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K > & i ‹ Cambrid MLOTTALZE f Zz ‹ - & WITRH x FT) OXFORD CPE PRACTICE ol ES T $7 Four new tests for the revised Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English © MARK HARRISON WITH DETAILED EXPLANATORY KEY AND AUTHENTIC FOR PAPER @ AND WRITING SUMMARY TASKS OXFORD UNIVERSITY ANSWERS PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dares Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairob Paris Sao Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw with associated companies in Berlin tbadan Oxford and Oxford English are registered trade marks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2001 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2001 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Photocopying The Publisher grants permission for the photocopying of those pages marked ‘photocopiable’ according to the following conditions Individual purchasers may make copies for their own use or for use by classes that they teach School purchasers may make copies for use by staff and students, but this permission does not extend to additional schools or branches Under no circumstances may any part of this book be photocopied for resale ISBN 19 4329089 Printed and bound in Spain by Bookprint, S.L., Barcelona Contents Introduction PAPER READING PAPER WRITING PAPER USE OF ENGLISH PAPER LISTENING PAPER SPEAKING TEST PAPER READING PAPER WRITING PAPER USE OF ENGLISH PAPER LISTENING PAPER SPEAKING TEST PAPER READING PAPER WRITING PAPER USE OF ENGLISH PAPER LISTENING PAPER SPEAKING H1: PAPER READING PAPER WRITING 100 PAPER USE OF ENGLISH 102 PAPER LISTENING 110 PAPER SPEAKING 115 ANSWER SHEETS 118 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 121 EXPLANATORY 124 KEY PAPER SAMPLE ANSWERS 208 PAPER SAMPLE SUMMARIES 213 TAPESCRIPTS 215 INTRODUCTION This book contains: Four complete Practice Tests for the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) These tests are for the Revised CPE, in operation from December 2002 Explanatory Key This provides full explanations of every answer to every question, including not only why correct options are correct but also why incorrect options are incorrect All relevant vocabulary and grammatical points are fully explained In addition, there are task-specific mark schemes for Paper Sample answers for Paper (Writing) and sample summaries for Paper (Use of English) There is a sample answer for each of the kinds of writing required in Paper (article, ietter, etc.) and all the sample answers and summaries are assessed General assessment criteria for Paper 2, Paper summary and Paper (Speaking) Sample answer sheets Tapescripts There are five Papers in the CPE exam: (Exam content on pages and adapted from the revised CPE handbook © UCLES 2001.) PAPER READING PART | TEXT(S) (1 hour 30 minutes) QUESTION TYPE FOCUS NUMBER OF QS |MARKS short texts, each with | 4-option multiple-choice gaps mark per question semantic precision, collocation, complementation, idioms, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs 18 18 short texts, linked to a | 4-option multiple-choice, common theme questions per text marks per question comprehension of detail, opinion, attitude, implication, tone, gist, purpose and stylistic features 16 long text, with paragraphs missing choice of paragraphs to fillthe gaps marks per question | text structure, cohesion and organization, and global meaning 14 long text 4-option multiple-choice marks per question 14 40 62 as Part TOTAL PAPER WRITING (2 hours) Answers assessed on following criteria: relevance of content to task set, range of language used, accuracy of language used, appropriacy of register and format, organization and cohesion of answer, and effect on target reader PART | QUESTION TYPE MARKS compulsory: article, letter, essay or proposal, 300-350 words 20 choice of one: article, letter, proposal, review or report or choice of one from three set book questions”, 300-350 words “the set books are specified in the exam regulations and change from year to year, so these have not been included in this book 20 TOTAL 40 Introduction PAPER READING hour 30 minutes PART For questions 1-18, read the three texts below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet The US Bicentennial Such was the national mood in early 1976 that plans for a mammoth celebration of the bicentennial in Philadelphia had been quietly (1) But when the Fourth of July 1976 came round things did not seem so gloomy (2) So up and down the country they celebrated There were parades, there were speeches, there were picnics, there were fireworks The flag waved everywhere, and everywhere people (3) their brains for