FCE First Certificate Practice Tests With Answers - OUP

FIRST

CERTIFICATE

PRACTICE

T EST S

Five tests for the new

Cambridge Fint Certificate

in English

MARK HARRISON • ROSAlIE KERR

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Contents

Introduction

4

TEST 1

I

6

TEST 2

28

72

80

82

89

93

28

36

38

45

49

50

58

60

67

71

6

14

16

23

27

Reading

Writing

Use of English

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Use of English

Lislening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Use 01 English

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Use of English

Listening

Speaking

TESTS

TEST 3

50

Paper 1

Paper 2

r3

per 4

r5

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

Paper 5

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

PaperS

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

PaperS

Reading

Wriling

Use 01 English

Listening

Speaking

94

102

104

111

115

Answer Sheets

116

Paper 5 Visual Material

120

Key

129

Sample Student Answers

140

Intro uction

ThisbooIlcontainSfivecompletepractICetests Ior

therevised Arsl Certlhcate 10 English (FeEl, Cambndge levelJ.Developed byexpenenced Writers, the tests accurately tenact\hecoverage ancllevel ofthereal eXamination Each 01thetell!S InPap8f5 1 and 3 has been laken from a dlllerenl source. In order la Include examples 01 the WICle vartety of texttypeSthat you may

'"'Id

Intheactual examination

Note In Papers 1, 3 and 4, you have 10 write your answers on spec1al anSW8f sheetsSeepages 116·11Qtor examples01 Those

The five FeEPaperslIfDdescnbed10 DetaIlbelow Page references to a relevant example 01 each particular tasklypeare Included altolthe

symbol ...

Paper

1

Reading

(1

hour

15 minutes)

In thiS paper. there are lour pariSand35 questions In all ReadIng lexls Ble taken lrom 8 range of sourceS,ll"Ic:llJdlng newspapers, magazines. leaflets, broc:tlures, advertisements orbooksNote tnallnPart2thetext may alsobetaken tram a stlortstory. novel, t»ography or autobiography

PART 1 Matching

YouWlO read a teldthatISdMdedIOto 7 or 8 sections andbeasked todoone of the 101l0wu'lg

''''''''

• choose which heltdlngISappropnate Ior each section -f6-7

• choose whICh sentence best summar1les each section ...28-29

In elthe'case. youwill have10answer6or 7 QuestlOf'lS andyouWill be givenalist01POSSible answers to choose !rom, 1l1(lfe willbeona extra heading or senlence thatIS 1'101the answer to any Question andIIInot usedYouWillbegrventhe

answer for the lirslsec\JOI'I

as

an example

PART

2

Multiple choice

You will read a text andbeasked10answel 7 or8 mUlbple choice questions aboutItFor each question. you must choose A B. COlD, McB\Q\\heC\,IJeS\\OI\'!I'MlllUIItabooJ\\he de\a\\$In

melext0\TIe1questIOnsmayllSl<.anou\ mesa

.

.-.

• reterences In lhe lext. tor exampleWhat does'If'

mimeISre!er to? ...8·9

• partbllar words ana pl'UBSes usedInthe lext Ior example W'baldoes the wnler mean

or

)udgemental'Jntha fifthparagraph? '. 30-31

• thetext as awnoIe.1orexampleWhaIISfhe

purpose of theartJCie? t52·53

4

PART 3 Gappeol text

You Wilt read a text from which 7018sentences or paragraphshave beenremoved The miSSing sentences

or

paragraphs WIll be pnnted

on

the oppoSlla

page

and}'OJ fl\\lstdectcIa where lhey lit In the text ThereWlIIalwaysbeoneextra sentence or paragraph thatdoesI'IOtllt anywhere You Will be glveflthe first answer as an example • ml5Smg sentences .10-1 \ • mlSsmg paragraphs~32-33

PART

4

Matching

YOu Will read a text ora seoes of short texIS and have

to

answer between 13 and 15 qUElS1l0nsYou Willbeasked todo0l1'~at the tollowmg tasks • match a lIst ot statements, references or

oplnooos to thesecllOOSof the textlfl whIChthey

appeal ->12-t3

• match a list at statements. references or 0PlflKlltStOpeopleor things mentioned In the text_34·35;56·57

• match a list ot statemaflts. relerences Of optnionSto mlormatlOn given In the text .78·

