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I. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
FREE ACTIVITIES IN THE BURNHAM ARE
The Family Welcome" event in the art gallery begins at ____.
10 am.
10.30 am.
2 pm
The film that is now shown in the 'Family Welcome’ event is about ____.
sculpture.
painting
ceramics.
Where will the 4 pm concert of Latin American music take place?
in a museum
in a theatre
In a library
The boat race begins at ____.
A Summer Pool
Charles Worth Bridge.
Oxford Marina.
Visitors will be able to learn about ____ and then collect some at Paxton
mushrooms
various flowers
unusual birds
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Circle the letter A, B. C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
21. She cried a lot when she knew she was _____ out by her classmates.
stayed
put
left
Of the ten beauty spots my brother visited, ____ left a lasting impression on
none of which
not one of them
which none
and none of them
You need to be highly trained and have ____ skills to work in
specialized
exact
detailed
specific
I don't think we can _____ him to change his mind.
make
persuade
suggest
insist
Two students are discussing some measures to protect the environment.
John: "Do you think we should use public transportation to protect our environment?’’
Laura: ‘’______’’
There's no doubt about it.
Of course not. You bet!
Well, that's very surprising.
Yes, it's an absurd idea.
This school needs ____ It looks so old.
to repaint
repainted
repainting
to be repainting
Vietnamese people had mostly lived in ____ before 1945.
skyscrapers
thatched houses
brick houses
tiled roofed houses
Getting his car fixed is going to cost him ___ as the engine has completely blown, but he has no choice. He needs it for work.
over the moon
my cup of tea
put yourself in my shoes
an arm and a leg
Two of the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at _____ in the mirror.
themselves
oneself
each other
one another
____ Richard is a businessman, his brother is a rock singer.
However
Yet
Despite
Whereas
The hanging gardens of Babylon (57) ____ considered to be one of the Seven Wonders
have
has
were
was
The hanging gardens of Babylon (57) ____ considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (58) ____ World.
Ancient
Antique
Historical
Traditional
The gardens were (59) _____ in layers - one on top of the other
constructed
assembled
collected
invented
much like a modern multi-storey car (60)____
garage
stop
station
park
although a lot more (61) ____ to look at
good-looking
handsome
attractive
adorable
The large (62) ____ of water which these plants required was
total
amount
sum
number
(63) _____ from the river Euphrates nearby
dragged
pulled
push
pumped
It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the (64) ______ of the gardens and look down on the city of Babylon below.
shade
shadow
gloom
glow
The gardens’ fame quickly (65) _____ and travelers would come from far and wide to admire them
distributed
spread
extended
moved
Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (66) ____.
glimpsing
staring
glancing
sightseeing
Sadly, nothing (67) ____ today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in ruins in what is modern-day Iraq.
waits
stays
remains
continues
What does the passage mainly discuss?
Educational changes in Canadian society
Canada during the Second World War
Population trends in postwar Canada
Standards of living in Canada
According to the passage, when did Canada’s baby boom begin?
In the decade after 1911
After 1945
During the depression of the 1930’s
In 1966
The word “five’’ refers to ___:
Canadians
years
decades
marriages
The word "surging" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
new
extra
accelerating
surprising
The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950’s ___.
the urban population decreased rapidly
fewer people married
economic conditions were poor
the birth rate was very high
The word "trend" is closest in meaning to ____.
tendency
aim
growth
directive
The word "peak" is closest in meaning to ____.
pointed
dismal
mountain
maximum
When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
1966
1957
1956
1951
The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT ____.
people being better educated
people getting married earlier
better standards of living
couples buying houses
It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _____.
families were larger
population statistics were unreliable
the population grew steadily
economic conditions were bad
