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A – LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1: You will hear part of a radio programme about journalists who interview
famous people. Choose the answer which fits best according to what you hear. (10
points)
1. In his introduction, the presenter says that celebrity interviewers
a. attract more attention than they probably wish to.
b. are pleased to be regarded as possessing great expertise.
c. are given considerable prominence in most British papers.
d. require different skills from other types of journalist.
2. Lynn Barber says that her approach involves
a. pointing out contradictions in what interviewees have said previously.
b. asking only questions that interviewees will have difficulty answering.
c. making it clear that she does not believe some of what interviewees tell her.
d. making interviewees who she dislikes believe that she likes them.
3. What does Zoe Heller say about the people she interview?
a. she is glad that they do not have an opportunity to interview her.
b. few of them appreciate how much effort she puts into her interviews.
c. she is less concerned about upsetting some of them than others.
d. they should not be surprised by what happens when she interviews them.
4. Angela Lambert dislikes it when interviewees
a. ask her to leave out minor matters.
b. think that she genuinely likes them a lot.

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 c. accuse her of insincerity.
d. are too nervous to speak openly.
5. Ray Connolly implies that his approach may involve
a. making sure that interviewees stick to the order he has decided on.
b. trying to make interviewees sound more interesting than they really are.
c. rephrasing things interviewees say if they don’t make sense.
d. excluding comments that interviewees may come to regret.
Part 2: Listen to a radio news bulletin about dogs and decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F) (10 points)
Statements True False
1. In French advertisements, dogs are being used in lieu of human
models.
2. Parisian dog-owners take their pets for beauty treatments.
3. The popularity of a film is instrumental in the appetite for dogs
as models.
4. French people are well-known to be dog-lovers.
5. The bulletin is aimed at amusing its audience.

Part 3: Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor and answer the
following questions (10 points)
1. When is the deadline for the Mary’s group project?
…………………………………………………………………………………
2. What was the consequence resulting from the fact that no one wanted to be group
leader?
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. According to the professor, how many benefits are there for Mary to become group
leader?
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. What is Mary going to do after the conversation with Professor Adam?
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. According to Professor Adam, what should Mary do right after she obtains the leader
position?
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Part 4: Listen to a piece of news about the result of the recent election in Venezuela
and complete the summary below WITH NO MORE THAN THREE WORD
AND/OR A NUMBER for each blank. (20 points)
Venezuela’s Democratic Unity gained a victory over President Maduro’s party in
last week’s election in spite of its (1)……..… because the Unity promised to limit (2)
…………… of the President, who can’t lead the country out of recession.
Mainly depending on (3)………, Venezuela’s economy has been suffering from
the (4)……….. in oil prices. After a short time being (5)……….., Maduro took up the
position. However, failure of his social programs has led to 2 big (6)……………. The
first one was made by students asking for (7)………… in early 2014; and the second
one in 2015 happened because of a policeman’s shooting a boy dead. The US has not
only been attributed to these (8)………… and (9) ……….. but also been accused of
(10)………… Maduro’s government. This results in the US’s sanctions imposed on
Venezuela.

B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1. Choose the word/phrase that best completes each sentence. (10 points)
1. I’m ..............to listen to your pathetic excuses,” She said.
A. sick and tired C. in no mood
B. having enough D. sick to death
2. Of all the entries received, his was...............out for special praise.
A. isolated B. brought C. opted D. singled
3. “There’s no need to stand on ceremony. .................in,” said a disembodied voice
from the kitchen.
A. Plough B. Burrow C. Fork D. Dig
4. There’s nothing like a cup of tea to...............your thirst.
A. draw B. quench C. safe D. work up
5. It was ...........by chance that we managed to find her.
A. sheerly B. purely C. plainly D. highly
6. I wish you would stop sitting on the...............and decide whose side you’re on.
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 A. fence B. crossroads C. wall D. middle
7. Within minutes the building was.............in flames.
A. engulfed B. engrossed C. engaged D. entangled
8. “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ...............feeling.”
A. faint B. gut C. slight D. vain
9. The price of bread has just doubled, but with............inflation what can you expect?
A. rampant B. steadfast C. profuse D. staunch
10. She’s a bit down in the............at the moment – her husband has just lost his job.
A. world B. dumps C. heart D. bottom

