Tài liệu Cambridge first certificate in english 7

1001dethi.com,lh mua file nghe 0909265875 Contents 4 Introduction TEST 1 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 PaperS I Reading Writing Use of English Listening Speaking 6 14 16 23 27 28 TEST 2 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Paper 5 Reading Writing Use 01 English Listening Speaking 28 36 38 45 49 50 TEST 3 Paper 1 Paper 2 r3 per 4 r5 6 Reading Writing Use of English Lislening Speaking 50 Reading Writing Use of English Listening Speaking 72 58 60 67 71 80 82 89 93 TESTS Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 PaperS Reading Wriling Use 01 English Listening Speaking 94 102 104 111 115 Answer Sheets 116 Paper 5 Visual Material 120 Key 129 Sample Student Answers 140 Tapescripts 145 Intro uction This booIl containS five complete practICe tests Ior the revised Arsl Certlhcate 10 English (FeEl, Cambndge levelJ. Developed by expenenced Writers, the tests accurately tenact \he coverage ancllevel of the real eXamination Each 01 the tell!S In Pap8f5 1 and 3 has been laken from a dlllerenl source. In order la Include examples 01 the WICle vartety of text typeS that you may examination '"'Id In the actual Note In Papers 1, 3 and 4, you have 10 write your answers on spec1al anSW8f sheets See pages PART 3 Gappeol text You Wilt read a text from which 7 018 sentences or paragraphs have been removed The miSSing sentences or paragraphs WIll be pnnted on the oppoSlla page and}'OJ fl\\lst dectcIa where lhey lit In the text There WlII always be one extra sentence or paragraph that does I'IOtllt anywhere You Will be glveflthe first answer as an example PART 2 The five FeE Papers lIfD descnbed 10 DetaIl below Page references to a relevant example 01 each particular task lype are Included altol the symbol ..... Paper 1 Reading (1 hour 15 minutes) In thiS paper. there are lour pariS and 35 questions In all ReadIng lexls Ble taken lrom 8 range of sourceS,ll"Ic:llJdlng newspapers, magazines. leaflets, broc:tlures, advertisements or books Note tnalln Part 2 the text may also be taken tram a stlort story. novel, t»ography or autobiography PART 1 Matching You WlO read a teld that IS dMded IOto 7 or 8 sections and be asked to do one of the 101l0wu'lg section -f IS appropnate Ior each 6-7 PART 4 Matching YOu Will read a text ora seoes of short texIS and have to answer between 13 and 15 qUElS1l0ns You Will be asked to do 0l1'~ at the tollowmg tasks • match a lIst ot statements, references or oplnooos to the secllOOS of the textlfl whICh they appeal -> 12-t3 • match a list at statements. references or 0PlflKlltStO people or things mentioned In the text_ 34·35; 56·57 • match a list ot statemaflts. relerences Of optnionS to mlormatlOn given In the text .78· 79 There may be only one correct answeno a questlOf1 However. sometimes more than one answer IS required Md this Will be Indlcaled Where thiS IS the C8SfI. answers may be given In any orOel You wlIl be I~rven the lust answer as an example OccaslOnB)ly, there may also be one or two mUltiple choice questions ot a genera) type. whICh ask about the text aSll whole • choose whICh sentence best summar1les each section ..... 28-29 In elthe' case. you will have 10 answer 6 or 7 QuestlOf'lS and you Will be given a list 01 POSSible answers to choose !rom, 1l1(lfe will be ona extra heading or senlence that IS 1'101 the answer to any Question and III not used You Will be grven the answer for the lirsl sec\JOI'I as an example PART 2 Multiple choice You will read a text and be asked 10 answel 7 or 8 mUlbple choice questions about It For each question. you must choose A B. COlD, ..-. McB\ Q\ \he C\,IJeS\\OI\'!I 'MlllUIIt abooJ\ \he de\a\\$ In me lext 0\TIe1 questIOns may llSl<. anou\ mesa • reterences In lhe lext. tor example What does 'If' mime IS re!er to? ..... 8·9 • partbllar words ana pl'UBSes used In the lext Ior example W'bal does the wnler mean )udgemental'Jn tha fifth paragraph? '. 30-31 • the text as a wnoIe.1or example WhaIIS fhe purpose of theartJCie? t 52·53 or Paper 2 Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) This paper has !Wo pmts of equal Importance. Part 1 IS a compulsory task fOf all candidates, In Pan 2. you must select one task from a choICe o! lour FOf each part. you will be expected to wnte between 120 and 180 words. rnakmg a tota) of between 240 end 360 words Ior the whole paper PART 1 FOf QuesllOf11 you nave to wnte a '1ransactlOf1al' \e.