Test 7 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 Assettled B established —_€ installed —_D found 0 AUIS S Mercian D) Soe Ss oo Anew partnership In 1884, a small engineering firm was (0) in a part of Manchester. Its owner had (1) ... to complete only two years in formal education yet was still successfully (2) ... |n 1903, he bought his first car but it did not meet his high (3) he could not (4)... .. @ business, . and, being an engineer, having a go at improving it. By the following year he had designed a new car himself, and then started manufacturing this model. One of his cars came to the (5) . a OF @ wealthy car salesman from an aristocratic background. He was (6) impressed by the car between the two of them at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The meeting was a success and the two men decided to go into business together. The name of the and a meeting was (7) ... manufacturer was Henry Royce and that of the wealthy aristocrat, Charles Rolls - and so the world-famous brand, the fuxurious Rolls-Royce, was (8) ..... 52 Td Digitalizado com CamScannerpassed arranging standards obstruct attention widely put out brought achieved running rates resist view mainly turned up originated managed working levels oppose interest greatly taken out discovered Reading and Use of English D allowed dealing ranks refuse attraction fully setup born 53 Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginn ing (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 9D. Use on, Example: The importance of reading Reading is good (0) .. ~ Us. In fact, there is plenty of evidence that reading for pleasure is more than just another leisure pursuit - it actually improves our mental and physical health, Reading extended texts (9) .. @S novels or biographies, (10) ........ requires. intense concentration for a considerable period of time, helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly. However, experts say (11) is essential to acquire -- 2 small child, while the brain is still developing. the habit of reading extensively (12) . Reading can undoubtedly (13) . helps combat feelings of loneliness, (15) . beneficial to our mental well-being, Reading not (14) it also allows people to relax and forget their problems for while. The concentration required during the act of reading seems to ease muscle tension and slow the heart rate. Researchers have found that just six minutes of reading can reduce stress levels by as (16).......... a8 two-thirds, 54 eee Digitalizado com CamScannerReading and Use of English Part3 For questions 17-24, 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 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| |E|X/P/E|N/S|1\viE The price of meals When a meal is (0) do people say they enjoy it simply because it costs a lot of money? There is some (17) ........ from an experiment in a New York restaurant which suggests that this might be so. ‘The restaurant served diners a meal but charged some (18) .. as much as others, even though the meals were identical and taken in the same (19) ......... with the same level of service. After the meal everyone was asked what they thought of the meal. One might think that the people who had paid least would be the most impressed with the meal. (20) ......... though, it was those who had paid most who gave it the highest (21) ... According to a well-known (22) ......... the reason for this finding is that a high price for a meal is very (23) in convincing people that a meal is good. One wonders if this might (24) .. restaurant owners to keep their prices high. EXPENSE EVIDENT SURROUND SURPRISE RATE PSYCHOLOGY SIGNIFY COURAGE SS Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 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 two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: er drove us into town. 0 Avery friendly taxi DRIVEN We a very friendly taxi driver, The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by’, so you write: Example: [e| WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 Last Saturday my friend asked me, ‘Do you want to see a film tonight?" WHETHER Last Saturday my friend asked me...... affilm that night. 26 The journey was shorter than | had expected. LONG The journey was..... _— sum |had expected. 27 ‘There's been a rise of over ten per cent in the price of the tickets,’ said Sue. GONE ‘Sue said that the price of the tickets than ten per cent this year. 56 |) | Digitalizado com CamScanner° Reading and Use of English 28. Hesings in the show and dances in it as well. ONLY Not ete tere in the show, he also dances in it. 29 My mother thought it would be good for me to live abroad for some time. BENEFIT My mother thought that | would com broad for some time. 30. lam sorry I didn’t contact you, but | was very busy. TOUCH Lapologise FOF ....unnimnnmmninnninnen YOU, But Was Very busy. Ss7 a Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 Part 5 You are going to read an extract from a book about a cycle ride from Russia to the UK. