Advanced Trainer 2nd Edition: Test 5

Reading and Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 Reading and Use of English Part 2
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits the gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best
fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is one example at the
FRAN
ACADEMIA DE IDIOMAS

beginning (0).
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer
Example: sheet.
0 A thoughts B ideas C wits D emotions
Example: 0 O N E
0 A B C D

Why do we love horror films? Attention all teachers!

Why will some people pay good money to be scared out of their (0) ? As someone Donna-May Photography is (0) of the leading digital photography services in the
who has seen just one horror film in their life, this never ceases to (1) me. You region. Whatever the event may be – concert, sports day, prize-giving, etc. – your school needs
can keep your horror; to be (2) , I would rather have surgery without anaesthetic. photographs of the pupils, (9) is where we come in. We pride
But according to psychologists, the fear we (3) is safe: we know that when the (10) on offering top-quality service and memorable photos.
film ends, we’ll be unharmed.
But (11) of just listening to us (and of course we’re biased!), (12)
Horror films make our hearts (4) , and that’s part of what (5) to not read this letter from a happy headteacher?
us: if our lives are uneventful, we seek excitement – in fact, it’s good for our nervous system.
“A huge thank you for the photos you took of our school concert. We’re sure our pupils will regard
A study carried out in 1995 showed that the higher people (6) on a scale that them (13) perfect mementos of a very special occasion. (14)
measures sensation-seeking, the more likely they are to be fans of horror films. People in their several complications arose before the concert began, Jane, your photographer, stayed calm and
teens and twenties tend to seek out (7) experiences, and this makes them the unperturbed.
biggest audience for horror films. That usually (8) with age: maybe we start to
realise that real life is scary enough Numerous parents were present, and many have commented to me on (15) well
Jane interacted with the children. In the end, everything went very smoothly, and the children had
a wonderful afternoon. Next time we arrange an event like this, we’ll (16) in
1 A daze B baffle C elude D defy touch!”
2 A direct B clear C distinct D honest
3 A crave B wish C yearn D long To find out more, please visit our website, www.donna-mayphotography.com.

4 A shake B batter C pound D knock

5 A attracts B engages C entices D appeals
6 A score B mark C grade D point
7 A severe B burning C intense D fierce
8 A fades B dissolves C disintegrates D pales
Reading and Use of English Part 3 Reading and Use of English Part 4
For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three
(0). and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. Example:
0 I’m sure the college will offer financial assistance to students who can’t afford the fees.
BOUND
Example: 0 P E R S O N A L Students who can’t afford the college fees financial assistance.

Example: 0 ARE BOUND TO BE OFFERED

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
A history of science and scientists
25 We’ll have to cancel the meeting if we can’t find a suitable venue
Science can be a very (0) activity. Throughout history, scientists, PERSON CALL
with few (17) , have carried out their investigations, motivated not EXCEPT We’ll have to we find a suitable venue.
by desire for glory or wealth, but by a need to satisfy their own
(18) about the world around them. Some have gained lasting CURIOUS
26 Henry never misses a party if he can help it.
fame, while others have kept their (19) to themselves, not caring DISCOVER
UP
about the (20) of others. RECOGNISE
Henry opportunity.

Scientists build on the research of their predecessors, but they usually make their
own contributions individually. I therefore decided to take a (21) BIOGRAPHY 27 Many people wrongly believe that all Australians spend their free time on the beach.
approach to the history of science, in the hope of learning, to some degree, what POPULAR
makes scientists tick. There are even, I think, one or two somewhat surprising Contrary all Australians spend their free time on the beach.
(22) contained in this book. REVEAL
28 Karen hasn’t got any money, which is why her clothes are quite shabby.
This approach is out of favour with today’s (23) , who may well HISTORY DUE
dismiss me as being old-fashioned. But I trust that even if they consider my
The shabbiness of Karen’s clothes of money.
approach (24) , they will still give my comments a fair hearing. ACCEPT

29 Only when Sarah left did it become clear how much she had contributed to the
company’s success.
EXTENT
It was not of her contribution to the company’s success became
clear.

