CONTENTS

Part I TESTS FOR INTENSIVE CLASSES ..............................................................7 Oral Examination ............................................................................................8 TICKET 3 ............................................................................................10 TICKET 4 ............................................................................................11 TICKET 5 ......................................................................................12 TICKET 6 ............................................................................................12 TICKET 7 ............................................................................................13 TICKET 8 ............................................................................................14 TICKET 9 ............................................................................................15 TICKET 10 ..........................................................................................16 Written Examination......................................................................................17 TEST 1 ..............................................................................................18 TEST 2 ..............................................................................................22 TEST 3 ..............................................................................................26 TEST 4 ..............................................................................................30 TEST 5 ..............................................................................................34 TEST 6 ..............................................................................................38 TEST 7 ..............................................................................................42 Test 8 ..................................................................................................46 TEST 9 ..............................................................................................50 TEST 10 ............................................................................................54 Answer Keys ................................................................................................58

Part II TESTS FOR BILINGUAL CLASSES ............................................................65 Oral Examination ..........................................................................................66 TICKET 1 ............................................................................................67 TICKET 2 ............................................................................................67 TICKET 3 ............................................................................................68 TICKET 4 ............................................................................................69 TICKET 5 ............................................................................................70 TICKET 6 ............................................................................................70 TICKET 7 ............................................................................................71 TICKET 8 ............................................................................................72 TICKET 9 ............................................................................................72 TICKET 10 ..........................................................................................73 Written Examination......................................................................................74 TEST I ................................................................................................75 TEST II ..............................................................................................79 TEST III ..............................................................................................83 TEST IV ..............................................................................................87 TEST V ..............................................................................................91 TEST Vl ..............................................................................................95 TEST Vll ............................................................................................99 TEST Vlll ..........................................................................................103 TEST lX ............................................................................................107 TEST X..............................................................................................111 Answer Key ................................................................................................115 Appendix ....................................................................................................120 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................124

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Part I TESTS FOR INTENSIVE CLASSES Oral Examination

TICKET 1
I. Read the text and answer the following questions (20 points): The New TV Shows I remember watching TV many hours a day when I was a child. One of the programmes that I liked very much was Candid Camera. There, ordinary people were tricked into doing ridiculous things and sometimes they were very funny. But as I grew up, things changed. The European television introduced what we call today reality shows. They turn common people into stars by putting them in unusual situations. Some of them are locked in a small house with cameras running twenty four hours a day. Others are filmed in a hostile environment where they have to find food and shelter or they have to face the thing that they are most afraid of. In all these cases the viewers are those who decide who should leave or stay. The TV companies like this kind of shows because they are cheap to produce and attract young viewers. But even if many people are attracted to watch or participate, there are critics who believe that programmes like these are humiliating and they can be dangerous for society. 1. What is the main idea of the text? 2. What kind of people participate in these shows and why? 3. Why do TV companies prefer to produce this kind of shows? 4. What is the critics opinion? Do you share it? II. Some people say that you shouldnt put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Do you agree? (10 points)

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Written Examination
TEST 1
I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points): 1. They for Paris two weeks ago. A leave B will leave C have left D left 2. How long English? A have you studied B did you study C have you been studying D were you studying 3. If he hard, he will definitely have good results. A worked B works C is working D will work 4. Who to when I called you? A were you talking B did you talk C have you talked D are you talking 5. Now Im not in the mood so I think I ... my room tomorrow. A tidy B am tidying C will tidy D will be tidying 6. You be John. Ive heard a lot of good things about you. A could B may C must D should 7. I my lawyer next week to discuss about this issue. A see B am seeing C will see D have seen 8. He stay home than go outside with his friends. A would rather B will C could D may 9. Lets visit the museum, ... we? A do B can C will D shall 10. Sometimes I TV until late at night. A am watching B watch C will watch D watched

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points): 1. The last time they saw their grandson was when he was ten. They ... 2. Why dont we send him an e-mail? Carla suggested ... 3. I always feel guilty after I fight with my classmates. She said ... 4. The thieves stole the painting despite the improved security system. The painting ... 5. I dont want to study Spanish- Italian would be better. Id ... III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space (10 points): Music Music helps your mind develop (0) and grow, my parents (1) say, and I have found this to be very true. It is a very well-known (2) that participating in a music program in school (3) ... help your brain develop to a higher level and faster than other students. Music actually improves communication (4) the right and left sides of the brain, allowing you to gain better comprehension and memorization skills. Some people say that (5) ... is good to have music in schools. They claim that music is everything. If you listen carefully you can hear the music of Math, History, of a foreign language and even of Physical Education. How can music (6) ... associated with all these disciplines? Everybody knows that music is based (7) the rhythmic subdivisions of time. On the other (8) ... the music you hear or play is usually an indication of the time and environment in which it (9) created. Music is a very important part of our life, and if we take it (10) ... who knows what the world would be like. IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correct put a tick (9) at the end of the line. If the line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points). The Food of the Future

