NGÂN HÀNG CÂU HỎI THI TRẮC NGHIỆM

SECTION 1 - VOCABULARY (4.2)

1. As Paul had no ________ convictions, he has let off with a fine.
A. last B. previous C. experienced D. different
2. The police have uncovered ________ evidence, so there will be a retrial.
A. real B. easy C. hard D. fresh
3. Jack was placed under ________ for possession of firearms.
A. law B. court C. prison D. arrest
4. Ben made a/an ________ against his sentence but the judge turned it down.
A. decision B. notice C. appeal D. intention
5. I’ve always protested my ________ but noone has ever believed me.
A. word B. innocence C. mind D. heart
6. If I ever ________ myself in this situation again, I think I’d be far more relaxed.
A. found B. got C. taken D. had
7. No way ________ I tolerate such an appalling behaviour.
A. would B. do C. did D. have
8. If it were ________ to me, I’d get rid of all my possessions and travel around the
world.
A. forward B. about C. over D. up
9. I’d ________ tell the truth now and face the consequences.
A. better B. rather C. sooner D. prefer
10. Come on, spill the ________. How long have you been seeing Fred?
A. wheels B. balls C. beans D. peanuts
11. Saying that you were alone at the time of the crime is hardly the perfect ________ .
You need to think of something better than that.
A. alibi B. sentence C. proof D. evidence
12. This would be by ________ the best option for me if you don’t mind.
A. little B. far C. much D. more
13. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll ________ schtum.
A. get B. take C. hold D. keep
14. Don’t confide in Graham. He’s sure to let the ________ out of the bag.
A. pig B. cat C. dog D. mouse
15. I’m afraid I can’t stay anything because the project is ________ secret.
A. top B. main C. key D. core
16. We were trying to keep the party a secret but Polly gave the ________ away.
A. asset B. game C. money D. heart
17. Dan has always kept himself to himself. He’s a very ________ person.
A. close B. intelligent C. private D. secret
18. I’m sure time is speeding ________ . The week is over as soon as it’s started!
A. in B. on C. up D. down
19. A lot of local kids hang ________ market square in the evenings because they’re
bored at home.
A. in B. over C. around D. on
20. Looking ________ , I realize how stupid I was over the whole thing.
A. upper B. back. C. up D. away
21. Fresh ________ has been uncovered recently, so the police are going to reopen the
investigation.
A. investigation B. objective C. proof D. evidence
22. Without a ________ of a doubt, I’d believe Peter over Paul.

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 A. shadow B. trust C. part D. shade
23. Can you please put all your stuff ________ ? It’s so messy in here.
A. back B. down C. on D. away
24. Why do you keep ________ seeing Lucy if she upsets you so much?
A. in B. over C. on D. out
25. Let’s narrow ________ the options and then make a decision .
A. on B. down C. out D. off
26. ________ all, Paula will never change her mind so we might as well jusst get on with
it.
A. Before B. Above C. Over D. After
27. I don’t ________ how you can say that you are being ignored as you are always the
centre of attention.
A. see B. hear C. know D. understand
28. The point I am trying to ________ is that we need to be honest with one another.
A. take B. do C. make D. put
29. Let me ________ it this way... if you leave now, don’t bother to come back.
A. do B. have C. order D. put
30. That doesn’t ________ account of the fact that you actually lied to everyone.
A. hold B. take C. make D. get
31. You certainly have the ________ alibi, don’t you?
A. well B. experienced C. nice D. perfect
32. ________ the choice, I’d leave the country and start a new life abroad.
A. Had B. Made C. Given D. Taken
33. If you think ________ it, it all makes perfect sense.
A. on B. back C. in D. about
34. Karl let it ________ that he was getting a pay rise, so we were all annoyed as we
weren’t getting one.
A. slip B. pass C. go D. come
35. The trial was held behind close ________, so the media weren’t allowed to attend.
A. windows B. relationship C. doors D. mouth
36. I am never going to confide in Stella again after she let the cat out of the ________.
A. box B. cave C. case D. bag
37. I’ve always kept myself to myself as I don’t like enyone knowing my ________.
A. story B. business C. time D. secret
38. A lot of people are all for bringing ________ capital punishment. I don’t know how
they can think that way
A. back B. on C. over D. up
39. My father was pensioned ________ when he was only fifty so he took up golf and is
always on the golf course these days.
A. on B. off C. up D. down
40. I’ll be grateful if you could look ________ my homework just make sure I haven’t
missed any mistakes .
A. down B. after C. over D. on
41. The attacker was finally brought to ________
A. evidence B. sentence C. law D. justice
42. I’d ________ start again and see what happens .
A. sooner B. better C. prefer D. rather
43. I need to find ________ what has happened to Charles as he seems to have
disappeared.
A. about B. up C. out D. down

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44. Clare went ________ talking even though I asked her to be quiet.
A. in B. over C. around D. on
45. ________ I’m basically saying is that if things don’t improve, I’ll have to look for
another job .
A. If B. Why C. What D. How
46. Do you think that’s always the ________, or are there exceptions to the rule?
A. fact B. case C. situation D. term
47. Brian was caught off ________ , missed his footing and fell.
A. balance B. gravity C. weight D. height
48. I’m going to stay at home today because I’m feeling under the ________.
A. circumstance B. position C. weather D. condition
49. When Jackie heard that she’d passed all her exams with flying colors, she was over
the ________.
A. planet B. star C. sun D. moon
50. You are under ________ so you are obligated to tell the truth.
A. oath B. mind C. secret D. spirit
51. Max was placed ________ arrest last week .
A. under B. on C. in D. about
52. Far ________ to tell the truth than make up lies.
A. well B. better C. best D. good
53. I don’t know why everyone should be above ________ just because they’re in
positions of power .
A. pressure B. threat C. suspicion D. trust
54. Don’t be so silly. You are not over the ________ just because you are forty .
A. dull B. hill C. mountain D. river
55. I can’t make ________ or tail of what you are saying. Please, slow down and
enunciate clearly .
A. eyes B. head C. face D. nose
56. Nancy’s behaviour is really out of order. She needs a good ________ to.
A. talking B. lesson C. learning D. teaching
57. Can you ________ your idea by me one more time? I am not sure I understood.
A. have B. run C. go D. walk
58. I haven’t got all day. Please, hurry up and ________ to the point.
A. come B. walk C. go D. get
59. John talks so much it’s impossible to get a word ________.
A. hallways B. walkways C. edgeways D. sideways
60. I realised we were talking at ________ purposes.
A. low B. above C. along D. cross
61. The ancient language of Copyic has its origins________ Greek.
A. in B. from C. of D. about
62. I’d just as ________ go out as stay at home to be honest.
A. earlier B. soon C. early D. sooner
63. Don’t you think Clare’s behaviour was rather over the ________? I can’t stand the
way she flirts.
A. top B. height C. position D. weight
64. I was under the distinct ________ that you couln’t make it to my party but I’m very
glad to see you here.
A. position B. circumstance C. situation D. impression
65. The boat was blown off ________ and ended up on the rocks.
A. course B. shore C. water D. rope

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66. The ________ asked us all to put on our sear belts for landing.
A. pilot B. driver C. steward D. manager
67. We could drive, but the ________ only takes two hours by train.
A. voyage B. travel C. journey D. trip
68. It took a long time to sail from America to England but the ________ was fantastic.
A. boat B. trip C. journey D. voyage
69. Type your ________ into the webpage and it will search for holidays.
A. destination B. place C. departure D. address
70. Chop the ________ , including the mint, and add to the soup.
A. onion B. herb C. food D. meat
71. You should ________ the onion before you chop them.
A. bend B. peel C. take D. cut
72. We can’t make a cake unless we have all the ________
A. flavor B. food C. ingredient D. powder
73. To save time, we can ________ the potato with the meat.
A. roast B. mix C. stir D. chop
74. The programme invited ________ to write in with their ideas.
A. consumers B. partners C. viewers D. clients
75. They shouldn’t ________ violent programmes early in the evening.
A. broadcast B. show C. post D. comment
76. The programme’s ________ had lost of links to more information.
A. page B. website C. group D. forum
77. Do you remember the ________ of 1997? We were snowed in for days.
A. volcano B. flood C. blizzard D. hurricane
78. Even though it was the middle of summer, it was so ________ every day that we
didn’t get a chance to sunbathe over.
A. overcast B. windy C. stormy D. snowy
79. Maybe we should postpone the match; the ________ is really bad for tomorrow.
A. calculation B. estimate C. forecast D. figure
80. It must have been at least 45 ________ in the shade.
A. figure B. decrease C. increase D. degree