30 Jeremy struggled to fully understand the sheer scale of the challenge he faced.
HARD
Jeremy found grips with the sheer scale of the challenge he faced.
Reading and Use of English Part 5
You are going to read the introduction to a book about déjà vu. For questions 31-36, choose the 31 What point does the writer make about déjà vu in the first paragraph?
answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. A Scientists tend to disbelieve people who claim to have had the experience.
B The experience is more common than scientists are prepared to admit.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
C Many previous attempts to explain it were based on unscientific beliefs.
D Some evidence of a non-scientific cause cannot be disproved.
‘I’ve been here before’: the déjà vu feeling

Most people – two out of three, according to surveys – have experienced déjà vu (French for ‘already seen’). It 32 Why does the writer mention manufacturing a car?
is that weird sensation of having ‘been here before’ or having ‘lived this moment already’. You may be visiting
some entirely unfamiliar town, for instance, and ‘realise’ that you have already been in that precise spot, even A to indicate that our experiences are more complex than we realise
though you know it is impossible. The feeling goes way beyond any vague sense of having seen or done B to suggest that many of the experiences people have are similar
something similar before – it feels identical to a past experience. Yet trying to pin down the memory is like trying
C to show that different experiences tend to consist of the same components
to catch a dream – just as you think you are homing in on it, it turns to vapour. The eeriness of this has led to
all sorts of spooky theories. A popular one is that it is the memory of a dream in which the person has lived D to emphasise the role of other people in the experiences we have
through the current moment in advance. In recent years, however, neuroscientists have discovered enough
about the prospection and memory to piece together a more plausible explanation.
33 According to the third paragraph, déjà vu seems to be caused by
Every conscious experience we have is ‘constructed’ by our brains out of lots of different components, rather as
a car might be made in a factory. We tend to think of an event as a bundle of sensations: sight, sound, etc., but A emotions that are normally linked with different experiences becoming confused.
there is actually much more to it. If you (literally) bump into someone in the street, for example, you will be B an experience arousing an emotion which is linked with similar previous experiences.
aware of the sight of them, the touch of them as you bump, the sound each of you makes, and so on. But you
C the brain failing to distinguish between different emotional experiences.
will also be aware of the meaning, tone and intention of the sound, the pain from the bump, a sense of irritation
or embarrassment; a thought, perhaps, that you or the other person, is clumsy, and so on. There is much more D a feeling of recognition mistakenly being linked with a new experience.
to experience than simple sensations.

One very important ‘component’ that often gets added is a sense of familiarity. This is generated in the deep 34 According to the fourth paragraph, déjà vu is probably caused by
part of the brain that creates emotions. The sense of ‘Ah, yes! I can recognise this!’ usually only gets attached
to the experiences which ‘match’ stored memories. Sometimes, though, the part of the brain which generates A a person’s lack of patience.
the feeling of familiarity attaches it to an experience that is actually quite novel. This is what seems to happen B the level of education that a person achieves.
in déjà vu. The brain then tries to dig out matching memories, but of course they aren’t there – hence the
C a useful attribute of some people’s brains.
maddening feeling of chasing shadows.
D the environment in which some people are brought up.
For most people déjà vu is a rare and fleeting phenomenon, intriguing rather than disturbing. And it doesn’t
seem to be unhealthy – indeed, déjà vu is most commonly reported by people who are young, intelligent and
well-educated. Given that it is actually a minor brain malfunction, this may seem strange. The explanation may 35 Chris Moulin gives the example of a man
be that young brains are more ‘recognition sensitive’, so they are more easily triggered into familiarity mode.
Similar sensitivity may also be a factor in intelligence – bright people ‘see things’ more readily than others, and A whose experience of déjà vu could not be treated.
intelligent people tend to go on to higher education. So déjà vu may be a side effect of having a brain that is B who thought that actual and potential experiences duplicated previous ones.
quick to recognise things.
C who blamed television for making his condition worse.
For an unfortunate few, though, déjà vu is a constant companion, and a serious blight on their lives. Dr Chris D who found the familiarity of his experiences somewhat comforting.
Moulin is a psychologist who is studying this strange disorder. He first came across it when he was working in
a memory clinic: ‘We had a peculiar referral from a man who said there was no point visiting the clinic because
he’d already been there, although this would have been impossible. Déjà vu had developed to such an extent 36 What advice does the writer give to people who frequently experience déjà vu?
that he had stopped watching TV because it seemed to be a repeat. He even believed he could hear the same
bird singing the same song in the same tree every time he went out. A to avoid situations where there is a risk of experiencing déjà vu
B not to trust others until they have evidence that they will not be exploited
Apart from the sheer tedium of chronic déjà vu, the condition can also get people into social difficulties. ‘Some
patients feel that everyone they meet is familiar, and this makes them dangerously trusting of strangers,’ says C to check with people they meet whether or not they have met previously
Moulin. ‘If they don’t constantly remind themselves that the sensation is false, they are at risk of being D not to commit themselves to something on the basis of its apparent familiarity
exploited.’ So next time you find yourself ‘re-living’ an experience, don’t struggle to recall the previous time.
Just sit back and relax. And make sure that you don’t sign on the dotted line until the moment has passed.
Reading and Use of English Part 6
You are going to read four reviews of a production of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. For questions Which reviewer
37-40, choose from the reviews A-D. The reviews may be chosen more than once.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. shares reviewer B’s opinion regarding the production’s relevance to the present day? 37

