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SIMULATION EXAM NĂM 2015

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SỐ PHÁCH
Ngày thi: 21/12/2014
Đề thi có 10 trang

· Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.

· Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
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I. LISTENING (50 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

· Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần thi
nghe có tín hiệu.
· Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết
thúc bài nghe.
· Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: For questions 1–5, listen to a radio news bulletin about dogs and decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

1. In French advertisements, dogs are being used in lieu of human models.

2. Parisian dog-owners take their pets for beauty treatments.
3. The popularity of a film is instrumental in the appetite for dogs as models.
4. French people are well-known to be dog-lovers.
5. The bulletin is aimed at amusing its audience.

Your answers

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T

Part 2: For questions 6–15, listen to a piece of news from the BBC about technology development in New
York and fill in the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for
each answer in the spaces provided.

· The project New York Wi-fi Orchestra:

o aims at connecting various people as well as turning New York into an unparalleled, outlandish
(6) collaboration.
o successful mainly due to free access to municipal wi-fi.
o inspires New York government to plan a project to provide high speed wireless connection across the
(7) boroughs.
· 2015: the introduction of a new product that is capable of
o displaying advertisements.
o allowing people to (8) charge their phone, find their best route, and even make free phone call.
· The grand plan is also expected to play a role in (9) future-proofing the Big Apple producing the gigabit
network.
· The authority is also working with the (10) consortium of specialist companies including New York
Control Group that invents the (11) wi-fi hubs used in the project.
· Despite this good news
o New Yorkers seem to be of concern regarding how good the speed and coverage will be in some areas.
o people with less (12) disposable income might not be interested in the project.
o those that are not living within New York wouldn’t be happy.
· The new system also contributes to address the (13) digital divide.
o A lot of (14) lower income folks will be able to make use of a bigger data plan.
o It is hoped that the project will make New York become the most (15) tech-friendly and innovative city in the world.
Part 3: For questions 16–20, listen to a part of a lecture about farming practices and complete the notes with
the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in
the spaces provided.

Problems:
· (16) erosion
· pollution from various sources, including chemical fertilisers

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 Conventional farming methods Organic farming methods
· (17) monoculture · (19) crop rotating/alternating // rotating/altering crops
· synthetic fertiliser & chemicals used for · covering crops
(18) pest control · use of insects as natural (20) predators
· genetically-modified seeds · addition of manure & green waste
· pesticide & fungicide sprayed on crops after picking
· no need for documentation of production practices

Part 4: For questions 21–25, listen to two academics called John Farrendale and Lois Granger taking part in a
discussion on the subject of attitudes to work and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to what
you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

21. Lois concurred with John’s viewpoint that _______.

A. most people tremble at the prospect of unemployment
B. problems surface when unemployment coincides with other harrowing events
C. some people are better equipped to tackle unemployment than others
D. the psychological effects of unemployment can be overplayed
22. Lois agrees with the listener who insinuated that _______.
A. not everybody can expect a high level of job satisfaction
B. people should make provisions for redundancy as they would for retirement
C. voluntary work may be more gratifying than paid work
D. work is only one facet of a contented life
23. What is John’s outlook on people who deem work as a ‘means to an end’?
A. He defers to the fact that they have chosen a viable alternative.
B. He feels they may be missing out on something important.
C. He is inclined to think it will instigate predicaments for them later.
D. He suspects their level of allegiance to the job.
24. On being asked about so-called ‘slackers’ at work, John points out that _______.
A. people often jump to uncalled-for conclusions about them
B. such a perspective has become progressively beyond the pale
C. their stances are deplorable in a free labour market
D. they accept the notion that work is a necessary evil
25. Lois quotes the psychologist Freud in such a way as to _______.
A. dispute that an aspiration to work is understandable
B. lend weight to John’s concepts about increased social mobility
C. provide a dissimilitude to the hypothesis of Bertrand Russell
D. substantiate how erudite postulations have shifted over time
Your answers

