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Cambridge Advanced offers a high-level qualification to People wanting to use their English for professional or study purposes It consists of four papers:the Reading and Use (of Engish paper carries 40 percent of the marks and the other three papers each carry 20 percent of the marks. Reading and Use of English | hour 30 mmutes Writing | hour 30 minutes Listening 40 minutes (approximately) Speaking 15 minutes for each pair of students (approximately) All the examination questions are task-based and stimulate real-ife tasks, Rubres (instructions) are important and should be read carefully They set the context and give important information about the tasks. There isa separate answer sheet for recording answers for the Reading and Use of English and Listening papers, Reading and Part |: short text wth amutipech Pare |: use ofvocaoulary.eg toms collocations aes Use of ngish | cove ask | phrases complementation geval vere he pars T Se quatre Pare 2: stort tex wih an open cowe tsk are 2 sentance ruc and acurate we of sorer Pare 3: short text with a word formation Part 3 use of the comect arm ofa gren word in doze task content Pare 4: key word transformations Pare A se of grammatical and eval suctores Pare S:cne long ext with sx muliptechoce questions | Part 5 reading for deraled uncerstancig of ate inducing opr attude tore, purpose. ideas Pare 6: four short texts with four mutgle-matcing | Par 6 comparing anc contraing opinions and questions atludes acros diferent tevts Pare 7:one longest with a gapped-paraaraprs ask | Pare 7: reading to understand txt rt [choosng wich paragraphs tro gaps n abe tet) _| coherence and cohesion fed imo sectionsora series of | Pare 8 reading to leat relevant cess ane formation hing ase nates or tots Pare I: input texts prone the content and cor Part I: prising an esse based an two points gen an ess8y 07 220-260 words inthe nput text Carcdates have to evaluate the Doms and express their own opens. ging reasons Pare 2: instructions give information about context. text | Part 2 wing fr a specie reader usr appropriate ‘ype, target reader and purpose ofa text of 220-240 | layout and regetr Ponble gerres alter propos norte t EXAM OVERVIEWListening fourtake Pare [three short unrelated exracs with too Imulple choice questions on each Pare I: understancing gs eng attuce. opinion Speaker purese, ete Bquesions eee —— | | Pare 2: long ext witha sertence-completon task Part 2: locating and recor specfc information text wih mutle-choice questions Pare 3: understanding atte and. apron Part 4: series office monologues onatheme witha Part: understanding gist ate, main points. te Speaking Part I: short comersiton Part |: general interactional an soda language Pare 2 incivcualiong tur based on val prompts Pare 3: two-way conversion between candidates seed on a quescan and wrtten prompts Pare 4 discussion on topics reat are 2: comparing and specuting Part 3 ging and efcting oprion, nego aking ete Part 4: expressing ae jsthing opinions and ideas EXAM OVERVIEWGUIDANCE; READING AND USE OF ENGLISH The Reading and Use of Eglin papers forone haw and 30 mois. There ae age paris 0 Me papet and a otal o 86 quests “ou hve 0 read tet of ret types and aferent lng or fearple, exrace rom newapapers magaznes, wetter and Nov ‘wel a other short te, Part | Youreada short te and answer eight ule choice questions There are eff gaps nthe text and you have to crease the Ordo” phrave fom cho of eur whic he best in ech a Part2 You read short tet and answer open-aze questions. There are ‘eg gape nthe tex You hie til each gap sth the rity werd Pare 3 ‘You red a short text and ansner eft wore formation pesos “There ae ei gaps the text and youre gen te base form of the rising word You have to change each wor iro the form in whch & raves sense the Be. Pare 4 “ou read sx pars f sentences and answer key word transfocration questions The pars of sentences have the sme meaning but are xpress in erent ways Theres a gap the second sentence, Unch you Reve of with ete tree and sx ward ouTe pen ‘ne ofthese words The key word must not change any vty. Peer Part | 1+ Read the text gnortg the pus to gta general understanding + Oriyone of the pons (A-0) fis the gap. + Cheek the words before and after the gap For example some ‘words can EriybeTolowe y one prepostin.or may form part ofa common collection Some queszont foes on ineng werd and you may neesto Understand the meaning f the noe ox 9 iow en word coneet ne content Ifyou not sure which word to eros, go Brough the aatons acl eliminate the asiers you know ae wrerg han youve finned read the whole text gun and check that it rakes il see th your ansers he po Pare2 1 Read the text org the gaps to gta general understanding + Tink aboue the ming words You ony need to put one werd in cach gop and i's sila grammatial word. eg a pronoun ker prepostion. Before you fil each gup rend the sonterce careful and the about the type ofword thats rasung For example may be king bo ileus ox part oa Ted phrase ‘ben youve Finn read be whole text again and check hat ales ul sense