CAE PRACT IGE oe ede ee Five tests for the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English MARK HARRISON © ROSALIE CERE NEW EDITION i, ee OXFORDPAPER1 READING (1 HOUR +15 MINUTES) PART 1 Answer questions 1-13 by referring to the magazine article about air travel on page 7. Indicate your answers on the separate answer shoet. For questions 1-13, answer by choosing from the sections of the article A-H. ‘Some of the sections may be required more than once. |__ Note: When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Which section refers to passengers who frequently fly on the same airline? Desimonans Ae, ‘ways of avoiding airline rules? 3 variations in the layout of aircraft? 4 checking an airlina’s legal obligations? Bie promises made by airlines? 6 7 bargains for people not travelling alone? Bans relaxing surroundings before a flight? 9... {travel from the airport after landing? 10... efforts to ensure thereis room on planes for certainpeople? 11 changing toa better seat? 12 Unpleasant conditions during a flight?TEST’ PAPER 1 READING TIPS FOR AIR TRAVELLERS A Membership of an airline loyalty club will guarantee you a seat on a flight, even when that flight is fully booked for “normal passengers’. Air France, KLM, Scandinavian A\r- lines and Singapore Airlines are just four carriers offering this facility to their very best customers. Others, ike British Airways, Lufthansa and Sw'ssair, are not quite so boid with their claims but all will move heaven and earth to secure a seat for thoir club members. B Firet-clase and businoss-class passongors got the pick of the seating, ‘up ‘ront’, away irom all the engine noise anc vibration, Economy passengers are inveriably seated in the noisier back rows of the aircraft, where the air is usually staler. There are exceptions, however, and airline seating plans (displayed in timetables) enable you to choose the best seat. c Traveling with overweight baggage can cost you dearly. On, long-haul flights, the aitines give you a free beggage alowance of between 20 and 64 kilos, depencing on the class of travel and the route. Every excess kilvis charged at cone per cent ofthe first-class fere. One way round thisisto hand over your baggage to an excess-baggage company, Which ean save you 2s much as 70 per cent on airline fees. Your luggage will then travel to your destination uneo- ‘companied, and you can elther collect i trom the altport or, have it delivered to your destination address. It won't Usually ave the same day, though. D Booking a firet-clase or business-class tickot usually en- tiles you to use the more peaceful airline executive lounge al the airport, Regular passengers with an airline can also Use tho lounges, even whon flying on cut-price economy tickets, E ‘The unthinkable has happened. You have arrived overseas, but your luggage has not appeared on the airport baggage carousel, Keep cali. In most cases your bags will tum up, eventually. But, before you leave the airport, contact a mombor of stafi and completo a Baggage Iregularity Report, which ensures that you will receive compensation. However, airlines pay out pttitul compensation, so do read the small print on your ticket, and it's essential to take out adequate insurance beforehand. F Securing an upgrade is easier then ever before. Canadian Airlines will now seat some transatlantic passengers who have paid the economy fare in business class, while business-class passengers bound for New York, Toronto, Delhi or Bombay are automatically upgradedito first-class if they have paid the full business-class fare. In addition, large companies are increasingly negotiating an automatic upgrade with artines. G ‘Several alrines are prepared to chauffeur their first-class. and business-class passengers to the airport free of charge. These transfers, usually within a 120-kilometre fads, are offered oy numerous arfines, including Air ‘Canada, Canadian Airlines, Emirates, Japan's ANA, North- west, Qantas and Virgin Atlantic. Some cerriers will also provide transport on arrival. H Taking a companion along and combining business with, pleasure costs less than you might think. Many airines grant 50 per cent discount for a partner in business class, while a few ~ Singapore Airlines and JAL, for example — provide two tickets for the price of one, either for use together or at a later data. European fliers staying over a Saturday quality for excursion fares, which enable two to ‘travel for less than the price of cne business-ciass ticket.