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LISTENING TEST

YOU NEED:• This question paper• An answer sheet• A black pen

You may NOT use a dictionary.Do NOT start this test until you are told to do so.Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS:• Listen to each question carefully.• Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet.• Only mark one answer for each question.

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Part 1 5 questions

You will hear people talking in different situations.For each question, listen and choose the correct answer.

1 What do the thieves usually steal?

A B C

2 Where will the two friends go next?

A B C

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3 What will the man buy at the shops?

A B C

4 What weather is expected tomorrow morning?

A B C

5 What time is the girl’s appointment at the hairdresser’s?

A B C


Part 25 questions

Listen to an interview with a young musician called Evan Hughes, who performs in a band called The Dragons.For each question, choose the correct answer.

6 What does Evan say about studying music?

A He only learned to play the piano recently. B He had very little teaching in the subject. C He was told he had a natural ability.

7 Evan’s band first got together

A after meeting at a concert. B through an advertisement. C because they were college friends.

8 What does Evan say about the building they practise in?

A It has influenced their music. B They play there all night. C They bought it from the previous owner.

9 Evan says their second album is different from their first because

A he didn’t write so many of the songs on it. B they played fewer instruments. C he wasn’t always the lead singer.

10 How does Evan feel about the band’s new style?

A worried that sales will drop B confident that it will attract new fans C surprised that some fans dislike it

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Part 3 5 questions

You will hear people talking in different situations.For each question, listen and choose the correct answer.

11 You hear a man talking about using a fixed exercise bike. What is his opinion of the activity? A It is boring. B It is relaxing. C It is hard work.

12 You overhear a man and woman talking about a play. What does the woman think about the play? A It is worth seeing more than once. B It is a little confusing in parts. C The acting is not particularly good.

13 You overhear a woman talking to a friend. What is she talking about? A a pipe B a curtain C a mat

14 On the train, you hear a ticket inspector talking to a passenger. What is she doing? A threatening to take action B explaining the system C requesting information

15 You hear a horse-riding instructor talking about riding. What aspect of riding is she talking about? A the advantage of being a nervous rider B the safety precautions riders must take C the value to riders of doing other sports

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Part 45 questions

Listen to part of an interview with a teenager called Rachel Golding, who takes part in the sport of competitive cycling.For each question, choose the correct answer.

16 Rachel says that before she started cycling, she

A was focused on her school work. B had no wish to compete in races. C used sport as a way of gaining acceptance. D was fascinated by the TV coverage of certain sports.

17 When talking about the summer training camp she attended, Rachel

A seeks to win her listeners’ sympathy. B reveals her feelings of homesickness. C insists that she didn’t expect special treatment. D complains about the lack of adequate amenities.

18 What does Rachel say about the challenges presented by her training programme?

A The strict diet has become routine. B The road work is particularly lonely. C The strenuous exercise in the gym is essential. D The changes her coach has made are demanding.

19 Why does Rachel find it difficult to completely enjoy her social life?

A She misses her fellow team members. B She feels guilty if she’s wasting her time. C She’s unable to find interests beyond cycling. D She’s afraid her cycling will suffer if she has a break.

20 When asked about mental preparation, Rachel admits that A it has given her the edge over other athletes. B she was wrong to doubt its value. C she has benefited from addressing a specific weakness. D it can only be done with specialists she trusts.

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Kangourou ItaliaCambridge English Language Assessment

Gara del 16 febbraio 2016

Categoria RED KANGAROOPer studenti della classe quinta

della Scuola Secondaria di Secondo Grado

READING TEST

YOU NEED:• This question paper• An answer sheet• A black pen

You may NOT use a dictionary.Do NOT start this test until you are told to do so.Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS:• Read each question carefully.• Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet.• Only mark one answer for each question.

Questa seconda parte è formata da 35 quesiti a scelta multipla.Il punteggio massimo ottenibile, relativamente a questa parte, è di 35 punti.Il tempo massimo concesso per questa parte della prova è di 50 minuti.


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.Part 5

10 questions

Read the text.For each space, choose the correct answer.

The importance of colours

It is no coincidence, according to some people, that we use colours to describe our moods. For example, if we are feeling depressed we say we are feeling ‘blue’. It (21) .......... highly likely that the colours which surround us really do (22) .......... our emotions. In doing (23) .........., it is possible that they may also influence our health. But this is nothing new. Over two thousand years ago, scientists and philosophers wrote of the (24) .......... powers of colour, while in ancient Egypt, temples were designed so that sunlight shone through precious stones to create a mystical red light.

We now (25) .......... to this belief about the powers of colour as ‘colour therapy’. Therapists claim that we can alter how we feel emotionally by making (26) .......... of different colours in rooms to lighten our mood. For example, many public buildings, including hospitals, (27) .......... green or blue walls so as to create a calming atmosphere and cause stress levels to go down. Claims have even been made that different colours can be helpful in the (28) .......... of conditions such as insomnia, toothache and depression.

Expert medical opinion is divided on the question of whether colour therapy has any (29) .......... value. Critics (30) .......... to the fact that no research has proved anything conclusively.


