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This book is for candidatcs prcparing ío r thc Univcrsity of C am bridge ESOL Exam inarions Hirst Ccrtiíìcate in Englùh (FCE) The FCE cxam ination is w id d y rccogniscd in commcrce and industry «md in individual univcrsity íaculties and othcr cducarional insriturions

T he collcction o ỉ ếour complctc practicc rcsts com priscs past papcrs from the Cam brídge

First Cerriíìcate in English exam ination; you ca n practisc thcse tests on your ow n or w ith the Help of your tcacher

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Paper 1 Kcading

Tliis papcr consists o í four parts Each p art conrains a tcxt and somc qucsrions

P art 4 may contain tw o o r morc shortcr rclatcd tcxts Thcrc arc 35 qucstions in

total, including m ultiplc choicc, gappcd rext a n d m atching qucstions

This papcr consists of lw o parts For both p arts you ha ve to \vrite between 120

and 180 \vords Part 1 is com pulsory It providcs tcxts which arc somctimes

accom panied bv visual m aterial tơ hclp you \vritc a lcttcr

In Part 2, there arc ío u r tasks from which you choosc onc to w ritc about

The range of lasks írom Nvhich qucstions m ay bc draw n includes an articlc, a

set books Thesc books rcmain on thc list ío r a b o u t tw o years and you should

contact Cam bridge ESOL, or thc Cam bridge ESOL Local Secretary in

your arca, if you wish to havc the up-to-datc list of sct books If you decide to

do the quésrión on the ser books, thcrc will hc tw o options írom which you can

choosc onc ro \vritc about

Paper 3 Usc of English

This papcr consists ol' fivc parts and tests y o u r control of English gram m ar,

vocabulary and spelling Thcre arc 65 questions in total The tasks includc

gap-tìlling cxcrcises, scntcncc transíorm ation, \vord íorm ation and crror correciion

This papcr coniains íour parts Each p art contains a rccordcd rcxr o r rcxrs and

some qucstions inclucling m ultiple choice, notc-taking, scntcncc com plction and

m atching You hcar cach tcxt rwicc Thcre is a total of 30 qucstions

You Nvill nccd to pausc your audio CD beíore Parts 2, 3 and 4, and a t thc

cnd o í the tcst The lcngth of thc pauscs is announced to you The audio

cassettes, howcvcr, contain all pauses bet\veen parts, and only nccd to bc

paused for five minutes a t thc cnd <>f thc test

This paper consists of íour parts The Standard test íorm at is tw o candidatcs

and tw o exarnincrs O ne exam iner takes part in thc convcrsation, thc othcr

cxamincr listens and givcs m arks You will bc givcn photographs and other

visual material to look a t and talk aboui Somctinìcs you will ralk w ith thc

other candidatc, sometimes with thc cxam incr and somctimcs wirh horh

Marks and results

Your ovcrall FCE gradc is hascd on the total score gaincd in ail fivc papers ỉt is

n o t neccssary to achieve a sarisíactory lcvel in all fivc papcrs in ordcr to pass

thc exam ination Certiíìcates arc givcn to candidates vvho pass the exam ination

and E arc íailing grádcs Your Statcment of Results vvill includc a graphical

profilc of your períorm ance in each papcr an d shọw your rclativc pcríorm ance

in each one Each papcr is \vcightcd to 40 m arks Thcrcíorc, thc fivc FCF

papcrs total 200 m arks, aíter weighting

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ESOL Exam inations

Test 1

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P A P E R 1 R E A D IN G (1 h o u r 15 m in u tes)

P a rt 1You are going to read a magazine article about personal watercraft - also known as

•jet-skis‘ Chcx>se írom the list A-l the sentence which best summarises each part (1-7) of the arlicle There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use There is an example

at the beginning (0)

Mark your answers on the separate answ er sheet

having a more serious role

B There is now greater emphasis on the correct way of using personal watercraft

popularity in the tuture

the kind of people using them has changed

watercraft do so because it is enjoyable

Paper I Reading

Ị e n n a i C o x r r p o r ts ơ n r ù t í n g the ocean ivaves o n p e rs o tta l w a te rc ra ft.

