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A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 PTS)

I. PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
Sort out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. leach B. measles C. teak D. cleanliness
2. A. penultimate B. commiserate C. exacerbate D. ameliorate
3. A. handcraft B. handbook C. handkerchief D. handbag
4. A. fathom B. feather C. anthem D. within.
5. A. mathematics B. southern C. breath D. truth
Pick out the one word with a different stress pattern from the others.
6. A. mollify B. dissipate C. tentative D. panacea
7. A. armchair B. innate C. accent D. datum
8. A. kindergarten B. photography C. rhinoceros D. memorial
9. A. bandwagon B. horoscope C. clementine D. meanderings
10. A. superfluous B. veracity C. epileptic D. inevitable
II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)
Read the sentences and choose the best answer.
11. The problem............ because neither side was prepared to compromise.
A. amassed B. escalated C. proliferated D. enhanced
12. Not even losing all the time could……….his enthusiasm for tennis.
A. recede B. dampen C. erode D. belittle
13. We were under no…………about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.
A. fantasies B. daydreams C. illusions D. deceptions
14. She showed little……… of the problems we were facing.
A. affinity B. appreciation C. regard. D. sensitivity
15. She didn't show even a………of emotion when the court found her guilty.
A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash
16. We hadn't seen each other for ten years and she'd changed out of all……….
A. identification B. recollection C. recognition D. familiarity
17. It was a bad mistake but it had no. .........on the outcome of the match.
A. bearing B. relevance C. significance D. repercussion
18. All the others were experts and I was out of my......... in the conversation.
A. level B. depth C. limit D. range
19. They tried to………..on their children the importance of a good
education.
A. impress B. instil C. highlight D. underline
20. He refused to ………. on why he took such an unexpected decision.
A. elaborate B. amplify C. account D. clarify
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS)
Read the sentences and choose the best answer.
21. Working there was good for me,........ I gained a lot of valuable experience.
A. as far as B. in that C. as for D. in terms of
22………….that he had no choice but to leave early.
A. In such a situation did he find himself to
B. In such a situation he found himself
C. He found himself in a situation where
D. He found himself in a so embarrassing situation
23. He would certainly have attended the party…………
A. had the tyre not flattened itself.
C. if the flat tyre hadn't happened.
B. if he didn't get a flat tyre.
D. had he not had a flat tyre.
24. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and...........
A. the others are not B. the other is not
C. another is inexperienced D. other lacks experience
25…………..is a general category that includes all mental states and activities.
A. What do psychologists call cognition
B. Psychologists call it cognition
C. What psychologists call cognition
D. Cognition, as it called by psychologists, which
26. Anyone who has ever pulled weeds from a garden……………. roots firmly anchor plants
to the soil.
A. well aware B. is well aware that
C. is well aware of D. well aware that
27. He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an………..container
for his father, a …….watch for his mother and a doll with ...... hair for his little sister.
A. airtighted; water-proofed; snow-whited
B. tight air; proof water; white snow
C. tight aired; proof watered; white snowed
D. air-tight; water-proof; snow-white
28………….that he felt that he didn't have to revise any more.
A. So confident in passing was that arrogant student
B. Such confidence in passing did that arrogant student have
C. So confident was that arrogant student of passing
D. Such was the confidence of that arrogant student on passing
29. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but………… we still had a good time.
A. on the top of all that B. on the contrary
C. for all that D. by the same token
30. I'm.......... my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious. B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS:
Read the sentences and choose the best answer.
31. It is impossible to forget that day - the events still linger……..in the memory forever.
A. on B. for C. away D. up
32. Sorry, I can't go to the movies with you. I'm………..under with work at the moment.
A. rained B. flooded C. stormed D. snowed
33. She threatened to do herself…………when her husband ran away with her best friend.
A. on B. in D. down C. up
34. This is an argument that that seems to………….common sense!
A. bite the back of C. meet the eyes of
B. fly in the face of D. take the hand of
35. She really has the children eating……….....! They do whatever she tells them to.
A. behind her back B. out of her hand
C. on her nose D. under her feet
36. My shoulder is playing me.... ........ today! I can't do anything while it's so painful.
A. on B. in C. up D. against
37. That new secretary is still wet behind the…………..
A. eyes B. face C. skin D. ears
38. Donald Trump always inveigh…………… immigrants in order to get votes.
A. up on B. into C. against D. towards
39. Well, it should not be…………. the wits of man to resolve thisissue! Let's have a nice
coffee and settle it!
