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21. I have got a _ _ headache.
A. spitting B. raving C. splitting D. burning
22. For a while I was at a to know what to say.
A. blank B. loss C. pain D. crisis
23. I don't think this fashion will - -
A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over
24. We need guaranteed financial ----'-- before we can even start the design work.
A. agreement B. backing C. analysis D. plans
25. The telephone rang and interrupted my of thought.
A. train B. chain C. series D. circle
IL Read the following passage. There is ONE mistake in each of the numbered lines. Find and correct it.
The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK meet certain standards, and this includes 26 independent schools as well as those are run by the Government. All qualifications are awarded 27 by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), so that
the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed.
28 At many independent schools in England, you will encourage to take part in extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you may be encouraged to take graded music exams 29 offering by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, or
Drivers or front seat passengers in most vehicles. If you are 14 or over it will be your responsibility to wear the belt. If you do not, you could be fined up to £50. It will not be up to the driver to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver's responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.
A very few vehicles have a middle front seat between the front passenger seat and the driver's seat, for example a bench seat. Your vehicle may be one of them. If just one passenger sits in front, he must wear a seat belt. But if two pass~ngers sit in front, the person sitting in the middle will not have to wear a belt.
When you do not have to wear a seat belt
You do not have to wear a seat belt in certain circumstances, such as if you are reversing your vehicle, if you are making a local delivery or collection using a vehicle constructed or adapted for that purpose, or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.
Medical exemptions
Certain people ought 'not to wear a seat beh be~use of their health. It may be more risky for them to wear a belt than to be in a road accident without one. But they will not have to wear a belt if they get a valid medical certificate from a doctor. If you think this applies to you, go and talk to a doctor as soon as possible. The doctor may reassure you that you can wear a seat belt. Or he may have to examine you before he can decide whether
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IL Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to (ill in the gaps in the following passage.
MUSIC - A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and ( 41) as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the ( 42) languages were chanted or sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (43) history. The A~original Australians, for example, use music as a means to (44) on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation.
New evidence suggests that music does not just ( 45) the feel - good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually ( 46) children showed that they could recall more information after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story.
Researchers also report that people ( 4 7) better on a standard intelligence test after listening to Mozart. The so-called "Mozart effect" has also been ( 48) by findings that rats brought up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, (49) as a maze. Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental (50) benefit from listening to music.
41. A.was B. swelled C. arose D. reacted
42. A. earliest B. newest C. easiest D. simplest
43. A. enjoying B.making C. recording D. stating
44. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
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SECTION D - WRITING
L Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
61. I can't believe this is the best hotel in the city!
- There must ... . 62. Your scheme is brilliant, but I do not think it will work.
- Brilliant ... ããã
63. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement.
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-At ... ã ... . 64. We must continue our efforts whether there are problems or not.
- Regardless ..... : .... . 65. B~ically, a couple's happiness depends on their ability to communicate.
- Basically, the ... . IL Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in mellning to the original sentence. Do