READING PASSAGE 1

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

Flying tortoises

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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.

The Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography

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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.

Music and the emotions

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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 importance of getting the timing right
ii   Young meets old
iii  Developments to the disadvantage of tortoise populations
iv   Planning a bigger idea
v    Tortoises populate the islands
vi   Carrying out a carefully prepared operation
vii  Looking for a home for the islands’ tortoises
viiiThe start of the conservation project

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Paragraph A
2
Paragraph B
3
Paragraph C
4
Paragraph D
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Paragraph E
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Paragraph F
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Paragraph G

Questions 8-13

Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

The decline of the Galápagos tortoise

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17th century: small numbers taken onto ships used by
.
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1790s: very large numbers taken onto whaling ships, kept for
…
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…and also used to produce
.
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Hunted by
on the islands.
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Habitat destruction: by various
not native to the islands…
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…which also fed on baby tortoises and tortoises’
.

Questions 14-19

Reading Passage 2 has eight sections, A-H.
Which paragraph contains the following information?

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an acceptance that not all diseases can be totally eliminated
15
examples of physical conditions caused by human behaviour
16
a reference to classifying diseases on the basis of how far they extend geographically
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reasons why the level of access to healthcare can vary within a country
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a description of health geography as a mixture of different academic fields
19
a description of the type of area where a particular illness is rare

Questions 20-26

Complete the sentences below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

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Certain diseases have disappeared, thanks to better
and healthcare.
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Because there is more contact between people,
are losing their usefulness.
22
Disease-causing
are most likely to be found in hot, damp regions.
23
One cause of pollution is
that burn a particular fuel.
24
The growth of cities often has an impact on nearby
.
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is one disease that is growing after having been eradicated.
26
A physical barrier such as a
can prevent people from reaching a hospital.

Questions 27-31

Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

The Montreal Study

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…neurons to release a substance called
…
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…in two of the parts of the brain which are associated with feeling
.
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…the area of the brain called the
were particularly active…
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…the period known as the
.
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…associated with the expectation of ‘reward’ stimuli such as
.

Questions 32-36

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

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What point does the writer emphasise in the first paragraph?
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What view of the Montreal study does the writer express in the second paragraph?
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What does the writer find interesting about the results of the Montreal study?
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Why does the writer refer to Meyer’s work on music and emotion?
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According to Leonard Meyer, what causes the listener’s emotional response to music?

Questions 37-40

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.

A   our response to music depends on our initial emotional state.
B   neuron activity decreases if outcomes become predictable.
C   emotive music can bring to mind actual pictures and events.
D   experiences in our past can influence our emotional reaction to music.
E   emotive music delays giving listeners what they expect to hear.
F   neuron activity increases prior to key points in a musical piece.

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The Montreal researchers discovered that
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Many studies have demonstrated that
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Meyer’s analysis of Beethoven’s music shows that
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Earlier theories of music suggested that