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Part A. LISTENING
I. For questions 1 – 5, complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CHILDREN'S ART AND CRAFT WORKSHOPS

Example Answer
Workshops organised every: Saturday
• Adults must accompany children under 1 _______________
• Cost: £2.50
• Workshops held in: Winter House, 2 _______________ Street
• Security device: must push the 3 _______________ to open door
• Should leave car behind the 4 _______________
• Book workshops by phoning the 5 _______________ (on 200765)

II. For questions 6 – 10, you will hear a radio interview with the gardening experts Jed and Helena
Stone. Listen and indicate the most appropriate response, A, B, C, or D.
6. How does Helena feel about the use of Jed's name for their joint business?
A. occasionally frustrated that her contribution goes unnoticed
B. amused that they have a name people tend to remember
C. appreciative of the respect that the name has brought her
D. irritated by the fact that Jed is more of a celebrity than she is
7. What is Jed's attitude to his public profile?
A. He likes the fact that complete strangers often want to talk to him.
B. He's unhappy that it prevents him doing everyday activities.
C. He enjoys it more now than he did when he was younger.
D. He's proud of the way it reflects his achievements.
8. How did Helena feel about her work on The Travel Show?
A. She would have enjoyed it more in different circumstances.
B. It was convenient for her to be away from the house then.
C. It was a welcome alternative to manual work.
D. She felt obliged to do it at that particular time.
9. What explanation does Helena give for the name of the garden?
A. It provided a useful framework for the project.
B. It was a response to the bright colours they wanted there.
C. It allowed them to experiment with a wide range of options.
D. It was meant to inspire them to embrace unconventional ideas.
10. Jed says that, for him, the name 'jewel garden' is ____________.
A. a reminder of the value of creativity
B. an appropriate one for something so beautiful
C. a positive way of combining both past and present
D. a way of explaining his philosophy of design to people

III. For questions 11 - 15, you will hear the historian, George Davies, talking about society and the
theatre in England in the time of William Shakespeare. Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
11. ______ According to Professor Davies, the level of literacy in sixteen-century England matched his
expectations.

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12. ______ In Professor Davies' opinion, the advantage of the usual method of communication in the
sixteenth century was that people absorbed more of what they heard.
13. ______ Professor Davies believes that Shakespeare's company developed their basic acting skills by
attending special voice classes.
14. ______ In Professor Davies' view, the advantage of sixteen-century theatres was that the
performances were complemented by everyday life.
15. _____ Professor Davies thinks that sixteen-century plays were expected to deal with personal
confessions.

IV. For questions 16 - 25, listen to a piece of VOA news about the huge increase in obesity and fill
in the missing information.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the
spaces provided.
Globally, one in three adults is now considered overweight or obese. In 1980 it was one in five.
The Future Diets report analyzed existing data and found the (16)_________________ has been in
developing nations like Mexico and Egypt, where people are spending their increasing
(17)____________ on fatty sugary foods. Numbers almost quadrupled from 250 million to
(18)___________ million.
The report also said that western countries which (19)___________________ with the obesity
problem for longer have so far failed to (20)____________________ effectively.
It highlighted a more successful (21)__________________ in South Korea to train women how to
prepare traditional (22)_________________ meals.
The report suggests following the example of some American states in taxing things like
(23)_________________ and sugary sweets. It also warns if current global trends continue, there will be
a huge increase in (24)_________________, strokes and (25)________________.

Part B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. For questions 26 – 45, choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
26. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry, editors might work a 12-hour day with
no __________.
A. come-down B. letdown C. let-up D. crackdown
27. I’ve got such a __________ headache that I can’t concentrate on the lecture.
A. beating B. drumming C. hammering D. throbbing hard
28. I have no idea whether the restaurant will be open – we’ll just have to take pot __________.
A. choice B. chance C. luck D. fortune
29. I had an amazingly __________ dream last night. I was flying and I could see the whole football
field from a bird’s eye view.
A. dull B. logical C. incoherent D. lucid
30. “At least give this supplement a try. My sister _________ it. It will help you sleep better,” said Lucy
to her roommate.
A. gets by B. drops by C. swears by D. stands by
31. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder ________ of public
health.
A. in the interest B. to the best C. for the attention D. on the safe side
32. The threat of a general strike can only be __________ through government intervention.
A. averted B. converted C. subverted D. diverted
33. It isn’t easy to make friends with him, he puts up a __________ between himself and other people.
A. barrier B. barricade C. border D. boundary
34. That little man goes unnoticed in the street, but he __________ immense power.
A. swings B. handles C. wields D. practices
35. Space travel would not be possible without the right source of __________ , which currently still
comes from chemical fuel.
A. propulsion B. emulsion C. compulsion D. expulsion