A. beneath B. under C. above D. beyond
40. Before the Olympic 30/4 contest, I always feel like there's a cloud……..me.
A. hanging above B. casting towards C. hanging over D. flying over
V. GUIDED CLOZE (10 PTS)
Read the passages and choose the best answer.
PASSAGE 1
Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time
when the Earth experienced a (41) ....... .... episode of global warming. A study comparing the
rate at which carbon dioxide and methane are being (42) …… now, compared to 55 million
years ago when global warming also occurred, has found dramatic differences in the speed of
release. James Zachos, professor of earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz,
said the speed of the present buildup of greenhouse gases is far greater than during the global
warming after the (43).......... the dinosaurs. "The emissions that caused this past episode of
global warming probably lasted 10,000 years," Professor Zachos told the American
Association for the Advancement of Science at a meeting In St. Louis. "By burning fossil
fuels, we are likely to emit the same amount over the next three centuries." He warned that
studies of global warming events in the geological past (44)……… the Earth's climate passes
a (45)........... beyond which climate change accelerates with the help of positive feedbacks -
vicious
circles of warming. Professor Zachos is a leading (46)........ on the episode of global warming
known as the palaeocene-eocene thermal maximum, when average global temperatures
increased by up to 50°C due to a massive release of carbon dioxide and methane.
His research into the deep ocean (47)……….. time that about 4.5 billion tons of
carbon entered the atmosphere over 10,000 suggests at this years. "This will be the same
amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from cars and industrial emissions over the
next 300 years if present (48)............... continue", he said. Although carbon can be released
suddenly and naturally into the atmosphere from volcanic activity, it takes many thousands of
years for it to be removed permanently by natural processes. The ocean is capable of
removing carbon, and quickly, but this natural (49) …….... can be easily (50) ........... which is
probably what happened 55 million years ago. "It will take tens of thousands of years before
atmospheric carbon dioxide comes down to preindustrial levels," the professor said. "Even
after humans stop burning fossil fuels, the effects will be long-lasting."
41. A. prearranged B. premier C. previous D. fundamental
42. A. emitted B. exhaled C. incorporated D. digested
43. A. dementia B. demolition C. detachment D. demise
44. A. comment B. mark C. compliment D. indicate
45. A. barricade B. verge C. threshold D. perimeter
46. A. autocrat B. authority C. administrator D. proprietor
47. A. dusts B. sediments C. dirt D. powder
48. A. trends B. gadgets C. fads D. crazes
49. A. capacity B. competence C. intelligence D. bulk
50. A. overcharged B. overstated C. overshadowed D. overwhelmed
PASSAGE 2
FREEDOM
This morning, the (51) ……….of the villages around Delhi streamed triumphantly
towards their rejoicing capital to celebrate the end of a colonization most of them had not
even known.
"Oh lovely dawn of freedom that breaks in gold and purple over an ancient capital,"
(52). ……..... India's poet laureate in benediction over the crowds. They came from all
(53)................... There were bullocks, their hoofs painted with orange, green and white
stripes, their bells (54)................gaily. There were trucks (55)……..... with people, their roofs
and flanks painted with snakes, eagles and sacred cows. People came on donkey, horse and
bicycle, walking and running, country people with turbans of every shape and colour (56)
…….. the women in bright, festive saris, every bauble they owned (57) ………….on their
arms or faces.
For a (58)………... moment rank, religion and caste disappeared. Hindus, Sikhs,
Moslems, Anglo- Indians laughed, cheered, and occasionally wept (59) …….. emotion. The
British are going, they cried. 'Nehru is going to (60)………….. a new flag. We are free!'
