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5. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS

I. PH ONO LOG Y (5PTS)
Cho ose th e w ord whos e un derl ined pa rt is pro no un ced differe ntly fr om the others.
1. A. laid B. lain c. said D. gait
2. A. sanct uary B. mon key c. sanguine D. sincer ity
3. A. atheism B. theatr icality c. breatha lyzer D. pothee n
4. A. bache lor B. angel c. amoral D. cham ber
5. A. al legedly
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B. confuse dly c. suppose dly D. wicked ly
Ch oo se th e wo rd wh ich is s tr es se d d iff ere ntl y fro m th e ot he r th ree .
6. A. tax iderm y B. modern ity c. orientate D. syste matize
7. A. delu ge B. lupine c. sangfroid D. stra tosphere
8. A. vera city B. philan thropy c. impertin ent D. confisc ate
9. A. ru cksac k B. gazelle c. molest D. ber eave
10. A. pro mena de B. brusc hetta c. trigonom etry D. spon taneity
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Ch oo se th e be st op tio ns to c om ple te the fo llo w in g sen ten ces . .
11. Fiona did n’t lie but she did give rat he r______ a picture of the situati on.
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d is to r te d cc. disfigured
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12. As Michell e told me the story, tears ___ up in h er eyes.
A. we lled B. raised c. filled D. mo unted
13. J. E dgar Hoove r was a( n) ______ professiona l who served as dir ector o f the
FBI f or 48 y ears.
A. as tound ing \ B. resilien t c. determine d D. perc eptive
14. When threate ned, the op ossum of te n_______ death.
A. av oids B. confront s c. feigns D. with stands
15. Most tadpo les are veg etarians, those of some spec ies are
carniv orous.
A. al beit B. simply c. suppose dly D. not withs tandin g
16. I hope you w on’t ta ke it _ ___ if I suggest an alt ernativ e r emedy.
A. off ence B. amiss c. upset D. heart
17. ______ for the defenc e ma de an applicatio n f or mo re tim e to discuss m atters
with his cli ents.
A. C ounsel B. La wyer c. Judge D. Leg islation
8. Psycho logists still wonde r if some personal ity traits are
A. i nevitab le B. int erminable c. inadverte nt D. inna te

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19. I thoug ht you were looking a l itt le ______ this morning.
A. tum ble-do wn B. downc ast c. run-dow n D. dow n-and- out
20. Do you think y our family member s w ou ld______ ranks if criticiz ed?
A. clo se B. bridge c. order D. joi n
III. G RAM MAR AND S TRUC TURE S (5PTS ):
Choose the best o ption s to comp lete th e foll ow ing sentences.
21. Ne brask a has floods in some ye ar s,______ .
A. dr ough ts are others B. others in droughts
c. in othe rs drought s D. while others drought s
22. Mai is her si ster is.
A. no where like so clever as B. nothing near as cleve r as
c. noth ing a s cle ver as D. nowhere near as clever as
23. Four miles of f the souther n co ast o f Mas sach uset ts____________ , a popu lar
summ er reso rt.
A. lies the island o f Marth a’s Vineyard
B. the island o f Mar tha’s Vine yard lies there
c . does the island o f Marth a’s Vineyard lie
D. wh ere the island o f Marth a’s Vineyard lies
24. How c an I pull m ysel f together wh en this is no t______ a challe nge?
A. m ore a worr y than B. so much a worry as
c . worth worryi ng f or D. as worrying as
25. It’s not qu ite ______ straightfo rward a problem as it m ight at first seem.
A. m uch B. such c . too D. so
26. Saturn, the second largest plan et in the solar syste m, has man y unusual
cha rac ter isti cs, ______ of which is the st ructure of its rings.
A. no less B. not the least c. nonetheless D. without
27. ______ to be an ann ouncem ent ab out the proposed building next month.
A. It is ex pected B. The ex pectation is
c. People expect D. Th ere is expected
28. B-p hon e’s rising i nve ntor ies, ______ correspon dingly by inc reases in sales,
can lead to producti on cutbacks that would hamper economi c growth.
A. if not unac compani ed B. though accompa nied
c. unless accomp anied D. wh en u naccomp anied
29. If h e ______ as ho nest as you believe, he woul dn’t have stolen the mo ney.
A. w ould be B. had been c . were , D. is
30. ______ to interfere in your af fairs but I would like to give you ju st o ne pi ece
of advice.
A. It is fa r from clear B. Far from it for me
c . Far and wide for me D. Far be it from me

