Paper 1 - Reading & Use of English Q hour30minutes)

Part 1
gap. Mark your
For questions l-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
answerson the separate answer sheet.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

OAreduceBPass befall D

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lrish
The Famine
Potato
wasoneof theworstcalamities everto (o) ."""' '9""""" lreland'
ThelrishpotatoFamineot 1g45-1850 quarter'as one
lreland'spopulationplummetby a
Justfive shortyearsof famine(1) ...................... wentabroad'
million(2) '."""""""""" the countryand
millionpeoplestarvedto deathand another
Bythemidl800s,onethirdo f lre la n d ' s p o p u la t io n wa s e n t ire ly d e p e n d e nlife'
t o np
butothe
t a t oblight
esfor
sporadic potato crop failures werea regular(3) """"""""""" of lrish
nourishment.
1g45 was so severeit (4) '......". all others'causedby the
whichstruck lreland,s potato crop in
'mass of
the blight turned potatoesinto a slimy' decaying'blackish
fungus Phytophthorarnfestans,
1846'one half;
one thirdof lreland'spotatocrop;in
ln 1845the blight(5) '.'."'..'.'..'....'.'
rottenness"
then,in 1847,lreland'sentirepotatocropfailed'
The
whorecountieswerearmostentirelydepopulated'
The resurtwas humanand curturarcatastrophe.
Today,manyhistorians regardthe lrishPotatoFamineas a
Gaeliclanguagenearly(6) ............. political' andcultural
pointin lreland'shistoryas,afterit, lreland's demographic'
major(7) ......................
". ".. waschangedforever'
(8) .............'.

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1 A watched B saw C observed D viewed

2 A absconded B disowned C fled D dismissed

3 A quality B piece C episode D feature

4 A eclipsed B overpowered C obscured D outclassed

5 A claimed B acquired C collected D gathered

6 A petered off B died out C went under D put away

7 A decisive B turning C defining D crossroad

8 A landscape B setting C scenery D atmosphere

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For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word
IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers
separate answer sheet.

Example: T S

rr-!t 11 |
lne t.OlOSSeUm
is Rome'smost
With (O)......[.5....... ancientarchesand crumblingwalls,the Colosseum
recagnisablelandmark. Enter this oncient amphitheotre and you are transported to
ore pitted (9) ..........."""
anotherworld: a world wheregladiators,slovesond prisoners
qnd
witd beqstsand each other; o world whereemperorsqnd spectatorsplace their bets
cry (lO) . for blood.Closeyour eyesand you can almosthear the roar of the
c r o w d sth a to n ce fi tte d th i s( 11) ........gr uesomeofenter tainmentvenues .

eum is one of the most complete Romon

Buitt in the 1st century AD, the Coloss
monumentsin the world. (12) ........ eqrlierCreek theatreswhich were built into
hillsides,the Colosseumwqs buitt to be an entirely free-standing structure
(13) ........ massiveenoughto occommodate 87,000 people(14) """" """"' to
qncient sources(atthough modern estimates(15)........ the figure at closerto

50,000). The Colosseumis an orchitecturol morvel; no stadium or amphitheotre in

(16) ........
existence closeto matching its timelessbeautyand moiesticaura.

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Part 3

rd in For questions 17-24,read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form
r the a word that fits in the spacein the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answersIN
CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: M A R K E D L Y

(peopleaged '100+years)exhibit(0)....MARK.ED|.Y...
Centenarians delayed MARK
disability.lt seemsto manifestonlytowardsthe end of theirvery long lives,at an
averageage of 93 years.In one study of centenarians,
157"had no clinically
(17)........... diseaseat age 100yearsand 43o/o
did not exhibitage- DEMONSTRATE
relateddiseaseuntilage B0 yearsor older.ln short,livingto 100seemsto be
(18) ........... .........not just in yearsof survival,but in yearsof quality ADVANTAGE
life.

