4 3% Oe . (Ms 2 8 Ne: tinh ye note PROGRESS TEST 11 LISTENING ; j on L You are going to hear an acupuncturist talking about his work. Listen and comp by filling in the gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. ACUPUNCTURE In Chinese medicine, “chi” is the (Dnarqurtlow_of the body. * Healthy people have an (2) ‘of “hi”. * — ‘Acupuncture can make a 2) oun it Tow (YRalancad again. x aay Before starting treatment, the acupuncturist reviews the patient’s (4) madical fis - He also takes the patient’s (5) L ee sua OF By doing this, he ean decide whether dhe patent's body is being affected by ether (6) energy. Uiereate oy vecuuced he needles, oF Surges The body's energy flow can be (7) by inserting and twisting the n The Chinese (8)__0_"_acupuncture as an anesthetic. efor ‘According ot Taipan, emuntional etieee a bopestog: less (9) garsonal.. Some pee we acupuncture to conventional treatment because they believe they are in (10) _taatrad ol HT. Listen to the talk and answer questions 11-18 Questions 11-15: Decide whether the following statements are true (1) or false (F). 11. The speaker has come from the Theosophical Society. F 12. One of the main points ofthe talk is to save money. 13, She thinks students should do more housework. x 14, She argues that plastic containers won't biodegrade quickly. 15. She wams that asthma sufferers would be careful with her recipes. (> ~4 Questions 16-18: Choose the correct answer A, B or C. To move tea or coffee stains you should use icarbonate of soda B. a vacuum cleaner C. milk 77. if you bum your saucepan accidentally, you should . 7 A. give it to a fiend ee ipe it with vinegar Om vinegar and salt in it and boil “18. If you scratch wooden furniture, ot! tan remove the marks usit A.asalt mixture B. sesame oil live oil and vinegar IIL. You will hear a Japanese woman being interviewed about her expel of learning English. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. +19. Ayako started studying English in England because ‘A. She was keen to improve her language skills CB?She had nothing else to do with her time. C. Her husband encouraged her to do so D. Her employer sent her on a course ¥20: At frst, she found that the classes she attended Gee quite easy and rather boring B. Focused on grammar exercise C-Were a good way to meet people D. Were well taught and organize ‘Ac They spoke very quickly he didn’t understand the subject hey contained different accent : She wasn’t interested in football, % 2. What method for building up vocabulary does she recommend? A. Reading art ofa dictionary everyday Oat written list of new expression . Repeating new words until they are memorized Focusing on expressio s 23. How does she measure er success? ey [oa A. Her accent is better Gl Her writing skills have improved, ©. She has a wider vocabulary D. Her teacher gives her feedback. S What difficulty does she say Japanese causes her in relation to Enelich? i ‘The writing system is very different and hard to translat . B. There are many English words tha are confusingly similar Japanese people speak more slowly than the Eneligh {apanese contains American words with different meanings, ‘is says tat the best advice for people ariving in England isto > ate frends from your own country who understand sou © Go gut iterests in reading newspapers and watching TV D, Try te ens i supermarkets so you dont need to speak ~ ends with English people who ean tcch you $ * 21. She says that football interviews on TV were difficy nS her because Scanned with CamScannerGRAMMAR AND LEXCIOLOGY (30 points) g 3 rt to fil in each SAP the art of letter writing. questions I- 10: Choose the best wo See ger ; ite ea Sinead fe aC iesnatns F D. prejudicial A. Negative : i Z spense in the film. v2. a director uses a variety of tetas to_"_up, aad D. develop A. Make a ¥ Live theae has proved tobe very __artform. = D’ constars (A) durable B. lengthy Hagen The book was so that he stayed up until 4 a i fa Ca Grasping Be rabbing el The film was__near as good as the novel. _ A. Not B.no C. nothing Bow 6. If Thad invented the bogk, I would be__as a genius. A. Accosted hailed = come D. addressed 7. The film was a bit ___on plot but the special effects were great. rear B. bad short D. small X 8. Some authors use their novels as a__to put over a message. i A. Carriage B. method Gove ehicle v/2. Her eyes were tired from gazing at the __ screen