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Nnm hot: 2007 - 2008

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SECTION I. LISTENING (1,3pts)

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Part 1: Listen and complete the sentences by circling the letter A, B, C or D.
(01S P ~ )
1. Ecology is the study of....................

A. human beings and animals C. natural and alternative resources

B. the environment and solar energy D. human beings and their environment

2. The natural environment consists of .....................

A. the oceans and the land C. all natural resources

B. the sun and the air D.the air and the oceans
3. I f the resources can be ......................... it is called renewable.

A. burnt quickly C. divided properly

0. used easily D. replaced quickly

4. Grass for animal is a .....................resource.

A. renewable B. nonrenewable C. limited D. clean

5. According to the passage, coal is nonrenewable because i t takes ...................to make it.

A. billions of years C. three million years

B. millions of years D. three billion years

Part 2. Listen to the passage about the Great Wall of China and fill in the
missing information. (0,Spt)
The Great Wall of China

Attraction of - It is said t o be visible from (1)......................

the wall
- I t was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in (2) .........................
Construction - It was mostly built during (3) ...............................
the - It took (4) ..........................y ears to complete the wall.
- Some of its parts were built around (5). .........................
Special - The length of the wall is (6).................................
fea.tures of - The average height of the wall is (7) ..............................
the wall - The ancient people used (8) ................................ to build the
roadway.

SECTION 11. LEXICO- GRAMkIAR (9,3pts)

Part 1: Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (2pts)
1. Your father IS rather tired so do not ............. .your visit.
A. prolong B, lengthen C. delay D. shorten
2 . Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the . . . . . . . .of their picnics to spoil the
appearance of the countryside.
A. rest B. remainder C, remalns D, remnants
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3. The sky looks lighter. I think the weather is ..............
A. clearing away B. clearing C. becoming clearer D, clear~ngup
4. Many difficulties have .................. as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel.
A. raised B, been raised C. risen D. arisen
5. You must remember not to ..............from the point when you write an essay.
A. go astray B, wander C. diverge D. go off
6. The ................of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes.
A. beach B. coast C, shore D. bank
7. I wandered through the cool .................. of the forest trees.
A. shadow B. dark C. obscur~ty D. shade
8. The neighbors do not consider him quite ............... as most evenings he awakens them
with his drunken singing.
A. respectful B. respected C, respectable D. worthy of
respect
9. I was suspicious of his sincerity and remained .................. by his many arguments.
A, reassured B. unconvinced C. unconcerned D. undisturbed
10. The house was burgled while the family was .................in a card game.
A. entertained B. buried C. busy D. absorbed
11. No one IS so ................ as the person who has no w ~ s hto learn.
A, unwise B. ignorant C. useless D. intelligent
12. Normally he is rather ............ ..but sometrmes he talks freely about himself.
A, sociable B. reserved C. serlous D. peaceful
13. Although only of .............intelligence, he speaks four languages fluently.
A. average B. middle C. minor D, high
14. He sends his ............... .wishes for your future happiness.
A, honest B. deepest C. sincere D. many
15. He took a... ..............with him to clean the windscreen on h ~ car. s
A, garment B. cloth C. cloth~ng D, towel
16. I n .................. the room resembles the letter L.
A, form B . pattern C. formation D. shape
17. I t was a horr~bler ~ d ethrough the pouring rain. . . . .he had a puncture and
for the last hour had to push the b~cycle.
A. As a matter of fact C. To make matters worse
B. Even so D. I n fact
18. I know him ............. but I have never actually spoken to him.
A. by sight B. on sight C. in sight D. from sight
19. His wife has excellent.. ................... in clothes.
A. taste B. flavour C, cho~ce D. gusto
20. The suspect was unable to.. .............. for hls movements on the evening of May 6.
A. recoynt B. swear C. account D. explain
Part 2: Supply the correct VERB in block capitals in brackets t o complete the
passage. (2pts)

THE CLUB 99

Some time ago, there lived a King. This King (l)(SHOULD/BE) ........................................
contented with his life, (2)(GIVE) ............................. all the riches and luxuries he had.
However, this was not the case! The King always found himself
(3)(WONDER) .................................. why he just never seemed content with his life.