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IV. P HRAS AL VERBS AND PREPO SITION S (5 PTS)
Choos e the best option to co mplete the foll ow ing sentences.
31. Silkwo rms fe ed ______ mulberry leaves which can hardly be seen here.
A. in B. with c. on D. X,
32. The political criti c’s contem pt ___ some politicia ns wa s c learly expresse d
in his speech es and articles.
A. to B. for c .o f D. towards
33. I am aw are of the honor bestowed _ me.
A .o f B. on c . to D. for
34. Let’s find a place where we can _ the storm.
A. w ait ou t B. wear o ff c. shrug o ff D. pull th rough
35.1 am not sufficiently vers ed______ computers to understand what you’re saying.
A. to B. into c. about D. in
36. I’m not sure if I’m doin g it right, but I’ll try to pr es s______ with it anyway.
A. up B. ahead c. for D. in
37. The y’re p lanning to _______ their op eration in North America and focu s on
Eastern Europe.
A. wind down B. start up c. fire up D. face up
38. Could you lend me some mo ney t o ____me _ _ to the end o f the month?
A. hand .. .u p B. g e t. .. out c . tide ... over D. make ... through
39. I’m ju s t______ for clues.
A. cli mbing out B. ranking up c. pushing back D. nosing around
40. He fled from the stadium with the po lic e______ his heels.
A. u nder B. in c. at D. with
V. G UIDED CLOZE (10 PTS):
Rea d the text be low a nd decid e which answer best fi ts each space.
PASSAGE A:
It is the human factor tha t ( 41 )____ to the a bsolute majority o f road acci dents
which involve the tremend ous (4 2 )______ of fatalities each year. Other, less
decisive , c auses are v ehicle malfunctio ns or road sho rtcoming s.
Speedin g motorists are notorious for fa iling to give (4 3)______ at junctions,
misjud ging the situation on the road or being unable to (4 4)______est imate the
distance while overtak ing the “( 4 5 )______ ” ahead. Drinkers who settle behind
the wheel after one glass or two may be running the (4 6 )______ of cau sing a
tragedy thr ough their impaired perception, which is not so rare a case, agai n.
Unfortu nately, it is much simpler to introduce the necessar y alteration s in the
traffic system than change the behavioural (4 7 )______ of drivers. There are
voices that more severe disciplina ry resolution s ought to be put into practice if
the vehicle users are to benefit from greater security on the road. The idea of
pro duc ing safe road users throu gh pre- scho ol pare ntal instr uctio n or thro ugh
(4 8 )______ the safety regulatio ns into school curricul um has been (49) ■
acclaim ed in m any commu nities and is exp ected to yield the required results as
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the first step in b ettering the qualifica tions of the future drivers and acquain ting
them with the (50) hazards that may arise en route. . . : •1
41. A. att ributes B. contribu tes c . dedicates D. distrib utes
42. A. total B. rate c . toll D. list
43. A. way B. room c . road D.s pac e
44. A. exa ctly B. accurately c . properly D. appro ximate ly
45.A. snail-pacers B. sloth-propellers c . tortoise-inchers D. worm-lumps
46. A. risk B. stake c. th re at D. hazard
47. A. pa tterns B. manners c . styles D. structur es
48. A. i nvolving B. intriguing c. incorporating D. inte grating
49. A. wid ely B. worldwide c. gl obally D. worldly
50. A. substanti al B. potential c. con siderable D. extreme
PASSAGE B:
In the 1980s the United States D epartment of Energy was looking f or suitab le
sites to bury radioactiv e waste material (51) ______ by its nuclea r energy
programs. The govern ment was considerin g burying the dangero us wastes in
deep undergr ound (5 2 )______ in remote desert areas. The problem, however,
was that nuclea r waste remains highly radioactive for thousan ds of years. The
commis sion (5 3) ______ with tackling the prob lem of waste disposal was aware
that the dangers posed by radioactive emissions must be (5 4 )______ to our
descend ants of at least 10,000 years hence. So the task became one of finding a
way to tell future societies about the risk posed by these de adly deposits.
O f cour se, human socie ty in the dist ant future may be well aware of the
(55) ______ of radiation. Technological advances may one day provide the
solution s to this dilemma. But the belie f in constant technolog ical advancem ent
is based on ou r (5 6) ______ of advances made througho ut hist ory and prehistory.
We canno t be sure that society won ’t have slipped (5 7 )______ into an age of
barbarism due to any of several catastroph ic events, whethe r the result of nature
such as the onse t of a new ice age or perha ps man kin d’s failu re to solve the
(5 8 )______ of war and pollution. In the event of global catastro phe, it is quite
possible tha t hu mans of the distant future will be on the far side of a (5 9) ______
link o f communic ation and technolo gical understanding.
The problem then becomes how to inform our descend ants that they must
avoid areas of potential radioactive (60) ______ given that they may not
understan d any currently existing language and may have no historical or
cultural memory. So, any message indicated to future receptio n and
decip herme nt m ust be as universally understan dable as possibl e.
51. A. caus ed B. generated c . arisen D. suppor ted
52. A. cha mbers B. partitions c.. openings D. fissures
53. A. trusted B. entrusted c . ensured D.d one
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55. A. influences B. impacts c. hazards D. stimuli
56. A. pe rceptio ns B. conce ptions c . views D. thoughts
57. A. onw ard B. forward c. toward D. backward
58. A. p ressures B. scourges c . worries D.an noy anc es
59. A. broken B. useful c. accessible D. inacce ssible
60. A. flow B. rema inder c. se ep ag e D. current