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21 A comes B turns C seems D finds

22 A motivate B manage C impress D affect

23 A thus B so C like D such

24 A mending B healing C easing D repairing

25 A refer B call C name D regard

26 A work B use C effect D employment

27 A enjoy B favour C intend D wish

28 A prescription B treatment C cure D improvement

29 A exact B accurate C real D right

30 A stress B draw C point D show


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.Part 6

10 questions

Read the text.For each question, choose the correct answer.

Which person states the following?

It is obvious if a writer was not very enthusiastic when writing a book.

It is difficult to make a living from writing.

Some people try to write without sufficient experience of life. Inspiration for good stories can come from real-life events. Successful stories always contain an element of suspense. Readers judge books by the quality of the stories in them.

Writers have to keep trying if they are having difficulty when writing. It is unwise to plan the events in a story first when starting to write a book. New writers should avoid contacting publishers personally. Writing may not appear to be very demanding.

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A The authorPenny is the author of six best sellers. ‘I always wanted to write,’ she says. ‘So when I discovered a certain publisher was looking for new writers, I began trying to write a few stories. When my first book was accepted I was over the moon.’ Penny continued working in her job and writing in her spare time. ‘I’d write in my lunch hour, in the evenings, sometimes I’d stay up all night. I loved writing. Now, of course, I treat it more like a job. I aim to write 20 pages a day. Of course, it doesn’t always work out like that and I do feel guilty if I haven’t done those 20 pages. It’s hard work and a solitary job.’ ‘Would-be writers should read as much as possible. You have to form your own style, but reading helps develop ideas. I get a lot from newspapers and magazines. You read about something interesting that has happened, then play with it and expand it in your head. Wri-ting is like anything else – you get out of it what you put in. If you do it half-heartedly, you get a half-hearted result, and the readers spot that.’ ‘It is demanding but it gives me a lot of joy. I still get really excited when I start a new book. If you want to have a go, it’s worth a try and worth the effort – you’ve got absolutely nothing to lose.’

B The publisherPatrick is an executive with one of Britain’s biggest publishers. His job is deciding who and what gets into print. ‘Writing is not as easy as it looks,’ he says. ‘You can’t just have a jumble of words with no heart or soul. The authors who become best sellers can tell a story – that’s their talent. But even the most successful ones will tell you that they don’t find it easy. Today, readers are into individually crafted stories which show off the real art of storytelling, something a bit deeper, less formulaic.’ His company receives as many as 8,000 unsolicited manuscripts every year, so new authors must be prepared for rejection. ‘We look at every manuscript we get but, out of all of them, probably only one will be published. Budding authors shouldn’t expect to succeed first time around. You can’t go into writing thinking it’s an easy way to make money. It isn’t.’

C The agentCarol is a literary agent. Publishers, she says, prefer work to come via an agent rather than directly. ‘We’re a small company, but we still receive something like 50 submissions a week from new writers. Some people submit their entire manuscript, which isn’t a good idea. I like to receive a preliminary letter introducing the author and the first three chapters of the story plus a full synopsis.’ Carol has written two best-selling thrillers of her own. ‘I now feel I’m old enough to write’, she says. ‘A lot of people write before they’re ready, before they have anything to say. Structuring the book is important. When I’m working on a new book I have a kind of geometrical plan which I put on the kitchen wall. I work out the story and the mechanics. You can’t just let it happen. You, the writer, always have to know what’s going to happen next.’ Writing is very hard work. You have to be prepared to give up a lot of your social life. But the only way to succeed is to persevere, even when it’s not going well. You have to be strict and set yourself deadlines. But the positive side is that when it’s working well, writing is the most wonderful experience.’

D The booksellerTo have a best seller, you need to get your book onto the shelves of the country’s main bookshops. Established authors do well because readers know what they’re getting. For a new author it’s much harder. ‘New writers sell for two reasons,’ says Will Drake. ‘Either their name is familiar or the book has had a big launch promotion. Our “Fresh Talent” scheme promotes a new author’s book in the shop windows for a month at a time, but competition is fierce. You need talent, a good publisher and lots of luck.’ ‘You also need a fresh, individual voice, characters that are endearing to the readers and gripping stories. Readers should be emotionally interested in the characters from the first page and there should be some kind of tension so that they keep reading. The biggest mistake new writers make is to think of a plot first, then try to create the characters. Most successful authors begin with a character and form the plot afterwards.’

Could you write a best seller?How many times have you finished a good book and thought, ‘I could have written that!’ But would you know where to begin? Mandy Bruce asked four experts for their tips on how to create a best seller …


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Part 710 questions

Read the text.For each space, choose the correct answer.

Computer games

People often worry about the effects of new technology. Not surprisingly, video games are no (41) …….. . They are frequently (42) …….. for a range of social problems, while the benefits they can provide are seldom mentioned. In fact, video games offer a range of benefits: they are entertaining with new ways of playing which (43) …….. to a wider audience; they can be educational, enabling children (and adults) to engage in innovative learning.

