MOCK EXAM—L2—2006 LISTENING

Part 1

LISTENING

Part 2

You will hear part of a radio programme called What's on. Choose the correct answer for each question—A, B, C, or D.

You are going to hear a wildlife artist being interviewed about his work. For questions 1-10, complete the notes about what the speaker says.

1. The competition this year is to find the best A. actor C. dancer B. musician D. singer

1. His age when he began drawing: ________________________________

2. You can enter the competition if you A. have won one of the prizes before B. live less than five miles from the city centre C. phone any time after Saturday D. send your entry by post 3. To find out about the theatre group you should phone A. the radio station C. the secretary of the group B. Saint Paul's School D. the theatre 4. What is different about the arrangements at the sports hall this week? A. The closing time is later than usual. B. There are more lessons than normal. C. All activities must be booked in advance. D. It is not possible to hire the pitch.

2. What he does before he begins drawing: ________________________________ 3. What he especially enjoys about drawing: ________________________________ 4. The country where he saw wolves: ________________________________ 5. How long he spent with the wolves: ________________________________ 6. How the wolves showed they were friendly: ________________________________ 7. What he uses to draw with: ________________________________

5. What information are we given about the new swimming pool? A. It will be open next month. C. It is bigger than the old one. B. It will be free for one week. D. It will be open sooner than expected.

8. Pets he had as a child: ________________________________

6. What are we told about the rock group Switch? A. They have been popular for four years. B. They were all born in Westfield. C. They are doing two concerts in Westfield. D. They all live in Westfield.

10. What upsets him about animals in zoos: ________________________________

9. Who looked after them: ________________________________

READING

Part 1

READING

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD English is the first language of (0) _______ people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you (1) _______ speakers of English from around the world, you (2) _______ notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3) _______ in the words they use, including the names of (4) _______ objects that are part of everyone's daily life. But although pronunciation and (5) _______ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (6) _______ opposite sides of the world can understand (7) _______ other quite easily. It does not seem to (8) _______ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen(9) _______ learning English too. If you know English, you are more (10) _______ to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia. 0

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B. much

C. most

D. more

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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B. meet B. strangely B. corrections B. popular B. composition B. in B. one B. care B. on B. probably

C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.

D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D.

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Part 2

Read the following advertisement and then choose the best answer (A,B,C,D) to the questions which follow. You're already well equipped to prevent crime. Everyone comes with their own built-in burglar alarm. It's called the sense of sight and sound. Unfortunately, many of us go round with the alarm switched off. We don't see the stranger loitering outside the house next door. We don't notice the sounds from the flat upstairs. (Weren't they supposed to be on holiday?) The police can only do so much to prevent crime. There never can be enough of them to guard every home in every town. So they need your help in combating the burglars, the vandals, the car thieves. Not, of course, by setting out to "have a go" every time you see something suspicious - it'll always be the job of the police to arrest criminals - but by acting as a line of communication between them and your community. For instance, you probably know far more about your immediate neighbourhood than the police ever could. A stranger in someone's garden would probably be far more obvious to you than it would to even the local bobby. Providing, of course, you were on the look-out. And that's the whole idea behind the Neighbourhood Watch schemes now springing up around the country. To create a spirit of watchfulness within a community, anything suspicious should be reported to the police. It's early days yet, but results so far are very encouraging. The crime figures are already dropping in many areas running a scheme. And all due to people like you. Don't let them get away with it. 1. The purpose of the advertisement is to A. warn people about the increasing risk of crime. B. encourage people to join the police force. C. advise people how to protect their homes from crime. D. explain how explain can assist the police. 2. The advertisement points out that many people A. are not very keen to co-operate with the police. B. are not as observant a they could be. C. don't control their children properly. D. don't tell their neighbours about their holidays.

