BỘ sưu tập 100 đề THI vào 10 CHUYÊN ANH CHỌN lọc có đáp án (đề 21 đến 40)

ENGLISH PRACTICE 21 I. LEXICOGRAMMAR (10.8 pts) a. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. She swam strongly and_______ cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain. A. used to B. was able to C. could D. was supposed to 2. The government has spent one million pounds on an advertising ______ to encourage energy conservation. A. campaign B. promotion C. operation D. competition 3. Toxic chemicals are one of the factors that lead wildlife to the ______ of extinction. A. wall B. fence C. verge D. bridge 4. ______ the best of my knowledge, this system cannot work automatically. A. For B. To C. Within D. In 5. The aim of ASEAN is to promote closer economic_______. A. delegation B. integration C. reputation D. migration 6. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. A. human B. humanity C. humanization D. humanitarian 7. Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young peoples attitudes _______ love and marriage have dramatically changed. A. for B. with C. through D. towards 8. How do you speak the fraction 25? A. twofive B. twofifths C. secondfifths D. twofifth 9. Don’t be late for the interview, _______ people will think you are a disorganized person. A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so 10. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ______ at the desk. A. whoever B. who C. whom D. which 11. It is essential that your luggage _______ thoroughly before delivery. A. to be checked B. being checked C. be checked D. should be checking 12. The reason why this game attracts so many youngsters is that ___________ other video games, this one is far more interesting. A. comparing to B. in compared with C. on comparison to D. in comparison with 13. Take the shortcut round the church _______ late for school. A. in order not be B. in order that we wont be

ENGLISH PRACTICE 21

I LEXICO-GRAMMAR (10.8 pts)

a Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1 She swam strongly and _ cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain

A used to B was able to C could D was supposed to

2 The government has spent one million pounds on an advertising to encourage energy conservation

A campaign B promotion C operation D competition

3 Toxic chemicals are one of the factors that lead wildlife to the of extinction

A wallB fence C verge D bridge

4 the best of my knowledge, this system cannot work automatically

5 The aim of ASEAN is to promote closer economic _

A delegation B integration C reputation D migration

6 The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _ institution founded

in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland

A human B humanity C humanization D humanitarian

7 Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes _ love and marriage havedramatically changed

8 How do you speak the fraction 2/5?

A two-five B two-fifths C second-fifths D two-fifth

9 Don’t be late for the interview, _ people will think you are a disorganized person

A unless B otherwise C if not D or so

10 You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to at the desk

11 It is essential that your luggage _ thoroughly before delivery

A to be checked B being checked C be checked D should be checking

12 The reason why this game attracts so many youngsters is that _ other video games, this one is far more interesting

A comparing to B in compared with

C on comparison to D in comparison with

13 Take the shortcut round the church _ late for school

A in order not be B in order that we won't be

C so that not to be D so that we couldn't

14 A cooperative program between two companies building a famous ancient city, into

a(n) _ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year

A friendly ecology B ecology-friendly

C friendly-ecological D ecological-friendly

15 Doctor Pike the hospital after he an uneventful evening on duty He of his day ofrest

A was leaving / has had / thought B left / had had / was thinking

C will leave / had / will think D is leaving / will have / thinks

16 Something _ immediately to prevent teenagers from _ in factories and mines

A should be done /being exploited B we should do /exploiting

C should do / be exploited D should have done /exploited

17 John: “Have you decided on a present yet?”

Ben: “Almost, I need to choose one of _.”

A new two exciting spy novels B two spy exciting new novels

C two exciting new spy novels D exciting new two spy novels

b Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

1 I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

A making me impatient B praising me too much

C making me feel worse D elevating me

2 We spent the entire day looking for a new apartment.

A all day long B all long day C the long day D day after day

3 He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.

A said B provided evidence C disapproved D denied

4 She has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning so she usually goes to work late.

A intense dislike B feeling C provocation D trouble

5 Those who transgress the laws of society will be punished.

A disagree with B disperse C violate D interfere with

c Fill a suitable preposition/ particle into each gap to complete the sentences

1 She felt a bit dizzy and had to lean _ the wall before walking on

2 Next year, we intend to bring several new products But at the moment,

we are still testing them

3 I’m not sure if this is a suitable topic for a research paper I need to talk it with my teacher before I

start writing

4 The store had to lay _ a number of clerks because sales were down

5 “Have you ever heard _ William Carlos Williams?”

“I believe so He was a poet, wasn’t he?”

6 “Mitchell looked pale and tired.”

“ He told me he was feeling a little _ the weather

7 “Are you going to take that job?”

“No, I decided to pass it _ because I don’t want to relocate.”

d Choose and give correct form of the verbs in column A with particles in column B to make phrasal verbs to complete the sentences There are some extra.

give fall step go get hold come off down in up through on

1 Let’s hope the rain will _ long enough for them to finish the cricket match

2 He twisted my arm to make me tell what I knew, but I refused to _

3 Some people think that the Queen should _ and allow the Prince to become King

4 Whenever the subject of holidays _, Ruth and her husband have an argument

5 They were planning to hold a Pop Concert in one of the parks but it _ owing to opposition from the local residents

e Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1 One is left with the problem of larger populations requiring more and more food

(solve)

2 The of the trains and buses causes frustration and annoyance (frequent)

3 Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of their diet

(organize)

4 They frequently the traffic as they march through the streets (mobile)

5 There will sometimes be silences and pauses in a TV commentary, although these are becoming

rare (increase)

6 More women than men emphasized and trust; more men than women emphasized pleasure in a friend’s company, going out with a friend and having a friend in one’s home (confidence)

7 Among the middle-aged men and women, the lack of contact with relatives, even those who lived

nearby, was notable, suggesting that friends and relatives are indeed (change)

8 There is dissatisfaction with the government’s policies (wide)

9 Welcome to another edition of the club newsletter A list of _ events for the autumn is being

prepared (come)

10 One of the of this car is its high petrol consumption (draw)

f Fill a suitable word in each space to complete the passage.

