TEST 1

TASK 1: LISTENING
You are going to listen to five texts. For each of them answer the questions given. Mark the correct
answer: A, B or C.

Text 1
1. What did Gabrielle's father do after her mother died?
A. took care of Gabrielle and other four children.
B. abandoned his children including Gabrielle.
C. sent them to live with relatives.
2. What happened to Coco when World War II broke out?
A. She started to design uniforms for soldiers.
B. She Moved to Switzerland.
C. She worked as a nurse.

Text 2
3. What sleep killer is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. watching a murder mystery.
B. exercising before going to bed.
C. drinking too much coffee.
4. Before going to sleep…
A. quarrel with your family.
B. listen to the radio.
C. don’t read an interesting detective story.

Text 3
5. Why is eating in school canteen unhealthy?
A. only fast food is sold there.
B. there is no information which food is good.
C. children can choose what they want to eat.
6. If we want to eat in a healthy way, we should …
A. change all our eating habits.
B. go on a diet.
C. stop drinking coffee.

Text 4
7. What prompted Sequoyah to develop his alphabet?
A. he wanted to become famous.
B. after his hunting accident he needed something to keep him busy.
C. he wanted the history of his people preserved for future generations.
8. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. sequoyah was a very observant young man.
B. sequoyah spent twenty years developing his alphabet
C. sequoyah was honoured by having some trees named after him.

Text 5
9. It is stated in the passage that superstitions...
A. are similar to religions in many different ways.
B. are a specific variety of astrology.
C. can vary greatly from culture to culture.
10. We can conclude from the passage that...
A. the things that we learn at an early age tend to stay with us
B. what we learn at an early age we easily forget.
C. all these superstitions bring bad luck.
TASK 2: Listen to the text and for each question (1-8) mark the correct answer A, B or C.
You now have 30 seconds to look through the task. You will then hear the recording twice.

1. Why did the girl play the piano?

A. To help people understand the movie.
B. To add sound to the movie.
C. To help people find their seats.
2. Hoot Gibson was...
A. the name of the actor.
B. the name of the film.
C. the name of Granddad.
3. The Granddad jumped and ...
A. looked at the audience.
B. yelled.
C. smiled.
4. Sammy shot his...
A. pistol.
B. fire gun.
C. cap gun.
5. The fireman brought..
A. a house.
B. a hose.
C. a hole.
6. A lot of events happened that afternoon EXCEPT...
A. the girl broke the screen.
B. the old man didn’t enjoy the film.
C. the fireman put out the fire.
7. Why did the Granddad not want to go to the movie again?
A. He did not like noise.
B. He did not like Wild West show.
C. He did not like shooting.
8. The grandson’s name was...
A. Sammy.
B. Hoot.
C. Robert.

TASK 3: READING
Read the questions (1-8) and try to find the answers to them in the text. Indicate the paragraph (A-F),
in which you found the information, next to the question. Some paragraphs correspond to more than
one statement.

Which paragraph…

1. Tells us how the band got their first manager?

2. Could have the title “Getting into a new music genre”?
3. Could have the title “The Beatles conquer America.”?
4. Explains the meaning of the band’s name?
5. Has information about the music of the band that was lost forever?
6. Answer the question “What sort of music did The Beatles play?”
7. Could have the title “The Start”?
8. Names the person to be known as the king of rock-n-roll?

A.__ The Fab Four, the famous Liverpool musical group commonly known as The Beatles, reached
the peak of their popularity in the 1960s. But the real story began much earlier when Paul McCartney
heard the skiffle country music played by John Lennon’s group at St. Paul’s church in Liverpool.
McCartney was a brilliant guitarist, so they let him join the group at once.
B.__ The group changed its name several times, from Johnny and the Moondogs to Long John and
the Silver Beatles and finally The Beatles. The short title is in itself a smart mixture of two words.
The beat is a synonym for musical rhythm, while the beetles describe insects producing sounds using
their shiny wings.
C.__ Lennon, Harrison, McCartney and Starr were the heart of The Beatles while the other members
constantly changed. Many guitarists and drummers joined but finally left the group. The style changed
too. When The Beatles left Britain to perform in Europe, they turned from folk to rock-n-roll to win
over the public. They also played foreign music and composed their own songs.
D.__ Soon the group issued their first single, My Bonnie, which became popular in Liverpool. A
customer once asked for it in a music shop, but there were no copies left. When Epstein, the shop
owner, finally got the disc, he was surprised to hear a good quality song by the group that played in
the club next to his shop. The same month he signed the first contract with The Beatles as their
musical agent.
E.__ Although in 1963 the group issued more than three hundred thousand copies of their second
album at home, they only broke the American market a year later. During their first tour to the USA
the group was welcomed by thousands of fans at Kennedy airport in New York. For half a year The
Beatles were touring the USA and were top of the charts.
F.__ During their USA tour The Beatles visited Elvis Presley. They talked a lot, played music and
managed to record several priceless compositions. The reason why none of the songs have been issued
is widely discussed today. No matter how hard musical agents tried to find the recordings, they failed.
This is one of the secrets The Beatles left unrevealed.

TASK 4: READING
Read the text and the questions below. For each question mark the correct answer: A, B or C.

