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LISTENING
Questions 1 – 10. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

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1. training 2. supermarket 3. uniform 4. furniture 5. night 6. variable 7. reliable 8. school 9.
keyboarding 10. transport

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

I. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.
Sometimes the reason why we have a hard time getting along with certain people is simple because there
is a clash of personalities. (1) ………….., personality clashes center around two colleagues with strong
personalities. If you find yourself having a hard time getting along with someone at work that has a strong
personalities, (2) …………….. that blaming the other person will only result in a dangerous circle, with each
individual not (3) …………….. The best thing to do is to realize that it takes the stronger person to back down
and show humility.
Clashes (4) …………….. individuals with strong personalities at work usually begin (5) …………….. a tiny
leak on a submarine submerged underwater. (6) …………….. the crack becomes bigger and bigger, finally
bursting a hole in the vessel and flooding it. So likewise if you find yourself (7) …………….. to explode with
angry words, it would be best for you to physically walk away. The potential for personality clashes to (8)
…………….. will always challenging (9) …………….. to build a relationship with them all. But trying you hardest
to get along with all of your colleagues (10) …………….. differing personalities, some more extreme than others,

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will make an impression on your colleagues and they will go out of their way to get along with you too. It just
takes the biggest person. So it might as well be you!

1. A. generally B. luckily C. unfortunately D. consequently

2. A. commemorate B. remember C. remind D. attend
3. A. holding out B. giving in C. taking in D. jumping in
4. A. midway B. within C. between D. along
5. A. as B. with C. like D. akin
6. A. Sooner or later B. Later in the day C. Now and then D. Just as soon
7. A. anyway B. about C. around D. almost
8. A. evoke B. reveal C. generate D. occur
9. A. at times B. at a time C. against time D. ahead of time
10. A. even if B. though C. concerning D. despite

II. Choose the correct answer.

11. The pest was …………….. by insecticide.
A. conquered B. irrigated C. exterminated D. adjourned
12. I have no intention of paying such …………….. prices.
A. inflated B. translated C. depressed D. revised
13. Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ……………..
A. desire B. will C. wish D. way
14. If someone stands you up, he ……………..

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A. meets you on a corner B. writes to you twice every week
C. waits for you for a long time D. fails to meet you as planned
15. A good background in physics is a …………….. for a job in aviation.
A. prospect B. protocol C. recruitment D. prerequisite
16. He was …………….. because of his poor work.

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A. conspired B. expelled C. interfered D. extradited
17. He suggested …………….. the bus station to ask for a bus schedule.
A. he call B. he calls C. he calling D. him to call
18. A survey presents a useful …………….. of statistical data.
A. break-down B. break-up C. break-in D. break-away
19. The troops were positioned in …………….. for action.
A. anticipation B. readiness C. standby D. alert
20. The rise in stock prices was …………….. as it fell the next day.
A. transient B. disputable C. anticipated D. abrogate

III. Fill in the correct form of the word given.

One phenomenon that tarnish or even destroy the (21. Dynamic) …………dynamics………………………….
of a friendship between two people is the (22. Enter) ………………entry……entrance………………. into a
pecuniary relationship; that is, one friend lending money to the other. While it may be (23. Admire) ……………
admirable………………………. for one friend to be concerned about the financial welfare of the other, a detailed
schedule for (24. Remunerate) ………………remuneration……………………. should be made before any
money changes hands. Beforehand, it is wise for the two friends to undertake a (25. Length) ………………
long………lengthy……………., detailed discourse on the subject, discussing the dates and amounts to be (26.
Pay) ………………paid………payable……………. and any (27. Penalize) ……penalties……………. that occur if
this schedule is not met. Many friends believe their relationships to be exempt from the stress of lending and
borrowing; however, many money matters are generally very (28. Touch) …………………untouchable………
touchy…………. subject. (29. Stand) …outstanding…………Stand-alone………. debt between friends can
become a/an (30. Due) ……………overdue………. burden and strain on the friendship. It is best, therefore, to
avoid lending or borrowing if at all possible.
IV. Think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
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 Imagine you are walking to school listening to music on your MP3. All of a (31) ……………
sudden……………………, it stops working and you realize that the batteries have run out. Wouldn’t it be
wonderful if you could simply (32) ………………recharge………………… the batteries wherever you are? This
might be possible in a few years’ time as scientists are now (33) …………working……………… on a bag that
makes electricity. They say that all someone needs to do is (34) ……………put……………… their bag on their
back and start walking. The (35) …………movement………………… of the body makes electricity in a special
part of their bag. This new (36) …………invention………………… sounds like a brilliant idea, doesn’t it?
Scientists developed the “electric backpack” in order to help soldiers, who carry around with them torches,
radios and other equipment. All things (37) …………run………………… on batteries and at the moment, the
soldiers won’t need to carry (38) ………… supply ………………… the power this equipment needs. With the
“electric backpack”, the soldiers won’t need to carry (39) ……………extra……………… batteries around with
them. Rescue workers and mountain climbers will also find the bag useful, as will students who don’t want their
MP3 players to run out by (40) …………charging………chance………… on their way to school.