The Countryside Agency began the process of designating the South Downs as a National Park in April lastyear We believe that being a National Park is the best way to protect the Downs, build on the achievements

of the past to (1) and enhance the area in its widest sense for future (2)

The Downs are under huge and increasing pressure The South East is one of the busiest and mostpressurised regions (3) Europe This means there is (4) demand for thedevelopment of new homes, roads and industry There are also more people living and working in the region,which means more need for people to be able to access beautiful and peaceful countryside to get (5) from it all The Downs already receives around 35 million visits a year: this number is likely

to increase as more and more people

live and work in the area

Designation will bring a body with new ideas and resources specifically focused on (6) andvisitor management, working with others across the whole of the Park to encourage co-ordination and jointaction, and taking action itself where needed It will be able to manage the increasing number of visitors sothat the Downs themselves are not (7) , but are still a resource everyone can enjoy It willalso be best placed to protect and enhance the Downs, so that the qualities so many people love in thisspecial area remain for future generations We have two (8) : to identify a boundary forthe proposed National Park and to prepare advice to the Government on the arrangements needed for aSouth Downs National Park Authority

The Agency is launching a widespread public consultation in November 2015 which will last for three monthsand give all interested organisations and individuals the (9) _ to comment in detail on our initialproposals for the boundary and the administrative options for the National Park Authority If you would like

to receive a copy of the consultation document once it is published then please contact us (10) _ the feedback form

II READING (5.2 pts)

a Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions.

Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture, or anything else that isincluded in one's possessions Other forms of property can be intangible, and copyright deals with intangibleforms of property Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works, for example, books,magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography

in dance, and all other forms of intellectual or artistic property

Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright establishes theownership of the creator When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as atangible object However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing that went intocreating the articles The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors,publishers, or other individuals or organizations that hold the copyright To copy an entire book or a part of it,permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid.

Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property Music may be played by anyoneafter it is published However, if it is performed for profit, the performers need to pay a fee, called a royalty Asimilar principle applies to performances of songs and plays On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titlesare excepted Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they are published in a book, a painting, or amusical work Almost all artistic work created before the 20th century is not copyrighted because it was created

before the copyright law was passed

reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties to the creator Technologicalinnovations have made piracy easy, and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape, a computerprogram, or a book Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to copy movies and televisionprograms, and copying software has become almost as easy as copying a book Large companies zealouslymonitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a trademark

1 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A Legal rights of property owners

B Legal ownership of creative work

C Examples of copyright piracy work

D Copying creating work for profit

2 Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?

A music and plays B paintings and maps

C printed medium D scientific discoveries

3 It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if _

A two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody

B two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles

C two drawings, created by two different artists, have the same images

D two plays, created by two different playwrights, have the same plot and characters

4 With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?

A Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by their students

B Plays written in the 16th century cannot be performed in theaters without permission

The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy Plagiarizing the work

of another person means passing it off as one's own The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin

plagiarus, which means "abductor." Piracy may be an act of one per son but, in many cases, it is a joint

effort of several people who

C Singers can publicly sing only the songs for which they wrote the music and the lyrics.

D It is illegal to make photographs when sightseeing or traveling

5 The phrase "infringing upon" is closest in meaning to _.

A impinging upon B inducting for

6 The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the following?

A A law against theft B A law against smoking

C A school policy D A household rule

7 According to the passage, copyright law is _

A meticulously observed B routinely ignored

C frequently debated D zealously enforced

b Read the passage and do the tasks followed

At any given time, more than a million international students around the world are engaged in the study of theEnglish language in a predominantly English-speaking country The five most popular destinations, in order ofpopularity, are the U S., Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada The reasons for choosing to studyEnglish abroad differ with each individual, as do the reasons for the choice of destination

Numerous studies conducted in Britain and the United States show that the country of choice depends to alarge extent on economic factors While this should not provoke much surprise, careful analysis of the datasuggests that students and their parents are most influenced by the preconceptions they have of the countriesconsidered for study abroad, which, in turn, influence the amount they or their parents are prepared to outlayfor the experience The strength of international business connections between countries also gives a goodindication of where students will seek tuition In the main, students tend to follow the traditional pattern ofstudy for their national group The United States attracts the most diverse array of nationalities to its Englishlanguage classrooms, this heterogeneity being largely due to its immense pulling power as the world's

foremost economy and the resulting extensive focus on U.S culture Furthermore, throughout the

non-European world, in Asia and North and South America especially, the course books used to teach English inmost elementary and high schools introduce students to American English and the American accent from avery early age Canada also benefits from worldwide North American exposure, but has the most homogenousgroup of students - most with French as their first language Before furthering their English skills, students inEurope study from predominantly British English material; most Europeans, naturally, opt for neighboringBritain, but many Asian, Middle-Eastern, and African students decide upon the same route too

Australia and New Zealand are often overlooked, but hundreds of thousands of international studentshave discovered the delights of studying in the Southern Hemisphere The majority are Asian for reasons thatare not difficult to comprehend: the proximity of the two countries to Asia, (Jakarta, the capital of Australia'sclosest Asian neighbor, Indonesia, is only 5506 kilometers from Sydney), the comparatively inexpensive cost

of living and tuition, and, perhaps of most importance to many Asian students whose English study is aprelude to tertiary study, the growing awareness that courses at antipodean universities and colleges are of

an exceptionally high standard In addition, revised entry procedures for overseas students have made itpossible for an increasing number to attend classes to improve their English for alternative reasons

Australia and New Zealand have roughly the same mix of students in their language classrooms, but notall students of English who choose these countries are from Asia The emerging global consciousness of thelate twentieth century has meant that students from as far as Sweden and Brazil are choosing to combine ataste for exotic travel with the study of English 'down under' and in 'the land of the long white cloud' Buteven the Asian economic downturn in the 1990s has not significantly altered the demographic composition

of the majority of English language classrooms within the region

Nor have the economic problems in Asia caused appreciable drops in full-time college and universityattendances by Asian students in these two countries This is partly because there has always been a greaterdemand for enrolment at Australian and New Zealand tertiary institutions than places available to overseasstudents In addition, the economic squeeze seems to have had a compensatory effect It has clearly caused areduction in the number of students from affected countries who are financially able to study overseas.However, there has been a slight but noticeable shift towards Australia and New Zealand by less wealthyAsian students who might otherwise have chosen the United States for English study

The U.S and Britain will always be the first choice of most students wishing to study the Englishlanguage abroad, and it is too early to tell whether this trend will continue However, economicconsiderations undoubtedly wield great influence upon Asian and non-Asian students alike If studentexpectations can be met in less traditional study destinations, and as the world continues to shrink, futureinternational students of English will be advantaged because the choice of viable study destinations will bewider

1-3 Complete the missing information in the table below

4-9 Tick (√ ) in the right column if the statement is True, False or Not Given in the text

True False Not Given

4 Study destination choices are mostly influenced by proximity to home

5 Students who wish to study business will probably study English

6 Students of the same nationality usually make similar study choices

7 English language classrooms in the U.S have the widest range of student

nationalities

8 Standards at Australian and New Zealand tertiary institutions are

improving

9 Despite the 1990s Asian economic crisis, Asian students still dominate

the English language classrooms of Australia and New Zealand

c Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the numbered blanks.

