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PRACTICE TEST 16
PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION – 50 pts TASK 1 (10 pts)
Complete the tables below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
DISSERTATION TUTORIAL RECORD (EDUCATION) Name: Sandy Gibbon Targets Previously Agreed Work Completed Further Action Completed
Investigate suitable data analysis - Read IT (1) _____________
Sign up for some software practice software
- Spoken to Jane Prince, Head of sessions the (2) ________________
Prepare a (3) _____________ for - Completed and sent for review
Add questions in section three on survey (4) ______________
Further reading about discipline - Read Banerjee Obtain from library through
- N.B. Couldn’t find Ericsson’s special loan service essays on managing the (5) __________ ANSWER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TASK 2 (10 pts)
You will hear an interview with an Irish-Australian writer and broadcaster called Patrick O’Reilly who
writes in the Irish-Gaelic language. For questions 6-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best
according to what you hear. You can hear the piece twice.
Question 6: Why is the Irish language significant to Patrick?
A. It was spoken to him when he was a child.
B. It evokes city life in a particular era.
C. It came close to disappearing at one time.
D. It is a major part of his cultural heritage.
Question 7: Which aspect of Irish has particularly impressed Patrick? A. its age as a language
B. its suitability for song lyrics
C. its success in the modern world D. its role in broadcasting
Question 8: Why was Patrick keen to learn Irish?
A. He lacked a strong identity as an Australian.
B. He was reacting against other people’s views.
C. He was aware that it would broaden his horizons.
D. He wanted to be actively involved in its revival.
Question 9: According to Patrick, what makes Irish different from other languages in Australia?
A. It is impossible to show how it sounds.
B. It is not a language published in Australia.
C. It is used as a second language.
D. It has not gone through a process of evolution.
Question 10: What reason does Patrick give for Irish becoming fashionable?
A. Speaking languages fluently has become a status symbol.
B. It is associated with the popularity of the country.
C. It is seen as the language of popular fairy tales.
D. Many Irish-Australians now aspire to live in Ireland. ANSWER 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. TASK 3 (10 pts) Page 1 of 21
You will hear part of a discussion between Velma Andrews, a lawyer, and Sergeant William Bailey, a
police officer. First, you have 30 seconds to look at the task. Then, listen and decide whether the following
sentences are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG) according to what you hear. Write your answers in the box provided.
11. The first time he gave evidence in court, William felt very nervous.
12. Velma suggests that as a police officer giving evidence, William should only talk about his evidence and not take comments personally.
13. In William’s opinion, lawyers can be unanimously biased towards a case.
14. Velma emphasizes that police officers should only address the judge in court.
15. William’s main concern is that young police officers might find courts terrifying. ANSWER 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. TASK 4 (20 pts)
You will hear a journalist called Nina Cooke talking about the impact that technology has had on her family.
For questions 16-25, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
Question 16: Of all her domestic chores, ______ is the one that Nina dislikes most.
Question 17: Nina has no intention of ever buying ______ online.
Question 18: Nina still buys a newspaper because of the ______ provided.
Question 19: Nina believes the convenience of ______ has saved her money.
Question 20: Nina is impressed by the ______ at which teenagers communicate by text.
Question 21: Nina worries about potential ______ when her son is absorbed in his music.
Question 22: The ______ she has gained now the family all own MP3s makes Nina happy.
Question 23: Nina praises the ______ facility on the computer, which allows even young children to work on their own.
Question 24: The possible implications of the amount of ______ required by schools concerns Nina.
