Part3 Read the text and answer the questions below. The future of the world’s language A Of the world’s 6,500 living languages, around half are expected to be out by the end of t...

Part 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below. Music: Language We All Speak (A) Music is one of the human species’ relati...

Part3 Read the text and answer the questions below. Ancient Rome A From ancient times to the present, historians have asked the question: How and why did an ordinary little town in...

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Part2 Read the text and answer the questions below. The reconstruction of community in talbot park, Auckland A The buildings in Talbot Park are eye-catching now and quite different...

  Part 2 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below. Australia's Camouflaged Creatures Many species of animal in Aust...

Part2 Read the text and answer the questions below. Animal Minds: Parrot Alex A In 1977 Irene Pepperberg, a recent graduate of Harvard University, did something very bold. At a tim...

  Insect‑inspired Robots A A tiny insect navigates its way across featureless salt‑pans. A cockroach successfully works out how to scramble over an obstacle. The mantis shr...

  Early approaches to organisational design A Determining the ‘best’ type of organisational structure for a particular situation has long been an important task for manager...

  The history of cakes at weddings Part A In Western cultures, since antiquity. Weddings customarily have been celebrated with a special cake. Ancient Roman wedding ceremonie...