MockExam2016

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I- Listening
II- Reading
1. Read the text and answer the guestions below.
Plastic Bags

Twefveyea6 ago, o@anographerCaptainCharlieMoorewas skipperinghis yacht theAlguitain the North

pacific.ite sa¡tdOinto a máss'offloatingplasticrubbishwhichtook him and his crewa weekto cross.This
noátingrubbishdumpis now calledtheéieat PacificGarbage-Patch and doublesthe size of the USA.
The United Nations says there are now 18,000 pieces of plastic in every square kilometre of sea
in the world. A walk along any beach will give you some idea of the seriousnessof plastic
"uéry*h"r"
pollution.

The trouble is, when we throw out plasticwith the trash, the plastic doesn'tgo away. Plastic does not
biodegrade.lt photodegradesinto smallerand smallerparticleswhich then enter the food chain-Plastics
containcancer-Gtusing-chemicals such as vinyl chloridewhich travel along the food chain in increasing
concentrationsand up in our fish and chips, along with hormonedisruptotEsyglt as bisphenolA.
ócient¡Jtitry to tell us that we are killingoursedesas wé[ as other animals.At least200 speciesare, as I
"ñ¿
floatingplastic,especially
,p"ár, be¡ni killed by plastic.Whales,-dolphins, Jufles. and albatrossconfuse
iñopp¡ng bigs and six'pacf rings,with iellyfish.A dead Minke whale, washed up ol a Normandybeach,
was iouñOto haveeatenplasticbagsfrom supermarketsand had died a dreadfuldeath.
go/oof all the world'soil productionis for plastic.Accordingto the UnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtec'tion
Agency,companiesmanufacture5 billionplasticbag: a year. Of all the plasticprodgg! annually,half is
foi paúiagingwhichgets thrownout with tñe trash a-far minutesafter purchase.And 10oÁof all rubbishis
prait¡c ¡,ús'totr¡ctt táfe from 400 to 1ü)0 years to degrade. Less than one per cent of plastic bags are
iecycledairo only4% ol all otherplasticwaste,the reasonbeingit is simplytoo expensiveto do'

The same lobbies that work against electric vehiclesand renewableenergies,pt¡t g,ovemmentsunder
pressurenot to act againstpaétic pollution.This is becauseplastic represents87oof all the world's oil
pióáu"t¡on.TheseO¡ü¡es,aótingon behalfof oil companies,representan unsustainable approachto proftt.
1o paraptrrasethe Cree indiaripropnecy,only when we have wiped everythingout will we realisethat
moneycannotbe eaten.

Some countrieshave rebelledand bannedplasticbags.And the first was brave Bangladesh.Then China
took the samedecisionand, accordingto CÑNAsia, savesitself 37 millionbanels of oil a year. Botswana,
Canada,lsrael, Kenya,Rwanda,Singaporeand SouthAfrica have also bannedplasticbags. Noticehow
manyof the world'sñcnestcountriesare not on this list. lt's an absolutedisgrace.

Alright,then. lf we can't -useplasticbags,.horrdo w9.carry home"theshoppilg?,T{e:-bitltck or a

made from potato
6tdT"d;rnópp¡ngtroiiey.ehange supermarketto one that providesbiodegradabiebags,
starchfor example.Use consumerporyver.
personally speaking,what I need to find now, is a supermarketJhatsells biodegradablebin liners,
otherwiseI still end-upusingplastic.I ree.ntly spenta week in New Zealandon honeymoonand saw that
was usings'pecialpaperbin liners.I wishwe did somethingsimilarhere in Spain.
"u"ryon"
Think globally,ac{ locally.A small Australiantown is now one step ahead of the rest of the vtorld.The
inhabitántsoi Bundanooh¡n New South Wales have banned plastic bottles from the town. We need to
tollowtheir exampléand eliminateplasticfrom our lives,take care of the earthand votefor peoplewe think
willdothe same.
The writer saysthat we can get an idea of how much plasticrubbishthere is in the oceans

A. by taking a walk alonganYbeach.

B. by lookingat the sea.

C. by sailingacrossthe Pacific.

D. by travellingacrossthc USA.

The readerleamsthat toxic chemicalsget into our food

A. becauseplasticdoes not biodegrade.

B. from plasticbags from supermarkets.

C. becauseotheranimalsare beingkilledby plastic.

D. wlren plasücbecomé6smallénoughto énter our footl chah.

In the last sentenceof the third paragraph,what does 'if refer to?

