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You are going to read a magazine article based on ,.11 inlerview wilh the footballer Ryan Gi:gs Choose the rnost sutab.c question from the Ii,;t A-I for each part (1-7) of the interview. There is one extra question which you do not need to use. "here is an exarnple al the beginning (O). .._----------_._---_._--------------------------------

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A Do you have any arnbirions left?

B \X]~lar has been rhe greatesr

thril! of your career? E Iear? F

Do you have one piece o)f advice f.)r a boy who wanrs ro be a ootbalier? Whar '1;1$ been the worst rnomenr?

Can you recall your professional debut.

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If you could keep (111)' one

possession whar would ir

What is your greatest

If you werenr

a foorballer whar would you be?

~lhich of your goal would you take 011 video ro ::'1 dcscrr

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island?

Ir was againsr Manchesrer Ciry. Tl-erc was a scramblc on the goal moutb. The b:J1I hit me, hit anorher player, tbcn ene of rhcir players, rhen went inco the neto Afrer rhe gamc, thc manager sald he \\'3S going ro credir [he goal to me. f \\.'85 17 at the time.

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My career in football
tlie ones scored al the rnost importa-ir momcnrs. So ! think the winner againsr Ipswich Town townrds .Lc cnd of (he season. jusr a roe-pokc from J few yards (1_ f, hur ir ser tIS ou rhe way ro the tirle and 1 was rcally h;p~"'~ ( ger it.

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won tn: for 26 vcars and ycu were macie ro <iJl rhe rime. Thc re/case (J( th3!; pressl1rc

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Failing ro qualifv for (be \'(lorld Clip wj t]t '';;/2.les.'~(le rhoughr wc bcd a ver)' good chunce of doing well rhere. Alter the game agauist Romania , which was whcn we blew i t , rhe fecling, in the dress: ng room was as dep-essed as l've ever experienced

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I'robablv I'd wanr ro keep ene of my mecia!s, E-\ Cup-winners' medal because ir has rradirion.

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Ir would be easier (O lisr rhe oes 1 haven'r gel left. !\ly top three are: ro win the European cup wirh JV~:1r't(-,_':srcr Uniced, ro scorc 25 goals in a season; ro qunlif .. tor ;1 major inrernational rournament \vith \Xlale~.

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Practice Exam 1

PAPER 1 - REAf)ING

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From ah carne rhe tunes of the bando lt

You are going to read a. first hand account 01' the sinking 0-' the Titanic. For questicns 8-1S, choose the answer (A, B, e or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
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ragtime tune. ] don't know whar. Then there was Autumn .._ 1 weur ro the place 1 had scen rhe
collapsible boar on the boat deck, and ro rr.y surprise I saw the boat, and the men still rrving ro push it off. 1 guess there wasn't a sailor in (he crowd. Thev couldn't do ir. l wenr LLP 1:0 them and was just lending a hand when a large 'Nave carne awash of rhe deck. The big wave carred rhe boat off. 1 had hold of an c.arlock and 1 went with ir. The next 1 knew 1 W;]S in the boat. HUI" thar was nor all. :1 'Nas in rne boat, and the ooar was upside-down, and 1 was under ir. And I rernember realising 1 was wet through anc. :b.at wh.irever happencd 1 must not breathe, for 1: v/as uncler water, J knew 1 had ro fighr for ir, and 1 did. How I got out from under che boat 1 do not know but 1 Ielr a brath of a.r at lasr. There were mC::1 al! around me - hundreds of thern. The sea wa: dotred with rhem, all depending 011 their lifebelrs. 1 felr 1 simply b ac ro gel away Irorn rhe ship. She was a beauritul sight rhen. Srnoke and sparks were rushing out of her funnel. There must have been an explosi(,n, but: we heard nene.

