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Total marks: / 85 A - PHONETICS: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1) A bought B nought C plough D thought 6) A national B language C happy D plane 2) A spear B gear C fear D pear 7) A beating B receive C feature D dead 3) A handed B booked C translated D visited 8) A cereal B serious C serial D sugar 4) A grain B place C pace D palace 9) A clause B court C mauve D pause 5) A trainee B donkey C grey D key 10) A caught B laugh C ought D bought
B - VOCABULARY:
I/ Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:
Nowadays there are many good reasons for using bicycles 1) cars to travel in city centres 2) ,
bicycles are 3) silent an clean, 4) are easy to park 5) , using a bicycle 6)
keeps people fit However, city centres must 7) have cycle lanes 8) be free of private cars
completely Some large cities, 9) Amsterdam in the Netherlands, are already organised in this way 10) , a combination of the use of bicycles with very cheap or free public transport solves the problem of
traffic jams and makes the city centre a more pleasant place
1) A but B except for C instead of D such as 2) A as well B first of all C in fact D personally 3) A both B and C too D as well
4) A also B for example they C except D and as well as this 5) A and B yet C while D secondly
6) A and B both C also D too
7) A in conclusion B either C besides this D both 8) A such as B yet C also D or 9) A such as B as well C in my view D while 10) A personally B finally C for example D actually
II/ Choose the best answer to fill in the blank: The threat to the Environment
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in 1) Many 2) of
animals are threatened, and could easily become 3) if we not make an effort to 4) them
There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are 5) for their fur or for other valuable
parts of their bodies Some birds, 6) as parrots, are caught 7) , and sold as pets For many
animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat -the 8) where they live - is 9) More 10) is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open 11) than there once
were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better 12) , but these chemicals pollute the
environment and 13) wildlife The most successful animal on earth - human beings - will soon be the
only ones 14) , unless we can 15) this problem
1) A danger B threat C problem D vanishing
2) A marks B more C species D forms
3) A disappeared B vanished C empty D extinct
4) A harm B safe C protect D serve
5) A hunted B chased C game D extinct
6) A like B such C or D where
7) A lively B alive C for life D for living
8) A spot B point C place D site
9) A exhausting B departing C escaping D disappearing
10) A earth B land C soil D area
11) A spaces B air C up D parts 12) A products B fields C herbs D crops
13) A spoil B harm C wound D wrong
14) A survived B over C missing D left 15) A answer B calculate C solve D explain
III/ Choose the best answer:
1) It was hot day that we decided to leave work early and go to the beach
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A formed B settled C became D turned
3) She had no of selling the clock - it had belonged to her grandfather
A intention B meaning C interest D opinion 4) "Do all farmers grow rice?" - " "
A Some farmers grow rice, and other farmers grow vegetables B Some farmer grow rice, and other farmer grow vegetables C Some farmers grow rice, and others grow vegetables
D Some of farmers grow rice, and others of farmers grow vegetables 5) He was $400 for driving dangerously
A found B retired C loaned D fined
6) It is difficult to predict which political party will win the election
A announce B foretell C realise D estimate 7) The prisoners were liberated last week
A killed B arrested C freed D jailed
8) She looked when she heard the noise
A frightened / terrifying B frightened / terrified C frightening / terrifying D frightening / terrified 9) Do not the butter too thickly on the bread
A space B spread C spill D scatter
10) If that firm wants to attract workers t must the pay
A lower B raise C spread D rise
11) Why is the waiter taking so long to us?
A save B serve C reserve D order
12) You'll find cold drinks there whenever you feel
A thirsty B thirst C thirstiness D thirstily 13) People who are unemployed can receive the
A pension B dole C loan D allowance
14) Through my binoculars, I watched a tiger stalking its
A game B enemy C prey D food
15) Nowadays meat is kept in refrigerators to prevent Long ago salt was used to prevent meat from going bad
A decay B competition C growth D fracture
C - GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer for each sentence below
1) "I don't think that we'll need that much cash for the trip." - "I don't either, but Nam suggested extra in case."
