Further.

C 1721 N03
(2020)

Name: .......................................................
1721

A. CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (65 pts)

I. LISTENING (15 pts)
Part 1. You will hear two psychologists talking about modern childhood. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D),
which fits best according to what you hear.
1. What does Daniel imply about past images of childhood?
A. They are entirely fictional. B. They all show the misfortunes of childhood.
C. They are diverse. D. They represent the innocence of childhood.
2. When mentioning the children throwing bags on the bus stop, Louise is
A. critical. B. amused. C. angry D. sarcastic.
3. According to Daniel,
A. children are failing to learn adequate social skills.
B. children do not eat a balanced diet.
C. children are becoming involved in political scandals.
D. children are far more social than they used to be.
4. What does Louise say about the media?
A. Manipulative actors have a negative effect on children.
B. It encourages celebrities to inspire young children.
C. Adverts are aimed more at young people than adults.
D. It glorifies unrealistic ideals.
5. Daniel implies that
A. children would be happier if their parents taught them at home.
B. machines are more of a menace to children than people are.
C. teachers aren’t helping children to be competitive enough.
D. most teenage problems stem from an unbalanced diet.
Part 2. You will hear part of a radio programme about bags for walkers. For questions 1-10, complete the each
of the blanks with no more than three words. (10 pts)
Bags for walkers
Rod’s shop sells bags and other (1) _____________ equipment.
A backpack could spoil your holiday if it doesn’t (2) _____________.
A 35-litre bag is good for (3) _____________.
An upright bag is recommended for people who are going to (4) _____________.
To protect breakable items choose a bag with a (5) _____________.
A bag with (6) _____________ inside will allow you to separate your belongings.
External pockets can be used to carry tools that are (7) _____________ or dirty.
It is important that shoulder straps are (8) _____________.
A horizontal bar will prevent shoulder straps from (9) _____________.
Padded parts of the bag should have plenty of (10) _____________ so that sweat can escape.

1. camping 2. fit (your 3. (a) day(-)trip/ 4. Climb (up) 5. Solid/ firm bottom/
back) one-day trips/ leather base
one day/ day(-)
trips
6. (two) 7. sharp 8. easy to adjust/ 9. falling (off) 10. (air)(-)hole(s)/
compartment(s) easily adjusted/ airholes/
(easily) ventilation
adjustable

II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (30 pts)

PART 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. It would be ____________ to take the car, because there’s nowhere to park it. PRACTICE
Impractical: not sensible or realistic
E.g. It was totally impractical to think that we could finish the job in two months.
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 2. Sales forecasts indicate a poor ____________ for the clothing industry. LOOK
outlook (for something) the probable future for somebody/something; what is likely to happen
SYNONYM prospect
3. Tom spoke ____________ because he was so tired. BREATH
breathlessly (adv) with difficulty in breathing
4. He can get whatever he likes because he is the ____________ boy of his family. HAIR
Fair-haired (of a person) favorite; cherished.
"the fair-haired boy of American advertising"
5. You should try to show a bit more __________ for other people, instead of thinking about yourself all the
time. CONSIDER
consideration
6. I did everything I could to make their stay enjoyable, but they weren’t at all ____________. APPRECIATE
appreciated
7. His success is due to hard work and ____________. PERSEVERE
Perseverance: the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties
8. Around the world, limited supplies of both cotton and wool and high demand have sent prices rocketing
____________. EXPECT
Unexpectedly: in a way that surprises you because you were not expecting it
9. The charity organization received a large amount of money from ____________. DONATE
Donors: a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, clothes, food, etc. to a charity, etc.
Part 2. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. Write your
answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. I look forward to actually seeing them in the near future and taking (1) _____ some belongings which their
mother gave me (2) _____ safe keeping.
back – for
2. She wrote that if he did not come and take matters (3) _____ hand, their whole property would be sold (4)
_____ auction and they would all have to go begging.
in – by/at
3. They stand a good chance (5) _____ winning (6) _____ their league rivals.
of – against
4. Let Albert work it (7) _____; he has an aptitude (8) _____ figures.
out – for
5. I am not easy to be taken (9) _____; I can read characters (10) _____ a glance.
in – at.
6. Guests should feel (11) _____ liberty to avail themselves (12) _____ your facilities.
at – of
7. You have to drink soju (13) _____ an empty stomach to get a true taste (14) _____ it.
on – for/of
a taste for sth = the fact of liking or enjoying something
She came home from Europe with a taste for art and the finer things in life.
8. The young Skywalker Jedi is then lured (15) _____ Bespin by Darth Vader who hopes he can coax the
younger Skywalker (16) _____ joining the darkside.
to - into
9. Several heads of state were (17) _____ attendance (18) _____ the General’s funeral.
in – at
10. Our two countries work together (19) _____ fighting the war (20) _____ terrorism.
in – on | against

