Part I: Language
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1. A. enjoyed B. turned C. joined D. helped
2. A. dear B. year C. wear D. disappear
3. A. present B. appeal C. dissolve D. eject
4. A. employer B. reunite C. understand D. recommend
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5. You have to be highly … to do well in these subject.
A. competitive B. competitor C. competition D. competed
6. … education normally provides undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as vocational education and training.
A. intermediate B. primary C. secondary D. tertiary
7. When you are staying at a popular resort, there are plenty of … to go on.
A. excusions B. expeditions C. pilgrimages D. sightseeing
8. “ I’m not hot. I’m absolutely roasting” - “...”
A. You lucky thing! I’m sure you’II enjoy it
B. Let’s go and cool down the sea
C. You’II get a lovely suntan
D. Maybe you’ve got sun stroke
9. A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants … degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects.
A. secondary B. optional C. academic D. vocational
10. My mother often complains, “You’re so messy. I always have to … after you.”
A. put on B. go up C. clean up D. keep on
11. OPPOSITE: The captain ordered the soldiers to gather on the doubleeven though they were sleeping.
A. willingly B. immediately C. slowly D. intensively
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12. They left the restaurant, having spent (spend) two hours over lunch.
13. Mary is ill because she has been working(work) in the garden all day.
14. My clothes are not in the room. They have just taken (just take) them away.
15. She apologized for having broken(break) my vase.
16. Be sure to follow the instructions given (give) at the top of the page.
Part 2: Reading
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Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. The face was created by the Romanian (1) ______ Gheorghe Leonida. The statue is 30 metres tall, not including its 8-metre pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide. By (2) ______ , it is approximately two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty’s height from base to torch.
The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is (3) ______ at the peak of the 700-metre Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio. A symbol of Christianity across the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, and is listed as (4) ______ of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The statue, (5) ______ was constructed between 1922 and 1931, is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.
A. artist B. guitarist C. stylist D. scientist
A. package B. comparison C. pleasure D. occasion
A. connected B. scratched C. located D. pointed
A. other B. each C. another D. one
A. why B. which C. who D. that
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The Amazon rainforest is home to more than a third of all the world`s species of plants, birds and animals. Twenty per cent of all the birds in the world live in the rainforest. Scientists have discovered thousands of types of plants and animals that can only be found there. There are thousands - probably millions more that we haven`t discovered yet. There are at least 2.5 million species of insects there. Imagine what would happen if they all lost their home? It couldn`t happen, could it? Unfortunately, it`s happening right now. Yet, the rainforest is big. But it`s getting smaller. The problem is that people are cutting down the trees, mainly to make room for cows. These provide meat and make money for their owners. This process of cutting down trees is called ‘deforestation`. The good news is that it is slowing down. In 2004, for example, more than 27,000 square kilometres were cut down. That`s an area bigger than Wales. In 2006, because of all the campaigns to save rainforest, it dropped to just over 13,000 square kilometres. The bad news is that it`s not enough. Scientists predict that by 2030, the rainforest will have become smaller by 40%. It`s possible that by the end of the 21st century, the rainforest will have completely disappeared. With deforestation, thousands of the animals, birds, fish and plants that live in the Amazon rainforest lose their home, their natural habitat. Some