TEST 33

PART I. LISTENING (15 points)

Section 1 Question 1-5: Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each answer. (10 points)
The British Library
1. The reading room are only open for group visits on ……………………
2. The library was officially opened in ……………………
3. All the library rooms together cover ………………..… m2.
4. The library is financed by …………………….
5. The main function of the library is to provide resources for people …………………..
Part 2 (5 pts) For question 6-10, listen to a piece of BBC news
Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
6. The Child Well-Being Index has been going for over 75 years.
7. The child death rate has halved since 1975.
8. Children's health has got worse in the past two decades.
9. The report says obesity causes an abundance of fast food.
10. The number of kids below the poverty line hasn't changed for 20 years.

Part 3. You will hear a radio interview with someone who has been having a ballet lessons and
then choose the correct answer A. B. C or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write
your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. (10 pts)
11. What does Rupert say about the fact that he is doing ballet classes?
A. Other people have ridiculed him for it. B. He expects to be mocked for it.
C. It is not as unusual as people might think. D. People may think it isn’t really true.
12. Rupert says that before he started doing ballet lessons.
A. he had been doing routine physical fitness training.
B. his knowledge of ballet had been growing
C. ballet had taken over from football as his greatest interest.
D. he had been considering doing ballroom dancing again.
13. Rupert says that when the idea of ballet lesson was suggested to him
A. he thought it was a joke.
B. he was sure exactly what would be involved.
C. he began to have unrealistic expectations of what he could achieve.
D. he initially lacked the confidence to do it.
14. One of the advantages of ballet that Rupert mentions is that
A. it leads to fewer injuries than other physical activities.
B. it has both physical and mental effects.
C. it is particularly good for certain parts of the body.
D. it is more interesting than other forms of exercises.
15. What does Rupert say about his progress at ballet?
A. It has been much more rapid than he expected.
B. It has made him consider giving up his other training.
C. It has given him greater appreciation of the skills of professionals.
D. It has led him to enroll for certain exams.

Part II: Phonetics (5 points)

A. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in
each question. (3 points)
16. A. liberator B. inventory C. coincidence D. internship

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17. A. fraternal B. arithmetic C. inalienable D. infantryman
18. A. origin B. orifice C. orient D. organza
B. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the
same line. (2pts)
19. A. comparison B. company C. companion D. compartment
20. A. arable B. arabica C. arachnid D. areola
Part III. Vocabulary and Grammar (30 points)
A. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A. B. C. or D) to complete each sentence (10 pts
)
21. Could you lend me some money to_____________me over to the end of the month?
A. hand B. tide C. get D. make
22. Mr Wellbred went to a school which______ good manners and self-discipline.
A. blossomed B. planted C. harvested D. cultivated.
23. In his ___________days he was quite dandy.
A. salad B. green C. fruit D. vegetable
24. He dropped the book on his foot and muttered several ___________under his breath..
A. explanation B. expletives C. impulsive D. inclusive
25. Apart from the ___________cough and cold. I have been remarkably healthy all my life.
A. timely B. irregular C. odd D. oppoturne
26. She's always been one of your___________critics.
A. fiercest. B. most violent. C. wildest D. strongest
27. She's been acting so strange lately that I'm worried there's a dead ___________ on the line..
A. dog B. horse C. pig D. cat
28. He gave up hope of passing the examination, _________.
A. it failing twice already B. having already failed it twice
C. already to have failed twice D. it had been failed twice already
29. Ann’s encouraging words gave me___________to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target
30. If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor ___________, nobody would have found out the
correct answer.
A. dropped B. cast C. threw D. flung
B. The following passage contains 5 mistakes. Find and correct them (5 pts)
There is good news for parents who are in two minds about the merits of using time-outs like
a form of punishment. Research from the University of Michigan in the USA says there is evidence
shown time-outs can be an effective discipline strategy for children aged between two and eight
years. Researchers say parents do not need to fret about their parents skills if they give time-outs to
misbehaved children as they do not harm children's mental wellbeing or their relationship with their
parents. In an eight-year study, researchers compared the emotional health and behavior in children
whose parents used time-outs with those who don't. They found there was no difference in the
children.

No. Line Mistakes Corrections

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C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms of the verbs. (8pts)
36. The girl stood all by herself, her hair (flutter) …………………….in the wind.
37. She did not pass the exam. Being a good student, she (fail) …………………….