Part 2. Thereare 5 errors in the passage. Underline them and correct them in the
space provided.(5 points)
Simply being bilingual does not qualify anyone to interpreting. Interpreting
does not merely a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into the
same sentence in language B. Rather, it is a complex art in that thoughts and idioms
which have multiple meanings must quickly be transformed in such a way that the
message is clearly and accurately expressed to the listener.
There are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive, each requires
separate talents. The former, sitting in an isolated booth, usually at a large multilingual
conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting that a foreign language
speaker says as he says it- actually a sentence afterwards. Consecutive interpreters are
the one most international negotiators use. They are mainly employed for smaller
meetings without sound booths, headphones, and other high-tech gears.
1…………………………………………….
2…………………………………………….
3…………………………………………….
4…………………………………………….
5…………………………………………….

Part 3. Fill in each blank with one preposition. ( 5 points)

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 1. Identity cards should be done ............. ................., everybody has a passport
anyway.
2. In Poland unofficial strikes brought...................the unpopular Gomulka regime.
3. We’re rather short of people to organize the trip, so do you think you could
take................?
4. .................principle, there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might
not be able to do one day.
5. We have been really busy, but things are starting to slacken............now.

Part 4. Provide the correct form of the words in the brackets. ( 10 points)
BOOK PUBLICISTS
The courteous smile of an author selling books signing copies or chatting on
television shows can be (1. DECEIVE)............................. . Behind the scenes of the
book tour that has become as much a part of the modern bestseller as print and paper,
the writer may be a (2. CONTEND)......................for a Golden Dartboard Award.
This is the Oscar for authors (3. ALLEGE)..........................behaving badly, an
informal award nominated by the weary, sometimes (4. TRAUMA)..........................,
publicists who travel from city to city garnering publicity and sales. They call
themselves “ (5. BABY)...........................” and “wet nurses” as they tend to the fragile
egos and (6. CONVENTION).................................demands of authors freed from their
word processors.
Among the most feared (7. ASSIGN)...........................for the publicists are the
feminist writer who is remembered for yelling at her publicists in public and in (8.
COLOUR)...........................language, and the thriller writer whose publicists report that
they have instructions from his publisher to speak only when spoken to. One (9.
SURVIVE)...........................of a tour with him, who nominated him for a Golden
Dartboard, says: “He treats us all as his inferiors.” However, publicists on his most
recent tour say that he was an absolute (10. ENJOY)...............................to work with.

C – READING (60 points)

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Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each gap. (10
points)
FREE INSPIRATION
Anybody with a real desire to write, plus an average vocabulary and enthusiasm,
can be taught to write saleable short stories. Short story writing is not easy money, but it
can be a delightful and remunerate hobby. And the beauty of it is that (1) ……………is
all around us.
I know several writers who make notes not only of scenes and surroundings, but
of conversations. That does not mean that when they dine with the doctor, they lift his
every word for the next story in which a (2) …………..character appears. It does not
mean that they (3) ………..a notebook furtively under their soup-plate or scribble
frantically behind their newspaper in a train. What it does mean is that their ears are
open and their eyes are (4) …………..for the apt phrase and the perfect setting, for the
brilliant repartee and the characteristic (5) ……………
You can sometimes be with a person for hours of uneventful conversation, and
then suddenly he will say something or make a gesture which will immediately (6)
……………in your mind a mental comment such as “Nobody else would do that”, or
“Funny, that habit of his!”
It is those individual phrases, those (7) …………..gestures, those quaint bursts of
speech or action, that make character. Thus it is that there are countless occasions when
you can observe, and (of wise) later make a note of, valuable material. Perhaps a hostess
handles a tactless guest admirably; you hear a telling phrase in a sermon, (8)
…………..a motor accident and see for yourself the (9) …………..of the shaken
drivers, hear a business argument in a train.
(10) …………….the points down!
1. a. aspiration b. inspiration c. satisfaction d. story-line
2. a. clerical b. healing c. medical d. medicinal
3. a. cram b. jam c. stuff d. slip
4. a. bright b. alert c. active d. peering
5. a. activity b. gesture c. sign d. scenario
6. a. illicit b. produce c. rouse d. spring