3. One of the ways we could help prevent crime is to A. keep the alarm system in our home turned on. B. try to stop criminals from escaping. C. watch out for people behaving suspiciously. D. inform the police if we hear noise upstairs. 4. One disadvantage the police have is that they A. don't know local people personally. B. are too busy arresting criminals. C. know communities less than residents do. D. can't see what's happening in people's gardens. 5. Results of the Neighbourhood Watch schemes suggest that A. they are already successful in certain areas B. they are likely to be a success C. they are not successful in certain areas D. they are not popular with the police.

READING

with my iron. I say to the judge, "Tell me why that bird has won and not mine". That is the way to learn. You should put in at least one and a half hours work on your budgerigars a day if you want to be successful, especially in preparation for shows. You have to wash them in diluting washing up liquid and then rinse them. You blow-dry them with the hairdryer - not right up close, just a gentle blast of air. Or put them in front of the fire to dry naturally. But you get them more fluffy if you blow-dry. Those birds are better looked after than human beings.

C - BILL SURS Apart from keeping fit, the great thing about running is that it releases the tensions of work. You can't worry when you're running, and you can see all your problems from afar, making it easier to find solutions. During the 13-week steel strike in 1980 I ran a lot, thinking things out. Recently, a senior hospital consultant looking at my knee shook his head and said, "I don't really approve of all this running, you know. How long have you been doing it?" I told him 32 years, to which he replied, "In that case, I give up”. With a bit of luck, I'll still be running in the next 15 years - unless, of course, I drop dead.

Part 3

You are going to read about the hobbies of four people. For Questions 1-14, choose from the extracts (A-D). Some of the people may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. A - ROSALIND PLOWRIGHT I think windsurfing is better than swimming. More exhilarating. You can really get away from it all. I love being alone with nature, and when you're out there on the water you can come around a headland and suddenly find that you're completely alone. Just me and the sea and the wind in my hair. Once, when I was working in San Diego, I suddenly felt I'd had enough of opera - studying the role and the claustrophobia o the rehearsal rooms - and found going out windsurfing a tremendous escape. I think most of my singer colleagues are rather amused by the idea of me windsurfing. However, these days, at least 50 per cent of singers keep physically fit in some way playing golf, or working out in gyms. A few years ago they tended to be a lot fatter, but now they're conscious of the need to keep fit.

B - GEOFF CAPES I find the hobby gives me relaxation and peace of mind - it's the absolute opposite of what I do in my own sport in terms of aggressiveness. You can't be noisy and loud with budgerigars; but I'm as competitive when I'm showing my birds as when I'm competing

D - SALLY OPPENHEIM Social tennis is what I like best. Playing doubles with about eight regular friends for fun. It's generally a noisy, boisterous kind of game, with constant shouts of frustration. We have long, loud arguments about line decisions, followed up by long arguments about the score. We're all pretty aggressive, and I think I make it worse, actually. I have noticed that since I entered politics my game has got a lot more aggressive, and I am very argumentative about the score. The wonderful thing about tennis is that when you are playing it, you can't think of anything else. Your mind is totally absorbed in the game. And when you do that really good shot the elation is incredible. On the other hand, however, there is probably no frustration greater than the muffed shot at the net.

2. Choose from the four articles (A-D) to answer these questions and write the letters in the spaces provided. Some questions have two correct answers. Which writer(s)….. mentions the health aspect of their hobby

1. _____ 2. _____

doesn't always want their hobby to take their mind off their work?

3. _____

describes their hobby in the most detail?

4. _____

mentions other people's reactions to their hobby?

5. _____ 6. _____

mentions an annoying moment experienced while enjoying their hobby?

7. _____

mentions the pleasure and excitement their hobby can give them?

8. _____ 9. _____

seems to want to become more expert in their hobby?

10._____

mentions the difficulties of their job?

11._____ 12. _____

has a hobby which involves an element of competition?

13._____ 14. _____

WRITING Choose one of the following: 1. Write about someone in your family. Include a physical description, a character description, information about family, hobbies and ambitions. Write 120-180 words.

2. Nowadays most young people are addicted to junk food. Do you agree? Write 120-180 words.