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Part 1 — Questions 1–10

Choose TWO letters A-E. Annie’s mother

  • Ahas arthritis
  • Bis pleased with her new medicine
  • Ccan hardly move her fingers
  • Dneeds an operation on her leg
  • Ehas medical insurance
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Question 1
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Question 2

Choose the correct letter A-C

3. Bud’s uncle

5 Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Annie’s parents are finding it difficult to pay the

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Annie’s parents are finding it difficult to pay the ____
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and her sister has won a ____

7 Choose TWO letters A-E. Bud’s cousin

  • Ais called Mary
  • Bmet Annie at Annie’s party
  • Cworks at a hotel
  • Dwants to get promoted
  • Eis nice to people when she first meets them
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Question 6
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Question 7

9 Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Bud’s father has a

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Bud’s father has a ____
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to build a supermarket and all his workers have to belong to the ____

Answer the question in ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER.

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How many years have Bud’s parents been married?

Part 2 — Questions 11–20

12 Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. The manager says people want to save money for retirement, children’s education, a

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The manager says people want to save money for retirement, children’s education, a ____
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and a ____

14 Choose TWO letters A-E. The manager says how much money one should spend and how much one should save

  • Adepends on individual tastes
  • Bis clearer as one gets older
  • Cdepends entirely on how many children one has
  • Dshould be decided after writing out a budget for daily necessities
  • Epartly depends on one’s health
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Question 13
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Question 14

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your answer. What does the manager say you should do if you have nearly spent your budget for the month?

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Question 15

17 Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

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The manager refers to keeping some money in a current account for use in emergencies as a
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This has been described as a voluntary tax on fools

Select the correct letter A-F and write next to the questions 18 to 20.

  • ABest spread of risks to meet investors’ objectives
  • BKnown, guaranteed returns for fixed period of time
  • CShould be purchased if buyer is optimistic
  • DHigh risk, potentially high returns
  • EAlways mean investment in new, small companies with excellent technologies
  • FProvide steady returns Item 18. Blue chip stocks 19. Balanced portfolios 20. Venture capital investments Part 3:
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Blue chip stocks
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Balanced portfolios
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Venture capital investments

Part 3 — Questions 21–30

22 Choose TWO letters A-E. Which statements are correct?

  • ABill and Jane made a video documentary on homeless people
  • BJane made a video on homeless people
  • CProf. Edwards is not clear how much his students know about video cameras
  • DFew students have video cameras
  • EBill have made a video documentary on homeless people
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Question 21
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Question 22

Complete the following sentence with ONE WORD ONLY.

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Prof. Edwards thinks he should start his video course by explaining the of video cameras.

25 Choose TWO letters A-E. Prof. Edwards say

  • Ahis students must each have their own video camera
  • Bhis students cannot all afford to buy video cameras
  • Chis students must be creative and plan their video projects properly
  • Dhis students need to use 3-CCD video cameras
  • Ethe film department has enough video cameras for his students to use
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Question 24
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Question 25

27 Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. What two uses of wide-angle shots does Prof. Edwards metion?

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What two uses of wide-angle shots does Prof. Edwards metion? ____
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____

Complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

28.
Bill says a small hole in one’s pocket is useful for
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Prof. Edwards says filming people without their knowledge raises the question of
30.
Jane wants to even filming people without their knowledge

Part 4 — Questions 31–40

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Prof. Roberts says much of history is concerned with conflict over

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Prof. Roberts says much of history is concerned with conflict over ____
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____
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and ____

35 Choose the correct letter A-C.

34. Prof Roberts implies that the concept of ‘hurting others’
35. Prof. Roberts says

Complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

36.
Many classical economists considered private land ownership a
37.
Keeping land in good condition for the future is the concept of
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The need to protect has led to increased restrictions on landowners’ rights in some countries
39.
Prof. Roberts believes that is usually the best way to protect natural resources

Choose the correct letter A-C.

40. The main difference between freehold and leasehold is