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1.

It was somewhere near here ____ .

5.

A) now the dogs caught the scent of the fox


again

A) Quite a lot of the objections will be easily


dealt with

B) where the fire-fighters lose control

B) The foreman may take it on himself to fire


the man

C) before the road turns off to the right


D) that they will leave the road and make off
through the woods.

C) Several people are thinking of declining


the invitation

E) that the accident occurred

2.

D) Several nations boycotted the games


E) Conclusions reigned at the following
meeting

____ , there was something un-English about


his sentence structure
A) Since Raleigh made classical writers his
models

6.

B) If that were really a translation

3.

____ , although they didnt have any really


serious grounds for doing so.

Once we get through with the background


material ____.

C) However difficult it is to read

A) the weather is still not suitable for on-site


work

D) Before he has time to develop a style of


his own

B) we still havent had any opportunity to get


down to the practical work

E) Once he has established his reputation

C) the course will start to get much more


interesting
D) work on the wards proved demanding as
well as rewarding

Cant you remember even approximately


____?

E) as hardly surprising that were progressing


so slowly

A) that had been changed


B) where have they decided to hold the
meeting
C) how far is it to Istanbul from here

7.

D) how many people we are expecting

A) Never before had he faced failure

E) what sort of an excuse had been made

4.

____ even though he hasnt got enough


financial backing for it.

B) Thats the city of it all


C) Technical matters had received the largest
share of his attention

In the latter half of the century, political


ideas and opinions dominated poetry ____ .

D) The scheme was hardly likely to succeed

A) that it was not to be expected

E) He seems determined to go ahead with


the project

B) more than they ever had done before


C) which wouldnt have been surprising
D) especially if poets are young
E) even if sensuous writing would have
remained popular

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8.

However far-fetched the story may seem,


____ .

12. Do not attempt to cut down or prune large


trees ____ .

A) people say that truth is stranger than


fiction

A) just as branches that appeared healthy


had in fact been rotten inside

B) newspaper headlines are, after all, far


from reliable

B) unless you are absolutely confident that


you can do it properly

C) we can assume that there is a basis of


truth in it

C) by making sure that your neighbours were


not opposed to it at all

D) we have always known she loves to


exaggerate

D) if the weather conditions had not been


taken into account

E) it really doesnt matter if some details are


wrong

E) in case the manager rejected the findings

13. Unless we get a lot of rain soon, ____


9.

Even the chief engineer was impressed at the


speed and efficiency ____

A) the price of fruit this year has been very


reasonable

A) until more problems have appeared

B) a great deal of land is still under water

B) that the project will be finished on time

C) the rainy season came late this year

C) whether the workers were prepared to go


on strike

D) they have already put away their winter


clothes

D) although some of the members had been


warned earlier

E) the harvest this year will be a poor one

E) with which the team worked


14. ____ which will further aggravate the
unemployment problem.
10. The doctor was so kind and considerate ____
A) before the surgery is carried out
B) If I should decide to go through with the
operation

A) Several companies are considering


reductions in the work force
B) No solutions were forthcoming

C) that all my misgivings vanished

C) Everyone was genuinely concerned about


the situation

D) when it is obvious that the patient has


recovered greatly

D) The minister had been under attack for


some time

E) As soon as I am discharged from hospital

E) The police should have combed the area


for the person responsible

11. ____ , the response of the West divided


world opinion
A) As soon as the NATO countries have
formulated an effective policy
B) Unless Iraq is severely punished for its
aggression
C) No matter how the board is constituted
D) As was to be expected
E) When the oil-producing countries gather
in Vienna to discuss

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15. ____ before the town planners took their job
seriously

18. Even though the imagery James Joyce used in


his novels is intensely personal, ____

A) City planning has continued to be their


prime concern

A) themes related to Irish life had always


been popular among Irish novelists.

B) A great many ugly apartment blocks were


built

B) he had played a major role in the


development of the novel.

C) A good architect views his work within the


context of the area at large

C) some critics have argued that it has


archetypal patterns.

D) In this respect new cities are at a great


advantage

D) perhaps the best-known Irish writer is


Bernard Shaw.

E) New cities never have the same


atmosphere as the old

E) most Irish writers have been keenly


interested in drama.

16. ____ how close he had been to winning the


election
A) To be perfectly honest I was considerably
relieved

19. ____ only after the Iraqi government has


fully complied with the resolutions of the
Security Council.
A) Life in Kuwait would have returned to
normal

B) It shouldnt have been misinterpreted

B) The Gulf Crisis had to be solved

C) Even his own supporters were surprised


when they learned

C) The economic embargo imposed on Iraq


can be lifted

D) The votes had finally been counted

D) The oil wells in Kuwait were set on fire

E) He should have withdrawn from the


election campaign

17. As soon as the German troops crossed the


Polish frontier, ____

E) The pollution of the seas in the region is a


matter of great concern

20. ____ that the sale of the factory was illegal.

A) the allied forces had launched their first


massive attack.

A) The magistrate was of the opinion


B) Those responsible were prosecuted

B) the people have been massacred and


towns devastated.

C) The process of laundering the black money


has been discovered

C) the Poles withdraw to a more strategic


position.

D) The documents submitted by the firm


were all forged

D) Britain declared war against Germany.

E) The police have arrested the owners

E) disease had not been prevented.


21. Dams can only be constructed in places ____
A) in which there were adequate supplies of
water
B) where the ecological structure is suitable
C) from which towns and villages may have
to be constructed
D) wherever the river bed has dried up
E) that there are mountains as well as rivers

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22. ____ not even his wife will be allowed to visit
him.

26. James insisted on taking us all for dinner


____ .

A) Before the results of the tests had come


through

A) whenever he comes to Istanbul for a


weekend

B) Although the surgeon was unwilling to


operate for a week

B) since hes really very hard up at the


moment

C) As long as the patient started to recover

C) even though he really couldnt afford to

D) Despite the fact that he proved allergic to


certain medicines

D) that there was so little to eat in the house


E) before the contract would have been
signed

E) While he remains in the intensive care unit

23. ____ the trend to withdraw savings from


bank continues

27. ____ hell never be as successful as his father


is.

A) Since the value of many shares on the


stock would have dropped by as much as a
half every hour

A) However hard he tries


B) He should have realised years ago
C) It must have been hard for him to admit

B) When export restrictions on certain goods


were finally lifted

D) Walter should have said


E) It didnt seem likely

C) If the Central Bank had taken firmer


instructions at the start
D) Unless the interest rates are raised at once
E) Inasmuch as the financial situation is
steadily deteriorating

28. I would require a number of people in this


company to take early retirement, ____ .
A) until the affair is forgotten
B) since I have the authority to do so

24. ____ the end result was extremely


disappointing.

C) that such a scandal had really happened


D) were I in full charge

A) Although much energy and time had gone


into the production of the play

E) even if I had been fully informed of


matters well in advance

B) Even if the government has approved the


new scheme
C) Working only a few hours a day

29. ____ as if surgery may be unnecessary.

D) Owing to the qualified employees

A) They had already explained

E) What made the staff feel disappointed

B) In the light of the latest report, it looks


C) The doctor might have decided
D) According to the final tests one can
conclude

25. All medicines should be kept in a safe place


____ .

E) The patient was encouraged

A) in case there were any side effects


B) if they can be found in an emergency
C) so that they were kept cool
D) where small children cannot reach them
E) which mustnt exceed the recommended
dose

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30. ____ by the time they him got to the
hospital.

33. I wished I hadn't given him a job in the firm


_____

A) The cause of the accident will be fully


understood

A) although he is less efficient than I once


assumed

B) He has been critically ill

B) unless he makes a big effort to prove he


can be useful

C) The condition of patient had deteriorated


considerably

C) wherever a suitable vacancy may occur

D) They still dont realise how serious his


situation is

D) that my father was a founding member


E) when I saw him behaving in such an
irresponsible manner

E) The doctor on duty should give him a


blood transfusion

34. Alec must have taken my car _____


31. ____ unless more funding is made available.

A) since no one else knows where I keep the


car keys

A) He was praised for his scholarly


achievement

B) that I left it in front of the office

B) He failed to reach any satisfactory


conclusion

C) if we have arranged to meet at the


dentists

C) The company has taken serious measures


to improve the working conditions

D) since he would never do such a thing


E) as soon as I get back from the concert

D) No remarkable progress had been made


E) It will be impossible to carry out any
further research

35. Wouldn't it be advisable to seek a second


opinion _____?
A) as events were to prove in the end

32. ____ that nothing concrete had emerged


from the negotiation concerning the
continental shelf.

B) if the operation had to take place


C) that it was legally sound

A) As members of the committee we were


extremely disappointed to learn

D) before we come to any definite decision


E) why there were no obvious problems

B) The public opinion polls revealed a lack of


interest
C) Both delegations have been withdrawn
D) So far neither side has been involved

36. The new American administration is still


hesitating about _____
A) who would have presided over the Senate

E) Clearly, the legal position makes it


imperatives

B) why so many new taxes had been imposed


C) whether to increase expenditure on
education
D) how the problem of famine in Asia had
been overcome
E) which programme had been approved by
the committee

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37. Unless the northern part of the country gets
some rain soon _____

41. The officer in charge of the evacuation tried


to find out ____ .

A) they were considering reducing supplies even


further

A) in case the roads had been flooded


B) so that the people escape

B) cotton would not have been a suitable crop for


the area

C) whether the tents would reach them by


the evening

C) they have already started to irrigate the rice


fields

D) however hungry everyone might have


been

D) it seems that the new dam is not very efficient


E)

E) that more supplies will be needed

there'll be a poor fruit crop this year


42. Are you really convinced ____ ?

38. Even though there were a great many


applicants for the vacancy, _____

A) that these measures will help to increase


exports

A) not one of them had the qualifications


required

B) why the land in this area has been eroded


in this way

B) actually the salary is expected to improve

C) how far the American involvement in


Somalia is to the benefit of the people

C) the new recruits will be put on a threeweek special training program

D) who first put the idea into his head

D) unfortunately some of the staff had


already resigned

E) where the rare species of birds are still to


be found

E) the personnel department cannot cope


with the paper work
43. I suggest you finish all the work by noon ____
A) whenever there happened to be an
important match on the television

39. _____ which has a fairly central situation.


A) They seemed interested in both houses

B) why you want to go to the lake for a swim

B) We really need a hotel


C) I arrived late for the meeting

C) whether you demanded an increase in


your wages

D) it should have been easy to get there

D) however impossible it was

E) His mother decided to come by car

E) so that you can take the afternoon off

40. _____ that the case was far more


complicated than he had originally thought.

44. I fear a lot of workers will be made


redundant, ____ .

A) According to the lawyer, much is involved

A) just as the global computer market would


have declined rapidly

B) The witnesses were called in

B) when so many other factories had been


closed down

C) As the police had reported


D) Following the uproar caused by the press
coverage

C) since so many of us are looking forward to


our retirement

E) In the light of the new evidence, the judge


realized

D) unless the company finds new markets for


its goods
E) whatever improvements could be made in
the working conditions

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45. ____ they still havent chosen the team of
the engineers.

48. Since there was no positive evidence against


him, ____ .

A) Although work on the project should have


started last week

A) the police have always suspected he is the


murderer

B) When they start work on the dam next


week

B) the witnesses have been completely


unsatisfactory

C) Whoever made the designs for this block


of flats

C) the verdict had already been given

D) In order to find out why the plane crashed

D) the trial would have been postponed


indefinitely

E) As soon as the new model became


available

E) the judge had no other choice but to


acquit him

46. ____ , the United Nations is still far from


reaching any agreement on what action take.

49. Cars entail a great many expenses ____ .


A) so long as one doesnt use them
excessively

A) Whatever the price that has to be paid to


restore peace
B) If the famine in Africa is to get relief

B) unless one could get a sufficient loan from


the bank

C) While many innocent lives are being lost in


internal conflicts

C) in case a number of people cannot afford


them

D) Whoever is responsible for all this


bloodshed

D) so its worth thinking carefully before


buying one

E) Despite the fact that the world population


had increased at an unprecedented rate

E) however essential they were thought to be


in business life

47. If you knew him as well as I do ____ .


A) he is admired by his colleagues

50. Undoubtedly, the life-style we have today


differs radically from that ____ .
A) which our parents know

B) you would not trust him at all

B) one which had been vividly described


before by various authors

C) we were very disappointed by his


performance

C) because the Industrial Revolution would


have brought about a major social
transformation

D) he could have been assigned this special


task
E) I would have accused him of negligence

D) as long as a majority of the people still


work on the land
E) if the governments wage policy leads to
an improvement in working conditions

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51. Unemployment continued to rise during the
first half of the decade, ____ .

54. They live so far out of the town ____ .


A) even though they enjoyed all the
advantages of city life

A) even if the workers could have received


additional fringe benefits

B) who have lost contact with so many good


friends

B) as the rate of inflation will go up


accordingly

C) as one can get there only by taking a taxi

C) while most companies would have been


badly hit

D) as long as the land they had bought was


extremely cheap

D) but thereafter stabilised at about six per


cent

E) that they can rarely go to a concert or a


theatre

E) despite the fact that the volume of exports


cannot be increased
55. Once the final draft of the contract is
approved, ____ .
52. After the new law comes into effect next
month, ____ .

A) the United States agreed not to intervene


any further

A) there will be a radical change in the


structure of local administration

B) the members of the two delegations


would have worked out their differences

B) we should have prepared the way for a


smooth political transition

C) it will then be typed and submitted for


ratification

C) the policy on industrial relations had to be


abandoned

D) the next stage was to estimate the costs


E) a number of concessions were to be made
by both sides

D) all the hospitals in the country had been


made accountable to the Ministry of
Health
E) the case may have been reconsidered

56. As the miners have called off the strike ____ .


A) the daily coal production had increased
considerably

53. It is not wise to come between two people


____ .
A) that they were both interested in the same
post
B) who are quarrelling

B) the Coal Board is prepared to reconsider


the proposals of the union leaders
C) if the chairman of the Coal Board
expressed his satisfaction
D) there would have been a sense of relief
nationwide

C) because they hadnt realised how strong


they were

E) the extent of the dispute was being


ignored

D) although one had met the requirements


E) until both sides took the opportunity to
settle their problem

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57. ____ I dont think it will be able to hold off
an attack of the rebels.

60. ____ such a restrictive policy is likely to cause


a lot of damage.

A) As Bosnia drawing to its close

A) As soon as the new managing director


took up his position

B) Until more troops were mobilised

B) Should the monetary situation have


deteriorated

C) Wherever there are skirmishes along the


frontier

C) In case the receipts turned out to be


forgeries

D) Since our allies had promised more


reinforcements

D) Just as the world economy was picking up

E) Unless the peace keeping force gets


adequate reinforcements

E) As far as the long term interests of the


company are concerned

58. ____ we will not stay away from the basic


policies that our party has always upheld.

61. ____ that most of the evidence submitted by


the plaintiff could not be sustained.

A) When the polling, which had been heavy,


was over

A) In his appraisal of the case the lawyer


reminded us

B) Although we are bitterly disappointed at


the outcome of the recent elections

B) As was expected the witnesses were


brought into the courtroom

C) Which party got the majority of the votes

C) The judge himself has been accused

D) Even if they had had a landslide victory

D) The trial has lasted long enough

E) Since the results of the elections came in


so slowly

E) The final verdict has still to be given

59. ____ the judge would almost certainly have


been more lenient towards him.

62. So long as certain countries continue to


shelter terrorists ____ .

A) Despite the fact that he forged the title


indeed

A) the hope of preserving international


security was sheltered

B) If only we could bribe one of the witnesses

B) the United Nations should have taken


suitable action against them

C) Had he admitted his part in the affair from


the start
D) While our lawyer was negotiating the
terms of settlement with their lawyer

C) the government had taken the matter to


the Helsinki Conference
D) the chances of eradicating terrorism
unfortunately remain silent

E) Because the legal procedures make this


unavoidable

E) their aims would have been publicly


condemned throughout the West

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63. However relentlessly they pursue this policy
of austerity ____ .
A) we would be determined to withstand any
political pressure

66. ____ , Huddersfield was one of the few


textile towns that continued to grow in the
twentieth century.
A) If the government lifted the sanctions

B) the country would have benefited from it


enormously

B) Since its trade was both flexible and varied


C) However unpopular the scheme had
seemed to many

C) the masses were deprived of the


opportunity to improve their living
conditions

D) As soon as the industrial revolution got


under way

D) the Opposition had denounced it


vehemently

E) Just as many industrial areas are


competing with each other

E) they will never manage to put the


economy onto a better footing
67. Smallpox inoculation became popular ____ .
A) that eventually this disease would have
been completely wiped out

64. Even though the Security Council has


imposed various sanctions on the country
____ .

