SECTION 1 : QUESTIONS 1 - 10

Questions 1-5

Complete the Travel agent’s notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

SUN TOURS TRAVEL AGENTS

Customer’s Name: Mr. George Collins

Other travelers (+ ages of children)

Mrs. Jane Collins

1 ......................... 7 years old

Jennifer 2 ............................. years old

Require:  4 star quality hotel + breakfast; safe, warm, quietish, beach; pref. pool; lots of restaurants near the hotel no creche 3  .......................... needed

Dates of Holiday: Friday, July 8th to 4 ........................... , Sunday

Pref. Flight Time: Less than 5 ..............................

Questions 6-10

Crete                                         Hotel Tropicana

• 1 mile safe walk on 7 ............................  to the beach.
• Nice pool; only a few beach bars and restaurants.
• Really quiet; not near other tourist destinations.

Palm Hotel

2 miles from beach but has 8 ....................... service.

Hotel is quite a busy tourist town: lots of bars, restaurants, and discos.

Rhodes                                               Ocean Hotel

Right on the beach; less than 9 .......................... from the rooms.

4 star hotel quite far from the main town; eat-in hotel; good meals.

Hotel Spiros

10 .......................... hotel quite dose to the beach (5/10 mins walk) in a small village with a small swimming pool.

A few restaurants in a small, quiet village; not much to do.

SECTION 2: QUESTIONS 11 - 20

Dinner:7.00pm to 10.30pm

Menus same for lunch + dinner: see 12 ........................... for specials

• Food Styles

• The Harvest Restaurant: Traditional English + popular UK foreign dishes (eg: curry and spaghetti)
• The Dene Restaurant : 13 ...........................
• The Mekong Restaurant: Far Eastern Cuisine

Payment

All restaurants free; 14 ....................... needed for some specials

All soft drinks free; pay for alcoholic drinks

Pay any bill at end of meals or put on main bill – pay at end of holiday

Extras

Bar menu available in 15 ......................... for pub food

Fast Food available until 2.30am at take away.

Questions 16-20

* Steps from pool area to beach – wash feet in foot pool to remove sand.

* 17 ................................ on beach + in pool area.

Sports

8 tennis courts + 3 squash courts

Fully equipped gym (No under 18s)

6 full sized snooker tables + 5 pool tables in games room adjoining the bar.

(only charge for hiring any equipment)

Water Sports

water skiing + jet skis available (extra charge)

snorkeling, inflatables, and pedalos (free)

(details from 18 .......................... )

Library & Cinemas

The library contains books, magazines + newspapers. See 19 ............................ for terms + conditions

2 cinemas show 3 different films each day.

Shows at 2.00pm, 5.30pm + 8.30pm (First 2 shows always have a film for kids).

Children under 16 years are not allowed to attend 8.30 

20 ............................

SECTION 3: QUESTIONS 21 - 30

World’s Most Spoken Languages

  By Number of User Countries

World’s Most Influential Languages – 6 weighing factors

1. Number of primary speakers

2. A number of 25 ...........................

3. Number and population of countries where languages are used

4. Number of major fields using the language internationally

5. 26 ........................... of countries using the language

6. Socio-literary prestige of the language

Questions 27-30

Reasons for the shift size of the populations

cheap labor

prices of  28 ..........................

Big growing demand for people knowing languages of above countries + for teachers and English language training

China could be less important than possibly India or 29 ............................. due to their population increase. English will probably remain important though

Number of spoken languages between approx. 2500 and 7000.

Hardly any of these studied by 30 ...............................

English taught in most countries with a structured education program. This trend is getting stronger.

SECTION 4: QUESTIONS 31 - 40

BSE is thought to be caused by infectious forms of 32 .............................. known as prions.

Abnormal prions in BSE infected cattle are found in the small intestines, 33 .............................. and the central nervous tissues.

Humans can take in the abnormal prions when they eat infected beef as the prions are resistant to the usual 34 ........................... such as heat.

The one American case of CJD was a woman who caught it in 35 ................................. before going to the US.

Questions 36-40

37 ....................................

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SECTION 1: QUESTIONS 1-14

2. a high school student who loves exercise and animals with a few evenings free every week ..........

3. an independent kind of person prepared to work at night or early mornings with transport ...........

4.  a high school graduate looking for their first job, must like talking to people .............

5. a cheerful person who loves working with young children who is able to sing and has own transport .......

6.  a person who loves working with young children in return for a basic allowance, accommodation, and time to study .......

Questions 7-14

Etiquette # 2

Other people will tell you about your phone etiquette. If they don’t like it they might ask you to 8 .........................

Etiquette # 3

If you want to keep your 9 ........................... to yourself

Etiquette # 3

then keep 10 .......................

Etiquette # 4

Even if you are not near anyone that is no excuse to shout. People will still hear you.

