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Choose the best answer to the questions or unfinished statements that

follow the text. (20 p)
Virtual reality is created by using display and control technology to
surround its users with artificial environment that mimics real life.
Through the use of visual and sound effects, things that dont exist can
be made to appear to exist. Virtual reality allows users to monitor
objects on the screen so they can become full participants in the three-
dimensional setting that develops them.
While this technologys most advanced applications at the moment
are in entertainment such as virtual reality golf and the virtual reality
game rooms springing up all over the world, researchers say its
potential is enormous. They see it impacting everything, from
education to medicine and science to business and government.
For example, virtual reality is giving scientists the ability to conduct
work surrounded by images of molecules and other objects that once
required an electronic microscope study. Researchers predict that
surgeons in training will be able to practice on electronic bodies while
experienced surgeons will benefit from new techniques developed from
virtual reality applications.
1. Virtual reality is ____.
A) what we can see in reality
B) created by advanced technology
C) an imaginary reality
D) a new reality we live in
2. The last word them in the first paragraph refers to ____.
A) visual and sound effects
B) users of visual reality
C) objects monitored on the screen
D) three-dimensional settings
3. At present virtual reality technology is mainly applied in the field of
____.
A) entertainment
B) business
C) education
D) medicine
4. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A) an electronic microscope may one day be out of fashion
B) virtual reality technology can only be used in some areas
C) things can come into being through virtual reality
D) virtual reality technology is the most advanced one today
5. Virtual reality technology can benefit surgeons in that ____.
A) no real body has to be used in their training process
B) they dont have to operate on patients any more
C) they dont have to use any equipment in operation
D) there will be no patients
II. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold: (20 p)
he (!).............. was made that the "ritish #cadem$ of Film and
television had awarded the pri%e for the "est & 'rama (eries to
somethin) called Prime Suspect. Immediatel$* four out of the seven
members of the +ur$ (2)................ he$ said the$ had in fact voted for a
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told a similar stor$ about a countr$ where a film (/)............ was held. 0e
was on the +ur$ to ma1e the (/).......... for pri%es. 0e was approached b$ a
man who had a film in the competition. his producer offered him
2,*000 to ma1e sure that his film won the main pri%e. 3ather than ta1e
the mone$* the critic mentioned the matter to the (4)...........of the event.
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III. Fill in the blan1s. :se onl$ one word for each space. (20 p)
here are ver$ few women who have succeeded (0) in the competitive
world of French coo1in)* but one of them is 0elene 'arro%e. #lthou)h
0elene had alwa$s been 1een (!)@@ coo1er$* she did not decide to
become a chef until she was (2) @.. her twenties. (he )raduated (,) @
business studies and then made (-) @. her mind to spend a $ear wor1in)
in a restaurant 1itchen. # famous chef too1 0elene (.)@ as an apprentice
and she was put (/) @. char)e of mana)in) the other staff. (he also
helped to choose the menus that were coo1ed ever$ da$. han1s (4) @.
this first class trainin)*
0elene 'arro%e decided to become a chef. (he wor1ed (6) @ the hotel
and restaurant her famil$ owned in southwest France for a few $ears and
then set (7) @. her own restaurant in >aris. (he was a success* and after
onl$ four months her restaurant won its first =ichelin star A a si)n of
)reat achievement. In 200,* her restaurant won another star* which made
0elen the first woman (!0)@. thousand of male chefs to win two stars.
I&. Bou have had a bic$cle accident* were in hospital for a few da$s and
then needed to sta$ at home for a few wee1s to recover.
Crite a letter to the Colle)e 'irector where $ou stud$. In $our letter
a) explain wh$ $ou were absentD
b) as1 for advice about how to ma1e up for the wor1 $ou
missedD
c) as1 how $our absence will affect $our passin) the course.
Bou should write at least !.0 words.
Bou do not need to write an$ addresses.
"e)in $our letter as follows: 'ear (irE=adam*
"e sure $ou have the three part of a composition in $our letter:
introduction (reason for writin))* main bod$ (detail the three
requirements in the tas1)* conclusion.
(i)n $our letter as follows: Fean E Fohn 'awson