GeneralTraining:ReadingandWriting

MockTest

Listening

SECTION1
(Questions1
10)

Questions1
4

CirclethecorrectlettersA
C.

Example

Therespondentis...

A
33yearsold

(B)34
yearsold

(C)over54yearsold

1.Therespondentworksin...

Atheprofessions.

Bbusiness.

Cother.

2.Therespondenthasasalaryof...

A0
15,000ayear.

B15,OOO
35,OOOayear.

Cover35,000ayear.

3.TherespondentwatchesTVfor...

Arelaxation.


Bentertainment.

Cinformation.

4.EverydaytherespondentwatchesTVfor...

A30minutes
1hour.

B1hour
2hours.

Cmorethan2hours.

Questions5
7

ChoosetwolettersA
E.

5.TherespondentmainlywatchesTV...

Aintheearlymorning.

Baroundmidday.

Cintheafternoon.

Dintheearlyevening.

Eatnight.

6.Onthenewchannel,therespondentwouldliketoseemore...

Achildren'sprogrammes.

Bdocumentaries.

Clocalserviceprogrammes.

Dtravelprogrammes.

Ehealthprogrammes.

7.Therespondentwouldadvisethenewchannelto...

Aspendmoremoneyondrama.

Btraintheirbroadcasterstohigherstandards.

Cimprovesoundquality.

Dbroadcastinterviewswithfamouspeople.

Etalkmoretocustomers.

Questions8
10

CirclethecorrectlettersA
C.

8.Therespondentfeelsthatadvertsshouldoccurevery...

A10minutes.

B15minutes.

C20minutes.

9.Therespondentwouldliketoattendspecialpromotionsif...

Aexpensesarepaid.

Bheisinvitedspecially.

Ctheyareheldlocally.

10.Therespondentwouldliketoreceive...

Anomail.

Brequestedmail.

Callmail.

SECTION2(Questions1120)

Questions11
14

CircleFOUR
lettersA
G.


WhichFOUR
activitiesoftheUnionarementionedbythespeaker?

A
raisingmoneyforgoodcauses

B
politicalcampaigning

C
runninganewsagent's

D
runningasupermarket

E
providingcheaptickets

F
helpingwithaccommodation

G
providingcateringservices

Questions15and16

CircleTWOlettersA
E.

WhichTWOofthefollowingcanyougetadviceaboutfromtheUnion?

A
immigration

B
grants

C
medicalproblems

D
personalproblems

E
legalmatters

Questions17
20

WritetheappropriatelettersA
CagainstQuestions17
20.

WhatarethelocationsofthefollowingplacesinRadford?

A
partoftheMetroTowerbuilding

B
inthemainsquareinthecentreofthetown

C
somedistancefromthecentreofthetown

17
.thehi
techfitnesscentre..................................

18
.theicerink..................................

19
.thenewcinema..................................

20
.theTheatreRoyal..................................

(Questions21
30)

Questions21
23

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSorANUMBERforeachanswer,

DISSERTATIONINFORMTION

Hand
indate:(21)..................................

Length:(22)..................................to..................................words

Extraprogrammeofferedon:(23)..................................

Questions24
26

Completethetablebelow.

DISSERTATIONTIMETABLE

DateAction

31JanuaryBasicbibliography

7February(24)..................................

February
March(25)..................................

(26).......to..........Writeupwork

27MayHandinwork


Questions27
30

WhatisDrSimon'sopiniononthefollowingpoints?

TickcolumnAifheisinfavour

TickcolumnBifhehasnostrongopinioneitherway

TickcolumnCifheisagainst

Questions27
30

WhatisDrSimon'sopiniononthefollowingpoints?

TickcolumnAifheisinfavour

TickcolumnBifhehasnostrongopinioneitherway

TickcolumnCifheisagainst

27)Buyingacomputer

(28)Readingpreviousyear'sdissertations

(29)Usingquestionnairesasmainresearchinstrument

(30)Interviewingtutors

(Questions31
40)

Questions31
37

CirclethecorrectlettersA
C.

31
.Thedriestcontinentis...

AAustralia.

BAfrica.

CAntarctica

32
.TheevaporationrateinAustraliais...

AlowerthanAfrica.

BhigherthanAfrica.

