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I. LISTENING
PART 1 - You'll hear a lecturc being given to a grcup of parcnts about keeping childrcn safe
in water. Listen and complete the lecturc notes with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each blank. You will hear the information hrice. (1.0 pt.)
KIDS AND WATER SAFETY
"Prevention is better than cure."
Babies can be taken to pools as young as (1)
Get your child used to being in the water.
Pools are superuised by (2)
There should be one superuising adult to every two children under eight.
Make sure swimming aids conform to British Safety (3) _.
At the beach, make sure the child is superuised at all time.
You should not swim when there is a (4) _.
The European blue flag means the beach is very clean.
Safety is just a matter of (5)
(Source: FCE Listening and Speaking Skills for the revised Cambridge FCE Examination 2)
PART 2 - Listen to a paft of a lecture in a film class. The professor is talking about science
fiction and popular culture. Listen and CIRCLE the best answer to each of the questions.
You will hear the information twice. (1.0 pt.)
1. What is the professor mainly talking about?
A. Scientific problems in Star Wars B. The science of space travel
C. The inexact science in science fiction D. Why science fiction is bad literature
2. According to the lecture, what is wrong with space travel in most science fiction?
A. There are no aliens in outer space. B. There is no way to go faster than light speed.
C. There are many other stars and galaxies. D. There is nowhere to go in outer space.
3. How long does it take to travel to our nearest neighbor if we travel at the light speed?
A. three months B. three years C. thousands of years D. millions of years
4. Which are the two more errors found in popular science fiction films related to?
A. engine and spaceship B. gravity and sound
C. gravity and engine D. sound and spaceship
5. What does the professor NOT say about the movie 2001: A Space OdysseQ
A. It is exceptionallygood. B. It does not depict sound in space.
C. It does not have faster-than-light travel. D. It portrays gravity correctly.
(Source: Hooked on TOEFL iBT - Listening)
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II. CIRCLE the best answer to each of the sentences/questions. (1.0 pt.)
1. The quality of Jan's descriptive writing really _ from that of the other students in the class.
A. blows her work up B. cuts her work back
C. makes her work out D. sets her work apart
2. Laura meeb Maria after the class and wants to ask her some questions.
- Laura: "I have got a couple of questions I would like to ask you." - Maria: "_"
A. Not at all. B. Of course not, it's not costly.
C. OK then, flre away, D. Thanks for asking.
3. According to Minister of Health - Nguyen Thanh Long, Vietnam _ 150 million doses of
COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this year.
A. has had B. will have C, is going to have D. will have had
4, The government is _ to ease the problem of limited income of their senior citizens.
A. making a fuss B. putting an end C. ringing a bell D. taking steps
-
5, Tom: "Which is more impoftant, luck or effort?" - Mary: "Luck is _ effort."
A. as the same importance as B. on the same importance
C. of the same impoftance as D. the same importance as
6. Which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined phrase?
He blggedJD that new film but when I went to see it at the cinema, I was really disappointed.
A. complain constantly B. praised highly
C. congratulated warmly D, criticized heavily
7. _ he should have spent all the weekend preparing for his test he in fact just lay in bed surfing
Facebook and playing Tiktok.
A. Because B. However C. Hence D, Whilst
8. Confidently the interviewee answered one question after another _ everyone's satisfaction.
A. to B. in C. for D. by
9. Although they are twins, her outgoing character contrasts _ with that of her sister.
A. thoroughly B. sharply C. fully D. coolly
10. Without doubt, lohn is a competent leader with a wealth of experience, but he lack
A. vision B, view C. sight D. insight

III. IOENTIFY the underlined word(s) that is wrong and CORRECT it. (1.0 pt.)
Example:
0. The purpose of travele/s check is to protect traveler from theft and ac ntal lost of money.
A. of B, is C. theft lost
1. When the fossil of an enormous ancient penguin was unearthed in Peru, archaeologists discovered
that their feathers were brown and gray rather than black and white.
A. When the fossil B. was uneathed C. their feathers D. rather than
2. After searchinq for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in
through the window and stole the silver while the family was asleep.
A. After searching B. concluded C, have come D. stole
3. Participating in camp fire songs, fighting off hungry mosquitoes and bursting many blisters on his
feet ouicklv souelched Georget desire camoino.
A. Participating in B. bursting C. quickly squelched D, desire camping
4. Galaxy Studio has announced it is working with its foreign partners to release the movie Bd Gii in
Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines.
A. has B. working with C. partners D. Philippines
5. To gain a foothold in the domestic market many technological platforms created by Vietnamese
companies are now e)tending their reach globally.
A. To gain B. technological C. created D. their reach

