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. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 P T S ) | f i r I f f ‘í I. PH ONOL OGY (5PTS)
Choose the wor d whose underlined pa rt is pron oun ced differen tly from the others. 1. A. deco y B. perishable c . benzene D. supreme 2. A. m ayor B. quay c . prayer D. layer 3. A. m ahout B. foul c . poultry D. drought 4. A. hombre B. hauteur c . heirloom D. haulage 5. A. sim ile B. anemone c .acne D. acquies ce
Choo se th e w ord whi ch is stress ed diffe rentl y fr om the othe r three. 6. A. xenop hobia B. salmonberry c . palindrome D. moder ator 7. A. horo scope B. mahogany c. de plorable D. prerequis ite 8. A. interchange B. infamous c. contributory D. under current 9. A. cu lminate J B. negligence c . diplomat D. intrig uing 10. A. viticulture B. concertina c . preferential D. misbeg otten II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)
Choo se th e bes t optio ns to c omplete the follo wi ng sentenc es.
11. Because of the unfortunate
, y our order was not dispatche d by the date r equested. ‘ ' '< ' A. hi ndrance B. oversight c. negligence D. transgr ession
12. Failing to submit the proposal on time was __ _______for Tom . A. a nail in the coffin B. a real kick in the pants c. a shot in the dark D. an open and shu t case
13. Be careful not t o ________ your fing er with tha t needle. A. prick B. bite c. scratch D. sting
14. The ju ry _____ her complime nts on her excellen t know ledge of the subject. A. paid B. gave c. made D. said
15. His new yac ht is cer tainly a n ________ display o f his wealth. A. ost entatious B. ossified c. intuitive D. elusiv e
16 .1 don ’t need any medicine. I’m as right a s _____. A. cloud s B. rays c. rain D. a haz e 5
17. T he y co nti nu ed fig hti ng d esp ite a ll t he _ _ _ _ _ the y me t w ith. ., . A. am en iti es B. pro per tie s c . lia bil itie s D. a dv ers itie s
18. I ap pe ale d to a ll _______ peo ple to sup por t m e a nd 1 was suc ces sfu l. A. sam e-m ind ed B. t ho ug ht- sha rin g c. fami liar-thin kin g D. lik e-m ind ed
19. H e see me d ver y qu iet , but it wo uld be a m ista ke t o _______ his inte llig enc e. A. de va lue B. dep rec ate c. und errate D. min im ize
20. Wit h a l l______ res pec t, I th ink y ou r c om me nts a re ver y sho rt-s igh ted . A. an tic ipa ted B. due c. limited D. firm
III. G RAM MAR AND STRUCTU RES (5PTS)
Choose the best o ptions to com plete th e foll owi ng se ntences. 21. Yo ur id ea s, ___ , se em unu sua l t o me. A. as her s B. like her s , V c. sim ilar as hers D. dif fer en t th an hers
22. It is m ov ed t ha t th e cam pai gn fun ds at once . A. to rai se rais e - b e lau nch ed B. rais e - to be laun che d c. rai c. se - launchedd D. t o rais e - is lau nch ed
23. A ne w ge ne rat ion o f pe rfo rm ers ,
tho se wh o by now h ad bec om e a
house hold name , ho ned th eir skills before followi ng the same path onto telev ision A. no less ta len ted t han
B. a lon g wit h tal ent ed as c. together with talent ed as
D. h avi ng mo re tal ent ed than 24.
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A. Th ou gh bad ly wo un ded he w as
B. Bad ly wo un ded a s he was c. As he was badly wound ed D. A s bad ly wo un ded he was
25. At th e dee p bot tom o f At lan tic _ A. lied the T itan ic B. did the T ita nic lie c. lay the Titan ic D. had the Tit ani c lain
26. He fin all y ag re ed ,______ rel uct ant ly, to hel p US. A. alb eit . B. som eho w or oth er c. in all like lihood > '■ D. no net hel ess :» 27. Ch arl ie •' <
a s pee ch at the end o f the last ter m, but he d id n’t.
