10 Complete Practice Tests - eBook

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TEST 1

LISTENING

SECTION 1

Questions 1-4

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Which documents could Sam use as proof of her name?

Example passport

1...

2...

Which could she use as proof of her address? council tax bill

3...

phone bill (fixed line)

4...

Questions 5-7

Complete the notes below.

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MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer. Name of bank? Savings Bank

Open which days? Monday-Friday

Opening hours? 5... Where? 6... Free gift? 7...

Questions 8-10

Match the places in Questions 8-10 to the appropriate letters A-H on the map.

8 Royal Bank ________

9 Northern Bank. ________

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SECTION 2

Questions 11-14

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Preparing for the interview

What to do How to do it

Step 1: Prepare things to take.

Gather all documents, e.g. copies of resume.

Choose 11……… e.g. designs, drawings, written work.

Step 2: Get more

information.

Check you have pen and paper.

Ask firm for a 12………

See profiles at Chamber of Commerce, library.

Step 3: Focus on you and the job.

Contact 13……….. of this or related firms. Compare yourself with what is required.

Imagine likely questions and your answers.

Decide how to make up for any 14……….. you lack

Questions 15-20

Complete the notes below.

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Arrive no more than 15...before the time of the interview. After you hear the question, you can 16...before you reply. You can 17...if you don’t understand what they’re asking you.

Wait for them to offer you the job before you say what 18... you want. Learning from the experience will make you more 19...in future interviews. Pay attention to your 20...- it shows you have a positive attitude.

SECTION 3

Questions 21-24

Complete the summary below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided.

To many employers, academic success and personal development as a result of being at

21...can be as important as course content, so choose

22...modules that you may do well in. You should, however, think more

carefully about your choice if your course is 23 ... In this case the course normally includes all the modules necessary for professional training, but if you are in any doubt check with your academic department or the 24...at the university.

Questions 25-29

Write the appropriate letters A-C against questions 25-29. Which modules have the following features?

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B. Fluid Mechanics

C. Chemical Engineering: Science 1

25 developing computer skills ...

26 exemption from part of a module ...

27 assessment by formal examination ...

28 developing speaking and writing skills ...

29 learning through problem-solving ...

Question 30

30 Which chart shows the percentage of private study time on the Spanish 1A module?

SECTION 4

Questions 31-33

Label the diagram. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

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Questions 34-36

Choose from letters A-C and write them on your answer sheet.

34 The crater at Acraman is

A nowadays entirely covered by sea water.

B one of the most beautiful on Karth.

C less spectacular than others in Australia.

35 Williams realised what had happened at Acraman when he

A saw pictures of the area taken from above.

B visited Acraman for the first time in 1980.

C noticed a picture of the crater in a textbook.

36 Where was rock from Acraman found?

A Only in the Flinders Mountains.

B At several placcs over 300 km from Acraman.

C At a place 500 km from Acraman, but nowhere else.

Questions 37-40

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37 What made the sea water shake? ...

38 What threw the pebbles into the air? ...

39 What was mixed with silt to form a layer of rock? ...

40 What shaped the ripples on top of the rock? ...

READING

READING PASSAGE 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.

Questions 1-5

Reading Passage 1 has five sections, A-E.

Choose the correct headings for sections A-E from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i. Mushrooms that glow in the dark ii. Bright creatures on land and in the sea iii. Evolution’s solution

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v. Future opportunities in biological engineering vi. Nature’s gift to medicine

vii. Bioluminescence in humans

viii. Purposes of bioluminescence in the wild ix. Luminescent pets

1. Section A 2. Section B 3. Section C 4. Section D 5. Section E

Bioluminescence

A. In the pitch-black waters of the ocean’s aphotic zone – depths from 1,000m to the sea floor – Rood eyesight does not count for very much on its own. Caves, in addition, frequently present a similar problem: the complete absence of natural light at any time of the day. This has not stopped some organisms from turning these inhospitable environments into their homes, and in the process many have created their own forms of light by developing one of the stunning visual marvels of the biological universe – bioluminescence.

B. Many people will encounter bioluminescence at some point in their life, typically in some form of glowworm, which is found on most continents. North and South America are home to the “firefly”, a glowing beetle which is known as a glow-worm during its larvae stage. Flightless glowing beetles and worms are also found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Less common flies, centipedes, molluscs, and snails have bioluminescent qualities as well, as do some

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mushrooms. The most dramatic examples of bioluminescence, however, are found deep below the ocean’s surface, where no sunlight can penetrate at all. Here, anglerfish, cookie-cutter sharks, flashlight fish, lantern fish, gulper eels, viperfish, and many other species have developed bioluminescence in unique and creative ways to facilitate their lives.

C. The natural uses of bioluminescence vary widely, and organisms have learnt to be very creative with its use. Fireflies employ bioluminescence primarily for reproductive means – their flashing patterns advertise a firefly’s readiness to breed. Some fish use it as a handy spotlight to help them locate prey. Others use it as a lure; the anglerfish, for example, dangles a luminescent flare that draws in gullible, smaller fishes which get snapped up by the anglerfish in an automated reflex. Sometimes, bioluminescence is used to resist predators. Vampire squids eject a thick cloud of glowing liquid from the tip of its arms when threatened, which can be disorientating. Other species use a single, bright flash to temporarily blind their attacker, with an effect similar to that of an oncoming car which has not dipped its headlights.

D. Humans have captured and utilized bioluminescence by developing, over the last decade, a technology known as Bioluminescence Imaging (BLI). BU involves the extraction of a DNA protein from a bioluminescent organism, and then the integration of this protein into a laboratory animal through trans-geneticism. Researchers have been able to use luminized pathogens and cancer cell lines to track the respective spread of infections and cancers. Through BLI, cancers and infections can be observed without intervening in a way that affects their independent development. In other words, while an ultra-sensitive camera and bioluminescent proteins add a visual element, they do not disrupt or mutate the natural processes. As a result, when testing drugs and treatments, researchers are permitted a single perspective of a therapy’s progression.

