MOCK TEST NUMBER 2

I. LISTENING (5.0 points)

Part 1: You will listen to a short conversation about jobs in restaurants. For questions 1-5, complete the table
using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. (1.0 pt -0.2 point for each
correct answer)

Location Job title Responsibilities Pay and conditions

Wivenhoe Street Breakfast supervisor Checking (1) ________ Starting salary 9.50 per hour
Making sure equipment is Start work at (2) ________
clean
(3) __________ Junior chef Supporting the senior staff Annual salary £23,000
and (4) ______ No work on every (5) _______
Maintaining stock and
arranging deliveries

Part 2: Listen to a talk about the future of fashion and answer the questions. WRITE NO MORE THAN
FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each answer (1.0 point-0.2 point for each correct answer)
For questions 1-5, you will hear an interview with the painter, Bridget Riley, on how her work is influenced by
travelling. Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (10 points)
1. While on holiday, Bridget enjoyed lying on a hot beach.
2. To Bridget, walking enables her to experience things in different ways.
3. During Bridget’s first trip to France she read art books with great enthusiasm.
4. Bridget believes that artists can make friends with different cultures in a museum.
5. According to Bridget, Egyptian art reflects the colours of Egyptian nature.
Part 3: Listen to an expert talking about light pollution. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each of
these questions. (1.0 point-0.2 point for each correct answer)
1. The odd thing about light pollution is that most people
A. don't see it on a day to day basis. B. have never witnessed it.
C. don't want legislation to stop it. D. don't have much knowledge about it.
2. Speaking about the stars, Susan makes a comparison with twenty years ago in order to show
A. that the situation is deteriorating. B. that tougher legislation is needed.
C. that cities are getting bigger. D. that there are fewer stars than in the past.
3. A positive benefit of reducing light pollution that Susan mentions is
A. the US could import less foreign oil.
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 B. the US wouldn't need to burn coal to produce electricity.
C. the US could stop importing oil after a few months.
D. the US could export more oil to foreign countries.
4. Which of these people does Susan not mention with reference to the light pollution problem?
A. Criminals B. Pilots C. Drivers D. Amateur astronomers
5. What is the best definition of "light trespass" as described by Susan?
A. Using light sources which do not meet international standards.
B. Using too strong a light source which creates dark shadows.
C. Using light sources that allow light to escape into areas surrounding the parking lot, building, etc.
D. Using light sources that allow light to escape upwards into the sky.
Part 4: Listen to a piece of news from NPR about recruiting Black and Latino volunteers in clinical trials for
coronavirus vaccines in the USA and fill in the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided. (20 pts)
Recruting minority volunteers in clinical trials for their coronavirus vaccines means overcoming deep-seated and
1.________________ of the medical system.
Black Americans have reason to be suspicious. Beyond the well-known Tuskegee experiments, where syphilis
patients were 2.________________ for decades, they've also faced an ongoing 3.________________ by medical
providers.
While mostly white people enrol in COVID vaccine trials, Meharry is one of the few places in the country where
Black patients are being 4.________________ with a personal invitation to take part.
The National Institutes of Health has suggested minorities should be 5.________________ in testing the COVID
vaccine.
Mack says there are no 6.________________ if medical research is to reflect the diversity of the U.S. It takes time to
build trust and meaningful relationships with people who've been excluded.
The primary effort 7.________________ existing trial networks that were designed for HIV research and convincing
patients of color to help with COVID.
And there's a danger that lunging forbig diversity goals could result in 8.________________.
Historically Black medical institutions in the country are uniquely positioned to do this work. While they haven't
been on the 9.________________ of the vaccine trial recruitment, they mean to play an important role.
Convincing hundreds of thousands to sign up will be difficult. But even for those who don't participate, researchers
hope their 10.________________ efforts will at least result in more minorities ultimately taking the vaccine when
it's available.
II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (3.0 points)
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A,B, C or D to
indicate your answer. (1.0 point – 0.1 point for each correct answer):
1. He’s a tough politician- he knows how to _________the storm.

