Part 1.

For questions 1-6, listen to a talk about drugs and decide whether these statements are True (T),
False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. A report of the UN Office reveals that new drugs are replacing the traditional ones.
2. Cannabinoids produce stronger response than marijuana.
3. Between 2010 and 2012 seizures of older synthetic amphetamine increased dramatically.
4. Heroin addiction in Europe is diminishing thanks to a series of crackdowns implemented by European
governments.
5. Cocaine has been sold with higher quality.
6. Ketamine is mainly used in surgical procedures for animals.
Your answers
1…………….. 2……………….. 3…………….. 4………………. 5……………. 6…………………
Part 2. For questions 7-12, listen to a talk about the smart grid and answer the questions. Write NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided.
7. What happened throughout the northeastern United States and parts of Canada in 2003?
8. Which TWO adjectives does the speaker use to describe the current power grid infrastructure?
9. What does the local power plant has to do to power light?
10. What are the parties involved in the two-way communication that smart grid allows for?
11. What does the speaker call the electric power industry?
12. What does the speaker liken the convenience brought about by smart grid to?
Your answers
7…………….. 8……………….. 9. ………………..10. …………….11………………… 12………………..
Part 3. For questions 13-17, listen to a discussion in which two people, Derek Grant and Lucy Wadham, talk
about the current state of mass tourism 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 provided.
13. From the figures quoted by Lucy, it can be concluded that
A most of the revenue generated from safari packages goes to the airline.
B mass tourism inevitably leads to poverty.
C hotels in developing countries do not have high standards.
D there aren't sufficient local products to cater for tourists.
14. What does Derek say about governments whose countries are tourist destinations?
A They are constantly trying to increase their profit margins.
B They ignore the negative impacts of mass tourism.
C They have very limited bargaining power.
D They are unfamiliar with aspects of modern business methods.
15. Derek's example of excessive water consumption caused by mass tourism shows how
A ineffective the laws are in developing countries.
B local food production can be adversely affected by it.
C difficult it is to find sources of pure water.
D valuable a resource water has become in recent years.
16. Lucy says that when a resort loses its appeal,
A the locals are left to fend for themselves.
B money has to be spent on a new infrastructure.
C the cost of package holidays falls considerably.
D it becomes vulnerable to natural disasters.
17. According to Derek, tourism
A does more harm than good in the long run.
B is too big an industry to be tampered with.
C is largely responsible for global inequality.
D promotes cultural sensitivity most of the time.
Your answers
13……………….. 14………………. 15…………………. 16…………………… 17……………………
VOCABULARY:
1.Unselfishness is …………….., but few people go without selfishness. repression
2.The members decided to ………………. voting until the next meeting. perch
3.The gentleman became the helpless victim of ……………… rumors. evasive
4.The ………………….. decorations showed no good taste. conduce
5. Don't ………………………… with others' private affairs. serenity
6.The city will …………………….. its garbage as landfill. foreboding
7.The secretary used her bonus to ……………………. her wardrobe. rectify
8.Sometimes, ………………… of emotions does hurt. hilarity
9. The manager has reached his ……………………… of career. perennial
10.He did nothing to ……………………….. her wrath. laudable
11. The well-trained bird ………………….. on the master's finger. apex
12.The………………  beauty of the island has lured so many tourists from abroad. defer
13.Caesar's wife had a ………………….. that her husband would be murdered. replenish
14.The …………………. of the sleepy town was shattered by a tremendous malicious
explosion. versed
15.Wealth does not always …………………. to happiness. gaudy
16.The factory needs a man who's well …………………. in auto mechanics. tamper
17.Oftentimes, wine gives not light……………….. , but noisy merriment. redeem
18.Why don't you …………………….. your errors before it is too late ? utilize
19. Her plain features are …………………… by one single virtue: kindness. mitigate
20.The suspect's………………………  answers convinced the judge that he was
withholding important evidence.

