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LESSON 37

LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1. You hear two friends talking about a book. What does the boy like about it?
A. It’s short. B. It’s educational. C. It’s amusing.
2. You hear a man talking about family holidays as a teenager.
What part did he find most enjoyable about them?
A. the journey B. being outdoors C. watching films
3. You hear two friends talking about a hotel they stayed in. What do they agree about it?
A. The location was convenient.
B. The staff were friendly.
C. The room was comfortable.
4. You hear a woman talking about a new film. How did she feel after seeing it?
A. confused B. frustrated C. sad
5. You hear a woman telling a friend about her job in a supermarket.
What was she doing there this morning?
A. working on the checkout
B. filling the shelves
C. serving at the fish counter
6. You hear a man talking about a band he saw at a concert. What is he critical of?
A. the image of the band
B. the quality of the music
C. the length of the show
7. You hear a sports instructor giving advice. Which sport is he talking about?
A. sailing B. swimming C. skating
8. You hear a woman talking about being at university. What surprised her about it?
A. how quickly time passed
B. how much money she spent
C. how many friends she made

Part 2: You will hear a woman called Grace Connolly talking about her travel experiences in New
Zealand. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
New Zealand Journey

Grace travelled around South Island on something called (9) green bus
The first part of Grace’s journey took her along the (10) westcoast of the island.
When Grace took a day trip to a place called Kaikoura, she particularly wanted to see (11) dolphins
Grace has kept in touch with a friend from (12) Japan since she returned home.

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Grace took her own (13) bicycle to New Zealand, so didn’t need to hire one.
The best part of the trip for Grace was jet-boating on the Buller River with a company called (14)
Adventure Tours
Grace had to visit a hospital because she injured her (15) foot
At a market, Grace bought a (16) mask to take home.
The name of the hostel that Grace particularly recommends is the (17) Lakeside
Grace plans to go (18) walking with friends when she next visits North Island.

Part 3: You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about a radio station. For
questions 19 -23, choose from the list (A-H) what each person says about it. Use the letters only
once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A. I appreciate the lack of commercials. Speaker 1 19. B

B. There are suitable programmes for children. Speaker 2 20. H
C. One of the presenters is very funny.
Speaker 3 21. A
D. I approve of what it does for the local area.
Speaker 4 22. C
E. It broadcasts high-quality news programmes.
F. It should give more attention to international issues. Speaker 5 23. F

Part 4: You will hear an interview with a woman called Penny Greer, who works as a
photographer. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24. How did a college course in photography most affect Penny?

A. She realised the importance of light.
B. She learnt a more commercial style.
C. She developed certain artistic skills.
25. Penny decided to specialise in wedding photography because she
A. had always been interested in weddings.
B. hoped to photograph weddings in a new way.
C. was influenced by other wedding photographers.
26. Penny currently gets most of her customers through
A. her website. B. magazine advertising. C. a mailing list.
27. What takes up most of Penny’s time?
A. talking to clients B. taking the shots C. editing her work
28. Penny says she gets the photographs she wants when people
A. relax fully.
B. dress in an original way.
C. express their feelings strongly.
29. What does Penny love most about her job?
A. having the chance to work with different types of people
B. seeing the work go through a number of stages
C. organising the work in her own way
30. Penny advises young photographers to
A. develop a personal style.
B. take as many photos as they can.

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 C. start their own business as soon as possible.

READING
You are going to read an article about the actress Harriet Walter. For questions 1-8, choose
the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Acting Minus The Drama

Harriet Walter has written a fascinating book about her profession. Benedicte Page reports.
It is not often that an experienced actor with a high public profile will sit down to answer in depth the
ordinary theatregoer’s questions: how do you put together a character which isn’t your own? ; what
is it like to perform the same play night after night?; or simply, why do you do it? Harriet Walter was
prompted to write Other People’s Shoes: Thoughts on Acting by a sense that many people’s interest
in theatre extended beyond the scope of entertainment chit-chat. ‘I was asked very intelligent,
probing questions by people who weren’t in the profession, from taxi drivers to dinner-party hosts to
people in shopping queues. It made me realise that people have an interest in what we do which
goes beyond show business gossip,’ she says.
Other People's Shoes avoids insider gossip and, mostly, autobiography: ‘If events in my life had had
a huge direct influence, I would have put them in, but they didn’t,’ Harriet says, though she does
explain how her parents’ divorce was a factor in her career. But the focus of the book is to share -
remarkably openly -the inside experience of the stage and the rehearsal room, aiming to replace
the false sense of mystery with a more realistic understanding and respect for the profession.
‘There’s a certain double edge to the publicity an actor can get in the newspapers: it gives you
attention but, by giving it to you, simultaneously criticises you,’ Harriet says. ‘People ask you to talk
about yourself and then say, “Oh, actors are so self-centred.” And the “sound-bite” variety of
journalism, which touches on many things but never allows you to go into them in depth, leaves you
with a sort of shorthand which reinforces prejudices and myths.’
Harriet’s career began in the 1970s and has included theatre performances with the Royal
Shakespeare Company and television and film roles. She writes wittily about the embarrassments
of the rehearsal room, as actors try out their half-formed ideas. And she is at pains to demystify the
theatre: the question ‘How do you do the same play every night?’ is answered by a simple
comparison with the familiar car journey you take every day, which presents a slightly different
challenge each time.
I was trying to get everyone to understand it isn’t this extraordinary mystery and you’re not visited
by some spiritual inspiration every night.’
Harriet’s own acting style is to build up a character piece by piece. She says that this process is not
widely understood: ‘There’s no intelligent vocabulary out there for discussing the craft of building
characters. Reviews of an actor’s performance which appear in the newspapers are generally based
on whether the reviewer likes the actors or not. It’s not about whether they are being skillful or not,
or how intelligent their choices are.’
There remains something mysterious about slipping into ‘other people’s shoes': ‘It's something like
falling in love,’ Harriet says. ‘When you’re in love with someone, you go in and out of separateness
and togetherness. It’s similar with acting and you can slip in and out of a character. Once a character
has been built, it remains with you, at the end of a phone line, as it were, waiting for your call.’

