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 Failure to comply with this rule may result in instant disqualification.
 No further explanation is given.

Full name: ________________________________________ Class: __________

SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)
LISTENING SECTION TUTORIAL
 The listening section contains 04 parts. Each part is listened twice with a 5-second interval.
 A piece of music is present at the beginning and at the end of the section.
 Each candidate has 20 seconds to read the instructions and questions for each part.
 Each candidate has 02 minutes to check their answers prior to the end of the section.

Part 1: For questions 1 – 5, listen to a piece of news about struggle between teens and their parents
and decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Kim Minch thinks that it is customary for adolescents to harbor an inclination toward solitude and exhibit
reticence in conversing with their parents.
2. Kim Minch states that the strategy of parental interrogation is a pivotal mechanism during the
tumultuous phase of adolescence.
3. Kim Minch believes that in the adolescent stage, the pursuit of validation coupled with the process of
individuation instigates teenagers to naturally disengage from their families.
4. Kim Minch recommends that parents adopt a hypersensitive disposition to their offspring's vituperative
language.
5. Kim Minch endorses the necessity of seeking professional assistance when traversing the intricate
labyrinth of parenting challenges during the adolescent epoch.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: For questions 6 – 10, listen to a speech about the Bible and answer each of the following
questions with NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
6. What did one of the Bedouin shepherds’ goats do?
_____________________________________________________
7. Apart from papyrus, which type of material was used by the authors of Dead Sea Scrolls?
_____________________________________________________
8. What was the closest successor to the scroll?
_____________________________________________________
9. What were used by Medieval people to illustrate the Bible?
_____________________________________________________
10. Which part of the sheep and calves was used to make pages?
_____________________________________________________
Part 3: For questions 11 – 15, listen to an interview in which two filmmakers, Tilly Woodford and Lee
Davies, are talking about a documentary they have made about animals and choose the answer (A,
B, C, or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
11. Tilly asserts that the genesis of the documentary was sparked by:
A. Experiencing a profound emotional connection with a creature.
B. Desiring to instill in her progeny an appreciation for animals.
C. Acknowledging that her comprehension of animals was somewhat deficient.
D. Reflecting on her childhood recollections of animal husbandry.
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12. What were Lee’s initial sentiments towards participating in the documentary project?
A. Intrigued about the potential synergy with Tilly.
B. Remorseful about having to relinquish his other endeavor.
C. Apprehensive about adopting a divergent working methodology.
D. Skeptical about the extent of interest in the subject matter.
13. What does Tilly insinuate about the gentleman she interviewed?
A. He struggled with the responsibilities of pet care.
B. He neglected to consider his pets’ requirements.
C. He was in disagreement with Tilly’s propositions regarding pet nutrition.
D. He exclusively concentrated on the enjoyable aspects of pet ownership.
14. Which revelation astonished Lee and Tilly the most during their investigation?
A. The lengths some individuals would go to safeguard wildlife.
B. The paucity of knowledge concerning animal communication.
C. The significant transformation in societal attitudes towards pets.
D. The economic significance of the pet industry.
15. Upon retrospection of the documentary, they express regrets that:
A. Several narratives had to be excised from the final rendition.
B. The documentary lacked a substantial amount of their personal insights.
C. They centered their attention on the least contentious issues.
D. Their limited budget constrained their capabilities.
Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4: For questions 16 – 25, listen to a recording about the healing power of music and complete
the following sentences with NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording in each
blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered spaces.
THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC
 Understanding of music's healing property dates back to ancient Greek, yet modern humans are only
(16) ________________________ upon harnessing its power. Thankfully, with the application of brain
scans and (17) ________________________, we can further our insights into the matter.
 Vibrations of the eardrum are transformed into (18) ________________________ in the ear's cochlea
before being transmitted to other parts of the brain. Each part of the (19) ________________________
then takes in different properties of music like pitch, timbre, rhythm and emotion.
 Singing reportedly aids memory retrieval among people suffering from (20) ______________________.
Similarly, it alleviates the pain of (21) ________________________ experienced by (22)
________________________, military service members, and victims of sexual assault.
 Music reduces our mental burden by indulging our brains in (23) ________________________.
 Music may also assist humans in warding off diseases by acting as regulators of (24)
________________________ in our bodies.
 Research suggests that people can derive health benefits from (25) ________________________, yet
listening to our favorite melodies is already doing wonders for our well-being.
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND LEXICO (20 points)
Part 1: For questions 26 – 40, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
26. The figures available for ______ - often considered to be one of the most difficult categories of crime
both to detect and to clear - are also impressive when seen in a comparative context.
A. leniency B. lechery C. larceny D. laity
27. However, complaints have arisen because of a lack of ______ regarding the plans.
A. conjecture B. contention C. controversy D. consultation
28. I would like to say at once how ______ we welcome the broad statement which he has made.
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 A. cordially B. diligently C. disdainfully D. intermittently
29. Both of the jobs I’ve been offered are fantastic opportunities – I’m in such ______!
A. a constituency B. a quandary C. an arrhythmia D. a deviation
30. The President has gotten used to being ______ by his opponents whenever a new policy is proposed.
A. blasted off B. ripped off C. zonked out D. sniped at
31. When she was young, she used to experience a(n) _______ of domestic violence and negligence.
A. chapter B. orgy C. sequel D. epilogue
32. Try as he might, he only has a _____ of beating the big guy in my school.
A. narrow squeak B. fat chance C. sticky end D. cleft stick
33. My boss is ever so sweet and nice when it suits her, but if you cross her, she soon gets on her ______.
A. tall order B. dirty dog C. high horse D. low ebb
34. Our guests are from a _____ of society and so should reflect most points of view.
A. cross-section B. cross-fire C. cross-purpose D. cross-reference
35. The gulf of difference between them, with her holding unrealistic opinions, as opposed to his
pragmatism, is due to her growing up in a(n) ______ world of private schools and luxurious mansions.
