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I. LISTENING (4 pts)
Phn listening gm 4 phn, th sinh nghe 1 ln duy nht.
Phn in thng tin, th sinh nghe v in trc tip vo phn trng sau mi cu.
SECTION 1: Questions 1-10
Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Accommodation Request Form
Example
answer
Type of accommodation:
Homestay
Full name:
1 Lee
Age:
2..
Present address: International House
Room:
3.
Reasons for applying for homestay: to know about local culture to
4.
Contact number: 81419680 (home)
5 (mobile)
Questions 6-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Accommodation requirements:
A nice landlady
own 6
no young children
near to 7
The 8 will be 140 pounds.
including 9bill.
Accommodation required date:
10
SECTION 2: Questions 11-20
Questions 11-15
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Guide for Peak District
Peak Districts location: five miles from Sheffield 11
Main attractions:
Bakewell Town is known for local food: 12
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Chatsworth House has formal gardens and 13

The heart of Peak District is the Peak District
14
The most famous cavern in Castleton is called 15
Questions 16-20
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
16 must be accompanied by an adult on walking
and cycling.
Tourists can pick 17 in some specialist shops.
Chatsworths art collection has 18 years
history.
Eyam village is also called 19
Eyam Hall has 20workshops.
SECTION 3: Questions 21-30
Questions 21-23
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
21. Harpers paper is about_______
A. energy crisis
B. environment protection. C. computer technology.
22. The research method that the professor recommends is_______
A. interview.
B. questionnaire.
C. preservation.
23. Harper is worried about _______
A. essay deadline.
B. questionnaire data.
C. course stress.
Questions 24-26
Choose the correct letter.
Write A if professor says REMAIN
Write B if professor says REWRITE
Write C if professor says REMOVE
What suggestions does professor make?
24. purpose ______________
25. structure______________
26. personal experiences______________
Questions 27-30
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
ESSAY REQUIREMENT
To hand in essay by
27 ____________________________
To print essay by
28 ____________________________
Before handing in: to do
29 ____________________________ e.g. grammar and spelling;
to check proper
30____________________________
SECTION 4: Questions 31-40
Questions 31-40
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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BRITISH MEDIA
Newspapers began to appear in the 18-19 Century.
31________________________________________ is British oldest daily newspaper.
The legal rule of advertisement that all the British media must follow is
32 ________________________________________.
There are over 33 ________________________________________different newspapers in Britain.
The press that publishes serious articles is 34 ________________________________________.
The most leftwing newspaper is 35 ________________________________________.
A feature of the tabloid press is a girl picture on 36________________________________________.
The oldest soap shop was located in the northern city of 37 ____________________________________
in England.
British newscasts get good reputation for the 38________________________________________of
reporting.
British viewers usually use the time of 39________________________________________to make a
drink.
Audience have to buy a 40________________________________________.
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II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5 pts)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or
D) in the numbered box.
1. People in this village has an _________ appetite for news.
A. inevitable
B. inexorable
C. insatiable
D. inedible
2. I could not believe that she, of all people, was such a _________ to you.
A. brute
B. harrow
C. nuance
D. philistine
3. The contestants have to ponder over that question very carefully because there is no _________.
answer.
A. straightforward
B. undemanding
C. effortless
D. cushy
4. The general was convinced that if his army could make the first _________ strike, they would be able
to win the battle.
A. enigmatic
B. pre-emptive
C. showdown
D. rudimentary
5. Being worried about the declining population, the government _________ the citizens to have three or
more children per family.
A. induced
B. rewarded
C. pushed
D. motivated
6. We have to do something to save our children from violence because the number of cases of child
_________ has increased tremendously.
A. employment
B. adoption
C. rupture
D. abuse
7. The _________ old man stood by the seashore, gazing into the horizon.
A. immobile
B. motionless
C. stationery
D. stationary
8. There was a lot of _________ as throngs of people tried to see the famous actor walking through the
mall.
A. stamina
B. discipline
C. counsel
D. commotion
9. Police cars were constantly shedding past with their lights flashing and sirens _________ out so loudly
I couldnt get a wink of sleep.
A. blaring
B. blazing
C. pouring
D. roaring
10. Some action groups have become so powerful that quite frequently we have a situation in which the
tail is wagging the _________.
A. body
B. cat
C. dog
D. legs
Your answers:
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1.
6.

2.
7.

3.
8.

4.
9.

5.
10.

