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TEST ONE
PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Task 1
Directions: You will hear Clara Rossi talking about her career twice. Before you listen, you
will have 2 minutes to read questions 1-5. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole text, you will have 3
minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1 minute to check
your answers.
1. Clara worked as an au pair girl for
A) half a year.
B) a year.
C) 18 months.
D) two years.
2. Clara says that she
A) left an advertising job to take her first travel writer job.
B) found it difficult to get her first travel writer job.
C) was not surprised she got her first travel writer job.
D) needed good luck to get her first travel writer job.
3. In the beginning, Claras first travel writer job involved
A) editing other writers work.
B) giving work to other travel writers.
C) doing research on travel ideas.
D) writing about different places around the world.
4. In Rio, Clara wrote ...
A) about local dances.
B) about hospitals.
C) about winter sports.
D) very little.
5. In Paris, Clara
A) produced writing that pleased her.
B) didnt like her accommodation.
C) didnt enjoy herself.
D) liked the weather.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about a fruit twice. Before you listen, you will have 1
minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the questions,
but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole text, you will have 3 minutes to
answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to
the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1 minute to check your answers.
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6. No other fruit is as sweet as dates.

A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
7. Dates originally came from Egypt.
A) True
B) False
8. The Greeks grew dates for their beauty.
A) True
B) False
9. One of the best times to eat fresh dates is at the end of the year.
A) True
B) False
10. People believe that dates are good for the eyes.
A) True
B) False
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about London taxis twice. Before you listen, you will
have 2 minutes to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
your answers.
11. In 1636
A) taxis won royal approval.
B) many pubs were closed down.
C) pub customers were stopped from using taxis.
D) taxis became very fashionable.
12. The newest carriages in the 1800s were less
A) heavy.
B) dangerous.
C) attractive.
D) dark.
13. One type of carriage design didnt last because
A) the carriage was difficult to get in and out of.
B) people found the carriage slow compared with the others.
C) some people didnt pay for their journeys.
D) it was easier to notice the other kinds of carriages.
14. The man who invented the taxi meter
A) got the idea from overseas.
B) was a taxi driver himself.
C) encouraged people to call the vehicles taxis.
D) made taxi drivers unhappy.
15. According to the text, London taxi drivers are allowed to
A) get out of their vehicles to look for business.
B) ignore people who use their arms to attract them.
C) drive a maximum of six passengers.
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D) work as many hours as they like.

PART TWO: READING COMPREHENSION
Task 1
Directions: Read the text below. For questions 16-20, choose the answer (A, B or C) which you
think fits best according to the text.
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most famous music composers in history but
not everyone knows that he composed many of his best pieces of music in the last decade of his
life, from 1817 to 1827, when he had almost completely lost his hearing. Beethoven was born
in Bonn, Germany, in 1770 and although there is no official record of his exact date of birth, his
birthday is generally agreed to be the 16th of December. Of the seven children born to his
parents, only Ludwig, the second-born, and two younger brothers survived infancy. Beethoven
was expected to have a musical career as his father, like his own father before him, sang in the
main religious choir in their region a profession that tended to be passed on down the
generations at the time. Beethovens father noticed his sons aptitude at the piano, and
encouraged his talent, hoping he would be a child prodigy like Mozart. Although Beethoven
gave his first public concert in March 1778, at the age of seven, it would be some years before
he entered the publics consciousness in a significant way. In 1779, Beethoven began studying
under a famous teacher who taught him how to compose music. By March 1783 he had helped
Beethoven write his first published composition. Beethoven left Bonn in November 1792 for
Vienna, where he studied under the great master Haydn and later became extremely successful.
Beethovens deafness first began to manifest itself in 1796, which made performing in public
very difficult. After failing to perform his own Piano Concerto No. 5 in 1811, he never
performed in public again.
16. Beethovens deafness was a factor in his death.
A) True
B) False
17. Most of Beethovens siblings died.
A) True
B) False
18. Beethovens grandfather was paid to sing.
A) True
B) False
19. Beethovens first public performance made him famous.
A) True
B) False
20. Beethoven felt embarrassed by his deafness.
A) True
B) False
Task 2
Directions: Read the text below. For questions 21-25, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which
you think fits best according to the text.
Two young men met in front of the post office of a small country town. They were of
about the same age eighteen or so and each was well dressed. The two boys were old
schoolmates who had never had a quarrel since they had known each other. They had graduated
together from high school and later had both put themselves forward for the entrance exam for
the Naval Academy. They had each performed so well in it that the director had ordered another
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test. They had taken it, and since then had waited for the letter that named the winner; hence the
daily visits to the post office, ending in this one, when the larger boy, about to go up the steps,
met the smaller coming down with an opened letter, and smiling.
I've got it, Jack, said Bill, the smaller boy, joyously. Here it is. I win, but, of course,
you're in reserve. Read it.
He handed the letter to Jack, but it was declined.
What's the use? was the somewhat sulky response. I've lost, sure enough. All I've got
to do is to forget it.
Then, let me read it to you, said the winner, eagerly. I want you to feel glad about it
just as I would if you had succeeded. Listen: Dear Sir: I am glad to inform you that you have
successfully passed the second examination for an appointment to the Naval Academy, winning
by three points in history over the other candidate, Mr Jack Forsythe, who, of course, is the
alternative candidate in case you do not pass the entrance examination at Annapolis. Be ready
at any time for instructions from the Secretary of the Navy to report at Annapolis. Sincerely
yours, Jacob Bland.
What do I care? said Jack. I suppose I've got a letter in there, too. Lets see.
Jack entered the post office, and soon emerged, reading a letter.
Same thing, he said. I failed by three points. How is it, Bill? he demanded fiercely,
as his disappointment grew upon him. I've beaten not only you but the whole class from
primary school onwards in history, ancient, modern, and local until now. There's something
crooked here." His voice sank to a mutter.
Bill, though proud and joyous over the prize he had won, was nonetheless hurt by Jacks
speech and manner, and hurt still further by the darkening cloud on his face as they walked
towards their homes.
Adapted from The Pirates
by Megan Robertson
21. The two boys had known each other
A) all their lives.
B) for years.
C) from the naval academy.
D) since graduation from high school.
22. The boys had to take the exam again because
A) they helped each other during the exam.
B) one of them had cheated.
C) they had achieved very similar results.
D) they had both failed.
23. On being offered the letter, Jack
A) asked for more information.
B) congratulated his friend.
C) gave a dismissive reply.
D) asked Bill how he was feeling.
24. The letter informed Bill
A) he needed to pass one more exam.
B) he beat Jack in every area.
C) he had to be in Annapolis as soon as possible.
D) none of the above.
25. On the way back from the post office,
A) Jack accused Bill of cheating.
B) the weather affected Bills mood.

C) Bill became increasingly upset.
D) Jack seemed to be unwell.
Task 3
In the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells, theres a famous race called the Man Versus Horse
Marathon. The race is unusual because runners compete against competitors on horseback.
The event started in 1980, after Gordon Green overheard two guests having a friendly
argument at the hotel he owned, the Neuadd Arms. They were discussing whether men could
ever be strong and fast enough to race against horses. It set Gordon thinking, and he knew he
had the means available to him to answer the question, so he organised the first race,
encouraging local runners to take part. Answering the hotel guests question was not his only
motivation; he also thought it would be an excellent way to attract guests to his hotel. Hundreds
of excited spectators turned up for the race. Most of them expected a horse to win, and thats
exactly what happened. Since then, the spectacle of people attempting to outrun four-legged
animals has become a yearly event.
The 22-mile race starts in the town square and takes more than two hours to finish. The
runners and horses race across the countryside, through forests and along mountain paths. The
demanding route is hilly and muddy, and involves crossing streams and even, near the end, a
river. Ann King was the first woman to take part in the race in 1981. Four years later, cyclists
were allowed to compete, and Jacqui Phelan, a US champion cyclist, came close to winning the
race. In 1989, Britains Tim Gould became the first person on two wheels to complete the
course ahead of the first horse, by three minutes. However, for individual runners on foot, it
was still a huge task.
Over the years, local citizens and professional athletes from all over the world have
trained very hard for the popular race. In 2004, there were five hundred runners and fifty
horses. This was the highest number of contestants ever to take part. Also, it was the first time
in over twenty years that a man racing on foot won the Man Versus Horse Marathon. Huw
Lobb, an experienced runner from London, made history by doing so. He told reporters that it
was important not to focus on chasing the horses, but to concentrate instead on maintaining
your pace throughout the race.
Since Lobbs great success, other determined runners have beaten the horses, too. Over
the last eight years horses have won six times and humans have won twice. The event is
becoming more and more popular every year but the last time a human won was in 2007, with a
lead of eleven minutes. These days people can enter as a relay team rather than running all 22
miles as individuals, and times are recorded by electronic chips carried by each competitor.
Some people treat the event as a fun run rather than a serious athletics event, and compete the
challenge wearing horse-based fancy dress!
26. Gordon Greens idea for the race grew from ...
A) a debate between two strangers.
B) a request from a customer.
C) a game played during a holiday.
D) his involvement with regional athletics.
27. The first Man Versus Horse event involved ...
A) crowds of supporters.
B) a single horse.
C) a human winner.
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D) too many runners.

28. Tim Gould was ...
A) part of a successful team.
B) the first cyclist to take part.
C) a record-breaking runner.
D) someone who beat the horses.
29. Huw Lobbs strategy for success in the race was to ...
A) attempt it as many times as possible.
B) train in an urban environment.
C) learn to run at a constant speed.
D) become fully comfortable around horses.
30. Some entrants now ...
A) fail to qualify to compete on the day.
B) aim to enjoy rather than win the race.
C) ride horses and run part of the way.
D) practise for years before competing.
PART THREE: USE OF ENGLISH
Directions: For questions 31-60, read the text and sentences below and decide which answer
(A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Dear Diana,
31. ___ from beautiful Croatia! I am having a really great time here! Wish you were here, too!
Youd love it. We are staying at a 32. ___ resort very close to the beach and some beautiful and
historic public gardens. We have a small but cosy and comfortable double room which has a
fantastic sea 33. ___. The hotel restaurant is absolutely 34. ____. We love it so much, we
havent eaten anywhere else yet! The city centre is about 30 minutes from our hotel by bus, so
we havent had the 35. ___ to see any of the attractions or visit the local market yet, but we
hope to do so in the next couple of days. Weve heard that the city offers many different 36. ___
to keep people busy, including sightseeing in the old town, cycling along the promenade and, of
course, shopping. Weve been busy enough without leaving the area where were staying,
though. In 37. ___, yesterday I tried the latest sports 38. ___, kite-surfing. As you might know,
its surfing with a huge kite that 39. ___ you along through the water and over the waves, and
sometimes up into the air! You should try it sometime! It was very 40. ___ and frightening at
the same time! I am also planning to try another 41. ___ sport, called wave jumping. I dont
know who 42. ___ up with all of these things! I wouldnt normally be very interested in such
strange pursuits, but I dont know when Ill next have the opportunity to try them. I will 43. ___
you know all about my experiences trying these sports in my next email. I will tell you which
one turns 44. ___ to be the most fun and becomes my 45. ___ of them all (and whether I want
to take one of them up as a new hobby!). Wish me luck for my first attempt at wave jumping!
Take care, Tim
31. A) Greet
B) Regards
C) Wishes
D) Greetings
32. A) coast
B) cliff
C) seaside
D) shore
33. A) look
B) sight
C) view
D) vision
34. A) delightful
B) delicious
C) flavoured
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D) tasteful
35. A) chance
B) luck
C) occasion
D) state
36. A) actions
B) activities
C) events
D) movements
37. A) case
B) detail
C) fact
D) cause
38. A) craze
B) fashion
C) mode
D) style
39. A) pulls
B) pushes
C) lifts
D) forces
40. A) excited
B) exciting
C) excitement
D) excitedly
41. A) danger
B) extreme
C) thrill
D) trendy
42. A) comes
B) does
C) makes
D) takes
43. A) let
B) make
C) inform
D) tell
44. A) in
B) down
C) out
D) up
45. A) favoured
B) preferred
C) favourite
D) preference
46. Everyone in your family missed you a lot while you were overseas, ___?
A) did they
B) didnt he
C) didnt they
D) didnt it
47. Paul tried ___ the top drawer of the filing cabinet, but to his disappointment it was
locked.
A) to open
B) opening
C) opens
D) having opened
48. She apologised for having arrived late to the meeting explaining that she ___ in traffic.
A) stuck
B) was getting stuck C) gets stuck
D) had got stuck
49. If we ___ in the end-of-year school play, our teacher will take us on a field trip.
A) take part
B) had taken part
C) took part
D) will take part
50. There is very ___ tea left in the pot. Do you mind making some more, please?
A) few
B) a few
C) little
D) a little
51. ___ of my two sisters was in the mood to go out, so I visited the museum on my own.
A) Neither
B) All
C) Each
D) None
52. Its freezing cold. I ___ the window if thats OK with you, Bill.
A) am closing
B) would close
C) close
D) will close
53. Is it worth ___ so much money on a dress that youre only going to wear once?
A) to spend
B) to have spent
C) spending
D) spend
54. Im afraid we cant ask her to sign the documents now as she ___ on the phone.
A) is talking
B) has been talking C) is being talked
D) was talking
55. Mr Millar wanted me to find out why the customer ___ his order yet.
A) hadnt been sent B) hadnt sending
C) hasnt sent
D) didnt send
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56. I havent seen Ben since high school! Does anyone happen to know what ___ recently?
A) he has done
B) did he do
C) he has been doing D) has he been doing
57. If my wife and I ___ more free time, we would go skiing in the Alps more often.
A) had
B) would have
C) have
D) will have
58. Weve got a lot of vegetables at home so you ___ buy any more for the time being.
A) mustnt
B) couldnt
C) neednt
D) neednt to
59. You shouldnt worry so much about Kate; she ___ on planes alone.
A) is used to travel B) is used to travelling C) is used travelling D) used to travel
60. Daphne would rather watch her favourite band on TV than ___ them live at a concert.
A) see
B) seeing
C) to see
D) for seeing
PART FOUR: WRITING
Directions: Write a text between 170 and 190 words on ONE of the topics below.
1. Write a story for your school magazine ending with the following sentence: We were so
relieved to be back home. Where did you go? Who was with you? What went wrong? How did
you feel?
2. Write a review of a hotel that you have stayed in for a travel advice website. Where is the
hotel? What facilities does it have? What food does the hotel restaurant serve? What is the hotel
staff like?
TEST TWO
Task 1
Directions: You will hear James Milton talking about his trip around Europe twice. Before you
listen, you will have 2 minutes to read questions 1-5. While listening for the first time, you can
look at the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole text, you
will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D) which you
think fits best according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1
minute to check your answers.
1. James decided to travel around Europe
A) when he was 22.
B) while he was at university.
C) while working in his office.
D) while watching TV.
2. James says that while he was in Paris
A) he felt lonely.
B) he spent some time with his cousin.
C) his feelings about being there changed.
D) he visited a lot of attractions.
3. As for his travel plan, James says that
A) it was very detailed and organised.
B) he didnt really have one.
C) it kept changing.
D) his friends helped him decide where to go.
4. In Italy, James
A) got lost.
B) missed his plane.
C) missed his ferry.
D) forgot to pick up his passport.
5. In Istanbul, James
A) broke his leg.
B) spent seven months in hospital.
C) met his wife.
D) got married.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about smoke signals twice. Before you listen, you will
have 1 minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best
your answers.
6. Native Americans used smoke signals to draw attention to possible food.

