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REORDER PARAGRAPHS

1. Of refrigerators application in health clinics in Africa, 60% have unreliable electricity; compound
the safe storage of vaccines and medicines.
2. A third of all soundness centers and caucus schools in sub-Saharan Africa lack any access to
electricity
3. That means that 90 million students and 255 million patients are educated and receive health
watchfulness from places that have no command
4. Every day intense tasks have to be done by agency, meaning many children, often girls, are not
able to go to school, as they are controlled to stay home and help with domestic work.
5. Hospitals are sometimes forced to operate with no lighting or power for equipment, putting
people’s alive at serious risk

1. Be a friendly driver. Driving with fit manners might seem outdated, but it's actually a matter of
safety.
2. Don't stalk people or refuse to let them into your lane.
3. Use your turn signals even if you don't think anyone is around - you never know if there's a
pedestrian or cyclist you just can't see.
4. Remember, your two-ton vehicle is a lot more dangerous to them than they are to you, so it's
your responsibility to try to make sure everyone is safe.
5. Try to follow these tips: If you arrive to an intersection, stop, so that if there's another driver
who doesn't seem to know how to manage, just motion him or her to go ahead of you. Yield to
pedestrians, and aim to give cyclists plenty of room.

READING FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The French 1 ______Americans, for example, by more than four years, 2_____less than half as
much from coronary heart 3 ________and yet smoke more, drink 4 _________and have blood
pressure and cholesterol counts just as high- while 5__________ the diet that has made French
6_______ a byword for high living. Those startling 7 ________are the basis of 'the French
paradox.'

Options; SOUNDNESS, OUTLIVE, DISEASE, STARVATION, DISCONTINUE, MORE, ENJOYING, FACTS,

SUFFER, CUISINE

2. The vast 1______ of people in the developing countries live in 2______ areas, on farms, in
villages or in rural market 3_______. In some countries, such as Rwanda, Burkina Faso and
Malawi more than 90 per cent of the 4____ population lives in the rural areas.

OPTIONS; MINIORITY, TOWNS, URBAN, MAJORITY, TOTAL, RURAL, INCOMPLETE

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3. People in rural areas suffer from 1______ educational facilities and 2_______. In most rural
areas in developing countries the out-of-school group 3______a vast majority of the 4______
population from, say, 10 to 20 years old. For all practical purposes, they are 5 _______the reach
of formal education.

OPTIONS; CONSTIUTES, BEYOND, OPPORTUNITIES, INCOMPLETE, ABUNDANT, INADEQUATE,

MISFORTUNE, WHOLE

4. Punctuation makes the written language 1_______It does the job, on the page, of the changes
of pitch, pace and rhythm which make it possible to 2_______speech. Unsurprisingly, therefore,
a 3 _______For some 4_______of how to punctuate makes an early 5_____ in an English
curriculum.

REQUIREMENT, PREPLEXING, APPEARANCE, UNDERSTAND, MISUNDERSTAND, KNOWLEDGE,

INTELLIGBLE, ABUNDANCE

Reading and Writing Blanks

1. Complementary therapies - such as those _____________ by naturopaths, chiropractors and

acupuncturists - have become increasingly popular in Australia over the last few ____________.
Interest initially coincided with _____________ for alternative lifestyles, while immigration and
increased contact and trade with China have also had an _________________. The status of
complementary therapies is being re-visited in a number of areas: legal regulation; the stances
of doctors' associations; their inclusion in medical education; and scientific research into
their_________________.

Options

1. Conducted, expected, practiced, recommended

2. Issues, decades, centuries, generations

3. Confidence, ambition, occupation, enthusiasm

4. Effect, influence, earning, idea

5. Effluent, effigy, efficacy, efficiency

2. No one in Parliament would know better than Peter Garrett what largesse copyright can confer

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So, it may seem right that he should announce a ____________ for artists, amounting to 5

percent of all sales after the original one, which can go on giving to their families for as much as

150 years. But that ignores the truth that copyright law is a ______________, recently

______________ by the Free Trade Agreement with the US which required extension of

copyright to 70 years after death. Is it scandalous that really valuable copyrights end up in the

ownership of corporations (although Agatha Christie's no-doubt worthy great-grandchildren are

still _______________ the benefits of West End success for her whodunnits and members of

the Garrick Club enjoy the continuing fruits of A.A. Milne's Christopher Robin books)? No. The

_______________ is that “bien pensant” politicians have attempted to appear cultured by

creating private assets which depend on an act of Parliament for their existence and by giving

away much more in value than any public benefit could ______________. In doing so they have

betrayed our trust.

