Tuyển tập 20 năm đề thi olympic tiếng anh lớp 11 part 2

At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world.. In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats.. The animals are given

9 You didn't think I was being serious, did you, Brian! It was a joke! I was

pulling your that's all

A thumb B hair C toe D leg

10 Those second-hand Walkmans are selUng like I f you want

one, you'd better buy one before they're all gone

A shootings stars B fresh bread

C hot cakes D w i l l oats

PART T H R E E : GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES

A Supply the missing prepositions or particles

1 Please don't let to the children about the party: I want it to be a

surprise

2 A true friend never lets you

3 Government officials are looking reports that the lake is being

polluted by a chemical factory

4 I hit him so hard that he fell unconscious I knocked him

5 1 heard you went for a new interview How did you make ?

6 You look the weather Are you ill?

7 The boss was really hot the collar when you told him you lost

the contract

8 He lived in a small cottage which, because it was the beaten

track, was very difficult to find

9 My mother never gives anyone a tip principle

10 luck, we should be in London by 3 o'clock

B Put the verbs into the correct forms

1 Where do you think Peter is today? - I have no idea, he (sleep) late

2 Ann assured that she (finish) it by 11

3 He died of lung cancer He (smoke) a lot

4 Present day problems demand that we (be) ready for any

emergency

5 By 8 o'clock this evening, the spaceship (travel) for five hours

round the earth

6 He got angry because he (not, be) accustomed to (make)

fun of Uke that before

7 It (not, be) for you, I would be late

8 I don't kno

w wh

y yo

u alway

s (talk) i

n class, boys

9 H

e pretende

d (forget) th

e man'

s name

PA RT FOUR: WRITIN

1 It'

s mor

e tha

n a fortnight sinc

e anyon

e sa

w Julian

Julian was

The ed^e

of the shore

t staye

d fine

Although rain

The concert

5 My parents le

Alan's illness

7 Th

e compan

y present

s a gold watch to each

of it

s retirin

g employees

All dofis

B Rewrit

e th

e followin

g sentences , usin

g th

e give

n words D

o no

t alte

r

these words

(UNAWARE)

)

4 These two makes of computer are practically the same (HARDLY)

5 The coach's tactics were directly responsible for the team's defeat

(CONSEQUENCE)

6 There's no point in your phoning Caroline - she's away (TIME)

7 The final version of the plan was quite different from the initial draft

(RESEMBLANCE)

8 Who will inherit the estate? (HEIR)

9 The bottle must not be laid on its side (UPRIGHT)

lO.He likes to be addressed as "Professor" (CALL)

PART V : READING COMPREHENSION

A Fill in each blank with one word

The London Marathon is one of the best-known long distance races in the

world Some of the (1) famous long distance runners have competed

in it But (2) makes it different from many other great sporting events

is the fact that ordinary people can (3) part alongside international stars

The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete In 1979,

his friends told him about the New York Marathon, during (4) the runners are encouraged to carry (5) to the end of the course by the

enthusiastic shouts of the spectators He flew to the USA to run in the race (6)

was so impressed by (7) that he decided to organize a

similar event in Britain Many problems (8) to be overcome before the

first London Marathon took place in 1981 Chris Brasher still takes a keen

interest in the event, even though he is no longer the organizer

A total of around 3(X),000 runners have completed the race, with a record of

25,194 finishing in 1984 Numbers are limited (9) the streets of London

are too narrow to accommodate all those who would like to run Each year,

more than 70,000 apply for the 26,000 places in the race Hundreds of thousands

of spprtators line the route and at least a hundred countries televise it Over the

years (10) th

e firs

t rac

e wa

s held, a

y b

y th

e runners

L MODE

L

When ]5-year-old Kira hanger

is not flying off to

the wonderful locations and

appearing on the covers

of magazines, you'll probably

find her revising for her

school exams Jane Laidlaw

finds out more

"I'm afraid

Kira will b

e a little late,"

the receptionist a

o problem

" I had been trying to convince

myself tha

t al

l

the bad things 1 had read about model

s wer

e rubbish, bu

t i

f sh

e

had decided

e woul

d b

e rushing Sh

d an

d apologeti

c and with her mother Kir

designed clothes bu

t i

n a simple

black dress an

d trainers

There was n

o sig

n o

f a selfish

attitude, sh

e wa

s jus

t a very friendly, ver

y tall

, ver

y

pretty girl

All models unde

e explained, an

of he

r successfu

l daughter

Kira gives th

"I sai

d no, bu

it an

d sh

e performe

d perfectly Sh

immediately offered her work

Kira now finds tha

few unkind

y sa

y I have too high an

opinion

of

myself." This kin

t sh

e says

, "The

y

assume that because I've suddenly become a model, I can't stay the same But the only thing that's changed is I've become more confident - not in a horrible way, but I'm able to stand up for myself more."

