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TEST3 (Units5 - 6)
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A. Choosethe correct item.
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KayworksonTVasa(n)puttisner/eAitor/@/iournalist.
e.g.George Hisjob isto present
newsstories.
1O Jane'sthinkingof goingon a three-dayflight/triplvoyageltourto Londonto see her friends.
17 Ourteachergaveus a leaflet/prospectus/brochure/handout to helpus preparefor the exam.
18 She'son holidayin a smallvillageon the southcoast/bank/shore/seaside of France.
1g We boughtticketsfor a(n)excursion/expedition/travel/sightseeing to Inskipcaves.
20 | don'ttake astrologers/astronomers/weather presenters/meteorologists seriously.How can you make
predictionsaboutthe futureby studyingthe positionsof starsand planets?
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willbe
e.g.Try notto worry...8...it any more.Everything 26 He ... of beingveryconfident
....,.the impression
fine. and reliable,
Aof B about C for D by A shows B has C gives D brings
for its pop cultureand visual 27 I cannot believe she left her
21 London'swell-known at the
amongmanyotherthings. companyto travelaround the world.
A arts B clubs C fashionD music A profession B post C vacancy D CV
22 Thisis a very club;we can'tenterunless 28 Oh, no! I'vejust hot chocolateon Mum's
we'remembers. favouritetablecloth.
A exclusiveB fabulousC uniqueD luxurious A spinned B poured C samPled D sPilt
23 Stevepreferssocialising.... ... stayinghome 29 | don'tmindbeing a plane;l'm usedto it
watchingTV. as my job involvesa lot of travelling.
A from B than C instead D to Aon Bby Cat Dwith
24 Chrisusually . her long blackhairloose. 30 I'm sure he'll be very successful.He has a real
A wears B puts C gets D takes c h a m p i o n '. s. . . . . .
25 Please,don'tgive. .......my secret. A mentality C suPPort
Aup Bin Caway Doff B confidence D profession
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E. Completeeachsentencewith two to five wordsincludingthe wordsin bold'
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I. Read the article about Manchester.For questions 52-57. Choosethe correctanswerA, B, C or D.
Manchester is the "capital" population. Another placeto visit walkingin a city wherethere's
oF the north-west oF England. is the historicEastJeField area. so muchto see,andmuchoFit
Situated onthe eastbankoFthe w h i c h h a s t h e F i r s t r b a n is oFF
u the maintravelroutes.
Riverlrwell,it is a 1ive1y, bustling heritage parkin Britain. Hereyou But iFyou get tiredwith all
city with a large student can take a canal trip, stroll that walkingaround,you can
population. Although it wasonce a r o u n d t h e m u s e u m sa n d reFresh yourselFat one oF the
seenonlyasa duJl, industrialisedexperience the atmosphere oF many caF6bars in the city.There
place, in recent years l gth centuryManchester. is a widevariety oFhomely, o1d-
Manchester hasbecome the"in" FootballFansneednot Feel F a s h i o n eodr e v e n e c c e n t r i c
nlaceto be. lt is well-known For leFtout;theycanalwaysmakea 0 n e 5 .
its trendyclubs,its Fashlon and trip to the Old lraFFord Whatever you do,youwon't
musicnot to mentionits world M a n c h e s t eU r n i t e d M u s e u m havea dullmomentin the place
Famous Football team, which also containsa coFFee whichwasrecently awarded the
Manchester United. shopanda souvenir shop. title oF"most interesting city in
There'splentyto see in It's easyto Findyour way Europe".Despite unpopular its
Manchester and something to around thecitycentreandyou're industrialimagein the past,
suitalJ tastes. For example, you never too FarawayFroma tram Manchester is becoming more
couldhavea tasteoFthe 0rient or a bus,whichwill take you and more popular as a tourist
i n C h i n a t o w n , h o m e t o whereveryou want to go. destination nowadays.
M a n c h e s t e r 'lsa r g e C h i n e s e However,many peoplepreFer
to the article,Manchester
52 Accordrng is 55 lf you wantto havea coffeeor a drinkin the centre
A a smallcityin the north-westof England. A thereare mainlytraditional caf6bars.
B onlyknownfor its heavyindustry. B there'splentyof choicefor alltastes.
onlyif you likefootball.
C interesting C thereare only extremelymoderncaf6bars.
D a veryexcitingplacethesedays. D thereare only a few placesyou can go to.
53 lf you'reinterested
in history,
56 Whatwas Manchester likein the past?
A you can visitthe Eastlefieldarea.
A A s m a l ld u l lc i t y .
B you can go to Chinatown.
B An excitingcity to visit.
C you don'thavea big choicein Manchester.
C A cityfullof factories.
D thereare only a few 19thcenturybuildingsyou
D Tourists'mostpopulardestination
can see.
57 Whatdoes"its"in line55 referto?
54 Movingaroundthe citycentre
A Europe
and difficult.
A is ratherconfusing
B Manchester
B can onlybe doneby walking.
C tourism
C is verytiring.
D industry
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physicalappearance (e.9.tall, slim, of mediumheight,well-built,tanned,blond hair,freckles,etc)
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activities sailing,reading,etc)
Conclusion
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VOCABULARY
w a s . . . A . .p. r o m p t l yb y t h ef i r eb r i g a d e .
e . g .T h eb u i l d i n g 8 There's no reason to be arguing.lt's just a(n)
A evacuated C extingushed . ina teacup.
B shattered D rocked A fire C rain
B storm D iceberg
1 You can't expecthim t o . . . .....e
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run off to Venezuela. I He liedto me and to . mattersworse,he
A head C tear d i d n ' ta p o l o g i s e .
B drop D rash A keep Cdo
B make D take
2 The young princewas ridingin the cool ..
night. 10 Did you read about the . earthquakein
A moonless C bitter Colombialastyear?
B burning D cruel A structural C massive
B shaken D trapped
3 Her long silk skirt . as she walkedup the
stairs. 11 The possibilityof a terroristattack hasn't been
A rustled C creaked
B whistled D struck A ruledout C blownopen
B cut out D taken off
4 The fire was due to a(n) in the electrical
wiringsystem. 12 Thegirl to the ropeand didn'tletgo until
A inhalation C spread the rescueteamarrived.
B malfunction D injury A got C clung
B nailed D burst
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umbrella.
A blazing C still residents
of the island.
B spooky D drizzling A tremor C debris
B impact D burst
the otherday.
