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FCE TEST A

Reading • Part 1

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

You are going to read an article about racing driver Lewis Hamilton. For questions 1–8 , choose the answer ( A , B , C or D ) which

you think fits best according to the text.

On the move: Lewis Hamilton

1 Lewis Hamilton is beginning to understand that winning motor races is only one part of the job for a modern Formula One

(F1) driver. As well as personal appearances there are the advertisements, photo shoots, press interviews, and autograph

sessions. At the Goodwood Festival last month a 65,000-strong crowd cheered him in the rain while he stood, like royalty, on the

balcony of Goodwood House, and he is preparing for a hero’s welcome at this weekend’s British Grand Prix race at Silverstone.

2 So how is he coping with being the most famous sportsman in Britain? ‘It’s a bit weird,’ he says. ‘I first noticed it after the

Grand Prix in Bahrain. Simple things like going out for dinner, to the cinema or the petrol station are not the same and I get more

people coming up to me. I’ve been working for thirteen years and now I’m winning races but it’s a lot more than I expected. The

worst thing about it is losing your privacy. I am trying to deal with it at the moment, but I don’t know the best way to do it. I am

just trying to keep my head down, keep myself to myself and not do anything silly.’ He claims not really to read the newspaper

coverage of himself ‘except to check out the pictures, make sure I still look good’.

3 With a salary reported to be £340,000 a year (modest compared with that of his teammate, but not bad for a 22-year-old) he

has upgraded his ‘off-duty’ car from a Smart Brabus to a rather more luxurious Mercedes GL 4x4 and there is speculation that

he is thinking of moving from Hertfordshire to Monaco. Still, he remains relatively careful in his spending. ‘I don’t seem to carry

any money in my wallet, I don’t know why. I always have to borrow money from my dad,’ he says. ‘I don’t like to waste money.

For instance the last money I spent was on a remote-control car so I could play with my brother and that was about £200, so

even that wasn’t so expensive.’

4 His success and possibly the fact that he is the first black F1 driver has created a group of celebrity admirers such as Pharrell

Williams, the rapper and producer. ‘That’s got to be one of the coolest things, getting to meet people like him,’ says Hamilton.

‘He was a guest of mine for the weekend at the US Grand Prix and I had dinner with him on the Saturday night. I met Beyoncé

recently, too. She’s fantastic, she invited me to her concert at Wembley, phenomenal.’

5 If all these things are not to fade, however, Hamilton will have to continue to dominate on the racetrack. Last week Sir Jackie

Stewart, the three-time F1 champion, warned against relaxing too much: ‘Three months ago I was asked if Lewis could win the

championship and I said that it was possible but unlikely. Now I say it’s possible but it’s more likely. The one thing that all up-

and-coming stars have in common is potential. Whether they deliver over the long term is what counts and that’s still to be

proven.’

6 Ever since he famously approached Ron Dennis, head of the McLaren team, as a nine-year-old kart racer and told him he

would one day race for him, Hamilton has been raised through the team’s system. In many ways he is the embodiment of a new

era in racing: Hamilton says that he rarely drinks and would rather go out for dinner than hit a nightclub.

7 The intensity of his training is astonishing. High-tech computer read-outs enable the driver and engineers to reduce lap times

by fractions of a second, while racing simulators and 3-D virtual reality cars mean drivers can know a circuit off by heart without

having driven it for real.

8 The thoroughness of the training reveals itself not only in Hamilton’s spectacular start to his first season, but also in his quiet

confidence. ‘Every racing driver has a great deal of self-belief,’ he says, adding that he is not bothered by the Formula One

circus. ‘The big transition is from karts to single-seaters. That’s the biggest step up.’

1 What, according to the writer, has Hamilton started to realize?

A The results of the races do not matter very much these days.

B He has many other duties apart from driving a racing car.

C Members of the royal family are interested in motor racing.

D The public can quickly turn against successful drivers.

2 What does Hamilton find surprising?

A The kind of places where he now has his meals.

B The amount of attention he gets from the public.

C The length of time it took him to become famous.

D The fact that he has already won a number of races.

3 What has Hamilton done with some of his money?

A He has bought a more expensive car.

B He has bought a house in Monaco.

C He has lost it.

D He has lent it to his father.

4 How does Hamilton feel about meeting famous people?

A He is only interested in talking to other drivers.

