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FIRST TERM CONSOLIDATION 3

LISTENING
Part 1. Listen and answer the following questions.
Questions 1 – 7. Answer the questions using no more than a number and/or three words
1. How many languages are there in the world? ___________________
2. How many of the world’s languages will die over the next century? ___________________
3. How quickly are languages currently dying? ___________________
4. How many languages have only one speaker left? ___________________
5. Where are most of the most endangered languages of the world? ___________________
6. Where does the language Kasabe come from? ___________________
7. How many people speak Welsh? ___________________
Questions 8 – 11. Complete each of the following sentences using no more than two words.
8. The language of Kasabe was discovered by a _________________.
9. It is not __________________ for languages to become extinct.
10. Languages are disappearing at a more increasing _____________________ now than in the past.
11. Cornish and Welsh can be classified as _____________________ languages.
Questions 12 – 14. Complete the table. Use no more than two words.

Stages of cultural assimilation

Stage 1 Stress: People feel (1) __________ to use the new, dominant language.

Stage 2 (2) __________: People develop competency in the new language but retain their
skills in the old language

Stage 3 Monolingualism: The old language increasingly becomes less (3) __________ to the
speaker

Part 2.
You will hear people talking in four different situations. Listen and choose the best answer (A, B,
or C)
1. You hear a teenager talking about her new bedroom.
What does she like about it?
A. The way it is decorated. B. The furniture in it. C. Its size and shape.
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2. You overhear a conversation on a bus.

