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PART A. PHONETICS (10 POINTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
abnormal
abrupt
absence
bankrupt
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
myths
ploughs
burrows
breathes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
confine
conceal
convention
concentrate
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
explosion
exploration
expertise
expedition
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
bathing
breathtaking
smoothie
worthy
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
breakout
breakthrough
outburst
outgrow
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
reference
picturesque
episode
consonant
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
establish
acknowledge
conjunction
instrument
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
problematic
exacerbate
triangular
alternative
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.
contradictory
auditorium
beneficiary
impenetrab
PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I expect your Chinese…………a great deal by the time you…………back from China.
has been improving - have got
will have improved - get
had improved - would get
improves - will be getting
The elementary means of communicating with other people…………messages by voice.
are conveying
is transferring
is conveying
are transferring
The paper had to make several journalists…………last week due to loss of sales.
redundant
unnecessary
ineffective
abundant
The President mentioned pension reform and went on…………that he would reduce unemployment figures.
adding
add
to be adding
to add
The tyres of my car have…………I must get new ones.
worked out
held up
kept off
worn out
Tom: “I loved Christmas as a child.”
Nick: “So did I. Every Christmas Eve all the family…………the tress together.”
would have decorated
would decorate
had been decorating
used to decorating
The car park…………is responsible for parking customers’ cars.
employee
attendant
officer
assistant
The Roman people are believed…………to Europe around the beginning of the last millennium.
to have migrated
having migrated
migrating
to be migrating
My parents told me that taking the car on Saturday night was …………
out of season
out of reach
out of question
out of place
I'm really sleepy today. I wish I…………Bob to the airport late last night.
weren’t taking
hadn’t had to take
didn’t have to take
didn’t take
.…………as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
That we refer to it
What we refer to
To which we refer
What do we refer to
Although.…………, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.
his young age
young
been young
he was young
If you wash that pullover in the boiling water, it will………….
crumple
contract
shrink
dwindle
His change of job has…………him with a new challenge in life.
led
initiated
presented
introduced
Cashier: “All right. Keep your receipt. If something comes up, you can show it to us and you can get a refund.”
Customer: “…………”
OK, I won’t use it.
Thanks. I’ll put it in a safe place.
You’re welcome. See you.
Thank you. I’ll keep it for you.
It all started in the early afternoon, when the wind began to blow, the sky darkened and a(n) (51)…………cloud appeared
weird
unusual
odd
abnormal
As it approached, people were (52)…………to see objects dropping onto the ground.
unexpected
forced
delighted
astonished
As townspeople ran for (53)…………from the rain, some even had birds landing on their heads
shelter
protection
avoidance
home
This (54)…………was not confined to Lowestoft.
phenomenon
practice
trouble
problem
All along the coast thousands of exhausted birds were (55)…………out of the skies.
dropping
falling
stepping
jumping
This was the biggest migration of birds ever (56)…………in Britain. The next day when the wind dropped, one birdwatcher recorded a staggering total of more than 30,000 birds.
noted
recorded
written
jotted
The birds were (57)…………by the bad weather. Many became exhausted and fell into the sea, but others pressed on.
disoriented
unleaded
misguided
indiverted
These lucky survivors landed on the British coast (58)…………local birdwatchers.
in view of
with regard to
on the interest of
to the delight of
Fortunately, weather conditions rapidly (59)…………and, after resting and feeding, the birds departed south
bettered
increased
raised
improved
If these conditions are in place during the evening head towards the east coast soon after dawn and, with luck, you will be rewarded with an (60)…………experience.
uncomfortable
uneasy
unforgettable
undamaged
The writer thinks that putting the concept of “Investing in People” into practice……….
frequently results in confusion among the people it is supposed to help
involves more effort than some organizations are prepared to make
may create problems where previously there had not been any problems
is something that some organizations should not attempt to do
The writer’s main point in the second paragraph is that the performance of employees………
may be very good even if management is poor
cannot be accurately measured by any box-ticking exercise
is related to their knowledge of the organization as a whole
is not as unpredictable as some managers believe it to be
What point does the writer make about the first company he describes?
It was not really interested in measuring the effectiveness of employees.
The targets that it set for staff were unrealistic.
It failed to understand the real needs of its employees.
The data that it collected did not measure what it was supposed to measure.
The word “objectives” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to………….
purposes
goals
motives
reasons
What point does the writer make about the second company he describes?
It made what should have been an easy task into a complicated one.
It failed to foresee the consequences of an instruction.
It misunderstood why a new approach was required.
It refused to take into account the views of employees.
What does the writer say about the programme introduced by the third company he mentions?
Employees did not believe that it had been introduced for their benefit.
Employees felt that it was in fact a way of making their jobs even harder.
The reason given for introducing it was not the real reason why it was introduced.
It was an inappropriate kind of programme for this particular organization.
The word "hollow” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to……...
not sincere
without real value
empty
deep
The writer says that the programme in his final example………...
was too demanding for managers to maintain long-term
was treated as a self-contained exercise by managers
involved some strange ideas on how managers could improve
cause managers to believe that their previous methods had been better
The word "it" in the last paragraph refers to………..
senior management
improving things in things in the organiztion
organization
the need
Look at the four options [80A], [80B], [80C] and [80D], which indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?
For a start, a programme targeted at improving things is only as good as management's ability to motivate their people.
[80A]
[80B]
[80C]
[80D]
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