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Test 1: Reading and Use of English (page 6)

Part 1: Don’t forget your hat

1 A: ‘doesthejob’isafixedphrase.2 B: ‘sending out’ matches the meaning of ‘lost’ in the

nextsentence.3 D: Theotherwordsdon’tgivetheideaofquantity.4 C: Theotherwordsaren’tfollowedbythepreposition

‘on’.5 D: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘you’+‘warm’.6 C: Theotherwordsaren’tusuallyusedtotalkabout

sunlight.7 A: Theotherthreewordswouldneedanewsubject.8 D: Theotherthreewordscan’tbefollowedbythe

adjective‘sunburnt’.

Part 2: Penguins on the move

9 which:(relativepronoun)introducesaclause10 off:(preposition)partofthephrasalverb‘toshowoff ’11 since:partoftheadverbialphrase‘eversince’meaning

fromthattimeuntilnow12 as:(adverbial)partofthelinkingphrase‘asif ’13 however:(linker)makesacontrast14 in:partofthefixedphrase‘insearchof ’15 is:(verb)partofpassiveconstructionmeaning‘people

think’16 have:(auxiliaryverb)partofcompoundtense

Part 3: The sky at night

17 mountainous: nountoadjective18 pollution: verbtonoun19 fortunate: nountoadjective20 impressive: verbtoadjective21 height: adjectivetonoun22 uninterrupted: adjectivetonegativeadjective23 powerful: nountoadjective24 discovery: verbtonoun

Part 4

25 isbeingopened:passiveform26 lookingforwardto:fixedexpression27 beenmyintentionto:verbtonoun28 didn’t/didnotmeantodamage:fixednegative

expression29 toplaytennisunlessFiona:infinitiveafterreportingverb,

positionof‘unless’30 isexpectedtoarrive:passiveform

Part 5: Driving in the desert

31 D: Shewantedtoproveshecouldadapttonewsituations.

32 B: ‘samegoalsandsamewayofworking.’33 D: ‘this’referstotheprevioussentence.34 B: ‘thethingthatscaredusmost.’35 C: ‘It’s...thepeopleyouleastexpectwhohelpyou

most.’36 A: ‘they’relessgoodatanticipatingproblems.’

Part 6: Music to get fit by

37 G: ‘upyourworkoutproductivitybyasmuchas20percent’isanexampleof‘increasedlevelofoutput’.

38 A: ‘thisword’refersto‘disassociation’.39 C: ‘oneofthem’refersbackto‘therearesomerules’.40 F: ‘he’referstothewriter’s‘friend’andwereadabout

the‘mistake’hemade.41 D: Thereisalinkbetween‘songs’and‘limitednumber

ofthem’andalsobetween‘complaint’and‘Thisisbecause...’.

42 B: ‘golfers’serveasanexampleofthe‘diverserangeofsports’.

Part 7: Why do people start writing blogs?

43 D: ‘ausefultoolinmyfuturejob’44 A: ‘myblogisabusinesstool’45 C: ‘notthethingtodoifyouwanttoremain

anonymous’46 B: ‘Ineededtogetsomegoodcontent...’47 C: ‘IfImakemistakesIlearnfrom...’48 A: ‘IfeltconfidentthatIalreadyknew...’49 B: ‘Iwasbasicallyanobody’50 D: ‘Writinga750wordarticleis...’51 C: ‘refreshingtobeabletostepoutside...’52 A: ‘theykeptthemhiddenundertheirbeds’

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Part 1: Don’t forget your hat

1 A: ‘doesthejob’isafixedphrase.2 B: ‘sending out’ matches the meaning of ‘lost’ in the

nextsentence.3 D: Theotherwordsdon’tgivetheideaofquantity.4 C: Theotherwordsaren’tfollowedbythepreposition

‘on’.5 D: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘you’+‘warm’.6 C: Theotherwordsaren’tusuallyusedtotalkabout

sunlight.7 A: Theotherthreewordswouldneedanewsubject.8 D: Theotherthreewordscan’tbefollowedbythe

adjective‘sunburnt’.

Part 2: Penguins on the move

9 which:(relativepronoun)introducesaclause10 off:(preposition)partofthephrasalverb‘toshowoff ’11 since:partoftheadverbialphrase‘eversince’meaning

fromthattimeuntilnow12 as:(adverbial)partofthelinkingphrase‘asif ’13 however:(linker)makesacontrast14 in:partofthefixedphrase‘insearchof ’15 is:(verb)partofpassiveconstructionmeaning‘people

think’16 have:(auxiliaryverb)partofcompoundtense

Part 3: The sky at night

17 mountainous: nountoadjective18 pollution: verbtonoun19 fortunate: nountoadjective20 impressive: verbtoadjective21 height: adjectivetonoun22 uninterrupted: adjectivetonegativeadjective23 powerful: nountoadjective24 discovery: verbtonoun

Part 4

25 isbeingopened:passiveform26 lookingforwardto:fixedexpression27 beenmyintentionto:verbtonoun28 didn’t/didnotmeantodamage:fixednegative

expression29 toplaytennisunlessFiona:infinitiveafterreportingverb,

positionof‘unless’30 isexpectedtoarrive:passiveform

Part 5: Driving in the desert

31 D: Shewantedtoproveshecouldadapttonewsituations.

32 B: ‘samegoalsandsamewayofworking.’33 D: ‘this’referstotheprevioussentence.34 B: ‘thethingthatscaredusmost.’35 C: ‘It’s...thepeopleyouleastexpectwhohelpyou

most.’36 A: ‘they’relessgoodatanticipatingproblems.’

