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You will hear a woman talking about tours of historic houses in the south of England. Listen and answer each question with NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. You will listen twice.
Who was/were once thought to live in South Elmham House?
=> was/were once thought to live in South Elmham House.
When was South Elmham House improved?
=> South Elmham House was improved .
What is included in the tour of Haughley Hall at a cost of 15 pounds?
=> is included in the tour of Haughley Hall at a cost of 15 pounds.
What are the gardens in Bedfield House joined by?
=> The gardens in Bedfield House are joined by
How much does each person have to pay for the tour of Bedfield House?
=> Each person has to pay for the tour of Bedfield House.
You will hear an interview with a woman called Marta Stanton, who runs a mobile restaurant that she sets up in different places. For each question, choose the best answer. You will listen twice.
What did Marta dislike about her first job?
At first, what did Marta find the most surprising about mobile restaurants?
For Marta, the best thing about mobile restaurants was _____.
Marta had difficulty serving food on a beach because of _____.
Marta tries to avoid serving meals in her home because _____.
What worries Marta about the future?
They _____ last month to prepare it for sale.
_____ the timely reminder from my friend, we would have missed our flight.
It is imperative that products _____ carefully before they are sold to the public.
When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to _____ your knowledge into practice.
The dish was so tasty that I asked for second _____.
I'm amazed that this game ever _____ - it is so silly!
My mind went _____ when the official asked me my phone number - I couldn't remember it at all.
Much of what he said had little _____ to the issue we were discussing.
A fire must have a steadily available supply of oxygen. _____ it will stop burning.
Peter: How often do you play football?
Tom: _____
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
The Nobel Prize winning candidate, together with his wife and children, were staying in Sweden after the presentation.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
John's giving up smoking has caused him to put weight and become irritable with his acquaintances.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Mary asked George whether he knew the post office had been at strike for the past week.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
They didn't seem to take any notice of that the teacher said.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Although research has been ongoing since 1930, the existence of ESP - perception and without the use of the sight, tasty, touch and smell - is still disputed.
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
She was knowledgeable about the history of China. (EXTREME)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
The grammar section provides coverage of all the most areas. (PROBLEM)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
In this profession, women men by two to one. (NUMBER)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
Our school set up a project to the library system. (COMPUTER)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
You should try to go into the meeting without too many about what the other groups want. (CONCEPT)
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Most companies spend a large proportion of their budgets persuading us to buy their products, and it is their marketing executives who have to decide how to consumers aware of new products. To do this, they usually an advertising campaign of some kind. Generally, a new product involves TV and radio commercials, and there may also be large advertisements on along motorways and major roads.
In the past, companies employed people to sell the product , but nowadays there is a more popular technique which uses the telephone. Staff in large call-centres telephone potential , tell them about the product and try to them into believing that is worth buying. Another technique is to promote the new product by post. The company sends colourful to every house even though people haven't asked for them. They are so unpopular that people call them junk mail - and even though they may contain free or discount vouchers, many people just put them straight into the rubbish bin.
Write only ONE word in each blank to complete the text.
A recent proposal to limit the speed cars can reach is proving controversial. The idea, put by the Institute for Road Safety, involves fitting vehicles with a communications box containing a digital map of the road network. While a car is in motion, the communications box - which knows fast the vehicle is legally permitted to travel on a particular section of road - automatically regulates the car's speed. It, , becomes impossible for a vehicle fitted with such a device to exceed the speed limit.
There are plans to motorists a large sum of money for driving into the centre of major cities, and a communications box could be used to identify vehicles that enter this zone. At present, every time a vehicle so, its number plate is photographed. Then the number is compared against a list of authorised vehicles, but system is costly and far from foolproof.
The plans be put in place quickly if the government wished as part of the technology has already been developed for another purpose. Electronic vehicle identification is unpopular with some people, who regard it an infringement of their rights. They would certainly object to the plan to restrict the speed of their cars, may make the government hesitate to go through with it. But by forcing drivers to slow down, the scheme would save lives, and this is likely to be with the general public.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
A global television channel which will appeal to the entire world population is possible, according to research from a German institute. The author of the research, Dr Helmut Jung, chief executive officer of the Molln-based Sample Institute, says that in order to make it work, the tastes of people in various countries need to be taken into consideration.
