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Page 2 of 9 PART 1. LANGUAGE USE (4.00 pts) – Questions 1-80 Questions 1 – 40 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2.00 pts) Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. ______ had the referee blown the final whistle than the crowd poured onto the pitch. A. Hardly B. No sooner C. Seldom D. Barely 2. If only Martha ______ more assertive during the meeting; the proposal might have been accepted. A. was B. were C. had been D. has been 3. The committee insisted that the report ______ submitted before Friday to allow time for review. A. is B. will be C. be D. was 4. He finally decided to ______ the invitation, much to everyone’s surprise. A. take on B. take off C. take up D. take over 5. The new smartphone is advertised as water‐resistant, but—given recent scandals—you’d be wise to take that claim with a _____ of salt. A. pinch B. spoon C. dash D. shake 6. I’d rather you ______ to Henry about the misunderstanding yourself. A. talk B. will talk C. talked D. had talked 7. Scarcely anyone doubted that the witness’s story ______ up under cross-examination. A. would holdB. will hold C. holds D. held 8. The prime minister said the policy reform was a fait accompli, implying there was no room ______ debate. A. to B. for C. with D. of 9. His criticism was so barbed that it went straight over the rookie’s head, completely ______ on her. A. lost B. missed C. gone D. passed 10. After two hours of fruitless negotiation, both sides reached a(n) ______ and agreed to reconvene next week. A. dead‐end B. deadlock C. halt D. impasse 11. The professor’s explanation was so esoteric that it was beyond the ______ of most undergraduates. A. grasp B. grip C. handle D. reach 12. Sustainability reports are useful only insofar as the data presented can be ______ by independent auditors. A. verified B. verifying C. to verify D. verify 13. The finance minister flatly denied ______ any secret talks with multinational lenders earlier that year. A. to hold B. of holding C. holding D. having held 14. You must submit your application no later than May 15, ______? A. must you B. needn’t you C. don’t you D. shan’t you 15. Jenny’s internship gave her a ______‐hand look at how a major news agency operates. A. first B. close C. real D. second 16. The startup went under because the founders had bitten off more than they could ______. A. chew B. eat C. swallow D. digest 17. The ship’s captain requested that all luggage ______ to the lower deck before departure. A. be moved B. is moved C. was moved D. should moved 18. By the time this podcast finishes, we ______ across three different time zones. A. will fly B. will have flown C. have flown D. are flying 19. His remarks were tantamount ______ declaring the merger a failure. A. to B. with C. for D. as 20. The painting was thought to be a Rembrandt, but experts later found it to be a clever ______. A. duplicate B. fake C. counterfeit D. forgery 21. Not until the results were published ______ how controversial the new grading system would be. A. did anyone realise B. anyone realised C. had anyone realised D. was anyone realising 22. The CEO stepped down, citing ill health, but many suspected the move was merely a smoke‐______. A. veil B. blanket C. screen D. curtain 23. The local residents objected to the factory’s expansion, arguing that it would play ______ with the fragile wetlands nearby. A. havoc B. chaos C. mess D. damage 24. She would have won the scholarship, but a single arithmetic error ______ her chances. A. ruined B. spoiled C. scuppered D. dashed 25. The lecturer spoke so fast that most technical terms simply went through one ear and out the other for the audience, ______? A. didn't they B. weren't they C. did they D. wasn't it 26. We stayed at a charming B&B, the owner of ______ made the best homemade jam I’ve ever tasted. A. whom B. that C. which D. whose 27. Only after months of therapy ______ to overcome his fear of public spaces. A. he managed B. managed he C. did he manage D. he did manage 28. The charity concert not only raised funds for the hospital ______ raised awareness of rare diseases.
