Fast Track to FCE Test

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Each unit test is designed to cover the language areas in the corresponding unit of Fast Track to FCE Coursebook, using the exact format of Paper 3 of the First

Certificate in English examination There are three Progress tests, after Unit 4, 8 and

12 and these test the language from the previous four units In addition to Paper 3 tasks, the Progress tests also include reading and writing tasks from Paper 1 and 2 of the exam

This test booklet includes an eight page pull-out answer key in the middle We

recommend using the test booklet as follows: hand out a test booklet to each

student together with a photocopy of the answer sheets supplied with the answer key Tell students to mark their answers on the answer sheets only, not in the test booklet After you have administered the test and checked the answers, collect the test booklets back in from your students You can re-use them with another class, or the following year

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0 A lends B passes C spends D puts

COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR

YOU AFTER ALL?

In Britain, the average young person now (0) more money on games each year than

on going to the cinema or renting videos But is this (1) a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been (2) that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad-tempered, even violent as a (3) But new research, (4) out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be (5)

Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to

(6) certain skills Researchers claim that this is because the games (7) the brain work harder in certain ways, like (8) sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are The fact that people play the games repeatedly, (9) that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore (10) to become highly developed

Social skills may benefit too Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first-person

shooter games (11) Counterstrike are better than non-players when it (12) to building trust and co-operation, and that this (13) them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities So rather than (14) up computer games, perhaps young people (15) to spend more time on them?

1 A necessarily B certainly C fully D nearly

2 A speaking B informing C telling D saying

3 A product B result C reason D conclusion

4 A worked B thought C turned D carried

5 A exact B true C fact D precise

6 A repair B advance C improve D amend

7 A make B force C push D keep

8 A realising B noticing C imagining D solving

9 A means B asks C brings D causes

10 A surely B probable C likely D possible

11 A in order to B such as C due to D as well as

12 A requires B goes C involves D comes

13 A supports B helps C shows D serves

14 A giving B ending C taking D stopping

15 A bound B should C due D need

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P A R T 2:

Structural cloze

For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space There is an example at the beginning (0) Write your answers on the separate answer sheet

Example:

FILM PROPS The word 'prop' is used to describe any of (0) various objects that actors carry

and use during the making of a film The idea of actually collecting these objects as a

hobby (16) a relatively new one It all started (17) one Hollywood studio decided to sell off many of its old props in a famous sale in 1971 Since (18) , the keenest movie fans, as well as having (19) own copy of a favourite film on DVD

or video, (20) started to collect some of the actual items that the actors use (21) screen

(22) a result, some items are now worth quite a lot of money (23)

example, a pair of shoes which Madonna wore in the film Evita would cost around £500

But the most valuable props are from classic old films (24) Casablanca or Gone

with the Wind When these films (25) made over fifty years ago, most of the

props were thrown (26) once the filming was over, and so very little survives (27) days, film studios usually keep everything, and you can buy less important

props quite easily over the internet If you're interested in this hobby,

(28) , you need to make sure that (29) you are buying is the real thing, because fakes are worth nothing (30) all

0 Two years ago, Maria started learning German

for

Maria two years

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31

32

We've arranged to go and see the art exhibition on Saturday

going

We see the art exhibition on Saturday

The opening night of the new film will probably attract a lot of people

likely

The opening night of the new film a lot of people

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I'm sure latest James Bond film amusing

We very rarely go to the cinema these days

hardly

We the cinema these days

Would the idea of going to a concert appeal to you?

feel

How would going to a concert?

My sister thinks that Hugh Grant is wonderful

fan

My sister of Hugh Grant

There is both pop and jazz music on the programme

well

The programme includes jazz pop music

P A R T 4 :

Error correction

For questions 41-55, read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the

lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick ( ) by the number on the separate answer sheet If a line has a word which

should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet There are two

examples at the beginning (0 and 00)

Examples:

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When I first left art college, I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted

to do In the end, I decided for to try and become a cartoonist, because of I have always been quite good at cartoons, and you don't need expensive things like as a studio or lots of equipment I drew

my cartoons in a sketchbook the first, then worked on final versions which I sent them to various magazines and newspapers None of them was particularly interested So I got a job as a guide in an art gallery because I needed the much money That was a good move As well as meeting lots of people involved in the arts, I was able to see how ordinary members of the public reacted than to the things on display

As a result of the experience I gained at the gallery, and I decided

to become a sculptor It hasn't been easy, and I am still doing part-time work due to support myself, but next week my first one-man show is opening at the gallery in where I used to work I'm going to go back to my old job for a week, showing people round the exhibition It will be interesting to see how can people react because I won't have give away the fact that I'm the artist!