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, at the Granary Theatre

holds a different opinion from the other reviewers as to whether Mason gives insight 38
Directed by Carol Barlow, starring Paul Masson as Hamlet into the character of Hamlet?
A
Carol Barlow has come up with a great number of ingenious devices to distinguish her production
of Hamlet from the thousands that have gone before. I just wasn’t sure how they fitted together to has the same view as reviewer C on the way Mason speaks? 39
make a coherent whole, and would have been happier with fewer notions, better thought through.
Perhaps Barlow’s intention was to hold up a mirror to the fragmentary nature of today’s world, and
if so, she could be said to have succeeded. Paul Mason, playing the role of Hamlet for the first time,
certainly delivers his lines thrillingly, the range and resonance of his voice contributing in no small has a different view from reviewer A about the director’s ideas for the production? 40
measure. Yet it remained a performance: his gestures and mannerisms kept reminding us that we
were watching an actor. As the final curtain fell, I realised I knew the character of Hamlet no better
than I did at the beginning.
B
Hamlet is a complex character, which gives scope for many different interpretations. However,
there needs to be internal consistency: arbitrarily hugging another character one minute and
ignoring them the next tells us nothing about Hamlet himself. Paul Mason seems to want to
impress us with all the vocal tricks in his repertoire – and there are many – but long before the final
curtain, I wished the character had been killed off in Act 1. As director, Carol Barlow seems to have
brainstormed ideas for the production, thrown them up in the air, and let them fall at random. The
result is a mishmash that for some unfathomable reason is set in the 1920s. Productions of Hamlet
often reflect the spirit of the age, so a number of modern versions focus on notions of mental
disorder, but Barlow’s production tells us nothing about Shakespeare’s own time, or about today’s
world.
C
Paul Mason isn’t an obvious choice to play Hamlet – he’s too old, and his acting is idiosyncratic;
yet somehow he pulls it off. His quirks and eccentricities convey the depth of Hamlet’s despair, and
his need to present a mask to the world. Initially I found his delivery mannered, but it soon drew me
in, and immersed me in the character’s predicament and his fractured personality. By the end, I
could have gone on listening to him for hours. However, Mason was the redeeming feature of the
evening. Barlow continually gives the audience new and highly distracting things to think about.
For instance, she sets Hamlet in the 1920s, and the costumes, gorgeous though they are, hardly
lend themselves to carrying a sword, as many of the characters do. It just made the setting neither
modern nor Shakespeare’s own time, or even of the time of the historical Hamlet.
D
How can an audience be made to see a play as well-known as Hamlet with fresh eyes? Director
Carol Barlow has met the challenge with astonishing bravura. By moving it into the 1920s, she
shows the universality of the play’s themes, despite the distraction provided by the stunning
costumes. Similarly, Barlow’s sheer inventiveness teeters on the brink of confusing us and
overwhelming the play, but just stops short. My jaw dropped as one mind-boggling and
exhilarating idea succeeded another. But Paul Mason’s Hamlet! Why on earth did Barlow choose
him for the part? As a comic character, he might get away with his over-the-top facial expressions,
but as Hamlet he made it impossible for the audience to sympathise, let alone identify, with him.
His delivery was a parody, with neither intonation nor stress bearing any relation to the meaning of
Shakespeare’s lines.
Reading and Use of English Part 7 A How fast were the pair pedalling? About
100km/h or more. In fact, they were
E Any laughter died when Mockridge settled
down to his machine-like rhythm and
You are going to read part of a newspaper article about an Australian cycling champion. Six travelling so quickly that the two police burned off other competitors. Alex
paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which motorcycle escorts had sparks shooting McPherson, who was timing the cyclists
up from their footrests hitting the bitumen for the club, waved them past the halfway
fits each gap (41-46). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
as they negotiated the treacherous curves. mark, and hopped into his car to greet the
finishers. When he arrived, he found
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. B This impression of weakness that Mockridge waiting and puzzled.
