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TEST6

Task I : You are golng to ligten to five text9. For eaah ofthem answer the two questions glven. MarI the
cotr€ct answer A, I or C. You have 20 seconds to look through th€ queilions. Yoq will then hear the
recording twice.
(10 polnts)
6. The man orders ---- with his pizze.
---ll what might have happ€ned to the family
cal? A. a drlnk and chlcken sdcks

A. The man's daughter hit a tree on a picnlc. B, bread sticks and a beverage

B. The woman drove lt Into some deep wat€r. C. a salad and orangejuice

C. Some people stole the vehicl€ by the lake. Ie&l

7. Listen€rs can win --------- by saying the
2. The father's computer ir currently --_- naffe ofthe song.
A. in serious troubl€ A. digital music downloads
B. In a repair shop L money

C. being stored safely C. concen tickets

Ict!? 8. The man'i phone nunber ir ------.

3. The picnic ls on --_, A. 693'3019
A. Saturday
B, 693-t 390
B. Sunday
c. 693-r 3r 9
C. Friday
4. Th€ picnic ls being held __' EIll
9, what ls the problem wlth the woman with
A. in a park him?
L by a rlv€r A, Sha was hurt in an accident,

C, at Dave's house B. she is having a h€art attack.

IqL3 C. She is havlng a baby.
5, The lnan tlnally orderr a pizza with
pepperoni and mushaooms on one slde and 10. Rlght now, the man is -----.
on the other,
A. ln the alrport parklng lot
green peppers and ltalian sausage
B. on $e freeway
L bacon and ham
C. downtown ln trafflc
c, black olives and plneappla

sk 2 : List€n to the t€xi and for each ou stion (l-8) mark the coired answer A, I , C or D. You now hav€ 30
ds to look through the task. You wlll then h€ar the recording twice.
(8 polhts)

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 l. Where did Joanne work? 5. How long did it take Joanne to drive home
from th€ 5urgery?
A- an advenising agency

B. a vet's surgery
B, len minutes
C. a Mercedes dealer's office
C. an hour
D. the listening does not say
D. the list€ning does not say

2. why was she angry at the beqinning of the

listening? 6. What happened as she arrived home for the
second time?
A. The police arrived.
B. She had lost a .lient at work.
B, The phone raog.
C. She was stu€k in a trafficjam.
C. Th€ dog died.
D. Her dog was sick,
D. A burglar was just escaping.

3. why did she take the dog to Dr, Sterne s

surgery? 7, Why did the doctor tell her to get out of the
house?
A- lt was time for Sheba's che(kup.
A. There was a dangerous dog in there.
B. Th€ dog couldn't breathe properly.
8. lt was on fire,
C. She wanted to get her out ofthe house.
C. He knew there was a burglar inside.
D. The doctor had asked to see her.
D. He wanted to meet her outside.

4, Why did she leave the dog at the surgery

and drive home again? 8. Why did the burglar look very sick?

A. She wanted to catch a burglar. A. The police had caught him, and he would
probably have to go to prison.
B. The dog was too sick to come home.
B. He had caught a disease from the dog.
C. The doctor wanted to keep her.
C. He hadn't found anyvaluable things to steal.
D. Joanne wanted to change her clothes.
D. The doq had bitten off hi5 fingers.

3: Read the questions (l-8) and find the answers to them in the paragraph5 (A'F) of the text- Some
paragraphs correspond to more than one question.
(8 points)
choose the correct heading for each pqtugtaph

L Attitudes worldwid€ to C[4 foods 5. Hong l(ong governmenCs'marketing' of Cl\,1

2 Differing yields in developing and 'firsC

6. Legal implications

:1. Environmentalists reaction 7. Reactions lo Ci,l cotton

4 Crowing importance of CM foods 8. Supermarkets' policy

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(A) Europeans tend to be skepricalabout the consumption ofgenerically modified foods and rher€ ar st o.E
consumer pressure, supported by the cr€en parti€s, to ban farmers from growing ct\,{ crops in the Eurogea, i.,.r.
(EU). However 5.5 million farmers worldwide, mainly in rhe lJS, Argentina, Canada and China, now grow cH crops
coverjng more than 50 million hectares, an area the size ofSpain. Other Asian countries such as lndia are
enthusiastic and Indonesia is abour rojoin the GM club, so despire the Europeans, CM crop growth is incr€atin9
globally.