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A lot of food that we eat today contains genetically modified ingredients 0 9 and usually without our knowledge. This is an issue that has entered in 00 in the media in a lot of the countries. Supporters of this technology 1 claim that it sustains the food security around the world as the 2 population increases. It is no to doubt that as time goes on the science 3 behind genetic engineering is being improving. Things that were seen only 4 in the movies a few years ago become now very real. Biotechnology 5 could to be the wave of the future and genetically modified food will provide 6 alternatives to help increase of food production. But is genetically modified 7 food safe? Do we actually need it? The potential benefits are exciting 8 although there are real concerns on about biodiversity, the ecosystem 9 and peoples safety if it has not been tested yet properly. 10 V. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each numbered space (10 points): The Wax Museum One of the (0) interesting and original museums in the 1) is Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, 2) in London. A visit here gives you the 3) to get closer to the celebrities you love: singers, actors, sportsmen, politicians. The museum is divided into two sections: statues of the most recent times and historical people and events. The 4) tells you about Madame Tussaud and about her successful profession. The story of how the figures are made is fascinating. The most difficult job of the 5) ... working there is to find hair that 6) closely the hair of the celebrities. Believe it or not, it is 7) hair, donated and bought by the museum. The clothes of the statues are amazing. They were 8) and donated by the actual celebrities. Some of them are created by 9) fashion designers. If you want to10) the wax figures or to take a photo you can even touch them. After a while you dont know who is real and who is frozen in time. 0. A most 1. A world 2. A established 3. A fortune 4. A adviser 5. A people 6. A combines 7. A true 8. A worn 9. A famous 10. A research B more B universe B identified B chance B attendant B stuff B unites B real B dressed B glorious B inspect C many C earth C located C destiny C teacher C crowd C associates C veritable C taken C big C examine D much D planet D found D accident D guide D children D matches D actual D given D celebrated D study

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VI. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space (10 points). Manners Manners are constantly changing from one century or one generation to the next. For 0 GENERATE example a was originally meant to show that the man was not carrying 1 HAND a sword or dagger in his hands. The of certain manners from one decade to the 2 SURVIVE next finds its answer in that they make life for everybody. Home is where 3 EASY you learn to get along with people, to respect the rights and ... of the others. 4 FEEL Try to listen when others in the family have ... to say. Even a little brother 5 SOME who cant yet read or an grandmother who seems quite old has the right to an 6 PATIENCE opinion. It is important for the members of a family to consider each others 7 PRIVATE Another important part of family good manners is You share the TV set and 8 SHARE the telephone. You share the work. This means up after yourself and 9 CLEAN sharing the responsibility for the of everyone in the house. 10 SAFE

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Part II TESTS FOR BILINGUAL CLASSES Oral Examination

TICKET 1
I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about the ideas it contains. Support your opinion with examples and arguments. (20 points) Gullibility Nowadays people look down on gullible persons, laugh at them and dont even take them seriously. They are defined as both stupid and lacking common sense. Gullible people believe everything they are told. For example if somebody tells him Hey, did you notice gullible is written on the ceiling?, the gullible person would immediately look upwards, to the joy of the others who know there is nothing there. Still, there is another matter to be brought up. Are gullible people really stupid or their only problem is that they trust the others too much? Each of us can be at least once in the situation of taking a piece of information for granted when facing circumstances we know nothing about. Each of us has been at least once gullible, that is the source of cheap laugh for others. Does it mean that we are all stupid? People should be given the opportunity to trust their friends without being taken advantage of and labeled accordingly. Our society should promote trust and not make fun of it. Thus, gullible persons view on life may just be better than that of most of our fellows. II. Do you consider that teenagers today have become more and more addicted to telephones? Explain and expand. (10 points)

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Written Examination
TEST I
I. Read the following text. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (5 points) Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain was the leader of Nirvana band, the one to reshape the sound of the nineties. Born on February, 20 1967, near Seattle, Cobain was a sickly bronchitic child. His mother was a waitress, his father an auto mechanic and their divorce made things worse for Cobain. (1) He was fascinated by the British band Sex Pistols and he tried several times to form his own band. In 1989 Nirvana was able to record the first album and step by step they grew more and more successful, until they became overnight millionaires. Cobain became a victim of heroin in the early 90s. (2) . He soon found out that he and the term control had very little in common. He also worried that his band had lost the moral principles and it was attracting the wrong kind of fans. In February 1992 Cobain married Courtney Love, already pregnant and in August he received medical treatment for heroine abuse. (3) . During the winter of 1993-1994 Nirvana set off a European tour, which caused him throat problems. Few months later he was rushed to hospital in a coma. (4) . On the 5th of April he put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger, leaving a suicide note to his wife and the 19 month-old daughter. (5) . His death also brought about teenagers committing suicide in US & Australia. A B C D E F His child, Francis Bean Cobain was born shortly after It turned him into an anti-social, withdrawn child, becoming for a certain period of time a living under a bridge homeless. The reason was his attempt to commit suicide. He claimed to use it as a shield against the pain of stomach ulcers. It ended with the words I love U, I love U! He loved both his daughter and his wife very much

