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Part 1

Instructions:
a. You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.
b. You are also given a set of four words (A, B, C, and D) which correspond to each space.
c. You are required to choose the correct word for each space from the set of words
given.

Cyberia

People defend that on which they depend. This has been the way since (1) ________________

immemorial. So the uncivilised savages of indigenous and (2) __________________ lands

defend mundane, unimportant things like the animal herds, rivers and forests that their lives
depend on, often with their bodies. E-Homo sapiens defend a (3) __________________
way of life, with its factories, supermarkets, cheap flights and online shopping. It's a
(4) __________________ within us that's as problematic as it is understandable. For a start,
the old ways have become (5) __________________ to us. Tanning buckskins by using deer
brains, to make clothes not dependent on deforestation and (6) _________________
extinction, is no longer part of our economic lexicon. This is (7) __________________ difficult
for an ex-vegan such as myself. I have witnessed the (8) __________________ that industrial
civilisation has had on wildernesses and the animal kingdom first hand. Polyester, after all, is
hardly vegan.

(1)A time B hour C moment D period

(2)A hereditary B genealogical C tribal D familial
(3)A enterprising B advancing C accelerating D progressive
(4)A pattern B tendency C propensity D susceptibility
(5)A alien B estranged C intolerable D incongruous
(6)A multitudinal B extensive C complete D mass
(7)A principally B notably C especially D specifically
(8)A impingement B impact C collision D brunt

Part 2

Instructions:
a. You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.
b. Think of a word which best fits the context of the sentence, and type it into the space.
c. Use only one word for each space.

Jenever
All hail jenever - the precursor to gin that began the British love (1) _________________
with juniper-infused hooch. The nectar was (2) _________________ to England by
mercenaries from the Low Countries in the 17th century. For a blast of jenever pleasure today,
head one hour by train east of Brussels to Hasselt, which hosts Belgium's national jenever
festival (3) _________________ October. Hasselt's status as Belgium's jenever capital explains
the presence of the Nationaal Jenever museum. It is housed in a beautifully restored

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and (4) _________________ active 19th-century distillery on Witte Nonnenstraat. During

Jenever Feesten there is a bronze fountain on Maastrichterstraat, from (5) ________________
jenever flows instead of water. If you're struggling to find it, ask anyone for The Barrel Man,
but you'll have to wait your (6) _________________ . A jenever tram glides (7)_____________
town; marching bands play as waiters race with laden trays to win their own weight in jenever.
Street corner pop-up bars tempt visitors with jenevers from (8) _________________ Flanders.
The Herald

Part 3
Instructions:
a. You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.
b. You are also given a set of words for each space which you need to change to create
the correct word for each space.
c. Type the correct word in the space given, and you can only type one word per space.

Recycling
In Tokyo, there are five main categories of trash, with multiple (1) _______________ and
exceptions. Each category is collected only on certain days. The apartment manager puts out
the proper cans on the proper days, and if you don't take the stuff out in time, it's like missing
a ferry, only (2) _______________. That is the height of (3) _______________. The catchall
category is (4) _______________ waste. This is for stuff that should go to the
(5) _______________ . Plastic is not just any plastic. It has to be (6) _______________
and clean without food stains. It is your obligation as a citizen to make a good-faith effort to
wash food (7) _______________ off the plastic before putting it in the Plastic bin. Not all
plastic is Plastic, but paper is the worst. You're supposed to bundle your newspapers and then
slip small pieces of paper in between the newspapers to act as (8) _______________. These
parcels are then tied up and placed at group collection points for collection by voluntary
community groups.
The Magazine

(1) CATEGORY
(2) SMELL
(3) RESPONSIBILITY
(4) COMBUST
(5) INCINERATE
(6) NEW
(7) RESIDE
(8) SEPARATE

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Part 4
Instructions:
You are given 6 sets of two sentences and a key word, and one of the sentences in each set
includes a gap.