Sure, he had the attention of everyone wherever he went, attended fancy dinners and
parties, but somehow, he still felt something was lacking and he couldn't put his finger
on it.

One day, the King had woken up earlier than usual (4)(STROLL) ............................ around
his palace. He entered his huge living room and came to a stop when he heard someone
happily (5)(SING) ....................... away, following this singing he saw that one of the
servants was singing and had a very contented look on his face.

This fascinated the King and he summoned this man to his chambers.

The man entered the King's chambers as (6)(0RDER) ......................... The King asked
why he was so happy?

To this the man replied: "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but I make enough
of a living to keep m y wife and children happy. We don't need too much, a roof over our
heads and warm food t o fill our tummy. My wife and children are my inspiration, they
are content with whatever little 1 bring home. I am happy because m y family is happy."

Hearing this, the King dismissed the servant and summoned his Personal Assistant to his
chambers.

The King related his personal anguish about his feelings and then related the story of the
servant to his Personal Assistant, (7)(HOPE) .......................... that somehow, he will be
able (8)(COME) ...................... up with some reasoning that here was a King who could
have anything he wished for at a snap of his fingers and yet was not contented,
whereas, his servant, having so little was extremely contented.

The Personal Assistant listened attentively and came to a conclusion. He said, "Your
Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club."

"The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?" the King inquired.

To which the Assistant replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, you
will have to do the following... place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's
doorstep, you (g)(THEN/liNDERSTAND) ...................... what The 99 Club is."

That very same evening, the King arranged for 99 Gold corns (lO)(PLACE) ...........................
in a bag at the servant's doorstep. Although he was slightly hesitant and he thought he
should have put 100 Gold coins into the bag, but since his assistant had advised him to
put 99 that is what he did.

The servant (ll)(JUST/STEP) ......................... out of his house when he

(12)(SEE) ............................ a bag at his doorstep. Wondering about its contents, he took it
into his house and opened the bag. When he opened the bag, he let out a great big
shout of joy ...Gold Coins... so many of them. He could hardly believe it. He called his
wife to show her the coins.

He then took the bag to a table and emptied it out and began to count the coins. Doing
so, he realized that there were 99 coins and he thought it was an odd number so he
counted again, and again and again only to come to the same conclusion... 99 Gold
Coins.

He began to wonder, what (13)(COULD/HAPPEN) ...................... to that last 1 coin? For

no one (14)(LEAVE) .................................. 99 coins. He began t o search his entire house,
looked around his backyard for hours, not wanting to lose out on that one coin. Finally,
exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to make up
for that 1 Gold coln to make his entire collection an even 1 0 0 Gold Coins.

He got up the next morning, in an extremely horrible mood, shouting at the children and
his wife for his delay, not realizing that he had spent most of the night conjuring ways of
working hard so that he had enough money to buy himself that gold coin. He went to
work as usual - but not in his usual best mood, singing happily - as he grumpily did his
daily errands.

Seeing the man's attitude change so drastically, the King was puzzled. He promptly
summoned his assistant t o his chambers. The King related his thoughts about the
servant and once again, his assistant listened. The King could not believe that the
servant who until yesterday had been singing away and was happy and content with his
life (15)(TAKE) ....................... a sudden change of attitude, even though he should have
been happier after (16)(RECEIVE) ..............................the gold coins.

To this the assistant replied "Ah! But your Majesty, the servant (17)(NOW OFFICIALLY/
JOIN) ........................... The 99 Club." He explained: "The 99 Club is just a name given to
those people who have everything but yet are never contented, therefore they are
always working hard and striving for that extra 1 to round it out to 100!

