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SECTION A : LISTENING :
Part 1. You will hear a man talking to his wife. Listen and choose the best answer
1. What does the man want to do?
A. play basketball with friends from work B. try out for the company baseball team
C. get in shape and compete in a cycling race
2. What is the woman's main concern?
A. She is worried her husband will spend too much time away from home.
B. She is afraid her husband will become a fitness freak.
C. She is concerned about her husband's health.
3. What is the woman's first suggestion to her husband?
A. He should see a doctor.
B. Her husband should start with a light workout.
C. Her husband needs to visit a fitness trainer.
4. What does the woman advise about the man's diet?
A. He should consume less salt. B. He should eat less fatty foods.
C. He should add more protein products to his diet.
5. Why does the man's wife recommend cycling?
A. It is good for improving muscle tone. B. It helps strengthen the heart.
C. It helps develop mental toughness.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. You will hear a woman talking to a man on the bus. Listen and check T or F?
6. The bus was late because it was involved in an accident.
7. The man grew up in New York City
8. The woman wants to go to Chicago on her trip.
9. The woman realizes that the bus isn't going to her destination.
10. The bus is going to make its next stop in two hours.

Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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 Part 3: You are going to hear a lecture introduction of geography. For questions 11- 25,
complete the sentences with one missing word. Write your answers in the box given.
So welcome to your geography lecture. We’ll begin with some basics. Firstly what do we
learn by studying geography?
Well, we learn a great deal about all the processes that have affected and that continue to affect
……………………….. (11). But we learn far more than that, because studying geography
also informs us about the different kinds of relationships that develop between ……………….
(12) and the people that live there.
Okay. We like to think of geography as having………………… (13). There’s the study of the
nature of our planet – its……………….. (14), what it actually looks like- and then there’s the
study of the ways in which we choose to live and of the impact of those on our planet. Our
………………… (15) of carbon fuels is a good example of that.
But there are ………………. (16) study areas to consider too, and we’ll be looking at each of
these in turn throughout the semester. These include…………………….. (17), by which I
mean the study of the natural environment and all its living things. Then there’s topography
that looks at the shapes of the land and oceans. There’s the study of …………………. (18)
and social geography, too of course, which is the study of communities of people. We have
economic geography- in which we examine ………………………… (19) and their use –
agriculture, for example. Next comes to historical geography – ………………………(20) of
how people and their environments and the ways they interact have changed over a period of
time – and urban geography, an aspect I’m ………………………. (21) in, which takes as its
focus the location of cities, the service that those cities provide and………………..(22) to and
from such cities. And lastly, we have cartography. That’s the…………………. (23). You’ll be
doing a lot of that.
So to summarize before we continue, we now have our key answer … studying this subject is
important because………………………..(24), we would know very little about our
surroundings and we wouldn’t be able to identify all the problems that relate to them. So, by
definition, we wouldn’t be in an …………………. ( 25) to work out how to solve any of them.

Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

SECTION B : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

Part I. Circle the correct answers :
1. Oh, I’m always forgetting _............ these medicines. Is that before or after meal, Ron?
A. when to take B. what I will take with C. on which I should take D. when I take
2 All the applicants for the post are thoroughly ………….. for their suitability.
A. searched B. investigated C. vetted D. scrutinized
3. Battie had to bite the ……………. and tell his teacher that he hadn’t done his homework.
A. gun B. bullet C. sword D. knife
4. You are having problems now but I am sure things will change …………. the better soon.
A. on B. to C. by D. for
5. Despite being a very good student, she didn’t fulfill her …………… later in life.
A. makings B. potential C. capacity D. aptitude
6. When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to ………………… a very small income.
A. live on B. live up to C. live out D. live down

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7. Alice didn’t expect ……………. to Bill’s party.
A. to ask B. being asked C.to be asked D. asking
8. Mr. Henry was given a medal in …………. of his service to his country.
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response
9. Enough money has been raised to ………………. the hospital’s survival .
A. ensure B. enlarge C. enable D. empower

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
10. The price he has put for his car is beyond all reason. It is silly to think anyone will pay a
thousand pounds for such a vehicle.
A. affordable B. cheap C. prohibitive D. inadequate
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
11. Despite careful preparation, the candidate when asked a challenging question got cold feet and
gave an unsatisfactory answer.
A. got nervous B. stayed confident C. became aggressive D. had a fever
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
completes each of the following exchanges.
12. Allan: “Do you mind if I use your dictionary?” Nick: “_______.”
A. I’m afraid not B. Without doubt C. Feel free D. Straight ahead

Your answers:
1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12.