(B) A recent Eritish scientisrs' .eport emphasjzes that inserting g€nes into plants is srill a very inexact science, so
unexpected biochemical side effects are possible, affecting foodstuffs and human consumers. Legajty, GI\4
companies have to demonst.ate that their crops are "substantially equivalenr" to the originals, bui what does tl.ris
mean? That they should contain rhe same nutrients? lhat they should look and smell similar? Scienrists who nol
long ago dismissed public concerns as hyster;a afe now concurring with green consumer activists and advising
tougher regulation,

(C) More cons€nsus and definition is required on this controversial topic. Currenrly, it seems thar mosr American
consumers trust CM food producers and assoaiated big businesses, whilst Europeans do not, Canadians are
skeptical: their studies of cross polljnated "super strains" indicate problems such as porential super viruses. Durch
studies however, 5uggestthat engineer€d sugar beet is friendlier to wildlife and less damaging to the
environm€nt: it needs less herbicide for the same yield, allowing more weed biomass and increased insects and
5piders, whjch in turn feed increased bkdlife. These results are significant, as furopean law states that GM crops
may be banned ifthey can be proved to damage the ehvironment,

(D) Attitudes to C[4 c.ops appear to depend on where one lives and what one does. Cotton farm€rs in Sourh Africa
ar€ very enthusiastic, as their firsr CI\d coton crop proved extremely successful, boosting yields by 50 - 90%. "Bt
cotton contains a gene for a bacrerial toxin rhar kills their major pest, bollworms and reduces the need for
pesticides. Cfowing C[{ cotton requires less labour rim€, an important factor in a region ravaged by HIV/AIDS. Bt
cotlon seed yield shows increases of up ro 129%; unsurprisingly! use grew from only 0.1 per cent of farmers in
I997198 to over 90 per cent by 2001/02. Opponents of Ci/ crops claim that pests will develop resistance soon
and that small farmers relying completely or the modified strain are particularly vulne.abl€ to changes in marker
conditions-

(E) lndia is also pleased with its hjgh relatjve yields of cM cotton and generally, yield increases in the developing
world are tuming out to be much higher rhan those of the 'flrst'world. h is |]nderstandable therefore, that
developing countries are keen to embrace Clvl foods and farning methods, whilst manywestean farmers and
consumers remain skeptical,

(F) l4eanwhile, in Hong Kong, the governm€nt's leaflet, 'C[4 Food Newsletter', is annoying consumer activists and
environmentalisrs. In the leaflet, a university biotechnology student explains to her mother rhar all Cl\I foods are
safety-assessed and are'as safe as their conventionalcounterpans'. The Food and Environmental Hygiene
Department says it was published "wirh a view to enhancing rhe knowledg€ ofthe public on CM food;.

(C) Greenpeace call it "blatant pro-CM food propaganda" however, and claim "The government is pushing
CM food
safety whilst at the same time understating the potential risks". tr adds the governmenr! role is "io educ;te and
inform the public, not to blatantly promote what is an unproven technology." Creenp€ace do not believe rhat a
r€asonable system of pre-market safety assessments exists in Hong Kong and have been actively campaigning for
the compulsory labelling of Cl\,t ingredients. The governmenr argues rhaaassessment is adequate enoiglito a-llay
public fears and that labelling ofGM foods should be voluntary.

(H) Park'n'Shop and Wellcome allow distribution of the CI\4 newsletter, but a spokeswoman said this did not
n€cessarily imply active approval of C[,{ foods, adding they had previously helped the gov€rnment deliver a seri€s
of education leaflets, posters and information on SARS and dengue fever. "Our policy on CM food is neutral,, she
satd.

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@reachquestionmatktheCorlectanswerAlB'col
D.
(8 poitlts)
Th; oiant redwood rrees of Cenrral and Norihern California are the tallest living things in the world. The main
t.rnti ot a reawooa *n le up ro 9 mekes in diameter near it5 bas€ and can grow as high as a 35 storey building
The majority ofthese giants are found in Humboldt State Park, and one area - a secret locatjon known as Atlas
Grove, 6nly discovered in the I990s - conrains the oldest redwoods in the world. The trees here are about the
same aqe ;r the Panhenon and date back 2,500 years They are named after Creek gods and
goddesses, and I
have htd the privilege of seeing Zeus, Rhea and Kronos, the Titan of time
The most memorable climb that I ever had was with Steve sillett, a professor at Humbold state lJnivetsity and his
wife i\4arie, a botanist and lecrurer. They are borh expeft tree climbers (and ev€n got married up a tree), but we-
were there to ca(y out some research in on€ sectiolat the top, we staned to climb and th€n tame to a mass of
hanging redwood tranches, 25 storeys above the ground. We had lo make ourway through, moving from tree to
tree usino a te(hnique called ekwalkinq. you rhrow ropes trom one rree to the nexr and then you move through
space. tf; a mcthod thar's actuilly very similar ro the one ured by spiderman. but not as fasr or as dramati(.
Towards the top, we found a grove ofirees growing out ofthe side of Kronos_ These new trees were huge in their
own right, with bases
3ft acr;ss and l5oft tall - bigger than almost any rree that grows in Europe. Reachtng.the upper part of the
;edwood trees is like enreri;ta lo5t world. You cant see the ground when you're up there;
youlo in another realm
entirely. You're essentially mAving through coral reefs in the sky, in which everlthing is alive lts a region
give up
some;here between heaven and;arth, s;mewhere humans were never meant to go. I'll never be able to
and are almost always fatal. 8ut when you
;ee climbino now. even rhouqh accidenrs can happen insrantaneously
climb in theiedwoods. voo st-art to see thinqs in iour dimen5ions - and the founh is time. You realise that, as a
human being, your life asjust like a short flash of light in the life of a giant tree

