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, CAMBRIDGE ma UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ESOL Examinations ADVANCED WITH ANSWERS AUTHENTIC EXAMINATION PAPERS FROM CAMBRIDGE ESOL Official preparation material for Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ESCIL E Cambridge English ADVANCED 5 This sth collection of examination papers for Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), provides all the exam practice you need. It contains: + fourofficial examination papers that provide authentic exam practice + ahelpful overview of the Cambridge English: Advanced exam to familiarise you with its format +. attractive visual material to help you practise for the paired Speaking test = photocopiable answer sheets so you can practise transferring your answers. This 'self-study edition also includes: + aclear explanation of marking and grading, llustrated by authentic sample answers recording scripts and answer keys frameworks to help you prepare for the Speaking test Audio CDs containing the recorded material for the Listening paper. WITH ANSWERS CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH CORPUS Cambridoe Enalsh: Fisst(£CO) ¡Cambridae English: Ftst(ECE) or Schools Cambridge English: Preliminary (PEN) ¡Cambridge Engtish: Pell nary (PET) or Sesaole mmww.cambridge.org/corpus ¡Cambridge English: Key [KEN CAMBRIDGE QUALITY GUARANTEE Ames rob EorIRED Pesos AU THENTIC EXAMINATION PAPERS h2a FROM CAMBRIDGE ESOL | [ Il | | [ Official preparation material for Cambridge English: Advanced, AENA IUSan also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Introduction "his collection of four complete practice tests comprises papers from the Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), examination; students can practise these tests On their own or with the help of a teacher. he Cambridge English: Advanced examination is part of a suite of general English examinations produced by Cambridge ESOL. This suite consists of five examinations that have similar characteristics but are designed for different levels of English language ability. Within the five levels, Cambridge English: Advanced is at Level Cl in the Council of Europe's Common Enropean Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment. has also been accredited in the UK as a Level 2 ESOL certificate in the National Qualifications Framework. The Cambridge English: Advanced examination is widely recognised in commerce and industry and in individual university faculties and other educational institutions. Examination Council of Europe UK National Qualifications Eramework Level Framework Level Cambridge English: Proficiency Certificate of Proficiency in c2 3 English (CPE) Cambridge English: Advanced Certificate in Advanced English cl 2 (CAE) | Cambridge English: First BL 1 First Certificate in English (FCE) Cambridge English: Preliminary . Preliminary English Test (PET) El Entry 3 Cambridge English: Key . Key English Test (KEI) Al Entry 2 Further information "he information contained in this practice book is designod to be an overview of the exam. For a full description of all of the above exams, including information about task types, testing focus and preparation, please sec the relevant handbooks which can be obtaincd from Cambridge ESOL at the address below or from the website ats www.cambridgeesoLotg Telephone: +44 1223 553997 Fax: +44 1223 553621 e-mail: ESOLHelpdeskGucles.org.uk University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2£U United Kingdom Introduction The structure of Cambridge English: Advanced — an overview The Cambridge English: Advanced examination consists of five papers. Paper 1 Reading 1 hour 13 minutes This paper consists of four parts, each containing one text or several shorter pieces. There are 34 questions in total, including multiple choice, gapped text and multiple matching. Paper2 Writing 1 hour 30 minutes This paper consists of two parts which carry equal marks. In Part 1, which is compulsory. ip era! obupto 150 orde is provided on which candidates have to base their answers ¿andidates have to write either an article, a letter, a pr ort ol and ana E 3 oposal or a report of betwen NOIA prop: -p between 180 and le Part 2, thers are four tasks from which candidates choose one to write about. he range of tas] Es rom which questions may be drawn includes an article, a competition entry, a contribution to a longer piece, an essay, an information sheet, a letter, a proposal, a report and a review. The Last question is bascd on the set books. These books remain on the list for two years. Look on the asias or contact the Cambridge ESOL Centre Exams Manager in your arca for the up-to- date list of set books. The guestion on the set huvks has two options from which candidates choose one to write about, In this part, candidates have to write between 220 and 260 words Paper 3 Use of English 45 minutes This paper consists m6 five parts and tests control of English grammar and vocabulary. There are 5 questions in total. The tasks include gap-filling exercises, word formation, lexical appropriacy and