Where is the man going first?
A. to a shop B. to the library C. to work
3. You hear a man talking on the phone.
Why is he calling?
A. to apologize B. to ask for information C. to complain
4. You hear part of an interview with a businesswoman.
What does she do?
A. She hires out bicycles. B. She hires out cars C. She hires our motorcycles.
Part 3.
You will hear artist Leonie Meyer talking about making new friends online. Listen and complete
the sentences.
Leonie decided to make friends with people online because she nearly always works (1) _____________.
Leonie’s home is more than (2) _______________ from the nearest town.
When Leonie moved into her cottage, there was no (3) there. Leonie registered on a (4) ______________
website.
In her personal profile, Leonie said she was looking for someone who enjoyed (5) _________________.
Leonie described herself as a (6) __________________.
Nobody interesting contacted Leonie through the website until (7) ___________________ last year.
Leonie says she wanted to be friends with Hannah because their (8) ___________________ was similar.
Leonie and Hannah often got to the (9) ___________________ together.
Leonie’s friend Nina works as a (10) ___________________.
READING COMPREHENSION
READING 1. Read the passage and complete the tasks below.
A From Caracas to Karachi, parents are paying for lessons for their children at English language
schools. China's enthusiasm for English even has its own Mandarin term, Yingwenre, and
governments from Tunisia to Turkey recognize that along with information technology and travel,
English is an engine of globalization. In the next decade, more than two billion people will learn
English and about half the world, nearly four billion people, will speak English, according to a recent
report from the British Council.
B Non-native speakers of English now outnumber native speakers three to one, according to English
language expert David Crystal, 'There's never before been a language that has been spoken by more
people as a second than a first', he says. In Asia alone, the number of English users has topped 350
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million and there are more Chinese children studying English than there are Britons. But the new
English speakers are not just passive learners of the language, they are shaping it. New Englishes are
appearing all over the globe, ranging from Englog, spoken in the Philippines to Hinglish, the mix of
Hindi and English that now crops up everywhere in India from fast food adverts to college campuses.
Indeed, English has become a common language. Whether you are a Korean executive on business in
Shanghai, a German bureaucrat making laws in Brussels or a Brazilian biochemist at a conference in
Sweden, you are probably already speaking or are going to speak English. And as the world adopts an
international brand of English, it's native speakers who will lose most. British graduates who insist
on speaking the Queen's English could be met with blank stares. British or American businessmen
who do not understand how English is used by non-native speakers might lose out on business deals.
C All languages are works in progress but the globalization of English is set to revolutionize the
language in ways we can only begin to imagine. In the future, suggests Crystal, there could be a tri-
English world, one in which you speak a local English-based dialect at home, a national variety at
work or school, and international standard English to talk to foreigners. With native speakers
becoming a shrinking minority of the world's anglophones, there's a growing sense that students will
stop trying to copy the Queen's English and develop their very own versions. Researchers are starting
to study non-native speakers’ 'mistakes' - She look very sad, for example - as structured grammars.
D To achieve fluency, non-native speakers are taking up English at an ever-younger age. Last year,
primary schools in major Chinese cities began offering English in the third grade, rather than in middle
school. A growing number of parents are enrolling their small children in a growing number of local
pre-school English courses. Why such enthusiasm? In a word, jobs. More and more organizations are
recognizing the importance of English in the workplace. At the Toyota and Peugeot plant in the Czech
Republic, English is the working language of the Japanese, French and Czech staff. Says Jitka
Prikylova, director of a Prague English Language School, 'The world is opening up for us and English
is its language'. Governments are beginning to agree. From this year in Malaysia core school subjects
such as maths and science are to be taught in English.
E Technology also plays a huge role in English's global success. 80% of the electronically stored
information in the world is in English. 66% of scientists read in English, according to the British
Council. New technologies are helping people pick up the language too. Chinese students can get
English help on their mobile phones. English language teachers point to the rise of Microsoft English,
where computers help people to prepare letters. English and its teaching are becoming more complex.
Ilan Stavans, a college professor, has finished a translation of Cervante's Don Quixote into Spanglish,
the English-Spanish spoken in the United States and Mexico. In China, Hu Xiaoogiong wants to see
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a revision of the English curriculum toward Chinese English incorporating Chinese phrases as
standard English in future. In countries like Germany, where most children begin English as early as
the second grade, the market for English studies is already decreasing. German language schools no
longer target English beginners but those interested in business English, or English for presentations.
1. The number of non-native speakers is __________ the native speakers.
A. one third less than B. one third as much as
C. three times compared to D. three times as much as
2. It can be inferred from paragraph B, the type of learning that accept what happens without trying
to control things or take an active part is ______________.
3. What does the phrase it's native speakers who will lose most in paragraph B mean?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. What are the people who speak the English language as a usual method of official communication
called?
______________
5. The word “fluency” in paragraph D refers to ______________.
A. the ability to learn English at a younger age.
B. the ability to use language in a clear and confident way.
C. the ability to use English in an enthusiastic and passionate way.
D. the ability to explain everything in English like a native speaker.
6. It can be inferred from paragraph D that the form of communication used at work is __________.
7. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Technological devices and apps are helpful for people to learn English and work with
English.
B. English is the language of eighty percent of electronically stored information in the world.
C. Thanks to new technologies, English and its teaching is no longer complicated for teachers.
D. Two third of the sources of scientific materials are in English.
8. The collection of subjects students study at school or college is _________.
A. Curriculum B. Consolidation C. Revision D. Course
READING 2.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Lisa Tyler was weary after a long, hard day at the pottery factory where she works. But as she approached
her home in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent, her heart lightened; soon she would be having a nice cup
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of tea, putting her feet up and watching Friends, her favorite TV series. But first, she needed to change
out of her work clothes and pick up her three-year-old son from his grandmother’s house nearby.

As Lisa walked up her garden path, she noticed a light flashing on and off in an upstairs bedroom. A
shiver went down her back. What if it was a burglar? Quietly, she crept round to the back of the house
to see if there was any sign of a break-in. Sure enough, a window was open and someone's coat was
hanging on the gatepost!

Well, 26-year-old Lisa didn't fancy coming face to face with a burglar, so she ran to a neighbor’s house
and rang the police. But as she sat waiting for the police to arrive, Lisa's curiosity got the better of her
and she decided to go back and see what was going on. That's when she saw a leg coming out of the
downstairs front window. It was a man climbing out. Lisa gasped in shock. The burglar was carrying her
portable television!

At this point. Lisa saw red. She didn't have many possessions and she'd saved long and hard to buy that
set. Besides, nobody was going to stop her watching Friends.

