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PART ONE: LISTENING (4 points)
SECTION A: Questions 1-9
You will hear a part of a radio of the interview with someone who works as a restaurant chef. For questions
1-9, write the answers in the numbered spaces. You will listen to the recording TWICE. There is an example
(0) that has been done for you.
Max decided to become a professional chef when he saw his (0) elder sister cooking.
His father wanted him to become (1) __________ instead of a chef.
He started his first job in late (2) __________.
The worst thing about working in the hotel was the (3) __________.
He went to work in France because he knew a (4) __________ in Paris.
In Paris he sometimes cooked meals for (5) __________ and other famous people.
In his own restaurant, Max always aims to use (6) __________ products.
Max is particularly proud of the (7) __________ of meals available at his restaurant.
He says that everything in his restaurant is (8) __________ cooked for the customer.
On one occasion, all the (9) __________ was stolen on its way to the restaurant.
PART TWO: READING (6 points)
SECTION A: Questions 1-6. Read the text and WRITE the correct answers in the numbered boxes.
Early humans dreamed of going faster and further than they could on foot. They probably first achieved this
in northern countries before 3,000 BC (before Christ) using skis. The wheel was invented around 3,500 BC but
carts were very slow without roads. So for many centuries the fastest and more popular means of transport was
the horse, which can run at about fifty-five kilometres an hour. This record for speed was unbroken until the
end of eighteenth century when the hot-air balloon and the railway both began to develop.
The hot-air balloon made its first free flight in 1783. Two Frenchmen, the Montgolfier brothers, were
working as papermakers when they had the idea for the balloon. A fire heated the air, making the balloon rise.
During the first flight, the two passengers were admiring the view when they suddenly saw smoke! The balloon
was burning but, luckily, they managed to put the fire out and land safely.
The railway developed gradually from carts on tracks. The first vehicle with an engine to run on tracks was
developed in 1803 by an Englishman, Richard Trevithick.
In 1804, he took the first passengers, although they didn’t have to buy a ticket. Unfortunately, they were
travelling in the train when it began to fall off the tracks and Trevithick realised that the tracks were no strong
enough to take the weight of the train. The passengers escaped unharmed, but it was another example of how
dangerous the development of transport can be.
Perhaps unexpectedly, the bicycle didn’t appear until around 1840, when a Scotsman, Kirkpatrick McMillan,
created the first one to have pedals. People rode bicycles without pedals before then, but they were slow and not
very popular. It took around 140 years for McMillan’s design to develop into modern mountain bikes.
The twentieth century saw the development of many other means of transport, including the hydrofoil and
the hovercraft. The petrol-driven car (invented in 1885 in Germany) completely changed the way people
thought about transport, and so did the aeroplane. People always dreamed of flying. One day, in 1903, that
dream became a reality. Two American brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, managed to make a short flight in
their aircraft, the Flyer. From there, a huge industry grew that allowed, and still allows, people to visit the
whole world, easily and cheaply.
The challenge for the twenty-first century is transport in space. Since the first Moon landing in 1969,
technology has developed to give us the space shuttle (1981) and even the space tourist (2002). The future of
transport will probably be as exciting as its past.
1. What can be the best title for this text?
A. The Challenge for Space Travelling B. The History of Human’s Transport
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C. The History of the Railway D. Human’s Dream of Flying
2. The wheel didn’t lead to fast means of transport because __________
A. people could already travel fast. B. they invented it after skis.
C. good roads didn’t exist. D. people preferred to use horses.
3. The passengers discovered the fire __________
A. while they were checking the balloon. B. while they were in the air.
C. before they left the ground. D. after they landed on the ground.
4. The invention of the train __________
A. came as a complete surprise. B. grew out of things that came before.
C. took longer than anyone expected. D. didn’t take Trevithick much money.
5. The writer is surprised by the fact that __________
A. the inventor of the bicycle was Scottish. B. nobody had invented the bicycle earlier.
C. McMillan’s bicycle had pedals. D. we waited over a century for the mountain bike.
6. What can we say about the aeroplane?
A. It had a great effect on people’s attitudes. B. It wasn’t as popular as the car was.
C. It came to the Wright brothers in a dream. D. People didn’t want to allow it at first.
SECTION B: Questions 7-13.
You are going to read an article about unusual scheme. Seven sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (7-13). There is one extra sentence
which you do not need to use.