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Cycling Home from Siberia, by Robert Lilwall ine 27 We had been flying east all night and I awoke to notice that it was already daylight. Looking out of the window onto the empty landscape below, the dark shades of brown and green reassured me that, although it was mid- September, it had not yet started snowing in Siberia. | could see no sign of human life and the view rolled away in an otherworldly blend of mountains, streams and forests to an endless horizon My Russian neighbour Sergei woke up and smiled at me sleepily. I had told him that 1 was flying to the far-eastern Siberian city of Magadan with only a one-way ticket because it was my intention to return home to England by bicycle. ‘But, Robert,’ he had reasoned with me, ‘there is no road from Magadan; you cannot ride a bicycle.’ | explained that | hhad reason to believe that there was a road, though not many people used it these days. “Alone?” he asked, pointing at me. ‘No, I will be riding with a friend called Al “Just one friend’ ‘Yes just one,’ I nodded. Sergei still looked unconvinced and with just one word ‘Holodna’ (cold) he pointed outside. I tried to bolster my case by explaining to Sergei with hand gestures that | had a lot of warm clothes, though I left out the fact that, because my trip was self-funded | was on a tight budget. Most of my clothes and equipment had been bought at slashed prices. In reality, | was not at all sure they would be up to the job. This was especially true of my enormous postman’s over-trousers which | had bought for $10. My life of travel had all started in a lecture hall in Scotland several years ago. The hall that morning was full of students slumped in their seats, Some were taking notes, without energy. The lecturer droned on. I was thinking 58 hard about a particular dilemma. Should I ask him or not? ‘Well, why not?’ I tore a fresh sheet from my pad and wrote, ‘Hi Al, Do you want to cycle across the Karakorum Highway between Pakistan and China this summer? Rob.’ In the row in front of me slouched Al, my old school friend. | tapped him on the shoulder and passed the note. He tried to decipher my scrawl, scratched his head, wrote something and passed it back. | unfolded it and held my breath while I read. ‘OK,’ it sai Six years later I was going to join Al in Siberia. | had been working as a geography teacher and although I was still far from having full control of my classes, the job did tick many important boxes for me. It was frequently challenging, rarely boring, often fulfilling and of course there were great long holidays in which to chase adventures. Twice since I had started teaching I had used these holidays to go to meet Al. He had caught the adventuring- bug in a big way after our bike ride through Pakistan and so had decided to do something far more relaxing than teaching: to cycle around the world. I was now joining him for the Siberian part of his trip. Ever since that first ride we had taken together, Al had been setting himself greater and greater challenges. This round-the-world- by-bike trip was certainly his greatest so far. At times he thought that the ride, or the road, would break him. Although it sounded tough, J envied him in many ways. He was having an extraordinary adventure, finding that he could deal with each new challenge even if it seemed impossible, He was proving wrong the sceptics who had told him he could not do it. He was doing something that scared him nearly every day and it made him feel alive, Digitalizado com CamScanner me3t 32 33 35 36 Reading and Use of English In the opening paragraph Robert reveals that he was A B c D grateful that the long night was over. relieved that the winter weather had not yet arrived. surprised that the area seemed uninhabited, disappointed by the colours of the earth below him. Robert uses the phrase ‘bolster my case’ in line 27 to show that he was trying to > B c D change the subject. end the conversation. reassure Sergei. correct Sergei Robert uses the example of the over-trousers to show that A B c D he had been successful in getting local people to help him. he had had a restricted amount of money to spend on clothes. he was confident that he was well prepared for the extreme cold. he had been able to negotiate good prices for his equipment. What do we learn about Robert in the lecture hall? vom> He didn’t want the lecturer to notice his lack of attention. He was puzzled by something the lecturer had said. He was unsure about what to write in the note. He was apprehensive about his friend's reaction to his suggestion. How can Robert's attitude to teaching best be summarised? com> He felt it was the right career choice for him. The holidays were the only positive aspect of the job. He felt the job was getting too stressful. He enjoyed having the respect of his students. What does Robert say about Al’s round-the-world trip? > B c D Al never doubted that he would be successful. Al tried to hide the difficulties he was facing from his friends. Al was pushing himself to the limit of his capabilities. Al was totally fearless as he enjoyed the adventure. 