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He goes on to compliment the Alexandrians on the spectacular beauty of their city,
actually including a passing tribute to Alexander the Great, who had founded it. Cleopatra's
dynasty of the Ptolomies had taken over the city on the death of Alexander in 323 BC: the first
King Ptolomy, a Macedonian Greek, had been one of the hero’s leading generals and had even managed to hijack his body for burial in Alexandria.
Who does the word, hero, in the next to last line refer to: Ptolomy Alexander the Great Cleopatra Alexandria. Cyprus is lifting the last remaining capital controls it imposed on its banking system during the financial crisis of 2013. Cyprus was the only crisis-hit Eurozone country to restrict capital transfers, as it faced a run on the banks. The controls were eased in January. There will be a monthly cap of twenty thousand euros on transfers by individuals to foreign banks, or of ten thousand euros for travelers moving money out of the country. Cyprus received a ten-billion-euro bailout after its biggest banks nearly collapsed because of huge losses on their Greek investments. Cyprus Popular Bank was wound up and deposits worth more than one hundred thousand euros in the Bank of Cyprus, were seized. Those measures were part of the deal to ensure that Cyprus funded part of the ten-billion-euro bailout. The president of Cyprus voiced confidence that the island was recovering well, despite three years of recession.” Lifting capital controls,” he said, was “a vote of confidence in our banking system which, now fully independent of Greek banking institutions, can move forward.” Which of the following is stated in the report? It is not yet possible to make transfers out of Cyprus banks The president remains worried about the state of Cyprus banks Cyprus still depends heavily on Greece’s banking system Cyprus was obligated to fund part of the bailout. A “potentially historic blizzard” could dump up to 90cm of snow on the US north-east coast, the National Weather Service (NWS) has warned. New York’s mayor said the storm could be the city’s biggest ever, telling residents to “prepare for the worst”. Heavy snowfall is forecast from Philadelphia to Maine. More than 3,000 flights have already been cancelled. A blizzard warning has been issued for New York and Boston. More than 1,800 flights on Monday and more than 1,600 on Tuesday had been cancelled and airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia have already been affected. The New York City Mayor showed journalists a list of the city’s top ten snowstorms, dating back to 1872. “This could be the biggest snowstorm in the history of the city,” said the Mayor. “Prepare to be safe, take every precaution. Now is the time to get ready for this extreme weather.” What was the situation regarding the snowstorm at the time of the report? A blizzard had occurred in New York It did more damage than previous storms New York was not prepared for its arrival It was already disrupting airports. The only stable isotope of radium is radium-226, which has a half-life of 1,600 years. For as long as it lasts, any sample of radium will emit alpha particles in all directions. Normally, alpha radiation is harmless in small doses. Countless natural sources of this radiation can be found in the average kitchen or bathroom. Even nature is full of it as the low-energy particles have a hard time penetrating even one layer of skin. Outside the body, it’s virtually safe. Inside the body, it wreaks godawful havoc on the body’s tissues. That warming glow radium puts out is caused by the element’s atoms acting like tiny batteries. Light photons strike the radium atom, bumping its electrons into a higher orbit. After the sun sets and it gets dark, those electrons spontaneously drop into lower orbits, emitting a particle and some photons as they go. When radium is placed next to human cells or in the bloodstream, like when it crosses a mucous membrane such as the gums, it turns into a microscopic machine gun that gets lodged in the body’s tissues. The radium then fires off particle after particle at very close range, eventually mutating and killing the cells around it. Alpha Radiation is: Completely unnatural Used in products found in the home Capable of penetrating the skin with ease Only released by Radium. The world’s largest coffee chain, Starbucks, has come under fire in China for reportedly charging locals higher prices than in other major markets. The official China Central Television (CCTV) claimed Starbucks earns higher margins in China due to its pricing. Starbucks is the latest foreign company to come under scrutiny from Chinese pressure to review their prices or customer service. Starbucks is rapidly expanding in China, which is set to overtake Canada as its second-biggest market next year. In the CCTV report, it said that a medium-sized latte in Beijing costs 27 yuan ($4.43), or about one-third more than at a Starbucks in Chicago. “Starbucks has been able to enjoy high prices in China, mainly because of the blind faith of local consumers in Starbucks and other Western brands,” said the director of the Coffee Association of Shanghai. The issue became one of the most popular talking points on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, where many users seemed to rally to Starbuck’s side. One user said; “The prices are competitive and the quality makes people feel safe.” Which of the following is true? Starbucks’ market in China now exceeds that in Canada Starbucks is the first foreign company accused of overcharging The Chinese public has supported Starbucks’ high prices Chinese people generally mistrust western products. A sushi restaurant in Germany banned a customer because he ate too much. The customer was an ironman athlete. He paid $18.50 for an all-you-can-eat meal and ate nearly 100 plates of sushi. When he paid, the owner asked him not to return because he ate too much. The customer told a local newspaper: "I'm banned...because I ate too much." He added that he was a regular customer at the restaurant. What is true about the customer? He got banned for not paying. He ate often in this restaurant He at 100 plates of sushi He practices a lot of sport. If you’re shopping, sightseeing, and running around every minute, your vacation can seem like hard work. To avoid vacation stress, come to the Blue Valley Inn on beautiful Lake Mead. While staying at our inn, you’ll breathe clean country air as you view spectacular sights. With its spacious rooms, swimming pool, a new spa and many outdoor activities, the inn is the perfect place for a vacation you won’t forget. The Blue Valley Inn prides itself on the personal attention it provides to every guest. The Blue Valley motto has always been “A happy guest is our greatest treasure” What is said about the facilities at The Blue Valley Inn? There will be a new spa soon There is no swimming pool Rooms are spacious There is a beautiful rooftop. Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way. Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph? Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is They must know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. A boy was in the sea in England when he had difficulties swimming. He called for help. Luckily, a lifeguard heard the boy and helped him. The lifeguard had a camera which filmed the whole incident. The boy was terrified and exhausted, but he was able to climb onto the rescue boat. The man then took the young boy to the beach where his parents waited for him. One hundred and sixty-seven people died in water-related accidents last year in Britain. Why was the boy lucky? Because he owned a rescue boat Because his parents found him Because the lifeguard saved him Because he could swim well. 95% of American families are now online, with adults spending an average of five hours a day at home on the computer, according to a recent Reader's Digest -- Yahoo poll. Yes, we're connecting with more friends, but were also bolting through dinner so we can update our Facebook status. Does your life suffer from too much time spent logging on, and do you protect your family's identity when you do venture online? The reading suggests: we may be spending too much time online. we are connecting with too many friends we need to protect our children. too many American families are online. Malaysians gave nearly $2 million to help their country with its national debt. Malaysia has a new party in power for the first time since 1957. It promised to fix the problems left by the past government. One of these problems is the huge national debt. Malaysia's new leaders say the old government lost a lot of money. They want to put that right. The government used a new way of raising money - crowdfunding. This means setting up a special page on the Internet to raise cash. People can give money to the page using their credit card. What did the Malaysians do for their government? Fix the problems of the previous government Spend nearly $2 million on the old government Surrender to the huge national debt Raised money online. Economists from the banking company Goldman Sachs have taken a break from looking at the world's economy. They have put their heads together to predict how many medals different countries will win at the 2016 Rio Olympics. There are no real surprises. Most people know that the USA and China will win the most medals. A small surprise is the economists predicted Great Britain will finish third. They predicted 23 gold medals for Team GB and 59 medals in total. They also think the world's second most populous country, India, will win just one gold medal. There is good news for the host Brazil. The country that hosts the Olympics usually gets 50 per cent extra golds. Goldman Sachs predicts that Brazil will win 22 medals, including five golds. This would be Brazil's best ever Olympics performance. The economists also predicted the Olympics will benefit Brazil's economy. What is true according to the text? GB will win 23 medals China will win most medals Brazil will get 50% more golds than the US and China. Brazil’s economy will improve. While non-native speakers may communicate with native speakers of English from time to time, most non-native speakers will also be using English to communicate with other non-native speakers of English. On one day, a native speaker of Chinese will be using English to communicate with a native speaker of German. On another day, that speaker may be using English to communicate with a native speaker of Spanish or Arabic. In each interaction, the goal is to clearly communicate a message, receive a response, and achieve a positive outcome. The interaction can be in a workplace context, in a travel context, or simply in the context of getting to know another person. Good skills in speaking English are essential for communicating effectively and building relationships across cultures. According to the text, non-native speakers should…. Focus on form and grammar rather than message or meaning Pick a native-like accent Avoid speaking with other non-native speakers Learn to communicate at all levels and contexts. A study in the USA reports that babies of older fathers may be more likely to have health problems. Stanford University scientists studied data on 40,529,905 births between 2007 and 2016 to find out if a father's age affects his child's health. Researchers found that compared to babies born to fathers aged 25 to 34, babies born to fathers over the age of 45 were at greater risk of having health problems. These included being born prematurely, having a low birth weight or being admitted to an intensive care unit. Babies born to older fathers were generally not as healthy. One doctor said more research was needed to prove that older fathers conceive less-healthy babies. The doctor said: "I think it's important to understand that the risks we are seeing are modest. So for an individual, the risk may not change much." The research data could show that governments might want to be aware of these risks. He said: "There may be public health implications of men...waiting longer to conceive." What is the conclusion of the text? Older fathers conceive unhealthier babies Babies in the USA are at risk It is inconclusive Younger fathers conceive healthier babies. An Egyptian court has jailed blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, who played a key role during the 2011 uprising, for five years for breaking protest laws. He was previously given a 15-year jail term, but was freed on bail last year. Alaa Abdel Fattah gained fame as a blogger and pro-democracy