CA24-03 | May 7th 2024

Part 1.1: You will hear a customer phoning a company representative to complain about her new
purchase. For questions 1-5, complete the instruction page. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.

Instruction Manual for

Example: Electric motorcycle

Model Number: 1._____________

The motorcycle should travel 2. _____________ km, provided that the battery is
charged for 3. _____________ when the gauge falls below 4. _____________ volts.
The battery weighs 5. _____________kg, so care is needed when removing it for
charging.

Part 1.2: Notes on Island Hotel

Type of room required: double room
Time
• The length of stay: approx 2 weeks
• Starting date: 25th April
Temperature
• Daytime: up to 1…………… °C
• Erratic weather
Transport
• Free 2.___________
• Normally transferring to the airport takes about 3.___________en-suite facilities and a
4_....................____________
• gym and spa facilities
• a large outdoor swimming pool
• three standard 5.___________
Part 2: You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Kay Stanley who is talking about a condition
called dyslexia. For questions 6 -10, choose the best answer A, B or C.

6. How did Kay’s parents first realize she had dyslexia?

A. She didn’t know stories that other children could read.

B. Her mother found her memorizing audio books.

C. She couldn’t spell words that other children knew.

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7. What was Kay told by an expert on dyslexia?

A. She has a milder form of the condition.

B. She will be able to overcome her problems by reading.

C. Spelling will always be a particular problem for her.

8. How does dyslexia affect the way people think?

A. It can make people think more creatively.

B. It prevents them from solving problems effectively.

C. It makes it harder for them to follow logic.

9. What made Kay work hard to improve her reading?

A. It was the only way she could study acting.

B. She didn’t want people to think she was stupid.

C. Her father encouraged her.

10. How does Kay want to publicise the problem of dyslexia?

A. by acting in a film about the subject.

B. by giving talks to parents of dyslexic children.

C. by setting a positive example.

Part 3: You will hear part of a radio interview with a law student called Mark Stone, talking about his
life at university. For questions 11-15, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

11. _______ Mark decided to study at Gramwell University because it offers a very good course in his
subject.

12. _______ When Mark arrived at Gramwell, he was surprised by the architecture.

13. _______ Mark got a part-time job because he had to cover the cost of his accommodation.

14. _______ According to Mark, his lecturers like to communicate with students.

15. _______ In terms of social life, Mark worries about wasting time.

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Part 4. You will hear part of a scientific television programme for young people in which the speaker
explains what meteors' are For questions 1-10, complete the notes below which summarise what the
speaker says. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. (20 points)
'Meteors' is another name for 1.___________
To help explain meteors, planet Earth is compared to a 2.___________
You can think of meteors as a group of 3.___________
In reality, meteors are very small chunks of 4.___________
The circular path the Earth travels around the Sun is called its 5. ___________
When Earth comes close to a meteor, the meteor is pulled downwards by 6.___________
A meteor travels very fast - a hundred times faster than 7.___________, which is described as similar to
striking one end of a 8.___________
Due to the speed it travels through the air, the meteor becomes hotter and hotter.
Because of the heat, the meteor becomes less hard, 9.___________. and then burns
We are lucky that most meteors burn up and never 10.___________
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points):

Part 1: Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answer
in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)

1. By 2020 this city _____________ in size.

A. will have doubled B. will be doubling

C. will double D. is going to double

2. Even though she was new to the company her ideas were _____________ into the plan.

A. included B. induced C. incorporated D. indebted

3. Some journalists _____________the truth in order to make their story more interesting.

A. distend B. disarray C. distort D. dissuade

4. Her _____________ makes her a lot of fun to be with.

A. excitement B. exuberance C. exasperation D. enticement

5. Daisy and Tim are talking with each other.

-Tim: “Do you mind if I smoke?” -Daisy: “I’d rather _____________.”

A. you didn’t B. you don’t C. you wouldn’t D. you hadn’t

6.You look _____________ after all that hard work.

A. taken out B. turned out C. worn out D. broken out

7. My best friend was offered the job on the _____________ that she was well-qualified.

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A. grants B. reasons C. causes D. grounds

8. Many young people are forced to _____________ themselves.

A. fend for B. look for C. feed for D. rely for

9. Playing squash is a good way to let off_____________.

A. smoke B. temper C. moisture D. steam

10. It was imperative that the letter be _____________ by 5 o’clock in order to arrive early the next morning.

A. dispatched B. dispensed C. dispersed D. dispelled

11. Of course, you have a chance of getting the scholarship. I think you should _____________.

A. go for it B. go with it C. go along with it D. get with it

12.The team was _____________on winning the gold medal.

A. determined B. intent C. intense D. resolute

13.He _____________ to help me achieve my goal, for which I was very grateful.

