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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I. LISTENING
Part 1: For question 1-10, listen to a piece of news from BBC about Mamma Mia and supply the
blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER
taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided.
The ever so-beloved West End musical Mamma Mia! has finally been taken from the stage to the
(1)______.
The film is based on the songs of legendary Swedish pop band ABBA and is an adaptation of the musical of the
same name.
Mamma Mia! uses the music of ABBA to tell the story of Sophie Sheridan, a 21-year-old American
(2)__________, trying to find out the identity of her real father so that he can give her away at the wedding.
Since the premiere of the musical in London in 1999, over 30 million people have seen Mamma Mia! around
the world and the theatre production has (3)___________ $2bn in earnings.
Although the title of the musical is taken from ABBA's 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia, neither the
musical's nor the (4)_____________has anything to do with the story of the group itself.
The band ABBA was the winner of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and following that success their
songs topped the (5)____________ until the early 1980s.
After a week of (6)____________in the Leicester Square Odeon, one of London's most famous cinemas,
the film was screened in cinemas across the country from 10th July.
Some people say maybe it is the (7)_________cast that makes the film work so well. Pierce Brosnan,
Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard star as the three (8)___________with the Oscar winner Meryl Streep starring
as the mum of the bride-to-be.
A film critic said the film is truly wonderful. It is (9)__________and very beautifully shot.
If you are a fan of ABBA, a fan of the musical, or simply just a fan of Pierce Brosnan, then the film Mamma
Mia! (10)_____________.

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Part 2.
Question 11-13: Choose Three letters A-F: What does Sally say about universities?
A. Compared to the general population, few students are disabled.
B. Most universities dont want students aged over 25.
C. Old universities can present particular difficulties for the disabled.
D. All university buildings have to provide facilities for the disabled.
E. There are very few university disability advisors.
F. Some disability advisors can do little to help disabled students.
Questions 14- 19 : Write no more than three words for each answer.
Disability
Facilities
General

Personal care and assistance

Mobility impairment

Ramps and easy access, fire and emergency procedures (14)

..lavatory facilities

(15)..

Induction loops, flashing sirens, (16)...

Sight impairment

Braille translators, (17)..on stairs, floors, etc fire

and emergency procedures

Dyslexia

Use of computer (18)..to finish work

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Other difficulties

Access to treatment: medication/ therapy (19).procedures

Question 20: Choose the correct letter A, B, C, or D.

What is the speakers main purpose?
A. to explain why comparatively few students are disabled.
B. To advise disabled students what to look for in a university
C. To describe the facilities for the disabled in a particular university
D. To criticize the facilities for the disabled in most universities
Your answers
13.

14.

15.

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19.

20.

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Part 3.
Question 21- 30 Choose the correct letter A,B, or C.
21. In her home country, Kira had .
A completed a course
B. done two years of a course
C. found her course difficult
22. To succeed with assignments, Kira had to .
A. read faster
B. write faster
C change her way of thinking
Questions 23- 25. Write one word only for each answer
23. Kira says that lecturers are easier to than those in her home country.
24. Paul suggests that Kira may be more .than when she was studying before.
25. Kira says that students want to discuss things that worry them or that ..them very much.
Questions 26-30. Write no more than three words and / or a number for each answer.
26. How did the students do their practical sessions?........................................
27. In the second semester how often did Kira work in a hospital?........................................
28. How much full time work did Kira do during the year?......................................
29. having completed the year, how does Kira feel?...........................................
30. In addition to the language, what do overseas students need to become familiar with?...........................
Your answers
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II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions and write your answer in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Trade _____ were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement.
A. actions
B. blocks
C. sanctions
D. treaties
2. We _____ and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house.
A. blared
B. dined
C. hummed
D. thudded
3. Some action groups have become so powerful that quite frequently we have a situation in which the tail is
wagging the _____.
A. body
B. cat
C. dog
D. legs
4. Most discounts have been dramatically _____ in the final days of our clearance sale from 15% to 5%.

