This book is for candidates preparing for the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). The CPE examination is recognised by the majority of British universities for English language entrance requirements. This collection of four complete practice tests comprises past papers from the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English examination and reflects the most recent CPE specifications (introduced in December 2002). You can practise these tests on your own or with help of your teacher. The CPE examination is part of a gruop of examinations developed by Cambridge ESOL called the Cambridge Main Suite. The Main Suite constist of five examiniations which have similar characteristics but which are designed for different levels of English ability. Within the five levels, CPE is a Level C2 in the Council of Europe?s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment and Level 3 in the UK National Qualifications Framework.