sentence transformation. ? Paper 4 Listening 40 minutes (approximately) This paper consists of four parts. Each part contains a recorded text or texts and some questions including multiple choice, sentence completion and multiple matching. There is a total of 30 questions. Each text is heard twice. : Paper5 Speaking 15 minutes This paper consists of four parts, The standard test format is two candidatos and two examiners, One examiner takes part in the conversation while the other examiner listens. Both examiners give marks. Candidates will be given photographs and other visual and veritien UN material to look ar and talk about. Sometimes candidates will talk with the other candid sometimes with the examiner and sometimes with both. o as Grading me overall Cambridgs English Advanced grade is based on the total score gained in all pe | ac h paper is weigled Lo 40 marks. Therefore, the five Cambridge English: level me : papers tota 200 marks, after weighting. It is not necessary to achieve a satisfactory NON dl e Papers in order to pass the examination. Certificates arc given to candidates as ne examinaron with grade A, R or C. A is the highest. Exceptional candidates es snow ability beyond C1 level. Candidates who achieve grade Á receive the Pl pri ge English: Advanced certificate stating tral they demonstrated ability at Leyel C2. ndidates who achieve a grade B or C receive the Cambridge English: Advanced certificate Introduction at Level C1. Candidates whose performance is below C1 level, but falls within Level B2, receive a Cambridge English certificate stating that Uhey have demonstrated ability at Bm. level. All candidares are sent a Statement of Results which includes a graphical profile of their performance in each paper and shows their relative performance in each one. Tor further information on grading and results, go to the website (sex page 4). rr Test 1 PAPER 1 You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with science and technology. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best READING (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. line 2 fine 5 fine 1. line 1 Introducing *de-perimeterisation” k is an ugly word, but 'de- pcrimeterisation' should be jangling the nerves of the business world in ways that have nothing to do with its discordant phonetics. Fssentially it spells the end of the world as we have known it. "he harbingers of this particular digital doom are email, the Internet, laptop computers, mobile phones, Blackberries and any other way in which information, both 2 invocuous and malicious, can enter or 3 leave an organisation unhindered by such traditional electronic defences as the firewall and the scanners for viruses and spam. The Jericho Forum, set up a few years ago, is an international lobby that includes some of the big multi- nationals. lt emphasises the need for a proactive approach, warning: “Over the next few ycars, as tecimology and business continue to align more closely to an open, internet-driven world, the current security mechanisms lhat protect business information will not match the increasing demands for protection of business transactions and data” Which word in the text is used to stress the vulnerability of information stored on companies” computer systems? = Jjangling (line 2) B discordant (line 5) C innocuous (line 12) D unhincered (line 13) According to the text, what type of action does the Jericho Forum propose? 003 working together to deal with the effects of a problem looking at how to cut down the volume of sensitive business data looking ahead to deal with the predicted effects of certain developments working to ensure that electronic means of communication are used effectively Test 1 Part 2 You are going to read an extract from a magazine article, Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Spadework that's truly rewarding Tony Durrant volunteers on an archaeological dig As 1 squarted ja the mud, on whar looked like a building site, to scrape at the ground with a (ny towel, T wondered if fictional archucologists like Indiana Jones started dcir carcers in such damp circumstances. Probably not. But dt is what real archacologists do, and T was surrounded by them as they Ímrrowed their way into centurics ol Canterbury's hidden past. E A 7 Lhe suuddy land that E found amysell on, Uhoped, wonld soon seveal its historical trcasares. About 60 metres square aud carchily tided the “Big Dig? dis one of dle largest and most exciling projects of its type in Britain, he Canterbury Archacological Trust is responsible for the uncarthing of (his small arca of a filled with echocs of de past. 8 po There are many tonues of carth to shift and sifi ancl luurdreds of finds to clean and sunt, which is wly voliteces are here, Surprisingly, they axe given as much responsibility as many of the paid archacologists. This level of faith o unpaid help cam work only 3? he volunteers are committed to a regular slot or come lor a few days ata time, 9 Saralr Tur ; 8 las seadent ón terra time, is spending her short break scrarching around ar the bottom ol a medieval raibish pit. So