Listening Part I – Multiple Matching

You'll hear five different young people talking about why they have decide to live in another country. For questions 1 to 6, choose from the list A to F what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

A She had lost her job

Speaker 1

B She wanted to earn more money.

Speaker 2

C A relative had already moved to the same country.

Speaker 3

D She was bored in her home town.

Speaker 4

E Her new country had a more pleasant climate.

Speaker 5

F She wanted to learn another language.

Part II – Sentence Completion

You will hear part of an interview with a woman called Sophie Doyle, who organizes adventure holidays in Australia for teenagers. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences.

Australian Adventure Holiday

The Australian Adventure Holiday is usually in the month of … (1). In each group there are … (2) teenagers plus four leaders. The price covers everything except … (3). When they visit the islands, they will sleep in a … (4). They will first meet the other young people at the … (5). They will visit the largest … (6) island in the world. They will sleep next to a … (7) when they are in the outback. At the Great Barrier Reef, … (8) will be available for those who need them. From the boat on the river, you will see … (9) on the banks. Teenagers normally stay in touch with people at home by … (10) .

Part III – Multiple Choice

You’ll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8, choose the best answer, А, В or C.

1 You hear an advertisement for a local taxi firm. Which aspect are they emphasising?

A low fares В reliable service С comfortable cars

2 You hear a radio phone-in programme about a plan to build a new supermarket. Why has the woman phoned?

A to protest about the building of the supermarket

В to demand that it should employ local staff only

С to support the plan if certain conditions are met

3 You hear a young woman talking about a concert by her favourite band. What aspect of the concert disappointed her?

A the length of the band's performance В the quality of the sound there

С the distance she was from the stage

4 On the radio news, you hear a story about a missing dog. Where was the dog found?

A in a street in town В in the countryside С in a town-centre park

5 In a radio play, you hear a man talking to a woman. What is he doing?

A complaining about something В requesting something

С promising to do something

6 You overhear two people coming out of a football stadium. What does the man think?

A The referee was unfair. В The match was boring. С The better team won.

7 You hear a young woman talking about her favourite free-time activity. What is it?

A walking in the hills В playing tennis С going swimming

8 You overhear a man talking in an airport. Who is he?

A a passenger В a flight attendant C a taxi driver

SPEAKING

Describe the picture below.

TEST # 3

READING

Part I

You are going to read part of an article about genealogy. For questions 1-7, choose the Answer (А, В, С or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Genealogy, or researching your family tree, is a hobby that can rapidly develop into an obsession. Before you start looking for your own ancestors, read this advice from genealogist Maria McLeod.

The first question to ask yourself is why you want to research your family tree. Genealogy is not about discovering that you are the heir to the throne of an unknown country. It's about finding out more about yourself. For most people the important question is 'why am I like I am?' You might not look like other members of your immediate family and you want to know where your green eyes or curly hair come from. You may be curious about why you have such a quick temper or are utterly hopeless at mathematics. You may even be suffering from a medical condition and want to know if something in your genetic makeup has caused it.

Another common motive for researching your family tree is that you plan to visit the place that your ancestors came from and you secretly hope that you will find some long lost cousins with whom you can share your memories. There can be few more exciting things that meeting a distant cousin who is living on the other side of the globe and finding that she looks just like your younger sister. But you should also bear in mind that they may not necessarily want to have anything to do with you. Sometimes there are skeletons in the cupboard that you and your branch of the family are unaware of, but which are still fresh in the minds of your more distant relatives.

This brings up an important aspect of this kind of research that some people do not anticipate. Of course you want to find out about yourself and what makes you 'you', but you may not be so keen on discovering some unpleasant facts about your relatives. Your ancestors were human beings too and there is no reason to expect them to have led blameless lives. It is all part of your own history, after all, and if you are going to do the research, you should accept this fact and understand that you cannot change it.

Once you are clear about your motives, you need to take a moment to think about just how many ancestors you might have and how far back you intend to go. You have, no doubt, thought about your parents' parents and your parents' parents' parents; you may even know quite a bit about them. But go back ten generations and the picture becomes much more complicated. To begin with, many more people are involved. You can work it out for yourself. You may be descended from no fewer than 1024 people through ten generations and that means there are a lot of different individuals to trace and stories to check. This can mean that you spend hours going through official records, either in person at the records office or on the Internet. Are you prepared for such a huge task?

1. What is Maria McLeod's first piece of advice to people researching their family tree?

A. 'Don't expect to find out that you are a member of a royal family.'

B. 'Be prepared to find out disturbing things about yourself.'

C. 'Don't expect to like your relatives in other parts of the world.'

D. 'You may find you have serious health problems you didn't know about.'

2. Why might some relatives be reluctant to meet you?

A. You bring back memories for them.

B. You remind them of their younger relatives.

C. They think they might have to tell you family secrets.

D. They suspect you of having wrong motives.

3. You might have to accept that your ancestors

A. did not want to be found. C. were rather unpleasant.

B. were not like you at all. D. did some things that were wrong.

4. What does Maria McLeod assume that the reader has already done?

A. Found out about their family ten generations ago.

B. Considered the three previous generations.

C. Decided how far back in time they want to go.

D. Asked their parents about their grandparents and great grandparents.

5. What does the underlined word it in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. How far back you should go in your research

B. How many people you are descended from

C. Why doing genealogical research is so complicated

D. When the tenth generations were alive

6. Why might you think twice about researching your family tree?

A. You already know about your grand-grandparents. C. You don't have time to do it.

B. Going back ten generations is too far. D. You have a lot of relatives.

7. What is the best title to the article?

A. Uncovering family secrets: do you dare?

B. The science of genealogy: new developments

C. A step-by-step guide to researching your family tree

D. Research your family past