Name: _______________________________________ Date: __/10/2021

EVALUATION TEST 1
SECTION A - LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear 5 short extracts in which people describe cultural activities. While you listen, you
must complete both tasks.
TASK 1:
For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) the activity each speaker is describing
A watching a DVD at home Speaker 1: 1. ____
B going to the opera Speaker 2: 2. ____
C going to the theater Speaker 3: 3. ____
D listening to a concert on the radio Speaker 4: 4. ____
E keeping track of work developments Speaker 5: 5. ____
F comparing price options
G being easily contactable
H maintaining personal health
TASK 2:
For questions 6-10, choose from the list (A-H) how each speaker says they felt during the activity.
A disappointed Speaker 1: 6. ____
B puzzled Speaker 2: 7. ____
C bored Speaker 3: 8. ____
D fascinated Speaker 4: 9. ____
E scared Speaker 5: 10. ____
F amused
G depressed
H angry
Part 2. You will hear a talk about the future of home entertainment. Listen carefully and complete the
notes below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
New technologies are changing the way we use media, and in the future we will be living in so-called
“(11)_____________”. Due to (12)______________, the process of downloading will become less problematic. Films,
songs and (13)______________ will be directly released by studios to the consumer. A film then comes in every
possible format at the same time, not only on the (14)_____________ but also on TV, video and the Net, giving us
more (15)____________ over what and when we view.
There will be changes in how we watch too. People are testing on a third dimension in an effort to (16)________ to
video displays. This added dimension will enable us to see into the image itself because the hologram screen contains
(17)_______________“depth”, unlike a picture or photo. The 2-D world is expected to disappear considering the
development of 3-D screens in home corners such as (18)_____________. One day, we will be able to see the action
from holographic films as if (19)____________ in front of us. For true 3-D, the image each eye perceives must be
(20)______________. Therefore, screens with numerous images in the form of (21)_____________ are being
produced. However, it is undeniable that these lenticular screens cause headaches and (22)_______________. This
gives rise to the production of a hologram 3-D display whose image reaches the eye the way light from a(n)
(23)_________ does. With a holographic image, we can walk around it partly and see (24)_______________ views.
Similarly, with patio screens, we can take them into the garden as their connection is (25)_______________.

SECTION B – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. One of the newest ____ in the United States is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrated on the third Monday in January.
A. occasions B. holidays C. anniversaries D. celebrations
2. ________ to inanimate objects, such as machines, is a form of animism.
A. When attributing emotion B. Emotion is attributed
C. Attributing emotion D. If emotion is attributed

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3. Howard had a ______ desire to become a businessman when he was young.
A. deep-seated B. deep-laid C. deep-fired D. deep-set
4. Sales of the Chinese toys ________ sharply when the TV news reported that high levels of toxic lead had been
found in painted toys.
A. dropped down B. got out C. dropped off D. got down
5. Sensing that war was _______, the leaders prepared for defenses.
A. immediate B. immune C. imminent D. immense
6. I have it ______ good authority that she is going to be promoted.
A. on B. with C. in D. under
7. Always having had _______feet, Dalia is off again, backpacking around Sri Lanka.
A. scratchy B. bare C. light D. itchy
8. _______ our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. With respect to B. Regardless of C. On behalf of D. Without any notice of
9. A: I should never have agreed to help mend her car - B: ____________.
A. Famous last words B. Well, you live and learn C. It’s a small world D. You can’t win them all
10. His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth. (Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning.)
A. showy B. expensive C. large D. ossified
Part 2. Read the passage below, which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections.
Have you ever wondered what life was as 100, 1,000 or even 1,000,000 years ago? Historians can tell us about the
facts, and what if you could experience the past as if you were really there? Although scientists haven't come up
against any designs for a workable time machine yet, researchers at the universities of York and Warwick may have
invented the next best thing.
The "Virtual Cocoon” will allow the wearer to experience a wide set of pre-programmed sights and sensations. In
theory, users could find out what it's like to travel into the past, or meet people who are any longer in existence ! For
instance, the cocoon could recreate the sights and smells of Da Vinci's workshop for art loves, or the sounds of a
Beatles concert for people keen on 1960s music!
The makers of the cocoon believe it to be so convincing which they have labelled the technology 'real virtuality", as
opposing to virtual reality. However, those eager to take advantage of this new invention will have to wait a little
longer. As long as weighing up the costs, scientists have to address the ethical implications of creating the "fake"
reality.

SECTION C – READING
Part 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
London is the city which seems to (0) …draw… people like a magnet from across the country every year, not to
(1)____ from around the world. London is cool, fashionable and multi-cultural. For the (2)____ student, it is the most
incredible arts, academic and entertainment Mecca.
