ĐỀ THI THỬ OLYMPIC 30/4 NĂM 2023

PART 1. For questions 1-40, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following
questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. Having lost her mother at an early age, Mary felt she had become a mere __________,
having to do absolutely everything for her five brothers and sisters.
A. taskmaster B. workmate C. slavedriver D. workhorse
2. If you need help, please don’t hesitate to call me. I can be there __________.
A. in a fix B. in a flash C. in a daze D. in the bag
3 Discussions on the issue of expansion of the company have been in __________ since
the outbreak of the disease in the area.
A. hitch B. limbo C. feud D. core
4. I’m afraid that Tim doesn’t take much care over his homework. He usually does it
__________.
A. any old how B. any how C. how on earth D. how come
5. Don’t __________ in judgment on my driving when yours is worse.
A. put B. plead C. sit D. take
6. I went to the exhibition, but there was nothing much to __________ of there.
A. talk B. speak C. tell D. say
7. If I can __________ this weekend, I ‘ll bring you those plans.
A. bide my time B. play for time C. make time D. kill time
8. Dad went for a check-up at the hospital and was given a clean __________ of health.
A. chance B. bill C. account D. sheet
9. Attention __________ is the amount of time spent concentrating on a task before
becoming distracted.
A. scope B. span C. limit D. stretch
10. The __________ of society was at their wedding, including top film stars and
journalists.
A. bean B. grape C. salt D. cream
11. __________, we missed our plane.
A. The train is late C. To be late
D. The train being late B. The train was late
12. "Mind your business" “__________”
A. What, agai B. I don't mind.
C. Thank you D. All right. I didn't mean to be noisy
13. My friend has __________ for a bargain.
A. a sharp ear B. a keen eye C. a strong head D. a keen ear
14. __________ they to open fire without a warning.
A. On condition that B. Under no conditions that are
C. On no condition are D. On no conditions that are
15. His jeans and checked shirt, __________, looked clean and of good quality.
A. though it old and well-worn B. though old and well-worn
C. even though are they old and well-worn D. although them old but well-worn
16. I hope you won't take it __________ if I suggest an alternative remedy.
A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. most
17. Claims for compensation could __________ run into billions of pounds.
A. far B. much C. well D. most
18. I'd prefer to go skiing this year __________ on a beach holiday.
A. to going B. than going C. rather than go D. rather than going
19. __________ the public's concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will have to be
abandoned.
A. as regards B. In view of C. In the event of D. However much
20. We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion __________ your previous good work.
A. with a view to B. thanks to C. in the light of D. with regard to
21. This year's candidates for the presidency of the Student Union are all
preparing to…………. on the campus radio this afternoon.
A. face off B. fall over C. sort up D. hang over
22. He denied........... his wife's lover............
A. turning down B. kneeling/over C. rubbing/out D. losing/up
23. Even though he was proved wrong, he absolutely refused to……..
A. change after B. back down C. hold back D. feel off
24. "I finally finished collecting all the materials I need to write my report". Great, but don't be too quick
to..... yourself........... You still have to write the report and then word-process it"
A. put... on the back C. pat... on the back
B. put ... on the head. D. pat... on the shoulder
25. The corruption scandal caused the resignation of three minister and eventually, even the prime
minister ......
A. kept down B. stood down C. made off D. lay down