of her computer all day. . Flickering B. twinkling C. glimmering D. sparkling 0. They were able to__over their meal and enjoy it jastead of having to a _ to work. coe os om eeepre Questions 11-20: Mateh a verb in column A with its partidle in B to fill in the blanks appropriately. Pay attention to the form of the VERB. You can use some particles more than ONCE. VERBS PARTICLES break perry “cheer a x away down forward in off out up give iuake put \ ste) __ igh A 11. Thate pedple who _ qu the end of a film that you haven't seen. 12. With the introduction of computerized System, we have been able to —ttep up production by 25 percent. W113. An ordinary soldier is expected to cay —Ouk____a superior officer’s orders without questions. X14. Harry says he intends to break _ “Gf his engagement to Naomi because she always opens _ et boiled eggs atthe wrong end. 15. I'm glad that we have been able to coat P_ our little misunderstanding. X15; pefore we do anything else, we ought to_diail/ et up a plan of action, v17. If you haven't got a genuine excuse for being late, you will simply have to woko____up one, X18. Our society has become so bureaucratic that you even have to Fill aut yin form before you are allowed to die. X19. As nobody seems to know what to do next, may 1 gut — fsvweuda proposal? v40. Annis very upset: the Coal Board intends to Ayn, dow her application to become a miner ‘on the grounds that she is too tall. Questions 21- 23: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST i i underlined part in each of the following sentences, ene eae 21. We fought tooth and nail to get the route of fhe new road changed. A. fought each other B. were unable to ied very hard D. to one's end 22. It would be a meat sotusign to the problem, Avealgoae 7193 Birr tse Commading vn 728, Seis eighteen, s0 by law her father cannot prevent her meciag forestall B. fail C. defeat ‘ ©) id Questions 24-25: Choose the word or phra a ; underined part in ech ofthe allowing vencncce, © °F P) Hat OPPOSITE ig 24, Afier the exam. felt edible sense of relief. A. amusement anxiety "Cj 25. 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I went there because I wanted to ‘examine my relationship with and thoughts about, the naturdi world, and I chose the Amazon because in spite of many fecent changes, it remains the greatest single expression of 30)_.qedanec x (TAME) nature on this isnot : ‘The vast area has inspired aeaas and (31) suoghctats |RNIGHT) ever since reports of the river and es reached Europe in 1500. Even the name men gave it was G2) ‘ous L(MYSTERY), based on highly’ ussthe region, of female (34) waxreiats + (33)igaculechVeRSPECULATE) accounts from early explorers Yn y imil lo "ven this mighty rain forest will be ‘broken up (WAR) similar to the Amazons of Greek mythology. But soon ever, this mighty rain forest sand into mere patches of (35) wildaragss . (WILD)., disciplined between roa le man’s control =e Yantations, and I wanted to see it while it was sill outsid Geemar 36-40: ill in he ma ith a rd. ov each st think of one word ONLY which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. 36. Packod 1. Hes just ____ his job in so I don't now what hell do now! 2, Itwas rush hour so the trains were absolutely a i 3, Please make sure you get your suitease ‘and ready to take downstairs by Ipm. X37. _Havowe 1. The country was into chaos by the transport strike. 2. The restaurant is now closed so if you don't leave I will have you 3. After he spoke the debate was___open to audience. v38.__gicth 1. Inthis lecture, I'l be examining where the of the English language took place. 2. She speaks Hindi well but she is British by : 3, Iwas so excited about the ‘of my child that I couldn't wait. ra out. /39.__sick 1. [gave the ball such a hard that it went out of play. 2. Why do you always ‘psuch a fuss about going to the dentist's? 5 ithe docent study harderT think they will_him out! 40. 