lH H tT lT íT IT Itíĩíĩ ÍS I1 EXAMINATION PAPERS FROM THE TY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE 1 ■ J 1 - L. _ J ,WU^I IL ^ ^.Ị n TAKE O FF ENGLISH SCHOOL C a m b r i d g e UNIYERSITY PRESS Test 1 HỈIHĩĨĨ ĩìlítí ĨsíÍS l ỉ l l l l l l THÁI Q U ANG TU AN H i i i ííỉii ị m MẳỄ PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 You are goìng lo read an extract from an article about a National Trust VVarden. Choose from the list A-l the most suitable heading for each part (1-7) of the extract, There is One extra headíng which you do not need to use. There is an exampie at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Test ỉ A A minor annoyance B What makes him good at the job? c Towards agreemeni D The problems of an ouidoor lífe E There to staỵ F Getting things done G Changes to the environment H The most suitable candidate I The right qualities for the job Paper Ị Reading Lookỉng after the countryside THE NATIONAL TRUST The National Trust is an organisation whose aim is to conserve the British countryside. Gill Page visits the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wa]es and talks to one of the wardens employed by the Trust to look aíter the beautiful axeas it owns. \ __________ C o m m o n s e n s e . T h a t s w h a t a N a tio n a l T ru s t W ard e n z « d s f a c c o r d in g to G a re th R o b e r ts . 'A n d y o u - e â n ữ e ly n e e d t o b e g o o d at h a n d liiig p e o p le , b e c a u s e y o u r e c o n tiiiu a n y d e a lin g w l t h farm e rỉỉ, •♦“iSicors, c o n se r v a tio n ists a n d b u ild ln g íìrm s / G a r e th w a s b o r n a n d b r e d o n th e U e y n P e n in s u ia a n d w o r k e d o n h i s p a rents* fa rm u n tíl h e m a rrie c i. A b o u t 80 p e o p le a p p lie d fo r th e p o st as N a tio n a l T rust W a rd e n f o r th e U e y n P e n insu la . In th e e n d , G a r e th s local k n o v v ledg e ạ jid fax m in g e x p e r ie n c e w o n h i m che iob, d e s p ite h ls la c k o f fo rm a l train in g . 1 1 1 ‘I fin d it p a iti c u la r ly h e lp fu l th a t I stiH f a rm w i t h m y p a re n ts a n d ứ iat I c an d e a l w i th fa r m e r s OĨ1 the s a m e le v el a n d b e awa_re o f t h e ir p ro b lem s . A lso , th e y c a n 't rak e m e i n a b o u t a n y th i n g !' h e says. H is ía r m i n g life â lso m e a n s h e is w eH a b le to c o p e w i th th e p h y sícal d e m a n d s o f th e jo b - e re c tú ig fe n ce s , p la n tin g trees, b u ild in g w alls . m I S ínce h e h a s b e e n w ith th e T ru s t, G a reth s a y s h e h a s c o m e to u n d e rs ta n d m o re a b o n t n a tu r e c o n s e rv itio n . ‘W h e ii I w a s a y o u n g s t e r/ h e reca lls , T u s e đ to p ỉck a n d p re s s flo w e r$, c o lle c t b u tte r í lỵ larv ae a n d o ld b ir d s ’ n e s ts. A n d ĩ th o u g h t to m y s e lf rece n tly , w h e re \v o u ld I fin d all th o s e f low e rs, th e b i r d s 1 n e s ts, th e g ra s sh o p p e rs n o w ? It s realỉy b e c o m e c le a r to m e th a t fa rĩn ln g h a s a íĩe c te d th e c o u n trỵ s id e . I t s n o t th e ía r m e r s ’ fa u lt - th e y w e re j u s t d o in g w h a.c th e g o v e rn m e n t t o ld L hem / G a rc th say s th a t, w h e n h e s ta r t e d h is )(>b, ía r m e r s a n d c o n s e rv a tio n is rs w e re se t a g a iĩis t e ac h o t h e r B o th sid e s w a n te d ih ín g s d o n c th e ir w ay. N o w th e ỵ are talk ln g a iid c an see ea c h o t h c r s p o in t o f v iew , ‘W e ’re at rh e c ro s s ro a đ s a n d t h e r e s jusr a s m a lì s tep n e e d e d to join thciT i t o g e th e r/ says G a rerh . C o n s e rv a tio n ỉs o n e o f th e m a in a s p e c ts o f G a re t h s w o rk , a lo n g w i th p u b lic e n ư y to th e T rusr's lancL tre e p lan tin g an d m a in ten a n c e , a n d m e e tứ ig th e T r u s ts te n a n t farm e r s , ‘M y r o le is ro m a k e s u re jobẲ g et íìn is h e d , w ith as ìitd e fu s s a n d as e c o n o m ic a lly as p o ssib le. W h a t I e iijo y m o s t is s e e in g p ro jc c ts c o m p lere d , a lth o u g h a b o u t h a lf m ỵ tim e i$ s p e n t OĨ 1 re p o rts, s i g n in g b ills a n d s o o n .' G a re th is c e rtaìn ly k e e n o n h is jo b a n d d e s p ite n ev e r b e ín g o f f duty , h e o b v io u sly e n ịo y s e v e ry m i n u te o í’ h is w o rk , e sp c c ially ta ìk in g to th e p u b ỉ i c M o sr o f th e m , anyw ay. ‘I t ’s th e a ttiru d e o f so m e p e o p le I đ ish k e ,’ h c a d m its. 