Fill each gap in the sentences below with a suitable form of each phrasal verb given. Write your answers in
the spaces that follow. (5 pts)
Part 3. The passage below contains 10 mistakes in spelling, grammar and word form. UNDERLINE the
mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORRECT FORMS in the space provided. (10 pts)
Women are much healthier when they take it easy, revealing a new survey. Those who work long hours are more
likely than men indulging in unhealthy behavior as eating snacks, smoking and drinking caffeine. (Long hours have
no such impact with men.) One positive benefit of long hours for both sexes, therefore, are that alcohol consumption
is reduced. The study, that is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is part of a wider study by
psychologists from the University of Leeds, into the effects of stress on eating. 'Stress causes people to opt for
unhealthily high-fat and high-sugar snacks in preference to more healthy food choices,' says researcher Dr Daryl
O'Connor of the University of Leeds. 'People under stress eat less than usual in their main meals, including their
vegetable intake but shift their preference to high-fat, high-sugar snacks instead. 'Our findings are disturbing in that
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they show stress produces harmful changes in diet and leads to unhealthy eating behaviour,' continues Dr O'Connor.
'An overwhelming body of evidence shows the importance of maintaining a balancing diet in terms of reducing the
risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases - and that means eating a low-fat diet and five portions of fruit and
vegetables a day.

No. Lines Mistakes Corrections

1. 1 revealing reveals
2. 2 indulging to indulge
3. 2 as such as | like
4. 3 with on
5. 3 therefore however
6. 3 are is
7. 4 that which
8. 6 unhealthily unhealthy
9. 6 more healthy healthier
10. 10 balancing balanced

III. READING (5 pts)

Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
IQ TESTS
Psychologists have long been interested in how we judge intelligence in strangers. Now scientists have designed
tests which try to discover which cues help people to judge IQ accurately, and which cause them to get (1) __it___
wrong. High school pupils were videotaped answering thought-provoking questions and the videos were (2)
__then___ shown to groups of ‘judges’ who were asked to assess the students’ physical type and monitor a variety
of behavioural cues. Next the judges were asked to rate the students’ intelligence. At the same time, each student
was (3) __also___ required to sit a standard IQ test. Certain cues matched the (4) __results___ of the IQ tests more
closely than others. (5) __while___ speaking quickly, using a lot of words or displaying ease (6) __of___
understanding caused the judges to rate the students’ intelligence highly, and was reflected in the IQ tests, (7)
__other___ cues seemed to give the judges an entirely false impression of intelligence (8) __as___ measured by the
IQ test. (9) __among/ amongst___ the cues that led judges to assess students as dull were factors such as using
halting speech or slang. Cues that led judges to view students as bright included talking loudly and using proper
English. (10) __none___ of these traits correlated with measured IQ, however.

IV. WRITING (15 pts)

Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. Write
your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. We don’t think you should have done that.
We’d rather .............................................................................................................................................................
you hadn’t done that
2. He never suspected that the bicycle had been stolen.
At no time ...............................................................................................................................................................
did he suspect that the bicycle had been stolen
3. None of the passengers was injured because of the driver’s quick reaction.
But ..........................................................................................................................................................................
for the driver’s quick reaction, (some of) the passengers would have been injured
4. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
Urgent .....................................................................................................................................................................
action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness
5. My friend persuaded me to go to the party in fancy dress.
My friend talked ......................................................................................................................................................
me into going to the party in fancy dress
Talk somebody into (doing) something: to persuade somebody to do something
6. We get on very well with our next-door neighbors.
We are on ...............................................................................................................................................................
very good terms with our next-door neighbors
Be on good terms with sb: to be friendly with someone
7. The thief ran right past you, so I’m sure you saw his face.

