ELC Ir Sbeli Feladatok

PRACTICE
TESTS AND LETTER WRITING

EXERCISES FOR THE ELC EXAMS
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TEST ONE
Reading Comprehension (Part 1)
Read the five texts, items 1-5. Then read the headlines a-j.
Decide which headline a-j goes best with which text.
Mark your answer on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5
a.
Blood flows in Kashmir
b.
Antiglobalisation Demo
Kashmir talks continue
c.
Murders on an Algerian road
d.
Terror worldwide
e.
f.
Hungarys First Division
. Italian flights disrupted
h.
Spy sentenced to death
i.
FBI spy makes deal for his life
j.
Football CV
1.
Robert Hanssen pleaded guilty in a Virginia court

yesterday to spying for Russia. In return, prosecutors
agreed not to ask for the death penalty against the
long-time FBI man Hanssen ,57, is charged with
selling secrets for $1.4m.
2. The Hungarian Football League was expected
this week to announce results of the application
process for the autumn Division I championship
season .
All first division clubs, except for Tatabnya
Lombard, submitted their entries. Kroly Vills,
head of the championship committee, said that
those who have applied wouldnt automatically
be included in next seasons championship
league.
3.
Gunmen killed 11 people including a child at a

Roadblock 50 miles south of Algiers, residents said yesterday.
New attacks by self-styled Islamic groups are being reported
almost daily in Algeria.
4.
5.
Airline operations were in chaos in Italy

yesterday
On the eve of a Rome meeting of finance
ministers from the G7 group of leading
industrial nations.
Air controllers, pilots and flight attendants
were striking for new pay deals
Rebels killed 14 people in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,

officials said yesterday. Leaders of India and Pakistan, which
both claim Kashmir, are due to meet on July 14.
Reading comprehension (Part 2)

Read the following text, then choose the answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer a,b or c on the
answer sheet
TV Quiz 'Millionaire' Starts Legal Battle for Cash

LONDON (Reuters) - An army officer at the center of a police inquiry into alleged cheating on the British
version of the popular quiz show ``Who Wants to be a Millionaire'' has launched a legal battle to recover his
prize money.
The law firm representing Major Charles Ingram said on Tuesday it had served a writ on the solicitors for the
program demanding it pay Ingram his one million pounds ($1.47 million) winnings plus interest and costs.
``Mr Ingram has reluctantly taken this important legal step, but feels his hand has been forced by the nondisclosure of the allegations against him. Mr. Ingram hopes he will be vindicated by the successful conclusion of
this claim,'' law firm Morgan Cole said in a statement.
Police last week said a special inquiry team had been called in to investigate whether Ingram had been helped to
win the jackpot by someone coughing in the audience.
A spokeswoman for the show's producer, Celador Productions, said she could not confirm the story, adding that
as long as police investigations continued, the firm would make no further comments.
As legal proceedings began, a fellow contestant of Ingram's said he had coughed during the show, but denied he
did it to help the army officer win the nailbiting show's top prize.
``Yes, I did cough while the major was in the hot seat -- but many others did too. There were 200 people in the
studio. I certainly wasn't trying to help him,'' the Sun newspaper quoted lecturer Tecwen Whittock as saying.
Whittock, who was waiting his turn to play the game when he coughed, said: `Ìt was cold in the studio and a lot
of people were coughing. I can't believe he was helped in such a way.'' He added that if there had been an
accomplice in the audience it would have been impossible to pick out their coughs from anyone else's.
Ingram's wife and brother-in-law had each previously won 32,000 pounds on the show. Diana Ingram and Adrian
Pollock have also written a book about how to win the game.
``Who Wants to be a Millionaire'' is one of the television world's most successful formats. First aired in Britain in
September 1998, it has since been broadcast in local versions in over 75 countries.
6.
Ingram
a. cheated in a popular quiz show

b. won the jackpot without any doubt
c.won the jackpot but didn't get his money
7.. Police investigated into the matter,
a. but further investigation is necessary

b. and found no evidence of cheating
c.and found that Mr Ingram was helped by someone
8.
The spokeswoman for the show said
a. she has all the necessary information

b. she doesnt want to comment the case
c. that only the police can make any comments on the
case
9.
People coughed in the studio
a. because they wanted to help the player

b. because they were very anxious
c. because it was cold there
10. Ingrams wife and brother-in-law
a, helped him to win

b. wrote a book
c. are going to be on the show

Read questions 11-20 and then open up the opposite page and read the advertisements a-l. In which
advertisements can you find what you are looking for?
For each of the items 11-20 decide which advertisement goes with the situation described. Mark your answers
on the answer sheet.
11.
You would like to see historic castles, green countryside and nice villages
12.
You like literature very much and want to visit Yeats' grave
13.
You would like to see many different landscapes at one place, experience modern and ancient cultures
and spend time with a local family.
14.
You admire El Grecos pictures and want to see the land that inspired him
15.
You want to see St Marks square in Venice, and you have heard about the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
16.
You want to spend your holiday somewhere exotic. Also you would like to buy some lacquerwork, silk
or silver souvenirs.
17.
You want to get first-hand experience about the wildlife of a rainforest, also you would like to see the
Pacific coastline.
18.
You want to make a round trip to Europe and see the vineyards of Burgundy.
19.
You are interested in art and architecture and want to taste French pastries.
20.
You want to see how Indians lived long time ago. You want to travel by train.
a.Escorted Tour Details

8 Days Simply Italy as low as $499.00*
Open your arms and your heart to the wonder of Italy. In Rome, visit the Colosseum, and marvel at
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Motor to Siena and Florence, the beautiful stage on which the Renaissance was
played. See the inspired masterworks of Leonardo and Botticelli, as well as Michelangelo's David. In Venice,
visit St. Mark's Square, tour the canals under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola, and view the famous glassworks.
Then, return to Rome and behold a miraculous sunset on the Spanish Steps. Before you set your sights toward
home, toss a coin into Trevi Fountain to ensure a return trip.
b.Escorted Tour Details
9 Days Real Ireland as low as $525.00*
Discover the real Emerald Isle, from pub life to poetry. In Dublin, walk with the spirit of James Joyce, and
mingle with the locals over a pint of Guinness on Grafton Street. Sparkling cut-glass goblets await at Waterford
Crystal, and the gift of gab is yours for a kiss at Blarney Castle. Next, plunging cliffs and verdant pastoral scenes
will take your breath away in the Ring of Kerry. Gain some insight into a fisherman's life in the quaint village of
Waterville. Then, it's on to Drumcliff to visit the grave of poet William Butler Yeats before returning to Dublin.
c.Escorted Tour Details
14 Days Jewels of Europe as low as $1,055.00*
Begin your journey in swinging London. Once on the Continent, motor through Belgium en route to Amsterdam.
Visit both the Van Gogh and Rembrandt Museums or ogle the colorful blooms in the floating flower market.
Cruise down the Rhine where the fairy-tale landscapes will enchant you. Ascend to Innsbruck, a famous
mountain resort, then transit the Brenner Pass and arrive in Venice. Stroll through St. Mark's Square and glide on
a gondola beneath the Bridge of Sighs. Finally, traverse the Swiss Alps and tour the fertile vineyards of
Burgundy before you head for Paris.
d.Escorted Tour Details
16 Days European Explorer as low as $1,225.00*
Old-world charm and beauty await in some of the world's most fascinating cities. Enjoy a panoramic tour of
London, with free time to explore; see the Houses of Parliament or Lambeth Palace, residence of the Archbishop
of Canterbury. In France, gobble sinfully delicious French pastries, and tour awe-inspiring Notre Dame. The
Italian gems of Milan, Rome, Florence, and Venice will dazzle you with unparalleled art and architecture. Then,
cross the soaring, snowcapped Alps, past tiny Bavarian villages en route to Munich. Finally, discover the canals
and gingerbread houses of Amsterdam.
e.Escorted Tour Details
8 Days Gems of Britain as low as $725.00*
As you approach London, visions of green countryside, quaint villages, and historic castles fill your imagination.
This tour showcases the highlights of the glorious British Isle. After an in-depth sightseeing tour of London,
venture to Mary, Queen of Scots' house, then to Edinburgh Castle and Scotland's St. Giles Cathedral. Shop for
wool sweaters in Moffat and fine glassware at the Wedgwood china factory. Pay tribute to the Bard in Stratfordupon-Avon, then travel home through the flower-decked villages of the Cotswolds.
f.Escorted Tour Details
14 Days The Kingdom of Thailand as low as $999.00*
Thailand is a country of subtle beauty and gracious people. Immerse yourself in the exotic, from the canals,
temples and palaces of Bangkok to the ancient traditions of the Hill Tribe people of Mae Saa Mai, on this
enchanting 14-day tour. In Bangkok you will marvel at the famous Golden Buddha and Reclining Buddha
temples. Explore the city's canals in a long-tailed boat and shop at a local floating market. A trip outside the city
takes you to lovely Chiang Mai, the "Rose of the North," known for its old-world culture. Local artisans market
their expert silk, silver, teak and lacquer work at bargain prices. In the surrounding hills, in the heart of the Teak
Forest, you will see elephants at work. Thai classical music, demonstrations of traditional dance and sword
fighting, and a Thai cooking class will round out this otherworldly vacation.
g.Escorted Tour Details

19 Days Natural Riches of New Zealand as low as $1,799.00*
Imagine a vacation of incredible scenic diversity - from dramatic glaciers and fjords to tropical rainforests and
sunny shores. Explore the natural wonders of New Zealand with Collette Tours. Picture yourself on an
exhilarating flightseeing tour over the snow covered peaks of Mt. Cook. Visit a glow-worm cave in Rotorua and
watch spouting geysers and bubbling mud pools at the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve. Experience the
modern and ancient cultures of New Zealand dining with a New Zealand family at their home, and enjoying a
traditional Maori evening of food, song and dance. Take a cruise along the glacier lined fjord of Milford Sound
and enjoy a full day of leisure in both the charming village of Queenstown and the beautiful Bay of Islands.
h.Escorted Tour Details
14 Days Italian Escapade as low as $1,390.00*
Surround yourself with Italian beauty. Look up to Michelangelo's vast talent in the Sistine Chapel, then cross the
Tiber to discover the Colosseum's aesthetics. Follow the medieval walls in Siena, stopping to enjoy a slice of
panforte. Next, explore Doge's Palace and admire Renaissance paintings, Byzantine mosaics, and the Bridge of
Sighs before viewing a glass-blowing demonstration. Study Pompeii's excavations, eerily preserved for future
generations thanks to Mount Vesuvius' rapture. Lastly, a stunning clifftop drive takes you to Sorrento, where the
cherished art of wood inlaying
i.Escorted Tour Details
20 Days From the Amazon to the Andes as low as $3,139.00*
Start in the heart of the Amazon jungle. You'll see a breathtaking array of colorful flora and fauna. Then, jet
down to saucy Rio, where you can soak up the exotic flavor of this fascinating city. Stroll along famous Ipanema
Beach or take a cable car ride to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Iguassu Falls is a two-mile-wide horseshoe
with drops of up to 250 feet. Buenos Aires is known as The "Paris of South America" because of its wide
boulevards and outdoor cafes. The Southern Pacific coastline of Chile is a spectacular series of powerful
mountains shooting up out of placid fjords
j.Escorted Tour Details
27 Days European Panorama as low as $2,955.00*
Weave a mental tapestry of European history as you journey through many of the region's most memorable
cities. Take in Rotterdam, which rose like a phoenix from the destruction of World War II. Imagine the
Hapsburgs in residence at Vienna's rambling Schonbrunn Palace. Peer into the Keats-Shelley House at the base
of Rome's Spanish steps and imagine the visitors these cultural zeitgeists must have hosted. Finally, conjure up
Charlemagne's invasion of Carcassonne as you walk the perimeter of this walled fortress.
k.Escorted Tour Details
9 Days Mexico's Copper Canyon as low as $1,829.00*
Mexico by rail. In Chihuahua, you'll be in the shadow of the great military leader Pancho Villa. His former home
is now a museum of his life. Then, it's "all aboard" as you traverse the Sierra Madre mountains en route to the
Pacific Coast. Along the way, you'll enter the Valley of the Mushrooms, which is interspersed with compelling
monolithic forms. Visit the cave dwellings of the Tarahumara Indians. A popular stop is Piedra Volada, a giant
boulder perched on a precipice. Ride the rails along the chasm rims and peer down into colorful canyons. Finally,
Balboa's Pacific welcomes you.
l.Escorted Tour Details
10 Days Real Spain as low as $590.00*
For a glimpse of the true face of Spain, open your eyes for 10 days of this fantastic country. See Toledo, a region
immortalized in the masterworks of El Greco. Visit the famous Alhambra Palace in Granada, home of the
Moorish kings. Feel the beckoning of the sunbaked Costa del Sol's deep blue water and brightly colored
sailboats. Stand atop the Rock of Gibraltar and see the north coast of Africa. Then, travel through Cervantes'
Andalusia and La Mancha back to Madrid; here, the famous Prado Museum is home to treasures as priceless as
the memories of this vacation will be for you.
Language Elements (Part 1)

Read the following text and decide which word or phrase a, b or c is missing in items 21-30
Mark your answer on the answer sheet.
Woman Sues Boss Over 'Dumb Blonde' Jokes

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian metalworker Andrea Eloisa da Silva is no ``dumb blonde.''
After 21 to her boss repeatedly call her just that in front of colleagues, the 22 Silva sued him and
won $1,300 in moral damages plus recognition that she was unduly fired 23. paves the way for more
compensation.
`Ìt is an 24..decision on moral damages 25. blondes,'' Alexandre Santoro, a spokesman for the regional
labor court that ruled in Silva's favor, said on Tuesday.
``The judge determined that the term 'dumb blonde' 26..the dignity of the 27..,'' he said.
The owner of Usinagem RPM metal factory in Belo Horizonte, 280 miles (450 km) northwest 28Rio de
Janeiro, can appeal the ruling.
As in the English-speaking world, there 29. an unending number of jokes 3o..``louras burras'' or dumb
blondes in Brazil.
21.a. listening
b. to listen
c. listened
22.a 32 years-old
b. 32-year old
c. 32-year-old
26.a violated
b. violates
c. violate
27. a. employee
b. employer
c. employment
23.a. which
b. what
c. that
24 a. unpresidented
b. unprecedented
c. unrepresented
28. a.to
b. from
c. of
29. a. are
b. was
c. were
25 a.to
b. of
c.for
30. a. on
b. about
c. from
Language elements (Part 2)

Read the following text and decide which word or phrase a-o is missing in items 31-40
Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
Convict Misses Home Cooking, Court Fed Up with Appeal

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court 31.out an appeal by a Chinese man to cut his prison term
32.. because he can't get spicy food behind bars, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Law Kwok-hing, 32, told the court on Tuesday he had a hard time 33.. to life in prison because dishes
from his native Hunan province were not available, the South China Morning Post 34.
`Ì am a native of Hunan and I like spicy food, but there is no spicy food here,'' the paper quoted him as saying.
It said Law, a garment worker, had been 35..five 36 in Hong Kong since 1990 for offences
including theft, giving 37 information to police and 38staying in the territory.
His 39.. conviction came in July, when he was sentenced to 20 months in jail for 40...
a. long b. threw c. times d. latest e. short f. illegally
g. has thrown
h. time i. last
k. adjusting
l. stealing
m. reported
n. convicted
o. saying
j. false
Letter writing
Dear Ken,
I split up with my boyfriend nearly two years ago and the pain hasn't gone away. I try to fill out my time
with other things, but the pain is eating away at me. I feel physically sick most of the time. I don't
celebrate Christmas anymore because he isn't there, the thought of starting a relationship with anyone
else makes my skin crawl and I still have a problem getting out of bed every morning or seeing the sense in
another day. I am really depressed. I haven't told anyone because I don't want them to say "get pep pills
from your doctor", I hate any sort of chemical in my body and I don't want some pill giving me a false
sense of happiness. I just want him back, I always have and always will. We had been together for twenty
years. I am in my thirties and still attractive, but I don't want to spend my life with anyone else but him. I
feel like I'm dying.
Huge Sadness
You decide to answer to this person. Write a letter using a suitable greeting and closing formula. The following
points should be mentioned in your letter.
Before starting the letter, decide the order in which you think these points should be included.
Give advice on how to go on with her life

Express sympathy
Give some example that happened to you or to a friend
Advise her to seek help of an expert
TEST TWO
Reading comprehension (Part1)
Mark your answer on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5.
a.
Nuke fire not hazardous
b.
High tax rates
c.
F-16 fighter planes ordered
d.
Local rebellion
e.
Nuclear security
f.
Rail link date
g.
Taxes eased
h.
New rail and air timetable
i.
Cost of local transport
j.
F-16 delay
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1.
A new direct railroad link between Ferihegy airport and Budapest

City center is to be opened in two years, it has been announced.
Trains will leave Nyugati station every 20 minutes and head north-east,
before turning south-east at Krvast to Rkos station from where a
tunnel will lead to the airport. Around 4.5 million people currently
use the airport annually and the figure is expected to rise to six
million. The new rail link will mark a Ft 15-20 billion ($52-69
million) investment by MV Rt and TriGrnit Rt.
2. There has been another postponement in the

arrival of a US Air Force delegation due to brief
the Government on the proposed sale of F-16
fighter planes to Hungary, US Embassy officials
reported.
The team is to discuss a draft Letter of Agreement.
3.
New regulations intended to ease taxes on expense accounts

will go onto force starting August 17, retroactive to the
beginning of this year, the nations tax authority announced.
Under the eased rules, the 44% tax rate will not apply to expense
accounts that amount no less than 0.5% of a companys annual
sales, or a maximum of $8,300, whichever amount is lower.
4.
Municipal governments have rebelled against

the Finance Ministry, claiming it is unfair for
the state to veto local price hikes to help meet
targeted inflation.
Budapest City Hall is considering a lawsuit
against the ministry, arguing the Budapest
Transport Company (BKV) had run up losses
of Ft3.5 billion ($ 11.7 million) because of
State-imposed limits. Meanwhile, Gyr City
Hall has increased its transport fares above the
limit specified by the ministry and the move is
under investigation.
5. An electrical fire that broke out in the Paks nuclear plant presented no
hazard of a radiation leak, according to international inspectors. The June
22. fire, sparked by a faulty wire, damaged about a meter of cable in Paks
Block Number 2 before being put out by an automatic extinguishing system.
The Nuclear Security Commission of the National Nuclear Energy Office,
as well as the plants own security organisation, rated the hazard as a zero on
a one-to-seven international scale. The operation of Block Number 2 was
expected to be restarted on July 8.
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Read the following text , then choose the answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer a,b or c on the
answer sheet
Air Traffic Controller Turned Robber Pleads Guilty
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A former air traffic controller pleaded guilty to a series of bank heists on Friday,
effectively admitting that the almost $100,000 a year he made guiding jumbo jets was not enough for a highflying lifestyle.
Rick Lee Davis, 43, pleaded guilty in an Oakland court to six counts of bank robbery after reaching a plea
agreement with federal prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Jacobs said.
Davis is a former president of the air traffic controllers union local at San Francisco International Airport. His
controller's job there -- from which he was suspended without pay after his arrest -- earned him close to $100,000
per year.
Davis has been released to a San Francisco halfway house on $150,000 bond.
He will be sentenced on Feb. 15, 2002, and could face as much as 120 years in prison, although the plea bargain
was expected to result in a much shorter term.
Davis was arrested in August after an off-duty police officer caught him handing a holdup note to a bank teller.
He was quickly identified as the "Robust Robber," the stocky suspect behind a series of robberies of San
Francisco-area banks.
In August a federal grand jury indicted Davis on nine counts of bank robbery. Officials say his crimes netted him
some $60,000.
Davis told investigators he needed the money to pay debts and fly his children from Hawaii, where they live with
their mother, to California for visits.
Associates said he was increasingly worried about money, although he maintained the strict concentration
necessary for directing traffic at one of the nation's busiest airports.
Davis' father, Ron, said on Friday that his son had taken a wrong turn in a previously successful life.
"(He) had his head on right. He had a future and was headed in the right direction, I thought. But when this came
down, it just turned everything around," Ron Davis told a reporter after his son's guilty plea.
Answer the following questions from the information given in the text
6. Rick Lee Davies robbed banks
a. because he didnt earn enough to make a living

b. because he wanted to live a luxury lifestyle
c. because he guided jumbo jets
7. He was released
a. because he had already served his sentence

b. because he was in a halfway house
c. because he paid the bond
8. He was arrested
a. when he wanted to rob another bank.

b. by an off-duty teller
c. while he was in Hawaii
9. He needed the money
a. to pay his divorced wife

b. for his childrens visits
c. to buy luxury holidays
10. His father said
a. he didnt think anything was wrong with his son

b. the whole family was shocked
c. his son was successful in his job
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Read questions 11-20 and then open up the opposite page and read the advertisements a-l in which
For each items 11-20 decide which advertisement goes with the situation described. Mark your answers on the
answer sheet.
You are on a visit to St Petersburg and want to get to know the life there
11. You are a lecturer at a college and want to talk about higher education in Russia
12. You have heard about the Russian steam baths and want to try them yourself.
13. You would like to see the markets
14. While you are staying you want to pick up some Russian.
15. You like rock music very much
16. You would like to buy some pieces of art
17. You are wondering what successful and wealthy people are like
18. You would like to stay for a weekend more
19. You would like to see the layout of the city
20. You are interested in designing and fabrics
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a.
Helicopter tours
- Start from the heart of the city - St.Peter and Paul Fortress.
- A unique opportunity to see the whole city layout.
b.
A Night at a Tasting Bar
- beer (Russian beer brands; a night in a youthful environment with the sounds of Russian-language rock
music);
- wines and vodka (a specific program to suit each individual case).
c.
Visit to a Russian Banya (Bath House)
- a typical Russian Banya frequented by regular Russians who have no hot water in their homes;
- an upscale Banya with a sauna, Russian Banya section, gym, and steam room (no bar);
- same as above plus a bar (menu to be agreed);
d.
Visit to a Children's Sports School (tours to a children's school usually include a show featuring a display
of kids' skills) for groups of 30 people or more
swimming, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, and figure skating;
- other sports;
- training sessions with tourist participation.
e.
Education in Russia
- a meeting with the schoolchildren of a specialized foreign-language school (including the school that Madame
Chiraque helped create); discussion with school teachers about education in Russia;
- schoolchildren's performance in a foreign language (a play);
- a meeting with students from specialized schools and departments of the University; discussion with
professors about higher education in Russia;
- optional meetings.
f.
Russian Fashions
- shows of apparel designed by St. Petersburg's best-known fashion designers;
- same as above plus a tour of a fabrics factory.
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g.
Artists of Leningrad and St. Petersburg
tour of an exhibition/sale of art at the world-renowned House of Independent Artists;
h.
St. Petersburg's Lifestyle
a dinner in a "communal" apartment with hospitable bilingual hosts (groups of 10);
- Samovar tea and Russian cheese cake with hospitable bilingual Russians (groups of 10);
- tour of a "communal" apartment;
- tours of the Metro (subway), a farmers' market, a railway station, a "black" market (security escort provided),
flea markets, etc.;
- a stroll with University students discussing the transitional phase of Russia's economy.
i.
New St. Petersburg
- tours of the largest superstores of the new capitalist Russia with an escort of business consultants;
- a meeting with the region's industrialists and a round-table discussion.
j.
The Lifestyle of New Russians
- a night at an "elite" nightclub (security provided);
- a night at a casino;
- a talk with some wealthy, successful business people of Russia.
k.
Russian in Russia
10 days - 4 months courses.
Groups and individuals
beginners, intermediate, advance, business language
elite professors, individual approach, reasonable rates
l.
Week end in St.Petersburg
(4 days / 3 nights in "Sheraton Nevskiy Palace Hotel" *****)
Includes 3 hotel nights, two transfers, sightseeing tour with visit to St.Peter and Paul Fortress, a visit to The
State Hermitage, tour to Pushkin and Pavlovsk, Russian folk performance.
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Man Serves Friend's Jail Term for Sober Month

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A man who wanted to stay sober 21..part of a friend's jail sentence 22..whether
he could fool the justice system, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
The 23.Swede posed as his friend and started a 24drunk-driving sentence, but was discovered after
two weeks in jail, Aftonbladet tabloid said.
"I wanted to go to jail to stop myself 25.. drinking for a few weeks," he was quoted as saying.
"My pal didn't think it 26..work. He agreed 27... I borrowed his ID card and identified myself 28at the
prison."
A Stockholm court 29.the impostor guilty of perjury and wrongful use of another person's identity.
It was unclear 30.he would now join his friend, who must serve the original sentence, in jail.
21. a. served
b. has served
c. is serving
22 a. see
23. a. 51 year old
b. to see
b. 51-year-old
c. seeing
c. 51-years-old
26. a. should
b. would
c. will
27. a. to let me to try

b. let me try
c. to let me try
24.a. one month

b. one months
c. one-month
28. a. like him

b. as him
c. as he
25.a. from
b. of
c. to
29. a.has since found

b. has yet found
c. has just found
30.a. which
b.whether
c. that

Census Officials Blunt Jedi Campaign

LONDON (Reuters) - The Force will not be with you 31.many Star Wars fans registering their religion as Jedi
Knight in this year's British census.
Officials said on Thursday there was "absolutely no 32" of Jedi appearing as a choice of religion on future
census forms after officials 33a code for Jedi to help them 34.responses to the 2001 population survey.
"Because a certain number of people were 35.to have put Jedi Knight as a response to that question, it has been
included as a code simply to help speed the forms 36.the machine-readers," a spokesman for the Office of
National Statistics told Reuters.
"All that will happen is that it 37be recorded as 'Other'," he said. "It certainly does not mean it is recognized as
a religion."
An email campaign had circulated before the national survey in April aiming to persuade up to 10,000 people to
enter 38..as followers of the science-fiction films' mystical 39..-- with its mantra "May the Force be with
you."
The spokesman said it was 40.. Parliament to decide on what questions appeared in the next census, due in 2011.
"There is absolutely no possibility of it appearing on the census form," he said.
"We will not be using taxpayers' money to publish how many people put 'Jedi' in," he added.
a. despite b.apart c. possibility d. faith. e. through f. analyze g. across h. would i.will j.up to k.up on
l.likely m.him n.created o.themselves
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Letter writing
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AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS OF EUROPE Ltd
A newly established Co. For manufacturing/sales (for export & domestic) of automotive electrical
components/parts under J6V between Japan/U.K.
Your passionate application is most welcome to the positions set below:
General Manager
In Personnel/Administration/Accounting Department
Assistant Manager
In Accounting Section
Further vacancies are available for the positions of
-Quality Control Supervisor Quality System Supervisor
-Manufacturing Supervisor Purchasing Supervisor Maintenance Supervisor
The candidate is required to have:
-over 5 years experience in management
-relevant university/college degree
-fluency in written and spoken English
-acquirements in ISO-/Qs9000 and/or TS
-Japanese English interpreter
-with good command of both languages (details at the interview)
Applicants should mail their English language CV along with a recent photograph and a motivation letter to the
below-indicated address by December 08th, 2001
ITOCHU Hungary Ltd.(MASE Project)
H-1051 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky t 12. IV/401
You decide to write for more information on the jobs. Write a letter using a suitable greeting and closing
formula. The following points should be mentioned in your letter.
Give three items of information about yourself

