Model:	Celica
Year:	1985 (EXAMPLE)
Number of owners:	1
Condition:	overall good. 2  done last year.
Reason for selling:	3
Asking price:	4
Appointment time:	5
Address:	6 , Parkwood.
Contact name:	Elena

Questions 7-10

Circle the correct letter A-C.

7 What happened to Sam’s car?
A It was replaced by another one.
B It broke down.
C It was stolen.

8 Why does Jan need a car now?
A She lives too far from the university.
B She spends too much time on the bus.
C She would feel safer at night with a car.

9 What does Sam recommend?
A check the service records
B avoid buying an old car
C get a mechanical inspection

10 How are they travelling to Elena’s?
A by motorcycle
B on foot
C by bus

 

11  12  13

Questions 14-16

Fill in the chart using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
Whale Identification Chart

Colour	Size	General Characteristics
Dolphins	grey	1-2 metres	14
Orcas/ Killer Whales	15	7 - 8 metres	• fierce hunters • eat fish, seals, other whales
Grey Whales	grey	16	• migratory • solitary • filter feeders, eat shrimp

Questions 17-20

Complete the following using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
Advice for Participants on Whale Watching Excursions

• For a smooth ride, sit 17  of the boat.
• Watch the waves and hold onto the ropes.
• Survival suits are 18  in colour for maximum visibility.

They are designed to keep you floating upright in the water even if you 19  and will protect you from the cold.

• For seasickness:

Place a patch 20  instead of taking pills.

• 34 interviewed from 21  applicants nationally
• 13 chosen for a 22  training course in film-making
• 23  finalists selected as competitors

Questions 24-26

Complete the summary.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each space. Requirements of competitors:

• produce a 24  every two weeks
• no previous professional 25  experience allowed
• make their own 26  and obtain approval

Questions 27-28

27 What was Sarah Price’s worst experience during the trip?
A She got lost in Mongolia.
B She was homesick.
C She got sick in a remote place.

28 In which of the following areas does Ray expect to have most difficulty?
A loneliness
B time pressure
C organisation skills

Questions 29-30

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
In what month does the journey begin?

29 
Name 2 things that are provided free of charge to the competitors.
30  and travel, camera, accommodation

31 What does QWERTY stand for?
A letters on the top row of the keyboard
B the company that made the first typewriter
C letters on the home row of the keyboard

32 The first commercial typewriter was developed in ...
A Germany.
B Great Britain.
C United States.

33 The purpose of the QWERTY keyboard layout was ...
A to slow down typing speed.
B to prevent keys from sticking.
C to reduce typing inefficiency.

Questions 34-39

Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

In 1932 August Dvorak solved the inefficiency problem by re-designing the 34  of the typewriter. He put the most commonly used letters on the home row. Using the Dvorak keyboard, over 3,000 words or 35  of all work can be done from the home row. In contrast, only 36  can be typed from the home row on the QWERTY keyboard. Other advantages of the Dvorak keyboard include a 50% improvement in 37  and a 15 - 20% increase in 38 . But the most important difference is in finger movement.
Typists using the QWERTY keyboard moved their fingers 39  miles per day compared to one mile a day for Dvorak typists.

Question 40

Circle the correct letter A-C.

40 Which of these was the main reason why the Dvorak keyboard was never adopted?
A the Depression of 1929
B bad timing
C resistance to change