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You will hear an interview with Hannah who went on a paragliding course. Listen to the
recording and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
1. Why did Hannah want to try paragliding?
A. She found it risky to paraglide. B. She wanted to write an article about it.
C. She was bored with the sport she was doing. D. She had seen other people doing it.
2. Why did Hannah choose to do a paragliding course in France?
A. The location was safer. B. The course was
cheaper.
C. The weather was better. D. The dune was higher.
3. Hannah says that the advantage of learning to paraglide from the sand dune is that
A. you are unlikely to fall in the sea. B. you can land comfortably on the sand.
C. you have a rescue team. D. you cannot fall
too far.
4. How did Hannah spend the first morning of her course?
A. She learned to lift her paraglider. B. She flew to the bottom of the dune.
C. She watched other people paragliding. D. She mastered the flying technique.
5. When she started flying, her instructor _____.
A. shouted at her from the ground. B. talked to her over the radio.
C. told her about serious accidents. D. flew next to her.
6. When you land after paragliding, it feels like ______.
A. jumping from a seat B. falling from a horse
C. falling from a bicycle D. hopping off a cushion
7. What, for Hannah, is the best reason to go paragliding?
A. It's exciting. B. It's unusual. C. It's quiet. D. It’s sensational.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Question 8. ______ Sahara, which filled nearly all of northern Africa, is the largest desert in the
world.
A. The B. No article C. A D. An
Question 9. Despite social media’s ubiquity in modern life, research on its effects on human is still
in its ______.
A. initial B. beginning C. infancy D. outset
Question 10. John never uses that bike anymore, but he's very reluctant to ______ of it.
A. discard B. dispose C. disperse D. dissemble
Question 11. Both sides are trying to wear the other ______ by being obstinate in the negotiations.
A. out B. down C. off D. on
Question 12. Only when I had the information ______.
A. I made further comment about the project B. I made the project further comment
C. did I make further comment about the project D. did I make the project further comment
Question 13. It was the first time we ______ in a Japanese restaurant.
A. will have eaten B. have eaten C. will eat D. had eaten
Question 14. From all the puppies, we ______ the smallest one to take home.
A. got through B. picked out C. looked into D. brought up
Question 15. ______ you wish to use the Internet, there is a code available at the reception desk.
A. Should B. Will C. May D. Might
Question 16. None of Shakespeare's plays ______ in its original manuscript form.
A. remains B. lasts C. continues D. survives
Question 17. Two complete strangers drove her car off before her ______ eyes.
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 A. actual B. naked C. real D. very
Question 18. Beth finally admitted ______ on the test.
A. to cheat B. to cheating C. to be cheating D. to have cheated
Question 19. It turns out that the doctor and the pharmaceutical company have been ______
for years, conspiring
together to push expensive medications on patients regardless of their actual need.
A. hand over fist B. hand in glove C. hand in hand D. hand to mouth
Question 20. Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, has long been considered to be a ______ of crime
and drug addiction.
A. melting pot B. frying pan C. hotpot D. hotbed
Question 21. Togo and Ghana are making ______ to address forest landscape restoration and
sustainable wood energy.
A. steps B. moves C. measures D. actions
Question 22. He was caught ______ taking money from the till and was fired.
A. full-bodied B. green-fingered C. red-handed D. blue-blooded

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable
response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 23. - Ted: “What’s the date today?”
- Jane: “______”
A. It’s 2021. B. It’s Thursday. C. It’s the 25th. D. It’s my birthday.
Question 24. - Josh: “Why didn’t you come to my party?”
- Sue: “______”
A. I wasn’t feeling well. B. I didn’t like it. C. I had a great time D. There I was.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 25. Neither my friends nor I were going to the festival.
A B C D