B) even though the success rate, according to


recent statistics, is still rather doubtful

A) the other member countries were in


principle opposed to them

C) even if it had not been a fatal disease that


brought death to all levels of society

B) most of the people had been forced to


leave in dire distress

D) however unlikely one is to come in contact


with the disease

C) it doesnt seem likely that they will have


any effect at all

E) only after Janners discovery that the less


dangerous cowpox material was an
effective immunizing agent

D) nothing good had been gained out of it


E) the United Nations has ratified it

68. The helicopter has the ability to climb


vertically, ____ .

65. Many people take it for granted ____ .


A) whether they realised just how serious the
drug problem had become

A) even though the winds were blowing at


gale force

B) that the new interest policy has contributed


to the greater degree of stability in prices at
this period

B) if it can take off in a very restricted space

C) why no survivors were found


D) how all receipts and papers concerning the
transaction mysteriously disappeared
E) why the other passengers had absolutely no
comment to make at all about the accident

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C) which, in certain circumstances, is its main


advantage over other types of aircraft
D) whenever the pilot felt himself obliged to
make a forced landing
E) if the cost of its upkeep hadnt been a
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69. ____ , if any one party decides to ignore the
obligations it has undertaken in the treaty.

72. Before the national Health Service Act came


into force in 1948 in England, ____ .

A) Obviously, very serious problems will arise

A) the funding of hospitals was a major issue


in home politics

B) They may have rejected the offer

B) there have been angry debates about the


necessity for it

C) They were obviously determined to be


present at the opening of the talks

C) these people aren't able to afford medical


advice

D) The last speaker was quite adamant on the


need to resume fighting

D) everyone realised that these were all


fundamentally, political issues

E) The observes may have been very upset

E) many doctors would feel that the


transition had been extremely painful

70. ____ who played a unique role in the revival


of the ideals of classical antiquity
A) There is still a lively debate going on
among scholars

73. Grain dominates the world food economy


____ .

B) Dr. Davies lectured on the Renaissance

A) since it accounts for half of the human


calorie intake

C) He then went on to explain why such


Renaissance figures

B) which in turn has led to a greater interest


in nutrition

D) Leonardo da Vinci also lived in the


Renaissance

C) which might have resulted in the


emergence of a trade deficit

E) Petraich is rightly regarded as a humanist

D) that resulted in a moderate decline in


exchange rates

71. ____ , even though many countries are


stepping up their own production.

E) until the steep rise in the purchasing


power of oil put an end to it

A) This is just one of many developments in


international trade
B) England still imported a great deal of
tropical fruit

74. ____ , I had to notify not only the police but


also the health authorities.

C) Turkey's exports of fruit and vegetables


will have dropped sharply

A) Late as it is
B) However reluctant I may be

D) Steel remains an important item on


international trade

C) Whoever sends in the complaint


D) As it turned out

E) By the end of the month figures


concerning the dollar reserves will have
been processed

E) Until this finally becomes law

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75. Naturally he was amazed to learn ____ .

78. Although global environmental trends over


the past few decades have generally not
been favourable, ____ .

A) whichever business managed to increase


their profits towards the end of the year

A) the built up of new houses in the forests


would have been reduced

B) how anyone can survive even two days in


the North Sea

B) some positive developments are


nevertheless beginning to emerge

C) that she had set her heart on going back to


Johannesburg

C) they had inadvertently assumed


responsibility for it

D) where I have hidden the key to garage


E) until the whole dept has been paid back to
the very last penny

D) future generations would not have been


deprived of the opportunity to support
themselves
E) deforestation proved to be the lesser of
the two evils

76. Queen Elizbeth I delighted to participate in


the court dance ____ .
A) since nobody has dared to criticise her
B) if her health would have permitted her to
C) even when she was an old lady

79. Unless strict measures are put into force to


control noise ____ .
A) the migration to rural areas seems likely to
continue unabated

D) whenever there may be an audience to


applaud her

B) the complaints were not attended to at all

E) that she liked to be the centre of attention

C) every teenager seemed to be enamoured


of extremely loud music
77. Once the new system had gone into effect
____ .

D) this would have been regarded as a


serious breach of regulations

A) everyone had predicted the drawbacks


from the start

E) a rural existence would naturally have


been preferable

B) the organisers wont face innumerable


problems
C) few of us were prepared for such
devastating result

80. ____ that he genuinely regretted the role he


had played in it.
A) I may be quite wrong

D) those who oppose it are advised to stay


silent

B) It wouldnt surprise me at all

E) people realised that their anxieties about


it had been groundless

C) The manner in which he begged us to


overlook the incident showed
D) Surely its worth investigating the matter
further it had been quite obvious
E) It had been quite obvious

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81. _____ you get magnificent views of the oakcovered slopes of these coastal mountain
ranges that rise up from the Pacific.

84. Darwins theory of evolution was based on


the observation _____ .
A) while amassing evidence for 25 years in
support of it

A) If only the new road had been opened


B) As they headed for San Francisco

B) why many people of his own age were


reluctant to admit it

C) However unfairly the state of the roads


was being attacked

C) whether his insight really was


revolutionary

D) Even though a great deal of money went


into constructing the road

D) that all individuals of the same species are


not identical

E) As you drive along the coast road

E)

since the multiplicity of forms seemed


unending

82. Dramatic changes have been taking place in


the United States _____ .
85. Although the effects of the famine have been
made worse by the political instability in the
country _____ .

A) ever since non-European immigrants


began to pour into the country
B) until new regulations concerning
immigrants were introduced

A) the West would have shown its sympathy


in a most generous manner

C) which started at the turn of the century

B) it was beyond the power of any


government to undertake the
responsibility

D) some of which would have been regarded


as harmful
E) as soon as World War II ended

C) a fair distribution of the available food will


have been achieved
D) so one disaster was naturally followed by
another

83. One of the best suggestions was put forward


by Dr Johnson _____ .

E) food is now being distributed wherever it


is needed

A) that the managing director was especially


impressed
B) who is generally the quietest member of
the board

86. _____ , but it is not the only one.

C) though the financial demands might be


difficult to meet

A) Newspaper prices have risen dramatically


in recent years

D) unless it was approved by the committee

B) Most diseases are caused by germs and


bad hygiene

E) before any one else has time to make any


contribution to the discussion

C) Technological competition is a serious


problem for the book industry
D) The printing press was invented by Johann
Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany in the
fifteenth century
E) The judge rebuked the witnesses for their
disrespectful behaviour during the trial

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87. _____ that they will be made redundant once
the office has been computerised.
A) They called off the strike

90. ____ some of Americas most innovative


architects set about rebuilding it in a bold
style known as the Chicago school.
A) After a great fire destroyed much of
Chicago in 1871

B) The board of directors discussed the


matter fully

B) While Chicago was soon to emerge as the


literary capital of the United States

C) The management adopted new marketing


policies

C) Because Chicago has traditionally been


regarded as the great laboratory of
American democracy

D) The prospect for the company looks rather


gloomy
E) Most of the staff are certain

D) As immigrants from many European


countries had settled in ethnic enclaves in
Chicago

88. If your boss asked you to take an extra work


without more money _____ ?

E) As long as Chicago remains the gateway to


the rest of the nation for food products
and industrial opportunities

A) have you discussed the matter with him


B) would you agree to do so
C) why do you think he may have suggested
this

91. The company will need fewer office workers


____ .

D) what was the reaction of your colleagues

A) since some were looking for jobs with


other firms

E) will you resign at once

B) when the computer network has been


installed

89. Construction workers will go on strike next


Monday ____ .

C) as long as the sales continued to increase

A) that they negotiated for over five hours


and were unable to reach an agreement
with the management

D) in order to discuss ways of combating


unemployment
E) even though the current economic
recession is likely to continue for another
six months

B) so long as the only solution for a


settlement is an independent enquiry into
their working condition
C) because the two sides have done their
best to settle their dispute by bargaining
D) in case the workers were asked to
compromise and accept a pay rise of 20 %

92. Earlier this century, Chicago acquired a


reputation for colourful politicians,
newspapermen and gangsters, ____ .

E) unless the management agrees to accept


their claim for a 60 % pay increase

A) simply because commerce has been the


key to the citys development
B) just as today Chicago remains a city of
close-knit ethnic neighbourhoods
C) even though the city has become a centre
for meat products
D) but its cultural life was less well known
then
E) as it is located at the conjunction of the
Great Lakes and the Mississippi River
system and surrounded by the productive
farmlands of the Midwest

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93. Though the term human rights is of recent
origin, ____ .

95. When a firm wants to fill a vacancy, ____ .


A) there are always staff who want to leave
for various reasons

A) there are certain actions that are never


permissible and certain freedoms that
should never be invaded

B) the candidates have all been required to


write an essay on the current economic
situation in Europe

B) after 1933 the Western world realised that


it was living in an age of totalitarian
dictatorship far worse than old monarchic
absolutism

C) the applicants were invited for an


interview before a committee of
specialists

C) natural rights can be seen in their origins


as claims that everyone naturally makes

D) it is essential that future managers must


be trained as thoroughly as possible

D) some politicians claim that any doctrine of


human rights must be in some sense a
doctrine of natural rights
E) the idea itself can be traced back through
John Locke in the seventeenth century to
the great philosophers of classical
antiquity

E) it usually puts an advertisement in a


newspaper

96. ____ , he refuses to accept any of their


suggestions.
A) Even though the committee members had
approved the plan in full
B) While the speaker considers politics to be
the art of persuasion

94. As unemployment is currently a major social


issue, ____ .

C) Since he is so prejudiced in this matter

A) the strikes have really crippled the


industry and, consequently, the export of
manufactured goods has come to a
standstill

D) Because the discussions at the conference


would have included a wide range of
issues

B) the measures introduced had little effect


on the improvement of the countrys
economic performance

E) if they told him that he had to make up his


mind as soon as possible

C) its worst economic effects have been


partly softened by the governments
introduction of unemployment
compensation

97. ____ how much this Finnish directors films


manage to communicate.
A) You didnt show any reaction

D) the economic prospect was far from


encouraging

B) It really is surprising

E) people are not working as hard as their


belief in the work ethic indicates that they
should be

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C) The audience was suddenly startled


D) The dramatic cough is an instance
E) There are certain advantages with black
and white movies

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98. As heavy rain had been forecast for the area,
____ .
A) record harvest are expected this year

101. The new longer-acting drugs promise to


protect asthma patients for up to 12 hours,
____ .
A) even though medical authorities had been
concerned about the side effects

B) they would presumably cancel the


excursion to the ruins in the valley

B) as long as the results of this research


project are confirmed within the month

C) I cant imagine why they neglected to take


all necessary precautions to avoid flooding

C) so that they can sleep better at night

D) farm labours would have to work overtime


and weekends

D) since the findings have not yet been


thoroughly studied

E) the resulting floods caused widespread


hardships

E) which could have proved to be a most


remarkable medical breakthrough

99. If only they had realised that our supplies


were running out ____ .

102. Before Freud shed light on dreams and


extraordinary role of the subconscious ____ .

A) the crisis might still be avoided

A) the relationship between stress and


dreams would surely have been
recognised

B) those in charge could put the matter right


C) nobody could appreciate the gravity of the
situation

B) there are many who have grasped their


significance

D) there were reinforcement ready to be sent


out

C) many traditional ways of interpreting


dreams are being analysed

E) they would most certainly have done


something about it

D) educated people often regarded dreams


as meaningless and pointless
E) many great writers still draw on the
principles of human psychology

100. ____ that least affects the behaviour of


companies, investors, shoppers and workers.
A) The inflation rate has been reduced
B) The best inflation rate is the one
C) The article concerning inflation maintains

103. Our first impression of the new director was


distinctly favourable ____ .
A) though we were sorry to see the old one
go

D) The price index has raised so much


controversy

B) unless his manner was more formal than


we were used to

E) The outcome of the recent economic


reforms has received much praise from
the public

C) however reluctant we are to go along with


the new policy
D) until the efficiency of his methods can be
established
E) that he was determined to restore the firm
to its former glory

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104. ____ , it was not long before they could
resume broadcasting.

107. ____ that scientists are now sending out e


prints instead of preprints of unpublished
articles.

A) If only their permit had been renewed

A) Prior to the internet, it was not possible

B) Once the fault in the system had been


found

B) One change that the advent of the


internet has brought is

C) So long as the electrical supply remains


stable

C) The internet has indeed opened many


doors

D) Since the maintenance team were on


leave

D) The benefits of technology should not be


overrated

E) However unwelcome the delay might be

E) Among academics, technological advances


attract less attention
105. Before Freud shed light on dreams and
extraordinary role of the subconscious, ____
108. Though Hong Kong used to be one of the
worlds most alluring shopping centres, ____

A) there are many who have grasped their


significance

A) competition seems to be growing even


keener

B) educated people in particular regarded


dreams as meaningless and pointless

B) this was no longer the case

C) many traditional ways of interpreting


dreams are being analysed

C) it might have remained a fashionable


holiday resort

D) the relationship between stress and


dreams would surely have been
recognised

D) others did not share this opinion


E) it is now one of its most expensive

E) many great writers still draw on the


principles of human psychology
109. I would naturally have felt extremely
disappointed ____ .

106. ____ until Thomas Paine published The


Common Sense and sparked off the
American Revolution.

A) since he must have been by far the best


applicant

A) George Washington considered himself a


loyal British subject

B) unless the competition has had very few


entrants

B) Idealism hasnt often been a determining


factor
C) Voltaires influence would have been more
pervasive,
D) That was a period of radical change in all
spheres

C) even though the two teams were


extraordinarily well matched
D) if they hadnt sent us an invitation to the
concert
E) as the first prize went to a racist author

E) They were the people responsible for


shaping the national character of the United
States

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110. The speaker from China has pointed out ____
A) so that preserving agricultural land is his
governments primary economic policy

113. ____ that treatment policies suitable for one


age group may not be justified in another.
A) A controversy immediately arose

B) that terracing the soil is one conservation


method used widely in his country to
control erosion

B) The article has considerable originality


C) A recent study into cholesterol levels
suggests

C) since urban renewal has completely


changed the look of the cities in his
country

D) They had fully convinced


E) The implications were not at first realised

D) as regards the fact that a handful of


industrial nations monopolised deep sea
fishing until the early 1970s

114. ____ how intimately and lastingly blacks had


affected American life throughout history.

E) while rich tropical forests are vanishing at


the rate of some 11 million hectares a year

A) Thomas Jefferson, one of the leaders of


the American Revolution, had opposed
B) In his paper of slavery in America he
demonstrated with impeccable scholarship

111. The overall quality of life in todays world


cannot be improved ____ .

C) Whites in America have always


objectednIn colonial America, Virginia was
the largest and most populous colony
where

A) just as population growth would strain the


global urban environment
B) while the underdeveloped countries were
ignored completely by international
agencies like the United Nations and the
World Bank
C) as the population of that part of the world
rose from 800 million in 1960 to 1.2 billion
in 1985
D) unless the developed countries are
prepared to offer a helping hand to the
underdeveloped

D) The American slaves, often subject to


arbitrary punishment, learned to be
hypersensitive

115. ____ , but most of them dont see a doctor


because they think its something they just
have to live with.

E) whenever the OECD declines to support a


series of projects for the development of
poorer countries

A) It was reported earlier in this decade that


about one third of all patients had
received treatment for impotence
B) Over 200 thousand men have received
proper medical treatment
C) Impotence is something we have learned
to deal with

112. Some avalanches move no faster than 40


kilometres per hour, ____ .
A) while others have been estimated to have
a speed of about 300 kilometres per hour
B) even if the damage they did was minimal
compared with the destruction caused by
hurricanes and earthquakes
C) despite the fact that snow lying on a steep
slope is always liable to avalanche
D) for the wind sometimes reaches a force
almost equal to that of a tornado
E) so that in such areas measures may be
taken to prevent large avalanches

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D) Urologists and other doctors have always


been concerned with impotence
E) Impotence affects over ten million men
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116. Though free politics and free-market
economics go most happily together, ____ .

