ENGLISH LANGUAGE MIDTERM MOCK TEST

I Read the text carefully and fill in the table below with an appropriate letter:

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In recent years there (1) an increase in criticism (2) at so-called 'jobsworths'

who introduce new rules (3) people from going about everyday activities at home and
work.But when you see the work these two brave men are carrying out, you can't help but think maybe
health and (4) experts should step in.The two employees of New Jersey's largest
(5) company PSE&G are filmed on their way to fix a high voltage power line
. (6) odd about that, you may say. However, not only is the power line (7) carrying 230,000 volts - but they are also fixing it from a helicopter which flies (8) from the
line. The incredible action - as reported by Gizmodo - was filmed for America Revealed. The pilot and his
colleague, Ryan Hill, are sent to fix a section of the line between Philadelphia and New York City.But
because the power lines serve 400,000 people, the line cannot be closed down, (9) the work
needs to be done while the line is live.
(10) the dangers of the work, the commentator on the film says: 'These lines are still
energised are we are flying right at them in a big hunk of metal filled with jet fuel.' This means the
powerful (11) flows around the helicopter so he can safely work on the line. But it requires
extreme skill from the pilot because if the helicopter touches anything else, like a tree or another power
line, then they will all be (12) electrocuted.
Once Mr Hill successfully makes the line safe to work on he can then reinforce the line with
(13), which forms a (14) metal band-aid.When asked what people think of his work, Mr Hill
replies (15): 'They think I am nuts. We just want to get in there and do the job and get out as
fast as we can.'
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

A was
A directed
A prevents
A safe
A facility
A Something
A live
A inches
A means
A Lighting
A currency
A at instance
A bond
A protected
A surprisingly

B is
B directing
B prevented
B safety
B plant
B Anything
B alive
B inch
B meant
B Lightening
B load
B instant
B bondage
B protection
B surprised

C has been
C has directed
C having prevented
C maintenance
C processing
C Nothing
C living
C inching
C meaned
C Highlighting
C current
C instancy
C rod
C protection
C unsurprisingly

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11

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D have been
D been directed
D preventing
D monitoring
D utility
D nowhere
D lives
D inched
D meaning
D Highlighted
D currant
D instantly
D rods
D protective
D unsurprised

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14

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II Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word:
past
decreases
enabled

grid
off
likely

outlet
cycle

appliance
detect

load
outlet

frequency
excess

restore

range

In principle, any appliance. that operates to a duty cycle

. could be used to provide a constant and reliable grid. balancing
service by timing their duty cycles in response to system load ..
Because it is possible to measure grid frequency . from any power
outlet . on the grid, it is possible to design controllers for electrical appliances
that. any frequency imbalance in real. time. Dynamicdemand enabled . appliances would react to this same signal. When the
frequency decreases . they would be more likely to switch off
., reducing the load on the grid and helping to restore . the
balance. When the frequency increases past .the standard, they would be more
likely . to switch on, using up the excess . power.
Obviously, the controller must also ensure that at no point does the appliance stray out of its acceptable
operating range ..
III Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or expressions:

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1. I have been trying to get a ballpark figure. for electricity, water and
phone connection to no avail.
2. I'm trying to remember the exact path of the routes off the top of my
head.
3. Research suggests that households who invest in an electricity monitor can save up to twenty five
percent on their electricity bills, or somewhere in the region ..of one to
two hundred pounds a year.
4. Load management, it is a simple, effective way of flattening out the peaks and
troughs of demand for electricity.
5. Gusty winds are being blamed for intermittent electricity blips..
around Morris Friday morning and early afternoon.
6. Final electricity consumption grew across the EU-25 at an average annual
rate.. of 1.8 % between 1990 and 2004 (overall increase..:
22.6 %).
7. All storage technologies are designed to respond to changes in the demand for electricity, but on
varying timescales. Daily, weekly, and seasonal variations in electricity
demand are fairly predictable.
8. Significant fluctiations of energy loss are expected in certain cases of
the passage of fast heavy charged particles through thin absorbers.
9. Some OEM alarms additionally will trigger.. if the hood is
opened, or if the ignition is turned on.