SECTION 1 Questions 1-10
Questions 1-8
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
|
Five-Star Caterers Customer Booking Form |
|
| Example
Event: |
party |
| Customer name: | Mr 1 ____________________________ |
| Daytime telephone number: | 2 ____________________________ |
| Telephone number after 5 pm: | As above (If no one answers,
3 ____________________________) |
| Number of guests: | 4 |
| Date: | 5____________________________ |
| Seating | |
| Shape: | 6____________________________ |
| Size: | 7____________________________ |
| Number of tables: | 8____________________________ |
Questions 9 and 10
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
9 The man decides to book
A. a three-course meal
B. a buffet.
C. a banquet.
10 The man will have to pay
A. £750 tomorrow.
B. £100 per head.
C. £1,500 on the day of the party.
SECTION 2 Questions 11 – 20
Questions 11 – 17
According to the speaker, when did the following happen?
Write the correct letter A, B or C, next to Questions 11-17.
A before 1837
B between 1837 and 1900
C after 1900
11 The East Front was added to the building.____________________
12 The last big structural change was made.____________________
13 The building was bombed.____________________
14 The building became a palace.____________________
15 The building was known as The Queens House.____________________
16 The Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire.____________________
17 The Marble Arch was moved.____________________
Questions 18-20
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
18 Up to_______________people attend garden parties at the palace each year.
19 The garden contains more than_____________species of wild flower.
20 The public can visit the nineteen______________in August or September.
SECTION 3 Questions 21 – 30
Questions 21 – 24
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
21. What aspect of history is it important to learn something from?
_____________________________________________________________
22. What do we also need to know about our ancestors?
_____________________________________________________________
23. Where are transferable skills useful?
_____________________________________________________________
24. What kind of approach to learning does social science use?
_____________________________________________________________
Questions 25-30
What is said about each of these subjects studied on a social studies course?
Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to Questions 25-30.
A. This will focus on how each generation learns about its own culture.
B. This necessarily includes a study of physics and chemistry.
C. This is studied from the point of view of human behaviour.
D. This will only be covered in terms of its theory.
E. This also covers the distribution of wealth.
F. This includes the study of archaeology.
G. This has received criticism for not being scientific enough.
H. This includes some work on urban planning.
25 Anthropology _____________________
26 Economics _____________________
27 Education_____________________
28 Geography_____________________
29 Law_____________________
30 Sociology and social work_____________________
SECTION 4 Questions 31 -40
Questions 31-37
Choose the correct letter. A, B or C.
31 Students should complete their work on the 1950s
A. if they want to be allowed to continue attending lectures.
B. because they will appreciate the information about the 1960s more.
C. otherwise they face the possibility of being failed for their coursework.
32 According to the lecturer, the ‘baby boom’ happened
A. because of relaxed attitudes in the sixties.
B. during a time of war.
C. because people felt more secure.
33 In the sixties, the USA had 70 million
A. teenagers.
B. babies.
C. adults.
34 According to the lecturer, compared to the 1950s, the 1960s were
A. less conservative.
B. more conservative.
C. just as conservative.
35 According to the lecturer, literature changed the way women
A. over 40 were treated by society.
B. viewed issues of race in society.
C felt about their roles in society.
36 The rate of crime in the sixties
A. rose nine per cent during the decade.
B. was nine times higher than in the fifties.
C. was nine times lower than in the fifties.
37 What happened at the start of the 1960s?
A. the first heart transplant
B. the introduction of the internet
C. the invention of lasers
Questions 38 – 40
Complete the summary letter
Write no more than two words for each answer.
In October 1962, US President Kennedy met advisers to discuss 38_____________which proved that the Cubans were installing nuclear missiles, presumably to use against the US. Kennedy was faced with three choices: to try to resolve the crisis diplomatically; to block the delivery of further weapons into Cuba; or to attack Cuba. Kennedy chose 39__________option, which prevented the build-up of more missiles and led to the withdrawal of the existing ones. Most are agreed that a 40_______________was narrowly avoided by Kennedy’s decision.
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