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SECTION ONE: CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE TEST
PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
You will hear an interview with a woman called Marta Stanston, who runs a mobile
restaurant that she sets up in different places. Listen and answer the questions by choosing
the appropriate letter A, B, C, or D. You will hear the recording TWICE. (5 pts)
1. What did Marta dislike about her first job?
A. It was really badly paid.
B. The boss didn't listen to her.
C. She had no ideas of new dishes.
D. She found the staff unfriendly.
2. At first, what did Marta find most surprising about mobile restaurants?
A. They are only advertised online. B. Customers can order their meals anywhere.
C. Food never gets thrown away. D. Menus can be easily changed.
3. For Marta, the best thing about mobile restaurants was .
A. knowing she would have customers B. being able to work outdoors
C. finding that waiters weren't needed D. preparing all ingredients at home
4. Marta had difficulty serving food on a beach because of .
A. the noise B. the sun C. the rain D. the wind
5. Marta tries to avoid serving meals in her home because .
A. she doesn't have enough furniture B. the neighbours have complained
C. there is a lack of space D. it provides mobile feeling
You will hear part of a talk about dolls. Listen to the talk and write ONE WORD OR A
NUMBER you hear for each answer in the spaces given. You will hear the recording
TWICE. (10 pts)
DOLLS
6. The first known dolls were found in graves in ____ Egypt
7. The earliest dolls in the museum date from the____ century.
8. Early European dolls were dressed like their ____ .
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9. Dolls from the 17th century were made of____ wood, and they were painted in great detail.
10. 17th-century dolls today may cost as much as____ pounds each.
11. Collectors look for examples in perfect condition, with their____ clothes.
12. 19th-century dolls had soft bodies and____ hair.
13. If you can take off the doll's hair, you may see the maker's name ____.
14. Before the 20th century, all dolls were____ adults, not babies.
15. From the 1930s, dolls were made of ____.

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
(10 pts)
16. Many of the heroes in our history have been (MEMORY)____in the names of streets.
17. The women employed in the mines were (DOMINANCE)____young and unmarried.
18. His grandmother's good looks and youthful energy (LIE)____her 60 years.
19. Many experts argue that students learn better when they are in classes out of choice rather
than (COMPEL) ____
20. I've been given some financial advice that is (CONTRADICT)____and confusing,
21. Hundreds of (EVACUATE)____from the war zone have arrived in the city, and the
authorities are trying to find homes for them.
22. They have been waiting for the doctor's (DIAGNOSE)____since yesterday's examination.
23. It is (ADVISE)____to travel to the areas affected by radioactive pollution.
24. She stood there completely (EXPRESS)____, so I had no idea what she was thinking about.
25. Jack got into a lot of trouble for (PERSIST)____breaking school rules.

Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the
following sentences. (10 pts)
26. When making decisions, people tend to weigh____their options carefully, which is sensible as
long as you don't lose sight____what's important.
27. You should check all your files____the screen, then back them all____onto a storage device.
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28. Asking Barry to pay____meals is like getting blood____of a stone.

29 They have been struggling to rebuild the system____the ground____in the past 10 years.
30. The eldest son of the Queen will succeed____the throne when she passes ____
31. The journalist reported that the city was____the brink____a crisis.
32. I could tell____his face that he was angry____something.
33. She is very knowledgeable____History, but she's ignorant____Maths.
34. Rosy still failed to catch____to what the teacher was explaining about. It was quite ____her
ability.
35. A teenage girl sat____a train chewing gum and staring vacantly____space.

The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections
in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)
0. Line 1: the => a
LINE DOLPHINS HAVE THEIR OWN NAMES
1 Scientists studying the species of dolphin called bottlenose dolphins has made an interesting discovery.
2 Each of the dolphins in the group the scientists studied has their own name, consisting of a series of
3 whistles. As many animals can copy and learn complicated sequences of sounds, few species are capable
4 of associating particular sounds to specific individuals or things. Dolphins use sounds when they
5 communicate for a variety of reasons, include leading other dolphins to places where food is available and
6 showing how friendly or aggressively they are feeling.
7 Dolphins mainly use their names, known as "signature whistle", when they are travelling, to let the others
8 in their group know where are they. And when a group of dolphins comes across another group while out
9 at sea, they appear to use them like a means of greeting each other, exchanging information before the
10 groups join. The whistles also used when mothers and their young get separated.

