Name: ___________________________________________________________ Date: __________________ Grade: _____________

1. You are going to read an interview with Paolo Fazioli, who makes pianos. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose
from the sentences a – g the one which fits each gap (1 – 6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
A Life in the Day:
Paolo Fazioli
Paolo Fazioli makes some of the world's most sought-after pianos. His concert grands cost around £80,000. He lives close to his factory in .sacile,
near Venice. By Norman Beedie
I start the day with orange juice, two kiwi fruits, vitamins, weak coffee with milk and biscuits, before driving in my green BMW 530 to the factory .
Building the best piano I possibly can: that is my passion, my life’s work.
I started studying piano late, but I obtained the diploma in piano from the Conservatorio di Pesaro. I had an engineering degree, too. And because
my father was in the furniture and wood industry, it seemed obvious to me what my career must be. I knew there was a gap in the market, for as a
pianist I had never found a piano I was happy with. (1) _____ So I started from scratch. I rebuilt that piano 17 times before I was happy.
Now I have my own factory, I do as I please. I spend eight hours a day in the workshop, and if I see a change that needs to be made, I can make
it straightaway. (2) _____
Each piano is born, like a human being, with its own unique character. It is the combination of good materials and good construction that gives the
best results. (3) _____ For this we use the red spruce, sometimes called 'the tree of music'. I like to choose the trees myself, in the Val de Fiemme
forest. These are 150-year-old trees, descended from the ones Stradivarius used for his violins, and only one in 200 will have the natural resonance
I am looking for.
(4) _____ But first the wood must rest for up to a year, so that any tension in it disappears. A piano's case, too, is important. It must be very solid,
with 8 to 10 layers glued together. Then there is the iron frame - the iron and woodwork against each other with a beauty that is fundamental. A
piano has thousands of working parts and the strings must be able to bear 20 tons of tension. Then there are 88 keys to be balanced, the hammer s
to be 'voiced' and the strings tuned.
My 35 workers take hours over each detail, like spinning copper round steel for the strings. (5) _____ Last year we made about 90 pianos - our
best since we started in 1980, but 120 would be our maximum. Quality is my only interest. My staff go home for lunch with their families. They are
important to me. We are like a family. Sometimes, when we have made a special piano, perhaps with a beautiful inlaid case, my workers ask me
if they can invite their friends in to look at it. So on Sundays the factory is open to their friends and families. Maybe 100 to 150 will come. (6) _____
In the evening my colleagues and I often eat out. I like simple food: spaghetti alla carbonara, or with basil sauce. I sleep well. Because, you know,
when you have such an intensive day, then you sleep like a log.
a. First we choose the wood for the sounding board, the heart of the piano - the flat board which lies under the strings.
b. I hand them the key and leave them to it.
c. I saw I must build my own, and I knew that if I built a piano that pleased me, it would sell.
d. To do this they take only the finest quality wood and always under my supervision.
e. It will take two years for that tree to become a piano.
f. With the big firms, to make even a small alteration can take years of discussions and meetings.
g. A machine could do this in minutes, but when they do it by hand I know the result will be perfect.
2. You are going to read an article in which four people talk about their lifestyles. For questions 1-10, choose from the people (a - d). The
people may be chosen more than once.
Which person says the following?
• I have become more flexible in my work. 1. _____
• I could not imagine having a different lifestyle. 2. _____
• It is difficult to form and maintain close friendships. 3. _____
• I do not feel as if I am working. 4. _____
• My lifestyle suits my personality. 5. _____
• The nature of my living space often leads to tensions. 6. _____
• Some people are surprised by my choice of lifestyle. 7. _____
• I try not to accumulate personal belongings. 8. _____
• Travelling makes it easy to get jobs. 9. _____
• Many of my ancestors had the same kind of lifestyle. 10. _____
a. Dougie c. Phillip
I come from a long line of travelling showmen, and for most of the As the financial director of a multinational - company based in
year we tour the country from fairground to fairground. Its been in my France, I spend my life travelling and I'm rarely in one place for more
family's blood for nearly two centuries. There was someone on my than six months. Home is England at the moment, but last month it
father's side who used to train bears, and another relative who lost a was Milan and before that, Atlanta. I live in hotels or rent for short
finger working as the assistant to a knife-thrower. I live in a caravan, periods, so the sensation is one of being on permanent holiday.
with my wife, Janie, and the two kids, and because conditions are a Living nomadically has shaped my attitude to possessions; I do my
bit cramped, we get on each other's nerves quite a lot. Everyone best to keep them to the bare minimum and I don't get attached to
works really hard; we have to set up all our heavy equipment - usually things. If I have to buy something for a house, like furniture or 4
in the middle of the night - then we're on our feet for hours on end Lifestyle curtains, I don't mind leaving it behind when move on. I'm
every day for the duration of the fair. And after about a week or so not sure how long I'll be able to go on with this lifestyle; I've spent the
we take it all down again, and move on to the next place. It's a tough last twelve years focusing on my career and I'd quite like to settle
life, but I don't see myself doing anything else - there's nothing else down soon.
I'd rather do. d. Sally
b. Lucy I always wanted to travel and I like being on my own, but I also enjoy
I've taught English in nine countries so far, including Spain, New towns and cities and spending time with other people. So I live and
Zealand, Jordan and now, Vietnam. Being prepared to move around work my way around the country in a canal boat, stepping in and out
means I never have problems finding work and I think it's helped me of urban life as I choose. I earn my living as a one-woman theatr e
become a better teacher, too - I've learnt to adapt to different cultures company, putting on shows for disabled children in the places I visit.
and respond to the specific problems each type of learner has with I'm very different from my parents; they still live in the house they
the language. The downside is that, although I've met and worked bought when they got married and we never travelled very far when
with a lot of different people, it's hard to get to know them really well, I was growing up. So my old friends from childhood still think it's weird
because I'm never in one country for more than a couple of years. that I never spend more than a week or so in any one place. My only
We can, and do, keep in touch online, but that becomes fairly worry is that I'll find it hard to settle in the future. I'm a very restless
superficial after a while and I often lose contact with people. type and living on a boat certainly satisfies that side of my nature.