permanently useful schemes, such as the restoration of old buildings or the opening of new parks, with which to mark the bicentennial And by a (4) of real genius, the last great sailing-ships of the world were called to New York harbour, a summer parade of dizzy (5) and clouds of white canvas, to express by their beauty some of the faith in themselves, their past and their future which the American people were renewing The whole affair was exactly the tonic for the national (6) that was needed A dropped B_ qui €Œ renounced D desisted A_ forthatmater B CC whatsoever D after all A wrenched B _ strained Cracked D sprained A_ blow B stroke € blast D stamp A_ spires B rods CC posts D masts A morale B temper C_iframe D complexion bytheway Test1 Paper1 Reading Reading People Recently | went out to dinner with a friend and her new boyfriend She had been (7) for weeks about what a kind, considerate, engaging person he was He had truly (8) her off her feet Within minutes of meeting him | thought ‘Boy, has he got her fooled!’ At the restaurant, he curtly announced his reservation to the maitre d’ without so (9) as a glimmer of courtesy He proceeded to interrogate the waiter about the menu as if he were conducting a criminal investigation, and then (10) at the young man who brushed against him as he served his water Meanwhile, he was exuding charm and grace to those of us at the table whom he (11) worthy of his attention and good humour It was clear to me that he was a nice guy only when it (12) his purpose ‘Little people’ didn’t rate Truly kind, thoughtful and confident people not treat others in dramatically different ways depending on their mood or their perception of wnat someone can for them A - acclaiming B fuming Craving D extolling A plucked B swept C dragged D hoisted A much B tar C great D long 10 A winked B gilared C peeped D- eyed 11 A pondered B discriminated C weighed D deemed 12 A met B realized CŒ performed D sered The Street Entertainers It was a cloudless afternoon as we sat at the front of the crowd and watched the Gnaoua dancing They wore embroidered caps fringed with cowrie shells which (13) like bells when they moved They played their tall drums and danced in the square on most afternoons “Where they come from?’ | asked Mum ‘They are a Senegalese tribe from West Africa The King of Morocco has always employed them as his personal drummers.’ ‘Because they’re so beautiful?’ | asked, (14) the elegant wrists and ankles of the dancers as their cymbals rang out in (15) to the men’s drumming hands ‘Maybe.’ Khadija, a solemn-faced girl, wriggled through the crowd and (16) down on the floor next to me ‘Hello, Khadija,’ my mother said, noticing her, and Khadija smiled a big gap-toothed (17) She touched my arm and pointed through the crowd across the square to where a group of people were beginning to (18) ‘Hadaoui,’ she said and began to move towards them, looking over her shoulder to see that ! was following 13 A_ 14 A 15 A 16 B cunked C trtered D tinkled B roevering C dolighting D admiring beat B tempo Cc time D harmony A huddled B squatted C hunched D stooped 17 A grimace B sneer C scowl D ơn 18 A_ gather B stack C heap D draw Test Paper1 Reading clattered esteeming PART You are going to read four extracts which are all concerned in some way with music For questions 19-26, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet Nick Drake ‘lsaw Nick Drake at the Roundhouse,’ Ashley Hutchings recalls ‘He was doing a charity gig, with a friend, and | was playing later I was in the audience wandering around before going on, and my eyes went to the stage The thing that struck me first of all was his demeanour and his charisma I didn’t take the songs in He sang well, he played well enough, the songs were interesting But it was Nick the person; Nick the figure on-stage which really registered It was a unique impact because in no other case did I then go away and recommend an artist to a manager I mean, instantly I went away to Joe and related that d seen Nick, been very impressed with him To such an extent that I can’t remember anything about who played with him It was Nick I focused on.’ In later years, when Nick’s reluctance to perform to promote his records became legendary, it seemed ironic — almost incredible — that it was his stage presence which first alerted Ashley to his potential ‘I just thought, here’s someone who’s really got something It contrasted so nicely with what was going on at the time — there was a lot of extravagance at that time And he stood very still, and he performed very simply.’ 