l. Another title for this tett would be 5. How did the $/ritet feelat the top ofth€
tree?
A. Atlas Grovei Ajourneythrough time.
B. Creek gods in California.
A, Amazed and enchanted,
B. Terrifi€d and lost-
C. The story of giant trees.
C. Tired and mis€rable.
2. The aim of the text i5
6. What did the wite. felt he saw when he
A. to explain and warn. was at the toP ofthe redwood?
B. to inform and interest,
A. New tr€es growing from the side.
C. to p€rsuade and sell.
8. Plants that are normally found in Europ€
3. The wdter climbed the tree with Steve and C. Traces ofcoral growing on the branches.
Marie
7, The w.iter iays that lree climbing a€ci"
A. to witness thek wedding. dents
B. to do some botanical research.
A- happen frequently.
C. to learn new.limbing te(hniques.
B. can easily be avoided.
4. 'Skywalking'is a method of
C. usually resuh in death.
A. ctimbing up to the top.
8. going from one tree to another, 8. According to lhe writ€r, climbing redwoods
C. coming down safely.
A. has given him a new perspectlve on life.
B. now takes up a lot of his time.
C. is not a5 rewarding as it was.

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Task 5: Read the text and fill the gaps with the words given (A-N). Use each word only once. Two words are
extra. Do not copy the extra words from the text on the answer sheet.
(12 poihts)

Eoth (A) Each (E) Speech (M)

Ceremony (8) Elected (F)

Chopped (C) Equal (C)

Divided (D) Risht (L)

Ceorge Washjngton was born February 22, 1732. He was the first president of the United States, ..... (l ) by
onanimous vote in I789. He is sometimes ..... (2J lo as The Father af Our Country- Hewas one of the people who
..... (3) in the Revolutionary War and later helped write the the United States Constitution. There is a famous slory
aboul Ceorge Washington when was a young boy. lt says that he ..... (4) down his father's cherry tree with an ax.
When his father asked, "Who did this?" young Ceorge replied "l cannot t€ll a lie. I did il." lrany child.en have ..-.. (5)
lhis story and are encouraged to always tellthe truth.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February I2, I809. H€ became president ir I860. His pres;d€ncy was difficult. The
states in the north and the south were ..... (6) because of slavery. White people in th€ south owned black people.
The nonh did not like it. A civil war began between the two sides. In the end, the northern states won and
President Lincoln he'ped to free the slaves. He gave a very famous ..... (7) about how everybody had the ..... (8) to
be fre€ and how all people were ..... (9). After the civilwa., Abraham Lincoln went to see a play. While he was
there, he was assassinated.
.-... (10) Ceorge Washington and Abraham lincoln were veryfamo$s presidents in the United States. Today you
can see thek ..... (l I )on American mon€y. Ceorge Wa5hington is on the one dollar billand Abraham Lincoln in on
lhe five dollar bill. Many schools and some cities are named after ..... (l2) presiden!. And the State ofWashington
and Washington D-C- were both named after President Washington.

ask 6: Read the text and fill the gaps (l -| 2) with one of the followingi article, preposition, conjunction or
relative pronoun, Insert only ONE word, Do not copy the extra words from the text on the answer sheet-
l2 eoi

How can .....(l) piece of art creare a monster? Easy, it can inspire ..... (2) entire city to hold a huge arts festival. lt
happened..... (3) Grand Rapids, Michigan, ..... (4) a gigantic piece of sculpture was installed ..... (5) a downtown
plaza,
In I969, a type of stationary absvact sculpturc, called a siabile (pronounced stay-beal), was installed downtown
..... (6) front of City Hall. Twenrierh century American artist Alexander Calder created it. Calder's stabiles are
constructed of flat curving shapes of metalwelded together..... (7) usually painted red or black. His stabiles are
playful, fanciful creations ..... (8) look great in parks and plazas. Once ..... (9) sculpture was in place, ..... (l0)
people of Crand Rapids started th;nking that they needed an arts festival to celebrate Calder's work. More
important, they needed an arts festivalto celebrate the arts in West l\4ichigan.
So, in 1970, Festivalwas born. Th;s three-day a.ts celebration, held the first fullweekend inJune in downtown
Crand Rapids, attracts thousands ..... (l I ) participating artists. Festival has grown from a few booths and food
stalls Into the nation's largest all-volunteer arts festival, -.... (l2) more than 20,000 volunteers and more than
500,000 people attending. h has grown so large that it is spread out over almost all of downtown thaCs a
monster of a fe5tivall

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Task 7: The advertisement given below is taken from an online newspaper. Read the advertisement and
write an email to the authorities of the organization 'Creative writing' asking for more information about
the details which are indicated- Th€ beginning is given on the answer sheet. Do not write your or anybody
else's nane or 5urname in th€ lett€r.
(6 points)

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Task 8: Read the essay task and write between 120"1 50 words.
(16 points)

Sorhe people think thot pafehts have the gredtest influence oh the child's academic development, while
others think lhat 4.hild's teachers has more influence. Do you agree or dis4gree with this opinion? State
your opinion and support it with reasons and examples.

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