Test 1 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 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 Ahave Bdo Cget D take BOG Why we need to play Human beings are not the only creatures that lke to (0)........fun. Many animals play, as do some birds. However, no other creatures spend so much time enjoying themselves as human beings do. Indeed, we O) onto our sense of fun right into adulthood, So why do human beings spend so much time playing? One reason is that we have time for leisure; animals have very little time to play as most of their life is spent sleeping and (2) ......... food. So, is play justan opportunity for us to (8) ...... in enjoyable activities or does ithave a more important Oo) 7 According to scientists, (5) ......... from being fun, play has several very real (6) for us — it helps our physical, intellectual and social development. It also helps to (7) ......... Us for what we have not yet experienced. With very (8) ........ risk, we can act out what we would do in unexpected, or even dangerous, situations.hold searching engage motive excluding assets plan brief B keep looking combine purpose except profits prepare short ° 9 0 ° save seeking contribute intention apart services practise narrow Reading and Use of English stay gaining involve cause away benefits provide litleTest 1 Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, canon: [2] [eels LLL TTT Abicycle you can fold up Folding bicycles have (0) ......... around for quite some time now. However, an amazing new Japanese version (9) . be folded with a swiftness and efficiency never seen before. This bike is designed (10) ......... that it is possible to fold it up quickly. Once folded, you pull the bike along (tt) ease. This remarkable bike has a half-folding frame with a hinge in the middle, And, although the basic idea is (12) original, its inventor has created an especially clever variation, combining compactness (13) convenience with smart design. Recently, folding bicycles (14) become very popular in Japan, particularly in congested urban areas like Tokyo, a city (15) ......... every square centimetre of space is in great demand. Japanese cyclists need to be able to store their bikes in tiny areas at home or the office. And (16) ....... they should want to take their bicycle on the underground, a folding model is a big advantage. 10Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, Example: | elx[r[R[e[mfele[y] | | L Tea Tea is an (0) .......... popular drink with many people. It is estimated that EXTREME the consumption of tea in England alone exceeds 165 million cups daily. Despite this, the drink was virtually (17) .. in England until about KNOW 400 years ago. The first (18) . to tea in England comes ina REFER diary written in 1660. However, its (19) really took off after the POPULAR (20) of King Charles II to Catherine of Braganza. It was her great ~=MARRY love of tea that made it (21)... FASHION It was believed that tea was good for people as it seemed to be capable of reviving the spirits and curing certain minor (22) Ithaseven ILL been suggested by some historians that it played a significant part in the Industrial Revolution. Tea, they say, increased the number of hours that (23) .. could work in factories as the caffeine in tea made them more LABOUR (24) and consequently able to work longer hours. ENERGY iTest 1 Part 4 For questions 25-30, 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 avery friendly taxi driver. ‘The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by; so you write: WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: 25 They didr't sell many programmes at the match. FEW Very at the match last Saturday. 26 We got to work late because we decided to drive rather than take the train. INSTEAD We got to work late because we decided to drive the train, 27. Last Friday was the first time my car ever broke down, even though itis very old NEVER Until last Friday, my car down, even though itis very old28 29 30 Reading and Use of English ‘All your complaints will be investigated by my staff tomorrow, said the bank manager. LooK The bank manager promised that his staff all our complaints the ext day. Last year the heavy rain caused the postponement of the tennis tournament, BECAUSE Last year the tennis tournament so heavily, Jack does not want to work for his uncle any longer. CARRY John does not want o for his uncle.Test 1 Part 5 You are going to read a magazine article about a famous pianist and the young student who became his pupil. 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. A musician and his pupil Paul Williams interviews the famous pianist Alfred Brendel. Over six decades the pianist Allred Brendel gradually built up and maintained a dominant position in the world of classical music. He was an intellectual, sometimes austere, figure who explored and recorded the mainstream European works for the piano. He wrote and played a great deal, but taught very little. Those who knew him best glimpsed a playful side to his character, but that was seldom on display in his concerts. It w: a disciplined, never-ending cycle of study, travel and performance. And then, four or five years ago, a young boy, Kit Armstrong, appeared backstage at one of Brendel’s concerts and asked for lessons. Initially, Brendel didn't take the suggestion very seriously. He had had very few pupils and he saw no reason to start now, He quotes from another famous pianist: ‘You don’t employ a mountain guide to teach a child how to walk.’ But there was something that struck him about the young boy = then about 14, He listened to him play. Brendel explained, ‘He played remarkably well and by heart. Then he brought me a CD of a little recital he had given where he played so beautifully that | thought to myselt, “I have to make time for him." It was a performance that really led you from the first to the last note, It’s very rare to find any musician with this kind of overview and the necessary subtlety.” ‘As Brendel is bowing out of the public eye, so Kit is nudging his way into it - restrained by Brendel, ever nervous about the young man burning out early. Kit, now 19, is a restless, impatient presence away from the lessons ~ always learning new languages; taking himself off to study maths, writing computer code or playing tennis. All under the watchful eye of his ever-present mother. On top of 14 all this he composes. ‘This was very important,’ Brendel says, ‘If you want to learn to read music properly it is helped by the fact that you try to write something yourself. Then I noticed that Kit had a phenomenal memory and that he was a phenomenal sight reader. But more than this is his ability to listen to his own playing, his sensitivity to sound and his ability to listen to me when I try to explain something, He not only usually understands what I mean, but he can do it. And when | tell him ‘one thing in a piece, he will do it everywhere in the piece where it comes in later.” Brendel catches himself and looks at me severely. ‘Now Idon’t want to raise any expectations. 'm very cross if some newspapers try to do this. There was one article which named him as the future great pianist of the 21% century, | mean, really, it's the worst thing. One doesn't say that in a newspaper. And it has done a great deal of harm. As usual, with gifted young players, he can play certain things amazingly well, while others need more time and experience, It would be harmful ifa critic was there expecting the greatest perfection.” It is touching to see the mellowness of Brendel In his post-performing years. He explains ‘When | was very young, | didn't have the urge to be famous in five years’ time, but I had.the idea I would like to have done certain things by the age of 50. And when I was 50, I thought that | had done most of those things, but there was still some leeway for more, so T went on. Although I do not have the physical power to play now, in my head, there are always things going on, all sorts of pieces that I've never played. I don’t play now but it's a very nice line 32 50 34 32 33 34 35 36 What is the writer emphasising in the first paragraph? soup Brendel uses the quotation about the mountain guide to illustrate that, A B c D the wide range of music that Brendel has played the total dedication of Brendel to his art the reluctance of Brendel to take on pupils the light-hearted nature of Brendel's character itis not always easy to teach people the basics. it is unwise to try to teach new skills before people are ready. people can learn new skills without help from others. itis unnecessary for an expert to teach people the basics. What made Brendel first decide to accept Kit as a pupil? vou> He seemed so young and serious. He was so determined and persistent. He could play without the music. He had an extraordinary talent, Which of Kit's musical abilities does Brendel admire the most? o> c D He is able to write music himsett He is able to understand and respond to advice. He can play a piece of music the first time he sees it. He is able to remember alll the music he has ever played Why does the writer use the phrase ‘catches himsell’ in line 50? o> c D He realises he has sald too much to a journalist. He doesnt enjoy giving interviews to journalists. He wants to be careful he doesn’t upset any music critics. He resents the way that he has often been misquoted, What is Brendel doing in the final paragraph? A B c D justifying his lack of ambition when he was young ‘expressing regret at the loss of his physical strength describing his present state of mind explaining which pieces he prefers to play now Reading and Use of EnglishTest 1 Part 6 You are going to read a newspaper article about a blind runner. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which 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. Blind Runner Paul Hardy reports on a blind runner called Simon Wheatcroft who enjoys taking part in marathon and ultra-marathon races, running distances between 42 km and 160 km. Running marathons, a race of 42 km, has become increasingly popular. This distance poses extreme physical and mental challenges for anyone, but for Simon Wheatcroft there is another hurdle; he has been blind since he was 18 years old. For the past two years Simon, now 29, has been overcoming his disability to compete in marathons and ultra-marathons by training with runners who act as his guides, and also, rather uniquely, by teaching himself to run solo, out on the streets. got bored exercising indoors, so thought, “have a goat running outside", he explains, _37 ‘Then he got bored again and wanted to try runn con the toads, ng Weeks of gradual exploration followed, walking a route alone. [38 | ___]It took him along little- used pavements alongside a busy main road. He also recruited technology to help him form his mental map of the area using a smartphone app, to provide feedback through headphones about his, pace and distance. This information could then be cross-referenced with his knowledge of the route and any obstacles. Now, having covered hundreds of km alone on the route, Simon has been able, gradually, to phase out the app. ‘When I first started I had to really concentrate to an unbelievable level to know where my feet were falling. Now it has become quite automated.’ [38 ‘I did make a few mistakes early on like running into 16 posts. But you only run into a post once before you think “Right. I'm going to remember where that is next time”,’ he laughs. Joining Simon for a training session, it’s striking how natural and flutd his movement is; he takes shorter, shallower, more gentle steps than most runners, using his feet to feel his way. His landmarks are minute changes in gradient and slight variations in the running surface.[_40_] ‘I have to believe this route is going to stay consistent, and there won't be things like roadwork signs or big rocks,’ he says. @_[__]11 try to concentrate on the millions of footsteps that go right and think positively,’ he explains, When it comes to racing in ultra-distance events, Simon has to use guides to run sections of the course with him; after all, it would be almost Impossible to memorise a 150 km stretch of countryside by heart. However, the physical and practical advantages of training in the fresh air, on his own terms, are vast and have boosted hi confidence in his running ability a8 well as providing inspiration to others. But for Simon the real thrill and motivation for training come from simply being able to compete on equal terms. ‘can’t hide the fact I'm blind,’ he says, ‘but at the same time I would rather compete with everybody else and not be put Into a special group. Being visually impaired doesn’t mean you can't run.’Reading and Use of English These provide the familiarity and consistency essential for the blind runner. ‘Their support gave him extra confidence regarding his changing surroundings. ‘Simon believes the feelings of liberation and independence he gets from running solo far outweigh any anxiety over such dangers. He began by training on football pitches behind his house, running between the goalposts, It gives him a great opportunity to run with everyone, ‘That’s not to say the learning curve has been without incident. ‘Asa result of this slow experimentation, he was able to memorise a set fivekilometre course. 17Test 1 Part 7 You are going to read an article in which four graduates discuss going to university. For questions 43-52, choose from the graduates (A~D). The graduates may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which graduate ‘says people should be allowed to consider a range of options apart from university? says that some people are expected to make important decisions before they are ready? initially rejected something she was told? ‘was unaware of the alternatives to university? says that the type of learning at university is different from that at other institutions? felt when she was a student that she might not be doing the right course? says that some people discover that what is studied at university is not useful in the workplace? ‘was uncertain about her reasons for going to university? says graduates have an advantage when applying for jobs? was expected to go to university despite being a fairly average student at school? 18 43 44 50 51 52Reading and Use of English Why go to university? Four graduates talk about their experiences. a] c Mh While | was doing my physics degree people would often say I was acquiring skills I'd be able to use in my future career, even if | didn’t become a physicist. It sounded like nonsense to me: if] did another job in the end, what could be relevant about knowing what's inside an atom or how to operate a laser? It turns out they were referring to the wealth of other skills you pick up along the way. Communication and problem- solving are just two of these. In contrast to the way you may have been taught before, university teaches you to be innovative and to think for yourself. Going to university is about more than just studying though! I got to make friends from all over the world and they have proved to be useful work contacts. I went to university because it was the career path expected by school, parents and classmates (to an extent) and also because T didn't really have a clue about what other options were open to me. It’s difficult to know how things would have turned out if I hadn't gone, | do know that the job I do ‘requires’ a degree to do it, though there must be alternative ways of developing these skills. The degree, like it or not, is the screening method used by large numbers of employers and as such opens certain doors. It's certainly harder to get into all sorts of careers without a degree. The debates about university education typically revolve around routes into employment, yet for many the degree is barely relevant to the work we end up doing later on. It