Section 1: Listening

1 Anu Bhatt
2 31-March
3 nursing
4 two
5 meat
6 bedsit
7 theatre
8 mature
9 town
10 share
Section 2: Reading
READING PASSAGE 1
Questions 1 - 4
1 Mercury
2 Species
3 The Orion Arm
4 Never
READING PASSAGE 2
Questions 1–6
1 False
2 Fasle
3 Not given
4 True
5 True
6 False
Section 3: Writing
The graph illustrates the amount of money that the United States government spent on
research between 1980 and 2008 across various sectors.
Overall, the data reveals that while the total amount of funding for research had risen
considerably, funding for other areas underwent significant changes, indicating a shift in
priorities and policy direction over time.
Firtsly, the majority of research funding was directed towards health research throughout the
given period. However, the amount spent on health research peaked in 2004 at
approximately 22 billion dollars before decreasing to 18 billion dollars in 2008. In contrast,
the funding for general science remained consistently low, ranging from 2.5 billion dollars in
1980 to 5 billion dollars in 2008.
Secondly, research spending in the "other," space, and energy sectors witnessed significant
fluctuations, ranging from 5 to 10 billion dollars. In 1980, "other" research had the second-
highest allocation with approximately 7.5 billion dollars, followed by space and energy
research with approximately 6 and 5 billion dollars, respectively. However, in 2008, the
scenario had changed, with space research becoming the top priority with around 9 billion
dollars in funding, followed by energy research with about 7.5 billion dollars, and "other"
research with only about 5 billion dollars.