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Teacher: Trinh Thanh Trung LN II NM 2015

Mn thi: TING ANH

Thi gian thi: 180 pht (khng k thi gian giao ) S PHCH
Ngy thi: 06/09/2015
thi c 09 trang

Th sinh khng c s dng ti liu, k c t in.

Gim th khng gii thch g thm.
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I. LISTENING (50 PTS)
HNG DN PHN THI NGHE HIU
Bi nghe gm 3 phn; mi phn c nghe 2 ln, mi ln cch nhau 05 giy; m u v kt thc
mi phn nghe c tn hiu.
M u v kt thc bi nghe c tn hiu nhc. Th sinh c 3 pht hon chnh bi trc tn hiu
nhc kt thc bi nghe.
Mi hng dn cho th sinh (bng ting Anh) c trong bi nghe.
Part 1: For questions 16, complete the diagram below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
and/or A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered spaces.
(1)____________________ Languages
1200

1000

800

600 Number of Languages = (2)____________________

400

200

0
1 to 9 10 to 99 100 to 999
(3)____________________ Range
Nearly Extinct Languages
(only spoken by a few elderly speakers)
(5)_______________ 2% Languages in total = (4)___________________

41% The Pacific

The Americas
Asia

33% Africa
(6)____________________

For questions 710, complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each
answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered spaces.
7. Technology has made communication easier, encouraging the use of a _______________________ .
8. Some speakers may associate major languages with better ________________________________ .
9. A group of people can lose their ________________________ when their language becomes extinct.
10. We can help preserve languages through specific programs and by encouraging people to become __
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
Part 2: You will hear part of an interview with Paul Wrightsman, the director of Scubatours, a tour
company which specialises in diving holidays. He is discussing the contents of a recent
environmental report about coral reefs. For questions 1115, complete the notes with NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered spaces.
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 CORAL REEFS AT RISK
11. Reefs affected worldwide approximately (a)____________________ per cent, especially South-East
Asia and (b)____________________.
12. There is no telling whether the statistic will (a)____________________customers from booking scuba-
diving holidays, or will dissuade (b)____________________ clients from going on diving holidays.
13. Causes of the problem:
Construction of airports and harbours
(a)____________________
(b)____________________
14. Pollution from (a)____________________ and (b)____________________
15. Catching fish by means of (a)____________________ and (b)____________________
The interview with Paul Wrightsman continues. For questions 1620, decide which statements are
true and which are false. Write T if you think the statement is true and F if you think it is false. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
16. Fish are inevitably threatened with extinction as a result of tourists visiting coral reefs.
17. Many countries with coral reefs earn most of their income from tourism.
18. Irresponsible tourists might be tempted to damage coral reefs.
19. Tour operators are unable to influence hotels environmental politics.
20. Cleaning up the environment in areas with coral reefs is not cost-effective in the long term.
Your answers
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 3: You will hear two nutritionists, Fay Wells and George Fisher, discussing methods of food
production. For questions 2125, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to
what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
21. Looking at reports on the subject of GM foods, Fay feels _______.
A. pleased to read that the problem of food shortages is being addressed
B. surprised that the fears of the public are not allayed by them
C. frustrated by contradictory conclusions
D. critical of the scientists methodology
22. What does George suggest about organic foods?
A. Consumers remain surprisingly poorly informed about them.
B. People need to check out the claims made about them.
C. They need to be made more attractive to meat-eaters.
D. They may become more widely affordable in future.
23. What is Georges opinion of vertical farming?
A. It could provide a realistic alternative to existing methods.
B. Its a highly impractical scheme dreamt up by architects.
C. Its unlikely to go much beyond the experimental stage.
D. It has the potential to reduce consumption of energy.
24. George and Fay agree that the use of nanotechnology in food production will _______.
A. reduce the need for dietary supplements C. complicate things for the consumer
B. simplify the process of food-labelling D. introduce potential health risks
25. In Fays view, returning to self-sufficiency is only an option for people who _______.
A. have no need to get a return on their investment C. reject the values of a consumer society
B. are willing to accept a high level of regulation D. already have sufficient set-up funds
Your answers
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 PTS)
Part 1: For questions 2635, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following
questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
