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SECTION A. LISTENING (20 points)

PART 1: Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Buckworth Conservation Group
Regular activities
Beach
• making sure the beach does not have 1 on it
• no 2
Nature reserve
• maintaining paths
• nesting boxes for birds installed
• next task is taking action to attract 3 to the place
• identifying types of 4
• building a new 5
Forthcoming events
Saturday
• meet at Dunsmore Beach car park
• walk across the sands and reach the 6
• take a picnic
• wear appropriate 7
Woodwork session
• suitable for 8 to participate in
• making 9 out of wood
• 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• cost of session (no camping): 10 £
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART 2: Questions 11–20

Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Boat trip round Tasmania
11 What is the maximum number of people who can stand on each side of the boat?
A 9
B 15
C 18
12 What colour are the tour boats?
A dark red
B jet black
C light green
13 Which lunchbox is suitable for someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish?
A Lunchbox 1
B Lunchbox 2

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14 What should people do with their litter?
A take it home
B hand it to a member of staff
C put it in the bins provided on the boat
Questions 15 and 16
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO features of the lighthouse does Lou mention?
A why it was built
B who built it
C how long it took to build
D who staffed it
E what it was built with
Questions 17 and 18
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO types of creature might come close to the boat?
A. sea eagles
B. fur seals
C. dolphins
D. whales
E. penguins
Questions 19 and 20
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO points does Lou make about the caves?
A Only large tourist boats can visit them.
B The entrances to them are often blocked.
C It is too dangerous for individuals to go near them.
D Someone will explain what is inside them.
E They cannot be reached on foot.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

SECTION B. PHONETICS (10 points)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest (5
points)
1. A. naked B. looked C. talked D. walked
2. A. clays B. says C. days D. bays
3. A. examine B. famine C. dine D. determine
4. A. of B. wolf C. beef D. half
5. A. chorus B. chin C. aching D. orchestra
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5
points)
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 6. A. communicate B. responsible C. technology D. electronic
7. A. general B. popular C. telephone D. understand
8. A. counterpart B. precede C. compliment D. nursery
9. A. pessimistic B. epidemic C. university D. particular
10. A. tsunami B. involvement C. disaster D. terrorist
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (70 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. There is a rumour that the National Bank is going to __ the company I am working for.
A. take on B. take out of C. take off D. take over
2. It would be lovely if the children could see and, touch the animals.
A. eventually B. if possible C. at last D. finally
3. __ he failed in the entrance exam caused his family much sadness.
A. Which B. That C. The thing D. What
4. Unless you return money immediately, you will risk being charged __ theft and getting into
serious trouble.
A. on B. with C. of D. for
5. The old woman came in, __ by a young man.
A. accompany B. to be accompanied C. accompanying D. accompanied
6. I've applied for the job I saw __ in the newspaper last month.
A. advertised B. advertising C. be advertised D. being advertised
7. No, I didn't know his number; __ I'd have phoned him.
A. otherwise B. so C. therefore D. unless
8. __ the two sisters, Mary is__
A. Of/ the prettier B. Between/ the prettiest
C. Of/ prettier D. Between/ the prettier
9. A: Do you think it will rain tonight? B: __. I am attending the evening class.
A. I don't hope so B. I hope so
C. I hope not D. I am not hoping
10. Ninety__ the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minutes is
11. He was so___ in the book that he did not hear her footsteps.
A. distracted B. engrossed C. Gripped D. attracted
12. Ifelt that he lacked the__ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. persuasion B. obligation C. engagement D. commitment
13. The government decided to__ down on income tax evasion.
A. press B. crack C. push D.snap
14. Check the apparatus carefully to make sure it has not been___.
A. broken into B. tempered with C. touched up D. taken out
15. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will ___ expectations.
A. overcome B. undermine C. surpass D. succeed
16. John's got very__ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment
A. puzzled B. mixed C. Jumbled D. muddled
17. The college will soon be ready to__ candidates for new courses.
A. enrol B. involve C. Call D. recall
18. After the concert, everyone had to __ home through the thick snow.
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 A. Trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle
19. The captain realized that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be
a__ on the ship.
A. riot B. Rebellion C. mutiny D. strike
20. Her enthusiasm___ her lack of experience.
A. makes up for B. makes off C. makes out at D. makes up
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences (10
points)
1. Friend's family has suffered from his _________ EXPEND
2. The water from the stream should be _________ before you drink it. PURE
3. John told everyone that he worked for a large company, but the
company is ___________ EXIST
4. Jim is very disorganized and not very _________ BUSINESS
5. The principal said some _________ words to the pupils before
the exam. COURAGE
6. Although we were in danger, Ann seemed quite_________ CONCERN
7. Some parents feel dismayed because of their children's_________. BEHAVE
8. My sister has good_________ skills. She can relate to teenagers
very well. PERSON
9. These young people are _________ supporters of the new plan
of our city. ENTHUSIASM
10. A renewable source of energy is one that may be replaced
overtime by natural process or is ______________. EXHAUST
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part III. The passage below contains 11 mistake,. (0) has been done for you as an example.
IDENTIFY and CORRECT the other ten. (20 points)
0. all complete -> completely
Things started to go wrong as soon as we got to the hotel. We were all complete exhausted after our
long journey and looking forward to shower and a rest. However, we found that our room has not
ready, which was very annoy, ahhough the manager was extremely apologetic. While we were
waiting, we asked about the excursions to places of an interest which we had read about in brochure.

