A 2004/2005.

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I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Write the
letter of your choice on your answer sheet next to the appropriate number. There is one
example (0) at the beginning.

What Are Dreams?

Every night, each one of us enters a mysterious, often terrifyingly real world the world of
dreams. (0) __B__ centuries, people (1) ____ that this dream world holds the key to their personality
and to their destiny. (2) ____ the study of dreams, as a science, is comparatively new.
(3) ____ of us can truthfully claim I never dream. We all dream every night; often several times
in the course of a single night. In fact, dreaming accounts (4) ____ 20 to 25 per cent of our normal
sleep period.
(5) ____ two American neurophysiologists, Dr William Dement and Dr Nathanial Kleitman, who
discovered that a persons eyeballs move very rapidly while they are dreaming, and that this rapid eye
movement REM (6) ____ be registered electronically. They also discovered that a person who is
(7) ____ immediately after dreaming can recall dream world experiences (8) ____ great detail, and
that the time it takes to recount those experiences is exactly the duration of the dream itself (9) ____
an earlier theory that a dream never lasts for more than a few seconds.
(10) ____ why we dream, there are a number of theories. One of the most popular is that the brain
operates selectively, scanning the mass of detail that bombards it during waking hours and
immediately discarding unwanted material. But the brain also needs a period of consolidation when it
can give its full attention to clearing the backlog, and this is (11) ____ takes place during sleep.
However, not all sleep theoreticians agree with this theory.

0 A Until B For C Since D From

1 A believe B have believed C have believed in D had believed in
2 A Because B When C Yet D Being
3 A Not one B Neither C Each one D All
4 A on B with C of D for
5 A They were B It was C Those were D There was
6 A should B would C may D could
7 A woken up B wake up C woke D awoke
8 A by B to C of D in
9 A disprove B disproved C disproving D having disproved
10 A As to B As it is C As if D As of
11 A when B what C which D that
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II. Complete the following article by writing one word for each space. Write the word next to the
appropriate number on your answer sheet. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

Sleepy Burglars

It is hard to believe that burglars can be caught because they fall asleep (0) while robbing houses
but (12) __________ we all know, truth is stranger than fiction. Last weeks newspapers carried the
story of the burglar who, while waiting on the terrace (13) __________ the family to go to bed,
decided to take a short nap and (14) __________ grabbed when the owner went out for a smoke.
Sometimes the burglar has already helped (15) __________ to the valuables before feeling too tired to
go home. This was the case of a burglar in Luton, (16) __________ was found fast asleep on the sofa
the next morning, (17) __________ filled his pockets with jewellery and credit cards.
(18) __________ when they have been successful, burglars are still capable of incredible
carelessness afterwards. Last October, a 25-year-old burglar in Yorkshire, who (19) __________
stolen an old ladys pension book on (20) __________ of his nights out, was arrested at the local post
office after insisting that the book belonged to him. Bank robbers are (21) __________ necessarily
brighter than other burglars, either. A team of them spent six hours digging a tunnel into a bank in
Manchester but after cutting their way through five walls, came up in the office (22) __________
door. But this honest mistake is nothing (23) __________ to the American bank robber making a
getaway (24) __________ a bank in Oregon. He climbed into the boot of his car to change his clothes
to avoid (25) __________ detected but locked himself in. About 40 minutes later, a policeman passing
(26) __________ heard him calling for help, opened the boot and put him under arrest.

III. Read the text below. Some of the lines contain an unnecessary word which does not fit into
the sentence. If there is an unnecessary word, write it on your answer sheet next to the
appropriate number. If the line is correct, put a tick on your answer sheet next to the
appropriate number. There are two examples (0, 00) at the beginning.

