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["III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter. Write your answers on your answer sheet. UK companies have received criticism from a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers. This follows a case in which a male (1. EMPLOY) __________working in the post room of a large (2. ORGANISE) __________in the United Kingdom received a (3. SUSPEND) __________ for wearing jeans to work. Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4. CUSTOM) __________to look well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress formally. The authors of the report made a (5. COMPARE) ___________ between the UK and other European nations where employers seem (6. CONCERN)___________about the need for their workers to wear smart clothes in the office. Their (7. ARGUE) ___________is based on research that claims workers are far more (8. PRODUCT) _________ when they have the (9. FREE) _________to dress in a way that they feel most (10. COMFORT) _______in. IV. Complete the following sentences with one preposition\/particle for each blank. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. Kate fell _______ with her boyfriend and they stopped seeing each other. 2. I\u2018ve taken this watch _______ pieces, and now I can\u2018t put it together again. 3. I\u2018m sure my brother will never get married because he hates the feeling of being tied _____. 4. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up______ what she missed why she was away. 5. I don\u2018t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting. I failed to get my point _______. PART C. READING I. Read the following passage and choose the options among A, B, C or D that best complete the blanks. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Stressful situations that (1)________ almost everyday in life seem to be unavoidable. However, we can do little sometimes to avoid a misfortune or an unpleasant occurrence which may (2)________ us unexpectedly as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the (3)_______, give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to (4)_________ the burden. Can you (5)_________ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other 501","neurotics? Or do you take a different (6)________ and make good use of the time drawing up a schedule for the days to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sunday dinner. In fact, whatever way you (7)________ to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (8)_________. Nevertheless, your reaction might considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day. The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more strain to your life and in this way puts your well \u2013 being in (9)_________. Surprisingly, it is seemingly negligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they may be. (10)_______that so many of those wretched stresses and inducing troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles. 1. A. devise B. create C. originate D. emerge 2. A. arise B. happen C. befall D. occur 3. A. post B. roof C. bottom D. wall 4. A. subsist B. remain C. cow D. bear 5. A. envision B. observe C. picture D. image 6. A. manner B. stance C. practice D. mode 7. A. strike B. deal C. respond D. challenge 8. A. term B. course C. timing D. period 9. A. risk B. weakness C. insecurity D. jeopardy 10. A. Providing B. Given C. Hence D. As much II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Students frequently complain (1)___________ studying for hours on (2)________ and then not doing well in their final exams. Many factors can (3) _________ in poor performances: (4) _________illness or a personal problem. Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain on students (5) _________ don\u2018t want to let their parents down. Can students\u2018 knowledge be judged by a (6) _________exam? Certainly not! If we want to be fair, students ought to be (7) _________on a regular basic. So does that mean more exams? Yes, but (8) _________many written ones. In many countries, student do not have to take written 502","exams (9) _________ they don\u2018t want to, they are (10) _________to take oral ones instead. This seems to be fairer way of assessing understanding, not just testing it. III. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for \u2015high water in a harbor.\u2016 These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often referred to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity. Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters. Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity.Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival. Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel. 1. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses _______. A. underwater earthquakes B. storm surges C. tides D. tidal waves 2. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that _______. 503","A. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides B. this terminology is not used by the scientific community C. they are the same as tsunamis D. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves 3. The word \u201cdisplaced\u201d is closest in meaning to _______. A. moved B. filtered C. located D. not pleased 4. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis _______. A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean B. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean Dare often identified by ships on the ocean 5. Water that is \u2015shallow\u201d is NOT _____________. A. deep B. clear C. coastal D. tidal 6. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to ___________. A. come from greater distances B. originate in Alaska C. arrive without warning D. be less of a problem 7. The possessive \u201ctheir\u201d refers to ____________. A. the Hawaiian Islands B. thousands of miles C. these tsunamis D. the inhabitants of Hawaii 8. A \u2015calamitous\u201d tsunami is one that is _____________. A. at fault B. disastrous C. extremely calm D. expected 9. From the expression \u201con record\u201d, it can be inferred that the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano ____________. A. was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon B. might not be the greatest tsunami ever 504","C. was filmed as it was happening D. occurred before efficient records were kept 10. The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano ___________. A. was far more destructive close to the source than far away B. resulted in little damage C. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands D. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel PART D. WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These words must not be changed in any way. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. The reduction in the price of the magazines led to a growth in sales. (RESULT) Sales of the magazines __________________________________________. 2. Georgia hasn\u2018t written to me recently. (HEARD) I ___________________________________________________________. 3. Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel. (SOON) Dinner will be served ___________________________________________. 4. Barbara couldn\u2018t sing or dance. (UNABLE) Besides ______________________________________________________. 5. It was careless of you to leave without locking the door. (OUGHT) You _________________________________________________________. II. Write an essay to express your opinion on the following statement. 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PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question 1. A. that B. mother C. this D. think C. basic D. 2. A. physics B. hesitate C. defeated D. reserve C. through D. 3. A. finished B. developed C. childhood D. C. lived D. looked C. character D. 4. A. tough B. rough C. heir D. height C. handbag D. enough C. expressed D. raised 5. A. exhibition B. holiday hilarious 6. A. laughed B. watched cooked 7. A. Christmas B. switch chemical 8. A. honest B. exhaust 9. A. handcraft B. handkerchief handbook 10. A. called B. prepared PART B.LEXICO-GRAMMAR I. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). (10pts) 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. C II. In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect grammatically, or does not fit the sense of the text. Write the unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick (\u221a) each correct line. (5pts) 1. being 2. to 3. well 4. \u221a 5. \u221a 6. be 7. the 8. of 9. \u221a 10. it III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter. (10pts) 507","1.employee 2. organization\/ organisation 3. suspension 4. customers 5. comparison 8. productive 9. freedom 10. comfortable 6. unconcerned 7. argument IV. Complete the following sentences with one preposition\/particle for each blank. (5pts) 1. out 2. to 3. down 4. on 5. across PART C. READING I. Read the following passage and choose the options among A, B, C or D that best complete the blanks. (10pts) 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10pts) 1. about 2. end 3. result 4. an 5. who\/that 6. single 7. tested 8. not 9. if 10. allowed III. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10pts) 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A PART D.WRITING 508","I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These words must not be changed in any way. (5pts) 1. Sales of the magazines grew\/increased\/went up as a result of the reduction in the price. 2. I haven\u2019t heard \/have heard nothing from Georgia for\/in a while. 3. Dinner will be served as soon as we arrive at the hotel. 4. Besides being unable to sing, Barbara couldn\u2018t dance either. 