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I. Reading Section
Read the three restaurant reviews. Park Inn The bestthing about ParkInn wasthe service; it wasexcellent. Therewasa warm welcomewhen we arrived and the staffwerevery helpfulall evening. Unfortunately, the food wasn'tasgood.The menu looked interesting, but the meals were rathertasteless. I ordereda currywhichwasvery mild,and hadvery little flavour. Thenwhen we had coffeeat the end it wasfar too strong!lt's quite a niceroom,but havingblack and white photographs of famouspeopleon the wall is not an originalidea.lt's not a cheaprestaurant and I wasn'thappyto payso muchfor boringfood. Henry's Thisrestaurant svery popularwith young peopleand I canseewhy. lt'svery stylish and modern,and there'sa wide varietyof ltalianpastadishes on the menu.Thequalityof the food wasgood,but I wasa little unhappywith the dessert. I ordereda chocolate cake, but therewasn'tany.Then I ordereda cheesecake, but therewasn'tany either.Finally, I had to haveice-cream. Theservice wasalsoquite slowbecause the restaurant wasso crowded, and we got quite hot and tired waitingfor our food to arrive. I definitely recommend this restaurant, but only duringthe weekwhen it's emptier! Candlelight I went to Candlelight because I wanteda romanticmealwith my wife - what a mistake! The musicplaying was horrible and very loud too. Therewere no candles; the placewasfull of bright,flashinglights!The food wasveryaverage, nothingspecial at all.My wife'schocolate cakewastasw,but I had a lemontart which wasfar too sour.Our waitress nevernoticedwhen our glasses wereemptyand we had to wait over halfan hourfor the bll.lt wasn'texpensive, great but asthe food wasn't l'm glad I didn't haveto payany more.
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Are the statements true (a) or false (b)? Example: The food wasn't very nice at any of the restaurants. 1. The food at ParkInn wasn't very good. 2. The servicewas very slow in all three restaurants. 3. The writer liked the decoration inHenry's. 4. Therewere lots of people atHenry's. 5. Parklnn is cheaper rhan Candlelight. 6. The writer didn't think that Candlelight was very romantic. 7. Not all the dessertsrn Candleligh are good. 8. The food at Candlelight was free. Choosethe best meaning (a-d)for the words. 9. tasteless(paragraph one) a. ugly b. cold L0. tasty (paragraph three) a. nice b. expensive 11. tart (paragraphthree) (a.)a kind of pie b. a kind of fish c. interesting

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Read the newspaper article.

No More Flowers
WINNIPEG, Manitoba Thu Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Some fans were sorry for McCallum. They are sending him CanadianFootball leagueplayer sayshe doesn't want more flowers. flowers. Paul McCallum plays in the Saskatchewan Roughriders football leagueteam. He missed a kick in a game. The Roughriders did not make the Canadian Saskatchewan Football League fmal becausehe missed the kick. Some fans were very angry. One angry fan threw eggs at McCallum's house. A man wants to bum down his house.
Article O 2004 ReutersLimited. Lesson@ 2004 www.english-to-go.com

stop sendingflowers..."McCallum said on CBC "...Please television. "My house is turning into a florist's shop." Police are still looking for the fan who threw the eggs.

Choosethe best answers(a-d)to the questions. l2.rulihy are some fans sending Paul McCallum flowers? b. becausehe likes flowers. a. becausethey think he's attractive. Gb".urrr" they feel sad that people are angry with him. d. becausethey are angry with him. 13. \Atrhat happened in a football league game? a. McCallum got angry @)vt.cutt tm madea mistake. c. McCallurrls team won and went through to the final. d. A fan threw eggs at McCallum. 14. \Vhatdoes McCallum think of the flowers? a. Thev smell nice. (glThere are too many. 15. lAlhat do you think turn into means? b. have a. be Read the newspaper article. b. They are beautiful d. They make himangry.
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Woman Too Busy for Free ShoppingSpree

MADRID Fri Nov 2l (Reuters) - A woman who won a free shopping spree said she didn't want the prize. She said she was too busy. When the woman heard that she was the winner of the competition, she said she would have to think about it. She did not come to get her prize.