V. Complete the sentences with a suitable phrasal noun formed from the word in the brackets.
41. When the men had been fighting for a few minutes, we realized there were about a dozen ……
bystanders………………… watching them. (stand)
42. Most people would benefit from a reduction in the ………………intake………………………. of salt in their
diet. (take)
43. Saying she was wrong was a difficult …………………climbdown……………………. for Sarah.. (climb)

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44. Security cameras showed that during the prison …………breakout……………………., the guards did
nothing. (break)
45. The party was really boring; we made a quick ………getaway…………………………. and went to a club
instead. (get)
46. If Marianne can’t look after the dog this weekend, I’ve got my uncle as …………
backup…………………………. (back)

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47. The authorities are extremely worried about the threatened …………outbreak……………………………. of flu
this winter. (break)
48. I stopped a ……………passer-by…………………………. and asked him to call the police. (pass)
49. The government tried to hide their mistakes, didn’t they? ~ Yes, there was a ………cover-up……………….
(cover)
50. The judge referred to this point several times in his ………summing-up………………………………. (sum)

VI. Complete the sentences using one of the fixed phrases in an appropriate form.
out of bounds on the blink cut to the bone blazed a trail of its own accord

went by the board out and about bide your time in arrears costs an arm and a leg

51. If you …………bide your time………………………………………….. until the market improves, you’ll get a
better return on your investment.
52. Doctors in World War II …………………blazed a trail………………………………….. in plastic surgery
techniques.
53. Ben’s dreams of a university education …………………went by the board…………………………………..
when his father died and he was forced to earn a living.
54. The swimming pool is ……………out of bounds………………………………….. to all pupils unless
accompanied by a teacher.
55. A holiday in Vietnam ……………costs an arm and a leg……………………………………….. these days.
56. My TV has been ………on the blink…………………………………………….. all week. I’ll have to call a
repairman.
57. Households that are more than six months ………………in arrears…………………………………….. with

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 their mortgage repayments will face repossession of their homes.
58. You don’t need to worry. This kind of rash will usually clear up ………of its own accord………………….
59. Costs must be …………cut to the bone………………………………………….. if the company is to survive the
economic downturn.
60. It’s nice to see him …………out and about………………………………………….. again after his illness.

VII. Complete the second sentence, using the word given so that it has a same meaning to the first
sentence. Write between 2 and 5 words in the space.
61. We could just discern the building through the fog. (make)
We could ……………just make the building out……………just make out the building (difficult)
………………… through the fog.
62. The jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (grown)
My daughter ………has grown out of…………………………………………………………………… the jumper
you knitted for her.
63. He owed his rescue to a passer-by. (indebted)
He ………was indebted to a passer-by………………………………………………………………………… for
his rescue.
64. Money is of little value on a desert island. (counts)

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Money ……counts for little…………………………………………………………………………… on a desert
island.
65. Some people accept that nuclear war is inevitable. (resigned)
Some people ………resigned themselves to the inevitability…………………………………………………… of
nuclear war.
66. Don’t pay any attention to what she says. (notice)

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Don’t ……………take any notice to…………………………………………………………………… what she
says.
67. William decided that an actor’s life was not for him. (cut)
William decided that he ………………………wasn’t cut out to………………………………………………… be
an actor.
68. Your story is different from the facts. (tie)
Your story ……doesn’t tie in with…………………………………………………………………………… the facts.
69. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? (terms)
Are you …………getting on well in terms of………………on good terms with…………………………………
your boss?
70. Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme. (disapproval)
Local residents …………………………showed disapproval of……………………………………………………
the new traffic scheme.

VIII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a same meaning to the first sentence. Write between 2
and 5 words in the space.
71. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object when people criticize me unfairly. to being criticized unfairly
72. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t solve that problem.
Try as hard as I might, I couldn’t solve that problem.
73. I wish you hadn’t breathed a word about his private life to anyone.
I’d like you not to have breathed a word about his private life to anyone. rather you hadn’t breathed a word
about his privated life to anyone.
74. The result of the competition was never in doubt.

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 At no time was the result of the competition in doubt.
75. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
He broke the world record at his second attempt.
76. It is rumored that we will have a new boss.
Rumor has it that we will have a new boss.
77. The police only warned Sara because it was her first offence.
Sara was let off with a warning (by the police) because it was her first offence.
78. I’ll have to wait before I know whether he’ll keep his promise or not.
It remains to be seen whether he’ll keep his promise or not.
79. Peter insisted on being told the complete sorry.
Nothing but the complete story would satisfy Peter.
80. She was so famous that everyone voted for her.
Such was her popularity (a famous) that everyone voted for her.

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