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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a man talking about the Statue of Liberty.
Why did France give the statue to the United States?
A. To remember the war between France and America A BIG GIFT
(B.) To remember the friendship between France and The Statue of Liberty may be one of the biggest presents in history! In 1886,
1 4- France gave the United States a huge statue. It is a woman holding a torch high
America
C. To remember Gustave Eiffel in the air. The torch is a symbol of freedom. The gift was given to remember the
D. To remember the soldiers in the war against Britain important friendship between the two countries. One hundred years earlier,
France had helped America in its war for freedom from Britain.
Which is NOT TRUE about the construction of the
A French sculptor was chosen to design the statue. It was a very difficult job
Statue?
because of its size. He decided to make her skin out of thin copper sheets. Then
A. The statue’s skin was made of copper.
2 4 he would attach them to a metal frame. He asked an engineer to design and build
(B.) Gustave Eiffel was chosen to design the statue.
the huge frame. That engineer’s name was Gustave Eiffel. He would later build
C. It’s reduced to 350 pieces and shipped to America.
the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
D. It is 46 meters high.
The statue was too big to fit on a ship. So it was reduced to 350 pieces and
What needed to be built in the United States?
taken to America in many separate boxes. The builders chose a small island in
(A.) A base
New York Harbor as the place to put the statue. The statue was a gift. However,
3 B. An ice cream cone 3+
the US needed to build a base for her to stand on.
C. A torch
People from all over America sent money to help build it. The base was
D. A huge metal frame
finished in the spring of 1886. They began to put the pieces of the statue
How did the statue get to the United States?
together. When the statue was finished, it was the tallest structure in America.
A. It’s put together in France and sent by ship.
She stands over forty-six meters high. Just one of her fingers is 2.4 meters long!
4 B. It was reduced to 46 pieces. 4+
The statue faces the ocean to welcome ships as they sail into New York.
(C.) It came in many parts in many boxes.
Each year, thousands of visitors come to the island to see her. They can even
D. It was transported by a big plane.
climb the 354 steps up into her crown and look out the windows! She is a
Which is TRUE about the statue? symbol of freedom for people all over the world. After all, it’s in her name. The
A. It serves as a lighthouse. word “liberty” means freedom.
5 B. Visitors can only see the statue from far away. 5-
(C.) There are 354 steps to the top. Source: Nordvall K. Listening To The News 1. Compass Publishing; 2012.
D. It is the tallest structure in America.
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Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a woman talking about bamboo.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a use
for bamboo?
A. Building houses AMAZING BAMBOO!
6 4- What do a bicycle, a chair, a house, and a T-shirt have in common? They can
B. Making clothes
(C.) Making cars all be made using bamboo! Bamboo is one of the most amazing plants on earth.
D. Making bicycles It has been used by humans for thousands of years. Bamboo may also be one of
the most important plants of the future.
Bamboo …
Bamboo is very strong. It can be used in most of the same ways as wood.
A. can grows on any kind of soil.
Many kinds of bamboo are actually harder than wood. People all over the world
7 (B.) reaches a useful size in 3 to 7 years. 4+
have built houses with bamboo. Bamboo has other uses as well. It makes strong
C. is a member of tree family.
and beautiful furniture. As the young bamboo plants grow, they can be formed
D. is used to make paper.
into different shapes like circles and even squares! Clothes made from bamboo
People build houses with bamboo because…
are quite soft. They are also very good at stopping bad smells. Some companies
(A.) It is very strong.
are even making bicycles with bamboo instead of metal tubes!
8 B. It can be formed into different shapes. 4
Even though bamboo looks like a tree, it’s actually a kind of grass. It’s
C. It stops bad smells.
related to plants like corn and rice. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants
D. It can be used instead of metal tubes.
in the world. It can grow about three centimeters per hour! Trees take much
Why is growing bamboo more efficient than growing
longer to grow, of course. It takes twenty years or more for a tree to grow to a
trees?
useful size. Bamboo reaches its useful size in only three to seven years. Many
A. It isn’t like other plants in the tree family.
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(B.) It grows faster than trees
farm more efficient than a tree farm.
C. It can be used in different fields of construction.
The population of the world grows every year. That means that there is more
D. It sells better than wood.
need for materials like wood. But the number of trees is limited. If people used
According to the story, how will bamboo help the bamboo instead, many trees could be saved. Scientists and inventors are working
world in the future? hard to find other uses for this amazing plant.
A. It can help feed many hungry people.
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(B.) Using bamboo can help to save trees. Source: Nordvall K. Listening To The News 1. Compass Publishing; 2012.
C. Planting bamboo will make the world smell better.
D. It can be used instead of other materials.
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Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a tour guide talking to some visitors at a museum about the BBC computer.
Which is TRUE about the computers in 1980? OK, everyone, if you’d like to come over here to our next exhibit. OK, so
A. They were popular in schools and libraries only. we’re continuing to learn about the history of the home computer. Now, does
11 B. They were made with a size of a box. 4+ anyone recognize this amazing machine? No? Well, anyone who grew up in
(C.) They were too expensive. Britain in the 1980s would immediately recognize this. It’s the famous BBC
D. They were used to solve math problems. Microcomputer. You’ve all heard of the BBC, right? The British Broadcasting
After the BBC showed the program "The Mighty Corporation, or BBC is Britain’s national, state-run television and radio network.
Micro," … - So why did a TV station make a computer?
A. someone built the first computer. That’s a really interesting story. It starts in the early 1980s. BBC television
B. computers became very expensive. showed a program called “The Mighty Micro” in which a professor, his name
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(C.) people in Britain became interested in small was Dr. Christopher Evans, he predicted the importance of the microcomputer -
computers. what we today just call the computer or the personal computer. Now, you have
D. A company started their researches on tiny to remember that in 1980, there were no computers in homes, in schools, in
computers. libraries. Computers were big and expensive, so they still weren’t something that
The BBC wanted to design a microcomputer that was a family or a student would go out and buy. But Dr. Evans made a prediction - a
… guess about the future. He predicted that computers were going to get smaller.
A. expensive Technology was making it possible to build a whole computer in a box that
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(B.) affordable
C. big “microcomputers” - “micro” meaning “small.”
D. television-oriented OK, so Evans argued that the microcomputer was going to change
How did the BBC turn the “microcomputers” into everything, and that Britain’s children needed to learn how to use a computer in
reality? order to be prepared for the future. Now, it just so happened that a lot of
A. They made their computers with lots of functions. important people watched that program, and Evan’s predictions caught the
14 (B.) They found a computer company to make their 5+ attention of many people in Britain. In fact, even the British Parliament - the
computer. government - ended up discussing the program and Evan’s predictions. So the
C. They started a new division to make their computers. BBC decided to start a new project: to build a computer that was affordable, but
D. They hired a big corporation to finish their ideas. that had lots of functions - text, graphics, sound, music, programming, even
15 The BBC computers… 5- artificial intelligence. The BBC planned to sell its microcomputer to homes and
A. were made by a big company. especially schools around the country.
B. were famous with Model C. - So the BBC made the actual computer?
C. were not successful at first. No, actually they didn’t. The BBC was… and still is… in the business of
(D.) were mainly used by children in schools. making television and radio programs, not computers. So they wanted to find a
computer company that could make the computer and put the BBC’s name on it.
In Cambridge, England - home to the famous, old university - a small company
called Acorn heard about the project. It just so happened that Acorn was already
making its first computer, but it wasn’t quite finished yet. The Acorn employees
worked through the night and finished that first computer. It was called the
Proton. They showed their brand new creation to the BBC and won the contract.
It’s really an amazing story of a small company beating all the bigger
corporations. The first BBC computer - they called it the model A - came out in
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1981, and the model B came out not too long afterward. And that’s the computer
you can see here - the BBC Model B Microcomputer. The computer was an
immediate success, mainly because schools in Britain bought many of them to
teach computer skills to students.
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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a girl talking about her life since she left Vietnam.
Why did the speaker have to help her mother with
the shopping?
A. There were no Vietnamese people living near her.
1 (B.) There were no Vietnamese working in the stores. 4- CHANGES
C. There wasn't always someone to go shopping with I was a small child when I left Vietnam and moved with my family to live in America.
her. For me and my little brother, it didn't take long before we felt American, but for my parents
D. Her mother could speak a little English. and two older sisters, it was a different story. The biggest problem for my mother was the
Why did her father find working in a factory language. We were living in New York and although there were quite a lot of Vietnamese
difficult? families near us they didn't work in the stores. This meant my mother had to take me with her
A. He couldn't speak any English. when she went shopping and I was usually at school.
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B. He didn't have many friends there. For my father the most important thing when we arrived was to find a job. Luckily he had
(C.) He had had a much better job in Vietnam. friends who knew us in Vietnam and they helped him get a job in a factory. It was hard for
D. He couldn’t get used to the working style. him to do that sort of work. In Saigon he had been a doctor.
Why are the speaker and her brother more fortunate My two older sisters went to high school. They worked hard and did well and the school
than their sisters? gave them extra English lessons. Even now, though, they speak with Vietnamese accents. My
A. They did not need extra English lessons. brother and I are lucky. We may look Vietnamese but we speak with American accents!
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B. They look more American. My family found the way of life very different. In Vietnam my mother used to spend a lot
(C.) They speak with American accents. of time visiting her sisters and brothers and looking after her mother and father. She feels
D. They quickly adopted the way of life. quite lonely now. She says that in America you live inside your house but in Vietnam you
What has the speaker forgotten about life in take your house outside onto the street and share your life with everybody. I don't remember
Vietnam? that but I do find the winters are quite hard to put up with in New York. It's very cold and
(A.) Living close to other people snows a lot.
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B. The warm weather My mother still wears traditional Vietnamese clothes at home and always cooks us rice
C. Wearing traditional clothes and noodles. I must admit I prefer burgers and chips! Although my friends like to visit us I
D. Traditional food often feel a bit embarrassed by my parents' way of life. They do not understand Americans
Why does she find it difficult to invite friends to her and I think I am more American than Vietnamese now. I suppose it is sad for them to have
home? such a strange daughter.
A. Her parents do not have much money.
5 (B.) Her parents haven’t adopted an American way of 5- Source: Aspinall T. Test Your Listening. Harlow: Penguin English; 2002.
life.
C. Her parents only know how to cook Vietnamese food.
D. Her parents do not speak English well.
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Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a woman talking about boys and girls in American schools.
What happened in American schools before 1972?
A. Girls didn’t go to school.
6 B. Every classroom was a mix of boys and girls. 4- BOYS AND GIRLS IN SCHOOL
C. Boys could learn what they wanted. In American schools, almost every classroom is a mix of boys and girls. However, it
(D.)They didn’t teach girls some subjects. was not always this way. In the past, schools did not teach girls subjects like science and
What is the reason that most American schools have math. In 1972, a law called Title IX was made in America. It gave girls an equal chance at
mixed classes? education. Since then, boys and girls have been taught together.
A. Scientists said that it was the best thing. Recently, though, some schools are reconsidering separating classes. This is different
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B. Teachers did not want to teach single-gender classes. than in the past, however. Girls still learn the same subjects as boys. They just study without
(C.) A law gave girls an equal chance to learn. boys in the classroom. Why? Well, scientists know that boys and girls learn differently.
D. Boys and girls behave better in such classes. They also behave differently in the classroom. Boys are louder and more confident.
Why might girls not get a chance to talk much in a They like to talk and show what they know. In general, girls are quieter. They prefer to listen
class with boys? and think carefully before they give their answers. When boys and girls are together, the boys
A. Because the teacher doesn’t ask them questions can be too dominant. Also, boys and girls can bother each other. Instead of thinking about the
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(B.) Because boys are louder and often talk first lesson, they think about each other. In a separated classroom, they behave better and can
C. Because boys know the correct answers focus on studying.
D. Because girls are often shy. Another reason for separated classes is that boys and girls often like different things. For
What is NOT the reason that some schools are instance, boys prefer stories with action and adventure. In an all-boys English class, the
reconsidering separating classes? teacher can choose books that will be interesting to boys. This way, they will be more excited
(A.) They prefer the old teaching styles. about the stories.
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B. Boys learn differently than girls. Not all the classes are separated - just the main subjects like English, math, science, and
C. Boys and girls can bother each other. social studies. Still, some teachers think that separate education is not good. They worry that
D. Boys and girls like different things. boys and girls will not learn how to work well together. Right now, less than six hundred
Which is one class that is not mentioned as being schools are trying separate classrooms. Time will show if it is a good idea or something that
separated? should be left in the past.
A. Math
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B. Social Studies
C. Science
(D.) Physical Education
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Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about body language in American Culture at a student orientation meeting.
Who is listening to the orientation talk? BODY LANGUAGE IN AMERICAN CULTURE
A. the director of international students Hi! I'd like to welcome all of you to the international student orientation at Norwalk
11 (B.) new international students 4+ College. I hope that your travels from your home country have been easy and that you all are
C. the teachers of international department settling in well. I believe I've met everyone, but just in case, I'm the director for international
D. all first-year students in the college student affairs - the person you can come to if you are having problems with your classes,
What is the purpose of this talk? your housing, visas... You are always welcome to stop by my office.
A. to introduce the director for international student We'll have several short workshops today and will be talking about some common issues
affairs that international students face. The first one that I want to deal with is about communication,
12 B. to deal with all international students’ problems. 5 and in particular, non-verbal communication.
C. to inform the importance of using English in class. Now all of you have been studying English for some time. You have a good vocabulary,
(D.) to introduce common problems in non-verbal and you probably know all about verb tenses and modals, and can ask directions, and order
communication. from a menu. But communication is not only verbal. That is, talking is not the only language
According to the speaker, what is body language? we use to communicate. Another way we communicate is through non-verbal
A. It’s the use of verb tenses and modals. communication, or body language.
B. It’s the way to ask for directions The term body language means the movements we use and the facial expressions we have
13 4 (like smiling or frowning), the way we sit or stand, the way we touch or look at someone, the
C. It’s the language used in class only.
(D.) It’s the language of movements and facial distance we stand from another person. Some psychologists say that more than 60% of our
expressions. communication is actually done through body language. We do it without thinking, or
In American Culture, … without ever having been specifically taught what the gestures or expressions mean. The
A. Eye contact is the same as most cultures. problem is that body language is a little bit different in each culture and this can often cause
14 B. making eye contact is a sign of disrespect. 5+ some problems with communication.
C. people don’t look in others’ eyes while talking. Here’s an example. In many places it may be a little rude or disrespectful to look at
(D.) eye contact is considered as a sign of honesty. another person directly in their eyes as you talk with them, so many international students
will avoid this eye contact. But in America, we expect it. We think of eye contact as a sign of
honesty and straight-forwardness. American parents actually encourage their children to look
people in the eye when speaking. Just imagine a conversation where an international student
was trying to be respectful by not looking into the eyes of her American classmate. The
American might wonder why her classmate wouldn’t look directly at her, and the
According to the speaker, what is TRUE about international classmate would be wondering why she was being stared at. The end result is an
handshakes in American Culture? awkward and frustrating interaction.
A. A handshake shouldn’t be too strong. Here’s another one. Americans shake hands firmly when they greet each other because to
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B. Handshakes are not common. Americans, a firm handshake signifies strength and power. But a soft or limp handshake is
C. Handshakes need to be firm. considered a sign of weakness. In some cultures, handshakes are less common, or a gentle,
D. Shaking hands is not important. soft handshake is acceptable. So students need to know that when shaking hands, it’s
important to be firm.
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Source: Blackwell A, Naber T. Open Forum 1. New York: Oxford University Press; 2007.
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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a presentation about fashion at work.
The presenter doesn’t wear a suit because … - Welcome everybody to this presentation about creating a corporate image
A. He is not an important person. for your company. I wonder if, when you came in today, you thought, 'Hey, this
1 B. He wants to talk about different fashion trend. 4- guy hasn't got a suit on. This could be an interesting day!' You see, I believe that
(C.) The presentation is not formal. the way you dress is very important. I decided to come here rather casually
D. He works for a fashion company. dressed not because I wanted to make a fashion statement but because I wanted
According to the speaker, which statement is TRUE? to let you know that this is not going to be a formal presentation. On the other
A. It’s important to look casually-dressed in public. hand, I want you to work hard and get something out of the day. I'm not wearing
2 (B.)A suit is necessary when meeting clients. 4 shorts and a T-shirt, for instance. So how would you describe the way I'm
C. Wearing shorts is OK, sometimes. dressed?
D. Nobody can describe the way he’s dressed. - Smart but casual.
What does the phrase “Dress-down Fridays” mean? Exactly. But I also believe there are particular occasions when you need to
A. Employees must wear fashionable clothes on Fridays. wear a suit such as meeting a client - especially if you expect the client to be
B. Employees can wear anything they want on Fridays. wearing one. Which brings me to a recent trend which we've picked up from the
3 (C.) Employees are allowed to wear informally on 5- Americans: 'Dress down Friday'. How many of you are dressing more informally
Fridays. on a Friday? Quite a lot of you. How many of you go as far as wearing jeans?
D. Employees are required to wear special clothes on Not so many. Probably many of that small group work in the IT sector? I thought
Fridays. so.
According to the speaker, who may be the most So you see it's not just the day of the week or what clients may expect of you,
informal dressers? it's the business you're in. If, for example, you work in a bank you're probably
(A.) People working in IT going to be in a dark suit every day of the week. And then there are those of us
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B. People working in banks. who are expected to wear a uniform. What you are doing here is projecting a
C. People working in customer services. very specific image of your company or service. Usually it's to do with
D. People working with clients. reliability, expertise and efficiency. Customers and the general public feel
What does a customer feel about a man in uniform? reassured about someone in a recognisable uniform. Dress down Friday is a long
A. reliable way off for this group of employees. Now let's have a look at other ways in
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C. expertised
(D.) reassured Source: Aspinall T. Test Your Listening. Harlow: Penguin English; 2002.
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a man talking about sleeping habits.
6 How many hours of sleep do experts suggest for 3+ SLEEPING HABITS
kids? Do you get enough sleep at night? Do you ever feel tired during school? You
(A.) Ten may not be the only one. According to the National Sleep Foundation, kids
B. About fifteen aren’t getting enough sleep. And it’s affecting how they do in school.
C. 1,400 Experts say that kids need about ten hours of sleep each night. Your body
D. 70 needs sleep so it can rest for the next day. Animals need sleep to stay healthy.
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According to the speaker, why is sleep important for Cats and dogs sleep for about fifteen hours each day!
the brain? Sleep is also important for your brain. Just like your body, your brain needs
A. Sleep generates dreams so brain can relax. a little vacation every night. Without enough sleep, students can’t learn as well.
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(B.) Brain can rest in a sleep. They cannot pay attention, follow directions, or solve problems as well. Also,
C. Sleep can save energy for the brain. tired kids act in ways that they usually don’t. They can easily get angry with
D. Sleep improves the effectiveness of the brain. their friends or get in trouble in class.
Why don’t the students learn well when they are Scientists at the National Sleep Foundation talked to 1,400 kids. They asked
tired? them about their sleeping habits. They found that about seventy percent of kids
A. They can’t finish their homework. were not getting enough sleep. The scientists think that soda and television are
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B. They can’t deal with troubles in class. part of the reason. Drinks like cola, coffee, and tea have caffeine in them.
C. They get very excited. Caffeine makes people stay awake. Kids who had drinks with caffeine got less
(D.) They can’t pay attention very well sleep than other kids. Television is also a problem. When kids watch too much
Which is NOT a reason for poor sleep? TV, they have to stay up later to finish their homework. Scientists also found
A. drinking soda that many kids had a TV in their room. These kids often stayed up late to watch
9 B. playing computer games 5 a show.
C. staying up late So what can you do to make sure that you get enough sleep? Try not to drink
(D.) exercising before sleep anything with caffeine, especially at night. Sleep experts suggest that you try to
What should students try to do each night? go to bed at the same time every night. Don’t do anything exciting before you go
A. Watch a scary movie to bed. For instance, don’t watch a scary movie or exercise. Try to do something
10 B. Drink some hot tea 4 relaxing, like reading a book or listening to quiet music.
(C.) Go to bed at a regular time
D. relax with a TV show Source: Nordvall K. Listening To The News 1. Compass Publishing; 2012.
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a woman talking about northern lights.
Which is NOT the shape of the northern lights? THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
A. a straight line If you have ever seen the northern lights, you know that they are one of
11 B. a curved line 4- most beautiful sights. People often seeing a faint glow appear on the horizon in
C. a round shape the night sky. Then they may see wonderful colors such as green, red, blue, or
(D.) an oval shape purple stretch the sky. The shape of the northern lights can be straight lines, or it
What does “aurora borealis” exactly mean? may be curved like the letter S, or round, just like a wheel. The colored lights
A. northern lights and shapes move across the night sky, like ocean waves. No matter what the
12 (B.) northern dawn 5- color or shape is, the northern lights are truly an amazing sight.
C. northern sky Many people know them by their common name "the northern lights." But
D. early morning lights do you know the meaning of the real name? The scientific name for the northern
Where is the best place to see the northern lights? lights from Latin. It is aurora borealis. In English, the Latin word aurora
(A.) The northernmost point of Earth translates to "dawn," which means "early morning." The Latin word borealis
13 B. The north of Poland 4+ means "northern." So aurora borealis can be translated as "northern dawn,"
C. Anywhere in Scandinavian countries which describes the look of the northern sky in the very early morning.
D. Most parts of the world If you have never seen aurora borealis, you are not alone. This natural
14 What is one of the stories developed by people before 5 phenomenon is not common in most parts of the world. In fact, many people
modern science? travel or go on tours to places where they can see the northern lights. Where are
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(A.) The lights were caused by foxes.
B. The lights were the dance of animals.
C. The lights appeared when people.
D. The lights came from fires of northern gods.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this