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SECTION 2 - GRAMMAR

1. UNICEF ……..humanitarian assistance to developing countries since 1946.

A. will have provided
B. has been providing
C. is to have provided
D. had been providing
2. My family ……..in that house for over 100 years by the time we were forced to move.
A. will have lived
B. has lived
C. had been living
D. have lived
3. Next year, it……..twenty years since we met.
A. had been
B. will have been
C. has been
D. have been
4. They…….. that shop because it wasn’t making money.
A. Have closed
B. have been closing
C. will have closed
D. had been closing
5. Judging by the state of the garden, she…….. her home
A. will have abandoned
B. had been abandoning
C. appeared to have abandoned
D. has been abandoned
6. By 2018, Tom……...the company for twenty years
A. will have been running
B. has been running
C. is to have run
D. have been running
7. I had to go back because I……..my passport.
A. have forgotten
B. had forgotten
C. have been forgetting
D. will have forgotten
8. Don’t call the house. She ……..for work by now.
A. has been leaving
B. had left
C. will have left
D. has left
9. He said he was sorry ……..your party.
A. have missed
B. will missed

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D. to have missed
10. He ……..how to play the piano.
A. seemed to have forgotten
B. will have forgotten
C. had forgotten
D. have been forgetting
11. I can’t stand it when all……..is rain for days on end.
A. it does
B. they do
C. it is
D. he does
12. . ……..no use arguing with him.
A. They are
B. It is
C. He is
D. I am
13. . ……..true that she was once a famous artist.
A.We are
B. She is
C. It is
D. I am
14. …….. cannot be denied that the doctors did their best to save his life
A. They
B. She
C. We
D. It
15. I’d appreciate……..if you could give me a little more notice next time.
A. It B. . they C. them D. me
16. ……..is close to the post office, so we can walk there
A. It B. They C. Them D. Me
17. I think……..will be a good idea to show a short video about pollution in the presentation.
A. them B. they C. it D. me
18. I’ve always made……..clear that my family has to take priority over my work.
A. it B. they C. them D. me
19. ……...no wonder she wasn’t very enthusiastic when she heard the talk before
A. It does B. They are C. She is D. It is
20. ……..trying to contact him now- he won’t have his phone switched on.
A. It’s no B. It’s pointless C. It’s wonder D. They are help
21. Jeanette did very badly on the exam. She …….. harder.
A. must have studied                                
B. should have studied                            
C. could have studied
D. must studied
22. He was very lucky when he fell off the ladder. He ……..himself.
A. could have hurt                                    
B. should have hurt                                  
C. must have hurt
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23. Marcela didn't come to class yesterday. She ……..an accident.
A. should have had          
B. must have
C. might have                                           
D. may have had
24. John still hasn't come out. He ……..everything for the trip now.
A. must have been preparing          
B. must be preparing
C. will be preparing                              
D. will have prepared
25. Thomas received a warning for speeding. He ……..so fast.
A. shouldn't have driven                     
B. should have
C. would have driven                          
D. might have driven
26. The photos are black. The X-ray at the airport ……..them.
A. should have damaged                    
B. would have damaged
C. would damage                                   
D. must have damaged
27. Tom didn't do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. He ……..his homework.
A. must have done                                 
B. should have done
C. might have                                      
D. will have done
28. My car stopped on the high way. It …….. out of gas.
A. may run                                          
B. must be
C. may have run                                    
D. should have run
29. Robert arrived without his book. He ……..it.
A. could have lost                            
B. would have lost
C. should have lost                        
D. will have lost
30. "Where do you think Rooney is today?". "I have no idea. He ……..late."
A. should have slept
B. would sleep
C. would have slept                              
D may have slept
31. Berbatov painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ……..a different color.
A. had to choose                                  
B. must have chosen
C. should have chosen                   
D. could have been choosing
32. I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the speech……..
A. has been made

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C. would be made
D. was being made
33. This is the first time I have seen this car. Where ……..?
A. did it make
B. did it made
C. was it make
D. was it made
34. The sky was gray and cloudy…….., we went to the beach.
A. Consequently
B. Nevertheless
C. Even though
D. In spite of
35. Carol showed up for the meeting …….. I asked her not to be there.
A. even though
B. despite
C. provided that
D. because
36. You must lend me the money for the trip. …….. , I won’t be able to go.
A. Consequently
B. Nevertheless
C. Otherwise
D. Although
37. The road will remain safe …….. the flood washes out the bridge.
A. as long as
B. unless
C. providing that
D. since
38. The roles of men and women were not the same in ancient Greece. For example, men
were both participants and spectators in the ancient Olympics. Women, ……..were
forbidden to attend or participate.
A. nevertheless
B. on the other hand
C. therefore
D. otherwise
39. The windows were all left open. ……..., the room was a real mess after the windstorm.
A. Nevertheless
B. However
C. Consequently
D. Otherwise
40. It looks like they’re going to succeed ……...their present difficulties.
A. despite
B. because of
C. even though
D. yet
41. The professor told me that I was doing well, ……..my final grade was awful!
A. so
B. therefore
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D. yet
42. You’d better give me your answer quickly, ……..I’ll withdraw the invitation.
A. although
B. nevertheless
C. even though
D. or else
43. American cars are generally too large for the Japanese market, ……..Japanese cars are
popular in the USA
A. whereas
B. Although
C. despite
D. spite
44. Hard……..she tried, she couldn’t get the door to open.
A. even though
B. as
C. or else
D. whenever
45. I think I did okay in my speech last night ……..I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours.
A. even
B. in spite of
C. unless
D. despite the fact that
46. ……...I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.
A. Because
B. Only if
C. Even though
D. Provided that
47. No ………..how difficult it is, I’m determined to do my best.
A. due to
B. even if
C. matter
D. unless
48. They explained that we could leave ……..we wanted.
A. although
B. even if
C. matter
D. whenever
49. ……..excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous baler company.
A. Because of
B. In spite of
C. In case of
D. In addition to
50. She went to Spain……..the fact that her doctor had told her to rest.
A. although
B. despite
C. matter

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51. ……...there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.
A. even though
B. as
C. or else
D. whenever
52. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ……..,it will stop burning.
A. Consequently
B. Furthermore
C. Otherwise
D. However
53. I studied Spanish for four years in high school. …….., I had trouble talking with people
when I was traveling in Spain.
A. Therefore
B. Nevertheless
C. Moreover
D. Although
54. I really want the car ……..much it costs.
A. Therefore
B. However
C. But
D. And
55. I like to keep the windows open at night no matter how cold it gets. My wife, ……..,
prefers a warm bedroom with all windows tightly shut.
A. nevertheless
B. consequently
C. on the other hand
D. as
56. They ……...the exercise when their teacher comes back.
A. are doing
B. will be doing
C. do
D. would do
57. By tomorrow, we……..for twenty years.
A. will have been married
B. will be marrying
C. marry
D. would marry
58. The London- Brussels flight ……..at 2.00.
A. arrive
B. is due to arrive
C. arriving
D. will have arrived
59. The government……..a law prohibiting guns
A. passing
B. have been passed
C. is to pass

