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Name:.........................................................................................
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Points:.............../75 Grade:…………….
The use of a dictionary in book form is allowed for all parts.
Part A (Reading)
Part B (Use of English)
Part C ( Writing)
20 points
33 points
22 points
Total Number of points
Total Time
75
120 minutes
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Part A
(20 points)
READING (first part)
(red sheet A1)
A 1 Multiple Matching : Thinking of a career in tourism?
You are going to read a magazine article about people who work in the tourist industry. For
questions 1- 14 choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once.
There is an example at the beginning (0.)
A. Claire Davies
B. Peter Gattoni
C. Maria Falcon
D. Patrick O’Connor
E. Connie Ferguson
Which person
0.
1.
2.
3.
refers to a lack of outstanding professionals in one area of work?
regrets a decision made years ago?
mentions the need to take the right decisions under pressure?
says people shouldn’t feel discouraged if they don’t earn much
at first?
4.
gained promotion after impressing a senior colleague?
5.
says larger companies are able to offer better conditions to
workers?
6.
believes that qualifications alone won’t get you promotion?
7. /8. remembers making a mistake whilst doing the job? 7______
9. /10. has been able to combine work with further study? 9______
11.
looks forward to developing a new career?
12.
says there are likely to be more opportunities for training in
the future?
13.
warns about the decreasing opportunities for jobs in one area?
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8______
10_____
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READING (second part)
(blue sheet A2)
A2 Multiple Choice : Extract from a novel
You are going to read an extract from a novel (Text 3a). For questions 1-8
choose from A, B, C or D. Underline the correct answer. The first has been done
for you.
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Part B
USE OF ENGLISH
(66:2 = 33 points)
B 1 Guided Cloze
• Read the text below and choose the most appropriate word for each
space.
• Tick the right answer box.
• There is an example at the beginning (0).
A Strange Encounter
Policeman Alan Godfrey had (0)... finished work one November evening when
his boss (1)… him to investigate reports that some cows had escaped from a (2)
… farm and were getting onto private land. Alan drove towards the area and, (3)
… he rounded the bend, he noticed to his surprise that what looked (4)… a bus
happened to be parked across the middle of the road. A (5)… inspection revealed
that it was a diamond-shaped object hovering above the ground. Alan grabbed
his radio and (6)… tried to call his headquarters. (7)… , his radio would not
work properly. He decided to draw the object in his notebook, but, after having
(8)… so, he found himself suddenly and mysteriously about 50 metres (9)…
along the road. The object had vanished. He returned to the police station, (10)
… a colleague and went back to the site of the encounter. They noticed that the
ground was (11)... drier where the object had been. Under hypnosis, Alan’s
story emerged. In his excitement, he had gone to get a better look at the object
and could now remember being inside the craft. However, (12)… he could recall
these facts, he was not able to remember anything else.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A lately
A suggested
A near
A since
A as
A closer
A hurried
A Fortunately
A made
A far
A picked up
A very
A although
B almost X
B reported
B nearby
B as
B in
B nearer
B peacefully
B Unfortunately
B done
B remote
B set up
B more
B in spite of
C still
C ordered
C next
C for
C for
C further
C hurriedly
C Nevertheless
C acted
C further
C turned up
C too
C despite
D yet
D announced
D close
D because
D like
D nearest
D quick
D Although
D finished
D distant
D made up
D much
D as
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B 2 Modal verbs
Complete these sentences with one of the words or phrases in the box. Use each word or
phrase only once. There is one extra you don’t need.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
should
might
must
should have
couldn’t have
can’t be
would
must have
may
don’t have to
mustn’t
will not be able to
had to
0.
I had no key, so I …couldn’t...lock the door.
1.
He really……………………….. leave now if he wants to catch the bus.
2.
She asked if someone ……………………………………. give her a lift.
3.
4.
5.
I’m certain. I ……………………...………... passed my exams this time.
What ............................................... good parents do?
Look at those clouds. I think it ……………………………….……. rain.
6.
It ……………………………………..……. David. He hasn’t got a bike.
7.
I don’t believe it. She ……………………………..……. done all her homework
in such a short time.
8.
