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SECTION 1 LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each of the following questions.
What kind of clothes do Linda’s parents want her to wear?
A. shiny trousers
B. tight tops
C. casual clothes
What is Tom's opinion about Linda's choice of clothes?
A. He thinks that her parents are right.
B. He sym pathises with Linda.
C. He disagrees with Linda’s parents
What do you think Linda will do after talking to Tom?
A. She may start saving money to buy clothes.
B. She may follow her parents' advice.
C. She may offer her parents some advice.
Why don't Tom’s parents want him to play computer games?
A. They think some of the gam es are harmful.
B. They think playing com puter gam es makes him neglect his studies.
C. They think none of the gam es are useful.
What do Tom’s parents want him to do?
A. Play a musical instrument.
B. Do more outdoor activities.
C. Browse the Internet to find information.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
I had two copies of it originally, but I can’t find ________ one now.
A. another
B. the other
C. the others
D. other
Professor Moore doesn’t work at the school ________.
A. also
B. too
C. still
D. any more
If only he ________me a chance, I could have told him the truth.
A. could
B. has given
C. had given
D. gave
The Chief of police, ________work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
She is wearing a ________.
A. short nice nylon skirt
B. nice short nylon skirt
C. nylon short nice skirt
D. nylon nice short skirt
To get touch with someone is ________.
A. to touch him
B. criticize
C. respect him
D. communicate with him
The ________ items in the cake are flour, sugar and shortening.
A. alternative
B. enviable
C. commercial
D. essential
I hung the picture ________ the fireplace.
A. on
B. under
C. between
D. above
Older people rarely approve ________ habits of the youngr generation.
A. for
B. to
C. of
D. with
She had changed so much that ________ anyone recognized her.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. never
D. no
The teacher was not invited. She ________ come, otherwise.
A. will
B. would
C. would have
D. had
Please go to the ________ to look for your hand luggage.
A. lost and found
B. barber’s
C. butcher’s
D. grocer’s
He’d better look for a different job, ________ he?
A. shouldn’t
B. hadn’t
C. better not
D. wouldn’t
________ traveling is educational, it can also be stressful and expensive.
A. Since
B. Providing
C. While
D. Even
She insisted that the report ________ as his source of information.
A. not be mentioned
B. not to mention
C. not mentioning
D. not mention
Don't count your________ before they hatched.
A. ducklings
B. chickens
C. puppies
D. birds
The day their first child was born, the new parents were ________ with joy.
A. overpowered
B. overtaken
C. overcome
D. overthrow
By the time you finish your job, everyone ________ home.
A. has gone
B. will have gone
C. had gone
D. was going
The ________ child is forever asking questions. He's incredibly curious.
A. acquisitive
B. acquitted
C. inquisitive
D. exquisite
________, he couldn't solve that mathematical puzzle.
A. As intelligent as was he
B. Intelligent as he was
C. So intelligent was he
D. Although he is intelligent
Television is one of man’s most important (56) ________ of communication
A. ways
B. manners
C. means
D. fields
It brings (57) ________and sounds from around the world into millions of homes
A. news
B. pictures
C. characters
D. messages
A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (58) ________a speech or visit a foreign country.
A. make
B. speak
C. say
D. do
He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (59) ________about peace.
A. talk
B. cause
C. bring
D. tell
(60) ________television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands
A. By
B. Because
C. Thanks
D. Through
It brings them (61) ________of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore out of space
A. coverage
B. lot
C. information
D. amount
In (62) ________to all these things,
A. order
B. spite
C. addition
D. exchange
In fact, TV provides many more (64) ________programs than any other kinds.
A. entertainment
B. music
C. film
D. news
The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (65) ________and motion pictures.
A. games
B. plays
C. happens
D. events
The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to________.
A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy.
B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity.
C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy.
D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity.
Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas
B. Petrol
C. Steam
D. Hot wind
What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It is cheap and easy to use
B. It is used to drive motor engines
C. It can be adapted to various uses
D. It can be made with ease
What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages
B. Electric magnets
C. Generators or Turbines
D. Pipes and radiators
The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ________.
A. atomic power and water
B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power
D. wind and gas
The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. harmful effects
B. the tides
C. scientist
D. new ways
Electric magnets are used in steel works to ________.
A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons
B. test the steel for strength
C. heat the molten steel
D. boil a jug of water
The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they ________.
A. do not pollute the environment
B. are more reliable
C. are more adaptable
D. do not require attention
Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight
B. Petrol
C. Water
D. Wind
The best title for this passage could be ________.
A. Types of Power Plants
B. Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life
C. How to Produce Electricity
D. Why Electricity is So Remarkable