Interestingly, appearto havelittlein common,varyingwidelywhen

centenarians
it comesto diet, education,(19)........... and socioeconomic
status. ETHNIC
Still, studies have revealedsome (20) .... Very few COMMON
centenariansare obese. Most have first-degreerelativeswho also achieve
(21) ........... age, indicatinggeneticfactorsare strongly EXCEPT
involvedin (22) smokinghistoryis usuallyrare. LONG
. Substantial
Finally, havethe personality
mostcentenarians traitsof (23)........... EXTRAVERT
and serenity;despitelife'sups and downs,theyseembetterableto maintaina
positiveoutlookand handlestressbetterthanthe majorityof the population.

(24)
marksout centenarians
But one characteristic ........................:
DISPUTE
are women.Among supercentenarians
gender.Some 85% o'f centenarians
(thoseaged110or older),thefigureis 90%.

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 Part 4
For questions25'30,completethe secondsentence
so that it hasa similarmeaningto the first sentence,using
theword given'Do not changethe word given.You must
usebetweenthreeandeightwords,includingtheword
given.Here is an example(0).

Example:

0 since John has now retired,you wiil both be abreto traver.

means

John's you will now both be ableto travel.

Write only the missing word on the separate answer

sheet.

25 Shemadeit perfectly
clearto himthatshewasdissatisfied
withhiswork.
terms

She"""""" .....thatshewasdissatisfied
withhiswork.

26 Theydiscussedit for hours,but stiilhad no ideahow

to solvethe probrem.

come

Theydiscussedit for hours,but wereunable

......the problem.

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I had greatdifficultypersuadingher to join us.

mafter

It herto join us.

Shedidn'trealiseher mistakeuntilshe had putthe phonedown.

after

O nly.......... . . . . . .h e rmis t a k e .

29 The newscameas a completesurpriseto us.

unawares

We ............ . . . . . t h e n e ws .

30 He shouldn'thavebeenso impoliteto her.

need

There . so impoliteto her.

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You are going to read an article from a newspaper.For questions31-36, choosethe answer (A, B, C or D) which
you
you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answerson the separate answer sheet.

