QUESTION 1: (10 points)

A. Listen to an audio about the Bermuda Triangle and fill in the blanks with
the correct words. (6 pts)

1. Florida
2. Feared
3. 1,000
4. 1918
5. Flight 19
6. Rescue plane
B. Listen again and circle the correct answer (4 points)
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. c
C. Listen to the lecture on child language development. As you listen, put
the following parts of the lecture in the order that you hear them. Number
them 1-5 (5 points).
4 Children make past-tense verb mistakes.
1 Babies make babbling noises.
3 Babies use telegraphic speech.
5 Students are asked to think about first and second language learning
processes.
2 Babies make one-word sentences.
D. Listen to the first part of the lecture again and complete the notes by
adding the abbreviations and symbols from the box. (5 pts)
Stage 1
2. wks
3. 4
4. Mos - diff
Stage 2
1. 1st

2. A. Listen to the five calls dealing with booking enquiries and complete the notes.
(10 pts)
The guest would like… Why it’s not possible
1. a double room for one night The hotel is fully booked.

2. a double room for two nights There are no double rooms left

3. a family room for one week The hotel is closed.

4. a table for ten for lunch The restaurant is busy.

5. a table with view of the The tables with a view are all
habour reserved.

B. Listen to the lecture and take note (10 pts)

Note: Students may take note more information related to the questions. As long as
they have the answer in the key + other possible answers, their work can be graded.
(1)Topic: MTV (Favorite TV channel – MTV)
(2) Statistics on MTV:
- Reach more than 1 billion people
- Most of the viewers are young people aged 10 to 34 years old
(3) Profits
- (In 2005), MTV brought in 5.2 billion dollars from all around the
world (4) Factors in MTV’s success
- They play the music that is popular in each country
- They show videos of local people playing local music
- They produce programs that focus on the people of the culture of the country
(5) Result
MTV’s global market is growing 20% each year. They want to increase this to
40%
SECTION 2. VOCABULARY (20 pts)
A. Complete the table with the correct word form (5pts)
1. Education
2. Effectiveness
3. Industrialization
4. Necessity
5. Decision

SECTION 2. VOCABULARY (20 pts)

 A. Use the correct form of the word or phrases given to complete
sentences.
1. Psychologically, long-term stress can have serious effects on a person's mental
health.
2. The athlete's physiological response to intense training included increased stamina and
muscle growth.
3. The patient received immediate medical attention after collapsing during the lecture.
4. Many companies are now focusing on sustainability to reduce their environmental impact.
5. The manager outlined the meeting agendas to keep the team focused and efficient.
6. The new software helped streamline the registration process at the university.
7. His theory is based on a theoretical model that explains consumer behavior.
8. A sudden malfunction in the engine forced the pilot to make an emergency landing.
9. Critics argue that the film lacks originality, despite its strong visuals.
10. The country faced a financial crisis after a sudden drop in oil prices.
11. Modern agriculture relies heavily on technology to improve crop yields.
12. Solar power is a popular alternative to fossil fuels in many parts of the world.
B. Circle the appropriate option to complete the text about educational
achievement (5 Pts)
1. Estimates
2. Daily
3. Concluded
4. Despite
5. Effort
6. Published
7. Risk
8. Reports
9. Ingredients
10. Regular

B. Circle the appropriate option to complete the text about educational achievement (5
Pts)
Family (1) information/background and social (2) class/ category are two of the elements
that are studied by researchers examining the likelihood that children will take advantage of
the (3) educational/ educationally opportunities that are offered to
them. As far as the first of these is concerned, the behavior of a child’s parents will have a (4)
large/ considerable influence on his or her (5) academic / academics performance at school.
Billings (2003), for example, points out that an important (6) contradiction/ difference between
one set of parents and another may not lie in what they achieve in terms of their educational (7)
qualifications/qualfied, but rather in their attitude to the concept of learning. Berryford (2016,
cited in Morgan, 2009) confirms this, establishing a clear (8) connection/ bond in her research (9)
findings/ discoveries between the (10) negative/ positive views that some parents express at home
towards the acquisition of knowledge, and improvement at school amongst their offspring.
 C. Complete the article about consumer societies with the correct comparative form of the
adjectives in the brackets (10pts)
A consumer is a person who buys things, and a consumer society is a society that encourages
people to buy and use goods. Some people think that a consumer society provides people with
better lives. People in consumer societies tend to live more comfortably. They eat a wider
variety of food. They go to restaurants more often. They also buy a lot of products, maybe more
than they need.
Products such as TVs, cell phones, and computers used to be luxuries. Today people can buy
these things more easily than ever before. The market for these goods is growing faster all the
time. Consumer societies encourage people to buy bigger and better products. For example,
“smarter” phones come out every year. In a consumer society, people are often buying newer and
more advanced products. This creates a lot of waste. Nowadays, many people are thinking more
seriously about the effects of consumer societies on the environment, and they are trying to
become more responsible
SECTION 3. GRAMMAR (20 pts)
A. Circle the correct option (10 pts)
1. The number of holidays taken abroad by UK citizens was 22%/ nearly lower than last year.
2. Private companies are twice/ considerably more common in the UK than public ones.
3/ Despite outperforming all of its competitors in tests, the Samson desktop publishing system is
not quite/ almost the cheapest available.
4. The populations of France, Italy and Spain increased by around/ less 5%.
5. There is near/ nearly a 20% difference in participation.
6. Most/ More of this growth – an extra two million barrels a day – has come from the USA and
Canada.
7. The traditional Mediterranean diet is one of/ far the healthiest in the world.
8. There has been a sharp/ deep increase, from $60 to approximately $120. 9. Observers have
claimed that the Antarctic is losing ice by far/ twice as fast as ten years ago.
10. With the new software in place, companies such as Vasco have been able to process
considerably/ approximately twice as many claims as before.

B. Follow the instructions in brackets to paraphrase the following sentences

1. Many dinosaurs had feathers, according to a recent discovery. (suggests)
A recent discovery suggests that many dinosaurs had feathers.
2. Desertification will be a major environmental problem in the future. (thought)
It is thought that desertification will be a major environmental problem in the future./
Desertification is thought to be a major environmental problem in the future
3. Renewable energy will replace fossil fuels in the near future. (possible)
It is possible that renewable energy will replace fossil fuels in the near future.
4. Advances in artificial intelligence will not transform the future of education (unlikely)
Advances in artificial intelligence are unlikely/ will be unlikely to transform the future of
education.
5. The change in the attitude of the smokers themselves is the most significant fact. (perhaps)
Perhaps the change in the attitude of the smokers themselves is the most significant fact. / The
change in the attitude of the smokers themselves is perhaps the most significant fact.

SECTION 5: WRITING

Ecocentric and technocentric views are both important for protecting the environment and
supporting sustainable development. According to Naess (1973), nature has intrinsic value and
should be respected as an essential part of life, not only for human benefit. From an ecocentric
perspective, people should reduce activities that damage ecosystems, such as deforestation
and pollution. For example, protecting forests and wildlife may help preserve biodiversity for
future generations. In contrast, the technocentric view suggests that technology can solve
environmental problems. McDonough and Braungart (2002) argue that well-designed
technology can possibly create safer and more sustainable systems. For instance, renewable
energy and electric vehicles could reduce air pollution and dependence on fossil fuels. UNESCO
(2017) states that balancing ecological responsibility with technological development is
essential for sustainability. Therefore, combining ecocentric and technocentric ideas is likely to
create a healthier and more sustainable future for humanity and the planet.