READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part1 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 Aopredictable B steady respectable D main a ere Home and abroad ‘After a short time living in a foreign country, | noticed conversations with locals assumed a (0) pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little (1) it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2)..........n each other's toes, But, ‘When are you going home?'was a question | (3) ....... toanswer, whenever I (4) ......my life and the direction it seemed to be (6) ........ .In the last ten years, | had lived in a dozen countries. ‘And I had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6)... of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) ........ wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide (8) of cultures. However, it doesn't allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the, Jdea of home, the place you came from.best fits each gap. sumed a (0) 180d litle (1) each other's toes, r1(4) my life a dozen counties. erson; occasionally awide (8) of rind, though, is the 1A 2A 3 A aa 5 A 6 A 7A BA puzzle touching worked considered making look aimless difference trouble moving competed thought finding search unreasonable arrangement obstacle walking stretched reflected seeking sight unreliable variety Reading and Use of English D barrier stepping struggled believed taking inquiry indefinite order 31Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text bolow and think ofthe word which best fts each gap, ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) ‘Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. svanoe: [5] [PLT TTL An Irish cookery school In the last few years, a number of cookery schools have been set (0)... in Ireland to p on trish cooking. (8) ........ such school is run by Kathleen Doyle not (10) ........ from the of Dubiin, ‘Topened the schoo! twelve years ago; says Kathleen. ‘The school was by no means an@ success; | found (11) ...... mecessary to work hard to build up a reputation. One of my ‘was that Id had problems with my own cooking. I've made (12)......... mistake that i's ‘make, but (13) ........ ofthis, know what people do wrong from first-hand experience’ ust (14) ...... most cookery schools in Ireland, Kathleen initially copied the classical dis France and Italy and other countries (15) ....... have a reputation for excellent food.'Now tho things are changing, says Kathleen. We get excellent produce from Irish farms and, (16) result, we're encouraging students to create unique Irish dishes’Reading and Use of English Part 3 3 each gap. Use oni questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the form a word that fis in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). {your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. LT] ple: [0] [clo|m Plelt| ‘| rlo][R| Running speed in Ireland to promo} ..like the Jamaican Usain Bolt have regularly been clocked + COMPETE {rom the cent gatneatly 45 kilometres per hour. Such speed would have seemed «mot so long ago. Scientists now suggest that humans can BELIEVE .-faster than even that, perhaps as fast as 65 kilometres CONSIDER * Sit was assumed that simple muscle power determined human e that it’s possible t@ Shee but recent research suggests otherwise. The most important factor appears to be how quickly the muscles can contract LIMIT (20)........the time @ runners foot is in contact with the ground. MINIMUM e classical dishes @ 1t food. ‘Now though faihletic ability inherited? Researcher Alun Williams has (21) IDENTITY ns and, (16) ahree inherited factors that influence sporting performance, such N= (22) ......use of oxygen, and strength. As world population rises, EFFICIENCY Wiliams, the (23) of there being someone with the right POSSIBLE CHARACTER orthese twenty-three (24) will increase noticeably and thus Efunners are likely to emerge in future.Part 4 For questions 25-80, 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: 0 Avery friendly taxi driver drove us into town. DRIVEN We a very friendly taxi driver. The gap can be filed by the words ‘were driven into town by; so you write: Example: | 0 | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 Robert had never been to Turkey on business betore. FIRST t Robert had ever been to Turkey on business. twas impossible for me to know which road to follow. NoT 1 known which road to follow. So far this year the cost of petrol has not increased. INCREASE So far this year there in the cost of petrol.Reading and Use of English 28 I cannot get all my clothes in the suitcase. BIG meaning to the first The suitcase take all my clothes. se between two and 29 The waiter carried the tray very carefully so that he wouldn't spill any of the drinks. AVOID The waiter carried the tray very carefully so any of the drinks. 30 | wasn't able to get to the airport on time because of the bad weather. PREVENTED ‘The bad weather to the airport on time,Part 5 You are going to read an article about an island off the west coast of Scotland. 