Find the Missing Link

A British scientist is proposing a mission in order for to track down the (0) for
missing link between human beings and our closest living relative, the (00)
chimpanzee. Dr Sydney Brenner who believes it will be possible to discover (27).
the last of our common ancestors in the genes of man and chimpanzee. (28).
A comparison of their DNA should reveal that the physical characteristics of this (29).
ancestor, which became to extinct millions of years ago. Instead of searching (30).
for bones or its fossil remains of the mysterious hominid, scientists should be (31).
able to reconstruct the humanitys ultimate progenitor by analysing the (32).
sequence of genetic letters that make up for the DNA of its descendants. The (33).
time has come, says Dr Brenner, to use computers to rebuild the creature (34).
from which humans and chimpanzees of both originated. The DNA (35).
sequences of any two humans differ from each other in one or two letters (36).
every 1,000. In a chimpanzee, if the number of differences rises to about 10. (37).
Many of these differences will be as neutral since they occur in positions (38).
where they have no any effect on what a chimpanzee or human looks like. If we (39).
could discover about the differences that do count, however, we might be able to (40).
reconstruct our common ancestor and so find out what mutations were (41).
occurred during the course of evolution to separate the species. (42).
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IV. Read the text below and decide which word (A-R) best fits each numbered gap. There are
two extra words that do not fit into any of the gaps. Write the letter of your choice on your
answer sheet next to the appropriate number. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

The Writer and His Wife

According to Ernest Hemingway, the whole of modern American literature derives from Mark
Twains novel, Huckleberry Finn, but a recent (0) __D__ indicates how close it came to not being
written. Critics have generally put the (43) ____ for this and for the poor standard of much of his work
on his wife and her friends. They are said to have made him (44) ____ of his background and to have
(45) ____ him from exploiting his natural talent, which was to make (46) ____ of everything they held
dear. Twain certainly found it necessary to (47) ____ to the views of his wife and family, though
guests reported that his coarse behaviour often embarrassed her. No (48) ____, this was why he was
obliged to read everything he wrote aloud to her to make sure she (49) ____ of it, with disastrous
results. She was shocked by Huckleberry Finn, which she (50) ____ to be a reversion to his earlier
style.
All the (51) ____, Twain himself must bear some measure of responsibility for his failures. He was
not a writer by (52) ____ but became one by taking a job in a newspaper office after (53) ____ his
hand as a pilot on the Mississippi River and a gold prospector in Nevada. He confessed that he would
never have put (54) ____ to paper if he had not (55) ____ to make a great (56) ____ of money out of
it. His real talent was as a lecturer. He was an entertaining speaker, famous for his one-liners, which
had the (57) ____ roaring with laughter. Typically, he himself defined a classic as a book that
everybody wishes they had read but nobody wants to read.

A approved B ashamed C audience D biography

E blame F choice G conform H considered
I deal J doubt K expected L fun
M oppose N pen O prevented P same
Q setting R trying

V. Read the text and use the words on the right of the text to form a word that fits in the same
numbered space in the text. Write the word on your answer sheet next to the appropriate
number. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

The Coin of the Realm

Most (0) historians agree that money did not enter into the (0) HISTORY
th
(58) _______________ lives of ordinary people in England until the 13 (58) DAY
century.
Before then, there were (59) _________________ any small coins and even (59) HARD
pennies were too (60) _______________ to exchange for items of food, (60) VALUE
as metal was still relatively rare. The (61) ______________ continued (61) SHORT
to cause a lack of coins, so until about 1850 there was no
(62) ________________ source. It was only then that the (62) RELY
(63) ___________________ landscape began to look (63) FINANCE
(64) _______________ modern. Nowadays, however, only the little coins (64) RECOGNISE
remain in use, as gold and silver have been replaced by paper money.
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VI. Read through the text and choose the best clause (A-I) from the list below to fill each of the
numbered gaps. There are two extra clauses that do not fit into any of the gaps. Write the letter
of your choice on your answer sheet next to the appropriate number. There is one example (0)
at the beginning.

