GRAMMAR PART ONE

Read the sentences and choose the incorrect word(s) in the underlined parts .

1. A comfort running shoe has good arch support and enough room for toes.
The incorrect option is: Comfort

2. Laundry washed with soap instead of detergent don’t need softening.

The incorrect option is: don’t

3. Never use a drug prescribed for someone else just because its symptoms appear similar.
The incorrect option is: prescribed

4. Studies have shown that you can exercise in many different ways at a moderate paces and still
gain good results.
The incorrect option is: Paces

5. Because early balloons were at the mercy of shifting winds, they are not considered a practical
means of transportation until the 1850's.
The incorrect option is: Are

Adapted from How to Prepare for the TOEFL ( Barron's)

GRAMMAR PART TWO

Select the correct reply for the following statements.

1. X: Nice to meet you, Alan.

Y: Hello, i’m susan.

2. X: What do you do on weekends?

Y:I usually exercise

3. X: Mary loves to dance every weekend.

Y: So do I

4. X: Excuse me, madam, how much is it?

Y: it’s on sale, just twelve dollars

5. X: When did you discover the money was missing?

Y: When i opened the safe fox

6. X: Shall I call you to remind you about the meeting?

Y: It’s not necessary, but thanks

7. X: Have you heard about the new machine?

Y: Not really

8. X: Why didn't you answer the phone?

Y: By the time you called me, I had already left.

9. X: Would you mind if I used your video camera?

Y: No, but it’s broken.

10. X: Where was this old animal skeleton found?

Y: A peasant found it in his corn field

GRAMMAR PART THREE

Fill in the blanks with the correct option.

1. My brother is AT school.

2. I don’t have OTHER books.

3. Both this book and that one WERE ASSIGNED as homework by the teacher.

4. ALTHOUGH it was a terrible day, they decided to organize a picnic.

5. I wish there were no differences among people and countries so that there were no wars.

LISTENING PART TWO

Choose the correct answer.

1. Would you like something to drink

2 How about going shopping?
3 Can you tell Jim I can't make it for the meeting?
4 Passengers for Western Air Flight 194 to Singapore please go to gate 86
5 I'm from Arizona but I've been living in California since I was in college

1. at lunch time.
2.

A. 1) Put the OHP on the table. 2) Press the buttons. 3) Lift a part up until it snaps into place. 4)
Turn it round towards the screen. 5) Press the switch. 6) Light it up. 7)Place the transparency on the
glass. 8) Move the flap up and down. 9) Turn the wheel to make the image sharp.

B. 1) Put the OHP on the table. 2) Press the buttons. 3) Lift a part up until it snaps into place. 4)
Turn it round towards the screen. 5) Plug it in. 6) Switch it on. 7) Place the transparency on the
glass. 8) Move the flap up and down. 9) Turn the wheel to focus the image.

C. 1) Put the OHP on the table. 2) Press the buttons. 3) Lift a part up until it snaps into place. 4)
Face the head towards the screen. 5) Plug it in. 6) Place the transparency on the glass. 7) Raise or
lower the image. 8) Move the flap up and down. 9) Turn the wheel to the image sharp.

D. 1) Put the OHP on the table. 2) Press the buttons. 3) Lift a part up until it snaps into place. 4)
Turn it round towards the screen. 5) Press the switch. 6) Place the transparency on the glass. 7)
Move the flap up and down. 8) Focus the image. 9) Turn the wheel to make the image sharp.

The correct answer is: B

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3. What does the man mean? He is leaving now.
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4. What does the man imply? He can’t help her tonight.

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5. What does the woman mean? The class was boring.
STENING PART THREE

Listen to a lecture in an education class. The professor is talking about early teachers.

Now, answer the following questions.

1Future teachers
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2-Early in the 20th century
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3 Extremely controlled
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4 At home
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5 To friend's houses

READING PART ONE

Penguins show signs of stress

A new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of
tourists in Antarctica.

Previous research by scientists from Keil University in Germany monitored Adelie penguins and
noted that the birds’ heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters
away. But new research using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes
this. Scientists from Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge say that a slow moving human
who does not approach the nest too closely is not perceived as a threat by penguins.

The earlier findings have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain
types of penguins near tourist sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that their
activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encourage non-disruptive
behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers is caused by other factors.

Amanda Nimon of the Scott Polar Research Institute spent three southern hemisphere summers at
Cuverville Island in Antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will
react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Simon. “First they
exhibit large and prolonged heart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for
predators to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.” The artificial egg, specially developed for the project,
monitored both the parent who had been “disturbed” when the egg was placed in the nest and the
other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.

However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimon’s findings do not
invalidate his own research. He points out that species behave differently – and Nimon’s work was
with Gentoo penguins. Nimon and her colleagues believe that Culik’s research was
methodologically flawed because the monitoring of penguins’ responses entailed capturing and
restraining the birds and fitting them with heart-rate transmitters. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would
not be surprising if they became stressed on seeing a human subsequently.

Taken from Insight into IELTS (Cambridge)

1. Which THREE of the following arguments are stated in the text? Choose STATED or NOT
STATED.

A. Penguins are not afraid of people who behave calmly. STATED

B. Penguins need better protection from tourists. STATED

C. Not all penguins behave the same way. STATED

D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers. NOT STATED

E. Penguins are harder to research when they have young. NOT STATED

F. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica. NOT STATED

2. Read the text again and use the context to deduce the meaning of the following words.

A. approach: get close

B. flee: leave

READING PART TWO

THREATS TO OUR WORLD

We have spent thousands of years fighting for our survival. Yet, now we have discovered that our
planet is under threat, and, to make matters worse, it’s our entire fault.

The rainforests are dying, rare plant and animal species are disappearing, rivers and seas are
being contaminated, crops are failing to grow, people are dying of hunger and the air is being
polluted. It’s time we woke up to these problems and started repairing the damage.

One of the major problems is the destruction of the rainforests in South America. They are home to
half the world’s species and to millions of people.AMoreover, the rainforests clean the air by
absorbing carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen. The trees are being cut down for paper or to make
room for cattle farms. As a result, birds and animals lose their homes and die. This destruction is
also bringing about changes in the climate, air pollution, flooding, drought and famine. If we
continue to burn and cut down the rainforests as we are doing now, the earth will never be the
same again.

Another big problem is water pollution. Do you like swimming in the sea or drinking a cool glass of
water on a hot day? BFactories are polluting our rivers and lakes with dangerous chemicals. Oil
tankers are releasing thick, black oil into our oceans. Tons and tons of industrial domestic waste are
poured into our seas. Consequently, sea life is threatened with extinction.

Air pollution is another important issue. The cars and factories in and around our cities are giving
out dangerous fumes. In the past few years, more and more people than ever before have
developed allergies and breathing problems. If we don’t do something now, our cities will become
impossible to live in.

Fortunately it’s not too late to solve these problems.CWe have the time, the money and even the
technology to prepare the way for a better, cleaner and safer future. We can plant trees and adopt
animals. We can create parks for endangered species. We can put pressure on those in power to
take action D.

1. The following sentence has been removed from the text: These simple pleasures may soon
become a thing of the past. Select the part (A, B, C or D) where the sentence should be located

The sentence These simple pleasures may soon become a thing of the past should be located in
part: B.

2. Read the text again and choose the correct answer.

1.The major environmental problems in the world are: Destruction of the rainforests, water pollution
and air pollution.

2.Why is it important not to destroy the rainforest? Because this place is home to lots of species and
people.

3.Who is responsible for sea life being threatened with extinction? Industries and oil companies.

4.How is air pollution affecting us? People are developing allergies and breathing problems.