I.

LISTENING:
Part 1: You will hear part of a talk between a tourist and a woman. For questions 1-5, decide whether
the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided.
1. There is a concert at the old castle on Saturday night.
2. St James concert hall is an ideal place to learn about the history of the island.
3. The woman says that Hauteville House was the home of a famous writer.
4. The guided walk in St Peter Port starts at 5.00 and lasts 1.5 hours.
5. To join the guided walk, visitors must buy a ticket from the information office.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: You will hear a recorded talk about a historical place in England. Listen and complete the
table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Tourist attractions in Manham
Place Features and activities Advice
copper mine specially adapted miners’ the mine is (7)______________
(6)_____________ take visitors into and enclosed – unsuitable for
children and animals
the mountain
village school Classroom and a special exhibition of a (9) ______________ is
(8) ____________ recommended
The George (old sailing the ship’s wheel (was lost but has Children shouldn’t use the
ship) now been restored) (10)_________________

Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3: You will hear part of a discussion in which two economists, Rita Manning and Paul Mason
are discussing the implications of global trade. For question 11 to 15, select the best answer A, B, C
or D.
11. What does Rita say about the fashion industry and globalisation?
A. Most people mainly associate globalisation with clothing.
B. Clothing was the first sector heavily affected by globalisation.
C. Globalisation has made fashion design less creative.
D. Globalisation has raised standards in the fashion industry.
12. What does Paul imply about the concept he calls 'glocalisation'?
A. Big companies get too much praise for adapting to local markets.
B. More legislation is needed to control the actions of big companies.
C. Consumers benefit from having access to more choices.
D. It's hard to compare local companies and international markets.
13. How did Rita feel when interviewing people for her latest book?
A. Disappointed in consumers’ irresponsible actions.
B. Surprised at the factors influencing consumers' decisions.
C. Concerned that consumers' views are being ignored.
D. Hopeful that consumer behaviour is changing.
14. Paul says the greatest impact of globalisation has been the:
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A. change in consumers' expectations.
B. increase in multinational corporations.
C. damage caused to the environment.
D. growth of the knowledge economy.
15. Both Rita and Paul express the view that globalisation can help people to
A. reach new audiences that are interested in their ideas.
B. develop their understanding of unfamiliar cultures.
C. find solutions to the world's most important problems.
D. gain access to better employment opportunities.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a news report about stress. Complete the summary, using the
words or phrases you hear. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.
A new study indicates stress can even diminish the benefits of a (16) _______________________.
The Ohio State professor has revealed that stress can (17) __________________________, leading
people to burn fewer (18) _____________________________.
About 60 females experiencing various kinds of stress in their lives took part in so-called
(19)_____________________________ to find out that a certain kind of meal could counter the effects
of stress on the body.
One meal was very high in (20) _____________________________, the type of fat most linked to heart
disease. The other meal was made with fat similar to olive oil, which is considered better for health.
The idea is that the healthier of the two meals would protect against the harmful effects of stress,
specifically inflammation levels in the body. The stress appeared (21) to ___________________
inflammation.
Higher inflammation in the body can increase a range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type
2 diabetes, (22) ____________________________ and some cancers.
In some cases, the power of stress can overwhelm diet choices. But if you combine a good diet with
other (23) _____________________________, you can protect the body against stress.
Exercise and (24) _____________________________ are effective in kind of improving people's well-
being and their ability to cope with (25) ______________________________during the day.
Your answers:
16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24.
25.

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1 : Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D
in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. ___________ the US superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened US response would
have deterred the Soviet Union.
A. If B. Given C. Although D. Since
2. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States __________ .
A. as Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production
B. rather than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production

