Passage 1

Q1: he left college for financial reasons.

P1: he studied science in college, but had to drop out (left) because tuition was too expensive.

Q2: his work in Montana was a factor in finding the cause of a widespread disease.

A2: Eventually, partly as a result of this research, the source of a prevalent disease was isolated.

Q3: he enjoyed the challenge of living in such a harsh environment.

A3: Birdseye relished the challenge that came with the cold climate and tugged landscape Labrador.

Q4: While fishing with the Inuit, he made a discovery that could improve frozen food

A4: Unwittingly, the young adventurer had made a powerful discovery.

Q5: in the early 20th century, the quality of frozen food was so poor that even some prisons couldn’t
serve it.

A5: In fact, it was even banned in New York State prisons for being beneath the cul inary standard of
convicts

Q6: Birdseye found that when food was flash – frozen, the membranes of the cells were kept intact.

A6: A slow freeze allowed ice to from larger crystal that broke the membranes surrounding and
protecting each of the cells within the food.

Q7: Birdseye also created a new kind of ink (liquid) and glue for packaging.

A7: Birdseye had to pioneer almost everything else in his process as well. This included inventing a glue
for the packaging boxes, to withstand the changes in temperature, as well as a waterproof ink foil

Q8: The public today has a positive view of frozen foods. F

A8: In our current age of locally sourced food production, frozen food has fallen out of favor with the
public.

Q9: Most North Atlantic fish are caught during the summer. NG

A9: It extended distribution across the entire country so that fish caught in the North Atlantic could be
eaten in distant cities like Denver or Dallas.

Q10: Nutritionist and university scientist disagree about whether frozen food is beneficial. F

A10: Scientists at the University of Chester in England came to the same conclusion after performing
tests on the nutritional value of frozen produce.

Q11: Produce can lose nutrients soon after being picked. T

A11: this is because the minute a fruit or vegetable is harvested it begins to decay.

Q12: Most produce that is going to be frozen is picked when it’s perfectly ripe. T

A12: their peak of ripeness this locks in many of the important nutrients.

Q13: Raspberries are the best sources of vitamin C. NG

A13: the vitamin C content in raspberries that were frozen for a year was compared to that of unfrozen
raspberries stored in a refrigerator for three days.
Passage 2

Q14: an example of company where all of the employees work remotely. D

P: David Haddad of New York City began working remotely as chief executive of nonprofit start-up
(“Venture” beneficial project) in 2011.

Q15: an explanation of why some workers chose to stop telecommuting once they had tried it. F

P: Interestingly, at the end of the experiment, 50 percent of those who worked at home asked to come
back to the office. They said they were lonely and didn’t like being passed over for promotion.

Q16: a discussion of the kinds of working arrangement that qualify as telecommuting. A

P: However, the cope of telecommuting has at times been expanded to include the self-employed;
those whose work has to be done outside an office, such as taxi drivers, plumbers and construction
workers.

Q17: a comparison between telecommuting and other workers in terms of efficiency. E

P: At the end of the experiment, employers found that the home-based employees worked more than
office workers 9.5 percent longer and were 13 percent more productive

Q18: an example of a person who is telecommuting for family reasons. C

P: At his sold job, he coir muted about 45 minutes to Manhattan from his home in New Jersey, but he
chose to telecommute than to be closer to his wife and children.

Q19: reasons why teleworkers may have fewer career opportunities than workers in offices. E

P: Also, annually Bloom reports that the home-based workers were judged to be happier, as quitting
rates were cut in half. However, those working at home were also promoted at half the rate of their
colleagues working in office.

Q20: finding out information from co-workers is a less casual process for a telecommuter. C

P: Cheng found that it took some time to get used to working at home Like many teleworkers, he found
that commuting with his colleagues and subordinates was more difficult, at least initially.

Q21: Telecommuters were less likely than office workers to leave their jobs. D

P: However, those working at home were also promoted at half the rate of their colleagues working in
the office. It may be a case of “out of sight, out of mind (out of reach, out of thought)” professor Bloom
said.

Q22: Bad weather proved cost-effective for employer. B

P: It does seem that most people like to have some combination of home and office work according to
Lister.

Q23: Meeting people initially in person is beneficial for someone who workers from home. C

P: Here I have to accumulate a list of question. But it helped tremendously he said that after he was
hired, his employer sent him to its national and international offices to see people face to face.

Q24: David Haddad leads an organization that does not have centralized workplace.

P: his start up is made up solely of telecommuters, with no centralized location.

Q25: For Haddad, flexibility is an advantage of telecommuting.

P: Haddad likes the flexibility.

Q26: he finds it challenging to keep track of workers activates and to keep informing people about the
goals.

P: It’s difficult to keep tabs of what everyone is doing, as well as keep myself motivated to constantly
report on my goals

Passage 3

The Teen Entrepreneurs Competition (TEC) is an enterprise education initiative develop by the Hong
Kong Institute of Education (HKIED). The executive committee that organizes the event is made up of
pre-service teachers who receive 27F (Guidance) from HKIED staff.