We have so much to be thankful for and we can l ~ v ewith very little in our lives, but the
minute we (18)(GIVE) ......................... something bigger and better, we want even more!

We are not the same happy contented person we used to be, we want more and more
and by wanting more and more we don't realize the price we pay for it. We lose our
sleep, our happiness; we hurt the people around us just as a prlce to pay for our
(19)(GROW) ........................... needs and des~res.That IS what (2O)(JOIN).. .................. The
99 Club is all about."

Hearing this the King decided that from that day onwards, he was going to start
appreciating all the little things in life.

Strlving for more is always good, but let's not strive so hard and for so much that we
lose all those near and dear to our hearts, we shouldn't compromise our happiness for
moments of luxuries!

Part 3: Supply t h e correct FORM of each bracketed word t o complete the

passage. (1, l p t s )
Every time w e s a y goodbye

According t o research by (psychology)(l) .................... .....one can learn a great deal

about the state of people's relationships by watching how they say goodbye at airports,
However, it seems that it is not (necessary)(2) ......................... t h o in the strongest
relationships who make the greatest display of (reluctant)(3) ..................at parting.
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Such behaviour is more (character)(4) ...................of couples who have been together
for a relatively short period of time. There is less (likely)(5) .................... ..of people in
long-term relationships showing strong feelings of dependency. This may seem
surprising but it is (presume)(6) .............................because the people have been
successful in establishing stability in their relationship and are able t o see the separation
as brief and of no great (s1gnify)(7)....... .
.. .............
The expression of motion at these moments may often reflect
(secure)(8) ........................and also the feeling that the person leaving it not fully
(appreciate)(9) ........................of just how important the relationship is to the person
being left. The person leaving may also seem (aware)(lO).. .......of how unsettling a
separation can be for the person left behind, who may then experience a very real sense
of (lonely)( 11) ............................

Part 4: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them.
Writeyour correction in the order in the space provided below in the passage in
which the mistakes appear in the passage. Remember to write the word before
the mistake to help the examiners locate the mistake. (1,O pt)
The next generation of telephone use will laugh when we explain how we used to stand
next a wall in the kitchen t o do a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly
advanced compared about a decade ago, will completely alter communications the next
few years. Though there are millions of people using mobile phones most people know
little about the mobile telecommunications industry and it technology. There are three
types of mobile phone. These are hand portable, mobiles and transportables. The
smallest and most popular are the pocket-size hand portables. These work on
rechargeable batteries, which allow an average of up to 80 minute's conversation.

Mistake Correction Mistake Correction

Part 5: Insert A, THE or X (no article) where necessary. (1,7pts)

My aunt lived on (1).................g round floor of (2) .................old house on (3) ..........River
Thames. She was very much afraid of (4) .............burglars and always locked up
(5) .............house very carefully before she went to (6) ................bed. She also took
(7) ...........p recaution of looking under (8) .................bed to see if (9) ................burglar was
hiding there.
' (10) ..............modern burglars don't hide under (11) .............beds," said her daughter. "
1/11go on looking just (12) ...............same," said m y aunt.
One morning she rang her daughter in (13) ...............triumph. ' I found
(14) ............... burglar under (15) ............... bed (16) .......... ..last night," she said, " and he
was quite (17) ......... .......young man."

Part 6: Fill in each gap a suitable preposition or a particle. (1,5 ptS)

The best meal I ever had in m y life was in a restaurant in the old quarter of a town in
France. The meal began (1) ....................a place (2) ...................seafood: shrimps, prawns
and freshly-cooked shellfish. We ordered a dry white wine to go (3) ................... this
course. Then we had a whole lobster between the two of us, which was absolutely
(4) .....................of this world. I'm not accustomed to eating such rich food but it didn't
seem to disagree (5) ....................me at all. This particular restaurant was famous for its
venison - that's the meat you get (6) .................... deer and so we couldn't leave
(7) ....................trying their venison stew. I'm no expert (8) .....................cookery but I knew
what I like and (9) ........................doubt that was the most delicious stew I've ever tasted.
By this time we were nearly bursting. The only thing we felt (10) .......................now was
coffee and a light dessert. Then we called (11)..................... the bill and decided t o split it
(12) ...............................us. The manager were kindly offered us a drink on the house
before we left. After that we staggered back (13)....................... our hotel and fell into bed.
We spent the next day suffering (14) ........................ the after-effects but really we had no
regrets (15) .....................eating such a marvelous, memorable, extravagant meal.

