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SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 1

For questions 1-5, you will hear people talking in five different situations. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 1
Transcript — SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 1
[Q1 pop singer — audioscript NOT FOUND. Exam key C (confused about tour manager) differs from FCE Listening Practice Test 6 standard key A (embarrassed). Do not invent.]

--- Q2 water-sports centre (Cambridge B2 First Sample Test 1 / FCE Practice Test 8 Part 1 item 2) ---

Woman: So how did you like the new sports centre?

Man: Well, there's a wide choice of things to do… It's just that their advertisements said 'something to suit all the family'. I wish they'd had water games for the under fives. There was nothing really suitable for them. But you can learn to windsurf or sail, and you have the freedom to go anywhere in the lake…

Woman: Isn't that a bit dangerous?

Man: Not really. Nobody's allowed in the water without a lifejacket, and a rescue boat is on hand all the time.

Woman: Sounds great.

Man: It was

--- Q3 tennis player (B2 First Sample Test 1 Part 1 item 3) ---

Interviewer: Are you ever annoyed by interviewers?

Star: Well, I'm often asked about the financial side of things. I don't mind, but I can honestly say, for many tournaments, I don't even know what the prize money is. I just focus on playing to my full potential. They must find that answer disappointing! No, the ones I have a problem with are those who assume it's all about partying and gossip. I wish they'd ask about the real lifestyle: practising day in, day out, and getting from tournament to tournament. I probably do around a hundred long-haul flights a year. It sounds exciting, but it wipes you out and actually ruins your social life!

--- Q4 films on the Internet (FCE Listening Practice Test 1 Part 1 item 6) ---

Man: Isn't it much simpler to look at some online reviews, choose a movie, pay a little to download it and then settle down to watch it, rather than go into town, queue up for tickets and then sit in a crowded, uncomfortable cinema?

Woman: There's certainly a much wider choice available, and getting the one you want is easy, too, but it's never the same as seeing it on the big screen. And I wouldn't take too much notice of the comments made by other buyers: they're even less reliable than the arts critics in the newspapers.

--- Q5 holiday abroad (Cambridge First Trainer Part 1 item 2) ---

Man: If a group of us travel together, we might be able to get something off the standard rates for fares to other countries, because it's becoming impossible without some sort of discount.

Woman: There would have to be a lot off, the way prices are going. It'd be worth it, though, to see a bit of the world.

Man: I don't know. There are lots of fun things you can do here in summer, and you don't add to global pollution by flying everywhere.

Woman: You can take a train, or a bus. Or even go by ship. None of those leaves much of a carbon footprint.

You hear part of an interview with a pop singer. How does she feel about what happened?

You hear two people talking about a water-sports centre. What does the man say about the centre?

You hear a professional tennis player talking about her career. What annoys her most about interviews?

You hear two people talking about watching films on the Internet. What do they agree about?

You hear two students talking about a holiday abroad. What do they agree about?

SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 2

For questions 6-13, listen and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 2
Transcript — SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 2
Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between two students on campus.

Man: We seem to be having this conversation over and over again.

Woman: You're right.

Man: Look, I know how you feel about my smoking. You don't have to tell me every day.

Woman: I'm sorry. I worry about you.

Man: I know. But work and school have me so stress out. Maybe I will be able to quit after I graduate.

Woman: Let's be honest. There's always going to be a reason not to. After you graduate, it's going to be hard to find a job, then there will be the stress from just starting a job, then...

Man: Okay, I get your point. It's just so hard. You don't really understand because you never smoked.

Woman: You need some help. Why don't you go to a doctor?

Man: You mean a psychiatrist.

Woman: No, I don't. I mean a general practitioner. Maybe you get a patch, or... or some pills, well, I don't know, something to help you with the withdrawal. Because that's what it is.

Man: Really, I believe I can quit on my own. Just not right now. But I will think about what you said. I will.

Woman: All right. I won't mention it for a week. Then I want to know your decision. Because if you don't get some help, I need to rethink our plans.

Man: You mean you'd break our engagement over this? I can't believe it!

Woman: I don't know. I love you, but I am not sure I could accept everything that goes along with the smoking.

--- Conversation Two (Bill/John — cafeteria) ---

[FULL DIALOGUE NOT FOUND. Only MCQ keys published on erikababan.blogspot.com (Barron's Practice Exercises for the TOEFL / How to Prepare). Exam uses modified keys: Q10 cafeteria closes 6:30 (B); Q11 Bill wants John to knock if ordering pizza (C); Q12 John studying for weekend (B); Q13 Bill goes to cafeteria (B). Do not invent dialogue text.]

What is the main topic of this conversation?

What does the woman suggest?