A to take B taking C should take D we take 2) I can't help sorry for the hungry children! If only there peace in the world A feeling / is B feeling / were C to feel / is D to feel / were 3) Chicken eggs will not hatch they are kept at the proper temperature
A because B only if C unless D even though
4) A nation's balance of trade is considered unfavourable if it more money on imports than it gains from exports
A will spend B would spend C can spend D spends 5) "Would you like to go shopping with us this evening?" - "No, thank you, I stay at home." A prefer B would rather C would prefer D would like 6) Watering during hot daytime hours is less helpful to plants
A as watering in the evening B as in watering in the evening C than watering in the evening D that watering in the evening 7) Al's doctor insists for a few days
A that he is resting B his resting C him to rest D that he rest 8) Frankly, I'd rather you anything about it for the time being
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A which B that C where D when
10) While attempting to reach his home before the storm,
A the storm caught Tom B the bicycle of Tom broke down
C Tom had an accident on his bike D it happened that Tom's bike broke down 11) The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the foods and drinks they wanted A The hostess tried hard to please her guests
B Neither the guests nor the hostess had the foods and drinks they wanted C The guests refused the foods and drinks prepared by the hostess
D the hostess was reluctant
12) He didn't seem to mind TV while h was trying to study
A their watching B that they watch C them watching D them to watch 13) My new glasses cost me the last pair that I bought
A as much three times as B times three C three times as much as D three times more 14) In China an ancient medical treatment as acupuncture is sometimes used during surgery
A to know B knowing C known D knows
15) It was I met Mr Wong in London
A before many years ago B since many years ago when C many years ago that D for many years since
D - USE OF ENGLISH: Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence below that needs correcting
1) Everyone who saw Star Wars said that it is one of the best science fiction movies that had ever been released A B C D
2) Before he retired last April, Mr Thompson is working as foreign student advisor for 30 years at a university A B C D
3) If one does not have respect for himself, you cannot expect others to respect him A B C D
4) Everyday the watchman would lock the doors, turning on the spot lights, and walk around the building A B C D
5) The examiner did not know whether to report the student for cheating or warning him first A B C D 6) World hunger it is one of the most urgent problems that we face today
A B C D
7) If the water level had raised any higher, the dam would probably have broken A B C D
8) Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had such a A B C D dynamite style
9) School children in the same grade in American schools are usually the same old as their classmates A B C D
10) Most therapists agree that it is not a good idea for patients to lay in bed without exercising A B C D
E - STRUCTURES: Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning to the given one
1) Who these skis belong to?
A To whom these skis belong? B Who buys these skis? C Whose skis are these? D A and C are correct 2) They finished their tea and then they left
A They finished their tea after they left B After they had left, they finished their tea C They had left before they finished their tea D Having finished their tea, they left 3) Somebody repaired her bicycle last week
A She had to repair her bicycle last week B She had her bicycle to repair last week C She had her bicycle repair last week D She had her bicycle repaired last week 4) The Caribbean cruise takes six weeks
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A Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there B We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it C Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there D Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel
F - READING COMPREHENSION:
I/ Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer:
A recent investigation by scientists at the U S Geological Survey shows that strange animal behaviour might help predict future earthquakes Investigators found such occurrences about ten kilometres from where a fairly recent earthquake took place Some birds made strange sounds and flew about wildly, dogs barked and ran around uncontrollably Scientists believe that animals can sense these environmental changes as early as several days before the disaster
In 1976 after observing animal behaviour, the Chinese scientists were able to predict a terrifying earthquake Although hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate millions of other people and thus keep the death toll at a lower level
1) What prediction may be made by observing animal behaviour?
A A likely earthquake B The number of people who will be killed C Environmental changes D The number of people who will be evacuated
2) Why are animals aware of these changes when humans are not?
A Animals are cleverer than humans
B Animals can have certain instincts that humans not
C Animals can feel the shaking of the earth by running around the house D Humans don't know where to look
3) Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A Some animals may be able to sense a coming earthquake
B By observing animal behaviour, scientists can predict earthquakes
C The Chinese scientists have successfully predicted an earthquake and saved many lives D All birds and dogs in surrounding areas went wild before the earthquake
4) In this passage, the word evacuate (in the last paragraph) most nearly means
A remove B replace C move D drive
5) If scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be
A fewer animals going wild B a greater number of survivors C fewer people evacuated D fewer environmental changes
II/ Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer:
The diseases related to smoking are a big problem Doctors think that the annual medical cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 millions pounds
And smoking costs society money in other ways Between 27 and 61 billion pounds is spent each year on sick days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick
This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes This does not count fires started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand Smoking costs every man, woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost, that comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more
Smoking will also cause other problems People who don't smoke will live longer and so they will take more money from the government when they are old But they will also work for more years and pay more taxes
In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds The good health of the people is the true value for us all 1) Every year companies lose because of the disease
A work B wages C time D money 2) If everyone stopped smoking, all the United Kingdom
A would have less money B would have more money C would have no more problems D would live longer 3) If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have more each year A from £160 to £410 B from £110 to £250
C from £1,500 to £4,000 D £1,640
4) The true value for the UK of not smoking is
A good health B more money C more working D more taxes 5) This text is about