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 You .........................................................................................................................................................................
must have seen the thief’s face because he run right past you
8. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches.
Jackson was banned ..............................................................................................................................................
from playing for the next two matches
Ban: to order somebody not to do something, go somewhere, etc., especially officially
9. I regret not paying much attention to the lecture.
I wish.......................................................................................................................................................................
I had paid much attention to the lecture
10. He was sentenced to six years in prison for his part in the bribery.
He received ............................................................................................................................................................
a six-year sentence for his part in the bribery.

Part 2. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original
one, using the word(s) given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. Write your answers on your
answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. There’s no way we can agree to this solution. CONCERNED
This .........................................................................................................................................................................
solution is out of the question as/so far as we are concerned
As/so far as somebody/something is concerned, as/so far as somebody/something goes: used to give
facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of something
2. When I grow up, I’m going to be really important. CAT
I’m ...........................................................................................................................................................................
going to be a fat cat when I grow up
Fat cat: a person who earns, or who has, a lot of money (especially when compared to people who do not earn
so much)
3. Ann is always making me look foolish in front of all my friends. MONKEY
Ann is always making .............................................................................................................................................
a monkey out of me in front of all my friends
Make a monkey out of sb: to make somebody seem stupid
4. You’ll have to work harder if you want to pass your exams. SOCKS
You’ll .......................................................................................................................................................................
have to pull your socks up if you want to pass your exams
Pull your socks up: to try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc.
5. It will be necessary to pay the full amount when you book. PAID
The full ....................................................................................................................................................................
amount will have to be paid when you book

B. MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS (35 pts)

I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. sweat B. leather C. heal D. dead
/swet/ /ˈleðə(r)/ /hiːl/ /ded/
2. A. doodle B. google C. floodgate D. soothe
/ˈduːdl/ /ˈɡuːɡl/ /ˈflʌdɡeɪt/ /suːð/
3. A. massage B. carriage C. manage D. dosage
/ˈmæsɑːʒ/ /ˈkærɪdʒ/ /ˈmænɪdʒ/ /ˈdəʊsɪdʒ/
4. A. tank B. sand C. bank D. rank
/tæŋk/ /sænd/ /bæŋk/ /ræŋk/
5. A. plough B. mouse C. mouth D. southern
/plaʊ/ /maʊs/ /maʊθ/ /ˈsʌðən/
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each
group. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. dialect B. dynasty C. diagonal D. diamond
/ˈdaɪəlekt/ /ˈdɪnəsti/ /daɪˈæɡənl/ /ˈdaɪəmənd/
2. A. existential B. colonialist C. metropolitan D. Argentina
/ˌeɡzɪˈstenʃəl/ /kəˈləʊniəlɪst/ /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən/ /ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə/

