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The costs would ________________ been higher if the analysis had ______________ courses failed or dropped among the excess credits.
Describe your grading scale as if I _________________ a new ninth-grade student in your class. In other words, what does she ________________ to do to get an A, a B, or just pass?
“My library's first attempt _________________ online discussions involved creating a discussion board through our school's learning-management system; students could post comments about the books nominated __________________ the Abraham Lincoln Award.”
“Is our solution cheaper ____________________ the cost of getting new freshwater and the cost of getting rid of the waste water?”
“She ________________ definitely want to leave a phone number where she can be ________________ overnight.”
“I _____________ his apology that it would not _______________come if I had not gone first.”
“Today's students live in a world that ______________ been transformed by technology, and they are often _______________ to as ‘digital natives’ because their exposure to digital resources begins at birth.”
Find the sentence with a wrong use of a noun.
In the following context, how can you replace the verb “enroll” in the options below? “The interviews presented in this article are a portion of a data set from a larger study in which I surveyed 177 students enrolled in a first-year college writing course at a rural, midsize Midwestern state university, asking about their uses of digital tools for nonacademic reading and writing purposes.”
Read the following fragment and give a comprehension to the phrasal verb “cheer up”: “She was very disappointed, but faced up bravely to the situation. In fact, when Chris, Sara, Michael and I visited her in hospital, so, that was she who cheered us up and made us laugh! I think that year we were making up for the limitations of the one before.” (Life, love and laughter. Horne, Molly. Braunton)
Read the following fragment, and then, choose the alternative with the right synonyms according to the given context: “I carried him to tire myself, the way some people rush into activity when their plans fail. If I sometimes recognized this, I blamed my Aunt Lilian who had brought me up to give too much importance to careers and causes and things of the mind, simply because she had never known, herself, any of the pleasures of the body, and had, as a result, made me feel guilty now.” (A woman of my age. Bawden, Nina.)
Read text III and answer questions 60 to 70:
Text III
The use of music and songs in the EFL classroom
There are quite a lot of positive sides of learning English via
the medium music. First of all it is a very positive way of
learning English. Music is a part of our everyday life and
especially young people are very familiar with music. If the
5 teacher provides the possibility of a positive access to a new
topic, the kids will learn the new things easier and with more
fun and readiness. I am sure that the one or the other pupil
turns out to be a little “music-expert”. This can strengthen the
self-consciousness of students who are not so good at other
10 areas because now they have the opportunity to show what
they know about a special artist or band. Another pro of
teaching language by using songs and music is that it is
something different for the students – it is an alternation to
the common methods of language learning, because it is not
15 only interested in input. Learning with music speaks more than
other language-learning-methods to the audio-channel of the
learner, which has the positive effect of training listening and
comprehending language which is modified in terms of
intonation, pronunciation and articulation. Music in the
20 classroom can also be arranged in corporation with teachers of
other subjects, so that kids have the opportunity to use and
practise the new knowledge in more than one subject.
Teachers of English could not only work together with teachers
of music, but also with teachers of German, religion, ethics and
25 history. There is a variety of different thematic blocks which
can be taught with the help of songs, for example cultural or
social studies, to name only two areas.
However, using music and songs as a method of language
teaching can also have negative effects. Not every student likes
30 singing, acting or working with music and songs. Some find it
embarrassing and childish, especially older students. If the
majority of a class consists of students who feel like that about
working with music and songs in the classroom, the teacher
should be aware of the problem that it will be hard to motivate
35 the pupils. It can also be that some pupils protest and even
refuse to do several activities given by the teacher. […] Another
problem for teachers is the question of the right choice of
songs. Nowadays the kids are crazy about music which is called
“Death Metal”, “Hip Hop” or “Acid House”. So, many teachers
40 think that it is hard to fill the pupils of today with enthusiasm
by using Oldies.
Despite the fact that there are more positive effects of
learning a second language with songs and music than negative
ones, most teachers look at this method with mixed emotions.
45 Some are of the opinion that this is no real teaching and a
waste of time with some senseless activities. This is not true, of
course. Out of my own pupil-experience I can say that I have
learned quite a lot with the help of songs. I have acquired not
only a plenty of new words and vocabulary, but also several
50 idioms and many ways to express feelings.