51. A. dwellers B. inhabitants C. lodgers D. inmates
52. A. proclaimed B. stated C. testified D. indicated
53. A. edges B. positions C. sides D. views
54. A. clattering B. rattling C. jingling D. hooting
55. A. overlapping B. overhanging C. overriding D. overflowing
56. A. thinkable B. imaginable C. believable D. credible
57. A. flashing B. glaring C scintillating D. glittering
58. A. quick B. temporary C. transient D. brief
59. A. in B. to C. with D. about
60. A. erect B. raise C. elevate D. lift
VI. READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS)
Read the passages and choose the best answer.
PASSAGE 1
NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT HISTORY
Though few modern readers are familiar with LP Hartley's novel The Go Between,
many will know the novel's often quoted opening line: "The past is a foreign country: they do
things differently there.' In Hartley's novel, published in 1953, the remark indicates the
distance that separates an elderly narrator from the dramatic events of his youth. But the
phrase has since been gleefully adopted by historians hoping to dramatise the gulf between
present and bygone ages. This remoteness makes the past both alluring and
incomprehensible. It is the natural hurdle all historians must overcome to shed lights on
earlier times. Since the days of Herodotus, the father of history who lived 2500 years ago, it
has had them scrambling for new ways to acquaint today's audiences with yesterday's events.
Amid the current mass of works of popular historical non-fiction, the question of how
to bring history to life seems more pressing than ever. The historian Ian Mortimer takes a
literal approach: if the past is a foreign country, then a foreigner's guidebook might help. His
book The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England is exactly that, offering an
investigation into the sensations of being alive in different times'. The resulting portrait of the
era is as lively and entertaining as it is informative. Yet it is worth considering his claims
about his own approach. In traditional history, what we can say about the past is dictated by
the selection and interpretation of evidence.' It would be foolish, however, to suppose that
Mortimer's own text has not relied on precisely this kind of selection. Mortimer presents
events as if they were unfolding, putting the facts in the present tense. Yet the illusion of
first-hand historical experience is shattered the moment we are thrown 50 years backwards
or forwards in order to provide context. Mortimer's refusal to commit to a temporal point of
view undermines the immediacy he attempts to convey.
Unlike Mortimer, Philip Matyszak, author of Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day,
does not claim to tread new historiographical ground. His aim is to inform and amuse, and in
this he succeeds. The light-hearted approach pays off, though it occasionally descends into
juvenile and anachronistic humour: Oedipus is referred to as 'he of the complex'. This raises
the question of what readership the book is really aimed at. Also, the problem with time-
travellers' guides is that they often say more about the people who wrote them than about the
people they describe. Mortimer's avowal that 'climate change is another factor affecting the
landscape' in 14th-century England reflects concerns more modern that medieval. While
Matyszak's assertion that it is a common misconception among visitors that the Acropolis is
the Parthenon' sounds more like a complaint about the ignorance of today's tourists.
“Understanding the past is a matter of experience as well as knowledge,' Mortimer
declares. This may well be the manifesto for those who, not satisfied with virtual tours of
history, take history into their own hands. Historical re enactors - yes, those individuals
whose idea of fun is to dress up and stage mock battles provide the most literal interpretation
of history as experience. Humorist Tim Moore set out to explore this world in his book I
Believe in Yesterday. In Berne, Switzerland, he suffers in the name of "utter authenticity'
during the restaged siege of Grandson, circa 1474. In the US he endures a stint of *relentless
and uncompromising immersion with re-enactment's seasoned elite,' revisiting 1864's battle
of Red River during the American Civil War.
Moore's quest for 'my inner ancient' is fuelled by his anxieties about our modern
inability to deploy the skills that came naturally to our ancestors. More often, he finds, it is a
'refreshingly simple impulse to get away from it all' that gets people into period attire. Many
civil war re-enactors seek redress: 'History is written by the winners but re-enactment gives
the losers a belated chance to scribble in the margins.' For others it's 'a simple and truly heart-
warming quest for gregarious community'.
Perhaps re-enactment is the closest we can get to Mortimer's ideal of what history
should be: 'A striving to make spiritual, emotional poetic, dramatic and inspirational
connections with our forebears. Interestingly, Mortimer quotes the poet WH Auden, who
remarked that to understand your own country it helps to have lived in at least two others.
