west Reading and Use of English Test 1 Readii Part1 Read the text and the test questions. Before you answer the test questions, goto the Further Practice and Guidance pages which follow. g and Use of English 1 hour 15 minutes For questions 1-8, read the textbelowand decide which answer (A, B, CorD) best fits each gap. There isan example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0A threat B risk © danger D warning aoe D 7 Part |7 | Polar bears Polar bears are in (0) of dying out. Since are very strong swimmers, they could never catch 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears live has (1). Insize by about 0 per cent. The temperature in the Arctichas slowly been rising and this is (2) ‘tomelt, endangering the polar bears’ home. ‘the sea ice ‘The polar bears main (3) of foodare the different types of seal found in the Arctic. They ‘seals in the water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt. Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can ©) one part of the ice to another. They have been ‘a huge territory and often swim from @ {to swim up to 100km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further and this can. catch them by waiting nextto the airholesthe _—_(@)..__.fatal tothe bears. | seals have (4) Inthe ice. (5). the bears 1 Acut B reduced G shortened —_—D Tost 2 Aresulting Btuming —€ causing D creating 2 Asources B-means —€ origins D materials 4A placed —-B set © brought D made 5 A Bren B Although GAs D Despite 6 A pass Bextend cower D spread 7 Aleart — B noticed known, D experienced @ Aprove — Bhappen C come D end10 | Reading and Use of English Panz vest Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think ofthe word which bestfits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There s an example atthe beginning (0) ‘Write your answers IN CAPIFALLETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 0 BEEN Scientists explain excitement of children The reason children become more excited than adults at receiving gifts has (0) swvoe identified by scientists. They found that the areas of the brain involved in processing rewards were far more active in younger people (9) -......— they received. prize. This explained why children found (10) almost impossible to contain an ‘Mental Health used scans to study (12)... parts ofthe brain were stimulated when rewards (13) activity i key brain areas while they viewed a video game or received money. _--- éxcitement on birthdays. A team from the US National Institute of nse presented to participants. Younger people showed more Dopamine, a chemical that carries messages between brain cell, is believed (a) ‘the brain's dopamine system declines with age. The study suggested that this is (15) ——-en.+ Yeceiving presents feels less thriling 3s people (16)... older. v= act as a ‘currency’ in the brain’s reward processing areas: However,Test Reading and Use of English Part3 | 11 Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of te lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. ‘There isan example at the beginning (0), \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet Example: 0 GLonaL, The ultimate challenge ‘ o you have the mental and physical strength toenter the ultimate (0) cnn F607 150, there is stiltime to apply forthe free-to- cuone eter Land Rover Gé Challenge -the adventure ofa (17) =. 2 ure ‘that combines offroad driving with kayaking, mountain biking, abseiling, iwest2 Listening Part 1 | 53 Listening approximately 40 minutes Part 1 %@) 1.23-1.38 i ‘You will hear people talking in eight different situations, For questions 1-8, choose the best answer(A, Bor), You overhear two people talking about a disagreement, What feeling does the woman express? A willingness to discuss the matter again B regretatwhatshesaid annoyance at what happened 2 Youheare football supporter talking about a player. What shis opinion ofthe player? A He'sgettingbetter. . B He'snotas good as he was, © He'sneverbeen very good. 3 You overheara college administrator talking on the phone abouta lesson, What does she tell the caller? A The costof one lesson will be refunded. i B ‘The lesson will happen ata later date. © Adifferent teacher will take the lesson. 4 Youhearaman talking about company. Who isthe speaker? A amanagerat the company B abusiness journalist © aworkeratthe company 5 Youheara man anda woman discussing a social arrangement. What isthe woman's purpose? A tofind outinformation B tochange the arrangement © toavold going 6 You hear someone on the radio talking about recycling. What sthe speaker's main topic? A problems associated with recycling B why recycling Isnecessary © theamount ofrecycling thatis happening You overhoar two people talking in an airport wating arco, Whatisthe situation? A They're goingonabusinesstrip. B “They/re going tolivein another county. © They’r0 goingon holiday. 