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PART I. LISTENING (15 points)

I. Listen to the recording and complete the notes. Write ONE WORD or A NUMBER for
each answer. (5 points)
The European Starling
Length:
12 inches
Colour:
(1) .or grey, white spots.
Nesting sites:
Trees and (2) ..
Diet:
(3) and fruit.
Natural range:
British Isles, Finland
Population:
British Isles, Finland: in decline
USA: (4) million
Some of the problems created by large numbers of starlings
On wildlife
They compete with other species for (5) .. places
On agriculture
They feed on (6) crops.
They cause (7) damage
On human life
They may cause (8) ..
Regulation and deciding factor.
The (9) and pick-up of water is regulated by legislation on species
movements.
(10 is the ultimate deciding factor in species management.
II. Listen to the recording and complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. (5 points)
Student
Location
Cost
Availability
services
Health centre

North Campus

650 charge for

prescriptions

All students within

the (1) ___________
zone
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Counselling
service

North Campus

Up to (2)
__________
consultations free

All students

Nightline

(3) _________
Campus

Free

By phone: call (4)

____________

Sports centre

South Campus

(5) _______ each

year

All students

III. Lsten to the talk and answer the following questions by choosing A, B, C or D. (5
points)
1. What is the main topic of the assignment?
A. the historical development of television.
B. the development of new media
C. the cultural future of television
D. the invention of television
2. According to Emilie, which new technology will become the biggest competition for
television?
A. ipods
B. mobile phones
C. video games
D. ipads
3. According to tutor, the average length of a television programme might become
A. 45 minutes
B. four to five minutes
C. ten minutes
D. more than ten minutes
4. What part of the library is going to be closed for one week?
A. the Sociology section
B. the Media Studies section
C. the Journals section
D. the Management section
5. What will the reprographics office do?
A. send emails to your tutor
B. send your dissertation
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C. send your dissertation to your tutor

D. send your dissertation to the Journals section
PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (25 points)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer
(A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (5 points)
1. When old Mr. Barnaby died, several people ____ their claim to the substantial legacy that
he left.
A. placed
B. drew
C. assumed
D. laid
2. On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks ____ all over the carpet
A. plunged
B. scattered
C. settled
D. tossed
3. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been ____ enemies
A. assured
B. confirmed
C. defined
D. guaranteed
4. The schoolboys excuse wasnt ____ at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the farfetched story he told.
A. credential
B. credible
C. creditable
D. credulous.
5. The bad weather and a lack of food simply ____ our problem
A. compounded B. enhanced
C. salvaged
D. transformed
6. I dont agree with ____ very young and pretty criminals
A. committing
B. enforcing
C. imprisoning
D. offending
7. The popular press often contains a lot more ____ than hard facts.
A. speculation
B. realism
C. influence
D. tolerance
8. The train whistle warned us of its ____ departure
A. previous
B. imminent
C. subsequent
D. former
9. Time and neglect had ____ the property
A. deteriorated
B. enhanced
C. flourished
D. acclimatized
10. Get going! All the students were ____ around, waiting until the last minute to go into the
building
A. dwelling
B. lingering
C. staggering
D. runnin
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
II. There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. Write your
answers in the space provided below. (5 points)
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Imagine the case, its 2 am and you cant stop to think about your saggy
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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midsection. You log on so to SurgeonHouseCall.com and create a free patient

profile declaring you wish to get a tummy tuck. You complete out a brief
medical history and including photographs of the problem area. For no time,
three plastic surgeons offer detailed opinions on the best course of activity
with price quotes. Its as if SurgeonHouseCall.com co-opted the LendingTree
slogan, When banks complete, you win. In less than a year,
SurgeonHouseCall.com has recruited 55 plastic surgeons nationwidely to
offer opinions. Meanwhile, dozens of plastic surgeons offer also virtual
consultations on their Web sites. But does a patient who gets a plastic
surgeons recommendation before a face-to face visit really win?
Conservative plastic surgeons say its fine to send an e-mail message with
general information about a ranging of producers to a patient, but the practice
of offering a diagnosis with ever having met a patient can be problem.