Test ỉ

P a r t 2

M a * your answers on the separate

ansvver sheet

T1)C town itselí' lost two great limc trces from the íormer market squarc 'ITic đisappcarance of such promincnt ícaturcs had altercd the appcarancc of the town ccntre cntirely, to the annoyancc of iis niorc consenativc inhabiiants

Among the annoyed, under more nonnal circumsiances, \vould havc bcen Chief Inspcctor Douglas Pclham, hcađ of the local jx>licc force But at ihe height of thai week’s storm, when the wind brought down cvcn the mature \valnut iree in his gardcn Pelham had in faci becn in

no fit siatc to notice A large and hcalthy man, he had for the íirst ũme in his lifc been scriously ill with an attack of bronchitis

\Vhcn he first complained of an aching head and tightncss in his chcst his wifc Molly, had iried to pcrsuade him to go to thc doctor Convinced ihat the policc force could n<>t do wi(hout him, he had, as usual ignorcd her and atiemptcd to carry on \vorking Predictably, though he

memory and shortcning his tcmper

It was only when his colleague Scrgeant Lloyd t(X)k the initiativc and drovc him to the doctor’s door that hc íinally gave in By that linie hc didn't have the strength lcft to arguc wíựj

17 her In no time at all she was laking him along to thc chemist's to get his prescribcd antibiotìcs

When Molly told him on the Thursday moming that thc walnut trec had bcen broughl dovvn during thc night Pclhani hadn‘t bccn able lo takc it in ơ n Thursday cvening, he had asked wcakly about damagc lo Ihc house groaned thankfully vvhcn hc hcard thcre was none and pulletl thc shcets ovcr his hcad

It \vasn't uniil Saturday, whcn the antibiotics took cffcci, his tcmpcraturc dropped and he got up thai hc realiscd wilh a shock that (he loss of thc vvalnut trce liad inadc a pcnnanent diữerence to (hc appearancc of the living-room The Pelhams’ largc house stood in a si/eablc gardcn It had not come chcap but evcn so Pelham hađ no regrets about buying ii The lcaty

Wiih the trce gonc, thc RKini secmed cruelly bright, its wom fumishings cxposed in all thcir

33 shabbiness And the VÌCNV froni Uic window didn‘t bear looking ai The lall hrni.se next door, previously hiddeo by ihc trce was no\v thcre dominating the Outlook vvith iis unattractivc purple bricks and cxtcmal pipcs It scemed co liavc a great many upstairs window$, all of them watching the Pclhams’ cvcry movemcnt

*Docsn’i it look (erriblc?’ Pelham croakcd to his wife

But Molly, standing in the doonvay sounded morc pleased than dismayed ‘That's whar l‘ve been tcllĩns you cvcr since wc canie herc We have lo buv a new sofa Nvhatever it costs.-

8 Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm?

A The town looked đitterent

B The police had done litlle to help

D Fal!en trees had not Ị?ọọn removed

A was pleasantly lighter

B felt less private

D was in need of repair

A open-minded

B welNiked

D strong-wille<3

Test I

You are going to read a magazine arlicle about counlry music star Pam Tillis Eight paragraphs have been removed from the article Choose from the paragraphs A-l the one which fits each gap (15-21) There is one extra paragraph which you đo not neeđ to use There is an example at the beginning (0)

Mark your answers on the separate ansv/or sheet

Part 3

Country musỉc star Pam Tỉllis talks ơbout her lựe and work.

i M t , country tnuỉic star Pam Tillis íoimd h m e l f

im.ii>ining an old d in cc hall A \ a rcsult, th c

Mcxic.iii-flavoured ballnd, ‘T cquih M ockingbird',

onc o f thc album s highlights js punctuatcd by thc

to u n d o f hcr dancc stcps

T h e cldcst child o f tamcd coui«r>’ singcr M d T illii

Pam li.ii hcci) ÍI1 th e busincss long cnouiỊh to kno\v

But tar trom bcing thc 'goldcn child’ \vith a o n c -

way tickct to success, PamTillií'$ jo u rn cy to stardom

has bccn liill o f ups and downs

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In che b tc 19705, this area was ỉ inagnct for yotmiỊ

Amcricans T h crc wns no bcMcr placc to bc and

Paiu*s new frỉciick thcrc cnconnined her to widcn

h e r m iH Ì c n l tn s te s

‘It \va$ a crazy dme,’ Pam rccalls ‘W hcn yourc vouim, yx>u go any way the w ind blovvs so 1 WIS experim eniing and sc d n g \vhat I could do F was searching for my ideniity, if you likc.’

