SECTION 1: LISTENING (50PTS)

Part 1: You will hear part of a radio interview in which a young man called Toby
Burrow is talking about a year he spent doing voluntary work in Madagascar. For
question 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what
you hear

1. C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.A

Part 2: For question 7-10, listen to a piece of BBC news “Apple-FBI iPhone argument
getting bigger” and decide the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes

7. F 8. T 9. F 10. T

Part 3: For questions 11–20, listen to a talk about the office in the future and
complete the notes with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered
spaces.

11. paperless office

12. distinct categories
13. routine
14. telesales
15. concentration
16. computer scientists
17. advertising
18. small groups
19. creativeness
20. management consultancies.

Part 4: You will hear part of a radio programme in which a new book is being reviewed.
For questions 21–25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. A

SECTION 2: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (30 PTS)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrases which best completes each sentence

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5. C

6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A

Part 2: The passage below contains 05 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write
their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done
as an example.

Lines Mistakes Correction

0 1 decision decisions
1. 3 has long established has long been established
2. 5 when while
3. 13 regulate regulating
4. 20 connected disconnected
5. 22 with to

Part 3: Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions or
particles. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is an
example at the beginning

1. on/at 2. on 3. in 4. though 5. after

Part 4: For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the
end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
1. leadership 6. acknowledge
2. balloonists 7. implications
3. unquestioning 8. considerable
4. ineffectiveness 9. leakage
5 undergone 10. quickened

SECTION 3: READING (60 PTS)

Part 1: For questions 1–10, read the following passages and decide which answer (A,
B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in corresponding
numbered boxes.

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. C

Part 2: 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)

1. impacts/effect 2. including 3. as 4. aid/ support 5. where

6. least 7. among/amongst 8. with 9. more 10. through

Part 3: You are going to read the introduction from a book on sports. For question 1-6,
choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

21.B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. D

Part 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer
27. III 28. VII 29. I 30. IV 31. IX 32. VIII 33. V
34. II 35. F 36. T 37. NG 38. T 39. T 40. B
Part 5: Read the text and do the task that follows
41.C 42.A 43.E 44.B 45. E
46. D 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A

SECTION 4: WRITING (60PTS)

Part 2: 20 points
Contents (10 points)
- The report MUST have a least 2 paragraphs covering the following points:
 • Introduce the graph (2 points) and state the overall trends (2 points)
• Describe main features with relevant data from the graph and make comparisons if
necessary (6 points)
- The report MUST NOT contain personal opinions. (A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be
given to personal opinions found in the answer.)
Language use (10 points)
The report:
• should demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures.
should have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice,…); and mechanics
(spelling, punctuations,…)
Part 3. 35 points. The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:
1. Task achievement: (10 points)
a. All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations,
examples, evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization: (10 points)
a. Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion,
and unity. b. The essay is well-structured:
• Introduction is presented with clear thesis statement.
• Body paragraphs are written with unity, coherence, and cohesion. Each body
paragraph must have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when
necessary.
• Conclusion summarizes the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue.
3. Languages use (10 points)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related
vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical
structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (5
points)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting

TAPESCRIPT

Part 1: You will hear part of a radio interview in which a young man called Toby
Burrow is talking about a year he spent doing voluntary work in Madagascar.
PART 2: BBC NEWS _ Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger
There is a big argument in the USA between the technology company Apple and the FBI.
The argument is over the iPhone of a killer. In December 2015, 14 people were killed and 22
were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. The FBI has the
iPhone of one of the terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook. Investigators want Apple to unlock the
phone so they can get to information about Farook. They think the information can help them
to catch more terrorists. Apple has told the FBI that they will not open the iPhone. Apple's
website said that would threaten the security of its customers. Apple also said it would be
dangerous because other organizations would want phones opened.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also very angry that Apple will not open the iPhone. It
said Apple, "deliberately raised technological barriers" to stop a lawful request from the FBI
to help in the "terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans". The DOJ added that: "Apple alone
can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search the phone." Apple bosses said the
DOJ was giving Apple a bad name. They said the DOJ wanted the public to think that Apple
was an evil company for not opening the iPhone. It said: "It seems like disagreeing with the
Department of Justice means you must be evil and anti-American." The DOJ said it wants
just one iPhone unlocked and that would not invade anyone's privacy

Part 3: For questions 11–20, listen to a talk about the office in the future and
complete the notes with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered
spaces.
Hello. In today’s programme, we’re talking about the office of the future. The technological
revolution has led to many changes in office work. Offices now look very different to how they
did fifty, thirty, even twenty years ago, because the kind of work that people do in them has
changed along with all the hardware that office life now calls for

