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CambridgeUniversityPress978-0-521-71455-6–CambridgeFirstCertificateinEnglish2forupdatedexamCambridgeESOLExcerptMoreinformation©inthiswebserviceCambridgeUniversityPress(1hour)Part1Youaregoingtoreadanextractfromanovel.Forquestions1–8,choosetheanswer(A,B,CorD)whichyouthinkfitsbestaccordingtothetext.Markyouranswersontheseparateanswersheet.Test18ManytreesintheBrackhamareawerebroughtdownintheterriblestormsthatMarch.Thetownitselflosttwogreatlimetreesfromtheformermarketsquare.Thedisappearanceofsuchprominentfeatureshadalteredtheappearanceofthetowncentreentirely,totheannoyanceofitsmoreconservativeinhabitants.Amongtheannoyed,undermorenormalcircumstances,wouldhavebeenChiefInspectorDouglasPelham,headofthelocalpoliceforce.Butattheheightofthatweek’sstorm,whenthewindbroughtdowneventhematurewalnuttreeinhisgarden,Pelhamhadinfactbeeninnofitstatetonotice.Alargeandhealthyman,hehadforthefirsttimeinhislifebeenseriouslyillwithanattackofbronchitis.Whenhefirstcomplainedofanachingheadandtightnessinhischest,hiswife,Molly,hadtriedtopersuadehimtogotothedoctor.Convincedthatthepoliceforcecouldnotdowithouthim,hehad,asusual,ignoredherandattemptedtocarryonworking.Predictably,thoughhewouldn’thavelistenedtoanyonewhotriedtotellhimso,thishadtheeffectoffogginghismemoryandshorteninghistemper.Itwasonlywhenhiscolleague,SergeantLloyd,tooktheinitiativeanddrovehimtothedoctor’sdoorthathefinallygavein.Bythattime,hedidn’thavethestrengthlefttoarguewithher.Innotimeatall,shewastakinghimalongtothechemist’stogethisprescribedantibioticsandthenhometohisunsurprisedwifewhosenthimstraighttobed.WhenMollytoldhim,ontheThursdaymorning,thatthewalnuttreehadbeenbroughtdownduringthenight,Pelhamhadn’tbeenabletotakeitin.OnThursdayevening,hehadaskedweaklyaboutdamagetothehouse,groanedthankfullywhenheheardtherewasnone,andpulledthesheetsoverhishead.Itwasn’tuntilSaturday,whentheantibioticstookeffect,histemperaturedroppedandhegotup,thatherealisedwithashockthatthelossofthewalnuttreehadmadeapermanentdifferencetotheappearanceoftheliving-room.ThePelhams’largehousestoodinasizeablegarden.Ithadnotcomecheap,butevensoPelhamhadnoregretsaboutbuyingit.Theleafygardenhadcreatedanimpressionofprivacy.Now,though,thestormhadchangedhisoutlook.Previously,theviewfromtheliving-roomhadfeaturedthehandsomewalnuttree.Thishadnotdarkenedtheroombecausetherewasalsoawindowontheoppositewall,butithadprovidedinterestingpatternsoflightandshadethatdisguisedthetruestateofthewornfurniturethatthefamilyhadbroughtwiththemfromtheirprevioushouse.Withthetreegone,theroomseemedcruellybright,itswornfurnishingsexposedinalltheirshabbiness.Andtheviewfromthewindowdidn’tbearlookingat.Thetallhousenextdoor,previouslyhiddenbythetree,wasnowthere,dominatingtheoutlookwithitsunattractivepurplebricksandexternalpipes.Itseemedtohaveagreatmanyupstairswindows,allofthemwatchingthePelhams’everymovement.‘Doesn’titlookterrible?’Pelhamcroakedtohiswife.ButMolly,standinginthedoorway,soundedmorepleasedthandismayed.‘That’swhatI’vebeentellingyoueversincewecamehere.Wehavetobuyanewsofa,whateveritcosts.’line16line33CambridgeUniversityPress978-0-521-71455-6–CambridgeFirstCertificateinEnglish2forupdatedexamCambridgeESOLExcerptMoreinformation©inthiswebserviceCambridgeUniversityPress’sgeneralattitudetohiswork?AHefindsitextremelyannoying.BHeissurethathefulfilsavitalrole.CHeconsidersthesystemsarenotclearenough.DHedoesnottrustthedecisionsmadebyhissuperiors.3Whodoes‘her’inline16referto?AMollyPelhamBthedoctorCthechemistDSergeantLloyd4WhenInspectorPelham’swifefirsttoldhimaboutthewalnuttree,heappearedtobeAworried.Bshocked.Csaddened.Duninterested.5WhataspectofthePelhams’furnituredoes‘shabbiness’inline33describe?AitscolourBitsconditionCitspositionDitsdesign6Asaresultofthestorm,thePelhams’living-roomAwaspleasantlylighter.Bfeltlessprivate.Chadabetterview.Dwasinneedofrepair.7WhydidMollysoundpleasedbyherhusband’scomment?AItprovedthathewaswellagain.BSheagreedaboutthetree.CShethoughthemeantthesofa.DItwaswhatsheexpectedhimtosay.8FromwhatwelearnofInspectorPelham,hecouldbestbedescribedasAopen-minded.Bwell-liked.Cwarm-hearted.Dstrong-willed.Paper1Reading9CambridgeUniversityPress978-0-521-71455-6–CambridgeFirstCertificateinEnglish2forupdatedexamCambridgeESOLExcerptMoreinformation©inthiswebserviceCambridgeUniversityPress–Htheonewhichfitseachgap(9–15).Thereisoneextrasentencewhichyoudonotneedtouse.Markyouranswersontheseparateanswersheet.Test110TheNetballCaptainInourseriesonwomeninsport,SuzieElliswenttomeetEngland’snetballcaptain.KendraSlawinskiiscaptainofEngland’snetballteam.WhenImether,she’dhadatypicaldayfortheweeksleadinguptonextmonth’sWorldChampionships:aday’steachingatalocalschoolfollowedbyatra