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1. This is a multiple-choice paper. Please mark your answer on the separate answer sheet and
only mark one answer for each question.
2. Draw a clear line through the rectangle next to the corresponding answer on the answer
sheet like this .
3. If you would like to change your answer, rub out the line and put in your new answer.
4. There is a total of 65 questions, and you have 50 minutes to complete the test. Each
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5. There are 4 sections in this paper, testing different literacy skills.
6. If you cannot answer a question move on and come back to it at the end. DO NOT waste
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marking so try to answer every question.
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Section 1 - Comprehension
Read the following extract, then answer the questions on the following pages.

The Bet
BY ANTON P. CHEKHOV
The following extract is from the start of “the Bet,” a short story by Anton P. Chekhov, found in
the Book, “Best Russian Short Stories,” which was compiled and edited by Thomas Seltzer in
65 2004. In this short story, a banker recalls of a party from 15 years ago, when he had made an
incredible bet with a Lawyer friend, putting two million dollars on the line.

It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to
corner of his study, recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen
years before…

There were many clever people at the party and much interesting
70conversation. They talked among other things of capital punishment. The guests,
among them not a few scholars and journalists, for the most part disapproved of
capital punishment. They found it obsolete as a means of punishment, unfitted to a
Christian State and immoral. Some of them thought that capital punishment should
be replaced universally by life-imprisonment.

75 “I don’t agree with you,” said the host. “I, myself, have experienced neither
capital punishment nor life-imprisonment, but if one may judge a priori, then in my
opinion capital punishment is more moral and more humane than imprisonment.
Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees. Who is the more
humane executioner, one who kills you in a few seconds or one who draws the life
80out of you incessantly, for years?”

“They’re both equally immoral,” remarked one of the guests, “because their
purpose is the same: to take away life. The State is not God. It has no right to take
away that which it cannot give back, if it should so desire.”

Among the company was a lawyer, a young man of twenty-five. On being

85asked his opinion, he said:

“Capital punishment and life-imprisonment are equally immoral; but if I

were offered the choice between them, I would certainly choose the second. It’s
better to live somehow than not to live at all.”
There ensued a lively discussion. The banker who was younger and more
90nervous suddenly lost his temper, banged his fist on the table, and turning to the
young lawyer, cried out:
“It’s a lie. I bet you two million dollars you wouldn’t stick in a cell even for
five years.”

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“If you mean it seriously,” replied the lawyer, “then I bet I’ll stay not five
95but fifteen.”
“Fifteen! Done!” cried the banker. “Gentlemen, I stake two million.”
“Agreed. You stake two million, I my freedom,” said the lawyer.

So, this wild, ridiculous bet came to pass. The banker, who at that time had
too many millions to count, spoiled and capricious, was beside himself with
100rapture. During supper he said to the lawyer jokingly:

“Come to your senses, young roan, before it’s too late. Two million is
nothing to me, but you stand to lose three or four of the best years of your life. I
say three or four, because you’ll never stick it out any longer. Don’t forget either,
you unhappy man, that voluntary is much heavier than enforced imprisonment. The
105idea that you have the right to free yourself at any moment will poison the whole
of your life in the cell. I pity you.”

And now the banker, pacing from corner to corner, recalled all this and
asked himself:

“Why did I make this bet? What’s the good? The lawyer loses fifteen years
110of his life and I throw away two million. Will it convince people that capital
punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life? No, no! all stuff and
rubbish. On my part, it was the caprice of a well-fed man; on the lawyer’s pure
greed of gold.”

He recollected further what happened after the evening party. It was decided
115that the lawyer must undergo his imprisonment under the strictest observation, in a
garden wing of the banker’s house. It was agreed that during the period he would
be deprived of the right to cross the threshold, to see living people, to hear human
voices, and to receive letters and newspapers. He was permitted to have a musical
instrument, to read books, to write letters, to drink wine and smoke tobacco. By the
120agreement he could communicate, but only in silence, with the outside world
through a little window specially constructed for this purpose. Everything
necessary, books, music, wine, he could receive in any quantity by sending a note
through the window.

The agreement provided for all the minutest details, which made the
125confinement strictly solitary, and it obliged the lawyer to remain exactly fifteen
years from twelve o’clock of November 14th, 1870, to twelve o’clock of
November 14th, 1885. The least attempt on his part to violate the conditions, even
to escape for only two minutes before the time, freed the banker from the
obligation to pay him the two million.

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1. In which season was the party in?
4. How many adjectives are used in line 6
of the extract?
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A) Summer A) 0
B) Autumn B) 1
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C) Winter C) 2
D) Spring D) 3
E) It does not say. E) 4

2.140 In what year was the party? 5. Which of the following is a synonym of
the word “obsolete” as used in line 7
of the text?

