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1A forecasts Test 2 2A scale READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 30 minutes) 3A cet port + 44 Anyway For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. 8 A. privileged ‘Ther isan example at the begining). 8A cabtor Mark your anawers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 7A relates O Abalance Brecord C income _D profit 8 A hesitation aoa 2258 | Promotion is good for your health A recent study suggests that being promoted isn't just good for your Bank (Q) vee» it’s also good for your health. Researchers found that those who work in jobs with better promotion (1) in departments with double the average promation (2). ae less likely to develop serious illnesses. Specifically, those working had a twenty percent better chance of escaping serious illness. The researchers (3) ‘medical conditions and educational level. 4). into account factors such as family background, pre-existing they could be confident that the lower ‘occurrences of iiness were not simply due to a healthier or more (6)... upbringing. ‘The results seem to (6) ...... earlier studies showing that people who win prestigious ‘awards, such as an Oscar or Nobel Prize during their career, have a tendency to outlive those who are less fortunate, As the author of the report says, ‘When our findings are put together with the large body of other (7)... literature, there is little (8) that achieving a higher position at work is good for the heatth.” 30 advances rato took Moreover prefered goover combined question ooo reictons degree put Consequently cnttled backup refores reservation Reading and Use of English prospects ratio made au Test 2 Part2 For questions 8-16, read the text below and think ofthe word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). \wite your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of the lines to form a wore that fis In the gap in the same line. There isan example atthe beginning (0) \write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: [0 Handwriting About six months ago, | realised | had (0)... Idea what the handwriting of a good friend of ‘mine looked like, We had always communicated by email and text but never by a handwriter letter. Andit struck me that we are at a moment (9)... handwriting seems to be about to vanish ‘some point in recent years, it stopped (11)... anecessary 1 means by (12)... individuals communicate the form of the message as they ‘rom our lves altogether. (10) and inevitable intermeciary between people with each other, puting a ite bit oftheir personality (13). ress the ink-bearing point onto the paper. It has started to become just (14)... among many ‘options, often considered unatractve and elaborate, For each of us, the act of putting marks on paper with ink goes back a8 (16) nn a8 we can romember. Our handwriting, lke ourselves, seems always to have been there. But now, given that most of us communicate via email and text, have we lost (16)... rusia to the human experience? 32 Modernising a museum ‘The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England ~ the world’s oldest university ‘museum ~ has recently gone through a major (0) ‘The architects. TRANSFORM Wanted to create a new space that would make the museum one of the ‘world's most important and (17). cultural showcases. INNOVATE ‘The collections inthe museum are absolutely (18)... and cover the STAND cultures of east and west, charting the aspiations of mankind from the prehistoric era to the present day. The approach that was adopted was based on the idea that (19)... that have shaped our modern societies CIMILISE Aid not develop in isolation but were part ofa complex inteelated word Every object has a (20)... story to tell and these are gradually uncovered SIGNIFY through tracing the Joumey of ideas and influences across time and continents, People who knew the old museum say it has (21) uu. an amazing GO makeover, The new layout 22) ..... people to appreciate the objects ABLE fully: HIS (28) un tO everyone, from school children to academic ACCESS ‘Scholars, $0 (24)... t0 all hose involved in redesigning this wonderful CONGRATULATE treasure house. 3 Test 2 Part 4 For questions 25-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the fst sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three {and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: © James would only speak to the head of department alone ‘on JAMES sonnet the Head of department alone, ‘The gap can be filed with the words ‘insisted on speaking’, so you write: Example: [0 ][ INSISTED ON SPEAKING \Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25 The other students don't mind whether you give your presentation on Thursday or Friday. DIFFERENCE t o the other students whether you give your presentation on “Thursday or Friday. 