8 Youhearaman talking abouta phone cll, Whai does hesay about the call? A Ittooklongerthan itshould havetaken. B Hewas old something surprising during C Hehad notexpeeted thecal54 | Listening Part? west 2 part 2 1.39-1.40 Before youlisten to the recording, read the test questions and goto the Further Practice and Guidance page which follows. ‘Youwill hearaman called Stephen Quirke, who works asa curator ata museum, talking, about the museum and his work there. For questions 9-16, complete the sentences with a word orshortphrase. The Petrie Museum Sir Wiliam Petsie died (9) 5 He mainly collected the (10) used by people in ancient Egypt ‘The curator’ favourite objectisa (11) — which has two letters seriten onit, Petsie (12) _ the objects well before sending them srom Faypt. “The museum contains (18) anw-——~-rsnsen~-~ Object that people cannot se. Inthe new building, the objects will be displayed in (14) Asmall area ofthe new museum will be about Petrie and (15) .m—-—wn ‘The curators notin favour of having (16). ws for objects. ‘The curator believes that (17) su area good way of presenting facts aboutexhibits. ‘Petrie descelbed his collection as‘(18)... ‘west 2 Listening Part3 | 57 Part3 %3 141-142 You will hearfive short extracts in which people arettalking about trips they went on, For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each person says about their trip. Use the Ietters only once. There are three extra letters which you do notneed to use. A Itstarted badly. . B involved toomany people. & wesc speaker) [19) D Itwasenjoyed more by some people than by others, Speaker? |_20) E tasted too ong Speakers |_2t F ltwasbetterthanthadexpeced. eee G itfnished early. Speakers |_28 H tvasbadly organize.'58 | Listening Part 4 vest2 Part 4 PP 1.43-1.44 ‘You will hear an interview with someone who started the activity known as free running! For ‘questions 24-80, choose the best answer (A, Bar), 24 Séhastien says that he does free running because A otheractivities became baring for him. B iffeets like @ natural activity co him, C Itisan individual activity, 25 What does Séhastion say about fitness and taking up free running? A Fitpeople are keen to do difficult things immediately, B People who arenot it don’tlearn very quickly C Free runningisa good way of getting fit. 26 What does Sébastien say about the danger of free running? A Itisnotas great as some people think, B Mostfreerunners pay no attention to it, € itis reduced as much as possible. 27 Whatdoes Sébastien sty bout taking risks? | [A Heusedotakemorerisks than he does nov. | B He always tries o take the minimum amount of risk | © Someofthe things he doesinyolve norsk 28 When Sébastien jumped across the stadium roof, A he felt that he could easily jump the required distance, B hehad to contro! his nerves before he did the jump. © heknewthathewould land onamatifhe fell, A People don'tbelievethathe hast B Healwayshasto ovézcomett. © Iisnotasgreatasitused tobe. 80 What does Sébastien say about where free running canbe done? A People's opinions on this are changing. B His own opinions on this have changed. i | i 28 What does Sébastien say abouthistearofheights? | ' | i | | Some people have te wrong opinion on this i | }64 | Reading and Use of English Part vests Test 3 Readi Part hour 15 minutes g and Use of English 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, CorD) best fits each gap. Thereisan example atthe beginning (0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Exampl 0A people B creatures © individuals D beings It's cool to camp For many of sf sll of man-made sounds: tac, machinery. television and other human oO camping continues to @) _Itisnot surprising (1) that In popularity, as it teaches usto take our focus off these distractions and (3)... to enrich our fives. According to a recent report, one holiday (4) a eight in Europe isa camping holiday. Despite that, some would till have you believe that camping 1A therefore 2 A enlarge B grow 3 Acontributes ——-B gives 4A from Bon 5 A hard B rare 6 A lets B opens 7 Af Bat 8 A mixing B attaching B nevertheless should be considered an alternative holiday that ‘you are driven towards because money is (Yn Nonsense, tis a lifestyle choice to be embraced and. enjoyed, fort ()....... us the freedom to explore in our own time and (7) ‘opportunities available for (8) seme form of recreational activity areas varied