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NEC MOCK TEST 2

Subject: ENGLISH Time allotted: 180 minutes (excluding the time for paper distribution)

There are 12 pages in this paper.

Full name: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points) Link to audio: https://bom.so/qlup5x

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to part of a news report about a natural disaster in Venice and answer the

questions. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the recording for each answer.

1. In addition to people's residences, what were damaged by the three record-high tides? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Except for the sidewalks, what parts of St. Mark's Basilica were also soaked in saltwater? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are put between the wet book pages to absorb the water? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the Moses project construct to hold back the tide? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What factor besides human incapability has accounted for the delays in the Moses project? _________________________________________________________________________________________

Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to part of a discussion between Simon, a TV critic, and Eve, a former reality TV contestant, about reality TV, and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to what you hear.

LISTENING: _____/ 50 USE OF ENGLISH: _____/ 40 READING: _____/ 50 WRITING: _____/ 60 ___________________________ TOTAL SCORE: _____/200

List of statements Your answers

6. When reality TV started, Simon could not understand what all the fuss was about.

7. Simon’s overall attitude towards reality TV is contempt for fame-seeking participants.

8. Eve says that her experience of reality TV was realistic because the environment was entirely natural.

9. What Simon believes contributed most to the fall in popularity of reality TV is that it has been superseded by the Internet.

10. Both speakers agree that fame can be harmful to children.

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Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to an interview with Simone Lacroix, an expert on skiing safety and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

11. Why, according to Simone, was this avalanche so dangerous?

A. The weather was quite warm when it happened. B. A lot of snow fell quickly on a very slippery surface.

C. The snow was lying on very wet ground. D. There was very heavy rain after the snow began to melt.

12. The survival of all the skiers was

A. surprising to the interviewer but not to Simone. B. partly the result of very good luck. C. entirely a result of their quick reactions. D. due to their taking all the necessary safety measures.

13. The people buried by the avalanche

A. knew exactly where they were. B. used telescopic rods in the snow.

C. could talk to other buried skiers. D. sent signals and received messages.

14. Who does Simone blame for the accident?

A. the skiers B. the local guides

C. the weather forecasters D. nobody

15. Simone says that when an avalanche strikes, skiers should A. ski down the mountainside as quickly as possible. B. avoid the avalanche by going to one side. C. always try to keep their skis on. D. try to reach a lake or a large river.

Part 4. For questions 16-25. listen to a talk on the history of Indian curry and fill in the missing information.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided.

How curry from India

conquered Britain

Curry is the anglicized version of the Tamil word Kari, meaning a spiced sauce and was commonly used to describe any (16) ____________________________________ originating from the Indian subcontinent.

Although the first (17) …