PAPER 2: READING

Part 1.1
Questions 1 – 5: Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A,
B or C on your answer sheet.
For example:
A. Go to the office if you have lost a
LOST FLOPPY DISC floppy disc.
B. Make sure all schoolwork is given in
Lost on Tuesday – contains on floppy disc to the office.
important schoolwork. C. If you have found a floppy disc,
please leave it at the office.
 The answer is C

1.
A.Buy three films for the price of two
B. Get a free film with every one you buy.
C. Films bought here are printed free.

2.
A.If you have difficulty swimming, inform a member of
staff before entering the pool.
B.Tell a staff member if you notice someone is in danger.
C. This pool is for the use of confident swimmers only.

3.
A.It will be 20 minutes before a city centre bus leaves from
this stop.
B. You can get buses to the centre from here every 20
minutes.
C. It takes 20 minutes to get to the city centre by bus from
here.

4.
Louise, Why has Michael written this note?
Before you go out, don’t forget to video A. to remind Louise to tape a film for him
the science fiction film tonight. It comes
 on after the six o’clock news. tonight.
Thanks, B. to recommend a film for Louise to watch
Michael tonight.
C. to ask Louise to return the video he borrowed.

5.
Hi Sam, Mel is texting to
Thanks for taking me to the cinema last A. accept Sam’s invitation to the cinema.
night. I din’t say at the time but I was a B. ask when Sam can see another film with
bit frightened! I think I need to watch a her.
comedy next time! C. admit to Sam that she found the film scary.
Mel

Part 1.2 Questions 1 – 5

1.
A. You shouldn’t watch this if you’re 14
B. You have to be 16 to watch this
C. You won’t enjoy watching this if you’re 18.

2.
A. There is no charge for students on public
transport.
B. No young people have to pay on public transport.
C. Students can travel free only to and from school.

3.
Nicole tells Liam that they will
A. definitely go by plane and then train.
B. go by train instead of taking the plane.
C. take the train if they arrive by plane.
4.
A. Cyclists should ride carefully here.
B. You must not ride bicycles here.
C. Only adults may ride bicycles here.

5.
What does Louis want Jake to do?
A. phone him about his homework
B. do his homework with him
C. do all his homework for him

Part 1.3:

1.
A. You must tell us if you leave books here for
checking.
B. Check that you have all your books before
leaving the library.
C. Do not leave here until we have checked
your books.

2.

A. Equipment is available for a maximum of 15

minutes at any time.
B. When the gym is crowded, there is a time
limit for using the equipment.
C. At busy times you may have to queue to use
the equipment.
3.

Louis, Why has Michael written this note?

Before you go out, don’t forget to A. to remind Louise to tape a film for him tonight
video the science fiction film tonight. It B. to recommend a film for Louise to watch tonight.
comes on after the six o’clock news. C. to ask Louise to return the video he borrowed.
Thanks,
Michael

4.

This weekend, some trains

A.will be cancelled.
B. will take a different route.
C. will be late.

5.
A. You must pay £30 if you want to display
photographs.
B. We will keep a photograph for you if you pay
£30.
C. Some of the photos in the exhibition are
reserved.

PART 1.4
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A. We must go training at a later time this
 The football coach rang. Nobody from our week.
team has booked to come at 2, only other B. We may have to train with a different
teams. So this week we’ll have to train at 4 team this week.
instead. C. We need to change the training time
because it’s full at 2 p.m. this week.

MESSAGE Who is going to play in Friday’s match?

Greg, A.Greg and Kim
Dave rang. Kim’s injured, so Ben needs you to B. Greg and Dave
play in Friday’s match after all. He’s not C. Greg and Ben
playing but Dave is, so he’ll take you.

A.If you are ill, the library will not charge you for
returning books late.
B. Send any books due back by post, as the library is
closed.
C. As the library is closed, users can put books
through the letterbox.

To: Sandra What does Sandra need to do?