Your answers:
Mistakes

Corrections

Line .
Line .
Line .
Line .
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Line .
Line .
Line .
Line .
Line .
III. Complete each sentence with the most suitable word in the box. Write your answer
in the space provided.
wear off
pass up

run out of
fall-out

passed over
called up

clued up
cooling off

knocked out
call-out

1. At the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, the reigning champion was __ in the first
round.
2. If you want to know anything about computers, ask Richard. He's very _____
3. Oh dear! We've _____ tonic water. I'll have to have soda instead.
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4. Nuclear _____ is a major hazard in the event of an accident at a nuclear power station.
5. John was _____ for promotion so he decided to leave the company.
6. I hate having injections at the dentist's. They always take ages to _____ afterwards.
7. In disputes between management and trade unions, it's a good idea to allow a ____
period.
8. Don't _____ the chance of visiting Disney World.
9. Until 1958, young men of 18 in the UK were _____ for military service.
10. If you need a plumber during a Bank Holiday weekend, don't forget that there's a 50
minimum_____ charge.
Your answers:
1. ..
2. .. 3. .. 4. .. 5. ..
6. ..
7. .. 8. .. 9. .. 10. ..
IV. Write the correct form of the words given in brackets. Write your answer in the
space provided below. (5 points)
SKIING HOLIDAYS IN COLORADO
To ski or snowboard in Colorado is to experience the pinnacle of winter sports. The state of
Colorado is known for its spectacular scenery and (1. BREATH) ____ views, which inspire
today's travelers as much as they spurred on the (2. SETTLE) ____ who first arrived in this
part of the US over a century ago. And whether you're seeking the outdoor adventure of a
(3. LIFE) ____ exciting nightlife or a great family getaway, Colorado has everything you
need.
November through April, snow conditions are (4. CONSIST) ____ and reliable, featuring
Colorado's (5. LEGEND) ____ champagne powder snow. Extensive snow making and
grooming operations always keep trails in top shape.
The mountain destinations in the Colorado Rockies can turn your wildest ski dreams into
thrilling (6. REAL) ____. There, you'll find the best skiing and snowboarding on (7.
PICTURE) ____ slopes, as well as the finest ski schools in the US. Together, they present an
(8. PARALLEL) ____ winter paradise. And the best part is that you'll enjoy friendly, (9.
CARE) ____ service in resorts that are (10. COMMIT) ____ to delivering the highest quality
amenities.
Your answers:
1. ..
2. .. 3. ..
4. .. 5. ..
6. ..
7. .. 8. ..
9. ..
10. ..
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V. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE appropriate word. Write your answer in the
numbered box. (5 points)
A new study from Australia suggests that couch potatoes live shorter lives. The study
followed 8,800 adults (1) ___ 25 and older for six and a half years and found that each daily
hour of television viewing was (2) ___ with an 18 percent increase in deaths from heart
disease and an 11 percent increase in overall mortality. Those who watched television four
hours or more per day were 80 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than
those who watched two hours or less, and 46 percent more likely to die of any cause. And it
did not (3) ___ whether they were overweight, according to the study, which appeared Jan
11th in the online (4) ___ of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Although it is possible that people who were already ill watched more television than those
who were healthy, the researchers tried to rule that (5) ___ by excluding subjects who
already had heart disease and by adjusting for differences in risk (6) ___ like diet and
smoking. While the benefits of physical activity have been well studied, there is growing
interest (7) ___ researchers in assessing the effects of being sedentary. For many people, on
a daily (8) ___, they simply shift from one chair to another-from the chair in the car to the
chair in the office to the chair in front of the television. said the studys lead author, David
Dunstan of the baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Victoria, Australia. (9) ___ if
someone has a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods still has an unhealthy (15) ___
on blood sugar and blood fats
Your answers:
1. ..
2. .. 3. .. 4. .. 5. ..
6. ..
7. .. 8. .. 9. .. 10. ....
PART III. READING (30 points)
I. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write
your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (10 points)
The elementary means of communicating with other people is (1) ____ messages by voice.
This fact is widely (2) _____ and we recognize the voice as a feature characterizing the
identity of a person. The array of voices is immeasurable as no two are exactly similar. They
can be nasal, resonant or shrill produced in (3) _____ with the individual physical (4) _____
of the throat
One possible implementation of the art of voice recognition is voice profiling used by police
analysts as a method of (5) ____ court evidence in trials. Every year thousands of
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audiotapes with recorded interviews or casual utterances are (6) _____ to the purpose to
help identity the probable culprit. Specialists dealing with the voice investigation claim that
people can (7) _____ themselves away by their accents, infections or other voice attributes
like pitch, intensity and loudness. A recorded sample is usually (8) _____ into electric
impulses and later transformed into a pictorial recording which is processed by a computer
program. Very frequently voice analysts have a stab at deciphering the relevant information
which may be mingled with background noise or other interfering sounds until they (9)
_____ the desired results.
Thankfully, these efforts help the police detect individuals who threaten their victim by
phone or inform about bomb planting or those who make offensive calls (10) _____ the
peace of decent citizens.
1.A. commuting
2. A. reassured
3. A. consent
4. A. tendencies
5. A. substantiating
6. A. used
7. A. give
8. A. reformed
9. A. attain
10. A. distracting
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.