SECTION 111, READING COMPREHENSION (4,4 pts)

Part 1: Circle the word below that best fits each of the blanks in the following
passage. (1,O pt)
When faced with some new and possibly bewildering technological change, most people
react in one of two ways. They either recoil from anything new, claiming that it is
unnecessary, or too (1) ................... or that it somehow makes life less than (2)
....................Or they learn to (3) ................... to the new invention, and eventually
wonder how they could possibly have existed without it. (4) ...................computers as
an example. For many of us, they still represent a (5) ...................to our freedom, and
give us a frightening sense of a future in which all (6) ................... will be taken by
machines. This may be because they seem mysterious, and difficult to understand. Ask
most people what you can use a home computer for, and you usually get (7)
...................answers about how " they give you ~nformation".
I n fact, even those of us who are familiar with computers, and use them in our daily
work, have very little idea of how they (8) .................... But i t does not take long to
learn how t o operate a business program, even if things occasionally go wrong for no
apparent reason. Presumably much the same happened when telephone and the
television became widespread. What seems to alarm most people is the speed of
technological change, rather than change itself. And the (9) ...................
that are made
to new technology may well have a point to them, since change is not always an
improvement. As we discover during power cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil
lamp, the coal fore, and forms of entertainment, such as books or board games, that
don't have to be (10) ...................
in t o work.
1. A. complicated B. much C. obscure D. tiresome
2. A. formerly B. lively C. personal D. human
3. A. adapt 8. react C. conform D. use
4. A. Discuss B. Propose C. Take /D. Thus
5. A. hazard B. risk C. control D. threat
6. A. measures B. decis~ons C. chances D. instructions
7. A. vague B. such C. up with D. hundreds
8. A. are B. work C. manage D. consist
9. A. objections B. appliances C. criticism D. fears
10. A. wired B. batteries C. plugged D. connected

Part 2: Read the following passage and circle the best answers. (1,O pt)
Smallpox was the first widespread disease to be eliminated by human intervention. I n
May, 1966, the World Health Organization (WHO), an agency of The United Nations was
authorized to initiate a global campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eliminate
the disease in one decade. At the time, the d~seaseposed a serlous threat to people in
more than thirty nations. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had
failed, few belleved that smallpox could actually be eradicated but eleven years after the
initial organization of the campaign no cases were reported in the field.
The strategy was not only t o provide mass vaccinations but also t o isolate patients with
active smallpox in order t o contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of
human transmission. Rewards for reporting smallpox assisted in motivating removed
from contact with others and treated. At the same time, the entire village where the
victim had lived was vaccinated.
By April of 1978 WHO officials announced that they had isolated the last known case of
the disease but health workers continued t o search for new cases for two additional
years to be completely sure. I n may, 1980, a formal statement was made to the global
community. Today smallpox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations
have been stopped worldwide.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage.
A. The World Heath Organization C. Smallpox Vaccinations
B. The Eradication of Smallpox D. Infectious Disease
2. The word "threat" in line 4 could best be replaced by....................
A. debate C. risk
B. humiliation D. bother
3. What was the goal of the campaign against smallpox?
A. to decrease the spread of smallpox C, to provide mass vaccinations against
worldwide. smallpox worldwide.
B. to eliminate smallpox worldwide in ten D, to initiate worldwide projects for
years. smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever at the
same time.
4. According to the passage, what was the strategy used to eliminatii! the spread of
smallpox?
A. Vaccinations of entire villages C. Isolation of victims and mass
B. Treatments of individual victims. vaccinations.
D. Extensive repotting of outbreak.
5. The word ' isolated" in line 13 is closest in meaning to..................
A. restored B. separated C. attended D. located
6. How was the public motivated t o help the health workers?
A. By educating them. C. By isolating them from others.
6.By rewarding them for reporting cases. D. By giving them vaccination.
7. The word "they" in line 13 refers t o .................
A, health workers B. officials C. victims D. cases
8. Which statement does not refer t o smallpox?
A. Previous projects had failed. C. The World Health Organization mounted
B. People are no longer vaccinated for it. a worldwide campaign to eradicate the
disease.
D. I t was a serious threat.
9. It can be inferred that ....................
A. no new cases of smallpox have been C. smallpox victims no longer die when
reported this year. they contract the disease.
B. malaria and yellow fever have been D. smallpox is not transported from one
eliminated. person to another.
10.When was the formal announcement made that smallpox had been eradicated?
A. 1966 8.1976 C. 1978 D. 1980

