PRACTICE TEST 32

LISTENING
Part 1: You will listen to a short conversation about jobs in restaurants. For questions 1-5,
complete the table using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10
points)

Location Job title Responsibilities Pay and conditions

Wivenhoe Street Breakfast supervisor Checking (1) ________ Starting salary 9.50
Making sure per hour
equipment is clean Start work at (2)
________
(3) __________ Junior chef Supporting the senior Annual salary £23,000
staff and (4) ______ No work on every (5)
Maintaining stock and _______
arranging deliveries
Part 3: For questions 11–15, listen to a radio discussion about children who invent imaginary
friends and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. (10
points)
11. In the incident that Liz describes
A. her daughter asked her to stop the car.
B. she had to interrupt the journey twice.
C. she got angry with her daughter.
D. her daughter wanted to get out of the car.
12. What does the presenter say about the latest research into imaginary friends?
A. It contradicts other research on the subject.
B. It shows that the number of children who have them is increasing.
C. It indicates that negative attitudes towards them are wrong.
D. It focuses on the effect they have on parents.
13. How did Liz feel when her daughter had an imaginary friend?
A. always confident that it was only a temporary situation
B. occasionally worried about the friend's importance to her daughter
C. slightly confused as to how she should respond sometimes
D. highly impressed by her daughter's inventiveness
14. Karen says that one reason why children have imaginary friends is that
A. they are having serious problems with their real friends.
B. they can tell imaginary friends what to do.
C. they want something that they cannot be given.
D. they want something that other children haven't got.
15. Karen says that the teenager who had invented a superhero is an example of
A. a very untypical teenager.
B. a problem that imaginary friends can cause.
C. something she had not expected to discover.
D. how children change as they get older.
 Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a recording about the skin care industry in Korea. Write
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer.
(20 points)
It is anticipated that the skin care industry's revenue will experience growth over the next four years to
more than (16) __________.
Skin care is a big moneymaker for big (17) ___________.
Skin care makes up (18) __________ of the annual revenue of the world beauty industry.
According to Larissa Jensen, skin care is actually growing the fastest of all the beauty categories
tracked, including (19) ___________.
Wellness is associated with clean eating, the latest (20)___________ and the no-makeup look.
In South Korea, the latest skin care innovations are (21)___________ and large manufacturing takes
place first.
Charlotte Cho is a Korean (22) ___________, an entrepreneur, and the author of "The Little Book of
Skin Care”.
She firmly believes Korea has allowed (23)___________ to come to the forefront of a lot of the skin
care trends.
South Korea is both a huge (24) __________ and a large exporter of beauty products.
Many beauty brands from Europe and America are making their products with (25) ___________
chemists and manufacturing plants.

PART A - PHONETICS (1.0 point)

I. For questions 1 – 3, choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation. Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided below to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions. (0.6 point)
1. A. doctorate B. antibiotic C. monument D. honour
2. A. contribution B. cultural C. citizen D. conflict
3. A. strengthen B. methane C. thorough D. trustworthy
Your answers:
1. 2. 3.

II. For questions 4 – 5, choose the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress. Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided
below to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (0.4 point)
4. A. pre’serve B. ‘balance C. re’store D. sup’port
5. A. po’llutant B. e’mission C. pedestrian D. re’present
Your answers:
4. B 5. C

PART B - LEXICO – GRAMMAR (8.0 points)

