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SECTION A- LISTENING (30 points)

Part I. Part I. You will hear a talk about New City developments, listen and choose the best answers
A, B, C or D. Write your answer in the numbered blanks given bellow.
(10 points)
New city developments
1. What is unusual about Brackenside pool?
A. its architectural style B. its heating system
C. its method of water treatment D. its method of air treatment
2. Local newspapers have raised worries about
A. the late opening date. B. the post of the project
C. the size of the facilities. D. the competition for the public
3. What decision has not yet been made about the pool?
A. whose statue will be at the door B. the exact opening times
C. who will open it D. the unique design
4. The Central Park Playground has just won
A. the Global Village Award. B. The unique design Award
C. The representative feature of the City. D. the Douglas Award for safety
5. Which is NOT TRUE about The Central Park Playground
A. The designers did want to avoid being too literal
B. El Dorado are games replicating the search for mines full of precious stones.
C. Eastwards to Europe is the most modern choice of all the areas
D. The opening date for our Global Playground is 10th July
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part II. You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman about Transport. Listen and
complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD OR NUMBERS/ LETTERS for each answer. Write your answer on the
numbered blanks given below. (10 points)

Transport Survey
Travelled to town today: (0) by bus
Name: Luisa (1) _________
Address: (2) _________ White Stone Rd
Area: Bradfield
Postcode: (3) _________
Occupation: (4) _________
Reason for visit to town: to go to the (5) _________
Suggestions for improvement:
 better (6) _________
 have more footpaths
 more frequent (7) _________
Things that would encourage cycling to work:
 having (8) _________ parking places for bicycles
 being able to use a (9) _________ at work
 the opportunity to have cycling (10) _________ on busy roads
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part III. You will hear a talk about CULTURE. Listen and decide if the following statements are True
(T) or False (F). Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below. (10 points)
1. The speaker knows the reason he is interested in the culture of other countries.
2. When he travels, he learns wonderful, strange, amazing and interested things about other cultures.
3. He knew that Americans had the same culture as him.
4. Understanding the culture of other people is very important because it helps us all to work better.
5. The speaker thinks everyone is trying to learn about other cultures.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION B – PHONETICS (10 points)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each
of the following questions. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(05 points)
1. A. breath B. break C. thread D. tread
2. A. believes B. pencils C. contents D. tables
3. A. peanut B. feather C. breathe D. heater
4. A. orchard B. archive C. orchid D. orchestra
5. A. hysteria B. hypocrite C. hypocrisy D. hydroplane
Your answers :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part II. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of
the following questions. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(05 points)
1. A academic B amphibian C Apartheid D aquarium
2. A tuberculosis B mathematician C Inheritance D communication
3. A coffee B worksheet C Canal D compost
4. A magnificent B memorial C Tobacconist D humanism
5. A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive
Your answers :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION C – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part I. Choose the best aanswer to finish each of the following questions by choosing the letter A,
B, C, or D. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below. (20 points)
1._______ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
A. Providing B. Unless C. But for D. If only
2. In all social systems, there is a minority group which is looked ____ by others in that culture and
kept ____
of mainstream society.
A. back on – up B. down on - out C. out of – down D. through - back
3. I saw a lot of new people at the party, _______ seemed familiar.
A. some of whom B. some of who C. whom D. some of that
4. Students who need ______ extra money can find _______ part time job.
A. Ø / a B. an / the C. the / Ø D. a / the
5. Boys! Put your toys ______. It is time to go to bed. Don't stay _____ late.
A. off / on B. away / up C. down / off D. around/ for
6. The accused man was proved innocent and was ______________ .
A. liberated B. excused C. interned D. acquitted
7. Some people feel a strong ____ to keep their cultural identities.
A. craving B. pressure C. urge D. wish
8. I know for _________ that he was at the scene yesterday. .
A. exact B. certain. C. true D. correct
9. She's certainly a _________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. prolific D. successful
10. I’ll_________ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know. .
A. discuss B. argue C. explain D. talk
11. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape .
A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames
12. I was just ___________ to go out when you telephoned .
A. around B. about C. thinking D. planned
13. Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He _______ it here last night.
A. must have left B. should have left
C. must be leaving D. needn't leave
14. The habitats of endangered animals are being ………
A. serious damage B. serious damaged
C. seriously damage D. seriously damaged
15. My brother is really too kind; everybody takes ………of him.
A. profit B. advantage C. cost D. example
16._______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural
environment. .
A. Biodiversity B. Conservation C. Globe D. Individual
17. Unless you give up smoking , you’ll _________ the risk of damaging your health .
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
18. Do you think Ms. Brown will _________ for Parliament in the next. election? .
A. sit B. run C. walk D. stand
19. I ________ my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed.
A. needn't wear B. mustn't wear
C. needn't have worn D. mustn't have worn
20. He passed the test by the skin of his teeth.
A. easily B. with very little margin
C. with a very high score D. All are correct
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part II. Give the correct form of the verbs to finish the following sentences. Write your answer on
the numbered blanks given below. (20 points)
1. At last you are here! I _______ (wait) here for more than half an hour
2. (Convince) _______ that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.
3. It is essential that each bike _______ (lock) carefully indoors.
4. More than twenty miners were reported (kill) _______ in the accident
5. The thief is believed _______ (arrest) after he had run far away.
6. When I get my degree, I _______ (study) at this school for four years.
7. The girl got into a lot of trouble. She _______ (not tell) a lie.
8. I don’t know why you _______ (always talk) in class, boys.
9. His roommate _______ (always enter) the room without knocking first, which annoys him a lot.
10. (Bite) _______ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog up.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part III. Give the correct form of the words to finish the sentences bellow. Write your answer on the
numbered blanks given below.(20 points)
 1. She has a ______________ attitude towards life. CARE
2. It’s undeniable that the ______________ of the local incompetent healer DIAGNOSE
was responsible for her sudden death.
3. Your presence has enriched our lives ______________. MEASURE
4. This volcano is dead; it has been __________ for more than a ACT
century.
5. There were ice on the pavement which made it very difficult to walk as SLIP
it was so ________.
6. The audience burst into _______ at the end of the play. APPLAUD
7. ________ is not enough by itself; you must work hard too. INSPIRE
8. This leads to more pressure being put on the ________ public ADEQUATE
transport system.
9. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ______________. One CONSIST
minute he goes mad when you come late then he says nothing. You never
know where you are!
10. It is quite _______ that we should have been at the same college ODINARY
without having met before.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part IV. Fill in the blanks with an ONE suitable word. .(10 points)
1. The car can't have broken down. I only _______ it serviced last week.
2. If I had been _______ that situation, I certainly wouldn't have had the courage to do what you did.
3. Although he had a difficult time during the war, it did him ______ harm.
4. It's no ______ complaining about the cold and wet, you'll just have to put up with it.
5. He took to the new job like __________ to water
6. You can change your job, you can move your house, but marriage is_______life.
7. I am sorry you have been expelled from the garden, Adam, but_______some extent it’s your own
fault.
8. What do you get if you divide 22_______7? A complicated number.
9. You can go to the disco tonight_______condition that you are home by 12 o’clock.
10. She was irritated_______the way her fiancé picked his nose, so she broke it off.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

PART V. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. IDENTIFY and CORRECT these ten mistakes.
Write your answer on the number blanks given below. (10 points)
1. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
2. Some of us have to study their lessons carefully if we expect to pass this examination.
3. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
4. Many kinds of vegetables are growth in California’s Imperial Valley.
5. Despite the metric system is used throughout the world, it is still not commonly used in the Unite
States.
6. She is looking forward to meet him again.
7. In 1837 Victoria, an eighteen-year-old woman, named queen of England.
8. The tickets that you ordered they will be delivered tomorrow.
9. Cool temperatures, shade, moist, and the presence of dead organic material provide the ideal living
conditions for mushrooms.
10. When I first went to a university I studied law.
Your answers:
Mistake Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