As a busy model though, her social life is obviously affected The Select agency can ring at any time and tell her that she is wanted for a job the next day

"If my friends are going out together, I can't say I ' l l come, because I don't know what I ' m doing the next day I can't really make plans, and i f I do they sometimes get broken, but my friends are good about it They don't say, "Oh, you're always going off modelling now, you never have time for us"

Kira has the looks, ability and support to have a fabulous career ahead of her And not many people can say that before they even sit their school- leaving exams I am about to finish the interview with the girl who has it all, and I ask what she would like to do as a career i f she didn't have the outstanding beauty that seems certain to take her to the top of the profession She pauses and rephes, " I ' d like to do what you're doing."

1 Before she went to the interview with Kira, the writer

A was unsure what question to ask her

B was aware that Kira might be late

C did not expect to like her

D was afraid that Kira would dislike her

2 When Kira walked in, the writer was surprised because

A Kira was not attractive as she had expected

B Kira did not seem to have been affected by success

C Kira looked younger than she had expected

D Kira apologised for her mother being there

3 When Kira refused to enter the supermodel competition, her sister

A understood her feelings B lost her temper

C paid no attention D tried to persuade her

4 What does Kira think about reactions to her success at school?

A She feels that some criticisms of her behaviour are correct

B She realises why some people are critical of her

C She thinks that people are paying too much attention to her

D She expects people to start treating her differently soon

5 What do we learn about Kira in the last paragraph?

A She doesn't expect to be a model for long

B Sh

e is already thinkin

g of

a ne

w career g a journalist d becomin t min e wouldn' C Sh

C Paragrap

h understandin

and choose from the

list A-G the sentences

1

I Like technica

l difficulties , studi

, fo

r example , w

s to n trie Televisio e groups d incom , an , professions l classes m al e fro They com

attract differen

t type

s of people fo

r differen

t type

s of programmes

4

f us who prefe

r lo watch televisio

l lon

g distances , an

e hop

e tha

t fo

r a second the

y migh

t appea

r o

n ? "I e come d sh y ha Angela Wh e to l I spok s unti e thi didn't believ television I

t s e curiou e ar that peopl y is r theor television." Anothe r on o appea chance t was a

A Studio audiences consist of all kinds of people

B For some people, being in a studio audience is preferable to watching television at home

C It is hard for some people to understand the reasons for wanting to be in a studio audience

D Studio audiences play an important part in the making of television programmes

E Members of studio audiences are sometimes not regarded with respect

F People become part of a studio audience for various reasons

G Viewers wonder what kind of people are in studio audiences

PRACTICE 2

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those

of the others

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

I Choose the best answers to finish the following sentences

1 The area was neglected and soon turned into an overcrowded

A suburb B slum C quarter D estate

2 The explosion shattered hundreds of of glass in the building

A windows B fragments C sheets D panes

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A shee

r B straigh

t C uprigh

t D erec

A plaite

d B stra

w C wove

n D thatche

A tanke

r B pon

d C reservoi

r D sewe

the country

A bungalo

w B mansio

n C shac

k D bar

r C ditc

h D puddl

A dom

e B buildin

g C summi

t D steepl

e

9 A tall buildin

s C basi

s D establishmen

s court

s an

d

an orchard

A ground

s B propert

y C field

s D surrounding

s

II Fil

1 Th

e (maintain) o

3 Afte

r a few drinks, thei

r behaviour

s becam

e (inhibit)

4 Th

e ca

t i

s (luxury) i

n th

e sunshine

5 H

e wil

l b

e (joy) a

t you

r news It'

s s

o good

6 Don'

t admi

t (liable) fo

d (tranquil)

PART THREE: GRAMMA

to the top

of Moun

t Fuji

That takes

3 If you find

it necessary, yo

Should

4 We had to settle for a cheaper car than the one we wanted

We had to content

5 Fancy you and I meeting in the middle of Africa like this

It's really odd

6 My friends persuaded me to go to the party in fancy dress

3 The new manager blames me for everything that goes wrong (PICKING)

4 Don't panic about something so trivial (MOUNTAIN)

5 They have narrowed the many applicants down to three (SHORT)

6 He liked the new job straight away (DUCK)

7 Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument

(LIKENED)