Question 25: Youtube has given access to videos of favourite bands from the ______ for Nina’s husband. ANSWER 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR – 50 pts TASK 1 (20 pts)
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences from 1 to 20. Question 1:
Even in modern times, the ______ of early marriages is still common in Vietnam. A. practice B. habit C. institution D. tradition Question 2:
Sue spent so much money during her holiday that her bank account is now $5000 ______. A. in the red B. out of the blue C. in the pink D. over the moon Question 3:
A new computer has been produced, which will ______ all previous models. A. overdo B. supersede C. excel D. overwhelm Question 4:
Most teenagers go through a rebellious ______ for a few years but they soon grow out of it. A. stint B. span C. duration D. phase Question 5:
Nobody told Maria to get dinner ready. She did it of her own ______. A. desire B. accord C. idea D. will Question 6:
After several hours on that road, they became ______ to the fact that they would never reach the hotel by nightfall. A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned Question 7:
He’s a nice guy, always ready to do everybody a good ______. A. present B. play C. turn D. pleasure Question 8:
The ______ of her family following the divorce was a great shock to the children. A. break-down B. break-in C. break-up D. break-out Page 2 of 21 Question 9:
I don’t know if Julie is really sick, or she is just ______. She knows clearly that I am expecting her. A. pulling my leg B. calling it a day C. putting her back up D. lifting her finger Question 10:
She went on and on about how she admired his work – laid it on a bit ______, if you ask me. A. sticky B. soft C. sick D. thick Question 11:
Anna is a nervous child and she’s very ______ of strangers. A. frightened B. petrified C. horrified D. terrified Question 12:
I tried to ______ for my misunderstanding her by sending her a bunch of flowers. A. make do B. make amends C. make light D. make over Question 13:
The snow-storm is really playing ______ with rush-hour traffic. A. along B. cat and mouse C. havoc D. trick Question 14:
Only a generation ago, the computer was ______ unknown to most people. A. credibly B. considerably C. unmistakably D. virtually Question 15:
Journalists received a ______ warning not to go anywhere near the battleship. A. strict B. firm C. stern D. hard Question 16:
After hours of being questioned, he finally ______ to committing the crime. A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed Question 17:
A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ______, it will stop burning. A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However Question 18:
______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to Question 19:
______ the increasing depletion of the Earth resources, it’s vital to recycle on a wider scale than we do at present. A. Given B. In spite of C. Irrespective of D. Providing Question 20:
______ the two sisters, Mary is ______. A. Of – the prettier B. Between – the prettiest C. Of – prettier D. Between – the prettier
Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Write your answers
in the correspondent numbered blanks. (1.0pt) 1.____________ 2.______________ 3.____________ 4.____________ Page 3 of 21 5. ___________ TASK 2 (10 pts)
In the following passage, there are 10 words which need correction. Find and correct them in your answer sheet.
Years ago, before any of you were born, a wise Frenchman said, “If youth knew; if age
could.” We all know what he meant: that when you are young, you have the power to do anything,
but you don’t know what to do. Then, when you have got old and experience and observation have
taught you answers, you are tired, frightened; you don’t care, you want to be left alone as far as Line 5
you yourself are safe; you no longer have the capacity or the will to grieve over any wrongs but your own.
So you young men and women in this room tonight, and in thousands of other rooms like
this one about the earth today, have the power to change the world, rid it forever with war and
injustice and suffering, provided you know how, know what to do. And so according to the old Line 10
Frenchman, since you can’t know what to do because you are young, then anyone stands here with
a head full of white hair, should be capable to tell you.
But maybe this one is not as old and wise as his white hairs pretend or claim. Because he
can’t give you a glib answer or pattern too. But he can tell you this, because he believes this.
Which threatens us today is fear. Not the atom bomb, nor even the fear of it, because if the bomb Line 15
fell on Oxford tonight, all it could do would be to kill us, that is nothing, since in doing this, it will
have robbed itself of its only power over us: which is fear of it, the being afraid of it. Our danger is
not that. Our danger is the forces in the world today which are trying to use man’s fear to rob him
of his individual, his soul, trying to reduce him to an unthinking mass by fear and bribery— giving
him free food which he has not earned, easy and valueless money which he has not worked for; Line 20
the economies or ideologies or political systems, socialist or democratic, whatever they wish to
call them, the tyrants and the politicians, American or European or Asiatic, who would reduce man
to one obedient mass for their own aggrandizement and power, or because they themselves are
baffled and afraid, afraid of, or incapable of, believing in man’s capacity for courage and enduring and sacrifice. Line 25 ANSWER Line Mistake Correction 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Page 4 of 21 29 30 TASK 3 (10 pts)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition or particle to complete the following sentences. Question 31:
The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had put ______ a little money each week. Question 32:
Most of the delegates said they wanted to press ______ with the talks, though it sounded implausible.
Question 33: The fighting which started in the night had petered ______ by morning.
Question 34: I can’t make anything ______ his writing – it’s illegible.
Question 35: It was such a sad film that we were all reduced ______ tears in the end.
Question 36: The loud music brought ______ another one of his headaches.
