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JETSET LEVEL FIVE READING TEST PRACTICE PAPER TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES You need This question paper

An answer sheet

A pencil You may NOT use a dictionary

Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so. Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS Read each question carefully

Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet

Only mark one answer for each question

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Part One Read the text and then select the best heading (A, B, C or D) for each paragraph from the options given on the following page. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUPERMARKETS

1. Supermarkets place basic foods like bread, rice and milk around the store so that you have to wander around more – and hope that you will buy more along the way. Small, high-cost items like perfume are placed near the entrance, with bulkier items at the back of the store, as research shows that shoppers often head for the checkout when their baskets get heavy. 2. The store entrance, known in the trade as ‘the dwell zone’, is vital. This is where shoppers coming in from the cold are overwhelmed with inviting smells, lights and warmth. Supermarkets place colourful fruit and vegetables by the entrance to make their goods seem fresh, and prominently display goods bought in a hurry such as flowers, newspapers and cigarettes. 3. Products with the highest profit margins are placed at eye- level, as shoppers are more likely to buy products in their line of sight. We tend to look from left to right, the way we read a book, so supermarkets put their own products on the left end of the shelf where they’ll be spotted first. 4. Cheaper own-brand products are positioned alongside premium brands and often mirror their packaging, making the savings tempting to customers. Goods are priced in a psychologically sensitive way - you are more likely to buy an item at £29.99 than at £30. There’s only a penny difference but it sounds far more expensive! 5. Most of us know the cost of basic items like milk and bread and can tell at a glance if they are good value. These are the Know Value Items, or KVIs. If we think they are expensive we assume all the other items in the shop are overpriced too. KVIs are sold cheaply, while other items that we don’t know the value of, like frozen meals, are sold with a much higher profit margin.

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Part One (continued) 1. A Opening Times B Layout C Clever Shoppers D Bargains 2. A What’s on Sale B Winter Shopping C Cheap and Cheerful D Welcoming and Tempting 3. A The Right Place B How Many? C The Customer is Always Right D Late Night Shopping 4. A Mirrors B Wages C Pricing D Productivity 5. A Frozen Food B Knowing the Price of Basics C Bread and Milk D Cash or Card?

(5 marks)

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Part Two Read ‘The Psychology of Supermarkets’ again and select True (A), False (B) or Not Mentioned in Text (C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 6. Most supermarkets place basic foods next to each other. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 7. Heavy items are usually placed near the entrance. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 8. ‘The dwell zone’ is at the front of the store. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 9. People usually take their time choosing flowers. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 10. Shoppers are twice as likely to buy a product placed at eye-level. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 11. Shoppers usually look at the left-hand side of a shelf first. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 12. Premium brands and own-brand products often have similar wrapping. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 13. Women are more sensitive to pricing strategies than men. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 14. The majority of people know the price of a loaf of bread. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 15. KVIs have a high profit margin. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

(10 marks)

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Part Three Pick the word(s) closest in meaning to these words from ‘The Psychology of Supermarkets’. Mark your answers (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. 16. wander A be surprised B question C run D walk aimlessly 17. vital A enormous B inviting C essential D at the front 18. spotted A marked B noticed C put D placed 19. tempting A appealing B necessary C discouraging D empty 20. assume A want B see C suppose D learn

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Part Four Fill in the gaps in the conversation by selecting the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

Thank you for 21 ____________ me interview you at such short notice, Miss Dawson. I’m so thrilled to meet you. I’m one of your biggest fans. I 22 _______________ your work for many years.

21. A let B to let C not letting D letting

22. A am admiring B have admired C admire D admires

Thank you for 23 _______________ me how old I am! I made my first film thirty years ago when you 24 _______________still in short trousers! You must still 25 __________________at school! 23. A reminding B remind C reminded D remembering 24. A are B was C were D have been 25. A be B been C being D have been

Yes I think I was. My mum 26 ___________________ you too. I 27 ________________ to take her to the premiere of your latest film, The Journal of Jennifer James, and she is really looking forward to it. I believe you 28 ________________ a lot of weight for the part, didn’t you?

26. A was liking B is liking C has always liked D doesn’t like 27. A promise B have promised C will promise D would promise 28. A gain B will have to gain C would have to gain D had to gain

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Part Four (continued) Yes I did, over twenty kilos. I had to eat so much pasta! If I 29 _____________how difficult it was going to be, I 30 ________________ the part!

29. A had known B have known C knew D haven’t known 30. A won’t have taken B not taken C wouldn’t have taken D will have taken

(10 marks)

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Part Five Read this text about Desert Survival. Fill the numbered gaps by selecting A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

If you plan to go hiking in the desert the vital thing is to plan ahead. You 31_______________ tell somebody where you are going and write down all important

information, including your expected time of return. You 32_______________to carry

an extra two days’ food and you 33_______________ go anywhere without a map

and a compass. You 34________________ try to cover most of your ground in early

morning and you 35___________________ even think about hiking

when the temperature rises above 90F.

To stay cool during the day, you 36_________________ to wear full-length sleeves

and trousers. Although you 37_______________ be tempted to wear shorts, you will

find that shorts expose you to far too much sun. A wide-brimmed hat and a pair of

good sunglasses will spare you the blinding headaches that 38_________________

result from the desert light. You 39_________________ also have to deal with

flash floods, which can appear from nowhere. You 40________________ camp in a

dry river bed, and don’t attempt to cross flooded areas until the water has receded.