59 Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 Part 6 You are going to read an article about a type of removed from the article. Choose from the sentences seabird, called a puffin, Six sentences have been ‘ACG the one which fits each gap (37-42), There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Puffins in peril Scientist Mike Harris explains that the puffin seems about to join the list of seabirds whose numbers are declining. It’s a grey day in early April on the Isle of May off the east coast of Scotland. Far out to sea a small dot appears on the horizon. It rapidly increases in size, suddenly turning into a puffin that lands with a splash on the water. This bird probably hasn't seen and for five months, but now it’s returning to its colony for the breeding season. The first puffin is soon joined by others and together they bob on the sea. Newly returned birds are nervous but, as the days pass, they gain confidence and begin reclaiming the underground nesting burrows they made the previous year by tunnelling into the soft earth on the top of the cliffs.[_37 | __] They have to hurry because it takes three months to rear a chick and all the birds must leave by early August to spend time feeding intensively before the winter. I visit the island every April, eager to see how many, of the adult puffins we have caught and attached identification rings to have returned. [_38. With a team of helpers I counted every occupied burrow on the island ~ something we undertake every five years. ‘The island’s puffin population had been increasing every year for the previous 40 years, and so we anticipated at least 100,000 pairs. To our dismay we found just 42,000. [39 | _] Experts from other research programmes have concluded it must be connected to where puffins spend the winter months. 60 Last spring we also caught and weighed some returning adults and found they were significantly lighter than the birds we caught 10 years ago. 40 |__| Puffins are long-lived and can cope with a few poor productive seasons, but not with such a large loss of adults. In early August, the puffin colonies empty rather abruptly. Virtually all puffins leave within a week, though a few adults remain to feed a late chick. (417 [__JI have always believed, though, that few of them venture far from the North Sea. Now, however, the development of instruments known as geolocators, small enough to be fitted around a puffins leg, is enabling us to test this idea We fitted these units to some puffins two years ago and caught the birds again last year to download the data. Some did remain within the North Sea, but others went much further. For someone who has spent years watching puffins for only part of their lives, this new technology is providing some fascinating information. [42 |__| This would still leave us with the question of what they eat in winter and whether there are sufficient quantities of prey available. The good news is that we now have an idea of the areas our puffins go to in winter, and we can check whether conditions there might have altered due to climate change or overfishing. Maybe we can then take some steps to help them. Hopefully it is just a local problem, because there are in fact still plenty of puffins to see around the Scottish coast. Digitalizado com CamScannerReading and Use of English We this mi eren’t the only ones to wonder why ht be happening, From this moment on, we know remarkably little about where these birds end up and what could possibly be affecting them there. But we should also take into account that ita young puffin survives the winter, it wil come back the following July. Other devices will also hopefully tell us J diving for how much time puffins spe food. ‘This was further evidence that something unusual is happening at sea before they return to the colony. Putfins are always among the earliest seabirds to lay eggs. Last year there was an additional task. 61 Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 Part 7 You are going to read an article about the Italian pain from the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. In which section does the writer suggest why Canaletto's work was less appreciated in his home city than elsewhere? give examples of how Canaletto tricks the viewer in his pictures? claim that Canaletto’s paintings contain a kind of historical record of Venice? tell us where Canaletto worked on the composition of his pictures? mention the reason why Canaletto didn't paint exactly what he had seen? suggest a weakness in the work Canaletto painted away from Venice? give some details of Canaletto’s initial painting technique? say that Canaletto took a risk by specialising in a particular kind of art? describe different artistic reactions to Venice? refer to the effect Canaletto’s paintings had on artists in another country? Digitalizado com CamScanner iter Canaletto. For questions 43-52, choose 45 51 52 —"Reading and Use of English Canaletto and Venice ‘An expert describes the close relationship between the great 18th century Italian painter Canaletto and his home city. f Venice. Apart from the works done during his decade in London, he painted virtually