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38. Many a soldier ( kill)……………………. in the war
39. Walter offered us a ride when he was leaving the office, but our work (not/ finish)
………………, we refused the offer
40. Long (live)…………………… the president!
41. That's really not the result we expected to see (achieve) …………….. after so much hard work..
42. If the work (complete) ………………… by the end of the month is delayed, the construction
company will be fined..
43. The teacher together with his students (discuss) ………………… the matter for 2 hours.
D. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. (7p)
44. He is accused of...................... $30,000 to pay off gambling debts.
(APPROPRIATE)
45. This musician's work is very..................... and difficult to understand. Many people
say it's just noise (CONCEPT)
46. Mr Hansard was elected President after a .............. election result. (DISPUTE)
47. This acute infection of the brain is almost ..................... fatal. (VARIBLE)
48. Don't use paper to clear up the water. A sponge will give you much better .......... (ABSORB)
49. Everyone thinks Ben is a weatherman, but he's actually a ....................which is
far more advanced. (CLIMATE).
50. My aunt acted with complete ...................... when I told her I'd seen her husband
with another woman. (BELIEVE)
Part IV. Reading (30 points)
A. Choose the best answer from A. B. C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. (10
points)
Secretaries
What’s in a name? In the case of the secretary, or Personal Assistant (PA), it can be something
rather surprising. The dictionary calls a secretary “anyone who (51)______ correspondence, keeps
records and does clerical work for others”. But while this particular job definition looks a bit
(52)______, the word’s original meaning is a hundred times more exotic and perhaps more
appropriate .The word itself has been with us since the 14th century and comes from the mediaeval
Latin word secretarius meaning “something hidden”. Secretaries started out as those members of
staff with knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously (53)_____ the secret
machinery of organizations.
Some years ago “something hidden” probably meant (54)_____ out of sight, tucked away with all
the other secretaries and typists. A good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently
(55)______ orders, and then returning mouse-like to his or her station behind the typewriter, but,
with the (56)______ of new technology, the job effectively upgraded itself and the role has
changed to one closer to the original meaning. The skills required are more demanding and more
technical. Companies are (57)______ that secretarial staff should already be (58)______ trained
in, and accustomed to working with, a (59)______ of word processing packages. The professionals
in the (60)______ business point out that nowadays secretarial staff may even need some
management skills to take on administration, personnel work and research.
51. A. deals B. handles C. runs D. controls
52. A. elderly B. unfashionable C. outdated D. aged
53. A. operating B. pushing C. functioning D. effecting
54. A. kept B. covered C. packed D. held
55. A. satisfying B. obeying C. completing D. minding
56. A. advent B. approach C. entrance D. opening
57. A. insisting B. ordering C. claiming D. pressing
58. A. considerably B. highly C. vastly D. supremely
59. A. group B. collection C. cluster D. range
60. A. appointment B. hiring C. recruitment D. engagement

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B. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph (10 points)

Nations around the world are preparing for a possible major outbreak of a new deadly virus. The
coronavirus, which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has already killed 17 people. It has (61)
…………… to the USA, Japan, Korea and Thailand. More than 540 people have (62)……………
the virus and are in hospital. The World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting to decide (63)
…………… the outbreak is a global health emergency. China is urging people not to panic ahead of
the Chinese New Year next week. Millions of Chinese will be travelling across the country to (64)
…………… the holiday season with their families. (65)……………, the city of Wuhan has
suspended its public transport systems to help stop the spread of the virus. The new coronavirus is
suspected to have come from (66)…………… traded animals in a Wuhan market. The virus
mutated and spread from an animal to a (67)……………. There are fears it could mutate and spread
further. Scientists say the virus is (68)…………… and can be passed from person to person through
the air. Dr Linfa Wang, a virologist at the Duke-National University of Singapore, said the new
coronavirus is in the (69)……………family as SARS, but it's different from SARS. He said people
needed to look for pneumonia-like symptoms, such as fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Fu
Ning, a 36-year-old woman from Beijing, said: "I feel fearful because there's no (70)……………
for the virus."

C. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows. Identify your answer by
writing the corresponding letter A. B. C or D on your answer sheet. (10 points)

THE DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS

The domestication of wild species led directly to denser human population by yielding more
food than the hunter-gatherer lifestyle could provide. In societies that possessed domestic animals,
livestock helped to feed more people by providing meat, milk, and fertilizer, and by pulling plows.
Large domestic animals became the societies' main source of animal protein, replacing wild game,
and they also furnished wool, leather, and land transport. Humans have domesticated only a few
species of large animals, with "large" defined as those weighing over 100 pounds (45 kilograms).
Fourteen such species were domesticated before the twentieth century; all of them terrestrial
mammals and herbivores. The five most important of these are sheep, goats, pigs, horses, and cattle
or oxen.
Small animals such as ducks, geese, rabbits, dogs, cats, mink, bees, and silkworms have also
been domesticated. Many of these small animals provided food, clothing, or warmth. However,
none of them pulled plows or wagons, none carried riders, and none except dogs pulled sleds.
Furthermore, no small domestic animals have been as important for food as have large domestic
animals.
Early herding societies quickly domesticated all large mammal species that were suitable for
domestication. There is archeological evidence that these species were domesticated between
10,000 and 4,500 years ago, within the first few thousand years of the origins of farming herding
societies after the last Ice Age. The continent of Eurasia has been the primary size of large mammal
domestication. Eurasia is a huge, ecologically diverse landmass, and therefore has a great many
large mammal species. Having the most species of wild mammals to begin with, and losing the
fewest to extinction in the last 40,000 years, Eurasia has generated the most candidates for
domestication.
Domestication involves transforming wild animals into something more useful to humans.
Truly domesticated animals differ in many ways from their wild ancestors. These differences result
from two processes: human selection of individual animals that are more useful to humans that other
individuals of the same species, and evolutionary responses of animals to the forces of natural
selection operating in human environments rather than in wild environments.

