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Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1. According to the talk, what does presidency mean?
A. The US president's room B. A particular president
C. The office of the president D. The US president's position and power
Question 2. The U.S. presidency
A. was created in the 17h century
B.was not similar to any other position in world history
C. was created by Jefferson in the 1700s
D. refers to the American Constitution
Question 3.
fa country were a monarchy and ruled by a king or queen, .
A. power belonged to an elected group
B. voters elected representatives
C. a lot of power was given to one person
D. power wasshared between king or queen with representatives
Question 4. What were the writers of the Constitution concerned abou?
A. One person had a lot of power in a democracy
B. Making the country a democracy
C. Being under the control of a British king
D. Fighting a war for independence against the British
Question 5. According to the writers of the Constitution, what could a strong executive become?
A. A tyrant or corrupt B. A king or queen C. A curator D. A president
Question 6. What was the problem ofa weak executive branch?
A. The problems were resolved.
B. It took too much time to ask state legislatures to make national decisions.
C. The Constitution's writers argued with each other.
D. There were conflicting ideas about what the office of the president should be.
Listen to an interview with a health worker about vaccination programmes in less economically
developed countries.
Question 7. The proportion of the world's children receiving vaccinations is
A. just under three quarters B.just over four fifths
C. just a half D. just over two thirds
Question 8. One achievement mentioned by the expert is that
A. there are 200,000 fewer tetanus cases since the 1980s
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D.I only agreed to help Bill because I owed him some money.
Question 19. She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January.
A. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January
B. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January.
C. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January.
D. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January.
Question 20. Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated 10% to flooded areas.
B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which of 10% was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded arcas.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions.
Question 21. Should the ice caps melt, warm tropical waters will circle the globe and make this a hostile
planet.
A. dry B. friendly C. hospitable D. warlike
Question 22. I've worked with her for donkey's years and I still don't know how to use the photocopier.
A. for good and all B. for a short time C. from time to time D. from the beginning
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 23. He is an authority on primitive religion.
A. He has official permission to practice primitive religion.
B. He has a great influence on the people who practise primitive religion.
C. He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion.
D. He has authority over the people who practise primitive religion.
Question 24. The woman was too weak to lift the suitcase.
A. Weak though the woman was, she could lift the suitcase.
B. Such was her weakness that the woman couldn't lift the suitcase.
C. So weak the woman was that she couldn't lit the suitcase.
D. The woman shouldn't have lifted the suitcase as she was weak.
Question 25. There are several categories of people who do not have to pay the new tax.
A. There are several categories of people who are exempt from paying the new tax.
B. There are several categories of people who are under obligation to pay the new tax.
C. There are several categories of people who are exempt by paying the new tax.
D. There are several categories of people who mustn't pay the new tax.
Question 26. You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
B. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. You should persuade him to change his mind.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind.
Question 27. Due to the fact that the demand for tea was very high in the 19th century, its price was
astronomical.
A. It was its astronomical price which decreased the demand for tea in the 19th century.
B. It was not until the 19th century that the demand for tea started to increase.
C. In the 19th century the price for tea didn't increase despite the demand.
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D. The demand for tea was so high in the 19th century that its price was enormous.
Question 28. No matter how hard Fred tried to lose weight, he did not succeed.
A. It did not matter whether Fred could lose weight.
B. Try as Fred might, he could not lose weight.
C. It was hard for Fred to lose weight because he never succeede
D. Fred tried very hard to lose weight and succecded.
Read the followingpassage and mark the letter 4, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many that were once
considered undesirable noises. Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965) called this the "liberation of
sound...the right to make music with any and all sounds'. Electronic music, for example, made with the aid
of computers, synthesizers, and clectronic instruments, may include sounds that in the past would not have
been considered musical.
Environmental sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated hisses and blips can be
recorded, manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical composition. But composers also draw novei
sounds from voices and non-electronic instruments. Singers may be asked to scrcam, laugh, groan, sneeze,
or to sing phonetic sounds rather than words. Wind and string players may lap or scrape their instruments. A
brass or woodwind playcr may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once; a pianist may reach inside
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the piano to uck a string and then run a metal blade along it. In the music of the Western world, the
greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion instruments, which outnumber strings and
winds in many recent compositions. Traditional percussion instruments are struck with new types of beaters;
and instruments that used to be considered unconventional in Western music, tom-toms, bongos, slapsticks,
maracas, are widely used .