GRAMMAR:
1.Selfish or opinionated, ………………..his failings , Julian is one of my most treasured friends.
a.whatever b.although c.however d.if
2.-It really wasn’t a very good movie, was it? -No, and……………………….
a.was worst the ending b.worst of all was the ending
c.of all was the worst ending d.worst was ending of all
3………………….to postpone the meeting, I’ll give you a call.
a.If we should b.Only if we should c.Should we have d.We should have
4……………., we managed to get tickets for the last show of the film.
a.Late we were but b.Late as we were c.Although late we were d.However we were late
5.They’ll help you solve the problem. Maria’s clever, ……………………..her sister.
a. also is b.nor is c.as is d.so is
6.Neither Ian nor Bella wants to try skydiving: they feel it’s ……………….risky.
a. too much b. far too c.only too d.all too
7.So ……………………..that he’d got the job that I sent him a message of congratulations.
a. pleased to hear was I b. pleased was I to hear c.was I pleased to hear d.pleased to hear I was
8.That Professor Bolt ……………..the conference is an honor.
a. being attended b. is attending c. to attend d. attending
9……………………….no reports of adverse reactions, the drug…………………more widely available.
a.There has been/will be made b.There being/is to be made
c.Having/is to be made d.There having/is to be made
10.I rarely need to go into the city centre except……………some shopping.
a. do b.doing c.to do d.having done
11……………..getting up early and travelling all day, we were exhausted by the evening.
a. Given that b.In view of c.What with d.What if
12…………take your seats, ladies and gentlemen, we can begin the meeting.
a. If you can b.Were you to c.Should you d.If you will
13. It was so unusual ………………………………..a joke.
a.so as to be seem almost b.as to seem almost c.as to it seems almost d.to seem as almost
14. Beyond the houses………………..open fields.
a. lay b.lied c.laid d. lying
15.I haven’t got ………………………………….. for the job. I need some bigger ones.
a. big enough nails b.enough big nails c.nails enough big d.enough nails big
IDIOMS:
1. It's true Jack can be very critical. He is always....... aspersions on everyone else's ability to run the business.
A putting B casting C drawing D applying
2. She's very unhappy all alone with her problems. She's got nobody to................... their ear.
A pick B let C bend D speak
3. Don't throw that basket away! It may still .................... in handy when we go picking mushrooms.
A find B run C come D give
4. Celia would always look up to her older brother. Whatever Adrian did she invariably .................... suit.
A followed B carried C pursued D kept
5. No matter how I tried to convince him that I was right, he ........... his ground dismissing all my arguments.
A thought B fixed C claimed D stood
6. The performance in the National Theatre really.................... the house down last night. The actors were give
a standing ovation.
A took B brought C left D set
7. The final decision has already been taken, so there's no use in your ................. the toss.
A arguing B disapproving C dismissing D quarrelling
8. I won't listen to anyone. I am grown-up now and I can decide what I do in my life. I don’t want anyone
to .................... my style.
A prevent B spoil C disturb D cramp
9. Sadly, my tutor gave me a poor mark for my piece of writing. She told me I had .................... too many
liberties with the real facts.
A placed B made C taken D found
10. What the secretary says doesn't necessarily .................... much weight, but you should never disobey your
director's instructions.
A play B carry C hold D mean
11. It....................to reason that the princess won't arrive unless you send her a formal invitation.
A gets B comes C stands D lays
12. We've had to quit our cooperation with this wholesaler as we could never .................... a bargain. He asked
for more than we could offer.
A strike B hit C beat D knock
13. A lot of scorn has been....................on the Canadian seal hunters for their merciless practices.
A blamed B launched C poured D fixed
14. It may take a long time before Mary .................. herself together after her mother's death.
A brings B finds C draws D pulls
15. According to the verdict, the boy will be removed from school on the grounds of .................... dirty tricks
on the teachers and other pupils.
A working B driving C playing D committing
16. Your leftist views....................in the face of our party programme, so you'd better drop them or find
another party for yourself.
A fly B run C turn D look
17. This savage war had ................ this beautiful country waste and left many of its inhabitants homeless.
A cast B grown C laid D set
18. She would have been fined for leaving her car in the wrong place, hadn't the policeman decided
to .................... the rules on that single occasion.
A leave B bend C quit D skip
19. The new round of negotiations is hoped to....................the deadlock in the Middle East.
A break B remove C dispense D untie
20. Let me take care of your scratched knee. I've been a nurse for eighteen years, so I .................... the ropes
like nobody else.
A have B grasp C know D operate
WORD FORMS:

Julie's Story
And, as an example of this phenomenon, let's take Julie's story. Here we see the whole tragic cycle repeat
itself. Married for six years to a tyrannically domineering man whose only means of conflict resolution was to
resort to violence, she consistently failed to (1.KNOW)……………..the (2.SEVERE)……………………of the situation.
Whether it was through a wilful (3.DENY)…………………of the truth, or a mistaken belief that the less she rocked
the boat the sooner the rages would pass, Julie seems simply to have accepted her husband's behaviour as
"normal". In the face of such (4.PASSIVE)…………………., he obviously settled into his role with ease and was
even more under the delusion that it was acceptable, no doubt (5.FORCE)……………….in his convictions by his
contempt for his wife's failure to evince spirit or personality through any reaction to his violence.
Eventually Julie managed, with the help of a good friend, to escape from this life-threatening relationship. But
here we come to the tragic aspect that so often (6.LIGHT)…………….the character profile of such "victims". Julie,
like others who have been down the same road, is dating again; and the signs are that she is being
(7.CONSCIOUS)…………………drawn to men who exhibit the same traits and (8.PHYSICAL)……………………as her
former husband.