CaboutthesameasAfrica.

33
.RainfallinAustraliahardlypenetratesthesoilbecause...

Athesoilistoohard.

Bthesoilistoohot.

Cplantsuseitup.

34
.Insandysoilswatercan...

Aevaporatequickly.

Bseepdowntorock.

Cwashthesoilaway.

35
.Waterismainlypumpedupfor...

Apeopletodrink.

Banimalstodrink.

Cwateringcrops.

36
.Naturalspringsarelocated...

AinunexploredpartsofAustralia.

BquitecommonlyoverallAustralia.

CinafewareasofAustralia.

37
.Undergroundwatersupplies...

A18%ofAustraliaswater.


B48%ofAustraliaswater.

C80%ofAustraliaswater.

Questions38
40

CircleTHREElettersA
E

WhichTHREEofthefollowingusesofdamwaterarementioned?

Aprovidingwaterforlivestock

Bwateringfarmland

Cprovidingwaterforindustry

Dcontrollingfloodwater

Eproducinghydro
electricpower

Reading
SECTION1Questions113

Questions15

LookattheinformationonthefollowingreadingpassageabouttheuseofvehiclesintheUniversity
grounds.
Inboxes15onyouranswersheetwrite

TRUEifthestatementistrue
FALSEifthestatementisfalse
NOTGIVENiftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage

Example

Answer
Thecampusroadsarenotopentogeneralmembersofthepublic.
TRUE

1
Universityemployeesdonotneedtopayfortheirparkingpermits.
2
ParkinginHallsofResidenceishandledbytheWardensoftheHalls.

3
HavingaUniversitypermitdoesnotallowstafftoparkatHalls.
4
Parkingpermitscost20ayear.
5
StudentslivinginHalldonotneedpermissiontoparkinHallcarparks.

USEOFUNIVERSITYGROUNDS
BYVEHICULARTRAFFIC

TheUniversitygroundsareprivate.

TheUniversityauthoritiesonlyallowauthorisedmembersoftheUniversity,visitorsanddriversof
vehiclesservicingtheUniversitytoenterthegrounds.

Membersofstaffwhohavepaidtherequisitefeeanddisplaytheappropriatepermitmaybringa
vehicleintothegrounds.AUniversitypermitdoesnotentitlethemtoparkinHallcarparkshowever,
unlessauthorisedbytheWardenoftheHallconcerned.

Studentsmaynotbringvehiclesintothegroundsduringtheworkingdayunlesstheyhavebeengiven
specialpermissionbytheSecurityOfficerandhavepaidforandaredisplayinganappropriateentry
permit.StudentslivinginHallsofResidencemustobtainpermissionfromtheWardentokeepamotor
vehicleattheirresidence.

StudentsareremindedthatiftheyparkamotorvehicleonUniversitypremiseswithoutavalidpermit,
theywillbefined20.

Questions613

Lookatthepatientinformationleafletonthefollowingpage.
MatcheachofthefollowingsentenceswithTWOpossibleendingsAMfromtheboxbelow.

WritetheappropriatelettersAMinboxes613onyouranswersheet.
Example

Answer
Borodinetableshouldnotbegivento......
AandM
Questions6and7
Borodinetabletsmightbeusedtotreat......

Questions8and9
YoumustaskyourdoctorbeforetakingBorodinetabletsifyouarealreadybeingtreatedfor......

Questions10and11
YoudonotneedtoconsultyourdoctorimmediatelyifBorodinetabletsgiveyou......

Questions12and13
YoumustconsultyourdoctoratonceifyoufindBorodinetabletscause......
PossibleEndings
A
childrenunder12yearsofage.
B
aheadache.
C
anuncomfortablefeelinginyourstomach.
D
symptomssimilartoacold.
E
achangeinyourskincolour.
F
anythingtreatedbyaprescriptionmedicine.
G
akidneycomplaint.
H
awhiteningoftheeyes.
I
soreorbrokenskin.
J
afungalinfection.
K
afeelingofsadness.
L
shortnessofbreath.
M
awomanexpectingachild.

Thenameofyourmedicineis
Borodinetablets.

WHATAREBorodineTABLETSUSEDFOR?