B. discharging
B. acknowledged
B. accordance
B. credentials
B. facilitating
B. put
B. turn
B. exchanged
B. manouevre
B. dismantling
4.

5.

C. informing
C. declared
C. dependence
C. assets
C. pledging
C. employed
C. prove
C. adjusted
C. elaborate
C. dispersing
6.

7.

8.

D. conveying
D. reckoned
D. support
D. properties
D. withstanding
D. set
D. tell
D. converted
D. succeed
D. disturbing
9.

10.

II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (10 points)
Learning means acquiring knowledge of developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It
is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human
learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands
to manipulate toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the
sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with
their parents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter
school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics.
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They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors
are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for
interacting with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to adapt to the
many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and
finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the
study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best
ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other humanservice workers need to understand how certain experiences change peoples behaviors.
Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence
the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain.
Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where
this storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In
contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how
behavior changes as a result of a persons experiences.
There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of
learning involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as
a sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning,
people learn to associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by
thunder. In operant conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior
and its consequences (reward or punishment). People and animals can also learn by
observation that is, by watching others perform behaviors. More complex forms of
learning in clued learning languages, concepts, and motor skills.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised of?
A. Knowledge acquisition and ability development
B. Acquisition of academic knowledge
C. Acquisition of social and behavioral skills
D. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom
2. According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom?
A. Interpersonal communication
B. Life skills
C. Literacy and calculation
D. right from wrong
3. Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in
paragraph 2 as examples of ________.
A. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
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C. the areas of learning which affect peoples lives
D. the ways peoples lives are influenced by education
4. Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
B. It plays a crucial part in improving the learners motivation in school.
C. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
D. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
5. According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to ___.
A. the influence of various behaviors in the learning process
B. the great influence of the on-going learning process
C. the exploration of the best teaching methods
D. the need for certain experiences in various areas
6. It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians
concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.
A. thoroughly understand the behaviors of the objects of their interest
B. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
C. change the behaviors of the objects of their interest towards learning
D. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
7. The word retrieves in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. generates
B. creates
C. gains
D. recovers
8. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brains storage of
knowledge.
B. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviors.
C. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviors.
D. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is
used.
9. According to the passage, the stimulus in simple forms of learning ______.
A. is created by the senses
B. is associated with natural phenomena
C. makes associations between behaviors D. bears relation to perception
10. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. general principles of learning
B. application of learning principles to formal education
C. simple forms of learning
D. practical examples of learning inside the classroom
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Write your
answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (8 points)
CHILDRENS LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Language acquisition refers to the way in which people learn languages whether it is their
first language or a subsequent language. Nowadays, a hotly debated issue amongst linguists
is whether children are born with a natural ability to learn languages or whether they learn
how to understand languages from their environment. This debate is known as the nativist
vs. the non- nativist debate.
Linguists that support the nativist theory believe that children learn through their natural
ability to organize the laws of language, but they cannot use this ability if there are no other
people to talk to. According too the nativist theory, children do not need any kind of training
in language learning because their brains are ready to learn languages from the time they are
born. A newborn child, the nativists argue, is able to understand languages because he has a
basic understanding of grammar which is natural or native to him. As the child grows, he
uses an innate grammar knowledge to make sense of the world and to express and decode
ideas in complex ways. If this theory is true, then people must have some basic knowledge
in their genes that helps them simply to understand language from the time they are babies.
On the other hand, there are many different non-nativist theories, including the most
popular, called Social Interactionism. Social- interactionists believe that adults play an
important part in childrens language acquisition. These linguists believe that parents,
especially mothers, talk to their children in a manner that is similar to formal language