Question 26. It was the human factor not vehicle malfunctions or road shortcomings that
contributes to the
A B
majority of road accidents involving the tremendous toll of fatalities each year.
C D
Question 27. Rob has good sense of humour; he has us all laughing whenever he tells a joke.
A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
COCA-COLA IS INTRODUCING ITS FIRST BOTTLE MADE FROM 100% RECYCLED PLASTIC
Coca-Cola is launching a new bottle size for the first time in a decade, but it's what the bottle's
made of that marks an even more notable first: 100% recycled plastic material. The new 13.2-
ounce recyclable bottle that some customers will see on (28) ______ this week is made entirely of
other plastics, and it's the latest move in Coca-Cola's several-year (29) ______ to reduce its plastic
waste. The new bottle will be available starting this month in select states across the Northeast,
including New York and Connecticut, as well as in California and Florida, before launching
nationwide this summer. Coke (30) ______ the size as a “more sippable package,” and it will debut
with the company's most popular sodas like Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero Sugar at a
suggested retail price of $1.59. The 13.2-ounce size is slightly larger than its aluminum can option
and smaller than the (31) ______ 20-ounce bottle. Unique sizes like the 7.5-ounce mini can have
garnered strong sales.

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Alpa Sutaria, Coca-Cola's general manager of sustainability said developing the new packaging
has been a "labor of love and great innovation" for Coca-Cola. The recycled plastic is cleaned,
ground down and (32) ______ into grain-like flakes before being transformed into a new bottle. She
added that launch states were chosen because customers in those areas "are more sensitive (33)
______ the challenges we have around sustainability issues."

Coca-Cola (KO) is often criticized for contributing to environmentally damaging plastic waste. Last
year, the company was (34) ______ as the world's No.1 plastic (35) ______ by the environmental
firm Break Free From Plastic. Its logos and branding were found on 13,834 pieces of plastic in 51
countries, often littered in public spaces like parks and beaches. In 2018, Coke announced its
"World Without Waste" goal of, by 2030, collecting and recycling one bottle or can for each one it
sells. The new bottle, according to Sutaria, is a "big step in that direction." "We're (36) ______ to
innovate and to develop technology to minimize our impact," she said, adding the company is
"following (37) ______ our commitment with real action."
28. A. shelves B. markets C. sales D. offers
29. A. alternative B. incentive C. initiative D. perspective
30. A. describes B. designs C. defines D. denounces
31. A. normal B. typical C. ordinary D. average
32. A. altered B. developed C. brought D. turned
33. A. to B. with C. at D. of
34. A. called B. named C. titled D. termed
35. A. pollutant B. pollution C. polluter D. polluting
36. A. settled B. decided C. agreed D. determined
37. A. in B. on C. with D. through

You are going to read an article about solving traffic problems in cities. For questions
38-45 choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
RECLAIMING OUR CITY STREETS
How two experiments could help urban dwellers reclaim their streets from traffic.
Many city-dwellers around the world face a dilemma: despite living a relatively short distance from
local shops and services, a wide dual-carriageway has to be negotiated in order to get there.
Whilst this poses few problems for the vast majority of people, there are those who can only make
it as far as half way with each push of the pedestrian crossing button. Running out of milk has
significant consequences.

In the Dutch city of Tilburg, ten people have been taking part in a trial of Crosswalk, a smartphone
app that gives pedestrians with limited mobility extra crossing time. This ground-breaking
experiment enables participants to cross the road in one go, without needing to dodge cars. A
sensor in the traffic lights is constantly on the lookout for anyone with Crosswalk on their phone. It
scans both sides of the road and adjusts the crossing time automatically, once a pedestrian
carrying the app has been detected. Each user triggers a specific time which is pre-installed onto
their phone and varies according to their level of mobility. In this way, delays to traffic are also
minimised. The app works in combination with GPS and the software that operates the traffic
lights, thus getting around the need to install further devices to control the system.

