A.

LISTENING

Part 1. You will hear a talk about Sick Building Syndrome, which is ill health that is believed to be caused
by buildings. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

SICK BUILDING SYNDROME

According to the World Health Organization, Sick Building Syndrome mostly affects people
in 1. ____________ .
Sufferers often lack 2. _____________
It mainly affects people early in the week and when they have been 3. _________ the
building for a long time.
Sufferers often say nothing because they think it is a 4. ______________ problem.
The problem is not simply a question of the building being 5. ____________ or having too
little natural light.
Buildings most likely to produce the problem are those which have 6. _________ and a lot of
new materials.
Experts believe that these lead to poor 7. _________ which is the main cause of the problem.
They believe that better 8. _________ and design would improve existing systems and that
the use of different 9. _________ would also help to solve the problem.
In some buildings, better 10. _________ has been shown to reduce the problem.
Part 2. You will hear a guide speaking to tourists who are visiting some Romans remains.
Listen and give short answers to the questions.
1. When did the Romans first come to the Corbridge area?
………………………………………………………………………
2. Why did the Romans built a series of forts and strongholds?
………………………………………………………………………
3. What did people begin to search for in 1201?
………………………………………………………………………
4. How often have archaeological digs taken place since 1934?
………………………………………………………………………
5. What are the two things that visitors should pay attention to?
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Part 3. You will hear a discussion between two students. For questions 6-10, listen and
decide whether the following sentences are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG).

1. Jess wants to start the meeting by reviewing the objectives for the project.
2. Matt and Jess are planning to study old photos.
3. The plots are supposed to be 10 meters apart.
4. The bamboo sticks can be purchased at gardening centres.
5. Matt is excited about throwing the frame.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 4. You are going to hear a speech given at a poetry award ceremony. For questions
1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write
your answer in the space provided.

1. What significant event happened in 2006?

A. Antonia Watson won the award for the first time.
B. The award was presented twice.
C. The Poetry Award was first instituted.
D. The Poetry competition was cancelled.
2. The Antonia Watson Memorial Poetry Award's second prize is £ ...............?
A. £1.500 B. £2.250 C. £500 D. £250
3. What is the relationship between Thomas and Antonia Watson?
A. He is one of Antonia Watson’s siblings.
B. He is her neighbor.
C. He is the close friend of Antonia Watson’s flatmate.
D. He is her cousin.
4. What was the name of the first poem Antonia Watson published?
A. Be Kind B. Love Barks C. Triad Children D. Love Bird
5. What did Antonia Watson suffer from after her grandfather passed away?
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 A. Pneumonia B. Writer’s block
C. Overwork D. Too much stress
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Part 1. Choose the most suitable option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence below.
1. Even though Julia was passed over for a promotion, it’s no skin off her ________. Since
she’s leaving for another job, she doesn’t really care.
A. palm B. skull C. cheek D. nose
2. Take the doctor’s advice into consideration. He’s in ________ earnest about the epidemic.
A. mortally B. fatally C. gravely D. deadly
3. After the earthquake, the entrance hall was turned into a _____ casualty ward.
A. mainstay B. piecework C. makeshift D. wayside
4. I don’t want to burden my daughter with my problems; she’s got too much _____
A. up her sleeve B. in her mind C. in effect D. on her plate
5. This emerald bracelet is ______; it is the only one of its kind in the world.
A. only B. original C. peerless D. genuine
6. She applied for paid leave but her boss rejected her application ________.
A. out of hand B. in hand C. at hand D. on hand
7. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to ________ heavy pressure from
colleagues.
A. fend off B. laugh off C. send off D. push off
8. The school committee paid ______ to their famous former pupil by naming the new gym
after her.
A. esteem B. homage C. honour D. respect
9. It is far too easy to lay the blame ______ on the shoulders of the management.
A. flatly B. willingly C. squarely D. perfectly
10. The science teacher asked the class to ______ the results of their experiment on a graph.
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A. draw B. illustrate C. plot D. sketch
11. The police asked him to give a _______ description of the accident that he had
witnessed.
A. blow by blow B. word for word C. up and down D. in and out
12. I'd been in ______pain with toothache all weekend and was desperate to find a dentist.
A. agonizing B. shooting C. excruciating D. maddening
13. He will be sued for ______ of contract if he does not do what he promised.
A. fracture B. crack C. rupture D. breach
14. To __________ means to study hard in a short period of time, usually before the exam.
A. pram B. cramp C. dram D. cram
15. I haven’t seen Jane for nearly ten years, ________ I had got married and had two
children.
A. for that duration B. at that point
C. during which time D. in that time
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 2: Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals

This famous (0) sailing ship was built in 1869 and originally used
for the (1) _____transportation of tea between China and England. 0. SAIL
However, the (2) _____of steam ships and the opening of the Suez 1. SPEED
Canal, which was (3) _____for such ships as the Cutty Sark, stole 2. CONSTRUCT
some of her initial glory. 3. PASS
She was not a strong (4) _____in the sea races from China to 4. COMPETE
England but later, between 1885 and 1895, she was (5) _____for 5. RIVAL
speed as she carried wool between Melbourne and New York. 6. OWNER
After working history and several changes in (6) _____, the ship 7. LOVE
was (7) _____restored in the fifties and a dry dock was built so 8. DONATE
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 that the Cutty Sark could be used as a museum. (8) _____ are once 9. FAR
again being requested as there is urgent need of (9) _____ work on 10. DERIVE
the ship.
Strangly, the figurehead represents a beautiful witch in a Scottish
poem who was pursuing a man at great speed on a grey horse. At
the time, she had been wearing only a short shirt or “Cutty Sark”.
Few people know that this is the (10) _____of the name.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3: The passage below contains 5 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write the
corrections in te corresponding numbered boxes.

1 It is ironic that the very things that are supposed to provide access of the upper
2 floors of buildings – stairs – often, in fact, make them accessible. For many elder
3 people and others with limited mobility, getting upstairs can be a daily problem
to
4 be overcome. However, stairlifts have been helping people solve that problem
5 since they first appeared in the US in the 1930s. Designs have undergone many
6 changes over the years and stairlifts have become progressive safer and easier to
7 use. Mostly consist of a seat which moves along rails that run along the wall.
8 The user controls how rapid the seat moves along the rails as it travels from
9 the bottom of the stairs to the landing at the top. In today’s models, the
movement
10 is controlled by computers to give a smooth ride and the components are
designed
11 to withstand constantly use. Many people have been given a new lease of life by
12 the stairlift.

Your answers

Line Mistake Correction

1.
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3.
4.
5.
III. READING (60 POINTS)
Part 1. Fill in the blank with one of four options to complete the passage. (10 points)
Getting to the root of Bonsai crime
Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect
miniatures, grown in pots small enough to sit on a windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself
that these trees are (1) _____ real and identical to their larger cousins in all respects except their size.
Rather like other small and perfectly-formed artifacts, bonsai trees (2) _____ quite a high price in the
marketplace and so it doesn’t come as a great surprise to find that they also attract the attention of
thieves. It seems that quite a flourishing business has (3) _____, in which they are stolen from the
homes of growers and collectors, then repotted and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, to be sold on,
at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.
One of Britain’s top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Waddington, believes that he has found a
solution, however. After losing his life’s work, (4) _____ at £250,000, when burglars broke into his
home one night, Paul decided to (5) _____ the possibilities of electronically tagging the trees he
bought as a replacement. This (6) _____ injecting a microchip the size of a (7) _____ of rice into the
trunk of each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information which is (8) _____ in a central
register held by the police. Paul is quite aware that this kind of data-tagging doesn’t prevent thieves
from stealing the trees in the first (9) _____, although it may increase the (10) _____ of getting them
back. So he’s also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in his home.
1 A. deeply B. eventually C. actually D. greatly
2 A. obtain B. expect C. command D. charge
3 A. erupted B. evolved C. adapted D. arrived
4 A. prized B. treasured C. valued D. costed
5 A. look into B. set about C. try out D. go after
6 A. requires B. includes C. involves D. reflects
7 A. crumb B. speck C. bean D. grain
8 A. stored B. detained C. locked D. piled
9 A. turn B. time C. point D. place
1 A. counts B. chances C. choices D. claims
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Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. Write your answers in the answer box below. (10 points)
A new online service is now available, which should reassure any parents concerned
about their children watching too much TV or those who believe that the Internet represents a
(1)_______ to children’s safety. Some TV shows, (2) _______ soap operas, are known to be
(3) _______. with young people. Having watched certain of these, the viewers are then (4)
_______ to a website (5) _______ they can get information on issues raised on screen such as
drugs, eating disorders or unwanted pregnancies. Internet sites (6) _______ by TV channels
are important because it would be irresponsible for the channel to (7) _______ serious health
issues without providing a means of finding further information and advice. Soap operas
touch people and make them think, and such sites offer a safe place for teenagers to ask
questions without the (8) _______ of being ignorant. Knowing that young people (9)
_______ on their peers for advice, rather than their parents or doctors, sites are careful not to
be judgmental or to tell people what to do. A site offering quality information and a chance
for young people to chat about their problems whenever they feel the need is more likely to
attract the (10) _______ of those who need it than more traditional sources of advice.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (10 pts)
Travel journalist Richard Madden reports on his first trip with a camera crew.
It was books that first captured my imagination about faraway places. TV travelogues
always seemed the poor relation to the classic written accounts, although of course the
pictures were rather better. And then there was the issue of authenticity. All those pretentious
theatrical types dying of thirst in the desert, as if we didn't realise there was a camera crew on
hand to cater for their every need. These days programme-makers know that the audience is
more sophisticated and the presence of the camera is acknowledged. But can a journey with
filming equipment ever be anything other than a cleverly constructed fiction?
I recently got the chance to find out, when I was asked to present two one-hour
programmes for an adventure travel series. The project was the brainchild of the production
company Trans-Atlantic Films, which wanted the series presented by writers and adventurers,
as well as TV professionals. My sole qualification was as a journalist specialising in
'adventure' travel. However, I was thought to have 'on-screen' potential

