DHBB-PRACTICE TEST 7

I. LISTENING (50 pts)

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to the recording and complete the notes below.
Write ONE word for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided. (10 pts)
FASHION MODEL INTERVIEW

Name: Jeri
Hometown: a city in England named 1. ________________
Family:
 Father: have a 2. ________________ in his possession.
 Mother: teach school.
Childhood dream: a doctor or a 3. ________________
Hobbies:
 Drawing: currently owning several 4. ________________ in a gallery.
 Playing video games.
Preferred destination: Ireland with 5. ________________ riding everyday.

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. For questions 6-10, choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what
you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
6. Lauren was influenced by her teachers to pursue a career in filmmaking because they
A. saw her as having potential.
B. thought her early attempts were quite unique.
C. were taken aback by her determination.
D. appreciated her ability to stick to a budget.
7. What is Lauren’s opinion of criticism towards film schools?
A. She believes that joining it would be beneficial to such critics.
B. She defends the record of the one that she attended.
C. She agrees that it is less useful for some jobs.
D. She regrets that it is the only option for underprivileged students.
8. Lauren didn’t make a full-length film sooner because
A. First, she wanted to be certain of her own abilities.
B. She was previously unsuccessful with them.
C. She received no offers from studios.
D. She was unable to secure funding for it.
9. What does Lauren say about the characters in her films?
A. She aims to surprise her audience with them.
B. She prefers them to fall into well defined categories.
C. She acknowledges that the men might be more appealing.
D. She sets out to make them as complicated as possible.
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10. What is Lauren's current view of the film Hidden Valley Dreams?
A. She is displeased with the setting she chose for it.
B. It is far from perfect in her opinion.
C. She's surprised at how popular it's become.
D. She regrets not devoting more time to the plot.
Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to a talk about a chance to rethink the world and decide
whether these statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
11. Within the first episode of the Dark Ages, little more than half of the population survived.
12. The demise of the exploitative feudal system might be ascribed to a lack of agricultural land versus
an upsurge in labor force.
13. Troop transportation and consumer goods factories provided a nesting ground for the spread of
Spanish flu.
14. The National Health Service of the United Kingdom was established in 1948 following an
overwhelming number of demands for a unified medical service.
15. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 epidemic, online learning will supplant traditional schooling.
Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4. For questions from 16-25, listen to a piece of news and complete the notes. Write NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each gap. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20pts)
Its potential to be reused and recycled, and 16. __________________ determines how these materials
affect the surroundings.
Producing plastic which is made of HDPE requires petroleum extraction from the ground and 17.
__________________.
The 18. __________________ collects the resulting polymer resin, titanium oxide and chalk, then
melted down, spun into sheets of plastic and folded into bags.
By the time a bag reaches its final destination, 19. __________________ of carbon dioxide is added to
the atmosphere, similar to that produced by a car driving a little over 6 kilometers.

However, made from 20. __________________, a single paper bag can contribute 5.5 kg of carbon
dioxide.
Meanwhile, producing a single cotton tote emits an estimated 272 kg of carbon dioxide.
In terms of carbon footprints, plastic bags are the 21. __________________.
In terms of how the bag is used, reusing or recycling these alternatives significantly offsets their
environmental toll since the need for 22. __________________ falls.
A 23. __________________ has a higher net impact than a paper one reused three times and a cotton
tote reused 131 times.
Owing to their 24. __________________ , HDPE plastic and paper bags are quickly discarded.
Though it may be even more challenging to 25. __________________ cotton totes, they are least
likely to be disposed to landfill because they’re often reused for long periods.
Your answers

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16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 pts)

