JAG win Ln ase pleat g 9 ata OH HP oA ent It is important that you read carefully these instructions before you start your exam. | This test is divided into two independent sections: © Section I: Text analysis © Section II: Language Make sure you get the right number of pages mentioned in the first page. Before looking at the actual questions, read carefully the rubries or instructions ‘Use the exam sheets carefully and cleanly. Only one exam paper will be provided No draft paper will be provided. You can usc the back of the test sheets as # draft ‘You must write your answer in the space provided for each question. The spaces arc on the right of the sheet as in this example — For multiple-choice questions, you must select the:correct answer from the choices given and write the corresponding capital letter (A, B, C, D, ...) in the space provided for each question. ‘Don’t write the whole answer. For true or false questions, write either T or F in the provided space, No justification is required. Responses to all items are scored on a scale of | point except items 110,114,1 12,113, and 14 whieh are scored 2 points. swer and then write the new If you decide to change: an answer, completely erase your old an: one, You are not allowed to use any electronic devices or documents during the exam session than board personnel, one other: a P oe nor communicate with an:SECTION I: READING COMPREHENSION READ THE TWO TEXTS BELOW AND DO THE RELATED TASKS Text 1 it has een eae ae aaa aa passase for German schoolchildren ~ leaming “die it writin; yupils xpect 1 have mastered by the time they leave primary school. But many German teachers have hud easveh, ai Cnemen acne force children to leam a cursive seri i ipt when they have already leamed to print letiers at kindergarten, Furthermore, they say, the joined-up handwriting is often illegible The national primary schoolteachers” union has started a campaign to abolish compulsory teaching ‘of Schreibschrifi. “It's completely unnecessary, a deadweight tradition,” according to the union's deputy chairman, Ulrich Hecker. He wants other states to follow Hamburg’s lead, which recently took the rather radical step of introducing ¢ new, easier alphabet called “dic Grundschrift” that can take children all the way from tracing their first letters to full fluency in adulthood. It is an idea some German scholars consider culturally traitorous, “Joined-up handwriting trains fine motor skills, develops [a sense for} aesthetics. An apparently casier script also simplifies thoughts. 1 would mourn the Toss of a piece of our writing culture,” Dr Hans Kaufmann, regional head of the Society for German Language in Hamburg, told Bild newspaper. When they start school, most German children begin by getting to grips with holding'a pencil and then printing individual letters. At the end of the first year they are then introduced to the cursive script “It means they have to leam two scripts one after another, which wastes time and interrupts the leaming process,” said Hecker. “With Grundschrift, they start -with one script and stick wit it fe a national script, Germany has developed its own style of ereas some countries do not hav oped " Nes ermans wrote in the highly decorative Surterlin script. handwriting. Before the Second World War, Gi to be taught “lateinische Ausgangsehrift”, e more legible nt ool script) was introduced. “Vereinfachte In 1953, West German ain oF eee ee soined-up script. Over in East Germany, the "Schulausgangssc h pone oe ola became one, the handwriting was also, unified, and since 1993 the Auspangssebnift™ (easier model script) has been on the syllabus. ‘Adaplid from itelin Pid Beli Gulardsanweekly newspapen, Sep e0l!‘Choose the correct answer. 1. “rite of passage” mean A. fastest and more comfortable B. an important cvent in a text or a passage. C. an event that marks an important stagein —_D. a pathway reserved for passengers, hafe. “a fiddly form” mea: AL a form is difficult to do with hands, B. requiring:a lovof energy. . that is easy to do or perform, D. that only chitdren can do. 3. “cursive script” means handwriting © letters are separated with spaces B. that has the letters joined together. C.. specific 10 German school children, D, where letiers are written quickly, 4. “culturally traitorous” means a against traitors, B. acting to promote culture. C. faithful to culture. D. not loyal to culture, Fill in the blanks with words from the list. The words are in bold letters in the text. A. abolish B. master C.moum _D.. print E. unify F. lead 5. you something, you fee! sadness because it no longer exists, 6 Ifyou a gystem oa law, you officially end it, 7 Ifyou _ your handwriting, you write without joining the letters together. 8 Ifyou something, you lear or understand it completely, 9 Ifyou two things, you join them together to make a single unit. Are these sentences true or false? Write (T) or (F) 10. Some German teachers propose (0 move away from the official script. 11. Others think that the handwriting system is an expression of personality and character, 12. The state of Hamburg is lagging behind the change suggested in handwriting. 