26. Only the most basic and essential facts are required, stop adding more information, you are making
___________ of the presentation, Emily!
A. a song B. a meal C. a dish D. a scale
27. She used to be a very rational person but since she fell for John, her brain must have been
___________ by love.
A. adduced B. addled C. ceded D. bluffed
28. Local activist groups have become increasingly ___________ as the volume of traffic passing through
the village has increased.
A. laconic B. vociferous C. vocalic D. covert
29. Although Jerry has already had an expensive car, he still can't help casting ___________ looks at his
neighbour's new Porsche.
A. covetous B. fastidious C. dismal D. abysmal
30. You are not an electrician so ___________ the wiring will not only waste your time but can also take
your life.
A. monkeying with B. wolfing with C. beating at D. beavering at
31. After 6 years serving, Andy was ___________ from the army following his severe injury.
A. discharged B. evicted C. excluded D. detained
32. Sometimes, I can’t hide my envy of people who are able to walk into a party ___________
confidence.
A. snitching B. razing C. oozing D. beaming
33. He was unaware that he was being ___________ with out-of-date stock.
A. shored up B. struck back C. fobbed off D. thumbed at
34. She ___________ the glamour of the city and went to live in the wilds of Scotland.
A disparaged B. overthrew C. forsook D. abolished
35. The three-day ___________ was finally brought to an end when the terrorists surrendered due to
shortage of food and water.
A. precinct B. orbital C. cordon D. siege
36. The new professor, who is the author of a(n) ___________ book on Scottish history, will come to our
university today.
A. belligerent B. benevolent C. frenetic D. erudite
37. Polly’s stupid suggestion met with ___________ of laughter from the rest of the class.
A. fits B. pangs C. roars D. hoots
38. Paul has the ___________ habit of picking his nose in public, which causes much annoyance to the
people around.
A. atrocious B. monstrous C. disastrous D. flagitious
39. It took the negotiation all weak to ___________ the final terms of the settlement.
A. bog down B. nail down C. tie down D. wind down
40. In the underworld, people only recognize the ___________ of the jungle and totally ignore what
justice is.
A. rule B. law C. order D. terms
PART 2 Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Public opinion polls show that crime is viewed as one of the most serious problems of many societies.
Yet, 1. _______ studies have revealed that the amount of violent crime is 2. _______. Our peculiar
awareness and fear is largely brought about by the great attention it is 3. _______ in the mass media and
also because of violent crime being a popular theme for television series and films.
Among all crimes, murder makes the 4. _______ and there is a little doubt that homicides still continue to
be a 5. _______ question in a number of countries. The various causes of severe crime are being
constantly 6. _______ and innumerable reasons for it are being pointed out. Among these are
unemployment, drug abuse, inadequate police enforcement, ineffective courts, racial discrimination,
television and the general decline in social values.
An acknowledged fact is that it is mainly poverty that 7. ________ crime. Individual incapable of 8.
______ for themselves and their families the rudimentary means of living unavoidably take 9. _____
stealing, burgling or committing other offences. We may try to explain crime on different 10. ______ -
cultural, economic, psychological or political, but criminologists are still far from detecting the exact
source of violent offences as the direct link between these particular factors isn’t possible to specify.
1. A. pervading B. infiltrating C. examining D. penetrating
2. A. outspoken B. overestimated C. presupposed D. upgraded
3. A. granted B. awarded C. devoted D. entrusted
4. A. headlines B. titles C. captions D. spotlights
5. A. burdening B. obstructing C. nagging D. contending
6. A. debated B. conversed C. uttered D. articulated
7. A. rears B. nurtures C. breeds D. urges
8. A. insuring B. affording C. securing D. accommodating
9. A. on B. to C. for D. with
10. A. motives B. drives C. reasons D. grounds
PART 3 Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question.
Even in my dewy days, I never gazed at the world wide-eyed with wonder. If I wasn't born shrewd, at
least I grew up too smart to be naive. So how come in the prime of my life, at the height of my powers, I
could not foresee what would happen in the Torkelson case? Was I too street smart? Had I been around
the block so many times that I had finally lost my sense of direction?
Ages ago, soon after I became a criminal defense lawyer, Fat Mikey LoTriglio hailed me across the vast
concrete expanse of the courthouse steps. 'Hey, girlie!' His tomato of a face wore an expression that
seemed (I squinted) amiable, pretty surprising considering he'd just been sprung from Elmira after doing
two and a half years on the three counts of aggravated assault I'd prosecuted him for.
'Come over here,' he called out. 'Hey, I'm not going to kill you.' In Fat Mikey's world, that was not
hyperbole but a promise; he got busy straightening his tie to demonstrate he was not concealing a Walther
PPK. 'I hear you're not working for the D.A. any more,' he boomed. I strolled over, smiling to show I
didn't hold any grudges either, and offered my hand, which he shook in the overly vigorous manner of a
man trying to show a professional woman that he's comfortable with professional women. Then I handed