gives access to a certain type of career but the actual degree can often be of little practical value. ‘There is a lot of pressure on teenagers to know exactly what they want to do with their lives. As a high-achieving student at school, the alternatives to university didn’t really appeal to me. So I took up a place at a good university but ended up studying something I wasn't sure I was interested in. Some people know what they want to do from a young age, and for those people, going to university straight out of school may be a great idea. However, many of us are very unsure of our future ambitions aged 18, and should therefore be given as many choices as possible, rather than being pushed into a degree course, Many of my friends went to university straight from school. I don't really remember making the decision to go to university. Everyone always assumed I would, even though | was never the most gifted academically. Someone asked me during my second year why I had gone, and I remember not being able to answer the question. Maybe it was the way I was raised? Maybe it was the school | went to? But university was the next step. Ihad a great time there, I must say. It's so much more than the place you go to get a degree. You learn so many iife skills that I would urge anyone to give the idea some thought. Since graduation I've had a string of jobs. University is an excellent decision for some, and may provide the right qualifications to start a career. But for others, going straight into a job is just as appropriate. 19Test 1 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. 1 Inyour English class you have been talking about life in the past. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an essay using alll the notes and give reasons for your point of view. JHA is better today than it was 100 years ago Do you agree? Notes ‘Write about: 4. health 2. entertainment 3. ...(your own idea) Write your essay. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation. 20Writing Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2~4 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top of the answer sheet. 2 You recently saw this notice on an English-language website called TV Gold: Reviews wanted! ATV documentary | learnt a tot from. | Haye you seen an interesting TV documentary recently that you learnt a lot from? Write us a review of the documentary. You should explain what the documentary was about, tell us what you learnt from it and say whether other people would find it interesting too. The best reviews will be posted on the website next month. Write your review. 3 You see this announcement on an English-language travel website. ARTICLES WANTED | A day in the city! | We are looking for articles about how a visitor could have a great time in a city in your country in just one day. Write us an article telling us what a visitor can do, what they can see and how they can travel around, ‘The best articles will be posted on our website. Write your article. 4 Your English teacher has asked you to write a report on a part-time or holiday job that you have done. The report will appear in the college English-language magazine. In your report, you should * describe the job © explain what you learnt from it * say whether you would recommend other students to do it Write your report.Test 1 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 4 Youhear a woman talking on her mobile phone about a missing piece of furniture. How does she feel? A. irritated with the removals company B_ unsure what's happened | © anxious to find it quickly 2. You hear two students talking about their current course topic. What do they agree about? A. how boringitis B how difficult itis © how relevant itis 3. You hear two business people talking about a contract. How does the man feel now? A frustrated because of the time wasted B surprised about the cancellation of the contract C sympathetic towards the other company's problems 4 You hear an artist telling a friend about an art prize he’s just won. What is he doing? A. expressing surprise B_ admitting that he's excited © explaining why he thinks he was chosen 22Listening 5 You overhear a women talking to a friend on her mobile phone. Why is she phoning? A. toexplain a delay B to change some plans © tomake an arrangement 6 Youhear a guitarist talking about his profession. What is the purpose of his talk? A to warn about the challenges of becoming a musician B to give step-by-step guidance on setting up a band to emphasise the importance of having loyal fans. 7 You hear a woman talking to a sales assistant. Why can't she have a refund for her trainers? A The receipt is wrong. B_ Sheis not in the right shop. © The trainers are no longer new. 8 —Youhear a woman talking about a radio chat show. What does she like about the show? A. The presenter makes her laugh. B_ Information is giver an interesting way. © Guests reveal quite a lot about themselves.Test 1 Part 2 You will hear a photographer called lan Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. lan Gerrard - Photographer ‘The subject that lan studied at university was 9 lan did a presentation on | 10 |as part of his final year. lan worked for a 11 | im the USA for a year ater leaving university. When he travelled around the USA, lan chose 12 | asthe theme for his photographs. lan says that 13 | Is the season when he takes the best photographs. When lan came back to Britain, he travelled around by laa _ taking photographs. lan says he was surprised by how few photographers specialise in shots of | 15 | communities. lan’s book will be available in bookshops in | 4g | next year. The title of lan's book is | * 7 —————————— lan has chosen 48 | @8 the theme for his next tour. 24Listening Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 19-23, choose which benefit (A-H) each speaker has experienced. