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Test 1 PAPER 1 READING (1 hour) Part 1 You are going to read a magazine article about an artist who paints flowers. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. line 12 Artist Susan Shepherd is best known for her flower paintings, and the large garden that surrounds her house is the source of many of her subjects. lt is full of her favourite flowers, most especially varieties of tulips and poppies. Some of the plants are unruly and seed themselves all over the garden. There is a harmony of colour, shape and structure in the two long flower borders that line the paved path which crosses the garden from east to west. Much of this is due to the previous owners who were keen gardeners, and who left plants that appealed to Susan. She also inherited the gardener, Danny. “In fact, it was really his garden, she says. We got on very well. At first he would say, “Oh, it's not worth it” to some of the things I wanted to put in, but when | said | wanted to paint them, he recognised what 1 had in mind.' Susan prefers to focus on detailed studies of individual plants rather than on the garden as a whole, though she will occasionally paint a group of plants where they are. More usually, she picks them and then takes them up to her studio. 'I don't set the whole thing up at once,' she says. 'I take one flower out and paint it, which might take a few days, and then 1 bring in another one and build up the painting that way. Sometimes it takes a couple of years to finish.* Her busiest time of year is spring and early summer, when the tulips are out, followed by the poppies. “They all come out together, and you're so busy, she says. But the gradual decaying process is also part of the fascination for her. With An eye for detail tulips, for example, 'you bring them in and put them in water, then leave them for perhaps a day and they each form themselves into different shapes. They open out and are fantastic. When you first put them in a vase, you think they are boring, but they change all the time with twists and turns.' Susan has always been interested in plants: I did botany at school and used to collect wild flowers from all around the countryside,' she says. 'I wasn't parti- cularly interested in gardening then; in fact, | didn't like garden flowers, | thought they looked like the ones made of silk or plastic that were sold in some florists' shops — to me, the only real ones were wild. | was intrigued by the way they managed to flower in really awkward places, like cracks in rocks or on cliff tops.' Nowadays, the garden owes much to plants that originated in far-off lands, though they seem as much at home in her garden as they did in China or the Himalayas. She has a come-what-may attitude to the garden, rather like an affectionate aunt who is quite happy for children to run about undisciplined as long as they don't do any serious damage. With two forthcoming exhibitions to prepare for, and a ready supply of subject material at her back door, finding time to work in the garden has been difficult recently. She now employs an extra gardener but, despite the need to paint, she knows that, to maintain her connection with her subject matter, 'you have to get your hands dirty”. Paper 1 Reading In the first paragraph, the writer describes Susan's garden as A having caused problems for the previous owners. B having a path lined with flowers. C. needing a lot of work to keep it looking attractive. D being only partly finished. What does “this” in line 12 refer to? A the position of the path B the number of wild plants C the position of the garden D the harmony of the planting What does Susan say about Danny? A He felt she was interfering in his work. B_ He immediately understood her feelings. C He was recommended by the previous owners. D He was slow to see the point of some of her ideas. What is Susan's approach to painting? A She will wait until a flower is ready to be picked before painting it. B She likes to do research on a plant before she paints it. C She spends all day painting an individual flower. D She creates her paintings in several stages. Susan thinks that tulips A are more colourful and better shaped than other flowers. Bare not easy to paint because they change so quickly. C look best some time after they have been cut. D. should be kept in the house for as long as possible. Why did Susan enjoy studying wild flowers at school? A. She found the way they adapted to their surroundings fascinating. B She used the lessons as a good excuse to get out of school. C She was attracted by their different colours and shapes. D She wanted to learn how to make copies of them in material. How does the writer describe Susan's attitude to her garden? A She thinks children should be allowed to enjoy it. B She prefers planting flowers from overseas. C She likes a certain amount of disorder. D She dislikes criticism of her planting methods. What point is Susan making in the final