Mockridge gave was reinforced by his
The forgotten story of a phenomenal Australian cyclist weak vision - he couldn't see the other side F His coaches and teammates had given up
of the road without glasses. It was a defect on him, as Mockridge still trailed well in
that barred him from most sports, the rear, but once he was ready to get back
With his glasses taped to his head and a you that one,' he told Mockridge. However particularly his beloved Australian Rules to the matter in hand, he settled into some
heavy, bone-shaking push bike for a ride, the impressed he might have been, he could Football. He was 18 when he entered the serious pedalling. Ken Graves was being
lanky 18-year-old seemed an unlikely prospect hardly have foreseen that this was just the weekly Geelong Amateur Cycling Club acclaimed the winner by announcers just
when he turned up for his first club cycling start of Mockridge’s run of victories. 40km road race because he was suffering as Mockridge burst through the pack and
race one day in 1946. Yet, when he died 12 from lack of exercise. cut him down, snatching victory out of
years later, there was a feeling that Russell 44 almost certain defeat.
Mockridge had not yet reached his full C The next week, and the next, Mockridge
potential. At the Australian 200km road championship, again won, and a cycling legend was born. G By then 'Mocka', a freakish and
Mockridge was the sole member of his team In the following few months, he won eight courageous talent, had won two Olympic
41 left riding when it came down to the last few of his 11 starts. Mockridge was hailed as and two Empire gold medals and
hundred metres. The pack was well ahead an emerging champion and his rise from countless world records. In his day, his
Someone who achieved this degree of and beginning their final sprint while club rider to Olympic champion was feats were as acclaimed as those of other
success throughout his cycling career was Mockridge, whose appetite was astounding, meteoric. Australian sporting icons, such as
likely to be self-confident, and might even be lagged behind finishing off a snack from his cricketer Don Bradman.
forgiven for arrogance. Yet, with his two feet food bag. D Despite his disappointment, it was during
on the pavement, Mockridge was a retiring this tour that Mockridge set his sights on
and painfully shy man. He couldn't handle the 45 making the Australian team for the next
'roughness' of most other cyclists, who Olympic Games. In the lead-up to
referred to him in his young days as 'The selection, he won all ten Olympic
Another of Mockridge's mad final dashes, on qualifying races in Australia, then left for
China Doll'. For his part, Mockridge preferred the last day of the 1957 Sun Tour, was one of
to spend time with English literature. Europe.
the most memorable rides of his career. Neck
and neck with George Goodwin, Mockridge
42 threw himself into the wending steep
hillsides. Goodwin then found himself
Officials looked at the skinny Mockridge, at desperately hanging onto Mockridge's back
his do-it-yourself bike shoes and at his wheel as the champion unleashed a ride that
battered roadster with its handlebars turned simply destroyed 28 of Australia's best riders
down, and wondered what they were seeing.
The disbelief grew when Mockridge 46
innocently asked if it would be all right if he
stayed out in front all the way - he was Goodwin crossed the finish line in a final
concerned that his poor eyesight might cause sprint just ahead of Mockridge - a very rare
an accident and endanger other cyclists. defeat that Mocka suffered in what can only
be considered a brilliant and inspirational
43 career. He deserves to be remembered as one
of the greatest cyclists of all time.
The official was amazed. 'Well, you certainly
won the race and probably have the fastest
time, but we don't actually know what your
time for the distance is, so we can't give
Reading and Use of English Part 8 Some current research by staff of the Department of Music
You are going to read four descriptions of research being carried out by staff of a music college.
For questions 47-56, choose from the extracts (A-D). The extracts may be chosen more than once. A C
Bernice Mitchell is engaged in researching The topic that Colin Saunderson has chosen
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. law-court records from London in the first half for his current research is the creative milieu
of the 18th century, for the light they throw on of Paris in the early 20th century, when
the city’s professional music world of the musicians, painters, sculptors, intellectuals
