READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 2

Part 1 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).
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). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A

Example
0 A hear B listen C sound D ring New dinosaur exhibit at Wigdale Zoo

0 A B C D We’re all used to seeing (0) _____ great many different kinds of animals at a zoo.
 But now, at Wigdale Zoo, you can also have a look at (9) something very different: dinosaurs.
But how on earth could that (10) be possible? Dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 millions
years (11) ago the very least and so surely there is (12) no way they could actually have
A dress made of paper come back to life.
But Wigdale Zoo is indeed now offering visitors the chance to see those ancient
Would you ever wear something made with paper from your old schoolbooks? It creatures, or, (13) if I’m honest, to see some extraordinarily realistic models of them. (14)
might (0) _____ like a crazy idea, but Kara Koskowich, a high school student in Canada, all that you need to do is take a walk through a large wood, known (15) as Wigdale Old
became front-page (1) _____ when she made herself a dress out of her maths homework. Forest. By the side of a signposted track there are 19 enormous ‘animatronic’ dinosaurs.
The dress was for her school ‘prom’, or leaving party, and she decided to have some They move, they roar and (16) one of them even spits water, it’s an experience not to be
fun creating this amazing and (2) _____ dress, as well as help the environment at the same missed!
time by recycling 75 pages from her maths exercise book. It was also an affordable (3) _____
compared to buying a new dress at (4) _____ expense; apart from the thread she bought,
the dress was (5) _____ free.
Kara’s best friend (6) _____ in the creative fun too, making her own recycled dress
for the occasion using plastic shopping bags. Other teenagers have also made unusual (7)
_____ of party dressed. Coffee filters, chewing gum wrappers and crisp packets have all (8)
_____ out to be viable materials.

1. A news B article C press D report

2. A sole B only C unique D single
3. A selection B course C preference D option
4. A extensive B substantial C considerable D exceptional
5. A certainly B basically C definitely D principally
6. A joined B involved C concerned D linked
7. A alternatives B models C replacements D versions
8. A pointed B set C turned D got

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 1

 Part 3 Part 4

For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between
beginning (0). two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0):

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example:
0. Karen didn’t really want to go to the party:
Example: 0 M O T I V A T E D FORWARD
Karen wasn’t really ____________________________________________ to the party.
The gap can be filled by the words ‘looking forward to going’, so you write:
Training for a long-distance running race
Example: 0 LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING
The secret of success when preparing to rung in a long-distance race is
to remain extremely (0) _____, to train sensibly, and to focus on proper MOTIVATE Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
nutrition. It takes more than willpower alone to run several kilometres.
There is some (17) disagreement over the best way of training, AGREE
however, and studies have not reached any universal conclusions. 25. Nadia left her phone on the bus, and she got to school late, too.
LEAVE
Nevertheless, successful (18) runners tend to approach their training in RUN Not only | did Nadia leave her phone on the bus, but Nadia got to school late, too.
similar ways. The focus on staying healthy and, (19) (un)suprisingly, you SURPRISE
may think, are careful not to overtrain. It is (20) preferable to train PREFER 26. People can’t cycle here if they don’t wear helmets.
slightly less, but remain strong and full of (21) enthusiasm, than to train ENTHUSIASTIC ALLOWED
too hard and face (22) sickness or injury. SICK People aren’t allowed to cycle | here unless they wear helmets.

The (23) importance of a healthy diet can never be stressed too much, IMPORTANT 27. They didn’t cancel the outdoor theatre performance despite the rain.
of course, and you should always eat a good helping of carbohydrates EVEN
soon after exercising. Another crucial (24) consideration is the need to CONSIDER The outdoor theatre performance wasn’t cancelled | even though it was raining.
remain hydrated at all times. Listen to your body: if you feel thirsty, then
you need a drink. 28. Dan played games on his computer all evening.
WHOLE
Dan spend | the whole evening playing games on his computer.

29. My grandmother says she remembers her childhood when we come here.
REMINDS
My grandmother says this place reminds her | of her childhood.

30. Do you think your mum could take us to school in her car?
LIFT
Do you think your mum would mind giving us | a lift to school in her car?