nothing else, and Venice has never been so minutely and extensively painted by any other artist. His response to Venice was not like the dramatic, emotional response of a visitor overpowered by the city’s haunting beauty and magic, as the British painter Turner was later, for example. Canaletto’s paintings, with their love of incidental detail, betray a deeper-rooted, more lasting attachment - the affection of a native Venetian. A Canaletto’s lifetime subject was the city of B Canaletto depicted the city as it really was, documenting the changes in the cityscape over the years ~ Piazza San Marco being repaved, palaces being reconstructed, graffiti appearing and disappearing. Above all, he suffused his painting with the natural light and atmosphere of Venice which was second nature to him. When he went to London in 1746, Canaletto could not quite come to terms with painting the cooler tones and the unsympathetic climate of England, ghd somehow his paintings of the River Thames always ended up looking rather like the Grand Canal. e, Canaletto’s paintings were rarely bought by his fellow lers of their city, and also son with historical and C In spite of his natural affection for Ver Venetians. This was probably because the locals did not need remind: because in Venice ‘view painting’ was not taken very seriously in comp: ‘ous painting, or even landscape and figure painting. To become a ‘view painter’ at that time by the end of his career, Canaletto had done much to raise the ‘e was felt more among painters in England, the home of reli was quite a brave choice and, status of the genre. However, his influenc his major patrons. D Canaletto's extraordinarily detailed and accurate scenes were perfect for the foreign tourists in Venice, who wanted souvenirs or mementoes of their visits. The more accurate the scene the better, in fact, and Canaletto’s first patron, Owen McSwiney, persuaded him to change from his earlier picturesque and theatrical style to a more factual one. Instead of loose brushwork and thick paint, alongside dramatic contrasts of light and shade, Canaletto adopted more of a snapshot approach, which proved to be very commercial, His colours became brighter, the paint surface smoother, and the scenes looked more realistic. MeSwiney wrote ‘his excellence lies in painting things which fall immediately under his eye’, as if he worked directly from nature. At a casual glance, everything in his pictures is instantly recognisable and looks exactly as it does, or did, in reality. In fact, Canaletto never painted from nature ~ his pictures were created in the studio. E In working out the compositions, he used his imagination and a certain artistic licence. Although he paid the minutest attention to the detail of a decorative carving, a ship's sails or washing hanging out, Canaletto felt at liberty to distort and reorganise the main objects in his painting in the interest of dramatic effect. He would alter the sweeping curve of the Grand Canal, for example, or include more in a composition than could be seen from any single viewpoint. The luttey of traffic on the waterways looks random and natural, but the position of each boat was carefully worked out to achieve the best effect. In this way, he conveyed the essence of Venice even if he deceived the eye. The drawings which formed the basis of his compositions range from rapid sketches of ideas for painting, done on the spot, to large-scale fully detailed preliminary drawings. Sometimes, he made precise drawings for engravers to copy, and occasionally he produced them as works of art in their own right, in which case they were finished in the studio. 63 Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. 1 Inyour English class you have been talking about famous people. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. INIA ‘The private lives of famous people should not be made public.’ What do you think? Notes Write about: 1. public interest in famous people 2. famous people as role models 3. ...(your own idea) Bee Digitalizado com CamScannerWriting Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 24 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top of the answer sheet. 2 Yousee this notice in an English-language website called Restaurant World: A Wonderful Meal Write us a review of a restaurant where you had a wonderful meal. Tell us what the | restaurant was like, describe what you ate and explain why it was so good. ‘The best reviews will be posted on the website. Write your review. 3 Yousee this advertisment in your local newspaper: Helpers wanted We are looking for people to work in a holiday club for English-speaking children (aged 4-8). Write a letter to Mr Nick Jones, the club organizer, giving details of: * your experience of working with children * your knowledge of English © why you would be suitable for the job. | Write your letter of application. 4 Yousee this notice in an English-language magazine: ; = | Articles wanted Ambition | | What does ambition mean to you? What ambitions do you have? How do you intend to | achieve them? The best articles will be published in our magazine. Write your article. 