Proficiency FINAL Student

NEW MICHIGAN ECPE C2

SUPER FINAL

ECPE EXAM PREPARATION

NEW MICHIGAN ECPE C2 SUPER FINAL ECPE EXAM PREPARATION

Writing Team George Andreadis Peter Pappas Sarah Yu Maria Ioannou

ISBN 978-9963-710-33-1

Super Course System Aegaleo 1 2057 Strovolos Nicosia, Cyprus

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

PAGE

AUTHOR'S NOTE ........................................................................... 4

EVALUATION LISTENING TEST 7 ............................................ 226

EXAM FACTS .................................................................................. 5


SECTION 1

GCVR

EVALUATION LISTENING TEST 9 ............................................ 234 EVALUATION LISTENING TEST 10 .......................................... 238

PRACTICE EXAMINATION 1 ......................................................... 8 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2 ....................................................... 16

PRACTICE LISTENING TEST 1 (B1) ........................................... 242

PRACTICE EXAMINATION 3 ....................................................... 24














PRACTICE EXAMINATION 10 ..................................................... 80



PRACTICE LISTENING TEST 10 (B10) ....................................... 287


PRACTICE LISTENING TEST 11 (C1) ......................................... 292

PRACTICE EXAMINATION 13 ................................................... 104
















SECTION 2

WRITING

PRACTICE LISTENING TEST 20 (C10) ....................................... 337

SECTION 4

DISCURSIVE ESSAYS ................................................................ 168

SPEAKING

OPINION ESSAYS ...................................................................... 173

SPEAKING TEST FORMAT ........................................................ 343

FOR & AGAINST ESSAYS ......................................................... 177

SPEAKING SCORING RUBRIC.................................................. 344

SUGGESTING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM ESSAYS .............. 180

INTERVIEW PREPARATION ...................................................... 346

DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS .............................................................. 183

USEFUL LANGUAGE .................................................................. 347

ESSAY 1: the importance of the past .......................................... 184

ANALYZING THE SPEAKING TEST FORMAT........................... 348

ESSAY 2: teenage issues ............................................................ 186

MODEL SPEAKING TEST........................................................... 349

ESSAY 3: the media .................................................................... 188

SPEAKING TEST 1 ..................................................................... 351

ESSAY 4: human relations .......................................................... 190

SPEAKING TEST 2 ..................................................................... 353

ESSAY 5: employment ................................................................ 192

SPEAKING TEST 3 ..................................................................... 355

ESSAY 6: education .................................................................... 194

SPEAKING TEST 4 ..................................................................... 357

ESSAY 7: advertising .................................................................. 196

SPEAKING TEST 5 ..................................................................... 359

ESSAY 8: planet Earth ................................................................. 198

SPEAKING TEST 6 ..................................................................... 361

Recently Encountered Exam Writing Topics ........................... 200

SECTION 3

LISTENING

SECTION 5

EXTRA GCVR

PRACTICE TEST 1 ...................................................................... 364


PRACTICE TEST 1 (KEY) ........................................................... 372


PRACTICE TEST 2 ...................................................................... 380


PRACTICE TEST 2 (KEY)............................................................ 388

EVALUATION LISTENING TEST 4 ............................................ 214 EVALUATION LISTENING TEST 5 ............................................ 218 EVALUATION LISTENING TEST 6 ............................................ 222

ECPE FINAL GLOSSARY ........................................................... 396

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Authors’ Note This publication has been prepared in keeping with the University of Michigan’s requirements for the Certificate of Proficiency. Its purpose is to offer all candidates a tool with which to consolidate, evaluate and perfect all the skills required at this level. Emphasis has been placed on the understanding of the organizational features of written text as well as grammatical and pragmatic knowledge of English, particularly knowledge about expected vocabulary and grammar in certain contexts. The authors have taken great care to prepare the most challenging and comprehensive publication available to date, both in choice of subject and skills required. Through detailed analysis of recent examinations, the latest developments and trends in all aspects of the examination have been accounted for. Contemporary topics are provided to keep learners at the forefront of language use and cultural context, permitting them to be proficient language users. The publication comprises 5 sections:

SECTION 1

20 GCVR Practice Examinations

Includes 20 GCVR Practice Examinations that take account of the latest trends in the ECPE curriculum. Particular focus has been placed on the increased complexity of grammatical items that has recently been observed.

SECTION 2

Writing

Includes 33 pages of essential guidance for the candidate so as to assist him in addressing the topic appropriately. Moreover, this section helps the candidate develop the presented topic in an organized way with the appropriate acknowledgement of topic complexity. Emphasis is also placed on how to communicate ideas clearly with accuracy of form. Example essays are presented throughout the section so as to ensure the candidate is aware of topic development, the use of varied syntactic structures and appropriate vocabulary. Finally, it also includes 20 recently encountered exam writing topics.

SECTION 3

Listening

Includes 10 Evaluation Listening Tests and 20 Practice Listening Tests. The former build up the required listening skills and the latter consolidate and perfect them. All the types of listening items are covered: those based on short conversational exchanges, those based on questions, and those based on extended talks on different topics.

SECTION 4

Speaking

Includes comprehensive preparation for the New Format Speaking Test and 6 Complete Practice Speaking Tests. It provides a detailed analysis of the Speaking Test Format, a complete Model Speaking Test, essential useful expressions for all stages of the exam and valuable guidelines for the teacher.

SECTION 5

Extra 2 GCVR Practice Examinations

Includes an additional 2 GCVR Practice Examinations to be used as mock exams or in the candidate’s concluding preparation for the ECPE.

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Exam Facts The Certificate of Proficiency constitutes an official certification of knowledge of the English language at an advanced level. It is awarded by the University of Michigan, one of the leading U.S. universities in the field of linguistic research, with long-term experience in the establishment and development of a broad range of English language examinations. The University of Michigan’s Certificate of Proficiency is officially recognized by the Greek state as a language certification and by the private sector as a certification of knowledge of the English language. The examination for the University of Michigan’s Certificate of Proficiency has been specially designed for candidates who have reached a high level of English and have exceptionally well developed abilities in all four language skills. The content and degree of difficulty of the examination correspond to the language skills and abilities required of a university level adult. The exam content is set each year by the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan.

Breakdown of Final Examination ECPE Final Examination 2 hours 45 minutes – 3 hours 1. Writing. 30 minutes. Candidates choose between two topics for their essay. 2. Listening. 35 - 40 minutes. 50 questions. 3. Grammar, Cloze, Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. 75 minutes. 120 questions. 4. Speaking. 25-35 minutes. Face to face oral interaction between two candidates and two examiners.

Assessment principles of the ECPE: • Three section bands, High Pass, Pass, and Low Pass, are considered passing section levels. Two section bands, Borderline Fail and Fail, are considered failing section levels. • Candidates who pass all four sections of the exam always pass the ECPE. • Examinees who pass three sections with a Low Pass (or higher) and receive no less than a Borderline Fail in one section will be awarded an ECPE certificate.

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PRACTICE EX AMINATION 1 GRAMMAR 1. Bob Dylan expanded the vocabulary of popular music politics and literary influences into his lyrics. a. by incorporating c. when he incorporated social socially b. incorporating the d. having socially social incorporating 2.

Many motorists have embraced these new parking confusing. meters, but a. others say they’re enough c. some say they’re too b. say they’re too much d. say they’re not very

3.

Mike has quickly established himself Football League’s most valued players. a. to be one of c. as one of b. as d. to be

11. Despite many sophisticated techniques, the simple tools for unmasking magnifying glass and gut fake paintings. a. instinct remains c. instinct remain the best the best b. instinctive remain d. instinctively remains the best the best 12. I had no choice but to assigned. a. have Kay to finish b. have got Kay finish

the National

, I think this task is way too difficult 4. “Between to complete. a. me and you c. you and me b. you and I d. I and you

Danielle would still be our best defender an accident. a. if she didn’t have c. if she hadn’t b. had she not had d. hadn’t she had

7.