talk? these places? The best place to see aurora borealis is near the North Pole - the
A. A description of the lights northernmost point of Earth - especially in areas such as northern Greenland,
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B. The scientific explanation for the lights Scandinavia, and Alaska.
(C.) The discovery of the lights Many years ago, before modern science, people developed stories, myths,
D. Beliefs about the lights and legends to explain natural phenomena such as aurora borealis. Finnish
people called them "fox fires," and believed the lights were caused when foxes
made fires to keep warm. The Inuit people of northern Canada and Greenland
believed that the aurora was the dance of animal spirits such as deer, seals, and
whales.
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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk about the end of China’s one child policy.
When was the one-child policy introduced? China has ended its decades-long one-child policy to allow all couples to
A. 1975 have two children. The ruling Communist Party of China made the
(B). 1979 announcement on Thursday. The one-child policy, officially called the family
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C. 1973 planning policy, was a population control measure that was introduced in 1979.
D. 1989 Policy makers hoped to restrict the country's surging population and therefore
control rates of poverty. It wasn't adhered to strictly and many exceptions were
What percentage of China's population had to stick to allowed. In 2007, around 36 per cent of China's population was subject to a strict
one child? one-child restriction. An additional 53 per cent was allowed to have a second
A. 38% child if the first child was a girl. The new two-child policy will reverse China's
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B. 53% very low fertility rate.
(C). 36% The new two-child policy is expected to provide a huge economic boost for
D. 18% China and prevent it from developing into an ageing society. China’s labour
3 What does China want to reverse that is currently very 4 force reached a peak of 940 million in 2012. However, this decreased to 930
low? million in 2014 and was expected to fall by another 29 million by 2020.
A. policies Predictions from Peking University are that there will be an average of 2.5
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C. poverty
D. childbearing rates
What is expected to develop after this new policy?
(A). the economy
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C. the family
D. the labor force million extra newborns per year. This will result in more workers and an
What increase was seen in baby goods companies? additional $11.8 billion in annual consumption. Shares in many international
A. annual consumption baby goods companies jumped by over 10 per cent after the news was
5 B. public concerns 5- announced. The new policy will affect around 100 million couples.
(C). stakes
D. goods Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a talk about influenza vaccine.
What do millions of people go to the doctor every year
for?
(A). a flu jab
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B. advice Scientists in the USA say they are getting closer to developing a vaccine that
C. tissues will provide life-long protection against any type of influenza. This could be
D. an operation welcome news for millions of people around the world who go to the doctor
What other animals did they test on besides ferrets and every year to get a flu jab. Two different research teams have been testing new
monkeys? drugs on animals and both have had promising results. Trials will soon begin on
a) chimpanzees humans to determine if the test vaccine has similar successes. Flu expert
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b) frogs professor John Oxford told the BBC that: "This is a leap forward compared to
c) mice anything done recently. They have good animal data, not just in mice but in
d) elephants ferrets and monkeys too." He added that: "It's a very good stepping stone."
How many people are killed by flu virus every year? The flu virus kills up to half a million people every year. The problem with
A. just over 500,000 finding a vaccine is the ever-changing nature of the flu virus. It is in a constant
8 (B). 500,000 4- state of mutation. Doctors have to predict which strains of the virus are likely to
C. millions cause the most infections and then create an updated version of the vaccine
D. 300,000 accordingly. For this reason, the success rate of most flu vaccines is very low
What makes the success rate low? because much of the process involves a lot of guesswork. Scientists say that
A. wrong process vaccines in the U.S. reduced the risk of catching flu by just 23 per cent last year.
9 B. unqualified scientists 5+ The website Inverse.com said the research could, "point to how we can go about
(C). predictions making vaccines for other viruses that mutate rapidly, like HIV or the common
D. methods cold".
What other two viruses might the research help?
A. chickenpox and the common cold Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
10 B. SARS 4+
C. Ebola
D. HIV and the common cold
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Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about the need of chocolate researcher.
What kind of mind will chocolate-loving applicants
need?
A. a narrow mind
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B. a rich mind
(C). a scientific mind The job of a lifetime is currently on offer for those with a sweet tooth.
D. an open mind Cambridge University in the U.K. has just posted a position on its careers
website advertising for a researcher of chocolate. Chocolate lovers with a
What temperature is similar to the melting point of
scientific mind will have the chance to apply for a job as a researcher and study
chocolate?
for a PhD. The successful candidate will investigate the properties that make
(A). the human body
12 3+ chocolate melt. Their objective will be to stop chocolate melting in warmer
B. solid
climes. The careers post states: "The project will investigate the factors which
C. the average temperature in Ghana
allow chocolate, which has a melting point close to that of the human body, to
D. butter
remain solid and retain qualities sought by consumers when it is stored and sold
How long is the research position for?
in warm climates."
A. 2 years
The position involves three-and-a-half years of experimenting with how
13 B. 2 ½ years 5
chocolate melts in the mouth and in different temperatures. The university says
C. 3 years
applicants require good mathematical skills. There is a lot of science behind the
(D). 3 ½ years
consistency and melting point of chocolate. A variety of oils and fatty acids are
What controls how hard or soft chocolate is?
used to control how hard or soft chocolate is when we bite into it, and when it
A. the quality of cocoa beans
melts. Chocolatiers spend a lot of money on research and development to get the
14 (B). oils and fatty acids 5
blend right so that the chocolate melts in the mouth. The Massachusetts Institute
C. butter
of Technology says: "Melting is especially important because it controls how
D. sugar
well the chocolate disperses and releases flavour onto your tongue."
What controls the dispersal of chocolate's flavour on the
tongue? Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
A. the sugar content
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(B). the melting point
C. saliva
D. the wrapping

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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk about Japan recession.
1 Who is thinking about implications for the global 5- Japan has slipped back into recession, leaving financial analysts to ponder
economy? over the implications for the global economy. Japan's economy unexpectedly
A. everyone shrank for the second consecutive quarter. Two successive negative quarters
(B). financial analysts officially puts a country in recession. The slide in the last quarter has taken
C. people with stocks economists by surprise. Figures indicated that Japan's economy would grow by
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D. Japanese consumers
By how much was Japan's economy expected to grow?
A. 1.2%
2 B. 1.6% 3+ 2.1 per cent in the last quarter. Instead, gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 1.6
(C). 2.1% per cent between July and September. Many economists attribute the fall to
D. 2.6% April's increase in sales tax from five to eight per cent. Many Japanese
What do economists blame for Japan's fall in GDP? consumers have tightened their purse strings and are simply not spending.
(A). a rise in sales tax World leaders are worried that Japan's slide back into recession could be
3 B. the global economy 4+ ominous for the global economy. British leader David Cameron said the world
C. inflation was on the brink of a second economic disaster. He told reporters he saw "red
D. a lack of investment warning lights" for the global economy because of international "instability and
What did David Cameron say the world was on the brink uncertainty" and a slowing of growth in emerging markets, especially Brazil and
of? China. Mr Cameron said the problems were "plain to see". He added: "The
A. a recovery and boom Eurozone is teetering on the brink of a possible third recession, with high
4 4-
B. a new age unemployment, falling growth and the real risk of falling prices. Emerging
(C). a second economic disaster markets, which were the driver of growth in the early stages of the recovery, are
D. financial collapse now slowing down."
What did the speaker say was the driver of growth?
A. the European Union Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
5 B. the World Bank 5-
C. investment
(D). emerging markets
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a talk about students’ cheating.
How many students have been Authorities in India's Bihar state have expelled around 600 high school
dislodged for their fault? students for cheating in their 10th grade examinations. The pupils used a novel
A. 10 but somewhat dangerous way to get help with their exam papers – their parents
6 4+
B. 14 scaled the walls of the school building and provided the answers to questions
(C). 600 through the windows. Photographs and video footage of this illegitimate
D. 60 technique have gone viral. They show dozens of parents clinging on to whatever
What has happened to the videos and photos of this they can on the walls to feed information to their children. Some of the parents
incident? were three stories up. Teachers found many cheat sheets inside the classroom.
(A). They have gone viral. Some had been folded up into paper airplanes and thrown through the window.
7 3+
B. They have disappeared. Over 1.4 million 10th graders are taking the tests this week at more than
C. They were stolen. 1,200 high schools across the state. Bihar's education minister P.K. Shahitold
D. They have been made into a movie. reporters that schools faced a difficult job to ensure exams took place under the
8 Who is P.K Shahi? 4- strictest of conditions. He said: "It's virtually impossible to conduct fair
A. A student examinations without the cooperation of parents." He added that it was not
B. The school’s head teacher possible to monitor all parents who accompany their children to schools and
C. A parent’s leader other test centres. The situation regarding parents helping their children cheat
(D). The minister of education has become so prevalent that police officers are posted to each school. However,
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What has been done to improve the situation?
A. They’ve sent mail to parents via post office.
9 B. They’ve posted notice to each school. 5-
(C). They’ve used the police.
D. They’ve used cars to drive them away.
What can schools not use to stop parents? an official said, "we can't use force to drive away the parents".
A .legal prosecutions Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
10 B. shock tactics 4+
C. electric fences
(D). force
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about Asian nations declaring polio-free.
How many times has Asia been polio-free before?
A. three
11 (B). none 4
C. one The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced for the first time that
D. two South-East Asia is now free from polio. The WHO certified 11 countries as
being clear of the disease. The WHO website said: "This is the fourth of six
What does polio paralyse?
WHO regions to be certified, marking an important step towards global
A. bacteria
eradication of polio – a highly infectious virus that attacks the nervous system
12 B. hope 5
and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. With this step, 80 per cent of
(C). arms and legs
the world's population now lives in certified polio-free regions." One of the
D. society
newly-certified countries is India, which as recently as 2009, was home to
What kind of victory did a doctor say the eradication
almost 50 per cent of the world's polio cases. India hasn't seen a single polio case
was?
for the last three years.
A. a good one
13 4 Polio is currently an incurable disease. It leads to paralysis of the limbs and
B. a closely fought one
can kill anyone who contracts it. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director
C. a hard-fought one
for the WHO, said: "This is a momentous victory for the millions of health
(D). a momentous one
workers who have worked with governments, non-governmental organizations,
What did Dr Singh warn against being?
civil society and international partners to eradicate polio from the region." She
(A). satisfied
added: "It is a sign of what we can bequeath our children when we work
14 B. ill 5
together." Dr Singh also cautioned against becoming complacent in the fight
C. a doctor
against the disease. She said: "Until polio is globally eradicated, all countries are
D. content
at risk and the region's polio-free status remains fragile."
How did Dr Singh describe the polio-free status of Asia?
A. fallible Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
15 (B). frail 5+
C. feline
D. futile

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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk about 70-year-olds working.
By how many times has the number of working 70-74
year-olds risen?
A. five times
1 4+
B. four times People are working to an older age in Britain. The number of 70-74 year-old
C. three times people who work has doubled in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of British
(D). two times people in their early 70s are now working. It is the highest figure since records
How many working 70-74 year-old people were there in began. The British government says just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-
2005? olds currently have jobs. In 2005, there were around 100,000 of them. The
A. 130,000 government said people are working to an older age and are deciding to retire
2 4-
B. 120,000 later. A labour union spokesperson said the reason for people working in their
C. 110,000 old age is because retirement pensions in Britain are becoming more difficult to
(D). 100,000 live on. Many older people have to work and delay retirement to be able to
What are older people having to delay in Britain? survive. Employment spokesman Frances O'Grady said: "The last decade has
A. home improvements seen [big] changes in the labour market, with far more people working beyond
3 B. working 5- retirement age. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need
C. having a family to earn extra cash because they cannot afford to retire." He added that: "We need
(D). retirement decent jobs and pensions for all so that people can make a genuine choice about
What do many 70-74 year-old people need more of? whether they remain in work." A spokesman for small businesses, John Allan,
(A). cash said more older people were starting their own businesses. He said: "More and
4 B. time 4+ more older people are [deciding on] a career change later in life and are starting
C. hours up their own businesses, pursuing something they may have dreamed of doing
D. food for years."
What are many 70-74 year-old people starting?
A. families Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
5 (B). their own businesses 5+
C. self-help groups
D. protests
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a talk about whether money helps children in exams.
What can encourage students to study more? A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help
A. music exam grades. The report says parents could be wasting their money by using
6 (B). trips 3+ cash to get their kids to study more. However, the promise of a trip somewhere
C. an iPad nice could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Researchers
D. red ink from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago (in the
7 How many students took part in this research? 5+ USA) looked at how promises of cash and tickets to events affected students'
(A). more than 10,000 studying and learning. Over 10,000 pupils took part in the research throughout
B. exactly 10,000 the year 2012. There was an improvement in classwork and homework, but this
C. just under 10,000 did not result in better test scores. Dr Simon Burgess suggested the research
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D. 10,000
What did the lead researcher say the research looked at?
A. 5 subjects
8 (B). the wrong things 5-
C. high schools
D. teachers
What do some students think is because of your genes?
(A). exam success
9 B. money 5- looked at the wrong areas. He said it had not looked at the things that really got
C. ability at English students to increase their effort. He added that: "Clearly, some pupils have a lot
D. genetics of [goals] and believe that education is a way of getting what they want out of
Which students really need good teachers? life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference."
A. elite students He said these children think exam success is "all in your genes" because of their
10 (B). poorer students 5+ family background. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were
C. high school students better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children
D. English students from low-income families. He wrote: "What really makes the difference is how
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about the benefits of drinking coffee. students are taught."
What type of diabetes can coffee reduce the risk of? There is good news for coffee lovers. A new report claims that regular coffee
A. 1 drinkers may live longer than those who do not drink coffee. Researchers say
11 (B).2 4- there is growing evidence that coffee benefits the health, makes you live longer,
C. 3 and reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, other life-threatening
D. 4 illnesses, and even suicide. The study was published by the American Heart
How many coffee drinkers did the study look at? Association. It looked at the coffee-drinking habits of over 200,000 people who
A. around 200,000 drank between one and five cups of coffee a day. Researcher Dr Frank Hu said:
12 B. just less than 200,000 5- "This study provides further evidence that moderate consumption of coffee may
(C). more than 200,000 confer health benefits in terms of reducing premature death due to several
D. exactly 200,000 diseases."
Who has been working hard on analysing the health Scientists have been working hard to analyse exactly what is in coffee that
benefits of coffee? provides so many benefits to the health. Dozens of reports in the past few
A. coffee lovers decades have highlighted the positive effects it can have on the body. Dr Hu said
13 4- it was still unclear precisely how elements within the coffee bean interact with
B. Starbucks
(C). scientists the body. He said: "Coffee is a complex beverage. It's very difficult to pinpoint
D. coffee farmers which component of coffee is responsible for which benefit." Researchers did
What kind of drinks were not included in the study? not include highly caffeinated drinks in the study. They also pointed out that
A. ones from Starbucks while coffee seems to have health benefits, added ingredients, such as cream,
14 (B). caffeinated ones 5 sugar and certain types of sweeteners, do not.
C. tea
D. colas Source:www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
15 What has no health benefits besides cream and sugar? 5
(A). sweeteners
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B. cookies
C. syrup
D. latte

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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a talk about learning a language.
Which continent has the speaker not lived in?
A. Asia I wanna talk about learning languages. I’ve lived in many different countries,
1 B. Europe both in Western Europe, Middle East, and now here in Hong Kong. And during
3+
(C). South America all of that time, I’ve learned five or six different languages, to one degree or
D. Middle East another. I love learning languages, not only are they important when you move
Which two things does the speaker do to learn a new to a country, I just find them fascinating. Before I came to Hong Kong, I lived in
language? Barcelona Spain for ten years. And when I first arrived, the most important thing
A. go to classes and speak to people was being able to communicate with people locally. I don’t attend classes. I
2 4-
(B). speak to people and use a dictionary don’t think I’m particularly good in classes. I prefer to learn by just talking to
C. watch TV and listen to the radio people, finding out what I need to say by looking at dictionaries and listening
D. speak to native speakers and watch TV carefully. Other things that helped me when I first moved to Spain, were
Why does the speaker think watching game shows is watching the typical kinds of programs we see everyday on channels around the
useful? world. For example the weather. This is great, because they always say the same
A. because of the pictures things. So you can really quickly hear the same words repeated again and again.
3 4- And the pictures helped of course. Other types of program that helped me
B. because contestants are always winning
(C). because the language is repetitive learned Spanish quickly were things like game shows, where the same thing
D. because the games shows are interesting happens. They have a catchphrase or a slogan that they repeat endlessly when
What does the speaker say about using newspapers? contestants win or when they are called to compete. As well as that, I used to
a. it was easy to learn a lot of new words quickly pick up the Spanish newspapers. First of all, I just accepted that there was no
b. a lot of things were happening in the country way I was going to understand anything but one or two words. But gradually, I
4 4+ found that I learned lots of new things about this. I was interested because I
(C). other people could explain new words the writer
found wanted to know what was happening in the country I lived in. But, I also knew
d. it was difficult to understand that I could learn a lot of language this way. So I'd take a dictionary with me
What does the speaker say about talking to people in sometimes, or I'd notice a word and I'd ask other people what …it meant.
the street? Anyway, by far the best practice I ever had was just talking to people in the
(A). preparation was necessary street, or in shops where I'd rehearse in my head what I wanted to say
B. the embarrassment made it a failure beforehand, before I went in. Usually, I'd make a right mess of it first of all, but,
5 5- after you get over the embarrassment, it’s quite funny really. And people are
C. people reacted negatively
D. they are friendly very sympathetic and supporting in most cases. It took me a long time to develop
a good level of Spanish. I lived there for ten years, and I think I’m very fluent
now. But I think for the first two years I was there, it was quite a struggle to hold
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a decent conversation. There were always lots of words or expressions that I