I. For questions 6 – 20, write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions. (3.0 points)
6. Basketball is ____ sport that is very popular in the USA.
A. X B. the C. a D. some
7. In most British cities, the council ____ cheap accommodation for families on low incomes.
A. degrades B. equalises C. provides D. resides
8. Auditory learners ____ discussions and are good at interpreting meaning through listening.
A. prefer B. are preferring C. have preferred D. will be preferring
9. Laughter triggers the ____ of endorphins, the chemicals that lighten your mood and leave you feeling
content.
A. boost B. release C. force D. radiation
10. Robbie is no ______ student; he gets straight As in all subjects and is captain of the football team.
A. well-known B. up-and-coming C. self-made D. run-of-the-mill
11. We hurried back to our car as we saw the clouds _____ over the mountains.
A. rolling in B. holding off C. beating down D. bucketing down
12. The brain is a physical _____ just like the lungs and heart, so it benefits from exercise in a similar way.
A. joint B. organ C. posture D. asset
13. The president’s strong ______ of the terrorist attacks was broadcast on the news.
A. aversion B. evolution C. condemnation D. cultivation
14. The proposal was rejected _____ the changes would be too costly.
A. on the grounds that B. as a result of
C. in spite of D. because of
15. Vegetarians are often advised to take iron and vitamin ______ to make up for any deficiencies in their
diet.
A. complements B. ailments C. imitations D. supplements
16. Many fear the more relaxed entry requirements to university would result in a _____ down of degree-
level courses.
A. lowering B. dumbing C. detracting D. claming
17. Modern zoos have made a strong ______ to care for the animals that they house.
A. commitment B. complement C. assessment D. involvement
18. How does he support his family on such ______ salary?
A. a meager B. a vast C. an ample D. a countless
19. Both of the jobs I’ve been offered are fantastic opportunities – I’m in such _____!
A. a dwelling B. a grudge C. an array D. a quandary
20. Sharon is such a positive person – she ______ her problems, whatever they are.
A. takes a large bite of B. tightens the screw on
C. makes light of D. eats into
Your answers:
6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. A 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. D

III. For questions 26 – 33, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the
numbered space provided in the column on the right to complete the passage. The first
one has been done as an example. (1.6 points)
A NEW START? Your answers:
Accommodation has always been of (0. GREATLY) 0. great
______ concern among people around the globe. Whilst (21.
21. ______urbanization_____
URBAN) ___________ was characteristic of an earlier era,
many young people are choosing to do exactly the opposite of 22. _____inadequate______
their forebears. As a result of financial instability in the city and 23. _____affordable______
worries about (22. ADEQUATE) ____________ public services,
24. _____rootless______
numerous educated, young individuals, either alone or with their
families, are willingly moving back to smaller towns and 25. _____competitively______
villages in search of a better and more (23. AFFORD) 26. ______marginal_____
___________ way of life.
27. _____provincial______
When families are (24. ROOT) ____________ from their
homes, there are a lot of negative repercussions; educated 28. _____stressed______
graduates may face (25. COMPETE) _____________ from
skilled workers, who, while having no formal qualifications,
 have been working the land for years, and city children may find
themselves (26. MARGIN) _____________ at school.
However, there can also be a number of advantages when
relocating to a(n) (27. PROVINCE) ____________ area. Instead
of living in a small terraced house, families can afford to rent or
buy a larger detached home. Life in the country tends to be far
less (28. STRESS) __________ and there are more opportunities
for families to spend quality time together.

IV. For questions 34 – 37, write only ONE word which can be used appropriately in all three
sentences in the numbered boxes provided below. (0.8 point)
29. a. Jim is always getting lost because he has no _________ of direction.
b. She heard conflicting opinions and in the end, she used her common ___________.
c. It makes _________ to listen to your doctor’s advice.
30. a. Joe’s comments planted a ________ of doubt in my mind.
b. We grew all the flowers in the garden from _________.
c. A top American tennis player is the number one _________ for the tournament.
31. a. The patient’s ________ to see his medical records was completely legitimate.
b. There is not much __________ for genuine fur coats these days.
c. Tara is in great __________ for advertising work at the moment.
32. a. It takes a lot of self-confidence to be able to strike up a _________ with a perfect stranger.
b. Terry has a tendency to dominate the __________ and not let others express their opinions.
c. Luckily, we managed to steer the ___________ around a topic we knew something about.
Your answers:
29. 30. 31. 32.

V. For questions 38 – 45, fill in each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable
preposition. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided below. (1.6 points)
33. If you examine this year’s list of applicants ______ last year’s, you’ll see that we’re looking at
an increase of almost ten percent.
34. The majority of youngsters these days are obsessed _____ weight loss and image.
40. If you follow a healthy diet, you are less susceptive ____ illness.
41. All the plans have been made. You can’t back ______ now.
42. If you are a high school student and you thrive ____ practical, hands-on experience, vocational
study is for you.
43. The authorities imposed a ban ____ the export of all beef during the food scare.
44. Joanna has a real flair _____ interior design – her home is stunning.
45. A day off from work gave Doris a chance to indulge _____ some leisurely country walks.
Your answers:
33. 34. 35. 36.
37. 38. 39. 40.