A plot C violence A alternatively C immediately
B blurb D creature B obviously D barely
t h a nt 2 b i l l i o n .
A measuring C estimated
B recalled D situated
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c. choosethe correctword and completethe sentences.
e.g 'share o divide o cause . effect
a) Wouldyou liketo share a baguettewith me? I'm a) Youshouldalwaysthinkaboutthe ....
not very hungry. your actionsmay haveon others.
b) We can divide the work, so that it can be done b ) l ' d r e a l l yl i k et o f i n do u t t h e . . . . . . . . . . . o. .f
faster. his strangebehaviour. I can'tunderstand it.
23 odiscuss .chat 26 o bl ame o accuse
a) | wentout withmy friendsandwe ... a) They ....him of theft.
pleasantlyfor hours. b) I d o n ' t . . . . .h e rf o r f e e l i n gl i k et h i s .
b) There'ssomething we needto .... l'd be upsettoo.
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a) We'regoingoutfora meal.Won'tyou. a) I don'tknow.I'm rather .,.of what
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F. Completeeachsentenceusingtwo to five words,includingthe wordsin bold.
e.g."Wouldyoulikemeto giveyoua liftto school?" he saidto her
otfered He offeredto give her a liftto school.
40 "Whydon'tyouseea doctoraboutit?"Annasaidto me.
41 lt'sa pityhefailedhistest.
42 I'mstarving;I didn'tbringanyfoodwithme.
wish I'mstarving;| ............................ foodwithme.
43 lf he doesn'tdrivecarefully,he'llhavean accident.
drives He'llhavean accident carefully'
44 "Hassheanswered yourletteryet?",MumaskedOscar.
if lVum answeredhis letterYet.
45 lf younoticeanything unusual, letmeknow.
should Letmeknow .. unusual.
45 'OK,I brokethe brandnewvase,"Stevesaid.
having Steve................... brandnewvase.
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G. Write the unnecessary
H. Choosethe correctitem.
e . g .C o u l dy o us t o p. . . C . .l.i e s ?| d o n ' tb e l i e v a
e w o r dy o u Our teachersaid that the moon . smaller
say. thanthe earth.
A saying B speaking C tellingD talking A was B is being C wouldbe D is
5 8 l w i s hy o u . . . . . . . .t.o b r i n gt h e m a p .W e w o u l d n ' t My dad . me to go aheadwithmy idea.
be lostnow! A encouragedB said C claimed D suggested
A remember C haveremembered
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B had remembered D w i l lr e m e m b e r
A didn't B w o u l d n ' t C s h o u l d n ' tD w o n ' t
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J. A magazineis running a short story competition.To enter the competitionyou haveto subrnita story
startingwith the words"I wasalonein the housewatchinga thriller on TV." Write your compositionusing
the plan belowand your ovmideas.(120-150)
lntroduction
Paragraph1
setthe scene(who-where-when-what)
MainBody
Paragraph2-4
Development(describe leadingup to themaineventandtheeventitselfin detail)
incidents
Conclusion
FinalParagraph
people'sreactions,
Endthestory(referto moods,consequences, feelings,
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A. Choosethe correct item.
Dear Debbie,
lreceivedyour letLer aekinqfor adviceon howto e.q, ,..O,..your dieL and keepfit.
Firet of all, you haveNo be de\ermined and patientbecaueeyou can't reallyexpectto
1ee the 1) immediately.However,if's really worth the eff ort, ae chanqing your
lifeotylewill haveeignificanNreEulLEin the way you2) ......,..,,...,
with NheVreeoure7 of modern
life. You haveto find more f,imefor youreeltor else you'll end u? Lrappedin thiE couch
3) ,.,,...,,....,
tifeoLyte.
I undersVandthaL it iE eaEier said Lhan done. buL you musLtry to includereqular
exerciseir your daily routinee,noV only ae a way of 4) ,..,.,.,..,....
your weiqht,but also ab a
form of protection againef, hear| atLackE in laLer life; 5) alone the emoV,ional
benetite. ExerciEinqdoee wonderaf or your maod and, if you exercieeproperly, Lherewill be
no 6)
AnoLher impoftant ehep ie Eo ?re?are your own meale rather fhan 7) whatever
iE available,whichie ueuallyjunk food, Home-cookedmeala are noL only more oatiafyinq,buL
alao hiTherin B) nuLrienloand lower in calorieEthan f aaL food.
Finally,avoid exLremeE.A chocolaLe9) avery now and then won't do you any
harm. The key to oucceee ie adoVtinq a(n) 10) diet and eLickinqLo iN.
| ,hope my advicewill be helpful.LeL me know how everyEhinq qoeo,
Love,
JudY
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A : l m a d e t h i sd i s hf r o ma e . g . r e c i p eg i v e nt o m e b y A: Well,youneedtwolargetomatoes,al2l
my grandfather, whowasan excellent cook.Trysome of garlic,a bit of oil and justa 13) .. ......of
and l'm sure you'll wanta second 11) saltfor the sauce.
afterwards! B: ls that all?This dip is so tasty I could a eat whole
B : M m m !l t ' sd e l i c i o u sH. o wd o y o u m a k ei t ? 14) . . . . .o. f b r e a dw i t hi t !
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takes@ptrt
e.g.The carnival in a hugestadium. 22 The festivalis free;you don't haveto pay an entry/
19 A huge crowd gathered/collectedin the central entrancefee.
squareon New Year'sEve. 23 This songreminds/remembers me of thefirsttimeI
20 Shall we go and watch the carnivalprocess/ wentto Madrid.
procession? 24 Areyou surehe'llbe ableto carrythe taskon/through
21 The local peoplewere dressedin their traditional to the end?
suits/costumes.
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E. Choosethe correct item.
e . g .W h o . . . B . .t.h e c o m p a n yt a k e no v e rb y w h e nh e r e t i r e d ?
A is B was C has D will
25 Let'sgo out for a walk, . we?
A won't B don't C shall D do
26 Theresidents
weremade . theirhomesby the authorities.
A leave B leaving C left D to leave
27 We'vegot .. .......cartonsof milkin the fridge.You don'tneedto buy any.
A several B plenty C hardlyany D much
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with twoto fivewords,includingthewordsin bold,
e.g.DidJerrywritethisfunnystory?
written Wasthisfunnystorywrittenby Jerry?