Tim Martin reviews2012'smost noteworthyffiings, including Hilary Mantel's Booker Pize-winning novel Bring Up the Bodies
"Novels are history, not becauseno one can write them but becauseno one can read them." You wouldn't much want to
argue about literature with the protagonistof Zoo Time,Howard Jacobson'shilarious attack on the contemporarybusinessof
novelism,but no bookshopvisitor in 2012could wanderthrough the monochromeranksof Fifu Shadescloneswithout worrying
that he might havea point. But, despitethe odd stinker,the year alsobrought a clutch ofbooks to give hope to anxiouswatchers
at the bedsideof the so-calledliterary novel.
The horserace of the Man Booker Prize is usuallya divisiveevent,but the awardof this year'stop spot to Hilary Mantel elicited,
if not a collective sigh of relief, at least recognition of the tough fight it posedto everythingelseon the list. Mantel's sequreltolilolf
Hall contintes the weary adventuresof Thomas Cromwell, Henry MII's fixer and secretaryof state, during the period leading to
the executionof Anne Boleyn. Bing Up theBodiesis so involving that you ceaseto realisewhat a miraculouscreation Mantel's style
is, a mixture of Renaissanceformality and contemporaryfluidity lab-grown expresslyby its author to tell this particular story.
Other establishedauthorsdispensedmore mixedblessingsthis year, and I'd skip Ian McEwan,Martin Amis and Peter Carey
if you valueyour time, sanityor blood pressure.McEwan'sSweet Toothinitially threatensto be an involvingenoughnovel about
self-deceptionand spycraftin the literary world of the Seventiesbut ends up a self-gratifyingand rather prim bit of bookish
game-playingthat's constrainedby an overbearingsenseof its own importance.Amis's Lionel Asbo is a dismal bit of broad-
stroke social satire about a lottery lout, peopledwith the upright corpsesofbetter gagsfrom the author's earlier novels.And
if the normally excellentPeter Carey'sThe Chemistryof Tearssoundslike the winner of a humorous competition to name a
literary novel, its oddity isn't limited to the title. Try JamesMeek or John Banville instead,both of whom produced excellent
and adventurousnovelsthis year.
Need more experimentalism?Though far from comfortableto read, Will Selfs Umbrellais easilyhis best novel,wearingthe
influence of Joyceon its sleevein everythingfrom the epigraph to the narrative form. The plot concernsthe revival in the
Seventiesof a female encephalitislethargicapatient from before the First World War - a similar caseto that in the 1990film
Awakenings- but the languageis the real treat here, a wholesalecollapsing of narrative perspectivesand boundariesthat
demandsand rewards engagementfrom the reader. If that's not hardcore enough,you might try George Szirtes'ssplendid
translation of LAszldKrasznahorkai'sSatantango,a book first published in Hungarian in 1985.Linguistically it is a stunning
novel, but it's tough going, an hoursJong slog through mud and meaninglessness and superstitionthat will leave an indelible
mark on anyonewho gets through it.
Sometimes,however,you just want to buy a ticket and sit back, and two literary Scotsprovide excellentopportunities for
Christmasescapism.Iain Banks'sStonemouthis a dark semi-comedyof love and threat from a writer who only getsbetter at
spinning ayart, though by the standardsof earlier work this story of a young man returning to the gangster-riddensmall town
of the title is a chamberpiece. Ian Rankin's Standingin Another Man's Gravemarked a return for the increasinglybattered
Inspector Rebus,now retired. Like most of Rankin's later work, this transcendsthe genre ghetto by being at least as much a
socialnovel as a police procedural.
Then, of course,there are the Americans.The Pulitzer Prize jury declined to award aprize for fiction this year, a decision
briefly seenas some kind of death-knellfor American fiction. But Richard Ford's majesticallydownbeat Canadacame along
later in the year to even the score and possessedof one of the best first lines in recent memory, while Michael Chabon's
fantasticTelegraph Avenaehummed with gorgeousprose,great tunes,and a beatingsocialheart. And specialmention must go
to Ben Marcus's extraordinary The FlameAlphabet, which dials down the unbridled making-strangeof his earlier work to a
more manageablelevel. This experimentalnovel about a 'languagetoxin' sweepingAmerica on the breathsof children feels
like a genuinelynew thing in an ageof recycling.
Is the novel history?Not while people like this are still taking risks on it.
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in his statement?
31 Fromthe first paragraph,what do we understandthe protagonistof Zoo lrme is saying
A well-writtennovelsare beyondthe scope of the averagereader.
BAuthorsoffictionarea|ienatingreaderswiththeirthemes'
ich C The novel is dead becauseno one appreciatespopularfictionanymore'
D The days of people readingfor pleasureare over'

to note?
lit rwrat is it about Hilary Mantel'sBring tJp the Bodies that the writer feels compelled
A It beat off stiffcompetitionto win the Man BookerPrize'
!f B A remarkablewritingstylewas inventedspecificallyfor it'
G It is even betterthan the first instalmentin her series,wolf Hall.
NT!,
o The brillianceof the writingstylealmostdivertsattentionawayfrom the story'
'sd
ry ID ttrihendiscussingthe works of Amis and carey, the writerimpliesthat
G0!r
A neitherauthorintendsto be humorous'
ed, B each is successtulin'tts own way'
rolf C both novels have very dark subiect matter'
D both authorshave done betterin the past'
It o
yle
34 will self,snovelis'farfrom comfortable to read' (line19)because
rey A Self has gone overboardin his nod to Joyce'
Dut B the book'sthemeis an unpleasant one'
ish C it requiresthe readerto put in considerable effort'
ad- D the language is outrageously shocking'
\nd
EA
35 From paragraph5, what do we know about Sfonemouth?
ent
A lt is a novelthatentertains but is not demanding'
B lt is a novelthat has fantasiicalelementsto it'
the
C lt is a novelthat lain Banksclearly rushedto produce'
the
D lt is a novelthatdoes not produce any surprisesin its plotline.
Elnt
that
did 36 What is the writer'sattitudetowardsAmericanfiction?
dng A He considersit to be in a prettyhealthystate'
[ble B He seesit as moreexperimental and daringthan Britishfiction'
C He is of the opinionthat it is now on an upwardstrajectory'
; for D He believesit is on its deathbed'
,\ AT
own
ered
c ha