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Answers:
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IV. Supply the appropriate form of the words in brackets. (0.5 pt.)
covrD-lg vAccrNEs
EquitableaccesstosafeandeffectiveVaccinesis(l.critics)-toending
the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is hugely encouraging to see so many vaccines proving and going into
development. WHO is working (2. tir€) with partners to develop,
manufacture and deploy safe and effective vaccines.
Safe and effective vaccines are a game-changing tool: but for the (3. see)
future we must continue wearing masks, cleaning our hands, ensuring good ventilation indoors,
physically distancing and avoiding crowds.
Being vaccinated does not mean that we can throw caution to the wind and put ourselves and
others at risk, paftlcularly because research is still ongoing into how much vaccines protect not only
against disease but also against infection and (4. transmat) _.
See WHO'S landscape of COVID-19 vaccine candidates for the latest information in clinical and pre-
clinical development, generally updated twice a week. WHO's COVID-19 dashboard, updated daily, also
features the number of vaccine doses (5. administration) globally.
But it's not vaccines that will stop the pandemic, it is vaccination. We must ensure fair and equitable
access to vaccines, and ensure every country receives them and can roll them out to protect their
people, starting with the most vulnerable.
(Adapted fron http ://www. wh o. in Q

V. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable wold to complete the passage. (1.0 pt.)
English is an evolving language. One way a language can evolve is through technology. Cell phones
have changed and are currently changing the way we communicate with each other. Only 50 years
ago, phone conversations were considered private affairs, For example, if I was at your house, and
your phone rang, I
would leave the room so that you could have a private conversation. With cell
phones, people have conversations everywhere, at restaurants, on dates, even in public places you can
see people (1) away.
Now people are talking about what was considered private in public. We will talk about work,
people we hate, our relationships, and plans in front of complete (2) _. The things we
now talk about on the phone would have been considered extremely rude to say in public 50 years
ago.Backthen,youwouldbestaredatbysomeone(3)-talkingaboutyourboyfriend
or girlfriend or a party you went to the night before.
Wearechanginghowwetalkas(4)-.Weallgetphonebills,sotalkingonthe
phone means you are using money. So, the faster you talk, the less money you use. This means we
often start and end our phone conversations quickly. Before, we would take our time on the phone,
ask someone how they are doing, chit chat for a bit, and then come (5) _ to the point.
We would slowly end the conversation, often saying bye two or three times. Now, we just say the point
then maybe a goodbye, and the conversation is over. That would have been so rude only 20 years ago.
(Adapted fron "How to master skills for the TOEFL iBT)

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VI. Read the passage below, and CIRCLE the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each numbered
blank. (1.0 pt.)
Fossil fuels are the cause of many problems. They create terrible pollution which (1) _ global
warming. Many wars are fought to control oil and gas fields. Fossil fuels are also nonrenewable
resources. They will be exhausted (2) _day. Societies around the world suffer when fuel
shortages occur,
Can solar power completely replace fossil fuels? Solar power is clean, safe, and inexpensive. But
the idea of replacing fossil fuels with solar power alone is totally unrealistic. Current solar cell technology
is not advanced enough, Solar cells are not dependable. They are useless in cloudy and rainy weather
as well as at night. (3) _, they take up too much space, Then they fail to produce sufficient
amounts of power.
The soft energy path is a good replacement to fossil fuel reliance. The soft energy path is an energy
conservation plan. It is an (4) _ to the hard energy path. Hard energy is defined as harmful and
nonrenewable. Fossil fuels and nuclear power are included. On the other hand, soft energy is defined
as renewable and environmentally safe energy. Solar and wind power are soft energy. Biofuel and
geothermal energy are also included.
There are many proponents of the soft energy path. They believe the solution lies in new energy
production methods. The first step is to practice careful conservation in using hard energy technologies.
Then, many new soft energy sources will be (5) _ into use as soft energy technology improves.
(Adapted fron "Reading skills for the TOEFL i8T2

