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32 B People are like, ‘So what?’

Test 1, Reading and Use of English (page 8) 33 C “They’re kind of, you know, at the whim of the
public. That must be unnerving.”
Part 1: The Wave Hub 34 D The show took the audience through Cartwright’s
real life as a ten-year-old …Yogi Bear.
1 A The other words can’t be followed by the 35 D My purpose was to hook up with this pioneer of
preposition into. the voiceover industry.
2 D This is a fixed phrase, so the other words do not fit. 36 A “But the audition piece for Bart was right there …”
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they don’t complete the multi-word verb. Part 6: Why English?
4 B Only this word can be used in the context to mean 37 C I think many people do regret the fact that their
‘different areas’. children are taught in English because it threatens
5 C Only the answer collocates with concerns. the integrity and the standing of their own mother
6 A Only the answer can be followed by of. tongue, but they accept that they have little choice
7 B Only the answer is followed by in. in the matter.
8 C Only reach has the meaning of movement, and does 38 D I had to smile when I saw that the collection itself is
not need a preposition. all written in that one language.
Part 2: Spacemen’s autographs 39 A They make a convincing argument for the idea that
the benefits of English to ordinary people – better
9 with (preposition, collocates with fascination) jobs and access to new technologies – have been
10 when (relative pronoun, introduces a clause) vastly overstated.
11 whose (relative pronoun, introduces a clause related to 40 B … there’s a tendency to fall back on anecdote
people) rather than clear data about what is and isn’t
12 on/forth (preposition, part of the fixed phrase meaning working.
‘etc.’)
13 over (preposition part of the multi-word verb headed Part 7: On a wing and a woof
straight over) 41 F Link between the pair and the pilot and his dog
14 get (verb, part of the multi-word verb to get hold of 42 D Link between by contrast and the comments about
meaning ‘to obtain’) micro-light flying
15 had (auxiliary verb, part of a compound verb in the past 43 B Link between paragliding schools and a tandem
perfect tense) course
16 manage (verb, means ‘fulfilled the aim to’ ) 44 A Link between jagged ridge and the rocks are vertical
Part 3: The world’s oldest perfume 45 E Link between one group and they were not all
strong …
17 containers (verb to plural noun) 46 G Link between experience and one nasty moment
18 reputation (verb to noun)
19 analysis (verb to noun) Part 8: Wildlife encounters
20 readily (adjective to adverb) 47 A I’ve always been a structured and organised person
21 identified (noun to past tense verb) … I lost my list in Alaska.
22 ground (present to past tense of verb) 48 C Costa Rica’s popularity as a wildlife venue could be
23 unsophisticated (positive to negative adjective) about to take off, and deservedly so.
24 considerable (verb to adjective) 49 B The work’s extremely hands-on.
Part 4 50 D … you need to enjoy it for the sheer magnificence
of the scenery and not feel let down if you don’t
25 to be taken into (passive + preposition) spot your ultimate prey.
26 was wondering if/whether you would/might be (parallel 51 A And there’s no shortage of them; Hallo Bay has
expression) one of the world’s healthiest populations of coastal
27 not have lost my temper (negative + collocation) browns.
28 (please) do not hesitate to give (fixed expression) 52 B There’s also an impressive selection of volunteer
29 been slightly less snow (comparative) projects. I spent four weeks helping …
30 better it/they may be forced to (parallel expression) 53 C It does require patience; we waited two nights,
Part 5: The voice of Bart Simpson napping on hard benches …
54 D One of the best ways to view both is from the back
31 B It was hard to believe, but this middle-aged mother of an elephant – something that is rather fabulous in
of two, dressed in a sensible green top and blue itself.
trousers, was the yellow-hued rascal.

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 55 A Unlike those in other more frequently visited areas, your personality. Divide your letter into appropriate
the bears at Hallo Bay don’t associate humans with paragraphs, and remember to use a formal greeting
food as nobody’s ever fed them, so they pose no and ending. Use formal connectors to link your
risk to people. ideas.
56 B … so it’s perfectly possible to fly in, hire a fully- Content: You must include:
equipped four-by-four, and head off on • skills you have that might be necessary, e.g.
your own. strength, endurance.
• your qualities as a team player.
• reasons why you would be suitable for the
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Test 1, Writing (Page 21) project.

Part1
Test 1, Listening (page 24)
Question 1 (essay)
Style: Use an essay format and semi-formal language. Part 1
Paragraphs should be clearly divided and there
should be a clear introduction and conclusion. 1 C Man: I don’t like that feeling of being cocooned
Content: You must discuss two of the ideas, assessing the that seems to appeal to some people, you know,
reasons students choose to do part-time jobs that kind of pretending that the rest of the world
and explaining which reason you think is more doesn’t exist.
influential for college students who choose to Woman: But I have to admit that I also like to keep
have part-time jobs while they’re at college. You in touch with what’s going on wherever I am …
must give examples and evidence to support your 2 B Woman: so the actual travel part is hardly the main
ideas, and make sure your conclusion has been attraction.
supported by your arguments. 3 A I don’t particularly like the monotony of a gym
routine.
Part 2 4 C You have to fine tune your driving to suit any car,
that’s the key …
Question 2 (proposal)
5 B Man: The nine finalists will all get the chance to
Style: Use a proposal format and formal language.
attend the glittering National Book Awards dinner
Paragraphs should be clearly divided under
in London.
headings. Bullet points are acceptable, but use a
6 C Woman: The real secret is to keep your time frame
range of structures and language.
nice and simple.
Content: You must:
• outline what should be included, e.g. local Part 2: Trekking in the Himalayas
companies sending information.
7 adventurous
• suggest how it should be organised, e.g. stalls
8 October/November
where students can ask questions.
9 race
• support your recommendations.
10 pudding
• round off with a conclusion.
11 sleeping(-)bag
Question 3 (review) 12 rewarding
Style: Use semi-formal/informal language. You will need 13 translator
the language of description, narration, evaluation 14 guest(-)house
and recommendation. Use clear paragraphs: an
introduction, description/narration, evaluation and a Part 3
conclusion with recommendations. 15 B People wrongly tend to assume that comedians
Content: You must: will be prone to depression. It’s probably because
• describe the book or say briefly what it’s about. the comedian is always finding humour in everyday
Don’t spend too long on this. misery, that’s how comedy works.
• explain why you enjoyed it. 16 C Audiences laugh at comedians because those
• suggest reasons why you would recommend it around them are laughing too. It’s a social thing,
to others. according to Provine. And so, as a stand-up
Question 4 (letter) comedian, all I do is break their collective tension. I
Style: Use a formal style as this is similar to a letter of lift the audience up and then drop them.
application. However, as it’s to a television company 17 C That’s how I came to join the debating
you could use more interesting language to show society, and that kind of got me noticed because I