sion
long
ron's
st go
to a
feels

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You are going to read an extract from a magazinearticle. Sevenparagraphs
have been removed from the extract.
choose from the paragraphsA'H the one which fits each gap(3i-lll.There
is one extra paragraphwhich you do
not need to use.Mark your answerson the separateanswer sheet.

Mythologt, propaganda, Liz Taylor, and the real

eueen of the Nile
The strugglewith her teenagebrother over the throne of politician." When Cleopatra emerged from the carpet _
Egypt was not going as well as Cleopatra VII had hoped. probably somewhat dishevelled, but dressed in hef best
In 49 BC, Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII - also her husband ind,
linery - and begged Caesarfor aid, the gesture won over
by the terms of their father,swill, her co-ruler _ had driven Rome's future dictator-forlife.
his sister from the palace at Alexandria after Cleopatra
't:
attempted to make herself the sole sovereign.The queen,
then in her early twenties, fled to Syria and returned with
a mercenaryarrny,settingup campjust outsidethe capital. Though Cleopatra bore him a son, Caesar was already
married, and Egyptian custom decreed that Cleopatra
marry her remaining brother, ptolemy XIV. Caesarwas
assassinatedin 44 BC, and with her ally gone Cleopatra
For decadesEgypt had been a subservientally to Rome, had Ptolemy XIV killed to prevent any challengesto her
and preserving the stability of the Nile Valley, with its son's succession.To solidifz her grip on the throne, she
great agricultural wealth, was in Rome's economic dispatched her rebellious sister Arsinoe as well. Such
interest. Caesar took up residence at Alexandria,s royal ruthlessnesswas not only a common feature of Egyptian
palace and summoned the warring siblings for a peace dynastic politics in Cleopatra's day, it was necessaryto
conference,which he planned to arbitrate. ensure her own survival and that ofher son.

l ssl
She persuadedher servantApollodoros to wrap her in a Egypt's Alexandria-based rulers, including Cleopatra,
carpet (or, according to some sources,a sack used for were ethnically Greek, descended from Alexander the
storing bedclothes), which he then presented to the 52_year Great's general Ptolemy I Soter. Theywould have spoken
old Roman. The image of young Cleopaka tumbling out of Greek and observed Greek customs, separating
an unfurled carpet has been dramatised in nearly every film themselves from the ethnically Egyptian majority. Bui
about her, from the silent era to a1999 TV miniseries. But unlike her forebears, Cleopatra actually bothered to
it was also a key scenein the real Cleopatra,s stagingof her learn the Egyptian language.For Egyptian audiences,she
own life. commissioned portraits of herself in the traditional
-----l Egyptian style. In one papyrus dated to 35 BC Cleopatra
I gqI
rt I
Highly image-conscious, Cleopatra maintained her
mystique through showsof splendour, identifuing herself
with the deities Isis and Aphrodite, and in effect creatins
much of the mythology that surrounds her to this day.
make it clear that Cleopatra and Antony
r and that Cleopatra bore Antony three
children;still, the relationshipwasalsovery usefulto an
"Cleopatra was a mistressof disguiseand costume,,' says
Egyptian queenwho wished to expandand protect her
Fletcher. "She could reinvent herself to suit the
occasion, and I think that,s a mark of the consummate
empire.