'T h e y just w a ữ i n to th e a rea, d e m a n d e v e r y th in g , th e ii w a lk o u t a g aln a s if i t ’s th c ír a b s o lu te rig h .t. H a v in g LO h e n ic c to tb o s e p e o p le g e ts o n m y n e rv e s l’ B u t a s G a re th say s, i t ’s all d o w n to c o m m o n se n se really. So i f y o u ’v e g o t p lcn ty o f th a t, a n d y o u like th e id e a o f a n o u t d o o r jo b , y o u m i g h t t h in k o f a p p ly in g to b e c o m e a w a rd e iì )ik e G a reth — b u t d o n ^ t e x p e c t a jo b to b e a v ailable o n t h e L le y n P e n in su la í o r a g o o d m a n y y earsí Test 1 Part 2 You are going to read a newspaper article about ancient rock art. For questions 8-15 choose the answer (A, B, c or D) which you think íits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. C areless tourists sc a r ancient alpine ro ck art T ens of thousands of ancient pictures carved into the rocks at One of FranceTs most ímportant tourist sices are being gradually destroyed. Sciencỉsts and researchers fear that the 36,000 drawíngs on rocks in Mont Bego ín the French Alps are being damageđ so 6 rapidíy that they wili noc survive for íuture generations. The mountain, believed to have once been a sìte for prayer and worship> ís scattered with 4,000-year-old drawings cut into ba re rock. They include pictures of cows with horns, cultívated fields and various gods and goddesses. But a$ the popularity of the site íncreases, the pictures are being ruined by thoughtỉess graffiti. Jean Clottes is the chaírman of the International Committee on Rock A rt. He says, ‘People think that because the pictures have been the re so long they wi!l aỉways contínue to be there. But ỉf the đamage continues ac thís rate there will be nothing left in 50 years.’ He describes seeing tourists stamping on the drawings, wearing away the rock and deíìnition of the artwork as they do so. Some visitors, he says, even chop off parts to take home as souvenirs. *When people think theỵ can’t take a good enough photograph> ứiey rub the drawings to get a clearer picture’ he said. The drawings are polished by ứie weather, and íf the sun ỉs shining and the vísitors can’t see them properly they simpỉy rub and scrape them to make them look íresher.1 O ther researchers describe how peopỉe arrive carryíng long sticks with Sharp ends to scratch their own drav/ings, or even cheỉr namest in the rocks. But experts are divỉded over the best way to preserve the drawings. Henry de Lumley, director of the Museum of Naturaỉ History ìn Paris, believes thac the onỉy way to 5ave the site is to turn the vvhole mountaín into a "no-go* area, preventìng the public from going there except on guided tours. Othen^vise, he says, not only will the site be completely destroyed but ỉmportant research w ork wỉll be reduced. Ciottes dísagrees. The measure proposed by Henry de Lumley is the most severe, and while it ỉs the most effective? it is also certain to bring about protests from people who live there»’ he saỉd. ‘The site was classỉíied as a historỉc monument years ago by the Ministry of Culture, and we must do as much as possible to save what is there.’ David Lavergne, the regional architect, also wants to avoid closíngthe site. *Henrỵ de Lumley’s idea isrVt ideal» he said. ‘O ur department feels that the best solution is co let people look at the site, but because the area ís very big ic ís difficult to prevent visitors from damagìng ỉt. I would preíer that everyone was abie to look at it, but the main problem is fĩnancỉa!.We do not have the funds to employ the necessary number of guards. We may have to consider charging a fee. There seems to be no prospect of government íundíng.’ ỉn Nice, Annie Echassoux, vvho also worked on r«searchỉng the site* is alarmed that as the mountaìn becomes easier to reach - tourỉsts can now ayoid the three-and-a-half-hour walk by hiring vehỉcỉes - the damage will increase rapidly, She thinks that the only solution is to rope off the area and provide guides.4You can’t say the plan carft go ahead because there is no money»' she saíd. That is not good enough, Money must be províded because the Minístry of CuIture has classiííed this area as a hìstoric síte. we don’t take steps, we will be responsỉble for losing the drawings for the next generation.’ 8 What does ‘they’ reter to in líne 6? A the rocks B the French Alps c the dravvings D the tourist sites 9 Jean Clottes says that people who visit the mountain A do not believe the dravvings are old. B betieve they are allowed to paint tiiere. c think the drawings shoulđ be left alone. D assume the drawings wil! not change. 