A. rarefied B. exclusive C. privileged D. unique
36. Many clubs in the lower ______ of the league are in financial difficulty.
A. borders B. limits C. reaches D. spheres
37. Still doubtful of the success of the ______ “flying machines”, the writer mused that “comparatively few
of us have any desire to float in the air at a great height from the earth.”
A. bedraggled B. newfangled C. credentialed D. bespectacled
38. Of my friends without children, one half have become ninja masters of the sourdough arts, and the
other half are practicing mindfulness during their enforced solitude, as they _______ quietly at home.
A. mount up B. sit out C. astride on D. hunker down
39. How far ______ are you with your assignment?
A. long B. left C. along D. in total
40. I offered to do the job, but soon found that I was ______ as it was more difficult than I had thought.
A. pushing up daisies B. knocking on wood C. in over my head D. off my hands
Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Part 2: For questions 41 – 45, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the
corresponding numbered spaces provided in the column on the right.
Your answers
41. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat (HEART).
41. _____________________
What a shame.
42. As a result, they were in constant battles with one another, with each
42. _____________________
in turn getting their (COME) for pranks which were often quite violent.
43. With a cutting width of 56cm, the Harrier 56 is a powerful (PROPEL)
43. _____________________
mower that makes tackling the larger lawn a pleasure
44. In (ROBOT), virtual reality is being used to allow human intervention in
44. _____________________
environments that are too dangerous for actual human presence.
45. In these fantasy stories, gods are (MORPH) personifications who exist
45. _____________________
simply because people believe in them.
SECTION C: READING (50 points)
Part 1: For questions 46 – 55, read the text below and fill in each of the following numbered blanks
with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
THE CASE OF THE DANCER’S TOE
The mystery of an Indian dancer’s missing toe has returned to haunt the British Museum, after
former staff have disclosed a series of accidents. The issue has been (46) _____ by the Museum
commission, worried about inadequate insurance in the country’s museums. Artefacts, it appears, are being
damaged by careless staff and playful visitors. (47) _____ their victims is a carving of Indian dancers on the
base of a column in the British Museum’s Hotung Gallery. One of the dancers has been missing a toe (48)
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_____ just before the gallery’s (49) _____ by the Queen in 1992. A former warder at the Museum
confessed that the (50) _____ was dislocated by a cleaner’s bucket. The cleaner insisted on (51) _____ a
last-minute dust and shine hours before Her Majesty arrived. But then (52) _____ struck. As she was
rushing past, the bucket grazed the statue and broke off the end of the foot. It was too late to do anything
about it (53) _____ pocket the fragment and turn the base around so that the pale patch would not catch
the Queen’s eye. It has never been repaired. Most damage, however, is inflicted by visitors, (54) _____ all
by parties from schools. Warders complain that some of them enjoy sticking chewing gum on the exhibits.
But those in the (55) _____ say staff are as much to blame as the children.
Your answers
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Part 2: For questions 56 – 68, read the passage below and do the following tasks.
ASSESSING THE RISK
A. As a title for a supposedly unprejudiced debate on scientific progress, “Panic attack: interrogating our
obsession with risk” did not bode well. Held last week at the Royal Institution in London, the event
brought together scientists from across the world to ask why society is so obsessed with risk and to call
for a “more rational” approach. “We seem to be organising society around the grandmotherly maxim of
‘better safe than sorry’,” exclaimed Spiked, the online publication that organised the event. “What are
the consequences of this overbearing concern with risks?”
B. The debate was preceded by a survey of 40 scientists who were invited to describe how awful our lives
would be if the “precautionary principle” had been allowed to prevail in the past. Their response was: no
heart surgery or antibiotics, and hardly any drugs at all; no aeroplanes, bicycles or high-voltage power
grids; no pasteurisation, pesticides or biotechnology; no quantum mechanics; no wheel; no “discovery”
of America. In short, their message was: no risk, no gain.
C. They have absolutely missed the point. The precautionary principle is a subtle idea. It has various
forms, but all of them generally include some notion of cost-effectiveness. Thus the point is not simply
to ban things that are not known to be absolutely safe. Rather, it says: “Of course you can make no
progress without risk. But if there is no obvious gain from taking the risk, then don’t take it.”
D. Clearly, all the technologies listed by the 40 well-chosen savants were innately risky at their inception,
as all technologies are. But all of them would have received the green light under the precautionary
principle because they all had the potential to offer tremendous benefits – the solutions to very big
problems – if only the snags could be overcome.
E. If the precautionary principle had been in place, the scientists tell us, we would not have antibiotics. But
of course, we would – if the version of the principle that sensible people now understand had been
applied. When penicillin was discovered in the 1920s, infective bacteria were laying waste to the world.
Children died from diphtheria and whooping cough, every open-drain brought the threat of typhoid, and
any wound could lead to septicaemia and even gangrene.
F. Penicillin was turned into a practical drug during the Second World War when the many pestilences that
result from were threatened to kill more people than the bombs. Of course antibiotics were a priority. Of
course, the risks, such as they could be perceived, were worth taking.
G. And so with the other items on the scientists’ list: electric light bulbs, blood transfusions. CAT scans,
knives, the measles vaccine – the precautionary principle would have prevented all of them, they tell us.
But this is just plain wrong. If the precautionary principle had been applied properly, all these creations
would have passed muster, because all offered incomparable advantages compared to the risks
perceived at the time.
H. Another issue is at stake here. Statistics are not the only concept people use when weighing up risk.
Human beings, subtle and evolved creatures that we are, do not survive to three-score years and ten
simply by thinking like pocket calculators. A crucial issue is the consumer’s choice. In deciding whether
to pursue the development of new technology, the consumer’s right to choose should be considered
alongside considerations of risk and benefit. Clearly, skiing is more dangerous than genetically modified
tomatoes. But people who ski choose to do so; they do not have skiing thrust upon them by portentous
experts of the kind who now feel they have the right to reconstruct our crops. Even with skiing, there is
the matter of cost-effectiveness to consider: skiing, I am told, is exhilarating. Where is the exhilaration in
GM soya?
I. Indeed, in contrast to all the other items on Spiked’s list, GM crops stand out as an example of a
technology whose benefits are far from clear. Some of the risks can at least be defined. But in the
present economic climate, the benefits that might accrue from them seem dubious. Promoters of GM