didn’t pick up on. In particular with the colloquial expressions, idioms, that kind
of thing, that people use in everyday talk, but you don’t necessarily see written
down. I didn’t find those very easy to learn at all. But it was a lot of fun. And
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a talk about how to study.
Some of you are probably fantastic at studying, Good morning. Today I’m going to talk about how to study. Now you
really organized and …. probably think you know all about that, right? You’ve been studying for years.
(A). good at concentrating And I expect some of you are fantastic at studying, really organised and good at
6 3+
B. well improved concentrating. But there’s always room for improvement, and your exams aren’t
C. worried of the exam far away, so these tips are for all of you.
D. intelligent Right, so, what’s the best way to study? Well, first of all, it’s a good idea to
A revision timetable could be have some kind of plan or timetable. This could be for the week or a longer
A. from one to six weeks revision timetable for an exam, from one month to six months. Yes, if you’re
7 (B). one to six months 4 studying for an important exam it’s important to think long term. Draw up a
C. a year timetable, but revise it often. If it’s not going to plan, you may have to rethink it.
D. 16 days Next, think about your environment. Make sure the place where you are
If you’re studying for an important exam, it’s important going to study is comfortable with enough light, air, etc. Not too hot, not too
to think…... cold. Make sure there are no distracting noises around, such as television. If you
(A). long term think you concentrate better listening to music, experiment and see if it’s really
8 4- true. Some people really do seem to work better with music in the background,
B. of result
C. of revision especially classical music, but for many people it spoils their concentration.
D. longer revision However, if you have to work near a TV, you might have to use headphones to
Make sure the place where you’re going to study play music to drown out the sound of the TV. In this case, find out what kind of
is…, with no distracting….. music works best for you, maybe something without words. By the way, you
(A). comfortable / noises might think you work fine with the TV on, but, again, experiment. You might be
9 4 surprised at how much better you work away from a TV. Oh, and the other thing
B. convenient/ people
C. enough light/ radio is the internet, text messages, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Forget about all of that
D. comfortable/ people while you’re studying. No, really, you can ignore it for an hour or so; it won’t be
If you have to work near a TV, you might have to use the end of the world if you don’t reply to a message immediately.
…to drown out the sound of the TV.
(A). headphones Source: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-
10 4 practice/how-study#sthash.P0mzWxP0.dpuf
B. remote control
C. telephone
D. phones
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a talk about aging society.
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A. the growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions Hello Ladies and Gentleman. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our
for the future keynote speaker for today's plenary address, Dr. Howard Miller. Dr. Miller,
B. the problem of providing adequate medical care for Professor of Sociology at Washington University, has written numerous articles
the elderly and books on the issues facing older Americans in our graying society for the
(C). the need to reevaluate our attitudes towards senior past 15 years. Dr. Miller.
citizens Dr. Miller:
D. the problem of retirement in the American society Thank you for that introduction. Today, I'd like to preface my remarks from a
What was the speaker's purpose in sharing the story story from my own life which I feel highlights our common concerns that bring
about his grandfather? us here together. Several years ago when my grandparents were well into their
A. to highlight the difficulties of 5finding affordable eighties, they were faced with the reality of no longer being able to adequately
housing in the future care for themselves. My grandfather spoke of his greatest fear, that of leaving
(B). to illustrate the preoccupations of older citizens the only home they had known for the past 60 years. Fighting back the tears, he
12 5
with growing older spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and
C. to describe the lack of public facilities designed for that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process.
the elderly The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and
D. to give example of an elderly who is in need of social move into a retirement home was an extremely traumatic experience for them. It
concern was, in my grandfather's own words, like having a limb severed off. He was
Which of the following statements did Dr. Miller quite emphatic exclaiming that he felt he wasn't important anymore.
NOT mentioned when speaking of senior citizens' For them and some older Americans, their so-called "golden years" are at
"golden years"? times not so pleasant, for this period can mean the decline of not only one's
(A). The loss of a person's self-identity is most prevalent health but the loss of identity and self-worth. In many societies, this self-identity
in one's advancing years. is closely related with our social status, occupation, material possessions, or
13 B. A person's declining health contributes to a feeling of 5- independence. Furthermore, we often live in societies that value that which is
inadequacy. "new" or in vogue, and our own usage of lexicon in the English language often
C. Self-worth is often tied to one's profession and social does not bode well older for Americans. I mean how would your family react if
standing. you came home tonight elated exclaiming, "Hey, come to the living room and
D. self-identity is related to social status and material see the OLD black and white TV I brought!" Unfortunately, the word "old"
possessions conjures up images of the need to replace or discard.
What do you think the speaker will talk about in the Now, many of the lectures given at this conference have focused on the
next part of his address? issues of pension reform, medical care, and the development of public facilities
(A). the contributions the elderly can make in our for senior citizens. And while these are vital issues that must be addressed, I'd
societies like to focus my comments on an underlying issue that will affect the overall
B. the swelling burden of supporting welfare programs success of the other programs mentioned. This has to do with realigning our
14 5+ perspectives on what it means to be a part of this group, and finding meaningful
in the future
C. our responsibility of building retirement homes for roles the elderly can play and should play in our societies.
our graying society First of all, I'd like to talk about . . .
D. the need of paying more attention to the elder’s
health problem Source: http://www.esl-lab.com/age/agerd1.htm
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A. at a retirement home
(B). at a conference center
C. at a hospital
D. at a university

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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a talk about British festivals.
The Clavie is Hello. I’m going to talk about British festivals. I’m sure you’ve heard about
(A). a whisky container the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Edinburgh Festival, but today we’re
1 B. a wooden cross 3+ going to look at a lot more that you might not know about. Actually, a lot of
C. a bonfire made of things people don’t need these are not exactly festivals, but strange races or competitions. Some of them
D. a kind of whisky are ancient and some are modern. So, let’s start in January in the north of
In the Up HellyAa festival, theyburn Scotland with the Burning of the Clavie. This is a whisky barrel which is set
(A). a wooden man alight then carried through the streets as a bonfire. It’s an ancient tradition which
2 B. a Viking boat 4- always takes place on 11th of January, the first day of the year, according to an
C. a line in the grass older form of the calendar. The bonfire brings good luck for the coming year and
D. some old boats people used to keep bits of burnt wood as protection against evil spirits. At the
During a pancake race, you have to end of January, even further north, in the Shetland Islands, there’s another fire
A. eat as many pancakes as possible festival, the Up HellyAa. This seems like an ancient festival, but has actually
(B). run as fast as possible while tossing a pancake in a only been going for about 130 years – well, it is fairly old, I suppose. People
3 pan 4- carry fire-lit torches and a Viking boat through the streets, then set fire to the
C. run and jump over the ropes without dropping the boat. There’s lots of dancing; it’s good fun. Now to the north of England. On
pancake Shrove Tuesday in February, otherwise known as Pancake Day, a special
D. run while eating pancake Pancake Bell is rung in Scarborough. Everyone goes down to the road next to
Nowadays, the people who win the cheese rolling the beach where they skip – yep, they jump over long ropes, up to fifteen people
competition are usually to one rope.
A. top athletes And they have pancake races. This is quite common in the UK – running
4 4 with a frying pan and tossing a pancake at the same time. Another kind of race
(B). people from the village
C. visitors from all over the world takes place in spring – cheese rolling.In Gloucestershire, in the south-west of
D. people from other villages England, round cheeses in round boxes are sent rolling down a hill and people
The fastest snail in the Snail Racing is run after them and try and catch them. The hill is very steep, so people often fall
A. cooked with garlic and butter over – if you take part in this you need to be very fit and wear your oldest jeans.
B. rescued from the barbecue Nowadays this strange custom attracts visitors from all over the world, but the
5 (C ). given a prize of extra lettuce 4 people from the local village are usually the ones who catch the cheese. From
D. prized a cup people-racing, to animals, very tiny animals. World Championship Snail Racing
takes place in a village in Norfolk. The snails have to race from an inner circle to
an outer circle and the winner gets a lot of lettuce.There’s a party and barbecue
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for the snail owners and observers. This custom began in the 1960s after a local
man saw something similar in France. In the UK we don’t eat snails, by the way.
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a talk about how to prepare for exam.
You should plan your studying and take regular…. Right, planning breaks. Plan your study periods in chunks with regular
(A). breaks breaks. Many people recommend half an hour of concentrated study, then a ten-
6 B. exercises 3+ minute break. But you can adjust this to suit you. If you study for too long at a
C. revisions stretch your mind will work less effectively, so be careful. In your short break,
D. naps you can give yourself a treat, such as a cup of green tea. I wouldn’t advise a
It is better to write notes, so your mind is ……the chocolate bar as a treat – a sugar rush is not great for concentration.
information more. OK, so next let’s think about what you do when you’re studying. Some
(A). processing people just read through their notes or textbooks and underline in pencil or
7 4-
B. progress highlight important bits. If this works for you, fine, but I’d suggest that it’s better
C. organizing to write notes of some kind, so your mind is processing the information more.
D. remembering This way you are also producing material which will be useful for last-minute
Mind maps seem to work in the same way the revision. I don’t recommend very last-minute revision, by the way, but we’ll
……..works. come back to that later.
(A). brain Have a look at these examples of student notes. Which do you think are
8 4 best? The first person has written important phrases at random, the next has a
B. train
C. plane table with clear headings and boxes with notes, the next has summaries, and the
D. mind last one has mind maps: you’ve got the main topic in the circle, then lines
The most important thing is coming off the circle attached to subcategories, then more lines to further details.
A. to remember the information Mind maps are great for showing the connections between different bits of
9 (B). to understand the information 4+ information. They seem to work in the same way the brain works. So what do
C. to organize the information you think? To me, the first one wouldn’t be very useful to come back to and use
D. to put the information in a map in the future. But the others are all fine – it depends on your personal preference.
Which study method you choose all depends on your Mine is for mind maps. I would suggest using colours, though, and even little
personal drawings. They can make things much more memorable.
(A). preference Obviously, when you are studying, the first thing to think about is whether
B. reference you understand the information, and the second thing is how you are going to
10 C hobby 4+ remember it. Let’s look at some more ways of making information more
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Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a talk about rain forest.
11 Rainforests can be found 5-
A. only in South America
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B. in many countries all over the world A world like no other – perhaps this is the best way to describe the world of
(C) in a small strip of land, mostly equatorial the rainforest. No rainforest is exactly the same – yet most rainforests are now
D. in the whole world distributed in the small land area 22.5 degrees north and 22.5 degrees south of
How many varieties of trees may be found in just one the Equator, between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. You can
hectare of rainforest find tropical rainforests in South America and Indonesia.
(A). 480 Other rainforests flourish further from the Equator, in Thailand and Sri
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B. 4800 Lanka. Despite occupying a relatively small area, rainforests have a colossal role
C. 840 to play in maintaining the world as we know it. Tropical rainforests are home to
D. 84 a rich, colourful variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals. Can you
Rainforests hold 5 believe that a single bush in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the
A. more than half the world’s species whole of Britain! 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of
13 B. less than half the world’s species rainforest. These forests sustain around 50% of all the species on Earth, and
(C ). approximately half the world’s species offer a way of life to many people living in and around the forest.
D. 15% of the world’s species Rainforests are the lungs of the planet – storing vast quantities of carbon
Rainforests are ‘the lungs of the planet’ because they dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world’s oxygen. Rainforests
(A). produce a large amount of oxygen and store a large have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make
amount of carbon dioxide a canopy of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and
B. store a small amount of oxygen and produce a large the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong
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D. store a small amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide
The tall trees make a canopy of branches and leaves
which
(A) protect themselves smaller plants, and the forest
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B. Stop them from rain
C. Prevent them from storm
D. Protect land

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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear people talking about sports.
1 What did the first person do in the schools’ cup 3+ School days are supposed to be the best days of your life and part of that
final? experience usually involves some strenuous physical activity. I asked some
A. He scored the winning goal colleagues to give me their recollections of what happened to them on the sports
(D.) He provided the pass for the final goal field and beyond, and this is what they told me:
C. He blew the whistle at the end of the game Cup winners
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D. Hold the final cup When I was about ten, the football team from our year inexplicably made it
The second person was on a school expedition when to the cup final of the local schools’ league. I say inexplicably because I only
he was remember us losing nearly every match we played. Anyway, in the final I set up
A. 8 years old boy the winning goal, a brilliant cross to my mate David who headed the ball in just
2 4-
(B.) a teenager before the final whistle. I still have a photograph of the team holding the cup.
C. at university Forest hike
D. at college I remember having to lead a group of eight boys on a school expedition for
The second person felt a bit stupid after hiking the best part of two days when I was a teenager. Even though we got lost at one
through the forest because point, I managed to keep them all together and got them from one end of a large
A. the other groups had arrived before them forest to the other and back by sheer force of will.
3 4- I was chosen to be the leader, I think, because I was the only one who knew
B. the other groups had known how to read the map
(C.) the other groups had gone by car instead of walking how to read a map! When we arrived back at the campsite we found out that all
D. he didn’t know how to read the map the other groups had cheated and hitched most of the way instead... I felt a bit of
When he was learning to swim, this person’s brother a mug, but also rather proud of myself at the same time for having done it
A. shouted at the coach properly.
4 B. started in the shallow end of the pool 4 Learning to swim, learning to drown
(C.) had something attached to him I learned to swim comparatively late, I suppose, I was maybe nine years old,
D. advise him not to learn it but my brother had a traumatic experience which nearly put him off for life. We
Which sentence is not true about the walk for charity lived in the USA for a while and had access to a university pool where the
(A.) he walked quite slowly coaches had trained the American Olympic team. In those days, though, their
B. he walked a long way idea of teaching kids how to swim was to tie a tin can to their ankles with a bit of
C. he ran string, throw them in the deep end and shout ‘Swim!’. I’m surprised my brother
D. he jumped survived at all. He could only have been about six at the time.
Sponsored walk
One of my earliest physical feats was probably going on a ten-mile walk for
5 4 charity when I was about seven. I went with my older brother and my Dad, but
they didn’t make much allowance for the fact that my legs were shorter - I had to
go at the same pace as them! Even so, I made it and raised quite a lot of money
from school friends and teachers who had agreed to pay me for every mile I
walked.

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Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear people talking about their sport experience.
Which sentence is not true about the cross-country Cross-country ordeal
A. the teacher made the students run in the rain I remember one dark, wet afternoon in February being herded out onto the
6 (B.) the teacher ran the whole way with the students 3+ school field and having to run three miles across country while the rain came
C. the teacher made some of the boys fall into the stream bucketing down. Soon we were all drenched to the skin, shivering with cold and
D. the teacher made one boy cry the only way to stay warm was to keep running. One of the gym teachers, who
7 How old was the character when experiencing the 4- had been sitting inside having a cup of tea, came out to meet us halfway around
cross-country the course and told us to jump over a stream before we could start on the home
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(A.) 12
B. 15
C. 17
D. 22
8 His school team lost all of its matches in Germany
because
A. they were all sick from the journey there
B. they didn’t speak German 4
(C.) the teams they played were older than them was
quite young at the time
D. they were not good at playing abroad
Why was the final part of climbing the mountain
more difficult?
A. there were lots of people in the way
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B. the dog refused to continue
(C.) they had to walk over large stones
D. the weather was not good
What was surprising about what happened to the
person’s cousin?
(A.) he wasn’t hurt stretch.
B. he fell a long way This teacher actually stood on the hands of the boys he didn’t like as they were
C. his parachute didn’t open trying to climb up the muddy bank on the other side, so that they slid back down
D. he didn’t help his father into the freezing water. I was disgusted by this, but of course I didn’t say
anything, I was only twelve. I think it changed my view of human nature a bit
after that, the fact that someone who I had previously respected could be so
cynical and cruel.
Dwarfed in Germany
10 4+ We went on a tour of Germany one year from secondary school to play football
against three different teams there. Everyone was violently sick on the ferry
going across to Holland, and the whole thing was a bit of a farce as the teacher
who had arranged it didn’t speak German very well so we ended up playing
teams who were three or four years older than us! Naturally we got beaten every
time.
Climb every mountain
One of my best memories of early physical endeavour was climbing Ben Nevis,
which is the tallest mountain in the British Isles. It was a glorious day, which is
pretty rare for that part of Scotland, and we walked up in about five hours. The
last bit is pretty hard going as it’s a zigzag path of big stones. We took the family
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a talk about recycling.
11 What would be the best title for this lecture? 5- We hear it a lot in the news these days:
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A. Important Keys to Recycling Paper "Recycle newspapers and save a tree. Collect bottles and cans so they can be
B. Technological Advances Improve Recycling reused in the manufacturing of new products."
(C.) Steps to Improving Recycling Protecting our delicate environment seems to be on the agenda of politicians,
D. Recycling government leaders, and citizens in many parts of the world to show support for
According to the article, paper materials that are difficult mother nature. The concept of green consumerism has gained momentum more
to recycle include: and more over the last decade, and the public feels moved to pitch in and help.
A. copy paper However, three essential keys needed to power this movement include a more
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B. document shred informed public, the development of improved technology, and a greater demand
(C.) food wrappers for recycled materials.
D. carbon paper Let's use paper as an example. The first step is to raise public awareness about
In some cases, recycling could be hazardous to the the recycling process, to explain the kinds of materials that can be recycled, and
environment if special precautions are not taken provide ways on how to properly dispose of them. Local governments should
because: educate the public on how to properly sort reusable materials from those, like
A. industrial emissions are sometimes created in the waxed paper, carbon paper, plastic laminated material such as fast food
13 process. 5 wrappers, that can't be recycled very easily. Then, a system of collecting these
(B.) chemical waste is sometimes produced as a result. sorted materials needs to be established. The Public interest might be there, but
C. a great deal of energy is expended to create new soon may wane if there isn't a system where they can take these materials to be
products. recycled. Sometimes, we become complacent when it comes to recycling, but
D. There is no environmental safe methods when you speak in terms of actual facts and figures that everyone can
According to the lecture, the demand for recyclable understand, people become more cognizant of the problem. I remember reading
materials in the manufacturing of new products is one time that the energy saved from one recycled can provides enough power to
sometimes sluggish because operate a television for three hours. Give the public information they can grasp,
A. some governments are unwilling to support expensive and then you will increase your chances of gaining followers.
14 recycling methods. 5 Second, technological progress has been made on many fronts, but governmental
(B.) there is a lack of advanced technology to process agencies need to step up their support for companies involved in recycling by
the materials. providing tax incentives, low-cost loans, or even grants to upgrade equipment
C. businesses do not invest enough money into research. and to encourage further research. One breakthrough has been the development
D. There is a lack of low-cost loans of a new manufacturing process that uses enzymes to help remove ink from
15 Which is NOT one of the main keys to recycling as 5+ paper in more energy efficient and environmentally safe methods. Recycling
mentioned in the lecture? paper materials can be expensive in both monetary and environmental terms.
(A.) government regulation of waste The difficulty in removing print from paper, the amount of energy expended
B. better technology during the process, and caustic waste that is sometimes produced are costs that
C. more demand for recycled materials companies incur that are then passed on to the consumer.
D. removing ink from paper The final key is to increase demand for the growing surplus of resources waiting
to be recycled. This process (or rather, problem) has appeared in various regions
of the world where the technology to process the used materials lags far behind
the amount being collected for recycling. There may be a great outpouring of
support; yet the great stumbling block to implementing the second stage of this
plan could be impeded by the corporate sector's inability to find commercial
enterprises interested in using recycled goods especially when the cost exceeds
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those of virgin materials.

Recycling is a crucial key to protect our planet. The three keys mentioned are
important ways to achieve this end
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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a talk about history of railway.
The idea of rail transportation has appeared ….. Why did railways develop?
(A.) for ages Railways are not a modern invention as most of us think. The idea of
1 B. recently 3+ transporting things and people on rails has been around for a long time. Rails
C. for 100 years were made of wood, stone or metal, and railway wagons were pulled by horses,
D. for a short time some were even wind powered and had sails. At the start of the Industrial
Rails were always made of ……….. Revolution in Britain, people needed to transport raw materials such as coal, so
A. wood or metal created a network of canals and rail links between towns. But canals and
2 (B.) wood, stone or metal 3+ horsepower were a very slow way to move things around the country, so the
C. metal or stone speed of railway wagons needed to be increased.
D. wood or stone
Who invented the first steam engine for trains? How did steam engines help?
A. James Watt By 1800 many industries were using steam engines, designed by James Watt
3 (B.) Richard Trevithick 4- (from where we get the electrical measurement - Watt). Richard Trevithick, a
C. Iron Works Cornish engineer, refined Watts’ invention and after failing to build a steam
D. Cornish Wales powered road vehicle, he designed the first locomotive for an Iron Works in
The Rocket first travelled on the………… Wales. He called it a 'puffer' because of the noise it made, and on its first journey
A. Stockton and Darlington Railway it travelled at almost 8 km/h an hour! Unfortunately, it was so heavy that it broke
4 (B.) Manchester and Liverpool Railway 4- the rails - it only made three journeys. But it had shown that steam engines could
C. Eurotunnel be used to move trains, and speeds began to increase.
D. Stockton and Liverpool Railway
When was the first accident?
(A.) 1833
5 B. 1829 4-
C. 1830
D. 1933
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a talk about overpopulation.
6 The population of the UK in 2001 4 I come from the south of England, in the most densely-populated corner of a
A. was impossible to count small island, which, you might think, is full of people. (The UK as a whole has
(B.) was less than the government thought 2.4 people per hectare.) I have never gone hungry. The only time when I wish
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C. was one million there were less people is on rush-hour trains. However, one of the most
D. was more than the government thought interesting findings of the census of 2001 was that a million people were
Malthus thought that the number of people: missing. Or at least there were a million people less than the authorities
A. would go up very fast, much faster than the amount expected. Should we be happy that we have more space and less mouths to feed?
of food I don’t know.
(B.) would stay the same because there would always be As I start writing this article the world population (according to the Office of
7 4-
people dying of hunger Population Research at Princeton University – see the link) stands at
C. would rise slowly together with the increase in food 6,315,850,431.
production Doom, version 1:
D. would rise more slowly than the amount of food In 1798 Robert Malthus wrote an essay which got economics the name of the
When Malthus wrote his essay the world population dismal science. It was called “The Principle of Population”. He said that it was
was… impossible for the number of people to increase, and even worse, it was
(A.) just under one billion impossible for the standard of living to rise. The argument went like this:
8 4 1. population naturally increases geometrically: 2, 4, 8, 16…
B. 1.7 billion
C. 6 billion 2. food production increases arithmetically 2, 4, 6, 8…
D. 16 billion 3. so, population will be controlled by lack of food, the same as it is for
The number of people in the world depends on: animals. Some people will always be starving.
A. the number of babies born
9 B. how long people live 4+ A lot of people disliked Malthus’ point of view. Often, because it seemed to go
C. the standard of life against the idea of progress, which was so important for other social theories of
(D.) the combination of A and B the time. Anyway, the experience of the next two centuries shows that something
A single person can have must be wrong with the theory. In the 19th century world population rose from 1
(A).4 square metres and a married couple six to 1.7 billion. In the 20th, it increased to about 6 billion.
B. 6 square metres and a married couple six Doom, version 2
C.4 square metres and a married couple 60 In 1961, J.G. Ballard wrote a story called Billenium. It’s about a world where the
D.6 square metres and a married couple sick population has gone on increasing at 3% a year to reach a figure of at least 20
billion, although the true number is kept secret. To make space for growing food,
10 4+ everyone lives in giant cities where the buildings are divided into little cubicles.
A single person can have 4 square metres and a married couple six. Everyone
has enough to eat, but life is certainly very inconvenient. People spend most of
the time waiting in queues for the bathroom or anywhere else they want to go.