A. endeavoured B. endeared C. engaged D. enchanted

14. I really don’t think he’s got the _____________ to complete the marathon; he’s sure to give up before
the end.

A. flair B. stamina C. suppleness D. speed

15. The rock star’s fans were full of _____________ for him.

A. adulation B. glorification C. elation D. worship

16. She wanted to _____________ her interest in microbiology.

A. pursue B. strive for C. stalk D. persist in

17. The country around here is so _____________ that you can only get around in a jeep.

A. jagged B. weathered C. severe D. rugged

18. His outburst was not _____________ with his normally placid nature.

A. consistent B. constant C. concise D. conclusive

19. The prisoner was _____________ to hours of questioning.

A. subdued B. subjected C. objected D. submerged

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20. Bella and Justin are chatting with each other.

-Bella: “I don’t think Eric’s coming over after all.” – Justin: “Well, if I_____________, I think his car has
just turned into the driveway.”

A. am not mistaken B. don’t mistake

C. am not mistaking D. haven’t mistaken

Part 3. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your answer in the box
provided.
1. Inadvertently perhaps, the BiE report lets the cat _______ _______ the bag.
2. People associate the old days __________ good times, and seem to forget the hardship they endured.
3. The selection board interviewed him and rejected his application ________ further ado.
4. The government is determined to crack _______ ________ terrorism.
5. Some lay eggs among the stones, so camouflaged you would mistake them ____ the rocks themselves.
6. How did you manage to sleep _________ that thunderstorm?
7. I haven’t got___________ _______unpacking from my holiday yet.
8. Somebody had come in and ripped _________ the TV and stereo.
9. People thought that the use of robots would do________ ________ boring low-paid factory jobs.
10. He bravely went ________ ________ the wedding ceremony even though he was in a lot of pain.
Part 4. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your answers in the spaces
provided below.
Facebook data - as scandalous as MPs’ expenses?
The gathering storm over how millions of Facebook profiles were 0. (APPARENT) _apparently_
exploited for political purposes raises all sorts of questions about how our data is used.
For Stephanie Hare, a tech expert who has worked in the data field, the Cambridge Analytica story raises
big questions over a lack of 1. (ACCOUNT)__________: "What is really striking here is the absence of any
2. (SIGHT)__________. " Nobody, she points out - not the social network, nor the data company or the
academic researcher - seems to have thought that it was their job to ask if data had been 3.(PROPER)
__________shared, and if so to ensure it was deleted.
Much has been made of the fact that users who sign up to the kind of 4.(PERSONAL) __________quiz
used in this case have to explicitly give permission for their data to be accessed. But Stephanie Hare says it
is 5. (FAIR) ___________ to put the burden on people with busy lives to read through the fine print. And
she feels that Facebook's 6.(SET)__________should be set to maximise 7. (PRIVATE)__________by
default.
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"It's our jobs as 8. (TECHNOLOGY)___________to design systems that are safe," she says. "I don't get on
an aeroplane as a passenger and make my own safety checks."
I spent this morning giving a talk at a school in South Wales about the power of social media platforms to
spread fake news. I took some time to explain just how much power Facebook puts in the hands of 9.
(ADVERTISE)__________- and political parties - to target their messages very precisely at, say, 15-25
year olds in Pontypridd who like motor racing.
My audience, all keen 10. (USE)__________ of social media, seemed surprised to learn that Facebook
owned Instagram and WhatsApp, and Google owned YouTube, meaning that just two giant companies
could exert huge influence over the information they received and how they thought.
C. READING (50 points)
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
Colour sense
ICI colour consultant Jack Widgery painted one police interview room light green, and another
strong red. Subsequently, the police found that suspects 1.________statements more quickly when they
were in the red room, again enforcing the idea that too much red 2._________a feeling of being pressurized.
The soft green was for interviewing victims and their families, and there are many 3._________of light
colours being used to 4._________ feelings and encourage relaxation.
Some institutions in the USA have special pink areas to cool the 5._______of angry prisoners,
service recruits and patients. Soft blues, greens and beiges seem to be 6._________and hospitals, schools
and dentists are beginning to take this into 7.________ when choosing colour schemes.
An airline which changed from a yellow and brown interior scheme to one of green and blue reported
a forty-five percent decrease in airsickness. But the workplace is the biggest challenge: neither too much
nor too 8.________ energy will do. The 9._______fashion for grey with a few details in brighter colours
may be a good 10._________.
1. A. gave B. said C. admitted D. spoke
2. A. makes B. leads C. has D. creates
3. A. ways B. occasions C. examples D. demonstrations
4. A. play up B. play down C. run up D. run down
5. A. tempers B. moods C. personalities. D. senses
6. A. sleepy B. leisurely C. tiring D. restful
7. A. view B. mind C. account D. opinion
8. A. few B. small C. little D. low
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9. A. current B. nowadays C. actual D. instant
10. A. result B. system C. solution D. way
Part 2. Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in
corresponding numbered boxes.
The origin of language
The truth (0).___is __ nobody really knows how the language first began. Did we all start talking at
around the same time 1._______ of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop?
Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of
language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in 2._______ a way that we are programmed
for language from the moment of birth. In 3.________ words, language came about as a result of an
evolutionary change in our brains at some stage.
Language 4._________ well be programmed into the brain but, 5._________ this, people still need stimulus
from others around them. From studies, we know that 6. ________ children are isolated 7.________ human
contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do
8._________. This research shows, if 9. __________ else, that language is a social activity, not something
invented 10._________isolation.

