\t<\/span>new art with scene of everyday life (e.g. harvests) reflecting national identity<\/font><\/p>Part 2: For questions 6-10, Tim Cole talking about guidebooks and decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
6. Once, when Tim used a guidebook in Australia, it took him ages to find the place he was looking for.<\/p>
7. Tim believes the problem with guidebooks is that some of them are very poorly researched.<\/p>
8. The thing Tim particularly dislikes about guidebooks are the recommendations about where to eat.<\/p>
9. Other things which should be included in guidebooks are clear and detailed maps of the area.<\/p>
10. Tim likes the fact that digital guidebooks are tailored to your individual requirements.<\/p>
Part 3: For questions 11-15, listen to part of a discussion programme, in which a teacher called Simon and a business journalist called Trina are talking about the issue of change, 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.<\/p>
11. What does Simon say about change when discussing linguistic expressions?<\/p>
A. It is an inevitable part of life.<\/p>
B. It is generally perceived as unwelcome.<\/p>
C. Its significance has altered over time.<\/p>
12. What do they agree about change in the business community?<\/p>
A. It is regarded as synonymous with progress.<\/p>
B. It is seen as unfortunate but necessary.<\/p>
C. It never seems to be questioned.<\/p>
13. What does Trina dislike about feedback forms?<\/p>
A. the scale of the reaction they can provoke<\/p>
B. the disharmony they can create within organisations<\/p>
C. the extent of their use in the world of education<\/p>
14. When discussing day-to-day routines, Simon and Trina agree that people _______.<\/p>
A. experience an ongoing cycle of resisting and accepting change.<\/p>
B. find that changes in the workplace mirror those in daily life.<\/p>
C. only like change that clearly benefits them personally.<\/p>
15. In Simon\u2019s view, people will really enjoy an activity if _______.<\/p>
A. they do it on a regular basis.<\/p>
B. they keep on changing it slightly.<\/p>
C. it represents a change for them.<\/p>
Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about Math anxiety and fill in the blanks. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND\/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
MATH ANXIETY<\/p>
Math anxiety is a common phenomenon of (16) _______ of the population worldwide, considered to be a (17) _______ condition by some psychologists. Being bad at math is not totally attributed to having mathematical anxiety, but the actual is often the reverse: people do poorly in Math as they feel anxious about it. According to some psychologists, (18) _______ which is a short-term memory conducive to information organization, is reduced by math anxiety. Children\u2019s perception of Math is under the great influence of parents and teachers. Besides, pressure to solve quickly (19) _______ stress more than ever. When facing mathematical anxiety, here is what you can do:<\/p>
– (20) _______: take a short-breathing exercise.<\/p>
– Writing down your worries: this technique helps you to (21) _______ a stressful experience and free up working memory. <\/p>
Furthermore, another physical activity, like a brisk walk helps to relieve (22) _______ deepen breathing and prevent anxiety escalation. The (23) _______ – a physical principle urges you to develop and improve yourself by controlling your mindset. It is important to keep in mind that mathematical anxiety is not a (24) _______ of your ability. More often than not, it is something you can manipulate with (25) _______.<\/p>
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR<\/p>
Part 1: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
1. You have managed to bungle every task I\u2019ve given you so far. _______, I\u2019m preparing to give you one last chance.<\/p>
A. Regardless\t<\/span>B. Furthermore\t<\/span>C. Nevertheless\t<\/span>D. Notwithstanding<\/font><\/p>2. For many young people, driving cars at high speed seems to _______ a rather fatal fascination.<\/p>
A. contain\t<\/span>B. comprise\t<\/span>C. weave\t<\/span>D. hold<\/font><\/p>3. It was clear from the beginning of the meeting that Jack was _______ on causing trouble.<\/p>
A. inclined\t<\/span>B. predisposed\t<\/span>C. obsessed\t<\/span>D. bent<\/font><\/p>4. Why do you object to _______? \u2013 He\u2019ll be an asset to the company.<\/p>
A. him being taken on\t<\/span>B. he being taken on\t<\/span>C. he be taken on\t<\/span>D. him be taken on<\/font><\/p>5. The silence of the public library was _______ by the sound of transistor radio.<\/p>
A. smashed\t<\/span>B. broken\t<\/span>C. crushed\t<\/span>D. fractured<\/font><\/p>6. _______ his genuine insecurity.<\/p>
