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Part 1 Questions 1-5 Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet. Example: 0 A Buy three films for the price of two. B Get a free film with every one you buy. C Films bought here are printed free. Answer: 0 Jennie has to A ask another garage to fit her tyres. B arrange a time for the garage to fit the new tyres. C collect the new tyres from the garage. Would anyone who knows anything about the damaged window in the school library please report to my office before 1| the end of the day. ; Mrs Swan FOR SALE Gremlins Computer Game (ages 8 and above) Unwanted gift — box unopened @ 282137 What does Mrs Swan want to do today? A repair damage done to the library B discover how a window got broken | C find out who uses the library A The owner of the computer game that is for sale has never used it. B The computer game is for sale because the owner is too old for it. C The person selling the computer game no longer wants to play with it. Part 2 Questions 6-10 The people below are all visiting the same city in Britain and want to find a suitable hotel. On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight hotels. Decide which hotel would be the most suitable for the following people. For questions 6-10, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet. Stephen is looking for a top-quality hotel which is convenient for the airport, to hold a meeting with visiting German publishers. They will stay overnight and want to take some exercise outdoors after the meeting. Karl and Monika want to stay in the city centre overnight at a hotel offering good loca! food. The next morning they plan to see the main sights. They are not worried about the cost of the hotel. James and Denise want a modern, medium-priced hotel in the city, but will eat out during their stay. They also want to see some films in the evenings, somewhere near their hotel. David and Katrina have just started work after leaving college and haven't got much money, so they want a reasonably priced hotel. They like country walks and watersports. Sue and Belinda want to stay somewhere in the city centre that offers a variety of evening entertainment within the hotel, including live music. 10 HOTELS A The Salisbury Hotel is a top hotel Cc E G with a health club, swimming pool, shops and a fully-equipped business centre. Within the hotel are three international restaurants, one with a French chef, The hotel is conveniently located close to the motorway, though airport users should allow plenty of time because traffic is usually heavy. The Rathmore Hotel offers good value accommodation, with wonderful English food in the restaurant. The hote! is well- known for its small orchestra which plays while guests have dinner. It is on the eastern edge of the city but special sightseeing buses are available to take Quests into the centre (the trip takes over an hour in traffic). The newly-built Aviemore Hotel is small but in the centre of the city’s cinema, restaurant and nightclub district. Rooms are clean, comfortable and reasonably priced, although the food is rather basic. There is an electronic games arcade in the hotel. The Westmore Hotel is in beautiful countryside to the east of the city. It is peaceful and inexpensive, although the accommodation is basic. There are opportunities nearby for sailing and diving, anda lot of interesting routes to explore on foot. B The Cumberland Hotel is well placed for sightseeing on a busy city street, in a district which is full of interesting shops. Rooms are expensive but comfortable and the hotel serves excellent food, typical of the area. A piano player entertains guests every night in the bar. The Russell Hotel is close to the airport, and has quiet, comfortable rooms. However, the journey to the city centre can take time, and prices are above average. Delicious local food is served in the restaurant, and its conference rooms and business facilities are excellent. The hotel is surrounded by woodland, offers a golf course, and there are pleasant walks around the nearby lake. The Padnal is an older hotel in the heart of the city, with ground-floor rooms opening onto a country-style garden, Prices are reasonable. There is a sports centre and a small cinema and nightclub. A band performs every evening in the hotel restaurant, where excellent French food is served. Airport buses pick up from the hotel. Although the prices at the Grange Hotel are higher than at many city-centre hotels, it has a lot to offer. It shares a modern complex with nightclubs, cinemas, shops and conference facilities, 20 kilometres west of the centre. Trains .pun from the nearby railway station to the city centre and the airport, although journeys can take up to an hour. Part 3 Questions 11-20 Look at the sentences below about tourist flights over the continent of Antarctica. Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A on your answer sheet. If it is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Sightseeing fiights to Antarctica are available for a limited period each year. You may have to book a flight without being certain when it will happen. Passengers have views of Antarctic scenery for more than half their flight. Passengers can speak to people who have experience of working in Antarctica. Special video equipment operates during the whole flight. People are asked to stay sitting down so that everybody can see better. There is an advantage in sitting on one particular side of the plane. Before departure, the pilot chooses between a number of possible routes. A special attraction of the trip is having clear views of Antarctic wildlife. Passengers have the chance to put on clothes designed for travel in Antarctica. Welcome to the website. Here is all you need to know before booking a flight. During the brief Antarctic summer, Antarctica Sightseeing Flights takes tourists in a full- size passenger plane (Boeing 747) from Sydney, Australia, over the continent of Antarctica and back, Flight dates for next year are not definite yet, but if you make a booking now, your deposit is transferable if we need to change the day. Questions These are answers to the most frequently asked questions about Antarctica Sightseeing Flights. How long is the flight? The average flight is 12 hours. About four hours into the flight, we usually see the first sea ice and icebergs. We spend four hours over Antarctica and the remaining time travelling home. On the way to and from the continent, Antarctica experts who have lived on scientific research stations there give talks on the environment and history, and answer questions. A camera next to the pilot, which is linked to the video system on board, gives you a pilot’s eye view throughout, from take-off to landing. Will I get a seat next to a window? All passengers are given two boarding passes. At the halfway point of the flight, passengers are asked to move to the seat shown on their second boarding pass. Business and first class passengers will have a window seat for half of the flight and a next-to- window seat for the other half. Economy passengers will have a window seat or the seat next to a window seat for half of the flight and an end of row seat for the other half of the flight. While over Antarctica, we encourage passengers to get up from their seats and move about the plane, allowing everyone to share the sightseeing opportunities. The pilot flies in long ‘figure 8s’ over various points of interest to allow these amazing sights to be seen equally well from both sides of the plane. What happens if the weather is bad? We have 17 different approved flight plans. Our captain looks at the satellite cloud picture on the morning of the flight and selects the direction which promises the clearest views. Will Isee penguins and other wildlife? As most Antarctic wildlife lives at sea level, over 3,000 metres below the plane, we can’t see them in any detail. We do not land on Antarctica, primarily for environmental reasons. To experience Antarctic wildlife, you would need to join a boat tour. Can I take photographs? Definitely! All cameras are welcome. We even provide a few fun onboard photo opportunities where you can experience what it is like to wear Antarctic cold weather clothes. 
