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Name and surname: Grade:

LISTENING
TASK 1. /3
You will hear three texts. For questions 1-3 choose the answer A, B or C which fits best according to
what you hear. You will listen to the recoding twice.

Text 1. Text 3.
1. The text is addressed to 3. Which of the following is stated as a
A. people who might like to volunteer for some scientific fact, not an opinion?
tests. A. Tessa stopped sprinting because she
B. people who want to know about a certain product. wasn’t selected for the team.
C. people who have a point of view about a new theory. B. Tessa has suffered from injuries twice in
Text 2. recent games.
2. In his speech the prime minister C. Tessa has already won a medal at
A. admits responsibility for a problem. these games.
B. expresses his intention to give financial aid.
C. relates a problem to his own personal experiences.

TASK 2. /3
You will hear three people talking about travelling to school by train. For speakers 1-3 choose the
statement (A-E) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two extra statements which do
not match any speaker. You will listen to the recoding twice.

This speaker says that

A. trains aren’t good value for money. Speaker 1
B. passengers on trains are too noisy. Speaker 2
C. he/she makes good use of his/her time on trains. Speaker 3
D. trains are old-fashioned and uncomfortable.
E. train carriages are too crowded.

READING
TASK 3.
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Read three hotel reviews on the website. Match each text (A to C) with each sentence (1 to 4).
Note: one of the reviews matches two sentences.
The reviewer
1. had not intended to stay at this hotel.
2. found certain aspects of the hotel different to what they had been expecting.
3. thought the old-fashioned appearance enhanced the appeal of the hotel.
4. was given compensation because of a problem at the hotel.

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A.
We visited the Hotel Belvedere last month on a two week package holiday organised by the travel company Lost
Horizons. We were supposed to have been given a five-star room with a sea view but on arrival we discovered that
the sea view was only possible if we stood on the (rather dangerous) balcony and looked round the corner of the
building. We were unimpressed by the standard of the room and when we made our feelings known to the manager
we were told that there were no other rooms available at that time so not wanting to make any further fuss, we
made the best of our holiday.
***** Not recommended
B.
When booking our holiday in Cornwall we relied on holiday reviews on this website that recommended the Hotel
Belvedere and we were not disappointed. Apart from the fact that the lift was out of order during our stay we
enjoyed a refreshing break there. The location is stunning, situated on a cliff overlooking the sea and the hotel
manager was kind and helpful at all times, including offering us a free meal because of the inconvenience of not
having an operational lift. The hotel is an old building and there was a need for some updating, but we would
definitely recommend a short stay there.
*****
C.
I decided to write a review for the Hotel Belvedere in Cornwall because I had such a pleasant stay there last
month. We stumbled across the hotel by accident while we were searching for overnight accommodation in the
area and a one-night stay turned into a week’s holiday. The rather faded grandeur of the hotel is a hugely attractive
feature and staying there is rather like being transported to a previous era. Understandably, the rooms are not
equipped with a large array of modern gadgetry but the restaurant is the height of elegance and the chef
performed some miracles with the local fish. Highly recommended.
*****

TASK 4. /4
Read the text from which four sentences have been removed. Fill in gaps 1-4 with missing sentences (A –
E) to obtain logical and coherent text. Note: there is one extra sentence that you do not need to use.
STAYING YOUNG
The greatest prize in medical research would most assuredly go to that lucky individual or group who
managed to find the secret to staying young. 1. ____ What wouldn’t scientists give to develop in their
laboratories a pill, cream or medicine that would stop our skin from wrinkling and our organs from failing as
we get older? Is that day really getting closer?
Over the years people have tried many different ways to remain young. We have followed specific diets
containing foods that are said to have anti-ageing effects and companies have made a fortune selling us
creams and tablets. Private hospitals even take out online adverts to promote their surgical procedures that
can rejuvenate our faces and eliminate saggy skin. 2. ____ And when they finally do, beauty companies all
over the world will be fighting at their doors to buy the rights to sell it.
So, has any progress actually been made in this field? 3. ____ It seems that scientists at Newcastle
University have discovered a new anti-oxidant that can protect cells against damage caused by the sun. It is
called Tiron. They have known for a long time that there are anti-oxidants in food and drink such as red wine
and curry which can help protect our cells, but this new discovery is a major step forward. Whereas those
naturally occurring anti-oxidants provided 22% protection in tests, Tiron gave 100%. Not bad, is it? So far,
the tests using Tiron have only been carried out on animals, and it is not yet safe for human use but
scientists are confident that within a few years a safe form of Tiron could be available.
So, unfortunately we shall have to wait a little longer for more definite results.
4. ____ Sadly, in an age where cash is king I rather think the latter opinion will prevail.

