Part 1: Sending a Package Overseas      

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.

Post Office-Package Delivery Form

Country of destination:   USA
Package to reach destination by:  1…………………..at latest
Service selected:   2…………………..Express
Sender:   Name: Peter White

 Address: 3………………….

 Suburb: Lakeview

Delivery to:  Name: Anna 4…………………….

 Address: Apartment 228, 5…………………….

Upper 6………………

New York

Contents:   7………………….

 8………………….

Questions 9 and 10

Answer the questions below.

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

9            What is the total cost of sending the package?

$………………………………..

10          What is required in order to find a lost package?

………………………………….

Part 2: Hotel Opening Day

Section 2 – Questions 11-20

Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter,  A,  B  or  C.

The Montana Resort Hotel

11          Rob says the hotel is exceptional because of

A  its easy access to the airport.

B  its unpolluted setting.

C  its quiet location.

12         What is the price range for a standard room?

A  $80-$145

B  $145-$210

C  $210-$285

13         All the bedrooms in the deluxe suites have

A  windows on two sides.

B  mountain views.

C  a balcony.

14        The hotel encourages families to stay by offering

A  room with connecting doors

B  childcare facilities

C  discounts at certain times of the year

15         What does Rob say visitors can do in the Grill Room?

A  listen to live music

B  have a full meal or a snack

C  see their food being cooked

Questions 16-20

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter,  A-H,   next to questions 16-20.

Hotel’s outdoor facilities

16       Barn for horses  ……..

17       Tennis courts  ………

18       Swimming pool ……

19       Golf course   ……..

20        Outdoor Facilities Manager’s Office   ……

Part 3: Oral History Project

Section 3-Questions 21-30

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter,  A,  B or C.

Oral History

21     What source did Mike use for his definition?

A a history textbook

B an academic article

C a lecture handout

22     According to Mike and his tutor, what is the most important contribution of the intern to oral history?

A the permanent preservation of recordings

B an increase in student interest

C wide access to the interviews by the public

23     Mike says he chose his particular topic because

A he is a football fan.

B his father loves football.

C his friends encouraged him.

24       What does Mike say was his best source of information about the team?

A doing research in the local newspaper archives

B speaking to the team manager

C looking at materials in the local library

25       How did Mike find the former players he has arranged to interview?

A on the internet

B in the team records

C in the phone book

Questions 26-30

What problems with the following aspects of the proposed interviews do the speakers identify?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 26-30

Problems

A  too unreliable

B  too short

C  too noisy

D  too long

E  too formal

F  too factual

G  too complicated

H  too vague

 

Aspects of the proposed interviews

26     Questions drafted  ……

27     Time allotted  ……

28     Recording equipment used  ……

29     Subjects chosen  …….

30     Proposed report  …….

Part 4: Recent Plant Studies

Section 4-Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Plant behaviour

Changing ideas

  • Scientists once thought of plants as being 31 ……………… organisms
  • Now there is evidence that this is not true

Recent studies

Great Lakes sea rocket

  • Found on 32 …………………..
  • When near other plants, it normally produces extra 33 …………….. to compete for nutrients.
  • However, it behaves differently if it is related to the other plants

Sagebrush and thomapple

  • Recognise surrounding plants by the type of 34 ……………. that they reflect
  • Identification is possible because all plants have a particular 35 …………….

Dodder plant

  • Is unable to produce 36 ……………
  • Needs to feed off another plant to survive
  • Affects farmers’ crops,e.g.alfalfa, 37 ……………… and citrus
  • Identifies suitable “hosts’ by detecting the 38 ………………… they give off
  • Moves in a 39 ……………… to check the environment, then grows towards the most suitable host.

Plant science

  • Use of modern 40 …………….  provides evidence of plant behaviour

Keys and transcript

Part 1: Sending a Package Overseas

Part 2: Hotel Opening Day

Part 3: Oral History Project

Part 4: Recent Plant Studies