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A. run down B. keep up C. push back D. ride out
2. You must _________ work. Otherwise you’ll end up with an unimaginable backlog of tasks.
A. portion B. assign C. delegate D. entrust
3. I’m so _________ under with work at the moment – it’s awful!
A. snowed B. iced C. rained D. fogged
4. _______ the most serious flu epidemic in years, the World Health Organization is warning the public to do an
inoculation now.
A. With Europe facing B. With Europe to face C. With Europe faced D. With Europe faces
5. She made a £500 _______, and agreed to pay the balance within six months.
A. debt burden B. bank statement C. lump sum D. down payment
6.I _______ remembered locking the front door. It is impossible that we have been burgled.
A. distinctly B. obviously C. evidently D. profoundly
7._ “Has the order been shipped yet?” _ “It _______ this morning, but I’d better check.”
A. was to have been sent B. should have sent
C. was supposed to send D. is supposed to be sent
8.Natural beekeeping is not _______ a back-to-basics approach.
A. a revolution as such B. such a lot of revolutions as
C. such revolution as D. so much a revolution as
9._____ the ISIS terror attack to occur in Vietnam, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Had D. Were
10. Closure of many vocational schools took place ___________ falling numbers of pupils.
A. in the context of B. with regard to C. with a concern for D. in consideration of
Part 2. Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. (0.5 points – 0.1 point for each
correct answer)
1. According to the temporary chief constable of West Yorkshire police, a murder investigation was
___________way into the killing of MP Jo Cox.
2.Personally, I would put no faith ___________him- he’s the most unreliable person I know.
3.They ran ___________economic problems about half way through the season.
4.The board of directors has tried to put the case___________his removal from the team.
5.Buyers priced ___________New York City are heading for the burbs, driving up demand in places with reputations
for good schools and lively downtowns.
Part 3:Each sentence below has four underlined parts, one of which is NOT CORRECT. Circle the letter A, B,
C or D to indicate the incorrect ones. (0.5 points -0.1 point for each correct answer)
1. Because of urbanization continues, not only the infrastructure for health but also other social services in cities need
improving.

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2. What happened in New York were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been
laid off from their jobs.
3. Because blood from different individuals may different in the type of antigen on the surface of the red cells and
the type of antibody in the plasma, a dangerous reaction can occur between the donor and recipient in a blood
transfusion.
4. It is interesting to compare the early stylized art forms of ancient civilizations to the modern abstract forms of art.
5. Increasing involvement in agriculture by large corporations has resulted in what is known as agribusiness-that is,
agriculture with business techniques, including heavy capitalization, specialization of production, and to control all
stages of the operation.
Part 4: Use the word given in capitals in brackets to form a new word that fits the gap.Write your answers in
the spaces provided. (1.0 point – 0.1 point for each correct answer)
1. The new healthcare policy aims to address healthcare needs__________. COMPREHEND
2. How does societal perception of __________ roles and responsibilities vary across different cultures. FAMILY
3. There have been __________ rumours that the managing director might take early retirement. PERSIST
4. The professor delivered a __________ lecture on the topic THOUGHT
5. The team demonstrated __________ teamwork throughout the project. EXAMPLE
6. The actor delivered his lines __________, impressing the audience with his flawless performance. WORD
7. The government implemented strict regulations to curb__________ in the pharmaceutical industry. PROFIT
8. The________ of the Roman fortifications was one of their prides during the war. (VULNERABLE)
9. People often__________ the value of spending quality time with loved ones, failing to recognize its positive
impact on relationships. RATE
10.He has no ________of taking the documents out of the filing cabinet (COLLECT)
III. READING (6.0 points)
Part 1: Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces provided .
(0.9 point -0.15p for a correct answer)
Extreme sports” is a broad term to describe any action or adventure sports that include a high dosage of risk, height,
speed, natural challenges, and physical struggle. Most extreme sports are considered as an alternative (1) _____
mainstream sports with their adrenaline-rushing thrills. Extreme sports are popularized in the 1990s with lots of TV
coverage and they keep on increasing their popularity every year. Bungee Jumping is a simple yet thrilling
recreational activity that involves head-first jumping from a tall structure (2) _____ an elastic cord. Bungee jump as
we know it was first practiced in 1979 but its different forms used to be a tribal coming-of-age ritual in many
cultures. Now, bungee jumping is one of the most popular and available extreme sports in the world. Paragliding is
an aerial extreme sport involving gliding through the air with a parachute that is attached into your body. Participants
descend from (3) high _____ such as a mountain, cliff or an aircraft. Abseiling is a recreational activity that
involves sliding down through a rope in controlled conditions from a mountain, cliff or a man made structure. In
spring the weather is more welcoming and warmer for abseiling and since the (4) _____ is mostly taking place in