A) True
B) False
7. We dont know how the Native Americans controlled the smoke from their fires.
A) True
B) False
8. Only the sender and recipient understood most smoke signal messages.
A) True
B) False
9. Three puffs of smoke meant bad news.
A) True
B) False
10. It took a long time for a Native American youth to learn how to send smoke signals.
A) True
B) False
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about the Open University twice. Before you listen, you
will have 1 minute to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time, you can look at
the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole text, you will
have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits
best according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1 minute to
check your answers.
11. The Open University first became available to people in the 1960s.
A) True
B) False
12. These days, most Open University students study business.
A) True
B) False
13. Not many Open University students study full-time.
A) True
B) False
14. Its cheaper to study at The Open University than at a traditional campus university.
A) True
B) False
15. There are now more than 200,000 Open University students.
A) True
B) False
Task 1
As part of his research for a book about jeans, anthropologist Danny Miller travelled the
world and counted how many of the first 100 people he saw in various locations were wearing
them. His conclusion from the exercise was that, with the exception of rural China and parts of
South Asia, jeans are everywhere, and worn by nearly half the population of any given location
on an average day.
You may think Wild West cowboys wore the original jeans, but the story of the worlds
favourite casual trousers actually goes back to two European cities several centuries ago. In
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Genoa in Italy, an inexpensive fabric similar to cotton corduroy was produced for work clothes.
Clothing manufacturers in Nimes, France, tried to produce something similar to what was
coming out of Genoa. In fact the French word for Genoa Gnes may be the origin of the
word jeans. The French version was thicker and of higher quality, and became known as
denim, a contraction of de Nimes, or from Nimes.
It was only towards the end of the 18th century that jeans arrived in the USA, where they
were mostly worn by labourers. However, they were not strong enough to cope with the
demands put on them, and often got ripped. This problem was solved by German-born shop
owner Levi Strauss and one of his customers, Jacob Davis, a tailor who suggested in 1872
working together to produce stronger work trousers. Strauss and Davis used bits of metal to
hold their jeans together at their weakest parts. By 1886, Levi Strauss jeans featured a label
showing a pair of jeans being pulled between two horses to advertise their strength.
16. Danny Miller predicts that jeans will eventually be worn in every country.
A) True
B) False
17. Only rich people were able to wear the first Italian jeans.
A) True
B) False
18. The French wanted to take business away from the Italian jeans makers.
A) True
B) False
19. Jeans remained as work clothes when they first arrived in America.
A) True
B) False
20. A complaint by Jacob Davis led to his partnership with Levi Strauss.
A) True
B) False
Task 2
Its vital that the human race reduces its reliance on oil to protect the environment and
avoid disastrous manmade climate change. Unfortunately, although electric cars are becoming
more and more common, it seems cars that are 100% environmentally friendly are still a long
way from coming into existence. Until a completely sustainable fuel source for cars is found,
people who have petrol-fuelled cars can still help to conserve the worlds oil by driving as
efficiently as possible.
The first rule of getting maximum use out of your fuel is to begin your journey as slowly
as possible rather than pushing hard on the accelerator pedal. Once you reach the right speed
for the road youre on, try to keep it constant, avoiding any harsh braking or accelerating,
which wastes fuel. Youll find this easier to achieve if you make sure you pay attention to
whats happening quite far ahead of you at all times, so that you dont have to slow down or
speed up very suddenly.
When you have to stop temporarily, such as at traffic lights, theres no need to move
down through all the gears. Although many older drivers were taught to move gradually from
first gear to top gear when accelerating, and gradually down to first gear when coming to a
stop, people are now advised that staying in the gear you were in when you started to brake is
the most fuel-efficient way to stop a car.
Route-planning can also make a big difference to fuel efficiency. If time allows, you can
save fuel by avoiding routes that include hilly, twisting roads, which involve a lot of slowing
down and speeding up. The best roads for fuel efficiency are long, straight ones especially if
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you can spend part of your journey behind a larger vehicle! This is because having a van, lorry,
bus or large car in front of you takes away some of the air resistance that your car has to cope
with, meaning it has to work less hard. You should always keep a safe distance from the vehicle
ahead of you, of course.
The more your car has to carry, the more fuel it will have to use. In fact, for every 50kg of
extra weight, fuel consumption goes up by about 2%. So it makes sense not to store sports and
other equipment that you use only occasionally in your boot, and to attach a rack for bikes and
luggage to your cars roof only when actually necessary.
21. The writer encourages the reader to ...
A) consider getting an electric car.
B) campaign for greener vehicles.
C) avoid wasting petrol.
D) calculate how much oil they use.
22. According to the writer, you cant make the most of your fuel unless you
A) observe the road closely.
B) know your cars full capabilities.
C) adjust your speed regularly.
D) are patient with other drivers.
23. The writer is in favour of ...
A) turning off your engine at traffic lights.
B) mature drivers repeating their driving lessons.
C) removing gear systems from cars.
D) relying on the brakes only to stop a car.
24. According to the text, you will use less fuel if you ...
A) choose the right-sized vehicle for your lifestyle.
B) avoid driving close to other cars.
C) complete lengthy journeys without stopping.
D) use major roads as much as possible.
25. The writer points out that ...
A) cars become less fuel efficient as they age.
B) using your car as a storage space is wasteful.
C) if everyone cycled a little, it would make a difference.
D) even heavy shoes can affect a cars fuel efficiency.
Task 3
Its a six-and-a-half-hour bus ride from Baton Rouge to Houston along 1-10. Six buses
and two trucks were making the journey. Kaira DeLeons bus was equipped with a flat-screen
TV, a DVD player, two video game players, a refrigerator, a microwave, a treadmill and a
bathroom that included a shower as well as a make-up area. The only person on that bus,
however, was the bus driver.
Kaira was sick of being alone and so had asked the guys if she could ride with them. It
was her first time on their bus and she knew her mother would freak if she found out. Her
mother imagined all sorts of wild goings-on with a rocknroll band, but all they were doing
was playing cards.
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Which way do we pass this time? asked Duncan, a bald man with a goatee. He wore
dark sunglasses, indoors or out. As far as Kaira could tell, all bass players always wore
sunglasses.
Left, said Cotton, the drummer, who then handed three cards to Kaira. Cotton was also
bald, but that was because he shaved his head. Duncan still had hair on the sides.
We passed left last time, said Billy Goat, whose last name was really Gotleib. He
played keyboard. Too late, I already picked my cards, said Cotton.
They may have been wild rocknrollers at one time in their lives, but to Kaira they just
seemed like a bunch of old men.
The Grateful Dead was playing over the sound system. She found the music
monotonous but didnt dare say so out loud. That would have been sacrilege to these guys.
Anything was better than another long ride alone.
She knew they thought she was just a spoiled prima donna who didnt know anything
about music. Shed heard them say as much. Theyd been making music long before she was
born, and often mentioned names of famous people theyd played with, names shed never
heard.
Okay, whos got the two of clubs? Kaira asked. Oh, I do, she giggled and then placed
the card on the coffee table.
She had never played hearts with real people before, only on a computer, and was
losing badly. It seemed like every hand she got stuck with the queen of spades.
Going to Texas we should listen to some Texas music, said Tim B. He stood up, then
stumbled and fell against the couch.
Im all right, he said, getting back to his feet, then made his way to the CD rack. Hey,
Kaira, have you ever heard of Janis Joplin?
Kaira hesitated a moment, then said, Oh, yeah, she really rocks!
Cotton saw right through her. Youve never heard of her, have you?
Uh, maybe. Im not sure.
If you had heard of her, youd know, he said.
Were talking real music, Tim B said as he fumbled with the CD. Raw and to the
bone.
Adapted from Small Steps by
Louis Sachar
21. Kairas bus had no ...
A) passengers on it.
B) cooking facilities.
C) entertainment facilities.
D) washing area.
22. Kairas mother didnt want her to
A) play cards.
B) ride with the band.
C) be all on her own.
D) imagine wild goings-on.
23. Kaira thought the band members
A) were poor card players.
B) werent musicians anymore.
C) had become old and tame.
D) always wore sunglasses.
24. Kaira was afraid to give her opinion on the Grateful Dead because
A) it would upset the band members.
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B) she would be thrown off the tour.

C) they would make her listen to it again.
D) it was against the bands rules.
25. Kaira was sure the band thought she
A) was not a proper musician.
B) tended to giggle too much.
C) didnt know how to play cards.
D) didnt know any famous people.
For generations, people have told each other: You are what you eat. No one will be
surprised, then, to 31. ___ that there is a scientific basis behind this concept. A healthy lifestyle
starts with a good 32. ___ and the difference between being healthy and having to visit the
doctor regularly 33. ___largely on our choice of food and how much exercise we get. It is
vitally important to eat a 34. ___ of fruit and vegetables every day to make sure the body gets
all the different nutrients it needs.
At breakfast time, for example, a 35. ___ of cereal and a glass of orange juice is a good
36. ___ to start your day, because of all the health-giving vitamins this meal provides. Perhaps
more surprisingly, 37. ___ research also suggests that drinking coffee can help protect against a
number of diseases because it 38. __ a chemical that produces adrenaline. Of course, too much
of anything is bad for you, including adrenaline, so nobody should drink cup after cup of coffee
all day long! Its certainly not a good idea to drink coffee at night, as it could affect the quality
of your sleep.
Eating well and making sure you 39. ___ something physical every day will help you to
40. ___ your heart healthy and make sure that your body and brain stay in good 41. ___. Not
only that, exercise is good for us mentally. Physical activity releases chemicals in our bodies
that make us feel good. So, the next time you finish a big 42. ___ with your friends or family,
why not go out for a nice long walk together 43. ___ of watching TV or going online? You will
all end up in a better 44. ___ than before and, whats more, you just might be adding an extra
few years to your 45. ___ in the process.
31. A) listen
B) hear
C) say
D) know
32. A) balance
B) food
C) diet
D) programme
33. A) counts
B) depends
C) consists
D) relies
34. A) variety
B) choice
C) collection
D) diversity
35. A) cup
B) bowl
C) plate
D) saucer
36. A) method
B) system
C) technique
D) way
37. A) late
B) recent
C) lately
D) latter
38. A) contains
B) includes
C) involves
D) composes
39. A) do
B) create
C) make
D) play
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40. A) keep
B) maintain
C) hold
D) conserve
41. A) build
B) figure
C) look
D) shape
42. A) dish
B) course
C) meal
D) menu
43. A) against
B) instead
C) otherwise
D) unless
44. A) feeling
B) mind
C) mood
D) spirit
45. A) live
B) life
C) living
D) lifestyle
46. In all the years Ive worked with you, I ___ you as stressed as you are right now.
A) have never seen B) am never seeing C) will never see
D) have never been seeing
47. I have got a lot of work to do at the moment, but as soon as I ___, I will come to your office.
A) will finish
B) finished
C) finish
D) would finish
48. I promise I ___ you a laptop as soon as Todd returns the money I lent him last year.
A) am going to buy B) am buying
C) will buy
D) will be buying
49. Tom won the tennis tournament without really ___; hes a very talented player.
A) tried
B) to try
C) try
D) trying
50. Jenny and I ___ our puppies in the park near my house when it started pouring with
rain.
A) would walk
B) walked
C) were walking
D) had been walking
51. You ___ Mike this morning. Hes on a business trip in Japan at the moment.
A) cant have seen B) cant see
C) shouldnt have seen
D) must have seen
52. I prefer ___ in campsites instead of fancy hotels when I go on holiday.
A) to stay
B) stay
C) for staying
D) to be staying
53. ___ a fully furnished flat seems to be far more expensive now than it used to be.
A) Rent
B) To be renting
C) Renting
D) To rent
54. I remember ___ a few packets of spaghetti last week at the supermarket.
A) buy
B) buying
C) to buy
D) have bought
55. To my mind, art and music are ___ school subjects on the curriculum.
A) far easier
B) far the easier
C) easier by far
D) by far the easiest
56. Our maths teacher warned us ___ while the end-of-term exam was in progress.
A) to not talk
B) not to talk
C) no talking
D) dont talk
57. Jack insists on ___ another doctor to get a second opinion on my injured hand.
A) my seeing
B) I see
C) me to see
D) me see
58. Robins family ___ in a rented flat ever since their house was destroyed by a tornado.
A) lives
B) lived
C) is living
D) has lived
59. The newspaper ___ as we speak, so you cant make any further changes to the text.
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A) is printing
B) prints
C) is being printed
D) is printed
60. If you delete the files that you no longer need, you ___ enough space to install the game.
A) would have
B) would have had C) have
D) will have
PART FOUR: WRITING
1. Write an email to your English pen friend inviting him/her to stay with you. When could
your pen friend visit you? How long could he/she stay with you and your family? What kind of
activities could you do together?
2. You belong to the School Student Union. The director has asked you to write an article for
new students at your local school presenting the advantages and disadvantages of living in the
city where the school is located. Think about: a quiet safe place; friendly people; not polluted;
easy to walk around; dining can be expensive; limited entertainment (one cinema, no theatre,
one club etc.); a few shops, etc.
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TEST THREE
Task 1
Directions: You will hear Melody McCarthy talking about training dolphins twice. Before you
1. In her mid-30s, Melody was a(n) ...
A) businesswoman.
B) biologist.
C) psychologist.
D) author.
2. The marine park was located ...
A) on a farm.
B) at the coast.
C) in an amusement park.
D) in Melodys hometown.
3. When her friend first suggested that she trained dolphins, Melody felt
A) enthusiastic.
B) unsure.
C) surprised.
D) not skilled enough.
4. In the beginning, Melody worked ...
A) alone.
B) with her friend.
C) with a couple of assistants.
D) with lots of helpers.
5. Melody stopped training dolphins because ...
A) she thought the dolphins were not happy.
B) she could not deal with criticism.
C) dolphinariums were becoming unpopular.
D) the park closed.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear Andrew Urwin speaking about working on a yacht twice. Before you
listen, you will have 2 minutes to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you
can look at the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole text,
you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D) which
you think fits best according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1
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6. Andrew was attracted to the Caribbean because

