| Part 1 : Speaking (Item 1-5) |
| Mother : Remember to put a plate for each person, two ___1___ for pumpkin soup, a spoon and a glass. Also___2___ three serving spoons. ___3___ call Kate and papa to the table. |
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1. have |
2. should |
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3. bowls |
4. take out |
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1. run into |
2. pick out |
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3. select |
4. take out |
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1. Now |
2. Later |
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3. Don’t |
4. At this moment |
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| 4. Who’s calling please? |
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1. Could I know your name? |
2. Could I have your name? |
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3. Who you are? |
4. Who’s speaking |
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| 5. Anything else? |
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1. Is that all? |
2. That’s it? |
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3. Something wrong? |
4. Anyone else |
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| Part 2 : Vocabulary (Item 6-10) |
6. If facts and figures are used to “______” your argument, they’re used to support it
and help explain it. |
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1. back off |
2. back up |
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3. back and forth |
4. back broken |
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| 7. If you manage to “_________” doing something, you convince them to do it. |
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1. talk someone into |
2. speak somebody into |
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3. tell someone into |
4. announce someone into |
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8. If you say that you won’t “______” something any longer, you’re saying that you
won’t accept it any longer. |
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1. put in with |
2. put on with |
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3. put over with |
4. put up with |
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| 9. She was sent to a correctional facility. |
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1. a factory |
2. a public park |
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3. an office |
4. a jail |
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| 10. Your request is being _______ means it is actually in the bin. |
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1. processed |
2. proceeded |
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3. progressed |
4. proposed |
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| Part 3 : Reading (Item 11-20) |
11. Your opponent is forced to go through their idea step by step. This is when your opponent confuses
correlation or __________ with causality. |
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1. coincidence |
2. evidence |
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3. antecedence |
4. prudence |
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| 12. Your opponent simplifies your argument, then argues against the _______ version. |
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1. simplify |
2. simplifying |
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3. simplified |
4. simplifies |
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13. The ad fallacy: this is when your opponent bases their argument on the fact that everyone does
something so it must be the “_________” thing to do. |
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1. wrong |
2. right |
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3. chance |
4. time |
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14. “Most smokers think we should be able to smoke in public places. _______ , smoking in public places
is a good idea.” |
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1. Therefore |
2. However |
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3. Despite |
4. In addition to |
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15. Your opponent builds an argument on the basis that there are only limited __________ or outcomes
when actually there could be several. |
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1. times |
2. versions |
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3. choices |
4. outsources |
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| 16. Experts believe that maths is the key to creating a ______ economy. |
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1. well |
2. competitive |
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3. prosperous |
4. wealthy |
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17. Science creates the _________ that will help solve the challenges we face, such as swine flu and
global warming. |
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1. entertainment |
2. advertising |
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3. innovations |
4. policy |
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18. But poor maths can affect your job prospects too.
What’s the odd-one-out word? |
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1. chance |
2. probability |
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3. anticipation |
4. fortune |
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| 19. Maths commands the highest _______ in the jobs market. |
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1. earnings |
2. expenditures |
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3. expenses |
4. charges |
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20. As part of the scheme, Chinese teachers will be sent to work in English schools.
Which word can be replaced? |
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1. plan |
2. scene |
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3. schedule |
4. policy |
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| Part 4 : Writing (Item 21-25) |
21. What do you think is the incorrect word? 1)
Despite her son thought his wound was 2)no big deal, Margaret 3)took him to the hospital 4)to have someone look at the gash. Although |
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1. 1 |
2. 2 |
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3. 3 |
4. 4 |
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22. Which one of the following is not grammatically correct? 1)Going inside the small hut, the ice fisherman 2)being glad 3)to have a little shelter 4)from the cold wind. was glad |
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1. 1 |
2. 2 |
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3. 3 |
4. 4 |
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23. The operation was performed by a ________ of three doctors. |
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1. crew |
2. cast |
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3. gang |
4. team |
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| 24. The United Kingdom is a ______ . |
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1. republic |
2. dictatorship |
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3. federation |
4. monarchy |
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| 25. The cars________ along at ten miles an hour because of a traffic jam. |
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1. swerved |
2. crawled |
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3. flowed |
4. fluttered |
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| Part 5 : Grammar in Use (Item 26-35) |
| 26. How many nouns are there in this sentence?
I suggest getting the address from the English website.
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1. 2 |
2. 3 |
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3. 4 |
4. 5 |
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27. Which word is a noun in this question?
When are the windows being replaced now? |
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1. When |
2. windows |
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3. replaced |
4. now |
| 28. How _______ carrots do you need? |
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1. much |
2. many |
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3. a few |
4. a little |
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| 29. There is _______ food on the table. |
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1. too much |
2. too many |
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3. a few |
4. many |
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| 30. Lewis, Luke and Thomas were cross because _____ had waited ages for the bus. |
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1. them |
2. he |
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3. they |
4. it |
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| 31. Linda watched the children carefully as _________ crossed the road. |
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1. them |
2. him |
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3. they |
4. us |
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| 32. Neither of those sharks circling your boogie board ___ hungry enough to bite. |
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1. looks |
2. look |
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3. looked |
4. had looked |
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| 33. Someone—perhaps Emmanuel or Paul—______ the right wine to serve with earthworm lasagna. |
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1. knew |
2. will know |
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3. knows |
4. know |
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| 34. These scissors _____ so dull that I'm not sure you could slice butter with them! |
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1. is |
2. are |
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3. has been |
4. had been |
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| 35. Physics __________ proven to be Cherry's easiest subject this semester. |
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1. has |
2. have |
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3. had |
4. will have |
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