Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
BANKSIDE RECRUITMENT AGENCY
- Address of agency: 497 Eastside, Docklands
- Name of agent: Becky 1
- Phone number: 07866 510333
- Best to call her in the 2
Typical jobs
- Clerical and admin roles, mainly in the finance industry
- Must have good 3 skills
- Jobs are usually for at least one 4
- Pay is usually £ 5 per hour
Registration process
- Wear a 6 to the interview
- Must bring your 7 to the interview
- They will ask questions about each applicant’s 8
Advantages of using an agency
- The 9 you receive at interview will benefit you
- Will get access to vacancies which are not advertised
- Less 10 is involved in applying for jobs
Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
MATTHEWS ISLAND HOLIDAYS
11. According to the speaker, the company
12. Where can customers meet the tour manager before travelling to the Isle of Man?
13. How many lunches are included in the price of the holiday?
14. Customers have to pay extra for
Questions 15-20
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
TIMETABLE FOR ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY
Day 1 -- Arrive
- Introduction by manager
- Hotel dining room has view of the 15
Day 2 -- Tynwald Exhibition and Peel
- Tynwald may have been founded in 16, not 979
Day 3 -- Trip to Snaefell
- Travel along promenade in a tram
- Train to Laxey
- Train to the 17 of Snaefell
Day 4 -- Free day
- Company provides a 18 for local transport and heritage sites
Day 5
- Take the 19 railway train from Douglas to Port Erin
- Free time, then coach to Castletown -- former 20 has old castle
Day 6 -- Leave
- Leave the island by ferry or plane
Questions 21-26
What did findings of previous research claim about the personality traits a child is likely to have because of their position in the family?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 21-26.
Personality traits
A. outgoing
B. selfish
C. independent
D. attention-seeking
E. introverted
F. co-operative
G. caring
H. competitive
21. The eldest child 21
22. A middle child 22
23. The youngest child 23
24. A twin 24
25. An only child 25
26. A child with much older siblings 26
Questions 27-28
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
27. What do the speakers say about the evidence relating to birth order and academic success?
28. What does Ruth think is surprising about the difference in oldest children’s academic performance?
Questions 29-30
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO experiences of sibling rivalry do the speakers agree have been valuable for them?
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
THE EUCALYPTUS TREE IN AUSTRALIA
Importance
- It provides 31 and food for a wide range of species.
- Its leaves provide 32, which is used to make a disinfectant.
Reasons for present decline in number
A) Diseases
(i) "Mundulla Yellows"
- Cause -- lime used for making 33 was absorbed.
- Trees were unable to take in necessary iron through their roots.
(ii) "Bell-miner Associated Die-back"
- Cause -- 34 feed on eucalyptus leaves.
- They secrete a substance containing sugar.
- Bell-miner birds are attracted by this and keep away other species.
B) Bushfires
William Jackson’s theory:
- High-frequency bushfires have an impact on vegetation, resulting in the growth of 35.
- Mid-frequency bushfires result in the growth of eucalyptus forests because they:
- make more 36 available to the trees
- maintain the quality of the 37
- Low-frequency bushfires result in the growth of " 38 rainforest", which is:
- a 39 ecosystem
- an ideal environment for the 40 of the bell-miner