35 I'dpreferto goto Spainratherthangoto ltaly.
36 Thesmellof bittercotfeefilledtheair.
was The air of bittercoffee.
37 Theybelieve
shewasinvolvedin thescandal.
is lt involved
in thescandal.
38 Theweatherwasso badthatwe didn'too outfor a week.
such It was .. we didn'tgo out lor a week.
Theyexpecthe willwin a gold medal.
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I. Readth article aboutHoli, For questions52-57,choosethe correctanswer:A, B, C or D.
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J. A cookerymagazineis running a competitionto frnd the bestrecipe.Write your recipe,explaininghow to
makeyour favouritedish, usingthe plan belowand your own ideas,Write 120-180words.
Nama of dish
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34 | wish| ...... . . . . m o r e f r e e t i m e t h e s e d a y s !|
reallyneeda break. to the Mayor.
A had had C havehad A w i l lb u i l d C will havebuilt
B had D was having B is beingbuilt D will havebeenbuilt
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should Activate thefirealarm...................... .....-.......................
smoke.
46 | didn'treadthe weatherforecastso I wenthiking.
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Write your composition
G. Your teacherhasaskedyouto describea visit to a placeyouwill alwaysremernber.
using th plan belowand your own ideas.Write 120-180words.
lntroduction
Paragraph1
of theplace,reason(s)
setthescene(nameandlocation theplace)
for choosing
MainBody
Paragraph 2-3
details(place:
overalllookandparticular free-time
sights,facilities, activities)
Conclusion
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andfinalthoughtsabouttheplace;plusrecommendation
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e . g .I r e a da n a r t i c l ea b o u t" b u r g l a r - . . . D h
. .o. "u s e s .
A friendship B friendliness C friend D friendly
1 lt was reportedthatthe forestwas purposelyset on fire by
A shoplifters B vandals C arsonists D thieves
2 Jennyacceptedimmediately, Shecouldn't . the opportunityof a lifetime.
A lose B have C miss D regret
3 He was sentto prisonfor .... .....his boss;she was payinghim not to revealher secret.
A stealing B pickpocketing C joyriding D blackmailing
4 Arsenalfanshopethattheirteamwiil ... ......for the finals.
A indicate B supervise C cope D qualify
5 He has nevertried. .......as he doesn'tfancythe ideaof travelling quicklydowna river.
A snorkelling B hang-gliding c rafting D diving
6 Don'tleavethe balconydooropen.lt'sa(n) invitation
to burglars,
A open B plain C sensible D simple
7 lt's reallydifficult
to tellwho'sgoingto ..... ....the game;they'rebothexcellent
players.
A beat B win C defeat D get
I Threearmedmen . the NationarBankyesterdaymorning.
A robbed B stole C burgled D broke
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'KEYWITNESS'
is a gripping
newfilmdirected PaulBriggsplaysa courageous
by SimonSteelberg. andhonest
e.g. nce I policemanwho triesto provethat his client,MarieLyness,is innocent.But suddenly,he
disappears mysteriouslyand the 17)iudge/courtreporterhasto postponethe trialfor a few days.Meanwhile,the
18)accused/prosecutor either
startsbehavingin a verystrangeway.Althoughthereis little19)evidence/sentence
way,he is determined to proveMarieguilty.Then,allof a sudden,a 20) professional/witness whoclaims
appears
he saw the crimebeingcommitted.Of course,no one 21) suspects/convictsthat he is actuallythe one who
committeditl Willthe 22) iury/iuniordefencelawyerbelievehis story?And what will happenwhen PaulBriggs
returns?Youmustwatchthisfilm;you'llbe guaranteed a fewsurprises.
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E. Completeeach sentencewith two to five words, including the words in bold.
e.g.The problemwas difficult for me to dealwith. This looks reallyserious;why haven'tyou seen a
difficulty I hadditficulty(in)dealingwiththeproblem. doctoryet?
27 Mum mademe promiseI wouldn'tbe late. should You .
was 1....... . . . . . .b. Yn o w .
rate There'sno needto apologise;afterall it's my fault.
2s canyougi* '. ; il ;*n ,n, ;r"J:i:;be have You ..
mind Would .....;afterall it'smy fault.
. . . . .a h a n dw i t ht h e l u g g a g e ? Evedidn'thavetroublefixingthe car herself.
29 l'm surethe pilotwas a verybraveman. d i f f i c u l t E v ed i d n ' t . . . . . . .
been The pilot . . . . . .t.h e c a r h e r s e l f .
Why didn't you give me a ringto sayyou'dbe late?
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31 You took moreclotheswithyou thanyou needed.
taken You .
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e.g. Bankrobberieshaveincreased
alarmingly. ROB
42 Thewholeracewas a ... of courageand skill. DEMONSTRATE
43 We wouldliketo apologise
for any . causedby the delay. INCONVENIENT
44 The old ladywas ableto identifythe . .,.....who had attacked MUG
herthe previousday.
45 A lot of peopleweregladto seethatthe Paralympics
havegainedin ,.... POPULAR
overthe pastfew years.
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Timwillbe unablee.g....C...in thefinaisas he is about46) . an operation on hisknee.lt'snot
veryseriousbutwe can'thelp47) sorryfor him-Timwasreallylookingforward48)
partin thisbig event.Formonthshe spentall histime49) so as to be in top formand hiscoach
believed he wascapableof 50) too.Thegoodthingis thathe refuses 51) ...........................
up and
hasalreadystartedplanninghis preparation for the nextcompetition.
game.
A A dangerous D Sportsbecomeorganised.
B The modernworldof sport. E A varietyof sports.
C Inthebeginning, F -lOortsin ancienttimes.
