LISTENING

Questions 1-2. Listen to Hannah and Klaus’s conversation about a TV show (Track 1). Then
choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Why did Hannah decide to watch the TV show?

A. She studies the weather herself.
B. She thought it sounded exciting.
C. She doesn’t feel safe in storms.
2. What do the scientists in the show all have in common?
A. They study the weather alone.
B. They make their own weather.
C. Their research has already saved lives.

Questions 3-6. Listen to an excerpt from Hannah and Klaus’s conversation about a TV
show (Track 2). Then choose the correct answer for each question or statement.

3. Klaus thinks it’s going to get hotter because ____.

A. he checked a weather app
B. he saw a forecast on TV
C. Hannah told him
4. What did last month’s storms damage?
A. Hannah’s windows
B. Klaus’s car
C. Hannah’s plants
5. When Klaus first hears about the show, he thinks it sounds ____.
A. unusual
B. untrue
C. uninteresting

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6. The American scientists believe that hailstones may be ____ than ice.
A. faster
B. colder
C. harder

PRONUNCIATION
Questions 7-11. Listen to the sentences (Tracks 3-7). You will hear each sentence twice.
Then complete each sentence with a phrase you hear.
7. Do you have a _________couple of minutes_____________ to look at my photos of the
storm? (Track 3)
8. _______Most of the bad___________ weather is finished now. Tomorrow is going to be
sunny. (Track 4)
9. There was snow in several _____________ parts of the country______________ last
night. (Track 5)
10. There was ___________a lot of rain_____________ over the weekend. (Track 6)
11. The _____rest of the week___________________ will be cold and dry. (Track 7)

VOCABULARY
Questions 12-18. Read the text. Notice the bold words. Then match each bold word to the
correct definition.

The weather in Australia changes from time to time because of the special wind called El
Niño. The country experiences periods of flooding due to heavy rainfall and periods of
drought, during which some areas become so dry and the temperature so high that
wildfires are a real problem. Scientists who are researching these weather changes are
trying to measure the length of these periods historically by examining the growth rings in
Australian trees. These rings are affected by the amount of rainfall in a certain period of
time. Researchers hope this will help them predict the weather in Australia more accurately
in the future.

12. Flooding is caused by ____.

A. too little water
B. too much water
13. Rainfall means ____.

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A. the amount of rain that falls in a certain period
B. the speed of the rain at a certain time

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14. A period of drought is extremely ____.
A. wet
B. dry
15. The temperature at a given time is ____.
A. the degree of heat or cold
B. the degree of heat only
16. The word measure is closest in meaning to ____.
A. calculate
B. study
17. The word amount is closest in meaning to ____.
A. total
B. part
18. The word predict is closest in meaning to ____.
A. understand
B. forecast

GRAMMAR
Questions 19-22. Complete the sentences with a, an, any, or some.
19. I’m reading _____a____ book about ice melting in Antarctica.
20. There aren’t_____any____ photos of the flooding in the newspaper.
21. It rained most of my vacation, but I did have ____some_____ sunshine on the last day!
22. Do you have ___an______ umbrella? It’s started to rain.

