ELD Perer 1 Reading Part 1 You are goir going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Dick Sterling put the phone down. His hands were trembling. He was furious with himself for failing to persuade his boss in Delhi, Keith Lennox, to suppor him fand was disgusted at the mixture of veiled threats and vague promises Lennox had made. “He knows too much” whe words still rang in his ears. He wondered, not for the last time, just swhat it was that Vish, the office manager of the factory, knew. How could it be so important that the company’s position in India could be threatened by i? I simply didn't make sense. Dick glanced at his watch, Four ‘o'clock. He called for his driver, Gopal. He'd had enough for the day. Dick sat gloomily in the back of the car, going over in his sind the events which had led up to the present erisis. How hid he got himself into this impossible situation? (t should never have happened, yet somehow; looking back, itscemed inevitable. Perhaps he was beginning to believe in fate? He had arrived three years earlier to take over as general ‘manager of Trakton’s factory in Madras. India was, ‘of course, only one of the many countries in which ‘Trakton operated, Dick had been transferred to Madras || from Nigeria in fact, after a series of other overseas Reading Part 1 appointments, Each of the overseas factories had a general manager appointed from headquarters t0 overs the management ofthe local workforce. In India this had worked particularly well. The Indian staff were highly trained and efficient. They were also generally easy to ‘work with; the company’s enlightened industrial relations 7? policy had mage sure of that. Salaries were higher than the average, there was a good pensions scheme and | generous health insurance benefits. Trakton boasted that had nt lost a day in strikes for over fifteen yeas. Dick had found his senior Indian colleagues particularly 2oad to work with. They knew their jobs inside out and syore clearly cornmitted tothe company. Many of them had been with Trakton for the whole of theit working lives, starting in the factory and working their way up (0 recome managers. They were a good team. ‘The only exceptions had been Visvanathan, or *Vish’ as rhe was known, the office manager, and his wife Molly: Molly was in charge of the Personnel Department. For reasons Dick had only gradually understood, Vish and ‘Molly were regarded by the rest of the senior staff as | somehow ‘special’ They behaved as if they had special | privileges and expected other staf to defer to them. Dick. Slowly realised that they controlled other staff members {hrough a combination of threats and promises. Given their positions, they could make life very dificult for anyone who opposed them. Likewise, they could make life easy for those who did what they wanted st) Dick knew tha this sort of behaviour heppened to varying | degrees in every culture and didn't think much of it Indeed, in the first few weeks after his arrival, both Vish and Molly had been all smiles and helpfulness. They had invited Dick and his wife Sally to dinner too. ‘Their rnowly built house was in the fashionable, up-and-coming Kalakshetra Colony, clase to the sea. Dick had been suitably impressed by the expensively furnished house ‘which was full of the most modern household equipment, He had half-wondered, innocently, whether Vish had had to borrow money to pay for it all. Test | 1651. What was Dick's reaction to his conversation with Lennox? A He regretted not telling Lennox what Vish knew. B He did not want to stay at work any longer. © He appeared calm but in fact was very angry. D He was angry with his boss for breaking his promises, 2 When he was in his car, Dick thought that ‘A he could not have prevented the situetion occurring. B the situation was not as serious as it at first appeared. © he could deal with the situation relatively easily D__ somebody else might help him handle the situation. 3 Before he took charge of the Madras factory, A hehad been working at Trakton’s headquarters. B head spent three years doing another job in India. © he had had e number of jobs in different countries. D__hehad never worked for Trakton before. 4 What is meant by ‘enlightened’ in line 292 A. based on the aim of making maximum profit B__ showing an understanding of people's needs © given very little importance by the bosses D_ costing the employers much less than it used to 5 Alot of the bosses at Trakton ‘A were keen to leave the firm. B had not deserved promotion. had been manual workers. D disliked each other intensely. 6 What does ‘those’ in line 51 refer to? A other employees at the factory B the office manager and his wife C staff in the most senior positions D__ Dick Sterling and Keith Lennox 7 How did Dick feat about the way Vish and Molly treated the other employees? A He had never known anything similar before. B He was extremely worried about its possible effects. © He thought that this only happened in India. D He realised this occurred throughout the world. 