3. For questions 1 – 10, choose from the people (a – e). The people may be chosen more than once.
Which person
• was surprised by another person's actions? 0. _____
• often has problems with machines? 1. _____
• finds it impossible to resist buying the latest technology? 2. _____
• is frightened of some of the new technology? 3. _____
 • feels that technology is important in the modern-day family? 4. _____
• does not agree with someone else in the family? 5. _____
• has changed her way of thinking? 6. _____
• regrets the fact that people talk less to each other face to face? 7. _____
• wanted to be the same as other people? 8. _____
• does not have much space where she lives? 9. _____
Technology and you
Like it or not, technology is a fact of life. But what do you think of it all? June Avery asked some of our readers.
a. Angela peeler, a bread-making machine and a device for taking the stones
My elderly mother bought me a laptop recently. I couldn't believe it - out of peaches without cutting them open. As far as I'm concerned,
like me, she's never been very keen on modern technology and there though, they're a waste of time. They're always going wrong and my
she was buying me a laptop! I live on my own in a tiny onebedroom husband keeps having to mend them. I think they're more trouble
flat and there's not a great deal of room for anything apart from the than they're worth but he seems to think we couldn't get by without
basics. But the laptop doesn't get in the way and I can stand it up in them.
the bookshelf when I'm not using it. I have to admit, it's very useful d. Dorothy
for storing all my recipes and I've actually grown to quite like it. Like most people we have our fair share of appliances. I couldn't
b. Briony imagine living without a fridge freezer or a washing machine; and
I bought myself an e-book reader last year, partly because it takes who hasn't got a microwave or a dishwasher nowadays? I know
up less space than a whole load of books, but also, I confess, people had to cope without these things 50 or 60 years ago, but the
because everyone else seemed to have one. It was a similar thing world was a different place in those days, wasn't it? Things have
with computers, really. First I had a PC, then a laptop, followed by a moved on since then. Everything's so much faster now, and in most
netbook, a tablet ... I just can't help myself. I love it all. Every time a homes both parents go out to work. We couldn't do that and bring up
new piece of technology comes out, I just have to have it, whatever children without the support of all these labour-saving devices.
it is and whether I really need it or not. And then, of course, there are e. Elsie
smartphones. You can guarantee that if there's an overnight queue We're a bit too old for all this technology. A friend of ours says we
for the latest model, I'll be near the front, happy in the knowledge that should be on the Internet but I can't see why, and to be honest I'd be
it will soon be mine. I couldn't bear not to have one if I knew too scared to use it. It's all too fast for me. In the old days everything
somebody who did. used to be so much simpler and people seemed to spend a lot more
c. Carol time chatting to each other. And by 'chatting', I mean having a proper
Our house is full of all the latest gadgets. In the kitchen alone we've conversation with someone who is actually physically there in front
got an electric carving knife, a yoghurt maker, an automatic potato of you!
4. You are going to read a newspaper article about a writer. For questions 1 – 6, choose the answer (a, b, c or d) which you think fits best
according to the article.
A writer's life: G P Taylor
J K Rowling may be responsible for the revival of fantasy fiction, but her contemporary rivals, many of whom have benefited from her success,
seem reluctant to give her credit for starting a trend. Philip Pullman, for example, points out that Northern Lights, the first volume in his trilogy His
Dark Materials, was published a year Harry Potter's adventures began. So it comes as a surprise when G P Taylor concedes that he only wrote a
novel because of the enormous popularity of Harry Potter.
Taylor is the Yorkshire vicar who sold his motorbike to self-publish 2,000 copies of his first novel, Shadowmatwer, a book that was subsequently
picked up by publishers Faber & Faber and got to number one in the New York Times bestseller list. His novels conjure up dark, chilling worlds in
which the supernatural threatens to take over, yet he describes his life as a writer in flatly functional terms. For example, he is able to name the
exact day that he became a novelist: March 21, 2002.'It was one of those seminal moments in my life. Harry Potter was becoming very popular.
And I thought, "This woman's written a book. I might write one?"
'I got a copy of Harry Potter, counted the number of words that were on the page, measured the width of the margin, counted the number of
chapters in the book, how many pages were in the book and set my computer screen up so that it would have 468 words on the page. My chapter s
were the same length as the Harry Potter chapters; I thought, "This must be how you write a book?''
Shadounnancer is a simple and uncomplicated fantasy — and Taylor, who is his own most effective critic, makes few further claims for the novel.
'It’s a great story, but if I'd written it now, it would be a completely different book. In many ways, it’s a clumsy classic. There are a lot of things in
there that I would get rid of. And yet. I think that's the big attraction. It’s because it's an incredible adventure story, written by a nonwriter, just a
storyteller’
Taylor returns to this distinction between writing and storytelling a number of times, distancing himself from grand and lofty ideas of the novelist's
purpose. He describes himself as a 'fairly uneducated, council-house kid' who ran away to London as a teenager. 'a bit of a chancer, with ideas
above his station'. He read Dickens, lots of Orwell 'they were trendy books to read' — and Kerouac. But he is uncomfortable talking at any length
about favourite novels or influences beyond Rowling: I have not read all that many books. I'm not, you know, a very literate person’
Taylor was a rock-music promoter in his twenties and remains a showman, happiest in front of a crowd. He describes the talks he gives in schools
and at book festivals, dressed up as a sea captain or as an 18th-century highwayman in a long black coat. 'You're using your face, you're using
your body, you're acting out what you're doing: The business of putting his thoughts in writing can be problematic in comparison. As a storyteller ,
in order to demonstrate shock or alarm to an audience he will 'pause between sentences and show a wide-eyed, staring face. But to describe that
in English ...'Taylor breaks off and begins an imaginary dictation. 'Then he stopped. There was a long silence. Da da da da da da: He laughs. 'Well,
I can get that effect in a second by breathing in deeply’
It is unusual to hear a writer speak in such a dismissive way of his craft. 'Movies excite more people than books,' he explains. 'We're living in a
visual age and I think, as we go on, books will have lesser importance.’
1. The writer says that many fantasy fiction writers would d. the cover design
not agree that 4. What does Taylor say about Shadowmancer?
a. they have copied their ideas from J K Rowling. a. He is aware of its limitations.
b. J K Rowling's success has contributed to their own. b. He did not write all of it himself.
c. fantasy fiction will remain fashionable for many years. c. He is going to write a revised edition.
d. J K Rowling is a writer of fantasy fiction in the true sense. d. It does not deserve the praise it receives.
2. The writer is surprised by 5. What opinion does Taylor have of himself?
a. the success of Taylor's books. a. He is very proud of his achievements as a writer.
b. the short time Taylor has been a writer. b. He thinks he is a better writer than J K Rowling.
c. the number of books Taylor has published. c. He does not regard himself as a serious novelist.
d. Taylor's honesty about why he wrote his first book. d. He feels he deserves greater recognition.
3. What aspect of the Harry Potter books does Taylor admit 6. What do we learn about the talks Taylor gives?
to imitating? a. He enjoys them more than being a promoter.
a. the writing style b. He couldn't do them without dressing up.
b. the storylines c. He finds them easier than writing.
c. the layout d. He likes shocking people.