ith your anaes inthe ps Pare3 1+ Reade text ors the gaps to gta gener urdertandng ‘Thnk about the ming words You only need to put ene wove in ech gan andthe base form oF at wore ic wrt in capital letters athe end af Ine. Before you i eien gap. ead the sertance carey an thnk about the type of word thts misong For xampia.is 2 rounan acest, an advert Charge the werd you been gen so that isthe gap You may ried 0 a pric and asc or make othe" changes (Check water nours nec ta be singer plural. Check that yau\e spelled the new ward correct GUIDANCE READING AND USE OF ENGLISH Pare 4 + Re the ist sentence ceil to make sure you understand crac what means, Locka the key word Weat type of word tt What say folows (For example, stan nfintve.apreposton or could tbe part of hee phrase o prac ero! “The second sentence her the ame information she frst artenc,expresiod na elerent order Thnk about Mow the ‘Sora need to che inthe new order For example an adecve ‘ay become a noun o ice versa “ou cn Pele words and phrases in your arewer tht arent used othe rst sentence. as long asthe means the sare. ‘Check hat your answer has between tree and ic words Remerner that contracted words cour as wo words eg want (Cheek thatthe roo santences have exactly the same mearing wth syouranever ithe speee Pare You read fog text ane arswer si multiple-choice queries There {re ur options each question ad the questons low the order of Inermaton nthe tnt. Pare 6 “ou reid four short ens onthe sme topic There ae four questions which report the views and opinions of he ferent wrters ofthe ‘ur tons You have to match each questan othe comoe tet othe Part? ‘Yeu read one lng text rom which sx paragrape have been removed “These paragraphs replaced in a juméles order ater he text together eth seventh dragraph that does’ ft in any of he gaps You veto be your owledye of grammar vocabulary and referencirg 10 work ‘ut whch paragraph goes in each gp. Pare8 ‘You eid ether along tet eided into secions ona series of short ‘twas on the same opie Thee are ten quesiore wich report inforation and tea rom the texte) Yu hve to match each question ts the correct secion inthe tot Peers Pare 1 Read the tent quctly to gota general uncerstaning of what about and how is organises Read through the questions o question stems without lacking at the options (A-D) and underine key Find the secton of text wher the question answered arc read it caretulundarinng key words and phrases, + Trytoarawer the question n your ow mine Then look at tions ‘A-D and choose the one that’s closes to your own answer Laake forthe same ideas exresed n deren a. + Cheek thatthe other aptins are cently srong yee sil not completely sre, g0 trough and work ut why the ober options re vrene, Part 6 1+ Read the Questions (37-40) frst wndening by words and ideas “There ae wo man types of question in most questions youre tele which section of tec to read and whch ie youre looking {or Do these question ret nd follow te process = Read the secton of txt merioned the question and As ‘he reluart topic o ide Read thecal to mace sus you Understand what the write thik bo The question then ak you to compare the wars deus Cn the iopic wth those othe othe tree unters You may ave to dace whe has the sme West sed opinions o who eopreses deen ones ~ Now rea the other txts careful to references tothe topic or ea Then reac these section carey to ake se yoke found the wrter Whe has he sme ar fren ders. + Inthe other ype of quan your tol the ope or dea ard Aked 1 nd the writer wh hae arent pinion tote others ‘on Bat ope Fist andfolon ts process =" Rend alte texts to Find refrences tothe top oF des mentioned in te question ~ Read the secuons cael ee wticn writer has deren ideas tothe other tee cn ths top Pare? *+ Rea the base tx frst. gnering he aps to get a genera idea of wat i abovt and how: orpreac ‘+ Nee. reid the ex around eit gap crefaly an think about the ‘ype ofiormaton which might ben the mesg paragraph + Read paragaprs A-G. Check or topic and langage nee wi) ‘the base text Highligh words tt relat to people pices nd events pls any tie references This wil he yout flow the ‘development ofthe arpument or rare. Choose the best option tk each gp Make sure tha al the pronoun and vocabulary references ae dear ‘Once ylvefrshe, re-read the complete text tobe sure that rakes Sense wth your answers inthe paps Pare8 + You dont need to red the whole tert rsa of texts fst Thats vy the question are writen before the text + Bagn by easing questions 47-56 fest Urderning the key wore, andes: + Ther read throug the wats) quit ane i information o ies that are mlevancto each question 1+ Foreacn question, when you fins the relevant piece of exces | ‘ery carey to make sue tha & complete matches te mening ofthe gestion + You peabaniy frretornces to te ian the question in more ‘than one ston ofthe to, but only one section exit mates ‘the cea he question You naa 1 eal these section, caret t0 fin the exact match READING AND USE OF ENGUSH GUIDANCE ?TIP STRIP ‘Question |: Only one ofthese words ‘canbe followed by the preposition ina ‘Question 5: Which of the