Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Library Information
Minimum joining age: 18 years
For registration, must take
• two (1) and
• two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, (2)
Cost to join per year (without current student card): (3) £
Number of items allowed: (members of public) (4)
Login times: four weeks
Fines start at (5) £
Computers can be booked up to (6) hours in advance
Library holds most national papers, (7) , and magazines need (8) to use photocopier
Creative Writing class
• tutor is John (9) and
• held on (10) evenings
Part 2: Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
BICYCLES FOR THE WORLD
11. In 1993 Dan Pearman went to Ecuador
A as a tourist guide
B as part of his studies
C as a voluntary worker
12. Dan’s neighbour was successful in business because he
A employed carpenters from the area
B was the most skilled craftsman in the town
C found it easy to reach customers
13. Dan says the charity relies on
A getting enough bicycles to send regularly
B finding new areas which need the bicycles
C charging for the bicycles it sends abroad
14. What does Dan say about the town of Rivas?
A It has received the greatest number of bikes
B It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam
C Its economy has been totally transformed
15. What problem did the charity face in August 2000?
A It couldn’t meet its overheads
B It had to delay sending the bikes
C It was criticized in the British media
Questions 16 and 17
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
16. How much money did the charity receive when it won an award?
17. What is the charity currently hoping to buy?
Questions 18-20
Which THREE things can the general public do to help the charity Pedal Power?
A organise a bicycle collection
B repair the donated bikes
C donate their unwanted tools
D do voluntary work in its office
E hold an event to raise money
F identify areas that need bikes
G write to the government
Part 3: Questions 21-30
Choose the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
‘Student Life’ Video Project
| Cristina | Ibrahim | |
|---|---|---|
| Enjoyed: | – using the camera – going to British (21)…………… | contact with students doing other courses (has asked some to (22)……….with him) |
| Most useful language practice: | – listening to instructions – learning (23)…………. vocabulary | listening to British students’ language because of: – normal speed – large amount of (24)……………. |
| General usefulness: | – operating video camera – working with other people: – learning about (25)………… – compromising – (26)…………people who have different views | the importance of (27)……………….. |
| Things to do differently in future: | – decide when to (28)………….each stage at the beginning – make more efforts to (29)……………….with the camera | do not make the film too (30)……………………… |
(21) (22)
(23) (24)
(25) (26)
(27) (28)
(29) (30)
Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
GEOGRAPHY
• more than (31) times as big as the UK
• most of the area is classified as (32)
RESEARCH STATIONS
• (33) is integrated with technical support
• stations contain accommodation, work areas, a kitchen, a (34) and a gym
• supplies were brought to Zero One station by sledge from a (35) at the edge of the ice 15 km away
• problem of snow build-ups solved by building stations on (36) with adjustable legs
FOOD AND DIET
• average daily requirement for an adult in Antarctica is approximately (37) kilocalories
• rations for field work prepared by process of freeze-drying
RESEARCH
The most important research focuses on climate change, including
– measuring changes in the ice-cap (because of effects on sea levels and (38) )
– analysing air from bubbles in ice to measure (39) caused by human activity
WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Many openings for (40) people including
– research assistants, administrative and technical positions