Say which job you would like to apply for
Ask for more information about the job (place, hours, etc)
Ask for more details about the benefits ( pay, company car , paid holidays, etc)
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TEST THREE
Reading Comprehension (part 1)
Mark your answers on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5.
a.
Milosevic in The Hague
b.
Dam talks stop
c.
Suspension for Szabadi
d.
Good decision
e.
Grenade blast
f.
Second round of talks
g.
Attack in the street
h.
Szabadi stays behind bars
i.
World Voice
j.
Radio Hungary
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1.
Hungarian radio is to be broadcast all over the globe

through the Hungarian Internet WorldRadio Network
launched last Friday. Thirteen Hungarian radio stations
are currently broadcasting, including public service
stations such as Kossuth, Petfi and Bartk Rdi
and commercial and non-profit channels. Free software
for listening to the Hungarian stations is available
at http://www.vilagradio.hu
2.
The Metropolitan Court approved the decision of
the Pest Central District Court to order the
preliminary arrest of Bla Szabadi, former Political
State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and
Regional Affairs.
Szabadis lawyer applied for suspension
of the preliminary arrest on the grounds that there
was no danger of Szabadis escape. The
Metropolitan Court agreed, but insisted on the
arrest on other grounds.
Szabadi is charged with multiple
embezzlement , fraud and mismanagement of
funds.
3.
A hand grenade exploded in district XXIIs Blvny utca

after being thrown into the garden of a 28-year-old
unemployed man at around dawn last Wednesday. An Audi 8
car belonging to the man, who was allegedly unhappy that
neighbours alerted the police, was damaged. No-one was
injured. The man told police he was baffled as to who
was behind the explosion. Officers were investigating
4.
Hungary welcomed the decision by the
democratic leadership in Belgrade to allow
the extradition of former Yugoslav President
Slobodan Milosevic to the International
Tribunal in The Hague to face charges of
committing war crimes, according to Foreign
Ministry spokesman Gbor Horvth.
5.
The issue of the construction of a hydroelectric power

plant at Nagymaros in Hungary has been removed from
the agenda of talks between Hungary and Slovakia aimed
at resolving their long standing Danube dam dispute, as
Slovakia regards the matter as a legal obligation, Hungarian
Government Commissioner Lszl Szkely told reporters
after delegations from the two countries held another
round of talks in Budapest last week.
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Reading comprehension (Part 2)

Read the following text, then choose he answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer a,b or c on the
answer sheet.
Bus in Civil Rights Case Is Sold for $492,000

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in a landmark
1955 U.S. civil rights protest has been sold to an automotive museum for $492,000, the museum president said
on Friday.
Steve Hamp, president of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, described the 1948-model bus as "the
most important artifact in the history of the civil rights movement."
The Ford collection, named after a legend of the American auto industry, already includes the limousine that
President John Kennedy was riding in on Nov. 22, 1963, when he was assassinated in Dallas.
"We are looking forward to displaying this monumental piece of American history," Hamp said of the former
Montgomery, Alabama, city bus in a statement.
Parks, now 88 and in poor health, was employed as a department store seamstress in the Alabama capital. On her
way home from work on Dec. 5, 1955, she refused to relinquish her seat to a white man, as the law required,
when the bus became crowded.
Parks was arrested and fined $14, touching off a 381-day black boycott of buses in Montgomery, where twothirds of the riders were black.
The incident led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that forced the city to desegregate its bus system and helped
fire the civil rights movement that eventually toppled the institutional segregation of the Old South.
At the time Parks acted, black riders in Montgomery were required to pay their fare at the front door of the bus,
then enter by the back door. Besides having to give up their seats to white passengers, they were not allowed to
sit across the aisle from them.
The bus was one of two purchased by the Summerford family of Montgomery 30 years ago, when the bus
system was selling retired inventory. It was sold in an Internet auction on Thursday by Donnie Williams of
Montgomery, who married into the Summerford family, according to auctioneers MastroNet Inc. of Oak Brook,
Illinois.
The bus had been kept on private property and used, among other things, for storage, the auction house said.
Parks has made her home in Detroit -- near where the bus on which she famously refused to give up her seat will
now be located -- since 1957 after efforts to find a job in Alabama failed.
"This object is not only important for our collection, but is important as well to the greater Detroit community,"
Hamp said.
He confirmed that the winning bid for the bus, which is in need of extensive restoration, was $492,000.
6. The Ford collection
a. has old buses from all over the country.

b. has Kennedy memorabilia
c. is a museum that collects old vehicles
7. This bus is important
a. because only very few of this type are left

b. because a civil rights movement started here
c. because it cost a lot of money
8. Parks should have given up her seat
a. because that was the law

b. because it was only fair
c. because you must be polite
9. Black people
a. had to pay their fares at the back door of the bus

b. were not allowed to sit on the bus when there was a crowd
c. could only sit opposite white people on the bus
10. The bus
a. was used in the public transport system until recently

b. was private property and was used for storage
c. was in a relatively good state of repair
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Read questions 11-20 and then open up the opposite page and read the advertisements a-l.
In which of the advertisements can you find what you are looking for?
You are planning your Christmas shopping and looking at a gift catalogue
11. Your teenage daughter loves flowers and denim things

12. Your five-year-old niece loves sweets
13. Your son is always late. He is a great science-fiction fan.
14. You would like some new Christmas tree ornaments, but you dont like figures from stories
15. Grandmothers tree topper broke last year.
16. Your sisters baby just adores plush animals
17. You would like to present something to your nephew, that expresses his love of dogs
18. You want to buy a dress for your youngest sister. She thinks teddy bears are lovely.
19. One of your friends comes from Poland. She would appreciate a gift from her native country.
20. You think a Santa Claus figure would be the perfect decoration of the season
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a.
The Wizard Of Oz Witch Ornaments

They found a place in your heart and now these classic beloved characters from "Wizard of Oz" can
grace your Christmas tree. Delicate hand-painted detailing on handblown glass. Each meticulously
handcrafted in Poland. Each approximately 6" to 6 1/2" in height.The Wizard of Oz and all related
characters and elements are trademarks of Turner Ent. Co 1999. Judy Garland as Dorothy from the
Wizard of Oz.
b.
Cleopatra's Collar Necklace and Earring Set

This dramatic handmade necklace and earring set is a re-creation of those worn by ancient pharaohs
and their queens. Contemporary Egyptian craftsmen alternate turquoise-hued scarabs, said to bring
good luck to the wearer, with traditional clay mummy beads and golden accents. Clasped necklace 29
1/2"L. French wire earrings 3 1/8"L
c.
Wildlife Fascination Jumper

Wrap yourself in an exquisite wildflower embrace. Our distinctive denim jumper is always in season.
100% cotton denim jumper has four button front and full, pleated skirt. Made in the USA. Shirt not
available.
d.
Teddy Bears Christmas Dress

Make an endearing entrance with our delightful Teddy Bear Dress. Charming soft velvet appliques of
festive bears adorn front of dress. Easy fit with side slits and 3/4-length sleeves. Each dress is created
individually so no two are exactly alike. 60% cotton / 40% polyester. Hand wash. Made in the USA.
Small (6-8), Medium (10-12), Large (14-16), XL (18), XXL (20).
e.
Woodland Santa Teddy

He's spent the autumn in his workshop crafting toys for all his little woodland friends. He arrives now
bearing gifts for all the good little cubs and gentle forest creatures. His natty holiday attire includes red
fleece with faux fur trim, velour sack, wooden toys, and knit scarf. Our dapper fellow is beautifully
handcrafted of wool and cotton, softly stuffed and accented with greens and berries and stands an
impressive 25"H.
f.
Victorian Kitty Tree Topper

Perch this precious Victorian Kitty atop your tree and wait for the approving "meows" from friends and
felines alike. Delightful details include velveteen dress, muff, hat with all the trimmings, hand-painted
detailing, and a reinforced cone lining for easy placement on the uppermost branch of your tree. 16"H
.
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g.
Candy Dot Maker & Refill Kit

The Candy Dot Maker set has everything you need to make your own old-fashioned candy. This
award-winning toy was named "1998 Family Fun Toy of the Year". Includes dot-maker, candy mix, food
coloring, paper strips and complete instructions. Refill kit includes candy mix, paper strips and easy-tofollow instructions. Ages 7 and up. Made in the USA.
h.
Classic Car Ornaments

Hang some groovy, retro charm on your tree with these delightful, sparkling ornaments. Like the
original classic car, not a whole lot of options available, but what more could you possibly need? Handpainted blown glass, ready to hang. 3 1/4"H x 5"L x 2 1/2"W.
i.
Canine Chronometers
Our delightful desktop clocks feature well-behaved Retrievers or playful Labs. Crafted of resin and
hand-painted. Removable quartz clock operates on one UMS battery (not included). Both 4 1/2"H x 6
1/2"W x 2"D.
j.
Star Trek Watches

Keep Star Trek time on your wrist with our Original and Next Generation watches. Original
features U.S.S. Enterprise with Star Trek logo. Next Generation has Star Fleet Command logo on
crystal and U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D and plays "Star Trek Main Title Theme" when button is
pushed. Both feature gold-tone mirrored dials, cases and buckles, with glass crystal, stainless steel
backs and genuine black leather straps. Faces 1 3/4" Diameter. STAR TREK & Paramount
Pictures.
k.
Sandy Candy
The original "Tart Art" you can eat, Sandy Candy is tasty fun for the whole family. It's a delicious art
project for kids to make their own straws with candy sand in eight different fruit flavors. Contains
everything needed to make 16, six-inch funsticks. "Sand" is dextrose in high quality flavors with
yummy sour ingredients. For ages 5 and up. Made in the USA.
l.
International Bean Bag Animals

The international spirit of peace is promoted through our collectible multi-color, multi-national
Peaceables plush animals. Each wears a small embroidered flag of its country and is produced in a
limited number with a numbered tag. A percentage of each sale is donated to charities supporting
world peace. Peaceables are each approximately 6" - 7"L.
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Jackal and Mrs. Jackal?
PARIS (Reuters) - Love has blossomed in jail for aging guerrilla leader Carlos the Jackal, who plans 21..his
French lawyer.
"It's a meeting of hearts and of minds," attorney Isabelle Coutant-Peyre told Reuters Friday.
She said the pair 22..to tie the knot in the grim Sante prison in Paris 23a few months, once they had
annulled existing marriages.
Carlos, now graying, portly and in his early fifties, 24..a life sentence for the murder in 1975 of two French
secret service agents.
He 25responsible for some 80 killings in the name of the Palestinian struggle and other revolutionary causes
26.the 1970s and 1980s.
"There is a huge difference between the image presented of him and the reality -- he's 27 conformist than I
am," Coutant-Peyre said.
The Venezuelan revolutionary, 28real name is Illich Ramirez Sanchez, is being held in solitary confinement
and makes occasional court appearances under heavy guard.
He is best known for masterminding the 1975 assault on an OPEC meeting in Vienna, where he and five others
took about 70 people hostage, including 11 oil ministers.
The drama made Carlos 29most wanted man and a symbol of terrorism, much like Islamic militant Osama
bin Laden, prime suspect in last month's attacks on the United States.
France spirited Carlos in 1994 out of Sudan, where he had converted to Islam and married a local woman under
Muslim rites. He has another marriage 30Magdalena Kopp, a German former revolutionary.
21a. marry
22. a. hopes
23. a.within
b. to marry
b. hoped
b. in
c. marrying
c. had hoped
c. for
24. a.is served

b. serves
c. is serving
26a. while 27. a. very much 28. a. whose

b. during
b. by far
b. whos
c. when
c. much more
c. who is
29. a. the worlds

b. a worlds
c. the world
25.a.is believed
b. believes
c. is believing
30. a. with
b. for
c. to

Army Uses Popcorn Pots in Recruiting Drive
PARIS (Reuters) - Popcorn now comes in 31.- style pots in French cinemas. With conscription on 32
way out, the army is turning to moviegoers to try to recruit soldiers.
"During the days of conscription, the connection 33the army and the rest of the country was 34..,"
the army said in a statement.
"Today, with 35.., the situation has changed. It is up to the army to make contact with young French
people."
The cartons, in camouflage colors with film-style36..of soldiers in action, hit cinemas 37..last month.
France introduced conscription after the 1789 Revolution and 38.to scrap it in 1996 as part of moves to
39to a post-Cold War world. The last French conscripts will complete 40.service next month.
a. adopt b. late c.camouflage d. carton e.shots f. its g.natural h.latest i. between j.decided
l.among ,m.the n. professonalization o.adapt
k. their
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Letter writing
DEAR ABBY: It may seem early for holiday squabbles, but they have already begun in our family. My brother,
"Arlen," and his wife, "Lurline," are hosting the Christmas get-together. I took my brother aside after church last
week and told him that due to the weakened economy, our business is struggling and we are barely keeping our
heads above water. I said we couldn't participate in the family's annual gift exchange and he seemed to
understand.
A couple of days later, my mother called and raised Cain. She said since Arlen and Lurline are hosting the party,
we must go along with the gift exchange. Mom said the expense they were going to for the party -- although it is
to be a potluck -- obligated us to exchange gifts with everyone. She added that my four sisters and their husbands
were participating, and it would look "funny" if we didn't.
Abby, it angers me that we're being pressured to exchange gifts when our budget is already stretched to the max.
Why can't Mother understand our predicament? This is turning into a sour holiday season, and I don't know if we
should go in debt for gifts or not. We live in a community less than 30 minutes away from the family, so skipping
the party isn't an option. What's the answer? -- DEE DEE IN COLORADO
Refer to the original meaning of Christmas

Express your sympathy.
Say how Christmas presentation is done in your family.
Give your opinion about gift exchange at Christmas.
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TEST FOUR
Decide, which headline a-j goes best with which ext.
a.
Awareness week for incontinence
b.
Woman arrested with cannabis
c.
Health problems in Ireland
d.
Drug trafficking in South Africa
e.
Election on Saturday
f.
Suffering people
g.
Stabbings in Dublin, Cork investigated
h.
Witnesses sought after hit-and-run
i.
Senator Ryan to run for Labour
j.
Three men stabbed yesterday
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1.
3.
5.
Police are investigating two stabbings in Dublin and

Cork early yesterday. Both victims required treatment
in hospital. In Dublin, a young man was stabbed in the
back at Tom Kelly Flats, Portobello, at about 3 a.m. He
was also beaten on the head. He received stitches at
St Jamess Hospital, a police spokeswoman said.
No one was arrested. At Harbour View, Cobh, a young man
was stabbed in the back and arms. He underwent surgery
at Cork University Hospital.
2.
Police were yesterday appealing for witnesses

to a hit-and-run accident in New Ross, Co
Wexford, after a pedestrian died.
The man, Mr William Sinnott (20), from
Terrerath was walking along Mary street, New
Ross, at 3.10 a.m. last Friday when he was
struck by a car. He died on Saturday in
Wexford General Hospital.
Police want to know in particular if a red car
possibly a hatchback- was seen in the area at
the time.
4.
21-year-old South African is being held at

Santry Police Station after being stopped
yesterday by customs officials at Dublin
Airport and found to have 40 kilograms of
herbal cannabis worth an estimated 80,000 in
a suitcase.
Sgt Martin Halpin of the Santry Drug unit
said the woman arrived from Johannesburg,
via Paris. She was detained under Section 2 of
the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act,
1996, and could be held without charge for
seven days.
Irelands first Continence Awareness Week begins today

Organised by the Irish Continence Interest Group
The event is aimed at breaking the taboo surrounding
the condition.
According to the group, research showed half of
Those with a bladder control program would not discuss
it with family or friends. It said up to 370,000 people
in Ireland suffered from such problems.
Senator Brendan Ryan has been selected as a general election

Candidate for the Labour party in the Cork South Central
Constituency.
Mr Michael McCarthy, a county councillor from Dunmanway,
was chosen as a candidate in Cork South West. The two selection
conventions were held on Saturday.
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Read the following text, then choose the answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer a, b or c on the
answer sheet.
Man Saved by Mid-Air Grab

LONDON (Reuters) - A British constable hurled himself off a cliff after a suicidal man, catching him in mid-air
and saving his life, a police spokesman said on Friday.
A Sussex police spokesman said Constable Trevor Perks, who was strapped to a safety harness, managed to catch
the man by the scruff of his neck as they both tumbled down the cliff side.
"They were left dangling about 80 feet (24 meters) above the rocks for quite some time before another officer
managed to haul them up," the spokesman told Reuters.
The incident happened on Thursday at Beachy Head -- a spot on England's south coast notorious for suicides.
Perks, 35, and another officer managed to get the distraught man on the ground, but he broke free and made a
dash for the cliff edge. The constable threw himself after the man and managed to catch him on the way down
with some clever acrobatics, the spokesman said.
At one point, Perks lost his grip and the man slipped further but landed on a chalky outcrop just a few feet below.
His rescuer was lowered further to grab him again.
"I was holding on to the back pockets of his trousers at this stage to stop him getting away," Perks told reporters.
When the pair were hauled back to the top of the cliff, the man became violent and had to be subdued with
pepper spray, the spokesman said.
Answer the following questions from the information given in the text.
6. A policeman jumped after a man to a. prevent him from falling

b arrest him
c. catch him
7.
a. The man was in a safety harness.

b. The policeman caught him by his clothes
c. The policeman fell down
8.
a. It was difficult to pull them up.

b. Another officer pulled them up immediately
c. They managed to climb up
9.
a. The man jumped down before the policeman could catch him
b. The policeman caught him but the man pulled him down with him
c. The policeman caught the man but he broke loose and jumped down
10. When they were pulled to the top of the cliff the man a. wanted to jump back again.
b. thanked the policemen
c. wanted to hit the policemen
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11. Your children /12,14/ want to take part in a summer course. You think a small family-like place would be
the best for them.
12. You are a language teacher and want to develop your skills
13. You need some documents to be translated into your language.
14. You are preparing for a Cambridge Proficiency Exam
15. You want to study in a small group. You think it is easier to learn new structures with the help of a computer
16. You think it is very important to make friends with people while you are learning English. Also you want to
know what English pubs are like.
17. Your 21-year-old sister and her friend want to learn English together. They are very busy and can take only
two weeks holiday, they dont want to study in a group either.
18. You want to learn about English Culture and stay with a family
19. You want to take part in an intensive course for two weeks
20.You are a student and have only little time. You would like to set up your timetable, and would like to
meet people of your age from all over the world
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a.
LEARN ENGLISH IN THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND
My general and business English courses are for female students aged 18 plus, and are very suitable
for professional/working women. They begin on a Sunday and finish on a Saturday, for one or two
weeks at any time of year. Three hours of lessons are held in the mornings from Monday to Friday.
These are on a 1:1 or 1:2 basis (suitable for two friends learning together)and are tailor-made to suit
your requirements.
b.
Churchill House is a quality English Language School in the beautiful and safe seaside town of Ramsgate
(London - 1 hour 50 minutes). We offer:
Excellent lessons in small classes with highly professional, friendly teachers
Welcoming families, all within walking distance of the School and only one student of any one
nationality per family
Fantastic Social Club programme which includes free evening activities, sports, fun and cultural trips
and tours of England, Scotland and Europe
The chance to make friends with English people in The Churchill Tavern, our own traditional pub, and
The Clubroom, our own private club with 600 English members
c.
English Home Tuition Courses are an exciting and successful way to learn English. You live and learn in your
own teacher's comfortable home. This gives you a wonderful opportunity to improve your English quickly,
efficiently and enjoyably. It also guarantees you individual teaching and total immersion in the English language.
With an English Home Tuition Course you not only improve your language skills, you also experience authentic
British life wherever you choose to study.
Our courses include:
General English
English for Business and Commerce
English for Lawyers
English for Juniors
English for Special Purposes
English Cultural Heritage
English through Leisure
d.
Welcome to the Cicero Languages International website
Cicero is an English language school which specialises in courses in English. We are members of
ARELS and are accredited by the British Council. We offer a wide range of English courses including
full, part time, exam, business and leisure courses.
Cicero is also a translation and interpreting business, providing quality translations for all types of
text in most languages.
Cicero offers courses in other languages, including French, Italian, Spanish and German, to English
speakers.
As you can see, whether you are interested in learning English, learning another language, you have a
document for translation or you need an interpreter, Cicero can help you
e.
The English Country School is a British Council Accredited summer school organisation for children
and teenagers aged 7 17. English Language teaching is combined with a fully inclusive programme
of sports, social activities and excursions in some of Britains most beautiful and interesting locations.
For Summer 2002 there is a choice of 2 centres:
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For children (7 - 14 years)

A small, secure, family-run school in beautiful countryside near Salisbury in the South of England
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f.
Choose CLUB ENGLISH 17-24 if you:
are 17-24 years old
want serious English study in an exciting multinational environment
want to make friends from all over the world
want lots of choice
CLUB ENGLISH 17-24 gives you lots of choice:
You choose...
.. how hard you want to study
.. how hard you want to play
.. how much free time you want to have
.
. where you want to stay
.. how long you want to stay
.. how much you want to pay
g.
Pilgrims gives you...
CHOICE
A wide range of courses to help your career development.
FULL PROGRAMMES
Scheduled classes and learning options with a full programme to suit your needs.
INNOVATION
Benefit from the talent and creativity of Pilgrims famous team of teacher trainers.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Explore the latest teaching ideas with teachers and trainers from around the world.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Discover new ways of learning and communicating in English.
INTENSIVE!
No one else offers such a full programme! Every two week course gives you:
45hours
10hours
10hours
3hours
main training course

Afternoon Programme
Evening Programme
Individual Project Work
SPECIALIST SERIES
For experienced teachers. High level seminars led by some of the best known ELT experts.
h.
CHOOSE ENGLISH AT PILGRIMS IF:
You are 21+ years old.
You want to learn the English as quickly as possible.
You want an intensive residential 2-week
programme at a British University.
You want to discover new ways of learning and
communicating in English.
You want lots of choice.
ENGLISH FOR ADULTS 21+ GIVES YOU LOTS OF CHOICE:
You choose how intensive an English course you
want.
You choose how you want to spend your afternoons.
You choose where you want to stay.
You choose how much you want to pay.
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i.
We offer long and short intensive and semi-intensive English language courses to foreign adults as
well as preparation courses for the Cambridge exams during the academic year. We provide vacation
courses in summer. Academic year courses are available for 24 weeks at special low prices.
Preparation for IELTS and TOEFL exams offered (on request only) at certain times. We organise
airport transfers on request and also a programme of activities, visits, lectures and film shows. There
are Tours of London on specific dates
j.
Since 1976, AEST has been dedicated to excellence in English language teaching and we are
continuously improving and revising our methods to keep up to date.
Some good reasons to choose Anglo European

Study Tours
Each class, 10 to 12 students on average, is taught at six levels from beginner to advanced, on five
mornings and one afternoon per week (20 lessons)
At the end of the course each student will receive a CD-ROM which has been specially created to
show the importance of the PC in sentence construction, phrasing and use of vocabulary.
Our lessons, based on teaching resources produced in-house by our own language specialists, are
lively, fun, stimulating and extremely effective.
Sports activities and cultural visits in the afternoon, discos, barbecues, films, treasure hunts and theme
parties in the evenings, plus two weekly shows from professional entertainers and a full day
excursion at weekends.
k.
Summer School operates each year during July & August at residential Centres in southeast England. This coed
programme for 7-16 year olds includes English courses during mornings, and a holiday programme of activities,
sport, sightseeing, & interesting visits, and social events.
l.
"Welcome to the Bethany School Web site.

Bethany is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day school for 11-18 year old
students.
Please visit our regularly updated
Bulletins for the latest news"
Our Mission..
At Bethany we are committed to giving young people an education which will equip them
for life in a changing world, set within the firm foundations of the Christian faith and a
Christian community.
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Thailand to Start Charging Divers

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand said on Friday it 21..scuba-divers 200 baht ($4.50) each time they visit
popular diving spots in the Andaman Sea and use the money 22..to preserve the environment.
Forestry Department chief Plodprasop Suraswadi said the fee, to be imposed from the start of Thailand's tourist
high season next month, 23.by government agencies and dive tour operators.
The money collected would be used to help look after the fragile coral reefs skirting popular tourist destinations
and 24..local services, he said.
The Andaman Sea, on the eastern fringes of the Indian Ocean, is home to some of the best dive spots in the
world, including the Surin and Similan Islands, 850 km southwest of Bangkok.
Millions of tourists each year 25the popular Thai resort island of Phuket and southern beaches around
Krabi, putting huge strain on the environment, local officials said.
Plodprasop said his department simply 26enough money to maintain all the reefs in crowded dive spots,
which have been damaged in recent years by large numbers of divers and by the anchors of pleasure boats.
"Those who go to enjoy nature and damage the coral 27..a maintenance fee," he told Reuters.
Diving operators generally welcomed the move.
Napapen Kridakorn, coordinator at Bangkok's Dive Master diving school, said the Forestry Department
28..divers in the past but at a much lower rate of less than 100 baht per person per trip.
She said the new fee 29.by an improvement in services for visitors.
"We hope they 30..more moorings for boats because there are so few of them now that one buoy
may be used by several boats at the same time, which is not convenient at all," she said.
21. a will charge 22. a. collected
b. is charging
b. collecting
c. would charge
c. collect
23.a. had agreed

b. has been agreed
c. had been agreed
24. a.improve
b. to improve
c. improving
25. a. are visiting

b. visited
c . visit
27.a. should pay

b. would pay
c. might pay
28. a. occasionally charged

b. had occasionally charged
c. has occasionally charged
26. a. did not have

b. had no
c. hadnt had
29 a. must accompany
b.should accompany
c. should be accompanied
30.a. will be installed

b. will be installing
c. will install

Q4U Happy to Play the Waiting Game for You

LONDON (Reuters) - The British 31.renowned for their stoic readiness to queue. Not 32.
For 20 pounds ($28.84) an hour, they can 33hire someone from London company Q4U to stand 34..for
them.
The company got the idea after 35presenter John Fashanu, a former footballer, paid a tramp 300 pounds to
36..for applications to buy a 1 million pound apartment.
The agency 37..has about 80 queuers on their books who are aged from 20 to 50.
"It's a job that 38.. require a lot of skill or experience. All you need is 39..patience," company spokesman
Patrick Young told 40 Daily Telegraph newspaper.
a. now b .since c.anymore d.already e.Fridays f. have always been g.television h. almost
i. queue j.telescope k. plenty of l.in time m.in line n.doesnt o.longer
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Letter writing
INTERNSHIPS OR EMPLOYMENTS
USA Placement is a search firm located in Los Angeles, California. The company was founded with
the objective to help students and young professionals to find an internship or employment in the
United States.
Being the most inexpensive placement company with the best services:
HIGH SALARY AND SHORT-TERM RESEARCH PROCESS
We provide:
Paid and Unpaid Internships,
Short and long term Internships,
Employments
You don't need to be in the United States, we take care of everything for you.
We also help you find a place to stay, in a host family, in an apartment, alone or with a roommate.
We advice you and inform you on all the legal aspects on how to work in the USA and we take care of
the administrative part of the Visa.
E-mail: miguel@usaplacement.com
You decide to ask for more information. Write a letter using a suitable greeting and closing formula. The
following points should be mentioned in your letter.
Define what programme you are interested in.

