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SECTION A: Listening
Part 1: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Which documents could Sam use as proof of her name

Example: passport
1……………..
2……………..
Which could she use as proof of her address
council tax bill
3…………….
phone bill (fixed line)
4……………
Complete note below
Name of bank? Savings Bank
Open which days? Monday-Friday
Opening hours? 5……………….
Where? 6……………….
Free gift? 7……………….

Part 2: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Photographing waterfalls
Hannah took her first waterfall photo when she was (1)………. years old.
She used a camera belong to her (2)……….. to take the photos in the mountains.
She believes that (3)……….. is the best time of the year to photograph waterfalls.
She avoids photographing waterfalls in (4)………. weather.
She loves taking photos of water hitting (5)………… below.
In winter, the photographer should avoid treading on any (6)…………… that may appear
in a picture.
Hannah likes to take pictures from the (7)………… of smaller waterfalls.
Hannah once took a photo of (8)…………. in a waterfall.
Part 3: Listen to part of a radio programme about a psychological condition
known as prosopagnosia. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false
(F). (10 points)
1. The speaker compares face-blindness to the inability to hear.
2. Scientists do not understand how normal people remember faces.
3. The face-blind subjects could not distinguish between the faces or the objects.
4. Some people with this condition are so severely affected that they cannot
recognise members of their own family.
5. It could help scientists to understand human evolution if they knew more about
face-blindness.
Part 4: Choose the best answer A,B or C
1. Why did Sophie take up translating ?
A. She had studied modern languages as university
B. She sometimes used to translation for friends
C. She enjoyed reading texts in other languages.
2. Which, according Sophie, are the most difficult things to translate?
A. cultural references
B. informal expressions
C. scientific and technical. words
3. Where does Sophie get most of work?
A. directly from official organizations
B. through translation agencies
C. from contacts in private companies
4. What does she say about money?
A. She earns less now than she used to
B. She thinks she pays too much tax
C. She seldom get paid on time
5. Sophie believes that in the future
A. translating will all the done by machines
B. more languages will need to translated
C. translators will have to better trained
SECTION B: Lexico-Grammar

I. Choose the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
1. There has been a lot of ____ surrounding the government’s proposed scheme.

A. controversy B. consent C. conformity D.

consequence
2. Our town has a real problem with youth crime, ____ do many other British
towns.

A. so B. nor C. as D. like

3. Warning: anyone caught stealing from these premises will be _____.

A. advocated B. undermined C. prosecuted D.

enforced

4. The local authorities need to _____ down on illegal parking, in my opinion.

A. hit B. force C. move D. crack

5. If the service isn’t up to standard, I think you have _____ right to complain.

A. all B. each C. much D. every

6. Jim’s tough character and certainly won’t let anyone push him ______.

A. up B. off C. around D. through

7. The ______ I don’t understand is why Emily lets her boyfriend get away with it.

A. reason B. object C. item D. thing

8. My uncle pulled a few _____ and got me a job in the company where he works.

A. ropes B. strings C. threads D. chords

9. Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum _____ her
career in order to have children.

A. devoted B. repealed C. sacrificed D. abolished

10. I find the offer quite ____, but I think I’d rather study at Oxford.

A. tempting B. desirous C. inclined D. envious

11. I don’t normally like noisy clubs, but I had a sudden _____ to see what the
Blue Parrot was like.

A. force B. motive C. pressure D. impulse

12. Jerry loves snowboarding so much that it’s almost like a drug ________.

A. passion B. obsession C. addiction D. requirement

13. I don’t want to do the course in applied statistics, but it’s ______.

A. compulsory B. inevitable C. bound D. indecisive

14. Don’t worry about me – I’m quite ______ to sit here and wait for you to come
back.

A. ecstatic B. delighted C. joyful D. content

15. When I was pregnant, I often got a sudden _____ for tinned sardines.

A. preference B. craving C. envy D. greed

16. Thank you for thinking of us, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to _____ your
kind invitation.

A. decline B. deny C. condemn D. reject

17. I’ve never seen anyone so _____ to their job as Philip is.

A. eager B. keen C. dedicated D. interested

18. Why do you have such a _____ with model railways?

A. desire B. fascination C. love D.

preference

19. I wish you would stop wasting so much time on computer games and do
something a little more _____.

A. welcome B. enviable C. feasible D. worthwhile

20. Olivia has always ______ to return to the country she was born in.

A. favoured B. yearned C. urged D. inclined

II. Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the words in brackets.