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 2

 Part 5 squirrelled away in a folder on my laptop. But I saw that on this site I could be anonymous,
and I liked that. I was self-concious about the quality of my writing. I saw that here no one
You are going to read an article about a teenage writer called Beth Reekles. For questions would know me, and I eventually worked up the courage to start posting my own books’.
31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Her writing soon became very popular on the site, and a year later, she got an email
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. from a publisher offering to publish her latest online novel as a paper book: ‘“What’s this?”
I thought. I read it a few times, yanked the charger out of the laptop and ran across to my
Teenage novelist Beth Reekles parents, the noise that came out of my mouth was not human. I was so excited’. Her dad
Our reporter interviewed a teenager writer and her father. chips in proudly: ‘Although it’s easy to upload books online, and there are a lot of people
doing it, there aren’t that many people who can do it well’. I ask him what he thinks of the
Aged 15, British teenager Beth Reekles spent hours alone in her bedroom, tapping away book. ‘Oh, I haven’t read it’.
obsessively on her laptop. Reekles was writing a bestselling novel. ‘All that time, I thought
she was messing around on social networking sites, like other teenagers’, her dad told me, 31. What do we learn about Reekles in the first paragraph?
shaking his head. Reekles wrote her book as a serial, uploading a chapter at a time onto the A. She is easily distracted while trying to write novels.
Internet – the first chapter alone got a million hits – until her inbox was deluged with emails B. She adapted her writing in response to readers’ comments.
that she said typically began ‘upload faster!’. The three-book deal she signed with a C. She took care to avoid mistakes made my other novelists.
publisher only came after her book had been read online for free 19 million times. Through D. She manages to please wide range of readers.
instinct, luck or cleverness, she had discovered the secret to global appeal that had eluded 32. What does Reekles suggest about her writing in the second paragraph?
those three or four times her age. A. She has little trouble fitting it into her life.
‘I wrote it because I was looking for something to read,’ says Reekles, with disarming B. She finds it easy to do than schoolwork nowadays.
calm simplicity. ‘I couldn’t find it, so I wrote it’. This is typical of Reekles, making it sound C. She does it to boost her income from other part-time jobs.
easy. Her writing flows out of her unstoppably and when I ask her, for instance, how she D. She realises that few people are able to do it as well as she does.
finds te time to study while maintaining her career as an international publishing 33. What does the reporter say about Reekles’ age?
phenomenon, she looks at me and laughs politely. ‘A lot of my friends say that. Some of A. It is hard for her to hide it from her readers.
them don’t even take Saturday jobs because there’s too much homework now. I suppose I B. It allows her to write in a realistic way.
see this as like my Saturday job now’. C. It explains her need to please her teacher.
The strange thing about her rise to fame is that almost all of her fans have no idea how D. It can sometimes put off adult readers.
young she is. Teen fiction is mostly written by adults. But if you look closely enough, there 34. What is meant by ‘giveaways’ in line 37?
are a few indicators of Reekles’ age. Not many books end with quite such a specific message A. Slightly irrelevant parts of the book.
to staff at a Welsh school: ‘A big thank you to my English teacher, Mr. Maughan. Your B. Pieces of advice Reekles has received.
enthusiastic teaching and interest in my writing was a hugh motivation’. Adults always C. Clues giving information about Reekles.
struggle to write the teenage detail – things like how to keep on listening to music even D. Opportunities to read the book for free.
when you’re in the shower – but Reekles gets it just right. 35. According to Reekles, the online novel-sharing site was important for her because
Despite these giveaways, the main reason few would guess at the fact that when she A. It allowed her to compare her writing to that of others.
wrote the book Reekles was even younger than her teenage heorine is that her writing is so B. Other users gave her positive feedback about her work.
impressive. It is never introspective or pretentious. The pace is controlled, the chapters en C. She could display her work on it without embarrasment.
on cliffhangers. You might be forgiven for thinking that the book was written by a highly D. It proved that she was less unusual than she had thought.
experienced American scriptwritter with an eye for a movie deal. 36. How does Reekles’ father feel about her success?
Reekles says she wrote addictively from the first movement her father gave her a laptop A. Proud that he recognised her talent when she was younger.
at the age of 11. She never told or showed anyone for a very long time. She worried she was B. Relieved that her book has become a bestseller at last.
weird: ‘I mean, it didn’t seem like the average hobby’. Then a friend recommended she read C. Impressed by his daughter’s achievement in a competitive field.
a book on a free online novel-sharing platform for amateur writers. ‘All my stories were D. Keen to discover for himself why so many people admire the book.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 3