Borodinetabletsareusedtohelprelievehayfeverandconditionsduetoallergies,inparticularskin
reactionsandarunnynose.
ItisnotrecommendedthatBorodinetabletsaregiventochildrenunder12yearsofageorpregnant
orbreastfeedingwomen.
BEFOREYOUTAKEBorodineTABLETS
InsomecircumstancesitisveryimportantnottotakeBorodinetablets.Ifyouignorethese
instructions,thismedicinecouldaffectyourheartrhythm.
Areyoutakingoralmedicinesforfungalinfections?
HaveyousufferedareactiontomedicinescontainingBorodinebefore?
Doyousufferfromanyliver,kidneyorheartdisease?
IftheanswertoanyofthesequestionsisYES,donottakeBorodinetabletsbeforeconsultingyour
doctor.

AFTERTAKINGBorodineTABLETS

Borodinetablets,likemanyothermedicines,maycausesideeffectsinsomepeople.
Ifyoufaint,stoptakingBorodinetabletsandtellyourdoctorimmediately.

InadditionBorodinetabletsmaycauseproblemswithyourvision,hairloss,depressionorconfusion,
yellowingofyourskinoryoureyes.
IfyouhavetheseeffectswhilsttakingBorodinetabletstellyourdoctorimmediately.
Othersideeffectsaredizzinessorheadaches,andindigestionorstomachache.However,these
effectsareoftenmildandusuallywearoffafterafewdays'treatment.Iftheylastformorethanafew
days,tellyourdo

SECTION2Questions1420

Questions1420

LookattheintroductiontoWestThamesCollegebelowandatthestatements(Questions1420)
below.
Inboxes1420onyouranswersheetwrite

TRUE ifthestatementistrue
FALSE ifthestatementisfalse
NOTGIVENiftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage

14
ChiswickPolytechnicwasclosedatthesametimeWestThamesCollegewasopened.
15
Mostofthestudentsatthecollegecomefromoutsidethelocalarea.
16
ThecollegechangeditsnametoWestThamesCollegein1993.
17
Therearecurrently6000studentsovertheageof19attendingthecollege.
18
Studentsundertheageof16cannotattendanyofthecoursesofferedbythecollege.
19
Thecollegeoffersamorematureenvironmentinwhichtolearnthanaschool.
20
Therearefewersubjectstostudyinthesixthformofaschoolthanatthecollege.

WestThamesCollege(initiallyknownasHounslowBoroughCollege)cameintoexistencein1976
followingthemergerofIsleworthPolytechnicwithpartofChiswickPolytechnic.Bothparentcolleges,
invariousguises,enjoyedalongtraditionofservicetothecommunitydatingbacktothe1890s.

ThecollegeislocatedatLondonRoad,Isleworth,onasiteoccupiedbytheVictorianhouseofthe
Pearsfamily,SpringGroveHouse.Anearlierhouseofthesamenameonthissitehadbeenthehome
ofSirJosephBanks,thebotanistwhonamedBotanyBaywithCaptainCookin1770.Laterhefounded
KewGardens.

SituatedattheheartofWestLondon,WestThamesCollegeisideallyplacedtoservethetrainingand
educationneedsoflocalindustryandlocalpeople.Butitsinfluencereachesmuchfurtherthanthe
immediatelocality.

Underitsformername,HounslowBoroughCollege,ithadalreadyestablishedaregional,nationaland
internationalreputationforexcellence.Infact,abouteightpercentofitsstudentscomefrom
continentalEuropeandfurtherafield,whilstafurther52percentarefromoutsidetheimmediate
area.Since1April1993,whenitbecameindependentofthelocalauthorityandadopteditsnewtitle,
WestThamesCollegehascontinuedtobuildonthatfirstclassreputation.

Thesedaysthereisnosuchthingasatypicalstudent.MorethanhalfofWestThamescollege's6000
studentsareover19yearsold.Someofthesewillbeattendingcollegeparttimeundertheir
employers'trainingschemes.Otherswillwanttolearnnewskillspurelyoutofinterest,oroutofa
desiretoimprovetheirpromotionchances,ortheymaywantachangeincareer.