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Imagine how we feh when we were told they had all cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible
for organise them had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a notice pinning to
the door of the restaurant, saying it has closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that the
swimming
pool was empty.' When we eventually got to our room we were horrified find that it was at the back
of the hotel, and we had a view ofa car park, which seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We
seriously began to wonder whether or not to stay.
Your answers:
Mistake Correction
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

Part IV: Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
Last week I (1) ................ (walk) home after playing tennis when it (2)......... (start) raining very
heavily. 'Oh, no, I (3) ................... (get) soaked before I (4) ................... (reach) home,' I thought, 'I
wish I (5)...................... (remember) to bring my raincoat.' But unfortunately I (6).....................
(leave) it at home. 'How stupid of me!' I always (7).................... (get) to bring it with me. 'Luckily
just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift (8).................. (go) you home?' she
asked me, 'o·r (9).................. (want) you to go for a drink?' 'I think I'd rather you (10).............. (take)
me home,' I said.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part V. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable preposition. (10 points)
Many flowering plants woo insect pollinators and gently direct them to their most fertile
blossoms by changing the color of individual flowers from day to day. Through color cues, the plant
signals ................(1) the insect that it would be better ................(2) visiting one flower on its bush
than another. The particular hue tells the pollinator that the flower is full of far more pollen than are
neighboring blooms. That nectar-rich flower also happens to be fertile and ready to disperse its
pollen or to receive pollen the insect has picked ................(3) from another flower. Plants do not
have to spend precious resources maintaining reservoirs ................(4) nectar in all their flowers.
Thus, the color-coded communication system benefits both plants and insects.
For example, on the lantana plant, a flower starts ................(5) on the first day as yellow,
when it is rich with pollen and nectar. Influenced by an as-yet-unidentified environmental signal, the
flower changes color ................(6) triggering the production of the pigment anthromyacin. It turns
orange on the second day and red on the third. By the third day, it has no pollen to offer insects and
is no longer fertile. On any given lantana bush, only 10 to 15 per cent of the blossoms are likely to be
yellow and fertile. But ................(7) tests measuring the responsiveness of butterflies, it was
discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times more than would be expected
................(8) haphazard visitation. Experiments with paper flowers demonstrated that the butterflies
were responding ................(9) color cues rather than, say, the scent of the nectar.

