| Part 1 : Speaking (Item 1-5) |
| Mother : Remember to put a plate for each person, two ___1___ for pumpkin soup, a spoon and a glass. Also___2___ three serving spoons. ___3___ call Kate and papa to the table. |
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1. have |
2. should |
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3. bowls |
4. take out |
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1. run into |
2. pick out |
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3. select |
4. take out |
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1. Now |
2. Later |
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3. Don’t |
4. At this moment |
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| 4. Who’s calling please? |
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1. Could I know your name? |
2. Could I have your name? |
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3. Who you are? |
4. Who’s speaking |
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| 5. Anything else? |
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1. Is that all? |
2. That’s it? |
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3. Something wrong? |
4. Anyone else |
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| Part 2 : Vocabulary (Item 6-10) |
6. If facts and figures are used to “______” your argument, they’re used to support it
and help explain it. |
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1. back off |
2. back up |
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3. back and forth |
4. back broken |
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| 7. If you manage to “_________” doing something, you convince them to do it. |
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1. talk someone into |
2. speak somebody into |
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3. tell someone into |
4. announce someone into |
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8. If you say that you won’t “______” something any longer, you’re saying that you
won’t accept it any longer. |
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1. put in with |
2. put on with |
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3. put over with |
4. put up with |
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| 9. She was sent to a correctional facility. |
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1. a factory |
2. a public park |
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3. an office |
4. a jail |
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| 10. Your request is being _______ means it is actually in the bin. |
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1. processed |
2. proceeded |
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3. progressed |
4. proposed |
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| Part 3 : Reading (Item 11-20) |
11. Your opponent is forced to go through their idea step by step. This is when your opponent confuses
correlation or __________ with causality. |
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1. coincidence |
2. evidence |
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3. antecedence |
4. prudence |
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| 12. Your opponent simplifies your argument, then argues against the _______ version. |
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1. simplify |
2. simplifying |
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3. simplified |
4. simplifies |
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13. The ad fallacy: this is when your opponent bases their argument on the fact that everyone does
something so it must be the “_________” thing to do. |
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1. wrong |
2. right |
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3. chance |
4. time |
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14. “Most smokers think we should be able to smoke in public places. _______ , smoking in public places
is a good idea.” |
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1. Therefore |
2. However |
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3. Despite |
4. In addition to |
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15. Your opponent builds an argument on the basis that there are only limited __________ or outcomes
when actually there could be several. |
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1. times |
2. versions |
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3. choices |
4. outsources |
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| 16. Experts believe that maths is the key to creating a ______ economy. |
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1. well |
2. competitive |
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3. prosperous |
4. wealthy |
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17. Science creates the _________ that will help solve the challenges we face, such as swine flu and
global warming. |
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1. entertainment |
2. advertising |
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3. innovations |
4. policy |
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18. But poor maths can affect your job prospects too.
What’s the odd-one-out word? |
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1. chance |
2. probability |
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3. anticipation |
4. fortune |
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| 19. Maths commands the highest _______ in the jobs market. |
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1. earnings |
2. expenditures |
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3. expenses |
4. charges |
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20. As part of the scheme, Chinese teachers will be sent to work in English schools.
Which word can be replaced? |
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1. plan |
2. scene |
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3. schedule |
4. policy |
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| Part 4 : Writing (Item 21-25) |
| 21. ________ studying for my English degree, I work two evenings a week in a restaurant. |
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1. Moreover |
2. Equally |
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3. Apart from |
4. In addition to |
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22. Anna : ‘Do you have Angela's mobile phone number ?’
Elsa : ‘________ I'll just have a look in my address book.’ |
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1. Mind you... |
2. Hang on... |
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3. Still... |
4. Anyway... |
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23. The operation was performed by a ________ of three doctors. |
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1. crew |
2. cast |
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3. gang |
4. team |
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| 24. The United Kingdom is a ______ . |
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1. republic |
2. dictatorship |
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3. federation |
4. monarchy |
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| 25. The cars________ along at ten miles an hour because of a traffic jam. |
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1. swerved |
2. crawled |
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3. flowed |
4. fluttered |
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| Part 5 : Grammar in Use (Item 26-35) |
| 26. How many nouns are there in this sentence?
I suggest getting the address from the English website.
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1. 2 |
2. 3 |
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3. 4 |
4. 5 |
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27. Which word is a noun in this question?
When are the windows being replaced now? |
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1. When |
2. windows |
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3. replaced |
4. now |
| 28. How _______ carrots do you need? |
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1. much |
2. many |
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3. a few |
4. a little |
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| 29. There is _______ food on the table. |
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1. too much |
2. too many |
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3. a few |
4. many |
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| 30. Lewis, Luke and Thomas were cross because _____ had waited ages for the bus. |
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1. them |
2. he |
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3. they |
4. it |
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| 31. Linda watched the children carefully as _________ crossed the road. |
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1. them |
2. him |
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3. they |
4. us |
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| 32. Neither of those sharks circling your boogie board ___ hungry enough to bite. |
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1. looks |
2. look |
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3. looked |
4. had looked |
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| 33. Someone—perhaps Emmanuel or Paul—______ the right wine to serve with earthworm lasagna. |
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1. knew |
2. will know |
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3. knows |
4. know |
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| 34. These scissors _____ so dull that I'm not sure you could slice butter with them! |
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1. is |
2. are |
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3. has been |
4. had been |
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| 35. Physics __________ proven to be Cherry's easiest subject this semester. |
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1. has |
2. have |
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3. had |
4. will have |
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