SECTION III: READING

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

    The shark is a meat- eating fish and one of the most feared animals of the sea. Scientists (56) _______ about 250 species of fish as sharks. These fish live in oceans (57) _______ the world, but they are most common in warm seas. Sharks (58) _______ greatly in size and habits. Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long. A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice (59) _______ much as an African elephant. The smallest shark may (60) _______ only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce. Some kinds of sharks live in the depths of the ocean, but (61) _______ are found near the surface. Some species live in coastal waters, but others (62) _______ far out at sea. A few species can even live in (63) _______ water. All sharks are carnivores (meat- eaters). Most of them eat (64) _______ fish, including other sharks. A shark’s only natural enemy is a large shark. Sharks eat their prey whole, or they tear off large chunks of flesh. They also (65) _______ on dead or dying animals.

Scientists (56) _______ about 250 species of fish as sharks.

Listen to a woman, phoning to the holiday company. Fill in each blank space with no more than two words or numbers for each answer.

COMPLAINT RECORD FORM

Holiday booked in name of:        First name: Andrew Last name: (7) _{………………………….}

Address:                                      Flat 4

                                                    Beaconsfield House

                                                    Winchester 6024ER

Daytime telephone number:        (8) _{………………………….}

Booking reference:                     (9) _{………………………….}

Special offer?                              Yes, from (10) _{………………………….}company

Insurance?                                  Yes, has (11) _{………………………….}Policy

Type of holiday booked:             (12) _{………………………….}Break

Date holiday commenced:           (13) _{………………………….}

Details of complaint:                   • no (14) _{………………………….}at station

                                                    • a (15) _{………………………….}was missing

You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones is _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

SECTION I: LISTENING

You will hear part of a radio interview, with a woman, called Fiona Josephs, who has written a book. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions.

What do we discover about the author?

They listened eagerly and attentively to the President’s speech. (ears)

The service at the hotel wasn't as good as I expected. (come)

The service at the hotel _{………………………………….………………………….}my expectations.

June and I had a game of tennis. (against)

I had _{………………………….………………………….………………………….}June