What does the man promise to do?

How does the man feel about the woman's decision?

When will the cafeteria close?

What does Bill want John to do?

Why is John studying?

What will Bill most probably do now?

SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 3

For questions 14-20, listen and complete the summary. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 3
Transcript — SECTION A: LISTENING — Task 3
LECTURER: Hello, everyone. You've all been given an assignment for your sociology course, which will involve giving a presentation to the rest of the group. And so today I'm going to be giving you a few tips on how to prepare your presentations. This should help you with your current assignment, but a lot of the principles I'll be putting across will be general principles, which will, of course, help you with all your future presentations.

So, first of all, the most important thing to consider is your audience, and in this instance, your audience are the other students in your group. There are three points to bear in mind. Firstly, you need to ask yourself what they need to know. Secondly, it's useful to consider whether they'll be supportive or not, and thirdly, will it be a small group, say, three or four, a moderate gathering of 20 or so people as for your current assignment or will there be hundreds of people?

Having settle that, what I'm about to tell you will apply equally to any audience. So, how do you structure your presentation? Right at the beginning, you should tell them something that forces them to pay attention. This could be something surprising or even shocking, but it needs to be relevant. After that, you need a list of items or topics showing them what you'll be covering rather like an agenda. And then the main part of the presentation will follow. This main part will be the detailed information you'll be presenting and could include facts, statistics, personal experiences, etc.

After this, you should summarize what you presented and close with what I call next steps. For this assignment, you could simply point the group to other sociology reference material. In other cases, you may want to suggest some actions that people can take.

Now. What about the design of the slides for your laptop? Well, the important thing here is to be consistent, you need to have the same type of font and use the same color and size for the same elements. For example, all headers need to look the same. All bullet points need to be presented in the same way. And don't just stick to words. Bring the presentation to life by adding graphics. These could be in several forms, such as pictures, flow charts, diagrams, history grams, and so on.

And still, let's move on now to presenting. You have your presentation prepared and you're ready to start. Well, it's important to give a good impression from the start, so take three deep breaths. Look at the audience, no matter how frightening they may be, and be enthusiastic and energetic.

As you go through the presentation. Remember to provide some variety in the way you speak. So, for example, you can talk fairly rapidly for information that may be familiar, but then slow down firm or unfamiliar sections and change your tone as you speak. Don't keep it at the same level all the way through.

As I mentioned, look at your audience. Ah ah, a good tip is to pick people out and look at them for around five seconds. Not looking at the audience gives the impression that you're either not interested in them or terrified of them. Looking too long at one particular person may make them feel rather uncomfortable.

There may be points in your presentation that you want your audience to really absorb, and in order to make important points stand out. You may consider adding silences, right after these. It will give people time to reflect on what you've just said. Also, you may be presenting complicated ideas or technical details, but trying to keep everything as simple as possible. Use simple words and as few as possible and be clear. If you say something like this appears to be, it implies uncertainty. So using weak verbs such as appears, seems, could be, etc needs to be avoided.

I'll just finish off with a few thoughts on questions and interruptions from the audience. You may choose to invite questions from the audience as you go or ask them to wait until the end. Either way, questions should be encouraged as it provides you with some feedback on how interested the audiences and how well they understanding you. When a question is asked, you need to provide an answer that is as accurate as possible, so initially, my tip is to repeat it. This will ensure you have heard it correctly, and we'll give you a few seconds to gather your thoughts.

Interruptions, on the other hand, can be unwelcome, and you may get them for a variety of reasons. It's likely, however, that there's something in your presentation that's unclear or confusing.

So my advice is to reduce problems by reading through your presentation beforehand and predicting potential points, which could cause interruptions. You may then want to change that part of the presentation or at least be prepared if someone does interrupt you. Now, do you have any questions?
Preparing and Giving a Presentation
Most important consideration: your (14) ____
Three points: What they need to know; How (15) ____ they will be; How big the audience will be.
Design: needs to be (17) ____; Presenting: be (18) ____ and energetic; silence helps audience (19) ____ your points; minimise interruptions by (20) ____ them.

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (14)

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (15)

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (16)

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (17)

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (18)

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (19)

Preparing and Giving a Presentation — blank (20)

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 1 Phonetics

For questions 1-5, choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently or whose stress is different.

Pronunciation (21) · jolly / supply / army / crystal

Pronunciation (22) · mutual / enthusiasm / rumour / student

Pronunciation (23) · chaos / chore / each / launch

Stress (24) · circumstance / various / amusing / purposeful

Pronunciation (25) · oceanic / legendary / intonation / energetic

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 2 Grammar (MCQ)

For questions 1-8, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

I'd rather you __________ anything about this to anyone.