The estranged husband desperately tried to get without success. his message across, a. despite c. however b. even though d. albeit

are poised to change the face of the construction 13. industry in the coming years. a. Designing buildings c. Buildings environmentally environmentally designed b. Environmentally d. Designed environmental designed buildings buildings

15. Unfortunately, Christopher failed to win a place in the stamina. 1000 meter race because he a. is lack of c. is lack b. has lack of d. lacks 16. If the firefighters had come earlier, the trapped . man a. should have survived c. might have survived b. would have been survived d. could be survived 17. The endless parade of on television has made today’s young girls obsessed with their bodies. a. celebrities enhancing c. surgically-enhanced surgically celebrities b. surgical celebrities d. enhanced surgically enhanced celebrities

at summer camp will help them tremendously. 8. a. That what the kids learnt c. What the kids learnt b. Learnt the kids that d. That the kids learnt

18. Digital technology’s been around for many years, but our up. firm has been kind a. to slow of picking it c. too slowly to pick it b. of slowly in picking d. of slow to pick it

9. This community diverged from a simple hunting a complex pattern of social and gathering one organization. a. with a demonstration of c. from demonstrating b. to demonstrate d. to one demonstrating 10. We’re running late and I haven’t decided with me yet. a. what should I c. whether to b. what to d. that to

c. have Kay finish d. get Kay finish

14. “Was Mary any help with your assignment?” “Actually, me extra reference material was very useful.” a. that she gives c. she was giving b. her giving d. she gave

5. Janine’s parents died when she was just a baby, so I family she ever had. a. was all the c. was the whole b. have the whole d. have all the 6.

the task I had been

19. that Mr. Jones is planning to run for governor this year. a. Word is it c. Word has it b. Word has d. The words are

take

20. An inspiring speaker, Reverend Jackson always the best in his congregation. manages to a. bring up c. bring out b. bring over d. bring across

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21. Since I’ve spent most of my life in Canada,

I’m most comfortable with.

a. French language

c. the French

b. these French

d. French

is what

22. “Where did you find this old thing?” out the attic.”

“My husband stumbled

a. on it when clearing

c. it while he cleared

b. it on while he was

d. on it when was he

clearing

clearing

23. There’s so much smoke in this room that

breathe.

a. hardly can’t I

c. hardly I can

b. I can hardly

d. I can’t hardly

24. “Didn’t you buy anything at the mall today?” had been sold.”

“No, the dress

a. which I have liked

c. that liked to me

b. I liked

d. which liked me

25. I’m not surprised that Dave’s not feeling well; he was at the fair this morning.

eating

a. the one ice-cream

after the other

b. one ice-cream

after another

c. another ice-cream after another d. after one ice-cream

her most recent one.”

“That’s no surprise.

a. So is

c. Also is

b. As well

d. Is too

27. Why should I throw the milk away? It

.

a. isn’t smelling so badly c. isn’t smelling so bad

b. doesn’t smell so bad

d. doesn’t smell so badly

28. Philadelphia’s new playmaker has scored over 40 points his eight games this season.

a. of seven from

c. out of seven from

b. from seven of

d. in seven of

29. “Did you have a good day at the office today?”

32. My father is no good at gardening, so he prefers a. to have done it c. having done it b. have it done d. to have it done

.

33. Astronomers have proven that the planets in our solar system were subjected to meteoric bombardment than is the case today. a. a much more intense c. a very intense b. an intensive d. a more intensively 34. I find it difficult working for others because I my own business. a. would always have c. was used to having b. have always had d. have always been having 35. The company spokesman played down the product’s problems, to safety regulations. a. claiming it c. having claimed conform conforming b. and claimed its d. claiming it conforming conforms

another

26. “This writer’s earlier novels are excellent.”

31. You didn’t know that it wasn’t until the late 1960s on the surface of the moon, did you? a. that man walked c. did man walk b. man he walked d. that man had walked

“No. I had to attend a(n)

board meeting all

afternoon.”

a. uninteresting

c. uninterested

b. disinterested

d. disinterest

30. A painting is only a fake if it aims to fool someone into it’s just a copy.

believing it is the real thing;

a. provided

c. or

b. otherwise

d. unless

36. Homelessness is a condition a person does not have a permanent place of residence. a. in that c. that b. for which d. in which 37. Before you leave, check that you have my e-mail address you can send me some photographs. a. so that c. so as b. in order for d. so as for 38. political ambitions, corporate career and family to care for, Jane has no time for socializing. a. What with her c. There’s her b. It’s not only her d. That’s just her 39. If I’m not mistaken, the man the cigar was one of the robbers. a. smoking c. he is smoking b. that he is smoking d. will smoke 40. Since the early 1980s, the field of cinematography in digital technology. a. have been c. have been deeply immersing deeply immersed b. has been d. has been deeply immersing deeply immersed Grammar Score: .........../40

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CLOZE 1 This passage is about the Amazon. A worsening drought in the Amazon basin has prompted Brazil to (41) on its military to begin distributing supplies and medicine to tens of thousands of people stranded by the dramatic drop in water levels. Low river levels are (42) boats - for many the only (43) of transport - from using the Amazon safely, leaving communities depending on government airlifts for their survival. Big ships have also been left (44) in the world’s second-largest river and millions of fish are rotting in the sun. The air force has been distributing water-purifying chemicals to (45) the threat of disease from water supplies contaminated by the dead fish. Witnesses say rivers and lakes have dried up completely, (46) behind miles of sand and mud. Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has blamed deforestation and global warming (47) the drought. It quoted scientists as claiming that the burning of forests has raised temperatures in the Amazon, preventing the (48) of clouds. Brazilian government meteorologists, (49) , have said the drought is the result of unusually high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, (50) have also been linked to devastating hurricanes.

41. a. take b. call

c. hold d. carry

42. a. removing b. protecting

c. distracting d. preventing

43. a. way b. means

c. chance d. type

44. a. stranded b. alone

c. thereby d. dependent

45. a. disappear b. counter

c. contradict d. dispose

46. a. just b. changing

c. leaving d. but

47. a. for b. in

c. about d. on

48. a. growth b. possibility

c. increase d. formation

49. a. however b. who

c. even d. hence

50. a. they b. but

c. which d. though

51. a. missing b. declined

c. lost d. spoiled

52. a. restored b. replaced

c. responsive d. reformed

53. a. reduced b. destroyed

c. receptors d. decreased

54. a. the b. no

c. any d. some

55. a. due b. sensitive

c. correspond d. exposed

56. a. formed b. proved

c. discovered d. accepted

57. a. offer b. develop

c. contain d. discover

58. a. some b. that

c. one d. another

59. a. inserted b. contained

c. included d. entered

60. a. However b. Indeed

c. Therefore d. Besides

CLOZE 2 This passage is about retina research. The back of the human eye, called the retina, contains cells known as photoreceptors. Much human blindness is due to retina disease or photoreceptor destruction, and once sight is (51) (52)

for either of these two reasons, it cannot be .

Until recently, experts had thought there were only two types of photoreceptors - rods and cones. But experiments on mice, which have had both of these (53) that other cells also have (54)

, reveal

form of light response.

Scientists have found how to make eye cells (55)

to

light by activating a protein called melanopsin, and have thus (56)

new ways to treat some forms of blindness.

The researchers are now working with engineers to (57)

prosthetic retinas that might help people with sight

disorders see more clearly. In addition, the current research suggests (58)

possible line of therapy. It is possible

that melanopsin genes could be (59)

into intact cells in

diseased retinas, turning them into functional photoreceptors. (60)

, making cells in the eye responsive to light is no

cure for blindness and the resulting ‘vision’ may be little more than black and white light sensitivity.

