Professional Documents
Culture Documents
LISTENING
Part 1: You’ll hear a conversation between a man and a woman. Listen and complete the form below.
Question 1-5.
PAN ASIAN AIRWAYS
LOST PROPERTY REPORT FORM
Full name: Kirsty Allen
Address: (1)______________Windham Road, Richmond
Postcode: (2)______________ Home Tel: 020 8927 7651
Mobile. Tel: (3)______________
Flight number: (4)______________
Seat number: (5)______________
From – To: New York – London Heathrow
Question 6-8. Circle THREE letters from A to F. What items did Kirsty’s bag contain?
A. Her house keys B. 200 dollars C. A book
D. Her passport E. Pens F. 17 pounds
Question 9-10. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) that correctly answers questions 9 and 10.
9. What has Kirsty done regarding to the loss of her credit card?
A. informed both the police and the credit card company.
B. informed the police but not the credit card company.
C. informed the credit card company but not the police.
D. informed neither the police nor the credit card company.
10. What must Kirsty do after the call regarding to her lost handbag?
A. Call back after one hour and a half.
B. Call back the next day if she has heard nothing.
C. Just wait for a phone call.
D. Call back after one hour and a half if she has heard nothing.
Part 2: You will hear a man giving information to a group of students. You will listen TWICE.
Question 11-15. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR
A NUMBER for each answer.
11. The man is the………………………….of Student Services at Radstock.
12. The …………………………….are all enrolled as students at the university.
13. The student discount cards allow students to save up to……………………percent when eating out.
14. Students interested in joining a club can sign up on weekdays between………………………..o’clock.
15. The man advised the students to ………………………..and enjoy themselves.
Question 16-20. Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
16. What kind of difficulties might people experience? ……………………………………………….
17. What is the first problem that the man mentions? ……………………………………………….
18. How often do drop-in sessions take place? ……………………………………………….
19. How long do drop-in sessions often last for? ………………………………………………..
20. Who runs the workshops on personal development?....................................................................
II. Each of the following sentences has ONE mistake. Underline the mistake and write the correction in
the provided blank on the right. There is an example at the beginning
Sentences Corrections
0. People tend to make a lot of shopping at Christmas. do
1. Although a number of police officers was guarding the invaluable treasures in the
museum, the director worried that someone would try to steal them.
2. Laser treatment isn’t always effective and chemotherapy isn’t, neither.
3. All of mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendliest to humans.
4. Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generating
electricity for the surrounding areas.
5. I made every effort to contact with John two weeks ago but so far I haven’t received his
reply.
READING
I. Read the text and circle A, B, C or D that best fits each space to complete the text.
HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing (1)____a huge difference to the world and we might see it as the beginning
of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been
(2) ___ in China that date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed
in the (3)______around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the (4)_____Sumerian civilization was based,
from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (5)____alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050
BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is (6)_____that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called
“aleph”, which in Greek became “alpha” and beta”, which gave us the (7)______word “alphabet’.
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (8)_____to other European countries under
the Romans. A number of changes took (9)_____as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the
letters J and V were (10)_____to people in Shakespeare’s time.
1. A. made B. took C. did D. had
2. A. invented B. displayed C. appeared D. discovered
3. A. earth B. length C. area D. distance
4. A. ancient B. old-fashioned C. antique D. dated
5. A. precise B. true C. exact D. accurate
6. A. observed B. measured C. estimated D. counted
7. A. modern B. trendy C. new D. fashionable
8. A. was B. spread C. appeared D. occurred
9. A. control B. part C. place D. account
10. A. hidden B. unpopular C. infamous D. unknown
II. Read the text and choose the correct heading from the list i-ix for each paragraph (1-5) below. There
is an example at the beginning (0)
i The plans for the future of films vi Too true to life?
ii The history of cinema vii Uncertainty about financial advantages
iii Integrating other events into cinema viii Indecision about a name
iv Current problems with distribution ix The contrasts of cinema today
v An unexpected advantage
Paragraph 0 1 2 3 4 5
Heading ix
III. Read the text below and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday to Friday. The
(1)____________class size is twelve and the average is ten. We use modern methods of teaching and
learning, and the school has (2)____________ language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. You will
only be successful in improving your English, however, if you work hard and practise (3)__________English
as much as you can. You will take a short (4)__________in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can
put you in a (5)_________at the most suitable level.
There are two classes at the Elementary level: one is for complete (6)_________and the other
is for students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the
class at the Intermediate level, you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life (7)_________
because we help you to use the English you have previously (8)__________in your own country. You will
also have the chance to improve your knowledge of English grammar and to build (9)__________ your
vocabulary.
The emphasis is on oral communication practice in a wide (10)__________of situations at the
advanced knowledge. You will learn how to use language correctly and appropriately when you talk to
native speakers. In addition, you will develop such study skills as reading efficiently, writing articles and
reports, and note-taking from books and lectures.
WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the clues at the
beginning of each sentence.
1. She felt sorry she hadn’t gone to his birthday party.
She regretted…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. You missed the class yesterday so you can’t do this exercise now.
Had……………………………………………………………………………………………….………….
3. She was so physically attractive that every boy ran after her.
Such ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………..
4. I am sure the man took the money on purpose.
The man can’t……………………………………………………………………………………….………
5. The number of people out of work has fallen dramatically this year.
There has ……………………………..……………………………………………………………….……
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given in brackets. Do not change the word given.)
1. I don’t intend to take a part-time job this summer. (INTENTION)
I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What a pity I told John about my plan. (ONLY)
If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. There is no way that young man can pass the coming driving test. (BOUND)
That young man…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. He was so scared that he couldn’t tell me what he really thought. (COURAGE)
He …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ….
5. Do you think that people’s personalities are strongly affected by climate? (INFLUENCE)
Do you think that climate……..…………………………………………………………………………..?
6. It was the heavy rain yesterday that made me ill. (FOR)
If…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
7. He did not get married until he was 40 years old. (UNTIL)
It …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. The events of that day were described in detail by my daughter. (DETAILED)
My daughter………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. The phone rang again as soon as I put it down. (HAD)
Hardly…………………………………………………………………………………………………. …..
10. My grandfather completely forgot that he had phoned me. (RECOLLECTION)
My grandfather didn’t have ……………………………………………….……………………………….