\\e'l . ~\ \';;. a Ie\\el 'N1\\\m\ \1\ \e~ \D a slluallon and 1\Self giVIng nse to turther actlOf1. You are asked to rBad up to three shorl texIs, such as tellers. adverts, poslCards and extracts lrom d,anes or 81l1cJas. Thele are sometimes aCld,lional Visual promplS, sucl, as draWings or photographs All of \illS matenal. whICh Is nevel more than 250 words long. grves you IIltormahOll about a Situation You lhen h.ave 10 respond by WnlJng a su'table Ielter Your leller should be almost entuely based on the InfOlmat,on goven to you ana you 8/e not expected to draw on YOUlown kt'towledge or Imag,oat,on, Neither are you asked to lake on the characler of ano1het pelson In Older 10 Wf\\e \he leller 'l'ou era given the Sltuatoon and snoold respond to It as you woold m reallr!e 4 • a tormalletler -+14. 80 • en IntOlmallener ..... 36; 58 • ml5Smg sentences .10-1 \ • mlSsmg paragraphs ~ 32-33 116·11 Q tor examples 01 Those '''''''' • choose which heltdlng The tYpe 01 language you Will have to use In your lener may Include. tor example. the language 01 explaining. suggeslmg. complaining, descflbmg apologiZIng. reporting, persuading and giVIng and askrng Ior adVIce and InlormatlOf1. You should wnte In a style that IS appropnate tor !he specified reader 01 the leller The d10Ice of queslJonS In Part 2 sI10uld provide you With an opporlunlty to wnte about something related to your own Interests and experience An Paper 2 tasks stale a context Within which you are expected 10 Writs ana me181s a genuine purpose Ior Wfll1ng You win be gIVen InlormatlOll about the target leader and you should think aOOutlhe effect you WIsh your pleee 01 Wntlng to have on that reader Quesuons 2, 3 and 4 may be WIlling tasks ot the loIlowlng kmds • anmlommlleller ..... 15.81 • a leller 01 appllC8tlOfl -+ 37,59 • • • • anallicle .... 37; 103 a report ...,59;81 a composition 81, 103 ashortstory ,5;59 These tasks ate usually presented through the rubrIC. whlChJs never more than 70 wo«ls long QuestIOn 5 COI'lSISts 01 a choICe 01 two tasks related to one 01 frve 'background readIng texts' Both lasks are of a general nature. m that \Iley may De related to any at the tive texts The tasks are at SimIlar typeS to those menlloned above, The background reading texts Ior Oecembel 1996 al8: OJf1ofd Bookworm CoIlec1lOfls Cnme Never Pays E M fQrster A Passage 10 Indm Aldous Hu.Jey Brave New WO/Id Oaphne du Maurier Rebect:a G B Shaw PygmaJIOfI MARKING INFORMATION Papar21s marl. salary. job specification. style of work. the lifcstyle which accompanies it. with whom you would work and in what surroundings. Your -ramusy day is an invitation to list the events of what for you would be thl~ 'pcrfcct day' . Where would you be. what would you do. and with wbom. if anybody? Your fantasy life offers an opportunity 10 consider your ideal life as a whole. This picture would include the work pattcrn. combining 'Work. homc and social life. status. income.life'ityle. elc. Whichever topic you choose. put in as many of the panicula~ as you can so that the fantasy becomes a full picture. When you ha' c writtcn down your fantasy. think carefully through the following: • What are my reactions to dOing the exerci.!>e'! What does the fantasy indicate about wh:ltl want for myself? • What are the differences betwccn my fantasy and my reality'! • How much of my fantasy b achievable at preseDl or might be in the future? If I can't have it all. can I have somc of it? • What are the barriers to my achieving some of my fantasy and how might these be overcome'! • What would be the consequenccs of my "orldng 10 achie"e some of the features of my fanlasy. for myself and for other people'! • Would the pursuit of my fantasy be worth the possible consequences'! What objectives would I like LO set myself on the basis of this exercise'! 15 I You then need to identjfy your strengths and weaknesses. update old skills or learn new ones. Look at your resources and. perhaps most important. what you enjoy and what you rcally can'l bear doing. Be ~pecific about your goals. and be careful not to try to do too much. When you ha,e decided what your goal is. and all the thinking. planning and preparation has been done. your fre~h .!ttan can no longer be put off. Ban negathe thoughlS and seize the momenl- fresh starters are delennined to see the posith'e side of things and not 10 lel problems. real or imagined. block their path. Good luck! be a waste of time. Such nighlS of 7 Test 1 Paper 1 Reading lB· You are going to read an extract from a book. For questions 7-14, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. They call Jamaica the 'Island in the Sun'. ;md thlll is my memory of it. Of ~unshine, wannth and abundant fruit growing everywhere, and of