5. You ought not to have left without locking the door. II. Write an essay to express your opinion on the following statement. Use specific reasons and details to support your idea. (15pts) \u201cFace-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls\u201d. Marking scheme The impression mark given is based on the following scheme: 1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate 2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students 3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students. ------------------THE END----------------- 509","ENGLISH PRACTICE 43 PART I PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question 1. A. exchange B. technology C. mischievious D. challenge C. linked D. developed 2. A. finished B. declared C. account D. accident C. substantial D. supportive 3. A. accept B. succeed C. confided D. installed C. sunny D. summer 4. A. compulsory B. curriculum C. stopped D. influenced C. species D. specify 5. A. committed B. daunted C. windy D. wrist C. booked D. worked 6. A. much B. autumn 7. A. dedicated B. hatched 8. A. spectrum B. special 9. A. wrong B. two 10. A. picked B. naked PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D). 1. He's really shy _______ girl. A. by B. at C. for D. with 2. The teacher _______ her to improve her drawing. A. insisted B. encouraged C. made D. persisted 3. I couldn't quite ______ what they were doing because they were so far away. A. bear out B. make out C. think out D. try out 4. The meal Mary cooked tastes_______. A. well B. nice C. good D. worse 5. ______ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone. A. Arriving B. We arrived C. Arrived D. We were arriving 6. The people who______ the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents. A. gave B. proceed C. set D. conducted 510","7. The judge found him ______ of stealing and sent him to prison. A. evil B. innocent C. guilty D. wicked 8. The house we have rented is______. So we will have to buy some beds, chairs, tables, etc. A. unrestored B. unrepaired C. unfurnishedD. undecorated 9. He was turned down for the job because he is ________. A. qualified B. qualifying C. unqualified D. qualification 10. The trouble started only______ the other man came into the room. A. when B. until C. and then D. too soon 11. _______, the disaster would not have happened. A. Had you have obeyed the orders B. You had obeyed the orders C. You obeyed the orders D. Had you obeyed the orders 12. _______ had booked in advance were allowed in. A. Only who B. Only those who C. Only who were those D. Only were those who 13. Traveling alone to a jungle is adventurous, ________. A. if not impossible B. if it not impossible C. when not impossible D. when it not impossible 14. I ______ the hot weather in the south. A. use to B. used to C. am use to D. am used to 15. The meat looked very _______ to the dog. A. invited B. invite C. inviting D. invitingly II. Use the correct form of each word on the right to complete the numbered spaces. The mysteries of the skies Three hundred and fifty years before the first men looked down on the amazingly beautiful surface of the moon from close quarters, Galileo\u2018s newly built telescope (1) _________ him to look at the edge of the hitherto mysterious sphere. 511","He saw that the apparently (2) _________ surface was not divinely smooth and 1. ABLE round, but bumpy and imperfect. He realized that although the moon might appear 2. LIVE (3) _______, resembling a still life painted by the hand of a cosmic (4) ____________, it was a real world, perhaps not very different from our own. This 3. ACT amounted to a great (5) _________ hardly to be expected in his day and age, 4. ART although nowadays his (6) _________ may appear to some to be trivial and (7) 5. ACHIEVE _____________. 6. CONCLUDE 7. SIGNIFY Not long after Galileo lunar\u2018s observations, the skies which had previously been so (8) _____________ revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries. Casting 8. ELUDE around for further wonders, Galileo focused his lens on the (9) _____________ 9. STRIKE planet of Jupiter. Nestling next to it, he saw four little points of light circling the distant planet. Our moon it appeared, perhaps (10) ____________ in the eyes of those fearful of what the discovery might mean, was not alone! 10. FORTUNE III. In the following passage, some numbered lines contain a word that shouldn\u201ft be there. Tick (\u221a) the sentences that are correct and write the words that shouldn\u201ft be there in the numbered space. KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to keep between 0 ___\u221a___ ourselves and other people. When someone we do not know well gets too close that 00 someone we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. If such a business colleague comes closer 1________ than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move away. Some interesting 2 ________ studies have been done in libraries. If strangers will come too close, many people get 3 __\u221a____ up and leave the building, others use to different methods such as turning their back 4 ________ on the intruder. Living in cities has made people to develop new skills for dealing 5 ________ with situations where they are very close to strangers. Most people on so crowded 6 ________ trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contract, and apologize if hands touch by a mistake. People use newspapers as a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone\u2018s eyes. 512","7 ___\u221a___ 8 ________ 9 ________ 10 __\u221a___ PART III. READING I. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase into happiness. The researchers have come up a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness. First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in other words, happiness (1)_______ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite strongly with the main dimensions of personalities: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so. Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In particular, friends are a great (2) ______ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (3) ______ such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage and similar (4) ______ relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness. Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) ______ overall satisfaction, and vice versa - perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (6) ______ both ways. Job satisfaction is caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (7)_____ by social interactions with co-workers. Unemployment, on the contrary, can be a serious cause of unhappiness. Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (8) ______ than most other causes of happiness. Activities (9) _____ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the (10) ______themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members \u2013 it is very strong in the case of religious groups. 1. A. runs B. arrives C. goes D. descends 2. A. source B. origin C. base D. meaning 3. A. movements B. signals C. slogans D. motions 4. A. near B. tight C. close D. heavy 5. A. consists of B. applies to C. counts on D. contributes to 6. A. works B. effects C. makes D. turns 513","7. A. too B. as well C. also D. plus 8. A. check B. power C. choice D. control 9. A. so B. such C. like D. thus 10. A. facilities B. activities C. exercises D. amenities II. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option. Scientists have established that influenza viruses taken from man can cause disease in animals. In addition, man can catch the disease from animals. In fact, a greater numbers of wild birds seem to carry the virus without showing any evidences of illness. Some scientists conclude that a large family of influenza virus may have evolved in the bird kingdom, a group that has been on earth 100 million years and is able to carry the virus without contracting the disease. There is even convincing evidence to show that virus strain are transmitted from place to place and from continent to continent by migrating birds. It is known that two influenza viruses can recombine when both are present in an animal at the same time. The result of such recombination is a great variety of strains containing different H and N spikes. This raises the possibility that a human influenza virus can recombine with an influenza virus from a lower animal to produce an entirely new spike. Research is underway to determine if that is the way major new strains come into being. Another possibility is that two animal influenza strains may recombine in a pig, for example, to produce a new strain which is transmitted to man. 1. According to the passage, scientists have discovered that influenza viruses ______. A. cause ill health in wild animals B. do not always cause symptoms in birds C. are rarely present in wild birds D. change when transmitted from animals to man 2. What is known about the influenza virus? A. It was first found in a group of very old birds. B. All the different strains can be found in wild birds. C. It existed over 100 million years ago. D. It can survive in many different places. 