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PAPER 2 Writing
PAPER 3 Use of English

Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

For questions 1-18, read the three texts below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap.

PAPER 4 listening
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PAPER 5 Speaking

sse tia tips
~ Read each text quickly to
understand its general
meaning before you attempt
the task.
~ The gapped word or phrase
may be part of a fixed
expression, collocation or
phrasal verb, or it may be a
discourse marker which affects
the meaning of the text as a
whole.

~ Check the words before and
after the gap carefully to decide
what type of word you are
looking for.
~ Once you have finished the
task, read the whole text again
to check that your choices make
sense in the text as a whole.

In ancient times the egg was a symbol of life, birth and fertility, and it featured
prominently in several creation myths, representing the (1)
beginnings of time
and the birth of the universe. It was also believed that the egg had magical powers:
it could (2)
off storms, illnesses and the evil eye. In many societies decorated
eggs were at the centre of rituals and ceremonies that (3)
with the spring - a time
of new life and growth

after the long hard winter.

Today eggs continue to be important in many cultural and religious events - such as
Easter - and shell decoration is an effective (4)
for demonstrating
artistic skills.
The symmetrical form of the egg - often (5)
one of the most aesthetically
pleasing shapes in nature - (6)
itself to a great variety of decorative techniques:
it can be dyed, painted and embellished

and precious jewels.
1 A total
2 A ward
3
4

5
6

A
A
A
A

occurred
method
regarded
helps

B
B
B
B
B
B

complete
put
happened
means

considered
lends

with leaves and flowers, and even gold, silver

C
C
C
C
C
C

absolute
fend
resulted
vehicle
viewed
offers

D
D
D
D
D
D

very
send
coincided
drive

seen
provides

Question 2: Which of the options
forms a phrasal verb with 'off',
meaning 'do something to
protect yourself from'?
Question 3: The preposition after
the gap is regularly used with
one of the options.
Question 4: The sentence talks
about the activity of decorating
egg shells and how this can
demonstrate artistic talent.
Which option can be used to
describe how something is
conveyed?
Question 6: One of the options is
often used with a reflexive
pronoun and the preposition 'to'
to mean 'be suitable for being
used in a particular way'.
Question 7: One of the options
often collocates with 'collections'
that are on display in museums
and art galleries.
Question 9: The correct option is
often used to express that
someone or something possesses
something impressive.

Question 12: The correct option
must mean 'open a building
officially for the first time'.

The Burlington Museum was recently re-opened after an extensive development
programme that aims to make the collections (7)
there more appealing to a wider
public. The Museum's
fine collections
can now be seen in more inspiring
(8)
, and exhibitions include a wide range of innovative displays which allow
visitors to make use of the latest interactive information technology. The Museum
also (9)
an excellent new education centre and art room, as well as a gift shop.
Finally, ramps and wider doorways offer improved (10)
for the disabled and
people with limited mobility.
The Museum worked closely with community groups to achieve its goals. One of the
(11)
of this collaboration
is a Buddhist shrine created with the assistance and
advice of the local Buddhist community. A priest (12)
this significant exhibition
and more than two hundred people of different faiths attended the event.
A
A
9 A
10 A
11 A

12 A
7
8

set
backgrounds
boasts
entrance
effects
installed

B
B
B
B
B
B

placed
contexts
prides
access
outputs
presided

C
C
C
C
C

C

housed
frameworks
scores
admission
fruits
commenced

D
D
D
D
D
D

homed
circumstances
acquires
admittance
benefits
inaugurated


Question 14: The correct option
must mean 'unexpected'.
Question 15: There is a 'trap'
,
here, so think carefully about the
structure of the sentence and the

meaning intended!
Question 17: The correct option
must mean 'lift something heavy'.

Peter's plane was due to leave at 8.40 am. My father, having little (13)
in my
brgther's ability to get himself to the airport on time, had offered to drive him there.
A punotual man himself by nature, he detested the thought of any (14)
delays,
and so roused Peter as early as he dared. (15)
,they arrived at the airport well in
advance of the recommended two hours prior to departure. They made their way
over to the check-in desk, where a queue was only just starting to (16)
up.
When his turn came, Peter handed over his passport and ticket and (17)
his bags
onto the conveyor belt. The check-in attendant frowned. 'I'm sorry, sir, but you aren't
on the passenger list,' she said. Then she took a closer look at his ticket and her eyes
widened in surprise. 'Now I see the problem. You're booked on tomorrow's fli-9~t!
You've come a day too early!' She turned to my father, who was temporarily (18)
.
for words, and asked, 'Does he do this often?'

13 A credit
14

15
16
17
18

A
A
A
A
A

improper
Subsequently
build
settled
stunned

B faith
B unfounded
B Duly
B gather
B hoisted
B shocked

C
C
C
C
C
C

belief
groundless
Consequently

collect
elevated
lost

0
0
0
0
0
0

assurance
untoward
Finally
grow
handed
struck


CPE

TEST
PAPER 2 Writing
PAPER 3 Use of English

You are going to read four extracts which are all concerned in some way with the
sense of touch. For questions 19-26, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you
think fits best according to the text.

PAPER4 listening

PAPER 5 Speaking

E sential lips
In touch with machines

~ This part of the exam tests
your understanding of the
whole short text or text
organisation, and some
questions may also focus on
the details in sections of the
text.

Engineers are finally beginning to recognise the value of the human touch
with regard to the operation of mechanical devices. Until recently, the
makers of automated machinery seemed bent on rendering operators
redundant by reducing their involvement with the machine to the touch of

~ Readeach text quickly to
understand its general
meaning before you attempt
the questions.

a button. This theoretically made the user's job easier, but in practice, they
felt they had no connection with the machine or how it functioned.
The relatively new field of haptics is changing all that. It focuses on

~ Readthe questions carefully
and decide which part of the
text they refer to.

ensuring that an operator can 'feel' what a machine is doing. Haptic
principles, which have been applied very successfully to cars and aircraft,

~ Look at key words in the
questions and see how they
relate to the relevant part of
the text. The text will probably
express ideas using different
words from those that appear
in the questions and options.

are now being applied to earth-moving equipment with excellent results.
By programming

haptic feedback into the electronic control system,

engineers are helping operators to enhance their understanding of how a
machine is responding to a particular terrain through feel, and by doing so,
achieve optimum performance. It is also hoped that operators will be able

~ Checkthat the option which
answers the question or
completes the question stem
conveys the same meaning as
that expressed in the text.

to anticipate possible hazards in the ground, such as hidden water or gas
pipes, by means of haptic warning sensations transmitted through the
controls and so take evasive action.

Question 19: What did the
manufacturers do before that is
now changing?
Question 20: Readthe second
paragraph and think carefully
about how haptic feedback helps
the machine operator. Which
option describes this most
successfully?

19 The writer says that until recently, the manufacturers of automated
A intended to make the users of machines redundant.

machinery

B felt no connection with the machine they were operating.
C largely ignored the human need for physical contact with a machine.
D used haptic principles to develop machinery.

20

Haptic feedback
A reduces the operator's

understanding

of how his or her machine operates.

B enables the operator to manoeuvre machinery over the ground.