A) he could learn how to do the job he wanted there.
B) he had spent time there in the past and enjoyed it.
C) he had heard it was a great place to enjoy his pastime.
D) he wanted to experience its party atmosphere.
7. Andrew didnt expect the work to be
A) sociable
B) well paid.
C) difficult.
D) enjoyable.
8. The course encouraged trainees to
A) speak politely.
B) learn first aid.
C) talk little.
D) check instructions.
9. Every day on the yacht Andrew
A) polished furniture.
B) cleaned bathrooms.
C) checked towels.
D) cut guests nails.
10. Andrews employer wanted people to think
A) he was watching his staff at all times.
B) he didnt care about how much money he spent.
C) everybody enjoyed working on the yacht.
D) he had the freedom to sunbathe every day.
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about a Eurovision Song Contest fan twice. Before you
listen, you will have 1 minute to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time, you
you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you
11. Simon Bennett works in a branch of the music industry.
A) True
B) False
12. The first Eurovision Song Contest Simon went to was in London.
A) True
B) False
13. Simon only supports the British entry.
A) True
B) False
14. Simon organises accommodation for the next contest before he knows its location.
A) True
B) False
15. Simon watches the performers practise for the contest.
A) True
B) False
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Task 1
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland, in
around 1818 and given the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. As a young boy,
Frederick lived on a plantation. Unlike most plantation slaves, he was allowed to live in the
house of the plantation owner, which suggests he fathered him. Later Frederick became the
property of Baltimore couple Hugh and Sophia Auld, working in their house. Sophia taught
Frederick the alphabet, despite a ban on teaching slaves to read and write. After her husband
ordered her to stop the literacy lessons, Frederick had to turn to children in the neighbourhood
to help him master the written word, and became aware of the movement to abolish slavery
when he became competent enough to read newspapers. In 1838, he escaped from slavery (on
his third attempt), travelling to New York City disguised as a sailor. It was at this point that he
took the name Douglass and threw his energies fully into anti-slavery activism. He was a very
impressive speaker and writer, and wrote several influential books about his life in slavery. By
the 1840s, he was a well-known figure, and decided to travel to Britain and Ireland to avoid
being forced back into slavery. He continued to give lectures on the evils of slavery during the
two years he spent in those countries, and won many supporters, who contributed money that
allowed him to buy his freedom and return to the US in 1847. In the 1860s, Frederick had
meetings with two presidents to discuss the status of African Americans. After slavery was
officially ended, Frederick became one of the first black Americans to represent the US
government overseas, serving as consul-general to Haiti.
16. Frederick never knew his mother.
A) True
B) False
17. Sophia Auld obeyed her husbands wishes regarding Frederick.
A) True
B) False
18. Media reports changed Fredericks mind about slavery.
A) True
B) False
19. Frederick delivered speeches about slavery outside the USA.
A) True
B) False
20. Frederick asked for a political position.
A) True
B) False
Task 2
Harry Houdini was one of the most famous magicians in the history of magic. He was
born in Ehrich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary, in 1874 and moved to America with his family
when he was four. He first became interested in magic when he was a teenager and changed his
name to Houdini, after the French magician Robert-Houdin.
At first, Houdini wasnt very successful. He performed in sideshows and fairs and earned
extra money as the Wild Man in a circus. In those early days, he was interested in card tricks;
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he even called himself the King of Cards, but it wasnt long before Houdini discovered his
real love. He performed with his brother as The Brothers Houdini at first, then later his wife
became his stage partner and they were called The Houdinis. He could escape from ropes,
locked cabinets, straitjackets and, best of, all from handcuffs.
During his early tours of Europe he challenged local policemen to handcuff him and lock
him in jails or police cars to see if he could escape. Sometimes they made him undress first to
check for hidden keys. He always escaped and the audiences loved him for it. Houdinis most
popular trick was known as the Chinese Water Torture Cell. His feet and hands were tied and he
was lowered upside down into a locked glass cabinet. He usually escaped in around three
minutes. Houdini was also famous for escaping from chains and straitjackets when hanging
upside down from a building or a crane!
Many of Houdinis techniques are now well known because he explained them in books
he wrote for the brotherhood of magicians. Apart from being able to dislocate his shoulders and
wrists, he could unlock handcuffs with his shoelaces and was able to cough up small keys from
his stomach. He often wore a fake finger in which he kept keys and pins. Not all his secrets are
known, though, and the Chinese Water Torture Cell is still a mystery today.
Tragically, Houdinis death could have been prevented. After a performance, he allowed
someone to punch him in his stomach to show his strength and this caused his appendix to
burst. Despite feeling ill and in pain, he went on stage again, as planned. Houdini died on
Halloween night, October 31st, 1926, at the age of 52. The King of Cards lived for the same
number of years as there are cards in a deck and died on the most magical night of the year.
21. Houdini changed his name because
A) it was difficult for Americans to say.
B) a lot of people shared his real name.
C) a Frenchman advised him to change it.
D) he was inspired by another performer.
22. When he first worked as an entertainer, Houdini
A) had several jobs.
B) fell in love.
C) discovered a talent for acting.
D) disliked solo performances.
23. Houdinis escape acts sometimes
A) incorporated police equipment.
B) got him into trouble with the law.
C) didnt go to plan.
D) involved audience members.
24. Before performing some escape tricks, Houdini
A) put keys in his shoes.
B) swallowed keys.
C) stopped eating.
D) put on special gloves.
25. On the night Houdini died he
A) had a fight.
B) tried a new trick.
C) kept to his schedule.
D) predicted his death.
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Task 3
Dr. Clark shook his head gravely. She is not improving as fast as I should like to see,
he said. In fact, she seems to have gone backward in the past week. You must send her to the
country, Miss Langley. The heat here is too trying for her.
Dr. Clark might as well have said, You must send her to the moon or so Marcella
thought bitterly. Despair filled her heart as she looked at Pattys white face and hands and
listened to the doctors coolly professional advice. Pattys illness had already swept away the
savings of three years. Marcella had nothing left with which to do anything more for her.
She did not make any answer to the doctor she could not. Besides, what could she say,
with Pattys big blue eyes, bigger and bluer than ever in her thin face, looking at her so
wistfully? She dared not say it was out of the question. But Aunt Emma had no such scruples.
Goodness me, doctor, do you think youre talking to millionaires? she said. Where do you
suppose the money is to come from to send Patty to the country? I cant afford it, that is certain.
I think I do pretty well to put Marcella and Patty up free of charge, and I have to work my
fingers to the bone to do that. It's all nonsense about Patty, anyhow. What she ought to do is to
make an effort to get better. She doesnt she just mopes and pines. She won't eat a thing I
cook for her. How can anyone expect to get better if she doesnt eat? Marcellas face went red.
Aunt Emma glared at the doctor as if she were triumphantly sure that she had put forward an
unanswerable question. A dull red flush rose to Marcellas face.
Oh, Aunt Emma, I cant eat! said Patty wearily. I simply cant
Humph! I suppose my cooking isn't fancy enough for you that's the trouble. Well, I
havent the time to make it so. I think I do pretty well to wait on you at all. But some people
imagine that they were born to be waited on.
Marcella had never got used to Aunt Emmas bad moods. It took all of Marcellas selfcontrol to keep her from giving way to tears as soon as the doctor had gone. Instead, she smiled
bravely into her little sisters eyes. Let me brush your hair now, dear.
Patty drew a long breath.
Oh, Marcy, it would be lovely to see the green fields again, and the woods and streams,
as we did that summer we spent in the country before Father died. I wish we could live in the
country always. Im sure I would soon get better if I could go even if it was only for a little
while. Its so hot here, and the factory makes such a noise. My head seems to go round and
round all the time, and Aunt Emma scolds so.
Adapted from Marcellas Reward
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
26. In Marcellas opinion, the doctor gave advice that was
A) as expected.
B) difficult to understand.
C) frightening for Patty.
D) impossible to follow.
27. Aunt Emmas reaction to the doctors suggestion was to
A) request further help from him.
B) insult the doctor.
C) suggest another solution.
D) draw attention to her lack of money.
28. In Aunt Emmas opinion
A) Patty and Marcella were taking advantage of her.
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B) Patty was lying to the doctor.

C) Patty and Marcella didnt like her.
D) Patty was failing to help herself.
29. After the doctors visit, Marcella tried hard to
A) hide her emotions.
B) please Aunt Emma.
C) understand Aunt Emmas point of view.
D) make Patty comfortable.
30. Patty complains about
A) the sound of industry.
B) getting headaches.
C) Aunt Emmas presence
D) her rooms appearance.
The blue whale is a large 31. ___ mammal that is found in all the oceans of the Earth. It
can grow up to 30 metres in 32. ___ and 170 tonnes in weight and is therefore the largest
animal on our planet; indeed, its the largest animal that has ever existed, as far as we can tell.
Surprisingly, though, we know very little about this wonderful 33. __. Even experts on the blue
whale can provide us with few details about where it 34. ___ and how long it lives or even how
many blue whales there are in the world. Unfortunately, there are probably fewer than 8,000 of
the whales 35. ___ today. Much of the information that we do have about them has come from
US Navy listening 36. ___ that pick up whales incredible calls, which are known as songs
because of their strange beauty. Experts believe these unique sounds can be sent and received
between whales that are more than 100 kilometres 37. ___. For people who are at sea, the first
indication of the presence of a blue whale is usually the 38. ___ and sound of huge spurts of
water from the blowhole on the top of its head, rising up to 10 metres 39. ___ into the sky. The
blue whale has the worlds largest 40. ___ of lungs, which can hold an astounding 5000 litres
and can empty 90 per cent of their 41. ___. Ironically, the worlds largest inhabitant depends on
some of the smallest for 42. ___. A 30-metre blue whale can consume 3600kg of miniscule krill
in a single day. 43. ___ most countries have banned whale hunting in an attempt to ensure the
survival of whales, the blue whale is an endangered 44. ___ to this day. Due to their enormous
size, power and speed, adult blue whales have no real 45. ___ predators so it is hoped that their
numbers will increase as time goes on.
31. A) seaside
B) marine
C) coastal
D) water
32. A) distance
B) long
C) length
D) size
33. A) being
B) organism
C) creature
D) individual
34. A) grows
B) breeds
C) raises
D) rises
35. A) live
B) life
C) alive
D) lively
36. A) appliances
B) applications
C) gadgets
D) devices
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37. A) away
B) apart
C) abroad
D) afar
38. A) look
B) sight
C) site
D) view
39. A) direct
B) forward
C) right
D) straight
40. A) duo
B) couple
C) twin
D) set
41. A) amount
B) capacity
C) quantity
D) size
42. A) existence
B) being
C) survival
D) living
43. A) Although
B) Despite
C) However
D) In spite
44. A) group
B) family
C) type
D) species
45. A) biological
B) natural
C) physical
D) normal
46. In the end, she decided to buy the black dress as she found it much ___ the white one.
A) prettier than
B) more pretty than
C) pretty as
D) more prettier than
47. The company doesnt allow us ___ our personal email accounts during work hours.
A) to access
B) accessing
C) access
D) to accessing
48. Unless you drive ___, we will definitely not arrive in time to see the opening ceremony.
A) a bit quickly
B) the most quickly
C) more quickly
D) the quickest
49. Daniel often borrows novels from his friends, but he tends ___ them back afterwards.
A) to not give
B) not giving
C) not to give
D) to not be giving
50. Little ___ that her sons had bought her such an expensive gift for her birthday.
A) she suspected
B) did she suspect
C) she had suspected D) had suspected she
51. I regret ___ you that you have been disqualified from the tournament.
A) informing
B) having informed
C) to inform
D) to have informed
52. You had better ___ so much fast food if you want to reduce your weight.
A) to stop to eat
B) stop to eat
C) to stop eating
D) stop eating
53. It ___ pretty bad in the kitchen; maybe theres something in the fridge that has gone
off.
A) has smelt
B) smells
C) is smell
D) is smelling
54. Im afraid one month is ___ for the plumbers to change the pipes in your summer
house.
A) not long enough B) not too long
C) not enough long D) enough long
55. This building is believed ___ over three hundred years ago by two French architects.
A) to be designing B) designed
C) to have designed D) to have been designed
56. The town council ___ of dramatically increasing local taxes next year.
A) will be thinking B) is thinking
C) is thought
D) thinks
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57. Her latest novel, which ___ out only last month, is already being made into a film.
A) came
B) has come
C) comes
D) has been coming
58. Even though Bill felt like preparing a healthy salad, Ann ___ pizza online.
A) has him ordered B) had him order
C) had him to order D) had him ordering
59. I wish I ___ your parents were in town last night as I would have loved to meet them.
A) was knowing
B) had been knowing
C) had known
D) knew
60. At first, my niece found it very difficult to use the tablet, but eventually she ___ it.
A) was used to
B) got used to
C) used to
D) is used to
PART FOUR: WRITING
1. Write an email to your Scottish pen friend describing a public holiday in your country that
you enjoy. What is the reason for the holiday? How do you usually spend it? What traditions
are there?
2. You are working in a travel agency. Your manager has asked you to write a report suggesting
how to attract more customers. Think about: prices, special offers, destinations, customer
service, etc.
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TEST FOUR
Task 1
Directions: You will hear Ian Jones talking about a business he started twice. Before you
1. How did job interviews make Ian feel?
A) They irritated him.
B) They made him nervous.
C) They bored him.
D) They amused him.
2. Ian got the idea to start a company
A) at an interview.
B) on a sea journey.
C) during a trip.
D) while surfing the Internet.
3. Ian used his brother to
A) advertise the business.
B) create the online site of the company.
C) send messages to customers.
D) win funding for the business.
4. Ian borrowed the money to set up his company from
A) a bank.
B) a business.
C) a friend.
D) a relative.
5. How many people now work at the company?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 14
D) 18
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about a musical instrument twice. Before you listen, you
will have 1 minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
your answers.
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6. The first theremin appeared in the 1930s.

A) True
B) False
7. Theremin wasnt its first name.
A) True
B) False
8. It took many years and lots of money to invent the instrument.
A) True
B) False
9. You have to stand on a theremin to play it.
A) True
B) False
10. The theremin became more popular after a book was written about it.
A) True
B) False
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about a flying contest twice. Before you listen, you will
your answers.
11. The goal in the Worthing Birdman is to fly as high as you can.
A) True
B) False
12. There is a different requirement for the costumes every year.
A) True
B) False
13. The organisers of the Birdman never expected anybody to fly 100 metres.
A) True
B) False
14. Ron Freeman achieved his goal after many attempts.
A) True
B) False
15. Ron Freeman and Tony Hughes each won money in 2014.
A) True
B) False
Task 1
Everyone has heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa but few can say they know much
about its history.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located on the edge of a section of the Italian city of Pisa
that survives from medieval times. The area is called the Campo dei Miracoli, which means
Field of Miracles, and is the location of the citys cathedral complex, of which the tower is a
part, even though it stands separate from the other buildings. The tower was built with two uses
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in mind to house the cathedrals bells and to give important people a place from which to
watch ceremonies and festivals and be observed doing so.
The construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1173 but wasnt completed for about 200
years. Not only did the towers lean become a noticeable problem before it was even half
finished, delaying the project, but a number of wars between Pisa and other cities also
interrupted the work. It could be said that these conflicts actually saved the tower as it probably
would have collapsed if its foundations hadnt been allowed to settle.
Although the tower was used for its intended purposes for centuries, in the early 20 th
century it was decided to stop the ringing of the larger bells in case their movement made the
tower unstable. The lean of the tower continued to increase until the late 20 th century, until the
top of it was a full 4.5 metres out of position. In 1990 the tower was closed to visitors for a
major engineering project that straightened the structure to some degree. When the tower
reopened in 2001, engineers were confident it was safe for at least another 200 years. After the
tower was examined in 2008, it was announced that it was finally no longer moving.
16. The Leaning Tower is in central Pisa.
A) True
B) False
17. The tower was meant to be a residence.
A) True
B) False
18. The tower became a target for Pisas enemies to destroy.
A) True
B) False
19. In the 1900s, evidence was found that bell-ringing was damaging the tower.
A) True
B) False
20. The tower is no longer leaning as much as in the past.
A) True
B) False
Task 2
The Tuareg are a nomadic people who inhabit a large area of the western and central
Sahara desert of North Africa. They do not apply the name Tuareg, which roughly translates as
inhabitant of the Libya region, to themselves; it has always been an outsiders term for them.
The Tuaregs own names for themselves, which vary from region to region, include Kel
Tamajaq (which means speakers of Tamajaq) and Imouhar (the free people). There are an
estimated 1.2 million Tuareg people in the world today.
No one knows the exact origins of the Tuareg or when they arrived in the Sahara but
they have been in North Africa for thousands of years, and their existence was recorded by the
Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BCE. The Tuareg constantly move from location
to location across several countries, including Algeria, Libya, Mali, and Niger, according to the
needs of their herds. It wouldnt be correct to say the Tuareg are completely nomadic, however,
as they normally have a home area where they grow crops.
The Tuareg started raising camels about two thousand years ago, when the camel was
introduced to the Sahara from Arabia. From then on they carried out trade between the great
cities on the southern edge of the Sahara and the northern coast of Africa, right until the start of
the 20th century. They sold animals to travellers who used the trade routes through their lands,
and dealt in luxury goods such as diamonds and gold. They also took captives and sold them as
slaves to the Europeans.
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The Tuareg traditionally live in tents and their diet consists of millet porridge, milk, rice,
wheat and grains. Meat is principally eaten at times of celebration. A very sweet, thick
beverage called eghajira is also prepared on special occasions. It consists of pounded millet,
dates, and goat cheese mixed with water and is drunk with a ladle. The Tuareg are known for
their beautiful bright indigo veils, worn by adult men, which can stain their skin blue. They are
often called the Blue Men of the Sahara for this reason. They are also known for their
traditional arts and crafts and make distinctive leather and metal saddle decorations, as well as
gold and silver necklaces and earrings.
In Tuareg culture women and men still carry out distinct roles. The former collect
firewood and water and are skilled at making milk and butter. They also make bedding and
clothing from animal skins. Supervising the animals and leading them to towns to be sold are
seen as masculine tasks. The money made from such sales is typically used to buy grain for
bread-making, tea and sugar.
Today, many Tuaregs move permanently to urban centres where they used to trade, and
act as representatives for those who still do. Others make a living from farming and tourism.
Some, because of their first-hand knowledge of the desert terrain, have found work as tour
guides and off-road drivers.
21. Which of the following is TRUE?
A) The word Tuareg is Libyan in origin.
B) The Tuareg prefer to remain somewhat secretive.
C) The Tuareg do not use first names
D) The term Tuareg refers to a location.
22. The Tuareg usually have a base where they
A) train their animals.
B) raise young children.
C) pursue agriculture.
D) record their movements.
23. In the past the Tuareg
A) travelled in search of camels.
B) held people against their will.
C) sailed to places where they sold goods.
D) saw people from Europe as enemies.
24. The Tuareg are famous for making objects that go on display
A) in peoples houses.
B) on peoples hands.
C) around peoples waists.
D) on equipment for riding animals.
25. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) Some Tuaregs act as agents for more traditional Tuaregs.
B) Tuareg men and women each perform essential tasks.
C) The Tuareg make their own bread.
D) Holidaymakers now provide an income for some Tuaregs.
Task 3
Imagine being out in the rain on a stormy day and having a fish fall on your head! Stories
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of fish, frogs, birds and even turtles descending from the sky are not as unusual as they seem.
For the last 500 years people have been reporting this strange phenomenon all around the world
and it seems to be happening with increasing regularity. In spite of this, no one really knows
how it happens.
The generally accepted belief is that the wind is to blame. In fact, this is the only theory
scientists have. The phenomenon has never been studied thoroughly, as the process has never
been fully witnessed. It is thought that during a thunderstorm, strong winds travelling over a sea
or river lift fish or frogs into the air and carry them for miles. Once the wind dies down, the
atmosphere changes, causing rain to fall from the clouds, along with whatever they have
collected. When the wind is strong enough, rain clouds can move at speeds of up to two
hundred miles an hour, so they have the potential to carry something a great distance away from
its starting point. This explains why fish have fallen from the sky in places that are hundreds of
miles inland.
Other wildlife, such as birds, jellyfish, toads and worms have fallen from the sky, too. The
latter have even been spotted on snowy Norwegian mountains, surprising skiers. This is one of
the best pieces of evidence that the displaced animals travel via clouds, as worms would freeze
if they tried to travel through such thick snow from below.
The animals and fish that are most likely to be swept up into the sky are, of course, small
and light. There has, however, been at least one report of a cow falling from the sky - but this
was after a particularly fierce hurricane. Occasionally the animals survive the fall. Witnesses
report, unsurprisingly, that they appear to be scared and shocked. In most of these cases, they
behave normally again after a short time and then they are returned to their natural
environment.
There are many reports of animals falling to earth like rain every year. The locations
range from the USA to South Asia and South America, although most accounts come from the
UK. In some incidents, traffic has even been stopped because of animals landing on vehicles.
On one occasion in the USA in 1877, it rained small crocodiles and lizards after weeks of
stormy weather.
One of the most unpleasant examples of these animal inundations happened in Santo
Antonio de Platino in Brazil in 2013. People woke up to find that it had apparently rained
spiders in their town. On this occasion wet weather had played no part in the spectacle,
however. The spiders were members of a small species that live together in groups of up to
50,000 to maximise their hunting capabilities. The wind had simply lifted up their enormous
web and deposited it over the towns roofs and power lines.
26. The phenomenon is
A) revealing climate change.
B) becoming more commonplace.
C) getting easier to explain.
D) affecting more animals.
27. It is believed that
A) the phenomenon wouldnt happen on a fine day.
B) hot winds are necessary for the phenomenon to occur.
C) only fish and frogs that jump are affected.
D) fish are only ever carried away from the sea.
28. What happened in Norway shows that
A) animals can be transported from underground.
B) worms are attracted to rainwater.
C) the phenomenon can help animals to survive.
D) the worms must have left the ground.
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29. In some parts of the world

