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Part 1: Listening
(30 marks)

A- You will hear part of a radio program about classical music. Listen
and circle the correct letter a, b or c for each item.

1. This week’s prize is

a. a music cassette.
b. two concert tickets.
c. a classical CD.

2. The person who wrote the music lived in

a. Italy.
b. Spain. 15
c. France.

3. What else shares the title of this music?

a. a play
b. a park
c. a garden

4. What did people do when they first heard the music?

a. Some left before the end.
b. Only a few clapped.
c. Some took their money back.

5. This piece of music has been

a. played in the cinema.
b. used in advertising.
c. used for a TV play.

6. If you know the competition answer you should ring

a. 0108 937 224.
b. 0018 739 242.
c. 0018 937 224.
(6x2.5=15 marks)

B- You will hear a man talking on the radio about a new sports center.
Listen and fill in the missing information in each numbered space.
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MEDWAY’S SPORTS CENTER

Medway’s center is opening on (1) ……………………… .

The center is next to the (2) ……………………… .

The entrance to the center is in (3) ……………………. Street.

A weekly membership costs (4) $……………………. .

The center provides (5) ……………………. for the members.

There are (6) ……………………. classes daily at 5:30.

(6x2.5=15 marks)

Part 2: Reading (34 marks)

A- Read the text below and choose the correct answer for each
space. Circle the correct letter a, b, or c. Number (0) is done for you.

RUNNING SHOES

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Running is now very popular with teenagers in many countries (0)….….
as a sport and as a way of keeping fit. (1)….…. if you only run twice a
week, you (2)…… . to wear good shoes. There are different (3)….….. of
running shoes, so decide how much you can (4)….…. to pay for your shoes,
then find a pair that fits you (5)….… . Be prepared to (6)….…. as many sizes
as you can. If you wear adult shoes, remember that women's are made
narrower (7)….…. men's and, although most girls and women will find a
woman's shoe that suits them, there (8)….…. no reason why they shouldn't
wear a man's shoe.

The same is true for men and boys - (9)…..… a woman's shoe fits you better,
then wear it. If you (10)….…. a mistake and buy the wrong shoes, you may do
serious damage to your feet.
0 A- two B- twice C- both
1 A- As B- Even C- When
2 A- must B- could C- need
3 A- types B- type C- typing
4 A- afford B- afforded C- affording
5 A- good B- well C- right
6 A- try B- ask C- work
7 A- like B- than C- from
8 A- were B- are C- is
9 A- and B- if C- which
10 A- do B- take C- make

B- Look at the text in each question. Circle the letter next to the correct
explanation a, b or c. Number (0) is done for you.
 Mobile phones should a. Do not use mobile phones here.
be switched off in this b. Mobile phones do not work here.
0 area c. Only use your mobiles in an emergency.
.

KEEP MEDICINE a. Children cannot reach medicine.

1 OUT OF THE b. Keep medicine where children can easily reach it.
REACH OF c. Put medicine in a safe place where children cannot
CHILDREN get it.

MINO’s CAFE a. The cafe is closed on Monday.

2 b. The cafe is open seven days a week.
OPEN 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. c. The cafe is open at 10:00 a.m. every day.
EXCEPT MONDAYS

SALE a. Sales have gone up 30% in this shop.

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30% OFF b. 30% of the items in this shop are on sale.
ON ALL ITEMS c. All items bought in the sale cost 30% less
than usual.

a. The bank is open every 24 hours.

4 24 HOUR b. Bank employees work 24 hours a day.
BANKING c. You can use the banking system at any time, day
or night.

Jack,
5 a. Jack has cancelled his class.
Your teacher
b. Jack’s class is cancelled tonight.
called
c. Jack has to call his teacher if he wants to have a
- no class tonight -
lesson next week.
continue next
week.
(5x2=10 marks)
Dad
C- Read the following text carefully.
 MODERN SPORTS
Snowboarding!
Sherman Poppen, an American engineer, invented the first snowboard for his
daughter Wendy. Wendy had problems skiing and Poppen tied her two skis together
so they were easier to use. The board was a big success, and soon all of Wendy's
friends wanted one. Poppen called his new invention the 'Snurfer' - a combination of
the words 'snow’ and 'surf' - and from 1965 to 1975 toy shops and sports shops sold
millions of them. However it wasn't until the 1980s that the snurfer became the
snowboard.

Since the 1980s, over ten million people have taken up snowboarding. It hasn't
become as popular as skiing yet, but more and more people are interested in the sport.
Although it's quite dangerous, both girls and boys enjoy it. In fact more women than
men snowboard. In 1998, snowboarding appeared in the Winter Olympics for the first
time. And it's just become the fastest-growing winter sport in the world!

Mountain biking!
The earliest bicycles were dangerous to ride because the front wheel was bigger than
the back wheel. But in 1885, J.K. Starley invented a safer bike with the same size
wheels, and bicycle racing was born. One early race was 'cyclo-cross'. Cyclists rode
cross country, although they could get off and run over difficult areas. This early sport
was similar to today's mountain biking.
Mountain biking as we know it began in California in 1976. Riders had to ride their
bikes cross country, like cyclo-cross, but they couldn't get off and run. Their bikes
were also different. They were smaller, had fatter tyres and were easier to ride. Who
thought of this great idea? A man named Gary Fisher. Suddenly, bikes weren't only
for the streets. This new type of bicycle could also go up and down mountains!
Today mountain bikes are popular with millions of people. Most cities have mountain
bike parks and the sport has become a major event in the X games. In 1996, it became
an Olympic sport for both men and women.

A. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. Poppen made the first “snurfer” for his daughter. ____

2. Poppen used the “snurfer” on snow and in the sea. ____ 6

3. Snowboarding is a boys’ sport. ____

4. Early bikes were not easy to use. ____

5. You could get off your bike in cyclo-cross races. ____

6. Cyclo-cross bikes are smaller than mountain bikes. ____

B. Answer the questions below. (6x1=6 marks)

1. Why did Poppen tied Wendy’s skies together?

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2. What did the “snurfer” mean?

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3. Who made a safer bike?

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4. When did the mountain bikes become an Olympic sport?

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(4x2= 8 marks)

Part 3: Writing (36 marks)

A- You are planning for a vacation. Write a paragraph about your dream
vacation.
In your paragraph include…

 where/when you will go

 who you will go with
 how you will go
 where you will stay
 what you will do
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B- Answer ONE question ONLY.

Either
 1. Your friend is overweight. Write an email of advice telling him/her how to
lose weight.
Or
2. You went to the cinema with your family. Write an email to a friend
telling him/her about the film you watched.
(Write between 100 – 120 words)

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