mes Unit 10 ‘This is @ multiple-choice task (52° x) intensive reading an You are going to read an e? ‘most appropriate answer (A, BC or) My brother and T were sent this ‘summer by our parents for a so-called walking tour of Switzerland, with @ tutor. I need hardly say we travelled 5 by train so far as the money lasted. The tutor and I climbed mountains. \We climbed the Wetterhorn and Monte Rosa. The spectacle of the sunrise striking the peaks of the Bernese 30 Oberland is @ marvel of light and colour unsurpassed in my experience. T longed to climb the Matterhorn, but this was not only too expensive but held by the tutor to be too dangerous. 45 All this. prudence, however, might easily have been upset by an incident which happened to me in the lake of Lausanne, I record this incident that it might be a warning to others. 20 T went for a row with another boy a little younger than myself. When we were more than a mile from the shore, we decided to have a swim, pulled off ‘our clothes, jumped into the water 25 and swam about in great delight. When we had had enough, the boat was pethaps one hundred yards away. A breeze had begun to str the waters. The boat had a small red awning over 30 its stern seats, This awning acted as a sail by catching the breeze, AS we ‘swam towards the boat, it drifted farther off. After this’ happened several times we had perhaps halved 3s the distance. But meanwhile the “Harrow: @ famous schoo! in England tract from My Early Life by Winston Churchil ) to each question. Unit 7). You need to use the skills of id reading between the lines. Choose the breeze was freshening and we bot especially my companion, began to be tired. Up to this point no idea of danger had crossed my mind. The sun played upon the sparkling blue waters; the wonderful panorama of mountains and valleys, the gay hotels and villas still smiled. But now I saw Death as near as I believe I have ever seen «5 him, He was swimming in the water at ur side, whispering from time to time in the rising wind which continued to carry the boat away from us at about the same speed we could swim. No so help was near. Unaided, we could never reach the shore. I was not only an easy, but a fast swimmer, having represented my House at Harrow* when our team ss defeated all comers, I now swam for my life. Twice I reached within 2 yard of the boat and each time a gust carried it just beyond my reach; but by a supreme effort I caught hold of 6 its side in the nick of time before a stil stronger gust bulged the red awning again. I scrambled in, and rowed back for my companion who, though tired, had not apparenty realised the 6 dull yellow glare of mortal peri that had so suddenly played around us. 1 said nothing to the tutor about this serious experience; but I have never forgotten it.eemncttLA Unit 10 1 The writer uses the expression so-called to describe the walking tour because ‘A. the tutor walked, while the writer and his brother went by train, B they were all supposed to be traveling by train, not on foot they only walked when they ran out of money. D itwasa climbing trip rather than a walking tour 2 The writer dint climb the Matterhorn because [A he thought itwould take too long, B_ the risks were considered too great. his parents couldnt afford the expense. D the tutor had been warned not to attempt it 3 The writer says he selling us this anecdote in order to A show how cautious he was. B_ describe his holiday in Lausanne. C explain how his character has developed. D prevent other people from getting into difficulties. ‘4 What did the two boys do on the lake? A. They swamall round the lake and rowed back B_ They dived into the waterin their swimsuits. © They rowed some way and then swam. D. They sailed out into the middle oft fora swim. '5 What mistake did the boys make? [A They didn realise the boat would move away from them. B They had no idea they had swum so far from the boat. © They didn’t know the lake had a strong current, D_ They were unaware ofthe cokdness of the breeze, 6 Who or what does ‘He'refer tonne 46? ‘A death B a ghost © thetutor D the writers brother 7 Which of these statements is rue? [A The boat was drifting towards the writer. B. The boys were unable to swim tothe shore. © The writer found it impossible to reach the boat. D_ The other boy was exhausted and frightened. 8 How did the writer react to the experience on the lake? [A He felt proud of saving the other boy’ life. B He was afraid his parents might be angry. © He thought it was an unimportant incident. D_ He became aware of some of lifes dangers ‘amyUnit 11 se task (see Unit 7). You need to use the skills of x) intensive reading and reading between the lines. ‘You are going to read an extract from Adventure in Tio Worlds by A. Cronin. Choose ‘the most appropriate answer (A, 8,C or D) to each question: Having emphatically declared before ry entire household that | would write a novel - tacitly implying, of course, that it was the fault of every other 5 member ofthe household that! had not ‘written twenty novels - I found myself faced with the unpleasant necessity of justifying my rash remarks, All 1 could do was to retire, with a show of 10 courage and deep purpose, to the top attic of the house, which had been at ‘once selected as ‘the room for Daddy to write in’. Here I was confronted by a ‘square pine table, bya pile of wopenny 15. exercise books, and a dictionary. It was the morning following our arrival, Amazingly, for that latitude, the sun shone. Our litte dinghy danced entrancingly at anchor on 20 the loch, waiting to be rowed. My ‘ar stood in the garage, waiting to be driven, The trout in the river lay head to tail, waiting to be caught. The hil stood fresh and green, waiting to be 25, climbed. And I~ I stood at the window of the litte upstaits room. Wincingly, | looked at the sun, the loch, the boat, the cat, the river and the mountains; then sadly turned and sat down before 30 my pine table, my exercise books and my dictionary. ‘What a fool you are,’ 1 said to myself gloomily. How often during the next three months was I to repeat the assertion ~ each time with 36 stronger adjectives. But in the meantime | was going to begin. Firmly I opened the first exercise book, firmly I jogged my fountain pen out of its habitual inertia, Firmly | poised that pen and lifted my head for inspiration, It was a pleasant view through that narrow window a long green field ran down to a bay of the loch. | thought I might contemplate the scene for a ss ‘minute or two before settling down to work. Icontemplated. Then somebody kmocked at the door and said ‘Lunchtime’. I started, and searched hopefully for my glorious beginning, = ‘only to find that the exercise book still retained its blank virginity | rose and went downstairs, and 1 carved the mutton glumly. My to young sons, removed by their nurse 5 to a remote distance in order that they might on no account disturb the novelist, had returned in high spitits. The younger, aged four, now lisped breedily: ‘Finished your book «0 yet, Daddy?” The elder, always of @ corrective tendency, affirmed with the superior wisdom of his two additional Years: ‘Dont be silly. Daddy's only half finished.’ Whereupon their mother smiled upon them reprovingly: ‘No dears, Daddy can only have writen a chapter or two.”Unit 1 11 Why did the narrator feel he had to start writing a novel? A Hewes competing with other writers in his family B_ He thought it would bring in some much-needed money. C_Hewanted to contradict people who said he couldn't doit. D_ He had told his family he was going to write one. 2. How did he feel when he stood atthe atic window? ‘A. impatient for a change in the weather B_ depressed at the thought of the task ahead surprised by the sight of his boat D_ disappointed by the scenery 3 What happened during the morning? A He found it easy to get ideas. B_ Hewrote the beginning of the novel. He looked at the view out ofthe window. D_ He made notes for the frst chapter, then lost them. 4 What does ‘I started’ mean tine 49)? ‘A. Ibegan to write at once. B {looked fixedly at the paper. € stood up straight. D_Ijumped up in surprise. 55 What did the narrators wife think about his writing? A He was sure to be making some progress. B_ Hersons had a good understanding of his work. CC Itwas fortunate he was able to write fairly fast D_Itwas pity he had to spend so much time writing. 6 The author’ tone in the final paragraph is A objective. B enthusiastic € humorous. D regretful 7 The narrator shows himself to be A proud of his abilities. B aware of his faults. © determined and hardworking. D cheerful and sociable. 8 What would an appropriate title for this extract be? A Pressure to Achieve B AFamily Holiday © Three Satisfying Months D SelFimprovement 59. ie IUnit 20~ ‘This is a mutpl-matching task (see Unit 17). You need to use the skis of © You are going to read a magazine questions 1 - 15,choose from the families (A ~| ‘more than once. article about families’ attitudes to eating. For ). The families may be chosen ‘Match each statement with the correct family/families. ‘They’re proud of their cooking. faz ‘They have happy memories of childhood food. (paces, ‘They pay ite attention to their food. [&_—] ‘Their approach to food is based on tradition. (Sica ‘They're worried about eating certain types of food. ee They often eat separately. (8 ‘They've changed their eating habits. [9] [10] ‘Their social principles make them reject a particular food. ‘They take care to eat fresh vegetables. [2] ‘Their lifestyle tends to dictate the way they eat. [13 ][14__] ‘They make use of convenience foods, [5]serh and Richard Thompson eat only fiditive-free food that they cook at home ‘They've been doing this over since their son Hugo was born. "We didn’t care what we ate before that,’ admits Sarah. ‘We used to eat all inds of rubbish, junk food, takeaways, frozen ‘meals .. But when you have a child you really Jpecome aware of how important food is. We believe you are what you eat, and who'd want to be a hamburger! It does take more time, of course, to do the shopping and prepare | everything yourself. We buy fresh fish or ‘meat, and organic fruit and things like salad ‘and root veg every other day, and I do a lot “of baking. It’s very satisfying to know we're ‘eating the right things, and everything tastes 9 much better.’ Peggy and Bill Colley are retired now, and Bill tends todo most of the cooking, as Poggy isin " awhoolchair We don’t eat as much as we used “to, ho says. ‘Neither of us has much eppatite “these days. I emembor the Sunday lunch we “used to have as kids ~ all of us round the big “tube with plates piled high with chicken and “veg and roast potatoes, and then a pudding 10 follow! Oh, it was lovely, but 1 coulda’t “manage that now. No, Peggy and I often have "cheese on toast, or abit of soup, or something “out ofa packet. I'm not much of a cook really. 1s too much bother to peel alot of vegotables, anyway Daniel and Caroline Basson both have high- flying jobs and lead a hectic life. "I can't Tomembor the last time we ate at home together in the week.’ says Daniel. ‘I usually hhavo a mooting or something else on, so tond __t0grab a bite in a handy bistro near the office. Ws often @ working meal, so { hardly notice What I'm eating. Ie could be pasta or salad, or occasionally a steak. And Caroline travels a ot for her job, so she's often away. She's not ‘eally bothered about her food either.” THE FOOD FILE at are your views on food? How important is it to you? How much time do you spend thinking spout it, planning menus, preparing it and eating? Here's what some of you think. D Trevor and Sue Burke-Johnson have both bboen vegetarians since their student days, and their children aro too. They say there are lots fof reasons why they don’t eat meat. As S explains, ‘We don't have complote confidence Jn modern methods of food production. Just how safe is meat those days? It could be Full ff hormones or other additives, which might affect our health, And then another thing is what right have we got ro take oversa much of the planet for producing meat? Growing coreal takes up much less space, and developing countries manage very well with hardly any ‘meat at all. Anyway, I coulda’t bring myself to kill an animal, $0 I don't think I should expect anyone else to. I don't think we'll ever eat ‘meat again.” E Henry Suteliff takes a rather different view. He lives with his two elderly sisters, Ellen and Kate, in the family home, He believes in eating meat every day. ‘What was good ‘enough for our parents is good enough for us. We all need protein, don't we? And I maintain you need three good meals a day, just to keep going. A cooked breakfast is important, too. You get tired and run-down if you don’t eat properly. We really enjoy our food. My sisters do the cooking between them. They use good ‘old-fashioned recipes, and I promise you. their cooking is wonderful!" Unit 20 |