PART C - READING (7.0 points)

I. For questions 46 – 55, read the passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the
numbered blanks. Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided below. (2.0 points)
SAVING THE PLOUGHSHARE TORTOISE
Since 1986, the Durrell (46) _____ Trust has been working in Madagascar to try to save some of its most
vulnerable animals. Among them is the ploughshare tortoise which is on the critically (47) ______ list.
These animals used to be (48) _____ from outside dangers in the Baly Bay National Park. But in recent
years, the increasing demand for them as pets has become a(n) (49) _____ to their survival. (50) ____ have
been entering the park and stealing tortoises so that they can sell them on the black market. Conservationists
estimate that only 1000 of these animals exist in the wild and they have gone to unusual lengths to offer
them protection (51) ____ theft. In order to (52) _____ people from stealing these beautiful animals,
conservationists have begun engraving numbers on their shells. They believe that this makes them less
attractive and signals to anyone seeing such an animal outside the park that the animal is stolen. They hope
that by signalling that it is (53) __ the law to trade in these animals, buyers will think twice about
purchasing them. By showing buyers that they are participants in a criminal (54) _____, conservationists
hope to reduce demand for the tortoises as pets. If they don't succeed, the species will be (55) ___ out in a
few years. The Trust, local people and local authorities are working together to ensure that this species
survives and that those found guilty of smuggling receive the highest sentences possible.

46. A. Solar B. Conservation C. Agriculture D. Criminal

47. A. endangered B. consumed C. extreme D. biological
48. A. satisfied B. exposed C. safe D. aware
49. A. threat B. victim C. effect D. rise
50. A. Terrorists B. Robbers C. Kidnappers D. Thieves
51. A. with B. for C. on D. from
52. A. object B. rely C. discourage D. search
53. A. under B. out C. against D. away
54. A. case B. act C. crime D. misdemeanour
55. A. wiped B. blocked C. burst D. worn
Your answers:
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

For questions 1-13, read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (13 points)
Keep taking the tablets
The history of aspirin is a product of a rollercoaster ride through time, of accidental
discoveries, intuitive reasoning and intense corporate rivalry.
A. In the opening pages of Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder
Drug, Diarmuid Jeffreys describes this little white pill as ‘one of the most amazing creations in
medical history, a drug so astonishingly versatile that it can relieve headache, ease your aching
limbs, lower your temperature and treat some of the deadliest human diseases’.
B. Its properties have been known for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptian physicians used extracts
from the willow tree as an analgesic, or pain killer. Centuries later the Greek physician Hippocrates
recommended the bark of the willow tree as a remedy for the pains of childbirth and as a fever
reducer. But it wasn't until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that salicylates the chemical
found in the willow tree became the subject of serious scientific investigation. The race was on to
identify the active ingredient and to replicate it synthetically. At the end of the nineteenth century a
German company, Friedrich Bayer & Co. succeeded in creating a relatively safe and very effective
chemical compound, acetylsalicylic acid, which was renamed aspirin.
C. The late nineteenth century was a fertile period for experimentation, partly because of the hunger
among scientists to answer some of the great scientific questions, but also because those questions
were within their means to answer. One scientist in a laboratory with some chemicals and a test tube
could make significant breakthroughs whereas today, in order to map the human genome for
 instance, one needs ‘an army of researchers, a bank of computers and millions and millions of
dollars’.
D. But an understanding of the nature of science and scientific inquiry is not enough on its own to
explain how society innovates. In the nineteenth century, scientific advance was closely linked to the
industrial revolution. This was a period when people frequently had the means, motive and
determination to take an idea and turn it into reality. In the case of aspirin that happened piecemeal -
a series of minor, often unrelated advances, fertilised by the century’s broader economic, medical
and scientific developments, that led to one big final breakthrough.
E. The link between big money and pharmaceutical innovation is also a significant one. Aspirin’s
continued shelf life was ensured because for the first 70 years of its life, huge amounts of money
were put into promoting it as an ordinary everyday analgesic. In the 1970s other analgesics, such as
ibuprofen and paracetamol, were entering the market, and the pharmaceutical companies then
focused on publicising these new drugs. But just at the same time, discoveries were made regarding
the beneficial role of aspirin in preventing heart attacks, strokes and other afflictions. Had it not been
for these findings, this pharmaceutical marvel may well have disappeared.
F. So the relationship between big money and drugs is an odd one. Commercial markets are necessary
for developing new products and ensuring that they remain around long enough for scientists to
carry out research on them. But the commercial markets are just as likely to kill off' certain products
when something more attractive comes along. In the case of aspirin, a potential ‘wonder drug* was
around for over 70 years without anybody investigating the way in which it achieved its effects,
because they were making more than enough money out of it as it was. If ibuprofen
or paracetamol had entered the market just a decade earlier, aspirin might then not be here today. It
would be just another forgotten drug that people hadn't bothered to explore.
G. None of the recent discoveries of aspirin's benefits were made by the big pharmaceutical
companies; they were made by scientists working in the public sector. 'The reason for that is very
simple and straightforward,' Jeffreys says in his book. 'Drug companies will only pursue research
that is going to deliver financial benefits. There's no profit in aspirin any more. It is incredibly
inexpensive with tiny profit margins and it has no patent any more, so anyone can produce it.' In
fact, there's almost a disincentive for drug companies to further boost the drug, he argues, as it could
possibly put them out of business by stopping them from selling their more expensive brands.
H. So what is the solution to a lack of commercial interest in further exploring the therapeutic benefits
of aspirin? More public money going into clinical trials, says Jeffreys. ‘If I were the Department of
Health. I would say “this is a very inexpensive drug. There may be a lot of other things we could do
with it." We should put a lot more money into trying to find out.'
I. Jeffreys' book which not only tells the tale of a 'wonder drug' but also explores the nature of
innovation and the role of big business, public money and regulation reminds us why such research
is so important.
 Questions 1-6
The Reading Passage has nine paragraphs A-I.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph (A-F) from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number (i-x) in boxes 1-6.
List of headings:
i. The most powerful analgesic
ii. The profit potential of aspirin
iii. Saved from oblivion by drug companies
iv. Recognition of an important medicinal property
v. A double-edged sword
vi. An unstructured pattern of development
vii. Major pharmaceutical companies
viii. A wonder drug
ix. Roots of the scientific advancements in the 19th century
x. The discovery of new medical applications

