(56) Section I: Reading In this section of the Objective Placement Test, you will read some short passages and answer questions about them. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. For each item, fill in your answer on the answer sheet. You will have 20 minutes to complete this section. Passage 1: What's your weekly routine? Miki; Uhave classes every afternoon. In the mornings, I work in the college cafeteria. [usually do my homework in the evenings. On the weekends, I go out with my friends. 21, On weeknights, Miki usually a. studies 1b. works in the cafeteria ©. sees her friends d. has classes Passage 2: An email, Subject: Back home! ‘Hi Mandy, [just got back from my trip to Spain. It didn’t rain at all! We ate at some great Spanish restaurants — delicious! I learned to do flamenco! It’s a kind of dance. We went to the beach every day, and we went snorkeling. I'd like to do this every year! ‘Max 22, Max a. didn't like Spanish food 'b, was bored on his trip ¢. enjoyed his trip 4. never wants to visit Spain again a : 4 ‘Now go on to page 8. 7 Objective Placement Test Aphotocopinble Copyright® Cambridge University Press 2014 (57) Passage 3:Do you have “vacation deprivation”? The average amount of time off in the United States is only 11 days a year. Butin Europe, workers get 26 to 37 days off. Researchers say vacations are important for good health. They say the kind of vacation you take makes a Aifference, too. When people travel to sunny places, have lots of free time, sleep a lot, exercise, and make friends, they enjoy better health. 23, The article suggests that. . a. busy vacations are better for your health b, Americans need more vacation time c. Europeans don't like to travel 4, Americans take enough vacation Passage 4: Minor burns ‘Leon Caplan was watching television when his sister burned herself in the kitchen, He immediately ran to the refrigerator to get some ice and butter for her hand, Did he do the right thing? What should you do for a burn? ‘Many people think you should put ice, oil, or butter on a burn. Actually, these can damage the skin and make the burn worse. Always cool a minor ‘burn as soon as possible with cold water — preferably running water. 24, The main idea of this reading is to . tell a story about Leon Caplan b. give advice about burns ¢. describe types of burns a, stop people from burning themselves 25. Ifyou have a burn, the reading says you should a. put the burned area into the refrigerator . avoid cold water c. put oil on it 4d. never put butter on it, ‘Now go on to page 9. Objective Placement TestA 8(58) 9 Passage 5: Live life to the fullest: Fly a plane! Have you ever flown a plane? Probably not, But if you like excitement and don't get stressed easily, you might want to try flying a jumbo-jet simulator the same one pilots use in training. Ihaven’t taken many plane rides, but last Sunday I decided to try a day at pilot school. It’s open to the public on Sundays. I got a full lesson on how to fly before I climbed into the simulator. ‘Then the instructor let me take off, fly at 914 meters (3,000 feet), and land. It was the scariest 30 minutes I've ever had “in the air” — and totally realistic. 26, Jumbo-jet simulators a. are real planes . aren't open to the public ©. are something pilots use to learn to fly d. aren't like real airplanes 27. The writer a. has never been on a plane b. has taken many classes at pilot school before . has flown a plane 4d, has flown in a simulator Now go on to page 10. Objective Placement Test A photocopinble CCopmright © Cambridge Univerphotocopinble Copyright® Cambridge University Press 2014 (59) Passage 6: Someone you can look up to: Christina Morin Christina Morin is an amazing young woman with an inspiring story. When she was 17, Christina went on a safari to Kenya with her parents. During her trip, she spent four days with the local Samburu tribespeople, who were suffering from a devastating drought after several months without rain and had very little food. Christina wanted to help. She started by teaching art, classes to the Samburu children, who had never painted before. Christina was amazed at their wonderful drawings, and began to think. Ifshe made their pictures into note cards, would she be able to sell them when she went home and raise money for food? She bought samples of the children’s artwork with her own money, which paid for two weeks’ worth of food for the tribe. Soon after she got home, the Samburu Project was born. Christina set up a program to sell tribal arts and crafts in local stores, with all profits going to the tribespeople in Kenya, She was able to build a dam, which was her original goal, as well as build several wells, buy animals and food, pay medical bills, and build a crafts center. 