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A__ thas boosted my intellectual abilities. B__Ithas improved my chances in education. [= Speaker 1 19 | _ Ithas made me sensitive to global issues. Speaker 2 20 D__ {thas allowed me to gain faster promotion. an es] Speaker 3 21 | E _ Ithas made getting around in other countries easier. Speaker 4 22 F _ Ithas allowed me to help other people. Speaker § 23 G__ It has advanced my awareness of the way language works. H_ Ithas helped me make friends. 2sTest 1 Part 4 You will hear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, who is a naturalist. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 24 25 26 27 28 26 Looking back at her work, Patricia feels A surprised that her projects still attract volunteers, B_ proud of the wide influence she's had, € pleased by how she’s regarded in Africa. How does Patricia spend her time nowadays? A persuading people to alter their behaviour B_ advising governments on conservation CC. studying wildlife in its natural habitat How does Patricia feel about 200s? ‘A They all ought to be closed down. B_ They should have an educational purpose. © They still have a role to play in conservation. In her new book, Patricia hopes to give A encouragement to young scientists. B_advice on helping endangered animals. © guidance to other environmentalists. Patricia believes that children should spend time in the natural world because A. itis the only way to find out about it. B itis essential for their development. © itis a chance to change their view of animals.Listening 29. The organisation called in Touch encourages young people to A be tolerant of each other. B_ actively work for change. talk about their problems. 30 What does Patricia particularly want to do next? A tohelp girls who want to be scientists B to get scientists to be more responsible © tochange people's attitudes to scienceTest 1 Key Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 1A 2C 3A 4B SC 6D 7B 8D Part 2 9 canmay 10 so 11 with 12 nothardly/scarcely 13 and 14 have 15 where 16 if Part 3 17 unknown 18 reference 19 popularity 20 marriage 21 fashionable 22 illnesses 23 labourers 24 energetic Part 4 25. FEW programmes | were sold 26 INSTEAD of | taking/catching/getting 27 had/'d NEVER | broken 28 would | LOOK intofat 29 was/got postponed | BECAUSE it rained 30 to CARRY on | working Part 5 31B 32D 33D 34B 35A 36C€ Part 6 37D 38G 39F 40A 41C 42E Part 7 43C 44C 45A 46B 47A 48C 49B SOD S1B 52D Writing (1 hour 20 minutes) Candidate responses are marked using the assessment seale on pages 107-108. 120— Test 1 Key Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 1B 2B Part 2 9 geography 10 (street) markets 11 magazine 12. horses 13 winter 14 motor(-)bike 45 fishing 16 March 17 Images 18 farming Part 3 iE 20H Part 4 4B 2A Transcript 3C 4B SC 6A 7B 8B 21B 22G 23D 26C 27A 28B 29B 30C This is the Cambridge English: First, Test One. Lam going to give you the instructions for this test. I shall introduce each part of the test and give you time to look at the questions. At the start of each piece you will hear this sound: tone You will hear each piece twice. Remember, while you are listening, write your answers on the question paper. You will have five minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. There will now be a pause. Please ask any questions now, because you must not speak during the test. [pause] Now open your question paper and look at Part One, [pause]| Test 1 Key PART 1 Question 1 Question 2 Woman Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: ‘Woman 122 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). One. You hear a woman talking on her mobile phone about a missing piece of furniture. [pause] tone | see, it wasn't in the van. But never mind, I'l call the removals company. It's OK, I'm sure itll be fine, | just wonder what they've done with it. | mean it isn't something you can easily lose, is it? You'd think someone would've noticed almost straightaway. I'm sure it'll turn up very soon. So dor't get too upset about it it's just rather odd. And considering all the things that could have gone wrong, | think we've been fairly lucky really, don't you? [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] Two. You hear two students talking about their current course topic. [pause] tone | think the lectures are really fascinating, don't you? Only if you're interested in that period of history. You'd think the lecture would have moved on to the next period by now. It’s much more interesting. But we needed extra time on it because is such a complex area. Yeah, | can't make head nor tail of it! We need to get to grips with it though or we won't be able to manage what's ‘coming next. But is it really useful