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A. declined
B. diminished C. slashed
D. taken down
5. This curtain material _____ easily.
A. bends
B. creases
C. hangs itself
D. makes itself
6. When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of _____ sarcasm.
A. biting
B. sharpening C. slicing
D. striking
7. The players career is hanging by a _____ after his latest injury to his knee.
A. cord
B. rope
C. string
D. thread
8. The lion silently _____ a zebra through the tangle of trees at the edge of the forest.
A. crept
B. lurked
C. prowled
D. stalked
9. He was in the _____ of despair when he heard that his mother was leaving him.
A. abyss
B. depths
C. pits
D. valley
10. Im trying to explain things to Jackie but its like hitting your head against a _____ wall.
A. brick
B. hard
C. rock
D. stone
Your answers
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Part 2. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Forget nuclear weapons and global warming; nemesis lurks around the corner and he is wearing a quite
different guise. The robots are coming and soon there will be nowhere to hide. Computers are developing at
such (1) __ (NECK) ____ speed that they will shortly spawn a race of intelligent androids which will ultimately
(2) ___(SLAVE)___ the world. We, by then a subjugated people, will face extinction or if we play our cards
right, a future as dumb but cute forms of pet.
Researchers in (3) _____(ART) ____ intelligence at major centres of learning inform us that within the
next few decades they will have created robots that are head and shoulders above humans. If computers are the
next step in evolution, they will quite probably follow the law of survival of the fittest. And when robots are the
most intelligent beings on the planet, it doesn't take much brainwork to work out that they will end up in the
diving seat. Science fiction writers have also, for decades, fed their readers a similar diet. Stories abound of
robots running amok and (4) _____(PERIL)____ their human benefactors. It is certainly a fact that by the end
of the decade the Japanese will have developed a machine as intelligent as a cat. And no real barrier exists to
creating ever more sophisticated robots with the ability to improve on their own design. Already researchers
have achieved a (5)____ (BREAK)___ by creating miniature varieties that learn from each other and exhibit
new behaviour.
Your answers
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Part 3. The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline the errors and write the corrections in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
Simply be bilingual does not qualify anyone to interpreting. Interpreting does not merely a mechanical
process of converting one sentence in language A into a same sentence in language B. Rather, it is a complex art
in that thoughts and idioms which have no obevious analogues from tongue to tongue-or words which have
multiple meanings-must quickly be transformed in many a way that the message is clearly and accurately
expressing to the listener. There are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive, each requires
separate talents. The former, sitting in an isolated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to
listeners wearing headphones, interpreting that a foreign-language speaker says as he says it-actually a sentence

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afterwards. Consecutive interpreters are the one most international negotiators use. They are mainly employed
for smaller meetings without sound booths, headphones, and another high-tech gear.
Your answers
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III. READING
Part 1. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
DR SEUSS
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr Seuss, began writing for children (1) _____ by chance. During
a long sea voyage in 1936, Seuss amused himself by (2) _____ together a nonsense poem to the rhythm of the
ship's engine. Later he illustrated the rhyme and published it as And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street.
Many critics (3) _____ it as Seuss' best work. A later book, McElligot's Pool, (4) _____ the first appearance of
Seuss famous fantasy characters, and Horton Hatches the Egg introduces an (5) _____ of morality. Seuss'
reputation as a major children's writer was sealed with the publication of The Cat in the Hat. This book uses
easy-to-read words to tell the story of two children alone at home on a rainy day. A cat wearing a tall hat arrives
to entertain them, wrecking their house in the (6) _____. The enthusiastic (7) _____ of this book delighted
Seuss and led him to found Beginner Books, a publishing company specialising in easy-to-read books for
children. Some of his books have been made into cartoons and one of them, How the Grinch stole Christmas,
was also made into an ingenious and (8) _____ successful feature film starring Jim Carrey. At one point in his
career, Seuss (9) _____ gave up writing for children and (10) _____ his talents to
making documentary films. One of these attracted a great deal of attention and won an Academy Award.
1. A. fully
B. quite
C. extremely
D. fairly
2. A. placing
B. laying
C. putting
D. setting
3. A. look beyond
B. look upon
C. look through
D. look towards
4. A. indicates B. shows
C. means
D. marks
5. A. amount
B. ingredient
C. element
D. item
6. A. practice
B. method
C. process
D. action
7. A. reception
B. welcome
C. greeting
D. admission
8. A. highly
B. intensively
C. strongly
D. widely
9. A. shortly
B. momentarily
C. temporarily
D. presently
10. A. assigned
B. allocated
C. donated
D. devoted
Your answers
1.
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2.
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3.
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Part 2. Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the
corresponding boxes provided below the passage.