79

There may beonlyonecorrectansweno a questlOf1 However. sometimes more than

one

answerISrequired Md this Will be Indlcaled Where thiS IS the C8SfI. answers may be given In any

orOel

You wlIlbeI~rventhelust answeras an example

OccaslOnB)ly, there may also be

one

ortwo mUltiplechoicequestions ot a genera)type.whICh ask about the text aSll whole

Paper

2

Writing

(1

hour 30

minutes)

This paper has !Wo pmts of equal Importance. Part 1IS a compulsory task fOf all candidates, In Pan 2. youmust selectonetask from achoICe o! lour FOf each part.youwillbeexpectedto wntebetween

120and180 words.rnakmg a tota) of between 240 end360wordsIorthe whole paper

PART 1

FOf QuesllOf11 you nave to wnte a '1ransactlOf1al' \e.\\e'l .~\\';;.a Ie\\el 'N1\\\m\\1\\e~\Da

slluallon and 1\Self giVIng nse to turther actlOf1.You are asked to rBadupto three shorl texIs,suchas tellers. adverts, poslCards and extracts lrom d,anes or 81l1cJas. Thele are sometimesaCld,lional Visual promplS, sucl, as draWings or photographs All of \illS matenal. whIChIsnevel more than 250 wordslong.grves you IIltormahOll about a SituationYou lhen h.ave 10 respondbyWnlJng a su'table Ielter

Your leller shouldbealmost entuelybasedon the InfOlmat,on goven to you ana you 8/e not expected to draw on YOUlown kt'towledge or Imag,oat,on, Neither areyouasked tolakeon the characler of ano1het pelsonInOlder 10 Wf\\e\heleller 'l'ou era giventheSltuatoon and snoold respond to It as you woold m reallr!e

ThetYpe 01 language you Will have to use In your lener mayInclude.tor example.thelanguage 01 explaining. suggeslmg. complaining, descflbmg apologiZIng. reporting, persuadingandgiVIng and askrngIoradVIce and InlormatlOf1.You should wnte In a style that IS appropnate tor!hespecified reader 01 the leller

• a tormalletler -+14.80

• en

IntOlmallener ...36; 58

PART

2

Thed10Iceof queslJonS In Part 2sI10uldprovide

you

With an opporlunlty to wnte about something related

to

your

own

Interests and experience An Paper 2 tasks stale a context Within which you are expected10 Writsana me181s a genuine purpose Ior Wfll1ngYou winbegIVen InlormatlOll about the target leader andyou shouldthink aOOutlhe effect youWIsh your pleee 01 Wntlng to have on that reader

Quesuons 2, 3and4 maybeWIllingtasksot the loIlowlng kmds • anmlommlleller ... 15.81

• a

leller 01 appllC8tlOfl -+ 37,59 • anallicle .... 37; 103 • a report ...,59;81 • a composition 81,103 • ashortstory ,5;59

These tasks ate usually presented through the rubrIC. whlChJs never more than70wo«lslong

QuestIOn 5 COI'lSISts 01 a choICe 01twotasks related to one 01 frve 'background readIng texts' Both lasks areofa general nature. m

that

\Iley mayDerelated to any at the tive texts The tasks are at SimIlar typeS tothosemenlloned above, The background reading texts Ior Oecembel 1996 al8: OJf1ofdBookwormCoIlec1lOfls

Cnme

NeverPays

EM fQrsterAPassage10Indm Aldous

Hu.Jey

Brave New WO/Id

OaphneduMaurierRebect:a G B ShawPygmaJIOfI

MARKING INFORMATION

Papar21smarl<edbytrained examiners.whoare usually teachers The answer to each part Is assessed accoldlng to a number 01 cntena. Includmg the contentofthe piece 01 Writing: the acculacy 01 vocabulal'{. structure. spellingand

puneI\la'\~,'IMlli1~\t.~l't~

structure:theOIgamzatlOf1 and coheSlOfl ot the pIece ot Willing.theapJ:nopnacy 01theregister and lhe general effect on the target readoer

TOeUCLES General Mark SCheme Ior Papal 21s reproduced on page 139 at the 'WIth Answers' edition Though correct atllmsofgomg topress,it IS likely tobesubfeClto rOVlSIOf1

Deta<led descnpllons01sUltabla answers to the tasks In Ih,s book are given In theKeyonpages 129·138 oftheWith Answers· edltlOft There are also sampje student answers Ior the ParI 1tasks on pages 140-144

Paper

3

Use of English

(1 hour

15

minutes)

In lhls paper. thOIO aro live parts and65queslioos

Wlall. The lelCts are taken!rom a varletyol sources, ll'lCludingnewspaper01'magazine artICles, bfochures,leallets, aetvertisemenlSorbooks.

