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PART ONE: LISTENING (10PTS.)
A. You are going to hear a talk which gives more details about the congestion charging scheme.
Complete the notes below. Write no more than three words and/or a number for each answer.
 When it applies
Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. until (1)………………………………….p.m.
 How much it costs
Standard: £8
Payment after 10 p.m.: (2) £………………………………….
After midnight: (3) ………………………………….
 How to pay
By telephone
By (4) ……………….on the Internet at one of (5) ……………….Pay Points in the zone.
B.  You will hear a psychologist being interviewed about friendship. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
which best fits according to what you hear.
6. From three to five years old, children ………………..
A. are happy to play alone. B. prefer to be with their family
C. have rather selfish relationships D. have little idea of ownership.
7. From age five to eight or ten, children ………………..
A. change their friends more often B. decide who they want to be friends with.
C. admire people who don’t keep to rules. D. learn to be tolerant of their friends.
8. According to Sarah Browne, adolescents ………………..
A. may be closer to their friends than to their parents.
B. develop an interest in friends of the opposite sex.
C. choose friends with similar personalities to themselves.
D. want friends who are dependable.
9. Young married people ………………..
A. tend to focus on their children. B. often lose touch with their friends.
C. make close friends less easily D. need fewer friends than single people.
10. In middle or old age people generally prefer………………..
A. to stay in touch with old friends. B. to see younger friends more often.
C. to have friends who live nearby. D. to spend more time with their friends.

PART TWO: PHONOLOGY (10PTS.)

A. PRONUNCIATION: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1. A. canary B. lapel C. malaria D. pharaoh
2. A. external B. expunge C. extreme D. expurgate
3. A. margarine B. gauge C. gear D. gaiety
4. A. smooth B. within C. trustworthy D. anthem
5. A. prescription B. preliminary C. preparation D. presumption
B. STRESS: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
6. A. communism B. heroic C. personify D. prerequisite
7. A. differential B. catastrophe C. extravagant D. contaminate
8. A. magnificent B. molecular C. refrigerator D. comparable
9. A. ambitious B. reaction C. innocent D. assemble
10. A. economics B. aborigine C. admirable D. lemonade

PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30PTS.)

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE :Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following question.
1. It is far better to cry than to ______________ up your feelings.
A. box B. bottle C. carton D. bar
2. He tries to __________ himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
A. gratify B. please C. ingratiate D. commend
3. No, I don’t want to watch a war film. I don’t like to see too much blood and _________.
A. guts B. tears C. pain D. bone
4. If you have stomach problems, it is best to avoid ___________ food.
A. wealthy B. affluent C. rich D. opulent
5. It was impossible for me to make a decision, so I ____________ a coin.
A. tossed B. threw C. hurled D. cast
6. The final decision has already been taken, so there's no use in your _________ the toss.
A. arguing B. disapproving C. dismissing D. quarrelling
7. Frankie's going to be tickled ____________when I tell him we're going to have a baby.
A. red B/ blue C. brown D. pink
8. When the cost was _____________ the benefits, the scheme looked good.
A. set against B, weighed up C. made up for D. settled up with
9. Be careful or he’ll take you for a ________
A. trick B. cheat C. fraud D. ride
10. He had a ________ of concentration and before he knew it the car had spun out of control.
A. lapse B. mistake C. error D. slip
11. The studio ________ to release the film in August but they postponed it because of the political situation.
A. was about to plan B. used to plan C. had planned D. would plan
12. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Just _________ it up to your experience and don’t do it again.
A. talk B. chalk C. stalk D. set
13. The book would have been perfect __________ the ending.
A. had it not been for B. it had not been for
C. it hadn’t been for D. hadn’t it been for
14. I’m _____________ my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as
15. Phoebe, _______________ your late assignment first thing tomorrow!
A. you are on the verge of handing in B. hands in
C. you are to hand in D. will have handed in
16. George ___________be asleep. I heard him playing his guitar a minute ago.
A. ought not B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
17. If you had practised your Italian, you’d __________ like a native already.
A. spoke B. be speaking C. have been spoken D. have been speaking
18. Could I get a show of hands from the ____________ at yesterday’s meeting?
A. present students B. students presently C. students present D. presently students.
19. I am _________ with work at the moment.
A. snowed under B. piled up C. messed up D. knocked off
20. - ‘Elizabeth’s presentation was brilliant.’
- ‘So I hear. I wish I ____________ there to see it.’
A. could be B. have been C. could have been D. would be
B. WORD FORM: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets. Write the words IN CAPITAL
LETTERS.
1. Thank you for your generosity; we shall always be _________ (DEBT) to you.
2. Spanswick was sentenced to nine months’ ____________ (PRISON) suspended for two years with a
supervision order attached.
3. Confucius is thought to have lived a rather ____________ (ASSUME) life, working on farms and as a
bookkeeper before becoming a teacher.
4. There was a moment; I have to admit, when I was ____________ (TAKE) by a feeling of infinite sadness.
5. The gatekeeper looked _____________ (DECIDE) uncomfortable and stared down at the ground.
C. ERROR RECOGNITION: The following passage contains five mistakes. Find them and write the
correct form on the space provided.
TV Talk Shows

