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PART 1 – Questions 1–10

Questions 1-10. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.

GOODBYE PARTY FOR JOHN

Example Answer

Date: 22nd December

Venue: 1 _________

Invitations (Tony)

Who to invite: – John and his wife

– Director

– the 2 __________

– all the teachers

– all the 3 _________

Date for sending invitations: 4 _________

Present (Lisa)

Collect money during the 5 _________

Suggested amount per person: 6 ___________

Check prices for: – CD players

7 ___________

– coffee maker

Ask guests to bring: – snacks

8 ____________

9 ____________

Ask student representative to prepare a 10 ___________

 

PART 2- Questions 11-20

Questions: 11-14. Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. To find out how much holidays cost, you should press button

  • A. one.
  • B. two.
  • C. three.

12. Travelite currently offer walking holidays

  • A. only in Western Europe.
  • B. all over Europe.
  • C. outside Europe.

13. The walks offered by Travelite

  • A. cater for a range of walking abilities.
  • B. are planned by guides from the local area.
  • C. are for people with good fitness levels.

14. On Travelite holidays, people holidaying alone pay

  • A. the same as other clients.
  • B. only a little more than other clients.
  • C. extra only if they stay in a large room.

15. Entertainment is provided

  • A. when guests request it.
  • B. most nights.
  • C. every night.

Questions 16-20

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Length of holiday

Cost per person (including all accommodation costs)

Special offers included in price

3 days

16 $ _________

Pick up from the 17 ________

7 days

$350

As above plus

• book of 18 _________

• maps

14 days

19 $ __________

As above plus membership of 20__________

PART 3 – Questions 21-30

Questions 21-26. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

Experiment number

Equipment

Purpose

Experiment 1

21 __________ and a table

To show how things move on a cushion of air

Experiment 2

Lots of paperclips

To show why we need standard

22___________

Experiment 3

23______________ and a jar of water

To show how 24_________ grow

Experiment 4

Cardboard, coloured pens and a 25 __________

To teach children about how

26_________ is made up

Experiment 5

A drill, an old record, a pin/needle, paper, a bolt

To make a record player in order to learn about recording sound

Questions 27-30

What problems do the speakers identify for each experiment?

Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to questions 27-30.

Experiment 1: 27 __________

Experiment 2: 28 __________

Experiment 3: 29 __________

Experiment 4: Example __F__

Experiment 5: 30 __________

Problems

  • A) too messy
  • B) too boring
  • C) too difficult
  • D) too much equipment
  • E) too long
  • F) too easy
  • G) too noisy
  • H) too dangerous

 

PART 4 – Questions 31-40

Questions 31-34

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Sharks in Australia

Length largest caught: 16 metres

Weight heaviest 31 ___________ kg

Skeleton cartilage

Skin texture  rough barbs

Swimming aids fins and 32 ___________

Food gathered from the ocean 33 ___________ 

sharks locate food by using their 34 ___________

 

Questions: 35-38. Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

35. Shark meshing uses nets laid

  • A. along the coastline.
  • B. at an angle to the beach.
  • C. from the beach to the sea.

36. Other places that have taken up shark meshing include

  • A. South Africa.
  • B. New Zealand.
  • C. Tahiti.

37. The average number of sharks caught in nets each year is

  • A. 15.
  • B. 150.
  • C. 1,500.

38. Most sharks are caught in

  • A. spring.
  • B. summer.
  • C. winter.

Questions 39 and 40

Choose TWO letters, A-G. Which TWO factors reduce the benefits of shark nets?

  • A. nets wrongly positioned
  • B. strong waves and currents
  • C. too many fish
  • D. sharks eat holes in nets
  • E. moving sands
  • F. nets too short
  • G. holes in nets scare sharks

1. College Dining Room
2. office staff
3. students
4. 10th December
5. coffee break / coffee breaks
6. 6
7. set of dictionaries / dictionaries / a good
dictionary
8. tapes
9. photos / photographs
10. speech
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. 180
17. nearest station
18. local history
19. 690
20. walking club / local walking club
21. 20 balloons
22. units of measurement / measurements / measurement units
23. rock salt / salt
24. crystals
25. string / pieces of string
26. (ordinary/white) light
27. H
28. B
29. E
30. C
31. 795
32. tail
33. floor / bed / bottom
34. sense of smell
35. A
36. A
37. B
38. B
39. B
40. E

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