From: Betty A. Let Paula know who’s going to the
Paula’s emailed twice about the guest list for party.
the party. Could you send it to her as soon as B. Send a party invitation to Paula.
you can? C. Ask Paula who should be invited to the
party.

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Part 2.1
Questions 1-10
Look at the sentences from 1-10 below. Read the text in this part to decide if each sentence is
correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark/ write A on your answer sheet. If it is not correct,
mark/ write B on your answer sheet.
 A B
1. The Daily News is offering free flights to a number of European cities.
2. These tickets allow passengers to fly directly from Heathrow to Nice.
3. To go to Copenhagen you must leave early in the morning
4. Travelling on Saturday costs extra.
5. The Crown Inn Hotel is convenient for shopping.
6. You must write to the newspaper for a special application form.
7. You should ring the newspaper about your reservation seven days before.
8. Passengers must buy insurance for the trip.
9. You must pay extra for airport tax.
10. The airline company has the right to change a flight without telling passengers in
advance.

PART 2.2:

Questions 1-10: Look at the sentences from 1-10 below. Read the text in this part to decide if
each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark/ write A on your answer sheet. If it is
not correct, mark/ write B on your answer sheet.
 A B
1. Tanya Streeter’s world record in 2003 was the deepest she had ever died.
2. There were other people in the water with Tanya during her record-breaking dive
3. Tanya accepts that free-diving can ben an extremely dangerous activity
4. Tanya’s training programme depends on the event she is preparing for.
5. Most of Tanya’s training takes place in the water
6. Tanya is careful to limit the number of training dives she does in a month.
 7. Tanya spends more time helping environmental organisations than appearing in
advertisements.
8. Tanya’s interest in the natural world started at an early age.
9. Tanya has found that being famous has its advantages
10. Because she started free-diving fairly late, Tanya feels her sports career may be short

Part 2.3:
Questions 1-10
Look at the sentences from 1-10 below.
Read the text in this part to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark/ write A on your answer sheet. If it is not correct, mark/ write B on your
answer sheet.
 A B
1. By ordering a book, you qualify to become a member of the International Book Club.
2. Every new member can request a watch from the book club.
3. You can buy a DVD more cheaply when you join.
4. All club books cost half the publisher’s price.
5. Each club magazine gives you a choice of over 1,000 books.
6. You get a different choice of books if you order from the website.
7. One special book is recommended every month.
8. You may receive a book that the club has chosen for you.
9. You must pay the postage when sending your application to join the club.
10. You should pay as soon as you receive your books.

PART 2.4 :
Questions 1-10: Look at the sentences below about a competition. Read the text on the
opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A on your
answer sheet. If it is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet.
 Write a winning story!
You could win £1,000 in this year’s Fiction Prize and have your story printed in Keep Writing
magazine. Ten other lucky people will win a cheque for £100.
Once again, we need people who can write good stories. The judges, who include Mary Littlejohn,
the novelist, Michael Brown, the television reporter, and Susan Hitchins, Keep Writing’s editor,
are looking for interesting and original stories. Detective fiction was extremely popular last year,
although the competition winner produced a love story. You can write about whatever you want
but here’s some advice to start you thinking:
 Write about what you know
This is the advice which every writer should pay attention to and, last year, nearly everyone who
wrote for us did exactly that. Love, family, problems with friends- these were the main subjects of
the stories. However, you need to turn ordinary situations into something interesting that people
will want to read about. Make the reader want to continue reading by writing about ordinary
things in a new and surprising way.
 Get your facts right
It’s no good giving a description of a town or explaining how a jet engine works if you get it
wrong. So avoid writing anything unless you’re certain about it.
 Hold the reader’s attention
Make the beginning interesting and the ending a surprise. There is nothing worse than a poor
ending. Develop the story carefully and try to think of something unusual happening at the
end.
 Think about the characters
Try to bring the people in your story alive for the reader by using well-chosen words to make
them seem real.
Your story must be your own work, between 2,000 and 2,500 words and typed, double-spaced,
on one side only of each sheet of paper.
Even if you’re in danger of missing the closing date, we are unable to accept stories by fax or
email. You must include the application form with your story. Unfortunately your story cannot be
returned, nor can we discuss our decisions.
You should not have had any fiction printed in any magazine or book in this country – a change in
the rules by popular request- and the story must not have appeared in print or in recorded form, for
example on radio or TV, anywhere in the world.
You fee of £5 will go to the Writers’ Association. Make your cheque payable to Keep Writing and
send it with the application form and your story to:
Keep Writing
75 Broad Street
Birmingham
B12 4TG
The closing date is 30 July and we will inform the winner within one month of this date. Please
note that if you win, you must agree to have your story printed in our magazine.