Schoolboy Lottery Loser

Local student Tim Williams, who is studying for his GCSEs next summer, faced disappointment
last night after a local lottery refused to pay out on his 5,000 winning ticket because, at fifteen, Tim is
three years younger than the minimum age required to buy a lottery ticket. Tim had been planning to
spend some of his winnings on a ticket (0) ___F____. He is very upset (65) _______.
Tim bought his winning ticket from a newsagent in Streatham. Owner Simon Thorpe expressed
his regret at the news saying, I do feel sorry for him, but added (66) _______. Thorpe, himself a
father of two teenagers, said that it was increasingly hard to tell (67) _______. He told us, Children
look so old these days that, to be honest, it didnt even cross my mind to ask (68) _______.
Tims mother, Mrs Williams, a mother of six, said (69) _______ because he paid good money
for the ticket. She added that the case was not as simple as it seemed because Tim used his pocket
money, (70) _______, to buy that ticket, so if anything, the lottery winnings belong to me.
A spokesman for the lottery, who refused to be named, said the rules clearly state that lottery
winners must be over eighteen. He added that the lottery had offered to make a financial contribution
to the educational facilities at Tims school as a way of compensating him.
_________________________
A if he was over eighteen or ask for ID
B that Tim should have known he was too young to buy a ticket
C which I gave him
D that his hopes have been dashed
E that they use any excuse that they can
F to follow his local football team, Croydon F.C., for their qualifying match abroad next month
G when there are long queues
H how old some of his young customers were
I that the ruling was unfair

VII. Read the article below. Some parts have been removed from the article. Choose which
parts (A-H) fit into the numbered gaps in the article. There is one extra part which does not fit
into any of the gaps. Write the letter of your choice on your answer sheet next to the
appropriate number. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

Great Drives
This weeks Great Drive has plenty to offer road users on two wheels or four. Packed with rugged scenery, our
route takes you past a spot thats legendary to many motorcycle enthusiasts Devils Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale.

(0) F

They are simply making the most out of the first-class bacon sandwiches on sale at the adjacent caravan. Dont
pass without trying one for yourself.

(71)

The route begins at junction 36 of the M6, where many tourists head west towards the Lake District. We,
however, turn east and follow the A65 towards Kirkby Lonsdale town centre, where you can park in or near
Market Square.

(72)

Having absorbed the view, retrace your steps and pause for refreshments, if required, at the Snooty Fox in Main
Street, or the nearby Sun. Bacon sandwich fans should keep their appetite sharp, however, because their heaven
is not far away. Turn left out of Market Place and youll be back on the A65, looking out for the left turn to
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Sedbergh, along the A683. Devils Bridge is only a few hundred yards from there, and if its a weekend, therell
be hundreds of parked bikes to mark the spot.

(73)

Once youve had your fill, head back to the A65 and bear left for Ingleton, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales
National Park. Turn left just before the village, where the A687 meets the A65, and Ingleton Waterfalls offers
fantastic walking opportunities.

(74)

On your return, turn left out of the car park and make your way past the church and on to the B6255, where
youll turn left towards Hawes and the heart of the National Park. This is a wonderful driving road, with terrific
views of Ingleborough to your right, and after a mile youll pass the White Scar caves.

(75)

After the caves, rejoin the B6255 for another five miles and turn right onto the B6479 just after the Ribblehead
Viaduct. The setting is beautiful and the 24-arch viaduct is a grand centrepiece for the Settle to Carlisle railway.

(76)

Youll definitely be ready for sustenance by now, so try the Golden Lion just off the market square in Settle.
________________________________

A Failing that, the scent should do the trick. In the unlikely event that you hate motorbikes and
bacon, its still worth stopping to admire the mediaeval bridge.

B Steam trains sometimes use the line, and if one is passing, the area will be packed with railway
enthusiasts. Generally, however, the chances are that youll enjoy a quiet but exhilarating drive
down to Settle.

C The route contains many landmarks commemorating the Victorian era and tastes, such as the
Ribblehead Viaduct and Ruskins View, a favourite beauty spot of the great art critic. The traffic
flow is good, though agricultural vehicles can slow you down on the A65.

D There is more to this drive than bacon sandwiches, however. The trail bends along roads that are a
pleasure to drive on with several delightful country towns en route. Moreover, in the wild beauty
of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, you are never more than a few minutes away from good-
quality food and drink.

E Five pounds buys a car parking space and entry for all occupants to a glorious four-and-a-half mile
stroll alongside the rivers Doe and Twiss, and half-a-dozen spectacular waterfalls mark the route.
Theres a proper footpath, too, although youll still need sturdy shoes with a stout grip.