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C. than did Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production
D. more than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production
3. I _______ the class meeting because there were many of my close friends there, but I was too busy.
A. would attend B. had attended C. would have attended D. attended
4. - Sarah: “I am terribly sorry, Mr. Johnson. I won’t be able to come to the office tomorrow.”
- Mr. Johnson: “ ______________”.
A. Oh, that’s annoying B. Sounds like fun C. Well, never mind D. Great, Sarah
5. I have rarely seen such an impressive sight as a __________ of buffaloes roaming over the plains.
A. flock B. swarm C. pack D. herd
6. It is too late to do anything now. I’d rather___________ about it earlier.
A. be told B. tell C. being told D. have been told
7. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder ___________ of
public health.
A. in the interest B. to the best C. for the attention D. on the safe side
8. I have a monthly bank _________ sent to me, so that I know how much there is in my account.
A. statement B. overdraft C. balance D. cheque
9. Everything was at _________ when we arrived as they had only moved into the house the day before.
A. fits and starts B. safe and sound C. sixes and sevens D. song and dance
10. Jack felt he was being overlooked, which is why he ___________ back rudely when his manager
finally asked him what he thought.
A. answered B. responded C. replied D. uttered
11. _________, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol.
A. An antiseptic used B. When used as an antiseptic
C. An antiseptic when used D. How an antiseptic is used
12. The factory is working below _________ because of the shortage of essential materials.
A. range B. scope C. capacity D. density
13. She wants to give full ___________ to her anger about discrimination in work place.
A. manifestation B. barometer C. wear D. vent
14. There must have been some serious conflicts at the border. The tanks were ___________ for the
battle-field.
A. heading B. going C. running D. travelling
15. People in financial difficulties sometimes fall a ___________ to unscrupulous money lenders.
A. sacrifice B. fool C. scapegoat D. prey
16. Although you can grow pineapples in a greenhouse, they only _____________ in a tropical
environment.
A. thrive B. abide C. resound D. arise
17. Round and round _____________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
18. _____________ a lifetime, this stylish watch will never have to be replaced.
A. Designed to last B. Having designed C. Designing for D. To design and last
19. Alice managed to make an amazing coat out of _____________of different colored fabrics.
A. ruins B. artifacts C. debris D. remnants
20. Many people have injured themselves on the _____________ rocks while climbing down to the
isolated beach.
A. jagged B. bleak C. scenic D. triangular

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21. Unfortunately, all attempts to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict have been
_____________.
A. resourceful B. forceful C. fruitless D. relentless
22. We paid a fortune for a terrible meal, so we had no choice but to _____________ to experience and
choose a better restaurant next time.
A. tie it in B. check it out C. rip it off D. put it down
23. Unless the question of pollution is given more publicity, our efforts at creating a vehicle- free area in
the city center will _____________ still.
A. keep B. hold C. stand D. lie
24. The hotel’s description in the brochure was _____________ in the extreme and we were left utterly
disappointed on arrival.
A. fallacious B. pretentious C. perplexing D. erratic
25. The prices were _____________and there was little value for money to be had in any of the items on
the menu.
A. oppressive B. exacting C. extortionate D. fraudulent
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12 13. 14.
15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24. 25.

Part 2: Complete each sentence with one suitable preposition or particle. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
26. I think it’s time the government brought ____________ a new law to limit arms exports.
27. When Tom was arrested for breaking the speed limit, he expected to lose his driving license, but
he was let ____________ with a fine.
28. Don’t worry. The pain should wear ____________ fairly soon.
29. The subject of sex equality seems to crop ____________ in every discussion lesson in my school.
30. Before the new factory was opened, a lot of young people round here were ____________ the
dole.
31. You should comply ____________ the school rules.
32. The two countries met at the conference to iron ____________ their difference.
33. He’s sometimes bad tempered but he is a good fellow ____________ heart.
34. Violence flared ______ and a lot of people were injured
35. She complimented him ____________ his excellent German.
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

Part 3: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the
column on the right.

YOUNG POETS
Thanks to an innovative school programme called Young Poets, students in
the UK have the chance to meet and learn from recognized poets. Young Poets
aims to boost (36) _______________ by encouraging students from less
(37)_______________ backgrounds to express themselves through the 36. LITERATE
medium of verse. Participants visit a cultural venue in their hometown, such as 37. PRIVILEGE
a museum or (38) ________________ building, where they write a poem
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 inspired by the experience. Then they are given an (39) _______________ 38. HISTORY
opportunity to revise their works in (40) ________________ with a 39. ORDINARY
professional poet, who is of course (41) ______________ suited to give 40.COLLABORATE
advice both on composing and delivering poems to an audience. Many 41. IDEAL
benefits have been observed as a direct (42) ______________ of this
programme. For example, the majority of participants report increased 42. CONSEQUENT
confidence in their own creative abilities while teachers generally see a
(43)______________ improvement in students' writing skills. This confirms
how (44) ______________ it can be to take young people out of a 43. MARK
conventional (45) ______________ environment such as a classroom. And it 44. MOTIVATE
goes without saying that the experience of working closely with a professional 45. LEARN
poet is invaluable too.
Your answers:
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

III. READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes.
The money that some professional sportsmen earn shouldn’t impress anyone when you take into
consideration the fact that only a few of them manage to (1) ____________ immorality and everlasting
fame. And once they reach their prime and display their talent at their best, they are (2) ____________
conscious that their brilliant careers won’t last forever. They live under a constant pressure of being (3)
____________ and subsequently replaced by someone who is younger, faster and more accomplished.
For that reason, objectives like retirement benefits and pensions are of great concern to all professional
athletes.
Some of the retired competitors go as far as to organize strikes and rallies to (4) ____________ their
protest against any policy unresponsive to their demands whereas the younger professionals seek more
upgrading solutions to the problem as more and more of them attach a proper significance to (5)
____________ a solid education, even at university level. Such an approach should help them find
interesting and well-paid jobs (6) ____________ their sports career is over.
A completely new strategy has been (7) ____________ by the schools priding themselves (8)
____________ supporting their own teams. Their authorities insist that the sports club members achieve
high academic standards or else they are debarred from partaking in certain sports events, which may
lead to further (9) ____________ in their professional careers.
By these practical and most effective means, combining education with sports activity, the (10)
____________ of the professional athlete as being brainless and unintelligent may eventually be
changing to the sportsmen’s benefit.
1. A. acquire B. fulfill C. attain D. succeed
2. A. fully B. extremely C. terribly D. very
3. A. outcast B. outshone C. outstayed D. outgrown
4. A. voice B. claim C. insist D. speak
5. A. mastering B. learning C. receiving D. attending
6. A. right away B. promptly C. barely D. once
7. A. assembled B. installed C. devised D. emerged
8. A. with B. on C. for D. in
9. A. disruption B. disturbance C. detachment D. damage
10. A. vision B. outlook C. image D. judgment
Your answers:

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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Anyone who has (11) ___________ been to a yoga or meditation class will know the enormous benefits
of something as simple and natural as breathing. Inhale slowly and steadily, and you can relax your
entire body. Stop and focus on the flow of (12) ___________ breath you take in and out, and you can
quieten and focus your mind. In (13) ___________, positive breathing will help you feel calmer, bring
down your blood pressure and increase your mental alertness and energy levels.
Yet, breathing is (14) ___________ instintive that most of the time we are hardly even aware of it. Of
course, that’s (15) ___________ why it is easy to develop bad habits and why many of us do not do it
as well as we (16) ___________. But with a little practice, (17) ___________ it right can bring instant
health benefits. These include feeling more relaxed and being more mentally alert. You may also find
that there’s an improvement in (18) ___________ physical symptoms, such as bloating and stomach
pains, dizziness, headaches, pins and needles and low energy.
Learning to breathe correctly can drammatically improve your wellbeing and quality of life. Most
people think that poor breathing (19) ___________ that you don’t get enough oxygen, but it is actually
the carbon dioxide you are missing out (20) ___________.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 3: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.
How should reading be taught?
By Keith Rayncr and Barbara R Foorman
A. Learning to speak is automatic for almost all children, but learning to read requires elaborate
instruction and conscious effort. Well aware of the difficulties, educators have given a great deal of
thought to how they can best help children learn to read. No single method has triumphed. Indeed,
heated arguments about the most appropriate form of reading instruction continue to polarize the
teaching community.
B. Three general approaches have been tried. In one, called whole-word instruction, children learn by
rote how to recognise at a glance a vocabulary of 50 to 100 words. Then they gradually acquire other
words, often through seeing them used over and over again in the context of a story.
Speakers of most languages learn the relationship between letters and the sounds associated with them
(phonemes). That is, children are taught how to use their knowledge of the alphabet to sound out words.
This procedure constitutes a second approach to teaching reading – phonics.
Many schools have adopted a different approach: the whole-language method. The strategy here relies
on the child’s experience with the language. For example, students are offered engaging books and are
encouraged to guess the words that they do not know by considering the context of the sentence or by
looking for clues in the storyline and illustrations, rather than trying to sound them out.
Many teachers adopted the whole-language approach because of its intuitive appeal. Making reading fun
promises to keep children motivated, and learning to read depends more on what the student does than
on what the teacher does. The presumed benefits of whole-language instruction – and the contrast to the
perceived dullness of phonics – led to its growing acceptance across American during the 1990s and a
movement away from phonics.
C. However, many linguists and psychologists objected strongly to the abandonment of phonics in
American schools. Why was this so? In short, because research had clearly demonstrated that
understanding how letters related to the component sounds in words is critically important in reading.
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This conclusion rests, in part, on knowledge of how experienced readers make sense of words on a page.
Advocates of whole-language instruction have argued forcefully that people often derive meanings
directly from print without ever determining the sound of the word. Some psychologists today accept
this view, but most believe that reading is typically a process of rapidly sounding out words mentally.
Compelling evidence for this comes from experiments which show that subjects often confuse
homophones (words that sound the same, such as rose and rows). This supports the idea that readers
convert strings of letters to sounds.
D. In order to evaluate different approaches to teaching reading, a number of experiments have been
carried out, firstly with college students, then with school pupils. Investigators trained English-speaking
college students to read using unfamiliar symbols such as Arabic letters (the phonics approach), while
another group learned entire words associated with certain strings of Arabic letters (whole-word). Then
both groups were required to read a new set of words constructed from the original characters. In
general, readers who were taught the rules of phonics could read many more new words than those
trained with a whole-word procedure.
Classroom studies comparing phonics with either whole-word or whole-language instruction are also
quite illuminating. One particularly persuasive study compared two programmes used in 20 first-grade
classrooms. Half the students were offered traditional reading instruction, which included the use of
phonics drills and applications. The other half were taught using an individualised method that drew
from their experiences with languages; these children produce their own booklets of stories and
developed sets of words to be recognised (common components of the whole-language approach). This
study found that the first group scored higher at year’s end on tests of reading and comprehension.
E. If researchers are so convinced about the need for phonics instruction, why does the debate continue?
Because the controversy is enmeshed in the philosophical differences between traditional and
progressive (or new) approaches, differences that have divided educators for years. The progressive
challenge the results of laboratory tests and classroom studies on the basis of a broad philosophical
skepticism about the values of such research. They champion student-centred learning and teacher
empowerment. Sadly, they fail to realise that these very admirable educational values are equally
consistent with the teaching of phonics.
F. If schools of education insisted that would-be reading teachers learned something about the vast
research in linguistics and psychology that bears on reading, their graduates would be more eager to use
phonics and would be prepared to do so effectively. They could allow their pupils to apply the principles
of phonics while reading for pleasure. Using whole-language activities to supplement phonics
instruction certainly helps to make reading fun and meaningful for children, so no one would want to see
such tools discarded. Indeed, recent work has indicated that the combination of literature-based
instruction and phonics is more powerful than either method used alone.
Teachers need to strike a balance. But in doing so, we urge them to remember that reading must be
grounded in a firm understanding of the connections between letters and sounds. Educators who deny
this reality are neglecting decades of research. They are also neglecting the needs of their students.
Questions 21-25
The above Reading Passage has six sections, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for sections B-F from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 21-25 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings
i. Disagreement about the reading process
ii. The roots of the debate
iii. A combined approach
iv. Methods of teaching reading
v. A controversial approach
vi. Inconclusive research
vii. Research with learners
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viii. Allowing teachers more control
ix. A debate amongst educators
Example:
Section A ix
21. Section B __________
22. Section C__________
23. Section D__________
24. Section E__________
25. Section F__________
Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Questions 26-30
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the above Reading Passage?
In boxes No. 26-30 on your answer sheet, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information.
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information.
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
26. The whole-language approach relates letters to sounds.
27. Many educators believe the whole-language approach to be an interesting way to teach children to
read.
28. Research supports the theory that we read without linking words to sounds.
29. Research has shown that the whole-word approach is less effective than the whole-language
approach.
30. Research has shown that phonics is more successful than both the whole-word and whole-language
approaches.
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Questions 31-34