VI. R EADIN G COMP REHEN SION (10 PTS):
Re ad the texts below and choose th e best a nswer to each question.
PASSAGE A
‘CLIP CU LTUR E’
Could the short films on vi deo-sharin g sites such as Y ouTube ever rival films
at the cinema?
In parallel with its own exponential growth, my fascinatio n with YouTube
has galloped into a raging obsession. Whole e venings, theoretically dedicated to
writing, have been hijacked by a terrible need to c lick away from the Microsoft
Word docume nt, onto the internet browser, and from there the lure o f YouTub e
is inevitable. What's not to be fa scinated by? However slick or however rickety,
the best of these mini-mo vies have an unmediated quality, a found-obje ct
realness tha t is completel y lacking in anything available in the cinema or on TV.
For a gr owing number of people, time spent surfing the web exceeds the time
spent watching TV, so who knows if this way of making and watching movies
might n ot become a huge and serious rival to the mainstream. Many contemporary
films-mak ers have become fascinated by the video aesthetic, and by camera work
with a deadpan surveillance feel, which has risen in parallel to this Internet
revolution.
The cinema, though, does have something in comm on with the confessional,
video blog a spect of YouTube. The pop ularity of the horror film The Blair Witch
Project was inflamed by a vast, grassroots Internet campaign which
mischie vously suggested tha t the film's ho rrors wer e real. Plus there's a cousin to
this blurring o f fact and fiction in You Tube - c onfession al blogs which turn out
to be faked by ingenious actors. In the past, some docume ntaries that you could
see on TV or at t he cinema had YouTube qualities, in tha t the footage was shot
by the particip ants themsel ves, although they needed a professional cinema
pract itione r to bring it to light. If the unhappy heroes of these f ilms were making
their videos now, they would probably bypass these director s and take them
straigh t to YouTube . Where straight cinema and YouTube come more closely
into parallel is the use of the continuous shot: the persiste nt, unjudging, almost
uncom prehe nding gaze; an unedited, deep-focus scene in whi ch our attention as
audien ce is not coerced or direc ted. The true YouTube gem s ar e not the dig ital ly*
carpen tered mini-fe atures. The most gripping material is raw, unedited footage
in one contin uous take. Outstan ding examples range from domestic e vents in the
home to w indow s on internationa l events. Watching these, and g oing thr ough the
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 Many film directo rs have tried exploitin g the eerie, disqui eting quality of
video -surv eillan ce footage. But they should look further as they might all be
fascinate d by, and even learn somethi ng from, what I think of as YouT ube’s
comed y genre: bizarre things captured more by accide nt than design, which often
have a subli me quality. One such clip of a woman falling down a hole was
captured by CCTV; the camera is apparently fixed above a bar in a busy pub.
Someon e open s up a trap door directly behind a woman serving drinks, with
results that Buster Keaton him self would have admired. The scene is shot and
framed with unshow y formal perfection ; a profession al direct or and crew could
work for month s on a slapstic k scene and not get is as right as this. It’s
some thing in the way the wo man disappea rs so utterly from view.
Unlike the cinem a, where we have to wait for reviews, you can get your
material review ed on YouTube instantly since there is a ratings and commen ts
section for each video. Just as the videos are more real than films, this type of
reviewi ng is also more honest. Cinema reviews may c omme nt on the predictab le
elemen ts, such as plot, setting, actors, etc., but YouTube reviews are boiled
down to the es sence o f enterta inmen t appe al. Are you interested enough to watch
it to the end? Would you recommen d it to your friends? Do you go back in and
watch it again?
The cinema of YouTube has, at its best, an appe aling amateurism, unrestricted
by the conve ntion s of narrative interest or good taste. It is a quality to be
savoured, and quite different from documentary or the attempts at realism in
feature films. What makes it so involving is that the viewers extend this amateur
process in choo sing, playing and sharing the files. Consequently, they supplement
produ ction with a new type of distribution . It’s this that makes YouTube so
addic tive and unless the c inema learns from it, it may be outcla ssed.
61. What does the writer say abo ut his interest in YouTube?
A. He e njoys watch ing YouTube while he is writing.
B. He prefe rs the short f ilms on YouTube to the cinema,
c. He fin ds it hard to resist w atching YouTube films.
D. He likes the fact tha t the films on YouTube are short.
62. The writ er s uggest s Y ouTube will be come more po pular because
A. th e f ilms in it capture people when they are una ware.
B. pe ople have changed how they use t heir leisure time,
c. peop le no longer have tim e to watch full-length films.
D. the fil ms on it mimic real life with real people.
63. The word “unme diate d” is closes t in m eaning to
A. d irec t B. surreal c. of high standa rd D. mes merizi ng
64. In the third paragra ph, the writer says the similari ty between YouTub e
video s and comm ercial films is that
A. th ey both produce re alistic horro r films.
B. they both have directo rs w ho are also actors.
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 c. they both depend on the Internet for publ icity.
D. they are both effecti ve at fakin g r eality.
65. Th e wor d “coerc ed” is closes t in m eaning to
A. pre ssed B. terrori zed c. forced D. bullie d