 5. You are going to read an article about Sydney Chaplin, the brother of the silent film star, Charlie. Six sentences have been removed from
the article. Choose from the sentences a – g the one which fits each gap (1 – 6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to
use.
THE OTHER CHAPLIN
This is the story of a man named Chaplin, who extracted himself from poverty with the discovery that he could make people laugh, first in British
music halls and later in Hollywood. By the early 1920s, he was shooting big-budget features on a million-dollar contract. But this man's name was
not Charlie.
In the early 20th century, there was room in the world for two Chaplins. Their names appeared together in print on the pages of fan magazines,
and side by side in ink on the document that founded United Artists. (1) _____ Even among silent-film specialists, his work is not well known.
Mention his name to any of Charlie's older children, however, and their faces light up with pleasure. 'Uncle Sydney was our favourite!' Gerald ine
Chaplin told me. Michael, Charlie's eldest son, can still conjure the distinctive smell of his cigars. Geraldine can remember the traces of a London
accent in his voice. (2) _____ 'He loved to drive his great big Cadillac along the narrow Swiss roads,' Geraldine,told me. 'He'd drive very, very
slowly — it took him about an hour to get from Lausanne — and other cars would be honking around him.'
Best of all, they remember the good-natured anarchy which he brought to Vevey, their childhood home in Switzerland. 'As a kid,' Michael said, 'it
was a relief to see him. (3) _____ He was always clowning about — in contrast to my father, who, to me, was always a more severe man, always
on my back about working hard at school and getting a good education.'
Sydney Chaplin was born in 1885, the first son of a seamstress named Hannah Hill. 'It seems strange to me,' reflected Hannah' s sister, Kate
Mowbray, in 1916, 'that anyone can write about Charlie Chaplin without mentioning his brother Sydney. (4) _____ I Syd, of quiet manner, clever
brain and steady nerve, has been father and mother to Charlie. Charlie has always looked up to Syd, and Sydney would suffer a nything to spare
Charlie.'
(5) _____ Sydney had become a leading member of Fred Karno's gang of acrobatic comedians, touring the States on a weekly salary of $36. In
1908, he persuaded Karno to admit his brother to the company on a trial basis. Karno sent Charlie to do the next American tou r, in the autumn of
1910. Before long, Charlie had accepted a contract with Mack Sennett's Keystone Pictures in Edendale, California. Not forgetting that one good
turn deserves another, he persuaded Sennett that Sydney would make a useful addition. By November 1914, the Little Tramp had been joined by
Sydney's most famous character, Gussle — a buffoon with a cane, tiny fedora hat and big moustache.
Throughout his life, Sydney put his own performing career on hold to manage Charlie's affairs. He negotiated his brother's first million-dollar contract
in 1917; represented him in the foundation of United Artists in 1919; and quashed reports in 1931 about Charlie's affair with a woman named May
Reeves by pretending that he had enjoyed an affair with her himself. 'They had a very close relationship,' Michael told me. ' My father didn't have
that many friends. (6) _____ But he never said anything derogatory about Sydney. They really loved each other.'
a. This observation was never more true than in their twenties and thirties, when they were building their careers a s comedians.
b. And both recall his cautious attitude to motoring.
c. They have been inseparable all their lives.
d. His failure to take anything seriously created tensions.
e. Yet while Charlie remains famous the world over, the memory of his brother has largely been forgotten.
f. He would always joke and play magic tricks, make coins disappear, fall off a chair.
g. He was a hard man to get along with.

6. For questions 1 – 8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
0. A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. (DRIVEN)
We were driven into town by a very friendly taxi driver.
1. My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours. (DIFFERENCE)
There _______________________________________ my views on this subject and yours.
2. Sara knew that her brother had to leave by 5 o’clock. (NECESSARY)
Sara knew that _______________________________________ her brother to leave by 5 o’clock.
3. ‘What’s the height of the mountain?’ Lee asked his father. (HIGH)
Lee asked his father _______________________________________ was.
4. The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier. (LEFT)
The secretary said that there wasn’t _______________________________________ for the photocopier.
5. I wished I’d done more to help. (HAVING)
I regretted _______________________________________ more to help.
6. They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. (SALE)
Tickets for the concert will _______________________________________ during the lunch hour.
7. We played tennis despite the cold weather. (EVEN)
We played tennis _______________________________________ cold.
8. The manager had the respect of everyone in the office. (UP)
Everyone in the office _______________________________________ the manager.

7. For questions 1 - 11, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. Pat says she’s going to stop smoking next week. (give)
Pat says she’s ________________________________________smoking next week.
2. There is no sugar left. (run)
We have ________________________________________ sugar.
3. ‘New World’ Advertising is considering your application. (is)
Your application ________________________________________ ‘New World’ Advertising.
4. The shelf was so high that he couldn’t reach it. (enough)
The shelf was not ________________________________________ reach.
5. I’ve never seen such a bad film. (ever)
It’s the ________________________________________ seen.
6. “Don’t open it!” he said. (warned)
He ________________________________________ open it.
7. She has never told me lies before. (first)
It’s ________________________________________ told me lies.
8. “I didn’t start the fire!” he said. (denied)
He ________________________________________ the fire.
9. Study hard because you may write a test tomorrow. (case)
Study hard ________________________________________ a test tomorrow.
10. I’m sure he took the cheque-book with him. (must)
He ________________________________________ the cheque-book with him.
 11. What a pity! Don’t know how to dance. (wish)
I ________________________________________ how to dance.
8. You will hear part of a recorded guided tour which is given to people visiting a wildlife park. Complete the sentences. You can listen to
the recording twice.
1. Burton Safari Park is one of the _________________________ wildlife parks in Europe.
2. If you have a problem, stay in your car and call for help using the _________________________ and horn.
3. As the animals have specially planned _________________________, visitors shouldn't feed them.
4. The name ‚white rhino’ comes from the shape of the animal's _________________________.
5. Some of the rhinos have lived at Burton for as long as _________________________ years.
6. The rhinos are able to recognize Anne because their sense of _________________________ is extremely good.
7. An important job for the keepers is checking that the rhino's _________________________ are not damaged.
8. One of the park's male rhinos is described as getting rather _________________________ occasionally.
9. The rhinos sometimes use part of the car as a place to _________________________ themselves.
10. The rhinos in the park eat a combination of _________________________.
9. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer. You will hear each situation twice.