E. Once scientists learn how to engineer bioluminescence and keep it stable in large quantities, a number of other human uses for it will become available. Glowing trees have been proposed as replacements for electric lighting along busy roads, for example, which would reduce our dependence on non-renewable energy sources. The same technology used in Christmas trees for the family home would also eliminate the fire danger from electrical fairy lights. It may also be possible for crops and plants to luminesce when they require watering, and for meat and dairy products to “tell us” when they have become contaminated by bacteria. In a similar way, forensic

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investigators could detect bacterial species on corpses through bioluminescence. Finally, there is the element of pure novelty. Children’s toys and stickers are often made with glow-in-the dark qualities, and a biological form would allow rabbits, mice, fish, and other pets to glow as well.

Questions 6-9

Choose FOUR letters. A—G.

Write the correct letters in boxes 6-9 on your answer sheet.

Which FOUR uses are listed for bioluminescence in nature? A. ways of attracting food

B. tracing the spread of diseases C. mating signals

D. growing trees for street lighting E. drug trials

F. defensive tactics G. a torch to identify food Questions 10-13

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet

10. The luminescent fluid that a vampire squid emits has a ……… effect on its predator.

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11. In order to use bioluminescence in a trans-genetic environment, ………. must first be removed from a bioluminescent creature.

12. One advantage of BLI is that it could allow researchers to see how a treatment is working without altering or disturbing ……….

13. In the future, ……… may be able to use bioluminescence to identify evidence on dead bodies.

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14—26, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.

CHANGES IN MALE BODY IMAGE

A. The pressures on women to look slender, youthful, and attractive have been extensively documented, but changing expectations for women’s bodies have varied widely. From voluptuous and curvy in the days of Marilyn Monroe to slender and androgynous when Twiggy hit the London scene in the mid-1960s, and then on to the towering Amazonian models of the 1980s and the “heroin chic” and size-zero obsession of today, it is not just clothes that go in and out of fashion for women. The prevailing notion of the perfect body for men, however, has remained remarkably static: broad shoulders, a big chest and arms, and rippling, visible abdominal muscles and powerful legs have long been the staple ingredients of a desirable male physique.

B. A growing body of evidence suggests this is changing, however. Rootsteins, a mannequin design company in Britain, has released its newest male model – the homme nouveau – with a cinched-in 27-inch waist. “To put that into perspective,” says one female fashion reporter, “I had a 27-inch waist when I was thirteen _ and I was really skinny.” The company suggests that the homme nouveau “redresses the prevailing “beefcake” figure by carving out a far more streamlined, sinuous silhouette to match the edgier attitude of a new generation”.

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C. Elsewhere in the fashion industry, the label American Apparel is releasing a line of trousers in sizes no larger than a 30-inch waist, which squeezes out most of the younger male market who have an average waistline over five inches larger. Slender young men are naturally starting to dominate the catwalks and magazine pages as well. “No one wanted the big guys,” model David Gandy has said, describing how his muscled physique was losing him jobs. “It was all the skinny, androgynous look. People would look at me very, very strangely when I went to castings.” D. Achieving such a physique can be unattainable for those without the natural genetic make-up. “I don’t know that anyone would consider my body archetypal or as an exemplar to work towards,” notes model Davo McConville. “You couldn’t aim for this; it’s defined by a vacuum of flesh, by what it’s not.” Nevertheless, statistics suggest it is not just an obsession of models, celebrities, and the media – more and more ordinary men are prepared to go to great lengths for a slender body. One indication is the growing number of men who are discovering surgical reconstruction. Male breast-reduction has become especially popular, in 2009, the year-on-year growth rate for this procedure rose to 44 per cent in the United Kingdom. Liposuction also remains popular in the market for male body reconstructive surgery, with 35,000 such procedures being performed on men every year.

E. Additionally, more men now have eating disorders than ever before. These are characterized by normal eating habits, typically either the consumption of insufficient or excessive amounts of food. Eating disorders are detrimental to the physical and mental condition of people who suffer from them, and the desire to achieve unrealistic physiques has been implicated as a cause. In 1990, only 10% of people suffering from anorexia or bulimia were believed to be male, but this figure has climbed steadily to around one quarter today. Around two in five binge eaters are men. Women still make up the majority of those afflicted by eating disorders, but the perception of it being a “girly” problem has contributed to men being less likely to pursue treatment. In 2008, male eating disorders were thrust into the spotlight when former British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, admitted to habitually gorging on junk food and then inducing himself to vomit while in office. “I never admitted to this out of the shame and embarrassment,” he said. “I found it difficult as a man like me to admit that I suffered from bulimia.”

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F. In some respects, the slim male silhouette seems to be complementing, rather than displacing, the G. I. Joe physique. Men’s Health, one of the only titles to weather the floundering magazine market with sales increasing to a quarter of a million per issue, has a staple diet of bulky men on the cover who entice readers with the promise of big, powerful muscles. Advertising executives and fashion editors suggest that in times of recession and political uncertainty, the more robust male body image once again becomes desirable. Academic research supports this claim, indicating that more “feminine” features are desirable for men in comfortable and secure societies, while “masculine” physical traits are more attractive where survival comes back to the individual. A University of Aberdeen study, conducted using 4,500 women from over 30 countries, found a pronounced correlation between levels of public healthcare and the amount of effeminacy women preferred in their men. In Sweden, the country considered to have the best healthcare, 68 per cent of women preferred the men who were shown with feminine facial features. In Brazil, the country with the worst healthcare in the study, only 45 per cent of women were so inclined. “The results suggest that as healthcare improves, more masculine men fall out of favour,” the researchers concluded.

G. Ultimately, columnist Polly Vernon has written, we are left with two polarized ideals of masculine beauty. One is the sleek, slender silhouette that exudes cutting-edge style and a wealthy, comfortable lifestyle. The other is the “strong, muscular, austerity-resistant” form that suggests a man can look after himself with his own bare hands. These ideals co-exist by pulling men in different directions and encouraging them to believe they must always be chasing physical perfection, while simultaneously destabilizing any firm notions of what physical perfection requires.

