Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or 0) best fits each gap. There is
an example at the beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Example:

o A engaged B absorbed C occupied o employed

Young people help society

Young people tend ta spend most of their out-of-school hours (0) with homework and other school
commitments. These keep them sa busy that they have no time ta (1) for other major projects. But there are
some remarkable exceptions ta this (2) : .

Some use any free time they have ta (3) themselves ta environ mental issues. Ava Lang, for example, is only
14 but at weekends she goes round restaurants ta persuade the owners ta (4) her with their used cooking
ail. She then arranges for this ta be (5) into biodiesel.

Another youngster who does a considerable (6) to help others is Tim Fried. He races go-karts as a
(7) of raising money for charitable causes. ln this way he manages ta (8) his love of sport with
some socially useful work.

1 A spend B waste C pass 0 spare

2 A case B rule C set 0 test

3 A dedicate B contribute C reserve 0 involve

4 A provide B offer C donate 0 give

5 A substituted B adapted C converted 0 exchanged

6 A degree B extent C deal 0 amount

7 A chance B kind C means 0 possibility

8 A adjust B combine C join 0 merge

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 Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 2

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 (0). .
Write your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: @]

Website for tigers

If you are interested in the environment, (0) is an excellent
website called Tigernation. The website was set (9) to help
with the conservation of tigers. It focuses its work particularly on India,
a country (10) many thousands of tigers once lived. There are
now thought to (11) fewer th an 2,000 remaining there.

Did you know that a tiger's stripes are like a person's finger prints
(12) the sense that every individual is unique? This makes
(13) possible for the website to track the tigers as it
recognises them by the pattern of their stripes. If someone is lucky
(14) to catch sight of a tiger, then they take a picture and
upload it to the website. The website is gradually collecting a large quantity of photos, (15) enables
researchers to identify how the animais move from one place to (16) The hope is that an improved
understanding of how tigers live will help us to ensure their survival.

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 Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 3

For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the ward given in capitals at the end of some of the lines ta
form a ward that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: [~J
The first bicycle
The first vehicles with two wheels used for transporting people and requiring
riders ta develop (0) ski Ils appeared in Germany in the BALANCE
early 19th century. The design was registered in 1818 and it was the first
(17) successful vehic\e which, although it did not have COMMERCE
pedals and was not called a bicycle, has a clear (18) : to the RSEMBLE
vehicle we know as a bicycle. It was popular for several decades but the
(19) of accidents resulting from its use led ta its eventual FREQUENT
(20) in some European cities. PROHIBIT

There is some (21) as to who exactly invented the pedal- AGREE

powered bicycle, but its (22) began in France in the 1860s. PRODUCE
Designs gradually improved its speed and (23) then, as road SAFE
surfaces also got betler, its use became widespread.

We usually think of the bicycle as just a means of transport but its role in the
emancipation of women should not be (24) , as it allowed ESTIMATE
them a freedom of movement that they had not previously enjoyed.

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 Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 4
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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).

Example:

o Karen didn't really want to go to the party.

FORWARD
Karen wasn't really to the party.
The gap can be filled by the words 'Iooking forward to going', so you write:

Example: o LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING

25 1can't talk for long as my parents think l'm doing my homework.

SUPPOSED
1can't talk for long as 1 my homework.

26 Mum didn't expect the tickets to be so expensive.

LESS
Mum thought the tickets they did.

27 The path down the mountain was so slippery that it was hard for us to stay on our feet.
DIFFICULTY
The path down the mountain was so slippery that on our feet.

28 James is the best goalkeeper at the school,

THAN
James is a else at our school.

29 Sam is too young to learn to drive.

ENOUGH
Sam isn't driving lessons.

30 The teacher said we didn't need to spend too long on the exercise.
WORTH
The teacher told us too long on the exercise.

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 Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 5

You are going ta read a teen magazine article about teenagers and their use of the latest technology.
For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, Cor 0) which you think fits best according ta the text.

TECHNOLOGY AND US!

by Rowena James

Like me, you've probably read newspaper articles in As 1said, though, we can ail think of someone we know
which adults are talking about the bad effects that who spends half their lives in front of a computer. But
technology such as computers and mobiles are having those people might still be gaining benefits from that time.
on teenagers like us! ln fact, it sometimes seems as if Take my friend Luke, for example. ln his early teens he
our digital lives are under constant scrutiny from the was very keen on one particular TV series, and began to
older generation. According to some adults, our online follow a fan page on line, which he started spending ail his
socialising is creating a culture where everything is very , free time on. It wasn't long before he got more involved,
trivial, and we're in danger of losing our social skills and was soon editing other teenage fans' contributions,
completely. Of course, we can probably ail think of friends which he became skilled at. That led to an interest in
that spend virtually ail their time online. But 1think we'd publishing as a career.
also agree those people are in the minority, and that
Teachers have also realised the huge potential of
the majority of us have learnt to use technology in a
technology in their classes, no matter what field they're
responsible and useful way.
in. Computer teachers at my school now encourage us
Anyway, our parents would probably admit that any to use up-to-the-minute software to get us to explore
advances in technology, such as the radio or the record and develop our own talents - with great results. One
player, have always caused con cern among parents, guy in my class who wasn't interested in school at ail,
because they worry about the harmful effects on young suddenly discovered he was really good at producing
people, and want to protect them. But if the same elaborate sketches of buildings around the city. He's now
technology had been available when they were young, considering training to be an architect - a real turnaround
they would have used it just as we do now, to socialise for someone who once hated coming to scheel.
and establish independence from their parents. Of
Of course, much as 1hate to admit it, there are downsides
course, there have been extremely rapid developrnents
to advances such as the Internet. One of them is
since our parents were young - but th en every generation
distraction - flicking onto a favourite website in the
says that wh en they look back, 1guess.
middle of doing a homework assignment. You'd have
One of the main things that teachers worry about is that to be pretty skilled to achieve good results by trying
our over-use of technology is having a bad effect on our to do several things at once in that way. There's also
education, particularly in our literacy. Teachers say teens a tendency for teenagers not to question whether the
are using language that's too casual, like we use in texts, sources of information they get online are actually reliable,
even wh en we're writing formally, and that the influence and just to take what they find there at face value. And
of texting is producing far more mistakes in our writing 1hardly dare mention the effects on sleep patterns -
th an young people made in the past. However, some that's one area where my parents have to step in and
researchers say these thoughts are based on what they're set boundaries, otherwise l'd be up ail night. But as we
33 calling 'misguided nostalgia'. When they looked back mature, 1reckon we'lI get better at learning to moderate
at student composition papers, even a hundred years that sort of thing ourselves - just as we'lI need to in ail
ago, they found they contained just as many errors as other aspects of our lives;
students' work today.