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 crops believe that the future population of the world cannot be fed without them. That is untrue. The
crops that really matter are wheat and rice, and there is no GM research in the pipeline that will
seriously affect the yield of either. GM is used to make production cheaper and hence more profitable,
which is an extremely questionable ambition.
J. The precautionary principle provides the world with a very important safeguard. If it had been in place in
the past it might, for example, have prevented insouciant miners from polluting major rivers with
mercury. We have come to a sorry pass when scientists, who should above all be dispassionate
scholars, feel they should misrepresent such a principle for the purposes of commercial and political
propaganda. People at large continue to mistrust science and the high technologies it produces partly
because they doubt the wisdom of scientists. On such evidence as this, these doubts are fully justified.

For questions 56 – 60, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given
(NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
56. The debate’s title lacks impartiality.
57. The entirety of the scientists summoned for the debate originated from the medical realm.
58. The underlying message conveyed by the scientists who orchestrated the survey was a social
discouragement of risk-taking behaviors.
59. All forty technologies enumerated pose a greater risk compared to their counterparts.
60. The invention of antibiotics justified the associated risks.
Your answers
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

For questions 61 – 68, complete the following note using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken
from the passage for each blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
When applying the precautionary principle to decide whether to invent a new technology, people
should also show the consideration of the (61) ______, along with the usual consideration of (62) ______.
For example, though risky and dangerous enough, people still enjoy (63) ______ for the excitement it
provides. On the other hand, experts believe that the future population desperately needs (64) ______ in
spite of their undefined risks. However, the researchers conducted so far have not been directed towards
increasing the yield of (65) ______, but to reduce the cost of (66) ______ and to bring more profit out of it.
In the end, such selfish use of (67) ______ for business and political gain has often led people to (68)
______. science for they believe scientists are not to be trusted.
Your answers
61. 62.
63. 64.
65. 66.
67. 68.

Part 3: In the passage below, seven paragraphs have been removed. For questions 69 – 75, read the
passage and choose from paragraphs (A-H) the one which best fits each gap. There is ONE EXTRA
PARAGRAPH you do not need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT FROM A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION?
There is little doubt that going to college offers a substantial economic payoff. On average, graduates earn
quite a bit more than those without a degree, and their level of unemployment is only about half as high.
Studies in the USA suggest that a university degree nearly doubles lifetime earnings.
69.
Likewise, it cannot be the only parameter by which we evaluate the worth of a college education. Consider
the case of Amy, a young woman who, after graduating with flying colours from a top business school, went
to work for a large Wall Street investment bank, helping to structure multi-billion dollar financial
transactions. By the lights of many economically-orientated analyses, Amy was a resounding educational
success, getting off to a flying start.
70.
She excelled in these and was receiving top-notch evaluations. Her annual salary and bonuses were
growing. She was in line for promotion, and her mentors told her that she would rise quickly in the