118. ____ , the U. S. population, now 266 million,


will increase to 400 million by 2050.

A) no new aid would be approved for six


months they could no longer blame the
colonialists, who

A) Although the governments have


encouraged large families through tax
reduction and welfare subsidies

B) had withdrawn from America two or three


decades before

B) Even though the growth rate has been


among the highest of the developed world

C) five years ago, dictatorships proclaiming


socialists policies prevailed in Africa

C) If current trends continue, and they seem


likely to do so

D) one does not necessarily lead to the other,


nor guarantee its success

D) Since the birth rate has now outgrown the


countrys agricultural capacity

E) Africans have shown that they want multiparty democracy and are beginning to
achieve it

E) Because stringent measures need to be


introduced to reverse population growth

119. The elderly gentleman sitting over there is an


artist ____ .

117. The Nazi occupation of the Netherlands is


best known to most of us through Anne
Franks diary, ____ .

A) whose many articles about their


commitment to the cause of human
welfare and happiness in Africa would be
controversial

A) even though another significant record of


the era was made by Dutch
photographers, both professional and
amateur

B) that he shares the vision of young people


for a peaceful and prosperous world in the
next century

B) while the Dutch government had banned


the publication of all newspapers

C) whose work has been exhibited widely in


many countries in Europe

C) since most of the Jewish population in the


country were prepared to emigrate to the
United States

D) since his awards include gold and silver


medals presented by various organizations

D) that her description of the atrocities


committed by the enemy has provided
historians with valuable details

E) whereby he had unanimously been elected


an honorary member by the Society of
Modern Arts

E) when her parents had hidden her in the


attic of their house
120. He pointed out that the issue was simply
____ .
A) in case the surgery recommended was
approved by the medical board
B) whether surgical intervention was right for
this particular patient
C) when the patient has been admitted for an
emergency operation
D) to what extent the treatment
recommended for this particular patient
has been successful
E) why the medical board is expected to
refuse his appointment

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121. Since these new printers weigh less than 900
grams, ____.

124. Unless the Central European countries can


keep their labour costs at this level, ____ .

A) they really deserve to be called portable

A) exports are already starting to drop

B) their performance is invariably admirable

B) they havent been able to compete with


Western Europe

C) most people have been misled by their


price

C) unrest in these countries would have been


unavoidable

D) they were readily available at all the best


retailers

D) the finished products will have to go up in


price

E) the research team has already moved onto


a new project

122. ____ that he has exaggerated the problems


of the health-care system, using misleading
arguments and deceptive statistics to
support his case for reform.

E) a firm control of distribution and sales has


not proved adequate

125. While businesses and stores have started to


perform well and make profits, ____ .
A) only a crack in the stock market was to be
feared

A) He was being interviewed by a group of


journalists

B) inflation and unemployment have been


held in check

B) Many experts and policy makers believe


C) This is an extremely radical suggestion

C) the economy ought to be able to


withstand a recession

D) Under the present circumstances most


people are encouraged

D) the Euro currency could stand up to so


much criticism

E) The report ignored the leading question

E) fiscal transfers across European nation


states were of minimal importance
123. Many Egypts ruins are unfortunately being
destroyed by the very people ____ .
A) whose living habits had been depicted in
the monuments

126. ____ , there will be a notable decrease in the


profits of most businesses.
A) If people start to spend less and save more

B) that actually arent trained


conservationists

B) However efficiently the inflation was


curbed

C) who will ask for international funding

C) Had these reasonable measures been


introduced earlier

D) that is the result of faculty renovation


E) who were hired to fix them

D) Before the financial situation could be fully


understood
E) Though the leading economists had
started to grow more hopeful

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127. The changes in the legal system are finally
being regarded with approval ____ .

130. ____ , Japanese firms moved the more


intensive phases of their production process
to cheap labour sites in East Asia.

A) whenever there is a series of unsolved


crimes

A) As production cost in Japan had become


excessive

B) until another wave of crime spread across


the country

B) Unless the working day is kept at eight


hours

C) because recently there has been a definite


decline in the crime rate

C) Once the trade unions in Japan have won a


few more victories

D) while the police force itself is dubious


about it

D) So long as a reduction in costs remains the


primary goal

E) as if there could have been some other


feasible alternative

E) If interest rates in Japan had remained


high

128. A new generation of business leaders is


coming to the fore, ____ .

131. Since some food lose popularity rather


quickly, ____ .

A) whether the state continues to meddle in


corporate affairs

A) the best age group to aim at would


undoubtedly have been teenagers

B) whose methods are more vital, more


international and more aggressive

B) many such companies actually went


bankrupt

C) who aimed to impress international


investors

C) the industry has constantly to be ready


with fresh ideas

D) which was realistic about the importance


of economic growth

D) in the end it was the need for collective


bargaining that was understood

E) so that they work to gratify not politicians


but their own shareholders

129. Unless they promise to use some of the


money to improve career prospects for
young scientists, ____ .

E) the job didn't offer him anything


interesting

132. Though the construction of a bridge across


the river would doubtless prove popular,
____ .

A) the issue under discussion has been


dropped

A) the technology to be transferred is quite


suitable

B) there were a number of things we had to


take into account

B) eight councils would have been committed


to arrange it

C) no one else thought of opposing the


scheme

C) similar designs are on view everywhere

D) the money left over from donations could


be included

D) it will not be easy to raise enough money


to do it

E) we feel we cannot give our support to the


campaign

E) it is a German-Japanese consortium that


gives the orders

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133. ____ , a committee will be set up to
determine just how to turn the museum into
private non-profit corporation.

136. ____ a greet many alarming theories are sure


to spring to the fore.
A) Before the truth had been verified

A) As long as there were no rival claims

B) Even though his death had almost


certainly been from natural causes

B) As soon as the board has approved the


project

C) If several perfectly natural explanations


had been put forward

C) However much disappointment it would


have caused them

D) Whenever there are anonymous terrorist


attacks

D) If such a crisis could have been avoided


E) Whoever managed to deceive you

E) As soon as this admittedly unpleasant


incident got forgotten

134. ____ , their environmental consequences are


very disturbing.
A) Whatever high-yielding variety of wheat is
recommended

137. ____ I would never have felt the need to


read them.
A) Whichever of these modern plays he may
decide to direct

B) Because traditional Indian food is of high


nutritive value

B) Unless some books on the care of house


plants are given to me as a present

C) Though artificial fertilisers ensure high


crop-yields

C) However many cookery books my husband


may care to give me

D) Since new agricultural policies have been


introduced by the government

D) Until I saw him intently reading those


sermons

E) However costly the construction of new


irrigation systems may have been

E) If she had not written so enthusiastically


about the diaries of Scott of the Antarctica

135. ____ that the first women's college was


founded in England as early as 1849.

138. ____ she did not turn seriously to writing


until after her husband's death in 1883.

A) To be fair, what I recommended was

A) Although Kate Chopin had previously


contemplated a literary career

B) I wouldn't have been at all impressed


C) It was owing to the ceaseless efforts of Mrs
Raid
D) Victoria had been queen for twelve years

B) Since Kate Chopin had been thinking about


a literary career
C) As far as Kate Chopin's interest in
literature was concerned

E) He showed little interest

D) Once Kate Chopin had decided to live the


rest of her life in New Orleans
E) However much interest Kate Chopin's
short stories have aroused

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139. In 1922 Hemingway settled in Paris ____ .

142. ____ that his play The CrucibIe was a cry of


protest against the anti-Communist zealotry
of the McCarthy era.

A) whether he would be awarded the Nobel


Prize in Literature in 1954

A) Arthur Miller had been seriously


misunderstood

B) if the life of a journalist hadn't attracted


him even more than the life of a novelist

B) Among the modern American dramatists it


was Arthur Miller

C) that he wrote stories and novels about the


Americans living there just as Henry James
had done

C) Arthur Miller himself always maintained

D) since he soon gave up journalism for


fiction

D) Arthur Miller has been widely read


E) As far as Arthur Miller is concerned

E) where he moved in a circle of American


expatriates that included Ezra Pound and
Scott Fitzgerald

143. Though the word "democracy" is often used,


____ .

140. Since Samaranch assumed leadership of the


International Olympic Committee, ____ .
A) any disagreements at meetings had been
leaked to the press

A) they are basically quite different from


each other

B) he has done much to raise the prestige of


the Games

B) we had agreed on a definition


C) majority rule and minority rights went
back even further

C) his policies conflicted with the principles of


the ancient Olympics

D) it means different things to different


people

D) the present situation concerning the 2002


Games calls for urgent action

E) it has been argued that democracy and an


advanced level of civilisation go together

E) this was the first time he talked about his


resignation

141. Since the cleaning up of the pollution of the


seas is so expensive, ____ .

144. ____ we review our recruitment procedures.

A) the project had progressed as expected

A) As long as the problem received adequate


recognition

B) large corporations would offer


contributions

B) Such a problem can not be ignored

C) the question of liability inevitably arises

C) Even though it was becoming increasingly


obvious

D) excessive care provided the answer

D) What I would recommend is that

E) the final result has still to be analysed

E) In case they were disappointed with the


new manager's performance.

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145. ____, the current flows steadily in one
direction, and this is called directed current.
A) When a battery is connected to a circuit

148. ____ when some groups of the population


become wealthier while others become
poorer.
A) Consumption will depend partly on the
real wealth of individuals

B) Though the electric plugs have still to be


checked

B) A high standard of living is enjoyed by all

C) As electrical energy can easily be


transformed into other forms of energy

C) Income distributions become more equal

D) Whenever the supply of electricity to


homes and factories is cut off

D) Practically all the income transferred to


the poor will be spent on necessities

E) Because the electric wiring has been


specially designed to carry heavy loads

E) Inflation affects all members of a society

149. As biologists continue to study


interrelationships of living systems that
inhabit our planet, ____.

146. Unless he gives people a chance to get to


know him better, ____.
A) he would have been misunderstood by
everyone in the company

A) metabolic reactions occur continuously in


every living organism

B) he won't collect enough support to win


the election

B) an expanding human population and


increased consumer demand for energy,
homes and highway are causing the rapid
destruction of vital ecosystems

C) everyone got dissatisfied, and it showed in


their work

C) energy is required to maintain the precise


order that characterizes ecosystem

D) taking over the job of a much-loved and


highly-respected manager is not at all easy

D) research in molecular biology and genetics


has led to new insight into disease
processes

E) his proposal actually wasn't either


particularly original or even feasible

E) they enhance our awareness of impact on


the environment

147. The doctor has prescribed some new pills


____.
A) which really do bring relief from pain

150. ____, it should not be assumed that a theory


is "proved" by testing.

B) if we could afforded them


C) even though she requires them regularly
D) why the others had ceased to be effective
E) that had just come onto the market

A) Whereas many people think of science as a


mechanical process of collecting facts and
devising theories
B) Although the testing of theories is a
distinguishing feature of science
C) Since physics is one of the major branches
of science
D) When the history of science tells us that
long-held theories are replaced by new
ones
E) Insofar as the careful carrying out of
experiments is a crucial part of scientific
activity

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151. Whenever we pick up a newspaper or turn
on the TV, ____ .

154. Pharmaceutical companies are unlikely to


develop a vaccine for an uncommon disease
like leprosy ____.

A) there are, of course, numerous noneconomic forces that determine and


mould our decision-making process

A) how early diagnosis could help


B) so that pressure would be put on them

B) there are clear lines of demarcation


between economics and politics

C) if the choice had been given to them


D) until the various charities were informed

C) it is natural that economics constitutes a


significant percentage of our media
coverage

E) that can be treated with drugs

D) generally politics is defined as the art of


government and, as such, is seriously
concerned with economics

155. At concert halls, the centre of the stage is


increasingly being taken over by
percussionists ____.

E) we are likely to be bombarded with facts


and figures on such subjects as pollution,
unemployment and inflation

A) who were trying out a wide range of new


instruments
B) that there is now a vast array of
instruments

152. People sometimes wonder ____.

C) whose performance showed amazing


virtuosity

A) because the richest sources of vitamin A


are foods of animal origin such as liver, fish
oil, milk and eggs

D) who used to stand at the back of the


orchestra tapping out the rhythm

B) in case a shortage of vitamin A was not the


main problem

E) so that a great range of new musical sound


was being developed

C) that, in the typical western diet, about half


of the vitamin A was not the main problem
156. Unless a country can establish the fact that
its economy is sound, ____.

D) if the eating of liver too frequently can


cause vitamin A toxicity

A) only the very rich have risked their money


there

E) just as most foods with vitamin A activity


are brightly coloured, often yellow or
orange

B) the world's public and private lenders alike


refuse to extent bonds
C) trade-agreements were rarely made in its
favour

153. Iron deficiency is one of the commonest


causes of anaemia ____.
A) since even in a good diet the supply of iron
is only just adequate.

D) the industrial projects there did not


receive adequate backing
E) even an abundance of mineral resources
could not have saved the situation

B) why adolescents outgrow their stones of


iron
C) which would result in brittle nails
D) though new ways of treating pernicious
anaemia were soon introduced
E) as numerous iron preparation are
available for Treatment

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157. Because a relatively high proportion of breed
is included in the daily food intake of most
peoples, ____.

160. ____, so the introduction of metalworking


made trade with the outside world
inevitable.

A) the main ingredients have always been


flour and yeast

A) Compared with those of the iron age,


stone age tools were very primitive

B) it would be subsidised in many countries

B) Many ones, such as copper and tin are not


found in all countries

C) there are several other methods of


producing it

C) The "bronze age" is a term used in


prehistoric archaeology

D) different shapes were being evolved to


provide some variety

D) The chemical processes involved in the


smelting of ones were not as complicated

E) it is of considerable importance from the


point of view of diet

158. The authorities intensified their


investigations into the smuggling of nuclear
material _____ .
A) that the police had received a tip-off to
this effect

E) subsequently the knowledge of


metalworking must have spread among
the less advanced communities around

161. ____ despite the claim of his lawyers that his


statements had been made under "highly
coercive conditions".
A) John Walker refused to reveal the secrets
of his life in Afghanistan

B) until they found evidence of radioactivity


C) immediately after the radioactive plates
were found

B) The American Taliban, John Walker, had


been denied bail by the court

D) if any other explanation could be found

C) John Walker, the American Taliban, came


from a humble background

E) even if there have been several cases of


attempted plutonium trading

D) John Walker was indicted by a federal


grand jury
E) John Walker played a leading role in
Taliban activities

159. If aluminium is used in place of steel in


bridge construction, ____.
A) this would be especially suitable in longspanbridges
B) resistance to atmospheric corrosion had
been better

162. Though some scholars argue that ____,


others say that the beginning of the 15th
century saw its real rise.

C) there would have been a reduction in


maintenance costs

A) by the latter part of the 12th century most


of the literary conventions of Urdu
literature have already been well
established

D) erection and foundation costs will be


lower

B) the 12th century was the time of the great


religious movements in India

E) there has been a considerable increase in


the safe volume of traffic

C) Urdu literature dates back to the 12th


century
D) most of the literary writings in India in the
12th century consisted of religious tracts
and allegories
E) most Urdu poets in the 12th century
turned to romances and narratives of
heroic deeds

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163. ____, to whom they report.

166. ____, there just wasn't enough evidence to


convict him.

A) A growing body of evidence does indeed


suggest that Enron was a case of bad
management

A) If the trial had been postponed to a later


date

B) In theory a company's auditors are


appointed independently by its
shareholders

B) Since almost nothing the accused himself


said could be substantiated
C) Though he seemed extremely reluctant to
sign the statement

C) The Enron fiasco has shown that ail is not


well with the governance of many big
American companies

D) Even before the judge had finished


summing up the case

D) Harvey Pitt has been appointed the new


chairman of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in the US

E) Although everyone was convinced that


Smith had committed the murder

E) In Congress, politicians are engaged in an


investigation of Enron's managers

164. ____ where they ate mosquito larvae and so


helped prevent malaria.

167. In his annual report, the accountant failed to


clarify the position and explain ____.

A) British engineers regarded these canals as


"dead rivers"

A) why expenditure had been in excess of the


budget

B) The people of Bengal still talk of digging


canals across the Ganges delta

B) whether the budget really is unrealistic


C) what procedures will have been used in
banking

C) Indeed irrigation gave a much-needed


boost to declining agricultural production

D) that more serious aspects were being


overlooked

D) The dam prevents ail silt from flowing


downstream

E) which items in particular are being


reconsidered

E) The flood waters even brought fish into


the fields

165. Though coral reefs are among the richest


ecosystems on the planet, ____.