8 What does the writer suagest in the final paragraph? Both Dick and Vish lived in expensive houses. Vish was going to ask Dick to lend him some money. Dick should have realised that Vish was dishonest Trakton paid Vish an extremely high salary. vow> 166 | Test6 Reading Part || Test6 J Reading Part 2 You are going to read an article about a famous picture of the Earth taken by astronauts circling the moon. Seven sentences have been removed trom the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the ane which fis each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use, The first picture of Earth from space by Steve Connor The first picture of our world taken from space was published over 40 years ago, yet it still has remarkable power: They went to the moon, but ended up discovering the Earth. The ctew of the US space vehicle Apollo 8 were the first people to leave Earth’s orbit and they had been prepared. for just about every possibility. The only exception was, the astonishing sight of seeing our own planet above the horizon of the moon, It tater became known as “Earthrise”, from the word sunrise, This image of a small blue world rising inthe dark vas to become a constant reminder of just how alone, and how delicate, our planet really is Remarkably, it Was taken over 40 years ago. 18s of space over the sun-lit surface of the moon was ‘The three-man crew of Apollo 8 ~ Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders ~ were the first people to circle the moon. They flew around the far side, which is not visible from Earth, [40] | They were not able to see or radio Earth for the duration of their journey behind the moon, and it was only when they had completed the orbit that they could a Houston, Texas. cate with Mission Control Centre in Pechaps surprisingly, forthe first few orbits the crew had their backs to the Earth as it reappeared over the moon’s horizon and did not sce the now-famous view that would [ET] “Look at that picture over there! Isn't that something? he said his word captured fo history on the on-board tape recorder change their live They quickly searched for a camera ~ the first couple of images of “Earthrise” were in black and white, the following n colour. I is these photographs, taken 50,000 kilometres from Earth, that beeame ages of the environmental movement. photos were taken approxima the favourite Reading Part 2 It was a symbol of warmth and life in a bare | desert of deathly coldness | ‘Earthrise’ would change forever our view of our own planet. It summed up the fragility of a place that seems so immense to the people who live there, but so tiny when Viewed from the relatively short distance of its companion in space. Following the 1968 pictures, hundreds of still images were taken of Earth during the nine Apollo fights to the moon, but in 1972 manned flights to the moo GT] Astronomer Carl Sagan caught the mood well when another picture of Earth was taken from space, by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990. [44] —] In this picture, the Earth ared as a ‘pale blue dot” surrounded by the vastness of app space, like a tiny bit of dust caught in the sunshine. “Look again at that dot,’ he said a few years later. ‘That's here, That’s home. That's us. Our imagined self-importance, the false belief that we have some special position in the universe, is challenged by this point of light, ‘Our planet is a lonely little place in endless space.” Test6 | 167A Consequently, only 24 people have actually seen F It was a picture that would eventually lead to a the whole of the Earth from space. thousand environmental movements, such was its B__ Onit everyone you love, everyone you know, effect on the public consciousness. everyone you ever heard of, every human being G@_They showed the clear contrast between the grey, who ever was, lived out their lives. ‘empty surface of the lifeless moon and the bright ie cy a the a sd ih inca blue-and-white ball of the fertile Barth the men turned and saw it. H_ They were also in effect the first people to lose D This time the distance was nearly six billion ‘contact-with their ow planet kilometres. E Borman, however, has always claimed that he 100 it. 168 | Test6 Reading Part?Reading Part 3 You are going to read an article about people eating in unfamiliar restaurants. For questions 16-30, choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than ones. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which person was misunderstood by a member of the restaurant staff? = particularly liked the variety of flavours? ae wishes they had not eaten part of the meal? a8 19 was impressed by the appearance of the staff? 2. suddenly lost their appetite? a sent back part of their meal? at fist felt uncomfortable eating on their own? enjoyed a drink more than they had expected? 24 ate there because there was nowhere else they could go? = enjoyed eating home cooking? spent a lot more money than they had intended? ar says one part of the meal was too hot? [8 i didn't mind having to walt for a table? it found the food to be much better than they hac expected? En Reading Part 3 Testo | 169Pm from a smell village and 1 never actually eaten in a fast-food restaurant before. The place looked clean and the employees were smartly dressed, and after Ta ordered and received my meal on a tray I paid the bill, which seemed quite reasonable. I ean't say the burger and chips were particularly exciting, though, and they ‘must have left the apple pie in the microwave too long because it burnt my tongue, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the orange juice. I thought the background music was well chosen, and I liked the fact I wasn’t the only person eating by myself. eee ‘This was my first experience of Indian cooking and it certainly won't be my last. It was a small, weleoming, restaurant where all the meals were made according to traditional recipes in the family kitchen that formed part of the house where they lived. The food was great, quite hot but certainly not too spicy, and what I liked most about it was the way everything had its own distinctive taste, It was so good that | ate an enormous amount, and really I should have stopped after I'd eaten the curry, but Teouldn’t re ‘having a huge dessert, too. That was a | mistake because afterwards I felt a bit too full. Though any discomfort soon passed when I sav the bill, which ‘was far lower than I'd expected. 