Listening 35

1 Lower Green Street

2 01778552387
3 field
4 van
5 Flyer 2000
6 blue
7 tire
88
9 Hill Farm Estate
10 local
11 fisherman
12 6
13 captain
14 education
15 interpreter
16 sister cities
17 Festival
18 I
19 B
20 D
21 A
22 C
23 B
24 D
25 C
26 G
27 E
28 progress reviews
29 reflection
30 exhibition
31 physical
32 instincts
33 relief
34 bonds
35 power
36 negative
37 release
38 hormones
39 immune system
40 bad dreams
Reading 30
1. transportation
2. pharmaceuticals
3. manuscripts
4. sublimation
5. simple drying (techniques)
6. (freeze-drying) chamber
7. shelves
8. freezing coil
9. refrigerator
10. enzymes
11. composition
12. overheating
13. high altitudes
14. NOT GIVEN
15. TRUE
16. TRUE
17. NOT GIVEN
18. FALSE
19. FALSE
20. woodland species
21. exotic flowers
22. cats
23. 81
24. C
25. F
26. G
27. C
28. iii
29. ii
30. ii
31. vii
32. viii
33. iv
34. C
35. A
36. B
37. C
38. C
39. B
40. A
Task 1: 7.0 (~6.5)
The tables depict the world population and the regional distribution pattern in the
1950 and 2000, with the forecasted figure in 2050.
Overall, it is readily apparent that there was an upward trend in the number of
people residing in most continent, with the exception Europe and North America.
In addtion, the world is increasingly populated throughout the period shown.
Concerning the first table, the number of worldwide inhabitants grew more than
double, with 6 billion in 2000 compared to 2.5 billion in 1950. In constrast, to a
narrower extent, the projected figure only see a three-halves increase from 6
billions in 2000.
Regarding the other table, the proportion of North American and European shared
relatively similar patterns, with the former falling to 4% from 7% and the latter
decreasing from 22% to 7%. In constrast, Africa and Latin America are expected to
reach their peak in 2050, to 20% and to 9% respectively; whereas Asia touched its
highest point during 2000, followed by a marginal drop from 60% to 59%. In
comparison, the percentage of Oceania residents is going to record a period of
stability during the given period.

Task 2: 7.0 (~6.5)

In recent years, the planet is suffering from a variety of environmental issues as
fossil fuels consumption is widely conducted. Thus, it is believed that inventing
other subtitutes to fossil fuels should be prioritized. From my perspective, I
approve of this statement for the following reasons.
Prompts solution to this matter is beneficial on different levels. Initially,
deterioration in the present air pattern is attributable to long-lasting use of old
materials. More specificially, as continuous abuse is made in petroleum
production, detrimental gas emission continually occurs, meaning that catastrophic
elements are added to air components. For instance, sulfuric gas is released after
gasoline is burned, leading to airways irritation and diarrhea. Furthermore,
greenhouse effects, which are the principal cause of global warming, mainly result
from the process of burning these obsolete materials. + LR
Conversely, some others may claim that development of these alternative is not
urgent. The fundamental explanation is that other categories such as education,
healthcare are more worth-investing. Nonetheless, unless rapid progress is made in
developing other safe subtitutes, global temperatures are forecasted to significantly
rise. In this case, more money has to be put into the budget for energy promotion
or else no existence is seen in the planet. + TR + LR
In conclusion, in spite of the fact that investment into developing different fields is
beneficial, the advantages of prioritizing in alternative sources outbalance the flaws
- CC