28. Christina wanted to help the Samburu tribespeople because . a. they didn’t have an art teacher b. they were suffering from a food shortage ¢. they didn't now how to run a safari trip a, their homes were flooded 29. Christina got her idea to sell the children's artwork. . a. before she went to Kenya bb. after she returned back home c. before she started teaching them art classes d. after she saw the pictures they painted 30. Christina's Samburu Project. a, bought two weeks’ worth of food for the tribe bb sold arts and crafts in Kenya c. never made a profit 4, helped the tribespeople in many ways 31. Christina’s original goal was to a. pay for medical bills . raise money for a dam c. build acrafts center d. go back and see the tribe again ‘Now go on to page 11. Objective Placement TestA 10{60} 1" Passage 7: Modern crimes: image theft Personal blogging is the new form of journal writing — only better, because more people can read your entries online! Nowadays, most travelers are ‘expected to post their photographs, in addition to their commentary, on blogs for friends and family to see. But imagine finding your vacation photos in an advertisement, copied from the Internet without your permission. Although you, as an amateur photographer, might have thought they were “just pictures,” someone else decided they had value and used them to make money. That person stole your property. Photo theft, or image theft, is a growing problem, especially for professional photographers who advertise on the Web. Any photo can easily be copied and used illegally, and often the people who do it don't realize they are committing a crime. The ones who do probably know they won't be caught. So how can you protect yourself and your images? Professional photography associations recommend using photo-editing programs to add text to your photos. For example, write the word SAMPLE on the pictures. ‘More sophisticated software allows you to make the pictures “flash” or add ‘moving images that can't be copied. Finally, give your photo files unusual names so that they won't be found easily when people search the Internet for common subjects like “the beach.” 82. The article tells photographers how to a. make money from pictures b. become a professional . put their pictures on the Internet 4. stop people from using their photos illegally 33, The writer says amateur photographers . a, might not realize their photos are valuable bs, travel too much to worry about image theft ¢. shouldn't find image theft frustrating 4. can also use other people's pictures illegally 34, Everyone who uses an image without permission . a. knows it's illogal bs. will be caught ¢. is doing something illegal 4d. understands photo-editing software 85. One way of protecting your pictures is to a. sell them to advertisers b. use software to change them , join a professional association 4d. hide them on the Internet ‘Now go on to page 12. Objective Placement Test A photocopinble CCopmright © Cambridge Univer1 i i (61) Passage 8: What are businesses doing about global warming? ‘The issue of dimate change has been discussed in scientific and business circles for over two decades. However, only in recent years has there been agreement that itis erucial something be done to reduce the carbon emissions that cause global warming, and that businesses ~as ‘well as governments and individual citizens —_must act. The main problem is the rising level cof arbon dioxide, which has been shown to warm the earth's atmosphere, and which is stil, ‘being produced in damaging quantities by power plants and motor vehicles A few forward-thinking companies are investing in renewable energy, reducing their use foil and coal, reeyeling more, and consuming less in order to reduce their "carbon footprint" (heir total amount of carbon emissions), Although companies like these are preparing to live in a reduced-carbon world, most businesses have been slow in reducing their negative ‘impact on the environment. They might be encouraged to finally start changing their environmental policies through a combination of legal, political, and business pressures. ‘Laws on carbon emissions are likely to be affected by changes in government policy. In addition, the effects of new weather patterns involving high winds, hurricanes, fires, and floods are making insurance companies look seriously at climate change as more and more money is continually being paid out for the damage caused by these events. Companies are being forced by their insurers to think of such environmental damage as a significant business risk. 36, The main idea of the article is that a, businesses will have to be more environment-friendly in the future b. it’s the government's responsibility to do something about climate change . nothing has been done about climate change d. there are companies taking steps to become more environment- friendly 37. The article says that scientists and business leaders a. have always agreed about the causes of climate change b. have been talking about climate change for a long time ©. prepare to live in a reduced-carbon world 4d. have not discussed climate change enough 38, companies are trying to be more environment-friendly. a, Oil and coal b. A small number of ¢. All the major 4. Arising number of 39, Most companies are ‘a in agreement ». forward-thinking . slow to change . not encouraged to change when it comes to investing in renewable energy. 