A. LISTENING (50 points) – Tapescript included.

Part 1. For questions 1-5, you will hear two people talking about lost works of art. Choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding
boxes provided. (10 pts)
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C
(Source: Adapted from CLOSE-UP ADVANCED)

Part 2. For questions 6-10, you will listen a student and a professor discussing a school project about
tourism. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Write your
answers in the space provided. (10 pts)
6. TRUE 7. FALSE 8. FALSE 9. TRUE 10. NOT GIVEN
(Source: Adapted from ON-SCREEN ADVANCED)

Part 3. For questions 11-15, you will listen to a talk about a phenomenon called “Déjà vu”. Complete
the sentences by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in
the space provided. (20 pts)
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s)
11. shadowy feeling
12. physical manifestations
13. prevalent theories
14. summoned up
15. conclusive source

B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A 31A 32C 33B 34B 35C
36D 37A 38B 39A 40D 41D 42B 43C 44B 45A
46A 47B 48C 49D 50A 51A 52C 53C 54A 55D

C. READING
56. B
57. B
58. B
59. C
60. D
61. B
62. A

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63. B
64. C
65. D

66. D
67. B
68. B
69. C
70. C
71. A
72. B
73. B
74. D
75. A

76. iv
77. vi
78. iii
79. xi
80. i
81. x
82. viii
83. NO
84. NOT GIVEN
85. YES

D. WRITING
1. It was to be another twenty-five years before Michael returned to his hometown.
 Not until 25 years did Michael return to his hometown.
2. Driving fast is dangerous, whether you are an experienced driver or not.
 However experienced you are, driving fast is dangerous.
3. Mary owed her success to her parents. (THANK)
 Mary had her parents to thank for you.
4. Councilor William proposed that the cost of boat rides be increased from 10p to 15p.
 A rise of 5p in the cost of/for boat rides was proposed by Councilor William.
5. The moment I saw the dirty state of the restaurant kitchen, I no longer felt hungry.
 I lost my interest in/ my appetite the moment/soon after/ right after I saw …..

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 TAPESCRIPT FOR LISTENING
PART 1. (Adapted From Close-Up Advanced)
Man: What is it about lost art and garages? First it was Picasso works, now it's Klimt.
Woman Oh yes, I remember the Picasso findings fromba few years back - 2010 if I'm not mistaken.
: Around 270 undocumented works of art by Picasso were unveiled by his former electrician
in France, who had stored them in his garage for around 40 years. There was a huge
controversy at the time because he claimed that the artist had given him the works as a gift,
but Picasso's son Claude suspected that they had actually been stolen. He claimed that
Picasso always signed and dated his gifts. I wonder where these works are now.
Man: Well, the collection was immediately seized by authorities and they're currently being held
in a vault in Nanterre, which is just outside Paris. The works are thought to be worth around
£50 million, so they're being kept under lock and key by France's Central Office for the
Fight Against Traffic in Cultural Goods until a full investigation is carried out.
Woman So what's the Klimt story?
:
Man: Well, there was a fresco that used to adorn the ceiling in the studio of art nouveau artist
Gustav Klimt. He shared the studio with his brother Ernst between 1883 and 1892. But, the
fresco went missing after a lift was installed in the building in the 1980s. The fresco, which
is called Trumpeting Putto. shows Cupid playing a trumpet and has been widely sought after
in art circles since the 1960s.
Woman Where was the painting eventually found?
:
Man: The story goes that it turned up in a garage in northern Austria. The man who found it had
only recently become aware of its significance because Klimt had been in the news rather a
lot due to his 150th birthday celebrations
Woman That's a bit of a coincidence, isn't it? I'm sure that's bound to push up the value of the
: painting no end.
Man: Well, first of all they've got to establish its authenticity.
Woman What, do you mean it might not be an original?
:
Man: Some art experts are disputing the fact that the fresco was done by Gustav on the grounds
that it isn't a signed piece nor is it a particularly good work of art.
Woman So, who do they think did it then? Is it just something the finder rustled up in his spare time?
:
Man: No, nothing like that. There's no doubt that the fresco is the one that adorned Klimt's studio.
What is in dispute is whether it was painted by Gustav or Ernst, who was also an artist,

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 though much less talented and celebrated. It's also said to bear similarities to other frescoes
Ernst created. Some say that at best, the painting was a joint effort by the two brothers.

PART 2. (Adapted from On-Screen Advanced)