1 was staying in hotel and I thought I'd try the restaurant there. There was a queue, which wa annoying, and when I sat down Tw a little ware Twas the only person at @ table for one, and the thought that | people were looking at me was making me nervous. Then I thought “So what? I’'m here to enjoy myself,’ and I did! f ordered the best items on the menu, food I'd always wanted (0 try, and soon forgot about the other people eating there. I was running up 2 massive bill, which was exactly what [told myself I wouldn't do, but I didn’t eare. {insisted on having everything done just the way I liked it, asking the waitress to replace ‘some vegetables that were overcooked and a drink that wasn’t quite cool enough, but when Id finished, I gave her one of the most generous tips she'd ever had. 170 | Test6 Iwas on a coach near Paris when we pulled into a motorway service station, and as we wouldn't be stopping again all day, | had no choice but to have @ meal in the only restaurant there. It was self-service, though for hot food you had to ask someone to serve you across the counter. That was a problem, because when I asked for fish, in my terrible French, he thought Tmeant the chicken. Anyway, | eventually got my meal, and sat down at a table with a view ofa lorry park. The food. I thought, would be equally dull, but that wasn’t the case at all. Superbly cooked, and with first-rate ingredients, it had nothing in common with motorway food elsewhere. Though maybe { shouldn't have been surprised as this, after all, was France. Dae ‘The restaurant was recommended in the city guide, and although my friends and I had booked a table, when we arrived the head waiter apologised but said he couldn't seat us immeditely. That actually suited ine, as it gave me time to make a couple of phone calls, and when wwe eventually sat down, I felt quite relaxed. The soup was excellent, and when the waiters started bringing delicious-looking main courses for the others, I was really looking forward to mine. Until, that was, I saw what was on my plate. It didn’t look properly cooked and I no longer felt hungry. | felt like sending it back but the waiters were very busy and I didn't want to put them to any trouble, Now I think I should have done, as I didn’t enjoy it at al. _| Reading Part 3PAPER 2 Writing Part 1 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-160 words in an appropriate style. 1 You applied to work at an intemational summer camp for children, and you have now received a reply from the manager, Martin Wilson. Read Mr Wilson's letter and the notes you have made. Then write a letter to Mr Wilson, using alll your notes, Tam afraid the position you applied for is no longer available. We | may, however be able to offer you evening work Ask when Alternatively, there isthe possiblity offalltime work at our camp ——= Ne hea they/ll know __ in the mountains, although we are not yet sure whether we will need more staff there. Please inform us whether you would be interested in either of these positions and ifs, indicate tous your preferred dates ether in uly or August. — Gre details For any position with us iti ofcourse essential that you have a ‘good level of spoken English, and that you are able to get on wel Defnitely ———}— 1h people of all ages! We look forward 10 hearing from you. Yours sincerely, M, Wilson Manager 79 Write your letter You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation. Writing Part 1 Test6 | 171Ew Writing Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style. 2 You see this announcement in the magazine of an English summer school. Summer sports The schoo! intends to offer sporting activities outside lesson times, s0 we would like to know which sports our students ‘would prefer. Football, basketball, tennis, swimming and cycling have been suggested. Write an article «telling us which two of these five sports you would like to play, and why , y ‘+ suggesting one other sport and saying why you think we should include it Write your article. 3 You have had a class discussion on the harmful effects of cars on people's lives and on the environment. Now your teacher has asked you to write a report on public transport in your town. ‘You should include information on the services available, say whether they meet the needs of ‘everyone in the town, and suggest how the transport system could be improved, Write your report. 4 You have decided to enter an international short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must begin with the following words. By the time they reached the top of the mountain, it was nearly dark and heavy snow was starting to fal. Write your story. 