anyway? ‘Oh, come on. Let's get a coffee. [pause] tone t [pause] he recording is repeated,]— Question 3 Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Question 4 Woman: Man: Test 1 Key Three. You hear two business people talking about a contrac [pause] tone Have you heard that the contract's been cancelled? No, | had no idea! You must be really annoyed after all the work you put into it. Initially, | was, yes. | spent three weeks putting it all together and the company were really positive about it. But then I found out that they're in some financial difficulty so it’s really unfortunate for them, We've worked with them for years. It was a huge contract, wasn't it. What are you going to do now? Well, we've just had a very big order from one of our trusted clients so that's taken any pressure off. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated. ] [pause] Four. You hear an artist telling a friend about an art prize he’s just won. [pause] tone You must be thrilled after the announcement that you've won such a famous art prize! Well, to be honest, I'm not quite sure how | feel yet! 'd always wondered about the idea of an art prize — I mean, its not exactly a competition, so it seems strange. And you never quite know what the judges are looking for when they pick a winner. Really? Well, yes. But actually, when | was on my own in the studio, | felt much more positive about it and even started dreaming about how my career would change now — not to mention what I'll do with the money! Well, good luck! [pause] tone [The recording is repeated. ] [pause] 123Test 1 Key Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 124 Five. You overhear a woman talking to a friend on ber mobile phone. [pause] tone I don't mind when you come over, as long as it isn’t too late — six thirty would be fine and give us time to have a really good chat. Is that OK? | have to get up early on Thursday morning, because | have to get the earlier flight. 'd booked myself on a ten o'clock one, but that’s been cancelled. There's another one in the afternoon, but I'd miss the meeting if I took that one. It's a bit of a nuisance, but there you go. Anyway, it'll be great to see you! [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] Six. You hear a guitarist talking about his profession. [pause] tone People ask me how to set up a band, but that's a matter of luck, there's no simple answer. Find people who want it as badly as you do, who can also be your best friends. | want to say something about the difficulty of learning to be ‘a musician. It takes thousands of hours of practice, you have to be blessed with talent, you have to have day jobs until you finally make it, but if you have a passion for something, and you work hard enough, you'll get there. You'll soon find out which are the venues with the most enthusiastic fans. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] Seven. You hear a woman talking to a sales assistant. [pause] tone— Assistant: | Woman: Assistant: Woman: P Assistant: Question 8 Test 1 Key Hello, can | help you? Yes, | bought these trainers from your company online, and | really like them and everything, but they're a bit tight. | was wondering if you could give me a refund. Sorry, I'm afraid we can't do that. Why not? Il’s obvious | haven't worn them and I've still got the receipt. Is it because | bought them online? Arent you legally required to give a refund? No, it’s not that. These trainers don't come from here. Look at the receipt. It's got the wrong name on. Try next door. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.] [pausi Eight. You hear a woman talking about a radio chat show. [pause] tone love listening to The Clare Nolan show on Friday at eight o'clock. She has great guests and they often have a good time together on the show. Clare has a way of getting people to say things which come across as very funny. She doesn't come across as a celebrity, but more a normal person who is clever and tells us things we don't know in an enthusiastic and useful manner. She's ood at doing that at the same time as making her guests feel involved. So many presenters nowadays seem to use their shows just to show off their own talents, but not Clare Nolan. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] That is the end of Part One Now turn to Part Twvo. [pause]Test 1 Key PART 2 126 You will hear a photographer called lan Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9 to 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You now have forty-five seconds to look at Part Two. [pause] tone Good evening, everyone. My name's lan Gerrard and I'm a photographer. I'm here to tell you a bit about my career so far, and also about my new book. loften get asked if | studied photography at university and people are sometimes surprised that | didn't. | wanted to, but my parents wouldn't let me, so | had to choose something else. | loved history but my marks weren't very good, but | was keen on geography too, so that is what | did in the end. | actually think it's made me a better photographer, and has given my work a broarder context. (On my degree course, in my final year, we studied all aspects of the development of cities and we had to do a presentation. We could do what we wanted and it was really interesting the topics