PART 1 · QUESTIONS 1–10

Birthday Party Arrangements

Questions 1–6Which hotel offers the following facilities?Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, next to questions 1–6.

Hotels

ARoyal HotelBStar HotelCWinchester HotelDall three hotels

QUESTION 1

sea view

QUESTION 2

disabled access

QUESTION 3

indoor play area

QUESTION 4

choice of food

QUESTION 5

private dining room

QUESTION 6

group discount

Questions 7–10Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Birthday party arrangements

Things to do immediately

Send a 7 to the Winchester Hotel.
Make the 8.

Things to do later

Find out who needs help with 9.
Tell people not to bring any 10.

PART 2 · QUESTIONS 11–20

The Game of Curling

Questions 11–16Complete the sentences below.Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

The game of curling

The four players on the team are called the 11, the Second, the Third and the Skip.
The length of ice on which curling is played is called the 12.
The target area is called the 13.
The main pieces of equipment used are stones and brushes.
Scottish brushes are usually made from 14.
One shoe needs to have a sole made of 15.
The captain of the team often carries a 16.

Questions 17–20Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

QUESTION 17

Montreal Curling Club is famous as

Athe champion club of the local league.Bthe oldest sports club in the region.Cthe most influential club in winter sports.

QUESTION 18

The Caledonian Curling Club was formed in order to

Aattract interest in the sport.Btrain young players.Cfix regulations for the game.

QUESTION 19

In the 16th century, curling avoided being banned because

Ait was already so popular.Bit was good training for battle.Cit was only played by children.

QUESTION 20

Early curling games in Canada used implements made of

Alocal material.Bimported stone.Ccast iron.

PART 3 · QUESTIONS 21–30

Scientific Investigation of Art

Questions 21–24Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

QUESTION 21

What does Josh think about Jackson Pollock’s paintings?

AThey are easy to copy.BThey are complex.CThey are childish.

QUESTION 22

The $5 painting was considered to be a fake because

Ait lacked documentation.Bit was too cheap.Cit featured the wrong colours.

QUESTION 23

What made the International Foundation for Art Research reject the $5 painting?

Awhat was on the back of the paintingBthe type of paint usedChow the paint was applied

QUESTION 24

What do Josh and Emily agree about art evaluation?

AOnly an experienced critic can evaluate a painting’s authenticity.BModern scientific methods have replaced the traditional approach.CExperts from the science and art worlds should work together.

Questions 25–30Complete the flow-chart below.Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to questions 25–30.

Options A–H

AultrasoundBgamma-ray technologyCstoneDa laser scannerEa radar machineFglassGa thermographic cameraHbrick

QUESTION 25

Seracini used ________ to help make a model of the building.

QUESTION 26

Seracini used ________ to reveal different materials in the walls. He found the original architecture.

QUESTION 27

Seracini guessed that Da Vinci painted his masterpiece on the east wall, in a space that used to hold ________.

QUESTION 28

Seracini analysed the wall using ________ and discovered a second wall behind it.

QUESTION 29

Seracini hypothesised that the Da Vinci painting is still there on the original ________ wall.

QUESTION 30

Seracini is using ________ to prove his theory.

PART 4 · QUESTIONS 31–40

Sustainability

Questions 31–40Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Sustainability

Sustainability: Term first used in 1987 by writers of United Nations report

Lecture aim: Analysis of the 31 surrounding sustainability

Sustainable development: Development that will meet the needs of both present and future 32

Myth 1

No mention of the 33 in original definition.
Original focus: poorer nations should have the same 34 to natural resources as richer nations.
This would help them achieve better 35 conditions.

Myth 2: ‘Green’ vs Sustainable

Key difference: unlike ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ is not always associated with things that are natural.
For the sustainability lobby, the key problem is finding 36 to develop technology.
Sustainability lobby is prepared to 37 nuclear energy.

Myth 3: Role of technology

Introduction of battery stations on 38 is an example of new business thinking, not new technology.
Agriculture: some farmers plant crops like sunflowers which don’t use much water, unlike 39.
Greater use of water is a result of changes in our 40.

Birthday Party Arrangements

Birthday party arrangements

Things to do immediately

Things to do later

The Game of Curling

The game of curling

Scientific Investigation of Art

Sustainability

Sustainability

Myth 1

Myth 2: ‘Green’ vs Sustainable

Myth 3: Role of technology

Your Listening Result.