10points Are organically grown foods the best food choices.. The advantages claimedfor such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are nowbeing debated.. Advocates of
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2 The purpose of the experiments is to measure the
3 The first experiment needs to be done because of thedistances involved
4 In this experiment, some pupils have a stopwatch and the others have a , such as a bell
5 The result of this experiment should be accurate to within approximately
II Complete the table below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer (20pts)
Size of business Companies Help being given
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customer serviceMedium
Build Ltd Extension of (4)Jones System Conflict management and _
1 According to Barbara, a casting director needs above all _
A to learn from experience B to be a good communicator
C to have a relevant qualification D to have a natural feel for the job
2 Barbara says that she looks for actors who _
A can play a variety of roles B complement each other
C accept her way of working D think deeply about a part
3 At which stage in the casting process does Barbara meet the actors?
A before she goes to see them performing liveB once the director hasapproved them
C before a final short list is drawn up D as soon as a final selection is made
4 Barbara explains that what motivates her now is a need for _
A personal satisfaction B professional recognition
C a glamorous lifestyle D financial security
5 What made Barbara give up her job for a while?
A She’d become tired of travelling B She was ready to try somethingnew
C She felt she’d been put under too much pressure
D She found that she was no longer as committed to it
LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer Circle the letter A, B, C or D (20 points)
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2. Sales of margarine rose last year ………… those of butter
A comparing B at a loss of C at the expense of D with regard to
3. We all feel that his jokes about immigrants were in very poor … …
4. As the President was absent, I was asked to …… the meeting
5. The product was withdrawn from sale because there was no longer any … … for it
6. The trouble with Stan is that he makes such a fuss about even the most…… injury
elementary
7. I had no chance to defend myself; the dog ……… for me as soon as I opened the door
8. Please ……… a copy of your application form for at least six months
9. They turned down the proposal ………… that it didn’t fulfill their
requirements
A by reason B on the grounds C as a cause D allowing
10.Sales reached a …… in June and then fell off
11.Get him to sign the contract before he has second………
12.Tim was …… on causing mischief and nothing was going to stop him
13.He muttered something under his ………, but I didn’t catch what he said
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15.If you’re at a(n) …… end, you could help me in the garden
16. He agreed to accept the position……… that he would be given a share of the company’s profits
A in the agreement B with the aim C with the purpose D.on the understanding
17. This calculator has a number of ……… in the way it can be used
A reservations B constrictions C obstructions D
limitations
18.I could tell at a ……… that nothing had changed between Barbara and Edward
19. The new road currently under ….…… will solve the traffic problems in the town
20.I must go to bed early tonight; I sat up till the ….… hours to finish that report
II Use the correct form of the word in capitals to fit each gap Write your
answer in the space provided (10 points)
1 She was so weak that she felt (sufficient) _ well to go back
to work
2 His busy schedule made him completely (access)
3 Only when I completed reading the autobiographical novel did I get the true
(see) into the writer’s complex nature.
4 Substantial damages will be paid to the (able) who suffered from
the worst injuries during the war
5 He says he had no intention of hurting me, but I’m sure he hit me (purpose)
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6 Don’t do anything stupid that results in his (please)
7 Within the last two decades the computer has become the most (dispense)
piece of equipment in the office
8 Her (stand) _ academic record was the main reason for our
last-minute decision to intake her
9 I didn't believe him His story was very (convince)
10 The (electrify) of agriculture in our country is very
5 Migrant workers live in substandard unsanitary, and dilapidated housing and
often are lacking medical care
IV Fill in the gap with particles or prepositions (10 points)
1 I’ll put you to your research department Please hold on
2.I don’t think people should be allowed to perform experiments
animals
3.The telescope will photograph distant galaxies, an attempt to
understand their past
4.Please pull and stop so that I can buy something to drink
5.I was taken when Mr Michael said that I’d hurt his feeling
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7 I know we had an argument but now I’d quite like to made
8.I didn’t recognize Ed when I saw him because he was disguise
9 Try spreading something low fat your bread instead of butter
10 My dad wants me to go to university but I’m in two minds it
22 letters and it is (7) _ that it lasted for 1000 years The first two signs werecalled ‘aleph” and ‘beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave
us the (8 ) _ word alphabet
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (9 ) _ to otherEuropean countries under the Romans A number of changes took place as time(10) _ The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown
to people in Shakespeare’s time
2 A media B bulletin C program D journalism
3 A invented B played C discovered D appeared
4 A distance B area C length D earth
5 A antiqueB old-fashion C ancient D dated
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7 A observed B measured C counted D estimated
II Read the text and then choose the best answer to each of the questions (10points)
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimedfor such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are nowbeing debated Advocates of organic foods- a term whose meaning varies greatly-
frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of thetypical North American diet is a welcome development However, much of thisinterest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe orinadequate in meeting nutritional needs Although most of these claims are notsupported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancingsuch claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction
As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foodsprevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widelypublicized and form the basis for folklore
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, newvitamins, and other wonder foods There are numerous unsubstantiated reports thatnatural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionallysuperior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains,and the like
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in
common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods But in many
cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health andprovide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods So there is realcause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrustthe regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead
1 The word "Advocates" in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
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2 In line 3, the word "others" refers to
A advantages B advocates C organic foods D products
3 The "welcome development" mentioned in line 6 is an increase in
A interest in food safety and nutrition among North Americans
B the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C the amount of healthy food grown in North America
D the number of consumers in North America
4 According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term
"organic food"?