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 The first programme was filmed in Costa Rica. Within 24 hours of my arrival, I
realised that this was going to be very different from my usual 'one man and his laptop'
expeditions. For a start, there were five of us - director, cameraman, sound recordist, producer
and presenter. And then there was the small matter of £100,000 worth of equipment. I soon
realised that the director, Peter Macpherson, was a vastly experienced adventure film-maker.
In his case, the term 'adventure' meant precisely that 'Made a film with X,' he would say
(normally a famous mountaineer or skier), before describing a death-defying sequence at the
top of a glacier in Alaska or hang-gliding off the Angel Falls in Venezuela. Invariably, these
reminiscences would end with the words: 'Had a great deal of respect for X. Dead now,
sadly...'
Part of the brief for the series was to put the presenter in unusual situations and see
how he or she coped. One such sequence was the night we spent in the rainforest canopy near
the Rincón de la Vieja National Park in Guanacaste province. I don't have a head for heights
and would make a poor rock-climber, so my distress is real enough as the camera catches me
dangling on a rope some 30 metres up, well short of the canopy platform.
Ironically, it was the presence of the camera, looking down on me from above, that
gave me the impetus for the final push to the top. By this time, I'd learnt how 'sequences'
were cut together and realised that one last effort was required. I had to struggle to stay
coherent while the camera swooped within a few millimetres of my face for my reaction. In
the end, it was a magical experience, heightened all the more by the sounds of the forest - a
family of howler monkeys in a nearby tree, amplified through the sound recordist's
headphones.
Learning how to establish a rapport with the camera is vital and it took me a while to
think of it as a friend rather than a judge and jury. The most intimidating moments were
when Peter strolled up to me, saying that the light would only be right for another 10 minutes,
and that he needed a 'link' from one sequence to another. The brief was simple. It needed to
be 30 seconds long, sum up my feelings, be informative, well-structured and, most important
of all, riveting to watch. 'Ready to go in about five minutes?' he would say breezily.

