Semester (Science, English, Maths) 9-10 2018

1. A New Band A famous European record company recently held auditions across some countries to find five singers to form a new international band. The five people chosen are now superstars. But can you work out each guy's previous job, his age (18, 19, 20,21,22) and home town?

Name	Country	Profession	Age
Denis	_____	_____	_____
Phillip	_____	accountant	22
Gregory	_____	_____	_____
Peter	Russia	_____	20
Alexander	_____	_____	18

1. Phillip is the oldest in the band. 2. Gregory is a year younger than the boy who used to be a waiter. 3. Peter is exactly 2 years younger than the accountant and two years older than the photographer. 4. Alexander is 2 years younger than the guy from Russia. 5. The 19-year-old boy is from Poland. 6. Neither Gregory nor Phillip can drive a car. 7. The youngest guy in the band used to be a photographer. 8. The former lorry driver is from Serbia. 9. The guy from Russia isn't a hairdresser. 10. The guy from France is younger than the guy from Spain

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3. Which of the following is an example of an exclave?

Kaliningrad

Lesotho

Maine

Kosovo

4. Flamenco dancing is traditional for all the regions of Spain.

TRUE

FALSE

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8. Flamenco is a mixture of Gypsy music, folk songs and Arab melodies.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

9. A lot of people don't think their cities or countries can achieve 100% renewable energy. Still, renewable energy use in the EU has grown strongly in recent years. Figure 2 shows the results EU countries achieved by 2015. F

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igure 2. Study the Figure 2 and say, which member state of the EU hasn't achieved the 2020 target share of energy from renewable resources.

Italy

Sweden

France

Denmark

All of them have achieved the target level

None of them have achieved the target level

10. There is no common vision of where the word "flamenco" originated from.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

11. Flamenco tripartite includes costumes, music and dance.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

12. Flamenco requires neither skill nor stage.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

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19. TEARING DOWN OF BERLIN WALL Tearing down a wall might not seem like much, but when you realize what all _____ came down with that wall, you will begin to see it in a _____ new light. At the end of World War II, there was relief at the downfall of a disturbed Hitler who wanted to _____ the earth. However, there was _____ a suspicion between countries and a desire to control as much land as possible. The nations _____ defeated Hitler and his friends began to quarrel amongst themselves. Should the defeated lands be democratic in nature or communist? The end result was a lesson _____ King Solomon: split the spoils _____ the middle. Germany was the embodiment of the war, and therefore, it became the most disputed _____ . In the end, it was split in half with one part under a communist government and the other under a more democratic style. Through the middle of Berlin, a large wall was built to separate the capital city and _____ the wall that separated the communist world from everyone else. When the wall came down in 1989, it _____ the end of communist rule and birth of the voice of the people.

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26. THE VERY SWEETEST SWISS TEMPTATION Chocolate has an intriguing history that goes way back in time to the Mayas of Central America, who first discovered the secret of the cocoa tree. The Mayas educated the Aztecs, who in turn revealed all to the Europeans (thanks to Christopher Columbus, who 'discovered' chocolate and Cortes, who _______ cocoa beans and chocolate making equipment to Spain in 1528).

Received

Transported

Travelled

27. Zoey read 15 travel guides, one at a time. The first travel guide about Russia took her 1 day to read, the second guide about Germany took her 2 days to read, the third travel guide about Croatia took her 3 days to read, and so on, with each travel brochure taking her 1 more day to read than the previous one. Zoey finished the first book on a Monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what day the week did she finish her 15th travel brochure about Great Britain?

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

28. While walking in the Trafalgar square, Julia and Sasha wanted to go from the southwest corner of a square field to the northeast corner. Julia walked due east and then due north to reach the goal, but Sasha headed northeast and reached the goal walking in a straight line. Which of the following is closest to how much shorter Sasha's trip was, compared to Jerry's trip?

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

29. Pablo buys tickets to National Gallery for his friends. The store sells single ticket for £1 each, 3-ticket offer for £2, and 5-ticket offer for £3. What is the greatest number of tickets that Pablo can buy with £8?

