Part I:****Read the text. Choose the correct answerA, B, C or D. Text 1: Living in the Ice Age I'm a scientist and I arrived here in Antarctica three months ago in December. The temperature is cold but not unpleasant yet. Since arriving, I've worked with about 60 other people getting everything ready for the Antarctic winter. It's been a lot of hard work, but it was fun too. However, a few days ago the ship left taking most of the staff with it, and it won't be back to fetch us until next December. So the hardest thing to get used to is that there are now just fourteen of us because I'm used to working in a large company. I'm living on the same work station I was on ten years ago. It was new then and it's still in good condition and unchanged. The dried food we get is also the same - you forget what real food tastes like after a few weeks. The people working here with me are all different from then, but I’m always happy getting to know new people. Ten years ago, we were able to send faxes to friends and family once a month, but today we can send e-mails and talk on the phone so we don't feel so far away. Last week we went out exploring for a few days. We slept in our very thick sleeping bags to keep the cold out. We always have to wear the right clothes and boots for walking on ice and snow. We were joined together by a rope all the time in case we fell into any holes in the ice. They're too deep to climb out of. The skies were clear and I reminded how lucky I am to be here. Soon we will get amazing sunsets too. 1 What is the writer trying to do? Apersuade people to work in Antarctica Bcomplain about his life in Antarctica C****describe his own experiences in Antarctica Dsuggest ways of improving life in Antarctica 2 What is difficult for the writer at the moment? A****He is working with a small number of people. BThere is too much work to do. CThe weather is too cold. DThe ship won’t return for months. 3 In the writer’s opinion, what has improved since ten years ago? AThe living accommodation is better. BThe food is more tasty. C****Communications have improved . DHis colleagues are easier to work with. 4 What particular danger was there when they were exploring? Athe cold B****the holes in the ice Cgetting lost Dslipping on the ice 5 Which of the following e-mails did the writer send to a friend? I’m getting used to being in Antarctica. Although people had told me what it was like, it’s still a shock to experience it myself.A There hasn’t been much to do here yet, so I’ve spent the time getting to know my colleagues and relaxing.B It’s good to be back here. I’d forgotten how beautiful it is. I’m looking forward to seeing some wonderful sunsets. C I’ll send you my news as often as I can. It won’t be long till I’m home, as I’ve already been here nearly a year.D Text 2: Waiter! I went to the cinema last week and laughed all the way through the new film Waiter which is set in a restaurant. American actor Tom Waters plays the worst cook the world has ever seen and he employs one of the worst waiters, played by Joe Vermont. The London restaurant where the filming took place does actually exist. Jane Connors, the owner, runs a successful business with many regular customers. However, although she thinks Waiter is a good film, she is very annoyed with the director. When she agreed to the filming, she wasn't told that the film is about a restaurant where everything goes wrong and the food is disgusting. Although the film might make Jane's restaurant famous if it is a success, she is afraid that people will stop coming because they will think the food and service is terrible - like it is in the film. Jane is worried she will lose business and may even have to close and start again with a new restaurant. Having seen film, I agree that she has a problem. The film company paid her a very small fee, and she has since asked for more. The best solution, though, is for her to contact the newspapers. I am sure they will be interested in her story and it will actually help her business in the end. 1 What is the writer trying to do in the next? Aadvertise a restaurant Breview a film C****explain someone's problem Dtake someone's advice 2 What do we learn about Jane's restaurant? A****It is very popular . BThe food is not good. CIt is in a beautiful building. DThe waiters are unhelpful. 3 What did the director not tell Jane? Athat the film would be a success B****that the restaurant in the film would be very bad Cthat she would not be paid Dthat she would need to employ extra staff 4 What does the writer think Jane ought to do? Aopen a new restaurant Bask the film company for more money Cimprove the quality of the food in her restaurant D****write to the newspapers 5 Which of these is an advert for the film? Waiter! Comedy film set in a typical American town.Laugh at the mistakes of crazy cook (Tom Waters) and mad waiter (Joe Vermont).A Learn how to cook and be amused at the same time at this film made specially for television by well-known cook, Tom Waters. Waiter! B C WAITER! All the action takes place in a famous London restaurant. Find out the truth about what happens in the kitchens. ***Waiter!*****Sit back and enjoy the performances of Tom Waters and Joe Vermont in this comedy filmed in a London restaurant.D** Text 3: The businessman There is a story going round at the moment about a well-known journalist who went to interview Jack Parrish at a smart New York restaurant. The journalist was late, but fortunately, when he arrived, he found the great man was not yet there. On the way to his table, the journalist noticed a colleague from his paper and stopped to chat to her. After fifteen minutes, a waiter approached him. "There's some young man at the door who says he's supposed to be having lunch with you. I think he's trying to be funny, because he says his name is Jack Parrish!" But of course it was. The twenty-four-year-old is becoming famous for the fact that he doesn't look like the owner of one of the world's most successful computer companies. His manner is polite, his voice is quiet and his clothes are clearly not expensive. Two years ago, when he started his own company, no one had heard of him. Friends say that he hasn't changed at all. He hasn't even moved out of his parents' house. So what does he do with his money? It's all used for business. But some people in the computer world are getting nervous - and they are right. It won't be long before someone in another company picks up the phone to hear that quiet voice saying that he's the new boss. 1 Someone could find out from this text. Ahow Jack Parrish runs his business. Bwhat Jack Parrish said in an interview. Chow to get a job in Jack Parrish's company. D****what the writer thinks Jack Parrish will do next. 2 How did the journalist pass the time while he was waiting? AHe phoned his office. B****He talked to another his journalist. CHe talked to a man at the next table. DHe interviewed a woman in the restaurant. 3 The waiter thought the young man at the door of the restaurant. Awas a journalist. Bwas behaving rudely. Cwas not as old as he said he was. D****was pretending to be someone else . 4 What is the writer's attitude to Jack Parrish? A****He is more important than he appears. BHe is a good example for young people. CHe should be more careful how he runs his business. DHe would be an interesting person to work for. 5 Which of these headlines does the writer expect to see soon? A Too much success too fast - was that the end of Parrish's luck? Jack Parish doesn't worry about money - he gives it away to old friends B And the new owner of our top computer company is Jack Parrish!C D SPEND, SPEND, SPEND - how Jack furnishes his new million-dollar home Text 4: The Artist People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one’s living. And of course, there are lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone, even in a cold studio like mine. What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon as I wake up, which is always early, but isn’t the same time every day. And nobody tells me what to wear, or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match. But then, I have no one to chat with when I’m bored, no one to discuss last night’s match with during the office lunch hour. Sure, I can spend the afternoon doing something I enjoy like cycling or gardening if I choose. But the work will still be there when I do finally get back home. Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not, and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it’s too late- my thoughts have been interrupted. No one would dream of calling in if I worked in an office, but I find myself listening to friends’ troubles. As they talk, my ideas disappear and I feel increasingly stressed thinking of my work waiting to be done. However, when I hear the traffic news on the radio, and imagine my friends sitting miserably in their cars in a jam, feeling bored, or waiting unhappily for an overcrowded tram in the rain, I realise that I really haven’t got much to complain about. I find a CD which will start me thinking, turn it really loudly and begin another picture. A. had B. were C. are D. have