Te~ts!ofPart4mayalsobeIetlers,reports01 Slones and may Include lhe language of desaipliorl01'opsnion,

PART 1 Multiple choice cloze

11\ Ihls pall, you wi"belesled mainly on vocabulary. You will read ashortle~tWIth gapsIn ItForeach gap, you wiUbegIVen Ioor WOI'ds01'

snort phrases and you mll5lchoosewhlCh one fills lhegapcorrectly. You will have 10decideone orthe

following:

• which

.,..

word or phrase tits IntheconlelCt 01 whal • whlCfl wOI'd goes logelher with lhe Olher words

Ofcompleles a phrase

• whICh word orptlrase conectly linkspartsor a senlence

• which phrasal velb Itlsthe meaning 01 what

...

is Youwillbegiven the linl1 answer as ane~ample

and will have 10 an5W1lr15quesllons. -+16-17

PART 2 Open cloze

~IhlS part, you willbetesled m8J1\1y on grammar. You will read 8 lexl WIthgapsIn~.You mll5l 1\11 eaen ofthegapsWith one word only You will nol

begrven any words 10 choose Irom,Thewordthat you wnle willdoone Of the Iollowlog'

• complelethemeaning or the sernence • complete a phrase

• gotogether WIth other words • lonlIthe meaning within a senlence • comple18 a phrasal verb

~wdl be given the IlfSlanswer as an example end will have to an5W1lf 15 questlOf\s ... 18

PART 3 Key word transformations

... thiS part, you WIllbelesled both on grammatical 5ln.lC1ures and 1e1OC81 phrases. There ale 10 QUBSIIOf\S. For each queslioo, you willbegiven a Wltonce and askedtocomplele a seoond .-llence so that~has a similar meaning to the Irst oneYouWIllbegiven a word thal yoo must tAewhen complehng thesecondsentence.You cannot change this word. You must use no more Nn rlVll words to complelethesentence, "'Ctudlng lhe word you are given.

'IItluw,1Ibegrven an eumple at the beginnlng.-+

'''20

PART 4 Error correction

Dart locuses on grammar. You Will read a

ttIotlle~twhICh cont8Jns some errors. Tha lext will Dtpresenled as t7 numbered lines.Some01 the Ires ....111becorrect and you musttickthese on

)CU'answer sheel. The other lines WillbeIncorrect tMCiIusethey conlain one eWlfa word Which sr.ould

... bethele For these lines, you will have 10 wnle alCtlll word on yoor answer sheet

You willbegiven examples 01 both a correct and an incorrec1llnB,VouWIllh;~vetoanswer 15

qo&Stions.-+21

PART 5 Word form:ation

This parifocuseson vocal)IJlary.YouWIll read a short lexl whlCfl contalflS~I8PSIn mosl01'all 01 lts lines. Next 10 eachgappedWne there willbeaword In capltalletlers.YoumuSl Iorm anotherwordIrom thIS wordtofilllhe gap.

You wIllbegiven me fifSt answer as ane~ample.

You WIll haVillo answer 10 Questions... 22

Paper

4

Listening (about

40

minutes)

The Iislenmg test lastsappro~lmalely35 minules. You are then given live mlllutes to transfer your an5W1lrs to your answer sheet. Thera are four parts and 30 questions In all.You1'1111 heal each parttwice.

PART 1 Short extracts

You 1'1111 hear 8 short. unrelated pieces 01 about 30 seconds each, There maybeone ortwospeakers. For each piece you willbeasked one mUltiple choicequestion, torwhichyou willbegIven three choices, A, B orC.Each q LiBStlooandf1s;choices are alsorecordedonthelape,

Thequestions win test your understandingofa oumber 01 lhlngS.1or exarnple:

• whoIS speaking

• what the speake(s purpose Is • what the toplcor sltuatil)f11s • whatleehng orOI)lnionis expressed • details 01 what Is saki

YouWIll havetoanswer 8 questlOrlS, -+ 23

PART 2 Note-taking

You Will hear a plBCe lasting approxlmalely three minutes, There willbeone01'more speakers. The queslioos are presented b,theform01 noles or sentences and leSl your undefStandlng 01 the lfIlormalton you hear.You 'MIIhavetowrite a word or short pflrase !of each question,