For each set, complete the gapped sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the complete
sentence, using the key word given.
(1) My happiness depends on my security.
HAPPIER
The more _______________________________________________ I feel.
(2) The curfew will apply from midnight tonight.
EFFECT
The curfew _______________________________________________ at midnight tonight.
(3) He did not mention his criminal record in the interview.
REFERENCE
He made _______________________________________________ in the interview.
(4) They said there would probably be a strike tomorrow.
THREAT
They said _______________________________________________ a strike tomorrow.
(5) She didn't hesitate for a moment before calling the police.
SLIGHTEST
She didn't have _______________________________________________ calling the police.
(6) I was very surprised when I heard you were leaving.
HEAR
I _______________________________________________ your leaving.

Part 5
Instructions:
a. You are given a piece of text with six questions.
b. You are also given a set 4 choices for each question.
c. Identify the correct option by clicking on it.

Keep Calm and Carry On

Today the wartime slogan " Keep Calm and Carry On " adorns mugs, cushions and tea towels.
It is a familiar phrase, spawning hundreds of parodies, yet authentic copies of the original
government poster are very rare indeed. Even the Imperial War Museum does not own an
example.

This week, as the UK faces its biggest political upheaval in 50 years, an original poster will go
up for sale at the Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia for more than £20,000. The scarcity of the
genuine artwork stems from its history as an emergency message from the second world war.
It was never intended for release unless German air attacks on Britain threatened the nation's
infrastructure or enemy forces mounted an invasion.

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The poster was designed by the Ministry of Information in the summer of 1939 to represent a
message from the King to his subjects, and it was hoped it would reassure the public and
prevent widespread panic. A year later, once Britain had weathered the onslaught of the Blitz,
all the printed posters were sent back for pulping as part of the wider paper salvage drive, due
to the shortage of raw materials.

The surviving Keep Calm print will go on sale at the fair in Olympia with a price tag of £21,250
at the Manning Fine Art stand. It was discovered 16 years ago at the bottom of a box of old
books by Stuart Manley, the owner of Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland. Manley and
his wife, Mary, framed it and hung it on the wall behind the cash register. After interest from
customers, a few reproductions were made and sold. Since then the poster has become
internationally recognised and is widely associated with a belief in British stoicism and the 'stiff
upper lip'. The first ministry print run produced almost 2,500,000 copies of Keep Calm and
Carry On, but until 2012 - when 20 copies turned up on an episode of the BBC's Antiques
Roadshow - it was believed that only two copies had escaped pulping.

The Keep Calm design was the least popular of a series of three Home Publicity posters, each
headed with a representation of the Tudor crown as a symbol of the head of state. The others
read 'Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory' and 'Freedom Is
in Peril. Defend It With All Your Might'. The keywords 'Your Courage', suggested by a civil
servant named AP Waterfield, were regarded as potentially the most effective as 'a rallying
war cry that will bring out the best in every one of us and put us in an offensive mood at once'.

The posters were dispatched across the country, to mixed results - Mass Observation reports
from the time suggest the tone of even this milder slogan was regarded as patronising.

Draft versions of the three posters were completed on 6 July 1939, and were agreed by the
home secretary of the day, Samuel Hoare, in August. They were to be ready to send out within
24 hours of the declaration of war. The typeface is close to Gill Sans but it is suspected the
lettering was actually hand drawn.

In August 2011 a British-based company registered the slogan as a trademark in Europe and
the United States, after failing to obtain registration of the slogan as a trademark in the United
Kingdom. The registration was later queried on the grounds that the words are too widely
used for anyone to own exclusive rights, but the request for cancellation was rejected.

The Guardian

1) What is the writer's reason for writing this text?

A) To explain the background of an iconic piece of art.
B) To explain why a poster is popular.
C) To explain the meaning of the poster.
D) To explain why it sold for so much money.

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2) What is the writer suggesting in the first paragraph?

A) It was too expensive for the Imperial War Museum.
B) It was not an important piece.
C) It was exceptionally rare.
D) It was not authentic.

3) The writer uses the word Blitz in the third paragraph to refer to
A) the German army.
B) the economic conditions during the war.
C) unusual weather conditions.
D) heavy and frequent German bombing raids.

4) What explanation does the writer give in the third paragraph for so few of the original
posters surviving?
A) They were destroyed by the Germans.
B) They were all recycled.
C) They were made of paper and decomposed.
D) Collectors speculated by hoarding them.

5) What does the text of the poster represent, according to the writer?
A) Assurance that everything will be all right.
B) Remaining resolute and calm in the face of adversity.
C) Determination to succeed.
D) An effort to motivate soldiers going to war.