him my business card. I was not unaware that Fat Mikey was one of three organized crime figures the
cops routinely picked up for questioning on matters of Mob-related mayhem. To have Fat Mikey as a
client was to have an annuity.
He glanced down at my card to recall my name. 'Lee?'
Naturally, I didn't respond 'Fat?' And to call him 'Mike' after having called him 'a vulture feasting on
society's entrails' in my summation might seem presumptuous. So I murmured a polite 'Mmm?'
'A girl like you from a good family-
'Are you kidding?' I started to say, but he wouldn't let me.
'I could tell you got class, watching you at the trial,' he went on. 'You know how? Good posture - and not
just in the morning. Plus you say 'whom.' Anyways, you really think you can make a living defending
guys like me?' He didn't seem so much sexist as sincerely curious. "This is what you had in mind when
you went to law school?' he inquired. 'No. Back then I was leaning toward Eskimo fishing rights. But this
is what I'm good at.'
He shook his head at my folly. 'When a guy's ass is in a sling, you think he's gonna hire a girl who says
'whom'?' 'If he's partial to his ass he will.' Fat Mikey's upper lip twitched. For him, that was a smile. Then,
almost paternally, he shook a beefy index finger at me. 'A girl like you should be more particular about
the company she keeps.' Years later, I would learn how wise Fat Mikey was.
Nevertheless, from the beginning I knew there were limits to keeping bad company. I could be
sympathetic to my clients without getting emotionally involved. A lot of them had had sad childhoods.
Many had been victims of grievous social injustice, or of terrible parents (who were themselves victims of
terrible parents). Still, I never forgot they were criminals. And while I may have delighted in a bad guy's
black humour, or a tough broad's cynicism, I was never one of those attorneys who got naughty thrills
socializing with hoods. You'd never catch me inviting a client - let's say Melody Ann Toth, for argument's
sake - to go shopping and out for meals so we could chitchat about old beaux... or about what she might
expect at her upcoming trial for robbing three branches of the Long Island Savings Bank on what might
have been an otherwise boring Thursday.
For their part, most of my clients (including Fat Mikey, who retained me two years after that conversation
on the courthouse steps) wouldn't think I was exactly a laugh a minute either. Whatever their personal
definition of a good time was, I wasn't it. Unlike me, Fat Mikey simply did not get a kick out of
crocheting afghans or listening to National Public Radio. With fists the size of rump roasts, Mikey looked
like what he was: a man for whom aggravated assault was not just a profession but a pleasure. As for
Melody Ann, with her pink-blonde hair that resembled attic insulation, the only reason she'd go shopping
at Saks would be to knock off the Estée Lauder counter when she ran out of lip liner. My clients had no
reason or desire to try to pass for upper middle class.
For that reason alone, Norman Torkelson was different right from the beginning.
1.When Fat Mikey shouted 'Hey, girlie!', the narrator
A had a brief feeling of guilt about what she had previously done to him.
B had difficulty in distinguishing what sort of mood he was in.
C thought that it was impossible for him to be out of prison already.
D remembered that he had been given a shorter prison sentence than expected.
2.The narrator gave Fat Mikey her business card because
A.she felt that he could be of advantage to her in her present job.
B she felt that it would show that there was no bad feeling between them.
C she wanted to behave in a way she thought appropriate for professional women.
D she feared that there was a danger of him becoming aggressive.
3. What do we learn about Fat Mikey's trial?
A The narrator's use of 'whom' during it had struck Mikey as being inappropriate.
B Mikey felt that her contribution at it had been crucial to the outcome.
C The narrator's description of him at it made it hard for her to treat him like a friend.
D Mikey felt that her behaviour at it had been inappropriate for a woman.
4.When they talked about her suitability as a defender,
A Mikey said that he did not think she would do well when defending certain people.
B the narrator was puzzled as to what he meant by the advice he gave her.
C Mikey felt that his comments on the subject might have offended her.
D the narrator said that people who wanted to get out of trouble would employ her.
5.What does the narrator imply about some other attorneys?
A They attracted criticism because of their relationships with some of their clients.
B They paid too much attention to the unfortunate backgrounds of some of their clie
C They became friendly with some of their clients despite knowing that they shouldn
D They weren't as interested in some of their clients as they pretended to be.
6.What does the narrator say about the majority of her clients?
A Their personal appearance was important to them.
B They committed crimes they were not likely to get away with.
C They regarded her as something of a disappointment.
D It would not occur to them to socialize with her.
8.What is implied in the extract about the Torkelson case?
A It would involve someone who was genuinely upper middle class.
B It would prove that the narrator had been right to make a career change.
C It would indicate that there are cases which no attorney should take on.
D It would show that the narrator was not as perceptive as she thought.