1.The police have so far been unable to (certainty)……………the cause of the explosion.
2.She sings pure, (adult)……………………………gospel.
3.We each have a separate bedroom but share a (community)……………….kitchen.
4. Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty (far)…………………...
5.This newspaper is just a Republican (mouth)…………………….
6. The information sent in the (mention)…………….email is not to be used for publication.
7.Financial markets will be closed Monday in (observe)……………of Labor Day.
8. The whole hall was in (roar)…………..after the announcement.
9.Yesterday was a complete (write)…………….as far as work is concerned.
10.The church has been (voice)…………………….in its condemnation of the violence.
11.It’s not possible to (point)……………..precisely the time of death.
12. He was unhappy working in the (cut)………………world of advertising.
CLOZE TEXT:
Passage 1:
The Art of Climbing

There are no easy ways to improve your climbing performance. It will always require sweat and
determination. To believe (1) ... is folly. But by losing the ancient dogmas and applying sport science (2) ... your
efforts, the rewards will come faster and with (3) ... effort. Whether you prefer to focus (4) ... one aspect of
the climbing spectrum, or tackle them all, you can only succeed with a solid foundation of fitness.
(5) ... the luck of the genetic draw can carry you only so far: a less gifted climber who trains smarter will blow
you (6) ... .Don’t underestimate the value of training, (7) ... . A University of Mexico study of twenty-four male
and twenty female climbers evaluated a wide range of variables that can affect performance on sport routes.
Nobody consciously (8) ... out to train “dumb”. Ask most climbers and they will vehemently deny their training
efforts have been a waste of time – and in the next breath admit they could be doing more.
Passage 2:
Electronic Clerks
 
The word computer is a misleading name (1) ... the ubiquitous machine that sits on our desks. If we go (2) ... to
the Victorian period, or even the World War II era, the word meant an occupation, defined in the Oxford
English Dictionary as "one who computes; a calculator, reckoner; specifically a person employed to make
calculations in an observatory, in surveying, etc."
In (3) ..., although modern computer can work with numbers, (4) ... main use is for storing and manipulating
information, (5) ... is, for doing the kinds of jobs performed by a clerk--defined in the Oxford English Dictionary
(6) ... "one employed in a subordinate position in a public or private office, shop, warehouse, etc., to make
written entries, (7) ... accounts, make fair copies of documents, do the mechanical work of correspondence
and similar 'clerkly' work." The electronic computer (8) ... be said to combine the roles of the human computer
and the human clerk.
LEXICAL TEXT:
Passage 1:
CREATION

A cataclysm … (1)  the world into being. We know this because the scientists inform us that the universe was
once created by gigantic cosmic forces, and those same forces will one day bring it to an end. We have inner
ancestral voices telling us this, too. It is a deep, internalized and disturbing message that has been with us
since the ...  (2)  of history and has been ...  (3)  to us in institutionalized religions. Many, for example, believe
that the Bible’s opening ...  (4)  of Creation, as revealed in the book of Genesis (meaning “Beginnings”), is a
true statement of the first catastrophic event. It is a quintessential story of our origins, echoed and ... (5) 
countless times in the writings of other cultures. The Creation legend, with its …  (6)  opening words – “In the
beginning God created the heaven and Earth” – cannot, however, be historic. Man obviously was not around
to observe the traumatic event, and indeed some renegade scientists are beginning to question whether there
was a “beginning” after all. But if we accept the barest ...  (7)  of life evolving from primitive starter chemicals,
through a series of stages that led (8)………………the single cell to the ape.

1 Moved brought took went

2 Advent infancy onset dawn

3 Bewitched bequeathed bestowed betrothed

4 Memoir account register score

5 Reissued retaliated resuscitated reiterated

6 momentary momentous momentum moment

7 Outlines outsides outshines Outsets

 8to form formed forming to be formed

EXPLORING THE INTERNET

The internet has (1)……………………. become an indispensible tool for travellers, with the travel sector
established as one of the (2)…………………….of e-commerce. Much like an unfamiliar city, however , the Web
can be a daunting place to ... (3)  on your own. Even if you have some idea of where you're heading, you can
stumble into many blind ... (4)  along the way. All you need to know is how to go online in the first place; if you
don't know that, buy our excellent companion ... (5) , the Rough Guide to the Internet. The most obvious
appeal of using the Net for travel arrangements is that if you know ... (6)  what you want - a flight or ferry from
A to B, the cheapest possible rental car, a cut-price all-inclusive ... (7)  - there are great deals to be found.
That's just one small part of the process, however. The Net can help you to choose a destination in the first
place, using sites that cover the whole world as well as (8)………………. focusing on particular countries or cities,
and to decide where you want to stay and how you're going to spend your time.
1 swiftly harshly curtly rashly

2 norms mainstays hurdles custodies

4 walk lane path alley

5 chapter tome total volume

6 accurately entirely carefully exactly

7 pack case package packet

8 those what ones these

 
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1.The mountains surrounding the camp site made my little tent look very small.(dwarfed)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.The students demanded the immediate abolition of the regulations.(be)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Independent shops may not survive the growth of supermarkets.(threat)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. He will never commit himself to a definite arrangement.(pin)
It………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. If you have got a minor illness, you’d better let your body cure itself.(best)
If you ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………course.
6.Most people automatically fasten the seatbelt when they get into a car.(second)
It’s…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. You have to be firm or they will just exploit you.(yourself)
If you………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………be exploited.
8. She was about to leave when her friend finally arrived.(setting)
Just as ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Just as she was on the point of setting off , her friend finally arrived.
9.The weather was so appalling that we came home from our holiday early.
Such…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………short.
10.”You ought to tell the truth about the incident,” he said.(come)
He …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..