I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. "Should I phone Annie now?" "I wouldn't.

She will be putting the baby to bed about now." a. is putting b. will be putting c. going to put d. will have put 2. The senator disapproved of his daughter's arrying a lowly gardener. a. short!ter b. high! flying c. lowly d. eteoric ". #anage ent had been discussing ways to save oney for onths. a. were to discuss b. has been discussing c. were discussed d. had been discussing $. %e's so a bitious that he'll do anything to further his career& even at the e'pense of others. a. enlarge b. widen c. further d. e'pand (. )f course& I thought your song was the highlight of the show. a. spotlight b. forefront c. li elight d. highlight *. The producer refused outright to discuss any of the actor's de ands for ore pay. a. down and out b. outloo+ c. outright d. downright ,. -hat.s the earliest e ory that you can recall? a. re ind b. re inisce c. recall d. retain /. A trau atic e'perience in childhood can scar a person for life. a. sting b. infect c. blur d. scar 0. I couldn.t help feeling apprehensive about appearing on T1. a. apprehensive b. co pulsive c. innovative d. supportive 12. 3eople ca e fro far and wide to ta+e part in the peace de onstration in -ashington. a. round and round b. out and about c. there and bac+ d. far and wide 11. There is a well! ar+ed trail up the side of the ountain. a. terrain b. trail c. trip d. tre+ 12. 4co!sensitive travel can have across!the!board benefits for the environ ent. a. pac+ b. board c. area d. land 1". It feeds on insects& particularly caterpillars. a. on b. with c. of d. to 1$. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry5 editors ight wor+ a 12!hour day with no let!up. a. co e!down b. letdown c. let!up d. crac+down 1(. The board proposes that the a6ority of this year's profits be invested in new product develop ent. a. will be invested b. be invested c. to be invested d. invest 1*. The author sub itted an outline of her proposed novel for her publisher.s approval. a. outline b. outloo+ c. underlined d. underesti ate 1,. It's a tradition in any areas for the groo to carry his bride over the threshold of their new ho e. a. threshold b. pre ises c. border d. entrance 1/. The apart ent would be far too cra ped for a fa ily of four. a. congested b. cra ped c. concise d. converted 10. The spea+er was floored by a series of accusations by a e ber of the audience. a. wiped b. drifted c. doubted d. floored 22. Andrea's secretary spea+s to e as if she were the anaging director. a. though she is b. if only she were c. as she is d. as if she were 21. This painting is y favorite. I could ga7e at it for hours. a. observe b. e'plore c. ga7e d. glance 22. The yacht's s+ipper pulled down the sails and allowed the boat to drift on the waves. a. fend b. plod c. stride d. drift 2". 8a eras are strictly prohibited in the useu . a. strongly b. harshly c. strictly d. greatly 2$. The arathon runner 6ust anaged to find the energy to stagger across the finish line. a. stroll b. steer c. stagger d. scra ble 2(. Sadly& a large area of the forest has already been per anently destroyed and the outloo+ is not good for the rest. a. outloo+ b. prosperity c. loo+out d. overview

2*. "9alph is finding life stressful at the o ent." :%aving been in a si ilar situation yself& I really sy pathi7e." a. -hen I was b. I was also c. %aving been d. That I have been 2,. -ith rising costs and falling de and& the future for the car plant loo+s blea+. a. 6agged b. abstract c. arid d. blea+ 2/. The relatives of the victi s are ounting a ca paign to ban the sale of all guns. a. raising b. focusing c. bearing d. ounting 20. ;oanna has a real flair for interior design < her ho e is stunning= a. li+eness b. flair c. prospect d. popularity "2. It's high ti e this state abolished the death penalty. a. abolished b. would abolish c. abolishes d. to abolish