London is one of the few real student capitals of the world. Despite the grime, the (3)_____ costs, the troublesome
transport system, and the (4)____ sensation of living with eight million people, students (5)_____ to the city’s
university.
However, rent are steep, with students paying around $75 a week for a room in a (6)____ house. Halls of (7) _____
are a little over this price – but of course include meals and (8)____.
Work is plentiful at the moment though, so a part time job should be easy to (9)_____across, and there are all sorts of
graduate (10)_____ with the best (11)_____ of pay in the country. The London institutions try to play (12)_____ the
cost of (13)_____ so as not to (14)_____ off future students, but there is no doubt about it, London costs money and
you will be looking at sizeable (15)_____ on graduating.
0. A. catch B. bring C. draw D. grasp
1. A. say B. include C. utter D. mention
2. A. budding B. bidding C. blooming D. blithering
3. A. peak B. high C. large D. extreme
4. A. overestimated B. overreacting C. overwhelming D. overloaded
5. A. stem B. wave C. pounce D. flock
6. A. divided B. parted C. shared D. separated
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7. A. residence B. accommodation C. dormitories D. wards
8. A. invoices B. bills C. costs D. receipts
9. A. put B. get C. do D. come
10. A. chances B. possibilities C. occasions D. opportunities
11. A. rates B. terms C. conditions D. means
12. A. up B. at C. out D. down
13. A. life B. living C. live D. livelihood
14. A. set B. run C. write D. put
15. A. balance B. increase C. debt D. gain
Part 2: Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word.
MIND OVER MATTER
You're in a yoga class, lying on your mat. (16)_____ is the last ten minutes of class — meditation time. 'Imagine
you're a fluffy white cloud,' says the teacher. Your stomach rumbles — dinner soon, what (17)_____ you have? 'The
sky is clear and blue ...' Pasta? Chips? Chips. 'You're passing over a lake ...' My stomach rumbles again. How can I
concentrate (18)_____ yoga when I'm hungry? Some people say that yoga in the West is like an airplane (19)_____
the wings — exercise but no spiritual dimension. In fact, it's (20)_____ than that because in the East, the sole purpose
of yoga is as preparation for meditation. Over here, if you manage to find a type of yoga class that includes
meditation, (21)_____ as hatha yoga, and a teacher who is capable of leading you properly, you probably still won't be
(22)_____ to do it. You'll get distracted or fall asleep. I used to think my failure to meditate (23)_____ because I had
an over-active brain, but apparently that's just part of the Western psyche. 'There's something about the way we
think' says Nikki Holm, who teaches meditation especially adapted for Western mindsets. 'We want instant gratification
and if we don't get it, (24)_____ drift off.'
We're conditioned to control rather than accept, to think rather than to feel. (25)_____, the process of letting go and
experiencing the moment, which is central to meditation, is hard for us. (26)______ said that, meditation is
particularly beneficial. At its simplest, meditation is about relaxation, which provides endless health benefits, but it has
deeper rewards as (27)_____. Advocates talk about knowing themselves better, of (28)_____ more in touch with their
instincts and intuitions, and more at peace. Clear away some of the detritus, and answers come more easily. 'We live
inside our heads, (29)______ means we live by other people's expectations,' says Nikki. 'Meditation helps you access
who you are, what you really want and what your values are. These things can help you live a (30)_____ honest and
satisfying life.'
Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY MODEL
Since the 1960s, scientists have been studying the composition and stability of island communities. Specifically,
they have been interested in what it takes to maintain life in these isolated areas. As a result, they developed the
island biogeography model, a model that not only provides information on island populations, but also provides
insights into conservation.
The island biogeography model theorizes that the number of different species on an island will maintain
equilibrium, or a state of balance, amid the fluid changes of immigration and extinction. In other words, the number
of species on an island remains constant. In an experiment in the US state of Florida, islands of mangrove trees were
found to house many different species of arthropods. Scientists documented the numbers and types of species. They
then sprayed insect poison over the islands, destroying all of the arthropods there. They observed the islands over the
next year, as species of arthropods from the area surrounding the mangrove islands moved onto the island and
repopulated it. Within a year, the number of species of arthropods was almost identical to what it had been before
spraying the poison. However, the scientists soon discovered that the individual species were not identical to the ones
that had been there before. So, while the number of species was the same, the diversity of species was quite
different. This study proves that although the species number remains constant, the types of species do not.