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60. By Christmas, I ……..for the company for five years.
A. shall have been working
B. shall work
C. have been working
D. shall be working.
61. By the end of next year, my son ……..English for six months.
A. will learn
B. will have learned
C. has learned
D. had learned
62. I will contact you as soon as I ……..the information.
A. will get
B. get
C. got
D. had got
63. “ How long have you been with the company?”
“ I ……..there for ten years by September”.
A. will work
B. was working
C. will be working
D. will have worked
64. I ……..a famous pop star when I'm older.
A. was
B. am being
C. am
D. am going to be
65. Today, many serious childhood diseases ……..by early immunization.
A. are preventing
B. can prevent
C. prevent
D. can be prevented
66. Before leaving high school, West ……..in civil rights demonstrations.
A. had already participated
B. has already participated
C. have already participated
D. have been participating
67. Whole-grain food products ……..in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada.
A. now can purchase
B. can now be purchased
C. now to purchase
D. the purchase of which
68. Yousafzai……..for children rights before she was attacked.
A. has been campaigned
B. have been campaigned
C. had been campaigning
D. has been campaigning
69. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think …….. .
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C. we are followed
D. we are being following
70. We’re late. The film ……..by the time we get to the cinema.
A. will already start
B. will be already started
C. will already have started
D. will be starting
71. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “It wasn't obligatory to
submit my assignment today”.
A. My assignment must have been submitted today.
B. I needn't have submitted my assignment today.
C. My assignment was required to submit by today.
D. I mustn't submit my assignment today.
72. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “ It's time we left for the
disco”.
A. We may leave for the disco now.
B. We needn't leave for the disco now.
C. We should leave for the disco now.
D. We can leave for the disco now.
73. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “It was a mistake of you to
lose your passport”.
A. You shouldn't have lost your passport.
B. There must be a mistake in your passport.
C. You needn't have brought your passport.
D. Your passport must be lost.
74. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “My car keys are possibly
in the kitchen”.
A. My car keys should be put in the kitchen.
B. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.
C. I don’t know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.
D. My car keys might be in the kitchen.
75. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “Is it possible for me to
come to your house at about 7pm?”
A. Must I come over to your house at about 7pm?
B. Could I be coming to your house at about 7pm?
C. Can I come to your house at about 7pm?
D. Will I come to your house at about 7pm?
76. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “You must never take off
your helmet while you are riding a motorcycle”.
A. If you are riding a motorcycle, you needn’t wear a helmet.
B. When you are riding a motorcycle, wearing a helmet is not a must.
C. You needn’t wear a helmet whenever you are riding a motorcycle.
D. Helmets must be worn at all times when you are riding a motorcycle
77. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original one. “Can you tell me directions
for the station near here?”
A. Would you tell me where to get to the station near here?
B. Could you tell me how to get to the station near here?
C. Could you tell me what to get to the station near here?
D. Must you tell me the way to get to the station near here?
78. He said that he ……..enter the examination room because he was late.
A. mustn’t
B. couldn’t
C. needn’t
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79. By 2050, it’s possible that government ……….the web for years.
A. will have been censoring
B. will censor
C. will have censored
D. might censor
80. ……..we appreciate your efforts, sadly we won’t be able to use the report.
A. Despite
B. In spite of
C. Much as
D. Whenever

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SECTION 3 – READING
PART 1 – READING (FILLING THE GAPS)

PASSAGE 1
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap.
PAPER
'Just (1) ..... a day without paper,' reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It
adds, 'You almost (2) ..... see our products every day.' And they're right. But in most
industrial countries, people are so (3) ..... to paper - whether it's for holding their groceries,
for drying their hands or for (4) ..... them with the daily news - that its (5) ..... in their daily
lives passes largely unnoticed. At one (6)…..paper was in short supply and was used mainly
for important documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have
(7) ..... a dramatic increase in the (8) ..... of paper used. Today, there are more than 450
different grades of paper, all designed for a different (9) ..... Decades ago, some people
predicted a 'paperless office'. (10) ..... , the widespread use of new technologies has gone
hand-in-hand with an (11)…..use of paper. Research (12)…..the relationship between paper
use and the use of computers has shown that the general (13) ..... is likely to be one of growth
and interdependence. However, the costs (14) ..... in paper production, in terms of the world's
land, water and air resources, are high. This (15) ..... some important questions. How much
paper do we really need and how much is wasted?

1. A. believe B. imagine C. realise D. suppose

2. A. positively B. obviously C. certainly D. absolutely
3. A. conscious B. acquainted C. familiar D. accustomed
4. A. providing B. delivering C. contributing D. giving
5. A. task B. operation C. service D. role
6. A. time B. instance C. date D. occasion
7. A. called on B. come around C. brought about D. drawn up
8. A. total B. portion C. number D. amount
9. A. point B. goal C. purpose D. result
10. A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Alternatively
11. A. increased B. increasing C. increasingly D. increase
12. A. of B. at C. in D. into
13. A. method B. order C. trend D. system
14. A. involved B. contained C. held D. connected
15. A. puts B. raises C. gets D. places

PASSAGE 2
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A , B, C or D) best fits
each gap.

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 THE MUSTARD SHOP
Norwich, a city in the east of England , is a (1) ..... shopping centre for thousands of people.
In
particular, visitors love to (2) ..... the small, unusual shops hidden away in Norwich's narrow
streets. The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody's (3) ..... of interesting shops to see.

The (4) ..... between mustard, a type of sauce, and Norwic h (5) ..... back to the nineteenth
century. Jeremiah Colman began to make mustard in 1814 in a nearby village. The yellow
fields, full of mustard flowers whose seeds were (6)……. for Colman's factory, soon changed
the appearance of the local (7) .. .. .. The company (8) ...... rapidly and in 1854 it moved to a
suburb on the (9) ...... of Norwich. By this time, Colman's must a rd was famous in many
countries. The company is still in (10) ...... and many people continue to enjoy eating mustard
with meat, cheese and other food.

In 1973, the company (11) ……. The Mustard Shop. It is a careful reproduction of a typical
mustard shop of a hundred years ago and sells a wide (12) ..... of mustards. Upstairs there is a
small museum where visitors can (13) ...... a collection of old Colman' s posters and an
exhibition (14) ..... the history of mustard. It is a shop not to be (15) ..... when visiting
Norwich.

1. A. known B. common C. popular D. normal

2. A. explore B. enquire C. research D. analyse
3. A. account B. brochure C. list D. guide
4. A. join B. tie C. union D. link
5. A. comes B. goes C. belongs D. leads
6. A. required B. accquired C. needed D. requested
7. A. view B. scenery C. background D. nature
8. A. expanded B. enlarged C. increased D. strengthened
9. A. limits B. frontiers C. sides D. outskirts
10. A. reality B. fact C. existence D. force
11. A. got B. started C. set up D. opened
12. A. amount B. extent C. range D. set
13. A. review B. watch C. examine D. remark
14. A. explaining B. announcing C. expressing D. discovering
15. A. unnoticed B. missed C. escaped D. left

PASSAGE 3
For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for
the
(1) ..... of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (2) ..... a musical instrument. As
they
(3) ..... up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or
ballet.
They looked forward to these (4) ..... with great (5) ..... and would remember and discuss
what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (6)

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..... an endless stream of easily (7) ..... entertainment, and children quickly accept these
marvellous (8) ..... as a very ordinary part of their everyday (9)…… For many children, the
sense of witnessing a very (10) ..... live performance is gone forever.
But all is not lost. The (11) .. ... of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from
(12) ..... in their own homes, but the (13) ..... of those with ambitions to become performing
artists themselves does not seem to have been at all (14)…….And live performances in
public are still relatively (15) ..... ,albeit with an older, more specialist audience.
1. A. advantage B. profit C. benefit D. gain
2. A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing
3. A. developed B. grew C. advanced D. brought
4. A. circumstances B. occasions C. incidents D. situations
5. A. sensation B. action C. thrill D. excitement
6. A. supply B. send C. stock D. store
7. A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
8. A. designs B. inventions C. exhibits D. appearances
9. A. lives B. life C. live D. living
10. A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
11. A. attendance B. presence C. being D. company
12. A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
13. A. want B. appeal C. pressure D. desire
14. A. diminished B. appeared C. disminishing D. Appearing
15. A. famous B. favourite C. popular D. approved

PASSAGE 4

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
SHOPPING MALLS
Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the
type of shopping centre that we now (1) ..... a shopping mall.

Gruen's (2) ..... was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with
large car parks, which usually (3) ..... building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be
able to shop in all kinds of weather. He (4) ..... on using building designs that he knew people
would feel (5) ..... with, but placed them in landscaped 'streets' that were (6) …….. enclosed
and often covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (7) ..... some of the older
shopping arcades of city
centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen's shopping malls were on a
much grander (8) ..... .

