TEST 20

SECTION I. LISTENING (5 points)

There are 4 parts in this section. You will hear each part TWICE.
Part 1: You will hear a telephone conversation. Listen and complete the notes below. Write NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered gaps provided. (2 points)
ABBEY CAR HIRE
Booking form
Car size medium family car
Name: Steven (1) ___CHAMBERLAIN_____________________
Address: 3 Hamilton House, (2) ______MARKET STREET__________________,
Stretton
Postcode: ST175BU
Telephone: (3) _07934854552_______________________
Pick up: (4) _______SATURDAY______________ 25 April at
(5)______8.45________
Drop off: (6) ________MONDAY_________ at (7) ______5PM__________________
Total charge: £87.50 (including insurance)
Driving License: (8) ____CHAMB 703161 SW LY 60____________________
Extras (9) __________CAR SEAT ______________ (£10)
Reference: (10)_____________B657D64___________

Part 2: Listen to a radio interview in which a psychologist, Colin Fraser, talks about cultural identity
and choose the correct answer A, B or C which fits best according to what you hear. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1 point)
11. When discussing his own cultural identity, Colin reveals _____________.
A. his resilience to changing cultures
B. his ability to adapt
C. his feeling of alienation
12.What does Colin regard as the defining aspect of a person’s cultural identity?
A. the sense of birth right (TOO SIMPLISTIC)
B. the emotion it generates (FEELS SCOTTISH, BELONGING)
C. the symbols of tradition

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13. What is the influence of a culture attributed to?
A. connection between societies
B. the practice of archaic rituals
C. knowledge of one’s background (WHO U ARE, WHERE U COME FROM)
14. According to Colin, what makes a culture successful on the global scene?
A. its capacity for tolerance (ACCEPT EACH OTHER)
B. its isolation from the mainstream
C. its ability to be self-effacing
15. During the conversation, Colin does not mention _____________.
A. distinguishing between birthplace and residence
B. advocating the celebration of heritage
C. experiencing cultural diversity of different countries

Part 3: Listen to a talk and decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1 point)
16. PS Camping has been organizing holidays for 15 years. F
17. The company has most camping sites in France. T
18. Some areas of the sites have a “no noise” rule after 9. 30 p.m. F
19. The holiday insurance that is offered by PS Camping must be taken out at the time of booking.T
20. Customers who recommend PS Camping to friends will receive a free gift. T

Part 4. Listen to a 5-Minute-Food-Fix Podcast about Tofu puffs. Complete the sentences with NO
MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1
point)
The host of the program adores tofu because she thinks tofu is (21) ____VERSATILE__________.
One common kind of tofu that people can get easily at a grocer is tofu puffs. Tofu puffs are usually in the
(22) ______ FRIDGE SECTION _______ of the store. Personally, the host thinks one tofu puff is similar to
a (23) _____ SPONGE________ because it soaks up any soup. Treat it like a (24) ____STIR-
FRY_________ ingredient or a pre-cooked soup ingredient. When it comes to shape, tofu puffs are like
different cubes.
Be careful when you want to stir-fry the bok choy in a little bit of oil and then add your flavours. If
you overdo it, the tofu puffs will retain all of that. In that case, you can add some sake or water or stock to
loose it up. You can add chili, and a couple of handfuls of (25) _____CASHEW NUTS________. A dish
from tofu puffs and a side of rice can help you get a really enriched, delicious, vegetarian meal with very
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SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4 points)

