Section 3
Questions 21-23
Complete the sentences below
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Scientists think bears were originally in the same family as 22 ________
The Cave Bear was not dangerous because it 23 ________
Questions 24-28
Choose the correct bear species in each question.
B Giant Panda
C Polar Bear
D Sloth Bear
E Sun Bear
24. Which is the most recent species?
25. Which is the largest looking bear?
26. Which is the smallest bear?
27. Which bear eats plants?
28. Which bear eats insects?
Questions 29 and 30
Pick TWO letters A-F.
Which TWO actions to help bears survive are mentioned?
A breeding bears in captivity
B encouraging a more humane attitude
C keeping bears in national parks
D enforcing international laws
E buying the speaker’s book
F writing to the United Nations
Section 4
Question 31 -36
Choose the correct answer A-C
31 The speaker compares a solar eclipse today to a
A religious experience
B scientific event
C popular spectacle
32 The speaker says that the dark spot of an eclipse is
A simple to predict
B easy to explain
C randomly occurring
33 Concerning an eclipse, the ancient Chinese were
A fascinated
B rational
C terrified
34 For the speaker, the most impressive aspect of an eclipse is the
A exceptional beauty of the sky
B chance for scientific study
C effect of the moon on the sun
35 Eclipses occur rarely because of the size of the
A moon
B sun
C earth
36 In predicting eclipses, the Babylonians were restricted by their
A religious attitudes
B inaccurate observations
C limited ability to calculate
Question 37-40
Complete the table.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Date of eclipse | Scientists | Observation |
| 1715 | Halley | 37 __________ who accurately predicted an eclipse |
| 1868 | Janssen and Lockyer | Discovered 38 __________ |
| 1878 | Watson | Believed he had found 39 __________ |
| 1919 | Einstein | Realised astronomers had misunderstood 40 __________ |
Answer Keys
| 1. 692411 | 21. 40 million |
| 2. Rainbow Communications | 22. dogs/the dog |
| 3. white | 23. only ate plants |
| 4. two/2 boxes | 24. C |
| 5. light blue | 25. A |
| 6. 10 packs/10 packets | 26. E |
| 7. (coloured) floppy disks | 27. B |
| 8. (a/one) wall calendar | 28. D |
| 9. (a/new) catalogue | 29. B/E in either order |
| 10. before 11.30 (AM) | 30. B/E in either order |
| 11. Royal Museum | 31. C |
| 12. Queen’s Park Road/Rd | 32. B |
| 13. 10th December/December 10th | 33. C |
| 14. metal work | 34. B |
| 15. (garden)vegetables | 35. A |
| 16. coloured stones | 36. C |
| 17. (white) paper | 37. first person |
| 18. Face to Face | 38. (a)new element/helium |
| 19. pencil drawing | 39. (the) lost planet/(the) new planet/Vulcan |
| 20. all materials | 40. gravity |
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