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Time 45 minutes

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Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
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INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Questions 1-32 carry one mark.

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Questions 1 – 5

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 A Eva is complaining that they’re not

competing in the sports day this time.

B Eva is suggesting they help with the

organisation of the sports day.

C Eva is enquiring about what arrangements

Maria has made for the sports day.

2 A Dilip’s mum can keep her 2.15 appointment if

3.30 isn’t convenient.

B The hairdresser will call again to make sure

Dilip’s mum can go on Friday.

C Dilip’s mum needn’t call the hairdresser if

she’s happy with the change.

3 A Carl wants to remind Brett of their decision to

contact Mrs Hill.

B Carl thinks that Mrs Hill isn’t expecting to

hear from him and Brett.

C Carl has just found out that Mrs Hill stopped

working years ago.

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4 A If you don’t book today, you won’t be able to
travel next week.

B You’re less likely to get a cheaper ticket if

you delay booking.

C A small number of tickets will soon be on

offer at a lower price.

5 A Tony thinks it’s not a good idea to walk

around the town.

B Tony is pleased that the guided tour includes

so many sights.

C Tony is suggesting they explore the town on

their own.

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Questions 6 – 10

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below are all looking for a website about food.
On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight food websites.
Decide which website would be the most suitable for the people below.

Lee is interested in learning to cook food from countries around

the world and in discovering the latest ideas about cooking from
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the experts. He’s also looking for information on improving his
kitchen.

Alex wants to produce quick, tasty meals for her family and is
7 looking for a website where she can discuss food with other
people. In addition, she’s keen to read about famous chefs.

Tom would like to learn about healthy ingredients, and is

8 interested in growing some of his own food. He wants to watch
professional cooks preparing food.

Maria wants to learn basic cooking skills and to find out how to
9 eat well without spending much money. She’d like to be shown
how to take good pictures of food.

Chris wants to read people’s opinions about restaurants. He’s

interested in old recipes that aren’t well-known nowadays and,
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as some of his friends don’t eat meat, he’d like to know how to
cook for them.

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 Eight great food websites
A Home Cooking
This website is for busy people keen
to prepare healthy food without
wasting too much time in the
kitchen! There are also several
sections on Indian and Chinese food,
including some fantastic images of
traditional dishes from those
countries, with particular attention
given to vegetarian food.
C Pot and Pan
This website gives you the
opportunity to chat online about
your favourite ingredients and
recipes, and get great ideas for
simple meals. You can enjoy
interviews with and articles about
some of the best chefs in the world,
and get recipes for delicious meals
which can be cooked in under 30
minutes!
E Flavour Fever
Here, well-known chefs give
interviews about using modern
techniques and the best equipment
available. They discuss what it’s
like working in top restaurants
around the world and there are
also reviews of those amazing
places. The site includes articles
focusing on the farmers who grow
the finest ingredients for your
table.
G Meal Magic
Here, you can watch videos of chefs showing
how to make a range of meals, including
recipes for people with little experience of
cooking and for those who have a lot more
knowledge and skills. There’s plenty of
attention given to the preparation of meals in
half an hour which don’t cost much!
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B Love Food
This website has pages of
vegetarian recipes with
wonderful pictures of the food.
Another popular section features
detailed reviews of a range of
restaurants, and not just the
expensive ones! Recently, a
section was added with almost-
forgotten recipes from previous
centuries.
D Taste Sensation
This website is aimed at beginners
who have no idea how to cook.
There’s a special section for those
hoping to cook with cheap, easily
available ingredients and there’s
advice on how to make your kitchen
more modern. You can also get
instructions on how to take amazing
photographs of the dishes you’ve
cooked.
F Eat Well
Here, you’ll find information about new
and fashionable cooking techniques and
styles, written by talented chefs and
professionals from the food industry.
There are also pages of delicious
traditional recipes from Asia, Africa and
Europe. You can benefit from reviews of
the best cooking equipment that’s
currently available, including ovens.
H Dish Delight
This website gives advice on
becoming a gardener and
successfully producing a range of
fruit and vegetables. Leading
experts, including scientists,
explain how particular types of
food can help prevent illness.
There are also videos showing
chefs cooking quick, delicious
dishes from around the world!
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Questions 11 – 15

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The science presenter

My name’s David, I’m 24 and I have a brilliant job giving presentations at the local science museum
to school groups that visit us. This involves talking about our displays and important scientific
discoveries, as well as doing experiments. My aim is to make young people enjoy learning about
science.

At school, my physics teacher inspired me. He made everyone feel that science mattered and that
everything can be explained by scientific laws. He also showed us some amazing websites that I still
use. I didn’t start as the most brilliant student, but I made a lot of effort. Unfortunately, my
experiments didn’t always go well and I once accidentally broke some expensive equipment!

To do my job well at the museum, it’s important to have some scientific knowledge. I actually studied
physics at university, but I have to spend time doing extra reading on less familiar subjects, such as
biology. Teenagers can worry that science is too complicated and may be afraid to admit they don’t
understand something, so I give extremely clear explanations. The museum doesn’t give me
instructions on what to tell the audiences about; I decide that for myself.

I call my presentations ‘science shows’ because I’m not just telling visitors about the displays. I try to
create a lively atmosphere – I might make something explode in an experiment. Although I tell jokes,
there’s always a serious purpose behind everything I do. I don’t want teenagers to feel they’re
attending a boring lecture so I always invite someone to assist me with an experiment. At first, the
teenager might be shy, but he or she always ends up enjoying it.