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40. __________
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PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
(5 pts)
WHAT COMES FIRST ON HOLIDAY: PHONE OR FAMILY?
Passport, money, tickets; these are all essential items to pack when you're off on a family
holiday. A mobile phone, (46) ____, is a different matter, especially if everyone at work has the
number. Theoretically, it (47)____ to be possible for stressed-out managers to have a phone-free
fortnight without interruptions. In reality, go to any Mediterranean beach hotel where British
families stay, and you'll be confronted by the pathetic sight of husbands and fathers wandering
around the pool (48)____ mobile phones clamped to their ears, saying things (49)____: "It's in the
third drawer down, next to the pencils,' or “I thought that contract went off last Wednesday”
To the sensitive observer, (50)____ is a tragic contrast between the beauty of the
surroundings, with the family all enjoying themselves together, and a large number of work issues
under discussion. To (51)____matters worse, these poor fathers probably end up paying for the
call that's come between them and quality time with the family.
Some, it's true, do try to resist the pull of the phone, carrying it around with them but leaving it
(52)____off until they get back to the hotel. The trouble is, they spend the whole day wondering
(53)____might have called, and then the whole evening in a (54)____of frustration because
everyone has now left the office and they can't get back to them for (55) ____sixteen hours.

PART FOUR: WRITING

Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original
one. (10 pts)
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56. I am sure it wasn't the manager you saw yesterday because he had gone abroad.
=> It can't _______________________________________
57. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn't.
=> Contrary to _______________________________________
58. Collecting celebrities' autographs gives the children a lot of pleasure.
=> The children derive _______________________________________
59. What caused the old man to change his mind about the inheritor?
=> What was the _______________________________________
60. We will stand by you whenever you're in trouble.
=> Should_______________________________________
61. “I received $200,000 in bribes," he admitted.
=> He testified to _______________________________________
62. Mr. Smith is the most dedicated teacher I have ever met
=> I've yet _______________________________________
63. People say that the bus driver was talking on the phone at the time of the crash.
=> The bus driver is said _______________________________________
64. The peculation was only brought to light after the accounts had been checked.
=> Only after _______________________________________
65. I promise that I won't tell anybody what you've told me.
=> I give you _______________________________________

Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. You
must use NO MORE THAN SIX words. (5 pts)
66. Her daughter is determined to become a brain surgeon. (HEART)
=> Her daughter has _________________ becoming a brain surgeon.
67. Is it possible to walk from the hotel to the city center? (WITHIN)
=> Is the city center_________________ the hotel
68. I don't mind what you wear so long as it's appropriate for the occasion. (CONSEQUENCE)
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=> It._________________ what you wear so long as it's appropriate for the occasion.
69. The new salesman tried to fulfill every requirement his director had. (TUNE)
=> The new salesman tried to dance _________________
70. Given that he has no experience, will Frank be able to do this job? (AFFECT)
=> Will Frank's_________________ability to do this job?

SECTION TWO: SELECTED-RESPONSE TEST PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from that of the others in each group. (2.5 pts)
71. A. extinguish B. exhibit C. explicit D. expansive
72. A. wretched B. blessed C. rugged D. panicked
73. A. canary B. cadet C. canon D. casino
74. A. climbing B. doubtful C. subtle D. subtract
75. A. debris B. expertise C. alumni D. fatigue

Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed
differently from that of the others in each group. (2.5 pts)
76. A. architectural B. enthusiasm C. anonymity D. simultaneous
77. A. inhabitable B. unprofitable C. unacceptable D. immeasurable
78. A. downpour B. downsize C. downfall D. downwind
79. A. entrepreneur B. ambassador C. indebtedness D. psychiatrist
80. A. deceitful B. aesthetic C. external D. inventory

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the
following sentences. (10 pts)
81. _____ , including climate, mineral content, and surface water, wetlands may be mossy, grassy,
or wooded.
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A. Many factors depending on B. Depending on many factors

C. On many factors depending D. Factors depending on many
82. _____ so incredible is that these insects successfully migrate to places they have never seen.
A. What makes the monarch butterflies' migration
B. That makes the monarch butterflies' migration
C. The migration of the monarch butterflies is
D. The migration of the monarch butterflies, which is
83. I detest_____ , but I often have to wait for the dentist for hours to have my teeth checked.
A. to keep waiting
B. being kept to wait
C. being kept waiting
D. to be kept waiting
84. To let them see the clear change in the case, the presenter put them in the _____
A. situation B. picture C. interpretation D. plan
85. If only people in our parents' generation_____the school facilities that we have today.
A. had had B. had C. have had D. have
86. Liam and Emma want to book a table for dinner in a famous restaurant in the town.
- Liam: "We'll never get a table in there at such short notice."
- Emma:"_____”
A. The more the merrier. B. Want a bet? C. For better for worse. D. It's on me!
87. Six novels a year, you say? He's certainly a_____writer.
A. effective B. fruitful C. prolific D. fertile
88. The new speed restrictions on the highway are said to be a_____debated issue.
A.heavily B. profoundly C. hotly D. deeply
89. Increased traffic in cities these days_____widening the roads.
A. necessitates B. exemplifies C. facilitates D. indicates
90. This research is important_____it is to look into some alternative sources of renewable energy
A. hence B. therefore C. in that D. unless
91. Frankly speaking, the theory they've been working on just doesn't
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A. see reason B. hold water