\"'(le nlr saw the big strearn of sparb,. Thc ship was rurning gradually 011 her nose - Tit likc ;1 duck t:hat goes for a dive. 1 had onlv 011t' rhing 011 rny rnind - ro get away from rhe sucrion, The band was sril! playing Autwnn rheu. 1 :;\\,;1111 wirh all rny rnighr. 1 suppose 1 was 150 fcer l\VJY whcn (he Titanic, 011 her nosc, with her .ifrer-qu.irrcr sticking up in rhe 31r: began to setrle -- slowl \(1hen at JaS( [he waves washed ovcr lier rudder there wasri't the least hit of suction 1 could feel. She must have kepr going us': so 510\\"1:' as she had been ... l felr afrer a hule whil. like sink.ng. 1 was ver y cold, J S3W a bOJ r of sorne kind near me, and pur al! mv srrength inro J11 effort to swirn to ir. Te was hard wotk. r W,lS ;111 done when a hand reached out from rl-e bo.u and pulled me aboard, Ir W~lS out: same c]"apsiblt-. The $3lTIe crowd was on it. Therc was iusr room for me ro roll 011 the edge. 1 53t rhere r O( c.uu.g wha- happened. Sornebody sar on 111:; legs, They were wedged in berween slats and WC:T bClll_!; wrenched. 1 had nor (he heat r lefr ro aik thc man to rnove. It was a terrible sighr all nrornd - men swimming and sinking.

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When the narrator got to the lifeboat

A the others had rnanaged 1:0 free it.

B there was a group of sailors there. e he realised it was auturnn. D he hadn't expected it to be there.

Why did the narrator end A

up in the water? the sea

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B because sorneone had pushed hrn D to lend other people a hand

because of the power
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to escape from the ship

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the lifeboat was the rig'lt side B he realised he was trapped. e he was in control of the boat. D he was on top of the lifeboat. He felt terrified. '

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What happened when he was in the water';

B He saw he was cornplecely alone

C He adrnlred the scene. D He heard a big bang.

12 When the Tiienic went dovm A one end sank first.

B it happened suddenly.

C the narrator was still by the ship.

D there was a loud explosin.

13 What physical sensation die the narral:or experience when the Titanic
disappeared from sight?

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nothing lightness the waves

HOIN did he manage

te gel: into the lifeboal? A He pulled himself up. B A wave lifted hirn i.p.

D He was helped.

He fought

for a place.

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HOIN did he feel once he was in the boat? A B C D confused extremely frightened emotionally and physically exhausted an enormous sense of relef

Practice Exam 1

PAPER 1 - RE),DING
You are going to read an extract frorn a bcok aoout the growth of English as an international language. Seven sentences have been removed frorn the passage, Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (16-21). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use, There is an example at the beginning (O),
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ONE WORLD, ONE LAr,C;UAGE

Many people feel rhar rhe only realisric barrier chance of world language is not viewed wirh enrhusiasm

by

breaking

rhe foreign-Ianguage as a world

is to use a

rhose who would have to learn ir. Such a

language, ir canbe argued, would give irs

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natural language for rhe position languages lingua franca inrernational Europe, Arnerica.

lingua franca.

Toda)', English

is the main contender

originating culture an unprecedenred

world affairs and scientific research.

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of ,~,r)!"]_d hngua franca. Severa! orher

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There are few cornpetitors.

Further more, it is rhoughr, would inevitably

a world language

have an imporrant: local role as a bur no comparable level of

erode rhe status of rr.inorit y

~1 threar

languages

use, sucl: as Russian in Eastern in South and Central in rhe world speak Chinese bur in the \Xiest Chinese contender.

nations.

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and pose

ro the identiry

or Spanish

Ironically, rhe main danger ro th e growth world language comes from within __ 119 [~]

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More people

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rhan any orher language, is

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In the course of time rhese new va riet.es might

become rnurually uninrelligible. How far rhis
civersification

unfamiliar

ro be a serious

Many factors contribute

of a language

to

the gradual spread and militar)'

predicted.
predictions American

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will affect English canr.or

be

A hundred

years ago,

- chiefly political

were being made thar Brirish and English

might, economic

power, and religious influence

languages lack). Thcse of a

(all of which .irrificial same tactors

uninrelligible.