Part II. Read the passage below which contains 8 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write
the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.

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1. Research on the impacts of mass media began in the 1920s and 1930s, with the raise of
2. muckraking journalism—elites became concerned about the effects of investigative
3. reporting in magazines such as McClure's on politics decision-making. Mass media
4. became a prominent focus of study in the 1950s after television became wide available
5. and academic departments dedicated to communication studies were created. These
6. early studies investigated the cognitive, emotional, attitudinal and behavioral effects of
7. media in both children and adults; in the 1990s, researchers began to use those earlier
8. studies to draw up theories concerned the use of media today. In the 1970s, theorists
9. such as Marshall McLuhan and Irving J. Rein warned that media critics needed to watch
10. how media affects people. Today, this remains a key concern; much attention has been
11. taken ,for example, to the impact on the 2016 election of false messaging distributed on
12. media. But the myriad forms of mass communication available today has also
13. encouraged some researchers begin to investigate "what people do with media."

Your answers:
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13. 17.
14. 18.
15. 19.
16. 20.

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SECTION C : READING :
Part I: Read the passage and and then choose the correct answer. Write your answer A, B,
C, or D in the corresponding numbered boxes :
In child development there is an important phenomenon that shows very clearly the process of
preparation for the future: play. (1) ______ to popular belief, its importance should never be
underestimated. Games are not the haphazard creations of parents or educators. They should be
seen as educational (2) ______ and as stimuli for the child’s (3) ______, imagination and life
skills. Every game is a preparation for the future. The manner in which children (4) ______ a
game, their choice of game and the importance they (5) ______ upon it, show their attitude and
relationship to their environment and how they relate to their (6) ______ human beings. Whether
they are hostile or whether they are friendly, and particularly whether they show qualities as
leaders, are clearly (7)______ in their play. In observing children at play we can see their whole
attitude towards life; play is of the (8) ______ importance to every child.
But play is more than preparation for life. Games are (9)______ communal exercises that enable
children to develop their social feeling. Children who avoid games and play are always
(10) ______ to the suspicion that they have not (11)______ satisfactorily to life. These children
gladly withdraw from all games, or when they are sent to the playground with other children
usually (12) ______ the pleasure of others. Pride, lack of (13)______ and the consequent fear of
‘getting it wrong’ are the main reasons for this behaviour. In general, by watching children at
play, we can determine (14)______ great certainty the (15) ______ and quality of their social
feeling.
1. A. In contrast B. Contrary C. According D. Due
2. A. means B. sources C. tools D. aids
3. A. psyche B. Physiology C. mindset D. nerves
4. A. operate B. approach C. process D. experience
5. A. give B. accord C. place D. lay
6. A. fellow B. contemporary C. present D. peer
7. A. distinct B. evident C. noticeable D. marked
8. A. great B. utmost C. prime D. most
9. A. without doubts B. in all C. by far D. above all
10. A. attached B. open C. prone D. likely
11. A. survived B. adjusted C. changed D. grown
12. A. spoil B. damage C. vanish D. worsen
13. A. maturity B. egoism C. self-esteem D. development
14. A. on B. in C. with D. for
15. A. level B. scale C. scope D. extent
Your answers:
1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14.