PART 4 Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question.

THE IMPOSSIBLE MOMENT OF DELIGHT

A recent survey has examined the well-trodden ground of the relationship between pleasure and money.
Many studies have examined this, from any number of starting points, often concluding, in the oldest of
old clichés, that money can’t buy you happiness or, in more sophisticated terms, that happiness and
pleasure often reside, not in riches in absolute terms, but in being richer than the people who happen to
live to your left or your right. Other studies have claimed that comparison with the wealth of others leads
to a “set-up for disappointment” and that a good attitude is all that matters.

This most recent study inquired into the wellbeing of 136,000 people worldwide and compared it to levels
of income. It found, overall, that feelings of security and general satisfaction did increase with financial
status. Money, however, could not lift its possessors to the next level, and was unable to provide
enjoyment or pleasure on its own. The survey, published in the Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, examined large numbers of people from almost every culture on Earth, and found much the
same thing. The stereotype of the rich man who finds life savourless and without pleasure was not
invented simply to keep the poor happy with their lot.

Paul Bloom addresses the same issue in his book How Pleasure Works. According to Bloom, at the point
when people get the thing they really want, they enter a state of perfect pleasure. Both Bloom’s book and
the enormous survey concentrate on status and on the moment of getting possession of something we
want. Are we satisfied and filled with pleasure when we get what we want? Bloom, looking at eager
consumers, would say ‘yes’; the survey tends to say ‘not necessarily’. In my view, it’s rare that we can
actually pin down the specific moment when the feeling of pleasure is at its clearest.

Take the teenager determined to buy the latest must-have gadget, a woman setting out to get a new
handbag, or a prosperous businessman who wants to add to his collection of Japanese netsuke. The
setting out with the happy intention of spending; the entering of the shop; the examination of the wares;
the long decision; the handing over of the money; the moment when the ownership of the goods is
transferred; the gloating at home; the moment when the object is displayed to others. All these steps form
a process in enjoyment, but almost all of them are redolent with anticipation or with retrospective glee.
The moment where bliss is at its peak is over in a flash, and hardly exists at all. Everything else is
expectation or memory.

Composers have always known this simple, basic truth: pleasure is half anticipation and half blissful
recollection, and hardly at all about the fulfillment of the promise. The great musical statements of
ecstasy, such as Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde or Schubert’s first Suleika song, are literally all half
crescendo and half languid recall. We look forward to pleasure; we look back on it. The moment of
pleasure itself is over in a flash, and often rather questionable.

The hairband and geegaw emporium Claire’s Accessories has a thoughtful, rather philosophical slogan to
tempt its young customers. It sells itself under the strapline ‘where getting ready is half the fun’. That is
honest and truthful. A group of 14-year-old girls in their party best is nowhere near as successful an
enterprise of pleasure as exactly the same girls putting on and trying out and discussing their hopes for
the party in advance; not as successful either

as talking it over the next day. The party itself, from the beginning of time, has consisted of a lot of
standing around and gawping and giggling, and someone crying in the lavatory.

So any notion of fulfilled pleasure which insists on the moment of bliss is doomed to failure. Mr Bloom
and the researchers of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology were clearly happiest when
undertaking their research, during which time they were looking forward to coming to a conclusion. And
now they can sit back and start to say ‘Yes, when I concluded my theory of pleasure and satisfaction…..’
Even for philosophers of pleasure, another ancient and well-handled cliché about travel and life is true:
getting there really is half the pleasure.