P A R T 5 :

W o r d formation

For questions 56-65, read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of

each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the beginning (0)

Write your answers on the separate answer sheet

Example:

PEGGY GUGGENHEIM (1898-1979)

If you are interested in modern art, (0) if you live in southern Europe or the USA, you will almost (1) be familiar with the name Guggenheim For the modern art (2) in museums bearing that name are among the most (3) in the world But Peggy Guggenheim, the (4) heiress whose (5) these museums were built to house, was not herself

an artist Her great strength was her (6) to recognise creative genius in others and to (7) it by buying and displaying their work Although Peggy took (8) from top art critics, she also followed her own taste She found modern art (9) and so spent her money on that rather than other forms of (10)

SPECIAL CERTAIN EXHIBIT IMPRESS WEALTH COLLECT ABLE COURAGE ADVISE EXCITE ENTERTAIN

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DOG RACE IN ALASKA

Every winter in Alaska a race is (0) But this is no ordinary race Teams of dogs pull wooden sleds along the snow and ice A single driver is in (1) of each team, and stands on the sled This race is (2) as the Iditarod, and runs from the town of

Anchorage to the village of Nome, a journey of more than 1,600 kilometres It usually

(3) the dogs ten days to (4) the course

The Iditarod is usually run in extremely difficult weather (5) Daytime temperatures (6) from zero to minus 40 degrees Visibility is often very poor, so drivers never allow themselves to become (7) from their team of dogs Indeed, the drivers (8) almost entirely on the dogs for their survival Each year a considerable (9) of competitors have to (10) from the race owing to exhaustion or coldness, and sometimes even the

dogs get ill or injured

The (11) of the race goes back many years to a time when some medicine needed to

be taken to Nome, a very remote village (12) particularly severe weather, the only (13) to send the medicine from Anchorage was using a group of husky dogs

Happily, the medicine was delivered just in time to (14) lives Alaskans celebrate the heroic journey with the Iditarod, which (15) the same route across the frozen interior

broken trust number draw reason Providing that aim

save does

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I RESCUE PEOPLE AT SEA

I've been captain of the lifeboat at Portland Bay (0) the north of England for over

thirty years now In my time, I've rescued fishermen with broken-down boats, swimmers

who have (16) swept out to sea and once even a pilot (17) helicopter had developed engine failure That particular rescue was (18) the national TV news!

I've always been mad about the sea, and about the lifeboat My father and his

grandfather before him were both volunteers on the lifeboat, (19) I'm the first one in the family to (20) made captain This means I work full time (21)

the lifeboat station The rest of the crew are volunteers who work in other jobs locally When the alarm goes, to signal a call-out, the crew members must drop whatever they

are (22) and report for duty immediately - we can be out on the water within a (23) minutes of the alarm sounding

The coastline here can be (24) of the worst places in England (25) the

wind's in the east, the waves can be huge great lumps of water as hard as concrete

-and (26) are a lot of rocks just beneath the surface of the water, which (27) it a dangerous place for shipping But the sea feels (28) home for me

- it's (29) I belong, in spite (30) its dangers

for

Maria two years

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Many go on the expedition to the North Pole

Angela de Clerk was the first woman ever to climb the northern side of the mountain

The engineer sure all the doors were closed

I expected caving to be more frightening than it actually was

not

Caving as I had I had expected

I found abseiling down a cliff terrifying

terrified

I I abseiled down a cliff

The instructor told us that a diver needs to be physically fit

important

The instructor told us that physical for a diver

I had always wanted to try skiing

go

I had always wanted to have skiing

The teacher explained everything clearly and precisely

were

The teacher's and precise

Dipak found the archery difficult on the adventure weekend

difficulties

Dipak the archery on the adventure weekend

P A R T 4 :

lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct,

put a tick ( ) by the number on the separate answer sheet If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet There are

two examples at the beginning (0 and 00)

Examples

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Of course, I was securely attached to an overhead canopy rather like

a parachute, as well as to Hans, my Swiss instructor Without being Hans to encourage and advise me, that leap off the cliff-top it would probably have been too much for me, although some members of our group did manage a solo flight Once I was in the air, my fear has left

me I remembered my training and found I could steer the canopy quite easily The views of Lake Annecy and the mountains seen beyond were breathtaking, and gave me a sight that I will stay with me for the rest of my life Landing turned out to be all the hardest thing, as

we tumbled rather inelegantly onto the grass I would recommend paragliding to anyone - it's really not as much hard, as you might think so My holiday was with a company called ParaTours, who offer two days of training before that you make the actual jump on the third day But there are many companies around offering a similar service

P A R T 5:

Word formation

each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at

different view of mountains is beginning to emerge

It is that they are fragile; endangered by (58) and climate change, made into giant litter bins by uncaring (59) , easily damaged by (60) projects, and in many countries harmed by deforestation linked to population (61) Also there has been increasing concern over the quality of life of mountain people, and over the (62)

of many of their (63) cultures

Thankfully the global (64) of such issues has been recognised

STRONG DRAMA BRAVE

POLLUTE TOURISM DEVELOP GROW APPEARANCE TRADITION IMPORTANT

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A MAPMAKER IN THE MAKING

For most families, a (0) in the car to an unfamiliar area involves at least one argument about the best route to (1) This is not the (2) , however, in the Williams family from Worcester They never (3) lost when five-year-old Daniel is with them That's because Daniel has the incredible (4) to tell you the best way to get from one place to another anywhere in England, and (5) he doesn't need a map - he can do it off the top of his (6)

Daniel has been (7) in place names ever since he first learnt to talk When he was about three, he started asking his parents questions about how the roads they drove along (8) up, and it soon became (9) that he had a photographic memory for maps He had no difficulty in remembering the information and (10) it to what he

saw from the car window

Now, after school, Daniel's (11) game is drawing maps of the road systems in all sorts of places that he has never even visited His parents have no (12) where his particular talent (13) from because nobody else in the family has it (14) he's also

a football fan, and is learning to play the keyboard, Daniel's main (15) in life is to become a mapmaker

