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1. LISTENING
I. Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.
1. How long did Hannah think it would take her to find a place to live?
A. 3 weeks
B. less than 3 weeks
C. more than 3 weeks
D. more than 4 weeks
2. There is not enough accommodation to rent because
A. it is the end of the academic year
B. Hannah is a new student
C. the area has lots of new technology companies
D. the town is small
3. £400 a month to rent is
A. higher than Hannah has paid before
B. lower than Hannah has paid before
C. not cheap for the area
D. cheap for the area
4. At the moment Hannah is living
A. in a hostel
B. in a suitcase
C. in a hotel
D. in a flat
5. Hannah’s new flat
A. is a bit noisy
B. is on the second floor

A. avert B. abstain C. evade D. abscond
8. Dieticians have recently …………………… suggestions for a complete reform in our
eating habits.
A. come up to B. put forward C. made up D. taken out
9. The …………………… against the baby being deformed are about 1,000 in 1.
A. possibilities B. figures C. opportunities D. odds
10. Unless you give up smoking, you …………………… the risk of damaging your health.
A. bear B. suffer C. made D. run

3. GRAMMAR
I. Choose the appropriate tense or form of verb to fill in the gap.
Farmers, as we all know, (1) ……………… a hard time of it in Britain lately, and are
turning to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only (2)
……………… new kinds of crops, but some strange ways of making money, the most unusual
of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you did hear me correctly! A farmer in the West of
England now (3) ……………… sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past years over
100,000 people have turned up to watch the proceedings. ‘I (4) ……………… the farm on my
way to the sea for a holiday,’ one punter told me, ‘and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe
it was serious, to tell you the truth.’ According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more
interesting than betting on horses. ‘At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form
of the horses in advance, and there are clear favorites. But nobody (5) ……………… anything
about these sheep! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case. I stayed (6)
……………… the races, and I must admit that I (7) ……………… it quite exciting. In a
typical race, half a dozen sheep (8) ……………… downhill over a course of about half a mile.
Food (9) ……………… for them at the other end of the track, I ought to add! The sheep run
surprisingly fast, although presumably they haven’t eaten for a while just to give them some
motivation. At any rate, the crowd around me (10. obviously) ……………… their day out at
the races, judging by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
1. A. have B. are having C. have been having D. was having
2. A. plant B. planting C. to plant D. having planted

9. He could not be heard ……………… the tumult of angry voices.
A. from B. about C. of D. over
10. The VCR came with a 12-month guarantee ……………… all parts and service.
A. on B. by C. with D. for

III. Choose the underlined part that you think must be changed to make the sentence
correct.
1. Valedictorian of his Rutgers class, an Olympic gold medalist, and an internationally
A B
renowned singer, Paul Robeson was a man of diverse ability.
C D
2. We chose to take a trip to the Far East because it was advertised as adventurous and
A B C
intrigued.
D
3. Luther Burbank was a pioneer in the process of graftingly immature plants onto fully
A B C D
mature plants.
4. Woody Guthrie wrote thousands of songs during the lifetime, many of which became
A B C
classic folk songs.
D
5. When the female oriole is absent from the nest, the male oriole serves like a sentinel.
A B C D
6. A microchip, or integrate circuit, is an electric component containing many tiny
A B
circuits that can process or store electric signals.
C D
7. Many people say that California is a state of geographically remarkable diversity.
A B C D