Thecollegeisalsoverypopularwith1618yearolds,whoseeitasapracticalalternativetoafurther
twoyearsatschool.Theywanttostudyinthemoreadultatmospherethecollegeprovides.Theycan
choosefromafarwiderrangeofsubjectsthanitwouldbepracticalforasixthformtooffer.Ifthey
wanttogostraightintoemploymenttheycanstillstudyatcollegetogainqualificationsrelevantto
thejob,eitheronadayreleasebasisorthroughNetworkortheModernApprenticeshipScheme.

SECTION2Questions1420

Questions2126

LookattheWestThamesCollege'sServicesforStudentsonthefollowingpage.EachparagraphAH
describesadifferentserviceprovidedbythecollege.
Fromthelistbelow(ixi)choosethemostsuitablesummariesforparagraphsA,CandEH.Writethe
appropriatenumber(ixi)inboxes2126onyouranswersheet.

NBTherearemoresummariesthanparagraphs,soyouwillnotusethemall.
iAshopforthebooksandstationeryneededtostudy
iiCounselingandwelfarewillingtolisten,offeradviceorarrangeareferral
iiiAnExaminationsOfficearrangingexamsandissuingcertificates
ivARegistrar'sOfficehandlingallfeepaymentsandrelatedenquiries
vAMedicalserviceofferingonsiteassistancewithhealthrelatedproblems
viAtutorialsystemforregularonetooneguidance,supportandfeedback
viiCareersAdvicehelpingstudentsintoemployment
viiiAnadmissionsServiceprovidingassistanceinchoosingandapplyingforhighereducationcourses
ixAStudentUnionrepresentingstudentsoncollegecommittees
xClubsandsocietiesforstudents'freetime
xiALearningSupportServicesupportingstudentsinstudying,presentinginformationandhandling
numbers.
21ParagraphA

Example
Answer

ParagraphBxi

22ParagraphC

Example
Answer

ParagraphDi

23ParagraphE
24ParagraphF

25ParagraphG
26ParagraphH

WESTTHAMESCOLLEGE
SERVICESFORSTUDENTS

A
AsafulltimestudentatWestThames
CollegeyouwillhaveyourownPersonal
Mentorwhowillseeyoueachweektoguide
youthroughyourstudies,anddiscussany
problemswhichmayarise.Wetakeacooperative
approachtotheassessmentofyour
workandencourageyoutocontributetodiscussion.

B
Thisserviceprovidesspecialistassistanceand
coursesforthosewhoneedhelptoimprove
theirwriting,oralandnumeracyskillsforthe
successfulcompletionoftheircollegecourse.
Helpwithbasicskillsisalsoavailable.

C
Thisserviceisavailabletoanyonewhois
undecidedastowhichcoursetofollow.Itis
verymuchaservicefortheindividual,
whateveryourage,helpingyoutoselectthe
bestoptiontosuityourcircumstances.The
serviceincludeseducationaladvice,
guidanceandsupport,includingafacilityfor
accreditingyourpreviousexperiencethe
AccreditationofPriorLearning(APL).The
AdmissionsOfficeisopenMondaytoFriday
9.00amto5.00pm.Allinterviewsare
confidentialandconductedinarelaxedand

friendlyatmosphere.Eveningappointments
areavailableonrequest.

D
TheCollegeBookshopstocksawiderangeof
books,coveringaspectsofallcourses,
togetherwithagoodselectionofstationery.
Italsosuppliesstamps,phonecards,blank
videosandcomputerdisks.Theshopisopen
attimesspecifiedIntheStudentHandbookin
themornings,afternoonsandevenings.

E
Whenstudentsarewearyfromstudyand
wantthechancetorelaxandenjoy
themselveswithfriends,theycanparticipate
inanumberofrecreationalactivities.
Dependingondemand,weofferarangeof
sportingactivitiesincludingfootball,
badminton,basketball,tabletennis,
volleyball,weighttrainingandaerobics.For
thenonsportingstudentsweoffera
debatingsociety,videoclub,hairandbeauty
sessions,aswellasarangeofcreative
activities.Suggestionsforactivitiesfrom
studentsarealwayswelcome.

F
Thisconfidentialserviceisavailableifyou
havepracticalorpersonaldifficultiesduring
yourcourseofstudy,whetherofafinancialor
personalnature.OurStudentAdvisorscan
helpyoudirectlyorputyouintouchwith
someoneelsewhocangiveyouthehelpyou
need.