4 A ability B skill C facility D technique

5 A as well as B because of C apart from D what's more

9 A confident B obvious C sure D positive

10 A regarding B relating C recognising D reflecting

11 A admirable B desired C favourite D selected

12 A understanding B thought C idea D explanation

14 A Although B Despite C However D Since

15 A qualification B outcome C ambition D fortune

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P A R T 2:

Example:

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

19-year-old Becky Benfield is (0) of a small number of teenage businesspeople to

make it (16) the finals of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award The

competition is designed to encourage young people to set (17) their own businesses by awarding a prize to the young businessperson (18) impresses the judges most with (19) they have achieved The winner (20) receive an all-expenses paid business-class trip to the USA worth £5000

Becky runs a company (21) imports and sells model horses to collectors and museums Collecting the horses (22) been Becky's childhood hobby and two years (23) her parents encouraged her to create a website where people (24)

buy and sell them The business has been a great success and Becky now has (25) own office and employs four members of staff

At first, (26) Becky did not find it easy She had difficulty opening a business

account at the bank because she was not old (27) , and nobody was prepared to lend her the money she needed to (28) her business started Fortunately for

Becky, her parents are also businesspeople who run an engineering company, and they (29) willing to help her financially Perhaps this explains (30) all this year's finalists in the competition also come from business families

Example:

for

Maria two years

Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet

31 Delphine likes to play computer games

enjoys

Delphine computer games

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It a vet after I graduate

Janice can't wait to hear Tom's story

forward

Janice is Tom's story

Paul has a clear memory of his first day at school

remembers

Paul clearly for the first time

Glenys is willing to help her brother with his homework

There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00)

Examples:

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a film star I knew it wouldn't be as easy, but I'm not somebody who gives up easily and I'm sure I'll star in a movie one day

I have sent my CV and photos to every one agent and casting director in the city and I go to lots of auditions, sometimes as many

as ten a week To get support myself, I do all sorts of different jobs, mostly modelling and advertising work, but if I have had small parts in television programmes like The X-files and Ally McBeal, which help me for to gain confidence Last year, a film director has spotted me and offered me a supporting role in his latest film

It's the best chance I have had yet far, and I'm very excited about

it The film which comes out next January and I'm looking forward

to be getting more offers of work as a result I love it here and would not want to do anything else, but these are difficult times And you learn, as they say, ought to take the rough with the smooth

P A R T 5:

Word formation

For questions 56-65, read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the beginning (0)

Write your answers on the separate answer sheet

Example:

A CAREER IN COMPUTERS

When the boom in the (0) technology (IT) industry was

at its height in the late 1990s, it was easy for (56) young computer

(57) to get jobs without having any formal qualifications

In those days, (58) and experience were seen as more valuable

by (59) than certificates Indeed, enthusiastic teenagers often knew as much, if not more, about the latest (60) than university graduates Today, an (61) computer fan is much less likely to get a job than someone who has done a (62)

course of some kind, at least with any of the large (63) But

young people who have (64) hands-on experience may still get work, (65) with smaller companies which may also be willing

INFORM GIFT PROGRAMME ABLE

EMPLOY DEVELOP QUALIFY TRAIN ORGANISE USE SPECIAL

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a place far removed from the hurried confusion of city life

For travellers in (5) of a quiet, peaceful place there can be few better (6) We (7) the island to be a charming mix of mountains, castles and sandy beaches One of the best days of our trip was when we (8) a nature tour of the island, and had the (9) fortune to see a (10) of rare creatures, including red deer and golden eagles But no visit to Mull is (11) without a trip to the small island of Iona, just off the south-western tip of Mull, Iona has great historical (12) because it is the place where early Scottish kings were buried Our first attempt to get to Iona had to be (13)

owing to the heavy rain which is another characteristic of the island It was another three days before we could get to Iona, but in the (14) it was well worth the (15) , and was the highlight of our trip

2 A gathered B loaded C removed D transported

3 A accident B event С incident D act

5 A aim B search С hope D exploration

6 A stations B ends С destinations D goals

7 A found B learned С experienced D realised

8 A assisted B included С participated D joined

9 A good B happy С lucky D enjoyable

11 A full B entire С complete D whole

12 A concern B substance С significance D fame

13 A dropped B rejected С left D abandoned

14 A conclusion B finish С end D close

15 A wait B pause С interval D halt

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For example, the popular art galleries have (18) extended and improved, and other collections (19) as those of ancient coins and knives are now displayed using (20) most up-to-date techniques Under a new policy, (21) wildlife items are actually (22) display than previously, as many have been stored away in wooden cabinets to stop (23) deteriorating (24) the storage facility is mainly intended (25) people who are doing research, anyone can ask to see the stored items

The friendly museum staff are now called 'interpreters' (26) than by the

traditional name 'attendants' These are people who are knowledgeable (27) the

collections and can guide and assist members of the public in their understanding

There is also a range of interactive displays and computer models which will appeal to children, who can see history come alive as it really was hundreds or thousands of years (28) There are also new events for student visitors, as (29) as a 150-seat lecture room (30) can also be used for drama and musical activities

