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SECTION I: LISTENING
You will hear part of a radio interview with a woman called Alice, who is talking about learning how to drive. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions.
How old was Alice when she had her first lesson?
17
18
19
Why didn't her father give her lessons?
He didn't have a car
He was worried that she would damage his car
Alice didn't want him to teach her
Alice found learning to drive
enjoyable
stressful
easy
On the day of her test, Alice
was ill.
got up late
was nearly late for the test
At the end of the test
the examiner called his office.
Alice spoke to her dad.
Alice kissed the examiner.
Alice doesn't have a car because
she doesn't need one.
the car she wants is too expensive.
she drives her father's car.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
That we refer to
What we refer to
To which we refer
What do we refer to
________ you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to $100 a day.
Unless
Although
Provided that
As soon as
The witness’s account was not ________ with the facts.
matched
reliable
confirmed
consistent
Fortunately, the demonstration ________ to be quite peaceful.
turned out
turned into
turned up
turned off
She won the award for ________ her whole life to looking after the poor.
paying
devoting
causing
attracting
Microwaves are used for cooking, telecommunications, and ________.
to diagnose medically
diagnosed medically
medical diagnosis
medical diagnosing
I couldn’t ________ them when we climbed the mountain.
keep out of
keep up with
keep away from
keep on with
The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of ________.
biology
biography
biodiversity
biochemistry
“I regret ________ so much trouble.” _ “Well. Let’s forget all about that.”
caused
to cause
having caused
to have caused
He wanted to know where________.
I had been
had I been
did I been
I been going
I’m not keen on ________control of the project to a relatively newcomer
undertaking
charging
entrusting
allotting
There should be an international law encouraging ________.
afforestation
deforestation
forestry
reforestation
He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any ________ on his movements
obstacle
veto
restriction
regulation
She is extremely competent and ________.
industrial
industrious
industry
industrialized
Whatever Jane ________to do, she finishes.
gets on
sees to
sets out
looks for
When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she ________.
came down to
bargained for
faced up to
got round to
At the end of the match the players were ________ exhausted.
solely
utterly
actually
merely
This conversation project looks promising, but it’s still ________.
in the early stages
in advance
under stress
at first sight
The smell of the kippers cooking ________my breakfast.
put me off
came up against
gave off
held up
While (56) ________ disappointed after his defeat at Wimbledon last year due to an injury
finally
bitterly
immediately
specifically
a decision heavily (57) ________ by his support team
conflicted
believed
influenced
convinced
People believed that they had to reset their expectations quite (58) ________, but he proved them all wrong
systematically
suitably
automatically
dramatically
The world number one had a big year ahead to prove himself after his failure to (59) ________ his ranking last year, but he came back at a great level
maintain
include
achieve
deflect
He admitted he was fearful about his operation derailing his campaign on the tour this year, but instead we saw a (60) ________ change in his game.
rigorous
cutting-edge
tremendous
partial
He competed extremely well considering the (61) ________
sequences
circumstances
approaches
moves
didn’t get (62) ________ by the event
involved
reflected
confronted
side-tracked
The Spanish tennis star admitted that winning the match today was (63) ________ to convince the world
brilliant
crucial
outstanding
exhausting
himself that reports of the end of his era were (64) ________ exaggerated
greatly
positively
cleanly
largely
he (65) ________ for excellence in his performance
reached
strived
challenged
slammed
The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Proponents
Inspectors
Consumers
Merchants
In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ________.
advocates
products
advantages
organic foods
The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in ________.
the amount of health food grown in North American
interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
the number of consumers in North American
the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the terms “organic foods”?
It has been used only in recent years.
It is seldom used by consumers.
It has no fixed meaning.
It is accepted by most nutritionists.
The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ________.
uncontested
unbelievable
unverified
unpopular
The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ________.
preserve
retire
improve
monitor
Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
Advocated of organic food
Wealthy people
Concerned consumers
Low income consumers
The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ________.
too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often ________.
wealthy
mistaken
thrifty
careless
What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
Very enthusiastic
Neutral
Skeptical
Somewhat favorable
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