65 Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 14 Youhear two friends talking about a laptop computer. What is the woman doing? A. persuading her friend to buy one like it B offering to lend it to her friend for a day © explaining why she needed a new one 2 You hear two students talking about a play they have just seen. What do they agree was good about it? A the script B theset ¢ theactors 3 You hear two people talking about a friend. What do they agree about him? A He's very helpful B_ He's easy to get to know. © He rarely complains about anything. 4 You heara lecturer talking to some of his students about their history project. What is he doing? A encouraging them to ask him questions about it B_ recommending some books that will help with it C advising them on how to organise their time 66 Digitalizado com CamScannerListening You hear two TV sports presenters talking about their work. What do they agree about sports presenters? A They're generally more effective when using a script. B They have to be able to relate well to their audience. © They should adopt an attitude that isn't too serious. You hear a woman talking about a radio programme. What does she say about the programme? A Itprovided her with a lot of useful information. B It was more interesting than she had expected. © Itmade her want to find out about a place. You hear two music students talking about an assignment they have to do. What are they both unsure about? A what to include in the piece of writing B_ how to organise the recording © what kind of music they should perform You hear a writer talking about a book she wrote which has been turned into a film. How does the writer feel about the film director? A She thinks he has made a good film. B She is upset because her opinion was ignored. © She found him easy to work with. 67 Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 Part 2 You will hear a woman called Anne Ruskin giving a tal which she learnt to use a bow to shoot arrows at a targel sentences with a word or short phrase. Archery Ik about a one-day archery course, during 4. For questions 9-18, complete the Anne used to shoot arrows from a bow made of 9 |when she was a child Anne only had time to read about the 10 | of archery before the beginner's archery course. Anne's archery course took place in a W Anne was surprised that learning tof properly was so difficult. The teacher told Anne she needed to relax rer] 13 One of Anne's arrows went into a 14 | by accident. During the breaks, Ann was happy to look at the 15 | and talk to other people. ‘Some of the people on Anne’s course said that a 16 |had inspired Anne was excited when the class were allowed to start them to try archery 17]. Anne is trying to persuade her 18 68 to do an archery course with her. Digitalizado com CamScannerListening Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about when they moved their office from one building to another. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker gays. Use the letters only once, There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. ‘A We were not allowed to do the packing ourselves. B_ We decided not to blame the removal company for all the problems. Speaker 1 49 © We chose certain members of staff to take responsibility speaker 2 20 for the move. Ee D We-chose a removal firm with a good reputation to avoid SP0RKerS al wasting time. Speaker 4 22 E Wemade sure our senior staff stayed with the company. Speaker 5 23 F We took advantage of the move to make additional necessary changes. G We managed not to exceed our budget. H_ We expressed our concerns about the move. 69 a I Digitalizado com CamScannerTest 7 Part 4 You will hear part of a radio interview with someone called Jane Brown, who is a home economist working in the food industry. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 24 25 27 70 Why did Jane choose to study at Longley University? A The location suited her. B_ She knew people there. © The quality of the accommodation was good. What did Jane like about her course? A She gained practical experience. B The teachers helped her a great deal. She learned to work with other people. What does Jane say about her food tasting training? A Itwasaiittle boring. B [twas rather time-consuming. C twas sometimes stressful. How did Jane feel when she was offered her first job? A excited to be involved in a challenging area B relieved to have been able to find employment © concerned she might not do her work well enough Jane is proud that in her first job she ‘A. came up with her own original idea for a product. B_ proved that she was capable of working independently. succeeded in doing something nobody thought she could. Digitalizado com CamScanner elListening 29 How did working in Denmark help Jane's career? ‘A She made useful contacts. B She came across new recipes. © She found a better job. 30 What aspect of her job does Jane enjoy? A. the wide variety of activities she does B the opportunity to meet new people © the experience of trying new foods 71 Digitalizado com CamScanner