i Test 1 READING (45 minutes) Part 1 Questions 1-5 For each question, choose the correct answer. rot || Now s the time to buy ‘essential itoms like pons and {folders ~ prices reduced until Friday. ) (Open dally during lunch breaks. Also for 30 minutes after last class everyday “i 5 College Shop | apart from Monday. Fm ald no tnger bo able to come on| the shopping tomerrow. My auntis_|| sting and dd give smash noice. | sake >] Special Offer | ] Order any pizza by | | 7pm. and get another one half-price! : | | A Students must go to the college shop to buy certain items for their studies. B Students can take advantage of ‘special offers at the college shop at the moment Students may visit the college shop at lunchtime every day except Monday. Jake is writing to A suggest a new date for a shopping trip. B invite Max to meet one of his relatives. © cancel an arrangement he had made. A All the pizzas in the restaurant are included in this offer. B Any pizza ordered before 7 p.m. costs less than the usual price. © At certain times, a customer can get two pizzas for the price of one.ge shop to fies. of dop at shop at onday. sping trip. ‘elatives. Imade. are n. costs an get Reading A Mr Wood has made suggestions on how to recycle waste produced by the school. at B Recycling materials should be put into ee net the box outside Mr Wood's office, We've done very well with the recycling paper and © Mr Wood wants new ideas on ways to plastic waste in the school ~ | improve waste recycling in the school, this term ~ but we could do better! Please put any suggestions in the box outside my office. A (— Mel is texting to fe ae A accept Sam's invitation to the cinema, (Ga B admit to Sam that she found the ‘Thanks for taking me to the cinome last Pgh. cnt say at | te time but was a bit frightened! think I need to watch a ‘comedy next ine! \ Met film scary. © ask when Sam can see another film with her.Test 1 Part 2 Questions 6-10 Ae 2 We ler€ ‘Ahmed enjoys reading about real people, especially if they tell their oe oun story. He'd ket read a book by someone who's had to deal cA ; & with difficulties in their life, 4 a tl Pritti loves doing all kinds of sport. She'd like to learn as much as a 7 possible about top sportspeople from all over the world and how n they've managed to achieve their goals, 7 d onal loves nature and enjoys writing about it. He wants ideas to 8 help him further develop his writing skis and would love to have a career as a writer. c I t Elif ikes reading books about adventures. She loves learning about 9 iF people who did brave things in the past, and how their actions have 74 influenced the way we live today. Se! I 1 4 I es 1 t Stefan enjoys travelling and is keen to discover more about other cultures. He also wants to learn how to make typical dishes from a variety of countries. mm 10hey tell their had to deal 1s much as. dand how ts ideas to ve to havea farning about actions have about other ishes from a Reading Book reviews Being Me This book is full of practical advice for anyone who wants to be fit and healthy. Famous sportspeople have contributed thelr favourite recipes, and you'll also find instructions for a daily exercise routine. Action Plan. thletes, and there are some amazing photos of them competing, There are also lots of interviews about what they've done to succeed in their careers. You'll find out about things like the food they eat, the number of hours they train, and what they do to preparé for important competitions. Action Plan is all about famous D: In this book, a well-known author describes sin the Sun his happy eacly life growing up on a small Irish farm and how travelling around the him to become an author. countryside inspired He describes in detail how he improved style, and his experiences will interest anyone who is hoping to get their own work published, Night Light In Night Light, the writer tells us how he became @ world-class athlete. He talks abou his life as a blind person, and describes the challenges he faced on his way to the top in the world of sports. The book is written in an entertaining and amusing style, which makes ita very enjoyable read. B Endless Days In this book, the novelist tells the rue story ofthe first pilots to fly across the Atlantic With plenty of photographs and a detailed discussion of the importance of these events lly brings history to life for readers everywhere. for the modern world, the book success Memories ‘The prize-winning author of Memories is famous for his unusual writing style and exciting adventure stories. In this book, he takes us on a journey around the world and