Which section mentions the following? time. While materials are familiar to legal and many others contributed to a ferment of
researchers, this is though to be the first time creativity that left its mark on all concerned.
that their relevance to the history of music has Although the topic has already been well
some unexpected information concerning a particular musician 47 been recognised. One objective of the researched, a recently discovered archive of
research is to provide guidance on access to unpublished letters is proving a mine of
the materials and on their interpretation, in information on the responses of the common
a description of the methodology used to generate data 48 the expectation that more scholars will be man and woman – the concert audiences – to
encouraged to investigate this fascinating the immense creativity they observed. It is
the researcher's hope that future research will be carried out into the same materials resource. To date, Mitchell’s research has also adding some surprising detail on the
49
concentrated on the opera houses, and the mannerisms of several famous musicians.
documents have yielded considerable new The research takes into account amateur
how some of the material in a planned book will be structured 50 insights into numerous issues, including their music-making at that time, and the use of
management, contracts with singers, music in plays. Saunderson hopes the volume
musicians and composers, their working he is engaged in writing will provide a more
a wish to assist performers 51 conditions, and performance fees. Mitchel is nuanced view of that world than many of the
about to broaden her research, to include a existing studies. One section will quote
detailed comparison between the 18th- and extensively from the letters, with the extracts
the use of source material not previously known 52 21st-century conditions in which opera presented on a month-by-month basis. The
houses flourished – or not, as the case may intention is that this will give the reader a
be. sense of history unfolding in front of their
exploration of the business context in which performances were given in a particular 53 eyes.
period B
James Rowe’s project is being carried out in D
the influence that artists had on one another 54 collaboration with London’s Science Ray Hutchinson has published numerous
Museum. Visitors are asked to participate in a books and articles on the physical and
series of experiments designed to yield psychological demands of music-making,
how discoveries in the field of music relate to ones in an academic discipline other than 55 information about the effect of music on the and in his latest research, he is focusing on
music perception of time passing, and so far, more how musicians manage the daily challenge of
than 800 people have taken part. Participants making ends meet, and the influence of
the use of materials that have previously been studied from a different perspective 56 listen to a piece of music, and are then asked career insecurity in their way of life. Many of
about its duration and their responses to it, those who are not on the payroll of the
including enjoyment and familiarity. They are permanent orchestra or music college live a
also asked about personal details, including hand-to-mouth existence, all too often forced
their musical preferences and level of musical to supplement their meagre sporadic income
training, if any. Preliminary findings indicate by working in ways that will allow them time
that the people who enjoy the music think it off when musical engagements come in; for
lasted longer than those who dislike it. In a example, Hutchinson interviewed a
follow-up random experiment, visitors are professional flautist whose bread-and-butter
asked to memorise a list of random words job, rather incongruously, is as a butler who
while listening: this appears to have the effect can be hired by the day! Hutchinson’s aim is
of shortening the perceived duration of the not only to discover the survival strategies
music. Some of the findings are in line with that musicians employ, but also to share tips
current theories in psychology about the and resources, in order to help them to
perception of time, while others appear to maximise their professional opportunities.
contradict them. The results of the research
will be published next year.
Advanced Trainer 2nd Edition: Test 5
Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 Writing Part 2
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 220-260 words in an appropriate style on the Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write your answers in 220-260 words in
separate answer sheet. an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top
of the page.