Part 1. For question 26-45, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following
questions and write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20pts)
26. It is raining outside, I _______ stay at home watching TV.
A. would rather B. would better C. would prefer D. would like
27. My father is going to the hairdresser’s to ___________.
A. cut his hair B. have cut his hair C. cut hair D. have his hair cut
28. She ________ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interestin the game
at all.
A. apologetically B. grudgingly C . shamefacedly D . discreetly
29. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make a
________
A. deviation B. digression C. detour D. departure
30. Mike decided that election to the local council would provide a ________ to a career in national
politics.
A. milestone B. springboard C. highway D. turning point
31. Drug-taking is a crime which society simply cannot _________.
A. approve B. acknowledge C. consent D. condone
32. This year good business will __________ last year’s slow one.
A. make up to B. make up for C. make out of D. make over
33. Attempts must be made to _________ the barriers of fear and hostility which devide the two
communities.
A. set up B. get off C. break down D. pass over
34. If we didn’t _________ any measures to protect whales, they would disappear forever.
A. use B. make C. take D. do
35. Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty_________excuse for notcontacting me.
A. fragile B. frail C. faint D. feeble
36. I'm in a bit of a _________ as to what to wear to the wedding.
A. loss B. quandary C. problem D. bewilderment
37. The problem _________because neither side was prepared to compromise.
A. amassed B. escalated C. proliferated D. Enhanced
38. Not only is little Jonny’s grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but also his
pronunciation_____
A. slothful B. sluggish C. hazard D. haphazard
39. The country is an economic ____ with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
A. lost cause B. basket case C. false dawn D. dark horse
40. She was the only woman to rise to such an ____ position.
A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
41. And undoubtedly, their mysterious, indefinable quality is the source of their ___ power
A. disconcerting B. disembodies C. dismissive D. discordant
42. A woman who appears to be a ______ person who lives under bridges, turns out to be has
metamorphose into a princess and has a regal personage.
A. tumble-down B. downcast C. run-down D. down-and-cast
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43. unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have ____ fears of civil war.
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up
44. I am sick of hearing the same old __________ in meetings.
A. plentitudes B. placidities C. pliabilities D. platitudes
45. If he hadn’t shown such a(n) __________ disregard for company regulations by smoking while on
duty, he wouldn’t have been dismissed.
A. callous B. blatant C. dire D. abject
Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Part 2. For questions 46-55, there are 10 errors in the passage. Identify and correct them. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)

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1 Although Albraham Lincoln is today one of America's best loved presidents, that
2 was not always so. During the American Civil War he was hated by Southerners for
3 abolishing slaver, and such was their antipathy towards him that he fully expected
4 to be murdered by his political opponents, and had resigned him to his fate.
5 According to a close friend of his, three days prior to his assassin, Lincoln
6 recounted a dream he'd had to his wife and acquaintances, in which he foresaw his
7 own death. In the dream, he was lying in bed in the White House on Washington,
8 and there seemed to be a death-like stillness around him. Then he began to hear
9 quiet sobbing, as if a number of people were crying. He got out of bed and
10 wandered downstairs. There the silence was broken by the same pitiful sobbing, but
11 he couldn't see who was making the noise. He went from room to room, but they
12 were all desert, although the same mournful sounds of distress met him as he
walked along. It was light in all the rooms, and every objective was familiar to him;
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but where, Lincoln wondered, were all the people who were grieving as if their
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hearts would break? He was both puzzled and alarmed. What could be the meaning
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of all this? Determining to find the cause, he kept on walking until he arrived at the
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East room, where he entered. 'The President,' came the answer. 'He was killed by
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an assassin.' Then there was a loud exclamation of grief from the crowd, which
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awoke him from his dream. Some people have ascribed a powerful meaning to his
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dream, claimed that Lincoln knew that he was about to die. Others point out that,
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giving the fact that he fully expected that someone would try to assassinate him, it
21 is hardly surprising that he dreamt of his own death.

Your answer
No Line Mistake Correction No Line Mistake Correction
46. 47.
48. 49.

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50. 51.
52. 53.
54. 55.

Part 3. For questions 56-65, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (10pts)
56. Exactly how important abnormalities in personality functioning are in the aetiology and onset of
late-life __________ psychoses is unclear. (PARANOIA)
57. He did not reveal his __________ views on the drug war until after he was reelected. (HERESY)
58. The former president appeared to__________ applause and a standing ovation. (TUMULT)
59. In the movie's moral universe, there are no __________ bad people.( REDEEM)
60. The commission reports that __________ were committed by all sides during the struggle.
(ATROCIOUS)
61. In January 2001, the _______ Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest report on climate
change. (GOVERN)
62. Climate models had become far more reliable since the previous report in 1995 and allowed them
to _______ the earlier projections for global warming. (PRAISE)
63. According to the report, human activities are _______ to blame for the temperature rise.
(EQUIVOCATE)
64. Because of increases in rice culture and cattle-raising both of which generate methane from
_______ vegetation. (COMPOSE)
65. Unfortunately, there is far greater _______ among the world’s scientists over the issue than
among politicians. (UNANIMOUS)
Your answers
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