Student: Thank you for agreeing to see me, Mr. Gilmore.
Teacher: That's OK Claire. I'm usually here early preparing for my lessons so it's no bother. What can I
do for you?
Student: Well, it's about the project you assigned at the end of class last week. (6) I'm just not sure
where to start. I mean, it’s a massive subject and I don't know how to tackle it.
Teacher: The assignment is a presentation of a report, as with any report, you would have to begin with
an Introduction. And since this Is a pro and con task, that intro would have to include a question which
you will use the presentation to answer.
Student: So, you mean I would have to explain tourism and ask whether it has a singularly positive or
negative impact on local communities around the world? But how would I explain tourism?
Teacher: Well, (7) you could focus on how it has evolved over the years. It's very different now
compared with how it was, say, 50 or even 20 years ago. That maybe an interesting angle.
Student: OK, but how do I decide what to include in the body of the report? There's so much information
out there, I just couldn't figure that out
Teacher: OK, think about what tourism means to a local community. What areas does it impact on?
Student: Well, I suppose the economy is a big one. It brings in money and creates jobs, which can only
be a good thing, right?
Teacher: Can it? What kinds of jobs does it create?
Student: Jobs for hotel workers, tour guides and waiting staff. Generally, people who cater for tourists.
Teacher: And (8) what type of jobs are they? Are they long-term? How many of them actually pay
a decent wage with good working conditions and do any of them come with the benefits that one
might assume should be part of any employment package?
Student: Oh, I see what you mean. They're all tertiary positions so there's not much job security and what
do the people do out of season, and things like that.
Teacher: Also, where does the money actually go? Yes, investment in the area improves Infrastructure
resulting in better roads, maybe a new airport and new accommodation, but (9) It can also create
problems of traffic congestion, increased pollution and higher property prices, which could leave
locals priced out of the market.
Student: I hadn't thought of that. And the money that comes into the area doesn't always stay there.
Resorts are often owned by overseas companies and money spent in the area can increase the prices of

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goods, which will increase the cost of living for locals, and the shops will cater for tourists by changing
the range of items they stock.
Teacher: So, you have to think carefully about both sides of the argument. What's another area that
would be impacted?
Student: The environment? A lot of tourists go places because of the unspoilt beauty of the landscape,
but by just being there they are disrupting It.
Teacher: How?
Student: Areas of vegetation have to be cleared to build roads, airports and hotels you mentioned, so
that's a major disruption. Also, the tourists themselves co damage fragile ecosystems just by walking in
oil wrong place or by dropping litter. Not to mention the increased pollution from the rise in traffic.
Teacher: OK, so those are the negative consequences felt by the environment. What about the positives?
Student: Well, (10) there has been a rise in people paying for eco-holidays which I suppose makes
people more aware of the problems suffered in these areas. And those that want to help can do
something about it like volunteer at clean-up sites or wildlife sanctuaries.

PART 3. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s

Have you experienced déjà vu? It's that (11) shadowy feeling you get when a situation seems
familiar. A scene in a restaurant plays out exactly as you remember. The world moves like a ballet you've
choreographed, but the sequence can't be based on a past experience because you've never eaten here
before.
This is the first time you've had clams, so what's going on? Unfortunately, there isn't one single
explanation for déjà vu. The experience is brief and occurs without notice, making it nearly impossible
for scientists to record and study it.
Scientists can't simply sit around and wait for it to happen to them. This could take years. It has
no (12) physical manifestations and in studies, it's described by the subject as a sensation or feeling.
Because of this lack of hard evidence, there's been a surplus of speculation over the years.
Since Emile Boirac introduced déjà vu as a French term meaning "already seen," more than 40
theories attempt to explain this phenomenon. Still, recent advancements in neuroimaging and cognitive
psychology narrow down the field of prospects.
Let's walk through three of today's more (13) prevalent theories, using the same restaurant
setting for each.
First up is dual processing. We'll need an action. Let's go with a waiter dropping a tray of dishes.
As the scene unfolds, your brain's hemispheres process a flurry of information: the waiter's flailing arms,
his cry for help, the smell of pasta. Within milliseconds, this information zips through pathways and is

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processed into a single moment. Most of the time, everything is recorded in-sync. However, this theory
asserts that déjà vu occurs when there's a slight delay in information from one of these pathways. The
difference in arrival times causes the brain to interpret the late information as a separate event. When it
plays over the already-recorded moment, it feels as if it's happened before because, in a sense, it has.
Our next theory deals with a confusion of the past rather than a mistake in the present. This is the
hologram theory, and we'll use that tablecloth to examine it. As you scan its squares, a distant memory
swims up from deep within your brain. According to the theory, this is because memories are stored in
the form of holograms, and in holograms, you only need one fragment to see the whole picture. Your
brain has identified the tablecloth with one from the past, maybe from your grandmother's house.
However, instead of remembering that you've seen it at your grandmother's, your brain has (14)
summoned up the old memory without identifying it. This leaves you stuck with familiarity, but no
recollection. Although you've never been in this restaurant, you've seen that tablecloth but are just failing
to identify it.
Our last theory is divided attention, and it states that déjà vu occurs when our brain subliminally
takes in an environment while we're distracted by one particular object. When our attention returns, we
feel as if we've been here before. For example, just now you focused on the fork and didn't observe the
tablecloth or the falling waiter. Although your brain has been recording everything in your peripheral
vision, it's been doing so below conscious awareness. When you finally pull yourself away from the fork,
you think you've been here before because you have, you just weren't paying attention.
While all three of these theories share the common features of déjà vu, none of them propose to be
the (15) conclusive source of the phenomenon. Still, while we wait for researchers and inventers to come
up with new ways to capture this fleeting moment, we can study the moment ourselves. After all, most
studies of déjà vu are based on first-hand accounts, so why can't one be yours? The next time you get déjà
vu, take a moment to think about it. Have you been distracted? Is there a familiar object somewhere? Is
your brain just acting slow? Or is it something else?