H. As a result, attaining the ideal body becomes an ever more futile and time-consuming task. Vernon concludes that this means less time for the more important things in life, and both sexes should resist the compulsive obsession with beauty.

Questions 14-20

Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs, A-H.

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Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

14. an opinion on whether body image changes have positive or negative effects 15. a historical comparison of gendered body images

16. a humiliating confession of overeating by a public figure 17. a cosmetic operation that has become increasingly popular 18. a health condition afflicting increasing numbers of men 19. the effect of changing body ideals on a male model

20. an explanation of how living standards affect the desirability of male physiques Questions 21-26

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

In boxes 21—26 on your answer sheet, write

YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO if the statement contradicts with the view of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 21. A thin body is achievable for men regardless of their genes.

22. Male liposuction is more popular than male breast-reduction. 23. Rating disorders harm the mind and body.

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25. Men’s Health has suffered from a downturn in magazine sales. 26. As public healthcare improves, men become more feminine.

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.

EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES

A Book Review

The title of Fats, Shoots and Leaves refers to a famously misplaced comma in a wildlife manual that ended up suggesting a panda rather violently “eats, shoots and leaves” instead of eating shoots and leaves. The author of this book, journalist Lynne Truss, is something akin to a militant linguist, dedicating this “zero tolerance” manifesto on grammar to the striking Bolshevik printers of St. Petersburg who, in demanding the same remuneration for punctuation as they received for letters, ended up setting in motion the first Russian Revolution.

Some of the book involves humorous attacks on erroneous punctuation. There is the confused Shakespearian thespian who inadvertently turns a frantic plea: “Go, get him surgeons!” into the cheerful encouragement of “Go get him, surgeons!” Street and shop signs have a ubiquitous presence. A bakery declares “FRESH DONUT’S SOLD HERE” and a florist curiously announces that “Pansy’s here!” (Is she?). The shameless title of a Hollywood film Two Weeks Notice is reeled in for criticism – “Would they similarly call it One Weeks Notice?’’, Truss enquires – and sometimes, as in the case of signs promoting “ANTIQUE’S” and “Potatoe’s” – one questions whether we are bearing witness to new depths of grammar ignorance, or a postmodern caricature of atrocious punctuation.

Eats, Shoots and Leaves is not just a piece of comedy and ridicule, however, and Truss has plenty

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acceptable to simply use an “em dash”1_{in place of a comma – the verdict from Truss is that you}

can. “The dash is less formal than the semicolon, which makes it more attractive,” she suggests. “It enhances conversational tone; and … it is capable of quite subtle effects.” The author concludes, with characteristic wry condescension, that the em dash’s popularity largely rests on people knowing it is almost impossible to use incorrectly. Truss is a personal champion of the semicolon, a historically contentious punctuation mark elsewhere maligned by novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr., as a “transvestite hermaphrodite representing absolutely nothing”. Coming to the semicolon’s defence, Truss suggests that while it can certainly be overused, she refers to the dying words of one 20th century writer: “I should have used fewer semicolons, the semicolon can perform the role of a kind of Special Policeman in the event of comma fights.”

Truss has come under criticism on two broad points. The first argument criticises the legitimacy of her authority as a punctuation autocrat. Louis Menand, writing in the New Yorker, details Eats, Shoots and Leaves’ numerous grammatical and punctuation sins: a comma-free non-restrictive clause; a superfluous ellipsis; a misplaced apostrophe; a misused parenthesis; two misused semicolons; an erroneous hyphen in the word “abuzz”, and so on. In fact, as Menand notes, half the semicolons in the Truss book are spuriously deployed because they stem from the author’s open flouting of the rule that semicolons must only connect two independent clauses. “Why would a person not just vague about the rules but disinclined to follow them bother to produce a guide to punctuation?” Menand inquires. Ultimately, he holds Truss accused of producing a book that pleases those who “just need to vent” and concludes that Eats, Shoots and Leaves is actually a tirade against the decline of language and print that disguises itself, thinly and poorly, as some kind of a style manual.

Linguist David Chrystal has criticised what he describes as a “linguistic purism” coursing through Truss’ book. Linguistic purism is the notion that one variety of language is somehow more pure than others, with this sense of purity often based on an idealised historical point in the language’s development, but sometimes simply in reference to an abstract ideal. In The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot and Left, Chrystal – a former colleague of Truss – condemns the no-holds-barred approach to punctuation and grammar. “Zero tolerance does not allow for flexibility,” he argues. “It is prescriptivism taken to extremes. It suggests that language is in a state where all the rules are established with 100 per cent certainty. The suggestion is false. We do not

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know what all the rules of punctuation are. And no rule of punctuation is followed by all of the people all of the time.”

Other detractors of Truss’ “prescriptivism” are careful to disassociate needless purism from robust and sensible criticism, an oppositional stance they call descriptivism. “Don’t ever imagine,” Geoffrey K. Pullum on the Language Log emphasizes, “that I think all honest attempts at using English are just as good as any others. [Bad] writing needs to be fixed. But let’s make sure we fix the right things.” In other words, we do not require a dogmatic approach to clean up misused language. Charles Gaulke concurs, noting that his opposition to “prescriptivism” does not require contending with the existence of standards themselves, but questioning whether our standards should determine what works, or whether what works should determine our standards.

Ultimately, it is unlikely the purists and pedagogues will ever make absolute peace with those who see language as a fluid, creative process within which everyone has a role to play. Both sides can learn to live in a sort of contentious harmony, however. Creativity typically involves extending, adapting and critiquing the status quo, and revising and reviving old traditions while constructing new ones. Rules must exist in order for this process to take place, if only for them to be broken. On the flip side, rules have an important role to play in guiding our language into forms that can be accessed by people across all manner of differences, so it is vital to acknowledge the extent to which they can be democratic, rather than merely autocratic in function. Nevertheless, all the regulations in the world cannot stem the natural spring of language, which bursts through rivets and snakes around the dams that linguistic authorities may try to put in place. We should celebrate rather than curse these inevitable tensions.