1. You hear an announcement on the radio. What kind of programme is being advertised?
a. a documentary b. a drama series c. a quiz show
2. You hear part of a talk on the radio. What is the woman talking about?
a. a guided walk b. a history expert c. a local celebration
3. You hear a man talking about a restaurant he runs on a Caribbean island. What is he doing when he speaks?
a. advising on how to avoid a b. asking for help with a c. explaining how a problem
problem continuing problem occurred
4. You overhear a woman talking to her colleague. Where does the woman work?
a. in a bookshop b. in a publisher’s office c. in a school
5. You hear a scientist talking about a slimming diet which is used by people who want to lose weight. What does she say about the diet?
a. It can have useful results. b. It may have harmful effects. c. It might get scientific approval.
6. You overhear a woman talking on the phone. Who is she speaking to?
a. a builder b. a hotel manager c. a shop assistant
7. You hear someone talking about the work he does supplying fruit and vegetables. When does he receive most of the orders?
a. in the afternoon b. in the evening c. in the morning
8. You overhear a woman talking to a friend. What is she doing?
a. complaining about something b. offering him something c. suggesting something
10. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the best answer (a, b or c)
1. You hear a woman talking on the radio about a trip to a rock festival. Why was she at the rock festival?
a. to surprise her friends b. to spend time with her son c. to keep an eye on her son
2. You overhear a man and a woman talking about the woman’s first week in a new job. What does she say about it?
a. It was frightening b. It was boring c. It was tiring
3. On the radio, you hear a review of a new travel book. What is the reviewer’s opinion of the book?
a. It is generally rather b. It is a surprisingly detailed c. It relies too heavily on written
disappointing account. descriptions.
4. You hear a journalist talking about an athlete called Helen Wright. What is the journalist’s main point?
a. Helen lacks the will to win b. Helen has always shown a c. Helen is beginning to take
student talent. running more seriously
5. You overhear a man and a woman talking about holidays. How did the woman feel about her holiday on a cruise ship?
a. She regretted that the stops b. She thought the c. She found the other
had been so short. accommodation was passengers uninteresting.
inadequate.
6. You turn on the radio and hear a man talking about modern life. What point is the man making about life today?
a. People are lucky to be given a b. People need to concentrate on c. People often find life can get
number of choices. improving their lifestyle. too complicated.
7. You hear a writer talking on the radio. What is she explaining?
a. why she writes about the past b. how her style of writing has c. where her inspiration comes
changed from
8. You overhear a conversation between two teachers. What are they planning?
a. an educational trip b. a sport event c. a musical event
9. On a travel programme, you will hear a man, Jermy Clark, reporting from Mapé, a tropical island where people go on holiday. For
questions 9 – 18, complete the sentences.
MAPÉ – A TROPICAL ISLAND
Jeremy has spent a (9) ______________________________
Most tourists arrive at Mapé in what’s called a (10) ______________________________ which connects it to another island.
On one side of Jeremy’s hotel there is the beach; on the other side there is a (11) ______________________________
The best thing about Port Mapé is the wonderful (12) ______________________________ which is held in the evening.
Jeremy travelled around the island on a (13) ______________________________ which he hired.
The northern part of the island has both beautiful (14) ______________________________ and frightening roads.
Jeremy was particularly impressed by the (15) ______________________________ of the fish he saw from the beach.
In a bay near Jeremy´s hotel, it’s possible to do surfing and (16) ______________________________, but no other sports.
Jeremy describes the locally produced hotel food as both (17) _________________________ and _________________________
Jeremy mentions (18) ______________________________ as a type of food unavailable on the island.
10. You will hear five different people talking about their work in art and design. For questions 19 – 23, choose from the list (a – f) what each
speaker says. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
a. I try to limit the amount of work I take on. Speaker 1 19. _____
b. I want to learn to work more quickly. Speaker 2 20. _____
c. I like to see new artistic ideas develop. Speaker 3 21. _____
d. I like to give individual attention to people. Speaker 4 22. _____
e. I try to be practical as well as artistic. Speaker 5 23. _____
f. I enjoy experimenting with different materials.
 11. You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Ivana Thomas, whose father wrote natural history articles for newspapers and
magazines. For questions 24 – 30, choose the best answer (a, b or c)
24. Why was Ivana’s father pleased to be asked to write a
weekly newspaper column?
a. He was bored with the other b. He has to support a growing c. He has made the suggestion to
work he was doing. family. the answer.
25. Why did Ivana’s father find his job in a museum frustrating?
a. He wasn’t interested in sea b. He wasn’t very good at detailed c. He wasn’t able to study a range
creatures. work. of things.
26. Why did Ivana’s father take the family on long bus trips?
a. to teach them about wildlife. b. to get ideas for his articles. c. to look for a new place to live.
27. What did Ivana’s father encourage his children to do on visits to the countryside?
a. take photographs of rare things b. take notes about anything c. draw the ordinary creatures
they saw interesting they found they observed
28. Why did Ivana and her brothers choose to do similar jobs to their father’s?
a. They didn’t seriously consider b. They were persuaded to do so c. They weren’t good enough at
other careers. by their father. other subjects to pursue
careers in them.
29. What was different about the articles Ivana’s father wrote in his later years?
a. He wrote fewer of them than b. He rewrote some of his c. He responded to his readers’
before. previous articles. questions.
30. What does Ivana particularly remember about her father?
a. his sense of curiosity b. the interesting talks he gave c. how ambitious he was

12. Read the text below. Use the words on the right to form a word that fits in the blank space in the same line. The first word is already
done for you.
TRAVELLING ALONE
Marina Blum, a (0) __medical__ student, travelled by herself for ten months last year in South America. ‘I wasn’t 0. MEDICINE
(31) _______________ by the idea of doing a long trip without a (32) _______________. Some people think that 31. FRIGHTEN
32. COMPANY
travelling alone is a sign of (33) _______________, but you are freer when you can make all the (34) 33. SELFISH
_______________ on your own. When I was ill, I (35) _______________ felt lonely, but I made many friends. 34. DECIDE
However, I was (36) _______________ to avoid obviously (37) _______________ situations. In some countries 35. OCCASION
people stared and made rude comments. Sometimes I reacted (38) _______________, but I never worried about 36. CARE
37. DANGER
my (39) _______________. I will definitely travel like that again. Next time I will be more (40) 38. AGGRESSION
_______________ and I won’t try to do so much.’ 39. SAFE
40. PATIENCE
11. For questions 41 – 50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
0. They published this book in England. (CAME)
This book ___came from___ England.
41. Can you understand what this paper means? (SENSE)
Can you _________________________________ this paper?
42. It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. (NEEDN’T)
You _________________________________ me at the airport yesterday.