(From http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/122444/the-use-of-music-and-songs-in-theefl-classroom)
The sentence “If the teacher provides the possibility of a positive access to a new topic” (lines 4 to 6) indicates a(n)
Read text III and answer questions 60 to 70:
Text III
The use of music and songs in the EFL classroom
There are quite a lot of positive sides of learning English via
the medium music. First of all it is a very positive way of
learning English. Music is a part of our everyday life and
especially young people are very familiar with music. If the
5 teacher provides the possibility of a positive access to a new
topic, the kids will learn the new things easier and with more
fun and readiness. I am sure that the one or the other pupil
turns out to be a little “music-expert”. This can strengthen the
self-consciousness of students who are not so good at other
10 areas because now they have the opportunity to show what
they know about a special artist or band. Another pro of
teaching language by using songs and music is that it is
something different for the students – it is an alternation to
the common methods of language learning, because it is not
15 only interested in input. Learning with music speaks more than
other language-learning-methods to the audio-channel of the
learner, which has the positive effect of training listening and
comprehending language which is modified in terms of
intonation, pronunciation and articulation. Music in the
20 classroom can also be arranged in corporation with teachers of
other subjects, so that kids have the opportunity to use and
practise the new knowledge in more than one subject.
Teachers of English could not only work together with teachers
of music, but also with teachers of German, religion, ethics and
25 history. There is a variety of different thematic blocks which
can be taught with the help of songs, for example cultural or
social studies, to name only two areas.
However, using music and songs as a method of language
teaching can also have negative effects. Not every student likes
30 singing, acting or working with music and songs. Some find it
embarrassing and childish, especially older students. If the
majority of a class consists of students who feel like that about
working with music and songs in the classroom, the teacher
should be aware of the problem that it will be hard to motivate
35 the pupils. It can also be that some pupils protest and even
refuse to do several activities given by the teacher. […] Another
problem for teachers is the question of the right choice of
songs. Nowadays the kids are crazy about music which is called
“Death Metal”, “Hip Hop” or “Acid House”. So, many teachers
40 think that it is hard to fill the pupils of today with enthusiasm
by using Oldies.
Despite the fact that there are more positive effects of
learning a second language with songs and music than negative
ones, most teachers look at this method with mixed emotions.
45 Some are of the opinion that this is no real teaching and a
waste of time with some senseless activities. This is not true, of
course. Out of my own pupil-experience I can say that I have
learned quite a lot with the help of songs. I have acquired not
only a plenty of new words and vocabulary, but also several
50 idioms and many ways to express feelings.
(From http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/122444/the-use-of-music-and-songs-in-theefl-classroom)
The opposite of the underlined word in “it is hard to fill” (line 40) is
Read text III and answer questions 60 to 70:
Text III
The use of music and songs in the EFL classroom
There are quite a lot of positive sides of learning English via
the medium music. First of all it is a very positive way of
learning English. Music is a part of our everyday life and
especially young people are very familiar with music. If the
5 teacher provides the possibility of a positive access to a new
topic, the kids will learn the new things easier and with more
fun and readiness. I am sure that the one or the other pupil
turns out to be a little “music-expert”. This can strengthen the
self-consciousness of students who are not so good at other
10 areas because now they have the opportunity to show what
they know about a special artist or band. Another pro of
teaching language by using songs and music is that it is
something different for the students – it is an alternation to
the common methods of language learning, because it is not
15 only interested in input. Learning with music speaks more than
other language-learning-methods to the audio-channel of the
learner, which has the positive effect of training listening and
comprehending language which is modified in terms of
intonation, pronunciation and articulation. Music in the
20 classroom can also be arranged in corporation with teachers of
other subjects, so that kids have the opportunity to use and
practise the new knowledge in more than one subject.
Teachers of English could not only work together with teachers
of music, but also with teachers of German, religion, ethics and
25 history. There is a variety of different thematic blocks which
can be taught with the help of songs, for example cultural or
social studies, to name only two areas.