Questions 27-32

Look as the following statements (Questions 27-32) and the list of people below. Match each statement with the correct person A-E.

Write the correct letter A-E in boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet.

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27. Mistakes should be corrected on the basis of common sense. 28. No one has legitimacy as an ultimate authority on punctuation use. 29. Eats, Shoots and Leaves is not the type of book it claims to be.

30. The idea that some forms of language can be better than others is wrong. 31. The semicolon has no real purpose.

32. We can ask whether rules are helpful without undermining the need for rules.

List of people A. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. B. Louis Menand C. David Chrystal D. Geoffrey K. Pullum E. Charles Gaulke Questions 33-37

Complete the summary below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 33-37 on your answer sheet.

Eats, Shoots and Leaves is a book on punctuation by journalist Lynne Truss, who could be

described as a 33 ……… She dedicates the book to the Bolshevik printers who started the 34 ………. by protesting for better pay conditions. The book is partly a humorous

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criticism of incorrect punctuation. Some of the examples are so bad it is possible that they are actually a 35 ……….

Truss also guides the reader on correct punctuation usage. She likes the em dash because it is not as 36 ………. as the semicolon, for example, but remains a 37 ………. of the latter due to its ability to discipline areas of text that are crowded with commas.

Questions 38-40

Choose THREE letters, A—G. Write the correct letters in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet. Which THREE of the following statements form part of the author’s conclusion?

A. Rules prevent the creation of new things.

B. A centralised point of control can effectively guide the flow of language.

C. Both the descriptivists and prescriptivists have important roles to play in language evolution. D. Disputes over matters of language rules need not be condemned.

E. Prescriptivists and descriptivists are both wrong.

F. Rules help everyone use language and do not merely prescribe usage.

G. An essential part of creativity is the rejection of that which has come before.

WRITING

WRITING TASK 1

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The line graph below shows the average daily maximum temperatures for Auckland and Christchurch, two cities in New Zealand, and London and Edinburgh, two cities in the United Kingdom.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this topic. Write about the following topic:

Children nowadays watch significantly more television than those in the past, which reduces their activity levels accordingly. Why is this the case?

What measures can you suggest to encourage higher levels of activity among children?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience. Write at least 250 words.

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SPEAKING

PART 1

Introduction and Interview (4-5 minutes) Introduction (compulsory)

 Good morning/afternoon. My name is. Can you tell me your full name, please?

 What should I call you?

 Could you tell me where you’re from?

 Can I see your identification, please?

Thank you. Now in this first part, I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself.

Interview (choose 1)

Let's talk about where you live.

• Have there been any recent improvements to your home town0

• Are there any other areas which you think could be improved? Why?

• Which area of your home town is the most attractive? Why?

Let's talk about your studies.

• What are you studying at present?

• What type of career do you hope to have after completing your studies?

• Alter graduating,, do you intend doing any further study:?

Now let’s talk about free time.

• Tell me about what you like to do in your free time.

• Does it cost much money to do this activity?

• Do many of your friends enjoy the same types of activities?

• Do you think you will have more or less free time in the future? Why?

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• Which season of the year is your favourite? Why?

• What is the weather typically like where you live during the season?

• Do you think you will always prefer this season? Why?

• Wbat types of things do you enjoy doing during this season? Why?

Now let's talk about the outdoors.

• Which outdoor places or locations do you enjoy going to? Why?

• Do you prefer to spend time indoors or outdoors? Why?

• What are some of your outdoor hobbies?

• Do some parts of your country have more beautiful outdoor spaces than others?

PART 2

Individual Long Turn (3-4 minutes)

Now, I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk, you’ll have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand?

Here’s some paper and a pencil for making notes and here’s your topic: I’d like you to talk about a traditional story which is popular in your country. Describe a traditional story that is popular in your country.

You should say:

what the story' is about why the story is well known how you came to know this story

and explain what you learnt from this story. Rounding- off questions:

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• Do you enjoy traditional stories?

PART 3

Two-way Discussion (4-5 minutes)

We've been talking about a story which is well known in your country and now I'd like to discuss with you one or two more general questions related to this. Let's consider first the topic of traditional stories.

• Many people believe that traditional stories are irrelevant to modem society. Do you agree

or disagree?

• What type of traditional stories do children generally enjoy? Vhy do you think this is so?

• What can traditional stories tell us about a culture?

Now, let's talk about preserving and protecting traditions.

• In what ways have traditions changed in your country, if at all, over the last fifty or so

years?

• Many societies are losing aspects of their culture and tradition as time passes. What are

some of the solutions to this issue?

• Do you think the current generation is more or less interested in tradition than previous

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TEST 2

LISTENING

SECTION 1

Questions 1 - 10

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Tom's Computer Maintenance

Customer Information Form

Date: Sunday, 12th May

Example: Answer.

Reason for call: computer problem What happened: the screen 1...

Troubleshooting checklist: Restarted computer

The computer is 2... – not running on battery

Activity when the problem occurred: 3... Possible diagnosis: a virus

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Appointment

Location: 5...

Time scheduled for visit: 6... Street address: 14 7... Crescent, 2F3 Customer name: Sandra 8... Name on buzzer: the same as above

Fee: 9...for the first hour’s work, then £40 per hour Estimated time for job: less than 10...

SECTION 2

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 The speaker's job requires

A. a great deal of walking. B extensive travel. B. extensive travel.

C. clean water.

12 Why is this story being told?

A. to promote Charity-Water B for entertainment purposes C to encourage Helen B. for entertainment purposes C to encourage Helen

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C. to encourage Helen

13 Why do the charity workers usually surprise communities?

A. It makes people happy. B. It is difficult to spread news. C. It makes their work easier.

14 When villagers heard of the charity workers’ arrival, they

A. had a party. B. were suspicious.

C. took no notice.

15 Helen is feeling

A. ecstatic about her new life.

B. curious about the charity workers. C. nostalgic about her old life.

16 What did the speaker notice about Helen?

A. that she had bathed recently

B. the care she took with her appearance C that she was wearing a green uniform C. that she was wearing a green uniform

17 Making someone feel beautiful was

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B. an unexpected bonus for the speaker. C. of little importance to the speaker.