The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that (1) smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses The idea wasfirst (2) _ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906 He believed that different facial (3) _ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings A happy smile or irrepressible laughter increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen- carrying blood, and created a vicious (4) _ of gloomand depression by effectively (5) _ the brain of essential fuel

Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and (6) that the temperature of thebrain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters which definitely influence our moodsand energy levels He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of oxygen, butcreate further chemical imbalance by inhibiting these vital hormonal messages Zajonc goes on to proposethat our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smilingthrough your tears you can (7) your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters – replacing adepressed condition with a happier one People suffering from psychosomatic illness depression andanxiety states could (8) _ from simply exercising their zygomatic (9) which pull the corners of themouth (10) to form a smile, several times an hour

1 A desperately B determinedly C deliberately D decidedly

2 A put off B put down C put by D put forward

3 A aspects B looks C expressions D appearances

5 A cutting B starving C removing D eliminating

8 A recover B improve C benefit D progress

10 A to and from B up and back C now and then D up and down

6 There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well

In few other books _

7 Don’t you think we should ask the price?

15 B left / had had / was thinking

16 A should be done / being exploited

17 C two exciting new spy novels

b Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate

the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to

the underlined part in each of the following

questions.

1 B praising me too much

2 A all day long

3 B provided evidence

4 A intense dislike

d Choose and give correct form of the verbs in column A with particles in column B to make phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.

5 C violate

c Fill a suitable preposition/ particle into each gap

to complete the sentences

a Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions.

1 B Legal ownership of creative work

2 D scientific discoveries

3 B two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles

4 A Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by their students

5 C violating

6 A A law against theft

7 B routinely ignored

b Read the passage and do the tasks followed

l British 2 not given (NG) 3 (equal) 3

c Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the numbered blanks.

1 C deliberately

1 If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having so much trouble now.

2 The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane

3 He received a six month sentence (in prison) for his part in the robbery

4 There is absolutely no truth in that rumor about the politician and the construction contract

5 I cast my mind back to what had happened all those years before

6 In few other books is this problem explained so well./ will we see this problem so well explained

7 Hadn’t we better ask the price?

8 To avoid waking anyone up, Doris tiptoed up the stairs

9 It can’t have been Mr Bill you saw because he’s in New York.

10 Not a great deal of damage was done to my car in/by the collision./

Not a great amount of damage was caused to my car in/by the collision

b Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given in any way (5 x 0.4 pt = 2.0 pts)

1 He is widely regarded as the best man for the job

2 The suspect could not account for the sand on his boots /

The suspect could not account for the fact (that) he had sand on his boots

3 Sally came up with the best solution

4 You should make allowances for the fact that he hasn't spoken French for years

You should make allowances for his not speaking French for years.

5 It was inevitable that he would fail his driving test

ENGLISH PRACTICE 22

Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer (5 pts)

1 A arrow B loud C moldy D poultry

3 A subtlety B indebtedness C bombard D combing

4 A benevolent B content C molecules D technique

5 A conscience B bronchitis C shuttle D chauffeur

Part 2: Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer (5 pts)

6 A comic B clementine C climax D thermonuclear

7 A diligent B dimension C action D innate

8 A characterize B absence C datum D charcoal

9 A solicitor B separately C spacious D sequence

10 A parachute B armchair C accent D accidentally

II LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer (20 pts)

11 Assembly lines are useful for producing a large _ of identical products.

A quality B quantity C quandary D qualification

12 Only the _ of the building is going to be remodeled.

A insides B interior C indoors D inner

13 Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete _ to me.

A indifference B disinterest C importance D interest

14 After years of neglect there was a huge _ program to return the city to its former glory.

A restoration B preservation C conservation D

refurbishment

15 The assistant suggested _ the next day when the manager would be there.

A we are coming back B to come back C we will come back D we came back

16 I never get a _ of sleep after watching a horror film.

17 As it was Christmas, the _ at church was much larger than usual.

A audience B convention C congregation D grouping

18 The sheep were huddled into a _ to protect them from overnight frosts.

A cage B kennel C hutch D pen

19 The jury _ the defendant “not guilty”.

A gave B returned C subscribed D found

20 Many _ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.

A customary B habitual C traditional D ordinary

21 He managed to finish his thesis under the _ of his tutor.

A guidance B help C aid D assistance

22 Mr Henry was given a medal in _ of his service to his country.

A gratitude B knowledge C recognition D response

23 Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _ any solutions.

A thought over B come up with C looked into D got round to

24 You _ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.

A must B would C should D might

25 _ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next

century.

26 By the time you receive this letter, I _ for China.

A will have left B have left C would have left D will leave

27 Prizes are awarded _ the number of points scored.

A resulting from B adding up C presented to D according to

28 The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _ neglected.

A dolefully B woefully C idly D pathetically

29 I must take this watch to be repaired; it _ over 20 minutes a day.

A increases B gains C accelerates D

progresses

30 It had been a trying afternoon, _ at about six o’clock in the television breaking down.

A culminating B leading C arriving D finalizing

Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in

the column on the right (0) has been done as an example (10 pts)

According to some (0) _ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31)

_ (VALUE) for certain types of people Such activities help them to learn that

being (32) _ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control The

recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _ (LONG) of elastic

rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people

(34) _ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.

Before the special elastic rope (35) _ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach

speeds of nearly 160kph First-timers are usually too (36) _ (TERROR) to

open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _ (LOW) safely to the

ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _

(REPEAT) how amazing it was However, for some people, it is only the (39)

_ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades

them to conquer their fear of (40) _ (HIGH) and push themselves off into

Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and write their

correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example (10

pts)

Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types

Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and

knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught The

proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation

are achievement tests Aptitude tests are designed and measure a

person’s ability to acquire new skills but knowledge For example,

vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do

better like a mechanic or musician However, all mental tests are in

some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sort of

past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or

situations The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is

the degree and intention use.

