Technical English Level 3

Progress Test 5 Answer Key

Section 1 - Vocabulary

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1 b, 2 a, 3 c, 4 a, 5 d, 6 b, 7 a

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8 cylindrical, 9 catastrophic, 10 width, 11 attachment, 12 excessive, 13 triangular, 14 storage, 15 compression

Section 2 - Language

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16 should, 17 if, 18 would, 19 more, 20 than, 21 less, 22 many, 23 much, 24 far, 25 must, 26 a/one, 27 lot, 28 great, 29 would, 30 had

Section 3 Reading

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31 d, 32 Shanghai World Financial Centre, 33 828m, 34 Burj Kalifa & 517,240m², 35 height of Taipei 101 to spire, 36 floor of observation deck on Burj Kalifa, 37 depth in metres Burj Kalifa piles are buried, 38 highest installation of aluminium and glass facade, 39 floor area of Taipei 101, 40 tonnes of rebar used in Burj Kalifa construction

Section 4 - Writing

5 Sample answers:

41/42 The purpose of this report is to present the results of the investigation into the bridge collapse.

43/44 A wide range of procedures and data was used including CCTV footage, bits of wreckage from the actual bridges, photos and inspection documents.

45/46 Evidence that the bearings and gusset plates had corroded was discovered and the gusset plates were also much too thin.

47/48 After studying the evidence, it was decided that the collapse was caused by the weakness in the gusset plates.

49/50 It is therefore recommended that non-destructive tests are carried out on all gusset plates and that a new system is introduced to detect faults at an early stage.

Section 5 - Listening

51 shortlisted, 52 main highway, 53 south, 54 administration, 55 hostels, 56 teeth, 57 swimming pool, 58 adjacent, 59 sports field, 60 semi-circular

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