A. wa s t o hav e giv en B. is to giv e
c. were to give'" D. was to be given
28. _____ cir cli ng th e glo be fas ter tha n Jule s Ve rn e’s fic tion al Phi lea s Fog g.
A. A pio ne er jour na lis t, Ne llie B ly ’s ex plo its incl ude d
B. Al so inc lud ed In the e xpl oit s o f Nel lie Bly, a p ion ee r jou rn ali st, w as
c. The explo its o f Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included
D. Th e pio ne er jo ur na lis t’s e xp loi ts o f Nel lie Bly incl ude d
29. He pau sed , afr aid l est h e ______ too m uch. ' . . . , A. di dn ’t sa y B. say c. has said D. ha dn ’t b een s ay ing 6
30. W e___ ______ you the money you needed but you didn ’t tell US. A. co uld have lent B. should have lent c. could lend D. were able to
IV. PHR ASA L VERBS AND PREPO SITIO NS (5 PTS)
31. Jun ior hospita l d octors are thr ow n______ at the deep end in their first jobs. A. in B. away c . to D. with
32. I was _____ the impression that you liked Indian food. A. at B. on c. wit h D. un der
33. Gove rnme nts sh ou ld_______ international laws aga inst t errorism . A. bring up B. bring about c. bring in D. brin g back
34. ____ _ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that thing s would improve. , A. A t the bottom
B. At the height c. On the top D. In th e end
35. I cou ldn ’t decid e w hat to wr ite a bout, when I sud de nly _____ upon t he idea
of doing someth ing on the wr iter’s block. A. th ough t B. chanced c. hit D. arrived
36. Jane got the jo b ______ virtue of her greater exp erience. A. w ith B. on c. by D. for
37. I see a lot o f young pe ople with this new hairstyle. It seems to b e ______. A. p iling up
B. bringing off c. coming of f D. catch ing on
38. Be car eful! The yo ung horse h asn’t been A. broke n in B. got round c. taken over D. set up
39. Theo ries about the c auses of bird flu have c ha ng ed __ ’ _ the light o f recent researc h. ' A. on B. in c. to i'i» D. with
40. Jane man aged to e ke _______ her studen t loan till the en d o f the year. A. of f B. out c. in . D. through
V. G UIDE D CLOZE 1 (5PTS)
Re ad the te xt be low a nd decid e which answer best fi ls each space.
Work ing to (4 1) ______ through with my uni versity years did, in (42) _ ___ ,
prepa re me for life aft er g raduation. I’ve nev er been lazing (4 3) _____ and have
alread y cram med as much into each day as I could. I guess I’ve always been
someo ne who takes things in their str ide and snapped up any opportu nity that has
come my way. Looking back, I feel a great (4 4 )__________ of self- respec t for
finish ing my studies without (4 5) ______ with any debts but I’ll admit it w asn ’t
always plain sailing. Not until I scraped through my first-y ear exams did I
realize the (4 6 )______ of time managemen t. I think persona lity has played a
huge role in my success, (4 7) ________ . I’ve alwa ys taken pleas ure in wh ateve r
I do, whet her it’s for wo rk o r play. Sometimes people are surpris ed at my ability
to solve proble m (4 8) ______and wonder where my en ergy come s from. 1 think
it must be (49) ______ . My pare nts’ work ethic and attitud e towar ds life have
had a g reat impact on me and ( 50 )______ me down the path I’ve take n. 7 41. A. get B. pull c . see D. make 42. A. ref lection B. reflexion c. retrospect D. hin dsight 43. A. away B. around c. ro und D. of f 44. A. state B. reason c . awarenes s D.s ens e 45. A. incurring B. meeting c. encountering D. heading 46. A. significa nce B. magnifice nce c. principle D. vitality 47. A. nonethe less B. neverth eless c . though D. then 48. A. affection ately B. proficient ly
c. efficaciously D. prominently 49. A. heredity B.in here nce c . heritage D. hierarchy 50. A. pr opelled B. urged c . geared D. diverted
VI. G UIDED CLOZE 2 (5PTS)
Re ad the t ext be low an d decide which an swer be st fi ts each space.