Part 3: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (1,O pt)
INTELLIGENCE
Are some people born clever and others born (1)............................... ? Or is intelligence
developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to
both these (2) .................... is ' Yes". To some extent, our intelligence is given at birth,
and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a (3) ......................... born
with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child (4) ........................... lives in a boring
surrounding will develop his intelligence less than the one who lives in rich and varied
surrounding. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed a t birth but
(5) .................................or not he reaches those limits will (6) ...............................on his
environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of
ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with
(7) ................................we take two unrelated people at random from the population. It is
likely that (8,)........................... degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the
other hand, we take children - identical twins, they will very likely be
(9) ............................intelligent as other. This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on
(10) .........................
Part 4: Seven phrases or clauses have been removed from the following text.
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Choose from A H the best phrase or clause to fill each gap. There is one more
than you need. (0,7 pt)
Francois Truffaut (1932 - 1984) is one of France's best-known film directors. HIS work
can be seen as an attempt to create a new cultural identity in the postwar period. He
grew up In Pigalle, a lively cosmopolitan area In Paris and, (1)... ........., he always felt
they neglected him. I t was (2) ......... .. that he developed a great love for reading. He
often played truant from school (3) ............., and he kept careful notes on everything he
saw. From 1945 onwards, cinema clubs started opening in Paris (4) .............., and the
directors Jean Renoir, Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcook became Truffaut's major
influences. I n the 1950s Truffaut became a film critic for an arts magazine, and later
started making his own films. He believed strongly that directors must always have their
own artistic inspiration, (5) .....,......., and put their personal stamp on their work. Truffaut
and other young French directors, like Chabrol, Godard and Rohmer, became known as
the New Wave, ( 6 )........ ..... . Sadly, Truffaut's career was cut short in 1984, (7) ........ .
A. in order to go t o the cinema E. because he was left on his own so much
B. although his parents were not poor F. but this was simply not possible a t the time
C. when he died of brain cancer G. despite pressure on them t o make financially
0 . and they produced many prize- successful films
winning films H. to show films that had previously been
banned

Part 5: Read the article carefully. Hatch these chapter headings A- H with the
appropriate parts of the article, marked A -
G, and put your answers in the
boxes below. You do not need one of the chapter headings. Write your answers
in the spaces provided. (0,7pt)

THE LIFE AND WORK OF J. TOLKEIN.