K etu m in g lo Noàlivillc in 1978, Pam was stil! looking tor hcr placc Somi: o f hcr songi had been recorcled by otlicr artists, but she no\v bt‘g jn the search for her íìrsc recording contract

T hen hcr lifc w » turncd upsiiic do\vn At thc agc ot"

lcadiníỊ to w ars of plastic swrgcr>- and occasional

pain cvcr sincc

A ũcr tlic accident, $hc atccndcd (hc ư n ĩv c n itỵ o f

Tcnncssce, Jiul it \vas hcrc that Pam startcd hcr íìrst:

band Lcaving collcge in 1976.shc workcd for a timc

in h c r íathcrs publiíhiniĩ company, S a w g n » M uãc,

bui then it \vas tim e to leave thc nest

T h e KSC, as (hey say is hiỉtory R eccntly votcd Pcnule Singcr o f thc Year by thc C outỉtry Music

A »ocutioi) and \vith a scrics oíbesc-selling rvcordi bchind her, the m ost difficult part o f Pam’$ lifc thcse days is balancing licr hom c life, \vith her husband and w u n g íon, and hcr carccr

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‘In ío m e ways it \vas worsc‘ in D ads day.' admiB

P a in T h ere was n o T V o r vicieo and thcy wcre awa>'

100 <ia>-s o r niorc i year liut the S3crifìce is \vorth

it It's .1 \vay o f (eaching >x)ur kids about |].iving a

drcỉm '

Paper l Reading

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a n d liavinị' a ra m o itt fa(h c r d id n ’t a u to n u ric a lly

o p c n d o o rs S h c sang in a rh y ih m an d blucs

b a n d , an d attc r tì\x* years o f \v ritin g and

sin g in g tĩnally g o t h e r b ig chance.

B P ain eọ ịo y ed playing w iih th c g ro tip shc h ađ G

ío rm c d ‘T h c re s c n o r m o a s c n crg y o u t thcre,'

shc States cm phaticaU y.‘I lasted j m t o v c r .1 year,

b u t th e n it \V 3S tim c to 1*0 home.*

c P am íìrst ap p cared o n .1 n ụ ịo r stagc a t th c agc

o f c ip ln , ỉin g in g \vith h c r Inthcr As a tccn ag cr H

sh e show ed » p at m a n y u l c n t aighcs in

N aihviU e, an d p e rfo rm c d at I o c j 1 clubs.

D P am hm vcver, p ro d u c c d h e r la t « t K c o rd

h crtclf *It was rcvvarding a n d enjayable,' shc I

sa y s,'b u t I \vish l'd b e e n ablc to takc 3 \v h o le

y car ovcr it.’

E C a liío rn is has alwa>"s b e c n th c d estin a tio n for

A m cricaV h o p c íu k an d dream crs P am fclt

liim tc d b y liíẽ in N a^hvillc an d so íh c to o

m o v cd to th e w est coast.

H ow cvcr hav in g th c advancage o f groxving up

in tlie m usic b » s in « s h e n c ir, Pam k n o w s vvhat

O n e ĨI1 p a rticu lar to ld h e r cliat sh c \vas c a p íb le

o f sin g in g any k in d o f m usic sh c \\-am cd K ccn

to spread h e r a rtiitic w in g ỉ shc p m to g c d ic r a 'locw<? ja z r /r o c k b a n d ’ callcd Frcclight.

‘It \vasn’t pl.iinied M y v io lin playcr $ « T t e d to play his H>lo a n d m y m in d \vas tra iu p o rtc d to a rim e a b o u t 2 0 0 years ago W h e n l startcd

d an cin g , th e n o ise se em cd so a p p ro p riatc th a t

\ \ r lefi it o n th c recorđ.'