Part 4. For questions 66-75, fill in each blank with one preposition. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)
66. When the detective reached _________ his gun, the crowd stepped nervously back.
67. According to the guide book, this region is notorious _________ floods and tornadoes.
68. I was tough. They had a hard time of persuading me _________ changing my mind about the
weekend plans.
69. You’d better ask Tom about the girl. I can’t tell you much as I only know her _________ sight.
70. The tanker had already been _________ sea for 2 weeks when it struck the iceberg.
71. Their design didn’t vary much _________ ours. Consequently, the jury decided to reward them
both.
72. I’m afraid you’ll have to buy a new hairdryer; this one is _________ repair.
73. Just say you need me and I am _________ hand.
74. This is a specifically female section, men are rather _________ the minority here.
75. Jack, I remind you that you are two months _________ with your essays. Deliver them by next
Friday or I will have to contact your parents.
Your answers
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

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71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

III. READING (50 pts)

Part 1. For questions 76-85, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)
AS OLD AS YOU FEEL
It might after all be true that you are only as old as you feel. A British clinic is carrying out new high-
tech tests to calculate the “real” biological age of patients 76._____ on the rate of physical
deterioration. Information on every 77._____ of a patient’s health, fitness, lifestyle and family medical
history is 78._____ in to a computer to work out whether they are older or younger than their calendar
age suggests.
The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has 79._____ one leading British gerontologist to
call for biological age to be used to determine when workers should retire. He 80._____ that if an
employee’s biological or “real” age is shown, for example, to be 55 when he reaches his 65th birthday,
he should be 81._____ to work for another decade. Apparently most employers only take into
82._____ a person’s calendar years, and the two may differ considerably. Some of those prepared to
pay a substantial sum of money for the examinations will be able to smugly walk away with medical
83._____ showing that they really are as young as they feel, giving them the confidence to act and
dress as if they were younger. Dr Lynette Yong, resident doctor at the clinic where the tests are offered
claims that the purpose of these tests will be to motivate people to 84._____ their health.
The concept of “real” age is set to become big 85._____ in the USA with books and websites helping
people work out whether their body is older or younger than their years. Others firmly believe that
looks will always be the best indicator of age.
76. A. prospect B. arranged C. based D. established
77. A. attitude B. position C. decided D. aspect
78. A. planned B. provided C. supplied D. fed
79. A. prodded B. prompted C. projected D. provoked
80. A. argues B. discusses C. enquires D. debates
81. A. incited B. encouraged C. supported D. promoted
82. A. detail B. account C. interest D. importance
83. A. evidence B. grounds C. signs D. demonstration
84. A. increase B. gain C. improve D. progress
85. A. pursuit B. concern C. trade D. business
Your answers
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 2. For questions 86-95, fill each gap in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 pts)
INTRODUCTION TO A NOVEL
Some years ago, I received a letter from a stranger, Joanna King. It seemed at first to be one of
those pleasant fan letters that authors are occasionally cheered 86. ________, but which then turn out
to be something else. Joanna had an aunt, aged ninety-eight, who had kept a diary from the age of
thirteen until she was ninety-four. 87. _______ Joanna nor her husband had ever been allowed to read

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any of these diaries, but because their relative was a woman 88._______ strong opinions, they thought
they would be interesting.
The point of writing to me was to ask my advice. Joanna had read a memoir I’d written about
my own mother and grandmother, two ordinary women with 89. ______ claim to fame, and it had
made her wonder if there was some value in the diaries 90. _______ a social document. Could I
suggest 91. ________ might be done with them?
I suggested that a university might be interested and enclosed various names and addresses. I
said the thought of someone keeping a diary over such 92. ______ length of time, so neatly covering
most of a century, was 93. ________ itself extraordinary, and I would love to read them myself.
Joanna replied saying that this was what she had hoped. 94. ________ is, that I myself might be
intrigued enough to want to 95. _______ something of them. I hadn’t, in fact, mean that, but once it
had been suggested I began to toy with the prospect.
Your answers
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