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36. The lecture was rather boring, but the ___________ discussion proved fruitful.
A. subsequent B. latter C. consecutive D. successive
37. The painting was a valuable family possession, which had been ___________ from generation to
generation.
A. handed over B. handed down C. handed across D. handed out
38. By an unfortunate ___________, the bride’s sister was not invited to the wedding.
insultB. oversight C. neglect D. disregard
39. __________ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
As a result of B. In the event of C. By reason of D. In the time of
40. Too many hotels have been built and this has ___________ down prices, making holidays cheaper.
forced B. cut C. slowed D. reduced
41. She can’t be interested in the lessons, ___________ that she always arrives late.
A. viewing B. seeing C. noting D. judging
42. The lecture __________ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think
about.
covered B. included C. ranged D. dealt
43. It’s a foregone ___________ that he’ll be top of the class again.
concept B. proposal C. conclusion D. prediction
44. But ___________ some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money on uneconomic
factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good at.
A. after B. during C. when D. while
45. No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been ___________ to Bach.
A. identified B. associated C. referred D. attributed

VI. The passage below contains 10 errors in spelling, grammar, or word form. For questions 46 -
55, underline the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes in the
answer-sheet.

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1. The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to
2. read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and
3. speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at
4. a level Leave adequate for communication, or at a level that enables one to
5. successfully comprehend and communicate in printing society.
6. of The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
7. (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy
8. is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate
9. and compute, using printed and written materials associated with
10. continuum varying contexts. Literacy involves a continua of learning to enable
11. an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her ability
12. and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society.”
13. Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a
14. based region human capital. This claim is done on the grounds that literate
15. people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally
16. status have a higher socio-economic state and enjoy better health and
17.policymakers employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases
18. access to job opportunities and access higher education. In Kerala, India, for
19.children example, female and child mortality rates declined in the 1960s, when
20.educated girls girls educating in the education reforms after 1948 began to
21. raise families. Recent researchers, however, argue that correlations
22. with such as the one listed above may have more to do without the effects of
23. schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the demand for

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 24. educational systems worldwide include a basic context around
25. communication through text and print, which is the foundation of most
26. definitions of literacy.

VII. For questions 56 - 65, complete each sentence with the correct form of a phrasal verb in the
box. Use each ONCE only. There are two extra phrasal verbs which you do not need to use.
drop out pull out fall out put forward pull up own up fly at
make up go off stand up to be over get down
56. None of the children would own up to breaking the window.
57. She decided to pull out of the weight lifting competition because she sprained her wrist.
58.  The Prime Minister will put forward a new plan to reduce the budget deficit.
59. She dropped out of university in the second year because it was too stressful.
60. When you are a student you must get down to studying during exam time. If you don't concentrate
hard you will fail.
61. I wish you wouldn’t fly at me like that every time I make a mistake.
62. The piece of equipment is very well made and _can stand up to_ the roughest treatment. You won’t
have any trouble with it.
63. I am not friends with Beck any more. We have fallen out.
64. I knew I was over the hill when I started needing glasses to read.
65. My son has gone off computer games. They are not as interesting as before.

VIII. For questions 66 - 75, read the text below. Use the word given in capital at the end of each
line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most (0) ……. 0. influential
figure in the history of western classical music. His (66) extraordinary 66. ORDINARY
talent was already clearly evident as a young man, (67) mercifully 67. MERCY
surviving a somewhat (68) unconventional upbringing during which his 68. CONVENTION
eccentric father would often force him to take music lessons in the middle
of the night.
The young Beethoven's ability won him the admiration of the leading
contemporary musical figures. Throughout the 1790s he worked hard to
secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such (69)patronage enabled him to 69. PATRONISE
concentrate on becoming a successful composer.
Whatever his awe-inspiring musical (70) achievement, however, 70. ACHIEVE
his personal life was something of a disaster. His day-to-day relationships
with people (71)invariably turned out to be rather (72) turbulent. Although 71. VARY
he apparently fell in love with a number of society women, the identity of 72. TURBULENCE
the girl who lay closest to his heart remains (73) elusive to this day. 73. ELUDE
However, just at the point when Beethoven was beginning to reap the
rewards of his early endeavours, he had to come to terms with the
(74)_crushing realisation that his increasing deafness was (75) incurable . 74. CRUSH
From that point on, his music displayed a striking change in style, 75. CURE
becoming both heavier in tone and larger in scale.

