BEE easing and Use of English rowsominny Part For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Thereis ‘an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A thoughts B ideas © wits D emotions eA Why do we love horror films? Why will some people pay good money to be scared out of their (0) 7 As someone who has seen just one horror film in therlfe this never ceases to (1) Me. YOU can Keep YOUF horror; tO be (2). sf WOU rather have surgery without anaesthetic. But according to psychologists, the fear We (9) nenuuui8 safe: we know that when the film ends, we'll be unharmed, Horror films make our hearts (ns. and that's part of what (5) to us: if ourlives are uneventful, we seek ‘excitement - in fac, i's good for our nervous system. ! {A study carried out in 1995 showed that the higher people (6) (on a scale that measures sensation-seekina, the more likely they are to be fans of horror films. People in their teens and twenties tend to seek out (7) ——~ experiences, and tis makes them the biggest audience for horror fms. That usualy (8) with ages maybe w= start to realise that ral ie is scary enough. 4 Adaze Battle Celude Daety 2 Adrrect Boclear Ceistinet Dihonest 3) Acrave Buish year Diong 4 Ashake Bbatter C pound Dimock 5 Acttracts engages C entices Decee 6 Ascore B mark Corade Ce 7 Asevere B burning C intense Dfierce 8 Afades Baissoves disintegrates Disles as2 | Tests ‘ Reasing and Use of Enlsh Pa" ‘4Ey Reading and Use of English Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word ineach gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0] [o|N]E [ [ae Attention all teachers! ¢ Donna-May Photography is (0)... ofthe leading cial photography services inthe region. Whatever the event ‘Maybe ~ concer, sports day, prize-givng, etc. - your school needs photographs ofthe pups, (@) 18 where we Came in We pride (1)........-on offering top-quality service and memorable photos. But (11)... of just stoning to us and of course wee biased), (12)... Nt read this later from a happy heacteacher? “A huge thank you forthe photos you took of ou schoo concert. We're sure cur pups wl regard them (13) several complications arse before the concert began, Perfect mementos of a very special occasion. (14). se, your photographer, stayed calm and unperturbed. Numerous parents were present, and many have commented t© me on (15) well Jane interacted with the chien. inthe end, everthing went very smoothly, and the children had a wonder eernoon Next ime we arange event ike this, wel (16) mv in touch!” Totind cut more, please visit our website, www.donna-mayphotography.com. TestS | 153al Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some ofthe les form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0] [PJE[R[slolN[Ale] | | I Ahistory of science and scientists Science can be a vary (0)... activity. Troughout history, scientists, With fow (17)... have carted out ther investigations, motivated not byadesirtor lor or wealth, butby aneedtosatisy the own (1). bout the word around them. Some have gained lasting fame, itil otherg have kept their (16)... to themselves, not caring about the (29)... of others, Scientists build on the research oftheir predecessors, but they usually make their own contibulons indviduly. | therefore decided to take a 1) ~~ approach to the history of science, in the ho Pe of learning, tosome degree, what makes scientists tok. There are even, th ink, one or two somewhat surprising (2)... Contained in this book, This approach is out of favour with today's (29) ree : wl dois meas being lt-shiond, Bt tht event they conning der my SPORE (28) nnn they Wl stil ve my comments 2 fair hearing, 354 | Test 5 PERSON EXCEPT curious DISCOVER RECOGNISE BIOGRAPHY REVEAL HISTORY ACCEPTReading and Use of English Part 4 For questions 25-30, 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 six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Exampl 0 'msure the colege will ofer financial assistance to students who cant aford the fees. BOUND Students who can't afford the colege 1888 wana financial assistance. ‘ ‘The gap can be filled with the words ‘are bound to be offered, so you write: Example: [0] [ _ARESOUNDTOBE OFFERED \Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 Well have to cancel the meeting if we can't find a suitable venue, CALL Well have to. we find a suitable venue. 