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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1: Questions from 1 to 6. (1.2 points -0.2/ each)
Listen to an interview with journalist Adam Green. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following questions.
Adam first became interested in space when
A. he was asked to write about Edward White.
B. he discovered an interesting story.
C. he spoke to an astronaut.
Adam did his research by
A. interviewing people.
B. investigating on the Internet.
C. reading about the subject.
What surprised Adam about the rubbish in space?
A. Some of it comes off spacecraft.
B. There is so much ordinary rubbish.
C. Astronauts drop most of it.
Rubbish causes so much damage in space because
A. it’s often very large.
B. it travels very quickly.
C. it’s usually made of strong material.
What does Adam say about the number of accidents in space?
A. There are more than he expected.
B. The amount is growing.
C. There haven’t been many yet
What happened to spacestation Skylab as it fell to earth?
A. The whole thing fell into the sea.
B. It broke into two pieces.
C. Parts of it landed in different places.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
All volcanoes ______ smoke, ash, and lava.
A. blow
B. emit
C. erupt
D. release
Mary has trouble ______
A. to remember her homework.
B. to remembering her homework.
C. remember her homework.
D. remembering her homework.
The strike was _______ owing to a last minute agreement with the management.
A. called off
B. broken up
C. set back
D. put down
The chairman requested that _______.
A. the members studied more carefully the problem.
B. the problem was more carefully studied.
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied.
D. the members study the problem more carefully.
The noise of the typewriter really _______ me off. I just couldn’t concentrate.
A. put
B. pulled
C. set
D. took
He didn’t know anyone at the wedding _______ than the bride and the groom.
A. except
B. other
C. apart
D. rather
Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually _______ to its original splendor.
A. repaired
B. renewed
C. restored
D. renovated
The train service has been a _______ since they introduced the new schedules.
A. shambles
B. rumpus
C.chaos
D. fracas
The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth _______ a packed lunch.
A. take
B. to take
C. taking
D. taken
When the alarm went off, Mick just turned _______ and went back to sleep.
A. down
B. over
C. up
D. out
I shall do the job to the best of my _______.
A. capacity
B. ability
C. knowledge
D. talent
Helen asked me _______ The film called “Star Wars”.
A. have I seen
B. have you seen
C. if I had seen
D. if had I seen
You are going to come to the party, _______?
A. aren’t you
B. do you
C. will you
D. won’t you
“I really don’t like the idea.” – “Neither _______ I.”
A. like
B. don’t
C. nor
D. do
Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights. He never _______ stay in.
A. would
B. use to
C. used to
D. is used to
Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?” - Girl: “_______”
A. I'm afraid not.
B. Worms, definitely!
C. Probably people who smoke.
D. I haven't made up my mind.
I wish you ________ me a new one instead of having it ________ as you did.
A. would give / to repair
B. gave / to repair
C. had given / to be repaired
D. had given / repaired
Son: “What is the process of _______, Dad?”
Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.”
A. industrialization
B. pasteurization
C. commercialization
D. globalization
New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______-populated cities in the world.
A. greatly
B. densely
C. variously
D. closely
Jackie has given such a great _______ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much.
A. performance
B. result
C. score
D. action
The schools teach (56)_______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician
A. a great
B. large
C. a large
D. great
Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (57) _______.
A. of knowing
B. how to know
C. knowing
D. to know
This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (58) _______ your own thoughts
A. transfer
B. interpret
C. present
D. represent
ideas to them so they will (59) _______ understand what you are driving and be persuaded.
A. both
B. as well
C. either
D. not
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (60) _______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place
A. on
B. by
C. in
D. for
The effectiveness of your job depends (61) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
A. on most
B. much on
C. most on
D. on much
Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (62) _______ teach.
A. truly
B. quite
C. really
D. hardly
The foundations for skill in expression have to be (63) _______ early
A. lied
B. lain
C. lay
D. laid
an interest in and an ear (64) _______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression
A. for
B. by
C. if
D. in
If you do not these foundations (65) _______ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
A. when
B. for
C. of
D. during
The main purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. show the similarities between Montgomery’s life and that of her fictional character Anne.
B. contrast Canadian children’s literature with that of other countries.
C. provide a brief introduction to Prince Edward Island.
D. introduce Montgomery and her Anne books.
According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily ________.
A. by her grandparents
B. in an orphanage
C. by her mother
D. by her father
Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to her book Anne of Green Gables?
A. From 1874 to 1908
B. From 1911 to 1913
C. From 1908 to 1911
D. From 1913 to 1918
The word “elderly” in line 8 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. kindly
B. old
C. friendly
D. sly
In the Anne books, the main character lives in ________.
A. the town of Cavendish
B. the town of Avonlea
C. Saskatchewan
D. Ontario
Which of the following can be concluded from the passage about Anne books?
A. They were not as successful as Montgomery’s later works
B. They were influenced by the works of Mark Twain
C. They were at least partially autobiographical
D. They were not popular until after Montgomery had died
Ontario was the place where
A. Montgomery wrote other books
B. Montgomery got married
C. Montgomery wrote two sequels
D. Montgomery became famous
The word “prominence” in line 11 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. excellence
B. reputation
C. effort
D. permanence
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “character” in line 12?
A. a person in a novel
B. nature
C. a written symbol
D. location
All of the following have been based on the Anne books EXCEPT ________.
A. a television series
B. movies
C. a play
D. a ballet