C makes the operator's job less complex.
D makes the operator more aware of how his or her machine is performing.


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Chiropractic

Question 21: Readthe question
stem and answer options. Here,
you are being asked in what way
:; iropractors treat patients. Find"
- e part of the text which
c swers this question. Which
otion expresses the same idea
in other words?

- - - - - - - - .•.-......-- ,.

-------Are

you suffering from back pain or inexplicable

headaches? Any

strained muscles from playing sport or perhaps whiplash

from a

recent accident? Then what you may need is to visit your local
chiropractor.

estion 22: Read the question
=:-Bmcarefully. Note that the
. er implies that a person who
'shes to visit a chiropractor
::~ould do something; however,
-'" does not give this advice
=mlicitly.

Chiropractors

diagnose and then treat problems

musculoskeletal

nature by making specific adjustments

of the body - the spine in particular
function

of a neuroto the joints

- in order to improve the

of the nervous system, and thereby enable the body's

natural healing processes to do their work. No drugs or surgery, just
gentle manipulation
Chiropractic

is a primary

for a doctor's
regulations,

at the hands of a trained specialist!
health-care

profession,

referral. Registered chiropractors

negating the need
are subject to rigorous

and high standards of practice are maintained.

Patients enthuse about the wonderful

feeling of release they

experience

after treatment,

movement

becomes. So why not give it a try? Chiropractic

and how much easier and more supple

may

change your life!

21

22

Chiropractors treat patients
A by employing gentle massage techniques.
B by altering the alignment of bones in the body.
C by adjusting the position of nerves and muscles in the body.
D by manipulating the nervous system.

Before visiting a chiropractor,

the writer implies you should

A visit a doctor who can diagnose your problem.
B obtain a referral from your doctor.
C stop taking any medication.
D ensure they are a member of a recognised chiropractic

organisation.


Question 23: Look for a word or
phrase in the text that means
'realise' and what the writer say~
after this. Which option

expresses the same idea in other
words? Also, think about the
words in the options. For
example, if you 'conform' to
something, what does that
mean?
Question 24: Think about the
overall meaning of what the
writer says in the second
paragraph. What does 'abstract
images from forms' mean? What
do artists try to do and how do
they do it? How might the sense
of touch help them to do this?

Art and Visual Impairment
Ks a student artist with a minor visual impairment I had spent
years trying to keep up with my peers, struggling to master the
principles of colour, form and perspective, until it dawned on me
one day that perhaps the skills I was attempting to develop need
not necessarily be visual. I started to re-examine the way in which
I worked and realised that I could change my perspective, so to
speak. I started to devise a tactile approach to recording the world
that would complement the way I experienced it - rather than
merely trying to reproduce it.
Touch is far more meaningful to the visually impaired - blind
people in particular - than it is for the majority of people. It can
offer an alternative means of observation that increases one's sense
of perception and it provides a unique, non-visual way for artists to
abstract images from forms. Visual artists are taught to understand

light. I have been learning to understand space and distance,
volume and dimension, form and substance, and to work with
materials that occasionally dwarf me.

23 What did the artist realise about herself?
A She had been trying to conform to established ideas about art.
B She needed to improve her visual skills.
C She wasn't as talented as the other students in her class.
D She could improve her sight by changing the way she worked.

24 How can touch be used in art?
A It can improve one's powers of observation.
B It facilitates the power of sight.
C It enables artists to create without needing to see.
D It helps visual artists to experience large objects.


Question 25: Readthe question
stem carefully. You need to find
the 'main' reason, which implies ¥
there may be other reasons too :..
just less important ones!
Question 26: Be careful not to

read too much between the
lines. You may think that a text
implies something, but what
does it actually say? Which of
the options is stated explicitly in
the text?

In touch with the child
Touch is the first sense to develop in the embryo. Only a few
weeks after conception a primitive nervous system linking skin
cells to a rudimentary brain has already developed. Throughout
the gestation period the foetus's tactile system develops and it
will remain a potent form of communication throughout the
course of a person's life. Essentially, touch aids psychological,
intellectual and physical development while its absence can
cause undeniable harm. Touch is a child's first language. Long
before he can see, smell, taste or hear, he experiences others and
himself through touch, the only reciprocal sense.
In our consumer based society, we misguidedly try to meet
the sensory needs of the newborn by providing artificial
stimulation and security, so that we can keep ourselves 'at a
distance. We put our children down to sleep in cots, monitoring
their breathing with alarms while we sleep in the next room.
Instead of holding them close to our bodies, we push them
around at arms' length in prams. We suspend them in baby
bouncers in an attempt to reproduce the experience of being
jogged around in human arms. But babies need their mothers,
not machines and contraptions. No invention can substitute for
the direct physical contact that forms the basis of the mother and
child bond.

25 The main reason why touch is important
A
B
C
D

it
it
it
it

is because

is the first sense to develop.
facilitates healthy development.
improves our communication
skills.
teaches us how to reciprocate.

26 What is the writer's main point in the second paragraph?
A
B
C
D

Children should never be left to sleep alone.
Most people fail to provide the right kind of security for their children.
Man-made objects cannot replace nature in providing tactile stimulation.
People should take a more active part in bringing up their children.


PAPER 2 Writing
PAPER 3 Use of English

You are going to read an article about palaeoanthropology.

Seven paragraphs have
been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits
each gap (27-33). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

PAPER4 Listening
PAPER5 Speaking

If these bones could talk ...
To a palaeoanthropologist, the past is an open book, but one
that fails to tell the whole story. The covers are missing. The
first chapters may never be found. There are hardly any
pages, and most are so smeared and crumpled, so foxed and
faded, that the text could mean almost anything. The cast of
characters is confusing and narrative thread anybody's guess.
Is it a detective story, a clifThanger, or a romance? Can there
be a happy ending?

CEJ

_

Homo floresiensis was the mysterious survivor unearthed from
a cave on the island of Flores in Indonesia: a pygmy
descendant, perhaps, of Homo erectus, perhaps even connected
to an earlier human species, but with this special feature: the
bones were only 18,000 years old. So Homo sapiens, Homo
erectus, Homo neanderthalis and Homo floresiensis must have all
shared the planet at the same time, tantalisingly recently:
within the last 100,000 years perhaps. Now only Homo
sapiens survives.

Q!J_----------Stringer, 57, is head of human origins at the Natural History
Museum in London. One of palaeoanthropology's big
players, he has spent his career in pursuit of Homo
neanderthalis and is also one of the great proselytisers of the
Out-of-Africa theory, the one that says the human story
begins on just one continent. Homo floresiensis, however,
astonished him.

~-----------'Nature is constantly experimenting. I think a lot of people
thought that humans were somehow different; that we had
this all embracing culture and this unifying adaptation,
which meant that human evolution progressed in a
somewhat different way, because of our technology and the
way we probably vainly think we are partly controlling the
world now. So people project backwards and think that

humans are somehow special. The evidence shows us that
our evolution was as complex and as undirected, I suppose,
as that of any other species we have studied.'

