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PART ONE: LISTENING (4.0 POINTS)

I. Listen to the conversation carefully and complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer in the spaces given. You will listen twice. (2.0 pts.)
TOM’S COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
CUSTOMER INFORMATION FORM
Date: Sunday, 12th May
Reason for call: computer problem
What happened: the screen (1) __________
Troubleshooting checklist:
- Restarted computer
- The computer is (2) __________ - not running on battery
Activity when the problem occurred: (3) __________
Possible diagnosis: a virus
Anti-virus programme: (4) __________
Appointment
Location: (5) __________
Time scheduled for visit: (6) __________
Street address: (7) __________ Crescent, 2F3
Customer name: Sandra (8) __________
Name on buzzer: the same as above
Fee: (9) __________ for the first hour’s work, then £40 per hour
Estimated time for job: less than (10) __________
II. You will hear the news about Japan’s Mt. Fuji. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each
of the following questions. You will listen twice. (1.0 pt.)
1. What is Japan experiencing?
A. A tourist boom after COVID-19 B. An extreme weather event
C. The COVID-19 pandemic D. An economic crisis
2. Why do many Japanese people hope to climb Mt. Fuji once in their lives?
A. Because it is the highest place in Japan.
B. It is rumored that climbing Mt. Fuji brings them wealth.
C. Because it is a very beautiful place in Japan.
D. Because it is sacred.
3. What is being caused by the increasing number of Mt. Fuji climbers?
A. Forest fires B. Landslides
C. Environmental damage D. Volcanic ash
4. What do local officials fear?
A. The climbing cost will get higher and higher.
B. The mountain will soon lose its beauty.
C. The number of climbers will soon go down.
D. People all want to climb the mountain.
5. Who are “bullet climbers”?
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A. Those who attempt. to go up and down the mountain in a day.

B. Those who carry guns while climbing the mountain.
C. Those who attempt. to save Mt. Fuji from destruction.
D. Those who cause altitude sickness and hypothermia.
III. You will hear a radio program. Listen and decide whether these following statements are True (T) or False
(F). You will listen twice. (1.0 pt.)
1. When his father left, Matt lived with five other members of his family. __________
2. Matt’s mother encouraged her sons to be creative. __________
3. As a child, Matt loved to pretend to be someone else. __________
4. His first success came when he met Ben Affleck. __________
5. Matt doesn’t devote all his time and energy to acting. __________
PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.5 POINT)

I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions. (0.2 pt.)
1. A. sculpt.ure B. closure C. structure D. failure
2. A. cussed B. ragged C. crooked D. docked
II. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions. (0.3 pt.)
1. A. character B. guitarist C. astronaut D. bachelor
2. A. survive B. consent C. access D. appear
3. A. therapeutic B. conscientious C. fanaticism D. orthographic
PART THREE: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5.5 POINTS)

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers (A, B, C,
or D) on the answer sheet. (2.0 pt.s)
1. I don’t usually like staying at hotels but last summer we spent a few days at __________ very nice hotel by
__________ sea.
A. a / no article B. a / the C. the / a D. no article / the
2. I can’t find the tickets. I seem __________ them.
A. to have lost B. to lose C. losing D. to be lost
3. I bumped into Patrick at the supermarket. He was asking __________ you.
A. by B. after C. on D. around
4. Niamin is talking to Barry in the living room.
- Niamin: “Would you mind turning down the TV please?”
- Barry: “__________”
A. Sorry. I didn’t know I was disturbing you. B. Sure. Here you are.
C. What! You must be kidding! D. No, I don’t like it very much.
5. I __________ doubt whether he will actually carry out his threats.
A. seriously B. deeply C. absolutely D. severely
6. __________ the patients’ disabilities, we still try to enable them to be as independent as possible.
A. But for B. Given C. Albeit D. Inasmuch as
7. She never __________ her ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal.
A. realized B. got C. possessed D. deserved
8. The team won the championship four years __________.
A. running B. passing C. following D. rotating
9. __________, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the first place