43. It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. (NOT)
You ______________________________ to hear like that.
44. I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers. (SPITE)
I saw the film in ______________________________ of thrillers.
45. It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain. (MAKES)
The rain _________________________________ to play tennis.
46. I’ve never tasted such good food before. (EVER)
It is the _________________________________ tasted.
47. Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? (LET)
Do your parents _________________________________ TV late at night?
48. ”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother. (SHE)
I asked my mother _________________________________ a note for Anna
49. He gave me the money first, and then he left. (AFTER)
He left _________________________________ the money.
50. I don’t find it difficult to get up early anymore. (USED)
I _________________________________ up early.
12. For questions 1 – 10, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0. They worked very little last week. (hardly)
They hardly worked.at all last week.
1. We have to reduce our expenses. (cut)
We have to __________________________________ our expenses.
2. “Can you please explain this to me?” she asked the teacher. (if)
She asked the teacher __________________________________ to her.
3. Perhaps he’s working late. (may)
He __________________________________ late.
4. Nobody ever told me about it. (never)
I __________________________________ about it.
5. “I’ll pick him up from the airport,” she said. (offered)
She __________________________________ from the airport.
6. I was so shocked that I couldn’t react. (wasn’t)
I __________________________________ react.
7. People say Greek is a difficult language to learn. (said)
Greek __________________________________ difficult language to learn.
8. The police have investigated the crime. (by)
 The crime __________________________________ the police.
9. Without your help, I would never have managed. (you)
If __________________________________, I would never have managed.
10. The manager made the employees stay late. (made)
The employees __________________________________ by the manager.
13. For questions 16 – 25, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
MEMORIES
I will never forget the most (0) ..wonderful…moment in our career when we were given the highest score for our (16) 0. WONDER
_______________ in the ice-skating championship (17) _______________ at Helsinki. We received the (18) 16. PERFORM
_______________ score of nine marks of 6.0, which was the maximum score that could be given. The (19) 17. COMPETE
_______________ of time that we had spent practicing our dance routine finally paid off. The (20) _______________ 18. BELIEVABLE
that we had found with some of the (21) _______________ pieces we had chosen was soon overcome and 19. LONG
becoming (22) _______________ was only a matter of time. 20. DIFFICULT
Those were the (23) _______________ days of being young and (24) _______________ about everything and 21. MUSIC
having the feeling that our (25) _______________ would never lessen. 22. FAME
23. EXCITE
24. OPTIMISM
25. POPULAR
14. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the best answer (a, b or c).
1. You overhear two people talking in a restaurant. Where has the woman just come from?
a. a supermarket b. a hospital c. a football match
2. You hear a man talking about a mobile phone he has bought. What most attracted him to his phone?
a. its size b. its reliability c. its price
3. You hear a man talking on the phone about buying a house. What is the purpose of his call?
a. to apologize b. to complain c. to obtain information
4. You hear a teenage girl talking about her hobby. What is she talking about?
a. a computer game b. a musical instrument c. a piece of sport equipment
5. On the news, you hear a story about a cat. Where was the cat found?
a. in a train carriage b. on the railway lines c. on a station platform
6. You hear a woman talking about how she gets ideas for her work. Who is the woman?
a. a novelist b. an artist c. a film-maker
7. You hear two people talking. How does the woman feel?
a. surprised b. satisfied c. relieved
8. You turn on the radio and hear a man speaking. What are you listening to?
a. a history programme b. a science-fiction story c. an advertisement
15. You will hear a radio interview with a woman who is organizing a training weekend for people interested in the theater. For questions 9 –
18, complete the notes.
TRAINING WEEKEND
When: Beginning of (9) _________________________
Content: Saturday – two groups run by professionals
• Subjects: (10) _________________________ or directing
Sunday – two groups
• Subjects: make-up or press and (11) _________________________
Where Mostly (12) _________________________ (at the theater)
Cost: Whole weekend course (if booked): (13) _________________________ (includes lunches)
Couse leaders: Having training as (14) _________________________
Main age group: (15) _________________________
Last year’s training day: Concentrated on (16) _________________________
How to apply: Name of person to phone: Claire (17) _________________________
Official position of person: (18) _________________________ (at the theater)
16. You will hear five different students who are studying away from home. They are talking about their accommodation. For questions 19 –
23, choose from the list (a – f) what each speaker says about their accommodation. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter
which you do not need to use.
a. I made a mistake there at first. Speaker 1 19. _____
b. I was able to settle into a new area. Speaker 2 20. _____
c. I had no choice in the matter. Speaker 3 21. _____
d. I have recommended it to others. Speaker 4 22. _____
e. There are more benefits than disadvantages. Speaker 5 23. _____
f. I would prefer to have more freedom.
17. You will hear part of a radio interview in which Tina White, a magazine editor, talks about her life and work. For questions 24 – 30, choose
the best answer (ab, b or c)
24. In the first column, Tina choose to write about people who
a. were very well known b. had interesting ideas c. lived in luxury
25. She took up journalism because of
a. her family connections b. her father’s support c. her love for books
26. Under her management, the magazine Female Focus
a. reduced its losses. b. changed its image. c. made a profit.
27. She believes people are more likely to read an article if
a. It has a good beginning b. Its content is challenging c. It is mentioned on the cover
28. When she started her present job five years ago, she
a. organized her ideal team. b. had more time to read c. lacked confidence in her staff.
everything
29. Tina says that she would be worried if she
a. was criticized by the public. b. lost the respect of colleagues. c. lost her job.
30. In the future, she would like to
a. be a good editor b. produce a film c. write fiction
 18. For questions 1 – 11, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line.
NATURAL REMEDIES THAT REALLY WORK
Just a few years ago, most of us wouldn’t consider taking Echinacea or another herb to cure a cold or an (1) 1. INFECT
_____________________. Today many of us swear by the (2) _____________________ properties of these 2. HEAL
herbs. 3. SCIENCE
(3) _____________________ studies prove that such natural remedies are entering the mainstream of 4. GROW
medicine. A (4) _____________________ number of (5) _____________________ are now recommending 5. PHYSICS
alternative treatments along with (6) _____________________ therapies. Of course, for your own good 6. TRADITION
health, never begin any (7) _____________________ or vitamin therapy without the (8) 7. HERB
_____________________.of a medical professional. 8. DIRECT
To help you choose (9) _____________________, we have selected some remedies that are backed up by 9. WISE
a (10) _____________________ amount of anecdotal evidence. So stock your shelves with these simple 10. STAGGER
cures and have a (11) _____________________ lifestyle. 11. HEALTH
19. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap. There is one example at the beginning.
