Questions 7— 10
Look at tho folowing toms (Questions 7-10) and the list of groups below.
‘Match each item with the group which fst invanted or used thom.
White tho correct letter A-E in baxoe 7-10 an your answer shoot,
NB You may use any etter more than once.
7 black powder
8 rocket-propelled arrows for fighting
9 rockets as war weapons
40 the rocket launcher
First invented or used by
the Chinese
the indians
the British
the Arabs
the Americans.
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nope‘Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet.
Number of
Preferred | Complementary | Start of active
Species | Size | Preterros orion riod generations
per year
French | 250m} cool Spanish late spring 4-2
Spanish | 1.250m | 9 10 "
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9 temperate
10 earlyspring
11 wotofive/25
12 subtropical
13° South African tunneling/tunnellingQuestions 1-3
(Complete tne low-chart below.
(Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
White your anewors in boxes 1-3 on your answer shoot.
How a caloric-restriction mimetic works
CR mimetic
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production of ATP is decreased
Theory 1: Theory 2:
calls loss damaged by disease because colls focus on because
fewer2. are emited food is in short supply
1 glucose
2 free radicals
3° preservationQuestions 1-3
‘Do the following stazomonts agroo with tho information givon in Reading Passago 17
Jn boxes 1-3.0n your ansier sheet, waite
TRUE ifthe stalement agrees withthe information
FALSE Ifthe statement contradicts the Infermation
‘NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1 Marie Curie's husband wes ajoint winner of both Marie's Nobel Prizes.
2 Marie became interested in science when she was a child
3 Marie was able o attend the Sorbonne because of her sisters financial contribution
1 FRLSE
2 NOTGIVEN
TRUEQuestions 1- 3
(Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below. Wille the corect letter, A-F, in boxes
4-3 an your answer sheet
1 Harkness's research mathod was diferent ta that of ether writers because
2 Harkness's reconstruction of the 16th-century London scfontific groups was new because
3° Harkness shows thatthe 16th-century London scientists were innovative because
she has the greatest knowledge of Eizabethan London.
she started by seeing to understand how basic terms were used in the past
they worked 2s individuals rather than as a group.
she exemined how their methods evolved and changed.
Clement Draper was the best scientist of his time.
they used old ways of analysing wiiten information for new purposes.
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1 Bwshe started by seaking to understand how basic terms were used in the past,
2 Dashe examined how their methods evolved and changed
3 Famthey used old ways of analysing written information for new purposesQuestions 1 and2
(choose TWO fotos, AG.
Write the corect letters boxes 1 and 2 on your answer sheet
“The ist beiow gives some of the advantages of employing older workers,
\Whien TWO advantages are mentioned by the witer cl the text?
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‘They are less likely to be involved in careless accidents.
‘They can predict areas that may cause trouble inthe future
‘They are able to train younger workers.
‘They can deal with unexpectes prooiems
‘They are mere conscentous
‘They are prepared to work for lower salaries.
‘They are mote sklled in personal relationships.
Questions 3 and 4
Choose TWO letters, AF.
White the corect letters in boxes 3 and 4 on your answer sheet
“The ist below gives some of the cisadvantages of employing younger workers,
"Which TWO disadvantagos are monticnod by the vator ofthe toxt?
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‘They are too confident of thot own skis.
‘They may injure tharnsobves,
‘They do not stay with the same company for very long,
Their training has been too theoretical
“They are not as wel educated 8 older workers.
‘They demand higher salaries,
IN EITHER ORDER
Bw They can predict areas that may cause trouble inthe future
Gx They are more sled in personal relationships
324 INEITHER ORDER
Ca They do not stay with the same company for very long
Ew Thev are not as well educated as older workersQuoetions 1-4
(Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the corect letter in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet
1 Inparagraph one, the writer suagests that companies could consider
‘A abolishing pay schemes that are based on age.
B avoiding pay thats based on piece-rates.
increasing pay for older workers.
equipping older workers with naw skils
2 Skil Teams an example of a company which
offers older workers increases in salary.
allows people to continue working for as long as they want
allows the expertise of older workers to be put o use.
reals older and younger workers equally
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3 According to the writer. ‘bridge’ jobs
tend to atract poopie in micclo-salary ranges.
‘are better paid than some ful-tme jobs.
originated inthe United States.
apposl to diatinct groups of cldor workers.
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4 David Storey’s study found that
people demand moce from their work as they get cde.
‘older people are good at running their own businesses.
{an increasing number of old people are self-employed.
few young people have their own businesses.
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‘Aw abolishing pay schemes that are based on age
Cmallows the expertise of older workers to be put to use
D = appeal to cistinct groups of older workers
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Bw older people are good at running their own businesses,Questions 1-6
Complete the notes below.
(Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 1-6
(on your answer sheet.
Marie Curie’s research on radioactivity
\When uranium was discovered to be radioactive, Marie Curie found that the element
Called 1 ons had the same property.
Maria and Pierte Curle's research into the radioactivity of te mineral known
a2. led to the discovery cf two new elements.
In 1911, Marie Curie received recognition for ner work on the element 3
Marie and irene Curie developed X-raciography which was used as @ medical technique
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Marie Curie saw the importance of collecting radioactive material both for research and for
ceases of §
The radioactive material stocked in Patis contibuted to the discoveries in the 19308
OF tHe 6 on nd of what was known as artfciel radioactivity,
thorium
pitchblence
radium
soldiers
ines
neutron