1) You overhear a woman recommending a campsite. Why does she recommend it?
a) Its close to tourist attractions. b) Its in an area of natural beauty. c) It has a wide range of facilities.
2) You overhear two friends talking about global warming. How does the girl feel about it?
a) pessimistic about the future
b) surprised at the effects its having c) unconvinced that theres a problem
3) You overhear a young couple talking about moving to the country. Why does the man object to the idea?
a) He wouldnt be able to work there. b) Hed miss the facilities of the city. c) He wouldnt be near to his friends.
4) You hear a par of a radio programme about food. Why should listeners call the programme?
a) to take part in a recipe competition b) to find out about a cookery course c) to ask questions about cooking
5) You hear the beginning of a programme about college can
teens. What point is being made about them?
a) The choice of food has improved.
b) Students like the food on offer there.
c) Teachers complain about the quality of the food.
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6) You hear a young woman talking about her career. Why did she accept a job in a bookshop?
a) She needed a steady income.
b) She thought it would be enjoyable. c) She hoped to improve certain skills.
Total mark 0.5 × 6 = 3 points
WRITING
Write the story.
Your teacher has asked you to write a store for an international magazine. The story must begin with the following words:
As soon as Roy opened the door, he knew something was wrong.
Total mark 3 points
Total mark for the test: 4 × 3 = 12 points
Variant B
GRAMMAR AND VoCABuLARY
1. For questions 15, read the text below. use the word given at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.
For anyone with a (1) for the study of the night fascinate sky, Hawaii is one of the best places in the world to get
a clear view of the stars and planets. This is because of the islands geographical setting.
Because it is a (2) area, situated in the middle mountain of a large expanse of ocean, Hawaii is much less
affected by light (3)
then most other parts of the world.
pollute
If you are (4) enough to go to the top fortune of the dormant volcano known as Mauna Kea,
the view is even more (5). impress
Total mark 0.5 × 5 = 2.5 points
2. For questions 612, read the text below and decide which answer
(A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
An important point to remember if you like spending time out in the (6) air is that the human head doesnt work very well out doors
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if it becomes too hot, cold or wet. Thats why a hat is a good invest ment, wherever youre planning to go out and (7). Surprisingly, a single waterproof hat with a brim will do the (8) adequately in most conditions.
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In cold climates, the problem is that the head is (9) heat all the time. As (10) as fifty to sixty percent of your bodys heat is lost through the head and neck, (11) on which scientist you believe. Clearly this heat loss needs to be prevented, but its important to re member that hats dont actually (12) you worm, they simply stop heat escaping.
| A open | B free | C clear | d wide | |
| A around | B about | C along | d above | |
| A job | B task | C role | d duty | |
| A giving away | B sending out | |||
| C dropping off | d running down | |||
| A soon | B long | C well | d much | |
| A according | B regarding | C depending | d relating | |
| A maintain | B stay | C hold | d keep |
Total mark 0.5 × 7 = 3.5 points
READING
dRIVING IN THE dESERT
My family are farmers in France, and by the age of ten, I could manoeuvre a tractor into a field to pick up straw bales. For my driving test, I learned how to reverse into a parking space by practising bet ween two tractors.
Im the extraterrestrial of die family: Ive always needed to prove that I can adapt to new situations. Id never left France until
1998 and then I went to Australia, the most distant country pos sible! I worked on a sheep farm there, driving a 4 × 4 all the time, and spent four months driving around the country on my own. That was when I first came into contact with the desert, and I wanted to re turn to it.
But it was my competitive spirit that drew me to the allfemale Gazelles Rally in die Moroccan desert. I did it to see if I could sur vive in the desert and not be afraid. Taking part in the rally involves spending eight days in the desert, including two sets of twoday marathons when youre on your own overnight with your teammate. The rally will push you to the limits of your physical and mental
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capacity, so its very important to choose the right teammate, to make sure you have the same goal and the same way of working. But the key thing is for you both to keep your courage and remain confident.
Participants known as the gazelles drive 4 × 4s, quad bi
kes, motorbikes or trucks, and use a compass and a map to navigate
their way to marker flags that have been planted in the desert al ways in places that are really difficult to get at. You have to drive up and down huge sand dunes, the highest of which are about twen ty metres. Every morning at base camp you have to prepare your maps, by marking the position of the days flags. Then you have to plan the best route to them. It takes time to learn how to do this, how to understand the landscape, because you arc all alone in the emptiness there are no landmarks, it is all just flat. on our first day, my teammate and I felt quite frightened by it we thought wed get lost. So we decided to drive in a straight line for half an hour in search of geographical features. Then we found some moun tains.
It rained a lot during the rally and the thing that scared us most was the thought of not being able to get out of the mud. Some women were stuck for about twelve hours overnight before the mud dried. My teammate and 1 managed to get through, though, because we, set off first, when the ground was less damaged. Each vehicle carries a satel lite tracking system with it, and every halfhour the rally organisers use this to check on you: if a car isnt moving, they go to the rescue. once, we were all alone in our tent in a storm, and feeling a bit scared. An. official rally vehicle came and reassured us that we wouldnt be washed away.
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I had great difficulty finding a sponsor it / costs about 6,000 to hire a vehicle and 14,000 to participate in the rally, plus you have to hire safety equipment. Its always the people you least expect who help
you most. The big dealers for fourwheeldrive vehicles refused to fi nance 68 what they called a girls jaunt in the desert. It was a small, independent garage that provided us with an 11yearold 4 × 4 for noth ing and we didnt have a single breakdown.
Speed is not a factor in this competition. Men have a tendency to drive a bit faster than women. Theyre so sure theyve chosen the right route that theyre less good at anticipating problems. A man who was doing a television programme on the rally refused to believe that it was difficult or that women could sometimes be better than him.
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I want to do the rally again next year. Taking part in it puts lifes problems into perspective, and its also a big thing on my CV: it shows people I can sec a project through. When I meet the top people in my company now, I feel far more selfassured.
3. You are going to read a magazine article about a rally driver. For questions 18 choose the answer (a, b, c or d) which you think fits best according to the text.
1) Why did the writer go to Australia?
a) to further develop her driving skills
b) to get practice in driving in desert conditions
c) to visit members of her family who farmed there
d) to experience living in an unfamiliar environment
2) In the writers opinion, the ideal rallying teammate is some
one who
a) will keep you from feeling afraid at night. b) can make up for any weaknesses you have. c) does not take the competition too seriously. d) will share your general aims and attitudes.
3) What does the word this in line 40 refer to?
a) driving in difficult places
b) finding important landmarks c) deciding which route to take d) drawing flags on a map
4) The writers greatest fear in the desert was that she might a) lose her way in bad weather.
b) become stuck in wet ground.
c) damage her vehicle in the mud.
d) have to be rescued by other competitors.
5) What does the writer say about the cost of the rally?
a) Hiring a vehicle was her biggest expense.
b) Safety equipment was provided by the organisers.
c) She was surprised that a small garage sponsored her.
d) A new vehicle would have reduced her maintenance bill.
6) By using the phrase a girls jaunt, the big dealers showed that
a) unimpressed by the writers driving skills. b) a lack of respect for this particular event.
c) sure that the writer wouldnt complete the rally. d) an unwillingness to sponsor rallying
Total mark 0.5 × 6 = 3 points
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