Test 3 Pet @ PAPER 1 READING AND WRITING TEST (1 hour 30 minutes) ae Part 1 Questions 1-5 Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer shest. Example: ‘A Do not leave your bicycle touching the window. B Broken glass may damage your bicycle tyres. © Your bicycle may not be safe here. Answer: AB jo Ranjit needs to know tomorrow whether we're going with him next month to his apartment in New York. Wil your boss give you a week off? 52 Test Cambria ‘Tony wants Elsa to A ask her boss for a week's holiday starting tomorrow. B find out if she can have time off next month. © go away with him next week for a month. 6 (2040)Test 3 Part 2 Questions 6-10 ‘The people below all want to hire somewhere for a party or event. (On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight places to hire. Decide which place would be the most suitable for the following people. For questions 6-10, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet. Jessica is arranging her boss's retirement party. She is looking for somewhere in the town centre that can provide a traditional evening meal for around 100 guests. ‘Amelia is organising her 18" birthday party for 80 friends. She loves to dance and sing along to her favourite tunes, She wants to offer drinks and snacks rather than a sit-down meal. James and Amanda need somewhere to hold their wedding party. They want to be able to take photos outdoors. Most of their 100 guests are coming by car and some will need ‘overnight accommodation. © J Jens wants to thank his staff of six by taking them out for a rn day in the countryside. He wants somewhere where they can do lots of fun activities and have a meal. 10 Sophie is organising her company's annual two-day conference. Several meeting rooms are required, one of ‘which must be able to hold 200 people. They will all need to stay one night.Test 3 Part 3 Questions 11-20 Look at the sentences below about a hot-air balloon festival. Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. It itis correct, mark A on your answer sheet. Hit is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet. 11 The Albuquerque Balloon Festival lasts over a week. 12 The first festival took place at the opening of the local radio station. 13. The pilots use hand signals to communicate with each other. 14 The ‘balloon glow’ happens before sunrise and after sunset. 15 Members of the public are forbidden to enter the balloon take-off area. 16 Some advertising balloons join in the festival 17 You can take a balloon ride to the top of the nearby mountains. 18 You can watch a firework show every evening of the festival, 19 The geography of the area around Albuquerque makes it particularly suitable for ballooning. 20 Visitors should be prepared for a range of temperatures. 56Test 3 Part 4 Questions 21-25 Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. The Young Achiever of the Year Kal Kaur Rai has always been interested in fashion and has just won the title of Young Achiever of the Year at the Asian Business Awards. Ever since she was a child, she has drawn clothes and designed patterns. She never told her hard-working parents, who own a supermarket, that she wanted to tum her hobby into a career. She thought they expected her to go into a more established business, so she went to university to do a management degree. After university, she moved to London and worked in an advertising agency. one naa to attend industry events but couldn't afford the designer clothes she liked. She started making skirts and tops for herself. When her friends saw her clothes, they asked her to make things. for them. She then found a small shop in London willing to take her designs on a sale-or- return basis. They were very popular and nothing came back. This encouraged her to leave her advertising job, take out a £20,000 loan and begin her own womenswear label. Kal’s parents were not angry about her career change and said they would support her, which really pleased her. Her clothes are now on sale in over 70 stores and her business has an income of over £500,000. Her clothes appear in fashion magazines, she designs for pop stars and she has just gained public recognition by winning this award. Her business has come a long way and she knows she is extremely lucky. ‘What I do is my hobby — and I get paid for it! But remember, I've worked hard for this.” 21 Whats the writer trying to do in the text? A encourage fashion designers to make better business plans B_ compare a job in fashion with other choices of career C give details of recent changes in the fashion industry D explain how a woman set up a fashion business 22 What does the reader learn about Kal's parents? ‘A They wanted Kal to help them run the family business. B_ They did not realise that Kal wanted to work in fashion, © They insisted Kal should continue with her job in advertising. They did not think Kal worked hard enough at university. 58Test 3 Part 5 Questions 26-35 Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. Example: 0 Ain Bon Cat D from Answer: | 9 | A. Bc D Sweden’s Ice Hotel The village of Jukkasjarvi is (0) Swedish Lapland, and winter temperatures there can reach -40° C. But 6,000 holidaymakers (26) 0. 