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1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentences
for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 4
points
A. Having said that, it should be borne in mind that the tallest building in the world is
currently Petronas Towers, above Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and that it is also the tallest
concrete structure in the world.
B. Nevertheless, it is no mean feat to equip skyscrapers with renewable sources of energy.
C. Indeed, thrusting aggressively into the sky these structures seem to mimic our passion
for space exploration.
D. The first high-rise constructions were not skyscrapers as we would recognise them
today, but merely taller than average buildings.
E. It is therefore no wonder that Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers superseded Chicago’s
Sear’s Tower.
4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits
best according to the text. 6 points
1. The author states that people like to build big because …
A. it compensates for their inability to travel in space.
B. it is rooted in our history.
C. it seems to be an innate desire.
D. they like to live in pyramids and palaces.
2. The modern skyscraper was first made possible by …
A. a device invented in the nineteenth century.
B. buildings more than 5 storeys high.
C. the steel-frame building technique.
D. a commercial building in New York.
3. Skyscrapers are a mirror of …
A. the tiger economies.
B. Asian power.
C. building trends.
D. economic tendencies.
5. Comment on the following in about 100 words: ... Ever since the Tower of Babel,
man has liked to think big in terms of building. 4 points
7. Use the words in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits best in
the gap. 6 points
1. He is......sorry for everything he did and wants you to forgive him. TRUE
2. Mrs. Jones is at risk of having a heart attack and must reduce his.... of fatty foods.
CONSUME
3. The ........seems to be working – Sandra’s getting better! TREAT
9. Most of the following lines contain an extra word. Write the extra word on your
exam sheet. Put a tick to the numbers indicating a correct line. 6 points
If you are giving a presentation for or planning to confront 1__________
your boss to ask him for a salary increase, wear red. It will make you 2__________
feel more confident, so you will have come across as more assertive. 3__________
The colour red can be intimidating however, so avoid taking it if 4___________
you need it to be accessible to your subordinates. On those days when 5___________
you have a lot to get through and you need to focus your attention on the 6___________
task in hand, choose green.
10. Rewrite the sentences using the word given so that the meaning stays the same.
4 points
1. „ I’m sick and tired of your pathetic excuses”, he said ENOUGH
He said .........their pathetic excuses.
2. As he is a close friend, I naturally assumed that she would help me out. GRANTED
As he is a close friend, I ......................... she would help me out.
3. I would certainly recommend David for the job. HESITATION
I ................................. David for the job.
4. It was wrong of me to have insulted her. RUDE
I .....................................to her.