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31 ln the first paragraph, what is Rowena's purpose in writing about adults and their views on teens'
use of technology?

A to say which of their views she thinks are justified

B to suggest reasons why older people may hold such opinions
e to demonstrate how much exaggeration she thinks they contain
D to explore how different she is from the rnaiority of teenagers

32 ln the second paragraph, Rowena suggests that new technology

A makes young people's lives easier than their parents' lives were.
B has always tended to cause con cern among older generations.
e allows young people more independence than their parents had.
D has developed much faster th an for previous generations.

33 Which mistaken belief do researchers mean when they refer to 'misguided nostalgia' in line 33?
A using the present as a guide to understanding the past
B trusting that the present is a great improvement on the past
e being unable to see any difference between the present and the past
D thinking everything was much better in the past than it is in the present

34 Rowena gives the example of her friend Luke to demonstrate

A the advantages of becoming absorbed in online activity.
B the opportunities offered by on line sites to become more creative.
e the benefits of publishing one's own writing online.
D the possibilities of finding paid work online.

35 What is implied about the computer teachers at Rowena's school in the fifth paragraph?
A They are unwilling to give up on students who find it hard to fit in.
B They are quick to spot undeveloped talents in their students.
e They are keen to use technology to help students discover themselves.
D They are leading the field in computer-assisted learning.

36 ln the final paragraph, what does Rowena say is a disadvantage of new technology?
A It has created a generation of teenagers that is always multi-tasking.
B It can tempt teenagers away from what they should be focusing on.
e It makes teenagers realise their parents are still continuing to monitor them.
D It discourages teenagers from using a range of information sources.

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 Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 6

You are going to read a magazine article about the discovery of some dinosaur bones. Six sentences have
been removed fram the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (37-42). There
is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

New dinosaur discovery

The dinosaur
large species of dinosaur. ~ . Other bones
species known
were discovered in Utah not farfrom the skull. These
as Gryposaurus
made it possible for scientists to calculate that the
monumentensis
creature was at least 90 metres in length. The humerus
lived seventy-five
(the bone of the upper arm), for example, is longer th an
1 Gryposau~s monumentensis 1 million years aqo an adult man's leg.
but people only
At the time when Gryposaurus monumentensis lived in
learnt of its existence at the beginning of the twenty-
what is now Utah, the area had little in common with its
first century. Its name means 'hook-beaked lizard of the
monument', with 'monument' referring to the place in the
appearance today. LJ . Nowadays the region
tends to receive relatively little rain and not much grows
US state of Utah where this dinosaur's bones were found
there.
by a team of archaeologists.

r=J .
the duck-billed
It had an enormous bill resembling that of
platypus, a curious egg-Iaying mammal
Dinosaurs with duck bills have also been found a
thousand kilometres further north in Canada but they
appear to be rather different from those discovered in
native to Australia. The dinosaur, which existed on a diet
Utah. ~ . Some think that there may have
of leaves, would have found this extremely useful when it
been a mountain system making it impossible for them
wanted to pull something to eat off a nearby plant.
to move between Utah and Canada, while others believe
However, the archaeologists who discovered the that they simply had no need to leave an area with plenty
dinosaur's bones were even more amazed by what they of food. However, others are not convinced by either
found inside the skull. ~. There was also theory. Certainly a great deal more remains to be learnt
evidence of many extra ones waiting to drop into place
about Gryposaurus.
as others wore out.

Taking ail the replacements into account, lt is estimated

that the dinosaur managed to get through approximately
800 teeth during its lifetime. This indicates that
Gryposaurus monumentensis chewed its way through
a substantial quantity of leaves every day of its life.
~ . Tyrannosaurus rex, the enormous meat-
eating dinosaur, for example, seems to have got by with
considerably fewer.

The unusual number of teeth found in the skull suggest

that the Gryposaurus monumentensis was a particularly

Reading and Use of English Part 6 Test 6 1 169

 A It is known to have been wet and swampy there E Scientists are puzzled as to why they do not bear
then and the land was covered by plants. more resemblance to each other.

B The creature was seen to possess at least 300 F The outside of the skull (the bone of the head) that
, teeth, making it easy for it to grind up the leaves the Utah archaeologists discovered was unusual.
that it ate.
G Otherwise it would never have worn out quite so
C And there is evidence to show that this was many of them.
indeed the case.

OThis is in striking contrast to the habitats where

other dinosaur bones have been found.