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Harriet includes her early work in Other People's Shoes - ‘I wanted to separate myself from those
who say, “What an idiot I was, what a load of nonsense we all talked in those days!”; it wasn’t all
rubbish, and it has affected how I approach my work and my audiences.’ And she retains from those
days her belief in the vital role of the theatre.
1. Harriet Walter decided to write her book because she
A. was tired of answering people’s questions about acting.
B. knew people liked to read about show business gossip.
C. wanted to entertain people through her writing.
D. wanted to satisfy people's curiosity about acting in the theatre.
2. In paragraph two, we learn that Harriet’s book aims to
A. correct some of the impressions people have of the theatre.
B. relate important details about her own life story.
C. analyse the difficulties of a career in the theatre.
D. tell the truth about some of the actors she has worked with.
3. What problem do actors have with newspaper publicity?
A. It never focuses on the actors who deserve it.
B. It often does more harm than good.
C. It never reports what actors have actually said.
D. It often makes mistakes when reporting facts.
4. Harriet uses the example of the car journey to show that
A. acting can be boring as well as rewarding.
B. actors do not find it easy to try new ideas.
C. actors do not deserve the praise they receive.
D. acting shares characteristics with other repetitive activities.
5. What does ‘it’ refer to in the 5th paragraph?
A. facing a different challenge. B. taking a familiar car journey.
C. acting in the same play every night . D. working with fellow actors.
6. Harriet criticises theatre reviewers because they
A. do not give enough recognition to the art of character acting.
B. do not realise that some parts are more difficult to act than others.
C. choose the wrong kinds of plays to review.
D. suggest that certain actors have an easy job.
7. Harriet says that after actors have played a particular character, they ____
A. may be asked to play other similar characters.
B. may become a bit like the character.
C. will never want to play the part again.
D. will never forget how to play the part.
8. What does Harriet say about her early work?
A. It has been a valuable influence on the work she has done since.
B. It was completely different from the kind of work she does now.
C. She finds it embarrassing to recall that period of her life.
D. She is annoyed when people criticise the work she did then.

GRAMMAR
PART 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each
space. Mark your answers in the answer boxes provided.

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 Peter The Great
Peter the Great was Russia’s fourth Romanov Tzar and (0) _____ 6 foot 7 inches, probably the
tallest. He also had an enormous (1) _____ for food and drink. Another "great” (2) _____ of his
personality was his (3_____, which was fearsome. But it was his thirst for knowledge combined
with his (4) _____ of a new Russia that made him a great leader. In 1697, motivated by his desire
to break (5) _____ from the constrictions of old Russian customs, Peter travelled around Europe
learning valuable military and industrial (6) _____. When he returned to Russia, Peter was (7)
_____ to throw off the remnants of the past. He dramatically (8) _____ the powers of the Russian
aristocracy and abolished age-old (9) _____. In order to (10) _____ his dream of a modernised
Russia, he (11) _____ universities, established the country’s first newspaper and encouraged the
development of industry. He also pushed back the empire’s boundaries by (12) _____ the armed
forces. Before his death in 1725, Peter had had a new capital built and (13) _____ it St
Petersburg. It was (14) _____ on the Western cities he most admired, like Paris and London, and
(15) _____ the capital until the First World War.

0. A. high B. with C. standing D. at

1. A. aptitude B. applause C. taste D. appetite
2. A. face B. aspect C. view D. angle
3. A. inclination B. temper C. mood D. disposition
4. A. vision B. ambition C. jealousy D. greed
5. A. free B. in C. up D. over
6. A. professions B. studies C. designs D. skills
7. A. convinced B. interested C. determined D. unwilling
8. A. excluded B. eliminated C. reduced D. shortened
9. A. heritage B. costumes C. means D. traditions
10. A. make B. prepare C. fulfil D. produce
11. A. began B. founded C. made D. found
12. A. inflating B. spreading C. growing D. expanding
13. A. entitled B. labelled C. named D. said
14. A. modelled B. designed C. constructed D. copied
15. A. remained B. kept C. settled D. retained

PART 2
For questions 16 - 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only one word in each space. Write your answers in the answer boxes provided.

