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 Reading and Use of English Part 1 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is
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ansection
This example of at
thethe beginning tests
examination (0). your understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
Example:
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versation:
0 A Some B One C Any D None
You read: a. They will be working today.
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b. There is a match on TV today.
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c. They areDwatching a match today.

The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?

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1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
(0)b.………
Johnnyofisthe afraid of something.
greatest human (1) ………, apart from selfishness, b. The thief was caught
is meanness, afterishea(n)
which left(2)
the……….
museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
As long as we don’t observe ourselves, it is natural that we should (3) ……… judgement on others. Even if
we don’t intend to do so, when our mind is constantly preoccupied with what others do, we will inevitably
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
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become mean.to
b. She wants It doesn’t
take up matter
yoga. how mean we are. What counts is that
b. Greg evil lies
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because mind
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from your dreams and, in conjunction with lack of love, the end result is devastating. When you turn your
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3. gaze
a. The
onchild is a thief.
the wrong things, you are bound to feel rage, which turns into spite and meanness. There are
b. The child has
people who feed (5) ……… nowhere to these
live. emotions, then blame 11. their
a. Hepain
is naïve.
on a whole lot of other things and
c. The child does not
people, except themselves. have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
There is no
b. They way
are outgoing
both of such onsituations.
the trip. Unless we (6) ……… 12.meanness, we won’t
a. She doesn’t likebe able to take a single step
shopping.
forward. Meanness
c. She will spend adepends on a on
lot of money whole
the lot
trip.of other things. Jealousy, rage, pride,
b. She believes social
shopping is acompetitiveness,
waste of money.
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and so much more. All this happens because we don’t look c.deep within. Getting
He believes buying arid of meanness
large amount ofisclothes
like
5. pulling
a. He had an accident.
(7) ………. It’s probably harder than dreaming. It (8)is……… a wasteself-awareness,
of money. isolation, quiet, and
b. He was given
self-control. Abovea all,
fine.it takes the willpower to make a decision.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
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6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

1 b. They
A foibles
are both going to see Mark. B whims C wits D wills
2 c. Mark is an experienced performer.
A hamper B impediment 14. Ca. She has to work hard. D urge
retreat
b. He has to work more efficiently.
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A haspassto work harder. B make Cc. He
place
has a problem with time D management.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

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b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
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feet receive good grades B inskin
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 Reading and Use of English Part 2 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word
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This each gap.of There is an example
the examination testsatyour
the beginning ()). of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
understanding
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
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versation:

You read: a. They will be working today.

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b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watchingBrain Drain:
a match today. is it inexorable?

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Brain (0) ……… is b.
answer is justForlike
thebleeding.
short conversations 1-14, or
After a country mark your answers
a nation below.
has been None of
(9) ……… a the conversations
deadly blow
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
in economic or financial (10) ………, its most talented and educated citizens begin to gush out of its
‘wound’, just like blood. It goes without (11) ……… that all people are free to put down roots wherever
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they like but, when this process takes on whopping (12) ………, it becomes alarming, with far-reaching
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
implications for economy and
b. Johnny is afraid of something. society (13) ……… large. Simply
b. Theput,
thiefbrain drain isafter
was caught the process
he left thewhereby
museum.
human capital seeks and finds more
c. Johnny is playing with something. favourable economic and professional conditions with a (14)
c. The thief was caught before he left the ………
museum.
to plying a particular trade.
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
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b. She wants to take up yoga.
There are some ‘push factors’, forcing people to leave their country b. Greg behaves
of origin, andbadly
somebecause he is, drawing
‘pull factors’ her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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them in to a specific country. As often as not, economic or political instability, lack of freedom, religious
problems.
intolerance, all forms of discrimination, high unemployment (15) ………, and poor working conditions
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3. a. The child is a thief.
are
b.some of the
The child most
has significant
nowhere push factors that show young
to live. 11. a.people the door. On the other hand, better-
He is naïve.
paid jobs,
c. The a stronger
child does noteconomy, political stability, a sanitised education
have parents. b. He feelsorsorry
health
for system,
her. and a rich culture
are factors not to be sneezed (16) ………! c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
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6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

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 Reading and Use of English Part 3 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 3

For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
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form
This a word
section thatexamination
of the fits in the gap in the
tests yoursame line. Thereof
understanding is spoken
an example at the
English. Thebeginning (0).
listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
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Example: 0 T R A N S L U C E NT
versation:

You read: a. They will be working today.

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b. There is a match on TV today.
TRANSLUCENT
c. They are watching a match today. PEOPLE

The
(0)correct
………answer b. Forthe
peopleis have thetendency
short conversations 1-14,
to glow from mark your answers below.TRANSLUCENCE
within. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
The way I see it, these people are the ones that, owing to an
experience with sacred plants or (17) ……… practices, have SPIRIT
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come into contact with a deeper nature of self, and have
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
attained a different way of
b. Johnny is afraid of something. perceiving reality. After that event,
b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
they feel theiscall
c. Johnny and (18)
playing with……… to move in a new direction,
something. c. The thief was caughtCLEAR
before he left the museum.
and a sense of (19) ………. Translucents refer to life as an TRANSCEND
2. endless
a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
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process, like an unfolding of discovery and delight.
b. She wants to take up yoga.
Translucence is more a direction than a destination. Likeb. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started
theeating beans.
doesn’t involve a specific pointc. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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heading North, process

problems.
of (20) ………. It is a way of living life with art and humour, ARRIVE
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3. a. The child is a thief.
continuously
b. The child coming
has nowhereback totoalive.
perennial here, always steeped
11. a. He is naïve.
inc.the
The(21)
child………
does not of have
the view, and blessing each momentb. He feels sorry for her.
parents. VAST
with a gift of creative presence. c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They
Once theyarestart
bothtogoing on the
impugn andtrip.
reinterpret some assumed 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. Sheabout
will spend a lot of money
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beliefs reality, they transform

c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes
maps that they have inherited. Instead of following a doctrine,
5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
they embrace
b. He was givenmany teachers, and experience the whole of life
a fine.
asc.aHe
teacher.
was not Rather than conforming to the ways that13
punished. havea. Sam is inexperienced.
been handed down through society, they embody a radicalb. They have regretted hiring Sam.
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6. feminisation
a. Mark isn’tofnervous.
the spiritual life. Rather than denouncing thec. They are going to hire somebody else.
b. They
world, are both
seeking (22)going
………, to see Mark.
they are actively involved, taking CELIBATE
c. Mark is an experienced performer.
delight in the joys of life more than ever. Rather than building 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
a holy or “spiritual” personality in any external way, their most
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
easily distinguishable quality is a sense of (23) ……… and SIMPLE
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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humour about themselves and

c. Her job involves dealing with animals. their lives. They are plain,
honest, deep and, at the same time, remarkably human. Their
8. (24) ………
a. He is proverbial.
is a freshman. HUMBLE
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

