ENTRY TEST

LISTENING
Listen to the texts and tick the correct answer:
1) Which meal is the woman talking about?
a) lunch
b) dinner
c) breakfast
d) supper
2) What is the man talking about?
a) a crime
b) a car accident
c) a play he saw at the theatre
d) a movie

GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer:
3) Did you see … man that I told you about?
a) a b) an c) the d) --
4) He is … very good friend.
a) a b) an c) the d) --
5) Alan is … talented musician I’ve ever met.
a) more b) less c) the more d) the most
6) He didn't enjoy studying abroad as he had … friends there.
a) little b) a little c) few d) a lot of
7) I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I ... eat anything.
a) couldn’t b) may not c) have to d) ought to
8) I was using my pencil a minute ago. It .... be here somewhere!
a) may b) must c) would d) mustn’t
9) … no time left to go to the library to find out things for my project.
a) There is b) There are c) There will be d) There aren’t
10) … 4 chairs at our faculty.
a) There is b) There are c) There will be d) There was
11) Take your umbrella. It ... cats and dogs.
a) rained b) are raining c) is raining d) rains
12) In Britain people ... on the right.
a) are driving b) drives c) drive d) drove
13) He ... his driving test. He is so happy. He hasn’t been able to pass it for three years.
a) have just passed b) has just passed c) just passed d) is passing
14) Please remain seated … the plane has come to a complete standstill.
a) as b) while c) until d) as soon as
15) Did you see John … the road?
a) crossed b) crossing c) having crossed d) being crossed
16) Are the banks …. today?
a) opened b) opening c) being opened d) open
17) I proposed her … with me
a) coming b) to come c) being come d) having been come
READING
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
Easter Island
Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000
miles 18) … (for, from, on) the nearest city. Easter Island is 19) … (important, interesting,
famous) for its statues. Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be 20) … (looked, found,
situated) all over the island. Who made them? How did they 21) … (move, touch, drive) these
giant pieces of rock? What happened 22) … (to, with, for) the people who lived there?
Studies show that people 23) … (once, just, already) arrived on the island about 1600
years ago. They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their 24) …
(self, own, only) written language. However, the number of people on the island grew and grew
25) … (until, because, after) it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there were too many people
and there wasn’t 26) … (many, too, enough) food to eat. A terrible war started and many of the
statues were broken. When western explorers 27) … (invented, discovered, came) the island on
Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived
there.
Mark the following sentences with True/False/Not given:
28) The main attraction of Easter Island is a giant pyramid.
29) The island was populated by Polynesian people.
30) People who lived on this island had well-developed culture.
31) The monumental statues are called moai.
32) Many of the statues were ruined because of the war.

WRITING
Saint Augustine once said that the world is a book, and those who do not travel read
only one page. What would you do if you had the opportunity to visit a foreign country?
Which country would you like to visit? What can you do there? Use the phrases below and
give specific reasons and details to explain your choice:
Traveling the world is …
If I was given the choice of visiting a country of my choosing, ...
There are … reasons why I …
To begin with, …
Secondly, …
In conclusion, ...