Part 6: Music to get fit by

37 G: ‘upyourworkoutproductivitybyasmuchas20percent’isanexampleof‘increasedlevelofoutput’.

38 A: ‘thisword’refersto‘disassociation’.39 C: ‘oneofthem’refersbackto‘therearesomerules’.40 F: ‘he’referstothewriter’s‘friend’andwereadabout

the‘mistake’hemade.41 D: Thereisalinkbetween‘songs’and‘limitednumber

ofthem’andalsobetween‘complaint’and‘Thisisbecause...’.

42 B: ‘golfers’serveasanexampleofthe‘diverserangeofsports’.

Part 7: Why do people start writing blogs?

43 D: ‘ausefultoolinmyfuturejob’44 A: ‘myblogisabusinesstool’45 C: ‘notthethingtodoifyouwanttoremain

anonymous’46 B: ‘Ineededtogetsomegoodcontent...’47 C: ‘IfImakemistakesIlearnfrom...’48 A: ‘IfeltconfidentthatIalreadyknew...’49 B: ‘Iwasbasicallyanobody’50 D: ‘Writinga750wordarticleis...’51 C: ‘refreshingtobeabletostepoutside...’52 A: ‘theykeptthemhiddenundertheirbeds’

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Test 1: Writing (page 17)

Part 1

Question 1 (essay)Style: formalContent: General: answerthequestionaboutwhetherwe

canlivehappilywithoutusingthingslikephonesandcomputersallthetime,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 thetechnologywecan’tlivewithout2 whytouseornottousephonesincertain

social situations3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer

(differentfrom1and2)

Part 2

Question 2 (article)Style: neutralorsemi-formalContent: describeyourfriend,theactivitiesyoudidtogether,

andexplainwhyyougotonwell.

Question 3 (letter)Style: FormalContent: 1 explainthatyouareenergeticandsociable,

interestedinthejobandavailableinAugust2 explainthatyouareconfidentyourlevelof

fluencyinEnglishishighenough3 sayyougetonwellwithteenagersandgive

examplestoproveit

Question 4 (report)Style: neutralorsemi-formalContent: 1 saywhetherthefacilitiesforpopularsports,

suchastenniscourtsorswimmingpool,aregoodornot

2 saywhetherthestaffattheReceptiondeskandthesportstrainerswerehelpfulandwelcoming

3 mentionthepricesandsaywhetheryouthinktheyarereasonable,ingeneralandforstudents

Test 1: Listening (page 20)

Part 1

1 B 2 B 3 B 4 C5 A 6 C 7 C 8 A

Part 2: Sailing solo across the Atlantic

9 5,600/fivethousand,sixhundred10 Cheeky Monkey11 (large/big)ships12 tins13 (hot)toast14 binoculars15 iPod16 flyingfish17 ChildreninNeed18 photo(graph)s

Part 3

19 C 20 F 21 A 22 E 23 D

Part 4

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Part 1: Sudoku

1 C: Onlytheanswerfitsthesenseofthesentence.2 D: ‘callsfor’isaphrasalverbthatmeans‘requires’.3 A: ‘generalknowledge’isacommoncollocation.4 B: ‘workhard’isacommoncollocation.5 B: ‘takenoff ’isaphrasalverbwhichmeans‘becomea

success’.6 C: ‘benefit’isfollowedbythepreposition‘from’.7 B: Only‘regard’canbefollowedbyaphrasewith‘itas’.8 A: Onlythecorrectanswercreatesacontrastinthis

positioninthesentence.

Part 2: The Birth of YouTube

9 how:(determiner)givestheideaofdegree10 with:(preposition)to‘comeupwith’isaphrasalverb

whichmeanstohaveanewidea11 set:(verb)‘setup’isaphrasalverbthatmeansestablish

–itcollocateswith‘abusiness’12 would/might:(modalverb)partofreportedspeech

after‘thought’13 than:(conjunction)‘morethan’tellsusthesizeofa

number14 on:(preposition)collocateswiththeword‘average’15 which:(relativepronoun)linkstwopartsofthesentence16 other:(adverbial)‘inotherwords’isafixedexpression

whichintroducesanexplanation

Part 3: Putting the fun back into driving

17 pleasure: verbtonoun18 growth: verbtonoun19 safety: adjectivetonoun20 introduction: verbtonoun21 performance:verbtonoun22 informal: adjectivetonegativeadjective23 popularity: adjectivetonoun24 variety: verbtonoun

Part 4

25 wasn’t/wasnotasdifficult:comparativewithadverbialphrase

26 advisedLeontotell:reportedspeech+infinitive27 asmallnumberofpeople:wayofexpressingquantity28 tookpartin:fixedphrase29 aslongasyou’re/youare:conditionalform30 (that)she’d/shehadchosen:‘wish’+pastperfect

Part 5: Extract from a Novel

31 B: ‘Iwasreallyimpressedwiththeplaceinitially,thinkingwe’dfinallyfoundthetruecountryside.’

32 A: ‘...theplacewasn’tquitewhatitseemedanyway.Theonlyfieldthatwentwiththefarmhousewastheonebesidethetrack.’

33 C: ‘Thebedroomswerehuge,buttheyhardlyhadanyfurnitureinthem.’

34 B: ‘Sheaskedifwewereonholiday,andIlistenedwithinteresttomyaunt’sanswer.Idon’tthinkIreallyunderstoodatthatpointwhatshewasdoing.’

35 C: ‘it’refersbacktotheword‘each’,whichistalkingaboutthephotographs–soitreferstooneofthephotographs.

36 D: ‘Alsoitwasclearthatyoudidn’thavetopayforit,soIrealiseditcouldn’tbeuptomuch.’

Part 6: Bottlenose whales

37 A: ‘fromadistance’beforethegaplinksto‘Whenyoucomecloser’inA.

38 F: ‘thesebasicfacts’inFreferstothesizeandweightofthewhalesmentionedbeforethegap.

39 G: Thereisalinkbetween‘sound’beforethegapand‘thesestrangenoisesinG:alsothe‘fourcreatures’inGarereferredtoby‘thesmallestone’afterthegap.