people chose. I chose street markets for mine but a friend did his on the growth of urban transport networks, On graduation, | went to the USA. I knew | wanted to work as a photographer, so I'd sent pictures to news organisations and advertising agencies, hoping | might get something in a brochure, or even a newspaper! In fact, it was a magazine that noticed my pictures, and | worked for it for a year. learnt a huge amount, but what I really wanted to do was see the USA for myself. I needed a theme, something really American — maybe photographing diners or shopping malls around the country. Then I remembered all those westerns I'd seen and | just knew it had to be horses — I'd found what | wanted to focus on! twas an amazing six months ~ | started off in the baking heat of summer on the east coast, and finished my journey up in the mountains. | get the most striking shots in the winter light, although I do love the warmth in summer photos. Anyway, came back to Britain at the beginning of spring and published my US photos in a small book. | earned just enough to finance my next trip ~ round the UK. I felt it was time | explored my own country. 'd done a lot of driving in the USA and I wanted a change from the car, so went by motorbike instead. | love train travel, but I wanted to get to more remote areas. | wanted to explore the relationship between people and place. Interestingly, in the last few decades, many photographers from the UK haven't done much on fishing communities here, so that’s what | did. They've tended to focus on family life in inner city communities instead.Test 1 Key The resulting photos I'm putting together for my new book. One thing I've learnt is that it takes ages to produce a book — almost as long, in fact, as it took me to travel around Britain and then develop all the photos I'd taken. | started my journey in August, and finished last month, in November. My book won't be in the shops until March, though there's an exhibition of my pictures touring the UK from January. Is funny, | really wanted to call my book Visions, but apparently there's already one called that, so my publishers suggested the title in Focus, which | thought was horrible. In the end we settled for Images, which is OK. Now I'm planning my next tour. | wasn't sure which theme to choose this time. Hinitially thought I'd look at lakes and mountains but then | saw a tractor ina field and | knew I'd do farming, I've decided to use a special camera to create very large photos, which I'm hoping to exhibit next year. Well, if you have any questions ....... [fade] {pause} Now you will bear Part Two again. fone [pause] [The recording is repeated.} [pause] That is the end of Part Two. Now turn to Part Three. [pause] 127| Test 1 Key PART 3 128 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 19 to 23, choose which benefit (A to H) each speaker has experienced. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. You now have thirty seconds to look at Part Three. [pause] tone Speaker 1 | know people from all around the world, because my job involves looking for global solutions to environmental problems. | get to go abroad a lot and I do think speaking or reading the language of a country has been a huge help when I've visited. Of course, I've friends who've been all over without speaking another language, and they've been able to make themselves understood. But I've usually found that when I'm somewhere | can speak the language, | worry less about the practical aspects of a journey and focus on enjoying what's going on around me. And that’s what it's all about really. [pause Speaker 2 Basically, is pretty obvious: the better you can speak a language ~ or the more languages you know — the greater the number of people you can communicate with. In my case, I've formed close ties with a number of people from other countries, That's usually because we all appreciate the time and effort we've spent getting to know a different language and culture. I'm lucky because languages were well taught at my school. | wasn't actually considered to be particularly clever, but | was given a good start as far as other languages are concerned. I'm very grateful for that. [pause] Speaker 3 People often think'| must be superintelligent to be doing the course I'm doing but I don't think that's the case. I'm hoping to have a career in global finance, and the big advantage when I was applying for this college was the fact that, | could speak several languages. That really helped me get in and I've met, people from all over the world here. When | was a child, my parents travelledTest 1 Key around a great deal. Luckily, | was a sociable child, so in every new country we lived in, | learnt the language quite quickly. [pause] Speaker 4 If you've ever travelled to a country where people speak a different language from your own, then you'll know that you can't just learn a list of words if you want to make yourself understood. The same idea is often expressed differently in other languages. So Is actually taught me a lot about my mother tongue. When you speak a foreign language, you have to actively think about what you want to say and how you want to say it.I find it helps if | think about the grammar in my native language first - something I'd never really thought about