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Some of the earliest diamonds known came from India. In the eighteenth century they were found in Brazil, and in 1866, huge deposits were found near Kimberley in South Africa. Though evidence of extensive diamond deposits has recently, been found in South Africa, the continent of Africa still produces nearly all the world's supply of these stones. zW5C1:.3K
Directions: In each question, decide which of the choices given will most suitably complete the sentences if inserted at the place marked. Write your choices on the Answer Sheet. &))\2pl
31. The secretary was harshly——by her boss for misplacing some important files. wx*1*KZ
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32. The jet airliner has ——from the Wright brothers’ small airplane.
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33. Chinese products enjoy high international prestige because of their, quality. cI:-Z{M7z
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34. This can something that the students may not have comprehended in English. 2)9r'ai?a
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42. Several months previously, the workers had petitioned the company for a 25 percent wage increase and of stricter safety regulations. R/~,i;d>
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43. The rebel army __ the democratic government of the, country lawlessly. Oaa"T8t
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44. Judges are ____increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences
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46. It is essential to be on the for any signs of movement in the undergrowth since there are poisonous snakes in the area. ?JXa~.dA
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47. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time D(\$i.,b2
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48. Working with the mentally handicapped requires considerable -`_ of patience; and understanding. ;dZMa]X0
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49. He still suffers from a rare t2-opical disease which he, while working to Africa. Ll}yJ#3,
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50. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to heart diseases. 36. I've had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to the problem. ?obm7<
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38.Having decided to rent a flat, we____ contacting all the accommodation dt, agencies in the city. MKg,!TELe
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39. The police decided to the department store after they had received a bomb warning.
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53. With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in the race. |J>WC}g@n
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54. Research suggests that, heavy penalties do not act as a to potential criminals. . VaLs`q&3>
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55. There has been so much media of the coming election that people have got bored with it. ,o#kRWRG
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61. He was intensely_____ by the way the shop assistant spoke to him. Xm!-~n@-m7
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62. The people who were _ hurt in the accident were taken to the only hospital in the immediate_________ ^ c%N/V
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65. The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transistor radio. 3Ofc\
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58. He joined a computer dating scheme but so far it hasn't a suitable patter. {dWObh
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59. Have you thought what the _ might be if you didn't win your case in court? Ctu?o+^;z
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70. A good friend is one who will you when you arc in trouble. 9J-b6,
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Part III. Reading Comprehension (30 paints) Hf gz02Z$
The most valuable diamonds are large, individual crystals of pure crystal lint carbon. Less perfect forms, known as 'boars' and 'carbonado' arc clusters of tiny crystals. Until diamonds are cut and polished, they do not sparkle lice those you sec on a ring--they just look like small, blue-grey stones. s][24)99
In a rather crude form the cutting and polishing of precious stones was an art known to the Ancient Egyptians, and in the Middle Ages it became 1Lidcspread iii north-west Europe. However, a revolutionary change in the methods of cutting and polishing was made in 1476 when Ludwig Van Berquen of Bruges in Belgium invented the use of a swiftly revolving wheel with its edge faced with fine diamond powder. The name 'boast' is given to this fine powder as well as the natural crystalline material already mentioned. It is also gimp to badly flawed or broken diamond crystals, useless as jewels, that are broken into powder for grinding purposes, the so-called `industrial' diamonds. &:#h$`4
Diamond itself is the only material hard enough to cut and polish diamonds--though recently, high-intensity light beams called lasers have been developed which can bore holes in them. It may be necessary to split or cleave the large stones before they arc cut and polished. Every diamond has a natural line of cleavage, along which it may be split by a sharp blow with a cutting edge. 5jcte<
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A fully cut 'brilliant' diamond has 58 facets, or faces, regularly arranged. For cutting or faceting, the stones arc fixed into copper holders and held against a wheel, edged with a mixture of Oil and fine diamond dust, which is revolved at about 2,500 revolutions a minute. Amsterdam and Antwerp, in Holland and Belgium respectively, have been the centre of the diamond cutting and polishing industry for over seven centuries. }:Z9Vc ZP`
The jewel value of brilliant diamonds depends greatly on their colour, or `water' as it is called. The usual colours of diamonds are white, yellow, brown, green or blue- Surrounding rocks and take on their color. thus black ,red and even bright pink diamonds have occasionally been found. 9)dfL?x8V{
The trade in diamonds Is not only in the valuable gem stones but also in the industrial diamonds mentioned above. Zaire produces 70% of such stones. They are fixed into the rock drills used in mining and civil engineering, also for edging band saws for cutting stone. Diamond-faced tools are used for cutting and drilling glass and fine porcelain and for dentists' drills. They are used as bearings in watches and other finely balanced instruments. Perhaps you own some diamonds without knowing it--in your wristwatch! $4=f+ "z
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