(9)….. to the whole shopping mall was gained by using the main doors, which (10) ..... the
shopping 'streets' from the parking (11) ..... outside. As there was no need to (12) ..... out bad
weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (13) ..... from
shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (14) ..... much more than just shops;
cinemas, restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (15) ..... in popularity.

1. A. consider B. know C. call D. label

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2. A. direction B. aim C. search D. view
3. A. resulted B. sought C. intended D. meant
4. A. insisted B. demanded C. requested D. emphasised
5. A. favourable B. agreeable C. comfortable D. enviable
6. A. entirely B. completely C. exactly D. surely
7. A. model B. imitate C. repeat D. shadow
8. A. measure B. height C. size D. scale
9. A. Access B. Approach C. Leading D. Comming
10. A. disconnected B. withdrew C. separated D. parted
11. A. strips B. lines C. areas D. plots
12. A. hold B. get C. stay D. keep
13. A. freely B. loosely C. simply D. entirely
14. A. compose B. concern C. consist D. contain
15. A. becoming B. growing C. raising D. advancing

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PART 2 – READING (ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS)
PASSAGE 1

You are going to read a newspaper article about a musical family. For questions 1-5, choose
the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Meet the Amazing Watkins Family

The sons are composers and prize-winning musicians, while Dad makes the instruments.
Matthew Rye reports.
Whole families of musicians are not exactly rare. However, it is unusual to come
across one that includes not only writers and performers of music, but also an instrument
maker.
When South Wales schoolteachers John and Hetty Watkins needed to get their ten-
year-old son, Paul, a cello to suit his blossoming talents, they baulked at the costs involved.
'We had a look at various dealers and it was obvious it was going to be very expensive,' John
says. 'So I wondered if I could actually make one. I discovered that the Welsh School of
Instrument Making was not far from where I lived, and I went along for evening classes once
a week for about three years.'
'After probably three or four goes with violins and violas, he had a crack at his first
cello,' Paul, now 28, adds. 'It turned out really well. He made me another one a bit later, when
he'd got the hang of it. And that's the one I used right up until a few months ago.' John has
since retired as a teacher to work as a full-time craftsman, and makes up to a dozen violins a
year - selling one to the esteemed American player Jaime Laredo was 'the icing on the cake'.
Both Paul and his younger brother, Huw, were encouraged to play music from an early age.

1. Families of musicians are hard to be found if they include:

A. Writers of music
B. Writers and performers of music
C. Instrument makers, music performers, and song writers
D. Instrument makers, music performers, and song writers and singers
2. Why did John Watkins decide to make a cello?
A. He wanted to encourage his son Paul to take up the instrument.
B. He was keen to do a course at the nearby school.
C. He felt that dealers were giving him false information.
D. He wanted to avoid having to pay for one.
3. Which is one of the reasons for John Watkins to attend evening classes?
A. They were not expensive
B. He had a chance to go to classes many times a week.
C. Welsh School of Instrument Making was near where I lived
D. Evening classes are free.
4. What is meant by 'crack'?
A. Attempt
B. Plan
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D. Period
5. What do we learn in the third paragraph about the instruments John has made?
A. He considers the one used by Jaime Laredo to be the best.
B. He is particularly pleased about what happened to one of them.
C. His violins have turned out to be better than his cellos.
D. It took him longer to learn how to make cellos than violins.
PASSAGE 2

You are going to read an extract from a short story. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A,
B,
C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Finding a good flat in Dublin at a price you could afford was like finding gold in the gold
rush. The best way was by personal contact: if you knew someone who knew someone who
was leaving a place, that often worked. But if, like Jo, you had only just arrived in Dublin,
there was no chance of any personal contact, nobody to tell you that their bedsit would be
vacant at the end of the month. No, it was a matter of staying in a hostel and searching.
For Jo, Dublin was a very big blank spot. She really felt she was stepping into the unknown
when she got on the train to go and work there. She didn't ask herself why she was going
there in the first place. It had been assumed by everyone she went around with at school that
she would go. Who would stay in a one-horse town, the back of beyond, the end of the world,
the sticks? That's all she had heard for years. They were all going to get out, escape, see some
life, get some living in, have a real kind of existence, and some of the others in her class had
gone as far as the towns of Ennis or Limerick, where an elder sister or an aunt would see
them settled in. But out of Jo's year, none of them were going to Dublin.

1. How can one find a good flat with affordable price in Dublin?
A. You need a real eastate agency.
B. Wide relationship definitely ensures a deal.
C. The only thing you need is having enough money.
D. Having a friend who knows someone who wants to leave their place.
2. What does 'it' in line 5 refer to?
A. the accommodation available
B. finding accommodation
C. getting advice on accommodation
D. the shortage of accommodation
3. What do we learn about Jo's schoolfriends in paragraph 2?
A. They would have liked to be as independent as Jo was.
B. They had more self-confidence than Jo had.
C. They had made Jo feel that she ought to leave her home town.
D. They were not as happy as Jo was to move to a new town.
4. What impression do we get of Jo's home town?
A. It was an uninteresting place in the middle of the countryside.
B. It was a place where peole struggled to earn a living.
C. It was a place where the population had fallen greatly.
D. It was an unfriendly place, where young people ·were treated badly.
5. According to the second paragraph, what were the reactions of local people about
Dublin?
A. They wanted to move away from their place because of many reasons.

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 B. They found it an ideal real place of existance.
C. People in other towns wanted to move there to settle down.
D. Local residents have found it an ideal place except for Jo who found it hard to live
there.

PASSAGE 3

You are going to read an extract from a short story. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A,
B,
C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

We always went to Ireland in June. Ever since the four of us began to go on holidays together
we
had spent the first fortnight of the month at Glencorn Lodge in Courty Antrim. It's a large
house by the sea, not far from the village of Ardbeag. The English couple, who bought the
house, the Malseeds, have had to add to the building, but everything has been done most
discreetly.

It was Strafe who found Glencom for us. He'd come across an advertisement in the days
when the Malseeds still felt the need to advertise. 'How about this?' he said one evening and
read out the details. We had gone away together the summer before, to a hotel that had been
recommended by friends, but it hadn't been a success because the food was so appalling.

The four of us have been playing cards together for ages, Dekko, Strafe, Cynthia and mysel
(They call me Milly, though strictly speaking my name is Dorothy Milson. Dekko picked up
his nickname at school, Dekko Deacon sounding rather good, I suppose. He and Strafe were
at school together, which must be why we call Strafe by his surname as the teachers used to.
We're all about the same age and live quite close to the town where the Malseeds were before
they decided to make the change from England to Ireland. Quite a coincidence, we always
think.

1. Which of the following is the word “fortnight” closest in meaning to?

A. Almost two months
B. Almost three weeks
C. Nearly half a month
D. About a month
2. Why did the Malseeds no longer advertise Glencorn Lodge?
A. It was too expensive.
B. It was not necessary.
C. It was too complicated.
D. It was not effective.
3. What did Dekko and the writer have in common?
A. They did not like their names.
B. People used their surnames when speaking to them.
C. They chose their own nicknames.
D. People did not call them by their real names.
4. The coincidence referred to in paragraph three is that the four friends and the
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 A. came from the same area.
B. preferred Ireland to England.
C. lived close to one another.
D. were all about the same age.
5. Why didn’t Dekko and the writer call each other their real name?
A. They had known each other for a long time.
B. They went to school together.
C. They did not want to reveal their real identity.
D. They called the way their teacher had called them when they were at school.

PASSAGE 4

You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1-5, choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Many trees in the Brackham area were brought down in the terrible storms that March. The
town itself lost two great lime trees from the former market square. The disappearance of
such prominent features had altered the appearance of the town centre entirely, to the
annoyance of its more conservative inhabitants.
Among the annoyed, under more normal circumstances, would have been Chief Inspector
Douglas Pelham, head of the local police force. But at the height of that week's storm, when
the wind brought down even the mature walnut tree in his garden, Pelham had in fact been in
no fit state to notice. A large and healthy man, he had for the first time in his life been
seriously ill with an attack of bronchitis.
When he first complained of an aching head and tightness in his chest, his wife, Molly, had
tried
to persuade him to go to the doctor. Convinced that the police force could not do without
him, he
had, as usual, ignored her and attempted to carry on working. Predictably, though he wouldn't
have listened to anyone who tried to tell him so, this had the effect of fogging his memory
and shortening his temper.
It was only when his colleague, Sergeant Lloyd, took the initiative and drove him to the
doctor's door that he finally gave in. By that time, he didn't have the strength left to argue
with her. In no time at all, she was taking him along to the chemist's to get his prescribed
antibiotics and then home to his unsurprised wife who sent him straight to bed.

