PartIDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestoincreasethelikelihoodofsuccess,oneshouldsetrealisticgoalsandworkpersistentlytowardsthem,"Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomoreYoushouldcopythesentencegiveninquotePartIIListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebaseB)WritingaworkreporttogetC)GoingthroughacoupleofissuesthecompD)Discussingthewoman'sannualperformancere2.A)Theoverallcultureofthecompany.C)Thehonestyofthemanager.B)Theinstructionfromhersupervisor.D)Therecog3.A)HerinadequatelanguagepB)HerinabilitytointeractwithcolleaguespropC)HerinappropriatebehavioratcompanyD)Hersimplisticapproachtodealin4.A)Toavoidoffendingtherecipients.B)ToshowheruniquewritingstyQuestions5to8arebasedon5.A)Providemedicalservicetothecommunity.B)Makehealthcareinherhometownthebest.D)Haveaprofoundimpactonpeopl6.A)TheyhaveconstantlyurgedhertosB)TheyhaveworkedhardtofinancehereducaC)TheyhavetriedtocreateapositivelearningenvD)Theyhavepursuedthefamily'sdreamstogetherwith7.A)ItisakeymedicalbranchconducivetorealizinghB)ItconnectsmanyotherspecialtieswithitsbrC)Ithasalonghistoryintheman'sprestigiousinsD)Itisamedicalbranchbothofherparentsspecializein.8.A)Problematic.B)Competitive.Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11are9.A)TopreventhackersfrB)ToshowthatalltheguideliC)ToprovideevidencethatpasswordsarefD)Toconvinceourcomputerthat10.A)Putanendtothehackingphenomenon.C)ReducetheintricacyofthepassworditselB)Helppeopleremembertheirpasswords.D)Explaintheneedfordifferentemailacco11.A)Innovatetechnologiestoensurethesafetyofusers'accoB)Provideincentivesfortheapplicationofcreativepasswords.C)Explorethepossibilityofusingsimplersecretcodes.D)TakestepstoencourageuseB)Hertrainingappdidnotfither.13.A)Helpuserskeeptrackoftheirfitnesslevels.C)StrengtheB)Designpersonalisedtrainingprogrammes.D)Selectwell-qualifiedhumancoaches.14.A)Theyareneverrepeated.B)Theyhelpenrichherlife.15.A)TheywillnotbeabletotaketheplaceofhumanpersonaltraB)Theywillnotbeabletocomprehendsomeoftheprofilesusersputin.C)TheycannotleadtooptimalresultswiththeirmathematicalD)TheycannotmatchhumansinarrangingmeticulousworkoutschedDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.A)AllsocietiesarebuiltuponthecornerstonesofbasicvaB)EveryoneeverywheredemonstratessevencharactertrC)AllsocietiesarekepttogetherbysevenbasicmorD)Everyoneeverywheresharesauniversal17.A)AscertainwhetherdeferringtoauthoritywasconB)Findoutwhetherdifferentsocietieshaddifferentversionsofmorality.C)MakeclearwhetherallsocietiesD)Findoutwhetherleft-wingpeoplestillhadag18.A)MakeindependentdescriptionsofculturesarounB)StrivetounderstandthebasicdifferencC)Appreciatethefoundationalvalueoftheexistingdata.D)CarryoutsystematicfQuestions19to21areb19.A)TheymightbethemostimportantpartofoureatingB)TheycanactivateourbrainfC)TheycanbeviewedD)Theycouldmisleadusinmorewaysthan20.A)Itattractsfoodcompanies'growinB)Itadverselyimpactsone'seatingexperience.21.A)Enhancethetaste.B)Makepredictions.D)EnrichtheeatingexperiQuestions22to25arebasedontherecB)Financialresources.D)Happiness.23.A)Theireffectonpeople'shappinesshaslongbeenoversB)Theirinfluenceonpeople'slifevarieswithsoC)Theycanaffectpeople'sexperienceofmeaning.D)Theycanensurepeople'soverallwell-b24.A)ItusedquestionstotallydifferentfromtB)ItfocusedonthesenseofmeaningofFrenchparticipants.C)ItanalysedcasesfromadailypollofUSresidenD)Itexamineddatacollectedfrommulti25.A)Theymighthavemoreaccesstoexternalsourcesofhappiness.B)TheymightfocusonanindividualsenseofsatisfactionorC)TheymightbelesseasilyaffectedbyaD)TheymightbelessadverselyimpactedbyfailuretoachiDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselecblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullyemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthegletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyoftheworopportunityto___29___withthenewlyrich,anexperiencewhichhasrevolutionizedmyviewoflifestyle.Itisevilorsinfultospendlittlrichestandmostpowerfulcountryintheworld,butthe___31___isthattheyborrowmoneyfromus___32___ofeconomics,atleastIknowthatinvestingwithborrowedmoney___33___ratherthanthedecentandkindlender.Anapparentcaseisrealesthavegotloansfromthebhigher.Eveneducationisnotimmunefromthistheory.Manyofthosepoorparentswhohavethevisiontosendtheirchildrentocollegehavebenefitedfromthisinvestment,eventhoughtheyhavetoreasonabletoconcludethatspendingispraiseworthy.supposingitisnotbeyondyourmeaA)appealB)extravagantlyD)ironyE)laymanG)majesticDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymakingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AreForgottenCropstheFutureofFood?A)OnasmallfruitfarmneartheStraitsofMalacca,LimKokkedondong,acrunchy,sourberrythatMalaysiansmostlyuseinpickles(well-known,"saysthe45-year-old,whoisinsteadfocusingonlongan(龍眼)berriesandpineapplhavebiggermarkets."Wehavetogrowwhatisproftryingtochangethefutureoffood.They'repushingtheboundariesofwhathumanprocessingso-called"alternative"crops-suchaskedondoCropsFortheFuture(CFF)thisparticularunder-usedfruithasbeenturnedintoasugar-freejSayedAzam-AlioftheabundantplantsweavingthroughthegardensofCFFoutsideMalaysia'KualaLumpur.C)ProfAzam-Aliexplainsthatjustfourcrops-wheat,maize,riceandsoybean-providetwo-thirdsbeenfarmingforthousandsofyears.Weignoreallofthose."Researchersaretryingtounlockthepotentialoftheseignoredcrops—plantstheydescribeasforgotten,under-usedor"albyincreasinglyuniformdietsfuelledbyprocessedingredientsfromthemajorcrops.emissions.By2050itespopulationof10billion.solutions.E)Forgottencropsholdkeyanswers.Byinvestinginneglectedlocalplants,countriescaonimportedcropsandtheircarbsummaryisplain:"DietarydiversificationiscriticaltothefutureofhumanityF)FoodsecurityexpertsagreeTortajada,aseniorresearchfellowattheInstituteofWaterPolicyattheNationalUniversityofSingapore."WheneverwehavenativecropswetendtodisregardthemasiftheywerenotvaluablebuttheyaAzam-AliknowsthatscepticismfirkofwomenfarmershemetinNiger.Thethen-PhDstudentremembersmarvellingatthecropstheytheirbackyards,withoutthebenefitsoftechnology,tofeedtheirfamilieswhenthebigcropsfailed.Hesawatremendousopportunitytobuildalternativefoodsystems.But"theresistanceH)Undeterred,heploughedon.Projectafterprojecthelpedprovethesecropswereviableindifferenvironmentsasalternativestothestapleones.Butthequestionofwhetherthesecropswmarketableremained."That'sthecriticalthing,"hesays.Inoneofthecentre'sdoXinlinusespowderedmoringa(辣木)leavesinplaceofsomewheatflourtobakeacake(谷膠)andhigherinnutrients.Tan'sjobistocreaterecipeswiththesestill-unfamiliaringredientsthatwillappealtobothlocalandinternationaltastes.InrecentyearsshehasusedsomeofthefatCFF,suchasmoringaandbstrategytoappealtothprocessedfoodindustries.It'salsoawaytohelpcounterperceptionsoflocalcropsaI)Therootsoftheseconnotationsaboutlocalfoodscanrundeep.Thebambaragroundnut,cropofsub-SaharanAfricathatisalsogrowninparquinoawasvirtuallyunheardofoutsideitsnativemountainsinBoliviaandPeru.Todaythenutritiousgrainisfoundonthemenusoflavishrestaurantsacrosstheworld.J)Measuringcropsbynutritioninsteadofyieldisattheheartoftheforgottenfoodsenterprise.Ev"greenrevolution"ofthe1960s,high-yieldingcropshavedominatedmodernagriculture.crucialresponsetodevastatingfaminesatatimewhentheutritionisbecomingatimebomb",saysArminerals.Insteadofbio-fortifyingmajorcroalreadymorenutritious,heasser"crownjewels",revealingvinesofwingedbeansgrowingunderabrightyellowlight.It'soneofmultiplechamberswherescientistsarestudyingtheimpactofhighertemperaturesandcarbondionutritionalmake-upofalternativecrops.Thisresearchis"thegamechanger","futurecrops"arealsothehealthiestonesinwarmerL)ThereisagrowingglobalmomentumaroTank,aUS-basedthinktank.OtherthanCFF,whichbillsitselfastheworld'sfirstresearchcentredesolelytounder-utilisedcrops,thereareotherkeygroupschampioningaTrust,SlowFood,IcrisatandBioversityInternational.AddtothatsearchingfornutritiousfoodsandotherseagertotryfWestern-styledietsheavyinsugar,fatandprocproducts",saysJeniferKuah,co-founderofarestaurantthatchampisgoingtomeanalmostcertainlytastesaregoingtobeforcedtochange,"sapolicyatCity,UniversityofLondon.We"havetog36.Accordingtoaseniorresearcher,w37.Mostoftheworld'sfoodsupplycomesfromatinynumberoutofthousandsofcropsthathavebeengrown39.High-yieldingcropshaveoccupiedadominantpositioninmoder40.Growingalternativecropsprovedfewhethertheywouldbemarketab41.Accordingtoaprofess42.Urgentmeasureshavetobetakentoprovidefoodforthep43.ColonialrulemarginalisedlocalcropsbypunishingAfricanswhogrew45.ResearchersaretryingtofindouthowhighertemperaturesandCO,levelsaofalternativecrops.Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions46to50areImagineyou'reanaliensenttoEarthtodocumentthYoustumbleintoamovietheatrethat'sshowingthelatestHollSeveraldozenhumansaregatheredrectangularareaonwhichpatternsoflightchangerapidly.nervously,andtheysometimesjumpcollectivelyintheirseats,andemithigh-pitchedwarnEventually,thelightscomeupandtherectangularscreengoeroom,chattingandlaughing,andshowingsignsofpleasure.Whydothesehumansvoluntarilyexposethemselvestowhatappearstobeexperience?AndwhydotheyreactsostronglytothosepatternsIamfascinatedwiththeparadoxofhorror-thestrangefactthatmanypeopleseekoIthinktheanswertothepuzzleliesinhumannegativeemotionsinasafecontext.Youcahide-and-seekforexample,whichisasimupretendstobeapredator,searchingforthechildwhilehowlinglikeatofindthatkindofactivitydeeplysatisfying,presumablybecauseitpotentiallycatastrophicscenario.Theyfinditpleasurable,andpleasureisevolution'swayofmotivatingustowardadaptivebehaviour.Horrorispleasurabletomanypeostrategies.Welearnwhatitfeelsliketobetrulyafraid,an?Myresfuniquelyimaginative,andweuseourevolvedimaginationtotravelintovirtualworldsthatarefulTherearegoodreasonsforwatchingthroughthefilminonepiece,you'llprobablyexperienceastrongsensetomakeitthroughanappallingexperience.Anyway,watchingahorrorfilmmakesyouownfear,andwhoknowswhenthatwillbecomecriticallyrelev46.Thealienfindstheaudienceinthemovietheatreclearlyinastateof______.A)totalmindfulnessB)extremeexcitementD)i47.Whydomanypeopleseekoutscaryentertainment,accordinA)TheygainexperienceinovercominghorB)Theyfindjoyingoingthroughsimulatedhorribleexperiences.C)Theyhavelearnedfromhide-and-seekaskidsthethrillD)Theyhaveevolvedtogainpleasureinescapinglife-threat48.Whatdochildrenlearnfromhide-and-A)HowtoavoidfallingB)Howtosimulateapredator-preyinteracC)Howtokeepthemselvesfromcatastrophi49.WhyishorrorgratifyingtomanypeA)Itremindsthemofanancientsetofbiologicaldefencemechanisms.B)IttriggerstheirimaginationtotravelintodangerousvirtualwoC)ItallowsthemtolearnwhaD)Itactivatestheirevolvedfearsysteman50.Whatwilloneexperienceiftheywatchahorrorfilmthroughwithoutbeinghurt?A)Astrongsenseofclearrelevance.C)Aprofoundsenseofintenserelief.B)Aprofoundsenseofgoodfortune.D)AstrongsenseofbeingincontrQuestions51to55areAnawakeninghasbeentakingplaceinthephysicalworldagainstthebeautymodelthathasbeendictatedtousforyears.Butinthedigitalarena,socialmediadetermineswThetwoopposingstrugglesaretakingplaceinparallel.Inthephysicaunderlyingpressureexertedonwomentoconformtoanvariousmediaoutletshavepresentedwomenwwomenwhohadpreviouslybeenexcludedfromthecoversofagenda,havebecome"legitimate".Atthesametime,agmediaphotosofthemselveswithoutmakeup,andevenphotosinwhichtheyhighlightsupposedflaws.Technologyhasreshapedourbeautyidealandimasses.Oneofthebizarrelegaciesofthepastdecadeisthepopularityofthe"cyborglook",whichillustrwhatAmericanswilllooklikein205Thecyborglookspreadrapidly.Today,however,theInstagramfacehasbecometTheinternalizationofacceptedbeautynormsismuchmoreeffectivewhenthereithelearningprocess.Theactiveinvolvementofusersisreflectedinthofferedbythesocialmediaplatforms-theabilitytolike,writearbackground.them.Andyouwillnotbesurprisedtohearthatthemajorityofthemconsequences