love. I was born on 2 April 1960 in St Andrews in Kingston. Therc were two sisters ahead of me in lhe family, and though of course Ididn't know it, therc was e»ciled Ialk of emigration. possibly to Canada but more usually to England,lhe land of opportunity. I guess Ihat plans were already being made when I was bom. for a year or so later my Dad left for London. Two years arrer thu!. when he had saved enough money. my Mum went as well and my 5 sisters and I were lefl in the care of my grandmolher. I slllyed with her. in her house near the centre of Kingston. until I was seven years old. My grandmother. therefore. shaped my life. and I believe Iam al1the better for il. This was all fairly nonnal. Emigrating to better yourself was:a dream for most Jamaicans. a dream many were detennincd 10 fulfil. Families were close and grandmolhcrs were an important part of family life so. when the mass emigmtions began. it seemed perfectly right and natural for Ihem to lake over the running of the families left behind. Afler all.lhey had the experience. GrandmOlhers are often strict. but they usually also spoil you. At least. that is the way it was with mine. She ran lhe family like a military operation: each of us. no matter how young. had our tasks. I remember Ihat we didn't have a tap in the house. but used a communal lap from which we had 10 rill two barrels in our garden. Every morning. before we went to school. we all had to take a bucket approprintc to our size and run a rclay from the communal tap IQ the barrels until Lhey were full. In thc beginning. whcn I was two or three. Icouldn't reach the barrel- but Istill had to join in. My sisters had 10 sweep the yard before thcy welllto school. My grandmolher would give orders tllthe eldest and these were passed down -as I got older I found this particularly annoying! BUI Ican tell you. no one avoided lheirduties. My Dad came over from England to see how we were getting on. I hadn't known him whcn he had left for Britain. but when I saw him I !'omehow knew that he was my falher. He I'llked to u.. . aboutlhe nc\\ country. about snow. aboutlhe huge city, and we all wanted to know morc, to see what it was. like. He al~o told me thall now had a younger brother. which made me feel excited and wonder what he could be like. Ididn't know it at the time. but he had eome to prepare us for the move to England. Six months later my grandmother told me Ihatl wa.. . going 10 join my parenrs and that she. too. was cmigrnling. It was the end of my time in the Caribbean. of the sheltered. wuml. family life that I had known there. and the beginning of a new and exciting em. London was strange and disappointing. There was no gold on the pavement:.. a.. . the stories in Jamaica had indicated. Back home it had always been wann. Everyone was friendly and said 'Hello' when you passed by on the street; in Kingston you knew everybody and they kncw you. Here. it wasn't Iikc that. The roads were busy. the buildings were grey and dull with many tall. high-rise blocks. It was totully IJnlike Jamaica. the houses all small and packed close together. In my grandmother's house I had a big bedroom: here I had 10 share. Althm age it was a great disappointment. Worse was to come. because there followed a very cold wime-r, and I had never felt cold in my life before. Then came the biggesl shock: snow. White flakes came out of Ihe sky and Dad smiled. pointed and said. 'That's snow!' I rushed outside. looked up and opened my mouth 10 let the flakes drop in. The snow settled on my tongue and it was so cold that Icried. My toes lost all feeling, and at the primary school that we anended I wasn't allowed to wear long lfousers at my age. The teachers made us go out to play in the playground and Ijoined in with all the fun. sliding around in the snow. Ihrowingsnowballs, all the usuallhings. Suddenly. as my shoes and socks got soaking wel and frozen. there came an excruciating pain and Icried with the intensity ofil.1 didn't k.now what was happening to me. 8 10 15 20 25 30 35 Test 1 7 The writer says that when he was very young, A he was upset because his parents left. B he was very keen to go to England. C his parents had decided to leave. o his parents changed their plans. 