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ASSORTED TEST 21
A. LISTENING (50 points):
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Part 1: You will hear part of an interview in which a jazz musician and radio presenter
called Harry Bulford is talking about his life and work. For questions 1-5, choose the
answer ( A, B, C, or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (10pts)
1. What first attracted Harry to jazz?
A. an understanding of its emotion appeal
B. being told that he had a talent for it
C. his brother’s enthusiasm for it D. seeing it performed well
2. Harry says he went to music college because he wanted to _______. A. become a composer B. have a break from jazz
C. fulfill his father’s expectations
D. show his contempt for conformity
3. In his response to the question about whether he’s ‘Britain’s top trumpeter’, Harry reveals that he is _______.
A. proud to be praised so highly
B. keen to improve his skills even further
C. embarrassed on behalf of other players
D. resigned to being unknown internationally
4. For Harry, one disadvantage of being a professional performer is that _______.
A. his social circle tends to be limited
B. he’s been unable to protect his personal privacy
C. he’s had problems caused by a fluctuating income
D. his frequent absences from home have affected his family life
5. Harry thinks he was asked to present his current programme because ______.
A. no one else was available at the time
B. the producer was a former schoolfriend
C. he was considered to have the right approach
D. his previous programme had made him popular Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Page 1 of 23
Part 2: You will hear a speaker discussing a recent report on hypnotism. Write T (for
TRUE) or F (for FALSE) in the numbered boxes. (10pts)
1. The report outlines the use of hypnosis by historians.
2. Hypnosis can be used in surgery.
3. Under hypnosis people can be made to imitate animals.
4. Under hypnosis, people do things they wouldn’t normally do.
5. At present, private clubs do not have to follow government rules on hypnosis. Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 3: You are going to hear a lecture on the cork forests of southern Spain and
Portugal. Write NO MORE THAN SIX WORDS for each answer. (10pts)
1. What do cork trees need to grow well?
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2. How can healthy growth of the cork tree be maintained?
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3.What do farmers do to maintain biodiversity in cork-growing
areas? ......................................................................................................
4. What has The Cork Growers’Association agreed to use contaminated cork for?
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5. What is the consequence of decline in the cork forests?
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Part 4: Listen to a radio programme about Biomimicry, the science of copying nature
in order to create new technologies and fill in the missing information. Write NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the
spaces provided. (20 pts)
Biomimicry imitates nature’s structures, processes and (1) ________to create new ideas.
Velcro was invented in (2) ______________. It was developed after its inventor observed
the sticking qualities of one particular plant’s (3) ______________.
Wood has the beneficial feature of being able to (4) ______________
The synthetic ‘wood’ created for the post office will not (5) ______________ according
to surrounding environmental conditions. Page 2 of 23
The Namibian Fog Basking beetle uses its ability to (6)______________ in order to live in harsh conditions.
A (7) ________ on the beetle’s shell repels water and aids the formation of large droplets.
The Sahara Forest project utilised this concept in the design of a (8) ____________.
The ‘Able Project’ uses (9) ___________from the composting process as an input to the fish farm.
The extinction of one species of (10) ______________has prevented scientists from
finding a cure for excess stomach acid. Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail long-winded journeys and ups and downs _________. A. aplenty B. inexhaustibly C. profusely D. superabundant
2. It stands to reason that a touch of humour and optimism can work _________ .
A. on all cylinders B. spectacles C. wonders D. your finger to the bones
3. 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
4. As the sky darkened it soon became obvious that a violent thunderstorm was _______. A. imminent
B. instantaneous C. immediate D. eminent
5. In some countries, confrontation between police and strikers on ________ has become
a feature of life in the eighties.
