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PART 1
You are going to read three extracts which are loosely related to
one topic. There are two questions for each extract. Choose the
answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the
text.

Extracts from an extraordinary correspondence.

Extracts from an extraordinary correspondence.
To Griffin
I was lying in that easy state between sleep and wake when the
image of a half drawn flower came into my head. Gradually it
grew and changed, lines appeared and disappeared, it was so
real and clear. I could see the picture but not the hand that
created it. Eventually a noise from outside broke my
concentration and the image evaporated. It was your drawing
Griffin. The first hundred pictures I witnessed without knowing
who made them. For 13 years I have waited for a clue, anything
that would help me to locate the artist. You seemed destined to
be a mystery forever, when a few months ago I came across an
article in Grafica about a one man post card company. It said the
art was all Moss's own work, and there was a photo of your fish
card. It was the same piece I'd seen being drawn three years
before. Finally I knew who you were. I counselled myself to be
cautious and find out what you were really like before revealing
myself fully.
Sabine

To Sabine
I'm kicking myself for not figuring out that you were the stamp
designer. Looking back at the cards it is obvious. When I saw the
parrot card for the first time I assumed you had copied from the
stamp. I apologize for so underestimating your talents. What a
great job you have. You wouldn't care to swap, would you? The
college geometric paintings of mine had no hidden language to
them. They were an example of what happens when you take an
interesting concept through to its ultimate conclusion. It's
meaningless. Forget about them; it embarrasses me to think
about them. Art for arts sake is best left here in the old world. I
crave an art that crosses the everyday instead of being a device
for self deception.
Griffin.
(adapted from Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock)

1. How did Sabine find Griffin?

a.
b.
c.
d.

He kept appearing in her dream

She happened to read an article about his enterprises
He sent her a post card
She worked for him as a stamp designer

2. What is his attitude to his early paintings?

a.
b.
c.
d.

He
He
He
He

thinks they are insignificant

believes they are very artistic
is proud of them
would like to swap them with hers

You are going to read an extract from a magazine

article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the
extract. Choose from the paragraphs A G the one
which fits each gap. Write the letter A-G into the
spaces provided. There is one extra which you do
not need to use.
A) Some of them attempt to take law
enforcement into their own gloved
hands, but most just try to make the
world worth living in and inspire hope
in the rest of us. It's all about
standing up for what's right,said New
York Cities Dark Guardian. Its about
not throwing garbage on the floor and
not walking past homeless people and
totally ignoring them.

E) They were soon joined by the Queen

of Hearts, an anti-domestic violence
activist, and the three became regulars
at community events hosted by the
local law enforcement. By definition,
we're superheroes, says the captain.

B) He graduated from military school

at 16 and now serves in the Marine
Corps. He says being a superhero is
not much different: I'm pretty much
fighting the bad guys, saving the world,
that kind of stuff.

F) Instead the superhero community,

which is dominated by white males in
their early twenties, see themselves as
symbols of hope in a world where
terrorists hijack planes and genocide is
overlooked. They are trying to prove
that anyone can provoke change by
taking a stand for your version of the
world, and doing it in a very public
way.

C) In St. Louis, the 26-year-old art

student Glitterous battles the
mundane, sticking sparkling magnets
onto street signs in an attempt to
beautify the city.
D) However superheroes is some
countries are not always seen as
helpful, in some South America states
they are seen as revolutionaries who
challenge the authority of the local
police force.

G) Today, with diabolical masterminds

plotting terrorist attacks from caves
and, underground bunkers, the appeal
of super powerful and super ethical
rescuers is strong.

Geek Squads
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a superhero in your neighborhood!
In Jackson, Michigan, police are turning to a surprising ally in the
fight against crime. A trio of spandex-clothed crusaders armed
with mace and known as the crime fighter corps. The group's
leader goes by the name of Captain Jackson and keeps his true
identity a closely guarded secret. He prefers to call his getup a
uniform (picture batman in yellow gloves and a purple cape) and
explains that he's been prowling the streets with his 17-year-old
daughter, Crime-Fighter Girl, since 1999, when he noticed that
there were no beat cops around.
Nationwide Captain
Jackson and his crew have plenty of company. An entire
community of real life superheroes patrols the streets from Los
Angeles to Phoenix. They gather on MySpace.com and
WorldSuperheroRegistry.com to discuss morals, (is it ever OK for
superheroes to kill?) gadgets, and defense gear (like arm guards
crafted from PVC piping).
These real life superheroes pursue missions as diverse as the
logos on their chests: In Seattle, Transit Man rides buses and
encourages commuters to ditch their cars. England's Anglegrinder man made international headlines in 2003 for helping
drivers dismantle wheel clamps on their illegally parked
vehicles.

