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SECTION 1 LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following questions from 1 to 5. You will listen to the recording twice.
Where is Arches National Park situated?
South of the city of Moab
Northern desert of Utah
Southern desert of Utah
North of the city of Moab
When can people visit Arches National Park?
In summer
In winter
Any time of year
On rainy days
How can people get to some farther arches?
By bike
By car
By plane
By train
What is NOT mentioned as necessary things we should bring along with when hiking in Arches National Park ?
hiking shoes
books
GPS
detailed map
According to the narrator, why should we bring a detailed map along with a compass and/or a GPS when hiking in this park?
To discover farther places in the park.
To let other people know your position.
To know where you are and find the way easily.
To find out new places in the park.
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.
I’d like to _____ this old car for a new model but I can’t afford it.
replace
interchange
exchange
convert
By the end of next year, we _____ this advanced training course.
will be finished
will have finished
are finishing
have finished
Having passed the entrance exam, _____ go away for a holiday.
he is allowing to
his parents allow him to
his parents allow him
he is allowed to
Although he claims to have lef t his job voluntarily, he was actually _____ for misconduct.
dispelled
dismissed
released
resigned
Many minerals near the earth’s surface exist in small _____.
amounts
number
numbers
amount
The director retired early _____ ill -health.
on account of
ahead of
on behalf of
in front of
Coffee is the second most valuable ________ after oil
ware
production
producing
commodity
The government is determined to ________terrorism.
put the stop to
put stop to
put stops to
put a stop to
Out ________for a walk after she finished doing her homework
did Mary go
Mary went
Mary did go
went Mary
Lucia was surprised when her guests ________late for the party
came up
turned up
looked up
put up
He's left his book at home; he's always so________.
forgetful
forgettable
forgotten
forgetting
We are going to build a fence around the field with________to breeding sheep and cattle
a goal
an outlook
a reason
a view
When his parents are away, his oldest brother ________.
knocks it off
calls the shots
draws the line
is in the same boat
If he had been more careful, he ________.
A. won’t fall B. wouldn’t fall C. wouldn’t have fallen D. would haven’t fallen
won’t fall
wouldn’t fall
wouldn’t have fallen
would haven’t fallen
We should participate in the movements________the natural environment.
organizing to conserve
organized conserving
which organize to conserve
organized to conserve
Over 20 years ________but I never forgot the time we first met each other.
have gone down
have gone up
has gone by
has gone out
The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ________new procedures to save time and money.
manufacture
establish
control
restore
I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ________.
as dry as rice
as dry as a tile
as dry as a bone
as dry as wood
The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the ________.
day
clock
hour
night
The university is proud of their students, ________earn national recognition.
many of who
many of whom
many of that
many of them
Society has changed in many ways since the (56) ________ of computers
existence
introduction
recommendation
manufacture
and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (57) ________.
damaged
changed
transferred
affected
One recent report stated that, (58) ________ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized.
since
if
although
because
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (59) ________ spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day
like
rather
better
prefer
Home life is seen (60) ________ as important as working.
be
being
to be
been
Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (61) ________ they don’t want to
unless
however
as
even if
because this leads to quite an improvement in their (62) ________ if they have some rest.
performance
rehearsal
display
expression
(63) ________ these changes, some people are working harder than
In addition to
Instead of
In spite of
In place of
(64) ________. The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago
ever before
lately
ever sinc
never bef
Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (65) ________ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents.
very
too
as
so
“Subscribe to” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
disagree with
agree with
object to
like
The word” crave” in bold in paragraph 2, can best be replaced with __________.
devour
absorb
season
desire
It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
overweight people are tense
thin people don’t eat when under stress
weight watchers should chew on something inedible when tense
56 percent of the population isn’t overweight
It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
thin people don’t emjoy food
a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people
overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste
deprivation of food makes people fat
According to the passage, insulin __________.
increases in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food
can be used to lessen the appetite
causes a chemical reaction when food is seen
levels don’t change in average-weight people who see food
It can be inferred that for certain people __________.
eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger
carbohydrates biologically induce hunger
carbohydrates don’t satisfy a hungry person
carbohydrates subside when serotonin is produced
What can be said about serotonin?
It is a chemical that increases the appetite
Only certain people produce it in their brains
It tells the brain when a person is full
It neurotransmits carbohydrates to the brain
The word ‘mild’ in the last paragraph can best be replaced with __________.
important
hard
heavy
light
In order to lose weight, it would be a good idea for heavy people to __________.
jog 3 miles daily and chew on carrot sticks
walk up stairs and look at pictures of food
eat plenty of chewy carbohydrates
avoid stressful situations and eat spicy foods
Which one of the following exercises might be best for an overweight person to engage in daily?
10-mile bicycle rides
cross- country skiing
a long swim
an evening walk
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