21. A 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. A

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers (A,
B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
26. Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail long-winded journeys and ups and downs _______.
A. aplenty B. inexhaustibly C. profusely D. superabundant
27. It stands to reason that a touch of humour and optimism can work _______.
A. on all cylinders B. spectacles C. wonders D. your fingers to the bone
28. I admit that I am late for the conference, but by _______ of excuse let me explain: my plane was delayed for 6
hours in Hanoi.
A. courtesy B. dint C. means D. way
29. A lot of criticism and scorn has been heaped _______ his options.
A. above B. beyond C. on D. up
30. At first, she was _______ dumbfounded to hear that he wanted to break up, and then came the stirrings of auto-
hypnotic perturbation.
A. exceedingly B. out-and-out C. somewhat D. utterly
31. What stands out from The Voice Kids is that many young children are _______ with natural talent for music.
A. bestowed B. conferred C. endowed D. vouchsafed
32. With the economic situation looming large, many families find it difficult to rear their _______.
A. descendant B. lineage C. offspring D. successor
33. Researchers have made a(n) _______ plea for more sponsorship so that they can continue their project.
A. compassionate B. dispassionate C. encompassed D. impassioned
34. That Mary is an _______ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of salt.
A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable
35. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _______ fears of civil war.
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up
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Your answers

26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. D

31. C 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. D

Part 2: For questions 36–43, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered
boxes. There is an example at the beginning (0).
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Hector Berlioz (0)_______ (DUBIOUS) fitted the notion of the Romantic artist of the nineteenth century: idiosyncratic,
eccentric, (36)_______ (ORTHO), rebellious, (37)_______ (CALCITE), impetuous and highly strung. And, true to the
Romantic ideal of art and life as one, his music mirrored his temperament – and still polarises opinion. There are
those who hail Berlioz as one of music’s great (38)_______ (BLAZE); others hear little more than (39)_______
(BLOW) rhetoric. Did the German poet, Heine, capture the character of the Frenchman when he said Berlioz ‘had not
sufficient talent for his genius’?
Whatever his technical (40)_______ (SHORT), there is no doubt that with the Symphonie fantastique Berlioz
shattered musical boundaries. The symphony’s wild swings of emotion, its (41)_______ (NIGHT) imagery, and its
(42)_______ (DISGUISE) depiction of the mental state of its creator, were utterly unlike anything ever composed
before. It was an astonishing achievement for a (43)_______ (DOMINATE) untrained composer of just twenty-six and
Berlioz never again plunged quite so deeply into the dark abyss of the psyche as here.
Your answers

0. indubitably 36. unorthodox 37. recalcitrant 38. trailblazers 39. overblown

40. shortcomings 41. nightmarish 42. undisguised 43. predominantly

Part 3: The passage below contains 6 errors in spelling, grammar, and word formation. For questions 44–49,
underline the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. There are THREE
examples at the beginning (0, 00, 000).
Line H-C TRAVEL MOTORCYCLE TOURS to India, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet offers something for everyone: from the
beauty of Sikkim, the challenged Ladakh High Roads and the mysteries of Tibet to the splender of Rajasthan. Our
Lost Horizon Run takes you to Sikkim, until 1975 an independent remote mountain kingdom and unsurpassable
for scenic beauty. With more spectacular mountain terrain and a greater variety of flora and fauna than anywhere
5 else in the world, Sikkim has long been regarded as one of the last Himalayan Shangri-Las. Enhancing your
experience, you will be riding India’s finest machine, the Royal Enfield Bullet 500, nearly new and thoroughly
maintained.
Ladakh is one of the only places left on earth where the Tibetan Buddhist faith still flourishes as it does for
thousands of years. Situated in the northernmost part of India, bordered the Karakoram Range and Tibet, it is
10 surely one of the last unspoiled ultimate destinations. Closed to outsiders until 1974, Ladakh also contains the
world’s highest motorised pass, Khardung-La (5,605 m).
Our motorcycle expedition takes us from the plains of Delhi, through the valleys and foothills of the Himalaya, over
the military road first opened to foreign travel in 1992, crossing the Tibetan Plataeu and finally to the Indus River
Valley and Ladakh. We cross five major passes en route, including the world’s highest and second highest,
15 traversing three distinct Himalayan ranges.