1. Computers were sold ______ for the first time in the 1950s. (COMMERCE)
2. He was deeply ______ about his late arrival. (APOLOGIZE)

3. Family members discuss problems frankly and find ______ quickly. (SOLVE)

4. There are differences and ______ between Vietnamese and American cultures.
(SIMILARLY)

5. At weekends, early morning phone calls can be so ______ because it is the time
when people sleep late. (STARTLE)

6. This is only hatred ______ by racial prejudice. (GENERATION)

7. He is not able to read or write; he is a(an) ______ child. (LITERACY)

8. She’s involved in many _______ activities, such as music, sport and drama.
(CURRICULUM)

9. The _____ of this document is wrong! There’s no page 13. (PAGE)

10. The general director was blamed for his ______ of the company’s business.
(HANDLE)

III. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Find out and correct them.

Even before the turn of the century, movies began to develop in two major
directions: the realistic and the formalistic. Realism and formalism are merely
general, rather than absolute, terms. When using to suggest a tendency toward
either polarity, such labels can be helpful, but at the end they are still just
labels. Few films are exclusive formalist in style, and fewer yet are completely
realist. There is also an important difference between realism and reality,
although this distinct is often forgotten. Realism is a particular style, where
physical reality is the source of all the raw materials of film, both realistic and
formalistic. Virtually all movie directors go to the photographable world for
their subject matter, but what they do with this material - what they shape and
manipulate it - determines their stylistic emphasis.

Generally speaking, realistic films attempt to reproduce the surface of concrete

reality with a minimum of distortion. In photographing objects and events, the
filmmaker tries to suggest the copiousness of life himself. Both realist and
formalist film directors must select (and hence emphasize) certain details from
 the chaotic sprawl of reality. But the element of selectivity in realistic films is
less obvious. Realists, in short, try to preserve the illusion that their film world
is unmanipulated, an objective mirror of the actual world. Formalists, on the
other hand, make no such pretense. They deliberately stylize and distort their
crude materials so that only the very naive should mistake a manipulated
image of an object or event to the real thing.
SECTION C: Reading comprehension

I. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to

complete each numbered gap in the following passage.
These days in business, people have to face many challenging questions
when designing and implementing new projects in underdeveloped areas of the
countryside. One issue which has to be faced is whether it is possible to introduce
new technology without destroying the local environment.
Economic (1)_________ and environment conservation are often seen as
natural enemies. It is unfortunate that in the past this has often been true, and it has
been necessary to choose between (2)_________ the project or protecting the
environment. However, by taking environmental considerations (3)_________ at
an early stage in a project, companies can significantly reduce any impact on local
plants and animals.
For example, in southern Africa, a company called CEL, was asked to put up
410 km of a power transmission line without disturbing the rare birds which
inhabit that area. The project was carried out with (4)_________ disturbance last
summer. What may surprise many business people is the fact that this
consideration for local wildlife did not in any way (5)_________ down the project.
Indeed, the necessary advance planning (6)_________ with local knowledge and
advanced technology, (7)_________ that the project was actually completed ahead
of schedule. CEL was contracted to finish the job by October and (8)_________ to
do so two months earlier.
CEL is one of those companies which is (9)_________ to the principle of
environmental conservation. Many other companies have yet to be (10)_________
of the importance of balancing the needs of people with those of the environment.
However, it may be the only realistic way forward.
1. A. progression B. development C. rise D. increase
2. A. dealing B. leading C. running D. controlling
3. A. severely B. gravely C. seriously D. deeply
4. A. minimal B. bare C. least D. smallest
5. A. slow B. speed C. turn D. hold
6. A. related B. added C. combined D. tied
7. A. led B. meant C. resulted D. caused
8. A. achieved B. managed C. succeeded D. fulfilled
9. A. persuaded B. convicted C. promised D. committed
10. A. urged B. impressed C. argued D. convinced