5 Answer one of the following two questions based on one of the titles below. Write the letter (a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the question box. {@) [author/name of book] Novels can have happy or sad endings, or leave what finally happens a mystery. Write an essay describing the ending of this book, and saying whether you think itis a good way of ending the story. (b)_[author/name of book) A local film producer is thinking of making a film of the book you have read, and has asked you for more information. Write a report an the book for the producer, describing the main events and saying why the story would or would not be successful as a film. 172 | Test6 ‘Writing Part 2EES PAPER 3 Use of English Part 1 For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A stands B goes © stays D lies sos oo oar St Lucia ‘The island of St Lucia, which (0)..... between St Vincent and Martinique, is said to be one of the ‘most attractive in the Caribbean, Measuring 44 kilometres long and 22 kilometres in width, it has central mountain (1)... which runs the length of the island. There are white sandy beaches with f which are covered ~ like wonderful (2)... of the two tall voleanoes called the Pitons, (3) most of the island - in dense forest. The climate is hot and tropical (4)... the year, with average daily temperatures of about 27°C. Showers can occur in any month, although they are usually (6)... fairly quickly, Not surprisingly, St Lucia is extremely (6)... with tourists. There is a wide range of (7)... , from camping to luxury hotels, and itis very well 8)... by sea and air with the rest of the world. (8) ... this, the island remains largely unspoilt and there are many quiet places to visit. Not far from the coastal areas there are beautiful waterfalls in spectacular green valleys, often with (10) .... anybody else about. The roads are narrow and winding, so itis not (11)... to travel any distance by car. A much better way to (12)... to know the countryside of this lovely island is on horseback, Use of English Part 1 Test 6 17310 A WA A 174 queue viows either around past liked housing connected Since nearly suitable want | Test 6 range scenes all while favourite shelter joined Although harcily favourable have throughout through enjoyed sleeping related Despite almost acceptable get series sights each over beyond popular accommodation united However just advisable need Use of English PartUse of English Part 2 For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0), Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example: |0| | 0| N| The Northern Lights ‘Surely (0) of the most amazing sights on Earth is the display of natural light in the night Sky KNOWN (13) nme the Northern Lights. It is something everyone should see (14)... least once in their life. These lights, (16) ....... are mainly visible in the Arctic region, are caused when material from .. the most common colours the sun reaches the Earth’s magnetic field, On tho (16) are green and red, although sometimes biue or purple lights can be seen. They often look “7 . brightly coloured clouds dancing across the sky, in displays that can last several hours. (18) «0 YOU want to observe the Northern Lights, it's best to get as close to the North Pole as possible during the winter, in (19)... w of the extreme cold. Seeing the lights in the short Arctic summer is not really possible in view of the (20) that they are only visible in darkness, and during the months (21).. the sun never sets there is daylight 24 hours a day. Weather conditions also (22) . @ big difference. The lights cannot be seen (23) the sky is clear, so thore must be no fog or heavy clouds. Bright moonlight can also reduce the intensity of the lights and because of (24)... YOU Should avoid any nights that have a full moon. Use of English Part 2 Test 6 175oy Use of English Part 3 For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet Example: [0] [o]Ple|R|4|T| 1 [o|N Sudden storm A massive clean-up (0) the country after a (28)... Among the worst affected were (26) is now under way in the south-west of storm unexpectedly struck the region. areas, where many small boats were sunk or destroyed, though, (27).......... , there are no reports of anyone missing or seriously injured. In many towns, however, there was (28) damage to property, with trees and fences blown over. In one street, almost every house had its roof blown off, leaving many families (29) ‘can be carried out. The (80) J+ until repairs conditions also affected transport links leading to the closure of motorways and the (31) of nearly all rail services, Further inland, where the monthly average (32) . is about 0mm, ‘over 100mm fell in just a few hours. This resulted in several rivers bursting their banks and flooding huge areas of (38) land. Some villages were (94) cut off by the rapidly rising water, although ‘communications have now been restored in most places. 176 | Test6 OPERATE POWER COAST FORTUNE EXTENT HOME WIND CANCEL RAIN AGRICULTURE TEMPORARY Use of English Part3| Test6 J Use of English Part 4 For questions 3542, 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). 0 You should continue to study every day. CARRY You should every day. ‘The gap can be filled by the words ‘carry on studying’, so you write: Example: | 0 | CARRY ON STUDYING Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 35. Please don’t leave the building because we might need to speak to you again. CASE Please don't leave the building... to speak to you again. 9% ‘Don't be late again, Jamie,’ said the teacher. TOLD The teacher. i late again 87 Avwell-known director is making a film of Jennifer Shaw's latest novel BEING Atilm of Jennifer Shaw's latest novel... well-known director. 38 We hadn't expected the weather to be so bad, WORSE The weather é noe @xpected. 99 | had trouble printing documents from the computer. DIFFICULT he documents from the computer. 40 They don't let us use mobile phones in the library. ALLOWED In the library, . .. use mobile phones. 41. Is that film likely to be shown on TV? CHANCE 5 there serene .- being shown on TV? 42 I'm afraid we don’t have any bread left. 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