Part-1

Questions 1-4

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Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Festival information

Date

Type of event

Details

17th

a concert

performers from Canada

18th

a ballet

company called 1 

19th-20th (afternoon)

a play

type of play: a comedy called Jemima has had a good 2 

20th (evening)

3  show

show is called 4 

Questions 5-10

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Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Workshops

  • Making 5  food
  • (children only) Making 6 
  • (adults only) Making toys from 7  using various tools

Outdoor activities

  • Swimming in the 8 
  • Walking in the woods, led by an expert on 9 

See the festival organiser’s 10  for more information

 

Part-2

Questions 11-14

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Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

Minster Park

11 The park was originally established

Aas an amenity provided by the city council.

Bas land belonging to a private house.

Cas a shared area set up by the local community.

 

12 Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?

AShe was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.

BShe was a council member responsible for giving the public access.

CShe was a senior worker at the park for many years.

 

13 During the First World War, the park was mainly used for

Aexercises by troops.

Bgrowing vegetables.

Cpublic meetings.

 

14 When did the physical transformation of the park begin?

A2013

B2015

C2016

 

Questions 15-20

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Label the map below.

Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions.

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15 statue of Diane Gosforth     

16 wooden sculptures         

17 playground     

18 maze      

19 tennis courts  

20 fitness area  

 

Part-3

Questions 21-22

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Choose TWO letters, A-E.

21 22 Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?

Astudent from the English department

Bresidents of the local area

Cthe university’s teaching staff

Dpotential new students

Estudents from other departments

 

 

Questions 23-24

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Choose TWO letters, A-E.

23 24 What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?

AHis speeches inspired others to try to improve society.

BHe used his publications to draw attention to social problems.

CHis novels are well-known now.

DHe was consulted on a number of social issues.

EHis reputation has changed in recent times.

 

 

Questions 25-30

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What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions.

Topics

A     poverty

    education

C     Dickens’s travels

D     entertainment

E     crime and the law

F     wealth

G     medicine

H     a woman’s life

Novels by Dickens

25 The Pickwick Papers      

26 Oliver Twist  

27 Nicholas Nickleby     

28 Martin Chuzzlewit        

29 Bleak House  

30 Little Dorrit           

 

Part-4

Questions 31-40

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Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Agricultural programme in Mozambique

How the programme was organised

  • It focused on a dry and arid region in Chicualacuala district, near the Limpopo River.
  • People depended on the forest to provide charcoal as a source of income.
  • 31  was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.
  • Most of the work organised by farmers’ associations was done by 32 
  • Fenced areas created to keep animals away from crops.
  • The programme provided

–  33  for the fences

–  34  for suitable crops

–  water pumps.

  • The farmers provided

–  labour

–  35  for the fences on their land.

Further developments

  • The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 36 .
  • Training was therefore provided in methods of food 37 .
  • Farmers made special places where 38  could be kept.
  • Local people later suggested keeping 39 .

Evaluation and lessons learned

  • Agricultural production increased, improving incomes and food security.
  • Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 40  phase of the programme.