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PART A. LISTENING (You will hear each piece TWICE)
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a) Questions 001 – 010 (1 pt)
Listen to a news report.
For ONE, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. For TWO, write ONE WORD ONLY for each gap.
While you listen, complete BOTH tasks. Write your answers in the response boxes.
ONE TWO
Where are these people?  In (001) … “Yartsu gunbu” is highly valued for its (004) … properties. It grows
What are the people  They’re looking for inside a body of a (005) … and then sends a small (006) … above the
looking for, and why? (002) … called “yartsa ground. The Chinese believe it improves your life (007) … and
gunbu”, because it is demand for it has (008) … in recent years. The locals who in the past
highly valued. made a living by (009) … yaks and sheep now make much more money
What would they  (003) … and sheep. from it. But ecologists are worried about (010) … of “yarta gunbu” and
normally do for living? believe it may die out.
Write your answers here:
001. 002.
003. 004.
005. 006.
007. 008.
009. 010.
b) Questions 011 – 020 (1 pt)
Listen to five short extracts about a sporting or fitness activity.
For task A, match speakers A - E with reasons a - h. There are three extra reasons.
For task B, match speakers A - E with inspirations a - h. There are three extra inspirations.
While you listen, complete BOTH tasks. Write your answers in the response boxes.
A B
a. needing purpose and motivation a. the support of like-minded people
b. being encouraged by family members b. the intense excitement
011. A - … 016. A - …
c. wishing to become part of a team c. the benefits of increased self-knowledge
012. B - … 017. B - …
d. wanting something less monotonous d. the hope of future success
013. C - … 018. C - …
e. looking for a change of location e. the feeling of making a difference
014. D - … 019. D - …
f. seeking a new challenge f. the change in people’s attitude
015. E - … 020. E - …
g. fulfilling a personal ambition g. being in an outdoor environment
h. being affected by a health issue h. the sense of achievement
Write your answers here:

011. 012. 013. 014. 015.

016. 017. 018. 019. 020.
PART B. PHONETICS
c) Questions 021 – 022 (0,2 pt)
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
Write your answers in the response boxes.
021. A. theoretical B. thalamus C. unscathed D. atheist
022. A. meager B. meadow C. mean D. mead
Write your answers here:
021. 022.
d) Questions 023 – 025 (0,3 pt)
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is pronounced differently from the rest.
Write your answers in the response boxes.
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 023. A. disparage B. disability C. disobliging D. disunite
024. A. mercantile B. ipsilateral C. linchpin D. windpipe
025. A. blue-black B. blue-blooded C. blue-chip D. blue-jeaned
Write your answers here:

023. 024. 025.

PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
e) Questions 026 – 037 (1,2 pt)
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. Write your answers in the response boxes.
026. The biochemistry instructor urged that we take particular care of the … chemicals to prevent their evaporation.
A. insoluble B. extraneous C. volatile D. insipid
027. Why are you …?
A. dragging your heels B. getting a move on C. going beyond a joke D. keeping track
028. The reason why parents are most likely to castigate their child is ….
A. for doing chores B. for going sleep early C. for doing homework D. for telling lies
029. The dog let out a … of pain when his tail was trodden on.
A. croak B. yelp C. squawk D. bark
030. The police promised him … from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully.
A. immunity B. protection C. safety D. absolution
031. What impact would it have on your appetite to know that the steak … in the pan was grown in a lab?
A. crunching B. clinking C. sizzling D. popping
032. We should all … when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices.
A. make a stand B. make a comeback C. make amends D. make a deal
033. Money was short and people survived by … and saving.
A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging
034. The top level talks will be … after the weekend break.
A. recovered B. reiterated C. restated D. resumed
035. Everything is under control and there is absolutely no cause for ….
A. worry B. concern C. dread D. panic
036. As he walked through the fields, he heard the sheep ….
A. roaring B. braying C. bleating D. shrieking
037. In times of … unemployment figures usually rise dramatically.
A. austerity B. severity C. sobriety D. gravity
Write your answers here:

026. 027. 028. 029. 030. 031.