8 They arrived at their destination ahve and kicking (SOUND)

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crop

in

up through

down

on

to for

1 I'v

t I

can't

2 I was talkin

no

idea why

3 I'm going

to the library

If you , I

Bill tha

t I would lend him some money He'

s me, s

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can't disappoin

t him

t sh

e hi

m

so he had to write

it withou

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very depressed

e al

l her

b offer It'

at scvc

u thi

s evening Wil

12.1 applied

for a part-time

job

at th

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g t

o

mc

13 I'm sorry

I'm late Somethin

s yours Don'

e month

s late

r

they were married

PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

I Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE word

By the time we reached the town centre it was packed (1) people (2) their shopping done Trees decorated (3) colored lights

blinked at every corner and (4) I hadn't known about the centenary

celebrations, I would (5) thought it was Christmas Banners had

(6) sU-etched across the street proclaiming "MARSHLAND NEW

TOWN - THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS", as (7) the shoppers needed

to (8) reminded Nothing else had been (9) of in the town

for weeks Committees had (10) formed, and every day more and

more money was (11) collected by local schoolchildren seHing flags

and buttons Posters printed (12) the words LONG L I V E

MARSHLAND dangled from every lamppost I f I hadn't (13) it with

my own eyes, I (14) never believe it And (15) for the

Mayor, Mrs Briggs, the centenary would have passed by unnoticed

II Read through the following passage and then choose from the list A - K

the best phrase to fill each of the blanks Some of the suggested answers

do not fit at all

F I L M C O M P A N Y T R A D E M A R K S Trade mark designs - or logos - identifying film companies have been

around since cinema's early days In the era of silent films, viewers looked for the

name of the company before they looked for who the stars were and they were

rarely interested in the director The logo was used at the start of every film by any

film companies and it was an important part of each studio's pubUcity (1)

and quite detailed accounts service concerning some of them

(2) since the original company was founded The image was

taken from a childhood memory of a mountain in Utah, where its founder grew

up, while the title was borrowed from the name of a construction site down the

road from his office

(3) but was soon resigned into the form we would recognise today It

was abandoned briefly in the 1970s but the company soon returned to it, colored

blue and orange and floating in front of a blue sky Logos that feature blue skies

form a kind of species within the field of film company trademarks, with Warner

Brothers, Columbia and Paramount all using it as a background (4)

they all want to be greatest and the largest and to become part of the everyday

landscape

by the famous mirrore

d globe

A A young

executive was give

3

PART ONE: PHONOLOG

Y

Pick out th

1 A dange

2 A com

d B.bead

C threa

d D.bread

4 A garli

2 Have you got time to discuss your work now or are you to leave

A thinking B planned C around D about

3 Dinner will be ready soon Can you please the table?

A lay B settle C make D put

4 There was no in waiting longer than half an hour so we left

A good B point C worth D use

5 The question of late payment of bill was again at the board meeting

A risen B raised C brought D taken

6 Their washing - machine was out of , so they couldn't wash any clothes

A activity B work C order D condition

7 His wife's death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to

it

A get round B come through C go over D get over

8 I f you want a good flat in London, you have to pay through the

for it

A month B car C nose D teeth

9 Mr Jones has painting sine he retired

A taken up B taken of C taken over D taken in

10 Modern buildings should with the surrounding area

A suit B fit C blend D j o i n

1 l.He lives a(n) throw from the station

A stone's B stick's C arrow's D apple's

12.She did six hours' studying a day for her exam

A solid B heavy C strong D big

13 Don't forget to the alarm clock for six o'clock tomorrow morning

A put B ring C set D wind

14 There was nothing special about his clothes from his flowery tie

A but B except C other D apart

15.She went a bad cold just before Christmas

A down with B in for C over D through

16.In the old days, people believed that the world was flat and ships would fall off the

A boundary B edge C border D limit

IV.Who was th

o reache

s C t

o reac

h D reache

o I lent hi

s C a

t las

t D finally

l C untru

e D moc

f m

y tongue, bu

t I just couldn'

t

remember it

A en

d B poin

t C edg

e D ti

p

II Suppl

t Mr Smit

e know

s a lot abou

t th

e compan

y

is (EXIT)