Question 37: It’s high time Bill got a steady job and settled ______. He’s over thirty now. Question 38:
The prisoner is still ______ large, which caused the public great concern. Question 39:
The couple broke ______, and it looked like they would never be the same again. Question 40:
With the bus arriving late from time to time, I am ______ the impression that the company’s
service is very unprofessional. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. TASK 4 (10 pts)
Fill in each gap with the correct form of the words given IN CAPITAL at the end of each line. Question 41:
Rubber bullets are designed to ______ people rather than kill them. CAPACITY Question 42:
A lot of ______ children grow up to struggle in their own lives. ADJUST Question 43:
In Vietnam, those invited to a meal are not ______ ones who pay for it. CUSTOM Question 44:
The football fan club was supposedly ______, so when it joined the POLITICS
campaign to support the Republican candidate, its members went out in protest. Question 45:
Madame Curie was known for her ______ service to the development of SELF science. Question 46:
Today, demand for zinc - a lightweight, ______ metal favoured in the RUST
car and construction industries - has remained steady. Question 47:
A self-confessed ______, Tony can't remember when he last had a WORK holiday. Question 48:
The loan was controversial as some organizations felt the country had PLACE ______ priorities. Question 49:
The investigation into the air crash would inevitably ______ blame to PORTION certain members of the crew. Question 50:
Depression can make a new mother ______ to her baby. RESPOND ANSWER 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
PART THREE: READING – 50 pts TASK 1 (10 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that BEST fits the
blank space in the following passage.
(1) __________ popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work online. Of course,
there are plenty of jobs available for people with high-tech computer skills, but the growth of new media has (2)
__________ up a wide range of Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of wide range of
Internet career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of technical (3) __________. Probably one of the
most well-known online job opportunities is the job of Webmaster. However, it is hard to define one basic job Page 5 of 21
description for this position. The qualifications and responsibilities depend on what tasks a particular
organization needs a Webmaster to (4) __________.
To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and software that the
website will manage to run (5) __________. Different types of hardware and software require different skill sets
to manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will be running internally or externally. Finally, the
responsibilities of a webmaster also depend on whether he or she will be working independently, or whether the
firm will provide people to help. All of these factors need to be considered before one can create requiring (6)
__________ knowledge of the latest computer applications. (7) __________, there are also online jobs available
for which traditional skills remain in high (8) __________. Content jobs require excellent writing skills and a
good sense of the web as a “new media’.
The term “new media” is difficult to define because it encompasses a (9) __________ growing set of
new technologies and skills. Specifically, it includes websites, email, internet technology, CD-ROM, DVD,
streaming audio and video, interactive multimedia presentations, e-books, digital music, computer illustration,
video games, (10) __________ reality, and computer artistry. Question 1: A. Apart from B. Contrary to C. Prior to D. In contrast to Question 2: A. taken B. sped C. set D. opened Question 3: A. expertise B. master C. efficiency D. excellency Question 4: A. conduct B. perform C. undergone D. overtake Question 5: A. on B. over C. in D. with Question 6: A. built-in B. up-market C. in-service D. in-depth Question 7: A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Then Question 8: A. content B. demand C. reference D. requirement Question 9: A. constantly B. continually C. increasingly D. invariably Question 10: A. fancy B. imaginative C. illusive D. virtual ANSWER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. TASK 2 (15 pts)
Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
You know those tales of lost youth that spring (11) __________ actors who are too successful too soon?
You will probably not hear any about Daniel Radcliffe, who (12) __________ up his alter-ego Harry Potter for
the fourth boy-wizard film saga, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, opening Nov. 18 (after its premiere
Saturday in New York City). “If childhood is being surrounded by people who you love being around and being
incredibly happy, then I absolutely have had that,” he says. “It’s (13) __________ a bizarre childhood - strange, but great.”
Radcliffe, now an articulate 16-year-old, has not been arrested, has not warred with his parents over his
millions now tucked away, or thrown hissy fits on the set. What in the name of Macaulay Culkin is going on?
“They all know exactly (14) __________ they’re worth,” “Goblet” director Mike Newell says of Radcliffe and
co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, “but they have not become impossible.” Radcliffe became a global
icon as a 10-year-old when he won a worldwide casting call to (15) __________ life into the hero from J. K.
Rowling’s best-(16) __________ fantasy books. Despite endless adoration, he seems to be avoiding that
notorious fraternity of thespian lads who turn rotten.
In a one-to-one conversation at a London hotel, the 5-foot-7 Radcliffe, without those H.P. spectacles,
emerges as very (17) __________ a boy, but with a showman’s polish that no abracadabra could evoke when he
first wielded a magic (18) __________. He makes small talk before the first question IS popped and, later, in a
press conference, works the room like a professional comedian. He has never been stung by a bad (19)
__________ or an unflattering portrait. That is because he has never read any of his press. His parents, Alan
Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham, have provided a magic carpet ride into puberty by (20) __________ him from
both the adulation and the evisceration. ANSWER 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. TASK 3 (10 pts) Page 6 of 21
Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions followed.