168. Environmentalists are not often fond of dams


____.

A) they grow in crystal-clear waters that


contain hardly any nutrients

A) which had been built for both energy and


irrigation

B) nutrient uptake is closely related to the


degree of movement in the sea

B) though two negative ecological forces


cancelled each other out

C) the rough surfaces are what make this


possible

C) unless the dams actually held back a vast


sedimentation load

D) they are also skilled at recycling

D) since they frequently trap migratory fish

E) changes in turbulence accurately predicted


the rate of nutrient uptake

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E) that failed to preserve their biological


variety over the years

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169. Today more than 100 million people have a
breathing problem ____.

172. Though some scholars argue that ____,


others say that the beginning of the 15th
century saw its real rise.

A) if only the rise in asthma cases has


stopped

A) by the latter part of the 12th century most


of the literary conventions of Urdu
literature have already been well
established

B) that asthma levels are dropping in those


born after 1985
C) which costs $6 billion a year in the US
alone

B) the 12th century was the time of the great


religious movements in India

D) unless they prefer not to admit it

C) Urdu literature dates back to the 12th


century

E) since exposure to antibiotics while in the


womb is generally regarded as a further
irritant

D) most of the literary writings in India in the


12th century consisted of religious tracts
and allegories
E) most Urdu poets in the 12th century
turned to romances and narratives of
heroic deeds

170. The clarinet solo at the start of the


movement provides the theme ____.
A) if the sense of longing were once more
brought to the fore
B) that unifies the whole work

173. ____, to whom they report.

C) once the slow tempo had been reestablished

A) A growing body of evidence does indeed


suggest that Enron was a case of bad
management

D) until yet another ecstatic climax was


reached

B) In theory a company's auditors are


appointed independently by its
shareholders

E) that the work begins quickly and


harmoniously

171. ____ despite the claim of his lawyers that his


statements had been made under "highly
coercive conditions".
A) John Walker refused to reveal the secrets
of his life in Afghanistan

C) The Enron fiasco has shown that ail is not


well with the governance of many big
American companies
D) Harvey Pitt has been appointed the new
chairman of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in the US
E) In Congress, politicians are engaged in an
investigation of Enron's managers

B) The American Taliban, John Walker, had


been denied bail by the court
C) John Walker, the American Taliban, came
from a humble background
D) John Walker was indicted by a federal
grand jury
E) John Walker played a leading role in
Taliban activities

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174. ____ where they ate mosquito larvae and so
helped prevent malaria.

177. In his annual report, the accountant failed to


clarify the position and explain ____.

A) British engineers regarded these canals as


"dead rivers"

A) why expenditure had been in excess of the


budget

B) The people of Bengal still talk of digging


canals across the Ganges delta

B) whether the budget really is unrealistic


C) what procedures will have been used in
banking

C) Indeed irrigation gave a much-needed


boost to declining agricultural production

D) that more serious aspects were being


overlooked

D) The dam prevents ail silt from flowing


downstream

E) which items in particular are being


reconsidered

E) The flood waters even brought fish into


the fields

178. Environmentalists are not often fond of dams


____.

175. Though coral reefs are among the richest


ecosystems on the planet, ____.

A) which had been built for both energy and


irrigation

A) they grow in crystal-clear waters that


contain hardly any nutrients

B) though two negative ecological forces


cancelled each other out

B) nutrient uptake is closely related to the


degree of movement in the sea

C) unless the dams actually held back a vast


sedimentation load

C) the rough surfaces are what make this


possible

D) since they frequently trap migratory fish

D) they are also skilled at recycling

E) that failed to preserve their biological


variety over the years

E) changes in turbulence accurately predicted


the rate of nutrient uptake

179. Today more than 100 million people have a


breathing problem ____.

176. ____ there just wasn't enough evidence to


convict him.

A) if only the rise in asthma cases has


stopped

A) If the trial had been postponed to a later


date

B) that asthma levels are dropping in those


born after 1985

B) Since almost nothing the accused himself


said could be substantiated
C) Though he seemed extremely reluctant to
sign the statement
D) Even before the judge had finished
summing up the case

C) which costs $6 billion a year in the US


alone
D) unless they prefer not to admit it
E) since exposure to antibiotics while in the
womb is generally regarded as a further
irritant

E) Although everyone was convinced that


Smith had committed the murder

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180. The clarinet solo at the start of the
movement provides the theme ____.

182. There is a popular theory that suggests we


only use 10 per cent of our brain, and that if
we could just find a way to tap the other 90
per cent it might be employed in the
important question o how it works ____. A
recent spate of studies shows that all areas
of the brain are active when performing dayto-day functions and there is no 90 per cent
that remains untapped.

A) if the sense of longing were once more


brought to the fore
B) that unifies the whole work
C) once the slow tempo had been reestablished
D) until yet another ecstatic climax was
reached

A) There are countless other ways in which


the human brain is unique

E) that the work begins quickly and


harmoniously

B) Unfortunately, this theory has turned out


to be wrong
C) We should also remember that other
animals are clever too, though in different
ways

181. In Japan, the brighter economic picture of


the first 6 months of 2002 failed to carry over
into the second half of the year ____. This
was no doubt influenced by rising
unemployment which is now at a record
high.

D) Another theory tries to account for the


fact that we are suspicious of other's
motives
E) This explains why, unlike other animals,
we are able to ignore the selfish dictates
of our genes

A) External demand supported Japan's


exporters to some degree, but the
domestic market was at a low ebb
B) The year 2003 will doubtless be another
difficult year for the Japanese economy
C) Recovery looks like being slow
D) This uncertainty gave rise to a cut in
interest rates

183. Satellite tracking of sharks has at last put an


end to a 50-year-old assumption about their
habits, ____. Instead, they travel vast
distances all year round in search of
zooplankton, their favourite food.

E) Once global investor confidence returns,


equity markets will, in all likelihood, start
to perform well again

A) Our knowledge concerning the habits of


sharks has increased immensely during
this period
B) Some assumptions never do get tested
C) In this respect sharks are quite unlike
whales
D) It has now been finally established that
they do not hibernate
E) Such an assumption was easy enough to
discredit

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184. A recent survey carried out by the UK
lecturers' union shows that almost a quarter
of respondents rate their academic freedom
as limited, poor or non-existent. ____. In 30%
of cases, that pressure had come from the
organization paying for the research.
A) Researchers in every sector know that
they must get positive results into journals

186. Zambia's people have a literacy rate of 78%,


which is high compared with many poor
African countries. However, it has only
library, one university and no television
stations. Its economy is very limited, with
copper mining accounting for over 80% of
the country's foreign currency intake. ____.
A) Even so, in 2001, its president, Chiluba,
contemplated changing the constitution to
allow him to run for another presidential
term

B) Most worrying is the results of this loss of


integrity on medical research
C) Some researchers said they had been
pressurized to alter results, delay their
publication or even bury them

B) In fact, it has an annual industrial growth


rate of only 1 per cent
C) Early humans inhabited present-day
Zambia two million years ago

D) The public loss of confidence in science


has reached serious proportions and must
be faced squarely

D) In 1972, Kenneth Kaunda, the first


president o the country, outlawed all
opposition political parties.

E) Those with access to the truth are too


often those with most to gain from
avoiding it

E) In 1924, the British government took over


the administration of the region

185. For many of the world's crucial arable lands,


the availability of water is the single greatest
threat to yields. ____. One way to ensure this
is drip irrigation which delivers water direct
to the plants' roots. It is unfortunately, far
more expensive than flood irrigation.

187. Though Gertrude Stein desired the acclaim of


a larger public, ____
A) even her close friend, Alice Toklas, could
have been mistaken about it
B) she had certainly not achieved all the
respects he deserved

A) Actually, certain minor changes could


greatly improve the efficiency of many of
the world's largest irrigation system

C) her originality, even her eccentricity, was


apparent at a very early age

B) Moreover, the monitoring of soil moisture


can also be useful

D) she was really only appreciated in the


world of the avant-garde

C) Agricultural researchers are working to


develop strains of rice that require lass
water

E) that her autobiography was published as


the work of Alice Toklas

D) In certain areas the food eaten by livestock


comes from irrigated fields
E) It is therefore essential that less water is
wasted

188. As the company manufactures nearly all its


cars in Germany, ____.
A) the sterling started to weaken against the
euro
B) the sports car in particular finds a market
in America
C) every effort has to be made to minimize
the short-term impact of currency swings
D) other companies have not always been so
successful
E) its costs are mostly in the European
currency, euros

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189. Since the images of Stanley and Livingstone
have changed so much over the years, ____.

192. Advertising has increasingly less credibility


with consumers ____.

A) the new image of Livingstone makes him a


deeper and braver man than his legend

A) whether it plays a role in sustaining an


established brand

B) there would have been no necessity for


yet another book on the subject

B) that a fundamental rethinking is clearly


called for

C) one would expect some account of this in


a new book about them

C) as if it were the indispensable foundation


of marketing

D) Victorian England was nevertheless


obsessed with the magic of free trade

D) though they cannot always reject its


messages

E) the final journals of Livingstone were


polished to ensure that he appeared as a
saintly man

E) since it was rarely effective in building a


new brand

190. ____ that this is one of the most heartbreaking films ever made about an American
family.

193. This book will be a source of instruction and


delight for divers and marine biologists and
indeed for anyone ____.
A) who genuinely loves the sea

A) The film demonstrates the audacity and


structural power of its director

B) whose childhood will be spent by the sea


C) whether they loved the sea or not

B) The film centers round a family of five

D) that they live close to the sea

C) The subject matter is indeed sensational

E) if they heard the call of the sea

D) Some critics are of the opinion


E) In this film the family is reaffirmed as the
most powerful subject for great drama

194. The Thatcher government in Britain


succeeded in limiting the power of some of
the unions ____.

191. Unless you take their backgrounds into


consideration, ____.

A) which would have made it easier for


companies to sack striking workers

A) they could not have been more different in


appearance and temperament
B) neither of them would have admitted the
fact to anyone

B) whether or not the workers had resumed


work
C) that had previously held the country to
ransom

C) second-generation Jewish- American


business families may be expected to have
certain traits in common

D) if they had been in politically sensitive


sectors

D) the suggestion couldn't be considered

E) why bargaining demands were felt to be


reasonable

E) these two women have nothing at all in


common

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195. Crew members will have to pass several
endurance tests ____.
A) as the balloon flight will take them into the
harshest of environmental conditions
B) even if they were to be provided with
special space suits

198. If Johannesburg is to live up to its potential,


it must overcome its apartheid legacy of
division. Contact between the races often
remains awkward ____. The hope is that
with more children mixing at school, the next
generation will coexist more easily.
A) This is very understandable as the idea of
equality is still very new

C) however short the duration of the balloon


flight turned out to be

B) One major concern that all races have in


common is crime

D) for huge physical demands have been put


on their bodies

C) In the worst parts of the city, for example,


one in three people was robbed last year

E) that they are required to follow strict


fitness and dietary regimes

D) The best restaurants of Africa are to be


found in Johannesburg as are the best
hospitals

196. It would be inaccurate to say ____.

E) Indeed, in some suburbs living conditions


are good, but in many quarters they
remain harsh and often violent

A) whether economic or environmental


issues are the most explosive
B) that there are cameras monitoring
virtually all public places
C) since personal freedom and privacy are
already a luxury
D) as if there were no ethnic hatred in Europe
at the moment
E) why the situation has become more tricky
and less stable

199. To help users find reliable nutrition


information on the internet, this university
maintains an online rating and review guide
called the Nutrition Navigator ____. Each
website receives a score from 1 to 25, and
links are provided to recommended sites.

197. Most trees produce a ring of new wood each


year and these circles of growrth can easily
be seen in a crosssection of the trunk of a
felled tree ____. First, the rings become
narrower with the increasing age of the tree.
Second, the amount a tree grows each year is
affected by fluctuations in climate.
A) A narrow growth ring may be the result of
a cold spell in spring
B) In temperate regions, sunlight may be
more important than rainfall in affecting a
tree's growth
C) Several conditions can contribute to a
particularly thick annual ring
D) These rings are not of uniform thickness
and vary for two reasons
E) Results have been particularly impressive
in the American Southwest for a variety of
reasons

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A) For instance, many televised nutrition


messages are presented by celebrities,
food editors and chefs
B) Even so, the Nutrition Navigator remained
the best site from which to launch
ventures into nutrition cyberspace
C) Many people tm to their physicians for
dietary advice, expecting them to know all
about healthrelated matters
D) The ratings reflect the opinions of a panel
of nutrition experts on selected websites
on the basis of their accuracy and depth
E) The Internet offers no guarantees of the
accuracy of the information found there

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200. Police may soon have a new weapon in the
fight against crime: Earprints. Earprints are
left when criminals press their ears against a
door or window to listen for sounds within
____.
A) They will also develop a database for ear
shapes, scars and creases

202. The Internet introduces a technology which


poses new challenges to the protection of
individual privacy ____. Each of these
systems is capable of monitoring, capturing
and storing communications that pass
through it.
A) Apparently Internet technology can gather
personal information without first seeking
consent

B) The Forensic Ear Identification Project is


expected to come up with a solution to
this problem

B) In the US, most federal privacy laws apply


only to the federal government

C) As with fingerprints, earprints could help


detectives to place suspects at the scene
of a crime

C) It can be argued that intruding into others'


lives through unobtrusive surveillance
through market research or through any
other means is a violation of privacy

D) Even so, earprints are already being used


as evidence in parts of Europe

D) Screening for employment purposes can


certainly be regarded as an invasion of
personal privacy

E) So it seems unlikely that earprints will ever


be used as evidence in courtrooms

E) Information sent over this vast network of


networks may pass through many
computer systems before it reaches its
final destination

201. Robots could soon be doing their bit for the


environment ____. The results suggest that
herbicide use could be reduced by 70% if
farmers used these robots to adopt more
selective spraying techniques.
A) The longer term goal is to avoid herbicides
altogether

203. While most people still saw computers as


science fiction, ____.

B) Trials are presently underway for a Danish


robot that maps the position of weeds
growing among crops
C) Naturally it would be better to have the
robot pull the weeds out of the ground
rather than poisoning them

A) the discriminating few immediately


appreciated their advantages
B) the early ones were large in size and low in
performance
C) they continue to get smaller and more
versatile

D) These robots cannot distinguish between


plant species and treat anything green as a
weed
E) The problem is not one of expense
because herbicides are cheap

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D) it is hard to imagine how banks earned on


their work without them
E) a majority still wish they had never been
invented

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204. ____ so long as you pay attention and stick
to the rules.

207. ____ that a road once linked the newly


discovered settlement with one of the great
Inca cities.

A) There is a huge number of fascinating


wrecks around Britain

A) The whole is in a remarkable state of


preservation

B) Wrecks under the sea can contain


hazordous materials like oil and mutions

B) We wouldn't be surprised

C) Scuba diving is very safe

C) The surrounding area would have been


cultivated

D) Scuba was first patented in 1865 and was


perfected over the years

D) There are at least 30 stone structures

E) Scuba divers get a great deal of pleasure


from exploring wrecks

E) It seems likely

205. ____ unless there is an agreement to the


contrary.

208. Teachers cannot be criticized for failing to


promote engineering ____.

A) Copyright is a form of protection provided


to the creators of "original works of
authorship"

A) so the manner in which design is


presented is of first importance
B) that it is not a required field of study in
most technical universities

B) The authors of a joint work are co-owners


of the copyright in the work

C) whether students should follow enough


maths and science courses to quallty for
engineering school

C) There is list of countries that maintain


copyright relations with the United States
D) Works by the US government were not
eligible for copyright protection

D) if they have not been exposed to it


themselves

E) Works consisting entirely of information


that is common property were given no
such protection

E) as all the young children had a flair for


designing and building

206. Although Japan has one of the world's most


rapidly ageing populations, ____.

209. This new pink cell phone actually gives


advices on ____.