'Oh no you don't,' she muttered under her breath, as the fury swelled inside her, without even stopping to
think, she tore across the garden and started shouting at the burglar. 'Give me my TV - drop it now!' she
screamed.

Ignoring her, the man fled across the garden. So Lisa threw herself at him and successfully rugby tackled
him to the ground. The burglar struggled to escape, but Lisa hung on like the best kind of guard dog
despite being punched and kicked. As she looked up, she realized that she recognized the burglar's face.
She was so surprised that she lost her grip and the burglar got away, leaving the TV behind in the garden.

By the time the police and her father arrived, Lisa was in tears. 'l can't believe you were so foolish, Lisa,'
scolded her father. 'You could have been killed.'

'I know, but at least he didn't get my TV,' she replied.

Lisa later remembered the name of the burglar, who had been in the same year as her at school! He was
later caught and jailed for 15 months after admitting burglary and assault. In May last year, Lisa was
given a Certificate of Appreciation by Staffordshire Police, for her 'outstanding courage and public
action'. But in the future she intends to leave household security to a new member of her family, Chan,
who is a real guard dog.

1. How was Lisa feeling as she walked home from work?

A. tired B. anxious C. depressed D. relieved
2. What does 'pick up' mean in line 4?
A. contact B. visit C. collect D. check
3. What first led Lisa to think there was a burglar in her house?
A. Something had been broken B. Something had been left outside
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C. Something was in the wrong place D. Something was moving inside

4. Why didn't Lisa wait in her neighbor’s house until the police arrived?
A. She was worried about losing her television.
B. She wanted to know what was happening.
C. She noticed something from her neighbor’s window.
D. She realized that the burglar was leaving
5. What does 'Lisa saw red' (line 18) mean?
A. She got impatient. B. She felt frightened.
C. She got angry. D. She felt brave
6. What happened when Lisa shouted at the burglar?
A. He tried to explain why he was there. B. He fell over as he ran towards her.
C. He pretended not to have heard her. D. He dropped the TV and attacked her
7. What did Lisa's father do when he arrived?
A. He told her off. B. He comforted her.
C. He praised her. D. He argued with her
8. How was the burglar caught?
A. Lisa was able to describe him B. He was found at another burglary.
C. Lisa realized she could identify him. D. He was already known to the police
READING 3.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
The advent of the Internet may be one of the most important technological developments in recent
years. Never before have so many people had access to so many different sources of information. For all
of the Internet's advantages, however, people are currently becoming aware of some of its drawbacks
and are looking for creative solutions. Among the current problems, which include a general lack of
reliability and numerous security concerns, the most crucial is speed.
First of all, the Internet has grown very quickly. In 1990, only a few academics had ever heard of the
Internet. In 1996, over 50 million people used it. Every year, the number of people with access to the
Internet doubles. The rapid growth has been a problem. The computer systems which run the Internet
have not been able to keep up with the demand. Also, sometimes a request for information most pass
through many routing computers before the information can be obtained. A request for information made
in Paris 'might have to go through computers in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo in order to obtain
the required information. Consequently, service is often slow and unpredictable. Service also tends to be
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worse when the Internet is busiest - during the business day of the Western Hemisphere - which is also
when companies need its service the most.
Some people are trying to harness the power of networked computers in such a way as to avoid this
problem. In 1995, a group of American universities banded together to form what has come to be known
as Internet II. Internet II is a smaller, more specialized system intended for academic use. Since it is more
specialized, fewer users are allowed access. Consequently, the time required to receive information has
decreased.
Businesses are beginning to explore a possible analogue to the Internet II. Many businesses are
creating their own "Intranets". These are systems that can only be used by the members of the same
company. In theory, fewer users should translate into a faster system. Intranets are very useful for large
national and international companies whose branches need to share information. Another benefit of an
Intranet is an increased amount of security. Since only company employees have access to the
information on the Intranet, their information is protected from competitors. While there is little doubt
that the Internet will eventually be a fast reliable service, industry and the academic community have
taken their own steps toward making more practical global networks.
9. According the passage, which of the following is true of the Internet?
A. It tends to be unreliable.
B. It has created a sense of financial security.
C. It is too expensive to access.
D. It has become increasingly less popular.
10. According to the passage, which of the following statements was true in 1970?
A. The Internet was a secure means to gain information.
B. The Internet experienced enormous growth rates.
C. Internet data proved to be impractical.
D. Few people were using the Internet.
11. According to the author, what is one reason why the Internet is sometimes slow?
A. Phone lines are often too busy with phone calls and fax transmissions to handle Internet traffic.
B. Most people do not have computers that are fast enough to take advantage of the Internet.
C. Often a request must travel through many computers before it reaches its final destination.
D. Scientists take up too much time on the Internet, thus slowing it down for everyone else.
12. According to the passage, what benefits does Internet II have over the Internet?
A. There is no governmental intervention regulating Internet II.
B. Small businesses pay higher premiums to access the Internet.
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C. Internet II contains more information than the Internet.