B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
10. Beneath the streets of a modern city __________ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to
satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
A. exists the network B. the existing network
C. the network’s existence D. where exists
11. After you have finished the __________, restart the computer to get it acquainted with the new program.
A. installation B. install C. installment D. installing
12. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but he __________ to the occasion
wonderfully.
A. came B. rose C. fell D. turned
13. Shirley and Bruce are talking about the environment.
- Shirley: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?”
- Bruce: “__________ It’s really worrying.”
A. I’ll think about that B. I don’t agree
C. I don’t think so D. I can’t agree more
14. The musical comedy Oklahoma did much to expand the potential of the musical stage, and it encouraged
others to attempt. __________.
A. original themes B. to original themes
C. that were original themes D. how original themes
15. Your argument __________ that it does not matter who rules - that things will remain as they are, whoever
is in power.
A. articulates B. presupposes C. settles D. erupt.s
16. This is a very busy office and in your new position, you will have to be able to think on your __________.
A. toes B. legs C. knees D. feet
17. He __________ his innocence and said that the allegations were “ridiculous.”
A. preserved B. maintained C. remained D. sustained
18. __________ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law.
A. All police officers B. All police officers must
C. That all police officers D. For all police officers
19. According to the __________ of the contract, tenants must give six months’ notice if they intend to leave.
A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details
20. It was costing us a thousand pounds a week to __________ a medium-sized ad in a daily paper, so we decided
to spend the money on other forms of advertising.
A. market B. engage C. place D. hand
III. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket and write your answers on the answer sheet. (1.0 pt.)
1. What a pity! If only I (take) __________ my parents’ advice.
2. Mary wasn’t wearing her glasses at that time, so she did not notice what kind of car the man (drive)
__________.
3.You were late for your dental appointment. You (not stay) __________ so long at the library.
4. The evidence suggests that single fathers (be) __________ more likely to work than single mothers.
5. None of the people (invite) __________ to the party can come.
6. I would rather you (not be) __________ absent from class yesterday.
7. Trade has gone from bad to worse and staff (lay) __________ off now.
8. All the lights are on. You (not, turn off) __________ the lights before going to bed last night.
9. I don’t understand how you got these wrong results. When I looked over your notes, your chemistry experiment
seemed (perform) __________ correctly, so something is wrong now.
10. I appreciate her (appoint) __________ to the State Supreme Court.
III. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket and write your answers on the answer sheet. (1.0 pt.)
A folk culture is small, isolated, (1. COHERE) __________, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is
(2. HOMOGENISE) __________ in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly
developed rituals. Order is maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family, and interpersonal
relationships are strong. Tradition is paramount, and change comes (3. FREQUENT) __________ and slowly.
There is relatively little division of labor into specialized duties. Rather, each person is expected to perform a
great variety of tasks, though duties may differ between the sexes. Most goods are handmade, and a (4. SUBSIST)
__________ economy prevails. (5. INDIVIDUAL) __________ is weakly developed in folk cultures, as are
social classes. (6. ALTER) __________ folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the
United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German
American (7. FARM) __________ sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the
industrial age. In Amish areas, horse-drawn buggies till serve as a local transportation device, and the (8. FAITH)
__________ are not permitted to own automobiles. The Amish’s Central religious concept. of Demut, “humility”,
clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so typical of folk cultures, and there is a (9.
CORRESPOND) __________ strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect.
The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal (10. MECHANIZE) __________ for
maintaining order.
IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the following passage. Find the mistakes and correct them. (0.5 pt.)
1 Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills
2 they need for such everyday activities as reading a newspaper or managing their money.
3 It also gives them the specializing training they may need to prepare for a job or career.
4 For example, a person must meet certain educational requirements and obtain a license
5 or certificate before he can perform law or medicine. Many fields, like computer
6 operation or police work, require satisfying completion of special training courses.
7 Education is also important so it helps people get more out of life. It increases their
8 knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life
9 more interesting and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint
10 a picture, or play a musical instrument. That education becomes increasingly important
11 as people gain more and more leisure time.
PART FOUR: READING (5.0 POINTS)