A) the animals have caused transport disruption.
B) reptiles rain from the sky quite regularly.
C) animals have got used to the phenomenon.
D) the phenomemon continues for many days.
30. The Brazilian spiders
A) had protection against extreme weather.
B) were seeking food when they were transported.
C) were made up of several groups combined into one.
D) were in a new environment in their old home.
No one really knows where ice cream was first made. What we do know is that the 31.
___ Greeks ate snow cones with honey and fruit. Also, the Roman emperor Nero took ice from
the mountains and 32. ___ it with fruit to make tasty frozen desserts. In China, King Tang
created delicious ice and milk desserts, too. Marco Polo, who was one of the first travellers to
visit China, may have 33. __ ice cream back to Europe from there.
The first ice cream parlour in America opened in New York City in 1776. Soon,
companies came up with new 34. ___ to make ice cream with a lot of different 35. ___ to
please everyone. Nowadays, ice cream is made from dairy 36. ___ such as milk and cream but
it has sugar and different flavourings added to it. The most popular 37. __ in the world is
vanilla, followed by chocolate and then strawberry. Since 1984, Americans have 38. __
National Ice Cream Month every July. It is a time when ice cream lovers can taste a huge 39.
___ of wonderful ice creams and drink ice cream sodas. There are also other 40. ___ to enjoy
ice cream during the rest of the year.
41. ___, for people who want their dessert a little more interesting, there is the
Yokohama Ice Cream festival in Japan. There are more than 125 42. ___ of ice cream at the
two-week 43. ___. The most 44. ___ ones are the ones made from flowers, but you might not
scream for ice cream when you find out the other flavours! Thousands of Japanese people and
tourists visit the festival to try spicy curry, fish, octopus and whale flavoured ice creams. These
are strange enough, but then theres Pit Viper ice cream, which comes from one of the most 45.
___ snakes in Japan. There is also cow tongue flavour, which the organisers of the festival say
is sold the most!
31. A) antique
B) ancient
C) old
D) elder
32. A) cooked
B) baked
C) mixed
D) melted
33. A) brought
B) carried
C) sent
D) imported
34. A) dishes
B) lists
C) menus
D) recipes
35. A) additives
B) components
C) ingredients
D) elements
36. A) items
B) goods
C) produce
D) things
37. A) aroma
B) flavour
C) perfume
D) taste
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38. A) feasted
B) partied
C) celebrated
D) remembered
39. A) list
B) collection
C) choice
D) variety
40. A) events
B) experiences
C) occasions
D) instants
41. A) Despite
B) However
C) Although
D) Nevertheless
42. A) collections
B) options
C) varieties
D) selections
43. A) event
B) occasion
C) incident
D) experience
44. A) enjoyed
B) enjoyable
C) likely
D) likeable
45. A) urgent
B) dangerous
C) serious
D) risky
46. This is the very first time my friends and I ___ in a clean-up day.
A) had participated
B) participated
C) have participated D) are participating
47. Have you heard any news from John and Patricia since they ___ the company?
A) have left
B) left
C) were leaving
D) had left
48. Sorry, Jim, but only after you finish this project ___ on your lunch break.
A) can you to go
B) you can go
C) can you go
D) you can to go
49. Jesss ex-boyfriend wanted to know how ___ after they had broken up.
A) she feels
B) did she feel
C) she was feeling D) was she feeling
50. John told me that he ___ his current business partner at a book fair in 2003.
A) first meets
B) had first met
C) was first meeting D) has first met
51. It is very likely that by the end of the year, Mike and Lily ___ all their savings.
A) will spend
B) will have spent
C) spend
D) will be spent
52. Will you do me a favour and remind Nick ___ off my computer before he leaves the
office?
A) of turning
B) that he turns
C) for turning
D) to turn
53. My brother promised he ___ from me again but unfortunately he didnt keep his
word.
A) wont steal
B) isnt stealing
C) wouldnt steal
D) wont have stolen
54. When she was at university, Tara didnt mind ___ a flat with other students.
A) share
B) to share
C) to sharing
D) sharing
55. As long as I ___ to go to work tomorrow, I will take you to the amusement park.
A) dont have
B) havent had
C) didnt have
D) wont have
56. Mark claimed ___ Brian cheat during the end-of-year science exam.
A) to have seen
B) saw
C) to see
D) to be seeing
57. By 9 oclock this evening, Zoe ___ home from work, so you can
call her then.
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A) will have returned

B) is going to return
C) will return
D) will
be returning
58. I would rather you ___ with Lisa so often as she is sensitive and gets upset very easily.
A) hadnt argued
B) didnt argue
C) dont argue
D) wont argue
59. If I ___ Tim was so irresponsible, I wouldnt have asked him to keep the money for
me.
A) know
B) have known
C) had known
D) would know
60. You ___ have mistaken Jill for her twin sister; Jill left for Australia two weeks ago.
A) cant
B) ought
C) should
D) must
PART FOUR: WRITING
1. You are concerned that your English-speaking friend is spending too much time on the
Internet. Write an email to him/her to express your concerns. Suggest ways to solve the
problem, e.g. joining a gym, hanging out with friends, taking up a hobby or an outdoor activity,
etc.
2. Your English teacher has asked you to write an essay giving your opinion on independent
teenage travel. Think about: Is it a good idea for teenagers to go on holiday without their
parents? What are the positives and negatives of independent teenage travel?
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TEST FIVE
Task 1
Directions: You will hear a man talking about Mount Everest twice. Before you listen, you will
your answers.
1. In 1832
A) a project to find high mountains began.
B) mountain explorers were approaching Everest.
C) people thought the highest mountain was in India.
D) a team tried to say that they owned Everest.
2. In 1953, two men reached the top of Everest and left
A) a flag there.
B) some pictures there.
C) some food there.
D) a piece of jewellery there.
3. There may be proof that Edmund Hillary was not the first man to climb Everest in the
form of
A) a device.
B) human remains.
C) a message.
D) a witness.
4. According to the text, Apa Sherpa
A) has climbed Everest every year.
B) has met everyone who has climbed Everest.
C) has had more success climbing Everest than anyone.
D) has won an award for environmental work at Everest.
5. Some climbers are not happy about
A) children climbing the mountain.
B) the cost of climbing Everest.
C) inexperienced climbers attempting Everest.
D) the lack of safety precautions on the mountain.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about a non-profit organisation and its founder twice.
Before you listen, you will have 1 minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first
time, you can look at the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the
whole text, you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C)
which you think fits best according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will
have 1 minute to check your answers.
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6. Matthias Hammer didnt enjoy life in the army.

A) True
B) False
7. Hammers companys first expedition was to North America.
A) True
B) False
8. Politicians have recognised the success of Biosphere Expeditions.
A) True
B) False
9. People who take part must give at least a month of their time.
A) True
B) False
10. The enjoyment of volunteers is the most important thing to the company.
A) True
B) False
Task 3
Directions: You will hear a restaurant manager talking about solo customers twice. Before
you listen, you will have 2 minutes to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time,
you can look at the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole
text, you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D)
11. The manager mentions cities where
A) the population is growing fast.
B) people particularly like to eat out.
C) its very common to live alone.
D) people dislike cooking for themselves.
12. The manager has gathered information on the trend by
A) talking to customers.
B) emailing customers.
C) reading media reports.
D) studying the restaurants accounts.
13. The manager wants the listeners to
A) examine the same information that he has gathered.
B) make suggestions about how to interact with customers.
C) ask customers why they have come to the restaurant.
D) give the most comfortable seats to people on their own.
14. The manager plans to
A) advertise the restaurant in publications.
B) encourage people to stay after their meal.
C) buy reading material for customers.
D) invite single diners to sit with groups.
15. The manager wants people who cook at the restaurant to
A) invite customers into the kitchen.
B) explain their techniques to customers.
C) ask customers to suggest cooking methods.
D) give extra food to people who give their opinions.
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Task 1
Every year, millions of people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the Italian
painter Leonardo Da Vincis world-famous Mona Lisa painting, which dates from around 1505.
It has fascinated both art experts and the general public for centuries and mystery still
surrounds the identity of the portraits subject. The most widely accepted theory is that she is
Lisa del Giocondo, the third wife of a wealthy Florentine silk merchant. The Italians therefore
call the painting La Gioconda, which serves well as a name for a picture of a smiling lady as it
also means the light-hearted woman. Other schools of thought say that the painting shows Da
Vincis mother, or is a playful self-portrait, as the womans facial features closely resemble
those of Da Vinci. Some people believe it was Da Vincis intention for the painting to be a sort
of puzzle and not a portrait at all. If so, he did a good job! One of the most famous features of
the painting is the womans mysterious smile. Experts say that the artist used a special
technique to make the smile look slightly different depending on the angle from which it is
observed.
The smile is not the only unusual thing Da Vinci did with his paintbrush when he
created the Mona Lisa. He set new standards for portrait-painting with the detail with which he
painted the folds in the womans clothing and the curls of her hair. Its also interesting to note
that behind the woman is an almost completely natural landscape, which reflects Da Vincis
belief that people are not separate from nature.
16. Leonardo Da Vinci refused to reveal who the Mona Lisa depicts.
A) True
B) False
17. The Italian title of the painting carries a double meaning.
A) True
B) False
18. One theory is that the Mona Lisa does not show an actual person.
A) True
B) False
19. Da Vinci deliberately painted the smile in an unconventional way.
A) True
B) False
20. Da Vinci wanted people to spend more time outside.
A) True
B) False
Task 2
The Tuvans are a tribe of people that live in two remote villages on the banks of Lake
Kanas in the Altai Mountains in northern Xinjiang, China. With a population of merely 2,000,
the Tuvan people are the smallest ethnic group in China. They have no written language so
there is no record of their history and historians are not sure about their origins. They look like
Mongolians so some people say they are the descendants of soldiers of the great Mongolian
ruler Genghis Khan. It is said that during his journey to conquer the West, Genghis Khan
abandoned wounded soldiers in the Altai Mountains. Others wrongly believe they are Kazakhs.
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The Tuvans traditionally live by raising cows, sheep and goats, hunting animals such as
wolves, bears and deer and breeding horses. They build wooden log houses with straw roofs.
These dwellings, called yurts, are half buried in the snow to resist the extreme cold of the
winter. Every spring, the Tuvans leave their homes with their cattle and sheep and start a
grazing trip until July or August. They mostly eat meat and dairy produce, including beef,
mutton, milk, yoghurt and milk-wine, as well as potatoes and other vegetables.
Although similar in some ways to Mongols and Kazakhs, the Tuvans have their own
unique customs and language. They are nature worshippers as well as Buddhists, so each year
they offer sacrifices to the mountains, sky, trees and fish. They also have their own flute-like
wind instrument made of wood and reeds, called the suer. They celebrate traditional Mongolian
festivals, such as the Winter Festival, the Chinese Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival.
Tuvans are known to be very skilled skiers and some historians believe that they are one of the
first people to have practised skiing. Archaeologists have discovered very old cliff paintings in
the area depicting people standing on rectangular boards, carrying poles and chasing after
animals. A traditional method of hunting in the area is ski-based, and involves forcing an
animal into deep snow until it can no longer move. A rope is thrown over the animal, then the
hunter uses his skis as an anchor to keep his position if the animal pulls on the rope.
This unique tribes way of life is not expected to survive very much longer. One reason
relates to language; in order to get a good education and job, a Tuvan needs to know Chinese,
so the Tuvans native language is becoming less and less relevant. Another reason why it is
impossible for the Tuvans to live exactly as they did historically is that much of the land they
inhabit, which looks similar to the Swiss Alps, has been classed as a nature reserve since 2000,
which means hunting is banned there.
21. The Tuvans can be described as being
A) few in number.
B) shorter than average.
C) proud of their past.
D) unique in appearance.
22. Some people believe Genghis Khan
A) used the Altai Mountains to punish people.
B) left people who were injured in the Altai Mountains.
C) sent his strongest fighters to the Altai Mountains.
D) was afraid of the people of the Altai Mountains.
23. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) The Tuvans see horses as prey.
B) The Tuvans live partly below ground in winter.
C) The Tuvans build with dried plant material.
D) The Tuvans are nomadic in summer only.
24. Which of the following IS True?
A) The Tuvans are known to have used skis for pleasure.
B) The Tuvans celebrate every change of season.
C) Ancient art showing hunters has been found in the Tuvans region.
D) The Tuvans make special drums to play at celebrations.
25. These days the Tuvans
A) are not allowed to speak their own language.
B) are trying hard to attract visitors to their region.
C) have a changed relationship with nature.
D) are suffering a population decline.
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Task 3
In stories like Peter Pan and Treasure Island, pirates are exciting and a lot of fun. Their
lives on the sea are adventurous and they are often funny and playful. In real life, pirates were
terrible and dangerous. They took gold, jewels and treasure from other ships and stole food,
valuables and equipment. Most of the pirates were strong men, but around the world there were
women who robbed and fought with other sea travellers, too.
Grace OMalley was born in Ireland in 1530. She was the daughter of the chieftain of the
OMalley clan, who was also very important in the international shipping trade. It was very
unusual for nobility to sail the seas and, of course, Grace, being a girl, was not allowed to sail.
However, she loved the sea from a young age and was eager to go on a voyage. Her father said
that her hair might get caught in the ships ropes so she cut off all of her beautiful long red hair
to make her father take her on his ship.
She had a formal education and learnt how to speak Latin. She became involved in the
shipping trade and learnt the business from her father. She got married at sixteen to a rich
nobleman called Donal OFlaherty and his castle became the base for her shipping and trade
activities. However, it wasnt long before people started complaining that her ships were
behaving like pirate ones. Grace decided to tax any English ships that sailed in the waters off
their lands. She demanded a payment in cash or cargo for safe passage for the rest of their
journey. After that she attacked other ships as well as the fortresses of her enemies along the
coastline, seizing castles and land.
Grace became known as the Sea Queen of Connaught and was a legend in her time. She
fought the English as they tried to take Irish land so, despite her pirate activities, the people
loved her. Her first husband died and she got married again to a rich landowner. She was
extremely wealthy for a while, as she had inherited her fathers fleet as well as her husbands
land and wealth. However, at 60 all her land was lost when the new Governor of Connaught
took it and gave it to whomever he wanted. He also captured her son and her brother. Grace
went to see Queen Elizabeth I in London to ask for their release in return for fighting the
queens enemies. The queen made the governor set them free and promise to give Grace enough
money to live on for the rest of her life.
Despite this, she was still active at sea and she continued her pirate activities up to her
death. Some people say that she died at sea in a battle with a merchant ship. Others say she died
on land in her castle. Twenty years after she died the Irish people still thought of her as a
famous leader of men whom they loved. Many folk stories, songs, poems, books and plays have
been written about her. Even today she is remembered as a brave pirate who protected her
country.
26. Grace wasnt allowed to sail because
A) she was from a noble family.
B) she was female.
C) she had long hair.
D) she had red hair.
27. After getting married, Grace
A) discovered her husband was a pirate.
B) trained her husband in sailing.
C) made longer sea voyages.
D) took control of other peoples property.
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28. The Irish people loved her because of

