MOCK TEST 5

I. LISTENING (50pts) LC

Part 1: You are going to hear a conversation between a hotel receptionist and a customer who
has come to make a booking. Complete the table below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10pts)
Length of stay: (1) …3 NIGHTS……….
Number of rooms to book: (2) 2
Price inclusive of: (3) TAX.
Full name: (4) Michael Fernsby……..
Post code: (5)…wc2D5jb………………
Address: 273, Stanton Court, London.
Part 2: You will hear part of an interview with an actress who is talking about her recent work.
Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (10pts)
1. What does Jenny say about the last six months of her life?
  A. She feels she doesn't belong in this showbiz world.
  B. She's had too much to learn.
 C. She's been incredibly busy.
D. I has been a little in awe
2. Why does Jenny use the football metaphor when talking about the cast of her new movie?
  A. to give an idea of teamwork.
B. to show how hard they have all been working on the film.
C. to say something about the plot of the film.
D. to say how attractive it is.
3. And how does she view her role in the football team when asked?
  A. the mother of the group.
B. the serious one.
C. the goal keeper
  D. a minor, supporting role.
4. How did she find working with a famous actor on the film set?
  A. she was determined not to let it affect her work.
  B. she felt relaxed around him.
C. she didn't find him very professional.
D. She felt rather nervous.
5. Why was Jenny criticized for her comments about Broadway?  B. she was only repeating
something she had previously stated.
  A. she was too aggressive in her comments about Broadway.
  B. she said that there weren’t enough women working on Broadway.
C. she was too aggressive in her comments about Broadway.
  D. she shouldn't have criticized something she profits off herself.
Part 3: You will hear a talk about biofuels and the environment. Listen and decide the following
statements are True (T) or False (F. (10pts).
6. A few people are worried about the boom in biofuels. F
7. Biofuel producers might not know about the possible problems. T
8. Environmentalists believe that increased production of corn and soya will lead to the destruction
of rain forests. T
9. Biofuels might have little or no impact on food prices. F