3. According to the passage, a great variety of influenza strains can appear when______. A. H and N spikes are produced B. animal and bird viruses are combined C. dissimilar types of viruses recombine D. two viruses of the same type are contracted 514","4. New strains of viruses are transmitted to man by_______. A. a type of wild pig B. diseased lower animals C. a group of migrating birds D. a variety of means 5. It can be inferred from the passage that all of the following are ways of producing new strains of influenza EXCEPT_______. A. two influenza viruses in the same animal recombining B. animal viruses recombining with human viruses C. two animal viruses recombining D. two animal viruses recombining in a human III. Read the passage and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Several hundred million years ago, plants similar to modern ferns covered vast stretches of the land. Some were as large as trees, with giant fronds bunched at the top of trunks as straight as pillars. Others were the size of bushes and formed thickets of undergrowth. Still others lived in the shade of giant club mosses and horsetails along the edges of swampy lagoons where giant amphibians swam. A great number of these plants were true ferns, reproducing themselves without fruits or seeds. Others had only the appearance of ferns. Their leaves had organs of sexual reproduction and produced seeds. Although their \u2015flowers\u2016 did not have corollas, these false ferns (today completely extinct) ushered in the era of flowering plants. Traces of these floras of the earliest times have been preserved in the form of fossils. Such traces are most commonly found in shale and sandstone rocks wedged between coal beds. Today only tropical forests bear living proof of the ancient greatness of ferns. The species that grow there are no longer those of the Carboniferous period, but their variety and vast numbers, and the great size of some, remind us of the time when ferns ruled the plant kingdom. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Plant reproduction B. How to locate fossils C. An ancient form of plant life D. Tropical plant life 2. The word \u2015Others\u2016 refers to _________. A. plants B. pillars C. trees D. fronds 515","3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the plants described in the passage? A. They once spread over large areas of land. C. They coexisted with amphibians, mosses, and horsetails. B. They varied greatly in size. D. They clung to tree trunks and bushes for support. 4. The word \u2015true\u2016 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. accurate B. genuine C. straight D. dependable 5. The author states that fossils of early plant life are usually found in rocks located between deposits of _______. A. coal B. shale C. sandstone D. corollas IV. Read the passage carefully then fill in the blank a suitable word. As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several (1) ______ sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports. (2) ______ them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look (3) ______ horses, and struck the ball with a stick. Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached (4) ______ since. As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both (5) ______, at the goal end of the pool. The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score. Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled (6) ______ underwater fights away from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air. In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts. The Scots also replaced (7) ______ original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (8) ______ that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, \\\"tackling\\\" a player unless he had the ball. The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (9) ______ work, spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894, to France in 1895, and (10) ______ Belgium in 1900. Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900. PART IV: WRITING 516","I. Write the new sentences using the given word. Do not change the word given in any way. 1. They have discovered some interesting new information. (LIGHT) 2. They suspended Jack for the next two matches. (BANNED) 3. I really want to see her again. (DYING) 4. She was so beautiful that I couldn't stop looking at her. (EYES) 5. We are looking forward to watching the program. (WAIT) II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 1. If you changed your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class. \u2192 Were you____________ 2. I'd rather not go out this afternoon. \u2192 I do not feel__________ 3. Adeles tries hard, but she doesn't get anywhere. \u2192 However____________ 4. It is thought that the boss is considering raising wages. \u2192 The boss____________ 5. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world. \u2192 Despite the fact______ 6. I didn't arrive in time to see her. \u2192 I wasn't____________ 7. I'd prefer you not to smoke. \u2192 I'd rather___________ 8. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms. \u2192 Smiling____________ 9. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight. \u2192 It was not __________ 10. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty. \u2192 Should ____________ -------------------------------THE END--------------------------------- 517","Keys \u2013 practice 43 PART I PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question 1. A. exchange B. technology C. mischievious D. D. challenge D. D. 2. A. finished B. declared C. linked D. D. developed D. D. 3. A. accept B. succeed C. account D. wrist D. accident 4. A. compulsory B. curriculum C. substantial supportive 5. A. committed B. daunted C. confided installed 6. A. much B. autumn C. sunny summer 7. A. dedicated B. hatched C. stopped influenced 8. A. spectrum B. special C. species specify 9. A. wrong B. two C. windy 10. A. picked B. naked C. booked worked PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35pts) I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D). (15pts: 1pt\/item) 1. He's really shy _______ girl. A. by B. at C. for D. with 2. The teacher _______ her to improve her drawing. A. insisted B. encouraged C. made D. persisted 3. I couldn't quite ______ what they were doing because they were so far away. A. bear out B. make out C. think out D. try out 4. The meal Mary cooked tastes_______. 518","A. well B. nice C. good D. worse 5. ______ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone. A. Arriving B. We arrived C. Arrived D. We were arriving 6. The people who______ the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents. A. gave B. proceed C. set D. conducted 7. The judge found him ______ of stealing and sent him to prison. A. evil B. innocent C. guilty D. wicked 8. The house we have rented is______. So we will have to buy some beds, chairs, tables, etc. A. unrestored B. unrepaired C. unfurnished D. undecorated 9. He was turned down for the job because he is ________. A. qualified B. qualifying C. unqualified D. qualification 10. The trouble started only______ the other man came into the room. A. when B. until C. and then D. too soon 11. _______, the disaster would not have happened. A. Had you have obeyed the orders B. You had obeyed the orders C. You obeyed the orders D. Had you obeyed the orders 12. _______ had booked in advance were allowed in. A. Only who B. Only those who C. Only who were those D. Only were those who 13. Traveling alone to a jungle is adventurous, ________. A. if not impossible B. if it not impossible C. when not impossible D. when it not impossible 14. I ______ the hot weather in the south. A. use to B. used to C. am use to D. am used to 15. The meat looked very _______ to the dog. 519","A. invited B. invite C. inviting D. invitingly II. Use the correct form of each word on the right to complete the numbered spaces provided in the passage. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (10pts: 1pt\/item) The mysteries of the skies Three hundred and fifty years before the first men looked down on the 1. ABLE amazingly beautiful surface of the moon from close quarters, Galileo\u2018s newly built 2. LIVE telescope (1) enabled __ him to look at the edge of the hitherto mysterious sphere. He saw that the apparently (2) lifeless ___ surface was not divinely smooth and 3. ACT round, but bumpy and imperfect. He realized that although the moon might appear 4. ART (3) inactive ____, resembling a still life painted by the hand of a cosmic (4) artist 5. ACHIEVE ____, it was a real world, perhaps not very different from our own. This amounted 6. CONCLUDE to a great (5) achievement _____ hardly to be expected in his day and age, 7. SIGNIFY although nowadays his (6) conclusion ____ may appear to some to be trivial and (7) insignificant _____. Not long after Galileo lunar\u2018s observations, the skies which had previously been so (8) elusive ____ revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries. Casting around for further wonders, Galileo focused his lens on the (9) striking _____ planet of Jupiter. Nestling next to it, he saw four little points of light circling the distant planet. Our moon it appeared, perhaps (10) unfortunately _____ in the eyes of those fearful of what the discovery might mean, was not alone! 8. ELUDE 9. STRIKE 10. FORTUNE III. In the following passage, some numbered lines contain a word that shouldn\u2019t be there. Tick (\u221a) the sentences that are correct and write the words that shouldn\u2019t be there in the numbered space. KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE (10pts: 1pt\/item) Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to 0 ___\u221a___ keep between ourselves and other people. When someone we do not know well gets too close that we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. If 00 someone 520","such a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most 1________ common response is to move away. Some interesting studies have been 2 ________ done in libraries. If strangers will come too close, many people get up 3 __\u221a____ and leave the building, others use to different methods such as turning 4 ________ their back on the intruder. Living in cities has made people to develop 5 ________ new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to 6 ________ strangers. Most people on so crowded trains try not to look at strangers; 7 ___\u221a___ they avoid skin contract, and apologize if hands touch by a mistake. People use newspapers as a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone\u2018s eyes. 8 ________ 9 ________ 10 __\u221a___ PART III. READING I. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. (10pts: 1pt\/item) In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase into happiness. The researchers have come up a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness. First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in other words, happiness (1)_______ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite strongly with the main dimensions of personalities: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so. Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In particular, friends are a great (2) ______ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (3) ______ such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage and similar (4) ______ relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness. Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) ______ overall satisfaction, and vice versa - perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (6) ______ both ways. Job satisfaction is caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (7)_____ by social interactions with co-workers. Unemployment, on the contrary, can be a serious cause of unhappiness. Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (8) ______ than most other causes of happiness. Activities (9) _____ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the (10) 521","______themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members \u2013 it is very strong in the case of religious groups. 1. A. runs B. arrives C. goes D. descends 2. A. source B. origin C. base D. meaning 3. A. movements B. signals C. slogans D. motions 4. A. near B. tight C. close D. heavy 5. A. consists of B. applies to C. counts on D. contributes to 6. A. works B. effects C. makes D. turns 7. A. too B. as well C. also D. plus 8. A. check B. power C. choice D. control 9. A. so B. such C. like D. thus 10. A. facilities B. activities C. exercises D. amenities II. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer the questions. (5pts: 1pt\/item) Scientists have established that influenza viruses taken from man can cause disease in animals. In addition, man can catch the disease from animals. In fact, a greater numbers of wild birds seem to carry the virus without showing any evidences of illness. Some scientists conclude that a large family of influenza virus may have evolved in the bird kingdom, a group that has been on earth 100 million years and is able to carry the virus without contracting the disease. There is even convincing evidence to show that virus strain are transmitted from place to place and from continent to continent by migrating birds. It is known that two influenza viruses can recombine when both are present in an animal at the same time. The result of such recombination is a great variety of strains containing different H and N spikes. This raises the possibility that a human influenza virus can recombine with an influenza virus from a lower animal to produce an entirely new spike. Research is underway to determine if that is the way major new strains come into being. Another possibility is that two animal influenza strains may recombine in a pig, for example, to produce a new strain which is transmitted to man. 1. According to the passage, scientists have discovered that influenza viruses ______. 522","A. cause ill health in wild animals B. do not always cause symptoms in birds C. are rarely present in wild birds D. change when transmitted from animals to man 2. What is known about the influenza virus? A. It was first found in a group of very old birds. B. All the different strains can be found in wild birds. C. It existed over 100 million years ago. D. It can survive in many different places. 3. According to the passage, a great variety of influenza strains can appear when______. A. H and N spikes are produced B. animal and bird viruses are combined C. dissimilar types of viruses recombine D. two viruses of the same type are contracted 4. New strains of viruses are transmitted to man by_______. A. a type of wild pig B. diseased lower animals C. a group of migrating birds D. a variety of means 5. It can be inferred from the passage that all of the following are ways of producing new strains of influenza EXCEPT_______. A. two influenza viruses in the same animal recombining B. animal viruses recombining with human viruses C. two animal viruses recombining D. two animal viruses recombining in a human III. Read the passage and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D in the following questions. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5pts: 1pt\/item) Several hundred million years ago, plants similar to modern ferns covered vast stretches of the land. Some were as large as trees, with giant fronds bunched at the top of trunks as straight as pillars. Others were the size of bushes and formed thickets of undergrowth. Still others lived in the shade of giant club mosses and horsetails along the edges of swampy lagoons where giant amphibians swam. A great number of these plants were true ferns, reproducing themselves without fruits or seeds. Others had only the appearance of ferns. Their leaves had organs of sexual reproduction 523","and produced seeds. Although their \u2015flowers\u2016 did not have corollas, these false ferns (today completely extinct) ushered in the era of flowering plants. Traces of these floras of the earliest times have been preserved in the form of fossils. Such traces are most commonly found in shale and sandstone rocks wedged between coal beds. Today only tropical forests bear living proof of the ancient greatness of ferns. The species that grow there are no longer those of the Carboniferous period, but their variety and vast numbers, and the great size of some, remind us of the time when ferns ruled the plant kingdom. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Plant reproduction B. How to locate fossils C. An ancient form of plant life D. Tropical plant life 2. The word \u2015Others\u2016 refers to _________. A. plants B. pillars C. trees D. fronds 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the plants described in the passage? A. They once spread over large areas of land. B. They varied greatly in size. C. They coexisted with amphibians, mosses, and horsetails. D. They clung to tree trunks and bushes for support. 4. The word \u2015true\u2016 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. accurate B. genuine C. straight D. dependable 5. The author states that fossils of early plant life are usually found in rocks located between deposits of _______. A. coal B. shale C. sandstone D. corollas IV. Read the passage carefully then fill in the blank a suitable word. (10pts: 1pt\/item) As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several (1) water _ sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports. (2) Among __ them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look (3) like __ horses, and struck the ball with a stick. Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached (4) ever __ since. 524","As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both (5) hands __, at the goal end of the pool. The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score. Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled (6) with __ underwater fights away from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air. In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts. The Scots also replaced (7) the _ original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (8) rules __ that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, \\\"tackling\\\" a player unless he had the ball. The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (9) team __ work, spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894, to France in 1895, and (10) to __ Belgium in 1900. Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900. PART IV: WRITING I. Write the new sentences using the given word. Do not change the word given in any way. (10 pts: 1pt\/item) 1. They have discovered some interesting new information. (LIGHT) \uf0aeSome interesting new information has come to light. 2. They suspended Jack for the next two matches. (BANNED) \uf0aeJack was banned from playing in the next two matches. 3. I really want to see her again. (DYING) \uf0aeI'm dying to see her again. 4. She was so beautiful that I couldn't stop looking at her. (EYES) \uf0aeShe was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off her. 5. We are looking forward to watching the program. (WAIT) \uf0aeWe can't wait to watch the program. II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (10 pts: 1pt\/item) 1. If you changed your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class. \u2192 Were you to change your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class. 2. I'd rather not go out this afternoon. \u2192 I do not feel like going out this afternoon. 3. Adeles tries hard, but she doesn't get anywhere. \u2192 However hard Adeles tries, she doesn't get anywhere\/gets nowhere. 4. It is thought that the boss is considering raising wages. \u2192 The boss is thought to be considering raising wages. 525","5. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world. \u2192 Despite the fact that he was disabled, he sailed\/managed to sail around the world. 