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PART 1 – Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Alex’s Training

Example

Alex completed his training in __2014__

About the applicant:

• At first, Alex did his training in the 1 ______department.

• Alex didn’t have a qualification from school in 2 ________

• Alex thinks he should have done the diploma in 3 ________skills.

• Age of o her trainees: the youngest was 4 _______.

Benefits of doing training at JPNW:

• Lots of opportunities because of the size of the organisation.

• Trainees receive the same amount of 5 _________as permanent staff.

• The training experience increases people’s confidence a lot.

• Trainees go to 6 ________one day per month.

• The company 1s in a convenient 7 _________.

Advice for interview:

• Don’t wear 8 _______.

• Don’t be 9 ________

• Make sure you 10 ________.

 

PART 2 – Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16. Choose the correct letter. A. B or C.

The Snow Centre

11. Annie recommends that when cross-country skiing, the visitors should

  • A) get away from the regular trails.
  • B) stop to enjoy views of the scenery.
  • C) go at a slow speed at the beginning.

12. What does Annie tell the group about this afternoon’s dog-sled trip?

  • A) Those who want to can take part in a race.
  • B) Anyone has the chance to drive a team of dogs.
  • C) One group member will be chosen to lead the trail

13. What does Annie say about the team relay event?

  • A) All participants receive a medal.
  • B) The course is 4 km long.
  • C) Each team 1s led by a teacher.

14. On the snow-shoe trip, the visitors will

  • A) visit an old gold mine.
  • B) learn about unusual flowers.
  • C) climb to the top of a mountain.

15. The cost of accommodation in the mountain hut includes

  • A) a supply of drinking water.
  • B) transport of visitors’ luggage.
  • C) cooked meals.

16. If there is a storm while the visitors are in the hut, they should

  • A) contact the bus driver.
  • B) wait until the weather improves
  • C) use the emergency locator beacon.

Questions 17-20

What information does Annie give about skiing on each of the following mountain trails?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17- 20.

Information

Mountain trails

17. Highland Trail ____

18. Pine Trail ____

19. Stony Trail _____

20. Loser’s Trail _____

A) It has a good place to stop and rest.

B) It is suitable for all abilities.

C) It involves crossing a river.

D) It demands a lot of skill.

E) It may be closed in bad weather.

F) It has some very narrow sections.

 

PART 3 – Questions 21-30

Questions 21-26. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Labels giving nutritional information on food packaging

21. What was Jack’s attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?

  • A) He didn’t read everything on them.
  • B) He didn’t think they were important.
  • C) He thought they were too complicated.

22. Alice says that before doing this project.

  • A) she was unaware of what certain foods contained.
  • B) she was too lazy to read food labels.
  • C) she was only interested in the number of calories.

23. When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that

  • A) the list of ingredients is shocking.
  • B) he will hesitate before buying pizza again.
  • C) the nutritional label is misleading.

24. Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is

  • A) more accessible.
  • B) more logical.
  • C) more comprehensive.

25. What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?

  • A) The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.
  • B) The products did not contain any meat.
  • C) The labels did not list all the ingredients.

26. What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?

  • A) It did not produce clear results.
  • B) It focused on the wrong people.
  • C) It made unrealistic recommendations.

Questions 27 and 28.

Choose TWO letters. A-E. Which TWO things surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional label?

  • A) its widespread use
  • B) the fact that it is voluntary for supermarkets
  • C) how little research was done before its introduction
  • D) its unpopularity with food manufacturers
  • E) the wr1y that certain colours are used

Questions 29 and 30.

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?

  • A) They had low literacy levels.
  • B) They were regular consumers of packaged food.
  • C) They were selected randomly.
  • D) They were from all socio-economic groups.
  • E) They were interviewed face-to-face.

 

PART 4 – Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The history of coffee

Coffee in the Arab world

• There was small-scale trade in wild coffee from Ethiopia

• 1522· Coffee was approved 1n the Ottoman court as a type of medicine.

• 1623· In Constantinople, the ruler ordered the 31 ________ of every coffee house.

Coffee arrives in Europe (17th century)

• Coffee shops were compared to 32 ____________

• They played an important part in social and 33 ___________ changes

Coffee and European colonisation

• European powers established coffee plantations in their colonies

• Types of coffee were often named according to the 34 __________ they came from.

• In Brazil and the Caribbean, most cultivation depended on 35 _______

• In Java, coffee was used as a form of 36 __________

• Coffee became almost as important as 37 __________

• The move towards the consumption of 38 __________ in Britain did not also take place in the USA

Coffee in the 19th century

• Prices dropped because of improvements m 39 _________.

• Industrial workers found coffee helped them to work at 40 ________.

1. Finance
2. Maths / Math I Mathematics
3. business
4. 17/seventeen
5. holiday(s) / vacation(s)
6. college
7. location
8. jeans
9. late
10. smile
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. B
18. D
19. A
20. E
21. A
22. A
23. C
24. C
25. B
26. A
27&28 IN EITHER ORDER
B, C
29&30 IN EITHER ORDER
D, E
31. destruction
32. universities / university
33. political
34. port(s)
35. slaves 1 slavery
36. taxation
37. sugar
38. tea
39. transportation
40. night

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