1
Many authors become masters of a particular genre of fiction. But very few can claim to
have had such an effect that they virtually have created the genre for themselves. One
such author is J R R Tolkein. From his prolific imagination was created not only Middle
Earth; the stage for his giant fantasy The Lord o f the Rings, but also a whole genre of
fantasy fiction which has since become known as "sword and sorcery".
2
Before Tolkein's work was published, fantasy was set In what was very near to the
present for the authors. Also, the genre was very close t o horror, and authors such as
Lovell and Bram Stoker moved easily between the two. The great American wrlter Edgar
Allen Poe had recently brought out a work of what we would today call horror stories,
but he had entitled ~tTales o f Mystery and Imagination, suggesting that he thought of it
as fantasy.
3
Tolkein's distrnctive contribution was to create a pseudo-medieval world and t o populate
i t with wise wizards, bold knights, and a massive cast of other characters, ~ncluding
dwarfs, elves, and most of the other creatures of our folk memory. He also created hls
own contribution, the hobbit. Hobb~tswere small people, who had distinctive hairy feet.
They were characterlsed by honest common sense and rather complex social lives. I n all
his works, it is evidently the hobbits with whom Tolkein sympathises the most.
4
What made Tolkein's work so compelling was that ~twas a perfectly realised work of
fantasy. Every detail in his stories rings true. This is because Tolkein spent so much time
working and thinking about Middle Earth that the actual part which we have on paper is
only a fraction of his research. His later books show clearly to what extent he had
created this entire world, complete with detailed maps and even the languages of the
major protagonists.
5.
However, although Middle Earth is a towering work of fantasy, it has roots in reality. The
Middle Earth of Tolkein is close to his own native Oxfordshire, both in the landscape of
the Shire, and above all in the reactions and behaviour of its characters. The ethos is
that of pre-war England, possibly because Tolkein could conceive of no other mode of
behaviour, but more probably because his book can be read on many levels, and in only
the most basic of the levels is the great struggle between light and darkness completely.
6
I t must be remembered that Tolkein was writing in a time when one Great War had just
finished, and another was about to begin. I n his book, he stresses the bravery, and
endurance of the small people without whom victory is impossible. This was the lesson
that Tolkein felt had t o be learned from the horrors of the Great War - the desicions
which shape the destiny of nations are taken by an elite group, but they are
implemented by the common people of the country.
7
Though his book brought him world-wide fame, Tolkein continued to live modestly at
Oxford University, where he worked. He was a close friend of another great writer of his
day, C.S. Lewis, who also taught there. However, while Lewis was more relaxed about
his fame, Tolkein never really got used to it, and he was quite embarrassed by the
admiration of the many tourists who came to see him.
A. How to make fantasy seem real. E. A quiet man

€3. A new best-seller. F. The real Middle Earth

C. Fantasy before Tolkein G. A new fantasy creature

D. The Master of Middle Earth. H. The experience of war

SECTION IV. WRITING ( 5 , O pts)

Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence before it. (1,O pt)
1. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
Hardly ......................................................................................
2. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he decided not to.
Contrary ...................................................................................
3. I t was an impressive building but it wasn't to my taste.
Impressive ................................................................................
4. "Why can't you do your work more carefully?" Helen's boss said to her.
Helen's boss criticized.............................................................
5. His description of the incident was completely different from what really happened.
His description of the ~ncidentbore ..................................

Part 2: Write a new sentence using the word in brackets. Do not alter the
words in any way. (1,O pt)
1. I think you should be tolerant of other people's weakness. (ALLOWANCES)
.....................................................................................................
2. She is certainly not a good cook. (MEANS)
.....................................................................................................
3. She'll probably be elected. (STANDS)

4. I really want t o see her again. (DYING)

.....................................................................................................
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 5. I wasn't surprised t o see Roy leaving the party early. (CAME)

Part 3: "The Party and Government consider education and training a top
priority and a foundation for national development. " said Prime Minister
w -,- -As-e..
L1- =#NguyenTan Dung in the capital:Are you for or against this policy? Write about
250 words reasoning your points of view. (1,5 pts)
Part 4: The graph shows changes in the average age of marriage for men and women in
the US in the last century. Describe the graph.

. I _ . . Age of Marriage, USA

28
27
26
25
24
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23
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21
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1503 1920 1940 l
W 1900 MQO

The information above comes from "The First Measured Century"

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