In what THREE ways did the new well improve Helen's life? Choose THREE letters A - G.

18... 19... 20...

A. Her children enjoyed better health E. She had more choices and options

B. It increased her household income F. She made new friends in her village

C. It gave her more free time G. It allowed her to go to school

D. She got a leadership position

SECTION 3

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

21 Jessica is interviewing Dr Kitching for ... for the school newspaper. 22 Everyone Jessica knows is rather ... about how to ask for references. 23 Dr Kitching gives Jessica permission ... to their conversation.

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25 The majority of ... are in the spring or early summer when students start thinking about their future.

Complete the flow-chart below.

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A - G next to questions 26 - 30.

STEPS TO TAKE WHEN ASKING FOR A REFERENCE AFTER GRADUATION

Start with a(n) 26...

Say what 27... you took and when you took it.

Give any 28 ... to identify yourself. Follow up with a(n) 29...

Ask for a(n) 30... A. message B. meeting C. information D. exam E. telephone call F. course G. email SECTION 4 Question 31 - 40

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Date: 6th November

Lecture Topic Primate Behaviour

Review - Last lecture we talked about how physical features apply to:

 living primates

 classification

 31...

 Human evolution is not just about how people have 32... but also about how

our behaviour evolved.

 The most notable thing about humans is not just that they walk on two legs but that they can

33...

Primate Cognitive Abilities

Cognition = the amount of 34... that goes into a behaviour. It's difficult to come up with 35... to measure cognition. How sentient are the 36...

Sentient = there is 37... conscious thought

Behaviours that support the presence of conscious thought in primates:

 Various sorts of 38... (helping others without benefit)

 "Machiavellian Intelligence" or deliberate 39...

 Chimps can be language-trained - highly intelligent

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READING

Communicating in Colour

There are more than 160 known species of chameleons. The main distribution is in Africa and Madagascar, and other tropical regions, although some species are also found in parts of southern Europe and Asia. There are introduced populations in Hawaii and probably in California and Florida too.

New species are still discovered quite frequently. Dr Andrew Marshall, a conservationist from York University, was surveying monkeys in Tanzania, when he stumbled across a twig snake in the Magombera forest which, frightened, coughed up a chameleon and fled. Though a colleague persuaded him not to touch it because of the risk from venom, Marshall suspected it might be a new species, and took a photograph to send to colleagues, who confirmed his suspicions. Kinyongia magomberae, literally “the chameleon from Magombera”, is the result, and the fact it was not easy to identify is precisely what made it unique. The most remarkable feature of chameleons is their ability to change colour, an ability rivalled only by cuttlefish and octopi in the animal kingdom. Because of this, colour is not the best thing for telling chameleons apart and different species are usually identified based on the patterning and shape of the head, and the arrangement of scales. In this case it was the bulge of scales on the chameleon’s nose.

Chameleons are able to use colour for both communication and camouflage by switching from bright, showy colours to the exact colour of a twig within seconds. They show an extraordinary range of colours, from nearly black to bright blues, oranges, pinks and greens, even several at once. A popular misconception is that chameleons can match whatever background they arc placed on, whether a chequered red and yellow shirt or a Smartie box. But each species has a characteristic set of cells containing pigment distributed over their bodies in a specific pattern, which determines the range of colours and patterns they can show. To the great disappointment of many children,

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placing a chameleon on a Smartie box generally results in a stressed, confused, dark grey or mottled chameleon.

Chameleons are visual animals with excellent eyesight, and they communicate with colour. When two male dwarf chameleons encounter each other, each shows its brightest colours. They puff out their throats and present themselves sidc-on with their bodies flattened to appear as large as possible and to show off their colours. This enables them to assess each other from a distance. If one is clearly superior, the other quickly changes to submissive colouration, which is usually a dull combination of greys or browns. If the opponents are closely matched and both maintain their bright colours, the contest can escalate to physical fighting and jaw-locking, each trying to push each other along the branch in a contest of strength. Eventually, the loser will signal his defeat with submissive colouration.

Females also have aggressive displays used to repel male attempts at courtship. When courting a female, males display the same bright colours that they use during contests. Most of the time, females are unreceptive and aggressively reject males by displaying a contrasting light and dark colour pattern, with their mouths open and moving their bodies rapidly from side to side. If the male continues to court a female, she often chases and bites him until he retreats. The range of colour- change during female displays, although impressive, is not as great as that shown by males. Many people assume that colour change evolved to enable chameleons to match a greater variety of backgrounds in their environment. If this was the case, then the ability of chameleons to change colour should be associated with the range of background colours in the chameleon’s habitat, but there is no evidence for such a pattern. For example, forest habitats might have a greater range of brown and green background colours than grasslands, so forest-dwelling species might be expected to have greater powers of colour change. Instead, the males whose display colours are the most eye-catching show the greatest colour change. Their displays are composed of colours that contrast highly with each other as well as with the background vegetation. This suggests that the species that evolved the most impressive capacities for colour change did so to enable them to intimidate rivals or attract mates rather than to facilitate camouflage.

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How do we know that chameleon display colours are eye-catching to another chameleon – or, for that matter, to a predatory bird? Getting a view from the perspective of chameleons or their bird predators requires information on the chameleon s or bird’s visual system and an understanding of how their brains might process visual information. This is because the perceived colour of an object depends as much on die brain’s wiring as on the physical properties of the object itself. Luckily, recent scientific advances have made it possible to obtain such measurements in the field, and information on visual systems of a variety of animals is becoming increasingly available.

The spectacular diversity of colours and ornaments in nature has inspired biologists for centuries. But if we want to understand the function and evolution of animal colour patterns, we need to know how they are perceived by the animals themselves – or their predators. After all, camouflage and conspicuousness are in the eye of the beholder.