40 C: ‘headsallpointingourway’beforethegaplinksto‘watchingus’inC,whichisalsoreferredtoby‘beingstudied’afterthegap.

41 E: ‘makingahugesplash’inEisanexampleofa‘waytobeheard’beforethegap.

42 B: ‘Thisrevelation’afterthegaprefersto‘adepthofninehundredmetres’inB.

Part 7: Female referees and umpires

43 A: ‘ImadesureIwasontopofeverydetailofthegamesothatIcouldn’tmakeawrongdecision.’

44 D: ‘(men’srugby)playerslikehavingmeasarefbecausetheycanhearmyvoice.Theycanpickitoutmoreeasilythantheycouldamalevoiceintheheatofthematch.’

45 C: Anumpire’sperformanceisassessedinallinternationalmatches,andtheyhavetoscoreaminimum8outof10everytimetokeeptheirposition.

46 C: ‘...suchthingsassignallingclearlytotheotherumpireonthepitch...’

47 A: ‘somepeopledidhavethat“whatwouldsheknowaboutfootball?”attitude.Butoncetheysawmeonthefield,refereeingamatch,theysoonchangedtheirtune.’


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48 B: BydoingTVtalkshowsandotherpublicappearances,she’shopingtoopendoorssothatotherscanfollowinherfootsteps.

49 B: ‘Idon’tthinkthatit’swidelyappreciatedwhatitmeanstoworkatprofessionalgamesdayin,dayout,alwaysontheroad.’

50 D: WhenGraceGavinheardthatherapplicationtobecomearugbyrefereehadbeenaccepted,shewasinataxi.‘Iwascompletelytakenaback.’

51 B: ‘...theonegroupofpeopleIhaven’thadasingleproblemwitharethemaleplayers,coachesormanagers.Ifanything,theytendtobeevenmorerespectfultomethanthey’dusuallybe.’

52 A: She’ssoft-spokenandappearsshyandunassuming,insharpcontrasttohowsheisonthefield,whereshecomesacrossasloudandaggressive.


Part 1

Question 1 (essay)Style: formalContent: General: agreeordisagreewiththeideathat

friendsareforgoodtimesaswellasforbadtimes,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 whatfriendscandowhenyouneedhelpand

advice2 howfriendscanhaveagoodtimetogether3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (email)Style: informalContent: 1 inexpensive/freemusiceventsavailable

2 visitstomuseumsandreasonsforchoices3 howtomakethemostofthetime

Question 3 (review)Style: semi-formalorneutral.Content: 1 describetheprogramme(bothcontentand

locations)andsaywhyitisinteresting2 explainwhyyouthinktheprogrammeis(un)

suitableforchildren,teenagersand/oradults

Question 4 (article)Style: formalorneutralContent: 1 explainhowyoumetthepersonwhobecame

soimportanttoyou2 explainwhyheorshebecamesoimportant3 describehowyourrelationshipdevelopedsincethen


Part 1

1 A 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 B

Part 2: The Loch Ness Monster

9 sheep10 surgeon’s11 boat12 fine/good13 publicity14 photography15 submarine16 dolphins17 flipper18 plants/animals(ineitherorder)

Part 3

19 H 20 C 21 A 22 D 23 B

Part 4

24 C 25 A 26 B 27 B 28 C 29 A 30 C


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Part 1: Boots for Africa

1 C: Thecorrectanswercreatesthemulti-wordverb‘joinedforces’whichmeanscooperatedwith.

2 B: Onlythecorrectanswercanbefollowedby‘as’.3 D: Onlythecorrectanswerfitsthemeaningofthe

sentence.4 A: Theotherwordscan’tbecan’tbefollowedbythe

preposition‘in’.5 C: Onlythecorrectanswercollocateswith‘good’.6 A: Onlythecorrectanswerfitsthemeaningofthe

sentence.7 D: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘donation’.8 B: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘information’.

Part 2: An influential cook

9 for :(preposition)indicatesaperiodoftime10 been:(auxiliaryverb)passiveform11 rather:(adverb)partofthecomparativelinker‘rather

than’12 when:(relativepronoun)indicatesatimeclause13 which/that:(relativepronoun)introducesaclause14 more:(adverb)partofthelinker‘what’smore’15 at:(preposition)partofthequantifier‘atleast’16 in:(preposition)usedbefore‘number’

Part 3: Young artists on display

17 exhibition: verbtonoun18 traditionally: nountoadverb19 tourists: nountopluralnoun20 wonderful: nountoadjective21 pride: adjectivetonoun22 favourite/favorite: verbtoadjective23 effective: verbtoadjective24 enthusiastic: nountoadjective

Part 4

25 offincaseDavid:phrasalverb+‘incase’+subject26 weregivenamapby:passivevoice+agent27 toldmenottotouch:reportedspeech+infinitive28 a(much)fastertypist:comparativeadjective+‘than’29 isunlikelytolast:passiveform+infinitive30 hasdifficulty(in)answering:nounphrase+gerund

Part 5: Travelling to learn

31 B: ‘Threeyearslater...myconversationalskillswerelimited.’

32 B: ‘buttwolittlewordshavealwaysstoppedme:homestay.’

33 C: ‘thinking,‘WhathaveIletmyselfinfor?’34 A: ‘oneofusisabitalarmed...anotheris

disconcerted.’35 D: ‘wonderingifthey’llbeabletocope.’36 C: ‘Wetakeitinturnstopluckupthecouragetoring

our‘Mums’andaskifwecanstayoutlate–ratherstrangewhenyouconsiderthatouraverageageisprobablythirty-three.’

