Part 1

This car runs on chocolate! Scientists have built a 300kph racing car that uses chocolate as a fuel! The project is (21) A) intended B) wished C) decided D) insisted to show how car-making could (22) A) develop B) move C) become D) arrive environmentally friendly. The car meets all racing car (23) A) levels B) standards C) grades D) orders apart from its fuel. This is a mixture of waste chocolate and vegetable oil, and such biofuels are not (24) A) allowed B) let C) ruled D) agreed in the sport yet. It has to be mixed with normal fuel so that all parts of the car keep working. Carrots and other root vegetables were used to make some parts inside and outside the car. Even the mirrors are made from potatoes! The sides of the car (25) A) store B) involve C) collect D) contain a mixture of natural materials from plants as well as other recycled materials. The project is still young, so the scientists have not yet found out how 'green' the car is. They are planning many experiments to compare its (26) A) operation B) performance C) display D) technique against that of normal racing cars.

A Tickets for the disco can be collected after tomorrow.
B It is possible to reserve a disco ticket if you do so by tomorrow.
C Reserved tickets for the disco must be paid for today.

2
A Press the button after the doors close.
B Press the button while the doors are closing.
C Press the button to close the lift doors.

What does Fatima want Pablo to do?
A Return the scarf he borrowed.
B Lend her a scarf.
C Look for the borrowed scarf.

Missa's Spanish class
A Will not be in the evening this week.
B Will be a day later than normal.
C Will no longer be on Thursday.

A You can use this medicine up to one month after opening it.
B This bottle contains enough medicine for one month.
C Unopened bottles of medicine must be thrown away within one month.

6 Ali enjoys reading crime stories which are carefully written so that they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying to guess who the criminal really is while he's reading.

7 Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading about the history of people in other parts of the world and how events changed their lives.

8 Silvia likes reading true stories which people have written about themselves. She's particularly interested in people who have had unusual or difficult lives.

9 Daniel is a computer salesman who spends a lot of time travelling abroad on planes. He enjoys detective stories which he can read easily as he gets interrupted a lot.

10 Takumi doesn't have much free time so he reads short stories which he can finish quickly. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today's world.

Recommended New Books

A London Alive
This author of many famous novels has now turned to writing short stories with great success. The stories tell of Londoners' daily lives and happen in eighteen different places - for example, one story takes place at a table in a café, another in the back of a taxi, and another in a hospital.

C The Missing Photograph
Another story about the well-known policeman, Inspector Manning. It is written in the same simple but successful way as the other Manning stories - I found it a bit disappointing as I guessed who the criminal was halfway through!

E The Letter
The murder of a television star appears to be the work of thieves who are quickly caught. But they escape from prison, and a young lawyer says she knows who the real criminals are. Written with intelligence, this story is so fast-moving that it demands the reader's complete attention.

G The Last Journey
John Reynolds' final trip to the African Congo two years ago unfortunately ended in his death. For the first time since then, we hear about where he went and what happened to him from journalist Tim Holden, who has followed Reynolds' route.

B Burnham's Great Days
Joseph Burnham is one of Britain's best-loved painters these days, but I was interested to read that during his lifetime it was not always so. Art historian Peter Harvey looks at how Burnham's work attracted interest at first but then became less popular.

D Gone West
A serious look at one of the least-known regions of the United States. The author describes the empty villages which thousands left when they were persuaded by the railway companies to go West in search of new lives. The author manages to provide many interesting details about their history.

F Let me tell you ...
The twenty stories in this collection describe the lives of different people who were born in London in 1825. Each story tells the life history of a different person. Although they are not true, they gave me a real feeling for what life used to be like for the ordinary person.

H Free at Last!
Matthew Hunt, who spent half his life in jail for a crime he did not do, has written the moving story of his lengthy fight to be set free. Now out of prison, he has taken the advice of a judge to describe his experiences in a book.