Questions 1-4: Answer the questions below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDSfrom

the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.

1. What kind of climate do most chameleons live in? ……….

2. Which animal caught a chameleon from an undiscovered species? ……….. 3. What was the new species named after? ………

4. Which part of the body is unique to the species Kinyongla magomberae?………..

Questions 5-13: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage

1 ?

In boxes 5-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

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NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 5. Few creatures can change colour as effectively as cuttlefish.

6. Chameleons can imitate a pattern provided there are only two colours. 7. Chameleons appear to enjoy trying out new colours.

8. Size matters more than colour when male chameleons compete. 9. After a fight, the defeated male hides among branches of a tree. 10. Females use colour and movement to discourage males.

11. The popular explanation of why chameleons change colour has been proved wrong.

12. There are more predators of chameleons in grassland habitats than In others. 13. Measuring animals’ visual systems necessitates removing them from their habitat.

The Pursuit of Happiness

A. In the late 1990; psychologist Martin Seligman of the University ol Pennsylvania urged

colleagues to observe optimal moods with the same kind of focus with which they had for so long studied illnesses: we would never learn about the full range of human functions unless we knew as much about mental wellness as we do about mental illness. A new generation of psychologists built up a respectable body of research on positive character traits and happiness-boosting practices. At the same time, developments in neuroscience provided new clues to what makes us happy and what that looks like In the brain. Self appointed experts took advantage of the trend

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with guarantees to eliminate worry, stress, dejection and even boredom. This happiness movement has provoked a great deal of opposition among psychologists who observe that the preoccupation with happiness has come at the cost of sadness, an important feeling that people have tried to banish from their emotional repertoire. Allan Horwitz of Rutgers laments that young people who are naturally weepy after breakups are often urged to medicate themselves instead of working through their sadness. Wake Forest University’s Eric Wilson fumes that the obsession with happiness amounts to a ‘craven disregard” for the melancholic perspective that has given rise to the greatest works of art. “The happy man,” he writes, ‘is a hollow man.’

B. After all people are remarkably adaptable. Following a variable period of adjustment, we

bounce back to our previous level of happiness, no matter what happens to us. (There are some scientifically proven exceptions, notably suffering the unexpected loss of a job or the loss of a sjiou.se. Both events tend to permanently knock people back a step.) Our adaptability works in two directions. Because we are so adaptable, points out Professor Sonja J.yubomirsky of the University of California, we quickly get used to many of the accomplishments we strive for in life, such as lauding the big job or getting married. Soon alter we reach a milestone, we start to feel that something is missing. We begin coveting another worldly possession or eyeing a social advancement. But such an approach keeps us tethered to a treadmill where happiness is always just out of reach, one toy or one step away. It’s possible to get off the treadmill entirely by focusing on activities that arc dynamic, surprising, and attention-absorbing. and thus less likely to bore us than, say, acquiring shiny new toys.

C. Moreover, happiness is not a reward tor escaping pain. Russ Harris, the author of The Happiness

Trap, calls popular conceptions of happiness dangerous because they set people up for a ‘struggle against reality*. They don’t acknowledge that real life is full of disappointments, loss, and inconveniences.”If you’re going to live a rich and meaningful life.* Harris says, “you’re going to feel a full range of emotions.” Action toward goals other than happiness makes people happy. It is not crossing the finish line that is most rewarding, it is anticipating achieving the goal. University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson has found that working hard toward a goal, and making progress to the point of expecting a goal to be realized, not only activates positive feelings but also suppresses negative emotions such as fear and depression.

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D.We are constantly making decisions, ranging from what clothes to put on. to whom we should

marry, not to mention all those flavors of ice cream. We base many of our decisions on whether we think a particular preference will increase our well-being. Intuitively, we seem convinced that the more choices we have, the better off we will ultimately be. But out world of unlimited opportunity imprisons us more than it makes us happy. In what Swarthmore psychologist Barrs- Schwartz calls “the paradox of choice.” lacing many possibilities leaves us stressed out – and less satisfied with whatever we do decide. Having too many choices keeps us wondering about all the opportunities missed.

E. Besides, not everyone can put on a happy face, Rirlxira Held, a professor of psychology at

Bowdoiu College, rails against “the tyranny of the positive attitude”. ‘Looking on the bright side isn’t possible for some people and is even counterproductive,” she insists. ‘When you put pressure on people to cope in a way that doesn’t fit them, it not only doesn’t work, it makes them feel like a failure on top of already feeling bad.” The one-size-fits-all approach to managing emotional life is misguided, agrees Professor Julie Norem, author of The Positive Power of Negative Thinking. In her research, she has shown that the defensive pessimism that anxious people feel can be harnessed to help them get things done, which in turn makes them happier. A naturally pessimistic architect, for example, can set low expectations for an upcoming presentation and review all of the bad outcomes that she’s imagining, so that she can prepare carefully and increase her chances of success.

F. By contrast, an individual who is not living according to their values, will not be happy, no

matter how much they achieve. Some people, however, are not sure what their values are. In that case Harris has a great question: ‘Imagine I could wave a magic wand to ensure that you would have the approval and admiration of everyone on the planet, forever. What, in that case, would you choose to do with your life?” Once this has been answered honestly, you can start taking steps toward your ideal vision of yourself. The actual answer is unimportant, as long as you’re living consciously. The state of happiness is not really a state at all. It’s an ongoing personal experiment.

Questions 14-19: Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs A-F. Which paragraph mentions the

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Write the correct letter A-F in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

14. the need for individuals to understand what really matters to them 15. tension resulting from a wide variety of alternatives

16. the hope of success as a means of overcoming unhappy feelings 17. people who call themselves specialists

18. human beings’ capacity for coping with change 19. doing things which are interesting in themselves

Questions 20 and 21: Choose TWO letters A-E. Write the correct letters in boxes 20 and 21 on

your answer sheet

Which TWO of the following people argue against aiming for constant happiness? A. Martin Seligman

B. Eric Wilson

C. Sonja Lyubomirsky D. Russ Harris

E. Barry Schwartz

Questions 22 and 23: Choose TWO letters A-E. Write the correct letters in boxes 22 end 23 on

your answer sheet.