paragraph? A It's essential to find the time to paint even if there is gardening to be done. B It's important not to leave the gardening entirely to other people. C. It's good to have expert help when you grow plants. D [ts hard to do exhibitions if there are not enough plants ready in the garden. Paper 1 Reading Most of the letters from home contained just everyday events concerning my parents and their friends. We had been corresponding for 29 years but had never met. It didn't matter how short or untidy they were as long as they were letters. Notes are appreciated, but how much better to have a year's supply of news! Poor handwriting can spoil your enjoyment ofa letter. But instead of harming the relationships, letter wríting seemed to improve them. She and my son have penfriends of their own in Texas, organised by my penfriend, More important, if she hadn't replied, we | would be the poorer for it. 11 Test 1 Par 3 You are going to read a magazine article in which five people talk about railway journeys. For questions 16-30, choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which person or people found on returning years later that nothing had changed? 16 was unsure of the number of passengers on the train? 17 enjoyed the company of fellow passengers? 18 found the views from the train dramatic? : 19 20 welcomed a chance to relax on the trip? 21 was never disappointed by the journey? 22 has a reason for feeling grateful to one special train? 23 travelled on a railway which is no longer in regular service? regretted not going on a particular train trip? Used to travel on the railway whenever possible? 26 learnt an interesting piece of information on a train journey? [27 took a train which travelled from one country to another? 28 says that the railway had been looked after by Unpaid helpers? 29 was once considered not old enough to travel by train? 30 12 Test 1 PAPER 2 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate style. 1 Your English friend Bill is a travel writer. He has written a chapter for a guidebook about a town you know well and you have just read it. Read Bill's letter and your notes. Then write a letter to Bill using all your notes. —_ —— __——__— —_ _—_— a __________—___—_—_—__—, | Thanks for agreeing to check the chapter that 've written. Could you let me Rnow what you liked | about it? Also, iFany of the information is inaccurate, please give me the correct information! And | do you think there's anything else I should include? | | Once again, thanks a lot for reading the chapter. Bill CLELLESELLELELELELLES) for l rto Bil + Tell Bill what | liked about his chapter — places to visit, ... » Give Bill correct information about — parking in city centre — museum opening times + Suggest Bill includes information about nightlife — give him details Write your letter. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation. Do not write any postal addresses. 14 Paper 2 Writing Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style. 2 You recently saw this notice in an English language computer magazine. | y Reviews needed! | Do you play computer games? Write us a review of a computer game that you enjoy. Describe the game's good and bad points and say how easy or difficult it io to play. Also say what age group it is suitable for. Afree game for the best reviewl Write your review. 3 Yourteacher has asked you to write a story for the college English language magazine. The story must begin with the following words: Itwas only a small mistake but it changed my life for ever. Write your story. 4 You have seen the following notice in an international magazine. | COMPETITION (sit better to live ina flat, a modern house or an old house? Write us an article giving your opinions. The best article will be published and the writer will receive £500, Write your article. 5 Answer one of the following two questions based on one of the titles below. (a) Officialy Dead by Richard Prescott This is part of a letter from your friend Matthew. NS A In the book 'Officially Dead”, Colin Fenton doesn't behave very well, does he? Do you have any sympathy for him or not? | Write and tell me what you think. Matthew Write your letter to Matthew. Do not write any postal addresses. (b) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Your English teacher has given you this essay for homework. Compare the characters of Mr and Mrs Bennett and say whether you think they have a good marriage or not. Write your essay. 15 10 11 12 turned out marked whole put effect underestimate creates gain announcing by far notice gathered came off distinguished full had place lower shapes make informing at least regard caught o 0.0.0.0. 