10 According to Clottes, some of the visitors to the area have A helped to clean the dravvings. B taken bits of the rock home. c been unable to take photographs. D misunderstood what the pictures mean. 11 Henry de Lumley is keen to A set up research projects. B sateguard public rights. c keep out individual visitors. D ban traffic in the area. 12 Cíottes disagrees with Henry đe Lumley's suggestion because he thinks A il won’t work. B visitors will protest about iỉ. c he has a better idea. D it will annoy local people. 13 David Lavergne would prefer to A limit the number of visitors to the site. Đ arrange security to protect the site. c reduce the overaỉl area of the site. D use tourist fees to tinance repairs on the site. 14 Which word best describes Anrsie Echassoux’s attitude? A determined B despairing c untorgỉving D understanding 15 This articie has been vvritten about Mont Bego to A advertise the closure of the site. B wam visitors aboul the dangers of the site. c encourage scientists to visit the site. D describe íears about the tuture of the site. Paper I Reading Test i You are going to read a magazine inlervi8w with a sportswoman. Eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-l the one which fits each gap (16-22). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Part 3 The IVeiball Captaỉn In ou r serles UI1 nom en in sport, Suzie Ellis weụt 10 m eel Englan(j’s netball captain. Kendra Slawinski is captain of England's netball team. when I met her, she'd had a typical day for the weeks leading up to next month's W orld Championships: a day's teaching at a local school followed by a training session in the local supermarket car park. 'Don'tyou get strange looks?' I asked her. might notice cars sỉow down I 1 M Iiy III UUYYII oưt of the corner of my eye, bưt that's all.' 'M y whole life now is all about making su re l'm at my absolute best for the Championships/ says Kendra. Cbampions ' These are her fourfh World ìips and they are guaranteed to be the biggest ever, with 27 nations ỉaking part. 'W e'll have home support behind ưs, which ỉs so special/ she says. 'And it's important that the reputation of netball in this country should be improved. i is ii A home crowd will íĩĩUịìUìd have expectations and gỉve more support. People will expect us to start the tournament with a good game.' Their first game is against Barbados and it comes immediately after the opening ceremony. 'Ị tô They have i/AịlỉĩẤiiịi lots of ability.' The England team are currently ranked íourth in the world. But, as Kendra points Paper ỉ Reading our, fhe World Championships will be tougih. "You have to push yourselí to play e o dì day, tfiere's no rest between games cs ‘m a series. And you can still win an rểm notional series if you lose the first game. In the fifteen years since she has been píoying at top level, the sport has become harổer, faster. On court, players are more aggressive. 'You don't do a ll that training r>ot to come out a w inner/ says Kendra. ■ I ~ | We're all íriendlier after the ga me. Netbaỉl is also taking a far more scientiíỉc approach to íitness testing, 'It is essentíal that we all think and train like world<lass players/ says Kendra. < n — a a g I see my role as supporting and encouraging íhe rest of the team.' 'From the very begínrúng, my netball career ha$ always been careíully planned/ she says. ' Doubíless she will coach young píayers in fhe Kiture, but at the moment her eyes are firmly set on her last big event. As she leads out her team in the opening candlelight ceremony, she is more than likely to have a tear in her eye. A Bưt the championships are different because there's only one chance and you have to be ready to make the most of it. B In fact, some of them help me with my speed and ball-skills training. c But once the final whistle b!ows, you become a different person. D So I took the decision some time ago that this compeíition would be the end of it as far as playing is concerned. E l'm on a strict timetable to gain maximum fitness for them. F As far as l'm aware, we have always beaten them, but theyll be exciting to play. G As captain, I think it's important that I have a strong meníal attitude and lead by example. H As a result of playing here, there will be more pressure than we're used to. I l'm too involved in what l'm doing - concentrating on my movements and my feet - to see anything else. 7 Test I You are going to read a magazine article about job interviews. For questions 23-35, decide which of the people holđ these opinions. Choose from the list of people {A-l). Some of the people may be chosen more than once. When more than one