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 3. A. admirable B. applicant C. stealthy D. appliance
/ˈædmərəbl/ /ˈæplɪkənt/ /ˈstelθi/ /əˈplaɪəns/
4. A. kangaroo B. genuine C. genocide D. fortunate
/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/ /ˈdʒenjuɪn/ /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/ /ˈfɔːtʃənət/
5. A. conspiracy B. contemporary C. contradictory D. consistency
/kənˈspɪrəsi/ /kənˈtemprəri/ /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/ /kənˈsɪstənsi/
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. For three days the wind blew hard and strong, but on the fourth day it_____.
A. died back B. died off C. died out D. died down
die down: to become gradually less strong, loud, noticeable, etc.
Eg: After the confusion over that play appeared to have died down, Butterfield was tossed while in the
dugout.
die back: if a plant dies back, it loses its leaves but remains alive
Eg: The stem is made of rolled-up leaves that die back from the top, depending on how cold it gets in
winter.
die off: to die one after the other until there are none left
Eg: She added in a phone interview that the need to research became ever more urgent, since potential
eyewitnesses were dying off.
die out: to stop existing
Eg: Quotes from Chanel are interspersed throughout such as “Eccentricity was dying out; I hope, what’s
more, that I helped kill it off.”
2. The plan for a new park_____ because no citizen wanted higher taxes.
A. saw through B. fell through C. got through D. took through
see through sb | see through st: (not used in the progressive tenses) to realize the truth about sb/st
Eg: Its applications are nearly endless, giving any scientist the seemingly superhuman ability to see
through rodents.
fall through: to not be completed, or not happen
Eg: There’s a young woman whose plans for adoption fell through, now raising her baby instead of
attending college as she’d expected.
get through (st) | get st through (st): to be officially accepted; to make st be officially accepted
Eg: That, though, would mean needing an extra TE to get through however long Graham’s debut is
delayed.
take sb through st: to help somebody learn or become familiar with something, for example by talking
about each part in turn
Eg: I still don’t understand the contract. Can you take me through it again?
3. It’s no good pretending; you’ve got to_____ reality.
A. bargain for B. come up against C. face up to D. get down to
Bargain for/on sth: expect or be prepared for something
Eg: We hadn't bargained on such a long wait.
Come up against sth: have to deal with a problem
Eg: If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out.
Face up to sth: accept that a difficult situation exists.
Get down to sth: start to direct your efforts and attention towards something
Eg: I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it.
4. The speech was_____ by the music coming from the next room. We couldn’t hear a word she said.
A. drowned out B. pulled out C. broken out D. dropped out
Drown out: (of a sound) to be loud enough to block the sound of something else
Pull out (someone/sth): leave or no longer be involved in something
Eg: They’ll be pulling the rest of the troops out by next spring.
Drop out: not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely
finished
Eg: He dropped out of the race after two laps.
5. Steve_____ his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question.
A. threw out B. threw off C. threw away D. threw in
Throw away: waste an opportunity
6. He_____ up a lot of debts in the town and then disappeared without a trace.
A. put B. ran C. brought D. made
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7. If the rain doesn’t_____ soon, we shall have to look for a taxi.
A. turn in B. let up C. die down D. go off
Let up: If bad weather or an unpleasant situation lets up, it stops or improves
8. What time does Jenny usually knock_____ from work?
A. off B. over C. down D. out
Knock off: stop working, usually at the end of the day
Knock over something/someone: hit something or someone so that the person falls down
Eg: Cyclists in the race have to worry about fans knocking them over.
Knock down (someone/sth): hit someone or something forcefully
Eg: Try not to knock the fence down when you back out of the driveway.
Knock out (someone/sth): remove
Eg: A loss in today’s game will knock our team out of the playoffs.
9. Could you possibly_____ me at the next committee meeting?
A. stand in for B. make up for C. fall back on D. keep in with
Stand in sb : do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, or to take that person's place at
an event, because they cannot be there
Make up for sth: compensate for something bad
Eg: No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.
Fall back on: use something for help because no other choice is available
Eg: The organization has no income and no reserves to fall back on.
Keep in with sb: Remain on good terms with (someone)
Eg: He was simply trying to keep in with his friends
10. I am not friends with Peter anymore. We’ve_____.
A. fallen in B. fallen out C. broken down D. knocked up
Fall out: Have an argument
Eg: He had fallen out with his family
11. Even a baby senses, I think, that she shouldn’t be able to_____ such tyranny. The habit is usually easy to
break.
A. run away B. hide away C. do away with D. get away with
get away with doing something: to do something wrong and not be punished for it
Ex: Don't be tempted to cheat—you'll never get away with it.
Nobody gets away with insulting me like that.