Part 4: Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition or particle Write your answers

in the numbered spaces provided below the passage (10 pts)

The show was fully booked (51) _ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) _ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) _ But why? What did they come to see? They came to see human beings take (54) _ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55) _ for real lions and tigers The show was put (56) _ by its creators to protest (57) _ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals The show was timed to tie (58) _ with the National Protection of Animals Week It was a good idea, but the standard of

the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59) _ before it ended There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60) _ typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run.

Part 5: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage Each verb is used only once (10 pts)

take after get down look up go through turn down

61 If you’re finding it difficult to _ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?

62 I know what you’re _ and I feel really sorry for you.

63 In many ways you _ your father.

64 If you _ you’ll get into trouble.

65 I proposed to her but she _ me _.

66 You’d better _ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here.

67 If you _ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill.

68 Stop worrying about it Don’t let this failure you _.

69 The car’s in quite good condition but you can _ it _ before you make any decision to buy,

70 When I was in New York, I was able to _ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.

Part 6: Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage (10 pts)

Suddenly (71) _ blackbird flew to (72) _ top of (73) _ beach She perched way up on (74) _ topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75) _ Then she commenced to sing

Her little black body seemed only (76) _ tiny dark speck at that distance She looked like (77) _ old dead leaf But she poured out her song in (78) _ great flood of rejoicing through (79) _ whole forest And (80) _ things began to stir

III READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer (10 pts)

The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (81) _ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable As they (82) _, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.

The idea that having a good cry do you (83) _ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) _ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin.

By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (85) _.

Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86) _ activity Because some people still regard it as a (87) _ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically Tears of emotion also help the body (88) _ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein

in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (89) _ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) _

“weepies” It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.

81 A witness B evidence C result D display

82 A evolve B change C develop D alter

85 A construct B achieve C provide D produce

86 A curing B treating C healing D improving

89 A consider B remark C distinguish D regard

90 A named B entitled C subtitled D called

Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word Write your answer in the space provided below the passage (10 pts)

New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral (91) _ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) _ And that, (93) _ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) _ leaders, engineers and scientists The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (95) _ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography (96) _ the new technologies could also (97) _ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) _ efficient dictatorships of the past The new technological society will (99) _ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) _ our institutions to respond to new challenges.

Part 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110 (10 pts)

Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

101 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A A type of wild vegetation B Western migration after Civil War

C The raising of cattle D The climate of the Western United States

102 What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?

A Most history book include the story of the train

B The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.

C The driver of the train invented the story

D The story of the train may not be completed factual.

103 The word “they” in line 4 refers to _.

A plains B skeletons C oxen D Americans

104 What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?

A Many had settled there by the 1860’s

B It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.

C It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War

D It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.

105 The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _.

A lonely B uncomfortable C infertile D dangerous

106 The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _.

A favored B available C ordinary D required

107 Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second

paragraph?

A Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it

B It had to be imported into the United States.

C It would probably not grow in the western United States

D It was difficult for cattle to digest.

108 Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?

A Mesquite grass B Bluejoint grass

C Buffalo grass D Grama grass

109 Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?

A They contain little moisture B They have tough stems

C They can be grown indoors D They are not affected by dry weather

110 According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by _.

A eating only small quantities of grass.

B continually moving from one grazing area to another.

C naturally fertilizing the soil.

D stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.

IV WRITING (6/20 points)

Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it

111 Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.

Part 2: Use the word(s) given in the brackets and make any necessary additions to complete

a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).

116 To this day no one has equaled his achievements in the field of technology (unsurpassed)

→ To this day ……… in the field of technology.

117 Peter grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine (pulled)

→ Peter ……….the foul-tasting medicine.

118 It’s unfortunately that the construction of the building will not be finished as originally planned (longer)

→ The construction of the building ………

unfortunate.

119 What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the history (appetite)

→ What he told me ……… the story.

120 They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow (fear)

→ They chose ……….… too much snow.

_THE END _

31 value → valuable 36 terror → terrified

32 fright → frightened 37 low → lowered

33 long → length 38 repeat → repeatedly

34 world – worldwide 39 embarrass → embarrassment

35 tight → tightened 40 high → heights

Part 3: (10 x 0.1 = 1)

41 acquiring → acquired 46 vocation → vocational

42 explicitness → explicitly 47 like → as

43 few → a few 48 assumption → assume

44 and → to 49 certainly → certain

45 but → to 50 intention → intended

Part 4: (10 x 0.1 = 1)

51 up 52 in 53 out 54 off 55 in

56 on 57 against 58 in 59 out 60 up

Part 5: (10 x 0.1 = 1)

61 get by 62 going through 63 take after 64 slip up 65 turned down

66 put out 67 carry on 68 get down 69 try out 70 look up

91 whether 92 put 93 in 94 union 95 free

96 but 97 enable 98 most 99 make 100 of

111 An increased number of travellers is being stopped by customs officials this week.

112 Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

113 The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing.

114 At no time did he suspect that the bicycle had been stolen.

115 Other than to offer to lend her some money, how could I help?

Part 2: (5 x 0.2 = 1)

116 his achievements are unsurpassed 117 pulled a face as he swallowed.

118 will take longer than originally planned, which is 119 whetted my appetite for the rest of.