ansvver is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the begìnning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Part 4 People A Mary Pearce F Atbert Mehrabian B Head Teacher G Sheila Rice c Simon Grant H David Artesio D Janet Goodwood 1 Marian Woodall E Director of Personnel Which person or peopìe hold(s) these opinions? You should not taik too much. You should not appear too keen. Intervievvees should prepare what they want to say. The more important the job, the better you should dress. Intervievvers can tell how candidates feel. Punctuality is more important than appearance. Faulty communication can affect your chances of success. The way you dress reílects your attitude to a job. Character is not the interviewer’s main interest. People should be able to wear what they like. ^ w i,' H I psspỉ Ể ỊỊỄ ^Í mÊSÊấ Ề Ê Ê ị ịMMị/ậ \'JỂí$Ểầ,íịĩ\ 8 THÁI Q U A N G TU AN P a p e r ! Reading F irst impres5Ìons are often lasting ones. Studies sfw>w that people form impressions about J5 wrthir> the first few minutes of meeting. They oúserve how we dress, oưr eye contact, our oođy movement and how fast or slowly we talk, our volume and tone of voice as well as our actual words. lẩary Pearce studied to be a teacher. She says, 'ì worked hard to earn my degree. When I finally graduated I was very coníident.' She applìed fo r a job at a nearby primary school and got an intervievv w ith the Head Teacher. 'I noticed a small hole in my jacket that m orning,' she recalls. 'J would have changed, but I knew it vvould make me late, and I alvvays think it's im portant to be on tm e .' Mary did n't get the job. In fact, one o f her friends who also teaches at the school toid her the Head Teacher*s only comment wasr 'lf someone doesn't take the tim e to present her best image at an interview, what kind o f teacher is she going to be?' As Simon Grartt, hotel manager, says: 'lntervỉewees who look as if theỵ ca re about themselves are more lìkely to care about their jobs. People thin k it's what's inside that counts, but in an intervievv ỵou should aim to come across in the best possible way.' Yet many people ignore the ìmportance o f having a professional image. For example, Janet Goodwood worked for ten years as an admínistrative assistant in a large accounting ỉirm . When the office manager retired, she applied for the position but wasnJt even given an intervievv. 'I though t it was a mistake so I asked the Director of Personnei vvhat had happened/ she says, ‘He told me I did n't fit the image of an office manager. He suggested I improve my wardrobe beỉore I appíied again for promotion, I was shocked. I do a very good job and the way I dress shouídn't make any dỉfference.' Movement and gestures w ill also influence an interviewer's first impression of a candidate. Psychologist Albert Mehrabian has discovered that 7% of any message about oưr feelings and attitudes comes from the words we use, 3B% from our voice and â surprising 55% from our ■faáal expressions. When our facial expressions and our words send diffe rent messages the listener will put more weíght on the non-verbal message, So make sure your words agree wíth your body íanguage. Mixed messages w ill only coníuse the intervìewer. It is also im portant not to appear too desperate for the job or too eager to please. w h en sheila Rice, a m arketing specialist, applied fo r a promotion her intervfew went so well she was oítered the job on the spot. 'I was d elighted/ she recalls. 'But I reacted to the offer w ith too much enthusiasm, Once the boss sensed how excited I was, he knew I wasn't going to turn him down. Consequently, he offered me a lovver salary than rd hoped for. I'm sure I could have got more had I managed to control my excitement.' Finally, a consideration of what we say and how we say it wil| contribute to the success of an intervievv. Davỉd Artesio, the manager o f an employment agency, suggests that it's a good iđea to inform yourselí about the company beíore you go for an interview. 'The annual report, for example, will tell you about areas of company involvem ent. M ention an area th a t interests you during the interview. This w ill give a positive note and convince others o f your interest in the company/ Business consultant Marian Woodall suggests you have a few questions ready and avoid speaking in long, coníused sentences. As she puts ít, 'Poor communicators ta lk in paragraphs. Successíul communicators talk in short sentences and even in highlighted points.’ 9 [...]