032. 033. 034. 035. 036. 037.
f) Questions 038 – 041 (0,4 pt)
Think of ONE word which can be filled appropriately in all three sentences. Write your answers in the response boxes.
038. …
- I could faintly hear the distant … of commuter traffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.
- Let us hope the Medical Research Council can … a few answers.
- Lesser equipment can make the walls tremble, the floors …, too.
039. …
- He had the clearest … in his mind of his mother and father.
- Jill Sharpe was little more than a name, a glossy … on a television screen.
- But we both agreed the little mite was the spitting … of the man.
040. …
- He could smell the harsh carbolic soap of the orphanage, then the schoolroom with its dust and ….
- You can … the drinks up to my account.
- No, it didn’t, but never mind - … it up to experience.
041. …
- The fish wouldn’t take the ….
- Plenty of people took the … and lost their life savings.
- Senator O’Brien just smiled, refusing to rise to the ….
Write your answers here:
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 038. 039. 040. 041.
g) Questions 042 – 047 (0,6 pt)
Complete the phrasal verb in each sentence by using the verb from (I) and a preposition from (II).
You should use the correct form of the verbs. There are more verbs and prepositions than necessary.
Write your answers in the response boxes.

(I) (II)
BUZZ - GO - IRON - RAMP - RINSE - ROCK - ROLL - WEIGH AT - DOWN - IN - INTO - ON - OUT - UP - UP
042. We’ll need to … the side of the house and let it dry before we start painting.
043. Governments around the world must … their efforts to combat global warming.
044. Bob and Janet are seeing a counselor to try to … the kinks in their marriage.
045. Donald … on the debate about which was more delicious: speghetti or hamburger.
046. We were nearly finished with the main course by the time he decided to ….
047. Oh, hello. I will … you … the lobby. Then take the elevator to apartment 190.
Write your answers here:
042. 043. 044.
045. 046. 047.
h) Questions 048 – 055 (0,8 pt)
Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses in each sentence. Write your answers in the response boxes.
World leaders, environment ministers and other representatives from 173 countries have agreed to develop a legally binding
treaty on plastics, in what many described a truly historic moment.
The resolution, agreed at the UN environment assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, calls for a treaty covering the “full lifecycle” of
plastics from production to disposal, to be negotiated over the next two years. It has been described by the head of the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP) as the most important (048) … (LATER) environmental deal since the Paris climate
accord in 2015.
Approximately 7bn of the estimated 9.2bn tonnes of plastics produced between 1950 and 2017 are now waste. About 75%
of that waste is either deposited in landfills or accumulating in terrestrial and aquatic environments and ecosystems.
“Against the backdrop of (049) … (POLITICS) turmoil, the UN environment assembly shows cooperation at its best,” said
Espen Barth Eide, the president of UNEA-5 and Norway’s minister for climate and the environment. “Plastic pollution has
grown into an epidemic. With today’s resolution we are officially on track for a cure.”
Inger Andersen, the director of the UN Environment Programme, tweeted: “We have just gavelled the resolution paving the
way for global action to #BeatPlasticPollution. The most important environmental deal since the Paris accord.”
“The work starts now!” she added.
Andersen described the agreement as a “triumph by planet Earth over single-use plastics” but warned that the mandate did
not grant (050) … (STAKE) a “two-year pause”.
“In parallel to negotiations over an international binding agreement, UNEP will work with any willing government and
business across the value chain to shift away from (051) … (USE) plastics, as well as to mobilise private finance and remove
barriers to investments in research and in a new circular economy,” Andersen said.
UN nations, which have been holding talks in Nairobi this week to discuss the terms for a treaty, agreed it should cover the
production and design of plastic, not just waste. The resolution established an intergovernmental negotiating committee,
tasked with drafting and (052) … (RATE) the treaty. It will start work this year and aims to finish by 2024.
The resolution introduces provisions to recognise waste pickers, a “(053) … (GROUND) development” that would affect
millions of people, according to NGOs, and the acknowledgment of the role of indigenous peoples. It is the first time waste
pickers, (054) … (PAY) workers in developing nations who (055) … (SCAVEGERY) for recyclable plastic and other
goods, have been recognised in an environmental resolution. […]
Write your answers here:

048. 049. 050. 051.