It is important to recognize that online learning has (5 1 )_____ advantage s
and disadvan tages. Although studen ts’ grades appear to be (5 2 )_________ by
the mode of instruction, certain courses are more challengi ng to students who
carry out their studies in the virtual environme nt than in the classroom.
However, in online classes, participation in learning activities may be less
daunting, (5 3 )_____ for shy students, and the quality and quantity of studen t-
student and teache r-stude nt interaction may be higher. Increasingly, it is a/an
(5 4 )_____ issue f or de signers of online curriculu ms to decide how to match the
advanta ges of different mo des of instruction to specific courses, by offering not
only fully classroom -based or onlin e courses, but also courses that take the best
elements of both types to (5 5 )_____ the needs of students and teachers and to
(5 6) _____ the mos t efficien t use o f resources.
Students who study online tend to lack a sense of community, trust and
positive interaction with other course members and teachers - all elements that
were in the past believed to increase the effectiveness of classroom learning,
among st least confident learners. However, online students generally also feel
that they learn at a similar rate to their (5 7) _____in the classroom, and in fact at
my college their grades are jus t as good as those who are taught in ( 58 )_____ .
But ju st imagine how much more effective our online courses could be if th ey
fostered a culture of class cohesion, spirit, trust and interaction, both among
students and between students and faculty. Perhaps the most effective way to
achieve this improvement is for online educators to give more (59) _____
contac t and to encourage students to collaborate.
Online learning provides a fa r more student-center ed teaching approac h than
the traditiona l classroom method, and all school directors should aim to adopt it
as the ir main means to (6 0) _____ education. 51. A. infinite B. definite c. defined D. intimate 52. A. unhar med B. invulnerable c. impervious D. unaffected 53. A. espec ially B. namely c. specifically D. explicitly 8 54. A. crucia l B. vital c . obviou s D. exp endab le 55. A. insatiate B. cater c . addres s D. respo nd 56. A. pu t B. make c . earn D. gain 57. A. pee rs B. counte rparts c . partners D. part akers 58. A. pr ivate B. person c . individual D. secr et 59. A. on e-for-o ne B. one-b y-one c . one-in -one D. one- on-on e 60. A.c on ve y B. cover c . present D. de liver
VII. READ ING PASSA GE 1 (5PTS)
Re ad the tex t be low a nd cho ose the bes t answ er to each question.
A fold culture is a small, isolated, cohesiv e, conse rvativ e, nearly self-
suffic ient g roup that is hom oge neo us in custom and race, with a str ong family or
clan structur e and highly develop ed rituals. Order is mainta ined through
sanctio ns based in the religion or family, and interperso nal relatio nships are
strong. Tradit ion is paramo unt, and change comes infreque ntly and slowly.
There is relativ ely little division of labor into speciali zed duties. Rather, each
person is e xpecte d to perform a great variety of tasks, though duties may differ
betwee n the sexes. Most goods are handmade , and a subsis tence econom y
prevails. Individ ualism is weakly develope d in folk cultures, as are social classes.
Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the
United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivale nt in Anglo- -
Americ a is the Amish, a German American farming sect that larg ely reno unc es
the pr oducts and labor saving devices o f the industrial age. In Amish areas, horse-
drawn buggies till serve as a local tr ansportation device, and the faithful are not
permitted to own automobiles. The Amish's central religious concept of Demut,
"humility", clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so
typical of folk cultures, and there is a corresponding strength of A mish group
identity. Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect. The religion, a variety of
the M ennonite faith, provides the principal mechanism for maint aining order.
