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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day. Choose the correct answer.
Adam went to bed late because ________.
A. he was fixing his computer.
B. he didn’t feel tired.
C. his son felt sick.
Adam’s son returned to bed at ________.
A. four o’clock a.m.
B. six o’clock a.m.
C. a quarter to seven a.m.
At ten to eight, ________.
A. Adam’s alarm clock went off.
B. Adam got up.
C. Adam left home.
In the morning, Adam didn’t have time to ________.
A. wash.
B. have breakfast.
C. buy petrol.
Adam borrowed money to buy ________.
A. a bus ticket.
B. lunch.
C. petrol.
This evening, Adam will________.
A. relax and watch TV.
B. spend time with his family.
C. be very busy.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
Pick me up at 4 p.m. I _________ my bath by then.
A. will have
B. will be having
C. will have had
D. must have had
She said that she would be punctual for the opening speech, ________ she were late?
A. but what if
B. how about
C. and what about
D. so if
What are the main ________ of this illness?
A. traces
B. emblems
C. tokens
D. symptoms
We believe that these animals could be saved if our plan were ________.
A. adopted
B. taken up
C. practised
D. exploited
Local people are concerned about pollution from ________ oil wells.
A. maritime
B. sea-going
C. off-shore
D. coast line
The topic ________ at yesterday’s meeting was of great importance.
A. to be discussed
B. to have been discussed
C. discussed
D. having been discussed
Evidence came up _________ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A. what
B. when
C. which
D. that
There have been protests from animal rights group about ________ on animals.
A. experience
B. experiments
C. expiration
D. trials
She couldn’t perform well once she was _________.
A. under pressure
B. out of mind
C. in the mood
D. over the moon
All the sales people I met always try to _________ buying their products.
A. persuade me for
B. force me to
C. talk me into
D. help me with
There was nothing special about his clothes________ from his flowery tie.
A. but
B. except
C. other
D. apart
She always________ the crossword in the paper before breakfast.
A. makes
B. writes
C. does
D. works
When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut________ the gas supply to the flat.
A. down
B. out
C. across
D. off
His parents agreed to ________ him their car while they were away on holiday.
A. borrow
B. lend
C. hire
D. let
We try to _________to see our parents at least twice a month.
A. call up
B. go up
C. come on
D. drop in
He has always looked _________ his elder brother.
A. up to
B. back on
C. into
D. up and down
________ what most people say about him, Paul has a very good sense of humour.
A. Opposite to
B. Against
C. Contrary to
D. Opposing
They are happily married although, of course, they argue _________.
A. most times
B. from day to day
C. every now and then
D. on the occasion
The water company will have to ______ off water supply while repairs to the pipes carry out
A. cut
B. take
C. break
D. set
We could make better ________ of our energy resources.
A. spend
B. use
C. need
D. limit
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (56) ________many species of animals are threatened,
A. problem
B. vanishing
C. threat
D. danger
and could easily become (57) _______
A. empty
B. disappeared
C. extinct
D. vanished
if we do not make an effort to (58) ________them
A. serve
B. protect
C. defend
D. harm
In some cases, animals are (59) ________for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.
A. game
B. extinct
C. chased
D. hunted
Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (60) ________, and sold as pets.
A. alive
B. for living
C. lively
D. for life
For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat- the place where they live- is (61) ________.
A. departing
B. exhausting
C. disappearing
D. escaping
More (62) ________is used for farms, for houses and industry , and there are fewer open spaces than there once were.
A. land
B. area
C. soil
D. earth
Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (63) ________,
A. products
B. fields
C. crops
D. herbs
but these chemicals pollute the environment and (64) ________wildlife.
A. wound
B. wrong
C. harm
D. spoil
The most successful animals on earth- human beings- will soon be the only ones (65) ________, unless we can solve this problem.
A. staying
B. survived
C. over
D. left
Early peoples didn’t need water supply engineering works because ______.
A. their community life had already developed
B. natural sources of fresh water nearby were always available
C. there was almost no dry season in prehistoric times
D. they had good ways to irrigate their farms
The word “impound” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. supply
B. irrigate
C. provide
D. drain
Clean water supply was first taken into consideration by ______.
A. the English people
B. the ancient Romans
C. the Egyptians
D. the US people
For several centuries after the disintegration of the Roman Empire, the main source of water supply was from ______.
A. springs and wells
B. systems of aqueducts
C. dams and canals
D. water pipes
The word “mains” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by “______”.
A. lands
B. areas
C. pipes
D. rivers
Which of the following is NOT true about London’s water supply in the middle of the 16th century?
A.Water was pumped from the River Thames.
B. Water was stored in a reservoir.
C. Water ran from the reservoir to buildings.
D. Water was conducted through canals.
The word “vicinity” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. the cities in South-east England
B. the areas along the River Thames
C. the neighborhood around a reservoir
D. the region where industry developed
One of the causes of water shortages in South-east England is ______.
A. water pollution
B. increased demand
C. water-supply system decline
D. water evaporation
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a process of conversing seawater to freshwater?
A. Steaming and cooling
B. Water evaporation
C. Dissolving chemicals
D. Purification method
In the passage, the author mainly discusses ______.
A. the development of water supply
B. the results of water shortages
C. the water pumping systems
D. the fresh water storage