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Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a talk about cosmetic or plastic surgery.
11 According the lecture, which situation would NOT be 5- Cosmetic or plastic surgery often evokes images of famous personalities wanting
mentioned as an example for reconstructive surgery? to alter their appearances through elective surgical procedures. However,
A. A young child is severely burned in a house fire. reconstructive surgery is a procedure that makes a similar, but different impact
(B.) A woman isn't satisfied with the shape of her on the lives of many around the world, and many of these patients suffer from
stomach. either congenital defects like a cleft palate or from injuries sustained in accidents
C. A man lost part of his ear in a boating accident. or as a result of animal bites. Some disfigurements can also be due to the effects
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D. A woman wants to change her kidney
What other effects do physical deformities have on the
individual who bears them?
of disease or infection. Yet, the individual with such defects often bares more
(A.) a lack of self-worth
12 5- than just outward physical marks: loss of hope and self-worth as well as
B. inability to find work
acceptance are commonplace.
C. fewer educational opportunities
In the past, such procedures were only available in developed countries where
D. face losing
the medical expertise and financial resources were available to afford such
What other services do volunteers provide to the country
operations. However, a number of worldwide organizations made up of
where they perform reconstructive surgery?
volunteers make regular visits to developing countries to provide reconstructive
A. fund-raising activities
13 5 surgery to those who could not otherwise receive such care. In addition to the
B. physical therapy
care they provide, these volunteer specialists also provide training to health care
(C.) local health care training
workers in these procedures so that local hospitals, nurses, and doctors can
D. regular visits
become self-sufficient.
How does this volunteer work benefit the providers of
The end results of such efforts have transformed lives: the patient now can live
such surgical procedures?
with some normalcy and hope for the future with less fear of being ostracized by
A. These experiences give doctors and nurses valuable
neighbors and family, and the health care worker who performs the procedure
in-field training opportunities.
perhaps feels a greater understanding and compassion for those who suffer from
14 B. Volunteers establish connections for future medical 5
such defects.
research.
There are many ways for people to assist in supporting these volunteer efforts.
(C.) Health care workers develop deeper understanding
Although most people do not have the medical expertise to perform
of the sufferings of others.
reconstructive surgery, they can still donate time, money, and supplies to such
D. Doctors and nurses feel more self-confident
organizations. A quick search on the Internet can get you started.
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C. adopt unwanted children
D. search on the Internet

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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk about ecotourism-a danger to wildlife.
How many people visit pristine natural areas every year? Ecotourism is a booming business that many tour operators cite as being
A. billions helpful to nature. Every year, millions of people descend on protected and
1 B. hundreds of millions 5- pristine natural areas to observe rare species. However, a new report casts doubt
(C.) millions on the value of this form of tourism. In fact, it suggests that ecotourism is more
D. tens of millions damaging than helpful to nature. Details are in a report published in the journal
2 What is 'Trends in Ecology and Evolution'? 3+ 'Trends in Ecology and Evolution'. Researchers believe tourists are disrupting
A. an Internet site animals in their natural habitat. They pointed to a recent event where sea turtles
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(B.) a journal
C. a university department
D. a TV show
What did the article say ecotourism is doing to animals
confidence-wise?
A. making them shier
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(B.) making them more courageous
C. nothing
D. making them fearful
What might the animals encounter that could put them at
risk?
in Costa Rica had problems laying their eggs because of the hordes of tourists
A. quicksand
4 4- who had congregated to watch the turtles' nesting habits.
B. hunters
The report says that ecotourism is making animals bolder and that this
C. guns
could endanger the animals. A regular human presence might make animals
(D.) predators
tamer and less cautious about other animals around them, and this could put
What does the last sentence say human exposure does to
them at risk of being attacked by their natural threats. "Then they will suffer
animals?
higher mortality when they encounter real predators," the report says. It added:
A. makers them overcautious
5 5- "When animals interact in 'benign' ways with humans, they may let down their
(B.) puts them in danger
guard." The report said it was essential, "to develop a more comprehensive
C. nothing
understanding of how different species in different situations respond to human
D. makes them happy
visitation and under what precise conditions human exposure might put them at
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a talk about students’ cheating.
How many students have been dislodged for their fault? Authorities in India's Bihar state have expelled around 600 high school
A. 10 students for cheating in their 10th grade examinations. The pupils used a novel
6 B. 14 4+ but somewhat dangerous way to get help with their exam papers – their parents
(C.) 600 scaled the walls of the school building and provided the answers to questions
D. 60 through the windows. Photographs and video footage of this illegitimate
What has happened to the videos and photos of this technique have gone viral. They show dozens of parents clinging on to whatever
incident? they can on the walls to feed information to their children. Some of the parents
(A.) They have gone viral. were three stories up. Teachers found many cheat sheets inside the classroom.
7 3+
B. They have disappeared. Some had been folded up into paper airplanes and thrown through the window.
C. They were stolen. Over 1.4 million 10th graders are taking the tests this week at more than
D. They have been made into a movie. 1,200 high schools across the state. Bihar's education minister P.K. Shahi told
Who is P.K Shahi? reporters that schools faced a difficult job to ensure exams took place under the
A. A student strictest of conditions. He said: "It's virtually impossible to conduct fair
8 B. The school’s head teacher 4- examinations without the cooperation of parents." He added that it was not
C. A parent’s leader possible to monitor all parents who accompany their children to schools and
(D.) The minister of education other test centres. The situation regarding parents helping their children cheat
9 What has been done to improve the situation? 5- has become so prevalent that police officers are posted to each school. However,
A. They’ve sent mail to parents via post office. an official said, "we can't use force to drive away the parents".
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B. They’ve posted notice to each school.
(C.) They’ve used the police.
D. They’ve used cars to drive them away.
What can schools not use to stop parents?
A .legal prosecutions
10 B. shock tactics 4+
C. electric fences
(D.) force
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about children who cannot read or write.
What else could the children not do besides read and
write?
A. speak English
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(B.) do maths
C. cook
D. sew A new report from the United Nations says more than 250 million children
How much money do countries lose by not educating of primary school age cannot read or write. It said they could also not do basic
children? mathematics. The report said that 120 million children have spent little or no
(A.) $130 billion time in school. The researchers said children not going to school means
12 5
B. $13,000,000 countries lose money. Each year, governments lose up to $130 billion. Vibeke
C. $130,288,634,722.99 Jensen, a U.N. spokeswoman, said there was a global "learning crisis". She said
D. $130 million this was because there were not enough well-trained teachers in poor areas. She
What proportion of girls in Arab countries may not go to said that in a third of countries, 75 per cent of primary school teachers do not
school? have enough training. She added: "The issue now is to put the focus on quality."
A. four-fifths The report said that most of those not going to school were girls. It said it was
13 4
B. three-quarters important that developing countries educate girls. Sending girls to school can
(C.) two-thirds increase a country's wealth by 25 per cent over 40 years. The report said that
D. nine-tenths almost two-thirds (66%) of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan Africa
In what country can only 36% of girls read and write? would never go to school. In Yemen, just 36 per cent of young women are
(A.)Yemen literate. The Reuters news agency said: "If current trends continue, the poorest
14 B. USA 5 part of the young female population in developing countries won't achieve
C. Madagascar literacy until 2072" There was some good news. In Laos, Rwanda and Vietnam,
D. Bhutan the number of children not going to school fell by 85 per cent in the last five
How much did the rate of children not going to school years.
fall by in Vietnam?
A. 82%
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B. 83%
C. 84%
(D.) 85%

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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk about terror threats.
When were the attacks on Paris?
(A.) November 13
1 B. November 15 4+
C. November 17 A top member of France's government has said European countries must "wake
D. November 18 up" to terror threats because of the attacks on Paris on November the 13th.
What kind of condition are many of the injured in French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters that: "It is urgent that
hospital still in? Europe wakes up, organises itself and defends itself against the terrorist threat."
A. intensive The Paris attacks left 129 people dead, with over 350 injured. Dozens of those
2 4-
(B.) critical injured are still in hospital in critical condition. MrCazeneuve said Europe must
C. stable tighten its borders as it was too easy for terrorists to move around Europe. One
D. fair of the Paris attackers entered Europe from Syria through Greece. He was
What was a Paris attacker pretending to be in Greece? reportedly pretending to be a Syrian refugee. The French Ambassador Francois
A. an Iraqi Richier echoed MrCazeneuve's words. He said: "I believe no country in the
3 B. Greek 5- world will tolerate this. Terrorism is an important issue. It needs to be addressed.
C. a policeman We are currently raising this issue at the UN Security Council this week and will
(D.) a Syrian refugee propose an amendment against terrorism." More and more countries are joining
What are more and more countries doing? the fight against terrorism. The British government wants to take part in air
A. accepting refugees strikes in Syria. Britain's leader will soon ask politicians to vote on this. Russia is
4 B. closing their borders 4+ also very active in air strikes on terrorist targets in Syria following the bombing
C. fighting against terrorism of a Russian passenger plane over Egypt on October the 31st that killed 224
D. talking about terrorism people.
What might British politicians soon do?
A. fight Source: www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
5 B. visit Paris 5+
(C.) vote
D. march
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a talk about ecotourism business.
How many people visit pristine natural areas every year? Ecotourism is a booming business that many tour operators cite as being helpful
A. billions to nature. Every year, millions of people descend on protected and pristine
6 B. hundreds of millions 3+ natural areas to observe rare species. However, a new report casts doubt on the
(C.) millions value of this form of tourism. In fact, it suggests that ecotourism is more
D. tens of millions damaging than helpful to nature. Details are in a report published in the journal
7 What is 'Trends in Ecology and Evolution'? 5+ 'Trends in Ecology and Evolution'. Researchers believe tourists are disrupting
A. an Internet site animals in their natural habitat. They pointed to a recent event where sea turtles
(B.) a journal in Costa Rica had problems laying their eggs because of the hordes of tourists
C. a university department who had congregated to watch the turtles' nesting habits. The report says that
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D. a TV show
What did the article say ecotourism is doing to animals
confidence-wise?
A. making them shier
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(B.) making them bolder
C. nothing
D. making them fearful
What might the animals encounter that could put them at
risk?
A. quicksand
9 5- ecotourism is making animals bolder and that this could endanger the animals. A
B. hunters
regular human presence might make animals tamer and less cautious about other
C. guns
animals around them, and this could put them at risk of being attacked by their
(D.) predators
natural threats. "Then they will suffer higher mortality when they encounter real
What does the last sentence say human exposure does to
predators," the report says. It added: "When animals interact in 'benign' ways
animals?
with humans, they may let down their guard." The report said it was essential,
A. makers them overcautious
10 5+ "to develop a more comprehensive understanding of how different species in
(B.) puts them at risk
different situations respond to human visitation and under what precise
C. nothing
conditions human exposure might put them at risk."
D. makes them happy
Source: www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about the impact of selfies on people
Who, besides travellers, needs to note a new danger? Travellers and phone-camera lovers need to note a new danger that has recently
A. shark experts come to light. This new life-threatening hazard has sprung up in the past few
11 B. tour guides 4- years and is now a ubiquitous part of life. It is also proving to be twice as lethal
C. scared people as being killed by a shark. What is this potential new menace? Well, it is the
(D.) camera-phone lovers selfie. Yes – love 'em or hate 'em, the desire to take a photo of yourself in front
How common in our life is this new danger? of a world-famous site or to strike a pose and pout with a friend has resulted in
A. not at all common more deaths in 2015 than shark attacks. It has been reported that so far this year,
12 (B.) it's ubiquitous 5- 12 people have died as a result of trying to take a selfie. This compares to just
C. quite common six deaths due to unprovoked shark attacks. Selfie-related accidents can happen
D. not so common in all manner of circumstances. The website Wikipedia.com has detailed the
Who does the article say people strike a pose with? twelve deaths seen this year. They include two Russian men who were killed
A. poseurs while taking a selfie with a hand grenade; three Indian students who were killed
13 B. sharks 4- by an oncoming train while taking selfies on train tracks; and an American
(C.) friends woman who fell to her death while taking a selfie with her boyfriend on a cliff in
D. tourists South Africa. The latest death came last month when a Japanese tourist died
14 What were two Russian men taking a selfie with? 5 falling down the stairs while trying to get a shot of himself at the TajMahal in
(A.) a hand grenade India. There may be more. A Russian government spokeswoman told reporters
B. a tank that in July, there were, "dozens of selfie-related deaths" in Russia alone.
C. a rifle
D. a missile Source: www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
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What did an American woman fall to her death from?
A. the roof of her house
15 (B.) a cliff 5
C. a tower
D. a shopping mall

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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk about the benefits of drinking coffee.
What type of diabetes can coffee reduce the risk of?
A. 1
1 (B).2 4-
C. 3 There is good news for coffee lovers. A new report claims that regular coffee
D. 4 drinkers may live longer than those who do not drink coffee. Researchers say
there is growing evidence that coffee benefits the health, makes you live longer,
How many coffee drinkers did the study look at?
and reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, other life-threatening
A. around 200,000
illnesses, and even suicide. The study was published by the American Heart
2 B. just less than 200,000 5-
Association. It looked at the coffee-drinking habits of over 200,000 people who
(C). more than 200,000
drank between one and five cups of coffee a day. Researcher Dr Frank Hu said:
D. exactly 200,000
"This study provides further evidence that moderate consumption of coffee may
Who has been working hard on analysing the health
confer health benefits in terms of reducing premature death due to several
benefits of coffee?
diseases."
A. coffee lovers
3 4- Scientists have been working hard to analyse exactly what is in coffee that
B. Starbucks
provides so many benefits to the health. Dozens of reports in the past few
(C). scientists
decades have highlighted the positive effects it can have on the body. Dr Hu said
D. coffee farmers
it was still unclear precisely how elements within the coffee bean interact with
What kind of drinks were not included in the study?
the body. He said: "Coffee is a complex beverage. It's very difficult to pinpoint
A. ones from Starbucks
which component of coffee is responsible for which benefit." Researchers did
4 (B). caffeinated ones 5
not include highly caffeinated drinks in the study. They also pointed out that
C. tea
while coffee seems to have health benefits, added ingredients, such as cream,
D. colas
sugar and certain types of sweeteners, do not.
What has no health benefits besides cream and sugar?
(A). sweeteners Source: www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
5 B. cookies 5
C. syrup
D. latte
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a talk about the impact of selfies on people.
6 Who, besides travellers, needs to note a new danger? 4- Travellers and phone-camera lovers need to note a new danger that has recently
A. shark experts come to light. This new life-threatening hazard has sprung up in the past few
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B. tour guides
C. scared people
(D). camera-phone lovers years and is now a ubiquitous part of life. It is also proving to be twice as lethal
How common in our life is this new danger? as being killed by a shark. What is this potential new menace? Well, it is the
A. not at all common selfie. Yes – love 'em or hate 'em, the desire to take a photo of yourself in front
7 (B). it's ubiquitous 5- of a world-famous site or to strike a pose and pout with a friend has resulted in
C. quite common more deaths in 2015 than shark attacks. It has been reported that so far this year,
D. not so common 12 people have died as a result of trying to take a selfie. This compares to just
Who does the article say people strike a pose with? six deaths due to unprovoked shark attacks. Selfie-related accidents can happen
A. poseurs in all manner of circumstances. The website Wikipedia.com has detailed the
8 B. sharks 4- twelve deaths seen this year. They include two Russian men who were killed
(C). friends while taking a selfie with a hand grenade; three Indian students who were killed
D. tourists by an oncoming train while taking selfies on train tracks; and an American
What were two Russian men taking a selfie with? woman who fell to her death while taking a selfie with her boyfriend on a cliff in
(A). a hand grenade South Africa. The latest death came last month when a Japanese tourist died
9 B. a tank 5 falling down the stairs while trying to get a shot of himself at the TajMahal in
C. a rifle India. There may be more. A Russian government spokeswoman told reporters
D. a missile that in July, there were, "dozens of selfie-related deaths" in Russia alone.
What did an American woman fall to her death from?
A. the roof of her house
10 (B). a cliff 5 Source: www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
C. a tower
D. a shopping mall
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about 70-year-olds working.
By how many times has the number of working 70-74 People are working to an older age in Britain. The number of 70-74 year-old
year-olds risen? people who work has doubled in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of British
A. five times people in their early 70s are now working. It is the highest figure since records
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B. four times began. The British government says just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-
C. three times olds currently have jobs. In 2005, there were around 100,000 of them. The
(D). two times government said people are working to an older age and are deciding to retire
How many working 70-74 year-old people were there in later. A labour union spokesperson said the reason for people working in their
2005? old age is because retirement pensions in Britain are becoming more difficult to
A. 130,000 live on. Many older people have to work and delay retirement to be able to
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B. 120,000 survive. Employment spokesman Frances O'Grady said: "The last decade has
C. 110,000 seen [big] changes in the labour market, with far more people working beyond
(D). 100,000 retirement age. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need
13 What are older people having to delay in Britain? 5- to earn extra cash because they cannot afford to retire." He added that: "We need
A. home improvements decent jobs and pensions for all so that people can make a genuine choice about
B. working whether they remain in work." A spokesman for small businesses, John Allan,
C. having a family said more older people were starting their own businesses. He said: "More and
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(D). retirement
What do many 70-74 year-old people need more of?
(A). cash
14 B. time 4+
C. hours
D. food
more older people are [deciding on] a career change later in life and are starting
What are many 70-74 year-old people starting?
up their own businesses, pursuing something they may have dreamed of doing
A. families
for years."
15 (B). their own businesses 5+
Source: www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
C. self-help groups
D. protests

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Talk/Lecture 1. You are going to hear someone talking about how to eat sushi.
Sake should be served
A. very cold People often ask me whether there is a right way to eat sushi. Well, the
1 (B). before a sushi meal. 4+ simple answer to that question is that there most certainly is. Here are some tips
C. at the end of sushi meal on how to eat sushi and get the most out of a sushi experience.
D. when we are full. It is usual to begin a sushi meal with a drink. But not water or soft drink like
It is a good idea to drink ………….with sushi. juice. It is usual to have a drink of sake before the meal start. Now, as you may
A. water know, sake is an alcoholic drink and it is made from rice. It isn’t served cold – it
2 B. coke 4- arrives at your table warm. But you shouldn’t drink sake during the meal starts
C. fruit juice itself. It’s good idea to move on a green tea, which is very refreshing. However,
(D). beer if you prefer, you can have beef instead. Both of these drink go well with sushi.
Wasabi is a type of But here is important piece of advice for woman. For woman, it’s polite to hold
A. fish. your cup with one hand and use the other to support the bottom. Now let’s move
3 B. vegetable 5- to the meal itself. Pour a little soy sauce into your side dish when your food
(C). paste arrives. But just a small amount – don’t over do it. People with think you are
D. spice greedy if you use too much. So, my advice is to go easy the soy sauce. Then you
What colour is wasabi? should mix small amount of washabi into your soy sauce with chopsticks.
A. red Now as you may know, wasabi is very hot green paste. Once you’ve done
4 (B). green 4+ your mixing, you are ready to start eating. Begin with a few pieces of sashimi
C. brown and use chopsticks if you can. After that you can move to rice based sushi. You
D. pink can eat rice based sushi with you hands if you want. However, this should not be
5 Ginger should be only eaten 4+ done with other types of sushi. Dip Fish side down in the soy sauce.
(A). in between sushi pieces. It is very important to remember not to pass food to another person from
B. at the end of the meal. your chopsticks to theirs. It is considered very impolite to do this. When you are
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C. after having main meal,