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act.
rdo

With his help, Cleopatra regained Egypt's With all domesticthreatsremoved,Cleopatraset

throne. Ptolemy Xlll rebelled against the about the businessof ruling Egypt,the richest
armisticethat Caesarhad imposed,but in the nationin the Mediterraneanworld,and the lastto
ensuing civil war he drowned in the Nile, remain independentof Rome. What kind of
t- leavingCleopatrasafelyin power. pharaoh was Cleopatra?The few remaining
tst contemporary Egyptian sources suggest that
ET "She was clearlyusing all her talentsfrom the she was very popularamongher own people.
momentshe arrivedon the world stage before
Caesar," says EgyptologistJoann Fletcher. Meanwhile,pursuinga militaryrival who had
Likemost monarchsof hertime,Cleopatrasaw fledto Egypt,the RomangeneralJulius Caesar
herself as divine; from birth she and other arrivedat Alexandriain the summerof 48 BC,
members of her family were declared to be and found himself drawn into the Egyptian
gods and goddesses, familyfeud.
F
fa
pr Cleopatra'sforeign policy goal, in additionto G Cleopatra's beauty (or lack thereof) was
he preserving her personal power, was to irrelevantto the Romanswho knew her and the
ch maintain Egypt's independence from the Egyptianpeopleshe ruled.The real Cleopatra
!n rapidly expandingRoman Empire.By trading had charisma,and her sexinessstemmedfrom
to with Easternnations- Arabiaand possiblyas her intelligenceratherthan her kohl-rimmed
far away as India - she built up Egypt's eyes. Cleopatrawas a brilliant leader, says
economy,bolsteringher country'sstatusas a Joann Fletcher. 'She was one of the most

lw world power. By allying herself with Roman

generalMarkAntony,Cleopatrahopedto keep
dynamicfiguresthe world has everseen'.

ThoughHollywoodversionsof herstoryarejam-
Octavian,Julius Caesar's heir and Antony's H
he packed with anachronisms,embellishments,
rival,from makingEgypta vassaltoRome.
EN and inaccuracies, the Cleopatras
exaggerations
ng of ElizabethTaylor,Vivien Leigh and Claudette
But PtolemyXlll's forces barred the return of
ht
the king's sister to Alexandria.Aware that Colbertdo sharewith the real queena love ol
to
Caesar's diplomatic interventioncould help pageantry.
he
ral her regain the throne, Cleopatra hatched a
m schemeto sneakherselfinto the palacefor an
By audiencewith Caesar.
tra

IJ
u),
€e
an
ET

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 Part 7
You are going to read some extractstaken
from amagazinearticle about genetically engineered
questions 44'53, choose from the sections (A-F). organisms.For
The sectionsmay be chosen more than one.

Mark your answerson the separate answer

sheet.

which person gives each of these opinions

about genetic engineering?

GM genesare alreadypresentin wild populations.

44
some people may have misredotherswhen
they did not interpretdata correcily,
45
Currentresearchmight not be correct.
46
Peoplehaven'tbeen payingattentionto developments.
47
Evenunlikelyeventshappen.
48
It is impossibreto accountfor at the possibre
effectsin advance.
49
Peoplehave no reasonto believewhat the
authoritiessay.
50
Unintentionalpresenceof GM items in food is
not regulated.
51
Thereis more than one way to solvea problem.
52
ln some casesthe benefitsclearlyoutweigh
the risks.
53

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PaPer1 - Reading& Useof

the Way of the Future?