far, she has pulled out elay pipes aud carly glassware. “Ubis surt ol archacology 10 ¡sul about the rare finds — it is about de many imindane things that allow us to build a big historical picture,” says Saral, She also includes a word ol warniog about 1he physical nature of Be job. [10] As if on cue, Ue cold drizale started again and surprisingly ted little reaction from the crouched figures beavering «way a testament to Ihcir professionalism, 1 returned to my seraping and watehed for any dificrently coloured patehes of soil — a sign of ancient carth foors, buried foundations and ditches. El The lost or discarded minutiac of life in 1his onec-crowded lite arca are being painstakingly uncovered: couked animal bones, the occasional taken to the “finds office”, where more volumicers, under the coin, Everything of possible interest watchful eye ol Jacqui Tawrence, wash, document and bag them. Jacqui, a trust employee, has a lol of time for voluntecrs; she started off as one hersel£ 121 ] Look ar thús. Whar a saya, handing me what hen she passed over a love Roman patter beamtifully made piece sh looked like the hase of a jog; piece ol Roman roof tile. Touching the past, fecling the excitement of handling something lor the best time since was discarded all those years ago this is wat archacology is all about! “This allows us, afler an initial period ví (rainiug, to get more involved in the project, says one. We can ren get a lot more fulfilment out of! our time here than df we popped in once to be given some dull task? «Volunteers, including mysell, are often sur prised at how rough and ready ir is, she adds. “They expect to be seraping around with a toothbrush. Bat the only way we can gevall his card shilted is with a large spade, and we arc well hebind schedule because of! unpredictable conditions. On the contrary there in front of me was the most exciting find yet! 'Iwelve tiny statues buried in the damp clay along the far wall of the charch. Iwatched a young woman archacologist carcfully tending to one, They would all be metienlously recorded before heading for the IUSeuIn. This preparatory housework' was essential before the medieval layer we were standing on could be stripped away. This would allow the archacologists to make sense ol the jumble around them: a 191h-ccornury boede dump, a medieval robbish pit and a Roman Hoor lay within metres ef cach vler, Paper 1 Reading Dressed like them in white hard hat and luminous green vest, clambered in and cut of tenches and pits, skerching, phorographing «nd shovelling, Since my hfe had lacked much of an exeroise rouline, juiuiug an archacological project near the centre of the city seemed ideal. lts main aim had already been achieved: the uncovering of part of a church built in 1318, Now Ue diggers have all but stripped away this layer of history to search for evidence of lie in cady medieval, Anglo-Saxon, Roman, and they hope, bon-Age Canterbury. Y always wamed to he a career archacolngist/ she says, carelully writing an identification code on a piece of pottery under dre walchtul eyes of the teanvs pin=op: who else bnt The actor Harrison Ford, in character as he great Indiana Jones. l 11 Test 1 Part 3 You are going to read an article from a music magazine. For questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. dine 13 line 38 12 Never too old to rock Clive Myrtle explores the issue of ageism in the world of entertainment There are tew spectacles less edifying than a television presenter trying to hang on lo a job. When one of the presenters af the BBC programme Crimewatch resigned recently, rather than suffer the inevitable indignity af being uninstalled and replaced by a younger version, he made the usual hurt noises about his masters' excessive emphasis on youth. People in the media listened sympathetically before he slid from view with a soft splosh to Join the ranks of television's has-beens. The presenters argument, that he viewers dor't care how old you are so long as you can "do the job”, unfortunately is not backed up by the evidence. When you're on TV, viewers are always thinking about whether you're losing your hair or your figure and, latteriy, whether you've had cosmetic work done. This is what they're actually doing when you think they're listening to the wise things you say. Viewers actually don't percelve much of what the job entails, they just see you sitting there looking the part. Like double-jointedness or the ability to pat one's head while rubbing one's stomach, TV presenting is just one of those knacks. Soma of those who possess this knack can hit the big time. Inevitably as they become more attached to the lifestyle 1his brings, however, the more inclined they are to overstato the knack. In reality, it somebody is paying you a lot ot money ta do a job, ¡Ps often on the tacit understanding ihat your services may be dispensed with abruptly — it's part of the deal. Unlike football managers, TV presenters affect not to understand this brutal compact. |f Ihey've had many years being paid silly sums to read a script from an autocua, it's difficult for hem to accept