QUESTIONS FROM R1
The Terracotta Army was discovered by people lived
who lived nearby, by chance. (T/F/NG)
TRUE
In his study of prehistoric life, Peter Falkinghom rarely spends time on outdoor research.(T/F/NG)
TRUE
Reducing electricity consumption on the Isle of Eigg
Approximately how many people live on Eigg?
100
The word employee most nearly means:
a) A company owner
b) A person who works for a company
c) A teacher
d) A manager
b) A person who works for a company
The term documentation in the context of linguistics refers to:
a) Writing stories
b) Recording and describing a language
c) Translating books
d) Teaching grammar
b) Recording and describing a language
The hub is made of wood from the tree of …
ELM
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Reducing electricity consumption on the Isle of Eigg
Which gardening aid did some Eigg inhabitants claim grants for?
GREENHOUSES
The word proponents in paragraph F refers to:
a) People who disagree with an idea
b) People who support an idea or method
c) People who study technology
d) People who create problems
b) People who support an idea or method
The word unsentimental in paragraph 8 means:
a) Based on strong feelings
b) Lacking emotional involvement
c) Focused on moral issues
d) Very sympathetic
b) Lacking emotional involvement
What is the main cause for the chick bittern’s death?
STARVATION
Write no more than 2 words.
Mud is simulated with attention to its texture and thickness and how much _____________ it contains.
STRESS
Change in business organisations
A The agricultural age.
B The industrial age.
C The neo-industrial age.
Match each characteristic with the correct period.
____ an emphasis on production quantity.
B The industrial age.
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The expression flavour of the month in paragraph 4 means:
a) A popular topic for a short time
b) A type of food
c) A permanent academic theory
d) A linguistic rule
a) A popular topic for a short time
What is the main purpose of this passage?
Saving the British Bitterns
Cooperation can protect an endangered species.
TEXT: ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: By 2050 only a small number of languages will be flourishing.
(YES/NO/NG)
YES
Change in business organisations
A The agricultural age.
B The industrial age.
C The neo-industrial age.
Match each characteristic with the correct period.
________ a focus on the quality of goods
C The neo-industrial age.
The word scalability in paragraph A refers to:
a) The ability to increase or decrease in size or number
b) The ability to communicate easily
c) The ability to learn fast
d) The ability to store information
a) The ability to increase or decrease in size or number
The word preservation means:
a) Stopping something new from starting
b) Changing something completely
c) Ignoring a problem
d) Keeping something safe from loss or harm
Keeping something safe from loss or harm
FIND THE BEST HEADING FOR THE TEXT.
E-learning is the unifying term to describe the fields of online learning, webbased training, and technology-delivered instruction, which can be a great benefit to corporate e-learning. IBM, for instance, claims that the institution of its e-training program, Basic Blue, whose purpose is to train new managers, saved the company in the range of $200 million in 1999. Cutting the travel expenses required to bring employees and instructors to a central classroom accounts for the lion’s share of the savings. With an online course, employees
can learn from any Internet-connected PC, anywhere in the world. Ernst and Young reduced training costs by 35 percent while improving consistency and
scalability.
A) overview of the benefits for the application of E-training
B) technology can be a huge financial burden
C) multimedia over the Internet can be a solution
A) overview of the benefits for the application of E-training
TEXT: ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: What does Nick Evans say about speakers of a creole?
a) They lose the ability to express ideas which are part of their culture.
B) Older and younger members of the community have difficulty communicating.
c) They express their ideas more clearly and concisely than most people.
D) Accessing practical information causes problems for them.
a) They lose the ability to express ideas which are part of their culture.
The creation of lasting memories
What did the experiment by Shadmehr and Holcomb show?
A) Different areas of the brain were activated by different tasks.
B) Activity in the brain gradually moved from one area to other areas.
C) Subjects continued to get better at a task after training had finished.
D) Treatment given to subjects improved their performance on a task
B) Activity in the brain gradually moved from one area to other areas.
The phrase to circumvent these traditional training drawbacks means:
a) To avoid or overcome the problems of traditional training
b) To make training more difficult
c) To increase classroom time
d) To reduce learning quality
a) To avoid or overcome the problems of traditional training
What does the word "PhD" mean in the text?
Doctor of Philosophy