The pilot project is part of a 25-year plan to make Tilburg’s road network more pedestrian and
cycle-friendly. Another system under development there senses when bikes are approaching a
junction and changes the lights sooner than it otherwise would, thereby giving cyclists priority
over motorists. A logical extension of this technology could trigger lights to green to let ambulance
or fire crews pass through. Smart traffic lights can also have environmental benefits, for example,
by giving lorries a clear run through urban areas and reducing the frequency with which they have
to stop and start, they thereby reduce emissions, noise pollution and damage to road surfaces. All
of this seems a far cry from the majority of urban centres.

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The applications of the technology are virtually limitless and could form a major weapon in the
battle to recapture city streets worldwide from motor vehicles and reduce pollution. To put this
into context, in Barcelona, which is anything but large relative to many modern urban sprawls, air
pollution is estimated to cause around 3,500 premature deaths per year out of a population of 1.6
million. Additionally, it is responsible for severe effects on ecosystems and agriculture. Traffic,
which is the major contributor to this problem, also causes noise pollution beyond levels
considered healthy. Scaling this bleak picture up for larger metropolitan areas could be bad for
your health!

The World Health Organisation recommends that every city should have a minimum of 9 m 2 of
green space per resident. While some places come out well relative to this figure (London scores
an impressive 27, and Amsterdam an incredible 87.5), many do not. Tokyo currently has around 3
m2 per person, and is far from alone in providing insufficient ‘lungs’ for its population. Picture the
effect on these figures of banning traffic from the majority of a city's streets and allowing these
roads to be converted into community areas, such as parks and pedestrian zones. Such a system,
known as ‘superblocks', is rapidly gaining support in many of the world's urban centres.

The idea has at its heart the notion that streets belong to people and not cars. Roads are
repurposed within an area known as a superblock, leaving only the streets around the perimeter
accessible to vehicles. Taking up less space than a neighbourhood, but larger than the blocks in
many cities, their design ensures that no one would ever be more than 300 m from a road. This
may mean sacrificing the parking spaces assigned to properties within them, but that's a small
price to pay. By increasing the frequency of bus stops on the surrounding streets and applying
smart traffic management technology as used in Tilburg, it would be possible to make public
transport more effective despite having significantly fewer vehicle-accessible roads. This could be
paired with a new system of cycling lanes in the areas off-limits to traffic.

Given that the majority of the world’s population now lives in an urban environment, imagine the
number of people who would benefit from this combination of ideas

38. In paragraph 1, the writer is

A. offering an opinion about city life.
B. exemplifying one aspect of city life.
C. giving a reason why city life can be expensive.
D. suggesting city life is hard for most people
39. The word ‘ground-breaking’ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. pioneering B. sensible B. monitoring D. feasible
40. In the second paragraph, we learn that Crosswalk
A. detects the presence of vehicles.
B. can be programmed by its users.
C. has been relatively easy to set up.
D. is being trialled on one major road.
41. What is the writer emphasising in the sentence “All of this seems a far cry from the majority of
urban centres” in the third paragraph?
A. the contrast between aims and the current reality.
B. how upsetting living in some cities can be.
C. how advanced technology is in certain regions.
D. the technological changes happening worldwide.
42. What does the word ‘they’ in the third paragraph refer to?
A. fire crews B. traffic lights C. lorries D. motorists
43. What point does the writer make in the fourth paragraph?
A. Smaller cities have relatively high levels of pollution.