8 According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time A wanted to be free from responsibility. B had ambitions that were unrealistic. C wanted to improve their standard of living. o disliked the country they came from. 9 The writer says that when he lived with his grandmother A he was treated like the other children. B he wanted to be like the other children. C he tried to avoid doing certain duties. o he found some of her rules strange. Paper 1 Reading 10 What does 'this' in line 18 refer to? A being told what to do by his sisters B having to sweep the yard before school C having to do duties he found difficult o being given orders by his grandmother 11 What happened when the writer's father came? A His father did not tell him why he had cam... B He did not know how to react to his father. C His father told him things that were untrue. o He felt anxious about what his father told him. 12 When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because A it was smaller than he had expected. B he had been given a false impression of it. C he had to spend a lot of time on his own. o his new surroundings frightened him. 13 What does the writer say about snow? A He was not sure how to react when he saw it. B He regretted coming into contact with it. C He was embarrassed that it made him cry. o He was not very keen to touch it. 14 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A B C o Too Many Changes. A Strange Childhood. Hard Times. From Sun To Snow. 9 Test 1 Paper 1 Reading You are going to read a magazine articli9. Eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-I the one which fits each gap (15-21). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. On camera \X!hen I saw the notice '\Vomen film extras wanted' in a local newspaper, I jumped at the chance. As a child I had dreamt of being a film star. []] { I The casting interview, held in a church hall with many budding actors in attendance, went well, and two days later I was told that 1 had been chosen. The production in question was revealed as Scottish Television's Dr Fiu/ay drama, which is set in the 1950s. [}ID IExtras are often left in the dark for some time when it comes to being told which role they will play. Finally, the narure of my role was revealed; I was asked to play a mental hospital patient. [!ID IThen, barely a week later, the day of filming dawned. All 13 of us extras, mainly housewives, were told to change into our costumes in the wardrobe department. Then we were driven to the location, a hospital on the fringes of Glasgow. It seems that it is commoo for old hospitals to be used in this way. On arriving, we were given coffee and tea, which looked and tasred like cement. Then we were rushed off to make-up. My hair was pinned back and make-up was applied that gave me a pale appearance. Then we were sent to the minibus for a few hours, as the cameras rolled elsewhere. 10 After the second hour had passed 1 was becoming bored.[jI] II had expected to be so busy that I hadn't come prepared for a long wait. Many of the others had brought a book or knitting. Three hours had now passed. [}ID~_ A large room in the hospital had been transformed into a dayroom for that purpose. Although I had expected the room to be warm because of the lighting equipment present, it was quite chilly. When the director came in, we were instructed what to do and where to stand. Along with a few others, 1 was told to sit at a table and weave baskets. IJ!] IThe cane we had to use was very long. On several occasions my basket fell apart in front of my very eyes. On others I only succeeded in hitting a cameraman in the eye. 20 Jean, who was barefoot, had to circle the floor. Poor AJice was asked to pretend to bang her head against the wall. Meanwhile, Veronica swept the floor. Thankfully, after just a few attempts, the scenes were done. [gIJ IAlthough I found the experience very interesting, my first screen role will almost certainly be my last. Test 1 A This was not an easy task. S Life for the other extras was far from easy. e So some things just aren't meant to happen, I suppose. D Despite my disappoinnnent, I agreed to participate. E And so my [lIst taste of this 011lC play music and Olhcrs don'('! Wc a~ked (hee.'(pens at SupcrMar"cting magazinc (0 explain some of the hidden tricks of thc tr::adc. Fresh start 'Why are the fresh fruil and \ egecables usuully al lhe enlr"'dnce to Ihe slore? Il's lIlwlI)'S crowded, and they gel squlJshed if Ilul\'c to Iliad hea\')' cans and packets on top.' It'~ ~imply because supermarkcts makc 3 high profit on fresh fruil and vegctable::.. and Ihey ha\'c discovcred they ::.ell more of (hem if they're near the cntrJ.llce. According 10 re,:,carch carried out by \upcnnarkcts. customer!