YDS

Question 1

The first part of the journey starts from ___

Answer 1

the Channel Tunnel

Question 2

They will pick up some more passengers ___

Answer 2

near the Channel Tunnel

Question 3

How long will it take to get to Paris?

Answer 3

about three hours

Question 4

What should passengers do with their passports?

Answer 4

carry them at all times

Question 5

The breakfast tomorrow morning will be served ___

Answer 5

before 7 a.m.

Question 6

When should passengers be in the restaurant car for dinner?

Answer 6

8.00 p.m.

Question 7

What will the passengers do when the train gets to the Italian border?

Answer 7

have a short break

Question 8

At the stop when they get to the Italian border, passengers will ___

Answer 8

see an old church

Question 9

Passengers can ___

Answer 9

eat and drink on the train

Question 10

What should passengers not do?

Answer 10

leave the train before it gets to Italy

Question 11

The manager shouldn’t have provided the shareholders with inaccurate information about the firm.

Answer 11

It was wrong of the manager to misinform the shareholders about the company

Question 12

It doesn’t matter to me what you will do providing that I am informed beforehand.

Answer 12

You can do whatever you want but I just want you to let me know in advance

Question 13

He was angry about failing the exam and took it out on his friend.

Answer 13

He showed his disappointment at failing the exam by being rude to his friend

Question 14

Vesuvio is probably the most famous volcano on Earth, and certainly one of the most, if not the most dangerous.

Answer 14

Vesuvio is one of the most dangerous and famous volcanoes on Earth

Question 15

All of us have mastered learning our native language with very little time studying grammar.

Answer 15

The importance of studying grammar while learning our mother tongue is very little

Question 16

Although no one knew for sure who invented the first typewriter, this didn’t stop many people from claiming the honour.

Answer 16

Many people claimed to be the inventor of the first typewriter but there wasn’t any evidence to prove this

Question 17

Ever since the government banned smoking in public places, ……………….

Answer 17

smokers have felt that their freedom is restricted

Question 18

In the explosion at the mine last week, …………………………

Answer 18

eight miners lost their lives and a lot of machinery was damaged

Question 19

You’ll certainly lose your prejudices about Mr Jamison …………………….

Answer 19

once you’ve got to know him better

Question 20

The passage seems to suggest that ________.

Answer 20

the ancient Greeks did not invent the number system they used

Question 21

According to the passage, the greatest Greek thinkers may have based their calculations on _______.

Answer 21

an Egyptian numerical system

Question 22

According to the passage, it’s possible that the alphabetic numerals _________.

Answer 22

which the Greeks relied on were actually developed by another culture

Question 23

We understand from the passage that when the idea for space observatory was first put forth ______:

Answer 23

as of yet no space rockets had left the Earth’s atmosphere

Question 24

As is pointed out in the passage, _______.

Answer 24

heavenly bodies can be seen more clearly from outer space

Question 25

We can infer from the passage that the person who first suggested a space observatory_____ .

Answer 25

was not satisfied with the images produced by ground-based telescopes

Question 26

According to the author of the passage, The Scarlet Letter ……………………………………….

Answer 26

is enough to place Hawthorne among the leading American authors

Question 27

It is pointed out in the passage that the way Hawthorne lived his childhood ………………………….

Answer 27

did not prevent his artistic development

Question 28

According to the passage, Hawthorne’s writing …………………………………………...

Answer 28

brought in so little money that he had to find a job

Question 29

Billy had to get his parents’ _______ before he could join the school’s field trip to Disneyland.

Answer 29

consent

Question 30

Mary took her parent’s advice into ______ when she was trying to make the decision of where to live.

Answer 30

consideration

Question 31

Please behave ______ when we get to the party and don’t do anything to embarrass me.

Answer 31

properly

Question 32

The actor spent many years in speech therapy in order to get rid of his speech ______:

Answer 32

defect

Question 33

The hunter ______ crocodile from behind with great caution.

Answer 33

approached

Question 34

She usually doesn’t mind trying foods that she is not _____ with, but she couldn’t eat the tribe soup.

Answer 34

familiar

Question 35

Betsy: This weather is killing me. I can't breathe. Billy:   ---------------

Answer 35

I thought you liked hot weather

Question 36

Molly:  --------------- Ricky:  I'm not sure. Why do you think he is?

Answer 36

Don't you think the new student is a little strange?

Question 37

Smoking can be an expensive habit. _____

Answer 37

The price of cigarettes or tobacco is not the only expense smokers incur

Question 38

There has been much debate as to whether history should be treated as a branch of science rather than of literature.........

Answer 38

As with most such discussions, much of the matter in dispute has referred merely to terminology

Question 39

(I) A volcanic island is born only after a long and violent struggle between the forces of the earth and the sea.

Answer 39

I

Question 40

(II) Such a brief intrusion of the earth in the vast, overwhelming expanse of the sea has always fascinated the human mind.

Answer 40

II

Question 41

(III) It begins to form when hot lava breaks through a cracked and uneven part of the sea-bed where the earth's crust is weak.

Answer 41

III

Question 42

(IV) Unlike the land volcano, it has to build upwards despite the immense water pressure until it finally reaches the surface.

Answer 42

IV

Question 43

(V) Even then it is too soft to withstand the waves and remains underwater until the cone is pushed into the air from below and the lava hardens.

Answer 43

V

Question 44

The term "workaholic" is used to describe someone who works too much.

Answer 44

I

Question 45

Usually, it is not solely the person's ambition that causes excessive work, but the circumstances of modern life.

Answer 45

II

Question 46

Yet, according to scientists, it is a genuine medical condition.

Answer 46

III

Question 47

They define it as an insidious disease where work permeates every area of a person's life.

Answer 47

IV

Question 48

Like an alcoholic, sufferers recognize the problem only as a crisis, such as a breakdown or a divorce.

Answer 48

V

Question 49

What does the term 'workaholic' describe?

Answer 49

Someone who works too much ## Footnote The term indicates an excessive commitment to work.

Question 50

What causes excessive work according to the text?

Answer 50

Circumstances of modern life ## Footnote It suggests that ambition alone is not the sole factor.

Question 51

How do scientists classify workaholism?

Answer 51

As a genuine medical condition ## Footnote This classification indicates its seriousness.

Question 52

How do scientists define workaholism?

Answer 52

An insidious disease where work permeates every area of a person's life ## Footnote This definition highlights the pervasive nature of the condition.

Question 53

What do sufferers of workaholism recognize as a problem?

Answer 53

Only as a crisis, such as a breakdown or a divorce ## Footnote This indicates a lack of awareness of the condition before reaching a crisis point.