By contra st, a popula r culture is a large hetero geneou s group, often highly
individ ualisti c and constant ly ch anging. Relation ships tend to be imperso nal, and
a prono unced divisio n of labor exists, leading to the estab lishm ent of many
special ized profess ions. Secular institutions of control such as the police and
army take the place of religion and family in mainta ining order, and a money -
based econo my pr ev ail s. Because of these contrasts , "popular" may be viewe d
as clearly differ ent from "folk". The popula r is replac ing the folk in
industri alized countr ies and in many develop ing nations. Folk- made o bject s give
way to their popu lar equivalen t, usually because the popu lar item is more
quickly or cheapl y produce d, is easier or time saving to use, or lends more prestige to the owner. 9
61. What d oes the passag e m ainly discuss?
A. Tw o d ecad es in moder n society
B. The influen ce of industrial technol ogy
c. The characteristics of "folk" and "popular" societies
D. The specia lizati on of labor in Canada and the United States
62. Th e w ord "homo geneou s" is closest in meanin g to A. u niform B. genera l c. primitive D. trad itional
63. Which of the follo wing is typical of folk culture s?
A. T here is a mon ey-bas ed economy.
B. So cial change oc curs slowly.
c. Contact with other cultures is encouraged.
D. Each person develo ps one s pecialized s kill.
64. What does the au thor imply abo ut the United States and C anada?
A. The y v alue folk cu ltures.
B. They have no social classes,
c. They have popular cultures.
D. They do not valu e individual ism.
65. The p hrase "largely renounc es" is closest in meaning to A. ge nerally r ejects B. greatly modifies c. loudly declares D. often criticiz es
66. What is the main source of order in Amish s ociety? A. Th e g overn ment B. The econom y c. The clan structure D. The r eligion
67. Which of t he follow ing statements about Amish beliefs does the passage suppo rt?
A. A variety of religious practices is tol erated.
B. Ind ividual ism and co mpetiti on are important,
c. Premodern technology is preferred.
D. Pe ople a re def ined accordi ng to t heir class .
68. Which of the follow ing w ould probably NOT be found in a folk cultu re? A. A carp enter B. A fa rmer c. A weaver D. A banker
69. T he w ord "prevails" is closest in meaning to A. do minat es B. provid es c. develops D. in vests
70. Which of fo llowin g is NOT given as a reason why folk-m ade objects are
replac ed by m ass-prod uced objects? A. Cost B. Prest ige c. Quality D. Co nvenie nce
VIII. R EAD ING PA SSAG E 2 (5PTS) !
Re ad the te xt b elow and choose the b est an swer to each question .
Acc ordin g to sociolog ists, there are several differ ent ways in w hich a person
may become re cognized as the leader o f a social group in the United States. In the
family, tr aditiona l cultural patterns confer leadership on one or bot h o f the parents .
In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually
emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger
groups, leaders are usually cho sen formally thr ough electio n or re cruitm ent. 10
Altho ugh leaders are of ten thoug ht to be peop le with unusual personal ability,
decad es of rese arch have failed to produce consi stent eviden ce that there is any
catego ry o f -‘na tu ra l lea de rs .” It seems that there is no set of personal qualitie s
that all leader s have in com mon; rather, virtual ly any person may be recogniz ed
as a leade r i f the p erson has qua lities that meet the needs of that par ticula r group.
Furth ermo re, althou gh it is commo nly suppose d that social groups have a
single leader, researc h suggest s that there are typicall y two diffe rent leadership
roles tha t are held by differe nt individuals. Instrum ental leaders hip is leadership
that emp hasi zes the compl etion of tasks by a social group. Group membe rs look
to instru ment al leaders to “get things ” d one. Expressiv e leaders hip, on the other
hand, is leade rship that emphasi zes the co lle cti ve well-b eing of a social gro up’s
membe r. Expre ssive leader are less concern ed with the ov erall goals of the group
than with provi ding emotional support to group members and attem pting to
minim ize tensi on and conflict among the m. Group membe rs expec t express ive
leaders to maint ain stable relationsh ips within the group and provide suppo rt to individu al membe rs.