Perhaps the same applies to historical eras. The central question, for popular historians and
historical re-enactors alike, is not how to animate the past but how to make it cast light on us
today.
61. For the writer, a well-known quote from a novel
A. explains the strange attitude of some historians.
B. has been somewhat misinterpreted by historians.
C. epitomises what historians have always tried to do.
D. indicates the problems in trying to popularise history.
62. The writer refers to being 'thrown 50 years backwards or forwards' as an example of
Mortimer
A. doing what he claims he is not doing..
B. choosing to ignore certain evidence.
C. sticking closely to historical fact.
D. succeeding in doing something different.
63. In the fourth paragraph, the writer implies that ………….
A. Matyszak's defence of his book is rather overstating the case.
B. Matyszak and Mortimer have more in common than they acknowledge.
C. Matyszak's own opinions could have been more to the fore in the book.
D. Matyszak's book may actually have little appeal for those interested in history.
64. The word "manifesto" has the closest meaning to………..
A. declaration B. appearance C. allusion D. delusion
65. The word "fuelled" has the closest meaning to
A. burned B. stocked up C. fired D. oiled
66. With regard to historical re-enactors, the writer shares with author Tim Moore A. a desire
to see at first hand what motivates them.
B. a sense of scepticism about what they are doing.
C. doubts about the historical authenticity of their actions. D. concerns that the battles they
choose are given undue prominence.
67. What does Tim Moore say is the appeal of historical re-enactment for some?
A. imagining that they are famous historical figures
B. the possibility of proving something to themselves
C. investigating what life would be like if history could be changed
D. the chance to pretend that they're influencing historical outcomes
68. The word "attire" has the closest meaning to…………
A. thoughts B. clothes C. food D. battles
69. The word "era" has the closest meaning to …………
A. fact B. re-enactment C. epoch D. description
70. The writer concludes that history as Mortimer, Matyszak and the historical
re-enactors see it
A. has more in common with literary writing.
B. is a new development that will have a limited life.
C. can help us learn things about modern society.
D. may well be the way forward for historians in general.
PASSAGE 2
THE FIVE-SEVEN SHIFT
1. All major theories of child psychology state that children undergo a major
change between the ages of five and seven. In classical learning theory, this is a time when
the simplest forms of learning give way to learning that involves more complex mental
processes. According to psychologist Jean Piaget, the period from five to seven years old is a
transition to operational thought, when children are able to move beyond using only their
senses toward using a new set of rational-thinking skills. Because several cognitive changes
occur in children between ages five and seven, this period is called the five-seven shift. The
shift is biological in nature and involves fundamental growth in the brain and stabilization of
brain-wave rhythms into a basically adult pattern. The five seven shift involves many
physical changes, such as the loss of the "baby teeth" and an increase in the rates of height
acquired and weight gained.
2. By the time they are five years old, children can understand and use symbols.
They have developed the ability to use words, gestures, and pictures to stand for "real life"
objects, and they are skilled in deploying various symbol systems, such as language or
drawing. However, a five-year-old child is able to focus attention on only one quality of an
object at a time, such as the object's size or shape. The use of symbolization continues to
evolve, reaching a peak around the age of seven or eight, when children become capable of
concrete operations. When this happens,, they can solve problems by using rational thought
to make generalizations from their own experience.
3. By the age of seven or eight, a new set of abilities allows children to reason systematically
about the world of objects, quantity, time, space, and causality. According to Piaget, this is
because an "extra card" is added to the child's mental "computer" during the five-seven shift.
The development of operational thought enables the child to appreciate the relations among a
series of actions upon objects. For example, the child understands that a scene can be viewed
from a different perspective and still contain the same elements. The child also understands
that objects can be rearranged and still have the same quantity and that a substance can be
changed in shape without its mass or volume being affected.
