Practice lat 02 U ~990~ SECTION 1: LISTENING (50 points) |. Complete the following information about the cars available for rental, using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each gap. (10 points) Name Size Miles per gallon __| Price® IOTA Small 20 £23 COMBI Medium: 18 @). ROADSTER O. 2. @. *Prices include tax and (). II. Listen to a conversation on a university campus and choose the correct option. (10 points) 1. What is the woman’s status at the university? A. She is a senior. B. She is a junior. C. She’s a transfer student. D. She’s a graduate student. 2. What is the man’s status at the university? A. He is a senior. B. He is a tutor. C. He’s a transfer student. D. He’s a graduate student. 3. What does the man want to learn from the woman? A. How to transfer to a junior college. B. How to find his way around campus. C. The course requirements for a literature major. D. Who won the campus election. 4. How many total courses must a student take for a literature major?A. Three B. Five C. Eight D.Ten 5. The man will probably take his elective courses in which area? A. American literature B. World literature C. Literary analysis D. Surveying Ill. You will hear an explorer called Richard Livingstone talking about a trip he made in the rainforest of South America. Listen and indicate true (T) or false (F) statements. (10 points) ‘Statements T F T. They went all the way by boat. 2. Richard say that during the walk, they were always both cold and wet. 3. Ina deserted camp, they found some soup made from unusual meat and vegetables. 4, After the meal, they began to feel worried about what they have done. 5. Before leaving the camp, they left the sum of 50 dollars to thank the host. IV. You will hear a man called Alec Gardiner talking about the things he collects. Listen and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided. (20 points) Alec isn’t exactly (1) why he collects things. He started collecting when he was (2) . Asa child Alec kept the things he collected in (3) Alec says it’s a wonderful feeling when he completes a (4) of, something. Alec likes collecting cartoon figures because they look (5) and they amuse him. It’s possible to collect so many Mickey Mouse figures because Mickey is the (6) cartoon character. He keeps most of his cartoon figures in the living room on small (7) . Alec used to buy things at collectors’ (8) and antique shops. Alec doesn’t like to leave the house for too long because he’s afraid of (9) In order to complete a set of something, Alec sometimes has to pay out(10) hundred pounds. SECTION 2: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (50 points) I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence (20 points) 1. Nathalie seems very tough at work. She’s a different person at home, A. though B. although C.asthough ‘Deven though 2. [kept out of the conversation because it me. A. wasn’t concerned B. wasn’t concerning _C. didn’t concern _D. didn’t concern to 3. The entire city was electricity last night- it was chaotic. A.no B.almostno _—_C. hardly any D. without 4. Henry was overweight, so he went on a strict diet and twenty kilos. A. missed B. lost C. failed D. fell 5. He was arrested because he answered to the description of the man. A. searched B. pursued C. wanted D. hunted 6. Humanity has done great damage to the environment in its search for materials. A. live B. raw C. crude D. rude 7. , the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather. A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered 8. One way to let off after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise. A. cloud B. tension C. steam D. sweat 9. Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new in the field and possibly lead to a cure. A. earth B. ground C. soil D. land 10. After three days in the desert, his mind began to play on him. ‘A. games B. jokes C. tricks D. fun 11. The match will be screened on ITV with commentary by Any Gray. A. lively B. live C. alive D. living12. Iknow you didn’t want to upset me but I’ sooner you me the whole truth yesterday. A.could have told _B. told C. have told D. had told 13. As the drug took , the patient became quieter. A. effect B. force C. influence D. action 14. The dawn redwood appears __ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world. ‘A. was flourished _B. having to flourish _C. to have flourished Dz have flourished 15. His comments little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case. A. reflect B. bear C. give D. possess 16. All____ is acontinuous supply of the basic necessities of life. A. what is needed B. for ourneeds__ C. the thing needed D. that is needed 17. Itis urgent that this letter___immediately. ‘A. was posted B. posted C.be posted ——_—D be post 18. John: This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester! Mary: ___ but I think it’s quite easy. A. Icouldn’t agree more B. understand what you're saying C. You’re wrong D. I don’t see in that way 19. Itis only recently that ballets have been based on the themes__ American life. A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D. reflected 20. I wish you’d do the accounts. I don’t have for numbers. A. ahead B.amind C. the heart D. the nerve Il, The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right. (10 points) Britain has a general mild temperate climate. The weather, however, tends to be changed (though not necessarily unpredictable) as a result of the constant influence of different air mass. The prevailing winds are south-westerly, which bring warm air in from across the Atlantic, There are a few extremes in temperature, which rarely goes above 32°C or below 4-10°C. In summer, southern Britain is warmer than northern Britain because of its latitude, but in winter the North Atlantic Drift — a warm sea current - keeps the west mild than the