Which TWO of the following beliefs are identified as mistaken in the text? A. Inherited wealth brings less happiness than earned wealth.

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B. Social status affects our perception of how happy we are. C. An optimistic outlook ensures success.

D. Unhappiness can and should be avoided. E. Extremes of emotion are normal in the young.

Questions 24-26: Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORDfrom

the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet.

24. In order to have a complete understanding of how people’s minds work, Martin Seligman suggested that research should examine our most positive ………. as closely as it does our

psychological problems.

25. Soon after arriving at a ……… in their lives, people become accustomed to what they have achieved and have a sense that they are lacking something.

26. People who are ……….. by nature are more likely to succeed if they make thorough preparation for a presentation.

The Deep Sea

At a time when most think of outer space as the final frontier, we must remember that a great deal of unfinished business remains here on earth. Robots crawl on the surface of Mars, and spacecraft

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exit our solar system, but most of our own planet has still never been seen by human eyes. It seems ironic that we know more about impact craters on the far side of the moon than about the longest and largest mountain range on earth. It is amazing that human beings crossed a quarter of a million miles of space to visit our nearest celestial neighbor before penetrating just two miles deep into the earths own waters to explore the Midocean Ridge. And it would be hard to imagine a more significant part of our planet to investigate – a chain of volcanic mountains 42,000 miles long where most of the earth’s solid surface was born, and where vast volcanoes continue to create new submarine landscapes.

The figure we so often see quoted 71% of the earth’s surface – understates the oceans’ importance. If you consider instead three-dimensional volumes, the land dwellers’ share of the planet shrinks even more toward insignificance: less than 1% of the total. Most of die oceans’ enormous volume, lies deep below the familiar surface. The upper sunlit layer, by one estimate, contains only 2 or 3% of the total space available to life. The other 97% of the earth’s biosphere lies deep beneath the water’s surface, where sunlight never penetrates. Until recently, it was impossible to study the deep ocean directly. By the sixteenth century, diving bells allowed people to stay underwater for a short time: they could swim to the hell to breathe air trapped underneath it rather than return all the way to the surface. Later, other devices, including pressurized or armored suits, heavy’ metal helmets, and compressed air supplied through hoses from die surface, allowed at least one diver to reach 500 feet or so. It was 1930 when a biologist named William Beebe and his engineering colleague Otis Barton sealed themselves into a new kind of diving craft, an invention that finally allowed humans to penetrate beyond the shallow sunlit layer of the sea and the history of deep-sea exploration began. Science then was largely incidental – something that happened along the way. In terms of technical ingenuity and human bravery, this part of die story is every’ bit as amazing as the history of early aviation. Yet many of these individuals, and the deep-diving vehicles that they built and tested, arc not well known.

It was not until the 1970s that deep-diving manned submersibles were able to reach the Midocean Ridge and begin making major contributions to a wide range of scientific questions. A burst of discoveries followed in short order. Several of these profoundly changed whole fields of science, and their implications are still not fully understood. For example, biologists may now be seeing – in the strange communities of microbes and animals that live around deep volcanic vents – clues

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to the origin of life on earth. No one even knew that these communities existed before explorers began diving to the bottom in submersible. Entering the deep, black abyss presents unique challenges for which humans must carefully prepare if the wish to survive. It is an unforgiving environment, both harsh and strangely beautiful, that few who have not experienced it firsthand can fully appreciate. Even the most powerful searchlights penetrate only lens of feet. Suspended particles scatter tile light and water itself is for less transparent than air; it absorbs and scatters light. The ocean also swallows other types of electromagnetic radiation, including radio signals. That is why many deep sea vehicles dangle from tethers. Inside those tethers, copper wires or fiber optic strands transmit signals that would dissipate and die if broadcast into open water. Another challenge is that the temperature near the bottom in very deep water typically hovers just four degrees above freezing, and submersibles rarely have much insulation. Since water absorbs heat more quickly than air. the cold down below seems to penetrate a diving capsule for more quickly than it would penetrate, say, a control van up above, on the deck of the mother ship. And finally, the abyss clamps down with crushing pressure on anything that enters it. ‘I his force is like air pressure on land, except that water is much heavier than air. At sea level on land, we don’t even notice 1 atmosphere of pressure, about 15 pounds per square inch, the weight of the earths blanket

of air. In the deepest part of die ocean, nearly seven miles down, its

about 1,200 atmospheres. 18,000 pounds per square inch. A square-inch column of lead would crush down on your body with equal force if it were 3,600 feet tall.

Fish that live in the deep don’t feel the pressure, because they are filled with water from their own environment. It has already been compressed by abyssal pressure as much as water can be (which is not much). A diving craft, however, is a hollow chamber, rudely displacing the water around it. That chamber must withstand the full brunt of deep sea pressure – thousands of pounds per square inch. If seawater with that much pressure behind it ever finds a way to break inside, it explodes through the hole with laserlike intensity. It was into such a terrifying environment that the first twentieth-century explorers ventured.

Questions 27-30: Write the correct letter. A. B. C or D, in boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet.

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A. we send robots to Mars rattier than to the sea bed.

B. we choose to explore the least accessible side of the moon.

C. people reached the moon before they explored the deepest parts of the earth’s oceans. D. spaceships are sent beyond our solar system instead of exploring it.

28. The writer argues that saying 71 % of the earth’s surface is ocean is not accurate because it ……….

A. ignores the depth of the world’s oceans. B. is based on an estimated volume.

C. overlooks the significance of landscape features.

D. refers to the proportion of water in which life is possible. 29. How did the diving bell help divers?

A. It allowed each diver to carry a supply of air underwater. B. It enabled piped air to reach deep below the surface. C. It offered access to a reservoir of air below the surface. D. It meant that they could dive as deep as 500 feet.

30. What point does the writer make about scientific discoveries between 1930 and 1970? A. They were rarely the primary purpose of deep sea exploration.