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 I soon discovered that the effect of the camera on what was going on around us was far
less intrusive than I had imagined. After a first flurry of curiosity, people usually lost interest
and let us get on with our job. We were also flexible enough to be spontaneous. Our trip
coincided with an 80 per cent solar eclipse, a rare event anywhere in the world. We were in a
village called Santa Elena and captured the whole event on camera. The carnival atmosphere
was infectious and made a welcome addition to our shooting schedule.
1. One thing the writer used to dislike about travel programmes on TV was
A. the repetitive nature of many of them.
B. the dull images that they frequently contained.
C. their lack of respect for the intelligence of the viewers.
D. their tendency to copy the style of famous written accounts.
2. What reason is given for the writer becoming involved in making TV travel
programmes?
A. Other people's belief that he might be suited to appearing on them.
B. His own desire to discover whether it was possible to make good ones.
C. His own belief that it was natural for him to move from journalism to TV.
D. A shortage of writers and adventurers willing to take part in them.
3. Shortly after arriving in Costa Rica, the writer became aware that
A. the director had a reputation that was undeserved.
B. he would probably dislike working as part of a team rather than alone.
C. he would probably get on well with the director personally.
D. his role in the filming would be likely to involve real danger.
4. The writer uses the sequence filmed in the National Park as an example of...
A. something he had been worried about before any filming started.
B. the sort of challenge that presenters were intended to face in the series.
C. something he was expected to be unable to deal with.
D. the technical difficulties involved in making films in certain places.
5. The word “impetus” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. stimulus B. hope C. disappointment D. argument

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6. What does the writer say about the last part of the sequence in the National Park?
A. It taught him a lot about the technical aspects of film-making.
B. He was encouraged to complete it when he looked up at the camera.
C. It changed his whole attitude towards doing dangerous things.
D. He was unable to say anything that made sense at this time.
7. The word “intimidating” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. satisfying B. thrilling C. thriving D. frightening
8. In paragraph 6 the writer says that he found it particularly difficult to
A. understand what was required of him for a 'link'.
B. change things he was going to do at very short notice.
C. accept certain advice given to him about presenting a film.
D. meet certain demands the director made on him.
9. The word “intrusive” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. annoying B. disappointing C. hilarious D. unanimous
10. What does the writer use the experience in Santa Elena as an example of?
A. Something they filmed although they had not planned to.
B. The friendly way in which they were treated by the local people. 
C. Something they did purely for their own enjoyment.
D. The kind of thing that viewers like to see in travel films.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4: Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

a. Choose the correct headings for each section from the list of headings below. (10
points)
List of Headings 
(i) Dangers of nuclear contamination
(ii) Energy from the sun
(iii) Uncontrolled and moderated nuclear reations
(iv) Energy from food
(v) The advantages of nuclear energy
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 (vi) The nuclear fission chain reation
(vii) Nuclear fusion
(viii) The nuclear energy square
Example : Paragraph A: ii
1. Paragraph B
2. Paragraph E
3. Paragraph F
4. Paragraph G
5. Paragraph H