120 not to drive for fear of

ENGLISH PRACTICE 23

section I: Phonetics

Question 1 Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

1.A manufacture B mature C pasture D agriculture

2.A breathe B mathematics C southern D trustworthy

Question 2 Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently

6.A examine B introduce C determine D peninsula

7.A inventory B circumstance C monastery D personnel

8.A safeguarding B returnee C horizontal D mausoleum

9.A existential B appellation C colonialist D Argentina

10.A defective B deficit C reference D deference

section II: Vocabulary and grammar

Question 1 Choose the word that best completes each sentence

1 These figures give you some ideas of the cost of your car for one year

A controlling B handling C managing D maintaining

2 It takes a great deal of for the class to make a trip abroad

A arrangement B organization C expense D business

3 Paper making began in China and from there it to North Africa

4 When will it on you that I am right and you are wrong?

5 They are fighting to eradicate the of starvation caused by the civil war

6 He had to a new syllabus as the old one was out-dated

A make up B do up C take up D get up

7 They say he inherited his money from a relative he had never met

8 I was thinking of going out, but on thoughts, it might be better to stay in

9 I have been working very hard, I hope I will my math exam

A get through B get round C get through to D get up

10 Marrying into such a rich family had always been his wildest dreams

11 Here is an example of an ancient Chinese vase

12 Because of its warm typical climate, Hawaii subzero temperature

A almost experiences never B almost never experiences

C experiences never almost D experiences almost never

13 After the accident, there was considerable doubt exactly what hadhappened

A in the question of B as to C in the shape of D for

14 Turn to page 35 to find out at a which courses are available to you

15 The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small of dialogue

16 The truant was from school for unbecoming behavior

A dispelled B repelled C compelled D expelled

17 The light from the car as it receded into the distance

A seeped out B faded away C shone out D rolled away

18 Nobody would call me an alcoholic, but I like to have a drink of beer andthen

19 I really don’t like the shoes, and they aren’t my size, so I don’t want to buythem

20 The musical comedy Oklahoma did much to expand the potential of the musical

stage, and it encouraged others to attempt

A original themes B to original themes

C that were original themes D how original themes

Question 2 Mistake correction

There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Find them and correct them

Many different kinds of insurance are available to deaf people today but weren’t inpast It was the year 1898 that an insurance company for deaf people was born A smallgroup of young deaf man had a meeting in this year They were all worried At that time,only deaf people were not allowed to buy insurance The group worked hard during thethree years making research They were ready for action at the second meeting Thatmeeting was historic because the men found the Fraternal Society of the Deaf The firstfew years on the Fraternal Society of the Deaf were difficult There was no money for anoffice, so they worked in their home Since the company was very young, there was nomoney to pay for deadly benefits If a member passed away, each of the other membersgave one dollar to help pay for burial costs As time passed by, the company grew As itgrew, the benefits improved Health insurance has added In 1905, the first office opened

in Chicago, Illinois In 1907, the name of the company changed The new name, still isused today, was the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf, NFSD

Question 3 Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition

1 He got his examination fairly well although his health had broken down afew days before it started

2 I couldn’t understand a thing they were talking about I was sea

3 I hate people who give the end of film that you haven’t seen

4 When you look the matter in the library, did you find any question?

5 Someone who robs an old lady of all her savings is contempt and deserves to

be punished

6 He was poor, but he rent a mansion and set himself as a millionaire

7 I must find the time and energy to get to doing that job

8 The dog ran away from me and disappeared the hill

9.As nobody seems to know what to do next, may I put a proposal?

10 all likelihood, we will never know the real reason

section III: reading comprehension

Question 1 Read the passage and choose the best option to each question

Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with oneanother Smoke signals and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms ofcommunication Letters, carried by birds or by humans on foot or on horseback, made itpossible for people to communicate larger amounts of information between two places.The telegraph and telephone set the stage for more modern means of communication.With the invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile

For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you or your friends use to keep

in touch with family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text messages Thedefinition of a cell phone is more specific: it is a hand-held wireless communicationdevice that sends and receives signals by way of small special areas called cells

Walkie-talkies, telephones, and cell phones are duplex communication devices:

they make it possible for two people to talk to each other Cell phones and walkie-talkiesare different from regular phones, because they can be used in many different locations

A walkie-talkie is sometimes called a half-duplex communication device, because onlyone person can talk at a time A cell phone is a full-duplex device because it uses bothfrequencies at the same time A walkie-talkie has only one channel A cell phone hasmore than a thousand channels A walkie-talkie can transmit and receive signals across adistance of about a mile A cell phone can transmit and receive signals over hundreds ofmiles In 1973, an electronic company called Motorola hired Martin Cooper to work onwireless communication Motorola and Bell Laboratories (now AT&T) were in a race toinvent the first portable communication device Martin Cooper won the race and becamethe inventor of the cell phone On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call tohis opponent at AT&T while walking down the streets of New York City People on the

sidewalks gazed at Cooper in amazement as he walked down the street talking on his

cellular phone Cooper’s phone was called Motorola Dyna-Tac It weighed a whooping 2

½ pounds (as compared to today’s cell phones that weigh as little as 3 or 4 ounces)

After the invention of his cell phone, Cooper began thinking of ways to make thecell phone available to the general public After ten years, Motorola introduced the firstcell phones for commercial use The early cell phone and its service were both veryexpensive The cell phone itself cost about $3,500 In 1977, AT&T constructed a cell

phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over 2,000 customers In 1981, a second

cellular phone system was started in the Washington, D.C and Baltimore area It took

nearly 37 years for cell phones to become available for general public use Today thereare more than sixty million cell phone customers with cell phones producing over thirtybillion dollars per year.

1 What is the main idea of the passage?

A the difference between cell phones and

telephones

B how Cooper competed with AT&T

C the history of a cell phone D the increasing number of people using cell

phones

2 What definition is true of a cell phone?

A Something we use just for playing

3 What is wrong about a walkie-talkie?

A Only one person can talk at a time B It has one channel

C It was first designed in 1973 D It can be used within a distance of a

mile

4 The word “duplex” in line 10 is closest in meaning to

A quick B modern C having two parts D having defects

5 To whom did Cooper make his first cell phone call?

A a person on a New York Street B his assistant at Motorola

C a member of Bell Laboratories D the director of his company

6 How heavy is the first cell phone compared to today’s cell phones?

A ten times as heavy

as

B much lighter C 2 pounds heavier D as heavy as

7 When did Motorola introduce the first cell-phones for commercial use?

A in the same year when AT&T constructed a cell phone system

B in 1983

C in the same year when he first made a cell-phone call

D in 1981

8 When did AT&T widely start their cellular phone system?

A 37 years after their first design B in 1981

9 What does the word “gazed” in line 21mean?

C started conversation D looked with admiration

10 The phrase tried it out in the last paragraph refers to?

A tested the cell-phone system B reported on AT&T

C introduced the cell phone system D made effort to sell the cell-phones

Question 2 You are going to read a newspaper article about sleep Five paragraphs have been removed from the article Choose from the paragraphs

A – F the one which fits each gap (1 – 5) There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use

Enough Sleep?