A But it is really down to the scientists to find that magic formula that will really help.
B Then there will be all the moral debates about whether such a valuable item should be added to
food for the benefit of everyone or sold to the few who can afford it.
C Eternal youth is unfortunately a fantasy, the topic of story tellers down the ages, but slowing down
the process of ageing is possibly within our grasp.
D Is it true that where we live has a great effect on how quickly we age or is this just a myth?
E Actually, there is some good news. A recent exciting development has got the medical world talking.

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TASK 5. /5
Read two articles about bank robberies. For questions 1-5 choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according
to the text.
Text 1.

THE BANK MANAGER’S MONDAY MORNING

It was a lovely morning. There was a chill in the air but the brass name plate outside the bank gleamed in the
spring sunshine. Arnold Brown frowned and took a tissue from his pocket to wipe off the smudge of someone’s
fingerprint. That’s better, he thought with satisfaction. Everything clean and shiny, just as it should be. He had a
smile on his face as he keyed in the code and entered the bank.
His staff were already there, heads down, hard at work. There was filing to do, phone calls to be made, contacts
to be reached. As Arnold moved past the desks, no one lifted a face to say good morning. He nodded to himself.
Yes, just as it should be. No time in the busy banking world for niceties. A quick glance around the room showed
him that nothing was out of place and he headed for his office, opening the heavy oak door with a contentment
that twenty years of diligence and obedience had brought him. He put his brief case on the floor beside the large
modern desk, noting happily that the desktop and computer were both gleaming and that a faint flowery perfume
in the room indicated that the cleaner had done an efficient job.
His next job being to turn off the night security alarms, Arnold bustled his way through the big room again and
descended the two flights of stairs into the basement where the vaults and individual security safes were housed.
He unlocked the heavy metal gates and proceeded to the alarm inside the room that contained the bank’s most
valued clients’ safety deposit boxes. He keyed in the security code, known only to him and two others, and
experienced a minor irritation when he did not hear the familiar double bleep. His focus was on the alarm box but
something was not right in his peripheral vision. Something was not where it should be. Taking his eyes off the
alarm, Arnold turned and looked to see what was offending his eye.
At first Arnold could not take in what he saw. The room contained two long walls full of safety deposit boxes.
There were hundreds of the small, drawer-like containers where clients paid to store their most valued
possessions. Arnold knew from experience that these included money, jewellery and papers, a lot of papers.
Among the papers were photographs and information that the owners for one reason or another – not always in
the strictest interpretation of the word ‘legal’ – wanted to keep hidden. Of course, the bank’s discretion was one
of its most important qualities and Arnold would never, even under the threat of death, reveal what he knew
about the contents of any of those boxes. This was why what he saw in that room on that beautiful spring morning
pulled a tight cord round his heart and drained the blood from his face.
The safety deposit boxes were no longer neat little rows of drawers. The order was destroyed by a number of box
fronts hanging open, dark against the pristine whiteness of those that remained closed. After a moment of
incomprehension, Arnold’s brain returned to normal function and within seconds it had calculated that about
forty of the security boxes had been opened by force. And he realised, with a horrible sinking feeling, that they
were forty of the bank’s most privileged clients. The bank, his bank, had been robbed.
1. When he arrived at the bank Arnold 2. What concerned Arnold most 3. From the text we learn that
was happy because about the robbery was that Arnold is
A. the brass plate had been cleaned. A. the bank’s security had been A. uncaring and unkind.
B. he wasn’t greeted by any of the breached. B. organised and officious.
employees. B. further crimes might follow. C. frustrated and rebellious.
C. it was a beautiful spring day. C. the bank had let down its clients. D. sensitive and anxious.
D. no one had been into his office D. he would be held personally
during his absence. responsible.
Text 2.
GOOD PLANNING
One of the biggest and most well organised bank robberies took place in Brazil in 2005. Up to ten men broke into
the central bank over a weekend and stole the equivalent of £65 million from the vaults. There have been many
big bank robberies over the years, but what sets this apart from others is the ingenious planning and preparation
that went into it. When the police were called after the discovery of the robbery on the Monday morning they