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. 1. >eorge +nows that he'll never beco e a professional footballer. RESI !ED eorge has resigned hi self to not? never beco ing a professional footballer. 2. They were about to a+e a deal& but they couldn't agree on the price. "E## $he deal fell through over a disagreement about the price. ". ;ournalists are e'pected to wor+ until late at night. %&$ 'ournalists are expected to put in long hours $. They last e ployed new staff bac+ in ;anuary. $()E! !o new staff has? have been ta+en on since 'anuar*. (. I +now that it was wrong of e to a+e fun of the teacher. +& ,$ I -now that I ought not to have laughed at m* teacher. *. I hope you bro+e y co puter by accident= .E$$ER @ou had better not have bro+en y co puter on purpose= ,. 1anessa was ta+en on by a big law fir as soon as she graduated. #(!DED )n graduation& 1anessa landed AherselfB a 6ob with a big law fir . /. >uy ade absolutely sure nothing would go wrong when he planned the e'pedition. C,(!CE >uy left nothing to chance when he planned the e'pedition. 0. -hen they started their tre+& they had no idea how bad the weather would beco e. +&$SE$ Cobody reali7ed at the outset of their tre+ how bad the weather would beco e. 12. There's no way I can get through this wor+ before five o'cloc+. D+!E I will never get this wor+ done before five o'cloc+. 11. Do you thin+ 7oo ani als ind being watched all the ti e? S$(RI! I wonder if it upsets 7oo ani als to have people staring at the the whole ti e. 12. The stor left a layer of sand all over the car. C+($ED The car was coated with sand as a result of the stor . 1". 1ery few cats would willingly put their paws in water. (/ERSI+! #ost cats have an aversion to putting their paws in water. 1$. The press criticised the inister's sudden change of policy. C(0E The inister ca e in for criticis by the press when he suddenly changed policy. 1(. After the scandal& they as+ed the inister to resign fro & his post. D+1! After the scandal& the inister was as+ed to stand down fro office. 1*. As long as the nu ber of enrol ents doesn't go down& the college will stay open. DEC#I!E The college would only have to close if there were? was a decline in the nu ber of enrol ents. 1,. They stopped anufacturing the product because nobody was buying it any ore. DE0(!D If there had been ore de and for the product& they would still anufacture it. 1/. The odern factory doesn't loo+ right in the countryside& surrounded by fields and hedges. %#(CE The odern factory loo+s out of place in the countryside& surrounded by fields and hedges.

10. Adrian doesn't li+e living so far fro the train station. RE(C, Adrian wishes he lived within reach of the train station. 22. ;i only got into debt because he was given a credit card. ISS&ED If ;i had not been issued with a credit card& he couldn't have got into debt. 21. This proble has to be solved i ediately. S+#&$I+! It's high ti e they? we found a solution to this proble . 22. The festival was so well organised that everything went s oothly. C#+C)1+R) 4verything at the festival ran li+e cloc+wor+ than+s to the e'cellent organisation. 2". I never intended to give up wor+. (!Y At no ti e did I have any intention of giving up wor+. 2$. The rough sea didn't discourage us fro going sailing. 1(S 9ough as the sea was we still went sailing. 2(. They only discovered the ista+e when the boo+ was in the shops. C+0E Cot until the boo+ had co e out was the ista+e discovered. 2*. -hen the railway was invented& any people said it was a iracle. ,(I#ED The invention of the railway was hailed as a iracle. 2,. Trudy is such an opti ist ! even in the ost difficult situations. SIDE Trudy anages to loo+ on the bright side even in the ost difficult situations. 2/. The record attendance at the e'hibition proves that people are still interested in the visual arts. S,+1 The record attendance at the e'hibition 6ust goes to show that people are still interested in the visual arts. 20. A list of reco endations is still being prepared by the co ittee. DR(1I! The co ittee is still drawing up their list of reco endations. "2. Despite the difficulties& they have every intention of wor+ing hard to a+e the restaurant a success. + It won't be easy but they are deter ined to a+e a go of the restaurant. III. &se the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. 1. Investigators relied on people's own accounts of how long they slept& which could be rather i precise A3948IS4B& as no one really +nows when they fall asleep. 2. Do you prefer the peace and tranEuility of unspoilt AS3)IFB countryside& or are you loo+ing for a far! flung corner of the world? ". #ale chic+ens without feathers are pitifully A3IT@B unable to ate because they cannot flap their wings. $. They say that traditional chic+en far ing uses a lot of energy and water& which is a wasteful A-AST4B drain on resources. (. 3eople in Gritain today still pay a great deal of attention to the notion of class& according to recent research by linguists AFAC>HA>4B. *. A typical Athenian household A%)HS4B in the (th and *th centuries G8 consisted of a couple& any children they ight have& plus several slaves. ,. 8ivil liberties ca paigners AC(0%(I !B are fighting to stop this law& calling it an invasion of privacy. /. Gut the truth is that all of us are under al ost constant surveillance AS&R/EYB anyway. 0. At airports today& security has been tightened A$I ,$B and nearly all passengers are screened. 12. It is also less costly AC+S$B to build a new wind far than a new coal!fired power station.