We …………………………………. go to school tomorrow. It’s Sunday.
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You ……………………………… lose your passport abroad!
10.
……………………………. I sit here. The seat is not occupied.
11.
He …………………………………… finish the exam tomorrow. He is always
so slow!
12.
Lena got so wet. You ………………………………….. given her an umbrella.
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B 3 Mixed Tenses
Fill in the right tense and form : Sensitive to Spirits.
Example:
When Betty Puttick (0 )……… .(be) three years old,…
When Betty Puttick (0) was three years old,…
she (1 wake) …………………... one night to see a man sitting on the bed. “I
(2 think) …………….. ..……………… it was my father”, recalls Betty. “ I (3
hold)……………………………..out my hands to him, but when I did, he
smiled, got up and just faded away. At the time, I (4 decide) ………………….
it must have been a dream.
Then, one day, a long time afterwards, I (5 see) ……………………….. an oil
painting of my grandfather who (6 die) ………………………………….
young, long before I was born. He looked exactly like the man I (7 see)………...
…………………………… in my bedroom. Only recently, just a few months
ago, in fact, Betty (8 take) …………………………………. her dog for a walk
in the countryside near her home. Everything was strangely quiet. “Suddenly, I
(9 hear) ……………………………….. the sound of horses and shouting. But
there was nothing to see.” Turning round, she noticed a man leaning against a
tree. He (10 wear) ……………………………….. leather clothes and in his
hands were a bow and arrow. “ He was very quiet and (11 seem) ………………
…………………. to be in pain. Then he (12 begin) ………………………….
to fade away and he vanished a few seconds later”, said Betty. The place (13
be) …………………. ………………………….the scene of a terrible battle in
the 15th century, and Betty (14 be) ……………………………... in no doubt
today that she somehow (15 become) ………………………………. part of it
then.
“It’s amazing how many people tell you that they (16 see) …………………..
……………………………, felt or heard ghosts recently. Luckily for me, they
are often happy to talk about their experiences. If they didn’t tell me, I (17 not
have) …………………………………………..enough material for my books”,
says Betty, who (18 publish) ……………………………. her third book about
ghosts tomorrow.
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B4 Key Word Transformation
For the following task complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence. You must use the word given
without changing its form. Use between two and six words, including
the word given.
Example:
0. The bag is not big enough for all my luggage.
The bag ……………………… for all my luggage.
Answer: The bag is too small for all my luggage.
1. I won’t try if you don’t help me.
small
unless
I won’t try …………………………………………………me.
2. The guide says we should visit the cathedral.
wants
The guide ………………………………............ the cathedral.
3. They were sorry they did not do their homework.
apologized
They ………………………………………… their homework.
4. Einstein did the experiment.
by
The experiment ………………………………………………. .
5. Despite the bad weather we went ski-ing.
Although
……………………………………………..… we went ski-ing.
6. “I was away on holiday,” he said.
that
He said ……………………………………………. on holiday.
7. Travelling first class is too expensive for me.
afford
I ……………………………………………………. first class.
8. I was fascinated by the new film.
found
I ………………………………………………………………. .
9. Do you mind opening the curtains?
like
I ……………………………………………………the curtains.
10. The house is so isolated that I couldn’t live there.
such
It …………………………………….. that I couldn’t live there.
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B5 Vocabulary
For questions 1-14, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits
each space. Tick the right answer box below (Don’t write the word or the letters into the
text!) There is an example at the beginning (0)
The First Travel Agent
The (0) ….A…. of modern tourism began on July 5, 1841, when a train carrying 500 factory
workers (1) …….. off from Leicester towards Loughborough, 12 miles away. This modest
excursion had been (2) …….. by a young man called Thomas Cook, who had neither money
(3) …….. formal education. He had (4) …….. to persuade the Midland Railway Company to
(5) …….. him charter a train on the condition that he would pay them back once he had sold
all the tickets. His motive was not to (6) …….. a profit, but to try and improve society. (7)
…….. he argued, would broaden the mind and (8) …….. people from getting into trouble
with the police or causing other social problems.
