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PART 1: SPEAKING
SECTION 1: PERSONAL INTRODUCTION
Read the prompt below. In 25 seconds, you must reply in your own words, as naturally
and clearly as possible. You have 30 seconds to record your response. Your response will
be sent together with your score report to the institutions selected by you.

Please introduce yourself. For example, you could talk about one or more of
the following:

Your interests
Your plans for future study
Why you want to study abroad
Why you need to learn English
Why you chose this test

SECTION 2: READ ALOUD

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and
clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.

(Allow 40 seconds for each separate text.)

A. Summerhill School was regarded with considerable suspicion by the educational

establishment. Lessons were optional for pupils at the school and the government of
the school was carried out by a School Council, of which all the pupils and staff were
members, with everyone having equal voting rights.

SECTION2: REPEAT SENTENCE

You will hear some sentences. Please repeat each sentence exactly as you hear it. You
will hear each sentence only once.

SECTION 2: RE-TELL LECTURE

You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, in 10 second, please speak into the
microphone and retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words. You
will have 40 seconds to give your response.

Play recording 2 to listening to the lecture.

SECTION 2: ANSWER SHORT QUESTION

You will hear some questions. Please give a simple and short answer to each one. Often
just one or a few words is enough.

Play the CD to listen to the recording that goes with this item.
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SECTION 2: DESCRIBE IMAGE

A. Look at the graph below. Describe in detail what the graph is showing. You will have
40 seconds to give your response.

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PART 2: READING
MULTIPLE-CHOICE, CHOOSE SINGLE ANSWER
1. Read the text and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct
response. Only one response is correct.

It is a curious tradition that the clock on the tower of Christ Church Cathedral in
Oxford is always five minutes later than standard British time. The explanation for
this lies in the conservative nature of the Cathedrals clergy. It was only when the
railways arrived in the middle of the nineteenth century that it became important for
clocks throughout the country to be synchronised, however difficult this might be.
When the Cathedral was asked to come into line, the clergy discussed the request
but decided that this was an idea that needed to prove its worth before being
adopted.

Why does Christ Church Cathedral clock give a different time from other
British Churches?
A. Oxford likes to be different from other places.
B. It was initially a protest against the coming of the railway.
C. Cathedral staff were reluctant to act too quickly.
D. It was very difficult to alter the time on the clock.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE, CHOOSE MULTIPLE ANSWERS

1. Read the text and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. More
than one response in correct

Much has been written on the wooden sculptures of West Africa, especially Nigeria,
which was pre-eminent in the art, for unlike other crafts, wood-carving has long been
acknowledged in the West as an art form. Yet, compared with stone or bronze, wood
is not a very durable material in tropical conditions and the oldest carvings in Nigeria
are probably no more than two hundred and fifty years old. Many of the earliest, may
be the finest of the wood carvings may also have been destroyed by termites. When
one is attacked in this way, no attempt is made to preserve it; a new one is made to
replace it, for the creativity of making it is valued above the object peruse. The finest
sculptures were made for religious or ceremonial purposes, and the art of creation
was itself a religious act.

What has led to there being no very old wood carving in West Africa?
A. The nature of the climate there
B. Western collectors desire for such carvings
C. The fact that other materials were used previously
D. Destruction of the carvings because of religion
E. Problems caused by insects

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RE-ORDER PARAGRAPHS
1. The paragraphs have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order.

A. In the 1960s, the greatest obstacle for those who wanted to organize women
was said to be womens conviction that they were actually inferior to men.
B. This acceptance that men were the superior gender had not developed by
chance.
C. It had been the view that had been socialized into them from the moment of
their birth.
D. This will become clear if you look at any girls magazine or popular film of the
period.
E. There you will see how women are consistently portrayed as weak and in need of
male protection.

READING: FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. In the text below some words are missing. Choose the correct word to fill each blank
from the box below. There are more words than you need to complete the exercise.

There are two basic branches of the science of astronomy: observational and theoretical.
Observational astronomy, as the name suggests, is concerned with observing the
Q1________________ and then analysing the observations, using the Q2 ________________
of physics. Theoretical astronomy focuses more on developing computer or analytical
models to Q3________________ astronomical phenomena. The two Q4 ________________
complement each other, with observational astronomers attempting to Q5
________________ theoretical results, and theoreticians aiming to explain what has been
observed

READING AND WRITING: FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Below is a text with blanks, select the appropriate answer choice for each blank.

Excavations have recently been carried out on an interesting Mayan house in Central
America. The house dates Q1 ________________ the 9th century and it has turned out
to be of great interest to archaeologists. Q2 ________________ is particularly
remarkable about the house is that its walls are covered with tables Q3
________________ detailed astronomical calculations. These tables suggest that Mayan
society had considerable understanding of astronomy at a much earlier time Q4
________________ was previously thought to be the case. The tables focus on lunar
cycles. This was important to the Mayans because they believed that there were six
different gods of the moon, Q5 ________________ of which would take his turn to be in
charge of the cycle at any given time.
1. From to of by
2. Which where what why
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3. Showing showed shown show
4. There that then than
5. every, most each all