1. What was the consequence of the storm caused to the town?

A. Trees were blown down.
B. Electricity was cut off.
C. The street was entirely different.
D. All of the above choices are correct.
2. Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm?
A. The town looked different.
B. The police had done little to help.
C. No market could be held.
D. Fallen trees had not been removed.

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 3. In the third paragraph, what do we learn about Chief Inspector Pelh am's general
attitude to his work?
A. He finds it extremely annoying.
B. He is sure that he fulfils a vital role.
C. He considers the systems are not clear enough.
D. He does not trust the decisions made by his superiors.
4. Why did he insist on working though there were symptoms of his illness?
A. He did not realise the symptoms.
B. He just ignored them.
C. He was not sure if he was not at work police could do their job.
D. He was not told by anybody else about his health condition.
5. Who does 'her' in line 16 refer to?
A. Molly Pelham
B. the doctor
C. the chemist
D. Sergeant Lloyd

PASSAGE 5

You are going to read an article about a man who makes works of art out of seashells. For
questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the
text.

THE SHELL ARTIST

At the age of 83 Peter Cooke has become a master of his art.

There are still many things that Peter Cooke would like to try his hand at - paper-making and
feather-work are on his list. For the moment though, he will stick to the skill that he has been
delighted to perfect over the past ten years: making delicate and unusual objects out of shells.

Tell me if I am boring you,' he says, as he leads me round his apartment showing me his
work. There is a fine line between being a bore and being an enthusiast, but Cooke need not
worry: he fits into the latter category, helped both by his charm and by the beauty of the
things he makes.

He points to a pair of shell-covered ornaments above a fireplace. 'I shan't be at all bothered if
people don't buy them because I have got so used to them, and to me they're adorable. I never
meant to sell my work commercially. Some friends came to see me about five years ago and
said, "You must have an exhibition - people ought to see these. We'll talk to a man who owns
an art gallery".' The result was an exhibition in London, at which 70 per cent of the o bjects
were sold. His second exhibition opened at the gallery yesterday. Considering the enormous
prices the pieces command – around £2,000 for the ornaments - an empty space above the
fireplace would seem a small sacrifice for Cooke to make.

1. What does the reader learn about Peter Cooke in the first paragraph?
A. He has produced hand-made objects in different materials.
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 C. He hopes to work with other materials in the future.
D. He has written about his love of making shell objects.
2. When looking round his apartment, the writer
A. is attracted by Cooke's personality.
B. senses that Cooke wants his products to be admired.
C. realises he finds Cooke's work boring.
D. feels uncertain about giving Cooke his opinion.
3. According to the writer,
A. Cooke’s works are not adorable.
B. Cooke’s works are of little interest.
C. Cooke’s works are in the line of enthusiast.
D. Cooke’s works are in the line of bore.
4. The 'small sacrifice' in line 14 refers to
A. the loss of Cooke's ornaments.
B. the display of Cooke's ornaments.
C. the cost of keeping Cooke's ornaments.
D. the space required to store Cooke's ornaments.
5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. He sold out his objects in the first exhibition.
B. The second exhibition was opened at the same place as the first one.
C. He has opened many exhibitions to sell his objects.
D. He intended to exhibit the third one.

PASSAGE 6

You are going to read an article in which a film critic talks about his work. For questions 1-5,
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Film Critic
Mark Adams looks back over the last ten years of his work as a film critic for a newspaper
called The Front Page.
Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job. Before then I had
done
bits of reviewing - novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was
asked to
do for the radio. That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who
had also written for radio and television. He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist,
or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff.

At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn't require
specialised knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio. There would be a weekly lunch at
which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should
cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable.

It all felt like a bit of a dream at that time: a new newspaper, and I was one of the team. It
seemed so unlikely that a paper could be introduced into a crowded market. It seemed just as
likely that a millionaire wanted to help me personally, and was pretending to employ me.
Such was my lack of self-confidence. In fact, the first time I saw someone reading the

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newspaper on the London Underground, then turning to a page on which one of my reviews
appeared, I didn't know where to look.

1. What do you know about the writer before he met Tom Seaton?
A. He worked for different film makers.
B. He wrote novels
C. He filmed for different magazines
D. He had experienced a number of different work.
2. What do we learn about Tom Seaton in the first paragraph?
A. He encouraged Mark to become a writer.
B. He has worked in various areas of the media.
C. He met Mark when working for television.
D. He prefers to employ people that he knows.
3. The weekly lunches were planned in order to
A. help the writers get to know each other.
B. provide an informal information session .
C. distribute the work that had to be done.
D. entertain important visitors from the arts.
4. When Mark first started working for The Front Page , he
A. doubted the paper would succeed.
B. was embarrassed at being recognised.
C. felt it needed some improvement.
D. was surprised to be earning so much.
5. What was the writer’s mood in the third paragraph?
A. He was in a bad mood.
B. He felt as if he had been under pressure.
C. He did not feel comfortable.
D. He was in good mood.

PASSAGE 7

You are going to read a magazine article about an artist who paints flowers. For questions 1-
5,
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
An eye for detail
Artist Susan Shepherd is best known for her flower paintings, and the large garden that
surrounds her house is the source of many of her subjects. It is full of her favourite flowers,
most especially varieties of tulips and poppies. Some of the plants are unruly and seed
themselves all over the garden. There is a harmony of colour, shape and structure in the two
long flower borders that line the paved path which crosses the garden from east to west.
Much of this is due to the previous owners who were keen gardeners, and who left plants that
appealed to Susan. She also inherited the gardener, Danny. 'In fact, it was really his garden,'
she says. 'We got on very well. At first he would say, "Oh, it's not worth it" to some of the
things I wanted to put in, but when I said I wanted to paint them, he recognised what I had in
mind.'
Susan prefers to focus on detailed studies of individual plants rather than on the garden as a
whole, though she will occasionally paint a group of plants where they are. More usually, she
picks them and then takes them up to her studio. 'I don't set the whole thing up at once,' she
says. 'I take one flower out and paint it, which might take a few days, and then I bring in

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another one and build up the painting that way. Sometimes it takes a couple of years to
finish.'

1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Her garden is the source of flowers to local residents.
B. Her favourite flowers are roses, poppies and tulips.
C. Some of the plants naturally grow.
D. All the plants in the garden are grown by herself.
2. In the first paragraph, the writer describes Susan's garden as
A. having caused problems for the previous owners.
B. having a path lined with flowers.
C. needing a lot of work to keep it looking attractive.
D. being only partly finished.
3. What does 'this' in line 5 refer to?
A. the position of the path
B. the number of wild plants
C. the position of the garden
D. the harmony of the planting
4. What does Susan say about Danny?
A. He felt she was interfering in his work.
B. He immediately understood her feelings.
C. He was recommended by the previous owners.
D. He was slow to see the point of some of her ideas.
5. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A. It may take her a very long time to finish her painting of a set of things.
B. It does not take her long time to paint a single object.
C. She focuses better when she paint single object one by one.
D. All are correct

PASSAGE 8

You are going to read a magaz ine article in which a father describes his relationship with his
son. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or 0 ) which you think fits best according
to the text.
Gary and Me
The restaurant owner John Moore writes about his relationship with his son Gary, the
famous TV chef
I believe everyone's given a chance in life. My son, Gary, was given his chance with cooking,
and my chance was to run a restaurant. When I heard about the opportunity, I rushed over to
look at the place. It was in a really bad state. It was perfect for what I had in mind.
Coming into this business made me recall my childhood. I can remember my mother going
out to work in a factory and me being so upset because I was left alone. With that in mind, I
thought, 'We want time for family life.' My wife dedicated herself to looking after the
children and did all my accounts, while I ran the business. We lived over the restaurant in
those days, and we always put a lot of emphasis on having meals together. It's paid
dividends with our children, Gary and Joe. They're both very confident also. From a very
early age they would come down and talk to our regular customers. It's given both of them a
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Gary was quite a lively child when he was really small. We had a corner bath, and when he
was about seven he thought he'd jump into it like a swimming pool, and he knocked himself
out. When he was older he had to work for pocket money. He started off doing odd jobs and
by the age of about ten he was in the kitchen every weekend, so he always had loads of
money at school.