However, using music and songs as a method of language
teaching can also have negative effects. Not every student likes
30 singing, acting or working with music and songs. Some find it
embarrassing and childish, especially older students. If the
majority of a class consists of students who feel like that about
working with music and songs in the classroom, the teacher
should be aware of the problem that it will be hard to motivate
35 the pupils. It can also be that some pupils protest and even
refuse to do several activities given by the teacher. […] Another
problem for teachers is the question of the right choice of
songs. Nowadays the kids are crazy about music which is called
“Death Metal”, “Hip Hop” or “Acid House”. So, many teachers
40 think that it is hard to fill the pupils of today with enthusiasm
by using Oldies.
Despite the fact that there are more positive effects of
learning a second language with songs and music than negative
ones, most teachers look at this method with mixed emotions.
45 Some are of the opinion that this is no real teaching and a
waste of time with some senseless activities. This is not true, of
course. Out of my own pupil-experience I can say that I have
learned quite a lot with the help of songs. I have acquired not
only a plenty of new words and vocabulary, but also several
50 idioms and many ways to express feelings.
(From http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/122444/the-use-of-music-and-songs-in-theefl-classroom)
The underlined word in “learning English via the medium music” can be replaced by
Read text II and answer questions 56 to 59:
Text II
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Help prevent a coral catastrophe
Fight the destructive harvesting and unregulated trade of one of the most attractive inhabitants of our tropical oceans.
(http://wwf.panda.org/)
The phrase “our tropical oceans” means that the tropical oceans belong to
Read text II and answer questions 56 to 59:
Text II
(from http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1088033)
Help prevent a coral catastrophe
Fight the destructive harvesting and unregulated trade of one of the most attractive inhabitants of our tropical oceans.
(http://wwf.panda.org/)
Fight in “Fight the destructive harvesting” is in the
Read text I and answer questions 41 to 55:
Text I
Technology for children in the classroom
Attitudes to technology
Many people are afraid of new technology, and, with the
increasing presence of the Internet and computers, the term
technophobe has appeared to refer to those of us who might
5 be wary of these new developments. More recently, the term
digital native has been invented to refer to someone who
grows up using technology, and who therefore feels
comfortable and confident with it – typically today’s children.
Their parents, on the other hand, tend to be digital
10 immigrants, who have come late to the world of technology, if
at all. In many cases, teachers are the digital immigrants and
our younger students are the digital natives.
What about you? How confident do you feel about using
the Internet and computers? Although there is a tendency to
15 call computer users either technophobes or technogeeks (a
term for a technology enthusiast), the truth is that most of us
probably fall somewhere between the two extremes.
Technology and young learners
Modern technologies are very powerful because they rely
20 on one of the most powerful genetic biases we have — the
preference for visually presented information. Television,
movies, videos, and most computer programs are very visually
oriented and therefore attract and maintain the attention of
young children.
25 The problem with this is that many of the modern
technologies are very passive. Because of this they do not
provide children with the quality and quantity of crucial
emotional, social, cognitive, or physical experiences they
require when they are young.
30 On the other hand, there are many positive qualities to
modern technologies. The technologies that benefit young
children the greatest are those that are interactive and allow
the child to develop their curiosity, problem solving and
independent thinking skills.
35 Computers allow interaction. Children can control the pace
and activity and make things happen on computers. They can
also repeat an activity again and again if they choose.
In practice, computers supplement and do not replace highly
valued early childhood activities and materials, such as art,
40 blocks, sand, water, books, exploration with writing materials,
and dramatic play. Research indicates that computers can be
used in developmentally appropriate ways beneficial to
children and also can be misused, just as any tool can.
Developmentally appropriate software offers opportunities for
45 collaborative play, learning, and creation. Educators must use
professional judgment in evaluating and using this learning tool
appropriately, applying the same criteria they would to any
other learning tool or experience.
Char Soucy (a primary school teacher) mentions: "Reading
50 books, handling real books, learning to take care of books,
turning pages, and interacting with human beings about
literature are still vital for learning to read." There are
electronic books, but they are really not the same thing as real
books. There must be a balance between the two. Computers
55 are highly motivating to today's students, who come to school
with plenty of visual stimulation from TV, video games, and
other technological sources, but it is not a good idea to go all
electronic or to let technology replace what teachers have
done for a long time with learning how to read or write.