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 In other types of plants, blossoms change from white to red, others from yellow to red, and so
on. These color changes have been observed ................(10) some 74 families of plants
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

SECTION C. READING COMPREHENSION (50 POINTS)

Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph (20
points)
The family is important to people all over the world although the structure of the family is
quite different from one country to another. In the United State, ................(1) in many countries in
the world, the family is changing. A generation or ................(2) ago, the traditional family, in which
the father was boss, was ................(3). Now, the modern family, in which both the father and the
mother are equal partners, is more common. ................(4) there are several similarities between the
traditional and the mordern family, there are also some very important differences.
The traditional family of yesterday the mordern family of ................(5) have several
similarities. The traditional family was a nuclear family, and the modern family is, too. The role the
the father in ther traditional family was to ................(6) for his family. Similarly, the father in the
modern family is expected to do so, also. The mother in the traditional family took care of the
children’s physical and emotional ................(7) just as the modern mother does.
On the other hand, there are some great differences between the traditional family and the
modern family. The first important difference is in the man’s role. The traditional husband was the
................(8) of the household because he was the only one who worked outside the home. If the
wife worked for ................(9), then the husband was not considered to be a good provider. In many
families today, both husband and wife work for pay. Therefore, they share the role of head of
household. In addition, the traditional husband usually ................(10) the big decisions about
spending money. However, the modern husband shares these decisions with his working wife. Also,
the traditional husband did not help his wife with the housework or meal preparation. Dinner was
ready when he came home. In contrast, the modern husband helps his working wife at home. He may
do some of the household jobs, and it is not unusual for him to cook.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part II: Read the passage and circle the letter A, B; C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of
the questions. (20 points)
Situated in the central mountains of Alaska, a peak named Denali rises 20,320 feet above sea
level. It is the highest peak in North America and the centre of Denali National park. One of
America's greatest wilderness areas, the park has had limited access to visitors, but in spite of this,
tourism rose from 6000 visitors in 1950 to over 546,000 visitors in 1990. The increasing popularity

