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1 For questions 1–9, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space.
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In today’s music industry it is hard to '1( ___________ out in the crowd but the band, Makeover
Mayhem, seem to have done just that. They only got together a couple of months ago, but their first
album, which was ready for downloading only a week ago, is already speeding up the charts. It looks
as if they are ')( ___________ to become the biggest success story of the year. If this continues, they
stand '*( ___________reach number one and make their fortunes. Their music harks '+( ___________ 
to the early rock and roll of the fifties and the reason '( ___________ their success is probably due to
two main things first, the modern twist which they have put on rock and roll music and, secondly, the
wave of nostalgia that seems to be sweeping through the music!buying public.
"-( ___________ sharp contrast to the band, #osh $ogan is an actor who has been struggling for years
to make a name for himself. %ut, finally, he has just finished his first lead role in a film at the age of
&'. (lthough he loves working on films, he finds it difficult to tap into the emotional '( __________
re)uired when the scenes do not follow on from each other as they do in a stage play. The film
'/( __________ to have been released in spring ne*t year, but that has now changed to the autumn,
mainly because of the director’s pedantic obsession with a perfection that only e*ists in his head.
+owever, #osh knows that tenacity and belief in what you are doing is a prere)uisite '9( __________
an actor and he is prepared to work long hours to be the best he can be.
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) For questions 1–/, read the text below and decide which answer 'A, 0, % or !( best fits each
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Mark 3tringly, widely acclaimed as one of the decade’s most successful young authors, is '1( _____
writing his tenth novel. It is based on an old family myth that his great!grandfather had discovered
hidden treasure on his plantation in the 4est Indies. /ver since Mark heard the story it was ')( _____
that one day he would write about it. Mark is rarely interviewed as he hates being in the '*( _____ . (s
a result, people have jumped to many '+( _____ about him, most of which are incorrect. 3o, when he
agreed to let me interview him last month for a television documentary I was doing about the origins
of story writing, I '( _____ at the chance. +owever, when I suggested that his great!great!grandfather
might have been a pirate, he jumped down my '-( _____ and ordered me not to print any such thing as
it was totally incorrect.
+is last book has now been '( _____ for the big screen although he has not written the script for it.
3urprisingly, though, he has written the musical '/( _____ , as he is also an accomplished musician, a
secret he had managed to keep from the public until now.
1 A lately 0 ever  % currently ! yet
) A inspiring 0 inevitable % )uestionable ! uplifting
* A limelight 0 floodlight % headlight ! flashlight
+ A opportunities 0 interpretations % conclusions ! ovations
 A went 0 bounded % stood ! leapt
- A mouth 0 throat % neck  ! face
 A adapted 0 admired % animated ! initiated
/ A notes 0 script % score ! cue
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* For questions 1–, read the text below. Use the word i6en in %A75#A4$ at the end of so8e of
the lines to for8 a word that fits in the space in the sa8e line.
(fter the play, we went '1( __________ to meet the actors as we’d won a competition to 3T(5/
meet them and join the after!show party. It was wonderful6 (lthough the lead actor
had been ill on the night we went, we met his ')( __________ , who was e*cellent in the 3T789
 part. +is performance was )uite '*( __________ and the applause at the end was $I:T
absolutely '+( __________ . In the following day’s newspapers, the young actor  was 8/(:
"( __________ acclaimed by all the critics as a rising new star. 4I8/
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+ For questions 1–/, underline the correct for8 of the 6erb in italics in the followin pararaph.
3arah '1( has never been ; had  never been ; was never going  to a music festival before last year when
she ')( had gone ; went ; was going  to 5lastonbury for the first time. 3he enjoyed it so much that she
still '*( didn’t get  ; hasn’t got  ; isn’t getting  over it. 3he is constantly driving her friends and colleagues
mad by talking about it all the time and especially how she '+( was meeting ; met  ; had been meeting  
her idols, oldplay. In fact ne*t week they '( appear ; are appearing ; were supposed to appear  in
concert in aris. 3arah '-( will be planning ; was planning ; would   plan to go and see them there, but
she '( will be working ; was just about to work ; might be working  in <ew 9ork ne*t week and her
 boss says she must go because the contract is very important. (s a result, she '/( is thinking ; thinks ; 
will be thinking  of )uitting her job.
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WRITING
 For questions 1–1, underline the 8ost suitable word or phrase in italics in the followin text.
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The two te*ts '1( write about / assume / discuss the determination, skills and talents ')( wanted /
asked / required  of a dancer or a musician. (lthough in many ways they are similar, there are also
significant differences. The first te*t '*( communicates / examines / observes the audition process for
dancers whereas the second te*t is about young musicians trying to get recording contracts.
The first te*t '+( conveys / explains / portrays that it is almost impossible to even get an audition these
days as choreographers tend to use only people they already know. It '( describes / exemplifies /
demands how choreographers are often encouraged by producers to avoid seeking out the most
 beautiful or talented dancers in case they upstage the star of the show. +owever one cannot '-( 
convey / assume / assert  that even if a dancer gets through an audition, they are going to have an easy
ride. The truth is that they are likely to be worked e*tremely hard for very little reward. Tenacity and
strength of character are the main prere)uisites alongside talent.
The second te*t '( confirms / expresses / verifies that musicians aiming for the di==y heights of chart
success also need this tenacity and strength of character to handle rejection and keep going when the
going gets tough. '/( Instead of / Although / Even having face!to!face auditions, the most common
way of approaching producers is by sending in demo tracks that are often ignored completely. <ot
only do they need to be able to sing but also write their own music, as successful recording artists
these days have to be able to write hit songs > not an easy task. The te*t '9( advocates / concludes /
 promotes finding a good manager but that is not easy to do either.
In '1( outline / conclusion / evaluation the one thing both te*ts agree on is that all performers need
 passion, a belief in their talents and the willingness to persevere against all the odds.
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