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Part Five (continued) 31. A would B will C must D need 32. A need B might C must D shall 33. A should B won’t C ought D mustn’t 34. A should B would C will D shall 35. A shouldn’t B won’t C would D might

36. A should B shall C ought D must

37. A would

B should C might D needn’t

38. A should

B can C won’t D can’t

39. A should

B may C must D won’t

40. A wouldn’t

B won’t C needn’t D mustn’t

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Part Six In the following sentences one of the words underlined needs to be replaced by another word or words. Select the word that needs to be replaced (A, B, C or D) and mark your answers on your answer sheet. 41. When I arrived(A) at the theatre last(B) night the play has(C) already started. (D) 42. She should(A) know what she’s doing(B), she’s been (C) manager since (D)six

months. 43. Most(A) of the sandwiches have been ate(B), there are hardly(C) any left for the

rest(D) of us. 44. She’s been(A) on the cookery course since(B) April and she already(C) can’t(D)

boil an egg! 45. The train has left(A) several hours ago so they should’ve(B) arrived(C) by now,

shouldn’t(D) they?

(5 marks)

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Part Seven Read this article on Mobile Phones. Then read each statement on the following page and decide whether they are True (A), False (B) or Not Mentioned in the Text (C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

Mobile Phones Mobile phones are slaves to changes in technology. We replace handsets, on average, every eighteen months. A hundred million mobiles are discarded in Europe annually, adding thousands of tonnes to the European Union’s legacy of waste electronic equipment. Mobile phones contain a variety of highly toxic substances – all of which can be released into the environment through landfills and incinerators. An old battery will contain enough cadmium to contaminate 600,000 litres of water.

Schemes now exist to recycle up to 80% of the materials in your mobile phone. Extracting and recycling the precious and semi-precious metals from handsets and batteries can save as much as 90% of the energy required to mine and refine raw metal ores. Most of the major mobile phone companies are now part of an industry-wide recycling scheme called Foneback where customers can simply return phones to the shop where they were purchased. Even better, many charities

now accept phones for recycling. Every working handset you deliver to the ‘Bring Bring’ scheme is worth £5 to Oxfam. Some charities raise awareness of mobile phone recycling by sponsoring Mobile Phone Throwing events. Mobile Phone Throwing is an international sport that originated in Finland in 2000. It is a sport in which participants throw mobile phones and are judged on distance or technique. The phones used vary not just between events but between competitors, with any phone that weighs over 220 grams being acceptable. At some events the choice is down to personal preference from those provided by the event organisers, while others provide only one model of phone. The Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships have been held annually since 2000 in Savonlinna, Finland. In 2007, the UK event was held at Old Hamptonians Rugby Club on the 12th August, with throws recorded from 3.70m to 95.83m, a new world record. There were also throws recorded by a penguin and a gorilla! Needless to say, these contestants were in fancy dress which was incorporated as a new category in 2008. The 2007 World Championships were in Savonlinna as usual. The winner of the men's freestyle event, Taco Cohen of the Netherlands, won for an unusual performance which incorporated juggling and acrobatics. Not surprisingly, his prize was a new mobile phone!

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Part Seven (continued) 46. Most people change their mobile phone annually. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 47. Mobile phones contain substances that are very harmful to the environment. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 48. Up to 90% of the metals extracted from mobile phones are semi-precious. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 49. Foneback is a recycling scheme used by one or two phone companies. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 50. A non-working handset is worth £3.00 to Oxfam. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 51. Mobile Phone Throwing is practised only in Finland. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 52. There is no standard model of phone for all Mobile Phone Throwing events. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 53. A new world record throw was recorded in August of 2007. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 54. Some contestants in the UK dressed up as animals. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text 55. The 2007 World Championships were won by a man from Finland. A = True B = False C = Not mentioned in text

(10 marks)

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Part Eight Read the following newspaper article and answer the questions on the next page by selecting A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

A scientist warned this week of the fire danger in a type of foam upholstery widely used in furniture. Up to now the foam, a type of polyurethane, was thought to be safe. He said that within two minutes of a sofa catching fire there would be flames three metres high. It would take only another minute to envelop an entire room. Dr Stephen Green, chief scientific officer of the north-western forensic science laboratory, told an inquest at Wigan, Lancashire: ‘The spread of fire from this material is frighteningly fast and choking fumes are given off.’ He warned that it was a waste of time to try to put out this type of blaze. The best thing was to get out of the room and shut the door to prevent asphyxiation. Dr Green said that a four-year-old boy had died when a foam-filled sofa caught fire in his house. He said: ‘Over a million tonnes of this deadly foam is produced every year, enough for 500 million sofas.’ But the danger has been recognised and is being dealt with. A new product has just been developed in which the fire risk is reduced and will be available soon. A verdict of accidental death was recorded on Michael Bell of Wigan, who died in his bedroom of asphyxia.

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Part Eight (continued) 56. This week a scientist said that some sofas A should not be used because they are dangerous. B were widely used and upholstered. C were three metres high. D might catch fire easily because they are made of dangerous materials. 57. If one of these sofas caught fire A the fire would last three minutes. B the whole room would be on fire within three minutes. C things 3 metres away would be on fire too. D it would take one minute for the flames to reach a height of 3 metres. 58. Dr Green was speaking at A the north-western forensic science laboratory. B a forensic scientists’ conference. C an inquiry into someone’s death. D a meeting of fire prevention officers. 59. Dr Green said that with a fire like this A there would be a lot of waste. B a lot of time might be wasted. C it would take a long time to put it out. D it was no use trying to put it out. 60. Soon there will be a new filling for sofas which will be A completely safe. B the cause of smaller fires. C risky in case of fire. D less likely to catch fire.

(5 marks)