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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26
Education was not formally integrated into the European Union policy portfolio until the 1993 Maastricht Treaty, although the first Community legislation with an impact on the education sector was adopted as long as the 1960s. These early (25)____________ dealt with mutual recognition of qualifications. Achieving recognition by one member state of a qualification obtained in another was an important pre-condition for implementing the free movement of workers.
Citizens of EU (26) ____________ who are students now enjoy the same rights to access to higher education in all member states as they do in their home country, provided that they have the relevant qualifications for entry. Growing numbers of student (27) ____________ activities have been developed, of which the oldest and most famous is 1987 Erasmus program. By recognizing course credits, Erasmus (28) ____________ university students to study for one year in a different member state. A separate program, Leonardo, gives young school leavers, students and graduates the chance to receive educational training.
Few EU initiatives enjoy (29) ____________ wholehearted and widespread political support as these higher education programs. The key issue for future initiatives is to build on this success without being over- ambitious. Unfortunately, these programs are becoming very expensive, and this is now the primary areas of concern.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25
Education was not formally integrated into the European Union policy portfolio until the 1993 Maastricht Treaty, although the first Community legislation with an impact on the education sector was adopted as long as the 1960s. These early (25)____________ dealt with mutual recognition of qualifications. Achieving recognition by one member state of a qualification obtained in another was an important pre-condition for implementing the free movement of workers.
Citizens of EU (26) ____________ who are students now enjoy the same rights to access to higher education in all member states as they do in their home country, provided that they have the relevant qualifications for entry. Growing numbers of student (27) ____________ activities have been developed, of which the oldest and most famous is 1987 Erasmus program. By recognizing course credits, Erasmus (28) ____________ university students to study for one year in a different member state. A separate program, Leonardo, gives young school leavers, students and graduates the chance to receive educational training.
Few EU initiatives enjoy (29) ____________ wholehearted and widespread political support as these higher education programs. The key issue for future initiatives is to build on this success without being over- ambitious. Unfortunately, these programs are becoming very expensive, and this is now the primary areas of concern.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 10
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.
Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design – glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.
Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or “freeze” at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.
The word “customarily” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “__________”.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.
Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design – glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.
Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or “freeze” at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.
Why does the author list the characteristics of glass in paragraph 1?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.
Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design – glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.
Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or “freeze” at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.
According to the passage, why can glass be more easily shaped into specific forms than can metals?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 9
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 8
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 7
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 6
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 5
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 4
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 3
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).
PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING
Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.
Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question1
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.
Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of Hong Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be at risk from flooding as sea levels rose. The report recommends building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and airport reclamations. Published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which includes work by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most recent projections on climate change to point to a gloomy outlook for China.
By 2050, about 30 to 40 per cent of the country will experience changes in the type of vegetation it supports, with tropical and subtropical forest conditions shifting northward and hot desert conditions rising in the west where currently the desert is temperate. Crop-growing areas will expand but any benefit is expected to be negated by increased evaporation of moisture, making it too dry to grow crops such as rice. The growing season also is expected to alter, becoming shorter in southern and central China, the mainland’s breadbasket. The rapid changes make it unlikely that plants could adapt.
“China will produce smaller crops. In the central and northern areas, and the southern part, there will be decreased production because of water limitations”, Dr. RikLeemans, one of the authors of the report, said during a brief visit to the territory yesterday. Famine could result because of the demands of feeding the population - particularly if it grows - and the diminished productivity of the land. “It looks very difficult for the world as a whole”, he said.
Global warming is caused by the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, which release gases that trap heal in the atmosphere. World temperatures already have increased this century by about 6 degrees Celsius and are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8 degrees by 2100.
Dr. Leemans said China’s reliance on coal-fired power for its industrial growth did not bode well for the world climate. “I think the political and economic powers in China are much greater than the environmental powers, and [greenhouse gas emissions] could accelerate,” Dr. Leemans said. “China is not taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind of research to see what is going to happen.”
The climate change repot, which will be released tomorrow, focuses on China but Mr. David Melville of WWF-Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to the territory. Food supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower crop yields. “Maybe we could afford to import food from elsewhere but you have to keep in mind that the type of changes experienced in southern China will take place elsewhere as well,” he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers melted and the higher temperatures expanded the size of the oceans, threatening much of developed Hong Kong which is built on reclaimed land.
Current projections are that sea levels worldwide will rise by 15 to 90 centimetres by 2100, depending on whether action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Hong Kong has substantial areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises could impact on that, not only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamation - the whole lot,” Mr. Melville said, adding that sea walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water supplies would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce levels. Mr. Melville said the general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used water less wastefully and encouraged energy efficiency to reduce fuel-burning. He also called on the West to help China improve its efficiency.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions.
Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of Hong Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be at risk from flooding as sea levels rose. The report recommends building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and airport reclamations. Published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which includes work by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most recent projections on climate change to point to a gloomy outlook for China.
By 2050, about 30 to 40 per cent of the country will experience changes in the type of vegetation it supports, with tropical and subtropical forest conditions shifting northward and hot desert conditions rising in the west where currently the desert is temperate. Crop-growing areas will expand but any benefit is expected to be negated by increased evaporation of moisture, making it too dry to grow crops such as rice. The growing season also is expected to alter, becoming shorter in southern and central China, the mainland’s breadbasket. The rapid changes make it unlikely that plants could adapt.
“China will produce smaller crops. In the central and northern areas, and the southern part, there will be decreased production because of water limitations”, Dr. RikLeemans, one of the authors of the report, said during a brief visit to the territory yesterday. Famine could result because of the demands of feeding the population - particularly if it grows - and the diminished productivity of the land. “It looks very difficult for the world as a whole”, he said.
Global warming is caused by the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, which release gases that trap heal in the atmosphere. World temperatures already have increased this century by about 6 degrees Celsius and are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8 degrees by 2100.
Dr. Leemans said China’s reliance on coal-fired power for its industrial growth did not bode well for the world climate. “I think the political and economic powers in China are much greater than the environmental powers, and [greenhouse gas emissions] could accelerate,” Dr. Leemans said. “China is not taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind of research to see what is going to happen.”
The climate change repot, which will be released tomorrow, focuses on China but Mr. David Melville of WWF-Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to the territory. Food supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower crop yields. “Maybe we could afford to import food from elsewhere but you have to keep in mind that the type of changes experienced in southern China will take place elsewhere as well,” he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers melted and the higher temperatures expanded the size of the oceans, threatening much of developed Hong Kong which is built on reclaimed land.
Current projections are that sea levels worldwide will rise by 15 to 90 centimetres by 2100, depending on whether action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Hong Kong has substantial areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises could impact on that, not only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamation - the whole lot,” Mr. Melville said, adding that sea walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water supplies would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce levels. Mr. Melville said the general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used water less wastefully and encouraged energy efficiency to reduce fuel-burning. He also called on the West to help China improve its efficiency.
In paragraph 7, “depleted” could be replaced by which of the following?