Energy, Fission and Fusion

A . Almost all the energy that living things make use of comes in the beginning from the sun.
The chief exception is the gravitational pull of the earth itself, and of the moon upon the
waters of the earth. The sun gives out enormous quantities of energy in the form of radiation
– rays of light and other forms of energy.
B. Green plants have the power, through the process called photosynthesis, to change the
energy of sunlight into chemical energy. This is stored in the plant in the form of organic
molecules. Some of the plants are eaten and the stored energy used by herbivorous animals –
or by human beings. Human beings are omnivorous, that is their food and therefore their
energy can come from either plant or animal sources. But that energy originated in the sun.
C .To satisfy human needs, other kinds of energy are needed – mechanical, driving and
heating. The energy for heating, or for driving heat engines, usually comes from a fuel and
most fuels were once living things. Fuel obtained in this way, with the exception of wood and
other fresh organic matter, is called fossil fuel and includes oil, natural gas and coal. All of
these are the very ancient buried remains of animal or plant life. They are finite and the
processes by which they were made are not repeatable. They are yet another form of solar or
sun energy.
D .The energy given out by the sun is created by the process known as nuclear fusion. Fusion
means ‘joining together’. The opposite process is nuclear fission, meaning ‘splitting apart’ or
‘dividing’. If either fission or fusion takes place quickly, the result is a great and sudden
release of energy – an explosion, in fact. Both kinds of nuclear event can be created on earth
but so far the only one that can be slowed down and controlled is fission.
E. Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of an atom. Only a few elements are suitable
for use in this way, the most important ones being Uranium-235, Uranium-233 and
Plutonium-239. When a nucleus of one of these elements is struck by a free neutron it breaks
down into two lighter nuclei which fly apart at high speed, colliding with surrounding atoms.
Their kinetic energy is converted into heat energy. At the same time, two or three free
neutrons are released and one of them enters the nucleus of a neighbouring atom, causing
fission to occur again; and so on. The reaction spreads very quickly, with more and more heat
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energy released. This is called a ‘chain’ reaction because the splitting of each nucleus is
linked to another, and another and another.
F. If this reaction takes place in an atomic bomb, where nothing is done to slow it down, the
result is a violent explosion that can destroy a town in a few seconds. Fission can also,
however, take place within a construction called a nuclear reactor, or atomic pile. Here the
highly fissile material (U-235, U-233, Pu-239) is surrounded by a substance that is non-
fissile, for instance graphite. This material is called a moderator. The neutrons lose some of
their energy and speed through colliding with the atoms of the moderator. Energy – heat
energy – is still created on an enormous scale, but no expansion takes place. The moderator
has another function: by slowing down the speed of the free neutrons, it makes it more likely
that one of them will collide with the nucleus of a neighbouring atom to continue the chain
reaction.
G.The chief advantage of nuclear energy is that it does not depend on any local factors. A
nuclear reactor, unlike an oil-well or a coalmine, does not have to be sited on top of a fossil-
fuel source; unlike a solar energy unit, it does not have to go out of production when the sun
is not shining; unlike hydroelectric power, it does not depend on a large flow of water which
may be reduced during some seasons of the year. With an atomic power station, the only
limiting factor is that of safety.
H. In the opposite process, nuclear fusion, two nuclei come together to form a new nucleus of
a different kind and this process also releases energy on an enormous scale. Fusion can only
occur under conditions of very great heat -at least 50,000,000 degrees Celsius. (The
temperature at the centre of the sun is estimated as 130,000,000 degrees Celsius.) A fusion
reaction on earth has already been created – the hydrogen bomb. This is an uncontrolled
reaction. It is not yet possible to produce a controlled fusion reaction that can be used for
the production of useful energy.
I .Nuclear energy can be thought of as a kind of square. Three of the quarters of the square
are known and used, but the fourth cannot yet be used. 
Source: Ielts reading strategies for the Ielts test

b. Decide if each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE according to the

information provided in the passage. Please write(10 points)
TRUE if the statement is true;
FALSE if the statement is true;
NOT GIVEN if the statement is not given in the passage

6. The purpose of the moderator is prevent the escape of dangerous radiation

7. Few elements are suitable for use as atomic fuel
8. Fossile fuel can not last for ever
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9. A hydroelectric power station can be built anywwhere.
10. Graphite is a non- fissile material
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 5 : You are going to read four different opinions from leading scientists about the
future of fuel. For questions 1-10, choose from the writers A-D. The writers may be
chosen more than once. (10points)
A Howard Bloom, Author:

Even though most people are convinced that peak oil has already passed, to me, peak oil is
just a hypothesis. There is a theory that carbon molecules can be found in interstellar gas
clouds, comets and in space ice, and if this is the case, our planet could ooze oil for ever. And
even if we stay earthbound, those who say we have raped the planet of all its resources are
wrong. There's a huge stock of raw materials we haven't yet learned to use. There are bacteria
two miles beneath our feet which can turn solid granite into food. If bacteria can do it, surely
we creatures with brains can do it better. As far as the near future of energy is concerned, I
believe the most promising alternative fuels are biofuels, such as ethanol. It's an alcohol made
from waste products such as the bark of trees, woodchips, and other 'waste materials'. And
that's not the only waste that can create energy. My friend in the biomass industry is
perfecting an energy-generation plant which can run on human waste. We produce that in
vast quantities, and it's already gathered in centralised locations. 