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SPECTATOR SPORTS
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or basketball, started in Europe or
the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the (1)
___________ people lived in those places at that time.
Until then (2) ___________ people lived in the country than in towns as they found their urban life so
complicated and pricey. They worked in small groups and seemed to have no regular time (3) ___________. All
this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and then in the
USA. For the first time most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time.
They had more leisure time than ever before.
This (4) ___________ in the need for organized entertainment or recreation. Suitable games developed
or (5) ___________ invented, typically team games, in (6) ___________ the crowd could take sides and
become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment or enjoyment they needed in (7) ___________
free time.
The recent explosion in TV, (8) ___________ with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, (9)
___________ caused an increase in demand for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games
such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports (10) ___________ certainly go on playing an
important part in our lives.
Your answers:
1.
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Part 3. Read the text and answer the questions in the corresponding boxes provided below.
MAKING TIME FOR SCIENCE
Chronobiology might sound a little futuristic like something from a science fiction novel, perhaps
but its actually a field of study that concerns one of the oldest processes life on this planet has ever known:
short-term rhythms of time and their effect on flora and fauna.
This can take many forms. Marine life, for example, is influenced by tidal patterns. Animals tend to be
active or inactive depending on the position of the sun or moon. Numerous creatures, humans included, are
largely diurnal that is, they like to come out during the hours of sunlight. Nocturnal animals, such as bats and
possums, prefer to forage by night. A third group are known as crepuscular: they thrive in the low-light of dawn
and dusk and remain inactive at other hours.
When it comes to humans, chronobiologists are interested in what is known as the circadian rhythm.
This is the complete cycle our bodies are naturally geared to undergo within the passage of a twenty-four hour
day. Aside from sleeping at night and waking during the day, each cycle involves many other factors such as
changes in blood pressure and body temperature. Not everyone has an identical circadian rhythm. Night
people, for example, often describe how they find it very hard to operate during the morning, but become alert
and focused by evening. This is a benign variation within circadian rhythms known as a chronotype.
Scientists have limited abilities to create durable modifications of chronobiological demands. Recent
therapeutic developments for humans such as artificial light machines and melatonin administration can reset
our circadian rhythms, for example, but our bodies can tell the difference and health suffers when we breach
these natural rhythms for extended periods of time. Plants appear no more malleable in this respect; studies
demonstrate that vegetables grown in season and ripened on the tree are far higher in essential nutrients than
those grown in greenhouses and ripened by laser.
Knowledge of chronobiological patterns can have many pragmatic implications for our day-to-day lives.
While contemporary living can sometimes appear to subjugate biology after all, who needs circadian rhythms
when we have caffeine pills, energy drinks, shift work and cities that never sleep? keeping in synch with our
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The average urban resident, for example, rouses at the eye-blearing time of 6.04 a.m., which researchers
believe to be far too early. One study found that even rising at 7.00 a.m. has deleterious effects on health unless
exercise is performed for 30 minutes afterward. The optimum moment has been whittled down to 7.22 a.m.;
muscle aches, headaches and moodiness were reported to be lowest by participants in the study who awoke
then.
Once youre up and ready to go, what then? If youre trying to shed some extra pounds, dieticians are
adamant: never skip breakfast. This disorients your circadian rhythm and puts your body in starvation mode.
The recommended course of action is to follow an intense workout with a carbohydrate-rich breakfast; the other
way round and weight loss results are not as pronounced.
Morning is also great for breaking out the vitamins. Supplement absorption by the body is not temporaldependent, but naturopath Pam Stone notes that the extra boost at breakfast helps us get energised for the day
ahead. For improved absorption, Stone suggests pairing supplements with a food in which they are soluble and
steering clear of caffeinated beverages. Finally, Stone warns to take care with storage; high potency is best for
absorption, and warmth and humidity are known to deplete the potency of a supplement.
After-dinner espressos are becoming more of a tradition we have the Italians to thank for that but to prepare
for a good nights sleep we are better off putting the brakes on caffeine consumption as early as 3 p.m. With a
seven hour half-life, a cup of coffee containing 90 mg of caffeine taken at this hour could still leave 45 mg of
caffeine in your nervous system at ten oclock that evening. It is essential that, by the time you are ready to
sleep, your body is rid of all traces.
Evenings are important for winding down before sleep; however, dietician Geraldine Georgeou warns
that an after-five carbohydrate-fast is more cultural myth than chronobiological demand. This will deprive your
body of vital energy needs. Overloading your gut could lead to indigestion, though. Our digestive tracts do not
shut down for the night entirely, but their work slows to a crawl as our bodies prepare for sleep. Consuming a
modest snack should be entirely sufficient.
Questions 17. Answer True, False or Not given
1. Chronobiology is the study of how living things have evolved over time.
2. The rise and fall of sea levels affects how sea creatures behave.
3. Most animals are active during the daytime.
4. Circadian rhythms identify how we do different things on different days.
5. A night person can still have a healthy circadian rhythm.
6. New therapies can permanently change circadian rhythms without causing harm.
7. Naturally-produced vegetables have more nutritional value.
Your answers
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Questions 813. Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