26. Tome said something disgusting, from which and a heated argument _______, the result of which was
that they broke up.
A. ensued B. eventuated C. supervened D. transpired
27. The social condemnations of the bombing, therefore, focus not on _______ the act but on lamenting the
consequences.
A. execrating B. deploring C. shedding tears over D. wringing hands over
28. _______, our original thesis that we are in fact a lot more uptight about sexuality than wed like to
believe is going to be adapted for psychological consultation.
A. As it was opulently vindicated C. Bountifully vindicated as it was
B. As was amply vindicated D. Much as it was copiously vindicated
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29. Let alone being left out in the cold for an hour after a second 30-year-old lift failed and security guards
said they could not allow them to use the stairs, the staff started to _______ in their work.
A. exasperate, such an unwarranted interference it was
B. fume, such was an unwarranted interference
C. smoulder, so unwarranted an interference it was
D. seethe, so unwarranted an interference was which
30. I ran into an unknown in the gap-filling exercise, but I didnt try and _______ the gap.
A. held on B. hang out C. press on D. stuck at
31. We _______ it to her that radio adverts or adverts on newspaper sites might be preferable to
communicating via bulk email, but she keeps denying.
A. brought B. laid C. set D. put
32. I was out of __________ with you on this matter, but lets not quarrel about it.
A. empathy B. harmony C. keeping D. sympathy
33. Eventually, a passer-by _______ and asked her what her problem was.
A. put her out of his miseryB. was charitable towards C. took pity on her D. threw himself on her mercy
34. She expects the political experience gained in this election will stand her in good _______ in her future
career, which, she suggests, could include another campaign.
A. footing B. grounding C. precedent D. stead
35. Poor management brought village shops to teeter _______ of collapse although community-owned
shops, Internet retailing and home delivery schemes were becoming more popular.
A. in the teeth B. on the brink C. on the razors edge D. on the threshold
Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Part 2: For questions 3643, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding
numbered space in the column in the right. There is an example at the beginning (0).
THE ANTARCTIC ICE MARATHON Your answers
There is no other race quite like it; no other race in a place so
(0)_______ (ACCESS); no other race which puts the body through a test of 0. inaccessible
(36)_______ (FATIGUE) of such extremes. The Antarctic Ice Marathon was 36. ____________________
the (37)_______ (CHILD) of Richard Donovan, whose company, Polar 37. ____________________
Running Adventures, gives runners the opportunity to (38)_______ (TAKE) 38. ____________________
in a race through the barren wasteland that is the snow-covered Union
Glacier. Last year, there were some 34 participants in the race, and, this
time, the number of (39)_______ (ENTER) is expected to be higher still; 39. ____________________
such has been the level of interest shown by members of the public,
amateur and professional athletes and the media alike. But, while the
prospect of being part of as unique an experience as the Antarctic Ice
Marathon is, seems, on the face of it, a rather agreeable notion, those
considering putting their names in the mix would do well to be (40)_______ 40. ____________________
(MIND) of just how intense and (41)_______ (ONUS), both physically and 41. ____________________
psychologically, the event can be. You will be cut off completely from
civilisation, with not even a penguin there to cheer you on, and you may
have to face temperatures dipping considerably lower than the levels your
body would (42)_______ (CLIMATE) itself to dealing with, not to mention 42. ____________________
the improbability of fine weather think instead near (43)_______ (WHITE) 43. ____________________
conditions and zero visibility. But, if you still fancy giving it a go, get in touch
with Richard and he can make your dream (or nightmare) come true
Part 3: The passage below contains 6 errors in spelling, grammar, and word form. For questions
4449, underline the errors and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. There
are THREE examples at the beginning (0, 00, 000).
Line Before 1960, the UK pop scene offered few of substance. A faint shade of its American counterpast, it
could boast only the questionable talents of sanitised singers like Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele. But
then along came the revolution; fizzling out of the teen-oriented coffee bars and the building club circuit
came the likes of Korner and Barber as R&B emerged. It was not long before bluephoria had gotten
5 hold and the blues and R&B circuit quickly evolved with bands of calibre of the Rolling Stones and the
Graham Bon Organisation shaking things up in London. But the capital did not have a monopoly so far
as new talent was concerned far from it. The north was awakening, too, and soon the Beat groups
would arrive, taking the music world by storm. Acts such as the Animals and the Beatles were formed,