B
Michael Lardelli, Lecturer in Genetics at The University of Adelaide 

Nothing exists on this planet without energy. It enables flowers and people to grow and we
need it to mine minerals, extract oil or cut wood and then to process these into finished goods.
So the most fundamental definition of money is as a mechanism to allow the exchange and
allocation of different forms of energy. Recently, people have been using more energy than
ever before. Until 2005 it was possible to expand our energy use to meet this demand.
However, since 2005 oil supply has been in decline, and at the same time, and as a direct
result of this, the world's economy has been unable to expand, leading to global recession.
With the world's energy and the profitability of energy production in decline at the same time,
the net energy available to support activities other than energy procurement will decrease. We
could increase energy production by diverting a large proportion of our remaining oil energy
into building nuclear power stations and investing in renewable forms of energy. However,
this is very unlikely to happen in democratic nations, because it would require huge,
voluntary reductions in living standards. Consequently, the world economy will continue to
contract as oil production declines. With energy in decline, it will be impossible for everyone
in the world to become wealthier. One person's increased wealth can only come at the
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C
Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell 

People are understandably worried about a future of growing energy shortages, rising prices
and international conflict for supplies. These fears are not without foundation. With
continued economic growth, the world's energy needs could increase by 50% in the next 25
years. However, I do not believe that the world is running out of energy. Fossil fuels will be
able to meet growing demand for a long time in the future. Taking unconventional resources
into account, we are not even close to peak oil. The priority for oil companies is to improve
efficiency, by increasing the amount of oil recovered from reservoirs. At present, just over a
third is recovered. We can also improve the technology to control reservoir processes and
improve oil flow. However, these projects are costly, complex and technically demanding,
and they depend on experienced people, so it is essential to encourage young people to take
up a technical career in the energy industry. Meanwhile, alternative forms of energy need to
be made economically viable. International energy companies have the capability, the
experience and the commercial drive to work towards solving the energy problem so they
will play a key role. But it is not as simple as merely making scientific advances and
developing new tools; the challenge is to deliver the technology to people worldwide.
Companies will need to share knowledge and use their ideas effectively. 

D
Craig Severance, blogger 

What will it take to end our oil addiction? It's time we moved on to something else. Not only
are world oil supplies running out, but what oil is still left is proving very dirty to obtain. The
Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred precisely because the easy-to-obtain oil is already
tapped. If we don't kick oil now, we will see more disasters as oil companies move to the
Arctic offshore and clear more forests. The cheap petroleum is gone; from now on, we will
pay steadily more and more for our oil — not just in dollars, but in the biological systems that
sustain life on this planet. The only solution is to get on with what we will have to do anyway
- end our dependence on it! There are many instances in which oil need not be used at all.
Heat and electricity can be produced in a multitude of other ways, such as solar power or
natural gas. The biggest challenge is the oil that is used in transportation. That doesn't mean
the transportation of goods world wide, it's the day-to-day moving around of people. It means
we have to change what we drive. The good news is that it's possible. There are a wide range
of fuel efficient cars on offer, and the number of all-electric plug-in cars is set to increase. For
long distance travel and freight, the solution to this is to look to rail. An electrified railway
would not be reliant upon oil, but could be powered by solar, geothermal, hydro, and wind
sources. There is a long way to go, but actions we take now to kick our oil addiction can help
us adapt to a world of shrinking oil supplies. 
Which writer:
1. believes oil will be available for many more years ______________.
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2. believes that from now on, less oil is available_________________.
3. believes there are ways to obtain energy that we have not yet discovered____________.
4. sees a great potential in natural fuels____________________.
5. believes the fuel crisis will cause the poor to become poorer_____________.
6. sees energy and the economy as intrinsically linked_____________________.
7. believes we should reduce our dependance on oil immediately_____________.
8. believes that people need to be attracted to working in the energy industry____________.
9. believes that it is unlikely that governments will invest a lot of money into alternative
energy______________.
10. believes that future oil recovery will lead to more environmental disasters___________.
Source: Advanced English exam (CAE)
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART IV: WRITING ( 60 POINTS)

Part 1: Rewrite the following sentences with the given word. The given words can’t be
changed. (10 points)
1. Most people know that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on North Sea oil.
(COMMON)
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2. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. ( RED-HANDED)
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3. We were lucky to find somewhere to park so quickly. (STROKE)
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4. The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason. (ACCOUNT)
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5. I preferred to take a course in psychology instead of wasting my time at the mathematics
department. (RATHER)
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Part 2. The charts show the info about the use of the Internet in five countries in
Europe in 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
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 Part 3: Writing an essay (30 points)
Task 2: The government should spend more money on medical research to protect citizens’ health
rather than on protecting the environment. Do you agree or disagree?

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You should write about 300 words.

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