READING PASSAGE 1

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

The risks agriculture faces in developing countries

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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 Lost City

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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.

The Benefits of Being Bilingual

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Questions 1-3

Reading Passage 1 has nine paragraphs, A-I.
Which paragraph contains the following information?

1
a reference to difficulties in bringing about co-operation between farmers
2
a reference to characteristics that only apply to food production
3
a reference to challenges faced only by farmers in certain parts of the world

Questions 4-9

Look at the following statements (Question 4-9) and the list of people below.
Match each statement with the correct person, A-G.

List of People
A Kanayo F. Nwanze
B Sophia Murphy
C Shenggen Fan
D Rokeya Kabir
E Pat Mooney
F Giel Ton
G Sonali Bisht

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Financial assistance from the government does not always go to the farmers who most need it.
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Farmers can benefit from collaborating as a group.
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Financial assistance from the government can improve the standard of living of farmers.
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Farmers may be helped if there is financial input by the same individuals who buy from them.
8
Governments can help to reduce variation in prices.
9
Improvements to infrastructure can have a major impact on risk for farmers.

Questions 10-11

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO problems are mentioned which affect farmers with small farms in developing countries?

10 & 11

Questions 12-13

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO actions are recommended for improving conditions for farmers?

12 & 13

Questions 14-20

Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

List of headings
i Different accounts of the same journey
ii Bingham gains support
iii A common belief
iv The aim of the trip
v A dramatic description
vi A new route
vii Bingham publishes his theory
viii Bingham’s lack of enthusiasm

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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 21-24

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

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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Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.
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Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common route used by travelers.
23
Bingham understood the significance of Machu Picchu as soon as he saw it.
24
Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support his theory.

Questions 25-26

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

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The track that took Bingham down the Urubamba valley had been created for the transportation of
.
26
Bingham found out about the ruins of Machu Picchu from a
in the Urubamba valley.

Questions 27-31

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

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Observing the
of Russian-English bilingual people…
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…a mechanism known as
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A test called the
, focusing on naming colors
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Bilingual people are more able to handle tasks involving a skill called
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When changing strategies, bilingual people have superior

Questions 32-36

Do the following statements agree with the claims 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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Attitudes towards bilingualism have changed in recent years.
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Bilingual people are better than monolingual people at guessing correctly what words are before they are finished.
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Bilingual people consistently name images faster than monolingual people.
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Bilingual people’s brains process single sounds more efficiently than monolingual people in all situations.
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Fewer bilingual people than monolingual people suffer from brain disease in old age.

Questions 37-40

Reading Passage 3 has seven paragraphs, A-G.
Which paragraph contains the following information?

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an example of how bilingual and monolingual people’s brains respond differently to a certain type of non-verbal auditory input
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a demonstration of how a bilingual upbringing has benefits even before we learn to speak
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a description of the process by which people identify words that they hear
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reference to some negative consequences of being bilingual