0 there annually, to visit what is probably Europe’s most unusual accommodation. In this hotel you eat, drink, and sleep in rooms made (BT) oenovoveenes tee, If you want, you can (28) .. married in one. The bar is ice too, and putting hot itis obviously not (28) .. ..! The bedrooms are around ~4° C, but fortunately guests are (30) special sleeping bags that will keep (31) ... warm in the coldest of temperatures. (82) vvrvnsennen Outdoor clothes can be supplied too, if needed. ‘The hotel is never more than six months old (83) .. it melts in summer, and 4) .. Winter it is rebuilt. Creating the hotel (35) v= 10,000 tonnes of ice, plus 30,000 tonnes of snow. 26 A therefore B over € also D stil 27 Aby Bot ¢ within D for 28 A even B however C already D yet 29° A supported B recognised C recommended ——D agreed 30 A given B offered © provided D delivered 31 A these B those C they D them 32 A Suitable B Convenient © Acceptable D Satisfactory 33 A although B because cso D while 34 A other B any C each D another 35 A brings B puts C fetches D takes 60Test 3 Part 2 Question 6 You arranged to meet your English friend Sally next Tuesday, but you have to change the time. Write an email to Sally. In your email, you should * suggest a new time to meet on Tuesday explain why you need to change the time * remind Sally where you arranged to meet. Write 35-45 words on your answer sheet.Test 3 PAPER 2 LISTENING TEST approx 35 minutes {including 6 minutes transfer time) Part 1 Questions 1-7 ‘There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. (Choose the correct picture and put a tick (/) in the box below it. Example: How did the woman get to work? 80 2 — What should Suzie take to Emma's house? aL] ®O cOTest 3 6 — How did the woman spend her last holiday? aD 50 eO 7 Where is the git’s purse? aoTest 3 12 What does Elena often do for her fans? 43 What does Elena like best about her job? 68 A] She gives them a flower. B [| She signs one of her photographs. cc [) She sends them a free ticket. A [) appearing on television B [1] doing something she loves C [1 travelling to different countriesTest 3 Part 4 Questions 20-25 Look at the six sentences for this part. ‘You will hear two friends, a boy, Rolf, and a git, Maria, talking about the jobs they would like to do in the future. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. It tis correct, put a tick (/) in the box under A for YES. Ifit is not correct, put a tick (/) in the box Under B for NO. A 8 YES NO 20 Maria would like to travel a lot as part of her job. oO o 21 Maria is confident she will be able to work for an airline. oO oO 22 Rolf intends to do a job connected with his degree. oO o 23° Maria and Rolf agree it is important to have a good salary. oO Oo 24 Maria hopes to work for several different employers. Oo o 25 Rolf's ambition is to manage his own company one day. oO oO 70EXAMPLI PART 1 E How did the woman get to work? Woman: D ‘Oh, I'm s0 sorry I'm fate — | missed the bus. | was trying to decide wtiether to walk or go back and get my bike when | saw my neighbour. Luckily he offered me a it, because he works near here. ‘One. What regular exercise does David do at the moment? Catt Davi Cathy: David: 2 You're looking well, David! Have you been to the gym a lot recently or something? Well | joined a gym earfier this year, but | stopped going ~ it was just too difficult. And expensive, too! I've done a lot of swimming instead, and | feel much better for it! ft showe! I'm thinking of taking up tennis again. Would you be interested in a game one day? You used to be quite good, didn’t you? Well, | haven't played for a long time but . .. why not? Two. What should Suzie take to Emma's house? Woman: Suzie? it's Emma, We've got to make some paper flowers so the classroom looks nice for 3) Girt: Boy: Girt: 4) Woman: Man: Woman: Man: the end-of-term party. Gan you come to my house this evening to help me do it? There's ‘some paint left over from last time, but I can't find any brushes: Have you got one? Bring it if you have. And if we have a pair of scissors each, we can work faster, so don't forget yours. We'll need coloured paper, but fm getting that from college. See you around six. Look, it's your present. Just choose a T-shirt and then you ean have anything you like printed on it. They've got three types — a picture like this one with boats on, or there are some with words, and this type has shapes on it. ‘Well, | really don’t like writing ~ it makes me feel like an advertisement! And those pictures are awful . . . Right then, I know which one you'll choose . . . How was your camping holiday in Africa? Oh... . fantastic. . . we saw all sorts of wildlife. You know, lots of lions and all that. ‘Wasn't it frightening with all those animals so close to your tent? Not really, to be honest, what scared me most were the bats . . . thay flew 60 close at night. . .| thought I'd be frightened of all the other things like elephants . . . but in the end | wasn’t because we only saw them during the day and they were mostly quite a tong way away.Interviewer: Elena: Interviewer: Elena: Interviewer: Elena: Interviewer: Elena: Interviewer: Elena: Interviewer: PET.6- TEST 3- PART 2 ‘My quest today is the star of the London Ballet Company, twenty-two-year-oki Elena Karpov. Elena, you were bom in Bulgaria. Did you always want fo be a dancer? Well, | was a very tively litle gir, so at the age of seven my mother sent me to gymnastics classes. When | was nine, | went on to ballet lessons and from that moment | knew that | wanted to spend my life dancing. Two years tater, when | was eleven, | won a place at the New York Ballet School. So you had to move to the United States. Did you miss your family? Oh yes. At first it was difficult being away from home and not knowing a lot of English. But it taught me how to look after myself and not to depend on others. ‘There were other Bulgarian students there, and we actually found It quite easy to learn enough English to take part in the lessons with the other students. Tell us about your latest role with the London Ballet Company. I'm going to dance the part of Cinderela. I's a story about a poor girl who marries a handsome prince. My parents used to read it to me when I was ite. 