YouWIll have to answer 10 quesltons. -+ 24

PART 3 Matching

You 1'1111 hear!ive short pieces, each Lasting about 30seconds.There may bEt one ortwospeakers in each piece. You willbeasked 10 malch a liSl 01 CholC8S 10 thelivepleces. You Willbegrven 6 choices in all, bUt one oIltlese choices doesnot

answer any 01 the questlOlf\s

You WIll havetoanswef 5 queslions ... 25

PART 4 Selecting "rom two or three

possible answers

In thlspartof the lesl you will hear onepiece. whICh 1'1111 last lor aooutlhree mlf\ules. There Will

beone,twoor thlee speal(ers The ques\lOlls 1'1111

Inlroduction

beone01 the folloWIng types,

• multipleCOOicewith three chok:es- 02ti

• yes/no01'ulJellalse questions ....48

• matching questions, asklng,lor example, which speakerS8ld whal -+92

You will have 10 answer7ques!lons,

Paper

5

Speaking (about

14 minutes for

two

candidates)

This paper conSIsts 01 lour parts andthetasks 10ctJs ongivingand exchanging Inlormallon and ClplnlOflS. The usual tormalisan interview wilhtwo candidates and two examiners presenL In certain circumstances. II maybepossible !of a candidale 10 have an individual Interview. When thiS isthe

case, the length ollhe Interview is9·10minutes and there is only one examlnerpresenl.ln ParIS 2, 3 and 4.theeuminer lakestheplace 01 the secondcandidate In discussions, Dunng a pelted intervIeW, one 0'the!WO BX8mlnef5iICt$only as an assessor anddoes nol JOInIntheCOI1V'llrsalion.Theother ewamlneracts as an assessor and 'interloculor'. thal is,heor she ipBaks 10 the candidales and manages the Interview.

PART 1

H. . you wigspeak mainly10lheInt8f1oco1or,who WIllaskyousomequestlont: abou1)'01XS811. This partlastsabout3 minutes

PART

2

In thi! perl, youwiHbegiven!WOpictures and asked to lalk aboutlhem

tor

aP9fOXlmately one minute.Theother candidate will thenbegiven a brier opportunity to add his or her comments about your ptetures, beforebeinggiventwo

new

ptCtures 10 talk aboultor lhe same length 0' lime.YOI.lwill

then begiven a brief opportunity 10 comment on lhe other candidate's pictures. This pari lasts aDolJl4 mloutes in total.

PART

3

In thispart.you WIllbegivena sel 01 pictures or a drawing 10 look at Withtheother candidate. You will be given e relaled taskandyou will have a discussion togelher Th!s Part laslS about 3 minutes.

PART_

In lhis final partoltheInlervlBW, you will discuss various questions relaled tothe\Op1C 01 Part 3 with the Olher candidale and the Interlocutor, sharing your views anc!lustlfylng your oplnlOfls. This part laSlS aboul 4 mlflutes.

ASSESSMENT

IntheIfIlefVI8W, you Willbeassessed on yoor use 0' grammar anc! vocabulary, your pIOflunciation anc! your ability to commUl\1C81e ellectMlly In dlscUSSlOfl With other people,

PART 1

You are going to read a magazine article about changing your life. Choose the

most suitable heading from the list

A-H

for each part (' -6) of the article. There

is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the

beginning (0).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

A

Don't limit your dreams

B

Analyse what you've thought of

C

Don't delay

D

Don't rush into something that doesn't suit you

E

Oon'\

WOH,/

about 9as\ m\s\aKes

F

Work out what you're actually going to do

G

Add some details

H

Don't just think about it - do something!

Test 1

Paper 1 Reading

Fresh Start

• Would the pursuit of my fantasy

be

worth the possible consequences'!

What objectives would I like

LO

set

myself on the basis of this

exercise'!

You then need to identjfy your

strengths and weaknesses. update

old skills or learn new ones. Look at

your resources and. perhaps most

important. what you enjoy and what

you rcally can'l bear doing. Be

~pecific

about your goals. and

be

careful not to try to do too much.

• What are the barriers to my

achieving some of my fantasy and

how might these

be

overcome'!

• What would

be

the consequenccs

of my "orldng 10 achie"e some of

the features of my fanlasy. for

myself and for other people'!

• How much of my fantasy b

achievable at preseDl or might

be

in the future?

If

I can't have it

all.

can I have somc of it?

• What are the differences betwccn

my fantasy and my reality'!