II. Read the text and fill in each blank with one most suitable word.
It was an unusually dark night. In the middle of ___1___ enjoyable dream, Jim
thought he heard his dog ___2___ loudly. He groaned and glanced at his clock
sleepily. Twelve o'clock the green fluorescent hands of his clock read. Suddenly,
Jim heard hushed voices outside his house. He immediately became alert and
jumped ___3___ of bed. As his parents had gone on a holiday. Jim was alone at
home. He decided to investigate who was outside.
As he walked towards his bedroom door, Jim, however, became afraid. He
wondered ___4___could be outside his house in the dead of ___5___ night. His
imagination began to run wild. He pictured in his mind armed robbers who were
waiting to break into the house. He even imagined supernatural forces such as
ghosts and werewolves. In the end, Jim changed his ___6___ about going out of
the house. ___7___, he locked his bedroom door and crawled under his bed. With
his heart in his mouth, he waited for the intruders. Suddenly, there was a clicking
sound and he heard the front door open.
"Jim?" said a familiar ___8___. It was his father! Jim felt weak with relief. His
parents must ___9___ returned home earlier than he had expected. ___10___ a
fright they had given him!
III. Read the passage and then choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each
question below.
1) Science plays a crucial role in identifying problems related to how natural
systems function and deteriorate, particularly when they are affected by an external
factor. In turn, scientific findings shape the policies introduced to protect such
systems where necessary. Experts are frequently called upon by politicians to
provide evidence which can be used to make scientifically sound, or at least
scientifically justifiable policy decisions.
2) Issues arise as there are frequent disagreements between experts over the way
data is gathered and interpreted. An example of the former is the first scientific
evidence of a hole in the ozone layer by the British Antarctic Survey. (A) The
findings were at first greeted by the scientific community with scepticism, as the
British Antarctic Survey was not yet an established scientific community. (B)
Moreover, it was generally believed that satellites would have picked up such
ozone losses if they were indeed occurring. (C) It was not until the methodology of
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center was reviewed that it became apparent that
data had been overlooked. (D)
3) With regards to the latter, controversy between scientists may arise where data
analysis appears to support one policy over another. In 1991, the World Resource
Institute (WRI) published estimates of net emissions and sinks of greenhouse gases
for a number of countries, including India. The report provoked criticisms among
Indian scientists who argued that the figures had failed to take some significant
factors into account, leading to overestimated emission values. The WRI was
accused of blaming less economically developed countries for global warming; a
stance which, if accepted, could impede industrialisation and sustain, even widen,
the wealth gap.
4) Problems regarding the scientific method are well documented and it is widely
accepted by the scientific community that, however consistent scientists are in their
procedures, the results born under different circumstances can vary markedly. A
number of factors influence research, among them the organisation of a laboratory,
the influence of prevailing theories, financial constraints and the peer review
process. Consequently, scientists tend to believe they are not in a position to bear
universal truths but to reveal tendencies.
5) However, this is countered by two factors. Firstly, certain scientific institutions
wish to maintain a degree of status as ‘bearers of truth’. Further, policy makers
uphold this understanding by requesting scientific certainties in order to legitimise
their policy decisions. According to a number of authors who have documented
this process, decision makers do not necessarily try to obtain all the information
which is or could be made available regarding an issue. Rather, they select that
information which is necessary to fulfil their goals, information termed as ‘half-
knowledge’. Attempts to underplay transboundary issues such as water provision
and pollution are cases in point. Politicians clearly cannot pretend that certain data
do not exist if they are well-known in scientific communities or national borders,
but some discretion is evident, especially where there is controversy and
uncertainty.
6) It is important to note that policies regarding scientific issues are influenced in
no small part by societal factors. These include the relative importance of certain
environmental issues, the degree of trust in the institutions conducting the research,
and not least the social standing of those affected by the issue. In other words,
environmental problems are in many ways socially constructed according to the
prevailing cultural, economic and political conditions within a society. It has been
suggested, for example, that contemporary 'post-materialist' Western societies pay
greater attention to 'quality' - including environmental quality – than 'quantity'.
This theory does not necessarily assume that people of low-income countries have
no interest in environmental protection, as the example of the Chipko movement in
India clearly demonstrates, but demonstrates that the way a resource is valued
varies widely among different communities.
7) Finally, it cannot be denied that the ‘issue of the day’ changes constantly. One
issue becomes more or less urgent than another, based on current events.
Concurrently, new issues enter the political agenda. It has been noted that it often
takes a 'policy entrepreneur', someone who dedicates time, energy and financial