C. share the burden D. face the music
92. The Parkers are going to move to a(n)_____house in Hempstead.
A. solid brick elegant Roman-style B. brick solid elegant Roman-style
C. Roman-style elegant brick solid D. elegant solid Roman-style brick
93. A group of soldiers was stationed near Ganges river, in a small town under_____Himalayas.
A. O - the B. the - the C. O - O D. the - O
94. I always clean the flat before my mother comes round, but she always finds at least one_____
of dust and says it's filthy.
A. gust B. speck C. scrap D. blade
95. Nothing went wrong when the students came back to school after Covid-19 pandemic,_____?
A. didn't they B. did it C. didn't it D. did they
96.____ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it was
created.
A. To rank B. Ranking
C. To be ranked D. Being ranked
97. Nebraska has floods in some years, .
A. others in drought B. droughts are others
C. in others drought D. while other droughts
98. He didn't realize they had been talking at cross until he was asked an irrelevant question.
A. purposes B. aims C. intentions D. beliefs
99. People being overweight the risk of having heart diseases.
A. run B. bear C. gain D. make
100. People thought that the use of robots would boring low-paid factory jobs.
A. break out in B. do away with C. put down to D. fit up for

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 31 to 40. (10 pts)
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Every day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force - both online and on foot -
searching excitedly for the perfect gifts. Last year, Americans spent over $30 billion at retail
stores in the month of December alone. Aside from purchasing holiday gifts, most people
regularly buy presents for other occasions throughout the year, including weddings, birthdays,
anniversaries, graduations, and baby showers. This frequent experience of gift-giving can
engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers. Many relish the opportunity to buy presents because
gift-giving offers a powerful means to build stronger bonds with one's closest peers. At the same
time, many dread the thought of buying gifts; they worry that their purchases will disappoint,
rather than delight, the intended recipients.
Anthropologists describe gift-giving as a positive social process, serving various political,
religious, and psychological functions. Economists, however, offer a less favourable view.
According to Waldfogel (1993), gift-giving represents an objective waste of resources. People
buy gifts that recipients would not choose to buy on their own, or at least not spend as much
money to purchase (a phenomenon referred to as "the deadweight loss of Christmas"). This
"deadweight loss" suggests that gift-givers are not very good at predicting what gifts others will
appreciate. That in itself is not surprising to social psychologists. Research has found that people
often struggle to take account of others' perspectives, their insights are subject to egocentrism,
social projection, and multiple attribution errors. What is surprising is that gift-givers have
considerable experience acting as both gift- givers and gift-recipients, but nevertheless, tend to
overspend each time they set out to purchase a meaningful gift.
In the present research, we propose a unique psychological explanation for this
overspending problem, i.e. that gift-givers equate how much they spend with how much
recipients will appreciate the gift (the more expensive the gift, the stronger the gift- recipient's
feelings of appreciation). Although a link between gift price and feelings of appreciation might
seem intuitive to gift- givers, such an assumption may be unfounded. Indeed, we suggest that
gift-recipients will be less likely to base their feelings of appreciation on the magnitude of a gift
than givers assume.
Why do gift-givers assume that gift price is closely linked to gift-recipients' feelings of
appreciation? Perhaps givers believe that bigger (that is, more expensive) gifts convey stronger
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signals of thoughtfulness and consideration. According to Camerer (1988) and others, gift-giving
represents a symbolic ritual, whereby gift-givers attempt to signal their positive attitudes toward
the intended recipients and their willingness to invest resources in a future relationship. In this
sense. gift-givers may be motivated to spend more money on a gift in order to send a stronger
signal to their intended recipients. As for gift-recipients, they may not construe smaller or larger
gifts as representing smaller or larger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
101. What is the main idea discussed in the passage?
A. Gift-recipients are widely acknowledged as considerably experienced in gift-giving.
B. Gift-giving may have certain drawbacks alongside its positive qualities.
C. Gifts can serve as implicit signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
D. Gift-giving, despite its uneconomical downsides, cultivates a positive social process.
102. In paragraph 4, the word "construe" most probably means____
A. understand B. state C. respond D. take
103. The word 'many" in line 6 paragraph 1 refers to____
A. gift-givers B. peers C. presents D. gift-recipients
104. The author most likely uses the examples of gift-giving occasions in paragraph 1 to highlight
the ____
A. regularity with which people shop for gifts
B. recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts
C. anxiety gift-shopping causes for consumers
D. number of special occasions involving gift-giving
105. In paragraph 1, the word "ambivalent" most nearly means____
A. unrealistic B. supportive C. apprehensive D. conflicted
106. In paragraph 3, the author indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers may be____.
A. insincere B. fundamental C. justified D. incorrect
107. In paragraph 4, the author refers to the works by Camerer and others in order to ____
A. introduce an argument B. offer an alternative
C. support an explanation D. question a motive
108. The social psychologists mentioned in paragraph 2 would likely describe the "deadweight
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loss” phenomenon as____