The Spanish womanwon a prize of 6,000euros ($7,1 l8) for a three-hour shopping spree. She a competition in the city of Murcia in entered Spain.

Shesaidshewas"too busyto wastethe morning,"a for the competition spokesman said. Therunner-up, 28-year-old Piedad Lopezgot the prize.

Article @ ReutersLimited Lesson@ www.english-to-go.com

Choosethe best answers(a-d) to the questions. 1.6. \hatis a spree, do you think? b. some clothes a. a shop @a shopping trip 17. How long was the shopping spree prize? November b. 6,000euros c.28 a. Friday 21,'t 18. Where did she wip{he prize? a. Madrid, Spain \b/Murcia, Spain c. a competition

d. a shopping centre

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19. \AIhy didn't the woman want to go shopping? a. becauseshe didn't live in Murcia. b. becauseshe didn't enter the competition. c. becauseshe hates shopping @b".unr. she has many other things that she wants to do

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II. Use of English Section

with the correctword or phrase(a-e). Complete the following sentences school when I was five years old. Example: I d. am starting b. started c. finished a. start 31.
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some photos when we were on holiday. b. give c. gave

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evening, Fred goesdancing' c' of b'bt b. be

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57. How many cousins _ (!,lhave a. has 58.

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59. Bill Gates is ---------*-(!,/richer a. rich 60. That flat is really -! b. biger O uig

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in the morning? 61. \Atrhat time does he c. breakfast b. has breakfast breakfast @have 62. Where a. is they from? @ut"
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What is the opposite of these words? b. crowded a. quiet Example: noisy 63.big 64. slow 65. go out 66. never 67.Iose a.large a.long b. great b. tall

c. empty

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Which word is different? Example:a. rap 68.a. uncle 69.@toast 70. a. French 71.a. socks 72. abath

b. jazz b. brother b. tea b. Polish G)eans b. a shower

c. oPera @daughter c. coffee @G"ttttuny c. boots @ cooker

d. thrillers d. father d. juice d. Mexican d. traineis d. a washbasin

Are these sentencescorrect (a) or incorrect (b)? Example: He sayed that he was tired. 73. I haven t any cats or dogs. 74. I lov e play basketball. 75. She'sfifteen years old. burger and chips,please. 76.Yd like a cheese 77.Therc'ssomecheese. 78. He practisessport every day. 79.I dont have any brothers or sisters. 80. How many furniture is there?

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III. Listening Section

Listen to four people on a TV game show. Three men want to invite Linda on a date. Choose the best

answers (a, b or c). 81. The name of the TV game show is ... a.Who'smy soulmate? 82.Johnlikes ... a. classicalmusic 83. Linda doesnt like... a.pop and rock music 84. Linda and a. Bill

b.Who'smu mate?

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85. Linda likes talk shows and game shows, but Bill likes ... b. westems @nu-t prograrnmes

Listen to Jason and Barbara talk about their vacations. Are the sentencestrue or false? 86. Jasonwent to San Pedro. 87.He thought it was great. 88.The weather was good. 89. Barbaradidn't go away on vacation. 90. She didn'thave a very good time. 91. She did exerciseevery daY. a. True

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Listen to the Steven's family planning a family day out. Choose the best answers (a, b or c). 92. Who doesn t want to go to the beach? a. the father and mother @tt"t" father and son 93.The mother saysthat they can ... a. go shoppi.g it London can't you do in Regenls Park? 94. \Atrhat .@go swimming
c. the mother and son

b. go to museurs in London @go to Regenfs Park

b. go to concerts

c. go to the theatre c. he went there last week c.9.45am

95. The father doesn t want to go to Chessiryton because... \bl ifs far awaY a. ifs too expensive 96. \Vhattime does Jasonhave to be at the station? b.9.30am .@gu* Listen to the conversation in a shop. Are the sentencestrue or false? 97.The shop doesn't have any bottles of water. 98.The manbuys a f20 Phonecard. 99.He asksfor three stamps for Europe. 100.It costs28.70in total.

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