Instru menta l leaders are likely to have a rather se co nd ar y re lat ion sh ip to
other group membe rs. They give orders and may discipl ine group membe rs who
inhibit attai nme nt of the grou p’s goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more
personal or primar y relationsh ip to others in the group. They offer sympathy
when some one experi ences difficulti es or is subje cted to discipli ne, are quick to
lighten a serio us moment with humor, and try to res olv e issues that threate n to
divide the group. As the difference s in these two roles suggest, expres sive
leaders gener ally receive more personal affection from group members;
instrum ental leaders, if they are successful in prom oting group goals, may enjoy a more dista nt r espect. f ' - ’ ' <■».- . • ‘ ' J , • ' Ỉ-’ . ” " ♦ • • t . *
71. W hat d oes t he p assage mainly discuss?
A. T he proble ms faced by leaders
B. Ho w leader ship differs in small and large groups
c. How social groups determine who will lead them
D. The role of leaders in social groups
72. The passa ge mention s all of the followi ng ways by which people can become leader s EXCE PT A. r ecru itme nt B. formal election pro cess
c. specific leadership training
D. tradition al cultural pattern s
73. In ment ionin g “ natural leaders” in line 7, the author is maki ng the point that
A. few peo ple qualify as “natura l leaders ”
B. there is no pro of that “ natural leaders” exist
c. “natural leaders” are easily accepted by the members o f a social group
D. “natu ral leade rs” sha re a simila r set o f character istics 11
74. Which of the followin g statements about leadership can be inferred from paragrap h 2?
A. A person who is an effective leader of a particu lar group may not be an
effecti ve leader in another group.
B. Few people succeed in sharing a leade rship role with anoth er person.
c. A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on leadership.
D. Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidenc e of the ir qualific ations.
75. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders ge nerally focus on
A. ensur ing harmonio us relationships
B. sharing responsib ility with gro up me mbers c. identifying new leaders D. achiev ing a goal
76. The w ord “c ollect ive” is closest in meaning to A. nece ssary B. typical c . group D. partic ular
77. The w ord “t hem” refers to A. expre ssive leaders B. goals o f the group c. group members D. tension and conf lict
78. A “ secondary re lationsh ip” between a leader and the members of a group
could best be c haracteriz ed as A. dis tant B. enthusiastic c. unreliable D. personal
79. The word “ resolve” is closest in meaning to A. avoid repeating B. talk about c. avoid thinking about D. find a solu tion f or
80. Paragraphs 3 and 4 organize the discussion of leadership primarily in terms of
A. exam ples th at illustrate a p roblem B. cause and effect a nalysis c. narration of events D. com parison and con trast B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS I. CLOZE TES T (20 PTS)
Rea d the tex t below and think o f the word which best fi ts each spa ce. Use only
ONE WORD fo r each space. OPEN CLOZE 1 (10PTS) SMALL TALK
It’s often said the British talk about the weather more than any othe r nationa lity
in the world. Some people even go so far as to claim that they talk abou t little
( 1 ) ______ . But while it may seem that the British alone have an undue (2)
______ with the weather, the fact is, clim atic conditions are a common topic of
conversa tion all around the world. This is hardly surprisin g. After all, the 12
weath er is one of the few thin gs th at we all have in commo n, and it influ ences US
profo undly . It a ffects our (3 )______ of mind, our daily activiti es, our weekend plans and more.