D. Internet II has fewer users and therefore is faster to access.
13. With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. An Internet system with fewer users would be quicker.
B. Fewer academic communities need to create their own internet systems.
C. The technology used by internet creators' is too complex for computer owners to understand.
D. Companies who develop their own intranets are limiting their information data base.
GRAMMAR AND LEXICAL
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer that best fits to each of the following questions.
14. ______ he hasn't any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well for himself.
A. Despite B. Whereas C. Because D. Although
15. He suggested ______ a jumble sale to try and raise money for the scouts.
A. me to hold B. me that I held C. holding D. to hold
16. They are excellent students ______ I have complete confidence.
A. who B. that C. whom D. in whom
17. ______ Eijah McCoy’s invention of the lubricating cup in the early 1870s, machinery had to be
stopped in order to be lubricated.
A. While B. When C. Before D. Lately
18. The students in this class, ______ are from the provinces, are having trouble finding decent
accommodation.
A. most of whom B. many of them C. some of who D. all who
19. You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the ______ of wildlife.
A. extinct B. extinctive C. extinction D. extinctions
20. Cameron, ______ ‘The Titanic’ achieved eleven Oscar awards, is one of the leading faces in
Hollywood.
A. that B. whose C. of which D. for
21. The population of the earth is increasing at a tremendous rate and ______ out of control.
A. it will be B. soon will be C. have become D. are soon going to
22. While southern California is densely populated, ______ live in the northern part of the state.
A. a number people B. many people
C. few people D. a few of people
23. Mohandas K. Gandhi, ______ Mahatma, lived a noble life of fasting and poverty in order to work
for peace and independence.
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A. called B. was called C. that was called D. calling