F This is a place of tremendous natural beauty, and motorists should not be put off by the gangs of
bikers who habitually congregate close to the bridge.

G From here, its a short stroll along Main Street to the Norman parish church. Then follow the signs
to Ruskins View, from where you can dwell on the splendour of the Lune Valley.

H These are well worth a visit (admission costs 5.95 for adults) and feature yet more waterfalls plus
all manner of oddly-shaped cave formations. Most impressive is Battlefield Cavern, which is
100m long and in places 30m high.
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VIII. Read the article about hotels in Florida and answer the questions below. Choose your
answers from the list of hotels and venues (AE). Write the letter of your choice on your
answer sheet next to the appropriate number. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

Florida 2004: Small Hotels

A Josephines French Country Inn, Seaside
Seaside looks like the set for a Hollywood movie. In fact, you might have seen its pastel-painted
houses in The Truman Show. In reality, this is a surprisingly agreeable 20-year-old purpose built
resort, with white picket fences and a bandstand in the park. Right in the middle is Josephines, a nine-
bedroom inn.
Although the owner, Judy Albert, calls it a French country inn, it looks more Southern mansion to me,
with its white columns and shady veranda. Her husband, Bruce, is the chef at the deservedly popular
restaurant, where he gives a French twist to crab cakes, local fish and lamb.
The French theme is even stronger upstairs, where bedrooms are named after romantics from Madame
Bovary to Josephine herself. There are four-poster beds, Victorian antiques, oriental rugs and lace
everywhere. A few steps away, the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico wash one of Americas best
beaches, where the fine white sand looks and feels like icing sugar.

B The Amelia Island Williams House, Amelia Island

If I were Dick Flitz, Id be counting the spoons every day after breakfast. His 150-year-old mansion is
one of many well-preserved Victorian houses on this holiday island in north-east Florida. As I dig into
my grapefruit, Dick tells me: Your spoon was a gift to great-grandmother from the Empress Eugenie,
the wife of Napoleon III.
The Flitz family heirlooms are everywhere: Napoleon Bonapartes carpet hangs in the hall, the last
Emperor of Chinas robe decorates the sitting room, and eight bedrooms all have pieces that would
excite an auctioneer. But Dick and his partner, Chris Carter, ensure that this is more than a museum.
This is their home, and they are always on hand, whether they are serving breakfast in the morning or
putting out a fruity iced tea and cake in the afternoon.
As yet, few Britons have discovered Amelia Island, where you can play the championship golf courses
or gallop along the broad Atlantic beach. Restaurants are above average, but nothing matches the
Williams House for sheer glamour.

C Chalet Suzanne, Lake Wales

Themed hotels abound in Orlando, only half an hour away, but it has taken the Hinshaw family
seventy years to develop this eccentric landmark. It has grown piece by piece, with a bedroom added
on here and a tiled balcony there.
The five dining rooms provide a showcase for souvenirs from the Hinshaws world-wide travels.
Persian tiles compete for attention with glass lamps from Venice; Norwegian ceramics clash with an
18th-century carved angel from Italy. There is different china on every table.
In the Seventies, astronauts used to fly in for lunch from Cape Canaveral, landing on the estates
private airstrip. They liked the lettuce soup so much they took a freeze-dried version into space. Now
earthbound fans can buy tins of Chalet Suzannes very own Moon Soup.

D Inn at Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach

The pink stucco Sixties building may look unremarkable but the inn fulfils the hoteliers mantra of
location, location, location. First, it stands right on a wide, sandy beach; second, it is just five miles
south of Cape Canaveral. When a rocket blasts off, the ground rumbles and the windows shake, the
manager, Amy Westner, tells me. From most of our balconies you can watch the flame trail and the
booster rockets falling into the sea.
This comfortable 50-room inn is ideal for a seaside holiday but I recommend it as a base from which
to visit the Kennedy Space Center, my favourite day out in Florida. Its only a 20-minute drive, so you
can beat the crowds and be back in time for free wine and cheese in the late afternoon.
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E Riverside Hotel, Fort Lauderdale

Geographically, Fort Lauderdale is between Miami and Palm Beach. In style, the same is true: more
sedate than Miami, less flashy than Palm Beach. Thanks to a massive facelift in the past decade, this
sleek, modern city now reckons it is Floridas answer to Venice. Hail a water taxi to go to shops and
restaurants, concert halls and hotels, such as the Riverside.
Despite its 100 rooms, this 1936 hotel retains the atmosphere of Old Florida, with the original
Mexican tiled floor, wicker furniture and a native stone fireplace in the lobby.
Bedrooms are the same throughout, but well furnished. Mine overlooked Las Olas Boulevard, the
trendiest street in town, where evening promenaders walk past art galleries, boutiques and cafs.