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7. a. observant b. partial c. distinctive d. distinguished
8. a. witness b. scrutinize c. sight d. attend
9. a. activities b. sayings c. feelings d. reactions
10. a. copy b. set c. record d. jot
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap. (10 points)
FOOD FOR A FUTURE
Jon Wynne-Tyson was an original thinker whose best-known book ‚Food for a
Future‘ was published in 1975, In this classic work, a case was(1) ………………
forward for (2) ……………can only be described as a more responsible and humane
attitude towards the world’s food resources. It had gradually become clear to Wynne-
Tyson that the economics and ecology of meat production did not make sense. What
justification was (3) ……………, he argued, for using seven tones of cereal to produce
one tone of meat?
Even today, the book's succinct style makes it compulsively readable. (4)
………….his approach is basically an emotional one, Wynne-Tyson goes to great
lengths to back (5) …………..every statement with considerable supporting evidence
and statistical data. Thus, even those of us who are widely read (6) ……………the
subject of vegetarianism will gain fresh insights from this book. It is generally agreed
that his most skilful achievement is the slow revelation of his main thesis (7)
……………the arguments unfold. The book concludes that a move away from an
animal-based diet to one which is based on plant sources is inevitable in the long-term,
in view of the fact that there is no sound nutritional, medical or social justification for
meat eating.(8) ………….of whether you agree with (9) …………..a conclusion or not,
the book certainly makes (10) ……………..fascinating read.
Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the answer that best fits. (15 points)
RIGHT-HAND DOMINANCE
Humans are disproportionately right-handed. Scientists have not been able to
agree over the exact percentages of right versus left-handers because there is no
accepted standard for identifying which hand is dominant. For example, some people
who write or throw with their right hands may perform other tasks with their left hands

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or may kick a ball with their left foot. Absent an objective measure, therefore, the range
of estimates is wide. Right-handers are said to make up 85% to 95% of all people and
left-handers 5%-15%, while the remaining tiny percentage are ambidextrous, so they
can use both hands with equal ability.
Perhaps the most unusual fact about right-hand dominance is how little we know
about its causes. Several theories have been proposed. Some evidence exists that the
phenomenon is genetic, but genetics cannot agree on the process by which handedness
may be passed on by inheritance. Social and cultural forces can also cause a preference
for one hand, as when teachers or parents force a naturally left-handed child to use their
right hand. And it has been observed by anthropologist that left-handedness tends to be
less common in restrictive societies and more common in permissive ones. But no
consensus has been reached on how that could occur.
The most credible explanations center on functions inside the brain. It has been
shown that the brain’s two hemispheres control the opposite side of the body. It has
been suggested that the nerves in the brain cross over at neck level to the other side of
the body so that the right half of the brain governs the left side of the body while the left
half governs the right side. Scientists believe that the left half of the brain evolved in
such a way as to predominate over the right half. As a result, the right side of the body
is controlled by the more influential left hemisphere, causing the right side to be more
adept at physical tasks. But when a person is born with a dominant right hemisphere,
that person will be left-handed. Some researchers have argued that some left-
handedness may have a pathological origin, having been caused by brain trauma during
birth.
A theory grounded in evolution is the “warrior and his shield theory”. This theory
explains that right-handedness evolved over time to be dominant because a right-handed
warrior would hold his shield in his left hand to protect his heart and to leave his right
hand to free to hold a weapon. A left-handed warrior, in contrast, would hold his
weapon in his left hand and his shield in his right, leaving his heart exposed. Thus a
right-handed warrior, with his heart protected against enemy attacks, was more likely to
survive. By the process of natural selection, the trait for right-handedness became
favored over that for left-handedness.