Genetic Engineering- opinionsof six experts
askedthe
s. For To examinethe issue,*er"
geneticist
D Dr. GaryWilson- population ', i lf you
-tnu'" lecturer
- bioethics is littte question aboutgeneflow'
A Dr. RobertRodriguez Thesedaysthere
is widespreadpublic end up in non-GMcrops'
ls it so surprising tn"t plantGM crops,the geneswill be
the public'snegative
in wildweedpoputatrons' in soilbacteria;theycan not
suspicionand mistruJinciOentatly'ignorancebecause moved' There are
to they have
view of GM cannotbe attributed on the topic' contained'Theywill move; th-eywereciting
with education it' tn tn" early-research'
mistrusttendsto =*O'*.in" O,o*
'""*""" bodyo1,1:t:*"h thatcan o' gene transferevents
un tu"ng'o*ing
Thisis desp'rte ot"t"[,inG of pollination"u"nt" wereusedto support
Of course'this doesn'tmean that wereminiscule;thesestudies
find no evidenceoi nuit' of chances,if you
u"ut" the fest intentions GM.But if jou naveenough
thereisn'tuny, i#"""r"
"*n''i*" suoiectthat is not completely ", improbable happen' And
will
the peopleinuotu"i;ii's a cultivateenough""'"t' in"
the publicassumethat For a populationgeneticist'
understood'A"y*;; *nv tno'ro
Lookatthe past' it has.And it will continueto'
the research? riskof beingincendiary'I
bestintentiont thereis no surprisen"i"' ettn"
"t"Lni"O BSE'betterknoYnas madcow from this earlyresearch
Lookwhathapp"nJ *itn the public' will say the conclusio* Oiu*n willful
oio.n?: un example'
disease.nsricultu';ipralices l-t?:"
to the pesticide could be -of
back turther "on'io"'lJ
it endangeredtn"I"''-Gon that encourages misinterpretation,ofstatisticatprobabi|ity'Wel|,ithas
track record
DDT.We do not have a becomea Profitable industry'
I .........'
Publicconfidence' E Dr. DaPhneAlexander-
eco/ogl'st
tne moriarcnbutterfly-Thisinsect
I .......... B Dr. Lisal(han- geographer. -r--.,^^ todayin many I wouldlike to mentiJn
peopleare:tTving ftoT.th"'.f:Ilern USand
Thereis no douot-thi growth carriesout a uniquetil*ion
*itn gtouutpopulation and is relianton a rangeof
I .......... parts of tne worro.'nnJ Canadaallthewayto d;;' this
billionpeopleevery
proiections - t" t""rn set to add a environmentar uno i"*poral patterns.throughout
is absolutely no debatethat out a whileagothat one
o . . . . ...... twelveto nft""n VJIt" - tnere populationin the luture wholegeographicarea'lt came to containa toxin'
we will be feed the
"cnlnge- strainof GM corntil;;"
engineered
i 'n"nJio tunoamentatty'Genetically insect thatattemptedto
' unless tnings originally fromOacteriato killany
il . . . . .. . . . . achievethis thii toxinin,itspollen'lt was
ffi;i"g'"';pt is certainlyone way.to eatits leaves,atsoexpressed
notbethe strains.didnol And this
change' Brxit isnJttn" *V *uy:319^'ltav "green not supposedto Oo"tnit'other
P .. . . . . . . . . foi comparison' the of the milkweedplants'on
most effective' iat<e' pollenwasfaltingon tneleaves
which greatly increased are dependentfor a food
revolution" ot tne igsos' which the rnon"'"n-'i"tu" ot
53 .. . . . . . . " strains,of crops' new lutu"' Thisjs^anexample
productivity by using new source,killingor stuntingth" to
petrochemicalpesticidesand thatis impossible
mechanicaltoor""lni the kindot rnint"nilJ ""onruqr"n""
o*n set of problems'People
i fertilis"o;it n"t'J*li"o itt foresee.
of food' but the food is there;
maystarveo"*it"" ot iu"x
issues- standin the F Dr. AndrewWright- IawYer 'tG
otherthinss- ;;;;i;;;""nomic- productsthat contain GM
to be' ln the EU, Oy taw'
*ay of it gettingwhereit needs mustbe i"U"'f"O'But it is
not quiteas simple
ingredients
at all; i!:.Yno:l'^"-"^TY
Dr. SYIviaJohnston- doctor as that. tn fact, it noisimpte
tn"t GM organisms have made 't made from GM.tomatoesrs
t would liketo pointo* convoluted. Tomatosauce
to medicine'l'm 1ot talking
it must OefaOeffeO' But what about meat' milk'
very imporlantcontributions if we simple; or
a separateissue..But from animalsl:0, U* com
abor.rtGM foods; that L plants' there cheese,or eggsproduced but not the
producedin tobacco mustbe labelled'
considerinsulinbeing substanceis soyain theirfeed?fn" t""O likethoseusedto
to obtain
is a tremendousOenent' n Oifficult
plants are final product'nnOwnataOoutenzymes' by
a lower cost' The that have,been-produced
mJJ""ailunb safety at controlled makecheeseto' "*Jti"' legally be
cultivated in " g'""nnout"'
under .
GM microorgunt"rnti iunnermore'therecan
is purifiedin withGMproducts' with no
circumstances, tne proJuctthev svnthg:ise. are up to I percentcontamination it
prove
the modified-.plants as the produ:el can
a stringent process' and labelting required';;iil
thereis u"rvtmt"ti:I iiy:y1lle, notentiat lwould urge everyone
destroyed; was accidentat and unavoidable!
t dfficult-toproduce and life- otner way to keep.informed and
for creatinga wide t"*" at to readwidely;tneret no us were
ano pnlmaceuticals' even.vaccines' while most of
;u;;;;leins should not be a lot has alreadytranspired'
world utilisation
cosfislow enoughto' tnitO unaware.
ignored.
 Paper 2 - Writing g hour3ominutes)
Part 1
Read the two texts below.