resources to a certain issue, to raise its profile. Furthermore, whether an issue is
taken up by political, environmental or media groups, depends very much on the
degree to which it suits their particular agenda, not to mention budget.
1. With reference to paragraph 1, which of the following pieces of research would
be NOT be relevant to this article?
A. the effect of climate change on weather patterns in Africa
B. whether or not low level radiation increases the risk of cancer
C. how acid rain impacts species within a lake ecosystem
D. a comparison of the species present in two areas of woodland
2. What is the purpose of the example of ozone data given in paragraph 2?
A. to show that NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center used unreliable methods of
gathering scientific data
B. to show how data gathering methods and the status of scientists may affect the
way data is regarded
C. to prove that it is wrong to dismiss evidence which comes from a non-
established source
D. to show how NASA and the British Antarctic Survey disagreed over the correct
way to gather ozone data.
3. Where in paragraph 2 does this sentence best fit?
This was because of the way their computers had been programmed to discard any
readings which appeared anomalous.
A. (A) B. (B) C. (C) D. (D)
4. Paragraph 3 gives an example of a dispute over…
A. which country was most responsible for producing greenhouse gases
B. the pollution caused by multinational companies in India.
C. how statistics were interpreted and presented.
D. erroneous data which resulted from a poorly-funded experiment.
5. In paragraph 5, ‘this’ refers to…
A. the scientific method and its inherent problems.
B. the belief that scientists cannot reveal universal truths.
C. the variation in scientific results under different circumstances.
D. the list of factors which influence scientific research.
6. What is meant by this sentence?
‘Further, policy makers uphold this understanding by requesting scientific
certainties in order to legitimise their policy decisions.’
A. Politicians when seeking evidence for policy-making, do not understand the fact
that scientists are unable to act as ‘bearers of truth’.
B. Politicians consider the scientific research that supports their policies as more
legitimate than other research.
C. Scientific institutions encourage politicians to use them for policy-making in
order to improve their status.
D. Politicians, when seeking evidence for policy-making, encourage the belief that
scientists can produce incontestable facts.
7. Which sentence best sums up the ideas in paragraph 4?
A. Scientists are aware that their work cannot present incontrovertible facts.
B. If scientists were more consistent, they could create more reliable evidence.
C. Variations in how research is conducted often affect its validity.
D. Scientists spend more time documenting problems than conducting research.
8. Why are ‘transboundary issues such as water provision and pollution’ referred
to in paragraph 5?
A. to illustrate situations in which politicians pretend that certain data does not
exist
B. to illustrate situations in which incorrect information is given by scientific
institutions keen to maintain their status.
C. to illustrate situations in which politicians are selectiive with regards to what
data they gather
D. to illustrate situations in which policy makers request scientists to present them
with scientific certainties, even though none exist.
9. What can be inferred about the Chipko movement?
A. It was an example of how people in low-income countries have little interest in
environmental protection.
B. It was an example of how different people within a community valued a
resource differently.
C. It was an example of how people in a low-income community showed interest
in protecting the environment.
D. It was an example of how people in a low-income community valued quantity
over quality.
10. Which of the following arguments is NOT presented in paragraph 7?
A. An issue only get political or media attention if someone with a high profile is
supporting it.
B. Politicians are only interested in environmental issues if it benefits them.
C. Issues don’t get public attention unless a particular person advocates it strongly.
D. Issues may be overlooked if there are other significant events happening at the
time.
IV. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
RISING SEA
Paragraph 1 - INCREASED TEMPERATURES
The average air temperature at the surface of the earth has risen this century, as has
the temperature of ocean surface waters. Because water expands as it heats, a
warmer ocean means higher sea levels. We cannot say definitely that the
temperature rises are due to the greenhouse effect; the heating may be part of a
‘natural’ variability over a long time - scale that we have not yet recognized in our
short 100 years of recording. However, assuming the build up of greenhouse gases
is responsible, and that the warming will continue, scientists – and inhabitants of
low-lying coastal areas – would like to know the extent of future sea level rises.
Paragraph 2
Calculating this is not easy. Models used for the purpose have treated the ocean as
passive, stationary and one -dimensional. Scientists have assumed that heat simply
diffused into the sea from the atmosphere. Using basic physical laws, they then
predict how much a known volume of water would expand for a given increase in
temperature. But the oceans are not one -dime nsional, and recent work by
oceanographers, using a new model which takes into account a number of subtle
facets of the sea –including vast and complex ocean currents –suggests that the rise
in sea level may be less than some earlier estimates had predicted.
Paragraph 3
An international forum on climate change, in 1986, produced figures for likely sea-