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 have a way with words as well with numbers. And Part 2: A computer bag with style
before I knew it, I was writing for the university
9 up (preposition, part of a phrasal verb)
newspaper as well, doing orientation meetings for
10 in (preposition, part of a fixed expression)
new students – I loved anything with an audience –
11 who (relative pronoun, introduces a clause)
you see, I couldn’t help myself.
12 when (time word, introduces a clause)
18 D so I started dabbling in stand-up comedy – just
13 help (verb, part of a fixed expression)
testing the water in various clubs at first. I hustled
14 out (preposition, part of a phrasal verb)
and gigged wherever possible, gradually building
15 if/though (part of linking expression, emphasises that
up my act, and always on the look out for the next

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something is true although something else is also true)
opening.
16 set (verb, part of a phrasal verb)
19 A It’s certainly where I think I’m best, and TV can’t
capture that somehow Part 3: What makes a great waterfall?
20 B dominate the stage. People think I’m older than
17 overrated (verb to compound adjective)
I am actually, which also helps – people feel
18 height (adjective to noun)
uncomfortable if comedians look too young or
19 incredibly (adjective to negative adverb)
vulnerable.
20 indisputable (noun to negative adjective)
Part 4 21 enduring (verb to adjective)
22 breathtaking (noun to compound adjective)
21 F I’d read about mine in an online magazine – a
23 spectacular (noun to adjective)
proper write-up by someone who’d done it, not an
24 tropical (noun to adjective)
advertisement
22 E I took the advice of my boss Part 4
23 C The tutor on last year’s course had recommended it
25 just as much fun (comparative with as)
24 D Then one evening I got talking to a chap on the
26 do not appeal to me (parallel structure)
train who’d just done one. He made it sound so
27 chances are (that) Phil will get (fixed expression)
good
28 supposed to have been (reporting phrase)
25 H Anyway, my ex-flatmate who’s a travel agent had
29 us took any notice of (collocation with keyword)
done it and it had certainly helped her.
30 be taken into account (fixed expression)
26 D but I’ve noticed that I am being given a few different
things to do in the office now Part 5: Model citizen
27 A I came away feeling much better equipped to face 31 D At first, when you arrive in the room, you could be
the demands of my job, more self-assured. forgiven for taking her for an assistant if a second
28 C I think the people I work with were really impressed look didn’t reveal her prettiness.
actually when I suggested using them, 32 A and blow me if the woman who’s launched a
29 B And I was right. Thanks to that certificate, I’ve got an thousand shows doesn’t blush.
interview for a job at a higher grade next week! 33 D and was breathtakingly level-headed and amusing in
30 H but I was also put into a group with some really it
high- powered recruitment consultants. It was 34 C through the BFC, helps allocate sponsorship to new
through them I found the new job I’m starting… designers
35 A but years of ballet classes meant she was a natural
Test 2, Reading and Use of English (page 34) on the catwalk.
36 B I wipe the facade off quite literally when I come
home
Part 1: The texting pigeons
Part 6
1 D The other words are not followed by to in a fixed
expression. 37 C What’s remarkable is that some of these downsides
2 A The answer is a strong collocation. were identified from the early days of the internet.
3 B The answer collocates with sensors. 38 C providers succeeded in making their platforms and
4 B The other words aren’t followed by into. apps indispensable to users, even when they come
5 D The other words aren’t followed by on. to dominate an individual’s life to the point of harm.
6 A Although all the words have a similar meaning, only 39 B My students frequently express concerns about the
the answer is the word for items like cameras. power of social media and the harm it can unleash.
7 C Only the answer collocates with from in a fixed 40 A What’s more, the appeal looks to set to grow
expression. irrespective of how superficial or ephemeral the latest
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 Part 7: The long way home Part 2
41 D There it was picks up on the idea that he’s taking a Question 2 (email)
photograph. Style: Your style should be informal, as this is an email to
42 G quay is another way of saying ‘harbour’. a friend. You should still use paragraphs for each
43 A Yet contrasts with their successful arrival and with separate point, and link your ideas and reasons
people’s predictions that they would fail. clearly. Use an informal greeting and ending to your
44 C because picks up on Charley’s questions. email.
45 F Then we got back on our bikes after the gap picks Content: You must:
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up on the fact that they sat down to look around • explain what your town has done to encourage
before continuing their journey. people to save energy.
46 E the hold-up picks up on the collapsed bridge that • say how successful these ideas have been.
didn’t allow them to continue. Also, We’d get across • suggest other things that could be done to
it when we got across it. encourage people to save.
Part 8: Charity begins at the dinner table • round off with a conclusion.
Question 3 (report)
47 B it makes me uneasy at times to think that while
Style: Your style should be formal, with suitable headings.
people here are spending lavishly on slap-up meals,
You can use bullet points for the recommendations
people elsewhere are going hungry.
section, but don’t make them too simple; remember
48 D Although relatively few people came in during the
to use a range of language and use connectors to
week, which was a bit of a setback for us
link them to your reasons. Include a rounding-off
49 C a very relevant choice for a restaurant business
sentence.
50 A it’s also about helping to enable people in over 40
Content: There are lots of things you could write about, for
countries to feed themselves and their families in
example when identifying what needs improving
the future
you could include information on:
51 C we’ve found that actually engaging their interest
• finding accommodation.
leads to enhanced donations
• methods of study.
52 C I would hope that customers will feel well disposed
• ways of meeting people.
to establishments that show they have a conscience
• clubs that could be organised.
53 A The aim at the moment is to bring as many
restaurants on board as possible Question 4 (review)
54 B openly, of course, because they need to appreciate Style: Your style should be semi-formal to informal.
what they are a part of The purpose of the review is to nominate what
55 A a high percentage of the funds collected actually you think is the best or worst film and give your
find their way to the people who need it most reasons for this. You need to use the language of
56 D we were looking for a way of raising our profile narration and evaluation. Use clear paragraphs – an
introduction, description/narrative, evaluation and
conclusion. Remember you’re trying to persuade
Test 2, Writing (page 47) the website to publish your review, so you may like
to use humour in your evaluation to make your
Part 1 review more interesting and memorable. Include
things like rhetorical questions to engage the reader.
Question 1 (essay) Content: You must include:
Style: Use an essay format and formal language. • a short description of the film.
Paragraphs should be clearly divided and there • an evaluation of why you do or don’t like it.
should be a clear introduction and conclusion. Ideas • reasons why it should be included on the list.
and points should be linked with connectors and
linking words.
Content: You must discuss two of the ideas and explain Test 2, Listening (page 50)
which one of them you think has had the greatest
positive or negative impact on our lives. Give Part 1
examples and evidence to support your ideas.
1 A it doesn’t do much for me really. There are one or
two reasonable songs, and there’s nothing to object
to, but for me it’s just more of the same.