6. I didn't arrive in time to see her. \u2192 I wasn't early enough to see her. 7. I'd prefer you not to smoke. \u2192 I'd rather you didn't smoke. 8. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms. \u2192 Smiling happily, the mother took the baby in her arms. 9. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight. \u2192 It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped. 10. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty. \u2192 Should there is any difficulty, you can ring this number. -------------------------------THE END--------------------------------- ENGLISH PRACTICE 44 PART A PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question 1. A. plays B. works C. lives D. buys 2. A. frogs B. villagers C. fields D. insects 3. A. page B. village C. damage D. luggage 4. A. safety B. ready C. entry D. occupy 5. A. league B. equal C. creature D. menace 6. A. food B. school C. root D. wood 7. A. facility B. society C. necessity D. economy 8. A. stamped B. indulged C. accomplished D. practised 9. A. friends B. clubs C. tunes D. stamps 10. A. nowadays B. ruins C. pesticides D. dykes PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence 526","below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet. 1. The park __________ hundreds of species of endangered animals. A. contains B. consists C. composes D. holds 2. It\u2018s 4 miles further if you don\u2018t take the __________ cut. A. narrow B. by C. short D. half 3. There are fast-growing __________ of fir tree here in this park. A. varieties B. variances C. variants D. variations 4. \u2015What are you doing?\u2016 A. No B. Neither C. None D. Nothing 5. I like listen to sweet __________ in my free time. A. guitar B. ballads C. pops D. jazz 6. These pills will __________ your pain. A. prevent B. ease C. simplify D. avoid 7. He was a(n) __________ man who was determined to be rich by any means. A. ambitious B. mature C. brilliant D. romantic 8. She study hard and got a degree with __________ colors. A. scarlet B. red C. soaring D. flying 9. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes __________ his position. A. on B. out C. in D. up 10. It is __________ for you to stay in New York with just a few dollars in your pocket. A. incapable B. unable C. impossible D. irresponsible II. Put the words in capitals in the right forms. 527","SCHOOL REPORT 1. INTRODUCE 2. SUCCESS Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid that her 3. ATTEND (1)__________ to the subject has not been entirely (2)__________. She 4. READ has not shown much enthusiasm, and does not always pay (3)__________ 5. FAIL in class. Her assignments are often (4)__________, because she is so 6. REVISE untidy, and because of her (5)__________ to check her work thoroughly. 7. MISTAKE She failed to do any (6)__________ before the end of term test, and had 8. ABSENT poor results. She seems to have the (7)__________ idea that she can 9. PUNISH succeed without studying. She has also had many (8)__________ and has 10. GIFT frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9)__________. Although Margaret is a (10)__________ student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term. III. Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. Supermarkets The every time I go to a supermarket I ask myself 0 \u2026\u2026\u2026the\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 why I go shopping there so often. Last time I ended 00 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u221a \u2026.\u2026\u2026.. up buying all the kinds of things when the all I really 1 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. wanted was a packet of rice and a small loaf, but 2 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. could find neither of them. I looked in every one 3 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. corner of the shop but there was simply no a sign of 4 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. these products. I looked carefully on either side of 5 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the aisles but it was no any good. I ought to confess 6 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. here that I had forgotten my glasses! All of I could see was rows of colorful shapes of all sizes. I decided to ask an assistant. They were all a busy of course and none of them was anywhere nearby in any case. Meanwhile I had been filling my basket with all the kinds of things I thought I wanted. After 528","I had paid, I had no money left for the weekend, but 7 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. I hadn\u2018t bought either of the things I wanted! 8 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 9 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 10 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 11 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 12 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 13 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 14 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 15 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 PART C: READING I. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer. Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. SPORT IN PRISON For all the arguments about prison, there is no getting (1)__________ from the fact that it exists. Once the judge and (2)__________ have done their job, we have to (3)__________ thousands of men and women occupied until they are (4)__________. Sport is ideal (5)__________ prisoners for many reasons. Being (6)__________ punishes people by taking away their freedom; just because someone gets in (7)__________ with the law, we have no (8)__________ to take away their health as well. Secondly, the (9)__________ that you feel when you are (10)__________ up for a long prison (11)__________ can make you very anti-social and aggressive. The (12)__________ thing we want is for people to come out (13)__________ ten years, or even ten months, and (14)__________up the first person they see. Sport provides a way of controlling that (15) __________. 1. A. away B. out C. back D. far D. board 2. A. panel B. team C. jury D. keep D. charged 3. A. hold B. store C. preserve D. with D. inside 4. A. abandoned B. remanded C. released D. trial 5. A. to B. for C. in 6. A. inwards B. indoors C. internal 7. A. mess B. trouble C. worry 529","8. A. right B. fairness C. justice D. demand 9. A. uniqueness B. remoteness C. isolation D. individuality 10. A. keyed B. broken C. closed D. locked 11. A. contractB. experience C. sentence D. course 12. A. best B. last C. final D. terminal 13. A. after B. before C. during D. over 14. A. hit B. beat C. mug D. fight 15. A. crime B. guilt C. assault D. violence II. Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Several hundred million years ago, plants similar to modern ferns covered vast stretches of the land. Some were as large as trees, with giant fronds bunched at the top of trunks as straight as pillars. Others were the size of bushes and formed thickets of undergrowth. Still others lived in the shade of giant club mosses and horsetails along the edges of swampy lagoons where giant amphibians swan. A great number of these plants were true ferns, reproducing themselves without fruits or seeds. Others had only the appearance of ferns. Their leaves had organs of sexual reproduction and produced seeds. Although their \u2015flowers\u2016 did not have corollas, these false ferns (today completely extinct) ushered in the era of flowering plants. Traces of these flora of the earliest times have been preserved in the form of fossils. Such traces are most commonly found in shale and sandstone rocks wedged between coal beds. Today only tropical forests bear living proof of the ancient greatness of ferns. The species that grow there are no longer those of the Carboniferous period, but their variety and vast numbers, and the great size of some, remind us of the time when ferns ruled the plant kingdom. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Plant reproduction B. How to locate fossils C. An ancient form of plant life D. Tropical plant life 2. The word \u201cothers\u201d in bold refers to A. plants B. pillars C. trees D. fronds 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the plants described in the passage? A. They once spread over large areas of land. 530","B. They varied greatly in size. C. They coexisted with amphibians, mosses, and horsetails. D. They clung to tree trunks and bushes for support. 4. The author states that fossils of early plant life are usually found in rocks located between deposits of A. coal B. shale C. sandstone D. corollas 5. The word \u201cbear\u201d in bold could best be replaced by which of the following? A. call for B. provide C. tolerate D. suffer III. Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Most of us tend to think of production when we think of mass media industries. After all, it is the output of this production \u2013 the papers we read, the cable TV shows we watch \u2013 that grab our attention, make us happy or angry, interested or bored. Moreover, most public discussion about mass communication tends to be about production. The latest gossip about that actor will be in what film, the angry comments a mayor makes about the violence on local TV news, the newest CDs by an up-and-coming group \u2013 these are the kinds of topics that focus our attention on the making of content, not its distribution or exhibition. Media executives know, however, that production is only one step in the arduous and risky process of getting a mass media idea to an audience. Distribution is the delivery of the produced material to the point where it will be shown to its intended audience. The activity takes place out of public view. We have already mentioned the NBC acts as a distributor when it disseminates television programming via satellite to TV stations. When Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. delivers its Philadelphia Inquirer to city newsstands, when Twentieth \u2013 Century \u2013 Fox moves its Musicland stores, they are involved in distribution to exhibitions. 