31 The size of the city came as a surprise to Peter

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I think living in the city living in the country

The Notting Hill Carnival in London is an annual event which happens in August

takes

London's Notting Hill Carnival year in August

I'm too young to go travelling by myself

old

I'm to go travelling by myself

There is a lot more pollution in Glasgow than in the north of Scotland

far

The north of Scotland than Glasgow

Some people don't visit the old quarter at night for fear of street crime

Examples:

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COUNTRY GIRL IN THE BIG CITY

in the tiny settlement of Wooloonga I am often have to help out

on our ranch, as grooming the horses or bringing in the sheep It's

70 kilometres to the nearest town of any size, and it feels like

if our ranch is in the middle of nowhere I went to a little school

in the village nearby, but all my old friends are in the same one position as me now - they've moved on and gone to big cities in search of the jobs and qualifications I'm studying drama in Perth, so I tend to hang around with a lot of very friendly people

We go to the theatre twice a week to see us the latest performances

It took me a while to get used to all the traffic, and at first people always seemed too be busy to stop and have a chat, but now it feels getting like a second home But I'm always happy to go back to my first home when the university on vacation comes!

P A R T 5 :

W o r d formation

For questions 56-65, read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the beginning (0)

Write your answers on the separate answer sheet

Example:

KINSALE

The fishing town of Kinsale is one of the biggest tourist (0) in Ireland

Located on the south coast, it is famous for its (56) food such as Clonakilty pudding and smoked salmon The choice of (57) local

delicacies seems (58) , as every second building in the town centre seems to be a restaurant or food shop

The views from the cliff tops which (59) the bay of Kinsale are magnificent They are often painted by local (60) their watercolours and prints can be bought in the local shops at very (61) prices

To the west of Kinsale, there are (62) beaches which never seem

to be (63) , even in the middle of tourist season

ATTRACT TRADITION TASTE END

LOOK ART REASON DELIGHT CROWD

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You are going to read an article about a sailing race Choose the most suitable heading

from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article There is one extra heading which you

do not need to use There is an example at the beginning (0)

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet

A An unexpectedly demanding way of life

B The consequences of poor performance

C No way out if you don't like it

D Letting everyone have a moment of glory

E Benefiting from the power of nature

F Cooperating to overcome the power of nature

G It's not what people think

H A solution that seems to work

I The terrible consequences of making a mistake

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ROUND THE WORLD IN A YACHT

Heather Wilson goes on board the yacht 'London Light' to

reveal the truth about life at sea

Imagine, for a moment, spending the night on board a

large yacht, being roughly woken in the pitch dark and

ordered on deck Every so often you will be totally

drenched, very suddenly, in salt water You will be sharing

the same cramped space with 14 other people for a whole

year Your stomach, when not affected by seasickness, will

be hit by the competitive tension and nervousness that

afflicts all sportspeople You will be obliged to concentrate

without cease The slightest loss of focus could cost

someone their life

Jerry Wallace, a marketing director, found sailing a refreshing change from the selfish individualism of business Although he was prepared for the discomfort, the mental stress of long-distance racing was not what he had anticipated 'A Grand Prix driver has a few hours of focus, a footballer 90 minutes, but we have been racing for 11 months This is something I didn't really appreciate before I started.'

Inevitably, there are tensions The kind of people who choose to take part in races like this tend to motivated and strong-willed On a trivial level, there are the usual arguments about things like cleaning, tidying, personal hygiene, even the way people snore Rows on a boat must

be addressed immediately Left to develop, they get much worse On London Light they have done this by having a meeting where problems can be discussed and resolved by majority vote Cooperation is the key, and everyone can have their say The London is one of the few boats that has never lost any crew early because of a personality clash

For the eight crews taking part in the Round-the-World

yachting race, this has been daily life since they left Britain

eleven months ago Now, after racing 50,000 across

kilometres of ocean, they are soon due home While most

of us have worked, slept, taken a holiday, these crews

have sailed and sailed, day after day, night after night, in

weather conditions that would test any human This is the

reality of ocean yacht racing, which bears little

resemblance to the popular image of sailing - the quick

sprint around a lake before returning ashore for a meal

and a warm bath

The strongest source of unrest on any boat, whether professional or amateur, is the racing itself Such is the issue's potential for disruption that two captains resigned during the year because their crews were unhappy at their boat's lack of racing success Inevitably, some crew members want to race the boat hard That means that only the best sailors tend to get to actually steer the boat, which is not satisfactory

Racing 20-metre yachts around the world is a story of

unrelenting hard work, pushing yourself to the limits of

endurance But it is also a story of the vastness and beauty

of the sea, of seeing the sun rise and set on hundreds of

desolate horizons, and of the supreme satisfaction of

arriving somewhere knowing that wind alone has taken

you there

Unlike the captains, who are professional sailors, the crews

all consist of amateur volunteers who have actually paid

for the privilege of taking a year off from their work and

enduring these difficult conditions On board London Light

the ages range from 21 to 65 For the youngest member,

Susan Porter, the trip is about the excitement of both the

racing and the elements 'Being able to pitch yourselves as

a team against a storm gives you a huge sense of

achievement,' she says

Some crew members feel they have paid their money and should not be excluded from any tasks on the boat Walter Given, a retired teacher aboard the London Light, believes the jobs around the boat should be shared out among the crew And if that means that some of the less competent spend time at the wheel, so be it 'We all could have done some more steering -that's the glamorous bit,' he says, though this did not spoil the trip for him at all At 65 the oldest member of the crew, Walter feels the trip has really given him a lot more enthusiasm for life

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You have been selected for one of our summer jobs in London

All accommodation and travel costs are paid for, including transport to and from your home country In order to place you with a suitable family, we now need some further information fromyou:

The job will last four weeks When could you start?