I. Read the text below and choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. (1.0 pt.)
Sleeping disorders like insomnia can prove to be a (1) __________ question for many of us. Almost anyone
can easily conjure at least one sleepless night of (2) __________ and turning in bed awaiting the bliss of a deep
dream. Most probably, a third of us undergo the distressing experience at least once a week.
Even though it is possible for people to (3) __________ without any sleep at all for a period of time, such
occurrences are rather few and far between and there is no evidence to substantiate this assumpt.ion. What is sure,
(4) __________, is the fact that we do need some steep to regenerate our strength and to (5) __________ the
brain to its proper activity. No wonder, then, that the tiredness and fatigue (6) __________ appear after a sleepless
night compel many of us to go for chemical support in the form of sleep inducing tablets or powders.
However long the problem of sleeplessness has afflicted many individuals, very little has been (7) __________
in the question of its original causes. We are conscious that it usually (8) __________ those who are exposed to
a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. It may also be engendered by overworking or unfavorable
surroundings with scarcity or fresh air.
Sleeping pills may provide some relief as an alternative in this desperate situation. Yet, they do little to combat
the ailment in full. Consequently, our hopes should be (9) __________ on the medical authorities to (10)
__________ the root cause of insomnia before we take to being not nocturnals leading our noisy lives in the dead
of night.
1. A. worrying B. embarrassing C. controversial D. academic
2. A. rolling B. wriggling C. tossing D. spinning
3. A. operate B. process C. function D. perform
4. A. however B. therefore C. in addition D. though

5. A. recuperate B. restore C. revive D. resume

6. A. when B. who C. what D. that
7. A. disparaged B. retrieved C. detected D. originated
8. A. betrays B. besets C. bemoans D. bestows
9. A. placed B. ascribed C. focused D. attached
10. A. emerge B. release C. determine D. confess
II. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions.
(2.0 pts.)
Aviculturists, people who raise birds for commercial sale, have not yet learned how to simulate the natural
incubation of parrot eggs in the wild. They continue to look for better ways to increase egg production and to
improve chick survival rates.
When parrots incubate their eggs in the wild, the temperature and humidity of the nest are controlled naturally.
Heat is transferred from the bird’s skin to the top portion of the eggshell, leaving the sides and bottom of the egg
at a cooler temperature. This temperature gradient may be vital to successful hatching. Nest construction can
contribute to this temperature gradient. Nests of loosely arranged sticks, rocks, or dirt are cooler in temperature
at the bottom where the egg contacts the nesting material. Such nests also act as humidity regulators by allowing
rain to drain into the bottom sections of the nest so that the eggs are not in direct contact with the water. As the
water that collects in the bottom of the nest evaporates, the water vapor rises and is heated by the incubating bird,
which adds significant humidity to the incubation environment.
In artificial incubation programs, aviculturists remove eggs from the nests of parrots and incubate them under
laboratory conditions. Most commercial incubators heat the eggs fairly evenly from top to bottom, thus ignoring
the bird’s method of natural incubation, and perhaps reducing the viability and survivability of the hatching
chicks. When incubators are not used, aviculturists sometimes suspend wooden boxes outdoors to use as nests
in which to place eggs. In areas where weather can become cold after eggs are laid, it is very important to maintain
a deep foundation of nesting material to act as insulator against the cold bottom of the box. If eggs rest against
the wooden bottom in extremely cold weather conditions, they can become chilled to a point where the embryo
can no longer survive. Similarly, these boxes should be protected from direct sunlight to avoid high temperatures
that are also fatal to the growing embryo. Nesting material should be added in sufficient amounts to avoid both
extreme temperature situations mentioned above and assure that the eggs have a soft, secure place to rest.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Nesting material varies according to the parrots’ environment.
B. Humidity is an important factor in incubating parrots’ eggs.
C. Aviculturists have constructed the ideal nest box for parrots.
D. Wild parrots’ nests provide information useful for artificial incubation.
2. What happens when the temperature of the sides and bottom of the egg is cooler than the top?
A. There may be a good chance for successful incubation.
B. The embryo will not develop normally.
C. The incubating parent moves the egg to a new position.
D. The incubation process is slowed down.
3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Nests in the wild can regulate humidity.
B. Nest construction plays a pivotal role in the successful hatching.
C. Aviculturists are not aware of how to simulate the natural incubation of parrot eggs in the wild.
D. The condition in the laboratory is more ideal for the survivability of hatching chicks than that in nature.
4. According to paragraph 2, the construction of the nest allows water to __________.
A. provide a beneficial source of humidity in the nest
B. loosen the materials at the bottom of the nest
C. keep the nest in a clean condition
D. touch the bottom of the eggs
5. The word “They” in the first paragraph refers to __________.
A. people B. survival rates C. aviculturists D. parrot eggs