The island biogeography model can also apply in places that are not technically islands. In fact, the islands used
in this research were man-made, isolated areas that had been created to meet an ever-increasing demand for land
and natural resources. These islands form when humans clear out vast amounts of vegetation for arable land and
living space. Their actions cut off small areas of land and forest from larger communities, such as when loggers
separate a small parcel of forest area from the larger forest. Hence, these isolated pockets become "islands," or areas
separated from their larger communities.
By reducing areas of land into islands, humans have a significant impact on wildlife. The island biogeography
model states that the larger the island, the higher the rate of extinction. [A] This is due in part to a larger number of
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species coming to the island to colonize it. As new species immigrate, there begins a competition for resources on the
island. [B] Since there is a fixed amount of resources on any given island, some species will not survive in the
struggle. [C] On a smaller island, the rate of extinction would be lower, and so would the corresponding immigration
of new species. [D] The more isolated these small islands are, the fewer species they are able to sustain. Certain
species of birds and animals may only be found on these islands. If they lose the competition for resources, they will
be gone forever. For example, the Bogor Botanical Garden in Indonesia was created fifty years ago, leaving an isolated
woodland area where lush forest had once been. Twenty of the sixty-two original species of exotic birds have
disappeared completely, and four species are severely endangered.
The model scientists developed has provided beneficial information regarding the conservation of these areas that
are threatened by man's need for resources. While the demand for land and natural resources will continue, many feel
that with planning and a concerted effort, life in these precious island ecosystems can be preserved to some degree.
One solution suggests that a natural corridor be sustained between the isolated communities. For example, scientists
in the Netherlands are looking at the possibility of leaving paths of trees and shrubs between these islands. They feel
it will aid in maintaining the diversity of species there. The island biogeography model has inspired biologists to begin
researching conservation methods. Such methods include the establishment of nature reserves and programs to help
plan the use of land in a way that would protect the natural habitat as much as possible.
It is a harsh reality that much of the life on these islands cannot be sustained. Some species will inevitably
become extinct. The island biogeography model first started as a way to explain life in the communities of these
isolated ecosystems, but has developed into a catalyst that has sparked heavier conservation efforts on behalf of
these endangered habitats. The model has served as a tool that has opened the eyes of many who hope to conserve
as much tropical forest life as possible.
31. The word fluid in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. unpredictable B. unstable C. changing D. graceful
32. Why does the author discuss the mangrove tree islands in Florida?
A. To demonstrate the equilibrium hypothesis
B. To contrast man-made and natural islands
C. To explain the origin of the island biogeography model
D. To confirm the research regarding immigration
33. According to paragraph 4, why is the extinction rate higher on larger islands?
A. Larger islands house a larger number of predators.
B. The rate of immigration is higher on larger islands.
C. Newer species take over all the resources.
D. They house a number of older species.
34. Which of the following is NOT true about the repopulation of islands?
A Nature tends to keep the islands in equilibrium.
B. Immigration balances species extinction.
C. The number of species usually remains constant.
D. The diversity of the species stays the same.
35. The word sustain in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. cultivate B. encounter C. feed D. support
36. The word they in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. species B. resources C. birds D. island places
37. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. Man's destruction of nature must come to a halt to preserve island life.
B. Endangered species will be saved when humans stop creating isolated islands.
C. Species will maintain equilibrium if these islands are left untouched.
D. Most island extinctions are caused by human's need for resources.
38. The word catalyst in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. means B. process C. awareness D. legislation
39. Look at the four squares […] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
However, while many of the island's older inhabitants may lose out to newer species, the number of
species on the island will stay the same.
Where would the sentence best fit?
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
40. All of the following are correct about the island biogeography model EXCEPT _______
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 A. The model provided essential information regarding conservation.
B. The equilibrium hypothesis was proved true on an island of arthropods.
C. Scientists discovered ways to control the number of species becoming extinct.
D. The research mainly studied islands created by man's need for resources.
Part 4: Read a magazine article in which four critics write about their job . For questions from 41 to 50,
choose from the critics (A-E). The critics may be chosen more than once.
Which critic
41. is probably a theatre critic?
42. stresses the need to remain detached?
43. hints at a political dimension?
44. doesn't mention what their field of criticism is?
45. has experience practicing the art they criticize?
46. says self-awareness is an important quality in a critic?
47. thinks critics are sometimes better at their craft than some of those they criticize?
48. claims a bad review may be well received by its subject?
49. claims that they have helped broaden the scope of their chosen field of criticism?
50. says good criticism helps create a suitable environment for artists to work in?
WHAT ARE CRITICS FOR?
In the Internet age, everyone’s a critic. So, is there still a place for the professional?