052. 053. 054. 055.
PART D. READING
i) Questions 056 – 061 (0,6 pt)
Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in the response boxes.
MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS
Similarity is (056) … to friendship. The origins of homophily (love of the same) between friends are varied, but they all
serve the same purpose: (057) … compatibility and maintaining the rewards of affiliation. Interpersonal attraction is (058)
… on similarity. Similar individuals have much in common and find it easy to get along. Friends also resist changes that
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 promote dissimilarity because differences increase the risk that the friendship will (059) … Although similarity is an
essential feature of friendship at all stages of life, it assumes special significance during adolescence when changes in
autonomy (060) … with changes in the social world to raise the (061) … of friends.
056. A. focal B. core C. middle D. central
057. A. fostering B. promoting C. advancing D. cultivating
058. A. linked B. built C. grounded D. rooted
059. A. fade B. resolve C. dissolve D. dismiss
060. A. conform B. coincide C. confront D. concur
061. A. profile B. array C. network D. pool
Write your answers here:
056. 057. 058.
059. 060. 061.
j) Questions 062 – 066 (0,5 pt)
Read the passage carefully and fill ONE suitable word in each gap. Write your answers in the response boxes.
Consider the environmental and social benefits of an efficient railway system. It is illogical that the railways (062) … be
required to show an eight percent return on investment, while no (063) … return (064) … or can be expected from roads -
except on the basis (065) … cost benefit analysis. (066) … is the rough tool used to assess the notional benefits brought by
road construction. It has never been applied by the Department of Transport to investment in the railway system. […]
Write your answers here:

062. 063. 064. 065. 066.