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READING
Questions 23-28. Review the two reading passages. Then read each statement. Identify
the paragraph(s) where you can find each piece of information.
READING 1: GARBAGE ISLAND
A. You can't see it from the air. It's almost impossible to see from a ship. But
somewhere in the North Pacific is a giant island of garbage, floating just below the ocean's
surface.
How Did It get There?
B. The garbage island is not really an island. It's a collection of millions of pieces of
plastic and other objects that people have thrown away, such as shopping bags and water
bottles. Pacific Ocean currents bring the objects together and cause them to spin around in
a giant circle. The spinning movement stops the garbage from escaping. New objects enter
the spinning water, and the island grows larger.
C. No one really knows how big the island is. Some scientists say it is about 270,000
square miles (700,000 square kilometers). Some studies report that it may be up to 20 times
larger - twice the size of the continental United States.
What Problems Does It Cause?
D. The larger pieces of garbage in the island are a problem for wildlife. For example, sea
turtles often think plastic bags are jellyfish - their favorite food. They eat the plastic and die.
Seabirds looking for food in the ocean may also die from eating plastic objects floating on
the water.
E. In addition, tiny pieces of plastic near the ocean surface block sunlight from reaching
deeper water. The lack of sunlight kills very small sea organisms called plankton. As a result,
there is less food for larger fish, such as tuna.
What Can We Do?
F. Cleaning up a giant island of plastic garbage isn't easy, but there may be some
solutions. One method is to use technology to collect the trash and recycle it. Environmental
engineer Cesar Harada is building a type of robot boat that gathers up trash. Harada hopes
this robot technology will help reduce garbage in the Pacific.
G. New approaches to recycling can also help make more people aware of the problem.
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plastic garbage to make denim for blue jeans. In this way, he combines his interest in
fashion with his concern for the environment. If many people make small changes, it can
have a big impact. As Williams says, "The ocean is just one part of the Earth ... but the world
is made up of 75 to 80 percent water. It's a huge place to start."
READING 2: THE ART OF RECYCLING
H. Brazilian artist Vik Muniz uses everyday objects in unusual ways. Through his art,
Muniz makes people think differently about their everyday lives - even their own garbage.
I. In 2007, Muniz worked on a two-year project at one of the world's largest landfills.
Until its closure in 2012, Jardim Gramacho received about 70 percent of the garbage from
Rio de Janeiro. About 3,000 garbage pickers, known as catadores, worked there. Their job
was to hunt through the garbage for recyclable cans, bottles, and other materials. They then
made money by selling the objects to recycling companies.
J. The catadores' work was dirty and dangerous, and most of them only received
between $20 and $25 a day. Despite the hard conditions, many catadores were proud of
their work. Valter Dos Santos, a worker at Jardim Gramacho for more than 25 years, told
Muniz: "I am proud to be a picker. I try to explain to people [that recycling prevents] great
harm to nature and the environment. People sometimes say, 'But one single [soda] can?'
One single can is of great importance! That single can will make the difference."
K. Muniz became friends with Dos Santos and other catadores. They allowed him to
take their photographs at the landfill, where they posed for artistic portraits. For example,
Muniz photographed a landfill worker in the style of a famous French painting, The Death of
Marat. The workers then helped Muniz create huge images of these photos on the floor of
his studio. They used material from the landfill to add color and depth to the images.
L. Why create such huge images using garbage? Muniz says he wanted to "change the
lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day." A photograph of his
recreation of the French painting sold for £28,000 ($50,000) at a London art auction. Muniz
gave the money to the catadores workers' organization.
M. In 2010, British-Brazilian director Lucy Walker created a movie about Muniz's project
called Waste Land. The film received many awards and helped make people aware of the
garbage collectors' lives. The catadores also began to see themselves differently.
"Sometimes we see ourselves as so small," says Irma, a cook at Gramacho, "but people out
there see us as so big, so beautiful."

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23. the reason why garbage cannot escape the island (READING 1)
a. Paragraph A
b. Paragraph B
c. Paragraph C
24. the way a musician is trying to make a difference (READING 1)
a. Paragraph E
b. Paragraph F
c. Paragraph G
25. estimates about the size of the island of garbage (READING 1)
a. Paragraph B
b. Paragraph C
c. Paragraph D
26. the amount of money garbage pickers received daily (READING 2)
a. Paragraph J
b. Paragraph K
c. Paragraph L
27. the process of creating some large pieces of art (READING 2)
a. Paragraph I
b. Paragraph J
c. Paragraph K
28. a film that changed what some people think (READING 2)
a. Paragraph K
b. Paragraph L
c. Paragraph M

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WRITING
Questions 29-32

Most paragraphs have a topic sentence that explains the main idea. This idea is supported
by other sentences that are related to it.

Look at these short paragraphs. Write T if the bold sentence supports the underlined topic
sentence. Write F if the bold sentence is not related to the topic sentence.

29. Recycling is the process of turning material that people would throw away into
new materials or objects. Many people feel that recycling is an important way to
protect the environment. They feel that throwing things away can lead to pollution and
other problems. ____T__

30. A landfill site is a place where trash is thrown away or buried. For thousands of years,
landfills have been the most common way for societies to deal with their garbage. The word
"site" can also be used to refer to a place for playing sports, such as a stadium. __F____

31. In simple terms, composting means to collect food waste in a pile and leave it for
months until it turns into a useful substance called humus. Composting is becoming a
common habit among people in some countries. People in these countries also enjoy a
wide variety of different types of food. ___F___

32. Incineration is the process of getting rid of garbage and other waste materials by burning
it. The waste is burned at a high temperature. In some ways, incineration is an efficient
process, but one disadvantage is that it can cause pollution. ____T__

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SPEAKING
Questions 33-35. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
a. 33. I like cold weather, but I can’t ________ snow.
b. enjoy
c. stand
d. love
34. Hiking is great, but, when it’s sunny, I ________ to go to the beach.
a. care
b. enjoy
c. prefer
35. I ________ for storms. I find them a bit frightening.
a. don’t care
b. don’t like
c. dislike

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