66. The word “eerie” is closes t in meanin g to
A. aw esom e B. strange c. oblig ing D. dom inant
67. What d oes the writer say is the appeal o f the co ntinuou s shot?
A. tha t no body is mana ging th e eve nts on screen
B. that it can be used effectiv ely in any set ting
c. that we can see thin gs we woul dn’t othe rwise see
D. that the came ra acts as our eyes on the e vent
68. In the fifth paragra ph, the writer uses the examp le of the woma n falling to
show t hat
A. Y ouTube use s a range o f sources for its films.
B. it is diffic ult to replicate real-life comedy.
c. YouT ube has f unnier films than th ose at the cinema.
D. it is bett er whe n p articipan ts are unaw are the y are bei ng fi lmed.
69. W hy do es the w riter use quest ions at the end o f the sixt h pa ragrap h?
A. to sugge st wh at qu estions cinema reviews should address
B. to illustrate ho w Yo uTube reviews have a single focus
c. to g uide the reader about w hat a review should contain
D. to show the bro ad range o f views on YouTube
70. The write r conc ludes that YouTube is addictive b ecause
A. it has so ma ny po tential viewers.
B. it o ffers films w hich have unique q ualities.
c. it sho ws better films tha n thos e av ailable commer cially.
D. it has b ecome part o f the proces s o f making films.
PASSAGE B:
Psychologi sts are interested in the reasons why some people like taking part in
risky sports. When they studied people who were learning to jum p from a plane
with a pa rachute, they found that parachut ists’ bodies produced large a mounts of
two hor mones, adrenaline and nor adr enaline, just before they made their jump.
These hormo nes help to prepare U S for any sudden activity. Adren aline
increases the heart rate and provides more sugar for the muscles, while nor
adrena line does make U S react more quickly. However, nor adren aline also
stimul ates apar t of the brain which contro ls feelings of pleasure. Some
psyc holog ists have conclud ed that it is a feelin g of pleasure caused by this
hormon e w hich makes certain people want to p articipa te in dange rous sports.
Ano ther possib le reason is the level o f arousal in pa rt o f the brain. Acco rding
to some psych ologi sts, the brain tries to maintai n a certa in level of arousal. They
believe that people who normally have a low level o f arousal look fo r ex citeme nt
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and new experience s in or der to stimulate t hemselves, whereas people who usually
have a high level of arousal try to avoid risks and unfa miliar situations in order not
to become overexcited. If the psychologists are right, people with a low arousal are
the ones w ho enjoy participating in dangerous sports and activities.
It is thought that people with low levels of arousal have a slower-reacting
nervous system than people with higher arousal levels. It may therefore be
possible to find out your level o f arousal by testing yo ur nervous system. A quick
way of doing this is to put some lemon juice on your tongue. If you p roduce a lot
of saliva, your n ervous system has been affected by the lemon and so you probably-
have a high level of arousal; if you produce little o f saliva, you probably have a
low arousal level. If you have a low level, you might enjoy taking part in risky
sports. Howev er, t his does not mean that you have to try parachuting!
71. W hy did the parach utists ’ bodies produ ce a lot of adrenaline and nor
adrena line before t hey jumped from a plane?
A. It is a natural reaction which guards them against the effects of accidents.
B. This is a natural reaction wh ich helps to prepare one for sudden activity,
c. Because they had high a rousal levels. ‘
D. Be cause they had taken d rugs which led to the pro duction of these two
hormones .
72. What two possible reasons are given for some pe ople’s des ire to participate
in dange rous sports?
A. T he pl easure that results from the production o f nor adrenalin e, and a low
level o f arousal.
B. A low level of arousal, and an inborn desire for adventure ,
c. A lack o f common sense, and a high level o f arousal.
D. A d esire to show off, and a lack o f common sense.
73. What d oes the brain try to maintain, according to some psychologi sts?
A. A certain level o f arousal. B. A high te mperature.
c. A sen se o f safety. D. A low tem perature.
74. What does the word “ the y” in line 2 ref er to?
A. p eople who wer e learning to jump from a plane
B. par achu tists ’ bodies
c. parach utists
D. psyc hologi sts
75. What is shown by putting lemon juice on your to ngue?
A. It indic ates your level o f arousal by amount of saliva that is produced.
B. It s hows that you have a high level of arousal i f no saliva is produced,
c. It is a g ood t est o f your sense of taste.
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76. What kinds of substances are adr enaline and n or ad renali ne?
A. Vit amins. B. Miner als. c. Hormon es. D. S ubatomi c p articles.
77. What su bstance s is thoug ht to stimulate the brain to make US feel pleasur e?
A. A drenalin e B. Nor adrena line
c. Lemon juic e. D. Man ganese dio xide
78. Which of the followi ng d oes ad renaline do?
A. It makes the heart beat more quickly. B. It makes the heart beat more slowly,
c. It makes peop le afraid. D. It we akens the muscles.
79. Where w ere the para chutists whe n, ac cording to the pas sage, they produced
large a mount o f the two hormones?
A. On the gr ound B. In the air c . At sea D. On an airplane
80. Accord ing to some psycho logists, what kind o f people try to avoid
unfam iliar situation s? '
A. People who do not like l emon juice.
B. P eople w ho normall y ha ve a high level o f arousal,
c. People who have a low hormone content.
D. People who normal ly have a low level of arousal.