40. Companies might change their environmental policies a. to produce power plants , but would not be considered “forward-thinking” «. for political, legal, and business reasons 4. but will negatively impact the environment Now go on to page 13 and begin the Language Use section. Objective Placement TestA 12(62) Section Iil: Language Use In this section, you will answer questions about the use of English. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. For each item, fill in your answer on the answer sheet. You will have 15 minutes to complete this section. 41. My friends and I go to the movies weekends. your father work late? that skirt because it was expensive. an art class next year. a : 4 46, A: What's the weather forecast for tomorrow tonight? Belt ‘tomorrow night. a, rains b. has rained «. is going to rain d, rained Now go on to page 14. 13 Objective Placement Test Aphotocopinble Copyright® Cambridge University Press 2014 [63] 47. Lwent shopping yesterday. a. get b. to get ©. got . for getting 48 A: What do you do with your old clothes? B:I throw them away, but my sisters give. a. hers b. their ©. her d. theirs a tent for my camping trip. to charity. 49. A: What when you broke your arm? B: I was climbing a tree. a. are you doing Db. did you do ©. were you doing a. do you do 50. It's bad to lose your keys, but it’s to lose your wallet. a. too bad b. best: c. better a. worse 51. A: What are you doing tomorrow night? Do you want to hang out? B: Actually, anything. Pd love to get together. a. Lwon't do b. Lean't do ec, Tmnot doing a. Tdon't do 52, Weneed to find acar . a, that doesn’t use a lot of gas 1b, who isn't too expensive c. is totally reliable 4. we both like it ‘Now go on to page 16. Objective Placement TestA 14(64 15 53. IfT____ the chance, T spend a year or two in Australia, My English would improve a lot. a. have , would have ©. had 4. am going to have 54, A: Where did you buy your printer? B:I don't remember where it, a. did I buy 1b. Thought c. Fil buy 4. Tbuy 55. Anna an art class since September, and she loves it a. is taking . has taken . took 4d. has been taking 56. Several flights ‘earlier today because of severe thunderstorms. a. delayed 1b. was delayed . were delayed . be delayed 57. When did Shane decide to Seoul? a. moving b. tomove c. moved d. move their names. 58, You can offend people by not. a. remember b. remembering ©, remembered d. have remembered ‘Now go on to page 16. Objective Placement Test A photocopinble CCopmright © Cambridge Univerphotocopinble Copyright® Cambridge University Press 2014 59. 61. 62. 63. |. Weld love to got our neighbors. |. Many voters wish the senator (65) We ‘to a soccor game last night, but the weather was awful, so we stayed home. are supposed to £0 . are going to go went ‘were supposed to go pore their yard. It’s really a mess! a. cleaned up . will clean up ¢. toclean up a. clean up Tm very upset with Brian. He should not _ to me that way. a. have spoken b. had spoken ©. spoke 4. speaks IfDennis had been in the right place at the right time, his career a. would take off b. is taking off . has taken off 4d. would have taken off Some TV stations show nothing but reality shows, are less expensive to produce than many other types of programs. a. they b. because ©. which, a. that, for re-election, but he has announced his intention to retire from politics. a. would run b. is running e. will run 4. runs Now go on to page 17. Objective Placement TestA 16(66) 67. 69. 70. . Is it still common for children to ‘When growing up, we're told there are cortain things that are simply not worth. about. a. worry b. to worry ©. worrying a. be worrying their mothers flowers on ‘Mother's Day? a. give to b. give ©. give her give for Professor Silva always said it was crucial that our written work ‘to us—and that plagiarism would be severely punished. a. belong b. would belong . is belonging 4. can belong ‘When I was deciding on a major, I ought to from choosing a field that doesn't have many job opportunities. a. be discouraged 1, have discouraged ©. discouraged 4d. have been discouraged Is there any particular historical figure you would like to. ‘William Shakespeare for example? a. have met. b. meet cc. met, had met = say, ‘Now that my best friend and I live in different citios, we call at least twice a week. a. ourselves b. each other ©. him dus END OF TEST 17 Objective Placement Test A photocopinble CCopmright © Cambridge Univer(67) Objective Placement Test A Answer Sheet Name. 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