28 Henry never misses a party ithe can help it. up opportunity. en nnn 27 Many people wrongly belevs tht all Austraans spend ther fee ime 20 the beach, POPULAR the beac. 1 australian spend ther feo te on Contrary al 28 Karen hasn't got any money, which is why her lanes 27 quite shabby. aa __--of money The shabbiness of Karen's clothes : lar how much she had contbuted to the company’s success 29 only when Sara let id it become Cl pes eter cotton othe compa’ success became clear _=— ttwas not ies 2 Jeremy strugle to fully understand he nee scale ofthe chalnge he faced. = apne wih he shear saect he alge ea Seay fon) nite Reading and Use of Engish Part 4 eaa EES eating and use of English Part 5 You are going to read the introduction to a book about déja vu. For questions 31-36, choose the answer A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Jark your answers on the separate answer sheet. “I've been here before’: the déja vu feeling Most people ~ two out of three, according to surveys — have experienced dja wu (French for ‘already sean), His tht |weird sensation of having ‘been here before’ or having ‘lived this moment already’. You may be visiting some entily unfamiliar town, for instance, and ‘realise’ that you have already been in that precise spot, even though you know is impossible. The feeling goes way beyond any vague sense of having seen or done something similar before ~ i fe identical to a past experience. Yet trying to pin down the memory Is like trying to catch a dream — just as you tink you are homing in on tit turns to vapour. The eerness of this has led to all sorts of spooky theories. A popular one's hat ls the memory of a dream in which the person has lived through the current moment in advance. In recent years, howevet neuroscientists have discovered enough about perception and memory to piece together a more plausible expanain Every conscious experience we have is ‘constructed’ by our brain out of lots of different components, rather a3 & ci might be made in a factory. We tend to think ofan event as a bundle of sensations: sight, sound, etc, but theres actual much more to it. you (iterlly) bump into someone in the street, for example, you will be aware ofthe sight of thm. touch of them as you bump, the sound each of you makes, and so on. But you will also be aware of the mearing, fo"? and intention of the sound, the pain from the bump, a sense of in tation or embarrassment; a thought, perhaps, tht YO or the other person, is clumsy, and so on. There is much more to experience than simple sensations. (One very important ‘component’ that often gets added isa sense of famiiaty. This is generated in the deep part of brain that creates emotions. The sense of ‘An yes! | recognise this! usually only gets attached to experiences wich ‘match’ stored memories, Sometimes, though, the part ofthe brain which generates the feeling of falar attache it to an experience that is actually quite novel. This is what seems to happen in da vu, The brain then tries to dO matching memories, but of course they aren't there ~ hence the maddening feeling of chasing shadows. For most people, dé vw isa rare and fleeting phenomenon, intriguing rather than disturbing. And it doesnt se2” be unhealthy ~ indeed, dj wu is most commonly reported by people who are young, inteligent and welleducat®> Gisaat basal sabe! Sanmancuion om ay ceoreae es ae cao ‘are more recognition sensitive’, so they are more easly triggered into familiarity mode. Similar sansitity may 30 °°? factor in inteligence ~ bright people ‘see things’ more readily than others, and intelligent people tend to go onto nigh” education. So dja vu may be aside effec of having a brain that is quick to recognise things, For an unfortunate few, though, dé vu is @ constant companion, and a so * 5 rious big mn their li ris Moun ‘a psychologist who is studying this strange disorder. He first came across it when ae et eae oe rere era vona martes be ace eae ne wan wag aS although this would have been impossible. éjé ws had developed to such an extent that he had stopped watcha because seemed to bea repeat. He even beleved he could heer the pesos tienes eo hear the same bird singing the same song inthe s3= ‘Apart from the sheer tedium of chronic dja vu, the condition can a a it also get people i 7 Pe yourselt'"e-lving’ an experience, don't struggle to recall the previous time, Just st roar pon, beens! you don't sign on the dotted ine until the moment has passed. ieee aan 156 | Test 7 ae A{1 What point does the writer make about oj vu in the frst paragraph? ‘A. Scientists tend to disbelieve people who claim to have had the experience. B The experience is more common than scientists are prepared to admit. ‘© Many previous attempts to explain it were based on unscientific beliefs. D_ Some evidence of a non-scientific cause cannot be disproved. 82 Why does the writer mention manufacturing a car? ‘A to indicate that our experiences are more complex than we realise B to suggest that many of the experiences people have are similar © to show that dltferent experiences tend to consist of the same components D_toemphasise the role of other people in the experiences we have {33 According to the third paragraph, déja vu seems to be caused by ‘A emotions that are normaly linked with citlerent experiences becoming confused. 