The 28J (aim) of the program include giving secondary school students the opportunity to get involved in
authentic business tasks and developing a 29K (outcomes) consisting of the institute, local business
people and schools. The team that take part receive practical support from a group of instructors.
Before meeting the teams, the instructors go to 30D (workshops) where they develop practical skills and
are taught a range of entrepreneurial 31H (theories)

The competition requires teams to come up with a new business 32B (ventured) for the Chinese New
Year. The teams also write business plans and purchase or make their products.

Q33: The questionnaire results indicate that relatively few participants few satisfied with their
performance in TEC. No

Q34: One participant was initially tempted to withdraw from the competition. Yes

Q35: School teachers believed that some of their students were better suited to taking part in the
competition than others. NG

Q36: School teachers thought that participants sustained interest in the program confirmed their
positive opinion of it. Yes

Q37: In the sixth paragraph, what point does the writer make about the TEC program?

A) The program enabled participants to put theory in practice.

B) There is little agreement on how sustainable the program is.
C) The participants’ evaluation of the program were inconsistent.
D) The program showed how little participants knew about business.

Q38: What does the writer say about the objective of promoting a collaborative approach?

A) Different participants adopted different strategies.

B) The results of the research studies were inconclusive.
C) The nature of the situations ensured that participants co-operated.
D) Some participants were unable to develop the relevant skills.

Q39: What does the writer say about TEC’s connections with the business world?

A) Entrepreneurs offered valuable professional advice

B) There were a few communication problems with the entrepreneurs.
C) Some entrepreneurs were unwilling to provide a sustainable venue.
D) Entrepreneurs helped to make the program workable in terms of costs

Q40: According to the final paragraph, the Hong Kong Institute of Education
 A) has voted to continue offering the program.
B) was central in securing support from community groups.
C) has improved its reputation as a result of the program.
D) was a useful link between the other contributors.

Second passage analyze!

1 Field failed to find a company that could produce all of the cable needed by the specified date. T

Field was unable to find a company that was capable of supplying the required cable in the desire time.

2 HMS Agamemnon and USS Niagara set sail from different locations on August 5, 1857. F

The first attempt to lay the cable began on August 5 1857 with both ships departing from the west coast
of Ireland.

3 On the 1858 expedition, the cable broke three times because of a manufacturing fault.
There is no information about manufacturing fault in the article but the cable broke three times but not
with that fault. NG

4 The newspaper quoted in the passage disapproved of the enthusiasm that met the 1858 expedition.

One US newspaper proclaimed … , the enthusiasm of an entire nation was expressed in this jubilee of its
metropolis, and the era of closer connection with Europe was well … F

5 Many articles appeared in the press between 1857 and 1866 about the science behind the telegraph.

At that time, telegraphic science was reported widely in the newspaper and the fortunes of the
telegraph companies were followed closely. T

6 Between 1857 and 1866, people talked about the problems related to the telegraph project on a
regular basis. T

Discussion of the pitfalls and solutions to spanning the Atlantic with cable became everyday topics of
conversation.

Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
Questions 11 – 20
The text has six
sections, A – F.
Choose the correct
heading for each
section from the list
of headings below.
Write the correct
number, i – ix, in
boxes 11 – 16 below.
List of Headings
i How hearing loss
may be caused by
certain types of
sounds
ii Uses for Turner’s
research in media
and communications
iii Creating a model
for the classification
of sounds
iv Potential
developments that
still require further
research
v A drawback in the
help currently
available to those
with hearing
problems
vi Providing the
hearing-impaired with
training in new
technology
vii A more effective
way to take attention
away from a hearing
problem
viii Analysing the
sounds produced in
the process of
speaking
ix The possibility of a
hearing aid that can
adjust itself to
different
environments
11 Section A
______
12 Section B
______
13 Section C
______
14 Section D
______
15 Section E
______
16 Section F ______
intensely – With great force, energy, or strong feelings

frustrating – Causing annoyance or disappointment

impaired – Weakened, damaged, or not working properly

interfere – To get involved in a situation where you are not wanted; prevent something
from happening smoothly

troublesome – Causing difficulty, problems, or annoyance

rubs it out – To remove something (marks, stains, errors) by rubbing

hinder – To make it difficult for something to happen; to obstruct or delay

cochlear implants – Medical devices implanted in the inner ear to help people with
severe hearing loss

classification – Arranging things into categories based on characteristics

droplet – A very small drop of liquid

plague – (Noun) deadly disease or widespread problem; (Verb) to cause continuous

trouble

indisputable – Clearly true; not able to be questioned

the vast majority of – Almost all; overwhelming part of a group

invertebrate – An animal without a backbone; lacking a backbone

female slender loris – A female of the small, nocturnal primate species found in India
and Sri Lanka

pollination – Transfer of pollen from male to female parts of a flower

diversity – Variety; differences within a group or environment

herbivores – Animals that eat only plants

implausible – Not likely to be true or believable

problem looming – A problem that is about to appear; an impending issue

abundance – A very large quantity of something; plenty

the web of life – Interconnected system of all living things in an ecosystem

abysses – Very deep holes or spaces; can be literal or figurative

vast sums of money – Very large amounts of money