FINAL ASSESSMENT (ANSWER SHEET)

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READING

Question 1:

The central support structure of a skyscraper is its steel skeleton. Metal beams are
riveted end to end to form vertical columns. At each floor level, these vertical columns
are connected to horizontal girder beams. Many buildings also have diagonal beams
running between the girders, for extra structural support. In a typical skyscraper
substructure, each vertical column sits on a spread footing. The column rests directly on a
cast-iron plate, which sits on top of a grillage. This is basically a stack of horizontal steel
beams, lined side by side in two or more layers. The grillage rests on a thick concrete pad
which is on the soil. Once the steel is in place, the entire structure is covered with
concrete.

Label the diagram below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the

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passage for each answer.

A typical skyscraper substructures (1)

(2)________________________

(4)________________________
(3)________________________

(1)____________________

(5)________________________

Answers:

1. spread footing 2. vertical column 3. cast-iron plate

4. grillage/ steel beams 5. (thick) concrete pad

Question 2:

Raw sugar comes from sugar cane. When the cane is harvested, it first goes to mills,
usually in the same region, and raw sugar is extracted from it. This is then sent in bulk to
refineries, which are often located in heavy sugar-consuming countries. There are several
stages in the refining process, starting with affination, which includes the removal of
various impurities by using a centrifuge. Eventually the recovery stage is reached, which
leaves white sugar and a sweet byproduct which is often used as cattle feed.
Complete the flowchart below. Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the
passage for each answer.

Sugar cane sent to (1)_________________

Raw sugar shipped to 2(2)_________________

 (3)_______________ in the sugar are removed

(4)_______________ stage: by-product may be eaten by (5)_______________

Answers:

1. mills 2. refineries 3. impurities

4. recovery 5. cattle

Question 3:

The professional career paths available to graduates from courses relating to

human movement and sport science are as diverse as the graduate's imagination.
However, undergraduate courses with this type of content, in Australia as well as in most
other Western countries, were originally designed as preparation programmes for
Physical Education (PE) teachers.
The initial programmes commenced soon after the conclusion of World War II in
the mid-1940s. One of the primary motives for these initiatives was the fact that, during
the war effort, so many of the men who were assessed for military duty had been declared
unfit. The government saw the solution in the providing of Physical Education
programmes in schools, delivered by better prepared and specifically educated PE
teachers.
Later, in the 1970s and early 1980s, the surplus of Australians graduating with a
PE degree obliged institutions delivering this qualification to identify new employment
opportunities for their graduates, resulting in the first appearance of degrees catering for
recreation professionals. In many instances, this diversity of programme delivery merely
led to degrees, delivered by physical educators, as a sideline activity to the production of
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PE teachers.

Complete the flow chart below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the
passage for each answer.
The history of sports and physical science in Australia

A lot of people identified as being (1)__________

Introduction of PE to (2)_______________

Special training programmes for (3)_______________

(4)_______________ of PE graduates

Identification of alternative (5)_______________

Diversification of course delivery

Answers:

1. unfit 2. schools 3. PE teachers

4. surplus 5. employment
opportunities

Question 4:

Field research also applies the Earth's environmental and biological resources to
the human exploration and settlement of space. This may include the use of remote
environments on Earth, as well as physiological and psychological studies in harsh
environments. In one research project, the Foundation provided a grant to an international
caving expedition to study the psychology of explorers subjected to long-term isolation in

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caves in Mexico. The psychometric tests on the cavers were used to enhance US
astronaut selection criteria by the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Space-like environments on Earth help US understand how to operate in the space
environment or help US characterise extraterrestrial environments for future scientific
research. In the Arctic, a 24- kilometre, wide impact crater formed by an asteroid or
comet 23 million years ago has become home to a Mars- analogue programme. The
Foundation helped fund the NASA Haughton-Mars Project to use this crater to test
communications and exploration technologies in preparation for the human exploration of
Mars. The crater, which sits in high Arctic permafrost, provides an excellent replica of
the physical processes occurring on Mars, a permafrosted, impact-altered planet.
Geologists and biologists can work at the site to help understand how impact craters
shape the geological characteristics and possibly biological potential of Mars.
Complete the summary using the words, A-l, below.
Field research: Applying the Earth's environment to the settlement of space. Some studies
have looked at how humans function in (1)________situations. In one project, it was
decided to review cave explorers in Mexico who tolerate (2)________periods on their
own. It is also possible to prepare for space exploration by studying environments on
Earth that are (3)___________ to those on Mars. A huge crater in the Arctic is the
(4)____________ place to test the technologies needed to explore Mars and gather other
relevant (5)________information.
List of words
A. comparable B. extreme C. connected
D. ideal E. unexpected F. beneficial
G. scientific H. extended I. individual
Answers:

1. B 2. H 3. A

4. D 5. G

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