PA RT T HR EE : GRAMMA

d accommodatio

n i

n Brighton, yo

t

2 We only send you books after receiving the money

Only after the money

3 He was annoyed because his secretary came to work late

10 They recommended opening new factories in the depressed area

They recommended that

11 Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning isn't

changed, using the words given in parentheses

1 Could you look after my suitcase for a moment? (EYE)

2 He's a taxi driver, so he is thoroughly familiar with the city (HAND)

3 I don't like him because he boasts a lot (MOUTH)

4 If she ever learns about this news, she'll be furious (EARS)

5 There's a very long list of repairs (ARM)

PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

I Fill in each numbered blank with one appropriate preposition

No one knows who invented pencils or when it happened A Swiss described

a pencil in a book in 1565 He said it was a piece of wood (1) lead

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(2) it (Lea

d i

s a very heavy metal) Pencil

to write (3) pens The

Then in 1795 someone

started making

pencils (5) graphit

e an

d

they became

very popular Graphit

e i

s a kind

of coal (Coa

l i

s black, an

d w

e

burn

it (6) hea

t an

d energy) Toda

y grin

d th

e graphite, mak

d bak

e it The

n the

y pu

t i

t (10) a piece

of wood

One pencil ca

long

People wrote

k (14

)

every few letters Nex

t someon

e invente

d a fountain

pen that coul

d

hold ink (15) it A

fountain pen can write several page

s befor

e yo

u

have to fill i

t again

1 1 Fill i

(1) a long

bitter struggle, wome

n no

w enjo

y th

e (2)

education opportunities a

s men, no

e remain

s basicall

y hostile (7

) • in

the

most progressiv

e countries, wome

politicians, soldiers, doctors

, factor

y hands, universit

-y professors, farmers

,

company directors, lawyers

, bu

s conductors, scientist

-s (10)

d rearin

g children Ye

t me

n g

o (12) maintainin

say

women

are unreliable

and irrational The

and instinct t

o (14) a

t decisions The

g clearly

III Read the texts and answer the questions which follow them

A

Modem zoos are different from zoos that were built fifty years ago At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world The animals Uved in cages that were made of concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in The zoo environment was anything but natural Although the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill

In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats The animals are given more freedom in larger areas so that they can live more as they would in nature Even the appearance of zoos has changed Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow through the areas that the animals live in There are few bars; instead, there is often only a deep ditch, fiUed with water, which is called a moat The moat surrounds an area where several species of animals live together as they would naturally For example, in the San Diego Zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds This particular kind of cage is called an aviary; it is large enough that the birds can live naturally The birds in the aviary fly around, make nests in the trees, and hunt for food At the Zoological Park in New York City, because of special night lights, people can observe nocturnal animals that most people have never seen; these animals are active only at night, when most zoos are closed In a zoo like the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, people can see animals that Uve in special environments like the desert Some other zoos have special places for visitors to watch animals that Uve under water like fish Still other zoos have special places for animals that hve in cold polar surroundings like the great white bear from the Arctic region

Modem zoos only display animals for visitors, but they also preserve and save endangered species Endangered animals such as the American bald eagle and bison are now Uving and producing offspring in zoos For this reason, fifty years from now the grandchildren of today's visitors will still be able to enjoy watching these animals

After you read each of the statements in this exercise, decide whether each one is true or false according to the text

1 Animals in modem zoos have more freedom than animals did fifty years ago

2 Fifty years ago, the zoo keepers did not feed the animals well

3 The American bald eagle is an extinct animal

4 Animals from polar environments are never kept in zoos

5 In modern zoos, many of the iron bars have been replaced by moats

B

Before histor

y wa

s written , peopl

e neede

d to search fo

r food Perhap

s it wa

the childre

n an

d to gather foo

d fro

m nature N

o on

e know

s how , bu

started; it might hav

e bee

n an accident Perhap

s a containe

r of grass seed

n ide

a of paragraph 1

B someone made a good guess

C people thought carefully about a way to stop a problem

D clearing away branches made gathering easier

4 The main idea of paragraph 4 is that

A wild rice is a good model for agriculture

B wild rice is easy to gather,

C people like wild rice

D crops like wild rice are natural

5 What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

A people needed to learn ways to get more food

B The number of children was increasing fast

C Agriculture was so bad that anything would improve it

D people really needed to learn how to write

P R A C T I C E 4

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

A Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those

of the others

B Underline the stressed syllable in each of the following words

repository magnificent eternal mistake legislature register antagonist abacus dividend impetus

