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San Francisco is where I grew up between the ages of two and ten and where I lived for a period when I was about 13 and again as a married man from the ages of 37 to 51. So quite a big slice of my life has been spent there. My mother, who is now 90, still lives in Los Gatos, about 60 miles south of San Francisco. Even though I have since lived in Switzerland and settled in London over 25 years ago, I have kept property in California for sentimental reasons.I was born in New York and I love the U...
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San Francisco is where I grew up between the ages of two and ten and where I lived for a period when I was about 13 and again as a married man from the ages of 37 to 51. So quite a big slice of my life has been spent there. My mother, who is now 90, still lives in Los Gatos, about 60 miles south of San Francisco. Even though I have since lived in Switzerland and settled in London over 25 years ago, I have kept property in California for sentimental reasons.
I was born in New York and I love the United States. It is still a land of enormous drive, strength, imagination and opportunity. I know it well, having played in every town and, during the war, in every army camp, I have grown new roots in London as I did in Switzerland and if I am asked now where I want to live permanently, I would say London. But I will always remain an American citizen.
Climatically, San Francisco and London are similar and so are the people who settle in both cities. San Francisco is sophisticated, and like London, has many parks and squares. Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children. We had an English upbringing in terms of plenty of fresh air and outdoor games. I didn't go to school. My whole formal education consisted of some three hours when I was five. I was sent to school but came home at noon on the first day and said I didn't enjoy it, hadn't learned anything and couldn't see the point of a lot of children sitting restlessly while a teacher taught from a big book. My parents decided, wisely I think, that school was not for me and I never went back.
My mother then took over my education and brought up my two sisters and me rather in the way of an educated English lady. The emphasis was on languages and reading rather than sciences and mathematics. Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers and we were kept to a strict routine. About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park which led down to the sea and on our walks my mother taught me to read music. One day I noticed a little windmill in the window of a shop we passed on our way to the park and I remember now how my heart yearned for it. I couldn't roll my r's when I was small and my mother who was a perfectionist regarding pronunciation, said if I could pronounce an 'r' well I'd have the windmill. I practiced and practiced and one morning woke everybody up with my r's. I got the windmill. I usually get the things I want in life - but I work for them and dream of them.
38. When the writer was twelve he was living in ____.
A. San Francisco B. Los Gatos
C. London D. a place unknown to the reader
39. During the war, the writer ____.
A. became an American soldier B. went camping all over the country
C. gave concerts for soldiers D. left the United States
40. The writer didn't attend school in America because ____.
A. his mother wanted him to go to school in England
B. his mother preferred him to play outdoors in the parks
C. his parents didn't think he was suited to formal education
D. he couldn't get on with other children
41. He was educated at home by ____.
A. his mother and other teachers B. an educated English lady
C. his mother and sisters D. teachers of languages and science
42. The writer managed to obtain the little windmill by ____.
A. borrowing the money for it B. learning to read music
C. succeeding in speaking properly D. working hard at his lessons
A food chain is the way energy goes from one living thing to another through food. Plants are the first (16) _______ in most food chains. Plants use the energy in sunlight to make their own food. Plants store the energy in their leaves and stems. Plants are called primary producers in food chains. Animals eat the plants (17) _______ use the Suns energy to grow. Animals are called (18) _______. Animals that eat plants are primary consumers. Animals that eat other animals are secondary consumers....
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A food chain is the way energy goes from one living thing to another through food. Plants are the first (16) _______ in most food chains. Plants use the energy in sunlight to make their own food. Plants store the energy in their leaves and stems. Plants are called primary producers in food chains. Animals eat the plants (17) _______ use the Sun's energy to grow. Animals are called (18) _______. Animals that eat plants are primary consumers. Animals that eat other animals are secondary consumers. Animals store the energy in their bodies. Energy flows (19) _______ plants and bigger animals through the steps of eating and being eaten. Each part of the food chain is directly connected to the other, just (20) _______ the links in a chain.