level rises of 20 cms and 1.4 m, corresponding to atmospheric temperature
increases of 1.5 and 4.5C respectively. Some scientists estimate that the ocean
warming resulting from those temperature increases by the year 2050 would raise
the sea level by between 10 cms and 40 cms. This model only takes into account
the temperature effect on the oceans; it does not consider changes in sea level
brought about by the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, and changes in
groundwater storage. When we add on estimates of these, we arrive at figures for
total sea-level rises of 15 cm and 70 cm respectively.
Paragraph 4
It’s not easy trying to model accurately the enormous complexities of the ever-
changing oceans, with their great volume, massive currents and sensitively to the
influence of land masses and the atmosphere. For example, consider how heat
enters the ocean. Does it just ‘diffuse’ from the warmer air vertically into the water,
and heat only the surface layer of the sea? (Warm water is less dense than cold, so
it would not spread downwards). Conventional models of sea-level rise have
considered that this the only method, but measurements have shown that the rate of
heat transfer into the ocean by vertical diffusion is far lower in practice than the
figures that many modelers have adopted.
Paragraph 5
Much of the early work, for simplicity, ignored the fact that water in the oceans
moves in three dimensions. By movement, of course, scientists don’t mean waves,
which are too small individually to consider, but rather movement of vast volumes
of water in huge currents. To understand the importance of this, we now need to
consider another process – advection. Imagine smoke rising from a chimney. On a
still day it will slowly spread out in all directions by means of diffusion. With a
strong directional wind, however, it will all shift downwind, this process is
advection – the transport of properties (notably heat and salinity in the ocean) by
the movement of bodies of air or water, rather than by conduction or diffusion.
Paragraph 6
Massive ocean currents called gyres do the moving. These currents have far more
capacity to store heat than does the atmosphere. Indeed, just the top 3m of the
ocean contains more heat than the whole of the atmosphere. The origin of gyres
lies in the fact that more heat from the Sun reaches the Equator than the Poles, and
naturally heat tends to move from the former to the latter. Warm air rises at the
Equator, and draws more air beneath it in the form of winds (the “Trade Winds”)
that, together with other air movements, provide the main force driving the ocean
currents.
Paragraph 7
Water itself is heated at the Equator and moves poleward, twisted by the Earth’s
rotation and affected by the positions of the continents. The resultant broadly
circular movements between about 10 and 40 North and South are clockwise in the
Southern Hemisphere. They flow towards the east at mid latitudes in the equatorial
region. They then flow towards the Poles, along the eastern sides of continents, as
warm currents. When two different masses of water meet, one will move beneath
the other, depending on their relative densities in the subduction process.The
densities are determined by temperature and salinity. the convergence of water of
different densities from the Equator and the Poles deep in the oceans causes
continuous subduction. This means that water moves vertically as well as
horizontally. Cold water from the Poles travels as depth – it is denser than warm
water –until it emerges at the surface in another part of the world in the form of a
cold current.
Paragraph 8
HOW THE GREEN HOUSE EFFECT WILL CHANGE OCEAN
TEMPERATURES
Ocean currents, in three dimensions, form a giant ‘conveyor belt’, distributing heat
from the thin surface layer into the interior of the oceans and around the globe.
Water may take decades to circulate in these 3-D gyres in the lop kilometer of the
ocean, and centuries in the deep water. With the increased atmospheric
temperatures due to the greenhouse effect, the oceans conveyor belt will carry
more heat into the interior. This subduction moves heat around far more effectively
than simple diffusion. Because warm water expands more than cold when it is
heated, scientists had presumed that the sea level would rise unevenly around the
globe. It is now believed that these inequalities cannot persist, as winds will act to
continuously spread out the water expansion. Of course, of global warming
changes the strength and distribution of the winds, then this ‘evening-out’ process
may not occur, and the sea level could rise more in some areas than others.
Questions 1 - 6
There are 8 paragraphs numbered 1 – 8 in the Reading Passage. The first
paragraph and the last paragraph have been given headings.
From the list below numbered A – I, choose a suitable heading for the remaining 6
paragraphs.
Write your answers A – I, in the spaces numbered 1 –6 on the answer sheet.
There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all the headings.
List of headings
A THE GYRE PRINCIPLE
B THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
C HOW OCEAN WATERS MOVE
D STATISTICAL EVIDENCE
E THE ADVECTION PRINCIPLE
F DIFFUSION VERSUS ADVECTION
G FIGURING THE SEA LEVEL CHANGES
H ESTIMATED FIGURES
I THE DIFFUSION MODEL
1. Paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 5
5. Paragraph 6
6. Paragraph 7
Questions 7–10 Do the following statements agree with the information given in
the reading passage? In boxes 7-10 in your answer sheet write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts with the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
7. The surface layer of the oceans is warmed by the atmosphere.
8. Advection of water changes heat and salt levels.
9. A gyre holds less heat than there is in the atmosphere.
10. The process of subduction depends on the water density.