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Can you imaginea worldwithoutsports?Today, popularsportof the timewas 'folkfootball',a gamewhich &
thereare manydifferentsportsto watchor to take partin,
fromquiet,gentlesportslikesnookerto thrilling,
involveda lot of violenceand very few rules,and which %
extreme
sportslike bungeejumping.Thereare sportsto suit all
often causedseriousinjuriesto its players.Among the
middle and upper classes, archery contests and
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tournaments(in which two knights on horseback &,
practisedthe art of war) were the preferredsporting q
We can not be sure exactlywhen peoplebegan events.
to play sports.We knowthat childrenthroughouthistory
have alwaysusedsportsto playtogetherand havefun, Fromthe late 17thcentury,sportsbecamemore
e,
but we don't know when adultsstartedto use sportsas organisedand startedto resemblethe games we play
physicalcontests,the way theydo today.Cavepaintings today. During the 18th and 1gth centuries,national
show picturesof men hunting,but whetherthis was for organisations were formed which made sure that rules
rt or forsurvivalis notcertain. werefollowedand arrangedregularcompetions.Modern
sport became popularall over the world and national
In ancientEgypt,Romeand Greece,sportswere games such as tennis(French)and football(English),
definitely popular.TheancientEgyptiansenjoyedhunting becameinternational sports.
and archery,and the ancientRomansloved to watch 57
chariot races, boxing, wrestlingand, of course, Thanksto the media,sportin the 21stcenturyis
gladiatorial combatsin whichmenfoughtagainstmen or as much a popularitycontest as an athleticcontest.
animals.However,it was the ancientGreekswho first Certainsportsteamsare supportedby fans all over the
took part in athleticcontests.The mostfamoussporting world, and individualathletesare seen as celebrities.
eventin the world,the OlympicGames,beganin Greece Sportshave changeda lot over the years,but they still
i n 7 7 6B . C . provideentertainment for manypeople.
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Medievalsportswerenot as organisedas events
in ancienttimes.At fairsor festivals,men would liftheavy
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J' You havedecidedto go on an organiseddaytrip to seea play in Inndon. Your friend Chris wantsto come, I
DayTripto London
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VOCABULARY
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childrento worktogether.
A Cooperative B Education C Life D Operating
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wordson the linesprovided,or put a tick (/) it the sentence
is correct.
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E. Completeeach sentencewith two to five words including the words in bold.
33 Sheilais kindandhelo{ul.
only
34 Thetripwaspostponed
dueto badweather
conditions.
1
account Thetripwaspostponed ....... conditions.
35 Hewasexhausted he didn'tgetanymoreworkdone.
and,consequently,
result Hewasexhaustedand ..,.................. .. no moreworKoone.
37 Although
sheworkshard,shehasn'tbeengivena promotion.
working Despite.............. ........, shehasn'tbeen
givena promotion.
38 Takesomemoneywithyou;youmayneedit.
case Takesomemoneywithyou...................... ,..,......................
it.
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G. Readthe article aboutendangeredspecies.For questions46-51,Choosethe correctanswerA" B. C or D.
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WRITING
H. Your ieacherhas asled you to write a compositionon the topic:Shouideverychild lcam a foreignlanguage
at school?Wnte your compositionin an appropriatestyleusingthe plan belowand your ownideas.Write
120-180 words.
lntroduction
Paragraph 1
statetopicandyouropinionclearly
MainBody
Paragraph 2
viewpoint1 andreason(e.9.vitalfor 21stcentury- companies - do business
becomeinternational wihforeign
-
clients improvejob prospects)
Paragraph3
viewpoint2 andreason(e.9.travelabroadeasyandcheap- findholidaymoreenjoyable- communicatewithlocal
peopre)
Paragraph4
givetheopposing viewpointandreasons
Conclusion
FinalParagraph
restateyouropinion,usingdifferentwords
* Youmayincludemoreviewpoints, moreparagraphs
andtherefore in themainbody.
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D. Fill in the gaps with the correct word derived from the words in bold.
GRAMMAR
E. Completethe sentences
usingtwo to five words,includingthe wordsin bold.
e.g.Theislandwillfascinateyou.
fascinated You'llfeeltascinatedby the island.
34 lf Jerrydoesn'thelpher,shewillneverfinishit in time.
helps Unless ................. ....never
finishit in time.
36
35 Markhasneversookento Evebefore.
36 Can'tyou do anybetterthanthis?
the
37 This book wasn'tas interesting
as the otherones.
the T h i sb o o k . . .a l l .
38 ThelasttimePeterwentabroadwasthreeyearsago.
been Peter.................... threeyears.
39 | didn'twritebecause I loslyouraddress. t
had lf | ...................,.... ....,lwouldhavewritten.
40 AngiefeltboredduringGreg'slecture, butshedidnt leave.
found Angie . . . . .b, u ts h ed i d n 'leave.
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. e g o o u t t o d i n n e rt o n i g h t ?
e . g .W h y . . . 8 . .w
A could B don't C shall D not did on yours.
41 Canyou hearthe birds .? lsn'tit beautiful? A the B than C as D very
A to sing B sing C singing D to singing 45 The other applicantis .. .......
experienced
than
42 Jilldenied Jane.
. to him.
A much B least C tar D less
A of lying B lying C lies D to lie
4 3 B e nN e v i si s n ' t. . . . . . .m
. ountaini n t h ew o r l d . 46 I'm sorry to say he hasn'tgot . betterat
A h i g h e tr h a n C highest maths.
B high D the highest A any B more C abit D the
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ThonksJor gour letter.I om betngwriting to tetl e.g. being
g o u a t l o b o u tm y b i r t h d a gp a r t gt h e t o s tS o t u r d o gl .t 47
wos o great Jun! 48
I invitedtwentgpeopl,e and thegatl broughttovely 49
presents Jor me. The house [t lookedgreat,as I hod 50
decoratedit with bottoonsand streomers. We hod o 51
tots to eot and drink and then we danced. 52
It wos a wonderJul the partg.I wish gou had been 53
there,too. Writesoonand tetl me atl uour news. 54
Love,
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below.For questions55-60choosefrom the advertisements
H. Read the advertisements A-C. Someof the
maybe chosenmorethan once.
advertisements
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Fl service will qetyouto.yourdestinatio: t td time'0ur :
motorbike taxi l:-::t
lf vou,rein a hurry,Mototaxi all ridden '
quick,,rf. ir.irp.i anywhere in the,cityi."". W. havetwentymotorbikes' box
oflers a carry
newservice p'ouiata *iir',l't'uth httt*' andeachbikehas
motorcvclists' Aii;"*;n;;t;;t lf youneed ''
- byexperienced youcanputyourbagir briefcase. t'rtoto,u*il' titi'ifni' 'uft andinexpensive'
onthebackwhere
on0l8l 3i2558f j
speed, callMotortaxi
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For every specioloccosion,.for
business, t]
. or eveniustfor fun, Luxurylimosines
ond style. We hove thhtv rimosines -r".'ii'n"r"io
offer the b".t in .orfort
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our Hollywoodmoder,with o reroxing.service, "J"ryrr,i.g
jocuzzion o*rJi Lrrrry .o.prt"rr. Try I
rimosines ".ri""
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your businessond sociolneeds.We o high quorityservicefor orl
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01934672g93. prices.For bookings, coll 1
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Whetheryou're travellingto the
Craham,sCoachesare the idealmeansof transportfor all groupoutings.