Test I

You are going to read a magazine article about five young designers For questions 22-35 chcx>se from the designers (A-E) The designers may be chosen more than once When more than one ansv;er is required, these may be given in any order There is an example

at the beginning (0)

Mark your answers on the separatc ansvver sheet

Part 4

W hich desỉgner(s)

works in a variety of environments?

advises against certain styles?

had begun desigrìĩng beíore being trained?

have adapted a traditional style?

is vvorking with a material vvhich is new to them?

have used their reputation to develop a new area of business?

are completely self-taught?

mention how tastes have changed recently?

Tesi ỉ

P A P E R 2 VVRITING (1 h o u r 30 m in u tes)

P a rt 1You m ust answer this question

gịft to you and you were also not happy vvilh it Below is the advertisement for the

gift on vvhich you have written some notes

Read the advertisement, together with your notes Then, using all the intormation in your notes write a letter to Mr p Marsden of Personal Pens Limited You should

explain why you are not happy with Ihe gitt and ask for your money back

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

Do not write any postal addresses

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Paper 2 Wrừing

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Write an ansvver to ono of the questions 2-5 in this parl VVrite your answer in 120-180 vvords in an appropriate style on the opposite page Put the question number in the box

write a composition giving your opinions on the following statement:

Young peoplỡ always want to ơress ơiííerently irom ỉheir parents.

Write your com position

Part 2

Neiv Cỉubs after Schooỉ

Y o u r school iv a n ts to s ta r i so m e n e w a fter-sclio o l clu b s C h ess, ta b le t t n n i s , g u ita r

p lữ t/in g a n d cookcry ìta ve been su g g e stc ii a s Ịĩơssible id e a s Ịo r clu b s W h a t do y o u

th in k ? W rite u s a n a rtìc le f o r th e scìtool m a g a x in e Cũvering th e points beỉũiư.

• Tell us ĩohich o tie o f th ese f o u r ideas y o u lik e b est a n d whự.

• M a k e O i t c o t h e r S ìi g g e s t i o n f o r a n e i o C lu b a n d e x p ỉ a i n w h ỵ it i v o u ỉ d I k ' a g o o d id e a

Write your article

The local tourist oííice has askeđ you to write a report on inieresting things for visitors

to see and do on a one-đay sightseeing tour of your area In your report, include suggestions about where visitors should go and what they should do in order to spend

an interesting day in your area

VVrite your report

Ansv/er One of the follov/ing t\vo questions based on your reading of one of these set books VVrite (a) or (b) as v/ell as the number 5 in the question box and the title of the book next to the box Your ansvver m ust be about one of the books below

Best Detective Stories o f Agatha C hrìstie- L ong man Fiction

The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway

A Winơow on the Universe - Oxíord Bookv/orms Collection

Cry Freeơom - John Briley

Wuthering Heights - Emlly Bronte

Either (a) You have had a class discussion on whether the characters in Ihe book or

short story you have read are believable Your teacher has now asked you

to write a composition on this subject Write your co m p o sitio n , explaining your views with reterence to the book or one of the short stories you have read

you to recommend a book to read during the ịourney Write a Ietter to your friend, giving some iníormation about the book or short stories you have read You should give reasons for your recommendation

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P A P E R 3 U S E 0 F E N G L IS H (1 h o u r 15 m inutes)

P a rt 1

each space There is an example at the beginning (0)

Mark your ansvvers on the separate answ er sheet

Example:

L E A R N IN G T O M A K E A P E R F E C T P IZ Z AAccording to the European Piz2a-Makers' Association, making a gocxl pizza is not a

topping and cook the pizza properly Test the íinished pizza by breaking the crust,' advises

those with real skill ‘If you are a good pizza cook you win never be vvithout a job.’ he says

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American film industry? It's a strange story.

Wilcox's home was the biggest in Cahuenga Valley the village soon became known

In normal circumstances most people (2 2 ) never have heard of Hollywood

they were attracted by the sunny climate vvtiich let them film throughout the year

Wĩth the larger, more powerful studios in New York, and they wanle<j lo get away (rom there

other studios that came to the area were an built outside Hollyvvood Nevertheless by 1915

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You m u s t in s tru c tio n s e xactly.

