TASK 1 – LONG READING

Read the following text about tour guides and answer the 15 questions.

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Questions 1–5

The text has five paragraphs (1–5). Choose the best title for each paragraph from A–F below and write the letter (A–F) on the lines below.

There is one title you don’t need.

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D) The perfect job
B) A new type of tourist
F) A guide with a difference
A) Advantages of the job
E) Becoming a better step-on guide
C) The problems of tourism

Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5

Questions 6–10

Choose the five statements from A–H below that are TRUE according to the information given in the text.

A) Many young people have jobs as tour guides.
B) Being a tour guide is less exciting than some people think.
C) Modern travellers are no longer satisfied with traditional tourist activities.
D) People now prefer to describe themselves as travellers rather than tourists.
E) In some countries, step-on guides are replacing regular tour guides.
F) For Enrique, pay is a less important part of the job than meeting people.
G) Enrique understands his clients better now than when he first started.
H) Enrique talks to his customers like a teacher.

Questions 11–15

Complete sentences 11–15 with an exact number, word or phrase (maximum three words) from the text.

Write the exact number, word or phrase on the lines below.

11. Some young people think a tour guide’s job is a kind of .
12. Tourists nowadays often already know a lot because they have done .
13. What makes step-on guides special is their .
14. One reason Enrique works as a guide is to make some .
15. Enrique wants to give visitors a more instead of them just listening to him.

TASK 2 — Multi-text reading

In this section there are four short texts for you to read and some questions for you to answer.

Read questions 16–20 first and then read texts A, B, C and D below the questions.

As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter — A, B, C or D — and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once.

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Decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter — A, B, C or D —
and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once.

Which text

16. describes a more relaxing activity?
17. mentions the importance of diet?
18. refers to all types of physical activity?
19. says that one activity is the best for your whole body?
20. talks about doing a variety of activities in the same place?

Questions 21–25

Choose the five statements from A–H below that are TRUE according to the information given
in the texts above.

A) Swimming is better than running because more oxygen reaches your muscles.
B) You need to control your breathing more in running than swimming.
C) Pippa doesn’t go to the gym as often as she wants to.
D) Sunny thinks diet is less important than exercising.
E) Sally thinks walking is a good way to meet new people.
F) Sally says that going to the gym is better than walking in the countryside.
G) In 2012 most people did enough exercise.
H) The number of people not doing exercise will fall more in the UK than the USA by 2030.

Questions 26–30

The summary notes below contain information from the texts. Find an exact number, word or phrase (maximum three words) from texts A–D to complete the missing information in gaps 26–30.

Write the exact number, word or phrase on the lines below.

Summary notes

Activities to get fit:

Swimming

• Gives all muscles in body a total workout
• Needs good (26.) — this increases oxygen so muscles work harder
• Less (27.) to knees and ankles
• No special equipment needed

Gym

• Can do different activities such as running, (28.) or lifting weights
• Can focus on particular parts of the body
• Can listen to music at the same time

Walking

• Can be a very sociable/friendly activity
• Can (29.) than more intense exercise
• Makes people feel calmer and more relaxed

Worldwide trend

• Fall in physical activity since 1965
• Fewer people will exercise in (30.) than in 2015

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