Cloze Score: .........../20

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VOCABULARY 61. The Dutch was by far the 68. The accused man celebrated after 75. Jason’s ambition is to be a largest group at the medical he was and set free. famous basketball player one day. απαλλάσσω παρηγορητικός conference. a. exonerated a. consoling εξορκίζω δυσάρεστο ενδεχόμενο διακαής a. contingency b. exorcised b. consuming καταδικάζω αποστολή b. dispatch c. condemned αποδοκιμάζω, ολοκληρωμένος, τέλειος c. consummate πηγαινοέρχομαι με τμήμα ομάδας / αντιπροσωπεία c. contingent d. commuted d. complete ολοκληρωμένος, πλήρης συγκοινωνιακό μέσο δικαίωμα πώλησης d. franchise προνομιακό αγαθών σε κάποια περιοχή 69. The movie had a effect on 76. Dawn when we broke the 62. The president was on both him - he couldn’t get it off his mind news to her that her father was in sides by his devoted bodyguards. all day. hospital. καθοδηγώ a. led a. partial προκατειλλημένος / τμηματικός χαλώ, καταρρέω τοποθετώ εκατέρωθεν b. flanked b. profound βαθύς, βαθυστόχαστος a. broke down ασήμαντος b. fell through αποτυγχάνω, ναυαγώ (επ)ακολουθώ c. followed c. trivial επιφανειακός περιτριγυρίζω c. came apart καταρρέω, διαλύομαι d. surrounded d. superficial διαλύω σχέση d. broke up 63. Jack Spillane is known to be golfer who never misses a game. αχόρταγος a. an avariciousπλεονέκτης, ενάρετος b. a virtuous ποικίλος c. a varied d. an avid ενθουσιώδης, φανατικός 64. Our physics teacher us to listen to what she had to say about our test results. a. compelled (εξ)αναγκάζω, εξωθώ επιβάλλω b. imposed αποβάλλω, διώχνω c. expelled απωθώ d. repelled 65. Due to the lack of space, the campers rolled the blankets tightly to make a bundle. στερεός, συμπαγής a. solid b. complete ολοκληρωμένος, πλήρης c. compact συμπαγής, συμπτυγμένος σταθερός, ευσταθής d. stable 66. The murderer was in the alley for quite a while before he attacked his victim. τεμπελιάζω a. lazing κουτσαίνω b. limping τρεκλίζω c. lurching καραδοκώ, παραμονεύω d. lurking

70. The organizers said they had sold out, but Marcy somehow to get tickets for tonight’s rock concert. a. contrived μηχανεύομαι, καταφέρνω στερώ b. deprived μουσκεύω, μουλιάζω c. drenched μετανιώνω d. repented

so as to allow

the defense attorney to prepare a

better case.

a. adjourned αναβάλλω, αναστέλλω ανακοινώνω b. announced

c. attended παρεβρίσκομαι, παρακολουθώ ανοίγω, κάνω εγκαίνια d. opened

71. Don’t wear your denim jacket as the dress at that stylish 78. It is customary for a judge to be restaurant are fairly formal. in a black robe. a. convulsions σύσπαση, σπασμός διασκεδάζω μετατροπή / προσηλυτισμός a. regaled b. conversions παρεβρίσκομαι, παρακολουθώ b. attended c. conventions εθιμοτυπία, τύποι ενδεδυμένος γυναικείο μοναστήρι c. attired d. convents

d. retired

στη σύνταξη

72. The smell of freshly baked bread memories of Marie’s 79. I’m afraid that you will have to childhood home. consult Dr. Smith - dermatology is αποφεύγω, υπεκφεύγω a. evaded not in my . b. evolved αναπτύσσομαι, εξελίσσομαι έκφ. δεν είναι η θέση μου να a. place ξυπνώ στη μνήμη c. evoked γνώση κάνω έξωση ενοικιαστή b. knowledge d. evicted τομέας c. domain βασίλειο 73. My husband was when I told d. kingdom him I had lost my job and told me 80. The police detectives caught the not to worry. δυστυχισμένος cat burglar while he was a. unhappy αμετανόητος trying to crack the safe. b. unrepentant ανυπάκουος, απείθαρχος a. red-handed στα πράσα, επ’αυτοφώρω c. unruly

67. Three esteemed artists to create the intricate mural in the entrance of the town hall. a. elucidated διευκρινίζω, αποσαφηνίζω b. consolidated εδραιώνω, παγιώνω c. collaborated συνεργάζομαι d. elaborated αναπτύσσω λεπτομερώς

77. The trial was

d. unruffled

ατάραχος, ήρεμος

74. Kate felt uneasy as there was definitely something about his proposal. ύποπτος, αμφίβολος a. dubious b. deliberate σκόπιμος, εσκεμμένος έμμεσος, πλάγιος c. circuitous ανεπίσημος, πρόχειρος d. casual

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b. out of hand

εκτός ελέγχου

c. open-handed

ανοιχτοχέρης

d. hands down

με ευκολία

88. Drinking instant coffee in the 95. Mrs. Jenson’s plan to open a chain morning unfortunately puts me on cliff in no time at all. of cosmetics stores with a partner is all day. venture. a. asserted ισχυρίζομαι, υποστηρίζω a(n) ξυλοπόδαρο ελεεινός, ποταπός b. absconded “το σκάω”, φυγοδικώ a. stilts a. squalid βύσμα, πρίζα b. plugs επικίνδυνος συγκατατίθεμαι c. assented b. perilous λάκκος διεγραμμένος, σβησμένος d. ascended ανέρχομαι, αναρριχώμαι c. pit c. expunged (be on ~) σε έξαψη, b. edge εξοργισμένος d. irate με τεντωμένα νεύρα 82. The tickets for this Broadway 89. My young son was by the 96. The three brothers are always production were more expensive strange language around him as soon . arguing about something, but the than I had as we crossed the border into Italy. εμμένω, επιμένω . a. persevered bad feelings soon a. muffled κουκουλώνω / καταπνίγω (ήχο) ξεπερνώ (δύσκολη κατάσταση) b. anticipated προσδοκώ, προβλέπω a. get over βάζω σε λαχνό b. raffled ακυρώνω σχέδια χωρίς προειδοποίηση αποτιμώ, αξιολογώ c. evaluated b. blow off c. baffled προκαλώ σύγχυση/αμηχανία d. premeditated προμελετώ, προσχεδιάζω d. shuffled c. go down μειώνομαι / καταδικάζομαι σέρνω τα πόδια μου / καταλαγιάζω ανακατεύω (τράπουλα) d. blow over 81. The agile mountain goats

the

83. The embarrassed little girl looked

90. Macy didn’t want to be distressed, her eyes from the so she about her intelligence. scene of the accident. απαρηγόρητα μετατρέπω a. inconsolably a. converted αντιστρέφω b. bashfully ντροπαλά, συνεσταλμένα b. reversed αποστρέφω, αποτρέπω ζηλόφθονα c. averted c. enviously άκαρπα d. reverted επανέρχομαι, επιστρέφω d. fruitlessly αναποτελεσματικά,

on

as her parents boasted

to become a successful composer. φιλοδοξώ, εποφθαλμιώ a. aspired λήγω (για προθεσμία)

b. expired

c. conspired

συνομωτώ

d. inspired

εμπνέω

to

92. That traditional English pub was 99. Unfortunately, the project was a(n) - I really enjoyed pretty and why we ever invite her to our parties. visiting it. failure and it will not receive μπαλαντέρ a. wild card further state funding. γραφικός (για τοπία) a. quaint τελείως, ολότελα κρυφό ταλέντο b. dark horse a. out and out φθαρμένος, σε κακή κατάσταση b. run-down c. wet blanket που χαλάει το κέφι της παρέας c. derisory b. down and out ξοφλημένος, άνεργος κι απένταρος γελοίος, ασήμαντος βάρος, φορτίο d. dilapidated φθαρμένος, ρημαγμένος, c. up and up ανερχόμενος, σε ανοδική πορεία d. dead weight απόβαρο, ερειπωμένος d. off the beaten track απόμερος /

85. Cathy’s such a

91. Michelle is a(n) worker who 98. The journalist what the always takes great care not to end the trade dispute, no government spokesman had said, make any mistakes. agreement was reached. causing a terrible misunderstanding. πρόσφορος, που βοηθά σε εξέλιξη a. conducive a. disapproved αποδοκιμάζω a. ameliorated βελτιώνω, καλυτερεύω b. honorable έντιμος, αξιέπαινος αποστάζω, διυλίζω b. endeavored πασχίζω, καταβάλλω προσπάθεια b. distilled c. meticulous διεξοδικός, σχολαστικός διαστρεβλώνω, παραμορφώνω c. amended διορθώνω / τροποποιώ c. distorted d. careless απρόσεκτος, ατημέλητος -ομαι, πρήζω, -ομαι δελεάζω d. enticed d. distended διαστέλλω,

