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Eng 101: Listening and Speaking Skills

Autumn 2015: Mid Term Exam

Sample Question

Total Marks: 30

A. ead t!e paragrap! and ans"er t!e #ollo"ing $uestions: 15x.5%&.5

Have you ever wondered what keeps a hot air balloon flying? The same principle that keeps food

frozen in the open chest freezers at the grocery store allows hot air balloons to fly. It's a very basic principle: Hot air rises and cold air falls. o while the super!cooled air in the grocery store

freezer settles down around the food" the hot air in a hot air balloon pushes up" keeping the balloon floating above the ground. In order to understand more about how this principle works in

hot air balloons" it helps to know more about hot air balloons themselves.

# hot air balloon has three ma$or parts: the basket" the burner" and the envelope. The basket is

where passengers ride. The basket is usually made of wicker. This ensures that it will becomfortable and add little e%tra weight. The burner is positioned above the passenger's heads and

 produces a huge flame to heat the air inside the envelope. The envelope is the colorful fabric

 balloon that holds the hot air. &hen the air inside the envelope is heated" the balloon rises. 

The pilot can control the up!and!down movements of the hot air balloon by regulating the heat in

the envelope. To ascend" the pilot heats the air in the envelope. &hen the pilot is ready to land"the air in the balloon is allowed to cool and the balloon becomes heavier than air. This makes the

 balloon descend.

efore the balloon is launched" the pilot knows which way the wind is blowing. This means that

s(he has a general idea about which way the balloon will go. ut" sometimes the pilot can

actually control the direction that the balloon flies while in flight. This is because the air abovethe ground is sectioned into layers in which the direction of the wind may be different. o even

though the pilot can't steer the balloon" s(he can fly higher or lower into a different layer of air.

ome days the difference between the directions of the wind between layers is negligible. utother days the difference is so strong that it can actually push the balloon in a completely

different direction)

Questions:*. #ccording to the passage" balloon pilots control the balloon+s altitude by

i. moving into a different layer of air 

ii. regulating the air temperature inside the balloon

iii. ad$usting the amount of air in the envelope

iv. changing the amount of weight contained in the basket

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,. #s used in paragraph -" which is the best synonym for ascend?

i. ove

ii. /ly

iii. ink  iv. 0limb

-. #s used in paragraph -" which is the best antonym for descend?

i. /all

ii. /loat

iii. 1ise

iv. 2rop

3. #ccording to the author" wicker is

  a. comfortable

  b. lightweight

  c. durable

 

i. only

ii. i and ii only

iii. ii and iii onlyiv. i" ii and iii

4 . If the hot air balloon pilot wants to change directions during flight" what might he or she do to

accomplish this?

i. head toward a mountain peak  

ii. wait for it to rain

iii. fly into a cloud

iv. fly higher

5. &hich of the following statements is not true?

i. #ir goes up and out the top of a chimney when you light a fire.

ii. 0ool air collects about the ceiling when you open a refrigerator.

iii. moke from a candle rises after you blow out the flame.

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iv. 0old air coming from an air conditioning vent settles about the floor.

6. #s used in paragraph 3" the word negligible means

  i. solemn

  ii. substantial  iii. thrilling

  iv. unnoticeable

7. #s used in paragraph ," the word  flame means

  i. /licker 

  ii. /ire

  iii. Heat

  iv. Hot air 

8. #s used in paragraph -" which is the best antonym for regulating?

  i. Improving

ii. ismanaging

  iii. #rranging

  iv. 9ffectiveness

*. /lying a balloon shares the similar method with flying an airplane

  i. True

  ii. /alse

**. The layered sections of air may have wind blowing to different directions.

  i. True

  ii. /alse

*,. 0ooled air makes a balloon heavy

  i. True

  ii. /alse

*-. # burner is used in a hot air balloon to ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 

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  i. to cook 

  ii. to send smoke signal

  iii. to heat air 

  iv. to keep the passengers of the balloon warm.

*3. 0hange the following sentence into a &H <uestion:

=uestion:

tatement: # hot air balloon has three ma$or parts: the basket" the burner" and the envelope.

*4. 0hange the following statement into an #ffirmative <uestion.

=uestion:

tatement: The pilot can control the up!and!down movements of the hot air balloon by regulating the heat

in the envelope.

2. 'omplete t!e #ollo"ing dialogue (et"een t"o #riends: 10

A: Senten)e 1*

: /ine" thank you. o how are you doing? &e have not met each other after the orientation

 programme right?

A. Senten)e 2*

. tudies are going alright. Though I sometimes find it hard to understand class lectures as all

our teachers give their lectures in 9nglish. &hat about you?

A. Senten)e 3*

. I feel embarrassed to ask <uestions to our teachers in 9nglish. I feel I will make mistakes as I

am already nervous and everybody will laugh at me.

A. Senten)e +*

. 1eally? How did you overcome your nervousness?

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A. Senten)e 5*

. I understand it is very important to participate in 9ng ** class activities" but again it is the

same problem that stops me from doing so. &e never had to do anything like these activities in

our schools and colleges. I don+t even have any friend to practice my 9nglish with.

A. Senten)e ,*

. Thank you very much)

A. Senten)e &*

. /resher+s reception) >o" I have not heard about that.

A. Senten)e -*

. That+s great) I wish our department had given us a fresher+s reception.

A. Senten)e *

. Thank you so much for inviting me. I will definitely come. #nyway I have a class starting in

* minutes. I will see you later then. Hold on" please give me your phone number. Thank you.

ye.

A. Senten)e 10*

3. /ill in t!e gaps "it! rig!t #orm o# "ords. 0.5x5%2.5

The 1ocky ountains" on the border of the province of #lberta and ritish 0olumbia

*.;;;;;;;;;;;;;; be!verb@ many attraction for tourists. Ane attraction is the 0olumbia

Icefield. This huge field of ancient ice ,.;;;;;;;;;; cover@ *,4 s<uare kilometers. The

#thbasca" tutfield and 2ome glaciers make up the icefield. #s the ice melts" the water

-.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;flow@ into four ma$or river systems. Tourists 3.;;;;;;;;;;;;; visit@ the

icefield from #pril to Actober each year. &alking tours and nowcoach tours 4.;;;;;;;;be!verb@ available.

 

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