A. dole queues B. picket lines C. back benches D. assembly lines
6. They were ___ tempted to relieve the shopkeeper of his three juiciest-looking apples.
A. badly B. sorely C. powerfully D. utterly
7. His appearance at the reception with the late Mayor’s widow caused something of a __________. A. confusion B. rumour C. wonder D. stir Page 3 of 23
8. A boycott of other countries’ sporting events appears a politically more expedient form
of protest than trade _________. A. treaties B. actions C. blocks D. sanctions
9. The low, unbroken ___ of the machine next door gradually bored its way into his brain. A. din B. thud C. blare D. hum
10. Her close personal friends never __ in their belief in her; whatever was written in the press. A. derided B. taunted C. faltered D. reneged
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Calendar 2018 was an eventful year and numerous moving variables led to (1.
HEIGHT) ________ volatility in the stock market. Markets across the globe came under
pressure as growth worries intensified following trade war tensions and now a US government (2.SHUT)________.
Concerns over the same have been voiced by the many central bankers across the
globe and we hope these may lead to lower pace of tightening or a pause by the central
banks to support growth in their (3. RESPECT) ________ economies. This, in turn, will
support stock markets. On the (4. FLIP) ________ flipside, the Fed has already planned
two more rate hikes instead of three, and those would dry up some liquidity in the emerging markets like India.
Back home, the silver lining is that the macro (5. METER) ________ such as oil
prices, bond yields and liquidity, which ruined market sentiments in the 2018, now
appear to have turned favourable. From the peak of $80 a barrel hit in early October, oil
prices are now hovering at around $50. A drop in Iran’s oil production/exports from May
2019, when US will remove its (6. EXEMPT) ________ for eight countries still
importing oil from Iran, may restrict supplies and push up crude oil prices.
The Indian stock market saw a net (7. FLOW) ________ of $4.58 billion in 2018,
the steepest selloff in a decade. Yet, India did well compared with other emerging
markets, and the reason behind it was the large flows coming through domestic
institutions. As India grows, we will continue to see the clout of domestic (8. INVEST)
________ grow, as that of foreign players. Page 4 of 23
Strong consumer loan growth and rising real income will boost consumer
(9.DISCRETION ) ________ spends, whereas a likely turn in private capex (capital
expenditure) cycle and strong public capex should will continue to boost the overall
economy and corporate (10. EARN) ________ . C. READING (50 points)
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
It only (1) _________ the completion of the reconstruction of the human genetic
map for a whole host of hereditary diseases to be eradicated. Originally, it was forecast
that the venture would take until the beginning of the 21st century to be (2) _________.
At present, it is clear that the task can be finished much earlier.
Hundreds of scholars have gone to extremes to help (3) _________ the mystery of
the human genetic structure with an ardent hope for (4) _________ mankind from
disorders such as cancer, cystic fibrosis or arthritis.
The progress in this incredible undertaking is (5) _________ by an accurate
interpretation of the information involved in the chromosomes forming the trillions of the
cells in the human body. Locating and characterizing every single gene may sound an
implausible assignment, but very considerable (6) _________ has already been made.
What we know by now is that the hereditary code is assembled in DNA, some parts of
which may be diseased and (7) _________ to the uncontrollable transmission of the
damaged code from parents to their children.
Whereas work at the completion of the human genome may last for a few years
more, notions like gene therapy or genetic engineering don’t (8) _________ much
surprise any longer. Their potential application has already been (9) _________ in the
effective struggle against many viruses or in the genetic treatment of blood disorders. The
hopes, are, then that hundreds of maladies that humanity is (10) _________ with at
present might eventually cease to exist in the not too distant future. 1. A. expects B. anticipates C. requires D. remains 2. A. dismantled B. discharged
C. accomplished D. exterminated 3. A. dissolve B. interrogate C. respond D. unravel 4. A. liberating B. insulating C. surviving D. averting Page 5 of 23 5. A. dependent B. reliant C. qualified D. conditioned 6. A. headline B. headway C. heading D. headship 7. A. amiable B. conceivable C. conducive D. evocative 8. A. evoke B. institute C. discharge D. encourage 9. A. examined B. inquired C. corroborated D. accounted 10. A. aggravated B. plagued C. persecuted D. teased Your answer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points) THE GALAPAGOS
Visitors to the Galapagos Islands could be forgiven for asking all the fuss is (1)
_________. Disasters workers and ecologists (2) _________ outnumber tourists, but
there are few visible signs of a disaster. A wrecked oil tanker, stranded on rocks a mile
away, is a blot on the tropical landscape. Simply keeping catastrophe at (3)_________
was never to satisfy an environmental group that wants the Galapagos Islands to remain
as they were when Darwin visited in 1839, especially since most of the credit for the
narrow escape is thanks to the winds and currents that carried the spill (4) _________ to the sea.