Dolphins
There have been countless stories of dolphins appearing to (0) __c__ with humans. But a recent incident has convinced a group of lifeguards that
some dolphins were (1) _____ attempting to help them – by protecting them from a shark!
The lifeguards were on a training exercise in the sea when the dolphins swam towards them at considerable (2) _____, then circled them repeatedly,
hitting the surface of the water with their fins. At first, the swimmers were puzzled by the dolphins’ (3) _____, but then began to fear they’d swum
too close to some baby dolphins by (4) _____ and disturbed them.
Suddenly, one of the lifeguards spotted a small shark some way off. He realized that the dolphins had been (5) _____ a lot of noise and causing
general chaos in order to (6) _____ off the shark. And to his relief, they (7) _____ in doing so, because the shark soon disappeared. However, the
dolphins insisted on staying until a colleague’s boat safely (8) _____ the swimmers. What an experience!
20. a. support b. assist c. co-operate d. benefit
1. a. surely b. absolutely c. totally d. definitely
2. a. distance b. pace c. time d. speed
3. a. occupation b. behavior c. situation d. attitude
4. a. accident b. confusion c. error d. fault
5. a. doing b. making c. having d. trying
6. a. call b. set c. put d. take
7. a. managed b. succeeded c. achieved d. resulted
8. a. picked up b. came over c. got away d. caught up
21. For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
Water
We all know that water is essential for our health, and that we should drink as __much__ of it as possible. Yet in (9) ____________ of this, many
of us still don’t drink enough, so bottled water is a good way of (10) ____________ sure we drink clean water while we’re on the move.
Unfortunately though, the manufacture of all those plastic bottles can result in a lot of waste, (11) ____________ to the amount of oil required. It’s
actually (12) ____________ equivalent of keeping a million cars on the road for a year! Also, if empty bottles are (13) ____________ properly
disposed of, they can use a major pollution hazard.
However, there are steps we can take to improve the situation. For example, very (14) ____________ of the plastic bottles we use get recycled.
So (15) ____________ of throwing them in the bin, we should send them to a recycling center where the plastic can be re-used. And in many
countries now, the water (16) ____________ comes straight from the tap is perfectly clean and safe to drink so perhaps many of us don’t need to
buy bottled water at all.

22. For questions 17 – 24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end od some lines to form a word that fits in the gap in
the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
Gliding
What’s the most __unusual__ birthday present you’ve ever been given? How would you feel if your birthday 10. USUAL
surprise turned out to be an (17) __________________ to gliding? That’s exactly what happened to me – when I 17. INTRODUCE
was only 8 years old. 18. BELIEVE
I’d never experienced anything like it – absolutely (18) __________________! After that I was hooked, so my 19. FLY
parents arranged another (19) __________________ for me as soon as they could, and then I started taking 20. ACTIVE
lessons. It’s been the perfect (20) __________________ for me – I learn a lot and I’m outside too, which I love. 21. ENTHUSIASTIC
I don’t think my friends really understand my (21) __________________, though. They’re more into music and 22. DRAMA
fashion. I enjoy those, too, but there’s nothing to beat the (22) __________________ views I get from inside the 23. EARLY
glider. 24. CHAMPION
Anyway, I finally flew solo on my 16th birthday, which was the (23) __________________ I could possibly do it.
And soon I’m due to compete in some national gliding (24) __________________. Wish me luck!
23. For questions 25 – 30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example.
0. Karen didn’t really want to go to the party. (FORWARD)
Karen wasn’t really _____looking forward to going_____ to the party.
25. The film wasn’t nearly as good as the book. (MUCH)
The book ___________________________________ the film.
26. I haven’t had time to tidy up my bedroom. (ROUND)
I haven’t ___________________________________ up my bedroom.
27. Jack couldn’t carry on cycling along the road until he’d fixed the brakes. (STOP)
Jake had ___________________________________ his brakes before he could carry on cycling along the road.
28. I’d rather watch football than play it. (PREFER)
I ___________________________________ playing it.
29. ‘I’m sorry I missed your birthday party,’ Ben told Sam. (APOLOGIZED)
Ben ___________________________________ his birthday party.
30. I can only come if mum says it’s OK. (UNLESS)
I can’t ___________________________________ me permission.
24. You recently visited a transport museum with your class. Now your teacher has asked you to write a report covering the following points:
• the types of transport on display
 • the sections you and your classmates liked most and why
• how useful this visit was for your school work
Write your report.
25. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the best answer (a, b or c).
1. You hear two friends talking about an end-of-term party. They agree that the best thing about it was
a. the food. b. the venue. c. the music.
2. You hear a sports coach talking to a football team. He thinks that the team needs to concentrate on their
a. attitude towards key matches. b. general physical fitness. c. specific ball skills.
3. You hear two friends talking about a film they have seen. What does the girl criticize?
a. the visual impact b. the choice of actors c. the complexity of the plot
4. You hear a boy talking about a competition he entered. How does he feel about it?
a. disappointed with his b. determined to learn from the c. dissatisfied with the level of
performance experience feedback he received
5. You hear a science teacher talking to his class. What is he doing?
a. suggesting the best way to b. advising them how to approach c. recommending a useful source
present a piece of work their research of background information
6. You hear a girl leaving a phone message for her friend. Why is she calling?
a. to cancel an appointment b. to rearrange a planned activity c. to apologize for forgetting
something

7. You hear a man talking about his holiday plans. What is he looking forward to most?
a. having a break from everyday b. experiencing life in another c. trying out some new leisure
commitments culture pursuits
8. You hear two friends discussing traffic problems in their city. What concerns the girl about priority lanes?
a. how much they will cost to b. whether other road users will c. the effect they will have on
install respect them levels of congestion
26. You will hear a boy called Keith giving a class presentation about a trip he went on to a place called The Woodland Centre. For questions
9 – 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
The Woodland Centre
Keith ‘s family went to The Woodland Centre on the recommendation of his (9) __________________________________.
Keith was pleased to see some (10) __________________________________ in the chill-out room at the center.
Keith was surprised how far his family’s cabin was from the (11) __________________________________.
The cabin which the family stayed in was what’s known as a (12) __________________________________cabin.
Keith thought it was inconvenient that the cabin didn’t have a (13) __________________________________
Keith was pleased to be able to identify some (14) __________________________________ when he was in the hot tub.
Keith was happy with the choice of (15) __________________________________ as the group’s watersports activity.
Keith was disappointed that the mountain biking activity took place in a (16) __________________________________ area.
Inside the castle they visited, Keith found the (17) __________________________________ the most interesting part.