G
TheCollegeNursesarethereforgeneral
medicaladviceandfortreatmentofillnessor
injury.Allvisitsareconfidential.Firstaid
boxesandfullytrainedFirstAidersarealso
onhandatvariouslocationsaroundthe
college.

H
WestLondonemployershaveapermanent
baseinthecentreofcollege,withaccesstoa
databaseofmorethan24,000jobsavailable
locallyandinCentralLondon.Theywillalso
helpyouwithjobapplicationsandinterview
techniques.

SECTION3Questions2740

ReadthefollowingpassageandanswerQuestions2740.

TheDiscoveryofUranus

Someoneonceputforwardanattractivethoughunlikelytheory.ThroughouttheEarth'sannual
revolutionaroundthesunthereisonepointofspacealwayshiddenfromoureyes.Thispointisthe
oppositepartoftheEarth'sorbit,whichisalwayshiddenbythesun.Couldtherebeanotherplanet
there,essentiallysimilartoourown,butalwaysinvisible?

Ifaspaceprobetodaysentbackevidencethatsuchaworldexisteditwouldcausenotmuchmore
sensationthanSirWilliamHerschel'sdiscoveryofanewplanet,Uranus,in1781.Herschelwasan
extraordinarymannootherastronomerhasevercoveredsovastafieldofworkandhiscareer
deservesstudy.HewasborninHanoverinGermanyin1738,lefttheGermanarmyin1757,and
arrivedinEnglandthesameyearwithnomoneybutquiteexceptionalmusicability.Heplayedthe
violinandoboeandatonetimewasorganistintheOctagonChapelinthecityofBath.Herschel'swas
anactivemind,anddeepinsidehewasconsciousthatmusicwasnothisdestiny;hethereforeread
widelyinscienceandthearts,butnotuntil1772didhecomeacrossabookonastronomy.Hewas
then34,middleagedbythestandardsofthetime,butwithouthesitationheembarkedonhisnew
career,financingitbyhisprofessionalworkasamusician.Hespentyearsmasteringtheartof
telescopeconstruction,andevenbypresentdaystandardshisinstrumentsarecomparablewiththe
best.

Seriousobservationbegan1774.Hesethimselftheastonishingtaskof'reviewingtheheavens',in
otherwords,pointinghistelescopetoeveryaccessiblepartoftheskyandrecordingwhathesaw.The
firstreviewwasmadein1775;thesecond,andmostmomentous,in178081.Itwasduringthelatter
partofthisthathediscoveredUranus.Afterwards,supportedbytheroyalgrantinrecognitionofhis
work,hewasabletodevotehimselfentirelytoastronomy.Hisfinalachievementsspreadfromthe
sunandmoontoremotegalaxies(ofwhichhediscoveredhundreds),andpapersfloodedfromhispen

untilhisdeathin1822.AmongthesetherewasonesenttotheRoyalSocietyin1781,entitledAn
AccountofaComet.Inhisownwords:

OnTuesdaythe13thofMarch,betweentenandelevenintheevening,whileIwasexaminingthe
smallstarsintheneighbourhoodofHGeminorum,Iperceivedonethatappearedvisiblylargerthan
therest;beingstruckwithitsuncommonmagnitude,IcomparedittoHGeminorumandthesmall
starinthequartilebetweenAurigaandGemini,andfindingittobemuchlargerthaneitherofthem,
suspectedittobeacomet.

Herschel'scarewasthehallmarkofagreatobserver;hewasnotpreparedtojumpanyconclusions.
Also,tobefair,thediscoveryofanewplanetwasthelastthoughtinanybody'smind.Butfurther
observationbyotherastronomersbesidesHerschelrevealedtwocuriousfacts.Forcomet,itshowed
aremarkablysharpdisc;furthermore,itwasmovingsoslowlythatitwasthoughttobeagreat
distancefromthesun,andcometsareonlynormallyvisibleintheimmediatevicinityofthesun.Asits
orbitcametobeworkedoutthetruthdawnedthatitwasanewplanetfarbeyondSaturn'srealm,
andthatthe'revieweroftheheavens'hadstumbledacrossanunprecedentedprize.Herschelwanted
tocallitgeorgiumsidus(StarofGeorge)inhonourofhisroyalpatronKingGeorgeIIIofGreatBritain.
TheplanetwaslaterforatimecalledHerschelinhonourofitsdiscoverer.ThenameUranus,which
wasfirstproposedbytheGermanastronomerJohannElertBode,wasinusebythelate19thcentury.