V. Read some book reviews about earth exploration. For questions 1-10, choose
from the reviews (A-F). The reviews may be chosen more than one.

In which review is the following mentioned?

1. Someone who left almost no stone unturned around the world.

2. The surprising anonymity of someone.

3. Disappointment that flora and other fauna are not mentioned.

4. A book that is physically difficult to carry around with you.

5. Some details are inaccurate in this book.

6. Information written like an old-fashioned diary.

7. Text that adds something to the images.

8. A collaboration that produced great results.

9. A book that covers all of nature’s seasons.

10. A wide variety of subject matter.

A. A Complete Guide to Life in a Cold Climate by Richard Sale

This book is packed with information and deserves to be the ultimate Arctic
wildlife for a long time to come. It begins well, with an introduction to Arctic
geology, climate and habitats, an overview of all the people living and working in
the region. The bulk of the book is an extensive field guide to Arctic birds and
mammals, with distribution maps and information on confusing species. Its scope
is broad and generous, but I have a few niggles. It should really include Arctic
plants, fish and invertebrates. This would have doubled the size of the book and
made it unwieldy and impractical, but it’s fair to say that the title is misleading. But
I’m being picky here, and these minor shortcomings don’t detract from the overall
value of the book.

B. Burton Holmes Travelogues

 Burton Holmes was the greatest traveler not just of his own time but perhaps
of all time. A pretty big claim, but there’s evidence to back it up. Over a 60-year
period, Holmes visited nearly every country on the planet, photographed all he
saw, and invented the term ‘travelogue’. His pictures are stunning, both as social
history and as art. Holmes photographed everything; the dead on battle-fields; the
running of bulls in Spain; a mule train in Dead Valley. A sequence of Vesuvius
erupting in 1906 includes a short of a woman under ash-strewn sky that is
positively apocalyptic, but Holmes’ work wasn’t restricted to the large canvas – he
was as capable of capturing an intimate portrait of a chicken vendor in a Bangkok
market as he was revealing the vastness and intricacy of the construction of the
Panama Canal.

