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Regrets
Most of us (0) are always forgetting important dates, apart (1).........................................
( preposition) the lucky few (2) .................................. (relative pronoun) are blessed with a good memory or
the ability to organize (3) .................................. (reflexive pronoun) so they don't forget important obligations.
How many times (4) .................................. (auxiliary verb) we all said, "I wish I had remembered!" How
(5) .................................. (adverb of frequency) have we offended people by failing to remember
(6) .................................. (pronoun) birthdays or name days?
(7) .................................. (conjunction) they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we
(8) ..................................(auxiliary verb) hurt their feelings. We can always try to make it
(9) .................................. (preposition) to them next time but unfortunately the damage has
(10) .................................. (auxiliary verb) done and our relationship with that person
(11) .................................. (modal verb, future) never quite be the same again.
On the other hand, we sometimes do (12) .................................. (very or too?) much for someone else
because we want to please them and then feel we have damaged (13) .................................. (pronoun) own
interests in doing so. When friends (14) .................................. ( auxiliary verb) involved we may find it
difficult to say "no" when they ask us to (15) .................................. ( do or make?) them a favour, but true
friendship should mean that we can say "no" without risk to relationship.
When you want to book a flight to a certain place, visit your nearest travel agent. Tell the travel agent
the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want to go. The travel agent will then type
the information into a small computer. After checking everything on the computer screen, he/she will send the
information to a central computer. The central computer contains all information about bookings and
destinations, and sends a reply, showing which are the most suitable flights. It also shows whether the flights
are fully booked or not. The information which is now shown on the small computer screen is continually
changing as other bookings are made in other parts of the world.
The travel agent now types in your booking, then the computer will ask for your name and address as
well as for certain other information. It will also ask how you will pay for your ticket (by cheque or by credit
card). Next the computer confirms the booking and makes a request for payment. When you have paid for
your ticket, the travel agent types the information into the computer as well. Finally, some computers print
out a ticket before you leave the travel agent’s.
A. Details about the flights and seats available are sent back.
B. The computer then wants information about the method of payment.
C. The tickets are issued either at that time or later.
D. The computer asks for personal details.
E. Make your request to the travel agent and give him/her all the details.
F. Your request is then checked and sent to the main computer.
G. Go to a travel agent.
H. The computer asks for payment.
I. The computer asks for the flight number.
J. The travel agent fills your initial request into a small computer.
K. The booking is typed into the small computer.
L. The booking is confirmed.
Part 2: Read the passage about opinion polls and find which words in the passage can be replaced by the
words below? Write the correct word from the passage in each blank. Number one has been done for you as
an example.
People often laugh at opinion polls and remember the times when they were slightly incorrect. However,
they often forget all the times when they were accurate. A poll should be conducted very carefully and should
sample a cross-section of the population. The cross-section should be selected very carefully so that the right
balance of ages, sexes and social classes can be achieved. At first it was very difficult for many people to
accept that sample of one or two thousand could reflect accurately the views of millions but polls have now
proved themselves. However, polls should not claim to do what they are not intended to. The findings should
always be examined very carefully before predictions are made with any degree of certainty.
1. mixture
2. chosen
3. meant
4. a little
5. forecasts
6. represent ....cross-section....
..................................
7. carried out
8. results
9. opinions
10. wrong
11. studied
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Part 2: Use the correct forms of the words in the brackets to complete the passage below.
Centuries ago, when gold coins (1) (exclusive) ……………………….. were used as the money of nations
and city-states, the (2) (compare) ………………………. value of each nation’s money was (3) (determine)
………………………... by the ratio of gold content of each coin. Today, gold coins are “used” only by (4)
(collect)………………………. . (5) (nation) ………………………… money is printed on paper. Each
country has its own currency, with names such as pound, dollar, dong, yuan and so on. (6) (decide)
……………………….. the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex, and to
many (7) (observe) …………………………, one of the most (8) (fascinate) …………………………. aspects
of international banking. Each major currency has a “par value” that is (9) (usual) ………………... defined,
(10) (office) ………………………., in terms of gold.
Part 3: The following sentences are badly constructed. Rewrite them in better style and correct any
grammatical errors.