When you ha,e decided what your

goal is. and all the thinking. planning

and preparation has been done. your

fre~h

.!ttan can no longer be put off.

Ban negathe thoughlS and seize the

momenl- fresh starters are

delennined to see the posith'e side of

things and not 10 lel problems. real

or imagined. block their path. Good

luck!

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I

Think through your chosen topic and

write down your version of ",h31

would be involved. For example. in

your fantasy job identify things such

as statu.!>. salary. job specification.

style of work. the lifcstyle which

accompanies it. with whom you

would work and in what

surroundings. Your -ramusy day is an

invitation to list the events of what

for you would be

thl~

'pcrfcct day' .

Where would you

be.

what would

you do. and with wbom. if anybody?

Your fantasy life offers an

opportunity 10 consider your ideal

life as a whole. This picture would

include the work pattcrn. combining

'Work. homc and social life. status.

income.life'ityle. elc. Whichever

topic you choose. put in as many of

the

panicula~

as you can so that the

fantasy becomes a full picture.

fancy can provide c lues as to where

you would like to bc. or what you

might wanl

10

",ork towards. Try the

following excrcise. Imagine for a

lime that there are no restrictions for

you oftime. money. age. status. ties.

etc. Then select one of the follow Ing

- MY FANTASY JOB; MY

FA TASY DAY; MY FANTASY

LIFE.

When you ha' c writtcn down your

fantasy. think carefully through the

following:

• What are my reactions to dOing the

exerci.!>e'! What does the fantasy

indicate about wh:ltl want for

myself?

H

Imagining the impossible need not

be

a waste of time. Such nighlS of

Knowing thill we want to make a

change in our Ihes is the easy

bil-deciding whillto do and how 10 do it

I" more difficult. First of all. we must

learn 10 take our dreams seriously

and to truSI our abilities. Old habils

die hard. and fcarof failure may

prevent us from even trying

something ncw.

Before you begin to think of specilic

projccts.lct your imaginal ion fly

beyond the here and now and think

about what. in an ideal world. you

would really love to do. This should

help you to gct in !Ouch with the real

~ou

bcnemh the daily worries that

drag you down. Don'tletlack of

money. timc. qualifications or any

OIher negative reasons Ikhy you

cannot do whill you wanl stand in the

way of your fantasies. The time for

a"''iCssing real possibilities will come

later. when Ihe various option .. can

be

considered in a syslcmatic wa).

Making a fresh stan takes

etTon-and lime.

It

is imponanlto think

carefully before you set off into

~mething

new. because it must be

right for you and your way of life.

You will need detcmlimuion to

overcome thc problems that arc sure

10 arise and the crises of confidence

thill you will face. so

be

sure that ifs

.!torncthingyoll want to do- not what

)ou think you

ca"

do. or what

someone else thinks you

should

do.

Test 1

Paper 1 Reading

lB·

You are going to read an extract from a book. For questions 7-14, choose the

answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

They call Jamaica the 'Island in the Sun'. ;md thlll is my memory of it. Of

~unshine,

wannth and abundant fruit growing

everywhere, and of love. I was born on 2 April 1960 in St Andrews in Kingston. Therc were two sisters ahead of me in

lhe family, and though of course I didn't know it, therc was e»ciled Ialk of emigration. possibly

to

Canada but more

usually to England,lhe land of opportunity. I guess Ihat plans were already being made when I was bom. for a year or so

later my Dad left for London. Two years arrer thu!. when he had saved enough money. my Mum went as well and my

5

sisters and I were lefl in the care of my grandmolher. I slllyed with her. in her house near the centre of Kingston. until I

was seven years old. My grandmother. therefore. shaped my life. and I believe I am al1the better for il.

This was all fairly nonnal. Emigrating to better yourself was:a dream for most Jamaicans. a dream many were

detennincd

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fulfil. Families were close and grandmolhcrs were an important part of family life so. when the mass

emigmtions began. it seemed perfectly right and natural for Ihem to lake over the running of the families left behind.

10

Afler all.lhey had the experience.

GrandmOlhers are often strict. but they usually also spoil you. At least. that is the way it was with mine. She ran lhe

family like a military operation: each of us. no matter how young. had our tasks. I remember Ihat we didn't have a tap in

the house. but used a communal lap from which we had

10

rill two barrels in our garden. Every morning. before we went

to school. we all had to take a bucket approprintc to our size and run a rclay from the communal tap

IQ

the barrels until

15

Lhey were full. In thc beginning. whcn I was two or three. I couldn't reach the barrel- but I still had to join in. My sisters

had

10

sweep the yard before thcy welllto school. My grandmolher would give orders tllthe eldest and these were

passed down -as I got older I found this particularly annoying! BUI I can tell you. no one avoided lheirduties.