The Channel Tunnel's Euro-Express Trains

In November 1994, the first Eurostar passenger service departed (0) __from__ London’s
Waterloo International Station for the Gare du Nord, Paris. This high-speed, high-tech train is (16)
the flashiest thing in the entire British Rail network, although it will not be able to reach (17) the top
speed in Britain (18) in the turn of the century, when the new rail link between London and Folkstone
(19) in completed.
But the British are more concerned about the safety of a link with France (20) about the time it
(21) to get there and a lot of effort (22) on gone into reducing British anxieties. For example,

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Eurostar’s lightness minimises friction. In this (23) the ride is made smoother and the passengers
are given a greater sense of security.
Apart (24) from giving an impression (25) at safety, Eurostar, in its construction, has (26) been
carefully tested for fire safety, and the authorities believe that in the (27) of a fire, passengers could
be evacuated long (28) that there was a shortage of oxygen.
Perhaps the biggest test (29) about Eurostar will be the effectiveness of its publicity, since
financial success depends (30) on winning the trust of the travelling public.
PART 3
For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must
use between two and five words. Do not change the word given. Write your *
answers in the boxes provided.

0. I finished the book in two days. took

It __took me two days__ to finish the book.
31. The policeman insisted that the suspect should go to the station for further questioning. made
The suspect is made to go to the station for further questioning.
32. Shall we spend the day on the beach? spending
How about spending the dayon the beach?
33. I heard that Jeff and Holly ended their relationship last night. broke
I heard that Jeff and Holly broke up last night.
34. He began designing the collection last week and has not finished yet. has
He has been designing since last week.
35. Your hair needs cutting. have
You should have your hair cut.
36. She has never been so insulted before. has
Never before has she been insulted.
37. There is a business meeting taking place on the third floor. progress
There is a progess business meeting on the third floor.
38. The teacher asked the student to rewrite the composition. had
The teacher had the student rewrited the composition.
39. June doesn’t like staying up late and Terry doesn't either. nor
Neither June nor Terry like staying up late.
40. Tom got his brother to do his project for him. had
Tom had his brother done his project for him.

PART 4
For questions 41 - 55, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of
the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is
correct, put a tick () by the number in the answer boxes provided. If a line has a word which
should not be there, write the word in the answer boxes.

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 The Best Place to Swim

0. Do you prefer swimming in the sea than to swimming in a 0. ____than____

00. pool? Most people have a preference. Those who like 00. _____ ✔____
41. the sea think this is a much more natural than a pool 41. ______✔_____
42. as there are no chemicals in it. The sea is being influenced 42. ____✔_______
43. by the weather, so that sometimes it is calm and sometimes 43. _____✔______
44. rough, producing waves in which you can play with. 44. _____which______
45. However, a rough sea can to be dangerous, and a strong 45. ____a__________
46. current in either a rough or a calm sea can pull 46. _____✔______
47. swimmers away from land or under the 'water. Generally to 47. ______to_____
48. speaking, a swimming pool is more safer than the sea. The 48. ______been_____
49. chemicals are been there to keep the water clean and are not 49. _______✔____
50. such as harmful as we think, and there is no current. Many pools 50. ________✔___
51. have slides and even wave machines, which they make 51. _✔__________
52. swimming fun. Moreover, there is always a lifeguard to watching 52. __to_________
53. the swimmers to make sure they are safe, and to help 53. ____help_______
54. anyone who in trouble. You can also go to a pool all year 54. _______✔____
55. round, whereas the sea is often freezing! 55. ________✔___

PART 5
For questions 56 - 65, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each
line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Write your word in the answer
boxes provided.
Finding A Job

In today's world of (0) __economic__ hardship, finding a job is 0. ECONOMY

difficult. (56) ffgtgf has reached a record high, and even (57) high 56. EMPLOYMENT
qualified people are finding it (58) difficult to find work. Despite this (59) 57. HIGH
depressive news, there are certain things a person can do. 58. DIFFICULTY
59. DEPRESS
Firstly, it is important to read the job (60) advertisement in as many
60. ADVERTISE
newspapers as possible. Secondly, it is (61) advised to write letters to
61. ADVISE
companies enclosing a copy of your CV. If your (62) _____________
62. APPLY
is successful, it is imperative to impress the (63) interviewer
63. INTERVIEW
A smart (64) appearance is essential along with some knowledge of 64. APPEAR
the company. Above all, keep trying and you are sure to be (65) 65. SUCCESS
successful.

TOTAL LISTENING 30; READING 8; GRAMMAR 65