'd never ‘seen the ballet before, but | already knew the music really well. ’m sure children will love the batlet. What do you do when you're not practising or performing? Before | joined this company | spent two weeks going round London as a tourist. ‘don’t have time for sightseeing now, but | love trying on the latest fashions with my friends. 'm always buying new jeans and trainers! I'm not too keen on discos | ‘and nighfolubs ~ I dance enough during the day! ‘You must have lots of fans. ‘Quite a few! They always ask for a photograph of me, but unfortunately | don’t have many to give away. | sometimes sign their programmes instead, and if! can give them one of the flowers t've received from the audience. They always ask {or tickets, but of course that's not possible. What's been the best thing that’s happened in your career 80 far? Well, 've been 2 guest dancer with ballet companies in Moscow and Vienna, and | appeared twice on television in Bulgaria and met the president! | shall never {forget that! But the most satisfying thing for me is that I'm paid for doing what | really enjoy — dancing! Interviewer: Elena, thank you for talking to us. Elena: Thank you.Teacher: PET 6 - TEST 3 —PART 3 Right everyone! Some important information about the three college trips before the end of June. Firstly, we're all going to Birmingham to see the Intemational ‘Athletics Championships. That's the only trip we've planned during March because | know that April is such a busy time for students. We're going on the 15%. For those of you who haven't heard of this event before, i's the largest single sports competition in Britain, so we're really pleased that we're going. A hundred and forty different national teams will take part, which means you'll see five hundred and twenty world-class sportsmen and women there, and you'l be ‘amongst thousands of other tans. The stadium seats seventeen thousand! Welll be leaving here early and we've decided to go by train this time and not hire @ coach, because we got delayed in traffic jams when we went fo Birmingham before. | hope everyone's pleased about that. Next, someone asked me what to take. Firstly, what notto take! Leave your cameras behind because taking photos is forbidden, but you must have your identity card with you as we've bought a group ticket, and you may need to show it. Mobile phones are okay, but you'll have to turn them off during the event, so it's probably better not to take them. tf you want to read some more about the event on the Internet, go to Birmingham's website, Then look for the word 'Birinfo" in the page index, that's spelt B--R-L-N-F-O. Youll find all kinds of information about the Championships there. ‘As for our trip, | don't have the final details of journey times yet, but | will by this ‘afternoon. So, | think Pil write an information sheet with answers to all your questions on it. You'll get copies of this on Friday, 60 you can reed through everything over the weekend. Right... the second trip will...Maria: Rolf: Maria: Maria: Rolf: Maria: Rolf: Maria: Rolf: Maria: Rolf: Maria: Rott: Maria: Rolf: Maria: Rolf: Maria: PET6-TEST3—PART4 ‘What do you want to do when you leave college, Rolt? haven't decided yet, Maria, | might go travelling for six months, and then look for a job. How about you? hope to start work straight away. Do you know where? Well, Pd prefer to live near my family, but | want to see the world too. So I'd hope to have plenty of trios for work. You could get a job with an airine company. Mmm... . thaf'd be great, but i’s hard to get into. | know lots of people apply for that kind of work. But you're good at languages — I'm sure they'd accept you. hope so. Have you really not decided what job you'd like? It's difficult. My degree’s in music, but | definitely don't want to be a music teacher. I'l probably look for something completely different. Oh . . . that's a shame, Why not become a music teacher? You'd get long holidays. But if} got a job if business, | could eam far more money. Lots of people say money doesn't matter, and you should just find a job you enjoy. But {think a job has to pay well, 50 you can live comfortably... . Mmm . . . That's exactly how I see it, Do you think you'll have lots of different jobs before you find a really good one? expect so. No one finds the perfect job immediately . . ''d like to find a job | really like, and stay with the same company for at least ten years... . Oh, | 8ee, that’s interesting. ‘Your father has his own business, doesn’t he? Yes, but | don’t want to work for him. But he could help you set up your own business. | couldn't imagine doing that. | know how many hours my father has to work. ‘Mmm . . . Your free time's important to you, isn't it? ttoertainly Right...