24. She ______ to study more English before enrolling at the university.
A. was recommended B. recommended
C. has recommended D. recommends
25. The teacher asked those who ______ their tests ______ in their papers.
A. completed/ turn B. completed/ turned
C. had completed/ to turn D. completed/ turns
26. Historian Barbara Tuchman was the first woman ______ president of the Academy of Arts and
Sciences.
A. to elect B. to be elected C. was elected D. whose election as
27. There are believed ______ over 300 species of trees in EI Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.
A. to be B. being C. they are D. there are
28. Rarely ______ last longer than an hour.
A. do tornados B. tornados C. tornados that D. tornados do
29. ______ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. .
A. If it had been B. If it hadn't been C. Had it been D. Hadn't it been
30. New words are constantly being invented ______ new objects and concepts.
A. to describe B. a description of C. they describe D. describe
31. A home computer ______ an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home.
A. provides B. to be providing C. which provides D. providing it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
32. “Will you please show me how to operate the new machine?”
“_______________”
A. Never. Help yourself. B. Is it like a piece of cake?
C. No, I won't D. Sure. It’s a piece of cake.
33. Sally is being interviewed by the manager of the company she applied for.
Manager: “_______________”
Sally: “I work hard and I enjoy working with other people.”
A. Why had you applied for this position? B. Can you do jobs on your own?
C. What are some of your main strengths? D. Would you describe yourself as ambitious?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
34. (A) Could you mind (B) telling me the way (C) to the (D) nearest open-air market?
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35. The professor decided (A) to allow the students to (B) take the examination a (C) second time (D)
because the low scores.
36. It is (A) vitally important (B) that she (C) takes the (D) medication night and morning.
37. Suzy (A) had better (B) to change her study habits if she (C) hopes to be admitted (D) to a good
university.
38. Hardly (A) the plane had landed when Adam (B) realized that he (C) had left the file that he (D)
needed at his office.
39. Students may buy (A) used books if they (B) have been (C) readily available and correctly (D)
priced.
40. (A) Many people agree that (B) writing letters (C) are a nice way (D) of keeping in touch.
41. (A) One of the boys kept (B) laughing, (C) this annoyed Jenny (D) intensely.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word / phrase that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
WHAT MAKES SOMETHING COLLECTABLE?
Why do some (42) ______ objects become valuable and highly priced by collectors, (43) ______
others will always remain worthless reminders of the past? Hilary Kay, an antiques expert, suggests that
(44) ______ what will be valuable in the future, one needs to look (45) ______ to the past. She gives the
example of one of the most valuable objects ever brought to her (46) ______ an expert opinion. It was a
French clockwork toy from the (47) ______ of the century - a fashionably dressed young man smoking
a cigarette- which perfectly (48) ______ that age of wealth and leisure. The clockwork toy was then just
a cheap object of after-dinner amusement, but today it is (49) ______ around 100,000 pounds.
So which objects produced today will be the collectable (50) ______ of the future? According to
Hilary: "You have to look at things in (51) ______ to the time you are living in and try to foresee what
it will be remembered (52) ______. There are no guarantees - there will always be certain (53) ______
of luck - so it is important to buy for enjoyment (54) ______ investment." So next time you go (55)
______ the contents of your old toy box, remember: it might be just a load of old (56) _____, or you
could be sitting on a gold mine!
42. A. daily B. usual C. normal D. everyday
43. A. while B. but C. unless D. when
44. A. seeing B. to see C. for seeing D. by seeing
45. A. up B. down C. back D. forward
46. a, from B. with C. by D. for
47. A. beginning B. start C. turn D. origin
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48. A. displayed B. expressed C. exhibited D. demonstrated

49. A. worth B. valued C. deserved D. validated
50. A. stuff B. materials C. items D. sections
51. A. connection B. relation C. regards D. attachment
52. A. about B. upon C. at D. for
53. A. amount B. quantity C. number D. deal
54. A. instead of B. without C. rather than D. rather not
55. A. over B. through C. throughout D. back
56. A. rubbish B. trash C. garbage D. junk
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
57. If we had lost the map, we would have never found our way.
A. We didn't lose our way because we didn't lose the map.
B. We will find our way unless we lose the map.
C. We would have lost our way provided we had lost the map.
D. Supposing we lost the map, we would not find our way
58. I am sorry I didn't finish my homework last night.
A. I wish I finished my homework last night.
B. I wish to finish my homework last night.
C. I wish I had finished my homework last night.
D. I wish I would finish my homework last night.
59. They were so surprised by the news that they didn't know what to do.
A. The news was surprised them to know what to do.
B. It was such a surprising news that they didn't know what to do.
C. Surprisingly, they didn't know what to do about the news.
D. It was such surprising news that they didn't know what to do.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
questions.
60. It was in the year 1792 ______.
A. founding the New York Stock Exchange
B. which year the New York Stock Exchange was founded
C. the New York Stock Exchange founded
D. that the New York Stock Exchange was founded
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61. Jacob Lawrence is considered by many critics ______.

A. foremost African-American artist
B. to be the foremost African-American artist
C. is the foremost African-American, artist
D. the foremost African-American artist is
62. ______ who made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the United States.
A. Abraham Lincoln B. He was Abraham Lincoln
C. Abraham Lincoln was D. It was Abraham Lincoln
63. Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts ______, a popular summer resort.
A. lies the island of Martha's Vineyard
B. the island of Martha's Vineyard lies there
C. does lie the island of Martha's Vineyard
D. where the island of Martha's Vineyard lies