Craham's.
airport,to the theatre,or to the seaside, offercomfort.anl
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tra"nsportation
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0193729998372 to bookyourouting'
Whichservice(s)
providesa boxfor your luggage?
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clothing?
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L Write a review in 120-180words of a frlm you have recently seen.Use the plan below and your own ideas.
lntroduction
Paragraph 1
background(setting,type of story, main character)
Main Body
Paragraph 2
mainpointsof the plot
Paragraph 3
generalcomments
Conclusion
Paragraph4
recommendation
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D. Write the unnecessaryword on the lines provided,or put a tick (/) if the line is correct.
e,g.Theyarequestioning
thesuspect at the policestation.
is Thesuspectis being questioned at the policestation.
35 | don'tthinkshewasinformed abouttheburglary.
been She...................... ... .. .. abouttheburglary'
36 lshouldn'thaveentered thecompetition lwas notwellprepared
because
regret | ..............,............. because wellprepared.
I wasn't
37 Sallydidn'tforgivehimalthough to her.
he apologised
spite Sallydidn'tforgivehim ...................... to her.
thathe apologised
38 Emmasavedmoneyso thatshecouldtravelabroadin thesummer.
view Emmasavedmoney................. ........... in lhesummer'
abroad
39 Lynnfindsparagliding
fascinating.
40 Thisis themostmovingfilmI'veeverseen.
as Nootherfilml'veseen.............. .....thisone.
withmy doctortomorrow.
41 | havean appointment
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47 Yoursisteris beautiful .....beingintelligent.
A furthermore C moreover
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READING
G. Fill in the gapswith the wordsfrom the boxbelow.Thenmark the sentences
(T) True or (F) False.
DearEve,
Thonksso muchJor gourlasttetter.l'm sorrgI didn'te.g. replr.J
sooner,
but l'vebeenterribtgbusgover
the pastJewmonthsond I just haven'thod time.
thot l'm octucttgtivingand workingin Paris.f'm
Thingsare gotngver1wetlhere.I stitlcon't beLieve
so gtad I madethe decislonto l,eaveEngtondand go abroad.lt's beena reaLLgexcitingexpertenceso
've
Jar,andI think I woutdhavebeenaJoo[to mlssout on the opportunitg.Afteratt,f goneJromapart-
timejob in o [oca[Librarg
to a goodposltronin the Porls53) . .ol al,argemerchantbank,
ondJromlivingin a smotltown to livingin o big citg.lt's exocttgwhat l'veatwagswanted.Ofcourse,
I know I shoutdn'tbe too optimistlc.I understondthat not evergthingis going to be perJect,
54)
. atoneeosg,but lJeelthat my 55) .. has increased
durungmy time here
and I Jeel,surethat I con dealwith the problemslife throwsat me.
l'vemet quiteaJew peopLe
ot the bank,and mostoJthemare 56) .... and JrtendLg.
This ls good becausel'd hate hoving to work in on unJriendtgenvironment,where peopl.eare
constantlrJ57) with one onother.l'm atso graduaLl.g
learningmore about French
culture.lt's verg dtJferentto whot I was usedto in England,but | ltke the more rel,axed,
socloble
tiiJestgte
here.
Wett,thot'sall mg newsJor
now.Writesoonandletmeknowhowthingsarebackhome.
Attthebest,
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H. Somefaulty equipmenthasbeendeliveredto your ollice.Write a letter of 120-180wordsin an appropriate
styleto th managercomplainingand requestingthat the matter be givenimrnediateattention.Usethe
plan belowand your own ideas.Do not includeany addresses.
lnhoduction
Paragraph1
for writing(complainaboutprinter- had problemswithit - causedconsiderable
reason(s) inconvenience)
MainBody
Paragraph2-3
development of the subject(papergetsstuck - haveto startprintingall overagain;printermissesout lines/moves
partsof the text - what is printedmakesno sense/looks very untidy;printerprintscoloursin wrong places-
graphics lookmessyandunprofessional; wordsprintedlookblurred- difficult to read)
Conclusion
FinalParagraph
(extremely
closingremarks - hopematterwillbe resolved- replacement
disappointed supplied)
(full)name
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Name: Date:
Class: Mark:
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(Ti me: 7 mi nu t es)
You will hear a conversationbetweenBernard and Alice about the right clothes to wear for an
interview.Mark the statementsas true (T) or false (F). t
T F
1 A l i c ei s s u r p r i s e da t B e r n a r d ' sc h o i c eo f c l o t h e s . tr tr
2 Bernardwore informalclothesbecauseof what the a d h a d s a i d . T T
3 Bernard'sinterviewwas very relaxed. u T
4 B e r n a r da n d A l i c ea g r e et h a t b o t h m e n a n d w o m e ns h o u l dw e a ra s u i t . T T
5 A l i c ew o r e i n f o r m acl l o t h e sf o r h e r i n t e r v i e w . T I
6 A l i c eb e l i e v e dt h a t h e r c l o t h e sw e r et h e r e a s o ns h e d i d n ' tg e t t h e j o b . T T
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6
(Time:7 minutes)
For eachquestion,circleA, B or C.
Youwill heara radiointerviewwith a volcanologist.
1 T h e m o s ts t r i k i n gt h i n ga b o u tv o l c a n o e si s t h e f a c t t h a t
A t h e yc a nk i l la l a r g en u m b e or f p e o p l ev e r yq u i c k l y '
B y o u n e v e rk n o ww h e nt h e yw i l le r u p t .
C t h e yh a v ee n o r m o uP s ower.
M o u n tE t n ai s c a l l e dt h e " F r i e n d l yG i a n t "b e c a u s e
A i t i s v e r yb i g .
B everyone hasheardof it.
C i t r a r e l yk i l l sp e o p l e .
M o u n tE t n ah a s k i l l e d
A 73people.
B 69people.
C 3 , 0 0 0p e o p l e .
M o u n tF u j ii n J a p a ni s t h e
A 2 ' dv o l c a n o n t h a ts i t e .
B 1 " v o l c a n o n t h a ts i t e .
C 3'ovolcanoon thatsite.
