FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT A Traditionally uniforms were — and for some industries still are — manufactured to protect the worker. When they were first designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sense – those for the military, for example, were originally intended to impress and even terrify the enemy; other uniforms denoted a …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Attitudes to Language It is not easy to be systematic and objective about language study. Popular linguistic debate regularly deteriorates into invective and polemic. Language belongs to everyone, so most people feel they have a right to hold an opinion …
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Urban planning in Singapore British merchants established a trading post in Singapore in the early nineteenth century, and for more than a century trading interests dominated. However, in 1965 the newly independent island state was cut off from its hinterland, and so it set about pursuing a survival strategy. The good international communications it already …
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You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28 – 40. HARD DISK DRIVE TECHNOLOGY A few years ago, a query about the health of a person’s hard disk drive would have been met with a blank stare. Nowadays, almost everyone is aware of this remarkable electronic storage medium that is part of every …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 29-40 which are based on Reading Passage below. ARCHITECTURE – Reaching for the Sky Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. A building reflects the scientific and technological achievements of the age as well as the ideas and aspirations of the designer and client. The appearance of …
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Light pollution Light Pollution is a threat to Wildlife, Safety and the Starry Sky AAfter hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking skyward, you notice that the Big …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on Reading Passage 185 below. The Value of a College Degree The escalating cost of higher education is causing many to question the value of continuing education beyond high school. Many wonder whether the high cost of tuition, the opportunity cost of choosing …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Questions 27-30The Reading Passage has six paragraphs, A-F. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-E from the list of headings below.Write the correct number, i-vii, in boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i Commercial pressures on people in chargeii Mixed views …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 14 which are based on Reading Passage 171 below. DIABETES Here are some facts that you probably didn’t know about diabetes. It is the world’s fastest growing disease. It is Australia’s 6th leading cause of death. Over 1 million Australians have it though 50% of …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27, which are based on Passage 332 below. Monkeys and Forests AS AN EAST WIND blasts through a gap in the Cordillera de Tilaran, a rugged mountain range that splits northern Costa Rica in half, a female mantled howler monkey moves through the swaying trees of the forest canopy. A. Ken …
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