PART 1 READING TEST

There are 7 questions in this quiz. Look at the text in each question.
What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

o The trip to London will take place on a different day.

o Miriam will not be able to visit London at the weekend.
o The group leader cannot go on the trip of Saturday.

2.

o Cheaper tickets are available for people who travel often.

o You need a special type of ticket if you travel regularly.

o The Super Weekly Saver ticket can help all travellers to save money.

3.

o You can get your membership cards from the Private Rooms
between 10am and 2pm.

o Anyone can visit the private rooms from 10am to 2pm.

o Only members can visit the Private Rooms from 10am to

 o 2pm.

4. What should people at the restaurant do first?

o Go to the bar
o Find a table
o Pay for their food

5. Students who do not sign up before Friday lunchtime...

o won’t be able to choose their afternoon activities next

week.

o will not be able to do afternoon activities next week.

o will have to work in the afternoons next week.

6.

o The water fitness classes are free to people who swim ten
times in a month.

o This month, you can go to Water Fitness Classes and use

the swimming pool ten times without paying.

o The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water

Fitness Classes.

7.

o Tom should go to the restaurant without Jess

o Jess can’t go to the restaurant. She will meet Tom at the
bar.

o Jess will meet Tom at the bar.

PART 2
The people all want to attend a course. Read the descriptions of eight
courses. Decide which course would be the most suitable for each person.
For Questions 1-5, select the best course.

A - Form and Colour

This is year-long course is perfect for people who want to learn about how to use a
camera and who want to take it up as a profession. Students will learn how to use light
and shade, colour and different shapes. The course will also teach students to change
their work using computer technology. Tips will be given on how best to get started in
the profession.
B - Practice makes Perfect
Learn about how to use computer software to make your work life easier. This course
is designed for people who use computers regularly as part of their career, but who feel
they are unable to make the most of the technology. Learn about new software for
storing documents and photographs and keeping records. This evening class runs for
ten weeks from September to December.
C - Armchair Explorer
This is a series of daytime lectures by people who have lived and worked in wild
places. Each of the six talks will focus on a different continent. Lecturers will show
photographs of the animals and plants, and explain why they are only found in one
area. Lecturers will include Leo Holland, a scientist from the Antarctic project, and Milly
Oliphant, who researches birds in the Amazon rainforest. Tea and Biscuits provided.
D - Art Starter
Are you interested in a career in art? If so, this full-time, eight-week course will be
perfect for you. Learn about different methods used by artists, including painting,
drawing, photography and computer design. Artists will create work for an exhibition
which will be displayed in the Town Hall for one month in September. Top
businessmen and women from the design industry will be invited to attend the
exhibition, so this could be a great start to your career!
E - Wild Design
Whether you want a career in art, or you just want to enjoy your hobby, this holiday
course is for you. Wild Design is a two-week summer course situated on the wild coast
of South Wales. We teach all kinds of art, including photography and painting, and the
wild sea, beautiful flowers and great wildlife will definitely give you lots of creative
ideas. Even if you already have a good understanding of art, you are sure to learn
something new from our team of professional tutors.
F - Explore your Imagination
Do you want to show your friends a photograph of you beside the Egyptian pyramids or
in the jungles of Borneo? Well now you can tell your friends that you have travelled the
world without actually leaving the country! Join this evening class and learn how to use
the latest technology and software to change photographs to a professional standard.
You will also learn how to make your own computer designs using the computer
programmes used by professionals.
G - Technology for You
Do you feel as if everyone is using a computer except you? Join in this five-day course
and learn the basics. You’ll learn how to store your personal files, send emails and use
simple programmes to write and print letters. In the afternoons you will have the choice
of either learning how to make Birthday Cards and other designs on a computer, or you
can join our ‘Basic computers for Work’ class.
H - Wildlife Photographer
Travel to a different wild place every week and learn how to take photographs of
animals, plants and scenery. Our expert teachers will advise you how to take the best
pictures. This course will run for six weeks on Saturdays. Students should already
have a good understanding of photography and their own equipment. The class is
suitable for everyone, as there is very little walking involved.

Question 1
Harriet is 71, and is interested in painting and drawing. She would like to go
somewhere in the summer where she can learn new tips and paint attractive scenery.

Question 2
Belinda works for a large Art Company and she feels she needs to improve her
computer skills. She already has a basic understanding of some common computer
programmes, but she wants to learn how to organise her work and store information.

Question 3
Jenny is interested in a career in design, and wants to learn how to create
art and change photographs using special computer programmes. She wants
a course that will fit into her normal school day

Question 4
George is unable to travel because he has difficulty walking, but he wants to
learn more about the wildlife and scenery in different parts of the world.