1. A. brings about B. results from C. sets off D. stocks up

2. A. a B. many a C. no D. some
3. A. Also B. Beside C. However D. Therefore
4. A. alternation B. alter C. alternative D. alternator
5. A. paged B. parsed C. phased D. phrased
VII. Read the passage, and CIRCLE the best answer to each of the questions. (1.0 pt.)
OUTTO TUNCH
Birds do it. Cats do it, And Spaniards most especially do it - every day, in broad daylight. They
nap. Grown adults - executives, teachers, civil servants, wink off in the middle of the workday. From 1
or 2 otlock to 4:30 or so every afternoon, Spain stops the world for a stroll home, a leisurely meal,
and a few zt, Common Market technocrats have informed the Spanish that this is not the way things
will get done in a unified Europe.
At a time when productivity is the world's largest religion, the siesta tradition lives on. In Spain,
work operates under the command of life, instead of the other way around. No task is so crucial that
it cannot wait a couple of hours while you attend to more important matters like eating, relaxing, or
catching up on sleep. When the midday break hits, offices empty and streets clear. Befuddled foreigners
quickly learn that they have entered a new circadian order.
"At Rrst, I kept looking for things to do in the afternoon, and I just couldn't believe that nothing
was open," recalls Pier Roberts, an Oakland writer who lived in Spain for several years. "I walked the
streets of Madrid looking for somewhere to go. It was a thousand degrees outside, you could see the
heat waves, and it was like a ghost town."
Taking a long break in the middle of the day is not only healthier than the conventional lunch; it's
apparently more natural. Sleep researchers have found that the Spanish biorhythm may be tuned more
closely to our biological clocks. Studies suggest that humans are "biphasic" creatures, requiring days
broken up by two periods of sleep instead of one "monophasic" shift. The drowsiness you feel after
lunch comes not from the food but from the time of the day,
"All animals, including humans, have a biological rhythm," explains Claudio Stampi, director of the
Chrono Biology Research Institute in Newton, Massachusetts. "One is a Z4-hour rhythm - we get tired
by the end of the day and go to sleep - and there is a secondary peak of sleepiness and a decrease in
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alertness in the early afternoon. Some people have difficulty remaining awake, doing any sort of task
between one and four in the afternoon. For others itb less difficult, but ifs there. So there is a biological
reason for siestas,"
Unlike the average lunch break, the siesta is a true break in the action because there is no choice
but to come to a full and complete stop. You can't do errands; the shops are closed. You can't make
business calls; nobodyt at the office. Most people go home for lunch, or get together with family or
friends for a glass of wine and nod out afterwards.
The Spanish need their sleep. They've got a long night ahead of them, because another key
component of the siesta lifestyle is its nocturnal orbit. After the afternoon work shift, from 4:30 to 8
p.m. or so, they may join friends for a drink, Dinner stafts at 9 or 10 p,m,, and from there it's out on
the town until one or two in the morning,
"It's a bad night in Madrid if you get home before six in the morning," laughs Roberts. The siesta's
origins lie in climate and architecture. Like people in other places around the globe that are blast
furnaces much of the year, Spaniards turned to shade and stillness to avoid incineration in the middle
of the day. At night, packed, simmering dwellings drove people into the streets to cool down.
While climate is still a factor, the siesta lifestyle today is driven primarily by the social imperative
of Spanish life, which places an equal if not greater emphasis on life outside the office. "We are not so
obsessed only with," says Florentino Sotomayor of the Spanish Tourist Board. "We take a break and
have the opportunity of having coffee or beer with friends and thinking and talking about different
issues, not only work."
(Adapted fron Seled Readings)
1. The main idea of this article is that_.
A. napping is an important tradition in Spain B. people everywhere should take naps
C, traditions
it is important to have D. the nightlife is exciting in Spain
2. During the midday break in Spain, people _.
A. do errands B. go home for lunch C. make business calls D. go shopping
3. A biphasic creature needs _.
A, a long night of sleep B. eight hours of sleep a day
C. two days of sleep D. two sleep periods a day
4. You can infer from the article that some businesspeople in other European countries _.
A. don't agree that napping is good for you
B. hope the siesta tradition will be introduced in their countries
C. think the siesta tradition is impractical
D. think that the siesta tradition will grow in popularity
_.
5. The overall tone of this aticle is
A. light and informative B. light and silly
C. serious and academic D. scientific and technical