13. One argument against the teaching of “die Schreibschrift” is that itis out-of-date, 14. Dr Hans Kaufinann campaigns for simpler handwriting.Text 2 importance of maste: Traditionally, many linguists stressed the teaching English. In recent years, the major approach and other approsches promoting vocabulary © oul without vocabulary to put ontop ofthe grammar secon, de inne being able to manipulate complex grammatical structures in evereise & Itis obvious that to leam English, one needs to leam many words. Native s of about 20,000 words but foreign leamers of English need far fewer. They need only about quite competent in speaking and listening. The reason for this scemingly small sumber and the frequency with which they appear in 4 language. It seems clear thst frequ. the first words to leam because they will be met most often and will be needed in speech or writing. “Adapted from: weew,grammarbank com Choose the best answer. 15. According to the passage, it is true that while learning English, one A. cannot achieve competency in language skills just throug B. needs to be taught at least 20,000 words to communi C. must focus on practicing as many grammar structures as possible according language teaching approaches. D. should first try to develop his understanding of written texts. 16. According to the passage, when the approaches to English language teaching are taken into | 16 consideration, 'A. the best method is the one which focuses on developing the leamers’ speaking and listening skills first. B. each method has its own strong and weak points. C. the ones emphasizing the importance of developing leamers’ vocabulary is gaining ground. D. recent approaches haven't proved to be effective in language teaching so far. 17. It is stated in the passage that 7 A. a great number of educators today believe that mastering grammar points is more important than learning words while studying a foreign language. B. grammar drills are effective in teaching the most frequently encountered English words. C. an approach based on mastering grammar structures first to teach English is in vogue 18. The phrase “the fallacy of this approach” suggests that the approach is ee A. misleading B. effective. C. out dated. D. popular.SECTION I: LANGUAGE 19. Oussama apologise for not coming. He said he had been busy _ A. later that a Si B. that day , the following day ‘i 0 the best of my knowledge, there only one way that leads to the ak Gor B.At . By D. for jovemments are looking to contraception —__10 control population’ growth DAs as method B, in order that Gas option Diasaway 22. Bilal thinks his car is very well made and is__to the other makes in this garage. 22 better B. clearer C. superior D. above 23.1 want you to tell me the A. all Creal D. whole 24. Samira and Najat are ve tious. They: will certainly pursue ____~‘edneation. A, farthess B. farther C. further Dz far 25. Takeanumbrella____it rains. (25._) ‘As incase B. in case of . because D.if " " 26. Yesterday Adnane told me a funny joke. It was the __ joke L've ever heard. A. fun B, funniest funnier D. funny 27. To provide a better environment for their children the couple decided to move _from the city to the countryside. B. along C. afar D. near 28. Which sentence is correct? } A. Ifyou'd remembered to bring a map, we would be lost now. B. If you remembered to bring a map, we woulda’t be lost now C. If you'd remembered to bring a map, we wouldn't have been lost now, D. Ifyou had remembered to bring a map, we would have lost now 29.T'd love to takea long vacation, _ A. so will my colleagues B. so my colleagues would C, so would my colleagues D. so had my colleagues 30. At the end of the night the children were fast_. A. sleeping B, asleep 1C. slept D. sleep 31. Adil typed : A Betorikarefully ‘i carefully the report af - D..he report Baremally. tO me wheths er We Meet them or noy, i indifferent ot difference re makes not difference 33. Imad failed the exams, ae A. Great! He deserves it C, He should get beiter soon, Diva cc ae caer : D. He must have studied a lo. AL you"e 17 can You tum everything off betore ? Wes “= y vii fore you go? (aq) A. you've worked B. you'd worked C. you're working D. you'll work 38. The boss wants you to explain wht Gs there isa discrepancy in the figures an for sudden drop in rote PI ly there is a discrepancy in the figures a1 dto___forthe «= (35) } A. account B. talk C. decide D. speak 56. Before the combat, boxers usually gaze into each oe A. other's B, other ©. others D. others! 37.1 didn't sec _ on the way to your house. at A. noone B. anyone C. everyone D. someone 38. Which sentence is nor corect? A. Taha he will help his brother. ‘C. Hiba said she didn't have a map. 39. Computers crash _ in the operating system software or errors in the computer hardware. eT] A. owing errors B, because of errors C. due the errors D. resulting errors B. Badr said he was going to be late, D. Akram said he couldn't come 40. Which sentence is correct? jr A. Iwish I go with you to the beach! B, I wish I'm going to the beach with you! 38 . Twish I will go with to the beach with you! D. J wish I were going to the beach with you! 41. “Will you lend me your laptop?” she said. She asked him his laptop. A. if he would lend her B. if she will lend her C. when he would lend her D. ifhe lent her ia ToT 4 42. 