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. The Isle of Muck 4lim Richardson visits the Scots istand of Muck. Lawrence MacEwen crouches down on his gout ofthe door and come back only when thers Lawrence | Mac yet ic of Muck, And so do 1. An hungry. But island ite has tts compromises. To Sie iene threatens (0 lit and blow us both one, electricity t only avallable part the, feng Aantic gale Weaves, over the steep cll at our My Arst evening. I wait anxiously forthe hs deen etvoss the bay 120m below, dropping turn on. The next morning I tnd Mary Setting © fect and across unding ocean, Then MacEwen's breakfast by torehlight. But | cope witht Sor sheepdog, Tie, creeps up and his blond, bearded “There is mobile sheep Tee cm vith gentle hands, The howling reception on the hill’ Mary tells me. Most ris owner strokes ni night, can't make this man try fora couple of day, then just put the phone wine alortable here, on his island, where he looks _ the drawer” So do too, “and is - perfectly at home. Everything on Muck seems delightful nd ig Perfect ang mea visual tour of his improbable. The boat today brings over, the netfiscurtood. Nodding to the north, he yells, post — and three musicians: wie NOP carrying neighbourhoed fg. The one to the west of It is instruments. Their concert in the island's tearoe Praag ena gets twice as much rain as proves a smash bit, with the islanders press the Isle of ur ieavy’ clouds. dump rain on its tapping their boots in time to the music, Tia He ee;ountains. lust beyond Rum is the island of night, siting by a glowing Bre 28 8 r08 outsides huge mptive sheep to move; MacEwen abruptly Lawrence Maceven jell me how he a) wife Sony. 1 have in in dite towards vs. We start Jenny. ‘Her father saw a small farm on te i aan eee Az we stride along, he brings me Soay advertised in the newspaper, and bout don ie dom sand detalls:Voleanie Muckis 3km it without even looking at it He'd never oe tte pall as wide: its geese eat vast amounts of Scotland. Jenny was sent fo manage Did Jeam Tong and netic MacEwwens nave been living here for know anything about running a farm? She had goo 3,000 years. typing skills 0 YERTS. sheep interrupts the flow of "1 goto bed with rain and awake to more rin in erding, ‘he, the sheepdog, is circling a flock 1 eat well, virtually every bit of food coming from ord not doing i well Away to me, Tie. the tiny island. Mary sends me down fo Asie Of sheet 2 yeaning the dog should ciele to the Sandy Mathers fr fresh fish, I earry it Pack tong Ay We jgean' he goes straight up the mide of the vllage and deliver it to Mary af the ict Tigh He does tgtonfusion. Tie’ MacEwen's voice door. By 7 pm, our fish ts on the table, delcin sae spalntment- "That willnever do.'The dog beyond reckoning. Also beyond reckon ne My (0 looks ashamed. ride the following morning to my next island. Ove ks ashamed qs largely aMacEwen enterprise. the preceding two months. many of the sched Lae ele eine the farm with his wife, Jenny: son ferries had been cancelled because of High Seas arene rae ried, manages the island cottages, my ferry didn't come, I'd be stuck on Muck for cor augiter Mary rons the island hotel, Port Mor, more days. Which, now. phone or no Phone, w arth her husband, Toby. Mary and Toby love the _ what I secretly longed for. Tact that their two boys can wander the island on their own and sail dinghies on summer days. ‘TheyReading and Use of English Why does the writer describe MacEwen stroking his dog? to emphasise how bad MacEwen thought the weather was that day to show the dog was as frightened by the storm as MacEwan was to explain why MacEwen had risked going to the dangerous cliffs to demonstrate how relaxed MacEwen was despite the bad weather For questions 31-36, «. voa> 32. According to the writer, the sheepdog's behaviour suggests that A itnever obeys MacEwen. B itis afraid of MacEwen. sackonly when theyral.__ © It aware it should have done beter. its compromises Fog, _D_ itusually responds to loud commands. able part of the time Dusly for the lights ta) 33 What is suggested about istand life in the fourth paragraph? find Mary setting out {cope with it ~ along) People living there would ike more visitors to help the economy. Ke a ae B People come to the island in search of employment. just put the phone in © People are too busy to do all the things they'd like to D_ People don't mind putting up with some inconveniences. seems delightful ay brings over the ? ‘who hop off carrying. 34 What attitude is expressed by the writer in the fh paragraph’ jaissaland’s tarooni| He is amused that people on the island share thir feelings so openly to the muste B_ He likes the way so many surprising things can happen on the island. © He approves of the way the islanders all socialise together. D_ He finds it strange that island farms are advertised in national newspapers. ‘What does ‘Which refer to in line 75? _ A the writers ferry ride —B the next isiand : having to stay on the island BED. a mobic phone reckoning: my ferry my next island any of the scheduled. || B has the highest level of rainfall the area. Cause of high seas. has an economy based solely on sheep. tes Neca is dependent on the outside world for its foodPart 6 ‘You ate going to read a newspaper article about the Hollywood sign in the United States of America: Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one whict 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. The sign on a hill HOLLYWooD [At the top of a hill called Mount Lee in Los Angeles ‘on the west coast of the USA is a very famous sign, recognisable to people around the world. My job is to look after this sign. It says Hollywood and that’s ‘of course the place where films have been made for over hundred years. The first film was made there {in 1907 and by 1912, atleast 15 independent studios could be found making films around town, “The lm industry continued to grow and the name Hollywood, which by the 1920s represented not just acity butalso an industry and alfestyle, was made oficial when the Hollywoodland’ sign was erected in 1923, twas only supposed to last about a year. GBH Jouritwase'talways.ttstarted out asa massive Dilboard advertising an upscale suburban development called Hollywoodland In the 1940s, TV started to become popular and some Hollywood film studios closed, but then TV ‘companies moved in and took them over. At this point, the city of Los Angeles decided to renovate the sign, The letters spelling ‘land’ were removed land the rest was repaired. Modern Hollywood was born. The letters in the sign weren't straight and still aren't. ‘They follow the shape of ‘Mount Lee and this Is part of thelr fame. 1 