While a possible global television channel is an ideal, in practice people in different countries have different programme preferences. In the former USSR, eighty-seven percent of the people who took part in the research wanted to see more full-length films, compared with a global average of sixty percent. In the Middle East, eighty-one percent of people wanted more home-produced news, as did seventy-nine percent in Asia. Only about half the respondents from Western Europe, North America and Japan felt they needed more domestically produced news.
In places where programming is left to television controllers rather than political or religious officials, television audiences are generally happy. Jung identified regions where many people were unhappy with programming schedules, including Central Europe, the former USSR and Latin America, as having state-run television, whereas regions such as Western Europe and North America, which have independent programming, got a clean bill of health.
Despite his confidence that global television will eventually arrive, Jung thinks there is a more realistic alternative for the near future, namely "Multicultural Regional TV" or MRTV. Speaking recently in New York, Jung said, "I'm convinced that the concept of global television is basically promising and that the process of globalisation will continue and will first of all happen in the area of media and telecommunications. But I'm also convinced that the idea of global television will be restricted to a limited number of channels and to specific types of programmes. The options for the next twenty or thirty years will be more in the area of regional television."
Jung also said that global television's time had not yet come. It would have to omit certain programmes due to unpopularity in certain regions which other people might want to see. Viewers still prefer home-produced news, and cultural differences remain. For example, Asian audiences look for education, while Latin Americans and Europeans generally reject violent programmes.
Jung's research has been supported by surveys in Europe which found that pan-European channels such as Eurosport were tempting more people to watch television. The presence of international channels, for example, increased the average number of hours of television watched by wealthier people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland by fifteen percent and in southern Europe by three percent.
It remains to be seen what implications the globalisation of television will have. It is certain to strengthen the position of English as the top language for media in the world, and may undermine the status of the languages of more economically disadvantaged cultures. But despite increasing internationalism, national differences remain.
According to research, people in the former USSR _____.
Some Japanese viewers felt that _____.
According to Jung's survey, TV viewers across the world were happy _____.
What is Jung's prediction about the future?
The advent of global TV could mean that minority languages _____.
You are going to read an article about Skating. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose the sentence from the list A-F that best fits each gap. There is ONE extra sentence which you do not need to use.
A. That was the reason for our unscheduled journey from one side of the country to the other.
B. Ten minutes later, we laughed at our earlier caution as we slid across the smooth surface, our joy as limitless as our surroundings.
C. This is not always suited to skating, however.
D. After our first session on the ice had ended, we were not surprised to be told that covering 250 kilometres in a single day is quite possible.
E. The skates consisted of removable blades that fastened to the toes of our specialist boots like cross-country skis.
F. The Swedes adopt a common-sense approach: they are cautious, they test as they go, and they use ears as well as eyes to check it.
Go skating in Sweden this winter
Forget crowded indoor ice rinks. Once you've skated on natural ice, there's no going back.
It was the question on all of our minds, but I asked it: "How do you know when the ice isn't safe to skate on?" Niklas, our calm Swedish guide, rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, then offered up the wisdom of a lifetime spent playing around on frozen water. "When it breaks," he said with a broad smile.
The comment wasn't exactly reassuring, but his easy confidence was. As long as it was just jokes being cracked, maybe we'd be all right after all. Niklas, a maths teacher when having breaks from pursuing his favorite hobby, was not entirely joking about his attitude to ice. The fact that strong ice makes a deeper sound under one's feet than thin ice does is a useful clue.
Our group of beginners was feeling rather nervous as we stood at the edge of a vast frozen bay that first day. Niklas tried his best to persuade us to move forward but, like hesitating penguins on an iceberg, no-one wanted to take the first step. 'Look at your faces', shouted Niklas to the happily smiling group, racing along behind him.