84. Although the mediators

97. My youngest son has always

- I don’t know

καθόλου πολυσύχναστος 93. Sally hadn’t studied at all and was about taking her forthcoming 100. It would be my honor to introduce of the line, bumping into everyone. geography test. εξαγνίζω, καθαρίζω you to Mr. Harriet, an old a. purged a. comprehensive αναλυτικός, περιεκτικός from my political days. συγχωνεύω, -ομαι b. merged b. incoherent ασυνάρτητος, χωρίς συνοχή βεντέτα c. surged κινούμαι κατά κύματα, "κατακλύζω" a. feud ανήσυχος, θορυβημένος παράπονο, αδικία εισβάλλω, ενσκήπτω c. apprehensive d. barged b. grievance d. convoluted ελικοειδής / περίπλοκος c. adversary αντίπαλος συμβολαιογράφος 87. Borrowing Marie’s notes my d. notary 94. It will take a lot of in order chances of success and I did very not to offend Freda at the premier well in my exams. performance tomorrow. ενισχύω, βελτιώνω a. enhanced εγκέφαλος a. brain b. embellished ομορφαίνω, διακοσμώ διακριτικότητα, τακτ b. tact ερμηνεύω c. construed c. sensibility ευαισθησία, αισθαντικότητα / εκμεταλλεύομαι d. deployed παρατάσσομαι ηθική αυστηρότητα d. austerity Vocabulary Score: .........../40 πλήρως 86. The rude old man

to the front

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READING 1 101. The world of the ocean as described by the writer...

The world beneath the ocean waves remains a

101

great frontier whose rewards could be enormous: oil

a. must have gold equal to that found in California.

and mineral wealth to rival Alaska’s North Slope and

b. could make us form a different view of the planet.

California’s Gold Rush streams; scientific discoveries

c. has some potentially beneficial substances for

that could change our view of how the planet and its

man.

life-forms evolved. Natural substances found deep

new classes of industrial chemicals.

102. According to the passage, divers today...

Getting there, though, forces explorers to cope

with an environment just as perilous as outer space.

a. experience low temperatures because of the cold

Unaided, humans can’t dive much more than 10 ft. before increasing pressure starts causing pain in the inner ear, sinuses and lungs. Frigid subsurface water 102

d. could establish new territorial borders.

within the ocean could even yield new medicines and

rapidly sucks away body heat. And even the most

water.

b. can’t yet face the dangers of the ocean.

c. may even experience a rise in blood pressure.

d. have breathing problems.

capacious of lungs can’t hold a breath for more than 103. How did Picard’s invention improve on that of

two or three minutes.

Barton?

For these reasons, the modern age of deep-sea

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exploration had to wait for two key technological

a. It was completely submersible.

developments: engineer Otis Barton’s bathysphere -

b. It allowed for improved scuba diving.

essentially a deep-diving tethered steel ball - and the

c. It allowed occupants to move in more than two

invention of scuba in the 1940s by Jacques Cousteau

and Emile Gagnan. Barton’s bathysphere could

directions. d. It was round and could accommodate people.

only go straight down and straight back up again, but a Swiss engineer, Auguste Piccard, solved the

104. What do Alvin and ROVs have in common?

mobility problem with the first true submersible. His vessel called a bathyscaphe, consisted of a spherical watertight cabin suspended below a buoyant gasoline-

a. They are both a kind of underwater robot.

b. They are both attached to a surface vessel in some

filled pontoon.

In 1960, Piccard’s Trieste took a U.S. Navy

way. c. They both allow for more extensive underwater exploration.

Lieutenant, Don Walsh, and Piccard’s son, Jacques,

35,800 ft. down beneath the Pacific to the Challenger

d. They both embarked on their maiden voyage in

Deep in the Mariana Trench. After its success, the

the Mariana Trench.

number of submersibles expanded dramatically.

104

105

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s longtime

105. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the

workhorse, the three-person Alvin, was launched in

text?

1964. The first tethered robots, the so-called remotely

operated vehicles, or ROVs, were developed several

years later. The result was a remarkable period of

underwater discovery that transformed biology,

geology and oceanography. Today scientists view the

c. The ocean still has many undiscovered properties.

d. Underwater eruptions have little bearing on the

deep sea as an area constantly reformed by tectonic and volcanic activity and filled with exotic life-forms,

many of whose properties have yet to be explored.

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a. With new developments in diving, scientists are able to study the ocean more thoroughly.

b. Scientists now have a deeper understanding of the earth’s structure and how it changes.

formation of the ocean floor.

READING 2 106

108

109

107

Helmut Simon, a German tourist, first spotted the remarkably preserved remains of the Stone Age wanderer who came to be called the “Iceman” in a melting glacier high in the Alps in 1991. A comedy of errors followed. Firstly, Austrian policemen tried to prize the body from the ice with a jackhammer and then curiosity seekers snitched fragments of his garments. Five days later, the find was finally brought to Konrad Spindler, head of the Innsbruck Institute for Prehistory, who exclaimed that he thought it was perhaps what his colleague, Howard Carter, experienced when he opened the tomb of Tutankhamen and gazed into the face of the Pharaoh. Who was the “Iceman”? Radio-carbon dating established his age at approximately 5,300 years, by far the most ancient human being ever found virtually intact. He stood 5 ft. 2in. tall - short even in his day - and weighed around 110

106.

lbs. Well prepared for the Alpine chill, he wore an unlined fur robe, whip-stitched together in a mosaic-like pattern, under a woven grass cape. His shoes were made of leather and his axe blade was nearly pure copper. He bore a fur quiver laden with a dozen incomplete arrows, two of which were primed for shooting, with flint points and feathers. His bow was made of yew and he was also armed with a tiny, wooden-handled flint dagger; he carried a net of grass and a stone-and-linden tool probably used to sharpen points. Yet, for all his sophisticated gear, the Neolithic wanderer was behind the times. While his mountain people still hunted and gathered, far more advanced civilizations were flourishing elsewhere. In the “Iceman’s” day, Alpine Europe lagged far behind Africa, the Middle East and South America in agriculture, commerce and transportation, while in Sumeria, man had just discovered the wheel.

Who or what was responsible for bringing the remains of the “Iceman” to the public eye? a. a sharp-eyed tourist b. policemen performing their duty c. a curious looking visitor to the region d. a series of funny mistakes

107. What was the most striking thing about the Stone Age wanderer? a. his remains were thawing b. his remains were spotted with age c. the fine state of his remains d. most of his remains were stolen by onlookers 108.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the events taking place after the discovery? a. The authorities did not act appropriately. b. Onlookers attempted to strip the body. c. The German tourist took possession of the body and gave it to Konrad Spindler. d. The body was at the disposal of experts for five whole days.

110

109.

When Konrad Spindler received the “Iceman’s” remains, he... a. expressed his objection to the delay. b. was under the impression the remains were those of a pharaoh. c. consulted with his colleague Howard Carter. d. was certain scientists in similar conditions shared his emotions.

110.

After inspecting the find, scientists reached the conclusion that the “Iceman”... a. had plaited grass to make a cap. b. had been appropriately attired. c. had been the most sophisticated man of his period. d. had been armed for heavy battle.