~-----------Modern humans probably popped up within the last
200,000 years, but the things that make modern humans so
distinctive in the fossil record - symbolic art, pottery and
jewellery - bloomed only about 50,000 years ago. Nobody
in the world of palaeoanthropology
considers modern
humanity to be the flower of creation, either. A temporary
bloom, maybe.

QIJ_----------Genetic evidence suggests humans may have come close to
extinction a number of times in the past. Modern humans
shared the Middle East with Homo neanderthalis 120,000
years ago, and as Cro-Magnons became the sole tenants of
Europe 30,000 years ago, a terrain held successfully by the
Neanderthals for more than 100,000 years. Did they
compete? Did they co-exist? Did they trade, or cohabit?

[E]~

_

'I still tend to the view that the primary message would have
been: different. They would have had a different body
language, a completely different way of communication;
they would have had different behaviours.'

@]-----------He and his co-author Peter Andrews - a former head of
human origins at the Natural History Museum, and an
expert on the early part of the human story - tried to tell
the story of human evolution not just through time, but
through its context, Stringer says: how you set about
excavating a site, what a piece of tooth or jaw can tell you
about ancient human behaviour. In that, the title of the book
means what it says: complete.


A It's humbling, Stringer says.'We shouldn't see ourselves as
the summit of the pel{ection of whatever evolution is
trying to achieve. We seem to be very successful at the

moment in terms of our numbers but, looking at it on a
geological timescale, how ~uccessful will we look in
50,000 years, which is a very short time, geologically
speaking?'

E These

B 'Neanderthals were certainly human and evolved as us
in their own way, but they were different. They had
several hundred thousand years of evolving their own
anatomy and behaviour. But when these people met in
Europe would they have seen each other as people? Or
as someone different?' he says.

F There is a story-so-far, but that potted version of events is
forever being revised, and nobody knows that better than
Chris Stringer, one of the authors of a book published
today called The Complete World of Human Evolution.
Complete? Stringer spent eight years on the text. Then,
late last year, he had to sit down in one night and compose
an entirely new chapter to incorporate the discovery of
Homo floresiensis, also known as the Hobbit.

C What stories could these bones tell? And who could have
dreamed, before their discovery that some tree-climbing,
pygmy-elephant-hunting
human candidate could have
survived on a tropical island while Homo sapiens moved
into the Fertile Crescent, preparing to invent agriculture,
civilisation and global terrorism?

D He thinks the Neanderthals perished at a moment of
maximum stress in the stop-go, hot-cold pattern of
climate during the last ice age. Though they left their
mark in the Pyrenees, they never got to Britain at all. But
then the human occupation of Britain itself is a bit of a
riddle. There is evidence of it, most of it indirect, of little
pulses of human occupation, and then a gap of 100,000
years when no humans appeared to have visited Britain at
all. Modern humans finally moved in and stayed only
12,000 years ago.

people were capable of making tools and
butchering large beasts like rhinos. They may not have
killed these beasts themselves - they were, after all,
dangerous animals - but even if they were just scavenging,
it must have taken some degree of cooperation and
organisation to have driven off the lions or wolves, and
secured the carcass for themselves.

G Here is the orthodm,'Y, pieced together over a century or
more by Darwin's disciples: primate creatures with a
capacity for walking upright emerged perhaps twenty
million years ago. From these emerged the ancestors of all
gorillas, all chimpanzees and all humans. There is no line
of evolution: think, instead, of foliage, and the surviving
humans and two species of chimpanzees are just nearby
buds at the ends of twigs dose together on the tree oflife.
H 'Until that turned up, we had no idea that ancient humans
had ever reached as far as Flores. We certainly had no idea
that there was a completely new kind of human - or is it

even human? That is still being argued about - living
there, and the fact that it was still around there when
modern people passed through the region. Each of those
is astonishing and that shows how little we knew about
human evolution in that part of the world. We are
building up the pieces of a huge, complex jigsaw, and we
still have a lot of spaces to fill in,' he says.

~ This part of the exam tests your understanding of how a
text is organised and, in particular, how paragraphs relate to
each other.

~ Underline time references and notice any changes in tense
within a text. The writer may be comparing a past situation
with the present.

~ Read the main text through first to get an idea of what it is
about and how the writer develops his or her subject matter.

~ When you have finished the task, read through
completed text to make sure it makes sense.

~ Read the paragraphs before and after each gap carefully to
see how they are connected.
~ Underline the names of people, organisations or places.
Also, underline reference words such as 'this', 'it', 'there',
etc. They will help you see connections between sentences
and paragraphs.
~ Read paragraphs A-H and do the same, noting how each
may be linked to the subject matter of the main article.

the

Question 30: Compare the paragraph before the gap with that
which comes after it. Notice that in the paragraph after the
gap, the writer makes use of a metaphor. Look for an option
which employs a similar use of language.
Question 32: In the paragraph before the gap, Homo
neanderthalis is mentioned and questions are asked. Look for
an option which addresses these questions in some way.


You are going to read an extract from a short story. For questions 34-40, choose the
answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

PAPER3 Use of English
PAPER4 Listening
PAPER5 Speaking

'Time to go, Joe: Officer Dicks stands in the now
open doorway to freedom. I hesitate and
contemplate this fact with some trepidation,
oscillating between a feeling of excitement and one
of utter dread. I suddenly feel as if I am standing at
the top of a precipice, parachute attached and ready
to jump, but tortured by the overwhelming fear that
when I jump the chute won't open. After dreaming
of this moment for years, endlessly counting off the
days, over and over - ever since I came here, in fact
- I am now gripped with a sense of terror at the

thought that the time has actually arrived.
Bill, my soon-to-be erstwhile neighbour, notices
my sudden reluctance and smiles, nodding sagely.
'Hard, isn't it?' he says. 'You spend all your time
waiting for your release only to find that when it
comes down to it, you don't want to go. Much as
you hate to admit it, this dump has become your
home, and the lads, even the warden, bless him,
welt they've become family:
A sarcastic quip in response to this last remark
dies in my throat. It strikes me that this motley
bunch of miscreants with whom I have co-existed
for the last five years have indeed come to mean
something to me, and that in spite of myself I will
miss them. Like a worn-out old coat that you can't
throwaway, we have moulded together, an unlikely
yet close-knit group, not particularly fond of each
other, perhaps, but comfortable in the familiarity of
each other's presence. Bill, with his weather-beaten,
pock-marked face and his infuriating habit of
whistling the same tune over and over again has
become like a brother to me. He may irritate me to
screaming point several times a day, and no doubt if
you were to ask him about me, the feeling would be
mutual, but we have grown used to sharing a fag
and talking about nothing in particular. It suddenly
dawns on me that he understands me in a way
nobody else ever has and I never have to pretend to
be something I am not with him. He just seems to
know what is going on in my head and doesn't