Ask for help in finding a place to stay.
Ask how you can apply for the programme
37
TEST FIVE
a.
Lottery jackpot still to play for
b.
Turkey and Bulgaria to join EU
c.
Mexican bishop wins rights prize
d.
Sick children in South Africa
e.
Police seeking to identify body
f.
Spanish PM visits Turkey and Bulgaria
g.
Record lottery win
h.
Suicide case in town
i.
AIDS is biggest killer in South Africa
j.
Fight for human rights
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1.
Johannesburg - AIDS is South Africas leading cause of death
and accounted for 40 per cent of deaths last year of those aged
between 15 and 49.
A South Africa Medical Research Council report which
has not yet been released, forecasts that six million South Africans
might die from AIDS by 2010.
It projects a three- fold increase in deaths among children
aged one to five by 2010 unless preventive policies are put in place.
Last week, President Thabo Mbeki , who has questioned the link
between HIV and AIDS, once again stated that AIDS was not the
biggest killer in the country. In a letter to his minister of health ,
Mr Mbeki said HIV/AIDS was attributable to just 2.2 per cent of
deaths in South Africa
2.
Police in Lisburn,Co Antrim have appealed for
help in identifying a body found on the Budore
road, outside the town , at midday yesterday. A
crime is not suspected. The man was in his mid30s, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches,
with dark hair. He was wearing a blue fleece and
bore the tattoo, AK, on one forearm.
3.
There was no winner of last Saturdays national lottery jackpot,
worth 1,555,403, which means Wednesdays jackpot will be
worth more than 2 million. The numbers drawn were 6,9,10,
31,35,40 (26).
The Lotto 54321 doubler number was 3.
Lotto plus numbers drawn were 1,8,18,19,33,37 (11).
The winning numbers in the UK national lottery jackpot
were 2,9,15,17,40,48 (23). Four tickets each won L5,959,764 sterling
4.
MADRID The Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Jose Maria
Aznar, left for Istanbul yesterday for a 24-hour visit to
Turkey and neighbouring Bulgaria. The two countries are
candidates to join the EU. Spain is next in line to hold the
EUs rotating presidency.
Mr Aznar will have a working dinner today with his Turkish
counterpart, Mr Bulent Ecevit, in which he is expected to
stress the need for Turkey to introduce reforms before its
EU candidacy can be approved.
He will then go to Sofia to meet the Bulgarian Prime
Minister and former king, Mr Simeon de Saxe-CobourgGotha
5.
Nuremberg Archbishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia of Mexico
yesterday received the German City of Nurembergs human
rights prize for his fight for the rights of the Chiapas Indians.
Dr Ruiz Garcia (76) said he would continue to fight tirelessly
for the recognition of the dignity and of the individual and
collective human rights of indigenous peoples.
39

Read the following text, then choose the answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer a, b or c- on the
answer sheet.
Mystery 200-Year-Old Box Found Under Street
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Workmen excavating a site in Dublin have dug up a mysterious stone and metal box
archaeologists believe is a "time capsule" buried 200 years ago.
The sealed container, which experts hope may be opened next week, was discovered at a central Dublin site
where a monument to English naval hero Horatio Nelson once stood.
Pat Wallace, director of Ireland's national museum, said the box -- measuring around two-and-a-half feet (75 cm)
by one-and-a-half feet (45cm) -- probably contained artifacts of the era such as coins and newspapers.
"It's very exciting to find something that was historically tucked away," he told Reuters. "The question is, though,
will the contents have survived?"
Museum archaeologists were currently cleaning the outside of the box in order to read an inscription on the
casing, and would take X-rays before attempting to open it, he said.
The container was found as work began on the belated erection of a 120-meter (394 feet) stainless steel spike -intended to mark the new millennium but delayed after concerns about its environmental impact.
The original monument on the site, Nelson's Pillar, was erected in 1808 but blown up by the Irish Republican
Army (IRA) in 1966.
Wallace said the box was probably intended to remain buried for 1,000 years.
"The idea has always been there, with historical buildings, to put something away for the future, but how could
these people have known the statue would be blown up?"
6.
Workmen have dug up a mysterious
a. stone
b. container
c. capsule
7.
It was found during
a. construction works
b. reconstruction of the Nelson Monument
c . archeological search
8.
It may contain
a. things characteristic of the time

b. letters and messages
c. money and hidden treasure
9.
They raised the new monument late because
a. of archeological finds on the spot.

b. they were waiting for the turn of the mill
enium
c. they were not certain about its effect on the
environment.
10. a. People have always liked to send messages to the future.

b. People knew the monument would be destroyed
c. People thought somebody would find their message soon
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11.
Your little children would like to see Santa in a show
12.
Your 12-year-old son would like to see a play for children, but he doesnt enjoy fairy tales any more
13.
Your 13-year-old daughter would like to see something different this year. You think she would enjoy
ballet.
14.
You like Dickens and want to see a play by him.
15.
You feel like seeing a musical
16.
You want to go to the theatre next Saturday afternoon. You like romantic plays.
17.
You and your friends want to see an opera on the 10th of November.
18.
You would like to see a play by Shakespeare
19.
You and your children want to see a kids show at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
20.
You would like to take your 5-year-old daughter to see a kids show. She loves classical fairy tales but is
afraid of wicked women in them.
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a.
Hard Times
Show Type: Play
Description: The repressed desire of beautiful Louisa, trapped in a loveless marriage to Bounderby, a powerful
mill-owner, is awakened by the handsome seducer James Harthouse. Thomas Gradgrind, her father, is forced to
see love and imagination triumph over hid blind faith in "facts, facts, facts!".
Northcott Theatre
Dates: 15th November 2001 to 1st December 2001 Tues-Fri 19:30, Sat 14:30 and 20:00
b.
The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)

Show Type: Opera or Operetta
Description: Count Almaviva lusts after the delicious Susanna, Figaro's bride to be. The neglected Countess
pines for her husband's attentions and, as she tries to make him jealous, love and suspicion abound. Figaro must
unravel the threads before he and Susanna can tie the knot. Also performed as Figaro's Wedding and Figaro!.
New Production
Coliseum
Dates: 8th November 2001 to 7th December 2001 Nov 8, 14, 16, 21, 23, 27, 30, Dec 5, 7 at 19:00, Nov 10 at
18:00
c.
Beauty and the Beast

Show Type: Kids show
Description: A handsome prince transforms into The Beast one stormy night after turning away a wicked
Enchantress. Beauty, is captured by the Beast, can she melt his icy heart, break the evil spell and save the life of
the handsome prince before the last rose fades and dies? Age 5+
Library Theatre
Dates: 30th November 2001 to 19th January 2002
d.
A Christmas Carol
Show Type: Play
Description: Dicken's original story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to
come. This story has been adapted many many ways but the true magic and the great mix of fright and delight
comes only from returning to the original.
Byre Theatre
Dates: 7th December 2001 to 29th December 2001 14:30 and 19:30, Schools performances 10:00 and 13:30.
e.
The Snow Queen

Description: A much loved family favourite. Kay is lured away by the Snow Queen who captures his heart - his
only hope is his friend Gerda - but what can she do against so powerful a woman. Age 5-12 years.
Octagon Theatre
Dates: 6th December 2001 to 12th January 2002 Eve 19:15, Mats 10:15 and 14:15.
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f.
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Description: On a glorious summer's afternoon, young Alice happens upon a smartly dressed white rabbit
looking at his watch and muttering 'I'm too late!'. This not being an everyday occurrence, she follows him down
a nearby rabbit hole - and falls into Wonderland. On her weird and wonderful journey to find her way home, she
meets an array of the most extraordinary characters - including the Cheshire Cat, Tweedledum and Tweedledee,
Humpty Dumpty and the Mock Turtle - all of whom have fantastical tales to tell the young explorer. Both of
Lewis Carroll's timeless children's stories - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
and What Alice Found There - are magically brought to life. The amazing Lobster Quadrille, the Queen of
Hearts' infamous croquet match and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party are just a few of the remarkable events that you
will see in this new family production
. Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Dates: 29th November 2001 to 9th March 2002 (opens 5th December 2001)
g.
Singin' in the Rain

Show Type: Musical
Description: Popular musical production adapted from the film. Songs include Singin in the Rain, You Were
Meant for Me, You Are My Lucky Star and others. The story is one of two hot silent movie stars and a young
hopeful all hit by the changes around the introduction of the talkies.
Quarry West Yorkshire Playhouse
Dates: 10th December 2001 to 23rd February 2002 19:30, Mats 13, 15, 20, 22, 29, Jan 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24,
26, 31, Feb 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23 at 14:00
h.
Monkey: A Tale from China

Show Type: Play
Description: Monkey, also known as Journey to the West, tells of the adventures of a rogue trickster, Monkey,
and his encounters with a series of demons, spirits and gods. Monkey meets up with the Buddhist pilgrim
Tripikaka and they enlist the help of Pigsy and Sandy as they travel to India in search of sacred scriptures. A 16 th
Century epic Monkey is one of the most popular classics in Asian literature.
The Young Vic

Dates: 22nd November 2001 to 19th January 2002 (opens 5th December 2001) Mon-Sat either 10:30 or
14:00/14:30 or 19:30 please contact the Box Office for details.
Open Captioned (StageText) - 11th January 2002 19:30
i.
The Merchant of Venice

Show Type: Play
Description: Written around 1596 and the first Shakespeare to be preformed professionally in America (New
York, 1752). A man needs money to pursue a rich heiress (Portia) and approaches his friend Antonio - but unable
to lend it Antonio approaches the Jewish moneylender Shylock. Shylock hates Antonio because of his Christian
contempt for usury so offers a contract wherebty if the money is not repaid he may take a pound of flesh instead.
The quality of mercy is not strained as Shylock is foiled out of his pound of flesh by Portia dressed as a man. A
dark comedy exploring greed and racism. This production is presented in association with Davidson College,
North Carolina, USA.
Swan Theatre
Dates: 28th November 2001 to 19th January 2002 (opens 4th December 2001)
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j.
Ho Ho Ho
Description: A family Christmas show. Father Christmas has come to the end of his tether. He is going to
resign. He's weighed up the pros and cons. Certainly thousands of children around the world are going to be
devastated. But he can't take the stress any more. So we're just going to have to cope without him - if we're not
too busy shopping to miss him! Age 3+
Courtyard The Theatre By The Lake
Dates: 5th December 2001 to 29th December 2001 10:30, 13:30 and 19:00
k.
Tutti Frutti - The Firebird

Show Type: Dance or ballet
Description: This magically mystical tale is set many years ago, in a Russian Kingdom where the wealthy Tsar
Saltan lives with his son Ivan and daughter Katooshka, Katooshka is selfish and scheming and manages to attract
all her father's affection, leaving poor Ivan always feeling like a failure. When Ivan embarks on a dangerous
journey to capture the precious Firebird to please his father, he encounters on the way ...a helpful wolf, an evil
sorcerer (Koschei the Deathless), a powerful old witch (Bab Yaga) and a beautiful young Princess (Vasilisa). Will
Ivan succeed in his goal to win back his father's favour? Or will he perish at the hands of Koschei and Baba
Yaga?
Lawrence Batley Theatre

Dates: 5th December 2001 to 29th December 2001
l.
The Legend of Dick Whittington and His Cat

Show Type: Panto
Description: Join our handsome hero Dick Whittington on his journey to London, meet his Cat, the evil King
Rat and some unforgettable characters as we travel with him on a magical journey of discovery and adventure to
a faraway land and back again. Will Dick be able to defeat the evil King Rat and marry his true love Alice?
Palace Theatre Dates: 1st December 2001 to 12th January 2002 Mon-Fri 14:00 and 18:45, Sat 14:30 and 19:30.
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Bomb Hoax Charge Withdrawn

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore prosecutors on Friday withdrew a charge 21..a New Zealand man over a
hoax e-mail message claiming a bomb was 22.a Singapore Airlines plane after he pledged to seek psychiatric
treatment.
The phony threat -- made just a day 23the devastating attacks in New York and Washington on September
11 -- delayed Flight SQ 422 from Singapore to Johannesburg for six hours.
Marco Kerkmeester, 35, faced 24.seven years in jail and a fine of S$50,000 ($27,500).
"The accused is prepared to offer an apology to Singapore Airlines Ltd 25.inconvenience which he has caused
and has offered a sum of S$15,000 to Singapore Airlines Ltd as compensation for the cost 26..delay," court
documents said.
"The accused has through his counsel given an undertaking that he seeks further psychiatric treatment and
follow-up 27..his return to his home country."
The documents said Kerkmeester, an IBM employee working temporarily in the Singapore office of the U.S.
computer giant, had "been administered a stern warning 28.the police."
Police said he was picked up 29.lounge in Changi Airport as he waited to board the Boeing 747-400 plane that
was the target of the hoax.
Kerkmeester told the court he was terrified of flying after the hijack-suicide attacks 30World Trade Center and
the Pentagon, which killed about 5,400 people.
21 a. for
b.against
c. with
26. a of the
b.at the
c. for the
22. a. aboard
b. up in
c. on to
27. a.upon
b. up to
c. up for
23. a.behind
b. after
c. late
28. a. with
b. for
c. by
24.a. as far as
b. as long
c. up to
29.a. in a
b. on a
c. at a
25. a. because
b. for the
c. to the
30.a. on the
b. after
c. to the

Rock Band Anthrax Bemoans 'Not So Cool' Name

MIAMI (Reuters) - Thrash metal rock band Anthrax 31.their name is "not so cool" in light of the outbreak of
the disease in Florida but 32.they do not want to change it.
The band, whose multi-selling albums 33.."Spreading the Disease" and "The Threat is Real," said that when
they chose the name 20 year ago it 34.."cool, aggressive and nobody knew what it was."
Now it symbolized fear, paranoia and 35.., they said in a statement posted on their official web site.
"Before the tragedy of Sept. 11 the only 36..thing about Anthrax was our bad hair in the 1980s and the Fistful
of Metal album cover," it said. "37 our name is not so cool."
"We don't want to change the name of the band, not because it would be a pain the ass but because we hope no
further 38..events will happen and it won't be necessary," it said.
One person died of anthrax contamination and two other people have been 39..to the disease in Florida in an
outbreak this month which authorities are investigating as a criminal action. Following the Sept. 11 attacks on
the United States, the incident has sent a wave of concern 40..a nervous public.
The band said they will post links on their site on how fans could help Florida victims and protect themselves
from the disease
a. frightened b.exposed c. exploded d. admit e. sounded f. scary g. across h. through i. immediately j. said
k .negative l. told m. death n. suddenly o.include
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Letter writing
Dear Ken,
I'm currently in the middle of my second year at a southern military college and I've really been thinking
about what's keeping me here. After completing my first year (one full of meaningless abuse), I came back
this fall only to find myself completely disillusioned of my school and ashamed to be a part of it. The students
are some of the most ignorant dumbasses I've ever encountered in my life, the lifestyle makes you want to put
a bullet in your head, and I feel like I'm losing some of the best years of my life. I want to transfer so bad, yet
I feel like there is something keeping me here, something that won't let me go. I feel that even if I go, I won't
be able to put this place behind me (kind of like that line in Hotel California: "You can check out anytime you
like, but you can never leave"). I fear that I won't be able to fit into the normal college scene and lead a
normal life...I can't explain it in any other than that what I've experienced here has forever changed me and
has to some extent alienated me from the world outside of this hell hole. I feel totally lost and confused right
now, I need your help Ken
Lost Cadet
Give some alternatives for this person.

Refer to your own school experiences
Give your opinion about military colleges
Express sympathy
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TEST SIX
Read the five texts, items 1-5.Then read the headlines a-j.
Manhunt in Papua New Guinea After Mass Jail Break
a.
. Bin Ladens mother Interviewed in Paris
c.
Police Use Black Magic Against Law
d.
Ooops! Tanks Smash Through Gas Pipeline
Military Training in the Ukraine
e.
f.
No Cellphones in Bangladesh
g.
Bin Laden's Mother in American Hospital in Paris
h.
Death Threats in Venezuela
i.
Cellphones Banned for Election Day
j.
Mutiny in Prison
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1.
PARIS (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's adoptive mother checked into an American hospital in Paris earlier this
month, police said, but they could not confirm a media report she arrived the day after
attacks on the United States. "One of the wives of bin Laden's father was in the American
hospital earlier this month, but she has since left," a spokesman said Thursday.
French weekly news magazine Le Point said Al-Kalifa bin Laden was a widow of bin Laden's father and had raised
the Saudi-born millionaire suspected of masterminding the September 11 attacks
on New York and Washington. She arrived at the private hospital in western Paris for cancer check-ups on
September 12, the day after hijacked planes smashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the article to be
published on Friday said. The police spokesman said it was likely she had been interviewed
by France's anti-terrorist squad while she was in hospital
2.
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Police in a western Venezuelan state who are accused of dozens of unlawful
killings used witchcraft to try to ward off an investigation by state prosecutors, authorities said on Thursday.
Venezuela's National Guard units that took over police stations in Portuguesa state this week discovered crude
witchcraft altars carrying photographs of the investigating prosecutors placed head down amid lit candles and
effigies of saints.
"They were using black magic...trying to cause the death (of the prosecutors) through supernatural methods,"
Venezuela's public prosecutor, Issues Rodriguez said, adding the investigators also received more conventional
death threats.
The National Guard was called in to disarm and take control of the police in Portuguesa, a small rural state in the
largely Roman Catholic country, after the state governor said she could no longer guarantee control of the force.
3
KIEV (Reuters) - A column of Ukrainian tanks, which lost its way to a military training ground, smashed into a
natural gas pipeline, cutting off supplies, the emergencies ministry said Friday.
A spokesman said the accident took place late Thursday when the tanks were trying to find a route through rain
and darkness to a training ground in central Ukraine.
Emergency services shut off gas supplies to stop leaks at the regional pipeline between the towns of Berdychiv
and Zhytomir. The line was repaired overnight.
No injuries were reported
4.
DHAKA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's caretaker government has banned the use of cellular phones during
Monday's general election to ensure a free and fair vote.
Government officials Thursday said the move was aimed to "restrict contact between crime syndicates and
intimidators who might try to scare away voters and thwart a peaceful election."
The decision was made by the chief of the caretaker government, former chief justice Latifur Rahman, in
consultation with election officials, they said.
"All cellphone networks in Bangladesh have been asked to suspend operations on October 1," said one mobile
phone operator.
The suspension will disrupt the work of journalists, election observers and others needing to transmit election
reports quickly.
5.
PORT MORESBY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea police scoured the capital Port Moresby on
Wednesday for 62 prisoners who staged a mass breakout from a city jail.
Deputy police commissioner Sam Inguba told local media a manhunt in Port Moresby had failed to find any of
the escapees, including two murderers serving life sentences.
Inguba said the escape occurred during a shift change early on Tuesday at the crowded and rundown Bomana
prison.
He said the prisoners knocked down an old fence surrounding their living quarters, unnoticed by wardens, and
used boltcutters to cut their way through an outer fence.
Correctional Service Commissioner Richard Sikani said 47 of the escapees had been on remand
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answer sheet.
Something Rotten in Denmark

OSLO (Reuters) - The rotting remains from a sunken cargo ship carrying 3,300 tonnes of frozen fish just off
Norway's western coast have been shipped to Denmark where the fuming cargo is being used as biofuel, salvage
firm Eide Marine Servies said on Friday.
Kjartan Mehammer, chartering manager of Eide, said his company had turned to Denmark in an attempt to get
rid of the decomposing fish which posed an environmental hazard to people living close to Bleivik where fish
from the Green Alesund washed up on the beaches last summer.
The 5,600 dwt cargo ship, owned by Norway's Nomadic Shipping, which sunk in December last year had
become a serious environmental problem as the fish started to pollute the sea and air in the local area. The ship
was raised this summer.
"When we raised the ship it had been lying at the seabed for half a year and the cargo rooms were full of gases
which gave off a terrible stench," Mehammer said.
But in Denmark, these gases have now been powering six different biofuel plants, while the left-overs will be
used as compost and add to the environmentally friendly scheme.
"We've already used all the fish we received as biofuel to produce electricity and heat," said Joergen Johansen,
managing director at Danish Hvims Biogas, one of the receivers of fish from Green Alesund.
6.
Fish from a sunken cargo ship can be used as biofuel
7.
a. The Danish company wanted to get rid of the fish.

b. Rotten fish is hazardous waste
c. The fish was found on the beaches
8.
a. Sunken ships are a great problem.

b. The ship is still under water
c. The cargo of the ship polluted the sea.
9.
When the ship was raised last summer
10. The rotten fish is used to produce
a. in Norway
b. in Denmark
c. in ships.
a. the cargo was still intact.

b. it was very smelly
c. it was dangerous.
a. gas
b. chemicals
c. electricity
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You are spending a year in London as a student. When you have free time you want to see some of the
attractions in this big city. You are looking at a programme leaflet.
11.
You would like to listen to music by British composers
12.
You are wondering what Scottish food is like.
13.
You want to see tennis matches
14.
You would like to see the London panorama from the observation wheel.
15.
You would like to see some statues from Egypt.
16.
You are interested in furniture and tableware made of plastic
17.
You are interested in contemporary British drawings,
18.
You would like to know what life in Queens Victorias time was like.
19.
You have heard of the famous Welsh singing competitions.
20.
You would like to have some ideas about the way British gardens are planted.
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a.
From now on - British Airways' London Eye is taking bookings for "flights" on the world's highest
observation wheel offering visitors 30 minutes to view London's breathtaking scenery from this unique
vantage point on the South Bank. For the booking line call: +44 870 5000 600.
b.
Until 6 Jan 2002 - The Victorians: Makers of the Modern World. Exhibition illustrating the ways in
which Victorians created much of the world in which we now live, while adhering to ideals which have
since been rejected. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, SW7.
c.
Until 15 July - Radical Plastics. An exhibition featuring a dazzling selection of new plastics by east
London designers including furniture, lighting, tableware and accessories. Geffrye Design Centre,
London, E2.
d.
Until 26 August - Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth, an exhibition that includes previously
unrecognised statues of her, attempts to provide some answers. British Museum, London.
e.
22 - 25 May - Chelsea Flower Show. One of the most popular events in the capital's horticultural
calendar and inspiration for gardeners great and small. Public days: 24 and 25 May. Royal Hospital,
Chelsea, London.
f.
2 - 3 June - Biggin Hill International Air Fair. International six-hour flying display of military and civilian
aircraft teams. Biggin Hill Airfield, Biggin Hill, Kent, southeast England.
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g.
5 June - 13 August - The Summer Exhibition. Paintings, sculptures, drawings and models by many of
the UK's most distinguished artists in the world's largest open contemporary art exhibition. Royal
Academy, London.
h.
6 - 27 June - Spitalfields Festival. Festival combining a feast of early music with new commissions
from leading British composers. Christ Church, Spitalfields, Commercial Street, east London.
i.
9 June - Trooping the Colour. Queen Elizabeth II's birthday parade. Horse Guards Parade, London.
j.
17 - 23 June - Cardiff Singer of the World competition. International singing competition for
professionals. St David's Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff, Wales.
k.
21 - 24 June - The Royal Highland Show. The highlight of Scotland's country year, featuring a Scottish
food exhibition, pedigree livestock, flower show and show jumping. Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston,
Edinburgh.
l.
25 June - 8 July - Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. All England Lawn Tennis Club,
Wimbledon, London.
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Bar Girls, Waiters Fume at Planned Smoking Ban

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hong Kong waiters, karaoke hostesses, bar staff, 21and others
marched on government headquarters Tuesday fuming against a plan 22..smoking in nearly all public places.
Hong Kong 23..with rising unemployment, falling exports, the global economic slowdown and lack of
consumer confidence and the protesters said a smoking ban 24the last straw.
"If we were to have a 25 smoking ban in restaurants, hotels, in the entertainment industry, in discos and
karaokes, we would see a net loss of 10.6 percent in business, roughly about HK$7.9 billion (US$1.0 billion) a
year," said Tommy Cheung, a Legislative Council member 26.the catering industry.
The government in May tabled a proposal to ban smoking in all restaurants, regardless 27.their size and
seating capacity. The public 28.consulted before the proposal can become law.
The ban would also cover bars, cafes and karaokes. In the longer term, the ban would extend to night clubs."
Around 2,000 gathered in Hong Kong's central business district. Many waved placards reading "oppose this vile
law, save our rice bowl," a Chinese expression meaning livelihood.
Many of Hong Kong's hard-working, hard-playing citizens like 29.than a slap-up seafood meal, with cigarettes
between courses, followed by hours at a karaoke bar spent crooning happily in rooms thick with smoke.
"If you ban smoking in these places, customers 30.come," said Davis Choi, group assistant general manager of
Big Echo, a well-known chain of karaoke bars.
21. a. cookers
b. cooks
c.cook
22. a.to ban

b.banning
c. banned
23. a. are struggling

b. was struggling
c. is struggling
24. a. will be
25. a. complete
b. was
b. completion
c. would be
c. completed
26. a. represent
b. representing
c. represented
27. a. from
b. of
c. to
28. a. has been 29. a. nothing better

b. has to be
b. anything more
c. has got to
c. something well
30. a. arent
b. wouldnt
c. will not