Question 5
Chris wants a change in career, so he’s looking for a full-time course in
which he can learn everything there is to know about photography and how
to use computers to change and sell his work.
PART 3
Read the text and then answer questions 1-5.
Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen.
In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can
influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our
emotions and even influence how healthy we are.
‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’
says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green.
Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of
green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a
company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses
pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence
what we buy.’
During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each
programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from
people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of
the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas,
such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured
by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are
studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out
something new. But because Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she
meets on the series, it’s up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much
they should believe.

1. What is the writer doing in this text?

o giving information about how colours influence us

o reporting what happens in a new television series
o giving information about a television presenter
o giving his opinion of a recent television show

2. Which of the following shows the probable content of the four shows?

o Part 1 – Health; Part 2 – Products and Industry; Part 3 – Emotions; Part 4 –

Decisions
o Part 1 – Blue and Black; Part 2 – Red and Orange; Part 3 – White and Grey; Part 4
– Green and Yellow
o Part 1 – Meeting Designers; Part 2 – Meeting People who Name Colours; Part 3 –
Meeting Doctors; Part 4 – Meeting Scientists
o Part 1 – Cleaning Products; Part 2 – Make-up; Part 3 – Clothes; Part 4 – Food

3. According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?

o It can help you to choose the best products

o It can give you new ideas.
o It can help you to change people’s minds.
o It can help you to sell products.

4. Who does the writer respect least?

o Verity Allen
o The people who name lipsticks
o The ‘Colour Doctor’
o The scientists who work with mice

5. Which of the following would make a good title for the text?
o Enjoy it, but don’t believe everything.
o Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!
o Don’t miss this if you work in Business!
o Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!
PART 4
Five sentences have been removed from the text below. Choose from the
sentences A-G the one which fits each gap. There are three extra sentences
which you do not need to use

A Janet doesn’t mind the lack of view.

B It wasn’t strong enough even for one person to walk there.
C But he was pretty sure he could solve the problem.
D But it was possible to see into other flats from there.
E The view from the windows of the flat was incredible.
F The flat itself didn’t attract her attention.
G These could then be covered with wood to make the garden more attractive.
H Garden plants could be planted directly into them

Janet Morris was looking for a flat to buy in London. When she saw a top
floor flat in Hampstead, she knew this was the one she wanted.
The flat itself didn’t attract her attention. What she really liked was the
flat roof just outside the large glass windows. She thought that she could
turn it into a garden.
She bought the flat and contacted a garden designer, Terry Moore. But as
soon as Terry saw the roof, he knew there was a problem. It
wasn’t strong enough even for one person to walk there. It certainly
wasn’t strong enough to support the weight of soil and plants. They are
really heavy, especially when they become wet.
But Terry did not give up. He contacted an engineer for advice. The
engineer said that it was possible to make the roof stronger. To do this,
they would need to say lay many long pieces of metal across the roof.
These could then be covered with wood to make the garden more
attractive. It would not be cheap. But Janet didn’t mind paying for it. After
all, the roof garden was the reason she bought the flat.
Another problem was the view from the roof. Janet hoped to enjoy the
views of London from her new garden. But it was possible to see
into other flats from there. People like their homes to be private. They
don’t want strangers looking through their windows! Janet could only get
permission to build her roof garden if there were no views from it. So pots
were fixed around the edge of the flat roof and tall bushes were planted
inside. With these in place it was impossible to see into other people’s
homes. That solution satisfied the town planners Janet doesn’t
mind the lack of view. She says that her garden is cosy, and she can’t
hear the noise of the city traffic.

PART 5

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each
space

Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about
2,000 miles____ the nearest city. Easter Island is ____ for its statues. Hundreds
of these huge, stone faces can be_____all over the island. Who made them?
How___hey move these giant pieces of rock? What happened____the people
who lived there? Studies show that people_____arrived on the island about
1600 years ago. They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects
and they had their_____written language. However, the number of people on
the island grew and grew_____it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there
were too many people and there wasn’t____ood to eat. A terrible war started
and_____of the statues were broken. When western explorers_____ the island
on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great
society had once lived there.

1 A For B From C On D By
2 A Important B Interesting C Famous D Fascinating
3 A Looked B Located C Found D Situated
4 A Have B Were C Had D Did
5 A To B With C About D For
6 A Once B First C Just D Already
7 A Only B Own C Clever D Self
8 A So B Until C Although D Because
9 A Many B Some C Too D Enough
10 A Many B Few C Lot D Enough
11 A Invented B Discovered C Sailed D Came