Part 3. For questions 96-105, read the following passage and choose the best answer to each
question. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
Madison Square Garden, a world-famous sporting venue in New York City, has actually
been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot. In 1873. P. T.
Barnum built Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison
Avenue and 26th Street, across from Madison Square Park. Two years later bandleader Patrick
Gilmore bought the property, added statues and fountains and renamed it Gilmore's Gardens. When
Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879, it was renamed Madison Square Garden.
A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890, with
a ballroom. a restaurant, a theater, a rooftop garden, and a main arena with seating for 15,000.
However, this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924, when it was torn down to
make way for a forty-story skyscraper.
When the second Madison Square Garden had been replaced in its location across from
Madison Square Park. boxing promoter Tex Rickard raised six million dollars to build a new Madison
Square Garden. This new Madison Square Garden was constructed in a different location on 8th
Avenue and 50th Street and quite some distance from Madison Square Park and Madison Avenue.
Rickard's Madison Square Garden served primarily as an arena for boxing prizefights and circus events
until it outgrew its usefulness by the late 1950s.
A new location was found for a fourth Madison Square Garden. atop Pennsylvania Railroad
Station, and plans were announced for its construction in 1960. This current edifice, which includes a
huge sports arena. a bowling center. a 5,000-seat amphitheater, and a twenty-nine-story office
building, does retain the traditional name Madison Square Garden. However, the name is actually quite
a misnomer. The building is not located near Madison Square, nor does it have the flowery gardens
that contributed to the original name

96. The main point of this passage is that Madison Square Garden
A. has had a varied history in various locations
B. was P. T. Barnum's major accomplishment
C. is home to many different sporting events
D. was named after an adjacent park
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97. Which paragraph discusses the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden?
A. The first paragraph B. The second paragraph
C. The third paragraph D. The last paragraph
98. What is a "venue"?
A. A place where people come together B. An event in a competition
C. An exhibit of various products D. An invitation to a program
99. According to the passage, Patrick Gilmore did all of the following EXCEPT that he __________
A. purchased the property at the corner' of Madison Avenue and 26th Street
B. made improvements to the property that he bought
C. named the property that he bought Madison Square Garden
D. sold the property to Cornelius Vanderbilt
100. The word "lavish" is closest in meaning to __________
A. simple B. modern C. elaborate D. outlandish
101. How long did the second Madison Square Garden last?
A. 11 years V. 34 years C. 45 years D. 60years
102. The word “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________
A. circus events B. arena C. Square Garden D. Square Park
103. Which of the following would most likely have taken place at Rickard's Madison Square Garden?
A. A ballroom dance B. A theater production
C. A basketball game D. A tiger show
104. The word "edifice" is most likely __________
A. an address B. an association
C. a component D. a building
105. What can be inferred about the current Madison Square Garden?
A. It is on Madison Avenue. B. It is across from Madison Square Park.
C. It has incredible gardens D. It is above a transportation center.
Your answers
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

101. 102. 103. 104. 105.