that they've been the beneficiary of good fortune rather than anything else; even harder to face the fact that a commissioning editor's whim could all too easily banish them to the shopping channels. Something similar eventually awaits all the people who are currentiy making fortunes that would have been unimaginable to earlier generations of presenters. One day we'll decide that their face no longer fits and they'Il be draggad away complaining about the same agelst policy from which they no doubt previously profited. Show business is a brutal business. The one thing it reliably punishes is age, particularly amongst women. That's why, at the age of fifty, female TV presenters become female radio presenters and why girl bands planning to re-form need to get it done bafora they're forty, after which it will get too hard for everyone to suspend their collective disbeliaf. Only one species of show-business folk manages to hold back the years and this is a group that, by rights, shouldn't. lts members should, like all childish things, have been put away years ago. And yet they keep on performing as if there was no tomorrow. l'm talking about rock stars, usually male ones. As these heroes of a bygone era drift into the pensionable zone, they may no longer sell records in the way that they used to, but they have a power to magnetise huge sections of the population — and part them from their cash — that makes them the envy of everybody else in tha show-business fraternity, The likes of Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and Elton John sailed past their fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays with barely a mumble of complaint from their fans. The larger the scals of their sold-out shows, the more distant they are from audiences and the less noticeable are their jowls or their waistlines. People wonder why the stadiums are dominated by acts who made their names thirty years ago; is it indicative of some fatal streak of nostalgia running through the music business? Hardly. It simply proves that in this day and age, the Hot New Thing can never be quite as hot as the Hot Old Thing. Rock musicians may not have had the fat monthly salaries enjoyed by their grumbiing autocue-reading counterparts on TV. but they have something their parents would never have predicted when they quit schoo! and first joined a band - a job for life. - 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Paper 1 Reading What does the writer imply about the Crimewatch presenter he mentions in the first paragraph? A He was unwise to resign when he did. B_ He will soon be forgotten by the viewers. C He may well have had a valid point to make, D Hewas treated insensitively by his employers. The word “this” in line 13 refers to an image. a level of success. an exaggerated claim. a common misperception. 00m» Why does the writer mention football managers in the third paragraph? > to show how relatively secure TV presenters are in their jobs B to underline how important luck is in certain occupations C toillustrate a general rule about certain types of high-profile jobs D to support his view that presenters are overpaid In the fourth paragraph, the writer says that TV personalities who may worry about ageism should look tor work in other forms of broadcasting. may have benefited from it themselves at some point, are less well respected than the presenters of the past. are being unfair to Up-and-coming younger colleagues. DO0nm>» The word 'it' in line 38 refers to the size of the venues played by ageing rock stars. the way ageing rock stars keep their fans at a distance. the backward-looking nature of the rock music business. the continuing appeal of live performances by certain stars. DOW>» Why does the writer mention rock stars' parents in the final paragraph? A to underline an irony about the stars' careers B toremind us of the stars' humble beginnings C to put the stars ongoing popularity in context D to expose an inconsistency in the stars' attitude In the text as a whole, the writer reveals himself to be critical of show-business personalities who complain. concerned about the way certain celebrities are treated. supportive of older people in the world of entertainment. envious of the success of certain high-profile pertormers. 20003 13 Test 1 PAPER 2 WRITING (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 180-220 words in an appropriate style. 16 You have been a student at an international college in Ireland for the past month. The student committee has asked you to write a report about your first week in the college. Read the Programme of Events for New Students, and the extracts from your diary below. Then, using the information appropriately, write a report to inform the committee, saying what was helpful about the events, explaining any problems you had and suggesting any changes for the future. Programme of Events for New Students Monday College tour Tuesday Meeting with tutors Wednesday Talks about clubs Thursday Tour of town Friday Social evening 000000000000000000 Monday Useful tour but: Ml never remember it all. Need a mapl o: Tuesday Excellent info about courae, Staff helpful. : Wednesday Jolned basketball club, Made some friends too! H Thursday Exhausted — too much walking! : Friday Great party. Finished too early... Write your report, You should use your own words as far as possible. p” Paper2 Writing Part2 write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part, Write your answer in 220-260 words in an appropriate style. 