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Exercise 1:
Questions 1-4: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

1 The workshop takes place on
A the 5th.
B the 6th.
C the 16th.
2 The maximum number of participants is
A five.
B twelve.
C fifteen.
3 The workshop lasts for
A half an hour.
B one hour.
C over an hour.
4 Each workshop participant must contribute
A £2.
B £5.
C £10.
Questions 5-6: Choose TWO letters A-F.

Which TWO items must participants bring to the workshop?
A a bag
B a container
C floral supplies
D paper
E a penknife
F scissors
Questions 7-10: Complete the booking form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
JAPANESE FLORAL ART WORKSHOP BOOKING FORM
PARTICIPANT DETAILS
First name: 7 ...................
Surname: 8 ...................
Contact telephone number: 9 ...................
Email address: 10 [email protected]
Exercise 2:
For questions 10-15, listen to a radio discussion about writing a novel and choose the
correct answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
10. What does Louise say about Ernest Hemingway's advice to writers?
A. It is useful to a certain extent.
B. It applies only to inexperienced novelists.
C. It wasn't intended to be taken seriously.
D. It might confuse some inexperienced novelists.
11. Louise says that you need to get feedback when you
A. have not been able to write anything for some time.
B. are having difficulty organizing your ideas.
C. are having contrasting feelings about what you have written.
D. have finished the book but not shown it to anyone.
12. Louise says that you should get feedback from another writer because
A. it is easy to ignore criticism from people who are not writers.
B. another writer may be kinder to you than friends and relatives.
C. it is hard to find other people who will make an effort to help you.
D. another writer will understand what your intentions are.
13. What does Louise regard as useful feedback?
A. a combination of general observations and detailed comments
B. both identification of problems and suggested solutions
C. comments focusing more on style than on content
D. as many points about strengths as weaknesses
14. What does Louise say about the people she gets feedback from?
A. Some of them are more successful than her.
B. She doesn't only discuss writing with them.
C. She also gives them feedback on their work.
D. It isn't always easy for her to get together with them.
15. One reaction to feedback that Louise mentions is that
A. it is justified but would require too much effort to act on.
B. it focuses on unimportant details rather than key issues.
C. it has been influenced by reading other people's novels.
D. it is not suggesting that major changes to the novel are required.
You will hear a student called Mara Barnes giving a presentation about the
language of the Piraha people who live in the Amazon basin. For questions 1–9,
complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
Mara defines the way of life of the Piraha people as fitting into the (1)
________________ category.
Mara explains that because most speakers of Piraha are (2) ________________, the
language is not under imminent threat.
Professor Everett was surprised to discover that the Piraha language has no words for
ideas like (3) ‘________________’ or ‘number’.
Mara says that common objects such as (4) ________________ were used to establish
whether Piraha people could count.
Mara thinks that the Piraha language sounds more like (5) ________________ than
speech.
The (6) ________________ used in the Piraha language are thought to have originated in
another local language.
Mara uses the term (7) ‘________________’ for a common concept related to time that
Piraha people seem not to have.
Professor Everett gives the example of the Piraha’s superior (8) ________________ to
support his idea that they are not unintelligent.
Mara uses the expression (9) ‘________________’ to describe her attitude towards
Professor Everett’s theory of language
Exercise 4:
Recruting minority volunteers in clinical trials for their coronavirus vaccines means
overcoming deep-seated and 1.________________ of the medical system.
Black Americans have reason to be suspicious. Beyond the well-known Tuskegee

experiments, where syphilis patients were 2.________________ for decades, they've
also faced an ongoing 3.________________ by medical providers.
While mostly white people enrol in COVID vaccine trials, Meharry is one of the few
places in the country where Black patients are being 4.________________ with a
personal invitation to take part.
The National Institutes of Health has suggested minorities should be

5.________________ in testing the COVID vaccine.
Mack says there are no 6.________________ if medical research is to reflect the

diversity of the U.S. It takes time to build trust and meaningful relationships with people
who've been excluded.
The primary effort 7.________________ existing trial networks that were designed for
HIV research and convincing patients of color to help with COVID.
And there's a danger that lunging for big diversity goals could result in
8.________________.
Historically Black medical institutions in the country are uniquely positioned to do this
work. While they haven't been on the 9.________________ of the vaccine trial
recruitment, they mean to play an important role.
Convincing hundreds of thousands to sign up will be difficult. But even for those who
don't participate, researchers hope their 10.________________ efforts will at least result
in more minorities ultimately taking the vaccine when it's available.

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Exercise 1:

Questions 1-4: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Questions 5-6: Choose TWO letters A-F.

JAPANESE FLORAL ART WORKSHOP BOOKING FORM

Black Americans have reason to be suspicious. Beyond the well-known Tuskegee

The National Institutes of Health has suggested minorities should be

Mack says there are no 6.________________ if medical research is to reflect the

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