19 20 What did Ashley Hutchings particularly notice about Nick Drake? A howstrong the effect he had on the audience was B how fascinating he seemed as a character C that he came across as a very lonely figure D that he seemed oblivious to the audience What we learn about Nick Drake from this extract? A He knew that this performance could be important to his career B He wanted to distinguish himself from other performers of the time C Others did not share Ashley’s view of him as a performer D His reputation was not based on his stage performances Test Paper1 Reading Singer of the World The biennial Cardiff Singer of the World competition judge marks entirely subjectively, on his or her own is esteemed in the music business as providing the standards It works very well, and I think it is most serious and significant platform for aspiring significant that we have never had a tie in the final.’ classical voices What makes it so special? Several So much for the nitty-gritty What also things For example, for the final, Cardiff uses a distinguishes Cardiff Singer of the World is, as Freud judging process thought to be unique The puts it, ‘the overall quality of the experience for the panel consists of four singers, one for each major vocal singers’ For their 18-minute spot, each contestant is range That sort of balance may be conventional, but given full orchestral rehearsal, as well as extensive as this year’s chairman, Anthony Freud explains: ‘No one-to-one coaching The pastoral care offered is attempt is made to thrash out a consensus or quite extraordinary The competition’s administrator, compromise Instead, we simply vote in secret ballot, Anna Williams, universally known as ‘Mother’, is marking the five singers of each round in their order ready to arrange everything from Korean and of preference, one to five The singer with the lowest Lithuanian interpreters to ear, nose and throat mark wins There’s no debate, no horse-trading: each specialists and ball-gown ironing 21 22 What point is made about the judging process? A _ Itis considered more reliable than that of other competitions B The bias of individual judges has little influence on it C_ iIthas always produced a clear winner D Improvements have been made to it In the context, what is meant by ‘pastoral care’? A attention to the personal needs of competitors B concern as to the quality of the singers’ performances CG attempts to make the competition unique D = demands made by some of the competitors Test Paper1 Reading Martins Guitars Martins is a one-storey, wide, rectangular building, about the size | had imagined, employing perhaps 200-300 people The firm is still as family as it was back in the 1800s Consequently, the product is reputable, and indeed handmade Obviously machines are in use, but the necks of Martins, the graceful curves at the back are all hand carved I’d always wondered how they bent the sides of guitars and here was a guy soaking wood in boiling hot water and bending it by hand around a wooden mould The neck has to be chipped and filed in order to fit the body perfectly and then, when it’s together for the first time, it is cleaned throroughly in a machine The guitar is then lacquered and sanded up to seven times! The woman who is showing us around, a little officious blonde, says it takes six months to finish one of the better guitars Any chances of a cheap ‘second’ are dashed when she tells us any Martins with final flaws are destroyed immediately Underground stories, however, suggest there are indeed a few Martins around which should have been destroyed Unfortunately, you aren’t allowed to talk to the men who work there, thus rendering a quiet word almost impossible 23 24 What did the writer learn from seeing Martins guitars being made? A how much the process differed from what he had thought B that machines are beginning to play a bigger role C how old-fashioned making things by hand can appear D that they deserve to be as highly regarded as they are What does the writer imply about getting a cheap ‘second’? A_ He decided that rumours he had heard about such things were true B He felt that the woman who showed them round knew such things existed C He feared that he might get into trouble for trying to so D He felt that the men working there would report that he had tried to so Test Paper Reading ... PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University? ??s objective of excellence in. .. Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw with associated companies in Berlin tbadan Oxford and Oxford English are registered trade marks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other... Printed and bound in Spain by Bookprint, S.L., Barcelona Contents Introduction PAPER READING PAPER WRITING PAPER USE OF ENGLISH PAPER LISTENING PAPER SPEAKING TEST PAPER READING PAPER WRITING