A. Criticism has been very much part of the print culture and the rise of digital media has meant that many journals
have been forced to close down or go digital themselves, with journalists and critics losing their jobs. Criticism is -
whatever art form you are critiquing - a discipline of writing and a critic is a particular kind of writer; and the best of
them write as well as if not better than some of the novelists and poets they criticize. In fact, they are often novelists
and poets themselves. (My one attempt at a novel went unreviewed and sold less than a hundred copies, but it gave
me an insight into the process - and the difficulty.) The online critic, non-professional, is often simply expressing likes
and dislikes. A critic does that too, of course, but he or she must see through or beyond his or her own prejudices,
and balance skepticism with open-mindedness. We are there to inform and entertain, as the artists are, but We must
do more and provide an informed critique of a work and its place in the future.
B. Artists can't work in a vacuum; there must be an informed, vibrant, rich and deep culture for them to work in and
draw on, and critics help to provide that. Artists will even welcome negative criticism, if it is well-informed and well-
intentioned. Writing bad reviews is easy and many critics have made a name for themselves in this way. It's true that
hatchet jobs can be more entertaining than ones that say the book/performance/film was wonderful; you must
read/listen to/watch it. To me it's a form of love; you must be passionate about the art you criticize - in my case,
opera - and you want others to love it too. This brings responsibilities, both to the work you are reviewing and your
readers. If a production fails, I want to know why it didn't work, not make a mockery of it - no one sets out to do a
thing badly - and the reader wants to know, quite simply, what it was like.
C. At its best, criticism is an art in its own right. Some artists have been our most prominent and influential critics - T.
S. Eliot springs to mind. Some, perhaps unfortunately for them, are even considered better critics than artists. True,
they were often propagandizing for their own kind of art; creating an appreciative audience for what they were doing
and how they did it. Artists that weren't useful to them didn't get a look in. The ordinary critic, however, should give
all comers fair and impartial consideration, unless they think they're in the business solely to make and break
reputations. Being impartial is not as easy as you think: we all have blind spots and prejudices, and the critic has to be
more aware of these than most, and do something about them. They must have the same degree of insight into their
own shortcomings as an artist has if they want to be any good. He or she must be a powerful advocate for the art
they specialize in: the art, not the artist - friends must be treated just as harshly as enemies when necessary.
D. When I started out as a critic, national newspaper critics were largely focused on London and what went on there.
They tended to review what one critic called middle-class theatre, complacent and well-behaved. Regional productions
- alternative, formally innovative, often leftist - received little or no coverage. I like to think that, through the efforts of
some of us, this is no longer the case, and that regional productions have as much chance as London ones of being
noticed. One of the chief responsibilities, I believe, is to reflect the diversity of the art form they criticize, its formal
variety and diversity of subject matter. A review shouldn't assume a common background or set of interests. What it
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pros and cons of the production. It's then up to the reader to decide if they go to a performance, whether they agree
with what you say or not. I like to think of the critic as being just one voice in a larger nationwide conversation about
the arts.
Part 5: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 51 to 60.
FOR 80 CENTS MORE
Even a tiny health budget, if spent well, can make a difference.
A Delivering medicine to the world's poorest people is a challenge. Hot, poor places such as Tanzania have many
microbes but microscopic health budgets. Dangerous myths deter many sick rural folk from seeking medical help. Even
if they do seek help, it is often unavailable, for they do not have the money to pay for it, and their government rarely
has the money to give it to them for free. Because they cannot afford adequate health care, poor people are sick a lot
of the time. And because they are sick a lot of the time, they find it hard to put in the long hours of productive labour
that might make them less poor.
B All hope is not lost, however. A recent experiment in Tanzania has shown that a small health budget can go a long
way, provided that the money is spent with care. With the help of a Canadian charity called the International
Development Research Center (IDRC), the Tanzanian health ministry set up a health project in two rural districts, to
the west of the capital Dar es Salaam, with a combined population of about 700,000. Five years ago, annual health
spending in Tanzania was about $8 a head. This figure included an estimate for the annual cost of trained staff and
buildings devoted to health care. The IDRC added $2 a head to the pot, on condition that it was spent rationally. By
this, the donors meant that the amount of money spent on fighting a particular disease should reflect the burden that
disease imposed on the local population.
C This may sound obvious; however, in this region, no one had a clue which diseases caused the most trouble, so the
first task was to find out. Researchers were sent out on bicycles to carry out a door-to-door survey, asking
representative households whether anyone had been ill or died recently, and if so with what symptoms. These raw
numbers were then crunched to produce a 'burden of disease' profile for the two districts. In other words, researchers
sought to measure how many years of life were being lost to each disease, including the damage done to families
when breadwinners die.
