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    Question 1: We owe the name and the concept of Atlantis to Plato. It was first mentioned in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, where he claims to be reporting a conversation that had taken place between his ancestor, Solon, and an Egyptian priest. The dialogues tell us the overwhelming of a culture by acatastrophe which by modern chronology would have occurred about 9600 BC, at the end of the last Ice Age._____ . Therefore, it’s hard for archaeologists to believe that it’s fictitious and this has given rise to a host of speculations about where Atlantis might have been and even to expeditions aiming to discover , vestiges of the civilisation itself.
    A. Neverthless, the story doesn’t appeal to thelogical reader
    B. Atlantis was said to have been under the AtlanticOcean in the accounts of Plato
    C. In the dialogues, epic voyages in primitive craftproved that they could have sailed immense distances simply by drifting with the current
    D. Atlantis was destroyed by a group of primitivehuge creatures which had human intelligence but abody of a monster
    Question 2: Every year about two and a half million animals are used in scientific experiments in Britain. The number has fallen in the last few years but it still provokes the vigorous opposition of defenders of animal rights. The scientists who carry out the experiments justify them by the argument that thousands of people owe their lives to medicines and techniques first evaluated and made safe by animal testing; in their opinion, the benefit for humanity outweighs the inevitable suffering inflicted on animals. _____ . Their contention is that animals have feelings, like us, which ought to be respected.
    A. However, some thoughtless people are against this because they don't care for human life
    B. Logically, each side cites the aspects of the case, likely to have the greatest impact on uncommitted public opinion
    C. Then, it may be a better idea to make use of the findings of similar research in other countries
    D. Animal rights activists, on the other hand, believe that they should never be subjected to experiments
    Question 3: ______It’s the piece of paper listing previous qualifications and experience. Increasing reliance on paper qualifications and the multiplication of the number of qualifications now available have led to a situation where this particular qualifications list and its presentation are an essential first step towards getting one’s foot in the door of a job.
    A. In most of the job applications people tell lies or they pretend that they have passed all the subjects in examinations that they’ve failed
    B. Almost everyone who applies for a job these days must expect to attend an interview but whether or not they should have curriculum
    C. Companies are employing professional assessors to find out in the course of interviews whether candidates can substantiate their claims
    D. Many people prepare some documents related to their past before a job interview
    Question 4: Cosmology is the scientific inquiry into what the universe is like. By making assumptions that are not contradicted by the behaviour of the observable universe, scientists build models, or theories, that attempt to describe the universe as a whole, including its origin and its future. _____ . Then the model must be modified or discarded. Cosmologists usually assume that the universe, except for small irregularities, has an identical appearance to all observers. This uproven concept is called the cosmological principle.
    A. In this way, they can examine the background of the events
    B. These theories explain us how or when we came into being
    C. They use each model until something is found that contradicts it
    D. They can speculate on our future by using several equipments during the observation
    Question 5: While it can be argued that the early Victorians invented Christmas, reinvented would be a more accurate expression. _____ . In fact the idea that Christmas should be a time for feasting and merry making can be traced back to pagan festivals like the Roman Saturnalia, predating Christianityitself, and the traditional Christmas puding, containing nuts and raisins, was already on the menu two hundred years ago. The family in a Christmas Carol were following tradition in having goose for their dinner, though turkey has now taken its place as the cornerstone of the feast
    A. Because many of the features of the modem Christmas are much older
    B. In the Victorian period Christmas was celebrated just in the famiiy and nobody else was invited
    C. Therefore like Christmas -Carols were also first invented in this age
    D. Christmas tree and Santa Clause are all imported from Germany
    Question 6: “Aborigines” are the first or original inhabitants of a country. The Australian Aborigines have been living in Australia for over 40,000 years. At one stage in their history, there were possibly over a million Aborigines._____ Today, only about 100,000 survive. Although some still lead a traditional life in the remote and desert areas of the Australian outback, many now live in poor conditions in cities and towns.
    A. The Aboriginal people know there is a long way to go before they win back their land
    B. The huge rock, in the centre of Sydney, is of great importance to them
    C. They are leading a luxurious life in their palaces in the biggest cities of the country
    D. However, when the first white settlers arrived in the 18th century and stole their land, many Aborigines died fighting to protect it
    Question 7: Before a child is 14 years old, he or she views 11 thousand murders on TV. He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights, killings, and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent after watching certain program. They may even do the things that they saw in a violent program._____ . After it appeared on TV in the United States, twenty-nine people tried to kill themselves in a way similar to an event in the film.
    A. A lot of children like watching horror and action movies including violence
    B. Such movies as Harry Potter, The Ice Age. Shrek and Finding Nemo are among the films the children in the USA enjoy watching
    C. Today even cartoons and animations have violence in them
    D. An example is the effect of the movie “The Deep Hunter”
    Question 8: Most of the world is changing rapidly. However, some North American Indian leaders - called elders do not want to give up traditions, their old ways. Technology does not impress them. Progress is not always good. _____ . Therefore, they keep the stories, the religion, and the traditions alive.
    A. These native people of Canada, the United States, and Mexico want to teach their children the old ways, their history and culture
    B. However, they can easily adapt to technological improvements
    C. Written literature kept on the computer is the way they prefer rather than teaching orally
    D. Because they even borrowed from others’ cultures via internet
    Question 9: _____ . Wherever they go, people turn out in the thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colour fully dressed idols. They transported in their chauffeurdriven Rolls-Royces, private permanent entourage of managers, press agents, and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reported, because, like royalty, they are news.
    A. A man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards
    B. The financial rewards the famous actors receive for the sacrifice they do cannot be calculated
    C. Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of royalty
    D. Most of the singers well-known all around the world say that they feel lonely because people ignore them
    Question 10: For many years, people living in remote areas relied on the sears or Montgomery Word’s catalogues to purchase the necessities of life. These “wish books” as they were often called, helped people improve the quality of their lives. Nowadays, every household in the country receives a barrage of various catalogues selling everything from electric golf cards to padded coat hangers. _____ . But so often these items are just superfluous, absurd trifles.
    A. Rather than improve the quality of our lives, such items detract from it by wasting our time and money
    B. The descriptions of these items . suggest that they, too, will help improve the quality of our lives by providing convenience, comfort, and / or shortcuts to improve our appearance
    C. Unfortunately, some of these clever items that claim to save time might actually end up making us waste time
    D. All these items, whether they are designed to help us in the kitchen, comfort us in the bathroom, or improve the way we look and feel, are for the most part unnecessary