east. Consequently, Wales and the south-west Peninsula has the most moderate climate and eastern England the most extremely. These differences, are not great however, and local variations arise from factors such as altitude and pollution are often greater. Annual rainfall is fairly evenly distribute, but ranges from more than 1,600 mm in the mountainous areas of the west and north far less than 800 mm over central and eastern parts. This is because depression from the Atlantic bring frontal rainfall first to the west and because western Britain is higher and so gets more relief rain. Your answer: Mistakes Corrections Mistakes Corrections Se] et AyD a] ay ey 10. II. Complete the following sentences with a suitable particle/preposition. (10 points) 1. My wife backed me ___over my decision to quit my job. 2. My mum and dad always find a way to work well together and are not critical each other. 3. At first, residents opposed plans for a new city skate park, but the skaters eventually won them 4, Traditionally, Amish weddings are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so there is time in to get ready for and clean up after each. 5. According to a government study, Korean elderly women are much more vulnerable social isolation and illnesses compared to their male counterparts. 6. Let’s make that island and wait for the storm to pass. 7. Could you please refrain smoking - this is a hospital! 58. The company pulled despite the economic crisis. 9. We were very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed last week. 10. When Mr. Spendthrift ran out of money, he fell on his mother for help. IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage. (10 pts) Mount Mulanje Mount Mulanje in Malawi is the highest mountain in central Africa, part of a range which comprises no fewer than twenty peaks over 2,500 metres. The range is readily (1). by road and a day’s drive allows a (2) circumnavigation. More energetic visitors, particularly walkers and climbers, are rewarded with an experience that is (3), Mulanje is a (4) sight, visible for miles around. The giant slab of rock appears to protrude almost vertically from the plain. This impression is borne out by the existence of the longest sheer rockface in Africa, demanding for even the most skilled (5) . The explanation for this dramatic geography lies in the rock: a hard granite, very resistant to (6). , Which contrasts with the softer rocks of the plains. Most visitors remain on the lower, gentler slopes, making use of forest huts for overnight accommodation. The trek up the foothills, along clearly defined paths, is not overly (7) but may take up to a week. As the climate cools gradually, almost (8) , with every few metres of altitude gained, so the full (9) of fauna and flora is revealed in all its (10), ACCESS LEISURE FORGET BREATH MOUNTAIN ERODE CHALLENGE PERCEPTIBLE DIVERSE SPLENDID SECTION 3: READING (60 points) 6I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (10 points) AS OLD AS YOU FEEL It might after all be true that you are only as old as you feel. A British clinic is carrying out new high-tech tests to calculate the “real” biological age of patients (1)__(on the rate of physical deterioration. Information on every (2)____ of a patient’s health, fitness, lifestyle and family medical history is (3)_____ in to a computer to work out whether they are older or younger than their calendar age suggests. The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has (4) __one_ leading British gerontologist to call for biological age to be used to determine when workers should retire. He (5)___ that if an employee's biological or “real” age is shown, for example, to be 55 when he reaches his 65th birthday, he should be (6)___ to work for another decade. Apparently most employers only take into (7)__a person’s calendar years, and the two may differ considerably. Some of those prepared to pay a substantial sum of money for the examinations will be able to smugly walk away with medical (8)___ showing that they really are as young as they feel, giving them the confidence to act and dress as if they were younger. Dr Lynette Yong, resident doctor at the clinic where the tests are offered claims that the purpose of these tests will be to motivate people to (9)__their health. The concept of “real” age is set to become big (10) ___in the USA with books and websites helping people work out whether their body is older or younger than their years. Others firmly believe that looks will always be the best indicator of age. 1. A. prospect B. arranged C. based D. established 2. A. attitude B. position C. decided D. aspect 3. A. planned B. provided C. supplied D. fed 4. A. prodded B. prompted C. projected D. provoked 5. A. argues B. discusses C. enquires D. debates 6.A. incited B. encouraged C. supported —_—_—D.. promoted 7.A. detail B. account C. interest D. importance 8. A. evidence B. grounds C. signs D. demonstration 79. A. increase B. gain C. improve D. progress 10. A. pursuit B. concen C. trade D. business Il. Fill each gap in the passage below with ONE appropriate word in the space provided. (15 points) INTRODUCTION TO A NOVEL Some years ago, I received a letter from a stranger, Joanna King. It seemed at first to be one of those pleasant fan letters that authors are occasionally cheered (1) , but which then turn out to be something else. Joanna had an aunt, aged ninety-eight, who had kept a diary from the age of thirteen until she was ninety-four. (2) Joanna nor her husband had ever been allowed to read any of these diaries, but because their relative was a woman (3) strong opinions, they thought they would be interesting. The point of writing to me was to ask my advice. Joanna had read a memoir I'd written about my own mother and grandmother, two ordinary women with (4) claim to fame, and