Part 6: If you’re happy the robot knows it

37 B: Linkbetween‘theuserchangesposition’and‘whenyouhangyourheadand...’.

38 G: Linkbetween‘itscreators’and‘they’.Linkbetween‘people’andthem’.

39 D: Linkbetween‘isnothingnew’and‘researchers...havealreadyproved...’.

40 A: Linkbetween‘fostergreaterattention’and‘provokeagreaterresponse’.Linkbetweenthequestionand‘Tofindout,...’.

41 F: Linkbetween’influenceoverthevolunteers’and‘actuallypromptedlotsofparticipants’.

42 E: Linkbetween‘notuniversallyaccepted’and‘cannotprotectthegroup’and‘thiscanberesolved’.

Part 7: Wild camping

43 B: ‘...theexcitementthatcomesfrommakingyourselfslightlyvulnerable’

44 C: ‘Inlessparanoidtimes,...butpeoplenowadays...’45 C: ‘notkeentosuggestgoodplaces...’46 D: ‘managedtopassonsomeofmyenthusiasm’47 A: ‘peopleneedtoaskthemselves:‘DoIreallyneed

this?’beforepackingtheirstuff.’48 B: ‘thememoryofthatputmeoffwildcampingfor

months’49 A: ‘arewakinguptothefact...’50 D: ‘somebodyhadfailedtoextinguishasmallfire’51 C: ‘I’dadviseplaceswhicharen’ttoofarfrom

civilisation’52 A: ‘youcanseldomescapetheconstantchattering...

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Part 1

Question 1 (essay)Style: formalContent: General: saywhetheryouagreeordisagreewith

theideathattheonlywaytolearnabouttheworldistotravel,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 howimportantitistoseehowpeoplelivein

othercountries2 whetheritispossibletolearnabouttheworld

byreadingorwatchingthingsontheinternet3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (article)Style: formalorneutralContent: 1 describeyourfavouritesport

2 sayatwhatageandwhyyoustarted,whoyouplayedwith

3 sayhowitwouldhelppeoplemakenewfriends

Question 3 (email)Style: informalContent: 1 saywhatthesummerjobis,andhowmuchor

howlittleyoulikeit2 explainwhetheryoufinditdifficult/easyto

workwhenotherpeopleareonholiday3 sayhowmuchyourfreetimeyouget,and

whetheryouearnenough

Question 4 (report)Style: neutralorsemi-formalContent: 1 describesomeofthedishesyoulearnttocook

2 saywhetheryoufoundthecourseusefulornotandwhy

3 saywhetheryouwouldrecommendittobeginnersofallagesandwhy


Part 1

1 A 2 B 3 A 4 C5 A 6 A 7 C 8 B

Part 2: History of roller skating

9 Holland10 violin11 (large)mirror12 Winter Pleasures13 direction14 (roller)hockey15 championships16 design/performance(ineitherorder)17 eightmillion/8,000,00018 lighter/safer(ineitherorder)

Part 3

19 D 20 B 21 C 22 A 23 F

Part 4

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Part 1: Lunch is for Sharing

1 C: Theansweristhecorrectterminthecontextofwebsites.

2 B: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘record’.3 C: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘of ’.4 D: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘as’.5 A: Theotherswordscan’tbefollowedby‘of ’.6 B: Theotherwordscan’tbeusedafter‘in.7 A: Theotherwordsdonotmakesenseinthecontext.8 B: ‘healthconscious’isacommoncollocation.

Part 2: Mr Bean

9 more(quantifier):’morethan’indicatesalargerquantity10 well(adjective):partofcomparativephrase11 (Al)though/while/whilst(linker): introducesacontrastive

clause12 to(preposition):partoffixedexpressionindicating

opinion13 his(pronoun):‘own’withthismeaningalwayshasa

personalpronoun.14 who(relativepronoun):introducesaclause15 around(preposition):linksideatopersonalpronoun16 such(adverbial):partoffixedexpressionusedto

indicateanexample

Part 3: Computer Games

17 influential: nountoadjective18 creative: verbtoadjective19 impressive: verbtoadjective20 development: verbtonoun21 similarity: adjectivetonoun22 economists: nountopluralnoun23 explanation: verbtonoun24 unexpected: adjectivetonegativeadjective

Part 4

25 themostinterestingplace:changeofformofadjectiveandsyntax

26 flighthadbeenontime:conditionalwithpastperfect27 notreadyouremailunless:negativeverbplus‘unless’28 wishesshehadnotlent:pastperfectafter‘wish’29 must/willhavebeenreallydisappointed:passiveform

withadjective30 turneddownAlex’s:phrasalverbwithpossessiveform

of name

Part 5: Extract from a novel

31 C: ‘Thethingsyouworryaboutdon’talwaysturnoutasbadlyasyouexpect.Sometimesthey’reworse.’

32 B: ‘I’dgotaspecialcheapofferontheInternet.ButthatwassillybecauseRuth’sauntwaspayingourexpenses.’

33 A: ‘grippingthepenhardsothatmynamewouldn’tlookasshakyasIfelt’

34 D: ‘Youjustneedtofollowthecoastroad,’saidRuth.‘It’ssimple...’

35 B: ‘lightswouldblazeroundacornerahead,withoutwarning,lookingasthoughtheywerecomingrightat us’

36 C: ‘RuthreadoutwhereIshouldgo‘...justlikethedirectionssay.’

Part 6: Femi Kuti, a great African musician

37 C: Linkbetween‘hisfather’and‘hisfather’slongshadow.‘Linkbetween‘afineperformerinhisownright’and‘bringinghisownuniquecreativity’.

38 F: Linkbetween‘hisson’and‘givinghim’.Linkbetween‘anysignsofapproval’and‘refusedtogivehimlessons’.

39 A: Linkbetween‘failedtomakeitontotheplane’and‘fillhisplace’.Linkbetween‘didso...withconsiderableskill’and‘Thisgavehimthe

confidence...’.40 E: Linkbetween‘Femi’sdebutalbum’and‘Nowa

collector’sitem,itsmixof...’.41 B: Linkbetween‘album...whichearnedhimgood

reviews’and‘Italsowon...’Linkbetween‘reconciliationwithhisfather’and‘Hefinallyadmitted...’.