1. The writer says that previous studies of happiness have differed on

A. whether having more money than others makes people happy.

B. why people compare their financial situation to that of others.

C. what makes people believe that money brings happiness.

D. how important it is for people to think that they are happy.

2. According to the writer, the most recent survey

A. confirmed a common belief about wealth and happiness.

B. produced results that may surprise some people.

C. provided more accurate information than many other surveys.

D. found that there was no connection between money and happiness.

3. In the third paragraph, the writer says that his own opinion on the subject

A. has been influenced by the results of the survey.

B. is based on his personal feelings rather than on research.

C. differs from what Bloom concludes in his book.

D. might not be widely shared by other people.

4. The phrase ‘Everything else’ at the end of the fourth paragraph refers to

A. most of the stages before or after buying something you really want.

B. feelings that are less important than those already mentioned.

C. other situations in which people get what they really want.

D. other feelings at the moment of buying something.

5. The writer says that the musical works he mentions

A. are not intended to produce feelings of intense happiness.

B. sometimes disappoint people who listen to them.

C. perfectly illustrate his point about pleasure.

D. show how hard it is to generalize about pleasure.

6. The writer says that the company Claire’s Accessories understands that

A. parties are less enjoyable for girls than getting ready for them.

B. girls enjoy getting ready for parties less than any other aspect of them.

C. looking good at parties makes girls happier than anything else.

D. what girls wear for parties affects their memories of them.

7. The writer concludes that both Bloom and the researchers

A. would agree with his own theory of pleasure.

B. would agree with a certain cliché.

C. have made an important contribution to the study of pleasure.

D. have gone through a process he has previously described.

PART 5

The Rise of Silicon Valley

On January 11, 1971, an article was published in the trade newspaper Electronic News about the
companies involved in the semiconductor and computer industries in Santa Clara Valley at the southern
end of San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. The article was entitled 'Silicon Valley USA', a
reference to the fact that silicon is the most important substance used in commercial semiconductors and
their applications. The name stuck, and in light of the commercial success of the companies there, 'Silicon
Valley' is now used as a metonym for the high-tech sector.
1.

One such new business was the one founded by two graduates of the nearby Stanford University called
Bill Hewlett and David Packard. In 1938 the pair had $538, and along with Dave's wife Lucile, decided to

rent a property at 367 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto. For $45 a month they got a ground floor apartment for
Dave and Lucile, a garden shed where Bill slept, and a garage from which to run the business, a garage
which has more recently been dubbed 'The birthplace of Silicon Valley'.
2.

As time passed, the 200A was improved and developed, resulting in the 200B. Eight of these improved
oscillators were bought by The Walt Disney Company, for use in testing and certifying the Fantasound
surround-sound systems installed in cinemas for the 1940 movie Fantasia. Success was beginning to
come.
3.

Although they are often considered to be the symbolic founders of Silicon Valley, they did not deal in
semiconductor devices until the 1960s. From then onwards, the semiconductor devices they made were
mostly intended for internal use, for such products as measuring instruments and calculators. Today,
however, Hewlett-Packard is the largest manufacturer of personal computers in the world.
4.

Terman also had a more direct influence through his role at Stanford University. The University had been
established in 1891 in the north-western part of the Santa Clara Valley, and from the start, its leaders
aimed to support the local region. The result was that the University played an important part in
establishing and developing local businesses, and indeed its alumni went on to found some major
companies, not just Hewlett-Packard, but such household names as Yahoo! and Google.
5.

Terman's proposal was taken up by Stanford University, and in 1951 Stanford Industrial Park was created.
The first tenant in the Park was Varian Associates, founded by Stanford alumni in the 1930s to make
components for military radars. Hewlett-Packard moved in two years later. The Park still flourishes to this
day, although it is now known as Stanford Research Park. Current tenants include Eastman Kodak,
General Electric and Lockheed Corporation.
6.

The 1950s were also a time of great development in electronics technology. Most importantly, the
development of the transistor continued. Research scientist William Shockley moved to the Santa Clara
Valley region in 1956, when he formed Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. There his research team
started constructing semiconductors from silicon, rather than germanium, as did most other researchers.
The silicon transistors proved to perform much better, and started to be used in radios and the early
computers.
7.