Write an essaysummarising and evaluating the key points from both texts. Use your own words throughout as
far as possible, and include your own ideas in your answers.

Write your answer in240-280 words on the separate answer sheet.

The Media Sellout

If a democracyis to provide sound government, it is essentialthat the electorate are well-informed. Quality
journalism is essential for delivering informed analysis to the public who may then make an electoral
decision based on it. Today's media, however, seemmore concerned with following celebrities rather than
our politicians and lawmakers. What are the prospectsfor a robust democracy if the public has no access
to real hard news?

Hard News: Alive and Kicking

The prevalence of celebrity news in the media is merely a part of a larger, increasing appetite for
information in general. Thanks to the internet there is more hard news available than ever before. There
is rolling news coverageon both local and international news topics accessible24 hours a day. This is good
news for the future of journalism and its role in keeping the public informed in stable democratic societies.

Write your essay.

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Part 2
in an appropriate
write an answerto one of the questions2-4 inthis part. Write your answerin 280-320words
answer sheet'
styleon the separateanswersheet.Put the questionnumberin the box at the top of the

creative ways for

Due to difficult economic times, your college newspaper is looking for articles about
present one or more ideas for
individuals to save money. The editor has specified that the article should
go about carrying it out
economising,explain why the idea would savepeople money and outline how to

Write your article.

rlity

ffi
Yet, there
More and more evidenceis accumulating that sugary soft drinks are harmful to human health.
in prominent public
are vending machines selling these drinks at every school in your town, as well as
about this
places.you decide to write a letter to the town council to say that something ought to be done
what you think should be done about it.
problem. you should explain why you think it is a problem and

Write your letter.

for
lere enjoyed' Write
pod 4 An entertainment magazinehasaskedreaders to contribute reviews of a documentary they
are an
ties. a review sayingwhy the documentary was both informative and enjoyable and why documentaries
important art form.

Write vour review.

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 Paper 3 - Listening (oppro*.:!o
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Part 1
the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according
You will hear three different extracts.For questions 1'6, choose
to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract'

You heara radiopresenterdescribinghis show'

The show is aimedat

A the homeless.
B the generalPublic'
C Publicfigures.
well-known

Whatsort of show is it?