as ‘our dwn speed. The camping with Europe's many thousands of miles of hiking trails, cyding routes, canals, rivers and lakes. C50 D though C raise D stretch C supplies helps ¢ for Din © tight D slim © allows D enables C by Do © adding D uniting | |Test 3 Reading and Use af English Part? | 65 Part2 Por questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which bestfits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There isan example atthe beginning (0), \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Puzzles can increase intelligence Brain training puzzles really can boost intelligence, a study shows (0) aun the first time. While previous studieshave suggested that number puzzles can improve now proved memory and crosswords can expand vocabulary, slentiss (9) ‘that mental exercise really does (10)... é us more quick-witted. A Swiss- American team reports in leading scientific journal how computer-based mental exercises were used (1) nn n=. improve overall problem solving abi. (2) improve their memory. A control group of 35 subjects dic not take these tests. ‘team gave 35 volunteers a series of mental exercises designed to Members of the first group repeated the exercises for between eight (13) na. nineteen days, Their problem-solving ability was then compared with the group who (14) -.o- sn notdone the exercises. “The results of the studies, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of ‘Sciences, showed that the group who took part (15) =. exercises had a significantly better problem-solving ability than the other group. - the brain training Moreover, the more the participants trained, the more problems (16) could6 | Reading and Use of English Part3 Part 3 Testa ‘Read the text and look atthe test questions. Before you answer the test questions, goto the Farther Practice and Guidance page which follows. For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitalsat the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same fine. There isan example atthe beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answersheet. Example: @ accoRDING The backache generation ‘Young people are suffering ten times more back pain than their parents did at the same age, (0) suffering from long hours spent hunched over PCs and computer games. to a survey, It found that they are ‘creaking knees and stooped shoulders are also affecting teenagers and young people, not just the (17). thee (10) 9) problems in their (20) en lifestyles and longer working hours. Lack of opportunity to get off the 22) landscape is also responsible for problems like backache, ankle 3). surveyed only ever walk on concrete. Joshua itis very (24). that are usually a Figures from the survey show. neem Kneed are afflicting 63 per eent of under 186, in ‘with only three per cent of 55-year-old who had knee The survey biames lack of exercise, and walk ona natural and joint pain, it says. More thar eight out of ten of those a physiotherapist ‘that under-18s are experiencing problems sai fed with the pensioners’ ACCORD, ELDER rain COMPARE YOUNG act PAVE INURE WwoRRY68 | Reading and Use of English Part 4 west 3 Part 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that thas simlar meaning tothe firstsentence using the word given. Donot change the word given. You mustuse berween ‘woand five words, including the word given, Hereisan example (0). Example: 0 Ittookme a fairlylong time to answerall my emails. quire Espen eee ‘The gap can be filled with the words ‘quite along time answering} so you write: Example: © QUITE ALONG TIME ANSWERING all my emails. ‘Write only the missing words 1N CAPITAL LBTTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 We really enjoyed visiting London, GREAT our. fun, 26 My department atwork consists ofsixpeople, Including me. us In my department atworksueenwsnnn includingme. 27 Whose idea was ito organize a party for her? caME, WhO ono of organizing a party forher? 28 She's neverhad 2 job in managementbefore now. EVER ‘Thisis the first. _--».-ajob in management. 29 Despite knowing the correct answer, he didn’t say anything, ALTHOUGH He didn't say anything. 