4. Piaget discovered the most widely known hallmark of the five-seven shift, an
understanding of conservation, the idea that some properties stay the same despite changes in
appearance. In one of Piaget's classic experiments on the conservation of quantity, the
experimenter shows children of different ages two straight rows of coins, each with six coins
pressed close together, beside each other on a table. The experimenter asks each child subject
whether both rows have the same number of coins or whether one row has more. Then the
experimenter spreads out the coins of one row to make the line look longer. The child must
now say whether one row has more coins. Children younger than five years old cannot
understand conservation, so they invariably say that the spread-out row has more coins than
the other row.
5. Like most age-related tasks for children, there are other ways to set up the task. In a similar
experiment, water is poured into two identical glasses until the child subject agrees that each
contains an equal amount. Then the experimenter pours water from one of these glasses into a
tall, thin glass. At that point, the child is asked whether one glass has more water than the
other. Five-year-old children will say that there is more water in the tall, thin glass. When
asked why they think that, many will confidently say, "Because it's taller." Older children,
however, are likely to reply, "It looks like there's more water in this one because it's taller, but
they're really the same." Such experiments show a difference between children of five years
and children of
eight years. The older children can solve the task promptly, easily, under a wide variety of
conditions, and without being taught. The younger children, even if they are taught about
conservation, cannot do what the five-seven shift will do for them naturally: provide them
with a more developed brain.
71. According to the passage, children between the ages of five and seven typically
experience all of the following EXCEPT……
A. development of rational thinking
B. an interest in morality and rules
C. important changes in the brain
D. an increase in the physical growth rate
72. What can be inferred from paragraph I about cognitive development during the five-seven
shift?
A. It is a time when children start learning in very simple ways.
B. It is the most important period in the child's formal education.
C. It is a topic of disagreement among child psychologists.
D. It is related to biological developments in the child's brain.
73. Why does the author mention "words, gestures, and pictures" in paragraph 2?
A. To list things that are used in experiments with children
B. To give examples of symbols that children can understand
C. To compare different ways of illustrating a child's experience
D. To illustrate the concept of conservation of quantity
74. The word "peak" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to …….
A. large vocabulary B. difficult period C. high point D. sudden reversal
75. According to the passage, a child who is capable of concrete operations can …..
A. perform tasks that may confuse an adult
B. install an extra card on a computer
C. make two rows of coins look the same
D. reason systematically about quantity and space
76. The word "hallmark" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to………..
A. characteristic B. problem C. disadvantage D. experiment
77. The word "each" in paragraph 4 refers to…….
A. experiment B. child C. age D. row
78. Which sentence be lo w best expresses the essential information in the underlined
sentence in paragraph 4? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave
out essential information.
A. Before the age of five, children think the longer line has more coins because they are
incapable of understanding conservation.
B. Five-year-old children do not understand the value of money, so they do not care if one
line of coins is longer than another.
C. Because of the five-seven shift, children can understand why the longer row of coins is a
better example of conservation.
D. Even if two rows of coins are different in length, very young children will say that both
rows have the same number of coins.
79. In paragraph 5, the author describes an experiment in which water is poured
into various glasses in order to……..
A. show how children approach difficult problems
B. recommend an experiment that can be done at home
C. give a variation on a classic experiment by Piaget
D. suggest an activity for parents and children
80. What can be inferred about children who easily solve the water task described in
paragraph 5?
A. They have already experienced the five-seven shift.
B. They were taught about the concept of conservation.
C. They had time to practice the t ask before the experiment.
D. They are more intelligent than others of the same age.
B. WRITTEN QUESTIONS (60 PTS)
I. OPEN CLOZE (20 PTS)
Read the passsages and fill each gaps with ONE word.
PASSAGE 1
The television maker Vizio has agreed to pay $2.2 million to (1)………… claims that
it collected data from 11 million people (2)……... their consent. The lawsuit against the flat-
panel TV maker was (3)……... by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the USA. The
FTC discovered that Vizio had been gathering and selling data on customers without
permission for years. The FTC claimed Vizio began making televisions in 2014 that
automatically tracked what people were watching. They fitted tracking devices to TVs made
before 2014 by using software updates. The FTC said: "Consumers didn't know that while
they were watching their TVs, Vizio was (4) .......... them."