2 Your teacher has asked you to write an essay on the following subject: Our leisure activities and hobbies have been changed dramatically by technology. Ta what extent do you agree with this? Write your essay. You see this announcement in a magazine. AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL AND HELP CHILDREN VWe organise education projects in various countries and are looking for volunteers to teach children how lo read and verite in E nglish.We wáll provide any necessary training. To apply, werite giving details of any experience or quañfications you have which may be relevant and saying wy you would like to work with crildren. Anna Graharn, Manager, Eduprojects Worldwide Write your letter of application. You see the following announcement in an international film magazine. Have you ever wanted to be Spiderman or Lara Crolt? Imagine you could live the life of any film character for one day. We would like our readers to write an article telling us: * which character from a film you would [ke to be + why you would tike ta be this character + what your day as your character would be lite. Write yaur article. Answer one of the following two questions based on one of the titles below. (a) Through a Glass, Darkly by Donna Leon You have had a class discussion about the plot of Through a Glass, Darkly. Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay on the following topic: Through a Glass, Darkly ís a sequence of thrilling events with a surprising ending. To what extent do you agree with this? Write your essay. (b) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Your college magazine has asked you to write an article on a memorable event that takes place in Of Mice and Men. Describe an event, explain why you think it is memorable and say why itis important to the story. Write yaur article. Tes 1 | = PAPER3 USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour) Part 1 For questions 1-12, read the toxt below and decide which answer There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, (A, B, Cor D) best fits each gap. Example: 0 A necessity B reliance C demand D requirement EZ] Early map-making Satellite navigation in Cars means that our traditional (0) improved. Today, it is the inaccuracios in these early maps that we find so tascinating. The Map-maker would fill in the huge gaps in his knowledge with guesswork. Dull Sh... of Ocean, for example, would be (8) ........ with drawings of fantastic sea Creatures or Plump babies with puffed-out cheeks blowing along ships in full 7. The world's first Modern atlas (8) . Abraham Ortelius (9) «in Antwerp in 1570, after a geographer named AN engravings ot 53 of the best maps (10) hern land”. Over the next 40 years, this atlas was regularly cannnnns and more than 7,300 copies were printed, (12) 10 $11 12 cases appeal complex smoothly spreads revived force exhibited appointed in existence edges renovated articles engage involved evenly breadths enlivened length presented commissioned at large borders updated objects interest elaborate steadily ranges invigorated flow appeared engaged in stock limits modernised Paper 3 Use of English D pieces D attract D detailed D equally D expanses D enlightened D sail D arose D assigned D atpresent D verges D renewed 19 Test 1 Parta4 For questions 38-42, think of ane word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an example (0). Example: D They say the new minister is a lovely person and VOY coco. to talk to. My neighbours have not had a Very coco... life, but they always seem cheertul. ¡CIA enough to see why the town is popular with tourists. PLTFTTT] Write only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. ¿ Example: loJ[e]a s|y | 38 'msorry I'm so late - the traffic was particularly . because of the road works. Whenever you pick up something like A... box, itis important to bend both legs in order to protect your back. The new job brought with it long hours and oc. responsibilities. 39 No matter how often the house was cleaned, during the dry season everything seemed to be permanently covered with a fine ooo... of dust. Hardly anyone seems to DUY ccoo... for their cameras these days because most i people use digital ones. H Several reviewers think that thiS occ. will become one of the great classics of : our time, 40 Thestrikers are demanding better ooo... conditions and more pay. Idor't know a huge amount about computers but l have a [Loros IA knowledge. The best thing in the transport museum was A... model of a steam engine, which was perfect in every detail. 