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 2 B Man: though it’s not clear from the sleeve notes Part 4
which of them wrote each one actually, which
21 F It was the commuting by bus to college that got me
always annoys me.
down – I was wasting hours a week on it
Woman: I know what you mean,
22 B but then later it got to feel a bit cramped. That’s
3 B Man: That word’s so much part of the lexicon of
when I started looking round for somewhere new
the design industry that it’s become imprecise and
23 D so took advantage of a chance to work from home
more or less meaningless as a result, don’t you
– working for the same employer, but doing it all
think?
online.
Woman: There could be something in that, you

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24 E Basically, the firm wanted to move down south and
know.
my job came too – so I didn’t have much choice
4 C Women: You know, rejecting what seems complex
25 A I had to put up with miserable flatmates always
and refined and going back to what’s childlike and
finding fault with the cleaning, saying I was untidy.
simple.
We had a very big bust-up
Man:You mean like that Italian furniture that looks
26 A but I hadn’t realised I’d end up paying more for gas
as if it’s made out of Lego? I mean it’s brilliantly
and electricity
versatile – you can fit the bits together in different
27 F shops … there’s none worth going to round here,
ways like kids do with Lego.
but I only found that out too late.
5 B We were idealists, trying to create a new world.
28 B I’ve always lived on my own, so I was surprised at
I mean, with the benefit of hindsight, it was a
how cut off I felt at first.
hopeless endeavour,
29 G But when I complained about the inadequate
6 A We’ve got our savings, earned out in the big wide
heating, the landlord said basically ‘take it or leave it’.
world, to fall back on, so the stakes aren’t so high.
It was a shock
Part 2: The office of the future 30 E I decided to join a gym or a sports club of some
kind to make some new friends, and was surprised
7 paperless
to find that there’s nothing closer than a half hour’s
8 architect
bus ride away.
9 routine
10 concentration
11 lawyers Test 3, Reading and Use of English (page 58)
12 teamwork
13 advertising
14 creative Part 1: What makes a good souvenir?

Part 3 1 B The other words cannot be used about wood.

2 C Only the answer has the meaning of ‘coming out of ’.
15 D I was able to plan a great deal, but often there’s only 3 D The phrasal verb picked up is the only one that fits
a split second to capture the shot you have in mind. the context.
16 C They’d disappear for several minutes while you 4 B The other words aren’t appropriate to the context.
watch, realising how much breathing you’re doing, 5 D The other linking words don’t have the right
until they come back up again – on a single breath! meaning for the context.
17 D I’d never really seen this in photos before and it 6 A Only the answer completes this fixed expression
soon became a main theme of the book – to get contradiction in terms.
across the playful, graceful and fun nature of being 7 B Only the answer completes the fixed expression to
underwater. do with.
18 B I think the secret is to respect the fact that we’re 8 A The other words can’t be followed by the
intruders in their environment. preposition to.
19 A Nina: The most important thing is to choose your
Part 2: Sushi chef
subject very carefully … something … that’s not
going to swim away. 9 make (verb, collocation with clear)
Alex: with most of the compacts you’ll produce 10 very (adverb, used for emphasis)
great quality snaps if you follow Nina’s advice about 11 despite (linking word, introduces a contrasting idea)
subjects 12 what (determiner, used to introduce a clause)
20 C but that’s not really the draw for us, it’s more the 13 way (noun)
underwater landscapes – like the soft corals and the 14 few (quantifier, relates to the countable noun cuts)
fish life they support. 15 like (preposition, part of fixed expression with look)
16 with (preposition, after a verb)

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 Part 3: Creating the perfect CV Part 7: Call of the wild
17 persuasive (verb to adjective) 41 G What can wild animals tell us about the way life should
18 attachments (verb to noun) be lived refers to what the whitethroat shows us
19 nationality (adjective to noun) 42 C You need to read the first part of the next
20 prospective (noun to adjective) paragraph – before gliding gently back down to safety
21 achievements (verb to noun) refers to Or not, of course
22 qualifications (verb to noun) 43 F This part refers to the reason for the bird’s
23 Applicants (verb to noun) behaviour. It is picked up in That’s the evolutionary
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24 unlikely (verb to adjective) reason for it, anyway.

44 D it refers to deliberate courting of danger.
Part 4
45 B this feeling refers to we thrill to danger.
25 just as well (that) you called (fixed expression) 46 E when we have risked and survived and returned safe
26 provided me with the (verb + dependent preposition) and sound leads in to the rhetorical questions in the
27 no saying what the (parallel phrase) last paragraph of the text.
28 has (now) taken over/charge/control of the (present
Part 8: The critical moment
perfect)
29 of the celebrities is (widely) expected (passive) 47 C you have to alter your approach accordingly
30 likely to result in (parallel structure) 48 B So it’s a subconscious process.
49 C I use the technique of being cheeky and rude or
Part 5: What price privacy?
asking my subjects to do ridiculous things
31 D Throughout the day, the stream continues, each 50 A It’s something that’s inside you.
message warning of yet another nail in the coffin of 51 A they come up with ideas
personal privacy. 52 B darkrooms get annihilated from photography
32 C Even the strongest advocate of privacy recognises schools.
that technology can offer enormous benefits to 53 D I’ve always tried to push the boundaries of fashion
individuals and to society. photography.
33 A They know the location of my mobile and the 54 A I prefer doing portraiture on location
numbers from which I received calls, and the emails 55 B My shoots don’t vary: an hour to set up, an hour to
I send are routinely stored by all providers, whether take the shots.
I like it or not. 56 C You don’t have to know anything about the people
34 A CCTV also gives me no free choice. Its purpose in advance of the session, you just tap into them
may be to keep me secure, but I have no alternative
but to accept it.
35 B … many technologies have brought benefits to Test 3, Writing (page 70)
the consumer with little or no cost to privacy.
Encryption is one that springs to mind. Part 1
36 C This argument is sound in principle, but there seems
to be little intellectual or analytical basis for its Question 1 (essay)
universal and unquestioned application. Style: You should write in an essay format and with
formal language. Paragraphs should be clearly
Part 6:
divided and there should be a clear introduction
37 A the author’s achievement is to have distilled and conclusion. Ideas and points should be linked
information from a number of highly technical with connectors and linking words.
reports into a single narrative. Content: You must discuss only two of the ideas and explain
38 C I did, however, find the rather grainy photographs a which effect of international tourism has been the
bit disappointing and could have done without the most important. Give examples and evidence to
somewhat approximate line drawings. support your ideas.
39 D It’s a shame, however, that the prose is so measured
Part 2
and traditional. It’s hardly a style that’s going to
appeal to a younger readership. Question 2 (proposal)
40 A this is hardly a dumbing down because Ms. Mortock Style: Use a style that is formal, as this is a proposal.
resists the temptation to speculate unduly about the Use proposal format, with headings. Divide the
artifacts themselves, and doesn’t seek to romanticise points clearly into paragraphs, and if you use bullet
the lives of their owners. points or numbering remember to use a range of
language.