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 Test 6 Reading and Use of English Part 7

You are going to read a magazine article about a young Japanese snowboarder taklnq part in a major
competition called 'X Games' in Aspen in the USA. For questions 43-52, choose from the sections of the
article (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than once.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Which section of the article

describes some negative attitudes towards Hirano's lifestyle?

comments on Hirano's lack of fear?

shows how easy Hirano finds it to ignore noise?

outlines Hirano's early experience of the sport?

mentions some advice Hirano has been given?

describes how snowboarders relax between competitions?

compares how Hirano is thouqht of in different places?

shows how ambitious Hirano is?

mentions that Hirano is unaware of his reputation?

explains Hirano's growing popularity?

Reading and Use of English Part 7 Test 6 1 171

 Ayumu Hirano, Young Snowboarding Star
A The room was hopping. Seemingly everywhere you C This week, Hirano has been joined by his parents,
looked, X Games athletes were eating, laughing and who are visiting the United States for the first time.
enjoying a few minutes out of the spotlight. Some Hirano was introduced to action sports through his
played video games. Others received a massage. father, Hidenori, who owns a surf shop and a skate
And the rest were glued to the Women's Snowboard park in a small city on the coast of Japan. When a
final on one of the oversized flat screen televisions family friend gave his older brother a snowboard,
in the room. Except for one person, that is. On this Ayumu followed along. At the time, he was just 4
night in the X Games athlete lounge, the youngest years old. Hirano doesn't remember that day. His
competitor at this week's X Games Aspen, 14-year- earliest snowboarding memory is competing in a
old Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano, was junior competition when he was 6.
oblivious to everything going on around him. Tucked
Luckily for Hirano, he has little idea what the U.S.
into the corner of a couch, he sat slumped on his
press is saying about him. "He doesn't even realize
side, his head resting on a white pillow while his ski
it," Hirano's manager, Carl Harris, said. "It's probably
cap was pulled over his eyes. The kid was sound
. better that way. There isn't a lot of pressure. He's just
asleep. Even when the room erupted after Elena
the coolest kid in the competition. He goes out there
Hight landed the first double rodeo in the Women's
and is like, 'Whatever. l'm just here to ride.' When
final, Hirano didn't budge.
asked this week what scares him, Hirano struggled to
B On Sunday night, Hirano will hopefully be able to stay answer, ponderinq the question for several minutes
awake long enough to join six other competitors who before finally confessing "Nothing comes to mind."
will try to keep the current champion from winning
D Hirano's parents have some concerns about the
his record sixth consecutive gold medal. ln Thursday
fact their son has missed so much school to chase
night's elimination, the 1.5-metre eighth grader
his snowboarding dreams. Hirano attends classes
became a fan favorite thanks to his trademark big air
whenever he is in Japan, but that is only 60 per cent
jump. His top score of 78.66 placed him sixth. He is
of the year. Friends have questioned why Hirano's
quite clear about his goals for Sunday night's finals.
parents were letting their son miss such an important
"1 want to be on that podium," he said through a
part of his life. "Not everyone has the same chance
translator.
that he has," said Hirano's father, Hidenori. "Because
Not much is known about Hirano, who has followed he is doing so weil and trying so hard we don't want
in the footsteps of fellow Japanese snowboarder to take it away from him. Although sometimes people
Kazuhiro Kokubo, who also emerged onto the scene can get duped if they don't have a good education, 1
in his early teens. Now 24, Kokubo has served as feel, if he can try this hard at snowboarding, nothing
a mentor to Hirano, who spends about 60 per cent can stop him."
of his year in Japan and 40 per cent training in the
While Hirano's popularity is growing in the United
United States. Kokubo's tips come on and off the hill,
States, back in Japan he's just another kid. "He's
covering everything from how to be a good person to
a nobody back home," his dad said. "Just another
how to land a particular trick.
middle schooler who misses a lot of class." But
come Sunday night, that no body will find himself
under the bright lights in the final event of X Games
Aspen. If he can keep awake .

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 Test 6 Writing Part 1

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the
separate answer sheet.

1 ln your English class you have been talking about language learning. Now your English teacher has
asked you to write an essay for homework.
Write your essay using ail the notes and giving reasons for your point of view.

Learning a foreign language is very useful for young people today.

Notes
Write about:

1. travel

2. work and studies

3. . , (your own idea)

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 Test 6 Writing Part 2

Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an
appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top of the
answer sheet.

2 You see this announcement in an English-Ianguage magazine for young people.

Articles wanted!
We are preparing a special issue about travel and would like readers to send us articles about a
special journey they have made. Where did you go? Who did you travel with? What made the journey
particularly interesting for you?

Write your article.

3 This is part of an email you have received from an American friend.

l'd like ta learn more about your country by watching a film fram there. Can you tell me about a film that
you'd recommend? ln what ways would it help me learn about your country? And how typical is it of films from
your country?

Write your email.

4 The school where you study English has asked students to write short stories for an English language
competition. The short story must begin with the words:

When Chris woke up, he expected the day to be like any other one.

Your story must include:

a famous person

an invitation

Write your story.

5 Answer the following question based on the set text.

Your English class has had a discussion about the set text. Now your teacher has asked you to write
a review of the set text. Your review should focus on explaining why the text would or would not be a
good one to take on holiday with you.

Write your review.

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 Test 6 Listening Part 1

~ Vou will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best
answer (A, Bor C).

1 Vou hear two friends talking about going to a classic car show.
What do they agree about it?
A There was more to see than they expected.
B They spent more than they had intended.
C Some of the exhibits were more interesting th an others.

2 You hear a teacher talkinq about a visitor coming to school.

Before the visitor comes, the teacher wants the class to
A find some information about the visitor.
B create a display for their visitor in their classroom.
C make something to present to the visitor.