D. after drinking sake. not using your chopsticks, place them on your hashioki – that’s the block that
you put your chopstick on when you need to take a break from eating. Whatever
you do, don’t put them on the edge of your plate. Put them on the block until you
are ready to start eating again. Eat a slice pickled ginger in between sushi pieces
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is taking about the shows she puts on for children.
Who did Josh go to the Weather Center with? 4+ Hi! My name’s Josh, and I want to tell you about a brilliant trip I did recently. It
A. his school friends was to the weather Forecasting Centre in our city. I’d wanted to go there for ages
6 B. some people who really wanted to go as I’m really interested in weather. My after school club had tried to organize a
(C). His youth club trip, but not enough people wanted to go, so I suggested it to my youth club and
D. the group of after – school club. they agreed to take us.
Josh says the Center first reported strong winds in …… 5+ When we arrived at the center, we were given drinks and then a guide told us
A.1954 about the history of the place. He said it was set up in 1854, but it wasn’t until
7 B. 1845 1859 that they started telling people about very strong winds coming. These
C. 1854 were really important for people working outdoors, and for transport. When
(D). 1859 communications improved, the Centre sent its weather forecasts to ships, but
Where did the Center put forecasts for everyone to see? 5- later the forecasts also went into newspaper where everyone could read them.
A. poster Our guide also told us that information for forecasts used to come from weather
8 B. fliers stations on the coast, where forecasters could see bad weather coming. But now
C. magazines they get a lot of information from space. This information is put into what they
(D).newspaper call their super computer, and then these produce the forecasts. It’s really clever.
Where does such weather information now come from Of course, we all want to know what the weather will be like – if we’re going to
owing to Josh? the seaside, we want to know how much sunshine we’ll get! But one thing many
A. super-computer people need to know is how much rain there’ll be. That affects everyone, but
9 5- especially farmers or sport people. And in our city, it’s really important for the
B. weather station
(C). space zoo – they need to know what temperature will be because of their animals.
D. the radio It was a fun day, and I’d like to work at the Centre when I’m older!
Josh says that his local …… always needs to know
about the weather. (Source: Preliminary English Tests for schools trainer)
A. government
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B. council
(C). zoo
D. Pet clinic.
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a professor’s lecture on a process of memory.
11 The lecturer compare the human with the elephants to: 4+ A popular saying goes “An elephant never forgets.” “But how about
A. Take an example of how fast people can forget people? Have you ever forgotten the name of someone you just met at a party?
things. Sure, we all have, this is because our memories are complex processes.
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B. Toshow that the elephant and human have something
in common.
C. To contrast the animal’s memory and human’s
(D).To prove that human’s memory are complex
processes
What does the professor mean when she said this
“We’re not going to be able to talk much about the
physiology of memory here…” We’re not going to be able to talk much about the physiology of memory
A .They do understand everything about memory here…both because well, it’s not our subject, and because there’s a lot we still
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B. They know that mechanism isn’t simple need to learn about how the brain stores things. One thing we do not know is that
C. They do not have enough time to discus on the issue. the mechanism isn’t simple. When researchers scan the brain as a memory is
(D). They are in process of learning about how the brain forming, parts seem to light – up by “light up” I mean. You know, become active
store things. – in random, scattered formations. But of course they can’t be random because
Why does the professor say Walter Freeman mentioned memory produces very orderly results.
two types of crowds? One researcher this is Walter Freeman of the university of California at
A. People can be taught to recall information that has Berkeley compares it to two kinds of crowds. The impulses in the brain look
fallen into disuse. completely random, like the movement of a mob of people who are frightened.
B. Scientists are studying why some people have a better You know, they just keep moving. And they’re not really going anywhere, and
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sense of direction than others. there’s no pattern to their movement. That’s the way impulse must be moving
(C).Impulses in the brain may follow a pattern like people in a crowed train station. You know if you’ve got people running in
researchers don’t yet understand. and out and from one train line to another, it seems like complete confusion. But
D. Each individual person has a unique way of really they all know where they’re going. They’re following a set of instructions
remembering things – the timetable for the trains, the board that tells which track is for which train,
Why does the professor say Walter Freeman mentioned all that stuff. So you have to look carefully to see that there’re actually
two types of crowds? organization, a system, involved. That’s how memory impulses must function.
A. People can be taught to recall information that has Freeman figures we just haven’t figured out what the timetable and track
fallen into disuse. numbers are!
(B).Scientists are studying why some people have a So we leave the physiology there; we’re going to talk about the psychology
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better sense of direction than others. of memory the actual process. Psychologists divide memory into three stages;
C. Impulses in the brain may follow a pattern registration, long term retention and recall.
researchers don’t yet understand.
D. Each individual person has a unique way of Source: TOEFL IBT Practice Test – Advanced
remembering things
How many phases did the psychologists divide our
memory?
A.1
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B.2
(C).3
D.4
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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a woman called Sandy talking to a group of students about her job.
What did Sandy Duffy want to be when she was at Hello everyone, My name’s Sandy Duffy and I’m here to tell you about my
school? career as a video game writer. I work with game developers and designers to
A. a journalist think of good stories, and I write all the dialogue in the game. When I was in
1 4+
(B).a musician secondary school, I never imagined that I would do this job. I played guitar
C.A director that’s what I planned to do as my job. But I had an accident when I was playing
D.A basketball player basketball and hurt my hand, so I had to think of another career. My mother
What did Sandy study at university? wanted me to be a journalist, but I didn’t think it was for me.
A. Math and Physics I didn’t know what to study at university. I was good at lots of science
2 (B).film making 4- subjects, including physics and maths, but I also loved entertaining people and I
C. Technology was good at Art. In the end, I went to film school where I studied lighting,
D. Art special effects, how to use camera…all that! It was there that I started to think
How did Sandy get her first job as a video game writer? about working in the video game industry.
A. She answered a job advertisement.. Now, a question that every always asks me is “How did you get your first
B. She met someone at a conference. job?” Well, I had a friend whose job was organizing conferences, at one of the
3 4+ conferences, she met a man who owned a company that made video games. I
(C).She sent some information about herself to a
company. wrote to him and sent my CV. He obviously liked what he read because he gave
D. She was invited by a friend. me an interview and offered me a job as a junior.
4. What does Sandy like best about being a video game People also ask me what I like best about being a video game writer. Well,
writer? the money is good and it’s quite exciting, just last night, for example, I was at a
A. the prizes she has won. big dinner where they were giving prizes for new games. But what I love is the
4 4+ fact that I get on well with everyone in the business. That’s what makes my job
B. the high salary
(C).the people she works with so much fun.
D. the great working condition Obviously, no job is perfect though, and there are things I don’t like. I’ve
What does Sandy dislike about being a video game just started a new job and I have to spend a lot of time on the road or at the
writer? airport, which I find very hard. I’d really like to be able to spend more time at
(A).She has to travel a lot. home.
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B. She has to work long hours.
C. She often has to change her job. Source: internet
D. She has to live far from home.
Talk/Lecture 2.
6 How long does the trek last? 4+ Do you want to take part in a trip of a lifetime? Then join Go4Health India.
A. a day This amazing five – day trek will take you through one of the world’s most
B. three days beautiful mountain ranges, the Indian Himalayas. You will also be helping raise
(C). five days vital funds for our charity which aims to promote health care all over the world.
D. a week The trip starts in the city of Delhi where you will have the chance to see one
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The trek aims to raise money for of the charity’s health care projects in action. The following day we set off on
(A). health care our incredible journey into the mountains.
7 B. school education 5+ During the trek you will pass colourful towns and villages and enjoy the
C. hospital most magnificent mountain views. You will experience all this before you even
D. the old people reach the peak of our trek to see the stunning DhaulaDahr mountain range. Once
The cost of the trek includes at the top you can climb even higher if you want to and experience walking on a
A. flight and airport taxes glacier to each Lahes cave. You will soon know what it feels like to be on top of
8 B. medical provision and taxes 5- the world. And on the way down you will be able to admire the wonderful views
C. Foods across the valley.
(D). Food and accommodation To join Go4Health India all you need to do is pay an entry fee of 250 pouns.
Participants must: You also need to promise to raise a minimum of 2500pouns before the start of
A. walk across a glacier. the trip. Fundraising is part of the challenge, but don’t worry our fundraising
9 B. complete a fitness course. 5- team is on hand to help you. Once you have signed up you will receive an
(C). agree to raise funds for the charity. information pack. This includes details of the trek as well as the work of the
D. pay amount of money. charity. It also contains useful tips and advice on fundraising. And you will also
get a charity cap to wear with pride. You will also receive a full training guide
which will help you reach a reasonable level of fitness. Our top training tips will
definitely improve your physical ability so that you can get the most out of the
The trip starts on trek!
A. 1st of November The cost of the trip includes your flights, accommodation, food, tour guides
10 (B). 3rd of November 5+ and medical support. However, please note that airport and tax is not included.
C. 13th of November You will have to meet this additional cost yourself.
D. 23th of November Dates for this year’s Go4Health India are 3 rd to 13thNovember.Visit our
website www.Go4Health.uk and sign up today!

Source: Internet???????????????
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a woman talking about changes of India.
Where do many of the rich people live? Last year in India, people bought around 1.5 million new cars. This will
A. next to the new road probably go up to three million a year in the next few years. That’s how the
11 (B). in the cities. 4+ India economy is changing. Many Indians in the big cities are richer than ever
C. in the countryside. and they want to spend money on new products. However, most of the money is
D. in isolated places. still in the big cities. There is still a lot of poverty in the villages and countryside.
How long is the road Now the government hopes a new road in India can help to change India’s
A. 600 kilometres economy. The golden Quadrilateral road or GQ connects the country’s four
12 (B). 6,000 kilometers 5 biggest cities. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Hopefully, the road will
C. 60,000 kilometres carry business from the giant cities to the smaller and poorer villages and the
D. 60 miles other half of the India’s population.
13 What can you see on the computers at the road’s 5+ The GQ is nearly 6.000 kilometres long and the most hi – tech high way in
headquarters in Delhi? the world. At the administration headquarters in Delhi, you can watch thousands
A. small vehicles on the road of vehicles moving around the country on a computer screen. If there is a
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(B). any vehicle and problems on the road
C. big vehicles on the road
D. serious problems on the road
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(A). all types
B. mostly cars 4-
C. Mostly motorbikes
(D). the presenter doesn’t say
problem anywhere with the road, electronic sensors tell the headquarters and
Why does the presenter describe the new road as a
engineers instantly drive there.
symbol of India’s future?
When you drive on the high way, there is every kind of transport. There are
A. because it’s the same shape as the country of India.
animals pulling cars, motorcycles, lines of old trucks and fast moving modern
15 (B). because it is modern, it is helping the economy 5+
cars. Sometimes the road goes right through middle of a city. So there are often
grow.
traffic jams and pedestrians trying to cross the six lanes. Industry is also growing
C. Because India has big population
along the new highway.
D. Because India has lots of transport
When a large company opens a factory, lots of other smaller factories and
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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a man called Frank, talking on the radio about looking for ships that sank at sea long ago.
The first old ship which Frank found was Well, there’s nothing quite like finding your first old ship – it was 300
A. covered by rocks years old. Well, there’s nothing quite like finding your first Ok just lying at the
1 B. older than he first thought 4+ bottom of the sea, so it wasn’t difficult to find. Most are covered in sand and
(C). easy to find rocks – but this one wasn’t.
D. had a lot of gold I’m actually a teacher, not a full time diver – I dive in my free time but I
Why did Frank find the ships so quickly? often get to them before the professional divers, because I have good up – to date
A. reads history books. equipment. Another thing that helps is talking to fish-men who tell me about
2 B. is a professional driver. 4- their local area. I’ve even written a book about some of their experiences.
C. his friends helped him. At the moment, I’m looking for the gold from a ship called The sea bird. It
(D). uses the latest equipment. was a n enormous well built ship and it was coming from Australia on a winter
What does Frank say about the ship called The Seabird? right in 1859. Everything was going fine util the ship reached the English coast,
A. It was so expensive. when it crashed into some rocks in a very strong wind and sank to the bottom of
3 B. It was built in 1859. 5- the sea. It was carrying gold from Australia, and most it is still a the bottom of
(C). It sank in a storm. the sea.
(D). It was badly made. My wedding ring is actually made from gold which I found on an
4 What did Frank say about his wedding ring? 4+ eighteenth – century sailing ship. A friend of mine, another diver, has already
(A). was made from gold he found himself. found 88,000 pounds worth of gold from different ship. He’s now decided to
B. give up his job and become a full – time diver.
C. is worth 88,000 pounds. My house is full of things like coins, bottles and old guns. My wife is
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D. was found by a friend.

How did Frank learn to dive?

(A). by joining a diving club
5 B. by asking the dive tutor 4+always complaining about the number of objects around the house – she says I
C. by teaching himself should open an antiques shop – but I love all these old things. Anyway, in the
D. by going on a diving holiday end, I gave some things from my collection to museums, because I didn’t want
to sell them. But my wife still wasn’t very pleased, I’m afraid.
As diving is a dangerous hobby, It’s not a good idea to try to teach yourself.
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is taking about the shows she puts on for children.
The Black Rock Caves have been home for…. Are you interested in history? Well, I’d like to tell you about some of the
A .Two million years historical places open to visitors in this part of the country.
6 B.A million year 3+ Let’s start with the oldest first, Black Rock Caves have been here for over
(C).A half a million year two million years. And, for half a million year, they were home to people and
D. centuries various animals, particularly tigers. You can explore these ancient homes and
When can the cave attract the tourists? imagine what life was like for the people who lived there. The caves are open
A. from April to October daily from April to October. A special attraction on evenings in August is a walk
7 B. April 5+ by candle light. Don’t take this tour if you are afraid of the dark.
C. October Next I recommend a visit to Salter house. This was built by Sir Joshua
(D). August Salter and dates back to seventeen sixty – five. The Salter family are still living
Salter house was built in these today. The house became famous in nineteen eighty two when the
(A).1765s television series Aunt Dorothy was filmed there. The furniture and paintings are
8 B. 1756s 5- well worth seeing, but the attraction nobody wants to miss is the kitchen. This is
C.1928s where Aunt Dorothy cooked her enormous meals and gave advice to anyone
D.1982s who passed through this part of the house.
The things that are worth to visit in Salter house is: And don’t forget to visit the Old Port. You will need several hours to see
A. the furniture everything there, especially if you take a trip along the riverside in an old tram as
9 B. the paintings 5- far as the fishing village. The guides there all wear traditional costume and you
C. the enormous meals too get the chance to try on clothes from hundred years ago. You can buy gifts in
(D). the kitchen the old village stores and eat delicious snacks in the Tea Shop. If you visit the
What should tourists do as visiting The Old Port? village factory, you can see how sweets were made a hundred years ago, and
A. take an old trek to visit the riverside taste them, too.
10 B. buy different traditional costumes 5+ So, you see there’s plenty of…
C. try sweets made in the Tea Shop
(D). visit the village factory (PET 6 – Test 1 Listening part 3)
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a lecture about culture study.
11 What does the professor say about the elements in the 4- This lecture is going to introduce you to traditional Chinese philosophy. First,
body? you will learn about, uh, the yin and yang philosophy. Secondly, we will look at
A. Ideally, these should be different amounts of each. the five elements of this philosophy. It is important that you remember these five
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B. The amount of each in the body is not very important.
(C).They can be out of balance.
D. Different people have different elements.
12 According to the professor, what are yin and yang? 5-
(A).They are opposite forces. elements as we will be disusing them throughout the lecture. The five elements
B. They are what make a person healthy. of yin and yang are: water, wood, fire, earth, and umm, metal. Ok, so those are
C. They are four different elements. the five elements, Umm, let’s begin with the definition of yin and yang. Yin and
D. They are the land and the ocean. yang should be considered as opposite forces like, uhh, like land and ocean, for
What does the professor say about yin and yang? 5+ example. These are opposite, Now, these opposites do not compete with each
A. They are always in balance. other. They are complementary. When you think of yin and yang think
13 (B).They are always changing. complementary opposites.
C. They don’t need to be in balance. So, moving from complementary opposites, let’s return to the five elements we
D. They compare with each other. mentioned earlier. If you recall, we said they were water, wood, fire, earth and
According to the Chinese , five elements of Yin and 5 metal. The Chinese divided yin and yang into five elements to gain an
Yang are studied for the work of understanding of how the body, mind and spirit work. According to the Chinese,
14 A. the body and spirit every person’s physical and mental health relies on a balance of the five
(B).body, mind and spirit work elements. Individuals may have more of one element than another. Of course,
C. balance and harmony ideally, all elements are in balance or harmony. What does this mean? Uh, it
Why does the professor says “Yin and Yang should be means that a person’s body contains equal amounts of each element.
considered as opposite forces like, uhh, like land and
ocean, for example”? (Toefl IBT Practice Test Advance )
15 A. To correct something she said earlier 5+
(B).To explain a term she just introduced
C. To explain what is wrong with a particular theory
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Talk/Lecture 1. You’ll hear part of a talk about dolls.
What is the main purpose of the talk? Man:
A. To describe how the man’s favorite dolls look like. Dolls have always fascinated me, and that’s why, five years ago, I was delighted
B. To explain how dolls used to look like in the twelfth to be offered the job of running a doll museum.
century.
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C. To compare the differences in all doll examples in the Dolls have existed for thousands of years, and the earliest dolls we know about
museum. we found in graves in ancient Egypt. I only wish we could get one or two for our
(D.)To explain how dolls were made differently in museum. But we haven’t unfortunately got anything as old as that in the
times. museum. All the same, we have got examples from Europe from the twelfth
2 The dolls that the man interested in 3+ century, but my favorite early dolls are actually from the seventeenth century.
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A. Existed from the twentieth century.
(B.) Existed from the seventeenth century.
C. Existed from the eighteenth century.
D. Existed from the nineteenth century.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, dolls were
(A.) Babies.
3 B. Adults. 3+
C. Elderly.
D. Males.
What makes the dolls in the seventeenth century
special?
A. They existed fairly early.
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B. They were made from solid wood.
C. They are very expensive today.
(D.) Their decorations are original.
They interest me not just because they are early, or fairly early, but also because
of the clothes they are wearing. They have their original clothes, and from them
we know what the owners wore, since dolls in those days were always dressed
like their owners. They were made of the only material readily available for
things like this at the time: solid wood and they were painted in great detail. In
What can you do with the nineteen- century dolls? fact, on the best examples, like the ones in the museum, the detail includes the
A. Buy them with thousands of pounds. seventeenth- century make- up.
5 (B.) Take off their hair. 4+
C. Replace their hair with real hair. Dolls like these were very expensive then, and only the very rich could afford
D. See the maker’s name on the body. them. These days, they’re popular with collectors and if you want one today, you
have to pay anything up to ten thousand pounds for a doll in perfect condition
from this time! By the way, what makes them so valuable is that, as far as a
collector is concerned, a doll is only worth collecting if it is in perfect condition,
and that means having the original clothes.
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a man called Stephen Mills talking to a group of people about a trip to India to see tigers.
When is the best time to see the tigers? Man: Hello. I’m Stephen Mills. I will travel with you to the Tiger Tour in India,
(A.)November but I’m not your guide. I work as an artist and I’m going to take some
6 B. October 5- photographs of tigers so that I can use them when I paint some pictures later. An
C. September expert guide will join the group when we arrive in India, but I’m leading the
D. The following day group until then.
7 How long will they be in the park? 4-
A. Twenty days. We leave London on the 6th of November, arriving in India the following day.
B. Eighteen days. It’s a good time of year to visit the wildlife park where the tigers live. The rainy
(C.) Ten days season finishes in October. And later in the year, the park gets more crowded
D. No information and the tigers become shy.
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What is arranged to make sure the visitors are
comfortable?
A. Meals.
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B. Transportation.
(C.) Accommodation
D. Schedule.
What is Stephen Mill’s profession?
A. Photographer.
9 B. Tour guide. 4
C. Traveller.
(D.) Artist.
We’ll spend ten days in the wildlife park. There are twenty other types of
animals and three hundred types of bird to see as well as tigers. There are
What is not included in the program? eighteen of us altogether and everything is organized for your comfort by the
A. Going sightseeing in Delhi. tour company. For example, although we’re in the jungle, we won’t have to
10 B. Going shopping in Delhi. 4+ sleep in tents! The hotels where we’ll stay are all very comfortable.
C. Breakfast on the last day.
(D.) Lunch on the last day. To be sure of seeing tigers, we’ll stay in two different parts of the wildlife park.
We’ll spend three days in the north, where we’ll travel around in an open truck,
and the rest of the time in the south, where we’ll travel around on elephants.
Talk/Lecture 3. You’ll hear a talk on local radio about a children theme park.
Simon’s idea for a theme park came from Announcer:
A. His childhood hobby. For the second in our series about locally- run businesses, we meet Simon
11 B.His interest in landscape design. 5 Winridge, co- founder of the hugely- successfully Winridge Forest Railway
(C.)His visit to another park Park, Welcome, Simon. Now, perhaps you can begin by telling us a little bit
D. His wife’s idea. about how it all started.
When they started, the family decided to open the
park only when Man:
(A.) The weather was expected to be good. Well, during the 1970s, my wife, Liz and I had just acquired 80 acres of sheep-
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B. There were not many people in the neighborhood. farming land, and we decided to settle down and have children. Pretty soon we
C. The children weren’t at school. had a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Duncan. The place was wonderful for the kids:
D. There were fewer farming commitments. they particularly loved trains and gradually built up an enormous network of
Since opening the park has had miniature railway track. I began to develop larger- scale models of locomotives
A. 50. 000 visitors. but we didn’t think anything more of it until I went on a trip to a theme park near
13 B. 1000. 000 visitors. 4 Birmingham and decided we could do a much better job! So we set up a small
C. 5000 visitors. one ourselves based on the miniature railway and we opened to the public for
(D.) 1,500,000 visitors. just a month that year, 1984- in July- our driest month- because our children said
14 What did their children love? 5- they didn’t want our guests to have a miserable, wet visit. I dealt with Park
(A.) Trains. business and Liz carried on with the farm work.
B. Theme park.
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C. Farm work.
D. We weather.