1. Paragraph A
2. Paragraph B
3. Paragraph C
4. Paragraph D
5. Paragraph E
6. Paragraph F
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

PART D - WRITING (4.0 points)

I. For questions 81 – 90, using the words provided, rewrite each of the following sentences so that the
new sentence has the same meaning as the original. Write your answers in the space provided below. (2.0
points)
81. If we had lost that match, it would have been a disaster.

→ Had __we lost that match, it would have been a disaster_____

82. Everyone was surprised to see Jane leave the party early.

→ To __________________________________________________________________

83. Unfortunately, your application has been denied.

→ I regret _______________________________________________________________

84. Mr. Scott is proud of his navigation skills.

 → Mr. Scott takes _________________________________________________________

85. The students’ riotous behaviour should have been severely punished.

→ The students deserved ___________________________________________________

86. If possible, you should start your training on Monday.

→ I’d rather you ____should started your training on

Monday______________________________________________________

87. They only discovered the mistake when the book was in the shops.

→ Not until ___the book was in the

shop___________________________________________________________

88. It took several weeks for Emily to persuade Huang to join her on the bike trip.

→ Emily talked ___________________________________________________________

89. The instructor explained how to repair the bike clearly.

→ The instructor gave ______________________________________________________

90. Hilary should have included more examples in her report.

→ Hillary had ____________________________________________________________

II. For questions 91 – 100, rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that the second
sentence has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words given. Write your
answers in the space provided below. (2.0 points)

91. We should consider the plan’s advantages and disadvantages before deciding. (PROS)

________________________________________________________________________

92. The police had been watching the suspect closely. (OBSERVATION)

________________________________________________________________________

93. Students who cheat will not be allowed to sit the exam in the future. (BARRED)

________________________________________________________________________

94. Jack would make an excuse – that’s just like him. (TYPICAL)

________________________________________________________________________

95. I can’t understand how Phil managed to complete all the work on his own. (CLUE)

________________________________________________________________________
96. Looking at Joan’s holiday snaps made Rita want to travel abroad. (WHETTED)