The following excerpt discusses the contributions of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), a
political advocate for temperance, education reform, the abolition of slavery, and most famously - women's civil rights
When Susan B. Anthony, a tireless worker for temperance, was refused the right to speak Line 5
at an 1853 Sons of Temperance convention because she was a woman, she left the meeting and
called her own. A lifetime of accumulated frustration at not being listened to simply because of
her gender had come to a head. She and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the Women's State
Temperance Association that year, and delivered a petition containing over 28,000 signatures to
the New York State legislature in order to pass a law limiting the sale of alcohol. The legislature Line 10
rejected it because most of the signatures were from women and children. Anthony knew that
women needed the power to vote in order for their views ever to be taken seriously by politicians.
Anthony had been introduced in a significant way to the women's suffrage movement in
1851. She wrote pro-temperance articles for the nation's first woman-owned periodical, the Lily,
and became acquainted with the paper's editor, Amelia Bloomer. Bloomer introduced her to Line 15
Elizabeth Stanton, and the two women formed a friendship and political alliance that lasted the
rest of their lives. From this point on, Anthony and Stanton worked ceaselessly together in support
of women's rights. Anthony lectured, traveled, and organized conventions on the topic, while
Stanton wrote speeches and articles and generated ideas for the two of them to promote. They
collected signatures for a petition to grant women the right to vote and own property, and in 1860 Line 20
their work was rewarded in the New York legislature with the Married Women's Property Act,
which allowed some women to own property and enter into legal contracts.
Throughout this work, Anthony became widely recognized as the face of the women's
rights movement. She also began to receive unwelcome attention. Male columnists from anti-
suffrage papers mocked her cruelly. She was confronted by armed mobs and received threats of Line 25
physical harm from those whose politics were threatened by her own. The prevailing tactic of her
opponents was to ridicule her unladylike attempts at insisting that the minds of women and men
were no different. Political cartoons from the day put Anthony and Stanton side by side with
George Washington, or showed members of the women's suffrage movement crossing the
Delaware in grandiose fashion, in order to make fun of their supposed self-importance. (Ironically, Line 30
of course, modern viewers looking at these cartoons can't figure out what the joke is. In this
century's perception, putting Susan B. Anthony next to a great figure like George Washington
seems hardly inappropriate.) Despite all her enemies, though, Anthony had a fair complement of
influential allies in civil rights circles and managed to win the respect and admiration of some, if
not a majority, of the public. With the support of such like-minded folks as Stanton, Bloomer, and Line 35
Frederick Douglass (an escaped slave who became a publisher and campaigned vociferously and
successfully for the abolition of slavery), Anthony managed to advocate for women's rights on a larger and larger scale.
In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, which asserted that all people born in
the United States were citizens and that no legal privileges could be denied to any citizen. Line 40
Anthony claimed that since the language of the amendment did not specify gender, it meant that
women were citizens and could therefore legally vote. She registered to vote in New York in 1872.
On Election Day, she and fifteen other women voted in the presidential election. Three weeks
later, they were all arrested, and Anthony was brought to trial. The presiding judge opposed
women's suffrage. He had written his decision before the trial began and, refusing to allow Line 45
Anthony to testify, ordered the jury to find her guilty. She was fined $100 plus court fees. When
she refused to pay, though, the judge did not imprison her, thus denying her the opportunity to
appeal and send the case to a higher court where it might have gotten more national attention.
Before and during the Civil War, Anthony and most of the rest of the women's movement
allied themselves with the abolitionist movement. "All rights for all!" the subtitle of Frederick Line 50
Douglass's pro-abolitionist paper, became the unofficial motto of every facet of civil rights work.
It was Anthony's hope that if she used the influence she had created in the women's movement to
support black emancipation and suffrage, the Republican Party would support women's suffrage in
return. She was surprised and disappointed when, in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment was adopted Page 7 of 21
to extend the vote specifically to black men only. It was the first time the word "male" had been Line 55
written into the constitution, and Anthony felt abandoned and betrayed by the people she had
worked so hard to support. This event spawned some regrettably racist commentary by Anthony,
who bitterly wrote that educated white women would make better voters than "ignorant" black men.
Despite her disillusionment and disappointment, she and Stanton continued to work for the Line 60
female vote, this time without abolitionist support. Together they formed the National Woman
Suffrage Association and later the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).