Lucy didn't audition for the show. She __________ the notice.

It was __________ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.

Keep your ticket __________ you have to show it to an inspector.

Take the shortcut round the church __________ late for school.

My dad __________ a cup of coffee in the morning when he was at my age.

By the end of next week, she __________ her project.

I have had my laptop __________, so I can work on the assignment now.

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 2 Grammar (Error correction)

For questions 9-15, identify seven errors in the passage and correct them.

Line 1: "A healthy mind lives in a healthy body" is a saying that is believed having often been used by the ancient Greeks. Thousands of years later, the same idea still applies. According to health experts, it's advisable to drinking eight to ten glasses of water every day. However, water itself is not enough; a balanced diet is essential, too.
Line 5: A healthy body naturally is the result of doing exercise. Many people, however, do not like gyms and object to going there for a different lessons. Some, for instance, say that aerobic sessions are too difficult to follow while others claim that gyms are just too expensive.
Line 8: Many people also claim that they have difficulty of finding time to exercise due to their hectic lifestyle, but the truth is that everyone can make a little time every now and after.
Line 10: Regardless of the way people choose to exercise, it is important to remember that there's some point in doing it only for a short period of time.
Line 12: Last but not least, having a positive attitude and doing out with negative thoughts contribute to one's well-being.

Identify and correct error 1 (Question 9)

Identify and correct error 2 (Question 10)

Identify and correct error 3 (Question 11)

Identify and correct error 4 (Question 12)

Identify and correct error 5 (Question 13)

Identify and correct error 6 (Question 14)

Identify and correct error 7 (Question 15)

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 3 Word form

For questions 1-6, use the word given in capitals to form a word that best completes each sentence.

I’ll never forget the __________ I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)

That was a very __________ thing to say. (HURT)

On the ISS, __________ have to attach themselves so they don’t float around. (ASTRONOMY)

‘War and Peace’ is a __________ novel. (HISTORY)

It’s __________ of him to lose his temper like that. He’s usually very calm. (CHARACTER)

__________ plastic floats in the sea, which chokes and kills fish and other wildlife. (DEGRADE)

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 3 Vocabulary (MCQ)

For questions 7-10, choose the word which best completes each sentence.

Global warming is a serious problem in the contemporary world. Therefore, all worldwide governments need to __________ action to address it.

First, we have to find out to what __________ the drop in car imports is related to the increase of interest rates.

My brother wasn't satisfied with the __________ he was getting, so he decided to quit his job.

As the hospital had been careless with its hygiene procedures, the patient found she had been __________ with a harmful virus.

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 3 Synonym

For questions 11-12, choose the word CLOSEST in meaning.

Our chief marketing officer is always diplomatic when she deals with angry clients. (CLOSEST)

I'm tired of working in this thankless IT support job. I don't want to be just a small cog in a large machine anymore! (CLOSEST)

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 3 Antonym

For questions 13-14, choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning.

We are now a 24/7 society where businesses and services must be open at all times. (OPPOSITE)

After the scandal related to waste disposal at the company, questions were coming at the manager thick and fast. (OPPOSITE)

SECTION B: LANGUAGE ELEMENTS — Part 3 Phrasal verbs

For questions 15-20, choose the appropriate phrasal verb.

call off | keep up | blow up | hit off | see off | make up for | put down

The company’s poor performance was __________ to high interest rates by the managing director.

The seller will __________ the deal because he thinks the price is too low.

I hope this award will __________ your disappointment at not winning the first prize.

The coach was very happy and encouraged the players to __________ the good work.

We have to __________ the candles before leaving the room.

Helen is going to the airport to __________ some friends.

SECTION C: LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

For questions 1-10, choose the most suitable response.

- John: "I've passed my final exam." - Lucy: "__________"

- Mary: "Let's have a drink. What would you like?" - Anna: "__________"

- Student: "Could you help me to fax this report?" - Librarian: "__________"

- Assistant: "Hello, can you put it through to Mr. John Smith?" - John Smith: "__________"

- Peter: "Shall I collect the tickets for you?" - Sam: "__________"

- Victoria: "Let's catch up one of these days, shall we?" - David: "__________"

- Harry: "Look! I just got an e-mail from Elise in France." - Kate: "__________"

- Tom: "I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful." - Maya: "__________"

- Kary: "Will you please spare me a few minutes right now?" - Laura: "__________"

- Justin: "How you expect to be taken seriously in that outfit is beyond me." - Selena: "__________"

SECTION D: READING — Passage 1 (Irish)

For questions 1-7, read the passage about Irish and choose A, B, C, or D.