Your answers

0. offer (line 1) 00. challenging (line 2) 000. splendour (line 2)

44. unsurpassed (line 3) 45. To enhance (line 5) 46. has (line 8)

47. bordering (line 9) 48. motorable (line 11) 49. Plateau (line 13)

Part 4: Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions and/or particles. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0. She was completely snowed _______ work right after taking up the managerial post.
50. He is charged with having conned people _______ illegal dealings.
51. Her colleagues put her _______ a hopeless case, but she proved to be the most talented of all politicians.
52. I am of the view that Susan is _______ a great storyline for her novel; she dashed out of her room looking
extremely excited.
53. Protests from Chinese intellectuals are muted, but security around the area is beefed _______ additional police
patrols.
54. We have managed to muddle _______ although it’s been a bit of a strain for the past few years.
55. We need to see to it that any of the difficulties can be ironed _______ and dealt with.
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Your answers

0. under with 50. into 51. down as 52. on to

53. up with 54. through 55. out

III. READING (50 points)

Part 1: For questions 56–65, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
BEHIND THE SCENE
Television viewers imagine that a TV news station is a calm and well-organised place to work. Quite the contrary. The
place is in perpetual (56)_______ as everyone runs around getting things sorted out before the programme is
broadcast. The main person is the editor who, like on a newspaper, has to decide which stories to cover in the half
hour or so that the programme is scheduled to run. Many a time (57)_______ a story which was to run on the
programme dropped at the last minute as more important news arrives. Only by frantic down-(58)_______ some of the
longer stories can staff writers fit into the few minutes or even seconds that have been allocated for them. The
programme’s presenters are being made up in the dressing room, but even they can’t relax: before they go in front of
the camera, they have to go over their scripts and make changes as new stories are sent in from all over the world.
Meanwhile, outside the station, news reporters around the world are on (59)_______ waiting to see if their stories will
be on that evening’s programme, or if they’ll have their slot cancelled, with all of their hard work (60)_______.
56. A. mayhem B. pandemonium C. turmoil D. uproar
57. A. are B. is C. that D. when
58. A. amending B. editing C. emending D. modifying
59. A. a razor edge B. a shoestring C. sufferance D. tenterhooks
60. A. gone to waste B. laid to waste C. wasted away D. wasted their breath
HIGGS BOSON
th
July 4 is fairly (61)_______ the celebration of American independence. However, it is also now the day on which an
announcement of monumental significance was made by scientists at CERN, whose work at the Large Hadron
Collider has finally (62)_______ statistically significant proof of the existence of the Higgs Boson – the particle that
represents the missing piece in the puzzle that is how our universe (63)_______ into being. What was once an
exclusive conversation piece of those heavily involved in particle physics, the Higgs Boson became hot (64)_______
talk following the release of a series of Hollywood movies based loosely around the discovery of a so-called ‘God
Particle’, which, without wanting to be too crude about it, the Higgs Boson basically is. Mass media, therefore, gave it
widespread coverage and has (65)_______ the praises of it as possible the most significant scientific breakthrough of
our time. Arguably, it brings an end to the long-running debate about how the universe began.
61. A. analogous to B. commensurate with C. synonymous with D. tantamount to
62. A. capitulated B. handed over C. paid off D. yielded
63. A. emanated B. materialised C. proliferated D. sprang
64. A. backdrop B. forum C. framework D. table
65. A. chanted B. intoned C. sung D. warbled
Your answers

56. B 57. B 58. B 59. D 60. A

61. C 62. D 63. D 64. D 65. C

Part 2: For questions 66–77, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE?
At some time or another, each and (0)_______ young person must provide themselves with the necessary skills –
“What can I do with my life?” It seems easy to (66)_______ the big question down into a few smaller ones. For
example, “Where do I want to live?” “How much time can I (67)_______ myself over to achieving my goals?” or “What
kind of qualifications will I need to acquire?” But two of paramount (68)_______ are “What are my interests?” and
“What are my strengths?”
When you start to make (69)_______ for interests and strengths, it makes sense to consider the (70)_______ first.
After all, a successful career is best measured in how satisfying you find (71)_______, and it’s easier to develop
strengths and skills than to actually have to force yourself (72)_______ loving what you’re supposed to do.
You’ve probably thought a lot about what you like and don’t like, and what kinds of jobs would (73)_______ your
interest. But the more clearly you (74)_______ out those interests, the closer you’ll be to (75)_______ smart career
choices. You may find, for instance, that you hadn’t been (76)_______ of the fact that a lot of your experiences and
choices up to now apply them to the job market.