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 Reading and Use of English Part 4 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 4

For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
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using
This the of
section word
the given. Do nottests
examination change
your the word given.
understanding ofYou must
spoken use between
English. threesection
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has words,
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including questions. MarkHere
word given. all your
is ananswers
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Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
Example:
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
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0 A car stopped outside the restaurant.
versation:
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You read: A …………………………………………………..
a. They will be working today. outside the restaurant.
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The gap can be b. filled
Therewith
is a the words
match on ‘car drew up’, so you write:
TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.
Example: 0 CAR DREW UP
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated.
Write Please listen
only the missing words carefully. Do you
IN CAPITAL have any
LETTERS onquestions?
the separate answer sheet.
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1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
25 There must be a way to make up for my behaviour.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
MAKE
2. a. She There must
is very be a way to ……………………………………
energetic. 10. a. Gregmy behaviour.
behaves badly because he is stressed.
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b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
26c. She
Thehas started eating
manuscript beans.by chance in a cave in 1945.c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
was found
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3. a. The child
They is a thief.
…………………………………… in a cave in 1945.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
27 Who told you the truth? c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. HeITwill probably go on the trip.
Whoare
b. They ……………………………………
both going on the trip. the truth? 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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28 She doesn’t get on very well with her teacher, I’m afarid.c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes
5. a. HeBOOKS
had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
She is ……………………………………, I’m afraid.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
6. 29a. Mark
“You’d
isn’tbetter cut down on sweets,” he advised her.
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nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

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b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer.
He …………………………………… 14. a. She has to work hard.
down on sweets.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. 30a. She
Thehas to work
sound harder.
of the train trundling its way to Dublin lulledc.me
He to
hassleep.
a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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SOMNOLENT
c. Her job involves dealing with animals.
The sound of the train trundling its way to Dublin …………………………………… me.
8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

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 Reading and Use of English Part 5 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 5

You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which
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you
This think fits
section best,
of the according tests
examination to theyour
text.understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
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versation:
It was clear. He had clashed with himself. You could see that in his eyes, and it was his conviction that, were
You read: a. They will be working today.
he to leave that place, almost none of them would ever remember his name…Of course, the generous,
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b. There is a match on TV today.
popular priest,c.who Theyhad are spent
watchingall his life praying
a match today.for people, would directly ask him out on the frozen road
about the purpose of his journey, without receiving any reply, just before 2011 stole by.
He had
The correct just seen
answer is b. an
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the short conversations man1-14,trying
marktoyour
get answers
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of theneed, and
conversations
can behis
live repeated.
life. At any Please listen
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he wanted Do you
a kind have any questions?
of complete and utter confusion in his life! He seemed to long
for inertia; he wanted to veer and not intervene. He was tired. He could no longer stand mockery and
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ingratitude, making a series of concessions. That’s why he was seriously thinking of disappearing once
1. anda. Johnny
for all! He didn’t go topluck
couldn’t school. up courage. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
He was infuriated with injustice; even its veneer overwhelmed him! He was once convinced he was the
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
kind of person seeking difficulty in life. He longed to battle against the vicissitudes of life, where the truth
2. resided.
a. She isBut veryin energetic.
vain. The grandeur of his soul, though, heartlessness, and lowbadly
10. a. Greg behaves blows, some people’s
because class
he is stressed.
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mentality
b. She wants and priggishness—they
to take up yoga. weren’t more than twentyb.orGreg thirtybehaves
people—wearied
badly because him he
so much and
is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves
made him buckle. Besides, he wasn’t the only one to buckle…Jenny’s red letter was proof enough. He was badly because he has personal
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wan, colourless, but there was not a trace of spite on his faceproblems. against those twenty people who had hurt
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3. him.
a. The child is a thief.
It was the mentality they represented that he was faced with, not themselves. He had learnt to be
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
magnanimous, and stick up for his beliefs, at a level of arguments, not personal altercations. He was ‘large’
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
when it came to behaviour, despite his humble beginnings…There c. He doesn’twasbelieve
something
her. important he had
been trying to share with
4. a. He will probably go on the trip. those ‘select few’ , but they wouldn’t listen. Obviously, they thought they were
impeccable
b. They arecomparedboth going toon
him!the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She
But willnow, spend a lot ofwooden,
he looked money onasthe if trip.
made of wax. No b. Sheof
trace believes
emotion shopping is a waste
was inside of money.
of him…Only
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c. He believes
something very strong would mobilise him and snap him out of his quagmire. Probably, something buying a large amount of even
clothes
5. stronger
a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
than the previous night he had shared with Jenny…His heart struck a pose in front of the mirror
b. He was given a fine.
for her sake. It had his own authorisation to do it. But perhaps it wasn’t enough to mobilise him, unlike a
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
tempestuous love affair with, say, Sarah…In real life, not in books! b. They After
have all, the author
regretted hiringmust
Sam.take all the
6. risks of the road if he wants to stand any chance of leaving behind c. Theysome recognisable traces. else.
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a. Mark isn’t nervous. are going to hire somebody

Yet, nothing was more
b. They are both going to see Mark. awkward than that girl. It took him lots of strength and energy to repress his
c. Markfor
craving is an
her.experienced
Try as he might, performer. 14. a. She has
he couldn’t regain his composure. What to kind
workof hard.
a man, in such an era of
necessity, would have the strength to concern himself with great love affairs? Theyefficiently.
b. He has to work more were all children of
7. necessity…
a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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That girl knew what it felt like always coming under fire. She damn well knew that only hunger could
c. Her job involves dealing with animals.
block people’s minds. Yet, she had the credentials to clash with need! She had the guts to bear the brunt of
8. love,
a. Heif she
is a really
freshman.wanted that, and give a fight on an equal footing. But that constant exposure to the road,
apart
b. Hefrom the cold
believes you can
it’s easy catch, involves many other risks, such as making you too realistic to have any
to adapt.
emotion
c. He didn’tor sensitivity.
receive good Still, grades
it may help
in hisyou realise the pure time of life!
exams.