question it, but rather accepts it philosophically. I
realise there is something comforting about waking
up every morning to the sounds of Bill moving
around his domain next door.
Sighing, I take a last look around the walls of my
cell. Not much to look at because I never really
bothered to decorate it, my mind determinedly
focused on the temporary nature of my stay. Even
so, it is amazing how we unwittingly leave traces of
ourselves wherever we go, stamping our self on
everything we touch. There is the rubber mark on
the wall above my bed, made by my throwing a
small ball at it every day, an activity which grated
on Bill's nerves but which helped me calm my own.
Then the wall against which my bunk stands is
spattered with writing: the lyrics of songs and the
lines of poems that I have struggled not to forget.
Wherever I look, I see things that are familiar. They
define me in some way and give me my identity by
which others recognise me. Out there the unknown
waits to engulf me, and the loneliness of being
marginalised by society; I will be branded by the
fact that I have done time - just another bad apple.
It occurs to me that we convicts spend all our
time cooped up and trapped, longing for the
moment we will be free again, not realising that
there is a perverse freedom to being inside: a
freedom from all forms of responsibility. Your
accommodation, food, clothing and essentials are all

provided free of charge. There is no need to work
and you can spend all day reading or just doing
nothing if you want to. Such luxuries are hard to
come by on the outside because out there you are'
forced to fend for yourself and perhaps for others in
an unforgiving society, and it's tough. Out there,
you must face life. Here, you can turn your back on
it, and that seems cosy and appealing to me right
now.
Reaching the door, my threshold to freedom, I
look over at Bill and say wryly: 'I1l be back before
you know it:

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ssentia tips

34

In the first paragraph, how does the writer allude to his situation?
A He has mixed feelings about it.
B He is afraid of heights.
C He thinks there may be disastrous consequences.

D He regrets wasting so much time.

35

How did the writer react to Bill's comment?
A He couldn't think of anything clever to say.
B He realised that Bill would miss him.
C He suddenly saw the warden as a member of his family.
D He thought Bill had made a good point.

~ This part of the exam tests
your detailed understanding of
a text, including the views an;J
attitudes expressed.
.
~ Readthe whole text quickly for
its general meaning - the gist.
~ The questions follow the order
of the text, although the last
question may refer to the text
as a whole or ask about the
intention or opinion of the
writer.
~ Readeach question or
question stem and try to
identify the part of the text
which it relates to. Then read
the relevant part of the text
carefully and think of the
meaning of what you are

reading. Look for the option
that expresses this meaning,
probably in other words.
~ Be careful: some options may
state facts that are true in
themselves but which do not
answer the question or
complete the question stem
correctly; others may include
words used in the text, but this
does not necessarily mean that
the meaning is correct; yet
others may be only partly true.

36 The writer and Bill
A have nothing much in common.
B dislike each other.
C find solace in each other's company.
D have developed some peculiar habits.

37 The writer finds it surprising
A
B
C
D

he
he
he
he

that

didn't decorate his cell after all these years.
has left evidence of his personality in the cell.
has spoiled the wall near his bed.
has forgotten the words to some songs.

38

~ Checkthat the option you have
chosen is correct by trying to
find out why the other options
are incorrect.

How does the writer feel about leaving prison?
A He is aware that there will be nothing familiar around him.
B He is worried that people won't recognise him any more.
C He is afraid that he will be ostracised as an ex-convict.
D He is concerned about leaving his old friends behind.

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Question 34: An option may be a
'rue statement in itself, but this
does not necessarily mean it
answers the question correctly.
Nhat does the writer actually tell
liS about his feelings in this
oaragraph?

In the penultimate paragraph, what does the writer imply is ironic?
A that prison offers certain liberties
B that free people have many responsibilities
C that luxuries are rare in the outside world
D that prison life is more comfortable than life outside

40 Overall, the writer implies that leaving prison

Question 38: If you do not know
- e meaning of the words in the
options, guess. For example, if
ou do not know what 'ostracised'
eans,imagine how someone
o has done time in prison
ight be treated by the rest of

A is an event that is long overdue.
B is a reason for celebrating.
C is not as joyful as he thought it would be.
D is only a temporary situation.

society.

estion 39: Make sure you
~ow what 'ironic' means. Irony
...anbe difficult to detect in a text
_ d you must be alert to the
. er's intentions.

Question 40: This question refers
to the whole of the text. Some of
the options may be mentioned
somewhere in the text and so
appearto be correct, but this does
not mean that they expresswhat
the writer is implying overall.


You must answer
appropriate

this question.

Write

your

answer

300-350

in

words

in an

style.

PAPER 3 Use of English
PAPER 4 Listening
PAPER 5 Speaking

·1

You have read the extract
technology
send

in their

to the points

has affected
opinions.
raised

~ In Paper 2 you must answer
two questions in two hours, so
timing is important.

as part of a newspaper

You decide

and expressing

people.

article

Readers

to write

a letter

your

own views.

~ Part 1 tests your ability to
process information given to
you through instructions as
well as written or visual
prompts in order to produce a
piece of writing that makes use
of this information in an
appropriate style.
~ Read the instructions carefully
and underline the key words
that tell you what you have to
do. Then read the written
prompt, which may be an
extract from a letter, article, etc.
and underline the relevant
information. If there is a visual
prompt as well, make sure you
understand what information it

is conveying. You must make
use of all the information in
your writing.
1

~ Here, you have been asked to
write a letter to a newspaper,
so think about the registerhow formal or informal should
it be?
~ Analyse the points in the
written prompt. How far do you
agree or disagree with each
point? Do you agree? Do you
disagree? Or do you agree with
some points to a certain extent
but disagree with others?

~ Plan your writing so that your
own points are clearly
organised and lead towards a
strong conclusion. Finish your
letter with a strong, clear point
or by saying what you hope
the outcome will be.
~ Make sure you use a good
selection of linking words and
phrases in your writing.
~ Think about appropriate
language and expressions

about

which can lend weight to each
of your points. Use examples
wherever possible in order to
underline your message.
~ Make sure the examiner can
read your writing. When you
have finished, check your
spelling and punctuation.
~ See the Writing bank on page
142 for examples of different
types of writing.

the way

have been asked to

to the newspaper

The infiltration of technology in our
lives is having a negative effect on our
children. Wherever we turn, we see
young people clutching mobile
telephones, sitting at cyber cafes, or
engrossed in some computer game.
They no longer seem to be interested
in their own culture and are losing
their individuality. They engage less
in wholesome physical activities,

spend more time indoors, have fewer
social pastimes - even their academic
performance seems to be suffering.
Are we to sit back and do nothing as
the next generation turn into walking
techno-zombies?

~ The question in Part 1 is
compulsory. You may be asked
to write an article, an essay, a
letter or a proposal. All of these
will be written for a particular
purpose and target reader.
Make sure you are familiar with
all four text types that may
occur in Part 1.

Question

below

the lives of young

responding


Write

words

2-4

to one of the questions

an answer

300-350

in an appropriate

in this

part. Write

your

answer

in

style.

PAPER 3 Use of English
PAPER 4 Listening
PAPER 5 Speaking

-2 The local council
wasteland
town.

They

visitors.

authority

measuring

hope to make full

They

hypermarket,

~ Choose a question you think
you will be able to answer
satisfactorily. Read each
question carefully. Are you
ami liar with the features of the
ext type? Do you know enough
appropriate vocabulary to write
on the topic in the question?
ake sure you understand
hat you have to do by
_nderlining the key points in
- e question and then plan
.our answer around these,
ing down suitable words
" d phrases you may want to
_se in your writing.