VIII. WRMNG
PART 1 - Complete the sentences, using the words in brackets without changing the
original meaning. Use between FM and NINE words. (1.O pt.)
1. Her speaking and wrlting was powerful enough for William to be convinced. (that)
+so convinced.
2. Just before the show "Running man" began, the electricity went out, (about)
+ The show "Runnlng man" the electricity went out.
3. Although he's up to his ears in work, he will visit me this weekend. (pay)
+ Busy a visit this weekend.

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4. Make sure you know what the time is, otherwise you'll miss the final paper this morning. (track)
o Make sure you not to miss

the final paper this morning.

5. The "environmentally friendly" label on this product is misleading. (printed)
+ Despite what ronmentally friendly".

PART 2 - Films can tell us a lot about the countries wherc they were made. What do you
think we can learn about different countries by watching films?
In about 150 words, give your opinion and provide suppofting ideas. (1.5 pts.)

GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

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I. LISTENING
PART 1 - You'll hear a lecturc being given to a group of parents about keeping childrcn safe in
water. Listen and omplete the lecture notes with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each
blank. You will hear the information turice. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt.)
KIDS AND WATER SAFETY
"Prevention is better than cure."
Babies can be taken to pools as young as (1) _three months/possible_.
Get your child used to being in the water.
Pools are superuised by (2) _trained lifeguards_.
There should be one superuising adult to every two children under eight.
Make sure swimming aids conform to British Safety (3) _Standards_.
At the beach, make sure the child is superuised at all time.
You should not swim when there is a (4) _red flag (flying) _.
The European blue flag means the beach is very clean.
Safety is just a matter of (5) common sense_.
(Source: FCE Listening and Speaking Skills for the revised Cambridge FCE Examination 2)

PART 2 - Listen to a paft of a lecture in a film class. The professor is talking about science
fiction and popular culture. Listen and CIRCLE the best answer to each of the questions. You
wi!! hear the information twice. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt.)
1. What is the professor mainly talking about?
A. Scientific problems in Star Wars B. The science of space travel
C. The inexact science in science fiction D. Why science fiction is bad literature
2. According to the lecture, what is wrong with space travel in most science fiction?
A. There are no aliens in outer space. B. There is no way to go faster than light speed.
C. There are many other stars and galaxies. D. There is nowhere to go in outer space.
3. How long does it take to travel to our nearest neighbor if we travel at the light speed?
A. three months B. three years C. thousands of years D. millions of years
4. Which are the two more errors found in popular science fiction films related to?
A. engine and spaceship B. gravity and sound
C. gravity and engine D. sound and spaceship
5. What does the professor NOT say about the movie 2001: A Space Odyssefr
A. It is exceptionally good. B. It does not depict sound in space.
C. It does not have faster-than-light travel.D. It portrays gravity correctly.
(Source: Hooked on TOEFL iBT - Listening)
II. CIRCLE the best answer to each of the sentences/questions. (0.1x 1O = 1.0 pt.)
1, The quality of Jan's descriptive writing really
from that of the other students in the class.
A. blows her workup B. cuts her work back
C. makes her workout D. sets her work apaft