Elvis Aaron Presley, American singer and actor, One of the most popular entertainers of the 20th
century, is renowned as an early pioneer of rock and roll music and considered by many to be the
genre's greatest performer.
In his youth, Presley attended churches where he was exposed to gospel music. He also listened to
blues and country and western music and won a talent contest at the age of ten for a rendition of the
country ballad "Old Shep".
Following high school, Presley worked as a truck driver. In 1953, while recording some songs as a
birthday gift for his mother at a Memphis studio, Presley impressed the studio manager with his
unique vocal style, demonstrating both outstanding range and influences of black American music.
At age 21 Presley recorded his first songs for a major record label, the Radio Corporation of America,
including the original and popular "Heartbreak Hotel".
From 1956 to 1958, Presley starred in four motion pictures, all of which featured his soundtracks.
After serving in the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1960, Presley appeared in numerous
musical films. His public appeal faded during this period as his rebellious image gave way to the
more wholesome persona developed in his film roles.
During the 1970s, facing personal difficulties, including a long-term drug dependency, Presley
retreated from public appearances and was rarely seen outside his Memphis mansion. His death, a
subject of some controversy, has been officially attributed to heart failure, a likely result of Presley's
chronic overuse of prescription barbiturates.
Known as the King of Western Bop and the Hillbilly Cat, Presley fused sounds of country music with
black rhythm and blues influences and what was then the new rock and roll style. His unprecedented,
electrically charged performances helped make Presley one of the first mass idols of United States
popular culture.

1. A lot of people believe…

A. there has been no better rock and roll singer than Elvis Presley.
B. Elvis Presley could outdo no one in acting.
C. Elvis was the only performer of rock and roll genre.
2. Presley's musical education consisted mainly of…
A. a church musical school.
B. a rhythm and blues orchestra.
C. a combination of different styles.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that Presley got involved in performing music…
A. at a rather old age.
B. as a truck driver.
C. quite young.
4. The feature of Presley's singing was the clear influence of…
A. a studio manager.
B. the African American style of performance.
C. his age.
5. The passage implies that…
A. he became rather popular in a comparatively short period of time.
B. movie producers didn't like Presley's songs.
C. Presley was a movie star rather than a singer.
6. Presley's acting in movies…
A. brought him more recognition of the audience.
B. had nothing to do with music.
C. slightly decreased his popularity.
7. During the last years of his life Presley…
A. was not very happy.
B. started using drugs.
C. performed only in Memphis.
8. When on stage, Presley usually was…
A. dressed in electrical clothes.
B. performing very emotionally.
C. repairing electrical equipment.

TASK 5: VOCABULARY
Read the text and fill the gaps with the words given below. Use each word only once. Two words are
extra.

(A) sight (F) speeders (K) limit

(B) waving (G) concealed (L) drivers
(C) surprise (H) walked (M) standing
(D) hiding (I) strange (N) sign
(E) forget (J) world
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A police officer had a perfect [1] __________ place to watch for those speeding. The location, which
he had used successfully many times before, allowed him to be out of [2] __________while setting
up his radar to spot the [3] __________. On a busy day, he arrived at his spot and started to wait.
After half an hour, the officer felt something [4] __________was going on. Most of the cars were
travelling within the speed [5] __________, and some of the passengers were smiling and [6]
__________at him. He hardly believed this was happening, as his hiding place was so well [7]
__________. Upon realizing that virtually all the passing [8] __________knew he was there, he got
out of his car and [9] __________up the road. About fifty metres away, he saw a boy [10]
__________on the side of the road with a huge hand-painted [11] __________reading "Radar Trap
Ahead". To his [12] __________, when he turned back, he saw the boy's accomplice, this time fifty
metres beyond the radartrap, with a sign reading "Tips" and a bucket at his feet, full of change. 😊
TASK 6: GRAMMAR
Read the text and fill the gaps with one of the following: an article, a preposition, a conjunction or a
relative pronoun. Note that in each space you should insert only ONE word.
Do not copy the words from the text on the answer sheet.

Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry and
painting, [1] __________as early man had no way of recording it, we can only guess what it sounded
like. Watching a child banging on a drum [2] __________his hands or a piece of wood, it is easy to
see [3] __________ this is the simplest of instruments. It does not take much effort to produce [4]
__________rhythm on it. Wall paintings show what some [5] __________the instruments looked
like. Early civilizations had already discovered [6] __________ three basic ways of producing music:
blowing [7] __________ a tube, striking an object, and scraping a string. We know that western music
comes [8] __________the ancient Greeks. The musical scales we use now are based on certain
sequences of notes [9] __________ the Greek used to create a particular mood.
Until the sixteenth century, most players of instruments were single performers, but as music became
more widespread, orchestras [10] __________musical groups began to appear. This brought about
the writing of music to be played [11] __________several musicians at one time. This can certainly
be named the birth [12] __________ modern music.

TASK 7: WRITING
The advertisement given below is taken from an online newspaper.
Read the advertisement and write an email to ask for more information about the details which are
indicated.

At the Jeff Nerenberg Tennis Academy in New York City, we've

been teaching kids for over 30 years. We train all levels, including
tournament players, ages 7 through 18 (co-ed).
• Sessions start Oct- June, after-school.
• Grand Prix Travel Team Program
• Locations in Manhattan and the Bronx
For further Information, call 1-880-549-9391

Exact address?
Transportation available? How about weekends?

Dear Sir/Madam,
I read your advertisement in the online newspaper.
TASK 8: WRITING
Read the essay task and write between 120-150 words.

Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? State your opinion and support it with reasons
and examples.

“Job satisfaction is more important than money when making a career choice.”