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PA RT TWO: VOCABULAR

Lichens ar

e a unique

group

of complex, (1

h com

e i

n a wide variety

of colours

They are composed

to satisfy the needs

of th

e lichens Th

e autotrophi

c gree

n

algae (3) al

elements O

n th

e othe

r hand, th

e heterotrophi

c fungu

s

which (5) o

s (7) by-whic

NUTRITION

DEPENDENCE ABSORPTION UNITE SIMILARITY SHARE

y ca

n

be in some very (10) place

KE

ice caps a

B Choos

e th

e best answers

1 Th

e manifest

o i

s a for th

e town'

s future

A whit

e pape

r B gree

n bel

t C blu

B ge

t i

n C com

A o

n tic

k B i

n dechn

e C a

d C discarde

d

D demoUshe

d E dismisse

d

5 Do you know, she's bought curtain material exactly the same as ours She's a dreadful

A parrot B dog-in-the-manger

C mocking bird D copycat E ape

6 Although she was dying to rip open the present, she exercised some

A moderation B control C restraint

8 People often shy of saying what they really think

A act B fight C sound

D play E fly

9 I work part-time and I am a mother the rest of the time, so I get

A a whale of a time B my cake and cat it C my hands full

D the best of both worlds E a busman's holiday

10 The Minister'sanswer led to an outcry from the opposition

A evasive B inalienable C unbridled

D persuasive E over riding

PART T H R E E : GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

A Supply the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses

Four hundred Hebridean lobsters facing certain death were given a brief reprieve when the plane (1 take) them to France (2 become) - lobster pot, bisque and quadrille (3 force) to make an emergency landing behind Wormwood Scrubs prison in West London yesterday The lobsters (4 be)

en route from the Outer Hebrides in Scotland to Le Touquet in northern France when the Cessna 206 Hght aircraft (5 transport) them (6 develop-)

engine trouble The Danish pilot, 46-year-old M r Carsten Peterson, (7 manage): (8 guide) the plane down on to land 200 yards from the Scrubs M r Peterson, who lives in Country Offaly in the Irish Republic, (9 make) earlier abortive attempts (10 land) on Clapham Common or Battersea Park in South London

1 Tal

l player

s ar

e _

an advantage

football matches

2 I can recite the whole poem memory

PA RT F OU R: READIN

Decision-thinking

is no

t (1) poke

y poker, tha

t (3) subjectiv

d thinkers

his man

y othe

r accomplishments, on

o on

e o

f (8)

t o

f concealment,

bluff o

r luc

k games

where the players (11

) , in

principle, discove

r

the best mov

e b

y th

e (12) o

of (14) information

n advance, tha

t (15) cours

B Multipl

e choices

TH

E MENACE OF THE MIC

50 years ago Ove

in the past 150

These developments i

y 2010, ne

People will b

have been sent by post A postal system which has essentially been the same since the Pharaohs will virtually disappear overnight Once these changes are introduced, not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip As soon as this technology is available, these people will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car One change will make thousands If not millions, redundant

Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology Instead of going

^to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information Indeed, you might even come up "before a computer judge who would, in all probability, judge your case more fairly than a human counterpart Doctors, too, will fine that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment

In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being What's more, most learning will take place

in the home via video conferencing Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills through play

What, you may ask, can we do to avoid the threat of the dole queue? Is there any job that will be safe? First of all, we shouldn't hide our heads in the sand Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle People should get computer literate as this just might save them from professional extinction After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future Strangely enough, there will still be jobs Uke rubbish collection and cleaning as it is tough to program tasks which are largely unpredictable

If we accept that people have the need to work, then an option might well be

to introduce compulsory job sharing and to hmit the length of the working week Otherwise, we could find ourselves in an explosive situation where a technocratic elite is both supporting, and threatened by, vast numbers of the unemployed Whether the future is one of mass unemployment or greater freedom and leisure will depend on how change is managed over this difficuU period and how the relationship between work and reward is viewed