C. No More Beyond by Simon Nasht

In Simon Nasht’s brilliant biography of Sir Hubert Wilkins, he says that his
subject isn’t like other great explorers, primarily because most of us have never
heard of him. He had no lust for fame, instead being driven by a thirst that led him
to remote environments and places that cried out for exploration, rather than
towards the popular challenges so desired by newspaper editors of the day. Nasht
couldn’t believe “a man could achieve so much and yet be so little remembered”.
In 1917 Wilkin was under the command of veteran polar explorer and
photographer Frank Hurley in the Australian Flying Corps. Their mutual interests
were vital to development of aerial photography as an integral part of modern
geography.

D. Farmland Wildlife by James McCallum

As a refuge for wildlife, British farmland has had a bad press in recent years.
Fortunately, the artist’s beautiful visual journey through the seasons presented in
this book reveals that there is still an abundance of wildlife if you know where to
look for it and what to look for. McCallum shuns detailed portraiture in favour of
sketches capturing the spirit of his subjects – and hooray for that. If I need precise
anatomical detail, I can look at a photograph. But if I want to grasp how to stoat
roll an egg, how a male whitethroat makes his fluttering display-flights or how
long-tailed tits work together to build their nests, then I need something more – and
McCallum is stunningly good at translating these complex movements and
behaviours onto the page. His simple explanatory captions – taken from his field
notebook – are a bonus.

E. Troubled Waters by Sarah Lazarus

Sometimes it seems as though the size of book on whales is led by the size
of the subject matter. This, however, is a small, readable book. There are no
detailed species accounts and the text is almost entirely devoted to the threats that
whales and dolphins face, such as chemical and noise pollution, ship strikes and
entanglement in fishing nets. A careful read reveals factual errors but, on the
whole, these do not affect the thoughtful and concise discussion. It is notoriously
difficult to get to the bottom of the whaling issue, and here Lazarus struggles a bit.
The International Whaling Commission comes in for a lot of criticism, which
would perhaps have been better directed at the three of its members who have
chosen not to abide by the spirit of its conservation decisions.

F. The High Lowland by Derek Ratcliffe

For some, the south of Scotland is the plainer and less charismatic sibling of
the breathtaking Highlands and the rugged West Coast. But it’s every bit as wild as
those famed areas, but with a gentler appeal. This book describes an unexpected
Eden, a place whose heart pulses to a different beat. This is an epic piece of
writing, its subject matter converted in a manner more akin to the journals of a
Victorian chronicler than a modern natural history book. Derek Ratcliffe’s
recordings of the natural goings-on in this lonely land spanned 50 years. His
intimacy is apparent on every page. Everything is catalogued and described in
meticulous detail, and few questions are left unanswered. It’s a great pity that
Derek did not live to see his life’s work in print. This is a book for everyone, but
it’s a huge volume that you couldn’t take with you on holiday unless you’ve got a
pretty hefty rucksack and a strong back.

SECTION D: WRITING
1. For questions 1-5, 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 six words, including the word given.

1. If there is a fire, you must not use the lift to leave the building. (EVENT)
_________________________, you must not use the lift to leave the building.
2. Jack has such a vivid imagination, it is possible that he invented the whole story.
(MADE)
Jack has such a vivid imagination that he might ________________________ the
whole story.
3. She hated publicity so much that she never gave any interviews to the media.
(HER)
Such ________________________ of publicity that she never gave any
interviews to the media
4. I just didn’t know what to say. (LOST)
I was ________________________ .
5. Tim looks nothing like his father. (TAKE)
Tim ________________________ his father.