A B
1. All prize winners will have their stories printed in the magazine Keep Writing.
 2. Most people entering the competition last year followed the advice they were given.
3. Writers should remember to check that any information they use is correct.
4. The magazine is looking for stories which have an unexpected ending.
5. Writers are encouraged to describe the people in their stories clearly.
6. Stories should either be written clearly by hand or typed.
7. Late entries can be fazed if necessary.
8. The magazine will send back all stories which have failed to be selected.
9. The rules of the competition are different this year from last year.
10. Writers can enter stories which magazines outside Britain have already printed.

Part 3.1:
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the
correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Example:
0 A.go B. gone C. went D. going

A Lucky Picnic

When I was a childe we used to (0)………A……..to my grandmother’s house. We often had a

picnic in a wood which was (1)……………of wild flowers. We always used to go to the (2)
…………….place. one day when we had finished our picnic, my mother noticed that she had (3)
………….her ring, (4)……….had her initials inside it.
We looked everywhere for it and we carried on until it was dark and we had to give (5)
……………….. Thirty years later, I was on holiday with my own children and we (6)
………….the same wood. We decided to have a picnic there. It was my son who made it a lucky
day. He was bored with the picnic (7)…………….he started digging a hole (8)……………..a
tree. Suddenly, he (9) ……………….up a ring. It had some writing inside it and we all (10)
………………it was my mother’s ring. She was really happy when we gave it back to her!

1 A. busy B. full C. complete D. crowded

2 A. single B. same C. similar D. alike
3 A. lost B. stolen C. disappeared D. missed
4 A. where B. whose C. which D. who
5 A. back B. away C. out D. up
 6 A. realised B. came C. found D. met
7 A. because B. but C. although D. so
8 A. on B. under C. between D. at
9 A. held B. took C. looked D. came
10 A. persuaded B. agreed C. promised D. recommended

Part 3.2:

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, write the
correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Example:
0 A. in B. on C. at D. from
A is the correct answer

Sweden’s Ice Hotel

The village of Jukkasjarvi is (0) ……………
Swedish Lapland, and winter temperatures
there can reach -400C. But 6,000 holidaymakers
(1)……………go there annually, to visit what
is probably Europe’s most unusual
accommodation.
In this hotel you eat, drink, and sleep in rooms made (2)…………..ice. if you want, you can (3)
……………get married in one. The bar is ice too, and putting hot drinks on it is obviously not (4)
…………….! The bedrooms are around -40C, but fortunately guests are (5)…………….with
special sleeping bags that will keep (6)…………warm in the coldest of temperatures. (7)
…………..outdoor clothes can be supplied too, if needed.
The hotel is never more than six months old (8)…………it melts in summer, and (9)
……….winter it is rebuilt. Creating the hotel (10)………..10,000 tonnes of ice, plus 30,000
tonnes of snow.