8. What did researchers identify as the ideal time to wake up in the morning?
A. 6.04
B. 7.00
C. 7.22
D. 7.30
9. In order to lose weight, we should
A. avoid eating breakfast
B. eat a low carbohydrate breakfast
C. exercise before breakfast
D. exercise after breakfast
10. Which is NOT mentioned as a way to improve supplement absorption?
A. avoiding drinks containing caffeine while taking supplements
B. taking supplements at breakfast
C. taking supplements with foods that can dissolve them
D. storing supplements in a cool, dry environment
11. The best time to stop drinking coffee is
A. mid-afternoon
B. 10 p.m.
C. only when feeling anxious
D. after dinner
12. In the evening, we should
A. stay away from carbohydrates
B. stop exercising
C. eat as much as possible
D. eat a light meal

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13. Which of the following phrases best describes the main aim of Reading Passage 1?
A. to suggest healthier ways of eating, sleeping and exercising
B. to describe how modern life has made chronobiology largely irrelevant
C. to introduce chronobiology and describe some practical applications
D. to plan a daily schedule that can alter our natural chronobiological rhythms
Your answers
8.

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Part 4. Read the text and answer the questions in the corresponding boxes provided below.
THE TRIUNE BRAIN
The first of our three brains to evolve is what scientists call the reptilian cortex. This brain sustains the
elementary activities of animal survival such as respiration, adequate rest and a beating heart. We are not
required to consciously think about these activities. The reptilian cortex also houses the startle centre, a
mechanism that facilitates swift reactions to unexpected occurrences in our surroundings. That panicked lurch
you experience when a door slams shut somewhere in the house, or the heightened awareness you feel when a
twig cracks in a nearby bush while out on an evening stroll are both examples of the reptilian cortex at work.
When it comes to our interaction with others, the reptilian brain offers up only the most basic impulses:
aggression, mating, and territorial defence. There is no great difference, in this sense, between a crocodile
defending its spot along the river and a turf war between two urban gangs.
Although the lizard may stake a claim to its habitat, it exerts total indifference toward the well-being of
its young. Listen to the anguished squeal of a dolphin separated from its pod or witness the sight of elephants
mourning their dead, however, and it is clear that a new development is at play. Scientists have identified this as
the limbic cortex. Unique to mammals, the limbic cortex impels creatures to nurture their offspring by
delivering feelings of tenderness and warmth to the parent when children are nearby. These same sensations also
cause mammals to develop various types of social relations and kinship networks. When we are with others of
our kind be it at soccer practice, church, school or a nightclub we experience positive sensations of
togetherness, solidarity and comfort. If we spend too long away from these networks, then loneliness sets in and
encourages us to seek companionship.
Only human capabilities extend far beyond the scope of these two cortexes. Humans eat, sleep and play,
but we also speak, plot, rationalise and debate finer points of morality. Our unique abilities are the result of an
expansive third brain the neocortex which engages with logic, reason and ideas. The power of the neocortex
comes from its ability to think beyond the present, concrete moment. While other mammals are mainly
restricted to impulsive actions (although some, such as apes, can learn and remember simple lessons), humans
can think about the big picture. We can string together simple lessons (for example, an apple drops
downwards from a tree; hurting others causes unhappiness) to develop complex theories of physical or social
phenomena (such as the laws of gravity and a concern for human rights).
The neocortex is also responsible for the process by which we decide on and commit to particular
courses of action. Strung together over time, these choices can accumulate into feats of progress unknown to
other animals. Anticipating a better grade on the following mornings exam, a student can ignore the limbic urge
to socialise and go to sleep early instead. Over three years, this ongoing sacrifice translates into a first class