Our expressions had been far less joyful the previous evening on being told that a five-hour drive would follow our flights into Sweden's Arlanda airport. That hadn't been the plan; but then, in the world of natural ice skating, no-one expects very much from plans. With its 100,000 lakes and continuous sub-zero winter temperatures, Sweden has no shortage of ice. For instance, too much overlying snow and you get a bumpy, uncomfortable ride; a sudden thaw and vast areas become unusable.
Perfect conditions must be sought out, and don't last. Niklas had received a message via social media about Stigfjorden, a shallow, island-studded bay around 50 kilometres north of Gothenburg on the west coast. There we quickly discovered skating in the open air is a wonderfully leisurely activity. Push off with one skate and you can go 10 metres with ease. Two or three quick kicks at the surface and you accelerate like a top-class sprinter. We weren't yet ready to skate that kind of distance, but we certainly had a wonderful sense of freedom.
You are going to read excerpts from interviews with four students at the University of Luton. Answer the questions by choosing from the list of people (A-D). The people may be chosen MORE THAN ONCE.
A. Emiko Asada
I'd been working in a large department store in Japan for five years when I decided I wanted to improve my English. And what better place to do this than in England! I chose Luton for two reasons - firstly, it is an ideal base to see the rest of the country, with London only 40 minutes away. And the course is very interesting: in addition to language, you study culture as well. The most surprising thing is the amount of free time you get. OK, so you have to study, but it also allows you to go on day trips and to the movies, which all helps to improve your English.
B. Ruth Woodward
After working as an Occupational Therapist for a number of years, I realised I needed to obtain further skills to become a manager. I was advised that Luton was an ideal place to do this and did some research into their reputation - which I found to be very high. The management courses are used by many top companies and the facilities are excellent. It certainly lives up to its reputation. We are taught in small groups, and you are encouraged right from the start to be active. I make contacts easily, and it didn't take long before people knew my name! I was voted 'Student of the Year' in my department last year, which was very rewarding. As a direct result of doing this course, I now manage services for the elderly and physically disabled for the county.
C. Phil Negus
After a time of unemployment, I joined a non-degree course at the university. I really enjoyed this and it gave me the confidence to try and do a degree course at Luton. My brother really encouraged me too - he's a lecturer at Leicester University. I have such a positive view of life now and am confident that I will fulfil my potential. Everybody should think about education and the benefits it can bring. Look at me, I have gone from being unemployed to working towards a degree and hopefully having the chance to move into my chosen career of HIV counselling or youth work.
D. Nicholas Gaunt
I was out of work after serving a four-year apprenticeship as a steel engineer and saw higher education as the way to improve my chances of employment. There are so many positive things about my course - having some experience of the construction industry, I know that it's relevant; and the student mix of different ages and backgrounds provides interesting discussions. The social side of life shouldn't be overlooked either. I have made so many new friends and I also play volleyball and do weights in the university gym.
Which of the interviewees had heard good opinions of the course before starting it?
Which of the interviewees likes this university because of its geographical location?
Which of the interviewees gives their story as an example to others?
Which of the interviewees enjoys sports?
Which of the interviewees has already made career progress as a result of their studies?
Which of the interviewees feels that the course has changed their whole life?
Which of the interviewees feels they are learning during leisure time as well?
Which of the interviewees were supported by family members?
Which of the interviewees wanted to become a manager?
Which of the interviewees has made so many friends?
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use NO MORE THAN FOUR words, including the word given.
The only reason she got promoted is that she's competent. (FOR)
=> Were it , she would not have been promoted.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use NO MORE THAN FOUR words, including the word given.
It would have been better if he had called the police earlier. (SHOULD)
=> He the police earlier.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use NO MORE THAN FOUR words, including the word given.
It's nobody's fault that the meeting was cancelled. (BLAME)
=> Nobody is cancellation of the meeting.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use NO MORE THAN FOUR words, including the word given.
They're telling me that I must make a decision soon. (PRESSURE)
=> They're to make a decision soon.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use NO MORE THAN FOUR words, including the word given.
Your lies don't fool me. (THROUGH)
=> I can lies.
School children are allowed to make their own choice about eating habits.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Write an essay of about 250 words to express your opinion.