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PART 1

Questions 1-5

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1.

The invitation is for parents only.
The headmaster will be leading a tour around the school.
The school staff will be available to speak to visitors.

2.

Alan was helping Bob to finish his project.
Alan wants Bob to give his bag to the library staff.
Alan tells Bob to give him his bag tomorrow.

3.

Students must complete their projects by next month.
There is a time limit for students who want to exhibit their projects.
The Art Room will be closed to students after next Friday.

4.

You should remain in your classroom until the alarm rings.
You shouldn't make any arrangements on the day of the fire practice.
You must get together with others at an agreed place.

5.

The team is playing a match away from school this weekend.
The coach is coming from Dashford School to collect the players.
Mr Roberts is worried the players have forgotten about the match.

PART 2

Questions 6-10

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The students below all want to find the best history websites.
On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight history websites.
Decide which website would be the most suitable for the students below.

6.

Brian is doing a school project on ancient civilisations and how they built their monuments. He is also interested in finding out about ancient writing and how people communicated.

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Who lived in North America before 1492? How did contact with the Europeans affect them? What was Columbus really like and how exactly did he discover the continent? Find the answers to questions like these and many more on this reliable site about all things American.
The 1900 House
Having a bathroom in your house in 1900 was a real luxury. The same was true for the telephone. And most women in the past did all their chores without the help of machines! Take an online tour of this 1900 house and see what home life was like back then.
Why do Civilisations Fall?
Throughout history, many great civilisations have come and gone. This site explores the different reasons why four ancient societies disappeared and lets you decide what happened based on the information it offers.
Greatest Achievements of the 20th Century
In 1900, life was a lot harder than today. Now, the world is a healthier, safer and more productive place due to modern science. Learn how inventions like the car and the computer gradually developed and see what a huge difference they have made to our lives.
Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt
Learn how the ancient Egyptians built those miracles of ancient engineering, the Pyramids, in memory of their Pharaohs. Write your name in their ancient alphabet, hieroglyphs. Discover the secrets behind Egyptian mathematics, astronomy and more on this interesting site.
Female Roles over the Centuries
Learn about important women who made a real difference to the world in various surprising ways. Also, see how ordinary women worked and spent their free time in days gone by. A truly informative site!
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
How closely do we recreate the atmosphere of the original Olympic Games in our Olympics today? This is a site rich in well-researched information about this ancient event. The photographs of the Greek settings where the games originally took place are fantastic too!
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Not to be confused with the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, this site introduces you to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and more! 3D-models let you go inside these monuments, so you’ll feel like you’re actually there.

7.

Jake likes reading about the great explorers and wants to find suitable information to present to his class at school. He needs a website where he knows the facts have been checked and are correct.

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Who lived in North America before 1492? How did contact with the Europeans affect them? What was Columbus really like and how exactly did he discover the continent? Find the answers to questions like these and many more on this reliable site about all things American.
The 1900 House
Having a bathroom in your house in 1900 was a real luxury. The same was true for the telephone. And most women in the past did all their chores without the help of machines! Take an online tour of this 1900 house and see what home life was like back then.
Why do Civilisations Fall?
Throughout history, many great civilisations have come and gone. This site explores the different reasons why four ancient societies disappeared and lets you decide what happened based on the information it offers.
Greatest Achievements of the 20th Century
In 1900, life was a lot harder than today. Now, the world is a healthier, safer and more productive place due to modern science. Learn how inventions like the car and the computer gradually developed and see what a huge difference they have made to our lives.
Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt
Learn how the ancient Egyptians built those miracles of ancient engineering, the Pyramids, in memory of their Pharaohs. Write your name in their ancient alphabet, hieroglyphs. Discover the secrets behind Egyptian mathematics, astronomy and more on this interesting site.
Female Roles over the Centuries
Learn about important women who made a real difference to the world in various surprising ways. Also, see how ordinary women worked and spent their free time in days gone by. A truly informative site!
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
How closely do we recreate the atmosphere of the original Olympic Games in our Olympics today? This is a site rich in well-researched information about this ancient event. The photographs of the Greek settings where the games originally took place are fantastic too!
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Not to be confused with the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, this site introduces you to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and more! 3D-models let you go inside these monuments, so you’ll feel like you’re actually there.