A) she was a pirate.
B) she fought invaders.
C) she was a talented sailor.
D) she shared her wealth.
29. Grace visited Queen Elizabeth I
A) to try to free her son and brother.
B) because she had become poor.
C) to plan an attack on the queen.
D) to tell her about her enemies.
30. These days people see Grace as someone who
A) was greedy for money.
B) defended Ireland.
C) had many talents.
D) was very mysterious.
The Calcio Florentino or the Calcio Storico is a costume football game played in
Florence, Italy. Thousands of excited Italians 31. ___ forward to this historical event that takes
place on Saint Johns Day in June. Calcio Storico is not a(n) 32. __ game of football. It is a
tough fifty-minute match in which there are no 33. ___ .
The football game was 34. ___ played in Florence in the 16th century. Four 35. ___ teams
represented their neighbourhoods and met on the two Sundays before Saint Johns Day to
decide who would play in the final match. The two teams dressed in colourful traditional
costumes and 36. ___ in a fast-moving game of football. The two teams had twenty seven
players each. They kicked, carried or threw a heavy ball over a huge field of sand. To 37. ___ a
goal, they had to throw the ball over a wooden wall. Occasionally, the players got injured or
had to quit the game with 38. ___ muscles or twisted ankles. Each team was determined to use
their 39. ___ to defeat each other. They wanted everyones respect and to become the heroes of
Florence.
Today, after so many years, the tradition of the game is still carried 40. ___ . On Saint
Johns Day, the four neighbourhoods of Florence parade through the city wearing fancy dress
and ancient 41. __. There is a lot of singing and dancing in the streets. The parade stops in
Piazza Santa Croce, where the famous football game takes place. Crowds of fans and 42. ___
shout Viva Fiorenza while a band plays music. Men riding horses enter the football field
carrying their teams 43. ___ . Soon, the players run out onto the sand wearing their teams
colours. The game begins and in less than an hour, the people of Florence know which
neighbourhood has 44. ___ . There are fireworks and more celebrations. The exhausted winners
of the Calcio Storico sit down and enjoy a huge plate of meat, which is their 45. __ for winning
the game!
31. A) plan
B) look
C) see
D) wait
32. A) frequent
B) common
C) ordinary
D) known
33. A) codes
B) laws
C) options
D) rules
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34. A) once
B) first
C) premier
D) early
35. A) household
B) local
C) national
D) regional
36. A) competed
B) contested
C) fought
D) performed
37. A) hit
B) kick
C) score
D) throw
38. A) pulled
B) hurt
C) bruised
D) stretched
39. A) aptitude
B) skills
C) technique
D) gifts
40. A) over
B) on
C) out
D) through
41. A) cloths
B) suits
C) clothes
D) tissues
42. A) audiences
B) guests
C) spectators
D) viewers
43. A) sign
B) post
C) signal
D) flag
44. A) beat
B) earned
C) gained
D) won
45. A) award
B) price
C) prize
D) gift
46. If only our neighbours ___ so much noise every evening.