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 Another theory focuses on the naturally asymmetrical arrangement of the human
body. Such asymmetry is evidenced by the observable facts that the right side of the
face is slightly different from the left, that one leg is stronger or longer than the other,
and that one foot is larger than the other one. Right-handedness, the theory proposes, is
just another example of this natural asymmetry.
(A) A consequence of right-hand dominance is that most common consumer
products are geared to right-handers only, leaving left-handers to struggle to adapt to
designs not made with them in mind. (B) Some of these include scissors, doorknobs,
locks, screwdrivers, automobile fixtures, refrigerators, can openers, clothes buttons, and
fasteners, and musical instruments. (C) The result of this design bias can be more than
mere inconvenience. (D) Some left-handed soldiers shooting rifles designed for right-
handers have sustained eye hand head injuries from ejected shell casings.
Hand dominance does not seem to occur in non-human animal species. While
some individual animals can be seen developing a preference for one hand or the other,
there is no evidence that this preference is common to the species as a whole, as it is in
humans. Some scientists claim to have observed such dominance in animals but only in
controlled settings, such as a zoo or laboratory, and only when the animals are
performing manual tasks that do not mirror how they use their hands in the wild.
1. The word “absent” in the passage is closest in meaning to
a. using b. resisting c. lacking d. substituting
2. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is a possible cause of left-hand
dominance?
a. the dominance of the brain’s left hemisphere
b. the natural weakness of a human’s right side
c. a child’s choice upon reaching school age
d. brain trauma in birth
3. The word “adept” in the passage is closest in meaning to
a. speedy b. skilled c. careful d. accustomed
4. According to paragraph 4, which of the following are true about the “warrior and his
shield theory”?
a. a left-handed warrior is favored by natural selection.

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 b. a right-handed warrior holds his weapon in his left hand.
c. a left-handed warrior holds his weapon in his right hand.
d. a left-handed warrior leaves his heart unprotected.
5. The word “that” in the passage refers to
a. warrior b. heart c. process of natural selection d. trait
6. According to paragraph 6, left-handers would have trouble handling all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. refrigerators b. violins c. pencils d. shirt buttons
7. The word “asymmetrical” in the passage is closest in meaning to
a. deformed b. imbalanced c. geometrical d. variable
8. Look at the four letters (A) (B) (C) (D) that indicate where the following sentence
could be added to the passage.
Left-handers often search for custom-made versions of these products.
Where would the sentence best fit?
a. (A) b. (B) c. (C) d. (D)
9. Why does the author mention “eye and head injuries” suffered by some left-handed
soldiers shooting their rifles?
a. to illustrate the “warrior and his shield theory”
b. to give an example of the problems faced by left-handers
c. to argue that soldiers should wear head protection
d. to contrast rifle design with the design of common consumer products
10. According to the last paragraph, which of the following is true about hand
dominance in animals?
a. it is the same as in humans.
b. it is observed only in the wild.
c. animals in controlled settings adopt the hand dominance of their handlers.
d. it has been observed only with manual tasks.
Part 4:Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number i-x in boxes. (15 points)
A History of Fingerprinting

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A To detectives, the answers lie at the end of our fingers. Fingerprinting offers an
accurate and infallible means of personal identification. The ability to identify a
person from a mere fingerprint is a powerful tool in the fight against crime. It is the
most commonly used forensic evidence, often outperforming other methods of
identification. These days, older methods of ink fingerprinting, which could take
weeks, have given way to newer, faster techniques like fingerprint laser scanning,
but the principles stay the same. No matter which way you collect fingerprint
evidence, every single person’s print is unique. So, what makes our fingerprints
different from our neighbour’s?
B A good place to start is to understand what fingerprints are and how they are
created. A fingerprint is the arrangement of skin ridges and furrows on the tips of
the fingers. This ridged skin develops fully during foetal development, as the skin
cells grow in the mother’s womb. These ridges are arranged into patterns and
remain the same throughout the course of a person’s life. Other visible human
characteristics, like weight and height, change over time whereas fingerprints do
not. The reason why every fingerprint is unique is that when a baby’s genes
combine with environmental influences, such as temperature, it affects the way the
ridges on the skin grow. It makes the ridges develop at different rates, buckling and
bending into patterns. As a result, no two people end up having the same
fingerprints. Even identical twins possess dissimilar fingerprints.
C It is not easy to map the journey of how the unique quality of the fingerprint came to
be discovered. The moment in history it happened is not entirely dear. However, the
use of fingerprinting can be traced back to some ancient civilisations, such as
Babylon and China, where thumbprints were pressed onto clay tablets to confirm
business transactions. Whether people at this time actually realised the full extent of
how fingerprints were important for identification purposes is another matter
altogether. One cannot be sure if the act was seen as a means to confirm identity or a
symbolic gesture to bind a contract, where giving your fingerprint was like giving
your word.
D Despite this uncertainty, there are those who made a significant contribution
towards the analysis of fingerprinting. History tells us that a 14th century Persian