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 the latter needing no introduction, of course. It wasnt long before the tables had changed; American
10 pop was soon playing second fiddle to Brit-style bands. The Beatles, championing the cause, took
British popular music to new levels of success. Before long, the world couldnt get enough of this plucky
quarter. Beatlemania had dominated. John, Paul, Ringo and George could do no mistake.
Your answers
0. little (line 1) 00. shadow (line 1) 000. counterpart (line 1)
44. 45. 46.
47. 48. 49.
Part 4: For questions 5055, fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions
and/or particles. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
0. She was completely snowed under with/at work right after taking up the managerial post.
50. Admittedly, he is head over heels in love with her, but I cant stand the way he dances attendance
_______ her the whole time.
51. The boxer was given credit for really knuckling _______ his training as he couldnt wait to get back into
the ring.
52. The levels of poverty hit me as soon as you arrive at the village and see people trying to eke a living
_______ the very earth they walk on.
53. Those living cheek _______ jowl in the slums next in the station include a fair share of criminals
indulging in railway crimes.
54. You could hardly tell the difference, but manufacturers claimed they had the second-rate products
fobbed _______ many beer-drinkers.
55. Your protestations about the lack of evidence of benefit in such procedures were _______ no avail if the
facts are wrong.
Your answers
50. 51. 52.
53. 54. 55.
III. READING (50 PTS)
Part 1: For questions 5665, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in corresponding numbered boxes.
BRAIN GEL
A gel that helps brains recover from traumatic injuries has been developed by scientists at the Clemson
University in South Carolina. The gel, which is (56)_______ in liquid form at the site where the injury was
sustained, stimulates stem cell growth in the affected area. In terms of circumstances in which it might be
applied, the gel has the potential to treat a wide range of head injuries, including those arising from car
accidents, falls and gunshot wounds. Serious brain injuries are (57)_______ difficult to recover from on
account of the fact that the affected tissue can (58)_______ up considerably, which causes additional
(59)_______ damage and are relatively ineffective, certainly when it comes to repairing the damaged cells,
so the discovery of a gel which stimulates cell repair is being (60)_______ as revolutionary. Despite the
wave of excitement now running through medical circles, it is important to note that results so far are based
solely on observations of the effects of the gel on laboratory rats. The development the treatment is very
much still in its preliminary stages and human testing is expected to be some three years or more away yet.
56. A. implanted B. instilled C. injected D. inoculated
57. A. notionally B. incidentally C. notoriously D. scandalously
58. A. dilate B. escalate C. swell D. proliferate
59. A. bilateral B. collateral C. multilateral D. unilateral
60. A. betokened B. heralded C. portended D. ushered
COFFEE
According to the International Coffee Organisation, coffee prices have been in free fall since they
peaked in 1995 and at over $4000 a tonne. This may seem surprising given that coffee-drinking is
(61)_______ in the West as never before. The main reason for the downward lurch in coffee prices is
oversupply. In recent years the market has been (62)_______ with beans produced at prices well below the
production costs of high quality estate producers. New strains of coffee plus intensive farming methods
create greater yields. And even as prices plummet, retailers play producers and countries off against each
other to (63)_______ down prices further. Prices have been (64)_______ since an agreement guaranteeing
a minimum price for coffee producers was scrapped in 1989. (65)_______ by the International Fund and
the World Bank, Vietnam has in the past five years doubled its production of generally low-quality robusta
beans. It is now the worlds second largest producer after Brazil, accounting for a tenth of total global coffee
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61. A. all the rage B. prevalent C. in vogue D. sought-after
62. A. engulfed B. inundated C. saturated D. submerged
63. A. beat B. hit C. punch D. strike
64. A. fickle B. flighty C. versatile D. volatile
65. A. Egged on B. Galvanised into C. Spurred on D. Provoked into
Your answers
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
Part 2: For questions 6677, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only ONE word in each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