1. How did the writer react to his own big chance?

A. He saw what could be done.
B. He worried about the problems.
C. He thought the family would suffer.
D. He wondered if he should take it.
2. What does the word “that” in line 5 refer to?
A. his memory about his mother going out to work in a factory.
B. He was at home alone feeling sad.
C. He had great time being with his mother when she returned home from work.
D. He was at home alone, feeling sad, while his mother was out at work.
3. How did the writer's childhood influence his own family life?
A. He realised that the pattern was repeating itself.
B. He encouraged his children to talk to him.
C. He made sure there was plenty of personal contact.
D. He asked his wife to stay at home.
4. What does the writer mean by ' paid dividends' in line 8?
A. brought financial reward
B. produced benefits
C. was worth the suffering
D. allowed money to be saved
5. What can be inferred from the third paragraph?
A. Gary did not need pocket money.
B. Asking for pocket money from his parrents was what Gary did not like to do.
C. Gary could ask his sibling for the money.
D. Gary could earn enough money for his everyday spending and did not need to ask for
it.

PASSAGE 9

You are going to read an article about the actress Harriet Walter. For questions 1-5, choose
the
answer (A, B, C or 0 ) which you think fits best according to the text.
Acting minus the drama
Harriet Walter has written a fascinating book about her profession.
Benedicte Page reports.
It is not often that an experienced actor with a high public profile will sit down to answer
in depth the ordinary theatregoer's questions: how do you put together a character which isn't
your own?; what is it like to perform the same play night after night?; or simply, why do you
do it? Harriet Walter was prompted to write Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting by a
sense that many people's interest in theatre extended beyond the scope of entertainment chit-
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from taxi drivers to dinner-party hosts to people in shopping queues. It made me realise that
people have an interest in what we do which goes beyond show business gossip, she says.
Other People's Shoes avoids Insider gossip and, mostly, autobiography: 'If events in my
life had had a huge direct influence, I would have put them in, but they didn't,' Harriet says,
though she does explain how her parents’ divorce was a factor in her career. But the focus of
the book is to share - remarkably openly - the inside experience of the stage and the rehearsal
room, aiming to replace the false sense of mystery with a more realistic understanding and
respect for the profession.
'There's a certain double edge to the publicity an actor can get in the newspapers: it gives
you attention but, by giving it to you, simultaneously criticises you,' Harriet says. 'People ask
you to talk about yourself and then say, "Oh, actors are so self-centred." And the "sound-bite"
variety of journalism, which touches on many things but never allows you to go into them in
depth, leaves you with a sort of shorthand which reinforces prejudices and myths.'

1. How does the writer know that people have an interest in what she does?
A. She was asked questions by an experienced actor.
B. She has learnt that people are fed up with the same play night after night.
C. She realised that many people of different proffessions had interest in what she was
doing.
D. She received a lot of questions showing business gossip.
2. Harriet Walter decided to write her book because she…..
A. was tired of answering people's questions about acting.
B. knew people liked to read about show business gossip.
C. wanted to entertain people through her writing.
D. wanted to satisfy people's curiosity about acting in the theatre.
3. In paragraph two, we learn that Harriet's book aims to
A. correct some of the impressions people have of the theatre.
B. relate important details about her own life story.
C. analyse the difficulties of a career in the theatre.
D. tell the truth about some of the actors she has worked with.
4. What do you know about the writer’s private life?
A. her work avoids gossip.
B. she reveals the mystery of the stage.
C. her parrents are not a happy couple.
D. her private life is kept secret and it is a mystery.
5. What problem do actors have with newspaper publicity?
A. It never focuses on the actors who deserve it.
B. It often does more harm than good.
C. It never reports what actors have actually said.
D. It often makes mistakes when reporting facts.

PASSAGE 10

You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C
or
D) which you think fits best according to the text.

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On the very last day of a bad year, I was leaning against a pillar in the Baltimore railway
station,
waiting to catch the 10.10 to Philadelphia. There were a lot more people waiting than I had
expected. That airy, light, clean, polished feeling I generally got in the station had been lost.
Elderly couples with matching luggage stuffed the benches, and swarms of college kids
littered the floor with their bags.
A grey-haired man was walking around speaking to different strangers one by one. Well-off,
you
could tell: tanned skin, nice sweater, soft, beige car-coat. He went up to a woman sitting
alone and asked her a question. Then he came over to a girl standing near me. She had long
blond hair, and I had been thinking I wouldn't mind talking to her myself. The man said,
'Would you by any chance be travelling to Philadelphia?'
'Well, northbound, yes,' she said.
'But to Philadelphia?'
'No, New York, but I'll be...'
'Thanks, anyway,' he said, and he moved toward the next bench.
Now he had my full attention. 'Ma'am,' I heard him ask an old lady, 'are you travelling to
Philadelphia?' When the woman told him, 'Wilmington,' he didn't say a thing, just marched
on down the row to one of the matched-luggage couples. I straightened up from my pillar and
drifted closer, looking toward the platform as if I had my mind on the train.
Well, I was going to Philadelphia. He could have asked me. I understood why he didn't, of
course.

1. What did the narrator expect before arriving at the station?

A. It would be crowded with people as usual.
B. The station would not be crowded.
C. It would be easy to catch the train.
D. There would be no trouble at the station.
2. What was the narrator's impression of the station that morning?
A. People were making too much noise.
B. It was unusually busy.
C. There was a lot of rubbish on the ground.
D. The seating was inadequate.
3. Which of the following is true?
A. A grey-haired man was walking around speaking to different strangers.
B. A grey-haired man talked to a girl near the narrator.
C. A grey-haired man asked an old lady a question about a place.
D. All of the above.
4. Why does the narrator show an interest in the grey-haired stranger?
A. He was fascinated by the stranger's questions.
B. He was anxious about the stranger's destination.
C. He was jealous of the stranger's appearance.
D. He was impressed by the stranger's skill with people.
5. What can be inferred from the ending part of the passage?
A. The grey-haired man had not found anyone who could help him.
B. The narrator would have helped the grey-haired man if he had asked her.
C. The grey-haired man would ask the narrator later.
D. The grey-haired man would not find one who could help him with the train
information.

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PASSAGE 11

You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1- 5, choose the answer (A, B, C
or
D) which you think fits best according to the text.

On Saturday mornings I worked in the family shop. I started cycling down to the shop with
Dad on Saturdays as soon as I was big enough. I thought of it as giving him a hand and so I
didn't mind what I did, although it was mostly just fetching and carrying at a run all morning.
I managed not to think of it as work and I looked forward to the bar of chocolate my
grandmother passed me unsmilingly as I left. I tried not to look at her; I had reason to feel
guilty because I'd generally already eaten some dried fruits or a sliver of cheese when noone
was looking. As soon as I was fifteen, though, Dad said, 'That's it, our Janet. You're of
working age now and you're not coming to work unless your grandmother pays you properly.'
He did his best to make his chin look determined. 'I shall speak to her.'

The next Saturday, Gran called me into her little office behind the shop. I always hated going
in there. She had an electric heater on full blast, and the windows were always kept tightly
closed whatever the weather. There were piles of dusty catalogues and brochures on the floor.
'You're wanting to get paid, I hear,' Gran said. 'Yes, please,' I replied. It was rather like
visiting the headmistress at school, so I was very quiet and respectful.