degree and a scholarship to graduate school; over a lifetime, it can mean ground-breaking contributions to
human knowledge and development. The ability to sacrifice our drive for immediate satisfaction in order to
benefit later is a product of the neocortex.
Understanding the triune brain can help us appreciate the different natures of brain damage and
psychological disorders. The most devastating form of brain damage, for example, is a condition in which
someone is understood to be brain dead. In this state a person appears merely unconscious sleeping, perhaps
but this is illusory. Here, the reptilian brain is functioning on autopilot despite the permanent loss of other
cortexes.
Disturbances to the limbic cortex are registered in a different manner. Pups with limbic damage can
move around and feed themselves well enough but do not register the presence of their littermates. Scientists

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have observed how, after a limbic lobotomy, one impaired monkey stepped on his outraged peers as if treading
on a log or a rock. In our own species, limbic damage is closely related to sociopathic behaviour. Sociopaths in
possession of fully-functioning neocortexes are often shrewd and emotionally intelligent people but lack any
ability to relate to, empathise with or express concern for others.
One of the neurological wonders of history occurred when a railway worker named Phineas Gage
survived an incident during which a metal rod skewered his skull, taking a considerable amount of his neocortex
with it. Though Gage continued to live and work as before, his fellow employees observed a shift in the
equilibrium of his personality. Gages animal propensities were now sharply pronounced while his intellectual
abilities suffered; garrulous or obscene jokes replaced his once quick wit. New findings suggest, however, that
Gage managed to soften these abrupt changes over time and rediscover an appropriate social manner. This
would indicate that reparative therapy has the potential to help patients with advanced brain trauma to gain an
improved quality of life.
Questions 19
Classify the following as typical of
A the reptilian cortex
B the limbic cortex

C the neocortex

1. giving up short-term happiness for future gains

2. maintaining the bodily functions necessary for life
3. experiencing the pain of losing another
4. forming communities and social groups
5. making a decision and carrying it out
6. guarding areas of land
7. developing explanations for things
8. looking after ones young
9. responding quickly to sudden movement and noise
Questions 1012
Complete the sentences below. Use no more than two words from the passage for each answer.
10. A person with only a functioning reptilian cortex is known as ...............
11. ............... in humans is associated with limbic disruption.
12. An industrial accident caused Phineas Gage to lose part of his ...............
Your answers
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IV. WRITING
Part l : Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a sentence in such a way that
it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence . Do NOT change the form-of the words given.
You must use between three and eight words including the words given.
1.

She was very relieved when she realized that her bag hadnt been stolen. (BREATHED)
..

2.

Would you like to contribute something to our campaign? (MAKE)

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3.

Products which seem to lack credibility are not popular. (CALL)

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4.

Technical skills are needed to operate this new machinery. (DEMANDS)

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We have run out of small sizes. (STOCK)

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Part 2: The diagrams below gives information about global population percentages and distribution of wealth
by region. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.
Global wealth %
Population

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Part 3: Write an essay of about 350 words to express your opinion on the following topic:
There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional
music of a country more important than the international music that is heard everywhere nowasdays?

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