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SECTION 1 LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear an interview, with a woman called Rachel, who is talking about the shows she puts on for children. Choose the correct answer for each question.
Before her children were born, Rachel worked as ________.
an art teacher.
a painter.
an actor.
Who first thought of doing a show at a party?
Rachel's husband
Rachel's children
Rachel's parents
Rachel's neighbour, Lena, helps by ________.
making some dolls for the shows.
performing in the shows.
writing the music for the shows.
When Rachel did a play about a lion ________.
the children laughed too much.
the children were frightened.
the children's parents complained.
How do Rachel's daughters help her?
They show new dolls to their school friends.
They think of ideas for new stories.
They give her their opinions on her new plays.
Rachel thinks her shows are successful because ________.
she enjoys doing them so much.
she does a show daily.
they are suitable for all ages.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
should have done
may have done
need to have don
must have done
She is very absent-minded: she ______ her cellphone three times!
has lost
loses
was losing
had lost
He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
writes
makes
works
does
Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline.
plant breeding has
did plant breeding
plant breeding had
has plant breeding
This factory produced ______ motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006.
twice as many
as twice as many
as twice many
as many as twice
In many big cities, people have to ______ up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.
keep
catch
face
put
Had she worked harder last summer, she ______.
wouldn't have been sacked
wouldn't have sacked
wouldn't sack
wouldn't be sacked
Nobody’s got to stay late this evening, _______?
is it
have they
isn’t it
don’t they
With hard work and study, you can ______ the goals you set for yourself.
establish
succeed
achieve
increase
I accidentally ______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
kept an eye o
caught sight of
lost touch with
paid attention to
______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
With
On
At
During
I would really ______ your help with this assignment.
respect
take
appreciate
than
I am considering ______ my job. Can you recommend a good company?
to move
changing
to change
moving
Can you keep calm for a moment? You ______ noise in class!
are always made
always make
have always made
are always making
These measures have been taken with a _______ to increasing the company's profits.
goal
view
reason
reason
Anyone _______ scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.
who has
whose
with
has
You feel so _______ because there's nothing you can do to make the child better.
unhelpful
helpless
thoughtful
helpful
I must tell you about my_______ when I first arrived in London.
incidents
happenings
experiences
events
We have bought some_______.
German lovely old glasses
German old lovely glasses
lovely old German glasses
old lovely German glasses
I_______ to see Chris on my way home.
dropped back
dropped in
dropped out
dropped off
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Speech is one of the most important (56) ________of communicating
reason
tests
rules
ways
To talk and also (57) ________to by other people, we have to speak a language
be spoken
be examined
be understood
be talked
we have to use combinations of (58) ________that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea
systems
sounds
languages
talks
Learning a language properly is very (59) ________.
easy
important
simple
expensive
The basic (60) ________of English is not very large,
grammar
word
vocabulary
structure
and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (61) ________.
fluent
good
perfect
well
But the more idea you can (62) ________the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
need
grow
express
pass
Words are the (63) ________thing we use in communicating what we want to say
main
certain
full
most
The way we (64) ________the words is also very important.
talk
say
pass
send
Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (65) ________whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
show
ask
understand
know
Overall, what sort of picture is painted of the future effects of global warming?
disastrous
potentially disastrous
relatively optimistic
on balance things are going to be satisfactory
What is this passage?
a report
a preview of a report
an article describing a response to a report
an article previewing a report
Mr. David Melville suggests that in future more food could be imported into Hong Kong. He thinks these measures could be ________.
efficient
sufficient
insufficient
inefficient
The main point of paragraph 3 is to describe ________.
effects of changes in the climate of China on food production
future changes in the climate of China
effects of changes in the climate of China on the growing season
projected future changes in the climate of China
The main point of paragraph 4 is to describe ________.
global warming
the effects of global warming
the causes and projected effects of global warming
the causes and effects of global warming
Why does the writer add the information in square brackets in paragraph 5?
because the quote is from a second language user whose com mand of English is not perfect.
because, although they are not part of the original quote, the additional information given is necessary to understand the statement.
because the writer is quoting from another source.
because the writer wants to emphasize the meaning of these words.
In paragraph 7, which point is Mr Melville NOT making?
suggesting that there is a potential disaster in Hong Kong
suggesting that reclamation areas are at risk
criticising current safeguards
making a call for action
How would you describe the Dr. Leeman's attitude towards China?
mainly favourable
critical
supportive in theory
admiring
In paragraph 2 "negated" is closest in meaning to________.
made possible
made ineffective
reduced
paid for
In paragraph 7 "depleted" could be replaced by which of the following?
reduced
poor
decaying
decimated