16. A. step B. foot C. run D. leg
17. A. when B. what C. that D. then
18. A. buyers B. shoppers C. sellers D. consumers
19. A. in B. from C. for D. till
20. A. as B. alike C. similar D. like
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.Question 11: Nga had just arrived home and there was a knock at the door.A. Not only did Nga just arrive home but there was also a knock at the door.B. No sooner had Nga just arrived home when there was a knock at the door.C. Had it been for Ngas arrival home, there wouldnt have been a knock at the door.D. Scarcely had Nga arrived home when there was a knock a...
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 11: Nga had just arrived home and there was a knock at the door.
A. Not only did Nga just arrive home but there was also a knock at the door.
B. No sooner had Nga just arrived home when there was a knock at the door.
C. Had it been for Nga's arrival home, there wouldn't have been a knock at the door.
D. Scarcely had Nga arrived home when there was a knock at the door.
Question 12: Chris said that it was Rosa who had left the door unlocked.
A. Rosa was accused of having left the door unlocked.
B. Chris offered that Rosa was the one having left the door unlocked.
C. Chris blamed Rosa for leaving the door unlocked.
D. Chris warned Rosa about having left the door unlocked.
Question 13: The anandamide found in chocolate breaks down more quickly than the anandamide found in the brain.
A. The anandamide found in chocolate breaks down the quickest compared to the anandamide found in the brain.
B. The anandamide found in chocolate breaks down a lot quicker than the anandamide found in the brain.
C. The more quickly the anandamide found in chocolate breaks down, the more slowly the anandamide found in the brain.
D. The anandamide found in chocolate breaks down the most quickly among all the anandamides found in the brain.
The best title for this passage is "______"
A. Traveling in Europe C. Working and Living in Japan
B. How to Study Japanese D. Choosing a Foreign Language
II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. collect B. advise C. practise D. prepare
2. A. Improvement B. resident C. department D. environment
3. A. university B. documental C. historic D. electricity
4. A. graduation B. agricultural...
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II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. collect B. advise C. practise D. prepare
2. A. Improvement B. resident C. department D. environment
3. A. university B. documental C. historic D. electricity
4. A. graduation B. agricultural C. industrial D. recommend
5. A. intelligent B. difficult C. interesting D. hospital
B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a B. How C. What D. How this
4. I understand most of this, _________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. so
5. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. for B. by C. along D. on
6. The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
A. much B. many C. too D. such
7. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair.
A. got B. went C. felt D. fell
8. This is Mr. White ___________ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
9. I need some help with the table. ___________ you lift the other end, please?
A. May B. Should C. Could D. Shall
10. She used to___________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. earn B. to earn C. earning D. earns
II. Each sentence below has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. People think computers never do any mistakes, but in fact, they do.
A B C D
2. Going to the cinema is an enjoyable way relaxing at weekend.
A B C D
3. Since Mai looks a bit pale these days, I think she should have taken up some exercises.
A B C D
4. He appears being a perfect man but in fact, he is very rude to his wife.
A B C D
5. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music.
A B C D
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. She had never been greatly concerned about her ___________ (APPEAR)
2. The _____________ of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. (MAJOR)
3. I'm afraid I was very___________ with the travel arrangements. (satisfy)
4. Even the most ___________ person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music. (sense)
5. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very ___________girl. (imagine)
C. READING
I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanksin the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Christmas is a Christian holiday. It commemorates the __________ (1) of Jesus Christ more than 2,000 years ago. Christian churches hold ___________(2) services to celebrate Christmas ______(3) midnight on Christmas ____________(4), most churches hold special candlelight services. But Christmas is also a social and family____________(5). It is a festival of goodwill, a
time____________ (6) family, friends, food, and gift-giving. Many Americans share Christmas cookies, decorate their home, and place presents ____________(7) the family Christmas tree. Children often hang up stockings for Santa Claus to fill _________(8) small gifts. __________ (9) tradition, Santa comes on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Presents are ____________(10) opened on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
1. A. day B. birth C. God D. father
2. A. Religious B. religion C. region D. regional
3. A. On B. in C. under D. at
4. A. Morning B. afternoon C. evening D. Eve
5. A. Christmas B. holiday C. weekend D. day
6. A. Of B. to C. for D. on
7. A. on B. under C. beside D. in
8. A. With B. in C. of D. on
9. A. Despite B. Because of C. According to D. But
10. A. Never B. rarely C. sometimes D. usually
Write a letter (50 - 75 words) to a local official about an environmental problem in your country.