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CL OZE TEST (20 PTS):
Rea d the t exts below and think o f the word which b est fi ts each space. Use only
ONE WORD f or each space.
PASSAGE A:
Some famous places are disappoin ting: dirty, crampe d, and a bit of a cliche.
But there are ( 1 ) __________ which, even though you've seen every televisio n
progr amme e ver ( 2 )__________ about them, ar e eve ry bit as wonderfu l as you'd
imagine d. The Grand Canyon is one of these and so, de spite being next d oor to a
main road, is St onehenge . Anoth er is Venice which, in its entirety , (3 )________
a great work of art, each decaying aspect revealin g an unexpe cted glimpse of
wate r or startli ng archite cture, each individual buildin g or piazza displa ying an
exqui site (4 )__________ of proportion. I return to Venice every so o ften in the
course of my wor k and on each of these ( 5 )__________ I have found somethi ng
new to marvel ( 6 ) __________ . Alarm cries about how long this can last are
sounde d every now and the n e ach tim e the water l evels rise. But the fact th at thi s
city is ( 7 )__________ into the sea seems to add to its ro mantic atmosp here. Far
more serio us is the depopu lation, for it seems that ju st about ev ery week anoth er
family leaves. (8 )__________ 1945 m ore than hal f the p opulati on of Venice has
moved to the mainla nd. The rich own the great palazz os along the Grand Canal
and visit every ( 9 ) __________ in a while, but leave the windo ws dark for the
rest of the time. Mass tourism threate ns the very structu re of the city. It is a sad
(1 0) ______ of its own success.