do away with somebody/ do away with yourself: to kill somebody/yourself
do away with something: to stop doing or having something; to make something end SYNONYM abolish
12. They both have red hair – it_____ the family.
A. runs in B. comes from C. started out with D. is down to
run in the family: to be a common feature in a particular family
13. Saunders then_____ the business in hand.
A. went down as B. put down to C. got down to D. let down
get down to business: to start dealing with the matter that needs to be dealt with, or doing the work that
needs to be done
Ex: Let’s get down to business right away—we’ll stop for coffee later.
14. It’s been pouring heavily since early morning and it doesn’t look like the rain is going to_____ soon.
A. dry up B. ease off C. broke out D. brush up on
ease off/ ease off something to become or make something become less strong, unpleasant, etc.
Ex: We waited until the traffic had eased off.
Dry up: 1. (of rivers, lakes, etc.) to become completely dry
2. if a supply of something dries up, there is gradually less of it until there is none left
3. to suddenly stop talking because you do not know what to say next
dry up/ dry something up: to dry dishes with a towel after you have washed them
15. The police decided to_____ on drug offenders, and staged a number of early morning raids.
A. pick up B. come to light C. crack down D. knock out
crack down/ crack down on somebody/ crack down on something: to try harder to prevent an illegal
activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it
Ex: Police are cracking down on drug dealers.
come to light: to become known to people
16. Sometimes you have to_____ your principles.
A. get away with B. make off with C. stand up for D. send out for
stand up for somebody/ stand up for something: to support or defend somebody/something
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You must stand up for your rights.
She had learnt to stand up for herself.
get away with something: 1. to steal something and escape with it
2. to receive a relatively light punishment
3. to do something wrong and not be punished for it
4. to manage with less of something than you might expect to need
make off with something: to steal something and hurry away with it
send out for something: to ask a restaurant or shop/store to deliver food to you at home or at work
17. He got it into his head he was being_____ for promotion.
A. passed over B. got over with C. smoothed over D. taken over
smooth something over: to make problems or difficulties seem less important or serious, especially by
talking to people
pass somebody over: to not consider somebody for promotion in a job, especially when they deserve it or
think that they deserve it
Ex: He was passed over in favour of a younger man.
18. What time does Jenny usually knock_____ from work.
A. off B. over C. down D. out
knock off
knock off something
(informal) to stop doing something, especially work
knock down/over somebody to hit somebody and make them fall to the ground
knock somebody out
to make somebody fall asleep or become unconscious
19. The heavy rain lashed down continuously through the night without letting_____.
A. out B. over C. on D. up
let up
to become less strong
The pain finally let up.
let on (to somebody)
(informal) to tell a secretI'm getting married next week, but please don't let on to anyone.
let out
(North American English) (of school classes, films/movies, meetings, etc.) to come to an end, so that it is
time for people to leave
The movie has just let out.
20. Mike’s interest in practicing karate __ off rather quickly and the boy started to look for a new hobby to take up.
A. dropped B. did C. lied D. took
Drop off: to become fewer or less
Eg: If that drops off, then that is a sure sign that Trump's White Male supporters are finally wising up to
his Con Game.
When light and temperature drop off in the fall, so does the growth of cyanobacteria.
Take off: to leave a place, especially in a hurry
Eg: When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.
III. READING (20 pts)
Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank. Write your
answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
The paintings of Leonardo da Vinci have always attracted controversy. Only 14 works have ever been attributed
to him and experts have (1) _____ the authenticity of several. Not even the Mona Lisa is above (2) _____. The painting
is neither signed nor dated and no (3) _____ of payment to Leonardo has ever been found. Believed to be the portrait
of the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giaconda dating from 1502, it has been on public display in the
Louvre since 1804. Now housed in a bullet- (4) _____ glass case, it has always been surrounded by (5) _____
security.
Even so, on 24th August 1911, it was stolen. Initial leads came to nothing and no (6) _____ to the thief’s motives
or the whereabouts of the picture materialized for 15 months. In November 1913, Florentine art dealer Alfredo Geri
received a letter from someone (7) _____ they had the Mona Lisa and were prepared to sell it back to Italy for 500,000
lire. Geri contacted the director of the Uffizi museum who arranged a meeting with the alleged vendor.
He turned out to be an Italian carpenter Vicenza Perugia, who made the painting’s protective wooden box for the
Louvre and was able to steal it because he knew the museum’s (8) _____. The Mona Lisa he produced was
proclaimed genuine by the Uffizi and sent back to Paris. But a British con man, Jack Dean, later insisted that he had