Tiredness, it is often claimed, has become the modern conditions As the richer, busiercountries have grown, so sleeplessness and anxiety have also grown in the popularpsyche Research in the USA has found 40 million Americans to be chronically affected,and some recent best-selling novels in Britain have featured insomniacs as protagonists,

or sleep-research laboratories as their settings

1

Recently, a sleep researcher fried an experiment He offered his subjects the opposite

of the modern routine “I allowed them to sleep for up to 14 hours a night for a month Ittook them three weeks to reach an equilibrium of eight-and-a-quarter hours Thatindicates a great rebound of sleep – sleep that they hadn’t been getting

2

For guinea pigs, they advertise in the student newspapers Subjects are picked up bytaxi, paid $ 5 an hour, and asked to adjust their sleeping patterns according toinstructions Dr Louise Reyner provides reassurance: “Some people are quite worried,because you’re putting electrodes on their heads, and they think you can see whatthey’re dreaming or thinking.”

3

The young men all deny they are going to fall asleep Dr Reyner has a video recording

of one trying not to At first the person at the wheel is very upright, wet and bleary eyes

determinedly fixed on the windscreen Then he begins to blink briefly, every now andagain; then for longer, and more often, with a slight drop of the head Each nod growsheavier than the last The blinks become a 10-second blackout Every time, he jerksawake as if nothing has happened But the car, by the second or third occasion, has shotoff the carriageway.

4

But apart from these findings, what else do we know about human sleep with any kind

of certainty? It is known that humans sleep, like other mammals, according to a dailycycle Once asleep, they switch between four different stages of unconsciousness, fromstage one sleep, the shallowest, to the stage four, the deepest When dreams occur,which is usually during the lightest sleep, the brain paralyses the body except for thehands and eyelids, thus preventing injuries

5

However, there is a strong degree of certainty among scientists that women sleep forhalf an hour longer than men, and that older people require less sleep, though they don’tknow why When asked what sleep is for, some sleep researchers reply in cosmic terms:

“Sleep is a tactic to travel through time without injury.”

_

A Beyond this, certainties blur into theories It is often suggested, for example, that

sleep repairs body tissue, or restores muscles, or rests the frontal section of the brainthat controls speech and creativity But all of this may happen more quickly duringrelaxed wakefulness, so no one is really sure

B Part of this interest is in sleep in general: in its rhythms, its uses and in problems with

sleeping But a central preoccupation remains “People need more sleep,” says oneleading sleep researcher “People cut back on sleep when they’re busy They get up tooearly to avoid rush hour.”

C The sleep researchers seem interested in this theory But the laboratory is not funded

to investigate such matters Its sponsors what its research to lead to practical solutions

such as deciding where Take a break signs should be placed on motorways, and how

different kinds of food and drink can affect driving and sleeplessness

D A coffee might have helped Two cups, Dr Reyner says, even after no sleep at all, can

make you a safe driver for half an hour or more She recommends a whole basket of

alertness products: tablets, energy drinks, caffeinated chewing gum Shift workers, she isquite sure, could probably use them.

E In fact, the laboratory’s interest is more physical In a darkened room stands a

motorway simulator, the front section of a car facing a wide projection screen Thesubjects are always told to arrive at 2pm, in the body’s natural mid-afternoon lull, after ashort night’s sleep or no sleep at all The projector is switched on and they are asked todrive, while answering questions An endless road rolls ahead, sunlight glares; and theair is warm

F In Europe, such propositions are perhaps most thoroughly tested in a small,

unassuming building on a university campus in the English midlands The universitysleep research laboratory has investigated, among many subjects, the effects of fatigue

on sailors, the effects of airport noise on sleepers, and the dangers of motorway drivingfor flagging drivers

section IV: Use of English

Question 1 Read the passage and choose the word that best fits each gap

Why did you decide to read this and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect

to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a

fortnight's time ? Common sense (1) that the answers to these questions depend

on “readability" whether the (2) matter is interesting, the argument clear and thelayout attractive But psychologists are discovering that to (3) why people read -and often don't read -technical information, they have to examine so much the writing asthe reader

Even the most technically confident people often (4) instructions for the video

on home computer in favour of hands-on experience And people frequently (5) little consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print ofcontracts a Psychologists researching reading (6) to assume that both beginnersand competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish Thereare arguments among them about the (7) of eyes, memory and brain during theprocess Some believe that fluent readers take (8) every letter or word they see:others (9) that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase

to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: readingstarts, comprehension (10) then reading stops

1.A suggests B transmits C advises D informs

4.A miss B omit C pass D ignore

Question 2 Read the passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word

It is not surprising that actors want to be pop stars and vice versa (1) that is deep in a part of our brain that most of us manage to keep under control, we all want to be pop stars and actors

Sadly, there’s nothing about the (2) profession that automatically qualifies you for the other, except, of course, for the fact that famous actors and singers are already surrounded by people who never say no to them (3) the whole, pop stars tend to fare better on screen than their (4) numbers do on CD Let’s (5) it: not being able to act is no big drawback in Hollywood, whereas not being able to play or sing still tends to count (6) you in the recording studio

Some stars do display a genuine proficiency in both disciplines, and a few even maintain successful careers in both fields, but this just (7) a bad example for all the others For every success, there are two dozen failures And most of them have no idea how terrible they are (8) as power tends to corrupt, so celebrity tends to destroy the ability to gauge whether or not you’re making a fool of (9)

But perhaps we shouldn’t criticize celebrities for trying to expand their horizons

in this way (10) there is one good thing about actors trying to sing and singers trying to act, it is that it keeps them all too busy to write books

Question 3 Give the correct form of the words in brackets N0(0) has been done

People of the Forest

This TV (0 DOCUMENT) follows a family of chimpanzees which live in the forest of Tanzania Set in (1 SPECTACLE) scenery the programme gives us a fascinating insight into the life and social (2.ACTION) of these creatures Apparently, we humans share 98% of our genes with chimpanzees; indeed, they are our closest (3.RELATE) in the animal (4 KING) and scenes in the documentary offer clear evidence of our (5 SIMILAR) The focus of the film is on Fifi and we first see her as a (6 PLAY) five-year-old who spends all her time annoying her younger brother Meanwhile, the older male chimps seem to be involved in an endless fight for (7 SUPREME) And it is no surprise to learn that while all this is taking place the females are left to deal with the day-to-day (8 ORGANISE) matters Make sure you set aside an hour to watch this The (9.GEOGRAPHY) splendour of the location makes this programme worthwhile viewing, although our (10 LIKE) to these animals will make you think.

