PRACTICE 4

Part 1

You will hear some sentences. Choose the best reply to each sentence.

A. I expected that to happen.

1 B. It was already due last Wednesday.
C. Drafting a production schedule would help.

A. Yes, I did.
2 B. I will later.
C. I can do it tomorrow.

A. Tuesday is fine.
3 B. I'm running a little late.
C. Morning would be best.

A. OK, I won't lose it.

4 B. Yes, I did receive it.
C. Please, I'll need it for later.

A. Order it this afternoon.

5 B. She arrives tomorrow night.
C. They said Monday around 10:00.

A. I think they are Frank's.

6 B. He already did the dishes.
C. You can find extra mugs on the shelf.

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 Part 2

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 travel writer talking about different holiday
destinations.

HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS
The Canary Islands
Nice weather throughout the year.
La Gomera is a good place for 7______________ .
Prices start at 8______________ pounds each for a fortnight.
Sardinia
Variety of water sports available.
You can get a 9______________ certificate.
Adults travelling with children cannot go in 10______________ .
Iceland
Travel around Reykjavik on a 11______________ .
Askja region has beautiful mountains.
Cost for adults £1,200 – accommodation and 12______________ are included
in the price.

Part 3

You will hear five different people talking about incidents at work involving children. For
questions 13-17, choose from the list A-H which occupation each speaker has. Use the
letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A. shop assistant
B. doctor
12.Speaker 1____
C. executive
13.Speaker 2____
D. nursery teacher
14.Speaker 3____
E. bus driver
15.Speaker 4____
F. lawyer
16.Speaker 5____
G. video games expert
H. debt collector

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 Part 4

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-l, next to Questions 18-23

18.The Reyolds House __

19.The Thumb __
20.The Museum __
21.The Contemporary Art Gallery __
22.The Warner Gallery __
23.Nucleus __

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 Part 5

You will hear three different extracts. For questions 24-29, choose the answer (A, B or C)
which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

Extract One

You hear two friends, Lizzie and Raphael, talking about playing the keyboard and the drums.

24 Raphael is thinking of learning the keyboard instead of the drums because

A. finding somewhere to practise the keyboard is less problematic.

B. it’s easier to control the volume on a keyboard.
C. keyboards are much more portable.

25 What’s Lizzie doing?

A. trying to persuade Raphael to make up his mind

B. questioning whether he has made the right decision
C. suggesting he takes more time to choose which instrument to play

Extract Two

You hear two colleagues talking about first impressions.

26 What does the woman say about meeting clients for the first time?

A. She doesn’t feel comfortable wearing formal clothes.

B. She isn’t as open as she usually is.
C. She tries not to be influenced by the surroundings.

27 What do they agree about long-term business relationships?

A. First impressions can turn out to be right.

B. Friendship can develop over time.
C. Promotion can change the way a person behaves.

Extract Three

You hear a chef, called Nick, talking to his sister about his work.

28 How did Nick feel when he made a dish he used to love as a child?

A. disappointed that it was less sweet than he remembered

B. frustrated that it took a long time to make

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 C. embarrassed that it tasted so unpleasant

29 What aspect of Nick’s job is his sister interested in?

A. how competitive it is?

B. how unpredictable it is
C. how technical it is

Part 6

You will hear a woman, called Diana, giving a talk about her experience as a volunteer at
a riding school in Costa Rica in Central America. For questions 30-35, complete the
sentences with a word or short phrase.

RIDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER

In addition to working on her horse-riding skills, learning 30______________ was

another reason Diana wanted to volunteer.
Diana was especially impressed with the 31______________ of the area where the
riding school is located.
Diana loved the fact that the 32______________ in the accommodation had been
handmade nearby.
In the mornings, Diana’s first job was to carry out what are known as
33______________, which were supervised by an experienced employee.
Diana explains that the owner of the riding school had studied 34______________ at
college.
When Diana was giving children riding lessons, she advised them to 35______________
if they felt nervous.

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 READING TEST

Part 1

Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word which is somewhere
in the rest of the text.

Fire Crews Hunt Escaped Hamster

Eight firefighters have been called in to help find an escaped hamster. Two crews used a
chocolate-covered camera and a vacuum cleaner to try and locate the missing
1____________, called Fudgie, at the home of a six-year-old girl in Dunbar, Scotland.
The girl’s mother said: ‘We came down for breakfast and discovered Fudgie had opened the
top lid of her cage and had made her way into the kitchen and we think she has
gone through a small hole in the floor.'
The fire crews spent five hours trying to recover the pet after it ran down a hole in the
kitchen floor. But, the hamster still refused to come out of the 2____________.
In the search for 3____________, the firefighters took the family cooker and gas pipes
apart. They also dropped a mini-camera coated with chocolate under the floorboards. They
then hoped to take out the hamster using a vacuum cleaner. Despite all their efforts, they
failed to find Fudgie.