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If you’re still in high school, your school’s guidance counsellors will also chat with you about getting to know your
interests and strengths better, and will be able to indicate particular interests that could be (77)_______ to specific
careers.
Your answers
importance/significance/
0. every 66. break 67. give 68.consideration/concern 69. allowance(s)
former /
70. first-mentioned 71. it 72. into 73. hold

74. set 75. making 76. aware / conscious 77. linked / related

Part 3: For questions 78–83, choose the best phrase or sentence A–I given below the text to fill each of the
blanks in the following text. Write one letter (A–I) in corresponding numbered boxes. THREE of the suggested
answers do NOT fit at all.
CONCERT REVIEW
In a fickle world, one certainty remains. This is the time of year that Eric Clapton returns to the Albert Hall for a dozen
live shows sold out months beforehand. (78)_______. It could easily become a cosy ritual, an annual report from that
ever-reliable trading, company, Clapton PLC. (79)_______. It began as expected, then developed into an
extraordinary, emotional blend of the tragic and triumphant.
He and his band strolled on in immaculate grey suits and buttoned-up shirts, with only the dark granny glasses of
percussionist Hay Cooper providing a clue that this wasn’t a meeting or smart city executives. (80)_______. Not great
songs, any of them, but the playing was tight and the guitar solos as effortless and perfectly crafted as ever.
(81)_______. Clapton has had more publicity for his painful private life than his music since he last played here, as he
acknowledged with three songs about the death of his four-year-old son.
‘My Father’s Eyes’ had speed, attack and melody that was almost welcome as defence against the anguished,
thoughtful lyrics. (82)_______. His finger-picking was rolling and slick, now with a Spanish edge, but the lyrics of ‘The
Circus Left Town’ were at times almost unbearably painful. This wasn’t a blues but a lament with the personal heartfelt
intensity of a great blues, and it quite literally reduced some of the audience to tears. (83)_______.
A. But then he sat down and switched to acoustic guitar
B. They kicked off with a trio of bluesy pieces from the ‘89 album, Journeyman
C. ‘Tears In Heaven’ had much the same effect
D. Ticket touts line the entrances, and ‘Crossroads’ is the encore
E. What a change from those wild days of the sixties
F. But the first night this year was brilliantly vivid
G. In fact, it’s one of my favourite songs
H. Suddenly, the noisily soporific, case-going mood changed
I. Finally, the much-anticipated gig could go down after several scandals about the firm

Your answers

78. D 79. F 80. B 81. H 82. A 83. E

Part 4: Read the following passage and answer the questions 84–95.
THE BIRTH OF SUBURBIA

A. There is no single pivotal moment that could be separated out from any other as the conception of the suburban
lifestyle; from the early 1800s, various types of suburban development have sprung up and evolved in their own
localised ways, from the streetcar suburbs of New York to the dormitory towns outside of London. It is William
Levitt, however, who is generally regarded as the father of modern suburbia. During World War II, Levitt served in
the United States Navy where he developed expertise in the mass construction of military housing, a process that
he streamlined using uniform and interchangeable parts. In 1947, the budding developer used this utilitarian
knowledge to begin work with his father and architect brother constructing a planned community on Long Island,
New York. With an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and cost-effective production, the Levitts were soon able to
produce over 30 units a day.

B. William Levitt correctly predicted the demand for affordable, private, quiet, and comfortable homes from returning
Gls after World War II and with the baby boom starting to kick in. All the original lots sold out in a matter of days,
and by 1951, nearly 18,000 homes in the area had been constructed by the Levitt & Sons Company. Levittown
quickly became the prototype of mass-produced housing, spurring the construction of similar projects in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and even Puerto Rico, followed by a new industry, and soon a new way of life and a
new ideal for the American family.