A It is accepted by most nutritionists B It has been used only in recent years
C It has no fixed meaning D It is seldom used by consumers
5 The word "unsubstantiated" in line 15 is closest in meaning to
A unbelievable B uncontested C unpopular D unverified
6 The word "maintain" in line 20 is closest in meaning to
7 The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because
A organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than
conventionally grown foods
B many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops
8 According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often
9 What is the author's attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A Very enthusiastic B Somewhat favorable C Neutral D skeptical
10 The word conventionally used in the passage is closest in meaning to:
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III Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10 points)
Instant decisions
We often assume the best way to come to a decision is to (1) agestaking into account a lot of information before we arrive at our conclusion Weweigh the evidence (2) the belief that instant decisions are unreliable.However, there are arguments (3) a reassessment of that view It may
be that from time to time our subconscious mind does a better job in a momentthan our conscious mind does
When Evelyn Harrison, an export on sculpture, (4) shown a statue thatthe J.Paul Getty Museum had purchases for $10 million, she blurted (5) that it was a fake It came as a shock to the museum Harrison wasunable to explain why she had formed that impression, but it was enough to castdoubt (6) the statue Now most experts have come (7) toher position, but how did she tell the (8) between that and the realarticle so quickly?
It’s probable that her subconscious mind sorted through information that (9) the notice of her conscious mind Although we are rarely, (10) ever, aware of our subconscious mind, it can be surprisingly effective
IV Filling the blank with phrases/sentences suggested (10pts)
Not Just Another Russian
………A……… (0) He would grow up to write two of the greatest novels in thehistory of literature and inspire social reform that would make an impact on theworld Not just another Russian author, (1) _
Tolstoy was an unsettled young man He was a poor student who left his universitywhen he could find no meaning in his studies He joined the army but could notendure the violence and soon left that as well By this time, Tolstoy was beingnoticed as a writer but he still felt unfulfilled (2) _ In them, Tolstoy offered anew kind of fiction to Russian readers He described events and characters sodetailed and convincing that they blurred the line between the imaginary and real
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Tolstoy suffered a mid-life crisis after writing Anna Karenina _ (4), hedecided he must find the meaning of life or else kill himself What he found camefrom the core of his Christian faith-universal love and passive resistance to evil.Gandhi later adopted this message in his campaign to free India Martin LutherKing, Jr did the same in his fight for racial equality in America _ (5) Tolstoywas a gifted writer, but it was his revolutionary ideas that changed the course ofhistory and the world in which we live
A In 1828, baby Leo was born into the rich and powerful Tolstoy family ofCentral Russia
B His work has been called, "not art, but a piece of life."
C Leo Tolstoy was a teacher, a philosopher, and the grandfather of non-violentrevolution
D The effects of passive resistance can still be felt today
E It was during this time that Tolstoy wrote his most famous books, War andPeace and Anna Karenina
F Giving up his fortune to live among the peasants,
V Read the passage carefully The passage has six paragraphs, A-F Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B and D-F from the list of headings below There are two headings you do not need (10pts)
List of Headings
1 Effects of irrigation on sedimentation
2 The danger of flooding the Cairo area
3 Causing pollution in the Mediterranean
4 Interrupting a natural process
5 The threat to food production
6 Less valuable sediment than before
7 Egypt's disappearing coastline
8 Looking at the long-term impact
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A The fertile land of the Nile delta is being eroded along Egypt's Mediterranean
coast at an astounding rate Formerly, land scoured away from the coastline by thecurrents of the Mediterranean Sea used to be replaced by sediment brought down tothe delta by the River Nile, but this is no longer happening
B People have blamed this on the two large dams at Aswan in the south of Egypt,
which hold back virtually all of the sediment that used to flow down the river Itused to flow freely, carrying huge quantities of sediment north from Africa's interior
to be deposited on the Nile delta in 7,000 years Annual flooding brought in new,nutrient-rich soil to the delta region, replacing what had been washed away by thesea, and dispensing with the need for fertilizers in Egypt's richest food-growingarea But when the Aswan dams were constructed in the 20th century to provideelectricity and irrigation, and to protect the huge population centre of Cairo and itssurrounding areas from annual flooding and drought, not passing down to the delta,most of the sediment with its natural fertilizer accumulated up above the dam in thesouthern, upstream half of Lake Nasser
C Now, however, there turns out to be more to the story It appears that the
sediment-free water emerging from the dams picks up silt and sand as it erodes theriver bed and banks on the 800-kilometre trip to Cairo Daniel Jean Stanley of theSmithsonian Institute noticed that water samples taken in Cairo before the riverenters the delta indicated that the river sometimes carries more than 850 grams ofsediment per cubic meter of water - almost half of what before the dams were built