A. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: PART I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (2,0 ms) 1. Peter used to …………… swimming every Friday when he was a student A. went B. goes C. going D. go 2. He is not ……………get married. A. enough old to B. enough old for C. old enough to D. old enough for 3. My friend …………… me that he was going to take a driving test A. spoke B. told C. said D. talk 4. The teacher advised the children …………… and see the dentist regularly A. went B. going C. go D. to go 5. You will miss the last bus to school …………… you leave now. A. unless B. until C. while D. till 6. Peter : “ I enjoy listening to pop music,” Maria : “……………” A .I’m too B. I don’t C. Neither do I D. So am I 7. I asked my friend __________ he wanted to go out with me. A. that B. which C. what D. if 8. I’m learning English ……………I want to get a better job. A. or B. but C. therefore D. because 9. I wish you ……………to the theater last night , but you didn’t. A. would come B. had come C. was coming D. came 10. Mike “ Would you like to have dinner with me ?”. Jane : “……………” A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes , so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is 11. After drinking a big bottle of ……………_, he got drunk. A. wine B. milk C. water D. orange juice 12. Michael : “ It’s hot in here”. Tom : “…………… I open the window ?” A. Did B. Do C. Would D. Shall 13. Mary never cooks, ……………? A. did not she B. doesn’t she C. does she D. did she 14. I don’t study hard enough for the examination. I wish I …………… harder. A. study B. studied C. have studied D. studies 15. She looks forward ……………seeing her mother coming back soon. A. to B. on C. with D. at 16. I am ……………of making excuses for your rudeness to our friends. A. annoyed B. worried C. tired D. angry 17. He finished the paintings …………for the exhibition. A. in good time B. for the time being C. from time to time D. time after time 18. Hello. Is that 21045? Please put me………to the manager. A. across B. up C. over D. through 19. So little……… that the neighbors could not settle their differences. A. they agreed B. agreed did they C. did they agree D. they did agree 20. Which do you want, this pen or that one? – I want…… A. both B. all C. them D. other * Your answer: 1……………… 2……………… 3…………………. 4………………… 5……………………… 6……………… 7……………… 8…………………. 9………………… 10……………………… 11……………… 12……………… 13…………………. 14………………… 15……………………… 1 16……………… 17……………… 18…………………. 19………………… 20……………………… PART II: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistakes: (1,0 m) 1. My brother hasn’t played football for last year. A B C D 2. Your new bicycle is more cheap than John’s . A B C D 3. I am fond with jogging every morning . A B C D 4. Do you mind to go out with her to buy some ice - creams? A B C D 5. My brother said me to sit down at the table and do my homework . A B C D 6. My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema . A B C D 7. I’d like some informations about the flights to Lon Don tomorrow, please. A B C D 8. I wish I can go with you to the seaside next weekend. A B C D 9. The film was so bored that all audience had gone home before it ended . A B C D 10. Jane asked me how did I go to school everyday. A B C D * Your answer: 1………………… 2……………………. 3…………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6…………………. 7…………………. 8…………………… 9………………… 10……………………… PART III: Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters: (1,0 m) 1. Vietnam declared its ________ on September 2 nd , 1945. (DEPEND) 2. Food and clothing are of life (NECESSARY) 3. His dream is to be an .like his father when he grows up. (ECONOMY) 4. Japan is an ………………………country. (INDUSTRY) 5. She can find no to her financial troubles. (SOLVE) 6. The instructions are very I am not clear what I should do. (CONFUSE) 7. The large dog is perfectly …………… .and he has never been known to attack anyone. (HARM) 8. The party is …….…………, so you don’t have to dress up for it. (FORM) 9. Traveling in big cities is becoming more ………… .…… everyday. (TROUBLE) 10. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to …… …………. our vocabulary. (RICH) * Your answer: 1………………… 2……………………. 3…………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6…………………. 7…………………. 8…………………… 9………………… 10……………………… PART IV: Put the appropriate forms / tenses of the verbs in brackets: (2,0 ms) Packet sugar from the supermarket (1. extract) ______ from either sugar cane or sugar beet. These products (2. mix) ______ with hot water, which (3. dissolve) _____ their natural sugar. Sugar (4. also find) ______ in fruit some of which, such as dates and grapes, (5. contain) _____ very high amounts of sugar. To be a little more scientific, sugar should (6. call) _____ sucrose. Sucrose (7. make up) ______ of two substances, glucose, which (8. use) ______ for instant energy, and fructose, which (9. last) 2 ______ longer as a source of energy. The sugar in fruit is mainly fructose. So when we (10. eat) _____ fruit, we (11. also eat) _____ quite large amounts of natural sugar. Some scientists (12. believe) ______ that too much sugar (13. eat) ______ in sweets, cakes and biscuits. It (14. say) _____ to be generally bad for the health, although nothing (15. definitely prove) ______ so far. However, it (16. know) ______ that sugar (17. cause) _____ tooth decay. As one expert put it: “If other foods (18. damage) _____ our body as much as sugar (19. damage) _____ our teeth, they (20. ban) ______ immediately”. * Your answer: 1……………… 2……………… 3…………………. 