2017/18 READING COMPREHENSION

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1 1 2017/18 READING COMPREHENSION [each aswer worth 2 poits] Read texts A D ad aswer the te questios below. For each aswer, choose oe of the sectios i the article, A D. Mark our aswers o the separate aswer sheet. Ma workplaces have iters. Is beig a iter useful work experiece or a upaid waste of time? Jeifer Black meets four oug wome trig to get a foot o the ladder. A Michelle Howard: iter at the film compa Future Films Workig o scripts is reall excitig. We get a broad variet of geres set to us here. I read scripts, sometimes I atted meetigs with writers, ad I ve also researched potetial writers ad directors olie. Also, I voluteer i m local theatre ad help out as a auditorium assistat. It s a great wa of seeig differet aspects of the idustr, meetig people ad developig our career. M placemet was due to come to a ed this moth but I ve just bee offered the paid role of productio ad developmet assistat. I m pleased to be able to sta I did t wat to leave everoe. It s bee tough gettig to this poit, but ou ca t expect too much because it s a competitive idustr. Because m degree was i film theor, I did t come awa with the practical experiece of beig able to go o set ad kow what s what. Mabe I would have progressed more quickl if I had. B Jae Nicholso: iter at the Charlotte Eastwood fashio compa I work i the same departmet as Charlotte Eastwood, so I see her almost ever da. She treats everoe equall, whether the are paid staff or iters. M mai task is tracig patters. It is amazig how big the are; so much fabric goes ito makig a Westwood dress. Whe I started, I was workig o the archive, so I had the opportuit to see past collectios up close. I work five das a week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but I expect the das to get loger ad more stressful as we approach Fashio Week. I will sta for aother three moths, util we go to Paris for that, ad the I will go straight back to uiversit to complete m fial ear. I fashio, if ou wat to establish ourself over the competitio, ou have to work hard ad for free, because that s what everoe else is willig to do. C Alice Jackso: iter at the emergec relief charit Merli Over the past few ears I ve bee doig voluteer work i Calcutta, Bogotá ad Tehera, so it s quite hard to adjust to beig back i the UK. Most of m frieds are buig houses ad have cars ad go o holidas. But I ever feel I ve missed out because I m doig what I ve alwas wated to do. I work three das a week, receivig a small sum to cover expeses. Moe from m father has goe towards fudig m placemet ad I m reall fortuate that I ca live with m mum, although it does mea m commute ca take up to two hours. Without m famil, I do t thik I could be doig this. Next moth I am startig a six-moth placemet i Mamar, moitorig the health facilities the charit supplies there. After that, I might actuall be i a positio to ear a salar. D Jaet Harriso: iter at the Fraekel Galler I came to Lodo six moths ago with o plas. I did t kow how log it would take to get a job. I had saved up some moe ad resiged mself to staig o a fried s sofa for a while, but luck was o m side ad I foud a job as a seamstress withi a couple of weeks. M placemet at the galler came alog a week later. I ve helped istall exhibitios ad create galler publicatios. Oe of the most excitig tasks was helpig the artist Claire Barcla create the istallatio that s ow o displa i the galler. Because some of the piece is sew, m seamstress skills came i had. The hardest thig is at the start, whe ou do t kow athig. Someoe asks: Ca ou courier this? ad ou have to ask so ma questios, like Which courier compa? ad Where are the evelopes? I m about to fiish m placemet ad I m plaig m ow curatorial project with a fried. It will be a lot of work but I thik I have to go for these thigs ow, otherwise I will regret it later. M parets kow I m sesible. If I could t afford m ret, I would t just get ito a spiral of debt. I would go ad get a full-time job ad the rest would have to wait.

