Cambridge Cpe Certificate Of Proficiency In English

184 Pages·2008·2.12 MB·English

CAMBRIDGE
CERTIFICATE

OF PROFICIENCY IN

ENGLISH
Cambridge Certificate
of Proficiency in English
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WITH ANSWERS

Examination papers from the
University of Cambridge
Local Examinations Syndicate

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Tote sident 1

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Payor 3
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Roading 4
wing 14

Use of Engish 16
Ustenng 24
Speckng

Reading 38
‘writing 40

Use of Engin 2
Listening
Speaking 33

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Wing 6

Use of Engi a
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Use ar English 9
Listening 8
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Key avd wanecript 1

Keyan wamscript 123

Key ardwanscript 136

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Jeeaminatians Sendisans (UGIES; Cr Feate af Brofiaeney in English (CPP
texarination. Hr conan foun sornplte sts wach reflece ehe nse recene CPE
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Cambridge Texel § a
Centfcate ot Boticnmey in English CEL:

Cambrulge Level 4
Centitcare in Advaced English (CAR)
Cambrudge Level 3

Teese Cersicace English (HCL:
Cambrudge Level 2

Peeliinats Ugh Test WEI

(Cambre Level 1
Key Lnplsh Lose sKLL)

The CPI. examination consists of xe pape

Paper 1. Reading (pour 5 minsees

Paper 2 Wrieing hours

Paper 3__Usecof Bnglsh [1 hour 5) minaees
Vaper4—_Tistening aD minuresioprrowmacey |
Payer 5; Speaking 1 amines

Paper 1 Reading

‘This paper consist of tour parce wich 40 questions, which cle the form of
t:ce multiple-choice tasks and a gapped cext case. Part = cancains three short
texts. Pare 2 contains Four short roers and Pacts Vand “each contain one
Inna rex, The race are taken frem Rtion, noa Action, journals, magazines,
nevespapers, and premotinnal and inforacional maeerals. This paper
designed ra tex sandidarer abily to erdersmad the raeaning of written
relish ac word, phrase, sentence, paragraph acd whole ext level
Yo hs stadent

Paper 2 Writing
“This sper eos ul lon ting basks in a rseye af Ferma fog. eter,
repost review. tele, essay, prepa. Candidate see ache a ample 18
Usk. enting bere: 4 sei 39D scare rurale: Part 1 Question Te
sonia of ont commpulbory cask ote on iatrgctions sad a diner foe. Bart 2
Questions 2-31 cominty alone te which exnalicates set Term a chice oF
Toor Question 9 Fas a r7sk wien al wach ol lines ve lends. 4ssesement is
hase Sr aeTaevernent ol cask, range sac aceurice ur vocabulary ah
ramnateal stucuren organ cent an! sppprupriany “ese 4

Paper 3 Use of English
This paper consrts of Hive pares warh 41 questions. These take the Ine af a
open sloze, a word formrton task. papped sencenees, sey wu tasiormations
andl two texts wich comprehension yutstiovs and s samaary writing tisk. The
paper is designed ce assess candidates” ability to decavastrate Kaaselge ad
conto" ofthe language systema by completing these tasks which are at tee! sul
senrence level

Vaper 4 Liccmioy
‘Ths paper chnststs of four parts wich 28 yuestions, which cake the furm nf 60
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(ask. Uare Deantaing four shart exerace and Parts 2 to 4 enck conraia one
Tonger tox. The texts are audiw-recurdings sed on a vareety uf sosrces
including ineerviews, dicussions, secures, conversations and decumsentary
Feacures. The paper designed eo asees candidaces’ ality co undeseand che
moaning nt spoken kngikh, 19 extiaet mfaemation Ww a apaken text and £9
unde-stind speakers att inks snd opin.