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1 Change

s

A occu

r daily

C ar

e dangerou

s t

o society

B bookshop

s will have disappeared

D i

t will be cheaper t

o sen

d messages

D wil

chang

e thei

r jobs

C becom

e cleaners D

prepar

e fo

r th

e future

B dealin

g wit

h th

e unemployed

C changin

g attitudes

D dividin

g wor

k u

p fairly

ICE-CREA

M THAT

K EE PS T HE

FAMIL

Y

TO GE TH

ER

It i

s a bitter Novembe

family's thoughts ar

e turne

d t

o summer

0

\

"It's a bit unusual but it's worth a try next summer", says Rachel Roskilly,

59 No-one disagrees with her Next summer the new flavour or icecream will

be added to the 33 flavours of ice-cream that the family ah-eady produces

"Although we had been making clotted cream since we married and doing holiday lets in the outbuilding for 32 years, we reahsed that i f the farm was ever supported by three grown-up children plus their possible famihes wc had to make

it a lot more profitable," Joe said

"We had decided against ice-cream in 1984 because small-scale equipment was not available at the right price," Joe said "But three years later, when we were looking for a small pasteurising machine with which to make whipping cream, we realised that things had changed."

In addition, last summer the family opened The Croust House, a 50- seater restaurant serving coffee, cream teas, salads and other light lunches, as well as all the ice-cream and Rachel's home made bread, scones, cakes and jams

"Although the cows are the key to everything we do, I have always felt that being ready to change and expand when necessary makes farming more interesting and more fun than it used to be The younger generation can get bored by the routine of farming We can keep their interest by bringing in new ideas when otherwise they might have been tempted away from the countryside."

A Hard work and money have not always gone hand in hand at Tregellast Barton farm Ten years ago Rachel and Joe were making a turnover of under 50.000 - less than a fifth of what they turn over now

B Tw

o year

s ag

o Bryn, wh

o ha

d gaine

d a degree

this yea

r fro

m a furniture

making course to set u

n sh

e

retired she gave Joe the farm

of 2

0 hectares

E "Rache

l an

d I invested

5,000 in

d fathe

r o

f th

e family, sit

s overalls H

e i

s silent, bu

d fro

m

their Jerse

y cream, whic

h ha

d a good local reputation Ice-crea

m seeme

d th

e

best idea

r wit

h

sons Jacob, 31

, Toby, 25, an

d daughte

r Bryn, 2, sh

t mean

s exactl

y

the same

She was

4 I can't believe that the rates are going to remain at the same level this year

I find

5 The local government systems was first incorporated into law in the late

19th century

The late 19th century

6 Is it because they're working class that they behave Uke this?

9 No tuition fees are payable in any publicly - maintained schools

Publicly - maintained schools do

10 Half the afternoon was spent on clay - modelling

Clay - modelling

B Use the following sets of words and phrases to make meaningful

sentences Do not change the order of the words or phrases

1 He / be / give / gold watch / recognition / his services / company

2 Constant worrier / his secret / be / reveal / take / heavy toll / his health

3 1 / help / you / tidy up / room / condition that / you / give / me / loan / your

bicycle

4 Majority / students / vote / Ms Kim / spokesperson

5 Spite / his / go / diet / Henry / continue / put on / weight

6 1 / shocked / read / children / see / 4000 acts / violence / TV / by / time /

grow up

7 None / cousins / be / airport / see / off

8 Newspaper / not mention / extent / damage / cause / fire

9 Only when / he / see / keepsake / it / strike / him / woman / front / be / girl

/ he / promise / give / all / love

10 Some / his photographs / win / prizes / competitions Consequently, he / think /

himself / professional / photographer

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5

PART ONE : PHONOLOG

e bol

d par

t is pronounced differentl

y from , thos

1 A forg

8 A asthm

Put a stress mar

k ove

r th

e stresse

d syllable

PART TWO : VOCABULAR

r a drink (HOSPITABLE

3 I

f yo

u continu

e to accept hel

9 The troops were thoroughly by this set-back (MORAL)

10 All nations are in the modern world (DEPEND)

B Multiple choices

1 The show has only recently from Warehouse Theater to the Playhouse

A transmitted B transposed C transferred D transpired

2 There is a constant of visitors to this important historic site

A current B tide C river D stream

3 I wish we'd never bought him a TV - all he ever does is sit to

the box

A fixed B stuck C glued D seale"d

4 It was when her cheque bounced that I realized that she had

no money at all

A merely B simply C only D just

5 Although he stood to gain nothing at all, he helped us out of the

of his heart

A benevolence B generosity C charity D goodness

6 As you arc non-resident in this country, I am afraid that you are

to vote

A inequitable B illegible C illegal D ineligible

7 She was out of 115 applicants for the position of Managing Director

A short-changed B short-listed

C short-sighted D short-handed

8 1 was alarmed to see how much money had been spending

A somewhat B something C somewhere D someone

9 The charity felt that they had to help the old man who had no visible of support

A resources B means C methods D ways

10 As the evening wore everyone at the party became more relaxed

A on B away C along D down

PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

Put in suitable prepositions and adverb particles

1 After four weeks of working in a school, he reahzed he wasn't cut

teaching He didn't have enough patience

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2 Th

e Chairma

n calle

d Mr Smit

h to second th

e think

s she'

