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You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with extraterrestrial life. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

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be expected to propose ideos for stories ond feoture orticles ond be involved in some of ihe initiol reseorch, He or she will be responsible for editing the news stories ond help to set up the mogozine's web site, This will include online oriicles ond informotion services,

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lf you think you fulfil these requirements ond ore interested, send us your resume with o covering letter exploining why you think you wou d be suiioble for the job,

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The new magazine aims to A attract a readership of non-specialists. B publish articles about life on Ear1h. C conduct research into astrobiology. D develop an interest in general science. 2

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Life in the flniverse UntiI recentty, we have confined ourselves to our own solar system in the search for Life, partty because we have not had evidence for the existence of other sotar systems. Furthermore, our telescopes have not been powerful enough to detect planets. But not long ago, a technique was deveLoped that could ascertain re[iab[y whether stars have p[anets orbiting them. Basical.Ly, this technique relies upon our abitity to detect with some degree of precision how much Light a star is giving off. If this changes for a brief period, it is probably because a Large object - a ptanet - is passing in front of it. At first, the technique coutd only establish the existence of a very large planet with an elLipticaL orbit that brought ii into close proximity to the star. This was one of the Limitations of the technique: Life cou[d not exist on such Large ptanets. Furthermore, the orbit of the pLanet wouLd precLude the possibiLity of other, sma[[er p[anets orbiting the same star. Therefore, that particular planetary system could be effectivel.y ruled out in terms of the search for [ife. However, astronomers using an Anglo-American telescope in New South Wates now believe they have pinpointed a planetary system which resembLes our own. For the first time, they have identified a large planet,

twice the size of Jupiter, orbiting a star Like the sun, at much the same distance from its parent star as Jupiter is from the sun. And this is the vital point about their discovery: there js at least a theoreticat possibitity that sma[Ler planets cou[d be orbiting inside the orbit of this planet.

According to the article, the initial flaw in the technique for detecting new planets lay in A its inability to determine how much light a star was emitting' B the fact that it could detect large objects passing in front of a star. C its dependence on the amount of light that was emitted by a star. D its inability to detect a planet where life could exist. What is important about the recent discovery in New South Wales? A Astronomers have discovered a planet which resembles Jupiter. B Smaller planets may exist within the new planetary system. C The new planet lies as far from its star as Jupiter does from the sun' D There is a possibility that life exists on this new planet.

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The performance challenged the conventions of an art form'

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stumbled - literatly - over a body oozing fake blood that was so convincing it almost caused my wile to faint. Yes, it had started. As we followed the actors around the house for scenes in various locations, we tried to work out who the murderer could be. It was a. fascinating experience, and I have,to report that my

wife proved to be a brillianl sleuth, solving the mystery.in record time. DeathCallswas a masterpiece of condensed theatre that had me londly recalling a production of 2007, ASpaceOdyssey at the Fdinburgh

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development of the plot and the main themes within the story. As you read the set book, make notes 0n. charecters' perso nalities. Practise making comparisons between, different cha raeters and also think about why you Iike or dislike them.You must be able to outline the plot and talk about theroes such as greed, arnbition, lovq, hate, ete.

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You need to include information about the culture and history of your region, At the ssme time, your. task isto produce a good piece of writing. *o as long as the points you make sound reasonable. they dornot all have to be faetually corect. For , instance, if you want to say that young people in your region are , interested.in the history oJtiris paft of the country, you could invent a surv€y that shows 6E% of young people saythey are 'very interested' in histo& It doesn't matter il this survey was never actually canied out.

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What aspect of the ballet is of greatest interest to audiences? the way the dogs behave during dance sequences the way the dogs perform their tricks the sight of the dogs in a pack the way the dogs copy the actions of one character

A B C D

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How does Stan feel about the increasing use of technology in dance? He thinks this trend has gone too far. He prefers more traditional approaches to dance. He does not approve of it in principle. He believes it is creating a new art form.

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function of the dogs in the ballet is to reflect what happens to the human characters. act as a contrast to the human characters. show how wild animals behave in a civilised society. symbolise homeless people.

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We gather that the ballet being discussed here has received general critical acclaim.

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