1. What was Janet’s attitute towards her family shop?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Negative because she didn’t want to work on Saturdays.
D. Neither positive nor negative
2. How did Janet feel when she first started her Saturday morning job?
A. She enjoyed the work that she was given.
B. She was pleased to be helping her father.
C. She worried that she was not doing it well.
D. She was only really interested in the reward.
3. What can be inferred from Dad in the first paragraph?
A. Janet reached her working age.
B. Janet could work for her grandmother for some little money.
C. Janet could work for other people for good money.
D. Dad would talk to grandmother about her payment to Janet.
4. What do we learn about her grandmother's office in the second paragraph?
A. It needed decorating.
B. It was untidy.
C. It had too much furniture in it.
D. It was dark.
5. Which is not correct according to the second paragraph?
A. Janet did not like going to Gran’s office.
B. Janet’s father had asked Gran for her payment.
C. Janet was asked a payment question.
D. Janet refused to answer the payment related question from her Gran

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PASSAGE 12
You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 1- 5, choose the answer (A, B, C
or
D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Miss Rita Cohen, a tiny, pale-skinned girl who looked half the age of Seymour's daughter,
Marie, but claimed to be some six years older, came to his factory one day. She was dressed
in overalls and ugly big shoes, and a bush of wiry hair framed her pretty face. She was so
tiny, so young that he could barely believe that she was at the University of Penusylvania
doing research into the leather industry in New Jersey for her Master's degree.
Three or four times a year someone either phoned Seymour or wrote to him to ask permission
to see his factory, and occasionally he would assist a student by answering questions over the
phone or if the student struck him as especially serious, by offering a brief tour.
Rita Cohen was nearly as small, he thought, as the children from Marie's third-year class,
who'd been brought the 50 kilometres from their rural schoolhouse one day, all those years
ago so that Marie's daddy could show them how he made gloves, show them especially
Marie's favourite spot, the laying-off table, where, at the end of the process, the men shaped
and pressed each and every glove by pulling it carefully down over steam-heated brass hands.
The hands were dangerously hot and they were shiny and they were stuck straight up from
the table in a row, thin-looking, like hands that had been ftattened. As a little girl, Marie was
captivated by their strangeness and called them the 'pancake hands'.

1. Which of the following is true about Rita Cohen according to the passage?
A. Rita Cohen knew how to dress attractively.
B. She was doing research into the fashion industry.
C. She looked much younger compared to her age.
D. She did not pay attention to making up.
2. What was Seymour's first impression of Rita Cohen?
A. She reminded him of his daughter.
B. She was rather unattractive.
C. She did not look like a research student.
D. She hadn't given much thought to her appearance.
3. What does the word in bold “someone” in line 6 possibly refer to?
A. It can be anyone but student.
B. It can be a student.
C. It can be a teacher.
D. It can be either a teacher or a student.
4. Seymour would show students round his factory if
A. he thought they were genuinely interested.
B. they telephoned for permission.
C. they wrote him an interesting letter.
D. their questions were hard to answer by phone.
5. What did Seymour's daughter like most about visiting the factory?
A. Watching her father make gloves
B. Helping to shape the gloves
C. Making gloves for her schoolfriends
D. Seeing the brass hands

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SECTION 4: LISTENING

PART 1
1. You hear a restaurant manager talking about the cooks who work for him. What does he
say about them?
A. They dislike cleaning tasks.
B. They have a choice of jobs.
C. They help to decide the menu.
D. They make the menu.
2. You hear a woman talking about a new book. What does she particularly like about the
book?
A. It is educational.
B. It is well organised.
C. It is enjoyable.
D. It is informative.
3. You hear the writer of a television soap opera being interviewed about the programme.
What will happen next in the story?
A. Someone will make an important decision.
B. Someone will go away unex pectedly.
C. Someone will learn the truth at last.
D. Someone will appear and change the plot basically.
4. You hear part of a radio interview. Who is speaking?
A. a taxi driver
B. a porter
C. a tourist guide
D. a receptionist
5. You hear a woman talking about how she keeps fit. Why did she decide to take up line
dancing?
A. She thought the pace would suit her.
B. She had heard about it on television.
C. She wanted to try exercising to music.
D. Because it was free for early registration.
6. You overhear a conversation in a restaurant. What does the woman think about the food
she has just eaten?
A. It was expensive.
B. It was terrible.
C. It looked wonderful.
D. It was delicious.
7. You turn on the radio and hear a man talking. What is he talking about?
A. drawing pictures
B. writing fiction
C. playing sport
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D. composing music
8. You overhear a student phoning her parents. What is her opinion of the place she is living
in while at college?
A. She is not sure she will have enough room to study.
B. She has difficulty in working because of the noise.
C. She does not get on well with her room-mates.
D. She feels she does not have privacy.
9. You overhear a woman talking to her husband on a mobile phone. What is the
background to the conversation?
A. The family's holiday may have to be cancelled.
B. The woman wants to buy their son a computer.
C. Their son has schoolwork to complete before the start of term.
D. There is too much work at the company that she has to finish.
10. You hear a phone-in programme on the radio. Why has the man phoned?
A. to complain about the traffic scheme
B. to express his support for the traffic scheme
C. to question the aims of the traffic scheme
D. to show his opposition to the traffic scheme
11. On the radio, you hear a woman talking about her house. What has she recently done?
A. decided to move to another area
B. solved a problem that she had
C. made improvements to her house
D. had some housework done
12. You overhear two people discussing a friend. What language does their friend usually
speak at home?
A. French
B. English
C. Italian
D. Chinese
13. You hear a man talking about an activity holiday he went on as a child with his family.
How did he feel during the holiday?
A. bored by the climbing
B. upset with his father
C. disappointed with the rowing boat
D. tired with the weather
14. You hear the beginning of a radio programme. What is the programme going to be about?
A. child development
B. the environment
C. a form of entertainment
D. the education
15. You hear a man being interviewed about a new project he has set up. What is the purpose
of the project?
A. to educate people on environmental protection
B. to tell people where to stay in Australia
C. to advise people how to set up a flat agency
D. to help people find accommodation in Scotland
16. You switch on the radio in the middle of a programme. What kind of programme is it?
A. an arts review
B. an interview
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17. You hear some information about a country on a travel programme. Where do most
people spend the summer months?
A. at the seaside
B. in the capital city
C. in the mountains
D. in the countryside
18. You hear part of a radio programme about chewing gum. What is the speaker doing?
A. outlining its history
B. describing why it has changed
C. explaining its popularity
D. predicting the bright future of doing business with it
19. You hear part of a radio programme where listeners phone in with their opinions. What
does the man want to do?
A. express his disappointment
B. complain about his situation
C. encourage other listeners
D. show his content about the programme
20. You hear a woman speaking on the radio about buying a painting for the first time.
What opinion is she expressing?
A. A painting can be a worthwhile investment.
B. Only buy a painting if you have room for it.
C. Take your time when buying your first painting.
D. Buy a painting if you know who has painted it
21. You hear a man being interviewed on the radio. What does he say about his mother?
A. She helped him become an artist.
B. She persuaded him to do research.
C. She wanted him to persue his interest.
D. She wanted him to make money.
22. You hear part of an interview with a woman who is talking about her day.
What is her profession?
A. a teacher
B. adoctor
C. a farmer
D. a housewife
23. You hear a man talking on the radio about teaching beginners to surf in the sea.
What does the man say about beginners?
A. They are very sensitive to criticism.
B. They need to be given appropriate goals.
C. They often start off with the wrong attitude.
D. They are often active and eager to learn.
24. You hear part of an interview with a crime novelist. What point is he making about his
novels?
A. They are based on real-life crimes.
B. They are almost imaginative.
C. They vary in length depending on the historical period.
D. They include accurate descriptions of life in the past.
25. You hear someone talking about women's football. What is she doing when she speaks?
A. encouraging young girls to support a team
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D. encouraging people to pay attention to sport women’s sports
26. You hear a man talking on the radio about a bag made for use on walking trips.
How does this new bag differ from others?
A. It has pockets on the side.
B. You can take off the rain cover.
C. There are some extra features.
D. It is very flexible and easy to use.
27. On the radio, you hear a man discussing a cartoon film about dinosaurs.
What aspect of the film disappointed him?
A. the design of the backgrounds
B. the quality of the sound effects
C. the size of the dinosaurs
D. the plot of the film
28. You overhear a couple talking about keeping fit. What do they agree about?
A. the need to be more active
B. the benefits of joining a gym
C. the dangers of too much exercise
D. the frequency of going to the gym
29. In a radio play, you hear a woman talking on the phone to a friend.
Where does the woman want her friend to meet her?
A. at the cinema
B. at the bank
C. in a shop
D. on the beach
30. You hear a student talking to his friend about a meeting with his tutor.
What was the student's purpose in meeting his tutor?
A. to see if there was a part-time job available
B. to ask for financial assistance
C. to request more time to complete coursework
D. to ask for more help with the coming test
31. You hear a man talking about learning how to paint landscapes.
What does he say about it?
A. It proved easier than he had thought.
B. It showed him he had some talent.
C. It opened up opportunities for him.
D. He discovered his exceptional ability.
32. You turn on the radio and hear a man talking. What is he talking about?
A. finding friendship
B. reporting economic situation
C. helping others
D. solving problems
33. You hear part of a radio play. Where is the scene taking place?
A. in the street
B. in a bank
C. in a police station
D. in a market
34. You overhear the beginning of a lecture. What subject are the students taking?
A. medicine
B. sport