A) Japanese companies will be world leaders


in catering for the elderly

A) Which dieting techniques should have


been avoided
B) why the display doubles as amirror

B) other countries such as China and South


Korea and most of Western Europe are
closing the gap

C) how to dress in accord with the day's


weather

C) in 2004 one-fifth of its population will be 6


or over and there will be more than 20,000
people over the age of a hundred
D) the increasing burden of providing
pensions and health care for the growing
number of elderly will cause Japan's public
finances to remain by far the worst in the
developed world
E) to safeguard the financial assets of its
pensioners, the bank of Japan will not be
able to take any radical measures

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D) how often the battery would have to be


charged
E) where its special features will be included

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210. Most cultures have their own foundation
myths to explain ____.

213. If there had been no one to encourage her


and feed her ego at this time, ____.

A) how long the world had been in existence

A) she might well have given up writing


altogether

B) why society is as it is

B) the critics were indeed merciless

C) so as to satisfy their curiosity concerning


how the world began

C) even her best novels attracted little


attention

D) what has been happening in still earlier


times

D) like many of her friendships, this one was


short- lived

E) unless there was no trace of any former


inhabitants

E) she has not been able to repeat the


success

211. ____, they are especially common during the


spring and early summer.
A) Although tornadoes can happen at any
time of the year

214. When the feminist movement came into


being, ____.
A) a major issue is still the right to vote

B) Since the conditions that lead to the


formation of tornadoes are most often to
be found in the central and southern
United States

B) the aim had been to combat oppression


C) women were seen as constituting a single
class
D) discrimination against women still
continues in the workplace

C) As a tornado is a dark funnel-shaped colud


made up of violently rotating winds

E) the professional-class working mother is


another exception

D) White tornadoes in the United States


generally travel in a northeast direction
E) Because tornadoes are capable of lifting
houses off their foundaitions and hurling
them considerable distances

215. ____ that Mars has experienced a striking


diversity of processes throughout its history.
A) In fact, nobody suggested
B) It is now apparent

212. The artist's work should take the viewer to a


place ____.

C) The discussion is likely to continue

A) so it gave his paintings a shadowy aged


appearance

D) Majority opinions are not necessarily


correct

B) where there were domestic situations


based around one or two figures

E) The evidence they presented

C) if his paintings are deliberately vague


D) which reflect the confidence that emerged
in her childhood

216. ____ since it came into being some 4.5 billion


years ago.
A) Earth is one of several rocky plants

E) that he cannot go to on his own

B) Earths atmosphere is variable


C) Heat and gravity continued to shape Earth
D) Constant change has characterized Earth
E) Life on Earth was impossible

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217. Though people continue to be fascinated by
the explorer, Livingstone, ____.

220. Celebrities, ____, cause 14 times as many


people to copy them as do other suicides.

A) his rival Stanley had been admired more

A) whose suicide was reported in newspapers

B) the way people regard him has changed


dramatically

B) who kill themselves


C) whom journalists try to interview

C) some of his former possessions sold


recently for over a million dollars

D) as the impact of their suicide on society is


studied

D) he was physically brave and morally


righteous

E) when they are reported in the media

E) he made several more Africa expeditions


221. Animals are particularly vulnerable ____.
A) when they are in their infancy

218. ____ America should buy local gram and


distribute that, thus stimulating agriculture
where it is most needed.

B) whether they could fend for themselves


C) as soon as they had left their mothers

A) As soon as aid from European countries


tends to have fewer stings attached

D) so that their offspring will survive


E) unless every effort has been made by the
parents

B) While remaining one of the worlds


stingiest donors of aid
C) Instead of dumping Americas cereal
surpluses as aid on hungry countries

222. As with many Iong-term projects, no one


knows ____.

D) Because Africa leaders often point out

A) whether it had exploded or not

E) In case Europe allows the worlds poorest


countries to export many goods tariff-free

B) that the Apollo program, starting from


scratch, cost a hundred billions US dollars
C) if it had turned out to be even more
expensive

219. Oil, the worlds most sought-after substance,


often seems to curse the countries, ____.

D) why we could have afforded it

A) when there was a sudden influx of money

E) what the real costs will turn out to be

B) though they had grown rich


C) whether this was actually the case
D) where it is found

223. The building of the Toshka canal in Egypt was


carefully planned ____.

E) If it were encourage people to take out


loans

A) if the inlet starts at a point 8 km north of


Toshka bay
B) as the mistakes made in earlier canals had
proved costly
C) as if the desert could become green
D) until the amount of water required was
agreed on
E) that wealthy investors could easily be
found

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224. There has been a decrease in deaths from
motor vehicle crashes over recent years,
____.

227. The name "dolphin" is generally applied to


species with a beaklike snout and slender
body, ____.

A) since speed limits would be lowered

A) as it is dark above and white below, with


bands of grey, white and yellow on the
sides

B) which is partly due to improved safety


features in cars

B) which also had included porpoises

C) if there were public intolerance of drinking


and driving

C) but there are also some freshwater forms


which are largely confined to rivers in Asia,
Africa and South America

D) as there has been improved safety design


in occupational machinery

D) whereas the name "porpoise" is reserved


for the smaller species with a blunt snout
and stocky body

E) in which improved medical care had


played a part

E) though dolphins cannot actually smile


225. This conductor offers an orchestral balance
quite unlike ____.
228. If the company is to invest in long-term
growth, ____.

A) as if some string passages almost get lost


B) as you simply do not hear the violins as the
"main line" of the music

A) the main aim is nevertheless to improve


customer relations

C) what we are used to

B) there was still a need for short-term


profits

D) that he adds something of his own


E) since the work is hardly recognizable

C) it will clearly have to sacrifice short-term


profits
D) a new sales force is already being trained

226. We are determined to give the contract to an


architect ____.

E) the investment would ultimately yield a


return

A) since a great many problems had already


arisen
B) whose handling of the interiors was
outstanding
C) who is committed to environmentally
responsible design

229. Although microeconomic theories try to


explain how large numbers of firms act in the
marketplace, ____.
A) economists faced several unique problems

D) until we learn the kind of garden that is


possible

B) they are quite poor at describing or


predicting the actual behaviour of any one
particular real-world firm

E) if their requirements were even slightly


unusual

C) managers try to minimize inventory costs,


meet production schedules and devise
diverse product mixes
D) behavioural theories had been far more
descriptive and predictive of the behaviour
of individual firms and managers
E) its primary aim is to promote
organizational values and interests

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230. ____ even though certain difficult economic
conditions prevail.

233. Because energy production expends


resources and causes pollution, ____.

A) European equities display strong profit


growth

A) we depend upon nature to provide the


basics of life, such as food and oxygen

B) In 2004, the European economy remained


fundamentally sound

B) many resources are used once and then


thrown away

C) Inflation had actually begun to improve

C) modern technical challenges are seldom


met by scientists

D) There were several other encouraging


signs

D) scientists and engineers must work to


develop energy- efficient processes

E) It should have been easy to maintain the


competitiveness

E) engineers must solve problems without


even understanding the underlying theory

231. ____ when the occupancy levels in the hotel


fall off steeply.
A) There are no profits to be made during the
cold winter months

234. If only she had come up with some


positivesuggestions, ____.
A) the scheme certainly had very many
drawbacks

B) The hotel regained its five-star rating in


1996

B) nobody else is likely to complain

C) The rebuilt Star has retained the original


shell, but scarcely any of the fittings

C) so far this is the best thesis to be


submitted

D) Training schemes were receiving even


greater attention

D) the others will already have been rejected


E) I wouldnt have minded her criticism of the
project

E) Outside temperatures reached 50C

232. ____ that makes his job worthwhile.

235. ____ while such African languages as Hausa


and Swahili continued to serve the everyday
needs of the masses.

A) Hopefully, you'll hear things you never


heard before

A) During the colonial era in Africa, English


becamethe shared language of the
administration and a Western- educated
elite

B) For the orchestra, it is the dedication of


the conductor
C) In the first place, there must be an
audience

B) In colonial Africa, the teaching of English


literature is no longer popular

D) For the conductor, it is the possibility of


making new discoveries
E) Indeed, he has approached every piece of
music in this way

C) Modern African writers have found it


necessary to adapt certain aspects of
English
D) Today, English is the official language of
sixteen countries in Africa
E) English as a second language has been
taught in Africa for nearly four hundred
years

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236. ____.but cannot be proved and is difficult
toassess.

238. Smallpox was once a dreaded human


disease, ____.

A) The influence of Samuel Johnsons


Dictionary of the English Language on the
development of the language has been
widely assumed

A) while genetic engineering can be used in


several ways to make vaccines
B) although today DNA technology is helping
medical researchers develop vaccines

B) Samuel Johnsons Dictionary of the English


Language played a role in propagating a
standard spelling among the less literate

C) even if artificial-mutant vaccines may


cause fewer side effects than natural
mutants

C) Samuel Johnson was an enthusiastic


reader of classical and English literature
from his earliest years

D) but it was eradicated worldwide in the


1970s by widespread vaccination
E) since there has been no effective drug
treatment for many viral diseases

D) It took Samuel Johnson eight or nine years


to complete work on his Dictionary of the
English Language
E) With his Dictionary of the English
Language, Samuel Johnson provided a
powerful but conservative model of
language usage

239. Neanderthals were a recent evolutionary


humanrelative ____.
A) who lived in Europe and became extinct
30,000-40,000 years ago
B) as researchers studying human origins
debated this question for decades

237. Before the 21st century has run its course,


____.

C) which are muscular and robust, with a


brain similar to ours in size

A) the powers of computers have expanded


vastly due to advanced research

D) while the relationship between humans


and Neanderthals may best be described
as sister species

B) countless technologies not envisioned yet


will be available to us
C) a great deal of scientific effort is being
made to find solutions to complex
problems

E) despite the fact that they had hands as


nimbleas those of present-day humans,
with a thumband fingers

D) most people in developed countries enjoy


a state of true health throughout their
lives
E) our knowledge of the world around us has
improved to a great extent

240. The Welsh language has changed so little


through the centuries ____.
A) whose annual Eisteddfod celebration
honours its best poets and writers
B) that an educated Welshman can still read
the Welsh of the Middle Ages
C) as more and more English families settle in
Wales, bringing their habits with them
D) although Wales recently formed its own
national assembly
E) unless it embodies the kind, unambitious
nature of the Welsh people

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241. By 1809, Swedens military power had
waned to such an extent____.

244. ____before grapes can be transformed into


fine wine.

A) as a new constitution transferred power


from the king to Parliament

A) Harvesting was a very costly and tiring


process

B) so that it could no longer continue as a


greatpower

B) Farmers were expecting higher prices


C) Drought does much damage to grape vines

C) that the country was forced to surrender


part of its territory to Russia

D) The farm workers in France have protested


at lower wages

D) in that nearly one million Swedes


migrated,mostly to America

E) There is much work to be done

E) even though the Swedes had contributed


to Europes Age of Enlightenment with
advances inscience

245. ____ what makes Hong Kong so exhilarating.


A) Its hard to explain
B) Many travellers are curious

242. Road and rail connections in Italy are


generally better in the north, ____.

C) One soon becomes aware


D) It has been debated

A) because between the snowy peaks of the


Alpsand the rugged shores of Sicily lies a
whole series of regions, each with its
distinctive culture

E) We have been much impressed

246. ____, yet it is not possible to go much further


without any breakthroughs in battery
technology.

B) but there are many other attractive


historic townsand cities
C) but people speak of two Italies: the rich
industrial North and the poorer
agricultural South

A) Electric cars dont make economic sense in


view of the harsh environmental
regulations in force

D) just as the government has allocated extra


funds for road repairs
E) where Milan, Bologna and Verona are the
key transport centres

B) Electric cars have simply been a


technological failure
C) Hybrid cars are certainly a step in the right
direction
D) Any fuel savings resulting from electric or
hybrid cars are likely to be offset by the
cost of the cars themselves

243. Until China becomes the most powerful


nation in the world, with Chinese spoken
universally, ____.
A) the problems of wide variations in English
may well be lessened
B) English will remain the primary language
of science and diplomacy
C) many countries in the world have shifted
to printing their scientific journals only in
English
D) immigrants to the United States or Britain
acquire English rapidly and well
E) people who speak English and another
language have an advantage over those
who speak only English

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E) One fears that the hybrid car may be yet


another technological failure

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247. ____ because he had led the country into
four wars which he had lost, and brought
economic ruin to his people.

249. Traditionally, textbooks on British


government and politics have focused on
institutions and behaviour ____.

A) Serbia experienced widespread corruption


under Milosevic, who ruled the country as
a dictator,

A) whether it is appropriate to describe the


British Constitution as uncodified rather
than unwritten

B) Many Serbians felt humiliated by the


atrocities commited in Bosnia by the
Milosevic government

B) in case political institutions and issues are


inseparable and need to be discussed
together

C) Milosevics rule in Serbia literally meant


political tyranny, which led to prodemocracy protests in the country,

C) just as a brief analysis of the leading types


of government found in the modern world
was left out

D) Milosevic, the ex-president of Serbia, was


protested nationwide and then removed
from power

D) because one had to explore in detail the


impact of Thatcherism upon British politics
E) while ignoring the controversies and issues
which are the fundamentals of politics

E) Today Serbias writers constantly remind


their people of the shameful past of their
country under Milosevic

250. Meteorites are extraterrestial complex rocks


with roughly equal amounts of metal and
silicates ____.

248. Many of the larger companies in Somalia


have issued shares, ____.
A) if the lack of a government in the country
poses a wide range of problems
B) since the local telecom offers the best and
cheapest phone service in Africa
C) although there is no stock exchange or
financial authority of any sort in the
country

A) because the moon has been studied


extensively by spacecraft and has been
sampled directly at a few locations
B) which have major implications for the
collisional history of planetary bodies
C) whereby the various planetary and
asteroidal bodies in the solar system
contain a specific isotopic label

D) but business leaders have taken steps to


increase the countrys foreign-trade
capacity

D) so that each meteorite is a small sample of


a much larger parent body, probably an
unidentified asteroid

E) even if foreign aid might have benefits as


well as drawbacks

E) while measurement of the oxygen isotopic


composition of the Sun is the highest
priority of NASAs Genesis mission

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251. Climate change may alter the genetic
composition of species, ____.

254. Because children enjoy the process of play,


____.

A) but assessment of any shift in this respect


requires genetic data sampled over time

A) various other options had been taken into


consideration

B) even though, for most species,


environmental conditions have some
impact on breeding

B) they are not primarily focused on


achieving a product or achieving a goal
C) group demands begin to grow steadily

C) despite the fact that recent analyses


clearly show the magnitude and direction
of genetic shifts in various populations

D) many alternative approaches also had to


be tested
E) the acquisition of social skills is a positive
asset

D) which, according to the evidence available,


is geographically widespread from North
Africa to Scandinavia
E) so long as one can observe the genetic
impact that environmental differences
have on living beings

255. ____ when countered by antistress measures


such as exercising, enjoying time with
friends and cultivating a hobby.
A) The ladder of success is a hard one
B) There must be a balance between tension
and relaxation

252. ____ street crime in major Asian cities is still


less common than in most European cities.
A) Since the governments are concerned

C) Workloads seem lighter

B) Because severe measures had been taken

D) Relaxation techniques are easy to learn

C) Though it is rising sharply

E) Stress can be understood in a variety of


ways

D) If one were to admit it


E) Before reliable statistical data can be
obtained

256. If there is too much mineral accumulation in


the compost, ____.
A) roots get burnt and plants die

253. Though the smell of fumes in an aircraft


cockpit may not always spell danger, ____.
A) a forced landing could have been avoided

B) some plants need less fertilizer than


others
C) the flowering season was greatly reduced

B) even a small sensor can detect a wide


range of chemicals

D) most plants grow far more quickly in wet


areas

C) harmless fumes had been caused by a


small leak of oil

E) the growing conditions also need to be


considered

D) it is guaranteed to alarm the pilot


E) such a detector can easily be fitted into an
aircraft

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257. ____ that the reasons for introducing the
new- design dollar bills were the persistent
reports of high quality counterfeits
circulating in the Middle East.

260. Africa Report is a weekly TV programme


____.
A) unless it showcases the very best in Africa
B) that focuses on business and investment in
Africa

A) Following a US Secret Service probe, the


US Federal Reserve has wondered
B) Enormous quantities of dollar bills are held
in reserve in the US and overseas

C) though it covers everything from economic


reform to rewarding investment
opportunities

C) All of them are old allegations made by the


US Federal Reserve

D) so it has 250 million viewers in Africa alone


E) as it is brought to you by the worlds
leading business channel

D) The US governments currency policy has


been sharply criticised
E) It has been claimed, but never confirmed
by the US Federal Reserve

261. Environmentalists are criticizing the patent


office for delaying its decision on some new
measuring instruments ____.