You will be working mornings only The family can provide all your meals or just bed and breakfast Which would you prefer?

You will be organizing activities for the children while you are staying the family Please choose the two activities from the list below that you feel you could help the children with and say why:

Swimming Tennis Word processing digital Photography dressmaking Drawing and Painting Football Music

Is there any further information you need from us?

Yours sincerely Sally Brent Summer Jobs Overseas

give date

say which and why

tell them

pay?

day off?

Write a letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page

Do not write any postal addresses

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SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR

From Land's End, in southwestern England, to John O'Groats in northeastern Scotland is

903 miles It's a (0) way to walk or cycle, through the famously unpredictable British weather, but it's the sort of challenge that (1) to people Steve Watts, (2) , joined

a team which was cycling from one end of the British isles to the other as a way of

(3) money for charity

All went well on Steve's trip, which was very well-organised and he (4) to complete

the distance in eleven days At least, he nearly did For when Steve got to within a mile

of his (5) destination, he was so overjoyed with his (6) , that he invited one of his

back-up team, a young female physiotherapist, to join him on the bike for the last few metres

That's when disaster (7) Somehow the pair (8) their balance and the bike crashed to the ground The next thing Steve knew was when he (9) up in an ambulance on his (10) to hospital It was then that the awful truth hit him He had not only injured himself quite (11) , but he had also (12) to complete his journey after all Fortunately, however, the organisers (13) sorry for Steve and decided to (14) the fact that he hadn't actually (15) the finishing line!

1 A likes B attracts C appeals D enjoys

2 A for example B such as C however D as well as

3 A doing B raising C fetching D gaining

4 A coped B enabled C succeeded D managed

5 A furthest B latest C final D terminal

6 A achievement B fulfilment C realisation D conclusion

11 A strongly B heavily C hardly D badly

12 A failed B avoided C lacked D refused

14 A neglect B escape C ignore D reject

15 A delivered B crossed C ridden D respected

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P A R T 2:

Example:

PERTH

From the city of Perth in Western Australia (0) is two thousand miles to the nearest large centre of population This is not, (16) , a forgotten backwater On (17) contrary, Perth is a sophisticated modern city that offers a (18) deal in terms of entertainment and places of interest The first thing you notice (19) you land at Perth International airport (20) the quality of the light Bright white sunshine fills a sky that

seems (21) much larger than the one you left at home Transfers to the city centre, (22) is just sixteen kilometres away, are quick and easy and you'll probably head (23) the suburb of Freemantle which contains most of the tourist attractions, including excellent beaches as (24) as a good range of international restaurants and hotels

Perth is the ideal base (25) which to explore western Australia You can visit the nearby Yanchep National Park, (26) the traditional aboriginal way of life survives, or take a boat across to Rottnest Island and (27) diving in the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean Also worth a visit is the Margaret River area (28) the coast of the south of Perth (29) many Australians take their vacations here, it can be quite expensive, but the surfing is excellent And, of course, like everywhere in Australia, you'll

be made to feel (30) welcome indeed

Example:

for

Maria two years

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The pool us to dive in off the side

Although it was raining, they still went by bike

despite

They went by bike was raining

I think Tom should get a new computer

my

In to get a new computer

Desmond has forgotten to close that door again!

keeps

Desmond that door!

Davina hasn't been to the library for years

since

It's to the library

If Colin had arrived a minute later, he'd have been too late to check in for the flight

time

Colin arrived check in for the flight

Zak hadn't expected to see his girlfriend at the concert

put a tick ( ) by the number on the separate answer sheet If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00)

Examples:

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A TASTE OF COLLEGE LIFE

go and study in the United States, but I couldn't decide between which would be better for me I liked the idea of studying in the States, but wasn't sure whether I wanted to be spend three or four years of my life living there That's when I heard about the pre-college taster programmes which offered by some US universities These programmes they are very

popular with American high school students who get of the chance to spend two months on a pre-college course, finding out if they have chosen the right subject for to study, but also getting the chance to see what college life is like I decided to go and it was a great experience, but at the end of the programme I have made up my mind not to go and live in the United States I missed out my friends and family too much But the academic work what I did in those two months was useful preparation for the course I ended up doing, and I made lots of friends too

P A R T 5:

Word formation

the beginning (0)

Example:

METROPOLIS The image of superman is (0) to people all over the world thanks

to a number of (56) Hollywood films featuring the man with super-human powers (57) , however, superman was a comic-book character dating back to 1933 and was the (58) of two schoolfriends from Ohio Joe Shuster who drew the pictures and Jerry Siegel, the (59)

of the stories The superman they created lived in the (60) city of Metropolis But, in the state of Illinois, there (61) is a small city with that name, and there one of the main (62) attractions is a statue

of superman in the city square And every year, a superman (63) is held there with competitions on the theme and a (64) actor playing the part of the man himself More (65) is available on the town's

website

KNOW SUCCESS ORIGIN INVENT WRITE FICTION ACTUAL TOUR CELEBRATE PROFESSION INFORM

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CLUTTER IS BAD FOR YOU

Everyone has to tidy up around the house sometimes, but the new idea known as

'de-cluttering' goes (0) than that By showing you how to get (1) of all the things you don't need, de-cluttering can actually help you (2) a healthier, less stressful

lifestyle At least, that is the belief of professional 'de-cluttering consultant', Clare Davis

Clare visits her clients in their homes and (3) them on what to keep, what to throw out, and how best to (4) the furniture and storage space

But Clare does more than just tidying a desk or (5) out a wardrobe that is stuffed with last year's fashion items She aims to (6) to the root of the problem According

to Clare, if your home is disorganised and untidy then so is your mind, and your

happiness and health will (7) as a result She believes that everything in the house should either have a (8) or be something you really cherish Many people (9) on

to things for the wrong (10) And so the first (11) in Clare's de-cluttering

programme is to remove everything her clients don't need, like clothes they have grown

(12) of and objects they no longer need

Clare's clients speak (13) of her All sorts of people from writers to computer programmers have said they (14) her service useful Many have said that her de-cluttering programme has (15) them to become more organised

cutting get suffer target keep purposes degree tired greatly

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few in their wardrobe This is because T-shirts are cheap to buy, easy to look after and

hard-wearing Some people use old ones that are (19) shabby to wear as cleaning rags, others use oversized ones to sleep in Also, (20) of the logos that appear on them, people use them to tell the world where they've been on holiday, (21) is

their favourite football team or band, or even something about their political views

The T-shirt began life, many centuries 22) , as underclothing It was intended to protect delicate skins (23) rough outer clothing, and was definitely (24)

designed to be seen Nineteenth-century sailors were the first to turn part of their

underwear (25) outerwear The United States Navy uniform included a V-necked pullover cut to reveal an undershirt It wasn't (26) the 1940s, however, that sailors began to wear a cotton T-shirt (27) the pullover on top

In the 1950s, the T-shirt was then taken up by Hollywood movie stars (28) thought it gave them a cool, 'tough guy' image Suddenly almost (29) young man wanted one, although it (30) a few more years for the T-shirt to become common

dress for women

For questions 31-40, 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)

31 You can't walk on the grass here

allowed

You walk on the grass here

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In my country, you you can learn to drive

'I'm afraid I haven't got enough money for a skiing holiday with you,' said Harry

Fiona get a new battery for her discman

Sue regards it as really important to look good

appearance

Sue really regards important

It isn't necessary for you to go to the office in person

need

You to the office in person

'Can I take the flowers from your window display?' Carole asked the shopkeeper

Colin mail-order shopping

Diana succeeded in persuading her husband to buy a new suit

managed

Diana her husband to buy a new suit

'When did you get back from your holiday in Morocco, Clara?' asked Jim

asked

Jim got back from her holiday in Morocco

Examples:

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to park, and the mother will soon have to carry up a large number

of bags back to the car Wouldn't it be a whole lot easier for the mother to have order her shopping on the internet? This method

of shopping saves time and transport costs, enables you can to see

a much greater range of goods, and must surely be a lot less than stressful So why has internet shopping not caught on to a greater extent? The answer it may well be that most people still enjoy leaving their homes to shop They want to get out into a different environment, meet people and watch as the world go by They want to be able to see and touch the goods, try them on clothes before buying them, for an example That is why, in my opinion, internet shopping will never replace with conventional shopping

Of course, if you are looking for a (61) to a particular design problem,

we have the (62) and expertise to be able to help Or you may just want to sit down for a coffee and chat to us about your (63) for your home To us, the most important thing is that you feel (64)

coming here and are happy with the very (65) service which we offer

WONDER PRODUCE BELIEVE CHOOSE DECIDE PREFER SOLVE KNOW REQUIRE COMFORT PERSON

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things are now changing The reason, it seems, is that so many famous celebrities are

getting married relatively young, and (4) a great deal of publicity in the process, and

as a result young people are getting (5) about the idea of marriage again

It could be, (6) that what seems so appealing is not the idea of married life at all, but rather the (7) of a big party and (8) of expensive presents This seems to me the only advantage of getting married I mean, how often do you actually (9) to gather

all your friends and family together in one place, all dressed up and on their

(10) behaviour, with yourself as the (11) of attention? But, to tell you the (12) , when it comes to weddings, I have a lot in (13) with a football fan I know that I don't actually have to play the game in order to enjoy it So, as I (14) , I love weddings, but only as (15) as they are other people's!