A few years back, people were looking forward to what became known as the paperless
office; something that seems to be as strong as ever, despite so much work being done on
screen. So it ‘s hard to plan for the office of the future – who knows what the future will bring,
and which of today’s wild predictions will become reality
One person who has given some thought to office design, however, is the architech Francis
Duffy, who has suggested that workplaces could be divided into four distinct categories, each
with a different kind of design which would reflect the kind of work done in them, be it
accountancy, general admission or design work, and the kind of people who work there.
The first type of office design he describes he call “ The Hive”. The reason for the name lies
in a comparison with a beehive occupied by busy worker bees. This types of office is suitable
for individuals doing work which is characterised by routine. Typical hive organisations
nclude telesale, data-entry, banking and basic information services.
The second type of office he calls “ The Cell”. This is because it reminds him of the tiny room
alloted to each monk in a monastery. Cell offices are ideal for people doing individual work
where concentration is needed; people who have relatiely little need to interact with
colleagues. These are often highly autonomous people who occupy their workspace only
occasionally because they often work elsewhere, at home for example, or in a client’s office
or perhaps on the road. According to Duffy, typical occupiers of cells include lawyers and
computer scientists
The third type of office is “ The Den”. These are busy, interactive places, where it’s easy to
work informally with colleagues. Dens are associated with highly interactive, but not
necessarily highly autonomous jobs. Den spaces are specifically designed with teamwork in
mind and usually have an open-plan layout to facilitate this. Typical occupations requiring
dens include a range of jobs in the media and in advertising.
The final categor Duffy refers to as “ Club”, because they suit a rather small group to which
membership may restricted. These offices are for what Duffy defines as creative work, as
opposed to the simple handling of data. Individuals occupy a space on an “ as needed”
basis, moving around to take advantage of a wide range of facilities. If Duffy is right, this kind
of office would be suitable for people working in information technology for example or
perhaps in management consultancies
So what kind of office would you like to work in? Do Duffy’s ideas make any sense to you?
We’d love to hear…

Part 4: You will hear part of a radio programme in which a new book is being reviewed.
For questions 21–25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Interviewer: So, Sarah, this week’s book is entitled Letters to Henrietta but I believe the
book is actually about a woman called Isabella Bird. So, who was Isabella and who was
Henrietta?
Sarah: Well, Isabella Bird was a remarkable 19thcentury woman, and Henrietta was her
sister. The book is pretty much composed of Isabella’s letters home - hence the title.
Interviewer: And what was so remarkable? I have to say, I’m afraid I haven’t heard of
Isabella Bird before.
Sarah: Actually, in her day, Isabella was a renowned travel writer. This was fairly unusual for
a woman. It was usually men going off on expeditions - out into the unknown and facing
danger. We’re certainly more familiar with famous male travel writers. The irony of it all is that
she was a complete hypochondriac - I mean she always had this idea there was something
wrong with her and you can see a fair bit of evidence of this in her diary entries. Here - 8 th
November 1872 - she reports she’s suffering from ‘terrible headaches, pain in my bones,
exhaustion, inflamed eyes, sore throat’ and so on - you get the picture. But when it came to
other people, she couldn’t see it at all. She had very little time for tea and sympathy when
friends or acquaintances complained of their problems. So anyway, what with all her
supposed suffering, it was probably not a career path she’d ever imagined for herself.
Interviewer: And where was she when she penned that entry?
Sarah: Hmm, Melbourne, I think. She’d gone there, apparently on the advice of a friend who
thought the climate would do her good - but when she got there, she found she loathed
Australia. She thought there was nothing worth seeing and no interesting people. What was
incredible is that it was at this point that this 40-year-old woman was on the brink of a
remarkable career that was going to take her to the remotest parts of the world and bring her
considerable fame at the time. Imagine - someone who could scarcely raise her head from
the sofa at home in Scotland would then be climbing up Mauna Loa in the Pacific, surviving
being cut off by snow on a ranch in Colorado, riding a huge elephant through the Malayan
jungle, and even at the age of 70, crossing the Atlas mountains alone, on a fierce black
horse. It was definitely unusual for someone of her social standing.
Interviewer: I’m just wondering about the equipment. It can’t have compared to what’s
available today. Did, did Isabella work for a newspaper?
Sarah: She did have articles published quite regularly, but the book, you see, contains these
diary letters that she wrote to her sister - most of which have until now remained unseen. She
used those letters - or the content - to provide much of the raw material for her other work.
I’m afraid it’s not always … well … an editor now would probably ask her to exercise a little
more control over the adjectives. She goes into particular detail - I mean extreme detail -
especially when describing dramatic landscapes, like for example when she’s having the time
of her life in Hawaii. She was riding up incredibly steep mountain passes to get to their camp
- she writes - ‘companioned only by stars’ beside ‘a black lake from which rise fountains of
fire’ and so on. She certainly can’t be accused of understatement.
Interviewer: You certainly seem to admire her.
Sarah: Yes, she has – at least to my mind and I’m sure any reader will feel the same - she
has a very contradictory character and it’s this that keeps you hooked. Her father was a
preacher. He was strict and frowned upon ‘fun’ and you can see she’s inherited that aspect.
She rarely - in fact, she hates, to admit that she enjoys all her adventures, but when under
pressure, all her imagined illnesses magically vanish and she just positively sparkles and
shines. She boasts about her riding about in Colorado - saying that others are describing her
as the bravest rider they’ve seen. This image isn’t really compatible with the poor woman
suffering from those ghastly headaches! Anyway, as I said, it is pretty and amazing but - as
for the book itself - I do have one small reservation. I mean, the book isn’t quite what it
seems.
Interviewer: In what way?
Sarah: Well, Isabella herself destroyed or heavily edited many letters - so maybe you’re not
always reading what you think was an original viewpoint or observation. Ad then, you see,
the editor has also been editing, of course. What you’re left with is doubt about who’s edited
what - what did Isabella write or cut, and how much influence has the editor had? Anyway - I
do utterly recommend it. A lot of travel writing comes across as quite cynical or leaves you
with the impression that the writer would prefer the country they’re visiting to be a bit more
like home. In Letters to Henrietta, you’re getting a real glimpse of what it was like to be
traveling at a time when there was still a sense of adventure and ‘newness’. All of Isabella’s
stories are full of drama and full of interest.
Interviewer: Thank you, Sarah.