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Listening (7 minutes)
Listen to Denise and Brian talking about their pets. Mark the statements as true (T) or false (F).
1. Denise doesn’t understand why Brian wanted a hedgehog.
2. Brian’s hedgehog only eats food he catches in the garden.
3. Both Denise’s dog and Brian’s hedgehog sleep a lot.
4. Brian agrees that dogs are friendlier than hedgehogs.
5. Denise’s dog doesn’t like going to the kennels when the family are in Spain.
6. Dogs aren’t very good for gardens.
Reading (30 minutes)
Questions 7-11
• The people below all want to study English.
• On the next page there are details of eight language courses.
• Decide which course (letters A-H) would be the most suitable for each person (numbers 6-10).
• For each of these numbers mark the correct letter on your answer sheet.
7. Ibrahim is a journalist. He knows quite a lot of English, but he wants to improve his writing skills. He works long hours on weekdays at an office in London.
8. Siv is going to university in Sweden next year and wants to spend this year improving her English. She wants to meet people from other parts of the world and have a good social life.
9. Maria is 45. She would like to follow an individual course of study somewhere quiet and comfortable with a private teacher.
10. Chang is visiting England for the first time this summer. He'll stay a month and hopes to make new friends, but is rather shy, so he'd like a school with lots of out-of-class activities.
11. Vera lives with a family in London and looks after their little girls during the day. She studies on her own but also needs a language course that will help her prepare for her exams.
| A | BESTON HALL Summer special | В | BESTON HALL Summer holiday courses |
| A six-week programme of classes covering all aspects of English, both spoken and written, for serious students whether beginners, intermediate or advanced. At least six hours’ teaching every day except Sundays, plus individual work plans on topics of special interest. | Three-week, one-month or six-week courses for students of all standards, which combine daily language classes with a full programme of sports (tennis, swimming, volleyball, etc.), social activities (discos, quizzes, film club, etc.) and outings (London, Stratford-upon- Avon, Bath, etc.). | ||
| C | LONDON LANGUAGES Business Department | D | LONDON LANGUAGES Part-time courses |
| Courses in most European languages are offered for adults wishing to study outside office hours, including weekends. Our qualified teachers are always native speakers, whether of Danish, English or Greek. You will study hard in very small groups with lots of attention to individual needs. Courses last between three and six months. | Morning classes 15 hours per week, afternoon classes 15 hours per week. Examination preparation 4 or 6 hours per week, afternoons or evenings. All teachers highly experienced and well qualified. Minimum course one month. Central location, easy access by bus or underground. | ||
| E | LONDON LANGUAGES Home from home | F | LONDON LANGUAGES Pre-sessional course |
| We place students with experienced and qualified teachers throughout Britain for individual study programmes in the teacher’s own home. An excellent choice for those who wish to improve their English fast, but who are not keen on returning to the classroom. High standards of comfort, in a friendly but peaceful atmosphere. | Organised in conjunction with a number of leading UK universities, this one- month course (lst-3Oth September) is for overseas students who need to improve their English language skills before beginning a UK university course. Hard work, but with excellent results! | ||
| G | ELGIN HOUSE SCHOOL | H | CRAWFORD’S LANGUAGE ACADEMY |
| This excellent school in an attractive suburb of Brighton offers courses in general English from three to twelve months. Accommodation is carefully chosen and the school is famous for its programme of activities beyond the classroom. Teenagers and young adults come to us from over thirty different countries to study hard and enjoy themselves too. | This small school offers a wide range of courses, both half-day and evenings, from five to fifteen hours per week. In an attractive building near Edinburgh’s main business centre, it is easy to reach by public transport. Modern equipment and experienced staff make it an obvious choice for any business person or student studying English in Scotland. |
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Questions 12-18
Read the text and do the task below.
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Thomas Alva Edisson
Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847. He was sick a lot when he was young. Edison's mother taught him at home and he only studied the things he wanted to know. At age ten, he read his first science book. After he read the book, he built a laboratory in his house. Soon, Edison started to invent things. He was interested in the telegraph and electricity. At age twenty-three, he made a special' telegraphic machine and sold it for a lot of money. With this money, he was now free to invent all the time.
Edison started his own laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey. He hired mechanics and chemists to help him. He worked day and night. Once, he worked on forty-five inventions at the same time. Edison did not sleep very much, but he took naps. He often fell asleep with his clothes on. One day he even fell asleep in a closet!
Did you know Edison invented wax paper, fire alarms, the battery, and motion pictures? But his favorite invention was the phonograph, or record player. He invented the phonograph in 1876. His other famous invention was the light bulb. Edison died in 1931, at the age of eighty-four. He had over 1,300 inventions to his name! Many people say that Edison was a genius-one of the smartest people in the world!
Put the sentences into the correct order.
A. He died in 1931, at the age of eighty-four.
B. With this money, he started to invent.
C. Edison was ten when he read his first science book.
D. In 1876, he invented the phonograph.
E. After that, he built a laboratory in his house.
F. When he was twenty-three, he made a lot of money.
G. He started his own laboratory at Menlo Park.
Use of English (25 minutes)
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter А, В, C or D on your answer sheet.
Example:
0A becameB changed C reachedD earnedAnswer:0 A
James Cook
James Cook sailed around the world in the late 18th century and (0) …. famous as an explorer. He first went to sea in 1746. Eleven years later, he (19)…….. the navy. He was a very good sailor and (20)………. was not long before he was given his own ship.
In 1768, the Royal Society (21)……….. a scientific voyage to Tahiti. Cook was asked to command the ship, Endeavour, and to take a group of scientists (22)……… board. The voyage lasted three years. Cook made (23)……… that his sailors ate fresh fruit. In this way, he was able to (24)............. them from the terrible illnesses (25)……….. by a bad diet.
Cook was the first European to draw maps of New Zealand and to (26)……… eastern Australia. He also sailed to Antarctica and drew maps of the Pacific and its (27)……… islands. In 1779, he died (28)……… a fight in Hawaii
| 19 | A | connected | B | met | C | joined | D | added |
| 20 | A | there | B | it | C | that | D | he |
| 21 | A | developed | B | fetched | C | organised | D | performed |
| 22 | A | at | B | on | C | for | D | with |
| 23 | A | true | B | real | C | exact | D | sure |
| 24 | A | avoid | B | mind | C | save | D | help |
| 25 | A | caused | B | supplied | C | appeared | D | happened |
| 26 | A | realise | B | know | C | learn | D | discover |
| 27 | A | most | B | more | C | much | D | many |
| 28 | A | while | B | during | C | since | D | until |