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 Content: You must include: One of the most rewarding ways is to invest in
• information about problems with last year’s one of the many home design software packages
activity. currently available
• recommendations for this year’s activity with 5 B Man: the standards are pretty high and so any
reasons. reviewer uses that as their starting point – it’s hard
• a conclusion supporting your main for the filmmaker to impress us any more with this
recommendations. kind of programme.
Woman: I don’t deny that.
Question 3 (review) 6 A No prizes for the wolverines of this world - nor,

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Style: Use a style that is semi-formal to informal. The sadly, for thought-provoking sensitivity, quiet
purpose of the review is to give your opinion of reflection, intelligence – all of which I think count for
the documentary, and say whether there should a lot more.
be a second series. You need to use the language
of narration and evaluation. Use clear paragraphs – Part 2: Boredom
introduction, description/narrative, evaluation and 7 17/seventeen months
conclusion. Remember that you need to be clear 8 group dynamics
about why you think there should or shouldn’t be a 9 food
second series. 10 lecture
Content: You must include: 11 repetitive
• a short description of the documentary. 12 personal meaning
• an evaluation of the programme. 13 excitement
• reasons why it should or should not have a 14 picnic
second series.
Part 3
Question 4 (report)
15 A The industry’s in my blood … a racecourse where
Style: Use a style that is formal, with suitable headings
my dad worked
for a report. You can use bullet points for the
16 D I was lucky, there aren’t many places going and
recommendations section, but remember to use a
there’s no shortage of competition for them.
range of language so don’t make them too simple,
17 B We get all the big-names – owners and jockeys –
and use connectors to link them to your reasons.
and we try to look after them well, because their
Include a rounding-off sentence.
efforts underpin the entire sport.
Content: There are lots of things you could write about, for
18 C For me, running the racecourse, it’s living on the
example you could include information on:
edge a lot of the time because whatever comes up
• the state of the accommodation.
has to be dealt with, but that’s what makes it fun.
• the type of activities on offer.
19 C we had no choice but to call it off … any other
• the safety features.
decision would’ve been irresponsible.
• the quality of the staff.
20 B So by making adjustments to the budgets for that,
we can absorb any losses
Test 3, Listening (page 72) Part 4
21 H The piece of mine … which made a bit of a splash
Part 1 in one of the weeklies, but my regular column was
1 C as this is also the season when swallows make their mentioned too.
annual migration from south to north, I’ve selected 22 F I got it for a full-length feature I shot about
an illustration of that particular bird from Audubon’s computer games and how they’re meant to actually
monumental work The Birds of America as this stimulate the brain.
week’s picture. 23 A I mean, I did really feel my book had the edge over
2 A with a propensity for self-mythologising … where the other nominees, though their writing is good of
he spread the completely unfounded rumour that course.
he was of royal descent 24 D plan … planting and ground levels and things, even if
3 B getting a clear mental image of your different they haven’t got a big plot.
options can be a difficult process. 25 E I got the award for my spring collection, which was
4 B The good news is that if you’re willing to invest a rather dark – no floral prints or pastel shades this
little bit of money and, more importantly, time in year … the catwalk’s always great fun if you like
formulating your ideas, it can be greatly minimised. people-watching, and actually there were some
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 26 F The actual evening was a bit of a let down actually, Part 5
not as glamorous as I’d imagined
31 B parents have little or no influence on the characters
27 E my work has come in for a fair bit of criticism
of their children.
over the last year, especially from one particular
32 C let you off the hook means that you will not be
newspaper reviewer. So I felt vindicated in a way.
blamed
28 A and exposure in the media’s always welcome.
33 D As unlike his sister Daisy as randomness will allow.
29 H I had to laugh at all the fuss they made at the
34 C How have he and Rosalind, such dutiful,
ceremony. Both my daughters ended up shedding a
conventional types …
few tears,
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35 A whose passion is for mastery in all the nuances of

30 G The people on the panel went on about it so much
the blues guitar tradition
that they began to get on my nerves actually
36 B When player and listener together know the route
so well
Test 4, Reading and Use of English (page 78) Part 6
37 B One slight oversight perhaps is the lack of any truly
Part 1: Football as an art form commonplace objects, especially in the service
1 B
Only the answer can be followed by of. areas.
2 B
single is used here for emphasis. 38 A This, like other exhibits is accompanied by a
3 D
in great detail is a fixed phrase. comprehensive caption board which provides
4 C
how rarely is a phrase referring to frequency. background detail on its provenance and
5 B
actively involved is a fixed phrase. construction.
6 A
The answer is a phrasal verb meaning ‘start moving’. 39 D Popularity comes at a price, of course, and finding
7 C
The answer is the only phrasal verb that fits the quite so many enthusiastic and vocal visitors in such
context. close proximity to each other was something of a
8 B Left them all behind is a collocation. distraction
40 A even if some of the best are concealed in rather
Part 2: An intriguing letter dimly lit corners.
9 who (relative pronoun, introduces a clause) Part 7: Stiff breeze, no cocktails
10 Although/While (contrastive linker)
11 of/with (preposition) 41 F though picks up on one of the best, the initial 36
12 no/little (adjective, fixed expression) hours links with from the outset , and apart from the
13 if/whether (conjunction) unaccustomed speed after the gap picks up on we
14 what (relative pronoun, introduces a clause) sped southwards … making amazing time.
15 such (intensifier) 42 B however stylish picks up on such luxury and minor
16 as (adverb) inconveniences after the gap with drawbacks
43 E any kind of a drink links to cocktail blender and bring
Part 3: Time management the boat under control to the steering had just failed
17 identifies (noun to verb) completely.
18 objectives (noun to noun) 44 G him links to Peter and what he was on about links to
19 specific (verb to adjective) Once the penny had dropped after the gap.
20 underestimate (verb to verb) 45 A This had become apparent links to anything can go
21 allowance (verb to noun) wrong.
22 originally (noun to adjective) 46 D It could have been worse links to took us straight on to
23 judg(e)ment (noun to noun) a mudbank
24 realistic (adjective to adjective) Part 8: Gullible’s travels
Part 4 47 C Doctorow was delighted and let the line stand in
25 be turned on by whichever member (passive) future editions
26 will be the/our only alternative (parallel phrase) 48 B The Crick family lacks ambition and drive, driven
27 to nothing but (parallel phrase) to ‘unquiet and sleep-defeating thoughts’ by
28 dawn before the students got/came/arrived (phrasal the insistently flat, monotonous land; while the
verb) Atkinsons, who live on the only hill, get ‘ideas’, spot
29 longer we stayed, the more we (reported speech, gaps in the market, and make a fortune brewing
comparative) beer.
30 to our horror, we could see (fixed expression)

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 49 A who had just won an award for his debut novel. • recommendations for ways of spending money
50 D He gives us bidis and rikkas, crores and lakhs, plates on improving them, with reasons.
of jalebi and the performances of yagnas while • a conclusion supporting your main
resisting the urge to explain. recommendations.
51 B A novel often cited as exemplary in depicting Question 4 (email)
place … Style: Be informal, even though you’re giving information,
52 D Yet, Whitaker runs the risk of making his characters because this is an email to a friend. Try to use a
too Indian, too perfect. range of language; you can include idioms and
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informal expressions but remember to write
of the character who ‘made himself a dinner of the accurate grammar. Use appropriate greetings and
roasted haunch of a prairie dog’; a prairie dog’s endings for your email.
haunch, she said, ‘wouldn’t fill a teaspoon’. Content: You should include information on:
54 B made just a few fleeting visits • how long young people live at home and
55 A the novel received critical acclaim for its evocation whether they go away to university.
of peasant life. • how easy it is for young people to find jobs and
56 D he couldn’t afford the trip the kind of jobs they do.

