LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear five different people talking about the place they live in. For questions from 1 to 5, mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that best fits each speaker’s feelings about their place of residence.
Question 1. Speaker 1
A. They intend to follow others’ advice.
B. They regret ever moving there.
C. They think the area has improved.
D. They feel unsure whether to stay or leave.
Question 2. Speaker 2
A. They believe it is safer now than before.
B. They think people exaggerate how safe it used to be.
C. They feel the area has become less safe over time.
D. They think people are less nosy than in the past.
Question 3. Speaker 3
A. They like the area mainly because local people are welcoming.
B. They dislike it despite friendly neighbours.
C. They are delighted with their new home but uneasy about one aspect of it.
D. They want to return to city life soon.
Question 4. Speaker 4
A. They have mixed feelings but accept the move is sensible.
B. They are pleased to leave because they dislike the area.
C. They feel forced to move a long way away.
D. They intend never to return once they move.
Question 5. Speaker 5
A. They enjoy the peace but dislike their neighbours.
B. They miss city conveniences and think they moved too quickly.
C. They still find village life exciting.
D. They don’t mind the lifestyle except for transport difficulties.
Part 2. You will hear an interview in which Karl Mann, a university research scientist, and Laura Fern, a secondary school science teacher, talk about teaching people science. For questions from 6 to 10, mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer which fits best according to what you hear.
Question 6. Karl Mann starts by talking about his work _____
A. as a research scientist.
B. with unintelligent people.
C. with non-experts.
D. as a school teacher.
Question 7. Laura Fern assumes that the people Karl works with _____
A. are not as young as her students.
B. are not as bright as her students.
C. are similar to the people she teaches.
D. are over sixty years old.
Question 8. What does Karl think of the science curriculum Laura describes?
A. He approves of it.
B. He thinks it sounds too theoretical.
C. He fears it might put students off.
D. He thinks it will help students get into university.
Question 9. In Laura’s experience as a teacher, _____
A. girls have a deeper understanding of science.
B. boys and girls approach science in the same way.
C. girls avoid getting jobs which involve science.
D. boys and girls perform equally well at science.
Question 10. Karl points out that the people he works with _____
A. need to pass tests and exams.
B. have a limited length of time to learn.
C. attend his sessions from choice.
D. are renewing an old interest in science.
WRITING
Question 11.
a. The bar charts illustrate the proportions of electricity generated from four different fuel sources in Country X and Country Y during 2020.