The park today is

A. Closed on holidays.
It soon became clear that we were onto a winner. We began to extend the
15 (B.) Opened all year. 5
railway track and lay it among more interesting landscape by planting trees,
C. Closed every two months.
which in turn attracted more wildlife, and by making cuttings through the rock.
D. Opened on weekdays.
Nowadays, we’re open all year round and we’re pleased to say that Winridge is

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Talk/Lecture 1. You’ll hear someone talking to a group of students about a visit to an Arts Centre.
There are still tickets for Woman:
A. The piano concert. Right, everyone- about the trip to the Jubilee Arts Centre next Wednesday. As
B. The movie. you know, we have tickets for the Centre’s two theatres and the concert hall.
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C. Twelfth Night Those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by Chopin and
(D.) Spider and Rose Schumann. Those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night, while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck
The coach will leave at 3.30 because by Ibsen. Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else
A. It’s the earliest. would like to join us on the trip I can get tickets for the Arts Centre cinema to
2 B. They don’t want to miss the shows. 4- see the Australian comedy film, Spider and Rose.
(C). They want free time at the Arts Centre.
D. It’s long journey to the Arts Centre. The shows begin at half past seven, but we’ll leave early so you can spend time
You have to pay to see looking around the Arts Centre. The couch will leave here at 3:30 and arrive at
(A.) The Russian ballet exhibition. the Arts Centre at about a quarter to five. Let me tell you what you can do there.
3 B. The shoes store. 4
C. The Scottish jewellery. The Centre has a lot of art- lovers. In the Art Gallery there’s an exhibition of the
D. The South American photographs. history of Russian ballet. It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and
You can buy clothes photos of past performances. With your student card, you can get in very
A. On the first floor. cheaply. There are also some interesting free exhibitions. On the ground floor
4 B. On the second floor. 4 you can see prize- winning paintings from children’s competition, and gold
C. In the souvenir shop. jewellery made by Scottish artists. On the first floor there’s an exhibition of
(D.) Close to the Arts Centre. South American photographs, and there’s no charge for that either.
5 If you want a snack and a hot drink, try 4+
A. The nearby café. I know some of you hope to do some shopping. The Centre has a bookshop on
B. The fountain. the first floor and there’s a souvenir shop by the ticket office. If you’re more
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(C.) Charlie’s.
D. The cinema kiosk. interested in clothes and shoes there's a large shopping centre five minutes’ walk
from the Arts Centre.

You’ll probably want to eat before the show. The Balcony Restaurant has a
menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.
Or there’s the Fountain Restaurant whose special three- course dinner is good
value for money. There’s also Charlie’s coffee bar which serves coffee,
sandwiches and cakes. You can get fruit juices and ice cream from the cinema
Talk/Lecture 2. You’ll hear part of a radio programme about bags for walkers.
Rod’s shop sells bags and Announcer:
(A.) Camping equipment. And now for a few tips of you who are going to go walking this summer. Let’s
6 B. Hiking clothes. 3+ look first of all at the type of bag that you should take with you. Rod Smith
C. Walking holiday stuffs. works in a shop that sells camping equipment and he feels he has a bag for every
D. No information type of walking holiday. Rod, does it really make a difference what type of bag
A 35- litre bag is good for you use?
(A.) A day trip
7 B. Four day trip 4- Rod: Yes, Jill, it certainly does. Bags come in every shape, colour and size now
C. Five day trip so it makes sense to pick one that is right for your needs. A backpack, for
D. Six day trip. example, could quite rapidly ruin an otherwise good walking holiday if it doesn’t
The bag that allows you to separate your belongings fit your back. In fact the fit is critical but the choice is so large now that it’s
A. One with a solid bottom. difficult to know how to make the right one. So- here are a few things to look
B. One has a leather base. for.
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(C.) One has two compartments inside.
D. One has pockets bags outside. First of all size. A bag that holds thirty- five litres and has three outside pockets
should be plenty big enough for a day- trip. For a four to five- day walking tour I
It’s important that shoulder straps are would recommend a bag that holds seventy litres for a man and fifty to sixty
A. Light. litres for a woman. That’s along with a tent and a sleeping bag. An upright bag-
9 (B.) Flexible. 5 that’s one that closes at the top- is better if you intend to climb a lot of hills.
C. Fashionable.
D. Strong. What about the contents? Well, in order to really avoid the inconvenience of
10 Another essential part of the bags includes 4+ broken containers or crushed clothes, I suggest you go for a bag with a solid
A. Straps. bottom. The best ones- but these are probably the most expensive- have a leather
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(B.) Air holes.

C. Sweat absorption
D. Cooler tool. base that is particularly resistant to wear and tear. A bag that has two
compartments inside will allow you to find things more easily and separate out
items such as creams that could leak in hot weather. Extra pockets on the outside
of the bag are also useful if you want to carry any tools for climbing that are
sharp or get dirty when you use them.

When you have to think about carrying your bag. If it’s a backpack, a wide
cushioned belt will ease the strain on your back and hops and leave you with
more energy for your walking activities. Shoulder straps also help lighten the
load and these should be easy to adjust. There are many different types of strap
on the market that can be adjusted in various different ways. Try several and
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a representative from a holiday company called PS Camping giving a talk about the holidays the company organizes.
11 Talk/Lecture 3. Woman:
PS Camping has been organising holidays for Thank you all for coming to my talk this evening. It’s nice to see so many people
(A.)15 years. in the audience. For those of you who don’t know very much about PS Camping
12 B.20 years. 5- let me start by giving some background information about the company.
C. 25 years.
D. 30 years. The company started twenty- five years ago. It actually opened as a retail chain
The company has most camping sites in selling camping equipment, and then twenty years ago, it bought a small number
A. France. of campsites in the UK, and began offering camping holidays. The company
13 (B.) Italy. 5- grew rapidly and has been providing holidays in continental Europe for the last
C. Europe fifteen years.
D. Switzerland.
14 Which organized activity can children do every day 5 If you book a camping holiday with us, you’ll have a choice of over hundred
of the week sites. In Italy we now have some 64 sites that we either own, or have exclusive
A. Singing and dancing. use of. France is where we have a number of sites in Northern Spain, particularly
B. Football. in the mountainous region of Picos de Europa. We’ve upgraded all these Spanish
C. Drama. sites, and improved them considerably from their original three- star rating.
(D.) Model making.
We believe holidays after superb facilities for the whole family. Parents who
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Some areas of the sites have a :no- noise” rule after

A. 9.30 pm
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want their children to be fully occupied for all or part of the day can take
(C.) 10.30 pm
advantage of our children’s activities. These are organized by our well- qualified
D. 11.30 pm
and enthusiastic staff. Each day kicks off with a sports match, perhaps football,
or volleyball, followed by an hour of drama for everyone. This may include
singing or dancing, mime or other activities. In the afternoon, there’s a different
art activity for each day of the week including a poster competition or modal
making. What’s more, our sites are truly child- friendly, and, with this in mind,
we operate a no- noise rule in the evenings. Children’s evening activities usually
finished at 9:30, or occasionally 10, and from 10:30 holiday- makers are
expected to be quiet in the areas where there are tents.

We want nothing to go wrong on a PS Camping holiday, but if it does, we also

Customers who recommend PS Camping to friends
will receive
(A.) A free gift
B. An upgrade to a luxury tent 5+
C. A discount
D. An insurance

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Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a man talking about the weather.
1 You do not have to provide …… 3 If you want to take an undergraduate course of study, you require a letter of
A. a letter of recommendation. recommendation from your principle and copies of your school records and
B. school records. exam results. You must of course demonstrate ability to communicate
C. exam results. effectively in English. Different majors require different abilities in English.
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(D.) health certificate.
Your required English level depends on ……
A. your age.
Undergraduate courses in science often require you to do a foundation year
2 (B.) your chosen course. 4
before you start the course so that you achieve the requisite knowledge before
C. your grades.
you begin the courses. Degrees generally last three years, though the first year
D. your nationality.
doesn’t count towards your final marks. Application is always via UCAS, an
Some science courses require you to ……
organization that handles all undergraduate students. Postgraduate application is
A. take an exam.
via direct application to universities. They will require a minimum pass in your
3 (B.) complete a foundation year. 4
degree, certainly above average and as with undergraduate courses require a
C. do extra personal study.
minimum level in your English ability. Most Masters courses take one year, but
D. have a higher level of English.
some take two, so be sure to take this into account when choosing. There are two
Application for undergraduate courses is ……
systems of ranking: for universities overall achievement and for each of their
(A.)always via UCAS.
separate departments. Other kinds of information are available, like graduate
4 B. direct with universities. 5
employment statistics. Generally British universities are generally respected
C. either via UCAS or direct with universities.
globally and there is an international ranking system that lists all the top
D. via a placement agency.
universities in the world for you to check where your university places.
British universities …… Source: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/weather - The British
A. are the best in the world. Council 2010
5 B. rank among the top universities in the world. 5
C. are all well respected.
(D.) are generally well respected.
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a man called Dan Pearman talking on the radio about Pedal Power, a UK charity which sends bicycles to people in
developing countries
In 1993 Dan Pearman went to Ecuador My name is Dan Pearman and I’d like to talk about the work of Pedal Power,
A. as a tour guide. a small charity based mainly in the UK. I’ll be giving our contact details at the
6 B. as part of his studies. 5 end, if anyone would like to find out more about how to support us.
(C.) as a voluntary worker. But first, how the charity began. I got the idea of exporting bicycles to
D. a student. developing countries while I was in Ecuador. I went there in 1993 just after
Dan’s neighbour was successful in business because graduating from university. After 3 years of studying, I wanted adventure. I
he loved travelling, so I decided to join a voluntary organization and was sent to
A. employed carpenters from the area. Ecuador to carry out land surveys. The project came to an end after 5 years and
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B. was the most skilled craftsman in the town. when I returned to the UK in 1998, I started planning Pedal Power.
(C.) found it easy to reach customers. Where I lived in Ecuador was a very rural area. My neighbor had the only
D. worked very hard. bicycle in the village, whereas everyone else walked everywhere. My
Dan says the charity relies on neighbour’s business was unusually successful, and for years I couldn’t
(A.)getting enough bicycles to send regularly. understand why. Then I realized having a bike means he could get where he
8 B. finding new areas which need the bicycles. 5 wanted to go without much trouble. Other local carpenters could only accept
C. charging for the bicycles it sends abroad. jobs in a three-kilometreradious, so no matter how skilled they were, they could
D. getting the second-hand bikes from the rich. never do as many jobs as my neibour.
9 What does Dan say about the town of Rivas? 5 At Pedal Power, we collect second-hand bikes in the UK and send them to
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A. It has received the greatest number of bikes.
B. It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam.
(C.) Its economy has been totally transformed.
D. Everyone there owns a bicycle.
What problem did the charity face in August 2000?
(A.)It couldn’t meet its overheads.
B. It had to delay sending the bikes.
C. It was criticised in British media.
D. It didn’t get enough bikes ready to send .
some of the poorest regions in the world. When we distribute bikes overseas we
don’t give them away for free. We’d like to, but long term that doesn’t really
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help the local economy. The demand for bikes is enormous which makes them
very expensive locally. So we sell them for 5 % of the normal price. But in order
to continue operating we need to have a constant supply of bikes which we send
out every six months.
One example of a town that’s received bicycles from Pedal Power is Rivas. It
was the first place I sent a full container of bicycles to. Most people there now
own a bicycle. The local economy has developed so much, you couldn’t
Talk/Lecture 3. You’re going to hear a radio talk on back pain given by doctor Paula Clayburg of Liverpool’s Wilton Clinic.
According to the speaker, the main cause of back ANNOUNCER: Today’s Health Counsel is presented by Paula Clayburg,
pain in women is who is the chief Counsellor at Liverpool’s famous pain clinic. The Wilton Clinic
A.pregnancy. Paula….
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(B.) osteoporosis. PAULA CLAYBURG: Do you know what Prince Charles, Seve Ballesteros
C. lack of exercise. and Elizabeth Taylor have in common? They all suffer from chronic back pain.
D. too much exercise. In fact, bad backs are one of the most common health problems today, affecting
As treatment for back pain the Clinic mainly people in all walks of life. The most recent available figures show that about a
recommends quarter of a million people are incapacitated with back pain everyday.
A. pain killers. And many sufferers don’t know the cause of the solution to their problem.
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(B.) relaxation therapy. The majority of our patients at the clinic tend to be women. They are especially
C. exercise routines. vulnerable because of pregnancy but also because of osteoporosis, which I
D. bed rest. personally believe to be the major cause of problems for women. I have many
The back is different from other parts of the body women patients who say they have completely given up exercise because the
because pain makes them so miserable. But ò course that starts up a vicious circle. Bed
A.it is usually better at self-repair. rest, giving up exercise and pain killers are traditional responses to back pain
13 B. a back injury is usually more painful. 5 but, although there are many excellent drugs on the market, at our clinic we ae
(C.) its response to injury often results in more damage. beginning to realise the unique benefits of relaxation therapy. Other specialists in
D. it is worse if we keep the back as immobile as the field make a strong case for certain types of exercise, but in our experience
possible. they are easily mishandled and can lead to more harm than good.
14 Bed rest is advised 4 Now, let’s look at some of the reasons why back pain is developing into such
(A.)for a maximum of two days. a unique menace. In general, the body is pretty good at self-repaired. A strain or
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B. for less than two days.
C. for pain lasting more than two days.
D. for extreme pain only.
Being overweight
A. is a major source of back pain.
(B.) worsens existing back pain.
C. reduces the effectiveness of exercise.
D. is the only cause of back pain.

a blow to a limb, though painful at the time, generally resolves itself. But the
15 4 body’s response to back injury can be very counter-productive. When pain
strikes, we attempt to keep the back as immobile as possible, which makes the
muscles tense up. Research shows that they often go into spasm, which causes
further twisting of the spine. A vicious circle is underway. The second mistake
we often make when stricken with extreme back pain is to go to bed and stay
there. Although at the clinic we recognise that a short rest in bed can be
helpful…up to two days..any longer makes our back muscles become weaker
and unable to hold up our spine. The pain therefore becomes worse.
Another problem is being overweight. Anyone a stone or more over-weight
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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk given on a tour of a factory where clothing materials are made.
What is the main topic of this talk? Manmade fibers have been used to make clothing for only a little over a century,
A. The twenty types of manmade fibers. but their use is quite widespread nowadays. Rayon , the first manmade fiber
1 (B.) Rayon. 3 commercially produced in the United States, appeared in 1910. In 1939, nylon,
C. How nylon is made. the first chemically synthesized fiber, was first produced in this country on a
D. Clothing care commercial basis. Since that time, the number of manmade fibers has expanded
For how long have manmade fibers been used for to include more than twenty types.
clothing? Although the list of manmade clothing fibers is long, rayon remains one of the
A. Since 1939. most popular of all time, and that is why we continue to produce it in such great
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(B.) For a little over a century. qualities here. Rayon is made of cellulose, a naturally occurring substance found
C. For approximately twenty years. in cotton and in certain vegetables, like celery, of all things. The cellulose in
D. Since nylon was first invented. rayon has been recycled and treated to make it a usable fiber for clothing.
3 According to the speaker, why does this factory 5 One of the reasons rayon is so popular for clothing is that it is soft an
continue to produce rayon? comfortable to wear. Most rayon washes well, too, although it does shrink when
A. It is inexpensive to produce. it is washed in hot water.
B. It is more durable than other manmade fibers. The biggest problem with rayon is that it tends to fade in sunlight. It wouldn’t be
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(C.) It remains a very popular clothing fiber.
D. It is easy to produce in great quantities.
According to the speaker, what is the biggest
problem with rayon?
A. It does not wash well.
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B. It is manmade.
(C.) It loses its color in sunlight.
a good idea to leave a red rayon dress to dry in a sunny window. If you did that
D. It is not very comfortable to wear.
for very long, you might come back to a pink dress.
What is the speaker probably going to do next?
If you’ll just step this way, I’d like to show you our rayon production room.
A. Talk about the production of nylon.
Source: penguindossiers.com – Pearson Education Limited 2001
5 B. Leave the factory. 5
C. Take a break.
(D.) Go into the rayon production room.
Talk/Lecture 2.
What do the number “66” refer to in the talk? Countryside is Great
A. the number of national parks in Britain. Welcome to Great Britain and the best of British countryside!
(B.) the depth of Lake Windermere- in metres. This landscape is incredibly varied, from the sweeping coastlines to the rolling
C. the number of people who visit the Snowdonia hills and majestic mountains and, with a mild climate and plenty of rain, it really
6 4
National Park every year- in millions. is a green and pleasant land that I’m about to explore.
D. the length of the bay on the north coast of Wales- in There are 15 national parks in Great Britain, and one of the most beautiful is
kilometers. here in the Lake District.
It’s the second largest national park in Britain and is full of scenic mountains and
In the past, boats transported………... across the picturesque lakes.
lake. In the heart of the Lake District is Lake Windermere - the largest natural lake in
A. slate and wool England. It’s over 18km long and around 66m deep - so it’s fairly easy to find!
7 B. slate and timber 4 This area is said to be one of the most beautiful in Great Britain. In the past,
(C.) slate, timber and wool boats transported slate, timber and wool across the lake, and fishing was really
D. timber and wool important here.
Hiya. One ticket for the Windermere Lake cruise, please.
How many people choose to see the lakes like this Richard: Hello, Jacqui.
every year? Jacqui: Hello, Richard.
(A.) 1.35 million Richard: Jacqui O'Connor of Lake Windermere Cruises is giving me a private
8 B. 1.15 million 4 tour of the lake.
C. 1.13 million Jacqui, this is lovely. How many people choose to see the lakes like this every
D. 6 million year?
Jacqui: Richard, we carry on average 1.35 million passengers on our boats.
9 What is Wales famous for? 5 Richard: And why do you think so many people find this area appealing?
A. a fishing village on the North coast Jacqui: Oh, I think basically all you have to do is to look around you. Look at
B. a sweeping bay this absolutely stunning scenery. It's absolutely beautiful. They come to get
C. a sheltered habour away, to enjoy peace and tranquility, to come to have a look at the nature. It's
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(D.) its mountains and countryside

Which is the best title of the talk?