it had made her wonder if there was some value in the diaries (5) a social document. Could I suggest (6), might be done with them? I suggested that a university might be interested and enclosed various names and addresses. I said the thought of someone keeping a diary over such (7)___ length of time, so neatly covering most of a century, was (8), itself extraordinary, and I would love to read them myself. Joanna replied saying that this was what she had hoped. (9) is, that I myself might be intrigued enough to want to (10) something of them. I hadn’t, in fact, mean that, but once it had been suggested I began to toy with the prospect. IN Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (10 points) Madison Square Garden, a world-famous sporting venue in New York City, has actually been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot. In 1873. P. T. Barnum built Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street, across from Madison Square Park. Two years later bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property, added statues and fountains and renamed it Gilmore's Gardens. When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 81879, it was renamed Madison Square Garden. A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890, with a ballroom. a restaurant, a theater, a rooftop garden, and a main arena with seating for 15,000. However, this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924, when it was torn down to make way for a forty-story skyscraper. When the second Madison Square Garden had been replaced in its location across from Madison Square Park. boxing promoter Tex Rickard raised six million dollars to build a new Madison Square Garden. This new Madison Square Garden was constructed in a different location on 8 Avenue and SOth Street and quite some distance from Madison Square Park and Madison Avenue. Rickard's Madison Square Garden served primarily as an arena for boxing prizefights and circus events until it outgrew its usefulness by the late 1950s. A new location was found for a fourth Madison Square Garden. atop Pennsylvania Railroad Station, and plans were announced for its construction in 1960. This current edifice, which includes a huge sports arena. a bowling center. a 5,000-seat amphitheater, and a twenty-nine-story office building, does retain the traditional name Madison Square Garden. However, the name is actually quite a misnomer. The building is not located near Madison Square, nor does it have the flowery gardens that contributed to the original name 1. The main point of this passage is that Madison Square Garden (A) has had a varied history in various locations (B) was P. T. Barmum's major accomplishment (C) is home to many different sporting events (D). was named after an adjacent park 2. Which paragraph discusses the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden? (A) The first paragraph (B) The second paragraph (C) The third paragraph (D). The last paragraph 3. What is a "venue"? (A) A place where people come together (B) An event in a competition(C) An exhibit of various products (D). An invitation to a program 4. According to the passage, Patrick Gilmore did all of the following EXCEPT that he (A) purchased the property at the corner’ of Madison Avenue and 26th Street (B) made improvements to the property that he bought (C) named the property that he bought Madison Square Garden (D) sold the property to Cornelius Vanderbilt 5. The word "lavish" is closest in meaning to (A) simple (B) modern (©) elaborate (D) outlandish 6. How long did the second Madison Square Garden last? (A) 11 years (B) 34 years (©) 45 years (D) 60years 7. The word “it” in the third paragraph refers to (A). circus events (B). arena (C). Square Garden (D). Square Park 8. Which of the following would most likely have taken place at Rickard's Madison Square Garden? (A) A ballroom dance (B) A theater production (C)A basketball game (D) A tiger show 9. The word "edifice" is most likely (A) an address (B) an association (©) a component (D) a building 10. What can be inferred about the current Madison Square Garden? (A) It is on Madison Avenue. (B) It is across from Madison Square Park. (C) Ithas incredible gardens (D) It is above a transportation center. IV. Read the following passage then do the tasks that follow. (15 pts) HOW DOES THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK TICK? A Our life span is restricted. Everyone accepts this as ‘biologically’ obvious. ‘Nothing lives for ever!’ However, in this statement we think of artificially produced, technical 10objects, products which are subjected to natural wear and tear during use. This leads to the result that at some time or other the object stops working and is unusable (‘death’ in the biological sense). But are the wear and tear and loss of function of technical objects and the death of living organisms really similar or comparable? B Our ‘dead’ products are ‘static’, closed systems. It is always the basic material which constitutes the object and which, in the natural course of things, is worn down and becomes ‘older’. Ageing in this case must occur according to the laws of physical chemistry and of thermodynamics. Although the same law holds for a living organism, the result of this law is not inexorable in the same way. At least as long as a biological system has the ability to renew itself it could actually become older without ageing; an organism is an open, dynamic system through which new material continuously flows. Destruction of old material and formation of new material are thus in permanent dynamic equilibrium. The material of which the organism is formed changes continuously. Thus our bodies continuously exchange old substance for new, just like a spring which more or less maintains its form and movement, but in which the