'B an experience arousing an emotion which linked with sitar previous experiences. © the brain fain to astinguis between diferent erottonal responses. D a fealng of recognition mistakenly being linked with anew experience. 4 Aecorcng to the fourth paragraph, deja vu is probably caused by ‘A. aperson's lack of patience. B the level of education that a person achieves. © auseful attribute of some people's brains. the environment in which some people are brought up. 3 Onis Moulin gives the example of a man ‘A. whose experience of déjé vu could not be treated. Who thought that actual and potential experiences duplicated previous ones. © who blamed television for making his concston ORS: who found the familiarity of his experiences somewhat comforting wt 3 What advice does the witer give to people who frequently experience A ‘waved stuatens whats a fekotexprencha dew! B not to trust others until they have evidence ‘that they will oho i © ‘tocheck wth people they meet whether ornot they have met prevt D 3 famiiaty not to commit themselves to something onthe basis of ts apparen Rana Test 5 357kp Reading and Use of English Part 6 You are going to read four reviews of a production of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. For questions 37-40, choose from the reviews A-D. The reviews may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, at the Granary Theatre Directed by Carol Barlow, staring Paul Mason as Hamict ae Carol Barlow has come up with a great number of ingenious devices to distinguish her production of Hart from the thousands that have gone before. | ust wasn't sure how they fitted together to make a coherent whole, and woud have been happier with fewer notions, better thought through. Perhaps Barlow's intention was to hold up a miror to the fragmentary nature of today's world, and if so, she could be said to have succeeded. Paul Mason, playing the role ‘of Hamlet for the first time, certainly delivers his lines thrilingly, the range and resonance of his voice contributing in ro ‘small measure. Yet it remained a performance: his gestures and mannerisms kept reminding us that we were watching an actor. As the final curtain fell | realised | knew the character of Hamlet no better than | did at the beginning, B Hamlet is a complex character, which gives scope for many different interpretations. However, there needs to be internal consistency: arbitrarily hugging another character one minute and ignoring them the next tells us nothing about Hamist fringe Paul Mason Seems to want to impress us with all the vocal rics in his repertoire ~ and there are mary ~ Dit Tong before the final curtain, | wished the character had been kiled off n Act 1. A director, Carol Barlow seems to have brainstormed ideas for the production, thrown them up in the ait, and let them fall at random. The result isa mists" that for some unfathomable reason is set in the 1820s. Productions of Hamiet often reflect the spirit ofthe age, $° ‘2 numer of modem versions focus on notions of mental disorder, but Barlow's production telis us nothing about ‘Shakespeare's own time, or about today's world, c Paul Mason isnt an obvious choice to play Hamiet- he's too ol, and his acting is idlosynoratic; yet somehow he pls itof Hs quits and eccentrties convey the depth of Hamlet’ despair, and his need te reser « mack tothe wor inal | ound is dlvery mannered but soon crew men, and immersed moin the charters recat an fractured personality. By the end, | could have gone on Hstening te him for hours, However Maser vas the eee feature ofthe evening. Below continually gives the audience new and highly distracting things to thnk about. Fo" te aarti cn scott tg ac ak sek 4a 'sword, as many of tho characters do. It jst made the setting nether modern nor ct Sharecpearse cam tne, ore of the time ofthe historical Hamlet. ‘of Shakespeare's own te, oF D How can an audience be made to sea play as wel-known as the calrge wr anohing brave By renin to aia oe ee eee ner Carl Baron Ne despite the dsracton provided by the stuning costumes. Silay, Brows shan ote of confusing us and overwhelming the play, but just stops short. My jaw cropped ore ene oe ra lcd ne Pa as rt ooo el mannan eid powcr Radha ssi Ringing he ramet he made traps 8 let alone identity, with him. His deliv hy lation to the mearing of Shakespesrs ines nn” W2® # Parody, with nether intonation nor stress bea"? ise | Tests 6 Reading and Use of Engish PtWhich reviewer shares reviewer B's opinion regarding the production's relevance to the present day’? holds a different opinion from the other reviewers as to whether Mason gives insight into the character of Hamlet? has the same view as reviewer C on the way Mason speaks? has a different view from reviewer A about the director's ideas for the production? Test 5 159EK Reading and Use of English Part 7 ‘You are going to read part of a newspaper article about an Australian cycling champion. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (41-46), There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. With his glasses taped to his head and a heavy, bone~ ‘shaking push bike for a ride, the lanky 18-year-old seemed ‘an unlikely prospect when he turned up for his first club cycling race one day in 1946, Yet, when he died 12 years later, there was a feeling that Russell Mockridge had not yet reached his full potential a ‘Someone who achieved this degree of success throughout his cycling career was likely to be self-confident, and might ‘even be forgiven for arrogance. Yet, wth his two feet on the pavement, Mockridge was a reting and painfully shy man. He couldn't handle the ‘roughness’ of most other cyclists, «who referred to him in his young days as ‘The China Dol For his part, Mockridge preferred to spend time with English iterature. 42 Officials looked at the skinny Mockridge, at his do-it- yourself bike shoes and at his battered roadster with its handlebars tumed down, and wondered what they were ‘seeing, The disbelief grew when Mockridge innocently ‘asked if it would be all right if he stayed out in front all, the way —he was concerned that his poor eyesight might ‘cause an accident and endanger other cyclists, 43 The official was amazed. ‘Well, you certainly won the race and probably have the fastest time, but we don't actually know what your time for the distance is, so we can't give The forgotten story of a phenomenal Australian cyclist you that one,’ he told Mockridge. However impressed he might have been, he could hardly have foreseen that this ‘was just the start of Mookridge’s run of victories. 44 J {At the Australian 200km road championship, Mocki6? ‘was the sole member of his team let riding when it ca down to the last few hundred metres. The pack was wel ‘ahead and beginning their final sprint while Mockridg® whose appetite was astounding, lagged behind frishing off a snack from his food bag. 45 J ‘Another of Mockridge's mad final dashes, onthe last 42 of the 1957 Sun Tour, was one of the most memorabl rides of his career. Neck and neck with George Good" Mockridge threw himself into the wending steep ilioes Goodwin then found himself desperately hanging on Mocktige’s back whee! asthe champion unleashed 9° that simply destroyed 28 of Australia's best riers. 46 ‘Goodwin crossed the finish line in a final sprint just anes of Mockcidge — a very rare defeat that Mocka sufee® " what ean only be considered a brillant and inspa career. He deserves to be remembered a8 one ote greatest cyclists of al time.'A- How fast were the pair pedalling? About 100knvh or Any laughter died when Mockridge setied down to his more. In fact, they were traveling so quickly that the ‘two police motorcycle escorts had sparks shooting up from their footrests hitting the bitumen as they negotiated the treacherous curves. B This impression of weakness that Mockridge gave \was reinforced by his weak vision ~ he couldn't see the other side of the road without glasses. It was @ defect that barred him from most sports, particularly his beloved Australian Rules Football. He was 18 when he entered the weekly Geelong Amateur Cycling Club ‘40km road race because he was suffering from lack of exercise, © The next week, and the next, Mockridge again won, ‘and a cycling legend was born. In the following few ‘months, he won eight of his 11 starts. Mockridge was hailed as an emerging champion and his rise from clue rider to Olympic champion was meteoric Despite his disappointment, it was during this tour that Mockeidge sot his sights on making the Australian ‘team for the next Olympic Games. In the lead-up to ‘selection, he won all ten Olympic qualifying races in ‘Australia, then left for Europe. Reading ana tion at Enatih Part 7 ‘machine-Ike rhythm and burned off other competitors. ‘Alex McPherson, who was timing the cyclists for the ‘lub, waved them past the halfway mark, and hopped Into his car to greet the finishers. When he arrived, he found Mockridge waiting and puzzled. His coaches and teammates had given up on him, ‘as Mockridge stil trailed well in the rear, but once hho was ready to get back to the matter in hand, he settied into some serious pedalling. Ken Graves was being acclaimed the winner by announcers just as ‘Mockridge burst through the pack and cut him down, snatching victory out of almost certain defeat. By then ‘Mocka’, a freakish and courageous talent, hhad won two Olympic and two Empire gold medals ‘and countless world records. In his day, his feats were ‘as acclaimed as those of other Australian sporting icons, such as cricketer Don Bradman. Test § 1 a61| Reading and Use of English Part 8 ‘You are going to read four descriptions of research being carried out by staff of a music college. For ‘questions 47-56, choose from the extracts (A-D). The extracts