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2 Part 3. You will hear part of a radio discussion with Ellen Harrington: of the Meadow Lane Residents Group, and Tim Barlow from Carton Town Planning Department. For questions 11-15, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. 11. What was Ellen's first reaction when the town centre was closed to traffic? A. She was terrified. B. She was miserable. C. She was delighted. D. She was suspicious. 12. The mood of the Meadow Lane residents can best be described as ______________. A. resigned. B. dissatisfied. C. furious. D. dejected. 13. How does Tim feel about the changes in the town centre? A. He regrets they were made so quickly. B. He believes they were inevitable. C. He thinks the town council should have foreseen the problem. D. He is proud the town council went forward with them. 14. What does Tim think about the protest Ellen's group is planning? A. He doesn't think it will accomplish anything. B. He thinks it is not aimed at the right people. C. He doesn't think drivers will be affected. D. He thinks it will be dangerous. 15. How does Ellen react to Tim's comments? A. She thinks he is being evasive. B. She accepts his main point. C. She thinks he doesn't understand human nature. D. She considers his comments unrealistic. Part 4. You will hear Tim Cole talking about guidebooks. Answer the following questions with short answers of NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.You will hear the audio twice. 16. What place did Tim want to find that turned out to be a comedy club when he used a guidebook in Australia? _________________________________________ 17. When must the publication date be for a guidebook to be bought? _________________________________________ 18. What does Tim particularly dislike about guidebooks? _________________________________________ 19. What are other things that should be included in guidebooks? _________________________________________
3 20. What way of searching travel advice does Tim suggest to Hawaii visitors? _________________________________________ SECTION B: PHONETICS (5.0 points) Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line and write the answers on your answer sheet. (3 pts) 21. A. agree B. deepen C. comittee D. refugee 22. A. honorable B. honesty C. history D. heir 23. A. replace B. preface C. palace D. menace Part 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others, and write the answers on your answer sheet. (2 pts) 24. A. fortunately B. entertain C. recommend D. disappear 25. A. vigorous B. scandalous C. victorious D. dangerous SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (25.0 points) Part 1. Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write the answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts ) 26. The picture looked very impressive but in fact it had been ______________ from another. A. imitated B. emulated C. copied D. faked 27. It may be raining, but I'm ______________ enjoying myself. A thoroughly B. highly C. extremely D. desperately 28. He was a pickpocket and had to spend many years behind ______________. A. windows B. prisons C. cells D. bars 29. The football team Manchester United paid ______________ to sign up the Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio Da Silva when they were only eighteen. A. their heart in it B. an arm and a leg C. a good heart D. their eyes to eyes 30. Despite all the interruptions, he ______________ with his work. A. stuck at B. held on C. hung out D. pressed on 31. Are you having a ______________ exam before you sit the actual Exam in June? A. fake B. mock C. false D. dress 32. ______________ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn't have a minute for herself. A. What with B. If it weren't for C. Barring D. Given 33. So incredible ______________ of the Yellowstone area that people didn't believe in its existence.
4 A. explorer John Colter's descriptions were B. was explorer John Colter's descriptions C. explorer John Colter's descriptions D. were explorer John Colter's descriptions 34. ______________ had worsened so quickly surprised the doctor. A. Which the patient's condition B. The patient's condition C. That the patient's condition D. As the patient's condition 35. When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was ______________. A. over the hill B. up in the cloud C. over the moon D. in the seventh moon Part 2. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your answer sheet .(5 pts) 36. Because we hadn’t seen each other for ages, we sat (talk) ______________ for hours. 37. She insisted that the report (not mention) ______________ as his source of information. 38. “I’ll come to give you the package at eight” “ That will be too late because we ( go) ______________ by that hour.” 39. “Why are they taking down the decorations.” “The concert (be) ______________ over, they are putting everything back in its place.” 40. After a number of incidents with the police we decided to close down the club altogether. But now I think that maybe we (keep) ______________ it open. Part 3. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (5 points). 41. ______________, she was looking for the father she had never known. CONSCIOUS 42. It ______________ my heart to see them all enjoying themselves last night. GLAD 43. Geogre is very narrow- minded. He will only read ______________ newspapers and won’t admit any criticism. GOVERNMENT 44. The employees are going to go on strike because of their ______________ wages. BEG 45. The ______________ of any manned mission to the planets will be increased if a secure fuel supply can be found beforehand. SURVIVAL Part 4. The passage below contains 5 mistakes( from 46 to 50). Recognize the mistakes and write their correct forms in your answer sheet. (5pts) It is hard for almost everyone, but especially the young, to imagine a world with television. We have come to expect that all the important news of the day, worldwide will be there at the touch of a button. In times going by, only the literate knew what was going on in the world, and then only after a long delay. But now it is possible for any of us to watch world events as they occur. Nothing has shortened the distance that divides