teaches us a lot about other cultures and their histories. He describes some of the world’s ‘most beautiful nature,as well as the many interesting people he has met. Parrots in Paradise This newly published adventure story is about a young girl who's lost on a beautiful island with only birds and animals for company. The story deals with some of the difficulties she has, but there's also lots of excitement. If you love well-written fiction, this book's for yout Ourlives This is the per kif youre interested in how people live in different: parts of the world. tt alco includes recipes for traditional meals from these places. There are wonderful photos, not ne people, but also of the wildlife and ryineach location "Test 1 Part 3 Questions 11-15 For each question, choose the correct answer. Cyclist Vicky Harmiston Reporter Mark Lewis writes about Vicky Harmiston, who has had a successful career as a track cyclist - a cyclist who races on special race tracks. When Vicky Harmiston was a child, her parents gave her and her brother Jamie | the freedom to decide what they did in their spare time. Vicky chose to do lots of different sports. She was a good swimmer, and the coach at the swimming club she went to thought she might be good enough to become a champion, But the club was a long way from her home so it was difficult for her to fit in the training around her schoolwork. When they were teenagers, Jamie, who loved cycling, bought himself a special track-racing bike and started taking part in competitions. Vicky thought it looked very exciting and decided to try it for herself. She says that was the best decision she ever made. Soon she was cycling every day and doing really well. The track was near her school, which meant it was no problem for her to attend training sessions after school every day. Vicky went on to have a successful career in track cycling and won several competitions. Then, when she was 28, she retired from competitive cycling. Vicky told me: ‘For years I'd loved winning competitions but | began to get a bit tired of | the whole thing - and when the excitement stops, there's no point. Luckily, | went on to have a new career.” Vicky got a job with a charity called CycleZone. 'We work with young people who have never enjoyed sport,’ she says. ‘The first thing we do is teach them to ride a bike. We want them to learn to believe in themselves and their own abilities. CycleZone does a great job, and it gets young people together so they're part of, a wider group.’ The charity uses celebrities to advertise the work they do. Vicky says, ‘I know some people aren’t sure whether the support of a celebrity is always positive for a charity. They say the celebrities are only doing it to push themselves forward, which prevents the public from seeing the real work of the charity. But if famous singers and actors, for example, can help, | think they should.” 12 1" 12 13 14 15 Wher vo Why coup What goo 00Reading 41 When Vicky first started oycting A she had a very good coach. her parents gave her helpful advice. B © she could get toa race track easily. D her brother gave her a great bike. cessful 12 Why does Vicky say she stopped cycle racing? ‘A She felt she was too old to do it. lamie B She was becoming bored with it. lots of © She had won everything she wanted. jclub ‘ut the D__ She was preparing for a new career. aining ling, 43. What does the charity CycleZone do for young people? etitions, ‘A Itteaches them how to do track racing. says that J doing B__ It supports those who have talent. for her to © Itoffers them the chance to try a variety of sports, D__Ithelps them become more confident. u 3. Vicky 14 According to Vicky, some people believe that celebrities can tired of ‘A take attention away from what a charity does. ; went B__ help people understand a charity's work, © make the public care less about a charity ale who o ride D__ encourage more people to become involved with a charity. ies. part of 15 What would Vicky say on her blog? en BT As a child, | always knew what | ttyou join CycleZone, you'l get 1ow row ul , ive fora wanted to do when | grew up. But to meet celebrities and learn how Inever expected to become so they've become euceesstul urd, which famous. y singers ow — c 7 Although track cyoling is not the In my spare time I love going to dat, Iv only sport ve been good a ve schools and helping groups of reer ted my x children learn to ride bikes. 