Interpol Says Car Theft Rising Worldwide

SOFIA (Reuters) - The international police organization Interpol said Tuesday there had been a worldwide surge
in car theft, with one 31.being stolen every 10 seconds. It urged improved cross-border 32to combat car
thieves.
"Interpol officials worldwide are tracing an ever-increasing rise in vehicle-related crimes," said Interpol
European Liaison Bureau head Iver Frigaard.
"Three million vehicles 33..each year and the criminals make an annual profit of about $19 billion."
In 1999, Interpol said 1.7 million vehicles 34..reported as stolen, up from 1.1 million the previous year.
Frigaard was speaking at an 35.conference of law enforcers, insurers and customs officers in Bulgaria's capital
to discuss ways of tackling car theft, smuggling and insurance fraud.
He said countries should provide 36..information about car crime in Interpol's data base and use it more
efficiently to help their law enforcement bodies fight organized crime groups. Some 80 states 37.the data base.
In the European Union, car theft fell 38.with the exception of a few states, said Dirk Vande Ryse from the
Stolen Vehicle Group of the Hague-based European Police Organization (Europol). His group was set up
39.anti-crime cooperation between EU members and works in close partnership with Interpol.
The worst case within the EU was France where the number of 40.car thefts surged by 70 percent in 2000
compared to 1999.
a. last year b. early c. disappear d. registering e. to prove f. cars g. vehicle h. up-to-date
i. has been j. had been k. use l. registered m. to improve n. cooperation
o. international
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Letter writing
The Angel Hotel

North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex. GU29 9DN
Tel: 01730 812421
Email us at: angel@hshotels.co.uk
The Angel Hotel has been closely associated with the historic town of Midhurst and neighbouring Cowdray
Estate since the 15th Century, and is a fine example of an old English coaching inn.
Sympathetically restored and upgraded, the hotel retains, behind its late Georgian faade, many architectural
features from its Tudor origins.
The hotel has always played a role in local affairs: the first floor Court Room was used for hearing the town's
legal cases until the late 1800's and today is a popular setting for private functions.
The front of the hotel overlooks the town, to the rear, behind flower filled courtyards and peaceful rose gardens
lies
open meadows and the atmospheric ruins of Cowdray Castle.
Midhurst is the ideal base from which to explore the many historic houses in the area or visit the spectacular
Sculpture Park at Goodwood.
The famous Roman City of Chichester is only 20 minutes away by car.
You would like to spend your holiday in this hotel. Write a letter using a suitable greeting and closing formula.
The following points should be mentioned in your letter.
Mention the way how you read about the hotel and why do you think it would be good for you.
Book a room for your family for a suitable date and period.
Ask about the prices and the hotel facilities (e.g. tennis court, swimming pool, fitness studio.)
Ask about meals.
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TEST SEVEN
Read the five items 1-5. Then read the headlines a-j.
a.
Castro Says Anthrax Less Serious Than a Cold
b.
Overcrowded Prisons in Ohio
c.
Can an Ultra-Sound Test Make You Left-Handed?
d.
Jewish Tradition Takes Front Seat on Israeli Buses
e.
More Left-Handed Babies
f.
Santa Gets Married
g.
Judge Sentences Two Ohio Men to Dress as

Women
h.
Womens Rights on the Bus
i.
There's No Need for 'Mother Christmas'
j.
Anthrax Contamination in Cuba
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1.
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro says anthrax, the germ warfare agent which has killed three
people and spread panic in the United States over recent weeks, is less worrying than a common cold.
"Studied properly, anthrax is less serious than a cold," he said in a speech Wednesday in the eastern city of
Santiago de Cuba. "There are appropriate medicines to make the bacteria disappear very quickly."
Castro said the current anthrax scare in the United States, in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and
Washington, was being exaggerated.
"The intentional use of any product of this sort ... is an unacceptable crime," he said. "But they shouldn't allow
this to become an instrument of panic."
Castro's speech, at the inauguration of a school for social workers, was carried live on state TV.
2.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Reuters) - A Swedish study of 180,000 young men showed routine ultra-sound
examinations of the fetus can affect the brain and lead to left-handedness, Swedish radio is reporting.
The study by Uppsala University Hospital and the Karolinska Institute showed that men born in the 1970s who
had been exposed to ultra-sound tests while in the womb were more likely to become left-handed.
Most people are predisposed to become right-handed with only about six percent becoming left-handed.
3.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Orthodox Jews have steered Israeli public transportation in a new direction with a bus
service that segregates men and women in strict interpretation of ritual law.
The decision by the Egged bus cooperative to inaugurate the special route between Jerusalem and Bnei Brak, a
religious enclave near Tel Aviv, drew criticism from the secularist Shinui Party.
"It's segregation all over again, apartheid," party leader Yosef Lapid told Reuters.
Men and women sit apart in the buses. Orthodox tradition dictates that they should not mix unless related. Some
private buses serving religious communities already feature curtain partitions.
An Egged spokeswoman said segregation would also apply at bus stops. Men would use the front door, and
women the rear.
A non-religious woman could choose to sit in the men's section, and could complain to the driver if she was
harassed, the spokeswoman said.
4.
COSHOCTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Two Ohio men who threw beer bottles at a woman in a car paid the price on
Friday -- they had to parade through the center of their hometown dressed as women.
Jason Householder, 23, and John Stockum, 21, walked around downtown Coshocton, population 12,000, for an
hour Friday afternoon wearing dresses, wigs and makeup.
Coshocton County Municipal Judge David Hostetler passed the sentence on Oct. 18, telling the men they could
either comply with his order or go to jail for 60 days after being convicted of criminal damage. He also fined
them $250 each.
Hostetler, who often imposes unorthodox sentences, says he does so because of overcrowding in the Coshocton
County Jail.
5.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Father Christmas does not need a "Mother Christmas" partner under European Union
sex equality rules, the European Commission has ruled.
It rejected as a "marketing prank" what it said was a claim by British retailer Woolworths Group that it had to
sell Mother Christmas suits alongside Father Christmas outfits to satisfy Santa sex equality clauses in EU
legislation.
"EU rules aim to prevent discrimination against female employees at work," spokesman Andrew Fielding said
Wednesday.
He said that the EU's executive arm, often berated for meddling too much in citizens' lives, would not be
breaking down sexual stereotypes by giving Santa a female partner.
He also noted that reindeer portrayed as pulling Santa's sleighs were all female -- male reindeer lose their antlers
before the winter while females keep them until the spring.
He quoted an Alaskan state government office as once having said that only females: "would be able to drive a
fat-arsed guy in a velvet suit around the world in one night and not get lost."
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answer sheet.
Optimists May Beat Heart Disease

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with a sunny outlook on life may be unconsciously beating heart disease,
researchers said on Monday.
A study of nearly 600 people with a family history of heart disease found that those with an optimistic personality
were half as likely to develop heart disease as their grumpier counterparts.
"It's possible that the people with positive attitudes produce lower levels of stress hormones, which help protect
them from disease," Diane Becker, director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Promotion, who
led the study, said in a statement.
Becker's team studied 586 adults aged 30 to 59 who had no symptoms of heart disease but whose brothers and
sisters had been diagnosed with heart disease at young ages.
They all took a standard personality test and were checked for high blood pressure, blood sugar, body fat and
cholesterol levels. They were also asked whether they smoked, had diabetes or other known risk factors for heart
disease.
The researchers, who presented their findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in Anaheim,
California, said they followed the 586 people for between five and 12 years.
During this time 70 people, or 11.9 percent, had heart "events" such as a heart attack, chest pain or death from
heart disease.
The researchers found that those with optimistic personalities were only half as likely as their more pessimistic
counterparts to experience a heart event.
This power of positive thinking was seen even after taking into account traditional risk factors for heart disease
such as high cholesterol levels, smoking and being overweight.
Maybe adding a little fun to people's lives can work like medicine to help prevent heart disease, Becker said.
"In future studies, we'd like to examine whether adding pleasurable activities to the lives of this population
affects heart disease risk," she said.
Last year, researchers told the annual Heart Association meeting that people who enjoy humor were also less
likely to die from early heart disease.
Heart disease is the biggest killer of Americans, causing nearly a third of all deaths.
6. A recent study showed that
a. heart attack is a major cause of death.

b. you can avoid heart problems if you lead a healthy life
c. angry people have more heart problems
7. Diane Becker said that
a. the stress hormone level is responsible for the heart attacks.

b. if you are angry your body produces stress hormones
c. lower stress hormone level means smaller risk
8. The doctors studied people
a. who had heart problems in their family

b. together with their brothers or sisters
c. who had young brothers or sisters.
9. Researchers carried out a complex test and found
a. smoking is a risk factor of heart diseases

b. positive thinking helps avoid heart problems
c. healthy people usually think positively.
10. Living a more enjoyable life
a. is very pleasant
b. is good for the heart.
c. increases risk of heart disease.
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You are travelling to Scotland soon and would like to find a place to stay.
11.
You would like to stay at a 5 star Grand Hotel, where the Scottish style and the modern facilities are
combined, and there is a spa
12.
You would like to stay somewhere in the country where you can play tennis.
13.
You would like to stay in the old town of Edinburgh, at a hotel where there is a leisure club.
14.
You think your holiday is the best time to learn how to play golf.
15.
Apart from playing golf you would like to use the sauna and the solarium of the hotel.
16.
You would like to stay at a hotel which is equally near to the shopping and entertaining areas as well as
to the historic attractions of the city. You dont mind walking a little to a gym and fitness studio.
17.
It would be nice to stay at an old country house, which is furnished with antique furniture and family
paintings.
18.
Of all the hotel chains you think Hilton is the best.
19.
You would like to be only walking distance away from the shops and theatres. Also you like swimming.
20.
You would like to stay in the city centre from where you can reach the attractions easily by cab.
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a.
The luxurious 5 red star Turnberry Hotel has a magnificent coastal setting just an hour from Glasgow.
Bedrooms are spacious and very thoughtfully equipped. With two championship golf courses, a
renowned Spa and 2 superb restaurants this hotel is ideal for business or pleasure. The Colin
Montgomerie Golf Academy is now open and offers world-class tuition and state-of-the-art teaching
and practice facilities.
b.
Malmaison Glasgow is a classic contemporary hotel with traditional French Brasserie Bar, Caf Mal
Pizza Mediterranee and a private high tech gym. Bedrooms are stylish, spacious and individually
designed. The hotel is situated in the very heart of the city centre and a cab ride from many of the
citys famous attractions.
c.
Voted one of the Top Ten Golfing Hotels in the world, Rusacks overlooks the 1 st tee and the 18th green
of the famous Old Course in St. Andrews. Visit Rusacks Golf club where our Golf Manager will help
you make the most of your stay at this golfing Mecca. Facilities include the Old Course Bar and
Restaurant, which specialises in seafood and game dishes, plus a sauna and solarium and free car
parking.
d.
The Glasgow Marriott Hotel is ideally situated just a few minutes walk from the heart of the city centre
where you will find an abundance of shopping malls, restaurants, theatres and bars. Facilities include
restaurant, caf bar and newly refurbished leisure club featuring indoor pool, cardiovascular
gymnasium steam room and sauna.
e.
The modern Cairn Hotel has a relaxing restaurant and bar and prides itself on efficient, friendly
service. Guests can enjoy the ancient city of Edinburgh or the bustle of Glasgow, whilst Stirling, the
Trossachs and the Borders offer a pleasant day out.
f.
Set in 44 acres of private grounds, this characteristic manor house has been carefully extended to
provide a luxurious retreat. Guests can enjoy a wealth of facilities including a choice of two restaurants
and extensive leisure facilities including a pool, steam room, jacuzzi, 2 gyms, tennis courts, solarium
and beauty salon. Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow are a 20 minute drive away making Inchyra the
ideal base for a break.
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g.
Situated in the heart of the city in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, the Caledonian Hilton provides the
finest base from which to explore Scotlands historic capital. The hotels elegant dcor and its long
tradition of providing attentive and friendly service have charmed guests from around the world for
almost a century. A Livingwell Health and Leisure club, award winning Pompadour restaurant and a
wide range of other dining options
h.
Nestling in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa combines the excellence
of an international hotel with a warm luxurious scottish style and superior modern facilities. Within easy
walking distance of Princes Street, theatres, shops and visitor attractions, the Sheraton Grand is a
natural choice for a 5 star break. State of the art spa is now open.
i.
The Holyrood Hotel is located in the historic old town of Edinburgh close to Holyrood Palace and next
door to the new Scottish Parliament building. The hotel offers superbly appointed bedrooms, a firstclass restaurant and a state of the art leisure club. It is the perfect location from which to explore the
delights of Edinburgh.
j.
Pittodrie House, set in 2000 acres of private estate, is one of Grampian's most historic hotels. The
public rooms, dining room and some of the bedrooms are furnished with family paintings and antique
furniture - with log fires burning the atmosphere is of a welcoming country house.
k.
The Grampian Hotel is literally just around the corner from the shopping centres of Aberdeen. Visitors
to this city will find plenty to entertain them; the area has a wealth of golf courses, gardens, historic
buildings and, of course, the castles and countryside of Royal Deeside.
l.
Situated in the heart of the city, The George Inter-Continental is ideally located for both the shopping
and entertainment areas as well as the city's historic attractions. This elegant and welcoming hotel
boasts two award winning restaurants and an atmospheric bar. All the guest rooms are beautifully
designed providing sheer comfort and luxury. Complimentary access is offered to a gym and fitness
studio five minutes walk from the hotel.
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Hornet Juice Gives Marathon Champion Extra Buzz

BERLIN (Reuters) - Naoko Takahashi used an 21.beverage to fuel her run into marathon history on Sunday -juice from giant killer hornets.
Takahashi became the first women 22.the barrier of two hours and 20 minutes in the Berlin marathon,
shattering the existing world best by nearly a minute 23a time of 2:19.46.
"It tastes like any other sport drink," the petite Japanese Olympic champion said on Monday, 24smiling
broadly a day after setting the record and celebrating through the night.
"You can get it in shops 25.in Japan. It's a popular drink," Takahashi said of the beverage made from the juice
of the insects.
Japanese scientists 26.the juice can give an astonishing boost to human performance.
They said it reduced muscle fatigue and 27.the body's efficiency by increasing the ability to metabolize fat and
thus reduce the build up of lactic acid.
Because it is 100 percent natural, it 28.rules on performance-enhancing drugs.
Takahashi drank the juice from bottles set up every few miles along the flat roads that wind through 10 of
Berlin's 23 districts.
Aside from that, she took only 29.sips of water -- brought from her hometown in Japan.
"It's a sport drink made from a liquid that hornets produce and I've been drinking it 30last five years," said
Takahashi. "It makes it possible to run far. It enables athletes to give everything."
21. a unusual
b. usual
c. every
22. a.break
b. breaking
c. to break
26.a. have found 27.a. improves

b.has found
b. improve
c. are found
c. improved
23. a. of
b. from
c. with
24.a. after
b. still
c. yet
28. a.breaks
29.a.a little
b. can break
b. little
c.doesnt break c. a few
25.a. everywhere
b. somewhere
c. nowhere
30.a.since
b. for
c. for the

Officials Bust Wild Food Restaurants

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's wildlife officials said on Tuesday they 31over 1,300 endangered
animals from the kitchens of restaurants in Phnom Penh.
The endangered animals were discovered in a 32operation against restaurants specializing in rare delicacies,
said Sun Hean of the Agriculture Ministry's wildlife protection unit.
"We rescued 33.boars, porcupines, a sun bear, rare turtles and pangolins," Sun Hean said. Pangolins are scaly
ant-eaters.
Some 1,360 wild animals were rescued and 88 kg of animal meat 34during sting operations on 137
restaurants, said Eng Peotith, a military police official attached to the ministry.
No arrests were 35.as Cambodian law -- which bans trade in wild animals -- allows only a small fine for those
involved in the business, he said.
"The number of restaurants 36in these animals has increased. Eating rare animals is becoming more popular."
The rescued animals had been 37.to a zoo and a national park outside Phnom Penh, Eng said.
Phnom Penh Governor Chea Sophara said on Tuesday he would call the 38of 193 restaurants to a meeting to
discuss the mushrooming wild meat trade.
Chea Sophara said he 39.also issue a directive banning endangered meat from restaurant menus. Restaurants
would have two months to comply or face closure.
"Restaurants that still serve wild food 40.down in two months," he said.
a. old b. owners c. prevented d. made e. will be shut f. rescued
j. wild k. send l. fired m. would n. three-month o. confiscated
g. builders h. specializing i.sent
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Letter writing
Dear Bitter Single Guy,

My boyfriend and I dated for three years and planned our lives together. He was the first guy I
had ever dated. Last summer I wanted to see other people and at the end of the summer I
decided that I wanted to breakup with him. The only reason I had is that I wanted to make sure
that he was my soul mate and that we hadn't rushed into everything. I realize that I made a
mistake and we have been seeing each other again. I'm wondering how I can help him to trust me
again and let him know that I'm absolutely positive that I won't have any more second thoughts.
~Committed This Time
Say how often this thing happens to teenagers

Give her advice on how to talk about her feelings.
Suggest a strategy you think will work.
Encourage her to meet other people, and get involved in other activities
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TEST EIGHT
Decide which headline a-j goes best with each text.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5.
a.Missing People
b. Tamils kill soldiers on ship
c. 11 injured in Bogota
d.Lawyer jailed for e-mail protest
e.Children die in boat mishap
f. Tamil soldiers to die
g.Ape detained in airport
h.Massacre in Colombia
i. No e-mail in China
j. Baby gorilla in Zoo
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1.
Four children and a teacher on a school trip died in a

Boat accident in the coastal Yugoslav republic
of Montenegro yesterday.
Three other people were missing. Those on board were
from Banja Luka in Bosnias Serb republic.
2.
3.
A Chinese lawyer has been sentenced to 3 years in a labour camp

for distributing a pro-democracy journal by e-mail.
A court sentenced Zhu Ruixiang to nine months but Communist
Party officials ordered the longer term, the Free Chine Movement said.
Zhu, a veteran of pro-democracy protests in 1989, was arrested last May
in the southern city of Shaoyang.
4.
5.
Customs officers detained a four-month-old gorilla

Yesterday after it arrived at Cairo airport without the
necessary papers.
Egyptian officials are divided over what to do with the
primate an endangered species from Nigeria, with
some wanting to kill it and others wanting to give it to
the local Zoo. The baby gorilla flew in from Lagos,
Nigeria, with its owner, an Egyptian-Nigerian woman
who didnt have a licence for it.
Gunmen from a rightist paramilitary army raided a

Colombian village yesterday and killed at least 11
people
One of the largest massacres since the groups new
leader emerged last month.
Police said four people were badly injured in the
massacre at Falan, about 75 miles west of Bogota, by
fighters from the United Self-defence Forces of
Colombia, or AUC, who accused the victims of
working with leftist guerillas, before killing them,
police said.
Tamil guerillas hit a ship carrying 1,200 Sri Lankan soldiers

yesterday, but soldiers repulsed the attack with the help of
the air force and navy.
The attack and the retaliation left 11 soldiers and 15 rebels dead.
Twelve soldiers were missing with 47 wounded. Approximately
20 explosive-laden boats with suicide squads on board attacked
the Pride of South off Trincomalee, 155 miles northeast of
Colombo.
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answer sheet.
Sri Lanka to Salvage 17th Century Dutch Shipwreck

COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Netherlands said on Monday it would help Sri Lanka salvage the wreck of a 17th
century Dutch spice ship off the island's southern coast.
The Avondster, owned by the Dutch East Indies Company, sank in 1659 off the coast of Galle, a key port in the
fabled trade-winds route that brought spices from what is now Indonesia to Europe.
"The Netherlands has assigned 1.8 million guilders ($700,000)... to the Avondster project," the Dutch embassy
said in a statement.
The Dutch ruled Sri Lanka's coastal provinces for 150 years up to 1796 with their capital in Galle -- a port littered
with artifacts from the spice trade and guarded by a grim Dutch fort.
The Avondster, which hit a sand bar after slipping free of her anchor in fine weather, is one of three East Indies
Company wrecks identified during a diving expedition in the early 1990s.
"We want to train Sri Lankan divers during the next three years so that they can carry out maritime
archaeological projects on their own," said Robert Parthesius, an official of the Dutch embassy.
Four Australian divers will join the 11-member Sri Lankan team on the project.
A tourist board official said they would be promoting the site as a tourist attraction which would be visited by
divers.
"We can now not only provide attractions on land but in the sea," said S. Kalaiselvam, the director of planning
and development at the Ceylon Tourist Board.
The 400th anniversary of the founding of the East Indies Company falls next year and a replica of a Dutch ship
visited Galle two months ago as it retraced the spice route as part of the celebrations.
Answer the following questions from the information given in the text.
6. The Netherlands
a. will help finance a project to salvage a sunken ship

b. will salvage The Avondster.
c. will give money to the East Indies Company.
7. The Dutch
a. had a fortress in Sri Lanka.

b. ruled the country for a long time.
c. traded with spices in Sri Lanka.
8. The ship
a. sank in a storm.
b. was driven to a sandbar.
c. floated off her anchor.
9. The Dutch
a. will take part in the diving expedition.

b. will train a team of international divers.
c. will train Sri Lankan divers only
10. S.Kalaiselvam said
a. in the future the ship can be visited by divers

b. a replica of the ship will visit the town soon.
c. this project will help tourism in the country.
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You are on a visit to Florence, Italy, and want to spend your free time in a pleasant way. You are looking at a
City Guide leaflet
11.
You dont have much time, but you would like to pick up some Italian through weekly e-mail lessons.
12.
You would like to see photographs of the nature
13.
You would like to see a famous DJ.
14.
You would like to see a famous musical
15.
You have always wanted to know how leather handbags are made
16.
You are curious how Chianti is made
17.
You would like to taste Sardinian cuisine.
18.
You would like to listen to lectures about cooking in the past as well as taste these historic dishes
19.
You think walking is a great way of keeping fit, and you want to explore the beauty of Florence
20.
You are interested in the fashion of the early 20th century
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a.
NIGEL HAYES
Saturday, November 24th, on stage at Tenax's Nobody's Perfect night, one of the most
acclaimed DJ's of the new Millenium, guest-star at the most important clubs around the
globe.
b.
In its second edition, "History at the Table" features discussions with experts and college professors about topics
which range from "Cooking of the Rich and Cooking of the Poor" to "Smells from the Orient at the Doge's
Table." Following each discussion is a banquet supervised by Maria Concetta Salemi, an expert on "ancient
eating." Salemi has chosen recipes that are most compatible with foods of our time. The banquets take place in
the dining hall of the Spedale del Bigallo, a most appropriate setting for a journey through the foods of the past.
c.
Hello Dolly
From Wednesday, November 13th until Sunday, November 25th, Teatro Verdi presents
the new version of the famous musical with Loretta Goggi and Paolo Ferrari.
d.
THE TETZLAFF QUARTET
The superlative young string quartet starring the brother and sister from Hamburg is the
protagonist of the concert at the Pergola on Saturday 24 November.
e.
FITWALKING: FOR FUN AND FOR HEALTH
In preparation for the Florence Marathon, there are two events featuring the style of
walking briskly, which reduces stress and improves health at the same time. A great way
to experience the beauty of Florence without the hassle of cars and scooters.
f.
THE LEATHER SCHOOL
When in Florence do not miss a visit to the Leather School to learn how a real leather
handbag, wallet or briefcase is made by hand.
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g.
GEORG GERSTER. GEOMETIRES IN LANDSCAPE
On exhibit at the Spazio Foto at Credito Artigiano until December 7th, the celebrated
photographer who, from high above, photographed nature's strangest and most magical
forms.
h.
THE WARDROBE OF A SICILIAN WOMAN
A selection of clothes that belonged to a Sicilian noblewoman of the early years of the
20th century in exposition at the Galleria del Costume of Palazzo Pitti from October 30
2001 until June 2 2002.
i.
LA PANACEA
At the height of Olmo, just a few kilometers beyond Fiesole, is a restaurant with a typical
and generous menu centered on fish, but not solely, as a main offering.
j.
ACQUERELLO
On via Ghibellina in the center of Florence, there is a restaurant where you can taste
Sardinian cuisine in its thousand different aspects.
k.
RUFINA AND THE WINE-MAKING TRADITION
In the Val di Sieve, land of vines and good Chianti, a museum to immortalize for the ages
the art of working grapes.
l.
ITALIAN LESSONS BY MAIL
Do you want to learn or improve your Italian? It can be easy and free in your e-mail
account. Every week an interesting text, with a test and the explanation of the most
difficult words.
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Money Used to Buy Fish Food Three Months Early

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch officials said Monday that a man 21two bags of fish food with a euro
banknote -- three months before the official introduction of single currency notes and coins.
The man used a 22($4.57) to pay for his nine guilders ($3.73) purchase in the Fish Inn fishing shop in the
southeast town of Venlo, 23.with Germany, last week, central bank and justice officials said.
"The banknote was printed in Germany," Frank Rovers, a 24.for the public prosecutor in nearby Roermond,
told Reuters. "It's not clear whether it was obtained through theft."
Some 1.2 million euros 25..early last month from a Securicor van in Giessen, north of Frankfurt, as the notes
began to be distributed ahead of their launch. It was the first reported robbery 26..the new European single
currency.
Central banks across the 12-nation euro zone 27delivering euro banknotes and coins in September to highstreet banks, security firms and retailers in preparation for the switchover on January 1, 2002.
Daily Het Financieele Dagblad quoted the shopkeeper, 26-year-old Richard Reijnen, 28he knew the note was
not legal tender but accepted it because he thought it was "fun."
"If it had been a 50- or 100-euro note, I 29.take the risk," the newspaper quoted him as saying.
The Dutch Central Bank contacted the European Central Bank when it heard of the incident, said spokesman
Benno van der Zaag. He could not say 30.the bearer of the note was Dutch.
"It's the first time someone has paid in the Netherlands with a euro banknote," Van der Zaag said.
Rovers said the matter was no longer a matter for the public prosecutor, since it was not clear whether the note
had been obtained through illegal means.
21.a. has bought 22. a. five euros
b.bought
b. five-euro note
c. had bought
c.fives
23.a. at the border

b. borders
c. on the border
24.a. spokesman 25.a.were stolen

b. speaker
b. was stolen
c.speaking
c. were stealing
26.a.involving 27. a.beginning

b.involved
b. began
c.that involve
c. begun
28.a.said
29.a. would dare
30.a. or
b. as saying
b. wouldnt have dared
b. neither
c. to have said c. would have dared
c. whether