Complete the summary of sections E and F using the list of words, A-G, below.
Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes No. 31-34 on your answer sheet.
In the teaching community, (31)____________ question the usefulness of research into methods of
teaching reading. These critics believe that (32)____________is incompatible with student-centred
learning. In the future, teachers need to be aware of (33)____________ so that they understand the
importance of phonics. They should not, however, ignore the ideas of (34)____________ which make
reading enjoyable for learners.
A. the phonics method
B. the whole-word method
C. the whole-language method
D. traditionalists
E. progressives
F. linguistics
G. research studies
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34.
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Part 4: You are going to read the passage about resources and industrialism in Canada. For
questions 35 - 45 choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text and
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIALISM IN CANADA
While the much-anticipated expansion of the western frontier was unfolding in accordance with the
design of the National Policy, a new northern frontier was opening to enhance the prospects of Canadian
industrial development. [1] Long the preserve of the fur trade, the Canadian Shield and the western
Cordilleras became a treasury of minerals, timber and hydroelectric power in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries. As early as 1883, CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) construction crews blasting through the
rugged terrain of northern Ontario discovered copper and nickel deposits in the vicinity of Sudbury.[2]
As refining processes, uses, and markets for the metal developed, Sudbury became the world’s largest
nickel producer. The building of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway led to the discovery of
rich silver deposits around Cobalt north of Lake Nipissing in 1903 and touched off a mining boom that
spread northward to Kirkland Lake and the Porcupine district. [3] Although the economic importance of
these mining operations was enduring, they did not capture the public imagination to the same extent as
the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s. [4]
Fortune-seekers from all parts of the world flocked to the Klondike and Yukon River valleys to pan for
gold starting in 1896. At the height of the gold rush in 1898, the previously unsettled subarctic frontier
had a population of about 30,000, more than half of which was concentrated in the newly established
town of Dawson. In the same year, the federal government created the Yukon Territory, administered by
an appointed commissioner, in an effort to ward off the prospect of annexation to Alaska. Even if the
economic significance of the Klondike strike was somewhat exaggerated and short-lived, the tales of
sudden riches, heroic and tragic exploits, and the rowdiness and lawlessness of the mining frontier were
immortalized through popular fiction and folklore, notably the poetic verses of Robert W. Service.
Perhaps less romantic than the mining booms, the exploitation of forest and water resources was just as
vital to national development. The Douglas fir, spruce, and cedar stands of British Columbia along with
the white pine forests of Ontario satisfied construction demands on the treeless prairies as well as in the
growing cities and towns of central Canada and the United States. British Columbia’s forests also
supplied lumber to Asia. In addition, the softwood forest wealth of the Cordilleras and the Shield was a
valuable source of pulpwood for the development of the pulp and paper industry, which made Canada
one of the world’s leading exporters of newsprint. Furthermore, the fast flowing rivers of the Shield and
Cordilleras could readily be harnessed as sources of hydroelectric power, replacing coal in the booming
factories of central Canada as well as in the evolving mining and pulp and paper industries. The age of
electricity under public ownership and control was ushered in by the creation of the Ontario Hydro-
Electric Power Commission (now Ontario Hydro) in 1906 to distribute and eventually to produce this
vital source of energy.
Western settlement and the opening of the northern resource frontier stimulated industrial expansion,
particularly in central Canada. As the National Policy had intended, a growing agricultural population in
the West increased the demand for eastern manufactured goods, thereby giving rise to agricultural
implements works, iron and steel foundries, machine shops, railway yards, textile mills, boot and shoe
factories, and numerous smaller manufacturing enterprises that supplied consumer goods. By keeping
out lower-priced foreign manufactured goods, the high tariff policies of the federal government
received much credit for protecting existing industries and encouraging the creation of new
enterprises. To climb the tariff wall, large American industrial firms opened branches in Canada, and
the governments of Ontario and Quebec aggressively urged them on by offering bonuses, subsidies, and
guarantees to locate new plants within their borders. Canadian industrial enterprises became increasingly
attractive to foreign investors, especially from the United States and Great Britain. Much of the over
$600 million of American capital that flowed into Canada from 1900 to 1913 was earmarked for mining
and the pulp and paper industry, while British investors contributed near $1.8 billion, mostly in railway
building, business development, and the construction of urban infrastructure. As a result, the gross value
of Canadian manufactured products quadrupled from 1891 to 1916.
35. Why does the author mention the railroads in paragraph 1?
A. Because miners were traveling to camps in the West.
B. Because mineral deposits were discovered when the railroads were built.
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 C. Because the western frontier was being settled by families.
D. Because traders used the railroads to transport their goods.
36. In paragraph 1, the author identifies Sudbury as ________
A. an important stop on the new railroad line.
B. a large market for the metals produced in Ontario.
C. a major industrial center for the production of nickel.
D. a mining town in the Klondike region.
37. According to paragraph 2, why was the Yukon Territory created?
A. to encourage people to settle the region. B. to prevent Alaska from acquiring it.
C. to establish law and order in the area. D. to legalize the mining claims.
38. How did the poetry by Robert Service contribute to the development of Canada?
A. It made the Klondike gold rush famous.
B. It encouraged families to settle in the Klondike.
C. It captured the beauty of the western Klondike.
D. It prevented the Klondike’s annexation to Alaska.
39. According to paragraph 3, the forest industry supported the development of Canada in all of the
following ways except ________
A. by supplying wood for the construction of homes and buildings.
B. by clearing the land for expanded agricultural uses.
C. by producing the power for the hydroelectric plants.
D. by exporting wood and newsprint to foreign markets.
40. Which of the sentences below best expresses the information in the statement in bold in the
passage?
A. New businesses and industries were created by the federal government to keep the prices of
manufactured goods low.
B. the lower price of manufacturing attracted many foreign businesses and new industries to the area.
C. Federal taxes on cheaper imported goods were responsible for protecting domestic industries and
supporting new businesses.
D. the federal tax laws made it difficult for manufacturers to sell their goods to foreign markets.
41. The word ‘touched off’ in the passage means ______________.
A. halted B. improved C. commenced D. minimized.
42. According to paragraph 4, British and American businesses opened affiliates in Canada because
____________
A. the Canadian government offered incentives.
B. the raw materials were available in Canada.
C. the consumers in Canada were eager to buy their goods.
D. the infrastructure was attractive to investors.
43. Look at the four squares [ ] that show where the following sentence could be inserted in the
passage.
Railway construction through the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia also led to
significant discoveries of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc.
Where could the sentence best be added?
A. [1] B. [2] C. [3] D. [4]
44. Directions: An introduction for a short summary of the passage appears below. Complete the
summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that mention the most important points in the
passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not included
in the passage or are minor points from the passage.