26 “What are you thinking of doing forthe college's centenary celebration?’ the tutor asked the students, MIND “The tutor asked the students what. celebration. for the college's centenary 27 Dr. Ramesh’ colleagues regarded him so highly that they forgave his inability to remember people's names. HELD Dr. Ramesh. « by his colleagues that they forgave his inability to remember people's names. 34 Reading and Use of English ‘A learning new languages had never been a problem for her, Katy didnt expect to have ‘any diffcuties when she went to live abroad, ‘COME Learning new languages had... ‘any dificities when she went toe abroad, her so Katy didn't expect to have | think we owe this passenger an apology, as she was apparently given incorrect train times by our cal contre staf. MISINFORMED | think we owe this passenger an apology, as she soem times by our call centre staff. stein her party wins the lection, whichis unlikely, she'll become President, ection, shel become President, 35 Test2 Parts You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 91-98, choose the answer (A,B, Cor D) which you think fits best according to the text. “Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet: Howard’s Career as a Palaeontologist Howard became a palacontologist because of ars In Iterest ates when he was sx years old Hs {atv 2 cautious man with alge morigage and thoughts focussed merely on Row the economic ‘Satin would fat him, announced that the projacted hoiday to Span was no long ease. A ‘hate was rented onthe English coast instead and thas, ona dank August afternoon, Howard picked tt acoled fal hel called an ammonite, on tw Beach He knew for along time that he wanted to become a palasontolgit, and towards the end of his time at unversty he became csar as fo what sort of palssonoiogst he wanted tobe. He found the {ces of is inorest reaching forthe and further back in time, The move spectacular areas were not {ochin, he eased turing his back onthe Jurassic, on cnosaurs. Ho was rawn particulary to the ‘egonings, to thot wtmateaniguty where everthing a decided rom which, against all odds, We ‘Sette So ha studied doles creates revealod onthe surface of grey rocks. Werk on his doctoral these came to an end, and, he knew, possibly a iter one, Would ne get a job? ‘Would ne get job in the sort of nttition he sought? He was far rom being without se-esteem™ anc know that his potomtal was good. But he knew that those whe deserve do not alway get, and that tile the objectives of science may be pure and uncompromising, the process of appointment to an lteagemic positon isnot, When the Aesstart Lectureship at Tavistock Callge in Lendon came, fe epplied at once, though without high hopes. (On the mocring of Howard’ intrvaw, the professor who would chair the panel had a ow with his (wee consequence heeft hme na stata cf tation and inattention, crove his car vel nto 1 gatepost end ended up in the Casualty Dopartment of tho loal hospital. The inten took pace “anon him an witpou the suppor e Rad ntonded Yo give to a cancdate who had bean a student ons. “The professor who replaced tim onthe pansl was a hated colleague, whose main conser was to Oppose the appointment of his enemy's protege; he was abl o engineer without much cffcuty that Pebward got the ob Howard, surpriaed st he evident fvourtam rom a man he did nat know, Was fervent grateful unl, mont later a league kiely enlightened ium as tothe corect terretaton St events Howard was ony sighty chagrned, t would have been nice to tink that he wes the Shiicus candidate, or tht he had captivated those present with is tity and personality, But by ‘hon the only hing tha realy mattered as tat he had the ob and that he could suppor himsel By ‘dong the sort of work he wanted 0 He often found himself contrasting the orderly natu of his profesional ie — where the pursuit of ‘Sontic truth aa eoncemed, was possible fo pan a couree of action and cary it ut — withthe Sharchy of prvate concems. The woe teams win people wo can determine the quality of your tistenge, end on occasion some total stranger can reach n ae maripulte the entire narrative, 28 Floward was to find when his refeae, conning tne notes for alctue he was about to Gv, was ‘Solon at an Undergyound station, Furing, Howard retuned to the college. He made an ex ‘hone cal and postponed the lecture He reported the theft othe appropriate autores and then wet or a restorative coffee He Joned acolesgue