______________________________________________________ to university.

30. They continued to play despite the heavy rain. THOUGH

They continued to play, _________________________________________heavily.

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Exercise 4:

Fill in the gaps with words derived from the words in brackets.

CAREER CHOICES

If you are deciding what career to choose, the exhibition in the Cyclo Centre
might be just the job! It’s the perfect place for young people who are coming
to the end of their (31) ____________________ and need to make some EDUCATE
serious (32) _____________________ about what career to follow. This is DECIDE
the fourth year the Cyclo Centre has hosted the careers event and it has
proved extremely (33) ___________________ for all involved. You will find SUCCESS
an (34) _____________________ variety of jobs and careers, with everything IMPRESS
from (35) __________________ experts to various kinds of (36) FINANCE
_______________ all represented there. The people there all understand how THERAPY
important it is to make the right (37) ___________________ choice when you VOCATION
finish school, and they are all people with a good (38)
_____________________ of work experience and skills in career advice. So COMBINE
there’s no need to feel (39) _____________________ about making such a NERVE
big decision. There are plenty of people around to help you with your (40)
____________________ of new career. CHOOSE

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PART 4: WRITING (V.8)

Estimated time needed: 60 minutes

Exercise 1:

You have seen the following advertisement in a newspaper and you are interested in finding out more.
Look at the advertisement and the notes you have made and write a letter to the company.

Conway Travel – Specialists in eco-tourism What is it?

* Experience nature and wildlife

without damaging the environment. What kind?
* Short breaks and longer stays
available.
* Wide variety of accommodation
and destinations. Where? Abroad?

Tell us how many people will be 2 adults, 2 children

travelling, where you want to go, how
long for and let us organise the rest!
Europe or Africa?
Mention this ad and
receive a 10% discount! 15 days

For more information, contact: Cost?

Conway Travel, 9 Brook St, Sussex.

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Exercise 2:

Choose one of the following topics A or B and write about 100 words.

A. There is too much rubbish on our streets, in our parks and in the countryside. What do you think
can be done to improve the situation? Write a composition, offering solutions to the problem,
including your opinion.

B. You have decided to enter a short story competition. The story must begin with these words:
“One day, my friend, David, was walking home when he found some money on the pavement.”

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 SPEAKING (V.8)

1. CONVERSATION

Interlocutor and Student A / B

 Greetings and introductions.

 Have you ever used English while you were travelling?
 What’s your favourite activity? / How long have you been interested in …?
 Do you get along with your neighbours?
 What do you dislike about your job?
 In your opinion, which is better: to be the eldest or youngest child? Why?
 What are your future plans?

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2. SUSTAINED MONOLOGUE (V.8)

Look at the two pictures about relationships. Compare and contrast the two pictures, think about the
following statement: “You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family”- what’s your
reaction to this statement? Do you like to have friends who are similar or different to you? What
quality do you think a parent and a friend should have? You can also talk about your own personal
experience and give examples.

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3. DISCUSSION (V.8)

Imagine there have been serious floods in another area of your country. Here are some things that can
be sent to help people who are involved. Discuss why each of these is important and then decide which
three are most important immediately after the disaster.
Can you think of any other items that would be important or useful?

ANSWER KEY 5.8

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01. C 1. to
02. A 2. an
03. B 3. whose
04. C 4. make
05. A 5. One

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7. what
07. chemicals 8. much
08. teenager 9. then
09. natural 10. us
10. Meat / Dairy
11. business 11. D
12. menu 12. C
13. barbecues 13. A
14. better 14. B
15. environment 15. B
16. poison 16. C
17. D
18. A
19. B
PART 2: READING (total 20 points) 20. B
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21. is famous for its
1. C 22. did she refuse to give
2. A 23. took me twenty minutes to
3. A 24. too hot for us to
4. A / B 25. looking forward to seeing
5. B 26. had never seen
6. B 27. he could borrow
7. C 28. I would have bought
8. C 29. wish I had gone
9. A 30. even though it was raining
10. B
11. B 31. education
12. C 32. decisions
13. A 33. successful
34. impressive
14. B 35. financial
15. D 36. therapists
16. C 37. vocational
17. A 38. combination
18. D 39. nervous
40. choice

PART 4: WRITING (total 20 points)

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