B It is something that he very much enjoys.

C He likes to invite them to his house.

D It is not as exciting as it was at first.

5 What does Jackie Stewart say about Hamilton?

A He is certain to become champion one day.

B He will never become champion.

C He has less chance of becoming champion than other young drivers.

D His chances of becoming champion have improved.

6 When he first met the McLaren boss, Hamilton said

A he wanted to become the boss of McLaren himself.

B he was already very well known as a racer.

C he was sure he was going to be a McLaren driver.

D he would never go out to nightclubs.

By using the training equipment,

A the engineers can go round the racetrack with the drivers.

B drivers can practise racing against each other on the track.

C the team can decide if a driver is good enough to race in Formula One.

D Hamilton can learn about a racetrack that he has not been on.

8 What effect has his training had on Hamilton?

A It has made him believe in his ability.

B He worries more about Formula One racing.

C He now drives single-seaters.

D It has made him think he is better than other drivers.

Feedback

1 A

The text says that winning motor races is only one part of the job , but this does not mean it is unimportant.

1 B

The first two sentences explain that winning motor races is only one part of the job and list his other duties: personal

appearances ... advertisements, photo shoots, press interviews and autograph sessions. (paragraph 1)

1 C

Hamilton stood, like royalty on the balcony , i.e. in the same way as members of the British Royal Family stand and wave from

the balcony of a palace; it does not mean that anyone royal was there.

1 D

Neither the crowds at Goodwood nor at Silverstone are described as having turned against him.

2 A

The experience of things like going out for dinner is not the same because he gets more people coming up to him , not because

the places he goes to are different.

2 B

He says it’s a bit weird , referring to being the most famous sportsman in Britain and I get more people coming up to me and it’s a

lot more than [he] expected. (paragraph 2)

2 C and D

He mentions, but does not express any surprise at, working for 13 years or winning races .

3 A

He has upgraded his ... car ... to a rather more luxurious Mercedes GL 4x4. (paragraph 3)

3 B

There is speculation that he is thinking of moving ... to Monaco , but he has not actually done it.

3 C

He remains relatively careful in his spending and does not carry any money in [his] wallet , but he has not lost it.

3 D

He frequently borrow[s] money from [his] dad , which is the opposite of lending it to him.

4 A

He does not mention other drivers, and he enjoys meeting celebrity admirers , so this cannot be correct.

4 B

He says that meeting Pharrell Williams has got to be one of the coolest things , and describes meeting Beyoncé as fantastic and

phenomenal. (paragraph 4)

4 C

Pharrell Williams was a guest … for the weekend at the US Grand Prix , but this means at the racetrack, not at his house.

4 D

The statement in the first sentence of paragraph 5, if all these things are not to fade , is conditional on future actions, so D is also

incorrect.

5 A

He describes Hamilton’s chance of winning as possible , not certain.

5 B

He describes Hamilton’s chance of winning as possible , not impossible.

5 C

He says that what all up-and-coming stars have in common is potential ; he does not compare them with each other.

5 D

Stewart describes the likelihood three months ago of Hamilton winning the championship as possible but unlikely and now as

possible and more likely . (paragraph 5)

6 A

He talked about racing for McLaren, not about becoming the boss.

6 B

The word famously refers to Hamilton approaching Dennis when he was nine years old; it does not mean he was famous at that

time.

6 C

As a child, Hamilton told him he would one day race for him. (paragraph 6)

6 D

He mentions nightclubs with reference to his behaviour today, not when he met Dennis in the past.

7 A

High-tech computer read-outs enable ... the drivers and engineers to improve performance ; they are not actually driving while

using this equipment.

7 B

High-tech computer read-outs enable ... the drivers and engineers to improve performance ; they are not actually driving while

using this equipment.

7 C

The equipment is designed to reduce lap times and help drivers know a circuit off by heart in order to improve performance, not

to test the drivers.

7 D

The equipment allows drivers to know a circuit off by heart without having driven it for real. (paragraph 7)

8 A

The thoroughness of his training reveals itself ... in his quiet confidence. (paragraph 8)

8 B

He says he is not bothered by the Formula One circus , i.e. being famous.

8 C

He mentions the transition from karts to single-seaters as the biggest step up , which was earlier in his career path and not

connected with his training.

8 D

He says that every racing driver has a great deal of self-belief ; he does not compare himself with them.

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