whe was entertaining a visting curator fom the Natural History Museum in Nsiob ‘rs thus twas that Howard learnt ofthe recetly acquired colton of oss as yet uncataiogued fand unidentified the ety of which would provide him with his greatest challenge and ensue Nis profesional flue, But for he thet, ut for that now benevolent stranger. Win half an Hou he Fed clomartd and reassembled his plane, He would not goto a conference in Stockholm. He woud fot spend 8 fortnight taking stodents on & fet rip to Seotand. He would pul out every stop and ‘Somanow seramble together the funds for vito the museum in Nab. 36 Reading and Use of English ‘31. What is suggested about Howard's father inthe frst paragraph? He'd foreseen a change in the economic cmt, He acted in character when canceling the holiday. He'd never been in favour of holidays abroad, He tended to make decisions spontaneously com> ‘82 What area of palacontology did Howard develop a special interest n at university? ‘A. the eariest Ife forme B the dating of pieces of evidence © the scale of pre-historic creatures D_ the fragile beauty of many fossils 39, What concemed Howard about the chances of getting a job? A fis lack of work experience B his uncertainty ofhis own worth © that jobs were not always awarded on merit D_ that jobs in his field were always in short supply 34 The result of Howard's job interview depended on ‘A. a change of heart by a member ofthe panel B the relative strengths ofthe candidates, the performance of a favoured candidate D_ the confict between two members of stat. 35 How did Howard feel when he learnt the tuth about his appointment? pleased he would be so well paid unconcerned about why he got the job cismayed at not being the best candidate ‘Fated to think he'd made a good impression poop ‘96 Over the text as a whole, the writer suggests thatthe course of Howard's career was determined toa large extent by {series of random coincidences, {an interest developed in childhood. belief in scientc certainties. ‘mix of hard work and academic success. vor 37 Test2 Reading and Use of English Part 6 Which expert ‘You are going to read four extracts from online articles about sports psychology. For questions ‘shares Khan's opinion on why public misconceptions about ‘37-40, choose from the extracts A-D. The extracts may be chosen more than once. sports psychology have occurred? ‘Merk your answers on the separate answer sheet. has a cfferent view from Khan on whether some psychological ee IO training used in team sports is helpful to the players? Sports psychology: a valid discipline? | has a diferent view from Rossweler on how the media regard | _sports paychologists? A Borat Common thas a diferent opinion from the other three experts on th \sthe evr growing dine of sorts paychology contain ety to spoing peomancs os = current stato ‘Ray peopl ts sen the at sain the blecingy obvious? [nave cea soon evidence tht ose ‘of research in sports psychology? [Misra ence ae ett be uy cones. And west te Det sper poyeogsts rouse | {Dinca the sopisicatn ol ee Sppronshes to esearch, mang Uso of mere eb eceiemethos. 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Sports psychology Nes been 8 6 Unio arte scant reser ae he ust fee yas ated by general experimental reenercers aren ctote ee an ceay Goran snd obtanatie poplton Yet sea practling epors paychaegst ‘fecuntySbeoved abi coarse eacon To a prom made-dstane ner ksrg awning [ton on he lst ap was fo proie deeloping a spret fish What he ct sccees wes he fet et ‘Reruns aie to esas whorover he got ovation. Than aga, | lo winessad some bebo coechee ‘Sng some wot whch woud hava Sten proud of ny protesonal capaci - on assessing sealing ‘Starjuc snd weaknesses ad tsa on pertrmance ana). So binge vay end some tenes ae Cary fhov sowadgesle ran oer Butter surpraing al es a est, publ concaptons are contusod on 38 39 Test 2 Part 7 ‘You are going o read a newspaper article about anew trend in te travel and tourism industry. Sb paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (41-46). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. ‘Mark your anewers on the separate answer sheet. Stargazing in East Africa Jonathan Ford went to Tanzania on an ‘astro-safar’, which combines animal-watching with looking atthe stars. ‘Weare gathered about a campfire on the dy edge of the Serengei National Park. Air along day samning the svannah fr creatures wih jaws, lw, us the flames are comfating, Normally on one of thes ps this the momen at which the day starts wo wind ‘don, when fours compare the animals they've had the chance of serng nd caring on fim. ex age. natural communicator, Howes promptly reared that degrees in astophysis are all ery ‘well uct astronomy rebes om the work of thousands of amateur They are jst ke ws, but with eter lenss and more patience. “ ] | Mm CCS; Amateur aonomy i ejoyng » ge of populiy fd remote Dates ara the Word are intling telescopes and hiring expert tar guides Nevertheless Ishen Tint eat abou the tea ofan ‘rosy Teas sceptical. Was the whole pint of ing ‘Aca ok atund at eas and gale, ater than up at consis that have sary changed Sine oor ancestors rt stroged stand upright? "The ycabulay weer, was allringly abe: not just neal and superove, but globule chsters and ‘Magellanic Clouds. Howes continued the asia tour tem in dlighe hours Todo so, he had brought wth fim a slr scope that you sre into a telescope, This alls you to ak det into te un, and you are Tk, see the huge ‘coronal ms ejections that spur. fromthe surface of one very ow sar So twas with ceria quans that I Found sell in ‘Tanzania, on one of the fit such saris in lia ‘The plan as simple We would spend four days traveling thoogh the specaclar Ngorongoro crater fad the highlands, bere dropping down on tothe sin, animal watching by day and stargazing by nih ‘We would hi the Serenget plans just as 15 milion wridebeet were making their way actos, accompanied by whens and gules, one of east Alcs’ most ‘ling sighs ‘We were in ek Nik Howes scence writer fr the ‘nopean Space Agency learnt low astronomy at an 40 In ft, Seeing herein the Serengeti ~ astronomer speak or arity among the bes in the word Bat it ‘was dhe unexpected spectades that caused the greatest tight one evening ex fireball sueaked cos the ‘hy seeing oping to earth sore way ote south &. } “Appropriate perhaps, cosdering that di the part ‘ofthe word where mankind ist lived and ook the night sky Wii 26 hours of arin, the rave tour nds hirsl asking ll the big questions — the origins of the universe, why le started ere of all places andthe relative scainess of hyenas and Estroide Ie was completly diferent stn in ont ‘ta TV screen where everyting cemed more cern. Surs, unlike elephants and gras, can surely be sen any winter evening from anyone's back garden. And it war dovbsfol that anything could be learnt’ fiom pecving through telescope that sme profesor couldnt get, across on a TV programme. We mobbed our guide with fetfl questions He shrugged and laghed. Te could be meteor "You have to get used to not knowing. That’ the hardest part of the jb, he sai. Tt was then T became aware of the pine of being here, Whar was le clear was how our nighttime viewing would go. Our group featured no one Who could confidently say what they were looking atin the sky 50 much depended on the sstronomer accompanying vs Indeed, we larat that Nik Seymanek, one of the worlds finest aswo-photographers, is a London ‘Tube driver by day: Tom Boles, who has discovered more supernovas than anyone living, turns out to be retired telecoms engineer. Reading and Use of English E But here the banter is not of giraffe and kino but of astronomical terms like quarks and parecs. A parscular constellation of stars known as Leo willbe turning up, loud permitting, later that night” Who will be svake? "We won't be able to eit tl about 330 in the morning” says our guide, cheery ‘unfize by dhe idea of staying up dl dawn, F My nonchalance did’ stand chance against this passion and knowledge. T soa realised that the sky over my London home is a moth- ‘eaten faded curtain compared with the lavishly studded dome that dominates the wilds of Alfica. This is due, of course, to the total bvence of light polation, G I wast sure whether it had been the ight decision, eventhough seeing” the animals at dose range was thing, But then T saw the Carina Nebula, nothing but the Tiatst fof lows to the naked eye but a furnace of ‘hobbing scenic pasty “when seen rough the telescope. 41 Test 2 Part 8 ‘You are going to read an article about scientific interpretations of modem art. For questions 47-56, ‘choose from the sections (A-D). The sections may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Inwhich section does the writer... mention certain viewers being able to relate to what atists had in mind”? refer to a doubt about the merit ofa plece of artwork? highlight a need fo artists to strike the right balance? indicate a possible reason for diffcuty in reaching a consensus? state that people may have a shallow reason for liking a piece of art? suggest that some artists are aware of how they can satisty the brain? refer to a shift in her own perception? point out shortcomings In a specific piece of research? ‘mention the possiblity of extending the scope ofan existing research