The FTC said Vizio captured second-by-second (5) ……...about what people were
watching. The company also recorded people's IP (6)…….. The FTC said this was a breach
of (7) …….... and security . It said: The data generated when you watch television can (8)
……… a lot about you and your household." Vizio sold information to advertisers about
people's age, sex, household size and income, (9)……… status, home ownership, and
education level. However, the company did not (10)……..... people's names. Vizio lawyer
Jerry Huang said: "Today, the FTC has made it clear that all smart-TV makers should get
people's consent before collecting and sharing television viewing information."
PASSAGE 2
For whatever reason, people assume dogs are more intelligent creatures than cats.
This notion has been called into (11)………… by scientists in Japan, who have said that cats
are as smart as dogs at certain memory tests. Cat lovers, of course, have always known this.
Researchers at Kyoto University (12)…………. tests on how well 49 cats could recall or
relate to an event from the past - known as an episodic (13a)……….. The Japanese team got
the felines to eat from one of two bowls. Fifteen minutes later, the cats were tested on their
(14)…….. to remember which bowl they had eaten from and which (15).................
untouched. The team found the cats could recall what they ate and where, suggesting they
had episodic (13b)...........
The scientists also said that cats were as good as dogs on a whole (16)……… of
mental tests, including responding to the gestures, (17)…...... expressions and emotions of
humans. Researcher Saho Takagi told reporters that she believed cats think about past events
(18)……. to the way humans do. She said: "An interesting speculation is that they may enjoy
actively recalling memories of their experience, like humans." She added: "Episodic
(13c)...................... is viewed as being related to an introspective function of the mind. Our
study may imply a type of consciousness in cats." Ms Takagi said the research is good
(19).......... for pet owners, saying: "Understanding cats more deeply helps to (20)…….....
better cat-human relationships."
II. WORD FORMATION (20 PTS)
Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
21. The management body was set up in order to…………the construction of the railway
system. (SEE)
22. Marie was an………..campaigner for better community services. (FATIGUE)
23. The result of the election seems to be a…….. conclusion: everyone knows that Trump
will win. (GO)
24. She was completely……. by severe burns. (FIGURE)
25. The young musician met a tragic and…… death at the age of 25. (TIME)
26. It is the job of the police to……the law. (FORCE)
27. He considered himself the best in our class, but his recent scores in the
examination has................. him of that notion. (ABUSE)
28. The government is now faced with the………… problems of unemployment. (SUPER)
29. We have our ………advertising department; therefore, we don't need to hire other
companies to publish the materials. (HOUSE)
30. Some children ……….. a complete transformation when they become teenagers. (GO)
Complete the passage with the appropriate forms from the words given in the box.
act-survive - die-earth-fate-flame - evidence
responsible - destroy - fortune
On a yearly basis, the United States is afflicted by hurricanes on the east coast,
flooding in the Midwest, forest fires, (31). ........, and any number of tornadoes, blizzards and
storms. Historically, the weather has struck as harsh a chord in people's lives as any we feel
today. Historians list the four major events to wreak devastation on the country as the
Chicago fire of 1871, the Johnstown flood of 1889, the Galveston hurricane of 1900, and the
San Francisco earthquake of 1906. These disasters provide a flavour of the havoc nature's
storms have wrecked on humanity, and our (32)………to them. Galveston, Texas, located on
the island of Galveston in the gulf of New Mexico, thrives on industry and exports. Its over
30,000 citizens in the early 1900s were generally economically successful and comfortable
with existing conditions. Until the (33)..... ....... morning of Sept. 7, 1900, the people of
Galveston enjoyed their life on the remote island. However, weather watchers had been
following a growing storm in the Atlantic for several days and were warning of the
impending danger of a hurricane. (34)…….. people ignored the warnings. A day after the
hurricane had hit the island, all that remained of the beautiful city was a mass of crumbled
buildings, debris and forlorn, hopeless (35) .... .... wandering aimlessly with the stench of
rotting flesh all around. It is estimated that over 8,000 people and most of the animals died
that day, victims of one of the (36). ………. natural disasters in U.S. history. Chicago's
'storm' of 1871, although unrelated to the hurricanes of the southeastern coast, was described
by poet John Greenleaf Whittier as a 'fiery hurricane' that struck the great city with such force
that two days later, half of the city had been destroyed and 300 lives lost. Those relating the
events of that catastrophic hurricane' say that too little rain and a strong wind blowing off the
prairie had been the cause behind the destruction of the Windy City. According to legend,
however, (37)....... .... was placed on one slovenly cow who kicked over a lantern in her barn
somewhere in the southwest corner of Chicago, igniting the dry and highly (38)............. barn
and ultimately bringing (39)…………. to a large part of the city. Two days after the sparks
ignited, a steady rain on the burning city put out the flames and within days hope had
returned. Signs that the city was beginning to heal became (40)…………. everywhere soon
new buildings - were replacing the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was being.