1 A. therefore B. ever C. also D. still

2 A. by B. of C. within D. for
3 A. even B. however C. already D. yet
4 A. supported B. recognised C. recommended D. agreed
5 A. given B. offered C. provided D. delivered
6 A. these B. those C. they D. them
 7 A. Suitable B. Convenient C. Acceptable D. Satisfactory
8 A. although B. because C. so D. while
9 A. other B. any C. each D. another
10 A. brings B. puts C. fetches D. takes

PART 3.3:
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the
correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Example: 0 A. results B. decisions C. effects D. events

Correct answer: A

WOMEN MAKE THE BEST DRIVERS

In London, only one in ten bus drivers is a woman. Yet, according to the (0)
…………….of recent research, women are better at (1)…………….with problem passengers,
have fewer accidents and are quicker at learning to drive buses than men.
Connie Wilson (2)……………a bus driver a year ago. ‘(3)…………..first, driving a bus was quite
frightening’ she says ‘ I had no idea of the size of the vehicle or (4)……………..to handle it. But
after seven weeks of training. I passed the test first time. Trying to (5)………………..to the
timetable when the traffic is (6)………………….isn’t easy but I like the challenge! Some
passengers (7)…………….. be rude, especially if they’ve had to (8)………………a long time for
the bus. But most are pleased to have a woman driver. There’s no (9)……………….why women
can’t do the job just as well as men. I’d (10)………………..it to any woman.’

1 A. managing B. dealing C. considering D. behaving

2 A. got B. started C. turned D. became
3 A. At B. By C.In D. From
4 A. what B. which C. why D. how
5 A. check B. respect C. keep D. carry
6 A. deep B. large C. heavy D. rough
7 A. can B. should C. need D. want
8 A. delay B. wait C.expect D. attend
9 A. cause B. reason C. purpose D. account
 10 A. approve B. lead C. recommend D. admire

PART 3.4:
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the
correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Weather Forecasts

People have always tried to (1) …………………..the weather. In the past, people often
watched the sky for (2)…………………..of how the weather was changing. A red sky at night,
for example, suggested that the (3) ………………..day would be fine. Animals’ behavior also
(4)……………….information for forecasting the weather. For example, if cows were lying
down it meant it was (5)…………….to rain. Nowadays (6)……………., scientists use
complicated computer models to produce weather forecasts that are much more (7)
………………. They can say, for example, if there is a 20% or 30% (8)………………….of
rain on a particular day. They can also warn people if a storm is (9)………………. This is
important for farmers and other people who work outside. It also helps ordinary people know
whether they need to (10)………………an umbrella with them when they go out!

1 A. predict B. know C. tell D. say

2 A. marks B. notices C. signs D. alarms
3 A. last B. following C. later D. other
4 A. sent B. shared C. allowed D. provided
5 A. possible B. likely C. impossible D. able
6 A. however B. although C. but D. despite
7 A. accurate B. close C. true D. near
8 A. luck B. chance C. opportunity D. result
9 A. reaching B. getting C. going D. approaching
10 A. bring B. fetch C. wear D. take
PART 4.1:
Questions 1 – 5: Read the text and questions below. For each question, write the correct letter A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet.

Mary – Jess Leaverland

When 19-year-old Mary – Jess Leaverland sang for 70 million TV viewers nobody back home in
England knew anything about it. Her victory in the talent show, I Want to Sing to the Stars was
seen by five times as many people as watch a similar UK show, called The X Factor, but they
were all from the Chinese region of Jiangsu, as that’s the only place the programme is shown.
Mary-Jess was in China to study the language as part of her university course when she entered
the competition. A friend had invited her to watch him in a TV quiz show. On their way they
passed the talent show’s studios. Mary-Jess went in, found a producer and sang for him. During
the competition she had classes as usual then went to the studious in the evenings. When she
wasn’t on stage she was busy doing her homework.
Mary-Jess used her 900 prize money to fly home to see her mum. When she returned there were
no recording contracts to sign or concerts to perform in. she told her mum, who’s also a good
singer, how amazed she was that she was chosen as the winner, then the two of them chatted
happily about their plans to start singing together again at clubs around their home town. It was
only later that Mary-Jess’s mum thought it might be fun to tell the local newspaper about her
daughter’s win. Yet, within 24 hours, Mary-Jess’s story had appeared nationally and just weeks
later she had a manager, a lawyer and was off to New York with record companies fighting to sign
her as one of their artists. Mary-Jess’s singing career had started.