READING 3 111

111

112

The formerly radical notion that birds descended from dinosaurs - or may even be dinosaurs, the only living branch of the family that ruled the earth eons ago - has got stronger and stronger since paleontologists first started taking it seriously in the 1970s. Remarkable similarities in bone structure between dinosaurs and birds were the first clue. Then came evidence, thanks to a series of astonishing discoveries in China’s Liaoning province in the late 1990s, that some dinosaurs may have borne feathers. But a few scientists still argued that the link was weak, claiming that the bone similarities could be a coincidence. And possibly those primitive structures visible in some fossils were feathers – but possibly not. One had to use his imagination to see them. However, this was all soon to change. The find of a spectacularly preserved fossil of a juvenile dromaeosaur by a team of paleontologists from the Chinese Academy

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of Geological Sciences and New York City’s American Museum of Natural History, may be the long-sought link. “It has things that are undeniably feathers,” exulted Richard Prum of the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, an expert on the evolution of feathers. “But it is clearly a small, vicious theropod, similar to the velociraptors that chased the children around the kitchen in Jurassic Park.” In fact, this small relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, dating from 124 million to 147 million years ago, had no fewer than three different types of feathers. The head sported a thick, fuzzy mat of short, hollow fibers, while the shoulders and torso had extremely fine plume-like fibers up to 2 inches long. The backs of its arms and legs were draped in multiple filaments arranged in a classic herringbone pattern around a central stem. Even the theropod’s tail was covered with feathers, with a fan, or tuft at the end.

113

114

115

111.

The passage implies that paleontologists... a. became earnestly involved in paleontology in the 1970’s. b. have begun to accept a once extreme idea. c. are reaching ambivalent conclusions in their research. d. only started looking for more clues in the 1970’s.

112.

The evidence found in the 1990’s, ... a. proved that dinosaurs gave birth to feathery offspring. b. showed similarities between the bone structures of birds and dinosaurs. c. was partly based on imagination. d. did not unite the experts in their convictions.

113.

What was Richard Prum’s view of the 2001 discovery? It... a. convinced him that some dinosaurs bore feathers. b. disappointed him that the fossil was so young. c. led him to assume that the dromaeosaur had feathers. d. surprised him that a theropod could have been so vicious.

114. The discovery showed that the dromaeosaur... a. did not have only one kind of feather. b. had a variety of different colored feathers. c. had two kinds of feathers. d. bore thinner feathers on its head compared to its torso. 115. The passage explicitly states that the theropod... a. fanned itself with its tail. b. had a bone-like design on its arms. c. had a bunch of feathers at the tip of his tail. d. had the same plumage all along its tail.

READING 4 116

117

118

119

120

It’s one of the most enduring stories of unsuspecting discovery: four young French boys out playing in nature in September 1940, near Lascaux in the Dordogne region, decide to explore a hole in the ground one of them has recently found. They toss stones in the hole, determine it is deep and set out to explore it. Once inside, they are amazed to see gigantic, vivid paintings of animals covering the walls. The four boys bring their schoolteacher back to the cave. Stunned, he contacts Abbé Henri Breuil, France’s foremost pre-historian, who pronounces them authentic. Already, word of mouth is bringing droves of tourists to the cave. There, they are dazzled to find cavern after cavern covered with paintings - some 200 painted and drawn animals and symbols, along with nearly 1,500 engravings. This splendid bestiary still has the power to amaze although it was almost lost owing to careless maintenance. Over the years, as the cave was opened to tourists, the paintings gradually faded under artificial light, then were invaded by algae and bacteria. Hence, the cave was closed to visitors in 1963, while today’s tourists visit a replica. When scientists first reported the discovery of the paintings in 1941, they cited French authorities in dating them at 30,000 B.C. More recently, radio-carbon dating has established they date back to 15,000 B.C. They are the work of early men called the Magdalenians, after La Madeleine, the site of a rock-center shelter where signs of their culture were first found. The artists apparently stood on scaffolding to reach the ceiling as holes for wooden poles have been found in the walls. The painters mixed their colors on the spot, and an abundance of mixing tools has been found at other nearby sites. In all, there are some 200 caves in southwest Europe alone featuring Paleolithic art, but the caverns at Lascaux remain the most impressive.

116. The story behind the discovery of the Lascaux caves is one that... a. had an unpremeditated beginning. b. was contrived by the boys and their schoolteacher. c. represented the ingenuity of the group’s systematic exploration. d. details four boys’ outing on a lake in the Dordogne area. 117. When the boys’ schoolteacher was taken to the caves, he... a. was adamant the paintings were authentic. b. felt rather uncomfortable in their presence. c. was amazed by what he observed. d. brought too many tourists with him. 118. Just after the caves were made public knowledge, their visitors found... a. more portrayals than they expected to. b. an abundance of imprints and symbols of other races. c. 1,500 tented sketches of wildlife. d. many painted symbols alluding to aquatic life forms. 119.

Why was the cave closed in 1963? a. Many visitors had defaced the paintings. b. The paintings were becoming damaged. c. A replica was eventually opened to the public. d. The paintings generated bacteria and germs.

120. What do we know about the early artists’ methods? They... a. used a spotted design to paint wildlife. b. weren't able to reach the roofs of the caves. c. used scaffolding poles to decorate the walls of the caves. d. combined different pigments to attain the desired effect.

TOTAL G+C+V+R = ............../120

Reading Score: .........../20

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PRACTICE EX AMINATION 2 GRAMMAR 1. We’ll be happy to offer the new employee our assistance she need it. a. should c. in the case b. in any event d. unless 2. “Shall we visit the zoo or take a walk in the park?” “ is fine with me.” a. Both of them c. Either one b. One another d. Or one or the other 3.

This beautiful handmade watch was handed me by my grandfather. a. in c. down b. over d. through

sound, I’m going to Alaska on vacation

this year.

a. though it has to

c. though it may

b. as it may be

d. as it is to

12. “Have you packed your suitcase?”

last

“That’s one thing off my chest. Fortunately, I

night.” to

4.

The athlete compete in national events, he competes in international ones too. a. just doesn’t c. just does b. does just d. doesn’t just

5.

Although our hotel is quite isolated, guests are from abroad. a. the most c. our most b. most of our d. the most of our

a. got it done

c. have got it done

b. had done it

d. was doing it

13. When Peter heard he had eventually been hired, he was

with joy.

a. come over

c. besides him

b. aside himself

d. beside himself

14. Her parents are upset

the midterm exams.

a. that she fail

c. about her failing

b. for her to fail

d. for her failure of

15. Look at your dad in this photo;

6. “Would you like to help me organize a surprise birthday party for your father?” “ !” a. Would I never c. I would ever b. Would I ever d. I would never 7.

11. Strange

As a talented piano player, Jake is also an excellent composer. a. much as being c. much as he is b. well as he is d. well as being

a. he had always been

c. did he always use to be

b. was he always being

d. would he always be

16. The old mill at the river has been turned

shopping center.

a. in

c. up

b. down

d. into

17. In spite of

8. earlier, more of your old classmates would have come to the reunion. a. Provided they have c. Had they been informed been informed b. Having been informed d. Were they to have informed

bald?

a huge

, Sarah’s still kept her job.

a. so doing

c. that she did

b. what she did

d. she did it

18. In some countries juvenile offenders are made

community service rather than go to prison.

a. have done

c. to do

b. to have done

d. do

19. In this hospital ward, Paul is the more dedicated doctor 9.

I really detest it when Mr. Hodgson speaks to me my boss. a. as if he were c. as though he b. only if he were d. like he is

.

a. of both

c. out of two

b. of the two

d. of two

20. Linda’s been working here for almost ten years so she

10. He didn’t manage to see any of his old friends back in his hometown despite so. a. of wishing to do c. wishing to doing b. he’d wished to do d. his wish to do

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a lot about the job.

a. was really known

c. really must know

b. is really knowing

d. knows really

21. Normally, we don’t allow pets in the hotel, but I suppose

31. The kids got up early this morning because they

wanted to go

c. for your bringing

a. cycling

c. to cycling

d. that you bring

b. for the cycling

d. for cycling

a kitten won’t be a problem. a. your bringing b. to bring

22. When Peter went to the job interview, he was accompanied

his mother.

a. from

c. by

b. with

d. on

23. You should have told him the truth right from the start;

telling him now

a. is no use

c. it’s no use

b. there’s no point

d. it’s no point

.

.

32. I have no idea why my boss got so angry; all I did was

him for some time off.

a. to asking

c. having asked

b. asking

d. ask

33. I strongly suggest Trevor

with this project before

attempting to tackle the next one.

a. have finished

c. having finished

b. to finish

d. finish

34. The new employee’s personal problems are 24. We are moving out of this apartment

or not!

he can’t concentrate on his work.

a. should you like

c. either you like it

a. such serious

c. very serious

b. whether it likes to you

d. whether you like it

b. too serious

d. so serious

25. “She is an excellent actress!”