8.

Julia would like to know more about the most famous places in the ancient world. She would like a lot of information, photographs and online tours of these places.

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Who lived in North America before 1492? How did contact with the Europeans affect them? What was Columbus really like and how exactly did he discover the continent? Find the answers to questions like these and many more on this reliable site about all things American.
The 1900 House
Having a bathroom in your house in 1900 was a real luxury. The same was true for the telephone. And most women in the past did all their chores without the help of machines! Take an online tour of this 1900 house and see what home life was like back then.
Why do Civilisations Fall?
Throughout history, many great civilisations have come and gone. This site explores the different reasons why four ancient societies disappeared and lets you decide what happened based on the information it offers.
Greatest Achievements of the 20th Century
In 1900, life was a lot harder than today. Now, the world is a healthier, safer and more productive place due to modern science. Learn how inventions like the car and the computer gradually developed and see what a huge difference they have made to our lives.
Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt
Learn how the ancient Egyptians built those miracles of ancient engineering, the Pyramids, in memory of their Pharaohs. Write your name in their ancient alphabet, hieroglyphs. Discover the secrets behind Egyptian mathematics, astronomy and more on this interesting site.
Female Roles over the Centuries
Learn about important women who made a real difference to the world in various surprising ways. Also, see how ordinary women worked and spent their free time in days gone by. A truly informative site!
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
How closely do we recreate the atmosphere of the original Olympic Games in our Olympics today? This is a site rich in well-researched information about this ancient event. The photographs of the Greek settings where the games originally took place are fantastic too!
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Not to be confused with the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, this site introduces you to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and more! 3D-models let you go inside these monuments, so you’ll feel like you’re actually there.

9.

William is keen on engineering and interested in the history of the machines and technology we use today. He would also like to find out how the world has changed over the years because of them.

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Who lived in North America before 1492? How did contact with the Europeans affect them? What was Columbus really like and how exactly did he discover the continent? Find the answers to questions like these and many more on this reliable site about all things American.
The 1900 House
Having a bathroom in your house in 1900 was a real luxury. The same was true for the telephone. And most women in the past did all their chores without the help of machines! Take an online tour of this 1900 house and see what home life was like back then.
Why do Civilisations Fall?
Throughout history, many great civilisations have come and gone. This site explores the different reasons why four ancient societies disappeared and lets you decide what happened based on the information it offers.
Greatest Achievements of the 20th Century
In 1900, life was a lot harder than today. Now, the world is a healthier, safer and more productive place due to modern science. Learn how inventions like the car and the computer gradually developed and see what a huge difference they have made to our lives.
Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt
Learn how the ancient Egyptians built those miracles of ancient engineering, the Pyramids, in memory of their Pharaohs. Write your name in their ancient alphabet, hieroglyphs. Discover the secrets behind Egyptian mathematics, astronomy and more on this interesting site.
Female Roles over the Centuries
Learn about important women who made a real difference to the world in various surprising ways. Also, see how ordinary women worked and spent their free time in days gone by. A truly informative site!
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
How closely do we recreate the atmosphere of the original Olympic Games in our Olympics today? This is a site rich in well-researched information about this ancient event. The photographs of the Greek settings where the games originally took place are fantastic too!
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Not to be confused with the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, this site introduces you to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and more! 3D-models let you go inside these monuments, so you’ll feel like you’re actually there.

10.

Gina likes finding out all about women in the past and how they lived. She’d also be interested to learn about famous women and how they helped shape history