Hacked Site Carries Anti-U.S. Slogans

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Local hackers 31into the Hungarian National Security Office's (NSO) internet 32
late on Monday and published anti-globalization 33aimed at the United States.
"Why 34 we be understanding toward the Arabs, 35of whom die in the desert, but if a 36thousand...die in
the U.S., there is a huge uproar," said the 37page with the title "Bin Laden vs. Bush 1-0."
Newspapers 38NSO Director-General Gabor Dobokay as saying the office's original site has 39been
restored and the hackers could not have accessed the NSO's secret files, as the Web server was not 40.to the
office's internal network.
a.millions b.paired c. since d.linked e.said f. hacked g. few h. thousand i. broke j.quoted
k. would l. remarks m. little n.shouldnt o. site
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Letter writing
The College of Central London
60 Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3HR. Phone 020 7833 0987 - Fax 020 7837 2959 - Email
ccl@btinternet.com
About the College
The College of Central London is a private college of further education offering a unique blend of
courses in four main areas of study: business, computing, secretarial and English.
Students will obtain a sound academic education and good practical teaching from teachers and
lecturers who are actively working in their areas of expertise. They are able to communicate in the
classroom the knowledge and experience they have gained over many years in their related fields.
As a private college we are able to control our own fee structure and it has always been our goal to
offer students quality education at affordable fees. By controlling our own fees we aim to give students
value for money when they select us as their place of learning.
Our students are from both the United Kingdom and overseas-from every corner of the world.
Overseas students make up the majority of the student fraternity, adding a rich and diverse student
community, representing some 65 different countries.
The college is it in the heart of Bloomsbury, one of London's more architecturally pleasant areas
retaining the glamour of the past. It is situated a short distance from London's famous West End with
its cinemas, theatres and shopping centres. Parks, restaurants, museums and art galleries within easy
reach. Our staff help to arrange guided tours to special places of interest such as parliament, the law
courts and the Stock Exchange. Excursions to other historic places such as Oxford, Cambridge,
Stratford-upon-Avon and Canterbury are organised frequently.
Facilities at the college include areas where students can study or relax during their spare time and a
cafeteria where hot and cold meals, snacks and soft drinks are served. Students have access to a
computerised library using CD ROM technology. This system contains many of the latest educational
CD titles and every copy of the Times and Sunday Times Newspapers since 1990. Lending library
facilities are also available and students may borrow books to study at home.
Our staffs are available to help students with problems that arise during their studies. We aim to build
strong relationships with and between our students to encourage and maintain an ambient
atmosphere. Many of our students return the following year to follow another course. Many more
recommend their friends and relations to study with us.
You may also like to visit our sister college THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. for details
on specialist computer courses.
You would like to study at this college. Write a letter using a suitable greeting and closing formula. The
following points should be mentioned in your letter.
-
Choose a subject you would like to study

Say where you have found this advertisement and give the reason why you are writing
Ask for details about application for international students
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TEST NINE
Decide, which headline a-j goes best with which text.
Mark your answer on the answer sheet in boxes 1-5.
a.
Get Out of Town, Bin Laden Lookalike Told
b.
Recorded Birdsong
c.
Women to Be Allowed Into Iran-Ireland Playoff
d.
Bus Fans
e.
Songbirds Plucked From Plane
f.
Tourist Gets Watch Stolen
g.
Osama in India
h.
Toddler Sneaks Onto Bus, Tours Town by Himself
i.
Soccer Ladies Game
j.
Tourist Loses Watch, Finds Gold Ring
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1. - A Hong Kong toddler who just loves watching buses got the ride of his life after sneaking onto a doubledecker which zipped him on an odyssey half way across town.
The boy, barely 21 months old, slipped away from his brother on Thursday while they were playing and was
only discovered on the bus about an hour later, police told Reuters on Friday. It was not clear why the driver or
other passengers didn't notice him sooner.
When finally reunited with his anxious mom and dad, he excitedly repeated: "Buses! I like buses."
2. - A British tourist who lost a gold-plated watch while on holiday in Malta found a gold ring on her way to a
police station to report her loss, a local newspaper reported Thursday.
Londoner Jill Tong said she was at Valletta bus terminus on her way to the police station when she discovered
the ring. She handed it to the police, the Times of Malta said.
The watch, which is still missing, was given to her by an aunt and lost three days ago in the coastal village of
Marsascala.
3. - An unemployed villager who looks like Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden was ordered out of an Indian
town after he started to draw crowds, a local official said Tuesday.
The 45-year-old man with a flowing beard and slim frame drew attention as soon as he arrived Monday at
Daspalla, 60 miles from Bhubaneshwar, the capital of the eastern state of Orissa, seeking work.
"The action was taken in good faith to prevent any kind of communal tensions," the official said.
India, which has one of the world's largest Muslim populations, has been on the alert since the U.S.-led coalition
began strikes on Afghanistan's ruling Taliban for sheltering bin Laden, wanted for the September 11 attacks on
New York and Washington.
4.- Women will be allowed to watch Iran's World Cup playoff against Ireland next week from inside the stadium
for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution -- but only if they are Irish.
Women are banned from Iranian soccer stadiums to protect them from the bad language and rude gestures of
male fans and crowd noise is turned down to a minimum during live television coverage to ensure women
viewers at home are not offended.
5. - Thirteen tiny songbirds stopped a Cathay Pacific Airways jet in its tracks after a flight attendant heard them
warbling away in a passenger's hand luggage just before takeoff.
The unusual passengers, identified later as an endangered species of the thrush family, were discovered in a bag
in an overhead bin as the plane was taxiing to the runway at Hong Kong's airport on Monday.
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Read the following text then choose the answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer a, b or c on the
answer sheet
Diana, the Musical Leaves Audience Cold

BERLIN (Reuters) - The first stage musical about the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has failed to
enrapture its German audience but the show's producer is confident it will one day tour the world.
"Lady Diana -- A Smile Enchants the World," opened to a half-empty theater in the southwestern town of
Saarbruecken and won what one critic described as "polite" applause.
The German-language musical is a no-holds-barred tale that begins and ends with the 1997 car crash in Paris that
killed Diana. One provocative scene portrays her struggle with the eating disorder bulimia.
Sandra Brettar, a Saarbruecken resident who saw Saturday night's opening show, said she had expected a
celebration of Diana's life.
"I was disappointed," she said. "I thought it would be a tribute to Diana but it definitely wasn't. She comes off
badly in it."
Oliver Schwambach, who reviewed the show for Saarbruecker Zeitung newspaper, found the music surprisingly
old-fashioned given that Diana was known to like pop music.
The musical also delves into Diana's gradual estrangement from her husband Prince Charles. Lawyers advised
the producers to avoid portraying living members of Britain's royal family.
But an actor portrays heir-to-the-throne Charles, albeit with his back turned to the audience.
In one scene, Diana is about to eat a plateful of fruit when Charles, referring to her bulimia, says: "Go on, eat it.
It'll only come out again. What a waste." She throws the plate against a pillar.
For Schwambach the show consisted of scenes "known to everyone who ever spent time perusing the gossip
magazines in the waiting room of their dentist."
An actress portraying Queen Elizabeth was to appear in Diana's funeral scene but that was dropped during
rehearsals, a spokeswoman for the musical's operators said.
6. The German musical about Princess Diana was
a. a complete failure
b. not a big success
c. very popular
7. Sandra Brettar said
a. that she had thought the musical would celebrate Diana.

b. that she had thought the musical would be greater
success
c that Dianas life was disappointing.
8. The music was
a. based upon pop music Diana liked

b. surprising and very up-to-date
c. not very modern
9. The show contains a scene
a. about Dianas problems with the royal family.

b. about her eating disorder.
c. about her problems with the Queen
10. The show
a. gives new details about Dianas life

b. is about things that previously appeared in magazines
c. wants to surprise the audience with gossip
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11.
Your brothers 4-year-old-son would like a huggable plush toy. His favourite colour is red.
12.
You like the pajamas the TV stars wear
13.
You want to buy a pullover with Irish pattern.
14.
You would like to buy a gift for a friend who loves Northern European wool.
15.
You have a lot of cookbooks but dont know where to put them.
16.
Your little sister would like a pair of soft slippers for Christmas.
17.
Your friend collects Teddy bears. You are looking for a present for her.
18.
You want to send a gift basket to a friend who likes maple syrup.
19.
You would like to learn how to make gingerbread coffee cake
20.
You want to send a gift to your mother who loves her coffee with DaVinci flavouring syrup
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a.
Classic Handknit Fisherman's Aran Sweater & Cardigan. Our classic and popular handknit Aran
garments take over 20 hours of individual attention to create. One touch and you can tell this garment
is a true masterpiece, these are really a lifetime investment. All over the world the Aran sweater with its
bold white patterns has become as enduring a symbol of Ireland as the Harp or the Shamrock. It is
impossible to imagine the Aran developing in any other context but the unique environment of the Aran
islands off the westerly edge of Europe. They are a stark and exposed place in the harsh north Atlantic
Ocean. These islands have been inhabited for over 4000 years and they give their name to this unique
garment.
b.
Derryvale Easycare Damask Tablecloth. It is with pleasure that we present this "Derryvale" Irish
Damask Tablecloth. It is an easy care, stain resistant, cloth in 100% Polyester and features the Irish
harp, high cross and a sprinkling of shamrocks for a unique and distinctive Irish linen look, damask
table cloth. Made in Ballymena in the North of Ireland, it is the most popular table cloth that we have
ever featured and is presented at a great price. Now in 3 new sizes.
c.
Homespun Christmas
by Gooseberry Patch
A wonderful hard cover, coiled recipe book.
Memories of Christmas for most of us include; crackling fires, snowflakes, steamy kitchen windows, and the
smell of Christmas baking. 'Homespun Christmas' brings you festive, fabulous food beginning with the turkey
and ending with dessert. Add to your Christmas traditions with; Cheese Sausage Squares, Almond Punch,
Cornbread Dressing, Gingerbread Coffee Cake, Easy Cream Cheese Truffles, Busy Day Casserole, Frosted
Sugar Cookies with Pecans, and German Sweet Choco-Nut Pie.
d.
Canadian Maple
$95.00,
Canadian Maple is a unique selection of delightful and delicious high quality products that are made only
in Canada!
Included in this gift (which is exclusive to Canadian Moose.com):
- pure Maple Syrup from Quebec
- Maple Tea in a cloth sachet
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Tea in a collectable tin
(from the Metropolitan Tea Company)
- Maple Crunch Chocolates
- Milsean Maple Syrup Buttercrunch Toffee
- a Canadian Moose Chocolate Lollipop
- maple leaf shaped Anne of Green Gables Maple Fudge
- three Maple Leaf maple syrup suckers
- a gigantic round milk chocolate disc with a white maple leaf center on a long candy stick
- four red and white Lic 'N Stic lollipops from Calgary, Alberta
- chewy Maple Syrup toffee candies
- liquid centered Maple Syrup hard bonbons
- a set of Maple Leaf cookie cutters
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e.
~ Park View ~
Park View gift basket includes four packs of 'one pot' gourmet coffee, one Send Coffee logo mug, an
additional mug can be added for $5 with this basket, a bottle of DaVinci flavoring syrup, two Upper Crust
biscotti, four Kennedy Gourmet stirrin' spoons, chocolate-covered espresso beans, four Ghirardelli dark
chocolate squares, four coffee cup cookies, reception sticks and mints.
f.
~ Mug and More ~

Our Mug&More is a great casual gift. It includes one pack of 'one pot' gourmet coffee, a Kennedy Gourmet
stirrin' spoon, chocolate-covered espresso beans, a coffee cup cookie, reception sticks and mints ...and a mug
of course!
g.
Hand Crafted European Sweater Item #1
This sweater is 100% wool double knit and made with the softest and warmest Northern European
wool. This sweater can be worn from the office to the evening. It is always the right choice for classic
look, timeless, always in style and is available in any color.
$295
h.
JCPenney 100th Anniversary Steiff Bear
$250.00
James Cash Penney opened his first "Golden Rule Store" in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in 1902. That same year, the
first toy bear with moveable arms and legs was shown by Richard Steiff at the Leipzig Toy Fair. "James"
commemorates the 100th anniversary of the JCPenney Company and the 100th anniversary of the teddy bear.
His black vest and armbands, and brass-rimmed glasses are typical turn-of-the century shopkeeper attire. A
reproduction of James C. Penney's signature is embroidered on the right hand paw and 100th anniversary is
embroidered on the left foot paw. He stands 14" high.
i.
Feel like a star and wear the same pajamas that Ally McBeal and
other TV stars have made famous! Choose from a variety of
hip prints that are unique to Nick & Nora Sleepwear. We offer
their flannel pajamas from early Fall until quantitites last and
their 100% cotton knit and cotton lawn pajamas in Spring/Summer.
j.
Cloud Print Fluffer Scuffer Clog
Was $16.00; Now $9.99
Plush acrylic pile scuff slippers. Acrylic
lining. Imported. 0.70 lb.
S(fits shoe sizes 5-6), M(7-8), L(9-10).
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k.
. Black Hinge Hardwood Base Cookbook Holder by CS Household Solutions
The original hinged cookbook holder folds flat for easy storage along with cookbooks. Adjusts for the
thickness of the book or for the best viewing angle. Hinged front allows easy page turning. A clear
acrylic front helps protect books from kitchen spatter. Decorative black metal cabinet hinge and native
New England hardwood.
l.
Floppy Clifford "The Big Red Dog"
$19.99
Clifford from Scholastic, Inc. Clifford is
America's biggest, reddest, most-loved
dog. Clifford captures the imagination of
children and families all over the world.
Red plush, polyester fill. 21" long. Surface
washable, air dry. Imported from China. (3
lbs.) For ages 3 and up.
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Lennon Postal Tirade to Fellow Beatle Up for Sale

LONDON (Reuters) - Heartfelt letters from Beatle John Lennon, 21 a rant he fired off to Paul and Linda
McCartney, are included in a 22 collection of pop memorabilia up for sale on Thursday at auction house
Christie's.
The draft letter, littered with spelling 23 , deletions and expletives, swings between hurt and anger and
affection for McCartney, offering an insight into their strained 24at the time of the Beatles' break-up in the
early 1970s.
The letter is expected to fetch 25.80,000 pounds ($117,800), Christie's said.
Another Lennon letter, to his cousin Leila, shows a deeply nostalgic side as he reminisces about childhood
Christmas holidays and his 26for England. It is expected to fetch up to 15,000 pounds.
Also up for auction is a letter written in 1958 by Elvis Presley to his girlfriend Anita Wood, 27the king of rock
'n' roll states his intention to marry her.
There is also a revealing letter from '60s wild-child Janis Joplin to her fiance Peter Le Blanc 28in 1965, and an
unusual promotional display for the psychedelic cover for the Rolling Stones 1967 album "Their Satanic
Majesties Request," estimated 29up to 3,000 pounds.
More contemporary pieces in the sale include a Trabant two-door saloon car body designed by British musician
Brian Eno that Irish rock band U2 used to promote their 1992 album "Achtung Baby."
An appointments diary used by pop star Madonna from April 1988 to January 1989 is 30.to fetch about 4,000
pounds, Christie's said. It includes frequently repeated entries for workouts, massages and leg waxes, the auction
house said.
21. a. include
b.including
c.included
22. a. five decade

b. five decades
c. five-decade
26.a. homesick
b. homesickness
c. homesickly
27. a. in what
b. in that
c. in which
23. a. mistake
b. mistakes
c. mistook
24. a. relationship
b. relations
c. relationships
25. a. as much as
b. as many as
c. as much
28. a. wrote
b. writing
c. written
29. a. to bring
b. to take
c. to fetch
30. a. likely
b. liking
c. likeable
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Batons to Speed Up London Commuters

LONDON (Reuters) - In a bid to get London 31onto trains quicker, Tube bosses have equipped staff with
batons shaped like giant table tennis bats to hurry passengers 32 .
The scheme has been 33in the media to Tokyo, where station staff push commuters onto the trains to ensure
they leave on time.
London Underground is 34the baton-wielding staff will encourage passengers to leave and board trains
promptly and cut trains' waiting times 35stations to 20 seconds.
"The batons are harmless little ping-pong bat things used 36the drivers," a spokeswoman for London
Underground told Reuters on Monday.
The batons, 37their name, would not be used to physically touch passengers, she said.
"Trials have shown that if we can help people 38and off our trains quickly and safely we can significantly
reduce the time trains spend in stations and speed up overall 39times," Customer Services Director Mike
Brown said in a statement.
The scheme was introduced on Monday at 40on the busy Central Line, used by 600,000 passengers a day, and
if successful will be extended to the Northern Line in six weeks' time, London Underground said.
a. computers b. for c.at d. get on e. stations f. commuters g. compared h. despite i. travel

j. hoping k. along l. from m. to signal n. journey o. among
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Letter writing
Dear Bitter Single Guy,

How many times have you heard this: I have been "dating" this guy for a few months. In the
beginning he pursued me, called me every day, left messages on my answering machine, and we
saw each other about 2-3 times a week. We got along great and had lots of fun together.
Recently, out of the clear blue my beau comes up with the "I don't want a girlfriend" line, but he
says he doesn't want to date anyone else, so we see each other maybe 1-2 times a week. So,
here's the big question: If he didn't want me as a girlfriend why does he show up everywhere I
am? He will show up at local pubs where I hang out with my friends and hang with us the whole
night like I'm his drinking buddy or something. He leaves when I do (not with anybody, not with
me either).
Help!
~Confused In Buffalo
Give your opinion about undecided people

Refer to some experience you or one of your friends had
Give advice about what she should do
Express sympathy
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TEST TEN
Thief Needs Treatment for Radiation-Police
a.
Cellphones for Women
b.
Man-Eating Royal Bengal Tiger Shot
c.
d.
Radiating Material Stolen

Cellphone Users Want More Functions?
e.
f.
Child Labour in Liberia

Endangered Species the Royal Bengal Tiger
g.
Leader Publicly Canes Naughty Daughter
h.
i.
New Vending Machines in Tokyo
j.
Cigarette Machines to Say 'No' to Minors
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1. - In high-tech Scandinavia mobile phone users would like their handsets to perform a variety of tasks, the
Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported on Sunday.
Suggestions received by the newsletter MOBIL ranged from a simple small flap-up mirror for busy women
doing their make-up on the run to advanced gadgets such as a fire alarm for executives staying at hotels, the
paper said.
Another idea was to equip cellphones with a small stick with which weight-conscious users could penetrate their
hamburger or salad to measure calories.
MOBIL's readers also said they would like handsets that could measure elevation, wind force and air pressure as
well as mobile phones with a built-in flashlight.
2. - A determined thief who broke into a Canadian weather station made off with more than C$300 worth of
tools, as well as a dose of radiation.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued an unusual warning on Friday urging the thief to seek medical
treatment immediately, reminding him or her that the visit can remain secret because of doctor-patient
confidentiality rules.
Police said the thief was exposed to radiation when entering and leaving the unmanned station at Mount Sicker
on southern Vancouver Island through a Doppler Radar dome near the top of the facility.
"The radar dome is bathed in radiation. Human exposure to this type of radiation could result in permanent
damage to soft tissue, i.e. eyes and testicles," police said a statement.
To reach the dome, the thief had to get through three barbed wire fences and climb an 80-foot spiral staircase. It
is not known when the break-in occurred, but it was believed to have happened within the past three weeks.
3.- Liberian President Charles Taylor has caned his 13-year-old daughter in public for lacking discipline, his
office said.
Taylor, a former warlord who has been censured by the United Nations for backing Sierra Leonean rebels
notorious for their savage attacks on civilians, made the girl lie on a school bench for the punishment.
"President Charles Taylor administered l0 strokes of the cane," said a statement from the West African country's
presidency issued late on Thursday.
"As president, I have the responsibility not only for my children but for all children in the country, to ensure that
the responsibility of nationhood will be passed on to reliable custodians," it quoted him as saying.
4. - A Royal Bengal tiger, one of less than 6,000 of the endangered species, has been shot dead in southern Nepal
after it killed seven villagers, state-run English-language daily Rising Nepal said on Monday.
"It is suspected that the tiger had turned ferocious and started attacking human beings after it was wounded by
illegal hunters," it said.
A post mortem conducted on the tiger showed a two-month-old bullet injury on its right thigh.
The government had asked security guards to shoot the tiger after it went on a killing spree in late October near
the Royal Chitaun National Park, which is home to about 70 of the kingdom's estimated population of between
150 and 250.
5.- In Japan's vending-machine culture, where anything from batteries to pornography can be had for a few coins
and the push of a button, retailers have long agonized over how to keep adults-only items out of children's reach.
The tobacco and vending machine industries now plan to use advanced electronics to make sure only those
legally old enough to take a puff can take advantage of Japan's ubiquitous cigarette machines.
The Tobacco Institute of Japan and two other industry groups said on Monday they would launch a test program
next spring in a town outside Tokyo with cigarette machines that would require all would-be purchasers to insert
an integrated-circuit (IC) card encoded with their date of birth before making a sale.
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Reading Comprehension (Part two)

Read the following text then choose the answers to questions 6-10 and mark your answer - a,b or c on the
answer sheet.
Peak Yields Up Pair Killed in 1980

By Bruce Olson
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Twenty-one years of searching and waiting ended on Thursday for David Claeys,
whose brother disappeared along with another hiker on a Washington state mountain in 1980.
Gary Claeys, 28, of Wilsonville, Oregon, and Matt Larson, 25, of Portland, were trapped in a snowstorm at the
9,100-foot (3,033-meter) level of Mount Adams and died of hypothermia, Yakima County Coroner Maurice Rice
said.
The bodies were frozen in the ice and were not discovered until last weekend as the snowpack melted to its
lowest level in 70 years.
"They were tied together by a rope. There was no sign of trauma. They just went to sleep and didn't wake up.
They were very unlucky," Rice said.
A hiker from Aloha, Oregon, found a rope near the Crescent Glacier last weekend and chipped away enough ice
to realize the rope was connected to a body.
A team from the Central Washington Mountain Rescue squad went onto the 12,276-foot (4,092-meter) peak in
the Cascade Range on Tuesday and chipped out the bodies, still encased in ice.
David Claeys flew to Yakima from his home in Parsippany, New Jersey, to identify the climbers.
"He recognized his brother right away," Rice said.
GIFTS FOUND WITH BODY
Gary Claeys was still wearing the Royal Air Force sweater David had given him, and a camera, another present
from his brother, was found near the bodies. Larson had a full set of identification still frozen in his wallet.
Claeys told the Yakima Herald-Republic that he never fully gave up on the search for his brother.
"It's been a long 21 years," he said. "This is finally an answer."
He said he planned to cremate his brother later on Thursday and scatter the ashes on Mount Adams next year.
"I think that's the appropriate place for them to be," he said. "Certainly, his spirit is still up there."
The two climbers were employed as psychiatric aides at Dammash State Hospital in Wilsonville, Oregon, when
they went on the fatal hiking trip, disappearing on Nov. 14, 1980.
"It snowed seven days straight," Rice noted.
Mark Bales, a member of the team that recovered the bodies, said the storm dumped 5 feet (1.66 meters) of snow
in a blizzard with 100 mph (160 kph) winds.
6. Two hikers died on Mount Adams
a. in the worst snowstorm ever last weekend

b. a long time ago in their sleep.
c. when they had an accident twenty years ago.
7. The snow melted very low
a. and somebody found the rope connected to the bodies

b. so the bodies came up to the surface of the glacier
c. but only one body was clearly visible in the ice.
8. David Claeys could identify his brother
a. only because he had his driving licence with him

b. because he was wearing clothes he had given him
c. because his face was still intact.
9. David said he would cremate his brother
a. and take his ashes to the family grave.

b. and bury him under the mountain
c. and throw the ashes on the mountain.
10. The climbers
a. spent seven days in the snow.

b. were blown off from the ridge by very strong wind
c. fell through deep snow that buried them in the storm
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Read questions 11-20 and the open up the opposite page and read the advertisements a-l.
11. You and your family would like to stay at a cottage near a city. Gardens where the children can play are
important
12. You are looking for a caravanning place with beach view
13. You and your friends want to have a short break at Christmas. You need a place in a real village where all
Seven of you can be put up and enjoy the country pubs of the region.
14. The ideal place to stay would have private connection to the beach and facilities for playing golf
15. You would like to stay at a luxury bungalow where you can have a good view of the St Ives Bay
16. Your family of five would like to spend some days in an apartment not far from Lands End
17. You and your family want to spend some weekdays at a place that has ensuite rooms and where you can
make tea or coffee for yourselves.
18. You and your children plus a small dog would like to spend some days in a cottage.
19. You and your friends decide to take a winter break. The company consists of 14 adults. Youd also like to go
skating.
20. You would like to spend some days on a farmstead and go fishing
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b.
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modern caravans on quiet park overlooking Atlantic, stunning beach & sea
views, 10mins to shops, holiday attractions nearby. Alongside caravan parking,
free gas & electric. Upmost cleanliness assured, ideal touring base. EARLY &
LATE SEASON BARGAIN BREAKS. Brochure, tel Simon on 01209 211964.
c.
Cornwall, Looe,
six bed house, private steps leading to beach, pool, table tennis, darts, ch, golf, horse
riding, surfing, fishing, TV / video, logfire etc, great fun, more details on request.
d
Cornwall, Mousehole, luxury holiday cottage, very comfortable, in lovely fishing village,
sleeps 6, all linen supplied, children and small dogs welcome, lovely coastal walks,
Mousehole Christmas lights begin 15th Dec.
e.
Cornwall, Mousehole, vacancies now in a cosy & well equipped cottage, very close to
the harbour, beach, pubs and restaurants, ideal winter break, available for this Christmas
& New Year & for 2002.
f.
Cornwall, North, Bodmin Moor, near Tintagel coast, comfortable well equipped cottage,
beautiful peaceful ancient moorland farmstead, superb course fishing, pets welcome.
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g.
Cornwall, nr Looe, cottage, sleeps 2 - 14 adults, fabulous position overlooking sea, pool
table, many activities locally, golf, horse riding, surfing, pinball, skating, bowling etc,
ideal for winter break or golfing holiday.
h.
Cornwall, Perranporth, luxury caravans, 6 berth, 2 bedrooms, shower / toilet, fully
equipped, colour TV, free electricity / gas, duvets / linen inc, short walk to beach / shops,
quiet family park, shop, laundry, personally supervised, cleanliness assured, ring for
brochure, taking bookings for 2002.
i.
Cornwall, Sennen, nr Lands End, 2 bedroom self-contained apartment, sleeps 5, patio,
parking space, hot water / heating inc, 10 mins walk to sandy beach, 1 mile Lands End,
ring for brochure.
j.
Cornwall, Truro, Haven cottage situated in beautiful countryside close to cathedral city
of Truro, once a barn, now converted to accommodate 4/5 people, furnished to a very
high standard with all amenities, gardens 1/3 acre, short or long breaks.
k.
CORNWALL. AT CORNWALL ST IVES BAY. Luxury bungalows next to glorious
golden sandy beach. In great location with fabulous views across the bay. Ideal
for main tourist attractions, coastal walks, fishing villages. CTB Inspected. From
130 per week. Special offers June / July. Brochure phone 01736 753010 or
www.tomsholidays.co.uk
l.
Cornwall, St Agnes, converted schoolhouse, luxurious surroundings, sleeps up to 7,
unspoilt village on 3 levels, many country pubs & restaurants, Xmas and short breaks
available from now.
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Man Mistaken for Elk, Killed by Brother

HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finn 21.his younger brother for an elk and shot him dead at the start of the elk
hunting season 22.weekend, Finnish media reported Monday.
The 21-year-old man shot by his elder brother had gone to a field 23to lie in wait for elk Saturday evening.
Others in his party arrived later, not knowing he was already on the grounds, Finnish tabloids Iltalehti and IltaSanomat said.
The man had worn the 24.red vest and cap used during the popular Nordic elk hunting season, but his safety
gear 25.be distinguished because it was 26dark outside, the tabloids 27. .
The man's brother thought he 28an elk standing in the field and fired a shot. His hunting party realized the
mistake straight 29 and called an ambulance from the 30 village some 50 kilometers (30 miles) away, but
help arrived too late
1.a mistakes
b. mistook
c. has mistaken
2. a.at the
b. on the
c. in the
3. a. by his own
b. on his own
c. by myself
6.a always
b.already
c. almost
7.a. has reported 8. a.saw

b. reports
b. has seen
c. reported
c. had seen
4.a. obligation
b. obligatory
c. obligational
5.a.could not
b. might not
c. must not
9. a. away
b. on
c. under
1o. a. near
b. nearest
c. nearer

A Rose is a Rose is a Meal

By Vithoon Amorn
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Fancy a bowl of white plumeria flowers with deep-fried rose petals? Or perhaps a Thai
tulip omelet and a milkweed salad 31. .
These are just some of the delights served up at a 32.. food festival organizers hope will inject even
more color into Thai cuisine.
``My goal is to see Thai hotels putting more flowery food on their menus and 33..schools to include
flowers in cooking classes,'' said art instructor Penpan Sittitrai, 34of the non-profit event at the fourstar Fortune Hotel.
``This is the first show anywhere in the world devoted to promoting flowers as...food,'' said the energetic 76year-old, a long-time 35..that flowers are not just for decoration.
Judging by the crowds gathered to see 36.of top professional and amateur chefs from all over Thailand,
there was lots of interest in the flowery fare but culinary experts say it will be some time before it gets
37..to menus.
``We enter this...to see how we compare with others. If the response is encouraging and our hotel guests
38..them, we would put them on our menus in the future,'' said Chef Isara Eam-eak, of Bangkok's SC
Park Hotel.
Thai orchids and other flowers have 39.. been a tourist favorite but Penpan and 40say much
more can be made of the country's flora.
a. one-day
h. the work
b. the job c. organizer d.long e. different

f. encouraging g.believer
i.on j.thinker k. to go l .five days m. others
n. to encourage o. like
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Letter writing
Wednesday November 28 2:29 PM ET
Editorial Roundup
By the Associated Press,
Nov. 27
The Indianapolis Star, on cloning humans:
A small, privately funded laboratory near Boston claims to have cloned human embryos, sparking a controversy
that reaches to the nation's moral foundation.
Hoping to forestall criticism, scientists for Advanced Cell Technology say they have no intention of trying to
clone a person and are interested only in treating disease. Yet cloning to create stem cell lines, as the lab claims
to have done, requires the destruction of human embryos.
Regardless of their intentions, what ACT scientists have done is morally wrong, as President Bush asserted on
Monday. ``We should not, as a society, grow life to destroy it,'' he said.
Whatever the substance of the research, it underscores the fact that no federal law currently governs cloning. In
August, Bush approved federal funding for research limited to existing stem cell lines. That restriction has been
criticized by research proponents who fear that existing cell lines will be insufficient to develop cures for
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other crippling diseases. The House legislation has been criticized on the same
grounds. It should be noted, however, that despite all of the promises of cures, none has yet been developed.
For now at least, science is taking a different track - the wrong one.
You have read this summary of a newspaper article and decide to write a letter to the editor of The Indianapolis
Star. Write a letter using a suitable greeting and closing formula. The following points should be mentioned in
your letter.
Give your opinion about cloning humans.

Say what measures should governments take.
Refer to the progress science has made recently
Say whether it is moral or immoral and give reasons
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TEST ELEVEN
Reading Comprehension (Part One)
Read the five texts, items 1 5. Then read the headlines a j. Decide, which headline a j goes best with which
text. Mark your answer on the answer sheet in the boxes 1 5.
a.Two
Women Run Drug Smuggling Ring
b. Beatles
c. Was
Photographs on Sale
Snake Snack Live Puppy or Dead Rat?
d. Kidnappers
e.No
in South America
Smoking in the Parliament
f. Cocaine
Disguised as Baby Food
g. Beatles
Memorabilia Sale Falls Flat
h. No
Puffing Allowed for Drivers?
i. Animal
Welfare
j. Kidnapper's
Son Kidnapped, Freed
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1.
PARIS (Reuters) - A French veterinarian and an animal protection group locked horns on Wednesday over whether he fed a live puppy to a
big, hungry snake.
The vet, contacted by Reuters, said the charge was "totally crazy" and he had, in fact, given the serpent a dead rat, as was normal practice at
his clinic in a southern Paris suburb.
The National Society for the Defense of Animals said it was taking legal action against the clinic based on written testimony from a witness at
the feeding time.
Andree Valadier, president of the animal protection group, alleged a child had also watched in horror as the reptile began devouring the
puppy, and said other witnesses heard the dog whining until the vet's assistant extracted it from the snake's jaws and removed it from view.
"It was a dead rat. We told the child it was a dead rat. I asked an apprentice to take it out because of the child's reaction," the vet said.
2.
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Thursday they busted a Peruvian cocaine smuggling ring and seized six kg (13 pounds) of the drug
disguised as powdered baby food at Rome's main airport.
Security officials at Fiumicino airport said they arrested two women and a man, believed to be the head of a gang which distributes cocaine
in Italy. All three were Peruvian nationals.
The first to be arrested was a 27-year-old woman arriving on a flight from Lima who, officials alleged, had hidden almost six kg of the drug
in 20 packets of powdered baby formula and inside little squares of marble.
Soon after, a 34-year-old woman waiting for her at the airport was also arrested.
Police said they then hunted down and arrested the man believed to be the head of the local distribution ring, a 45-year-old referred to as
"Manolo."
Disguised as a bricklayer, "Manolo" was caught through a phone tapping operation after police discovered he repeatedly used phone boxes in
northeastern Rome.
3.
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriots are angry over government plans to penalize their national pastime -- puffing away on their cigarettes while
driving their cars.
The cabinet wants to slap a 1,000-pound ($1,552) fine on drivers caught indulging, which they call a bid to cut down on traffic accidents and
protect non-smokers.
But members of parliament, who have the final say on the measure's approval, say the government's anti-smoking crusade has gone a tad too
far.
"Its social racism," stormed opposition MP Doros Christodoulides. "When I heard this is what the cabinet had approved, I couldn't believe
it."
More than half of all Cypriots smoke cigarettes and a 1,000-pound fine is about double a Cypriot's monthly salary.
Heath Minister Frixos Savvides said the proposal was "pioneering" since it had not been adopted in any other country.
He is a smoker.
4.
LONDON (Reuters) - A Beatles memorabilia auction expected to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds failed to take off, with many items
unsold and others fetching only a few hundred pounds, auctioneers said Wednesday.
Fittings from St. Peter's Church Hall in Woolton, Liverpool, where John Lennon made his stage debut and met Paul McCartney for the first
time, went on sale in London alongside photographs, posters and the Bechstein grand piano used to record "Hey Jude."
The most desirable item in Tuesday's sale turned out to be an 8,000 pound ($11,300) set of 1968 color film footage of Lennon and his wife
Yoko Ono at their home in Weybridge, southern England. Beatles autographs went for 1,000 pounds ($1,400) while seven acetates of Beatles
songs sold for more than 1,500 pounds each.
Unsold items included the hall stage, which was originally expected to raise 50,000 pounds, hall fixtures and fittings, posters and original
merchandising.
5.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - The son of a Brazilian man who is serving a 43-year prison term for kidnapping and murder was
kidnapped last week, but freed by police on Tuesday.
Police officials in the city of Sao Paulo confirmed media reports that they had freed 15-year-old son of Paulo de Tarso Dutra and arrested two
suspected kidnappers who had allegedly demanded a ransom of 400,000 reais ($160,000).
The search was on for another two kidnappers.
The teen-ager lived with his uncle after the arrest and imprisonment of his father, a former policeman, in the murder and kidnapping of a boy
four years ago.
The number of kidnappings for ransom has increased recently in big cities of Latin America's largest country, plagued by rampant street
crime for decades.
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Read the following text, then choose the answers to questions 6 10 and mark your answer a,b or c on the
answer sheet.
Police Investigated Over Violent Arrest

BRISBANE (Reuters) - Australian police are under investigation over whether they used excessive force in
hitting a cowering motorist with length of plastic tubing after a high speed highway chase.
Queensland state Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson ordered the investigation into the arrest on a highway
south of Brisbane on Thursday after an amateur video of the incident was screened on Australian television.
"Obviously it is important not to pre-empt the circumstances or pre-judge the matter. There will be a full
inquiry," Atkinson said on Friday.
The arrest of the man -- who police said had a knife -- was captured on video by a passing motorist.
The video shows a police officer holding a one meter (three foot) length of plastic tubing, part of a road barrier,
over his shoulder as he walks up to the motorist on the side of the highway.
The motorist cowers against a barrier, using his arms to try and protect himself, as the officer hits him across the
body.
A group of some six police then swarm around the man.
The video prompted the Council for Civil Liberties to call for the police officer who hit the man to be stooddown.
"Police are trained to handle people who carry knives. From the footage that I have seen that's obviously what
has not occurred," Cameron Murphy from the council said on Friday.
"The police officer engaged in an exercise of vengeance."
The Queensland Police Union said police used the appropriate level of force for the situation. It said the officer
used the plastic tube because the motorist was armed with a knife, and capsicum spray had failed to subdue him.
"This is what they are trained to do," said a union spokesman. "They did not use a police baton because they
would have had to get too close and he had a knife."
"They used the appropriate level of force," he said.
6. Australian police are under investigation because a. they chased a speeding motorist.
b. they hit a motorist
c. they used a plastic tube.
7. The incident
a. was seen by many people.

b. was filmed by Australian TV
c. was captured by somebody who happened to be there.
8. Cameron Murphy said
a. the policemen did what they shouldnt have done.

b. this was the way how police should treat people with
knives.
c. the man was dangerous.
9. The Queensland Police Union said
a. the policemen did the right thing.

b. they should have used capsicum spray.
c. they shouldn1t have tried to subdue the man.
10. The policemen didnt use a baton because
a. they werent trained to use one.

b. that would have been too easy.
c. they might have got injured.
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Read questions 11 20 and then open up the opposite page and read the advertisements a l. In which
For each of the items 11 20 decide which advertisement goes with the situation described. Mark your answers
11. You would like to buy a china set.

12. You have an excess tumble dryer, you would like to swap it for something.
13. Your children would love some Nintendo and Gameboy games
14. You would like to buy some Barbie accessories for your four-year old daughter.
15. Your son would like a bike. You dont have too much money.
16. Your children dont watch their old video films any more. You want to sell them.
17. You need a battery for your garage alarm.
18. Your old Christmas lights are not working.
19. You want to buy some cheap books on home design.
20. You are looking for antique lamps and wall clocks.
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a.
Barbie Miscellaneous, Barbie bedspread, pillowcase, candy striped curtains, pink and white, Barbie beach
towel, beach bag, also Barbie pink rain mac, suit girl 2 -5 years, the lot Price: 20
b.
Batteries, 12v, 7 amp, dry cell, 6, also 12v 24 amp, suitable for invalid carriages or golf trolleys, also garage /
shed alarms, less than 1/3 of the price, all brand new, Price: 20
c.
Black & Decker hedge trimmer & Stripemaster lawnmower, brand new, hardly used, 30 & 35. Boys British
Eagle bike, hardly used, bargain 50. Branded assorted cosmetics, 1000+ pieces, bargain at 50. Ladies leather
jacket, size 14, black, crocodile finish, fitted, unworn, ideal Xmas present, cost 120, Price: 25
d.
Books & toys, grdn, recipe, & home design books. Toys, dolls feeding / bathing area 10, Little Tikes chalkbrd /
paint stand, 10, good condition, Kingston / Richmond, books from Price: 3
e.
Bric a Brac, includes children's videos, talking computers, toys, etc, 28 boxed make up sets, too much to list,
Price: 50
f.
Bric-a-brac, includes silver plated candle sticks, tray with teapot, sugar bowl, various other items, will swap for
tumble dryer, or what have you.
g.
Candle Xmas tower decoration, wooden, 5 ono. Xmas tree, 5ft, Blue Northern, with decorations, glass
bourbels, wooden figures etc, animated angel, with light, good working condition, 25 ono. 80 red Xmas lights,
with 5 functional control, working order, 10 ono. 40 Xmas lights, with 8 functional control, working order, 5
ono.
h.
Canon AP360 electronic typewriter with automatic & memory functions plus two cartridge & correction
ribbons, in good working order, buyer to collect, Price: 35
i.
Car boot items,
too many to mention, 6v motorbike to suit 5-8 years, Nintendo plus accessories and games, 2 colour Gameboy
games, V-Tech laptop, videos, toys, Little Tikes Playhouse, Eternal Beau set, bedding sets etc, 100 the lot.
j.
Carboot items, large bag of ladies clothes, bag of boys clothes, brass table lamp, curtains, 7 jardinier style net
curtains, childs karate suit, mahogany pendulum wall clock, 2 mahogany curtain poles, box of bric-a-brack,
ornaments, childrens books, adult books, pictures, videos, adult board games, childrens bits and pieces, buyer
must collect, the lot, Price: 30
k.
Childrens videos wanted, Disney, Barney etc, also DVDs, feature films, comedies, westerns, horror, drama etc,
any videos considered, early or late titles.
l.
China, complete 4 person setting of Expressions Strawberry china, large dinner plate, side/pudding dish, cup and
saucer, cost 70, accept Price: 35
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Read the following text and decide which word or phrase a,b or c is missing in items 21 30. Mark your answer
Insurance Scam Turns Into Chainsaw Horror?

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man is 21.killing his cousin with a chainsaw in a billion lire ($460,000)
insurance scam that went horribly 22..
Justice sources said on Friday the body of 23-year-old Andreas Plack 23..on Wednesday in a pool of blood in
his home town in the far north of Italy.
They said his 29-year old cousin, Christian Kleon, 24..the death was an accident.
The sources said Kleon said that Plack wanted to cash in on a generous insurance policy and 25him to cut
open his leg with a chainsaw. To make it 26..a crime, Kleon then fled the scene and threw the chainsaw into a
nearby river.
Plack, a part-time bouncer who wanted 27..a private detective, was a first aid expert and the pair believed he
28..able to stem the bleeding before calling for help.
But the cut was too deep and when he 29..an ambulance his voice was so distorted by pain operators could not
understand where he was.
Kleon is 30arrest and faces a murder charge.
21.a. accused with
b. accused for
c. accused of
22.a.wrong
b. badly
c. bad
23.a.has been discovered 24. a. insisting

25. a. persuades
b.was discovered
b. insisted
b. persuaded
c. had discovered
c. having insisted
c. had persuaded
26.a. look like

b. looks like
c. look
27.a. to become 28.a. could

b. to make
b. would be
c. to get
c. should
29.a. phoned to
b. phoned at
c. phoned for
30. a. under
b. below
c. down

Read the following text and decide which word or phrase a o is missing in items 31 40. Mark your answer on
the answer sheet.
Tell-Tale Stains of Changing Tastes

LONDON (Reuters) - The British palate has 31in the past decade from tea and tomato ketchup to more exotic
32.-- and the proof is splattered across the nation's shirts, skirts and trousers, a study 33.on Thursday.
A Top 10 Stains List compiled by Johnson's, a leading dry 34.firm, saw foreign flavors such as turmeric spice
and sun-dried tomatoes displacing beetroot and blackcurrant among the most common 35.on soiled laundry.
Topping the 2001 table of most common stains was turmeric, a pungent powder used to flavor and color 36.
Also new on the list were teriyaki sauce, olive oil, pesto sauce and the orange-yellow colors of saffron.
A list drawn up in 1991 featured traditional favorites such as tea, tomato ketchup, beetroot and blackcurrant, as
well as ink and 37..
"We found that with changing lifestyles and with foods from the East becoming more popular that our cleaning
techniques just weren't powerful 38 ..anymore," said Johnson's spokesman David Bryant.
"Our outlets now use an ultrasonic gun developed in Japan for the new generation of stains."
But some foods seem to have a 39.taste appeal and an enduring ability to leap on to clothing -- red wine and
coffee figured prominently on both the 1991 and 2001 40. .
a. rolls, b. lists, c. grown, d. marks, e. flavors, f. enough, g. shoe polish, h. timeless, i. matured,
j. time, k. showed, l. curry, m. given, n. cleaning, o. took
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Letter writing
Allow children to drink with family supervision
submitted by: Lynlea Roussel
Under Age Drinking
Under Age drinking is a problem in our society today that many people are trying to solve. Many other countries
such as France do not have a drinking age; it seems to work for them. In France drinking is mostly done with
dinner. They mostly drink for the taste; they are big wine drinkers who enjoy glasses with dinner. Drinking is not
a major problem facing the youth in France, as it is in the United States, because it is legal for everyone and it is
used as an enjoyment with dinner. In the United States Underage drinkers drink to get drunk, instead of drinking
for the taste. From here the problem can be refocused, the problem is not underage drinking, the problem is
underage drinkers abuse the use of alcohol. Maybe if they were taught to appreciate different wines, like in
France, and other alcoholic beverages they would not abuse the use. They would sacred the taste instead of
pounding beers to get drunk.
You have read this article and decide to write a letter to the editor . Write a letter using a suitable greeting and
closing formula. The following points should be mentioned in your letter.
Say why teenagers drink in your country

Give your opinion about teenage drinking
Say whether you agree or disagree with the writer of the article.
Give possible solutions of the problem
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TEST TWELVE

a.
Santa Accused of Slapping Child
b.
Mt Fuji the Sacred Mountain
c.
Leader's Son Gets High-Level Homework Help
d.
Womens Volleyball Championship
e.
World's Fastest Rollercoaster to Debut
f.
Santa Arrested
g.
Volleyballers Complain, Cameraman Ejected
h. Monarchy
Becomes Less Popular
i.
Teens Convicted of Treason for Cake Attack
j.
Homework Help for All
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1.
FUJI YOSHIDA, Japan (Reuters) - Daring fans will soon be able to enjoy the panoramic view of Mt Fuji -Japan's symbolic and tallest mountain -- while traveling on the world's fastest rollercoaster.
The rollercoaster "Dodonpa," scheduled to make a debut later this month at Fujikyu Highland at the foot of the
3,776-meter (12,390 feet) mountain, is designed to accelerate to about 172 kph (106.8 mph) within two seconds.
Koichiro Horiuchi, president of Fuji Kyuko Co Ltd which operates the theme park, stressed that "acceleration
and speed" would be the main features of the new rollercoaster.
"Usually, rollercoasters only go with the gravity of about two but this one will run with the gravity of 3.5," an
engineer said.
The speed and pressure felt on the ride could become an addiction for thrill-lovers.
"The acceleration was amazing," Masako Yamamoto, 24, said after riding the "Dodonpa" at a sneak preview for
the press.
"It was very scary. But I want to go back on it again.
2.
2
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian cameraman who got a little over-eager while filming a women's volleyball game
was ejected from the arena by the referee after he appeared to zoom in on more than just the ball.
Following complaints from the players that he was focusing on body parts that had nothing to do with volleyball,
and four warnings from the referee, the cameraman for Italy's RAI television was told to switch off his camera
and leave.
The cameraman argued that he had just been doing his job at the weekend game between Jesi and Bergamo,
while a spokesman for RAI Sport said on Monday it was all about full coverage.
"In volleyball communication is not always verbal," he said.
"Sometimes the players use certain gestures -- for example touching their lower back to send messages. That's all
our cameraman was filming."
3.
LONDON (Reuters) - The Defense Ministry said on Tuesday it had helped Prime Minister Tony Blair's teenage
son Euan with his homework but insisted the material was available to everyone.
A ministry spokeswoman confirmed newspaper reports that information pertaining to Britain's nuclear deterrent
was given to Euan, 17, at the request of his mother, Cherie Blair.
"It's true but it's information that is available to anyone," the spokeswoman told Reuters on Tuesday.
Euan needed the information for a school debate.
Whether the ministry's information was of any help to Euan was unknown. Staff at the teenager's exclusive
London Oratory School were told not to disclose the outcome of the debate, the Daily Telegraph said.
4.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish court convicted four teenagers of high treason on Monday for throwing a
cream cake at King Carl Gustaf.
The four boys aged between 16 and 17 were fined in what was the first Swedish treason case in living memory,
Sweden's TT news agency said.
In a protest against the monarchy, the youngsters had assembled a strawberry cream cake before one of them
threw it in the king's face shouting "For King and Fatherland!" during a royal visit to a Swedish park in
September.
The court fined the boys between 100 days' and 80 days' income each, which legal sources said would equate to
a maximum fine of about 4,000 crowns ($370). They were also convicted of minor assault.
5.
PFUNGSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - A German Santa Claus came under investigation on Monday for slapping a
boy and locking him in a broom cupboard, police said.
The man apparently lost his patience when he was taunted by a group of children who wanted to see what he was
wearing under his red Santa Claus outfit, police said.
A nine-year-old boy accused him of slapping his face and locking him in an unlit broom cupboard in the town
hall of Pfungstadt in western Germany for a number of minutes.
"He vehemently denies having done that," a police spokesman said.
The child's parents filed a legal complaint against the man, aged about 55. Police said they did not plan to detain
him. He had been working in a Christmas market. It is unclear whether he would be allowed to continue handing
out presents.
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answer sheet.
Can Harry Potter's Magic Revive a Dead Language?