In the end, the 4____________ put another camera down the hole and left it under the
floorboards, connected to the screen of the family home computer, to see if Fudgie
appeared. Besides, the 5____________ and her parents regularly dropped food through the
6____________ for the 7____________.
At last, after eight days the hamster returned to her cage safe and sound. She crawled from
the hole in the kitchen floor early in the morning. It was the girl’s father who first found
Fudgie and locked the runaway hamster.
The girl said that day it was like Christmas morning for her. Her parents added that they too
felt extremely happy when Fudgie had finally 8____________.

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 Part 2

The people all want to attend a course. Read the descriptions of eight courses. Decide
which course would be the most suitable for each person. For Questions 9-13, select the
best course.

9. Harriet is 71, and is interested in painting and drawing. She would like to go
somewhere in the summer where she can learn new tips and paint attractive
scenery.
10. Belinda works for a large Art Company and she feels she needs to improve her
computer skills. She already has a basic understanding of some common computer
programmes, but she wants to learn how to organise her work and store information.
11. Jenny is interested in a career in design, and wants to learn how to create art and
change photographs using special computer programmes. She wants a course that
will fit into her normal school day.
12. George is unable to travel because he has difficulty walking, but he wants to learn
more about the wildlife and scenery in different parts of the world.
13. Chris wants a change in career, so he’s looking for a full-time course in which he can
learn everything there is to know about photography and how to use computers to
change and sell his work.

A. Form and Colour

This is year-long course is perfect for people who want to learn about how to use a
camera and who want to take it up as a profession. Students will learn how to use
light and shade, colour and different shapes. The course will also teach students to
change their work using computer technology. Tips will be given on how best to get
started in the profession.
B. Practice makes Perfect
Learn about how to use computer software to make your work life easier. This
course is designed for people who use computers regularly as part of their career,
but who feel they are unable to make the most of the technology. Learn about new
software for storing documents and photographs and keeping records. This evening
class runs for ten weeks from September to December.
C. Armchair Explorer
This is a series of daytime lectures by people who have lived and worked in wild
places. Each of the six talks will focus on a different continent. Lecturers will show

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 photographs of the animals and plants, and explain why they are only found in one
area. Lecturers will include Leo Holland, a scientist from the Antarctic project, and
Milly Oliphant, who researches birds in the Amazon rainforest. Tea and Biscuits
provided.
D. Art Starter
Are you interested in a career in art? If so, this full-time, eight-week course will be
perfect for you. Learn about different methods used by artists, including painting,
drawing, photography and computer design. Artists will create work for an exhibition
which will be displayed in the Town Hall for one month in September. Top
businessmen and women from the design industry will be invited to attend the
exhibition, so this could be a great start to your career!
E. Wild Design
Whether you want a career in art, or you just want to enjoy your hobby, this holiday
course is for you. Wild Design is a two-week summer course situated on the wild
coast of South Wales. We teach all kinds of art, including photography and painting,
and the wild sea, beautiful flowers and great wildlife will definitely give you lots of
creative ideas. Even if you already have a good understanding of art, you are sure to
learn something new from our team of professional tutors.
F. Explore your Imagination
Do you want to show your friends a photograph of you beside the Egyptian pyramids
or in the jungles of Borneo? Well now you can tell your friends that you have
travelled the world without actually leaving the country! Join this evening class and
learn how to use the latest technology and software to change photographs to a
professional standard. You will also learn how to make your own computer designs
using the computer programmes used by professionals.
G. Technology for You
Do you feel as if everyone is using a computer except you? Join in this five-day course
and learn the basics. You’ll learn how to store your personal files, send emails and
use simple programmes to write and print letters. In the afternoons you will have
the choice of either learning how to make Birthday Cards and other designs on a
computer, or you can join our ‘Basic computers for Work’ class.
H. Wildlife Photographer
Travel to a different wild place every week and learn how to take photographs of
animals, plants and scenery. Our expert teachers will advise you how to take the
best pictures. This course will run for six weeks on Saturdays. Students should

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 already have a good understanding of photography and their own equipment. The
class is suitable for everyone, as there is very little walking involved.

Part 3

Read the text and choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings
below.

There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them. You cannot use
any heading more than once.