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company. Yet she noticed that something important was missing – something that has nothing to do with
economics or the economic criteria of success.
71.
In many respects, they were the picture of success, but inside they felt hollow, and longed to commit to
work that really meant something. When Amy challenged her colleagues about this, they would say, ‘Of
course I hate my job. Everyone around here does. But this is what you have to do to get ahead. What do
you expect me to do – quit and go to medical school? Sure, I wish my work had more meaning, but the
money is simply too good, and I can’t afford to do that.’
72.
But despite the sacrifices, there were notable gains. Work now actually means something to her, where she
feels that she is truly making a difference in the lives of other people – the patients she cares for every day.
Economically, the last decade of her life has been a loss, but in human terms, it has paid off handsomely.
73.
And let’s be clear: many students in the USA graduate with crushing debt. The average 2012 university
graduate was nearly $30,000 in debt, and many medical students have debts totalling over $300,000. No
student can afford to ignore the costs of education, and no parents send their child off to university
imagining they will emerge unemployed, or worse yet, unemployable.
74.
Our jobs represent an important part of our lives, but we do not live strictly to work. We spend time in eager
pursuit of many activities in life in spite of the fact that no one pays us to do them – getting and staying
married, raising children, enjoying the company of friends, reading books, travelling, gardening, cooking,
playing sports and so on.
75.
To put the matter as straightforwardly as possible, worth cannot be based solely on economic terms. While
we can calculate the value of a college education in dollars, doing so omits more than it captures. We are
not just wage earners and wealth creators. We are also citizens and human beings, whose educations can
‘pay off’ in far more important and enduringly meaningful ways.
THE MISSING PARAGRAPHS:
A. At its best, education does not just provide career training and job placement. It also helps us to find our
path in life, by challenging us to examine ourselves, the world around us, and our vision of the kinds of
lives and world we hope to build.
B. But it doesn’t just prepare us for life. It helps us discover what it means to feel truly alive, and to develop
habits that make life worth living.
C. Her business education had prepared her to succeed, but not to do work that was meaningful and
fulfilling. Amy noticed that her workmates were miserable. They had expensive tastes in clothes and
cars, but loathed their jobs. They were making lots of money but they found no real fulfilment in the
work they were doing.
D. However, there are problems with assessing the worth of a university education strictly in terms of
employment and earnings. We need to remember that having a job is not the only thing which makes
life worth living.
E. Landing a job straight after university paid her handsomely. Every day, her work presented her with
business problems that required her to hone her critical thinking skills, solve complex problems, and
speak and write effectively.
F. Statistics concerning job and graduate and professional school placement rates really do matter. And
so do statistics concerning starting salaries, continuing employment and lifetime earnings.
G. This story illustrates important lessons about the true worth of a university education. Foremost among
these is the realization that the purpose of university is not merely to prepare for a job or career. It is not
even to develop the requisite skills to compete successfully in an increasingly unforgiving and rapidly
changing global market.
H. Yet that’s just what Amy did. She went back to education and started medical school. All in all, this
career change cost her dearly. More than ten years of her life and literally thousands of dollars in
additional educational costs and lost income.
Your answers
69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 4: For questions 76 – 85, read the passage below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)
to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the
wilderness were to be encountered before the adverse hosts could meet. A wide and apparently an
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impervious boundary of forests severed the possessions of the hostile provinces of France and England.
The hardy colonist, and the trained European who fought at his side, frequently expended months in
struggling against the rapids of the streams, or in effecting the rugged passes of the mountains, in quest of
an opportunity to exhibit their courage in a more martial conflict. But, emulating the patience and self-denial
of the practiced native warriors, they learned to overcome every difficulty; and it would seem that, in time,
there was no recess of the woods so dark, nor any secret place so lovely, that it might claim exemption
from the inroads of those who had pledged their blood to satiate their vengeance, or to uphold the cold and
selfish policy of the distant monarchs of Europe.