Part 1. Choose one word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write the corresponding letter
A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided. (2.9 points)
26. When the automobile salesman described the car so _______, we became very uneasy about buying it.
A. ambiguity B. ambiguous C. ambiguousness D. ambiguously
27. True learning not only _______ in gathering facts from the teachers, but it requires active assimilation of
knowledge as well.
A. achieves B. depends C. comes D. consists
28. ______ in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years.
A. A great deal of tigers B. The number of tigers
C. That the number of tigers D. For a number of tigers
29. When his parents are away, his oldest brother _______.
A. calls the shots B. draws the line C. is in the same boat D. knocks it off
30. Murder thrillers are supposed to keep the reader in suspense right up to the last page when the truth
unexpectedly _______.
A. goes out B. comes out C. lets out D. stays out
31. _______ advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Unless he had been B. Were he to be
C. If he had D. Had he been
32. Sarah and Kathy are discussing modern technologies.
Sarah: Modern technologies are beneficial to our relationships.
Kathy: ______ . We can keep in touch with each other thanks to them.
A. I don’t think so B. I go along with you
C. That’s not what I’m thinking D. It’s hard to say
33. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I _______ more time there, but I had to go on to New York.
A. had B. would have C. had had D. have
34. All the lights are on. You _______to turn the lights off before going to bed last night.
A. can have forgotten B. must have forgotten
C. should have forgotten D. might have forgotten
35. Some find it hard to ______ themselves to the new working condition.
A. apply B. accommodate C. habituate D. conduct
36. Such characteristics as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely _____.
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 A. imaginary B. imaginative C. imaginable D. imagining
37. Not only _______ more brittle than hard maples, but they are also less able to withstand high winds.
A. soft maples are B. soft maples C. they are soft maples D. are soft maples
38. The contents were _______ that she did not mention them when we discussed after the programme.
A. such great a mystery B. a such great mystery
C. so great a mystery D. so a great mystery
39. General Custer was confident of victory despite being vastly _______ by the enemy.
A. outclassed B. overtaken C. outnumbered D. overcome
40. The country has few natural resources and its economy has been _______ for some time now.
A. sickening B. diseased C. unwell D. ailing
41. It is critical that the researcher ______ everything clearly to the participants before asking them to
complete the questionnaire.
A. be explained B. must explain C. explains D. explain
42. My family moved to a new house near a(n)______school, so we don’t have to waste much time to go
there.
A. prestigious Catholic international large B. Catholic prestigious large international
C. prestigious large international Catholic D. large prestigious international Catholic
43. Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be _______ by our center.
A. put down B. turned over C. passed away D. taken in
44. After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their _______ down and enjoy
themselves.
A. hearts B. heads C. hair D. souls
45. I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have to, I’m afraid. I’ve got far too much_______ at the moment.
A. on my mind B. on my plate C. in effect D. up my sleeve
46. He bought that house, _______ that he would inherit money under his uncle’s will.
A. considering B. accounting C. assuming D. estimating
47. If you would like to wait for a moment, I will just _______ your file on the computer screen.
A. call up B. put through C. bring in D. pick up
48. The coffee shop has ________ recently, and the drink is much better now.
A. gained the upper hand B. had its hands full
C. lived hand to mouth D. changed hands
49. John will look for a job __________.
A. while he was passing his exams B. after he had passed his exams
C. before he passed his exams D. as soon as he passes his exams
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50. I don’t feel like buying a _______ in a poke; we’d better check the content.
A. pig B. buffalo C. cattle D. cow
51. I was ______ the impression that Sue was originally planning to move to Australia
A. about B. beyond C. under D. in
52. John and his sister are talking in the sitting room.
John: How come you didn’t tell me that you would quit the job?
Ann: __________
A. I found the job so interesting. B. Because I am so bored with it.
C. I would love to. Thank you. D. Because I know you would make a fuss about
it.
53. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty ______.
A. went off B. died down C. wore off D. died out
54. My camera was stolen from my bag at the airport, so I _______ a claim on my insurance.
A. took B. made C. had D. did

Part 2. Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (0.3 point)
55. Ha Long Bay has attracted millions of visitors who come to enjoy its breathtaking views and experience
other activities.
A. heartbreaking B. unbreathable C. unforgettable D. awe-inspiring
56. Tommy got into real trouble at school today. He used a four-letter word in the classroom.
A. didn't follow his teacher's instructions B. pledged to be a good boy
C. didn't keep his promise D. used bad language
57. Teachers interpret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a student is feeling.
A. compensate B. read C. understand D. translate

Part 3. Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the numbered boxes provided to indicate the word(s)
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.(0.3 point)
58. The renovation of the national museum did not come up at the meeting last week.
A. mention B. approach C. ignore D. arise
59. The teacher's thought-provoking question ignited a lively debate among the students in the class.
A. defined B. stopped C. hosted D. triggered
60. Mrs White will be floating on air when her son passes the exam with flying colour.
A. extremely light B. feeling extremely unhappy
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 C. feeling extremely airy D. extremely happy