PART C: READING COMPREHENSION

IX. For questions 76 - 85, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
I suffer from a debilitating condition called “procrastination” – the ability to put off endlessly the
things I have to do. Each morning when I wake up, my mind launches into its own decision-making
(76)________. Shall I get up or shall I press the snooze button? By the time I get to what I should wear,
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the complexity of the decision would need an advisory committee to solve it. I’m ready hours behind
(77)________, and I haven’t even eaten my breakfast yet.
I have always been a procrastinator. I’m tortured by menus and holiday brochures, paint colour
(78)________ and satellite television. So much so that I decided to invest in a new book on the subject,
which (79) ________ it could treat my condition. According to the book, I should identify my
weaknesses, then become more productive and develop priorities that (80) ________ my personal goals.
My problem, I am told, is that I put off doing something because I (81) ________ the outcome.
But even filling in a tax form is rarely as dreadful as we think. Apparently, each day I should think of
something I don’t want to do, stick to it, then use a kitchen timer to (82) ________ how long it actually
took. If I still can’t (83) ________ the task, I should visualize newspaper headlines (84) ________ my
achievement.
So when do I start my new (85) ________? That’s the big problem. I just can’t decide.
76. A. course B. process C. development D. case
77. A. timetable B. schedule C. programme D. communication
78. A. maps B. diagrams C. graphs D. charts
79. A. claimed B. demanded C. challenged D. pretended
80. A. exhibit B. imitate C. display D. reflect
81. A. expect B. fear C. worry D. panic
82. A. establish B. authorise C. secure D. institute
83. A. head B. back C. shoulder D. face
84. A. announcing B. notifying C. informing D. stating
85. A. structure B. control C. regime D. management

X. For questions 86 - 95, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only ONE word in each gap.
Football is traditionally a man’s sport, but now the women are muscling in on their act, or so it
seems. So many top male footballers have been transferred (86) ____such___ astronomical sums of
money that the game has become more a high-powered business than a sport. This is (87) ___where____
the women come in, more motivated, more interested in the game rather than in promoting themselves
and generally better behaved both (88) _____on____ and off the pitch, (89) ___displaying___ a strong
contrast to (90) ___their____ male counterparts’ greed and cynicism. Indeed, according to FIFA, the
world football governing body, the future of football belongs to women, and the organization has
(91)___set_____ out to actively promote women’s football. Perhaps, in (92) ____face____ of the fact
that women are half the world population, this is how it should be. In the USA, many members of
national women’s football teams are better known than male footballers, and some professional female
players in both North America and Europe have attracted lucrative sponsorship deals. Generally, two
problems beset women’s football: the need to be taken more seriously and for more funding to be made
available. (93) ___While____ these have been achieved (94) ______________ with the blessing of
FIFA, we should see footballers who are accessible, cooperative, decent and supporting in
(95)__favor_____ of the spoiled mercenary star boys of sport.

XI. For question 96 – 105, read the passage and answer all of the questions about them.
The Underground Railroad
Slavery was legal for over 200 years in some parts of North America, particularly the southern states
of the United States, where the plantation system of agriculture depended on the labor of slaves, most of
whom came from Africa. Slaves had no rights or freedoms because they were thought of as property.
From the time of its origin, slavery had opponents. The abolitionist movement began in the 1600s when
the Quakers in Pennsylvania objected to slavery on moral grounds and wanted to abolish the institution.
In 1793, Canada passed a law abolishing slavery and declared that any escaped slaves who came to
Canada would be free citizens. Slavery was already illegal in most northern states; however, slaves
captured there by slave hunters could be returned to slavery in the South. Canada refused to return
runaway slaves or to allow American slave hunters into the country. It is estimated that more than

