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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 5.
Dolphins are one of the most intelligent species on the planet, which makes them a very interesting animal to scientists. In their natural habitats, dolphins use various vocalization techniques. They whistle and squeak to recognize members of their pod, identify and protect their young, and call out warnings of danger. They also make clicking sounds used for echolocation to find food and obstacles in dark and murky waters. Amazingly, the whistling sound that the bottlenose dolphin makes has been found to have a similar pattern to human language. They always make conversational sounds when they greet each other. If you listen to dolphins' squeaks and squeals, it will sound like they are having a conversation. Dolphins usually use both sound and body language to communicate with each other. It is through gesture and body language, however, that most of their communication with humans comes. Dolphins can be trained to perform complicated tricks. This suggests they have a high level of intelligence and communication capacity. If they work for a long time with a trainer, they are able to recognize and understand human commands. A lot of dolphin communication has been studied using dolphins in captive environments. These studies have been criticized because some marine biologists believe that dolphins living in aquariums or research centers cannot be considered "normal." Even so, most believe that studying dolphin communication in captivity is useful for beginning to understand the complexity of dolphin communication. After all, dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals. Their ability to communicate is impressive and worthy of study.
Question 1: What would be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Communications in dolphins

B. Intelligent mammals in captivity

C. Dolphins' social tendencies with humans

D. Complex patterns in dolphin life
Question 2: In line 2, the word vocalization is closest in meaning to _____.
A. making gestures

B. creating words

C. producing sounds

D. closing eyes
Question 3: According to paragraph 4, what do some marine biologists think about captive dolphins?
A. Their relationships are too personal with marine biologists.
B. They can't be considered accurate subjects for biological studies.
C. They can communicate exactly the same as humans do.
D. They easily demonstrate how dolphins act in the wild.
Question 4: All of the following are true about dolphin communication EXCEPT _____.
A. dolphins' squeals and squeaks sound conversational to the human ear
B. dolphins' clicking sounds are sometimes used to greet humans
C. communication using sounds and gestures occurs between dolphins
D. body language and gestures are used for communication with humans
Question 5: In line 17, the word most refers to _____.
A. the majority of marine biologists

B. a few bottlenose dolphins

C. a lot of bottlenose dolphins

D. the minority of marine biologists

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: We should grow more trees so that they can absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
A. take in

B. emit

C. consume

D. cut off
Question 7: We have achieved considerable results in the economic field, such as high economic growth, stability and significant poverty alleviation over the past few years.
A. eradication

B. aggravation

C. prevention

D. reduction

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 8: It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumped out of her skin.
A. was surprised

B. was asleep

C. was terrified

D. was delighted
Question 9: Wild animals use various methods to ward off predators and their natural enemies.
A. rebel

B. befriend

C. deter

D. attack

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet ton indicate the sentence that best combines each of sentences in the following questions.
Question 10: Lee gave up her job. She planned to continue her education.
A. Lee’s education was interrupted since she wanted to find a job.
B. Lee gave up her job with the aim at continuing her education.
C. Lee gave up her job in case she continued her education.
D. Lee gave up her job with a view to continuing her education.
Question 11: This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.
A. You should take advantage of this rare opportunity, for which is to get a better job.
B. This is a rare opportunity what you should take advantage of to get a better job.
C. You should take advantage of this opportunity, that is rare to get a better job.
D. This is a rare opportunity that you should take advantage of to get a better job.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12: We must find a better way to _____ of plastics because they cause serious environmental problems.
A. deposit

B. dispose

C. discard

D. dump
Question 13: People usually look through travel _____ to decide on their holiday destinations.
A. catalogues

B. brochures

C. handbooks

D. lists
Question 14: Often neglected, noise pollution _____ affects the human being, leading to irritation, loss of concentration, and loss of hearing.
A. virtually