30. I’snotaproblem for meto change our arrangement. ‘MND—— rest3 Part5 Reading and Use of English Part’ | 69 You are going to read an extract froma novel. For questions 31-36, choose tle answer (A,B, Cor D) which you think fits best according tothe text, ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Brunetti wasat the post office at seven-thirty the next morning, located the person in charge of the postmen, showed his warrant card, and explained ‘that he wanted to speak to the postman who delivered mal to the area in Cannaregio near the Palazzo del Cammello, She told him to goto the first floor and askin the second room on the left, ‘where the Cannaregio postmen sorted their mail ‘The room was high-ceilinged, the entire space filled with long counters with sorting racks behind ‘them, Ten or twelve people stood around, putting letters into slots or pulling them out and packing ‘them int leather satchels. He asked the first pefson he encountered, along-haired woman with a strangely reddened complexion, where he could find the person who delivered the mall to the Canale della Misericordia area. she looked at him ~ with open curiosity, then pointed to.aman halfway along the table and called out, ‘Mario, someone wants to talk to you! ‘The iets calle! Mario looked af them, then down ‘atthe letters in his hands. One by one, merely ‘glancing at the names and addresses, he slipped. them quickly into the slots in front of him, then, ‘walked over to Brunetti. He was in his late thirties, Brunetti guessed, with ight brown hair that fell in a thick wedge across his forehead, Brunetti introduced himself and started to take his warrant ‘ard out again, but the postman stopped him with, a gesture and suggested they talk over coffee. ‘They walked down to the bar, where Mario ordered two coffees and asked Brunetti whathe could do for hirn. “Did you deliver mailto Maria Battestiné at Cannaregio 7" "Yes. | delivered her mail for three years. I must have taken heer. in that time, thirty or forty items of registered mail, had to climb all those steps to get her to sign for them.” Brunetti anticipated his anger at never having ‘been tipped and waited for him to give voice to it, but the man simply said, ’| don‘texpect tobe tipped, especially by old people, but she never ‘even said thank you.’ ‘asn't that a lot of registered mail?’ Brunetti asked, ‘How often did they come?” “Once a month,’ the postman answered. ‘As regular asa Swiss watch, And itwasn't letters, But those padded envelopes, you know, the sort you send photos or CDSin." ‘Or money, thought Brunetti, and asked, ‘Do you, remember where they came from?! “There were'a couple of addresses think,‘ Mario. answered: They sounded like charity things, you! know, Care and Share, and Child /Aid. That sort of thing" ‘Canyou remember any of them exactly? ‘Ideliver mailto almost four hundred people, he. said by way of answer. : "Do you remember when they started?” “Oh, she was getting them already when Istarted ‘on that route,” i: ‘who fad the route before you? Brunetti asked. ‘Nicolo tMatucd, but he retired and went back to Sicly! Brunetti left the subject of the registered packages ‘and asked, ‘Did you bring her bank statements?" “Yes, every month,’ he said, and recited the names ‘of the banks. Those and the bills were the only things she ever got, except forsome other registered letters.” ‘Do you remember where those were from?’ "Most af them came from people in the neighbourhood, complaining about the television.’ Before Brunetti could ask him about how he knew this, Mario said, They all told me about them, wanted to be sure that the letters were delivered. Everyone heard it, that noise, but there was nothing they could do. She's old. Thatis, she was ‘old, and the police wouldn't do anything. They're useless, He looked up suddenly at Brunetti and said, "Excuse me.’70 | Reading and Use of English Part aL a2 3a 35 36 Which ofthe followinghappensin the first paragraph? [A Everyone stops working when Brunett enters the room. B Someone wonders why Brunetti looking for Mario. © Brunetti isconfused by something heis told. D Brunetti becomesis patient with someone, What do welearn about Mario in the second paragraph? A Hewas older than Brunett had expected. B He found his work boring. © Hewas very experienced at his work. D Hewassurprised by Brunetti's arrival. ‘When Mario mentioned getting Maria Battestini to sign for registered mail, A hesaid that most old people weren't polite to postmen. B Brunett asked him ifher reaction had annoyed him. he said thathis efforts deserved stp. 1D Brunetti formed an incorrect opinion about haw he had. ‘When asked exactly where the registered envelopes came from, Mario [A indicated that he could notbe expected to remember that information. B suggested that the addresses had seemed strange to him at ist said that someone else might have that information. 