may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which section mentions the following? ‘some unexpected information concerning a particular musician ‘a description of the methodology used to generate data ‘the researcher's hope that future research will be carried out into the same materials how some of the material in a planned book will be structured ‘a wish to assist performers the use of source material not previously known «exploration of the business context in which performances were given in a particular period the influence that artists had on one another how dlscoveries inthe field of music relate to ones in an academic discipline other than music the use of materials thet have previously been studied from a diferent perspective 62 | Test a7 a B|\ a8) |eA Bernice Mitchell s engaged in researching law-court records from London in the frst half ofthe 18th century, forthe light they throw on the city's professional music ‘world of the time. While the materials are familiar to legal ‘esearchers, tis is thought to be the first time that thelr ‘levance to the history of music has been recognised. ‘One objective of the research is to provide guidance on access tothe materials and on ther interpretation, inthe ‘expectation that more scholars will be encouraged to imestigate this fascinating resource. To date, Michels research has concentrated on the opera houses, and the ocuments have yielded considerable new insights into "Tumerous issues, including ther management, contracts With singers, musicians and composers, their working ‘ondtions, and performance fees. Mitchell is about to broaden her research, to include a detailed comparison ‘between the 18th- and 21st-century conditions in which ‘Pera houses flourished ~ or not, as the case may be. 8 ames Rowe's projectis being carried out in collaboration With London's Science Museum. Visitors are asked to Participate in a series of experiments designed to yield Information about the effect of music on the perception Of time passing, and so far, more than 800 people have ‘ken part. Participants listen to a piece of music, and are ‘hen asked about its duration and their responses 10 it "cluding enjoyment and familiarity. They are also asked bout personal details, including their musical preferences d level of musical training, If any. Preliminary findings dicate that people who enjoy the music think it lasted lenge than those who distike tn afollow-u experiment, Visto are asked to memorsealist ofrandom words while listening: this appears to have the effect of shortening the Perceived duration of the music. Some of the findings ®8 in tine with current theories in psychology about the Perception of time, while others appear to contradict ‘hem, The resuits of the research wil be published next Yea, Some current research by staff of the Department of Music é c ‘The topic that Colin Saunderson has chosen for his ‘current research is the creative milieu of Paris in the carly 20th century, when musicians, painters, sculptors, Intellectuals and many others contributed to a ferment of creativity that left its mark on all concemed. Although the topic has already been well researched, a recently isoovered archive of unpublished letters is proving a ‘mine of information on the response of the common man ‘and woman = the concert audiences ~ to the immense creativity they observed. It is also adding some surprising detail on the mannerisms of several famous musicians “The research takes into account amateur music-making ‘at that time, and the use of music in plays. Saunderson hopes the volume he is engaged in writing will provide a ‘more nuanced view ofthat world than many of the existing studies. One section will quote extensively from the letters, with the extracts presented on a month-by-month basis. ‘The intention is that this will give the reader a senso of history unfolding infront of their eyes. D Ray Hutchinson has pubished numerous books and articles on the physical and psychological demands of ‘music-making, and in his latest research, he is focusing ‘on how musicians manage the daily challenge of making ‘ends meet, and the influence of career insecurity on their ‘way of life. Many of those who are not on the payroll of fa permanent orchestra or music collage lve a hand-to-~ ‘mouth existence, all too often forced to supplement thelr meagre and sporadic Income by working in ways that will allow them to take time off when the musical engagements, ‘come in; for example, Hutchinson interviewed a professional flautist whose bread-and-butter jo, rather incongruously, is as a butler who can be hired by the day! Hutchinson's aim is not only to discover the survival strategies that musicians employ, but also to share tips and resources, in order to help them to maximise their professional opportunities. Reading and Use of English Part 8 TestS | 163 }