Part 2: Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
Causes of conflict between adolescents and their parents
Some interesting discoveries have been (16) ______________by psychologists studying
conflicts between adolescents and their parents. One notable feature is that they seldom argue
about (17) ____________ major topics as sex, drugs, or politics. This is surprising, ________(18)
that great (19)_ often exist between the attitudes of parents and adolescents on such
issues. Researchers suggest the explanation may be that such topics do not usually _________(20)
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relevant (22) ______________family life. Instead, parents and children tend to ________ (23) out
over everyday family matters such as housework.
(24) ______________the changes that have taken place over the past fifty years,
adolescents appear to have the same kinds of arguments (25) ______________their parents as
their parents had when they (26) ______________were young. It seems to come down to the
conflict (27) ______________the adolescent’s desire ___________ (28) independence and the
parents’ authority. Teenagers spoke of their right to be free of restrictions, while parents were
equally sure of their right to exert control,_________ (29) this up by referring to the needs of the
family as a whole. Interestingly, both groups could see the other’s (30) ______________of view
even though they disagreed with it.
Your answers:

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 3: : Read the passage and and then choose the correct answer. Write the answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a
behavioural biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give
sleeping the importance it deserves.
Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and
services must be available all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more
time getting to work. Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-
night TV and the Internet tempt us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or
pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less. The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during
the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours'
sleep to feel at their best. Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need
and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'.
Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the
hours of daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall. But nowadays our
hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people
are woken up artificially by an alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world's most popular
drug, helps to keep us awake. 75% of the
world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep
deprivation.
What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as
humans, it also
reduces our motivation and ability to work. This has serious implications for society in general.
Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night
call', and may get less than three hours' sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood,
judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a
series of mistakes with catastrophic results. On our roads and motorways lack of sleep kills
thousands of people every year. Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a
drunken driver. However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn't.
As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep
instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible. Our world would be a much safer, happier
place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night.
New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-
Koenig, OUP
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31. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul
Martin?
A. He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society.
B. He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep.
C. He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society.
D. He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia.
32. The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to ______.
A. having a round clock B. all day and night
C. surrounded with clocks D. during the daytime
33. The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as ______.
A. an easy solution to sleep deprivation
B. a temptation that prevents us from sleeping
C. a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation
D. an ineffective means of communication
34. According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The sun obviously determined our daily routines.
B. The electric light was invented in the 19th century.
C. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep.
D. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep.
35. The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A. the world's population B. masking the symptoms
C. caffeine consumption D. reaching a point
36. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph?
A. Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society.
B. Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day.
C. Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers.
D. Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep.
37. The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. likely to become worthless B. becoming more noticeable
C. causing serious damage or loss D. bound to bring satisfaction
38. Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of?
A. Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized.
B. We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep.
C. There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society.
D. Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers.
39. All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’
EXCEPT ______.
A. engineers B. drivers C. biologists D. doctors
40. Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects B. Accident Prevention: Urgent!
C. A Society of Sleepless People D. A Well-known Biologist

Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Part 4: : Read the passage and and then answer the questions from 41 to 50. Write the
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
EXAMINING THE AFRICAN HUNTING DEBATE
A. When a famous Zimbabwean lion was hunted and killed by a foreign tourist, people on social
media were furious. This resulted in an airline ban of the transportation of trophies killed by
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tourists and people repeatedly asking travellers to avoid countries that allow this kind of trophy
hunting. Trophy hunting describes legal hunting where people pay to do it. It is permitted in
countries including Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. While many people are
disgusted by this, what they don’t often realise is that stopping this kind of hunting might actually
do more harm than good.

B. Let’s look at Namibia for example. The local Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba
Shifeta, said that if airlines stopped transporting wildlife trophies, this would prevent the
Namibians from protecting wildlife in their country. This is because the money that people pay to
trophy hunt is used to stop illegal hunting, which is a much bigger problem than legal hunting.
This suggests that trophy hunting can have a positive impact on the protection of wildlife, in
theory at least.