22 A 41 42 Paper 3 Use of English My SÍSt8" coccion the money she needed for her trip to Australia by selling her stamp collection. The new measures announced by the Government will ensure that low standards in schools will SOON DE iccrccnonicccnoccoo as promised. The bridge iS ..mmmmrciococco several times a day to allow ships to sail up the river. lasked Keith the shortest way to the station and RE ........moommomomom me a map on the back of an envelope. .. a number of conclusions from their research, which | The authors ofthe report will try to summarise in a moment. Last time they played ice hockey, Canada mimccccconccconas against Russia and ¡Pl! be interesting to see what happens this time. Test 1 Part5 For questions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between thrae and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: O James would only speak to the head of department alone. ON DAMBS cocociocccconccn nora ronicnniniciininns to the head of department alone. The gap can be filled with the words “insisted on speaking, so you write: Example: | 0 INSISTED ON SPEAKING Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS. 43 44 45 46 24 Lucy sueceeded in passing her driving test, even though she had flu, MANAGED Despite .. her driving test. By the end af the meeting, the committee had agreed on the next step. REACHED By the end of the committee Meeting, AO ...ooocooccicccocccocccncccnccnicnnoon what to do next. The burglar wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind. AVOID The burglar wore gloves in any fingerprints behind. Colin couldn't possibly afford any of the paintings in that gallery. FAR The paintings in that gallery Af .......onnnninninnanicin carr buy. E N 47 49 Paper 3 Use of English [ was very shocked when my brother told me what had happened the previous day. ACCOUNT was very shocked Dy MY cocccoonconcccnncanonnncnonnnrrnconocns what had happened the previous day. | don't think we'll see Simon before he goes to New York. LIKELIHOOD ThRreS ..occcnconoccnccnonncona coma ronca nonnoos Simon before he goes to New York, The fire at the oil depot has led to the imposition of stricter safety regulations, IMPOSED Stricter safety regulatiQS -.....ooooonnaoonncnoooonnnnnnn conencorn result of the fire at the oil depot. Ifyou hadn't helped me, | could never have moved the wardrobe, HELP Bl ooocacononnnnnnncnnonocono naciona nanronos + | could never have moved the wardrobe. 25 Test 1 Part 2 You will hear a man called Kevin Riley talking about his unusual home in Australia. For questions 7-14, complete the sentences. — An unusual home Kevin found his job as a successful 7 | very stressful. Many traditional Australian buildings are designed to avoid putting Kevin had a total of | 9 | removed before he built his new home. Kevin produces 40 | in a hut near his home. Most of the wood in Kevin's home is now a colour. 1 The materials used to make Kevin's chair were Kevin remembers that a lack of | 13 | plus a rich diet used to make him feel sleepy. Kevin compares the process of constructing his home to a 14 28 8 |onthe earth. 12 [and driftwood. Paper 4 Listening Part 3 you will hear an interview with a man called Seth Jeavons, who organises an annual three-day pop-music festival. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. 15 According to Seth, what mistake do people who are going to camp at the festival frequently make? A They forget how cold it can be at night. B They take nothing to sleep on. C They have no form of light. D They underestimate the size of tent needed. 16 Which problem at the festival has now been solved? A the space provided for people watching the main band B the capacity of the sound system C the location of the car parks D the level of security for bands 17 Seth believes his festival is more suitable for children than other similar festivals because A there are special family cafés with healthy food. B specific entertainment is organised for them. C there is a separate campsite for families. D trained staff are available to look after them. 18 Seth predicts that the bands attracting most people this year will be those which A encourage audience participation. B have the best special effects, C are rarely seen at live events. D' have the most famous names. 19 According to Seth, why should people go to a big live festival? A Itwill leave a lasting impression on them. B' The audiences are as interesting as the events. C They will see acts not covered by the media. D Itwill be a chance to discover new music. 20 Whatis Seth reluctant to reveal about next year's festival? A the overall scale of the event B his daughter's level of involvement C the identity of the main band D his plans to increase ticket prices 29 Test 1 Part4 30 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about photography courses they have taken. TASK TWO TASK ONE For questions 26-30, choose from the list (A-H) what each For questions 21-25, choose from the list (A-H) each speaker's occupation. speaker appreciated most about their photography course. While you listen you must complete both tasks. 