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1 - For questions 110, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Example
0 A getting down B getting out C getting away D getting on
Cooking on a camping holiday
One of the attractions of going on a camping holiday is the feeling of (0) from everyday city life, offinding peace and (1) in
the countryside, but this also means thinking about how you are going to prepare meals while you are there. Before you
(2) , check you have essentials such as saucepans and frying pans, cups, plates, knives, forks, spoons for everyone, and
various bits and (3) such as scissors, a tin-opener and a sharp knife for cutting everything. Work out more or (4) how
much food you will need to take with you, bearing in mind that being outside all day will make people hungry and they will
probably (5) more food than usual. On the other (6) , if you take too much youll have to carry a lot of weight everywhere,
only to end up having to (7) half of it. One possibility is to cook a favourite meal something (8) like a stew seal it in a
plastic bag, ofreeze it, and take it with you for your rst evening meal in (9) you arrive late at the campsite. Then you just
(10) it in a pan of water, and itll be ready to eat in no time.
1 A silence
B calm
C rest
D quiet
2 A set off
B set up
C set to
D set for
3 A parts
B objects
C pieces
D items
4 A lower
B little
C fewer
D less
5 A get at
B get down
C get in
D get through
6 A side
B hand
C arm
D foot
7 A throw on
B throw off
C throw back D throw away
8 A tasteful
B tasting
C tasty
D tasteless
9 A case
B event
C chance
D matter
10 A roast
B boil
C grill
D bake
2. For questions 110, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and fve words, including the word given.
Example It last rained here in February.
Since It hasnt rained here since February.
1 Perhaps Jennifer went to school earlier than usual.
Might
Jennifer___________________________________________________ school earlier than usual.
2 Could you possibly help me with these suitcases?
Hand
Could you possibly________________________________________________ with these suitcases?
3 John didnt realise that two men were following him.
He
John didnt realise that______________________________________________________ two men.
4 I imagine the children are still playing in the park.
Must
The children_______________________________________________________________ in the park.
5 Everyone expects Sally to win the cooking competition.
That
It _________________________________________________________________ win the cooking
competition.
6 They believe the owner of the house is living abroad.
Be
The owner of the house __________________________________________________ abroad.
7 Mrs Hayes reprimanded her son for behaving badly.
Told
Mrs Hayes _____________________________________________________ ___for behaving badly.
8 That man may be a thief so I suggest you watch him carefully.
Eye
I suggest you ________________________________________ that man because he may be a thief.
9 The traffic delayed us for over an hour.
Held
We _____________________________________________________ the traffic for over an hour.
10 People say the man was running when he fell.
Said
The man_____________________________________________________ running when he fell.
3. Word formation
Dinner for two
We went to a really (0) interesting little restaurant the other night, just off the main square. Its a
(1)________________________ little place, with soft music that makes you feel (2) ___________________________ as
soon as you sit down. Its decorated in a really (3)________________________ way, and its the perfect place for a (4)
__________________________evening out. The food isnt cheap, but it isnt (5) ___________________________either,
which is just as well as I dont have much spare cash at the moment. To start with, I ordered the prawns in garlic, which
were (6) , ____________________________while my friend had smoked sh. It was a bit (7)
__________________________ , but tasted great. Then I had
(8)___________________________ chicken with vegetables, and my friend had what he said was the
(9)_________________________________ curry hed ever tasted. After that we both had icecream and then coffee,to
finish extremely (10) ________________________________ meal.
0 interest 1 friend 2 relax 3 taste 4 romance 5 expense 6 amaze 7 chew 8 fry 9 spice 10 please

4. For questions 110, read the text below and think o the word which best fts each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Writing by Internet
In recent times, the Internet has made (0) it possible to communicate with other people in many different ways, not only
by email (1) also through instant messaging and in chat rooms. As (2)___________ as keeping in touch with friends, we
may contact strangers, and in (3) _______________of the fact that weve never met them, politeness is still important.
