Test 9
Test 9
Test 9
SECTION 1 Question 1 - 10
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer
Question 7-10
Complete the table below
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Questions 11-18
Choose the correct letter A, B or C
Questions 19 and 20
Question 25 and 26
Choose TWO are the main reasons given for choosing a restaurant?
A competitors nearby
B enviroment
C transport facilities
D service
E seat capacity
Choose Four answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Question
27-30
People’s Attitudes
A people will spend more money in the restaurant.
B people don’t even notice the music
C people will come back again
C people don’t think the restaurant is worth the price
D people will leave the restaurant right after eating
E people don’t like the restaurant at all.
27 no music ………………
28 jazz ………………
29 classical music ………………..
30 pop music ………………..
Cube Houses
Background Information
After World War II, local urban planners wanted to redevelop and revive the
city.
Altogether, the Cube Houses can function as a 31………….
Each Cube building is in the shape of a 32 …………..
The Cube Houses sit on top of a 33……. For pedestrians to the central city.
During construction, the work was temporarily discontinued because the
designer faced the problem of 34………
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Question 1-13 which are based on Reading
Passage 1 on pages 2 and 3.
Tuatara are lizard-like reptiles, found only in New Zealand. They are representative
of ancient life forms
Tuatara are the only living representatives of an ancient lineage of reptiles called
Sphenodontia, which is over 250 million years old. Because tuatara still look like
fossils of reptiles that lived during the age of dinosaurs, they are often called living
fossils. Now just two species of tuatara survive, and only in New Zealand. One is
the Brothers Island tuatara which, until recent re-introductions to sanctuaries (safe
places for wildlife), only survived on North Brother Island. The other species is the
common tuatara, which survives on many other offshore islands. Although the
tuatara species appear similar, they have genetic differences. Tuatara bones have
been found in many parts of New Zealand. Where dated, they are usually a few
hundred to 5,000 years old. It is not known whether these bones are from the two
living species or other species that are now extinct.
Many anatomical features distinguish tuatara from other living reptiles - for
example, they have a defining pattern of openings in the skull and a unique type of
haemoglobin in the blood, and males have no external reproductive organ. Adults
are between 30 and 75 centimetres long, and weigh between 250 and 1.200 grams.
Males are larger than females, and have more developed spines in the crest along
the neck, back and tail.
The male tuatara courts the female by approaching her with a proud walk. Tuatara
mate in late summer, and the female usually lays 6-10 eggs the following spring, in
a shallow nest at ground level. She may guard the nest for a few nights, then return
out during the day to bask in the sun. Both sexes are territorial, and males
aggressively defend their territory by posing and fighting if necessary. Teeth are
their main weapons, and a bite can cause serious injury. Tuatara are carnivorous,
eating invertebrates, lizards and the baby seabirds with which they often share
burrows.
Tuatara were once widespread and abundant on the New Zealand mainland, but
when Polynesian settlers arrived in New Zealand, in about 1250-1300 AD, they
brought with them Pacific rats which killed tuatara. By the time of European
settlement, in the 1840s, tuatara were almost extinct on the New Zealand mainland.
Some islands provided temporary havens, but soon these too began to be invaded
by rats and other mammalian predators.
Gradually tuatara became restricted to 32 nearshore islands. Many of these islands
were tiny, some as small as only one hectare. A few, such as the Poor Knights
common tuatara lives on islands off the north-eastern coast of New Zealand, and
on some islands in Cook Strait. The Brothers Island tuatara survived only on the
of the Brothers Island tuatara have been created on Titi Island in the Marlborough
Sounds, and on Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.
Tuatara can live in remarkably dense populations. Most tuatara islands have 50-
100 tuatara per square hectare – so an island of only 10 hectares may have a
The tuatara
Lifespan
- maximum lifespan unknown
- many live to at least 7...........years old
Behaviour
- attack other creatures with their 8........
- eat young 9 ........... that live in the same burrows, invertebrates and reptiles
Population
- abundant until rats were introduced by 10...........people
- by the 1840s, hardly any tuatara found on the 11...
- islands off the north-eastern coast and in Cook Strait now home to the
12...........tuatara
- Brothers Island tuatara found on North Brother Island
- density of tuatara on Stephens Island is up to 13........... tuatara for every hectare
Protection of the species
- tuatara population dropped until rats eradicated from islands
- eggs were gathered by the Department of Conservation
READING PASSAGE 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on
Reading Passage 2 below.
Wildlife biologist Nick Mooney has the unenviable task of investigating all so-
called sightings of the tiger. It was Mooney who was first consulted in late
February 2005 about the authenticity of new digital photographic images of a
thylacine allegedly taken by a tourist. On the face value, Mooney says, this
particular account of a sighting and the photographs submitted as proof amount to
one of the most convincing cases for the species survival that he has seen. Many
other sightings have been hoaxes , and many sincere seekers are victims of
obsession . It is a blind optimism that something is , rather than a something isn't ,
" Mooney says . " If something crosses the road , it's not a case of " I wonder what
that was ? " Rather , it is a case of " That's a thylacine ! "
However , Mooney treats sightings on face value . ' I never try to embarrass people
, ' he says .... but the fact that I don't pack the car immediately after they telephone
can taken as ridicule . Obsessive characters get angry that someone in my position
is not out there when they think the thylacine is there .
Hans Naarding , whose sighting of a striped animal two decades ago was the
highlight of a lifetime of animal spotting, remains puzzled by the time and money
people waste on tiger searches. He says resources would be better applied to saying
another endangered animal , the Tasmanian devil , and helping declining migratory
bird populations . Could the thylacine still be out there ? ' Sure , ' Naarding says ' I
Question 14-18
Complete the summary below
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the
passage for each answer.
Write your answer in boxes 14-18 your answer sheet.
The thylacine was a dog - like animal which had a 14....... ..coat and was
carnivorous. It was originally spread widely throughout the mainland of 15 .......,
but started to disappear from that area around 16.......ago because of climate
change.
In the end , thylacines were found only on the island of 17 ........... until the arrival
of 18........ with their farming practices brought about a drastic reduction in
thylacine numbers . The last one is thought to have died in Hobart Zoo in 1936.
Question 19-24
Match each statement with the correct person , A , B , C or D. Write the correct
letter , A , B , C or D. in boxes 19-24 on your answer sheet
NB You may use any letter more than once .
19 There is no longer any hope of finding a surviving Tasmanian tiger .
20 It would be preferable not to disturb any surviving Tasmanian tigers .
21 Many who claim to have seen Tasmanian tigers are not objective witnesses .
22 Expert estimates of numbers needed to ensure species survival may be
inaccurate.
23 There is a great deal of international interest in Tasmanian tiger stories
24 Some fresh evidence provided by a visitor to Tasmania seems credible .
Question 25 and 26
B an extensive follow up
The chart below show depth of snow (cm) in paticular ski resort in Canada in
The given bar illustrates how the depth of snow in a certain ski resort in canada
changed during the first six months from year 1 to year 3.
Overall, the levels of snow in November, December, and January experienced upward
trends, while the figures for February, March, and April decreased in three years. In
addition, it snowed most during late Spring and early Summer in the given time.
In year 1, the depths of snow in February and March were highest, both at a staggering
450 cm, while that in November was significantly lower, at only 100 cm. At the same
After reaching peak of 450 cm in year 2, the figure for April declined dramatically to just
300 cm. Meanwhile, those in February and March, although continued to experience
gradual declines in snow depths to 350 cm, they were the leading contenders of the bar
chart. In contrast, there were hardly any visible changes recorded at first three months
of all years.