A. Behind his intellectual arrogance lies\t<\/span>B. Lying behind his intellectual arrogance<\/font><\/p>C. Behind lying his intellectual arrogance is\t<\/span>D. Lain behind his intellectual arrogance is <\/font><\/p>7. \u201cWere you told to get dinner ready?\u201d – \u201cNo, I did it of my own _______.\u201d<\/p>
A. accord\t<\/span>B. desire\t<\/span>C. will\t<\/span>D. idea<\/font><\/p>8. _______ the catfish is prized for its taste. <\/p>
A. With ugly look\t<\/span>B. As ugly-looking<\/font><\/p>C. Ugly-looking as it is\t<\/span>D. As it is ugly-looking<\/font><\/p>9. We would sooner Mr. Tram _______ us the urgent information the other night.<\/p>
A. had sent\t<\/span>B. would have sent\t<\/span>C. sent\t<\/span>D. had been sent<\/font><\/p>10. Had she realized just how potentially dangerous her discovery was, she\u2019d surely have suppressed it, _______?<\/p>
A. didn\u2019t she\t<\/span>B. wouldn\u2019t she\t<\/span>C. hadn\u2019t she\t<\/span>D. hasn\u2019t she<\/font><\/p>11. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than _______.<\/p>
A. man\t<\/span>B. the man\u2019s\t<\/span>C. that of man\t<\/span>D. the one of man\u2019s<\/font><\/p>12. It\u2019s quite out of _______ for Peter to behave so badly.<\/p>
A. temperament\t<\/span>B. personality\t<\/span>C. nature\t<\/span>D. character<\/font><\/p>13. Do you think they are going to _______ any pressure on us to pay the damages for the broken gate?<\/p>
A. exert\t<\/span>B. implement\t<\/span>C. administer\t<\/span>D. deploy<\/font><\/p>14. With a _______ of satisfaction on his face, Keith received his degree from the principal.<\/p>
A. ray\t<\/span>B. beam\t<\/span>C. shine\t<\/span>D. glow<\/font><\/p>15. When the lecturer _______ the issue related to shadow puppetry, all of the students remained in embarrassing silence.<\/p>
A. mount up\t<\/span>B. brought up\t<\/span>C. clock up\t<\/span>D. put up<\/font><\/p>16. Tom learnt his lesson in the prison and since that time he has stayed on the _______. He\u2019s a pattern to follow now.<\/p>
A. fair and square\t<\/span>B. safe and sound\t<\/span>C. straight and narrow\t<\/span>D. part and parcel<\/font><\/p>17. Simon\u2019s business has been on the _______ for some time and I understand he\u2019s going into liquidation.<\/p>
A. fire\t<\/span>B. rocks\t<\/span>C. clouds\t<\/span>D. wave<\/font><\/p>18. You could tell that she wasn\u2019t happy about the news by the way she _______ her face in disapproval.<\/p>
A. crossed out\t<\/span>B. blew up\t<\/span>C. blacked out\t<\/span>D. screwed up<\/font><\/p>19. Although we cannot be sure of the exact purposes of the early cave paintings, pictorial images seem to be _______ linked to human culture as we understand it.<\/p>
A. inexorably\t<\/span>B. inextricably\t<\/span>C. indubitably\t<\/span>D. indomitably<\/font><\/p>20. Widely reproduced in magazines and books, _______.<\/p>
A. Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness in his photographs<\/p>
B. the Western wilderness was depicted in the photographs of Ansel Adams<\/p>
C. Ansel Adam\u2019s photographs depicted the Western wilderness<\/p>
D. it was through his photographs that Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness<\/p>
Part 2: Complete the following sentences with one preposition\/particle for each blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
21. The hotel where we stayed last summer was _______ walking distance of the beach.<\/p>
22. The brother and sister were at odds _______ who would get to inherit the beach house.<\/p>
23. Shrimp can trigger _______ a violent allergic reaction.<\/p>
24. It seems like we are _______ for a big storm this weekend.<\/p>
25. Your age shouldn\u2019t make no difference _______ whether you get the job or not.<\/p>
26. A study that has just been published backs _______ our theory completely.<\/p>
27. She attributes her success _______ hard work and a little luck.<\/p>
28. It\u2019s no wonder the children were disappointed because first their father promised to take them to the cinema and then he went back _______ his word.<\/p>
29. The young boy was so obsessed _______ the actress that he had pictures of her all over the house.<\/p>
30. You have got no right to be meddling _______ my affairs. Mind your own business in future.<\/p>
Part 3: Use the word given in CAPITAL to form a word that fits in the text. Write your answers in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
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ANGER THERAPY<\/p>
It has, for years, been an accepted piece of psychological (31) WISE that is an unhealthy thing to keep feelings within, and much of the aim of therapy is to allow these emotions an (32) LET that does not exist, for one reason or another, in the patient\u2019s everyday life. This is (33) DENY true when it comes to highly frustrated or depressed individuals, whose (34) ABLE to express sadness, anger, fear or even happiness is causing enormous pressures to build up within them. <\/p>