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nature; spring is the most convenient season for it. Kitesurfing is riding and gliding across the water (5) _____
holding onto a large hand-controlled kite that is powered by the wind. Mountain biking is an off-road bicycle racing
sport that is set on rough terrain like a mountain, desert, or rocks with specially (6) _____ mountain bikes. Most
mountain bikers like to ride on a dry terrain without snow or rain. Skateboarding is an action-filled recreational
activity and a professional sport that involves performing tricks on a skateboard.
Part 2: Read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. (1.2 points -
0.15p for a correct answer )
NATURE’S CLOCKS
Our biological clocks govern almost every aspect of our lives. Our sensitivity to stimuli varies over the course of
the day, and our ability to perform certain functions is subject to fluctuations. Consequently, there is a (n) (1)
___________ time for tasks such as making decisions: around the middle of the day. Anything that (2) ___________
physical co-ordination, on the other hand, is best attempted in the early evening. What is more, there is a dramatic
drop in performance if these activities are (3) __________ out at other times. The risk of accident in a factory, for
example, is 20% higher during the night shift.
Primitive humans lived their lives in tune with daily cycle of light and dark. Today we are firmly convinced that
we can impose schedules on our lives at (4)___________ Sooner or later, however, we pay a price for ignoring our
natural rhythms. A good example is jet lag, caused when we confuse our body’s biological clocks by (5)
_________several time zones. People suffering from jet lag can take several days to adjust to new time zones, and
have a reduced ability to make decisions, which is a worrying thought, as serious (6)__________ of judgment can be
made. And this may be just the (7) __________ of the iceberg. An increasing number of people suffer from seasonal
affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression that can be (8) _________ by living in artificial conditions SAD can
be serious, and suffers may even need to take antidepressant drugs.
1. A. peak B. summit C. maximum D. optimum
2. A. requests B. demands C. dictates D. stipulates
3. A. made B. done C. carried D. performed
4. A. whim B. determination C. will D. desire
5. A. landing B. penetrating C. crossing D. travelling
6. A. errors B. mistakes C. inaccuracies D. fallacies
7. A. peak B. pinnacle C. top D. tip
8. A. triggered B. developed C. created D. launched
Part 3: Read the following passage and circle the best answer A, B, C or D to the questions according to the
text.(1.5 points - 0.15p for a correct answer )
SUPER HUMANS
Sit down with an anthropologist to talk about the nature of humans, and you are likely to hear this pearl of wisdom:
'Well, you have to remember that 99 percent of human history was spent on the open savanna in small bands of
hunter-gatherers.' It's a classic scientific cliché, and it's true. Indeed, those millions of ancestral years produced many

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of our hallmark traits — upright walking and big brains, for instance. Of course, those useful evolutionary
innovations come at a price: aching backs from our bipedal stance and existential despair from our large, self-
contemplative cerebral cortex.

Compounding the challenges of those trade-offs, the world we have invented is dramatically different from the one to
which our bodies and minds are adapted. Have your dinner delivered to you instead of chasing it down on foot; log in
to Facebook to interact with your nearest and dearest instead of spending most of the day with them. But this is
where the utility of the anthropologist's cliche for explaining the human condition ends.