D They then compared their results with the amount spent by the local health authorities on each disease and found
that it bore no relation whatsoever to the harm which the disease inflicted on local people. Some diseases were
horribly neglected, such as malaria, which accounted for 30% of the years of life lost but only 5% of the health
budget. A cluster of childhood problems, including pneumonia, diarrhea, malnutrition and measles, constituted 28% of
the disease burden, but received only 13% of the budget. Other conditions, meanwhile, attracted more than their fair
share of cash. Tuberculosis, which accounted for less than 4% of years of life lost, received 22% of the budget.
Vaccinations also appeared to be over-emphasized though the low incidence of vaccine-preventable disease was
probably a result of successful vaccination.
E This tiny infusion of cash from the Canadians, in the form of an extra $2 a head, was enough to allow the district
health authorities to make their spending reflect the disease burden and smoothed the transition to a more effective
approach to health care. Health workers, mostly nurses or paramedics rather than doctors, were given a set of rules
on how to treat common symptoms. For example, if a child arrives coughing, and with a running nose and a hot brow,
the nurse is instructed to work through the checklist of other symptoms to determine whether it is merely a cold or
something worse. If the child is breathing more than 50 times a minute, for example, he is assumed to have
pneumonia, given an antibiotic and checked again after two days. In most cases, the cheapest treatments are offered
first. Children with diarrhea are given oral re-hydration salts, which cost a few cents. If the salts fail to work, the child
is referred to a clinic for treatment.
F Drugs are ordered according to what is needed; previously, the government had sent out the same package of pills
to all areas. Non-malarial mountain villages received as many malaria drugs as mosquito-infected lowland ones, and
areas where no one had ever suffered from asthma received asthma pills. In addition to the improved drug allocation,
people are now encouraged to use bednets impregnated with insecticide as protection from mosquitoes and even the
Masai, a fiercely conservative tribe of nomadic cattle-herders, have started draping themselves in insecticide-soaked
bednets.
G The results of all this were stunning. Infant mortality fell by 28% between 1999 and 2000 and the proportion of
children dying before their fifth birthday dropped by 14%. In nearby districts and in Tanzania as a whole, there is no
evidence of a similar improvement over the same period, and anecdotal evidence suggests that better health has
made the districts less poor. Could this success be repeated elsewhere?

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The government is keen that the lessons learned be applied in other parts of the country. So keen, in fact, that it is
pushing the organizers to move faster than they would prefer. Other countries could also copy the Tanzanian model
and donors should pay heed that, while more money is certainly needed to tackle poor countries' health problems,
how it is spent is more important than how much is spent.
Questions 51-57: The reading passage has 7 paragraphs (A-G). Choose the correct heading for each
paragraph from the list of headings below.
List of Headings
i Better area distribution of medicines
ii Time for a change
iii Research uncovers useful information
iv A checklist of procedures introduced
v Tackling the problem through local enquiry
vi Excellent outcome gives hope to others
vii Tanzania gripped by disease
viii Immunization programs lack effect
ix Aid package comes with conditions
x The vicious cycle of poverty and illness
51. Paragraph A 52. Paragraph B 53. Paragraph C
54. Paragraph D 55. Paragraph E 56. Paragraph F 57. Paragraph G
Questions 58-60: Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER from the passage.
58. What term is used to compare the relative effects of different diseases on a society?
59. Which areas of the country suffer most from malaria?
60. By what percentage did childhood deaths decline during the project?

SECTION D – WRITING
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the words
given and the words mustn’t be altered in any way.
1. You were completely mad to go out in the middle of a thunderstorm! EARTH
 Why _________________________________________ in the middle of a thunderstorm!
2. There is no need for us to hurry. The play doesn’t start until 7.30. SIDE
 Time __________________________________________. The play doesn’t start until 7.30.
3. The Thorntons didn’t feel that either of the properties they viewed suited their needs. NEITHER
 The Thorntons viewed two___________________________________________ suited their needs.
4. The judges said that Morpeth was an example of an exceptionally clean and tidy town. SINGLED
 The judges _____________________________________________ an exceptionally clean and tidy town.
5. Rich businessmen often commission artists to create original paintings. WORKS
 Original ___________________________________________ by rich businessmen.
Part 2: Your local library wants to make improvements to their services and facilities. In order to get
ideas from the public, they have asked library users to send them suggestions in writing.
Write a letter to the librarian. In your letter:
 describe what you like about the library
 say what you don’t like
 make suggestions for improvements
You should write at least 150 words.
Part 3: Write an essay (about 350 words) to state your viewpoint on the following question
Plagiarism in academics has become a pressing problem in many countries today.
What are the causes of this problem? What are some possible solutions?

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