The success of Cook’s first excursion led to other trips to neighbouring towns and the (9)
……… . As these were so popular, he took the (10) …….. to charge his customers a small fee
for the (11) …….. that he had done. Cook soon realized that the middle classes, who could
(12) …….. to travel, might be (13) …….. in travelling further, so he began to organize tours
to Switzerland and Italy, and so the first travel agency was born.
The business (14) …….. off rapidly and Cook launched his own travel magazine. By 1872,
he was selling 100,000 copies a year, and Cook was regarded as a hero of the modern
industrial age.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
A history X
A got
A decided
A none
A succeeded
A leave
A make
A Transport
A avoid
A wildlife
A occasion
A work
A earn
A interested
A went
B tale
B set
B agreed
B no one
B could
B let
B do
B Travel
B escape
B environment
B possibility
B job
B cost
B dedicated
B took
C past
C put
C developed
C neither
C managed
C allow
C have
C Journey
C defeat
C countryside
C opportunity
C post
C gain
C enthusiastic
C came
D record
D came
D arranged
D nor
D achieved
D permit
D take
D Voyage
D prevent
D nature
D probability
D position
D afford
D keen
D stood
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PART C
WRITING
Choose one of the three topics (A, B or C) and write at least 150 words, not
including the given words.
A) ESSAY
Is honesty always the best policy? Do you agree or disagree with this
statement.
B) REVIEW
You recently saw this notice in Internet Today magazine.
A website that compares computer games is looking for
reviews with the following title:
The last computer game I played.
You decide to write a review for the magazine. Describe the game
and give your opinion of it. Would you recommend other people
play it?
C) LETTER
You have received an email from your English-speaking friend, Paula,
who is planning to visit you next month. Read her email and the notes
you have made. Then write an email reply.
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Task A1
(red sheet A1)
First Text : Multiple matching: Thinking of a career in tourism?
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Task A2
(blue sheet A2)
Second Text : Multiple choice : Extract from a novel
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Course Review 2009 : KEY
Part A
(Test 5, New Ed. FCE Practice Tests Plus)
A1: First Text “Extract from a novel”
Multiple matching – 0 B, 1 B, 2 D, 3 A, 4 E, 5 B, 6 A, 7 C, 8 D, 9 A,
10 C, 11 E, 12 D, 13 E. (Nos.7+8 = C or D, Nos. 9+10 = A or C)
A2: Second Text “Thinking of a career in tourism?”
Multiple choice – 1. C (example), 2 B, 3 A, 4 D, 5 B, 6 C, 7 B, 8 D
Part B
B1:
B2:
B3:
B4:
B5:
Guided Cloze ( A strange encounter) – 1. C, 2. B, 3. B, 4. D, 5. A, 6. C, 7.
B, 8. B, 9. C, 10. A, 11. D, 12. A.
Modal Verbs – 1 must (should), 2 would , 3 must have , 4 should , 5 might
(may) , 6 can’t be , 7 couldn’t have , 8 don’t have to, 9 mustn’t , 10 May ,
11 will not be able to , 12 should have
Mixed Tenses (Sensitive to Spirits “Countdown to FCE p. 162 (old))– 1.
woke, 2. thought, 3. held, 4.decided, 5. saw, 6. had died, 7. had seen, 8.
was taking, 9. heard, 10. was wearing, 11. seemed, 12. began, 13. had
been, 14. is, 15. became, 16. have seen, 17. would not have, 18. publishes,
will publish, is publishing, is going to publish
Key Word Transformation – 1. unless you / help (me), 2. wants us / to
visit, 3. apologized for / not doing, apologized because they / didn’t do /
hadn’t done, 4. was / done by Einstein, 5. Although the weather / was bad,
6. that he had / been away, 7. can’t afford / to travel, 8. found the new
film / fascinating, 9.would like / you to open, 10. is such / an isolated
house
Vocabulary (Countdown to FCE (old) – 1 B / set, 2 D / arranged, 3 D /
nor , 4. C / managed, 5 let / B, 6 A / make, 7 B / Travel, 8 D / prevent, 9 C
/ countryside, 10 C / opportunity, 11 A / work, 12 D / afford, 13 A /
interested, 14 B / took
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