May 2025 Edexcel: A Level Russian 9RU0/01 Paper 1 – Listening, Reading and Translation – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme

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May 2025 Edexcel: A Level Russian
9RU0/01 Paper 1 – Listening, Reading
and Translation – Merged Question
Paper & Mark Scheme




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PAPER 1: Listening, Reading and Translation



suitable individual listening device


Instructions

•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Candidates are recommended to start with Section A: Listening, and work through
each section as presented in the answer booklet.
• We recommend you spend 50 minutes on Section A: Listening, 50 minutes on
Section B: Reading and 20 minutes on Section C: Translation into English.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information

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, Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .




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SECTION A

LISTENING

Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

We recommend you spend no more than 50 minutes on this section.
Questions 2, 3 and 4(a) do NOT require full sentences and you may respond using
single words or phrases.

Summary Question 4(b) does NOT require full sentences and you may respond
using short phrases.
You may use words from the listening passages but you must not transcribe
whole sections.

You are going to listen to five passages. The duration of each passage
is approximately:




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Passage 1 = 1 minute 43 seconds
Passage 2 = 1 minute 35 seconds
Passage 3 = 2 minutes 56 seconds
Passage 4a = 1 minute 51 seconds
Passage 4b = 1 minute 48 seconds
You will be in charge of the recording and you may listen to each passage as often
as you wish, and write your answers whenever you wish to do so.




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, Вопрос номер 1- Акция «Молодёжь за здоровый образ жизни»
1 Прослушайте этот отрывок о здоровье. Потом выберите правильный ответ и
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поставьте крестик .

(i) Какого числа проходит акция?
(1)

A 6 июня.

B 16 июня.

C 6 июля.
D 26 июля.

(ii) Участники акции смотрят в будущее…
(1)

A с пессимизмом.
B со страхом.
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C наивно.
D оптимистически.


(iii) Согласно отрывку, самая сложная проблема со здоровьем в России — это
зависимость от…
(1)

A социальных сетей.

B сахара.

C табака.
D алкоголя.

(iv) Гости смогут…
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(1)

A заниматься спортом.

B выигрывать призы.
C покупать сувениры.

D смотреть фильмы.

(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)




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, Вопрос номер 2 - Музыка
2 Прослушайте этот подкаст о музыке. Потом ответьте на вопросы по-русски.




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(a) Согласно подкасту, какой вопрос редко задаётся?
(1)

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(б) Почему в подкасте говорят о наркотиках?
(1)

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(в) Когда музыка нас может отвлекать? Укажите 2 примера.
(2)

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(г) Что музыка заставляет нас делать?




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(1)

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(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)




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