About a third of the island’s 600 or more native plant species are found only there.
(5)_________ the 57 species of reptiles, land birds and mammals, more than 80 percent
are found nowhere else. Among these is the world’s largest marine lizard, the only
species of penguin found in the tropics, a cormorant that has lived so long without
predators that it has lost the (6)_________ to fly, and many rare species of tortoise. All
are uniquely vulnerable, hence the unique concern.
The Galapagos Islands were (7)_________ a national park in 1959, and developed an
apparently model ecotourism industry- groups are sent (8) _________ hopping to
designated sites and always with a guide. The local conservationists appeared confident at
the helm, and the international environmental groups are pleased to have one (9) Page 6 of 23
_________ place to worry about- until the rusting ship ran (10) _________, and leaked its cargo of oil.
Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the questions.
COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUTURE
In the 1980s the United States Department of Energy was looking for suitable sites
to bury radioactive waste material generated by its nuclear energy programs. The
government was considering burying the dangerous wastes in deep underground
chambers in remote desert areas. The problem, however, was that nuclear waste remains
highly radioactive for thousands of years. The commission entrusted with tackling the
problem of waste disposal was aware that the dangers posed by radioactive emissions
must be communicated to our descendants of at least 10,000 years hence. So the task
became one of finding a way to tell future societies about the risk posed by these deadly deposits.
Of course, human society in the distant future may be well aware of the hazards of
radiation. Technological advances may one day provide the solutions to this dilemma.
But the belief in constant technological advancement is based on our perceptions of
advances made throughout history and prehistory. We cannot be sure that society won’t
have slipped backward into an age of barbarism due to any of several catastrophic events,
whether the result of nature such as the onset of a new ice age or perhaps mankind’s
failure to solve the scourges of war and pollution. In the event of global catastrophe, it is
quite possible that humans of the distant future will be on the far side of a broken link of
communication and technological understanding.
The problem then becomes how to inform our descendants that they must avoid
areas of potential radioactive seepage given that they may not understand any currently
existing language and may have no historical or cultural memory. So, any message
indicated to future reception and decipherment must be as universally understandable as possible.
It was soon realized by the specialists assigned the task of devising the
communication system that material in which the message was written might not
physically endure the great lengths of time demanded. The second law of Page 7 of 23
thermodynamics shows that all material disintegrates over time. Even computers that
might carry the message cannot be expected to endure long enough. Besides, electricity
supplies might not be available in 300 generations. Other media storage methods were
considered and rejected for similar reasons.
The task force under the linguist Thomas Sebeok finally agreed that no foolproof
way would be found to send a message across so many generations and have it survive
physically and be decipherable by a people with few cultural similarities to us. Given this
restriction, Sebeok suggested the only possible solution was the formation of a committee
of guardians of knowledge. Its task would be to dedicate itself to maintaining and passing
the knowledge of the whereabouts and dangers of the nuclear waste deposits. This so-
called atomic priesthood would be entrusted with keeping knowledge of this tradition
alive through millennia and developing the tradition into a kind of mythical taboo
forbidding people to tamper in a way with the nuclear waste sites. Only the initiated
atomic priesthood of experts would have the scientific knowledge to fully understand the
danger. Those outside the priesthood would be kept away by a combination of rituals and
legends designed to warn off intruders.