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 Reading and Use of English Part 5 TEST 3

Instructions
She was familiar with roads, while he defied the torturous ones. He wasn’t fully conscious of them. He
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wasn’t
This sectioneven aware
of the of her feelings,
examination whether
tests your she loved him,
understanding that is…He
of spoken looked
English. just like section
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has three parts.
boy are
There in front of an open
50 questions. door,
Mark whose
all your keys someone
answers below. else holds! Now, more than ever before, since Jenny
was involved. He too wanted her badly. She had earned his love. He might have stopped her from leaving,
Part 1: In
if her this part
need hadn’tof the test, you
blocked hiswill hear short conversations.
thought…Anyway, he would From
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with himself select theafter
answer
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staggering night. But Sarah was lodged in his heart, and that emotion would be heightened by a text
versation:
message from her a few hours later, when he was already in the capital city, and he treated it with lots of
scepticism…
You read: a. They will be working today.
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b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.
31  What do we understand about the hero in the 34 What is implied about the hero?
first paragraph?
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark A your
He has children.
answers below. None of the conversations
A He is aPlease
can be repeated. member of carefully.
listen B He has lived abroad.
the clergy.Do you have any questions?
B He experiences a kind of inner conflict. C He has stronger feelings for Sarah.
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C He is a celebrity. D There is something he wants to hide.
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school.
D He won’t miss that place. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. Thedoes
35 What thiefthewashero
caught after he left the museum.
believe?
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
32 How could he be characterised? A Love has no place in a world of need.
A as contrite B He is incapable of loving.
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
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B wants
b. She as despondent
to take up yoga. Cb. Greg
Very behaves
few people takebecause
badly risks. he is her boss.
C has
c. She as furious
started eating beans. Dc. Greg
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3. a. The child is a thief. 36 What is understood about the era?
b. The child has
33 What does he feel? nowhere to live. 11. Aa. He is naïve.
People find it hard to fall in love.
c. The child does not have parents.
A People try to undermine him. B There is sorry
b. He feels fordiscrimination.
a lot of her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
B He is neglected. C People are indifferent to one another.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
C 
b. They He needs
are to change
both going on thethe place where he
trip. 12. Da. She
There is abject
doesn’t like poverty.
shopping.
lives.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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D He needs to explore the world. c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
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6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 75
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 Reading and Use of English Part 6 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 6

You are going to read an article. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the
TO
This section ofA-H
paragraphs the one which
the examination fits your
tests each understanding
gap (37-43). There is one extra
of spoken paragraph
English. whichsection
The listening you dohas
notthree
needparts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
to use.

Part 1: In
Mark thisanswers
your part of the
ontest,
theyou will hear
separate short conversations.
answer sheet. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
versation:

You read: a. They will be working today.

Grammar: Do we really need it?
ER SA
b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.
37 39
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
canSo,bewhat
repeated.
does Please
it meanlisten carefully.
to “know andDo you have
speak a lan-anyObviously,
questions?communicative competence is related
guage”? There are several factors that we have to to the how, when, and why of language use. It is
BR P
take into consideration in answering this question. the ability to adjust our language behaviour to
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
Let us consider three main variables that are of con- the various circumstances and social situations
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
sequence
c. Johnnyand vital importance:
is playing with something. grammatical com- that we normally
c. The thief was face in the
caught course
before he of
leftour
thelives.
museum.
petence, communicative competence, and language A significant component of communicative
2. proficiency.
a. She is very Theenergetic.
main exponent of grammatical competence 10. a. Gregisbehaves
what has called sociolinguistic
beenbecause
badly he is stressed.
ID LE
b. She wants
competence to take
is the up yoga.
eminent linguist Noam Chomsky, or pragmatic b. Greg behaves
competence.badlyKnowing
because he a islanguage
her boss.
c. She has started eating beans.
who believed that knowing a language is tanta- means knowing the communicative and personal
c. Greg behaves badly because he has social
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problems.
mount to knowing “one’s grammar,” i.e., the ability strategies appropriate in every single circumstance
GE
3. a. The child is a thief.
to form and comprehend “grammatically correct” of interaction; knowing when and how to make
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
sentences.
c. The childIn other
does notwords,
have grammatical
parents. competence requests, b. Heapologies, invitations,
feels sorry for her. and so forth.;
has to do with grammatical rules stipulating the cor- when c. andHehow
doesn’tto broach
believe or
her.avoid a topic (topic-
4. rect usage,
a. He formulation,
will probably go onandthe construction
trip. of words avoidance strategies); most importantly, knowing
b. They
and are both
phrases; with going on the trip.
grammatical categories, such as when 12. and
a. She
howdoesn’t like shopping.
to interpret all these speech acts, in
c. She will
subject, spend a lotand
complement, of money
so on.; inonshort,
the trip.
with the order to b. She
avoidbelieves shopping is a waste of money.
misunderstanding.
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ability to create propositions. c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. 40 is a waste of money.
b.
38He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. The
13 degree
a. Sam istoinexperienced.
which a learner has acquired
The punctilious teacher, as I usually say, who sticks grammatical and communicative
b. They have regretted hiring orSam.
sociolinguistic
OK