(Retrieved and adapted from http://pearsonclassroomlink.com /articles/0711/0711_0102.htm on June 10th, 2014)
Besides new technologies, toys can also be used in class. However, teachers should be aware that the item which should never be used as a toy is a
Read text I and answer questions 41 to 55:
Text I
Technology for children in the classroom
Attitudes to technology
Many people are afraid of new technology, and, with the
increasing presence of the Internet and computers, the term
technophobe has appeared to refer to those of us who might
5 be wary of these new developments. More recently, the term
digital native has been invented to refer to someone who
grows up using technology, and who therefore feels
comfortable and confident with it – typically today’s children.
Their parents, on the other hand, tend to be digital
10 immigrants, who have come late to the world of technology, if
at all. In many cases, teachers are the digital immigrants and
our younger students are the digital natives.
What about you? How confident do you feel about using
the Internet and computers? Although there is a tendency to
15 call computer users either technophobes or technogeeks (a
term for a technology enthusiast), the truth is that most of us
probably fall somewhere between the two extremes.
Technology and young learners
Modern technologies are very powerful because they rely
20 on one of the most powerful genetic biases we have — the
preference for visually presented information. Television,
movies, videos, and most computer programs are very visually
oriented and therefore attract and maintain the attention of
young children.
25 The problem with this is that many of the modern
technologies are very passive. Because of this they do not
provide children with the quality and quantity of crucial
emotional, social, cognitive, or physical experiences they
require when they are young.
30 On the other hand, there are many positive qualities to
modern technologies. The technologies that benefit young
children the greatest are those that are interactive and allow
the child to develop their curiosity, problem solving and
independent thinking skills.
35 Computers allow interaction. Children can control the pace
and activity and make things happen on computers. They can
also repeat an activity again and again if they choose.
In practice, computers supplement and do not replace highly
valued early childhood activities and materials, such as art,
40 blocks, sand, water, books, exploration with writing materials,
and dramatic play. Research indicates that computers can be
used in developmentally appropriate ways beneficial to
children and also can be misused, just as any tool can.
Developmentally appropriate software offers opportunities for
45 collaborative play, learning, and creation. Educators must use
professional judgment in evaluating and using this learning tool
appropriately, applying the same criteria they would to any
other learning tool or experience.
Char Soucy (a primary school teacher) mentions: "Reading
50 books, handling real books, learning to take care of books,
turning pages, and interacting with human beings about
literature are still vital for learning to read." There are
electronic books, but they are really not the same thing as real
books. There must be a balance between the two. Computers
55 are highly motivating to today's students, who come to school
with plenty of visual stimulation from TV, video games, and
other technological sources, but it is not a good idea to go all
electronic or to let technology replace what teachers have
done for a long time with learning how to read or write.
(Retrieved and adapted from http://pearsonclassroomlink.com /articles/0711/0711_0102.htm on June 10th, 2014)
Take care of in “learning to take care of books” (line 50) can be replaced by
Read text I and answer questions 41 to 55:
Text I
Technology for children in the classroom
Attitudes to technology
Many people are afraid of new technology, and, with the
increasing presence of the Internet and computers, the term
technophobe has appeared to refer to those of us who might
5 be wary of these new developments. More recently, the term
digital native has been invented to refer to someone who
grows up using technology, and who therefore feels
comfortable and confident with it – typically today’s children.
Their parents, on the other hand, tend to be digital
10 immigrants, who have come late to the world of technology, if
at all. In many cases, teachers are the digital immigrants and
our younger students are the digital natives.
What about you? How confident do you feel about using
the Internet and computers? Although there is a tendency to
15 call computer users either technophobes or technogeeks (a
term for a technology enthusiast), the truth is that most of us
probably fall somewhere between the two extremes.
Technology and young learners
Modern technologies are very powerful because they rely
20 on one of the most powerful genetic biases we have — the
preference for visually presented information. Television,
movies, videos, and most computer programs are very visually
oriented and therefore attract and maintain the attention of
young children.
25 The problem with this is that many of the modern
technologies are very passive. Because of this they do not
provide children with the quality and quantity of crucial
emotional, social, cognitive, or physical experiences they
require when they are young.