1. In this passage, \u201carduous\u201d means________. A. difficult B. lucrative C. lengthy D. free 2. The passage states that people tend to focus on production because _______. 531","A. it takes place out of public view B. mass media companies do not own production divisions C. the output of mass media is intended to grab our attention D. companies can function as both producers and distributors 3. In this passage, to \u201cdisseminate\u201d means to _______. A. create B. send out C. take in D. fertilize 4. This passage states that distribution is_______. A. the first step in mass media production B. the most talked-about step in mass media production C. at least as important as production D. not as important as exhibition 5. The author\u2019s purpose in writing this passage is to ________. A. tell an interesting story B. define a concept clearly C. describe a scene vividly D. argue with the reader IV. WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words so that they have the same meaning as the given sentences. Do not change the words given in any way. 1. Be careful of thieves if you go to that part of town. (Watch) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Please behave in my house as you would in your own house. (make) 532","_____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Nobody helped me to build this. (own) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. I don\u2018t really like this kind of music. (keen) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Most university students need the financial support of their parents. (depend) _____________________________________________________________________________ II. Wring a topic \u201cThere are some advantages and disadvantages of the cinema. \u201d Do you agree with this statement? Write an essay about 250 \u2013 300 words to an educated non \u2013 specialist audience on this topic. You should give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. 533","Keys \u2013 practice 44 PART A PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question 1. A. plays B. works C. lives D. buys C. fields D. 2. A. frogs B. villagers C. damage D. insects C. entry D. 3. A. page B. village C. creature D. C. root D. wood luggage C. necessity D. 4. A. safety B. ready C. accomplished D. C. tunes D. occupy C. pesticides D. dykes 5. A. league B. equal menace 6. A. food B. school 7. A. facility B. society economy 8. A. stamped B. indulged practised 9. A. friends B. clubs stamps 10. A. nowadays B. ruins PART B: LEXICO \u2013 GRAMMAR: 2.5 point I. 10 pts: 1 pt\/item 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C II. 10pts: 1pt\/ item 1. introduction 3. attention 5. failure 7. mistaken 9. punishments 2. successful 4. unreadable 6. revision 8. absences 10. gifted III. 15 pts: 1pt\/item 1. the 4. one 7. any 10. a 13. the 2. the 5. a 8. of 11. \u221a 14. \u221a 3. \u221a 6. \u221a 9. \u221a 12. \u221a 15. the PART C. READING 534","I. 15 point: 1 pt\/item 1.A 4. C 7. B 10. D 13. A 2. B 5.B 8. A 11. C 14. B 3. D 6. D 9. C 12. B 15. D II. 5 points: 1 pt\/ item 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B III. 5 points: 1 pt \/item 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B PART D. I. 5 points: 1pt\/ item 1. Watch thieves if you go to that part of town. 2. Please make yourself at home. 3. I built this on my own. 4. I\u2018m not really keen on this kind of music. 5 Most university students depend on the financial support of their parents. II. 20 points The candidate\u201fs essay should include the following points: - The writing passage should be well-organized: introduction, body and ending of the passage: 2.5 pts - The ideas should be clarified with relevant and specific examples: 12.5 pts - The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 5.0 pts 535","ENGLISH PRACTICE 45 SECTIONI\u2013PHONETICS I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.( 5p) 1.A.several B. suppose C. decisive D. sister 2.A. muddle B. struggle C. bush D. interrupt 3.A. ready B. measure C. steak D. stealth 4.A. wind B. behind C. mind D. find 5.A.chalice B. challenge C. choice D. chemist II. Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently from that of the other words.(5p) 1.A. application B. certificate C. biology D. security 2. A. university B. punctuality C. agricultural D.mathematician 3. A. identify B. secondary C. luxuriously D. majority 4. A. academic B. engineering C. availabe D.sympathetic 5.A. obligatory B. geographical C. international D. undergraduate SECTION II- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best option ( A, B, C or D) to complete sentence below and write your answers in the answer sheet.( 10p) 1. She refused to eat meat under any \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 . A. circumstances B. occasion C. opportunity D. reason 2. It was difficult to guess what he \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. to the news would be. A. feelings B. reaction C. capital D. opinion 3. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually \u2026\u2026 to its original splendour. A. repaired B. renewed C. restored D. renovated 4. He didn\u2018t know anyone at the wedding \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. than the bride and the groom. 536","A. except B. other C. apart D. rather 5. When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 a very small income. A. live on B. live up to C. live out D. live down 6. I felt so much better, my doctor \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. me to take a holiday by the sea. A. suggested B. considered C. accepted D. advised 7. He said that the plane had already left and that I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. arrived an hour earlier. A. must have B. had to C. should have D. was supposed to 8. Alice didn\u2018t expect \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. to Bill\u2018s party. A. to ask B. being asked C. to be asked D. asking 9.The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it\u2018s worth \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 a packed lunch. A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken 10. When the alarm went off, Mick just turned \u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026. and went back to sleep. A. down B. over C. up D. out II.Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.( 10p) 1.When he ( not arrive) \u2026\u2026\u2026.. by 6.00, I ( know) \u2026\u2026\u2026. He ( miss) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 the bus. 2. Something ( tell) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. me that you ( not listen) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 to a single word I (say) \u2026\u2026\u2026.. in the past tense minutes. 3. Same ( not receive) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026 the parcel the last time I ( speak) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to him. 4. When you ( feel) \u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026 hungry, room service ( bring) \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. you whatever you want. III. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space. ( 10p) 1.The judges describe Jones as a \u2026.. criminal who was a danger to members of the public. HARD 2. Rescue team held out little hope of finding other \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. SURVIVE 3. He works for UNESCO in a purely \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. role. ADVICE 537","4. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of the new system will take several days. INSTALL 5. This type of behaviour is no longer \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. acceptable. SOCIETY 6. Watching television can be very \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. EDUCATION 7. Teachers must keep a record of students\u2018 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. ATTEND 8. Our school set up a project to \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the library system. COMPUTER 9.The breakdown of the negotiations was not \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. EXPECT 10. Those countries are \u2026\u2026. on other countries for most of their food. DEPEND IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 points) 1.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 behalf of the department I would like to thank you all. 2. Many people expressed a strong preference \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the original plan. 3. They were refused entrance \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 the exhibition . 4. He graduated \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. York with a degree in Psychology. 5. We had an argument \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the waiter about the bill. 6. She complimented him \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. his exellent German. 7. She sacrificed everything \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. her children. 8. Sit down and make yourself \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. home. 9. He works away \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 home during the week. 10. The searchers spread \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to over the area faster. SECTION III \u2013 READING I.Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions below.(10p) 538","Traditionally the United States has been described as a melting pot, a place where the previous identities of each immigrant group are melted down to create an intergrated, uniform society. Since the 1960s, many Americans have rejected the melting pot metaphor in favour of the image of the mosaic, a picture created by assembling many small stones or tiles. In a mosaic, each peace retains its own distinctive identity, while contributing to a larger design. Advocates of the mosaic metaphor assert that it better represents the diverse multicultural society of the United States. Today, may Americans value their immigrant heritage as an important part of their identity. More recent immigrant groups from Asia, such as Vietnamese Americans and Korean Americans, have established communities alongside those populated by the descendants of European immigrants, such as French Americans, German Americans, Irish Americans and Italian Americans. 1.Why has the United States often been described as a melting pot? 2. Why have people been in favour of the image of the \u201c mosaic\u201d? 3. What does the word \u201cmosaic\u201d mean? 4. What have immigrant groups from Asia done to maintain their identity? 5. Name some recent immigrant groups from Asia in the United States? II.Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space. (10 p) CAR CATCHES FIRE Three people jumped \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026( 1) a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning. They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..(2). Mr. Peter Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Berinsfield \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.(3) his Avenger astate car home \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.(4) work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car. He stopped, \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026(5) was unable to open the bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the flames. He then \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 (6) to get fire extinguishers from a nearby\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026(7) , but \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.(8) also failed to have any effect. \u2026\u2026\u2026.(9) he telephoned for a \u2026\u2026..(10) , but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burned out. 1. A. into B. on C. out of D. over 2. A. flames B. petrol C. smoke D. sparks 3. A.drove B. has driven C. was driving D. was driven 4. A. to B. from C. at D. in 5.A. but B. because C. although D. so 539","6. A. wandered B. jumped C. walked D. ran 7.A. hospital B. garage C.library D. swimming pool 8. A. this B. those C. that D. these 9. A. At length B.Finally C. At the end D. Terminally 10. A. police car B. ambulance C. taxi D. fire engine III.Read the passage below carefully. Then choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage. (5p) When we were in England last year, I went fishing with my friend, Peter. Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of the lake when we had an unpleasant surprise. We saw a duck come along with three ducklings padding cheerfully behind her. As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water. We caught a glimpse of the vicious jaws of a pike- a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark- and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface. This incident made Peter furious. He vowed to catch the pike. On three successive mornings we returned to the vicinity and used several different kinds of bait. On the third day Peter was lucky. Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster. There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike and succeeded. When he had got it ashore and killed it, he wieghed the fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty pounds- a record for that district. 1.Why do you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake ? A. He was watching the ducks. C. He was waiting for the pike to appear. B. He wasn\u2018t very talkative. D. He was fishing 2. To what does surprise in line 3 probably refer? A. to the duck. B. to the ducklings. C. to the action of the pike. D. to the time of the day. 3. What were Peter\u2018s feelings about the incident two days later? A. He caught and killed the pike. C. He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings B. He remained determined to catch the pike.D. He caught a frog and used it as bait for the pike. 4. How much was the pike worth? 540","A. about thirty pounds. B. about two hundred and forty dollars. C. the passage contains no information on this point. D. the passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pound. 5. Which of the following titles best sums up the whole passage? A. Mysterious disappearance of ducklings. C. Record pike caught by an angry fisherman. B. Revenge on a duck. D. Huge pike caught by fisherman after desperate struggle at sea. Section IV \u2013 writing I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points). 1. But for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic, he would have been stranded there for hours. - If \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 2. Let\u2018s invite the Browns to the party on Sunday. - He suggested \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 3. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister. - Had it not ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 4. I\u2018ve forgotten that commentator\u2018s name but he\u2018s very well-known. - That commentator, \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 5. I only recognised him when he came into the light. - Not until \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. II. Using the word given and other words, complete the sencond sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (5points) 1.There\u2018s no point in asking George to help. (WORTH) - It \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.Gerge to help. 2. The last time I saw him was when I lived in London. ( SINCE) - I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. I lived in London. 541","3. I don\u2018t normally go into town by car. ( USED) - I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026into town by car. 4. Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does. (MORE) - He plays this piece\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.else. 5. I couldn\u2018t go to work because of the transport strike. ( PREVENTED) - I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026to work by the transport strike. III. Using the cues below to complete each sentence of the following passage. (5p) 1.Teacher\/ Day\/ Vietnam\/ fall\/ twenty\/ November\/ each year. ............................................................................................................................................................ ............ 2. General\/ it \/ be\/ mean\/ schoolchildren\/ show\/ appreciation\/ teacher\/ who\/ guide\/ in\/ study. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026 3. In \/ a\/ time\/ forget\/ bad\/ experience\/ student\/ have\/ teacher\/ scold\/ punish. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026 4. Students\/ give\/ teacher\/ flower\/ small\/ gift. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026 5. Small\/ party\/ hold\/ and\/ there\/ be\/ atmosphere\/ fun\/ amusement\/ school. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u2026\u2026\u2026 IV. Writing an essay (10p) Living in a tranditional family of three or four generations has both advantages and disadvantages. What do you think of that matter? Write an essay of about 180- 200 words to support your points. -----------THE END------------- 542","543","Keys \u2013 practice 45 5. D SECTION I: Phonetics (10 POINTS) I. A. (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points) 5.A 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A 10. B B. (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points) 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS) I . (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points) 1.A 2. B 3. C 4. B 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. C II .( 1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points) 9. didn\u2018t arrive\/ knew\/ hadn\u2018t missed 10. tells\/ haven\u2018t been listening\/ have said 11. hadn\u2018t received\/ spoke 12. feel\/ will bring III .( 1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points) 11. hardened 6. eduacational 12. survivors 7. attendances 13. advisory 8. computerize 14. Installation 9. unexpected 15. socially 10. dependent IV .( 1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points) 11. On 6. on 12. for 7. for 13. to 8. at 14. from 9. from 15. with 10. out SECTION III.reading (25 POINTS) I.(10 points): 2 pts\/ each correct answer. 544","1. Because the United States is a place where the previous identities of each immigrant group are melted down to create an intergrated, uniform society. 2. Because it better represents the diverse multicultural society of the United States. 3.It means a picture create by assembling many small stones or tiles. 4. They have established communities alongside those populated by the descendants of European immigrants. 5. They are Vietnamese Americans and Korean Americans. II. (10 points): 1 pts\/ each correct answer. 1.C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D III.(5 points): 1 pts\/ each correct answer. 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C SECTION IV : WRITING (25 POINTS) I.( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points) 1. If it hadn\u2018t been for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic, we would have been stranded there for hours. 