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The interlocutor asks candidates for some information about themselves, then widens the scope of the questions by asking about eq. candidates” lelsure activities, studies, travel and daily life. Candidates are expected to respond to the interlocutor's questions and listen to what their partner has to say. Part 2 (a one-minute “long turn” for each candidate, plus a 30-second response from the second candidate) You are each given the opportunity to talk for about a minute, and to comment briefly after your partner has spoken. The interlocutor gives you a set of pictures and asks you to talk about them for about one minute. lt is important to listen carefully to the interlocutor's instructions. The interlocutor then asks your partner a question about yaur pictures and your partner responds briefly. You are then given another set of pictures to look at. Your partner talks about these pictures for about one minute. This time the interlocutor asks you a question about your partners pictures and you respond briefly. Part 3 (approximately 4 minutes) In this part of the test, you and your partner are asked to talk together. The interlocutor places a new set of pictures on the table between yau. This stimulus provides the basis for a discussion. The interlocutor explains what you have to do. Part 4 (approximately 4 minutes) The interlocutor asks some further questions, which leads to a more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner's answers if you wish. 31 Test 2 Food for thought Influential chel and entrepreneur Michel Roux arrived in Britain 35 years ago from France, and “went on a mission to make London a better place for faod.' His ethie of excellence is well known. Right now, though, he has a troubled air about him. “There is no counlry where more cookery books are bought than the UK, but many people still care more about the petrol they put in their cars than the fuel they pul in their bodies. Also, there is a lot af uninformed babbling about food from high and mighty chefs who really know little about it. And if you ask a lot of young peaple why they want to come into the catering trade, it is because they want to make a fortune by the time they are 25 and then take a back seat.” Michel [ears his vision, in changing the face of British cuisine, is being hijacked by the media celebrity chefs he helped, indireclly, to ereale. Not that he has any objections to chefs writing books. His own have sold more than a million copies worldwide. ll is he overkill hal worries him. Nor, he insists, has he anything against chefs on TV in themselves - after all, he was an early pioneer ol (he cookery programme. “Don't think 1 am putting down everyone who cooks on TV; he says. 'But you have to work hard Lo understand your subject. [f you move too fast, with no work and no feeling, you get nowhere. Everything is happening too quickly. Fvod is not all about media hype.” 3 Whatis part of Michel's annoyance about the British food industry? he controversial views portrayed in books certain people's resistance to his ideas the indifference of young consumers the ignorance of so-called specialists 000u»> 4 What impression do we get af Michel from the text? A He regrets many of the things he has done. B Heis keen not to appear hypocritical. C Haeis never satisfied with what he achieves. D He is rather stuck in his ways. 34 | : | É fina 8 tine 9 tine 10 fine 16 tine 17 Thescientificendeavourtounderstand the hows and whys of “human happiness” has generated in excess of three thousand studies since the 1960s. As a result, psychologists now tend to agree that happier people are more popular and lead much longer and more productive lives - and we're not talking fractions here. So, putting happiness at the top of the to-do list makes very good sense. Yet the absence of sadness is not a sufficient criterion for happiness, just as the absence of illness is not one for health. Happiness, like health, is a distinetly positive state, iU's nol about getting by in neutral. Hence the emerging field of Positive Psychology, which is the scientiñc pursuit al the Paper 1 The Feelgood Factor most promising routes for a distinctly happy and accomplished life Thisis certainly cheering stult, because happiness certainly wasnt on the curricutum in my schooldays. In the coming weeks, this newspaper column will be examining just what this new discipline can tell us when it comes to pinpointing the skills and strategies, the experiences and environments, that can increase the likelihood of life feeling happier. Jt's worth a go because there's good evidence ta suggest that our usual level of the feelgood factor can rise quite appreciably through our own efforts. But willingness is not enough, practical know-how is needed, Reading line 22 5 Which phrase is used to emphasise the weight of evidence supporting current views on happiness? A B c D we're not talking fractions here (lines 8-9) at the top of the to-do list (line 10) not about getting by in neutral (lines 16-17) this is certainly cheering stuff (line 22) 6 In this text, the writer js DOmwW> presenting a hypothesis which he will be testing. introducing the theme of a series of articles, encouraging people to take part in his research. presenting arguments for and against a theory. 