SECTION D – READING COMPREHENSION (40 points)

Part I. Read the following passage and find ONE word to fill in each blank to finish the sentences
below. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below. (20 points)
TORNADO CHASERS
In the U.S., tornadoes are responsible for 80 deaths and more than 1,500 ____(1)____ each
year. Although they occur quite frequently, tornadoes are difficult to predict. Why? Tornadoes develop
from ____(2)____ , but only some storms have the potential to become tornadoes. Meteorologists
don't know where and when a storm will touch the ground and ____(3)____ into a tornado. Today, the
warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes.
Tim Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornadoes and ____(4)____ them. When he
gets close to a tornado, he puts a special tool called a turtle probe on the ground. This tool
____(5)____ things like a twister’s temperature, humidity and wind speed. With this information,
Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorologists understand this, they can
____(6)____ people about twisters sooner and save lives.
How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one. Tornados are too
small to see using weather ____(7)____. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a twister.
____(8)____ he waits for tornadoes to develop. Every May and June, Samaras drives about 40,000
kilometers (25,000 miles) across an area known as Tornado Alley, looking and hoping to spot a
twister.
Once Samaras sees a tornado, the ____(9)____ begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some
tornadoes change direction several times - for example, moving east and then west and then east again.
When Samaras finally gets near a tornado, he puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to a
twister is terrifying. Debris is flying in the air. The wind is blowing at high speed. He must get away
quickly.
The work is ____(10)____, even for a skilled chaser like Samaras. But danger won’t stop his
hunt for the perfect storm.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part II. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, or D best fits each space. Write
your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(10 points)
HELP ALWAYS AT HAND:
 A MOBILE IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
If it fits inside a pocket, keeps you safe as well as in touch with your office, your mother and
your children, it is (1)______worth having. This is the view of the (2) _____ranks of female mobile-
phone users who are beginning to (3)______ the customer market.
Although Britain has been (4)______to be one of the most expensive places in the world to (5)
______a mobile phone, both professional women and (6) _____ mothers are underterred. At first, the
mobile phone was a rich man plaything, or a businessman’s status symbol. Now women own almost
as telephones as men do - but for very different reasons.
The main attraction for most women customers is that it provides a form of communications
back-up, wherever they are, in case of (7)______ . James Tanner of Tancroft Communications says:
‘The (8)_____ of people buying phones from us this year were women - often young women - or men
who were buying for their mothers, wives and girlfriends. And it always seems to be a question of
peace of mind. ‘Size is also (9) ____women. They want something that will fit in a handbag,’ said Mr
Tanner, ‘The tiny phones coming in are having a very big (10) ______. This year’s models are only
half the size of your hand.’
1. A. totally B. certainly C. absolutely D. completely
2. A. swelling B. increasing C. boosting D. maximising
3. A. master B. dominate C. overbear D. command
4. A. demonstrated B. shown C. established D. seen
5. A. function B. drive C. work D. run
6. A. complete B. total C. full-time D. absolute
7. A. urgency B. emergency C. predicament D. contingency
8. A. most B. preponderance C. majority D. bulk
9. A. crucial B. necessary C. urgent D. essential
10. A. impact B. impression C. perception D. image

b/a/b/b/d/c/b/c/a/a
Your answers:
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