B. The people who conducted experiments were not professional scientists. C. Many people refused to believe the discoveries that were made.

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D. They involved the use of technologies from other disciplines.

Questions 31-36

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3? In boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet, write

YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO it the statement contradicts the views of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 31 The Midocean Ridge is largely the same as when the continents emerged.

32 We can make an approximate calculation of the percentage of the ocean which sunlight penetrates.

33 Many unexpected scientific phenomena came to light when exploration of the Midocean Ridge began.

34 The number of people exploring the abyss has risen sharply in the 21st century. 35 One danger of the darkness is that deep sea vehicles become entangled in vegetation. 36 The construction of submersibles offers little protection from the cold at great depths.

Questions 37-40: Complete the summary using the list of words A-I below.

Deep diving craft

A diving craft has to be 37 enough to cope with the enormous pressure of the abyss, which is capable of crushing almost anything. Unlike creatures that live there, which are not 38 ……… because they contain compressed water, a submersible is filled with 39

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……….. If it has a weak spot in its construction, there will be a 40 ……….. explosion of water into the craft.

A. ocean B. air C. deep D. hollow E. sturdy F. atmosphere G. energetic H. violent I. heavy

WRITING

WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below gives information about the percentage of land covered by forest in various countries in 1990 and 2005 with estimated figures for 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this topic. Write about the following topic:

Some people believe that the advent of economical air travel has been very beneficial by making international travel more accessible, while others argue that it has had a very negative impact. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience. Write at least 250 words.

SPEAKING

PART 1

Introduction and Interview (4-5 minutes) Introduction (compulsory)

 Good morning/afternoon. My name is__________ Can you tell me your full name, please?

 What should I call you?

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 Can I see your identification, please?

Thank you. Now in this first part, I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself.

Let's talk about where you live.

 Gan you tell me something about the town or city you grew up/in?

 Do you still live in the same town or city?

 Which tourist attractions would you recommend in the town or city you grew up in?

Let's talk about your studies.

 Where are you studying at the moment?

 How do you hope to use your studies in the future?

 What do you like most about your studies?

Now, let's talk about morning routines.

 What rime do you usually get up in the mornings? Why?

 What sort of things does your morning routine include?

 Have you always had a similar morning routine?

 Would you say you are a person who prefers mornings or nights? Why?

Let's talk about reading.

 What types of reading material do you prefer to read? Why?

 Do you read as much now as you did when you were younger? Why Why not?

 Where do you usually read? Why?

 What do you like most about reading? Why?

Now, Let’s talk about relaxing.

 How do you nomarly relax? Why?

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 Do you prefer to relax by yourself or with other people? Why?

 Do you think men and women relax different ways? Why?

PART 2

Individual Long Turn (3-4 minutes)

Now, I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk, you’ll have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand?

Here’s some paper and a pencil for making notes and here’s your topic: I’d like you to describe an item that you bought but don’t really use. Describe something you bought-but don't really use.

You should say: what it was

where and when you bought it why you don't use it

and say what you finally did with the item.

Rounding-off questions:

 Did it cost a lot of money?

 Do you often buy things that aren’t useful?

PART 3

Two-way Discussion (4-5 minutes)

We've been talking about something you bought but did not use and now I'd like to discuss with you one or two more general questions related to this. Let's consider, first the topic of recycling.

 There is a growing trend towards introducing public recycling schemes in many countries. What

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 Do you believe individuals or governments should be responsible for recycling? Why?

 What can be done to encourage people -to recycle more?

Now, let’s talk about consumerism.

 Some people think that owning the latest products and goods is extremely important. What's your

opinion?

 Are there any disadvantages to having a wide array of choice of similar items?

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TEST 3

LISTENING

SECTION 1

Questions 1-8

Complete the form below.

DENHAM'S SHIPPING AGENCY

Customer quotation form

Example:

Country of destination: Ireland

Name: Tim 1...

Address to be collected from: 2... University Town: Brighton

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Contents: books

6...

7...

Total estimated value: 8...

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

9 What is the minimum recommended cover by 10 the agency?

A. premium

B. standard C. economy

10 Where docs the customer want the goods delivered?

A. port B. home C. business

SECTION 2

Label the plan below.

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What does the tour guide tell her tour group about each of the following places on the day’s itinerary?

Write the correct letter A, B, or C next to questions 16 - 20 below. NB You may choose any letter more than once.

16 The Aquarium

17 Solheim Country Gub

18 Milltown Winery

19 The Zoological Gardens 20 the Stout Brewery

20 The Stout Brewery

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B. They might to go there it time allows C. They certainly won't go there

SECTION 3

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Gyroscopes are used in laser devices and are found in many consumer 21... The purpose of the project is to design a functional, 22... and beneficial consumer product.

The gyroscopic exercise ball can be set in motion by movements of the 23... and wrist together in synch.

The gyroscopic ball could help people in 24... who have lower-arm injuries. The product could also be aimed at 25... for whom lower-arm strength is very important.

Complete the table below.

PROTOTYPE DESIGN TESTING

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Numbers of Weeks 27... 6

Numbers of test subjects: 28...

Breakdown of test subjects: 5 professional athletes

29...

5 30...

SECTION 4:

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31 Speakers have to know

A. their material. B. their audience. C. their limitations.

32 Experienced speakers

A. always try to wing it. B. never arrive unprepared. C. give the best presentations.

33 You should always rehearse

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B. with all the equipment you plan on using. C. more than once.

34 It is a good idea to

A. be discreet with your audience. B. meet your fans.

C. meet and welcome your audience.

35 Taking a few deep breaths before you begin

A. will stop you having a panic attack.

B. will guarantee that you feel more relaxed. C. will help turn your tension into enthusiasm.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Useful Tips for a Successful Presentation

 Try to 36... yourself making a speech and imagine your voice loud and

confident.

 Even if you make mistakes avoid making 37...

 Pay attention to your 38... - your words carry less meaning than your

delivery.

 People usually remember less than 39... of what they hear.