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II READING Part 1 — Happiness (1–5)
Choose A, B, C or D.
I've been fascinated by happiness most of my life. When I was a small boy, I noticed that though many of the adults around me were wealthy and educated, they were not always happy and this sometimes led them to behave in ways which I, as a child, thought strange. As a result of this, I decided to understand what happiness was and how best to achieve it. It was not surprising, then, that I decided to study psychology.
On arrival at the University of Chicago 50 years ago, I was disappointed to find that academic psychologists were trying to understand human behavior by studying rats in a laboratory. I felt that there must be other more useful ways of learning how we think and feel. Although my original aim had been to achieve happiness for myself, I became more ambitious. I decided to build my career on trying to discover what made others happy also. I started out by studying creative people such as musicians, artists and athletes because they were people who devoted their lives to doing what they wanted to do, rather than things that just brought them financial rewards.
Later, I expanded the study by inventing a system called 'the experience sampling method'. Ordinary people were asked to keep an electronic pager for a week which gave out a beeping sound eight times a day. Every time it did so, they wrote down where they were, what they were doing, how they felt and how much they were concentrating. This system has now been used on more than 10,000 people, and the answers are consistent: as with creative people, ordinary people are happiest when concentrating hard.
After carrying out 30 years of research and writing 18 books, I believe I have proved that happiness is quite different from what most people imagine. It is not something that can be bought or collected. People need more than just wealth and comfort in order to lead happy lives. I discovered that people who earn less than £10,000 are not generally as happy as people whose incomes are above that level. This suggests that there is a minimum amount of money we need to earn to make us happy, but above that dividing line, people's happiness has very little to do with how much poorer or richer they are. Multi-millionaires turn out to be only slightly happier than other people who are not so rich. What is more, people living below the dividing line and in poverty are often quite happy too.
I found that the most obvious cause of happiness is intense concentration. This must be the main reason why activities such as music, art, literature, sports and other forms of leisure have survived. In order to concentrate, whether you're reading a poem or building a sandcastle, what you need is a challenge that matches your ability. The way to remain continually happy, therefore, is to keep finding new opportunities to improve your skills.
On arrival at the University of Chicago 50 years ago, I was disappointed to find that academic psychologists were trying to understand human behavior by studying rats in a laboratory. I felt that there must be other more useful ways of learning how we think and feel. Although my original aim had been to achieve happiness for myself, I became more ambitious. I decided to build my career on trying to discover what made others happy also. I started out by studying creative people such as musicians, artists and athletes because they were people who devoted their lives to doing what they wanted to do, rather than things that just brought them financial rewards.
Later, I expanded the study by inventing a system called 'the experience sampling method'. Ordinary people were asked to keep an electronic pager for a week which gave out a beeping sound eight times a day. Every time it did so, they wrote down where they were, what they were doing, how they felt and how much they were concentrating. This system has now been used on more than 10,000 people, and the answers are consistent: as with creative people, ordinary people are happiest when concentrating hard.
After carrying out 30 years of research and writing 18 books, I believe I have proved that happiness is quite different from what most people imagine. It is not something that can be bought or collected. People need more than just wealth and comfort in order to lead happy lives. I discovered that people who earn less than £10,000 are not generally as happy as people whose incomes are above that level. This suggests that there is a minimum amount of money we need to earn to make us happy, but above that dividing line, people's happiness has very little to do with how much poorer or richer they are. Multi-millionaires turn out to be only slightly happier than other people who are not so rich. What is more, people living below the dividing line and in poverty are often quite happy too.
I found that the most obvious cause of happiness is intense concentration. This must be the main reason why activities such as music, art, literature, sports and other forms of leisure have survived. In order to concentrate, whether you're reading a poem or building a sandcastle, what you need is a challenge that matches your ability. The way to remain continually happy, therefore, is to keep finding new opportunities to improve your skills.
What does “this” in paragraph 1 refer to?
- the writer's decision to study psychology
- the writer's interest in happiness
- the writer's observations of adults
- the writer's unhappy childhood
What sort of people did the writer concentrate on at the start of his career?
- People who were clearly happier.
- People with more freedom.
- People whose main aim in life was not making money.
- People whose objective was to become richer.
The “experience sampling method” showed in general that ______.
- creative people are happier than other people
- uncreative people are just as happy as creative people
- people's happiness depends on who they are with
- people are happier when they are very focused on an activity
The phrase “that dividing line” refers to a division between ______.
- living more comfortably and less comfortably
- poor countries and rich countries
- happy people and unhappy people
- millionaires and poor people
According to the writer, people concentrate more when they are doing ______.
- something which they find enjoyable
- something which they find difficult but possible
- something which they find quite easy
- many things at the same time
II READING Part 2 — Polar bear sentences (6–10)
Choose A–G. 0 = G (example). One extra.
The polar bear, more than any other animal, symbolises the Arctic. People all around the world who will never see one know what it looks like.
(0) G — The Arctic is home, not a wasteland.
The polar bear is a true marine mammal in the sense that it depends on the ocean for existence. (6) _____ For example, in the United States, the polar bear is considered a marine mammal for legal purposes. In Canada it is a land mammal.