area?” BSF] Bl[al|sis} ss describe a procedure employed inthe gathering of some scientific data? 2 Reading and Use of English Ascientific view of modern art ‘Kat Austen investigates sclentifc research on modem art and why we eppreciate it A Standing in front of Jackson Pollock's ‘Summertime: Number 9A one day was stuck By ‘strange feoing, What | once considered an ugly Colection of random paint spaters now spoke {o1me as a joyous celebration of mavement and ‘nergy It was the fist time a piece of absiract {had steed my emotons. Like many, | used to dimiss these works 25 a waste of tine and energy. How could anyone find meaning in what looked tke @ calection of colour splodges ‘hrown haphazardly at canvas? Yet hee wasn London's Tate Modem gallery moved by Poleck’s work. So, why are we atacted to paintings anc Sculptures that seam to bear no relation to the physical werd? Lite oi know that researchers have already started to vestigate ths question, By studying the brain's responses to diferent paltings, ey have been examining the way the mind perceives a, and how masterpieces hack ‘he brains veual system, B Studies in the emerging field of nourosesthatcs have areay ofered nsigh into many ‘masterpeces. The blued imagery of paintings of the Impressionist era towards the en of the ‘9th century seems fo stimulate a part af the bain which ie geared towards detecting treats in our rather blury peripheral vison. The same art ofthe bran also pays a crcl role In our Tealings and emotions, which might explain why ‘many people find these pieces so moving. Could ‘the same approach lus anything about modem a, the defining characteristic of which has been toremove mast everthing tha coud be iteraty Interpreted? Although such werks often sel for vast sums of money they have attracted many sceptics, who cisim that modam artist ack the skis or competence ofthe masters before them. Instead they belove that many peop claim {0 Tko these works simply Because they ae in fashion. tn an attempt to make sons of how we parca fa, scialiss have desgned experiments that Play wih voluntoos” expectations ofthe pleces ‘hay ae viewing. The volunteers vowed pars of painings ~ eter creations by famous sbaract ‘tts or the docdls of inns, chimps and ‘ephants. Then they had to judge which they [kod best. A thd of the paimings were given 10 captions, while the rest were labofed. The ‘ist was that sometimes the labels were med up 20 that the volnters might think they were owing @ chimp's messy brushstokes, while they were actualy seing an abstract piece by 2 famous artist. Some scopes might argue that Is impoestet tl the cfernce, but each eat of vias, the volunteers generally went forthe work Of the wel-acoepted human atte. Somehow ‘seems that tho viowor can sense the arts vision in thece patngs, ven I they cart explain why. Ya, te experiment ois not explain how we detect te hand ofthe human att, nor the reason wy ‘he paniings appeal to us. But how does the artist hold ou attention with an mage that bears no ‘keness to anything in the real word? Of couse, ach artist's unique style wil speak t0 Us in a ferent way, 20 there can be no sngle answer: DA few studies have tackled the cue of how eople process images, a case in point being Rober Pepperlis attempt to understand the way we deal with works which do not eer even ‘the merest glimpse of a recognisabe object for the brain to laten on to. ut they may instead ‘ctch our attention through particulary wel proportioned compostons that appeal to the bras visual system. We may also be drawn in by pieces that hit a specie point in the brain's ably process complex scenes, which, in tum, ‘may be why corain atts use a particu level (of detal to please the brain. According to one Deyohologist thee i too ile deta we fd the ‘wor boring, but toa much comple results in 8 ind of perceptual overload. 8 Test 2 WRITING (1 hour 30 minutes) Part ‘You must answer this question, Write your answer in 220-260 words in an appropriate styl. Writing Part 2 ‘Write an answer to one ofthe questions 2-4 inthis part, Write your answer in 220-260 words in ‘an appropriate style. 2 Youread this extract from an article in an English-language newspaper: 1 Your class has watched a studio Giscussion about factors which have contvbuted to the recent increase in interetional travel. You have made the notes below: Factors contributing to the increase in international travel: ‘+ methods of transport + global business ‘Some opinions expressed in the + media siscussion: “i's quicker to ty abroad than to take {tran to the north of my country!” “My company has offices in 12

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