So what about my future? I believe my shows will continue to attract young people because there
are always new inventions to talk about. In addition, the technology that’s available for me to use
during my shows continues to improve. My friends think I should consider working in television.
However, I’ve no ambition to become a celebrity and prefer to concentrate on teaching at the
museum for the next few years. I want my shows to be just as good as those at the most famous
museums in London.

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11 David says that when he was at school,

A he managed to find some science websites that helped him.

B his science teacher gave him extra work to challenge him.
C he tried his hardest in science lessons despite some mistakes.
D his classmates didn’t find science lessons as interesting as he did.

12 David says that to do his job well, he has to

A avoid making science appear too simple.

B encourage students to ask difficult questions.
C focus on discussing what he’s an expert on.
D be willing to learn new things frequently.

13 When David is doing one of his shows, he is

A keen to inform and entertain at the same time.

B anxious that his experiments might go wrong.
C surprised at how much everyone laughs.
D unsure about how some students will react.

14 What does David say about the future?

A He’s excited about the possibility of a career in television.

B He’s worried the museum won’t buy the technology he needs.
C He’s happy to stay in his current job a while longer.
D He’s afraid young people may lose interest in his shows.

15 What might David’s friends say about him?

A B

David really enjoys giving lectures David hopes he’ll be able to work in
because the students just sit there a bigger and more well-known
quietly all the time. museum one day.

C D

In his free time, David is studying David loves his job and the
for a degree in physics as he really museum allows him to present his
wants a university qualification. ideas in whatever way he wants.

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Questions 16 – 20

Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

For each question, choose the correct answer.
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Lost in the wild

Last summer, while on a road trip, I discovered just how easy it is to get lost in Australia.

There’s a rough road called the Old Telegraph Track, surrounded by a huge area of tropical forest.
While I was exploring the track on my motorbike, I met a really nice family. 16 x xx. We ended up
camping together by a river called Canal Creek.

There was a waterfall just a couple of kilometres away from where we were camping that I really
wanted to see, called Eliot Falls. I planned to swim down the river to the Falls. 17 x xx Then I
intended to walk back to the camp along a track near the river.

I started swimming at 3 p.m., telling the family to expect me back in time for dinner. I didn’t think it
would be a difficult trip, so I just wore shorts, a T-shirt and a hat. 18 x xx Apart from those, there
was no need for anything else.

By 5 p.m., I still hadn’t found Eliot Falls and decided to start walking back to the camp, but I couldn’t
find the track. I believed I was walking in the right direction. 19 x xx Pretty soon, I was back in the
same place! I’d followed a smaller stream instead of the river!

I had no choice but to spend the night out in the wild. At mid-morning the next day, I heard a
helicopter and wondered if it was searching for me. I was near an open sandy area and had an idea.
20 x xx I used it to write the word ‘HELP’ in the sand in huge letters, hoping my message would
be seen by the helicopter pilot. To my relief, it was and I was rescued.

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A Despite that, I kept shouting for help.

B They knew I had taken longer than expected.

C Just half an hour would be enough to get there.

D I quickly ran and found a stick.

E I also had my special swimming shoes with me.

F Instead, I ended up travelling in a circle.

G Even though I was scared, I kept swimming.

H They were also touring the area for the first time.

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Questions 21 – 26

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Gudridur Thorbjarnardóttir: early woman traveller

Gudridur Thorbjarnardóttir was born in Iceland, in the far north of Europe, in the year 980. When her
father travelled west to Greenland, she went with him. From there, she decided to take an expedition
to North America, an almost unknown (21) ………… even further west across the Atlantic Ocean.

After returning to Greenland, Gudridur organised a larger expedition of 160 people and (22) …………
them back to North America. Her son, Snorri, is (23) ………… to be the first European born in the
Americas. After two years, Gudridur’s family returned to Greenland, where she remained until her son
grew up. Then she went on another long journey, this (24) ………… travelling south to Rome.

Gudridur’s (25) ………… of adventure meant she probably travelled more than any other woman of
her day. Her story is in the Greenland Saga, which records (26) ………… that took place from 970 to
1030 in Greenland and North America.

21 A region B countryside C scenery D section

22 A led B arranged C controlled D ruled

23 A convinced B realised C expected D believed

24 A period B season C time D date

25 A character B condition C sense D mind

26 A subjects B events C occasions D effects

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Questions 27 – 32

For each question, write the correct answer.

Write one word for each gap.

Dinosaur Park
Last month, I took my little nephew to a place called Dinosaur Park. It’s about 15 kilometres north-east
of our town, and opened a year (27) ………… a half ago. It’s quite expensive, but it’s good value for
money because there’s so (28) ………… to do and see that you can easily spend a whole day there.

The best thing in the park is the dinosaur forest. There, you can find huge dinosaur models
(29) ………… are life-size and really scary. Some of (30) ………… are taller than the trees and they
look just (31) ………… the dinosaurs you see in films! And you can hear the noise the T-Rex makes
from wherever you are in the forest!

There are also plenty of eating places and a play area specially designed (32) ………… young
children. We both really enjoyed our day out there, and I would recommend it to everyone with young
kids.

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Text for Part 2 is adapted from: https://www.vuelio.com/uk/social-media-index/top-10-uk-food-blogs

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