TEST 2.

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I. Phonetics (2,5 pts)
a. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. stepped B. worked C. cleaned D. matched
2. A. ache B. chaos C. archeology D. charity
3. A. increase B. exercise C. because D. choose
4. A. double B. plough C. tough D. couple
5. A. teenager B. endangered C. international D. landscape
b. Circle the word who main stressed syllable is different from the rest
6. A. suppose B. commuter C. fortunately D. confused
7. A. conductor B. conference C. confidence D. context
8. A. already B. complain C. arrangement D. temperature
9. A. compensation B. accommodation C. population D. importation
10. A. comment B. nourish C. marine D. landscape

II. Vocabulary and Grammar (7,0 pts)

a. Circle the best options A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
11. I don’t know if I’ll able to help you but I’ll ________ my best.
A. make B. give C. do D. work
12. Would you care for ________ cup of tea?
A. another B. more C. one other D. see more
13. She would rather stay at home than__________shopping.
A. will go B. going C. to go D. go
14. We’re short________staff in our office at the moment. There aren’t enough people to do the work that
has to be done.
A. in B. of C. at D. with
15. Scientists and engineers have invented filters and other methods of removing ______from industrial
wastes.
A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutants
16. I was just walking along street when I ______ Jame I hadn’t seen for years.
A. came across B. came over C. came by D. came off
17. Don’t ________ to any conclusion before you know the full facts.
A. leap B. rush C. dive D. fly
18. He may be quick ______ understanding, but he’s not capable _______ remembering anything.
A. in / on B. at / with C. at / of D. above / of
19. Engineers worked throughout the night to ________ electricity to homes whose supplies had been cut
off by heavy snow.
A. reinstate B. fix C. renew D. restore
20. The two men looked so alike that it was impossible to ________ between them.
A. discern B. distinguish C. differ D. discriminate
21. _______his advice, she would never have got the job.
A. Except B. Apart from C. As for D. But for
22. People in this village have got an ________ appetite for news.

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A. inexorable B. inevitable C. insatiable D. inedible
23. I will stay in the Queen Hotel in London. Why don’t you________?
A. come in B. drop in C. visit in D. call off
24. When shall we meet at 7.30 or 8.00? - I don’t mind. ______.
A. Either time B. Neither of them C. Both time D. Neither time
22. Hello. Is that 4578? Please put me_______to the manager.
A. across B. up C. over D. through
b. Complete the space by using one word which fits in all these sentences.
26. a. The ______________ to ban fox hunting was rejected by five votes.
b. Now we’ll see the goal again in slow _________________.
c. The constant swaying _________________ of the ship made Jane feel seasick.
27. a. Michael Jackson was bringing out a new ______________ called “Hopeless Love”.
b. It’s difficult for anyone with a criminal ______________ to get a job.
c. The police are keeping a ____________ off all cars which enter the area.
28. a. If you ______________ any mistakes in the article, just mark them with a pencil.
b. Let’s go down to the river. It’s a really nice_______________ for a picnic.
c. I’m afraid I’m going to be late. I’m having a _______________ of brother with my car.
29. a. You can rely on the Prime Minister to take _________________ of the situation.
b. A new _______________ measure has been announced to stem the tide of illegal immigrants flooding
the country.
c. The police were accused of heavy-handed crowed ____________tactics.
30. a. My favorite ______________ in the play is where Uncle John breaks a priceless vase.
b. No, thanks. Discos are not really my _______________.
c. Reporting from the _______________ of the accident is on Channel 5 tonight.
c. Give the correct forms of the given words to complete the following passage.
What makes a close friend?
For all of us, close personal friends are important. Good friends are above all (31- rely)_______________
people who you can trust to keep a secret. If you have a problem to solve, or a (32 - confess)
___________________ to make, they will listen and give you (33 – help) ________________advice. Their
(34 – generous) ____________________ is such, that they do not expect anything in return, but they know
with (35 - certain) ____________________that you would do the same for them.
d. Complete each sentence using a suitable verb form in column A with a preposition in column B to
make a phrasal verb. (You can use prepositions more than once.)
A B
pour tell knock cheer jump out over at up
play call take count bring down off on
36. We took her out for a meal to ________________ her____________.
37. He tried to ________________ ____________ his injury, saying that it wasn’t that bad.
38. I’d ________________ ____________ the chance of a trip to Paris.
39. The match was _____________ __________ because of the rain.
40. Jenny _______________ ___________ all her worries and problems to her close friends.
41. You can always _______________ _________ Martin to help you if you have problems.
42. Ted’s mother _____________him_______ for hitting his sister yesterday.

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43. The boy was ______________ _________ by a car.
44. She is ____________ her children _________ to be polite.
45. Mrs. Jones will be ____________ _______ from Mr. Mark when he leaves at the end of the term.