campaigner against the former Egyptian president. Two Al-Jazeera journalists have also appeared in an Egyptian court for a brief hearing before their retrial. The men were freed on bail earlier this month and their retrial, which has now been postponed, was due to have started today. What is stated in the article? The journalists will have another trial The blogger is serving 15 years in jail The journalists have been acquitted The blogger has spent five years in jail. Okay, there are only just a few days left till Christmas, and chances are your to-do list is longer than these dark winter nights. But at least when it comes to entertaining, I’ve a few recipes up my sleeve to help reduce any worries about guests going hungry this festive season. This week it’s all about starters and canapés. First, let’s talk starters: my starter this week is perfect for the big day. It’s a salmon tartare gently spiced, a bit like posh smoked salmon, it’s light but still has body and, with its garnish of glistening pomegranate seeds and green coriander, it looks pretty Christmassy too. What is the writer concerned about? Having enough food for guests The state of the salmon Forgetting to buy presents The cold winter nights. Scientists may be close to a cure for the common cold. They have looked for a medicine for many years. The problem is that there are hundreds of types of cold viruses. The viruses change very quickly. They fight against new drugs. This means we all have to suffer every year. Scientists have made a discovery that could end colds. Their discovery blocked the viruses that cause colds but it is not certain. Most of us catch a cold a few times a year. We usually take different medicine for things like a sore throat, a runny nose or a fever. Different viruses cause different things. The researchers' discovery could stop these things. It could help to end our suffering. It could also help people with more serious problems. A cold can cause serious problems in people with breathing difficulties. The discovery could help people who have asthma. What is true according to the text? The discovery isn't very important Colds can only give you fever The scientists have found a cure for cold viruses It is hard to find a cure for cold viruses. In the era of four dollars a gallon gas, nuclear energy is getting new scrutiny. Depending on which side you listen to, nuclear power is either the fresh, young, can-do face of the future or the tired, old, ticking time bomb of the past. Although the United States gets almost 20% of its energy from nuclear power plants, no new reactors have been built since the meltdown at 3 Mile Island. The main idea of the passage is that: nuclear energy is polemical in the United States. nuclear energy is widely used in the United States. nuclear energy is negative. nuclear energy is positive. Do you dream of having a space away from the demands of everyday life —a place where you can create, think and relax? Marvel Space Planners, a group of architects, designers, and makers of built-in furniture, can turn an unused room or an awkward space into a practical room of your own. Our free, full-colour brochure presents a sampling of options for individually designed spaces. If you would like to create a customized space, why not call us today at 800-555-7552 to request a copy of the brochure or to schedule a free initial consultation with our design team. What is offered for free? Some paint samples A consultation Exercise equipment An architectural plan. A field study was done in China to determine how often adults catch real ‘flu’. Scientists tested blood samples from 151 Chinese volunteers aged between 7 and 81, to gauge how often flu infections strike. The study looked at nine strains of flu known to have been circulating around the globe between 1968 and 2009. They found that while children got flu on average every other year, flu infections became less frequent with age with adults tending to catch the flu about once every five years. The researchers pointed out that their findings may not apply to other populations but conceivably could. There is confusion between colds and ‘flu’ or influenza, which are caused by viruses. Flu is a more severe illness than the common cold and it normally makes the individual want to take to their bed. The symptoms include aches and pains as well as a blocked or runny nose. Flu is unpleasant but not life threatening for most fit and healthy adults, but it can cause complications in the elderly and chronically ill. What is said about the study? It concentrated on flu strains present throughout the past century It included different populations from around the world It revealed that adults get the ‘flu’ more often than children It showed that adults get the ‘flu’ twice in a decade on average. A new report says that a quarter of people in Britain have had problems with their neighbors in the past year. The survey was carried out by an organization called "Which?" It tries to help and protect consumers. The researchers asked 2,062 adults about their relations with neighbours. They found that 27 per cent had experienced problems. "Which?" said on its website that: "Half of the people were left feeling angry and half felt irritable, with 42 per cent saying they felt stressed, and one in ten admitted to feeling afraid." It added: "The survey also found that 64 per cent didn't know where to go to seek help and advice." According to the survey… Good neighbors are normally the same age Less than 50% have problems with neigbors The majority of people felt angry with neighbors Help to solve problems is always easy to find. Players and fans at the Vietnam Badminton Open had a narrow escape after the roof of the sports centre collapsed. It fell on one of the courts. Luckily, the players who would have been competing under the collapsed area were alerted to the impending danger by spectators and left the arena in time to escape injury. According to reports, no one was injured. The organisers later decided to change the venue, and the Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex was closed for repairs. The incident is now being investigated. What can be inferred from the text? The organisers closed the Sports Complex to investigate The players were competing when the roof collapsed The players left the arena