A. The best of Britain’s national parks
B. A look at Lake Windemere and its surroundings
(C.) A visit to some varied British landscapes
D. A look at Snowdonia in Wales

also, Windermere Lake Cruises is one of the top tourist attractions in the north-
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west of
England so when you come to this area, come and cruise on the lake, definitely -
it must be done!
Richard: And you obviously love coming out here and love being part of all of
this?
Jacqui: I do. It's fantastic. It's just a beautiful area to live. Really nice, lovely,
friendly, peaceful. It's great.
Well, I’m wild about Windermere but what about Wales? Just over the border
Talk/Lecture 3.
What are the country that make up the UK? So, what is the United Kingdom?
A . England, Wales and Scotland To give it its full title it’s ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
11 (B.) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 4 Ireland’. You might hear it referred to as Britain, Great Britain or more often,
C. England, Wales, Edinburgh and Glasgow . simply as ‘The UK’.
D. England, Wales, Edinburgh and Northern Ireland. Four countries make up the UK - England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
The number of miles that separate the largest island Ireland. It consists of a group of islands - 2 large ones and several hundred
from France is… smaller ones. By far the largest island is that which is divided into three
(A.) 22 countries - England, Wales and Scotland. This island is about 700 miles long and
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B. 300 is 300 miles at its widest point. At its nearest point only the 22 miles of the
C. 2 English Channel separate it from the coast of France.
D. 700 England’s capital London is also the capital city of the UK. Most of England
Most people in Scotland live… consists of lowland with some mountainous terrain northwest of a line drawn
A. in the Highlands. between the Humber estuary in the East and the river Exe in the Southwest.
13 B. in the mountains. 5 Wales, with its capital Cardiff, lies to the West having a coastline adjacent to the
(C.) in the Lowlands. Irish Sea. It is more mountainous than England, particularly in North and Mid
D. in the North and West of the country. Wales.
14 The Atlantic Ocean brings lots of… 3 To the North is Scotland which consists of two very distinct regions known as
A. cold windy weather. the Highlands and the Lowlands. The Highlands region is to the North and West
(B.) wet but not too cold weather. of the country and is much more mountainous than its lowland sister. The rugged
C. cold and wet weather. terrain of the highlands ensures the region is sparsely populated.
D. cold windy and wet weather. The Lowlands region is home to most of Scotland’s population. It’s here where
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What is the recording about?
A. UK culture and geography.
B. UK culture and climate.
(C.) UK geography and climate.
D. UK culture, geography and climate
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Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh and the larger city of Glasgow will be found.
Crossing the Irish Sea takes us to Ireland of which only the north eastern corner
(Northern Ireland) is part of the UK. The rest of this island is a separate country,
the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland, with its capital, Belfast, is a hilly
region boasting the largest inland body of water in the UK, Lough Neagh, at 150
square miles.

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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to the following remarks from a history lecture.
What is the main topic of the talk? I spoke yesterday about the construction of ancient Viking ships. Today I’d like
A. Life in Norway during Viking times. to discuss the Transocean voyages that the Norse made in these open boats-
B. Different ocean routes taken by the Vikings. voyages made without compasses or charts. Somehow the Vikings managed to
1 3+
(C.) Methods used in Viking navigation get across the North Atlantic and back home again. Although the shortest
D. The importance of migrating geese in Viking distance between the coast of Norway and Greenland is about 900 miles, the
navigation Vikings preferred to take a longer route south of Iceland and thereby avoid pack-
What did the speaker talk about yesterday? ice. This was a voyage of well over 1,000 miles. How did Norse sailors find land
(A).The construction of Viking ships. after days of sailing out of sight of land? Well, experienced sailors used the
2 B. Viking use of the stars in navigation. 4- relative position of the stars to help them navigate. The sun’s position could also
C. Ingenuity and technology in 900 A.D. be noted, but it moves across the sky, and its position alters a little everyday, so
D. Landmarks. it was not easy for the Vikings to use . However, even when out of sight of land,
Why didn’t the Vikings take the shortest route an experienced sailor could find information. As there are landmarks on land, so
between Norway and Greenland? there are at sea. Whales gathered in large numbers to feed at an area half a day’s
A. They followed the route of migrating birds instead. sail south of Iceland. Migrating birds on their annual flight were also helpful
3 4- because they always followed the same route. So, geese flying between Britain
(B.) They wanted to avoid pack-ice.
C. Along the longer route, they could stop at islands. and Iceland were of particular use to the Vikings. One Icelander also took ravens
D. They followed the path of the stars instead. with him, releasing them until one day they didn’t return. He followed their
4 How were whales helpful to the Vikings? 4 direction and found land. In 900 A.D., ingenuity had to take the place of
(A.)Their feeding ground could be used by the Vikings technology.
as a landmark. Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/water-
B. They were a good source of food for the Vikings. sports– British Council 2010
C. The Vikings could follow their migratory route to
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find land.
D. They helped the Vikings find routes through the ice
What can be inferred about Vikings from the talk?
A.They weren’t able to travel very far from their
homeland.
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B. They migrated south.
C. They developed an advanced technology.
(D.) They were expert sailors.
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a woman and a man talking about tobacco.
There are about ………… Tobacco
(A.) 4 thousand chemicals in cigarette smoke. What’s in a cigarette? What’s in a puff?
B. 4 thousand deadly chemicals in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals. Some of which are harmful,
6 3+
C. 3 harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke. others deadly. Here are three of the deadliest.
D. 13 harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke. From seed to smoke
What do tomatoes and tobacco have in common? They are both a member of the
What do tomatoes and tobacco have in common? same botanical family. Tobacco is grown in more than one hundred countries
A. They are grown in more than one hundred countries with China being the largest producer, closely followed by the USA. Tobacco
with China. can grow well in poorer soils so a typical farmer can expect a good income from
B. They can grow well in poorer soils. planting this crop.
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(C.) They are both a member of the same botanical Seeds and fertiliser are often provided by British American Tobacco. The seeds
family. are so small that they must be protected in seedbeds for sixty days before
D. They are both harmful. transplanting to the field. Two weeks later, soil is carefully pushed up against the
seedlings to further protect them and help to develop a good root system.
What do most farmers use to harvest their tobacco Finally, after a couple of months, the flowering plants and some of the upper
crop? leaves are cut to allow more growth in the remaining leaves. The crop gradually
A. machines grows towards the harvesting stage.
8 (B.) hand 4 Harvest
C. the lower part of plant In most countries harvesting is done by hand. The farmer takes off a few leaves
D. machines and hand from the lower part of each plant. A typical farmer can expect to harvest about
15,000 plants. This is quite a lot considering each plant contains around 22
Four stages in processing are……….. leaves.
(A.) removing, separating, checking and packing. Processing
B. removing, packing, manufacturing and shipping. There are four stages in processing. Dirt is removed from the cured tobacco. The
9 4+ leaf is separated from the stem (a process known as threshing). The moisture
C. separating, checking, manufacturing and shipping.
D. checking, packing, manufacturing and shipping. content is checked carefully. The processed tobacco is packed into 200kg
cardboard boxes, for shipping to manufacturing sites.
10 When is tobacco rolled into cigarettes by machines? 4+ Manufacturing
A. when it is checked for quality. At the factory, the matured tobacco is checked for quality and then carefully
B. when it is blended with other ingredients. blended with other ingredients which are needed for the brand recipe, such as
C. when it is given a quality check. flavourings.
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(D.) when the tobacco has been processed.

Moisture content is crucial. Too dry and the tobacco leaf will crumble; too moist
and it may spoil during storage. The blended tobacco is treated with just the right
amount of steam and water to make it supple, and then cut into the form in
which it appears in the cigarette. The cut tobacco is then given a quality check.
Cigarette making, once done entirely by hand, is today almost fully automated
with the cut tobacco, cigarette paper and filters continuously fed into the
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a woman talking about student power.
Strikes usually….. When most people think of strikes, they think of factory workers asking for
(A.) make people think of factory workers. better pay and conditions, or perhaps refusing to work to support a colleague
11 B. make people think of students. 5- who has been unfairly sacked. It is not often that people associate strikes with
C. are in favour of the protests. school students. But in Italy, it is different. While in many countries it is
D. had a strong effect. absolutely unthinkable, in Italy it happens almost every year. Some people may
When does the protest almost happen every year? remember the “Paris spring” of 1968, when in the French capital university
(A.) in Italy. students and factory workers all went on strike in a crisis which almost made the
12 B. in France. 5- French republic collapse, but for many this is a long time ago now. But in Italy,
C. in Paris. however, the tradition has remained. It seems that almost every autumn there is a
D. in Britain. reason to protest. Most of the protests are national, like the current opposition to
What did the strikers recently do in the protests? the government’s planned educational reforms, but there are also protests against
A. sat in their classroom and did nothing. things like local issues such as heating in the classes or treatment of individual
(B.) stood outside the school, shouted and threw things students.
13 5 And what do students do to protest? All over the country they go on strike, they
at the windows.
C. went out and began to shout at striking students. have demonstrations in the streets, they occupy their schools, they have lots of
D. stood outside the school and did nothing. meetings and sometimes they try to run the schools themselves for a period,
What would happen if the students went on strike in setting up their own lessons and courses.
Britain? Are all the students behind this? Well, it’s difficult to say exactly. But what is
A. they would not be allowed to go to school. certain, is that very few students object.
B. they would not probably face severe disciplinary “I think it’s important to show what we feel” says one high school student, “The
14 5 new school reform will be very bad for state schools.”
measure.
C. they would be punished by their teachers. Other students are more skeptical. “I think it’s great!” says one student, “It
(D.) they would probably face severe disciplinary means we get a few days off school.” Another student is openly cynical: “All the
measure people who are doing this... well, some of them are just troublemakers, others
15 In the UK it… 5+ are people who are already planning to become politicians. They want to start
A. makes people think of factory workers. their career now.” Others say that the strike leaders are being manipulated or
B. is very easy for students to strike. used by groups from outside the schools.
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(C.) is very difficult for students to strike.
D. is similar to other European students.

Problems occurred recently when students from one school which was being
occupied marched to another school which wasn’t protesting. The strikers stood
outside the school and shouted and threw things at the windows. The non-
striking students sat in their classrooms and did nothing, but their teachers went
out and began to shout at the students from the striking school.
In Britain, and a lot of other countries, such action is unthinkable. Students are
not allowed to go on strike, and if they did they would probably face severe
disciplinary measures.
The strange thing about this, however, is that despite the number of school hours
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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a talk by a librarian.
Who is Ms. Martin talking to? Hello and welcome to the library. I’m Ms .Martin, the assistant librarian, and
A. Other librarians. this is the library orientation tour for new graduate students in the business
1 B. Undergraduate students. 3+ department. If you are not a newly admitted graduate student or your major isn’t
C. Students who are not in the business department. business, then you are in the wrong place.
(D.) Graduate business students. Now, let’s get started. I’m sure you understand that, as graduate student, you’ll
What are the library’s hours during final exam be required to do s tremendous amount of research. Here at the library, we try to
week? make this process as easy as possible for you. The library is open for extensive
A. It opens at 7:00 a.m. hours from 7:00 a.m. until midnight seven days a week, so that you’ll have
2 4-
B. It closes at 7:00 p.m. access to library research facilities almost any time that you want. During final
C. It closes at midnight. exam week, the library is open twenty-four hours a day, and there are library
(D.) It is always open. staff members availabe to help you whenever the library is open.
Where are the violent storms common? During this tour, we will be concentrating on two areas of the library. The first
A. in mid and high latitudes area is the computerized search facilities, which are located on the second floor
3 B. in Britain. 4- of the library.. On the computer systems located in this area, you can conduct
(C.) in tropical climates computer searches for books as well as articles in magazines, newspapers, and
D. in the Atlantic Ocean journals. On the floor above the computer area are reference materials devoted
4 What can we say about the weather forecasting? 4 specifically to business. In this area, you can find references for books and
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A. It is always wrong.
(B.) It has been done for a long time
C. It is easy.
D. It helps us a lot.
According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky
at night: periodicals related to business and annual reports on major corporations.
(A.) the next day will be fine Now that we have completed this little introduction, we’re ready to start the tour.
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B. the next day will be rainy Please follow me. .
C. the next day will be windy
D. the next day will be cloudy Source: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/weather - The British
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a woman talking about rainforest rule.
Where can rainforests be found? Rainforests rule! by Claire Powell
(A.) in a small trip of land, mostly equatorial A world like no other – perhaps this is the best way to describe the world of the
6 (B.) only in South America. 3+ rainforest. No rainforest is exactly the same – yet most rainforests are now
C. in many countries all over the world. distributed in the small land area 22.5 degrees north and 22.5 degrees south of
D. in Thailand and Sri Lanka. the Equator, between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. You can
Rainforests hold…… find tropical rainforests in South America and Indonesia. Other rainforests
A. more than half the world’s species. flourish further from the Equator, in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
7 B. less than half the world’s species. 4- Despite occupying a relatively small area, rainforests have a colossal role to play
(C.) approximately half the world’s species. in maintaining the world as we know it. Tropical rainforests are home to a rich,
D. only half the world’s species. colourful variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals. Can you believe
Why are rainforest ‘the lungs of the planet? that a single bush in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole
(A.) because they produce a large amount of oxygen and of Britain! 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest.
store a large amount of carbone dioxide. These forests sustain around 50% of all the species on Earth, and offer a way of
B. because they store a small amount of oxygen and life to many people living in and around the forest.
8 produce a large amount of carbone dioxide. 4 Rainforests are the lungs of the planet – storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide
C. because they produce a small amount of oxygen and and producing a significant amount of the world’s oxygen. Rainforests have their
store a small amount of carbone dioxide. own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy
D. because they store a large amount of oxygen and of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest
produce a small amount of carbone dioxide. animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.
Rainforest tree leaves never touch the leaves of Amazingly, the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches, although
another tree……. close together, never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is
A. to make rain fall on the ground of the forest. a deliberate tactic to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more
9 4+ difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest, animals
(B.) to protect the trees from disease and insects.
C. to give the forest animals more exercise. must climb, jump, fly or glide across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is
D. to make rain not fall on the ground of the forest not all tangled leaves and bushes, like in films, but is actually fairly clear. It is
10 Over the last few thousand years, the land covered by 4+ where leaves decompose into food for the trees and other forest life.
rain forests has…. Worryingly, rainforests around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate,
A. increased thanks to deforestation, river pollution, and soil erosion as land is being claimed
(B.) decreased for agriculture and trees are felled for wood. A few thousand years ago, tropical
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C. stayed the same
D. not increased.

rainforests covered as much as 12% of the land surface on Earth, but today this
has fallen to less than 5.3%.
We can only hope that the world governments work together with
environmentalists and businesses to use their environmental knowledge and
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a man talking about mobile phones.
What is modern mobile phone technology based on? When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it
(A.) two- way radio. was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each
11 B. global positioning devices. 5- other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room.
C. yuppies. Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell’s invention for emails, faxes and
D. three-way radio. the internet rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken
The first mobile phone call took place between . . . communication has emerged: the mobile phone.
(A.) two scientists. The modern mobile phone is a more complex version of the two-way radio.
12 B. two Scotsmen. 5- Traditional two-way radio was a very limited means of communication. As soon
C. two yuppies. as the users moved out of range of each other’s broadcast area, the signal was
D. two single women. lost. In the 1940s, researchers began experimenting with the idea of using a
The first commercially available mobile phones number of radio masts located around the countryside to pick up signals from
looked like… two-way radios. A caller would always be within range of one of the masts;
A. small, pocket-sized objects. when he moved too far away from one mast, the next mast would pick up the
13 5 signal. (Scientists referred to each mast’s reception area as being a separate
B. telephone masts.
(C.) giant plastic bricks. “cell”; this is why in many countries mobile phones are called “cell phones”.)
D. small books. However, 1940s technology was still quite primitive, and the “telephones”
Why did more people buy mobile phones in the were enormous boxes which had to be transported by car.
1990s? The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper,
A. because traditional phones didn’t work any more . the scientist who invented the modern mobile handset. As soon as his invention
14 5 was complete, he tested it by calling a rival scientist to announce his success.
B. because they were bad at time keeping.
C. because they were inconvenient. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. The streets of
(D.) because mobile phones became a lot cheaper. modern cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic
15 What does a text message saying “Gr8! Will call 5+ bricks. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became synonymous with the
U2nite” mean? “yuppie”, the new breed of young urban professionals who carried the expensive
(A.) Great! I’ll call you tonight. handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us swore that we would
B. Good grief! Please call William tonight. never, ever own a mobile phone.
C. I’ll be fifteen minutes late. But in the mid-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper
D. Great! Call me. Later tonight. calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile
phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had evolved into smooth little
objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags. In every pub and restaurant you
could hear the bleep and buzz of mobiles ringing and registering messages,
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occasionally breaking out into primitive versions of the latest pop songs. Cities
suddenly had a new, postmodern birdsong.
Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when
you’re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing “Will B 15min late - C U @ the bar.
Sorry! :-)”.
Mobile phones, once the preserve of the high-powered businessperson and
the “yuppie”, are now a vital part of daily life for an enormous amount of
people. From schoolchildren to pensioners, every section of society has found
that it’s easier to stay in touch when you’ve got a mobile. Over the last few years