Media makers have also caught onto the phenomenon: Last

year's The Superman Handbook and Does This Cape Make Me
Look Fat?offer advice on jumping between buildings and
overcoming your personal kryptonite. The Sci Fi channel's reality
show Who Wants to Be a Superhero? enters its second season

this summer. And four new superhero themed blockbusters, one

spoofing the genre, will be released next year.

our group, he says Real-life superheroes are law enforcement

hobbyists at best.

During the cold war, Americans sought comfort in Westerns, in

which the cowboys always beat the red Indians.
Take 22-

year-old Tothian, who launched the on-line Heroes Network and

scours the New York/New Jersey area in combat boots, a home
made supershirt, and sometimes a cape (he ditched his mask
because it caused tactical disadvantages) searching for thieves
rapists and muggers.

But thats not to underestimate the sheer happiness of prancing

down the street in a mask and a leotard. Walking around
walking around in a cape with the wind blowing through it is
really just cool says Kevlex. Pilgrims travel thousands of miles to
shake hands with the crime fighter corps in Michigan People all
over the world go totally nuts over the opportunity to meet us.
says the Queen of Hearts. Its such an endorphin high. Not even
sex can touch how high you get off this.
(adapted from Utne reader August 2007)

When it comes to actually fighting crime, however, most real-life

superheroes are more pffzzz than kraack. Captain Jackson has
brandished the Mace he keeps in his utility belt twice, both times
against dogs. He and his fearsome trio typically make sure
business doors are locked after hours and alert police to teenage
vandals. In reality, what we are is pretty much neighborhood
watch, says Jackson. Still, however, the police in town rely on
the Corps for backup when they're short staffed. Even after
Jackson was caught in 2005 by a real cop for drink driving, he
only hung up his cape for 12 days before important officials
begged him not too quit.
Thirty-nine-year-old Kevlex named after the super materials
Kevlar and Spandex, runs the on-line world of Superhero Registry
from his home in Arizona, and he occasionally patrols the streets.
He has yet to foil a criminal though he once attempted to nab a
shoplifter who was throwing groceries into a bush. Any single
cop is probably a hundred times more effective than anyone in

Given that water bottles suffer from pitiful recycling and reuse rates, the
question is: What happens to our enormous pile of empties? The answer
isn't encouraging. Most are landfilled (Americans throw 30m water
bottles into landfill every day) or, in the UK, increasingly incinerated,
where only a tiny proportion of their energy value can be recovered; the
rest becomes environmental pollution, particularly in the ocean where,
as the plastic slowly breaks up, it poses a serious threat to wildlife.

Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits

best according to the text

It's just water. Right?

When the National Consumer Council recently investigated 'rip-off
mineral water' in restaurants, it found one in five people 'slightly
nervous' or 'too scared' to ask for tap water. The act of specifying tap
water is a growing trend across major cities in developed economies.
The Councils research also confirmed the fact that consumer are
rediscovering the taps in their own homes, with tales of carrying
refillable bottles of home or filtered tap water to the gym, to the office
and even to schools. In the US, camping shops selling metal water
bottles have reported a huge increase in sales as the bottled-water
bottle overtakes the plastic bag as the ultimate symbol of unsustainable
spending.
During the summer, UK sales of the main brands of bottled water raised
by 3.4 per cent, and 8.1 per cent for own brands, although these figures
were attributed to a terrible summer rather than environmental
consciousness. It is too early to proclaim the demise of the 2bn British
water industry, but the industry that was born when, as an ex-chief
executive of Perrier once put it, 'all you have to do is take the water out
of the ground and then sell it for more than the price of wine, milk or
oil,' would appear to be losing its charms.