Doctor for a day
Abigail Doyle spent last Wednesday examining patients, taking temperatures and looking at X-rays. Not
unusual perhaps, for a doctor, but it is unusual when you are just thirteen years old.
Abigail and her mother, Dr. Gillian Doyle, were taking part in “Take Your Child To Work Day,” a scheme
designed to give children an idea of the jobs their parents do. (7) ____________________ The scheme was first
suggested by the local council after the success of similar schemes in America.
Dr. Doyle thinks it’s very useful. “I don’t mind what Abigail does as a profession, but at least she can base
her decisions on experience. She got to see a lot of my day-to-day work, with patients coming in with
everything from a sprained ankle or a sore throat to a fractured arm. (8) ____________________” The positive
response helped Abigail feel more comfortable in a strange situation.
“It was fascinating,” says Abigail. “I’d been to the surgery before, of course, to meet Mum after school, but
I’d never been there and met patients.” (9) ____________________ In the end, it all went smoothly, although
she’s still not entirely comfortable with injections.
The surgery gets busy from nine in the morning and a steady stream of them comes through the doors until
they close at one. (10) ____________________ “It’s a job with a great deal of variety,” says Gillian, “and I
think Abigail liked that. There certainly isn’t much time to get bored!”
The work at the surgery is only half of Dr. Doyle’s day. The other half is spent at a local hospital and
Abigail accompanied her there, too. (11) ____________________ Abigail found this the most interesting
aspect of the day. “The surgery is quite a special place, but I thought the hospital was full of activity. I could
see how Mum must get a lot of satisfaction from seeing the improvement in the people she’s treating.”
As part of the scheme, Abigail is creating a school project out of what she learned. (12)
____________________ She also found that it was hard to remain uninvolved. “You have to care,” she says,
“but at the same time it’s possible to care too much. It’s not always easy to keep your emotions out of the work,
and I see that with Mum sometimes.”
On the question of whether it has encouraged her to become a doctor herself, Abigail is undecided. “It
requires a lot of commitment. The training is quite long and the work is really demanding. At the end of the
day, I was shattered.” (13) ____________________ “There was one little boy who came into the surgery with
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an ear infection and he was in a lot of pain. While Mum got the details from his parents, I played with him and
helped to calm him down. I felt like I was doing my bit and after Mum had treated him he left with a big grin on
his face. It’s a special feeling to be able to do something like that.”
A. She says that one thing that surprised her was the amount of medical knowledge most people have.
B. Even so, Abigail is also very aware of the plus side.
C. You can never predict exactly what cases are going to come up, although the appointment system means that
Dr. Doyle has some idea of what to expect.
D. Abigail had her doubts at first, and she wasn’t sure how she would react to the sight of blood.
E. It’s important for a doctor like Gillian to keep up with developments in medicine by reading medical
journals.
F. Her mother’s duties include visiting patients on the wards and checking on their progress.
G. The aim is to better equip teenagers to make decisions about their own futures.
H. I explained to the patients why Abigail was there and they all thought it was a really good idea.
SECTION C: For questions 14-19, read the text below and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each gap. For each question, write your answers in the numbered boxes.
Shades of meaning
When we decide to choose a colour for anything – whether it’s a T-shirt or a cover for a mobile phone – our
brains have to work really hard. In order for us to make a choice that feels right, the brain has to (14)
__________ various bits of information.
There are various (15) __________ which make each of us like or dislike certain colours. Firstly, our brains
consider past associations. These are completely personal and are a result of our individual experiences.
Particular colours call to (16) __________ certain memories which may be connected to a place, a person, or an
experience. For example, we may associate red with the warmth of a fire or a childhood sweater. Blue and
green may remind us of holidays and peaceful weekends in the country.
Secondly, there is evidence to show that different colours (18) __________ our nervous system in different
ways. Red can actually raise the level of adrenaline in our body. This is why energetic people are drawn to red
and also why sports cars are (19) __________ this colour.
14. A. produce B. progress C. run D. manufacture
15. A. methods B. ways C. factors D. aspects
16. A. mind B. heart C. thought D. feeling
17. A. favorite B. popular C. preferable D. likeable
18. A. cause B. create C. affect D. reflect
19. A. traditionally B. knowingly C. fashionably D. recognizably
SECTION D: For questions 20-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap.