A. money
B. recycling
C. plasticwaste

D. plasticbags

\Mrich of the followingbest explainsthe Cree Indianprophecy?

A. Oil companiesare pollutingthe earth.

B. lf we desfoy our environmenl we will destroyourselves.

C. Peopleare greedy.

D. Moneyisn'tf@d.

In theftfthparagraph
thewriteris angrybecause

A. not manyof theworld's richestcountrie have bannedplasticbags.

B. Mostof the counüiesare African.

C. counfies aren'tsavingenoughoil.
 D. not manycountrieshave bannedplasticbags.

6. What does the readerlearnabut NewZealand?

A. The supermarketsdon't have plasticbags.

B. It is a nuclearfteecounfy.

c. Peopleuse biodegmdable
hgs forthe rubbish.

D. The writer was on holidaythere.

7. The writer indicatesthat some personalactioncan be taken at home

A. byusingbiobags
B. byusingnon-toxicproducts
C. bychoosinga differentsupermarket
D. by buyingplasticbags

8. In the final paragraphthe writer advisesus to

A. stopvoüng.

B. visitAustralÍa.

C. takeindividualac'tion.

D. stop buyingplasticbottles.
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Reading' Part

Youare goingto reada newspaper articleaboutyoungpop stars. Forquestions16 - 27, choose

fromthe people(A - E), Thepeoplemaybechosenmore"than once,

Which personsays
theyrealised
it wouldbedifficultto change
the band'simage?

it is impoftant in yourroleasa member

to develop of a band?
NN-_l
theirfavouritetimewaswhenthe bandwasfirsttogether?
[E'.W[_]
theynearlylostthe opportunity
to stayin the band?
HHffiT-_l
givingup makingmusic?
theycan'timagine
|4$-'.iil--l
theywerenotdefeatedby negative
feedback?
ffit--l
theydidn'thavetimeto adjustto beingin a successful
band?
ffi--l
theyaregladthat moretalentis expected
frombandsnowadays?
ffi--l
the mostimpoftant
thingin theirbandwasto workhard?
ffi_,._---_--l
the peoplewhoworkwiththe band?
theyappreciate
ffit-t
peformersshouldn't
successful for granted?
taketheirsuccess
miln
theyinitially
hadsomeconcerns
a'bout
discussing
theirambition
of startinga band? mn