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helped Peruggia steal the painting but (9) _____ a copy before Peruggia took it to Italy. Could it be that the painting
seen by thousands of visitors every day in the Louvre museum is a total (10) _____?

1. A. questioned B. asked C. wondered D. enquired

questioned: to have or express doubts or suspicions about something
2. A. suspicion B. query C. doubt D. question
above/beyond suspicion: too good, honest, etc. to have done something wrong, illegal or dishonest
3. A. receipt B. document C. record D. bill
4. A. secure B. strong C. guard D. proof
bulletproof: that can stop bullets from passing through it
5. A. careful B. tight C. safe D. accurate
ADJ.+ security maximum, top/ heightened | strict, tight | lax | collective | national, state
internal | personal | home

6. A. indications B. clues C. hints D. tips

clue (to st) an object, a piece of evidence or some infor that helps the police solve a crime
indication (of st) a remark or sign that shows that st is happening or what sb is thinking or feeling
hint (of something) a small amount of something synonym suggestion, trace
hint (on something) a small piece of practical information or advice synonym tip
tip (on/for doing something) advice a small piece of advice about something practical synonym hint
handy tips for buying a computer
tip (on/for something)
7. A. pretending B. arguing C. persuading D. claiming
8. A. routine B. doors C. working D. security
9. A. taken over B. copied C. replaced D. substituted
substitute: to take the place of sb/st else; to use somebody/something instead of sb/st else
10. A. false B. fake C. counterfeit D. substitute
fake: an object such as a work of art, a coin or a piece of jewellery that is not genuine but has been
made to look as if it is

Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Savory Chocolate
Candy, cake, brownies, ice cream, pie, fudge-these are some common uses for chocolate. But did you know that
chocolate also has a savory side? Michael Laiskonis, a pastry chef, says that while chocolate is certainly thought of
most often as a sweet snack or dessert, it is being used more frequently in savory dishes.
Cocoa, and later chocolate, was first enjoyed by the Mayans and Aztecs of Central America, and then by the
Europeans, particularly in countries like Spain, Portugal, and Italy. It makes sense, then, that many savory chocolate
dishes can be found in these cuisines, most commonly in their sauces. This is because chocolate adds a dark, shiny
color and a rich flavor to the sauce.
Mexican moles are a good example of sauces that heavily feature chocolate. Moles are rich and spicy sauces that
originated in southern Mexico around the 16th and 17th centuries. They get their complex flavor and dark brown color
from chili peppers and chocolate, much like the original cocoa drinks from Mayan times. Moles are commonly served
with meat and rice. Over in Europe, an Italian wine or vinegar sauce called agrodolce also uses chocolate, and is
most often served with lamb and pasta. Some recipes for coq au vin, a classic French chicken dish, call for chocolate
as well.

/ˌkɒk əʊ ˈvæn chicken cooked in red wine

Chocolate is being used in less traditional dishes, too. Chefs and home cooks alike are rubbing steaks with cocoa
powder and adding pieces of chocolate to meat stews. Many recipes follow the Mexican idea of adding cocoa or dark
chocolate, which has a bitter flavor, to spicy dishes, but it has recently become very popular in America to cover salty
bacon or potato chips in chocolate.
This combination sounds odd but can actually be explained through science. Studies called “flavor-study research”
have shown that certain foods with similar chemical structures taste good when eaten together. For example, chef
Heston Blumenthal combined white chocolate and caviar because he thought the two offered a tasty balance of sweet
and salty. Scientists later found that these two flavors go well together because they have some proteins in common.
This is also the reason why scientists think cocoa tastes good with cauliflower and garlic.

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 This might all sound a little strange if you've only ever known chocolate to be a sweet treat. But it's also good news
for chocolate lovers - as Laiskonis says, “No matter what your mother may have told you, it's perfectly acceptable to
eat chocolate for dinner!”

1. The writer assumes that the reader

A. knows how to bake chocolate cake B. knows chocolate is used in desserts
C. likes to eat chocolate in savory dishes D. has traveled to Central America
2. How does the article describe the flavor of cocoa powder?
A. bitter B. sweet C. salty D. spicy
3. Which food is NOT mentioned as going well with chocolate?
A. cauliflower B. garlic C. caviar D. apple
4. According to scientists, what determines if a food will taste good with chocolate?
A. the food’s chemical structure B. the food’s level of sweetness
C. the food’s color D. the food’s place of origin
5. When the writer says it is good news for chocolate lovers in lines 23-24, what is he referring to?
A. They now have more knowledge about chocolate.
B. They can eat as much chocolate as they like.
C. They now have an excuse to eat chocolate during meals.
D. They now know what goes well with chocolate.