1. [know the song but I can’t put a to it. 2. People often commit very selfless acts in the _of love. FT avtuld have had a lot of tax to pay so I registered the business in my son's aa READING Questions 1-10: Complete the following passage by filling the gap withthe best answer A,B, C or D. reve emo amp. mato ura won are (Tee n stop. I'm not so much a workaholic as the “girl who can’t say no’. I never leamed to organize my time, I need the deadline to pass before Tget going, Then wonder wy [el ©) ‘rm very good at whipping up false energy. Without (3)____rest, though, I start to took Br tod en, apart from a good nights sleep, the only thing that brings me Back to lie is meditation, I fi that 20 minutes meditation is ()__toa nights sleep and that keeps me going. Somehow thou Ree around to meditating on a daily (@)___- I'm no good in the morning. By the time I've mana ewan reps the) —__of the i ina he ay gone, When comes 10 food, 'm a hostess's Liang fe e. ee ike coffee, red wit i ; i te tape cg tr nmlets migraine ‘cures’, from the herbal remedy jeverfew to acupuncture es puncture, Acupuncture (10) \ balance the system, but nothing stops the attacks. eS a innovative first C. foremost rigit 4 apathetic exhausted C. grueling sl nena A. emg ©Seitien D. minimal heway Nine By Proportional Scanned with CamScannerYA A. dams D. ruins / ses wrecks i ; ® Qa ——_Daimulaing “7. A. stimulations )stimulants 8. A. foreseen Bmaintained _C. regarded house ¥9. Arie B.experimented _C. searched pve 10. i ve C. restores o A. assists B. improves re Deactee cle by using one suitable word fo Slim chance cou have never ever been on a diet. Iso, lucky you! You must ‘trained in your eating habits or blessed with Questions 11-20: Complete the following arti Cross your heart and swear in all honesty that y be supremely confident about your (I1)appecuancsénviably re an ability to eat what you like without gaining (12) wai , i Inn sockty whose tos! potent bons ee Me erally thin models, fat has become, quite Fierally, a. dirty (13),sorel x one of the earliest epithets to be hurried around the schoo! playground. ‘These days, children begin to restriet their (14), intake as early as age nine. By fifteen, as many as one girl in three thinks she should be on a (15), . This obsession with losing weight fuels a multi-million pound slimming industry which grows ever mre inventive in its attempts to persuade veteran (16) duektt Xihat “this one really works”. Meanwhile, it obvious to many people that diets don’t work -atJeat, notin the long-term. If they did, we would be getting thinner but in fet we testing (17 fat a ‘As many as nine out often dieters needn't have bothered dieting at all as they put back the weight they (18) U6Lx ; and up to half end up (19) vaeven more than they did before. Most of these people see their problem as a personal failure- they think they should have been more strong -minded. This is 2 fallacy, however, for there is growing evidence that many dieters get locked into a losing battle with their (20) ‘Qwitx¢bodies, which fight like mad to resist the starvation process. There is also a good reason to believe that dieting may be bad for you-particularly i it leads to regular fluctuations in weight. ‘Questions 21-30: Reading passage 1: read the passage and choose the best opti answer the following questions. ion A,B, CorD to The Underground Railroad 1. 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. 2. 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 moré than 30,000 runaway slaves immigrated to Canada and settled in the Great Lakes region between 1830 and 1865. 3. The American antislavery movement was at the height of its activity during the 1800s, 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 travelled it to freedom. The most active routes on the railroad were in Ohia, Indiana, and westem Pennsylvania, 4. 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) 5. 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 slav 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 escaped routes. The “conductors” were the fearless men and women who led te slaves toward freedom. The “passengers” were the slave irs dared to run away and break for liberty. Passengers paid no fare and conductors received no Mere Scanned with CamScanner6. The most dari faring conductor was Harriet Tubman, a former slave who dedicat ed her life to helping other runaways, Harv ‘ays. Tubman made 19 trips into the South to guide 300 relati freedon. Sha ves, friends and strangers to Pasar She Mas wanted dead ot alive in the South, but she was never captured and never los) & senger. A determined worker, she carried a gun for protection and @ supply of drugs to quiet 7, Sing babies in her reseue partes. . - A number of white people joined the effort, including Indiana banker Levi Coffin and his wife Catherine, who hid runaways in their home, a “station” conveniently located on thres "ath escape routes to Canada. People could be hidden there for several weeks, recovering their strength and ae = it was safe to continue on their journey. Levi Coffin was called the “president ‘of the Undergroun ilroad” because he helped as many as 3,000 slaves to escape. 