But tha t’s only ( 4 ) ______ of the story. The re’s really a lot (5 ) _______to it
than that. In B ritain, conve rsatio ns about the weath er are usually not re ally a bout
the wea ther at all. The British use co mment s a bout the w eathe r to (6 )______ the
ice in social situat ions, (7) '
awkward or uncomfo rtable silences during
conv ersat ions, or, (8 )_______ , as a gree ting. Remarks like “Nice day, isn’t it?”,
“Ooh, isn’t it hot? ” and “Looks like rain, no?” are not requests for m eteorological
data. Rather , they are ritual greetings used to indicate someone wishes to en gage
you in conv ersa tion ; or they are jus t signs of friendliness . Learners of the
English should do ( 9 ) ______ to understand the fundamenta l function remarks
about the wea ther (1 0 )______ in British social interaction. OPEN CLOZ E 2 (10 PTS) AIRPO RT AVA TARS
Smil ing, comp uteriz ed, talking avatars are being introduced at airports around
the world in a bid to make travel ers’ journ eys more efficient. The life-sized
hologr am proje ction s which are situated at key points in airports such as j ust
before secur ity, read out pre-recorded messages designed to help passengers -
anyth ing from the location of bathrooms and taxi stands (I ) _____ on-flight
liquid restri ction s and security regulations. Some of these virtual assistants,
which have been unveiled at New York’s JFK and Paris' Orly airport among
others, have a senso r which activates their ( 2 ) ________ when a person walks
( 3 ) _____ a few feet of them. (4 )______ repeat their pre-program med speeches
on a loop. All dispens e their information in comforting and informative voices
intended to c alm pass enge r’s nerves.
So ( 5 ) _____ are these latest airport employees faring? According to airport
staff, feedb ack from passengers has been largely positive. More importantly,
thoug h, these avatars are proving effective. Because they are so lifelike,
passe ngers can ’t help, but look at them and take notice of what they are saying.
Thus, they are doing what they were designed to (6 )_____ : ease the workload
on the airp ort ’s fle sh -an d-( 7)_____ staff. Will we one day see avatars at all
airpo rts? Perhap s. But with one ( 8 )_____ . The curren t avatar s are not interact ive
- they cann ot hold conversa tions with ( 9 ) _____ . Developers are hopeful that
(10) ____ additio ns to this s eries o f avatars will be active.
II. W ORD F ORMA TION: (20 PTS)
PART 1: Co mp let e each sentence, using the cor rec t form of th e wo rd in paren the ses.
1 He i s _____ for his charitable activit ies than for his b usiness in the steel industry . ( KNOW )
2. Our bodies are nat ura lly _____ by our organs o f elimination - the skin, lungs,
intestine s, kidneys and liver. (TOXIC )
3. He’s such a/ an ______who always pretends to know everything. (INT ELLE CT) 13
4. She should ta ke t h es e______ drugs to tre at h er state. (DEP RESS )
5. The audi ence wa s mesm erized by her clea r and _ _ _ _ _ voic e. (SOU ND)
6. A n umb er o f local church leaders have acted a s ____ with th e p eople in the vicini ty. (GO)
7. The ban on f irecra ckers w as ______ ‘introduc ed to reduce the num ber of accid ents. (EXP RESS ) 8. He sold the car to a/an
who paid with a worthless stolen cheque. (TR ICK )
9. It w a s______ for a new band to be offer ed such a deal. (HEAR )
10. Jo hn was arreste d for s mu gg lin g_________ . (BAN)
PART 2: Com plete the pas sag e with the appr opria te f or m s f ro m the words
give n in th e box. sati sfy grap h suc cee d write intense pre ced e appa rent grea t fo rc e ___
The inventio n of the tele graph in 1843 (1 )_____ a ne w era in com munic ation
techn olog y, the electr onic era - so called because the telegr aph used electrica l
signal s to carry informa tion along an electrical wire. The telegra ph fed soci ety’s
( 2 ) ______ appeti te for immedia te access to the informa tion, and it provide d a
found ation for ( 3 ) ______ techno logies: the telep hone in 1876, th e ( 4 ) _______
- or record playe r - in 1878, film and movies in the 1890s, radio in 1919, and televi sion in 1925.
