PART A : GRAMMAR AND THE USE OF LANGUAGE I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others . 1. a. wear b. hair c. ear d. share 2. a. worked b. cleaned c. watched d. stopped 3. a. loud b. about c. found d. you 4. a. hobby b. help c. hour d. house 5. a. lived b. living c. lift d. lively 6. a. nicest b. largest c. hottest d. best II.Fill in each blank with a suitable article if necessary. 1. There was ………. knock on ……… door . I opened it and found ………. small dark man in ……… blue overcoat and ………. woolen cap . 2. Do you know ……… time ? Yes , ………. clock in ……… hall has just struck nine . Then it isn’t ………… time to go yet . 3. ……… pratising English everyday of all the students in our class is very necessary . III.Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets . 1. He ……… to hit me if I didn’t hand over my money . ( THREAT ) 2. Unfortunately , the film got ……… reviews .( FAVOUR ) 3. I couldn’t help it . The accident was ……… . ( AVOID ) 4. The audience burst into ………. at the end of the play . ( APPLAUD ) 5. There was a ………. of coffee because thousands of coffee trees in Brazil froze . ( SHORT ) IV.Supply the correct verb form of one of the followings . be (2) write (2) bear work visit meet leave begin One of the first novels in history of literature (1) ………… in England in 1719 . It(2) ……… Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe . He (3) …… . in London in a rich family . When Daniel (4) …………. a schoolboy , he (5) ……… to write stories . After (6) ………. school he (7) ………. in his father’s shop and (8) ……… articles for newspapers . Dofoe (9) ……… . many countries and (10) ………. many people . That helped him much in his writings . PART B : READING COMPREHENSION I.Read the passage and answer the following questions by either circling the best choice ( A, B , C or D ) or giving answers of your own . Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices . For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports , the location of the computer is of no consequence . If the machine can communicate over telephone lines , when the work is completed , employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers . A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters . But although the numbers are rising annually , the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago . Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular ? Clearly , change simply takes time . But in addition , there has been active resistance on the part of many managers . These excutives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult , or , at least , systems for managing them are not yet developed , thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities . It is also true that emplyees who are given the option of telecommuting are often relutant to accept the opportunity . Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group , and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting . Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area , they never really get away from the office . • Questions . 1. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned ? A. The advantages of telecommuting . B. A definition of telecommuting C. An overview of telecommuting D. The failure of telecommuting 2. The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuters EXCEPT A. the opportunities for advancement B. the different system of supervision C. the lack of interaction with a group D. the fact that the work space is in the home 3. The word “them” refers to A. telecommuters B. systems C. excutives D. responsibilities 4. It can be inferred from the passage that the author is A. telecommuters B. the manager of a group of telecommuters C. a statistician D. a reporter 5. Does the author mean that telecommuting is of no hope ? Support your answer by indicating at least 3 clauses or phrases from the passage . Yes or No ? …. Supporting phrases / clauses : II.Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space . Use only one word in each space . Today , there are libraries in almost every town in the world . Evan in areas (1)…… there are no libraries which take books from one village to (2) ………. But in the days when books were copied by hand (3) ……… than printed , libraries were very rare . The reason is simple : books (4) ……… a very long time to produce , and there were far (5) ………… copies of any given work around . The greatest library of (6) ………. that in Alexandria , had 54,000 books . In the ancient world , this number (7) ………… considered huge . It was the first time that anyone (8) ………… ever collected so many books from all around the word (9) ……… one roof . There are many theories about (10) ………. these books were lost . (11) ……. is that the library accidentally burned down . Another is that one of the rulers of the city (12) ……… the books to be burned . They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them .(13) ………. happened , the collection there was priceless . Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever - some books were (14) ……… recovered . We can not even know (15) ………. exactly the library contained . III.Read the text below and decide which answer ( A , B , C or D ) best fit each space . We are all slowly destroying the earth . The seas and rivers are (1) ………. dirty to swim in . There is so much smoke in the air that it is (2) ………. to live in many of the world’s cities . In one well-known city , for example , (3) ……… gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to (4) …… oxygen masks . We have cut down (5) ………. many trees that there are now vast areas of (6) ……… all over the world . As a (7) ……… , farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough to eat . In certain countries in Asia , there is too (8) ……… rice . Moreover , we do not take enough (9) …… of the countryside . Wild animals are quickly (10) ………. . For instance , tigers are rare in India now (11) ……. we have killed too many for them to (12) ………. However , it isn’t enough simply to (13) …… about the problem . We must act now before it is too late to do (14) ……… about it . Join us now . Save the earth . This is too important to (15) ………. 1. A.very B. too C. much D. enough 2. A. unfit B. inappropriate C. unlikely D. unhealthy 3. A. poisonous B. serious C. bad D. evil 4. A. take B. bring C. wear D. carry 5. A. so B. much C. too D. enough 6. A. ground B. wasteland C. fields D. meadows 7. A. fact B. matter C. problem D. result 8. A. little B. few C. much D. fewer 9. A. attention B. care C. time D. consideration 10. A. escaping B. hiding C. running D. disappearing 11. A. because B. when C. and D. so 12. A. die B. preserve C. survive D. continue 13. A. discuss B. talk C. solve D. decide 14. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything 15. A. do B. make C. ignore D. realize PART C : WRITING I.Use between two and five words including the given word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one . Keep the given word unchanged . 1. People claim that he is the best tennis player of our times . SAID He ………………………………… best tennis player of our times . 2. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic . AVOID They left early in order ……………………………. in the traffic . 3. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier ? SHOULD I ………………………… about these changes earlier . 4. Would you like to go for a coffee in ten minutes or so ? ABOUT How ……………………… a coffee in ten minutes or so ? 5. “If you don’t apologize immediately I am leaving .” She told him THREATENED She ………………………… he apologized immediately . 6. I don’t normally go into town by car . USED I …………………………… into town by car . 7. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me . THANKFUL I’d like to say ………………………. am for everything you have done for me . 8. You can’t blame me for your stupid mistakes . FAULT It isn’t …………………… stupid mistakes . 9. Mike hates other people criticizing him . STAND Mike …………………………… other people criticize him . 10. I learnt quite a lot of the language simply by listening to other people . FAIR I picked …………………………. the language simply by listening to other people . II.Rewrite each sentence , beginning as shown , so that the meaning stays the same . 1. The manager noticed I had dropped my purse and called after me . Noticing ……………………………………………………………. 2. I could do with a sleep . A sleep …………………………………………………………… 3. I was really proud of that moment . It was ……………………………………………………………… 4. I waited for him until 6:30 and then gave up . I waited for him until 6:30 , at ……………………………………… 5. We suggested a lot of things , which were all rejected . Everything ………………………………………………………… 6. Jim used to be married to that girl . That’s the girl ……………………………………………………… 7. If someone understands this book , they are cleverer than I am . Anyone …………………………………………………………… 8. A bumpy road led to the hotel . The road which ……………………………………………………. 9. Most people are in bed at that time . It’s a time …………………………………………………………… 10. I won’t tell you this again . This ………………………………………………………………… III.In about 200 words , describe a journey by car , train , ship … , which was memorable for some reason , either good or bad . Detail the reason and the effect it had on your journey . . of literature (1) ………… in England in 17 19 . It(2) ……… Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe . He (3) …… . in London in a rich family . When Daniel (4) ………… feel that they need regular interaction with a group , and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not