Further information can

4 The thought of what might happen next fills me with horror

1 It was Peter who pointed the mistake out to me

( attention)

2 Don’t you remember anything about your lifetime in London as a child?

( recollection) ?

3 “ I don’t mind where the money goes as long as the people are the real beneficiaries.”( matter)

4 You should pay more attention to those road signs about speed limits

( notice)

5 She herself admits to being rather selfish

( admission)

B Essay writing

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students to study the courses that students want to study Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion

Write at least 250 words

THe end

Keys – practice 23

I Phonetics ( 10 marks)

II Vocabulary and grammar

Question 1 Choose the word that best completes each sentence ( 10 marks)

Question 2 Mistake correction ( 5 marks)

There are 10 mistake in the following passage Find them and correct them

1 in past → in the past 2 deaf man → deaf men making research

Question 3 Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition ( 5 marks)

III reading comprehension

Question 1 Read the passage and choose the best option to each question ( 10 marks)

2 You are going to read a newspaper article about sleep Five paragraphs have been removed from the article Choose from the paragraphs A – F the one which fits each gap (1 – 5) There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use ( 10 marks)

Enough Sleep?

IV Use of English

Question 1 Read the passage and choose the word that best fits each gap ( 5 marks)

Question 2 Read the passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word (10 marks)

1 Somewhere 2 one / former / 3 On 4 opposite 5 face

6 against 7 sets 8 Just 9 yourself 10 If

Question 3 Give the correct form of the words in brackets N0(0) has been done (5 marks)

1 At all costs you must be at the airport by 2 o’clock.

2 One point in favor of living in the city is the range of clothes shops

3 Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to the above address.

4 I dread to think what might happen next.

5 Only later did I realize that I had mad a big mistake

Question 2 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar its possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word ( 5 marks)

1 It was Peter who drew my attention to the mistake

2 Haven’t you had any recollection of your lifetime in London as a child?

3 “ It doesn’t matter where the money goes as long as the people are real beneficiaries”

4 You should take notice of those road signs about speed limits

5 By (On) her own admission, she is rather selfish

B Essay writing (20 marks)

The impression mark is based on the following scheme:

1 Content: 10 points: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2 Language: 5 points: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the

level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

3 Presentation: 5 points: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level

of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

1 A.creative B.sensitive C.ambitious D.attentive

2 A.professor B.manager C.reporter D.director

3 A.exercise B.refusal C.collective D.abundant

4 A material B maritime C marathon D masculine

contraband

6 A participant B accidental C parentheses D industrial

7 A competent B compliance C commuter D computer

8 A malevolent B pasteurise C satellite D manicure

9 A emotional B sympathetic C responsible D indifferent

10 A continue B inhabit C disappear D imagine

II LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part 1 : Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.

1 _ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning

A On account of B According to C Because of D Due to

2 I read the contract again and again avoiding making spelling mistakes

A in view of B in terms of C with a view to D by means of

3 It's a shame they didn't pick you up, but it doesn't _ out the possibility that youmight get a job in a different department

4 I reckon Mark is of a nervous breakdown

A in charge B under suspicion C on the verge D indicative

5 Many local authorities realize there is a need to make _ for disabled people intheir housing programmes

A assitance B conditions C admittance D provision

6 It turned out that we _ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed byseveral hours

A hadn't B should have C mustn't have D needn't have

7 All three TV channels provide extensive _ of sporting events

A coverage B vision C broadcast D network

8 No matter how angry he was, he would never to violence

9 as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period inwhich it was created

A Ranking B To be ranked C Being ranked D In order to be ranking

10 _, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties

A By and large B All together C To a degree D Virtually

11 I am afraid that you have _ the deadline, so we can't take your applicationinto account.

12 The main aim of the campaign is to raise _ of the issues involved

A knowledge B awareness C attention D acquaintance

13 After so many years, it is great to see him _ his ambitions

14 It was confirmed that the accident was caused by human

15 The roadworks made to the hotel from the main road difficult

The origins of Halloween

Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0) (WEST)

world, and is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and

go "trick-or treating" It is (1) _ (DOUBT) one of the most

popular traditions in the United States and Britain

The celebration (2) _(ORIGIN) about two thousand years ago

with the Celts These people were the (3) (INHABIT) of an

area that includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany They relied on the

land for their (4) _ (LIVE), and this meant that they were at

the mercy of (5) (PREDICT) weather conditions, especially

during the winter

The Celtic new year began on 1st November, which also marked the

beginning of winter, a period (6) _ (TRADITION) associated

with death On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the

barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead were (7)

(TEMPORARY) withdrawn, and it was possible to

communicate with spirits The Celts believed that the spirits offered

them (8) (GUIDE) and protection, and the Druids (Celtic

priests) were (9) _ (REPUTE) able to predict the future on

this point

When the Roman completed their (10) (CONQUER) of Celtic

lands, they added their own flavour to this festival The advent of

Christianity brought about yet other changes

Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes UNDERLINE the mistake and WRITE THEIR CORECT FORMS in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example.

The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage

are still with us and still closely interrelating Most American

marriages, particular first marriages uniting young people, are the

result of mutual attraction and affection rather with practical

considerations

In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their

children Teenagers begin date in high school and usually find

mates through their own academic and social contacts Though

young people feel free to choose their friends from different groups,

almost choose a mate of similar background This is due partly to

parental guidance Parents cannot select spouses for their children,

but they can usually influence choices by voicing disapproval for

someone they consider suitable

However, marriages of members of different groups (interclass,

interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably

because of the greater mobile of today's youth and the fact that

they are restricted by fewer prejudices as their parents Many young

people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in armed

forces, or pursue a career in a bigger city One away from home and

family, they are more likely to date and marry outside their own

Part 4: Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable particles Write your answers in the

corresponding numbered boxes (0) has been done as an example.