3 You hear two friends talking about doing up a room.

What does the boy want to do?
A get some new furniture for his room
B exchange rooms with his sister
C redecorate his room himself

4 You hear two friends talking about a film they would like to see.
What do they know about it?
A It is based on a true ,story.
B The actors are unknown.
C It has some comic moments.

5 You hear a radio report about a zoo.

What is the zoo planning to do?
A extend its opening hours
B put some information online
C organise an event for schools

6 You hear two friends talking about doing presentations in class.

How did the boy feel about his presentation?
A relieved his teacher liked it
B pleased by his classmates' response
C confident he has learnt from the experience

7 You hear a father talking to his daughter about plans for her birthday.
The girl says she would like to spend her birthday
A paying a visit to someone special to her.
B going to a town where she has never previously been.
C doing what she did on her last birthday.

8 You hear two friends talking about a cake they have made.
What do they agree about?
A They would do something differently if they made the cake again.
B The boy made a useful suggestion wh en they were making the cake.
C It was one of the most delicious cakes they have ever tasted.

Listening Part 1 Test 6 1 175

 Test 6 Listening Part 2

~ You will hear a man called Nigel telling sorne students about his experiences in Antarctica.
For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a wrd or short phrase.

Working in Antarctica
Nigel first became interested in Antarctica after enjoying a (g) about it
wh en he was ten.

The year that the first person arrived in Antarctica was probably (1 0) .

The subject Nigel studied at university was (11) .

Nigel first went to Antarctica to do research on (12) .

Nigel arrived in Antarctica by (13) , ~ .

Nigel did a lot of work in Antarctica with a scientist from (14) .

The main problem in Antarctica for Nigel was the (15) there.

ln their free time Nigel and his colleagues in Antarctica spent a lot of time
(16) .

Wh en he got back home Nigel missed the (17) : in Antarctica.

Nigel has written a novel called (18) based on his time in Antarctica.

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 Test 6 Listening Part 3

flO0J You will hear five teenagers talking about school trips to different museums. For questions 19-23,
choose from the list (A-H) the opinion each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There are three
extraletters which you do not need to use.

A It was more enjoyable than a previous school trip.

B We spent too much time preparing for the trip.

Speaker 1
LEJ
C It was far better than going round the museum on my own.

Speaker 2
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D A member of staff organised some original activities for us.

E It was a good idea toconc~ntrate on just one part of the

Speaker 3
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museum.

Speaker 4 LN]
F There will be another trip to the same place in a few weeks' time.

G The best part of the trip was a DVD we watched there.

Speaker 5 DE]

H Something that 1 had hoped to see there was not on display.

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 Test 6 Listening Part 4

~ You will hear an interview with a young man called Mark Collins who spends his spare time playing
in a band that is gradually becoming well-known in his local area. For questions 24-30, choose the best
answer (A, B or C).

24 How did Mark and his friends choose the name for their band?
A They based it on their own names.
B They took it from a place that was special to them.
C They picked it by chance from something they overheard.

25 How has Mark's band changed since it first started?

A It features a different lead singer.
B It uses a wider range of instruments.
C It has more members th an it used to.

26 What does Mark say about the music his band plays?
A They mainly do numbers they have written themselves.
B They like to experiment with different styles of music.
C They attach importance to the words of their songs.

27 Mark says he admires the singer Flora Hernandez because

A she has helped many young musicians.
B she has overcome many difficulties.
C she performs in a very original way.

28 What does Mark say about the performances his band does? .
A They often play in small venues.
B They rarely refuse an invitation to play.
C They frequently travel long distances to play.

29 Mark says that when his band did a foreign tour

A they found it less enjoyable than they expected.
B they learnt what their particular strengths were.
C they failed to make any profit from their performances.

30 Mark thinks that in the future his band

A will focus on playing at summer festivals.
B will mainly perform at local clubs.
C will work hard at becoming weil known.

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 Writing being in a famous b ici one day!
1hope this helps
Part 1
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Sample answer . /. /.
ln my opinion, it is essential that schools lould teach students Maria
about the importanc.{fprotecting th nvironmentzand one of the [19 ords]
best ways that t ey can do this is setting pupil a good example. ~uestion 4
The school c do so in a nu l:Jerof differe t~ys. Firstly, it /Last night there was an excelle~dumentary about elephants
needs to ha e a good recycli g policy. Th e should be bins in ail 1 on TV. 1 watched it quite by chnce. 1 felt like watching sorne
. the clas rooms making 't easy to dispose of recyclable products te1evision before going to/lYedso 1 fiicked through the channels
in appropriate wa. eachers sho m make sure they use these to see if there was a .., ng interesting on. 1 waS about to give up
. s themselves tee and that they '. sist on their pupils doin the when 1saw sorne mazing pictures of a . lof elephants.
same thing. Si f arly, the schoo' needs to make a point 0 aving The document was made by a team of researchers who had
energy. Staff, ust take care 'ways to switch off light as weIl as been obse .v'1nga group of elepharr s over a period of fifteen years.
compute,. nd other elec "cal equipment wheneve they are not in They ha given each of the el ants names and re able to tell
use. S,clents should al be enc?rag~d where .r possible to walk vie:eh ail about the relajienships between t em. It was absolutely
or cyGIeto school ra er than being dnven b their parents and f cinating. 1 had no id/athat elephants such strong family
te}a ers must ensu e they don't come to ork by car either. elationships. ln m y ways they seer to support each other in the
Although lesso {are important, settin a good example is likely to same ways as p /pIe in a humarnily do.
be a more &.ective way of infiuencing pupil behaviour in the long 1 would certainly recomme this film to my ,,'ends. We all enjoy
run. / nature p~6ammes an e learning abou animaIs. Like me, they
(187 words) . would-also enjoy th stunning Africa landscape shown in the
documentary. T re is going.terfe a second documentary about
Part 2
these ele ha t next week and 1can't wait!
Sample answers
Question 2 /
Feeling very excited, Gina picked u her bag an~got on the train. Listening
It was the first time she had tra~ led on a trai ...atonewithout her