42 G: Linkbetween‘helearntthingsfromhim’and‘hetaughtmetobedifferent’.

Part 7: Anyone for extreme sports?

43 B: ‘...Ihadforgottenmyfirstimportantlesson’44 D: ‘returningtothesportmightbelikeridingabike’45 A: ‘I’dnodoubtbeabletotakemybodyweight...’46 B: ‘Ididsoandmymorerelaxedstyle...’47 B: ‘IknowI’llfeelcompletelyateaseeventually’48 A: ‘...Inoticedaslightflutteringinmystomach’49 D: ‘Whatathrilltofeelthecoolair...’50 C: ‘...isn’tsorisky.Whenpractisedcorrectly...’51 C: ‘Mypartner...hadtrouble...ThenIdived...

reached...easily’52 A: ‘arealfeelingofregretwhentheinstructortoldme

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Part 1


theideathatpeopleshoulddoajobtheyloveandnotworryaboutmoney,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 theimportanceofbeinghappywiththejob

youdo2 theneedtoearnmoneytosupportyourselfor

afamily3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (letter)Style: FormalContent: 1 givereasonswhyyouwanttoattendthe

course2 mentionanymusicalskillsyouhave3 givedetailsaboutyourfavouritetypeofmusic

Question 3 (review)Style: semi-formalorneutral.Content: 1 describethecartoonandsomeofthe

characters2 explainwhyitmakesyoulaugh3 saywhyitmayormaynotappealtoolder

people

Question 4 (article)Style: formalorneutralContent: 1 describethejobyouwantedtodointhe

futurewhenyouwereachild,sayingwhyitseemed the ideal job then

2 explainhowyouchangedyourmindasyougrewolder


Part 1

1 C 2 C 3 B 4 C5 B 6 C 7 A 8 A

Part 2: Rita Lewis: TV researcher

9 biology10 media studies11 Costa Rica12 twelve/1213 (poisonous)frog14 (thirty-metrehigh)waterfall15 tuna16 torch17 sun(-)gun18 scared

Part 3

19 G 20 D 21 F 22 A 23 E

Part 4

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Part 1: The world’s finest chocolates

1 B: Theotherwordsdon’tmakesenseinthecontext.2 A: Onlythecorrectanswermakessenseinthe

context.3 C: Theotherworddon’tcollocatewith‘thought’.4 B: ‘Pickingup’isaphrasalverbwhichmeans‘collecting’.5 C: Onlythecorrectanswercanbefollowedbythe

preposition‘in’.6 D: Theotheroptionscan’tbeusedwith‘than’.7 C: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘selection’.8 A: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘closeup’.

Part 2: Health on holiday

9 a/any/much:(quantifier)toindicatedegree10 is:(verb)followsthemainsubjectofthesentence11 that/which:(relativepronoun)introducesfurther

informationaboutthekit12 on/forth:(preposition)completestheexpression

meaning‘etcetera’13 out: (preposition)‘sortedout’isaphrasalverbmeaning

‘solved’14 what:(determiner)linkstwoinfinitives15 how:(determiner)means‘inwhatway’16 case:(noun)completesthelinkingphrase‘incase’

Part 3: Music and maths

17 performances: verbtopluralnoun18 movement: verbtonoun19 endless: nountoadjective20 connection: verbtonoun21 references: verbtopluralnoun22 fascination: verbtonoun23 relationship: concretenountoabstractnoun24 unexpected: verbtonegativeadjective

Part 4

25 wasthefirsttime(that):pasttensepluscommonexpression

26 fromLuca,all(of):prepositionpluspositiveidea27 hasnoobjectionto:collocationplusnounfromverb28 issupposedtobe:passiveform29 wasnotallowedwhile/whilst:passivevoiceplustime

reference30 ifthemachinehadbeen:thirdconditionalwithpast

perfecttense

Part 5: The Cranston Institute of Modern Music

31 B: We’remoreband,morerock’n’rolloriented.32 A: Theinformationaboutcontractsinthenext

sentencesupportsthis.33 D: ‘...themainthingformeistheliveperformance

events.’34 C: Thisissupportedbythefactthattheydidn’t‘engage

withschool’.35 C: ‘It’sabitlikeafootballteamhere,withpeople

fulfillingdifferentroles.’36 B: ‘many’(ofthem)arethetutorsmentionedinthe

previoussentence.

Part 6: What is cryptozoology?

37 E: Linkbetween‘them’andtheanimalslistedbeforethegap.Linkbetween‘them’and‘they’re’afterthegap.

38 G: Linkbetween‘interestedmemore’andthesubjectslistedbeforethegap.Linkbetween‘romanticaspects’andthefilm.

39 D: Linkbetween‘theanimalitself ’and‘snakeskin’beforethegap.Linkbetween‘theanimalitself ’and‘Ididn’tfindone’afterthegap.

40 C: Linkbetween‘these’and‘fakes’beforethegap.Linkbetween‘onepercent’and‘amuchhigherfigure’afterthegap’.

41 F: Linkbetween‘withit’andthestatuementionedbeforethegap.

42 A: Linkbetween‘members’andthetwogroupsmentionedbeforethegap.’and‘these’afterthegap.

Part 7: What sort of person do you need to be work in tourism?