words colcates uth concerns? (Question 8: Which ofthe words means ‘arrived at? For questions 1 ~8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, © or D) best fits ‘each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Inthe exam, you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet. Exampl 0 A allows B makes C lets D means 4288 The Wave Hub ‘The Wave Hub isa giant electrical terminal located on the seabed ten miles off the coast ‘of Cornwall in southwest England. It (0)... a number of diferent wave-energy devices operating in the area to transmit the energy they generate along a high-voltage undersea cable, back to the shore. When itfirst (1)... Into operation, the Wave Hub marked an enormous (2)... forward in the development of wave power, which had tended to (3) behind its cousins in the other main (4) ...m. Of renewable energy technology: wind power and solar power. But surfers in the southwest (6) ...... concems about the project. Cornwall is Britain's principal surfing region (6)... Of the size of the Atlantic rollers hitting the beaches there, and surfers were concerned that the energy taken from the waves would (7)... ina reduction of as much as 11 per cent in the height of those waves when they (8) the shore. But an independent study, which sought to reassure surfers that any effect on wave height would be more limited, has so far proved the project to be correct. A came B begun © arrived started A tread strike pace step lag leave rag delay limbs branches wings prongs explained spoke expressed ‘commented because account reason thanks upshot result conclude arise D > > > > > > > succeeded realised reached achieved ‘TEST | READING AND USE OF ENGLISHFor questions 9 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap, Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0) In the exam, you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. Example: | 0 3 Spacemen’s autographs Only 12astronauts actually set foot onthemoon during theUS Apollospaceprogram between 1969 and 1972. According (0)... Paul Prendergast, a postal worker from London, they are all pioneers who deserve more recognition for their outstanding achievement, Paul's fascination (Q)...... the subject began in 2000 (10)... he attended a convention for People (11) nun. Robby Is collecting autographs. There he met Alan Bean (the fourth person on the moon} and Ed Mitchell the sixth). As he remembers: “There were television stars there, people from Bond movies and so (12) but these men had walked on the moon. Ineaded straight (19) ........ to meet them and ask for their autographs.” ‘or a collector, the challenge of trying 10 (14)... hold of the remaining ten proved iresistible. Yet Paul's quest was never going to be entirely straightforward. At that time, only nine of the astronauts were still alive and two (18) .....0. given up signing autographs years before. By establishing contacts with other collectors, however, and by buying from reputable ealers at specialist auctions, Paul did eventually (16)... to achieve his goal ‘Question 11: Wich Felative pronouns needed here? (Question 12: Which reposition competes the fee phrase that rears the same as ‘etc? ‘Question |4: Which ver completes the multanord veo rearing’ obtain? READING AND USE OF ENGLISH TEST 1 8Testa Question 17: You eos. oe ee Question 20% Yeu ed to add two letters +o make ths adecive into an acer ‘Question 23: Add a egatve pric to this word For questions 17 ~ 24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end ‘of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Inthe exam, you write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on sheet. arate answer examole: [0] [| x[c] lv] alr] 1 The world’s oldest perfume The archaeologists working at af (O) sn. 0N the island of Cyprus EXCAVATE discovered the remnants of 14 different perfumes in a number of bottles and other (17) «nm at the site of an ancient perfumery. The CONTAIN building was destroyed by an earthquake nearly 4,000 years ago, at a time when Cyprus was already enjoying a (18) unm aa centte REPUTED of perfune-making, After undergoing scientific (19) , the perfumes were found to ANALYSE contain a range of ingredients which would have been (20) ... READY available in the immediate locality, including anise, pine, coriander, lemon, bergamot and almond, Having (24)... what each perfume contained, the scientists then IDENTITY sot about remaking them using traditional techniques to find out what they would actually have smelt like, They first (22)... up the GRIND extracts, then mixed them with olive in clay jugs before distilling them, This method is the one recorded by writers in Ancient Roman times, Although rather (29)... by today’s standards, the resulting SOPHISTICATED ‘aromas provide us with an olfactory window onto the ancient world, and are evidence of the (24)... Skill employed by thelr ereators. CONSIDERFor questions 25 - 30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0) Example: © Amy stayed at the hotel once before. FIRST This 18 secs oe ‘Amy has stayed at the hotel The gap can be filled with