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30,000 runaway slaves immigrated to Canada and settled in the Great Lakes region between 1830 and
1865.
The American antislavery movement was at the height of its activity during the 1800’s, when
abolitionists developed the Underground Railroad, a loosely organized system whereby runaway slaves
were passed from safe house to safe house as they fled northwards to free states or Canada. The term
was first used in the 1830s and came from an Ohio clergyman who said, “They who took passage on it
disappeared from public view as if they had really gone to ground.” Because the Underground
Railroad was so secret, few records exist that would reveal the true number of people who
traveled it to freedom. The most active routes on the railroad were in Ohio, Indiana, and western
Pennsylvania.
Runaway slaves usually traveled alone or in small groups. Most were young men between the ages of
16 and 35. The fugitives hid in wagons under loads of hay or potatoes, or in furniture and boxes in
steamers and on rafts. They traveled on foot through swamps and woods, moving only a few miles each
night, using the North Star as a compass. Sometimes they moved in broad daylight. Boys disguised
themselves as girls, and girls dressed as boys. In one well-known incident, twenty-eight slaves escaped
by walking in a funeral procession from Kentucky to Ohio.
The “railroad” developed its own language. The “trains” were the large farm wagons that could
conceal and carry a number of people. The “tracks” were the backcountry roads that were used to elude
the slave hunters. The “stations” were the homes and hiding places where the slaves were fed and cared
for as they moved north. The “agents” were the people who planned the escape routes. The “conductors”
were the fearless men and women who led the slaves toward freedom. The “passengers” were the slaves
who dared to run away and break for liberty. Passengers paid no fare and conductors received no pay.
The most daring conductor was Harriet Tubman, a former slave who dedicated her life to helping
other runaways. Tubman made 19 trips into the South to guide 300 relatives, friends, and strangers to
freedom. She was wanted dead or alive in the South, but she was never captured and never lost a
passenger. A determined worker, she carried a gun for protection and a supply of drugs to quiet the
crying babies in her rescue parties.
A number of white people joined the effort, including Indiana banker Levi Coffin and his wife
Catherine, who hid runaway in their home, a “station” conveniently located on three main escape routes
to Canada. People could be hidden there for several weeks, recovering their strength and waiting until it
was safe to continue on their journey. Levi Coffin was called the “president of the Underground
Railroad” because he helped as many as 3,000 slaves to escape.
The people who worked on the railroad were breaking the law. Although the escape network was
never as successful or as well organized as Southerners thought, the few thousand slaves who made their
way to freedom in this way each year had a symbolic significance out of proportion to their actual
numbers. The Underground Railroad continued operating until slavery in the United States was finally
abolished in 1865.
96. Why did thousands of runaway slaves immigrate to Canada?
A. They preferred the climate of the Great Lakes region.
B. Working conditions for slaves were better in Canada.
C. Canada had no laws restricting immigration.
D. Former slaves could live as free citizens in Canada.
97. The phrase The term in paragraph 3 refer to _________.
A. antislavery movement B. abolitionist
C. Underground Railroad D. free state
98. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in
paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. The Underground Railroad kept secret records in which all of the passengers and trips were
documented.
B. Few people understood why the Underground Railroad would not reveal how many people chose to
travel in this way.
C. The Underground Railroad’s records were not accurate, so the true number of travelers is difficult to
estimate.

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D. We do not know exactly how many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad because it was a
secret organization.
99. The word fugitives in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. leaders B. old men C. runaways D. brave ones
100. All of the following are mentioned as methods of escape on the Underground Railroad EXCEPT
________.
A. hiding in a hay wagon B. wearing a disguise
C. finding in a railcar D. walking in a procession
101. The author discusses the language of the Underground Railroad in paragraph 5 in order to
________.
A. trace the history of American English words
B. illustrate the secret nature of the escape network
C. point out that some words have more than one meaning
D. compare the Underground Railroad to other railways
102. Which of the following statements is true about passengers on the Underground Railroad?
A. Their destination was in the northern states or Canada.
B They were not allowed to make stops during the journey.
C. Their babies were disguised to look like baggage.
D. They paid the conductors at the end of the journey.
103. Why was Harriet Tubman wanted dead or alive in the South?
A. She was a criminal who carried a gun and sold drugs.
B. She refused to return the runaway slaves that she captured.
C. She was an escaped slave who led others to freedom.
D. She became the president of the Underground Railroad.
104. It can be inferred from paragraph 8 that the author most likely believes which of the following
about the Underground Railroad?
A. The people who worked on the railroad should have been arrested.
B. The railroad was unsuccessful because it could not help every slave.
C. Southerners did not know about the railroad until after it closed.
D. The railroad represented a psychological victory for abolitionists.
105. Look at the four squares, A, B, C, and D which indicate where the following
sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?
Women and children also escaped, but they were more easily captured.
Runaway slaves usually traveled alone or in small groups. Most were young men between the ages
of 16 and 35. A The fugitives hid in wagons under loads of hay or potatoes, or in furniture and boxes in
steamers and on rafts. B They traveled on foot through swamps and woods, moving only a few miles
each night, using the North Star as a compass. Sometimes they moved in broad daylight. C Boys
disguised themselves as girls, and girls dressed as boys. In one well-known incident, twenty-eight slaves
escaped by walking in a funeral procession from Kentucky to Ohio. D

