READING PASSAGE 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.

Tea and the Industrial Revolution

A Cambridge professor says that a change in drinking habits was the reason for the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Anjana Abuja reports.

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READING PASSAGE 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26 which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.

Gifted children and learning

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READING PASSAGE 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.

Museums of fine art and their public

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Questions 1-7

Reading Passage 1 has seven paragraphs, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

List of Headings
i    The search for the reasons for an increase in population
ii   Industrialisation and the fear of unemployment
iii  The development of cities in Japan
iv   The time and place of the Industrial Revolution
v    The cases of Holland, France and China
vi   Changes in drinking habits in Britain
vii  Two keys to Britain’s industrial revolution
viii Conditions required for industrialisation
ix   Comparisons with Japan lead to the answer

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Paragraph A
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Paragraph B
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Paragraph C
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Paragraph D
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Paragraph E
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Paragraph F
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Paragraph G

Questions 8-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

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China’s transport system was not suitable for industry in the 18th century.
9
Tea and beer both helped to prevent dysentery in Britain.
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Roy Porter disagrees with Professor Macfarlane’s findings.
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After 1740, there was a reduction in population in Britain.
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People in Britain used to make beer at home.
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The tax on malt indirectly caused a rise in the death rate.

Questions 14-17

Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A-F.
Which paragraph contains the following information?

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a reference to the influence of the domestic background on the gifted child.
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reference to what can be lost if learners are given too much guidance.
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a reference to the damaging effects of anxiety.
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examples of classroom techniques which favour socially-disadvantaged children.

Questions 18-22

Look at the following statements ( Questions 18-22 ) and the list of people below.
Match each statement with the correct person or people, A-E.

List of People
A   Freeman
B   Shore and Kanevsky
C   Elshout
D   Simonton
E   Boekaerts

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Less time can be spent on exercises with gifted pupils who produce accurate work.
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Self-reliance is a valuable tool that helps gifted students reach their goals.
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Gifted children know how to channel their feelings to assist their learning.
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The very gifted child benefits from appropriate support from close relatives.
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Really successful students have learnt a considerable amount about their subject.

Questions 23-26

Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

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One study found a strong connection between children’s IQ and the availability of
at home.
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Children of average ability seem to need more direction from teachers because they do not have
.
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Meta-cognition involves children understanding their own learning strategies, as well as developing
.
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Teachers who rely on what is known as
often produce sets of impressive grades in class tests.

Questions 27-31

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-L, below.

A   institution
B   mass production
C   mechanical processes
D   public
E   paints
F   artist
G   size
H   underlying ideas
I   basic technology
J   readers
K   picture frames
L   assistants

The value attached to original works of art

People go to art museums because they accept the value of seeing an original work of art. But they do not go to museums to read original manuscripts of novels, perhaps because the availability of novels has depended on 27 for so long, and also because with novels, the 28 are the most important thing.
However, in historical times artists such as Leonardo were happy to instruct 29 to produce copies of their work and these days new methods of reproduction allow excellent replication of surface relief features as well as colour and 30 .
It is regrettable that museums still promote the superiority of original works of art, since this may not be in the interests of the 31 .

Questions 32-35

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

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The writer mentions London’s National Gallery to illustrate
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The writer says that today, viewers may be unwilling to criticise a because
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According to the writer, the ‘displacement effect’ on the visitor is caused by
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The writer says that unlike other forms of art, a painting does not

Questions 36-40

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

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Art history should focus on discovering the meaning of art using a range of media.
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The approach of art historians conflicts with that of art museums.
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People should be encouraged to give their opinions openly on works of art.
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Reproductions of fine art should only be sold to the public if they are of high quality.
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In the future, those with power are likely to encourage more people to enjoy art.