lessons, and, although children seem to learn language easily, their progress is the result of
getting language lessons almost all of the time. Social-interactionists also believe that
children have an ability to learn much more quickly than teenagers or adults. However, this
theory is being challenged because there are many societies in the world where mothers do
not speak to their children very much, yet the children are nonetheless able to become fluent
quickly.
Another important theory of childrens language acquisition is the Critical Period
Hypothesis. Linguists who support this theory argue that a childs innate ability to learn a
language deeply and with a proficiency that is normally associated with first language
acquisition will typically end at around the age of twelve. After that, these scholars believe
that it is impossible for anyone to learn any language profoundly. People who support this
theory use the example of a girl known as Genie, also called the Wild Child
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Genie was raised in isolation. (A) Her father was a disturbed man who decided to keep
her away from all contact with other people, and he never talked to her or allowed her to
learn anything. (B)
She was thirteen when she was discovered and taken away from her
father. (C)
Although her circumstances were very tragic, linguists were excited at the
opportunity to teach this girl some language skills because through her example they could
test the Critical Period Hypothesis and the nativist or non-nativist theories. (D) Genie was
able to learn some language, though never to the level that a normal teenager would.
Linguists believe that Genies case proves the Critical Period Hypothesis although they still
debate whether or not it supports the nativist or non-nativist arguments.
1. The word subsequent in the passage is closest in meaning to ___
A. previous
B. later
C. foreign
D. resultant
2. According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true about the nativist theory of
language acquisition EXCEPT ____
A. Children are capable of organizing language rules without training.
B. Language input from others is needed to activate childrens ability.
C. Children are born with innate grammar knowledge.
D. Children are not genetically predisposed to learn language naturally from birth.
3. The author mentions Social Interactionism in paragraph 3 as an example of ___
A. the theory that children have an inborn ability to learn their first language.
B. the theory that adults contribute to childrens language acquisition.
C. the fact that children need formal language lessons to learn languages.
D. the theory that children below a certain age tend to learn language more easily.
4. According to paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the Critical Period Hypothesis?
A. It totally rejects the nativist position.
B. It strongly supports the non-nativist position.
C. It basically agrees with the nativist position.
D. It provides a neutral stance on childrens language acquisition.
5. The word innate in the passage is closest in meaning to ____
A. inherent
B. essential
C. extraordinary D. creative
6. According to paragraph 5, which of the following best describes Genies language
progress?
A. She never learned language skills.
B. She learned many language skills
C. She learned some skills
D. She proved the nativist theory.
7. Look at the four
(A), (B), (C), and (D) that indicate where the following sentence
could be added to the passage.
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As a matter of fact, Genie was confined to a room with very little light and tied to a
potty chair most of the time.
8. Which of the answer choices below does NOT describe the characteristics of the Critical
Period Hypothesis?
A. Young children receive informal language lessons from their mothers.
B. Children lose their ability to learn languages around the time of puberty.
C. The discovery of Genie allowed scientists to test this theory.
Your answers:
1. .
2. .. 3. .
4. ..
5. .
6. .. 7. .
8. ..
IV. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place below. Write your
answer in the numbered box. (7 points)
CENSORSHIP
moral standards
masquerading
unscrupulous
excessive
degrades
counter-productive
infringes
The amount of offensive material we are exposed to in films nowadays is surely (1) ___.
Most people accept that scenes of sex and violence are sometimes necessary to tell a story,
but all too often these scenes are gratuitous; they are unnecessary and simply inserted in the
film to appeal to the baser human instincts. Censorship is necessary, especially to protect
children from the corrupting influence of such scenes, often (2) ___ as art, in our cinemas.
There should also be censorship of pornographic magazines produced by (3) ___ people
willing to cater to the perverted tastes of a small minority. Such material destroys the
innocence of the young and (4) ___ all who read it. On the other hand, there are those who
say that something which is banned becomes desirable so censorship is (5) ___, and that
censorship (6) ___ on our freedom of choice. However, freedom is not merely freedom to
do what we want but freedom from attempts to destroy society's (7) ____. Censorship
provides the safeguards by which society protects itself.
Your answers:
1. ...
5. ...

2. ....
6. ....

3.
7.

4. ...

PART IV: WRITING (15 points)

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I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (5 points)
1 . She didnt cry when the story ended in tragedy.
Not a
2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease
Enormous
3. I never thought of asking for his help
The thought..
4. As there are no more questions, we think we can end the meeting
There ...
5. My brother works better when he is pressed for time.
The less..
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given (5 points)
1. He said he was sorry for what he had said to the customer.
(apologies)

2. The secretary said my expectation was unbelievable

(beyond)

3. Jack has become confident as a result of his success.

(turned)

4. Our father will probably stay longer in Rome than he expected.

(probability)

5. The jury said Mr. Cutter was guilty of misappropriating a huge sum of money.
(found)

III. Essay writing.

At present we rely on most of our energy needs. However, oil is a fossil fuel and causes
air pollution, and it will eventually run out. Nuclear energy is the only practical and
clean source of energy for the world. Do you agree?
Write at least 400 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and
support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
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