2. For questions 6-10, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the words given.

6. You can use it as long as you like, and it will not wear out.

No matter _________________________________________

7. John didn’t celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing.

It was _____________________________________________

8. Please check for damage before signing the delivery note.

Do not ______________________________________________

9. I write to Alice almost every day.

Hardly ________________________________________________

10. All books have something to teach you.

Every _______________________________________________

3. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the changes that information
technology bring to your study.
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SECTION A: Listening 50 points

Part 1:
1. driving license
2. benefit book
3. insurance certificate
4. electricity bill
5. 9.30-3.30
6. ground floor
7. no/nothing
Part 2
1. nearly 13/12
2. teacher
3. the spring
4. sunny
5. the rocks
6. snow
7. side
8. a huge fish
Part 3:
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T

Part 4:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B

SECTION B: Lexico-Grammar 40 points

I. Choose the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.20 points
1. A 3. C 5. D 7. D 9. C 11. D 13. A 15. B 17. C 19. D
2. C 4. D 6. C 8. B 10. A 12. C 14. D 16. A 18. B 20. B

II. Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the words in brackets.

10 points

1. 3. solutions 5. startling 7. illiterate 9. pagination

commercially
2. apologetic 4. similarities 6. generated 8. extra- 10.
curricular mishandling

III. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Find out and correct them.
10 points
1. using -> used 6. what -> how
2. at -> in 7. himself -> itself
3. exclusive -> exclusively 8. crude -> raw
4. distinct -> distinction 9. should -> would
5. where -> whereas/while 10. to -> for
SECTION C: Reading comprehension 60 points

I. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to

complete each numbered gap in the following passage. 10 points

1. B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9. D 10.D

II. Read the text and fill in each blank with one most suitable word.
10 points
1. an 2. barking/bark 3. out 4. who 5. the
6. mind 7. Instead 8. voice 9. have 10. What
III. Read the passage and then choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each
question below. 10 points
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. A

IV. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. 20 points
1. G 2. H 3. I 4. E 5. A 6. C 7. NA 8. T 9. F 10. T

V. Read some book reviews about earth exploration. For questions 1-10, choose
from the reviews (A-F). The reviews may be chosen more than one.10 points

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. F 5. E 6. F 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. B

SECTION D: WRITING 50 points

1. For questions 1-5, 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 six words, including the word given.
10 points

1. In the event of a fire, you must not use the lift to leave the building.

2. Jack has such a vivid imagination that he might have made up the whole story.

3. Such was her hatred/dislike of publicity that she never gave any interviews to
the media.

4. I was lost for words.

5. Tim doesn’t take after his father.

2. For questions 6-10, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the words given. 10 points

6. No matter how long you use it, it will not wear out.

7. It was not until John received the offer of promotion in writing that he celebrated
a party.

8. Do not sign the delivery note without checking for damage.

9. Hardly does a day pass without my writing to him.

10. Every book has something to teach you.

3. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the changes that information
technology bring to your study. 30 points

1. Convincing ideas: 6 points

2. Good organization: 6 points
3. Logical cohesion: 6 points
4. Accurate grammar and spelling: 6 points
5. Wide range of vocabulary and clear expression: 6 points
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Presenter: this week’s All in the Mind examines an unusual condition you may never have heard of
before prosopagnosia. Here’s Professor Alexander Scharma to explain.
Professor: Hello. Well, let’s start with an image some of you may be familiar with a painting called The
Son of Man, by the surrealist artist Rene Magritte. In the picture, an apple floats in front of a man’s face,
covering the features that would normally allow him to be recognized. The painting perfectly illustrates
the concept of prosopagnosia, or face-blindness. To people with this condition, as soon as someone
leaves their sight the memory of that person’s face is blank- or, at best, a set of jumbled features. Face-
blindness is a little like tone-deafness: the tone can be heard, or the face seen, but distinguishing
between different tones or faces is nearly impossible. The effects of prosopagnosia can be so bad that
people severely affected can recognize their own parents or children. If we understood how the normal
brain recalls faces, we’d be well on the way to understanding this strange disorder. It might also help us
to understand human evolution, since the ability to recognize individuals. This ability helps to hold
society together and has enabled human beings to develop a complex culture which is unique in the
animal kingdom.

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