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 doctor made an early statement that no two fingerprints are alike. Later, in the
17th century, Italian physician Marcello Malpighi studied the distinguishing shapes
of loops and spirals in fingerprints.
In his honour, the medical world later named a layer of skin after him. It was,
however, an employee for the East India Company, William Herschel, who came to
see the true potential of fingerprinting. He took fingerprints from the local people as
a form of signature for contracts, in order to avoid fraud. His fascination with
fingerprints propelled him to study them for the next twenty years. He developed the
theory that fingerprints were unique to an individual and did not change at all over a
lifetime. In 1880 Henry Faulds suggested that fingerprints could be used to identify
convicted criminals. He wrote to Charles Darwin for advice, and the idea was
referred on to Darwin’s cousin, Sir Francis Galton. Galton eventually published an
in-depth study of fingerprint science in 1892.
E Although the fact that each person has a totally unique fingerprint pattern had been
well documented and accepted for a long time, this knowledge was not exploited for
criminal identification until the early 20th century. In the past branding, tattooing and
maiming had been used to mark the criminal for what he was. In some countries,
thieves would have their hands cut off. France branded criminals with the fleur-de-
lis symbol. The Romans tattooed mercenary soldiers to stop them from becoming
deserters.
F For many years police agencies in the Western world were reluctant to use
fingerprinting, much preferring the popular method of the time, the Bertillon
System, where dimensions of certain body parts were recorded to identify a
criminal. The turning point was in 1903 when a prisoner by the name of Will West
was admitted into Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Amazingly, Will had almost
the same Bertillon measurements as another prisoner residing at the very same
prison, whose name happened to be William West. It was only their fingerprints that
could tell them apart. From that point on, fingerprinting became the standard for
criminal identification.
G Fingerprinting was useful in identifying people with a history of crime and who
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 the database and a crime had no witnesses, the system fell short. Fingerprint
chemistry is a new technology that can work alongside traditional fingerprinting to
find more clues than ever before. From organic compounds left behind on a print, a
scientist can tell if the person is a child, an adult, a mature person or a smoker, and
much more. It seems, after all these years, fingers continue to point the way.

List of Headings
i - Key people that made a difference
ii - An alternative to fingerprinting
1. Paragraph A
iii - The significance of prints 2. Paragraph B
iv - How to identify a criminal 3. Paragraph C
4. Paragraph D
v - Patterns in the making 5. Paragraph E
vi - Family connections 6. Paragraph F
7. Paragraph G
vii - Exciting new developments
viii - A strange coincidence
ix - Punishing a criminal
x - An uncertain past
Complete the sentences.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
8. Unlike other_____________________________ that you can see, fingerprints never
change.
9. Although genetically the same, ________________________ do not share the
same fingerprints.
10. A fingerprint was a substitute for a______________________ in Indian contracts.

Part 5: You are going to read an article containing reviews of restaurants

throughout the United States. For questions 1-10, choose from the reviews (A-F).
The reviews may be chosen more than once. (10 points)

In which review are the following stated?

1. The writer let someone else choose what he ate.
2. The customers make an effort with their appearance

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 3. Creative variations on a popular dish are offered.
4. The writer would like to have eaten much more of one dish.
5. The location is unusual for an expensive restaurant.
6. The server was more skilled than he initially appeared.
7. The restaurant resembles another place from the past.
8. The food is not what you’d expect from the decor.
9. It will eventually be possible to sleep there.
10.The writer was tempted to make a noise.