(35) REGRET, though, this idea has made its way into the common psyche, so that it is generally recognized as (36) PRODUCE to hold anything inside at all. This has been the case in particular with (37) REFER to anger. A person should find some way of letting anger go, the common perception says. Counsellors and pseudo-counsellors (38) LIKE have seen advising our finding some way of expressing our anger, the most common being hitting a pillow or cushion. In some companies, there is even a special room with blow-up versions of managers that (39) CONTENT workers can batter to feel better. <\/p>
What has come to light in a recent study, however, is that this anger therapy is having a rather unhappy consequence. People who do not attempt to control themselves when (40) RAGE are becoming less and less able to do so.\t<\/span>31. _______<\/font><\/p>32. _______<\/p>
33. _______<\/p>
34. _______<\/p>
35. _______<\/p>
36. _______<\/p>
37. _______<\/p>
38. _______<\/p>
39. _______<\/p>
40. _______<\/p>
Part 4: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
41. We cannot be sure that society won\u2019t have slipped backward into an age of barbarism due to mankind\u2019s failure to solve the scourges of war and pollution.<\/p>
A. pressures\t<\/span>B. afflictions\t<\/span>C. worries\t<\/span>D. annoyances<\/font><\/p>42. The Federal Court judge threw the book at him, and recommended no parole.<\/p>
A. give him a harsh sentence\t<\/span>B. hit him with a book<\/font><\/p>C. feed him as much as possible\t<\/span>D. make him read the book<\/font><\/p>Part 5: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
43. The caffeine in coffee invigorates a coffee drinker.<\/p>
A. galvanizes\t<\/span>B. extrudes\t<\/span>C. fatigues\t<\/span>D. activates<\/font><\/p>44. The numerous awards and trophies on his wall bear testimony to his great success as an athlete.<\/p>
A. corroborate\t<\/span>B. substantiate\t<\/span>C. verify\t<\/span>D. disprove<\/font><\/p>Part 6: Choose the right word in the box to complete each gap. There is one extra word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
outcasts\t<\/span>turnover\t<\/span>handouts\t<\/span>lockout\t<\/span>takeover\t<\/span>breakout\t<\/span>outbreak<\/font><\/p>45. Shortly after the summit conference of the super powers on nuclear disarmament, _______ were distributed to journalists summarizing the main points discussed in it.<\/p>
46. The workers\u2019 refusal to accept the management\u2019s proposals led to the latter\u2019s declaring _______ a in the factory.<\/p>
47. All middle-sized oil companies worldwide are likely candidates for _______ by huge multinational companies.<\/p>
48. In the past, people with contagious diseases were often treated as social _______.<\/p>
49. The _______ from the concentration camp where captives were held occurred one winter night in 1943.<\/p>
50. The value of goods and services sold abroad last year amounted to $ 50,000, almost doubled the<\/p>
company\u2019s _______.<\/p>
III. READING<\/p>
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
FILM DIRECTORS WITH BIOGRAPHY<\/p>
Film directors usually make the least promising subjects for biography. They tend to stay behind the camera and get on with making films, emerging only to make the particular promotional statement. Only rarely is a film-maker interesting enough to (1) _______ biographical interest, and some pay off the attention handsomely. What could biographers (2) _______ analyzing Hitchcock, Woody Allen or Polanski? These directors, in any case, were themselves sufficiently absorbed in their own (3) _______ to cross over the other side of the camera and (4) _______ themselves to the public. Much of Jean Renoir\u2019s public profile is (5) _______ on his appearance in his final film. But judged by the most recent biographer, Ronald Bergan, the man was simply not interesting. He grew up in the benevolent (6) _______ of his painter father, against whom he appears not to have (7) _______ in any way, emerged to make his own (8) _______ in the early life and went on making films for most of the rest of his life. Even when (9) _______ with war, Renoir seems to have (10) _______ through his career with equanimity.<\/p>
1.\t<\/span>A. award\t<\/span>B. prize\t<\/span>C. value\t<\/span>D. merit<\/font><\/p>2.\t<\/span>A. oppose\t<\/span>B. resist\t<\/span>C. confront\t<\/span>D. expel<\/font><\/p>3.\t<\/span>A. view\t<\/span>B. image\t<\/span>C. trend\t<\/span>D. expression<\/font><\/p>4.\t<\/span>A. display\t<\/span>B. examine\t<\/span>C. allow\t<\/span>D. distinguish<\/font><\/p>5.