PART 3: WRITING
SECTION 3: SUMMARIZE WRITTEN TEXT
PRACTICE EXERCISE 1
Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence. You have 10 minutes to
finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how
well your response presents the key points in the passage.
How do we measure efficiency? To economists-or to a certain type of economist- it is
simply a question of profitability, even when it concerns what most people consider a
social provision such as public transport. What is lost when railway lines and bus routes
to small, out-of-the-way communities are cut in the name of efficiency? After all, if a line
or a route is only used occasionally by a few people, it would be much cheaper to rip up
the lines and let everyone use their cars.
For many governments, the way to turn inefficient national services into profitable
businesses has been to sell off these services- and their responsibilities- to private
enterprises. Cost, in terms of profit and loss, is of course an important factor, but other
factors need to be considered when dealing with the livelihoods of whole communities,
however small. Among these are the social, environmental, human and cultural costs
incurred by cutting off more remote communities from greater opportunities, including
economic activities that benefit society as a whole.
Taking away such links- the usual result of privatization- may well lead to economic
benefits in the short term, but, as the last twenty to thirty years have shown, also leads
to long-term social and cultural damage. Of course, no business with its eye on profits is
going to waste money supporting underused services. Only large collective bodies
such as national and local governments can do that. These services are, after all, social
provision, not businesses.
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WRITE ESSAY
PRACTICE EXERCISE 1

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You have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise and essay about the topic below. Your
response will be judged on how well you develop a position, organize your ideas, present
supporting details, and control the elements of standard written English. You should
write 200-300 words.

When computers first appeared on the scene, it was thought they would make us more
productive in providing goods and services, smarter and possibly happier. Sceptics claim
that the opposite is true as computers have proved disappointing in terms of
productivity, and have made us less happy and more stupid because information is not
knowledge.
Which of these points of views do you agree with most? Support your argument with
reasons and/or examples from your own experience and observations.

PART 3: LISTENING
SECTION 1: SUMMARIZE SPOKEN TEXT
A. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not
present at the lecture. You should write 50-70 words.
You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality
of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in
the lecture.
Play the CD to listen to the recording that goes with this item.
......

SECTION 2: MULTIPLE-CHOICE, CHOOSE MULTIPLE

ANSWERS
1. Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct
responses. You will need to select more than one response.

Which of the following are mentioned as influence on the English landscape

garden?

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A. The poet alexander pope
B. The romantic movement
C. A persons political affiliations
D. Italian classical painting.
E. Garden from classical Greece and Rome.

SECTION 2: FILL IN THE BLANKS

A. You will hear a recording. Write the missing words in each blank.

Almost everyone has heard of the London stock exchange, but Q1 ________________
few know anything about the London metal and commodity exchanges- yet these
markets have a greater Q2 _________________ on world economies because they set
global prices for some of the essential raw materials for industry and food Q3
________________ . The LME provides three basic services to the worlds non-ferrous
metal trade. First, it is a market where large or small Q4 ________________ of metal of
a guaranteed minimum standard can be bought and sold on specific trading days.
Second, it acts as a barometer of world metal prices. And third, it is a hedging
medium: that is, it can help traders get some protection from price fluctuations that
occur for economic, political or Q5 ________________ reasons.

Play the CD to listen to the recording that goes with this item.

SECTION 2: HIGHLIGHT CORRECT SUMMARY

1. You will hear a recording. Choose the paragraph the best relates to the recording.

A. The speaker tells us that clichs are the enemy of literature and art. They are
words, phrases and Images that have become stake through overuse and
therefore have new to say to us. They are an enemy to clear and original
thinking, although they are sometimes useful in advertising to get a simple
message across.

B. While clichs in writing reveal lazy thinking and are to be avoided at all costs, in
the graphics arts they become essential, helping to get the message across
quickly, clearly and with emotional force. This is especially true of advertising
and propaganda where the impact must be immediate.

C. Clichs are worn out, overused and over-familiar phrases, and the etymology of
the word helps to explain this. Originally, a child or stereotype was a printers
term for a pre-set block of type with phrases used frequently in the newspapers.
The word has since adopted a negative meaning and careful writers avoid them
where they can.

SECTION 2: MULTIPLE-CHOICE, CHOOSE SINGLE ANSWER

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A. Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting eh
correct response only one response is correct.

What made the speaker take up geology as a profession?

1. The fact that he can travel to interesting places.
2. Because he sees geologists as detectives.
3. His childhood interest in fossils.
4. He regards building a picture of an unknown country as exciting work.

SECTION 2: SELECT MISSING WORD

A. You will hear a recording about the brain. At the end of the recording the last word or
group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete
the recording.

1. ignored people speaking

2. participated in conversations
3. understood spoken language
4. understood foreign languages
5. used language

SECTION 2: HIGHLIGHT INCORRECT WORDS

A. You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in
the transcription differ from what the speaker(s) said. Please click on the words that
are different.

When the European Economic Community was established in 1957, its aim was, in
broad terms, to move towards closer political and economic co-operation. Today, the
much bigger European Union has a far-reaching importance on many aspects of our
lives, from the conditions we work under, to the safety standards we must adhere to,
and the environment in which we live.
In order to achieve the free flow of goods and services, work and capital between
the member countries, they needed to establish mutual politics in areas as diverse
as agriculture, transport, and working conditions. When they had agreed on these
policies, they became legal. Now, though, the EU is concerned with a far wider range
of issues.

SECTION 2: WRITE FROM DICTATION

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You will hear some sentences. Write each sentence exactly as you hear it. Write as much
of each sentence as you can. You will hear each sentence only once.
Play the CD to listen to the recording that goes with this item.
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________

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