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Who lived in North America before 1492? How did contact with the Europeans affect them? What was Columbus really like and how exactly did he discover the continent? Find the answers to questions like these and many more on this reliable site about all things American.
The 1900 House
Having a bathroom in your house in 1900 was a real luxury. The same was true for the telephone. And most women in the past did all their chores without the help of machines! Take an online tour of this 1900 house and see what home life was like back then.
Why do Civilisations Fall?
Throughout history, many great civilisations have come and gone. This site explores the different reasons why four ancient societies disappeared and lets you decide what happened based on the information it offers.
Greatest Achievements of the 20th Century
In 1900, life was a lot harder than today. Now, the world is a healthier, safer and more productive place due to modern science. Learn how inventions like the car and the computer gradually developed and see what a huge difference they have made to our lives.
Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt
Learn how the ancient Egyptians built those miracles of ancient engineering, the Pyramids, in memory of their Pharaohs. Write your name in their ancient alphabet, hieroglyphs. Discover the secrets behind Egyptian mathematics, astronomy and more on this interesting site.
Female Roles over the Centuries
Learn about important women who made a real difference to the world in various surprising ways. Also, see how ordinary women worked and spent their free time in days gone by. A truly informative site!
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
How closely do we recreate the atmosphere of the original Olympic Games in our Olympics today? This is a site rich in well-researched information about this ancient event. The photographs of the Greek settings where the games originally took place are fantastic too!
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Not to be confused with the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, this site introduces you to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and more! 3D-models let you go inside these monuments, so you’ll feel like you’re actually there.

PART 3

Questions 11-15

For each question, choose the correct answer.

It seems that fewer teenagers do part-time jobs to earn a bit of extra money these days. They are too busy studying and revising for exams. All the same, I decided to find some part-time work this year to have a little more to spend, and my parents encouraged me. They had both had paper rounds when they were at school!

I didn’t go for that, though much too early in the morning! What I wanted was something I could do after school hours, so… something not too early but not too late. Then I saw the ad for a kitchen assistant in the organic restaurant in our village. They wanted someone from 5 to 7 pm Monday to Friday evenings, which suited me fine.

In fact, by law, 15-year-olds are not allowed to work after 7 pm, which seems perfectly right to me. You shouldn’t let your schoolwork suffer. If you worked late at night, you’d be too tired to get up in the morning and you need time to do your homework, too. In my two hours in the restaurant, I’m busy preparing the fresh organic vegetables that will be cooked that evening for dinner, and laying the tables before we open up.

I’ve learnt a lot from this job. Apart from getting some great ideas for cooking, I’ve enjoyed working with the staff there. You get to know when it’s time for a laugh and a joke, and when it’s time to get down to hard work! Apart from that, you learn how to work with a variety of personalities and not take things too seriously. The chef can get mad and start shouting, for example, when he’s very busy, but you shouldn’t take too much notice. He’s a great guy really!

All in all, this job combines all the things I like: working with fresh food, turning it into something creative and tasty, and being part of a friendly team. And it has helped me decide what I’d like to do later on in life I might even open a restaurant of my own someday!

11. Valerie says part-time jobs have become less popular with teens because

their parents give them extra money when they need it.
they don't want to copy the jobs their parents did.
they want to concentrate on their schoolwork.
many part-time jobs for teens don't pay very well.

12. Why did Valerie not want to work on a paper round?

She doesn't like an early start.
She prefers working with food.
She didn't want to do weekend work.
She didn't want to work with her parents.

13. How does Valerie feel about her working hours?

amazed that they go by so quickly
pleased that they give her enough time to study
surprised that she can't work later
annoyed that there is a limit for teens

14. What does Valerie say about the people she works with?

They don't take her very seriously
They are quite different from each other
They are angry all the time
They all get on well with the chef

15. What might the chef report about Valerie?

Valerie performs her duties well but she sometimes has difficulty communicating with other staff members.
Valerie has a real talent for cooking, so it's a great shame she's decided that it isn't for her.
Valerie is ambitious to do well but needs to work harder at learning kitchen basics.
Valerie has shown a lot of interest in her work, so I'm sure she will go far in her cooking career.

PART 4

Questions 16-20

Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Forest Fires

Forest fires are becoming a huge problem all over the world. Hundreds of thousands of square metres of trees are burnt every year. [16] ________ As a result, many people are left without a home. The worrying thing is that fires like these are becoming more and more common and there are several reasons for this.