s th

e hill

u wan

t reason

PART FOUR : READIN

G COMPREHENSIO

d scientifi l an a rationa e in e Uv t w e tha We beUev

c age , bu

t w

e do not W

(5) t

o perfor

m suc

h a miracle , an

all y mee e the t becaus d adap e an l endur s wil t myth e ancien (9) thes

t a n character the huma t of l par a fundamenta t is y tha r myster (10) fo

B Choos

e th

e bes

t answer t besa s tha e disease l th Of al

t th

e huma

n race , lepros

y is

by fa

r th

e hardes

t to Wha y fatal t uncommonl d no , an n crippHng , ofte usually disfiguring t is bear I

t n l dissolutio e physiologica not th s is r ailment l othe m al y fro distinguishes lepros

t th

e fear , horror , an

h h century the fifteent e of e middl t th h abou o vanis began t It n Europe century i

technique flexible enough to distinguish leprosy from other disfiguring diseases

is considered the most persuasive Most authorities believe that only a fraction

of the innumerable victims of medieval leprophobia were actually suffering from leprosy

Modern leprologist are capable of understanding the extraordinary horror of leprosy that haunted ancient and medieval man, but they find its present day persistence peculiar Leprosy is no longer the mystery it once was, and modern understanding of its causes and cures permits most lepers to lead quite normal lives

1 Leprosy is described as the disease

A easiest to contract B most often fatal

C most difficult to cure D hardest to bear

2 The factor that sets leprosy apart from other ailments is

A incurability

B its painfulness

C the loathing with which people regard it

D the resultant permanent disfigurement

3 The great aversion to lepers arose

A in medieval times B before the time of Christ

C at the beginning of the plague D in the sixteenth century

4 The writings of Mohammed held that lepers were

A unclean to be avoided

B atoning for past sins

C naturally antisocial

D unfortunate victims of an unavoidable disease

5 The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Europe marked the

A decline of leprosy

B decline of aversion to leprosy,

C first attempts to cure leprosy

D peak of the occurrence of leprosy

6 The development of a diagnostic technique was significant because it

A could be used to diagnose many application

B help to develop a rational attitude toward leprocy

C distinguish leprosy from singular disease

D uncover many unknown cases of leprosy

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C lepros

y wa

s neve

r mysterious

D lepros

y i

s incomprehensible

PA RT F IV E: WRITIN

No fo rmal

language

Unlike 1

/ won't

5 If he hadn't neede

d th

e money, h

for you

Little

7 You'v

e go

t a nerve, implyin

How dare

l midnight

B Rewrite the following sentences using the given words Do not alter these words

1 He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer (NAME)

2 We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year (EVEN)

3 Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting (WENT)

4 I feel that I don't fit in with the people in the new office (FISH)

5 He modestly understated his part in the rescue (DOWN)

6 This interpretation is as valid as that one (EQUALLY)

7 Not a word came out of her mouth (LOST)

8 Your attitude will have to change i f you want to succeed (LEAF)

9 He gets very annoyed when you criticize him! (BULL)

10.111 health resulted in his inability to do the job (COPE)