k) Questions 067 – 072 (0,6 pt)
Read the article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article.
Choose from the paragraphs A - G the one which fits each gap. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
Write your answers in the response boxes.
THREE RULES OK?
“Stop, look and listen”. It’s the age-old mantra about crossing roads taught to generations of children by parents, teachers
and safety campaigners around the world. Imagine instead, if you will, that the mantra was “Stop, look, listen, think and
cross”. Would it be such a successful phrase? Would it stick in young minds? Probably not, but why?
067. …
If you look at the structure of my last sentence, you’ll see an example of what is called “The Rule of Three”, and it’s related
to the way our brains instinctively search for patterns, three being the smallest number necessary to form one. It's a
combination of brevity and rhythm, and as the Latin phrase “omne trium perfectum” says - anything in a set of three is
perfect. Our short-term memories can process and retain chunks of three easily, and this can be used to influence our buying
decisions.
068. …
Viewing them all through my new “rule of three” mind frame it became clear that the product claims were grouped cleverly,
to achieve maximum persuasive effect. This cereal bar will tickle your taste buds, keep your energy boosted and can be
eaten on the go! Have one on the train, as a snack at work or add to your packed lunch. Three promises, three situations,
three linguistic bullets to the brain and it’s in our memory.
069. …
Another interesting reason that our brains shy away from too much information goes back a long way, to when our ancestors
had to make life or death choices in dangerous situations. Their survival was dependent on making the right choice, but an
overload of options could have resulted in decision paralysis. Three choices was the maximum our brains could deal with.
And so the pattern developed.
070. …
How often have you seen a similar reaction on the faces of audiences at talks? An awareness of the “rule of three” is vital
for a successful speechmaker to maintain interest. Politicians are masters. A prime minister once said to emphasise a point:
“Education! Education! Education!”. People sat up and took notice. It was a powerful message which would have been
diluted had he reduced his “Educations” by one or added a fourth!
071. …
Something else I also use in talks is humour, and oddly this also often follows the “rule of three”. Comedians traditionally
set up a punch line by using two elements to build expectation and then thwart this expectation with a twist. If presenters do
the same and then deliver something surprising as the third element, they'll get a reaction, and the message will be
remembered.
072. …
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 Three is definitely the magic number and its effect is felt from the cradle. Can you imagine a fairytale where the hero was
granted two wishes, and not three? It just wouldn’t sit right, would it? Now, we know why.
A. Public speakers like this can take advantage of the Rule of Three in several ways. I recently had to give a presentation to
my colleagues and, heeding advice, I focused on three main messages only, with three supporting points for each. It worked.
Not a glazed look in the room!
B. Going beyond this, with an additional fourth or fifth element could (according to those in the know) mean that such
messages would be forgotten or ignored. Our brains have to work harder to remember more than three items and if there’s
no real need, they won’t! Of course, if we have to process longer lists, we can, but it takes a lot of concentration.
C. Apparently, there is an extremely good reason for this and it’s down to the way we group words, sentences or ideas into
sets of three. This can have a powerful impact on multiple aspects of our lives including how we approach persuasion, how
we react to storytelling and how we interact with others on a daily basis.
D. An example was when I was recently talking about the introduction of closed-door offices. I phrased it thus: “These mean
that employees benefit from increased privacy, better conditions for concentration and [pause for effect] the opportunity to
shout as long and loudly at their PCs as they wish”. I got my laughs and kept my audience’s attention!
E. With this in mind, I decided to note down sets of three in advertising slogans that I encountered during my morning
commute. In just one hour, I was exposed to a whole range of subtle techniques - on TV, on social media and on public
transport. And without thinking, I’ve just done that very thing myself.
F. It also affects drama. What is a traditional theatre play made up of? Three acts. In children’s fiction the hero often has to
face three challenges or meets three animals and so on. Once you start looking you can find the power of three nearly
everywhere.
G. Thankfully without the same possible repercussions, going beyond three elements can also affect everyday conversations.
People will listen to a list of events, and even anticipate a third component to complete the pattern. However, if we add more
items, they are likely to interrupt. Or their eyes go vacant.
Write your answers here:
067. 068. 069.
070. 071. 072.
l) Questions 073 – 080 (0,8 pt)
Read the following passage and do the tasks as follow. Write your answers in the response boxes.
NANOTECHNOLOGY: A REVOLUTION IN PRODUCTION
A. We make nearly everything by tearing things apart. To make paper, trees are planted, chopped down and sent through
our mills. This is often called a top-down method of production. But what if we could work from the bottom up? What if
paper was constructed atom by atom, the smallest building blocks of life and matter? It is thought that nanotechnology is
the way to do this. Nanotechnology is the science of creating objects on a level smaller than 100 nanometres, a scale 50,000
times smaller than a human hair. The aim of nanotechnology is the bottom-up production of virtually any material or object
by assembling it one atom at a time.
B. Nanotechnology moved from idea to reality when tools such as the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and the Scanning
Tunnelling Microscope (STM) were developed by IBM Zurich. These microscopes do more than just let people see small
things, they also allow atoms to be manipulated in a vacuum, liquid or gas. Individual atoms and molecules are probed by
AFM to create three- dimensional images at the nanoscale level as the microscope is moved across the surface of an object.
STMs can etch surfaces and move individual particles. Even more advanced tools for nanoscale growth and nanoparticle
assembly are under development.
C. One of the problems in the field of nanotechnology is to develop self-replicating nanomachines or nanobots. Nanobots
are miniature robots that work on the scale of atoms and molecules. One of the most anticipated uses of nanotechnology is
the creation of medical nanobots. These nanobots will be used to manipulate other molecules, destroy cancer cells or
construct nerve tissue atom by atom in order to end paralysis. Although they are made and function on the scale of atoms
and molecules, nanobots will be able to work together to produce macroscale results. Precursor devices to nanobots have
already been created; some can even walk. However, true nanobots have not yet been created.
D. Some environmentalists are concerned that nanobots may go wrong, leading to unlimited and uncontrolled self-
replication. If this takes place, nanobots may destroy our ecosystem. While mankind must be careful to ensure that this does
not occur, there is also the possibility that nanobots could form the ultimate environmentally-friendly recycling system.
Nanobots may one day convert our mountains of trash and hazardous waste into useful products and beneficial materials.
E. To produce objects from the bottom up at the level of atoms will need armies of advanced nanobots. These are classified
into two types: assembly nanobots and a special class of assembly nanobots: self-replicators. Advanced nanobots will be
able to sense and adapt to the environment, perform complex calculations, move, communicate, and work together; conduct
molecular assembly; and, to some extent, repair or even reproduce themselves. Yet creating these nanobots is a slaw and
precise process due to the microscopic size of these tiny machines. Therefore the key to this technolagy becoming a reality

