PART 1.- READING COMPREHENSION: CHOOSE TEXT A OR TEXT B AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1A-3A OR 1B-3B (5 POINTS).
Text A. A July 2.005 Concert: Are you ready to start a revolution? Are you ready to change history?
These were the words of Madonna as she walked onto the stage of the London Live 8 concert. On 3 July 2.005, Live 8 concerts were held in ten cities around the globe. The idea was to highlight the problem of poverty in Africa. Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched the concerts on their televisions. But how did this all start?
The day that rock and roll really changed the world was twenty years earlier, on 13 July 1.985, and all because of one man, Bob Geldof. On that day more than a billion and a half people around the world together to watch the biggest rock concert ever held – Live Aid.
30 million people were suffering in a terrible famine in sub-Saharan Africa. It was an event so completely shocking - happening on our television screens, with children dying in front of our eyes – that it moved everyone who saw it. The concert raised £140 million.
Live Aid was a miracle technologically, emotionally and politically. It is difficult now to understand what an amazing achievement it was to broadcast the first live, all-day, multi-artist concert to the whole world. In 1.985 there were no mobile phones and hardly any fax machines. In many countries international phone calls usually had to be booked, sometimes hours in advance. Computers were outside the experience of most ordinary people. Email was a future dream.
Yet surprisingly, simultaneous concerts on two continents were co-ordinated. Global television schedules were cleared. Concorde was put on stand-by. Even the Space Shuttle astronauts lined up to make a contribution. Live Aid started new ways of thinking and behaving – in broadcasting, in putting political pressure on governments and in raising money.
Nowadays, there have become normal as more and more charities regularly use music as an instrument for change. Bob Geldof, the organiser of Live Aid and Live 8, saw an opportunity. He wanted to make governments and people do something important to change the terrible situation. He used what he says is the lingua franca of the planet- not English but rock 'n' roll', and it was a fantastic success.
Live Aid was one of the first indications that we now lived in a globalised world. Interestingly, its language was music, and the message it delivered so loudly and clearly was of the need for change.
(Adapted from a text by Will Moreton and Diane Naughton)
1A. Choose the correct answer a, b or c. (3 points, 0.5 each)
1. How did people react on 3rd July 2.005?
2. Why does the author say that Live Aid was a 'miracle'?
3. What does the writer suggest about fax machines and computers?
4. What does the expression 'new ways of thinking' refer to?
5. What does Bob Geldof refer to by using the term 'lingua franca'?
6. What does the writer conclude about the message delivered by Live Aid?
2A. Answer these questions in no more than 8 words. (1 point, 0.25 each)
a. Where were Live 8 concerts held?
b. How many people watched Live Aid?
c. What happened on two different continents?
d. What was the main purpose of using a huge concert?
3A. Find a word in the text for each of these definitions. (1 point, 0.25 each)
a. To attract attention to or emphasize something important.
b. Food shortage.
c. Programme transmission.
d. Carried or turned over to the person receiving.

PART 2.- USE OF ENGLISH (2 POINTS). 4. CHOOSE FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND REPHRASE THEM SO THAT THEIR MEANING IS AS SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE ORIGINAL. (0.5 EACH).
a. She didn't realise it was valuable. She gave it away. If ...
b. My father spent all the evening doing the house chores. I arrived home afterwards. By the time I ...
c. No one will force me to take an English examination. I will ...
d. He wasn't able to meet his friends. He ...
e. "I went shopping yesterday." He told ...
f. Why don't you read Emilie Pine's Notes to Self? He suggested ...
g. The flight was delayed, but it was not necessary to wait very long before take-off. We ...
h. This is her new novel. It has already sold 500,000 copies. This ...

PART 3- WRITING (3 POINTS). 5. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND WRITE A 150 WORD LONG TEXT.
A) (FORMAL LETTER) Your name is Patrick Murray and you read the following advertisement: "International Travel Organisation. We are looking for young, friendly and patient staff to work in July and August in London. If you have the right profile, you will be responsible for meeting our clients at Heathrow and Gatwick airports and accompanying them to their accommodation in central London. No previous experience necessary. Good level of English and one other language required. Driving licence an advantage, but not essential. We offer a generous salary and will provide a flat share near our offices in Kings Cross. If you are interested in this post, please send a CV and accompanying letter to Eleanor Gibbons, ITO, 12 Jones Street, London E14 6AQ, United Kingdom." Write your letter.
B) (ARTICLE) Write an article for a school magazine about an event that shook the world. You could set the scene for the most important events, describe the main action and the historical background. Write about the event and the most relevant and interesting details as well.