258. The United Nations officially recognized the


greenhouse effect in 1995, ____.

A) while the guidelines have been


consistently ignored

A) when its International Panel on Climate


noted that human activity had a
discernible influence on global
temperatures

B) if applications for patents on plants are on


the increase
C) before objections were filed against
patents on a herbicide resistant plant

B) as the economies of developing nations


will grow over the next few decades

D) since they believe that these are urgently


needed to detect certain problems

C) if developing nations were exempted from


the Kyoto Agreement
D) since the US government announced that
it would not participate in Kyoto
Agreement
E) that the participating nations must make
large and costly changes in their energy
systems

E) as if the controversy had actually died


down

262. ____, they operate as effective carriers and


may pass it on to other birds which are more
susceptible.
A) Though many migratory birds are immune
to the effects of the avian flu virus

259. Oxygen, sugars and amino acids are allowed


into the brain ____.
A) as toxins could severely impair the brains
functioning

B) Since many residents of outlying villages


have refused to carry out the culling of
their chickens to prevent the spread of
avian flu
C) Despite the fact that the avian flu virus is
spread, primarily, by migratory birds

B) which provided early evidence of the


blood-brain barrier

D) As symptoms of bird flu in humans are


similar to those of common flu

C) but most other substances are kept out


D) that controls which molecules in the
bloodstream can enter the brain

E) If the spread of the avian flu virus through


populations of wild birds remains
unchecked

E) just as no other organ is equally efficient

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263. If Iran were to go nuclear, ____.

266. ____ because they were continually forced to


defend their own conquests against other
invaders.

A) Russia and China did their best to stop it


B) the United States may have taken
preventive Action

A) The Romans did not usually impose heavy


tax burdens on the cities they conquered

C) other countries in the region would follow


suit

B) The geography of the Italian peninsula had


a decisive influence on Romes
development

D) the UN Security Council sanctions need to


be enacted without delay

C) The Romans were descended from various


Indo- European peoples that had crossed
the Alps intoItaly during the second
millennium B.C.

E) it can fire hundreds of missiles at Israel

264. During the Cold War, even as they prepared


to destroy one another, ____.

D) The Romans were a sternly military society


almost from the moment they settled on
Italian soil

A) the West has always sought opportunities


to make peace with the Soviet Union

E) The Romans looked to their gods to


bestow upon their households and their
city the blessings of prosperity, victory,
and fertility

B) the United States and the Soviet Union


had been involved in a constructive
dialogue
C) Britain has imported enormous quantities
of timber from the Soviet Union
D) the West and the Soviet Union struck deals
and traded in energy

267. ____ that they influenced cultures across the


Mediterranean.

E) the Soviet Union contributes a great deal


to Chinas economic development

A) Phoenician textiles commanded a high


price everywhere their merchants went
B) The Phoenicians may have played an
important role in introducing urban life
into the Greek world

265. ____ after strong winds and a heatwave


started dozens of forest fires.
A) Many villages in the area will be evacuated

C) Phoenician cities oriented themselves


towards the sea
D) The Phoenicians became famous as
merchants and seafarers

B) No precautions had been taken


C) The government would have set up a
special team of fire fighters

E) The widespread colonial and mercantile


efforts of the Phoenicians meant

D) Many fire fighting teams will have been


called in
E) Last summer, Athens was engulfed in thick
Smoke

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268. Economic as well as social problems plagued
Europe during the 1970s and 1980s ____.
A) but these problems had actually begun
much earlier

271. According to a report released by the US


Secret Service, the Middle East is one of the
worlds hotspots ____.
A) as there are other conspiracy theories
emanating from the region

B) because new industries continued to


prosper

B) whether Iran and Syria are actively


engaged in economic warfare against the
US

C) in case the West German growth rate


would slow down

C) when it comes to counterfeit US currency

D) whereas seven hundred thousand French


workers had been laid off

D) while the Iranian government dismisses


charges of collaboration with
counterfeiters

E) unless demand for manufactured goods


fell Sharply

E) although there is a conspiracy to


undermine the US economy through
counterfeit currency

269. ____, it does not necessarily produce peace,


equality, or homogeneity.
A) If a key feature of globalization has been
the transformation of the world economy

272. Few figures in Western history have held the


attention of the world ____.

B) Just as globalization has radically altered


patterns of trade around the world

A) so long as Napoleon pursued serious


interests in history, law, and mathematics

C) Whenever globalization has forced the


reorganization of economic enterprises

B) as Napoleon did during the fifteen years of


his rule in France

D) Since globalization suggests a uniform


process, one that operates similarly
everywhere

C) because Napoleons character seemed


suited to the age in which he lived

E) Although globalization means worldwide


economic integration

D) since Napoleons particular strength as a


leader lay in his capacity for inspiring
others
E) just as Napoleon believed that he was
destined to be the saviour of France

270. Everyone knows ____.


A) that the politics of oil is crucial to life in
the Middle East
B) whether to the Arabs oil means the vast
petroleum reserves lying under the desert
sands

273. Although the British Royal Navy claims that it


was not operating any warships in the area
at the time, ____.

C) if in the Middle East oil is a precious source


of wealth and all too often a cause for war

A) underwater noise hasnt been fully


recognized as a form of pollution
B) it must have been military sonar that killed
the whales and dolphins

D) since non-OPEC oil producers currently


account for 58% of total production

C) there are no hard and fast guidelines for


seismic surveys

E) as Iraqi crude oil exports in 2007 were


more than 5% lower than in 2006

D) the UK would have had 25 warships which


carried active sonar
E) a number of marine mammals beached
themselves during this American military
operation

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274. Half of the increase in EU Aid for Trade is
specifically targeted toward the African,
Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP), ____.

276. If labour could be measured adequately in


simple homogeneous units of time, such as
labourhours, ____.

A) unless the European Commission set up


this programme to promote investment
and technology flow in these countries

A) it covers many other kinds of areas as well,


such as social security and worker
satisfaction

B) although the EU has used trade to advance


its development cooperation objectives in
the ACP nations for decades

B) a change in the organization of the


communitys labour would be likely to
increase the annual production of wealth

C) with which the EU is negotiating regional


Economic Partnership Agreements
designed to remove all tariff and quota
barriers to the EU market

C) earlier economists failed to find a simple


relation between the value of a product
and the quantity of labour that it
embodied

D) which could have enabled the leastdeveloped countries to use trade more
effectively to achieve their development
goals

D) different uses of the available supply of


labour need to be considered
E) the problems of economics would be
considerably simplified

E) because the European Commission


allocated billions of dollars for cooperation
with non-ACP countries

277. ____, where they are often seen floating in


the water like logs, with only their nostrils,
eyes, and ears above the surface.

275. ____, but just over 1 per cent of them spend


the night in Umbria, in the south of Tuscany.
A) Visitors to Lake Trasimeno will see few
other tourists

A) The Mississippi alligator, the American


crocodile, and the Chinese alligator are the
only other species
B) Crocodiles are found near swamps, lakes,
and rivers in Asia, Africa, Australia, and
Central America

B) Perugia is home to a world-famous jazz


festival in the summer and a chocolate
festival in the fall
C) In the town of Deruta, handmade giftitems fill many shop windows

C) As recently as several decades ago,


crocodiles were plentiful in much of the
tropics and subtropics

D) Tuscany attracts more than 12 per cent of


all visitors to Italy

D) This would have helped crocodiles to


adapt to different environments

E) Scenic stone hilltowns such as Assisi and


Gubbio are among the main attractions

E) Crocodiles can grow up to 7 metres in


length, and have long, powerful tails that
propel them when swimming

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278. While some argue that the Elgin Marbles,
____, are more carefully preserved there, the
Greek government does not accept the
legality of the sale that took place in 1816
and believes they belong in Athens.

281. In the US in 1882, Peter J. McGuire, who is


generally given credit for the idea of Labor
Day, suggested to the Central Labor Union of
New York____.
A) if there was any particular significance for
the date

A) after they were acquired from the


Ottoman authorities of the time

B) that there should be a holiday honouring


American workers

B) since they are also called the Parthenon


Marbles
C) so they are very famous indeed

C) whether the significance of Labor Day in


the US had changed

D) which are kept in the British Museum in


London

D) whereas, in many other countries, May


Day serves a similar purpose

E) as if they were sold to the British nation

E) when the first Monday in September was


to be known as Labor Day

279. A colour-blind person cannot see any


difference between two colours ____.
A) while to people with normal sight they are
clearly different

282. Germany is similar in many ways to France,


Italy and the UK ____.

B) as if red and green were completely


different

A) unless it attaches primary importance to


both multilateral and bilateral diplomacy
B) as though the EU were essentially in
control of environmental policies

C) if this were the case with traffic-lights

C) where the foreign policy process in


Germany had to agree to a compromise in
recent years

D) since this is a potentially dangerous


situation
E) whether the top light or the bottom light
signals stop

280. All the major cities and islands of Spain have


airports, ____.
A) but buses will be a faster and more
frequently used option between smaller
towns
B) until Spain has an increasingly efficient
transportation system
C) even if both the road and rail networks
were greatly improved during the 1980s
and in the run-up to the Barcelona
Olympics in 1992
D) so in much of rural Spain, public
transportation is limited and a car is the
most practical solution for getting around
E) though only a few of them cater to
international flights

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D) although this had led to arguments


concerning the proper role of the German
Foreign Ministry in shaping and
implementing policy
E) in that it is one of just a few European
states which attempt to maintain
worldwide representation

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283. If the cost of health benefits for working
people in a country rises, ____.

285. ____, while just 1.7 tonnes of corn yields the


same result.

A) soaring health costs are one of the big


factors that have crippled the economy

A) A team of scientists has claimed that the


traditional methods of production in
plastics are extremely costly and have an
adverse impact on the environment

B) usually employers cut wages or pass on


the costs as higher prices to customers

B) It has been announced that a company in


China, sponsored by the government, is
planning to harvest plastics from crops of
corn

C) firms should, in fact, be indifferent to


whether they pay employees cash wages
or benefits
D) those costs have nearly doubled this
decade alone in many industrialized
countries

C) Eight tonnes of crude oil are currently


needed to create one tonne of polyol,
which is an alcoholic substance used in a
number of plastics

E) the current economic difficulties have


forced politicians to focus on health
reform

D) Scientists are now using a new type of


microscope that lets them view internal
structures of materials in greater detail
than ever before

284. ____ that bats use ultrasonic beams to follow


insects through the dark.

E) The device the companys scientists use


utilizes X-ray analysis technology and
reveals chemical compositions of objects
being studied

A) A group of students are experimenting


B) Scientists had wondered
C) A great deal of evidence needs to be
gathered
D) Its long been known
E) Over the years, no scientist has questioned

286. ____, but it failed to halt the rise of Adolf


Hitler and the Nazi war machine.
A) During World War II, France was split into
a German-occupied north and an
unoccupied south
B) Following World War II, France turned its
attention to its African colonies, where
there was a growing demand from the
natives for independence
C) After a series of extremely savage battles,
Allied armies liberated France in August
1944 from the German occupation
D) In May 1940, the Germans marched into
an undefended Paris, and in the following
month the French government signed an
armistice
E) Beginning in 1919, French foreign policy
aimed at keeping Germany weak through
a system of alliances

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287. Although there were plenty of sceptics when
Mauritius tried a decade ago to become an
offshore financial centre, ____.

290. New radiocarbon dating of fossils suggests


____.
A) that mass extinctions of mammoths and
wild horses 10,000 years ago were caused
by natural climate shifts

A) it has partly attained its goal, since it now


hosts 19 national and international banks
B) it has built a textile industry that has made
the country relatively prosperous

B) whether humans were to blame for


extensive destruction in the natural world
and also for the pollution of the oceans

C) last month it brought in a new labour law,


making it easier to hire and fire

C) how scientists began to understand clearly


what dinosaurs ate and why they
disappeared from the face of the Earth

D) it imports most of its food and energy as


rising world prices are pushing up inflation

D) if an olive branch buried for thousands of


years in volcanic ash could have revealed
the fate of the great Minoan civilization on
the Greek island of Thera

E) much of the economy remains


concentrated in the hands of a few local
magnates

E) when it was scientifically established that


dinosaurs belonged to a large group of
reptiles called archosauria

288. In his opinion, poetry is essentially an effort


to elude facts, ____.
A) since he had been regarded as a promising
young poet
B) whereas prose is essentially a means of
unearthing and exhibiting them

291. ____, it would be regarded as a disaster at


home and abroad.
A) Since power generation in China fell by 7%
last year

C) but his poems have been published in


respectable literary journals

B) As India had enjoyed a big economic


advantage over China

D) because many critics share the view that


poets should be concerned with politics

C) Because unrest and even insurgency are


widespread in many countries

E) if many prose writers enjoy writing about


social and cultural issues

D) If Chinas growth rate were to fall to 5% or


less
E) While India is considered to be a major
economic power

289. Missions to the Moons previously unvisited


mountains and polar regions will aid the
search for water, ____.
A) since the first crewed mission will be
planned for the far side of the Moon

292. In the early years of the global warming


debate, there was great controversy over
____.

B) whereby test landings are scheduled to


begin in 2010

A) while China has been blamed for the


climate crisis today

C) which is vital to any future lunar base to


be set up by NASA
D) even if the mission aims to land astronauts
on the surface of the Moon by 2015
E) even though dense clouds of interstellar
dust conceal the heart of our galaxy

B) although scientists have concluded that


this warming is dangerous
C) since the details of future forecasts about
warming remain unclear
D) that warming would be a significant
problem in the decades ahead
E) whether the planet was indeed warming

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293. ____ that the basic principle of collective
ownership of rural land will remain
unchanged.

296. ____ where bones that span six million years


of human evolution have been dug up over
the last 25 years.

A) In the past, many people in China feared

A) New archaeological evidence helps us to


understand the evolution of primitive
humans

B) The Chinese government had already


decided

B) Various fossils have recently been found in


an Ethiopian valley

C) Some politicians in China took part in a


debate

C) The history of human evolution can best


be traced through the study of fossils

D) The Chinese Prime Minister has stated


E) Chinese peasants held a protest meeting
last Sunday

D) The new discoveries in Ethiopia


significantly expand our knowledge of
primitive humans
E) In Ethiopia, a wide range of fossils,
including teeth, skull, jaw and hand bones,
have been discovered

294. ____, but it no longer sponsors terrorism.


A) North Korea had long wanted to reach an
agreement with the US
B) North Korea had, until recently, no
intention of giving up nuclear weapons
C) The North Koreans and the Japanese have
had talks on a variety of issues

297. When Franois Mitterrand nationalized


Frances banks in 1981, ____.
A) he opposed the view that economic liberty
had been under attack

D) Two decades ago, two North Korean


agents blew up a South Korean airliner

B) he had already decided to minimize these


risks in a short term

E) North Koreas regime may be brutal in all


sorts of ways

C) he had tried to avoid populist gestures


D) his ultimate aim has been to regulate
Frances financial system

295. Because Brazils exports include a wide


variety of valuable raw materials, ____.

E) he did so because he thought the state


would run them better

A) the unpredictable exchange rates had


damaged the countrys economy a lot
B) the government introduced a number of
austerity measures to reduce inflation

298. In the 1970s and 1980s, Colombia became


one of the international centres for illegal
drug production and trafficking ____.

C) the country has had huge earnings in


foreign currency over the past few years
D) the countrys economy cannot satisfy
domestic demand without higher inflation
E) most economists agree that a weaker
currency will mean higher inflation

A) because the drug cartels virtually


controlled the country
B) even though 2 million Colombians have
left the country in the past several years
C) that the government unsuccessfully
attempted to stem the guerrilla violence
D) just as the leading drug dealers were
offered lenient punishment in exchange
for their surrender
E) since the country has turned into a
battleground with bombs, killings and
kidnappings

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299. New Zealand consists of two main islands
and a number of smaller, outlying islands,
which are so scattered ____.

302. The prevalence of schizophrenia worldwide


appears to be slightly less than 1 per cent
____.