Keith uses the word (18) __________________________________ to sum up his impression of the facilities at the Centre.
27. You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about being a judge in a talent show. For questions 19 – 23, choose from the
list (a – h) how each speaker feels about the experience. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need
to use.
a. keen to be invited back Speaker 1 19. _______
b. sorry for upsetting one contestant Speaker 2 20. _______
c. unsure whether the best act won Speaker 3 21. _______
d. surprised by the other judges’ dedication Speaker 4 22. _______
e. critical of the way it was organized Speaker 5 23. _______
f. pleased to have identified the winner early on
g. disappointed by the quality of the acts
h. surprised by the behavior of the audience
28. You will hear an interview with a successful hairdresser called Dan Shefford. For questions 24 – 30, choose the best answer (a, b or c).
24. Dan decided to train as a hairdresser as a result of
a. encouragement from his b. positive feedback on his c. ealizing it was a good business
parents. practical skills. to get into.
25. Looking back on his initial training, Dan feels
a. grateful for the skills he learnt. b. embarrassed by the way he c. disappointed by aspects of a
behaved. course he followed.
26. What did Dan appreciate most about his first job as a fully-trained hairdresser?
a. the type of clients he got to b. the attitude of the person in c. the good reputation it enjoyed
work with charge
27. Dan thinks that, above all, a good hairdresser needs
a. a lively imagination. b. an interest in developing new c. a genuine wish to understand
styles. other people.
28. When Dan inherited some money, he felt
a. unsure what he should do with b. obliged to follow his uncle’s c. keen to use most if it to further
it. instructions. his career.
29. How did Dan deal with the challenges of running his own salon?
a. He got a former boss to give b. He followed the example of c. He forced the staff to accept
him advice. someone he admired. new ways of working.
30. When asked about business skills, Dan says that
a. he’s come to rely on a b. he finds it hard to accept the c. he accepts that they don’t come
colleague he can trust. advice of experts. naturally to him.
29. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1. You hear a young man talking about his hobby of rock climbing. How does he feel about it?
a. satisfied with his level of b. concerned about doing a c. proud when he copes with
expertise dangerous sport difficult conditions
2. You hear a public announcement at a family theme park. What does the announcement contain?
a. a change to a timetable b. details of a new attraction c. instructions about a location
 3. You hear two people talking about a course they have attended. What was the topic of the course?
a. book illustration b. journalism c. publishing
4. You hear two people talking about a film they have both seen. What do they agree about?
a. The story wasn’t very original. b. Reviews of the film weren’t c. The message wasn’t very
accurate. positive.
5. You hear a man being interviewed about a new project he has set up in his home town. What is the purpose of the project?
a. to reduce the amount of litter on b. to increase the inhabitants’ c. to stop shopkeepers using
a town’s streets awareness of recycling plastic bags for customers’
purchases
6. You hear a man talking on the radio about salespeople. What does he say about them?
a. They take pride in forming good b. They keep one objective in c. They prefer people they think
relationships with buyers. mind at all times. are easy to sell to.
7. You hear two friends talking about a student website. What do they agree about it?
a. It is visually attractive. b. It has a lot of useful c. It is easy to navigate round.
advertisements.
8. You hear a chef talking about taking part in a cookery competition. What did he find surprising?
a. how nervous he felt b. how rushed he felt c. how tired he felt
30. You will hear a man called Chris Graham talking to a group of students about a vacation job he had in Australia.
For questions 9 – 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
MY VACATION JOB IN AUSTRALIA
Chris thinks the best place to find a job like he had is the (9) ________________________.
Chris is studying (10) ________________________ at university.
For most of the time he was working for the travel company, Chris lived in a (11) ________________________ outside of the town.
Chris was often asked to go to a (12) ________________________ at the weekend.
In the mornings, Chris had to drive tourists to see the (13) ________________________ in the desert.
Many of the tourists were unaware of the need to keep their (14) ________________________ covered up when they were in the sun.
The tourists particularly wanted to know how to tell the difference between the (15) ________________________ of the wild animals.
In the afternoons, the tourists were able to see some (16) ________________________ that had more than one use.
Chris says that the local government would like to have a larger (17) ________________________ to attract tourists.
Chris advises other students to send off their job application forms in the month of (18) ________________________ at the latest.
31. You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about happiness. For questions 19 – 23, choose from the list (a – h) what
each person says happiness means to them. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
a. Having a happy personality allows you to cope effectively with problems.
b. Happiness comes from having someone special to share your thoughts with. 19. Speaker 1 _____
c. Happiness is all about the experience of overcoming problems. 20. Speaker 2 _____
d. Happiness is a short escape from everyday routine. 21. Speaker 3 _____
e. True happiness lies in making others happy. 22. Speaker 4 _____
f. Older people are less happy than younger ones. 23. Speaker 5 _____
g. Happiness is being thankful for what you have. Happiness comes from achieving your goals.
h. Having a happy personality allows you to cope effectively with problems.
32. You will hear part of a radio interview with an author called Mickey Smith, who is talking about becoming excellent at sport. For questions
24 – 30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
24. When asked about his theory on talent, Mickey says that
a. he is doing further research b. he realizes some people c. he has not yet fully proved his
with other people. disagree with him. ideas.
25. Mickey believes that outstanding football players
a. have better levels of b. are aware of the positions of c. are faster runners than other
concentration than other other players on the pitch. players.
players.
26. How did Mickey feel when he first became successful at gymnastics?
a. convinced he had a natural b. conscious that others in his c. lucky to have had one of the
aptitude for the sport area didn’t have the same best training routines
chances
27. Mickey says that the motivation to continue training for long periods of time
a. develops at an early age in b. depends on your personal c. does not come naturally to
people who become experts. attitude towards success. most people.
28. Mickey says that coaches working with young people need to understand that
a. children and adults have b. young people have a built-in c. it is important to focus on
different thought processes. drive to succeed in areas like mental rather than physical
sport. techniques.
29. Mickey says that many people who play sport don’t bother to try hard because
a. they feel incapable of reaching b. they don’t have time to put in c. they are not confident in their
the same levels as sports stars. the necessary effort. ability to deal with success.
30. According to Mickey, what can cause some sports people to fail at important events?
a. They haven’t trained enough. b. They are inexperienced at c. They can become too aware of
dealing with pressure. their actions.
33. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
CHEWING GUM
We still tend (0) ___to___ think chewing gum is a fairly recent invention, even (1) _______________ there is evidence it was used 5,000 years
ago in Finland. The ancient Greeks also chewed gum, as (2) _______________ the Aztecs in Mexico during the sixteenth century. As far as we
know, however, it wasn’t (3) _______________ 1869 that chewing gum became popular in its present form, (4) _______________ a New York
inventor called Thomas Adams first had the idea of adding flavor to it.