1 Your class has listened to a radio discussion about the advantages of being self-employed
rather than working for someone else. You have made the notes below: 2 An international organisation is offering travel grants to students to carry out a research
project in another country. Applicants should write a proposal in which they describe what
type of research project they would like to do abroad. The proposal should also explain how
the proposed activity would benefit others as well as the applicant.
Advantages of being self employed
• time
Write your proposal.
• decision making
• money
3 You have read a magazine article which argues that big national celebrations are a waste of
Some opinions expressed in the discussion: time and money. Write a letter to the magazine in which you describe a national celebration
in your country. You should explain how this celebration is not only enjoyable for citizens but
“You don’t have to work from nine to five every day.”
also has a useful social purpose.
“You’re in charge of the decisions that affect what you do.”
Write your letter.
“If you work hard, you make money for yourself, not someone else.”

4 A travel website has asked readers to submit a review of a tourist destination that they have
Write an essay discussing two of the advantages of being self-employed in your notes. You visited.
should explain which advantage you think is the most significant, giving reasons in support The review should discuss both positive and negative aspects of the destination and should
of your answer. also suggest ways it could be made more attractive to tourists.

You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use Write your review.
your own words as far as possible.
Advanced Trainer 2nd Edition: Test 5
Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 Listening Part 2
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose an answer (A, B or C) which fits You will hear a student called Caroline talking about her research project into the rivers that have
best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract. been made to flow underground. For questions 7-14, complete the sentences with a word or short
phrase.

Extract One
RESEARCH INTO RIVERS PUT INTO UNDERGROUND PIPES
You hear two members of an amateur choir discussing a forthcoming concert.
1 The woman is worried that In the 18th and 19th centuries, many rivers were covered over in order to deal with
A the choir may not be ready for the concert. (7) that was being caused.
B some choir members are missing too many rehearsals.
C the concert may not attract a large enough audience. One advantage of covering rivers was that (8) carried by water were less likely to
spread.
2 What is the man doing when he speaks?
A asking the woman to help him with something he is going to do Putting rivers into pipes prevented the creation and survival of (9) for plants and
B trying to avoid doing something he had agreed to do fish.
C explaining why he will do something late
Fish were unable to move through the pipe if there was a change in (10) between
sections.
Extract Two
A (11) or a break in a pipe can increase the risk of flood damage.
You hear two people talking about making new friends.
3 The man says that, compared with southerners, people in the north of the country Caroline mentions a (12) that was made unsafe by a river underneath the
A are easier to get to know well. building.
B are more likely to talk to strangers.
Old maps and other (13) are useful for locating unknown rivers.
C are more open to making long-term friendships.
Caroline use software and old maps to identify (14) that might be the site of an
4 What does the woman say about making friends in her dance class?
underground river.
A It took longer than she had expected.
B Other people were too busy to spend time with her.
C She was generally ignored by other people.

Extract Three

You hear two friends discussing a television programme about genetics.

5 What is the man’s opinion of the programme?
A It was less informative than he had anticipated.
B It made him realise he knew less about the subject than he thought.
C It assumed the audience already had some knowledge of the subject.
6 What aspect of the programme do the two people disagree about?
A the length of the programme
B the value of the demonstrations
C the presenter’s speed of delivery
Listening Part 3 Listening Part 4

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30
You will hear an interview for a student magazine with Penny and Giles, who have both just
returned to Britain after travelling around the world. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A,
B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. For questions 26-30, choose from the list (A-H) what each

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Speaker 5
15 Why did Giles decide to stay abroad for more than one year?
A to decide which country he would eventually settle in
B to gain work experience in a number of countries

speaker particularly likes about their job.

having their contribution recognised

G finishing work early one day a week

C to try and get his articles published in different countries

H having a friendly relationship with

D feeling satisfied with the quality
C being trusted by their employer
B getting on well with colleagues
D to become familiar with the cultures of other countries

A having flexible working hours

16 What did Penny and Giles both find unexpected about their time abroad?

F being paid for overtime

A how little they knew about other countries

While you listen you must complete both tasks.

by their employer
B how difficult it was to learn other languages
C how unadventurous they were about food

of their work

customers
D how many people were willing to talk to them

TASK TWO
17 What aspect of tourism does Penny criticise?

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their jobs.
A the motives that some tourists have for travelling

E
B its effect on traditional crafts
C the physical changes that are made to some places
D its economic impact on an area

21

22

23

24

25
For questions 21-25, choose from the list (A-H) the mistake
18 Giles’s reference to an incident that happened in Thailand is probably intended to illustrate
A his wish to avoid commitments.

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Speaker 5
B his pleasure in making new friends.
C his sense of responsibility.
D his difficulty in learning foreign languages.

H passing responsibility to someone

F failing to report a possible breach
that each speaker made in their job.
19 In relation to what he does in the future, Giles has decided

misunderstanding instructions
A failing to recognise somebody
A to work abroad for a period as a journalist.

D being rude to a colleague

C breaking a company rule
B to go ahead with his plan of becoming a travel journalist.

B entering incorrect data

C to maximise his chances of getting work eventually.

G missing a deadline
D to change to a career in politics.
20 Penny says that when she arrived back home, she felt that

TASK ONE

of rules
A some parts of her trip had been disappointing.

else
B in some ways the British seemed strange to her.
C the best part of her life seemed to be over.

E
D it was a relief to resume her usual way of life.