those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship gave way to the pressure to increase rates of pro-
ductivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Factory
life necessitated a more regimented schedule, where work began at the sound of a bell and
workers kept machines going at a constant pace. At the same time, workers were required to
discard old habits, for industrialism demanded a worker who was alert, dependable, and self-
disciplined. Absenteeism and lateness hurt productivity and, since work was specialized,
disrupted the regular factory routine. Industrialization not only produced a fundamental change
in the way work was organized; it transformed the very nature of work.
The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The
factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit
complained revealingly about "obedience to the ding-dong of the bell-just as though we are so
many living machines." With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the
community. Unlike artisan workshops in which apprentices worked closely with the masters
supervising them, factories sharply separated workers from management. Few workers rose
through the ranks to supervisory positions, and even fewer could achieve the artisan's dream of
setting up one's own business. Even well-paid workers sensed their decline in status.
In this newly emerging economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights
and traditional ways of life. Craftworkers such as carpenters, printers, and tailors formed unions,
and in 1834 individual unions came together in the National Trades' Union. The labor movement
gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that fol-
lowed, labor's strength collapsed. During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or
engage in collective action. And skilled craftworkers, who spearheaded the union movement, did
not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More
than a decade of agitation did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by
the 1850's, and the courts also recognized workers' right to strike, but these gains had little
immediate impact.
Workers were united in resenting the industrial system and their loss of status, but they
were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms, gender, conflicting religious perspectives,
occupational differences, political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics. For them, the
factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of

complaints.
4. Which of the following statements about the labor movement of the 1800's is supported
by paragraph 5?
A. It was most successful during times of economic crisis.
B. Its primary purpose was to benefit unskilled laborers.
C. It was slow to improve conditions for workers.
D. It helped workers of all skill levels form a strong bond with each other.
5. The author identifies political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics as two of
several factors that
A. encouraged workers to demand higher wages.
B. a created divisions among workers.
C. caused work to become more specialized.
D. increased workers' resentment of the industrial system.

II. Read the passage carefully, and then decide whether the statements below are TRUE
or FALSE.
The music that makes the foot tap, the fingers snap, and the pulse quicken stirs the brain at its
most fundamental levels, suggesting that scientists one day may be able to retune damaged
minds by exploiting rhythm, harmony, and melody, according to new research,
"Undeniably, there is a biology of music," said Harvard University Medical School
neurobiologist Mark Jude Tramo. "Music is biologically part of human life, just as music is
aesthetically part of human life."
Researchers found that the brain:
 Responds directly to harmony. Neuroscientists discovered that different parts of the brain
involved in emotion are activated depending on whether the music is pleasant or unpleasant.
 Interprets written music in an area on the brain's right side. That region corresponds to an
area on the opposite side of the brain known to handle written words and letters. So,
researchers uncovered an anatomical link between music and language.
 Grows in response to musical training. In a study of classically trained musicians, researchers
discovered that male musicians have significantly larger brains than men who have not had

woman,” says Steve. “It’s a full-time job, whoever you are. Fortunately for me, my employers
were very sympathetic in the first new months and they (5) ……………………… me take time
off work to get myself organized.
As far as the housework is concerned, I don’t mind cooking, as I’ve always been good at
that; it’s the ironing I can’t (6) ………………………! Generally speaking, the boys and I get on
very well (7) ……………………… but of course, sometimes we have rows. That’s when I
really (8) ……………………… having someone there with me to help me out. I have had a
couple of (9) ……………………… in the last two years but they haven’t worked out. That has a
lot to (10) ……………………… with the fact that I put my kids before anyone else. I take
fatherhood very seriously.”
1.

A. only B. unique C. single D. alone
2.

A. gets by B. copes with C. looks after D. takes care

3.
A. divorced B. separated C. parted D. split
4.

A. no B. far C. much D. at all
5.

A. allowed B. offered C. suggested D. let
6.

A. support B. hate C. stand D. help
7.


4. A. commissar B. megastar C. cigar D. cougar
5. A. dissolve B. resound C. possess D. assist
6. A. obtuse B. appease C. recluse D. release
7. A. periscope B. telescope C. syncope D. microscope
8. A. mustard B. bustard C. gurnard D. discard
9. A. submarine B. examine C. masculine D. discipline
10. A. cloche B. capuche C. clich D. headache

6. WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence so as to have the same meaning as the first.
1. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
I took it
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………….
2. They continued to say that I was to blame.
They persisted ………………………………………………………
3. The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition.
Only
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………
4. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
He’d rather …………………………………………………………………
5. He joined the army as soon as he had finished the school.
No
……………………………………………………………………………………………
………………
6. I’ll tell you as and when.
As soon ……………………………….
7. It is not worth curing that chicken.
There ………………………………………………………