You will hear a telephone conversation between a man who is looking for a summer job as a fruit picker and a woman who owns a farm. Then complete the notes below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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MANOR FARM Important information for fruit pickers |
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Picking season:
Payment: Pickers over 18 will earn £ an hour. Accommodation: None on the farm but there is a nearby. Transport: Pickers are advised to travel around by . Documentation: Only pickers with a will be allowed to work. |
Listen to two nutritionists, Fay Wells and George Fisher, discussing methods of food production and choose the correct answer which best fits according to what you hear.
Looking at reports on the subject of GM foods, Fay feels _____.
George and Fay agree that the use of nanotechnology in food production will _____.
In Fay's view, returning to self-sufficiency is only an option for people who _____.
I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you _____ me the whole truth yesterday.
A _____ of interest briefly crossed his face at the mention of her name.
Often celebrated for their vivid portrayal of nature, _____.
In order to achieve his long-term financial goals, he had to put _____ a significant portion of his income each year.
There are _____ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
The poor man was driven from _____ for justice, but his efforts were of no avail.
These instructions must be followed exactly; _____.
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, write "correct". If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space on the right.
There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
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| 00 | Bach Ma will not fail you in a single bit in terms of activities. One can camp, | correct |
| 0 | trek, rappel or simply wander through the jungle know to discover the beauty of | know |
| 1 | Bach Ma's flora and fauna. Visitors can walk up down to the bottom of | |
| 2 | the falls to catch the whole fantastic view of the fall and spend more | |
| 3 | time swimming in the stream. Nature lovers, especially with those who are | |
| 4 | eager for bird-watching would find Bach Ma be a real paradise on the ground. | |
| 5 | The 358 species of birds in the park account for more than one-third part of the bird | |
| 6 | species of Vietnam, including the fabulous crested argus pheasant and | |
| 7 | the tenacious Edwards pheasant (the symbol of Bach Ma National Park) |
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| 8 | - unseen and have thought to be extinct for 50 years. Numerous bird species | |
| 9 | like pigeons, bulbuls, crow pheasant, herons and egrets but sights of kingfishers | |
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or jungle fowl are worth to adding to tourists' bird-watching collection. |
Complete the passage by changing the form of the word in capitals.
The ambitious "Sunnyside Community Solar" project, which began construction early last year, is (REPORT) on track to be fully operational by late autumn. Having overcome initial funding challenges and some logistical delays due to (SEASON) weather, organisers are now focusing on the final installation phase. The project, designed to provide clean energy to over 500 local households and several municipal buildings, has been widely praised for its collaborative approach, involving (NUMBER) volunteers. Once connected to the grid, it is anticipated that the solar farm will significantly reduce the area's carbon footprint. Local officials, who have strongly supported the initiative from the (SET) believe this could serve as an inspiring model for other towns (CONSIDER) similar renewable energy ventures. Many residents are eagerly awaiting the switch-on, hopeful for lower energy bills.
Fill in each blank with a suitable particles to complete the sentences.
Example: It can be difficult to adapt to life in a new country.
1. I almost dropped to sleep several times while the professor was lecturing about the painting.
2. Storms on the Sun can interfere radio broadcasts on the Earth.
3. We’d better not take any more staff until sales increase.
4. The company is involved producing eco-friendly products.
5. You mustn't let the bigger kids push you !
Read the following passage then choose the correct answer to each question.
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become common.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some ways mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and were replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use skills in reading which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral readers. The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions underneath.
Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portion of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elevated plateaus, and large mountain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainland, such as Europe or Asia, which actually represents one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.
The analysis of compression and tension in the Earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distinctive mineral and chemical composition. It’s also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been formed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occurred to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.
Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, mountain belts, intra-cratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and block vaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent's size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.
Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substantial crustal movements, which generate faulting and mountain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large mountain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.
What does this passage mainly discuss?
According to the passage, how do scientists define continents?
According to the passage, what are the differences in the structure of continents?
The author in the passage implies that the disagreement among scientists is based on the fact that _______.