1.What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. encourage people to watch a particular TV music programme
B. suggest how to get a career as a professional singer
C. describe someone’s life-long ambition to become world famous.
D. explain what happened to someone after winning a competition

2. What does the text say about I Want to Sing to the Stars?
A. It’s less popular than another show called The X Factor.
B. It’s shown in several countries across Asia.
C. It’s a talent competition made in China.
D. It’s the most popular TV show in China.

3. What was Mary-Jess’s reason for going to China?

A. She went there to be in a singing competition.
B. She was there learning to speak Chinese.
C. She was teaching at a Chinese university.
D. She was visiting a friend there.

4. How did Mary-Jess feel when she first returned to England?

A. surprised that she had won the competition
B. annoyed that she got so little in prize money.
C. worried about the concerts she would have to do
D. amazed by all the attention from the UK newspapers.
5. Which text message might Mary-Jess’s mother have on her mobile phone?

PART 4.2:
Questions 1 – 5
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, write the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
An Early Expert on Plants and Animals

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, a French expert on plants and animals, lived from 1744 to 1829. He was the
eleventh child in a family that had a high position in French society, but was very poor. It was a
tradition in the family that the sons joined the army, and several of Lamarck's older brothers did so.
Following the death of his father, Lamarck also decided to follow his brothers. Aged only 16, he
bought a horse and rode across the country to join the army.

While he was in the army, he read a book on botany – the study of plants - and became interested in
the natural world. He studied botany, and soon became an expert on the subject. He later published a
major study of the plants that grew in France, and this made him well known among French
scientists. In 1781, he was made a royal botanist.
As part of his work he travelled to botanical gardens in other countries, where he collected and took
home plants that were not available in France.
In 1793, Lamarck became a professor of zoology - the study of animals. He developed the idea that
different types of animals change over time, an idea that hardly anyone at that time believed. Half a
century later, the scientist Charles Darwin also believed that living things change to fit their
environment better. However, Darwin thought Lamarck was wrong about how these changes were
caused, and he developed his own explanations.

Lamarck married three times, and all his wives died before him. When he died in 1829, his family
was so poor that they had to ask for financial help.

1. In this text, the writer is describing

A. how Lamarck balanced his career with his private life.
B. the way that Lamarck achieved his objectives.
C. why Lamarck kept losing his job.
D. the range of Lamarck's interests.

2. What is said about Lamarck's family?

A. It was one of the richest in France. C. Many family members joined the army.
B. He was the only boy in the family. D. His father bought a horse for him.

3. One of Lamarck's activities in the 1780s was to

A. bring back plants that could not be found in France.
B. make French plants known in other countries.
C. create botanical gardens in several countries.
D. make the study of plants popular among scientists.

4. What does the writer say about Lamarck and Darwin?

A. Darwin's work was only possible because of Lamarck's ideas.
B. They gave different explanations of how changes in animals happen.
C. Darwin did not know about Lamarck's work.
D. They shared the opinions of most people of their time.

5 Which of these might Lamarck have written to a friend in 1829?

 A B
I am delighted that my success as a I am satisfied that I have discovered a
scientist has made me both rich and number of plants which have changed
well known among world scientists. scientific understanding.

C D
I am disappointed that the problems I am glad I have added to knowledge
I have had throughout my life have in more than one area of science, but
led to my present difficult situation. new ideas will take the place of
mine.

PART 4.3:
Questions 1 – 5
Read the text and questions below. For each question, write the correct letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.