1D replied that there were too many addresses for him to remember, ‘When they discussed other mail that Maria Battestini received, Mano A explained whyheknew what some of itcontained, 1B wasn'tsure where some of the bank statements came from. expressed surprise atthe amountofit. D said thathe had asked other people aboutit. ‘When Mario mentioned the problem of noise, he made itclear that A hesympathized with the police in that situation. B he didn’t want to criticize Brunet! personally. nothing would have had any effect on the ald woman, D hehad discussed the matter with the police himself, vest3rests Part6 ‘Youare going to read an article about a series of events in Br Reading and Use of English Farts | 71 iin which aim to encourage people co draw. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (87-42). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. The Emily Baker rediscovers the simple joy of putting ‘pencil to paper Draw | don't draw 'm intimidated by the idea of putting penal to paper inthe prvecy of my own home let Stone in public [37 Ite come with Zoe, my “year oid daughter who just as daunted but Deiter at pretenging she nt toa weekend of art workshops launching Britis ninth annul Big Draw, This morth, hundreds of venues acess Britain, including ibrares, museurrs, histories dnd shook will bhosting fre evens designed to encourage people to raw. “The Big Draw isnot about perfecting your artistic technique, f'sabout recognizing that drawing sa way of engaging with the world saysSue Grayson Ford, who runs the Campaign for Drawing, the Chart thatapontls uve Big Dra and otter, events" Be [Its our universal lenguage. Her words are echoed by our fist workshop leader, too sys sles about what you put onthe paper than what yousee"Wellthatea let Weare trawing pictures inspired word sted on acard ‘Asimov coloured pencils around the paper! begin to feel relaxed ook round the room [39] When we are finished, our works are hung onthe wall amonga weekends worth of contributions to ome cams. Later, professional artists show us how to draw cartoon characters. We then learn how to make them move under the guidance of an animator [40]! find am thinking ess about my artistic ‘output and more about how we see the world. This would delight the founders ofthe Campaign forbrawing. The charity Isdedlcated tothe principles ofthe ninetecrtvcentury ere John Ruskin He believed that art was more about what Yeursee then what s drawn He feftthat we Goserved the word more osely. we would take better care of tm mot surehow many of those at the workshops ae thinking about ohn Ruskin, but macy, ncuelng me, ate inspired. One elderly Wome ete wit her two grandaughters pauses to nate haven’t drawn for years. fat Jin face think im going todo thas straight Parents often notice that as children grow up, they. become self-conscious about drawing and give up. [a2] Drawing isuch a natural form of cexpresion; says Grayson Ford, The Big Draw hopefully, will encourage people to return to that"72 | Reading and Use of English Part vests A Inanotherse we design placards about how the media portrays body image. B Buthere Lamina drawing workshop, surrounded by strangers and professional artists. © However, some require advance registration. D Butthishas mademe feel like taking tup again. BE. Virtually every discipline from dramato science uses drawing as abasic form of communication. P Wsashame thatthathappens. G Children and adults sit engrossed in what they are doing,rest 3 Reading and Use of English Part? | 73 Part7 ‘Read the test questions and the text. Before you answer the test questions, goto the Purther Practice and Guidance pages which follow. You are going to read a magazine article about children performingln musical shows in theatres, For questions 43-52, choose from the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. ‘Which person mentions chlldren getting upsetifthey are not chosen for ashow? 8 the need for a child performer to be noticeable during a show? Ey a desire to continue being involved in shows? * a5 ‘common opinion of child performers? 6 the maximum amount of time children spend performingin a show? a different feelings experienced during a performance? i ‘he range of abilities children acquire from performing ina show? Ww {nding out what happens after a child is chosen fora show? 50 reason fornot continuing to be involved in shows? El an unfortunate result ofbeing a performer concerning school? 