________________________________________________________________________

97. The museum has difficulty ensuring that the painting is secure. (POSES)

________________________________________________________________________

98. The young pupils gave the computer program their full attention. (ENGROSSED)

________________________________________________________________________

99. Suzanne is far superior to me in terms of technical knowledge. (MATCH)

________________________________________________________________________

100. Jim made a mistake and his supervisor was really angry at him. (BOOKS)

________________________________________________________________________

- THE END -

VOCABULARY SET 38: INVENTIONS

Vocabulary:
1. ancient era (np): thời cổ đại
2. cornerstone (n): viên đá đặt nền, nền tảng
3. counterpart (n): người / bộ phận / tổ chức tương ứng
4. disseminate (v) - dissemination (n): gieo rắc, phổ biến, phát tán
5. diversity (n) - diverse (adj): đa dạng
6. enable somebody to do something (collocation): cho phép/tạo điều kiện cho ai làm gì
7. era (n): thời đại, thời kì, kỷ nguyên
8. facilitate (v): làm cho dễ dàng, làm cho thuận tiện
9. get in touch with (collocation): liên lạc, liên hệ
10. hydropower (n): thủy điện
11. industrial era (np): thời đại công nghiệp
12. lay a foundation for (collocation): đặt nền móng cho vấn đề gì đó
13. locomotive (n): đầu máy xe lửa
14. solar-powered (adj) - animal-powered (adj) - human-powered (adj): sử dụng năng lượng mặt trời -
sử dụng sức động vật - sử dụng sức người
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. translator / facilitate / conversation / immigrant / attorney.

2. they / work / peace / during / long / era / conflict.

3. he / still / continue / fruitless / effort / get in touch / her

4. one / organisation / aims / disseminate / information / disease.

5. good / attitude / foundation / life / success.

Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English

1. Bởi vì niềm tin là nền tảng cho hôn nhân hạnh phúc, các cặp vợ chồng cần tin tưởng lẫn nhau.

2. Sau cuộc bầu cử tổng thống, không mất quá nhiều thời gian để truyền thông phổ biến kết quả đến từng
phòng khách trên toàn thế giới.

3. Tại Mỹ, trung bình một người dân sử dụng lượng nước gấp bốn lần so với một người tương ứng tại Ấn
Độ.

4. Mang đầy tính đa dạng, khu phố của tôi dung chứa những con người từ nhiều sắc tộc khác nhau.

5. Bởi các trang mạng xã hội cho phép cá nhân chia sẻ tin tức nhanh chóng, nhu cầu dành cho báo giấy
trở nên thấp hơn.

Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases

ancient era (np) facilitate (v)
cornerstone (n) get in touch with (collocation)
counterpart (n) hydropower (n)
disseminate (v) - dissemination (n) industrial era (np)
diversity (n) - diverse (adj) lay a foundation for (collocation)
enable sb to do sth (collocation) locomotive (n)
era (n) solar-powered (adj) - animal-powered (adj)
- human-powered (adj)

There have been many inventions in human history, such as the wheel. Some people think the most
important thing is the internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
In the 1 ,the human race discovered how to create fire, invented the wheel and
2 , today's printing technology. Later on, in the 3 ,they built more complex
machinery and started to use motorised vehicles. Although all these facilities have proved their great
significance to all mankind throughout history, some state that the single most important invention is the
Internet. From my perspective, such a statement is an exaggeration, despite some benefits of the Internet.
In this digital era, the Internet helps store, communicate and 4 , information in a fast and
convenient way. As a key method of storing data, there is an increasingly high number of people
uploading their files onto the Internet. Microsoft's OneDrive, for example, is a cloud storage that provide
file storage services for tens of millions of people. Furthermore, as an important means of
communication, the Internet 5 , their friends easily. This can be clearly seen in the case of
SnapChat, a messaging application with millions of users monthly. Finally, the Internet serves as an
important tool that 6 , the 7 , of information. An excellent example of this is
Facebook, a social network that acts as a virtual platform helping one spread their ideas whenever and
wherever they want.
Although the power of the Internet cannot be overstated, I firmly believe that there are even more
valuable inventions.Thefirst is electricity, without which almost all electronic devices cannot function. In
other words, the Internet could be of no use if there were no electricity. The second is engines, which can
be seen in a great 8 , of facilities, from the old 9 , to today's luxury
10 , aeroplanes. If there were no engines, people would have to use 11 , or
12 , vehicles, which are often much slower than their motorised 13 . To illustrate,
the top pace of an average camel is 30 miles per hour, half that of a car on a highway. The final and most
important discovery, from my point of view, is mobile phones, which are the physical platform for
various forms of digital communication. Today, billions are using mobile phones to make calls and send
text messages on a daily basis, a much greater number than that of those using the Internet for the same
purpose.
To sum up, the Internet has some enormous advantages for the human race, but there are even more
significant discoveries, including electricity, engines and mobile phones. I predict that along with the
Internet, these three inventions will still be the 14 , of future humanity.
 VOCABULARY SET 19: SCIENCE EDUCATION
Vocabulary:
1. a wealth of sth: rất nhiều điều gì đó
2. brain-drain (np): chảy máu chất xám
3. breakthrough (n): phát kiến, tiến bộ
4. compel (v): bắt buộc, thuyết phục
5. driving force (np): động lực thúc đẩy
6. establish (v): thành lập, tạo lập
7. expert (n/adj): chuyên gia / thành thạo
8. framework (n): khung, cơ cấu
9. instil (v): vun đắp
10. migrate (v) - migration (n): di cư
11. offer sb sth: đưa / trao tặng cho ai điều gì
12. paramount (adj): tối cao, quan trọng nhất
13. patriotism (n) - patriotic (adj): lòng yêu nước
14. prioritise (v) - priority (n): ưu tiên
15. phenomenon (n): hiện tượng
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. there / many / priority / but / reduce / budget deficit / be / paramount importance.