6. toa.the
Markplan and
isn’t complies with grammar and clear- competence
nervous. c. They and the skill
are going withsomebody
to hire which he/she else. taps
b. They
cut rules,are both going
seems to see Mark.
to overlook the circumstances into this knowledge for real-life purposes refers to
c. Mark is an experienced performer.
under which the target-language is spoken—for our 14. third
a. She has to work
variable: hard. proficiency—a term
language
b. He
instance, the reasons for applying a communicative that encompasses the previous has to work more efficiently.
two.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
strategy instead of another. Knowing, for example,
b. She is not satisfied with her salary. 41
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that What
c. Her jobI involves
want is adealing
cigarette is animals.
with a correct English
sentence, or to give him the cold shoulder means At any rate, language proficiency is the end-product
8. “to shun
a. He is ahim,”
freshman.is not what communication and of language learning; this is what everybody
b. He believes
“knowing it’s easy
a language” aretoall
adapt.
about. aims at and assessment is predicated upon. This
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

76 CPE
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 Reading and Use of English Part 6 TEST 3

Instructions
discrepancy, though,
TO between grammar-oriented Herein lies the role of literature in language teach-
approaches
This to language
section of the examination teaching
tests your the kind ing
andunderstanding as a means
of spoken of giving
English. insights section
The listening into thehasculture
threeofparts.
of language
There proficiency
are 50 questions. Markwhich
all yourwe
answers dilated the target language. Stripping language of its cul-
have below.
upon and undoubtedly forms the core of language tural distinctiveness may lead to unprecedented
Part 1: In this
testing part of theunwieldy
is somewhat test, you will
andhear short conversations.
inexplicable. From
errors andthe three answer choices,
misunderstandings selectinroads
making the answer
intowhich
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
communication.
42
versation:
43
You read: a. They will be working today.
ER SA
b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.

The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
BR P
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.

2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.

ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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problems.
GE
3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
BO

c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
S

c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 77
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Reading and Use of English Part 6 TEST 3

Instructions
A Different
TO situations require different styles. grained belief that grammar is, or should be,
We of
This section usetheformal language
examination testswhen talking to
your understanding the teacher’s
of spoken English.and The learner’s
listening main
sectionconcern
has three andparts.
our employers; we tend to be
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below. informal when goal. A lot of second- or foreign-language
addressing our parents or friends; we talk learners the world over have definitely been
to children more slowly, trying to make our
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From exposed to this
the three answer philosophy of teaching
choices, select the answer and,which
speech
means about thecomprehensible
same thing as what enough
you hear fororthem. notwithstanding
that is true, based on what you hear. the degree of linguistic
For example, listen to com-
the con-
W
versation:The innumerable sentences that may be petence that most of them have attained, it is
permissible in the grammatical system of a only when they come in contact with other
You read: language a. They
may will
notbebeworking
potentialtoday.
utterances speakers that the unvarnished truth dawns on
ER SA
b. There is a match on
when it comes to communication. A cigarette TV today. them: linguistic competence is only a vehicle
is what I c. Theymay
want arebewatching a match today.
a grammatically correct for mastering a language.
sentence, but it is highly unlikely that there
The correct b. For D For instance, a second- or foreign-language
will answer
ever beisany the short conversations
circumstances under which1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions? student should know that utterances such as
this sentence will be relegated to the status
Can you pass the salt? or It’s cold in here are not
of an utterance.
BR P
mere questions and statements, respectively.
1. B a. Johnny
For instance,
didn’t go when one says The table is black,
to school. 9. a.The Theformer
thief was is caught
not to afterbe interpreted as a
he sold the painting.
b. Johnny
we have is afraid of something.
an example of a proposition, since b. The thiefreferring
question was caught to theafterhearer’s
he left the museum.
ability to
c. Johnny is playingconsists
this sentence with something.
of a subject, a verb, c.perform
The thiefthewasactcaught
described,before
butheasleft
anthe museum.
indirect
and a complement. It is a complete sentence directive requesting the performance of the
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. act,
a. Greg behaves badlyisbecause hethought
is stressed.
ID LE
conveying a complete meaning about a whereas the latter not to be of
b. She wants to take up yoga.
particular state of affairs, in juxtaposition with b. Greg behaves badly because
as an utterance describing a certain state ofhe is her boss.
c. She
thehas startedThe
sentence eating
tablebeans.
is, which is incomplete, c. Gregbut
affairs, behaves
one that badly because
should he has
almost personal
always be
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or The table are black, which is ungrammatical. problems.

regarded as a hint, thus implicitly requesting
GE
3. a. The child is a thief.
A teacher adhering to a strict grammar- the addressee to, say, close the window or to
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
oriented approach to language teaching fetch a blanket.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
is likely to devote a lot of time to teaching
E c. He we
What doesn’t
couldbelieve
glean from her. this brief discussion
4. a. Hegrammatical
will probablyrules, go ondescribing
the trip. language in is the fact that grammar does not constitute
terms
b. They areofboth
tenses,
goingsyntax,
on thesemantics,
trip. and lexis, 12. aa. valid
She doesn’t like shopping.
approach to the development of
and prescribing the correct
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. usage, although b. She believes shopping is a waste of always
money.
language proficiency. Grammar should
BO

everyday life and experience have given the lie c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes
be sensitive and amenable to all those culture-
5. a. Hetohad thean efficacy of this approach. Furthermore,
accident. is a waste of money.
specific assumptions underpinning language
b. Hegrammar-oriented
was given a fine. approaches have even and communication, and it is not necessarily
c. Heled
wastonotsignificant
punished. misunderstandings and 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
conducive to language proficiency.
“misnomers,” as in the case of assigning the b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous.

term tense to progressive or perfect aspect. F As far asare
c. They thegoing
teacher is concerned,
to hire somebodywe else.could
b. They are both going to see Mark. say that he or she is supposed to render
C c. Mark
It is iswidely acknowledged
an experienced that grammar has
performer. 14. thea. She has to work
different voiceshard.‘legitimate elements in
played a central role in language teaching. b. He has to work more efficiently.particularly
the construction of pedagogy,
Syllabus design
7. a. She has to work harder. and a wide diversity of ap- c. He has a problem with time
those groups that have beenmanagement.
socially and
proaches
b. She to language
is not satisfied withteaching
her salary. have relied on
economically marginalised’. Nevertheless,
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this
c. Her jobassumption, namely,
involves dealing theanimals.
with fundamental role
the very existence of the notion of “voice”
of grammar in second- or foreign-language
maintains and promulgates the rules of
8. a. Helearning. In spite of the tremendous impact
is a freshman. “sameness/difference” that it seeks to violate,
b. He believes
that recentit’scommunicative
easy to adapt. approaches have
as inherent in it are structural notions about
c. Hehad
didn’ton receive
the waygood we grades
should in his exams.
tackle language
groups omitted from public participation.
in general, there seems to be a deeply in-