43 B: ‘There’sashortageoffirst-classchefs’44 C: ‘allowpeopletodowhattheywant,...atthesame

timemakingsure...’45 B: ‘HadItakenafull-timecollegecourse...Iwould

have...’46 D: ‘It’scrucialtobeabletoexercisegood judgement ...’47 A: ‘nottobeputoffby...lowwagesatthestart’48 B: ‘thoughtheseadvantagesaremorelikelytocome

from...’49 A: ‘therightdegree...isnoguarantee...’50 C: ‘aholidaymakerspottedsomeincorrectdetails...’51 D: ‘educationalinstitutionsarebeginningto...’52 E: ‘Therecruitmentoutlookisn’tverypromisingright

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Part 1

Question 1 (essay)Style: formalContent: General: answerthequestionaboutwhymany

youngpeoplewanttofollowthelatestfashioninclothesandhairstyles,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 youngpeoplemaywanttoimitatecelebrities

theyadmire2 youngpeoplemayfeeltheyhavetofollow

certainfashionstofeelaccepted3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (letter)Style: FormalContent: 1 sayinwhatwaysyouaregoodatworkingwith

people2 describeyourlevelofEnglish,andofanyother

languagesyouknow3 sayyoucanworkflexiblehours4 giveanyotherreasonswhyyouwouldbe

suitableforthisjob

Question 3 (review)Style: semi-formalorneutral.Content: 1 describesomeofthecharactersinthesoap

operaandsaywhytheyareinteresting2 saywhyyouwatchitregularly3 explainwhyyouwouldorwouldnot

recommendittoeveryone

Question 4 (email)Style: informalContent: 1 saywhethersportisimportantinthelifeof

youngpeopleinyourcountry2 describethemainsportstheydoandsay

whethersportispartofcollegelife3 mentionthenamesofanysportspersonalities

inyourcountrythatyoungpeopleadmire


Part 1

1 C 2 C 3 C 4 B5 C 6 A 7 B 8 C

Part 2: The peacock

9 fan10 India11 fourthousand/4,00012 neck13 eyes14 brown15 proud16 water17 sleep18 crocodiles

Part 3

19 E 20 B 21 F 22 C 23 H

Part 4

24 C 25 B 26 A 27 B28 A 29 A 30 C


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Part 1: My first expedition

1 B: Youcan’tusethepreposition‘by’beforetheotherwords.

2 B: Theotherwordscan’tmodify‘not’.3 C: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘moment’.4 A: ‘dropout’isaphrasalverbthatmeans‘withdraw

fromacommitment’.5 D: Onlythecorrectanswercollocateswith‘notice’to

formthecommonexpression.6 A: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘doubts’.7 A: Theotherwordsdon’tmakesenseinthecontext.8 C: Onlythecorrectanswermakessenseincontext.

Part 2: Shopping trolley joins the push for fitness

9 what:(determiner)partoftheexpression‘whatiscalled’10 which:(relativepronoun)introducesmoreinformation

aboutthetrolley11 into: (preposition)theverb‘transform’isfollowedbythis

preposition12 and:(conjunction)completestheideabegunwith‘both’13 are:(verb)passivevoice14 with:(preposition)introducesadditionalinformation15 other:(adjective)partoffixedlinkingexpression16 out:(preposition)Topointoutisaphrasalverbmeaning

toinform

Part 3: Toy story

17 carefully: adjectivetoadverb18 collection: verbtonoun19 appearance: verbtonoun20 outfits: verbtopluralcompoundnoun21 variety: verbtonoun22 undamaged: adjectivetonegativeadjective23 investment: verbtonoun24 impressive: verbtoadjective

Part 4

25 asasurprisetoPete:fixedexpression26 arenotasseriousas:comparativeform27 wasstilldoing/finishing:positivecontinuousverbform

with‘still’28 wereyou,Iwouldmake:conditionalformplusphrase

insteadofverb29 myopinionitwas:opinionplusnewsubject

30 beenlivinginTorontosince:presentcontinuouspluspreposition

Part 5: Assistants to the stars

31: B: ‘hewasinitiallyreluctanttotalktomebecauseIwasajournalist.’

32: C: ‘werestillwidelysoughtafter...’33: A: ‘he’slookingtounwindinfrontofthetelevision

afteralongday’swork.’34: C: ‘Withoutwastinganotherminute,hesetsabout

searchingforthecontactdetailsofthefourassistantsontheshow.’

35: B: ‘wasextremelycourageous–there’snodenyingthat.’

36: D: ‘beinganassistantwasnotthemeanstoanendbutanendinitself.’

Part 6: Cayman Brac and Little Cayman

37 E: Linkbetween‘loversoftheoutdoors’and‘They’.Linkbetween‘outdoors’and‘walkingandcycling’.Linkbetween‘diving’and‘divers’.

38 F: Linkbetween‘notreallybuiltupapartfrom...’and‘thislackofdevelopment’.

39 A: Linkbetween‘coralreef ’and‘Itstarts...andplunges’.

40 D: Linkbetween‘notjustaboutthesea’and‘backonland’.

41 G: Linkbetween‘isquitedifferent’,‘itismuchlivelier’and‘Thelocalsarefriendly’.

42 B: Linkbetween‘migrantbirds’and‘Aswellasthesevisitors’.

Part 7: The bestsellers

43 A: ‘Thisshop’salsoaninformationcentre’44 B: ‘makinghisshopwindoweye-catching...Itis...

important.’45 C: ‘satincafésandlistenedtoconversations...’46 B: ‘thepeople...helpingthecustomer...don’tfeel

they’revalued’47 D: ‘Iwashavingaconversation...IsaidI’dhave...’48 A: ‘Wecarryavastrange...showchildrenthe world...’49 B: ‘mostlyuniversitystudentsandyoungprofessionals’50 C: ‘I’vegotaprettygoodideaofwhat’sinmostof

them’51 D: ‘aspaceupstairsforauthortalksand...’52 A: ‘buyersfromtheareaareloyal...’