2. some cases / government / torture / spy / compel / them / reveal / their / secret.

3. framework / skybridge / be / approve / by / construction / committee.

4. problem / brain-drain / been / increase / with / many / academic / apply / job / abroad.

5. teacher / must / establish / rule / students / follow / while / they / in / school.

Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English

1. Một phần công việc của thầy cô giáo là vun đắp sự tự tin cho học trò của mình.

2. Đại bàng là biểu tượng yêu nước của nước Mỹ, hình ảnh này có thể được nhìn thấy trên đồng tiền và
các con dấu của đất nước này.
 3. Các nhà khoa học đang trông chờ một phát kiến trong cách chữa trị bệnh ung thư.

4. Các bác sỹ ưu tiên lên lịch mổ cho bệnh nhân dựa vào mức độ nghiêm trọng của vết thương.

5. Một điều thú vị vào những tháng lạnh giá là nhìn ngắm những đàn chim di cư về miền ấm áp.

Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases

a wealth
of sth brain-drain
(np)
breakthrough (n)
compel (v)
driving force (np)
establish (v)

frame
work (n) instil
(v)
migrate (v) -
migration (n) offer sb sth
paramount (adj)
patriotism (n) -
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Do you agree or disagree with the statement that government should invest more money in
science education rather than other subjects to develop the country?
1 an appropriate national education 2 is of 3 importance to the
development of any country. It is often believed that science subjects should attract more investment than
other disciplines. However, I strongly disagree with this belief, because there are many subjects that are
equally as important as science, or even more so.
I contend that language education plays no lesser role in developing a nation than science does. While
science education is beneficial only for those with an interest in science, language education may help a
nation to develop a strong labour force in almost every field. This is because language education
4 to 5 knowledge written in other languages, and they may become future
6 in a variety of areas.
History is also more significant than science studies, in my opinion, because it may 7 a
sense of 8 in students, and as a result they may be more willing to contribute to the country
in thefuture. In sharp contrasttothis, many developing nations have witnessed a vast number of scientists
who choose to 9 to more developed nations for better living and working conditions. If
history had been 10 as a school subject, this 11 may not have occurred because
these scientists would have felt more 12 to remain in their homeland and contribute to
society.
 Finally, I would argue that the significance of the study of management and economics far outweighs
that of science. In today's world, it is common practice that one country purchases technology and
inventions from another. Therefore, the advantages gained through scientific 13 may not
beassignificantforacountry beforethey were beforeglobalisation. By contrast, nowadays, there is an urgent
need for management experts and economists, who are the 14 behind economic and societal
development. It is these people, not scientists, who should be prioritised in relation to investment in
education.
From the issues outlined above, one may conclude that governments should not increase their spending
on science education.
 SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1: You will listen to a short conversation about jobs in restaurants. For
questions 1-5, complete the table using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer. (10 points)

1. 2. 3. City 4. sous chef/ 5.

portions 5.30 am Road sous-chef Monday

Part 3: For questions 11–15, listen to a radio discussion about children who invent
imaginary friends and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to
what you hear. (10 points)
11. B 12.C 13.A 14.C 15.C

Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a recording about the skin care industry in
Korea. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the
recording for each answer in the spaces provided. (20 points)
16. 379 17. 18. about 19. 20.
billion dollars/ beauty brands 24.9% makeup and fitness fads
$379 billion fragrance
21. 22. 23. indie 24. 25.
concocted beauty guru brands manufacturing Korean R&D
hub