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by now be rnu ruall y

mean thar rhe developrncnt

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A Many people 'chus vicw the curreut progress of English towards \vorldlanguage status wirh concern and cften wirh antagonismo B As a consequence, ~frica is a conrinent of lingua francas.

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Ir is nor always easy to weigh rhe trend towards unity rhar results from increased madern conracts through travel and comrnunications. used, bur far less [han ir
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D French is stil] widely Linguisric predictions

a century

ago.

have a habit of being wrong.

For example, scienrists who used ir as a morher rongue would be in a privileged posirion: they would not have ro spend time learning ir and would more casily assimilare ideas expressed in ir.

G As rhe language becomes used in al! corners of t:he world, by people from \ al! walks of life, so ir begins ro clevelop new spoken varieries which are used by local people as syrnbols of rheir identiry H The hisrory of ideas aiready provides precedenrs wirh Latir. used as a medium of education in western Europe throughout the Middle Ages <p~d French used as the language of inrernarional diplomacy rorn the 17rh ro rhe 20th centuries. --------

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Prcctice Exam 1

PAPER 1 - READII\ICi
You are going to read sorne infonnation about different kinds of holidays. For questions n-35. choose frorn the holidays (A-H). Sorne of the holidays may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these rnay be given in any order. There is an example at the begirning (O).

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Which holiday would you recommend would like to loo k tor treasure? doesn't rnind a sleepless night? would like to catch their own food?

for someone who:

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would like to stay in a remete place a Icng way frorn other people?> enjoys long hours of daylighP would like to take up arr sports? would like to experience the world's most diverse and complicated enjoys walking? is interested in the supernatural? wants to live like a nativo? likes exploring countries culture?

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The Perfcct Holiday

Ser out adventuring on the 40,000 miles of the legendarily efficient India n Railways to imrr.erse yourself in the world's rnost complex, crowded, highly-coloured sociery The besr-informed agency ourside India is in London, where 75 vear .old Dr Swaminathan Dandapani can book you any train ro India. He has a cornpurer but he also knows off by heart the entire timetable for the worldsi.secoud largest rail nerwork and will advise you 011 everyrhing about your rrip for no charge. He can, along with your ticket, effecr.vely provide free accornmodarion. He does th" by cannily advising thar custorners always travel 011 nighr sleepers. B If it must be sun and sand, acld insight th-ough isolarion. Have a beautitul deserred island cntirely ro yourself ;}uwe Cay, a 200-acre island off the coast of Great Exurna Island in the Bahamas can be rented by the week. Except Ior a man coming ashore ro bring fresh water and ice, and a two-way radio, you're on your own. The closest person wiJl be an hour norrh by smal! boat. And you won't have a boar. You will live in a thatched hut and a platform rento $1,300 a week per couple or S500 per person for a group of four with a rreasure hum available for a further $,:50.

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Descencl to rhe bottorn of rhe Grand Ca11\'ol1 where every footstep down represen": a 200,000year srep inro the pase Stay at rhe Phanrorn Ranch at the borrom. The waiting lisr is 18 rnonths, but they may have vacancies, Oh, and then you have to walk back up, an Il-hor r trek. Walkl.l1g is the budget way. Dorrnirory beds are only S2J..06 per nighr. There are mules f(l:~ wirnps and that puts the price up. An overnight mulc rrip, including accornmodation and mcals is $259.25 per person, $358.75 for two nighrs.

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Sray overnight at what clairns to be Brirain's 'most haunred house'. Chingle Hall In Coosnargh, Lancashire (c.1260) is said by irs owner, john Bruce, to be haunred by 16 spooks. He prornises a paranormal happening nine times Out of ceo, though this may only be a camera jarnming or a spot of ca Id airo Overnight stays for partics of four ro eight, no beds, just war.dering rouncl, are [37_50 a head. G Travel 1"0 Xian in China ro see the ar my of rhousands of life-size terracotta soldiers and horses sculpred to guard the ernperor Qin Si Huangdi. Most exciriogly done individua .ly, bur one company rhar does a fly-rhen-rail tour of rwo weeks frorn Hong Kong ro Beijing ar LI,549 to :fl,949, depending 0J1. deparrure date, is the Trave! Collection.