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PA SS AG E B:
Thom as Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry.
He was born in England in 1808 and became a cabinet- maker. Then he hit
(1 1) __________ the idea o f using the newly-inve nted railways for pleasur e tr ips
and by the summ er o f 1845, he was or ganizing commercia l trips. The first was to
Liverpool and featured a 60-page handbook for the journe y, the forerunn er o f the
modern holiday brochure. The Paris Exhibition of 1855 inspired him to create
his f irst great tour taking in France, Belgium and German y.,This also included a
remark able breakth rough - Cook's first cruise, an extra ordinary jo urne y al ong the
Rhine. Nothi ng (1 2) _________ this had been availa ble before, (1 3) _____ _____
it was only the beginning . Cook had invented (1 4) __________ tourism and now
became a pionee ring giant, striding across the world, traveling incessantly,
researching every little detail before being absolutely c onfiden t that he coul d send
the public to retrace his steps. Cook was not (15) __________ in thinking
beyond Europe, and he turned his gaze upon Africa. The experti se he had
(1 6 )_ ________ with his pioneering cruise along the Rhine in 1855 stood him
in good (1 7 )__________ when it came to organizing a fantastic jou rney along
the Nil e in 1869.
Few civilian s had so much as (1 8) ________ foot in Egypt, let (1 9) ________
traveled along this waterway through history and the remains of a vanished
civiliza tion going back thousand s o f years. Then whole adventur e t ook 222 days
and the world of travel has not been th e same (2 0) __________ .