35 Test 2 Part 2 You are going to read an extract from a newspaper article. Six paragraphs have been removed trom the extract, Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. A Change of Direction Paul Roberts explains how he started writing CD-ROMs Tis Wednesday afternoon in Seattle and Pm wriúug about classical composers for a multimedia prodnet on Euxvpean history, Pye never written about music hefore my apecialig before 1 started wriúug CD-ROMs, was environmental journalism. But an ignorance, in (he new electronic age, isn't alway obstacle. The irony of the information revolution: is that consumers neither like nor expect long, densely-wrilen texts on heir computer screens. For example, of the 1,000 or so “essays” Pve wrilleo for CD-ROM companies over the last two years, fewer Uan 10 ran longer than 200 words and most were much, much shorter. 1 never expected to be working like this. l once earned a respectable living wriliug long, earnest articles about spotted owls, de ecology, even, on one occasion, a 10,000- word treatise on the Douglas Fir tree. How maleable partienlarly in the presence of cold cash, 1 would PIVONa professional expeetations are, tell myself: For as T was beavering away on my alternalive news wcekky 1 began to notice that many of my writer acquaintances were deserting ship in favonr of the new CD-ROM phenomenon. Pal eel then al partics and theyd launch into brcarhless depicrions of the zeork they were doing, and the technology they weve using, and, more ta the poinl, de Luckets of money (hey were carning. It sas long hefore 1 had swallowed my principles and signed up lor my first multimedia assignment. 36 A man called me at home and asked whether T had esvcr written for digital publicaons. 2) A year before, hed been a magazine editos, Today He asked a few perfunctory questions about my vwriling, then, apparenily satisfied, he moved on to a terse discussion he seemed harassed and tired. of production schedules, software requirements and, finally, Abe Assigoment, handing me a Hist of 5U subjeris and a thick stack of reference nraterials. 1 10: 1 scanned his office, looking for cnez as to what Pd got myscil! into. On the wall, Í spicd a chalk- hoard sketch, a serios ol small circles tach labelled with an abbreviation (Intro, “Vid, And.) and all intercomnected by spokes, A non-lincar plan, he explained vaga need (o worry about mat? Very true, We writers y waving at it. But you guys dont siwply get our assignments, write our texts and some months later, a shiny disc, wrapped in au ¡nordinate amount of packaging, hits the hookshelves. Pm] ] Al that is handled by the engineers and designers who lay out the di digital object will be Jinked to which, and wé who decide which Fhis prompts me Lo imagine a not-so-distant future when a sizcable fraction of profes enter the world of print but will go directly from schcrmali ¡onal writers wol ever sebrwol to digital publishing, Ml A Ya 1 carte help viewing ahis future with alarm and sadness, nor simply because L question ¡be Paper 1 Reading quality of the literature tal people will have but because 1 can already soc that 1 wowt be capable of comprehonding it. [have parúcipated in, and in some small way precipitated, my own ubsolescente, A No one expects ns Lo understand er care what happens to our texts before this happens, We necdn'e concern ourselves with story struettee, any of the other, more eclebrated or themes, al elements of traditional writing. BT toumbled somenhing ambiguos and found myselí' the following añernoon in a small beige olhee du a suburban megalopolis, The voie the phone mmned on 10 helang ta the project on produces, a gaunt fellow in his tbirties whom Pl call Bob, We shook Jrauds Lastily C One of these was the routine demonstralion of lexés low rank on lie CD-ROM totem pole, whenever software enginects had trouble cramming all the visual components onto a d writers woulel simply be Lol lo chop texts in had. D This is fest becoming a distant memory and nowadays | crank out lle nugyets of information on whatever topics the multimedia companies believe will sell: dead large African maumals, yesterday sports stars. 1 ds, widhout question, hack writing, the kind of work (I used to think) avly the unprincipled had the nerve to take, G Such E lle wanted 73 words on cach by he start of the following weck. Nothing fancy. Simple declarativo reading level. “Light. No une bad ever talked to me about writing like this and 1 felt disoriented. semtences. 1ligh-school F Maybe theylll be constrained at (irst by the needs ol older readers who were raised on print. But in time this will change, as traditional printing comes to be seen as too expensive and cunibersome, and computer: classroom and every living room worldwide. show up in every slow down the proce screen space from the animation, video and multimedia oler, more marketahle, trivia. So diiugs “interactivo” rapid-fñive and steal precious we writers needr't be experts so much as filters, who compress reams of information into seal] cxvily-digeslible, on=sercon chunks.