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of this park is prompting serious discussions about the future use of Denali as well as how to
preserve wilderness areas in general.
One important issue ofland use arises when parts ofthe National Parks are owned by
individuals. In Denali, although most of the land in this vast tract of more than a million acres is
owned by the National Park Service, several thousand acres are still privately owned as mining
tracts. These mining tracts in Denali were once abundant sources of gold, but they also were sources
of heavy metals such as arsenic and lead that polluted rivers and streams. Environmentalists were
successful in getting the government to require mining companies to submit statements showing the
potential impact of a mining project before they now are allowed to begin mining. Because of this
requirement, many individuals closed their mines and some sold their land to the National Park
Service. Some land owners, however, are wondering if it is better to sell their land to the government
or keep it for possible future use. Tourism in this previously remote area is bound to rise, as more
roads are built to provide easier access to the park. This increase in the number of visitors creates a
demand for hotels and other real estate development. The economic implications of this are of
interest to the land owners, but are dismaying to those interested in preserving the wilderness.
1. What is the primary focus ofthis passage?
A. Controversies over land use in Denali. B. Miners selling their property in Denali.
C. Alaska building more roads to Denali. D. Limiting tourist access to Denali.
2. The word "wilderness" in line 3 could be best replaced by the word ________
A. dangerous B. natural C. rural D. pastoral
3. As used in the first paragraph, which of the following is more similar to the word "preserve"?
A. protect B. enclose C. investigate D. foster
4. The word "arises" in line 7 could be best replaced by ______
A. surrenders B. occurs C. volunteers D. prospers
5. The word "tract" in line 8 refers to which ofthe following?
A. trail B. resort C. frontier D. expanse
6. What does the word "they" in line 10 refer to in the passage?
A. mining tracts B. gold
C. millions of acres D. sources
7. According to the passage, which ofthe following are pollutants in the Denali area?
A. gold B. pesticides C. human waste D. arsenic
8. Which ofthe following is closest in meaning to the phrase "potential impact" in line 13?
A. approximate cost B. expected value
C. proposed size D. possible effects
9. The author infers that some mine owners might hesitate to sell their land to the Park Service for
which the following reasons?
A. There may be increasing demand for the ore of the mines.
B. They might want to move to the towns.
C. They might receive more money selling their land to developers.
D. They might want to build a house on their property.
10. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To demonstrate the changes in Denali National Park.
B. To use Denali as an example of common park issues.
C. To introduce the wonders ofthe wilderness are of Denali.
D. To explain the problems occurring in Denali Park.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Part III. Read the following passage taken from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th,
and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of
the blanks from 1 to 10.
SPORT AND FITNESS
The British are very fond of sport, but many people prefer to watch ___(1)___ take part. Many go to
watch football, cricket, etc. at the ground, but many more sit at home and watch sport on television.
Most people today take relatively___(2)___. Over the last 30 or 40 years lifestyles have changed
considerably and many people now
travel even the shortest distances by car or bus. ___(3)___ exercise combined with eating too many
___(4)___ and sugary foods has meant that many people are becoming too fat. In recent years,
however, there has been a ___(5)___ interest in fitness among young adults and many belong to a
sports club or gym. In Britain most towns have an/a ___(6)___ football and cricket team, and people
also have opportunities to play sports such as tennis and golf. Older people may play bowls. Some
people go regularly to a sports center or leisure center. Some sports centers ___(7)___ classes in
aerobics, step and keep-fit. Some people ___(8)___ regularly at a local gym and do weight training
and circuit training. Others go running or jogging in their local area. For enthusiastic runners there
are opportunities to take part in ___(9)___ runs, such as the London marathon. Other people keep
themselves fit by walking or cycling. Many people go abroad on a skiing holiday each year.
Membership of a sports club or gym
can be expensive and not everyone can afford the subscription. Local sports centers are generally
cheaper. Some
companies now provide sports facilities ___(10)___ their employees or contribute to the cost of
joining a gym.
Question 1: A. except for B. than C. rather than D. to
Question 2: A. few general exercises B. a little general exercise
C. little general exercise D. a few general exercises
Question 3: A. The lack B. Lack of C. Lack D. The lack of
Question 4: A. fatty B. richly C. rich D. fat
Question 5: A. planting B. growing C. developing D. becoming
Question 6: A. professional B. competent C. amateur D. well-known
Question 7: A. pass B. propose C. grow D. arrange
Question 8: A. find out B. work out C. full in D. cough up
Question 9: A. distance away B. long-distance C. short-distance D. full distance
Question 10: A. about B. with C. to D. for
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION D. WRITING (50 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it. (10 points)
1. Most of the students ignored what the teacher was saying.
 Few ………………………………………………………..…………………………
2. He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research
 Only when………….…………….……………………………………………………
3. We shall not announce the decision formally.
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 No formal ..……………………………………………………………………………
4. It is not certain that Jones will get the jobs.
 It is open….……………………………………………………………………………
5. She furiously threw the book across the room.
 Such…………………..………………………………………………………………..

Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given
one. Using the given word in backets. Do not change the word. (10points)
1. I’d be greatful if you could have a look at these figures. (cast)
………………………………………………………......................................................
2. You have said exactly the right thing. (nail)
 …………………….............…………………………………………………………….
3. You’ll feel much healthier if you have a relaxing break. (do)
 …………………………………….……………………………………………………
4. I didn’t realize how much she was influenced by her mother. (extend)
 …………………………………….……………………………………………
5. He owed his rescue to a passer-by. (indebted)
 ……………………………………………………….……………………………
Part III. Writing a passage (30 points)
Some people think that children who spend a lot of time reading children’s story books are
wasting their time which could be better used doing other more useful activities. To what extent do
you agree? Write an essay of about 200- 250 words to express your viewpoint.