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 To be domesticated, a wild species must possess several characteristics. A candidate for
domestication must be primarily a herbivore because it takes less plant biomass to feed a plant eater
than it does to feed a carnivore that consumes plant eaters. No carnivorous mammal has ever been
domesticated for food simply because it would be too costly. A candidate must not only weigh an
average of over 100 pounds but also grow quickly. That eliminates gorillas and elephants, even
though they are herbivores. Moreover, candidates for domestication must be able to breed
successfully in captivity.
Since almost any sufficiently large mammal species is capable of killing a human, certain
qualities disqualify a wild animal for domestication. The animal cannot have a disposition that is
nasty, dangerous, or unpredictable characteristics that eliminate bears,, African buffaloes, and some
species of wild horses. The animal cannot be so nervous that it panics around humans. Large
herbivorous mammal species react to danger from predators or humans in different ways. Some
species are nervous, fast, and programmed for instant flight when they perceive danger. Others are
less nervous, seek protection in herds, and do not run until necessary. Most species of deer and
antelope are of the former type, while sheep and goats are of the latter.
Almost all domesticated large mammals are species whose wild ancestors share three social
characteristics: living in a herd, maintaining a dominance hierarchy in the herd, and having herds
that occupy overlapping home ranges instead of mutually exclusive territories. Humans have taken
advantage of those characteristics in keeping domestic animals together with others of their species
and in close proximity to other species of domestic animals.
71. The word furnished in par.1 is closest in meaning to
A. demanded B. invented C. provided D. changed
72. According to the passage, what benefit of large domestic animals is not also provided by small
animals?
A. A source of food B. A source of clothing
C. The ability to pull a plow D. The ability to be ridden
73. Which of the following can be inferred about large mammal species?
A. Relatively few species have the necessary characteristics for domestication.
B. More species of large mammals are domesticated as pets than for food.
C. Only a few large terrestrial mammal species are primarily herbivores.
D. All large mammals can be classified into one of five important groups.
74. According to the passage, when did early humans domesticate all suitable large mammal
species?
A. After humans had populated every continent
B. Before the Ice Age caused many animals to become extinct
C. At the same time they domesticated small animals
D. Within a few thousand years after farming and herding began
75. According to the passage, what is one reason that domesticated animals differ from their wild
ancestors?
A. Wild animals find food easily, but domesticated animals must work for food.
B. Domesticated animals live near humans, so they forget their wild ancestors.
C. Animals' evolutionary responses in captivity differ from those in the wild.
D. More animals survive in human environments than in wild environments.
76. Why does the author mention gorillas and elephants in par. 5?
A. To suggest that some overlooked animals could be domesticated
B. To illustrate the wide variety among large herbivores
C. To identify animals intelligent enough to avoid domestication
D. To give examples of animals that grow too slowly for domestication
77. The word disqualify in par.6 is closest in meaning to
A. identify B. display C. reject D. punish
78. The word panic in par.6 is closest in meaning to

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 A. feels terror B. refuses to eat C. attacks othersD. becomes ill
79. What can be inferred from par.6 about deer and antelope?
A. They run away from humans only if threatened.
B. They do not supply meat of a consistent quality.
C. They are as dangerous as certain wild horses.
D. They have not successfully been domesticated.
80. All of the following are characteristics favorable to domestication EXCEPT
A. weighing over 100 pounds B. unpredictable behavior
C. ability to breed in captivity D. living in a herd with hierarchy
Part V. Writing (20 points)
Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (6pts)
81. It's very unlikely that we will promote Barbara this month.
There is very little................................................................................................................
82. It's possible Clare phoned while we were out.
Clare may …………………………………………………………………………………
83. Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme.
Local residents voiced........................................................................................................
84. I didn't realise that she would suffer in the first place.
Little………………………………………………………………………….....................
85. Joe doesn't like it when people treat him like a child.
Joe resents…………………………………………………………………………………..

Question II: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given
word. (6pts)
86. Whatever you do, don’t annoy the boss when we ask for a rise. (UP)
→………………………………………………………………………………
87. When he realized she was heir to a fortune, his whole attitude towards her changed. (TUNE)
→..........................................................................................................................................
88 Katy hasn’t been feeling well lately (RUN)
→..........................................................................................................................................
89. He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition. (SWING)
→.....................................................................................................................................
90. His colleague will do anything to avoid confrontation. (LENGTHS)
→..........................................................................................................................................
Question III. writing (10pts):
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best
teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. (150-180words)
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