This proposal has been criticized because of the possibility of a break in continuity of the
original message. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that any warning or sanction passed
on for millennia would be obeyed, nor that it could survive with its original meaning
intact. To counterbalance this possibility, Sebeok’s group proposed a “relay system” in
which information is passed on over relatively short periods of time, just three
generations ahead. The message then to be renewed and redesigned if necessary for the
following three generations and so on over the required time span. In this way
information could be relayed into the future and avoid the possibility of physical degradation.
A second defect is more difficult to dismiss, however. This is the problem of social
exclusiveness brought about through possession of vital knowledge. Critics point out that
the atomic priesthood could use its secret knowledge to control those who are
scientifically ignorant. The establishment of such an association of insiders holding
powerful knowledge not available except in mythic form to nonmembers would be a
dangerous precedent for future social developments. Page 8 of 23
1. The word "chambers" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________ . A. partitions B. openings C. cavities D. fissures
2 . What problem faced the commission assigned to deal with the burial of nuclear waste
A. How to reduce the radioactive life of nuclear waste materials
B. How to form a committee that could adequately express various nuclear risks
C. How to notify future generations of the risks of nuclear contamination
D. How to choose burial sites so as to minimize dangers to people.
3. In paragraph 2, the author explains the possible circumstances of future societies________ .
A. to warn about the possible natural catastrophe
B. to question the value of advances
C. to highlight humankind's inability to resolve problems
D. to demonstrate the reason nuclear hazards must be communicated
4. The word "scourges" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________ . A. pressures B. afflictions C. worries D. annoyances
5. In paragraph 4, the author mentions the second law of thermodynamics __________ .
A. to support the view that nuclear waste will disperse with time
B. to show that knowledge can be sustained over millennia
C. to give the basic scientific reason behind the breakdown of material objects
D. to contrast the potential life span of knowledge with that of material objects
6. The word "Its" in the passage refers to _________ . A. knowledge B. committee C. solution D. guardians
7. In paragraph 5, why is the proposed committee of guardians referred to as the "atomic priesthood"?
A. Because they would be an exclusive group with knowledge about nuclear waste sites.
B. Because they would use rituals and legends to maintain their exclusiveness
C. Because they would be an exclusive religious order
D. Because they would develop mythical taboos surrounding their traditions
8. According to the author, why did the task force under Sebeok propose a relay system for passing on information? Page 9 of 23
A. To show that Sebeok 's ideas created more problems than they solved
B. To support the belief that breaks in communication are inevitable over time
C. To contrast Sebeok's ideas with those proposed by his main critics
D. To compensate for the fact that meaning will not stable over long periods of time
9. According to paragraph 7, the second defect of the atomic priesthood proposal is that it could lead to _________ .
A. the nonmembers turning knowledge into dangerous mythical forms
B. the possible misuse of exclusive knowledge
C. the establishment of a scientifically ignorant society
D. the priesthood's criticism of points concerning vital knowledge
10. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as difficulties in devising a
communication system with the future EXCEPT __________.
A. the failure to maintain communication link
B. the loss of knowledge about today's civilization
C. the inability of materials to endure over time
D. the exclusiveness of priesthood
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
WHERE HAVE ALL OUR BIRDS GONE?
People have been listening to skylarks singing in Britain for 10,000 years. But now they,
and many other much loved species, are vanishing fast. David Adam finds out why.
A family of Starlings has chosen a post box for the third year running in an Essex seaside
town to raise their young brood.
A. The B1042 that winds from the Bedfordshire town of Sandy towards the village of
Potton is a difficult road to cross. Fast and twisty, there are several blind bends where
pedestrians must take their lives into their hands. That is trickier than it sounds, for most
pedestrians who cross the B1042 already have a pair of binoculars in their hands. The
road separates the grand headquarters of the RSPB, home to hundreds of birdwatchers,
from some unkept fields, home to hundreds of watchable birds – hence the regular skips
across the tarmac. The skips, though, are now less regular for many RSPB staff, for the Page 10 of 23
star attraction of the neighbouring fields has flown. Until a year ago, a clutch of woodlark
nested there, one of Britain's rarest birds with just 1,000 or so thought to remain. Then
their home was ploughed up and replaced with a giant field of swaying hemp plants. The
woodlark have not been seen since.