::: ,yourself into the 'context'
:;= the task, and consider your
-='get reader. Then write your
-: . in a register and style
,,:;propriate for the particular
-=-x:.
:-eck your text for relevance,
-: -ety of language and
racy.
'on 3
---nk about the question
__Jirements. Who are your
-=~et readers? You should not
_-: -00 formal since you are
-ng for fellow students, but
::.3C:ni-formal register would
"ppropriate.

--=

invited

review
meet

and say what
students'

4 The restaurant
about

the poor

quality

standard

a review

you think

for your

to send

Question 4

~ Reports tend to be written
according to a set plan. This
includes:

and

So far, there

a sports

magazine
course.

level and content

complex,

a

comparing
Write

two

your

and whether

the quality

a number

they

of complaints

at one of its restaurants.
and submit
of staff

a report,

service,

for improvements.

~ Consider the topic carefully. Your
report should be addressed to a
particular person in authority,
and needs to be formal in style.
So think of suitable language
you can use.

of the

locals

reserve.

college

for has received

and food

the complaints

of food,

~ Organise your points into
paragraphs before writing.

of both

in proposals.

this year on your

of the books'

of service

~ Underline the key points in the
question and make notes. This
question asks you to compare
two textbooks, so decide
whether you want to praise
them, criticise them or praise
some aspects and criticise
others. Consider contrasting
the two books.

an area of neglected
on the outskirts

and requirements.

that you work

been asked to investigate
the present

metres

or a nature

have been studying

expectations

chain

the public

complex

3 You have been asked to write
you

to develop

that the area be used for parkland,

an entertainment

of the textbooks

decided

5,000 square

use of the area for the benefit

have therefore

have been suggestions

~ There are four questions to
choose from in Part 2. Question
5 relates to the set books (works
of literature) which you might
have studied and prepared. For
questions 2-4 you will be
required to write one of the
following text types: an article, a
letter, a proposal. a report or a
review. If you have studied one
of the set books and want to
answer question 5, you can
expect to write one of the
following text types: an article,
an essay, a letter, a report or a
review. Make sure you have had
practice writing all text types.

has recently

approximately

• an introduction, in which
you explain your purpose
for writing your report and
the matters you have

investigated.
• the main body (usually two
or more paragraphs). in
which you discuss the
current situation. In this
case, one paragraph could
describe the present
standard of food, citing
some complaints that have
been made about it, as well
as your own observations.
Another paragraph could
describe the present quality
of service in a similar way.
• a conclusion, in which you
make recommendations for
improving the situation.
~ Carefully planned, a report is
relatively straightforward.

You have

commenting

and making

on

suggestions

PAPER 1 Reading
For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each

PAPER 2 writing

space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning

PAPER4 Listening

Part 2

Part
PAPER 5 Speaking

(0).

3

Part 4
Part 5

~ Readthe whole text for gist
before you attempt the task. It
is important to notice if
negative ideas are expressed,
or where there is antithesis or
contrast.
~ Think about thl:!type of word
that is missing. Most gapped

words form part of the
grammatical structure of a
sentence, but some may form
part of a phrasal verb or a fixed
phrase.
~ Checkthe words before and
after the gap carefully,
Remember,the gapped word
must fit into the meaning of
the text as a whole. Sometimes
a gapped word will affect the
development of the text, so be
careful.
~ When the gapped word is a
quantifier, think about whether
it is positive or negative. When
it is a connector, does it
introduce a supporting point or
a contrasting one?
~ Once you have completed the
task, read through the text
again to make sure it makes
sense. Checkyour spelling:
marks are not awarded for
misspelt words.
Question 2: Think of an
expression with 'to' which
means 'as a result of'.

For centuries

world's

Egyptian

greatest

hieroglyphics

linguistic

until they were finally deciphered
the discovery
In

the

year

1799

some

French

working

Rosetta

Stone

(7)

are,

be found

hieroglyphics

Many

are followed
is Ancient

scholars

became

and

a

fact,

three

of

black

involved

but it was (12)

(4)

.

scripts

language

carved
form

of Ancient
buildings

on

in

Egyptians.

Coptic

and

Egypt,

Egyptian

(10)

which
The

script. The
alerted

the task of deciphering
until

1822 that there was a major

Jean Francois Champollion

traced

making their decipherment

Question 12: Which word goes
with 'until' to express that it
was 'only' in 1822that scholars
came close to finding a
solution?

The
used

of the discovery.

(11)

there

it.

and

that

was familiar

He was able to (14)
from

Greek,

and monuments.

(9)

it was

and

of writing

Greek and Coptic, the language of the Christian

of the Ancient

basalt

of Rosetta. One

Egyptian

a pictorial

with

descendants

out the Demotic
a

path

back

possible.

Question 4: Which particle
follows 'stumble' to form a
phrasal verb meaning 'find or
discover by chance'?
Question 8: Look at the
grammatical structure
immediately after the gap. What
type of word are you looking for?

slab

languages,

it, to the importance

The 'French linguist,

(15)

in

by Demotic,

breakthrough.
(13)

in two

the

Greek,

who recognised

found

on many Egyptian

hieroglyphics,

signs

to

near the small town

is hieroglyphics,

transcribe

(8)

Bouchard,

century, (2)

realised they had stumbled

has inscriptions

script

script

baffled

and handed it over to scholars.

there

(6)

soldiers

on a fortress

of great significance

(5)

third

of the
scholars

in the nineteenth

officer, Pierre Francois Bouchard,

The

(0)

They (1)

of the Rosetta Stone.

(3)

a finding

represented

challenges.

Question 15: Which word
conveys the idea of 'in this
way'? Sometimes more than
one word can complete a gap
correctly.

to

hieroglyphics,


PAPER 1 Reading
For questions 16-25, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end
of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is
an example at the beginning (0).

PAPER2 Writing

PAPER4

Write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Part 3

PAPER5 Speaking

Part 4
Part 5

~ Read the whole text for gist
before you attempt the task.
~ Look at each gap carefully and
decide what part of speech is
missing - noun, verb,
adjective,or adverb.

There

are (0)

myths

(16)
~ Look at the context to decide
whether the gapped word
should have a positive or
negative meaning.
~ If the gapped word is a noun,
should it be singular or plural?
If it is a verb, what tense or
form should it be?
~ Check if the gapped word is an
adjective or an adverb.

creatures

of the night: that they are blind
wander into their

lair, they panic and flap around

wildly.

(18)

hair.

in your

surprised

have

bump

makes it virtually

into you, let alone get caught

(19)

(20)

rabies and you would

Few of them carry

role in the environment.

of bat species

important

assisting

feed

almost

farmers

with

and

pollen

and

, while

many

seventy

on

pest control.

and so aid in seed (23)

But they

plants

depend

are

on fruit

others feed on
on

them

for

.

adjective,

So beari~

Question 17: Is the gapped word

a noun, verb, adjective or
adverb? Should it have a positive
or negative meaning?

amazing animals they really are?

-egative?