Television lies at the heart of American culture, offer a combination of news and 1. ………………
amusement. It is not surprising, therefore, that daytime talk shows, the ultimate 2. ………………
blend of information and entertainment, are earning top rate. Talk show producers 3. ………………
and hosts claim that the purpose of airing all sorts of problems in national television 4. ………………
is to benefit viewers. They say they provide useful information and have helped to 5. ………………
create a more sensitive and educational public. Many of those who have appeared as 6. ………………
guests say doing so changed their lives, and the shows can certainly take the credit 7. ………………
for giving a lot of people information they would not otherwise have had. So do the 8. ………………
shows provide a service by allowing people to work through issues that would 9. ………………
otherwise be swept under the carpet? Or is there a danger that viewers will regard 10. ………………
the self-centered and thoughtful behavior they see in these programmes as a model 11. ………………
of how to live their own lives? 12. ……………..

PART FOUR: READING (30PTS.)

A. GAP-FILLING: Read the text below and fill each gap with ONE suitable word.
Some hundred years ago there was no equality between men and women because people then (1) ...............
women to be the weaker sex. This (2) ...............against women had its origin in the dawn of mankind's
(3) ...............when men went hunting for food. The task of food gathering and hunting needed great
(4) ...............of body. Therefore, the best place for women was not in the forest, but at home (5) ...............they
could satisfactorily do their job, namely (6)...............their children and looking after them. Things have
changed much since those early days. In the modern life of the 20th century, more (7)...............are needed not
more strength of the muscle. It's a consequence that women play an (8) ...............important role in the
(9) ............... society. They have proved repeatedly they are equal and often (10) ...............to men in almost
every field.
B. GUIDED CLOZE TEST: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 10.
Language is thought to be a(n) (1) ...............for transmitting the information within thoughts. One
experiment used to demonstrate this idea (2) ...............subjects to listen to a short passage of several sentences.
The subjects are then asked to repeat the passage. Most subjects accurately convey the (3)...............of the
passage in the sentences they produce, but they do not come close to repeating the sentences verbatim. It
appears as if two (4) ...............have occurred. Upon hearing the passage, the subjects (5) ...............the language
of the passage into a more abstract representation of its meaning, which is more easily (6) ...............within
memory. In order to recreate the passage, the subject (7)...............this representation and converts its meaning
back into language.
This separation of thought and language is less intuitive than it might be because many people find
language to be a powerful (8) ...............with which to manipulate their thoughts. It provides a mechanism to
internally rehearse, critique, and (9) ...............thoughts. Language allows us to apply a common set of faculties
to our own ideas and the ideas of others presented through speech. This internal form of communication is (10)
...............for a social animal and could certainly be in part responsible for the strong selective pressures for
improved language use.
1. A. indication B. mechanism C. obligation D. invention
2. A. requires B. obtains C. demands D. promotes
3. A. hunch B. hub C. gist D. precision
4. A. transformations B. instigation C. iterations D. applications
5. A. turn B. convert C. make D. put
6. A. stored B. reminded C. acquired D. retrieved
7. A. supplies B. discovers C. reveals D. recalls
8. A. boon B. prompt C. tool D. motive
9. A. obscure B. modify C. reflect D. accept
10. A. incidental B. insignificant C. essential D. definitive
C. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 10.
Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life. The great ocean basins hold about 300 million
cubic miles of water. From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere
each year by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean. More than 24,000 cubic
miles of rain descend annually upon the continents. This vast amount is required to replenish the lakes and
streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and fauna are dependent. Thus, the hydrosphere permits
organic existence.
The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of any other
liquid. One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on