The reason for this mismatch between the setting we evolved to live in and the situations we encounter in our modern
era derives from another defining characteristic of our kind, arguably the most important one: our impulse to push
beyond the limitations evolution imposed on us by developing tools to make us faster, smarter and longer-lived.
Science is one such tool — an invention that requires us to break out of our Stone Age seeing-is-believing mindset so
that we can clearly see the next hurdle we have to overcome, be it a pandemic flu or climate change. You could call it
the ultimate expression of humanity's singular drive to aspire to be better than we are.
To understand how natural selection moulded us into the unique primates we have become, let us return to the
ancestral savanna. There the sun was hotter and nutritious plant foods were scarcer. In response, our predecessors lost
their hair and their molars dwindled as they abandoned a tough vegetarian diet for one focused in part on meat from
grassland grazers. Meanwhile, the selective demands of food scarcities sculpted our distant forebears into having a
body that was extremely thrifty and good at storing calories. Now, having inherited that same metabolism, we hunt
and gather burgers as diabetes becomes a worldwide scourge. Or consider how our immune systems evolved in a
world where one hardly ever encountered someone carrying a novel pathogen. Today, if you sneeze near someone in
an airport, your rhinovirus could be set free 12 time zones away by the next day.
As regards behavior, our abilities abound. We can follow extraordinarily complex scenarios of social interaction and
figure out if a social contract has been violated. And we are peerless when it comes to facial recognition: we even
have an area of the cortex in the fusiform gyrus that specializes in this activity.
The selective advantages of evolving a highly social brain are obvious. It paved the way for us to finetune our
capabilities for reading one another's mental states, to excel at social manipulation and to deceive and attract mates
and supporters. Among Americans, the extent of social intelligence in youth is a better predictor of adult success in
the occupational world than are academic scores. Indeed, when it comes to social intelligence in primates, humans
reign supreme. The social brain hypothesis of primate evolution is built on the fact that across primate species the
percentage of the brain devoted to the neocortex correlates with the average size of the social group of that species.
This correlation is more dramatic in humans than in any other primate species.
The fact that we have created this world proves a point — namely, that it is in our nature to be unconstrained by our
nature. Science is one of the strangest, newest domains where we challenge our hominid limits. It also tests our sense
of what is the norm, what counts as better than well and it challenges our sense of who we are. Thanks to science,

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human life expectancy keeps extending, our average height increases, our intelligence test scores improve and we
eventually break every world record. But when it comes to humans becoming, on average, smarter, taller and better
at athletics, there is a problem: Who cares about the average? As individuals, we want to be better than other
individuals. Our brain is invidious, comparative and more interested in contrasts, a state that begins with sensory
systems that do not normally tell us about the quality of a stimulus but instead about the quality relative to the stimuli
around it.

1. According to the writer, the anthropological cliché to explain the nature of mankind ______.
A. needs some slight modifications B. requires little analysis
C. should be considered paradoxical D. is limited in scope
2. Humankind will only be able to use science to progress if ______.
A. ethical considerations are ignored B. we discard an outdated approach to acquiring knowledge
C. our drive to eliminate barriers continues D. the philosophy we adopt can be widely understood
3. Our ancient ancestors lived in a world where ______.
A. the necessity to hunt for food led to good health B. it was vitally important to have a balanced diet
C. isolation allowed them to develop immunity from disease
D. their restricted movement protected them from illness
4. The word “peerless” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. friendless B. unsurpassed C. uncompetitive D. flawless
5. Having a highly social brain ______.
A. allows us to create groups with more members B. prevents us from being misunderstood
C. causes us to be more devious D. helps us to read other people's minds
6. The way we tend to think ______.
A. forces us to overlook our shortcomings B. has enhanced our understanding of sense perception
C. distorts our perception of the notion of average D. makes us less likely to be concerned with absolutes
7. The word “invidious” in paragraph 7 mostly means ______.
A. prejudiced B. preordained C. unfathomable D. attitudinal
8. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C], or [D] best indicates where in the paragraph the sentence
"We are no strangers to going out of bounds." can be inserted?
[A] The fact that we have created this world proves a point — namely, that it is in our nature to be unconstrained by
our nature. [B] Science is one of the strangest, newest domains where we challenge our hominid limits. It also tests
our sense of what is the norm, what counts as better than well and it challenges our sense of who we are. [C] Thanks
to science, human life expectancy keeps extending, our average height increases, our intelligence test scores improve
and we eventually break every world record. [D] But when it comes to humans becoming, on average smarter, taller
and better at athletics, there is a problem: Who cares about the average? As individuals, we want to be better than
other individuals. Our brain is invidious, comparative and more interested in contrasts, a state that begins with