As with the earlie st (5 )_____ books, radio techno logy was at first restricted
to the educa ted few, scientis ts and research ers, but later spread to the (6 )_____
societ y. By the 1930s, the middle classes were listenin g to news, drama, comedy,
and musical perfor mance s from thousa nds of miles away. Radio was the first
mass broad cast medium and, toget her with televis ion a f ew decades later, it was K
respo nsible for alteri ng both the pattern and volume of in formati on that flowed into p eop le’s hom es.
The inventio n of electro nic media changed comm unica tion more than any
othe r techn ologic al event since the develo pmen t of writing. The spread of
elect ronic media occurre d with a/an (7) _____ speed, thus (8) ______
comm ercial and social interaction . There was a t reme ndous shift in how people
receiv ed the informa tion that contrib uted to their under stand ing of t he world.
Voices or pictu res could create ideas that (9 )_____ ' authe ntic - more so than
ideas conve yed by the printed world. The graphic, intensely human nature of
elect ronic m edia (1 0 )____ _ the bel ief that if it was on the air, it had to be true.
III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10 PTS)
The fol low ing pass age cont ains 10 errors. Ident ify and corre ct them. BLUE WHALES 1
Blue whales , the wo rld’s largest animal s, have been sighted a gain in Bri tish
water s for the first time in at least twenty years . Indica tions that a
popu lation of blue whales was inhabitin g the water s west of Scotlan d came
for the first time from the United States Navy , which survei llance system 14 5
picked up the songs of a lot of differe nt whales. Ameri can zoolo gists later
subs equen tly certifie d the blue whale song among them. Now mariner
biolog ist, Carol Booker, has actually seen a blue whale there herself. She
has no doub t abou t w hat she saw, because they have distin ctive fins which
are very small for th eir size. She says, “Wo rldwide they were mostly extinct
10 and it seemed they had complet ely vanished from North Atlanti c, so you
can imagin e how I felt actually seeing ones! Howev er, it is certainl y too
soon to say if it is an indication of a populou s recov ery.” She goes on to
say, “Wh at it does show is the importanc e of th is area of the ocean for
whale s, and how essential it is to control pollution o f the seas.” Bigger than
15 any dino saur known to man, blue whales are the largest animal s ever to
have lived on earth. A blu e w hale is more than six meters long at birth and,
when comp letely grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weigh s as much as a horse is.
IV. S ENTE NCE TRAN SFORM ATION : (20 PTS)
Rew rite the fol low ing sente nces using the words given.
1. He was too frighten ed to adm it tha t he had broken the wind ow. (OWN)
—» S o ......................................... ............ ..............................................................
2. I wish he wou ld stop cr iticizin g my work. (F AULT)
—> I’d s oo ner ........................ ...............................................................................
3. Zoe always makes spontaneous decisions concerning her travel pl^ns. (ACTS)
—> Zoe alw ay s.............................................................,-...............’.......................
4. He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)
-> He r ea lly ..................................................................................................... .
5. If her father hadn’t retired, she wouldn’t have taken over his work. (STEPPED)
-» But for ........................................... ............ .....................................................
6. His ef forts to fin d a solution didn’t de serve such savag e crit icism.
—» He sh ould n’t ..... .............................................................................................
7. People became aware of the damage to the ozone layer when an enormou s
hole w as d iscov ered over the South Pole.
—> It was th e .................... ......... .................... .......; .................................... ........
8. When I grow up, I ’m going to be really important. (CAT)
-> ........................................................................ ................................................
9. I t houg ht v ery h ard but co uldn ’t rememb er the a nswer. (RACK ED)
-> I .......................................... .................................... .........................................
10. Ale x gr imace d as he swallowed the foul-tasti ng m edicine. (PULL ED)
Alex ........................... ................................................................................... 15