6. All of the following are parts of a parrot’s incubation method EXCEPT. __________.
A. heating water vapor as it rises from the bottom of the nest
B. arranging nesting material at the bottom of the eggshell
C. transferring heat from the parent to the top of the eggshell
D. maintaining a constant temperature on the eggshell
7. The word “suspend” is closest in meaning to __________.
A. build B. paint C. hang D. move
8. According to paragraph 3, a deep foundation of nesting material provides __________.
A. a constant source of humidity B. a strong nest box
C. more room for newly hatched chicks D. protection against cold weather
9. The word “fatal” is closest in meaning to __________.
A. close B. deadly C. natural D. hot
10. It can be inferred from the passage that commercial incubators __________.
A. lack the natural temperature changes of the outdoors
B. are unable to heat the eggs evenly
C. do not transfer heat to the egg in the same way the parent bird does
D. are expensive to operate
III. Read the passage carefully and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pt.s)
Most human diets (1) __________ between 10 and 15 percent of their total calories as protein. The rest of the
(2) __________ energy comes from carbohydrates, fats, and in some people, alcohol. The proportion of calories
from fats (3) __________ from 10 percent in poor communities to 40 percent or more in rich communities.
In addition to providing energy, fats have several other functions in the body. The fat-soluble vitamins, A, D,
E, and K, are (4) __________ in fats, as their name implies. Good sources of these vitamins have high oil or fat
content, and the vitamins are (5) __________ in the body’s fatty tissues. In the diet, fats cause food to remain
longer in the stomach, thus increasing the feeling of fullness for some time after a meal is eaten. Fats add variety,
taste, and texture to foods, which (6) __________ for the popularity of fried foods. Fatty deposits in the body
have an insulating and protective value. The curves of the human female body are (7) __________ mostly to
strategically located fat deposits.
(8) __________ a certain amount of fat in the diet is essential to human health is not definitely known. When
rats are fed a (9) __________ diet, their growth eventually ceases, their skin becomes inflamed and scaly, and
their reproductive systems are damaged. Two fatty acids, linoleic and arachidonic acids, prevent these
abnormalities and hence are called essential fatty acids. They also are required by a number of other animals, but
their roles in human beings are debatable. Most nutritionists consider linoleic fatty acid an essential (10)
__________ for humans.
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 POINTS)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before
it, beginning with the words given. (1.75 pts.)
1. No sooner had the new editor been appointed to the post than he fell ill.
→ Immediately ____________________________________________________________________________
2. I feel that I don’t fit with the people in the new office.
→ I feel like _______________________________________________________________________________
3. They didn’t think there could be a convincing explanation for the inscript.ion.
→ There was ______________________________________________________________________________
4. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address.
→ For further information can _________________________________________________________________
5. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
→ No ____________________________________________________________________________________
6. You are all welcome to take any food you like.
→ Help ___________________________________________________________________________________

7. In a nutshell, we have missed the train.

→ The long ________________________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets.
DO NOT change the word given. (1.25 pts.)
1. The thieves broke into the building because they thought that there was expensive computer equipment inside.
(BELIEF)
→ _______________________________________________________________________________________
2. The government is struggling to find out answers to our economic problems. (COME)
→ _______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Mellor examined the draft quickly for inaccuracies. (CAST)
→ _______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Some of these corporations threatened to sue without the slightest hesitation. (DROP)
→ _______________________________________________________________________________________
5. She annoyed him with her stupid questions. (BOOKS)
→ _______________________________________________________________________________________
II. Essay writing (2.0 pts.)
The advent of electronic devices has made our life much more stressful.” To what extent do you agree with this
statement? In about 250 words, write an essay to express your opinion.
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PART ONE: LISTENING (4.0 POINTS)

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A. Those who attempt. to go up and down the mountain in a day.

PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.5 POINT)

PART THREE: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5.5 POINTS)

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PART FOUR: READING (5.0 POINTS)

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5. A. recuperate B. restore C. revive D. resume

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PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 POINTS)

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7. In a nutshell, we have missed the train.

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