4………………… 5……………………… 6……………… 7……………… 8…………………. 9………………… 10……………………… 11……………… 12……………… 13…………………. 14………………… 15……………………… 16……………… 17……………… 18…………………. 19………………… 20……………………… B) READING: PART I: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B, C or D: (1,0 m) If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not enough lanes especially for bikes, and making your way through the traffic can be very dangerous. But if you have great passion, cycling in London can be exciting, and it is an expensive way of keeping fit if you live there. Some cyclists don’t mind spending a lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale which may not be impressive to look at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a cycling helmet if you want to cycle in London. Wearing a cycling helmet is not compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for protection. 1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Cycling helmets C. Bicycle markets B. Cheap bicycle D. Cycling in London 2. According to the passage, cycling in London is ………… A. easy B. difficult C. tiring D. boring 3. The word “it” in line 4 refers to …………. A. cycling B. doing exercise C. excitement D. passion 4. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines …………… A. 2-3 B. 5 C. 5-6 D. 8-9 5. According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT that……… A. it is compulsory to wear helmet when cycling B. some bikes in London are cheap C. there are not many lanes especially for bikes D. some cyclists don’t want to buy expensive bikes. * Your answer: 1……………… 2……………… 3…………………. 4………………… 5……………………… PART II: Read the passage and put one suitable word into each gap: (2,0 ms) Tourism was not always as important as it is today. In the past, .(1) .wealthy people could travel on vacations to other countries. But more people travel today .(2) . in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world. People now have more money for travel. Special airplane fares for tourists make travel .(3) . expensive and .(4) . attractive than ever before. One person does not travel for the .(5) . reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different .(6) their own. They also like to meet new people and .(7) . new foods. Tourism causes many .(8) . in a country and in people's .(9) . . People build new hotels, restaurants and train men, women as tour .(10) . to show tourists interesting places. There are new night clubs and other attraction for visitors to entertain. International tourism is really a big business. 3 * Your answer: 1………………… 2……………………. 3…………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6…………………. 7…………………. 8…………………… 9………………… 10……………………… PART III: Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank: (2,0 ms) “My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and …. (1) ….of work, but I like it and that is the only way …. (2)… me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling – but what can I do? I am not …. (3)….to complaining. It is hard to imagine now …. (4) … I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and … (5) … (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to … (6) … with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, … (7) … it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food. I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father … (8)… when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t … (9)… him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to …. (10) … a musician.” 1. A. most B. full C. complete D. more 2. A. for B. to C. in D. by 3. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known 4. A. and B. so C. while D. that 5. A. far B. too C. much D. more 6. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend 7. A. but B. since C. even D. which 8. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died 9. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see 10. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow * Your answer: 1………………… 2……………………. 3…………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6…………………. 7…………………. 8…………………… 9………………… 10……………………… PART IV: Read the passage and answer with true (T) / false (F) / not given (N): (1,0 m) There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English. More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. English is the language of international communication. 1. Chinese is the most important language. 2. About 66.6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages. 3. Vietnamese speak English as their first language. 4. 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English. 5. 40 per cent of the world’s radio stations use English. 6. English has more speakers than Chinese. 7. People in India speak English as their second language. 8. People in New Dehli cannot speak English. 9. People in France speak English as their foreign language. 4 10. People in Australia also speak English. * Your answer: 1………………… 2……………………. 3…………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6…………………. 7…………………. 