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theideathatyoumustliveinatownifyouwanttostudy,workandhavefun;withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 atownorcityoffersavarietyofopportunities

foreducation,workandleisure2 internetfacilitiesmakeitpossibletoworkand

studyfromhomeinthecountryside3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (letter)Style: FormalContent: 1 saywhichteamyouwouldliketojoinandwhy

2 mentionanyexperienceyouhaveofthatparticulararea

3 saywhenyouwouldbeabletostart

Question 3 (review)Style: semi-formalorneutral.Content: 1 comment on the songs

2 describeandgiveanopinionabouttheperformers

3 saywhetherthecollegehallisagoodvenueandgivereasons

Question 4 (email)Style: informalContent: 1 advantagesand/ordisadvantagesofspending

themoneyondifferenttypesofbooksand magazines2 advantagesand/ordisadvantagesofspending

themoneyoncomputers3 conclusionsandadviceforthechieflibrarian


Part 1

1 C 2 A 3 C 4 C5 C 6 B 7 B 8 B

Part 2: The carbon coach

9 consultant10 ecologist11 bills12 carbonmeter13 (the)government14 light bulbs15 (its/their)concerts16 earth(-)ship17 (the)wind(power)18 handbook

Part 3

19 E 20 F 21 A 22 B 23 D

Part 4

24 B 25 A 26 B 27 C28 C 29 B 30 A


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Part 1: Baseball caps

1 B: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘with’.2 B: Theanswercompletesthecommoncollocation

‘keepoutof ’.3 A: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewellwith‘thing’.4 D: Theotherwordsaren’tfollowedby‘to’.5 A: To‘catchon’isaphrasalverbmeaningtobecome

popular.6 D: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘that’.7 C: Theotherwordsaren’tfollowedby‘of ’.8 B: Theotherwordsdon’tcollocatewith‘thanks’.

Part 2: Unemployed elephants

9 however:(linker)createsacontrast10 in:(preposition)collocateswith‘decline’11 rather:(adverbial)completesthecontrastivelinking

expressionwith‘than’12 need:(verb)completesthecommonexpression13 with:(preposition)collocateswith‘provide’14 as:(adverbial)collocateswith‘regarded’15 who:(relativepronoun)introducesaclause16 much:(adjective)completesthecomparativeexpression

toindicatequantity

Part 3: Bananas

17 natural: nountoadjective18 tasty: nountoadjective19 successful: nountoadjective20 coastal: nountoadjective21 constantly: adjectivetoadverb22 unprotected: verbtonegativeadjective23 treatment: verbtonoun24 distribution: verbtonoun

Part 4

25 givenuptrying:phrasalverbplusgerund26 usedtoplayalot:‘usedto’plusinfinitive27 wasnotabletoswim:negativeverbpluspreposition28 himtomakesure(that):directtoreportedspeech29 runoutof:phrasalverb30 istryingtokeep:presentcontinuoustenseplus

collocation

Part 5: Extract from a novel

31 A: ‘...myfamilyweregettingonmynerves’32 A: Thepronounrefersdirectlybacktothelastnoun.

33 D: ‘submergedrocks...whichmadelandingtoorisky.’34 B: Thisexpressionisusedinthecontextof

disappointment.35 D: ‘bythetimehelooked...ithadgone’36 C: ‘afterthatIcouldn’tpayattentiontoanythingelse.’

Part 6: Making special effects for the film The Fountain

37 D: Linkbetween‘onedayhecalledmystudio...thefilmwasbackonagain’and‘Therewasonecondition,though...’.

38 G: Linkbetween‘samplespecialeffects...thoughthadbeenwastedeffort’and‘thisunusedmaterial’.

39 A: Linkbetween‘avoidtheunrealistic...depictionsofspace’and‘somethingmorelifelike’.

40 E: Linkbetween‘close-upshootingofverysmallthings’and‘thismethod’.Linkbetween‘fluidpainting’and‘clearliquids’.

41 F: Linkbetween‘I’dstartwith...clearliquids...’and‘I’dthenadddrops...’.Linkbetween‘liquids’and‘Iusefluids...’.

42 B: Linkbetween‘surfaceofthesun’and‘therealsolarsurface’.

Part 7: The ‘Gap Year’: experiencing new sights, climates and cultures

43 B: ‘Ijumpedatthechanceofapplying.’44 A: ‘Thosewhohadwereveryobviouslymoremature.’45 C: ‘Aswellasworkinginanoffice...’46 B: ‘youdon’thavetobebrilliantatthesport.’47 C: ‘IlearntthatIcouldn’tcookandthat...’48 A: ‘mentionitwhenwritingtoprospectiveemployers’49 D: ‘ButI’drecommendgoingwithsomebodyelse’50 A: ‘providedIusedthetimetomaximumadvantage’51 D: ‘Shesuggestedkeepingajournal,whichIdid.’52 C: ‘Ihadtodividemygapyearintotwoblocks’


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theideathatitisimpossibletohaveahealthylifestylewhenyouarestudyingorworkinghard,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 theneedtohavetherightbalancebetween

workandleisure2 waysoffindingtimetocookandeathealthy

food3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (email)Style: informalContent: 1 confirmwhetheryouareplanningtotakea

yearoffafterschool2 giveinformationandopinionsaboutpossible

tripsavailable3 giveinformationandopinionsaboutthe

possibilityofdoingvoluntarywork

Question 3 (review)Style: semi-formalorneutral.Content: 1 describesomeofthethingsexhibited

2 saywhethertheinformationavailablewasenough,well-presented,etc.