My Dad came over from England to see how we were getting on. I hadn't known him whcn he had left for Britain. but

when I saw him I !'omehow knew that he was my falher. He I'llked to u.... aboutlhe nc\\ country. about snow. aboutlhe

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huge city, and we all wanted to know morc, to see what it was. like. He

al~o

told me thall now had a younger brother.

which made me feel excited and wonder what he could

be

like. I didn't know

it

at the time. but he had eome to prepare

us for the move to England. Six months later my grandmother told me Ihatl wa.... going

10

join my parenrs and that she.

too. was cmigrnling.

It

was the end of my time in the Caribbean. of the sheltered. wuml. family life that I had known

there. and the beginning of a new and exciting em.

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London was strange and disappointing. There was no gold on the pavement:.. a.... the stories in Jamaica had indicated.

Back home it had always been wann. Everyone was friendly and said 'Hello' when you passed by on the street; in

Kingston you knew everybody and they kncw you. Here. it wasn't Iikc that. The roads were busy. the buildings were

grey and dull with many tall. high-rise blocks.

It

was totully IJnlike Jamaica. the houses all small and packed close

together. In my grandmother's house I had a big bedroom: here I had 10 share. Althm age it was a great disappointment.

30

Worse was to come. because there followed a very cold wime-r, and I had never felt cold in my life before. Then came

the biggesl shock: snow. White flakes came out of Ihe sky and Dad smiled. pointed and said. 'That's snow!' I rushed

outside. looked up and opened my mouth

10

let the flakes drop in. The snow settled on my tongue and it was so cold that

I cried. My toes lost all feeling, and at the primary school that we anended I wasn't allowed to wear long lfousers at my

age. The teachers made us go out to play in the playground and Ijoined in with all the fun. sliding around in the snow.

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Ihrowingsnowballs, all the usuallhings. Suddenly. as my shoes and socks got soaking wel and frozen. there came an

excruciating pain and I cried with the intensity ofil.1 didn't k.now what was happening to me.

7

The writer says that when he was very young,

A

he was upset because his parents left.

B

he was very keen to go to England.

C

his parents had decided to leave.

o

his parents changed their plans.

8

According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time

A

wanted to be free from responsibility.

B

had ambitions that were unrealistic.

C

wanted to improve their standard of living.

o

disliked the country they came from.

9

The writer says that when he lived with his grandmother

A

he was treated like the other children.

B

he wanted to be like the other children.

C

he tried to avoid doing certain duties.

o

he found some of her rules strange.

10 What does 'this' in line 18 refer to?

A

being told what to do by his sisters

B

having to sweep the yard before school

C

having to do duties he found difficult

o

being given orders by his grandmother

11

What happened when the writer's father came?

A

His father did not tell him why he had cam ...

B

He did not know how to react to his father.

C

His father told him things that were untrue.

o

He felt anxious about what his father told him.

12 When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because

A

it was smaller than he had expected.

B

he had been given a false impression of it.

C

he had to spend a lot of time on his own.

o

his new surroundings frightened him.

13 What does the writer say about snow?

A

He was not sure how to react when he saw it.

B

He regretted coming into contact with it.

C

He was embarrassed that it made him cry.

o

He was not very keen to touch it.

14

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A

Too Many Changes.

B

A Strange Childhood.

C

Hard Times.

o

From Sun To Snow.

Test 1

Paper 1 Reading

Test 1

Paper 1 Reading

You are going to read a magazine articli9. Eight sentences have been removed

from the article. Choose from the sentences

A-I

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).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

On camera

\X!hen

I

saw the notice '\Vomen film extras

wanted'

in

a local newspaper,

I

jumped at the

chance. As a child I had dreamt of being a

film star. []]

{

I

The casting interview, held in a church hall

with many budding actors in attendance,

went well, and two days later

I

was told that

1

had been chosen. The production in question

was revealed as

Scottish Television's

Dr Fiu/ay

drama, which is set in the 1950s.

[}ID

I

Extras are often left in the dark for

some time when it comes to being told which

role they will play. Finally, the narure of my

role was revealed;

I

was asked to play a

mental hospital patient.