Part 4. Choose the letter A, B, C, D to show the underlined part that needs correction. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
61. Reminding not to miss the final train to Manchester, he set off for the station in haste.
A. Reminding B. miss C. set off D. in haste
62. Many a new AI application like ChatGPT have been applied in teaching activities by our teachers since
the beginning of this year.
A. have B. application C. teaching D. beginning
63. Many parents express grave concern over the influence of some online celebrities on their children, who
are at an impressed age.
A. impressed B. influence C. celebrities D. grave
64. Some people were made redundant or even lost their relatives during the unprecedented pandemic, and
they just found that life was no longer enduring.
A. redundant B. enduring C. relatives D. unprecedented
65. The automatic industry has regulations with cyber security standards that manufacturers must meet.
A. manufacturers B. regulations C. cyber security D. automatic

SECTION III. READING (6 points)

Part 1. Read the text and choose one correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits each blank. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1 point)
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the advice from Britain's
(66)______ female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council
campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain's most successful
women have had their careers (67)______ by the toys they played with as children. Even girls who end up
nowhere near a microchip or microscope could benefit from a better (68)______ of science and technology.
“It's a (69)______ of giving them experience and confidence with technology so that when they are
(70)______ with a situation requiring some technical know-how, they feel they can handle it and don't just
(71)______ defeat immediately,” says Mrs. Barton “I believe that lots of girls feel unsure of themselves
when it comes (72)______ technology and therefore they might be losing out on jobs because they are
reluctant even to apply for them.”
Research recently carried out suggests that scientific and constructional toys should be (73)______ to
girls from an early age, otherwise the result is 'socialization' into stereotypically female (74)______, which
may explain why relatively few girls study science and engineering at university in Britain. Only 14% of
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those who have gone for engineering (75)______ at university this year are women although this figure does
represent an improvement on the 7% recorded some years ago.
66. A. foremost B. predominant C. uppermost D. surpassing
67. A. styled B. shaped C. modelled D. built
68. A. insight B. grasp C. realization D. hold
69. A. state B. matter C. situation D. cause
70. A. presented B. approached C. encountered D. offered
71. A. receive B. allow C. admit D. permit
72. A. to B. from C. for D. with
73. A. accessible B. reachable C. obtainable D. feasible
74. A. parts B. characters C. roles D. states
75. A. alternatives B. preferences C. options D. selections

Part 2: Read the passage and fill in one word that best fits each space. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (1 point)
TRUE RELAXATION
True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down in front of the television with a
welcome drink. Nor is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep. Useful (76) __as____ these responses to
tension and over-tiredness may be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in terms of
quality and effect. Irrespective of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a (77) __state____ of alert yet at
the same time passive awareness, in which our bodies are at rest while our minds are awake.
Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting. Being relaxed in
action means we (78)__apply____ the appropriate energy to everything we do, so as to have a feeling of
healthy tiredness by the end of the day, rather than one of exhaustion. (79)__However____ , as a result of
living in today’s competitive world, we are bring constant strain and have difficulty in coping, let alone
nurturing our body’s abilities. What needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With that in mind we
must (80) __commit____ ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes how deep-seated.

Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Write
your answer in the numbered boxes. (1 point)
There is substantial evidence that students going off to college have changed over the years. For one
thing, studies show that they are emotionally closer to their parents and their parents to them. One thing that
means is that they depend on each other more for happiness. It puts a burden on children for parents to use
their children as vehicles for their own happiness - although today's young people seem complicit in this
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arrangement, perhaps because they’ve known no other way even if it creates anxiety in the children. That’s
one reason parents like to be involved in their children’s college experiences, and colleges have had to devise
novel ways of getting parents off campus when they transport their kids to school.
There’s also evidence that students today seem to be choosing schools with reference to proximity to
home. The closer a student is to home, the easier it is to bring the laundry home and to land in your old bed
with tea and sympathy when you have the sniffles. And the easier it is for parents to visit you at university
whenever the mood strikes. The number of visiting parents do is far more than in generations past.
But in a real sense, students don’t really leave their parents behind. Their parents go to college right
along with them - in their front pockets. That is, the parents are a speed dial away by cellphone. This, of
course, significantly reduces independence. A student doesn’t get the chance to solve minor problems on his
own - he just calls Mom or Dad. A student has initial problems getting along with a roommate? A roommate
doesn't do laundry as often as the other roommate wishes? A student gets a C grade on her first paper?
Instead of absorbing the negative information and figuring out how to resolve the problem or how to do
better, the call gets made to home, where Mom or Dad solves the problem, often by calling the school
administration. This kind of behavior is, sadly, commonplace today and is a mark of the lack of coping skills
among students because all the lumps and bumps have been taken out of life for them until now.
In addition to being tethered to parents, incoming freshmen are now very heavily connected by
cellphone to classmates from high school, who are presumably at other colleges. So there isn’t the great
impetus to mix and venture forth to meet new people, to get out of one’s comfort, to get drawn into new
experiences, that has traditionally marked the beginning of freshman year. The laws of physics still apply,
and it is difficult to be meeting new people and seeking novel experiences while you are talking to your old
pals.
81. The provision of mobile phones for children, according to the author,________.
A. increases children's dependence B. reduces children’s dependence on their
parents
C. decreases parental interference D. increases positive control by parents
82. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that children and their parents ______.
A. emotionally need each other B. emotionally and physically depend on each other
C. eternally depend on each other D. only temporarily depend on each other
83. Paragraph 1 also shows that children ________.
A. tend to cling to their parents only as a source of finance
B. are not willing to act as a means to their parents' happiness
C. demand a form of payment to go to college
D. are willing to act as an agent to their parents’ happiness
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84. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about students nowadays?
A. They handle real situations at school on their own.
B. They need their parents’ assistance to solve some problems at school.
C. They refuse their parents’ care and support.
D. They choose an institution that is close to their home.
85. Parents like to be involved in their children’s college experiences because_______.
A. the school often neglects their children B. they find their children a source of happiness
C. they are worried about the school's carelessness D. they are afraid of being deprived of happiness
86. The word “vehicles” in the first paragraph may be replaced by _______.
A. methods B. ways C. instruments D. means
87. The phrase “in their front pockets” in paragraph 3 depicts_______from parents.
A. the way mothers carry their babies B. an efficient way of control
C. the way some animals carry their babies D. an instant control and care
88. Colleges have had to devise ways of getting parents off campus because _______.
A. children want complete freedom from their parents’ control
B. teachers themselves do not want to share information with the parents
C. parents tend to get more involved in their children’s schoolwork
D. the colleges want to keep parents in the dark about their activities
89. By quoting the laws of physics, the author implies that_______.
A. one should never forget old relationships B. one should build more relationships
C. one should only care about new relationships D. one should study physics whenever possible
90. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Being financially independent B. Parting with old relationships
C. Standing on your own feet D. Solving problems in the university

Part 4: Read the passage and do the following tasks. (2 points)

BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES
A. Boobies are a small group of seabirds native to tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world.
Their diet consists mainly of fish. They are specialized fish eaters feeding on small school fish like sardines,
anchovies, mackerel, and flying fish. When their prey is in sight, they fold their long wings back around their
streamlined bodies and plunge into the water from as high as 80 feet, so streamlined they barely make a
splash. They travel in parties of about 12 to areas of water with large schools of small fish. When the lead
bird sees a fish shoal in the water, it will signal the rest of the group and they will all dive together.
Surprisingly, individuals do not eat with the hunting group, preferring to eat on their own, usually in the
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early morning or late afternoon.
B. There are three varieties on the Galapagos: the blue-footed, red-footed, and masked boobies. They are all
members of the same family, and are not only different in appearance but also in behaviors. The blue-footed
and red-footed boobies mate throughout the year, while the masked boobies have an annual mating cycle that
differs from island to island. All catch fish in a similar manner, but in different areas: the blue-footed booby
does its fishing close to shore, while the masked booby goes slightly farther out, and the red-footed booby
fishes at the farthest distances from shore.
C. Although it is unknown where the name “Booby” emanates from, some conjecture it may come from the
Spanish word for clown, “bobo”, meaning “stupid”. Its name was probably inspired by the bird’s clumsiness
on land and apparently unwarranted bravery. The blue footed booby is extremely vulnerable to human
visitors because it does not appear to fear them. Therefore, these birds received such name for their
clumsiness on land in which they were easy, captured, killed, and eaten by humans.
D. The blue-footed booby’s characteristic feet play a significant part in their famous courtship ceremony, the
‘booby dance’. The male walks around the female, raising his bright blue feet straight up in the air while
bringing his ‘shoulders’ towards the ground and crossing the bottom tips of his wings high above the ground.
Plus he’ll raise his bill up towards the sky to try to win his mate over. The female may also partake in these
activities – lifting her feet, sky pointing, and of course, squawking at her mate. After mating, another ritual
occurs – the nest-building which ironically is never used because they nest on the bare ground. When the
female is ready to lay her eggs, they scrape the existing nest away so she can nest on exposed ground. Sun-
baked islands form the booby’s breeding grounds. When ready the female Blue Footed Booby lays one to
three eggs.
E. After mating, two or three eggs are laid in a shallow depression on flat or gently sloping ground. Both
male and female take turns incubating the eggs. Unlike most birds, booby doesn’t develop brood patches
(areas of bare skin on the breast) to warm the eggs during incubation. Instead, it uses its broad webbed feet,
which have large numbers of prominent blood vessels, to transmit heat essential for incubation. The eggs are
thick-shelled so they can withstand the full weight of an incubating bird.
F. After hatching, the male plays a major role in bringing fish home. He can bring back a constant supply of
small fish for the chicks, which must be fed continuously. The reason is that the male has a longer tail than
the female in relation to his body size, which makes him able to execute shallower dives and to feed closer to
shore. Then the female takes a greater part as time proceeds. Sooner or later, the need to feed the young
becomes greater than the need to protect them and both adults must fish to provide enough.
G. When times are good, the parents may successfully fledge all three chicks, but, in harder times, they may
still lay as many eggs yet only obtain enough food to raise one. The problem is usually solved by the
somewhat callous-sounding system of “opportunistic sibling murder.” The first-born chick is larger and
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stronger than its nest mate(s) as a result of hatching a few days earlier and also because the parents feed the
larger chick. If food is scarce, the first born will get more food than its nest mate(s) and will outcompete
them, causing them to starve. The above system optimizes the reproductive capacity of the blue-foot in an
unpredictable environment. The system ensures that, if possible, at least one chick will survive a period of
shortage rather than all three dying of starvation under a more ‘humane’ system.

Questions 91-96: The reading passage has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for
paragraphs A-G from the list below. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided.
List of Headings
i Unusual way of hatching the chicks
ii Feeding habit of the red-footed booby
iii Folding wings for purpose
iv Rearing the young
v Classification of boobies
vi Diving for seafood
vii Surviving mechanism during the food shortage period
viii Mating and breeding
ix Origin of the booby’s name
Example: Paragraph C: ix
91 Paragraph A vi 92 Paragraph B v 93 Paragraph Dviii
94 Paragraph E i 95 Paragraph F iv 96 Paragraph Gvii