A) dont make
B) wont make
C) didnt make
D) hadnt made
47. Its about time you ___ acting like a spoiled child, Greg.
A) stopped
B) would stop
C) had stopped
D) stops
48. ___ about the earthquake that hit her home town, Ann immediately phoned her parents.
A) After to hear
B) Having hearing
C) To have heard
D) Having heard
49. The exam candidates were asked ___ their belongings on the floor before the exam
started.
A) put
B) to put
C) that they put
D) putting
50. We were out of breath when we reached the camp as we ___ all day long.
A) were walking
B) walked
C) had been walking
D) had walked
51. Its important that she ___ hard so as to be prepared for the exam.
A) study
B) should studies
C) is studying
D) to study
52. I hope Ted has not forgotten ___ the accounts department about
the missing invoice.
A) to telling
B) telling
C) to tell
D) to be told
53. My girlfriend and I are fond of spending time with Jacks father as we find him ___
person.
A) quite an amused
B) a very amused
C) quite an amusing
D) very an amusing
54. Paula ___ to travel abroad a lot when she worked as an interpreter.
A) would
B) used
C) got used
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D) was used
55. Sue is Jills closest friend; they ___ in the same office for almost eleven years now.
A) are working
B) have been working C) had been working
D) were working
56. ___ Jill was so seriously ill, I would have paid her a visit sooner.
A) If I knew
B) Had I known
C) If I had knew
D) Unless I had known
57. I am going to have a mechanic ___ the used car before I agree to buy it.
A) checks
B) checking
C) to check
D) check
58. She put a lot of effort into persuading him, but the more she tried, ___ he became.
A) more aggressive
B) the most aggressive C) the more aggressive
D) most aggressive
59. The defendant admitted he had entered the house but he denied ___ any valuables.
A) to have been stolen
B) having stolen
C) to have stolen
D) to steal
60. The hotel ___ we stayed during our vacation had an indoor swimming pool and sauna.
A) who
B) when
C) where
D) which
PART FOUR: WRITING
1. You are in London, where a bookshop is having a storytelling contest. Write a story to
perform that begins with the following sentence: It was a wet and windy night. What happened?
Where did it happen? When did it happen? Who was you with? How did you feel?
2. You were in England. You missed a social event because of something unexpected that
happened. Write a letter to the person who invited you to apologise. Explain why you were not
there, e.g. had to finish an urgent presentation; a friend got sick and you had to take them to
hospital, etc. Suggest something that you can do together, e.g. having lunch together; going to
the cinema; going on a day trip to a nearby town; go trekking, etc.
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TRANSCRIPTS
TEST ONE
Task 1
Directions: You will hear Clara Rossi talking about her career twice. Before you listen, you
will have 2 minutes to read questions 1-5. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
your answers.
Its been quite a journey really! I used to write short stories and poetry from an early
age but never published anything, although I would have liked to. When I finished secondary
school at the age of 18, I moved from Italy to England to work as an au pair for a year. I got on
very well with my host family and decided to stay for a second year. Then, the following year,
when I was just turning 20, I enrolled at university to do a degree in philosophy and
comparative literature. I had always wanted to work in publishing so during my last year at
university I did an unpaid internship in a publishing house in London and worked during my
summer holidays to gain experience but it wasnt a writing job as such.
When I moved to the States in 1997, I got my first writing job with a large publishing
company working on school textbooks and reference books. It was only for three days a week
and really wasnt my dream job but it paid the bills and gave me some experience. Three years
later, in 2000, I saw an ad for a travel writer in the New York Times classified ads and ended up
getting the job. I wanted the job badly and really prepared for the interview, so I dont think I
was lucky. I have to admit I really felt like I deserved it and I actually expected to get it. At
first, I had a desk job and I had to give instructions to travel writers travelling around the world
but I quickly began to get bored at my desk and really wanted to travel myself. In 2002, I
convinced my bosses to let me leave the office for a research trip, to experience life on the
other side. They said yes and off I went to Chile for six weeks, a country I had never been to
before, and I loved every minute of it. In the beginning, I was writing pieces for a popular
travel website that allowed me to work from anywhere and email the writing to my editor. So I
would just set myself up somewhere temporarily, usually somewhere in South America, mainly
to avoid the freezing New York winters. One winter I went to Rio to learn how to dance the
tango and write about that. Unfortunately, on my third night I fell and had to go to hospital,
where I learned I had fractured my wrist. It meant I couldnt write for most of my stay there.
The next winter I set up my office in a tiny apartment in Paris for three months and although
the weather wasnt great and it was really too cold for me at times I had the time of my life and
wrote some of my best articles yet. It was like having mini-lives in different places around the
world and it filled me with energy.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about a fruit twice. Before you listen to it, you will have
1 minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
your answers.
Dates are edible fruit that grow on the date palm tree mostly in North Africa and the
Middle East. They are the sweetest fruit on the planet and have a very long and beautiful
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history. Dates have been cultivated and eaten in the Middle East and Asia for thousands of
years and although experts are not sure where they come from exactly, it is believed that they
were first grown in Iraq. Archaeologists have found evidence of dates in Arabia as far back as
8000 years ago and we know that the ancient Egyptians ate the fruit and used it to make wine
6000 years ago. Later, traders brought the date to the rest of North Africa, Italy and Spain and
still later the Spanish brought it to Mexico and California. The name of the fruit in English
comes from the Greek word for finger and this is due to its long, slim shape.
Today, there are three main types of dates, soft, semi-dry and dry, and three main colours,
honey-yellow, red, and brown, the third being the most popular. Different varieties of fresh and
dried dates are available almost all year round now but the best time for fresh dates is from
December to January. Dates can be eaten in a wide variety of ways and have got many health
benefits. Dates contain sugar, fats, proteins and many essential vitamins. They help maintain
your heart and intestines in a healthy condition and even help prevent various cancers. They are
also believed to prevent night blindness and it is said that eating one date a day will help you to
keep your eyes healthy for your lifetime.
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about London taxis twice. Before you listen to it, you
will have 2 minutes to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time, you can look at
have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think
fits best according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1 minute to
check your answers.
Londons famous taxis have a history stretching back almost 400 years. In fact, the
citys original horse-powered carriages for hire gave the world its first organised and official
public transport system. The first vehicles for hire began operating from another London
institution the pub, or public house sometime around the 1620s. As their journeys always
began in the yards of pubs, the passengers were probably nearly always pub customers. Things
changed in 1636, when the owner of four vehicles began to keep them all in the street outside a
particular pub. For the first time, people could find themselves a driver in a completely public
place. Later that year, King Charles I gave permission for 50 horse and carriage drivers to offer
their services in this way across London. Limits on the number of drivers remained in place
until 1833.
At that time, two styles of carriage were in use. The oldest was the hackney carriage,
which had two large wheels at the back and two smaller wheels at the front. The name doesnt
have anything to do with the Hackney neighbourhood in North London, as many people
believe. In fact, it comes from a French word meaning working horse. The most modern
carriages available in London in the 19th century were lighter than the hackney ones and had
only two wheels. They were French in design and were known as cabriolets, or cabs for
short. The terms Hackney carriage and cab survived into the era of the motor car, and are still
used today for London taxis. An experiment to create a third type of carriage that was
something between the Hackney and cabriolet designs failed. The main problem was that the
carriages door was at the back, so people could easily run away without handing over the fare.
The word taxi didnt appear until the end of the 19 th century, as an abbreviation for the
machine that worked out the fare owed. Its inventor, Wilhelm Bruhn, named it the taximeter,
which is a combination of a French word for price and a Greek word for measure. The drivers
didnt like the idea of a machine telling them what to charge, and some of them expressed their
anger by throwing Bruhn into the River Thames!
Some of the rules and regulations relating to todays London taxis were created many
years ago and can seem rather strange. For example, a taxi driver does not have to give change
if a passenger hands him or her a large banknote. The driver can keep the note and offer to post
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the change to the passengers address. Whats more, there is no officially recognised signal for
stopping a moving taxi in London, so dont be surprised if a taxi driver continues along the road
when you hold out your hand there, even if he or she seems available. Drivers cannot, however,
refuse to take a passenger on a journey under six miles if they are approached when they are in
a parked cab.
TEST TWO
Task 1
Directions: You will hear James Milton talking about his trip around Europe twice. Before you
Immediately after studying engineering at university I got a very good job and I was
still only 22. I was earning a lot of money so I never thought about leaving. I guess I never
really had much time to think as I worked up to ten hours a day for over two years and was so
exhausted at the end of each week that I spent most of my weekends on the couch. Then, one
evening while sitting on my couch watching a documentary I suddenly got the crazy idea that I
should quit that unsatisfying life and travel around Europe and I did just that. I had to wait for
about three weeks for a passport as I had never bothered with one before then and then I bought
myself a ticket and a backpack and set off on a nine-month trip. I started my trip in Paris
because I know a lot of Americans dream of going to Paris and I remember my cousin had
studied French there and loved it so that seemed like the cool thing to do at the time. The first
couple of days alone in Paris were kind of weird but after a few days I was lucky enough to
meet some people and my confidence grew and I felt more comfortable. I ended up having a
great time in what I think has got to be one of the most wonderful cities in the world. At that
stage I didnt really have a clear itinerary because I wanted to be able to go where I wanted and
when I wanted without having to stick to a schedule. Anyway, from there I took a train to
Rome, Italy. Rome is beautiful but things didnt go so well there. I was supposed to get a flight
to Athens and then on to Istanbul but unfortunately I missed that because the hotel receptionist
couldnt find my passport when I was checking out and I had to wait for the manager to come
back before I got my passport and then it was too late. So, I took an overnight ferry to Greece
and a bus to Athens and I am glad because I ended up staying two weeks instead of two days
and I got to see a lot of the country and try a lot of Greek food. Then I moved on to Istanbul and
believe it or not I met the woman who is now my wife there so of course it was the most
important leg of my journey. We spent the next seven months travelling around Europe together
before coming back to the US and getting married. So I guess sometimes it pays to get up off
your couch and go out there and do things!
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about smoke signals twice. Before you listen, you will
your answers.
If you mention smoke signals, many people will think of Native Americans
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because cowboy films have often portrayed Indians sending smoke signals from mountaintops
above valleys. Native Americans are not the only people to have used smoke signals, though.
For example, in ancient China soldiers guarding the Great Wall warned each other of attack
using smoke signals. However, Native Americans seemed to have developed a very complex
form of communication using smoke signals. They used smoke signals to warn of attack like
the Chinese, but also to inform others when they spotted buffalo they wanted to hunt. They
would light fires on high ground and create puffs of smoke using wet grass and a blanket. They
could send many different messages but unfortunately we know only a few of them today. The
meaning of smoke signals wasnt a clear form of communication because there was no general
code or standard meanings for the different shapes, numbers and type of smoke puffs. Because
the enemies could also see the smoke signals, the meaning of the message was designed and
agreed on beforehand. There were, however, a few messages that seemed to be universal. When
they wanted to get someones attention they sent one single puff of smoke. Two puffs of smoke
in your smoke signals meant everything was okay, while three puffs of smoke meant something
was wrong. Although most old forms of communication have been replaced by modern
electronic communications, smoke signalling is still used at certain times, and not only in times
of distress. The Vatican, for instance, uses smoke signals to announce the election of popes.
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about the Open University twice. Before you listen, you
will have 1 minute to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time, you can look at
have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits
best according to the text. Then, you will hear the text again and you will have 1 minute to
check your answers.
The Open University was founded on the belief that communications technology could
bring high quality higher education to people who dont have the opportunity to attend
traditional campus universities. Although the idea for distance learning had been around since
the 1920s, it didnt really get much attention from governments until the 1960s and it wasnt
until January 1971 that Open University opened to its first students. In the seventies, it offered a
choice of foundation courses in the arts, social sciences, science, and maths through television
broadcasts and written correspondence and about 6,000 mature students were graduating each
year. It has gradually increased the number and type of courses it offers and has become the
world's most successful distance teaching university. 1983 saw the opening of the Open
University Business School, whose worldwide success has seen it become the largest business
school in Europe. The university also expanded into Europe in the early 1980s, initially with a
modest project for British nationals in Brussels that then expanded to attract students from
every country in the EU. If it used to be seen as a place where older, more mature or working
people continued their education, nowadays it is becoming very popular among young people
who welcome the idea of learning on the internet. Most Open University students are part-time,
which means they can learn while living at home and also have a job. Fees are typically around
4,000 or 5,000 for an undergraduate degree whereas a full-time degree at a campus-based
university starts at 9,000 which of course doesnt include accommodation or other living
costs. While the Open University only had 25,000 students in 1971, it now has 250,000
including 20,000 from overseas.
TEST THREE
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Task 1
Directions: You will hear Melody McCarthy talking about training dolphins twice. Before you
My life as a dolphin trainer wasnt at all something that I thought about and planned
out but something that just happened entirely by accident. I was a writer with an academic
background in marine biology and a little psychology and had previously trained a few dogs
and horses as a hobby but at the time I was 35 and also busy raising my children. Around the
same time, a friend of mine, who has a flair for business and who had already managed an
amusement park, was in the process of opening a marine park with dolphin shows on a popular
beach about 20km from my family farm and hometown. One of his advisors had developed a
new and very scientific training method and had come for three months to teach new dolphin
trainers. One day while I was visiting my friend to see how his project was developing, he
suggested I take over the training of the dolphins. I wasnt too keen on the idea at first and
really hesitated as I had two small children and couldnt afford a drop in salary. I also wasnt
sure I would like working for a friend but after a few days of thinking it over I realised how
exciting the work would be. At this point, no one else was training dolphins, apart from the
Navy perhaps. There was no real established method of dolphin training and lots of opportunity
to experiment so I didnt want to let such an opportunity pass me by. During the first six
months, I had two helpers with whom I worked up to eleven hours a day, often from 7 am to 8
pm, and we trained nine dolphins. We opened with two different shows and the dolphins
performed three or four times a day. We had great fun planning and performing those shows
and had great success for several years. However, some people started criticising the whole
concept of dolphinariums and I must say I myself did notice some changes in the dolphins
behaviour. Some of them were obviously becoming depressed, and when I saw that it made me
feel the same way. I decided to give up that job and thats when I started writing my book.
Fortunately, shortly afterward dolphinariums starting becoming less popular and many had to
close. I was happy to hear that all of my dolphins were released into the ocean.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear Andrew Urwin talking about working on a yacht twice. Before you
listen, you will have 2 minutes to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you
you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D) which you
When I took a year off between school and university, the Caribbean was my
destination of choice. Diving was my main hobby, Id done a number of fantastic European
diving holidays, and Id dreamed of seeing the waters of the Caribbean ever since my first
diving instructor told me how wonderful they were. My plan was to get a job in a bar or a
restaurant for the evenings, and go diving in the daytime. Before I booked my flight I spent
some time reading travel guides about the best diving spots and then hunting online for evening
work near them, and that led to a change of plan. On one site I saw an advert for a course on the
Cayman Islands for people who wanted to work on yachts. It wasnt hugely expensive, and
according to the ad, people who work as domestic staff on private yachts can earn a lot of
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money. I doubted that, but it turned out to be true in the end. Anyway, I loved the idea of being
at sea every day and getting to know new people in a warm part of the world, though I knew it
might be hard work. I didnt want to do it for the whole year, but to save up some money to
allow me to spend a couple of months in the Caribbean just enjoying myself.
Some of the course was about practical skills, like how to fold a towel attractively or
how to make popular drinks, and some of it was about how to look professional at all times. We
were told, for example, never to wear sunglasses when on duty and to make sure our belts
werent too long for our trousers. They even told us to brush out teeth after drinking coffee.
Most of the course was about how to interact with your employers. We were given a manual
full of suitable ways to ask questions. For example, instead of Are you done? you should say
May I ask if youre finished? and rather than Why? you should say May I know the
reason?. I didnt take any of it very seriously at the time, but the training was very useful
indeed, because I got a job working for an extremely strict yacht owner straight after the
course. He was very wealthy, and he was used to getting everything he wanted, exactly as he
wanted it. Can you believe my daily tasks included polishing the television remote control and
inspecting the towels to see how smooth they were? If any of them were imperfect, I had to use
nail scissors on them! Also, I had to check the sun cream bottles and throw away any bottles
that were less than half full. Apparently he thought that gave the impression that he needed to
save money. How ridiculous! Worst of all, he made us stand in the sun and wait for instructions
when he had no jobs for us, which was very uncomfortable. I was glad when I left that job!
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about a Eurovision song contest fan twice. Before you
listen, you will have 1 minute to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time, you
you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you
To most people, the Eurovision Song Contest is an event they enjoy or avoid on TV
for one night a year. The most dedicated Eurovision fans, however, spend several days each
May in the contests host city. Simon Bennett is an example of one of these super-fans. Simon,
who works in insurance in London, first attended the Eurovision Song Contest when it was held
in the UK in 1998. He realised there is a lot more to Eurovision than three hours of Saturday
night TV and became hooked on it. Every year since 2000 he has flown to the Eurovision Song
Contests host city for a whole week, making sure he packs a good supply of British flags
among his clothing. Simons Eurovision preparations begin the day after the contest, when he
books a hotel room in that years winning country for the following May, even though the host
city and date for the next contest arent announced until quite late in the year. In the days
leading up to the event, Simon can be found at warm-up concerts that the host city organises,
which usually take place on open-air stages in the city centre. He has made friends with many
fellow Eurovision fans, and meets up with them at a special caf and bar which a Eurovision
fan club that he joined sets up in each host city. He even gets to see the atmosphere build at the
arena chosen for the contest by attending the rehearsals and semi-finals.
Simon explains his love for the contest partly as a connection with his childhood, when
he first discovered it. He describes it as a competition which is fun, and jokes that Eurovision is
sport without the sport.
TEST FOUR
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Task 1
Directions: You will hear Ian Jones talking about a business he started twice. Before you
I did a lot of different summer and part-time jobs while at school and then at university,
none of which I really liked that much. In fact, what really struck me was that most people with
whom I worked seemed to hate their jobs and that scared me a little. After graduating with a
business degree, I started looking for a full-time job and had a few interviews but I really didnt
know what kind of a company I wanted to work for. I didnt even know if I wanted to work for
a company because I really didnt see myself sitting in an office all day long or having a boss
giving me orders. I guess I am too independent and strong-willed. Sometimes I left interviews
feeling annoyed and I started to dislike even thinking about going to them. After a while I was
beginning to get concerned about my future and I had some pretty serious discussions about it
with my dad and some friends. Then, one day while on a surfing holiday and chatting with my
brother Greg about his university course, I got a brainwave. I decided my only option was to
create my own company. My idea was to create a service that would allow students to receive
text messages and emails reminding them of exam dates and when course assignments are due
and so on. As Greg was studying computing and web design, he would design the website. At
first, we were a little unsure about how we were going to do it. I mean, I was only 23 and more
or less broke and my brother was 21 and still had 12 months left to do at university and about
22,000 pounds to pay back to the bank. Speaking of banks, that was my first obstacle. I didnt
have any money and banks were not too keen on my idea, so I needed to find the money
somewhere else. I didnt manage to get any private investors interested, either. Thankfully my
uncle agreed to lend me the few thousand pounds for a couple of years. The first year was very
tough. Greg still had to study so I was alone most of the time. I didnt mind working long hours
on my own or not being able to pay myself but I had some serious problems dealing with all the
paperwork so at times I was very close to giving up. However, things starting picking up the
second year when Greg became more available to help out. Soon afterwards, I had to start
taking on staff to cope with the work. We went from two at the beginning to a staff of 14 in less
than 18 months and business is booming so the future looks bright.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about a musical instrument twice. Before you listen, you
will have 1 minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
your answers.
Im quite sure that almost everyone has heard the sound of a theremin at some point but
very few people are aware of its name or know anything about it. Well, the theremin was
invented in the late 1920s and is one of the first electronic instruments in the world. It never
really became very popular even though some musicians toured America with it in the 1930s
and it featured in films of the 1940s and 1950s. The instrument was first known as the
etherphone and the therminophone before it got its current name, which is the surname of its
Russian inventor Leon Theremin, who had moved to the USA. In 1938, Leon Theremin left the
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United States for unknown reasons and spent most of his life in Russia before returning to the
USA in 1991.
The instrument is as small as a DVD player, has two antennas and is actually played
without being touched at all by the musician, who controls the volume and the sound by
moving his hands in the air. Years ago it was sometimes used in horror movies and it has also
been used by famous bands like Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones. Since the release of the
film Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey in 1994, which tells the story of the instrument, many
contemporary musicians have started to show interest in it again, even though many theremin
sounds can be reproduced on many modern synthesizers. More and more students are also
studying the instrument at music schools and university so we may be seeing, or hearing, I
should say, a lot more of the theremin in the future.
Task 3
Directions: You will hear information about a flying contest twice. Before you listen, you will
your answers.
In 1983, a fun annual contest began in the English seaside town of Worthing. The
challenge is to fly as far as possible over the sea by any means provided you dont use an
engine. People gather on the beach to watch competitors jump off the end of Worthings 10
metre-high pier and try to travel as far as possible away from it. Some people take the contest
more seriously than others. Many participants put on crazy costumes and simply jump off the
pier to raise cash for charity, with no hope of flying very far. People can wear whatever they
like; you might see people dressed as childrens cartoon characters or superheroes. 2014s
entrants included two men dressed as the ugly sisters from the fairytale Cinderella. Those who
really do want to fly launch themselves off the pier in home-made aircraft similar to hanggliders. There is a prize of 10,000 for anybody who manages to fly more than 100 metres in a
straight line, but in the first three decades of the competition, nobody achieved such a flight. It
wasnt until 2014 that someone finally flew far enough to claim the cash. The wind conditions
were perfect that year, and helped Tony Hughes to fly 117.1 metres, causing huge excitement.
Then, just minutes afterwards, Ron Freeman, who had been trying to complete a 100-metre
flight at the competition for 17 years, travelled 159.4 metres through the air. Ron later told
reporters that Tonys record-breaking flight inspired him to do his best, and the two men agreed
to share the 10,000.
TEST FIVE
Task 1
Directions: You will hear a man talking about Mount Everest twice. Before you listen, you will
your answers.
As most of you know, Mount Everest is in the Himalayas and it is the highest mountain
in the world at 8,848 metres. However, not much was known about the mountain until quite
recently. In 1802, British scientists began to look for the worlds highest mountains. A team
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started in India and moved northwards and reached the Himalayas in 1832. Unfortunately, they
were not allowed to enter the country of Nepal and had to continue their study from a distance.
Over the following years several members of the team had to leave the study due to sickness or
accidents but in 1856 they announced that Everest was indeed the tallest mountain in the world.
Although Tibetans had called Everest "Chomolungma" for many centuries and the British
wanted to use a local name for the mountain, the Royal Geographical Society gave Everest its
official English name a few years later in 1865. Very soon afterwards, western mountain
climbers began to think about climbing to the top of the mountain. Officially, the first men to
reach the top of the mountain were the New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
from Nepal although there is still some debate about it. They said that they reached the summit
together on 29th May 1953 but a few years later Tenzing told journalists that Hillary had put his
foot on the summit first. They paused at the summit to take photographs and buried a few
sweets and a small cross in the snow before descending. Some historians believe they were not
the first and say that two British climbers who died on the mountain some years before in 1924
may have actually reached the top first. One of the climbers, who was never found, was
carrying a camera that could show them at the top of the mountain and at least one researcher
would like to find it. Meanwhile, many more climbers have tried to climb the mountain. In fact,
by 2013, more than 3,500 people from over 20 countries had climbed to the top of the
mountain, some of them several times, including Apa Sherpa from Nepal, who has climbed it a
record 21 times. Unfortunately, not everyone survives the climb and the number of people who
have died on the mountain now exceeds 200, so there is no doubt it is dangerous. Because
attempting to climb Everest can cost as much as $50,000, some of the climbers are rich
adventurers who dont always have much climbing experience. Although some experienced
climbers are not happy with what we could call Everest tourism and have complained about
its dangers, it seems that more and more people want to experience the thrill of conquering
Everest. And believe it or not, the youngest person to have climbed Everest was a 13-year-old
American boy named Jordan Romero.
Task 2
Directions: You will hear information about a non-profit organisation and its founder twice.
Before you listen, you will have 1 minute to read questions 6-10. While listening for the first
time, you can look at the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the
whole text, you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B or C)
which you think fits best according to the text. Then you will hear the text again and you will
Biosphere Expeditions was founded back in 1999 by an ex-German-army parachutist,
Matthias Hammer. Matthias left the army and his country to study biology at university at St.
Andrews, Oxford and Cambridge in the UK. During that time he helped organise or organised
several student expeditions to places such as the Alps, the Amazon, Madagascar, and the Rocky
Mountains in the USA. After several trips, Matthias decided he would like to combine his
training as a biologist with some real, hands-on conservation work and one day someone
suggested that he organise conservation expeditions.
It took about a year to set up Biosphere Expeditions as a non-profit organisation in the
UK and another year to recruit the first expedition team. In 2001, he organised the first of the
organisations expeditions, which was to study wolves of the Carpathian mountains of Poland.
More expeditions were added and offices were opened in Germany in 2002, followed by France
in 2004 and North America in 2006. Then in 2007, a website was launched and since then
thousands of people have participated in expeditions and the organisation has been awarded
several prizes including the title of Best Volunteering Organisation and an Environment
Award from the German government.
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Biosphere Expeditions doesnt only organise expeditions for students or young people
but for people from all walks of life who want to help support and conserve the environment
that we all live in. Interested people can join volunteer holidays for anything from a weekend to
several months and at least 60% of the volunteers payment will go directly into a local wildlife
conservation project. Volunteers do not need to have any qualifications and work alongside
field scientists. The organisation believes firstly in safety and science but also in fun and
satisfaction, because its main belief is that you will work best when you are safe, well looked
after, well rested and having fun.
Task 3
Directions: You will hear a restaurant manager talking about solo customers twice. Before
you listen, you will have 2 minutes to read questions 11-15. While listening for the first time,
you can look at the questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole
text, you will have 3 minutes to answer the questions choosing the answer (A, B, C or D)
Thanks for coming, everyone. Ive called this meeting to talk about how we treat people
who eat with us alone. Its important to think about this, because were going to see more and
more single diners in the future because the number of single people in the world is growing.
Did you know that in some cities, including London, New York and Stockholm, most homes
have just one person living in them? A lot of those single people have a lot of money to spend
on themselves and not much time to cook. Ive read a lot of articles in the last couple of weeks
about how restaurants in cities with a lot of single people make people who are alone feel
comfortable, and Id like to hear your ideas, too, at the end of the meeting.
First of all, I want you to give people on their own an extra-warm welcome from now on.
These are people who have chosen to come here especially for our food, not to chat to a friend
or partner or to celebrate someones birthday, so we should value them particularly highly. I
want you to make an effort to chat to them in a way that makes them feel they are among
friends. Dont go asking them very personal questions, but at least talk about the food and any
events taking place in the city that day, for example. Of course, not everybody dining alone
wants to talk a lot, so you need to observe each individual before you decide whether its a
good idea to be chatty.
Now Id like to announce some changes Im making to the restaurant with single people
in mind. Im changing the layout quite a lot. Im going to create more seating space at the bar,
so that single customers dont have to sit at a table thats designed for two or four or more. We
dont want people to feel like theyre using up too much space. Also, sitting at the bar
encourages people to chat to strangers and the staff if they feel like it. Im also going to start
providing newspapers and magazines in the bar area for people who would like to read while
they eat. Lastly, Im going to create a whole new bar seating area from which the customers
will be able to see into the kitchen through a big open window, and I want the chefs to interact
with anyone who starts to watch them. Say what youre doing and why, and offer to let the
customers taste the food. In short, put on something of a show!
Im also thinking about adding to the menu an eight-course taster option. People would
get a small portion of eight of our most successful dishes. I hope this will appeal to those
people who are so interested in our food that they are happy to come here without company.
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ANSWER KEY
TEST ONE
PART ONE
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Task 1
1. D, 2. C, 3. B, 4. D, 5. A
Task 2
6. A, 7. B, 8. C, 9. A, 10. A
Task 3
11. A, 12. A, 13. C, 14. D, 15. B
PART TWO
READING COMPREHENSION
Task 1
16. C, 17. A, 18. A, 19. B, 20. C
Task 2
21. B, 22. C, 23. C, 24. A, 25. C
Task 3
26. A, 27. A, 28. D, 29. C, 30. B
PART THREE
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
31. D, 32. C, 33. C, 34. A, 35. A, 36. B, 37. C, 38. A, 39. A, 40. B, 41. B, 42. A, 43. A, 44. C,
45. C
Task 2
46. C, 47. A, 48. D, 49. A, 50. C, 51. A, 52. D, 53. C, 54. A, 55. A, 56. C, 57. A, 58. C, 59. B,
60. A
TEST TWO
PART ONE
Task 1
1. D, 2. C, 3. B, 4. B, 5. C
Task 2
6. A, 7. B, 8. A, 9. A, 10. C
Task 3
11. B, 12. C, 13. A, 14. A, 15. A
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PART TWO
Task 1
16. C, 17. B, 18. C, 19. A, 20. B
Task 2
21. C, 22. A, 23. D, 24. D, 25. B
Task 3
26. A, 27. B, 28. C, 29. A, 30. A
PART THREE
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
31. B, 32. C, 33. B, 34. A, 35. B, 36. D, 37. B, 38. A, 39. A, 40. A, 41. D, 42. C, 43. B, 44. C,
45. B
Task 2
46. A, 47. C, 48. C, 49. D, 50. C, 51. A, 52. A, 53. C, 54. B, 55. D, 56. B, 57. A, 58. D, 59. C,
60. D
TEST THREE
PART ONE
Task 1
1. D, 2. B, 3. B, 4. C, 5. A
Task 2
6. C, 7. B, 8. A, 9. C, 10. B
Task 3
11. B, 12. C, 13. C, 14. A, 15. A
PART TWO
Task 1
16. C, 17. A, 18. C, 19. A, 20. C
Task 2
21. D, 22. A, 23. A, 24. B, 25. C
Task 3
26. D, 27. D, 28. D, 29. A, 30. A
PART THREE
USE OF ENGLISH
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Task 1
31. B, 32. C, 33. C, 34. B, 35. C, 36. D, 37. B, 38. B, 39. D, 40. D, 41. B, 42. C, 43. A, 44. D,
45. B
Task 2
46. A, 47. A, 48. C, 49. C, 50. B, 51. C, 52. D, 53. B, 54. A, 55. D, 56. B, 57. A, 58. B, 59. C,
60. B
TEST FOUR
PART ONE
Task 1
1. A, 2. C, 3. B, 4. D, 5. C
Task 2
6. B, 7. A, 8. C, 9. B, 10. B
Task 3
11. B, 12. B, 13. C, 14. A, 15. A
PART TWO
Task 1
16. C, 17. B, 18. C, 19. C, 20. A
Task 2
21. D, 22. C, 23. B, 24. D, 25. C
Task 3
26. B, 27. A, 28. D, 29. A, 30. D
PART THREE
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
31. B, 32. C, 33. A, 34. D, 35. C, 36. C, 37. B, 38. C, 39. D, 40. C, 41. B, 42. C, 43. A, 44. B,
45. B
Task 2
46. C, 47. B, 48. C, 49. C, 50. B, 51. B, 52. D, 53. C, 54. D, 55. A, 56. A, 57. A, 58. B, 59. C,
60. D
TEST FIVE
PART ONE
Task 1
1. B, 2. C, 3. A, 4. C, 5. C
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Task 2
6. C, 7. B, 8. A, 9. B, 10. B
Task 3
11. C, 12. C, 13. B, 14. C, 15. B
PART TWO
Task 1
16. C, 17. A, 18. A, 19. A, 20. C
Task 2
21. A, 22. B, 23. A, 24. C, 25. C
Task 3
26. B, 27. D, 28. B, 29. A, 30. B
PART THREE
USE OF ENGLISH
Task 1
31. B, 32. C, 33. D, 34. B, 35. B, 36. A, 37. C, 38. A, 39. B, 40. B, 41. C, 42. C, 43. D, 44. D,
45. C
Task 2
46. C, 47. A, 48. D, 49. B, 50. C, 51. A, 52. C, 53. C, 54. B, 55. B, 56. B, 57. D, 58. C, 59. B,
60. C
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EXTRA PRACTICE
USE OF ENGLISH
Multiple Choice
Directions: Circle the letter of the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best each gap.
1. The doctor will write you a for the tablets; you can get them at any pharmacy.
A. description
B. prescription
C. inscription
D. transcription
2. They are planning to a small house on the outskirts of the city.
A. borrow
B. hire
C. rent
D. lend
3. I find it difficult to the difference between butter and margarine.
A. say
B. tell
C. speak
D. look
4. For some reason, the headmaster refused to make a at the graduation ceremony.
A. lecture
B. debate
C. talk
D. speech
5. I cant afford to buy this dress; it is far too for me.
A. precious
B. cheap
C. costly
D. valuable
6. All of Karens friends think that she has the most husband in the town.
A. beautiful
B. pretty
C. handsome
D. delightful
7. The bank is directly opposite the cinema you cant it.
A. lose
B. skip
C. miss
D. avoid
8. The car Im interested in is quite expensive, so Ive decided to pay for it in .
A. sections
B. deposits
C. portions
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D. instalments
9. The castle is only one of the numerous tourist in our town.
A. destinations
B. attractions
C. charms
D. beauties
10. Can you go to the market and buy a few of grapes for me, please?
A. piles
B. stacks
C. groups
D. bunches
11. Sarah was so in her homework that she didnt realise I had walked into the room.
A. absorbed
B. trapped
C. confused
D. occupied
12. Ben lost the in one of his eyes due to a motorcycle accident.
A. sight
B. seeing
C. view
D. looking
13. Having saved up for years, the couple bought the house they wanted.
A. barely
B. absolutely
C. totally
D. eventually
14. The winning marathon runner was congratulated on his by the other
competitors.
A. achievement
B. fulfilment
C. realisation
D. completion
15. This street looks very ; Im sure Ive been here before.
A. familiar
B. memorable
C. recognisable
D. well-known
16. There were a lot of chilli peppers in the dish so it tasted very .
A. creamy
B. greasy
C. salty
D. spicy
17. I havent eaten anything all day so Im right now.
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A. nibbling
B. biting
C. starving
D. munching
18. We must leave for the airport tomorrow morning so that we dont miss our
flight.
A. promptly
B. rapidly
C. fastly
D. lately
19. His favourite pastime is scuba diving as he loves the of being deep underwater.
A. cheer
B. delight
C. treat
D. thrill
20. The local council is trying to the beauty of our city by making it illegal to drop
litter in the streets.
A. save
B. defend
C. preserve
D. exhibit
21. Due to heavy snowfall the previous night, the rock concert was until the next day.
A. cancelled
B. postponed
C. delayed
D. stopped
22. Has it ever to you that people spend one third of their lives sleeping?
A. resembled
B. considered
C. concluded
D. occurred
23. As the couple were unable to have a baby, they decided to a little boy.
A. attain
B. adopt
C. gain
D. obtain
24. The novel is divided into twelve .
A. headings
B. indexes
C. versions
D. chapters
25. Alan decided to the lawn as the grass was getting very long.
A. mow
B. chop
C. crop
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D. rake
26. I found my new job through a(n) in the local newspaper.
A. advert
B. post
C. vacancy
D. application
27. Courage is an important for a fire fighter.
A. personality
B. character
C. mentality
D. quality
28. I broke my when I fell off my bike and now I cant write.
A. waist
B. wrist
C. ankle
D. torso
29. Try not to any coffee on the tablecloth as Ive just washed it.
A. throw
B. spill
C. pour
D. tip
30. The tourists stayed at an inexpensive youth in the centre of the city.
A. hostel
B. dwelling
C. inn
D. campsite
31. Lennys boss doesnt careless work; he demands perfection.
A. encourage
B. tolerate
C. persuade
D. promote
32. Jimmy goes to a school and only sees his parents during the holidays.
A. boarding
B. comprehensive
C. secondary
D. primary
33. The schools includes classes in woodwork, music and painting.
A. layout
B. programme
C. curriculum
D. material
34. Steve is to change jobs as he is quite happy in his current position.
A. willing
B. carefree
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C. reluctant
D. longing
35. There werent many people on the train; in fact, I had a whole to myself.
A. carriage
B. locomotive
C. wagon
D. cart
36. As she was walking into the room, she suddenly felt , lost her balance and fell.
A. sleepy
B. pale
C. dizzy
D. drowsy
37. Due to the lack of rain in recent weeks, there is a serious of water.
A. drought
B. rarity
C. shortage
D. famine
38. I always find that vegetable soup tastes better if you add a of garlic.
A. bunch
B. clove
C. pod
D. handful
39. George is taking self-defence classes in order to his self-esteem.
A. enlarge
B. boost
C. strengthen
D. advance
40. My father went in his 20s, but he never felt embarrassed about losing his hair.
A. dimpled
B. freckled
C. plump
D. bald
41. I got the for this dish from the wife of my distributor in Bulgaria.
A. recipe
B. receipt
C. prescription
D. description
42. You have to take responsibility for the of your actions.
A. products
B. consequences
C. ends
D. scores
43. Due to the recession, the company heavy losses in the coming years.
A. watches
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B. sees
C. views
D. faces
44. These days, most scientists work in rather than individually.
A. staff
B. squads
C. crews
D. teams
45. Michael was 16 years old when he his dream of becoming a professional
footballer.
A. realised
B. understood
C. comprehended
D. completed
46. Philip was having a long discussion with his teacher while the of the class was
waiting for the bell to ring.
A. remaining
B. remains
C. reminder
D. rest
47. My assistant is so that I often leave her in charge of the office when I am away.
A. reliable
B. consistent
C. cautious
D. irresponsible
48. Fred was so that he ate all the biscuits without thinking of anyone else.
A. centred
B. bossy
C. greedy
D. moody
49. The taxi driver put our bags in the before driving us to the airport.
A. brake
B. clutch
C. engine
D. boot
50. Judging by his poor marks, it is that he will need to repeat the school year.
A. evident
B. sure
C. fact
D. reality
Word Formation
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Directions: Form new words from the words in bold to fill in the gaps.
1. Joannas parents must be wealthy because they live in such an affluent ....................................
. NEIGHBOUR
2. We faced some .................................... situations on our adventure. DESPAIR
3. If the time is .................................... for you, we can arrange the meeting for another day.
CONVENIENT
4. This supermarket has an excellent .................................... of fruit and vegetables. SELECT
5. It is a .................................... that you take driving lessons before you get your licence.
REQUIRE
6. The hotel gave us .................................... chocolates and coffee in our room.
COMPLIMENT
7. It was a very .................................... wedding and everyone cried when the bride and the
groom exchanged their vows. EMOTION
8. Working with ill people is a very .................................... career. REWARD
9. It is still difficult to predict the weather with 100% .................................... . ACCURATE
10. He is a very .................................... politician and the prime minister often turns to him for
advice. INFLUENCE
11. In most private hospitals patients receive the best .................................... available. TREAT
12. There was a great deal of .................................... in the building, which caused a lot of
damage to the walls. HUMID
13. The .................................... of labour in most households is still rather unequal. DIVIDE
14. Jack has suffered from a number of physical .................................... since his accident.
ABLE
15. I am writing in .................................... to an article you published in last months Spectator.
RESPOND
16. When my children go to bed, I unplug the phone so that they can
sleep .................................... . PEACE
17. Greg and Fiona were both .................................... from the race for cheating. QUALIFY
18. I prefer reading .................................... to prose because I find it more enjoyable. POET
19. Sarah has the .................................... of organising company meetings. RESPONSIBLE
20. True .................................... is a treasure that we can share with others. FRIEND
21. The .................................... of all the files will take a long time, so you will have to wait for
at least two weeks for an answer. EXAMINE
22. Dogs that dont get enough exercise may start to show .................................... behaviour.
DESTROY
23. Have you ever been to the new .................................... round the corner? BAKE
24. The actor stumbled over his lines at the beginning but on the whole it was
a .................................... performance. SPECTACLE
25. My neighbour is a(n) .................................... man who grumbles all the time. FRIEND
26. The .................................... of crops is one of the most important ways to keep the soil
fertile. ROTATE
27. Samanthas almost emotionless .................................... to the bad news surprised everyone
in the family. ACT
28. This .................................... ancient relic has never been shown to the public. MYSTERY
29. In .................................... areas the water supply may be of very low quality. INDUSTRY
30. She feels great .................................... when she considers what good people her children
are. PROUD
31. It is one of the most difficult .................................... in the novel. PASS
32. The colour of my daughters eyes .................................... me of fields of barley in the
spring. MIND
33. A golden wedding anniversary is a .................................... of 50 years of marriage.
CELEBRATE
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34. Tom would like to be a .................................... when he is older. RESEARCH