3 mentionthefacilities(e.g.sittingareas,café)andsaywhattheywerelike

Question 4 (letter)Style: FormalContent: 1 saywhichcourseyouwouldliketoattendand

givereasons2 describeanyexperienceyouhavehadof

organisingevents,forexampleatcollege


Part 1

1 C 2 C 3 A 4 C5 A 6 B 7 A 8 B

Part 2: Mara Barnes: Surfer

9 exhausted10 yoga11 fourteen/1412 nose13 pollution14 ears15 Sunset Beach16 meat/fish(ineitherorder)17 fruit18 (agameof)chess

Part 3

19 D 20 F 21 B 22 H 23 C

Part 4

24 B 25 B 26 C 27 A28 B 29 A 30 C


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Part 1: Solar power

1 D: Theotherwordsdon’tmakesenseinthecontext.2 C: Theotherwordsdon’tcompletethecommon

expression.3 B: Theotherwordsdon’tmakesenseinthecontext.4 A: Theotherwordscan’tbefollowedby‘why’.5 A: Theotherwordsaren’tcorrectwhentalkingabout

sunlight.6 C: ‘heatsup’isaphrasalverbmeaning‘getshotter’.7 B: Theotherwordsaren’tfollowedby‘with’.8 A: Theotherwordsaren’tfollowedby‘on’.

Part 2: Online shopping

9 Despite:(linkingadverb)introducesacontrastiveclause10 way:(noun)11 as:(adverb)collocateswith‘regard’12 more:(comparativeadjective)partofafixedexpression13 on:(preposition)usedwith‘market’14 come:(verb)collocateswith‘decision’15 one: (quantifier)usedtogiveanexample16 few: (quantifier)qualifiesacountablenoun

Part 3: The blind pilot

17 amazing: verbtoadjective18 navigation: verbtonoun19 wonderful: verbtoadjective20 variety: verbtonoun21 unpleasant: adjectivetonegativeadjective22 frightening: nountoadjective23 achievement: verbtonoun24 assistance: verbtonoun

Part 4

25 necessarytofillinan:adjectiveplusphrasalverb26 keep/staydryeventhough:verbplusoppositeadjective,

pluslinker27 wishIcouldplay:modalafter‘Iwish’28 unlessyoupaybythe:presenttenseafter‘unless’29 wasfascinatedby:changeformofadjective30 hadboughtherticket:conditionalwithpastperfect

Part 5: Pauline Koner

31 B: ‘Icouldn’texpresswhatIwantedintoeshoes.’32 C: ‘exhibitedherunquestionablefighttostandalone.’33 A: ‘Iwasreallylivingthatwayofdancing.’34 B: ‘shehadalreadyestablishedherself.’

35 A: Thewordrefersdirectlytothelastnounintheprevioussentence.

36 D: ‘kindredspirit’meanshavingthesameideasandapproachtothings.

Part 6: Making a boat into a home

37 B: Linkbetween‘thebargewasbetter...’and‘Butyoucould...onthetugboat’.Linkbetween‘thetugboat’and‘Itwas...’.

38 G: Linkbetween‘belowdeck’and‘upstairs’.Linkbetween‘accommodation’and‘Thisincludeda...kitchen...’.

39 E: Linkbetween‘roomattheback’and‘gettheboatinthere’.Linkbetween‘gettheboatinthere’and‘fittedlikeaglove’.

40 A: Linkbetween‘Adrianmightliketodothework...’and‘He’dworkedwithwood...’Linkbetween‘he’d’and‘Adrianhadgottired...’.

41 F: Linkbetween‘theworstjob’and‘suchadauntingtask’.Linkbetween‘dauntingtask’and‘paidaspecialisttodoit’.

42 C: Linkbetween‘theboatmovestoomuch’and‘feelsasifit’s...middleofthesea’and‘Thetideproduces...’.

Part 7: New kids on the frock

43 A: ‘Alotofcollegesareeitheronethingortheother...butwehadagoodmix.’

44 A: ‘...wefeltlikewewereattheheartofeverything–animportantpartofthecity’

45 C: ‘I’velookedtoknotsinsailingforinspiration.’46 D: ‘I’mfreefromalltheinfluencesthere,soI’ve

developedmyownstyle’47 C: ‘...celebritydesigner,andIhavetoadmit...does

appealtome.’48 B: ‘...thecollege’scentenaryyear...Imademy

designstoreflect...’49 A: ‘...therewouldbefewersocialtemptationsthere’50 D: ‘Iwantedtousedurablefabrics,somycollection

includesalotofleather’51 B: ‘greatthing...feelslikepartofanartcollege...

graphicsandsculpture,too.’52 B: ‘Mygrannywasaveryglamorousmodel...gaveme

ideas.’


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Part 1

Question 1 (essay)Style: formalContent: General: answerthequestionabouthowstudents

canlearnsomethingaboutdifferenttypesofwork,withexamplesandreasonsforallyouropinions.1 offeringtodovoluntarywork,whichisunpaid2 watchingvideosaboutdifferentjobsonline3 anotherpointtosupportyouranswer


Part 2

Question 2 (article)Style: formalContent: 1 describesomecustomsortraditionsinyour

country(e.g.festivals,celebrations,dance,food)2 saywhereandwhentouristsmightbeableto

enjoythem

Question 3 (email)Style: informalContent: 1 describethetypeofmusicyoungpeoplein

yourcountrylistento,andsaywhetheryouthinkallyoungpeopleallovertheworldlistento the same bands

2 explainhowmuchoftheirfreetimeteenagersspendathome,andwheretheygotohavefun

Question 4 (report)Style: formalContent: 1 mentionthemaintopicsthatthesports

celebritytalkedabout2 saywhetherthevisitwasusefulforthe

studentsandwhy3 saywhetheryouthinkothercelebritiesshould

beinvitedandwhy


Part 1

1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B5 B 6 A 7 C 8 A

Part 2: Competition for young composers

9 personaldetails10 workshop11 instrument(s)12 professional13 guitar14 five/515 originality16 computerscreen17 (the)22nd(of)June18 CityHall

Part 3

19 G 20 A 21 F 22 B 23 E

Part 4

24 B 25 C 26 B 27 C28 A 29 C 30 A


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