Part 1: You will listen to a man who has just retired telephoning a part-time society to ask about

membership activities. For questions 1 – 5, complete the following note with ONE WORD ONLY for each
blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

NOTES ON A PART-TIME SOCIETY

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: You will listen to a short lecture on a story's point of view. For questions 6 – 10, decide whether
the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Write your answers (T or F) in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
6. The speaker asserts that recognizing the narrator's identity is crucial for becoming a proficient reader.
7. First-person narrators are limited to conveying only the events and information they have directly
experienced or know about.
8. The speaker suggests that second-person point of view is prevalent in modern literature.
9. In the story of Rita and Beni, the third-person narrator can access the thoughts and emotions of both
characters concurrently.
10. The speaker implies that the reader's interpretation of Rita and Beni's story would remain unchanged if it
were told from a first-person perspective.
Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3: You will listen to an interview with an archaeologist called Julian Radwinter. For questions 11 –
15, choose the answers (A, B, C or D) which fit best according to what you listen to. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes.
11. To what does Julian attribute his fascination with archaeology during his adolescent years?
A. An aspiration to gain his father's approval
B. His innate sense of curiosity
C. A desire to earn additional income
D. His dissatisfaction with agrarian life
12. What aspect of archaeology continues to captivate Julian in the present day?
A. The systematic nature of a significant portion of the work
B. The gratification derived from unraveling ancient enigmas
C. The opportunity to precisely determine the age of artifacts using sophisticated instruments
D. The process of formulating hypotheses based on limited information
13. How does Julian regard his current research position?
A. He laments the relatively limited opportunities for travel
B. He desires that his colleagues would treat it with greater gravity
C. He concedes that the challenges can be disheartening at times
D. He implies that it is comparatively cost-effective
14. What does Julian aspire to demonstrate through his ongoing research?
A. The population levels in England across various eras
B. The duration of existence of certain villages
C. The impact of broader trends on local communities
D. The diversity of ancient agricultural practices
15. The objective of Julian's project on humor in archaeology is to ______.
A. Commemorate an otherwise undocumented aspect of archaeologists' lives
 B. Compare archaeological discoveries with anecdotal evidence
C. Compile a collection of jokes pertaining to archaeology
D. Cultivate the accessibility of archaeological reports for non-specialists
Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part 4: You will listen to a short speech about William Buckland. For questions 16 – 25, complete the
summary with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
WILLIAM BUCKLAND
William Buckland, a pioneering geologist and priest in 19th-century Britain, was known also as a(n)
(16) ___________________________, as he aimed to consume one of every animal species on the planet. His
(17) ___________________________ often involved unusual props and dramatic declarations, such as
proclaiming that the stomach ruled the world.
Buckland's household, packed (18) ___________________________ with an array of living and
deceased specimens, was a veritable menagerie, with meals featuring exotic fare such as (19)
___________________________, panther, hedgehog, mole, crocodile, sea slug, and even earwig. One (20)
___________________________ involved comparing a tortoise's tracks on pie pastry to fossilized prints in
ancient sandstone.
As a religious man, Buckland initially sought to reconcile geological evidence with the Biblical account
of the Great Flood. However, his examination of the remains of (21) ___________________________ in a
North Yorkshire cave led him to question the Bible's timeline, as he realized these animals had once inhabited
the region before geological time. Such findings redefined Britain Isle as a(n) (22)
___________________________. Buckland's 1824 description of "Megalosaurus" remains from an
Oxfordshire quarry marked the first scientific account of a dinosaur. The bones were described by (23)
___________________________ Georges Cuvier as similar to those of living lizards.
His wife Mary, a skilled geologist and illustrator, depicted the (24) ___________________________ for
the Royal Society and created teaching aids for William's lectures, potentially contributing more to his major
works than is widely acknowledged. The Bucklands, despite being (25) ___________________________,
demonstrate that scientific pursuits are not confined to traditional settings and can be carried out in household
spaces.