Page 3 of 9 A. as well as B. but also C. and also D. but 29. I prefer books ______ give me something to ponder long after I’ve turned the last page. A. who B. that C. which D. to 30. Drinking an espresso at 11 p.m. is ______ to inviting insomnia. A. akin B. analogous C. similar D. alike 31. Sarah found the math puzzle child’s play, but to her brother it was all ______ to him. A. Latin B. Greek C. Arabic D. Mandarin 32. The company is alleged ______ hazardous waste illegally during the 1990s. A. to dump B. to have dumped C. to be dumping D. dumping 33. Under no circumstances ______ disclose candidates’ personal data to third parties. A. the HR team must B. must the HR team C. the HR team should D. should the HR team must 34. The elder statesman’s autobiography provides an unvarnished ______ into post‐war politics. A. insight B. oversight C. outlook D. in‐sight 35. He entered the competition merely for fun, little ______ that he would end up breaking a national record. A. he suspected B. did he suspect C. he had suspected D. was he suspecting 36. It suddenly ______ on me that I’d left the flight tickets on my desk at home. A. occurred B. struck C. dawned D. hit 37. The company’s new pension scheme is designed to cushion employees ______ abrupt income loss upon retirement. A. from B. against C. about D. over 38. While the research appears promising, we should remain ______ until the findings are peer‐reviewed. A. suspect B. doubtful C. skeptical D. suspicious 39. The playwright’s latest work is a tour de force, deftly ______ comedy with biting social commentary. A. braiding B. blending C. fusing D. merging 40. We were hoping for a decisive victory, but what we got was a Pyrrhic one, to all ______ and purposes. A. extents B. accounts C. effects D. intents Questions 41 – 60 GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1.00 pts) Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Guided Cloze 1 Urban Rewilding Cities worldwide are beginning to embrace rewilding, 41____ green roofs and pocket parks to coax nature back into urban cores. 42____ the aesthetic appeal, these initiatives provide insulation, capture storm‐water, and create habitats for pollinators. Yet rewilding is not a mere 43____ of scattering seeds on concrete; it demands careful selection of 44____ species, monitoring soil depth, and engaging communities in stewardship. A 2024 study in Ecological Engineering reported that buildings retrofitted with biodiverse roof gardens reduced summer indoor temperatures by 2.3 °C on 45____ and cut energy bills by 46____ 18 per cent. For developers, the findings are 47____, but maintenance costs and regulatory hurdles still 48____ progress. Critics warn that without equitable planning, rewilding may become another 49____ of “green gentrification”, 50____ low‐income residents who can no longer afford revitalised neighbourhoods. 41. A. entailing B. instating C. positing D. installing 42. A. Except B. Across C. Beyond D. Despite 43. A. case B. matter C. issue D. affair 44. A. domestic B. maternal C. natal D. native 45. A. median B. average C. mean D. norm 46. A. roughly B. coolly C. strictly D. nicely 47. A. compelled B. compulsive C. compelling D. compulsory 48. A. encroach B. pervade C. propel D. impede 49. A. token B. vehicle C. instance D. symbol 50. A. misplacing B. displacing C. dispensing D. distilling Guided Cloze 2 Quantum Computing & Cryptography Quantum computing, once confined to theoretical physics, is rapidly edging toward commercial viability. Researchers have demonstrated processors with over a thousand qubits, 51____ error‐correction remains a formidable obstacle. Classical bits encode data as ones or zeros, 52____ qubits exist in superposition, allowing them to represent both simultaneously. This property grants quantum machines the 53____ power to factorise large numbers exponentially faster than today’s supercomputers, thus 54____ modern cryptographic protocols. Governments 55____ pumping billions into the race, hoping to 56____ strategic dominance in cybersecurity, drug discovery, and optimisation. However, quantum advantage is not 57____; decoherence, material imperfections, and algorithmic bottlenecks could yet 58____ the timeline. Industry analysts advise organisations to adopt “post‐quantum” encryption now, 59____ they risk a “store now, decrypt later” scenario in which data stolen today is deciphered 60____ the technology matures.