Part 2: Read the following passage. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your
answer in the numbered box.
Over half a century ago, scientists found that they could record the electrical signals of the brain at
work. What at first appeared a random hotchpotch of activity became a pattern of elegant waves (11.
RHYTHM) _________ determined. Ever since, scientists have wondered whether the secrets of our
thoughts, (12. PERCEIVE) _________ and even (13. CONSCIOUS) _________ itself might be hidden
in the patterns of our brain waves.
The question of why we have brain waves is, (14. ARGUE) _________, as hotly debated today as
it was when the patterns were discovered. But the meaning, and even the existence, of fast rhythms in the
alert brain is highly (15. CONTROVERSY) _________. What is problematic is that you cannot
perceive these rhythms directly; they are so well hidden in the noise created by other brain activity, but
many (16. SEARCH) _________ now hold the (17. CONVINCE) _________ that the significance of
these brain waves should not be (18. ESTIMATE) _________.
The latest suggestion is that the rhythms could be (19. DECIDE) _________ in detecting
progresses going on in different regions of the brain. Some believe that these rhythms might even interact,
and in doing so help the brain to package information into (20. COHERE) _________ thoughts. How we
bring together these related signals of the brain is a puzzle as yet unsolved.
Your answers:
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Part 3: Match the verbs in column A with the appropriate prepositions in column B to fill in the
blanks. Note that there are two extra pairs of verbs and prepositions. Make sure that the verbs
are in the correct form. Each word may be used only once. There are two extra words in each
column. Write your answers in the numbered box.
A
forgive
tip
drop

offer
cut
chew

B
go
double
argue

sink
forge
spur

under
on
into

up
off
for

over
out
above

down
along
ahead

21. Even though she is unfamiliar with the scholastic programme, she is already _________ with her
study.
22. Seeing everybody going out of the shop with lots of shopping bags, you could _________ thinking
that everyone has much money.
23. The entire crew seems to have the work _________ for them since remaking the original series will
certainly prove to be a challenge.
24. You know, authors often _________ other names known as pen names.
25. It was such a bad stomach ache that he _________ with pain during the conference.
26. We decided to climb one side of the mountain and _________ on the other.
27. The more the horses pulled, the deeper the wheels _________ the mud.
28. If it had not been for her first success _________ her _________ to greater ones, she would not be so
thriving now.
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29. As the police had been _________ about the robbery, they arrived on time to catch the criminals.
30. The entire weekend was spent _________ the difficult problem.
Your answers:
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

Part 4: Read the text below. Some of the lines are correct, and some contain an unnecessary word. If a
line is correct, put a tick ( ) on the right column. If a line has a word which should not be
there, write the word on the right column.
Stainless steel was discovered by an accident in 1913 by the British metallurgist Harry
Brearley. He was experimenting with steeling alloyscombinations of metalsthat they
would be suitable for making gun barrels. A few months later he had noticed that most of
his rejected specimens had rusted although one was containing 14 percent chromium had
not. The discovery led to the development of stainless steel. Ordinary steel goes rusts
because it reacts easily with oxygen in the air to produce crumbly red oxides. Other
materials, such as aluminum, nickel and chromium, also react in a much the same way but
their oxides form an impermeable surface layer, stopping oxygen to reacting with the metal
underneath. With Brearleys steel, the chromium formed such as a film, protecting the
metal from further attack, and the whole success of stainless steel is based well on the fact
that it has this one unique advantage. In fact, a variety of stainless steels are now made.
One of the commonest contains of 18 percent chromium and 8 percent nickel and is used
for kitchen sinks. Kitchen knives are made of steel containing about 13 percent chromium.
A more corrosionresistant alloy is achieved by adding up an incredibly small amount of
the metal molybdenumthese steels are used as cladding for buildings

31.
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33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40...
41...
42...
43...
44...
45...

III. READING (6pts)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answer in the numbered box.
English has, without a (1) _________, become the second language of Europe and the world.
European countries which have most successfully assimilated English into daily life are England's
neighbours in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the (2) _________ of
Scandinavia.
The situation is so (3) _________ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the
pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print (4) _________ it into every home and the
schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to pep up their message, journalists take refuge in it
when their home-bred skills (5) _________ them. Increasingly one hears the (6) _________ that Dutch
will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations ...
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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A. question
A. rest
A. plain
A. guide
A. succeed
A. feeling

Your answers:
1.

2.

B. doubt
B. additional
B. open
B. bring
B. fall
B. posture

C. problem
C. remaining
C. blatant
C. shift
C. fail
C. judgment

3.