[!ID

IThen, barely a week later, the day

of filming dawned. All 13 of us extras, mainly

housewives, were told to change into our

costumes in the wardrobe department. Then

we were driven to the location, a hospital on

the fringes of Glasgow. It seems that it is

commoo for old hospitals

to

be used in this

way.

On arriving, we were given coffee and tea,

which looked and tasred like cement. Then

we were rushed off to make-up. My hair was

pinned back and make-up was applied that

gave me a pale appearance. Then we were

sent to the minibus for a few hours, as the

cameras rolled elsewhere.

10

After the second hour had passed 1 was

becoming bored.[jI]

I

I had expected

to

be so busy that I hadn't come prepared for

a long wait. Many of the others had brought a

book or knitting.

Three hours had now passed.

[}ID~_

A large room in the hospital had been

transformed into a dayroom for that purpose.

Although I had expected the room to be

warm because of the lighting equipment

present, it was quite chilly.

When the director came in, we were

instructed what to do and where to stand.

Along with a few others,

1

was told to sit at a

table and weave baskets.

IJ!]

I

The cane

we had to use was very long. On several

occasions my basket fell apart in front of my

very eyes. On others

I

only succeeded in

hitting a cameraman in the eye.

20

Jean, who was barefoot, had

to

circle the floor. Poor AJice was asked to

pretend to bang her head against the wall.

Meanwhile, Veronica swept the floor.

Thankfully, after just

a few attempts, the

scenes were done.

[gIJ

I

Although I

found the experience very interesting, my

first screen role will almost certainly be my

last.

Test 1

Paper 1 Reading

A

This was not an easy task.

S

Life for the other extras was far from easy.

e

So some things just aren't meant to happen, I suppose.

D

Despite my disappoinnnent, I agreed

to

participate.

E

And so my [lIst taste

of this

<glamorous' career was over.

F

I was to lose some

of my

enthusiasm for the idea, however.

G

I bet stars are never treated like this, I thought.

H

Then at last we were called

to

do our scenes.

Now at last I would get my chance.

Test 1

Paper 1 Reading

You are going to read an article about supermarkets. For questions 22-35,

choose from the sections of the article (A-E). Some ot the sections 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 section refers to:

an arrangement between producers and supermarkets?

the order in which customers buy goods?

customers consuming goods they have bought?

a method that may have the opposite effect to the one intended?

customers having the wrong idea about somethinfl?

goods getting damaged?

supermarkets being reorganized?

matching something to particular types of custom",?

not putting certain types of goods together?

supermarkets paying attention to customers' comments?

a system that may die out?

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Test 1

Paper

1

Reading

SUPERMARKETS

Their secrets revealed ...

Last straw

A recem supcnnarket study reported a

38%

increase in sates whcn thc Slore

played slow l)lUsic compared

10f:l~t.

However. you c:m shop in silence

at

"orne

supermarket!>. which ncver play

mu~ic

- thcircustOlllers say it putS them

off.

Perhaps you're tooconsiderJte! For

example, don'llhink Ihe wider

checkouls marked 'disabled' are

exclusively forwhce1chairs. If there

are

no wheclchaircuSlorners waiting,

anyone is wckome to use them. And if

you're in a real hUITY, avoid the eheckoul

assiSlant wearing

11

'traince' badge - a

sign of possible delay.

-Why do

I 1I1\\'1I)'S

choose Ihe queuc

lhal man's lhe slowest?'

more- or a way of projecting an image.

One supcnnarkel plays 196Cb mu:oic to

go wilh its decor. Another l>elS oul

simply

10

please- playing t95()" and

1960s music In the moming when older

"lblOmers do most of their shopping,

pop mUl>k' in the l,lVcnings and

011

Saturday.. for a younger audience. and

lllu~ic

that <lppeals

10

the .... hole fumily

on a Sunday. Some

~Iore:.

U.\>C music to

increase their profits by playing slow

walt/csar light cla"'!tlc!t on quiet dayl>.

like Mondays, to keep customerl>

browsing llnd buying. Al busier times.

like S:lturdays, they'll increase Ihe

lempo

10

encountgc customer!; to move

quickly through the slore.

The eye-calching di"play on the unit at

the cnd of a row does not

nece~sarily

mean that lhe gooch are Ihe bargain of

Ihe week.

a~

you ma) think.

Manufacturers -,ometi

me"

pay Ihe

"up'-~mmr"el to

put the ir br::ands lllthe

best po:.ition:o. Among the besl are the

places acro:.) Ihe

end~

of units where

customer traffic is very high.

