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UNIVERSITYOFCAMBRIDGEINTERNATIONALEXAMINATIONS

InternationalGeneral ofSecondaryEducation

FIRSTLANGUAGEENGLISH 0500/12

Paper1ReadingPassage(Core) October/November20101hour45minutes

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Readthefollowingpassagecarefully,andthenanswerallthequestions.

Inthispassage,Mary,thewriter,andherhusband,Willie,whohavejustmovedfromEnglandtoSouthernSpain,arelookingforahousetobuy.Theyhavealreadyinspectedseveralproperties.

Thenexthouse,Carlos’shouse,wassurelywhatweneeded.Iwasfastfallinginlovewithit.

Itwasasquattwo-storeybuilding,overahundred-and-fiftyyearsold,withtinywindowsandturretsthatgaveitthelookofaminiaturefortress.We’dfounditbyaskingatanearbyshop.Thisshopwasmerelysomeone’sfrontroomsuitablymodified.Assoonasweasked,Sebastian,

theowner,tookoverwithgreatenthusiasm.Hewasshortandstoutwithahoarsevoicethat5

soundedasifhisvocalcordshadbeengrated.Alifetimeofworkingintheopenhadlefthimwithatendencytoaddresseveryoneasiftheywerestandinginthenextfield.Nowhewentintoafrenzyofactivityforus.

Firsthegaveussomeofhishome-brewedwine;hethenofferedushisvineyard,anotherpiece

oflandsuitableforcattlerearing,andsomefieldshiswifeownedthathadadozenalmondtrees10

risingfromthescrub.HethenfilledabagforuswithsweetpotatoesfromhismarketgardenandgaveussomepowerfulSpanishsausagetotaste.Weeventuallygotbacktothesubjectof‘Carlos’shouse’.Noproblem.Nicehouse–he’dthoughtofbuyingithimselftwoyearsbefore;he’dtalktothefamilyandhaveoneofthemwaitingthereforusthenextday.

“We’llcomeatfive,”wesaidandshookhandsonit. 15

PromptlyatfivewearrivedtofindadisconsolateandreproachfulSebastian.

“Afinetimetocome,”heboomedinhoarsedespair.“Hewaswaitingforyouallafternoonandnowhe’sgonehome.Afinetime!”

“But,Sebastian,wesaidfiveo’clockandit’actlyfive.”Weshowedourwatches,whichheviewedwithscepticism.“Itiactlyfive.That’swhatweagreed.” 20

“Ifyou’dcomeearlieritwouldhavebeenfine.”Acustomercomingintotheshopdistractedhim.Onceshelefthespoketousagain,nowmoreinsorrowthaninanger.“Quitestraightforwarditwouldhavebeen…ifyou’dbeenhere.Hewaitedfortwohours.”

“Wesaidfive,that’swhatwesaid,five.”Unconsciouslywewereadoptinghisstyleasifrepetition

wouldsortoutourdifferences.Heappearednottohearandlookedatusmorosely.Wehad 25

betrayedhisconfidence.Finally,withasigh,hechangedtack.

“Isupposewemightstillfindhimathishouse.Hghtattheotherendoftown,buthe’sprobablygoneoutnow.Fancyturningupatthishour.”

Theotherendoftownwasafour-minutewalkaway,butSebastianclearlylikedtokeeptohis

ownend.Atthispointwerealisedthatwehadbeenoperatingindifferenttimezones.Tohim, 30

fiveo’clockwasafterlunchandthat’swhathehadtoldtheowners.Isawawayoutofitwithaformulathatwouldcomeinusefulonmanyalateroccasion.

“Ilyouwhat:we’llcomeanotherday.Weareseriouspeopleandweareverypunctual,yousee–we’reBritish.”

WeagreedatimeanyandarrivedtofindSebastianandCarlos,theeldestofthefamily, 35

waitinginthestreet.SebastianbeamedatusandturnedtriumphantlytoCarlos.“Itoldyoutheywouldbehereontime–they’reforeigners.”

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Assoonaswesteppedintothehouseitwasclearthattherewassomuchwecoulddowithit–ithadpotential.Potentialoozedoutofthethickoldwalls;itclungtotheseveralstepsthattook

usthroughthedifferentlevels;ithunertheoldtiledroofs.Potentialdriftedacrossthesmall 40

cobbledpatiowithitslargeramblingrosebushandthenintothestablewithitstwomangers;itrosethroughtherottingfloorboardsabovethemtothehayloft.

“It’sbeautiful,”Ibreathedreverently,“andithassomuchpotential.”Williehadbeenlookingandcheckinginamorecriticalspirit.

“Whatabouectricity?Youneedmorethan‘potential’toseeby.There’snowater,justonetap 45

inthefrontroomandthat’snotworking.Youcan’tdrink‘potential’.There’snobathroomandyoucan’twashin‘potential’.”

Iinterruptedhim,“Well,let’sjustlookatitallandthinkaboutit.”

Thatnightwewentbacktotheflattothink.Infact,IdreamedandWilliehadnightmares.

(a)Fromparagraph2(line4),exinwhatthewriterlsyouaboutSebastian’sshop. [1]

Usingyourownwords,exinwhatthewritersaysaboutSebastian’swayofspeakinginparagraph2. [2]

Fromparagraphs2and3,givetwodetailsyouhavefoundoutaboutSebastian’swayoflife.

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Usingyourownwords,exinhowSebastian’smoodhadchangedwhenthewrindherhusbandreturnedatfiveintheafternoon(line16). [2]

HowhadthewrindherhusbandbetrayedSebastian’sconfidence(line26)? [2]

Exinhowthemisunderstandingabouttimecameabout. [2]

Exin,usingyourownwords,whatthewritermeansby:

‘miniaturefortress’(line3); [2]

‘wewereadoptinghisstyle’(line24); [2]

‘Ibreathedreverently’(line43). [2]

ChoosethreewordsorphrasestakenfromthewholepassagewhichthewriterusestoconveySebastian’scharacndattitude.ExinhoweachofthesewordsandphraseshelpstobringSebastiiveforyou. [6]

Byusingdetailsfromthewholepassage,writeasummaryofwhatyouaretoldabouttheappearanceofCarlos’shouse.Writeaparagraphofabout50-70words. [7]

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Mary,thewriter,andWillie,herhusband,obviouslyhavedifferingopinionsaboutthequalitiesofCarlos’shouse.Theyspendsometimethenextmorningdiscussingwhetherornottheyshouldpurchaseitandwhy.Writethewordsoftheirconversation.

Begintheconversationasfollows:

Mary:It’sjustwhatwewant;wecanmakeitourdreamhouse.Willie:It’smorelikemybaddreamhouse.Didyousee…

Youshouldbaseyourideasonwhatyouhavereadinthepassage,butdonotcopyfromit.Youshouldwritebetween1and11/2sides,allowingforthesizeofyourhandwriting.

Uptotenmarksareavailableforthecontentofyouranswer,anduptotenmarksforthequalityofyourwriting.

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