THE WHIRL OF WORK
Miserable, overworked, insecure the British work the longest hours in Europe and express the least
job (0) satisfaction. (66)_______ much richer they are, they are becoming fed up to the back (67)_______
with work every year. What is the whole (68)_______ of economic success if it is matched by growing
unhappiness? Like dumb oxen we work harder than everyone else a third of men work more than 50
hours a week but were not smarter. For more than a century factory acts and ever shorter working hours
marked the onward (69)_______ of industrial progress. Now social history has apparently gone into
(70)_______. In an annual study Professor Cary Cooper of the Manchester School of Management revisits
5,000 managers, from CEOs down to juniors. He finds them increasingly anxious about their lives. This is
(71)_______ surprising since half of them work most evenings and a third work most weekends. Despite
falling unemployment, people feel their own job or status is in grave (72)_______ because they suffer more
(73)_______ at work than they did five years ago. Restructuring, downsizing and radical change at work
(74)_______ a life of constant upheaval, and the current merger epidemic (75)_______ off unpredictable
job loss. Most feel that this uncertainty (76)_______ with their home life and health as well as their
companys productivity. These are the people who set the work patterns for their organisation, (77)_______
even they are victims of forces beyond their control such as pressure from investors and competitors.
What can be done?
Your answers
66. 67. 68. 69.
70. 71. 72. 73.
74. 75. 76. 77.
Part 3: For questions 7883, choose the best phrase or sentence AI given below the text to fill each
of the blanks in the following text. Write one letter (AI) in corresponding numbered boxes. THREE
of the suggested answers do NOT fit at all.
Fish are like any other living creature, in that they react in a number of
different ways to the weather. The heat of the water in which they live and
A. often surrounded by trees
the amount of oxygen available to them are the two most important factors
B. constantly on the move
we have to consider when we try to find fish.
C. and generally they are
Fish can rise or sink into the deep water according to the temperature
swept across the lake to
(78)_______. They can also seek life-giving oxygen by moving closer to
the windy side
places that cause oxygen to be taken into the water such as waterfalls, fast-
D. that they find most
running streams and streams that run into a lake. Rainfall and wind
comfortable
sweeping across a lake also bring oxygen into the water, (79)________.
E. to be replaced by warmer
Some fish do not need the same quantities of oxygen as others, so they are
water
found in deep lakes (80)_______. The trees drop an enormous number of
F. coming out only on
leaves into the lake every winter. These decay, releasing dangerous gas.
occasional sunny days
In winter, we find that the warmest water is at the bottom of lakes and
G. for warm water contains
ponds. Fish tend to feed right at the bottom. Some stop feeding altogether
less oxygen than colder
as the cold months arrive, falling into a state of partial hibernation,
water
(81)_______. In summertime, we find a complete reversal of water
H. to the deeper parts of the
temperature. The warmest water is just under the surface of the lake. As the
lake
depth becomes greater, so the water gets a lot colder. Fish that use little
I. making the living
oxygen can rise to feed near the top of the water, (82)_______.
conditions better for the
Rivers are much less affected by hot weather. They are fed by water that
inhabitants
seeps through the ground, (83)_______ and therefore not absorbing heat as
still water does.
Your answers
78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83.
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Part 4: Read the following passage and answer the questions 8493.
Looking across the Bund towards Pudong across the Huangpu River in Shanghai, you will see an array
of modern world-beating skyscrapers. In contrast, behind you are the magnificent buildings from the
nineteenth century. Standing on the high tourist promenade that runs the length of the waterfront, you may
also notice that the level of the river is quite a bit higher than that of the buildings on the Bund. It isnt
because the river has risen higher than usual due to rainfall; no Shanghai is sinking. It is an unfortunate
problem that Shanghai shares with several other major financial and industrial centres, and it is caused by
factors most of the cities have in common. Included in the list are New York, Bangkok, Houston, and