30 On the other hand, there are many positive qualities to
modern technologies. The technologies that benefit young
children the greatest are those that are interactive and allow
the child to develop their curiosity, problem solving and
independent thinking skills.
35 Computers allow interaction. Children can control the pace
and activity and make things happen on computers. They can
also repeat an activity again and again if they choose.
In practice, computers supplement and do not replace highly
valued early childhood activities and materials, such as art,
40 blocks, sand, water, books, exploration with writing materials,
and dramatic play. Research indicates that computers can be
used in developmentally appropriate ways beneficial to
children and also can be misused, just as any tool can.
Developmentally appropriate software offers opportunities for
45 collaborative play, learning, and creation. Educators must use
professional judgment in evaluating and using this learning tool
appropriately, applying the same criteria they would to any
other learning tool or experience.
Char Soucy (a primary school teacher) mentions: "Reading
50 books, handling real books, learning to take care of books,
turning pages, and interacting with human beings about
literature are still vital for learning to read." There are
electronic books, but they are really not the same thing as real
books. There must be a balance between the two. Computers
55 are highly motivating to today's students, who come to school
with plenty of visual stimulation from TV, video games, and
other technological sources, but it is not a good idea to go all
electronic or to let technology replace what teachers have
done for a long time with learning how to read or write.
(Retrieved and adapted from http://pearsonclassroomlink.com /articles/0711/0711_0102.htm on June 10th, 2014)
Real in “as real books” (lines 53 and 54) has the same meaning as
Read text I and answer questions 41 to 55:
Text I
Technology for children in the classroom
Attitudes to technology
Many people are afraid of new technology, and, with the
increasing presence of the Internet and computers, the term
technophobe has appeared to refer to those of us who might
5 be wary of these new developments. More recently, the term
digital native has been invented to refer to someone who
grows up using technology, and who therefore feels
comfortable and confident with it – typically today’s children.
Their parents, on the other hand, tend to be digital
10 immigrants, who have come late to the world of technology, if
at all. In many cases, teachers are the digital immigrants and
our younger students are the digital natives.
What about you? How confident do you feel about using
the Internet and computers? Although there is a tendency to
15 call computer users either technophobes or technogeeks (a
term for a technology enthusiast), the truth is that most of us
probably fall somewhere between the two extremes.
Technology and young learners
Modern technologies are very powerful because they rely
20 on one of the most powerful genetic biases we have — the
preference for visually presented information. Television,
movies, videos, and most computer programs are very visually
oriented and therefore attract and maintain the attention of
young children.
25 The problem with this is that many of the modern
technologies are very passive. Because of this they do not
provide children with the quality and quantity of crucial
emotional, social, cognitive, or physical experiences they
require when they are young.
30 On the other hand, there are many positive qualities to
modern technologies. The technologies that benefit young
children the greatest are those that are interactive and allow
the child to develop their curiosity, problem solving and
independent thinking skills.
35 Computers allow interaction. Children can control the pace
and activity and make things happen on computers. They can
also repeat an activity again and again if they choose.
In practice, computers supplement and do not replace highly
valued early childhood activities and materials, such as art,
40 blocks, sand, water, books, exploration with writing materials,
and dramatic play. Research indicates that computers can be
used in developmentally appropriate ways beneficial to
children and also can be misused, just as any tool can.
Developmentally appropriate software offers opportunities for
45 collaborative play, learning, and creation. Educators must use
professional judgment in evaluating and using this learning tool
appropriately, applying the same criteria they would to any
other learning tool or experience.
Char Soucy (a primary school teacher) mentions: "Reading
50 books, handling real books, learning to take care of books,
turning pages, and interacting with human beings about
literature are still vital for learning to read." There are
electronic books, but they are really not the same thing as real
books. There must be a balance between the two. Computers
55 are highly motivating to today's students, who come to school
with plenty of visual stimulation from TV, video games, and
other technological sources, but it is not a good idea to go all
electronic or to let technology replace what teachers have
done for a long time with learning how to read or write.
(Retrieved and adapted from http://pearsonclassroomlink.com /articles/0711/0711_0102.htm on June 10th, 2014)
In “they would” (line 47), the verb that is implied is
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