Perhaps no district throughout the wide extent of the intermediate frontiers can furnish a livelier
picture of the cruelty and fierceness of the savage warfare of those periods than the country which lies
between the head waters of the Hudson and the adjacent lakes. The facilities which nature had there
offered to the march of the combatants were too obvious to be neglected. The lengthened sheet of the
Champlain stretched from the frontiers of Canada, deep within the borders of the neighboring province of
New York, forming a natural passage across half the distance that the French were compelled to master in
order to strike their enemies. Near its southern termination, it received the contributions of another lake,
whose waters were so limpid as to have been exclusively selected by the Jesuit missionaries to perform the
typical purification of baptism, and to obtain for it the title of lake ‘du Saint Sacrement.’ The less zealous
English thought they conferred a sufficient honor on its unsullied fountains, when they bestowed the name
of their reigning prince, the second of the house of Hanover. The two united to rob the untutored
possessors of its wooded scenery of their native right to perpetuate its original appellation of ‘Horican.’ As
each nation of the Indians had its language or its dialect, they usually gave different names to the same
places, though nearly all of their appellations were descriptive of the object. Thus a literal translation of the
name of this beautiful sheet of water, used by the tribe that dwelt on its banks, would be ‘The Tail of the
Lake.’ Lake George, as it is vulgarly, and now, indeed, legally, called, forms a sort of tail to Lake Champlain,
when viewed on the map. Hence, the name.
Winding its way among countless islands, and imbedded in mountains, the ‘holy lake’ extended a
dozen leagues still further to the south. With the high plain that there interposed itself to the further passage
of the water, commenced a portage of as many miles, which conducted the adventurer to the banks of the
Hudson, at a point where, with the usual obstructions of the rapids, or rifts, as they were then termed in the
language of the country, the river became navigable to the tide. While, in the pursuit of their daring plans of
annoyance, the restless enterprise of the French even attempted the distant and difficult gorges of the
Alleghany, it may easily be imagined that their proverbial acuteness would not overlook the natural
advantages of the district we have just described. It became, emphatically, the bloody arena, in which most
of the battles for the mastery of the colonies were contested. Forts were erected at the different points that
commanded the facilities of the route, and were taken and retaken, razed and rebuilt, as victory alighted on
the hostile banners. While the husbandman shrank back from the dangerous passes, within the safer
boundaries of the more ancient settlements, armies larger than those that had often disposed of the
scepters of the mother countries, were seen to bury themselves in these forest s, whence they rarely
returned but in skeleton bands, that were haggard with care or dejected by defeat. Though the arts of
peace were unknown to this fatal region, its forests were alive with men; its shades and glens rang with the
sounds of martial music, and the echoes of its mountains threw back the laugh, or repeated the wanton cry,
of many a gallant and reckless youth, as he hurried by them, in the noontide of his spirits, to slumber in a
long night of forgetfulness.
The imbecility of her military leaders abroad, and the fatal want of energy in her councils at home,
had lowered the character of Great Britain from the proud elevation on which it had been placed by the
talents and enterprise of her former warriors and statesmen. No longer dreaded by her enemies, her
servants were fast losing the confidence of self-respect. In this mortifying abasement, the colonists, though
innocent of her imbecility, and too humble to be the agents of her blunders, were but the natural
participators. They had recently seen a chosen army from that country, which, reverencing as a mother,
they had blindly believed invincible—an army led by a chief who had been selected from a crowd of trained
warriors, for his rare military endowments, disgracefully routed by a handful of French and Indians, and only
saved from annihilation by the coolness and spirit of a Virginian boy, whose riper fame has since diffused
itself, with the steady influence of moral truth, to the uttermost confines of Christendom.
A wide frontier had been laid naked by this unexpected disaster, and more substantial evils were
preceded by a thousand fanciful and imaginary dangers. The alarmed colonists believed that the yells of
the savages mingled with every fitful gust of wind that issued from the interminable forests of the west. The
terrific character of their merciless enemies increased immeasurably the natural horrors of warfare.
Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollections; nor was there any ear in the provinces
so deaf as not to have drunk in with avidity the narrative of some fearful tale of midnight murder, in which
the natives of the forests were the principal and barbarous actors. As the credulous and excited traveler