were going too and they v/re '

parents. She was going on a shool trip to rance. AlI her friends
aIl talkingznd laUghing as they
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settled down for the long'joumey.
It took them ten ho
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to get to th own 'where tl)ey would be
staying but the ti e passed qui y as they pl ~d games and
looked out of t e window at; e changing soenery. They were to be
living in a sma l town besi0f a lake in th~ountains. The sun was
setting as~y arrived ar it looked v r1 beautiful. Gina kne she
was goi g to be happ. there. Part 3
As the left the tr " they were y;retby the group of Fret h students /
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wh they would e spending tJ( next two weeks witl). They were
aJ,lcarrying fi ers to we1c6me Gina and her frie 18. A tail girl Pa ~
/~ith dark ~ and smilin(eyes came to give GilJa a beautiful 24 C 25 A 26
, bunch of nemo/es. It tas the start of a wonderful fortnight.
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Question 3 Test 6
Hi Sam,
Lovely to hear from you. /. Reading and Use of English
My friends and 1 alliisten to l of music. e are all interested in Part 1
different kinds of music, paFtlcularly roc nd jazz. We listen to the
ID 2B 3A 4A 5C 6D 7C 8B
radio a great deaI in orde to keep up 'Y th what's new. We tell each
other if we've heard s ething we .tke. If something's particularly Part 2
special then we bu u online an ownload it to our phones or MP3 9 up 10 where 11 be 12 in 13 it
players. 14 enough 15 which 16 another
We listen~o fusic wheneyr we have a spare m .ient. l' m typical,
1 think. 1 r. en to my W3 player, for exampl , on the bus on my
Part 3
way to e 001 and wp.tn 1 go to the gym. always have the radio 17 commercially 18 resemblance 19 frequency
on w en l'm d~in ~y homework. A , of course, 1 also listen to 20 prohibition 21 disagreement 22 production
mu ;c when l'm' st re1axing. 23 safety 24 underestimated
Probably abo}l half of my friend can play a musical instrument. Part 4
Several of ~m have piano, sons and three of them are learning
25 am supposed / 'm supposed / to be doing
the guitar. ne of my be~ends is a great drummer. He plays in a
26 would cost / would have cost / would've cost / less than
band an, occasional~ y've played gigs in public. He dreains of

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27 we had (sorne) difficulty / we experienced (sorne) difficulty Question 3
/ (in) staying Hi Tom
28 better goalkeeper / than anyone / anybody / everyone / Good to hear from you. There are quite a lot of films about
everybody Scotland but the one rd recommend is called The Angel's Share.
29 old enough / to have / to take / for It's by a well-known director called Ken Loach and it's an excellent
30 it wasn't / was not worth / spending film, 1 think.
Part 5 It tells the story of a new young father who's anxious to provide
31 C 32 B 33 D 34 A 35 C 36 B for his child and gets involved in an ingenious crime. It shows both
sides of Scottish life - the magnificent scenery and the distilleries
Part 6 popular with tourists and the poverty in sorne urban areas. So it will
37 F 38 B 39 G 40 C 41 A 42 E help to give you an impression of the contrasts of Scottish life.
Part 7 It will also help to get you used to the Glasgow accent, which can
be quite difficult at first, even for native speakers of English!
43 D 44C 45 A 46 C 47 B 48 A 49 D
A lot of films about Scotland focus on the roman tic side of the
50 B 51 C 52 B
country - its heather-covered mountains and beautiful sea lochs.
This one is not typical in that it also shows the difficulties of life for
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many people here.
Part 1 Anyway, do watch it and 1et me know what you think about it.
Sample answer Iain
Learning a foreign language is extremely important for young
(180 words)
people today.
Question 4
Languages can be very useful when someone is travelling in
When Chris woke up, he expected the day to be like any other one.
another country. You may be able to do a great deal with sign
He quickly put on bis school uniform, had breakfast, grabbed his
language but you can only get to know what a place is really like
football kit and said goodbye ta his parents as on any ordinary day.
if you can talk to the people there in their own language. It is even
more important to know foreign languages for study purposes. However when he got to school, there was great excitement. There
More and more students nowadays would like to do at least part of was a notice up to say that Warren Blake, the famous footballer,
their higher education in another country. They will find it much was corning to give a talk to an the students at the school that
easier to achieve this dream if they can speak the language of the morning. Warren Blake had been a pupil at that school for a couple
country where they would like to study. When it cornes to working, of years and he was Chris's hero. He played for one of the best
it is an enormous advantage to know another language as so many teams in the country and had also represented bis country in the last
businesses these days are either international companies or have World Cup.
suppliers or customers abroad. Warren gave the students a fascinating talk about his life as a
But the most important reason is that communication between footballer. He had lots of funny stories and everyone loved listening
young people of different nationalities means that the world is to him. At the end of bis talk he said he had tickets for the school
likely to become a more peaceful and a happier place in the future. football team to come to his next match with an invitation to meet
the team afterwards. As Chris was the goalkeeper in the school
(178 words)
team, he couldn't believe bis luck!
Part 2 (186 words)
Sample answers
Question 2 listening
1 went on a very special journey this summer when 1 visited St Part 1
Petersburg. 1 went with my parents and my brother and our plan
was to go to Russia by boat from Helsinki. 1C 2B 3C 4A 5B 6B 7A 8B