III. ERROR CORRECTION (5 PTS)
Identify and correct 10 errors in the passage.
Find and correct them. Underline the mistakes and write the answers in the blanks
provided.
Help may be in hand for those of us who want to keep the wrinkles and grey hair at
bay and slow down the process of aging. New research suggests that eating green vegetables
can ward off the signals of aging. Researchers say that broccoli, cabbage and avocado in
particular contain a compound that helps slow down the rate at which we age. The key
compound, present in green fruit and vegetables, is called NMN. It helps slow down the
physical signs of getting old. Scientists say NMN can also rejuvenate the metabolism. It helps
replenish degrees of energy production in our body that deteriorate as we age. It also helps
reduce weight loss and the deterioration of visibility.
The research was conducted by scientists at the Washington University School of
Medicine in the USA. Researcher professor Shinichiro Imai said: "We have shown a way to
slow the physiological decline that we see in aging mice. This means older mice have
metabolism and energy levels resembling those of younger mice." Professor Imai said tests in
mice showed that NMN reduced typical signs of aging, including a decline in the strength of
skeletal muscle, poor liver function, lower bones density and weakening eyesight. The reason
our metabolism changes over time and lead to reduced energy levels has baffled scientists for
decades. This latest research casts new lights on this mystery.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (15 PTS)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight
words, including the word given.
51. I don't think it was reasonable of you to complain so much about the service.
justified
🡪 I don't think you……………………………………………………..
fuss about the service………………………………………………..
52. Your attitude to life would be greatly improved by regular exercise. wonders 🡪 Regular
exercise........ …………………………………........... at life.
53. I didn't want to give up while some hope of success remained. Defeat
🡪 I was loath......... ……………………………………………..some hope of success.
54. The manager said that he had paid attention to my complaints and would take the
appropriate action. note
🡪 The manager said that he had…………………………………accordingly.
55. His behaviour at the conference gave him the bad reputation he now has.
conducted
🡪 The way………………………………………. in the bad reputation he now has.
56. He had no idea what was going to happen to him when he walked into that room. store
🡪 Little………………………………………………………….. him when he walked into
that room.
57. He became famous but it cost him his privacy. expense
🡪 His rise……………………………………………………of his privacy.
58. You shouldn't let trivial matters worry you so much. prey
🡪 You shouldn't let trivial matters…………………………………. extent.
59. I said that I thought he was wrong about the best way for us to proceed. issue
🡪 I ………………………………………………..... best we should proceed.
60. We decided to stay for longer because we were so thrilled by the place.
prolong
🡪 We decided to…………………………………………..we by the place.
61. I'll have to find out about the background to the problem before I can
comment. acquaint
🡪 I'll have to…………………………………………………before I can comment.
62. I told the manager very clearly that I would not tolerate such appalling
service. Uncertain
🡪 I told the manager.......................................that I would not tolerate such appalling service.
63. Since there wasn't a better alternative, I accepted the job. absence
🡪 …………………………………………………………..I accepted the job.
64. She is determined to become a doctor. heart
🡪 She…………………………………………..a doctor.
65. The forthcoming biography of him will make him seem an arrogant and selfish man.
portrayed
🡪 In the forthcoming biography of him…………………………………..and selfish.