0 Could you deal this problem I'm rather busy

1 The Minister is also implicated the scandal

2 Irrespective _ the poor weather conditions the search for the missing child wascontinued

3 I have been using her computer ever since she placed it my disposal

4 I met him at the party and he asked you

5 You can't miss him That haircut makes him stand _ in a crowd

put down come out see off set about work out

stand for step up track down turn down make up for

1 The managing director the company's poor performance to high interest rates

2 The police were able to the car thieves using satellite technology

3 This is a sensitive matter, and we have to dealing with it very carefully

4 David's new album is expected to _ at the end of the year

5 I hope this award will your disappointment at not winning the first prize

6 The company has decided to _ production of cars at its factory in Hull

7 You might need a calculator to this problem

8 Claire decided to the job, because it would have meant more travelling

9 Our maths teacher simply won't _ any talking in class

10 Helen is going to the airport to _ some friends

The Mysterious Isle

In the early morning of 23 January, 2009, the most powerful storm for a decade hitwestern France With wind speeds in (1) of 120 miles per hour, it flattenedforests, (2) down power lines and caused massive destruction to buildings androads But it also left behind an extraordinary creation Seven miles out to sea at the (3) where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island

had (4) _ out of water Locals soon gave it the name The Mysterious Isle Whatwas so remarkable, (5) its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (6) _ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment It could well become apermanent feature.

Scientists (7) realised that the island's appearance (8) a uniqueopportunity to study the creation and development of a new ecosystem Within months,

it had been colonised by seabirds, insects and vegetation Unfortunately, however, theywere not alone in (9) the island attractive It became increasingly difficult to (10) the site from human visitors In its first year, day trippers came in powereddinghies, a parachute club used it as a landing strip, a rave party was even held thereone night

5 A in spite of B instead of C apart from D on account

of

6 A prolonged B remained C resided D preserved

8 A delivered B awarded C proposed D offered

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Enjoy the benefits of stress!

Are you looking forward to another busy week? You should be according to some experts.They argue that the stress encountered in our daily lives is not only good for us, butessential to survival They say that the response to (1) _, which creates a chemical

called adrenal in, helps the mind and body to act quickly (2) _ emergencies.Animals and human beings use it to meet the hostile conditions which exist on the planet Whilst nobody denies the pressures of everyday life, what is surprising is that we are yet todevelop successful ways of dealing with them (3) the experts consider thecurrent strategies to be inadequate and often dangerous They believe that (4) oftrying to manage our response to stress with drugs or relaxation techniques, we mustexploit it Apparently, research shows that people (5) create conditions of stressfor (6) _ by doing exciting and risky sports or looking for challenges, cope much betterwith life's problems Activities of this type have been shown to create a lot of emotion;people may actually cry or feel extremely uncomfortable But there is a point (7) _ which they realise they have succeeded and know that it was a positiveexperience This is because we learn through challenge and difficulty That's (8) _

we get our wisdom Few of us, unfortunately, understand this fact For example, manypeople believe they (9) _ from stress at work, and take time off as a result Yet ithas been found in some companies that by far (10) healthiest people arethose with the most responsibility So next time you're in a stressful situation, justremember that it will be a positive learning experience and could also benefit yourhealth!

Yes, it is true that there is a mass of evidence to indicate that the world is gettingwarmer, with one of the world's leading weather predictors stating that air temperatureshave shown an increase of just under half a degree Celsius since the beginning of thetwentieth century And while this may not sound like anything worth losing sleep overthe international press would have us believe that the consequences could bedevastating Other experts, however, are of the opinion that what we are seeing is justpart of a natural upward and downward swing that has always been part of the cycle ofglobal weather An analysis of the views of major meteorologists in the United Statesshowed that less than 20% of them believed that any change in temperature over thelast hundred years was our own fault-the rest attributed it to natural cyclical changes

There is, of course, no denying that we are still at a very early stage in understandingweather The effects of such variables as rainfall, cloud formation, the seas and oceans,gases such as methane and ozone, or even solar energy are still not really understood,and therefore the predictions that we make using them cannot always be relied on Dr.James Hansen, in 1988, was predicting that the likely effects of global warming would be

a raising of world temperature which would have disastrous consequences for mankind:

"a strong cause and effect relationship between the current climate and humanalteration of the atmosphere" He has now gone on record as stating that using artificialmodels of climate as a way of predicting change is all but impossible In fact, he nowbelieves that, rather than getting hotter, our planet is getting greener as a result of thecarbon dioxide increase, with the prospect of increasing vegetation in areas which inrecent history have been frozen wastelands

In fact there is some evidence to suggest that as our computer-based weather modelshave become more sophisticated, the predicted rises in temperature have been cut back

In addition, if we look at the much reported rise in global temperature over the lastcentury, a close analysis reveals that the lion's share of that increase, almost threequarters in total, occurred before man began to 'poison' his world with industrialprocesses and the accompanying greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of thetwentieth century

So should we pay any attention to those stories that scream out at us from billboardsand television news headlines, claiming that man, with his inexhaustible dependence onoil-based machinery and ever more sophisticated forms of transport is creating anightmare level of 'greenhouse gas emissions, poisoning his environment and rippingopen the ozone layer? Doubters point to scientific evidence which can prove that, of allthe greenhouse gases, only two percent come from man-made sources, the rest resultingfrom natural emissions

Who, then, to believe: the environmentalist exhorting us to leave the car at home, to buyre-usable products packaged in recycled paper and to plant trees in our back yard? Orthe sceptics, including, of course, a lot of big businesses who have most to lose, whenthey tell us that we are making a mountain out of a molehill? And my own opinion? Thejury's still out as far as I am concerned!

1 The author

A believe that man is causing global warming

B believes that global warming is a natural process

C is sure what the causes of global warming are

D does not say what he believes the causes of global warming are

2 As to the cause of global warming, the author believes that _

A occasionally the facts depend on who you are talking to.

B the facts always depend on who you are talking to

C often the facts depend on which expert you listen to

D you should not speak to experts

3 More than 80% of the top meteorologists in the United States are of the opinion that _

A global warming should make us lose sleep

B global warming is not the result of natural cyclical changes but man-made

C the consequences of global warming will be devastating

D global warming is not man-made, but the result of natural cyclical changes

4 Our understanding of weather

A leads to reliable predictions

B is variable

C cannot be denied

D is not very developed yet

5 Currently, Dr James Hansen's beliefs include the fact that _

A it is nearly impossible to predict weather change using artificial models

B the consequences of global warming would be disastrous for mankind

C there is a significant link between the climate now, and man's changing of the

Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage

No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage Not given if there is no information about the statement in the passage.

6 At the same time that computer-based weather models have become moresophisticated, weather forecasters have become more expert

7 Most of the increase in global temperature happened in the second half of thetwentieth century