8. The people who worked Gn the railroad were breaking the Thy Although the escape network ere as successful or 25 well organized as Southemers thought, the few thousand slaves who made thet way to freedom in this way each year had a symbolic ‘significance out of proportion to th jer " numbers. The Underground Railroad continued operating until slavery in the United States was finally abolished in 1865. 21. Why did thousands of runaways 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. > )Former slaves could live as free citizens in Canada. (The phrase “the term’ in paragraph 3 refers to ‘A. Antislavery movement —_B. Abolitionist Underground Railroad —_D. free state 43. The word “fugitives” in paragraph 4 is closest in megiing to A. Leaders B. old men maways D. brave ones 34, Allof the following are mentioned as methods of eSeafe on the Underground Railroad EXCEPT ‘A. Hiding in a hay wagon ing in a railcar . Wearing a disguise ‘walking in a procession Bc The author discusses the language of the Underground Railroad in paragraph 5 in order to ‘A, Trace the history of American English words #3) Illustrate the secret nature of the escape network Point out that some words have more than one meanin; D. Compare the Underground Railroad to other railways. 26. The word “elude” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to (8) Avoid B. follow C. find D. assist 3, Which of the following statements is true about passengers on the Underground Railroad? ‘Their destination was in the northern states or Canada. ” ‘They were not allowed to make stops during the journey. C. Their babies were disguised to look like baggage. 2. They paid the conductors at the end of the journey. 28. Why was Harriet Tubman wanted dead or alive jn the South? ‘A. She was a criminal who carried a gun and sold drigs. Ox refused to return the runaway slaves that she captured. ‘She was an escaped slave who led others to freedom _/». She became the president ofthe Underground Railroad. 29. Itcan be inferred from paragraph 8 that the aut! 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. xa The railroad represented a psychological victory for abolitionists. 4 thor most likely believes which of the following about Where would the following sentence best fitted into paragraph 4? @m o.co 4 Women and children also escaped, but they were more easily captured, & (®) . CD) Question 31-40: Reading passage 2 ‘A. The need for a satisfactory education i need more important than ever before. Nowadays, without a qualification from a reputable school or university, the odds of landing that plum job advertised in the paper are considerably shortened. Moreover, one’s present level of educati well short of ; : _ ition could fall well sh Scanned with CamScanneris is ivi :¢ behind the need to obtain increasingly higher Sue eee eee ee ee iste : is coming from within the workplace to compete with ever more qualifies eo Ti soar orgie hh uit far ltbe-wtllesollenquen kerf sahedltit the en i olds. to spend the vast amount of extra money necessary to send their children to schools with a perceive educational edge. Working adults have long attended night schools and refresher courses. Competition for employment has been around since the curse of working for a living began. Is the present situation so very different to that of the past? : D. The difference now is that the push is universal and from without as well as within. A student at a comprehensive school receive low grades is no longer as easily accepted by his or her peers as was once the case. Similarly, in the workplace, unless employees are engaged in part-time study, they may be frowned upon by their employers and peers and have difficulty even standing still. In fact, in these cases, the expectation is for careers to go backwards and earning eapacity to take an appreciable nosedive. E. At first glance, the situation would seem to be laudable; a positive response to the exhortations o| Politicians for us al to raise our intellectual standards and help improve the level of intelligence wi BE community. Yet there