Etiquette # 5

Remember that people don’t to hear you and so they definitely don’t want to hear the person you are talking to.

Etiquette # 6

If you really want to keep the conversation between the two of you then 11 .......................... is the best way to keep people from hearing.

Etiquette # 7

Trying to do too many things at once can be a problem. You know that using your mobile in a 12 ............................ is frowned upon but using it in your car could be fatal. 

Etiquette # 7

In America, of all car accidents, there were 13 ............................. fatalities in 2011 because the driver was using a phone.

Etiquette # 8

Finally, if you have any 14 ......................... , you should know that talking on your mobile in a theatre is a big no-no in mobile phone etiquette.

READING PASSAGE 2

Savants

Read the text below and answer Questions 15– 21.

Superheroes like Superman have powers that are the envy of many children and even adults. Yet, we don’t have to read comic books to find people with superpowers. These

1. Leslie Lemke

Born blind, he was 15 when he eventually learned how to walk. When he was 16 he played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. after hearing this piece of music on the television the previous night. He is now able to play any piece of music simply by listening to it once.

2. Orlando Serrell 

He was not born a savant. He was ten years old when he was hit on the head with a baseball. Since then he has been able to perform complicated calendar calculations and remember the weather every day from the day of the accident. 

3. Kim Peek

Kim was the inspiration for the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the Rain Man. His nickname is “Kimputer” because he has read over 12,000 books and remembers everything about them. He reads two pages at once – his left eye reads the left page and his right eye reads the right page – in 3 seconds!

4. Stephen Wiltshire

When he was nine he learnt to talk but before this he had already developed a love for drawing. After a helicopter ride in Tokyo he drew an accurate and detailed view of the city on a piece of paper 10 metres long! 

5. Ellen Boudreaux 

Like Leslie Lemke, Ellen Boudreaux is a blind autistic savant with exceptional musical abilities. She can play music perfectly after hearing it just once. She can also walk around without bumping into things. She does this by making little chirping sounds that seem to act like a human sonar.

6. Daniel Tammet 

Daniel is exceptionally gifted mathematically and linguistically. He can speak 11 languages fluently and learnt one of them, Icelandic, in 7 days. He appears normal but Daniel contends that he actually had to will himself to learn how to talk to and behave around people.

Read the text below and answer Questions 22-27.

Job Sharing

Job sharing is the perfect solution for people who want to carry on with their career but also raise a family. Before you do it you need to learn a few things as it can be more difficult than it might seem. 

Job Sharing Is Like Marriage

When looking for a job share partner you need to look for someone that is the perfect teammate. You don’t need to find someone who is a carbon copy of you but certainly, they need to have a similar professional style, work ethic, and standards as you.

Job Sharing Relies on Communication

For a job share to work smoothly and efficiently you must work like one person. The transition from one person to another, from one day to the next must be seamless. Sharing information successfully can be done by setting up a shared email account, and using the same filing system to organize computer and paper files.

Be Flexible

No matter how well organized your schedule is things happen. Your child needs to visit the dentist. A friend flies in to visit you. A hundred and one reasons why you can’t be at work tomorrow. If you have a good job sharing relationship then your partner will cover for you.

Job Sharing Means Less Income

This might be obvious but when you job shares you not only share the work but you also share the income. That’s right you will only get half the income maybe even less if you decide to do less than half the work.

You Share Accomplishments 

Just as in marriage many things you do, probably all the things you do, will be achieved because of you and your job share partner. In other words, you must share any praise for accomplishments.

Your Circumstances May Change

No matter how much you like your job, things change and so your commitment to it might also change. Things that you can’t predict now might make you think about getting a fulltime job again; your spouse might move to another city, you decide to go back to university who knows what the future might bring?

SECTION 2: QUESTIONS 15-27

15.  This savant reminds people of a computer as everything he reads he remembers.

16. This savant learned one language very quickly and speaks many more.

17. This savant developed extraordinary powers after an accident.

18. This savant plays the piano.

19. This savant inspired a movie.

20. This savant avoids falling over with sonar like ability.

21. This savant loves to draw buildings with incredible accuracy.

Questions 22-27

A successful job share means being able to share information with the same filing system so that each day flows into another in a 23 .............................. manner.

One thing is certain and that is no matter how well prepared you are 24 .............................. will happen.

An important thing to remember is that when you job share you won’t get the 25 ............................. of a fulltime job.

In a job share you can no longer accept all the 26 ..........................

You might not always have the same 27 ............................... because your life might be moving in another direction.

READING PASSAGE 3

Read the text below and answer questions 28-40.

Mission to Mars

SECTION 3: QUESTIONS 28-40

29. How is the ideal site for the settlement found?

30. After the outpost is operational how does the rover recharge its batteries?

31. Where does oxygen come from?

Questions 32-38

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Questions 39-40

What point is reached when the crew starts their journey to Mars?

40 .............................