B. merely

C. adversely

D. intensively
Question 15: You’ll really have to work hard if you want to make the _____ as a journalist.
A. mark

B. term

C. grade

D. degree
Question 16: I still remember the _____ afternoons that we spent at the beach when I was a child.
A. long fantastic summer

B. fantastic summer long

C. fantastic long summer

D. summer fantastic long
Question 17: This time next week while we are all hard at school, Helen _____ in the sun on a beach somewhere.
A. will be lying

B. is lying

C. will lie

D. is going to lie
Question 18: Littering doesn’t only make a place look ugly, it also puts public health at risk and can _____ wildlife.
A. endangered

B. dangerous

C. danger

D. endanger
Question 19: A new study by University College London shows that teenager girls are twice as likely as to be depressed _____ social media as boys.
A. as a result

B. thanks to

C. despite

D. due to
Question 20: _____, Harry loaded his luggage into the car and set off for the airport.
A. Packing

B. Having packed

C. Packed

D. Being packed
Question 21: Many different kinds of food sold today have _____ flavouring added to them.
A. fake

B. artificial

C. wrong

D. false

Question 22: The television, _____ so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.
A. has

B. it has

C. which has

D. which
Question 23: If human beings _____ brains twice their normal size, _____ automatically more intelligent?
A. had/ would they be

B. have/ will they be

C. have/ are they

D. had had/ would they have been
Question 24: He left last month to take _____ a new position as Director of the Trade Department.
A. after

B. on

C. in

D. up
Question 25: Sharon _____ to Italy twice before she _____ Rome for the first time.
A. went/ visited

B. was going/ visited

C. went/ had visited

D. had gone/ visited

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars.
A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the atmosphere.
B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.
C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from cars.
D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
Question 27: Mark delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
A. Mark did a lot of research after he finished writing the book.
B. It was only when Mark had written the book that he did a lot of research.
C. Mark delayed writing the book as he had already done any research.
D. Only after Mark had done a lot of research did he begin to write the book.
Question 28: “Would you like to come out to dinner with me tonight, Jenny?” Paul said.
A. Paul suggested that Jenny go out to dinner with him that night.
B. Paul insisted on Jenny going out to dinner with him that night.
C. Paul invited Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night.
D. Pau offered Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night.

Mark the A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 29: Mark and Anne are talking after the class.
Mark: “Guess what? I’ve been recruited to be a member of Green Dream Volunteer Group.”
Anne: “_____”
A. Good luck next time!

B. That’s great! Congratulations!

C. That’s the least thing I could do for you.

D. It doesn’t make sense to me.
Question 30: Amy and Jacob are talking about the two–day excursion at the end of the school year.
Amy: “You look so sad. _____”
Jacob: “I couldn’t get my parents’ permission to stay the night away from home.”
A. Can you help me?

B. How do you deal with it?

C. What should I do?

D. What’s the problem?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 31 to 38.
                                     What does it take to graduate from university with a First?