We decided to go by train to Helsinki so that we would be able to Part 2

see more on the journey. That meant going by train from London 9 film / movie 10 1895
to Brussels, then taking another train to Cologne. We looked at the Il ecology 12 penguins
famous cathedral and had a meal there before catching a sleeper 13 sea 14 China
to Copenhagen. From Copenhagen we took a train to Sweden and 15 wind 16 playing chess
then from Stockholm we went on an overnight ferry to Turku in 17 (bright / unpolluted / amazing) light 18 Snowstorm
Finland. From there it was a short train journey to Helsinki. The
journey was particularly interesting because 1 love travelling by Part 3
train and boat. It was exciting to go through the Channel Tunnel 19 F 20 H 21 D 22 A 23 G
and to cross the long bridge between Denmark and Sweden. Above
aIl, it was beautiful sailing through the Finnish islands and arriving Part 4
by sea in the historie city of St Petersburg. The journey took three 24 C 25 A 26 C 27 B 28 B 29 C 30 A
days instead of three hours in a plane but it was weIl worth it.
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 locations. That was absolutely...tI~est thing for me. 1felt so Girl: Sa are you going to make any changes then?
privileged. 1had to leam t();(kle a horse for one ''ene, and that was
Boy: Weil, 1wondered about asking mum if 1could get rid of one
pretty cool too.
of the cupboards. But 1might just try papering the room - there's
Interviewer: Sa " at ambition would reu most like ta achieve in some tartan paper l've seen which 1really like. Then if 1put up my
the future? . / own posters and stuff, it'II soon feel totally like a new room. 1think.
Diana: HI)1,that's difficult. 1s~pose like most actors l'd love to get Four
an Os af but, if 1don 't, the . m eertainly in ver good company. You hear two friends talking about a film they would like to see.
l've)lad mainly quite serie s drama roles ,al sometimes wonder
Girl: Have you seen that new film Antonella yet?
}ID'6uthaving a go at G medy - l'm not s re that'd be my thing,
..{hough. Eventualll( 'd love to try my 1;1nd at making a movie. Boy: No, 1haven't. But l'm definitely going to go soon. It sounds
There's a book 1imply adore and~1ve already got the film ver~on really good even though l've never heard of any of the actors in it.
planned in m(head. Girl: Haven't you? l've seen the woman who plays Antonella in a
Intervie Ir:
So last week y,. u finished shooting Gal 3000, what couple of things. She's brilliant.
are yo, planning ta do no ? Boy: My brother went to see it last night. He said the plot is
Dia a: Weil, l'd love e{ust chili out on a beaoli with my friends but extraordinary and even though it hangs on a set of amazing
Jfat's not going to appen, l'm afraid. l've.a6tually arranged to do coincidences it's ail actually about something that really happened.
'sorne courses Ol;t theatre skills for kids ara summer cam. Then Girl: That's what 1heard. My cousin saw it and she said she got
in the autumn 1ve been invited to ~' orm in a play and l'II be on through a whole box of tissues.
stage for th first time sinee 1wa t school! So lots of good things Boy: Yes, 1don't think there are many laughs in lt.
ahead, 1hppe.
Five
Interviewer: Thank you, Diana.
You hear a radio report about a zoo.
Presenter: Marston Zoo has just announced plans to raise its
profile with animallovers. As people who live in the south-east will
Test 6 Audioscript know, the zoo has a wonderful collection of chimpanzees. These
are very popular with school parties - as weil as other visitors of
course - so much so that the zoo has stayed open seven instead of
LlSTENING PART 1 six days a week since the beginning of the year. The zoo is going to
6J put a webcam in the chimps' enclosure so that viewers will be able
to log in at any time of the day or night to observe what is going
One on there. Similar schemes have proved successful at other zoos
You hear two friends talking about going to a classic car show. around the world and have proved an excellent way of reaching
~irl: It was expensive today but it was fun, wasn't it, Mike? people - for example schoolchildren in remote areas - who would
not otherwise be able to see these animais and how they behave.
Vlike: Yes, 1loved seeing ail those old cars, especially the sports
mes. And at least getting our tickets in advance meant it didn't Six
.ost as much as if we'd bought them on the door. You hear two friends talking about doing presentations in class.
iirl: Yes, and it meant we didn't have to queue which was good. Girl: 1thought your presentation was fantastic, Dan. You looked so
here was so much to get round and it'd have been annoying to confident.
'aste time standing in line. Boy: Thanks, Meena. 1didn't feel it. And 1can't tell you how pleased
like: True. Though 1wouldn't have minded missing the old farm 1am that it's ail over now. 1don't really like doing that sort of thing,
~hicles section. That wasn't really my sort of thing, though 1must admit it felt good that they ail seemed interested
irl: Oh 1quite liked that. It was better than the section on the in what 1had to say, and some students even asked me a few
welopment of the engine. 1could have given that a miss. The rest questions - 1hope 1got ail my facts right for them.
3.S ail pretty good though, 1thought. Girl: Yeah - you could tell everyone was really interested.
/0 Boy: Now l've just got to see whether my teacher was satisfied with
U hear a teacher talking about a visitor coming to school. it. But 1won't find that out till everyone's done their presentation so
it might be quite a wait.
acher: OK, class. So have you remembered that next week
hn Coates is eoming to speak to us? Mr Coates has been ta the Girl: Oh, l'm sure you'lI do brilliantly, Dan.
1001before and everyone always enjoys his talks very much. Seven
was our country's ambassador in Spain for a number of years You hear a father talking to his daughter about plans for her birthday.
j he's going to give us an informai presentation about his life in
Father: Have you decided how you'd like to celebrate your birthday
diplomatie service in general and in Spain in particular. Before
this year, Louisa?
comes l'd like you ail to get hold of some information about
lin and make posters that l'II put up. l'II give each pair a topic to Louisa: l'm not sure, Dad. 1really enjoyed last year when we went
sarch and then you can decide how best ta show the material to that wonderful bowling place in the town centre and 1wondered
find. OK? about just going for that again. But actually 1think l'd rather do
something different. Ideally something l've never tried before.
~e
Father: So what do you fancy?
hear two friends talking about doing up a room.
Louisa: Oh, l'Illet you decide. Make it a surprise. But in fact the
: So, Leo, how are things now your sister's gone off to college?
main thing is that we go and see Grandpa as Mum says he's got
: 1managed to persuade her to swap rooms with me now she's to stay in hospital for another week. 1know it takes a while to get
]oing to be at home in term-time - it's great to have a bigger to the town where he is but we cou Id stay and do something else
but it does look rather girly. Though the fumiture's not too bad there after that.
got a lovly big desk.
Father: OK. Mum and l'II give it some thought then.