Though by the time of her death in 1906, she had not seen a federal amendment granting women
the right to vote, her work was not in vain. In 1920, one hundred years after Susan B. Anthony's
birth, the Nineteenth Amendment finally gave adult American women the right to vote. Line 65 Line 70 Question 21:
The passage provides the most information about Anthony's __________. A. enduring friendships B. racism
C. ineffectiveness as a speaker
D. advocacy for female suffrage E. work for temperance Question 22:
The passage suggests that the New York State legislature did not accept the petition to limit
the sale of alcohol (paragraph 1) because __________.
A. they did not think that women and children were wise enough to propose legislation
B. it was too politically unpopular to restrict the sale of alcohol
C. they were out of touch with their constituency
D. the opinions of nonvoters were of less interest to elected officials
E. petitions were generally ignored in state governments in those days Question 23:
The discussion of political cartoons featuring Susan B. Anthony (paragraph 3) suggests that Anthony __________.
A. had a reputation equivalent to that of George Washington during her lifetime
B. grew in importance in the public eye in the decades after her death
C. knew George Washington personally
D. was considered much more important when she was alive than she is today
E. was a failure as a political activist Question 24:
In context, the word "complement" (line 38) most nearly means __________. A. praise B. assistance C. contribution D. dearth E. number Question 25:
In paragraph 3, the passage mainly suggests which of the following about Frederick Douglass?
A. He was interested in more than one political cause.
B. He had little in common with Anthony politically.
C. He cared only about abolition.
D. He thought that black men, but not women, should be allowed to vote.
E. He was an advocate of temperance. Question 26:
The discussion of Anthony's refusal to pay her court fees (paragraph 4) suggests that Anthony was __________.
A. a tightwad who wouldn't let go of money
B. more committed to court reform than to women's rights
C. supportive of civil disobedience as her most effective political tactic
D. a political tactician who tried to attract as much notice to her cause as possible
E. not very well-off financially Question 27:
Anthony probably believed that her support of the abolitionists would have the effect of __________. Page 8 of 21
A. making the abolition movement much stronger
B. exposing her own hidden racism
C. hurting the Republican Party
D. making politicians pay attention to the views of women
E. furthering the cause of women's suffrage Question 28:
In context, the phrase "in vain" (line 73) most nearly means __________. A. conceited B. relating to blood C. for nothing D. effective E. handy Question 29:
As presented in the passage, Susan B. Anthony's politics most closely coincided with those of __________. A. Frederick Douglass B. Amelia Bloomer C. George Washington D. the Sons of Temperance E. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Question 30:
According to the passage, Anthony most fervently supported __________. A. abolishing slavery
B. temperance, or restricting the sale of alcohol C. the Republican Party
D. giving the vote to all women born in the United States
E. an end to female suffering in the United States ANSWER 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. TASK 4 (15 pts)
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 31-40 which are based on Reading Passage below. THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
"New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy - and why." _____________________________
Compared with misery, happiness is relatively unexplored terrain for social scientists, Between 1967
and 1994, 46,380 articles indexed in Psychological Abstracts mentioned depression, 36,851 anxiety, and 5,099
anger. Only 2,389 spoke of happiness, 2,340 life satisfaction, and 405 joy.
Recently we and other researchers have begun a systematic study of happiness. During the past two
decades, dozens of investigators throughout the world have asked several hundred thousand Representative
sampled people to reflect on their happiness and satisfaction with life or what psychologists call "subjective
well-being". In the US the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago has surveyed a
representative sample of roughly 1,500 people a year since 1957; the Institute for Social Research at the
University of Michigan has carried out similar studies on a less regular basis, as has the Gallup Organization.
Government-funded efforts have also probed the moods of European countries.
We have uncovered some surprising findings. People are happier than one might expect, and happiness
does not appear to depend significantly on external circumstances. Although viewing life as a tragedy has a long
and honorable history, the responses of random samples of people around the world about their happiness paints
a much rosier picture. In the University of Chicago surveys, three in 10 Americans say they are very happy, for
example. Only one in 10 chooses the most negative description "not too happy". The majority describe
themselves as "pretty happy", ...
How can social scientists measure something as hard to pin down as happiness? Most researchers simply
ask people to report their feelings of happiness or unhappiness and to assess how satisfying their lives are. Such
self-reported well-being is moderately consistent over years of retesting. Furthermore, those who say they are
happy and satisfied seem happy to their close friends and family members and to a psychologist-interviewer.