Globally, nearly a quarter of all bottled water crosses national borders to

reach consumers. There are many horror stories of air freighted 'status'
waters (such as Bling H2O, which is sold in a glass bottle adorned with
Swarovski crystals) but in reality the journey of bottled water normally
includes boat, train and truck - journeys that can still rack up
considerable water miles and ensuing carbon emissions. In 2004 for
example, Nord Water of Finland bottled and shipped 1.4m bottles of
Finnish tap water 4,300 kilometres from its bottling plant in Helsinki to
Saudi Arabia. Fiji water, a particularly powerful symbol of excess, which
can apparently 'trace its origins to rainfall more than 400 years ago in
the Fijian mountains' makes a journey of 10,000 miles to get to UK
supermarket shelves.
Overall, the ecological burden of carting bottled water internationally (a
quarter of all the bottled water we drink comes from France) and
between source, bottling plants and central distribution points in the UK
generates 30,100 tonnes of CO2. Then there's the extraction. Bottled
water is big business, requiring industrial extraction and huge bottling
plants. In the UK, Coca-Cola owns Malvern Hills water and a licence from
the Environment Agency to draw 40m litres a year from the springs.
Naturally, the water industry argues that it is more sinned against than
sinning; the British Bottled Water Producers (BBWP) point out that,
because natural waters must be free from pollution, commercially
exploited springs in the UK are some of the best managed environments
in the country. 'Few other industries, except perhaps organic farming,
play such a major role in protecting the countryside, doing much to
minimise environmental damage.'

B.

Not enough are reused and recycled.

C.

Recycling is better in the UK than America

D.

Nobody can give us an encouraging answer about this issue

(adapted from The Observer, Sunday February 10 2008)

1.

The research of the National Consumer Council has shown that.

4.

A.

? People tend to be more and more scared when asking for water in
restaurants.

A.

Sparkling water from the mountains

B.

Water sold in expensive designer bottles

C.

Expensive mineral water sold in restaurants

D.

Water that travels thousands of miles to reach the consumers.

B.
C.

D.

2.

More and more people demand tap water in restaurants.

? The quality of tap water in peoples homes and workplaces has

increased.
?

The popularity of tap of water is on the increase.

What is the suspected reason for the sales in bottled water?

A.

A bad summer.

B.

An increase in peoples environmental awareness.

C.

Bottled water is more expensive than wine.

D.

The British water industry is in financial trouble.

3.
A.

What best describes the writer's opinion on water bottle recycling?

?

The term "status water" refers to

Much of the energy from the bottles is recovered

5.

What does the article say about transportation of bottled water?

A.

? Consumers are usually not aware of the fact that bottled water
travels such great distances.

B.

Bottled water rarely leaves its country of origin.

C.

Bottled water often travels by plane.

D.

? Bottled water is carried by various means of transport which cause

pollution.

Part 4

For each question choose from the Monarchs A-E. You can
select each Monarch more than once

Tudor England
Because land was equivalent to power in the 1400's, powerful
men could try to claim the English crown. This led to the conflicts
known as the Wars of the Roses, battles for power fought
between the house of York, the white rose, and the house of
Lancaster, the red rose. The turmoil was at its peak during the
reign of Henry VI (Lancaster) because of his personal
weaknesses and mental instability. Although the fighting was
very irregular, the result was a general breakdown in the
authority and power of the Crown. His son who later became
Henry VII united the two houses by marrying Elizabeth of York
and combining red and white to give what is now known as the
English Rose.
A
Henry VII
The Wars of the Roses culminated in the eventual victory of the

relatively unknown Henry Tudor, Henry VII, at the Battle of

Bosworth Field in 1485, where Richard III of York was killed, and
Henry Tudor of Lancaster became King. But before the end of his
reign, two pretenders had tried to dethrone him, helped by
supporters of the house of York, both unsuccessfully. The first,
Lambert Simnel, was defeated in battle; the second, Perkin
Warbeck, was hanged in 1499.
In 1497 Henry was challenged again, Michael An Gof led Cornish
rebels in a march on London. He fought for various issues mainly
rooted in taxes. On June 17, 1497, he was defeated, and Henry
VII showed he could still display military prowess when he
needed to. The rest of his reign was relatively peaceful, despite a
slight worry over the succession when his wife Elizabeth of York
died in 1503.
B
Henry VIII
During his colourful reign Henry VIII split with the Roman
Catholic Church over the question of his divorce from his 1st wife
Catherine of Aragon. Though his religious position was not at all
Protestant, the resultant split ultimately led to England distancing
itself almost entirely from Rome. There followed a period of great
religious and political unrest which led to the English
Reformation: The seizure of the monasteries and much of the
wealth of the church by the King. The break up of the
monasteries had the effect of giving many of the lower classes an
interest in the Reformation continuing, because to halt it would
restore lands which were given to them during the breakup to
the monasteries.
Henry VIII only had one legitimate child, from his first marriage
to Catherine of Aragon. He also fathered two illegitimate children
from his second and third wives. And after the death of his third