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2. Laura meeb Maria afrer the class and wants to ask her some questions.
- Laura: "I have got a couple of questions I would like to ask you." - Maria: "-"
A. Not atall. B. Of course not, it's not costly.
C. OK then, fire away. D. Thanks for asking.
3. According to Minister of Health - Nguyen Thanh Long, Vietnam 150 million doses of COVID-l9
vaccines by the end of this year.
A. has had B. will have C. is going to have D. will have had
-
4. The government is to ease the problem of limited income of their senior citizens'
A. making a fuss B. putting an end C. ringing a bell D. taking steps
5. - Tom: "Which is more important, luck or
- effort?" - Mary: "Luck is effort."
A. as the same importance as B. on the same importance
C. of the same impoftance as D. the same importance as
-
6, Which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined phrase?
He bigged uo that new film but when I went to see it at the cinema, I was really disappointed.
A. complain constantly B' praised highly
C. congratulated warmly D. criticized heavily
7. _ he should have spent all the weekend preparing for his test he in fact just lay in bed surfing
Facebook and playing nktok.
A. Because B. However C. Hence D. whilst
8. Confidently the interviewee answered one question after another _ everyone's satisfaction,
A. to B. in C, for D. by
9. Although they are twins, her outgoing character contrasts with that of her sister.
A. thoroughly B. sharply C. tully D. coolly
10, Without doubt, John is a competent leader with a wealth of experience, but he lacks
A. vision B. view C. sight- D. insight

III.IDENTIFY the underlined word(s) that is wrong (0.1 x 5 = 0.5 pt.)

and CORRECT it. (0.1 x 5 = 0.5 pt.)
Example: 0. The purpose of travele/s check is to protect traveler from theft and accidental lost of
money,
A. of B. is C. theft lost
1. When the fossil of an enormous ancient penguin was uneathed in Peru, archaeologists discovered that
their feathers were brown and gray rather than black and white.
A. When the fossil B. was uneathed C. their feathers D. rather than
2. After searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in through
the window and stole the silver while the family was asleep.
A. After searching B. concluded C. have come D, stole
3. Paticipating in camp flre songs, fighting off hungry mosquitoes and burstinq many blisters on his feet
ouickly squelched George's desire campino.
in
A. Participating B.bursting C. quickly squelched D. desire camping
4. Galary Studio has announced it is workino with its foreign partners to release Bd Gid in Asian countries
such as Thailand, Indonesia and Philiopines.
A,has B. working with C. partners D. Philippines
5. To gain a foothold in the domestic market, many technolooical platforms created by Vietnamese
companies are now extending their reach globally.
A. To gain B. technological C. created D, their reach

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Answersi
0. _D_ o 3. _D_ e desire for camping_
1. _C_ a _its feathers 4. _D_ a the Philippines_
2,Do stolen a _Having gained_
5. _A_
IV. Supply the appropriate form of the words in brackets. (0.f x 5 = 0.5 Pt.)
covrD-lg vAccrNEs
Equitable access to safe and effective vaccines is (1. critics)_critical_ to ending the COVID-19
pandemic, so it is hugely encouraging to see so many vaccines proving and going into development. WHO
is working (2. tire) _tirelessly_ with partners to develop, manufacture and deploy safe and effective
vaccines.
tool: but for the (3. see) _foreseeable_ future
Safe and effective vaccines are a game-changing
we must continue wearing mask, cleaning our hands, ensuring good ventilation indoors, physically
distancing and avoiding crowds.
Being vaccinated does not mean that we can throw caution to the wind and put ourselves and others
at risk, paticularly because research is still ongoing into how much vaccines protect not only against disease
but also against infection and (4. transmit) _transmission_.
See WHO's landscape of COVID-lg vaccine candidates for the latest information in clinical and pre-
clinical development, generally updated twice a week. WHO'S COVID-19 dashboard, updated daily, also
features the number of vaccine doses (5, administration) _administered_ globally.
But iYs not vaccines that will stop the pandemic, iYs vaccination. We must ensure fair and equitable
access to vaccines, and ensure every country receives them and can roll them out to protect their people,
starting with the most vulnerable.
(Adapted fron http://wvvw.who. int)