T h e g a p c a n b e tille d b y th e w o rd s ‘c a rry o u t th e m a n a g e r's ’ s o y o u w rite :

Chris asked Steve it was.

37 The company decideđ to advertise the job in a national newspaper

The vvinnẹr his parents

39 I applied for the job a month ago

month

It I applied for Ihe job

40 They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television

followlng

They received many letters of supporl

on television

P aper 3 Use o f English

F o r q u e s tio n s 4 1 -5 5 re a d th e te x t b e lo w a n d lo o k c a re tu lly a t e a c h lin e S o m e o f th e lin e s

are c o rre c t, a n d s o m e h a v e a w o rd w h ic h s h o u ld n o t b e there

Ten ì

For questions 56-65 read the text belovv 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 Ihe beginning (0) Write your ansvvers on the separate answer sheet

A N E W S U P E R M A R K E T F O R T H E T O W N

not to build the supermarket will be made next month

Part 5

Tesl 1

5 You hear someone talking about the day he met someone famous How did he feel after meeting Chris Turner?

6 You hear a woman talking on the phone

Why has she called?

7 You overhear an extract from a radio play

What is the young woman’s relationship with the man?

8 You hear someone telling a story about a slrange thing thai happened in the mountains

What point does the story prove?

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and real hair.

If you c a n ta k e off th e dolPs hair, you m a y s e e th e

B eíore th e 20 th -ce n tu ry, a ll d o lls w e re

From th e 1930s d o lls w e re m ade of

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Test I

You will hear five ditíerent people talking about why they decided to become nurses For questions 19-23 choose which ot the reasons (A-F) each speaker is giving Use the letters only once There is one extra letter which you đo not need to use

P A P E R 5 S P E A K IN G (14 m in u te s)

You take the speaking test with another candidate reíerred to here as your partner There are two examiners One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening Both examiners v/ill avvard marks

P a rt 1 (3 m inutes)

The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves You may be asked about things like ‘your home tow n\ 'your interests', 'your career plans’, etc

P a rt 2 (4 m inutes)

The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one

minute The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds brietly

Then the examiner gives your partner two diííerent photographs Your partner talks

about these photographs for one minute This time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond brieíly

P a rt 3 (ap p ro xim a te ly 3 m inutes)

The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together You may be asked to solve a problem or try to come to a decision about something For example, you might be asked

to decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school The examiner gives you a plcture to help you but does not join in the conversation

P a rt 4 (ap p ro xim a te ly 4 m inutes)

The examiner joins in the conversation You all talk together in a more general way

about what has been said in Part 3 The examiner asks you questions but you and your partner are also expected to develop the conversation

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P A P E R 1 R E A D IN G (1 h o u r 15 m in u tes)

P a rt 1You are going to read an article about research into yawning Choose from the list A-l the most suitable heading for each part (1-7) of the article There is one extra heading which you do nol need to use There is an example at the beginning (0)

Mark your ansvvers o n th e s e p a r a te a n sw e r sh eet

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Yawning

W hen one person yavvns in a room o th e r

people begin to yawn.Yawning is contagious and

once you start, there is alm ost nothing you

can do to stop O f course, the big question

is: why do we yawn at all? W h a t possible

advantage can there be in keeping o u r mouths

w ide open fo r several seconds? Is it a need fo r

oxygen? Too much carbon dioxide in the blood?

Tim e fo r bed?