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The northern frontier provided many natural resources that contributed to the industrial expansion of
Canada.
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Answer choices
1. The Yukon Territory was created in 1898 during the gold rush in the Klondike and Yukon River
valleys.
2. The frontier was documented in the popular press, which published tales of heroes and gold strikes.
3. Significant discoveries of mineral deposits encouraged prospectors and settlers to move into the
territories.
4. Wheat and other agricultural crops were planted after the forests were cleared, creating the central
plains.
5. Powered by hydroelectricity, lumber and paper mills exploited the forests for both domestic and
foreign markets.
6. Incentives encouraged American and British investors to help expand manufacturing plants in
Canada.
A. 1,3,6 B. 2, 4,5 C. 1, 2, 6 D. 3,5, 6
45. The word “annexation” in the 2 pagagraph could best be replaced by _______________.
nd

A. mergence B. intergradation C. invasion D. absorptivity

Your answers:
35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

IV. WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
original sentence. (0) has been done as an example.
0. Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.
→ In no way can Keith be held responsible for the accident.
1. A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year.
→ They have _____________________________________________________________________.
2. He told me that the reason for his poor exam performance was his illness.
→ He blamed ___________________________________________________________________.
3. The spectators got so angry that they had to cancel the football match.
→ Such was _____________________________________________________________________.
4. Jack reckoned that his success was due to his hard work and incredible luck.
→ Jack put ______________________________________________________________________.
5. The population of Bhutan has not expanded appreciably in the last decade.
→ There has been _________________________________________________________________.
Part 2: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in
such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. DO NOT change the
form of the given word. You must use between THREE and SIX words, including the word given. (0)
has been done as an example.
0. Jane regretted speaking so rudely to the old lady. (more)
→ Jane ________ wishes she had spoken more ______ politely to the old lady.
1. She was surprised when he suddenly asked her to marry him. (aback)
→ His sudden ______________________________________________________________.
2. Josh made great contribution to his class but no one acknowledged his work. (credit)
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3. My talent for programming made me a better candidate than all the other applicants. (edge)
→ My talent for programming ____________________________________the rest of the applicants.
4. You do not have to pay to use the pool facilities as long as you are a club member. (charge)
→ The pool facilities ______________________________________that you are a club member.
5. Students who cheat will not be allowed to take the exam again. (barred)
→ Students who cheat __________________________________________ the exam again.
Part 3: Write an essay of about 250 words on the following topic:
Artificial intelligence holds great promise to help human shape their future. However, some futurists
believe that it also poses great danger in that it can eventually lead to the rise of machines over
humanity
Discuss both views, give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
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