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Class: Mark:
(Time:7 minutes)
Listen to a woman talking to a friend and for each question,fill in the missing information on the
form.
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Thank you for your co-operation!
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(Time: 7 minutes)
You will hear a conversationbetweenVincent and his sister, Catherine, about a party. Mark the
sentencesbelow as true (T) or false (F).
T F
1 C a t h e r i n ea n d V i n c e n ft e e lt h e s a m ew a y a b o u t m e e t i n gn e w p e o p l e . tr tr
2 T h e w o m a nt a l k i n gt o C a t h e r i n eh a d l o n g s t r a i g h tb l o n d eh a i r . T T
3 V i n c e n t h i n k st h e w r i t e rs h o u l dh a v eg i v e nh i m a c h a n c et o s p e a k . T tr
4 T h e m a n f r o m t h e f l o o d e dv i l l a g ew a s r e s c u e db y t h e p o l i c e . T T
5 V i n c e n te n j o y e dh e a r i n ga b o u tt h e g r a d u a t i o nc e r e m o n y . il T
6 V i n c e n tm e t o n e n i c e p e r s o na t t h e e n d o f t h e e v e n i n g . T T
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(Time: 7 minutes)
T F
1 T h e r ea r e l o t s o f g i r l si n B i l l ' sb r o t h e r ' sw e i g h t l i f t i ncgl a s s . T T
2 G e m m ad o e s n ' tl i k et h e l a r g em u s c l e so f w e i g h t l i f t i ncgh a m p i o n s . tr T
3 A t t h e s t a r t ,B i l lt h i n k sd i v i n gm i g h tb e a p o s s i b i l i t y . tr T
4 G e m m ad i d n ' tk n o wt h a t B i l ld i s l i k e st h e w a t e r . T T
5 B i l ll o v e st h e i d e ao f g o i n gh a n g - g l i d i n g . T n
6 l n t h e e n d , t h e y b o t h a g r e et o t r y h a n g - g l i d i n g . T T
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Name: Date:
Class: Mark:
(Time: 7 minutes)
You will hear a school student talking to her parents about an Open Day at her school.For each
question,fill in the missing information in the numberedspace.
I t ' s y o u r E n v i r o n m e n t . .P. R O T E C Tl T !
Y o u a r e i n v i t e dt o a n O p e n d a y o n t h e E n v i r o n m e n t
A t : B e e c hH i l l S c h o o l
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A N a t u r eW a l k :J o i nT e dH a m i l t oann df i n do u t a b o u t
"Waysto protectour naturalenvironment"
( S i g nu p N O W !p l a c e sa r e 4 ) . . . ,.,.....)
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Class:
(Time: 7 minutes)
You will hear a conversationbetweena mother and her son about preparing for exams,Mark the
statementsbelow as true (T) or false (F).
T F
1 R i c h a r dt h i n k st h a t l a s t - m i n u tset u d y i n gi s b e s t . T T
2 L a u r at h i n k st h a t a r e v i s i o nt i m e t a b l ei s a g o o d i d e a . n T
3 W i t h h i s p r e s e n ts y s t e m ,R i c h a r dw i l l b e a b l et o r e v i s ee v e r y t h i n g . T T
4 R i c h a r da g r e e st h a t h i s p r e s e n tl i f e s t y l ei s c r a z y . I n
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teamat school.Shealsoenjoysmusicand spendsa lot of Suddenly,I hearda noise,Someonewas tappingat the
her sparetime playingthe guitaror the drums. livingroomwindow.I wonderedwho could be outsidemy
Overthe years,Racheland I havebecomevery good house at this time of night.Perhapsit was a dangerous
friendsand havehad manygood timestogether.She is one criminal,or a frighteningmonster.
of the most interestingpeopleI've ever met and I hope we Thetappinggrewlouderand I feltveryscared.I switched
will alwaysbe friends. off the televisionand crept slowlytowardsthe window.I
told myselfto be brave.I would look outsideand if there
was a dangerousman there,I would call the policeand
then hide under my bed until they arrived.Nervously,I
grabbedthe curtainand pulledit back.I screamedas I saw
the angry face at the window,then openedthe window
wideto let in my cat,Felix,who I had leftoutsidein the rain.
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DearSir/Madam,
I am writingto complainabout the printerwhich your
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and havebeencausedconsiderable inconvenience.
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'Shakespeare Firstly,paper often gets stuck insidethe printer,and it
in Love' is a wonderfulromanticcomedy
takesa lot of time and effortto get the paperout.Afterthat,
set in 16th century London.Joseph Fiennesplays the
I haveto startprintingall overagain,so a good dealof time
starringroleas the world'smostfamouswriter.
is wastedas a resultof this fault,Furthermore, the printer
ThestorybeginswithShakespeare havingproblemswithhis
sometimesmissesout lines,or movespart of the text,so
newplay.Hedoesnotknowwhatto writeaboutuntilhe meets
thatwhatis printednot onlymakesno sense,but alsolooks
Viola,a beautifulgirl playedby GwynethPaltrow.Violaloves
veryuntidy.
thetheatreand wantsto be an actor.However,womenarenot
In additionto this,the printeroftenprintscoloursin the
allowedto act,so shedressesup as a boy.Shakespeare asks
wrongplaces,Coloursare printedtoo low,too high,or too
herto playRomeoin his new play,but he doesn'tknowthat
far to the leftor right.Thismakesour graphicslook messy
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'Shakespeare and unprofessional. Whatis more,the wordsprintedby this
in Love'is a very amusingand interesting
pieceof equipmentalwayslookblurredand aresometimes
storybasedon an originalidea.lt hasa cleverplotand the
difficultto read.
actingis brilliant.The sceneryand costumesare authentic
All in all, I am extremelydisappointed with this printerand
and the film is verywell-made.
its poor performance. I hopethatthis matterwill be resolved
I recommend'Shakespearein Love' to anyone who
quicklyand thata replacement willbe promptlysupplied.
enjoysfunny,romanticstories.lt is a brilliantfilmand is well
Yourssincerely,
worthwatching,
J. Stewart
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A : ... and l ' d l i keto w el comeD r Joe P urdvof the Inst it utfeor
A: S o y ou didn' tge t th e j o b ?
S ci enti fiR c esearch ...
B: No...
B : T h a n ky o u . . .
A: Haveyou any ideawhatwentwrong?