8

11

12

13

15

30. Which of the following is an NGO?

EU

UNO

BRICS

OPEC

All of them are NGOs

None of them

31. Study Figure 2 and say, what was the approximate share of energy from renewable resources in Bulgaria in 2004.

10%

20%

30%

40%

32. Which Korean chaebol company is in charge of Renault brand?

Nissan

Samsung

Lotte

Hyundai

33. Study Figure 1 which shows a location where electricity is being produced.

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Figure 1. Name the energy which is being converted into electricity.

Geothermal heat

Wind

Solar radiation

Nuclear

34. Which European conflict that changed the face of the modern world celebrated its hundred years' anniversary on November 7th, 2017?

Thirty years’ War

Russian Revolution

World War I

World War II

35. At a gathering of 30 people, there are 20 people who all know each other and 10 people who know no one. People who know each other a hug, and people who do not know each other shake hands. How many handshakes occur?

240

245

280

480

490

36. Name the city where world Great Powers often sign up international treaties and where the International Court of Justice is located.

Hague

Locarno

New York

Versailles

There is no correct answer

37. Spain held a monopoly ____ chocolate 1615, when the daughter of Phillip II of Spain married King Louis XIII of France and took the secret of chocolate with her. But even so, chocolate recipes were a closely guarded secret for hundreds of years.

On

In

About

38. Christians, Buddhist, Muslims, Judish are examples of …

Places

Location

Regions

Human-Environment Interaction

39. The Aztecs called the drink they made from crushed cocoa beans flovoured with vanilla and sugar 'The Food of the Gods', a term which changed to 'The Food for Love' in Europe. Many do swear that chocolate is an aphrodisiac and even recent research has _____ that chocolate does help us to relax and feel more sensual.

Made

Seen

Proved

40. A gardener had fewer than 500 plant pots of chrysanthemum cuttings, which he was trying to arrange as neatly as possible on his greenhouse staging. First he tried arranging them in rows of two, but found there was one left over. Then he tried them in rows of three, but again there was 1 left over. Likewise he tried them in rows of four, then five, then six and always found one left over. Finally he tried them in rows of seven and this time the rows were exactly even. How many plant pots did he have? Answer: _____

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41. Which man during the Industrial Era was influential in the development of mass-produced automobiles?

Henry Ford

Michael Chevrolet

Bill Pontiac

Guglielmo Ferrari

42. Which of the following countries had never been a part of the Warsaw Pact?

Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia

Hungary

Romania

All of them were

None of them was

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44. Laissez-faire is ...

A cultural trend of the XVIIIth century.

A kind of Thomas Moore’s Utopia.

An economic system in Modern Times.

An ideological state apparatus.

45. A Swiss farm produces food (milk, meat, eggs, cheese, apples) with the help of different machines and genetic inventions. Thy are also famous for their cheese and sausages. The farm sells food via internet and a series of supermarkets in European Union. Their yearly income is about 1 500 000 Euro. But it still enjoys some governmental and international help from EU. Which sector of economy does this situation represent?

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Quaternary

All of these

None of these

46. The modern era, or the modern period, is limited by the following frames:

X - XVII centuries

Since I century AD

Since XX century

Since XIX century

I century BC - XX century AD

There is no correct answer here

47. Which of the following countries never was a part of the Triple Entente?

Russia

France

UK

All of them were

None of them was

48. Risorgimento is the term standing for:

Western Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

Roman Empire split

Italian unification

49. Lotte Group company is famous for its Lotte World indoor theme park and Choco Pie brand. It is also said to have more than 90 businesses in South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Philippines, Russia, UK, USA, Pakistan, Poland. What type of business does it represent?

Industrial

TNC

UNO

Agricultural

50. Which part of the United Kingdom held an independence referendum in 2014?

England

Northern Ireland

Wales

Scotland

51. What sources of information has the XXth century history added?

Fairy tales

Movies

Novels

Sagas

All of these

None of these

52. Choose the correct dates for the World War II.

1938 - 1950

1939 - 1955

1939 - 1945

1938 - 1945

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54. The intensive movements of arms and feet are typical for Flamenco.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

55. Chocolate has changed a great deal _____ the days of the Aztecs. For a start, Europeans found they preferred the taste if they didn't include chilli pepper in its production!

Since

From

With

56. Joaquin Cortes has Latin American roots.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

57. Tamara has three rows of two 6-feet by 2-feet flower beds in her garden. The beds are separated and also surrounded by 1foot-wide walkways, as shown on the diagram. What is the total area of the walkways, in square feet?

72

78

90

120

150

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