the words ‘not the first time that’, so you write: Example: [0 | { NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT | In the exam, you write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on a separate answer sheet. ene TWSTRIP Question 25: s the 25 There were a lot of things to think about before we made our decision. verb active or passive? ‘Wien prepoaon TAKEN toed h ts ed Los of things needed . consideretion before we could Pose make our decision Question 27: Yeu rectus opresea tat , 5 peat ane 26 Could! ask you if you'd mind looking after my dog while I'm away? a ‘WONDERING Q 28: Which \ _- wlng to ook ater my dog while rm away? ret re vera? 27 know that it was wrong of me to get angry in front of the children, Lost | know that I should “ soni front of the children, 28 If yourneed any further information, please call me. HESITATE If you need any further information me a call 29 Ithasn't snowed quite as much this year as it did last year. SLIGHTLY This year, there has than there was last year. 30 Unless the team’s performance improves, they may find they have to resign from the league, FORCED Ifthe team’s performance doesn't get... senninenee Sigh from the league, READING AND USE OF ENGLISH TEST | 1ete) You ate going to ead an article about an actress, For questions 31 ~ 36, choose the answer (A. B, G orD) Which you think fts best according to the text, In the exam, you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet, The voice of Bart Simpson Clive Eyre remembers the day he met the actress who created the voice TRE Woman Ad come fo meat was sting atop a large plastic cow inthe grounds of herLos Angeles home. Small and blonde, repaid an umbrelia and gave a mischievous smite for a photographer. "Mi therel she sald ging mig wags oe mre ata gm her unusual vantage pont. Her real name was Nancy Cartwright. Her stage name, however oss Toc ts har te behans ipsam. the obnoxious, skateboard-toutingtenyea-od from the cartoon metropolis of Sprnchela ¢ hace eee, but this midéle-aged mother oto, cessed in a sensible green tap and be trousers, wes the clon hued rascal who instructed the world to eat his shorts. thar ti out at wil sai Cartwright, with a hint oF raised eyebrow, her naturally husky vice atnays seemingly on ire (eee of breaking into aBartism, punctuated by his cruel, gating laughter. “Thnk about re nd arieat wee eo eae Paty and someone brings a kid upto me | can go. Hey, man, what's happening? and watch the Kd fan hen ftgihat My ovm respanse was probably similar, The ten-year-old voice coming out of Cartriht wiaeseens he ngruous, se nenntet2 another word ~ certainly not herein suburban LA. amongst the tenis courts an swimming rool, Recs skateboarding certainly wouldn't be tolerated. Sangre. however had gown redo deploying Bar's voice as a means toca tational celebrity perks, such as atable erect eslaurats.”Itreditonce," she sald. “i's embarassing. People are ike, ’So what? Following si iy disappointing probable boneahamused tac cops and harried fight attendants, she leat to relish her anonymous celebity cians sre repabl because | have the choice whereas mos celebrities don't,” she concluded, “They'e king of, you know) ae wine Ofthe public. hat must be unnerving.” Sur ther i, of course, something profoundly odd about the fact that Nancy Cartwright was at once bath an Ais celety anda faceless nobody. So odd, i fac. that inspired her to produce a one-woman show based on what ste eagco "My life cron eat Pay” The show took the audience through Cartwright’ real life asia ten-year-old ~ ving in the Midwe tore Cane erie hee eastan. OFio — when she won a schoo! competition with a performance of Rudyard Kipling’ Now ae Gate Goths Hump. Aer hat came ther competitions, other tophies, and a gradual easaton tha er vole ax perfect {Grcartoons, By he late tens, Cartwright was waking fora aco station where she meta Holnaod sudo cence ve ave er the nameand phone numberof Daws Bute, the legendary voce af cartoon favourites Hucklesers Hoare we Yogi Bea qhust 39, and with only that one contact, Cartwright, like so many wannabe starlets, packed her bags and headed west Saree eae univers scholarship from Oto to the University of California, Carwight however, was no ordinary Hews slant, “Most people who come to Hollywood ae looking to get on camera” she recalled. “My story's que diftnees ty Fe ats hookup with this pioneer ofthe voiceover industry, so that's what did” He put her in touch withthe directo, arth, Hanna-Barbera studio and helped her get the voice of Glia in Richie Rich = the adventures of he richest bay iene world rena the call fom the producers of a 30-econd cartoon spot on The Trace aan Show. They wanted herta play the se Orisa Simpson, a nerdy and morally upstanding knowal with a bratty ile brother. Bart“ wentin, sam ice ord eon really see anything I could sink my teeth into,” says Cartwright, sri the auction pice for Bart was right there, and tm ike, ‘Whoa, ten years old, underachiever and proud at" and fm Sencar = that's the one'| wanna do!” She knew the audition was a success when Matt Greening creator of