Polly Murray, explorer

In a way, I’ve been an explorer all my life. My earliest memory is of a family camping holiday in
Italy when I was six. We put up our tent at 4,000 metres!
I remember walking down the mountain, holding my father’s trousers to prevent me from falling
over the rock edge. I didn’t have any fear of heights then. Now I rather like looking down and
feeling a bit afraid.
 I spend every winter in the mountains teaching skiing. The rest of the time I go exploring. This
year, I’ve tested out an adventure holiday in Patagonia in Argentina for a travel company and
helped a TV company make a nature film in the jungle in Peru. My most exciting trip has been
one I took with my friend Tania. We sailed from Greenland across Baffin Bay to Bylot Island,
which is just ice, mountains and polar bears. We crossed the island on foot in seven days but,
when we got to the other side, the boat wasn’t there to meet us as planned. There was a terrific
storm and it couldn’t get to the shore, which meant we had to wait two extra days. We had run out
of food and were very hungry, and very nervous about the polar bears.
To be an explorer, you need to be cool-headed. The minute you start to panic everything goes
wrong, especially if you’re climbing. I haven’t had any serious accidents or injuries although I
once had terrible toothache in Antarctica in the middle of nowhere. I just had a carry on in spite of
the pain. I think I am a strong person and I can’t imagine having any other kind of life.

1.What is Polly’s main reason for writing this text?

A.to advertise exciting holidays. C. to describe her way of life
B. to recommend climbing as a sport D. to encourage people to travel

2. What happened to Polly at the age of six?

A. She went camping in the mountains.
B. She fell when she was mountain climbing.
C. She became frightened of high mountains.
D. She and her father got lost in the mountains.
3. Polly couldn’t leave Bylot Isalnd when she wanted to because
A. polar bears stopped her from crossing the ice.
B. she was too weak and hungry to travel.
C. she was waiting in the wrong place for her boat.
D. bad weather prevented her boat from reaching her.

4. According to Polly, a good explorere is someone who

A. avoids accidents and injuries. C. is able to climb difficult mountains.
B. learns from bad experiences. D. can stay calm in any situation.

5. Which person is talking about Polly?

A. A travel company sent us to Peru together to see what we thought of an adventure holiday there.
B. She’s a great ski intructor but I don’t understand how she can enjoy feeling frightened of heights.
C. She had bad toothache once when she was on a trip and had to come home.
D. Exploring is fine when you’re young but now she’s thinking about giving it up.
PART 4.4:
Questions 1 – 5
Read the text and questions below. For each question, write the correct letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.

The Artist

People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one’s living. And of course, there are
lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone, even in a cold studio like mine.
What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon
as I wake up, which is always early, but isn’t the same time every day. And nobody tells me what
to wear, or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match.
But then, I have no one to chat with when I’m bored, no one to discuss last night’s match with
during the office lunch hour. Sure, I can spend the afternoon doing something I enjoy like cycling
or gardening if I choose. But the work will still be there when I do finally get back home.
Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not,
and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it’s too late – my thoughts have been interrupted. No one
would dream of calling in if I worked in an office, but I find myself listening to friends’ troubles.
As they talk, my ideas disappear and I feel increasingly stressed thinking of my work waiting to
be done.
However, when I hear the traffic news on the radio, and imagine my friends sitting miserably in
their cars in a jam, feeling bored, or waiting unhappily for an overcrowded tram in the rain, I
realise that I really haven’t got much to complain about. I find CD which will start me thinking,
turn it up really loudly and begin another picture.

1. What is the writer trying to do in the next?

A. encourage readers to work at home C. describe his working life
B. explain why he has changed his job D. say how he would like to work
2. What does the writer like about his life?
A. He has plenty of opportunities for sport. C. He needn’t work in the morning
B. He is his own boss. D. He has a comfortable place to work
3. What does the writer imagine he might do with colleagues?
A. have meals in restaurants C. spend time in the countryside.
B. go to the swimming pool. D. talk about sport
4. The writer plays loud music because
A. the traffic outside is noisy. C. it prevents him from feeling bored.
B. it helps him to have ideas D. he dislikes listening to the radio.
5. Which of these notices would be most useful for the writer to put on his door?