Part III. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, or D. Write your answer on
the numbered blanks given below. (10 points)
In the early 1800’s, over 80 percent of the United States labor force was engaged in
agriculture. Sophisticated technology and machinery were virtually nonexistent. People who lived in
the cities and were not directly involved in trade often participated in small cottage industries making
handcrafted goods. Others cured meats, silversmiths, candle or otherwise produced needed goods and
commodities. Blacksmiths, silversmiths, candle makers, and other artisans worked in their homes or
barns, relying on help of family
Perhaps no single phenomenon brought more widespread and lasting change to the United
States society than the rise of industrialization. Industrial growth hinged on several economic factors.
First, industry requires an abundance of natural resources, especially coal, iron ore, water, petroleum,
and timber-all readily available on the North American continent. Second, factories demand a large
labor supply. Between the 1870’s and the First World War (1914-1918), approximately 23 million
immigrants streamed to the United States, settled in cities, and went to work in factories and mines.
They also helped
build the vast network of canals and railroads that crisscrossed the continent and linked important trade
centers essential to industrial growth.
Factories also offered a reprieve from the backbreaking work and financial unpredictability
associated with farming. Many adults, poor and disillusioned with farm life, were lured to the cities by
promises of steady employment, regular paychecks, increased access to goods and services, and
expanded social opportunities. Others were pushed there when new technologies made their labor
cheap or expendable; inventions such as steel plows and mechanized harvesters allowed one farmhand
to perform work that previously had required several, thus making farming capital-intensive rather
than labor-intensive.
The United States economy underwent a massive transition and the nature of work was
permanently altered. Whereas cottage industries relied on a few highly skilled craft workers who
slowly and carefully converted raw materials into finished products from start to finish, factories relied
on specialization. While factory work was less creative and more monotonous, it was also more
efficient and allowed mass production of goods at less expense.
1. What aspect of life in the United States does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy
B. The inventions that transformed life in the nineteenth century
C. The problems associated with the earliest factories
D. The difficulty of farm life in the nineteenth century
2. Blacksmiths, silversmiths, and candle makers are mentioned in lines 5-6 as examples of artisans
who
A. maintained their businesses at home
B. were eventually able to use sophisticated technology
C. produced unusual goods and commodities
D. would employ only family members
3. The phrase “hinged on” is closest in meaning to
A. recovered from B. depended on C. started on D. contributed to
4. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a reason for the industrial growth that
occurred in the United States before 1914?
A. The availability of natural resources found only in the United States
B. The decrease in number of farms resulting from technological advances
C. The replacement of canals and railroads by other forms of transportation
D. The availability of a large immigrant work force
5. The word “lured” is closest in meaning to
A. attracted B. assigned C. restricted D. attached
6. The word “Others” refers to other
A. adults B. promises
C. goods and services D. social opportunities
7. The word “expendable” in line 21 is closest in meaning to
A. nonproductive B. unacceptable C. nonessential D. unprofitable
8. It can be inferred from the passage that industrialization affected farming in that industrialization
A. increased the price of farm products
B. limited the need for new farm machinery
C. created new and interesting jobs on farms
D. reduced the number of people willing to do farm work
9.What does the author mean when stating that certain inventions made farming “capital-intensive
rather than labor-intensive” ?
A. Workers had to be trained to operate the new machines.
B. Mechanized farming required more capital and fewer laborers.
C. The new inventions were not helpful for all farming activities.
D. Human labor could still accomplish as much work as the first machines.
10. According to the passage, factory workers differed from craft workers in that factory workers
A. were required to be more creative
B. worked extensively with raw materials
C. changed jobs frequently
D. specialized in one aspect of the finished product only
Your answers:
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

SECTION E. WRITING (50 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
1. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.
 An increased ________________________________________________.
2. I shall never lend John any money, no matter what happens.
 Under no _____________________________________________________.
3. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course.
 I took it _________________________________________________________.
4. They continued to say that I was to blame.
 They persisted ____________________________________________________.
5. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
 There were far ____________________________________________________.
Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using
the given word at the end of the sentence. Do not change the word. (10points)
1. You didn't think carefully enough before you decided. (OUGHT)
_____________________.
2. Money is of little value on a desert island. (COUNTS)
_____________________________________________________________________.
3. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy. (WORD)
_____________________________________________________________________.
4. Strangers are not to be let in. (ACCOUNT)
_____________________________________________________________________.
5. How do you think the present negotiations will turn out? (OUTCOME)
_____________________________________________________________________.
Part III. Writing an essay about 220 words (30 points)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a single
world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
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