UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTIPLANO

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERÍA DE MINAS

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FIRST QUALIFIED PRACTICE

I. GRAMMAR.

A: Write ten sentences with adjectives in the box.

Safe, Great, Dry, Noisy, Old, Light , Healthy, Dirty, Empty, Warm, Dangerous, Polluted, Powerful

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II. VOCABULARY.

A: Match these sentences.

1. This material doesn’t burn or melt if you heat it. .......... a) It’s rigid.

2. This material doesn’t break if you strike it or drop it ........... b) It’s hard.

3. You can’t bend this material .......... c) It’s tough.

4. This material doesn’t corrode if you put it in water .......... d) It’s heat-resistant.

5. You can’t scratch this material or cut it. .......... e) It’s corrosion-resistant
 III. READING AND COMPREHENSION. Read the text and write five (5) information
sentences, and then identify the adjectives in each statement:

Area-Based Results for Mine Detection

Abstract.

The cost and the closely related length of time spent in searching for mines or unexploded ordnance (UXO)
may well be largely determined by the number of false alarms.

False alarms can result in time consuming digging of soil or in additional multisensory tests in the minefield. In
this paper, we consider two area based methods for reducing false alarms. These are: a) the previously known
“declaration” technique and b) the new technique, which we introduce.

We first derive expressions and lower bounds for false-alarm probabilities as a function of declaration area and
discuss their impact on receiver operation characteristic (ROC) curves. Second, we exploit characteristics of
the statistical distribution of sensory energy in the immediate neighborhood of targets and of false alarms from
available calibrated data, to propose the technique, which significantly improves discrimination between
targets and false alarms.

The results are abundantly illustrated with statistical data and ROC curves using electromagnetic-induction
sensor data made available through DARPA from measurements at various calibrated sites.

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 IV. READING, COMPREHENSION, AND WRITING.

A. Read the description of how the device Works to find the answer to the questions.

Three-wheeled life-saver

The device is called a Dervish. It is a mine-detonating vehicle for clearing anti-personal mines from farmland
in developing world countries. It has a very simple design and uses, and inexpensive parts. The united Nations
estimates that 24,000 people die each year because of mines.

The Dervish has three wheels. Each wheel has steel teeth to create more pressure. When the teeth pass over a
mine, it explodes. The wheels can explode around 1,500 mines before they have to be changed.

A motorbike engine powers the Dervish. The device rotates. As each wheel passes a certain point in the
rotation, it slows down. This makes the machine advance in tight circle, about 30 mm apart. For this reason no
mine in its path is missed.

1. What is the device called?

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2. What does it do?
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3. Why is it suitable for the developing world?
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4. Why do the wheels have steel teeth?
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5. How often does a wheel have to be changed?
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6. Why does the machine not miss any mine in its path?
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