The Serpsons sated cracking up and shouting, "Tats Thats Bat! I's na surprise to eam tht Bart's catcntnae Eat my Seer ence oizinally an ad lib by Cartwright. The Bart voice had long been‘a part of Cartwright’ repertone, bul it avin, soar art she saw the pictures of him andreadthe script. The material, meanwhile which was prety heady cu in the ine argnect her. You know what. | couldnt believe | was actualy geting pad for doing things getinte vouble hg doing as a kid. TEST | READING AND USE OF ENGLISH4 The writer reveals that on meeting Nancy, he was A unprepared for her age. B struck by her ordinariness. © reassured by her appearance. D embarrassed by her behaviour. How did adults tend to react when Nancy used Bart's voice in public? ‘A They were confused by it. B They were unimpressed by it. © They gave her special treatment. D They accepted that she was a celebrity Howr did Nancy feel about keeping a relatively low profile? ‘A nervous about the effects on her future career B unsure that it was a good choice to make _eliaved not to be more in the public eye D sory not to be recognised more often What do we learn about Nancy's one-woman show? ‘At featured the wide range of voices she could produce. B It explored the strangeness of voiceover work. It celebrated other famous cartoon characters. D__Ittraced the development of her early career. Why did Nancy originally decide to go to Hollywood? ‘A She'd gota place on a course there. B She already had the offer of a job there, © Her ambition was to become a fim star there. D There was somebody who could help her there. Nancy got the part of Bart Simpson as a result of ‘A voluntearing to do an audition for it. B being rejected for the part of Bart's sister, © contributing to part ofthe script of the show. D successfully playing a male character in another show. TIPSTRIP ‘Question 32: Be careful Nancy was hoping to get speci ‘treatment, but Was she success? ‘Question 35: Check the order of events ‘careful Read to tnd her reasons for ging rather than other deals of hermave or what ‘ther people do Question 36: Nancy crgraly auctioned for another part. but why Cl she lay that part in the end? READING AND USE OF ENGLISH TEST | 13You are going to read four reviews of a collection of essays entitled Why English? For questions 37 - 40, ‘choose from the reviews A= D. The reviews may be chosen more than once. In the exam, you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet, Why English? ry 4s the language of business and science, English is world’s lingua franca. Hardly surprising, therefore, that ambitious parents see it as central to the curriculum of every sensible school. But the writers of the collection of ‘essays Why English? see things differently. They make a convincing argument forthe idea that the benefits ot English to ordinary people ~ better jobs and access to new technologie - have been vastly overstated, Although there's some irony in the fact this collection is itself writen in English, it does have much to recommend It, With {educational intutions around the world all rushing to embrace English, i's appropriate to ask whether they're * Summarse the | Looking for adventure? cpa puro | Poveda We need four people to take part in a television documentary called ane eas ‘Survival, You'll live in a remote mountain area for three months with —e ‘only your teammates for support. You'll keep a video diary of your Quaston3: Reins ee ee experiences. itomaland ee penal opera They if you think you have the skills to live in a hostile environment and ie be a useful member of a team, write us a letter explaining why you nce beth rage should be included in the project. | soles pees Saletan ‘of the book, exphin Write your letter. why you liked it and 2 Guerion 4 + Wilde reasons in ote state Wyse tery inoretng gge. + Use paar for ieipetanes aroroprne geting soon TEST | WRITINGGUIDANCE: LISTENING ee ‘he Litening paper ts for about 40 minutes There ae ur parts 3 tia of 30 quesion You ate to texte of ere pes and “Sere lengths for apie extracts Fom media broadcasts and eects aswel as every corersators You hear each recording ‘ce and you have te to read the questions belere yu ite, Parc Eisen tothieeurelnted earacts of around ene minute each ach Sera has two speaters You have to answer twa hres open Sutclechoce questions on each extract The three exacts eit feted and tere area variety of contents and teraction pater Parc? 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The about the topic youre fing to hear abo and he Weas you have to itn for + YouTave 45 seconds to rea trough thes tasks before you tate Rd the options (&-H) in both task 0 that youre ready 0 secre from each set fr etch sper a8 you ten, *+ Tre first tie you stn, pay attention to the speakers main iden Mark the opton doses otis idea The second tire you lsten. check your answers You may need to change some of them: Remember ttn each tak there ae re ‘ptr that you dont need to use + Dorit worry you dont understand every word. yout not se cf an answer then guess Youve prablynderoed more than youthnie USTENING TEST | 23