13a -_ Test 1 Part 4 Questions 16-20 Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer. ‘There afe three extra sentences which you do not need to use. At home together Taimi Taskinen is an 83-year-old woman who lives in a care home called Rudolf House in Helsinki, Finland. A care home is a place where old people can live and be looked after if they don’t live with their families. At Rudolf House, there are lots — of stairs, so there are some rooms which elderly people can't access easily. As a A result, the city council decided to rent these spare rooms to young people. They 8 called this new housing programme ‘The House that Fits’. © When Taimi heard about the council’s plan, she wondered how it was going to work. [16 She couldn't imagine what she'd have in common with D> young people who weren't family members. Then, one morning a few days later, a c young man appeared outside her room. [17 F ‘Hil ’m your new neighbour,’ the young man said. ‘My name's Jonatan Shaya. Mind if | come in?’ ‘Please do,’ she replied, immediately curious. ‘ll make coffee,’ he announced, going into her tiny kitchen. ‘Why don't you tell me about 6 yourself?” he asked, as he brought their drinks to the table. H 8 She also told him about her family and how much she loved making art. In turn, 20-year-old Jonatan told Taimi he'd been living in Helsinki with his mother and younger brother until they moved away. He was in the middle of a course in the city, training to become a chef. [19 | ~ ]That’s when he heard about “The House that Fits’ on social media. The council's post resulted in over 300 young people applying to live at Rudolf House. They had face-to-face interviews e there. [20 And and wrote short essays about why they wanted to that’s how the unlikely friendship between Taimi and Jonatan began. 14led Rudolf an live and there are lots easily. Asa zople. They : going to an with "days later, a in Shaya, nake Ime about loved hhis mother a course in ird about over 300 interviews And Reading H Surprising herself, she talked about growing up in a lakeside town in eastern Finland, ‘Therefore, he needed to find somewhere to lve ‘As a result, she wasn’t sure whether the young people had arrived She'd left the door open, as she always did in the morning In the end, three of them, including Jonatan, were chosen. Because of this, Jonatan has to be a good neighbour and spend 30 hours a month with Taimi It would be the first time that anything like this had happened at Rudolf House. Instead, they just talked, as if they'd known each other forever. 15Test 1 Part 5 Questions 21-26 For each question, choose the correct answer. The invention of crisps Potato crisps were invented by accident in 1853, by a chef called George Crum. He was extremely (21) of his cookery skills, and the expensive hotel where he worked attracted customers who were (22) to eating only the best food. ‘One evening, a particularly difficult-to-please guest complained about Crum's fried potatoes. ‘They're too thick,’ he said, ‘too soft, and have no flavour.’ He (23) that they should be replaced. The customer's negative (24) ssuseus Made Crum extremely angry, so he decided to annoy the customer. He cut a potato into paper-thin slices, fried the pieces until they were hard, then put far too much salt on them. ‘He'll hate them,’ Crum thought. But the customer loved them and ordered more. News of this new snack travelled fast and an absolutely (25) global industry has grown from Crum's invention - even though his fried potatoes were actually (26) .-.. to taste disgusting! 21 A proud B satisfied pleased D impressed 22 A_ prepared B familiar © used D_ known 23 A convinced B wanted © needed D demanded 24 A comments B notes © reasons D explanations 25 A big B huge © large D wide 26 A hoped B intended © attempted D tried 16 Part 6 Questic For eact Write on Hi Ale How : en much things lived Anyw old or asme (32) All the SamHe was here he gest food. xd he sieces until ght. But essed anded anations Reading Part 6 Questions 27-32 For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Moving house Hi Alex, How are you? This week's been a very busy one for me ~ | finally moved house! (27) wasn’t until I started to pack a few days ago that | realised how much stuff | had. | really think moving house is one of the (28) os stressful things I've ever done! | was sad to leave my old house ~ after (29) rd lived there my whole life so | have lots of good memories. Anyway, I'm looking (80) to being in this new house. It's not as big as the old one, but (31) .. least i's got a great garden. I'm planning to have a small party on Saturday night. Are you free then? Why don’t you come along (32) you are? I hope you can make it. Let me know, All the best, Sam 7Test 1 WRITING (45 minutes) Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in