Mexico City, all either built on shaky foundations or low-lying land that is now threatened by rising sea
levels.
New York and Bangkok are victims of bad luck. The effect of global warming on the sea levels means
that these cities may drown in the oceans that brought them such importance and prosperity. Scientists
believe that sea levels in the New York area are expected to rise about twice as quickly as in the rest of the
world. The position of the city situated where the Hudson River flows into the Atlantic Ocean already
puts Americas most densely populated city at a higher risk of flooding. Beaches in the area will be swept
away, followed by the surrounding wetlands eventually becoming part of the sea; surrounding river
estuaries will see an increase in the salt level in the fresh water. All of this will affect the ecosystem in New
Yorks immediate area and damage developments along the coast. Bangkok too will fall victim to rising sea
levels. Also situated on swamplands next to a river, the Chap Phraya, the city is about 50 kilometres north
of the Gulf of Thailand. The city is likely to face increasingly severe tropical storms crossing from the bay as
well as threats from coastal erosion and shifting clay soil. It seems unlikely that Bangkok will save itself
from drowning under the waters of the Pacific, which are predicted to rise by between 19 and 29cm by
2050.
Other cities are sinking due to bad planning rather than bad luck. The fourth largest city in America is
Houston, but it has been built on shaky foundations and these are now giving way. Houston was literally
built on a foundation of sand up to several kilometres deep and loosely packed clay from river deposits
formed from the erosion of Rocky Mountains. In addition to poor foundation materials, Houston has an
estimated 300 fault lines running through it. Using GPS data from 24 measuring points throughout the
country between 1995 and 2005, a research team were able to monitor the area of subsistence and found
an area of Houston measuring 30 kilometres squared was sinking very fast up to 5 centimetres per year.
The reason for the subsidence is quite straightforward: the withdrawal of water from deep beneath the
surface. Areas of Houston where water extraction has been stopped have stopped sinking. Similarly, parts
of Mexico City are subsiding rapidly due to poor foundations some areas of the city are sinking up to 20
centimetres a year. The city is built on a dry lake bed in the valley of Mexico, and the council has
condemned 50 structures since 2006 because of leaning, and approximately 5,000 homes and buildings
are unstable. Some of the heaviest buildings, like the Palace of Fine Arts, have sunk more than 3 metres
over the past one hundred years, and its original ground floor is now the basement. Again the reason is the
depletion of water reserve lying under the city. But in this case, there is a complicating factor: a vast
complex of drains was built under the city to protect it from flooding by water running from the surrounding
mountains. As the city sinks, so do the drains, and the wastewater they were supposed to carry away is
finding its way back to the city. And its not only water mains and drains that have been affected; as the city
sinks, the subway network is subsiding with it.
Back in Shanghai, the same problem is causing the city of 13 million people and ultra-modern skyline to
sink beneath the waterline of the Huangpu River. Originally a small fishing village built on swamplands
surrounding the mouth of the Yangtze River. Shanghais population has swollen to around 13 million
people. The expansion has been sustained by taking water from wells drilled into the aquifer under the city
and by constructing massive skyscrapers. According to China Central Television, Shanghai has sunk up to
3 metres since the early 1990s mainly due to depletion of underground water but also because of the
weight of high-rise buildings situated on areas with soft soil. As a partial solution to the problem, Shanghai
is trying to reverse the sinking by pumping 5.2 billion gallons of water a year into the water table with some
success so far the city has risen by almost 11.5cm.
For questions 8489, complete the table below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A
NUMBER from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
spaces.
Cities Location Causes of sinking Effects
New convergence of the Hudson the effects of increased chance of
York River and the Atlantic Ocean (84) (a)_______________ and (84) (c)________; increased salt
(b)_______________ level around (85) (a)__________
Bangkok (85) (b)__________________ increasingly a rise in the level of the Pacific of
near the Gulf of Thailand (85) (c) ______________, up to (86) (c)________________