A. questionable B. disturbing C. predictable D. unprecedented
109. The author indicates that people value gift-giving because they feel it .
A. functions as a form of self-expression
B. can serve to strengthen a relationship
C. is an inexpensive way to show appreciation
D. requires the gift-recipients to share the same opinion
110. Which of the following best characterizes the tone of the author?
A. informative B. pessimistic C. disapproving D. ironic

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase to complete each of the numbered blanks from 111 to 120. (5 pts)
TEENAGE AIRLINE BOSS
Martin Halstead is a young entrepreneur, best known for having managed to launch his
own airline at the age of eighteen. Martin started his first business (111)____, making flight
simulators for use in pilot training, while he was still a fifteen-year-old schoolboy, and at
seventeen he left school to (112)____as a pilot. It was whilst on the course that Martin realised
that (113) ____of just being a pilot, he'd like to run an airline business, and so he (114)____up
with the idea for AlphaOne Airways.
Martin (115)____ planned to fly between Oxford and Cambridge, and there was
considerable public (116)____ in the idea. But when a big investor (117)____ out at the last
minute, Martin was left with no option but to think again. But he was not to be (118)____. In
November 2005, he relaunched the company, this time planning flights from the Isle of Man to
Edinburgh. The first flight departed on November 7, carrying invited guests and media in an
aircraft Martin had leased from another company. (119)____the airline suspended operations in
January 2006, AlphaOne Airways had carried some forty fare-paying passengers on the route, and
Martin had fulfilled his dream. It was perhaps his naivety and youth that allowed him to ignore
the problems and barriers that someone older may have seen as a brick wall (120)____ in the way
of achievement.
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111. A. venture B. effort C. task D. event

112. A. train B. learn C. study D. prepare
113. A. instead B. rather C. preference D. alternative
114. A. dreamt B. thought C. hit D. came
115. A. largely B. principally C. initially D. primarily
116. A. attention B. support C. attraction D. interest
117. A. called B. checked C. pulled D. held
118. A. caught out B. sent back C. turned down D. put off
119. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. Whether
120. A. blocking B. standing C. stopping D. Impeding

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 51 to 55. (5 pts)
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which
provides information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known
surveys are the Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during
presidential campaigns knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the
United States.

North Americans are familiar with the many "person on the street interviews on local television
news shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an
accurate indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the opinions of only the people who
appear at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-
class shoppers, or factory workers, depending on which area the newspeople select. Second,
television interviews tend to attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on air, while they
frighten away others who may feel intimidated by a camera. A survey must be based on a precise,
representative sampling if it is to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population.
In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the wording of
questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to
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understand. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting the
results. Even questions that are less structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicit the type
of information desired. Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but only if the
sampling is done properly, and the questions are worded accurately.
There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these
forms of survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate
because most people find it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than to
throw away a written questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written questions
and probe for a subject's underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires have the
advantage of being cheaper and more consistent.

121. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The history of surveys in North America
B. The importance of polls in American political life
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys
D. The principles of conducting surveys
122. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that live
interviews_____.
A. are easier to interpret B. can produce more information
C. cost less D. minimize the influence of the researcher
123. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to
A. North Americans B. news shows C. opinions D. interviews
124. The word "elicit" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. take out B. rule out C. leave out D. bring out
125. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey?
A. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results
B. An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings
C. Carefully worded questions
D. A high number of respondents
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