A Josephines French Country Inn, Seaside

B The Amelia Island Williams House, Amelia Island
C Chalet Suzanne, Lake Wales
D Inn at Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach
E Riverside Hotel, Fort Lauderdale

Which hotel
is situated in the centre of a resort? (0) ___A__
can be reached by air? (77) _____
contains rooms named after famous lovers? (78) _____
does not look very interesting at first sight? (79) _____
has gradually been extended over the years? (80) _____
is full of the former possessions of famous people? (81) _____
Which hotel owner(s)
is present, looking after guests all the time? (82) _____
claims the main attraction of the hotel is its situation? (83) _____
employs her husband in the kitchen? (84) _____
has filled the hotel with things bought on their journeys? (85) _____
serves meals with cutlery that belonged to royalty? (86) _____
Which venue
appears to have been designed for the making of a film? (87) _____
gives you the opportunity of going shopping by boat? (88) _____
has been modernised and improved in the past ten years? (89) _____
offers horse riding among its attractions? (90) _____
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IX. Read the regulations for an association given below and use the information to complete
the informal letter. Some parts of the informal letter have been removed. Choose which parts of
sentences (A-M) fit into the numbered gaps in the informal letter. There are two extra parts
which do not fit into any of the gaps. Write the letter of your choice on your answer sheet next
to the appropriate number. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

Only Connect
Only Connect is a Local Exchange Trading System. These systems (called LETS) are a means of
allowing members to exchange skills and services free of charge that would otherwise cost them
money.
The system operates by listing the tasks members are willing to perform for others and those for
which they would welcome assistance. A directory is distributed to all members indicating offers and
requirements. Nevertheless, all services are performed on a voluntary basis. There is no obligation to
undertake a specific task, even though the offer may exist in the directory.
Members are issued with vouchers only valid for exchange among themselves. When they perform
services for each other, they agree a rate for the task beforehand, but a member who has received a
service need not recompense the other member directly. The voucher system makes it possible, for
example, for someone to earn vouchers by providing transport for a member to go to the airport but
then to spend them by inviting a third person to assist in decorating the house.
Such transactions are legal and not liable to tax unless the service forms part of a members regular
business.
In theory, the system could be subject to abuse by a person who received services without
performing any, but a member who did not undertake to perform any service would soon exhaust his
or her supply as the number of vouchers issued to any member is limited.
____________________________________________

Dear Luisa,
Since I arrived in Cambridge, Ive joined a group called Only Connect. Its a Local Exchange
Trading System, which means you can save money by doing things for other members for nothing that
youd normally have to (0) __D__ for you.
The way the system works is that they send out a little book to all members where you have to
(91) ____ and things youd like others to help you with. But you dont have to (92) ____ if you dont
want to, even though youve mentioned it in the book.
They give you vouchers that (93) ____. If you do something for another person, you decide how
many vouchers (94) ____, but you dont necessarily have to do something (95) ____. For instance,
you could (96) ____ but then ask someone else to (97) ____.
None of (98) ____ and you dont have to pay tax on it unless its what you normally do for business.
I suppose people could (99) ____ and have things done without doing anything themselves but they
would soon (100) ____ because you cant get any more unless you earn them. When you come over,
you can join, too.
Love,
Sara
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A do a particular job H run out of vouchers
B take advantage of others good nature I only the members can use
C the job is worth beforehand J this is against the law
D pay for, and getting them to do things K give those vouchers back you havent used
E give you a hand in decorating the house L put down anything youre willing to do
F in return for the same person M give one member a lift to the airport
G pay for this service
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