(86) (a) ______________, and by 2050
(86) (b) ______________
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Mexico on a (87) (a)______________ using up the (87) (b)________ (87) (c)_______________ drains
City beneath the city and (88) (a)________________
affected
Shanghai on wetlands wells drilled into sunk below the Huangpu Rivers
(88) (b)__________________ (88) (c)_________ and building (89) (b)_______________, up to
of the Yangtze River (89) (a)___________________ (89) (c)____________________
For questions 9093, choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
90. Which of the following is NOT a predicted effect on New York?
A. Wetlands becoming part of the ocean C. Developments along the coastline
B. Beaches being lost D. The increasing saltiness of river mouths
91. Houston has been built on __________.
A. shallow land C. volcanic fault lines
B. material from the Rocky Mountains D. accurate GPS measurements
92. The sinking in Houston ___________.
A. affects the whole city equally C. has completely stopped
B. is due to water use and the weight of the buildings D. was measured using historical data
93. Which of the following is NOT true of Mexico Citys drains?
A. They were built to defend the city from flooding.
B. They run back to the surrounding mountains.
C. They are sinking with the city.
D. They are carrying wastewater back to the city instead of away from it.
Your answers
90. 91. 92. 93.
Part 5: Read the following passage and answer the questions 94105.
A. The health benefit of legumes has been widely known for centuries. Also known as pulses or, more
commonly, beans, they belong to an extremely large category of vegetables, containing over 13,000
species. Only grains supply more calories and protein to the worlds population. Today, agricultural
researchers and scientists are experimenting with varieties of legumes easier to harvest, more resistant
to disease, and yield better crops.
B. Beans are often referred to as the poor persons meat, but this label is unfair considering the health
benefits of legumes, they should really be called the healthy alternative to meat. Beans contain a rich
and varied supply of nutritional substances, which are vital for keeping in good health. Diets rich in
beans are used to help with a variety of health issues including lowering cholesterol levels, improving
blood sugar control in diabetics, reducing the risk of many cancers, lowering the risk of heart disease,
and lowering blood pressure. Beans are a good source of protein but are often considered to be an
incomplete protein as they lack the essential amino acids that we need to complete our diet. Foods
from animals, on the other hand, contain protein and amino acids. However, many cultures combine
beans with grains to form a complete protein that is a high-quality substitute for meat rice and soya in
Japan, corn and beans in Mexico, rice and lentils in the Middle East. Beans are also a good source of
fibre, giving the consumer between 5 and 8.6 grams of fibre per 100 grams eaten. Fibre is an important
ingredient in a healthy diet with great benefits to our digestive system and in reducing cholesterol levels,
which in turn reduces our risk of heart disease. Fibre also helps us to feel full and control our appetite.
C. Why is it important to substitute meat as much as possible? First of all, because of the health
implications red meat in particular has a high-fat content. Secondly, antibiotics and other chemicals
are used in the raising of poultry and cattle. Thirdly, the cost to the environment is much greater in
raising cattle than it is in growing crops. To produce a kilogramme of beef, farmers need to feed the cow
15 kilogrammes of grain and a further 30 kilogrammes of forage.
D. Little wonder then that legumes have been used from ancient times. According to Trevor Brice in Life
and Society in the Hittite World, the Hittites, an ancient people living in Anatolia from the eighteenth
century BC, ate a wide variety of legumes including peas, beans, faba beans, chickpeas, and lentils.
And in ancient Egypt, Ramses II is known to have offered 11,998 jars of beans to the god of the Nile.
Archaeologists have found the remains of legumes on land beneath Lake Assad in Syria dating back to
8000 BC and astonishingly, a 4,000-year-old lentil seed found during an excavation in Turkey has been
germinated, allowing scientists to compare the ancient variety with the organic and genetically
engineered varieties of today. Professor Nejat Bilgen from Dumlupinar University, who led the
archaeological team, said that the lentils were found in a container dating from the Bronze Age. The
plant grown from the ancient lentil was found to be pretty weak in comparison with modern varieties.