B. It is not just the professional birdwatchers of the RSPB who have seen their local
landscape transformed. Across Britain, and with little fanfare, the face of the countryside
has subtly changed in recent years. Farm fields that stood idle for years under EU
schemes to prevent overproduction, such as the one across the road from the RSPB, have
been conscripted back into active service. The uncultivated land, previously a haven for
wildlife, has been ploughed, and farmers have planted crops such as wheat and barley,
with occasional hemp for use in paper and textiles.
C. As a result, the amount of land available for birds such as the woodlark has halved in
the last two years. Without efforts to stem this loss of habitat, conservation experts warn
that the countryside of the future could look and sound very different. Starved of insects
in the spring and seeds through the winter, the metallic-sounding corn bunting and plump
grey partridge, formerly one of the most common birds on UK shores, are on the brink.
And the skylark, whose twittering has provided the soundtrack to millions of countryside
walks and inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley, in Ode to a Skylark, to praise its "profuse
strains of unpremeditated art", is struggling and could soon vanish from many areas.
Numbers fell 53% from 1970 to 2006. "This is not just about birdwatchers. These birds
are part of our common heritage," says Gareth Morgan, head of agriculture policy at the RSPB.
D. Government figures show that populations of 19 bird species that rely on farmland
have halved since serious counting started in the 1970s – a decline conservationists blame
on intensive farming methods, with insecticide and herbicide sprayed on to monoculture
fields shorn of vibrant hedges. The unmistakable yellowhammer, which likes to sing
while perched as a dash of colour on hedges and bushes, has steadily disappeared with
the hedges and bushes. And a startling 80% drop across England in 40 years has diluted
the shifting Rorschach blots painted on the dusk sky by massed flocks of starling –
though urban changes are blamed for this too. Page 11 of 23 E.
and you may think that the rest of the countryside is doing OK, but for most
people, farmland is the British countryside. About 75% of Britain is farmed, and about
half of that is arable fields. Take a train between two UK towns, particularly in eastern
counties, and almost all of the countryside you see is farmland.
F. As Simon Gillings of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) puts it: "For most
people, farmland is the countryside and farmland birds are the birds they see." If birds are
struggling, then it is a fair bet that other wildlife is too. "Birds are indicative of other
things," Gillings says. "If birds are declining then what does that say about the plants and
insects they rely on? It's all linked together." Questions 1- 6
The Reading Passage has six paragraphs, A-F. Choose the correct heading for each
paragraph from the list of headings. Write the correct number i-ix in boxes 56-61. List of Headings i. Not only birds suffer ii.
Vanishing of habitats gives rise to the drop in bird species. iii.
Cultivating fame fields is profitable for farmers iv. A niche and minor problem v. Who should be blamed? vi.
Woodlark and other birds are on the brink
vii. Hedges and bushes are blamed for the reduction
viii. The rapid disappearance of bird species in Britain ix.
The countryside is the farmland x.
A major change in local landscape – more land is cultivated. xi.
Farmland is taking an insignificant share.
Question 1: Paragraph A __________
Question 2: Paragraph B __________
Question 3: Paragraph C __________
Question 4: Paragraph D __________
Question 5: Paragraph E __________
Question 6: Paragraph F __________ Page 12 of 23 Questions 7-10
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the READING
PASSAGE ?. In boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet, write YES
if the statement agrees with the information NO
if the statement contradicts with the information NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this
Question 7: The RSPB is a very famous international organisation in birds conservation.
Question 8: In EU countries farm fields are left uncultivated in order to increase their fertility.
Question 9: The loss of habitats means a more demanding survival for many bird species.
Question 10: In the 1970s governments only counted 19 bird species that depended on farmland.
Part 5: You are going to read an article about the present-day importance of the moon
landings. Choose from the sections (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once.
Mark your answer on the separate sheet. (10 points)
LIVING IN THE MOON’S SHADOW
More than forty years on, why the moon landings are still having an impact today A.