wife Anne Boleyn he remarried a further three times. Two lucky

wives were divorced, the mother of his son died during childbirth,
two of his wives were beheaded and his final wife, Catherine Parr,
outlived him.
C
Edward VI
The first of Henry's children to reign was Edward. Although he
showed some intelligence, he was only 10 years old when he
took the throne in 1547. His uncle, Edward Seymour, interfered
with Henry VIII's will and obtained letters giving him much of the
power of a monarch when he took the title of Protector. Whilst
some saw him as an idealist, his stay in power ended in crisis in
1549 when many of the counties protested. Lord President
Northumberland then proceeded to adopt the power for himself.
When Edward VI lay dying of tuberculosis in 1553 at the age of
16, Northumberland made plans to place Lady Jane Grey on the
throne and marry her to his son, so that he could remain the
power behind the throne. His putsch failed and Lady Jane
suffered the same fate as Henry's second and fourth wives.
D
Mary I
Mary I, Henry's only legitimate child, took the English throne in
1553. She was a devout Catholic who had been influenced
greatly by the Catholic King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor,
Charles V. She tried to force Catholicism back on the people of
England. This led to 274 burnings of Protestants, making her
highly unpopular among her people. The Spanish party of her
husband, Philip II, also caused much resentment around court.
Mary lost Calais, the last English possession on the continent,
and became increasingly unpopular (except among Catholics) as

her reign wore on.

E
Elizabeth
Elizabeth restored a sort of order following the turbulence of the
reigns of Edward and Mary when she came to the throne
following the death of Mary in 1558. The religious issue which
had divided the country since Henry VIII was put to rest by the
creation of the Church of England. Much of Elizabeth's success
came from balancing the interests of Puritans and Catholics.
Elizabeth maintained relative government stability and was
effective in reducing the power of the old nobility and expanding
the power of her government. During the reign of Elizabeth and
shortly afterward, the population of England grew significantly:
from three million in 1564 to nearly five million in 1616.
In all, the Tudor period is seen as a decisive one which set up
many important questions which would have to be answered in
the next century and during the English Civil War. These were
questions of the relative power of the monarch and Parliament
and to what extent one should control the other.
Which monarch:

Henry VII - A
Henry VIII - B
Edward - C
Mary - D

Elizabeth - E

6.Had no real power -

1.Was not married -

7.Fatally punished their partners -

2.Was not married -

8.Changed the religion of the country -

3.Worked with a stable government -

9.Changed the religion of the country -

4.United two opposing groups -

10.Created a symbol that is still used today -

5.Had their throne threatened twice by members of an opposing group -

11.Saw population almost double during their reign -

12.Lost land on mainland Europe -

13.Was disliked by many people -

14.Saw organized protests from small regions -

the Channel Islands (principally Jersey and Guernsey) are also parts of the British
Isles, but somewhat confusingly not officially part of the UK.
The UK is also a geologically diverse country, with such landscapes as the rolling
moors of Yorkshire, the lakes and mountains of the Lake District and Scotland,
and the 3______ forests of Nottinghamshire or the 4_____ beaches of Wales. All
this, 5_____ genteel villages with chocolate-box cottages or vibrant cities at the
forefront of modernity, means the UK has something to 6_____ everyone.
London is the natural 7_______ point for visitors and is a great introduction to
this varied country, with famous sights such as the Houses of Parliament and the
London Eye and 8______ exhibitions in the National Gallery, Natural History
Museum and Tower of London. 9_____ away from the capital are the university
cities of Oxford and Cambridge, with their elegant architecture, and Windsor,
home to the Queen's famous castle residence.
The British 10______ is at its best in the south coast resorts of Brighton and
Bournemouth or the harbour villages in Cornwall, Dorset and Devon. For more
11_____, wilder, windswept beaches, head to the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales
or the Scottish islands of Skye, Shetland and Orkney.Walkers have no end of
12______ with hundreds of miles of hiking trails in the hilly Peak District, the
mountainous Lake District, Wales and Scotland or along the coastal paths of
southern England. For more gentle pursuits, pretty villages of the Cotswolds and
Suffolk offer endless photo opportunities of thatched cottages or leaning timberframed houses.

15.Married a Spaniard -

Use of English

1. A) RELATIVELY

Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
United Kingdom Travel Guide
Despite its 1_____ small size, the United Kingdom is one of the most culturally
2______ countries on Earth, populated by four main native nationalities, plus
later arrivals from all over the world. The United Kingdom consists of Great
Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), plus Northern Ireland. The Isle of Man and

