READING COMPREHENSION

PART 1
Questions 1-5. Complete the five conversations. For questions 1-5, mark
A, B or C on your answer sheet.

1. Are you sure the match starts at two? A. It started well.

B. It's all right.
C. I think so.
2. I saw the new Spielberg film last night. A. Did I go?
B. Has he come?
C. Was it good?
3. How did the accident happen? A. I can't go there.
B. I didn't see it.
C. I don't know how to.
4. Hello, I'd like to speak to Mr Green, please. A. Sorry, can you say that again?
B. I'm sorry. I'll call again later.
C. I'm afraid I don't know.
5. May I leave now? A. Until tomorrow.
B. When we've finished.
C. I don't agree.

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READING PART 2
Questions 6-10. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark
the correct answer A, B or C on the answer sheet.

A. Elena and Tim will have to try the

restaurant on their next visit.
B. Elena and Tim have discovered
6 another good restaurant.
C. Elena and Tim think the restaurant's
prices are reasonable.

A. All City Bus journeys cost

exactly the same.
B. You need to have the correct
7 money when you board the bus.
C. You must keep your ticket ready
for checking.

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 Why did the record shop phone?
A. to say that Frank's CD is ready for

8 collection
B. to suggest Frank comes in later this
week
C. to apologise for a mistake with
Frank's order

A. Each customer will have to pay at

least £3 at lunchtime.

9 B. You can buy a meal for only £3 at

lunchtime.
C. A charge of £3 is added to each
bill at lunchtime.
A. The location of Thursday's lecture
will be different from usual.

10 B. Students should check when this

Thursday's lecture begins.
C. Dr Hatton had forgotten to announce
the change on Thursday.

PART 3. Read the text and questions 11-15. For each question, mark the
correct answer A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
`The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six,' says
Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. 'It's the time when you are learning
about the world.' Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and
four, although she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year-olds. When she

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started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children's five-
year-old school friends.
Margaret's pupils have group lessons. Each group has about a dozen pupils
and each lesson lasts an hour, once a fortnight. In addition, each pupil has one
individual lesson a week with her. Parents also have to attend the classes. It is
important that the parents take an active interest in the lessons.
From the earliest lessons pupils learn to play by ear. They do not even try to
read music until they have been playing for several years, and for a long time there
is a big difference between their playing and reading of music. Margaret says that
her method is not supposed to produce great violinists, and always suggests that
pupils who perform particularly well should leave and study the violin using more
traditional methods.
11. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. describe a different way of learning the violin
B. explain why Margaret likes teaching the violin
C. give advice on how to find a music teacher
D. explain why Margaret has a lot of pupils
12. Why should someone read the text?
A. to discover how Margaret learnt the violin
B. to learn why it is important to read music
C. to find out about Margaret's teaching method
D. to learn why children should play the violin
13. What opinion does Margaret have about her best pupils?
A. They will become great violinists using her method
B. They ought to find another teacher.
C. They could try harder.
D. They take several years to learn to read music.
14. Margaret's first pupils were……
A. her own friends.

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 B. three- and four-year-olds.
C. her children's friends.
D. her children.
15. Which of the following would Margaret include in an advertisement for her
classes?
A. We'll look after your B. Learn to play the violin with your
children while you learn the violin. children - 2 lessons a week.
C. Group violin lessons for children - D. Watch your children learn to play
no more than 5 per group. the violin.

PART 4. Read the text below and choose the correct answer for each space. For
each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN OPEN

UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Like any other university, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you
don't have to (16)….. working to study. It can also open up a whole variety
(17)……… interests. If you have (18) ……… studied before, you will enjoy the
special, new pleasure of (19) ……… your knowledge. You will make friends of (20)
………kinds.
You may also (21) ……… that your qualification provides new career opportunities.
You don't actually (22) ……… to the Open University for lectures, but study at
home, using television, radio and computer software. You can (23) ………one class
a month if you wish at an Open University centre. Of course, there are exams to
take, as in (24) ……… university. If you (25) ………like to know more, all you
have to do is complete the form
below. It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life.

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16. A. end B. stop C. break D. leave
17. A. of B. from C. in D. for
18. A. always B. ever C. often D. never
19. A. adding B. changing C. increasing D. growing
20. A. all B. each C. both D. every
21. A. suggest B. find C. wish D. want
22. A. join B. enter C. arrive D. go
23. A. learn B. give C. attend D. study
24. A. any B. some C. many D. most
25. A. will B. would C. did D. can

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