before. | certainly didn't when | was at school. [pause] Speaker It's other people who have helped me learn languages, by letting me struggle on in their native tongue even when they knew mine far better! So | have a lot of kind and patient people to thank. | could never concentrate in language classes at school, but then | realised how important languages are these days. After all, in our globalised world, knowing more than your own language is extremely useful. | wouldn't already be at the level | am now professionally in my career if | didn’t speak a few languages reasonably well. I's good to know all the travelling | did after leaving school wasn't wasted! [pause] Now you will hear Part Three again. tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] That is the end of Part Three. Now turn to Part Four. [pause] 129Test 1 Key PART 4 Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Patricia: 130 You will bear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, who is a naturalist. For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). You now have one minute to look at Part Four. [pause] tone Patricia, this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the start of your elephant project in Africa. What are your feelings? Well, it's extraordinary to me to think that twenty years have passed, that 'm still working on the same projects and that hundreds of students who have volunteered with us have now got university teaching positions all over the world. That's probably had an impact on thousands of people by now, not just the foreign visitors coming to Africa, but locals as well. How do you spend your time nowadays? Well, to begin with, my work was just concerned with learning about the behaviour of elephants in Africa. But then | realised that survival of the species depends on the actions of governments, big multi-nationals and ordinary people. So now | tend to focus more on getting people to realise the effect their actions have on wildlife and natural habitats. | try to demonstrate that by ‘making a small change in the choices they make, for example in the products they buy, people can have a big effect on the wider world, Do you think zoos have a part to play in conservation? Well, there are some old-fashioned zoos where the animals are kept in small cages for the entertainment of the public. The animals arentt able to express their natural behaviour and those zoos should definitely be shut down immediately The best thing is for an animal to live in its natural environment, but we have this idealised view of freedom where their lives will be wonderful. The reality is that in so many places there are hunters. Sometimes we have to step in and offer a species protection, and that's where the new type of zoos come in, In your new book, entitled Animals and Their Habitats, what message are you hoping to convey? The natural world is in real crisis, but there are extraordinary people all around the planet who are absolutely determined that endangered animal species or plants or ecosystems should be helped to restore themselves. | hope it'll be inspiring for young biologists and botanists at the outset of their careers to read about these people who have taken on these huge challenges. Have children, do you think, lost that sense of connection to the natural world? Yes. We should be encouraging them to get back in touch with nature either by taking them into a natural environment or by bringing nature to the child, You know, research has shown that contact with the natural world is actually crucial for psychological growth. So many children have such little opportunity to experience nature and only do so second-hand from a TV screen What does your organisation called Jn Touch aim to do? Well, its all youth driven, so is young people discussing the problems they see around them and then between them choosing three projects to work on that they fee! would make things better. One project is about people, one is about-— Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Test 1 Key animals, and one is about the environment. So, in any group of young people, you get those passionate about animals, you get some who want to do community service for people and you have some who want to help the local environment. Do you think you still have a role to play? Judging from the number of girls who write and say they want to follow in my footsteps, | think | do! But what I'd really like to do is stop people blaming science for everything. Many people think that its scientists who are damaging the environment. | want people to see that they themselves are responsible too and that they can also be part of the solution by being conscious about the choices they make in their everyday lives. That’s what | want to achieve. Many thanks Patricia ... {fade] [pause] Now you will hear Part Four again. tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] That is the end of Part Four, There will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions. I shall remind you when there is one minute left, so that you are sure to finish in time. [Teacher, pause the recording here for five minutes. Remind students when they have one minute left.] That is the end of the test. Please stop now. Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets. 131