water molecules are always different. C Thus ageing and death should not be seen as inevitable, particularly as the organism possesses many mechanisms for repair. It is not, in principle, necessary for a biological system to age and die. Nevertheless, a restricted life span, ageing, and then death are basic characteristics of life. The reason for this is easy to recognise: in nature, the existent organisms either adapt or are regularly replaced by new types. Because of changes in the genetic material (mutations) these have new characteristics and in the course of their individual lives they are tested for optimal or better adaptation to the environmental conditions. Immortality would disturb this system - it needs room for new and better life. This is the basic problem of evolution D Every organism has a life span which is highly characteristic. There are striking differences in life span between different species, but within one species the parameter is relatively constant. For example, the average duration of human life has hardly changed in thousands of years. Although more and more people attain an advanced age as a result of developments in medical care and better nutrition, the characteristic upper limit for most uwremains 80 years. A further argument against the simple wear and tear theory is the observation that the time within which organisms age lies between a few days (even a few hours for unicellular organisms) and several thousand years, as with mammoth trees. E Ifa lifespan is a genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary to propose the existence of an intemal clock, which in some way measures and controls the aging process and which finally determines death as the last step in a fixed programme. Like the fife span, the metabolic rate has for different organisms a fixed mathematical relationship to the body mass. In comparison to the life span this relationship is ‘inverted’: the larger the organism the lower its metabolic rate. Again this relationship is valid not only for birds, but also, similarly on average within the systematic unit, for all other organisms (plants, animals, unicellular organisms). F Animals which behave ‘frugally’ with energy become particularly old for example, crocodiles and tortoises. Parrots and birds of prey are often held chained up. Thus they are not able to ‘experience life’ and so they attain a high life span in captivity. Animals which save energy by hibernation or lethargy (e.g. bats or hedgehogs) live much longer than those which are always active, The metabolic rate of mice can be reduced by a very low consumption of food (hunger diet) They then may live twice as long as their well fed comrades. Women become distinctly (about 10 per cent) older than men. If you examine the metabolic rates of the two sexes you establish that the higher male metabolic rate roughly accounts for the lower male life span. That means that they live life ‘energetically’ - more intensively, but not for as long. G __ It follows from the above that sparing use of energy reserves should tend to extend life. Extreme high performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life. Relaxation lowers metabolic rate, as does adequate sleep and in general an equable and balanced personality. Each of us can develop his or her own ‘energy saving programme’ with a little self observation, critical self- control and, above all, logical consistency. Experience will show that to live in this way not only increases the life span but is also very healthy. This final aspect should not be forgotten. 12The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G, For question 1-6, choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-G from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i-x, in the corresponding numbered boxes. LIST OF HEADINGS 1 The biological clock ii Why dying is beneficial iii The ageing process of men and women iv Prolonging your life v_ Limitations of life span vi Modes of development of different species vii A stable life span despite improvements viii Energy consumption ix Fundamental differences in ageing of objects and Xx. organisms Repair of genetic material Example answer: Paragraph A: v Your answers 1. Paragraph B 2. Paragraph C 3. Paragraph D | 4. Paragraph E 3. Paragraph F 6. Paragraph G | Questions 7-10, complete the notes below Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 7-10 131 Objects age in accordance with principles of (7) and of (8) Q Through mutations, organisms can (9) better to the environment @ (10) would pose a serious problem for the theory of evolution SECTION 4: WRITING (60 points) 1. Write the new sentences using the words in brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (10 points) 1. “T think the whole idea is ridiculous.”, he said. (being) He dismissed 2. The disagreement was a lot of a fuss about nothing. (teacup) The disagreement 3. Sorry, you can’t do whatever you want. (pick) Sorry, you are not in 4. You should not open the door for any reason. (no) Under 5. Her lateness made the boss angry. (bananas) It was because of I Rewrite the following sentences, keeping their meaning unchanged, beginning with the words given. (10 points) 1. You must never mention this to him Under .... 2. His condition improved so rapidly that he went home four days after the operation. There ..... 3. Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this. Only... 4. It wasn’t my fault that she lost the money. Through ... 5. The chances are that the whole thing will have been forgotten by next term. Inall... 14IV. Essay writing: (30 points) Write an essay of about 250 words to express your opinion on the following topic: With the development of online communication, people will never be alone and will always be able to make new friends. To what extent do you agree?