XII. For question 106 – 115, read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
An Overview
Therapeutic jurisprudence is the study of the role of the law as a therapeutic agent. It examines
the law's impact on emotional life and on psychological well-being, and the therapeutic and
antitherapeutic consequence of the law. It is most applicable to the fields of mental health law, criminal
law, juvenile law and family law.
The general aim of therapeutic jurisprudence is the humanising of the law and addressing the
human, emotional and psychological side of the legal process. It promotes the perspective that the law is
a social force that produces behaviours and consequences. Therapeutic jurisprudence strives to have
laws made or applied in a more therapeutic way so long as other values, such as justice and due process,
can be fully respected. It is important to recognise that therapeutic jurisprudence does not itself suggest
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means. It is simply a way of looking at the law in a richer way, and then bringing to the table some areas
and issues that previously have gone unnoticed. Therapeutic jurisprudence simply suggests that we think
about the therapeutic consequences of law and see if they can be factored into the processes of law-
making, lawyering, and judging.
The law can be divided into the following categories: (1) legal rules, (2) legal procedures, such
as hearing and trials and (3) the roles of legal actors-the behaviour of judges, lawyers, and of therapists
acting in a legal context. Much of what legal actors do has an impact on the psychological well-being or
emotional life of persons affected by the law, for example, in the dialogues that judges have with
defendants or that lawyers have with clients. Therefore, therapeutic jurisprudence is especially
applicable to this third category.
Therapeutic jurisprudence is a relatively new phenomenon. In the early days of law, attitudes
were very different, and efforts were focused primarily on what was wrong with various sorts of
testimony. While there were good reasons for that early emphasis, an exclusive focus on what is wrong,
rather than also looking at what is right and how these aspects could be further developed, is seriously
short-sighted. Therapeutic jurisprudence focuses attention on this previously under-appreciated aspect,
encouraging us to look very hard for promising developments, and to borrow from the behavioural
science literature, even when this literature has nothing obviously to do with the law. It encourages
people to think creatively about how promising developments from other fields might be brought into
the legal system.
Recently, as a result of this multidisciplinary approach, certain kinds of rehabilitative
programmes have begun to emerge that look rather promising. One type of cognitive behaviour
treatment encourages offenders to prepare relapse prevention plans which require them to think through
the chain of events that lead to criminality. These reasoning and rehabilitation-type programmes teach
offenders cognitive self-change, to stop and think and figure out consequences, to anticipate high-risk
situations, and to learn to avoid or to cope with them. These programmes, so far, seem to be reasonably
successful.
From therapeutic jurisprudence standpoint, the question is how these programmes might be
brought into the law. In one obvious sense, these problem-solving, reasoning and rehabilitation - type
programmes can be made widely available in correctional and community settings. A way of linking
them even more to the law, of course, would be to make them part of the legal process itself. The
suggestion here is that if a judge or parole board become familiar with these techniques and is about to
consider someone for probation, the judge might say, "I'm going to consider you but I want you to come
up with a preliminary relapse prevention plan that we will use as a basis for discussion. I want you to
figure out why I should grant you probation and why I should be comfortable that you're going to
succeed. In order for me to feel comfortable, I need to know what you regard to be high-risk situations
and how you're going to avoid them or cope with them."
If that approach is followed, courts will be promoting cognitive self-change as part and parcel of
the sentencing process itself. The process may operate this way; an offender would make a statement
like "I realise I mess up on Friday nights; therefore, I propose that will stay at home on Friday nights."
Suddenly, it is not a judge imposing something on the offender. It's something that the offender has
come up with him or herself, so he or she should think it is fair. If a person has a voice in his
rehabilitation, then he is more likely to feel a commitment to it, and with that commitment, presumably,
compliance will increase dramatically rehabilitation.

* Complete the notes below. Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each
answer.
NOTES: Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Therapeutic jurisprudence: study of the law as a therapeutic agent and the therapeutic and (106)
_antitherapeutic_ consequences of the law.
Goal: the (107) _humanising_ of the law, but NOT at the expense of justice and due process.
Applicable to: especially applicable to the role of legal actors such as judges and lawyers.
Therapeutic jurisprudence = new attitude:
1/ It asks people to seek out (108) _promising_ developments, not problems.