35. To become a receptionist, you need to be .................................... and friendly.
CONFIDENCE
36. Doctors should be expected to do their job properly even if they are .................................... .
PAY
37. If we have the picture ...................................., we will be able to see the registration number.
LARGE
38. In most shops, all .................................... must be paid for. BREAK
39. The .................................... is that I do not love you any more. TRUE
40. Steve answered too many questions .................................... to pass the test. CORRECT
41. Helen believes that one day she will find the explanations of every ....................................
mystery in the world. SOLVE
42. Contrary to my friends recommendation, I found the books
absolutely .................................... . INTEREST
43. Elbowing my way through .................................... streets is what I hate about living in large
cities. CROWD
44. He was allowed to see .................................... information because of his position in the
government. CONFIDE
45. He got a prize and a .................................... when he won the competition. CERTIFY
46. I seriously doubt the .................................... of herbal medicine. EFFECT
47. The prisoners were .................................... beaten and made to beg for their lives. MERCY
48. Aladdin looked in .................................... at the genie. AMAZE
49. There has been a new .................................... in the search for life on other planets.
DEVELOP
50. This method will .................................... your success in learning English. SURE
Sentence Completion
Directions: Circle the letter of the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best each gap.
1. It is boiling hot in here. I on the air conditioning.
A. am turning
B. turn
C. am going to turn
D. will turn
2. Lets have some tea before we continue working on the report, ?
A. will we
B. shall we
C. do we
D. dont we
3. Youre soaking wet. What ?
A. have you done
B. have you been doing
C. did you do
D. had you done
4. Joseph tried to enter his wifes office, but the door .
A. would not open
B. did not opened
C. was not open
D. will not open
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5. There is very meat left. Can you buy some from the supermarket?
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
6. A: a wonderful office you work in, Steve!
B: Thanks a lot. We are planning to buy it at the end of the year.
A. It
B. There
C. What
D. How
7. A: Why is she upset?
B: Im not sure. it be because she cant afford to go on holiday?
A. Should
B. Could
C. May
D. Must
8. There are eggs in the fridge. You neednt buy any for the time being.
A. plenty
B. several
C. hardly any
D. a lot
9. A: Is it worth so much money on a second-hand car?
B: Well, more or less, it depends on the car.
A. to spend
B. spending
C. to have spent
D. spend
10. He said that he us the secret if we promised not to share it with anyone else.
A. would have told
B. will have been told
C. will tell
D. would tell
11. A: Your bedroom is upside down again. Are those trainers under the bed yours?
B: No, .
A. those are
B. those arent
C. they are
D. they arent
12. A: I am sure that you the car here or else you will get a ticket.
B: Do you know if there is a car park nearby?
A. mustnt to park
B. mustnt park
C. cant parking
D. dont have to parking
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13. Megan cant see you now as she to a client. Can I take a message for her?
A. is talking
B. is being talked
C. has been talking
D. was talking
14. A: She about the promotion before she came to the office yesterday.
B: Lets hope this time shell be pleased with her salary.
A. had told
B. had been told
C. was being told
D. told
15. If we ourselves, our parents will buy us a computer for Christmas.
A. behave
B. behaved
C. had behaved
D. will behave
16. I prefer near the beach to being in the city when I go on holiday.
A. staying
B. stayed
C. stay
D. to stay
17. I think that scuba diving is not as bungee jumping or snowboarding.
A. half as exciting
B. more exciting
C. as more exciting
D. more exciting than
18. Tired they were, they unpacked the luggage and washed their clothes.
A. though
B. although
C. no matter
D. as if
19. Samantha is beautiful and intelligent, but I am in love with another girl.
A. a lot of
B. many
C. much
D. very
20. a well-paid job seems to be a lot more difficult nowadays.
A. Find
B. Finding
C. To be found
D. Having found
21. On my way home, I met our Biology teacher and told her in my project on time.
A. that I would hand
B. handing
C. to hand
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D. me to hand
22. Ron is a person and whenever he can, he puts some money aside for a rainy day.
A. lot of sensible
B. sensibly
C. more sensible
D. sensible
23. As soon as I get my salary, I a dishwasher.
A. buy
B. will buy
C. would buy
D. would have bought
24. A: I was wondering whether I could borrow your power drill for a day or two.
B: do you need it for?
A. Why
B. How
C. What
D. Which
25. The most annoying thing about my best friend is that he me early in the morning.
A. has always phoned
B. is always phoning
C. has always been phoning
D. will always phone
26. I do not have to talk with you right now. Is it OK if I call you later?
A. time enough
B. little time
C. very time
D. enough time
27. Ann insists to her place earlier so as to help her with the preparations for the
party.
A. on my going
B. on me to go
C. that my should go
D. me to go
28. A: I cant find my wallet anywhere.
B: I remember it on your desk an hour ago. Someone must have stolen it.
A. to see
B. seeing
C. to have seen
D. having seeing
29. In my opinion, Russian is one of languages to learn.
A. a most difficult
B. the difficult
C. the more difficult
D. the most difficult
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30. A: The college offers in business administration and management.