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Eight course, but we were ail prepared for that and it was less of an issue
You hear two friends talking about a cake they have made. than you might expect. Being outside in the snow is no problem
Girl: That cake we baked yesterday was delicious, wasn't it, Tom? in the right clothing. And 1quickly learnt to cope with the ice.lo..
fact. it was the wind that 1found quite difficult at times. It cou Id be
Tom: It certainly was. We must make it again some time - perhaps unbelievably strong and there was nowhere much to find shelter. .
with a bit more chocolate.
Life there wasn't ail work of course. l'd expected l'd spend most of
Girl: Oh there was quite enough for me. 1was glad you came up my free time reading and had downloaded lots of books, but in fat
with the idea of adding walnuts to it. though. That made it really we spent most of our evenings playing chess. We ail got very good
special, 1think.
at it and became extremely competitive. Occasionally we'd switch
Tom: 1was pleased with that idea too. It suddenly came to me ta playing cards but that was much less popular.
wh en 1remembered a cake my aunt sometimes used to make. She It was surprisingly hard at first to readjust to life here when 1came
used to bake the most delicious cakes in the world. back home after six months there. 1thought l'd miss the people 1
Girl: Even better than ours?! was working with but we're in touch so much that 1can't say 1do.
Tom: l'm afraid sol The scenery there was spectacular but it's pretty good here too.
However, 1often wish the light here was as clear as it is there. It was
LlSTENING PART 2 wonderfully bright and unpolluted - totally amazing!
While 1was there 1wrote a blog. lt's called Iceman and it's still
~ online. You can read it if you're interested in finding out more
You'II hear a man called Nigel telling some students about his about my life there. l've also just completed a detective story set in
experiences in Antarctica. Antarctica. 1wrote it for your age group and its title is Snowstorm
it should be available next year, 1think. Anyway, have you ...
Nigel: Good afternoon, everyone. My name's Nigel Grosvenor.
Your teacher invited me here to tell you about my experiences in
LlSTENING PART 3
Antarctica as 1gather you've been studying the area this term.
1hope you're enjoying your studies. It's certainly a part of the
world that's held great fascination for me ever since 1was your
fl
age. Younger, in fact. 1was only ten when 1saw a film about the You'll hear five teenagers talking about school trips to different
continent and that really awakened my curiosity. After that 1read museums. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) the
every book related to Antarctica that 1could get my hands on. opinion each speaker expresses.
1was particularly fascinated by one 1read about its history. It was Speaker 1
amazing to me that no one had seen the continent until 1820 when Our class went on a trip to the Science Museum last week. We go
aRussian expedition came within 32 kilometres of the land mass there quite regularly actually. This time l'd been studying engines
and saw ice fields there. However, the first time anyone set foot and the museum's got a huge hall devoted to them. When we first
on the continent is generally acknowledged to have been in 1895, arrived they showed us a DVD about the history of engines and
although there has been an unconfirmed claim that an American then we had to fill in a worksheet. There are lots of other things to
sealer landed there in 1821. Anyway, from a very young age 1 see at that museum butwe didn't have time for anything else. The
dreamt of going to Antarctica myself. teacher said we'lI be heading back there before too long as there's
As a teenager, 1continued reading about the history and geography a special exhibition about space exploration on there soon. l'm
of the polar regions. However, 1also loved biology and was unsure really. 100 king forward to that.
what to study at university. Eventually 1made up my mind and went
Speaker 2
for ecology. That turned out to be a good decision for me as it led
to the opportunity to visit the place l'd been dreaming of for so l'd never been to the National Museum before 1went with school
long. last month as part of our history work on the eighteenth century. It
was great and l'd love to go back there on my own at some point.
After graduation 1 got a job on a research project 100 king at various
l'd like to look at a famous sculpture of a ballet dancer that belongs
problems relating to wildlife and changing habitats. 1was sent to
ta the museum - 1was disappointed to find it was on loan to a
Antarctica to carry out an investigation of penguins. 1went with a
museum in France when we went there. We spent ages in school
colleague who was focusing on climate change and we were able
preparing for the trip - we watched a great DVD and read quite a lot
to help each other by sharing our findings.
about ail the exhibits in the museum - and that really helped us to
There are a lot of different international research stations on make the most of the trip.
Antarctica. We were based at one called the Mawson Station. ln,
Speaker 3
the pasto people of course had no choice but to go to Antarctica by
sea, but most scientists get there by air these days. 1flew to New Our art teacher loves taking us on trips to galleries and museums.
Zealand but wanted to arrive in the traditional way from there, even They're usually pretty good. On our last trip we went to a gallery
though it'd take me ten more days. l'm so glad 1did. The views as specialising in African art. We got to try lots of hands-on stuff which
we approached were out of this world! was fun. One of the people who run the gallery used to work as a
teacher and she's got lots of-really imaginative ideas for things that .
The scientists based in Antarctica come from many different
classes can do there - we did a brilliant treasure hunt game. Usually
countries. Lots from New Zealand, of course, and Argentina as
we do much more preparation before going on a trip than we did
they're the closest countries to the continent, but also from further
this time. But it didn't matter. Sometimes 1think it's better to go
afield like Canada - more or less everywhere. There was someone
round a museum on your own rather than with a group, but even sa
from China, in particular, who was working on the same area as
1enjoyed this particular trip.
me and we were able to collaborate very productively in our work.
1became quite friendly with someone from Norway but we didn't Speaker 4
actually work together. 1almost always enjoy our school trips and the one we did last
When they learn that l've worked in Antarctica people always ask Monday was no exception. We went to a place called the Museum
me how awful the cold was. The temperatures were very low, of of Childhood and it was really interesting. A member of the museum
staff took us round and told us lots of really fascinating things about
the various exhibits and we watched quite an interesting DVD about