V. Fil! in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.
(0.ZxS=1.0Pt.)
English is an evolving language. One way a language can evolve is through technology. Cell phones
have changed and are currently changing the way we communicate with each other. Only 50 years ago,
phone conversations were considered private affairs. For example, if I was at your house, and your phone
rang, I would leave the room so that you could have a private conversation. With cell phones, people have
conversations everywhere, at restaurants, on dates, even in public places you can see people (1)
_chatting_ away.
Now people are talking about what was considered private in public. We will talk about work, people
we hate, our relationships, and plans in front of complete (2) _strangers_. The things we now talk about
on the phone would have been considered extremely rude to say in public 50 years ago. Back then, you
would be stared at by someone (3) when/ on/- talking about your boyfriend or girlfriend or a
party you went to the night before.
-forl
We are changing how we talk as (4) _well_. We all get phone bills, so talking on the phone means
you are using money. So, the faster you talk, the less money you use. This means we often start and end
our phone conversations quickly. Before, we would take our time on the phone, ask someone how they are
doing, chit chat for a bit, and then come (5) _straight_ to the point, We would slowly end the
conversation, often saylng bye two or three times. Now, we just say the point then maybe a goodbye, and
the conversation is over. That would have been so rude only 20 years ago.
(Adapted from "How to master skills for the TOEFL iBT')

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VI. Read the passage betow, and CIRCLE the correct answer (A, 4 C or D) to each numbered
blank.(0.2x5=1.0pt.)
Fossil fuels are the cause of many problems, They create terrible pollution which (1) global
warming. Many wars are fought to control oil and gas fields. Fossil fuels are also nonrenewable resources.
They will be exhausted (2) _day. -
Societies around the world suffer when fuel shortages occur.
Can solar power completely replace fossil fuels? Solar power is clean, safe, and inexpensive. But the
idea of replacing fossil fuels with solar power alone is totally unrealistic. Current solar cell technology is not
advanced enough. Solar cells are not dependable. They are useless in cloudy and rainy weather as well as
at night. (3)_, they take up too much space. Then they fail to produce sufficient amounts of power.
The soft energy path is a good replacement to fossil fuel reliance. The soft energy path is an energy
conservation plan. It is an (4) _ to the hard energy path. Hard energy is defined as harmful and
nonrenewable. Fossil fuels and nuclear power are included. On the other hand, soft energy is defined as
renewable and environmentally safe energy. Solar and wind power are soft energy. Biofuel and geothermal
energy are also included.
There are many proponents of the soft energy path. They believe the solution lies in new energy
production methods. The first step is to practice careful conservation in using of hard energy technologies.
Then, many new soft energy sources will be (5) into use as soft energy technology improves.
(Adapted fron "How to master skills for the TOEFL iBT)

1 A. brings about B. results from - C. sets off D. stocks up

2 A.a B. many a C. no D. some
3 A. Also B. Beside C. However D. Therefore
4 A. alternation B. alter C. alternative D, alternator
5 A. paged B. parsed C. phased D. phrased