A) while the country has been in the


forefront in instituting social welfare
legislation

A) if schizophrenia is a relatively serious


mental disorder
B) since it is regarded as a major public
health problem throughout the world

B) as other inhabited islands include the


Chatham Islands and Great Barrier Island

C) because schizophrenia and other


delusional disorders share certain features

C) even if the North Island and the South


Island are separated by the Cook Strait

D) although areas of higher or lower


prevalence have been identified

D) since the Maoris, who consisted of several


tribes, were the first inhabitants of the
country

E) unless people with schizophrenia occupy


one fourth of all hospital beds

E) that they range from the tropical to the


Antarctic
303. During the early decades of the Industrial
Revolution, ____, while in France it was
checked not only by government
interference but also by the bounty of its
sources.

300. Suriname, now a Latin American country,


was originally explored by Spain in 1593,
____.
A) because the English transferred
sovereignty to the Dutch in 1667
B) but by 1602 the Dutch began to settle the
land, followed by the English
C) since colonization was confined to a
narrow coastal strip

A) it took nearly a fortnight to travel from


London to Edinburgh
B) textiles made up over 50 per cent of
Britains exports
C) the steam engine, invented by James
Watt, supplied continuous and reliable
power

D) although African slaves made up the


workforce for coffee and sugarcane
plantations

D) technology in Britain was developed by


new industrial requirements

E) while after 1870 plantation workers were


mostly imported from British India

E) Britain had a transport network without


parallel in Europe

301. Some types of breast cancer grow very


slowly and spread to other parts of the body
____.
A) as an infected breast usually appears red
and swollen
B) so long as they can be detected
C) only after they become very large
D) so that the diseased breast may be
removed
E) because recently two separate genes for
breast cancer have been identified

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304. According to Marxs theory of history, when
the French Revolution overthrew the old
order, ushering in bourgeois political power
and industrial capitalism, ____.

306. ____ whether it is a work of high quality or


just a worthless piece of writing.
A) Today in Europe and America, there is a
tremendous outpouring of printed books
from the publishers

A) the stage of feudal or aristocratic property


relations ended

B) B)The appreciation of literature is surely


concerned with judgement of complete
works

B) world history had passed through three


major stages, each characterized by
conflict between social groups

C) The majority of works of literature are


lengthy novels, plays, and poems

C) the revolutionary character of capitalism


would undermine the bourgeois economic
order

D) Experienced literary critics can tell with


some certainty from just the first
paragraph of a novel

D) recurring economic crises would bring


capitalism to collapse

E) The English language has resources which


enable us to express thoughts in different
ways

E) each individual best understood his or her


own interests and was therefore left free

305. ____ that space and motion are relative to


each other instead of being absolute.
A) As early as 1905 Einstein became
convinced of the equivalence of mass and
energy

307. ____, but the two forms of writing are so


unlike each other that they probably
developed independently.

B) Einsteins most famous theory, the


principle of relativity, states

A) Some historical linguists have postulated


that early Egyptian might represent the
survival of a root language
B) Among the many facets of Egyptian
culture that have fascinated archaeologists
is the Egyptian system of pictographic
writing

C) By 1915 Einstein had proposed entirely


new ways of thinking about matter, time,
and gravity

C) The photographic nature of Egyptian


hieroglyphics may indicate an early
influence from the Sumerian cuneiform
script

D) Einsteins theories paved the way for


revolutionary developments in physics
E) Einstein devoted much of his life to
promoting peace and social justice

D) Contrary to the Sumerian cuneiform script,


Egyptian hieroglyphics never evolved very
far towards a system of phonograms
E) As in Sumer, writing technology quickly
becamean important tool for Egyptian
government and administration

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308. Medieval scholars knew as Roman authors
only Virgil, Ovid, and Cicero, ____.

310. ____, infectious disease continued to kill half


of all Europeans before they reached the age
of twenty.

A) but during the Renaissance the works of


others such as Livy, Tacitus, and Lucretius
were rediscovered and made familiar

A) Although famines became less common


and less widespread in Europe in the
eighteenth century

B) whether Greek scientific and philosophical


writings became available to Westerners
in Latin translations through Islam

B) Unless the total number of urban dwellers


across Europe as a whole did not change
markedly between 1600 and 1800

C) because Renaissance thinkers not only


knew many more classical texts but they
also used them in new ways

C) Because improved sanitation, together


with a better diet, may have played some
role in the rise of Europes population in
the 1820s

D) whereby Renaissance writers were more


aware of the conceptual and chronological
gap that separated their world from that
of their classical sources

D) Since Naples went from a population of


300.000 in 1600 to nearly half a million by
the late eighteenth century

E) since Renaissance humanism was a


programme of studies that aimed to
replace medieval scholastic emphasis on
logic and metaphysics

309. Mozart, who was one of the leading


representatives of the Classical style in
music, was only thirty-five ____.
A) because the Church continued to provide
support for music

E) Just as many of the million or so men and


women employed in the textile trade in
northern France in the seventeenth
century lived in cities

311. In his famous work Novum Organum, Francis


Bacon emphasized that natural science could
not advance ____.
A) so that this could mean gaining knowledge
of nature through the senses

B) as opera flourished in the eighteenth


century

B) whether the knowledge of ancient


authorities was the best guide to truth

C) when he died of rheumatic fever

C) if knowledge was best gained through


cooperation among researchers

D) even though Bach was certainly the


greatest composer of Baroque music

D) unless it cast off the inherited errors of the


past

E) just as Rousseau composed music and


wrote an Opera

E) whereby he left a deep mark on the


development of modern science

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312. In the mid-1930s, ____, unemployment
dropped from over 6 million to under two
hundred thousand.

315. ____ that either depend on those hormones


or are inhibited by them.
A) Hormone therapies raise or lower levels of
certain hormones to limit the growth of
cancers

A) if Hitler was to maintain power and enjoy


a sizeable amount of popular support
B) so long as Hitler promised to lead
Germany back to national greatness

B) In the opinion of most physicians, surgery,


radiation therapy, and chemotherapy play
definite roles in treating tumours

C) as the Nazis built the entire German


military infrastructure

C) Unfortunately, some tumours, such as


those in the stomach, pancreas, or kidney,
respond only partially to radiation therapy

D) unless Hitlers plans for national recovery


called for full-scale rearmament

D) Progress in cancer therapy has come with


better combinations of drugs, altered
dosages, and better coordination with
radiation therapy

E) since Hitler, like Mussolini, moved to


abolish class conflict in Germany

E) Almost everyone who receives


chemotherapy or radiation therapy
experiences certain side effects, such as
nausea or vomiting

313. ____, but they provide a wonderful way to


see the countryside and the wildlife.
A) Hitchhiking is still fairly common in some
European countries
B) There are several ferry services between
France and Britain
C) One of the finest ways to get a taste of life
in Finland is to go boating on a lake

316. ____, just as his sister represented female


excellence.

D) Cycling is certainly a most enjoyable way


of seeing parts of central France
E) Trains in Argentina are much less frequent
and efficient than buses

314. ____, even though the number of paintings


he produced wasnt large.

A) Homers epic The Iliad, in which the


Olympian gods are portrayed, refers to
Apollo as the god who sends disease with
his arrows
B) Apollo was one of the twelve gods of
Olympus and, during the Trojan War, he
supported the Trojans against the Greeks
C) In mythology, Apollo, who was the twin
brother of Artemis, known also as Diana,
was considered to represent masculine
physical perfection

A) It is true that Leonardo da Vinci lived in


Milan until 1499 when the city was
captured by the French forces
B) Leonardo da Vinci was born in or near the
small town of Vinci, a days journey from
Florence
C) Leonardo da Vincis writings on painting
were first published in 1651 in Paris from
his scattered notes as Treatise on Painting
D) Leonardo da Vinci is one of the very few
artists whose reputation has from his own
time onwards always remained at the
highest level
E) When Leonardo da Vinci came to Florence
as a young man, he became the Florentine
painter Verrocchios apprentice

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D) Among the ancient Greeks, Apollo was


worshipped not only as the god of poetic
and musical inspiration but also as the god
of the sun
E) In antiquity, Apollos temple at Delphi was
often visited by large crowds because it
was a major centre for prophesies

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317. ____ because the Byzantine empire was the
uninterrupted successor of the Roman state.

319. In the late 1920s, many politicians were


cautiously optimistic ____.

A) A new period in the history of Western


civilizations began in the seventh century

A) if the Nazis tried to eliminate the


influences of American popular culture,
which they regarded as an example of
cultural degeneracy

B) It is impossible to date the beginning of


Byzantine history with any precision

B) in case the Nazis, like other authoritarian


governments, had used mass media as an
efficient means of indoctrination and
control

C) The history of Western civilizations is


largely a story of rivalries and interactions
D) In medieval Italy, commerce and cities
continued to flourish due to trade with the
East

C) that the economic troubles and political


turmoil, which had been brought about by
World War I, could easily be overcome

E) By 650 the Arabs had taken most of the


Byzantine territories, including Jerusalem

D) just as one powerful influence on the


artists and intellectuals of the time was
neither social nor political, but scientific

318. Our knowledge of the Etruscans is severely


limited ____.

E) so that artists might continue to focus on


subjective experiences, multiplicities of
meaning, and personal expression

A) that, by the sixth century B.C., the


Etruscans had established a confederation
of independent citystates
B) while Etruscan women enjoyed a
comparatively elevated place in society

320. ____, the Vietnam War, which relied on a


disproportionate number of black soldiers,
magnified racial inequality in the United
States.

C) whether the Etruscans shared with the


Greeks a religion based on the worship of
gods in human form

A) When President Johnson began the


strategic bombing of North Vietnam

D) just as it appears that Etruscan


settlements in Italy go back to the late
Bronze Age

B) As Martin Luther King, Jr., pointed out in


the 1960s

E) since their language, although written in a


Greek alphabet, has not yet been fully
deciphered

C) Although the South Vietnamese


government resisted efforts at reform
D) Even if the peace talks in Paris between
the United States and North Vietnam
failed
E) Since the 1954 Geneva Accords divided
Vietnam into North and South

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321. Following World War II, Japan emerged as a
major industrial power because large state
subsidies supported the success of Japanese
firms, ____.

323. Whether you are interested in the ancient,


medieval, or modern world, ____.
A) the Cities of the Dead are cemeteries in
Cairo that have become home to
thousands of the citys poorest

A) if the Japanese government launched a


series of austere economic measures to
reduce unemployment

B) you can visit the Old City of Jerusalem,


which is home to countless Jewish,
Christian, and Muslim sacred sites, such as
the Wailing Wall

B) unless the firms themselves concentrated


on the efficiency and technical reliability of
their products

C) you can see the ancient cities of Harappa


and Mohenjo-Daro in Pakistan dating back
to 3000 BC that are still under excavation

C) even though every Japanese government


regarded the creation of prosperity as a
fundamental patriotic duty

D) you can find art and architecture from


each time period anywhere people resided
in the Middle East

D) while a well-funded programme of


technical education aided research and
the development of new goods

E) the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is a treasure


chest of mummies, statues, and thousands
of other items of historic value

E) whereas Japan, as a fully industrialized


country, not only led the way but also
became the most influential model of
success

324. ____, while larger sailing cruisers are used


for long-distance racing.
322. Galileo observed sunspots, ____.

A) Smaller sail boats are used for weekend


and holiday cruising

A) which he sketched and documented as


real irregularities on the surface of the sun

B) Many different types of smaller sailing


dinghies have gone on the market

B) since he claimed that the craters of the


moon were the features of its landscape

C) Fibreglass has helped extend the use of


smaller boats to more people

C) even if, with the support of the Medici


family, he was able to pursue his work on
astronomy

D) The yacht Maiden was used to compete in


a long race with the first female crew

D) so long as his ideas on astronomy brought


him into conflict with powerful opponents

E) The kayak is the most popular type of


canoe in Europe

E) whether he was already a famous


mathematician at the University of Padua
325. Because social relations are so crucial for
human life, ____.
A) young adults often devote long hours to
work, leaving little time for other activities
B) relationships that cut across both racial
and ethnic lines are nothing new
C) it is not surprising that loneliness and
personal rejection are major sources of
distress
D) loneliness can take many forms and
cannot be detected simply by looking at
someone
E) it is possible to experience one type of
loneliness but not the others

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326. ____, but it is easy to see proof of major
market failures there as well.

329. There are hundreds of mental or cognitive


ability tests available worldwide, ____.

A) It is possible for trade policy to ignore


national welfare altogether

A) while aptitude tests are typically used to


predict future performance

B) Domestic market failure calls for domestic


policy changes based on cost-benefit
analysis

B) therefore new applicants are assumed to


be more successful in such tests
C) so people need to study very hard if they
want to get a good score

C) Most deviations from free trade result in


market failure

D) though people have to be careful and


make sure they know their mental ability

D) We need to realize that economic theory


does not provide a dogmatic defence of
free trade

E) yet the number of people who value their


results remains very low

E) The evidence that markets perform poorly


is a little less obvious in advanced
countries

327. Although young children are certainly


sensitive to other peoples facial expressions,
____.

330. A glacier is an enormous ice mass ____.


A) since a mountain valley carved out by a
river is usually steep

A) they find it difficult to learn that


something is bad for them

B) as long as the surrounding rock is scoured


by the ice and sediment

B) their brains are not capable of fully


understanding the emotions that cause
them

C) that results from more snow falling and


accumulating in winter than melts in the
summer

C) it is still not a good idea to send them to


school at a very early age

D) while the sun rays are not as strong during


these times

D) they generally want things that they


cannot have

E) which shows that our mild climate is only


an interval between ice ages

E) it is hard for them to deal with being


separated from their caregivers

328. The language game is similar to other games


in that it is structured by rules ____.

331. People lose one of the most obvious ways in


which they can identify their place in society
____.

A) upon which certain notions have not yet


been defined clearly by linguists

A) when they leave the workforce


permanently

B) which provide a picture of a world without


laws
C) so that individuals are initiated into their
own society and culture by their parents

B) so they need to gain a lot of work


experience
C) because they generally love to socialize
D) as their retirement is a reward for years of
hard work

D) which speakers learn simply by belonging


to a particular speech community
E) and these are completely irrelevant to the
actual users of the language

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332. You will feel right at home with Floridas
outrageous broadcasts ____.

335. Although obsession with the latest clothes


and gadgets is common among teenagers,
____.

A) whereas analogue sound has higher


fidelity than digital sound

A) materialism actually peaks during pre-teen


years

B) if you are accustomed to the


sensationalism of cheap daily newspapers

B) praise from peers about their clothing


diminishes their self-esteem

C) although they give you direct access to


many TV channels

C) higher levels of materialism can also lead


to obsession

D) whether you have to choose from a wide


variety of radio channels

D) boosting teenagers' self esteem can help


improve their performance at school

E) as though your favourite song was on air


all day long

E) the "must have" mentality is significant in


shaping one's personality

333. He says that if any such evidence existed,


____.

336. ____ since he speaks English, French and


Italian fluently.

A) they will conduct the experiment under


controlled conditions

A) They asked him to teach Turkish on many


occasions

B) he is most probably wrong in interpreting


the evidence

B) He is having to take lessons in order to


learn English

C) it would have been published in a scientific


journal

C) He seems qualified to be in charge of the


department of multilingualism

D) there can be some counter claims


regarding the sample

D) There is talk of splitting the large


internalmarket portfolio

E) you might as well follow the advice from


the researchers

E) It is hard to see him dealing with the


French delegates

334. Just as nobody could have predicted the


impact of the steam engine in 1750, ____.

337. ____ before calm can resume and a stable


new order can emerge.

A) 3D printers were used for photocopying


for many years.

A) The country has a long way to go

B) 3D technology is likely to disrupt every


field it Touches

B) Mobile phones continue to spread news

C) it is unclear whether 3D printing requires


additional material and effort
D) technological change is profound enough
to reset the economics of 3D printing

C) Liberal voters wish to win an electoral


victory
D) The latest unrest may die down
E) No one can be sure of a new order

E) it is impossible to foresee the long-term


influence of 3D printing

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338. ____ they would probably do well, perhaps
even win.

341. ____, scientists are entirely dependent on


their instruments to hear the toothed
whales' clicks

A) Had they been informed in advance

A) Since humans can hear only sounds


between 20 and 20,000 hertz

B) Provided they are ready


C) Unless a general election is called

B) As the vessel has made both acoustic and


visual observations of whales

D) If there were fair elections


E) Should there be a cancellation of elections

C) While other whales use sound to hunt,


orient themselves, and communicate
D) Given that sound travels easily through air
and water

339. Some politicians were asked to describe the


emotions their own demise would arouse
and what would happen after they died,
____.