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related the hazardous chances of the wilderness, the blood of the timid curdled with terror, and mothers
cast anxious glances even at those children which slumbered within the security of the largest towns. In
short, the magnifying influence of fear began to set at naught the calculations of reason, and to render
those who should have remembered their manhood, the slaves of the basest passions. Even the most
confident and the stoutest hearts began to think the issue of the contest was becoming doubtful; and that
abject class was hourly increasing in numbers, who thought they foresaw all the possessions of the English
crown in America subdued by their Christian foes, or laid waste by the inroads of their relentless allies.
(Extracted from “The Last of The Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper)

76. What specific geographical features contributed to the hardships faced by the French and English in
North America?
A. Treacherous rivers and dense forests B. Unpredictable weather patterns
C. Abundance of natural resources D. Geographic isolation
77. What can be inferred about the impact of the wilderness on the French and English colonial efforts in
North America?
A. The wilderness did not constitute a substantial impediment to their advancement.
B. The wilderness represented a negligible hindrance that had no impact on their military endeavors.
C. The wilderness displayed formidable hurdles, demanding considerable exertion to surmount.
D. The wilderness bore no influence on their colonial undertakings.
78. What was the primary reason for the constant erection and destruction of forts in the region between
Lake Champlain and Hudson?
A. Frequent skirmishes between British and French military contingents
B. Ferocious competition and animosity among French and English colonists
C. Fluctuating meteorological conditions and environmental cataclysms
D. The imperative dominance over a pivotal and strategically significant passageway
79. What term was used to describe the role of the indigenous people in tales of midnight murder?
A. Peaceful negotiators B. Skilled diplomats
C. Barbarous actors D. Cultural historians
80. What aspect of the French's military enterprise is NOT mentioned?
A. Erecting fortifications B. Bloodshed in the forest
C. Struggling in the wilderness D. Building settlements
81. Which of the following best expresses the information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 3?
Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. "The more ancient settlements were deemed safer by the husbandman, who avoided the perilous
passes, while armies larger than those that had often determined the rulers of their home countries
could be witnessed concealing themselves in these woods."
B. "Despite the husbandman's reluctance to venture into the treacherous passes, armies larger than
those responsible for toppling the rulers of their mother countries frequently concealed themselves in
the forests."
C. "The husbandman opted for the safety of the ancient settlements, avoiding the perilous passes,
while armies larger than those that had previously toppled the leaders of their home nations could be
observed hiding in the forests."
D. "Armies larger than those that had often disposed of the scepters of their mother countries were
seen burying themselves in these forests, while the husbandman hesitated to approach the dangerous
passes near the ancient settlements."
82. Why was Lake "du Saint Sacrement" renamed Lake George?
A. To pay homage to a local saint B. To appease the local indigenous tribes
C. To honor a British monarch D. To signify a peaceful resolution
83. Which of the following factors did not contribute to the lowering of Great Britain's character?
A. The triumph of their adversaries B. The ineptitude of their military leaders overseas
C. The missteps of the colonists D. A dearth of self-assurance among the colonists
84. What can be inferred about the relationship between the British and the indigenous people in the
context of colonial warfare?
A. The British and indigenous people were allies, fighting together against common enemies.
B. The British avoided any interaction with the indigenous people during warfare
C. The British had great respect for the indigenous tribes and treated them as equals.
D. The British and indigenous people had a tense, often hostile relationship.
85. What can be inferred about the impact of the colonial wars on the mental state of the colonists?
A. The colonists remained unfazed and unafraid throughout the colonial wars.
B. The colonists experienced heightened anxiety and fear as a result of the colonial wars.