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10. The author of the report says that biofuels should be part of a group of measures to fight global
warming. T
Part 4: You will hear a talk about Australian domestic travel. Listen and
complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
FOR EACH GAP. (20pts).
Industries that benefit from tourism (11) … HOTELS/ ACCOMODATION.., (12) …
RESTAURANT/CATERING…… and (13) ……RETAIL …………
14. The state or territory in which the highest number of overnight trips was made was .....NEW
SOUTH WALES..............
15. The state or territory in which the lowest number of overnight trips was made
was ......NORTHERN TERRITORY.............
16. People travelling from state to state spent more than those travelling ......WITHIN ONE
STATE...............
The TWO cheapest states or territories to travel to
were (17)......SOUTH..Australia............ and (18)........Victoria.............
19. The category of people who spent the most on travel in Australia in 2002 were ……
MEN……….
20. The category who spent the most on souvenirs were ……FAMILIES…………..
PART II: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (50pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences. (20pts).
1. The old house was ____________ furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.
A. thinly B. sparsely C. mildly D. rarely
2. He was given the France post even though his French is decidedly ____________.
A. fluent B. untidy C. rusty D. disheveled
3. The company has a lot of problems but they all seem to ____________ to money.
A. boil down B. cook up C. lead over D. reason out
4. Old Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will_________.
A. pull through B. pull up C. pull back D. pull out
5. This ticket _______ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A. confers B. entitles C. grants D. credits
6. Making private calls on the office phone is severely _________ on in our department.
A frowned B criticized +for C regarded + as D objected
7. The government has made no ___________ in the fight against inflation; indeed, the situation
has worsened recently.
A headway B effect C avail D triumph
8. He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to _________ the smallest sum of money for the charity
appeal.
A pay off B part with C give in D let out
9. It had been a trying afternoon, __________ at about six o’clock in the television breaking
down.
A leading B culminating C arriving D finalizing
10. Dr Smith uses student volunteers as _________ for his experiments.
A subjects B models C cases D agents
11. Wasn’t it yourself ________the door open?
A. to leave B. to have left C. who left D. that should leave
12. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the
______wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
13. The train service has been a ______ since they introduced the new schedules.
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A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas
14. Is an inexperienced civil servant ________to the task of running the company?
A. capable B. skilled C. eligible D. suited
15. John’s got very _______feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment.
A. puzzled B. jumbled C. mixed D. muddled
16. The storm ripped our tent to _______
A. slices B. shreds C. strips D. specks
17. When he examined the gun the detective’s suspicion turned into ________.
A certainty B confirmation C reality D conclusion
18. Few pleasures can equal __________ of a cool drink on a hot day.
A it B that C such D this
19. I’ll just __________ an eye over these figures before you type them.
A cast B fling C toss D throw
20. His emotional problems_________ from the attitudes he encountered as child, I think.
A stem B flourish C root D sprout
II. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your
answers in the space provided in the column on the right. (10pts)
1 … had no alternative but to plead guilty over the charges. The Minister was
2 cautioned and fined $1,000 for disturbing the peace.
3 And finally, the police, acted on a tip-off, arrested Ben Nutt and Tito Anderson
4 yesterday in a downtown Miami hotel. The two men has been on the run for three
5 weeks following Nutt’s dramatic escape from Miami State Penitentiary. Anderson,
6 on trying for the bank robbery at the time Nutt broke out of prison, allegedly
7 mastermind his cousin’s escape. Nutt was convicted of fraud six months ago and
8 sentenced to ten years in prison. He did a sensation at his trial where, having been
9 found guilty of the charges brought against him, he vowed that when he was
10 released from prison he would personally ‘deal with’ those people who had
11 testified against him. Fortunately, one of the witnesses appeared in the court
12 during Nutt’s trial was harmed while the two men were at the loose. An inquiry
into Nutt’s escape is to be held on …
III. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition. (10pts)
1. Before the ship could move OFF…….., the crew had to wait for a late passenger.
2. The doctor was called AWAY………. urgently while at the party.
3. I was so tired last night that I dropped OFF……… in front of the TV.
4. And he made OFF………….. with all the money he had been given.
5. To help your heart Mr. Jones, I suggest you keep …OFF… all fatty foods for a few months.
6. Kathy was two hours late and we had to stand ABOUT……… in the cold waiting for her.
7. There were two pilots on the flight to Australia and they changed OVER…….. after half the
flight was completed.
8. If the children play…UP……….. while we are out Kathy, put them to bed and don't let them
watch TV in their rooms, OK?
9. I have a splitting headache and I certainly don't feel …UP…………… to going to watch a
concert.
10. It seemed unfair that my father would return home from work exhausted and take it OUT on
us poor children. That's what I remember most from my childhood.
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided. (10pts).
What kind of (0) ……educational…. Experience and background should we be EDUCATION
giving our children? In a (1) ……COMPETITIVE……..western economy, they COMPETE
need to be well-informed and (2)…KNOWLEDGEABLE…… In a complex KNOW
ever-changing modern world, it is (3) …ARGUABLEthat the task of preparing ARGUE
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the next generation cannot be carried out within the (4) … TRADITION
TRADITIONAL.classroom framework, because acquiring a proper education in
this way is simply (5) ……IMPOSSIBLE. This is where computer-aided POSSIBLE
learning steps in, providing children with the skills that they will need in
tomorrow’s world, in a one-to-one learner-centered environment. There are those
who claim, however, that (6) EXCESSIVE…exposure to computers may prove EXCEED
to be harmful rather than (7) BENEFICIAL..to children and that it is more (8) BENEFIT
PRODUCTIVE…..for education to take place in the classroom. They say that, PRODUCE
although computers seem to hold a(n) (9) ……IRRESISTABLE…….. appeal for RESIST
some people, particularly young children, it is (10) PREFFERABLEfor children
to have a person, rather than a machine, for a teacher. PREFER

PART III: READING (60pts)

I. Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write your answers
in the numbered box. (15pts)
Saving Latin
Try telling the Reverend Reginald Foster that Lantin is a dead language. The response will be
an 1. ________ rant from a teacher who has dedicated a large 2.______of his life to keeping the
forerunner of the English and Romance languages alive. A man on a mission, he speaks only in
Latin to his students, 3.________the language to life with his dramatic recitations.
But Reverend Foster is not alone. Latin plays a special part in Italian cultural heritage, and
politicians and academics have 4. ________concerns that enthusiasm for Latin in schools appears to
be on the 5.________because of the popularity of English. Some purists even feel this is
6.______their national 7. ______. They have a point; in my experience Italians seem obsessed with
using English words, and will 8._________an English word into a sentence even when a perfectly
good native word will 9.__________.
But need we really fear for Latin just yet? Maybe not. Even if it is on its last 10._______, it
has survived for over 2,000 years.
1. A. impassioned B. impassive C. unenthusiastic D. apathetic
2. A. volume B. chapter C. act D. scene
3. A. getting B. putting C. bringing D. setting
4. A. conveyed B. voiced C. uttered D. sounded
5. A. wane: dần suy yếu B. fall C. ebb D. drop
6. A. deteriorating B. eroding C. disintegrating D. eating
7. A. advancement B. ontogenesis C. retrogression D. identity
8. A. slip B. push C. cast D. post
9. A. answer B. satisfy C. suffice D. content
10. A. laughs B. leases C. lengths D. legs
II. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided
below the passage. (15pts)
The early years of MTV
The popular TV music channel MTV was launched in 1981 in the US 0. __with__ the
intention of playing 1.__NOTHING____ but music videos. It was a brilliant marketing concept, as
it came at little cost while 2._BEING___extremely attractive to record companies and advertisers.
The videos were guided by an air-host 3. ___KNOWN____ as a VJ-the term is a conflation
of ‘video’ and ‘disc jockey’. The VJs are now a 4.__THING_____of the past, but
5.____IN_____their heyday, they were MTV, attaining cult status. It was 6._AS_____presenters on
the station that Russell Brand and Alex Zane got their career breaks.
MTV changed the way we experience music: we 7.__WATCHED____ records instead of
just listening to them. Record companies were quick to appreciate this, and acts such as Madona and
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Boy George, 8.____WHOSE_____appeal was as much about their good looks 9.__AS_____their
music, went global. Such 10.____WAS_____the music video’s impact that film directors at the
height of their careers were attracted to the medium.
III. In this part of the test, you are going to read a short text, then answer the questions following
each text by choosing the best answer to each question A,B,C or D. (15pts.)
Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid
portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elevated plateaus, and
large mountain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous
landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another
definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as
Europe or Asia that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded
by water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan
areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands
lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.
The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental
structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement
among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of
their distinctive mineral and chemical composition. It is also quite possible that the ocean floor rests
on the top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed
to have been formed by means of a chemical reaction when, lighter materials separated from heavier
ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics
within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a
chemical split occurred to form the atmosphere, sea water, and the crust before it solidified many
centuries ago.
Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of
components that include shields, mountain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus,
and block vaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the
composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on
the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation,
vegetation, and human activities.
Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary
organization of layers. They are typically produced during substantial crustal movements, which
generate faulting and mountain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal
edge leads to the formation of large mountain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory.
This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces
evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.
1. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Continental drift and division
B. Various' definitions of the term "continent"
C. Continental structure and crust
D. Scientific analyses of continental crusts
2. According to the passage, how do scientists define continents?
A. As masses of land without divisions
B. As extensive bodies of land
C. As the largest identifiable features
D. As surficial compositions and ranges
3. In the passage, the word "bounded" is closest in meaning to
A. covered B. convened C. delimited :GIỚI HẠN D. dominated
4. The author of the passage implies that the disagreement among scientists is based on the fact that
A. each continent has several planes and shelves
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B. continents have various underlying layers of crust
C. continents undergo compression and experience tension
D. continents have different chemical makeup
5. The word "specifics" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. specialties B. speculations C. exact details D. precise movements
6. The word "it" in the passage refers to
A. a chemical split B. the crust C. the atmosphere D. sea water
7. The author of the passage implies that
A. it is not known exactly how the continental crust was formed
B. geologists have neglected the exploration of the ocean floor
C. scientists have concentrated on monitoring earthquakes ,
D. the earth's atmosphere split into water and solids
8. According to the passage, what are the differences in the structure of continents?
A. The proportional size of continents to one another
B. Ratios of major components and their comparative size
C. The distinctive features of their elements
D. Climatic zones and their effect' on the surface features
9. In the passage, the phrase "This process" refers to
A. continental collision B. mountain ranges C. the rise of margins D. plate tectonic theory
10. The author of the passage implies that
A. the process of mountain formation has not been accounted for
B. mountain ranges on the ocean floor lead to surface mountain building.
C. faulting and continental margins are parts of plate edges