r~ Ị _

It is none o f these according to R obert Provine

an Am erican psychologist Provine fìrs t became

curious about yawning when he realised that

nobody had re a ll/ studied this extrem ely

com m on aspect o f behaviour.‘M ost scientists are

looking fo r the deep and obscure.’ Provine says

‘I lo o k fo r the signiíicance o f everyday behaviour

that people have neglccted.’ W ith this in mind.he

and several o th e r psychologists decided to fmd

o u t when, why and how we yawn

C onventional wisdom has long held th a t we

yawn in o rd e r to wake up o u r w ca ry brains w ith

a reíreshing burst o f oxygen Assuming that this

is tru e , Provine reasoned, then people w h o are

running low on oxygen - o r high on carbon

dioxide - should yawn m ore oíten than normal

To find o u t if this was the case Provine (irs t had

to tr y to make people yawn more

In his laboratory, Provine gathered together a

group o f students and to ld them to th in k about

yavvning while they breathed in m ixtures o f air

that w ere eiứ ier high in oxygen, high in carbon

dioxide o r com pletely norm al A lthough the

gases made the students breathe íaster, none

o f the different gases altered the students' rate

o f yawning w hich held steady a t about 24

yawns an hour Exercise, vvhich also speeds up

breathing made no difference to the yawning

rate either

m

W hatever the reason fo r yawning, there is no

d o u b t th a t it is reíreshing A ccording to Ronald

interested in the subject, this íeeling is n o t caused by oxygen com ing into the body The cause he believes, may lie in the blood: yawning sends an e xtra supply o f blood to the brain.VVe

do n o t kn o w exactiy w hat ihe blood does vvhen

it reaches the brain, b u t Baenninger believes it does help to reíresh it

Baenninger believes, therefore, th a t we yawn in

o rd e r to make o u r brains rcady fo r some new action To te s t this theory, he asked people to wear bands around th e ir w rists as they w ent about th e ir norm al routines These bands were sensitive to increased m ovem ent by the people vvearing them The bands contained a bucton

w hich the people w ere to ld to press every tim e they yawned A fte r collecting data fo r tw o weeks Baenninger found th a t w ith in 15 minutes

o f yawning his subịects w e re norm ally engaged in some m ore lively fo rm o f activicy

There are indeed plenty o f indications fromeveryday life to suggest th a t yawning helps thebrain to get ready fo r something big Olympicathleces yawn beíore a race, students yawnbeíore an examination and violinists yawnbeíore a concerL It is n o t that the athletes.studcnts o r violinists are bored; they are simplyvvorking to get co a level at vvhich they are welland tru ly ready fo r the main evenL

‘W e yawn when there is nothing actually happcning b u t vvhen we do n o t w ant to lose o u r level o f rcadiness,’ says Baenninger.Why w c yawn beíore going to bed, though rcmains a mystery Baenninger suggests that it may be that we struggle co scay awake and alert, b u t sleep simply wins o u t in the end

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g r in d m o ilH T p a y s )-o u p ro pcriy.' H c d id h i s bcM t o m i k c h l s c h í n !o o k d e t c n n in c d 'I s lu U s p e a k t o :

T h e n c x i SaturtU y G r in caU ed i n c i n t o Jvcr littlc o íT ic c b c h l n d i li c s h o p I *l\va>T h « e d Ị Ị o in g in <h<TC

b c ư u u c d w ì t h t ư ii d l in g t h e O O M )' O n c c o r t w l c c biA N -oer \ v h e n D a d w a cx«r» b u sy I'd tr ic d t o

h d p h i m b y Mrrving b chư vd i b c c o u n tc r I l u i e d ũ It W1S v e r y d iff ic u lt t o r c m r m b c r t h e p r ic c s o f

í r o / c n f«jod.‘ D i d u i d 'Thc>- s e e ( h in g ỉ i d v e n lM d a n d l f the>’ c tn 'c g c t t h e in f r o m u s , i h e / Ị gi*

e lse w h er e * ‘Yo*ir l it h c r ahivays i o l d ír c s h f o o d ‘ G ran rq>l»cd ‘P c o p lc c o t n e b c r e í o r q u ilit y ih c y d o n ‘t WJU» i l l ih at fr o z c n V1UÍT'

A cnuU y i b c gâ\-c w aY in t h c c n d o v c r t h c írtr -ỉc r M r T im s o n Ivcr g rc a i rív a l í n « o ll c d o n c in h is s h o p

at i h f o t h c r c n d o í th e M llig c a n d c u i t o m c r ỉ ỉU r t c đ n u k in g lo u d c o m m c n t ỉ a b o u t l*ow h a n đ y II V ÍU

b c in g a b le l o g c t Í r o íc n fo o d in t h c v ilL íg c i n d h o w g o o d M r T i m s o n s « u v » g « w c r e T h a t R ỉD y iipMrt

h « r h c c iu s c s h c v n s p r o u ti o í h c r u u s i g c s a n d i h c ungM C iously g « - c D id t h c r o o n c y t o buy ih e rreexcr VVuhtn ì c o u p k o f w w k t s h c w a s C ỉiín g í i t i ỉ c n íc x x l lik c ih c r c « o f u v