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sensory systems that do not normally tell us about the quality of a stimulus but instead about the quality relative to
the stimuli around it.
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
9. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. there are no limits to human capabilities B. we will be able to adapt to harsh environments
C. humankind's evolutionary path will not be smooth D. our knowledge of the past is crucial to our future
10. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. Social intelligence enables Americans to be both academically and professionally successful.
B. Science helps prolong human life and improve human intelligence to break all world records.
C. Our evolutionary limits can be exceeded and that's what sets us apart from other species.
D. A highly evolved social brain paved the way for humans to be able to read and distort others' thinking.
Part 4: You are going to read an extract from an article. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the
extract. Choose from the paragraphs A - H the one which fits each gap (1- 7). There is one extra paragraph
which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is one extra
paragraph which you do not need to use.(1.4 points - 0.2p for a correct answer )

OpenAI last week opened up access to ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot that interacts with users in an eerily
convincing and conversational way. Its ability to provide lengthy, thoughtful and thorough responses to questions
and prompts – even if inaccurate – has stunned users, including academics and some in the tech industry.

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“There’s a certain feeling that happens when a new technology adjusts your thinking about computing. Google did
it. Firefox did it. AWS did it. iPhone did it. OpenAI is doing it with ChatGPT,” Levie said on Twitter. But as with
other AI-powered tools, it also poses possible concerns, including for how it could disrupt creative industries,
perpetuate biases and spread misinformation.

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After signing up for ChatGPT, users can ask the AI system to field a range of questions, such as “Who was the
president of the United States in 1955,” or summarize difficult concepts into something a second grader could
understand. It’ll even tackle open-ended questions, such as “What’s the meaning of life?” or “What should I wear if
it’s 40 degrees out today?”

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But some users are getting very creative. One person asked the chatbot to rewrite the 90s hit song, “Baby Got Back,”
in the Style of “The Canterbury Tales;” another wrote a letter to remove a bad account from a credit report (rather
than using a credit repair lawyer). Other colorful examples including asking for fairy-tale inspired home décor tips
and giving it an AP English exam question (it responded with a 5 paragraph essay about Wuthering Heights.)
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While ChatGPT successfully fielded a variety of questions submitted by CNN, some responses were noticeably off.
In fact, Stack Overflow – a Q&A platform for coders and programmers – temporarily banned users from sharing
information from ChatGPT, noting that it’s “substantially harmful to the site and to users who are asking or looking
for correct answers.”

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“While we’ve made efforts to make the model refuse inappropriate requests, it will sometimes respond to harmful
instructions or exhibit biased behavior,” Open AI said on its website. “We’re using the Moderation API to warn or
block certain types of unsafe content, but we expect it to have some false negatives and positives for now. We’re
eager to collect user feedback to aid our ongoing work to improve this system.”

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“It is very easy for the model to give plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers,” he said. “It guessed
when it was supposed to clarify and sometimes responded to harmful instructions or exhibited biased behavior. It
also lacks regional and country-specific understanding.” . At the same time, however, it does provide a glimpse into
how companies may be able to capitalize on developing more robust virtual assistance, as well as patient and
customer care solutions.