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 B. Having farms near cities decreases harmful pollution.
C. Problems caused by pollution multiply with city size.
D. Embracing technology eases harmful pollution levels.
44. What does the writer suggest about green spaces in the fifth paragraph?
A. Most cities exceed international green space guidelines.
B. Modern cities have fewer green spaces than old ones.
C. Much urban green space worldwide has disappeared.
D. Many city authorities should change their green space policy.
45. According to the writer, all of the following people would benefit from the introduction of
superblocks except
A. bus users. B. residents. C. cyclists. D. pedestrians.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46. It’s likely that the crisis will lead to war.
A. The crisis may well result in war.
B. The crisis might as well lead to war.
C. The crisis should result in war as well.
D. The crisis could lead to war as well.
Question 47. The safety of the children is given top priority.
A. The safety of the children is on top of anything else.
B. Priority is given to all but the safety of the children.
C. The safety of the children takes anything but top priority.
D. The safety of the children takes precedence over anything else.
Question 48. He has recovered quickly since the operation.
A. There have been ups and downs in his recovery since the operation.
B. He has recovered in leaps and bounds since the operation.
C. His recovery from the operation has been made on the spur of the moment.
D. He has been quick on the uptake since the operation.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49. Sam is very smart. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. Sam is too smart to be able to solve all the problems in no time.
B. So smart is Sam that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. In no time can Sam solve all the problems although he is very smart.
D. But for his smartness, Sam could solve all the problems in no time.
Question 50. You shouldn’t sign the contract in any circumstances. You haven’t read it thoroughly.
A. In no circumstances should you sign a contract you haven’t read thoroughly.
B. Until you have read the contract thoroughly you should sign it.
C. However thoroughly you have read the contract, you shouldn’t sign it.
D. At no time have you read the contract thoroughly before you sign it.

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101. The yard-long hawksbill turtle, with its hooked beak and scaly neck, is a living ______ of the dinosaur
age.
A. heirloom B. relic C. vestige D. artefact
102. The artist was so prolific in his youth that by the time he reached his forties, he was a living ______.
A. icon B. fable C. myth D. legend
103. The unpopular prime minister was ______ in the press when she tripped while walking in a muddy
field.
A. slandered B. lampooned C. hounded D. stalked
104. The challenges Ann encountered while assisting the medical charity in Africa ______ the best in her
personality.
A. brought up B. brought out C. brought around D. brought about
105. The plane had moved onto the runway and the cabin crew were ______ take-off.
A. standing by for B. standing in for C. standing up for D. standing up to
106. The meeting was so dull that James couldn’t help ________ part way though.
A. winding down B. hammering away C. drifting off D. sleeping over
107. Although the chemist’s initial experiment failed, she ________ upon a strong new material in the
process.
A. tripped B. fell C. broke D. stumbled
108. Lawrence suggested ________ ourselves at the beginning of the long project in order to avoid
exhaustion.
A. pacing B. rushing C. plodding D. racing
109. It is important not to ________ creativity in the young and let them express themselves.
A. hinder B. stifle C. flounder D. expedite
110. The minister was heavily ________ by the United Nations Security Council in their report.
A. criticized B. scrutinized C. censured D. interrogated
111. When it comes to running the company, Michael is a(n) ________ unto himself; he is doing anything
he pleases.
A. act B. code C. order D. law
112. People don’t have a right to ________ in judgement when they don’t know all the facts.
A. sit B. pass C. make D. bite
113. The ________ skyscrapers of modern metropolises dwarf previous feats of engineering both literally
and figuratively.
A. tottering B. towering C. sprawling D. spanning
114. The local area is ________ lacking in places to enjoy art and cinema.
A. properly B. rashly C. sorely D. aptly
115. At the age of 11, Taylor Swift was already trying to ________ a record deal in Nashville.
A. land B. create C. steal D. grab
116. I hope virtual friendships are not the ________ of things to come.
A. scheme B. form C. shape D. frame
117. Everyone dissolved into ________ of laughter when they saw my haircut.
A. sets B. spells C. fits D. bouts
118. The money-laundering scandal leads to the minister’s ________ fall from political power.
A. prodigious B. precipitous C. dismal D. persistent
119. Harry was a ________ of nerves the whole time his wife was in the hospital.
A. batch B. bunch C. bundle D. bale
120. The three tours are run ________ so we can only choose one.
A. concurrently B. recurrently C. concurringly D. cursively
121. Taking a gap year will allow you to reach a level of emotional ________ that will stay with you for a
lifetime.
A. wisdom B. ripeness C. adulthood D. maturity
122. The list of the sources for the information in this book is contained in the book’s ________.
A. periodical B. acknowledgements C. appendix D. bibliography
123. This is a very busy office and in your new position you will have to be able to think on your ________!
A. toes B. legs C. feet D. knees

