SECTION 1 Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
BEST FITNESS CENTRE
Registration form
Example
Membership Status: New (Example)
Member details
Name: Tom 1. _________
Reason for joining: To train for a 2. ____________.
Extra activities: Tennis, 3. ___________
Home telephone: 4. ______________________
Date of Birth: 5. __________________January 1977
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Questions 6–10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
BEST FITNESS MEMBERSHIP GUIDE
STARTER SILVER GOLD
Cost (monthly) £10 6. _____________ £50
7. _______________ NO YES YES
class included.
USE OF NO NO YES
8. _______________
RENEW DATE Every 9. ____________ Yearly Yearly
months
EXTRAS NONE Discount at Discount at restaurant
restaurant One free session with
10._________________
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SECTION 2 Questions 11–20
Choose ONE letter, A, B or C.
11. In 1482, Brimley Castle
A. Was destroyed by fire.
B. Was re-built.
C. Was built for the first time.
12. The castle was originally built as
A. A gift.
B. Defence against attacks
C. A prison.
13. The castle first opened to the public in
A. 1944
B. 1964
C. 1924
14. The most unusual feature of the castle is
A. The tower
B. The water-mill
C. The window.
Questions 15-20
Complete the notes below.
Write no more than TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
BRIMLEY CASTLE FACTSHEET
KEY FEATURES FUTURE ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS INFORMATION
GARDENS Plants shaped like New Mill not working.
15. ___________________ 16. __________________
TOWER 17. _______- sided. Building work Created in 1495
FOREST Different tree and plant varieties Complete 19. ______________
18. _________________. made by local
children
WALLS Highest point: 20. _______ metres Tea-rooms Created in 1490
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SECTION 3 Questions 21–30
Complete the notes below
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Sally and Ben are from the: 21.________________________
New library planning meeting notes – Sally Winter
Projected time until opening: 22. ____________months
Improvements:
l 23. ________________design
l Reading rooms with 24. _____________pods for quiet study
l Over 20% use of 25. _____________ energy.
Issue Response
- Enough computers? - 26. ________ terminals in total; bring own devices
- Internet speed - Funding from 27. ___________; fastest in U.K.
- Book availability - Reduced browsing space; computer booking system
- 28. _________library access - Greatly increased selection
- Seating - 29. ___________near to bookshelves; will review later
- Disabled access - Will address in next meeting; wheelchair ramps
Next meeting: 30. ______________January
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Section 4 Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write no more than one word and/or number for each
answer.
Lecture Notes
Topic: Great Pacific Garbage Patch
I. General info
- A swirl of marine litter 31. _____
- Located in the North Pacific Ocean
- Large area. Not sure of exact size
II. Description
- Made of: plastics, chemical 32. _____, other litter
- Low density, hard to see
- Held together by 33. _____ and movement of the water
III. History
- First described in 34. ____
- Measured plastic in the North Pacific using estimates from Sea of Japan
- Named by Curtis 35. _____
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Questions 36-40
Choose the best option, A, B or C
36. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is formed by…
A. coastal waters.
B. wind material.
C. oceanic currents.
37. The scientific information about where ocean plastics come from…
A. does not exist
B. has been published
C. is very definitive
38. How much of the ocean litter consists of fishing gear?
A. less than half
B. more than half
C. half
39. What is the most surprising thing about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
A. how big it is
B. how easy it is to clean up
C. how there is one identifiable source
40. Why do the size estimates of the Garbage Patch vary so much?
A. the media exaggerates the problem
B. concentration standards are too high
C. sampling is a complicated process
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