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 C. The colonists viewed the colonial wars as a series of minor conflicts with no significant impact on
their emotions.
D. The colonists were primarily concerned with the success of their military leaders during the colonial
wars.
Your answers
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 5: You are going to read an article about the bowerbird. For questions 86 – 95, choose the best
answer from sections A–E. Some of the choices may be required more than once. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered spaces in the right column.
THE UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE BOWERBIRD
A. Attracting a mate is one of the fundamental undertakings of life in the animal kingdom, and many
creatures go to extreme lengths or exhibit unusual techniques for this very purpose. Take, for example,
the common mouse that attracts females by its unique high-pitched songs, or the female flamingo that
adds colour to its feathers in order to appeal to the male of the species. Indeed, there is certainly no
shortage of weird and wonderful courting rituals in the animal world, but very few of these are more
unusual and impressive than those of some species of the bowerbird, who can master DaVinci-like
feats of design and knowledge in order to win over its female equivalent. Commonly found in Papua
New Guinea and Australia, there are around ninety different species of this bird, and their range is
impressive in both size and colour. As such they exhibit a range of efforts and behaviours in order to
succeed in finding a mate.
B. Naturally, many types of bowerbird behave in ways common to other species of birds by using physical
signs and movements in order to attract others. One such example of this is how, when a female
arrives, the male’s pupils enlarge and he emits a distinctive call from his throat as a way of indicating
his interest in the female. The male, if lucky enough that the female hasn’t already departed
unimpressed by his intentions, then begins a series of unusual jerking movements with its wings to
keep her attention, a display that has been likened to kinds of traditional human dancing such as the
Paso Doble. This display can, with some bowerbirds, culminate in perhaps one of the stranger mating
techniques in which the male sometimes begins to headbutt the female’s chest, certainly not the kind of
behaviour you’d expect from an everyday courtship! This is not just an intricate show, but also a well-
rehearsed one in which the male frequently changes and adjusts their signs and movements depending
on his success rate in attracting a female.
C. As if this wasn’t enough, some types of bowerbirds really go the extra mile to find their other halves,
engaging in elaborate construction work that takes a considerable amount of forward planning and hard
work. Many male bowerbirds erect intricately decorated nests, known as bowers, in a variety of
elaborate ways, even stealing from other males’ bowers in order to have the most impressive home and
be chosen as a mate. These often extremely complex bowers can be built in a tent shape, with the
males placing sticks around a small tree, or what could best be described as an igloo shape, with a
passageway entrance into a central space full of ornaments. Whatever the type of bower, they all
comprise a form of visual enhancement little seen in the animal world and more akin to our own forms
of home decoration, albeit in a simpler form.
D. Think, if you will, of a market stall trader who has all his wares on display in an enticing fashion,
showing off individual items to potential buyers in the hope of a purchase. The bowerbird’s behaviour is
reminiscent of this, with their bowers including hundreds of tiny, often colourful objects both natural and
manmade, such as flowers, berries, coins and glass. Each of these small pieces is exactingly arranged
so as to appeal to females. While the bower’s inside is intricately decorated, the male also shows larger
objects to the female to catch their attention. And this might occur more than once, as the females go
back and forth watching the males’ displays and visiting different bowers until they choose the bower
that has caught their eye sufficiently to select the male owner as their mate. Females commonly stop at
a variety of bowers in order to select their preferred candidate, and some males may be chosen by
multiple mates, while others are passed by altogether.
E. Recent investigations into bowerbirds and their bowers have identified that the birds create a pattern of
decoration so detailed and clever that they make their bowers appear much bigger than what they
actually are when viewed by the female. In fact, the male bowerbird tends to go back and forth into their
bowers so they can ensure they’ve achieved the desired effect, and which they are meticulous about.
Recent research shows that if a male’s bower is altered in any way, they will painstakingly restore it to
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 related to the regularity of the patterns they create within the bowers. The complexity of this mating
behaviour, from both the male and female perspectives, indicates that the bowerbird is a behaviourally
complex family of birds, possibly more so than any other bird alive today, and almost certainly the next
best home architects after humans.
In which section are the following mentioned? Your answers
 The architectural designs employed by bowerbirds in the construction of their dwellings. 86. ______
 The role of optical illusions in enhancing the bowerbird’s allure to potential mates. 87. ______
 The impetuous nature of female bowerbirds in the process of mate selection. 88. ______
 The cunning tactics bowerbirds resort to in the acquisition of their building materials. 89. ______
 The physically aggressive mating strategy adopted by the bowerbird. 90. ______
 The iterative process involved in enhancing the aesthetic appeal of a bower. 91. ______
 The systematic approach adopted by female bowerbirds in choosing a mate. 92. ______
 The quintessential attribute that determines the success of a bower. 93. ______
 The unparalleled dedication exhibited by the male bowerbird in its mating endeavors. 94. ______
 The quid pro quo characteristic of the male bowerbird’s mating behavior. 95. ______