35. “How was the film last night?”

“You

“Rarely

again!”

a. can say that b. say it

26.

a. did I see

c. have I seen

d. say that

b. I had seen

d. saw I

exam.

a. Even if

c. However

b. Despite

d. Regardless

27. Extreme

such a well-directed film!”

c. may say it

being a good student, Jenny failed her entrance

should be used when the truck is being

operated.

a. cautious

c. cautioned

b. cautiously

d. caution

36. I didn’t see your father enter the building, but I saw

the car across the street.

a. him to park

c. he is parked

b. him parking

d. his parking

37. The new train compartment’s bunk beds are 30 centimeters

the existing ones.

a. as wide as those of

c. wider than those of

b. wider than of

d. as wide as

38. The new employee unfortunately fell 28.

seeing the police, the fugitive ran into the alley. a. From

c. At

a. short

c. shorter

b. On

d. When

b. shortly

d. shortest

on time for lunch, you would have had some of

your mother’s carrot cake.

a. But for having been

c. Were you to be

b. Were you to have been d. Hadn’t you been

30. I’d much sooner you

practice on your guitar

right now.

a. hadn’t

c. won’t

b. didn’t

d. weren’t

of the boss’

expectations.

29.

39. Herbert doesn’t talk to your friends from abroad because

he’s prejudiced

a. on

c. from

b. against

d. about

40. Jim and I

foreigners.

together every morning before

he moved home.

a. would jog

c. were jogging

b. would have jogged

d. used to jogging Grammar Score: .........../40

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CLOZE 1 This passage is about advertising. The advertising industry spends $12 billion every year on ads aimed at children, (41) young audiences with persuasive messages. According to studies, the average child is exposed to more than 40,000 TV commercials a year. And ads are even (42) children in schools - with corporate-sponsored educational materials and product placements in students’ textbooks. There’s obviously been a (43) in the way our society thinks of children. Not long ago, they were regarded as vulnerable beings that needed to be nurtured; however, today they are (44) an economic resource that must be exploited. Children aren’t hard to exploit as they (45) to trust adults even when they shouldn’t. They don’t understand the notion of intent to sell and frequently believe advertising messages. Marketers know this, and take advantage of the fact that children don’t (46) the motives behind advertising or realize that the products advertised may not be (47) for them. Nevertheless, this does not trouble advertisers and marketers. If they have any qualms, they (48) a good job of repressing them. They believe that (49) they can make the child a brand-loyal consumer at an early age, they can (50) the child for years to come.

41. a. associating b. spreading

c. exposing d. bombarding

42. a. reaching b. viewing

c. getting d. aiming

43. a. gap b. shift

c. transfer d. move

44. a. regarded b. thought

c. viewed d. considered

45. a. turn b. respond

c. tend d. appeal

46. a. grasp b. deny

c. believe d. control

47. a. enough b. available

c. good d. responsible

48. a. do b. have

c. get d. make

49. a. when b. only

c. if d. once

50. a. contact b. own

c. arrange d. conform

51. a. attempt b. order

c. intention d. assistance

52. a. living b. raw

c. extinct d. genetic

53. a. advises b. shows

c. involves d. recommends

54. a. disappeared b. killed

c. vanished d. extinct

55. a. appeared b. looked

c. existed d. seemed

56. a. studying b. researching

c. comparing d. combining

57. a. relatives b. island

c. species d. independence

58. a. surely b. highly

c. hardly d. safely

59. a. means b. factor

c. result d. reason

60. a. discovered b. developed

c. became d. transformed

CLOZE 2 This passage is about the dodo. University researchers have taken samples from a preserved dodo specimen in an (51)

to uncover the

extinct bird’s family tree. They worked with the British Natural History Museum to collect and study (52)

material from

a large number of specimens: a preserved dodo, the extinct solitaire bird, and 35 kinds of living pigeons and doves. Their analysis (53)

the dodo and the solitaire to be close

relatives with the Nicobar pigeon, their nearest living relative. The dodo lived on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was a flightless bird, bigger than a turkey. By 1681, all dodos had been (54) (55)

by hungry sailors. The solitaire, which

a bit like a dodo, had gone the same way by 1800.

By extracting short pieces of the dodo’s DNA and (56) these with the DNA of living birds, the scientists were able to deduce when the dodo evolved away from its (57)

into

a separate entity. The scientists can now (58)

assume that the dodo

developed its distinctive appearance and features as a (59)

of its geographical isolation. They are now

convinced that it separated from the solitaire about 25 million years ago, long before Mauritius (60)

an island.

Cloze Score: .........../20

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VOCABULARY 61. Because of our limited facilities, we

68. There is usually a

the number of

have to

students visiting the library. broken. αφανίζω, εξολοθρεύω a. annihilate a. chain περιορίζω b. knot b. restrict (ανα)ταράσσω c. agitate c. loop

d. constrict

(περι)σφίγγω

62. Please stop

in my affairs and

between

family members that can’t be αλυσίδα κόμπος θηλιά δεσμός

d. bond

69. After a long afternoon sightseeing,

75. The clay pot stood

balanced

on the edge of the ledge. ανοργάνωτα a. haphazardly

b. formidably

c. precariously με επισφαλή τρόπο d. negligibly ασήμαντα, μηδαμινά

τρομερά, φοβερά

76. As a talent scout, Barry

the

country looking for promising

young basketball players. (κατ)αναγκάζω a. coerces

b. scours

mind your own business! εμπλέκω, παρασύρω a. involving

. we returned to our hotel at χαυλιόδοντας a. tusk

b. irritating

εξάπτω, εξαγριώνω

b. lawn

γρασίδι, γκαζόν

c. dusk

σούρουπο, δειλινό

d. dawn

αυγή

c. fascinates

σαγηνεύω, γοητεύω

d. traverses

διασχίζω

c. concerning

d. meddling

αφορώ

ανακατεύομαι, χώνω τη μύτη μου

63. The new rules can’t be

70. So as to be more competitive, the

before they are tried and tested. εξωθώ, υποκινώ a. incited

b. acquired

c. stimulated

d. implemented θέτω σε εφαρμογή

textile companies in this area have .

formed a

αποκτώ

a. collusion

διεγείρω, εξάπτω

b. consideration μελέτη, εξέταση κοινοπραξία c. consortium

συμπαιγνία

77. Your great grandmother’s antique

64. Mrs. Smith gave a short speech

vase was sold at

2,000 dollars. a. auction πλειστηριασμός, δημοπρασία

d. conglomeration συνονθύλευμα / κοινοπραξία επιχειρήσεων 71. Their plans have been postponed

for

after lunch to express her

the retirement gift. ευγνωμοσύνη, εκτίμηση a. appreciation

b. apportionment

καταμερισμός

φόβος, ανησυχία / σύλληψη c. apprehension κατευνασμός

d. appeasement

65. The blasting from the quarry

through the rural town. a. reverberated αντηχώ, αντιλαλώ

c. vibrated

d. shuddered

δονώ, -ούμαι ανατριχιάζω / τρέμω

66. Many of the farmer’s chickens were

killed by a

a. nomadic

b. vagrant

c. stray

d. fugitive

dog. νομαδικός περιπλανώμενος αδέσποτος (για ζώο) φυγάς

b. incompetentlyανίκανα, ανεπαρκώς επ’αόριστον c. indefinitely ανεξίτηλα

d. indelibly

72. The acclaimed author’s new novel

εξοστρακισμός (για βλήματα) b. ricocheted

due to lack of funding. αναποφάσιστα a. indecisively

will be a. freed

in the autumn. (απ)ελευθερώνω

business,

σοδειά

b. yield c. allowance

επίδομα / χαρτζιλίκι

d. benefit

(οικονομικό) επίδομα

78. All teenagers are

to the

subtle advertising messages they

see on television.

