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IGU PROFICIENCY EXAM, JUNE 2023
NOTE-TAKING GUIDE
Take notes using the headings below while listening to the audio mentioning Sylvia Plath. You will hear the audio.
Sylvia Plath's first novel: Sylvia Plath's family face financial problems
most of the poems in the collection 'Ariel': her education life:
award 'Collected Poems' won: a fiction contest:
a movie made about Sylvia Plath's life her summary:
romantic life:
PART 1- LISTENING (1 point for each question)
1. Sylvia Plath's novel, 'The Bell Jar,' was published:
a. After her death
b. Before her death
c. During her childhood
d. None of the above
2. The Bell Jar was:
a. about her father
b. her first novel
c. a very successful collection of poems
d. her last poem
3. The majority of the poems in Sylvia Plath's collection 'Ariel' were written:
a. During her childhood
b. In the early years of her career
c. During the last year of her life
4. Sylvia Plath’s ‘Collected poems’:
a. won the Pulitzer Prize twenty years after it was published.
b. were written during the last year of her l
c. won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982.
d. were never published.
5. A movie about Sylvia Plath's life and her intense relationship with Ted Hughes was made in:
a. 1953
b. 1963
c. 1982
d. 2003
6. Sylvia’s husband:
a. made movies.
b. died in 2003.
c. was also a poet.
d. had a movie made about him.
7. Susan Bassnett thought Sylvia’s work:
a. was about her husband.
b. wasn’t very good.
c. was about work life.
d. was of great interest to women.
8. Sylvia Plath's family faced financial difficulties after the death of her:
a. Mother
b. Brother
c. Father
9. Sylvia’s brother:
a. was two years older than her.
b. was born two years after her.
c. was a professor at Boston University.
d. was a highly educated academic.
10. Sylvia Plath’s time at college was difficult because:
a. she got bad grades.
b. she won a scholarship.
c. boys didn’t like her.
d. she was short of money.
11. In 1953 Sylvia:
a. left New York to get a job as an editor.
b. rejected an offer to teach creative writing.
c. worked as a guest editor in New York.
d. returned to New York because she was depressed.
12. Which THREE sentences best summarize the passage?
a. What's remarkable about Plath's work is that it addresses many women's issues that were ahead of her time.
b. Plath's father was one of her guiding influences and he supported and mentored her until he died in 1940.
c. Plath's early life was spent living happily by the sea with her mother who had a part time job to support the family.
d. The real significance and the greatness of work was never recognized within in her lifetime.
e. Plath's academic path to success was secured by winning an early scholarship. After this she never looked back.
f. Plath's work reflects the many of the personal difficulties that she had whilst growing up and later as a wife and mother.
B. WHILE LISTENING (1 point for each question)
Instructions: Read the questions for one minute then listen to the recording and answer the questions
11. Adam defines recycling as converting something that has been thrown away into a reusable material or ________________.
a. He is planning to withdraw from the class.
b. He needs to clarify the parts he needs in class.
c. The professor wanted to see him about his grades.
d. The professor wanted him to come to the office.
12. The student talks during the class because ______.
a. he does not enjoy the lessons
b. he does not find her explanations clear
c. he sometimes misses a point and tries to clarify it with other students
d. he finds it hard to concentrate
13.Which of the following is True according to the conversation?
a. Professor wants Chris to drop the class.
b. Some other students complained about Chris because he talks during the lecture.
c. Professor thinks Chris creates problems on purpose
d. Professor doesn’t want Chris to record the lesson.
14. What does the professor suggest the student do?
a. Ask fewer questions during the class.
b. Join group discussions.
c. Go through the course book.
d. Write his questions down and ask questions after the lecture.
15. How many office hours does the professor have?
a. three times a week
b. twice a week
c. once a week
d. twice a day
16. Why is Chris embarrassed to ask questions?
a. He is afraid of the professor
b. He has a shy personality.
c. In his previous school, it wasn’t okay to ask questions.
d. He believes she cannot explain it well.
17. Which of the following is TRUE about the professor according to the conversation?
a. She would rather answer the questions only in her office.
b. She thinks students who ask questions show interest.
c. She wants the students to take notes carefully.
d. She thinks students who ask questions are disrespectful.
18. What will the student probably do?
a. He will record the lecture.
b. He will attend the class less.
c. He will drop the course.
d. He will ask for help from his classmates.
19. According to the conversation, it can be inferred that……..
a. there are educational differences between countries.
b. professor expects her students to understand everything clearly.
c. it is a challenge for the professor to answer questions.
d. she doesn’t like Chris as he creates disturbance.
20. According to the conversation, Chris……..
a. is the only one who is really interested in class.
b. doesn’t understand the point the professor wants to make.
c. would rather not offend his professor or disturb anyone.
d. insists on asking questions to his classmates
PART 2- VOCABULARY (1 point for each question)
1. The total sales of Turkish magazines in 1996 ____________ 325.3 million.
a. described b. afforded c. provided d. reached
2. ______ the invention of the advanced methods _______ making paper, the quick spread of knowledge became possible.
a. For / about b. By / from c. With / of d. At / in
3. Only a few foods supply __________ amounts of vitamin D, especially those derived from animals.
a. easy b. significant c. previous d. alien
4. The new version of this TV show has various ____________ that make it much more enjoyable than the first version.
a. totals b. additions c. needs d. disappointments
5. Queen Elizabeth I; founded a strong government that received the _________support of her people.
a. loyal b. favorite c. capable d. sensitive
6. Geologist have __________ that Africa was warmer and wetter than it is today.
a. surveyed b. produced c. suggested d. discovered
7. Skills assessment tests try to find out how well you are in terms of the technical or operational __________ of a job.