cooling. For this reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom. If the ice sank, the
hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of surface melt water during the summer
season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and cold currents, which
moderates climate, would be notably absent.
Another outstanding characteristic of water is that water has a heat capacity which is the highest of
all liquids and solids except ammonia. This characteristic enables the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities
of heat, thereby often preventing climatic extremes. In addition, water dissolves more substances than any
other liquid. It is this characteristic that helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals which have been
washed down from the continents. In several areas of the world these minerals are being commercially
exploited. Solar evaporation of salt is widely practiced, potash is extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium
is produced from sea water along the American Gulf Coast.
1. The author's main purpose in this passage is to .
A. describe the properties and uses of water
B. illustrate the importance of conserving water
C. explain how water is used in commerce and industry
D. compare water with other liquids
2. The phrase "This vast amount" in line 4 refers to .
A. 300 million cubic miles of water B. 80,000 million cubic of water
C. 80,000 cubic miles of water D. 24,000 cubic miles of rain
3. The word "replenish" can best be replaced by .
A. fill again B. replace C. evaporate D. form
4. According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because .
A. they do not need oxygen B. ice floats
C. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle D. there are currents in the ocean
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of water?
A. Water expands when it is frozen. B. Water is a good solvent.
C. Water can absorb heat. D. Water contracts on cooling.
6. The word "outstanding" is closest in meaning to .
A. exceptionally good B. special C. important D. amusing
7. According to the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT .
A. responsible for all forms of life B. that part of the earth covered by water
C. a source of natural resources D. in danger of freezing water
8. The author's tone in the passage can best be described as .
A. dogmatic B. dispassionate C. speculative D. biased
9. The author organizes the passage by .
A. comparison and contrast B. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas
C. general statements followed by examples D. hypothesis and proof
10. Which of the following statements would be the most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following
the passage?
A. Water has the ability to erode land.
B. Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes.
C. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength.
D. Drought and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water.

PART FIVE: WRITING (20PTS.)

A. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before
it.
1. The director’s bodyguards stood behind him, watching.
Watchfully………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It is what people eat that betrays their social background, not their table manners.
What gives …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The patient’s condition is rather worrying if you look at his medical history.
Given……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Should anyone want to know, graduation and entrance exam have now turned into a multi-purpose one.
To…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. We weren’t surprised by his success.
It came………………………………………………………………………………………………
B. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
1. Peter’s colleagues didn’t realize how significant the research he was doing for his PhD was. FAILED
Peter’s colleagues………………………………………………of the research he was doing for his PhD.
2. The plot was so confusing, I couldn’t follow it. MUD
Because the plot was about as …………………………………………………………, I couldn’t follow it.
3. Does the plot remind you of anything? BELL
Does the plot…………………………………………………………………………….by any chance?
4. He always makes everything look so difficult. WEATHER
He always…………………………………………………………………………………everything.
5. He tried hard but couldn’t compensate for what he had done. AMENDS
Try………………………………………………………………………………………what he had done.
C. Write an essay of about 250 to 300 words on the following topic:
Some people think children should be taught separately according to their levels of intelligence.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Use your own knowledge and experience to support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

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