It is often thought that people who play computer games are lonely souls, rarely at (44) …….. in the company of others. However, while that may have been the (45) …….. when gaming was predominantly a single-player activity, this is far less so now. The games industry, responding to the needs of an increasingly diverse audience, is (46) …….. products that not only offer, but actually (47) …….. on collaboration, interaction and teamwork. This collaboration may be with a group of people gathered around the same computer or online, with players from all (48) …….. of the world joining in.

The solitary pursuits of the past have been almost completely (49) …….. by interactive environments that are so socially rich that winning the games may become secondary to collaboration, networking and self-discovery. Indeed, it can be argued that these multiplayer games, far from (50) …….. people apart, actually help to bring people together.


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41 A exception B deviation C difference D omission

42 A accused B charged C complained D blamed

43 A tempt B appeal C attract D interest

44 A comfort B rest C relaxation D ease

45 A event B condition C case D state

46 A setting off B putting on C bringing out D getting up

47 A depend B require C base D oblige

48 A edges B corners C places D ends

49 A renewed B substituted C replaced D transferred

50 A taking B holding C sending D keeping


Part 85 questions

Read the text.For each question, choose the correct answer.

The School of CoolLocated in a rather dull London suburb, the Brit School is producing

some of Britain’s most exciting young talent.

The Brit School is the only state secondary school in the UK that specialises in the performing arts. It is also the creative hotbed that nurtured talents such as singers Amy Winehouse and Katie Melua. The school is backed by the charity behind the annual Brit Awards, which recognise achievement in the performing arts. Principal Nick Williams insists the Brit School isn’t focused on spotting future stars in the way that perhaps fee-paying private stage schools are. After all, not all of the nine-hundred pupils are destined to become a Winehouse or a Melua. As Williams explains: ‘The purpose of the school is to provide education and training for young people with a genuine wish to forge a career in the creative industries. Elsewhere in Britain, people generally have to dig deep to afford this kind of education. This school’s meant for people from all backgrounds, so it aims to provide a level playing field for applicants.’

While Williams, who’s presided over the school for five years, comes from the state-school sector, most of his teaching staff were recruited from the creative industries and completed their teacher training once in the job. ‘There’s great emphasis on providing students with the tools they’ll need to survive in the creative industries – from copyright law to record production. The creative industries cover a lot more than the individuals in the spotlight. The vast majority of opportunities are in the backroom, and we’re interested in providing the intellectual and emotional skills those jobs demand too. If at the end of that the students choose to go off and try for a high-profile career, that’s fine. But any that don’t make it certainly won’t be left high and dry.’

Up to age sixteen, students continue to study the statutory national curriculum, as well as learning music, dance, theatre and backroom skills such as production and visual arts and design. Whilst they major in one ‘strand’, students are encouraged to experience all aspects of the industry in case that doesn’t work out for them. Music industry PR Jonathan Morrish says: ‘It’s as much about behind the camera as in front. It’s about giving people the breadth and scope to move effortlessly between various branches of the media and the arts, and there’s an emphasis on areas such as video and radio production. These are the things that give the school its roundedness.’

Maggie Crowe, organiser of the Brit Awards, says of the school’s students: ‘They are at an age when they’re feeling their way into life and who they are, never mind where they want to be in five years’ time. The school’s open from 5 am to 8 pm and we have to kick kids out at closing time. We have very low truancy and little graffiti as we give them areas they can make beautiful. There’s a lot of respect – they grasp what a privilege it is to mix with different enthusiasts.’

Cynics question whether it’s possible for the Brit School to teach talent but Crowe insists that that isn’t what it tries to do. ‘You can never teach skills such as how to be an entrepreneur,’ she says, ‘but you can give a good set of ground rules. We have an understanding that your craft is your business. The school doesn’t allow them to harbour false illusions. It’s very easy for them to be giddy, but this is a serious business, and we don’t let them forget that.’

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51 In the first paragraph, Nick Williams says that the school is intended for students A sincere about their long-term ambitions. B unable to afford most other types of training. C with talents that might otherwise remain undiscovered. D with the means to meet some of the cost of their studies.

52 What do we learn about the school staff in the second paragraph? A Many of them are not currently qualified teachers. B They are required to teach a wide range of subjects. C The majority have experience of working outside education. D Most of them are quite highly regarded in their chosen fields.

53 What does Jonathan Morrish most appreciate about the school? A It can accommodate students with different needs. B It retains strong links with filmmakers and the media. C It can switch emphasis between the arts when necessary. D It produces students who can offer employers flexibility.

54 In the fourth paragraph, Maggie Crowe implies that students at the school A are better behaved than students in other schools. B are more sensitive than other students of their age. C are inclined to forget how very privileged they are. D sometimes fail to live up to the school’s high standards.

55 In the final paragraph, Maggie Crowe is A proposing a new way of judging the school’s achievements. B explaining why the school’s aims might be misinterpreted. C countering a false impression people may have of the school. D regretting the limitations of the school.

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