 Part 6 turtles. 41 F. As a result, all 112 turtles scrambled over the sand in the right direction and
made it safely to the sea.
You are going to read an article about baby sea turtles being helped by humans. Six And in Florida, in the United States, some baby turtles were similarly confused. A
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one police officer was on patrol at 1 am, when she spotted some sea turtle hatchlings crawling
which fits each gap (37-42). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. towards a hotel. A passer-by told him that several other baby turtles were wandering
around the hotel car park. 42 D. This may explain why they were heading for the hotel’s
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. front door. ‘I began collecting hatchlings from the street and stopped traffic several time to
do so’, said the officer. Helped by some of the hotel guests, the officer scooped up nearly
100 little turtles in a box and released them into the sea near the hotel.
Babby sea turtles get to the water safely

Volunteers on a Caribbean Island and a police officer in the US have something in

common: helping baby turtles to reach the sea.

Although human beings are responsible for many of the problems faced by animals
worldwide, there are times when people try to make up for it. Recently, in both the
Caribbean and the US, people came to the aid of baby sea turtles confused by man-made
light.
Though loggerhead sea turtles spend most of their lives in water, they are born on
land. Adult females come ashore onto beaches to lay their eggs in the sand. There are
around 100 eggs in a nest, and they incubate for about 55-65 days, depending on the
temperature. Adult loggerhead turtles weigh up to 140kg and have few predators. 37 E.
This, along with pollution and the loss of nesting habitants due to development, has
resulted in these animals being placed on the threatened species list.
On the Caribbean island of Bonaire, conservation volunteers regularly help to
ensure that the hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles that hatch on the beatches of the island
make it to the sea each year. 38 C. This time, however, they had to do something they had
never done before: create a human wall for some of the little ones that were confused as
to the path to the ocean.
It all began when volunteers on Bonaire Island noticed that a turtle had laid her
eggs a little further away from the sea than usual, on a beach close to the airport. This was
a problem because the babies usually hatch at night, and then use the moonlight to guide
them to the sea. However, when turtles are born close to a place that is brightly lit at night, A. Determined not to let the same thing happen again, the volunteers kept a close eye
they get confused between the artificial light and the natural light of the moon. on the turtle eggs.
39 G. In this case, that would be away from the sea and towards the bright lights B. The Bonaire turtle eggs had also been buried near the sea.
of the airport terminal. When some turtles eggs were laid close by a few years ago, it caused C. The task usually involves just keeping an eye on them.
a lot of problems for the baby turtles. D. Like the loggerhead turtles in the Caribbean, their instinct was to move towards the
40 A. Then came the big day when they began to hatch, and the little hatchlings – brightest light.
as the tiny baby turtles are called – were ready to make their long trek to the water. E. The eggs and young ones, however, are much more vulnerable.
In order to ensure the hatchlings were guided by the moon and did not set off F. This effectively blocked out all the artificial light.
towards the airport, the volunteers came together and created a human wall around the G. As a result they can end up heading in the wrong direction.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 4