A : D r P urdy,w hat w oul dyou say i s the most str ikingt hing
B: W ell. . . it was m y c l o th e s...
aboutvolcanoes?
A: Whatdid you wear?
B : Well,volcanoesare a very powerfulnaturalphenomenon.
B: A pairof jeans a , j a c k e t,n o ti e ...
And of coursethey can causea villagewith hundredsof
A: What?lt wasa teachingjob in a boys'school!Whyon earth
peopleto disappearin seconds.But for me, what is most
didn' tv ou weara s u i t?
amazingaboutthem is the fact that they can eruptat any
B: Well,you see,the ad saidthatthe schoolhasa veryrelaxed
ti me,w i thoutanyw arni ng...
at m os pher e. S o l th o u g h tth a ta s u i tw o u l db e to o formal...
A: Y e s . . .
A: O h d e a r. . .
B : But now scientistsare workingon the idea that volcanic
B: But when I arrived the headmaster and the otherteach-
eruoti ons are rel atedto the moon...
ers weredressedveryformally.Everyone was in darksuits
A : The moon?C anthi sbe oossi bl e?
andties.I feltterrible. Theatmosphere in the interview room
B : Well,they think that the moon may effectvolcanicerup-
c er t ainly was n' tr e l a x e d... b e l i e v eme !
ti ons.For exampl e, a vol canoi s morel i kel yto er uptwhen
A: But did the interview itselfgo okay?
therei s a ful lmoon.Thi si s a veryol d i dea,but i t hasnever
B: Y es ,it did. B utt h e yj u s t d i d n ' tl i k emy a p p e a ra nce. A t the
beentesteduntilrecentlv...
end of the interview theytold me thattheywerelookingfor
A : I s e e. . .
someonemore seriousand responsible. Can Vou believe
A : B ut not al l vol canoes are danoerous ki l l ers...
it?
B : Really?
A: That ' st er r ible. . . b u t c l o th e sa rew h a tp e o p l es e e ...
A : TakeMountEtna,in Sicily.Everybodyhas heardof Mount
B: M m m m. . .s o do y o uth i n ka ma ns h o u l da l w a y sw eara sui t
E tna.l t' s cal l edthe ' Fri endl yGi ant"not
, becauseit 's big -
to an interview?
thoughit is - but becauseits lavamovesveryslowly.This
A: Y es . . . well . . . a su i t ... o r a j a c k e ta n d tro u s e rs... but you
gi vespeopl eti meto escape.l t' snota ki l l ervol ca no. . .even
s houldalway sw e a ra ti e ...
thoughit looksterribleduringits eruptions
B: I s uppos ey ou' r eri g h t...
B : Oh, I di dn' tknowthatabouti ts l ava.
A: lt ' st hes am ef or w o me nre a l l y...a s u i t...o r a s k i r tandj ack-
A : It'strue.Also,peoplehaverecordedthe deathscausedby
et .F unny. . .y oure x p e ri e n cth e i sm o rn i n gre m i n dsme of an
MountEtnafor overthreethousandyears,and it has only
interview I had ...yearsago. lt was a similarexperience bul
killedseventy-three peoplein all that time.That'snot very
the oppositeproblem
many when you think about it, thoughtherewas a large
B: Whatdo you mean?
eruptionin sixteensixty-nine... but nobodyrecordedany
A: Well ... this was an interviewwith a computercompany.I
deaths..
dressedvery formally.I wore a navy suit and a striped
B : A m a z i n g. . .
blous e.I want e dto l o o kre l i a b l e,..
A: Volcanoesare alwayschanging... for example,the cone,
B: So whathappened?
that'sthe channelthe lavaflowsthrough,can closeup and
A: Oh!Thiswasan Americancompany...and the interviewers
a new cone can form. A new cone is actuallya new vol-
wereall dressedvery informally. One of themwas wearing
j eansand t r aine rs... cano. On the site of MountFuji in Japan,therewere two
othervolcanoestherebeforethe presentone ...
B: Ohno! /
B : A mazi ng!
A: S o . . .y ou c an im a g i n eh o wl fe l t:e m b a rra s s e... d a nd over-
A : Mount Fuji is actuallya very popularplace for tourists,
dressed...
i ncl udi ngthe Japanese.l t has aboutfour hun dr edt hou-
B: Did you get the job?
sand visitorsa year.In the summer,therecan be twenty
A: No. Whentheytold me I hadn'tgot the job, they saidthat
thousanda day ,..
they were lookingfor someonemore relaxedand informal
B : And can you tell us aboutthe word "volcano" itself?
A : Yes it comes from the ltalianword "vulcano"which
means"burningmountain", and that comesfrom the Latin
' V ul canus"A. l l " burni ngmountai ns"l,i ke V es uvius
and
MountFi j i ,w eregi venthi sname,but the name"Vulcanus"
wasfirstgivenby the Romansto MountEtnabecausethey
thoughtthati t w asthe homeof the god V ul canu s. . .
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B: Yes . . . lt hink it ' sa g re a ti d e afo r u s to ta k eu p a newsport Student:Hi, Mum! Hi, Dad! Look at this leaflet!We'rehaving
together!My brother'sjust joined a weightlifting class . an Open Day at school.lt's goingto be all aboutthe environ-
what aboutthat? ment.I think it will be very interesting.Thereare all kindsof
G : Weightlifting? thingshappening.lt's on Saturdaythe twenty{ifthof October.
B : Y es . . . it c ouldbe re a l l yg o o d .I' d l i k eto d e v e l o pmy mus- Our Geographyteacher,that's Mr Solomon,he's organising
cles.Whatdo you think? the whole thing really,though he's getting lots of help of
G : Ar ey oujok ing?G i rl sd o n ' td o w e i g h tl i fti n g ! course.He was tellingus all aboutit this morning... and look-
B : Oh yestheydo. My brothersaidthatthereweresomegirls ing for volunteers.He's going to show a documentaryfilm
i n his c las s. . . no t ma n y ,m i n d... about air pollution.And our Scienceteacher,Miss Hopkins,
G : But it couldbe verydangerous, and bad for yourheart.Not she's runninga workshop,that means people have to do
to mentionthe restof you ... thingsand talk,not just listen.She'scallingit: "Howto recycle
B : M m m m. . .it nee d n 'bt e d a n g e ro u si f,y o u ' rec a re f ulA . ndof and why".We all haveto bring in thingsyou can recycle,like
coursegirlsdon't liftveryheavyweights... cans,and newspapers and cardboardboxes.And she'sgoing
G : I thinktheseweightlifting championslookhorrible, withtheir to show what actuallyhappensto theseduringthe recycling
h u g em u s c l e s. . .u g h ! process.And they'veinvitedTed Hamilton, the horticulturalist,
B: f laughingl O h I d o n ' tth i n kl ' l lg o th a tfa r ... to leada walkaroundthe area.lt'sall aboutprotecting our nat-
G : Oh Bill!I reallydon'tlikebeingconfinedindoors.I preferto uralenvironment. I'd say that will be very popular,and places
be outside,movingaround.Whataboutsomethinglikediv- are limited,so I've put our threenamesdown for that. I hope
ing? | mean,we live near the sea. There'sa divingclub you want to go! Then in the eveningthere'sa specialguest.