A a quizshow
B a natureProgram
C a livetalk show

ExtractTwo

talkingaboutthe trendof creatinghousesfromshippingcontainers'

you heartwo journalists

3 Wha tpointdoesthemanmak e a b o u t s h ip p in g c o n t a in e rh o u s in g ?
A In reality,they are costlyto build'
B TheYare not as greenas theYseem'
C Theyare exemptfrom healthand safetyregulations'

4 Whatdo the speakersdisagreeabout?

as low costhousing
of shippingcontainers
A the application
B showpieces
the ethicsof creatingarchitectural
C the publicperception dwellings
of shippingcontainer

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JonnyCash'
You heara musiccritictalkingaboutthe singer-songwriter,

5 ThespeakerimpliesthatJohnnyCash
A hasa wideaPPeal.
B as a countrysinger'
will be remembered
C avoidedPoliticalissues'

JonnyCashpreferredblackclothesbecause
A theycomPlemented his image.
B they servedas a reminderof hardship.
C he had sPenttimein Prison.

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Part 2
You will hear a researcher talking about a charitable organisation called Project Crevette. For questions 7-15,
complete the sentenceswith a word or short phrase.

The aim of ProjectCrevetteis to reducethe of a disease

calledschistosomiasis.

8,
Peoplecatchthe diseasewhentheycome into contactwith
that containsthe Parasite.

lf the eggs of the parasite in variouspartsof the bodYtheY

can damageinternalorgans.

this host is an
host is criticalto the lifecycleof schistosomiasis;
An intermediate
1q

An explosionof schistosomaisis withthe constructionof a

dam whichdisruptedthe river'secology'

Lowerpopulationsof prawnscauseda problembecausethe prawns

the snails.

Peoplecould not avoidinfectedwaterbecausethey had ilt.

the expectedresultwill be
lf prawnsare reintroduced, 'I rates

that are greatlyreduced.

Thefarmingof prawnsshouldbe sustainablebecauseit will mostlikelyestablisha

ffi newindustry.
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Part 3
.15, you will hear part of a discussion between Bret Wilkins, a computer programmer who has worked in the
development of screen reading software, and one of his clients, Lisa Smith, who is blind. For questions 16'20,
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

16 Whatpointis madeaboutBraillebooks?
A TheyaregenerallY
homemade'
sis.
B Thereis an excellentselectionavailable.
C TheYare not a lucrativeProduct.
il D Thereis littledemandfor them.
site.

17 Braillekeyboardsfacilitate
I A of worksby blindauthors'
the publication
)ey
B of Braillebook.
the widerdistribution
ans.
C amongblindpeoplearoundthe world.
networking
D betweenblindand sightedpeople.
communication

E 18 In Bret'sopinion,why don'tcreatorsof websitescatermoreto blindusers?

A Theyfeel it is too difficultto createa websitethe blindcan use.
(a B Theydo notfeellikebeinghelpful.
C Theirpriorityis creatinga visuallyattractiveproduct.
ogy'
D blindusers'needs'
Theyhaveneverconsidered

q 19 Whatdo we learnaboutLisa'sprofessional
life?
rails A for her.
lt's a challenge
B lt's not herhighestPrioritY'

il C
D
lt has improvedrecentlY.
Shedoesnotworkwithsightedpeople.

rates
20 Whatdoes Bretbelieveis the mostimportantoutcomeof his work?
rced. A employment
increasing for the blind
opportunities
B increasing of blindpeople
the confidence
C available
makingmoredigitalmaterials
D educating of beingblind
the generalpublicaboutthe challenges
ustry.

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Paft 4
You will hear five short extracts in which students talk about their summer employment.

Task One Task Two

For questions2l-25, choose from the list (A-H) what For questions 26-30, choose from the list (A-H) what
employment each speaker had. each speaker found most challenging.

You will hear the recording twice. While you listen, you must complete both tasks.

A musictutor A inspiringothersto work

B waitingstaff B nothing;it waseasy

C professional
athlete Speaker1
m C learningthe Speaker1
re
D lifeguard Speaker2
E D
constituentsof a cuisine

unsatisfactorypay
Speaker2
m
E veterinaryassistant Speaker3
E Speaker3
ltr
m
E beingconfident when
F domestichelp Speaker4 facingaggression Speaker4
utr
G

H
childminder

personalassistant
Speaker5
E F the trainingschedule Speaker5
E
G the competitiveness

H acceptingcriticismfrom
others

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