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 2/ It urges people to think (109) _creatively_ and borrow from other fields.

* Complete the sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each
answer.
110. One aspect of cognitive behavioural treatment includes the preparation of _relapse prevention
plans__ by offenders.
111. The treatment requires offenders to consider _chain of events_ that lead to a crime being
committed.
112. Treatment programmes encourage offenders to recognize _high-risk situations_ before they happen
and know what to do in case they do happen.

* Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? Write:
True if the statement agrees with the information
False if the statement contradicts the information
Not Given If there is no information in this
113. NOT GIVEN The use of rehabilitative programmes has been proved to greatly reduce the chance of
a criminal re-offending.
114. TRUE Therapeutic jurisprudence aims to make cognitive behavioral treatment a part of the legal
process itself.
115. FALSE Offenders might be encouraged by judges to take part in deciding what their punishment
should be.

PART D. WRITING
XIII. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in
such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the
form of the given word. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word
given.
116. The news of the merger came as a complete surprise to the workers. (aback)
The workers _were taken aback by_ the news of the merger.
117. Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor's performance. (standing)
The actor was _given a standing ovation_ for his performance.
118. Would it be possible to speak to you in private for a moment? (having)
Is there ___a possibility of having a_______ word with you?
119. What explanation can we offer for this sudden drop in temperature? (account)
How _How can we account for this sudden drop in temperature__ temperature has suddenly
dropped?
120. There is a remarkable similarity in how the two sisters dress. (alike)
The two sisters _are remarkably alike in the_ way they dress.

XIV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
121. I used to find computers difficult before I started taking these lessons.
🡪 Since _I started taking these lessons, I no longer find computers difficult.
122. Government guidelines really do emphasize the importance of starting education early.
🡪 A lot of emphasis _is put on the importance of starting education early in government guidelines.
123. He doesn’t shop there anymore because that store sells clothes made by child labour in foreign
factory.
🡪 He doesn’t shop there anymore on basis of that store selling clothes made by child labour in foreign
factories.
124. My brother and I have the same liking for junk food.
🡪 My brother likes __junk food and so do I________________________________.
125. The moment I saw the dirty state of the restaurant kitchen, I no longer felt hungry.

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 🡪 I lost _my appetite the moment I saw the dirty state of the restaurant
kitchen_____________________.

XV. Write about the following topic:

Happiness is considered very important in life.
Why is it difficult to define?
What factors are important in achieving happiness?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or
knowledge.
Write at least 250 words.

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 PRACTICE 2:

PART 1: For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (
best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be 0
damaging our ability to remember them, according to new research.
Dr Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described this as the ‘photo-taking
impairment effect’. She said, ‘People often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly
to 1 ___________ a moment, to the point that they are missing what is
happening 2 ____________ in front of them.’ When people rely on technology to remember
for them — 3 __________on the camera to record the event and thus not needing
to 4 __________ to it fully themselves — it can have a negative 5 ___________
they remember their experiences.

In Dr Henkel’s experiment, a group of university students were 6 _____________

of a museum and asked to either photograph or try to remember objects on display. The
next day each student’s memory was tested. The results showed that people were
less 7 __________ in recognising the objects they had photographed 8 ____________
those they had only looked at.

1- A - seize B - grasp C - capture D - snatch

2- A - quite B - right C - merely D - barely
3- A - counting B - settling C - assuming D - swearing
4- A – engage B - apply C - attend D - dedicate
5- A - result B - aspect C - extent D - impact
6- A - steered B - run C - led D - conveyed
7- A - accurate B - faithful C - exact D - factual
8- A - measured B - compared C- matched D - confronted

PART 2: For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits
each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning
Example: (0) TO

On the hunt for the best young female entrepreneurs

Founded in 1972, the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award is celebrated in 27 countries.
Veuve Clicquot has now introduced a new award 0. to complement its Business Woman of
the Year category. Called The New Generation Award, 9. it recognises the best young
female talent across business and corporate life.
The first winner of the award, Kathryn Parsons, 10. whose innovative start-up company,
Decoded, teaches people to code in a day, has joined the judging panel to help find this
year’s winner. The importance of these awards cannot 11. be overestimated’ she says.
‘Women need role models that prove to 12. them that they can do it, too.’

The New Generation Award is open to entrepreneurial businesswomen 13. between

ages of 25 and 35. They can run 14. their own businesses or hail from corporate life. This

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