The phrase "This process" refers to _____.
Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.
Paragraph A
Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, expanding by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. So, what is the attraction of organic food for some people? The really important thing is that organic sounds more "natural". Eating organic is a way of defining oneself as natural, good, caring, different from the junk-food-scoffing masses. As one journalist puts It: feels closer to the source, the beginning, the start of thing." The real desire is to be somehow close to the soil, to Mother Nature.
Paragraph B
Unlike conventional farming, the organic approach means farming with natural, rather than man-made, fertilizers and pesticides. Techniques such as crop rotation improve soil quality and help organic farmers compensate for the absence of man-made chemicals. As a method of food production, organic is, however, inefficient in its use of labour and land; there are severe limits to how much food can be produced. Also, the environmental benefits of not using artificial fertilizer are tiny compared with the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by transporting food (a great deal of Britain's organic produce is shipped in from other countries and transported from shop to home by car).
Paragraph C
Organic farming is often claimed to be safer than conventional farming for the environment and for consumers. Yet studies into organic farming worldwide continue to reject this claim. An extensive review by the UK Food Standards Agency found that there was no statistically significant difference between organic and conventional crops. Even where results indicated there was evidence of a difference, the reviewers found no sign that these differences would have any noticeable effect on health.
Paragraph D
The simplistic claim that organic food is more nutritious than conventional food was always likely to be misleading. Food is a natural product, and the health value of different foods will vary for a number of reasons, including freshness, the way the food is cooked, the type of soil it is grown in, the amount of sunlight and rain crops have received, and so on. Likewise, the flavor of a carrot has less to do with whether it was fertilised with manure or something out of a plastic sack than with the variety of carrot and how long ago it was dug up. The differences created by these things are likely to be greater than any differences brought about by using an organic or non-organic system of production. Indeed, even some "organic" farms are quite different from one another.
Paragraph E
The notion that organic food is safer than "normal" food is also contradicted by the fact that many of our most common foods are full of natural toxins. Parsnips cause blisters on the skin of agricultural workers. Toasting bread creates carcinogens. As one research expert says: "People think that the more natural something is, the better it is for them. That is simply not the case. In fact, it is the opposite that is true: the closer a plant is to its natural state, the more likely it is that it will poison you. Naturally, many plants do not want to be eaten, so we have spent 10,000 years developing agriculture and breeding out harmful traits from crops."
Does the following statement agree with the information given in the passage?
1. Organic food may make people ill.
2. All natural food is good for people's health.
3. It's unreasonable to state that organic food contains more nutrition than conventional food.
4. Organic food requires too much technological expertise.
5. The nutritional content of food is not influenced by the time when the plants are removed from the earth.
Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A - E from the list of numbered headings i - vii. Write the correct number in each blank.
List of headings:
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i. Research into whether organic food is better for us. ii. The factors that can affect food quality. iii. A description of organic farming iv. The main reason for the popularity of organic food v. The need to remove hidden dangers from food vi. Adding up the cost of organic food vii. The rich and poor see things differently. |
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Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
"Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house," she said.
=> She flatly ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
=> Mass tourism is .........................
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
The only reason why she got a promotion is that she's competent.
=> Were it ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
They didn't ask me anything about my plans for the summer.
=> Not ............
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Although she seems to be very courteous, she can also be very impolite. => Courteous …….
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
Police are warning people to check for forged notes which are currently in circulation. (LOOKOUT)
=> Police are warning people to be for forged notes which are currently in circulation.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
The neighbors' all-night parties were too much for me, so I moved. (PUT)
=> I moved because I the neighbors' all-night parties.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
He never thought that he would travel around the world. (OCCURRED)
=> It never that he would travel around the world.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
I'm afraid there is no room in the concert hall tonight. (BOOKED)
=> I'm afraid the tonight.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.
Critics are hoping the new director can bring some positive changes into the French film industry. (BREATHE)
=> Critics are hoping the new the French film industry.
Write an academic essay of about 250 words on the following topic.
Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.