78 CPE
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Reading and Use of English Part 6 TEST 3

Instructions
G Language
TO proficiency extends to cover H How can we go about focusing on grammar
everyof single
This section the examination language
aspect of tests awareness
your understanding whenEnglish.
of spoken our chief
Theconcern
listeningissection
to helphas students
three parts.
and all that this entails; it has less
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.to do with become competent speakers who will be
competence than with performance. When able to hold their own in every situation?
we say that a second- or foreign-language
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From Howthecan
threewe limitchoices,
answer ourselves
selectto
theteaching
answer which
learner
means about theissameproficient,
thing aswewhatmean thatorshe
you hear thatis,is true, based
tenses and you
on what constructions, doing nothing
hear. For example, to con-
listen to the
W
versation:
more or less, fluent in the target language. help our students cope with language in its
However, fluency may be adversely affected social context?
You read:by sucha. factors
They willasbefatigue,
workingapprehension,
today.
ER SA
disease,b. andThere is a match on TV today.
others.
c. They are watching a match today.

The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
BR P
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.

2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.

ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
M

problems.
GE
3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
BO

c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
S

c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 79
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Reading and Use of English Part 7 TEST 3

Instructions
Reading and Use of English Part 7

You are going to read an extract from a book on speech convergence and divergence. For questions 44-
53,section
This chooseoffrom the sections tests
the examination
TO
(A-E).your
The understanding
sections may beofchosen
spokenmore thanThe
English. once.
listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
versation:

You read: a. They will be working today.

ER SA
b. There is a match on TV today.
In which section
c. They are the following
are watching mentioned?
a match today.

The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of
44the conversations
canThe topic is inexhaustible.
be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?

45
BR P
A definition is provided.
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny
People is afraid of
sometimes something.
avoid correcting others. b. The thief was caught after he46
left the museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
We use language to get things done in our favour. 47
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
Some 48
c. She expressions are used
has started eating to improve our relation to others.
beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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problems.
49
GE
3. Speakers accommodate
a. The child is a thief. their speech to make it easier for others to follow them.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents.
There are linguistic differences between the sexes. b. He feels sorry for her. 50
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip. 51
People can cut themselves off from the outside world through language.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
BO

People working in the same field are bound to speak in much thebelieves
same way. 52
c. He buying a large amount of clothes
5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
Many parameters are at work when it comes to language use. 53
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
S

c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

80 CPE
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Reading and Use of English Part 7 TEST 3

Instructions
TO Speech: Convergence and Divergence
This section of the examination tests your understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
A are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below. the case that, out of politeness, we will ignore her
There
There are definitely occasions when we all mistake and go on with the conversation.
Part 1: In this part of
accommodate tothe
thetest, you willofhear
speech short conversations.
others. By the From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
term accommodation is meant the tendency C
versation:
to imitate those features of speech, namely, We may have a vested interest in pleasing our
register, pronunciation, frequency of phrases and addressee, i.e., we may curry favour with her
You read: a. They will be working today.
grammatical patterns used, intonation, and so because we want her to lend us some money or
ER SA
b. There is a match on TV today.
on—that is, one’s linguistic repertoire—that are help us with our Maths project! The same applies to
c. They are watching a match today.
adopted by our interlocutors. For instance, when a a young employee who, aspiring to a salary rise or
friend drops his aitches, promotion, uses formal language when addressing
The correct answer is b. Forthus
the pronouncing “house”1-14,
short conversations mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have anyhis
as “‘ouse,” and we tend to do the same, at least employers. In other words, he converges upwards
questions?
in his presence, we have an example of speech towards them. Moreover, affective language and
BR P
convergence, in that we tend to converge towards phatic expressions, such as Hello, how are you this
1. hisa. Johnny
pronunciation.
didn’t goFurthermore,
to school. when we have morning?9. a. Theorthief
I’m was
awfully sorry,
caught areheclear
after sold examples
the painting.
the tendency to distinguish
b. Johnny is afraid of something. ourselves in speech, of speech
b. The thief was caught after he left theexpress
convergence, inasmuch as they museum.
wec. have
Johnnyan isexample
playing of speech
with divergence, in that solidarity,
something. c. Theand
thiefenhance
was caught rapport.
beforeFinally,
he left consider
the museum.
we diverge from the speech of others. Imagine the the speech of those coming from the same region or
2. conversation
a. She is verybetween
energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves
a worker using vernacular socio-economic badly because
and political he is stressed.
background. Fashion
ID LE
b. She and
forms, wantsatoProfessor
take up yoga. of English Literature designers b. Greg behaves
coming from badly
Athens because he is her
or shepherds boss.
hailing
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly
using formal language. As often as not, speech from Crete tend to use much the same pronunciation because he has personal
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convergence signals that speakers are on the same and style. problems.
GE
3. wavelength,
a. The child is a thief. speech divergence shows
whereas
that respondents nowhere
b. The child has to live. contradict each D11. a. He is naïve.
may deliberately
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels
For obvious sorry aforspeaker
reasons, her. may deliberately
other in choosing different modes of speech.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
diverge from the speech of his interlocutor, thus
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
B b. They are both going on the trip. signalling his intention to disagree with, or even
12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
Let us see the different ways in which a person repudiate, him. For example, it is often the case
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
BO

may accommodate to the speech of his or her that a c.fifteen-year He believesold boy will
buying regularly
a large amount resort to
of clothes
interlocutor and
5. a. He had an accident. the reasons for doing so. For swearing, especially
is a waste of money.when addressing his friends,
example,
b. He wasa giventeacher addressing his students or as a means of running counter to his parents’ “au-
a fine.
a c.mother
He wastalking to her baby may simplify their thority.”
not punished. At any
13 a. Sam rate, a lot of young people have a
is inexperienced.
vocabulary and grammatical patterns in their proclivity towards
b. They have aregretted
differenthiring
kind Sam.
of register and
OK