1don't know where @r4 A. the post office is. B. is the post office C. the post office were D. was the post office 43. To help Positive adult participation, UNICEF supports early childhood development [3 4 programs, ‘A. assuring B. assure C. reassure Dense‘58. Many animals are at grave en __ of extinction ae Curse D-resiue ), By the time my sisterwas ten, she two f : y deine Yate a ivo foreign tanguxgss. = A aliedy eared B, had already teamed > would already lean D. will have already leamed ‘60. More families are spending a lot of money on the latest devices, oo A. technological B, technologie , technologically D. technology 61. Karima is at the new haindresser's__ ae A. tohaveher haircut B. tohave cutherhair €. to cut her hair. to get cut her hair 62. Criminals may use computers to transfer money _ (a= A. illegal B, legal ©. illegally D. legally 63, Most people find that computers enable them to do their work with greater _ A. effective B. efficient C. effi why D. efficiency 64, If you don't know the meaning of word, look it_in the dictionary. A. for up out D. at 65. Which sentence is correct? ‘A. Gunpowder was invented in China thousands of years ago. B. Gunpowder has been invented in Ghina thousands of years ago. C. Gunpowder was being invented in China thousands of years ago. D. Gunpowder had invented in China thousands of years ago 66. Due to inflation, house prices in Casablanca have become totally __ ‘A. affordance B. affordable €. unaffordable D. affording ‘67. Had it pot rained, the farmers_all of their crops. A. would lose B. should lose C. should have lost D. could have lost 68, Which sentence is correct? A. They are developing a new type of washing powder. B. A new type of washing powder is developing. C.. A new type of washing powder is being developing D. They are developed a new type of washing powder. 69. You had better ___the tourist information office. A. inquiring at B. inquiring to C, inquire to, D. inguire at tevier D. Howeverretirement proposal, the lates . the lasting Police arrived in lange numbers ©. for D. then B, How wonderful that movie was? ful was that movie! for many people. exhasntod B. exhaust C. exhaustiveness D. exhausting) y 76. Tknow Deft my wallet on the desk and it's not there now Someone. _it A. will have taken B. can have taken C. must have taken ‘1D. must take 77. The dog broke away from the garden as it was tied to the tree. TT A. loosely B. firmly forcefully D. essentially 78. 1 can’t wait any more. | really must get _the central heating. fae) ‘A. somebody to fix _B, somebody fix C. to fix somebody D. somebody fixing 79. They asked me sing to the party A. ifwerel B. afl was C. were you D. that you were 80, of the opportunity, no one applied for the job. tat A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Besides 81. The building is divided into six blocks of flats. __has its own entrance. A. All B. Esch C. Every D. All of them 82.__that we couldn't sce anything. [x2 A. It was too dark B. Iwas so dark C. Inwas dark enough ——_D, It was such dark 83. You've been working hard all day; you Je tired, A. mustn't B, must C. can D. can't 84. By August, we'll here for ffie jars, A Weling, CBT Eide Bn ii DiliveBS. Tim sorry. Pim Ta ny. __duty now and can’t help you . under B. in Con D. from 86, He was a very © echnici = ry experienced technician and was often to sort out problems in other (eet) | A. delivered B. transmitted . attached D. sent 87.1 come to the conelusion that nowadays few people care about the environment. AL will B, had C. have D.do 88. At experimental stations many types of grass are grown ___various conditions. j A. under B, underneath C. below D. beneath 89. In leaming new skills, intelli s only good at performance early (so) A. prediction B. predicting . predict D, predictable 90. We've decided in our meeting that, __a doubt, you are to blame for the problem. {so A, with B. within €. without D. besides 91. Most people are ___ of the need to protect the environment, ot ‘A. conscientious B. conscious C. compassionate D. affectionate 92. Itisalways when you misunderstand the customs of other ¢ountries. 92) A. embarrassing B. peculiar C. strange D. artificial 93. Some clothes aré made from delicate fabrics and arenot____. (93. J A. wash B, washable C. washing D. washy 94, Some cultures believe that giving gifts is very important. , they believe gifts should be | 94} elaborate, A. Inconclusion B. Furthermore C. For example D. Although 95, Ifyou want to join us, you have to fill a form and send it to the secretary. (5 A. out B. up C. into D. over 96. The children have to wash their hands before cating, 2 A, have they B, weren’t they C. won't they D. haven't they 97. As Amina couldn’ t find solutions to the problem, she__ lots of suggestions. 