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PART A. PHONETICS (10 POINTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others'.
vertical
mineral
vulnerable
wilderness
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creature
nurture
capture
mature
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teenage
dosage
voyage
carriage
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individual
graduate
schedule
endure
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procedure
profession
proficient
prominent
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
concept
absorb
arrest
compile
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tobacco
dietary
aggressive
intuitive
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juvenile
submarine
underline
comprehend
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untrustworthy
inattentive
biographer
appropriate
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
supernatural
ecotourism
infrastructural
beneficiary
PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It has been a good year. I………….two books and several short stories, all of which are now in print.
have written
have been writing
will have written
had written
Liverpool beat local…………., Everton, by two goals to one last Saturday.
opponents
supporters
enemies
foes
Most newspapers are usually………….towards a certain political outlook.
prejudiced
justified
presumed
biased
Do you expect him………….treated in this way?
to not object to be
not to object to be
not to object to being
not object to being
She………….for her parents’ support during her university education, but she preferred to work part-time and support herself.
should have asked
could have asked
must have asked
ought to ask
It took the woman a few minutes to………….after she had fainted.
get round
come round
get by
come by
Dr. Nguyen is a brilliant and dedicated scientist who had expected to be selected as the director of the institute. She was very surprised not………….the position.
having offered
having been offered
to have offered
to have been offered
A special feature of the room is the huge picture window which………….a splendid view of the Quantock hills.
allows
enables
affords
presents
He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he………….while in Africa.
infected
complained
gained
contracted
Most engineers agreed that the car’s design was…………..
pass the time
behind the times
gain time
ahead of its time
I didn't see anyone but I felt as though…………..
I have been watched
I be watched
I am watched
I was being watched
.………….have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is ordered by federal law.
All police officers
All police officers must
That all police officers
For all police officers
During the starvation, we used to keep a………….of dried food in the factory.
conserve
substitute
reserve
preserve
If we………….over the details, we’ll never finish filming this episode by today.
discuss
niggle
huddle
mob
Nick: "How about an evening riverboat tour?"
Helen:"…………."
No, it’s good to do so.
Actually I've never gone on an evening riverboat tour.
Actually I've gone twice this week.
No, I've never gone on an evening riverboat tour.
That might not sound like much, but that figure hides two far more (51)………..trends for society and for the environment.
concerning
worrying
concerned
worried
First, a lot of that consumer spending is via credit cards. British people currently (52)……….. _______approximately £670 per adult to credit card companies
pay
send
owe
borrow
Britain throws away 300,000 tons of clothing a year, most of which (53)………..landfill sites.
falls to
goes into
comes into
sends to
People might not realize they are part of the (54)………..clothing problem because they donate their unwanted clothes to charities
disposable
disposal
disposing
disposed
Huge quantities (55) ……….. being thrown away, and a lot of clothes that charities can't sell are sent abroad, causing even more economic and environmental problems.
lead off
end up
turn out
result from
However, a different trend is springing up (56)……….. consumerism - the ‘buy nothing’ trend
in objection to
in contrast with
on contrary to
in opposition to
Throughout the year, Buy Nothing groups organize the (57)………..and repair of items they already own.
exchange
sharing
changing
trading
The trend has now reached (58)………..on social media who usually share posts of clothing and make-up that they recommend for people to buy
leaders
starters
influencers
headers
Some YouTube stars now encourage their (59)………..not to buy anything at all for periods as long as a year
readers
listeners
watchers
viewers
For the first three months, they learned how to live (60)………..buying electrical goods, clothes or things for the house.
on
by
without
in