Part 3. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (10 pts)
On the very last day of a bad year, I was leaning against a pillar in the Baltimore railway station, waiting to catch
the 10.10 to Philadelphia. There were a lot more people waiting than I had expected. That airy, light, clean, polished
feeling I generally got in the station had been lost. Elderly couples with matching luggage stuffed the benches, and
swarms of college kids littered the floor with their bags.
A grey-haired man was walking around speaking to different strangers one by one. Well-off, you could tell: tanned
skin, nice sweater, soft, beige car-coat. He went up to a woman sitting alone and asked her a question. Then he came
over to a girl standing near me. She had long blond hair, and I had been thinking I wouldn’t mind talking to her myself.
The man said, ‘Would you by any chance be travelling to Philadelphia?’
‘Well, northbound, yes,’ she said.
‘But to Philadelphia?’
‘No, New York, but I’ll be ...’
‘Thanks, anyway,’ he said, and he moved toward the next bench.
Now he had my full attention. ‘Ma’am,’ 1 heard him ask an old lady, ‘are you travelling to Philadelphia?’ When the
woman told him, ‘Wilmington,’ he didn’t say a thing, just marched on down the row to one of the matched-luggage
couples. I straightened up from my pillar and drifted closer, looking toward the platform as if I had my mind on the
train.
Well, I was going to Philadelphia. He could have asked me. I understood why he didn’t, of course. No doubt, I
struck him as unreliable. He just glanced quickly at me and then swerved off toward the bench at the other end of the
waiting area. By now he was looking seriously stressed. ‘Please!’ he said to a woman reading a book. ‘Tell me you’re
going to Philadelphia!’
She lowered her book. She was thirtyish, maybe thirty-five - older than I was, anyhow. A schoolteacher sort.
‘Philadelphia?’ she said. ‘Why, yes, I am.’
‘Then could I ask you a favour?’
I stopped several feet away and frowned down at my left wrist. (Never mind that I don’t own a watch.) Even without
looking, I could sense how she went on guard. The man must have sensed it too, because he said, ‘Nothing too
difficult, I promise!’
They were announcing my train now. People started moving toward Gate E, the older couples hauling their
wheeled bags behind them like big pets on leashes. Next I heard the man talking. ‘My daughter’s flying out this
afternoon for a study year abroad, leaving from Philadelphia. So I put her on a train this morning, stopping for groceries
afterward, and came home to find my wife in a state. She hardly said “hello” to me. You see my daughter’d forgotten
her passport. She’d telephoned home from the station in Philadelphia; didn’t know what to do next.’
The woman clucked sympathetically. I’d have kept quiet myself. Waited to find out where he was heading with
this.
‘So I told her to stay put. Stay right there in the station, I said, and I would get somebody here to carry up her
passport.’
A likely story! Why didn’t he go himself, if this was such an emergency?
‘Why don’t you go yourself?’ the woman asked him.
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 ‘I can’t leave my wife alone for that long. She’s in a wheelchair.’
This seemed like a pretty poor excuse, if you want my honest opinion. Also, it exceeded the amount of bad luck
that one family could expect. I let my eyes wander toward the two of them. The man was holding a packet, not a plain
envelope, which would have been the logical choice, but one of those padded envelopes the size of a paperback
book. Aha! Padded! So you couldn’t feel the contents! And from where I stood, it looked to be stapled shut besides.
Watch yourself, lady, I said silently.
1. What was the narrator’s impression of the station that morning?
A. People were making too much noise. B. It was unusually busy.
C. There was a lot of rubbish on the ground. D. The seating was inadequate.
2. The word ‘littered’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. replaced B. spread C. ordered D. arranged
3. Why does the narrator show an interest in the grey-haired stranger?
A. He was fascinated by the stranger’s questions.
B. He was anxious about the stranger’s destination.
C. He was jealous of the stranger’s appearance.
D. He was impressed by the stranger’s skill with people.
4. What does the writer mean by ‘she went on guard’ in line 25?
A. The woman was employed by the railway company.
B. The woman was ready to call the police.
C. The woman was surprised by the man’s attitude.
D. The woman was cautious in her response.
5. According to the stranger, how was his wife feeling when he got home?
A. relieved to see him B. annoyed by their daughter’s phone call
C. upset about their daughter’s situation D. worried about planning the best course of action
6. What does ‘this’ refer to in line 34?
A. the story B. the passport C. the station D. the telephone call
7. When the narrator had heard the stranger’s explanation, he felt
A. sympathetic towards the stranger’s daughter. B. willing to offer his assistance.
C. doubtful about the combination of events. D. confused by the story the stranger told.
8. The word ‘plain’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. connective B. simple C. unclear D. useful
9. When the narrator sees the packet, he thinks that the woman should
A. remain on the platform. B. proceed carefully.
C. ask to check the contents. D. co-operate with the man.
10. What do we learn about the narrator’s character from reading this extract?
A. He enjoys talking to strangers. B. He has a strong sense of curiosity.
C. He has a kind-hearted attitude to people. D. He interferes in the affairs of others.

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