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C. One of the major criticisms of suburbia is that it can lead to isolation and social dislocation. With properties spread
out over great swathes of land, sealed off from one another by bushes, fences and trees, the emphasis of
suburban life is placed squarely on privacy rather than community. In the densely populated urban settlements
that predated suburbs (and that are still the foremost way of life for some people), activities such as childcare and
household chores as well as sources of emotional and moral support were widely socialised. This insured that any
one family would be able to draw on a pool of social resources from their neighbours, building cohabitants and
family on nearby streets. Suburbia breaks these networks down into individual and nuclear family units resulting in
an increase in anti-social behaviour even amongst the wealthy. Teens from wealthy suburban families, for
example, are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and use drugs than their poorer urban peers, and are also more
likely to experience depression and anxiety.

D. Another major problem with the suburban lifestyle is its damaging ecological impact. The comparison of leafy,
quiet, and low-density suburbs with life in the concrete towers of sooty, congested urban conurbations is actually
quite misleading; as it turns out, if you want to be kind to the natural environment, the key is to stay away from it.
Suburbia fails the environmental friendliness test on a number of counts. Firstly, due to their low population
density, suburbs consume natural land at a much higher rate than high-density row housing or apartment
buildings. Secondly, they encourage the use of personal motor vehicles, often at a rate of one per family member,
at the expense of public transport. It is also much less efficient to provide electricity and water to individual
suburban houses instead of individual units in an apartment building. In his comparison of urban and suburban
pollution, Edward L. Glaeser concluded that we need to “build more sky towers – especially in California”. Virtually
everywhere, he found cities to be cleaner than suburbs. And the difference in carbon dioxide emissions between
high-density cities and their suburbs (for example, in New York) was the highest. Urban residents of New York can
claim on average to produce nearly 15,000 pounds of carbon dioxide less than their suburban peers.

E. Another negative aspect of suburban life is its stifling conformity and monotony of social experience. It was not
just the nuts and bolts and the concrete foundations of suburban houses that got replicated street upon street,
block upon block, and suburb upon suburb; it was everything from the shops and cultural life to people’s hopes,
dreams, and aspirations. Suburbia gave birth to the “strip mall”, a retail establishment that is typically composed of
a collection of national or global chain stores, all stocked with a centrally dictated, homogenous array of products.
The isolation and lack of interaction in suburbs has also encouraged the popularity of television, a passively
receptive medium for the viewer that, in the early days at least, offered an extremely limited scope of cultural
exposure compared with the wealth of experiences available in the inner city. Meanwhile, much of the inner-city
“public sphere” has been lost with suburban flight. The public sphere is the area of social life in which people
come together to freely discuss and identify social problems. In the city, this has traditionally occurred around
newsstands, in coffee houses, salons, theatres, meeting halls, and so on. Suburbia has not found a way to
replace this special type of social experience, however. Social meeting points in the suburbs tend to be based
exclusively around specific interests such as sports or cultural clubs, with no broad forms of daily social
interaction.

F. These points do not suggest the idea of suburbia itself is flawed, but that it has not been executed in a way that
takes into account the full spectrum of human needs and desires. This likely reflects the hasty, thrown-together
nature of early suburban development. With the baby boom rippling across Western countries and demand for
family-friendly housing skyrocketing, developers and city planners were unable to develop sophisticated models.
Now, however, we should take time to consider what has gone wrong and how we can reconfigure the suburb.
How can we imbue suburban life with the lost sphere of public discussion and debate? How can people maintain
their sought-after privacy without sacrificing a sense of community? How can we use new technologies to make
suburbs environmentally friendly? These are questions for which the developers of tomorrow will have to find
answers in case the dream of suburbia becomes the nightmare of disturbia.

For questions 84–88, locate the paragraph in which the following information is mentioned. Write the letter of
each paragraph in the corresponding boxes.
84. A motive in constructing taller buildings
85. Where people might discuss issues of societal concern in urban locations
86. The founder of what is broadly understood as contemporary ‘suburbs’
87. Examples of problems suffered by the youth that suburban lifestyle can make worse
th
88. A model for suburban development in the latter half of the 20 century

Your answers

84. D 85. E 86. A 87. C 88. B

For questions 89–95, decide whether each of the following statements is:

T if the statement agrees with the information or

F if the statement contradicts the information or
NG if there is no information on this

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89. A good principle for ecological preservation is to avoid human interference.
90. In some countries, suburbs are more environmentally friendly than in the USA.
91. Suburban development fosters the use of both public and private forms of transport.
92. People cannot relate to each other in suburbs because their lives are too different.
93. There is not much variety amongst the goods at a strip mall.
94. Television bas not tended to offer the same diversity as urban cultural outlets.
95. There are no ways for people to get together and interact in suburbs.
Your answers

89. T 90. NG 91. F 92. F

93. T 94. T 95. F

Part 5: Read the following article and answer the questions 96–105.