Until about the seventeenth century, Irish was the normal everyday language of Ireland...

Which of the following would make a suitable title for this passage?

What do we learn from this passage about Ireland at the beginning of the 17th century?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the "Gaeltacht" according to the passage?

Why are French and German often more popular than Irish in secondary schools?

The government introduced schools where teaching was done in Irish because __________

The word "swamped" in paragraph 4 is CLOSEST in meaning to __________.

Some people have criticised these Irish language schools because __________

SECTION D: READING — Passage 2 Headings

Questions 8-10: Choose headings i-v for paragraphs A-C.

Television and Sport — headings i-v

Paragraph A — choose heading (i–v)

Paragraph B — choose heading (i–v)

Paragraph C — choose heading (i–v)

SECTION D: READING — Passage 2 T/F/NG

Questions 11-13: TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN.

The average sports fan travelled a long way to watch matches before live television broadcasts.

Television has reduced the significance of an athlete’s amateur status.

The best athletes are now more interested in financial success rather than sporting achievement.

SECTION D: READING — Passage 3 Cloze

For questions 14-23, fill in each blank with ONE WORD.

A new message appeared high on the side of an old high-rise building in the centre of Alaska. The message read “Looking for love again”.
(14) ________ street-level below, chalkboards were fixed to the walls for people to (15) ________ down memories of the building’s past and dreams for its future. The deserted tower block was the Polaris Building, (16) ________ an appealing apartment complex, then a hotel, (17) ________ had successful shops and restaurants, but now a space that had been empty for more than a decade. This eye-catching project was focusing (18) ________ a forgotten place and asking how we could make it something useful again. It provided a way for citizens to influence its future and almost (19) ________ wanted the building repaired and restored, (20) ________ than demolished. Ideas for its new life ranged from creating a theatre and performing arts school, or developing a recreational centre, including a roller rink, (21) ________ creating a huge, highly economical greenhouse to produce cheaper local food. Everyone wanted to recreate (22) ________ dynamic space of the past – a focal point for the local community. Today, the building is still for sale. What will it be in the (23) ________?

SECTION D: READING — Passage 4 Gap fill

For questions 24-30, choose sentences A-H.

A Californian dog-lover has agreed to pay $150,000 to have her dead pit bull recreated in the world's first commercial pet cloning project. (24) _____. South Korean scientists will now use the tissue to attempt to create an exact replica of the pet.
(25) _____. The work will be carried out by a team of Seoul National University (SNU) scientists under the direction of Professor Lee Byeong-chun, a key member of the research team headed by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk. (26) _____. But the SNU team was successful in creating the world's first dog clone, an Afghan hound named "Snuppy".

SECTION E: WRITING — Task 1

For questions 1-10, rewrite the second sentence using the word given.

Mary didn't ring us last night because she knew we were going out. WOULD
Mary _____ us last night if she hadn't known we were going out.

There wasn't a single ticket left for the concert, so we couldn't go. SOLD OUT
All the tickets _____, so we couldn't go.

Shortly after Sue and Brian met, he announced they were getting married. SOONER
No _____ he announced they were getting married.

Everyone apart from John thought that Lisa would get the job. PERSON
John was not _____ expect Lisa to get the job.

Sharon will finish her exams. Then she will have more free time. FINISHED
Once _____, she will have more free time.

This course will take us six months to complete. BEEN
In six months' time, this course _____.

The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late. OBJECTED
The boss _____ to work late.

They have been building their dream home for the past 10 years. UNDER
Their dream home _____ for the past 10 years.

Experts believe that the landslides were caused by recent floods. RESULTED
The landslides are _____ recent floods.

In the class, Ken is much better than all other students at Chemistry. HEAD
In the class, Ken stands _____ all other students at Chemistry.

SECTION E: WRITING — Task 2

For questions 11-20, complete the letter using the given words.

Dear University of Plymouth,
Sincerely,
James Gordon

I / write / thank / International Scholarship.

I / happy / selected / recipient / scholarship.

I / biology student / and / plan / pursue / career / pharmacy.

I / currently / sophomore / and / plan / graduate / the / fall / 2026.

After graduation / I / going / attend / pharmacy school / earn / pharmaceutical degree.

Thanks / your / offer / I / step / closer / that / goal.

By / award / me / scholarship / you / lighten / financial burden.

This / allow / me / focus / more / learning.

Your / generosity / inspired / help / others / and / give back / community.

I / hope / one day / I / able / help / students / achieve / goals / as / you / helped / me.

SECTION E: WRITING — Task 3

Write an essay of at least 200 words.

Many people assume that in the process of decision-making, students need to ask parents and teachers for advice instead of relying on themselves.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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