I began my research on polar bears forty years ago. … In this book, I explain the results of that research. (7) _____
I have followed a few general themes. Firstly, the polar bear does not exist in isolation. It is both a product and part of the polar marine ecosystem. (8) _____ The polar bear has been a significant factor in the evolution of arctic seals and vice versa.
Secondly, a polar bear's life revolves around energy. It obtains as much energy as efficiently as possible when there is an opportunity, and then conserves that energy as much as possible. (9) _____ Because their success as predators determines their existence, the longest chapter is on how they hunt.
A third theme is that each polar bear is an individual. A solitary predator must live by its wits. (10) _____ They often contemplate a situation before they act, and they learn quickly.
(0) G — The Arctic is home, not a wasteland.
The polar bear is a true marine mammal in the sense that it depends on the ocean for existence. (6) _____ For example, in the United States, the polar bear is considered a marine mammal for legal purposes. In Canada it is a land mammal.
I began my research on polar bears forty years ago. … In this book, I explain the results of that research. (7) _____
I have followed a few general themes. Firstly, the polar bear does not exist in isolation. It is both a product and part of the polar marine ecosystem. (8) _____ The polar bear has been a significant factor in the evolution of arctic seals and vice versa.
Secondly, a polar bear's life revolves around energy. It obtains as much energy as efficiently as possible when there is an opportunity, and then conserves that energy as much as possible. (9) _____ Because their success as predators determines their existence, the longest chapter is on how they hunt.
A third theme is that each polar bear is an individual. A solitary predator must live by its wits. (10) _____ They often contemplate a situation before they act, and they learn quickly.
- In other words, because of their low reproductive rate, they are still vulnerable if not properly managed.
- Consequently, polar bears are highly inquisitive.
- This is because it is often uncertain when or where the next meal will come from.
- I attempt to provide a broad understanding of the ecology and natural history of polar bears in accessible non-technical language.
- It is constantly influenced by a changing environment and it interacts with other species on a daily basis.
- However, the fact that it walks about on the sea ice like a regular land bear, and periodically comes ashore, causes confusion.
- (example) At special moments when I have time to watch an undisturbed polar bear, I’m often struck by an overwhelming sense that it is simply where it belongs.
- In other words, because of their low reproductive rate, they are still vulnerable if not properly managed.
- Consequently, polar bears are highly inquisitive.
- This is because it is often uncertain when or where the next meal will come from.
- I attempt to provide a broad understanding of the ecology and natural history of polar bears in accessible non-technical language.
- It is constantly influenced by a changing environment and it interacts with other species on a daily basis.
- However, the fact that it walks about on the sea ice like a regular land bear, and periodically comes ashore, causes confusion.
- (example) At special moments when I have time to watch an undisturbed polar bear, I’m often struck by an overwhelming sense that it is simply where it belongs.
- In other words, because of their low reproductive rate, they are still vulnerable if not properly managed.
- Consequently, polar bears are highly inquisitive.
- This is because it is often uncertain when or where the next meal will come from.
- I attempt to provide a broad understanding of the ecology and natural history of polar bears in accessible non-technical language.
- It is constantly influenced by a changing environment and it interacts with other species on a daily basis.
- However, the fact that it walks about on the sea ice like a regular land bear, and periodically comes ashore, causes confusion.
- (example) At special moments when I have time to watch an undisturbed polar bear, I’m often struck by an overwhelming sense that it is simply where it belongs.
- In other words, because of their low reproductive rate, they are still vulnerable if not properly managed.
- Consequently, polar bears are highly inquisitive.
- This is because it is often uncertain when or where the next meal will come from.
- I attempt to provide a broad understanding of the ecology and natural history of polar bears in accessible non-technical language.
- It is constantly influenced by a changing environment and it interacts with other species on a daily basis.
- However, the fact that it walks about on the sea ice like a regular land bear, and periodically comes ashore, causes confusion.
- (example) At special moments when I have time to watch an undisturbed polar bear, I’m often struck by an overwhelming sense that it is simply where it belongs.
- In other words, because of their low reproductive rate, they are still vulnerable if not properly managed.
- Consequently, polar bears are highly inquisitive.
- This is because it is often uncertain when or where the next meal will come from.
- I attempt to provide a broad understanding of the ecology and natural history of polar bears in accessible non-technical language.
- It is constantly influenced by a changing environment and it interacts with other species on a daily basis.
- However, the fact that it walks about on the sea ice like a regular land bear, and periodically comes ashore, causes confusion.
- (example) At special moments when I have time to watch an undisturbed polar bear, I’m often struck by an overwhelming sense that it is simply where it belongs.
III USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (11–20)
Choose A, B, C or D.
He is decorating the house ______ selling it, and will buy another large house.
- with a view to
- by means of
- in so far as
- in view of
The man was ______ with burglary at the police station.
- accused
- charged
- investigated
- arrested
Susie fell ______ with her best friend last week.
- for
- out
- apart
- through
I requested that first year students ______ to change their courses in the first two weeks.