Paper Speaking
The Speaking Teer concise a three pa, sna: ale he fos a an ansrviee
seseinn, 4 cola eatin: task and individual leg 1 wth Follow-up
Alscussion. The tea is cesignel eo elci a wide Tange of language fram bork
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find an Atserscn. The stator anvards 9 taark Bascal oh che fllawing eran
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Pronunciation anal Inteteve Conimnnicaton, Che lai slacutne prosides @
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Marks and reeults
‘The five CPL papers cutal 200 marks, ater weighting. Lach paper is weighsed
9 20 marks:

A candidate's uveral CFT grade is ated cn che total seers gain. all
five papers, eve noe recessary to achieve a sacstastory level in all Eve papers
in order co pass che exumaction, Pass giades are A, B or C wath © below the
highese. and Kare fing grades. Lhe wunmum successul perforepazce in
furder ea achieve Catads C. coltesporade to ahaa €U af the cecal marks.
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Test 1
PAPER 1 READING (1 hour 30 minutes)

Part t

Fr questions 1-46, ead the thos toxs holaw snd acide which answer (A, B, C oF Dy best fs
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Mark you ansiore on the separate answer sheet

Vancouver

nthe last ten yoars 01 g0, huniieds of thousands of peaplo trom all over the world have
(1). up residence in vancouver. in woslom Canada, To ielax in the enming, “endents
(2) .. down the ony steels an, it youjln thom, you are kel to overheat a ateront guage
almost every olor step. Pouple come lo Vaneouver for ls mld elimale, Is wonder! setting
‘butawen thu oosan ard the rounlans, le clan and sare envnment ane fe wveatonal and jo
opportunites. And (3). sue may q-urb'e aout Ihe saevd al which nav bur gs have (4)
there's ro doubl that the vw arrvale wid (8)... leurs induslty have baled tuel ar uban
renaissance, Lacals ons

‘ered tc Vancouver 25 Tania Ciy! aecause ath city’s role as 2
terminus or gateway 10 all ether places. Though the name fas fallen slighty out ol (8)
Yancouver is more a qatewey than ever.

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2A prewl B ckmble © tage D- stall

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4A spungup —B gallred up = plodup moved up

5A pwogrecemg = Bbloeming © fosrishng —D sweting

6 approval B texour © pinion D supa

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bollove we hava quite such meresnary characlor. (Fi move probably tal (6). our Work we

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Paper Reding

ara alvays (8). :0 gel the greatest possible che. the esso-tal ypontany ut aller (10)

us, The real vealore arts, wie woes nal uonsequsly work onthe effec at al {INDUGh I may
wrt a passace dozens of times}, doss nat have Us protlum. | boliove that iti in this ineront
grasp of the ufect of his words that thera (11) .. thy only gute Tost of the real artsl Yhen
Shakespeare wrote some of his famaus ines he {12}... never though! consciously rat twas the
‘contrast hetween polysytables that mede them so ellie. we we lus showing him ta be a grext

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BA smee Bot © tke D once
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12 & ingvilably —B contidenly —C pulcularly —Dsutely

Supermarket Opening

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ona noap sta", a ss jocsay oF a rinar member ofthe royal lamiy la come dawn and cut tha
rihhon. New it seem that nevrranches are (13). up eeRey Uay in any areas and so the floor
ld caletty han become (14)... Why pay a famave person whan any Tam, Dick or Hay wil
pen i for nothing? Last wesk, wating pensions: dent care who opened the naw ranch al
Superouy. (18) .. they were atthe front. Acca ng ta one prcapemive customer who knew
semeone who worked thete, the frst fue man aver the (16) .. wauld be gating a bate of
afterehave, and 11 frst fe women, a burch of fowers. Tis (17)... information quickly event
(18). the smd, sting footings of smug supa amang tho ae font ant erty frm
the latecomers,

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4A mypartuo.s A excosnive © «nu pus Dida
15 A derite @ snngas C incue =D regardless
16 A ermine = donway = threshol Barter
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18. among B woe 8 D around