6) What explanation does the writer give in the final paragraph for the slogan being
registered in the U.S.?
A) It was not possible to register it in the U.K.
B) It was easier because the rules were simpler.
C) The market in the U.S. was bigger, so it made more sense.
D) The rights were owned by an American company.

Part 6
Instructions:
a. You are given a piece of text with seven spaces.
b. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the text, corresponding to the spaces.
c. You are also given a set 8 paragraphs A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H for each space.
d. There is one paragraph which you do not need to use.

According to research from the Paris-Sorbonne University, women who wear low-cut tops in
job application photographs are up to five times more likely to receive an interview offer than
those who wear round-neck clothing.
(1) ____________

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Dr Sevag Kertechian, who carried out the research, said that the results were quite shocking
and negative, but not necessarily surprising, and showed we need to conduct more research.
(2) ____________
Quite apart from the fact that women shouldn't feel pressured to wear high heels or low-cut
tops at work if they don't feel comfortable, it wouldn't necessarily even help their careers if
they did.
It's only a few years since a study revealed that bosses considered low-cut tops one of the
biggest mistakes a female employee can make, and that one in five managers had fired
someone for inappropriate dress.
(3) ____________
This indicates that society has very different ideas of this situation when it comes to men and
women. If there is a threat of being fired, or losing a promotion for inappropriate dress, then it
matters that there are many more ways in which women might be considered to be dressed
inappropriately than men.

The dramatically different surveys have one thing in common in that they both suggest that a
woman's workplace performance may be judged on her appearance, and specifically on how
sexual or attractive that appearance is considered to be.
(4) ____________
But for women, office dress requirements and surveys such as these create a carnival of
complex hoops to jump through, with the rules seeming to change constantly and no easy way
to win.
(5) ____________

In short, women in the workplace often find themselves trying to walk a fine line between
made-up but not overdone, smart but not prudish, stylish but not flamboyant, neat but not
uptight. Suddenly, clothing becomes more than just what you wear to work, it is who you are,
and how good you are at your job. This isn't happening to men, who often complain that
women use their sexuality in the workplace, or scoop undeserved promotions by dressing
provocatively.
(6) ____________
For many large-breasted women, finding smart, well-fitting office clothes that reveal no
cleavage at all can be a real challenge. But why should they pay the price of somebody else's
perception about what that small patch of flesh signifies?
(7) ____________
Suggestions of what women should and shouldn't wear in the workplace may seem harmless
on the surface, but in reality, they risk compounding the normalised judgment of women on
the basis of appearance instead of performance. Unless a woman is turning up to the office in
a bikini or a snowsuit, we should be focusing on her work, not what she's wearing.

The Guardian

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The Paragraphs
A
In reality, women are much more likely to be lambasted for getting it wrong, regardless of
whether they show cleavage or not, not to mention the fact that having breasts in the
workplace is far more likely to attract sexual harassment than promotions.

B
These are standards by which men are not being measured. Smartness for men tends to be
gauged by a simple, objective set of criteria, and is generally considered less important than
workplace performance and capability.

C
The advice women are given about cleavage in the workplace is conflicting and unhelpful.
Some are inappropriately pressured to reveal more to keep clients happy, while others are
reprimanded and told to cover up because it is unprofessional.

D
This isn't merely a matter of looking smart in the workplace - it indicates that society has very
different ideas of what smart looks like when it comes to men and women.

E
The research saw two women with near-identical CVs each apply for 100 sales roles and 100
accountancy roles, with half of the applications for each role including photographs with
round-neck tops and half low-cut. Among the 200 combined sales roles applications, the low-
cut submissions received 62 more interview offers than their round-neck counterparts, and in
the accountancy applications they received 68 more interview offers.

F
As far as the survey results go, there is certainly a strong argument for preventing this
particular form of prejudice by doing away with job application photographs altogether, as
many employers have done.

G
The survey of 3,000 managers and workers found that almost half of bosses had also
overlooked someone for a promotion or pay rise for the same reason.

H
The findings come hot on the heels of the recent furore over the case of Nicola Thorp, an office
worker who was sent home without pay for refusing to wear high heels.