III. READING (2,5pts)

a. Read part of a letter to candidates for a job and fill in the missing words, which are all connected with
“work”. The first letter of each word is given.
We advertised the position of Sale Manager last week in the newspaper. So far we’ve had more than fifty
(46) a_________________ for the job. As you know, we’re offering a (47) s_____________ of $2,000 a
month. We would prefer to appoint someone with a few years’ (48) e_______________ in the field.
Remember that we stated in the advertisement that high academic (49) q_________________ are not so
necessary for a job like this. We need to stress that in this company all (50) e___________________ are
treated in the same way. All staffs are entitled to an annual share in the (51) p_________________ of the
company, and we believe that good working relations between (52) m________________ and staff are
essential. We’ve selected ten (53) c_________________ to be interviewed next week. The successful
candidate will take up his/her appointment from next month.
b. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
The TV Weather Forecast
The first television weather forecast was basic, to think the least. In the mid-1930s, when (54) ______
began, viewers were treated to a weather map, shown nightly for five minutes without comment or
explanation. The next page in the evolution of the weather chart was revolutionary: a disembodied hand
drew isobars on a map while easy listening to music (55) _______ in the background and a voice soberly
intoned the forecast. Weatherman didn’t make an appearance until the 1950s, but technology remained at the
level of felt pens. Sticking felt letters onto the (56) ______ to spell out S-U-N or F-O-G was hardly an
advance. It was a laborious process and if it drizzled in the south-east there wasn’t time left to tell viewers
about rain in the north.
The childish symbols of happy suns, ice-cream clouds and oil-drip rain were an (57)_______ of the 1970s.
They were made of magnetic rubber and were a weatherman’s nightmare; clouds would slide (58)________
Scotland and Wales when the weatherman’s back was turned. The satellite pictures that followed have
somehow never been as convincing as those good, old-fashioned symbols. The BBC installed an electronic
system in 1985 which allowed forecasts to prepare their charts on computer and (59)_______ them on
screen during transmission. Now the weather is so much more complicated, with symbols indicating air
(60)_______ , humidity, depth of clouds, exact wind (61)________ and the rest. It’s all way over our heads
these days.
54. A. radio B. television C. cinema D. mapping
55. A. came B. played C. spoke D. appeared
56. A. map B. screen C. hand D. side
57. A. item B. ovation C. attitude D. innovation
58. A. up B. down C. from D. out
59. A. fix B. edit C. repair D. record
60. A. weight B. density C. quantity D. quality

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61. A. speeds B. height C. names D. temperature