2 A commit B dedicate C devote D concentrate

3 A turning B cutting C settling D pulling

4 A catching B gaining C earning D keeping

5 A excited B interested C fascinated D attracted

6 A although B despite C therefore D however

9 A succeed B enable C manage D arrive

12 A fact B reality C honesty D truth

13 A common B familiar C similar D alike

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY

When young children play games, whether alone (0) with family and friends, they are not just enjoying themselves According (16) psychologists, playing games is an important part of growing (17) and children learn a (18) deal about the world around them (19) a result of their play activities Parents, too, are becoming more aware (20) the importance of play and are therefore thinking more carefully about

the type of toys they buy their children For example, they buy games that they believe

have some educational value, as (21) as being fun to play

This is one of the resons (22) modern children have (23) many more manufactured toys and games to play with (24) their parents' generation did What's more, children are spending an increasing amount of time in (25) the psychologists call 'structured' play activities In (26) words, they are playing games that have been chosen and organised for them, not (27) ones they would choose to play if left to

themselves And psychologists are beginning to wonder if this is such a good thing They

think that the most valuable games, (28) an educational point of view, (29) likely

to be those that children make up and organise on their (30)

Example:

for

Maria two years

31

32

'Don't forget that you have to post that important letter,' my mother said

reminded

My mother to post that important letter

'I didn't break the key,' said Elena

denied

Elena the key

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The woman near that dog because it bit people

Sally always wore the same perfume when she was a teenager

used

As a teenager, Sally the same perfume

'Why don't you get a job in a burger bar?' Tom said to Melanie

suggested

Tom a job in a burger bar

We haven't got any sugar left

run

We sugar

I thought the book Gill recommended was very boring

find

I Gill recommended at all interesting

Sammy forgot everything his grandfather had told him

anything

Sammy that his grandfather had told him

I love my brother, although he can be annoying sometimes

me

Although , I still love him

My sister-in-law really irritates me sometimes

nerves

My sister-in-law really sometimes

P A R T 4 :

put a tick ( ) by the number on the separate answer sheet If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet There are two examples at the beginning (0) and (00)

Examples:

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When I was fifteen years old, my parents bought a beach hut at the seaside

at a place called Sandilands It wasn't really for a village, because there were a few of houses, a shop and a row of wooden huts along the beach Ours was just one big room really, which has contained some old canvas chairs, a small table and some hooks to hang your towels on when you'd been swimming They have now become very fashionable, but in those days you could buy one of these such huts quite cheaply, as nobody was really interested in them The problem was that you were not allowed nor to sleep

in them, so that although they were good for people like us who lived quite near the sea and could go every day, it wasn't somewhere and to spend your holidays For us, it was very much convenient because we didn't have to carry lots of stuff to the beach, everything we needed was already there in the hut

We got to know the people who owned the other huts really well, just it was like having a second set of neighbours One of the huts it was owned by the Nicholls family I don't remember about the first time I met Steve Nicholls, who was a year older than me, so it wasn't really as love at first sight, but

I always knew he was special My problem was how to get him to notice me

P A R T 5 :

Word formation

each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line There is an example at the

beginning (0)

Example:

FAMILY PARTIES Family traditions are often passed down from one (0) to another

(56) about how to make a particular cake, or play a special game

is never (57) because these things play an important part in special occasions such as (58) and public holidays, when familes come together for a joint (59)

(60) however, there seems to be a trend in the modern world for such occasions to happen less (61) In many families, people are busier, or live (62) apart than they used to do, which tends to make the organisation of family parties more difficult But there is a lot of (63)

to be gained from a simple family games night Expensive (64) is not necessary, all you need is a pack of cards, a few (65) snacks and

each other's company

GENERATE KNOW LOSE BIRTH CELEBRATE FORTUNATE FREQUENT FAR PLEASE EQUIP TASTE

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0 A benefits В profits С winnings D favours

All sorts of sportspeople say that there are great (0) to be gained from exercising to

music It's an opinion which is shared by sports scientists at London University who have

been studying the (1) of music on exercise performance They have now (2)

that listening to motivating tunes can help people to get fit quicker They discovered that

the right tunes not only inspire people to start exercising in the first (3) , but also enable them to (4) out for longer Music can calm someone down after a stressful day, so that they are more in the (5) to exercise But also, (6) on the rhythm of music helps people to (7) going when they are getting tired

The researchers attended gyms in various countries to (8) the reactions of different

age groups to different types of music Interestingly, they found that it is the music that

people (9) with their youth that inspires them most The researchers also visited international athletics' meetings, and found that music can also help (10) athletes to perform to a higher (11) Before and during a competition, it can (12) vital changes to their mental state, which can (13) the difference between winning and losing The British fitness industry is (14) the findings seriously Several leisure companies

have (15) surveys to ask members about their musical preferences

follow combine top standard set up represent taking

Example:

EXERCISING TO MUSIC

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P A R T 2 :

For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space There is an example at the beginning (0)

CATCHING UP WITH THE MEN

The best sportswomen are making (0) rapid progress that they may soon equal and overtake the best of the men This is especially true of sports (16) running and cycling, in (17) women can do long-distance events

(18) the best women continue to improve at the (19) rate, they will start

to overtake men within the next twenty or thirty years For example, over the (20)

20 years the women's marathon world record (a running race of forty-two kilometres) has dropped by fifteen minutes, whereas the men's record has been improved by barely one minute

The biological differences (21) men and women are evident: men are taller, heavier and more muscular But being a woman has some real advantages as (22)

as sport is concerned According (23) the experts, at the heart of female success

is body fat Women have more (24) it and can burn it as fuel But also women are more careful in (25) approach both to training and competition As (26) result, they are less likely to (27) injured or to set off much (28) fast at the (29) of a race Men, on (30) other hand, tend to rush into

things and regret this later

Example:

0 Two years ago, Maria started learning German

for

Maria two years

31 I don't think dieting is the way to lose weight

going

I don't think is the way to lose weight

32 I find that drinking lemon juice is the best way of treating a cold

works

When I have a cold, the treatment is drinking lemon juice

Example:

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33 Helen was very busy and didn't want anyone to disturb her until 4 o'clock

disturbed

Helen was very busy and asked until 4 o'clock

34 The new cycle path has not been finished yet, so we can't use it

ready

The new cycle path is still used

35 I always eat bananas before a race because I don't want my energy levels to fall

Once every two weeks I from training

37 Suzer decided to stop eating sugary food

cut

Suzer decided to contain a lot of sugar

38 Technical problems prevented the swimming pool from opening last week

remained

The swimming pool of technical problems

39 I stopped doing yoga because the attitude of the instructor put me off

was

I yoga by the attitude of the instructor

40 In my country, step-aerobics is becoming more and more popular

taking

In my country, more and more step-aerobics

P A R T 4 :

Examples:

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HEALTHY EATING

0 People's tastes in food, like everything else, change naturally with age

00 In my experience of this is a change for the better And it's true that as

41 they get older, people are tend to develop a taste for the food that

42 are supposed to be good for us all As a young child, I was used to hate

43 tomatoes and beetroot so much that I simply couldn't stand with the

44 sight or smell of them Similarly, I have completely gone off the unhealthy

45 food that I once did loved, like chips and greasy sausages The women's

46 magazines I buy are they full of advice about healthy eating, but you

47 never really know as what advice to take seriously I certainly try to

48 eat the recommended five portions of fruit or either vegetables a day

-49 I think that sounds like was good advice But when it comes to dieting

50 and trying to be lose weight through a healthy eating programme,

51 I am not so sure One moment they are all saying 'don't eat whatever

52 any fat', then suddenly it's 'make sure you must eat some fat, but don't

53 under any circumstances eat any sugar' I think it's far better to

54 eat a balanced diet, not too much of anything, and to take regular

55 exercise That's the only way really to stay yourself healthy and happy

P A R T 5 :

Word formation

An increasingly regular (0) in sports shops and gyms is the medicine ball,

a very heavy ball designed to be lifted, (56) and rotated about the body

It is proving very popular on (57) programmes because throwing, catching and moving the ball involves a much wider range of (58) than merely lifting heavy metal (59) As a result, the medicine ball is very useful in working muscles that remain relatively (60) in regular gym routines

As their name suggests, the balls were (61) linked more with health than with sports training The aim was to (62) the bodies of patients and Hippocrates, the Ancient Greek physician, had animal skins (63) together and filled with sand to make the balls Patients who had sustained (64)

would use them as a way of getting safe exercise during their (65)

SEE THROW FIT MOVE WEIGH ACTIVE

ORIGIN STRENGTH SEW INJURE RECOVER

Example:

the beginning (0)

THE MEDICINE BALL

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0 A interested B determined C fascinated D decided

If you're (0) in having the trip of a lifetime, but also doing something useful at the

same time, then why not try (1) a Greenforce expedition as a volunteer Greenforce, which was (2) in 1997, is an international research agency that (3) information

about the wildlife and natural habitats in various parts of the world There is a qualified

biologist in (4) of each team of volunteers and these carry out surveys all year (5)

in some of the world's remotest and most beautiful places Volunteers come from all

walks of life The minimum age is 18 years, but there is no upper age (6) No previous experience is necessary as Greenforce provides (7) training in animal identification and survey (8) You'll need to be somebody who enjoys the outdoor life, however, as working in remote (9) can be challenging You'll also need to be (10) about wildlife and prepared to learn a lot about the place you visit Each expedition (11) for ten weeks, and training begins in the UK with a residential weekend where you can get a (12) of expedition life and (13) up with some of your team mates, as (14) as learning about first-aid and basic survival skills Each volunteer (15) £2,550 towards the cost of the expedition, but past volunteers say it is

worth every penny

Example:

GREENFORCE

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P A R T 2 :

For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space There is an example at the beginning (0)

Once (0) a time, tourist destinations used to design posters to advertise themselves (16) days, making an IMAX film is the best way to promote an area

I went to see (17) called Adventures in Wild California, (18) is showing in London The film lasts forty minutes and provides the viewer (19) both thrilling

entertainment and a vivid impression of the state

I found (20) seated in front of a 65-foot high screen and was thrown right into the action as we (21) shown snowboading at Tahoe and surfing in Half Moon Bay It is clear that there are (22) of adventurous activities on offer in California, but (23) really comes across in the film is amazing variety of landscapes

With their larger (24) life images, IMAX films have the extraordinary power to

take us to other parts of the world Also showing in London is a new film telling the story of Shakleton's epic journey from Antarctica to South Georgia One friend

(25) has already been to see it (26) me that the sensation of rocking up and down in a small boat in a big sea was (27) realistic that he felt seasick He should have come out inspired (28) go to the south seas himself, but

(29) his case the film may have (30) the opposite effect!

Example:

0 Two years ago, Maria started learning German

for

Maria two years

31 Although we booked a table, it wasn't necessary as the restaurant was empty

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