4.
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D. thought
D. extra
D. marked
D. haul
D. fizzle
D. view
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Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in
the space provided below the passage.
Every nation has a set of rules, either written or unwritten, which determines (7)______ people act
with each other. Formal, written rules are often laws, and they control how we drive, operate a business,
or run a government. Individuals who (8) ______laws may be fined and put in jail. Because illegal
behavior generally harms other individuals or society at large, our court system must punish people who
disregard these (9) ______rules.
Informal rules, often called manners or etiquette describe correct and incorrect action in such
situations as eating in a restaurant, going on a date, or working in an office. If one is impolite or
misbehaves in these situations, other people often consider the offender immature or insensitive. And
although we can strongly disapproval of such misconduct, we cannot (10) ______punish someone for
simply being inconsiderate or unpleasant.
Neither laws nor manners are inflexible; both change as society develops. For example, in the
early twentieth century, the selling of alcohol was prohibited by the 18 th Amendment to the Constitution.
This law, (11) ______had to be changed because the government found it (12) ______to force people to
drink only nonalcoholic beverages. More recently, many people were dissatisfied with the imbalance
between the rights of men and women worked hard to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. As women
became more independent and took on new roles, a new law was considered necessary to reflect that
change.
Both laws and manners are important to society. (13) ______seek to prevent injustice and protect
the rights of citizens. A nation without laws would be unstable; all citizens would need to actively distrust
everyone. While laws protect us from one another, the unofficial rules of etiquette help us to show
friendliness and kindness toward each other. (14) ______laws and manners help a society run smoothly.
Your answers:
7.
11.

8.
12.

9.
13.

10.
14.

Part 3: Some parts of the following passages have been removed. Read the passage and then choose
from the list A-H given below the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Some of the suggested
answers do not fit at all. Write your answer in the numbered box.
PEDAL POWER
If you are trying to get around central London when the traffic is bad and you cant find a taxi, it is
tempting to try an alternative: pedal-powered rickshaws are becoming increasingly popular in the capital.
In fact, it is estimated that 350 of them now cruise the streets, though there is no official licensing
procedure for these diminutive vehicles, so precise numbers are not available. And this is exactly the
problem; it is claimed by residents associations and taxi drivers. Since rickshaws are not subject to the
same regulations as other vehicles, (15) ____________. Consequently, the areas around popular tourist
sights are sometimes packed with stationary pedicabs, as the rickshaws are also known. And (16)
____________ as no specific law is being broken.
On the other hand, (17) ____________, which naturally get stuck in traffic jams like other motor
vehicle. And unlike traditional London cabs, pedal-powered rickshaws cause no pollution whatsoever.
Many tourists like them because they are an amusing, unusual way to get around. But are they potentially
dangerous? Well, (18) ____________. Some taxi drivers claim the three-wheeled vehicles are inherently
unstable and may tip over if the driver takes a corner too quickly. Rickshaw drivers insist that they drive
almost exclusively in the narrow streets of the city centre, where (19) ____________. There has as yet
been no serious accident involving a pedicab, but the government is considering some form of regulation
just to be on the safe side.
A. it could hardly be any different in this context
B. it is difficult for traffic police to do anything about them
C. it never seems to cause too much inconvenience
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E. it annoys pedestrians as much as motorists
F. it is clear that there is a need for an alternative to taxis
G. it is impossible to gain enough speed for this to be a problem
H. it is not clear whether they are subject to parking restrictions
15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