about 100 words on the answ Question 1 Part 2 Choose on Write your + Question You see thi Read this email from your English-speaking college classmate Alex and the notes you have made. 5 From: Alex . science presentation. Do you think we should choose the rainforest as our topic? No, but We only have two weeks to prepare, so can we start tomorrow? Where can we go to prepare the presentation? My cousins are < Staying at my house at the moment, so we can't work there Suggest because it's too noisy. \We can give our presentation to the class either in the morning or the afternoon. Which would you prefer? Lot me know | Alex Write your email to Alex using all the notes. 18 Write your Question Your Englis Your story Jack clir ‘Sony Write your Tell AlexWriting Part 2 Choose one of these questions. Write your answer in about 100 words on the answer sheet. Question 2 You see this announcement in an English-language magazine. you have made. Is shopping boring? What do you like and dislike about shopping? What could shopping centres do to attract more people? Write us an article answering these questions. The best one will win a prize! Write your article. Question 3 Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must begin with this sentence. Jack climbed out of the boat and ran as fast as he could to the beach Sorry... Write your story. Tall Alex 19Test 1 LISTENING (approximately 30 minutes) Part 1 Questions 1-7 For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 Where does the man think he left his wallet?” EListening 4 How did the woman find out about the exhibition? 5 What is th man's brother doing’ I vey A 6 — How will the woman travel to her meeting?Test 1 Part 2 12 Questions 8-13 For each question, choose the correct answer. 8 You will hear two people talking about buying a bicycle. ‘The woman suggests that the man should 13 A try looking online. B_ go toa different shop. © get advice from an expert. 9 You will hear a man telling his friend about his Welsh language course. What does the man say about it? ‘A The teacher speaks too fast. B The lessons are too long. © The grammar is too difficult, 10 You will hear a woman telling her colleague about her weekend What did the woman like about it? A visiting a new place in the city B__ seeing her children enjoying themselves having a chance to relax 11 You will hear two friends talking about a new restaurant. They both think the restaurant would be better if A the food was fresher. B the service was faster. c the prices were cheaper.Listening 42 Youwill hear two old friends talking at a party. How is the man’s appearance different from before? A He has grown a beard. B_ He has started wearing glasses. © He has changed his style of clothes. 43 You will hear two colleagues talking about a meeting. How does the woman feel about it? ‘A annoyed that she will have to attend it B worried that her presentation will be unpopular surprised that itis still going to take place 23| Test 1 Part 3 Questions 14-19 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time, ‘You will hear a man giving information to people who are starting a one-week singing course. | Teachers Jazz: Robert Park Concert When: Friday, at (15) Colour of clothes: (16) .. Other general information Lunch: eat in the (18) Car park: costs £ (19) suns One-week singing course ‘Songs from musicals: (14) Susan .. Map of building: available from the (17) . 24 Part 4 Question For each ¢ You will he a hairdres: 20 24 22 24 Whyjing course. Listening Part 4 Questions 20-25 For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear an interview with a man called Mickey Diaz, who is talking about his work as a hairdresser. ‘A He was offered a job by a friend. B_ He wanted to do what his family did, © He hoped to meet some famous people. 21 Ona typical day at work, Mickey says that he A doesn't take enough time for breaks. B works longer hours than he would like to. C tries to do a range of jobs. 22 The part of the job which Mickey likes most is A creating new haircuts. B hearing about customer © using his imagination. 23 What part of his job does Mickey dislike? A having to do boring courses. B sharing ideas with colleagues © dealing with difficult customers 24 How does Mickey feel after cutting a customer's hair? ‘A worried that the customer may be annoyed. B proud of what he's a hieved. © keen to continue learning 25 Mickey recommends that people who want to work as hairdressers ‘A shouldn't take the first job they're offered. B shouldn't believe they know everything, © shouldn't expect to earn much at fist. 25