> prefcr fresh goods 10 come first. Maybe it's because many of us arrive atlhe store conccntr-Jting on the k.inds of fruit and \cgetablc wc necd. Once wc'vc gotlhat out of the way, we can relax :llld do the re~t of (he shopping otleisurc. Another reason is thal if we sec fresh goods first. lhe "ight and smell of all those rol>Y apples and glossy aubergines givc a 'fcel good' Impression of freshness and quality which wc carry around the l>lOre. Now:tdays. trolleys should ha\ e a companment where you can placc fruit and \cgetublc' so they don't get :.quashcd. ~par,.IIe On the scent they hll\'e 10 pipe smells of freshly baked bread around start's? I alwa)'s end up buying an extra loafor cake bt'cause the smell is just so lempting: buy. For years. some :.corcs ha\e been piping smell~ offre.~hly baked bread and real coffee through the aiHonditioning to get appetites going. BUlthi.. 111:1)' he counterproducthe. the retail consull:'l.l1\S Rctail Dynamic!> point out: 'Ifyou arc doing yourshopping at lunch or dinner· lime. when )'ou are already hungry.lhe l>lIlell of baking may SI:nd you str::aightlo the bread eoulller and tthcn out of Ihe store so you can eat quickly: 'Why is it that superlllurkels change their layoul so often? Just when I have speeded up my shopping by knowing wheN.' c\'erything is.llhey mm'e the section!' This is another W:lY of trying to make you buy things )'ou thought you didn't need. SupennarkelS make most of their mane)' Out of fresh fOClds and 'luxury' snacks and far less on essentials like milk. sugar and bread. So everyday items llre scaHcrcd around Ih" store beeau:.c in ordcr (0 gel lhem. )OU have 10 pass the 'high eamers' and, hopefully. suddenly decide 10 buy some. The eye-calching di"play on the unit at the cnd of a row does not nece~sarily mean that lhe gooch are Ihe bargain of Ihe week. a~ you ma) think. Manufacturers -,ometi me" pay Ihe "up'-~mmr"el to put the ir br::ands lllthe best po:.ition:o. Among the besl are the places acro:.) Ihe end~ of units where customer traffic is very high. '1)0 Th:Il'~ whUllhe store i~ counling on! II'S .... ell·known in the retnil food indu,try that ,mell i~ the most pov:erful ofhulllan ~n~'i when it comes 10 inlluencing our choice of where ....·e shop and .... hat we arch! -Why does Ill)' superDllarkl't ha\'c to play music all the lime? 11 drives me mad and I can't avoid it since it's the only store I can reach conveniently.' more- or a way of projecting an image. One supcnnarkel plays 196Cb mu:oic to go wilh its decor. Another l>elS oul simply 10 please- playing t95()" and 1960s music In the moming when older "lblOmers do most of their shopping, pop mUl>k' in the l,lVcnings and 011 Saturday.. for a younger audience. and lllu~ic that C music to increase their profits by playing slow walt/csar light cla"'!tlc!t on quiet dayl>. like Mondays, to keep customerl> browsing llnd buying. Al busier times. like S:lturdays, they'll increase Ihe lempo 10 encountgc customer!; to move quickly through the slore. A recem supcnnarket study reported a 38% increase in sates whcn thc Slore played slow l)lUsic compared 10 f:l~t. However. you c:m shop in silence at "orne supermarket!>. which ncver play mu~ic - thcircustOlllers say it putS them off. Last straw -Why do I 1I1\\'1I)'S choose Ihe queuc lhal man's lhe slowest?' Perhaps you're tooconsiderJte! For example, don'llhink Ihe wider checkouls marked 'disabled' are exclusively forwhce1chairs. If there are no wheclchaircuSlorners waiting, anyone is wckome to use them. And if you're in a real hUITY, avoid the eheckoul assiSlant wearing 11 'traince' badge - a sign of possible delay. CheckOlllS could become a lhin,g of the past anyway. Onc ~upemlarkel is testing a hand·held umt .... hich customers u..e themsel\es as they shop. 11 rcad.. and re"ords the prices of grocerie~ and Ihen tOtals the bill ... but )'ou slill have 10 pay bl:fore you Ic:lve. This mn) be an attempt to please cU'lOmcrs -Ml they will enjoy l>hopping 13 Test 1 Paper 2 Writing IllYou must answer this question. 1 You have seen this advertisement for a holiday job in an English-language magazine and want to find out more. Read carefully the advertisement and the notes you have made. Then write a letter to Mrs Malone, telling her a little bit about yourself and why you want the job, and including all your questions. Energetic person needed to join in family holiday. What kind --""",of help? WE need help with our two lively children during a three-week summer holiday in Scotland. +- ages? dates? YOU need to practise your English. Hours of work? Pay? Can we help each Other? If you think we can. write for further details to Mrs Anne Malone, 30 Pond Road, London SW9 OTT. - Write a letter of 120-180 words in an appropriate style. Do not write any addresses. 14