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discovered a 78-metre tunnel that had been constructed from a house in the centre of the city to below the bank.
The tunnel went under two complete city blocks and was lined with wood and plastic and had its own lighting and
air circulation system. The gang must have included maths, engineering and excavation experts. It appears that
the robbers rented the house three months previously and set up a fake gardening business so that neighbours
would not be concerned by the soil that was being removed from the building. Although many people have been
arrested for the crime, none of the masterminds have been caught and only a small portion of the money has been
recovered. The remainder could well be out of the country. In an ironic twist, several of the suspects were
kidnapped and held to ransom, one of these, Luis Ribeiro, was murdered and it is thought that police officers were
involved in the kidnappings.
4. The robbers were successful because 5. Which of the following is stated as a fact, not an opinion?
A. they had help from the police. A. police officers extorted money from the suspects.
B. they were all highly intelligent. B. the criminals had specialists to help them build the tunnel.
C. their neighbours weren’t curious. C. one of the robbers was killed after a kidnapping.
D. they cleverly mislead people. D. the majority of the money is no longer in Brazil.

USE OF ENGLISH

TASK 6. /4

Read the text. For questions 1-4 choose the option A, B, C or D which fits best according to the text.

DON’T DISTURB!
Students at Southampton University have had problems using their mobile phones recently 1. ___ of a problem
with a transmitter mast. Unfortunately for the students, the problem will not be solved for several months.
When the engineer arrived to 2. ___ the problem at the mast he found something highly unusual; a peregrine
falcon (a protected bird of prey) had chosen to nest in the transmitter mast. The law does not allow the nest of
a breeding falcon 3. ___ until the fledglings have all left the nest. This could be another three months. Bird
enthusiasts are extremely happy that the falcon has chosen to nest here as they usually nest at the top of cliffs
and there are only 1,400 pairs in the UK. They praise the phone company for 4. ___ conservation first. However,
those who cannot get a phone signal without driving quite a long distance are, perhaps understandably, not so
enthusiastic.
1. A. resulting B. due C. because D. thanks
2. A. repair B. mend C. fix D. set
3. A. being disturbed B. to be disturbed C. disturbing D. to have been disturbed
4. A. making B. doing C. taking D. putting

TASK 7. /4
Read the text. Fill the gaps 1-4 with one word to obtain a logical and coherent text.
TOO YOUNG?
‘Children are growing up too fast these days’. This has become quite a common complaint today and in a 1. ___
it is true. Children are learning faster, using computers more quickly and even competing in sports at ever
earlier ages. The age limits for such important things like learning to drive or voting in an election are also
coming down in many countries.
2. ___, it is another topic entirely that makes a lot of people see red. This is the huge popularity of beauty
competitions for young children. There has always been controversy over beauty competitions but the decision
of an adult
3. ___ or not to enter a competition like this is up to that individual. What concerns many people today is that
parents encourage their very young children to dress up, wear high heels and put on make up to compete for
prizes. The child often has no say in this at all. Is this right? The French government clearly think not as they
have banned this type of competition in France. Let us know 4. ___ you think and leave a comment below.

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TASK 8. /4
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the beginnings and the
endings given. Do not change the given sentence fragments. You must use between 2 and 5 words in each
gap.
1. People think that climate change caused the extreme weather conditions we had last month.
Climate change _________________________________________________ the extreme weather conditions
we had last month.
2. The results of the survey were only published two days ago.
It _______________________________________________________________ that the results of the survey
were published.
3. I’m very tired today because I’ve been working all through the night on this essay.
If I hadn’t worked all through the night on this essay, I _____________________________________________
this morning.
4. My phone call to Maria about the party was unnecessary as Diana had already phoned her.
I ________________________________________________ about the party because Diana had already
phoned her.

WRITING

TASK 9. / 14

More and more students write school essays and create projects based mainly on information found on the
Internet. Write an essay in which you will present advantages and disadvantages of using online sources.
Write 180-200 words.

Зміст Структура, логічність Лексичне наповнення Граматична правильність Разом

та зв’язність
___ /6 ___ /4 ___ /2 ___ /2 ___ /14

TOTAL: / 45

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