If ir is rruc that sunlight raiscs rhe spirits, why not shoor for ecstasy in the far Norrh with sunlight 24 hours a day? The luxury option is to ralee the Orient Express 1:0 Scutharnpron 00 23 luly. Then join "he six-night QE 2 midnighr sun cruise in the Norwegian fjorels calling ar Norrh Cape, rhe northernrnosr land In Europe. Finallj; fly Concorde from Stavanger back to Lo:ndon. Superlative Travel does ir for [1,999_
The athletic version ot going to the Arene is to sleep in an igloo you have builr yourself, .inder rhe supervisin of rhe Cree lndians, This is pan of a [1,890 holiday at Ungave Bay in nortl-ern Quebec run by Sussex-based tour operator Accessible Isolation, For holidaymakers with a robust attitude to orher senticnt beings, rhey offer fishing through a hole in the ice, and going out with hunrers ro rrack seal and polar beato c--------------------

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Cain insight through conquering fear. Not as frighteniog as hang-gliding, parascending and paragliding are a gentler and cheaper introduction ro air sports, Enrhusiasts claim ir is twice as good as parachuting because you get the thrill of going up as well as the one of coming clown. For a weekend course in England ([85), a ten day course in Franee (fA95) or a week in Turkey (f540:, call Creen Dragons Paragliding Club, where the chief instructor ;s Parascending World Champion Andy Shaw. Just as well, since they offer a E-minute flight afrer five minutes' instruction 'with landing assistance if required', or a note seosible-sounding tandem flight with a professional for [20.

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Practice Exarn 1

PAPER 2 - WRITINCi
You must answer this question.
1 You have decided to join an exchange scherne where you stay with a British

farnily for two to three weeks and a young person frorn their family comes to stay with you.

Read carefully the letter frorn the agency which organises the exchanges and the notes which you have made below. Then write your reply, covering the points in your notes and adding any relevant information. Write a letter of between 120 and 1130 words in an appropriate style. Do not include addresses.

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,~ Thank you ver-y rnuch f or- your s.riqui r y regarding :_r_tern~.tional e'xcha nce s . In orcler "1 to match applicants, we :}":.ke to have de t.e i.Ls abou t. t he 'home and. lifestyle::> of :. the parti~i pa t..nc farnil.:Les arid the aqe ~ ho'bb i.e s arid in':.e:cests of t.he young people l we are trying t.o match. As ar- -a.s 'poas LbLe ~ we try to match ci ty dv .1ellE~rs ~..ii th ci t:y :~ d\vell(~rs ooun tr-y dweL'Le.rs vli t:J. count.ry ~ dwellers etc. Sb.ould you ::1.<:'lve different ~ preferences ox: requ i.r-ement.s. p.Laaae st.a t e .;~ these in your r-epLy.
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jovourte

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PAPER 2 -- WR/T/N(:~_I~I~ElI
Write an answer to one of the questions :1-5 in this parto Write your answer in 1:20-180 words in an appropriate style. \ 2 A magazine is carrying out an international survey about leisure adivities of different age groups in different countries, Write an article for the survey giving details of hovv your age group spends its free time. .' -,

3 There is a short story competition in a magazine for young people. The story has to begin orofinish with the words: I could not believe thst I was free at lsst. Write your story for the competition. 4 Your teacher has asked your class to write cornpositons giving your opinions and suggestions in answer to the following queston. Haw would an mtemsiionel lengusge help the warld to become a better and safer place? Write your compositlon. Background reading texts The editor of your college magazine has asked you to write a short article about the rnost interesting character in the book you have read. Include details of the person's character and why you find hirn or her interestlng.

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