are serious ramifications according to at least one educational psychologist. Dr. Brenda Gatsby has caused some controversy in academic circles by suggesting that a bias towards Twit he {erms “paper excellence” might eause more problems than it is supposed to solve. Gatsby raises a mimber of issues that affect the individual as well as society in general, F. Firstly he believes the extra workload involved in resulting I abnormally high stress levels in both students at comprehensive schools and adults studying after working hours. Secondly, skills which interviewing candidates without qualifications on paper. These two areas of concern for the individeal are causing physical as well as emotional stress, G. Gatsby also argues that there are attitudinal changes within society to the exalted role education now with an attendant drop in standards. Furthermore, our education system may be rewarding doggedness above creativity; the very thing tutors ought- to be encouraging us to avoid. But the most ungeaimbis effect ofthis academic paper chase, Gatsby says, is the disadvantage that “user pays” higher education confers on the poor, who invariably lose out to the more financially favored. H. Naturally, although there is agreement that learning can cause stress, Gatsby's comment regarding university standards have been roundly criticized as alarmist by most educationists who point out that, by any standard of measurement, Britain's education system overall, at both secondary and tertiary levels, is equal to that of any in the world Questions 31-37: Match the headings to the paragraphs in the passage. The first paragraph has been done for you. Eg: Paragraph A- iv Y 31. Paragraph B ik 34, Paragraph EV ¥32. Paragraph CW 7< 35. Paragraph F \_ ¥33. Paragraph D X * 37. Paragraph H vt i, ‘Causes of concem for the individual ‘The struggle for better educat Doubts as to whether competit ‘The value of education ‘Questions raised concerning the ‘over-emphasis placed on paper qualifications, Reaction to criticism of perecived bias towards Paper qualifications. Social consequences of the push for further education. Comprehensive school students no longer receive low grades, Competition in the workplace increasing the need for higher qualifications. -& Pressure to perform well a school and eominue stuay eye ee Questions 8-10: Following is a aeare wh THREE WORDS fro: the passage. rete eee ites: al may Y 36. Paragraph G Wil mn results in parents seriding children to costlier schools ion is a modern phenomenon. securing employment. Scanned with CamScannerDr. Gatsby, an educational psychologi ffecting the es gist, has suggested that there are problems affecting fe nen the workplace is biased towards hiring personnel only on the basis of their (38) adults stad rover emphasis placed on academic success is causing stress in students at school and in wore adults studying part-time. Also. gave pragtical skills might be overlooked by employers bring oP eee aats, Jobs. However, the most 39)" CE ence of this preference for ever more highly qualified applicants; apart from a possible drop in university (40) Skea cayel§s that those who are unable to afford a higher level of tusation are disadvantaged. Gatsby’s views have not met with universal acceptance. 2 Questions 1-10: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning with the phrase or containing the V word in brackets given, so that it keeps the same meaning. 1. It’s sad, but unemploy: 2 eae /ment is unlikely to go down this year. A 2. People believe that the ‘hinese invented 105 A.D. ae Site ves paper at 10s ae Jos &-0 73. Its a pity that you wrote that letter. >Pd secngthaee you. radia itters tat taee Lette —_- %4. He decided to repdir the thing Himself and not to take it back to the shop. >> Rather ‘ Sy ya: pod to... 5. Pm sure it wasn’t Mrs. Elton you saw because she’s in Bristol. > Itcan’t jjteue bien vrs Elon. youscun bt couso.sho? sia Buistot ¥ 6.1 think this word comes from ancient Greece. (DERIVED) T — is dovived fav antiond Greece. ® 7.1 don’t think there wi ill be any applicants for this post. (LIKELIHOOD) = ts likes V8. P'm very familiar with this neighborhood. (HAND) = T know Pus ntighber had 4iko tho tack of ta Pond. . x9. Very pale money wa raised by the charity appeal. (RESPONSE) > ‘10. The desk was too crowded for him to put'his books down. (ROOM) = ian ‘The End- Scanned with CamScanner