a. attested

ύψιστος b. paramount c. susceptible επιρρεπής, ευεπηρέαστος

εναντιωμένος d. objected αντιτιθέμενος,

επιβεβαιωμένος

(απ)ελευθερώνω 79. The hotel manager decided to απαλλάσσω / απολύω c. discharged food to a distribute the d. released (απ)ελευθερώνω / κυκλοφορώ nearby orphanage. (για βιβλίο κλπ) υπόλειμμα a. remnant 73. I people who pretend to b. infatuated ξετρελαμένος, καταγοητευμένος know everything. c. residue υπόλοιπο, ό,τι απομένει αποδοκιμάζω a. disapprove d. surplus πλεονάζων, παραπανήσιος ρουφώ / εισπνέω b. imbibe απεχθάνομαι, αντιπαθώ c. detest 80. The pill you gave me made me so αναφλέγω, -ομαι d. ignite b. liberated

67. Peter owns a very

for over

διατρέχω αναζητώντας

74. Sandra is raising her two children

father. and taking care of her πλούσιος, πολυτελής a. lush

so he is quite wealthy. που έχει επιρροή a. influential

b. affiliated

αδελφοποιημένος

b. invalid

c. lucrative

επικερδής

c. hindered

d. insolvent

χρεοκοπημένος

d. elder

ανήμπορος παρεμποδισμένος γεροντότερος

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that I fell asleep. με ανοσία a. immune

ξεκαρδιστικός b. hilarious c. drowsy νυσταγμένος, γλαρωμένος

d. lenient

επιεικής

81. We could just

the ship on

88. The new printer was not

the horizon.

a. disguise

μεταμφιέζω

b. discern

διακρίνω

c. dislodge

αποσπώ, αποκολλώ

d. distinct

ευδιάκριτος

82. Gavin has trouble making ends

with

our software, so we had to return it. συμβατός a. compatible

89. Members of Parliament were unable

to reach a

b. an ample

ευρύχωρος, επαρκής

capital punishment. διαγωγή / χειρισμός a. conduct

c. a vast

απέραντος, τεράστιος

d. a meager

ανεπαρκής, ισχνός

meet on such

a. a countless

on the issue of the

90. When we asked Amber if she knew

“Sure! But please be careful not to

ignorance.

any of my files.” αφαιρώ, μειώνω a. detract

b. withdraw

a. ruminated

στοχάζομαι

αποσύρω

b. mimicked

μιμούμαι

c. tamper

σκαλίζω, νοθεύω

d. delete

διαγράφω

child! One would

91. The police suspect that

think she was an adult the way

the cause of the fire.

she acts.

a. arson

a. precarious επισφαλής , αβέβαιος b. premature πρώιμος, πρόωρος

b. aspiration

c. arsenal

c. premeditated προμελετημένος μικρομέγαλος d. precocious

d. array

was

εμπρησμός

85. You will have to pay off your car

a. prevent

b. distract

b. installations

εγκατάσταση

c. refrain

c. installments

(χρηματική) δόση

d. proceed

d. interests

αποφεύγω προχωρώ, συνεχίζω

93. I’ll never forget the details of that

a. hiccups

b. hints

c. hoards

d. homage

87. The

day; they are

a. scratched

λόξυγγας

b. carved

υπαινιγμός / υπόδειξη

c. etched

αποταμίευση / οικονομίες φόρος τιμής

d. curbed

may just stop.

vegetation allowed

in my mind. γρατζουνίζω χαράσσω, λαξεύω

b. disregard

αγνοώ, αψηφώ

c. discriminate

κάνω διακρίσεις απολυμαίνω

d. disinfect

is displayed

of a store’s

a. clientele πελατεία, σύνολο πελατών εμπόρευμα b. merchandise c. conversion μετατροπή / κατάχρηση πλεονεξία d. avarice ; three

days after the seminar was held. καθυστερημένα a. belatedly b. awkwardly

άβολα / αδέξια καλοσυνάτα, εγκάρδια

c. genially

d. perpetually αδιάκοπα, συνεχώς

99. I had a

that you would be

late for the appointment. κυνήγι a. hunt

b. hurdle

c. hump

καμπούρα

d. hunch

προαίσθημα

(κινητό) εμπόδιο

100. For justice to be served, a trial . must be fair and αυτοσχέδιος, πρόχειρος a. impromptu

94. “And then John got really mad.”

b. impartial αμερόληπτος, απροκάλυπτος c. congenial ευχάριστος, συμπαθητικός

d. prosperous που ευημερεί / ευνοϊκός

“He probably doesn’t appreciate jokes.” καρπερός, γόνιμος

such

nature reserve.

a. prolific

a. lash

μαστίγιο

b. primitive

πρωτόγονος

b. lust

πόθος

c. crude

άξεστος / ακατέργαστος

c. lush

πολύβλαστος

d. savage

άγριος, πρωτόγονος

d. leash

έντερο, σπλάχνο

98. The invitation arrived

many birds to find shelter in the

χαραγμένος στη μνήμη μου χαλιναγωγώ, ελέγχω

d. gut

outside.

παράταξη, σειρά / συλλογή,

τόκος

86. If you drink a glass of water, your

αποσπώ την προσοχή

υδρορροή, λούκι

97. In many European countries, much

οπλοστάσιο

from smoking in the aircraft. αποτρέπω

. loan in twenty four, monthly ασφάλεια, ασφάλιση a. insurances

c. gutter

minded and conservative. δυσαρεστώ a. disgruntle

φιλοδοξία, επιδίωξη

ποικιλία

ριπή (ανέμου)

92. Passengers are kindly requested to

b. gust

against immigrants to be narrow-

c. feigned υποκρίνομαι, προσποιούμαι προξενώ, πλήττω d. inflicted

where Mary was, she

while I was walking up the stairs. απόλαυση a. gusto

project?”

of wind blew my hat away

96. May considers those who

b. milestone “ορόσημο”, ιστορική καμπή (έγγραφο) συμβόλαιο c. contract d. consensus αμοιβαία συναίνεση

83. “Can I use your computer for my

84. What a

b. conscientious ευσυνείδητος, φιλότιμος c. complacent ευησυχασμένος ικανός d. competent

salary. αμέτρητος

95. A

λουρί (σκύλου)

Vocabulary Score: .........../40

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READING 1 101. The liver is...

The adult human liver normally weighs between 1.3 3.0 kilograms, and is a soft, pinkish-brown “boomerang shaped” organ. It is the second largest organ (the largest organ being the skin) and the largest gland within the 101

human body. Its anatomical position in the body is immediately under the diaphragm on the right side of the

a. oval in shape.

b. to the right of the diaphragm.

c. underneath another organ.

d. slightly lighter than the largest organ.

102. What allows the liver to regenerate itself?

upper abdomen. The liver lies on the right of the stomach

a. It receives blood from two main sources.

and makes a kind of bed for the gallbladder. The liver is

b. It has cells which can break into two cells.

supplied by two main blood vessels on its right lobe: the

c. Unipotential cells behave like another type of cell.

hepatic artery and the portal vein, which brings venous

d. Hepatocytes process nutrients, thereby

blood from the spleen, pancreas, and small intestines, so

producing more cells.

that the liver can process the nutrients and byproducts of 103. The double-layered membrane...

food digestion. The liver is among the few internal human organs capable of natural regeneration of lost tissue; as little as again. This is predominantly due to the hepatocytes acting as unipotential stem cells (i.e. a single hepatocyte can

b. protects the liver from potential damage from

c. is a thin layer which completely covers the liver.

d. functions better because of its connection to the

diaphragm.

divide into two hepatocyte daughter cells). Apart from a patch where it connects to the diaphragm,

104. In the fetus, the liver...

the liver is covered entirely by a thin, double-layered 103

a. allows the liver to process substances.

other organs.

