PASSAGE 1 (Questions 1-5, 2pts each)
CHEMICAL POLLUTION
Chemical pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants. Common man-made pollutants that reach the ocean include pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, detergents, oil, industrial chemicals, and sewage.
Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nutrient-packed fertilizers applied to farmland, for example, often end up in local streams and are eventually deposited into estuaries and bays. These excess nutrients trigger massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving dead zones where few marine organisms can live. Some chemical pollutants climb high into the food webs—like DDT, the insecticide that placed the bald eagle on the United States Fish and Wildlife’s endangered species list.
Scientists are starting to better understand how specific pollutants, leached into the ocean from other materials, affect marine wildlife. PFAS, a chemical incorporated into many household products, accumulates in human and marine mammal blood. Even pharmaceuticals ingested by humans, but not fully processed by our bodies, end up in aquatic food webs.
Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
1. Which of the following pollutants is known to cause algal blooms that deplete oxygen levels in the ocean?
2. Which of the following chemicals is commonly used in household products and accumulates in human and marine mammal blood?
3. What is the process by which pollutants from farmland end up in estuaries and bays?
4. What is the main way in which excess nutrients from fertilizers applied to farmland end up in estuaries and bays?
5. How do pharmaceuticals ingested by humans end up in aquatic food webs?
PASSAGE 2 (Questions 6-15, 3 pts each)
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON SOCIETY
Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the efficiencies of our workplaces and can augment the work humans can do. When AI takes over repetitive or dangerous tasks, it frees up the human workforce to do work they are better equipped for—tasks that involve creativity and empathy among others. If people are doing work that is more engaging for them, it could increase happiness and job satisfaction.
With better monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, artificial intelligence can dramatically influence healthcare. By improving the operations of healthcare facilities and medical organisations, AI can reduce operating costs and save money. One estimate from McKinsey predicts big data could save medicine and pharma up to $100B annually. The true impact will be in the care of patients. Potential for personalised treatment plans and drug protocols as well as giving providers better access to information across medical facilities to help inform patient care will be life-changing.
Our society will gain countless hours of productivity with just the introduction of autonomous transportation and AI influencing our traffic congestion issues not to mention the other ways it will improve on-the-job productivity. Freed up from stressful commutes, humans will be able to spend their time in a variety of other ways.
The way we uncover criminal activity and solve crimes will be enhanced with artificial intelligence. Facial recognition technology is becoming just as common as fingerprints. The use of AI in the justice system also presents many opportunities to figure out how to effectively use the technology without crossing an individual’s privacy.
Unless you choose to live remotely and never plan to interact with the modern world, your life will be significantly impacted by artificial intelligence. While there will be many learning experiences and challenges to be faced as the technology rolls out into new applications, the expectation will be that artificial intelligence will generally have a more positive than negative impact on society.
Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
6. What is one way that AI can improve workplace efficiency?
7. What is one potential benefit of AI in healthcare?
8. How can autonomous transportation and AI impact productivity?
9. What is one way AI can enhance criminal investigations?
10. According to McKinsey, how much money could big data save medicine and pharma annually?
11. How can AI benefit job satisfaction?
12. According to the passage, how can big data potentially save money in medicine and pharma?
13. What is one potential benefit of using facial recognition technology in criminal investigations?
14. What is the overall expectation for the impact of AI on society?
15. What is the potential impact of AI on criminal investigations?
1. What does B want to rent?
2. Where is the two-bedroom apartment located?
3. What is included in the rent payment for the apartment?
4. How far is the public transport from the apartment?
5. Who is the apartment manager that John Hooper speaks to?
6. What does the speaker require first from the tenant?
7. Why does the speaker refuse the tenant's offer to bring their driving license?
8. What does the speaker say about tax bills?
9. What does the speaker say about employment references and payslips?
10. Why does the tenant suggest meeting directly at the future apartment?
11. Who is the speaker of the passage?
12. What kind of company is Earn and Learn?
13. How many main locations does Earn and Learn have?
14. What is the name of the country where Earn and Learn was first established?
QUESTIONS 15 – 20 (3pts each)
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C. for each answer
15. What is the duration of the Australia internship?
16. What type of work is involved in the South Africa internship program?
17. What do interns receive at the end of the program?
18. Do interns get paid for the internship?
19. What do interns need to do before they go on the internship?
20. When do interns meet the people they'll be working with?