a. requirements b. conflicts c. punishments d. insufficiency
8. If a person ___________ a celebrity, s/he wants to be like the famous person and to hold similar characteristics and opinions.
a. admires b. dislikes c. worships d. delight
9. Many animals can communicate with each other and share __________ basically.
a. gadgets b. education c. information d. systems
10. Pedagogy is typically ___________ as the art and science of teaching.
a. affected b. rejected c. defined d. provided
PART 3- READING (1 point for each question)
Lifestyle
Food and Eating
Traditional Japanese Dresses
a. people sit on a cushion at a low table while eating.
b. the mattresses are on beds.
c. the bathrooms are outside the house.
d. the floors are made of straw.
2. Why are “futons” kept in closets?
a. Because they are valuable and expensive.
b. Because the bedroom function as a living room.
c. Because they use them in the kitchen.
d. Because futons are big in size.
3. According to the text which one is TRUE?
a. The wedding ceremonies are called “Sado” in Japanese culture.
b. “Ofuro” is a traditional Japanese hot soup.
c. “Sado” culture is dominantly affected by Zen Buddhism.
d. Wearing a kimono is easy for everyone.
5. According to the text, which of the following is FALSE?
a. The Japanese believe that one should look at the food before eating.
b. The Japanese use less rice than they did before.
c. It is still possible to see the effects of Zen Buddhism in tea ceremonies in Japan today.
d. You can see many Japanese women wearing kimonos in the streets.
Of all Jane Austen’s novels, Pride and Prejudice is probably the best-known and the most loved. This may be partly because it has been filmed several times, but more important is the fact that the characters in it are so real and alive. They are also extremely attractive, in spite of their faults make them amusing to the reader. It would not be all pleasant to have a mother as lacking in sense as Mrs. Bennet is, or an aunt as confident of herself and as sensitive to the feelings of others as Lady Catherine is. But, as they are at a safe distance from us, these and other “terrible” characters give the novel much color and variety.
A group of biologists studying the habits of chimpanzees around the Koba National Park, made a surprising discovery. There was plenty of water available for them in the pools left in the riverbeds, but these animals always liked to dig their own pools by hand or with the help of sticks. As a result, the water they drank had been filtered through the sand and so contained none of the disease- carrying substances normally to be found in water that is not moving. In fact, they were drinking clear water.
Each year in the touristic town of Agrigento, Sicily, hundreds of illegally built houses are bulldozed by the local government. New construction in Agrigento, home to many ancient temples which tourists come to see, has been banned since 1968. In spite of this, hundreds of new and half-built houses can be seen in the hills surrounding the archaeological park. Not only do these buildings spoil the landscape, but many are also unsafe and unsanitary. Some of the people living in these buildings pour sewage into the sea and pile garbage on roadsides since their houses are illegal and they aren’t allowed to use the city sewage system and garbage service. Several of these houses are also built on dangerous cliffs, sites that would never be allowed by Italy’s strict building codes.
1. It is made clear in the passage that pouring sewage into the sea and piling garbage on roadsides are examples of ----.
a. the reason these houses are built in the hills.
b. compliance with Italy’s strict building codes
c. why the illegally-built houses in Agrigento are unsanitary.
d. the beautification of Agrigento’s archaeological park
2. According to the passage, the building prohibition in Agrigento, Sicily, ----.
a. has meant that no new houses have been built there since 1968.
b. has not put a stop to the building of new houses.
c. has meant that there are no houses on the surrounding hills.
d. has caused the destruction of many ancient temples.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the local government in Agrigento, Sicily, does not want new houses to be built near the archaeological park because ----.
a. the local government wants to use the land to build houses for its officials.
b. the local government cannot collect taxes from the owners of these houses as they are built on public land.
c. there is no water, sewage, or garbage service available near the temples.
d. new houses spoil the landscape around the ancient temples.
4. This passage is mainly concerned with ----.
a. the illegal construction of a new archaeological park in Agrigento, Sicily
b. the beautiful ancient temples found in Agrigento, Sicily.
c. the pollution of the archaeological park in Agrigento, Sicily, which began in 1968.
d. the problem of illegally built houses in Agrigento, Sicily.
PART 4- FIND THE CLOSEST MEANING (1 point for each question)
3. When we lived in California, I used to go to a concert every week.
4. The rain continued for days, and the basement of most houses were flooded.
5. We have missed the early morning train to Manchester, when is the next one?
PART 5- READ THE SENTENCES and CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION (1 point for each question)
PARTT 6- WRITING 25 POINTS
Instructions: Choose ONE of the options and write a well-organised opinion essay (with introduction, body, and conclusion parts) between 250-300 words. You may use the space provided in the box below to take notes before you write your essay.
Option 1. These days celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements and work. Unfortunately, this sets a bad example for young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Option 2. Raising kids in the countryside is better than in the city. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being raised in the countryside?
Option 3. More and more people are eating out at afast food restaurant. Why have people changed their eating behaviour? Could you let us know to what extent you agree?
Option 4. Learning English is getting easier nowadays as AI technology has improved. Communication between two strangers is so easy, quick, and accurate thanks to translation applications. Do you agree or disagree?
Please provide your ideas with specific examples and/or experiences of people you know.
!! Do not forget to write which option you choose and please add a title to your essay.
NOTES PART
(You may use this part to take notes before you start to write your essay)
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