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Listening Section 1: Second-Hand Bedroom Furniture For Sale
Listening Section 1: Second-Hand Bedroom Furniture For Sale
Listening
Bedside Table
Construction:
wood
Colour: 1 ………………..
rawers: two (in each table)
andles made of 2 ………………..
eight: 3 …………….. cm
Condition: 4 ………………..
Price: 5 ………………..
(for both)
Questions 6–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ET A EW A
A BE for each answer.
Dressing Table
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Questions 19 and 20
hoose TW letters, A E. Submit heck e-mail for
Which TW services are covered by the 26 ..................... 27 .....................
membership fee of submission
A personal training
B swim squads
child-minding
D programme design
E tennis lessons 28 .....................
Listening Section 3
Questions 21 - 30 Conditional
Acceptance or
acceptance or
Questions 21–25 29 .....................
evise esubmit
Complete the notes below.
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Write ET A EW A Problems:
A BE for each answer. • Erosion
• 37 from various sources,
If soil is healthy, it is a 31 ………………… including chemical fertilisers
teeming with life such as worms, fungi and
bacteria. If plants are grown in poor soil, they
will lack 32 ………………… and human health Farming Methods :
will suffer. Plants are nourished by organic
matter, 33 ………………… and other essential
elements which are broken down by insects
and other organisms in a synergistic Conventional Organic
relationship.
onoculture rop rotation
Synthetic fertilis overing crops
Questions 34–36 er chemicals se of insects as
Label the diagram below. used natural
for 38 40 .....................
..................... Addition of
Write E T A TW W S for each Genetically- manure green
answer. modified seeds waste
esticide
Layers of Soil fungicide sprayed
on
crops after picking
o need for
ecomposing rganic atter documentation of
36 .............................. 39.....................
Eluviation
35 ..............................
Regolith
34 ..............................
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Questions 10–13
Complete the summary below.
Shark Attack
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after three failed bids from its provincial cities, championships in each discipline. ost of
that only London stood any real chance at these events are already held on non- lympic
winning), the improvement of public transport, years anyway the International Association of
roads and communication links tends to Athletics ederations, for e ample, has run a
concentrate in places already well-equipped biennial World Athletics Championship since
with world-class infrastructures. erpetually 1983 after members decided that using the
by-passing minor cities creates a cycle of Olympics for their championship was no longer
disenfranchisement: these cities never get an sufficient. Events of this nature keep
in ection of capital, they fail to become first-rate world-class competition alive without requiring
candidates, and they are constantly passed lympic-si ed e penses.
over in favour of more secure choices.
inally, there is no guarantee that an lympics Questions 14–18
will be a popular success. The feel good Complete each sentence with the correct
factor that most proponents of Olympic bids ending, A–K, below.
e tol (and that was no doubt driving the 0 to
100 per cent approval rates of arisians and Write the correct letter, A , in bo es 14 1 on
Londoners for their cities respective 01 bids) your answer sheet.
can be an elusive phenomenon, and one that is
tied to that nation’s standing on the medal 14 Bids to become a host city
tables. This ephemeral thrill cannot compare to 15 Personal relationships and political tensions
the years of disruptive construction pro ects 16 Cost estimates for the Olympic Games
and security fears that go into preparing for an 17 urpose-built sporting venues
Olympic Games, nor the decades of debt 18 rban developments associated with the
repayment that follow (Greece s preparation for Olympics
Athens 2004 famously deterred tourists from
visiting the country due to widespread unease A. ften help smaller cities to develop basic
about congestion and disruption). infrastructure.
There are feasible alternatives to the bloat, B. Tend to occur in areas where they are least
e travagance and wasteful spending that needed.
comes with a modern Olympic Games. One C. equire profitable companies to be put out
option is to designate a permanent host city of business.
that would be re-designed or built from scratch D. Are often never used again once the Games
especially for the task. Another is to e tend the are over.
duration of the Olympics so that it becomes a E. Can take up to ten years to complete.
festival of several months. Local businesses F. Also satisfy needs of local citizens for
would en oy the e tra spending and congestion first-rate sports facilities.
would ease substantially as competitors and G. Are usually only successful when it is from a
spectators come and go according to their capital city.
specific interests. either the lympic ity H. Are closely related to how people feel
nor the e tended length options really get to the emotionally about the Olympics.
heart of the issue, however. Stripping away I. Are known for being very inaccurate.
ritual and decorum in favour of concentrating J. Often underlie the decisions of International
on athletic rivalry would be preferable. Olympic Committee members.
ailing that, the lympics could simply be K. Are holding back efforts to reform the
scrapped altogether. International competition Olympics.
could still be maintained through world
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Original
Theory Principle
theorist
Question 40
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
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Writing task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to
2010 in a particular country.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
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Writing task 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local languages. If these
are not taught, many are at risk of dying out.
In your opinion, is it important for everyone to learn English? Should we try to ensure the survival
of local languages and, if so, how?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
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