Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Things to do before we go
Example
Collect the currency.
- Cancel appointment with the 1 (Monday)
- Begin taking the 2 (Tuesday)
- Buy 3, a small bag, a spare 4, an electrical 5
- Book a 6
Instructions for Laura’s mum
- Feed the cat
Vet’s details
- Name: Colin 7
- Tel: 8
- Address: Fore Street (opposite the 9)
- Water the plants
- Meet the heating engineer on 10
Questions 11-15
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
11. Which organisation founded the adult education centre? 11
12. How often is the teaching of the adult education centre’s teachers assessed? 12
13. Where can all the lesson resources be found online? 13
14. How long is one of the teachers’ weekly online tutorial sessions? 14
15. At what time does the administration section on Langdon Street close to the general public? 15
Questions 16-20
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Courses
Languages
- European languages and others
- For different abilities
- 16 available on the website
Business
- Short one-day courses or longer ones to gain a qualification
- Computer software, 17, search engine optimisation and website development
Photography and 18
- How to get the most from your camera
- Basic to advanced courses--build up knowledge and learn about your equipment
Cooking
- Specialist courses, especially the popular introduction to cooking
- Basics and some more advanced topics covered
- Learn all about store cupboard ingredients
- Learn important techniques
- 19 for fast and fun cooking
Creative writing
- Course run by studying practical exercises with discussion and examples
- Gain insight into the creative process
- Aspiring writers can learn the 20 for creating fiction
Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
21. What background information does Daisy give about rice?
22. Erik says that a priority for rice farmers is to be able to
23. Where is the International Rice Research Institute?
24. Scientists in Bangladesh want to find a
Questions 25-30
Which country do the following statements apply to?
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
A Japan
B China
C Thailand
25. They grow the most rice in the world. 25
26. They export the most rice in the world. 26
27. They aim to increase the nutritional value of rice. 27
28. Less rice is eaten than in the past. 28
29. An annual rice festival takes place. 29
30. A new type of rice is now popular locally. 30
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Department of the Printed Word
Statistics
- Many different full- and part-time courses
- 17 students on the 31 MA course and 7 full-time research students
- 9 full-time lecturers
- About 32 per cent of students are from outside the country
Sponsorship
- Links with organisations in the publishing world
- Sponsorship of students, technicians and 33
- Outside speakers
- Workshops built to expand facilities for bookbinding and 34
Teaching
- Main work is teaching the mechanism of 35
- As most printing is now highly technological, students have to be computer 36
- For students without the necessary skills, there are specialist technicians who deliver 37 programmes in computing
Facilities
- In printing, editing, page design and layout, and bookbinding
- Former students are now working as expert book 38 and conservationists
Research
- Growing interest in the history of the printed word, from early European to Chinese and Japanese printing techniques
- A visiting lecturer, Dr Yu, is an expert on early Chinese manuscripts and printing 39
- The department is very popular, with many 40 for each research position