2. A) FRIENDLY

B) CLEARLY
B) WIDESPREAD

3. A) MIDDLE-AGED

B) ELDERLY

4. A) SHOCKING B)STUNNING
5. A) AS WELL AS

C) SLIGHTLY

D) ACTUALLY

C) VARIOUS

D) DIVERSE

C) ANCIENT

D) AGEING

C) FRIGHTENING

B) IN ADDITION

C) INCLUDING

D)SHINING
D) ALSO

6. A) FOR

B) PROPOSE

C) VOLUNTEER

D) OFFER

7. A) ORIGIN

B) BEGINNING

C) STARTING

D) COMMENCING

8 .A) RENOWNED B) KNOWN

C) OBVIOUS

D) INFAMOUS

9. A) NEAR BY

C) NOT FAR

D) CLOSELY

10. A) TOURISM B) COAST

C) BEACHES

D) SEASIDE

11. A) SCENERY

C) PRETTIER

D) GRACEFUL

12. A) OPTION

B) SHORTLY

B) BEAUTIFUL

B) POSSIBILITY C) CHOICE

D) SELECTION

It seems amazing that toucans don't fall on their

faces

enormous are the beaks on these colourful

South American birds. One large species, the toco toucan,

has an orange-yellow beak which can be

to nine

inches long, about a third of the birds length but

its

colorful exterior, the toucan's beak is ingeniously designed

Read the text and think of a word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap.

Power Beak

to be

strong and light and therefor extremely

practical. It has a two part construction

scientists

hair. The outer layer isn't a solid structure, it is actually

many layers of tiny hexagonal plates overlapping

think could even be adapted for

in the aviation
tiles on a roof. These layers toughen the outside of the

industry to offer extra protection to passengers

event of a crash. But what is the secret to

of the toucan's beak? The surface of the beak is

the

strength

of

beak giving it the strength it needs

The interior,

life in the jungle.

is of a different material to the shell. It

is made from bone and has areas of light

rigid foam

which come together in a structure of little beams and

keratin, the same material

human fingernails and

membranes to create hollow areas inside. This empty space

makes the enormous beak light

for the toucan to fly.

each other as possible Venus saves her greatest

for her earth - 3.

BRILLIANT
bound observers.

Ancient legends celebrated how

the planet Venus was by - 4. BEAUTY

Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word which fits in the gap on the same line
her to be not only divine but also womanly. Perhaps because - 5.
Venus
DECLARE
The remarkable

of Venus is emphasized by her closeness to earth, her visitations

lasted a significant 9 months coinciding with the - 6.

1. BRIGHT
GENERAL
24 million miles at its

point. Even when the planets are as far from - 2.

human gestation period of 255 days

NEAR

Mars

LARGE
The wider reach of the Martian orbit naturally extends each season, as

Mars takes 687 earth days to make its longer

at these times.

way around th sun. - 7.

SLOW

Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three

All the seasons are cold ones, with an average annual

temperature - 8.

sentences.
1) As the oldest man there George sat at the ______ of the table.

GLOBE
of 40 below zero compared to earths 59 degrees Fahrenheit. Prevailing

Mathew has a good ______ on his shoulders, he will do well in this job!
I really don't like eating fish if it still has its______.

cold however need not rule out the

of life if we consider all the - 9.

POSSIBLE
apparently hostile corners of Earth which support life. The orbits of the
Earth and Mars bring the planets within 35 million miles of each other
2) It ______ her heart when George left her for Maddie.
every 15 17 years, which

Mars threefold in telescopic views - 10.

He ______ his toe playing football last month.

She finally ______ the school record for the 100m on sports day.

5) Her jeans were so well ______ that they had holes in the knees.
After a whole day in the zoo the children were totally ______ out.
I have only ______ a dress once in my life and that was on my wedding day.
3) You might loose all your files from your computer if you don't ______ them up.
He couldn't walk for three days after he injured his ______ .
He went ______ to college when he was 30 to finish his degree.

Re write the sentences using the word provided. Each answer is 3 to six words
including the given word. Don't change the given word in anyway.
1.

4) The children ______ to make sure no cars were coming before crossing the

They found themselves in an unexpected and dangerous

situation.
LED
Their actions

a very dangerous situation.

road.
George was wearing a blue and yellow ______ shirt, Mathew didn't like it.
I ______ out of the hotel at 8am and went out for breakfast.

2. She would not have gone to the party even if she had been
invited.
KNOWN
Even if she

gone.

party she would not have

3. George said he would collect Matt from the airport.

PICK
George told Matt he

5. An unknown man entered the house during the night of the

27th and stole the TV
INTO

the airport

The house was

4. George had been waiting for 45 minutes. They were

supposed to meet at 7.
STILL
George

7.45

2.

on the night of the

27th
6. Matt would have been on the plane now if he hadn't had that
accident.
FOR
If it hadn't ________________ Matt would be on a plane now.