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1 I. LISTENING (5 points) Part 1: Listen to an expert talking about light pollution. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each of these questions. 1. The odd thing about light pollution is that most people A. don't see it on a day to day basis. B. have never witnessed it. C. don't want legislation to stop it. D. don't have much knowledge about it. 2. Speaking about the stars, Susan makes a comparison with twenty years ago in order to show A. that the situation is deteriorating. B. that tougher legislation is needed. C. that cities are getting bigger. D. that there are fewer stars than in the past. 3. A positive benefit of reducing light pollution that Susan mentions is A. the US could import less foreign oil. B. the US wouldn't need to burn coal to produce electricity. C. the US could stop importing oil after a few months. D. the US could export more oil to foreign countries. 4. Which of these people does Susan not mention with reference to the light pollution problem? A. Criminals B. Pilots C. Drivers D. Amateur astronomers 5. What is the best definition of "light trespass" as described by Susan? A. Using light sources which do not meet international standards. B. Using too strong a light source which creates dark shadows. C. Using light sources that allow light to escape into areas surrounding the parking lot, building, etc. D. Using light sources that allow light to escape upwards into the sky. Part 2: You will hear a talk. Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) 1. Experts from within and outside OceanGate raised concerns about the safety of its Titan submersible before it went missing during a deep-sea dive to the Titanic shipwreck site. 2. Kohnen told that the group's main concern was a lack of oversight and adherence to industry-accepted safety guidelines. 3. OceanGate is responsible for overseeing structures like ships, oil platforms and submarines to ensure that they're designed to specification, Kohnen explained. 4. Kohnen points out that the complaint that regulatory bodies are slow to react to new innovations is unique to submarines. 5. Kohnen sees Titan's disappearance as a reason to take a step back from deep sea explorations as a whole.

3 A.bounds B.brim C.verge D.border 3. ______of information is frequently carried out via satellite - through local or national TV networks. A. Dedication B. Compilation C. Condensing D. Dispersal 4. You look really tired. You could_______a week’s holiday, I think. A. make for B. do with C. pass for D. make with 5. Despite the traffic hold-ups, we were able to arrive at the airport in the______of time just before the check-in counter closed. A. line B. chick C. nick D. second 6. Mike decided that election to the local council would provide a ________ to a career in national politics. A. milestone B. springboard C. highway D. turning point 7. The Red Cross is ___________ an international aid organization. A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsically D. intrepidly 8. I am not sure I can answer that. I have only thought about it in the _______ before. A. general B. hypothetical C. indefinite D. abstract 9. Just because we've had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not ______ A. have our head in the clouds B. bury our heads in the sand C. count our blessings D. rest on our laurels 10. I'm about to start my long-planned swimming regime. But I've got really terrible cellulite, which makes me feel rather ______ . A. self-assured B. self – centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident 11. If you've ever seen a huge_______of fish swimming together in unison, you may have wondered how they keep from swimming into each other. A. band B. school C.fleet D. stroke 12. The Oscar winning actress simply _______ charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech. A. exuded B. excluded C.expunged D. extricated 13. I know you have a good voice and have ambitions to be an opera singer but don't give up your day_______yet! A. work B. job C. situation D. place 14. The forensic expert _______ the evidence looking for particles of skin. A. scanned B. peered at C. scrutinised D. inspected 15. Wendy is on the ______of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her friends or to stay at home with her family. A. corns B. torns C. forns D. horns 16. _______, she managed to give her children to the best school in the state. She always wants her children to get out of such a hard situation and become successful people. A. Though poor B. Although it is poor C. Despite poor D. Having poor 17. They were afraid to complain about the noise _______they annoyed the neighbors. A. less B. lest C. little D. best
4 18. All the sales people I met always try to______buying their products. A. persuade me for B. force me to C. talk me into D. help me with 19. Given the appalling weather conditions on top of the mountain, I'd say the chances of their finding any survivors are very _______ indeed. A. narrow B. lean C. shallow D. remote 20. “Did the minister approve the building plans?” “Not really. He turned them down _______ that the costs were too high.” A. in case B. supposing C. on the grounds D. provided Part 2: Write the correct form of the word in each blank. 1. Dominic’s decided to get a tattoo for some (explain) ____________ reason. 2. It’s going to be a difficult challenge but the problems aren’t (mount) ____________ . 3. She stood there completely (express) ____________, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. 4. He was found not guilty by reason of (sane) ____________ and so was sent to a mental institution rather than prison. 5. I’m scanning my gran’s photos onto my computer because they’d be (place) ____________ if anything happened to them. 6. Sir Clive Sinclair was the man who (revolt) ____________ home computing with the ZX series of computers. 7. (Period) ____________, we have to make changes to improve efficiency. 8. Wilkinson went on to become a great athlete, his disability (stand) ____________. 9. Liskeard and Callington are basically (distant) ____________ from here, so it’ll take about the same time to get to either of them. 10. I used to think I could change the world, but then (illusion) ____________ set in when I reached my early thirties. III. READING (6 points) Part 1. Fill in each blank with ONE word Very little happened in science between the time of the ancient Greeks and the 17th century, or so we are told at school. However, (1) _______ because Western Europe was languishing in the Dark Ages does not mean there was stagnation elsewhere. Indeed, in the Arabic peninsula, this was the Golden Age of science. Probably the most influential scientist of this period was Ibn al-Haytham, who was born around 965 in (2) _______is now Iraq. Ibn al-Haytham is increasingly being recognised (3) _______ the father of the scientific method, a title which has long been (4) _______ to the 17th Century scientists Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes. The scientific method is the process of acquiring knowledge through observation and measurement, which continues to be used in the advancement of science to this (5) _______. Ibn al-Haytham was the first scientist to correctly (6) _______for how we see objects; that is, that the ‘emission theory’ (7) _______ forward by Plato, Euclid and Ptolemy, (8) _______ light shines from our eyes onto the objects that we see, was false. He correctly identified that we see objects as a (9) _______ of light entering our eyes.