Part 3

Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

This spring, our teacher suggested we should get involved in a green project and plant some trees around the school. Everyone thought it was a great idea, so we started looking online for the best trees to buy. If we wanted them to grow properly, they had to be the right type - but there were so many different ones available! So our teacher suggested that we should look for trees that grew naturally in our part of the world. They'd also be more suitable for the wildlife here.

Then we had to think about the best place for planting the trees. We learnt that trees are happiest where they have room to grow, with plenty of space for their branches. The trees might get damaged close to the school playgrounds, for example. Finally, we found a quiet corner close to the school garden - perfect!

Once we'd planted the trees, we knew we had to look after them carefully. We all took turns to check the leaves regularly and make sure they had no strange spots or marks on them. And we decided to check the following spring in case the leaves turned yellow too soon, as that could also mean the tree was sick.

We all knew that we wouldn't be at the school anymore by the time the trees grew tall, and that was a bit sad. But we'd planted the trees to benefit not only the environment, but also future students at the school. And that thought really cheered us up!

A So we tried to avoid areas where students were very active.

B However, our parents did offer to help with the digging!

C That could mean the tree had a disease.

D But we soon found that choosing trees was quite complicated.

E It can be quite good for young trees, though.

F We knew they'd get as much pleasure from them as we had.

G But at least we were doing it in the right season.

H That way, the trees would be used to local conditions.

Read the text and questions below. Choose the correct letter for each question.

Ainsley Harriott
I've always been a bit of an entertainer and played the funny man. I was a part-time comedian for years, so I learned how to stand in front of audiences. It made me sure of myself. I like being liked and I love making everyone smile.

I've lived in London all my life and have just moved to a larger house with my wife Clare and our two children, Jimmy and Madeleine. We spend a lot of time just singing and dancing around the house. I grew up with music because my dad is the pianist, Chester Harriott — who's still playing, by the way. My working day is divided between television and writing cookbooks, though TV takes most of my time. I spend about five days a fortnight working on the cooking programmes I appear in. I eat all sorts of things at home but I only buy quality food. When I'm cooking, I experiment with whatever is in the fridge — it's good practice for my TV series.

I'm a football fan and enjoy going to matches, but I'm a home-loving person really. I don't like going to the pub but we do go out to eat about twice a month. There's nothing better than a night at home playing with the children. I rarely go to bed before midnight. Late evening is when fresh thoughts on cooking usually come to me, so I often write or plan my programmes then. When I eventually get to bed, I have no trouble sleeping!

21 What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text?
A. To describe how he lives
B. To say what makes him laugh
C. To talk about his cooking ideas
D. To explain how he started in TV

22 What would a reader learn about Ainsley from the text?
A. He is a very good musician.
B. He likes to plan the family meals.
C. He is nervous about performing on stage.
D. He enjoys spending time with his family.

23 What does the writer say about himself?
A. He loves going out and meeting people.
B. He is very similar to his father.
C. He enjoys being popular.
D. He should go to bed earlier.

24 What does he say about his working life?
A. He would like to appear less on TV.
B. He gets his best ideas at certain times.
C. He prefers being a comedian.
D. He should practise cooking more.

25 Which of the following is the best description of the writer?
A. The popular TV comedian who enjoys cooking, watching football, and having a busy social life.
B. The TV cook who loves making people laugh, watching football and, above all, having a happy family life.
C. The singing TV cook who likes making jokes, playing with his children, and having an early night.
D. The cook and comedian who takes great care about the way he cooks his food and enjoys listening to music more than anything.

For each question write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.

Is there a great skatepark in your town? We've now got the fantastic skatepark ever, and it's all because of my friends and me!

Our old skatepark was full of broken equipment, so none of us ever went there. But we all agreed that we had a better skatepark in our town, we'd use it. And teenagers might come other towns to join us, too.

So I set up an online questionnaire to find out local people wanted. I asked them whether we should improve our old skatepark build a completely new one. People voted to build a new one.

Then we held some events to get money to pay for it. In the end, we collected half the cost, and the local council paid the rest. It finally finished last month. So come and try it — you'll have a great time!