0 went out noted entire served role decrease dreams achieve instructing even though attention drawn Paper 3 Use of English D putoff D indicated D all D set D share D mislead D forms D get D notifying D foral D view D received 47 Test 1 Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [o] [4]e T|¡E|R i Vancouver Royal Navy. However, Captain Vancouver was not the first European (13) ........... visit the area — the coast (14) .......... already been explored by the Spanish. Nor did Captain Vancouver spend many days there, even (15) . the scenery amazed him and everyone else (16) .......... was travelling with him. The scenery still amazes visitors to (17) .......... city of Vancouver today. First-time visitors who are (18) .......... search of breathtaking views are usually directed to a beach about ten minutes (19) .......... the city centre. There, looking out over the sailing boats racing across the blue water, visitors see Vancouver's towering skyline backed by the magnificent Coast Mountains. The city is regularly picked by international travel associations (20) one of the world's best tourist destinations. They are only confirming what the two million residents and eight million tourists visiting Greater Vancouver (21) .......... single year are always saying: there is simply (22) .......... other place on earth quite (23) .......... it. It's not just the gorgeous setting that appeals to people, (24) .......... also Vancouver's Wide range of sporting, cultural and entertainment facilities. 18 Test 1 Part 4 For questions 35-42, 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 two and five words, including the word given. Example: O Avery friendly taxi driver drove us into town, DRIVEN We o... AA a very friendly taxi driver. The gap can be filled by the words 'were driven into town by", so you write: Example: | 0 | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY | Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 35 'Don't sit in front of the computer for too long,” our teacher told us. WARNED Our teacher ..... in front of the computer for too long. 36 We got lost coming home from the leisure centre. WAY We couldn't ... from the leisure centre, 37 Mary didn't find it difficult to pass her driving test. DIFFICULTY Mary had .............. her driving test. 38 | always trust Carla's advice. SOMEBODY Carla... .. Advice | always trust, Paper 3 Use of English 39 We appear to have been given the wrong address. AS loca -.. We have been given the wrong address. ñ 40 | couldn't understand the instructions for my new DVD player. | SENSE The instructions for my new DVD player didnt ............aa.o. 41 ¡'s a pity we didn't do more sport when | was at school. COULD | wish that .. more sport when | was at school. 42 He described the hotel to us in detail. DETAILED Hr tii .... Of the hotel. 21 Test 1 Key Part 2 Question 2 Content The review should describe the good and bad points of the game, say how easy or difficult it is to play and which age group it is suitable for. Organisation and cohesion Clear organisation of ideas, with suitable paragraphing and linking. Range Language of description, explanation and opinion, Appropriacy of register and format Consistent register suitable for the situation and target reader. Target reader Would be informed. Question 3 Content The story should continue from the prompt sentence. Organisation and cobesion Could be minimally paragraphed. Story should reach a definite ending, even if that ending is somewhat open-ended. Range Narrative tenses. Vocabulary appropriate to the chosen topic of the story. Appropriacy of register and format Consistent register suitable for the situation. Target reader Would be able to follow the storyline. Question 4 Content The article should give opinion(s) about the choice of housing. Acceptable to discuss one type of housing only. Organisation and cobesion Clear development of viewpoint, with appropriate paragraphing and linking of ideas. Range Language of opinion and explanation. Appropriacy of register and format Register could range from informal to formal, but must be consistent throughout. Target reader Would be informed. 117 Test 1 Key Question 5(a) Content The letrer should describe Colin Fenton's behaviour and say whether the writer has any sympathy for him. Organisation and cobesion Clear development of ideas, with appropriate paragraphing and linking. Range Language of description, explanation and opinion. Appropriacy of register and format Consistent register appropriate to the situation and target reader. Target reader Would be informed. Question 5S(b) Content The essay should compare the characters of Mr and Mrs Bennett and give opinion on whether they have a good marriage. Organisation and cohesion Clear development of ideas, with appropriate paragraphing and linking. Range Language of comparison, description and opinion. Appropriacy of register and format Neutral composition. Target reader Would be informed. Paper3 Use of English (45 minutes) Part 1 1cC 24 3D 4B 5€ 6A 7€ 8B 9A 10 B 1 A 12D Part 2 13 to 14 had 15 though 16 who / that 17 the 18 in 19 from 20 as 21 every 22 no 23 like 24 but Part 3 25 dangerous 26 performers 27 living 28 incredibly 29 prove 30 safety 31 tiniest 32 careless 33 unlike 34 repcaredly 118 