2 2 2017/18 Which iter metios havig o idea how to carr out a certai task? her feelig about the people she works with? havig o regrets about a choice she made previousl? what is cosidered ormal i her area of work? the outcome of some of the work she does? somethig she regarded as upredictable? reasos wh it is possible for her to be a iter? the attitude of her emploer? the outcome if she foud herself i a difficult situatio? makig useful cotacts? D A C B D D C B D A Readig KEY 1D, 2A, 3C, 4B, 5D, 6D, 7C, 8B, 9D, 10A

3 3 2017/18 GRAMMAR [each aswer worth 2 poits] Decide which aswer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Mark our aswers o the separate aswer sheet. Ol Stadard Eglish aswers will be accepted. It was clear that the ew owers were ot of takig charge of the restaurat. able resposible capable reliable This is the first time I this dress. Ad everbod is admirig it! wear am wearig have wor have bee wearig B eight o clock toight, computer games for over twelve hours! I thik ou should start revisig for our exams. ou ll pla ou ll be plaig ou have plaed ou ll have bee plaig Never leave childre i a car uatteded ad keep a witer survival kit i the car with blakets, extra socks ad gloves, sacks, ad a first-aid kit the car breaks dow or ou are straded i our car. provided that i case as log as uless The red light sigifies that there is a serious hardware problem with our cosole ad there is the eed to immediatel. have repaired it have it repaired have had it repaired have had repaired it The actress has admitted that she from the director sice the series fiished but added that she did ot expect athig from him. has t heard had t heard did t hear does t hear For those who are ot used trucks, a truck retal vehicle is a bit of a challege. Do ot assume that because ou possess a valid driver s licese or ou are competet at drivig a regular vehicle, ou ca drive a truck retal. to be drivig drivig to drivig to drive If ou so stupid as to refuse m ivitatio last summer, ou could have travelled to see all the woders of the world. have t bee had t bee were t would t be I ll ever forget at Sigapore Airport for the first time. It was a marvellous experiece.

4 4 2017/18 lad to lad to be ladig ladig The terrorist erve gas attack o the Toko subwa is a ightmare come true, vulerable societ is to weapos of mass destructio. which reveal how it reveals how much ad revealig how revealig how

5 5 2017/18 VOCABULARY [each aswer worth 2 poits] Decide which aswer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Mark our aswers o the separate aswer sheet. Jill is a maagig director ad seems ver tough at work. She s a differet perso at home,. although though et eve though The blue curtais bega to after the had bee hagig i the su for two moths. rot dissolve melt fade Do t leave tos o stairs where someoe could ad fall. trip step walk jump The ew Frech course for the eeds of studets with a variet of learig backgrouds. deals supplies caters copes Workers who do ot obe the safet regulatios will be immediatel. dismissed refused rejected disapproved A was diagosed as havig a ifectious ski disease b her olie doctor, who prescribed a special cleasig solutio for the rash ad paikillers to help the pai. relieve disappear improve lighte Recet research has that a third of people i Britai have ot met their ext-door eighbours, ad those who kow each other barel speak. exhibited coducted displaed revealed Whe Jack Aderso set up Britai s first ever crocodile farm i 2005, he uder fierce criticism from aimal rights groups opposed to the factor farmig of wildlife. came wet met put Do t judge a book b its cover appearaces ca ofte be ver. mistakig deceptive trick fraudulet

6 6 2017/18 I order to cut, the compa will o loger allow emploees to claim for first-class travel o their expeses. prices fees charges costs

7 7 2017/18 MULTIPLE-CHOICE CLOZE [each aswer worth 2 poits] Read the text below ad the decide which expressio best fits each space. Mark our aswers o the separate aswer sheet. School luch Research has show that over half the childre i Britai who take their ow luches to school do ot eat (1) i the middle of the da. I Britai, schools have to (2) meals at luchtime. Childre ca (3) to brig their ow food or have luch at the school catee. Oe shockig (4) of this research is that school meals are much healthier tha luches prepared b parets. There are strict stadards for the preparatio of school meals, which have to iclude oe portio of fruit ad oe of vegetables, as well as meat, a dair item ad starch food like bread or pasta. Luchboxes (5) b researchers cotaied sweet driks, crisps ad chocolate bars. Childre (6) twice as much sugar as the should at luchtime. The research will provide a better (7) of wh the percetage of overweight studets i Britai has (8) i the last decade. Ufortuatel, the govermet caot istruct parets, but it ca remid them of the utritioal value of milk, fruit ad vegetables. Childre ca easil develop bad eatig (9) at this age, ad parets are the ol oes who ca (10) it. 1 approximatel 1 properl 1 probabl 1 possibl 2 give 2 provide 2 make 2 do 3 prefer 3 maage 3 wat 3 choose 4 fidig 4 umber 4 figure 4 product 5 examied 5 foud 5 take 5 looked 6 comprise 6 cotai 6 cosume 6 cosist 7 iformatio 7 comprehedig 7 uderstadig 7 opiio 8 icreased 8 expaded