Test 4 Writing (page 90) Test 4, Listening (page 92)

Part 1 Part 1
Question 1 (essay) 1 A The public perception seems to be of an aircraft
Style: Use an essay format and formal language. hangar full of researchers beavering away, compiling
Paragraphs should be clearly divided and there the book, but that’s quite a long way from the truth.
should be a clear introduction and conclusion. Ideas It’s actually a small editorial team
and points should be linked with connectors and 2 B and we take the emails as a compliment because
linking words. they show how much people care about the book.
Content: You must discuss two of the ideas and decide which 3 B send us your photos now of you and your friends
one would be more effective in making a difference on theme of fashion, for the chance to win a
to environmental issues. Remember to support camera and have your shot showcased on our
your ideas with examples and evidence. website
4 C I just got this single shot before these two realised
Part 2
what I was up to,
Question 2 (report) 5 B But then again, because people need to interact,
Style: Use a style that is semi-formal as this is a report for we’ve agreed to ration the amount of free time
your manager. You can use headings for the different which gets spent looking at television or computer
sections of the report, but try to use a range of screens.
language even if you use bullet points in any of the 6 A although some of our relations say they find the
sections. thought of doing that excruciating,
Content: You must: Part 2: Cranes
• what you learnt on the course
• how useful it was 7 peace and happiness/happiness and peace
• why or why not you would 8 21,000/twenty-one thousand
recommend the course 9 wetlands
10 (fallen) grain
Question 3 (proposal)
11 power(-)lines
Style: Be formal, as this is a proposal. Use a proposal
12 Endangered Wildlife Trust
format, with headings and clear sections. Divide the
13 behave/dress (up) (in either order)
points clearly into paragraphs, and if you use bullet
14 transmitters
points or numbering remember to also use a range
of language. Part 3
Content: You must include:
15 B I’d seen my first circus at the age of about eight, and
• brief information about current facilities.
from that moment on. I’d set my heart on being
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 16 C the thing that was uppermost in my mind was the 5 B This is the only linking word that makes sense in the
idea of stepping out into that ring, wearing the big context.
hat, and welcoming people to my circus. 6 A Only the answer can be followed by the preposition
17 A my dad, who’d come round to the idea in the to.
meantime, helped me by lending me some capital 7 D Only the answer makes sense in the context.
18 D I’d just been going through various family difficulties 8 C Only the key can be followed by the preposition
and I was ready for a change of scene. with.
19 D I’d picked up a lot about what was involved in the
Part 2: The blood moon
running of the show, and I gradually just took more
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on. 9 What (determiner, introduces a cleft sentence)

20 C Man: So as long as everything gets done, I don’t 10 during (preposition)
mind if she takes the odd afternoon off to do her 11 that/which (relative pronoun, introduces a clause)
own things. There’s no clockwatching or standing on 12 before (preposition)
ceremony here. 13 as (adverbial, part of the phrase known as)
Woman: I guess that’s where we really see eye to 14 up (preposition, phrasal verb)
eye, in that laid-back approach. 15 (Al)though (linker)
16 able (verb)
Part 4
Part 3: A real test of manhood
21 D we sat learning our lines all day. Then after dinner,
what we’d prepared would be performed 17 attractive (verb to adjective)
22 C I’m not sure that what we learned couldn’t have 18 statement (verb to noun)
been gleaned from one of those paperbacks 19 surgeon (noun to noun)
entitled How to pen a best-seller 20 especially (adjective to adverb)
23 F so often did they feature in our representations of 21 satisfaction (verb to noun)
the various landscapes 22 execution (verb to noun)
24 A I was keen to get back some of my old fluency 23 incompetence (adjective to noun)
25 B We spent a lot of time watching demonstrations 24 essential (noun to adjective)
when we could have been chopping or peeling
Part 4
ourselves
26 G There were about a dozen of us. All ages and 25 see no/little point in (fixed expression)
backgrounds seemed to represented, which was 26 in the company’s interests / in the interests of the
brilliant company (fixed expression/parallel phrase)
27 C The group psychology was fascinating to watch as it 27 said (that) he was suffering from (change of verb plus
unfolded. preposition)
28 E Some people were rather shy, but that suited me, 28 is likely that the parking (fixed expression to replace
and everyone tended to get on with their own probably)
work. 29 action on the part of (fixed expression)
29 A The tutors are great, they realise you’re on holiday 30 had left/gone/departed by the time (past perfect with by
and so no-one’s going to rap vour knuckles if you the time)
don’t turn up for a class. Part 5: The codfather
30 H My only criticism is that it could have been more
hands-on 31 A Lifestyle entrepreneurs may have to wait though,
because the main target market for Karol’s carefully
reared cod is clearly a consumer armed with knife
Test 5, Reading and Use of English (page 98) and fork rather than a music player.
32 B struck up a friendship whilst on a diving trip
Part 1: A shirt of two sports 33 D Somewhere he can walk out of the door at nine in
the morning and we don’t need to worry if he’s not
1 D The answer is the only word that can be followed back until nine at night.
by on in this context. 34 C a spate of public health scares over the chemicals
2 D The answer collocates with fashion. used to farm salmon
3 B The answer completes the common expression 35 B but everyone was rather taken aback at the idea.
joined forces. After convincing sceptical colleagues
4 C The answer is the only word that can be followed 36 D zealous means very ‘keen, thorough’.
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 Part 6
Test 5, Writing (page 110)
37 B This will strike a chord with anyone who’s tried
to do business solely online, and found it to be
no substitute for visiting or entertaining clients in Part 1
person.
Question 1 (essay)
38 C finance departments are known to be cutting
Style: Use an essay format and formal language.
business-travel budgets across the board.
Paragraphs should be clearly divided and there
39 D But this is rather overstated in an otherwise very
should be a clear introduction, and conclusion