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how kids used to live. l1's a small museum so we were able to see Interviewer: Mm, tell us a bit more about your band now. Where
more or less everything properly ~ much better than going to a could listeners go to hear you play?
bigger place like the National Museum. Tha1's where we went last Mark: We do quite a few performances around this area and
time and it was frustrating 'cos we had to choose between seeing occasionally beyond. We even did a few concerts abroad last year.
everything quickly r looking at a few things in a more thorough We haven't played in any of the famous big venues, though we've
way.
played to some quite large audiences as weil as doing the odd night
Speaker 5 on the srnatler club scene. To be honest. up to now we've gone
1 usually prefer to go round a museum alone or with just one
more or less anywhere we've been asked, though 1 think we may be
friend. When you go with your class, you have to stay together a bit more selective in future. lt's beginning to get more complicated
to fit things round the rest of our lives.
and sometimes the staff make you stay too long round just one
display and sometimes they don't give you enough time. And this Interviewer: Tell us some more about your foreign tour. Was that a
time when we went to the History Museum we had to stay in just good learning experience?
one hall, the one with lots of stuff in it about the nineteenth century. Mark: It certainly was on ail sorts of levels. We had a fantastic time.
1 can't say it was my favourite school trip. They showed us an The thing was though. that we ended up out of pocket. what with
interesting DVD when we arrived but it ail went downhill after that. flights, hotels and meals. hiring a van, agents' fees and so on and
And the teacher says we might be going back again soon! so forth. It was an amazing experience ~ we're now much more
aware of what we can and what we can't do musically but 1 don't
LlSTENING PART 4 think we'lI be repeating it for a while.
B Interviewer: So what plans do you have for the future?
Mark: 1 guess we used to dream of making the big time and
You'U hear an interview with a young man called Mark Collins
becoming really famous. We're gradually giving up on that now but
who spends his spare time playing in a band that is gradually we still love playing and 1 hope that'll never stop. We did several
becoming well-known in his local area. summer festivals this year and that was great fun. 1 suspect we
Interviewer: ln our local Dalton studio today, 1 have a young might concentrate on those rather th an playing lots of sm aller local
man ~ Mark Collins ~ a student who spends most of his free time clubs on odd evenings throughout the year.
playing in a band. Mark, your band is called Seaton Park and you're Interviewer: Thank you, Mark Collins.
gradually becoming quite weil known particularly in this area. First,
can you tell me how you chose the name for your band?
Mark: Yes, weil most people imagine it's the name of a place we've
got happy memories of or something like that. But it was a bit more
complicated than that. At first we wanted to do something with our
names. l'rn Mark, of course, and one of my bandmates is called Phil
Goode so we considered calling ourselves Goode Marks but then
we weren't too sure about that idea. Then one day we were sitting
around saying we just had to find something. The radio was on in
the background and there was a news item on about something
really important that had happened in a place called Seaton Park
~ 1 can't remember what now ~ but we ail kind of simultaneously
thought we could go with that!
Interviewer: That was five years ago, wasn't it? Has your band
changed much since then?
Mark: ln some ways, yeso We started out with four of us ~ two
guitarists, a drummer and a singer, though the vocalis1's a man
now rather th an a woman. so 1 guess that gives us a rather
different sound. We went through a stage of having someone on
the keyboard as weil and that went down quite weil. But then she
moved away and we thought we'd go back to how we were rather
than try to replace her.
Interviewer: For listeners who don't know your music, how would
you describe what you play?
Mark: We sort of mix rock and folk, 1 guess. We write a fair few
of our songs ourselves but we also do a lot of covers and some
traditional stuff, too. So it's quite varied but what ail our numbers
have in common is that their Iyrics are always meaningful. We want
to say something to the listeners and not just through the melody or
'the rhythm.
Interviewer: Is there any other singer or band that you particularly
admire?
Mark: Ah, there are lots. But 1 guess if 1 had to settle for one, l'd
choose Flora Hernandez. 1 love both her beautiful sound and her
approach. l1's the way she's been able to produce such stunning
Yiork despite her humble origins and her complete lack of musical
ftducation. Most performers have had far less to put up with th an
De has but still haven't achieved as much. She's a fantastic role
model for young performers, 1 think.

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