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It is understood that the police would like to speak to Mr. Norton in connection
(10) _______ a number of his financial dealings.
C. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)
The Language Instinct
When I was young, I found language classes rather pointless. I enjoyed other
subjects, but languages were my weaknesses. I couldn’t understand a word and I used to
(1. pronounce) _______ everything. My teacher knew I was an ambitious student who
wanted to do well, but I let myself down in languages. My marks were (2. accept)
_______ in French and German and I wanted to give it up. Then one year I went to
Germany and something amazing happened. It all started to make sense. I took (3. proud)
_______ in talking to people. I didn’t feel like a (4. fail) _______ anymore and I started to
make progress. In fact, languages became one of my (5. strong) _______. I went on to
study German at college and became a good communicator.
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION (6pts)
A. Read the passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)
The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell
In America, two monuments symbolize the ideal of freedom that the country holds
dear. The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell represent freedom in different ways. The
Statue of Liberty brings about feelings of hope for freedom to immigrants who enter the
USA. The Liberty Bell commemorates the struggle for freedom that marks America’s
past.
In the past, the Statue of Liberty was the first thing people saw when their boats
approached America. The statue stands over 45 meters tall. It was given as a gift to the
United States in 1885 by France. The date was chosen to mark the centennial of the
establishment of the United States.
The sculpture is made of copper. The internal structure was designed by Gustave
Eiffel, who also designed the famous tower bearing his name in Paris. The statue is
located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. In her right hand Lady Liberty holds a
torch. It is meant to light the way of freedom across the land. In her left hand she holds a
tablet with the date 1776 inscribed on it. This is to commemorate the year America
declared its independence from Great Britain. It is possible to go inside the statue. Many
people enjoy climbing the stairs to enter her head and torch.
The Liberty Bell is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is most famous for
being rung on July 8, 1776. It was rung to summon citizens for the first public reading of
the Declaration of Independence. It was also rung in 1774 to announce the opening of the
first Continental Congress. Inside the bell is cast an inscription from the Bible’s Leviticus
25:10. This passage states, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the
inhabitants thereof.” The Liberty Bell was originally cast in 1752. It got its famous crack
in 1753 the first time it was rung.
In 1965, the FBI uncovered a plot by terrorists to destroy the Statue of Liberty and
the Liberty Bell. But these attacks on the symbols of freedom were quickly stopped.
1. The word commemorates in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________.
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