READING PASSAGE 1

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

The story of silk

The history of the world’s most luxurious fabric, from ancient China to the present day

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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.

Great Migrations

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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.

Preface to ‘How the other half thinks: Adventures in mathematical reasoning’

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Questions 1-9

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

THE STORY OF SILK

Early silk production in China

1
silkworm cocoon fell into emperor’s wife’s
2
emperor’s wife invented a
to pull out silk fibres
3
Only
were allowed to produce silk
4
Only
were allowed to wear silk
5
Silk used as a form of
6
evidence found of
made from silk around 168 AD

Silk reaches rest of world

7
Merchants use Silk Road to take silk westward and bring back
and precious metals
8
550 AD:
hide silkworm eggs in canes and take them to Constantinople
9
20th century:
and other manmade fibres cause decline in silk production

Questions 10-13

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

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

10
Gold was the most valuable material transported along the Silk Road.
11
Most tradesmen only went along certain sections of the Silk Road.
12
The Byzantines spread the practice of silk production across the West.
13
Silk yarn makes up the majority of silk currently exported from China.

Questions 14-18

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

14
Local gulls and migrating arctic terns behave in the same way when offered food.
15
Experts’ definitions of migration tend to vary according to their area of study.
16
Very few experts agree that the movement of aphids can be considered migration.
17
Aphids’ journeys are affected by changes in the light that they perceive.
18
Dingle’s aim is to distinguish between the migratory behaviours of different species.

Questions 19-22

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

A   be discouraged by difficulties.
B   travel on open land where they can look out for predators.
C   eat more than they need for immediate purposes.
D   be repeated daily.
E   ignore distractions.
F   be governed by the availability of water.
G   follow a straight line.

19
According to Dingle, migratory routes are likely to
20
To prepare for migration, animals are likely to
21
During migration, animals are unlikely to
22
Arctic terns illustrate migrating animals’ ability to

Questions 23-26

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

The migration of pronghorns

23
Pronghorns rely on their eyesight and
to avoid predators.
24
One particular population’s summer habitat is a national park, and their winter home is on the
.
25
However, their route between these two areas contains three
.
26
One problem is the construction of new homes in a narrow
of land on the pronghorns’ route.

Questions 27-34

Reading Passage has seven sections, A-G.
Which section contains the following information?

27
a reference to books that assume a lack of mathematical knowledge
28
the way in which this is not a typical book about mathematics
29
personal examples of being helped by mathematics
30
examples of people who each had abilities that seemed incompatible
31
mention of different focuses of books about mathematics
32
a contrast between reading this book and reading other kinds of publication
33
a claim that the whole of the book is accessible to everybody
34
a reference to different categories of intended readers of this book

Questions 35-40

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

35
Some areas of both music and mathematics are suitable for someone who is a
.
36
It is sometimes possible to understand advanced mathematics using no more than a limited knowledge of
.
37
The writer intends to show that mathematics requires
thinking, as well as analytical skills.
38
Some books written by
have had to leave out the mathematics that is central to their theories.
39
The writer advises non-mathematical readers to perform
while reading.
40
A lawyer found that studying
helped even more than other areas of mathematics in the study of law.