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Talk/Lecture 1. You are going to listen to a talk about au pairs in the UK.
An au pair should NOT You are going to listen to a talk about au pairs in the UK.
A. be a single girl without any dependants. What is an au pair? An au pair is a single girl without any dependants who
B. live with a foreign country’s family to learn the comes to the UK to learn English and to live as part of an English speaking
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language. family. She is not a domestic servant but may help in the house for up to 5 hours
C. be a domestic servant. a day for pocket money. Suitable tasks would be light housework and taking care
(D.) work at least 5 hours a day. of children. She could have one day each week completely free and she should
The suitable tasks that an au pair may do in the be free to attend language classes and religious services if she wishes. Pocket
house include money should be between 15 and 20 pounds per week and she should have her
(A.) dusting the house. own room.
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B. painting the house. Before she arrives she should have as much information as possible about
C. mowing lawn. the home she is going to and what she will be expected to do. She will find it
D. teach the children. helpful to have a letter from her hostess explaining the arrangements to show the
3 How much money should be given as pocket money? 4- immigration officer when she arrives.
A. 14 to 20 pounds a week. An au pair must be a single girl aged at least 17 and no older than 27 when
(B.) 15 to 20 pounds a week. she first becomes an au pair. She must be a national of a Western Europe
C. 15 to 20 pounds a month. country, which includes Malta, Cyprus and Turkey. The longest a girl may stay
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D. 50 to 60 pounds a month.
An au pair must be a single girl aged
A. under 17.
4 B. under 27. 4
C. more than 27.
(D.) between 17 and 27.
If the au pair is not in the Commonwealth or
European Community, she has to
A. get an admission from the police station.
(B.) register with the police station.
in the UK as an au pair is two years. A girl who has been in the UK before as an
C. take a photo of her passport.
au pair will be allowed to come to the UK again as an au pair only if the total
D. pay a fee of 25 pounds to the family.
period is not more than two years.
5 4
An au pair is not allowed to take a job in this country – the light household
duties which are part of the au pair arrangement are not regarded as employment.
An au pair who is a national of a country which is not in the Commonwealth
or European Community and who is admitted for longer than 6 months will
normally have to register with the police. This will be shown in her passport. She
must take her passport and two passport-size photographs to a police station. She
will have to pay a fee, about 25 pounds.
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear an audio guide to a public library.
After two years, library members have to You will hear an audio guide to a public library.
(A.) show proof of their current address. To join the library and take books out, you need a membership card. Take
6 B. pay for a new membership card. 3+ your passport or identity card, as well as proof of your home address, to the
C. bring a passport or identity card into the library. information desk and you will be issued with a card. After a period of two years,
D. show their final assignment. all readers are required to go to the desk with a document that has their name and
What happens if you reserve a book? current address on it so the library can keep up-to-date records of where people
A. It will be available after five days. are living. There’s no need to show a passport again and there is no charge for
7 B. You can collect it a week later. 4- this but any lost cards are charged at £5.
(C.) You will be contacted when it is available. If you can’t find the book you want on the shelves, you can reserve it. If it’s
D. You can take it in another library. in another library in the city, we can usually get it for you within a week. If
Which material can be borrowed for one week only? someone else has borrowed it, it can take a few weeks. Either way, we notify
A. children’s books you by phone or email when the item is available to be picked up. We will hold
8 B. CD-ROMs 4 it for you for five days.
(C.) children’s DVD Books can be borrowed for fourteen days and can be renewed for a futher two
D. some reference books weeks. Children’s books also have a two-week borrowing period. The same
9 On which day does the library stay open later than it 4+ system exists for CD-ROMs and CDs but DVDs, both children’s and aldults, can
used to? only be borrowed for up to seven days. It isn’t possible to renew them. Some
A. Wednesday reference books can be borrowed but normally only for one day, so 24 hours.
(B.) Saturday The library opening hours have been changed slightly. Instead of opening late
C. Sunday on Wednesday evenings till 8pm, we will be closing at 6, as on other weekdays,
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D. Tuesday
Large bags should be left on the
A. first floor.
(B.) second floor.
C. third floor.
10 D. fourth floor 4+ but we will close at 7 instead of 5:30 on Saturdays and – a new development –
we are going to open on Sunday mornings from next month – 9 to 1. We are
closed on public holidays and notices are posted in the library about these.
Before you go upstairs, please note that if you are going to the exhibition area
on the third floor, large bags are not allowed. There are lockers beside the
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to part of a lecture in an English literature class. The professor will be talking about American writers in the early
nineteenth century.
What is the main focus of this talk? Listen to part of a lecture in an English literature class. The professor will
(A.) The Knickerbocker School. be talking about American writers in the early nineteenth century.
11 B. The character of Natty Bumppo. 5- Today we will discuss the Knickerbocker School, which was a rather
C. The Leatherstocking Tales. informal group of writers who met in New York during the early 1800s. The
D. Writers for the New York Evening Post. name Knickerbocker – let me write that down for you – was a tribute to Diedrich
What are the Leatherstocking Tales? Knickerbocker, a character created by one of their members, the writer
A. Stories by Washington Irving. Washington Irving.
12 (B.) Five novels about frontier life. 5- At any one time, about twenty writers belonged to the group, including the
C. Serials in the New York Evening Post. three most important figures in early American literature – William Cullen
D. Poems by the Knickerbocker group. Bryant, the editor of the New York Evening Post; Washington Irving, a well-
What kind of character is Natty Bumppo? known poet and story teller; and novelist, James Fenimore Cooper.
(A.) A frontier hero. Although Irving gained recognition in Europe as America’s first legitimate
13 B. An inept settler on the frontier. 5 man of letters, and his stories “Rip Can Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy
D. The last member of his tribe. Hollow” were widely published as serials, it was James Fenimore Cooper who
14. Who was one of the most important achieved success with subjects and settings that were typically American.
Who was one of the most important members of the Cooper created the frontier novel, with a hero who embodied the American
Knickerbocker School? frontier spirit. In the Leatherstocking Tales, five novels about frontier life, the
A. Rip Van Winkle. affable old scout Natty Bumppo evolves into a philosopher and even, some say,
14 5 an epic hero. Bumppo is a frontiersman who knows how to live close to nature
(B.) Washington Irving.
C. Forrest Mohican. and possesses all the skills necessary for a rugged pioneer existence, but he is
D. Diedrich Knickerbocker. also an observer of life. He sees that settlers are a civilizing influence. He
15 Which of the following best describes James 5+ respects the social order that they create. But he also sees the thoughtless and
Fenimore Cooper? sometimes selfish abuse of the natural environment.
(A.) Author, the Leatherstocking Tales. The best of all the Leatherstocking Tales has to be The Last of the
B. Author, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Mohicans, which, I believe at least some of you have seen on video. You may
C. Editor, the New York Evening Post. recall that the story recounts the conflict between the French and the English
D. Professor, the Knickerbocker School during the early years of independence, with Indians fighting on both sides. I
personally feel that this represents some of Cooper’s best writing, especially in
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those passages that recount the death of the Mohican chief’s son in a noble
attempt to avenge the murder of his love.
Of course, there were others who had membership in the Knickerbocker
School, but if you are familiar with the three major writers that we have
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Talk/Lecture 1. Listen to a description of the work of Dr. K. David Harrison and the “Enduring Voices” team at National Geographic.
How many languages will there be in the world in Listen to a description of the work of Dr. K. David Harrison and the
2050 “Enduring Voices” team at National Geographic.
A. About 7,000 Dr K. David Harrison believes that language diversity is just as important as
1 3+
(B.) About 3,500 bio-diversity. He’s part of a National Geographic project called “Enduring
C. About 700 Voices”, whose aims is to document languages which are little known and in
D. About 1,025 danger of becoming extinct. It’s estimated that over half the world’s 7,000
Yuchi is a language spoken in Oklahoma which ... languages will disappear by 2050 and so the race is on to trace and record these
A. has only 70 speakers. languages, and also to help keep them alive.
2 B. is a dead language. 4- Diversity does not depend on the size of a territory or country. In Bolivia,
(C.) people are trying to revive. which only has a population of twelve million, there are 37 different languages,
D. has more than 7 speakers belonging to eighteen language families. This is the same number as the whole
According to Dr. Harrison, when we lose a language, of Europe.
we lose a culture’s ... Dr Harrison seeks out these languages ‘hotspots’ – places where there is a
(A.) knowledge of the world. great diversity of languages spoken and where some of are in danger. Studies in
3 4- the Oklahoma region of the USA succeeded in discovering 26 languages, one of
B. important monuments.
C. stories. which, Yuchi, had as few as seven speakers. By highlighting this fact,
D. important achievements. researchers were able to help the community to keep this dying language alive.
Speakers of Yupik have helped us to understand Why is this work important? According to Harrison, ‘When we lose a
better ... language, we lose centuries of human thinking about times, seasons, sea
A. the geography of the Arctic. creatures, reindeer, edible flowers, mathematics, landscapes, myths, music, ...
4 4 the unknown and the everyday.’ Some ancient cultures managed to build large
B. their language and culture.
(C.) the effects of climate change. monuments by which we can remember their achievements, but all cultures
D. the polar ice. express their genius through their languages and stories. We should be shocked
5 The speaker thinks that globalisation highlights the 4 if the Great Pyramid at Giza disappeared; we should be equally concerned when
importance of ... we lose a language.
(A.) diversity. These languages store knowledge which can be of huge benefit to people
B. finding common interests. today. The Yupik language is spoken by the Eskimo peoples of Siberia and
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C. saving dying languages.
D. eating the same food and speaking the same
language.

Alaska. A book written a few years ago by Yupik elders and scientists in which
they described the changing conditions of the ice in the Arctic was able to help
other scientists to understand how climate change is affecting the polar ice.
One of the original arguments for globalisation was that it could bring us all
closer together. And in some ways this may be true – but that doesn’t mean we
all have to do the same thing – eat the same food and speak the same language.
Talk/Lecture 2. You will hear a guy at the Anglia Sculpture Park talking to a group of visitors.
The land where the Sculpture Park is located was Hello everyone and welcome to the Anglia Sculpture Park. Rights, well, the
previously idea behind the sculpture park is that it’s a place where works of art such as large
A. completely covered by forest. sculptures and carvings can be displayed out of doors in a natural setting.
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(B.) the site of a private house. As you’ll have noticed when you drove here, most of the land around the
C. occupied by a factory. park is farmland. The park itself belonged to a family called the De Quincies,
D. covered by oak trees. who had made a lot of money from manufacturing farm machinery, and who
What is unusual about the Anglia Sculpture Park? also owned substantial stretches of forest land to the north of the park. They built
(A.) Artists have made sculptures especially for it. a house in the centre of the park, not far from where we’re standing now, but this
7 B. Some of its sculptures were donated by the artists. 4- burnt down in 1980 and the De Quinces then sold the land.
C. It only shows contemporary sculptures. The Anglia Sculpture Park isn’t the only one in the country; several of
D. Its sculptures are created by unique artists. the London parks sometimes display contemporary sculptures, and there are a
The path by the Lower Lake couple of other permanent sculpture parks in England. But we’re unique in that
A. is rather wet in some places. some of our sculptures were actually created for the sites they occupy here, and
8 (B.) has recently been repaired. 4 we also show sculptures by a wider range of artists than anywhere else in the
C. is difficult to walk on. country.
D. is recently flooded. For example, at present we have an exhibition by Joe Tremain, of what
What does the speaker say about the Visitor Centre? he calls ‘burnt’ sculptures. These are wood and stone sculptures that he’s carved
(A.) It is being enlarged at present. and marked with fire to illustrate the ferocity and intensity of the forces that have
9 B. It has received an international award. 4+ shaped our planet over millions of years. They look really dramatic in this rural
C. It was designed by a Canada architect. setting.
D. It was attacked by Guy King. To see some of the sculptures, you’ll need to follow the path alongside
10 Today, visitors can buy snacks and sandwiches 4+ the Lower Lake. We had to renovate this after the lake overflowed its banks a
(A.) at the kiosk. couple of months ago and flooded the area. The water level’s back to normal
B. in the Terrace Room. now and you shouldn’t have any trouble, the path’s very level underfoot. You
C. at the Lowe Lake Café. should be back at the Visitor Centre at about four o’clock. If you have time it’s
D. in the nearby restaurant. worth taking a look at the Centre itself. It’s not possible to go upstairs at present
as builders are working there adding another floor, but the rest’s well worth
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seeing. The architect was Guy King. He was actually born in this part of England
but he recently designed a museum in Canada that won a prize for innovation in
public buildings. If you want to get something to eat when you get back, like a
snack or a sandwich, the Terrace Room is currently closed, but you can go to the
kiosk and buy something, then sit on one of the chairs overlooking the Lower
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a lecture in a biochemistry class. The professor is discussing pheromones.
What is the main topic of the lecture? Okay. So, how’s everybody doing today? All right, good. Let’s get started.
A. Smells emitted by species to attract mates. So… this morning, we’ll be discussing pheromones…chemical messages sent
B. Powerful communication devices. from one organism to another. What kind of messages? Well, the first
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C. Mating behavior in animals and humans. pheromones discovered were more like… chemical love letters - a method used
(D.) Chemical messages sent between members of a by female silkworm moths to attract mates. The female basically sends out a
species when mating. signal that tells the male she is ready to mate. And these signals can be quite
Why does the professor mention that male butterflies strong. In fact, scientists now know that many females of the butterfly and moth
and months can pick up on pheromones within a 10- species release pheromones that males within a 10 kilometer radius can pick up
km radius? on. Now, that’s some kind of powerful communication device! So how do these
A. To compare male and female abilities at sensing pheromones work? Well, they can be either scented or odorless and all types of
pheromones. animals detect them through what is called the VNO, an organ that is part of the
12 (B.) To demonstrate the strength of the pheromone 5- olfactory system, which is related to the sense of smell. And once detected, the
signal. VNO sends the chemical message to receptor neurons in the brain. And this
C. To emphasize that males rather than females pick up causes some sort of reaction or response on the part of the animal. Now, while
on pheromones. it’s true that pheromone communication is well-documented in the animal
D. To show that pheromones are strongest in months and kingdom, does it apply to humans and human mating behavior? Well, a number
butterflies. of researchers are coming up with evidence that this may in fact be the case.
According to the lecture, what is true of the VNO, the Interestingly, the strong feelings associated with romantic love may be in some
organ related to the sense of smell? part linked to pheromones. It seems that females can pick up on male
A. It cannot detect scented messages. pheromones that identify gene composition in male body odor. Now, in order to
13 5 produce the strongest offspring, it is important to choose a mate with a different
B. It is located in the brain.
C. It is part of a larger message system. genetic makeup. This is because different genes are good at attacking different
(D.) It senses chemical odors. invaders such as bacteria or viruses. Therefore, a newborn with a greater variety
14 According to the lecture, what can female humans 5 of genes has a better chance at fighting off disease. So, women somehow can
sense through pheromone communication? sense through pheromone communication which male will provide her children
A. Whether a male’s genes are good at fighting off with the best immune systems. And this, of course, this improves her children’s
disease. chances of survival. So ladies…the next time you think you love him for his
B. Whether a male’s genes has been damaged by good looks or his winning personality, think again. Instead, it may have
bacteria and viruses. everything to do with your nose and the way he smells - ew!
C. Whether a male’s immune system is functioning to Sources: Susan, B. (2011). Oxford Preparation Course For The ToefliBT
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full capacity.
(D.) Whether a male’s genes are similar to or different
from her own.
According to the lecture, what can be inferred about
the reasons that people choose particular mates?
A. Males and females have different reasons for
choosing particular mates. Exam. Oxford University Press. Page 26.
15 B. Researchers have evidence about why males and 5+
females select specific mates.
C. Males choose mates with genes similar to their own.
(D.) Females may not be aware of all of their reasons for
selecting specific mates.

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Talk/Lecture 1. will hear the head teacher of an English primary school talking about the school to a group of parents and visitors.
1. Cranley Hill Primary School first open in You will hear the head teacher of an English primary school talking about
A. 1830 the school to a group of parents and visitors.
1 (B.) 1899 3+ Good morning everyone and as the Head Teacher of Cranley Hill Primary
C. 1983 School I’m vey happy to welcome you to our Open Day. Today the school is
D. 1985 open not just to parents of our pupils, but also to anyone else interested in seeing
There are fewer pupils in the school now than in the the school. I’ll start by telling about the school, and after that you can walk
past because round and see it for yourselves. We take most of our pupils from the two nearby
A. there are not enough teachers. villages of Seaborne and Milthorpe. These were once coal mining villages –
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B. students have transport problems. there have been coal mines here since the 1830s. When the school was originally
(C.) the local population has declined. established, way back in 1899, almost every child’s father worked in the mines.
D. the school does not offers big bonus to its pupils However, the coal mines were closed in 1983, and many people left the area as a
The head teacher is proud that the school is provided result. Nowadays most of the remaining inhabitants tend to commute to work in
with energy from the city rather than working locally. At present, the number of students on our
(A.) wind power from their own turbine. rolls is just 90, compared to almost 200 in 1985, due to the decline in the
3 4- population of the mining villages, and the staff see this as a big bonus because
B. coal from the local mines.
C. electricity supplied by nearby villages. we know each student personally.
D. waves of the nearby sea. The school is very involved in the local community and we are especially
4 The head teacher believes that primary pupils should 4 proud of our status as Great Britain’s first school to be entirely powered by wind
study problems which energy. This project began several years ago when it was decided that a wind
A. are regional rather than global. power turbine should be installed in the school field. This now supplies the
(B.) can be solved locally. school with all the electricity we need and there is also power left over for the
C. may have no clear answer. villages near by – the opposite situation to that in the past, when it was the
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D. are globally insoluble.
The children’s meals at school are unusual because
(A.) they include food grown by the children.
B. they are provided by local people.
C. the children are involved in cooking the food.
D. they are taken place in secret gardens.

5 4 villages which supplied the school with power in the form of coal from the
mines.
The project has been of enormous benefit to the school in other ways as
well. It has allowed exciting learning opportunities about electricity generation
and the turbine has also inspired poetry, art and even our own song. It also
allows teachers to introduce global issues such as CO2 emissions and global
warming to the students. I fell it may be irresponsible to burden young children
with worries about global issues which are insoluble - but by actually using wind
power as a nonpolluting, renewable source of energy, istead of using fossil fuels
such as oil or gas, we are offering practical solutions to our pupils in their own
environment.
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a lecture ina history class.
What is the main topic of the lecture? Listen to a lecture in history class.
(A.) Details about the Titanic and its tragic sinking. The Titanic was intended as a transatlantic passenger liner for a company called
B. A history of the rivalry between Cunard and White White Star Line. It was planned that the Titanic would run across the Atlantic on
6 Star Line. 3+ weekly express trips. White Star Line wanted to dominate this route, taking
C. The design of the Titanic and the reasons it was business away from its competitor, Cunard Line. At the time, Cunard enjoyed
made. success with their two ships, the Lusitania and Mauritania which were the fastest
D. Explanations for the attraction of the Titanic. in the world. White Star knew that it would be very difficult to create faster ships
According to the lecture, what is NOT true about the to compete against Cunard. So they decided to focus on luxury and comfort with
Titanic? their ship instead. Construction of the Titanic began on March 31st, 1909. It was
A. It was a fairly large-sized ship. built in a shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, and designed by William Pirrie, Thomas
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(B.) It was a well-equipped ship for the safety. Andrews and Alexander Carlisle. The Titanic was 269 meters long and weighed
C. It was owned by White Star Line. 46,328 tons. When afloat, the height from the deck to the surface of the water
D. It was very luxurious and spacious. was 18 meters. At full capacity, the Titanic was designed to carry a total of 3,547
8 How does the teacher explain the size of the Titanic? 4 passengers and crew members. It was definitely the largest passenger ship. Also,
A. By comparing the Titanic to its competitors. the Titanic had many luxurious features such as a gym, a swimming pool,
(B.) By mentioning specific measurements of the libraries, and even a squash court. So, on its maiden voyage, it attracted many
Titanic. rich and powerful people who were thrilled by the size and luxury of the ship.
C. By showing the actual model of the Titanic. On April 1Oth, 191 2, the Titanic set sail for New York from Southampton,
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D. By giving reasons why the Titanic was so huge.
How was the Titanic different from its competitors?
A. It was faster.
9 (B.) It was more comfortable. 4+
C. It had more lifeboats.
D. It was sturdier.
What can be inferred from the lecture?
A. The Titanic finally dominated the route to the
Atlantic. England. 2,227 people boarded it on that fateful day. As the ship was crossing
B. Only wealthy and noble people could board the the Atlantic on April 14th, it struck an iceberg about 400 miles off the coast of
Titanic. Newfoundland, Canada, which caused the Titanic to sink. Despite sailing in a
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C. If the Titanic had traveled at top speed, it would not dangerous area where icebergs were common, the Titanic was going too fast.
have sunk. Eventually it hit a huge iceberg and sank. Another problem with the Titanic was
(D.) White Star Line seemed not to care about the safety the rudder, the device used to steer the ship. For a ship of such a large size, the
of passengers. rudder was relatively small. This meant that turning in an emergency situation
was impossible. The Titanic's lack of lifeboats made the disaster worse. There
Talk/Lecture 3. You will hear a part of a lecture about learning and bilingualism
In Dr. Bialystok’s experiments, the subject had to You will hear a part of a lecture about learning and bilingualism.
react according to In our last lecture we were looking at very interesting work done by Ellen
(A.) the colour of the square on the screen. Bialystok at York University in Canada. Dr. Bialystok used groups of
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B. the location of the square on the screen. monolingual and bilingual subjects, aged from 30 right up to 88. For one
C. the location of the shift key on the keyboard. experiment, she used a computer program which displayed either a red or a blue
D. the size of the square on the screen. square on the screen. The colored square could come up on either the left-hand
The experiment demonstrated the ‘Simon effect’ or the right-hand side of the screen. If the square was blue, the subject had to
because it involved a conflict between press the left ‘shift’ key on the keyboard and if the square was red they had to
(A.) seeing something and reacting to it. press the right shift key. So they didn’t have to react at all to the actual position
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B. producing fast and slow reactions. of the square on the screen, just to the colour they saw. And she measured the
C. demonstrating awareness of shape and colour. subjects’ reaction times by recording how long it took them to press the shift
D. presenting demands and supply. key, and how often they got it right.
The experiment shows that, compared with the What she was particularly interested in was whether it took the subject
monolingual subjects, the bilingual subjects longer to react when a square lit up on one side of the screen – say the left, and
A. were more intelligent. the subject had to press the shift key on the right-hand side. She’d expected that
13 5 it would take more processing time than if a square lit up on the left and the
(B.) had faster reaction times overall.
C. had more problems with the ‘Simon effect’. candidates had to press a left key.
D. responded more slowly. This was because of a phenomenon known as the ‘Simon effect’, where,
14 The results of the experiment indicate that bilingual 5 basically the brain gets a bit confused because of conflicting demands being
people may be better at made on it – in this case seeing something on the right, and having to react on
A. doing different types of tasks at the same time. the left – and this causes a person’s reaction times to slow down.
B. thinking about several things at once. The results of the experiment showed that the bilingual subjects responded
(C.) focusing only on what is needed to do a task. more quickly than the monolingual ones. That was true both when the squares
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D. concentrating on what is unimportant.
Dr. Bialystok’s first and second experiments both
suggest that bilingualism may
(A.) slow down the effects of old age on the brain.
B. lead to mental confusion among old people.
C. help old people to stay in better physical condition.
D. help old people remember long-life experience.

15 5+ were on the ‘correct’ side of the screen, so to speak, and – even more so – when
they were not. So bilingual people were better able to deal with the Simon effect
than the monolingual ones.
So, what’s the explanation for this? Well, the result of the experiment
suggests that bilingual people are better at ignoring information which is
irrelevant to the task in hand and just concentrating on what’s important. One
suggestion given by Dr. Bialystok was that it might be because someone who
speaks two languages can suppress the activity of parts of the brain when it isn’t
needed – in particular, the part that processes whichever language isn’t being
used at that particular time.
Well, she then went on to investigate that with a second experiement, but