| Part 1 : Speaking (Item 1-5) |
| Item 1-2 |
The World’s Biggest Ice-Cream Eaters
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| 1. On average, about how much ice cream does a person in Australia eat per year? |
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1. About 12 pints |
2. About 22 pints |
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3. About 32 pints |
4. About 42 pints |
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| 2. Which country consumes more ice cream per person? |
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1. Norway |
2. Canada |
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3. Belgium |
4. New Zealand |
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| 3. 10°F |
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1. ten degree Fahrenheit |
2. ten degrees Fahrenheit |
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3. ten degrees fahrenheit |
4. ten degree Fahrenheit |
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| 4. 4 3/5 |
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1. four and three fifths |
2. four and three fifth |
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3. four and three five |
4. four and three fives |
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| 5. 3 July 1794 |
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1. third of the July seventeen ninety-four |
2. the third of July seventeen ninety fourth |
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3. the third of July seventeenth ninety-four |
4. the third of July seventeen ninety-four |
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| Part 2 : Vocabulary (Item 6-10) |
| 6. “A burning ________ on the kitchen floor caused a fire that burnt down the house.” |
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1. floor |
2. cigarette |
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3. brother |
4. hands |
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| 7. “The 3rd century document just fell apart in my ____ .” |
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1. floor |
2. cigarette |
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3. brother |
4. hands |
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| 8. “He accidentally trod on the wire and got an electric ________ .” |
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1. shock |
2. ice |
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3. street |
4. cable |
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| 9. Someone who is “asking for ______” is doing something stupid that could cause them problems. |
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1. calls |
3. love |
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2. trouble |
4. someone |
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| 10. A malicious programme that steals personal and confidential information. |
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1. Trojan |
2. Spyware |
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3. Adware |
4. Malware |
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| Part 3 : Reading (Item 11-20) |
| 11. British soldiers were killed or _______ on the first day of the Battle of the Somme – that’s 60,000 in just one day! |
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1. declared |
2. injured |
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3. noticed |
4. accumulated |
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| 12. Women found work as nurses, bus drivers and workers in ______ factories, among many other things. |
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1. chocolate |
2. electronics |
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3. munitions |
4. plastic |
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| 13. The ______ noticed how poppies often grew on the battlefields over the bodies of the dead soldiers. |
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1. gods |
2. enemies |
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3. foes |
4. troops |
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| 14. An _____ or being that looks like a human. |
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1. alien |
2. animal |
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3. animation |
4. anonymous |
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| 15. To _____ is to kill an animal or person as part of a special religious ceremony. |
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1. attend |
2. sacrifice |
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3. alleviate |
4. empower |
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| 16. Some ________ theorists believe these events, and many others, were caused by a secret organisation. |
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1. existence |
2. conspiracy |
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3. eliminated |
4. allured |
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| 17. Some believe the Illuminati are capable of mind control ____ the use of microwave signals. |
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1. on |
2. between |
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3. into |
4. through |
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| 18. If someone is “manipulative”, they are good at ______ people to do things. |
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1. following |
2. persuading |
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3. attempting |
4. attending |
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| 19. Dogs are sensitive to small ________ of the Earth’s magnetic field. |
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1. variations |
2. diversion |
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3. domination |
4. caution |
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| 20. Their research could help ______ that no one ever slips on a banana skin again. |
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1. assume |
2. ensure |
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3. predict |
4. indicate |
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| Part 4 : Writing (Item 21-25) |
| 21. They say there is nothing like a woman scorned, and after the exploits of Polly Metcalfe, they might just be right. Her partner left her not just for another woman, but a woman half Polly’s age and Polly was miffed, to say the least. What did she do in reply? Cut all his clothes in half and destroyed one of each pair of his shoes. |
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1. BUILDING SIGHTS |
2. Love At First Sight |
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3. Are they intrusive? |
4. Revenge Was So Sweet |
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22. The ______ in today’s newspapers are all about the football match. |
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1. headlines |
2. news flash |
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3. news website |
4. sport programme |
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| 23. I’d love to be a _____ on TV or for a newspaper and interview important people. |
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1. news presenter |
2. journalist |
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3. news editor |
4. news reporter |
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| 24. An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, forcing hundreds to evacuate as quake-generated tsunami waves approached. |
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1. No Opinion |
2. Weak Opinion |
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3. 50% Opinion |
4. Strong Opinion |
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| 25. Shamelessly devoid of intelligence, interesting characters, scares or gore, “Alien vs. Predator” is a concept that fails to deliver on any of what made the original films so great. |
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1. No Opinion |
2. Weak Opinion |
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3. 50% Opinion |
4. Strong Opinion |
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| Part 5 : Grammar in Use (Item 26-35) |
| 26. Herbert has been a(n) _______ member of this company's staff. I don't know what I would do without him! |
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1. dispensing |
2. dispensed |
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3. dispensable |
4. indispensable |
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| 27. The food at the restaurant was simply delicious. I just didn't think there was enough __________ . |
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1. vary |
2. variation |
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3. variety |
4. verification |
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| 28. Even though the actors did quite a poor job of bringing the book to the stage, the _________ was of the highest quality. |
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1. produce |
2. producing |
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3. product |
4. production |
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| 29. Even though he is only 17, he is a very ________. tennis player who could have a big future in the game. |
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1. promise |
2. promised |
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3. promising |
4. promotion |
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| 30. The stock market has risen ________ in the last six months and now is a good time to invest. |
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1. consider |
2. consideration |
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3. considerable |
4. considerably |
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| 31. The _____ of the printer is often believed to have been one of the most important of the last 500 years. |
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1. invent |
2. invention |
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3. inventing |
4. Invented |
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| 32. My brother chose that university because it does a very well recommended _________ course and that's what he has always wanted to do. |
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1. journalism |
2. journalist |
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3. journey |
4. Journal |
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| 33. Hamish had the ________ to lose his job only three weeks after getting married. But things turned out alright in the end. |
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1. fortune |
2. misfortune |
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3. fortunate |
4. unfortunate |
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| 34. The pharmaceutical company's ________ have discovered a better way of combining medicines to create a flu remedy. |
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1. search |
2. searching |
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3. research |
4. researchers |
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| 35. The babies were put up for _______ when their mother was jailed for her part in the murder. |
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1. adoption |
2. adopt |
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3. adopting |
4. adopted |
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