Since the 1970s, however, the most important developments pioneered in Silicon Valley have been in
software and Internet services rather than hardware. So even though Hewlett-Packard remains the largest
producers of computers in the world, the future of Silicon Valley might well lie elsewhere.

A.Throughout their early years, Hewlett and Packard were mentored by one of their university professors,
Frederick Terman. Terman was Stanford University's dean of engineering and provost during the 1940s
and 1950s, and had a positive influence on many of the successful companies in Silicon Valley. Indeed,
his influence was such that he has been dubbed 'the father of Silicon Valley'. Terman encouraged his
students to form their own companies and personally invested in many of them, and in this way nurtured
many highly successful companies, including not just Hewlett-Packard, but others such as Varian
Associates and Litton Industries.

B.Hewlett-Packard was arguably the first company to offer a mass-produced personal computer, namely
the 9100A. For marketing reasons, however, the 9100A was sold as a 'desktop calculator'. It simply did
not resemble what was then considered a 'computer', namely the large machines being sold by IBM. The
9100A fitted comfortably on a desk, and possessed a small screen and a keyboard. In fact, it was more
like an oversized and over-expensive precursor of a pocket calculator than a modern PC, since its
keyboard lacked letter keys.

C.Following the end of the Second World War in 1945, universities in the United States were
experiencing enormous enrolment demands from the returning military personnel. Terman proposed
launching a scheme which would kill two birds with one stone. The idea was to lease out land owned by
Stanford University to high-technology companies for their offices. This scheme would firstly finance the
University's growth requirements and thereby facilitate a larger student intake, and secondly provide local
employment opportunities for graduating students.
D.The beginnings of Silicon Valley can be traced back to the early twentieth century. At that time, Santa
Clara Valley was known for its orchards which flourished in California's balmy climate. There were
nevertheless a number of experimenters and innovators in such fields as radio, television and military
electronics, and several people were trying to take advantage of any business opportunities that might
arise.

E.It was also in Silicon Valley that other revolutionary electronic components were developed. The
silicon-based integrated circuit, the microprocessor and the microcomputer were all invented by
companies there, as well as such electronic devices as the mouse and the ink-jet printer. Indeed, Silicon
Valley has been the world's most important site of electronic innovation over the past 50 years.

F.In those early years, Hewlett-Packard was a company without a focused direction. They made a whole
range of electronic products, with diverse customers in industry and agriculture. In the 1940s, their
principal products were test equipment, including such devices as voltmeters, oscilloscopes and
thermometers. They aimed to provide better quality products than their competitors, and made a big effort
to make their products more sensitive and accurate than their rivals.

G.Another bond between the University and the local high-technology businesses was established in
1954, with the creation of the Honors Cooperative Program. This programme allowed employees of the
businesses to pursue part-time graduate degrees at the University whilst continuing to work full-time in
their jobs. In this way, key workers in the electronics industry were able to hone their skills and
knowledge, creating the foundation for the development of Silicon Valley.

H.Of the many products Hewlett and Packard worked on, the first financially successful one was a
precision audio oscillator, a device for testing sound equipment. This product, the 200A, featured the
innovative use of a small light bulb as a temperature-dependent resistor in a critical section of the circuit,
which allowed them to sell it for $54.40, only a quarter of the price of their competitors' audio oscillators.
PART 6 For questions 1-10, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
Over the past few years I’ve noticed a rise in the label “toxic” as a response to difficult or destructive
behavior. Media _________ (1) from Psychology Today to Harvard Business Review run articles on how
to identify or avoid toxic people. Politicians like Mitch McConnell use the term to describe their
adversaries. Even academic psychologists have begun to __________ (2) up the language.
The collective interest in toxicity makes __________ (3) in societal context. The MeToo __________
(54) exposed countless searing, high-profile examples of sexism in workplaces. Psychiatrists argued
publicly about whether the US president – who disliked criticism and seemingly could not stop firing
people – could be diagnosed ___________ (5) a personality disorder. Social justice concepts like “toxic
masculinity” were absorbed into ___________ (6) spaces. Now clinicians and laypeople proliferate
endless self-help and pop psychology content about how in every job interview, family of in-laws, or pool
of prospective dates lurk so-called toxic people. Like many colloquial ____________ (7) characterizing
psychological phenomena, toxicity is unspecific The entire premise is based on dubious science and
elicits unhelpful and fatalistic behavior from people on ___________ (8) sides of conflict.
The conversational idea of a toxic person can be traced to the clinical category of personality disorders, a
nebulous set of diagnoses defined by supposedly lifelong, unchanging ____________ (9) dysfunction.
Personality pathology, though treated as legitimate in mainstream discourse, is __________ (10) debated
by actual clinicians.

