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Part 1 — Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry Name: Margaret Smith About the applicant: • Wants a

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Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry Name: Margaret Smith About the applicant: • Wants a ____
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job • Will soon start work as a ____
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• Has led cycle trips in ____
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• Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families • Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a ____
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club • Available for five months from the 1st of ____
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• Can’t eat ____
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Contact details • Address: 27 ____
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Place, Dumfries • Postcode: ____
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Interview: • Interview at 2.30 pm on ____
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• Will plan a short ____

Part 2 — Questions 11–20

Part 2 figure 1

Choose the correct letter A, B or C. Visiting the Sheepmarket Area

11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the sheepmarket area?
12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the sheepmarket for their
13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must
14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you

Label the map below. Write correct letter A-I next to questions 15-20.

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the Reynolds House
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the Thumb
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the Museum
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the Contemporary Art Gallery
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the Warner Gallery
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Nucleus

Part 3 — Questions 21–30

Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

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22.
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24.
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What do the speakers say about each of the following films? Choose SIX answers from below and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 25-30. Comments

  • Aclearly shows the historical period
  • Bcontains only parts of the play
  • Cis too similar to another kind of film
  • Dturned out to be unpopular with audiences
  • Epresents the play in a different period from the original
  • Fsets the original in a different country
  • Gincorporates a variety of art forms Films 25. Ran 26. Much Ado About Nothing 27. Romeo and Juliet 28. Hamlet 29. Prospero’s Books 30. Looking for Richard Part 4:
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Ran
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Romeo and Juliet
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Hamlet
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Prospero’s Books
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Looking for Richard

Part 4 — Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Noise in Cities Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses. Noise ‘maps’ • Show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads • Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their

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found on roads • Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their ____
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• Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise • Have made people realize that the noise is a ____
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that must be dealt with Problems caused by noise • Sleep disturbance • Increase in amount of stress • Effect on the ____
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of school children Different types of noise Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a ____
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in a town To investigate this, researchers may use methods from ____
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sciences What people want Plenty of activity in urban environments which are ____
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but also allow people to relax But architects and town planners • Do not get much ____
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sound as the responsibility of engineers Understanding sound as an art form We need to know • How sound relates to ____
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• What can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound • Whether physics can help us understand the ____
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of sound Virtual reality programs • Advantage: predict the effect of buildings • Current disadvantage: they are ____