1. All students must pay their fees, except foreigners, to the university bursar.
...
2. Swimming is a sport to any healthy person I would recommend.
...
3. The president said that the new education programme was essential addressing a large audience in the
provincial capital yesterday.
...
4. Talks have begun to plan a railway linking the provincial capitals between the representatives of the
provincial assemblies.
...
5. The advertisement said that they wished to employ a secretary for an expanding company with good
shorthand and typing speeds at their head office.
...
According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1) ......... live in an age of increasing leisure. Not only
are more and more people reaching (2) ......... age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively
(3) ......... but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (4) ......... are becoming greater
and greater all the time. Not to mention the fact that people (5) .........to spend less time travelling to work or
may even be working from home. What I can't understand, however, is who these people are. As far as I can
(6) ......... the whole thing is another one of (7) ......... journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of retired
people (8) ......... but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing single-
handed (9) ......... the world. My own parents seem to (10) ......... most of their time gazing at the television.
And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (11) .........remind my company about it. I seem to be
working longer and longer hours (12) ......... the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in
the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (13) ......... up at rain-swept platforms. I haven't noticed any dramatic
improvements in my (14) ......... either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (15) .........
Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Key D C A D B C B A C A
Part 2. (10 points) one point for each correct answer
1. exclusively 2. comparative 3. determined 4. collectors 5. national
6. Deciding 7. observers 8. fascinating 9. usually 10. officially
Part 3 (5 points) one point for each correct answer
1. All students, except foreigners, must pay their fees to the university bursar.
2. Swimming is a sport I would recommend to any healthy person.
3. Addressing a large audience in the provincial capital yesterday, the president said that the new education
programme was essential.
4. Talks have begun between the representatives of the provincial assemblies to plan a railway linking the
provincial capitals.
5. The advertisement said that an expanding company wished to employ a secretary with good shorthand and
typing speeds at their head office.
Part 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Your answers:
1. ………………… 2. ……………….. 3. ………………… 4. ……………………
5. ………………... 6. ……………….. 7. ………………… 8. ……………………
9. ………………... 10. ………………
Your answers:
1. ………………… 2. ……………….. 3. ………………… 4. ……………………
5. ………………... 6. ……………….. 7. ………………… 8. ……………………
9. ………………... 10. ……………… 11. ……………….. 12. ………………….
13. ………………...
Part 4 : (9 points)
Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined verbs with the correct form of one of the verbs in the box. One
example has been done for you.
carry on find out go in for look back on own up
Put up with set off stand up for think over turn down
Example: (0) I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure.
……we’ll all look back on this holiday.........
1. The fireworks must be stored safely in order to avoid exploding them accidentally.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I didn’t expect to win the competition. I only entered it for a joke.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Unless you confess, we shall all be punished.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Before you accept this offer, please consider it very carefully.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. When the critics attacked her work, she defended it vigorously.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. He was offered a new job but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. We moved house because we couldn’t bear the noise from the motorway any longer.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. He had to leave when his boss discovered what he had been doing.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
SECTION 2: READING
Part 1: Choose the best options to complete the following passage. Write your answer in the space provided.
(0) has been done as an example.
It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their place is taken by (0) others.
Yet many in sports (1)………………., there is a mark which is not (2)……….. in itself, but
which becomes a legend as athletes (3)………… to break it. The most (4)…………. of these is the attempt to
run a mile in (5)…………. than four minutes.
In 1945, the mile record was (6) ………….. to four minutes, 1.5 seconds. And there, for nine years, it stuck.
Then, in 1954, a medical student (7)………….. Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record. He had
been (8) ……….. for this day since running the mile in 4 minutes, 2 seconds the (9)…………….year.
Two other runners set the pace for him and (10) ………… 250 yards to go he burst ahead for the finish. He
wrote (11)…………..: ‘ My body had exhausted all its energy, but it (12)………… on running the same….
Those (13)…………. few seconds seemed never-ending. I could see the line of the fishing tape…like a man
making a desperate attempt to save himself from danger...’
Bannister’s time was three minutes, 59.4 seconds. (14) …………. This record has been broken on many (15)
………. since, Bannister’s achievement will never be forgotten.