 Part 7 Summer camp for teenagers – looking for prehistoric animal bones!
A special summer camp in the US gave high school students the chance to look for the
You are going to read an article about a summer camp for teenagers where they can learn remains of mastodons – a prehistoric relative of the elephant.
about a prehistoric animal. For question 43-52, choose from the sections (A-D). The sections
may be chosen more than once. A. Lying on her stomach, Victoria Bochniak kept digging until she hit something hard. She
tapped the object with trowel, assuming it was a piece of wood. She was wrong. ‘We
Make your answers on the separate answer sheet. were like: “Wait a second. This is bone!”, said Bochniak. In fact, what she found this
week nearly 60 cm Beneath a boggy prairie was the bone of a mastodon, an extinct
relative of the elephant, believed to be more than 11,000 years old. Bochniak was
Which section excited but not entirely surprised. After all, this is why she attended Mastodon Camp.
With about 30 other high school students, she has been given the hands-on
Includes praise for the learning environment provided? 43 B opportunity to help excavate a mastodon. Under the watchful eyes of experts, students
Says a discovery has been long awaited? 44 D have not only unearthed pieces of mastodon, they’ve also discovered their Inner
Explains why the mastodon may have been in the area? 45 C paleontologist, inspiring them to pursue their newfound curiosity about Ice Age
Mentions that the students are carefully supervised? 46 A secrets.
Mentions a physical feature of mastodons that was related to their 47 C B. Mastodon Camp is meant to help student and teachers improve their understanding
diet? of scientific inquiry and research and their familiarity with scientific technology and
Demonstrates the great impact the camp has had on certain people? 48 B tools, as well as teach them about evolution and changes in the ecosystem over time.
Say someone’s initial belief later turned out to be mistaken? 49 A ‘We’ve changed some folks’ lives’, said Tom Pray, education outreach manager at the
camp. ‘They’ve decided: “’I’m not going to do art history anymore. I’m going to go into
Shows that difficult conditions failed to put people off? 50 D
archeology”. This fall, Bochniack, 18, plants to study geology and anthropology at
Describes how suitable places to dig are chosen? 51 C
university and do field work at a nearby nature reserve. Kaitlyn Hornik, 16, said
Points out that something was hardly unexpected? 52 A
Mastodon Camp is more engaging than a typical classroom setting. ‘Textbooks are
boring’, said Hornik, ‘You come out here and you find things out for yourself’.
C. American mastodons stood 2.4 to 3 m tall at the shoulder, similar to elephants, but
were stockier and covered with thick hair. A ground-penetrating radar was dragged
over the area to pinpoint where the students would excavate, Prayd said. Soil surveys
of the site by the Illinois State Geological Survey have determined that the mastodon
was discovered at the shoreline of a glacial ‘kettle lake’. These were formed when
chunks of ice broke off and melted during the glacial retreat. ‘Whether he came down
for a drink or fell through the ice, we don’t know’, said Jack MacRae, a naturalist with
the Forest Preserve District. Pollen samples in the lake demonstrate that plan species
in the region were in a time of transition from a spruce forest ecosystem containing
trees like pines to the deciduous trees that lose their leaves in winter prevalent today.
Mastodons, which had teeth strong enough to crush pine cones, preferred spruce
forests as their habitat, experts say. So the site may provided Clues as to why the beasts
became extinct in North America about 10,000 years ago: possibly disease, human
overhunting or loss of habitat caused by climate change.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 5

WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 2

Part 1 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
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style the box at the top of the answer sheet.
on the separate answer sheet.

2. You have received an email from your English-speaking friend Tom.

1. In your English class you have been talking about cooking. Now your English teacher Hi,
has asked you to write an essay for homework.
I’m doing a school project on dancing in different parts of the world and I wonder if you
Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. can help me. Can you tell me about a dance that is popular in your country? Do people
of all ages enjoy it? Do you know anything about the history of the dance and what
All teenagers should learn how to cook. makes it special?
Do you agree?
Thanks,
Notes Tom
Write about: Write your email.

1) Whether teenagers need to cook. 3. You see this announcement on an English-language website for teenagers.
2) Whether cooking in enjoyable. Reviews wanted!
3) Your own idea.
CAFÉ

Do you know a café that you could review for us? We’d like to know where it is, what
sort of food and drinks people can have there and what the atmosphere is like there.
Say whether you would recommend this café to other people your age.

The best reviews will be published on our website.

Write your review.

4. You have seen this announcement in an English-language magazine for young people.
We want your story!

We are looking for stories for our magazine. Your story must begin with this sentence:
Jim knew it would be a long journey, but he couldn’t wait to set off.
Your story must include:
→ A mobile phone.
→ A new friend.
Write your story.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 6

5. Answer the following question based on the set text. LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes, including 5 minutes’ transfer time).