Part 4. For questions 106-115, read the text and do the tasks followed. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 pts)
JUST RELAX
Section 1. Hypnosis is an intriguing and fascinating process. A trance-like mental state is induced in
one person by another, who appears to have the power to command that person to obey instructions
without question. Hypnotic experiences were described by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, while
references to deep sleep and anesthesia have been found in the Bible and in the Jewish Talmud. In the
mid-1770s Franz Mesmer, an Austrian physician, developed his theory of “animal magnetism’, which
was the belief that the cause of disease was the “improper distribution of the invisible magnetic fluid”.
Mesmer used water tubs and magnetic wants to direct these supposed fluids to his patients. In 1784, a
French commission studied Mesmer’s claims, and concluded that these cues were only imaged by
patients. However, people continued to believe in this process of “mesmerism” and it was soon
realised that successful results could be achieved, but without the need for magnets and water.
Section 2.The term hypnotism was first used by James Braid, a British physician who studied
suggestion and hypnosis in the mid-1800s. He demonstrated that hypnosis differed from sleep, that it
was a physiological response and not the result of secret powers. During the same period, James
Esdaile, a Scottish doctor working in India, used hypnotism instead of anesthetic in over 200 major
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surgical operations, including leg amputations. Later that century, a French neurologist, Jean Charcot
successfully experimented with hypnosis in his clinic for nervous disorders.
Section 3. Since then, scientists have shown that the stage of hypnosis is a natural human behavior,
which can affect psychological, social and/or physical experiences. The effects of hypnosis depend on
the ability, willingness and motivation of the person being hypnotized. Although hypnosis has been
compared to dreaming and sleep-walking, it is not actually related to sleep. It involves a more active
and intensive mental concentration of the person being hypnotized. Hypnotized people can talk, write
and walk about and they are usually fully aware of what is being said and done.
Section 4. It is common misunderstanding that hypnosists are able to force people to perform criminal
or any other acts against their will. In fact, subjects can resist suggestions, and they retain their ability
to distinguish right from wrong. This misunderstanding is often the result of public performances
where subjects perform ridiculous or highly embarrassing actions at the command of the hypnosist.
These people are usually instructed not to recall their behavior after re-emerging from the hypnotic
state, so it appears that they were powerless while hypnotized. The point to remember, however, is that
these individuals chose to participate, and the success of hypnotism depends on the willingness of a
person to be hypnotized.
Section 5. Physicians have made use of the ability of a hypnotized person to remain in a given position
for long periods of time. In one case, doctors had to graft skin onto a patient’s badly damaged foot.
First, skin from the person’s abdomen was grafted onto his arm; then the graft was transferred to his
foot. With hypnosis, the patient held his arm tightly in position over his abdomen for three weeks, then
over his foot for four weeks. Even though these positions were unusual, the patient at no time felt
uncomfortable!
Section 6. Hypnosis occasionally has been used with witnesses and victims of crime to enable people
to remember important clues, such as a criminal’s physical appearance or other significant details that
might help to solve a crime. However, as people can both lie and make mistakes while hypnotized, the
use of hypnotism in legal situations can cause serious problems. Also hypnosis cannot make a person
divulge secret information of they do not want to. This was confirmed by the Council on Scientific
Affairs of American Medical Association, which in 1985 reported that memories refreshed through
hypnosis may include inaccurate information, false memories, and confabulation (facts and fantasy
combined).
The passage has six sections. Choose the most suitable heading for each section from the list of
headings (A-L) below. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers in
the space provided.There are more headings than sections, so you will not use all of them.
Example: Section 1 – I
106. Section 2 _______________
107. Section 3 _______________
108. Section 4 _______________
109. Section 5 _______________
110. Section 6 _______________

List of Headings

A. Use of hypnotism in criminal cases

B. The body posture and hypnosis
C. Early medical experiments with hypnotism
D. Early association of hypnotists with psychology
E. How to hypnotize

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F. Hypnosis and free will
G. Difference between mesmerism and hypnosis
H. Therapeutic uses of hypnosis
I. Origins of hypnosis
J. The normality of hypnotized subjects’ behavior
K. Circumspection of hypnotism in legal process

Complete the notes of the history of hypnosis using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from
the passage.

References to hypnotism can be found both in the Talmud and 111. _____________. Even
when Mesmer’s 112. _________________ were not used, successful results occurred
without them. Briad identified hypnosis as a natural 113. ____________________, rather
than magical or mystical. Early psychological studies showed the difference between sleep
and hypnosis. Successful hypnosis requires the subject’s active 114.
_____________________. Consequently subjects can speak or move around and are 115.
______________ of their surroundings.

IV. WRITING (50 pts)

Part 1. For questions 116-120, complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning. Do not
change the word given. (10 pts)
116. Our boss is absolutely determined not to give us that pay rise. (SET)
Our boss is __________________________________________________ pay rise.
117. None of us was expecting to have a test this morning. (BLUE)
This morning's test _______________________________ for every one of us.
118. Police arrested Johnson because they think he was involved in the robbery. (SUSPICION)
Johnson was detained __________________________________in the robbery.
119. She wants nothing less than to get that job. It would be a dream come true. (SET)
She has ____________________________________________ getting that job.
120. The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked. (LIGHT)
The mistake ______________________________ the figures were re-checked.
Part 2. For questions 121-125, complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning as the
previous sentence. (10 pts)
121. This is certainly not the last time you will be needed here on a Sunday.
It is by___________________________________________ again on a Sunday.
122. You must never leave the workplace without letting the team leader know.
On __________________________________________________________
123. My application has been approved by the boss, so I can start work.
My application has met __________________________________________
124. He has become a famous musician.
He has made __________________________________________________
125. If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't dismantle the laptop.
Don’t take ____________________________________________________
Part 3. Essay writing (30 pts)
Write an essay of 250 words about this topic.

Nowadays computer education is compulsory for your learners in most schools. Do you think this is
necessary or will children acquire these skills naturally from their daily interaction with technology
everywhere? Provide your opinion and use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

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