in time without any injuries There was a wide escape to leave the arena. The Dallas Cowboys have been an NFL team since 1960. They are one of two teams that play professional football in the state of Texas. It took the Cowboys eleven years before they made the Super Bowl, the NFL championship game. They lost that game to the Baltimore Colts by a score of 16 to 13. The Cowboys soon got much better! In the 1970s, they played in five Super Bowls and won two of them. After they defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 12, people started calling them America’s Team! Although the Cowboys failed to make any Super Bowls in the 1990s, they played in three Super Bowls in the 2000s and won all three of them, including two in a row against the Buffalo Bills and one against their big rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. What is mentioned about the Dallas Cowboys? They were the first team in the league They won the Super Bowl once They used to be less successful They took players from two teams. A study said mothers across the world speak to babies in the same way. Researchers from Princeton University said "motherese" is a world language. The cute noises and coochy-coos mothers say to babies are very complex. They are a special form of communication. Motherese helps babies develop their language. A researcher said baby talk is more important than we thought. She said: "It is not something to be embarrassed about at all." What does the researcher say? You shouldn’t feel embarrassed for talking to your baby Babies should develop fast. The words babies say are important. That teaching babies to talk soon is good. Alexander McQueen became fashion's enfant terrible in 1992 when the then 21-year-old debuted his own line, and he continued to dazzle with out-of-this-world haute couture until his untimely death in 2010. This phenomenally successful exhibition was one of New York's most visited exhibitions when it debuted at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute in 2011. Here in London, the V&A will host more than 200 examples of the late designer's astonishingly original works, with an additional section on McQueen's development in London when he started out as a designer. What is stated in the text? McQueen often arrived late to shows The fashion world misses McQueen McQueen was a bad boy in fashion It took McQueen years to get established. Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language, but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly, the most common argument in favour of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us, is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them. It is clear from the passage that dolphins… Are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans Are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans Have a reputation for being friendly to humans Dolphins would never protect the weakest in the community. The company has agreed to pay for transport by rail which means you won’t have to drive there. We’ve booked seats on the ‘6:30’ from Stanton Heath which goes direct to Dartmouth. We should arrive there by 8:45, and we can then share taxis to get to the venue, which I understand is just a 15-minute drive, so we should easily make the ‘9:30’ start. Hotel accommodation has been booked at the Premium Inn. All delegates should have their own rooms. It’s likely that some of you will have singles, while others will have doubles. I can’t take request for double rooms, I’m afraid. It will be the luck of the draw. We’re planning return transport on the ‘20:10’ from Dartmouth which will get us back to Stanton Heath at 22:00. For any queries or problems, contact me before then. James Roxford Which of the following is true about the journey James has planned? The delegates will need to change trains on the outbound journey The delegates will arrive just after the conference starts The return journey is faster than the outbound journey Delegates will take a different route on the return journey. UK restaurants will soon have to give all tips to their staff. It will be illegal for restaurants to keep tips. Many restaurants keep the tips customers add to their credit card payments or put in tip jars. Some restaurants use tips to pay workers. People are angry about this. Restaurant workers are very low paid. Many need the tips to survive. Over 150,000 hotels, bars and restaurants employ about two million people in the UK. What is true about tipping? There are more than two million tips in the UK Restaurant workers really do not need tips Restaurant owners cannot keep the tips Customers are forced to give tips to restaurants. Some 1,500 migrants have been rescued from boats trying to cross to Italy in the space of 24 hours, the Italian coastguard has said. The navy and coastguard dispatched vessels to rescue the migrants from five different boats. The UNHCR says almost 3,500 people died and more than 200,000 were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe last year. The chaotic political situation in Libya has added to the crisis. The coastguard dispatched four vessels and the navy another after receiving satellite telephone distress calls from three migrant boats. Two more boats were found to be in trouble when the rescuers arrived. The migrants were transferred to Lampedusa Island and the ports of Augusta and Porto Empedocle in Sicily. Last year, Italy dealt with 170,000 migrants who entered the EU by sea. Officials say the numbers for the first two months of 2015 are up 43% on January and February 2014. What is stated in the report? The migrants were rescued from several boats The migrants were all escaping the situation in Libya Four vessels issued calls for assistance More migrants arrived in early 2014 than early 2015. It was 10 o’clock in the evening. Peter sat down on the sofa and thought about the day. It had been a busy day because he had moved out of his family home. He was surrounded by boxes that he hadn’t had time to unpack during the day. He had always lived in his family home. This was his first night in his own flat. What is said about Peter? He now lives in his own flat He is planning to move into his own flat He has unpacked his belongings He has moved back to his family home. |
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