Options

1. Loyalty, floaty, royalty, bravery

2. Humiliation, slander, insult, scandal

3. Achieved, accumulated, exacerbated, exercised

4. Reaching, garnishing, reaping, gaining

5. Humiliation, slander, insult, scandal

6. Testify, justify, satisfy, rubify

3. Thomas Alva Edison was _____________ a scientist and an inventor. Born in 1847, Edison would
see _________________ change take place in his lifetime. He was also responsible for making
many of those changes occur. When Edison was born, society still ______________ of electricity
as a ______________, a fad. By the time he died, entire cities were lit by electricity. Much of the
________________ for that progress goes to Edison. In his lifetime, Edison ________________
1,093 inventions, earning him the nickname “The Wizard of Menlo Park.” The most famous of
his inventions was the incandescent light bulb. Besides the light bulb, Edison ________________
the phonograph and the “kinetoscope,” a small box for viewing moving films. Thomas Edison is
also the first person in the US to make his own filmstrips. He also ________________ upon the
original design of the stock ticker, the telegraph, and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone. He
believed in hard work, sometimes working twenty hours a day. Edison was quoted as saying,
“Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” In ______________ to this

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important American, electric lights in the United States were _________________ for one
minute on October 21, 1931, a few days after his death.

1. Both, neither, never, almost

2. Peculiar, tremendous, particular, brilliant

3. Thought, made, regard, consider

4. New, miracle, tradition, novelty

5. Credit, achievement, contribution, establishment

6. Copyright, patented, processed, made

7. Owned, started, produced, developed

8. Improved, increased, created, invented

9. Tribute, order, regard, addition

10. Dimmed, lit, on, switched

4. Impressionism was a nineteenth century art movement that began as a loose association of
Paris-based artists who started publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. Characteristics of
Impressionist painting include visible brush strokes, light colors, open composition,
______________ on light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage
of time), ordinary subject matter, and unusual visual angles. The name of the movement is
________________ from Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant). Critic
Louis Leroy inadvertently coined the term in a satiric review published in Le Charivari. Radicals in
their time, early Impressionists broke the rules of academic painting. They began by giving
colors, freely brushed, primacy over line, drawing _______________ from the work of painters
such as Eugene Delacroix. They also took the ____________ of painting out of the studio and
into the world. Previously, not only still-lives and portraits, but also landscapes had been painted
indoors, but the Impressionists found that they could ______________ the momentary and
transient effects of sunlight by painting air (in plain air).

Options

1. Emphasized, emphasis, rely, depending

2. Derived, come, attribute, related
3. Paintings, lines, inspiration, enlightenment
4. Fact, act, notion, thought
5. Remember, capture, memorize, notice

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5. Measuring poverty on a global scale _____________ establishing a uniform poverty level
across extremely divergent economies, which can result in only rough comparisons. The World
Bank has defined the international poverty line as U.S. $1 and $2 per day in 1993 Purchasing
Power Parity (PPP), which adjusts for differences in the ______________ of goods and services
between countries. The $1 per day level is generally used for the ______________ developed
countries, primarily African; the $2-per-day level is used for _________________ economies
such as those of East Asia and Latin America.

Options

1. Requires, desires, needs, allows

2. Qualities, prices, costs, demands
3. Less, more, most, least
4. Developed, middle-income, high-income, developing

SUMMARIZE WRITTEN TEXT

Read the passage below and summarize it in a single sentence. Type your response in the response box
given at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to complete the task. Your response will be
judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points in the
passage.

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in ancient herbal medicine, an age-
old practice that dates back centuries in various cultures and regions. This revival is not only she
dding light on historical remedies but also offering new insights into modern healthcare.

Historically, different nations and tribes have cultivated a wealth of herbal knowledge passed do
wn through generations. These herbal remedies were often rooted in the local environment and
shaped by cultural traditions. However, with the advent of modern medicine, many of these tradi
tional practices were overshadowed and forgotten.

Recent research has rekindled interest in these age-

old herbal remedies. Scientists and herbalists are delving into historical texts, collaborating with i
ndigenous communities, and conducting studies to rediscover the medicinal properties of these
plants. What they have found is a treasure trove of potential treatments for various ailments.

One remarkable example is the use of Artemisia annua, or sweet wormwood, in treating malaria.
This plant has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. In the modern era, scient
ists have identified the active compound artemisinin, which is now a cornerstone in the fight aga
inst malaria.

This renaissance of ancient herbal medicine is not limited to a single culture or region. It extends
to indigenous tribes in various parts of the world, revealing the potential for sustainable and cul
turally relevant healthcare solutions.

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In conclusion, the revival of ancient herbal medicine offers a bridge between history and modern
science, showcasing the valuable insights and remedies that traditional cultures have passed do
wn for generations. This reconnection with the past holds promize for enriching our understandi
ng of healthcare and exploring new avenues for treatment in the 21st century.

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WRITE ESSAY
You will have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the given topic. Your response will be
judged on how well you write your response, organize your ideas, and present related details. You should
write your response in between 200 to 300 words.

Some believe the value of travel is overrated. Some brilliant scholars know things across
the world without travel. People argue whether travel is or not a necessary part of educa
tion. To what extent do you agree with it?

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