One big reason for so many forest fires around the world is climate change. Climate change is the way our planet’s weather is changing. [17] ________ This means more fires starting and those fires being more difficult to put out. In addition, while some fires start naturally, others happen because of human activity. [18] ________ And as people spend more and more time outdoors enjoying nature, forest fires are more likely to happen. Firefighters have to be specially trained to stop these fires, using equipment such as planes that drop water on the fire from above.

Big fires that burn for a long time are not good for the environment or for people. [19] ________ Many people may not know this, but they can be good for nature and help it to renew itself. Small forest fires help clear away old or dead trees to make room for new ones. The burnt wood turns into ash, which helps the new forest to grow. [20] ________ The problem starts when there are too many and they grow too large.

16.

So some forest fires are needed for a healthy environment.
However, there are actually some benefits to smaller ones.
Unfortunately, that's not always the case.
Not only that, but thousands of houses are destroyed, too.
Forest fires destroy the homes of animals.
Even something as simple as a camp fire can start a huge forest fire.
Weather in many places has become hotter and drier.
Because of this, new forests take many years to grow back again.

17.

So some forest fires are needed for a healthy environment.
However, there are actually some benefits to smaller ones.
Unfortunately, that's not always the case.
Not only that, but thousands of houses are destroyed, too.
Forest fires destroy the homes of animals.
Even something as simple as a camp fire can start a huge forest fire.
Weather in many places has become hotter and drier.
Because of this, new forests take many years to grow back again.

18.

So some forest fires are needed for a healthy environment.
However, there are actually some benefits to smaller ones.
Unfortunately, that's not always the case.
Not only that, but thousands of houses are destroyed, too.
Forest fires destroy the homes of animals.
Even something as simple as a camp fire can start a huge forest fire.
Weather in many places has become hotter and drier.
Because of this, new forests take many years to grow back again.

19.

So some forest fires are needed for a healthy environment.
However, there are actually some benefits to smaller ones.
Unfortunately, that's not always the case.
Not only that, but thousands of houses are destroyed, too.
Forest fires destroy the homes of animals.
Even something as simple as a camp fire can start a huge forest fire.
Weather in many places has become hotter and drier.
Because of this, new forests take many years to grow back again.

20.

So some forest fires are needed for a healthy environment.
However, there are actually some benefits to smaller ones.
Unfortunately, that's not always the case.
Not only that, but thousands of houses are destroyed, too.
Forest fires destroy the homes of animals.
Even something as simple as a camp fire can start a huge forest fire.
Weather in many places has become hotter and drier.
Because of this, new forests take many years to grow back again.

PART 5

Questions 21 – 26

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The Oscars

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are prizes given by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to people in the film (21) ………… .

Oscars are awarded to top professionals of all kinds, including directors, actors, writers and (22) ………… .designers.

There is a special (23)…… every year where the awards are presented. It is shown on television in more than 200 countries. The Oscars are the oldest event of this kind. The very first one took (24) ………… in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1929.

Although the Academy presents seven other types of award, the star of the show is the Academy Award of Merit. This famous gold statue usually goes by its nickname of Oscar, though how it got this name is not (25) ………… According to one story, the Academy librarian, Margaret Herrick, said that it (26) ………… her of her Uncle Oscar!

21.

business
job
market
work

22.

suit
uniform
costume
clothes

23.

entertainment
ceremony
opportunity
custom

24.

form
place
space
part

25.

right
positive
certain
confident

26.

remembered
recognised
recovered
reminded

PART 6

Questions 27-32

For each question, write the correct answer.
Write one word for each gap.

A TRIP TO MARS?
by Angela Stubbing
Humans may have landed on the Moon (27) but people walking on planets like Mars is still a long way in the future. But did you know there is a campsite you can visit (28) looks just like the surface of Mars?
Located in Wadi Rum, the largest desert valley in Jordan, Sun City Camp offers an amazing experience. The ground is covered in red sand and the area is surrounded (29) high rocky mountains, so visitors feel as if they. (30) left Earth and travelled to another planet. Campers can stay in special tents that look like space stations from the outside. But the (31) amazing thing is on the inside – a great big hotel-style room!
During the day, visitors can go for car or camel rides or try rock climbing. At night, the desert sky is lit up with a thousand stars. (32) you are lucky, you may even see Mars!

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