In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of Microtones. Non-
Western music typically divides and intervals between two pitches more finely than Western music does,
thereby producing a greater number of distinct tones or micro tones, within the same interval. Composers
such as Krzysztof Penderecki create sound that borders on electronic noise through tone clusters, closely
spaced tones played together and heard as a mass, block, or band of sound. The directional aspect of sound
has taken on new importance as well. Loud speakers or groups of instruments may be placed at opposite
ends of the stage, in the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium. Because standard music notation
makes no provision for many of these innovations, recent music scores may contain graph like diagrams,
new note shapes and symbols, and novel ways of arranging notation on the page.
Question 29. In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to
A. indicate how particular sounds should be produced
B. chart the history of innovation in musical notation
C. design and develop electronic instruments
D. explain the logic of standard musical notation
Question 30. The word it' in paragraph 2 refers to.
A. piano B. music C. string D. blade
Question 31. According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in
much of the innovation in Western music?
A. woodwind B. string C. percussion D. brass
Question 32. According to the passage, which of the following would be considered raditional elements of
Western music?
A. Tom-toms and bongos B. Pianos
C. Hisses D. Microtones
Question 33. According to the passage, Krzysztof Pederecki is known for which of the following practices?
A. Combining traditional and nontraditional instruments
B. Using tones that are clumped together
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C. Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium
D. Playing Westem music for non-Western audiences
Question 34. The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an cxample of a composer who
.
A. criticized electronic music as too noise like
B. modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music
C. believed that any sound could be used in music
D. wrote music with environmental themes
Question 35. The word 'thereby' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. in return for B. by this means C. in spite of D. by the way
Question 36. The word wider' in paragraph is closest in meaning to
1
. end B.luck
Question 63. The Martins have confirmed their strong_
C. success D. fruit
to charity actions by donating a lump sum of
money again.
A. assignment B. compliance C. reliance D, commitment
Question 64. Ofices, too, will go, with the result that paper will almost completely disappear.
A. clectronic . well C. electrified D. wTong
Question 65. I don't want to ask the question, but it is the big in the room.
A. problem B. animal C. matter D. elephant
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Question 66. The factory is working below because of the shortage of essential materials.
A. scope B. capacity C. range D. denstiy
Question 67. It's Prime Minister's right to an clection at any time he likes
A. call B. nominate C. submit D. summon
Question 68. The earthquake . 6.5 on the Richter scale.
A. measured B. achieved C. weighed D. counted
Question 69. Ebola vinus disease which is ongoing in West Africa is a severe, often fatal illness, with a
rate of up to 90%.
dead B. mortal C. dying D. fatality
.
Question 70. The children by social networks are likely to suffer from depression and other hcalth
problems.
A. obsessing B. obsessed C. who obsessed D. are obsessed
Question 71. They were at the stadium with us last night, so they.
at the theatre then.
A. can't have been B. mustn't have been C. needn't have been D. might have been
Question 72. She is reported to be a spectator.
A. more of an athlete than B. an athlete more than
C. an athlete of more than D. more an athlete than
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that diers from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 73. A. intensity B. intimacy C. invaluable D. Antarctica
Question 74. A. agriculture B. manufacture C. architecture D. literature
Question 75. A. Argentina B. nevertheless C. disadvantage D. existential
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The popular writer J. K. Rowling has agreed to end her part in the destruction of the world's forests
by having her books printed on paper which is environmentally friendly. The multi-millionaire author,
whose novels about a teenage wizard have (76) 6.5 million trees so far, is one of a number of
high-profile authors who have pledged their support for the environment by stipulating that only recycled
paper should be used for their books. Techniques (77) in Canada mean that, for the first time.
paper made from such materials as office waste paper can be used to make books. The Canadian edition of
Rowling's last book was printed without chopping down a single tree, saving an (78) 40,000 of
them. In the past, it was difficult to print books on recycled paper because the
p
per was not strong enough
withstand a lifetime's reading. Technological advances mean that paper which is manufactured srom
to
waste materials is now just as (79)_ as paper made from virgin fiber in terms of quality and
strength. Despite the high cost of developing recycled paper that has the required strength and whiteness
needed for books, there will not necessarily be a price rise for the readers. (80) publishers are
likely to compensate for the higher paper cost by using cheaper book covers, as happened in Canada.
Question 76. A. erased B. exhausted C. consumed D. absorbed
Question 77. A. pioneered B. founded C. inaugurated D. led
Question 78. A. assessed B, estimated C. evaluated D. established
Question 79. A. persistent B. durable C. firm D. substantial
Question 80. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However
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