Personality
Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to look down on everyone around them. Some of us
never forget an argument, while others make (20) __________ excuses and forgive easily. As we grow up, our
personality develops and we find that we get on with certain people more than others. (21) __________ we are
seems to have a large genetic element, but is (22) __________ influenced by those who brings us up. If we (23)
__________ up to our parents or other family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our
parents seem to put us down (24) __________ the time and we fall out with them a lot, then perhaps we will
develop quite different personalities.
PART THREE: PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4 points)
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Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and WRITE the correct answers
(A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes.
1. Choose the word with a different pronunciation of the underlined part.
A. master B. ask C. aspect D. castle
2. Choose the word with a different pronunciation of the underlined part.
A. weight B. height C. stain D. pain
3. Choose a word which has a different position of stress from the rest.
A. prospect B. obtain C. approach D. immerse
4. Choose a word which has a different position of stress from the rest.
A. occasionally B. preferentially C. successfully D. potentially
5. We __________ only the movie for 5 minutes when there was a power cut.
A. have only watched B. have only been watched
C. had only been watching D. had only watched
6. The darker it got, __________ it was for us to see the road.
A. its harder B. the more harder C. the harder D. so harder
7. I __________ better now if you hadn’t talked to me about my problems last night.
A. didn’t feel B. wouldn’t feel C. couldn’t have felt D. won’t feel
8. I bought a new dress to __________ not getting the job!
A. miss out on B. start off with C. let down D. make up for
9. My boss regrets __________ his secretary now that she is gone.
A. firing B. being fired C. to fire D. to be fired
10. “Excuse me, but there is something about __________ immediately.” – “Certainly.”
A. which I must speak to you B. that I must speak to you about
C. that I must speak to you D. that I must speak to you about
11. Tickets for the show were selling at three times their face __________.
A. price B. worth C. value D. cost
12. He spends most of his spare time with his __________ stuck in his book.
A. eye B. face C. nose D. mind
13. We have a superb __________ from the sea from our balcony.
A. view B. vision C. scene D. sight
14. After the argument, Jake was in bad __________ and wouldn’t speak to anyone.
A. behavior B. manner C. temper D. mood
15. The new film is so good that it has been __________ huge audiences.
A. pulled in B. popped into C. taken over D. chilled out
16. The __________ of one winning the lottery is hardly worth even considering.
A. hazard B. luck C. fortune D. likelihood
PART FOUR: USE OF ENGLISH (6 points)
SECTION A: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. You must use between two to five words. Do not change the word given. Here is an example.
Example:
It is said that gardening is very good exercise. (SUPPOSED)
Gardening is supposed to be very good exercise.
1. Sofia started to do gymnastics nearly two years ago. (doing)
Sofia __________________________________________________ nearly two years.
2. My aunt said, “You can stay at my house for a few nights during the holidays.” (put)
My aunt said she could ___________________________________ house for a few nights during the
holidays.
3. Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle. (nearly)
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Annabelle ________________________________________ her brother, Derek.
4. It was reported that the minister fully recovered from the operation. (recovery)
The minister was reported ________________________________________ from the operation.
5. You were supposed to do your homework before today’s lesson. (ought)
You ________________________________________ your homework before today’s lesson.
6. I could never have won the writing competition without your advice. (you)
I could never have won the writing competition, ________________________________________ me.
SECTION B: Complete the sentences with the correct particles, using ONE word in each blank.
Examples:
You should read the introduction at the beginning of the book.
I am planning to go on a diet before the holiday.
1. Most children don’t want to __________ their own bed in the morning.
2. Our teacher is very strict. You can never get away __________ copying your homework from the Internet.
3. She takes a walk every morning __________ fail.
4. Have you brought that __________ of equipment I asked for? The amplifier, I mean.
5. But __________ the heavy rain, they would have gone on a picnic.
SECTION C: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
0. The government should preserve historic buildings in the city. (history)
1. This remote mountain village is almost __________ in winter, as there’s so much snow. (access)
2. When left on their own the kids are often up to some mischief. They can be really __________, so you’d
better watch them! (trouble)
3. Children should be __________ examined twice a year. (medicine)
4. My parents give me a monthly __________, which I use to buy clothes! (allow)
5. Many teenagers are surprisingly __________ of current politics. (ignore)
SECTION D: Write a paragraph (120-150 words) to answer the question. You should give reasons and
specific examples to support your answer.
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