II. WOR D FORMA TION: (20PTS)

PART 1: Com plete each s entenc e, using th e corre ct fo rm o f the wor d in pare nthes es.
1. I was under the _ _ _ _ _ that the course was for complete b eginners.
(APPR EHEN D)
2. The sl ig ht __________ in his left hand was co rrected by surgery. (FORM)
3. He de ma nd ed _______ sentences for those behind the violence. (EXAMP LE)
4. Althou gh he is not a native speaker, his foreign accent see ms __________ .
(PER CEIV E) -
5. It was ve ry ______ _ of you to do the s hopping for her. (NEIGH BOUR)
6. The car veered onto the wrong side of the road and co llided with a(n)
_ ________truck. (COME)
7. The gover nmen t imposed a _________ _tax on s ome industries. (WIND)
8. The role o f clouds is one o f the big con undrums o f__________ . (C LIMAT E)
9. Those clothe s do nothing for y ou r__________ . (STREET)
10. She did n’t want to b e __________ as a dumb blonde. (TYPE)

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PART 2: Comp lete the pas sag e with ap propr iate form s from th e words giv en in
the box.
consc ious defe nd indign ity life ocean
peac e pla ne supe rstiti ous stick water

There has long been a (1 1 )__________ among marine rs that porpois es will
save drown ing men by p ushing them to the surface, or p rotec t them from sharks
by surrou nding them in (1 2 )__________ formati on. Marine Studio biologis ts
have pointed out that, howeve r intellige nt t hey may be, it is p robably a mistake
to credit dolph ins with any motive of ( 1 3 )__________ . On the occasion when
they have pushed to shore an (14)__________ man they have much more likely
done it out o f curiosity o r for sport, as in riding the bow w aves of a ship. In 1928
some porpoi ses were photograp hed working like beavers to push ashore a
(15) __________ mattress . If, as has been reported, they have protecte d humans
from sharks, it may have been because curiosity attracted them and because the
scent of a possibl e meal attracted the sharks. Porpoises and sharks are natural
enemies . It is possibl e that upon such an occasio n, a battle happened, with the
sharks being driven away or killed.
Whet her it be bird, fish or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anythin g that
is alive. They are constan tly after the turtles, the Ferdinan ds of marine life, w ho
(16) __________ submit to all sorts of (17) __________ . One young cal f
especi ally enjoye d raising a turtle to the surface with his sn out and then showing
him across the tank like an (1 8) __________ . Almos t any day a y oung porpoise
may be seen tryin g to turn a 300-poun d t urtle o ver by ( 19 )__________ his snou t
under the ed ge of his shell and pushing up for d ear life. This is not easy, and may
require two porpoi ses workin g together. In anothe r game, as the turtle swims
across the (2 0 )__________ , the first porpoise swoops down from above and
butts his shell with his belly.

III. E RROR COR RECTIO N: (10PTS)

The fol low ing pas sag e con tains 10 errors. Identify and correc t them.
A CO MPUTER BAG WITH STYLE
1 It came as somethi ng as a surprise in the fashion industry when Julien
MacDo nald, the well-know n dress designer, teamed along with the
comp any Intel to produce a comput er bag. MacDon ald made his name
creatin g the type of dresse s that major celebrit ies like to see wearing at
5 high-p rofile events such as film prem iers and a wards ceremon ies.
The comp uter bag, h owever, was no t desig ned on such o ccasi ons in mind.
Rather, it was created for the modern woman who relies on techno logy
but hopes to look more chic than geek. MacDo nald first got inspiratio n
for the bag when he caught sight of female friends and colleag ues at
10 fashion shows, furiously typed away on their laptops. He coul dn’t help

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 noticin g, yet, that the rather unstylish carrying cases needed to transpor t
the machin es tended to get pushed out of sight under their chairs. It was
as if the women had been someho w ashamed of them. MacDon ald set out
to ch ange all that.
15 The challe nge facing the design er was how to comb ine a ‘must -hav e’
handb ag from the stylistic point o f view, with the f unction ality required to
prote ct expen sive comp uter equipment s. In shocki ng fuchsia pink, the
resul ting multi-p ockete d ‘Napp a’ bag certain ly lacked nothin g of
Mac Don ald’s signatu re style. It was enough stylish to grace the front row
20 of any fashion show. And even those finding such a partic ular shade o f
pink a little scary were catered for; MacDona ld also produce d versions
in simp ly plain black and minimali st white.

IV. SEN TENC E T RANSF ORMA TION: (20 PTS)

Rew rite the fol low ing senten ces using the words given.
1. I wo n’t cha nge my mind about th at pro blem w hatev er hap pens.
C o m e....................................................................................................................
2. I must have o ffended her beca use she isn’t being friendly tow ards me.
(SHO ULD ER)
I .................... ..................................................................................... ..................
3. Initially , I think you develop the plot very con vincingl y. (UNFOL DS)

4. Bad public ity badly affected sales figur es. (DETR IMENT AL)
Bad public ity h a d ................................................................................................
5. I'm s ure Rachel will become a famous model one day.
I think i t’s only ...................................................................................................
6. Once we had made sure the re was no reason to be afraid, we went ahead.
(FEA R)
Havin g sa tis fi ed ............................................................................................ ......
7. She was concen trating so hard on her work that she didn ’t notice when I came
in. (T OOK)
She w as so w ra pp ed ........ ...................................................................................
8. I did n’t wan t to give up whil e som e hope of success re mained. (DEFEA T)
I was lo at h............................................................................................................
9. Lau ra’s ten dency to interrupt every conversa tion makes me furiou s! (BEND )
I t ..................................................... ...................................................................... .
10. Th is p roper ty has been totally neglected and is in need of complete
renov ation. (DISRE PAIR)
Havin g fa lle n............................................... ................................... comple tely.

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