PART 7 Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank.
1. Jack got in a lot of trouble for __________ breaking school rules. (PERSIST)
2. Though __________, the wedding pictures were all apparently taken before the Second World War.
(DATE)
3. Abusing an elderly person is considered a sign of _______ mentality. (BEAST)
4. The __________ anticipate that an oil-canvas painting by Mr. Gaitonde, one of India's most prominent
abstract painters, will be the most coveted artwork up for sale. (AUCTION)
5. I really didn’t mean to offend her – I just said it __________. (THINK)
6. Lettering is a simple form of __________ learned in early stages of life. (PEN)
7. Unless the virus is removed immediately, it will __________ the computer’s operating system.
(CAPACITY)
8. During court, the reporter took __________ notes using abbreviations so that she could type as quickly
as the attorneys talked. (HAND)
9. She listened __________, taking little interest in what he said and asking few questions. (PATHETIC)
10. He is an __________ with unwavering beliefs about America’s role in the world. (IDEA)

PART 8 Choose a word from the box and give it a proper form to fill in each gap to complete the passage.
design execute enhance drama out

demand orientate company acquire sleep

Power napping is an effective and under-used tool. It is a quick, intense sleep which (1) ……..
improve alertness. These naps are especially useful for those whose sleep is constrained by a (2)………….
schedule: for example, mothers of small children or traveling business (3) ……. However, the conditions
must be right and practice is required for maximum effect.

Power naps should be short, between ten and twenty-five minutes, to prevent (4) …….. on
awakening. Some people believe it is impossible to fall asleep in such a short time, but (5)………. of the
habit is simply a question of practice.At the (6)…………. , it is more important to relax for a while than
actually fall asleep.
 Power napping is not a good idea if you find it difficult to wake up at the (7) ………time to have
problems sleeping at night after a power nap in the day. The kind of dozing that can (8)……………. a
sensation of overwhelming (9)…………. is not a true power nap, but a desperate attempt to compensate
for a poor sleep routine. However, with practice, you will find that power naps can lead to a welcome
(10)…….. of your performance when you need it most.
PART 9 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. We suppose the new models are about ten thousand dollars. (VICINITY)

➔ The new models ______________________________________________________________.

2. My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report. (BUSH)

➔ If __________________________________________________________________________.

3. Many people refuse to change because they always seek for the easiest solution.
(RESISTANCE)

➔ Many people refuse to turn ______________________________________________________.

4. Fancy you and I meeting in the middle of Africa like this! (ODD)

➔ ____________________________________________________________________________.

5. Redundancy has caused a lot of domestic problems.

➔ Many a _____________________________________________________________________.

6. Tommy is not a very nice guy as he is so self-absorbed. (IF)

➔ Tommy _______________________________________________________________ himself.

7. All of a sudden, the thief attacked me and took my purse away. (DID)

➔ In a ________________________________________________________________________.

8. The success of that new pop star is only short-lived, and we won’t even remember her name in
a couple of years. (PAN)

➔ That new pop star __________________________________________________________ into

obscurity in a couple of years.

9. Jane didn’t get the job because she wasn’t experienced enough. (DOWN)

➔ Jane’s _________________________________________________________________ lack of

experience.
10. Tim liked Mary so much that he was willing to help her with anything. (FELL)

➔ Tim was so enamoured ________________________________________________