3B7A | Reading and Use of English Part7 Kids on stage (Children are performing in popular musical people about the phenomenon of children om stage. A. THE DIRECTOR Andrew Tyler chooses children to appear in stage ‘musicals Fm oLunly louking for children who can sing, dance and act, they also have to have lively personalitiesand a lot af confidence it's essential ‘thatthey grab the audience's attention and ifthey ‘can’t do that, [don't choose them. There are ‘usually three teams of children for each show and they perform according to arotu system. No child {sina show for more than sixmonths. Beingina showis tiring for the children because they have to ‘combine twith goingto school, butthey havea ‘great time and they learn an enormous amount about discipline, teamworkand concentration, as ‘well as special skills such as choreography and singing. B THE YOUNG PERFORMER le Gould is currently appearing ina popular London show love musicals and I'm thrilled to bein this one, T've got quite a bigpart and have to sing a songall by myselfin one scene. 'm always prety nervous during each performance because 'm worried that might make a mistake. Butatthe same time Y’m exited about doing tand feel quite proud of myselfwhen 'mon the stage. !don'thave time to bein any of the sports teamsat school, which isa shame because Id like todo tha too, but acting and singing are great. want to keep on performing inmusicalsfor the nextfewyearsat east, {hough Tmnotsure I wantitto bemy career. vests many London theatres. We talked to various C THE STAGE MOTHER Anita Benfield’s son Tom is currently appearing ina popular musical in London ‘Tom started yolny Wa local disuuaschoolwhen he ‘wasfive, Last year, the head of the schoo! suggested that he was good enough to audition for this musical. [tookhim to aserles offour auditions and he got the part. We'd had no experience of the audition process and although he got the part, thought itwas horrible. The vast majority ofthe children getrejected. Atthe end ofeach audition, «dozens of children burst into tears when they were told that they hadn’theen successful - they were absolutely devastated. When Tom got chosen, we ‘were given the schedule forthe ten weeks of rehearsals -Ihadn’trealized how much time would betaken up. I’sall rather exhausting for theparents as much asthe: D THEEX-CHILD STAR Tan Miller wasa ella star in the 1980 My parents were very keen formeto be on the stage and [showed alot of talent for twhen L was a child, By the time Iwas ten, a been in a number of stage musicals and also appeared in various TV series, When I went to secondary school, Istopped performing becauseI developed other interests ‘and lost my enthusiasm forit-1 didn’ twant to give ‘up so much time to doit, wanted to do what my friends were doing, I enjoyed my time asa child performer but didn'tmiss itwhen Tstopped. Lots of child performers don't goon tobecome successful adult performers oven ifthey want to. Peoplein the business tend to think that they aaren'teapable of developing into good adult performers, and they aren’t taken seriously when they're older.rest Writing Partt | 7 Writing 1 hour 20 minutes Part1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 wordsin an appropriate style 1. Inyour English class yor have heen talking abou peaple who belong to differentage groups. Now, your English teacher has asked you to writean essay. Write an essay using allthe notes and give reasons for your point of viewr, ‘The young can learn alot aboutlife from Sjdex people. Do youagree? NoTEs ‘Write about: attitudes of young people 2. knowledge/experience of older people 3 es on (Your own idea)78 | Writing Port? vest Part2 Before you answer the test questions, goto the Further Practice and Guidance pages which follow. Write an answerto one of the questions 2 in this part, Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate styl. 2 Youhave had a class discussion about a future class trip fora day and talked about places that your class could go for that trip. Your teacher has now asked you to write a reporton possible placesto go. You should include information on why the places you mention ‘would be good to visitand how a tip to these places could be organized, Write yourreport. 3. Onatravel website, you have read a number ofvery negative reviews ofa tourist attraction thatyou recently visited. You enjoyed your visitto the attraction and feel that the negative reviews are unfair. You have decided to write your own positive review forthe website, disagreeing with the other reviews and explaining why you enjoyed visiting the attraction, Write yourreview. 4 You have seen this announcement in an English-language magazine. WHAT REALLY ANNOYS YOU? { ‘What annoys you the most? Tell us what makes you really angry. Why does it make youso angry? It could be anything, something really serious or something ‘that isn’t so important. If you want to, you can talk about. more than one thing that really annoys you. We'll publish the most interesting articles In a sp Write your article