25% of remaining liver can regenerate into a whole liver

102

membrane that reduces friction against other organs. In the growing fetus, a major source of blood to the

a. receives food from the mother.

b. seems to perform no useful function.

c. fulfils a specific function only until the baby is

liver is the umbilical vein which supplies nutrients to the

born.

growing fetus. The umbilical vein enters the abdomen at

the umbilicus, and passes upward along the free margin

adult.

d. functions much in the same way as it would in an

of the falciform ligament of the liver to the inferior surface 105

105. What is true of the umbilical vein?

of the liver. There it joins with the left branch of the portal

vein. In the fetus, the liver is developing throughout normal gestation, and does not perform the normal filtration of the infant liver. The liver does not perform digestive processes

104

because the fetus does not consume meals directly, but receives nourishment from the mother via the placenta. The fetal liver releases some blood stem cells that migrate to the fetal thymus, so initially the lymphocytes, called Tcells, are created from fetal liver stem cells. Once the fetus is delivered, the formation of blood stem cells in infants shifts to the red bone marrow.

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a. It carries nutrients from the developing fetus.

b. The blood it carries flows into the portal vein.

c. It assists the undeveloped liver in digesting food.

d. It does not actually pass through the fetus.

READING 2

106

107

108

109

110

106. How did the Nazis interpret Nietzsche’s “will to power”? a. as an extension of Schopenhauer’s philosophy b. as way to survive c. not correctly d. in a way that allowed them to justify defeat

Nietzsche is considered to be one of the greatest modern philosophers, most famous for his ideas concerning the “will to power”. The concept of the “will to power” in Nietzsche’s thought has had many interpretations, most notoriously its misappropriation by the Nazis, which amounts to its characterization as a “desire for and of power” (“power” here specifically denoting the more limited concept of “dominance”). To understand the will to power, one must first of all take into account Nietzsche’s background and criticism of Arthur Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer posited a “will to live,” in which living things were motivated by sustaining and developing their own lives. Nietzsche instead posited a will to power, a significant point of contrast to Schopenhauer’s idea, in which living things are not just driven by the mere need to stay alive, but in fact by a greater need to wield and use power, to grow, to expend their strength, and, possibly, to subsume other “wills” in the process. Thus, Nietzsche regarded such a “will to live” as secondary to the primary “will to power”. Henceforth, he opposed himself to Darwinism, as he contested the validity of the concept of “adaptation”, which he considered a mere “will to live”. Nietzsche perhaps developed the will to power concept furthest with regard to living organisms, and it is there that the concept is perhaps more inviting to understand by way of analogy. There the will to power is taken as an animal’s most fundamental instinct or drive, even more fundamental than the act of self-preservation; the latter is but a resulting phenomenon of the former.

107. What is the connection between Schopenhauer’s “will to live” and Nietzsche’s “will to power”? a. The latter was a development of the former. b. There is very little connection. c. They are in opposition. d. The former was a response the latter. 108. According to Nietzsche, what motivates us? a. a need to live b. a need to be more powerful c. the desire to develop d. a tendency to be defeated by other wills 109. What was Nietzsche’s opinion of Darwinism? a. He had mixed feelings about it. b. He agreed that humans must adapt. c. He disagreed that adaptation was simply a “will to live’. d. He believed it was weak, and thus untrue. 110. According to Nietzsche, self-preservation... a. is the most basic human act. b. is at the root of human society. c. comes from the will to power. d. is a human weakness.

READING 3

111

112

Forbes magazine has just published its annual list of billionaires on the planet, reminding us once again how much easier it is to count the extremely rich than the extremely poor. The latest list includes 587 billionaires - up by 111 from last year. Their total wealth comes to more than $1.9 trillion. Meanwhile, of course, the net worth of the 587 poorest people on Earth is, to a certainty $0. It would be worth sitting down with a calculator on a long rainy afternoon and figuring out how many of the world’s poorest people it would take to equal the wealth of these 587 billionaires. A list like this is packed with trivia – if only trivia didn’t seem like such an undersized word when talking about billionaires. On its web site, Forbes makes it possible to search the list by industry, residence, marital status, etc. But there are so many other ways to analyze a list like this. It would be useful to be able to search by charitable giving,

trivia = ασήμαντα πράγματα , reclusive =

value of art collection, criminal record and something that might be called privacy quotient - a category that would surely be won by the reclusive Vance brothers, who own an enormous chain of German supermarkets. It would be interesting to be able to analyze the list by political giving, political leanings and tax payments. No point analyzing for serendipity, of course, since wealth on this scale implies plenty of that, whatever else it may imply. The most surprising name on the list is that of J.K.Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. The tale of her economic life since the 1997 publication of the first book in the series simply out-Potters Potter. True, she comes in near the end of the list, at $1 billion. But it’s a proud day for writers everywhere nonetheless. At least that’s the tone in which these billionaires are presented by Forbes, as if they were graduates of a rather striking high school. Our hopes and dreams go with them, or so the list seems to suggest.

ερημίτης / μοναχικός , serendipity =

22

εύνοια / τύχη

113 114

111. What creates a paradox with the use of the word “trivia” in paragraph 2? a. the size of the word to describe the list b. the meaning of the word and the amount of money referred to c. the bizarre sound of the word when describing billionaires d. the meaning of the word when related to the size of the population 112. What is offered on Forbe’s website? a. information about the charity donations from billionaires b. the net worth of the rest of the global population c. the possibility of a more in-depth study of the billionaires d. the assets owned by these people 113. Why does the writer say it would be useful to search the list under ‘criminal record’ in paragraph two? a. He imagines all billionaires have committed the crime of serendipity. b. He believes that the billionaires steal valuable art. c. He suspects they have not paid their taxes. d. He thinks some billionaires may have acquired their wealth illegally.

114. What are we told about the Vance brothers? a. They shun publicity. b. They invented the phrase ‘privacy quotient’. c. They are sociable. d. They are reckless. 115. How does the author feel about the Forbes list? a. He approves of the list. b. He deems it worthy of further analysis. c. He satirizes it. d. He wishes it included his name.

READING 4

116

117

118

119

119

120

116. The author is interested in other cuisines because they are... a. tangible products of different cultures. b. artistic endeavors in their own right. c. appreciated by all travelers. d. a way of understanding a country’s policies.

Cuisine and probably also music are the most accessible parts of a culture and, at the same time, the most resistant to outside influence. They are the first points of real physical contact with a different society. Part of knowing how to travel is to have an appreciation for other cuisines as this is still one of the rare ways in which people of different backgrounds can learn easily from each other. Cuisine is an art which (discounting a handful of outstanding professionals) has always been developed by amateurs or, to be more precise, by professionals who have never been recognized as such because they were women. Perhaps most of the European cuisine of the leisured classes of the nineteenth century is so unnecessarily complicated and pretentious because it was elaborated by the great chefs. Elsewhere, even the most subtle cuisines, whether aristocratic or popular in origin, are relatively simple apart from a few dishes. The art of cooking calls for a little patience, organization and precision: that customary precision of traditional societies that seems so vague in quantified terms. It derives from an interest in the taste of food and the sheer delight of satisfying the guest. The final, and probably most important requirement, is that one must cook with natural, wholesome ingredients. The search for provisions, from indispensable staples to the luxury of spices, has shaped the development of human societies. Through the ages, the problems of food, whether of sheer necessity or of idle indulgence, have led to conflicts, growth, trade and the discovery of the New World. All this time most of the world has been short of food, and will continue to be so. The culinary heritage of the world, in the sense of haute cuisine, is, however, the product of abundance.

subtle = culinary =

117. The author suggests that female cooks... a. were incapable of attaining a professional status. b. have been undervalued. c. deceived the culinary world by posing as men. d. cannot compete with male chefs. 118. What does the writer say about 19th century cuisine? a. It is too complicated to be comprehended by laymen. b. It was developed by famous cooks. c. It strives to create a certain image. d. It developed from the royal classes. 119. The precision demanded by traditional, non- European cuisines results from... a. careful measurements. b. fresh local produce. c. pleasure in entertaining. d. necessity to feed many mouths. 120. The author argues that elaborate cuisines are a result of... a. world-wide trade. b. luxuries such as spices. c. a plentiful supply of foodstuffs. d. the availability of leisure for all classes.

ανεπαίσθητος / απλός

Reading Score: .........../20

μαγειρικός

TOTAL G+C+V+R = ............../120 23

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