Question 1: Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to each question
1. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences (5p)
1. In the……….of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
2. The strike was………….owing to a last- minute agreement with the management.
A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down.
3. Lindsay’s excuses for being late are beginning to……….rather thin
A. get B. turn C. wear D. go
4 . ……….., the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large B. Although C. To a degree D. Virtually
5. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on TV, but she rose to the………….wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
6. The train service has been a………since they introduced the new schedules.
A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas
7. Is an inexperienced civil servant………to the task of running the company?
A. capable B. skilled C. eligible D. suited
8. John’s got very ……….feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment.
A. puzzled B. jumbled C. mixed D. muddled
9. You’ve lived in your city for most of your life, so…………..you’ve used to the noise.
A. apparently B. presumably C. allegedly D. predictably.
10. The storm ripped our tent to………
A. slices B. shreds C. strips D. specks.
11. His heartless treatment of his former colleague revealed a………..of cruelty in his nature.
A. taint B. stain C. mark D. streak
12. The deceptively simple decoration on this kind of pottery gives the layperson no real………….to its true value.
A. idea B. indication C. clue D. key
13. The winter is usually mild, although we sometimes get a cold………..at the beginning of the year.
A. spell B. term C. interval D. wave.
14. Although the council had expected opposition to the scheme, the local residents proved only too…………..to help.
A. anxious B. concerned C. hasty D. cautious
15. The newspaper had been tipped……….about the star’s arrival and sent a photographer to the airport.
A. up B. in C. off D. on
16. The new school timetable will………..rearranging the meal breaks.
A. incur B. need C. oblige D. mean
17. Can I………your brain for a moment? I can’t do this crossword by myself
A. have B. pick C. mind D. use
18. Rosemary……….Chris to buy a new car with the proceeds of the sale.
A. pressed B. insisted C. offered D. afforded
19. There was an open day at the fire………when the public could see how the fire brigade operated.
A. centre B. station C. office D. quarters.
20. You haven’t heard all the facts so don’t………..to conclusions.
A. dash B. jump C. spring D. fly.
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2. The passage below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them (5p).
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who research led to discoveries about galaxies and the nature of the universe. He settled a long debate by demonstrating that the Andromeda nebula located outside our galaxy, establishing the islands universe theory, which states that galaxies exit outside of our own. His study of the distribution of galaxies resulted from Hubble’s Constant, a standard relationship between a galaxy distance from the earth and its speed of recession.
In 1925, Hubble had devised a classification system for the structure of galaxies and provided conclusively observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. His work pushed the one-hundred –inch Mount Wilson telescope beyond its capability and provided strong impetus for the construction of an instrument twice of its size at Mount Palomar, which Hubble used during her last years of research. The telescope that bears his name launched on a space shuttle in 1990 and obits the earth, collecting datum about the size of the universe.
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3. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition or particle (5p) 1. My attention was drawn __________ the picture on the wall.
2. The villagers left their homes in the valley and moved to higher grounds as precaution
___________ flooding
3. Dave takes _________ the Prime Minister really well.
4. As she didn’t have a lot of cash she bought the fridge _________ credit.
5. Queen Victoria reigned __________ Britain and Ireland for over sixty years.
6. The new wonder watch from Seiko is guaranteed ___________ any type of breakage including water damage and accident!
7. He’s a genius __________ a pencil and can capture a likeness in a few deft strokes.
8. I’m afraid a penalty clause has been written _____________ your contract.
9. The government was finally brought __________ by minor scandal.
10. Her father laid ___________ her when she came home two hours late from a party.
Looking (11)__________ a property abroad? A holiday home or future investment? We think we can come (12) __________ with just the sort of thing you want. Let us at Dream homes limited answer a few of your questions. Which area? Our expert can put (13) _________ a number of suggestions for you to go (14) ___________ and choose from. What kind of place should I buy? You could buy a smart town-centre apartment, if you like action and night life. Or why not get it (15) ___________ from it all and opt for a cottage in the heart of the country? Will there be problems? We have years of experience in this field. Our staff can get (16) _________ any difficulties, and will make the whole process as easy as possible for you. How much will it cost?You won’t have to rob the bank, sell the car or even give (17) __________ smoking to be able to afford it! Recently, oversea house prices have gone (18) _________ slightly, so this is the perfect moment to buy. Will it be legal? All the details of the sale and purchase will be set (19) _________ in a contract, which is carefully checked by our legal team. What’s my next step?Come (20)_________ and see us sometimes! Or give us a ring on 01350-750804
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4.Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in bracket (5p).
A. Employees protesting at the planned closure of the Magnet electronics factory have begun a protest outside the factory in Brook Road. It (1. reveal) ___________ last week that production at the factory, where over 3000 local people (2. employ)___________ , (3.
transfer) _______________ to the Magnet plan in Luton next month. “Why we (4.
not/inform) ___________ about this earlier.
“We only (5. tell) _____________ about this two days ago,” said Marjory Calder, (6.
represent) _______________ the workforce. “It’s about time companies such as this started thinking about how local communities (7. affect) __________ by their policies. Most people here are buying houses. How are they going to keep up with their mortgage payments? And how are we going to find jobs? “I wish I (8.know) ___________ ,” Reg Reynolds of Magnet
(9. ask) _____________ what (10. do)___________ to help those who had been made redundant.
B. Last week I (1. walk) _____________ home after playing tennis when it
(2. start) _____________raining very heavily. “Oh, no, I (3. get) _____________ soaked before I (4. reach) _____________home”, I thought, “I wish I (5. remember)
_____________to bring my raincoat”. But unfortunately I (6. leave) _____________ it at home.“ How stupid of me!”.I always (7. get) _____________to bring it with me”Luckily just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift.” (8. go) _____________
you home?” she asked me, “ or (9. want) _____________ you go for a drink?” “I think I’d rather you (10. take) _____________ me home” I said.
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5. Give the correct form of the words given in capitals to complete the following passage (5p).
MAPPING BIODIVERSITY
Preserving (1) ____________ in museum is one way of retaining them for posterity. But most people agree that it would be nice to keep a few of them alive in the wild, too. At the moment, which survive and which succumb is something of a lottery. WOLRDMAP, a computer program, can help by dividing the area of interest, those which are richest in species, into cells, and then examining the biodiversity of each cell. Planners would then be able to decide which areas are
(2) ________________ for development on the grounds that they are areas of special scientific interest.
WORLDMAP can also predict the (3) ______________ of a hitherto (4) _______________ species being found in an area on the basis of its known distribution. Given the (5) _____________ nature of most records, that is a useful trick. And it can select (6) ____________
areas for preservation. These are not (7) _________ the cells with the highest individual biodiversity, but rather those which, together, (8) ___________ what is preserved by picking places with the least
(9) ______________ species.
How much notice the world will actually take of such (10) ___________ is a different question.
ORGAN
ACCEPT LIKE OBSERVE PATCH
COMPLEMENT NEED
MAXIMUM OVERLAP RECOMMEND
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