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II. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals below the text to form a word that fits in the space. The words are given in the order they should be used. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points) Internet Addiction Disorder Do some people have problems with (0) spending too much time on the Internet? Sure they do. Some people definitely spend a lot of time watching TV, working etc, but can we draw the conclusion that TV and work (1) involves something pathological? Probably not. Teenagers spend many hours talking on the phone to people they see every day. Do we say they are addicted to the telephone? Of course not. If (2) started defining addiction as social (3) , then we would all be addicted to every social relationship. Their only problem might be a strong desire to not want to deal with other problems in their lives. Theres not a big (4) among these people and those who may deal with a (5) , anxiety or (6) problems. Instead of becoming (7) , not feeling like talking to anybody for example, these kind of people stay online. This would be the only (8) . Its not the technology that is addicting, its the (9) . And behaviours are easily (10) . (0) SPEND

(1) ADDICT

(2) SCIENCE (3) INTERACT

(4) DIFFER (5) DEPRESS (6) RELATE (7) WITHDRAW (8) DISTINCT (9) BEHAVE (10) CURE

III. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which suits the meaning best. (15 points) 1. Of course. We meet /are meeting at 12 pm at your place. 2. She said she will/would do her best to impress them. 3. If you paid/will pay attention to it, you would understand it better. 4. While they were walking/walked the dog, a storm started. 5. I was so tired because I had been studying/was studying for a couple of hours. 6. Ann graduated/has graduated from college five years ago. 7. We cant come to a conclusion until they will announce/ announce the latest news. 8. I really wish you were/are here now. 9. The city center is being/ is rebuilt at present. 10. I had already finished/ finished my meal when my friends came in.

11. You would have handled the situation much better if you had paid/paid more attention to it. 12. Im leaving/ l leave tomorrow morning 13. She apologized for being late/ to be late and then she entered the room. 14. It was so hot/ such a hot that we decided to sunbathe. 15. The cookie was so sweet/ such sweet that she couldnt help eating it. IV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points) Perfumes The word perfume (0) B from Latin, per meaning through and fumus meaning smoke, that is nice smell that (1) through the air from burning incense. Incense was the first form of perfume, discovered (2) the Mesopotamians about 4,000 years ago. It had many uses, embalming the dead with perfume being only one of them. Perfumes were also (3) in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs and they are (4) mentioned in the Bible. (5) of the perfumes were so (6) that 3300 years after Tutankhamens death some (7) ... of fragrance could be detected the moment the tomb was opened. It is (8) that the embalming lasted between 40 to 70 days to complete. Romans celebrated perfumes, (9) . They came to apply perfume three times a day. They perfumed their pet dogs, horses and birds (10) released to (11) perfumes from their wings, too. Tables, candlesticks, draperies and cushions were also perfumed. Nefertiti surrounded (12) ... with containers with myrrh, flacons filled with sweet oils and jars of unguents. Cleopatra experimented a lot the power of scent. She (13) Mark Anthony on a ship with perfume sails and her (14) was announced by clouds of (15) ... . (0) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A starts A Flies A By A Located A Easily A Some A Powerful A Footprints A Plain A Already A Were B comes B Runs B From B Found B Mostly B Any B Hard B Fragments B Known B To B Have C initiates C Goes C At C Initiated C Usually C Few C Strong C Appearance C Admitted C Alike C Had D begins D Limps D Near D Created D Frequently D No D Heavy D Traits D Experience D Too D Being

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V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) Titanic On April 10, 1912, (0) the Titanic, worlds largest ship, left England (1) her way to New York City. Her passengers were (2) blend of the worlds richest people. She was thought (3) as the safest ship ever built, so safe (4) she carried only 20 lifeboats enough (5) carry only half of her 2,200 passengers and crew. The reason for carrying this number of lifeboats was that (6) was considered an unsinkable ship, so they would take them only to save the survivors of other sinking ships, if any. In the fourth day of her journey, on the night of April 14, Titanic struck (7) iceberg. The impact was fatal (8) the water four degrees below freezing soon poured through the ship. It was plain that there werent (9) lifeboats for all the passengers and even though all of them were provided life jackets it was clear that some of them wouldnt make it. The biggest ship (10) made slowly slid under the water two hours and forty minutes after the collision. VI. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which shouldnt be there. If a line is correct, put a tick ( ) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 points) The word Buddha signifies one who is being awake, meaning woken up to reality . This name has been for first to a man named Siddhartha, born in the Nepal 2,500 years Buddhists do not consider him to be a god, in fact he didnt not pretend to be one. He was an Enlightened human being, able to decipher life in its the most profound way possible. the story holds that he had a cloistered upbringing but he soon left from home in search for Truth. He practiced meditation, even of austerity and, in spite of being at a certain moment on the point of death, he realized he hadnt been found Truth yet. That is why he tried some other ways of reaching it. He sat down under the pipal tree, a large Indian tree, and swore not to move from that spot until he won Enlightment. His wish came true after 40 days, when he finally achieved Enlighment, that is a state of being that goes above all the earthly things. 0 being 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10