Uranusisagiantinconstruction,butnotsomuchinsize;itsdiametercomparesunfavourablywith
thatofJupiterandSaturn,thoughontheterrestrialscaleitisstillcolossal.Uranus'atmosphere
consistslargelyofhydrogenandhelium,withatraceofmethane.Throughatelescopetheplanet
appearsasasmallbluishgreendiscwithafaintgreenperiphery.In1977,whilerecordingthe
occultation1ofastarbehindtheplanet,theAmericanastronomerJamesL.Elliotdiscoveredthe
presenceoffiveringsencirclingtheequatorofUranus.FourmoreringswerediscoveredinJanuary
1986duringtheexploratoryflightofVoyager22,Inadditiontoitsrings,Uranushas15satellites
('moons'),thelast10discoveredbyVoyager2onthesameflight;allrevolveaboutitsequatorand
movewiththeplanetinaneastwestdirection.Thetwolargestmoons,TitaniaandOberon,were
discoveredbyHerschelin1787.Thenexttwo,UmbrielandAriel,werefoundin1851bytheBritish
astronomerWilliamLassell.Miranda,thoughtbefore1986tobetheinnermostmoon,wasdiscovered
in1948bytheAmericanastronomerGerardPeterKuiper.

Questions2731

Completethetablebelow.
Writeadateforeachanswer.
Writeyouranswersinboxes2731onyouranswersheet.

Event

Date

Example
WilliamHerschelwasborn

Answer
1738

Herschelbeganinvestigatingastronomy

(27).

DiscoveryoftheplanetUranus

(28)

DiscoveryofthemoonsTitaniaand
Oberon

(29)

FirstdiscoveryofUranus'rings

(30)

Discoveryofthelast10moonsofUranus

(31)

Questions3236

DothefollowingstatementsreflecttheclaimsofthewriteroftheReadingPassage?
Inboxes3236onyouranswersheetwrite

YES
ifthestatementreflectstheclaimsofthewriter
NO
ifthestatementcontradictsthewriter
NOTGIVENifitisimpossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis

Example
Answer
Herschelwasmultitalented
YES

32Itisimprobablethatthereisaplanethiddenbehindthesun.
33Herschelknewimmediatelythathehadfoundanewplanet.
34Herschelcollaboratedwithotherastronomersofhistime.
35Herschel'snewlydiscoveredobjectwasconsideredtobetoofarfromthesuntobeacomet.
36Herschel'sdiscoverywasthemostimportantfindofthelastthreehundredyears.

Questions3740
Completeeachofthefollowingstatements(Questions3740)withanamefromtheReadingPassage.
Writeyouranswersinboxes3740onyouranswersheet.

Thesuggestednamesofthenewplanetstartedwith........(37)........,then........(38).......,before
finallysettlingonUranus.ThefirstfiveringsaroundUranuswerediscoveredby........(39).........From
1948until1986,themoon........(40)........wasbelievedtobethemoonclosesttothesurfaceof
Uranus.

WRITING

WRITINGTASK1

Youshouldspendnomorethan20minutesonthistask.

Youborrowedsomebooksfromyourschoolorcollegelibrary.Unfortunatelyyouhaveto
goawaytovisitasickrelativeandcannotreturnthebooksintime.

Writealettertothelibrary.Explainwhathashappenedandtellthemwhatyouwanttodo
aboutit.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

YoudoNOTneedtowriteyourownaddress.

Beginyourletterasfollows:

Dear___________________________,

WRITINGTASK2

Youshouldspendnomorethan40minutesonthistask.

Aspartofaclassassignmentyouhavetowriteaboutthefollowingtopic.

Somegovernmentssayhowmanychildrenafamilycanhareintheircountry.Theymay
controlthenumberofchildrensomeonehasthroughtaxes.

Itissometimesnecessaryandrightforagovernmenttocontrolthepopulationinthisway.

Doyouagreeordisagree?

Givereasonsforyouranswer.

Youshouldwriteatleast250words