8…………………… 9………………… 10……………………… PART V: Every sentence has one mistake. Correct these nine mistakes: (1,0 m) Thirteen-year-olds not spend as much money as their parents suspect - at least not according to the findings of a recent survey, Money and Charge. The survey included three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from all over British. By the time they reach their teens, most children see its weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of ₤5.14.Two thirds think they get enough money, but most expect doing something to get it. Although they have more cash, worry about debt is increasing between teenagers. Therefore, the majority of children do an effort to save for the future. Greater access to cash among teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible as result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged cautious attitudes to money, even in the case of children in these ages. Instead of wasting what pocket money they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds took part in the survey seem to respond to the situation by save more than half of their cash. * Your answer: 1………………… 2……………………. 3…………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6…………………. 7…………………. 8…………………… 9………………… 10……………………… PART VI: You are going to read a passage about Carnegie Hall. Six sentences or phrases have been removed from the passage. Choose the sentences A-K the one which fits each gap. Remember that there are more sentences or phrases than needed. There is an example for you: (1,0 m) Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in new York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, …………………………………(0)……………………………. As a result of this new restoration, Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built. Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of the steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished in 1891 …………………………………………………(1)……………………………………… where accomplished musicians gained fame. Despite its reputation, however, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years. During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, …………………………………………(2)…………………… As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one corner of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A renovation in 1946 seriously ……………………………………(3)…………………………………. when the markers of the film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered with short curtains and a fake ceiling, but the hall never sounded the same afterwards. In 1960, …………………………………………(4)…………………………………………. in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developer unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site. This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the property. The movement was successful, and the concert hall is ………………………………(5) …………………………… In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling with a dome. The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop. Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising. Ex: 0 + E A. and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall 5 B. damage to the ceiling in Carnegie Hall C. now owned by the city D. Space in the building was sold to commercial businesses. E. it is certainly the most extensive in the building’s history F. the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses G. He performed on opening night in 1891 H. the violinist Isaac Stern became involved K. damaged the acoustical quality of the hall * Your answer: 1……………… 2……………… 3…………………. 4………………… 5……………………… C) WRITING: PART I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it: (1,0 m) 1. I should like someone to take me out to dinner. What I should ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life. Martin’s poor …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them. They can’t leave …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up. The break-up of the marriage .……………………………………………………………………………. 5. I can’t believe that he passed the exam. I find……………………. …………… . 6. This is the fastest way to get to the city center. There …………………………………… ………………………………………………………. 7. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him. He is the most ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time. Despite 9. The underground is quick and cheap. The underground is . 10. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work. He objected to PART II: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given: (1,0 m) 1) We arrived too late to see the first film. (enough) 2) “Would you mind not smoking in here?” The woman said to the man (rather) 3) He wrote the letter in two hours. (took) 4) “Why don’t we go out for a walk?” My father said. (suggested) My father suggested . 5) In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast. (though) 6) It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend. (difficulty) 7) Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave. (without) 6 (Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother) 8) If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train. (unless) 9) You know a lot of people. (seem) 10) Tan looks nothing like his father. (take) PART III: Write a composiyion (200 words) about the following topic: (2,0 ms) THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART IV: The following table shows the number of visitor arrivals to Tango from the USA, Australia and France. Describe the table (200 words): (2,0 ms) 7 Countries The number of visitor arrivals to Tango 2007 2008 2009 The USA 23,085 25,321 26,553 Australia 11,231 9,203 13,819 France 17,621 19,034 24,316 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .The end! . 8 . sounded the same afterwards. In 196 0, …………………………………………(4)…………………………………………. in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developer unveiled plans to demolish. 8…………………… 9 ……………… 10……………………… PART III: Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters: (1,0 m) 1. Vietnam declared