Part 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices marked
(A, B, C or D).
Living on land, however, are the land turtles, properly called tortoises, of which there are
approximately forty different kinds. Of these, Gopherus, including the three gopher tortoises, is found in
the southern United States as far west as New Mexico, Gopher tortoises are so called because they dig
long burrows, which may be nearly 50 feet long and provide a home for many other animals, such as
frogs, snakes, and borrowing owls. They are primarily vegetarians, feeding on grass and leaves.
Bernadines tortoise, slow-moving inhabitant of the arid lands of southern Texas and Mexico, is especially
fond of prickly-pear cactus. The true tortoises come to water only to drink or bathe and they are adapted
to walking on land by their club-shaped feet. Their limbs are covered with hard scales that often have a
bony core. The shell is high-domed in all but a very few forms. The openings at the front and rear of the
shell are usually neatly closed by the retracted limbs, on which the enlarged scales may be defensively
augmented with still larger spines. The head can be entirely withdrawn, the elbows meeting in the middle
in front of it and the claws of the forelimbs overlapping the lower edge of the opening at the front. The
hard-scaled soles of the hind feet cover the openings at the rear. Tortoises have become symbols of
leisurely movement, of longevity, and of persistence, as in Aesops fable of the hare and the tortoise. All
tortoises share the ability to live to a great age, but the longest life of any tortoise of which there is an
authentic record is of a great tortoise of the Seychelles Islands, whose age was known to be not less than
180 years.
20. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The characteristics of land turtles.
B. The life spans of tortoises
C. The difference between the forty different kinds of land turtles.
D. The symbolism associated with tortoises.
21. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of tortoises?
A. they have retracting limbs.
B. They are well adapted to water.
C. their heads can be entirely withdrawn into the shell.
D. they have long lives.
22. The word their refers to
A. feet
B. limbs
C. scales
D. tortoises
23. The word augmented could best be replaced by
A. added
B. contained
C. restricted
D. enhanced
24. The passage preceding this one is probably about
A. snails
B. water turtles
C. burrowing animals
D. owls
25. The word authentic is closest in meaning to
A. written
B. historic
C. genuine
D. legendary
26. It can be inferred from the passage that tortoises
A. are very aggressive
B. have a strong defense
C. are very vulnerable
D. may soon be extinct
27. According to the passage, how did the gopher tortoise get its name?
A. from its diet consisting mainly of gophers
B. from one of Aesops fables
C. from being a vegetarian
D. from digging long burrows
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Your answers:
20.
24.

21.
25.

22.
26.

23.
27.

Part 5: Read the following text and answer questions 28-40.

ANT INTELLIGENCE
A.
The behavior of ants has long fascinated scientists. And why not? These insects have the strength to
carry food up to seven times their own body weight, and set up amazingly complex colonies, with social
castes in which every member has a role. In fact, ants are not only fascinating just to entomologists
looking at them under the microscope. In recent years, computer scientists have been paying great
attention to the way in which a colony of ants can solve complex problems; in particular, how it finds
the shortest route to a food source.
B.
Each insect in a colony seemed to have its own agenda, and yet the group as a whole appeared to be
highly organized. This organization was not achieved under supervision, but through interaction among
individuals. This was most apparent in the way in which ants travel to and from a food source.
C.
Ants form and maintain a line to their food source by laying a trail of pheromone, i.e. a chemical to
which other members of the same species are very sensitive. They deposit a certain amount of
pheromone while walking, and each ant prefers to follow a direction rich in pheromone. This enables
the ant colony to quickly find the shortest route. The first ant to return should normally be those on the
shortest route, so this will be the first to be doubly marked by pheromone (once in each direction). Thus
other ants will be more attracted to this route than to longer ones not yet doubly marked, which means it
will become even more strongly marked with pheromone.
D.
Soon, therefore, nearly all the ants will choose this route. But what if the ants happened to return from a
longer route first, marking it most strongly? Computer simulations show that this problem is solved if
the pheromone decays or evaporates slowly. This makes it harder to maintain stable pheromone trails on
longer routes. Studying this uncanny skill has enabled researchers to create software agents capable of
solving complex IT problems, such as rerouting traffic in a busy communications network. The Saharan
Desert Ant has an equally amazing way of finding its way back to its nest, involving complex
mathematics called path integration and horizontal projection.
E.
There are about 8,000 species of ants in the insect family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). They live all
over the world, although they generally prefer warmer climates, and range in size from 2mm to 25mm
(0.08-1 inch). Ants live eight to ten weeks, passing through a four-stage life circle- egg, larva, pupa and
adult. The workers are sterile females and do the labour of the nest; the larger ones (the soldiers) defend
the colony. At certain times of the year, many species produce winged males and queens. These fly into
the air where they mate (with the male dying soon afterwards). The fertilized queen then establishes a
new nest, and spends the rest of her life laying eggs.
F.
The social behavior of ants is among the most complex in the insect world. They communicate by touch
and smell, constantly touching each other to pass on their nest odour. There are also some fairly
aggressive tendencies exhibited by many ants. For examples, ants have the ability to take over the nest
of other ant species, via a parasitic queen and enslave the inhabitants. The queen will attack and kill
the queen of the other species, and then cover herself with the odour of the other queen so she will be
accepted by the colony residents. This is done by touching parts of her body to all the open wounds of
the dead queen. She then lays her eggs, which are cared for by the colony ants. As the parasitic eggs
hatch and the new queens ants become more abundant, they capture the larvae of the original colony
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and use them as slaves when they hatch. These hostages grow up and must take care of the upkeep of
the nest and its invaders.
G.
All ants have amazing design features. They have two sets of jaws- the outer pair is used for carrying
objects and for digging, while the inner pair is used for chewing. Some ants can lift up food items
(leaves, grains or other insects) that are up to seven times as heavy as themselves. All ants play an
important role in the economy of a fallen world. They control the population numbers of many other
species. Ants can eat animals (vertebrates as well as other invertebrates like themselves), plants, and
even the seeds of many plants, was well as mating and thus recycling dead organic materials. Most ant
species live in soil, but some, like carpenter ants, live in wood.
H.
Ants are proficient hunters and are relentless in their search for a nest, food, or even slaves. They are
able to mount a coordinated raid on an enemy colony, and are quick to defend their nests against
intruders. Some ants have what is described as mutually beneficial, or symbiotic relationship with
other insects, and even, in some cases, with fungi. One of the best examples of this mutualism occurs
with aphids (plant lice). These sap-sucking insects produce a sweet, sticky substance known as
honeydew, to which ants are highly attracted as a food source.
I.
The way this relationship works can be seen in the Cornfield Ant and the Com Root and Strawberry
Aphids. Apparently to ensure they remain well supplied in honeydew, Cornfield Ants will foster these
aphids, ward off any of their enemies and protect their eggs in winter. In the case of the Com Root
Aphid, Cornfield Ants will collect aphid eggs in the autumn, protect them in their nests over winter,
then in spring, carry the young to smartweed and grass roots, where they obtain nourishment. These
young nymphs grow to become wingless females, called stem mothers that can produce live young
without mating. These stem mothers raise two or three generations on the host plants, after which the
ants return to carry the aphids to young com roots where the aphids breed another 10-20 generations.
J.
Under the care of the ants, the aphids thrive. The ants gain the aphid honeydew excrement; the aphids
gain protectors who also act as chauffeurs. However, the ants, not the aphids, appear to control the
relationship. This is demonstrated occasionally when a winged female aphid is hatched, and then tries to
fly off to a different host plant, away from the ants. It is then that the ants show their authority by
seizing the female and carrying her back into their nest.
K.
The ants highly complex social structure, life circle, strength, navigational abilities and the intelligence
to farm aphids, are all said to be the result of evolution. Such a claim defies logic and plain common
sense.
Questions 28-32
The passage has 11 paragraphs A-K
Which paragraphs state the following information?
Write the appropriate letters A-K in boxes 28-32
28. The ants dominate in the mutualism relationship.
29. The strategy used by the ants can be applied to human society.
30. Ants contribute to ecological balance.
31. How a given ant species invades another one.
32. Ants are both independent and collective.
Your answers:
28.