A) 2005 A) Unnecessary.
B) 1989
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C) 1870 C) Unfortunate.
D) 1990 D) Impossible.
E) 2006 E) Inhumane.

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3. What are the three dots used at the
and of the first paragraph called?
6. What opinion is given about capital
punishment in the third paragraph of
the extract?

A)
155A period. A) It is worse than life imprisonment.
B) A full stop. B) It is better than life imprisonment.
C) A comma. C) It is no better than life imprisonment.
D) A colon. D) It doesn’t matter if it is worse or better.
E) An ellipsis. E) No opinion is given.
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7. Look again at the line, “who is the 10. What are the two dots called at the
end of the fifth paragraph (:)?
more humane executioner…” from
line 13 to 14. What type of word is
“executioner”?

A) Adjective A) A full stop

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B) Noun B) An ellipsis
C) Verb C) A semicolon
D) Adverb D) A colon
E) Pronoun E) A comma

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8. What opinion is given about capital

punishment in the fourth paragraph of
11. What does the lawyer mean when he
says, “It’s better to live somehow than
the extract? not to live at all,” in line 22 to 23 of
the extract?

A)
175It is worse than life imprisonment.
B) It is better than life imprisonment.
C) It is no better than life imprisonment.
D) It doesn’t matter if it is worse or better.
E) No opinion is given.
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A) It’s best to try and survive than to give up.
B) It’s better to not live than be imprisoned.
C) It’s best to live, regardless of circumstances.
D) It’s not a good idea to live forever.
E) Only be imprisoned if you think it’s better.

9. What does the word “company” mean

as used in line 19 of the extract?
12. Other than nervous, how do you think
the banker felt in line 25 of the
extract?

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A) A business. A) Upset.
B) An organisation. B) Delighted.
C) A group of people. C) Excited.
D) An enterprise. D) Hungry.
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E) Business partners. E) Angry.
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13. What currency was the bet made in? 16. The word, “million,” is used numerous
times, for example, in lines 27, 31 and
32. What is this technique of using the
same word multiple times called?

A)
195Pounds A) Sibilance.
B) Euros B) Juxtaposition.
C) Dollars C) Dichotomy.
D) Yen D) Alliteration.
E) Francs E) Repetition.
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14. How long did the lawyer say he could

stay imprisoned for?
17. Why do you think it is humorous that
the banker called the lawyer “young,”
in line 36 of the extract?

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A) 0 years. A) Because he is younger than the lawyer.
B) 5 years. B) Because the lawyer has more money.
C) 10 years. C) Because the lawyer is better educated.
D) 15 years. D) Because they are both elderly people.
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E) 20 years. E) Because he referenced a joke he made.

15. Look again at the line, “I stake two
million,” from line 31 of the extract.
What does the word “stake,” mean as
215 used here?
18. Why does the banker suggest it will be
harder for the lawyer to stay
imprisoned compared to an actual
prisoner (line 38 to 41)?

A) A piece of meat. A) As he is quite old.

B) A metal anvil. B) As he is not used to being imprisoned.
C) To take something seriously. C) As he will be imprisoned for a long time.
220To care for something.
D) D) As he will be imprisoned voluntarily.
E) To bet. E) As he will be imprisoned alone.
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19. Originally the banker was happy about 22. Who was the host of the party?
making the bet. How has that opinion
changed overtime?

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A) He has become slightly happier. A) The lawyer.
B) He has become a lot happier. B) The journalist.
C) He has become less happy. C) The scholar.
D) His opinion hasn’t changed. D) The banker.
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E) His opinion isn’t shown. E) The priest.

20. Based on the banker’s actions in line

42 of the extract, how do you think he
23. Where was the lawyer imprisoned?
is feeling?
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A) Excited. A) In a high security prison.

B) Stressed. B) In his own home.
C) Delighted. C) At an acquaintances home.
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D) D) In a nearby abandoned building.
E) Sensitive. E) In the banker’s home.

21. Look again at the line, “it was the

caprice of a well-fed man,” from line
24. What does the word “obligation”
mean, as used in line 62 of the
245 47 of the extract. Which of the words
extract?
is a pronoun?

A) It A) A commitment.
B) The B) A choice.
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C) Caprice C) A favour.
D) Man D) Imprisonment.
E) Of E) An apology
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25. What religion is referred to 28. How many nouns are there in line 62
of the extract?
throughout the extract?
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A) Judaism A) 1
B) Christianity B) 2
C) Hinduism C) 3
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Sikhism D) 4
E) Islam E) 5

26. Which of the following type of people

was not said to be at the party in the
29. Which of the following could the
lawyer not see during his
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extract? imprisonment?