C. Namibia is often described as trophy hunting’s biggest success story. It is indeed true that
hunting played an important role in increasing the number of wild animals after wars in the 1970s
and 1980s negatively affected herd sizes. Today there are still 80 animal protection organizations
in Namibia that rely completely on money from legal hunting. As Namibian journalist John
Grobler says, farmers look after their animals better if they sell them to hunters. Namibia is
currently experiencing a lack of rain which means some farmers may not have enough food for
their animals. If they can’t earn money from their animals because hunting is stopped, farmers
may decide to let them die. If hunting is stopped altogether, farmers will let the whole herd die.

D. In Botswana, hunting large animals is now illegal for everyone and they have not suffered from
the problems that John Grobler suggests above. However, there is a big difference between
Botswana and Namibia – in Botswana there are no fences between people’s land, which means
animals are able to move around freely. If farmers stop feeding them, they just go somewhere else
to find food. In Namibia there are fences so the same thing will not happen there. Botswana’s ban
on hunting is not without its problems, however. Large, wild animals are regularly killed when
human life, food crops or farm animals are put in danger. In fact, this kind of animal death is
considered to be a bigger killer than controlled hunting.

E. Interestingly, in a recent article, Botswanan villagers said they would protect local wildlife
better if they could earn money from it through hunting. However, this opinion goes against the
results of a large study carried out by Economists at Large. They concluded that in nine African
countries that allow trophy hunting, the ‘sport’ accounted for just 1.8 percent of total tourism
revenue, while, more importantly, only 3 percent of the money actually reached the communities
where hunting occurs.

F. So what does all of this tell us? It tells us that whatever we might think about the hunters,
hunting can have a positive effect – both for wildlife and for African people – when and where it
is properly and ethically managed. However, too often the opposite occurs and the industry suffers
from bad management and bad ethics. It also tells us that trophy hunting is far more complex than
both those who love it and those who hate it often realise. So while the hunting industry might
need some serious changes, it’s perhaps not time to stop it completely when African wildlife
organizations have no other way of making money. It is interesting to look at Zambia in this
regard. Before hunting was stopped in 2013, 60 percent of the Zambian Wildlife Authority’s
(ZAWA) revenue came from legal hunting. Today, ZAWA has very little money and has had to
receive some from the Zambian government more than once.

G. So what can we do? Apart from supporting Africa’s national parks and wildlife areas as
photographic tourists, there are no easy answers or quick solutions. But if we first try to

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understand the issue, it is a step in the right direction. And while this situation might make us
angry, remember that shouting at our computer doesn’t really help anyone.

Questions 41- 46
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
List of Headings
i. Using hunting to stop a worse crime
ii. Legal hunting has little financial benefit
iii. Trying to make a living
iv. Start by learning about the problem
v. Different agricultural styles lead to different
outcomes
vi. Emotional reactions may have negative
consequences
vii. The system is not perfect but can be beneficial
viii. Motivation to take care of animals
ix. Travelling to Africa by plane
Example: Paragraph G ___iv___

Your answers:
41. Paragraph A: ______ 42. Paragraph B: ______ 43. Paragraph C: ______
44. Paragraph D: ______ 45. Paragraph E: ______ 46. Paragraph F: ______
Questions –
For questions 47 – 50, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not
Given (NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
47. Trophy hunting is actively encouraged in some African countries.
48. During the 1970s and 1980s animals weren’t protected in Namibia.
49. Local communities only receive a small amount of the money from trophy hunting.
50. The Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) still receives some money from legal hunting.
Your answers:
47. 48. 49. 50.

SECTION D : WRITING:
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use
the word given in capital letters and the words mustn’t be changed in any way.
1. The news was a shock to us. ABACK
We ………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. They have discovered some interesting new information. LIGHT
Some ………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. He got a bad mark because he didn’t revise the lesson carefully. SHOULD
He ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Thomas was not given details of the company's new projects. DARK
Thomas ………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The concert was not as good as he had hoped. EXPECTATIONS
The concert ………………………………………………………………………………………

Part 2:

You are applying for a job and you need a reference letter. Write a letter to a former teacher (80 –
100 words). In your letter you should give details of the job, explain why it is important to you
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Part 3:
Write an essay of about 350 words on the following topic:

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from the outside plays a more important role. Do you agree or disagree?

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