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Questions 1-6
1. 20, East Road
2. stay on island till 5:00 pm / take the first boat in the morning (5:00 am) / wait for 5:00 am boat
3. (i) map (ii) telephone / get directions to his house
4. exam tomorrow / can't attend tomorrow
5. to do some sightseeing
6. (i) have to use side / different / other entrance
(ii) a couple of streets / blocks away
Question 7
40 years
3 metres
legroom
traffic
rescue / emergency
petrol
corn
200
vertical
Authority or Ministry of Transport
Question 8
water / heat / environment
energy / fuel resources
turn off
To avoid 50% heat loss:
- insulation / padding
- gaps
- insert / inflate / put / place / push
To avoid wasting electricity:
- low energy
- turn off items at mains when not in use
- dry clothes
recycle
Question 9
(a) sandstorms / bad or extreme weather / global warming
(b) whole chunks of the Wall gone / Wall swallowed by the desert / Wall destroyed
( c ) drained the underground water / made it drier / Wall falling down / reduced height
(d) mud and sand ( mad NOT accepted!)
(e) build barriers / plant trees
(f) (i) nomads / nomadic tribes
(ii) tourists / 10 million visitors
Question 10
(a) biggest diamond in the universe / 4,000 km across
(b) named after well-known song by famous pop group (The Beatles)
( c ) glows / pulsates
(d) it was a sun
(e) hot core of a star / inner part of a star / part left over after star dies
(f) became solid / crystallised