D. the process of continent formation has not been completed
IV. Read the text and do the following tasks. (15 points)
For questions 1-6, choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings
below.
I. Differences between languages highlight their impressiveness
II. The way in which a few sounds are organised to convey a huge range
of meaning
III. Why the sounds used in different languages are not identical
IV. Apparently incompatible characteristics of language
V. Even silence can be meaningful
VI. Why language is the most important invention of all
VII. The universal ability to use language
1. Paragraph A ____VI________
2. Paragraph B ___IV_______
3. Paragraph C __ II_______
4. Paragraph D ____VII________
5. Paragraph E _____I_______
6. Paragraph F _____V______
THIS MARVELOUS INVENTION
A. Of all mankind’s manifold creations, language must take pride of place. Other inventions-
the wheel, agriculture, sliced bread-may have transformed our material existence, but the advent of
language is what made us human. Compared to language, all other inventions pale in significance,
since everything we have ever achieved depends on language and originates from it. Without
language, we could never have embarked on our ascent to unparalleled power over all other animals,
and even over nature itself.
B. But language is foremost not just because it came first. In its own right it is a tool of
extraordinary sophistication, yet based on an idea of ingenious simplicity: ‘this marvelous invention
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of composing out of twenty-five or thirty sounds that infinite variety of expressions which, whilst
having in themselves no likeness to what is in our mind, allow us to disclose to others its whole
secret, and to make known to those who cannot penetrate it all that we imagine, and all the various
stirrings of our soul’. This was how, in 1660, the renowned French grammarians of the Port-Royal
abbey near Versailles distilled the essence of language, and no one since has celebrated more
eloquently the magnitude of its achievement. Even so, there is just one flaw in all these hymns of
praise, for the homage to language’s unique accomplishment conceals a simple yet critical
incongruity. Language is mankind’s greatest invention-except, of course, that it was never invented.
This apparent paradox is at the core of our fascination with language, and it holds many of its
secrets.
C. Language often seems so skillfully drafted that one can hardly imagine it as anything other
than the perfect handiwork of a master craftsman. How else could this instrument make so much out
of barely three dozen measly morsels of sound? In themselves, these configurations of mouth-
p,f,b,v,t,d,k,g,h,sh,a,e and so on-amount to nothing more than a few haphazard spits and splutters,
random noises with no meaning, no ability to express, no power to explain. But run them through
the cogs and wheels of the language machine let it arrange them in some very special orders, and
there is nothing that these meaningless streams of air cannot do: from sighing the interminable
boredom of existence to unravelling the fundamental order of the universe.
D. The most extraordinary thing about language, however, is that one doesn’t have to be a
genius to set its wheels in motion. The language machine allows just about everybody-from pre-
modern foragers in the subtropical savannah, to post-modern philosophers in the suburban sprawl-
to tie these meaningless sounds together into an infinite variety of subtle sense, and all apparently
without the slightest exertion. Yet it is precisely this deceptive ease which makes language a victim
of its own success, since in everyday life its triumphs are usually taken for granted. The wheels of
language run so smoothly that one rarely bothers to stop and think about all the resourcefulness and
expertise that must have gone into making it tick. Language conceals art.
E. Often, it is only the estrangement of foreign tongues, with their many exotic and
outlandish features, that brings home the wonder of language’s design. One of the showiest stunts
that some languages can pull off is an ability to build up words of breath-taking length, and thus
express in one word what English takes a whole sentence to say. The Turkish word
sehirlilistiremediklerimizdensiniz, to take one example, means nothing less than ‘you are one of
those whom we can’t turn into a town-dweller’. (In case you were wondering, this monstrosity
really is one word, not merely many different words squashed together-most of its components
cannot even stand up on their own.)
F. And if that sounds like some one-off freak, then consider Sumerian, the language spoken
on the banks of the Euphrates some 5,000 years ago by the people who invented writing and thus
enabled the documentation of history. A Sumerian word like munintuma’a (‘when he had made it
suitable for her’) might seem rather trim compared to the Turkish colossus above. What is so
impressive about it, however, is not its lengthiness but rather the reverse-the thrifty compactness of
its construction. The word is made up of different slots, each corresponding to a particular portion of
meaning. This sleek design allows single sounds to convey useful information, and in fact even the
absence of a sound has been enlisted to express something specific. If you were to ask which bit in
the Sumerian word corresponds to the pronoun ‘it’ in the English translation ‘when he had made it
suitable for her’, then the answer would have to be nothing. Mind you, a very particular kind of
nothing: the nothing that stands in the empty slot in the middle. The technology is so fine-tuned then
that even a non-sound, when carefully placed in a particular position, has been invested with a
specific function. Who could possibly have come up with such a nifty contraption?
Questions 7-10: Complete the summary using the list of words, A-G, below.
A. difficult B. complex C. original D. admired
E. material F. easy G. fundamental
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 THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE
The wheel is one invention that has had impact on 7.____E_______aspects of life, but no impact has
been as 8.____G____as that of language. Language is very 9._____B______, yet composed of just a
small number of sounds. Language appears to be 10.__F_____to use. However, its sophistication is
often overlooked.
PART IV: WRITING (40p.)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10pts).
1. The director’s bodyguards stood behind him, watching.
Watchfully …STANDING BEHIND THE DIRECTOR WAS HIS BODYGUARDS.….
2. We must think about ways of improving the transport system.
Thought must … be given to the ways of improving the transport system……………….
3. I hadn’t realized the full implications of what had happened until some time later.
It was NOT UNTIL SOME TIME LATER THAT I REALIZED THE ………….
4. The police only warned Sally because it was her first offence.
Sally was let OFF WITH A WARNING BECAUSE IT ……………………..
5. It’s nobody’s fault that the match was cancelled.
Nobody is to …BE BLAMED FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THE MATCH ………