6. attempt
a. Mark to make
isn’t themselves understood. In this pronunciation,
nervous. c. They aresogoingtheytomay
hirecome out with,
somebody else. say,
b. They
case, areconverge
they to see Mark.towards their meeding, instead of meeting. In the same vein, mi-
both goingdownwards
c. Mark is anless
addressees’ experienced
advancedperformer. 14. a.ethnic
linguistic proficiency. nority She has to work
groups outhard.
to maintain their cultur-
How else could they put their message across? al identity and distinctivenessefficiently.
b. He has to work more may use their own
7. When
a. Shea sociologist
has to worktries harder.
to explain a phenomenon, linguistic c. He has a in
variety problem withwith
interaction timemajority
management.
group
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
using simple vocabulary, he actually converges members. Another case of speech divergence
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c. Her job involves

downwards towards dealing
all thosewith
whoanimals.
are not versed in is the linguistic behaviour of black people, who
the jargon. Of course, speech convergence involves speak what has been called Black English, or that
8. a. He is a freshman.
many other cases, as well; when an acquaintance of French people, who do not deign, so to speak,
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
of ours pronounces “leak” as “lick,” it is probably to use any other language, even when asking for
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 81
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Reading and Use of English Part 7 TEST 3

Instructions
help! Women’s speech exhibits marked differences
TO E
compared
This section of tothe
theexamination
speech of men, testsprovided that the Certainly,
your understanding of spoken we haveThe
English. only brieflysection
listening touched uponparts.
has three
former use more polite expressions,
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below. and seem to the various ways in which one may converge or
adopt standard forms, while the latter tend to exer- diverge in speech, and the reasons for doing so.
cise1:their
Part “right”
In this part oftothe
dotest,
as they seehear
you will fit. Ashort
clearconversations.
exam- The From chiefthe
aim is to
three drawchoices,
answer our attention toanswer
select the a widewhich
ple ofabout
means speech thedivergence
same thingisasthe useyou
what of metaphors
hear or thatinis true, based on what you hear. For example, andlisten to the con-
W diversity of factors—socio-political economic
versation:
Literature, in that the message cloaked in this kind background, sex, age and status, and so forth—
of register is accessible only to those who are con- underpinning language use, as well as to raise
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code.will
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thisworking
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members of some questions that may, in the long run, prove
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certain groups or communities can erect today.
b. There is a match on TV walls that, instrumental in opening up new perspectives and
on the one hand, c. Theyexclude
are watching
the onesa match
who today.
cannot methods of investigation.
penetrate the mind of the speaker or the writer, but
The
oncorrect
the otheranswer b. For the
help iscultivate short conversations
intimacy and a sense of1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
community.
BR P
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.

2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.

ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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problems.
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3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

82 CPE
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Writing Part 1 TEST 3

Instructions
Writing Part 1

Read the two texts below.

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This section of the examination tests your understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There
Writeare
an50 questions.
essay Mark all
summarising your
and answersthe
evaluating below.
key points from both texts. Use your own words throughout
as far as possible, and include your own ideas in your answers.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
Write your answer in 240-280 words.
versation:

You read: a. They will be working today.

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b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.

Animal
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations Rights
1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
Animal rights defenders claim that people and animals are genetically different, so there is no point in
BR P
conducting experiments on animals. It is better to use people directly, otherwise the results of experiments
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
on animals cannot be valid.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.

2. a. She is very energetic. Animal Testing

10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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Animals cannot be seen on an equal footing, therefore their death is essential to humans’ survival. Torturing
problems.
animals in the name of science may be thought of as ethical. But for animal testing, there would be very
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3. a. The child is a thief.
few medical
b. The childadvances.
has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
Write your essay. c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 83
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Writing Part 2 TEST 3

Instructions
Writing Part 2

Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 280-320 words in an
TO
appropriate
This section of style.
the examination tests your understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.

Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means
2 about the same
hasthing
askedasits
what you hear or that is true,on
based on what you hear. For example, listen to the
in con-
A magazine
W readers to send in articles a social issue. You decide to write an article
versation:
which you discuss the benefits of effective writing.

You read: a. They will be working today.

Write your article.
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b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.
3 You belong to an English-language reading group which recently saw a play. You have agreed to
writeanswer
The correct a reviewis of
b. the
For play for the
the short group’s website.
conversations 1-14,Inmark
your your
review, you should
answers give
below. your
None ofopinion of it.
the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
Write your review.
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1. 4 You
a. Johnny didn’t
have go to
worked as school. 9. a. The thief
a volunteer at a sports camp, encouraging waspeople
young caughttoafter he sold
engage the painting.
in sports. You
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
have been asked to write a report for the organisers’ website. You should provide a brief description of
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
your duties and responsibilities, and evaluate the sports camp.
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
Write your
b. She report.
wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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on one of the titles below. Write 5(a) or
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3. a. The child is a thief.
5(b) at the beginning of your answer.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
(a) Tracy Chevalier: Girl With A Pearl Earring c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They areA literary magazine
both going on thehastrip.
asked readers to send 12.
in articles
a. Sheon ‘Creating
doesn’t likeAtmosphere
shopping. in Novels’. You
c. She will spend
decide to writea an
lot article
of money on With
on Girl the trip. b. Sheyou
A Pearl Earring in which believes
describeshopping is a wasteofofsecrecy
the atmosphere money.
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and fear which Griet experienced in the Vermeer household. c. He believes buyingalso
You should a large amount
explain howofGriet’s
clothes
5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
relationships with two or three of the following characters added to her feelings of anxiety: Cornelia,
b. He was given a fine.
Catharina, Maria Thins, and van Ruijven.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
6. Write article.
yourisn’t
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a. Mark nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
(b) Tobias
c. Mark Hill: The Cryptographer
is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has Youtobelong
work harder.
to a book club which has asked its members c. He has a problem
to write with
reports ontime management.
the theme of trust
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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in a novel of their choice. You decide to write a report recommending The Cryptographer, describing
c. Her job involves dealing with animals.
the part trust plays in the development of the story, and addressing how important trust is to at least
8. a. He twois acharacters
freshman.in the novel.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
Write
c. Heyour report.
didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

84 CPE
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Listening Part 1 TEST 3

Instructions
Listening Part 1

You will hear three different extracts.