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balanced report in International Traveller Magazine.
which gives your opinion. Ideas and points should
40 C You wonder if the authors of the report have been
be linked with connectors and linking words and
talking to the right people?
your argument should be clear throughout.
Part 7: A biological approach to architecture Content: You must discuss two of the ideas and explain
which one is most important for young people
41 D For example in D picks up on the idea of using
taking part in competitive sport. You should include
nature as a source of inspiration at the end of the
examples and evidence to support your ideas.
first paragraph.
42 B three adolescent passions after the gap refers to Part 2
design, biology and the environment in B.
43 G the design in G refers back to the intersecting Question 2 (review)
spheres before the gap. Style: Be semi-formal to informal. The purpose of the
44 F their ideas in F refers to Amory Lovins and Janine review is to give your opinion of a film you think is
Benyus, who are mentioned before the gap. impressive, and say whether it should be included in
45 C the 17th century building in C is an example of inter- the in-flight package. You need to use the language
generational idea of timescales before the gap. of narration, explanation and evaluation. Use clear
46 A During his time there after the gap refers to his paragraphs, an introduction, description/narrative,
apartment and cool district in A. evaluation and conclusion. Remember that you
need to be clear about why you think it should be
Part 8: Give us a call included in the in-flight entertainment.
47 A They need the right advice, because the law Content: You must include:
protects bats. • a short description of the film.
48 D I really get a lot out of the work … no two calls are • an evaluation and explanation of why it
ever the same. impressed you.
49 B It was a bit difficult not having the physical clues I’d • reasons why it should be included in the
have been able to pick up on the wards. in-flight entertainment.
50 C we call them again within ten days with a response, Question 3 (letter)
which we promise to do in some cases Style: Be semi-formal as this is a letter to a magazine, but
51 A arrange a service whereby anybody with bats on you should use interesting and colourful language
their property can have a specialist volunteer come to interest the reader and bring your holiday
out and give information and advice to life. Use paragraphs and techniques such as
52 D we tend to get lots of calls about cleaning products rhetorical questions, but remember to include the
on a Monday, presumably because people buy them conventions of letter writing.
over the weekend, then, towards Friday we’ll get Content: You’re trying to interest the reader and get your
hair care and beauty because they’re planning a letter published, so remember to include interesting
night out. details of the holiday and make it come to life. You
53 C People have a sense that we’re a general repository should explain how you felt about it afterwards, and
of knowledge and wisdom – which we’re not! if it had any effect on your life.
54 A One of the most common myths we have to Question 4 (proposal)
explode is that bats always turn left when they leave Style: Be formal, as this is a proposal. Use a proposal
roofs. format, with headings. Divide the points clearly
55 B I remember the dread of what the calls might be into paragraphs, and if you use bullet points or
about on my first day. numbering remember to use a range of language.
56 D I also long for one-off problems I can really get my Balance your proposal carefully, and spend more
teeth into – the ones that come out of blue. time on the recommendations and reasons than
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 Content: You must include: 20 C The worst aspect of the job is that the casting stage
• brief information about current facilities with is a stressful time
reasons why they should be extended.
Part 4
• recommendations for ways of extending and
improving them, with reasons why these would 21 B I was stuck in a traffic jam, running late for an
be beneficial for all students. appointment with a patient.
• a conclusion supporting your main 22 D But thanks to the runaway success of the band I’m
recommendations. in, I’ve been able to indulge my passion
23 H I started after I got fed up with being squashed like
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a sardine in the tram.

Test 5, Listening (page 112) 24 A My present car was hand-built by craftsmen. No
two were ever exactly the same.
Part 1 25 C I got into it when I was a starving law student and a
car was beyond my means.
1 B but at the time I was just thinking that this wasn’t 26 G but I couldn’t fit in as many home visits without it.
the way my career was meant to be going. 27 E My father’s view was that part of the fun of running
2 A No, though I still get a bit pigeonholed as the pretty old cars was getting them working. It’s nice to think
soap star, and nine times out of ten when I get sent he’d be proud of me
scripts I can guess which part they want me to play 28 D This type of cycling’s very invigorating. It’s healthy
– so I go for that tenth one every time! and really sets me up for dealing with difficult
3 B Woman: So sometimes you put back a few of the situations
‘ums’ and ‘ers’ and pauses. 29 H I wish I’d lived in the early 20th century
0 Man:That’s right. 30 C In my job, punctuality’s important. The more weight
4 C Woman: When I started out, people had really and power you have, the easier it is to get free of
fixed ideas about what made a good radio voice – the traffic
and I didn’t have one – or so I was told - and that
I’d never make a radio performer. That’s why I went
into editing. Test 6, Reading and Use of English (page 118)
0 Man: Just goes to show how things have moved on,
doesn’t it?
Part 1: A question of safety
5 A I need your 500 words by the 30th.
6 A but I didn’t go looking for development or projects 1 B Only the answer can be followed by with.
– that wasn’t my brief. 2 C Only the answer makes full sense in the context.
3 B Only the answer can be followed by with.
Part 2: Clumsiness
4 A A fixed expression with place.
7 intelligence 5 A The other words don’t collocate with reasonable.
8 biography 6 D The other words cannot be followed by to.
9 rivers and lakes/lakes and rivers. 7 B Only the answer completes the fixed phrase.
10 agility 8 C Only the answer makes sense in the context.
11 frustrated
Part 2: The hamster’s body clock
12 little accidents
13 (shoe/trainer) lace 9 which/that (relative pronoun, introduces a clause)
14 motor skills 10 from (preposition, from …. to)
11 the (definite article, fixed expression)
Part 3
12 According (linker, collocates with ‘to’)
15 D intuition is the essential quality for the job 13 when (time word, introduces a clause)
16 B if you have a comedian, you have to cast a particular 14 By (preposition, introduces a clause)
type of person against them. And it’s also about 15 how (determiner, gives the idea of degree)
energy: if one person has quite a low-energy style, 16 If (linker, introduces a conditional clause)
then you need someone opposite them to gee
Part 3: Intrepid travel
them up a bit.
17 C If I like an actor. I’ll meet them, or go to see them 17 beaten (verb to adjective)
in a play. Then they go to meet the director who 18 flexibility (adjective to noun)
makes the final selection from my short list. 19 interaction (verb to noun)
18 C met someone there who thought I’d be good at it 20 combination (verb to noun)
19 A We are all able to do something successfully, and I 21 pleasures (verb to noun)
think it’s a shame if you don’t achieve that
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 22 choice (verb to noun) 46 A I didn’t realise I’d find the law so dry! I was
23 requirements (verb to plural noun) incredibly naïve to think that initial feeling would
24 unforgettable (verb to adjective) change
Part 4 Part 8: Gorge yourself
25 is Leo’s skill as a (inversion with such) 47 D In neither case will the experience be as dramatic
26 was at a loss to explain (fixed expression meaning or thrilling …
couldn’t) 48 D and teach you all the essential roping, abseiling and
27 injury put paid to (phrasal verb) descent techniques to get you started