E) Because the blue whales vocalizations are


very easy to recognize

A) therefore all groups gave highly favourable


opinions on the measures that were taken
by the government

342. Warsaw is rich in museums and historic


sights ____,

B) while others were given the rather less


difficult task of answering questions about
their TV viewing habits

A) where the streets are less crowded than


most European cities
B) because the inhabitants of the city are
proud of their history

C) when the study showed a politician can be


a charismatic leader advocating home
security measures

C) although most of them were damaged


during World War ll

D) whereas a politician usually faced an uphill


battle to win the approval of voters in an
impending election

D) when it finally became the capital city of


Poland in 1596

E) even if you could imagine an unscrupulous


politician having a quiet word in the ear of
an intelligence officer

340. With satellite digital radio, good reception is


guaranteed, ____.

E) because Warsaw is visited by thousands of


tourists every year

343. ____, while in sailing ships the wind has been


an essential source of power for even longer.

A) before your receiver has been installed by


the mechanic
B) if you pay too much money for the digital
radio

A) Windmills have been used for at least


3,000 years, mainly for grinding grain or
pumping water
B) In Germany, scientists have constructed a
new wind turbine that generates a great
amount of electricity

C) after you sign up for a monthly payment


D) as long as you point your receiver at the
satellite
E) unless you purchase a good satellite digital
radio

C) Wind power has come to fall into disuse


with the advent of cheap fossil-fuelled
engines
D) There is now a reappraisal of wind energy
because of the dramatic increases in crude
oil prices
E) Lately, there has been widespread interest
in using wind energy for remote dwellings

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344. In addition to the normal problems of
working out a satisfactory marital
relationship, ____.

346. Though a stronger global recovery would


ease some of the pain in recruitment, ____.
A) some governments will introduce
extensive programs focusing on young
people

A) the expansion of a family could happen in


a variety of ways, including having a child
and the moving in of a relative

B) labour experts believe the problem of


youth unemployment demands special
attention

B) people now seem to prefer getting


married at a later age when compared to
the past

C) the gap between the skilled and unskilled


workforce has been filled with in-service
training

C) most relationships are exchanges of


valued resources and involve an analysis of
costs and benefits

D) those who graduate from universities have


now more difficulty in finding a job than in
the past

D) couples from different cultures may have


to cope with social discrimination and
isolation

E) the employment of young people is said to


overcome recession in developed nations

E) more needs to be done for parents who


are unable to meet the educational needs
of their children

347. ____, because it is driven uniquely by its


financial returns.
345. As the population of Asias wild tigers has
declined over the years, ____.

A) Conventional tourism management lacks


adequate market assessment

A) the improved health of Thailands forests


suggests that the tiger population could
continue to grow

B) Tourism is, after all, a social activity that


many people enjoy
C) A tourism development plan is important
for a city to manage visitors

B) it is known that global alarm for the


species first sounded in 1969 following a
peak in the tiger skin trade
C) they are also regarded as powerful
swimmers and can supplement their diets
with marine life
D) these legendary animals have become a
thing of the fable as much as reality
E) they are not picky about their food and
environment like pandas

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D) The implementation stage in tourism


development includes plan objectives and
public concerns
E) Tourism planning usually fails to take
environmental and social impacts into
account

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348. ____, why dont we all have serious trouble
with our body image?

351. Statements made in the media can plant


distortions in the minds of millions, ____.

A) Provided that a deficit plays the leading


role in the development of anorexia

A) while the news often has an implicit bias


that may portray opinions in misleading
ways

B) If various biological and environmental


factors come together to create a problem
in the body

B) although people attribute some


misconceptions to a predetermined
campaign of certain authorities

C) Given that each of us is extensively


exposed to images of presumably perfect
bodies

C) instead they are most likely the result of


common types of reasoning errors

D) When our body image and functioning go


hand in hand in a healthy manner

D) but learning to recognize commonly used


fallacies will help you separate fact from
fiction

E) Now that a sportswoman can become


overly concerned with her deformed body
shape

349. You can still make it your own and increase


your chances of achieving it ____.

E) and TV shows should be supplied with


both educational and entertaining
characteristics

352. Colours, sounds and smells are always


present in the material world but are
meaningless to us ____.

A) even if your goal has stemmed from an


external motivation

A) although separate analyses of art and


mind lead to a misunderstanding of each

B) in case forming a new habit requires


choosing between the pleasant and
familiar

B) yet the things we cannot perceive with our


five senses are called abstract notions

C) once you have found the reason for giving


up an unsatisfying job

C) so we have specific knowledge of the brain


as reflected by neurological principles

D) unless you look for an activity that will


help you tackle challenges more
enthusiastically

D) whether we are just beginning to


understand these natural processes

E) after you stop trying to make an important


change in your lifestyle

E) unless they first activate our senses and


are then represented as cognitive events

350. ____, they are often exposed to indoor


pollution.

353. Even if we have a lot of work, ____.

A) Because people can be affected to a great


extent by a citys infrastructure
B) Though the majority of factories use fuel
especially for the production process
C) If facilities for health care are a concern in
all countries across the world
D) When cars are used more frequently than
public transportation
E) Since poor households are more
dependent on solid fuel for heating and
cooking

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A) we have some difficulties in making our


future plans clear
B) we do not usually complain about being
busy
C) there are various conditions that affect our
behaviour
D) we never tend to pay attention to
relationships
E) some details can remind us of our early
experiences

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354. ____, while the early pioneers of intelligence
testing were mostly interested in theoretical
questions about the nature of intelligence.

357. Although plays were being written as early as


300 BC, ____.
A) the Greek audiences view of the stage
was framed by the landscape and sky

A) IQ tests initially ignored the development


of intelligence

B) Roman theatres included large


amphitheatres for the audience which
could be built into hills

B) Determining what intelligence is and how


it changes has not been easy
C) Theoretical issues in intelligence testing
tradition have overshadowed practical
ones

C) the action of the play took place on a


raised stage or pulpitum

D) Any approach to intelligence must have


confronted the question of its structure

D) the first permanent theatres where they


could be staged properly were not built
until much later

E) The pragmatic origins and uses of IQ tests


have recently been emphasized

E) the function and proportion of theatrical


elements changed significantly

355. When employees lack skill and interest,


____.

358. A 10% increase in the cost of hospital


services would cause poorer households to
cut back their hospital care by 4.7%, ____.

A) performing a job well means people


should also help manage it

A) in spite of the fact that many developing


nations subsidize medical care by about
5%

B) expecting them to lead a project


successfully is unrealistic

B) thus the difference between poor and


wealthy households is even larger

C) the goal would be to increase


communication in a unit

C) whereas the wealthy would have to do the


same by only 2.9%

D) unnecessary interference and distractions


will cease

D) because the higher price of medical care


would not affect the wealthy at all

E) too much appraisal will make it tough for


people to concentrate

E) but the same pattern occurs in the


demand for medical services in poorer
households

356. If they are striving to do their work ethically,


____.
A) history teachers will need to discuss the
moral implications of events with their
students

359. Some firms provide special services for


frequent buyers such as encouraging repeat
business with discounts ____.

B) no one can effectively teach children how


people should behave in a conflict
C) citizens worldviews are often related to
the realities of their daily lives

A) because their previous experience may not


be relevant
B) so that making purchases from them
becomes a part of the customers routine

D) there will be aspects of human rights that


underpin society
E) how processes are described in a society is
very Important

C) although this practice is similar to the


process of problem solving
D) when consumers face a really new concept
E) as it does not confirm how long this offer
will be Valid

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360. Enthusiasts in some countries had been
building small rockets and thinking about
space travel for many years, ____.

363. In order to make the first vessels to cross


stretches of water, ____.
A) ancient civilizations depended heavily on
these for their survival and expansion

A) which went on to launch the first


astronauts on the Redstone rocket in 1961

B) the Greeks brought the art of rowing to a


level of perfection that has never been
surpassed

B) therefore most of this work involved


building large rockets for actual space
travel

C) early attempts were often unique to the


societies that originated them

C) whereas a Russian teacher worked out


many of the principles of rocket science 50
years ago

D) people had already developed them for


such purposes as fishing and transporting
goods

D) but it was a team of scientists and


engineers in Germany that finally made
the dream a reality

E) early humans employed materials ranging


from animal skins to small pieces of timber

E) even though they had been fascinated by


the idea of space travel since their
childhood

364. While several other minerals are needed for


muscle function, ____.
A) knowledge of your body and its functions
can be a great ally in health matters

361. ____, London has decided to transform its


poorest neighbourhood into a display of
what the Olympic Games can mean beyond
medals.

B) most of the calories in the food we eat are


used by our muscles

A) Since the athletes are competing to win


gold, silver and bronze medals

C) the contours of the body alter as the


muscles strengthen

B) Because many people question the value


of hosting the Olympic Games

D) exercise is a vital ingredient for keeping


the human body in good health

C) Whenever the idea of hosting the Olympic


Games emerges

E) continuous intake of calcium helps to


maintain a healthy skeleton

D) Though the political support would be


dependent on being chosen to host the
Olympic Games

365. Despite the political upheavals in the Arab


world, ____.

E) If hosting international events is


considered to be a valuable experience

A) the Middle East is gaining ground to


become one of the worlds popular tourist
destinations

362. In general, copyright law takes the view that


computer programs are not patentable ____.
A) when an antivirus program is
recommended for safe computer use

B) business boom, in places like Dubai and


Abu Dhabi, has had little impact on the
economies
C) the airlines are rapidly expanding their
routes in Europe and Asia

B) if checking e-mails on a daily basis has


become a habit

D) emphasis on new policies is required to


overcome recession in these countries

C) now that lengthy court battles benefit


neither party

E) stability, strong economic growth and


value for money are the key factors of
economic mobility

D) even though some programs have simply


undergone a digital transformation
E) unless they are genuine innovations with
industrial applications

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366. Whereas there are undoubted social benefits
to increasing home ownership, ____.

369. ____, you can work on extinguishing any


undesirable behaviours.

A) the mortgage companies that finance


home buyers can go bankrupt

A) Unless you proceed to the interviewers


office for your interview

B) there are some economic problems


associated with it

B) Although previous work experience is


sought by almost all employers nowadays

C) more and more people prefer to buy


homes than rent

C) Once you are able to see yourself


interacting with others

D) the existing laws make it financially more


attractive to purchase

D) Whereas there is much to be learned


about human nature in general

E) incentives to rent houses still remain at


historically low levels

E) Just as any communicative event requires


at least one person to be around

367. No matter how good the food we eat is, if it


is not well digested, absorbed into the blood
and assimilated into the cells, ____.

370. It might not be practical to use a different


password for every single website that you
log into ____.

A) we can, in time, develop symptoms and


nutritional deficiency

A) so online shopping involves more than just


a seller and a buyer

B) food must be well chewed and mixed with


saliva

B) although it is more suggestible for


someone to rely on a computer engineer

C) an alkaline environment is needed for the


next stage of digestion

C) since nicknames on the Internet are not


enough to protect you from harm

D) it reaches the stomach where it is mixed


with pepsin

D) while the term surfing has become more


widespread as more people use computers

E) the breakdown of the protein in food


begins here

E) but it is definitely worth having more than


one for security reasons

368. ____, Indian culture was primarily oral, with


a high value placed on recounting tales and
dreams.

371. The nests birds leave behind provide clues


about their lives and environment ____.

A) No matter how extraordinarily diverse


Indian customs and culture have been

A) as the architectural complexity of these


nests hardly untangles their genealogy
B) just as archaeological sites supply glimpses
of human history

B) As native American Indians evolved into


complex hierarchical societies that
practiced human sacrifice

C) but nest-collecting was a popular boyhood


hobby in the 19th century

C) Even though the first Indians began


constructing earthen burial sites and
fortifications around 600 BC

D) despite the fact that they remain a largely


untapped scientific resource
E) before they lay eggs in order to sustain the
continuation of their species

D) If all European emigrants had left their


homelands to escape political oppression
E) Although some North American tribes
developed a type of hieroglyphics to
preserve certain texts

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372. ____, not only cell operators but also law
enforcement have come under fire for
exploiting personal data without the users
knowledge.

374. In addition to the normal problems of


working out a satisfactory marital
relationship, ____.
A) the expansion of a family could happen in
a variety of ways, including having a child
and the moving in of a relative

A) After the companies have agreed widely


on privacy policies
B) Although law enforcement units permit
users to reach all sites

B) people now seem to prefer getting


married at a later age when compared to
the past

C) Since market demand is driving some of


the biggest collectors of data into piracy

C) most relationships are exchanges of


valued resources and involve an analysis of
costs and benefits

D) As smart phones tracking abilities have


become more sophisticated

D) couples from different cultures may have


to cope with social discrimination and
isolation

E) Now that banking transactions via mobile


devices are almost completely secure

E) more needs to be done for parents who


are unable to meet the educational needs
of their children

373. ____, while in sailing ships the wind has been


an essential source of power for even longer
A) Windmills have been used for at least
3,000 years, mainly for grinding grain or
pumping water

375. As the population of Asias wild tigers has


declined over the years, ____.

B) In Germany, scientists have constructed a


new wind turbine that generates a great
amount of electricity
C) Wind power has come to fall into disuse
with the advent of cheap fossil-fuelled
engines

A) the improved health of Thailands forests


suggests that the tiger population could
continue to grow
B) it is known that global alarm for the
species first sounded in 1969 following a
peak in the tiger skin trade

D) There is now a reappraisal of wind energy


because of the dramatic increases in crude
oil prices
E) Lately, there has been widespread interest
in using wind energy for remote dwellings

C) they are also regarded as powerful


swimmers and can supplement their diets
with marine life
D) these legendary animals have become a
thing of the fable as much as reality
E)

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they are not picky about their food and


environment like pandas

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376. Though a stronger global recovery would
ease some of the pain in recruitment, ____.

378. ____, why dont we all have serious trouble


with our body image?

A) some governments will introduce


extensive programs focusing on young
people

A) Provided that a deficit plays the leading


role in the development of anorexia
B) If various biological and environmental
factors come together to create a problem
in the body

B) labour experts believe the problem of


youth unemployment demands special
attention

C) Given that each of us is extensively


exposed to images of presumably perfect
bodies

C) the gap between the skilled and unskilled


workforce has been filled with in-service
training

D) When our body image and functioning go


hand in hand in a healthy manner

D) those who graduate from universities


have now more difficulty in finding a job
than in the past
E)

E) Now that a sportswoman can become


overly concerned with her deformed body
shape

the employment of young people is said


to overcome recession in developed
nations

379. You can still make it your own and increase


your chances of achieving it ____.

377. ____, because it is driven uniquely by its


financial returns.

A) even if your goal has stemmed from an


external motivation

A) Conventional tourism management lacks


adequate market assessment

B) in case forming a new habit requires


choosing between the pleasant and
familiar

B) Tourism is, after all, a social activity that


many people enjoy
C) A tourism development plan is important
for a city to manage visitors

C) once you have found the reason for giving


up an unsatisfying job

D) The implementation stage in tourism


development includes plan objectives and
public concerns
E)

D) unless you look for an activity that will


help you tackle challenges more
enthusiastically

Tourism planning usually fails to take


environmental and social impacts into
account

E) after you stop trying to make an important


change in your lifestyle

380. ____, they are often exposed to indoor


pollution.
A) Because people can be affected to a great
extent by a citys infrastructure
B) Though the majority of factories use fuel
especially for the production process
C) If facilities for health care are a concern in
all countries across the world
D) When cars are used more frequently than
public transportation
E) Since poor households are more
dependent on solid fuel for heating and
cooking

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381. Statements made in the media can plant
distortions in the minds of millions, ____.
A) while the news often has an implicit bias
that may portray opinions in misleading
ways
B) although people attribute some
misconceptions to a predetermined
campaign of certain authorities
C) instead they are most likely the result of
common types of reasoning errors
D) but learning to recognize commonly used
fallacies will help you separate fact from
fiction
E)

and TV shows should be supplied with


both educational and entertaining
characteristics

382. Colours, sounds and smells are always


present in the material world but are
meaningless to us ____.
A) although separate analyses of art and mind
lead to a misunderstanding of each
B) yet the things we cannot perceive with our
five senses are called abstract notions
C) so we have specific knowledge of the brain
as reflected by neurological principles
D) whether we are just beginning to
understand these natural processes
E) unless they first activate our senses and are
then represented as cognitive events

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