A) Economists A) A pen
B) Journalists B) Books
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Lawyers C) Musical instruments
D) Scholars D) Newspapers
E) Bankers E) Wine

27.
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According to the extract, how old
would the lawyer be after the
30. How would the lawyer get the items
he was permitted to have?
imprisonment?

A) 25 A) He wasn’t allowed to ask for items.

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30 B) By using morse code with his torch.
C) 35 C) By asking the banker.
D) 40 D) By yelling till someone got it.
E) 45 E) By sending a note through the window.
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Section 2 - Spellings
In each of the following scentences, choose the correctly spelt word to fill the gap in each
285scentence. If none of the words are correctly spelt, mark the letter E on the answer sheet.

31. The _________ have invited us around for dinner.

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A) neighbours B) naybours C) neghbours D) neighbors

32. I have hired a new _________ for the company.

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A) secretery B) secratary C) secretary D) secratery

33. Check the __________ to find the correct definition.

300 A) dictionary B) dictionarie C) dicsionary D) dicsionarie

34. She Is constantly interrupting and becoming a ________ .

305 A) newsance B) nusance C) nusense D) nuisance

35. There is a lot of ________ involved in playing basketball.

A) equipmment B) ecuipment C) equipment D) equippment

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36. When designing a product, you need to be able to __________ for everyone.
A) accomodate B) acommodate C) accommodate D) acomodate
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37. He is a __________ boy who needs to be taught a lesson.

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A) mischevious B) mischevous C) misschevous D) misschevious

38. I visited the _______ centre last week to go swimming.

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A) lesure B) leisure C) liesure D) leissure

39. The _____ at the supermarket was too long.

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A) cue B) que C) kew D) queue

40. It is important not to ________.

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A) critisise B) critticise C) critisize D) critisis

41. You must send her a _______ apology.

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A) sincere B) sinceare C) cincere D) sinsere

42. The volcanic eruption was ___________.

340A) disastrus B) dissastorous C) dizastrous D) disarstrous

Section 3 - Punctuation
In each of the following lines, there is either one punctuation error or no punctuation errors. Mark the
corresponding letter on the mark sheet, to the goup of words with the punctuation error, or mark the
letter E if there is no error.
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43. I know the answer to the question! The capital city of England is obviously London?
A) B) C) D)

44.
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It is important that you listen-to instructions carefully during this exercise.

A) B) C) D)
37.

45.
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You need to put the mat’s back where you found them, or the teacher will get angry.

A) B) C) D)

46.
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After talking to the police last week I found out that she plans to do it herself.

A) B) C) D)

47. When I went to the cinema last week, the popcorn machine broke. I was very upset.
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A) B) C) D)

48. My parents bought me a new computer for my birthday, I am very grateful.

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A) B) C) D)

49. Its important to eat your fruits and vegetables. They are very good for your health.
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A) B) C) D)
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50. The teacher liked my work so much, she put it up on the wall so everyone could see.

A) B) C) D)

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51. “Can you help me put the chairs back,” asked the teacher to her students.

A) B) C) D)

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52. When you are in my class, you must all listen to me, or you will get detention.
A) B) C) D)

390 “I went to Thorpe Park last week,” said Sam, “ and I enjoyed all the rollercoasters”
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A) B) C) D)

54.
395 When I walked into the classroom everyone suddenly went silent.

A) B) C) D)

55.
400 When are you planning to go to the beach next. I would really like to join you.

A) B) C) D)

Section 4 - Grammar
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In each of the following sentences, choose the best word to fill the gap.
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56. The actors did so well that the director decided to give all of _____ an award.
A) it B) their C) him D) them E) her
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57. She decided to fight the battle all by ________ .

A) himself B) herself C) themselves D) myself E) ourselves

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58. _____ is never enough time to do everything we would like to.

A) There B) They’re C) Their D) There’s E) Then

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59. I ______ through the park last week. It was beautiful.

A) go B) walk C) was going D) will walk E) walked

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60. He _____ like he needs help.

A) looked B) was looking C) is looking D) looks E) look

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61. I understand what you are saying. _______, I feel like I should still go home.

A) Really B) And C) Because D) However E) Since

435 Regardless of what happens next, I ____ still proud of what I have accomplished.
62.
A) is B) are C) will D) am E) be
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63. From next week, I ___________ 5km every day for a month.
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A) ran B) run C) have run D) will run E) running

64.You _____ listen or you may be removed from the team.

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A) can B) could C) should D) have E) would

65. The group decided that together, ______ would play the game.
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A) he B) she C) we D) you E) they

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