A. “It depends on what activities you plan to do. If you plan to be outside, you should wear a light jacket or sweater,
long pants, and closed-toe shoes,” ChatGPT responded. “If you plan to be inside, you can wear a t-shirt and jeans or
other comfortable clothing.”
B. The tool quickly went viral. On Monday, Open AI’s co-founder Sam Altman, a prominent Silicon Valley
investor, said on Twitter that ChatGPT crossed one million users. It also captured the attention of some prominent
tech leaders, such as Box CEO Aaron Levie.
C. Still, Lian Jye Su, a research director at market research firm ABI Research, warns the chatbot is operating
“without a contextual understanding of the language.”
D. In a blog post last week, OpenAI said the “format makes it possible for the tool to answer follow-up questions,
admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests.” As of Monday morning, the
page to try ChatGPT was down, citing “exceptionally high demand.” “Please hang tight as we work on scaling our
systems,” the message said. (It now appears to be back online).
E. Beyond the issue of spreading incorrect information, the tool could also threaten some written professions, be
used to explain problematic concepts, and as with all AI tools, perpetuate biases based on the pool of data on which
it’s trained. Typing a prompt involving a CEO, for example, could prompt a response assuming that the individual is
white and male, for example.
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F. Like ChatGPT, the new Google Search and Bard are built on a large language model. They are trained on vast
troves of data online in order to generate compelling responses to user prompts, but these tools are also known to get
responses wrong or “hallucinate” answers.
G. ChatGPT is a large language model trained on a massive trove of information online to create its responses. It
comes from the same company behind DALL-E, which generates a seemingly limitless range of images in response
to prompts from users. It’s also the next iteration of text generator GPT-3.

Part 5: Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.(1.2 points - 0.15p for a correct answer)
Research in Britain has shown that ‘green consumers’ continue to flourish as a significant group amongst shoppers.
This suggests that politicians who claim environmentalism is yesterday’s issue may be seriously misjudging the
public mood.
A report from Mintel, the market research organisation, says that despite recession and financial pressures, more
people than ever want to buy environmentally friendly products and a ‘green wave’ has swept through consumerism,
taking in people previously untouched by environmental concerns. The recently published report also predicts that
the process will repeat itself with ‘ethical’ concerns, involving issues such as fair trade with the Third World and the
social record of businesses. Companies will have to be more honest and open in response to this mood.
Mintel’s survey, based on nearly 1,000 consumers, found that the proportion who look for green products and are
prepared to pay more for them has climbed from 53 per cent in 1990 to around 60 per cent in 1994. On average, they
will pay 13 per cent more for such products, although this percentage is higher among women,managerial and
professional groups and those aged 35 to 44.
Between 1990 and 1994 the proportion of consumers claiming to be unaware of or unconcerned about green issues
fell from 18 to 10 per cent but the number of green spenders among older people and manual workers has risen
substantially. Regions such as Scotland have also caught up with the south of England in their environmental
concerns. According to Mintel, the image of green consumerism as associated in the past with the more eccentric
members of society has virtually disappeared. The consumer research manager for Mintel, Angela Hughes, said it
had become firmly established as a mainstream market. She explained that as far as the average person is concerned
environmentalism has not ‘gone off the boil’. In fact, it has spread across a much wider range of consumer groups,
ages and occupations.
Mintel’s 1994 survey found that 13 per cent of consumers are ‘very dark green’, nearly always buying
environmentally friendly products, 28 per cent are ‘dark green', trying ‘as far as possible’ to buy such products, and
21 per cent are ‘pale green’ - tending to buy green products if they see them. Another 26 per cent are ‘armchair
greens’; they said they care about environmental issues but their concern does not affect their spending habits. Only
10 per cent say they do not care about green issues. Four in ten people are 'ethical spenders’, buying goods which do
not, for example, involve dealings with oppressive regimes. This figure is the same its in 1990, although the number
of ‘armchair ethicals’ has risen from 28 to 35 per cent and only 22 per cent say they are unconcerned now, against 30
per cent in 1990. Hughes claims that in the twenty-first century, consumers will be encouraged to think more about

