CEPT Practice C2 level listen and select about a composer who writes film music

 

You hear part of a discussion about a composer who writes film music.

How does the speaker feel about Nunan’s current work? 

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B angry

C confused

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It’s certainly not that Nunan is untalented. In his earlier films, Lives at Sea for example, produced, when? 20 years ago and — one of my favourites — it would have been a much poorer film without the incidental music. The spectacular set pieces would have suffered from being over long. As it is, we are swept from mood to mood, changing from passion to serenity in one scene. And why this was so important was that it actually gave new layers of understanding to the viewer. We wouldn’t have got it otherwise. So I was his fiercest defender, as you may well remember, because Lives at Sea was so controversial that I felt that it needed defending; and Nunan’s work particularly so. And then other films started to come out and the suspicion began to creep up on me that he had one eye firmly on sales, which then became both eyes and that’s when a very good composer was lost to us.

The correct answer is letter A.

CEPT Practice C2 level multiple choice cloze about Vancouver

 

Vancouver

In the last ten years or so, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have (1)_____ up residence in Vancouver, in western Canada. To relax in the evening, residents (2)____down the city streets and, if you join them, you are likely to overhear a different language at almost every other step. People come to Vancouver for its mild climate, its wonderful setting between the ocean and the mountains, its clean and safe environment and its educational and job opportunities. And (3)____ some may grumble about the speed at which new buildings have (4)_____, there’s no doubt that the new arrivals and (5)____ tourism industry have helped fuel an urban renaissance. Locals once referred to Vancouver as ‘Terminal City’ because of the city’s role as a terminus or gateway to all other places. Though the name has fallen slightly out of (6)____, Vancouver is more a gateway than ever.

1 

A taken

B put

C made

D built

2 

A prowl

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C trudge

D stroll

3 

A conversely

B nevertheless

C much as

D even so

4 

A sprung up

B gathered up

C piled up

D moved up

5 

A progressing

B blooming

C flourishing

D swelling

6 

A approval

B favour

C opinion

D support

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CEPT Practice C1 level short reading about a review of a Papineau's book

 

William Skidelsky reviews David Papineau’s new book, in which sport meets philosophy.

Having breached his self-imposed division, Papineau set about applying his philosopher’s brain to a range of other sporting topics. Five years on, those inquiries have resulted in a book, Knowing the Score. This is essentially a collection of essays on whatever sporting questions happen to interest its author. It isn’t comprehensive, nor does it advance an overarching argument. The tone – informal, anecdotal, contrarian – is more popular philosophy than academic. What unifies the book is the consistency of its approach rather than of its content: he isn’t interested only in applying philosophical ideas and principles to sport. More importantly – and more originally – he wants to use arguments about sport as a launching pad into philosophy.

What point is made about Papineau’s book?

A It examines previously overlooked aspects of sport.

B Its style is inappropriate for the subject matter.

C It doesn’t convincingly link sport and philosophy.

D The areas of sport that it covers are very diverse.

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The correct answer is letter D.