c. Write the letter A, B, C, D, E or F to answer these questions with the reference to the passage. There
are some passage you can use more than once.
62.______ Which toy is politically correct? 67.______Which toy was considered likely to be
63.______ Which toy was designed in Britain? played with longest?
64.______ Which toy has some illogical accessories. 68.______Which toy is a symbol of the way of life
65.______ Which toy acts like a naughty baby? of an affluent society?
66.______Which toy attracted adults more than 69.______Which toy was likely to catch cold?
children? 70.______Which toy was least popular?
A. BARBIE WITH SHELLY SHOPPING FUN £20
Getting two dolls in one packet was the ultimate value-for-money principle applied by our young testers to
this "Shopping Fun" ensemble, which features buxom Barbie and her baby sister Shelly in a supermarket
setting. A mechanism causes Shelly to bounce up and down on the seat of her supermarket trolley as it is
pushed and, in a nice twist, a magnet on Shelly's hand enables her to pick up tiny cereal and cookie packets.
The irony was lost on Alice, who declared Shelly's behavior to be "just like a real baby”. All in all, this
perfect image of consumerism in miniature was a major hit with the girls, who also heaped praise on
Barbie's short skirt, cooed over Shelly's bottle and dummy and "took a great deal of interest in her nappy."
They voted it the winner - even though their parents felt "Working Out" Barbie was better value in terms of
cost versus hours of distraction.
B. WORKING OUT BARBIE £12
Not yet in the shops but bound to be popular, "Working Out" Barbie was the favourite with Rebecca, mostly
due to her trendy outfit in sickly pink and super-long blonde hair. On the plastic accessories front, she also
has a matching personal stereo, dumbbells and water bottle. Barbie is fully articulated, has suction pads on
her feet and comes with a full-size music tape, so little girls can hold her hands and dance with her. Rebecca
quickly disappeared into another room with the Barbie and tape to do some serious exercising. She loved the
fact that the doll can do the splits and her arms bend and stretch.
C. PET DOCTOR BARBIE £20
In a puzzling, but too frequent demonstration of the generation gap, "Pet Doctor Barbie" - this year’s hot
new launch which benefits the RSPCA , appealed greatly to the testers parents, but not especially to the
children. The package includes plastic dog bones, pet bowls, pet basket stethoscope, medical clipboard,
bandages, grooming brush, doctor's bag and, most importantly, dog and cat. Her leggings even have paw
prints on them. Alice thought it was pretty silly having a brush for the animals when they were made of hard
plastic. Barbie's arms were thought to have too little movement. As usual, Emily liked Barbie's hair, which is
long and silky, if not ethnically correct in the black version sampled. Meanwhile, the adults laughed
themselves silly over the meowing mouse and barking bone buttons in the pet basket.
D. KEN AND BROTHER TOMMY £15
"Hair is a very important factor when choosing dolls - part of the lasting appeal of glamour dolls is the
ability to do their hair and dress them up after the gimmicks have lost their novelty," mused Rebecca Jones's
mother in her report about Barbie's male friend, now produced in tandem with his baby brother, Tommy.
The New Man caring and sharing theme made no impact on the testers, it seemed; they were appalled by
Ken's hair, since it felt as if it had gel on it. The accessories in this packet include a "special baby carrier
pack" which takes Tommy, his bottle, rattle, dummy, nappy and baby lotion on Ken s back. The testers
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thought Tommy was rather "cute", but were concerned that he was only wearing dungarees with no shirt
underneath and that his dummy was too large, covering half of his face. The fact that Tommy can wave did
not impress the testers.
E. SINDY SKATER £4.90
Alas, Britain's answer to Barbie did not score well in our trial. Evidently more cheaply produced "Sindy
Skater" has the obligatory long hair, but is adorned only in a pink, sparkly tutu. "Her bodice is painted on!"
said Rebecca. They soon discovered that her hair and boots could not be removed either. "She's no good",
was the unanimous verdict.
F. BASEBALL CAP CINDY £3.50
Emily Buckett immediately fell in love with the "Baseball Cap Sindy", which Rebecca and Alice attributed
to her age. For once, the doll itself is the accessory, capable, with the help of ankle straps, of assuming
several acrobatic positions on the cap wearer's head. Rebecca and Alice "wouldn’t t be seen dead wearing
it." Emily wouldn’t take it off. The older two lost interest altogether when they discovered Sindy was made
of foam and therefore not a real doll. The mothers declared this Sindy to be more of a clothing item than a
toy and wondered how long any child would want to wear a doll on their head?
G. ACTION MAN SPORT EXTREME £10.99
Action Man, parents will be glad to know, has been updated. His jaw is now squarer, his cheekbones more
sculpted and his flock hair has metamorphosed into a sleek, painted, plastic style with two locks falling over
one eyebrow, "as they would do whenever he does something heroic," a spokesman from the manufacturer
said firmly. His new character is sport oriented, which is why he has "super active limbs~, according to the
packaging. Our testers were not taken in. "He's a toy man who fights," David said. "He has bendy legs and
arms for kicking and punching." He also comes equipped with designer shades, a 9mm automatic pistol and
suction pad for climbing rocky terrain. He does not come with a shirt, presumably this is intended to allow
the consumer to appreciate his very muscular torso. In response to the politically leading question, "Would
he still be a good Action Man without a proper gun?" the boys answered (somewhat uneasily) "Yes."
William was impressed with the way his sun-glasses stayed on. Only later did the children notice a scar on
Action Man s cheek. "Brilliant," said David. Adam voted Action Man the winner, even though Batman "is
just as good, but Action Man is bigger."
H. ROCKETPAK BATMAN AND AIR STRIKE ROBIN £6.99 each
Never mind the Bat mobile - Batman and Robin now come with any number of more complex, bellicose
accessories. In our samples, Batman "flies" about with the aid of a rocket backpack, while Robin has an
airship and peg-on bomb. At first, Batman s "lovely velvet" cape was thought a great accessory, but it was
soon discarded for the better performance of his rocket engines. Our testers also took pleasure in holding the
backpack themselves for shooting Robin's accessories were more difficult to assemble, and David Jones s
mother said: "The rocket engines took a bit of manipulating for a six year old - they’re afraid of breaking
them if they’re too forceful." The boys were not the least bit interested in Robin's windswept hair. The
packaging of Air Strike Robin enticingly shows how he can be joined up with Turbo Surge Batman to form
"a high-tech team with double the powerful capacity to conquer Gotham City's most diabolical villains!" But
the fact that this device wasn't in the pack was noticed immediately by the children. Only later, when David
discovered that Batman has holes in his feet and that he could hitch a ride on Robin's airship, was all
forgiven.

IV. WRITING (3pts)

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a. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it.
71. “How long will you stay here?” Paul asked Linda.
Paul asked__________________________________________________________________________.
72. John isn’t intelligent so he can’t do the test well.
If John_____________________________________________________________________________.
73. They are going to demolish the old hospital soon.
The old_____________________________________________________________________________.
74. John and Mike got up late this morning.
Neither ____________________________________________________________________________.
75. John has not had his house decorated for over three years
The last____________________________________________________________________________.
b. Write a new sentence using the word in the brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way.
76. You could always stay with us for a few days, if necessary. (put)
We________________________________________________________________________________.
77. I have friendly relationship with everyone at work. (terms)
I’m________________________________________________________________________________.
78. Nobody apart from my mother thought I would win the race. (person)
My mother__________________________________________________________________________.
79. Jane is very likely to be promoted. (stands)
___________________________________________________________________________________.
80. She was invariably optimistic even when things were going wrong. (looked)
___________________________________________________________________________________.
c. 81-100. Write more than 200 words inside this space about the media you like best. Give the reasons
to prove your opinion.
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