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28 highly likely that the/this film will (fixed expression highly 49 B Even though going on might involve an abseil down
likely replacing stands a good chance) a sheer rock face or a seemingly interminable creep
29 let alone cook around a ledge barely 15 centimetres wide.
30 get those broken roof tiles repaired (passive) 50 C and have also equipped the rocks with climbing
bolts, hooks and rings to which visiting canyoneers
Part 5: All the world’s her stage
can rope up.
31 B Given the limitless opportunities available in our 51 C particularly in France and Spain, where everyone
complex society, the notion of pursuing one career now recognises the word ‘canyoning’.
seems a bit pedestrian. 52 C pioneering canyoneers seeking out interesting-
32 D Antonia is the consummate Renaissance woman looking gorges and simply going for it to see if there
… The key distinction between the Renaissance was a navigable route from top to bottom.
woman and the slasher is devotion to one’s pursuits. 53 B a perforated canyoning backpack designed to let
33 C All my collections were always about creating a out all the weighty water that accumulates on the
mood and an atmosphere and a character. way down.
34 B She moved to Dublin in her mid-teens but didn’t 54 A a few fearless thrill-seekers in France and Spain
find the school syllabus particularly absorbing. 55 B canyoning basically involves making your way to the
35 D I very much fell into television, into comedy. top of an extremely long and high gorge and then
36 A charmingly childlike … She’s happy to play up this traversing your way down to the bottom by the
image … affecting a girlish blitheness best means possible …
56 D they’ll also provide you with all the gear
Part 6
37 A Innovation is indeed a hot topic just now, and at this
event it was thoroughly dissected from a variety of Test 6, Writing (page 130)
angles by some accomplished speakers.
38 B Of the formal sessions, none came close to Part 1
matching the energy and originality of some of
those I heard at last year’s event, when the focus Question 1 (essay)
was on disruptive technology. Style: Use an essay format and formal language.
39 D To my mind, there was also a bit too much input on Paragraphs should be clearly divided and there
the packed programme. I’d have appreciated more should be a clear introduction, and conclusion
time for interacting with the other participants and which gives your opinion. Ideas and points should
getting to know a few people. be linked with connectors and linking words and
40 A You couldn’t fault the refreshments, however. your argument should be clear throughout. Use the
opinions given to help formulate your ideas.
Part 7: Life choices
Content: You must discuss two of the role models and
41 B It refers back to Her first book explain which kind of role model is most important
42 G it didn’t come as easily as the others refers to you’re to young people. You should include examples and
very easily distracted. It took a long time to find my evidence to support your ideas.
rhythm again.
Part 2
43 C Wisdom is about realising what works for you, and
she hasn’t looked back. It’s as if I suddenly saw the Question 2 (report)
light Style: Be formal, using suitable headings for a report. You
44 F came to specialise in banking law. That department can use bullet points for the recommendations
appealed because she liked the amusing people section, but remember to use a range of language
there … at the end of the day you had to go back so don’t make them too simple, and use connectors
to your desk and look at those rows of figures to link them to your reasons. Include a rounding-off
45 E The rhetorical question leads in to the next
paragraph.
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 sentence which supports your recommendations 3 B But striking the balance between functionality and
and gives evidence for why your recommendations domesticity is still the key to creating the perfect
should be adopted. home office space.
Content: You could include information on: 4 A The functional trestle, whether in wood or steel, is
• reasons for the lack of success: the opening therefore a must. It provides simple support and
hours/noise/comfort, etc. allows you to move freely around
• recommendations – longer hours, food, more 5 B An excellent feature of the city, though, is that it’s
books, teachers there to give help, etc. not that good for shopping.
6 C you do have to be careful; the streets are a maze
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Question 3 (review)
Style: Be semi-formal to informal. The purpose of the Part 2: Antarctica
review is to give your opinion and also useful
information about the game. You need to use the 7 50/fifty
language of description, explanation and evaluation. 8 expensive
Use clear paragraphs with an introduction, 9 Mac City
description/narrative, evaluation and conclusion. 10 support staff
Remember that you need to be clear about how 11 huts
useful you think it is for people of different ages. 12 glaciers/islands
Content: You must include: 13 airstrip
• a short description of the game. 14 (properly) regulated
• an evaluation of how easy it is to play. Part 3
• reasons why you would or would not
recommend it for players of all ages. 15 D I feel energised by drawing a living, breathing thing.
When I’m drawing down by the river, I much prefer
Question 4 (proposal) it when there’s something going on, a ship’s docking
Style: Be formal, as this is a proposal. Use a proposal or the cranes are moving. It’s easier to feel involved,
format, with headings. Divide the points clearly part of the action. My paintings are all about life and
into paragraphs, and if you use bullet points or movement
numbering, remember to use a range of language. 16 A I’m actually quite resistant to the idea of moving
Balance your proposal carefully, and spend more into abstract art
time on the recommendations and reasons than on 17 C I then take them home and work on them and
the information about the current situation. play about with them until I get an idea of how a
Content: You must include: finished drawing might look. The drawings often take
• brief information about current situation. the form of composite images actually.
• recommendations for activities the club could 18 C But it was beginning to get me down because
provide with reasons why these would attract although it wasn’t that far away in terms of miles, it
new members. was a stressful journey to get over there.
• suggestions for any other ways of attracting 19 B I noticed an easel in an upstairs window in one of
new members, e.g. discount membership. the houses on the other side of the road where I
• a conclusion supporting your main live … there was one of those eureka moments,
recommendations. you know
20 C Working there has had a real impact on my work.
I think it’s got a lot to do with the fact that I can
Test 6, Listening (page 132) come in and work in short bursts – one of the
effects of that has been that the work has been
developing more quickly and I think the images are
Part 1
sharper as a result.
1 A Woman: It’s atmospheric music, kind of nostalgic in
Part 4
places, which is odd given that they’re really young
this band – it reminds me of sort of 1970’s film noir 21 E In the end, because I’d brought my board with me, I
– if you know what I mean. decided I’d better use it.
0 Man: I do know what you mean, but whilst I agree 22 G I booked a weekend course at the equestrian
that it creates a certain atmosphere … centre because I’d heard that the staff there were
2 C that sort of sultry late-night sound on stage – it’s really patient with beginners, and I’d never ridden
the sort of thing that might not sound the same in before.
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 23 A Once you’re off the beaten track … guides have got 21 detection (verb to noun)
the routes really well worked out. 22 analyses (noun to verb)
24 B the people in charge got quite angry with them. 23 unknown (verb to negative adjective)
I think it was meant to be encouraging, but I felt 24 invisible (adjective to negative adjective)
sorry for one woman
Part 4
25 G I was amazed to find that I was charged for drinks
with the meal, whereas my new friend wasn’t. 25 was prevented from playing (active to passive form)
26 H As it turned out, because of the way the options 26 did not eat while you are (I’d rather + past tense)
worked, you had to choose either activities on the 27 me is how confidently (cleft sentence + adverbial