29.

30.

31.

Questions 33-37
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32.

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?
In boxes 33-37, write
TRUE if the statement is true.
FALSE if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage.
33. Ants find it easier to discover food containing pheromones.
34. Ants only follow trails marked by pheromones.
35. Longer routes are marked more strongly than shorter routes.
36. Only male soldier ants can fly.
37. Carpenter ants eat the timber.
Your answers:
33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

Questions 38-40
Complete the summary below
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Parasitic queens intrude the nests of other ants killing the rivals queen and being accepted by the
38______________________________ they then 39 ______________________________which
eventually grow up and enslave the colony ants. Ants are able to eat and
40______________________________dead plants and animals.

IV. WRITING (5pts)

Part 1: Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do
NOT change the form of the given word(s).
1. She is likely to be shortlisted for the position.
(STANDS)
She ................................................................................. through to shortlist for the position.
2. My two brothers do not trust each other at all.
(COMPLETE)
There is......................................................................................................... my two brothers.
3. Louise is an expert in all aspects of the business except marketing.
(OF)
With ........................................................................................ in all aspects of the business.
4. Mr. Brown has been a gardener for years so lets consult his opinion first.
(BRAINS)
Lets .......................................................................................... of experience as a gardener.
5. The ministers were clearly felt by the president not to have acted swiftly enough. (OPINION)
The president was, ..spot.
6. We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.
Much ......................................................................................................................down.

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(TURNED)

Part 2: The graph and the table below give information about water use worldwide and water
consumption in two different countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting
the main features, and make comparison where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

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Part 3: People attend college or university for many different reasons (for
example, new experiences, career preparation, and increased
knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university?
Write an essay of 250 350 words using specific reasons and examples to
support your answer.
(Do not include your personal information. You may continue your
writing on the back page if you need more space).

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