List of headings

1. Failing relationships and negative feelings

2. Winning the lottery may not make you happier
3. What is Hedonic Adaptation?
4. Philanthropy benefits the giver
5. Wealth management issues
6. Spend your winnings wisely
7. What you do, not what you buy
8. Behavioral Changes
9. Сase of Lisa Arcand

14.Paragraph A___
15.Paragraph B___
16.Paragraph C___
17.Paragraph D___
18.Paragraph E___
19.Paragraph F___
20.Paragraph G___
21.Paragraph H___

A. This is partially due to a phenomenon called hedonic adaptation or the hedonic

treadmill. This describes our tendency to become used to the happiness after
experiencing it for the first time. For example, landing the job that you have always
wanted may give you happiness but the thrill wears off after a certain period of time.
Though it may sound a little bit counterintuitive, hedonic adaptation helps us

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 maintain a steady and emotional equilibrium which makes us less sensitive to any
changes including negative events. This phenomenon allows us to revert back to our
default emotional state after experiencing high levels of emotion whether good or
bad.
B. Piecing together this information, winning the lottery would make you happy but
only for a short period of time. After getting used to the luxuries of having enough
funds for grandiose homes, better food, and nicer clothes, we go back to how we
used to feel before we won the prize. Therefore, winning the lottery doesn’t
guarantee happiness, in fact, lottery winners even reported being unhappy after they
have won the prize.
C. One of the reasons why this is so is because large sums of money can be a lot to
manage. Take for example the case of Lisa Arcand from Massachusetts. She won $1
million in 2004 and like all winners, she went on lavish vacations and bought a nice
house. However, a million dollars isn’t much for taxes; she even opened a restaurant
to keep the cash flowing but to no avail, losing everything in 2007. Another example
is Michael Caroll who turned from lottery winner to factory worker, even after
winning £9.7 million in 2002. Janite Lee, Willie Hurt, and Lou Eisenberg, are just some
of the many names that have won the lottery but went from rags to riches and back
to rags because of poor financial decisions.
D. Aside from difficulty in managing finances, winning the lottery can be an isolating
experience. Unwanted attention and unwanted requests for money from peers can
make us paranoid and anxious. Eventually, lottery winners wind up cutting
themselves from others because of the fear of being used as a just a source of money
than a source of friendship.
E. While the constant fear of losing everything can haunt lottery winners, some even
become greedier than they were before winning. A study conducted by social-
psychologist Paul Piff at the UC Berkeley Campus in California, proves that gaining
wealth can actually change our behaviour drastically. Using a rigged game of
Monopoly, Piff chose a player at random to play the game at a certain advantage
such as more starting money, and better ability to move around the board. In just
after 15 minutes, the advantaged players displayed dramatic change in behaviour
including forceful movement of boardgame pieces, speaking louder, and even minute
things such as eating more snacks compared to other players.
F. Winning the lottery will make you happy but thanks to hedonic adaptation, the thrill
and excitement of spending all that cash won’t last long. While most of us would

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 indulge in a fabulous lifestyle after winning, there are ways that winning the lottery
can make us happier than having the latest supercar in your garage. It’s that old
saying it’s not what you have, but what you do that counts. The key to happiness, it
seems, is to invest in experiences. Think carefully before you start spending.
G. Having a lot of money can open new opportunities for us to enjoy life more than just
having expensive things. With hedonic adaptation embedded in our systems, finding
what really guarantees happiness can be a hurdle on the way. However, findings
show that people tend to adapt faster to extrinsic and material things than we do on
experience. Travelling, exploring, and even learning a new skill, gives us more
gratification than having the latest clothes from your favourite designer or luxury
brand. Therefore, investing in experiences makes us happier than investing in things.
H. Another thing that would help you convert your money into happiness is through
charity. Believe it or not, giving others provides more happiness than spending it on
yourself. A study by the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School
proved that spending more on others provides more happiness than spending it on
yourself. Participants were asked to spend money however they wish, be it on
themselves or unto others. Afterwards, a survey was conducted to rate their level of
happiness. The group who donated their money to charity feel happier than those
who spent it on themselves.
While having money does make us happy today, it doesn’t guarantee our happiness
in the long-run. Thanks to hedonic adaptation, we get used to the emotions that we
feel but we can get around it by making every penny count – not on materialistic
things – but on experiences and by giving back to the community.

Part 4

Read the following text for questions 22-30

Britain needs strong TV industry

Comedy writer Armando Iannucci has called for an industry-wide defence of the BBC and
British programme-makers. "The Thick of It" creator made his remarks in the annual

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 MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

"It's more important than ever that we have more strong, popular channels... that act as
beacons, drawing audiences to the best content," he said. Speaking earlier, Culture
Secretary John Whittingdale rejected suggestions that he wanted to dismantle the BBC.