GOOD FOOD GUIDE TO THE STATES

For tourists who love to visit interesting restaurants while on holiday, here is my pick of
six special places which I’ve enjoyed in the USA.
A – Flour and Water
Reservations at Flour and Water in San Francisco are tough. Lines are long — half the
tables are saved for walk-ins. The music is loo loud, techno the night I ate there. The
servers look as though they're ready to toss aside their order pads and dance. The design
appears to be inspired by the Wild West. Nothing hints at the brilliance ot the dishes
you will be served there. Flour and Water offers simple Italian dining in a very special
way using remarkable ingredients and providing stunning layers of flavor. San
Francisco produces the most fascinating pizza toppings on earth, and these are among
the most original and delicious: bone marrow, soft cheese, broccoli leaves, and fresh
horseradish on one; tomato, spiced meat and olives on another. Pizza gets no better than
this.
B – The Tasting Kitchen
I wasn't impressed by the menu at The Tasting Kitchen, not at first. ‘Very confusing I
apologize.’ the waiter admitted. To be honest, he didn't seem oil that coherent, either.
When I told him I had no idea what to order, he suggested I trust the chef. I rather
apprehensively said okay. Nothing to lose. That's when the experience changed. The
Tasting Kitchen then began to feel like a top-class restaurant in Paris, despite the fact
that its prices are actually remarkably reasonable. The food was creamy, complex, and
compelling. The only break from richness was two different salads, the lettuces piled
high, accented with beautifully biting vinaigrettes. The wines were exquisitely matched.
That waiter suddenly transformed into a mastermind, when it came to the wine list. This
meal at The Tasting Kitchen had turned out to be a masterpiece.
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C – Long man and Eagle
The way I heard it from my waiter, Longman and Eagle aspires to become a guesthouse.
That will happen once the planned half dozen rooms are completed and ready to be
made available for overnight stays. Longman and Eagle has two dining areas, wildly
dissimilar. The bock one looks like it was decorated by an 11-year-old with crayons.
The front room, substantially more popular, has an unpainted plank ceiling, black
tables, rusted industrial lamps, exposed pipes, a few plants, and no art except that found
on the bodies of the customers. The food is first-class. A considerable number of dishes
were triumphant, including spicy chicken wings with a blue-cheese dip, chicken-liver
mousse and a sunny- side-up duck egg with truffle vinaigrette
D – Commis
Across the street from Commis is Anatoly's Men's Clothing, new suits for $99, (Not
cheap enough? Take advantage of the liquidation sale.) An unlikely locale for a
restaurant with such style. Commis is a block buster, a neighborhood-changer, a primal
economic and cultural force. Whether or not it’s embraced by locals, it has to be
admired for venturing where nobody is used to paying serious prices for food The
kitchen staff works out front, behind a tiny counter, eerily silent — as is the entire
restaurant. The food was perfect but so much quiet made me desperate to shatter the
hush, yell out. “Hey, there's a sale at Anatoly's — anybody want to join me?’
E – Menton
Menton is one of Boston's fanciest restaurants. It is cool, minimalist, all blacks, whites,
and grays, not a hint of color in the dining room. The servers are so discreet they seldom
talk to the table, preferring to lean in and hove a conversation with each diner The
patrons are living up to the restaurant — I can t recall seeing such a nicely dressed
dinner crowd in America's worst-dressed city. The food tends toward upscale French,
lush and rich. The meat preparations stand out, particularly the thick, juicy slab of
pheasant and the tender, barely gamy Scottish hare, presented rare. Menton is gracious,
serious, luxurious, and very un-Boston
F – The Walrus and the Carpenter
You walk down a long hallway to a half-hidden door where a cheerful young maitre d'
seats you in a room that’s joyous, lively, and oh so cramped. It's filled with diners

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enjoying oysters and other sea food. The Walrus and the Carpenter feels like a
throwback to an earlier era of Seattle dining. It reminds me of the once wonderful Pike
Place, long before it got touristy and bland. On the zinc bar are wire baskets filled with
chopped ice and fresh oysters. There's so much else: including my favorite savory
course: smoked trout with pickled red onions on a lentil salad studded with walnuts. The
panna cotta dessert was so light I was thinking of eating a half-dozen portions, the way I
ate a half-dozen oysters. In my opinion, this restaurant offers the very best food in the
area

D – WRITING (60 points)

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the given words or
phrases. (5 points)
1. At first, I felt so tense, but her smile helped me to get back my confidence.
 Her smile melted……………………………………………………………..
2. Is it because they are poor that they behave like that?
 Is it their…………………………………………………………………….
3. The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime.
(PROPORTION)
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4. Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the
French film industry. (BREATHE)
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5. Organic vegetables are said to be healthy. (WONDERS)
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Part 2. Describing graphs (20 points)
The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by
Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.
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Part 2. Writing an essay (35 points)
Write an essay of about 300 words to answer the following questions. Give reasons
and include any relevant examples to support your answer.
Too much emphasis is placed on testing these days. The need to prepare for tests and
examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young
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