About

(22)

in other ways, too. Some species feed primarily

(24)

Question 25: Has public opinion
::>' bats so far been positive or

for them to

be more likely to contract the disease from

Bats play an important

all this in mind, isn't it time we stopped

bats with ,(25)

SUSPECT

hair. Another

dog or cat.

percent

nectar

impossible
up in your

view of b~ts is that they are dirty; in reality,

an (21)

ENIGMA

be

Their

insects, thus

-egative?

therefore,
mammals

~ Once you have completed the

task, read through the text
again to make sure it makes
sense. Check your spelling:
marks are not awarded for
misspelt words.

Question 21: A vaccine is a
substance given to people or
3nimals to protect them against
isease. Is the meaning of the
• ord you need here positive or

may,

to. learn that in fact, these wonderful

talent for echolocation

VARIETY

They may even become
You

good eyesight and depend on sonar for nocturnal navigation.

~ You may need to add one or
more prefixes and/or suffixes
to the word in capitals, and you
may also need to make internal
changes. Also, look out for

compound words. Be prepared
to experiment!

Question 19: Notice the
antithesis in the sentence.

bats, those

and carry rabies, and if you (17)

they groom themselves

Question 16: Here, you need an
Think carefully how
:his is formed.

surrounding

speaking

and started to see them

of

as the

GUIDE
DAY

PAPER 1 Reading
PAPER2 Writing

PAPER4 Listening

For questions 26-31, think of one word only which can be used appropriately
three sentences. Here is an example (0).

Example:

o

PAPER 5 Speaking

~ Make sure you read all three
sentences in a set. A word may
make sense in one or two of
the sentences, but it is not
correct unless it makes sense
in all three!

26

~ The gapped word must be the
same part of speech and have
the same form in each
sentence in a set.
~ The gapped word may have an
unusual or unfamiliar usage, or
form part of an expression or

phrasal verb.

27

Question 26: Read the second
'sentence; it will help if you know
what a symphony is and who
Brahms and Schumann were.
Question 28: You should be able
to guess the gapped word by
reading the first sentence, but if
you can't, the adjective in the
second sentence has the
meaning of 'strong and able to
deal with difficult situations'.
Question 30: The gapped word
has a similar meaning in the
second and third sentences:
'make longer in time or
distance'. In the first sentence
the word is part of an
expression.

in all

28

29

30

'/

31

•

We are setting off at first

•

She had to explain the matter to me again before I saw the

•

Before the interview
himself.

•

Did Schumann

•

Try to

•

My grandmother
handedly.

•

Before ending the meeting, the Managing
to
any objections.

•

They will

•

The steak was so

•

Gerald thinks he looks
studs.

•

Why don't more women

•

Does your car

•

We are going to
paper.

•

I would like to
for being with 'us tonight.

•

They are planning to

•

They originally
decided to

•

They
died in the war.

Brian took a deep breath and tried to

this symphony,
your thoughts

She
through

.

or was it Brahms?

before you start on the essay.

managed to

five children single-

Director asked if anyone wanted

the flag while we sing the national anthem.

that you couldn't

cut it, let alone chew it!

in that black leather jacket with the

for public office?
on unleaded petrol or diesel?
a series of advertisements

in the local

a warm welcome to you all and thank you

the road by twenty

kilometres.,

intended to spend ten days in Egypt but now they've
their visit.

• The doctor
•

,so please go to bed early.

all the difficult

the monument

to the memory

his life to finding

of the soldiers who

a cure for this fatal disease.

the song to her husband, who had helped her
times.


PAPER 1 Readrng
PAPER2 Writing

PAPER 4 Listening

PAPER 5 Speaking

For questions 32-39, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You
must use between three and eight words, including the word given. Here is an
example (0).
Example:

o

He struggled to open the door.
difficulty

~ Read both sentences carefully.
The gapped sentence must
express all the information
contained in the prompt
sentence, but in different
words.

o

He

32

There is no way I'm letting you go to that party!

~ You must use the key word to
complete the gapped sentence,

but you must not change its
form in any way.

the door.

had difficulty

in opening

1=0= I

allowing
Under

to that party!

~ The key word may be part of
an expression.
~ You may need to change the
form of words in the prompt
sentence, and the order in
which you express the
information.
~ Be prepared to experiment.
For example, you may have to
change an active structure to a
passive one, or a positive
sentenceto a negative one.
~Your answer must be between
ree and eight words in

ength. If you write too few or
:00 many words, you will be
o:>enalised.

Although
choice.
34

I

You shouldn't

,they wouldn't

expect your mother to do everything

be my first

for you!

taking
Stop
for you!
35

We wouldn't

your mother will do everything

have got out alive without

the fire fighter's help.

been
Had
36

, we wouldn't

have got out alive.

It's not like her to behave like that as she's normally very calm.
keeping

estion 32: Which expression
'under' conveys the idea of
--llre is no way'? A sentence
inning in this way will need
~- 'nversion.

Her behaviour

her normally calm nature.

=-

estion 33: 'Averse' suggests
__ dislike something. What do
eed to say here in order to
: "the gapped sentence the

--e meaning as the prompt
_ .""nce?

on
Your entr'y

,=_

.on 36: The key word is
. a fixed expression
.:c=~ing'not consistent with'.
'on 39: You will need to
ersion here.

38

your examination

results.

The rumours of his being fired are not true.
contrary
Despite

, he has not been fired .

She was very nice to me at first and I never imagined she could be so cruel!
little
She was so nice to me at first
could be so cruel!

she


PAPER 1 Reading
PAPER 2 Writing
Part 1

PAPER4 Listening

For questions 40-44, read the following texts on tourism in Antarctica. For questions
40-43, answer with a word or short phrase. For question 44, write a summary
according to the instructions given.

Part 2

Part 3
PAPER5 Speaking

Part 4

~ Readthrough both texts to get
an idea of how they are similar
and also how they are
different.

Antarctica represents ten percent of the Earth's landmass and is also the
world's last unspoilt wilderness, so it is hardly surprising that greater
numbers of people are visiting the frozen continent every year. Tourism to
Antarctica

began in the late 1950s but it wasn't until the 1990s that it began
impact. In the summer season 2004-5, over 27,000
tourists visited Antarctica, and if one takes into account the crew, support
teams and scientists that went there too, the actual number of visitors was
closer to 50,000. The tourist industry is predicting that these figures will
increase even further. Mass tourism has arrived.

5 to have a commercial

~ It is a good idea to attempt
questions 40-43 first. This will
help you focus on the points
made in each text.
~ Your answers to questions
40-43 do not need to be full
sentences, but they need to be
clearly expressed.
~ Some questions may ask you
to find words or phrases in the
text. Others may ask you to
explain the meaning of words
and phrases or part of the text.
Use your own words to do this
and do not copy words and
phrases from the text. Be
careful to explain only what
you are asked for, not the
whole paragraph!
Question 40: What is the word

'commercial' usually associated
with? Consider how tourism
might develop if more and more
people want to visit Antarctica.