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E. Modern agricultural research has tended to focus on grain production, breeding new varieties of wheat
and other crops rather than improving the varieties of legumes, which can suffer from low yields and
unstable harvests. For this reason, farmers started to abandon them in favour of more dependable
crops, which had had the benefits of scientific improvement. Recently, scientists have returned to
legumes to identify desirable characteristics such as height, good crop production, and resistance to
pests in order to cross different plants with each other and produce a new, improved variety. Using
traditional breeding methods, agricultural scientists are transforming the faba bean into a variety that is
easier to grow. Traditional varieties are undependable as they rely on insects to pollinate them. But faba
bean types that can self-fertilise naturally were discovered, and this gene is being bred into new
varieties. Other faba bean varieties have been found to produce higher yields or shorter crops. Faba
bean plants tend to grow tall and fall over in the field making them difficult to harvest mechanically, so
breeding plants that are 50% shorter means they are more stable. Unlike the traditional plants, the new
faba bean plants end in a flower this means that more of the plants energy is transformed into
producing beans instead of unusable foliage.
F. With the new varieties, farmers in some regions are achieving a marked rise in production between
10% to 20% improvement. Scientists have also managed to develop a commercial faba bean able to
resist the parasitic weed Orobanche, which has been known to destroy whole fields of the crop. The
future of legumes and the farmers who grow them is becoming brighter. Legumes are an important
source of nourishment for humans and also for the soil: the beans take nitrogen directly from the
atmosphere and fix it into the soil to provide nutrients for other crops and save the farmers the cost of
artificial fertiliser. Making legumes a profitable crop for the future may prove an essential factor in
feeding growing populations.
For question 94, choose the correct letter, A, B, or C. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
94. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Health Benefits of Beans and Pulses
B. Diet in Ancient Times
C. Agricultural Scientists Give Legumes a New Lease of Life
For questions 9599, choose the correct headings for paragraphs AD and F from the list of
headings below. Write your answers (iiix) in the corresponding numbered boxes. Paragraph E is
given as an example.
LIST OF HEADINGS
i Improvements to faba bean farming
ii Increasing productivity to secure the future of legume farming
iii The importance of legumes
iv The nutritional value of legumes
v The effect of farming on the environment
vi Legumes in the diet of ancient peoples
vii The importance of reducing meat consumption
viii Archaeological discoveries
ix Legumes as a provider of protein
95. Paragraph A 97. Paragraph C 99. Paragraph F Example
96. Paragraph B 98. Paragraph D Paragraph E i
For questions 100105, write in the corresponding numbered boxes:
T if the statement agrees with the information
F if the statement contradicts the information
NG if there is no information on this
100. Legumes are second to grains in providing people with calories and protein.
101. Beans can help to cure heart disease.
102. Antibiotics are used when farming animals for food.
103. Scientists have the opportunity to see how similar modern and ancient lentil plants are.
104. Agricultural scientists are making the faba bean easier to grow in dry areas.
105. New varieties of faba bean can destroy parasitic weeds.
Your answers
94. 95. 96. 97.
98. 99. 100. 101.
102. 103. 104. 105.

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IV. WRITING (50 PTS)
Part 1: For questions 106110, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Here is an example (0).
0. Mick will give you lots of excuses for being late but dont believe any of them. (grain)
No matter how many excuses Mick gives you for being late, take them with a small grain of salt.
106. Whether his arrogance was fake or genuine, it only masked his insecurity. (be)
Behind _________________________________________________________________________
107. I felt relaxed at my boyfriends house because his parents treated me like part of the family. (ill)
What ___________________________________________________________________________
108. The lawyer for the defence suspected the witness gave false testimony. (perjured)
The defence lawyer called __________________________________________________________
109. If the candidates didnt work harder, they would fail the exam. (socks)
The candidates, ____________________________________________________________ grade.
110. He was really jealous when he saw his opponent make it through to next round. (advance)
He was green ____________________________________________________________________
Part 2: The pie graphs show greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2002 and the forecast for
2030. The column chart shows carbon dioxide emissions around the world. Write a report (of about
150 words) to summarise the information. Select and report the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.

Part 3: In many parts of the world girls and boys are educated together in co-educational or mixed
schools. Some people think that girls and boys benefit from being educated separately in single-
sex schools. In about 400 words, write an essay to express your opinion on the issue. Use reasons and
examples to support your position.
THE END

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