On December 19, 1972, a sonic boom above the South Pacific signaled the completion of
the Apollo program, as a tiny space capsule burst back through the blue sky. On board
were the last three astronauts to visit the moon. The space race has changed the course of
human history far more profoundly than anyone could have predicted in 1961, when a
new president challenged America to land a man on the moon and return him safely to
the Earth. No one present knew how to make it happen. But that wasn't going to stop
them rising to President Kennedy’s date. B.
As progress in human space flight sped up through the 1960s, Ph.D. intake at American
universities, particularly in the field of Physics, increased almost threefold. Apollo was
making America cleverer. Within weeks of Kennedy’s speech, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) was asked to work out the small matter of helping
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from Earth. To assist them in this, a small lightweight computer was proposed by MIT. In
the early 60s, computers often took up entire rooms. To miniaturize one enough to pack it
into a modestly-sized craft, they’d need new technology, so they turned to a brand new
arrival on the technology scene: the integrated circuit C.
Only a few companies were experimenting with these new micro-electronic components
at the time; keen to help them perfect the performance of these novel miniature circuits,
NASA ordered one million of them. The agency really only needed a few hundred, but
aware that they would be betting the lives of their astronauts on them, they were keen to
make sure the manufacturers could make them as reliable as possible. Such a financial
kickstart to a fledgling industry, coupled with another gift of Apollo — inspiration —
would prove to be powerful drivers for technological change in the decades that followed.
Those graduating across the world in the '70s and '80s had watched Apollo's engineers
dream the impossible and then build it. As an act of human ingenuity, Applo made them
giddy, intoxicated on admiration and inspiration. As William Bainbridge put it in his
book “The Spaceflight Revolution’, Apollo was a grand attempt to reach beyond the
world of mundane life and transcend the ordinary limits of human existence life through
accomplishment of the miraculous - a story of engineers who tried to reach the heavens' D.
Many of the people who have built the new tools of the Internet and the technological
infrastructure that underpins it cite Apollo as their motivator. Professor Sir Martin
Sweeting founded the word-renowned small satellite company SSTL, which
revolutionized the industry. ‘Apollo started me on this whole pathway of getting involved
in space.' says Sweeting. The idea of being able to participate in something as exciting as
a lunar landing, it stimulated an ambition, the dream of building my own satellite with my
friends.’ The idea of a small private enterprise launching a satellite was considered pretty
crazy at the time, he points out. ‘After building the first one, I had a lot of advice to go
out and get a proper job. I’m sure that without Apollo I would have followed a more conventional career.' E. Page 14 of 23
Former NASA flight director Glynn Lunney witnessed the trickle-down straight from
Apollo to the rest of us. 'We were asking people to do things 10 or 20 years ahead of
when they would otherwise have done them. And they knew it. They stepped up to it and
succeeded. Today’s cellphones, wireless equipment, tablet computers and so on are a
result of the fact that the country did this high-tech thing and made this large portfolio of
technologies available.' Today's, population, over half of whom weren't born when those
last astronauts returned from the moon, use these inventions to communicate will each
other freely and without a thought for geographical and cultural differences. The gifts of
Apollo continue to ripple down the decades, and still have the power to unite and inspire us.
In which section are the following mentioned? Statements Answer
A tribute to the ambitions of the space programme 1.
the accelerated development of technology 2.
A lack of encouragement to continue with a project 3.
various factors which made a task particularly challenging 4.
an individual example of the inspiring effects of Apollo 5.
an event marking the end of an era 6.
A spirited response to a seemingly impossible provocation 7.
the effects of the space programme on attitudes to sharing information 8.
A radical alteration of existing technology 9.
an influential combination of factors affecting the space programme 10.
PART IV: WRITING (60 pts)
Part 1. Graph writing (15 points)
The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974
and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant. Page 15 of 23
Part 2: Write an essay of about 300 words to answer the following question. (35 pts)
Failure is proof that the desire was not strong enough. To what extent do you agree
or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
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