Tourism is already exerting pressures on the Antarctic environment, and
what worries environmentalists
is that there is no current regulation and
12

very little constraint on where people may go and what they can do there.
Tours to important wildlife and historic sites often attract large numbers of
people, and a new kind of 'adventure tourism' - offering activities such as
scuba-diving, skydiving, and skiing - has also arrived. Tourists can even fly
directly in to waiting ships, and there is now better access to inland areas
thanks to light aircraft, helicopters and land vehicles. Inevitably, there have
been calls for accommodation to 'be built ashore, as well as airstrips and
landing sites.
However, if tourism is not to compromise Antarctica's designation as a
natural reserve, it must be subject to certain restrictions concerning where
people can go and the types of activities they can do once they get there.
Otherwise it is doubtful whether Antarctica can remain the last pristine
environment on the planet for much longer.


Question 42: How might tourists
to Antarctica like to feel? (They
pay a lot of money to visit the
./
only continent that has not been

populated by people.) Why do
some tour operators avoid other
groups of tourists when they
arrive?

NTARCTICA
has no indigenous population - if you exclude the
unavoidable colonies of penguins - and the only people you
are likely to see there are other tourists. Some prudent tour
operators, however, schedule their landings so they don't
bump into each other, thus reinforcing the illusion of the
wilderness experience.

Question 44
~ Here, you need to use
information from both texts in
order to write a short
summary. Read the question
carefully to see what
information you are being
asked for.

Vessels travelling to the Antarctic vary in size from cruisers
carrying
around fifty passengers to much larger icestrengthened vessels with a capacity of 1,000 or so. The
International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO),a
well-respected voluntary organisation, has established rules
about the size of ships allowed into Antarctic waters and
conduct o't landing sites, so you should check that the tour
company you go with is a member. One of these rules states

that no more than 100 people can visit land at anyone time, so
it is usually better to go with a smaller ship to ensure you will get
to see some of the spectacular wildlife and natural features of
the continent up close.

~ Make a list of points from the
two texts and then check that
they are relevant to the
question.
~ The first text includes two
points for your summary. The
first of these forms part of the
message running through the
text and is hard to miss. The
second point is briefly
mentioned but it is something
that you would probably
consider if you were thinking of
visiting Antarctica. The second
text also includes two points.
The first clearly mentions one
of the things a potential visitor
should be aware of. The
second point offers advice.

Tours operate in the summ,er months, between November and
March, when you can expect more than twenty hours of
sunlight and temperatures
up to 10°C. In the winter
temperatures can plunge to -90°C, but only a handful of

hardened scientists ever sit it out.

~ Write your summary from the
list you have made, using your
own words as far'as possible.
Remember:
• A summary
introduction

needs no ..,
or conclusion.

• You need to summarise what
the texts say, but you are not
asked for your opinion.
• Do not include unnecessary
details such as examples to
support a point.
~ Check the number of words,
vocabulary, sentence structure,
etc~

44

In a paragraph of 50-70 words, summarise in your own words as far as possible
which factors, according to both texts, should be taken into consideration by
anyone thinking of going on a tour to Antarctica. Write your summary on the
separate answer sheet.

PAPER 1 Reading
You will hear four different extracts. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B or Cl
which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each
extract.

PAPER 2 Writing
PAPER 3 Use of English

... . ~

PAPER 5 Speaking

Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

How did she feel during the trip?
~ Before you listen, read the
statement that introduces each
extract and the two questions
or question stems that follow.
These will give you an idea of
what to expect. The extracts
are short, so you don't have
much time to analyse the
context while you are listening.

A terrified
B seasick
C inexperienced

2

What did they discover when they reached the next island?
A The harbour. was old and ill-equipped.

~ Underline the key words in the
statements and questions.

B There were too many ferries.
C The locals were not very accommodating.

~ You may hear monologues or
dialogues from real life
situations: a conversation
overheard on a bus, or
someone talking on the radio,
for example.
~ Listen for gist the first time,
noting the options you think
are correct. Watch out for
traps: some words or
expressions may be misleading
and two of the options are
there to confuse you.
~ The second time you listen,
check your answers carefully.

3

What is he talking about?
A making a sculpture
B making a wooden doll

Question 1: The woman
mentions feeling 'green', which
can have more than one
. meaning. However, in this case,
the meaning is connected to the
fact that the sea is rough, and
creates a contrast with the
baby's peaceful sleep.
Question 3: Listen carefully to
the whole extract before
choosing your answer. There are
key words in the text which will
help you.

C making a musical instrument

What does he think is the most important

factor in making this object?

A precision
B patience
C knowledge

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Question 6: You could get
confused here by the various
combinations in the options. As
you listen, tick off the points you
hear, but remember that you
may not hear the same words.

Which factor assisted the woman

B Visual communication

is instinctive

C The dog in question was especially

Question 7: Listen carefully for

comments which indicate the
speaker's attitude towards the
activities performed in the
darkroom.

in teaching

her dog sign language?

A The breed has a tendency to be born with hearing problems.

6

in dogs.
intelligent.

How did the woman train her dog?
A by using sign language and facial expressions
B by using facial expressions

and spoken commands

C by using sign language, facial expressions
and spoken commands

7

How does he feel about the darkroom

becoming

outmoded?

A relieved
B regretful
C non-committal

8

The software for digital cameras is so far unable to
A save the photographer

money.

B produce good quality posters.
C correct mistakes in a photograph.


PAPER 1 Reading
You will

PAPER 2 Writing

hear part of a radio talk about

the world.

For questions

9-17,

the ways

complete

in which

the sentences

birth

with

is celebrated

a word

or short

around
phrase.

PAPER 3 Use of English

Some

women

suffer

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from

after the birth

ssent-a. ti

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A special

~ Before you listen, read the
questions carefully, paying
special attention to any words
that may give a clue to the
gapped word(s). Key words in
the sentence can act as
indicators of what to listen out
for.
~ The first time you listen, try to
understand the overall
meaning as this is crucial. The
questions follow the order of
the text, so you have some
indication of where you will
hear the answer.
~ As you listen, jot down any
words or phrases that seem to
complete the gaps correctly,
both in meaning and
grammatically. Listen out for
the key words you noted so
you know when the answer is
about to be mentioned.
Sometimes you may hear
names, dates or numbers.
~ The second time you listen,
make sure your answers
correspond to what is being
said. The word(s} you need will

be heard in the recording, but
sometimes a very close
synonym or paraphrase is
acceptable.
~ Once you have completed
task, check your spelling.

the

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for babies

In some

cultures,

trees

are planted

and springs

because

they

and toddlers

they

health

may play a role in birth

may be held in Nigeria.

represent

QI]

I

and

ceremonies

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I

symbolise

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Some

people

believe

the gods

will

Some

women

paint

their

bodies

or wear

it thei r

special

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jewellery

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Learning

to walk

to

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cultures,

as new mothers.

is one of the important

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head.

bless a new baby

and offer

a

marks

Question 15: Here you need a
phrase. Listen for examples of
women who paint their bodies or
wear jewellery.
Question 17: Listen for a phrase
which means 'the special events

that mark the journey between
childhood and adulthood'.

16

in a child's

life.

DIJ

I

Question 9: What can a person
suffer from? Listen for a word
that might describe an illness or
physical condition.
Question 13: Listen for what the
Indians do to the baby's head. If
it is a word you do not know, try
to write it as close as possible to
the way it sounds or the way you
imagine it would be spelt. Don't
leave a question unanswered.

because

good

Rivers

of a child.

the transition

between

childhood

and adulthood.