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the entire history of the products and services they buy, including the policies of the companies that provide them and
that this will require a greater degree of honesty with consumers.
Among green consumers, animal testing is the top issue - 48 per cent said they would be deterred from buying a
product it if had been tested on animals - followed by concerns regarding irresponsible selling, the ozone layer,river
and sea pollution, forest destruction, recycling and factory farming. However, concern for specific issues is lower
than in 1990, suggesting that many consumers feel that Government and business have taken on the environmental
agenda.
Do the following agree with the claims of the writer of the above reading passage?

YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

1. The research findings report commercial rather than political trends.

2.The majority of shoppers are prepared to pay more for the benefit of the environment according to the research
findings.
3. Mintel have limited their investigation to professional and managerial groups.
4. Mintel undertakes market surveys on an annual basis.
Questions 5-8:Complete the summary using words from the box below. NB There are more answers than
spaces, so you will not use them all.

Environmental research Social awareness Consumers Political beliefs

Social record Armchair ethical Honesty and openness Ethical spenders

The Mintel report suggests that in future companies will be forced to practise greater (5)……………… in their
dealings because of the increased awareness amongst (6)……………………………. of ethical issues. This
prediction is supported by the growth in the number of (7)…………………………… identified in the most recent
survey published. As a consequence, it is felt that companies will have to think more carefully about their (8)
………………………..
IV. WRITING (6.0 points)
Part 1:Read the following text and use your own words to summarize it in a paragraph of about 100 words.
You MUST NOT copy or re-write the original. (1.0 point)
Man is forever changing the face of nature. He has been doing so since he first appeared on the earth. Yet, all that
man has done is not always to the ultimate advantage of the earth or himself. Man has, in fact, destroyed more than
necessary. In his struggle to live and extract the most out of life, man has destroyed many species of wildlife;
directly by sheer physical destruction, and indirectly by the destruction or alteration of habitats. Some species may
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be able to withstand disruptions to their habitat while others may not be able to cope. Take the simple act of farming.
When a farmer tills a rough ground, he makes it unsuitable for the survival of certain species. Every change in land
use brings about a change in the types of plant and animals found on that land.When man builds a new town, this
means the total destruction of vast areas of farmland or woodland. Here, you have the complete destruction of entire
habitats and it is inevitable. It follows therefore, that every form of human activity unavoidably upsets or changes
the wildlife complex of the area. Man has destroyed many forms of wildlife for no reasonable purpose. They have
also made many great blunders in land use, habitat destruction and the extermination of many forms of
wildlife Man's attitude towards animals depends on the degree to which his own survival is affected. He sets aside
protection for animals that he hunts for sport and wages a war on any other creature that may pose a danger or
inconvenience to him. This creates many problems and man has made irreversible, serious errors in his destruction of
predators. He has destroyed animals and birds which are useful to farmers as pest controllers. The tragedy that
emerges is that all the killing of predators did not in any way increase the number of game birds.
Part 2: (2.0 points):
The chart shows the percentage of male and female teachers in six different types of educational setting in the UK in
2010.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.

Part 3. Write an essay of at least 250 words on the following topic(3.0 points):
Many people worry that innovative technology will supplant humans in all future workplaces, whether
industrial, administrative or creative. Others, however, insist that while technology is an invaluable tool, it could
never replace people.Discuss both views and present your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any
relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write an essay of at least 250 words.

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The Table below shows the poor household rate in different regions of Vietnam in 1993 and 2004.Summarise
the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
POOR HOUSEHOLD RATE IN REGIONS OF VIET NAM COUNTRY IN 1993 AND 2004
Areas 1993 2004
(%) (%)
Red River Delta 62.7 12.1
North East 86.1 29.4
North West 81.1 58.6
South Central Coast 74.5 31.9
Highland 47.2 19.0
The Mekong Delta 70.0 33.1
South East 37.0 5.4
South West 47.1 15.9

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