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lake or something on dry land – you couldn’t mix phrase)
and match. 28 been a big fall in the (verb phrase to noun phrase)
27 F Sadly, I didn’t make friends with the others on the 29 comes fairly easily to (adjectival phrase to adverbial
course – I tried, but they didn’t seem interested. phrase)
28 E the only downside was the singing round the 30 a combination of flexibility and (fixed phrase + abstract
campfire before turning in at night – I could’ve done noun)
without that to be honest.
Part 5: The Egg Chair
29 H I managed to get to the top of the cliff that was my
challenge without too much difficulty. 31 A For decades, the unmistakable swivel-seats have
30 B another angler. It’s a solitary sport, so a bit of like- brightened up fashionable interiors all over the
minded company in the evening’s welcome after a world
day sitting by the lake. 32 B Compared unkindly by critics to a ‘glass cigarbox’
33 A It’s really organic, and stems from nature: it looks like
a broken shell that a little chick has just run out of.
Test 7, Reading and Use of English (page 138) 34 C the Egg Chair took a while to catch on, and initial
sales were disappointing.
Part 1: Expedition health 35 B Since then, there have been no … genuine
improvements in what a modern chair might be.
1 C
Only the answer can follow the preposition at. 36 D We’ve never come across an imitation purporting
2 B
Only the answer collocates with balance. to be an Egg Chair that we couldn’t spot at a glance.
3 A
Only the answer fits the context.
4 C
Only the answer fits the context. Part 6
5 A
The answer is the correct linking phrase in this 37 B Each meal takes place in a different capital and
sentence. Belmont’s sparkling prose brings each location
6 A The other words don’t collocate with the vividly to life in a few brief sentences
temptation. 38 A Reproducing the actual recipes is a brave move –
7 D In this context, only the answer can be followed by but in reality, who would turn to a book of short
from. stories for tips on lasagne making?
8 C The answer completes the common expression 39 C which works well in reinforcing Belmont’s underlying
with the effect of. message – that making and sharing food is the key
Part 2: The written word and the camera to family relationships the world over.
40 A Sadly, however, the main players in each of the
9 what (determiner, introduces a clause) dinner-table dramas which unfold are curiously
10 out (preposition, part of a phrasal verb) lacking in empathy, making it hard for the reader to
11 one/another (pronoun) turn to each successive episode with enthusiasm.
12 would (modal auxiliary, used to express habit in the
past) Part 7: Don’t fear the beaver
13 (Al)Though (linker, sets up a contrast) 41 F Link between their reputation for eco-destruction and
14 Together/Along (adverb, part of a fixed expression) such opposition, and between dams and hydrological
15 up (preposition, part of the phrasal verb) engineering
16 into (preposition, part of the phrasal verb) 42 E Link between James Byers and he explains
Part 3: Hidden depths 43 B Link between castor fiber and Castor Canadensis
and both species and between re-established and
17 settlements (verb to plural noun) reintroduction
18 apparent (verb to adjective) 44 A Link between set up home and when they choose
19 enabled (adjective to verb) large rivers for this and between these structures and
20 Happily (adjective to adverb) learn to live with them

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 45 G Link between the permanent leaks and another description, explanation and evaluation. Use clear
device paragraphs with an introduction, description,
46 D Link between the best way to study amphibian evaluation and conclusion.
populations and it could be a similar story Content: You must include:
• a short description of cinema complex.
Part 8: New directions
• an evaluation of how good or bad it is.
47 B My lucky break came when a friend managed to get • whether anything needs to be done to improve
me a cheap advert in an upmarket glossy magazine. it, e.g. cheaper parking.
48 A I did a bit of discreet networking, asking some • whether you would recommend seeing films
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business contacts if they’d use me if I set myself up there.

as one. Question 3 (email)
49 C spent a weekend in town handing them (flyers) out Style: Be informal, because this is to a friend. You can
and texting everyone I knew. Initially there wasn’t include informal or idiomatic language, but
much interest remember to use good grammar and a range
50 D I started up through necessity – I was made of structures. You should include appropriate
redundant from my accountancy job, and couldn’t conventions of emails such as greeting, and separate
get another. your points into paragraphs.
51 A I’d worked for years in marketing, and had an MBA Content: You should answer all the questions your friend has
degree, yet never seemed to be in the running for a asked, and give extra detail to support your ideas.
more senior position, which was frustrating. You should include:
52 B I was a complete novice in the fashion world. • information on the situation in your own town.
53 C I made up some flyers on my computer, • disadvantages of huge centres, e.g. effect on
54 B consultant but my heart wasn’t in it. small town centre shops.
55 D Word spread among the alternative therapy • comparison with online shopping.
community and I got more work than I could cope
Question 4 (report)
with.
Style: Be formal, with suitable headings for a report.
56 A It still took me a year to summon up the courage to
You can use bullet points for the problems or
quit my job and go for it.
recommendations, but use connectors to link them
to your reasons. Remember you should try to use a
Test 7, Writing (page 150) range of language.
Content: You could include information on:
• what you did during the work experience.
Part 1 • any problems, e.g. not being given enough
Questions 1 (essay) responsibility.
Style: Use an essay format and formal language. • recommendations for the future, e.g. shadowing
Paragraphs should be clearly divided and there a particular person.
should be a clear introduction, and conclusion
which gives your opinion. Ideas and points should
Test 7, Listening (page 152)
be linked with connectors and linking words and
your argument should be easy to follow throughout.
Use the opinions given to help formulate your ideas, Part 1
and make your own opinion clear in the conclusion. 1 A Man: It didn’t seem to have much plot really.
Content: You must discuss two of the ideas about the Woman: Not really.
importance of the arts, and explain which one 2 A I reckon a lot was lost in translation, as they say.
is most important in modern society. You should 3 C He was considerate enough to wait until the end of
include examples and evidence to support your their trip to tell her
ideas. 4 B I was ahead of my time; the market wasn’t ready
Part 2 for the filtered apple-juice products I’d developed
and everything is timing in business. I’d completely
Question 2 (review) misread the speed at which the market for such
Style: Be semi-formal to informal. The purpose of the drinks was growing,
review is to give your opinion and also 5 C And it struck a chord with me because what it was
useful information for residents about the cinema saying is that, and it’s probably obvious but it really
complex. You need to use the language of got me thinking

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 6 B at one time, if you had free time to spend doing 27 F But I’d got bored with the whole routine of city life,
what you liked, then this was a sign of status, it despite having my own studio. Here there’s fresh air
proved that you were somebody because you didn’t in limitless supply.
have to work for a living. Nowadays if you have free 28 E the change to organic was gradual and we got to
time, it rather suggests that you’re underemployed the point when we were nearly there anyway, so we
or something switched completely.
29 G And if someone’s forgotten their pass, it’s more
Part 2: Lewis Pugh: longdistance swimmer
than my job’s worth to let them in. I have to phone
7 wetsuit through to get authorisation.
8 law 30 C giving up is not an option. Problems have to be
9 stone faced and overcome because we have to be
10 twelve/12 days absolutely sure that each product is both effective
11 sunburn and absolutely safe.
12 bridges
13 debate
14 motivational speaking
Part 3
15 A It set a pattern for my future wanderings – the idea
that you’re never lost, just seeing new places! As
now, I had no sense of direction
16 B But I remember very well the decision to make
a career of it. It was when we met a German
publisher at the Frankfurt Book Fair and learnt that
he made a living writing and publishing his own
books.
17 D it’ll give me a bit more time for doing what I like
best, which is writing.
18 C The only way of getting them to Madagascar is via
tourists though, so if any of your listeners are going
in that direction, then my website …
19 C I’ve long hated the assumption that real travellers
never pay the asking price for goods or services,
haggling over every penny as though they need the
money more than the vendor.
20 A Above all they’re the ones who express delight
rather than disapproval, at what they see and
experience.
Part 4
21 D The designers like that because it brings the
collection to life.
22. E Tourists buy my work and 800 people came to my
last exhibition
23 A organic produce … they like the idea of having
direct contact with small growers
24 H I have to be able to work the various computer
systems, escort people carrying cash, and be ready
to give whatever assistance might be necessary in
an emergency situation.
25 G 15 years of painstaking trials and report-writing until
one of our products goes on the market.
26 D there’s 50 or so waiting out there ready to parade
past us. We tend to go by first impressions.

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