Bandfever
We asked five young pop starsl each from a different band, what it's like to be in a band.
A Nat
I heardan advert on the radio for a
bandaudition.I lovedsinging,but only
reallyever did it on the karaoke.But I
went,and I got in. Peoplethinkit was
easyfor us but they don't realisethat
we didn'thavea recorddealfor ages.We sangin
all kinds of placesto start with. Our producer
alwayssaidhe wantedeffortfrom bandmembers
ratherthan good looksor even talentedsingers
and I knownowthat wasthe rightemphasis. He
even sackedme twice for messingaround. I
rememberhim shouting:'I don't work with
peoplelike that.'Thankfully, he listenedwhen I
beggedhim to take me backand beforelongwe
became famous. It doesn't matter what the
newspapers say about your music- that's just
life. When you're up thereand you hearthe fans F\
screamwhen they recognisea song- that's the rt
bestfeelingin the world,
Alex
M
I'd trainedto be a footballer,kickinga
ball from dawn to dusk, so I missed
watchingall the musicprogrammes
TV. Then I becamea modeland one
day a recordmanagercameto me and
on
saidr 'You'vegot a great face, can you sing?'
Singingseemedan odd thing to do, so I said:
'Notat all.'ThenI did an audition andsuddenly I
wasin a band.At first,I didn'tknowwhathadhit
me because it all happened in sucha rush.I was
goingout spending a fortune.Myadviceto bands
wouldbe: rememberhow the world reallyworks,
and never forget where you came from. You
couldeasilyend up backthere.
s
C Morgan
ñ, When I was 15 I was obsessedwith
&*T forminga band,but I didn'ttell my
n-:. i matesstraightaway, becauseI didn't
*il-* ;*, want them to tease me. I plotted in
we.ffi ffi rry
"ffi -.. L^^r
rrcou, wrot€ songs and hassled
John Matthews,a managerwho had lookedafter
somesuccessful bands,just sendinghimtapes.He
said I was rubbishso many times, but as he'd
taken the time to reply,I stuckat it. One day I
sent him a songcalledHeavy.He lovedit - and it
all went crazt¡from there. He got us reviewedin
the magazineSmashHits, then we got a record
deal, and we were on roadshowsand TV, like
someamazing, weirddream,WhatwouldI sayto
a new band?Enjoythe dayswhen you'restarting
out - they'rethe best:comingup, gettingknown.
Jules
So muchhaschangedsincewe stafted,
ffi We'vegot bodyguards nowanda whole
team who travelwith us. To outsiders,
it's strange,but we dependon them
and it'slikegaininga newfamily.Bands
are differenttoday.Fanswon'tjust acceptsinging
groupswho follow dance routines.They'll still
argueover who'stheir favouritein the band,but
they expectyou to write your own songsand be
original,That'sgood,because we'regettingolder
as well, and getting into differentstuff. I love it
when we write songsinfluencedby other groups,
and our fansstartto listento their musicas well.
My advice to bands would be to keep level-
headed,but thinkabouthowyou canbranchout -
it's not enoughjust to sing.Yourfans will grow
with you, but you'vegot to movewith them,too.
Guy
We didn't like beingcalleda boyband
even when we started.When we had
our first big hit, it was a word-of-mouth
thing: it took its time climbingthe
chafts.But once yoLr'rethoughtof in a
certainway - as a bunch of boys singinglove
songs,wearing nice clothes- then that's that.
YoLr'vegot to fight to be thoughtof differently.I'll
be makingmusicuntil I'm old and grey, partly
becauseI don't know what else I'd do, partly
becauseI've knownwhat it's liketo standbeforea
hugeaudienceand feel that incrediblerush.My
adviceto bands?Enjoyeverymoment.
 A tts fine,butI try notto giveouttoo
John Prince,famousdancerand choreographer,gives advice muchadviceas it getsinitating!
on how to sumeed in a careerin the arts.
B nnOif nothingyoulikecomesoutof
I asked John how he got startedand what reguirementsthere it,thencomehck andbeanacbr or
are. 'Well, to be a professionaldancer ifs useft¡lto have had dancer.
ac{ing lessonsor some backgroundin drama. lf you want to
sureed in musicaltheatre you have to have a good singing C Wittrouta sfict daitytimetablelike
voice as u¡ell.When you apprwtch an agent you should take a thisyoufrndyourselfwastingto mucfi
portfolio with your CV, your statistics sheet and some good time.
photosand revieursof past performances.
1 D Rnerthatifs backto Englandto
sta¡'ta newbrm of daneeclasses.
¡. . . - ' r y - - l_

You'll need dance clothes,ballet shoes,tap shoes, and even

rollerskatesdependingon what kind of show you are goingto E Wtrenit comesto copingwith
go for." stress,| findthatexercisehelpsmeto
copewithmyproblems, so I stayin
2 goodshapementally aswell.