... first ỉ thought that 51 I would find them diffícult However, they turneđ oưt 52 to be very enịoyable I will have no any difficulty in 53 coming to England for an intervievv if you will let me know 54 in plenty of the time I enclose details of my present 55 employer who will be too píeased to send you a reterence For questions 56 - 65, read the text belovv Use the word given in capitals at the enđ of each... beginning (0) Write your answers on the separate answer sheet Example: BOOKS Nearly aíl the (0) diĩ.GỌỵeriẹ.ệ that have been made through the ages DISCOVER can be íound in books The (56 ) ofthe book is one of humankind’s INVENT greatest (57 ) ,the ỉmportance of which cannot be overestimated ACHIEVE BooKs are very adaptable, providing us with both (58 ) andiníormation ENTERTAIN The (59 ) ofbooks began in... much, I feel I need to get 45 more experience and it would seems to me that vvorking as 46 a specialised tour guide in England vvould help me for do 47 that I would rather work in an English-speaking 48 coưntry, as I need to practise my English I spenl one 49 year at London University, which it was most useíul 1 50 did much conversation classes and at first ỉ thought that 51 I would find them diffícult... (b) ttt 2 tt t ftf f t Tttt tt t t t ĩĩt Write an answer to one of the questions 2 -5 in this part Write your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style on the next page Put the question number in the box Tes ỉ I PAPER 3 USE 0 F ENGLISH {1 h o u r 15 m in u t e s ) T H Á I Q U A N G T U  N Part 1 For questions 1- 15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, c or D) best fits each space... the comíort of theír cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comíortable, with fares ( 15) atan acceptable level Paper 3 1 A of B for c about D by 2 A make B arrange c suggest D persuade 3 A approach B manner c custom D style 4 A enlarging B increasing c growing D developing 5 A carrying down B putting off c bringing in D taking away 6 A crosses B retuses c breaks D cracks... give up D íeave out 15 A taken B kept c given D stood ưse ọ f English Test ì Part 2 For questions 16-30, read the text below and ttiink of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space There is an example at the beginning (0) Write your answers on the separate ansvver sheet Example: UNIDENTIRED FLYÍNG OBJECTS Frankiin Roberts wa$ a commercial airline pilot with (0) ữìữCộ than... however, have RECOGNISE some (61) to the ones we read now Until the middỉe of the 15th SIMILAR century, in Europe, all books were (62) by hand They were oíten WRITE beautitulty ilỉustrated and always rare and (63) EXPENSE With printing came the (64) ofcheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, POSSIBLE making ( 65) KNOW more widespread and accessible Paper 4 PAPER 4 Listening LISTENING (... the statements are TRUE and which are FALSE Write T for TRUE or F for FALSE in the box provided 24 It is easier to find work abroad with voiuntary organisations 25 Only university stuđents can apply to work in a summer camp 26 You can oniy get a free flight if you work with children 27 You can work in Canađa for longer than in the USA 28 Kathryn worked in an office in Australia for a year betore travelling... to take calls at odđ hours The disadvanlagc 5 that it requires discipline 10 shut the offícc door ĩ publish children’s books frt>m cultures around the world, working with authữTS and artists All my proíessional experience had been in London, so 1 used to feel very alone at rirsL1 H M E G R1VERS runs a cakes-by-post business and a shop wilh a tumover of £ 250 ,000 a ỵear and employs six pcople, some part-tiine... a short story for an international young people’s magazine The story must begin with the words: When they met for the ỉirst time, Paul knew immeơiately that they vvould be good ừiends Write your story 4 This is part of a leiter which you receiveđ from a pen triend: My neighỈPOurõ a re viõ itín g y o u r c o u n try t h i 5 y e a r fo r th ớ ir f i r s t ever ho lid ay a b ro a ả a n d th e y w a n t . useíul. 1 50 did much conversation classes and at first ỉ thought that 51 I would find them diffícult. However, they turneđ oưt 52 to be very enịoyable. I will have no any difficulty in 53 coming. intervievv if you will let me know 54 in plenty of the time. I enclose details of my present 55 employer who will be too píeased to send you a reterence. For questions 56 - 65, read the text belovv. Use. one of humankind’s greatest (57 ) , the ỉmportance of which cannot be overestimated. BooKs are very adaptable, providing us with both (58 ) and iníormation. The (59 ) of books began in