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P aper ì Reading

Test 2

P a r t 3You are going to read an article written by someone who lives in a house in a valley Seven sentences have been removed from the article Choose from the sentences A-H the one vvhich fits each gap (16-21) There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use There is an example at the beginning (0)

Mark your answers on the separate ansvver sheet

L l V I N G IN T H E V A L L E Y

And yel wc knc\v Uiat Uicre was reason for us

lo \vorry The snow and \vind were certãlnly inconvcnlcnt but thcy did not really Irouble us

could havc occurrcd if circumstânccs liart boon dlíTcrcnt ií th r no\v «f vvatcr írĩ>m the hills had noi many years beíore becn controlled held back by a scrỉes or dams

aílcr day \ve \vatchcd íurlous clouds plle up hiíih ovcr Ihc liills to thc vvest Slnlsier grey clouds vxiended over Ihe valleys QÍ8

lo uatch Ihe river uhich evcry da> was borominíỉ fullcr and wlldcr

NVc had boen IMng In our vallcy íor slxteen

monlhs vvhrn \vc Ilrst realised tho đangcre that

safe and shcltercd in c»ur vallcy

Soon snow bcgíin to fall \Viihln a day it lay

on Ihe neiplilMíuring hciíihls thc snow w as

much deeper and stayed for longcr Up Iherr

tho wlnd blasird nercely Deep ín our valley u e

íolt only 8uddcn gustó of \vind: trccs swayed bui

Ihc* branchcs held flrm

The snow w as gradually \vasho<1 away a s morc and more raln streamed Irom the clouds but hiíih up in Uie hills the reservolr \vas niling «nnd wa8 Ííisi ai)|)roaclìlii{> danger level And thon II happcncd - for Ihe llrst time In ycars Uie

19rcsciAoir (nrrílim cd

Paper I Reading

The river scemcd maddened as tho watcrs

poured almost horizontally do\vn to ỉts lo\vcr

stretchcs Just a couple of mclrcs from our

coỉỉagc, the slmiiĩì seemed wild bcncatli Uic» ’ U I " ư v v i l i v u l l \ l l /V I I V U U I M IV

brldge I 20Ị J For three (lays wc prayed

that it \vould Siay bclo\v its wall Our prayers

were ans\vcrcd as the dam held and tho watcrs

began to subsidc.

On many occasỉons through the ccnturlcs

beíore Ihc (lam \vas buỉlt the rlvcr had (loodcd the nearby villagcs in just such a rage Now.

thc dam rcstrlcts the flow ol the rỉver

from the hỉlls the product ()f snow and torrentỉal rain remaỉns bcliiiid iis barrlcr wiih

Wc just the occasionííl overflo\v 21

can feel our homc in thc valley is s till secure and safc.

A It was thc river the Ryburn, \vhich

normally flowcd so gently that

threatcncd us most.

B And yet the immcnse po\vcr of íill Iliỉs

\vatcr above us prevcnts us froin ever

belicving ourselves lo bc completcly

safe ỉn oụr homc.

c They twisted and turned rlsỉng

castNvards and upxvards warnỉng of

xvliíit was to come.

D It \vas far dccpcr than we'd ever seen it

so near our homc, ỉungỉng ĩurỉously at

its banks.

E v\e can thus cnjoy, rathcr than fear the huge clouds Ihat hang ovcr tlic vallcy and can bc thrilled by the tremendous power which \vc know the rlver possesses.

F II almosl completely blocked our lane and madc the sireamside path slippery and dangcrous.

G There In Ihc heights it \vas like the Niagcira Kalls, as the \vatcr surgcd over the cdge <)f the (lam and poured into the strcam below.

H It was the year when Ihe storms came carly, bcfore the calendar even hỉnted at

\vinicr cven bcĩore Novcmber was out.