You have been talking about the set text in your English class. Now your teacher has Part 1
given you this essay for homework: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best
answer (A, B, or C).
The characters in the set text have a number of problems in the story. Which character
has the most difficult problem to deal with? What do you think about the way this 1. You hear two friends talking about a science website. What do they agree about?
character solved the problem? A. The information on the website is useful for homework.
Write your essay. B. The graphics are better than on similar websites.
C. The website is easy for everyone to use.
2. You hear a teenager talking to her mother on the phone. What is she doing?
A. Asking her mother for some money.
B. Telling her mother about a bargain.
C. Persuading her mother to do something.
3. You hear 2 classmates discussing a history project. The boy thinks that the project will…
A. Be easy to complete on time.
B. Involve some interesting research.
C. Prove useful for his future studies.
4. You hear part of a radio programme. What is the programme about?
A. A song.
B. A concert.
C. A singer.
5. You hear a brother and sister talking about a party they organized. How does the girl
feel now?
A. Relieved that it is over.
B. Glad so many people came.
C. Proud to have organised it so well.
6. You hear a teacher talking to some students on a geography trip. The teacher wants
the students to
A. Follow a specific route.
B. Take notes while he is talking.
C. Photograph some unusual rocks.
7. You hear a teenage tennis player talking about her new coach. She says her coach
A. Understands the pressures she faces.
B. Has given her more confidence.
C. Wants her to change her technique.
8. You hear a brother and sister talking about a long car journey they are going to go on.
What does the boy say about it?
A. He expects it to be rather dull.
B. He hopes they will set off early.
C. He wishes they could go by bus instead.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 7

 Part 2 Part 3

You will hear a teenager called Harvey Mellor talking to younger students at his school You will hear five short extracts in which teenagers talk about their best friends. For
about a school play he was involved in. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says about how they met
word or a short phrase. their best friend. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not
need to use.

The school play

A. We were in the same class at primary school.
Harvey heard about the school play from his (9) history teacher. B. We were hoping to go to the same concert.
Harvey ended up helping with the (10) customes as well as acting in the play. C. We were sitting next to each other on a bus.
Harvey and his classmates were asked to design a (11) programme for the play. D. We were at the same party.
Harvey was glad he was asked to play the part of a (12) waiter. E. We were introduced to each other by a friend.
The rehearsals were held in the school (13) garden as well as in the school hall. F. We were in a sports competition together.
Harvey found it helpful to practise with his (14) sister at the weekends. G. We were doing a project together at school.
The food offered to the audience included some (15) cakes that Harvey made. H. We were in the same sports team.
Shortly before the first performance, Harvey realised he had left his black (16) shoes at
home. 19. Speaker 1. D.
The fact that a lot of (17) children came to see the play surprised Harvey. 20. Speaker 2. E.
Harvey says he would like to become a theatre (18) director in the future. 21. Speaker 3. B.
22. Speaker 4. F.
23. Speaker 5. H.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 8

 Part 4

You will hear a school internet radio interview with a teenager called Stella Smith, who has
recently had her first surf lesson. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24. Why did Stella decide to try surfing?

A. It was something she had always wanted to do.
B. Someone she knew inspired her to have a go.
C. There was little else for her to do on holiday.
25. How did Stella feel the night before her first surfing lesson?
A. Worried she might miss the lesson.
B. Excited to be doing something new.
C. Nervous that she might get injured.
26. What was Stella’s first impression of the people in her surfing class?
A. They all looked younger than her.
B. They all seemed to know each other.
C. They all appeared to be sporty.
27. What does Stella say about the surfing instructor?
A. He lost patience with some people in the class.
B. He spent too much time teaching the basic moves.
C. He didn’t always explain everything clearly.
28. Stella thinks she was able to keep her balance on the surfboard because
A. She practises yoga regularly.
B. She’s good at skateboarding.
C. She does a lot of gymnastics.
29. What was Stella given at the end of the lesson?
A. A certificate saying she had been surfing.
B. A photograph of her on the surfboard.
C. A card offering her a discount in local shops.
30. What did Stella do in the evening after her surfing lesson?
A. Went out for a meal.
B. Went to bed early.
C. Went to a party.

First for Schools, trainer 1. Test 3 | 9