CPE

TEST
PAPER 1 Reading
PAPER 2 Writing

You will hear an interview with an historian. For questions 18-22, choose the
answer (A, B, C or Dj which fits best according to what you hear.

PAPER3 Use of English

18

The settlement at Dimini is especially interesting because
A it dates back to the Neolithic period.
B it includes a large, central building surrounded by smaller
ones.
C it is surrounded by a series of stone walls.

D it is the oldest example of an organised community in
Greece.

19

The two theoretical reconstructions of the site
A are based on different interpretive models.
B assume that the central building was a castle.
C were influenced by the writings of Homer.
D were formulated at roughly the same time.

sse fial tips
~ Before you listen, read the
instructions. Who is speaking
and what is the situation?
~ Readthe questions carefully
and imagine the content of
what you are about to hear.
Underline key words in the
questions and question stems.
~ The words in the questions will
not usually be the same as the
words used by the speakers, so
listen for similar ideas
expressed in a different way.

20

~ The speaker's attitude to his or
her subject is very important.

Listen carefully to any
language which conveys
feelings or opinions.
~ The first time you listen,
concentrate on understanding
what the speakers are saying
rather than answering the
questions.

21

~ The second time you listen, be
ready to choose your answers.

estion 20: Read each option,
--en listen carefully to what the
::-ofessor says about
_ ourmouziadis' interpretation.
=:r>--s he accept it completely?
estion 22: Pay attention to the
::-ding of each option. Then
-n carefully to the professor's
= :: comments. What conclusion
he draw?

to Professor Pretz, Chourmouziadis'

interpretation

The main difference between the two theories regarding

Dimini is that
A they disagree about the settlement's social system.
B they disagree about the function of the central building.
C they disagree about the economic function of the
settlement.

Question 18: The speaker
mentions all the options, but
hich one does he give as being
~ e reason for scholars' special
- 'erest in the site?
estion 19: What does
~ ofessor Pretz say about the
.NO theories? Do they have the
same approach to the subject?

According

A is convincing and provides insight into how the settlement
worked.
B is based on evidence of social and economic activity in the
settlement.
C is persuasive but the thinking behind it is open to question.
D is too simple and generic to be of any real value to
historians.

D the historians were inspired by different

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authors.

Professor Pretz
A thinks historians should pay more attention to the social,
historical and cultural influences of the period.
B suggests that the study of the past is affected by influences
in the historian's own society.
C proves that some historians are entirely subjective in their
approach to the study of the past.
D implies that the interpretations of the settlement at Dimini
are unrealistic.


PAPER 1 Reading
PAPER2 Writing

You will
advisers.

PAPER 3 Use of English

or

~ Read the questions carefully to
get an idea of what will be
discussed and the opinions
that will be expressed.
~ Pay close attention to any
views that seem to conflict. It is
unlikely that a speaker would

contradict him/herself, so these
are probably mentioned by
different speakers.
~ If a speaker mentions a point,
wait until the other speaker has
expressed his or her view
because you need to know if
they agree or not.
~ Listen for words or phrases
that show agreement or
disagreement, for example
'you're quite right', or 'I'm
afraid I disagree', although
agreement and disagreement
are usually expressed more
subtly than this.
~ Listen for different ways of
saying the same thing or
expressions which have a
similar meaning.
~ Check your answers when you
listen the second time.
Question 23: How might you
express 'widely available' in
other words?
Question 24: What does
'superfluous' mean? What is
another way of talking about
images on a computer? Who
mentions this?

Question 27: Which noun may
reflect what something
'contains'? Listen for this in the
text, as well as someone
comparing it to visual images or
pictures.
Question 28: What is
'endorsement'? If something is
'official', where does it come
from?

For questions

one of the speakers,
Write

ssential

hear part of an interview
23-28,

or whether

P

for Penny

S

for Simon

B

for Both, where

with

decide

they

Penny
whether

the speakers

agree.

and Simon,
the opinions
agree.

two

Internet

business

are expressed

by only


PAPER 1 Reading
PAPER2 Writing
PAPER3 Use of English

Answer these questions:

PAPER4 listening

• How would you describe the area you live in?
• What are your neighbours like?
• Would you prefer to live somewhere else?
• What would you like to improve about the area you live in?

•
la
~ Try to be as natural as possible
in your interview, and smile!
This will help both you and the
other candidate to relax.
~ Use as much variety of
language as possible and avoid
repeating words and
expressions the other
candidate has used.
~ Listen to the examiner's
questions and instructions
carefully.

~ In Part 2, which is the
interactive part of the
interview, remember to
address the other candidate,
not the examiner, and avoid
long monologues. You are
supposed to be conducting a
conversation, so talk with your
partner, asking him or her
questions, as well as
expressing your own ideas.
~ In Part 3, you will need to
express your opinion on a
subject, so learn useful words
and expressions to help you do
this. Express yourself as
honestly as possible - we
generally express ourselves
better when we believe what
we are saying!

Candidates A and B: Turn to pictures A-F on page 130-131, which show images
connected with space. First look at pictures A and F and discuss how space exploration
has helped us to understand more about the world we live in. You have about one
minute for this.
Now look at all the pictures. I'd like you to imagine that the government is thinking of
spending more money on space exploration and wants to produce a leaflet to publicise
the fact. Talk about the importance of expanding our knowledge of the universe and
decide which picture would be used most effectively for the cover of the leaflet. You
have about three minutes for this.

Candidate A: Look at the question in the box and say what you think about it. You
can use the ideas in the box if you like or add some ideas of your own. You have
two minutes for this.
Does the most important
classroom

education

occur within the

or elsewhere?

• pre-school

learning/play

• friends and peers
• real life experience
Candidate B: Is there anything

you would

like to add?

Candidate B: Look at the question in the box and say what you think about it. You
can use the ideas in the box if you like or add some ideas of your own. You have
two minutes for this.
Has the function

of schools changed since your

parents' day?
• working

parents

• child minding
• private study and guidance
Candidate A: Is there anything

you would like to add?

Candidates A and B: Now answer these questions
•
•
•
•
•

about education

in general:

Are standards in education falling or improving?
Are teaching materials and resources outmoded?
Should the government spend more on education and less on defence?
Should school subjects be more geared towards real life and work?
Should teachers be obliged to attend regular retraining courses?

111_1

_

It appears/seems to be ...
This must/could

be ...

I'm fairly certain/sure

...

I imagine ...
Judging

by ...

I can't tell who/what/where

..,

How about this picture for the cover?
What do you think of this one?
This picture depicts/shows

...

This picture might be suitable because ...

This picture gets the message across because ...
I think this one is too obscure and confusing.
You've got a point there. We could also ...
I wouldn't

say that. I think it shows

That's not a bad idea, but why not
What about a combination

of ...

Picture (A) could be superimposed
astronaut
communications
cost of research
extraterrestrial life
globe
launch pad
maintenance
orbit
outer space
planet

.
.

on picture (D).

research

rocket
satellite
space exploration
space shuttle
spacesuit
space station
threat of meteors
universe