'Why is it that superlllurkels change

their layoul

so

often?

Just

when

I

have

speeded up my shopping by knowing

wheN.' c\'erything is.llhey mm'e the

section!'

buy. For years. some :.corcs ha\e been

piping

smell~ offre.~hly

baked bread and

real coffee through the aiHonditioning

to get appetites going. BUlthi..

111:1)'

he

counterproducthe. the retail consull:'l.l1\S

Rctail Dynamic!> point out: 'Ifyou arc

doing yourshopping at lunch or dinner·

lime. when )'ou are already hungry.lhe

l>lIlell of baking may SI:nd you str::aightlo

the bread eoulller and tthcn out of Ihe

store so you can eat quickly:

This is another

W:lY

of trying to make

you buy things )'ou thought you didn't

need. SupennarkelS make most of their

mane)' Out of fresh fOClds and 'luxury'

snacks and far less on essentials like

milk. sugar and bread. So everyday

items llre scaHcrcd around Ih" store

beeau:.c in ordcr

(0

gel lhem.

)OU

have

10

pass the 'high eamers' and, hopefully.

suddenly decide

10

buy some.

On the scent

Fresh start

'Why are the fresh fruil and

\ egecables usuully al lhe enlr"'dnce to

Ihe

slore? Il's lIlwlI)'S crowded, and

they gel squlJshed if Ilul\'c to Iliad

hea\')' cans and packets on top.'

Now:tdays. trolleys should ha\ e a

~par,.IIe

companment where you can

placc fruit and \cgetublc'

so

they don't

get :.quashcd.

It'~ ~imply

because supermarkcts makc

3

high profit on fresh fruil and vegctable::..

and Ihey ha\'c discovcred they ::.ell more

of (hem if they're near the cntrJ.llce.

According

10

re,:,carch carried out by

\upcnnarkcts. customer!> prefcr fresh

goods

10

come first. Maybe it's because

many of us arrive atlhe store

conccntr-Jting on the k.inds of fruit and

\cgetablc wc necd. Once wc'vc gotlhat

out of the way, we can relax :llld do the

re~t

of

(he

shopping otleisurc. Another

reason is thal if we sec fresh goods first.

lhe "ight and smell of all those rol>Y

apples and glossy aubergines givc

a

'fcel

good' Impression of freshness and

quality which wc carry around the l>lOre.

Ha\ e you cver wondered why somc

"tares smell of fre...

h

bread or .... hy l>011lC

play music and Olhcrs don'('! Wc

a~ked

(hee.'(pens at SupcrMar"cting magazinc

(0 explain some of the hidden tricks of

thc tr::adc.

'1)0

they hll\'e

10

pipe smells

of

freshly

baked bread around start's?

I

alwa)'s

end up buying an extra loafor cake

bt'cause the smell is just so lempting:

Th:Il'~

whUllhe store

i~

counling on! II'S

.... ell·known in the retnil food indu,try

that ,mell

i~

the most pov:erful ofhulllan

~n~'i

when it comes

10

inlluencing our

choice of where ....·e shop and .... hat we

arch!

-Why does

Ill)'

superDllarkl't ha\'c to

play music

all

the lime? 11 drives me

mad and I can't avoid

it

since it's the

only store I can reach conveniently.'

This mn)

be

an attempt to please

cU'lOmcrs -Ml they will enjoy l>hopping

CheckOlllS could become a lhin,g of the

past anyway. Onc

~upemlarkel

is testing

a hand·held umt .... hich customers u..e

themsel\es

as

they shop.

11

rcad.. and

re"ords the prices of

grocerie~

and Ihen

tOtals the bill ... but )'ou slill have 10 pay

bl:fore you Ic:lve.

Test 1

Paper 2 Writing

Ill-You must answer this question.

1

You have seen this advertisement for a holiday job in an English-language magazine and want

to find out more.

Read carefully the advertisement and the notes you have made. Then write a letter to Mrs

Malone, telling her a little bit about yourself and why you want the job, and including all your

questions.

Energetic person needed

to

join in family

holiday.

What kind --""",-

WE need help with our two lively children

+-

ages?

of help?

during a three-week summer holiday in

Scotland.

dates?

Hours of

work?

Pay?

YOU need

to

practise your English.

Can we help each Other? If you think we

can. write for further details

to

Mrs Anne

Malone, 30 Pond Road, London SW9 OTT.

-Write a letter of

120-180

words in an appropriate style. Do not write any addresses.