II. Rewrite the sentences below in such a way that their meanings stay the same. You must use
the words in capital without changing their forms. (10pts)
1. She wants nothing less than to get that job. It would be a dream come true.set
She has …SET HER HEART ON…………… getting that job.
2. Harry plays tennis much better than I do.nearly
I am not …NEARLY AS GOOD A…… tennis player as Harry is.
3. I presume you are coming to the party Miriam.read
Can I …TAKE IT AS READ (THAT)_ …………. you are coming to the party Miriam?
4. There is no doubt at all that the government will win the election.conclusion
It is ………A FOREGONE CONCLUSION_….. that the government will win the election.
5. I wish he would stop criticizing my work.fault
I wish he would stop FINDING FAULT IN……………my work.

III. Paragraph writing. (20 pts)

Should textbooks be replaced by e-books?
In about 180 words, write a paragraph to express your views. Use your experiences and examples to
support your ideas. Write your paragraph on your answer sheet.
1. John
his mother in many ways. They are very similar.

2. Before the ship could

, the crew had to wait for a late passenger.

3. Feeling bored in prison, a lot of prisoners decide to

a new hobby or interest.

4. I lost my wallet but went to the police station where someone had
(it).

5. The most dangerous part of a flight is when the plane is

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.

6. I had a few minutes and I was in the area so I decided to

.

7. Even though this is a film about politics, the writer manages to many references to football
which I thought very strange.

8. He a lot of money when his rich French uncle died a couple of years ago.

9. The doctor was urgently while at the party.

10. I was so tired last night that I in front of the TV.

Question 1 – : takes after.

Question 2 - move off.

Question 3 - take up.

Question 4 -: handed it in.

Question 5 -: taking off.

Question 6 - drop in. OR drop round is OK

Question 7 -: work in.

Question 8 -: came into.

Question 9 -: called away.

Question 10 - : dropped off.

. "That's a lovely new dress, Jean:, said her mother.
-> Jean's mother complimented on her lovely new dress.
2. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
->The less time my boss had, the better he works.
3. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when they told me about it later did i realize what i had missed.
4. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.
-> An increased number of travelers are being stopped more than usual this week by customs
officials.
5. We must think about ways of improving the transport system.
-> Thought must be given to the ways of improving the transport system
6. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes.
-> What's more, I would like to choose my own clothes
7. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homeless.
-> Urgent action is necessary to solve the problem of homelessness
9. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy (WORD)
I tried to have a word with Jack about the problem but he was too busy.
10. In the area, Thailand is uch better than all other countries in football (SHOULDERS)
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In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football

APParently, e books are not only effortlessly accessible due to myriad sources available through the
online network
Environmentally friendly material -fewer trees has to be chopped down for manufacturing papers,
which contribute to precluding deforestation from happening, maintaining the bio diversity
protecting wildlife habitat-- especially in this period when the whole world is witnessing an
unprecedented explosion of natural disasters, as to illustrate forests fire occurring in all parts of the
world, the one in Australia as a vivid example, consequently, if textbooks are completely supersede
by ebooks , our dying world can be saved significantly
Printed documents would use up much more space as compared to e books. Some of them may
consists of hundred pages being cumbersome is unavoidable, and thus the carriage of those books
may be difficult, but

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BY

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