VU. Read the passage, and CIRCLE the correct answer to each question. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt.)
OUT TO TUNCH
Birds do it. Cats do it. And Spaniards most especially do it - every day, in broad daylight. They nap.
-
Grown adults executives, teachers, civil servants, wink off in the middle of the workday. From 1 or 2
otlock to 4:30 or so every afternoon, Spain stops the world for a stroll home, a leisurely meal, and a few
zt. Common Market technocrats have informed the Spanish that this is not the way things will get done in
a unified Europe.
At a tlme when productivity is the world's largest religion, the siesta tradition lives on. In Spain, work
operates under the command of life, instead of the other way around. No task is so crucial that it cannot
wait a couple of hours while you attend to more impotant matters like eating, relaxing, or catching up on
sleep. When the midday break hits, offices empty and streets clear. Befuddled foreigners quickly learn that
they have entered a new circadian order.
"At first, I kept looking for things to do in the afternoon, and I just couldn't believe that nothing was
open," recalls Pier Roberts, an Oakland writer who lived in Spain for several years. "I walked the streets of
Madrid looking for somewhere to go. It was a thousand degrees outside, you could see the heat waves,
and lt was like a ghost town."
Taking a long break in the middle of the day is not only healthier than the conventional lunch; ifs
apparently more natural. Sleep researchers have found that the Spanish biorhythm may be tuned more
closely to our biological clocks. Studies suggest that humans are "biphasic" creatures, requiring days broken
up by two periods of sleep instead of one "monophasic" shift. The drowsiness you feel after lunch comes
not from the food but from the time of the day,
"All animals, includlng humans, have a blological rhythm," explains Claudio Stampi, director of the
Chrono Biology Research Institute in Newton, Massachusetts. "One is a 24-hour rhythm - we get tired by
the end of the day and go to sleep - and there is a secondary peak of sleepiness and a decrease in alertness
in the early afternoon. Some people have difficulty remaining awake, doing any sort of task between one
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and four in the afternoon. For others itt less difficult but it's there, So there is a biological reason for
siestas."
Unlike the average lunch brea( the siesta is a true break in the action because there is no choice but
to come to a full and complete stop. You can't do errands; the shops are closed. You can't make business
calls; nobody's at the office. Most people go home for lunch, or get together with family or friends for a
glass of wine and nod out afteruards.
The Spanish need their sleep. They've got a long night ahead of them, because another key component
of the siesta lifestyle is its nocturnal orbit. After the afternoon work shift, from 4:30 to I p.m. or so, they
may join friends for a drink. Dinner stafts at 9 or 10 p.m., and from there ifs out on the town until one or
two in the morning.
"It's a bad night in Madrid if you get home before six in the morning," laughs Roberts. The siesta's
origins lie in climate and architecture. Like people in other places around the globe that are blast furnaces
much of the year, Spaniards turned to shade and stillness to avoid incineration in the middle of the day. At
night packed, simmering dwellings drove people into the streets to cool down,
While climate is still a factor, the siesta lifestyle today is driven primarily by the social imperative of
Spanish life, which places an equal if not greater emphasis on life outside the office, "We are not so obsessed
only with," says Florentino Sotomayor of the Spanish Tourist Board. "We take a break and have the
opportunity of having coffee or beer with friends and thinking and talking about different issues, not only
work."
(Adapted from Seled Readings)
_.
1. The main idea of this article is that
Spain
A. napping is an important tradition in B. people everywhere should take naps
traditions
C. it is important to have D. the nightlife is exciting in Spain
_,
2. During the midday break in Spain, people
A. do errands lunch
B. go home for C, make businesscalls D. go shopping
_.
3. A biphasic creature needs
sleep
A. a long night of B. eight hours of sleep a day
sleep
C. two days of D, two sleep periods a day
4. You can infer from the article that some businesspeople in other European countries _.
A. don't agree that napping is good for you
B. hope the siesta tradition will be introduced in their countries
C. think the siesta tradition is impractical
D. think that the siesta tradition will grow in popularity
_.
5. The overall tone of this article is
A. light and informative B. light and silly
C. serious and academic D. scientific and technical

VIII. WRTTING
PART 1 - Complete the sentences, using the words in brackets without changing the original
meaning. Use betureen FM and NINE words. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt.)
1. Her speaking and writing was powefful enough for William to be convinced. (that)
4 So powerful was her speaking and writing (O.l) ll
that William was (0.1) convinced.
2. Just before the show "Running man" began, the electricity went out. (about)
+ The show "Running man" was about to (O.L) I I begin when (0.1) the electricity went out.
3. Although he's up to his ears in work, he will visit me this weekend. (pay)
+ Busy as/ though he is at/ inl with work, (0,1)// he will pay me (0.1) a visit this weekend.

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4. Make sure you know what the time is, otherwise you'll miss the final paper this morning. (track)
+ Make sure you keep track of the time (O.L) I I so as / in order (0.1) not to miss the final paper
this morning.
+ Make sure you don't lose track of the time (O.L) I I so as / in order (0.1) not to miss the final
paper this morning.

5. The "environmentally friendly" label on this product is misleading. (printed)

+ Despite what is/was printed on the label, (O.L) ll this product is not (0.1) "environmentally
friendly".

PART 2 - Films can tell us a lot about the oountries where they were made. What do you thank
we can learn about different countries by watching films?
In about 150 words, give your opinion and provide supporting ideas. (1,5 pts.)

MARKING CRITERIA
- Content: 0.75 pt.
- Language (grammar, vocabulary, form, cohesion, coherence): 0.75 pt.

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?age 6/6