B: Well, I dont think that this is the college for you.
A. threes-week course
B. three-weeks course
C. three-week courses
D. three-week course
31. Nick isnt coming to the theatre, as he needs to look after his brother.
A. younger
B. more younger
C. the most young
D. the youngest
32. Our teachers are very strict and never let us the classroom before the bell rings.
A. to leave
B. leave
C. leaving
D. to leaving
33. Now that autumn is here, the days shorter and shorter.
A. get
B. have got
C. are getting
D. is getting
34. He is a very greedy person and thinks money the most important thing in the
world.
A. are
B. is
C. has
D. have
35. Bill often borrows money from his friends, but he tends it back.
A. to not pay
B. not to pay
C. not paying
D. paying not
36. Some students love Mr Logan while just cant stand him.
A. another
B. the other
C. others
D. the others
37. I regret you that you have not been admitted to the university.
A. informing
B. having informed
C. to have informed
D. to inform
38. If I in your shoes, I would not drink so much coffee.
A. am
B. would be
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C. be
D. were
39. Who brought you this bunch of tulips? They smell really .
A. nice
B. nicely
C. nicer
D. nicest
40. Three months long enough for them to redecorate our house.
A. are
B. is
C. will to be
D. were
41. A: Tonia has a very serious problem and really needs advice.
B: Tell her to call me as soon as she gets up.
A. an
B. piece of
C. some
D. a few
42. A: The government is planning to give extra money to for Easter.
B: I am sure my grandparents will be happy to hear that.
A. elderly
B. an elderly
C. the elderly
D. elder
43. Editing, is a tiring job, requires lots of concentration so I need an office of my
own.
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. that it
44. The reason why you cant sleep at night is because you drink far too coffee
during the day.
A. many
B. more
C. much
D. lot
45. After much consideration, they decided that she was the person for the job.
A. better and better
B. best
C. more better
D. best and best
46. All the students failed the exam because of them had studied hard enough.
A. each
B. both
C. none
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D. neither
47. Be careful when you are using that sharp knife cut yourself.
A. so that
B. so as not to
C. in order to not
D. as to not
48. studying all night, Elena failed the test. Now she will have to re-sit it in
September.
A. Whereas
B. In spite
C. Although
D. Despite
49. She did not go out until after she the cooking and ironed the clothes.
A. has done
B. had done
C. was doing
D. had been doing
50. A: When is your appointment at the hairdressers?
B: Im at 4 on Wednesday afternoon.
A. going to be my hair cut
B. have my hair cut
C. getting my hair cut
D. get my hair cut
51. Take your jacket with you as it get a bit cold in the evening.
A. can
B. might
C. must
D. ought to
52. Marks coach was quite with the way he played yesterday.
A. disappointing
B. disappoints
C. disappointed
D. being disappointed
53. Victor has just told me that he wont go out tonight unless it raining.
A. doesnt stop
B. stops
C. will stop
D. wont stop
54. A: Has your daughter ever lived on her own before?
B: No, she hasnt, but I can see she it.
A. is getting used to
B. used to
C. is being used to
D. got used to
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55. Sunny Beach, , is said to be one the most expensive resorts in Bulgaria.
A. why we spent our holidays
B. when we spent our holidays
C. where we spent our holidays
D. which we spent our holidays
56. Were planning to go skiing in Alps in the winter. Would you like to come with
us?
A.
B. the
C. an
D some
57. A: There is a stain on my new jacket. Someone it!
B: Dont worry. I will wash it for you.
A. was wearing
B. has been wearing
C. wore
D. had been wearing
58. A: It is essential that she attention in class.
B: I know, but the thing is that she has always been very absent-minded.
A. pay
B. will pay
C. paid
D. was paid
59. She worry about her final exam in English. I am convinced that she will pass it.
A. mustnt
B. cant
C. dont have to
D. neednt
60. She shares her problems with her parents, who always give her the best advice.
A. all
B. every
C. each
D. both
61. My aunt told us that we were crazy for to the beach on a rainy day.
A. going
B. we went
C. did we go
D. we had gone
62. he earns a lot of money, he cant afford to buy a new house.
A. However
B. Although
C. In spite of
D. Despite
63. There are plenty of homemade biscuits. Would you like ?
A. some
B. any
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C. a little
D. few
64. tell Rose about the accident right now; shes having an interview in an hour.
A. Cant
B. Wont
C. Dont
D. You not
65. The directions Andrew gave us the other day turned out to be wrong.
A. rather
B. very
C. quite
D. absolutely
66. I to him when Janet entered the office and told him his wife had given birth.
A. talked
B. was talking
C. had been talking
D. would be talking
67. It George you saw an hour ago because he went abroad this morning.
A. should have been
B. cant have been
C. mustnt have been
D. might have been
68. Jack admitted using my computer but he denies any emails from my account.
A. to have sent
B. having sent
C. to send
D. to having sent
69. Connor needs a wallet in which his pocket money.
A. he keeps
B. to keep
C. for keeping
D. keeping
70. The director called Ann and suggested part in the competition next week.
A. her to take
B. she is taking
C. her taking
D. that she take
71. When I was a kid, Dad made me my aunts and uncles as Maam and Sir.
A. address
B. to address
C. addressing
D. to be addressed
72. her homework, Judy went out for a walk in the park.
A. After to do
B. To have done
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C. Having doing
D. Having done
73. Nick thinks the meeting again as Jessica and Dave will not be at work.
A. will postpone
B. will be postponed
C. will be postponing
D. will be postpone
74. A: Why didnt you join us last night?
B: Mike was tired when he got home since he hard all day.
A. was working
B. worked
C. had been working
D. has worked
75. My mother objected on the climbing trip, as she felt it could be dangerous.
A. to my going
B. to go
C. that I go
D. to me go
Sentence Transformations
Directions: Complete the second sentence so that it is similar in meaning to the first one.
1. She has never been to the dentists before.
It is ..................................................................................................................................................
2. I have arranged to see the doctor this afternoon.
I am .................................................................................................................................................
3. It is not one of Sues habits to do the ironing.
Sue is not ........................................................................................................................................
4. The last time I saw Mark was two months ago.
I .......................................................................................................................................................
5. Sarah is not in the mood to celebrate her birthday.
Sarah doesnt ..................................................................................................................................
6. We didnt find any of the dishes appealing.
None ...............................................................................................................................................
7. He would rather play computer games than read comics.
He prefers .......................................................................................................................................
8. Actually, the test was easier than I thought it would be.
Actually, the test wasnt ................................................................................................................
9. In Australia, it is absolutely forbidden to drive on the right hand side of the road.
In Australia, you .............................................................................................................................
10. Its useless trying to change his mind. Hes too stubborn.
Theres ............................................................................................................................................
11. A team from France won the football tournament
The football tournament .................................................................................................................
12. Mrs Mann is believed to be the kindest teacher in the school.
It ......................................................................................................................................................
13. How much does the bag cost? I asked the shop assistant.
I asked the shop assistant ................................................................................................................
14. She wont forgive Tom under any circumstances.
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Under no .........................................................................................................................................
15. It is a pity you did not come to the Bahamas with us.
I wish ..............................................................................................................................................
16. It doesnt bother me if you stay here.
I dont .............................................................................................................................................
17. Mark spent four hours fixing the door.
It ......................................................................................................................................................
18. Gary has already washed the car.
The car ............................................................................................................................................
19. You should have told me beforehand.
It would have ..................................................................................................................................
20. Membership of the club is completely free.
It costs .............................................................................................................................................
21. Toms parents always let him watch the late film.
Tom is .............................................................................................................................................
22. Simons bike is being repaired.
Simon is ..........................................................................................................................................
23. I cant work faster than this.
This is .............................................................................................................................................
24. Ben is not as tall as Edward.
Edward ............................................................................................................................................
25. I am sure that he is working out at the moment.
He ...................................................................................................................................................
26. Youll have no difficulty adjusting to the new environment.
Youll find it ...................................................................................................................................
27. They have already sent the first monthly cheque for their payment.
The first monthly cheque ................................................................................................................
28. Wed better hurry up or well miss our flight.
If .....................................................................................................................................................
29. As he gets older, he gets more intolerant.
The ..................................................................................................................................................
30. You can use the car if you promise to drive slowly.
You can use the car as ....................................................................................................................
31. You need to have your shoes polished.
Your shoes ......................................................................................................................................
32. Would you like me to drive you to the airport?
Shall ................................................................................................................................................
33. Neither my husband nor my son likes cheese.
Both ................................................................................................................................................
34. Besides being generous, she is also fair.
Not ..................................................................................................................................................
35. The judge finished the hearing before the witness arrived.
When the witness arrived, the judge ...............................................................................................
36. It was wrong of you not to congratulate Maria.
You .................................................................................................................................................
37. It was cold, but he didnt let the dogs into the house.
In .....................................................................................................................................................
38. I dont have many reference books at home, which is a pity.
I wish ..............................................................................................................................................
39. He doesnt go out as often as he did before.
He used ...........................................................................................................................................
40. Maggie last contacted me when she went to Spain.
I havent heard.................................................................................................................................
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41. They sell thousands of pounds of meat every day.

Thousands .......................................................................................................................................
42. Do you think this digital camera is as good as Lukes?
Do you think Lukes digital camera ...............................................................................................
43. Mary and John didnt want to join the party.
Neither Mary ..................................................................................................................................
44. The vegetables were so hot that Helen couldnt eat them.
The vegetables werent ...................................................................................................................
45. No one in his class is as tall as Robert.
Robert .............................................................................................................................................
46. When did you first meet her?
How long is .....................................................................................................................................
47. Helen rarely goes to the theatre.
Only rarely ......................................................................................................................................
48. Everybody says that Martha is preparing sketches for a new painting.
Martha is .........................................................................................................................................
49. Road works will continue until September.
Road works will have .....................................................................................................................
50. Dont forget to buy something to eat as you may have guests.
Dont forget to buy something to eat in ..........................................................................................
51. There are very few poets nowadays more sensitive than Karen Steadman.
Karen Steadman is the.....................................................................................................................
52. Its too bad you didnt make it to the party.
What ...............................................................................................................................................
53. I am not good at Chemistry, which is why I did not pass the exam.
If I ...................................................................................................................................................
54. You ought to have had your eyes tested a long time ago.
It is high time ..................................................................................................................................
55. Our manager will probably be promoted again soon.
It is .................................................................................................................................................
56. My neighbour began to learn martial arts five years ago.
My neighbour .................................................................................................................................
57. A French author wrote the book.
The book .........................................................................................................................................
58. It is Freds duty to set the alarm at night.
Fred is responsible .........................................................................................................................
59. We couldnt go diving because the weather was stormy.
The weather wasnt .........................................................................................................................
60. Tanya went to Portugal and she is still there.
Tanya has ........................................................................................................................................
61. As we grow older, we are likely to develop arthritis.
The older .........................................................................................................................................
62. I wish I had painted my room blue, not red.
I would ............................................................................................................................................
63. The police made the protesters leave the building.
The protesters .................................................................................................................................
64. My son doesnt spend much time at home so his dog will soon forget him.
My son spends ................................................................................................................................
65. We hired a plumber to install a new dishwasher.
We had ............................................................................................................................................
66. Most of the students couldnt solve the equation.
The solution ....................................................................................................................................
67. It wasnt necessary for you to wait up for me.
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You .................................................................................................................................................
68. I do not think it is a good idea for you to keep so much money in your pocket.
If I ...................................................................................................................................................
69. The town council will discuss the problem of traffic congestion in next weeks meeting.
The problem of traffic congestion .................................................................................................
70. She had never been to a circus before.
It ......................................................................................................................................................
71. She is better at windsurfing than me.
I cant ..............................................................................................................................................
72. Ive never seen a more interesting film than this.
This is the .......................................................................................................................................
73. Ill be back soon, said Jason.
Jason ...............................................................................................................................................
74. Perhaps Thomas went for an interview this morning in the city.
Thomas may ...................................................................................................................................
75. Kate cant play the piano but she is keen that her daughter should.
Despite ............................................................................................................................................
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EXTRA PRACTICE
KEY
Multiple Choice
1. B, 2. C, 3. B, 4. D, 5. C, 6. C, 7. C, 8. D, 9. B, 10. D, 11. A, 12. A, 13. D, 14. A, 15. A, 16. D,
17. C, 18. A, 19. D, 20. C, 21. B, 22. D, 23. B, 24. D, 25. A, 26. A, 27. D, 28. B, 29. B, 30. A,
31. B, 32. A, 33. C, 34. C, 35. A, 36. C, 37. C, 38. B, 39. B, 40. D, 41. A, 42. B, 43. D, 44. D,
45. A, 46. D, 47. A, 48. C, 49. D, 50. A
Word Formation
1. neighbourhood, 2. desperate, 3. inconvenient, 4. selection, 5. requirement, 6. complimentary,
7. emotional, 8. rewarding, 9. accuracy, 10. influential, 11. treatment, 12. humidity, 13. division,
14. disabilities, 15. response, 16. peacefully, 17. disqualified, 18. poetry, 19. responsibility, 20.
friendship, 21. examination, 22. destructive, 23. bakery, 24. spectacular, 25. unfriendly, 26.
rotation, 27. reaction, 28. mysterious, 29. industrial, 30. pride, 31. passages, 32. reminds, 33.
celebration, 34. researcher, 35. confident, 36. underpaid, 37. enlarged, 38. breakages, 39. truth,
40. incorrectly, 41. unsolved, 42. uninteresting, 43. crowded, 44. confidential, 45. certificate,
46. effectiveness, 47. unmercifully/mercilessly, 48. amazement, 49. development, 50. ensure
Sentence Completion
1. D, 2. B, 3. B, 4. A, 5. C, 6. C, 7. B, 8. B, 9. B, 10. D, 11. D, 12. B, 13. A, 14. B, 15. A, 16. A,
17. A, 18. A, 19. D, 20. B, 21. A, 22. D, 23. B, 24. C, 25. B, 26. D, 27. A, 28. B, 29. D, 30. C,
31. A, 32. B, 33. C, 34. B, 35. B, 36. C, 37. D, 38. D, 39. A, 40. B, 41. C, 42. C, 43. A, 44. C,
45. B, 46. C, 47. B, 48. D, 49. B, 50. C, 51. B, 52. C, 53. B, 54. A, 55. C, 56. B, 57. B, 58. A,
59. D, 60. D, 61. A, 62. B, 63. A, 64. C, 65. D, 66. B, 67. B, 68. B, 69. B, 70. D, 71. A, 72. D,
73. B, 74. C, 75. A
Sentence Transformations
1. the first time (that) she has been to the dentists
2. seeing the doctor this afternoon
3. used to doing the ironing
4. havent seen Mark for two months
5. feel like celebrating her birthday
6. of the dishes appealed to us
7. playing computer games to reading comics
8. as difficult as I thought it would be
9. must drive on the left hand side of the road/mustnt drive on the right hand side of the
road
10. no point (in)/use trying to change his mind. Hes too stubborn.
11. was won by a team from France
12. is believed that Mrs Mann is the kindest teacher in the school
13. how much the bag cost
14. circumstances will she forgive Tom
15. you had come to the Bahamas with us
16. mind if you stay here/you staying here/your staying here
17. took Mark four hours to fix the door
18. has already been washed by Gary
19. been better if you had told me beforehand
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20. nothing to be a member of the club/to join the club

21. always allowed to watch the late film by his parents
22. is having his bike repaired
23. the fastest I can work
24. is taller than Ben
25. must be working out at the moment
26. easy to adjust to the new environment
27. for their payment has already been sent (by them)
28. we dont hurry up, well miss our flight
29. older he gets, the more intolerant he gets
30. long as you promise to drive slowly
31. need polishing/need to be polished
32. I drive you to the airport
33. my husband and my son dislike cheese
34. only is she generous, but she is also fair
35. had already finished the hearing
36. should have congratulated Maria
37. spite of the cold, he didnt let the dogs into the house
38. I had more reference books at home
39. to go out a lot more/more often than he does now
40. from Maggie since she went to Spain
41. of pounds of meat are sold every day
42. is as good as than this one
43. nor John wanted to join the party
44. cold enough for Helen to eat
45. is the tallest boy in his class
46. it since you first met her
47. does Helen go to the theatre
48. said to be preparing sketches for a new painting
49. been completed/finished by September
50. case you have guests
51. most sensitive poet nowadays
52. a pity/shame you didnt make it to the party
53. were good at Chemistry, I would have passed the exam
54. you had your eyes tested
55. probable/likely that our manager will be promoted again soon
56. has been learning martial arts for five years
57. was written by a French author
58. for setting the alarm at night
59. good enough (for us) to go diving
60. gone to Portugal
61. we grow, the more likely we are to develop arthritis
62. rather have painted my room blue, not red
63. were made to leave the building
64. so little time at home that his dog will soon forget him
65. a new dishwasher installed by a plumber/a plumber install a new dishwasher
66. to the equation was too difficult for most of the students to find
67. neednt have waited up for me
68. were you, I would not keep so much money in my pocket
69. will be discussed by the town council in next weeks meeting
70. was the first time (that) she had ever been to a circus
71. windsurf as/so well as her
72. most interesting film Ive ever seen
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73. said (that) he would be back soon

74. have gone for an interview this morning in the city
75. not being able to play the piano (herself), Kate is keen that her daughter should
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