Mark McArdle, first–class degree holder from the University of Lancaster, tells how he did it. Don’t spend too much time at the student lounge, do turn up for most lectures and tutorials and do submit all coursework – eventually. That, I was told by a PhD student during freshers’ week, was all I needed to do to get a 2:2. For a 2:1, I’d require a better attendance record and have to work harder, but not at the expense of being cut off from civilization. And for a First I would have to become some sort of social outcast, go to even lecture and tutorial (scribbling notes madly), spend every waking moment immersed in academic books, and be among the last to be thrown out of the university library at 10 pm closing time. Well, I did not give up my life for study. I didn't attend every lecture and tutorial. I didn’t write down every word spoken in lectures. I didn’t get 80% or more in every essay, project, test or exam. I was usually behind with my reading and occasionally mystified by the syllabus. Sometimes I couldn't be bothered to go to university and stayed at home instead. But I always knew where I was what I had to do and what not to bother with. And I always worked hard on the things that counted: assignments and exams. Getting a degree is about learning, but it isn’t just about learning biology, history, English or whatever. It’s about understanding what you need to succeed − what, in fact, the university wants from you and what you will get in return. You have to have a feel for the education market and really sell your inspirations. What does the lecturer want? What is the essay marker searching for? Some students try to offer something not wanted. Others want to give very little − they steal the thoughts of others and submit them as their own. But they all want to be rewarded. Exchange, but don’t steal, and you’ll get a degree. I could guarantee every book on my reading list was out on long loan from the university library within five seconds of the list being issued. This was worrying at first, but I quickly learned that it was impossible to read all of the books on an average reading list anyway. I sought shortcuts. Collections of selected readings or journal articles were excellent sources that often saved me the bother of reading the original texts. References in books dragged me all over the place but with all the courses I had to do, there wasn't enough time to be dragged too far. I would flick through the book, read the introduction, note any summaries, look at diagrams, skim the index, and read any conclusions. I plucked out what was needed and made my escape. I revised by discarding subject areas I could not face revising, reading, compiling notes, and then condensing them onto one or two sheets of A4 for each subject area. Leading up to the exam, I would concentrate on just the condensed notes and rely on my memory to drag out the detail behind them when the time came. I didn’t practice writing exam questions, although it was recommended. I prefer to be spontaneous and open–minded. I don't want pre–formed conclusions filling my mind. And nor should you; there is no secret to getting a First – this is just an account of how I got my First. Be a happy student by striking the right balance between working and enjoying yourself. Take what you do seriously and do your best. And, no matter what you do don’t forget to appreciate every day of your university studies: it is one of the greatest periods of your life.
Glossary:
University degree classifications in the UK:
– First class
– Upper second (2:1)
– Lower second (2:2)
– Third class (3)
Question 31: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To describe learning experience of an excellent student
B. To emphasize the importance of higher education
C. To suggest ways to deal with assignments at university
D. To point out challenges of studying at university
Question 32: The PhD students who spoke to the writer _______.
A. exaggerate the need to work hard

B. succeeded in scaring the writer

C. was uncertain how to help the writer

D. thought the writer would get a First
Question 33: In the third paragraph, the writer warns against _______.
A. offering money to academic staff

B. trying to second–guess lectures

C. expecting to be rewarded

D. plagiarism in essays and exams
Question 34: The word “immersed” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. ploughed

B. absorbed

C. sunk

D. dipped
Question 35: Why did the writer not practice writing exam questions?
A. He thought the practice was rather boring.

B. He wanted to answer exam questions critically.

C. He was advised not to.

D. He thought it might prejudice staff against him.
Question 36: The word “flick through” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. search quickly

B. skim

C. borrow

D. read carefully
Question 37: All of the following are mentioned about factors that help the writer to succeed at
university EXCEPT _______.
A. an understanding of what was required

B. regular attendance at lectures

C. selective reading

D. well–organizing revision
Question 38: It can be inferred from what the write said in the last paragraph that _______.
A. student’s top priority is to pass exams
B. teachers should set goals for students right from the first year
C. students should follow his recipe for success
D. students should make the most of being a student

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Before the newspaper became widespread, a town crier had walked throughout a village or town singing along the news.
A. crier

B. singing along

C. had walked

D. widespread
Question 42: Vaccines are one of the most important measures of prevention medicine to protect the population from diseases and infections.
A. measures

B. are

C. prevention

D. infectious
Question 43: A person who says lies habitually must have a good memory.
A. a

B. habitually

C. must

D. says

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.

                                                               VIRTUAL DOCTORS

Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctor’s when she does. So when she recently (46) _____ out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (47) _____ also included a (48) _____ fever, to e–doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help relieve the pain. Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (49) _____ a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (50) ______ with their GP.
Question 46:

A. worked

B. passed

C. came

D. ran
Question 47:

A. whose

B. which

C. who

D. that
Question 48:

A. small

B. weak

C. mild

D. calm
Question 49:

A. serving

B. meeting

C. creating

D. establishing

Question 50:

A. harm

B. story

C. hardship

D. complaint