'Champion supporters'

Iannucci co-wrote "I'm Alan Partridge", wrote the movie "In the Loop" and created and
wrote the hit "HBO" and "Sky Atlantic show Veep". He delivered the 40th annual
MacTaggart Lecture, which has previously been given by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, former
BBC director general Greg Dyke, Jeremy Paxman and Rupert Murdoch. Iannucci said: "Faced
with a global audience, British television needs its champion supporters."

He continued his praise for British programming by saying the global success of American
TV shows had come about because they were emulating British television. "The best US
shows are modelling themselves on what used to make British TV so world-beating," he
said. "US prime-time schedules are now littered with those quirky formats from the UK -
the "Who Do You Think You Are"'s and the variants on "Strictly Come Dancing" - as well as
the single-camera non-audience sitcom, which we brought into the mainstream first. We
have changed international viewing for the better."

With the renewal of the BBC's royal charter approaching, Iannucci also praised the
corporation. He said: "If public service broadcasting - one of the best things we've ever
done creatively as a country - if it was a car industry, our ministers would be out
championing it overseas, trying to win contracts, boasting of the British jobs that would
bring." In July, the government issued a green paper setting out issues that will be explored
during negotiations over the future of the BBC, including the broadcaster's size, its funding
and governance.

Primarily Mr Whittingdale wanted to appoint a panel of five people, but finally he invited
two more people to advise on the channer renewal, namely former Channel 4 boss Dawn
Airey and journalism professor Stewart Purvis, a former editor-in-chief of ITN. Iannucci
bemoaned the lack of "creatives" involved in the discussions.

"When the media, communications and information industries make up nearly 8% our GDP,
larger than the car and oil and gas industries put together, we need to be heard, as those
industries are heard. But when I see the panel of experts who've been asked by the culture
secretary to take a root and branch look at the BBC, I don't see anyone who is a part of that
cast and crew list. I see executives, media owners, industry gurus, all talented people - but
not a single person who's made a classic and enduring television show."

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 For questions 22-30, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on the
answer sheet.

22. Armando Iannucci expressed a need of having more popular channels

A) True B) False C) Not Given

23. John Whittingdale wanted to dismantle the BBC

A) True B) False C) Not Given

24. Iannucci delivered the 30th annual MacTaggart Lecture

A) True B) False C) Not Given

25. Ianucci believes that British television has contributed to the success of American TV-
shows

A) True B) False C) Not Given

26. There have been negotiations over the future of the BBC in July

A) True B) False C) Not Given

27. Ianucci praised everything EXCEPT

A. US shows
B. British shows
C. Corporation
D. British programming

28. To advise on the charter renewal Mr Whittingdale appointed a panel of

A. five people
B. two people
C. seven people
D. four people

29. Who of these people was NOT invited to the discussion concerning BBC renewal?

A. Armando Iannucci
B. Dawn Airey
C. John Whittingdale
D. Stewart Purvis

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 30. There panel of experts lacks:

A. media owners
B. people who make enduring TV-shows
C. gurus of Television industry
D. top executives

Part 5

Read the text below and answer Questions 31-35.

'Don't be modest'

Iannucci suggested one way of easing the strain on the licence fee was "by pushing
ourselves more commercially abroad".

"Use the BBC's name, one of the most recognised brands in the world," he said. "And use
the reputation of British television across all networks, to capitalise financially oversees. Be
more aggressive in selling our shows, through advertising, through proper international
subscription channels, freeing up BBC Worldwide to be fully commercial, whatever it takes.

"Frankly, don't be icky and modest about making money, let's monetise the bezeesus Mary
and Joseph out of our programmes abroad so that money can come back, take some
pressure off the licence fee at home and be invested in even more ambitious quality shows,
that can only add to our value."

Mr Whittingdale, who was interviewed by ITV News' Alastair Stewart at the festival, said he
wanted an open debate about whether the corporation should do everything it has done in
the past. He said he had a slight sense that people who rushed to defend the BBC were
"trying to have an argument that's never been started".

"Whatever my view is, I don't determine what programmes the BBC should show," he
added. "That's the job of the BBC." Mr Whittingdale said any speculation that the
Conservative Party had always wanted to change the BBC due to issues such as its editorial
line was "absolute nonsense".

Questions 31-35

Complete the summary below.

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 Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.

Easing the strain on the licence fees

Iannucci recommended increasing BBC's profit by pushing ourselves

more 31____________. He suggests being more aggressive in selling British shows, through
advertising and proper international 32____________. Also, he invokes producers to stop
being 33____________ and modest about making money and invest into
even 34____________ quality shows. However, Mr Whittingdale denied
any 35____________ that the Conservative Party had always wanted to change the BBC
because of its editorial line.

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