am responsible for maintaining and protecting the sign, When I first arrived in 1989) security was pretty low-tech ~ we put up a fence around the sign to stop trespassers messing with It But people just jumped over the fence. The back, the sign was black with graffiti ~ there was barbed wire across it, but they stil got through. So I decid to improve the effectiveness of the security Now we have motiondetectors and cameras Everything goes via the internet to a dedicated surveillance team watching various structur around the city, But they can get closer look on one of my regular tours, It's also important to protect the sign’s image as i's used in loads of adverts and news pieces. There's a simple rule about how the sign can be used However, it mostly comes down the look To take a different example, if you used ‘Hollywood’ in the name of your company it would depend what the word looked like, whether it wag just spelled out or whether the Image of the sign itself was used. People call up with the most ridiculous ideas. The want to light the sign, paint it pink, or cover It something to promote their product. You'll get really enthusiastic marketing executive call up terribly excited because they think they're the fi person to think of this or that idea. ‘That's because we don't like to change the image ‘and we hope it will have the same significance fof generations to come.Reading and Use of English Even so, people still try to climb over the E Things have changed a lot since then. ] barrier, mostly innocent tourists surprised , Ws still there, of course, andis a symbol o ‘that you can’t walk right up to the sign. al ” pmbolel the entertainment world, fe They mney get barnes Soe G ifthe purpose is commercial -to promote C_ifone of them ever fell down | would have something ~ payment has to be made, to putit back up at exactly the same angle D_ We used to have real problen aining and protecting 1 = we put up a fence assers messing with i the fence. The back of iti- there was barb t through. So! decided of the security sctors and cameras eret to a dedicated 3 various structure _] But they can get ilar tours, the sign's image as its \ews pieces. There's te sign can be used dstly comes down example, if you used >ur company it would like, whether it was he image of the sig {diculous ideas. The} it pink, or cover iti product. You'll getr Part7 ‘You are going to read an article in which four athletes talk about what they eat. For questions 43-52; choose from the athletes (A-D). The athletes may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Which athlete ‘enjoys cooking but finds the planning dificult? has to carry food with him when training? doesn't find it easy to eat before an event? uses cooking as a way to relax? sometimes allows himself certain food as a reward? has seen a change in the diet of sports people? ‘once made the wrong decision about the food he ate? says that people are unaware of what he actually eats? says knowing what and when to eat is critical? has had to change his diet with a change of sport?For questions 43-52, When I'm cycling on my own I stuff my pockets with bananas and protein bars. On the longest rides I'll eat something every half an hour. For heavier training i's physically impossible to get enough energy from food alone, 50 you do rely ‘on energy drinks. One development in sports nutrition since I've been competing is the focus fon the importance of protein. Cycling is much More weightorientated than the swimming | ‘used to do, which means I need to eat differently ow. Protein feeds the muscles but keeps them as lean as possible. I've been an athlete for 20 ‘Years so healthy eating is normal for me, but Hats otto say {dont get ea et “neal from time to time. I've just learned to spot ill provide what I need. It’s imple things like steering clear of the creamy auces and making sure | get lots of veg. On the morning of a competition, 1 Sonervous | feel really sick. [have to force to have something so I'l have enough to perform well. Sometimes I get those Where I don't want to be so disciplined, M think: ‘I've trained really hard, 1 deserve a pizza. It’s OK to have a little relapse ‘Now and then but I can’t do it every day or Merolling round the track! Reading and Us of English Sports diets Four athletes talk about what they eat. ae For a gymnast, a kilo can make all the difference, But if you don’t eat enough you'll be a bit shaky and weak. It's all about eating the right amount, at the right time - two hours before you do anything, Breakfast is fruit and if'm a bit eckish, wholewheat toast and butter! I get to training for 12 pm, then break after three hours for lunch ~ more fruit, a cheese and tomato sandwich. I'm back in the gym from 5 pm to8 pm, then I go to my Mum’s for steak and vegetables or chicken and salad. 1 don't tend to mix carbs with meat late at night. 'm not the best cook, but I think it's fun to do. I know how to make chicken from my mum’s recipe, it just takes me a bit longer to get organised, > Eee I's definitely possible to eat delicious food and be @ professional swimmer, I've always loved food so I'm not going to be obsessive because you can get what you need and still enjoy every bite. 'm not really one for endless protein shakes and energy drinks. Before a training session I'd rather have a banana. That's not to say I'm perfect. At the world championships 1 got my feeding strategy wrong - and I paid for it For my sport it’s what you eat two days before the competition that makes the difference. You have to ‘carb load’ - eat piles of rice or pasta — and | didn't, T was leading for a long way but I ended up 11". My biggest indulgence is pastry, And love baking. I train for 33 hours a week so in my time off I need to rest, and spending time in the kitchen is perfect. Swimming is my biggest Passion but baking comes a close second.