LONDON (Reuters) - Can Harry Potter wave his magic wand and revive a dead language?
Publishers of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," who plan to translate the adventures of the schoolboy
wizard into Latin and ancient Greek, think it might help, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday .
Author J.K. Rowling and her publishers Bloomsbury hope the translations will help children overcome the dread
of studying the two ancient languages, the newspaper said.
"We aren't under any illusions that the Latin and Greek will be best-sellers but we think that it will mean much
more fun lessons for anyone studying Latin and Greek," said Emma Matthewson, Rowling's editor at
Bloomsbury.
Peter Needham, who taught Latin and Greek at top boys' school Eton College, was translating the first of
Rowling's books about the wizard with the tell-tale scar, The Telegraph said.
Rowling, whose books contain numerous classical references and spells in Latin, was said to particularly keen on
the project, according to the newspaper.
"For the time being I'm calling Harry Harrius Potter. Arrius is a Latin name...and it declines perfectly well so
that, for example, we have Harrium Potterum. The literal translation of Potter would be Figulus but I very much
hope Potter will survive," Needham said.
"This is going to be a wonderful thing for children. It has got very witty dialogue...But I think it's going to be a
fun thing for intelligent people to have -- the sort of thing you giver your father for Christmas," he was quoted as
saying.
It said Needham was likely to finish the book well before his deadline in August, with publication set for 2003.
A translator has not been found for the ancient Greek version, but a linguist has been appointed for a Welsh copy
of the book.
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is not the first children's book to be translated into Latin. "Paddington
Bear," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Winnie the Pooh" have all had the Latin treatment, the newspaper said.
6. There are plans to translate the best-selling book into Latin and ancient Greek
a. because many children learn these languages.
b. so that children shouldnt be afraid to study these languages
c. so that children could read them at school
7. Emma Matthewson said
a. the new book will be a best seller.

b.it will be fun to learn from these books.
c. the book will be useful in boys schools.
8. The translator
a. gave the boy wizard a Latin sounding first name.

b.thinks names should be translated literally.
c.hopes the English name can be declined perfectly.
9. He also said
a. the book would make a perfect Christmas present for children.

b. intelligent people would appreciate the book
c. the dialogues are a little difficult to read.
10. Harry Potter
a. is only one of the childrens books to be translated into Latin.

b. is the first book to be translated, but more are to follow.
c. has already been translated into Welsh.
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11. You would like to see a heavy metal band from America.
12. You would like to go to a rock concert. You like rhythmic beats.
13. You would like to see the modern version of Madame Butterfly.
14. Your niece simply loves Japanese art . You want to take her to an exhibition.
15. You would like to see an exhibition of Queen Victorias journeys.
16. You would like to spend your Christmas money on clothes.
17. You and your friends would like to go to a punk-pop concert.
18. Your friend wants to see a good football match. He is a Liverpool fan.
19. You would like to take your 6 year old niece to the theatre.
20. You would like to buy some jewellery.
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a.
England (Manchester)
5 November 2001 - 5 January 2002 (Every year)
Dazzle Manchester - Contemporary Jewellery and Design Exhibition
Every item is for sale at Dazzle - Europes leading exhibition of contemporary jewellery and applied art. Held
just before Christmas, this is the ideal opportunity to buy some striking and unique gifts for friends, family and
especially yourself.
b.
16 January 2002
Blink 182
MTV favourites Blink 182, who specialise in an energetic, wise-cracking brand of bubblegum punk-pop, play
Manchester's MEN Arena to promote their new album, The Rock Show.
c.
17-18 January 2002
Incubus
Californian heavy metal band Incubus are on tour. These two dates are at the Manchester Apollo.
d.
27 December 2001 - 19 January 2002 (Various dates)
Beauty and the Beast
This fairytale romance is brought to life on stage for children over the age of five.
e.
5 December 2001 - 19 January 2002 (not Sun)
Time and the Conways
JB Priestly's portrait of a family in decline Time and the Conways comes to the Royal Exchange in a
performance directed by Braham Murray.
f.
19 January 2002
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
Reigning Premiership champions Manchester United welcome the first-ever winners of the trophy, Blackburn
Rovers, to Old Trafford for what should be an excellent match.
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g.
19 January 2002
The Beta Band
The Beta Band grace Manchester's Academy with their genre-bending mix of rhythmic beats and eclectic rock.
With their reputation for memorable live performance and the promise of material from their new album Hot
Shots II, this will be fascinating viewing.
h.
22 January 2002
Manchester United v Liverpool
This could be the biggest game in Manchester United's season. Liverpool, pretenders to their Premiership crown,
come to Old Trafford knowing that another victory over their great rivals could effectively kill off any chance the
champions have of retaining their title.
i.
26 December 2001 - 30 January 2002 (Every year)
Selfridges Winter Sale
The Selfridges Manchester sale will run for around four bargain-packed weeks. The department store will be
offering 50% off selected men's and ladies designer labels, luggage (just in time for your winter break), soft
furnishings, electrical products and more.
j.
2 January - 1 March 2002 (Various dates)
Reflecting Japan
As part of the nationwide Japan 2001 Festival affirming the cultural ties between East and West, Whitworth Art
Gallery presents Reflecting Japan.
k.
2 January - 10 March 2002 (Various dates)
Views of Germany
Views of Germany: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their journeys to Coburg and Gotha are the subject of
the third exhibition the Whitworth has taken from the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
The Cornerhouse hosts existing and newly-commissioned work by London-based German artist Melanie
Manchot.
l.
23 November 2001 - 31 July 2002 (not Sun)
Miss Saigon
The famous reworking of Madame Butterfly from the makers of Les Miserables comes to Manchester's Palace
Theatre after a marathon stint in London's West End.
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Purrfect Ending for Colins the Stowaway Cat

SEOUL (Reuters) - Colins the stowaway pussy was finally 21.with her New Zealand master this week, 18
days after she took a catnap on a South Korea-bound tanker 22 took to sea.
The saga of the sleepy stowaway began on November 15, when the 23..white, black and gold cat curled up
with a South Korean sailor who had taken her 24a methane tanker for a meal at New Zealand's Port
Taranaki.
It ended 9,600 km (5,965 miles) later at the South Korean port of Yosu on Tuesday, when thankful James Gordon
MacPherson embraced the cat that he and his fellow dockworkers 25..at Port Taranaki since the early 1990s.
The New Zealand dockworkers had tried to arrange a mid-sea ship-to-ship cat transfer that was abandoned as too
risky. 26..the New Zealanders' worries, South Korean captain Chang Seong-mo sent email photos of Colins
back to the port.
"Many people 27..involved in getting Colins back to New Zealand and we're very grateful 28..that,"
MacPherson told South Korea's YTN television network.
He thanked the crew of the tanker Tomikawa for their care, Whiskas pet food and Korea Airlines for airfare and
quarantine officers in South Korea and New Zealand for 29..the return of a cat he said "kept us company for
many long nights."
"We'll have to give her a 30.-- not to talk to strange men," he said.
21.a. reunite
b. reuniting
c. reunited
22. a. which
b. that
c. -
23. a. nine year

b. nine-years old
c. nine-year-old
26.a. Calming
b. To calm
c. Calm
27.a. have
28. a.for
b. has been
b. to
c. have been
c. from
24.a. a board
b. abroad
c. aboard
29.a. speedy
b. speeding
c. the speed
25.a.had raised
b. had grown
c. had risen
30.a. talking to
b. talk
c. speech

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Teacher Banned for Spilling the Beans on Santa

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian primary school banned a teacher 31 .she told a class of six year olds
that Santa Claus does not 32.
Angry parents from the Corowa public school demanded 33when some children arrived home in tears after
a reserve 34.., on her first day on the job, told them their parents brought their presents.
"Santa Claus has 35 .visited our house at Christmas," mother Vanessa Lohse told the Daily Telegraph
newspaper.
"My three kids (aged five, six, and eight) don't believe Santa is real now -- it's really put a damper on
Christmas."
The school's 36 Ian Paynter referred complaints about the incident to the New South Wales education
department.
"She was a casual teacher but she won't be coming back," a 37..spokesman told Reuters.
"(She) was not disciplined but did receive counseling about the age appropriateness of responses to children's
38."
The spokeswoman said the education department had no formal position on Santa Claus but 39..teachers to
tell students to ask their parents when questions about Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy
arose.
The teacher, who usually takes 40.students, could not be reached for comment.
a. always, b. complaints, c.advised, d. after, e. act, f. teacher, g.exist, h. while, i. questions, j. department,
k. high school, l. students, m. action, n. headmaster, o. formed
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Letter writing
Money is for saving not spending

Extract from Be Stein's Diary in The American Spectator (March '95) monitored for the Institute by Roger
Knights.
My parents, who are not really rich, have never, as adults, as far as I can recall, been seriously worried about
money. There's a simple reason for that: they have always lived modestly, even frugally, and have always had
wants that are modest compared with their means. They are not geniuses at investing and have never been wildly
well paid. They have just been like an ant, laying aside money year in and year out, and now they have a comfy
cushion around them. They have never come close to the edge of having to spend more than they have. Their
friends and colleagues of their age all seem to be similarly situated. What I keep coming back to is that the real
bottom line is a simple idea that the savers know and the terrorised don't: money is not for spending. Money is
first for saving, and then for spending.
Or, you might put it a different way. Money is not for spending now. Money is for spending on a rainy day. If
that rainy day doesn't come in your life, it might come in your children's or their children's. Money is protection,
the shield and the buckler for your family and for you.
Give your opinion about the topic.

Say what the situation was like in your family.
List some advantages and disadvantages of saving/spending.
Decide whether you are a spender or a saver and give some examples.
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TEST THIRTEEN
a.Videoconferencing
b.Shoppers
c.Hula
Tussauds Re-opened
e.Hula-hoop
g.Bin
Contest
Foils Armed Robbery with Tin of Sauerkraut
Laden Topples Hitler as Most Hated
h.Death
i.The
Stop Robbers
Man Wiggles to a World Record
d.Madame
f.Man
From a Sauna??
at School
Role of the Sauna in Finnish Politics
j.Heavy
School Bag Pulls Boy to His Death
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1.
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Boardroom meetings could get steamy if a Finnish company's idea of fitting its new
sauna with a Web camera for videoconferencing catches on.
`Ì thought a firm like ours should be able to get in touch with the outside world from the sauna when there is
something important to discuss,'' Jarkko Lumio, head of digital media development group Media Tampere, told
Reuters Friday.
The sauna has played a key role in Finnish business and politics over the decades, with much wheeling and
dealing done in the heat of the steamy room.
Four bathers will fit into Media Tampere's sauna, which will have a window onto a computer screen outside. A
portable web camera and microphone will be installed so bathers can interact with discussion partners online.
''The sauna goers can decide for themselves what to wear for the Web casts,'' Lumio said.
Finns traditionally enjoy the sauna in their birthday suits.
2.
BERLIN (Reuters) - An elderly German man thwarted armed robbers by throwing a tin of sauerkraut at them,
police said on Friday.
The man, 71, was working in a grocery store stacking tins of chopped pickled cabbage, one of Germany's
favorite foods, when he heard men threatening a female shop assistant.
``There were two of them, they were masked and one had knocked her to the floor with a pistol,'' said Manfred
Bergener, police spokesman in Korbach, central Germany.
The employee, still holding tins of sauerkraut, approached the robbers who threatened him too.
``So he threw a tin at the man with the gun and hit him in the head. That startled them and they ran off without
taking any cash,'' Bergener said. The men were still at large.
3.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong school boy plunged 20 stories to his death when his heavy bag filled
with books pulled him over the railing outside his high-rise flat, newspapers said.
A witness to the freak accident on Thursday said the nine-year-old was leaning on the railing when his school
bag slipped and dragged him over, the local newspapers reported.
``He was carrying a heavy schoolbag,'' a police spokesman told Reuters on Friday. ``There was nothing
suspicious. It was an accident. But we have yet to determine the cause.''
Newspapers reported that the boy's bag weighed about 20 pounds.
Schoolchildren in many parts of Asia are swamped with homework and have to lug heavy bags. Some in Hong
Kong even resort to buying bags with wheels, much like the suitcases that travelers pull around.
4.
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The holder of the most accolades in the Guinness Book of Records wiggled himself
a 71st world title in Phnom Penh Friday by walking 5 miles while spinning a hula-hoop.
Ashrita Furman, 47, of the United States, wiggled the hula-hoop as he walked to set the world record for the
sport he has named ``hula-running.''
`Ì'm very dizzy and a bit shaky,'' Furman said after two hours and 30 minutes of gyrating.
The new record still has to be verified by the Guinness Book of Records, but is likely to enter unchallenged.
According to Guinness, Furman has set 70 similarly quirky firsts, including the record for ascending Japan's
Mount Fuji on a pogo-stick. He once walked 33 miles in Thailand with a full milk bottle on his head.
Furman, who manages a health food store in New York, said he was on vacation in Cambodia.
5.
LONDON (Reuters) - Osama Bin Laden has toppled Adolf Hitler to become the most hated person in the world,
according to a poll of visitors to London's Madame Tussaud's waxworks.
Saddam Hussein came third in the poll conducted with over 1,500 visitors to the waxworks in December. The
results were published Friday.
Princess Diana, who spent 15 years at number one in the ''Most Beautiful Woman'' category, failed this time to
make the top three.
Instead, ``Friends'' star Jennifer Aniston beat Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue and evergreen superstar
Madonna to take the title.
But her husband, fellow actor Brad Pitt, was pipped to the top spot in the ``Most Handsome Male'' category by
England soccer captain David Beckham.
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answer sheet.
Worlds Oldest Man Dies

ROME (Reuters) - The world's oldest man, 112-year-old Antonio Todde, who swore the secret of his longevity
was a daily glass of red wine, died overnight on the Italian island of Sardinia, relatives said on Friday.
Todde made it into the Guinness Book of Records when he turned 112 last year and wore his crown of ``The
Oldest Living Man on Earth'' with pride and a sense of humor.
``He was lucid to the very end,'' relative Mariolina Todde told Reuters.'' He was always joking that he was going
to live to 130. Whenever we had friends round everyone was made to drink to his health. Red wine, of course.''
Todde's life-promoting tipple was a glass of locally-produced red wine, made by his grandson on the same rocky
hills around the Sardinian town of Nuoro where, as a shepherd, he spent almost all his life.
Born in a tiny mountain village in 1889, the same year work on the Eiffel Tower was completed and baby Adolf
Hitler took his first breath, Todde scarcely left the village.
He lived in the same house with his wife of 78 years, Maria-Antonia, all his life.
He witnessed two world wars, a technological revolution and saw the world's population quadruple but was
unfazed by the passing of the years.
``His life was very simple but those 100 years, he lived them to the full,'' said Mariolina, recalling how he liked
to play cards with his friends and go for long walks.
Todde passed away quietly in his sleep after asking to go to bed early, relatives said.
``His blood pressure fell and he left us without a murmur,'' grandson Vanni Todde told Reuters.
STUDY ON AGING
Todde's life and those of his fellow islanders is the focus of a scientific project called Akea on aging and
longevity.
A remarkable number of Sardinia's 1.6 million inhabitants live through a century. Some 135 people per million
live to see their 100th birthday while the western average is nearer 75.
Todde's own family seems a case in point -- his two daughters are 78 and 81 respectively and his sister is 98.
``To discover why Sardinians live so long we are researching the genetic long-life markers,'' Luca Deiana, head
of the project, told news agency ANSA.
``We have already taken DNA samples from 337 Sardinian communities so we can look into the genetic and
dietary factors that affect long life,'' he added.
6. The oldest man in the world
a. was not very proud of his crown.

b. joked about his age all the time.
c. liked to watch other people drink.
7. He lived in the mountains and
a. grew wine all his life.

b. worked in the nearby town.
c. worked as a shepherd.
8. He saw the world change
a. and his life changed a lot ,too

b. but his life didnt change too much
c. and fought in both world wars.
9. His favourite activity was
a. chatting with the villagers

b. playing cards and walking
c. helping his grandson in the vineyard
10.There is a project going on
a. to find out why Sardinians live so long.

b. to research into the familys history
c.to take DNA samples from all Sardinians.
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11. Your 25-year-old cousin, Kate would like to buy a VW Beetle for herself.
12. You need new electrical parts for car repair.
13. The deadline is next month and you havent had your thesis typed yet.
14. You would like to have a CD player in your car.
15. You want to have your own website but need help.
16. Your 18-year-old daughter doesnt need her bike any longer.
17. You dont know where to put your caravan for the winter.
18. You have started a new business but you dont know how to advertise it.
19. You can repair old cars that is your hobby but cant afford to buy a new one.
20. Your cousin is between jobs. He thinks he could be a sales representative.
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a.
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been looking at the Trek 7300 in the shops which is horrendously overpriced in the UK, so am seeking a second-hand version
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maximum comfort. This will be my main mode of fitness, possibly also of transport - pleasure to ride. Up to 120 - ono.
Expert will be on hand to check it over, so genuine offers only, please. Anticipate 60 - 70% road use, but also regular
weekend track use, etc, so must be capable of whatever requirements. Front suspension preferred.
b.
FOR SALE: automotive electrical parts - BPI (Taiwan) specialized in brand new automotive alternators,starter
motors,ignition coils,sensors coolant temperature,sensors oil pressure and relays. To comply with certain market demand, we
also provide rebuilt alternators and starter motors with OE core. Please visit www.bpi.com.tw to get more details.
c.
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Hardstanding,Indoor storage for trailer tents only.Monthly, Quaterly,Yearly.also vehicle and container storage available
d.
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Trailer. Hydraulic steering, 180l tank+2x 25l, boat cover, VHF & GRP aerial, GPS, fish finder, Twin in-line console, Dive
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e.
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f.
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g.
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h.
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'Are German Students Dumb?'

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans, proud of philosophers and writers 21..Nietzsche and Goethe, have long
assumed their schools were 22..the best in the world. But they 23..shocked out of their complacency by an
international comparison of students in 32 countries by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) 24.put German schools in 25th position.
The land of the ``Dichter und Denker'' (poets and philosophers) was stunned 25..its students were in the
bottom third of the Program for International Student Assessment test -- far behind top-scoring Finland and
lagging Italy, the United States and Spain which the Germans had assumed 26..inferior schools.
`Àre German students dumb?'' asked the influential weekly magazine Der Spiegel in a cover story that cataloged
many of the 27in the country's schools.
The first-ever global survey of the key skills of teenagers 28.students around the world and included
265,000 15-year-old German students. They were tested in the summer of 2000 in reading comprehension,
mathematics and science and the results 29..last month.
Stunned by the poor performance, politicians and education experts have 30 ..far-reaching reforms of the
countrys schools.
21.a. such as
b. similarly
c. likely
22. a. in
b. within
c. among
23. a.have
b. had
c. have been
26.a.to have
27.a.weaknesses 28.a.involves
b. having had
b. weakens
b. evoked
c. have
c. weeks
c. involved
24.a.what
b.which
c. -
25.a.find
b. finding
c.to find
29.a.release
b. are released
c. were released
30.a.called to
b. called at
c. called for

the answer sheet.
Spleen Vented on Anti-Harry Potter Hotline

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrians sick of the adventures of 31 wizard Harry Potter were thrown a lifeline with
the launch of a 32service to let haters of the bespectacled orphan vent their spleen.
The `Ànti-Harry Potter Hotline'' invites 33 to air their hatred for the boy with the zig-zag scar 34..image
adorns everything from bubble bath to computer games.
``Get it off your chest, tell us how 35 ..you hate Harry Potter,'' a recorded message tells callers, before
36.them to leave their tirades after the tone.
The hotline's founder, Alois Gmeiner, plans 37..callers' messages and publish them in a book dedicated to
undermining the popularity of the magical hero.
`Ìts the hype surrounding Harry Potter that 38..on my nerves,'' Gmeiner was quoted 39.saying by Austrian
news agency APA.
Author J.K. Rowling 's creation has featured in four best-selling books, the first of which, ``Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone,'' was recently turned into a 40busting movie.
a.to collect, b.which, c.box-office, d.to take, e.telephone, f.callers, g.as, h.schoolboy, i.girl,
j.whose, k.gets, l.like, m.much, n.getting, o.asking
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Letter writing
.
Daily emotional management classes in public schools
submitted by: Dennis Wright
Children need at least one class a day teaching emotional stability and what to prepare for and how to react.
There are more children today that are either being raised by one parent or nannies. I believe many are being
raised by television, computers and video games. In the process, children are lacking in what real values are,
including emotional intelligence.
Therefore they are unable to deal with the pressures of the world when hit with loss, tragedy, unacceptance or
peer pressure. The ones most vulnerable are our young girls who grow up with no nurturing and always wind up
pregnant and uneducated
What is education and skills if you become emotionally unstable? Then education goes out the window.
Say whether you think it is a bad problem

Give some examples of what makes children emotionally stable/unstable.
Give some ideas the problem could be dealt with
Agree or disagree with the writer
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TEST FOURTEEN
a. Euros
b. First
- Wash Them, Don't Iron Them
Euro Robbery in France
c.Hundreds
d.Two
Boys die in a Ski-Lift Accident
e. Mother
f. How
g.
Hospitalized After Food Binge
and Sons Left Stranded on Ski-Lift
to Test the Euro?
Candy or Drug?
h. Pensioner
i. Babysitter
j. Fasting
Swaps Hoarded Franc Fortune for Euros
Quizzed Over Drugged Children
May Cause Problems
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1.
PARIS (Reuters) - A 69-year-old Frenchwoman calmly walked into a bank carrying a bag stuffed with 1.8
million francs ($250,000) and asked for it to be changed into euros, French media reported Friday.
The pensioner told astounded employees at the bank in the northern town of Amiens that she had kept the money
-- enough to buy an apartment in Paris or a large country house in many parts of France -- in a box at home.
``She came with that amount of money in cash, and she left with it in cash,'' a local Bank of France employee
told France Info radio.
When she arrived at the bank her bag was stuffed with 500 franc notes. The French Banking Federation
estimates that two-thirds of the notes were out of circulation prior to the January 1 introduction of euro cash -stuffed under mattresses or in boxes in homes across the country.
2.
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Cypriot revelers ended up in hospital after a New Year binge on food and
booze, papers said on Thursday.
In the capital Nicosia, more than 530 people visited the hospital casualty department suffering stomach
complaints caused by over-eating, the daily Philelephtheros reported.
In what has become almost a national tradition, casualty wards were braced for the inevitable influx of binge
eaters during the New Year. Similar scenes usually happen again at Easter.
Doctors say it is caused by people attempting to make up for pre-holiday fasting and abstinence from meat in a
very short period of time.
3.
VIENNA (Reuters) - A German woman and her two sons were stranded in freezing temperatures on an Austrian
ski-lift after operators failed to realize they were still on it and closed the lift down, Tyrolean police said
Wednesday.
The woman and her nine and 10-year-old sons had left the lower lift station at Kals, near Lienz in southwestern
Austria, just before 4 p.m. Tuesday but the lift was switched off before the family had reached the top.
The three skiers from western Germany were left sitting on the fully exposed lift in freezing temperatures for
around 30 minutes until the mother jumped off, falling around 26 feet to the ground, before walking to raise the
alarm.
She was found 30 minutes later, with severe frostbite on her hands and feet, by snow plow drivers who had been
alerted by her husband. Operators switched the lift back on and the two boys were rescued when they arrived at
the top of the lift.
`Ìt was human error and obviously our fault,'' a spokesman for the ski-lift operators told Reuters, adding that he
did not know whether the family would take legal action.
4.
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A 15-year-old babysitter is being questioned by Australian police after five children in
her care were hospitalized for taking prescription sedatives, police said on Wednesday.
Ambulances were called to a house at Kingston, south of Brisbane in the state of Queensland, on New Year's Eve
to take the children, aged five to nine years, to hospital, a police spokesman said.
``They were all showing symptoms of possibly having been given some kind of drug but they were all cleared
and released,'' the spokesman told Reuters.
Police believe the drug involved was a form of sedative which the babysitter used to treat her attention deficit
disorder.
5.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro notes survive being washed at close to boiling temperatures but should not be ironed, a
German daily said Tuesday after its reporters put the new money through some everyday stress tests. The Bild
newspaper found the notes looking as good as new, only wetter, after a half-hour wash at 95 degrees Celsius and
a quick spin dry. They also survived being put through a tumble drier.
But when the notes were ironed, their shiny security strip, which displays their value, quickly became
pockmarked. The notes' embedded security thread also burned when put through a microwave, Bild reported.
The notes changed color and shrank briefly when dipped in red wine, but expanded again as they soaked up the
fluid.
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Needless to say, the coins were completely destroyed when run over by a tram.
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answer sheet.
Author J.D. Salinger's Letters to Daughter for Sale

By Paul Thomasch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 30 letters written by J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of the classic novel
"The Catcher in the Rye," to his daughter will be put up for sale next month, auction house Sotheby's said
Thursday.
Margaret Salinger, the author's only daughter, plans to sell the letters in a single lot that could fetch between
$250,000 and $350,000 at the auction, which comes about 2-1/2 years after the last batch of letters written by the
author sold.
Salinger has not written for publication since 1965 and has gone to court on several occasions to keep details
about his life from becoming public, making the letters one of the few chances literary collectors or academics
have had to examine his private life.
Sometimes written with the charm of his most famous characters and other times with the distance of a man
removed from his family and the public, the 32 letters chronicle a tumultuous relationship between father and
daughter, said Marsha Malinowski, a senior vice president at Sotheby's.
"These are personal letters, but they have so much literary value," she said, describing them as the "greatest
collection of Salinger letters ever to come up for auction."
The 43 pages of correspondence, including notes written on hotel stationary and postcards from New York and
London, begin in 1958 when Margaret was 2 years old. In the letters, Salinger shows paternal concern over how
his daughter is faring at boarding school, updates her on his travel schedule, discusses the death of his father and
touches on his interest in homeopathic medicine.
Continuing until 1993 when Margaret was nearly 37, the letters portray Salinger's transformation "from an
utterly adoring father of a little girl to a distanced and remote man at odds in his attempts to connect with is
daughter as an adult," said Malinowski.
She said the Margaret Salinger's decision to sell the letters follows a decade of estrangement from her father and
attempts to come to terms with their relationship.
Margaret Salinger wrote a book published last year, "Dream Catcher: A Memoir," that was a tell-all look at their
relationship.
This sale follows the auction of another lot of letters written to Joyce Maynard, who had a brief affair with the
author. The love letters sold by Maynard, who addressed her affair with Salinger in the 1998 book "At Home in
the World," fetched nearly $157,000 at an auction held in June 1999.
Peter Norton, a retired computer software entrepreneur, bought those letters and immediately declared his intent
to return them to the author.
6. Margaret Salinger plans to sell the letters
a. her father sent to her and her mother.

b.her father sent to her and her sisters.
c.her father sent her .
7. Salinger
a. hasnt published anything since 1965.

b. has published only letters.
c. has written about his private life only.
8. The writer and his daughter
a. has had a very good relationship

b. could discuss everything.
c. estranged from each other.
9. Margaret Salinger also wrote a book
a. about her childhood.

b. about her relationship with her father
c. about her fathers problems.
10.Peter Norton bought the letters
a. sold by Margaret.
b. to return them to Salinger.
c. for less than a hundred thousand dollars.
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You and your family are spending your holiday in Prague and would like to enjoy yourselves
11. You would like to see the sights from the river.
12. You have always been interested in the history of military technologies.
13. You would like to see how Shakespeare is played in Czechia.
14. You want to see a Czech classic drama.
15. You know that Czech beer is world famous. You want to learn something about the history of the
breweries.
16. You have heard about Jan Palach and want to visit his grave.
17. You have heard about the first superclub of the city and would like to see it for yourself.
18. You would like to see some exhibitions of contemporary artists.
19. You would like to take your family to a Russian ballet.
20. You would like to see the inside of one of the oldest buildings in Prague. You quite like operas.
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a.
Karlovy Lazne
The much-anticipated opening of Karlovy Lazne in December 1999 established it as Pragues first superclub and
one of the highlights of the citys nightlife. Located in an amazing converted building by the Charles Bridge, the
club has four main areas.
b.
Radost FX
Radost FX is one of Prague's more upscale nightclubs, less trendy than it used to be but with a fine chill-out cafe
upstairs. The music tends towards the housey side - with imported DJs livening things up on occasion - and
draws largely tourist and glamorous Eurotrash crowds (the club's owners apparently have one eye on the fashion
industry).
c.
Prague Opera Gala - Stone Bell Series
There is a year long Opera Gala at the 'House at the Stone Bell' which has been running since 1992. This is one
of the oldest buildings in Prague, a Gothic sandstone construction on the east side of the Old Town Square.
d.
National Technical Museum
Prague's National Technical Museum has been documenting the changing face of technology and modern
civilisation since 1908, throughout the Czech Republic's troubled 20th century. The museum covers everything
from the brewing industry to the history of the automobile, from architecture to aviation and from astronomy to
alchemy.
e.
The Nutcracker
Prague's National Theatre (Narodni Divadlo) presents Tchaikovsky's classic ballet The Nutcracker. A family
favourite, especially at Christmas, this production is choreographed by Russian Jurij Grigorovich.
f.
I Served the King of England
Prague's National Theatre (Navodni Divaldo) presents Bohmil Hrabal's 20th century moral tale I Served the King
of England.
g.
Twelfth Night
Prague's Theatre of the Estates, part of the National Theatre (Narodni Divadlo) presents Twelfth Night,
Shakespeare's dark and witty comedy of love and lovers. Full of sexual ambiguity and romantic confusion
-"Nothing that is so, is so."
h.
Anniversary of Jan Palach's Death
The immolation of Jan Palach, the young Czech student who killed himself in protest against the Soviet invasion
of 1969, is remembered with candles lit on his grave all year round.
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i.
Marysha
Prague's National Theatre Narodni Divadlo presents the Czech classic Marysha. A cornerstone of
Czechoslovakian drama, this play is open to endless reinterpretation and receives a new reading from the
National Theatre in a production directed by Jan Antonin Pitinsky.
j.
tour 6
River Cruise
A LUNCH RIVER CRUISE THROUGH THE HISTORIC PRAGUE
A cruise aboard the ship is one of our most attractive and adventurous packages. Our tour starts at
the Old Town Square. You will follow a guide through the centre of the Old Town, admire the
architecture of Paris Street and the Old Jewish Town. The cruise features unusual picturesque views
of Prague with commentary from our qualified guide.The price includes a wonderful lunch.
The tour ends at the pier about 5-minute walk from the centre of the city.
k.
Old Town Hall and City Gallery Prague
Housed in the beautiful fourteenth-century Old Town Hall, the City Gallery Prague (GHMP) exhibits work from
its permanent collection of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with regular special exhibitions of working
artists, focusing on international contemporary trends.
The permanent collection of sculpture, painting and graphics includes the work of Alfons Mucha, Jaroslav
Cermak, Vaclav Brozik, Emil Filla, Josef Vaclav Myslbek, Ladislav Saloun, Jaroslav Horejc and Frantisek Bilek.
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm April to September, to 5:00 pm October to March
l.
The Museum of Military History
Housed in an impressive mid-sixteenth-century Renaissance palace, the Museum of Military History contains
Czech military memorabilia from the thirteenth century to the end of World War I. The collection includes scale
models of battles and details of historic campaign strategy, as well as uniforms, weapons and the history of
evolving military technologies.
The faade of the Schwarzenbersk palc is decorated in the style of Italian palace architecture with exuberant
sgraffiti, whilst the interior features a collection of magnificent mythological paintings.
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Romantics Seek 'Love Zone' as New Year Gift