For questions 96–101, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the text. Write your answers (A, B,
C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
96. In the first paragraph, the writer is in dispute with scientists who _______.
A. are of the opinion that it’s nugatory to take issue with assertions made by alternative medicine
B. continue to write alternative medicine off as insignificant
C. have themselves espoused the notion of alternative medicine
D. use pejorative language when alluding to alternative medicine
97. What point does the writer make about scientific discourses on blogs?
A. It has emboldened people to become too heartfelt about scientific bones of contention.
B. It has had a propensity to give too much credence to unscientific hypotheses.
C. It has insinuated more laypeople are partaking in scientific debates.
D. It has undermined the position of those who would endorse science.
98. The quote from Fahad Manjoo elucidates the point that the Internet _______.
A. beguiles people with very fixed convictions
B. can reinforce people’s existing ideologies and prejudices
C. enables people to check out the facts behind established theories
D. prompts people to take the beliefs of others more seriously
99. The writer insinuates that proponents of discredited ideas in alternative medicines _______.
A. are not always consistent in the arguments they bring forward
B. are of the view that they are treated inequitably by the scientific circle
C. incline to disregard the antithetical corroboration provided by scientists
D. remain keen to secure the approval of the scientific community
100. The writer refers to the work of Cole Campbell to substantiate his view that _______.
A. certain groups of people will never be convinced by scientific theories
B. cogent arguments have the power to change people’s opinions
C. scientists themselves can learn from sophisticated wrangles with laypeople
D. there are very few absolute truths in the world of science
101. In the final paragraph, the writer accentuates the need for pro-scientists to _______.
A. associate any deliberations on the internet with pertinent research particulars
B. elude getting into heated tempestuous discussions with non-scientists on the internet
C. follow up vigorous discussions on the internet with authorised proceedings
D. maintain the integrity and exposure of scientific stances on the internet
Your answers

96. A 97. C 98. B 99. D 100. B 101. D

For questions 102–105, complete the following sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the
passage for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered spaces.
102. The profession of complementary medicine that erstwhile disseminated ________________________________
is currently given credence to as conformist.
103. The scientific illumination undertaking can be countervailing in the case of exposing ______________________
to those who have dedicated themselves to a specific stance or have unwonted perceptions.
104. Penetrable as the cut-off point between conventional and non-standard conceptions may have become, society
has not been primed for ______________________________.
105. ______________________________, an adaptable and unconventional environment which pro-scientists are
encouraged to scrutinise, makes the project more propitious.
Your answers
complete epistemological
102. on the fringes 103. incongruent information 104.pluralism 105. Cultic milieu

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IV. WRITING (50 points)

Part 1: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a
way that it is similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the word
given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given. There is an example at the
beginning (0).

0. The company’s profits appear to be improving significantly this year. (evidence)

The company’s profits show evidence of significant improvement this year.

1. Although the signs are optimistic, there are imminent dark clouds. (teeth)
On the horizon/cards are dark clouds | in the teeth of optimistic signs.
2. It is recommended that you take water with you as wells are few and far between in this area. (lest)
Travellers to this area are advised to carry water lest wells (should) be | thin on the ground.
3. Getting to work should be much easier once the new underground line is ready. (commuting)
The new underground line should make commuting | plain sailing.
4. We only ingratiated ourselves with our teacher because Kate insisted. (curried)
It was at Kate’s insistence that | we curried favour with our teacher.
5. Nobody expected it of him but Sam was laid off. (ranks)
Against all expectations | Sam joined the ranks of the unemployed.

Part 2: The table and charts below provide information about the destinations and employment of UK first
degree holders.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant. Write at least 150 words.

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Part 3: Write an essay of about 350 words to express your opinion on the following statement:
“Working conditions will be much better in the future since everything will be controlled by
computers. A lot more people will be working from home, communicating with their office and other
colleagues via their computers.”

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