Even (4)________ you are writing an electronic message, the rules are quite similar (5) __________those for writing a
letter by hand. If you were writing a letter by hand, for instance, you (6)___________ not write entire words or sentences
in capital letters. Neither would you send the letter if you (7) ______not checked it first for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Shortened forms of words are becoming more and (8)_____________ common in text messages, but not everyone is
familiar (9)_____________ the latest ones. So use full words (10)_______________ youre not sure the person youre
writing to will understand the short forms.
Fancy a cuppa Java?
While tea, cocoa and fizzy drinks are popular, few other beverages approach the popularity of coffee. It is estimated that the
people of the world drink more than a thousand million cups of coffee every day.
(A) The story began about nine hundred years ago, somewhere in Ethiopia, when a shepherd noticed that his goats
became much livelier when they went to a particular area to feed. The berries were very strong and bitter, and after a while
the people of the Arabian peninsula discovered that the best way to take them was to first cook them slowly over a fire, and
then boil them in water. They called this drink 'qahwa'.
(B) From there it spread slowly westward, with the Italians being the first European people to become enthusiastic coffee
drinkers.
(C) John Lloyd's coffee house in London soon became a regular meeting place of the city's businessmen, and so many
deals were done there that the shop slowly changed from a coffee shop to one of the best known insurance firms in the
world. As these European businessmen traded and colonised much of the rest of the world, they took their coffee with them.
It arrived in the Americas almost as soon as the first English immigrants did, while the Dutch started to grow the crop
commercially in the East Indies.
(D) Brazil also became a major coffee producer, and in fact produced so much coffee that it became necessary to find a
way of dealing with the surplus.
(E) However, a true coffee fanatic will avoid instant at almost all costs. For the coffee lover, Italy once again led the world in
the early part of last century. Dr Illy developed the first automatic espresso machine for those busy citizens who preferred
not to wait while their coffee brewed.
(F) A form of coffee which has recently become very popular is cappuccino, named after the 'little hood' of milk which of
frothy milk which is poured over the espresso. Companies such as the Seattle-based Starbucks coffee house have made
this a truly international drink.
1. It was soon found that the technique used by the espresso machine extracted the finest and freshest oils from the
coffee, and this soon became the favoured drink of the coffee connoisseur. Achilles Gaggia took the process a step
nearer perfection by using high pressure to produce a thick froth on the coffee which is called the 'crema'
2. It is from here that we get the nickname 'Java' for coffee. The island of Martinique started the tradition of coffee growing
in the Caribbean, and today Jamaican Blue mountain coffee is reckoned to be the finest in the world.
3. The roasting of the coffee is a specialist job, and all coffee manufacturers have their own technique. It is the roasting
and type of bean which gives each type of coffee its own flavour.
4. It was almost another four hundred years before it spread to the Mediterranean world, by which time coffee was being
drunk and traded in the city of Constantinople.
5. After looking more closely, he realized that this was because they were eating the red berries on a particular bush. He
tried the berries himself, and observed that they made it easier for him to stay awake for evening prayers.
6. The Swiss firm Nestle solved the problem in 1938 when they invented instant coffee - this is now the most popular kind
of coffee with millions of cups being drunk every day.
7. The rest of Europe was quick to follow.
6. Complete the sentences with A to G:
Which nationality... ?
prepares meals with cheese______ links food to superstition_______ eats calves`likes sweets _______
makes heavy food_______used to have only one course________ sometimes eats beside the road _______
COOKERY
A. India Indian food is well-known for being spicy. It always uses spices, sometimes just one spice to cook a potato dish
and sometimes up to fifteen spices to compose an elaborate dish. But it is not always hot. Chili peppers were introduced
into Asia by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century. Until that time the typical pungent Indian spices were mustard seeds
and black peppercorns. Sometimes the spices are used whole, at other times they are ground and mixed with water or
vinegar to make a paste. Each of these techniques draws out a completely different flavour from the spice. But India also
gains variety from the huge number of regional cuisines which have been adapted to local culinary traditions. Religious

groups within each region of India have modified these regional cuisines to suit their own restrictions. There was also the
influence of the Moghuls who came to India by way of Persia and introduced the delicate Pullaos and meats cooked with
yoghurt and fried onions.