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124. Our plans to hold an end-of-year picnic in the woods were ________ by the bad weather.
A. provoked B. thwarted C. emulated D. vented
125. I had a ________ that something bad was going to happen to Katy and I rushed straight round to her
house, where I found her unconscious.
A. premonition B. mind-set C. foresight D. forethought
126. Giovanni and his family spend hours at the dinner table, but that’s just the Italian ________ to food and
eating.
A. nostalgia B. attitude C. keepsake D. respect
127. Please ________ these figures to memory, so that you will be able to answer the investors’ questions
easily and confidently.
A. memorise B. recall C. retain D. commit
128. A major political party is ________ the campaign for tighter gun controls in the wake of last month’s
shooting.
A. procuring B. setting C. spearheading D. fulfilling
129. I hope I’ll be able to _______ today’s performance on the opening night.
A. aspire B. emulate C. advocate D. persevere
130. Unfortunately, Jamie’s plans to tour around Australia didn’t _______ due to a lack of finances.
A. pan out B. pull off C. knuckle down D. waltz through
131. Trekkers should be prepared to _______ it as there are few facilities in remote areas.
A. struggle B. rough C.succumb D. tolerate
132. The challenges Ann encountered while assisting the medical charity in Africa brought _______ the best
in her personality.
A. up B. out C. about D. around
133. The plane had moved onto the runway and the cabin crew were standing _______ take-off.
A. by for B. in for C. up for D. up to
134. If you are given a ________ anaesthetic during an operation, you are still aware of what is going on
around you.
A. local B. tropical C. varied D. released
135. Garlic being sold as organic was found to contain pesticide ________ and was removed from the
market.
A. elements B. filaments C. residues D. variables
136. Colin is only just ________; he gets unemployment benefit, but it isn’t much.
A. scraping by B. putting aside C. bailing out D. tiding over
137. Insurance companies had to ________ ￡10 million in storm damage claims.
A. dip in B. rip off C. bail out D. cough up
138. We hurried back to our car as we saw the clouds ________ over the mountains.
A. rolling in B. holding off C. beating down D. bucketing down
139. My train ________ at 3.15, so could you be there to collect me?
A. stops off B. pulls up C. gets in D. heads for
140. If we're going to bring this company back to its former glory, we'll need a marketing team that can do
________.
A. justice B. business C. credit D. miracles
141. The well-known ________ clash between the President and the rebel leader is not making things easier.
A. character B. mood C. enemy D. personality
142. It had been with a heavy ________ that I watched her leave, and I had sunk into a dark and despairing
mood.
A. head B. mood C. mind D. heart
143. In some countries, a bride’s family is still required to pay a ________ to the groom’s family.
A. dowry B. bill C. relic D. heirloom
144. Their ________ religious beliefs were of great comfort in troubled times.
A. age-long B. long-gone C. strongly-held D. time-honoured
145. The local area is ________ lacking in places to enjoy art and cinema.
A. properly B. rashly C. sorely D. aptly
146. I offered to do the job, but soon found that I was ________ as it was more difficult than I had thought.

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147. He asked the question rather _______, as his boss was in a bad mood and he didn’t want to annoy her.
A. tentatively B. explosively C. insolently D. provokingly
148. His ________ expression left us in no doubt as to how much her rejection had hurt him.
A. anguished B. resigned C. downright D. placid
anguished: đau đớn, buồn bã
149. They are not likely to ________ information during the current armed conflict.
ladle out: give somebody a lot of something, especially money or advice
150. Now that you have more money, you’ll be able to ________ a little; you have no excuses any more.
A. live it up B. make a break C. cut and run D. fly off the handle