- are permitted
- be permitted
- were permitted
- would be permitted
In no ______ could such a discreet man betray our secret.
- account
- condition
- circumstance
- way
He is rumored to ______ on the way home last week.
- attacked
- be attacked
- have attacked
- have been attacked
Jill went to ______ university to see her friend.
- the
- no article
- a
- an
Peter was the last applicant ______ by that interviewer.
- to interview
- to be interviewing
- interviewing
- to be interviewed
______ my car broke down, I came home late yesterday.
- Since
- While
- For
- When
It was ______ day that I went to the lake.
- such nice a
- so a nice
- so nice a
- a very nice
III Part 2 — Cloze: First bicycle (21–30)
Choose A–D for each gap.
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac (1) ______ onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention, a machine version of a children’s toy which had been called the ‘celerifere’. It was basically an (2) ______ version of a toy in use for many years. Sivrac’s ‘celerifere’ had a wooden frame, made in the (3) ______ of a horse, which was mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modern bicycle, and pushed (4) ______ against the ground with your legs – there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a ‘celerifere’ and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much (5) ______ to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were holding races up and down the streets. Minor injuries were common as riders attempted a final burst of (6) ______. Controlling the machine was difficult as the only way to change (7) ______ was to pull up the front of the ‘celerifere’ and (8) ______ it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. ‘Celeriferes’ were not popular for long, however, as the (9) ______ of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the wooden ‘celerifere’ was the (10) ______ of the modern bicycle.
- delighted
- cheered
- appreciated
- overjoyed
- increased
- enormous
- extended
- enlarged
- resemblance
- shape
- body
- appearance
- fast
- deeply
- heavily
- hard
- attracted
- appealed
- took
- called
- velocity
- energy
- pace
- speed
- direction
- route
- heading
- way
- roll
- drive
- turn
- revolve
- mixture
- link
- combination
- union
- origin
- design
- model
- introduction
III Part 3 — Open cloze: Blue whales (31–40)
ONE word each gap. (0) been (example).
Blue whales, the world’s largest animals, have (0) been sighted again in British waters for the first time in (1) ______ least twenty years. Indications that a population of blue whales was inhabiting the waters west of Scotland came from the United States Navy, (2) ______ surveillance system picked up the songs of a lot of different whales. American zoologists subsequently identified the blue whale song among them.
Now marine biologist Carol Booker (3) ______ actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no doubt about what she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for (4) ______ size. She says, “Worldwide they were almost extinct and it seemed they had completely vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing one! However, it is certainly (5) ______ soon to say if it is an indication of a population recovery.” She goes (6) ______ to say, “What it does show is the importance of this area of the ocean for whales, and (7) ______ essential it is to control pollution of the seas.”
Bigger than (8) ______ dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever (9) ______ on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long at birth and, (10) ______ fully grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.
Now marine biologist Carol Booker (3) ______ actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no doubt about what she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for (4) ______ size. She says, “Worldwide they were almost extinct and it seemed they had completely vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing one! However, it is certainly (5) ______ soon to say if it is an indication of a population recovery.” She goes (6) ______ to say, “What it does show is the importance of this area of the ocean for whales, and (7) ______ essential it is to control pollution of the seas.”
Bigger than (8) ______ dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever (9) ______ on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long at birth and, (10) ______ fully grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.
Open cloze: Blue whales (31 — She goes (6) ______ to say
III Part 4 — Word form: Play (41–50)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Play is an (1. ACTIVE) ______ that all children take part in.
vital for a child's learning and (2. EMOTION) ______ development
central to the formation of a child's (3. PERSON) ______
Play (4. ABLE) ______ children to realise their potential
to find (5. SOLVE) ______ to problems
it is impossible to (6. ESTIMATE) ______ the importance of play
it is (7. PROBABLE) ______ the most effective way
trying out and (8. MASTER) ______ new skills
play is indeed a good (9. PREPARE) ______ for life
the fun and (10. PLEASE) ______ that it gives them
III Part 5 — Transformations (51–60)
Keyword (51–55) then sentence completion (56–60).
He always calls his house his 'castle'. (REFERS)
He always ______ his 'castle'.
She was proud of her work, and she was also well respected by her colleagues. (TAKE)
Not only ______ her work, she was also well respected by her colleagues.
During the winter I prefer watching football to playing it. (SOONER)
During the winter I ______ it.
Karen says it takes less than an hour to drive there, but I'm sure she has got it wrong. (MUST)
… but she ______ a mistake.
They can't come into the country without getting a visa first. (LONG)
They can't come into the country ______ a visa first.
I'd like to thank your brother for his help.
I'm very grateful ______ his help.
Alice told Tom she thought he had scratched the car.
Alice accused ______ the car.
People believe that someone murdered Don.
It ______ murdered.
Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
If it ______ I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
The self-employed are generally more productive than office workers.
Office workers are generally ______ as the self-employed.
IV WRITING (61)
120–150 words. Do you agree? “Shopping online is better than going to shops.”
Do you agree that shopping online is better than going to shops? Write a paragraph of about 120–150 words.