CALCUTTA, India (Reuters) - Romantics in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta 21the government Monday
to give them a ''love zone'' as a New Year's Day present 22lovers can meet there without harassment.
A group representing ``young couples and lovers'' told a news conference it 23 ..city authorities to set aside
land where people could meet romantically without 24..disturbed by inquisitive policemen and noisy hawkers
in the crowded city.
``Why can't young people meet, talk, kiss and hold hands without being harassed?'' Rupak Manush, president of
Lovers' Organization for Voluntary Exhibition (LOVE), said.
``We need a love zone 25people can share intimate thoughts without being disturbed,'' he added.
Holding hands and kissing 26is still frowned upon in conservative India.
Police in India deny any systematic harassment. ``We do not go 27our way to hassle young couples,'' Raj
Kanojia, joint commissioner of police, told Reuters.
LOVE said if a zone for lovers 28.by January 31 next year, its members would hold protests in front of the
mayor's office and police headquarters.
``Young people need a place 29..love, as they have such busy lives nowadays and not enough time for love,''
Piyali Samanta, 30..LOVE member, told Reuters.
21.a.urged
b.was urged
c.were to urge
22.a. because
23.a. wanted
b.thats why
b. wants
c. so that
c. will want
26.a. publicity 27.a. out from

b. in public
b. in for
c. publication
c. out of
24.a. to be
b.being
c. be
25.a. which
b.where
c. in that
28.a. was not created

29.a. express
30.a. some
b. wouldnt be created
b. expressing
b. another
c. wont create
c. to express
c. other

the answer sheet.
Dieter Hoping to Gain $1,500

LONDON (Reuters) - A British woman who gambled on 31.168 pounds in 2001 is looking 32.to gaining
$1,500 on New Year's Day.
Bookmaker William Hill 33Monday that Deborah Dale, from Staffordshire, central England, bet $72 at odds
of 20-1 on dropping from 434 pounds to 266 pounds 34the course of the year.
``Deborah is convinced she 35.lost the weight but we have to wait for a doctor to certify it before paying out,''
a spokeswoman for William Hill said.
Dale, 40, told 36..she placed the bet this time last year as her husband recovered from a heart attack, sparking
fears for her own health.
Since then, she has 37..a 1,500 calorie a day diet and is now hovering around 252 pounds.
William Hill said they 38took bets for weight 39..but believed Dale's was the most spectacular
achievement 40..be paid out on.
a.tells, b.followed, c.loss d. gave, e. letting, f. forward, g. during, h. never, i. losing, j. has, k. for,
l. reporters, m. regularly, n. to, o. said
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Letter writing
Replace all taxes with a sales tax plus fixed annual refund
Doug Leary
From an e-mail to the Institute.
My idea is to simplify and rationalise taxation by replacing all taxes with a single end-consumer sales tax,
combined with a flat annual refund to every person. Sales tax is inherently regressive - it places a greater burden
on the poor, who have to spend a larger portion of their incomes on necessities. The flat refund amount is antiregressive, because a fixed amount of money benefits a poor person more than a rich person. Combining the two
produces a varying-rate tax that places more burden on the rich. In this way it behaves like an income tax, but it
is a tax on consumption, not income, and because it is collected by retailers it is much easier to enforce and
requires no paperwork by individuals.
- Say whether you agree or disagree with the writer

- Give some facts about taxation in your country
- Give some ideas about a better tax system
- Say how you feel about paperwork
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TEST FIFTEEN
a. Peppermint
b.Stray
Convict Caught at Own Wedding
c.Traffic
d.Fox
Gum Helps Memory
Jams are Over
on the Loose at US. Supreme Court Building
e.Green
Light Given for Traffic Timers
f.Demand
for Harry Potter Games
g.Foxhunt
in Virginia
h.Wedding
at Prison
i.
Chewing Gum May Make You Smarter
j.Police
Suspended Over Bogus Harry Potter Products
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1.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fox is on the loose at the U.S. Supreme Court
The animal ran down the driveway and into the basement early on Sunday morning, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg
said on Monday.
`Ìt wasn't a dog, it wasn't a rat,'' she reported, noting that officers had seen the animal and reviewed a video
surveillance tape.
Police in the building and animal control experts from the Washington government searched for the fox, but did
not find it, she said. A Virginia hunt group was also called in and searched with two fox hounds and a terrier, but
to no avail.
As the justices took the bench to hear arguments, Arberg said the Supreme Court would call in another specialist
on Monday. She said it was possible the fox had left.
2.
LONDON (Reuters) - The often-maligned act of chewing gum could in fact make us smarter, according to
British research.
A joint study carried out by the University of Northumbria and the Cognitive Research Unit, Reading, has
found that chewing gum has a positive effect on cognitive tasks such as thinking and memory.
"The results were extremely clear and specifically we found that chewing gum targeted memory," Andrew
Scholey of the university's Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit said. "People recalled more words and
performed better in tests on working memory."
Peppermint gum, menthol or spearmint -- it makes no difference. The key is the repetitive chewing motion.
3.
LONDON (Reuters) - Two British police officers have been suspended as part of an investigation into the sale of
counterfeit Harry Potter merchandise, media reported Tuesday.
A spokesman for the West Midlands police confirmed the officers were under investigation but would not give
any details about the nature of the inquiry.
"We can confirm two officers are suspended while a criminal investigation takes place," he said.
The spokesman said he would not comment on media reports quoting police sources that the inquiry centered
around bogus Harry Potter products being sold on the Internet.
The release of the film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," based on the hugely successful books about
the boy wizard, has sparked massive demand for spin-off merchandise in the run-up to Christmas.
Products include Harry Potter games and activity sets, clothing and soft drinks
4.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish man convicted of a drug offence failed to return to prison after a weekend
of home leave -- but was caught by police at his own wedding, the Swedish daily Aftonbladet reported on
Monday.
Police allowed the 24-year-old to marry his bride but whisked him back to prison straight afterwards, preventing
the couple spending their wedding night together.
5.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok, notorious for long traffic jams, has put countdown timers on busy
intersections to tell motorists how long they have to wait before the lights change.
The Thai capital city's traffic department began a trial in December with four timers at key junctions and plans to
install more after six months if the scheme proves popular with drivers.
``The timers are designed to help calm drivers who have been stuck at red lights for a long time by telling them
how much time they have left before a green light,'' Khunpol Prompaet, head of the city's signals division, told
Reuters.
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Read the following text, then choose the answers to questions 6 10 and mark your answer a,b or c on
the answer sheet.
Hospital Teaches British Humor to New Nurses

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign nurses are being taught British idioms and humor to help them cope with the
challenges of working in Britain, a hospital said Tuesday.
`Ìf someone says 'ere, love, give us a hand with these drawers, will you?' -- they'll understand,'' said Catharine
Arakelian, who has been employed by the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust to teach its new nurses.
Under the program, newly arrived nurses watch clips of British shows such as Eastenders, and look at political
cartoons to help them understand how the British use humor in difficult situations.
`Ìt's such a stressful environment. In any hospital, everybody's using humor to get through,'' she said.
The hospital trust said the program helped the nurses to enjoy their new jobs.
``We've been able to retain these nurses,'' said John Campbell, the acting assistant chief nurse.
He said that the nurses -- who mainly came from the Philippines, but also from Hungary and Zimbabwe -initially reacted to the program with bemusement, but found it very helpful when they talked to patients.
Arakelian said it was important to give new arrivals help to react to their new working environment.
``No-one teaches language, and then they wonder why people are miserable and go home,'' she said.
The nurses kept a personal dictionary, which they added new phrases and words to. Arakelian said she had
compiled 3,100 examples of British idioms.
6. British idioms are taught to nurses so that
a. they could understand English better.

b. they could work better.
c. they should stay in Britain.
7. Newly arrived nurses study
a. in language schools
b. by watching shows and looking at cartoons.
c. from the best books of idiomatic English.
8. The nurses found the programme
a. useful.
b. ridiculous.
c. not very helpful.
9. Without the language lessons nurses
a. can cope very well.

b. often feel depressed and leave Britain.
c. can still do their job.
10. English idioms
a. are used in great numbers

b. can be found in the dictionaries.
c. are difficult to acquire.
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You are planning your holiday in Britain. These tours are for the same period of time and about the same prize.
11. You have heard that besides Stonehenge there are other similar relics of the past like Avebury
12. You would like to see the world famous Edinburgh Festival
13. You want to find out about the Loch Ness monster.
14. You want to see many sites and museums including a millenary monument and enjoy night-life.
15. You want to experience the history and grand views of the garden of England.
16. You would like to see beautiful countryside and are interested in the old textile industry.
17. You would like to see the coastline, the fishing villages and to enjoy the mild climate.
18. You would like to see the places mentioned in the novels of Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen and to visit
Salisbury Cathedral.
19. You are a fan of Shakespeare and want to visit his birthplace.
20. You would like to see high mountains, seaside resorts and the city of Caernarfon.
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a.
London, the greatest city in the world. The history, the sites, the museums, the shopping, the
pubs and restaurants, the night life and theatre, the London Eye, the Tate Modern... Choose your
hotel and the number of days... and we'll do the rest.
b.
The Lake District is home to England's highest mountains, rugged fells, magnificent lakes and
breathtaking beauty and charm. Visit the stately homes of Holker Hall and Brockhole, Beatrix
Potter and Wordsworth's homes. Cruise shimmering Lake Windermere on a classic lake steamer.
Visit the ancient textile town of Kendal...
c.
Experience the intriguing Victorian gentility of the coastal towns and quaint villages that
are Southern England and enjoy the splendid medieval cathedral at Salisbury. Many of the towns
of the area were used as backdrops to the novels of Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen. Visit Salisbury
Plain, the New Forest, Avebury, Stonehenge, Winchester, Salisbury and more.
d.
The West Country is a land of verdant fields, stone churches, great estates and thatched
cottages. It was once the inspiration and home to literary giants Thomas Hardy and Jane Austin.
Visit Stourhead, Bath, Longleat House, Glastonbury Abbey, Wells Cathedral, Avebury, Cheddar
Gorge on your vacation and make memories to last a lifetime.
e.
Visit the beautiful Cotswolds; known as the "Heart of England." Home of Shakespeare and the
cottages and gardens you picture when you dream of England. Experience Beleheim Palace,
Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tewkesbury Abbey, Sudeley Castle, Burton-on-the-Water...
f.
Experience the beauty of South Wales with its medieval castles,beautiul gardens and
magnificient countryside. Visit Cardiff, with its ancient castles and majestic architecture, Castell
Coch, Tintern Abbey, Caerphilly Castle, Caerleon, Aerdulais Waterfall, Penhow Castle and more.
There's much to see and do in South Wales.
g.
Cornwall, the most southwesterly part of England, and West Devon are famous for their
rustic fishing villages and rugged coastlines that have given rise to mystical legends and literary
masterpieces. Visit St. Michael's Mount, Penzance, Truro Cathedral, Lanhydrock House & Gardens,
Bodmin Moor, Torquay, Powderham Castle and enjoy the mild Cornwall climate.
h.
North Wales is where the spectacular Snowdonian Mountain rangetowers above quaint Victorian
seaside resorts. Experience the contrast between green vistas, where sheep and cattle quietly feed,
and the industrial city of Caernarfon, both attesting to the industrious vitality that is Wales. Visit
Caernarfon Castle, Portmeirion, Beaumaris Castle, Penrhyn Castle, Aberconwy House on your
Northern Wales excursion.
i.
Yorkshire, England's largest county, surrounds the Roman City of York with its spectacular
York Minster, which can be viewed from all areas of the city. Experience Aldbrough Roman Town,
Newby Hall, Fountains Abbey, Jorvik Viking Centre, The Shambles, York Minister, National Railway
Museum and more.
j.
Southern Scotland offers much to experience. Tour Edinburgh, the Athens of the North; visit
Edinburgn Castle, the Georgian House, Abbotsford House, Melrose Abbey, Glenturret Distillery,
Stirling Castle. Go in August for the world-famous Edinburgh Festival
k.
Kent, known as "The Garden of England", has a rich agricultural tradition, and many fine
homes and castles that have been built over the centuries. Your vacation in Kent can include a visit
to Canterbury Cathedral, Dover Castle, the White Cliffs, Hever Castle, Hastings, Bateman's, Battle
Abbey, Charles Dickens Centre and more. A wonderful experience filled with history and grand
views.
l.
Experience the Scottish Highlands, home of the clansmen and the graves of many valiant
highlanders who fought for Bonnie Price Charlie. Sculpted by glaciers and forged in beauty, the
highlands have been described as the last wilderness area in Europe. Visit Inverness, Culloden,
cruise Loch Ness, Glamis Castle, Caledonian Canal, Scone Palace, Granklyn Garden and more.
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Ban on Canned Beers and Soft Drinks Dropped

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark 21European Union complaints Monday and said it would lift a 20year-old ban on canned beer and soft drinks.
The ban 22 on January 23 on condition that retailers charge a deposit of 18 cents per can, as on bottles,
23.that customers return the empty cans to shops, the Environment Ministry said.
The move, expected following center-right 24victory in a parliamentary election last year, is likely to allow
increased imports of beer and Danish brewers say they 25.Analysts say the effect on the small Danish
market will be modest, however.
Denmark, which primarily has allowed beers and soft drinks in 26..bottles, had been fighting for the right to
uphold the can ban in an EU court 27..the change of government. The European Commission brought a case
against Denmark for breach of the European Union's packaging directive.
``The (environmental) difference is so marginal 28.there is no basis for a case,'' Environment Minster Hans
Christian Schmidt said at a news conference Monday. He said he had sent a letter to the EU Commission asking
it to drop the charges 29..Denmark.
Breweries in 30.Germany are expected to take advantage of the change. Many Danes bring back canned
beer from visits to Germany, which has been allowed.
21.a.bowed to
b. has bowed to
c. is bowing
22. a. ending
23. a. sure
b. was ended
b. for certain
c. will end
c. to ensure
24. a. party
b. parties
c. parties
25.a. are prepared

b. have prepared
c. are preparing
26.a.return
b. reusable
c. recycling
27.a. until
b. still
c. unless
29. a. with
b. for
c. against
30. a. neighbouring
b. border
c. country
28. a. where
b. which
c. that

the answer sheet.
Bank Robbing 'Granny' at Large

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - German police said 31.they were hunting an elderly woman who
has robbed three banks armed 32..a pistol.
The woman, aged about 70, always wears a 33and last time wore a woolen hat and sunglasses. Local media
have dubbed her ``Pistol Granny.''
She has bagged 55,000 marks ($25,000) so far and a 34camera photo shows her wielding a pistol during her
last heist in the western city of Duesseldorf.
``She's very 35.., she always appears very calm and relaxed and she always targets female cashiers in branches
of the Duesseldorf savings bank,'' police spokesman Andreas Czogalla told Reuters.
Police 36the woolen hat which the woman discarded in a bush after her last robbery and now have forensic
evidence to aid their 37.
They have interviewed a number of 38..women matching her description after receiving 50 leads from the
public.
``But we're 39it sensitively. It's not as if we're charging into old people's homes and lining up grandmothers
for40.,'' Czogalla said.
a.done, b.search, c. disguise, d. doing, e. taken, f. Monday, g. elderly, h, tomorrow, i. with, j. seized, k. security
k.
asks, m. professional, n. questioning, o. making
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Letter writing
Criminals in prison giving advice to police on how to prevent crime

submitted by: Stan Hayward
Stan Hayward has run film workshops for many years, and used the productions of children to teach other
children.
It is commonly said that jails are 'universities of crime' where criminals learn their trade.
Part of their punishment could be to teach the police their trade as well.
Each prisoner could write or record all the events leading up to their crime, how and why they committed the
crime, and what might have been done to prevent them doing it. Also what they would expect to know when
finishing their sentence to prevent them committing more crimes.
These statements would become a resource for the police and crime studies.
Say what you think of prisons.

Agree or disagree with the writer of the article and give reasons
Suggest ways how the criminals may help the police
Give your opinion about preventing crime
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KEY
TEST ONE
1i, 2j, 3d, 4g, 5a, 6c, 7a, 8b, 9c, 1ob, 11e, 12b, 13g, 14l, 15a, 16f, 17i, 18c, 19d, 20k,
21a, 22c, 23a, 24b, 25a, 26a, 27a, 28c, 29a, 30b, 31g, 32e, 33k, 34m, 35n, 36c, 37j, 38f, 39d,
40l.
TEST TWO
1f, 2j, 3g, 4d, 5a, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9b, 10a, 11e, 12c, 13h, 14k, 15b, 16g, 17j, 18l, 19a, 20f,
21a, 22b, 23b, 24c, 25a, 26b, 27c, 28b, 29a, 30b, 31a, 32c, 33n, 34f, 35l, 36e, 37i, 38o, 39d,
40j
TEST THREE
1i, 2h, 3e, 4d, 5b, 6c, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10b, 11c, 12k, 13j, 14h, 15f, 16l, 17i, 18d, 19a, 20e,
21b, 22b, 23a, 24c, 25a, 26b, 27c, 28a, 29a, 30c, 31c, 32f, 33i, 34g, 35n, 36e, 37b, 38j, 39o,
40k,
TEST FOUR
1g, 2h, 3a, 4b, 5i, 6c, 7b, 8a, 9c, 10c, 11e, 12g, 13d, 14i, 15j, 16b, 17a, 18c, 19h, 20f,
21c, 22a, 23c, 24b, 25c, 26a, 27a, 28b, 29c, 30c, 31f, 32c, 33a, 34m, 35g, 36i, 37d, 38n, 39k,
40e,
TEST FIVE
1i, 2e, 3a, 4f, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8,a, 9c, 10a, 11j, 12h, 13k, 14d, 15g, 16a, 17b, 18i, 19f, 20c,
21b, 22a, 23b, 24c, 25b, 26a, 27a, 28c, 29c, 30a, 31d, 32j, 33o, 34e, 35m, 36f, 37n, 38k, 39b,
40h,
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TEST SIX
1g, 2c, 3d, 4i, 5a, 6b, 7b, 8c, 9b, 10c, 11h. 12k, 13l, 14a, 15d, 16c, 17g, 18b, 19j, 20e,
21b, 22a, 23c, 24c, 25a, 26c, 27b, 28b, 29a, 30c, 31g, 32n, 33c, 34j, 35o, 36h, 37k, 38a, 39m,
40l,
TEST SEVEN
1a, 2c, 3d, 4g, 5i, 6c, 7c, 8a, 9b, 10b, 11h, 12f, 13i, 14a, 15c, 16l, 17j, 18g, 19d, 20b,
21a, 22c, 23c, 24b, 25a, 26a, 27c, 28c, 29c, 30c, 31f, 32n, 33j, 34o, 35d, 36h, 37i, 38b, 39m,
40e
TEST EIGHT
1e, 2g, 3d, 4h, 5b, 6a, 7b, 8c, 9c, 10a, 11l, 12g, 13a, 14c, 15f, 16k, 17j, 18b, 19e, 20h,
21c, 22b, 23c, 24a, 25a, 26a, 27b, 28b, 29b, 30c, 31i, 32o, 33l, 34n, 35a, 36g, 37f, 38j, 39c,
40d,
TEST NINE
1h, 2j, 3a, 4c, 5e, 6b, 7a, 8c, 9b, 10b, 11l, 12i, 13a, 14g, 15k, 16,j, 17h, 18d, 19c, 20e,
21b, 22c, 23b, 24a, 25a, 26b, 27c, 28c, 29b, 30a, 31f, 32k, 33g, 34j, 35c, 36m, 37h, 38d, 39n,
40e
TEST TEN
1e, 2a, 3h, 4c, 5j, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9c, 10c, 11j, 12b, 13l, 14c, 15k, 16i, 17a, 18d, 19g, 20f,
21b, 22a, 23b, 24b, 25a, 26b, 27c, 28c, 29a, 30b, 31k, 32a, 33f, 34c, 35g, 36h, 37i, 38o, 39d,
40m
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TEST ELEVEN
1c, 2f, 3h, 4g, 5j, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9a, 10c, 11l, 12f, 13i, 14a, 15c, 16k, 17b, 18g, 19d, 20j, 21c,
22a, 23b, 24b, 25b, 26a, 27a, 28b, 29c, 30a, 31i, 32e, 33k, 34n, 35d, 36l, 37g, 38f, 39h, 40b
TEST TWELVE
1e, 2g, 3c, 4i, 5a, 6b, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10a, 11c, 12g, 13l, 14j, 15k, 16i, 17b, 18h, 19d, 20a, 21c,
22b, 23c, 24c, 25a, 26b, 27c, 28a, 29b, 30a, 31d, 32g, 33m, 34f, 35a, 36n, 37j, 38i, 39c, 40k
TEST THIRTEEN
1a, 2f, 3j, 4c, 5g, 6b, 7c, 8b, 9b, 10a, 11h, 12b, 13k, 14e, 15i, 16a, 17c, 18l, 19f, 20j, 21a, 22c,
23c, 24b, 25c, 26a, 27a, 28c, 29c, 30c, 31h, 32e, 33f, 34j, 35m, 36o, 37a, 38k, 39g, 40c
TEST FOURTEEN
1h, 2c, 3e, 4i, 5a, 6c, 7a, 8c, 9b, 10b, 11j, 12l, 13g, 14i, 15d, 16h, 17a, 18k, 19e, 20c,21a, 22c,
23a, 24b, 25b, 26b, 27c,28a,29c,30b,31i, 32f, 33o, 34g, 35j, 36l, 37b, 38m,39c, 40n
TEST FIFTEEN
1d, 2i, 3j, 4b, 5e, 6b, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10a, 11d, 12j, 13l, 14a, 15k, 16b, 17g, 18c, 19e, 20h, 21a,
22c, 23c, 24b, 25a, 26b, 27a, 28c, 29c, 30a, 31f, 32i, 33c, 34k, 35m, 36j, 37b, 38g, 39d, 40n
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CONTENTS
TEST ONE ..3

TEST TWO.11
TEST THREE19
TEST FOUR..27
TEST FIVE36
TEST SIX...45
TEST SEVEN...53
TEST EIGHT61
TEST NINE...69
TEST TEN79
TEST ELEVEN....87
TEST TWELVE...94
TEST THIRTEEN.102
TEST FOURTEEN...109
TEST FIFTEEN...117
KEY124
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TESTS AND LETTER WRITING

Blood flows in Kashmir

Kashmir talks continue

Murders on an Algerian road

Hungarys First Division

. Italian flights disrupted

Spy sentenced to death

FBI spy makes deal for his life

Robert Hanssen pleaded guilty in a Virginia court

Gunmen killed 11 people including a child at a

Airline operations were in chaos in Italy

Rebels killed 14 people in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,

Reading comprehension (Part 2)

TV Quiz 'Millionaire' Starts Legal Battle for Cash

a. cheated in a popular quiz show

7.. Police investigated into the matter,

a. but further investigation is necessary

The spokeswoman for the show said

a. she has all the necessary information

People coughed in the studio

a. because they wanted to help the player

10. Ingrams wife and brother-in-law

a, helped him to win

Reading Comprehension (Part 3)

a.Escorted Tour Details

g.Escorted Tour Details

Language Elements (Part 1)

Woman Sues Boss Over 'Dumb Blonde' Jokes

Language elements (Part 2)

Convict Misses Home Cooking, Court Fed Up with Appeal

Give advice on how to go on with her life

Nuke fire not hazardous

High tax rates

F-16 fighter planes ordered

Rail link date

New rail and air timetable

Cost of local transport

A new direct railroad link between Ferihegy airport and Budapest

2. There has been another postponement in the

New regulations intended to ease taxes on expense accounts

Municipal governments have rebelled against

Reading Comprehension (Part 2)

Air Traffic Controller Turned Robber Pleads Guilty

a. because he didnt earn enough to make a living

a. because he had already served his sentence

a. when he wanted to rob another bank.

9. He needed the money

a. to pay his divorced wife

10. His father said

a. he didnt think anything was wrong with his son

Reading Comprehension (Part 3)

Language Elements (Part 1)

Man Serves Friend's Jail Term for Sober Month

27. a. to let me to try

24.a. one month

28. a. like him

29. a.has since found

Language elements (Part 2)

Census Officials Blunt Jedi Campaign

Attractive job is now ready for you in Salgtarjn city at

Give three items of information about yourself

Milosevic in The Hague

Dam talks stop