b e s i d et h e h a r b o u r . .J. u s tt h i n ka b o u ti t . . . g l i d i n gp a s ta l l What'sher name?Oh yes ... DoctorLyndaPotter.She'sa well-
thosebrightlycolouredfishand sea plants... knownenvironmentalist. She'sgoingto givea talk abouthow
B: But this isn'texactlythe Caribbean! And you need expen- everyonecan do something. Yes ...the titleof hertalkis: "What
siveequipment, likea wet suit,an oxygentank ... can WE do to help?".I thinkthat'sa good idea.Peopleoften
G : B u ty o u d o n ' th a v et o b u yi t . . . y o uc a nr e n ti t . . . think,"Oh,there'snothingI can do".And our Historyteacher,
B : A ny way . . ldon'
. t l i k eth e w a te r.I d o n ' ts w i mv e ryw el l... Mrs O'Leary,she'sin chargeof the information stand.There'll
G : Oh, of course.I'd forgottenthat.Well,anothersport I was be booksand leaflets aboutthe environment. And she'sorgan-
thinkingaboutis hang-gliding, A friendof minestartedit a isinga team of environmental specialists who will be able to
few weeksago,and shejust lovesit ... answerpeople'squestions.That'sgood, isn't it? | think it's
B: Hang- gliding? goingto be a really .. [fade]
G : Obviouslyit can be dangeroustoo. I mean,you haveto
jump off the tops of mountains, and you haveto know all
about the winds and air currents,and you need a lot of
courage...
B: But it soundsreallyexciting!
G : My friendsaysshe feelslikea bird ... it'sso graceful.
Thoughyou'reneverquitesurewhereyou'regoingto land
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So yo u ' r egoingt o P ar i si n Ma rc hW . h e rew i l ly o u b e travel l i ng M: Here'sanothermug of coffee.Do you know it's alreadya
from?CentralLondon?Fine.lf you werethinkingof takingthe quarterto midnight?
car, the quickestway by boat is betweenDoverand Calais. S : Thanks,Mum.I don' tknoww hy I al w aysseemto e nd up
There'sa sailingeveryfour hours.The crossingtakesabout studyingat the last minute.I know it's silly,and it's not a
o n ea n d a halfhour s. . .l o n g e ri n b a dw e a th e r. T i m e s ?W el l for
, good idea.Crammingin facts late at night untilthe early
example,there'sa sailingfrom Doverat eight fifteenin the nours...
morning,and one backfrom Calaisat four o'clockin the after- M: Whatyou needis a revisiontimetable. You know,a month
noon. or so beforethe examsstart,you shouldsit downand plan
Wi thth os es ailingsy ou m a k eth e m o s to f y o u rti mei n Pari s.l f all the work you haveto do, and how muchyou are going
you'renot takingthe car, thereare plentyof flightsbetween to do eachday. lf you did that,you wouldn'tend up work-
Londonand Paris.The cheapestreturnfare is about ninety i ng i n the mi ddl eof the ni ght. .
pounds.lf you wantedsomethingaroundthatpriceyou'dneed S : Mmmmm...at the momentI' mj uststudyi ng thethi ngst hat
ty y e s ...th e rea resome
to b o oks oon.l' lljus tc h e c ka v a i l a b i l i... I thinkare likelyto comeup. Threeor fourfor eachsubject.
seatsleft.Some of thoseflightsare from Gatwick,and some A groupof us got togetherand di scussed thi s...
are from Heathrow.Yes ... the charterflightstend to go from M: B ut i s thatnot a hugeri sk?
Gatwick,and the scheduledflightsgo from Heathrow.So it's S : Y es,of coursei t i s ... but I haven' gott ti me to covert he
usuallycheaperto go from Gatwick,But it takeslongerto get w h o l ec o u r s e. . .
to Ga t wic kO . f c our s eth e o th e ro p ti o ni s th e tra i n...y e s ... go M: A nd you know ,the w ayyou' redoi ngthi ngsat the m om ent
wi thEur os t ar v iat heCh a n n eTl u n n e lT. h e re ' so n efro mL ondon is crazy.Not just from the work pointof view ... but every-
to Pariseveryhalfhour,from a quarterpastfivein the morning thi ng S tudyi ngl ate,getti ngup l ate,not eati ngprop er ly. . .
untiltwentyto eightin the evening.lt's an extremelycomfort- S : Y ou' reri ght.A nd l ' m dri nki ngfar too much coffee,and
able way to travel,very luxurious,very smooth.The journey probablyeatingtoo muchchocolate too, but theymakeme
ta ke saboutt hr eehour s T . h e re ' sa s i m i l asr e rv i c efro mPari s.. feelwideawake,so l'm ableto studybetter...
ye s i t' s an am az ings e rv i c el.t d o e s n ' tre a l l yta k e a n y longer M: That'sbecausethey'restimulants. Howdo youfeelafterthe
th a n th e plane.T he s ta ti o n sy, e a h .In P a rrsy o u a rri v eat the effecthas worn off?
Ga redu Nor d. . . and in L o n d o ny o u a rri v ea t Wa te rl o o Stati on. S: Well . I supposeI just keeptakingmore.But it'sveryhard
bothverycentral.There'snot much priceditference erther to get to sleepafterwards, and almostimpossible to get up
i n t h e m o r n i n g. . .
M: Y ou needproperrest... and exerci se. W henw as the last
timeyou wentfor a jog ... or evenwentfor a walk?And you
haven'tbeento basketball practicefor weeks!lf your body
is in such bad shape how can you expectyour mind to
work properly?
S: Yes,I know | [fade]
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