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This section of the examination tests your understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions.
For questions Mark the
1-6, choose all your answers
answer (A, B,below.
or C) which fits best, according to what you hear. There are
two questions for each extract.
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
versation:
Extract One 4 The life coach says that, thanks to coaching:
You
Youread: a. Theytalking
hear an expert will beabout
working today.
ecotourism. A Clients’ goals turn into feasible tasks.
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b. There is a match on TV today. B Problems disappear.
c. They are watching a match today. C Clients feel reborn.
1 What is the purpose of the talk?
A to
The correct draw people
answer is b. Fortothe
ecotourism
short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
B t o explain
can be repeated. Pleasewhat ecotourism
listen carefully. and
Do you have any questions?
greenwashing mean Extract Three
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C  to show that western tourists are the worst You hear a girl talking about claustrophobia.
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. Thedoes
thiefthe
was caughtsayafter he left
thisthe museum.
2 What is being implied about the local cuisine? 5 What speaker about disorder?
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
A It is worse than junk food A It doesn’t let you think.
2. a. SheB isItvery
is cheaper than restaurant meals.
energetic. B It makes
10. a. Greg you psychotic.
behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
C 
b. She It is preferable
wants to take uptoyoga.
any other kind of food Cb. Greg
It canbehaves
cost your life. because he is her boss.
badly
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restaurants or chain stores.
beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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The speaker believes that claustrophobia was
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3. Extract
a. The child
Two is a thief. the result of:
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. Aa. He is naïve.
a childhood trauma
You hearchild
c. The partdoes
of annotinterview with Sam Stark, a life
have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
B a panic attack
coach. c. He doesn’t believe her.
C western civilisation
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
3 b. They
Whatare both
does going on
coaching the trip.
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c. She will spend issues,
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well asonprofessional
the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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A  personal
c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes
matters, among other things
5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
B was
b. He only business
given a fine.challenges
C was
c. He failures
not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 85
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Listening Part 2 TEST 3

Instructions
Listening Part 2

You will hear a lecturer talking about diglossia.

TO
Forsection
This questions 7-15,
of the completetests
examination the sentences with a word
your understanding ofor short phrase.
spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.

Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on 7what you hear.
andFor example,arelisten to the con-
Strong diglossia
Wis a situation dialect standard different.
versation:
Weak diglossia occurs when the dialect is a(a) 8 .
You read: a. They will be working today.
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b. There is a match on TV today.
Belgian French displays
c. They a numbera match
are watching of today. 9 that distinguish it from
Standard French.
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can
InbeProtestant
repeated. Please listen of
regions carefully.
Europe Do you have any
where the questions?
Bible language was different from the
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10 , the change didn’t occur in any great measure.
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
Inb.northern
Johnny isGermany,
afraid of something.
in b. The
11thief
, a was caught after
parastandard he left
High the museum.
German was
c. Johnny
spoken. is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.

2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.

ID LE
Everywhere
b. She wantselse
toin Germany,
take up yoga. 12 behaves
b. Greg by everyone.
badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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In the twentieth century, the mass media have problems. 13 the process.
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3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
The mass media carry the parastandard of the cultural centres to once 14
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
areas.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
A(n)
b. They are both going on the trip. 15 wants to give
12. the impression
a. She doesn’t of
likebeing up-to-date.
shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

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010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Listening Part 3 TEST 3

Instructions
Listening Part 3

You will hear a discussion between two classmates.

TO
Forsection
This questions 16-20,
of the choose the
examination answer
tests (A, B, C, or D) which
your understanding fits best,
of spoken according
English. to what
The listening you hear.
section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.

Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means
16 about the same thing
theasproblem?
what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
What seems to be
W
versation:
A Tom has come down with the flu.
B Stephen has just learnt something bad.
You read: a. They will be working today.
C Tom suspects someone.
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b. There is a match on TV today.
D Stephen c. Theysuspects someone.
are watching a match today.

The17correct
Whatanswer
do we learn about
is b. For theMarion?
short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated.
A She tells Please
lies.listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
B She steals things.
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C She is aggressive.
1. a. Johnny
D She didn’t go to school.
is uncooperative. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
18 What happened the other day?
2. a. SheA isTom
verycaught Marion studying.
energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
B wants
b. She Stephen saw up
to take Marion
yoga.stealing. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She
C hasTomstarted
caught eating
Marionbeans.
stealing. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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D Stephen saw Marion studying. problems.

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3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
19 What does one of them suggest doing at first?
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
A talking to Marion herself c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He B will
telling
probablyher friend,
go on Sarah
the trip.
C are
b. They talking
bothtogoing
Marion’s parents
on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She
D will spend
going a lotpolice
to the of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. 20a. He had an accident.
What do they finally decide to do? is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
A not to speak to anyone
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
B to talk to Marion herself b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
C to gonervous.
to the police
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t c. They are going to hire somebody else.

D to call Sarah
b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 87
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Listening Part 4 TEST 3

Instructions
Listening Part 4

You will hear five short extracts in which teenagers are talking about their hobbies.
TO
This section of the examination tests your understanding of spoken English. The listening section has three parts.
There
TASK areONE
50 questions. Mark all your answers below.

Part In this part21-25,

For1:questions of the choose
test, youfrom the short
will hear list (A-H) what eachFrom
conversations. speaker says about
the three answertheir hobby.
choices, select the answer which
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
versation:
Α Creativity is my middle name.
You read: a. They will be working today.
Speaker 1 21
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b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.
B I write things down, so that I can study them later on.

The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answersSpeaker 2
below. None 22
of the conversations
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions?
C My grandpa was the first one to give it to me.
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Speaker 3 23
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
D I have gained weight.
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
Speaker 4 24
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
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E b. She
My uncle
wantsistoa traveller.
take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because
Speaker 5 he has personal
25
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problems.
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3. F a. The
You child is a thief.
can learn a lot by simply looking at others.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. Ga. He
I always make things
will probably before
go on going there.
the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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H I find it amusing that my friends are so scared. c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes
5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
S

c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

88 CPE
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Listening Part 4 TEST 3

Instructions
TASK TWO
TO
This
Forsection of the
questions examination
26-30, tests the
choose from yourlist
understanding of spoken
(A-H) what each speakerEnglish. The listening
says about section has three parts.
their feelings.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.

Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
means about the same I getthing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
Α Sometimes, confused.
versation:
Speaker 1 26
You read: a. They will be working today.
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B I feel encouraged.
b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today. Speaker 2 27

The
C correct answer
I get livid whenis b. For the
others short
don’t conversations
share 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
my enthusiasm.
can
be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do you have any questions? Speaker 3 28
BR P
D Initially, I wasn’t in the least intrigued.
1. a. Johnny didn’t go to school. 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief wasSpeaker 4 he left the museum.
caught after 29
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
E I feel dejected.
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
Speaker 5 30
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
F c. She
I amhas started
on theeating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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slow uptake.
problems.
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3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
Gc. The
What I dodoes
child is intimidating.
not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
Hb. They are both
I am glad that going on the trip.
I am observant. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
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c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
S

c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

CPE 89
010 ECPE BOOK 1
 Speaking TEST 3

Instructions
Speaking

TO Part 1
This section of the examination tests your understanding
(2 minutes/3 minutes forofgroups
spokenofEnglish.
three) The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
You will be asked questions in turn:
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
•• What can anger you? •• Are you superstitious?
means about the same thing as what you hear or that is true, based on what you hear. For example, listen to the con-
W
•• Are you a daredevil?
versation: •• What is it you appreciate in life?
•• Is there someone you look up to? •• Do you recycle?
You read: a. They will be working today.
ER SA
b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.Part 2
(approx. 4 min/6 min for groups of three)
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
Student
can be repeated. Please listen carefully. Do youproject—Environment
have any questions?
You will be asked to discuss the photographs on page together.
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1. Task
a. Johnny
1 didn’t go to school. Task9. 2 a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny
First, I’d likeis you
afraid
toof something.
look at pictures 1 and 3 and I’d like b. youThetothief was caught
imagine after
that your he left the museum.
teacher/professor
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was
talk together about how common situations like has asked you to take part in a project caught before heonleftenviron-
the museum.
these are in your/this country. mental issues.
2. a. She is very energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. Talk together
c. Greg about
behaves the different
badly becauseenvironmental
he has personal
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issues portrayed
problems.in these pictures. Then, suggest
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3. a. The child is a thief. one or two solutions to these problems.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip. Part 3
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
(approx. 10 minutes)
c. She will spend a lot of money on the Controlling
trip. our lives
b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
BO

c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. You
a. He
willhad
be an accident.
asked to talk on your own, comment on what your is a waste of money.
partner says and join in the three-way
b. He was given a fine.
discussion with your partner and the Interlocutor.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
Candidate A b. They haveCandidate B
regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. To what isn’t
a. Mark degree are our lives controlled?
nervous. To what c. extent
They aredo rulestoplay
going hire an important
somebody else.role
•b.
• They are both going to see Mark.
government in our lives?
c. Mark
•• parents is an experienced performer. •• 14.
witha.technology
She has to work hard.
•• friends •• in theHe
b. has to work more efficiently.
family
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
•• at work/school
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
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c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

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 Speaking TEST 3

Instructions
TO
Ask one of the following questions to Ask one of the following questions to
ThisCandidate
section of the
B: examination tests your understanding of spokenA:
Candidate English. The listening section has three parts.
There are 50 questions. Mark all your answers below.
•• Do you take any precautions when logging •• Are you a conformist or a nonconformist?
on the web? •• Do you follow rules to the letter?
Part 1: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices, select the answer which
•• about
means To whattheextent can we
same thing asprotect
what youourselves
hear or that •• based
fromis true, Shouldonwe be you
what left hear.
with For
some leewaylisten
example, when it con-
to the
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versation: hackers/stalkers? comes to laws/rules?
•• At what age can children use the internet?
You read: a. They will be working today.
ER SA
b. There is a match on TV today.
c. They are watching a match today.
Invite Candidate A   • What do you think? Invite Candidate B   • Do you agree ?
The correct answer is b. For the short conversations 1-14, mark your answers below. None of the conversations
can be repeated.
Select a further Please listenfor
question carefully. Do you have any questions?
each candidate:
•• Is illegality part of human nature?
BR P
•• Does punishment act as a deterrent?
1. •• a. Johnny
What dodidn’t
rules go to school.
teach us? 9. a. The thief was caught after he sold the painting.
b. Johnny is afraid of something. b. The thief was caught after he left the museum.
•• How can governments control our lives?
c. Johnny is playing with something. c. The thief was caught before he left the museum.
•• Why are some people so manipulative?
2. •• a. She
Is laying down
is very rules part and parcel of society?
energetic. 10. a. Greg behaves badly because he is stressed.
ID LE
b. She wants to take up yoga. b. Greg behaves badly because he is her boss.
c. She has started eating beans. c. Greg behaves badly because he has personal
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problems.
GE
3. a. The child is a thief.
b. The child has nowhere to live. 11. a. He is naïve.
c. The child does not have parents. b. He feels sorry for her.
c. He doesn’t believe her.
4. a. He will probably go on the trip.
b. They are both going on the trip. 12. a. She doesn’t like shopping.
c. She will spend a lot of money on the trip. b. She believes shopping is a waste of money.
BO

c. He believes buying a large amount of clothes

5. a. He had an accident. is a waste of money.
b. He was given a fine.
c. He was not punished. 13 a. Sam is inexperienced.
b. They have regretted hiring Sam.
OK

6. a. Mark isn’t nervous. c. They are going to hire somebody else.

b. They are both going to see Mark.
c. Mark is an experienced performer. 14. a. She has to work hard.
b. He has to work more efficiently.
7. a. She has to work harder. c. He has a problem with time management.
b. She is not satisfied with her salary.
S

c. Her job involves dealing with animals.

8. a. He is a freshman.
b. He believes it’s easy to adapt.
c. He didn’t receive good grades in his exams.

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