Part 3. Read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the following questions. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
The Moon has been worshipped by primitive peoples and has inspired humans to create everything
from lunar calendars to love sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about
the origin of the Moon is that it was formed of the debris from a massive collision with the young Earth
about 4.6 billion years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size of Mars, struck the Earth, throwing out an
immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth.
The development of Earth is inextricably linked to the moon; the Moon’s gravitational influence upon
the Earth is the primary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effect upon the tides
than does the Sun. The Moon makes one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27
days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes. This synchronous rotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in
the Moon (essentially, it is heavier on one side than the other) and has allowed the Earth’s gravity to keep
one side of the Moon permanently facing Earth. It is an average distance from Earth of 384,403 km.
The Moon has no atmosphere; without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from
meteorite impacts, and thus the surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small.
The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanic activity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering,
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tectonic shifts, and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reform the Earth’s surface features are not at
work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprint left by an astronaut in the lunar
soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface
gravity of the Moon is about one-sixth that of the Earth’s. Therefore, a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth
would only weigh 14 kilograms on the Moon.
The geographical features of the Earth most like that of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian
volcanic craters and the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii
or Arizona, however; in fact the temperature on the Moon ranges between 123 degrees C. to –233 degrees
C.
1.What is the passage primarily about?
A. the Moon’s effect upon the Earth
B. the origin of the Moon
C. what we know about the Moon and its differences to Earth
D. a comparison of the Moon and the Earth
2. The word “massive” in the passage is closest in meaning to ________
A. unavoidable B. dense C. huge D. impressive
3. The word “debris” in the passage is closest in meaning to______
A. rubbish B. satellites C. moons D. earth
4. According to the passage, the Moon is______
A. older than the Earth
B. protected by a dense atmosphere
C. composed of a few active volcanoes
D. the primary cause of Earth’s ocean tides
5. The word “uneven“ in the passage is closest in meaning to ______
A. Heavier B. Equally distributed C. Orderly D. Not uniform
6. Why does the author mention “impact craters” in the paragraph 3?
A. to show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere
B. to show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic or volcanic activity
C. to explain why the Moon has no plant life because of meteorites
D. to explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering
7. The word “erase” in the passage is closest in meaning to _________
A. change B. impact C. obliterate D. erupt
8. A person on the Moon would weigh less than on the Earth because_____
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A. of the composition of lunar soil
B. the surface gravity of the Moon is less
C. the Moon has no atmosphere
D. the Moon has no active tectonic or volcanic activity
9. All of the following are true about the Moon EXCEPT____
A. it has a wide range of temperatures.
B. it is heavier on one side than the other.
C. it is unable to protect itself from meteorite attacks.
D. it has less effect upon the tides than the Sun.
10. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. the Moon is not able to support human life.
B. if the Moon had no gravitational influence, the Earth would not have tides.
C. people living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the Moon.
D. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to the Moon.
D. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets so that the meaning stays the same. You must
use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given.
1. Attendance at the additional evening lectures is not obligatory for students. (under)
Students _________________________________ the additional evening lectures.
2. All are eligible for the contest. There is no discrimination of race and sex. (regardless)
All are eligible ___________________________________________ race and sex.
3. We were very much surprised to learn that Brian had become a monk. (To)
__________________________________________, Brian had become a monk.
4. Some people will do anything to lose weight. (lengths)
Some people will __________________________________ to lose weight.
5. He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all. (reference)
He made ____________________________ our previous conversation.
Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.
Not for _______________________________________________________
2. The only reason why she got promotion is that she’s very competent.
Were it _______________________________________________________
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3. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
Urgent _______________________________________________________
4. It’s such a wonderful opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.
It’s too _________________________________________________________________________
5. You’re far more practical than I am.
Nowhere ________________________________________________________________________
Part 3: In some countries, secondary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of
subjects. In others, children focus on a narrow range of subjects related to a particular career.

Which of these two systems is more appropriate in today’s world?

Write an essay of about 200-250 words to express your opinion. Give reasons and specific examples to
support your answer.
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