8 8 exteded 8 added 9 customs 9 stles 9 attitudes 9 habits 10 defie 10 decide 10 dela 10 prevet /18

9 9 2017/18 ERROR CORRECTION [each aswer worth 2 poits] Oe of the CAPITALIZED EXPRESSIONS is icorrect. Idetif the icorrect expressio ad mark our aswer (A, B, C or D) o the separate aswer sheet. Before (A) YOU WILL START with a home improvemet, (B) DO MAKE SURE ou kow exactl what ou (C) WANT DONE ad cosider takig professioal advice (D) A LITTLE MONEY spet at this stage could save ou a lot later o. I read the ote quickl. It said (A) I WAS SUPPOSED to bur it (B) AFTER I RECEIVED IT. But whe I was burig the rubbish, (C) ALL MY IMPORTANT PAPERS (D) HAD BEEN DESTROYED, too. Ideal Home is offerig ou a helpig had. For 75, our iterior desiger will create room schemes exclusivel (A) TO SUIT our eeds. (B) ALL WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO is (C) WRITE TO HER at the address below to receive a questioaire ad tell her (D) WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. Details are o page 84. Amelia Earhart, (A) WHOSE mother was the first woma (B) TO CLIMB Pike s Peak, Colorado, believed that (C) WOMAN had (D) AS MUCH RIGHT to fl as me did. I m (A) a 13-YEARS-OLD GIRL ad m problem is a ervous stammer, (B) WHICH I VE HAD sice I was about 11. It s ow (C) GETTING EVEN WORSE. I started at a ew school after Christmas ad this (D) MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO with it because it was t as bad before.

10 /18 CULTURE [each aswer worth 1 poit] Choose the best aswer A, B, C or D. Mark our aswers o the separate aswer sheet. Oliver Cromwell was resposible for the establishmet of the Commowealth. aexig Wales. foudig the Tor Part. oe of the above. Thaksgivig Da is a America holida that is observed o the first Tuesda i March. the fourth Thursda i November. the first Tuesda i Jul. the fourth Thursda i October. Which of the followig authors wrote Aimal Farm? George Orwell Agus Wilso Aldous Huxle G. B. Shaw Mark Twai did NOT write the followig book: The Advetures of Huckleberr Fi Life o the Mississippi The Advetures of Tom Sawer The Old Ma ad the Sea The coroatio ceremo of the British moarch traditioall takes place i The Houses of Parliamet. Widsor Castle. Westmister Abbe. St. Paul s Cathedral. Alice s Advetures i Woderlad is a famous childre s book b C. S. Lewis. Siclair Lewis. Lewis Carroll. Upto Siclair. Which author-character pair is mismatched? Agatha Christie Miss Marple A. C. Dole Dr. Watso R. L. Steveso Dr. Jekll Ia Flemig Hercule Poirot Which of these places is located i Great Britai? Mout Rushmore Yosemite Natioal Park Moumet Valle Lake District The curret British Prime Miister Theresa Ma is a member of the Liberal Part. the Coservative Part. the Labour Part. the Democratic Part. The iauguratio of Doald Trump as the 45th Presidet of the Uited States took place at the White House. Treasure Buildig. Capitol Buildig. Jefferso Memorial.

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