"Of course,you need to be extremelyfit if you want to be a F Ufe anyprofessionwhereyou're

próféssionaldán@r. I dáncéor movéáboutfói aboutsix hours youtendto acquire
alwaystravelling,
a day. Thereare great healthbenefitsto beinga dancer.I can somethingnewalmosteveryday.
eat a lot of pasta without gaining weight because dancing
increasesyour metabolismso much." G eeingtullyequipped
withallthis
3ffi stuffbeforehand
makesit easierwhen
yougoforauditions.
John has a very busy schedulein the next few months. He
took time out to speak to me today from the making of a pop H enysicat appearanc€
alsomattem,
basicallyto makean impaet.
video to promoteN-ergy'slatest record."l choreographedthe
dance routinefor the boys and they only had 2 days in which I I'mverye¡¡citedaswé arésüárting
to leam it! | am goingto be workingon a videofor anotherwell touringverysoon.
knownband - but thafs top secret.
J Also, I can say I rétatéu,ltfi
4 peoplebetterthan before.

Next month l'll be touring Spain in a productionof a musical K Meetingpople has hetpedme
thát waSwritteñ by a friend óf miné, MicháelaEvanS.So fer, knor myselfFüer, too.
we have 8 performan@sall over the countryand we may add
some more,too.

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As fur the future, l've come to realizethat I would never be
content to be just a chorus dancer - l'm too much of an
individual for that. Like all artists l'd love to become a
household name by writing and choreographingmy own
musicals."

John was bom in Jamaicato a Jamaicanfatherand a $cottish

mother but the family emigratedto England20 yearc ago. "l
havea little sister I adore,who is also trainingto bé a dancer."
How does it feel to have someone else following in your
footsteps?
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Has he much more to leam, I wondered. "l've spent an

incredibleamountof my life trainingto get where I am. I went
to collegefor two years in England,I trainedfor six monthsin
Parisand about elght monthsin America.But you neveFreally
stop trainingor leamlngyour art "
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So, wouldyou say it's beenplainsailing?"lbel l\¡e beenlucky

to a degree;rnanypeoplehit problemsbreakinginto the arts. lt
can be a vicious circle really. You can't becornea member of
Equrty,which is the actors' and dancefs' union,withoutgood
contracts. and you cant get good contracts without being a
member of Equity. My advice to people who want to get into
the arts would be to go out into the world, and try everything
else first.
I

What has a dance careerdone for you as a person?'Thanks

to dancing,l've visited and performedin 23 countriesso far.
This has openedmy ey6 to the world, and lVe been able to
underctandissues like racism and inequalityfrom a wider
perspective.

I've been talking to people for rnany years during my tours,

many of whom tell me how lucky I am doing what I do and
beingable to travelthe world.They'vemade realizeof the fact
that l'm very fortunab, indeedl When I talk to young people,
even children, I ahmys say it's a real privilege to have this
profession,though I must also say it requiresdedicationand
lovefor what you do.

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Hopefullythis has enabledme to becomea better and msre

tolerantpersonas a result."So all in all I'm reallyhappyto be a
dan@r!"
 III- Writing

1. Essay- Writeyour essayin L75-225wordsin an appropriate

style.

In your Englis h
c l a s s y, o u h a v eb e e nta lkín ga b o u tin n o va tioin
n e d u ca tio nNow
. your
Englishteacherhasaskedyou to writean essay.
Writean essayusingall the notesand givereasonsfor your pointof view.
Shouldstudent'stextbooksbe replacedby notebookcomputersor tablets?

Writeabout:
1. benefitsof usingnotebooks or tablets
2. negativeaspects
3. _ ( y o u ro w n i d e a )

2. Article

Chooseone of the followingarticles,A or B. Write your articlefor the magazine

in L75-225 words.

A. You have been askedby the editor of your schoolmagazineto write an

a rti cleon the fol l ow i ngtopi c :

To d á y '5tel év i .s i on.i i ..i

"A load of old rubbishi'or

"Morechoicethan ever before"?

Is today'stelevisionsti g:od value fo r ,m o n e y?

B. Youhaveseenthe followinqnoticein an international

maqazine:
Your ideal friend
Wh a t q ual i ti esdo y ou l ook f o r in a friend and which are the most important?
Th e b es t arti c l ew i l l be publ is h e din o u r m a g a z in en e x t m o n t h .
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