7 A. was given B, gave G. is giving D, would give 98. The speaker showed pictures of phones, _, she described how to use them. A. In addition B. In contrast C, Therefore D. Conversely 99. The police had merey___ the young hooligans and sent them back home. A, on B. with a a Cyabout D. forTOO. Twon't be able o buy # house as the prices have f A. classically B. mainly Re sons D. enormously for teachers. ten I 101, The students are not allowed to use this room as AL correcily B. exclusively . improperly . frankly ae 102. He'll have the work done __ you amive, ft A. when B. only when C. bythe time D. after 5 103. Most flights were cancelled because bad weather reduced _10 zero. ox A. visible B. visibility C. vision D. visibly 104, The master dispensed __the services of all his servants. fel A. of B. with C. off D. for 105, You look so tired. | think you have taken __ too much responsibility at your job. 105, A. on B. in C.at D.up a 106. The General made sure his troops were ready for battle and swith the latest equipment. [106] _] A. invested B. created C. provided Di tested. 107. Trains are getting 3 (107, A. fastest and more comfortable B. fastest and most comfortable C. faster and more comfortable D. the fastest and the most comfortable 108, Nadia has blue eyes; she’s a 108 A. blue eyes girl B. blue-eyed C. blue eye D. blue-eyed girl 109. Morocco’s competitor for the gold medal is Kenya. 109, A. principal B. principally C. principle D. principled 110. Choose the best topic sentence for the following group of supporting sentences. {110 . For example, a person can have breakfast in Los Angeles, board an airplane, and have dinner in Madrid. A businessman in London can instantly place an order with a factory in Shanghai by sending a fax. Furthermore, a teenager in Sydney can tum on a TV and watch a soccer game being played in Brasilia, A. Airplanes have changed our lives. B. Advances in technology have made the world seem smaller. C. The fax machine was an important invention. D. Advances in technology have changed the world of communication.aoe like Morocco, Tunisia and Lybia. ee Some mate class come from many different parts of the worl . Still oes Se Countries, such as Germany, Greece, ce se : . Tn fact, the class ig go oma Asian countries, including India and Malaysia Theta '$ an interesting mix of people from many different countries. argest number of students is from Latin American countries like Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, . The students in my daughter's se [ DI 112. Choose the correct order to form a coherent paragraph. (aER a. But I think a better definition of happiness is the capacity for enjoyment b, Turing to adults, ask any adult what he means by happiness and you will find a puzzled face for a moment, ¢. During adolescence the concept of happiness changes to enjoyment and pleasure. d. Because the more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. e. The meaning of the word ‘happiness’ changes with growing years, for a child happiness has @ magical quality. f. Leave the puzzled face and refer to-a dictionary; it defines happy as ‘pleased’ or ‘lucky’. 113) 113. Find the irrelevant sentence in the following passage. (1) Hang-gliding is my favourite sport. (II) Loften go hang-gliding every weekend in the spring ‘even though it is expensive. (IID) My sister bought a new hang-glider last spring. (IV) 1 love the feeling of flying down a mountain or a hill. (V) The views are beautiful from the sky. (VI) Even the danger of falling and getting hurt can’t keep me away from the mountain slopes on a spring day. B, Sentence (II) CC, Sentence (II) A, Sentence (I) a = F. Sentence (VI) D. Sentence (IV) E. Sentence (V)T Gicnce in the following passage. jer 0 improve sports performane 3 need to know whiel fothid proscribed drugs, (III) Athletes need to. TV) The use of erugs during sports events is obvious, (V) Furthermore, they mi ot medication they take does not contain a prohibited substance. , Sentence (II) 114. Find the irrelevant se deugs in ort ., (Il) Sports federations throughout is the use of drugs in oF hh substances are forbidden in sport. ast make sure that any product A. Sentence (1) B. Sentence (II) D. Sentence (IV) E. Sentence (V) Choose the best option to correct the underlined errors in the following passage. informed of an upcoming test in ICT, which is a required module of his B. A, nearing about this test, Brian has kept himself aloof from social activities, This ‘on for (2) him, he is normally quite gregarious and ebullient, (3) His friends all concur that his recent behaviour has some (4) corellation with the exam. Everybody has tried to evoke some of his normal conviviality, but to no (5) vain. His behaviour is very disconcerting. (6) They seem that fforis to bring, out his usual enthusiasm only aggravate his malaise. I believe the only cure to Brian's uncharacteristic sss on his ICT exam. B. Rather than B. him: he B. All his friends behaviour is an aber 1S. A. While 116. A. him he 117. A. His friends D. Before D. him; he C. Since Chim ~he C. All of his friends D. Both A and C ate correct 118, A. corelacion B. correlation C. correlasion D. correlation. 119, A. avail D. available B. availability C. aversion 120. A. Ourefforts, they seem B. It scems that efforts C. It seems that efforts only D. It seems the only efforts END OF TEST