B. Austria
When Vienna became a great capital city in the seventeenth century, Austrian cooking developed into an art. This was
when the famous Viennese pastry began to be made. Food and ideas for cooking were imported from all over the
continent: sour cream from the Slavs, paprika from Hungary, noodle dishes from Italy. Although some of the famous cakes
and pastries are so extravagant they can only be used for special occasions, other dishes are highly economical. The
meat dishes, for example, evolved because the Austrians were loth to kill bulls. They felt it wasteful to keep them and feed
them while they grew up but did no useful work. Therefore, they kept only the cows which were killed when they were old
and tough, and so the Austrians have a number of dishes which make use of scraggy meat. The many veal dishes, at
which the Viennese are virtuosi, grew from the fact that so many baby bulls were killed.
C. Sweden
Swedish cooking was in the past restricted by its climate which limited the supply of fresh food to a few months of the
year. Meals tended to be monotonous and salted fish or meat and pototoes were served most of the time. But things are
very different today with Swedish smorgasbord popular all over the world. The word actually means sandwich table, but
in reality there is a great variety of cold dishes to choose from. Swedish cooking developed in the eighteenth century
under French influence However, old traditions persist. On Christmas Day, ham is always served. At that time, on
Christmas Eve a plate of porridge may be put in the attic or cellar for the little gnomes who are believed to live in the
house. The porridge is to thanks the gnomes for their help during the past year and ensure their help in the next.
D. Belgium
The Belgians have the same interest in good food as the French. It is something to be taken seriously. A Belgian chicken
pate takes time to make, and requires an addition of two glasses of brandy. Chicken Waterzoie is the oldest Belgian
national dish. It makes for a hearty country meal and has to be served in extra-large soup plates to hold both the portions
of chicken and the vegetables as well. Another famous Belgian dish is rabbit and prunes. This is helped by using half a
bottle of wine in its preparation, but it is a good dish to prepare well in advance of the guests arriving.
E. Indonesia
It used to be the Indonesian custom to put all the food on the table at once and let everyone help himself. The help
yourself rule still applies but the average family meal now takes place in a sequence of courses, and the total number of
dishes is now smaller than it used to be because when the housewife cooks there is not enough time to make anything
elaborate. Most Indonesians are Moslems and avoid pork. They consider lamb or goat to be their favourite food. The most
charming aspect of eating in Indonesia is the warung, or wayside food stall. It consists of a roof, a counter or table, and a
bench. The customers sit on the bench or on the ground nearby, and the cooking goes on behind the stall.
F. Poland
Poles have always taken an intelligent and lively interest in good food and the large farming population has had a slavonic
gusto in producing original and tasty dishes from the simplest and cheapest ingredients. Soups play an important part in
the diet of a Polish family. They have adopted the Russian borscht and transformed it into their own national soup. The
basis of borscht is beetroot but no one should be misguided enough to think that it is a weak concoction. It is not only
wholesome and nourishing, but has fragrance and colour to make it attractive. All Polish cakes and pastries are delightful
but among the best are the cheese pastries. For a summer dish of salad, or for picnics, the Polish way of making a cream
cheese spread - mixing cream with cottage cheese together with chopped radishes and cucumber and chives - is slightly
unusual, and very pleasant.
G. Turkey
Turkish cooking has a long tradition dating back many centuries to Byzantium times. From those early times, the Turks
have been grilling pieces of meat, usually lamb, on skewers. They are also said to have introduced the rice for their
famous pilaffs from Persia. Of course, like all regional cooking, they make use of their local vegetables, such as
aubergine and courgettes and sweet peppers. Turks may have a reputation for being a warlike people, but they also have
a sweet tooth. The popularity of Turkish Delight in other European countries is perhaps a memento of earlier conquests
by the Turks who continue to like extremely sweet delicacies, such as the fragrantly delicious rose-petal jam.