Questions 97-100: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?
Write:
TRUE if the statement is true
FALSE if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage
97. Boobies are afraid of human approaching because they travel very slowly and can not escape in
dangerous situations. F
98. Female boobies eat more than the male ones since they have travel a lot per day. NG
99. When there is not sufficient food, the larger chicks will be fed at the expense of the survival of its smaller
mates.T
100. The courtship of the Blue-footed Booby consists of the male flaunting his blue feet and dancing to
impress the female. T
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Part 5: The passage below consists of four sections marked A-D. Read the passage and do the task that
follows. Write your answers (A-D) in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Each letter may be
used more than once. (1 point)
THE FAST TRACK TO BURNOUT
An increasing number of young executives are giving up their corporate positions after experiencing an
overload of pressure and dissatisfaction with what they imagined would be a dream career. Kate Martins
talks to four young people who turned their backs on high salaries and even higher expectations. Here's how
to beat it.
A. Tanya Burrows bears no grudge towards the corporation that rewarded her with five promotions
within the same number of years. “At twenty-seven, I was able to buy my own luxury apartment,” she says.
“For that reason, I'll always be grateful to them”. Tanya admits that the high salary that came with each
promotion was irresistible. “We weren't poor but I don't think my parents ever bought anything that wasn't
secondhand. That definitely played a role in my motivation. When someone's saying you can negotiate your
own salary, it's hard to say no”. So what changed for Tanya? “Honestly, got sick of the materialism. I got
sucked in too at first-you'd make sure other people knew what designer labels you were wearing that they
could see your cell phone was top of the range but it just wore thin for me”. Tanya decided to quit and pursue
her real passion for photography. “It doesn't offer much financial security as you don't know. when you'll get
your next contract, but I get to work in far more inspiring environments,” she says.
B. Lily Tan left university with an MBA distinction and was quickly snapped up by a major retail chain.
In just five years she achieved a senior management position and after receiving news of the promotion she
was elated. “I rang round just about everyone I could think of,” she laughs. “But the next day I felt nothing. I
had no inclination to get out of bed and face the constant pressure”. Despite her sudden disillusionment, she
continued to persevere and was the brains behind a new strategy. “Everyone seemed to be in favor of it at the
planning stage,” she says. But during the implementation stage, unforeseen problems arose, and eventually
the strategy was abandoned. Lily's next performance appraisal gave her a really low rating which she found
devastating. “The whole experience was quite traumatizing and I was too emotionally immature to deal with
it”. It wasn't long before Lily left and set up her own recruitment company which is now flourishing She still
regrets her discovery that there is no such thing as team spirit when one of the members makes a mistake.
C. Jane Dawson graduated top of her class in a Bachelor of Business (Finance) degree and was offered
a contract by three major investment companies. She accepted the one that was offering perks such as free
tickets to major sporting events and a flash company car. Just like the three other young high-flyers in these
Interviews, Jane's potential for leadership was quickly noted and she found herself promoted to team leader
within six months. But, exceptionally, in her case, she had already been looking for an escape route. “Sure it
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was good money but the hours were ridiculous. I felt I should have been carefree at that age but the burden
of responsibility was enormous. I feel trapped.” Despite the fact that she'd been elevated to senior analyst,
Jans still felt anonymous within the plant corporation. “It was a real feeling of being the small cog in a big
machine. Nothing I did really mattered.” She forced herself to stay on for another year, but then nervously
asked for a sabbatical. To her amazement, her department head agreed. “I guess they knew I'd reached
burnout and didn't want to lose me altogether – but there were plenty of workmates perfectly able to step into
my shoes,” she admits. She spent the year traveling and working on community projects in developing
countries. By the time Jane was due to return, she knew she was in the wrong job. She applied to work for an
aid organization, where she says “At last I feel I'm doing something worthwhile."
D. Natalie Copeland was signed up to work for a leading PR consultancy. She admits to being a
perfectionist, an attribute which saw her rise through the ranks in no time. "It's a weakness, too,” she says.
“It can mean that you're reluctant to delegate and end up with the pressure of doing it all yourself.” For the
first few years, however, she had no problem with overtime and her performance appraisals were almost
always flawless. But Natalie feels she committed 'career-suicide' by opting to getting married and have a
child at twenty-five. “My colleagues seemed utterly mystified and tried to talk me out of it.” And on her
return to work Natalle felt instant resentment towards her. “I had to leave promptly at the end of the working
day to take care of my daughter Anita but would come in an hour early and work through my lunch hour. It
made no difference,” she explains. They simply alienated me: By this she means that workmates were
reluctant to update her on recent development and withheld vital information on new projects. With little
support from her seniors either, and refusing to compromise her time with her family, Natalie handed in her
notice and now works for a smaller PR company offering flex-time.

Of which young executive is the following true?

101. She believes that other people could have done her job equally well. C
102. She does not have any negative feelings towards the company she worked for. A
103. The feelings she had towards her promotion quickly changed. B
104. One of her qualities also disadvantaged her in a certain way. D
105. She wanted more freedom while she was still at a young age. C

SECTION IV. WRITING (5 points)

Part 1: Chart description
The pie charts below show the percentage of Australian students and international students at a
university in Sydney in 2010 and 2020. (2 points)
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where
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Write at least 150 words.

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Part 2. Write an essay of 250 words to express your opinion on the following topic. (3 points)
It is the responsibility of schools to teach children good behaviour in addition to providing formal
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education. Do you agree or disagree?
Use your own knowledge and experience to support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
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