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 is to make the nanobot replicate itself. It is the discovery of how to create this process, as well as the means to control it,
which is key to fulfilling the potential of nanotechnology.
Task 1 (073 – 077). Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs A - F from the list of headings.

i) From theory to practice

ii) Recycling with nanotechnology
073. A - …
iii) Difficulties facing the development of nanotechnology
074. B - …
iv) Advantages and dangers of nanotechnology
075. C - …
v) Nanostructures and their uses
076. D - …
vi) An alternative method of production
077. E - …
vii) Computing and nanostructures
viii) Types of nanobots
Task 2 (078 – 080). Read the passage again. Do the statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?
Write TRUE if the statement is true according to the passage.
Write FALSE if the statement is false according to the passage.
Write NOT GIVEN if the statement is not given in the passage.
078. … Bottom-up production is the science of small objects.
079. … Nanobots will need to communicate with the scientists who control them.
080. … Nanobots could help us with the problem of pollution.
Write your answers here:
073. 074. 075. 076.
077. 078. 079. 080.
PART E. WRITING
m) Questions 081 – 085 (0,5 pt)
Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word in BOLD in a way that it means the same as the original one.
Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in the response boxes.
081. It is better to be outside and active instead of staying inside all day at your desk. (COOPED)
081.  Rather than … inside all day at your desk, it is better to be outside and active.
082. You say he treats you badly but simultaneously you tell me how much you love him! (BREATH)
081.  You say he treats you badly but … you tell me how much you love him!
083. Michael is a very poor tennis player. (GOOD)
081.  Micheal is ….
084. The challenger just wasn’t talented enough to provide a good contest with the reigning champion. (MATCH)
081.  The challenger … the reigning champion.
085. The ambassador’s actions were nearly a treason. (SHORT)
081.  The ambassador’s actions were … a treason.
Write your answers here:

081.
082.
083.
084.
085.
n) Questions 086 – 090 (0,5 pt)
Rewrite each of the following sentences with the word(s) given in a way that it means the same as the original one.
Write NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in the response boxes.
086. Some businessmen spend too much time on their work and set them apart from their families.
081.  Some businessmen alienate ….
087. The headmaster has a good opinion of the Maths teacher.
081.  The headmaster holds ….
088. She told Arthur exactly what she thought of what he had done.
081.  She … ticking-off.
089. He admits that he’s petrified of spiders.
081.  On his own ….
090. The authorities had decided they would get tough with dissidents.

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081.  The authorities had decided on a crackdown ….
Write your answers here:
086.
087.
088.
089.
090.
o) Questions 091 – 100 (1 pt)
Choose ONE of four letters to write an academic essay of about 250 words on the topic you choose.
a) Television is for entertainment, not for education. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
b) What are the most important factors motivating students to work hard?
c) What are your opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of “fast food” and “traditional food”?
d) Internet is becoming a dominant element in modern life. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet?
Write your academic essay here:

091 - 100.
I choose letter: a)  b)  c)  d) 

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