Nowadays, of course, it is chewed around the world, (5) _______________ the fact that it continues to be regarded by some (6) _______________
an unpleasant habit. Unfortunately, far too many people drop used gum onto the pavement, (7) _______________ it remains for some time because
it is extremely difficult to remove once it has stuck to the surface. On the other hand, those (8) _______________ favor of chewing gum claim it
helps them relax, improves their concentration, and helps keep their teeth clean.
 34. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
CYCLING MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE
These days, most people are aware (0) ___of___ the environmental impact of motor vehicles, and they realize that cars are responsible (1)
_______________ many of the problems facing their cities. Not (2) _______________ people, however, ever stop (3) _______________ think
about how much money they would save by switching from driving to cycling.
Cars cost a lot to buy, and (4) _______________ other major investments such as houses, they quickly lose their value. On (5) _______________
of that, there are running costs such as repair bills, tax and insurance, all of (6) _______________ seem to go up every year.
Bicycles, by contrast, are far (7) _______________ expensive to purchase and maintain, do not require petrol and are easy to park. And if a lot
more people took up cycling, the government could spend less of the nation’s resources on roads, which at present their taxes help pay for (8)
_______________ they drive on them or not.
35. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
EUROPE’S GIANT SAND DUNE
On the Atlantic coast of France, about 60 km from the city Bordeaux, there is a giant dune known (0) ___as___ ‘La Dune du Pilat’. Around 110m
high, 3km long and 500m wide, it is (1) _______________ famous that it receives about a million visitors a year. It is not (2) _______________ the
largest dune in Europe, but is also moving away from the cost (3) _______________ an average rate of nearly 5m a year. Over (4)
_______________ last 57 years, it has traveled 280m inland. This is a result (5) _______________ winds from the Atlantic blowing sand off the
side facing the sea onto the side facing the land. Any roads, trees and houses that lie in its path (6) _______________ slowly being covered in
sand. People (7) _______________ climb the dune are rewarded by stunning vies of the coast, the forest and the Pyrenees mountains. And they
can choose (8) _______________ run or roll back down!
36. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
WHAT ASTRONAUTS EAT
Eating and drinking in space is a tricky business. Let go a piece of bread and (0) ___instead___ of falling to the floor, it floats around. Drinks don’t
stay put in conventional cups, but hang about (1) _______________ the air.
It’s taken decades (2) _______________ scientists to develop tasty food that astronauts can easily consume in space. Much of this is freeze-dried;
a process by (3) _______________ the food is cooked, frozen, and then it (4) _______________ all its water sucked out. Freeze-dried food lasts
for a long time and doesn’t need to be refrigerated, making (5) _______________ ideal for space travel. When astronauts get hungry, they simply
rehydrate the food with water from a special dispenser and wait for 20 to 30 minutes until it’s ready. The food containers can then be attached to
trays with fasteners to secure (6) _______________. Salt and pepper can (7) _______________ added to foods as liquids, too, as powders can
have (8) _______________ negative impact on spacecraft equipment.
37. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning.
VANILLA
Vanilla is the seed pod of an orchid flower (0) ___that___ grows close to the equator. Another name for vanilla is ‘black flower’, because the pod
and beans turn black shortly after (1) _______________ picked. Vanilla is used (2) _______________ over the world as a flavoring in food, drinks
and medicines, as (3) _______________ as in many perfumes.
The first people to use vanilla were probably the Totonac Indians in Mexico, and it was taken to Europe in 1520. Only very few people (4)
_______________ afford it, however, until in 1841 a 12-year-old boy called Edmond Albius discovered that (5) _______________ was possible to
transfer pollen from flower to flower by hand. After that, growers (6) _______________ longer had to rely on bees and other animals to do this,
and vanilla was grown (7) _______________ far larger quantities. A number of different countries now export it, and Mexico, (8) _______________
the vanilla orchid originated, produces only a small percentage of the harvest these days.
38. For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning
(0).
The Academy Awards
The first Academy Awards ceremony was (0) __d__ on 16 May 1929 over dinner in Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel. It was (1) _____ by 270 people,
each paying $5 to bring a guest, and hosted by silent-movie actor Douglas Fairbanks, who (2) _____ out the awards in a few minutes. The 12
winners had been (3) _____ three months beforehand and the very first 'Oscars' - a 34cm-tall gold-plated statuette designed by MGM's art director ,
Cedric Gibbons - had already been handed to German actor Emil Jannings, who had sailed to Europe a few weeks before. Actually, Jannings was
the (4) _____ in the Best Actor category, the real winner being Rin Tin Tin, a celebrity dog, but the new awards ceremony wanted to be (5) _____
seriously. (6) _____ to legend, a librarian in the offices of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the prizes, saw a
statuette and said: 'Gee! He looks just (7) _____ my Uncle Oscan' The name stuck, and so did the 'Little Man', who remains the single most prized
object in the (8) _____ multi-billion-dollar movie business.
0. a. placed b. dated c. called d. held
1. a. participated b. assisted c. attended d. presented
2. a. put b. turned c. gave d. let
3. a. revealed b. advertised c. said d. averted
4. a. bystander b. onlooker c. passer-by d. runner-up
5. a. looked b. had c. made d. taken
6. a. Due b. Owing c. According d. Thanks
7. a. so b. like c. how d. as
8. a. entire b. full c. wide d. all
39. Complete using the correct form of the words in bold type.
VISITING LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas has a new attraction; the tallest American building west of the Mississippi. Its owners have high (1) 1 ATTRACT
_______________ of its success. The design is (2) _______________ and certainly (3) _______________ to 2 EXPECT
3 ORIGIN
anything ever seen before. Taller than the Eiffel Tower, the building has something for everyone. The (4) 4 DIFFER
_______________ of what the building offers is quite amazing. The building has a casino, for which the state is 5 DESCRIBE
famous for. Also, there is a (5) _______________ decorated revolving restaurant, so that clients are able to see the 6 FASHION
(6) _______________ views through the glass windows. Three chapels are available for anyone who would like to 7 IMPRESS
8 RELIGION
get married and have a (7) _______________ ceremony, 800 feet in the air. In (8) _______________, two of the 9 ADD
highest rides are available for ride lovers. The roller coaster, 865 tracks in (9) _______________, and the Space 10 LONG
Shot ride, which goes up to the top of the tower at approximately 90 km per hour . Anyone for a go?