PRACTICE 6

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

A Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those

7 A rehabilitatio

n

C dishonorabl

e

8 A quic

k

9 A policema

n

10 A suitabilit

mathematician b lu e- pr in

RY

A Choos

e th

e w or

d o

r phras

e wh ic

h bes

t complete

s eac

h sentence , o

t i

n eac

h sentence

1 Th

e firs

t j ob was t

o

e C loa

d D stoc

k

2 It'

s a good idea

to carr

y a pair o

A repea

t B final

C doubl

e D spar

e

C pu

t D too

e on the ic

e o

n th

e floor

C sli

p D sin

f ou

r favorit

e novel

A evaluatio

n B summar

y C critiqu

e D dramatizatio

A useles

s B brillian

t C idioti

c D challengin

A illega

l B circumstantia

l C expansiv

e D profitabl

e

9 A television ad shows a busy baker with a new computer that the advertiser claims will help him "make dough"

A a baking mixture B more customers

C money D bread

10 At every faculty meeting, Ms Volatile always manages to put her foot in her mouth

A trip over her big feet B say the wrong thing

C move rapidly D fall asleep

B Use the correct word form of each of the words given in brackets

1 Japan's (war) economy was an excellent example of an economic recovery

2 The train became (railway) at 60 miles per hour but no-one was seriously hurt

3 I am afraid the club is not open to (membership)

4 That (respect) pupil should be severely punished

5 The firm is surely (staff) We have to take on more workers

6 The real problem is that those countries are always in their political

10 After the (taking) several employees lost their jobs

C Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or particle

1 He showed great ingenuity solving the problem

2 Don't let him lure you agreeing

3 You're silly not to avail yourself this good opportunity

4 The speaker made many allusions the new scheme

5 reference your recent letter, we regret to learn that the goods arrived in damaged condition

6 Children are often fascinated things around them

7 The man is obsessed the idea that he should become a famous person

8 Wor

k har

d now, o

it i

n t

o

my teacher?

10 Perhaps, we'

to hunt al

V channe

l sh

e likes

19 H

e ha

s bee

n a bit lef

PA RT T HR EE :

GRAMMA

d s

o far H

e (pass)

l

the exam, I

e reall

y regrette

d

(not, take) hi

s father'

s advice

g Keane

4 Yo

u eve

r (be) t

o Hue

? Yes, I (be) ther

-e twic-e

5 Sh

e (not, allow

) anybod

y (read) he

r diary

, bu

t

yesterday she (find) he

r Mu

m (read) it

; s

h e

couldn't (ignore) th

e incident

n a picnic, bu

i 7 Why not (try) (put) an ad in the local paper if you

want to sell your car?

8 We should prevent children (watch) those bad stuff of motion

pictures

9 I (consider) (take) part in the next contest although

1 am now busy (work) with a new group of students

B Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as

those printed before them

1 We can start at either 1 PM or 2 PM

It makes

2 The boy was about to cry when he was reprimanded by his mother

The boy was on

3 Why don't you consult your legal advisor about the contract?

6 The thief must have come in through the window

The thief almost

7 All of you are likely to be able to enter college

1 We have to settle this matter in a definitive manner (ALL)

2 In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football

(SHOULDERS)

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he has openl

t I think that ca

n b

e

questioned (DISPUTE)

8 H

e i

s a generous

person (NAME)

PA RT F OU R: READIN

paragraph I

n

each case, pu

1 A Whe

w d

o w

e

understand the meaning

f course

2 A Th

, an

d non-wor

d soun

d (grunts, laughter

) als

o

contribute to our comprehension

3 A "

I hat

e you

, amusement, sarcasm

, an

d

the like

C These additional non-word ways of conveying meaning also involve sound, as do the spoken words, and they contribute another 20 per cent

to 23 per cent to our comprehension

4 A The total comprehension of a spoken message involves more than words and sounds

B Incidentally, this explains why it seems more difficult to comprehend a foreign language over the telephone - we are only getting 30 percent of the clue that we need for comprehension

C Non-sound items, such as gestures, distance between the two speakers, eye movement, smiles, grimaces, and, in some situations, lip reading, contribute

70 percent to our comprehension

1 2

3 4

PART FIVE: MISTAKE CORRECTION

Find and correct all the mistakes in the following passage There are 11

of them Mistake (0) is done for you as an example

Simply be bihngual does not qualify no-one to interpreting Interpreting docs not merely a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into a same sentence in language B Rather, it is a complex art in that thoughts and idioms which have no obvious analogues from tongue to tongue - or words which have multiple meanings - must quickly be transformed in many a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressing to the listener

There are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive, each requires separate talents The former, sitting in an isolated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting that a foreign-language speaker says as he says it - actually a sentence afterwards Consecutive interpreters are the one most intemational negotiators use They are mainly employed for smaller meetings without sound booths, headphones, and another high-tech gear

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PART ONE: PHONOLOG

e

B wit

h C.southern

cinematographer perpendicular wholesaler palaeolithic numerical

influences arithmetic personify merchandise auctioneer

parUamentary inventories hepatitis incontrovertible

reliability

PART TWO: VOCABULAR

the

blank

in each.sentence

drugs woul

d b

e a surrender i

n a drug war

t t

o

normalize their diplomati

c relations