Example: (0) A others B other C one other D another
1. A. happenings B. events C. games D. matches
2. A. central B. major C. significant D. considerable
3. A. try B. try on C try out D try for
4. A. known B. public C noticeable D famous
5. A. smaller B. less C lower D under
6. A. broken down B. lessened C decreased D brought down
7. A. entitled B. called C nicknamed D known
8. A. trying B. studying C running D training
9. A. early B. previous C past D. former
10. A. on B. in C with D after
11. A. afterwards B. then C next D first
12. A went B. continue C ran D got
13. A large B. late C latest D later
14. A But B. In spite of C However D Although
15. A times B. opportunities C occasions D incidents
Questions 22-26
Complete the summary below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage
There are big changes ahead for cinema if digital production takes place and the industry no longer uses (22)
……………………. and gets rid of the old-fashioned (23)……………….
and used to show movies. The main advantage is likely to be that the final image will be clearer. However,
some people argue that the digital picture will lack (24)………………..
In addition, digital production will only reduce costs if cinemas are willing to buy new (25)………………..As
a result, experiments with what is called (26) ‘………………..’ may mark a change in the whole
entertainment industry.
SECTION 3: WRITING
PART 1: Error Correction
In most lines of the following text, there is one word which is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in
with the sense of the text. Find this wrong word and then write in the space given. Some lines are correct.
Indicate these lines with a tick (√). Two examples are given (0) and (00).
Example: 0: being
00: √
0 Midsummer, the celebration of the turning of the sun, has been being the
00 highlight of the northern summer for centuries- an event full of symbolism,
1 customs, magic and superstitions. In Finland, Midsummer night is so short
2 as that evening duck flows into morning dawn almost unnoticed. Even in
3 southern Finland, midnight is the best described as strong twilight.
4 Midsummer night was, the most of all, the cerebration of greenery and
5 fruit. Nature is in a full bloom then and the day is never-ending. It was
6 customary throughout Finland to bring branches and greenery to indoors on
7 Midsummer Eve. Houses were so thoroughly cleaned and decorated with
8 birch branches and flower garlands. This ‘indoor forest’ was complete when
9 leaves on the scrubbed floor gave out a fresh forest aroma. Midsummer is
10 still the Finns’ most important summer cerebration. They gather together
11 around the bonfire to make dance, play and be with family and friends
12 themselves. In some areas Midsummer poles decorated with flowers garlands
13 and leaves are erected for the festivities. Although some of the old ceremonies
14 are now performed only for fun, Midsummer night, as bathed in the strange
15 white light of the North, is still mysterious.
Part 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence printed before it.
1. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed.
We haven’t received ____________________________________________
2. The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
According ____________________________________________________
3. The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this attitude.
There have ____________________________________________________
4. It is not certain that Jones will get the job.
It is open ______________________________________________________
5. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
No sooner _____________________________________________________
6. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older _____________________________________________________
7. A house in that district will cost you at least $ 100,000.
You won’t be able ______________________________________________
8. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
Alan’s illness __________________________________________________
Part 3: For each of the sentences below, write new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.
1. Mr. Watson managed to repair the garage roof only because his neighbour helped him.
without
___________________________________________________________________
2. Nobody is infallible.
mistakes
___________________________________________________________________
3. The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul.
took
___________________________________________________________________
4. He talked about nothing except the weather.
sole
___________________________________________________________________
Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Key D B B D B D C D C A
Part 4: ( 9 points):
1.setting them off 2. went in for 3. own up
4. think it over 5. carry on 6. stood up for
7. turned it down 8. put up with 9. found out
Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Key B C A B B A B D B B A A A D C
Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Key √ as the the a to so √ √ √ make themselves √ as √
Part 2: (8 points)
Part 3 (9 points)
1. Without his neighbour’s help, he wouldn’t have managed to repair the garage roof.
2. Everybody can make mistakes.
3. The last Olympic Games took place in Seoul.
4. The sole subject of his conversation was the weather.
5. In the end, I had no regrets about having left the club.
6. You are an idiot to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan.
7. The company has had an intention to replace this model.
8. In the next few years, we are likely to hear a lot more about the environmental pollution.
9. Paula blamed me for causing/having caused the accident.