15   Scarecrow                  …………..

16   Maze                           …………..

17   Café                             …………..

18   Black Barn                  …………..

19   Covered picnic area …………..

20   Fiddy House               …………..

SECTION 3

Questions 21 – 30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Study on Gender in Physics

21   The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in

A   physics.

B   psychology or physics.

C   science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

22   The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate

A   what kind of women choose to study physics.

B   a way of improving women’s performance in physics.

C   whether fewer women than men study physics at college.

23   The female physics students were wrong to believe that

A   the teachers marked them in an unfair way.

B   the male students expected them to do badly.

C   their test results were lower than the male students’.

24   Miyake’s team asked the students to write about

A   what they enjoyed about studying physics.

B   the successful experiences of other people.

C   something that was important to them personally.

25   What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?

A   to reduce stress

B   to strengthen verbal ability

C   to encourage logical thinking

26   What surprised the researchers about the study?

A   how few students managed to get A grades

B   the positive impact it had on physics results for women

C   the difference between male and female performance

27   Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by

A   the length of the writing task.

B   the number of students who took part.

C   the information the students were given.

28   Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of

A   two different writing tasks.

B   a writing task with an oral task.

C   two different oral tasks.

29   The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities

A   were most effective when done by all-women groups.

B   had no effect on the performance of men or women.

C   improved the results of men more than of women.

30   What will Lisa and Greg do next?

A   talk to a professor

B   observe a science class

C   look at the science timetable

SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Ocean Biodiversity

Biodiversity hotspots

•  areas containing many different species
•  important for locating targets for 31……………
•  at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005

•  identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks
•  found the ocean hotspots:

     –   were not always rich in 32………………

     –   had higher temperatures at the 33……………..

     –   had sufficient 34…………….. in the water

Lisa Ballance, 2007

•  looked for hotspots for marine 35……………..
•  found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life

•  found new ocean species living:

     –   under the 36………………

     –   near volcanoes on the ocean floor

Global Marine Species Assessment

•  want to list endangered ocean species, considering:

     –   population size

     –   geographical distribution

     –   rate of 37……………….

•  Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38………………. for each one

Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity

•  increase the number of ocean reserves
•  establish 39……………… corridors (e.g. for turtles)
•  reduce fishing quotas
•  catch fish only for the purpose of 40……………..