SECTION D: WRITING (60 points)

Part 1: SUMMARY (15 points)
Read the following extract and summarise it with your own words. Your summary should be
between 100 and 120 words long. YOU MUST NOT COPY THE ORIGINAL.
According to a study conducted by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, giving
circles are a highly successful and expanding philanthropic movement. Unlike traditional philanthropy,
which has a reputation as the exclusive purview of the wealthy few, giving circles are known for being
flexible and accessible. They can be – and usually are – made up of the very people who have been
alienated from more established philanthropic vehicles: women, young people, and those on limited
incomes. Giving circles are democratic; anyone can start one and anyone can join one. The concept is as
simple as it is powerful. A giving circle is formed when individuals come together and pool their dollars,
decide together what to do with the money (and other resources such as volunteer time), and together
learn about their community and philanthropy.
Within these base parameters, giving circles and shared giving take myriad forms. No two giving
circles look or act exactly the same. Some giving circles – such as the five-person Brooklyn, New York-
based group One Percent for Moms – are small enough to meet in a living room and make all decisions
through discussion and consensus. Others – like the 57-member Latino Giving Circle hosted by the
Chicago Community Trust – partner with a local organization, such as a community foundation, in order to
offer grants and receive some administrative support. The Washington Women’s Foundation in Seattle
engages more than 400 women and operates on a non-profit basis with a staff of four.
Giving circles are, at their core, grassroots organizations. They usually form because someone has
an idea and the energy to carry it through. Giving circle founders seem to be motivated primarily by an
interest in improving their communities; 96 percent of respondents listed concern about community needs
and a desire to make a difference as a significant factor. Other factors that sparked the development of
giving circles included a desire to merge resources and give away some money (88 percent), and an
interest in encouraging new donors (84 percent).
(Adapted from “More Giving Together: The Growth and Impact of Giving Circles and Shared Giving”
by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers)

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Part 2: REPORT (15 points)
The table shows the cost of water in five cities in Australia.
Write a report of at least 150 words describing the information in the graph. Select and report the
main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Usage charge per kiloliter Usage charge per kiloliter Average bill per
City
(up to 125 KL) (over 125 KL) household

Adelaide $0.42 $1.00 $312

Brisbane $0.81 $0.84 $310

Melbourne $0.78 $0.78 $253

Perth $0.42 $1.50 $332

Sydney $0.98 $0.98 $319

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Part 3: ESSAY (30 points)
Write an essay of between 350 and 400 words about the following topic:
Educators should teach facts only after their students have studied the ideas, trends, and concepts
that help explain those facts. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

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