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Write a short essay of about 250-300 words on ONE of the following topics:

Question 1. What do you think will be the major developments in your field over the next 10 years?

OR

Question 2. Within your subject area, what is your special field of interest? Why do you find this aspect of your subject interesting?

GRAMMAR

1. Complete the following text by inserting a/an/the (or nothing) in each gap. (25 marks.)

The Origins of @

Giorio Stabile, a).......... Professor of b)............ history at La Sapienza university in Rome, has demonstrated that c)........ @ sign, now used in email addresses, was actually invented 500 years ago. Professor Stabile has shown that d).........@, now e) .......symbol of f) internet, was first used by Italian merchants during g) sixteenth century.

He claims that it originally represented h)......... unit of volume, based on i) large jars used to carry liquids in j) ....... ancient Mediterranean world. He has found k)............ first example of its use in l) letter written in 1546 by m) .......... merchant from Florence. n)......... letter, which was sent to Rome, announces o)......... arrival in p)... Spain of ships carrying gold from South America. q)......... professor argues that r) ....... sign derives from s) .......special script used by these merchants, which was developed in t) sixteenth century. According to him, u) .......... loop around v) ...... ‘a' is typical of that style. He found w) ....... evidence while researching x)... visual history of y) twentieth century.

2. Complete the following biography by inserting suitable conjunctions.

THE BEATLES

The group which became the Beatles was formed in 1960 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with George Harrison and Ringo Starr joining later. a)... playing in small clubs for two years their first record Love Me Do, was released. She Loves You ,in 1963, broke all previous sales records in Britain. b)... their simplicity, the early Beatles songs c)... Yesterday and Paperback Writer are still seen as masterpieces of musical genius. d)............, the unusual haircuts and clothes worn by the Beatles fitted well with the style of the mid-1960s. The popularity of the group soon spread to the USA and e)............... around the world, f)............. , the media invented the term ‘Beatlemania' to describe the excitement that was part of their tours. g)................... their popularity the group was awarded the MBE by the Queen in 1965, h) ............. this caused anger among some of the other holders of this award.

In 1966 the Beatles stopped live performances, i) ............ their music was becoming too complex to perform on stage. A year later Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, j) was immediately recognised as one of the most influential works in the history of popular music.
k) ............, the pressures of fame were beginning to affect all the members of the band, l) they found it difficult to work together. They played together for the last time in 1969 and m) split up in 1970.

Question 3. Finish the sentences in a suitable way.

a) In contrast to America, where gun ownership is common,

b) Despite leaving school at the age of 14,

c) The majority displayed a positive attitude to the proposal but

d) The review had examined six studies of medical policy, however,

e) Although the spring was cold and dry,

Question 4) Insert a suitable verb from the box below into each gap. ( 8 marks)

overcome predict demonstrate interpret discriminate recognise clarify focus on

a) The results clearly ............ that younger children learn more quickly.

b) This paper attempts to ................. the confusion surrounding studies in infertility.

c) Social class must be ...................... as a leading factor in educational success.

d) His study fails to .................... between the various types of reinforced concrete.

e) The noises made by whales have been .............. in several ways.

f) It seems profitable to the record of smaller companies

g) Most experts failed to the collapse of Soviet power in 1989.

h) This problem was by reversing the direction of the gas flow.

Question 5. Complete the following sentences with suitable verbs and prepositions.

a) The enquiry ................... the cause of the accident, not the consequences.

b) Dr Jones ............. that there were only two weeks before the deadline.

c) Fewer British students are foreign languages.

d) The theory of relativity will always be ............................. Albert Einstein.

e) A football pitch is two halves.

f) A series of strikes were ................... the decline in production during May.

g) Millions of men died for the cause they .............................

h) Every nation needs a public transport system it can ...............

Question 6. Complete the following sentences by selecting the most suitable tenses.

a) Home ownership ............................. (rise) steadily for 50 years.

b) GM (stand for) genetically modified.

c) Last year, the police .......................... (investigate) a record number of crimes.

d) When she died in 1986, she ....................(write) over 50 books.

e) By 2050, average temperatures ....................(be) at least 2 degrees higher.

f) At the moment, the bank .................... (consider) a merger proposal from Barclays.

g) When the market crashed, the company (build) three hotels in Asia.

h) Lee (2002) ....................(dispute) Sakamoto's theory.

i) In the last five years, house prices ....................( rise) sharply in the UK.