● What is the problem?
● Who or what does the problem affect?
● Who or what is causing it?
● What’s the solution to the problem?
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Make this dialogue more natural by using suitable adverbs from the box to replace each of the expressions in bold (each adverb can only be used once and not all the adverbs will be needed). admittedlyapparentlyby the wayclearlyexactlyfortunatelyfranklyideallynaturallyobviouslyreasonablyreallystillseriouslyunderstandablySTEVE: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.CLARE: (1) That sounds interesting; can you tell me more........?STEVE: Yeah. Lizzie was there with he...
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Make this dialogue more natural by using suitable adverbs from the box to replace each of the expressions in bold (each adverb can only be used once and not all the adverbs will be needed).
| admittedly | apparently | by the way | clearly | exactly |
| fortunately | frankly | ideally | naturally | obviously |
| reasonably | really | still | seriously | understandably |
STEVE: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.
CLARE: (1) That sounds interesting; can you tell me more........?
STEVE: Yeah. Lizzie was there with her new husband. (2) This is something I’ve heard although it may not be true, .............., he’s something very high up and important in the civil service.
CLARE: Yes, I’ve heard that too. (3) This is my true opinion, although it may be shocking............ , I never really expected her to marry anyone successful. She was always so scruffy and laid back. She was never into social status or anything like that.
STEVE: (4) It is a logical deduction..............., she’s changed her outlook on life. I mean, she was very smartly dressed and she kept telling me all about how much money their new house had cost.
CLARE: (5) Do you expect me to believe that?...............
STEVE: Yes, she was really bragging about it.
CLARE: Well she never used to be interested in money at all. (6) This probably contradicts what I ‘ve just said..............,she did like eating out and travelling.
STEVE: (7) What I’m about to say isn’t really related to what we’ve been discussing...............,your old flame Simon was at the party.
CLARE: Was he? I haven’t seen him for ages.
STEVE: (8) As one would expect............, he couldn’t stop asking me questions about you.
CLARE: I think he still hopes that we might get back together one day.
STEVE: (9) That is completely accurate ...............
CLARE: Well, not much chance of that! Oh. was that obnoxious old creep Douglas Jarrold there?
STEVE: I’m afraid so. (10) I’m pleased about this .............., he was right over the other side of the room so I didn’t have to talk to him. He was trying to chat up Mary Bracknell. I can’t think why.
CLARE: (11) This is obvious ..............., he still fancies her.
STEVE: Maybe. She certainly wasn’t very interested in him, (12.) which one can sympathize with................
CLARE: Strange how some people never change, isn’t it?
Choose the best option:Question 1: The concerns of reformers gradually had some impact ____________ the working condition of children.A. with B. of C. upon D. aboutQuestion 2: It is no longer a privilege for children to attend school and all children are expected ____________ a significant part of their day in a classroom.A. to spend B. to have spent C. spending D. being spentQuestion 3: Whethe...
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Choose the best option:
Question 1: The concerns of reformers gradually had some impact ____________ the working condition of children.
A. with B. of C. upon D. about
Question 2: It is no longer a privilege for children to attend school and all children are expected ____________ a significant part of their day in a classroom.
A. to spend B. to have spent C. spending D. being spent
Question 3: Whether childhood is itself a recent invention has been one of ____________ issues in the history of childhood.
A. the more intense debated B. the most intensely debated
C. the less debatably intensive D. the most intensely debatable
Question 4: The reintroduction of flame to the Olympics occurred at the Amsterdam 1928 Games, ___________ a cauldron was lit yet without a torch relay.
A. in which B. whose C. for which D. where
Question 5: Humanity ____________ to approximately three billion networked telephones, computers, traffic lights and even fridges and picture frames since these things can facilitate our daily lives.
A. connected B. has been connected C. has connected D. is being connected