Their daily mood ratings reveal more positive emotions, and they smile more than those who call themselves
unhappy. Self-reported happiness also predicts other indicators of well-being. Compared with the depressed,
happy people are less self-focused, less hostile and abusive, and less susceptible to disease.
We have found that the even distribution of happiness cuts across almost all demographic classifications
of age, economic class, race and educational level. In addition, almost all strategies for assessing subjective
well-being - including those that sample people's experience by polling them at random times with beepers -
turn up similar findings. Interviews with representative samples of people of all ages, for example, reveal that
no time of life is notably happier or unhappier. Similarly, men and women are equally likely to declare Page 9 of 21
themselves "very happy" and "satisfied" with life, according to a statistical digest of 146 studies by Marilyn J,
Haring, William Stock and Morris A, Okun, all then at Arizona State University.
Wealth is also a poor predictor of happiness. People have not become happier over time as their cultures
have become more affluent. Even though Americans earn twice as much in today's dollars as they did in 1957,
the proportion of those telling surveyors from the National Opinion Research Center that they are "very happy"
has declined from 35 to 29 percent.
Even very rich people - those surveyed among Forbes magazine's 100 wealthiest Americans - are only
slightly happier than the average American. Those whose income has increased over a 10-year period are not
happier than those whose income is stagnant. Indeed, in most nations the correlation between income and
happiness is negligible - only in the poorest countries, such as Bangladesh and India, is income a good measure of emotional well-being.
Are people in rich countries happier, by and large, than people in not so rich countries? It appears in
general that they are, but the margin may be slim. In Portugal, for example, only one in 10 people reports being
very happy, whereas in the much more prosperous Netherlands the proportion of very happy is four in 10. Yet
there are curious reversals in this correlation between national wealth and well-being -the Irish during the 1980s
consistently reported greater life satisfaction than the wealthier West Germans. Furthermore, other factors, such
as civil rights, literacy and duration of democratic government, all of which also promote reported life
satisfaction, tend to go hand in hand with national wealth, As a result, it is impossible to tell whether the
happiness of people in wealthier nations is based on money or is a by-product of other felicities.
Although happiness is not easy to predict from material circumstances, it seems consistent for those who
have it, In one National Institute on Aging study of 5,000 adults, the happiest people in 1973 were still relatively
happy a decade later, despite changes in work, residence and family status. Questions 31-34
According to the passage, which of the findings below (31-34) is quoted by which Investigative Body (A-G)?
NB There are more Investigative Bodies than findings, so you do not have to use all of them. Question 31:
Happiness is not gender related. Question 32:
Over fifty per cent of people consider themselves to be 'happy'. Question 33:
Happiness levels are marginally higher for those in the top income brackets.
Question 34: 'Happy' people remain happy throughout their lives. Investigative Bodies
A The National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago B Arizona State University
С The Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan D Forbes Magazine
E The National Institute on Aging F The Gallup Organization G The Government Questions 35-40
Complete the summary of Reading Passage below. Choose your answers from the box at the bottom of the page
and write them in boxes 35-40 on your answer sheet. NB There are more words than spaces so you will not use
them all. You may use any of the words more than once. HOW HAPPY ARE WE? Example : Answer
Our happiness levels are ......... by relatively few factors. affected
For example, incomes in the States have (35) __________ over the past forty years but happiness levels
have (36) __________ over the same period. In fact, people on average incomes are only slightly (37)
__________ happy than extremely rich people and a gradual increase in prosperity makes (38) __________
difference to how happy we are. In terms of national wealth, populations of wealthy nations are (39)
__________ happier than those who live in poorer countries. Although in some cases this trend is (40)
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Rewrite the sentences, using the word given IN CAPITAL. You can’t change the word under any circumstances.
Question 1: Everybody wants Pauline as an after-dinner speaker. DEMAND
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Question 2: My jewelry has been stolen! OFF
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Question 3: Tom’s presence at parties adds to everyone’s enjoyment. SOUL
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Question 4: He owed his rescue to a passer-by. INDEBTED
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Question 5: They have discovered some interesting new information. LIGHT
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Complete the following sentences in a way that the second one means exactly the same as the original one.
Question 6: Most people know that becoming an actor is difficult.
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Question 7: The young actress was very nervous before the audition.
The young actress had butterflies _____________________________________
Question 8: The community spoke enthusiastically about the recently elected mayor.
The community sang ______________________________________________
Question 9: The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country.
The new musical has taken __________________________________________
Question 10: Even now, I still don’t understand why he did it.
To this __________________________________________________________ TASK 3 (30 pts)
It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast
knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
You should write about 200-250 words.
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