2. He suggested inviting the Browns to the party on Sunday. 3. Had it not been for the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have been passed. 4. That commentator, whose name I\u2018ve forgotten, is very well-known. 5. Not until he came into the light did I recognise him. II.( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points) 1. It\u2018s worth asking George to help. 2. I haven\u2019t seen him since I lived in London. 3. I am not used to going into town by car. 4. He plays this piece more beautifully than anybody\/ anyone else. 5. I was prevented from going to work by transport strike. III.( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points) 545","1.Teacher\u2018s day in Vietnam falls on the twentieth of November each year. 2. Generally\/ In general, it is meant for schoolchildren to show their appreciation to their teachers who have guided them in their studies. 3. It is a time to forget the bad experiences students may have of their teachers scolding and punishing them. 4. Students give their teachers flowers and small gifts. 5. Small parties are held and there is an atmosphere of fun and amazenment in the school. II.10 points G\u1ee3i \u00fd c\u00e1ch cho \u0111i\u1ec3m: 1. Form: an essay (2points) + Easy to read + Coherent 2. Content: ( 4 points) +Successful fulfillment of the task. 3. Language: ( 4 points) + Appropriate vocabulary (1 point ) + Suitable connectors (0.5 point ) + Correct grammar (2 points ) + Punctuating\/ Spelling (0.5 point) 546","ENGLISH PRACTICE 46 I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. candy B. sandy C. many D. handy 2. A. earning B. learning C. searching D. clearing 3. A. pays B. stays C. says D. plays 4. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten 5. A. cough B. tough C. rough D. enough II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 6. A. eleven B. elephant C. energy D. envelope D. exhibition 7. A. preparation B. decoration C. television D. ceramics D. engine 8. A. leather B. paper C. iron D. difficulty 9. A. mirror B. invent C. wallet 10. A. discovery B. calculator C. aero-plane III. Fill each blank with a suitable word or phrase. 11. The car can't have broken down. I_________ serviced last week. 12. If I_________ in that situation, I certainly wouldn't have had the courage to do what you did. 13. Although he had a difficult time during the war, it_________ harm. 14. It's no_________ the cold and wet, you'll just have to put up with it. 15. I won't have_________ their cars in the street outside the entrance to my house! 16. In times of hardship we have to learn to do_________ some basic necessities. 17. I'm_________ death of spiders! 18. I heard the thunder_________ in the distance. 19. He's been_________ weather for ages and still isn't back at work. 20. We made the uniforms ourselves as we couldn't_________ made. IV. Find one underlined part marked A, B, C, or D that needs correcting. 21. Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America\u2018s present or past. A BC D 547","22. Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering by water. A B CD 23. The fruit of the plantain looks much like a banana, and it is not so sweet or so pleasing in flavor. A B CD 24. The viceroy butterfly, an insect that birds like to eat, has a color pattern similar to that of the monarch butterfly, whom birds do not like to eat. A BC D 25. Behavior therapy uses rewards and punishments to encourage patients to act in a way healthier. A BCD V. Give the right form of the word in each blanket in the following passage. From what we had read in the (26. ADVERTISE)________, it promise to be the holiday of a lifetime \u2013 not only a quality hotel in a top (27. SEA)_________ resort, but also (28. SURPRISE)_________ cheap with it! We should have known it was too good to be true! We arrived at the airport to discover we only had (29. STAND)_________ tickets and there was no guarantee we would be flying. Luckily, two places became free at the last minute and we took off. The flight lasted at least (30. TWO)_________ as long as it should have and by the time we arrived, we were both feeling rather (31. POOR)_________ , probably because of the dubious in- flight meal we had had. We were met by our guide, who seemed (32. LANGUAGE)_________ incompetent and understood very little of what we said to him. Instead of the hotel we had seen in the photograph back home, he took us to a squalid little guesthouse much (33. FAR)_________ away from the resort than we were expecting. We wanted to explain that there had been a (34. DREAD)_________ mistake but it was (35. USE)_________ trying to complain \u2013 nobody could understand us. VI. Choose among A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks. 36. The child was told to__________ for being rude to his uncle. A. forgive B. apologize C. excuse D. confess 37. This is the__________ of the bicycle which was stolen. A. information B. detail C. example D. description 38. Some drives, after__________ annoy their fellow-motorists by slowing down again immediately. A. passing along B. passing by C. overtaking D. taking over 39. It is__________ unlikely that the Queen agree to open the new Town Hall. A. greatly B. highly C. mainly D. largely 40. I don't think he'll ever__________ the shock of his wife's death. A. get by B. get over C. get off D. get through 41. Some school have very__________ rules of behavior which must be obeyed. A. strict B. strong C. straight D. solid 42. It was difficult to__________ a date which was convenient for everyone. A. organize B. arrange C. elect D. provide 43. It's difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep__________. A. growing B. raising C. rising D. gaining 548","44. You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in__________. A. preparation B. case C. time D. order 45. She remembered the correct address only__________ she had posted the letter. A. since B. following C. after D. afterwards VII. Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. The Internet bus In the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools. But when mobile internet equipment was (46)____________ on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were transformed into quiet, studious individuals. District officials got the idea during (47)____________ drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they (48)____________ that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card. They (49)____________ if internet access on a school bus could (50)____________ students\u2018 academic productivity, too. But the idea for what students call \u2017the internet bus\u2018 really took shape when the district\u2018s chief information officer (51)____________ across an article about having internet across in cars. He thought, \u2015What if you could put that in a bus?\u2016 The officials have been delighted to see the (52)____________ of homework getting done, morning and evening, as the internet bus (53)____________ up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive. (54)____________ some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do make (55)____________ their travel time to study. 46. A. installed B. set C. included D. structured 47. A. extraordinary B. occasional C. exceptional D. few 48. A. believed B. acknowledged C. estimated D. realised 49. A. thought B. imagined C. suspected D. wondered 50. A. increase B. enlarge C. rise D. heighten 51. A. got B. looked C. came D. put 52. A. total B. amount C. number D. measure 53. A. brings B. picks C. rides D. catches 54. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. However 55. A. progress B. work C. use D. part VIII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. TRAVEL INSURANCE When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in case something goes (56)________ along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (57)________ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for (58)________, travel insurance is a way of earning money (59)________ making false claims against insurance companies. For (60)________ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (61)________ never even 549","existed, and then claim large sums in compensation. Such claims cost insurance company a total (62)________ \u00a3 50 million per year. But the cheats\u2018 luck is about to run (63)________. (64)________ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (65)________ someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travelers will no longer have to pay through the nose for other people\u2018s dishonesty. IX. Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best answers each of the questions in the following passage. A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word \u2015radar\u2016, in fact, gets its name from the term \u2015radio detection and ranging\u2016. \u2015Ranging\u2016 is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms. 66. What is the main topic of this passage? A. The nature of radar. B. History of radar. C. Alternatives to radar. D. Types of ranging. 67. According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects? A. Shape B. Size C. Speed D. Weight D. \u2015justified\u2016 68. The word \u2015exemplified\u2016 in the passage can be replaced by_________. D. \u2015whispers\u2016 A. \u2015specified\u2016 B. \u2015resembled\u2016 C. \u2015illustrated\u2016 69. The word \u2015shouts\u2016 in the passage most closely means_________. A. \u2015exclaims\u2016 B. \u2015yells\u2016 C. \u2015shoots\u2016 70. Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage? A. argumentative B. explanatory C. humorous D. imaginative 550"]