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Part 7
Instructions:
a. You are given a piece of text which is divided into sections, and a set of questions.
b. You are also given a set of choices for each question.
c. Choose the correct answer by clicking on the button.
d. The sections of text may be used more than once.

Tennis Elites
(A) FEDERER
Roger Federer is considered by many to be the best tennis player of all time. But on what basis
can that be determined? The easiest place to start is by comparing records, of which he has
many - world number one for the longest period; winning the most grand slams, and reaching
the Wimbledon final the most times. So where's the argument. Some feel that he was very
fortunate to meet some very poor players in his quest to amass all those titles. Although it is
also true that you can only beat what is put in front of you. Another test for the best could be
resilience in the face of adversity. To be successful you need confidence, and confidence
comes from winning. So when you lose, and keep on losing for a long time, it becomes
extremely difficult to come back. Federer won the 2012 Wimbledon title against Murray after
losing continuously for two years. That kind of mental strength has to be respected.

(B) NADAL
Nadal grew up playing tennis on clay in his native Spain, and he is justifiably regarded as the
greatest player on clay. But he wanted more than that, and it is a testament to his mental
strength that he was able to beat a peak-of-his-powers Federer on grass which was Federer's
favourite surface in a Wimbledon final in 2008. So how did he manage that? The very short
answer is - hard work, and humility and determination and a never-give-in approach. Success
breeds success and this was never more true than in the case of Nadal as he dominated the
men's game for several years after that victory in 2008. His game was based on power and
strength rather than style and subtlety, and this comes with a price as his body struggled to
maintain the levels of fitness and health required. The other sad thing is that although it may
be possible to come back from a loss of form, a comeback from injury is a different kettle of
fish. The body can only take so much punishment, and once it breaks, there is no fixing it. The
best of Nadal may be long gone leaving just a collection of fond old memories.

(C) DJOKOVIC
The king is dead, long live the king - meaning there is always someone ready to wear the crown
once the old king is no more, and that man is Djokovic. This young Serb has demonstrated that
he has the most complete game of any player today or of recent history. His win record is
getting ever more impressive, and he seems quite invincible. It was mentioned earlier that the
best are measured by records, well Djokovic stands alone with 29 Masters 1000 series titles.
There doesn't seem to be a surface he is weak on, and there doesn't seem to be a player he
can't handle. Djokovic became the third man to hold all four major titles at once, and the first
ever to do so on three different surfaces - hardcourt, clay, and grass. To give a balanced view,
something negative should be said about him, but it's very difficult to identify anything. He is
charming, attractive, intelligent and humble. Putting everything together, what can be said
with any degree of certainty is that he is going to dominate proceedings for many years to
come.

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(D) MURRAY
Luck can be very cruel. Andrew Murray by any measure is a superb tennis player and his level
of excellence would normally merit enormous success. But Murray had the misfortune to be
playing at the same time as three of the best players in the history of the game - Federer,
Nadal and Djokovic. And given the competition, the fact that he has won anything at all is no
mean achievement. What's worse, if the others lose, they can go home reflecting that
tomorrow is another day. But Murray has the demands of nation to satisfy. Before the
Wimbledon final of 2013, the last British winner had been Fred Perry 77 years previously. So
when he plays, there is a different level of pressure on his shoulders than his opponents. For
him then to beat Federer in three sets in 2013 to take the Wimbledon crown, with his country
demanding success, says a lot about courage, grit and strength of character. The match is
widely believed to be one of the greatest performances by any athlete in history. It can be said
without any fear of contradiction that he will never have the trophies and records his rivals will
collect, but pound for pound, he is not less than any of the illustrious players he shares the
court with.
The Herald

Which player
1) had extra pressure compared to the players he was playing against?
A
B
C
D

2) could have health problems due to the way he played?

A
B
C
D

3) had a long period with no success?

A
B
C
D

4) has a unique record?

A
B
C
D

5) is unlikely to win many trophies?

A
B
C
D

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6) often won against weak opposition?

A
B
C
D

7) had to dominate playing conditions which he was not used to?

A
B
C
D

8) earned a lot of patriotic respect?

A
B
C
D

9) is well-known for his humility?

A
B
C
D

10) is respected for being the best all-round player?

A
B
C
D

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