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D. language
35. You overhear a conversation in a college. Who is the young man?
A. a new student
B. a student in the middle of a course
C. a former student
D. a new graduate student
36. You hear a woman on the radio talking about a cookbook. What does she regret?
A. not looking after it
B. not having kept it
C. not using it properly
D. not having it earlier
37. You hear someone talking about the day he met someone famous.
How did he feel after meeting Chris Turner?
A. unimpressed with the footballer
B. angry with his friend
C. disappointed with himself
D. satisfied with the meeting
38. You hear a woman talking on the phone. Why has she called?
A. to request a meeting
B. to offer assistance
C. to apologise for her absence
D. to reschedele the meeting
39. You overhear an extract from a radio play. What is the young woman's relationship with
the man?
A. She's a pupil of his.
B. She's a relative of his.
C. She’s his niece.
D. She's a patient of his.
40. You hear someone telling a story about a strange thing that happened in the mountains.
What point does the story prove?
A. things can take place in a very unexpected way
B. how easy it is to imagine things
C. how you can be tricked by the silence
D. how strange things can be explained simply

PART 2
Instruction: In this part, you will hear a talk, a radio program, an interview or conversation.
For questions 1 to 5, choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. When Trina went to the USA, she

A. thought the records she made would be unsuccessful.
B. stayed there for six weeks.
C. knew her friends would be jealous of her.
D. didn’t tell many people why she was going.
2. When Trina was in the USA, she wrote songs about
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C. the weather.
D. people she met.
3. Where was Trina performing when she was noticed by the record company?
A. in London
B. near her home
C. a huge city
D. in the USA
4. Why did Trina sing with David Pearson?
A. He needed some help.
B. She wrote a song for him.
C. The record company asked her to.
D. She asked for this.
5. Who was Lance Lakatoff?
A. a hero
B. a pleasant guy
C. a film director
D. a famous star
6. How did Tricia once feel about the countryside?
A. She preferred it to the city.
B. She paid no attention to it.
C. She didn’t like it.
D. She wanted others to experience it.
7. Why did Tricia take part in a wildlife survey?
A. She was required to do it.
B. She preferred it to being in schooll.
C. She was asked to do it by her neighbours.
D. She wanted to have experience.
8. What does Tricia say about the results of the survey?
A. There were forecasted.
B. They were unsatisfactory.
C. They were confusing.
D. They were unexpected.
9. What does Tricia say about the problems created by trees?
A. People exaggerate them.
B. People pay no attention to them.
C. People ignore them.
D. People accept them.
10. According to Tricia, what is wrong with the trees the council is planting?
A. They are expensive to replace.
B. They fail to attract wildlife.
C. They cost little money.
D. They are too small for the area.
11. What does Bruce say about getting financial help?
A. He hopes for the local companies’ sponsorship.
B. He is surprised by how hard it is to get any.
C. He expects that they will get some soon.
D. He thinks he can succeed without it.
12. What is Alice’s attitude towards training?
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C. She wishes she had more time for other things.
D. She sometimes finds it hard to make the effort.
13. What is Alice’s attitude towards her schoolwork?
A. She is determined to do well in it.
B. It is not the most important thing.
C. She doesn’t find it difficult.
D. She is confident of her ability.
14. How does Alice feel about competitors?
A. The result is the most important thing.
B. Losing weakens her confidence.
C. She always expects to win.
D. It is not the top piority.
15. According to Bruce, what makes Alice exceptional?
A. her natural talent for the game
B. the amount of effort she puts in
C. her young age
D. the way she reacts to other players
16. What does Tanya say about her first job in children’s TV?
A. She had contacted the TV company earlier.
B. It was difficult to get used to the instructions.
C. Her previous experience was useful.
D. Being on stage was difficult.
17. What does Tanya say about Paul Proadly, her first boss?
A. He thought of nothing but his work.
B. He seemed old-fashion.
C. It was difficult to work with him.
D. He was unwilling to share ideas about the work.
18. What does Tanya say about her parachute jump?
A. She wished she had never done it.
B. It resulted in unexpected attention.
C. It was not scary.
D. Her boss was cross about what happened.
19. What does Tanya say about her daughter’s flute playing?
A. She knew that Maddy had talent.
B. She saw that Maddy liked an audience.
C. She wanted Maddy to practice more.
D. She thought Maddy was brilliant.
20. How does Tanya feel when her daughter sings in public?
A. felt that was a bad patch
B. responsible for Maddy’s success
C. worried that something will go wrong
D. aware of how the audience feels
21. What does Alan say about his job titile?
A. It confuses a lot of people.
B. It is just a name for the job.
C. It encourages him to work hard.
D. It is complicated.
22. Alan considers his job to be
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C. intensive.
D. administrative.
23. When he started in films, Alan
A. immidiatelt learnt new skills.
B. did the same kind of work as before.
C. found it challenging.
D. had to change his working methods.
24. When Alan was working on his latest film,
A. Problems were caused by the weather.
B. He had to travel much.
C. There were difficulties moving the equipment.
D. He wishes he was in the studio.
25. For Alan, the disadvantage of the job is
A. the criticism he receives.
B. a long hour job.
C. the amount of responsibility.
D. the effect on family life.
26. In her first column, Tina chose to write about people who
A. were very well known.
B. had interesting ideas.
C. were fashionable.
D. lived in luxury.
27. She took up journalism because of
A. her family connections.
B. her father’s support.
C. her mother’s support.
D. her love for book.
28. Under her management, the magazine Female Focus
A. reduced its losses.
B. wasn’t much successful.
C. changed its image.
D. made a profit.
29. She believes people are more likely to read an article if
A. it has a good beginning.
B. it has serious pieces.
C. its content is challenging.
D. it is metioned on the cover.
30. When she started her present job five years ago, she
A. organised her ideal team.
B. had more time to read everything.
C. Lost her fame and wealth.
D. lacked confidence in her staff.
31. Matt got a job doing holiday relief work because he wanted
A. to do part-time work.
B. a career in photography.
C. to work in television.
D. to be a model.
32. What did Matt find “interesting” about the sixties?
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C. the increased number of comic books
D. the advances in photography
33. Why were Matt’s models used on the news?
A. They were better than pictures.
B. Some equipment had been destroyed.
C. They were incredible.
D. The studio was trying new ideas.
34. Matts thinks he was successful at getting work in television because
A. he had good experience.
B. he knew some of the staff.
C. he was avaiable at the right time.
D. he won the prizes.
35. Matt worked on Bright Star as
A. part of a team.
B. a part – time job.
C. the producer.
D. a design student.
36. Don says that most of his passengers
A. are not students.
B. are eighteen.
C. are looking for jobs.
D. work in conversation.
37. When Don first meets a group, he
A. gives them blankets for the overnight trip.
B. shows them where to sit on the truck.
C. informs the conservation rules.
D. checks they have the right equipment.
38. Don remembers one trip when
A. he failed to take enough food.
B. someone forgot to bring food.
C. someone made a mistake with the food.
D. someone complained about the food.
39. Don oversees the domestic work because
A. he doesn’t want to muck in.
B. he doesn’t like to lose things.
C. it has to be done within an hour.
D. people complain if things are dirty.
40. If people argue, Don says that he
A. prefers not to get involved.
B. turns the light down.
C. seperates the people concerned.
D. asks the group for a solution.
41. The students in Akira Miyake's study were all majoring in
A. physics
B. psychology or physics
C. science, technology, engineering or mathematics
D. physics or mathematics
42. The aim of Miyake's study was to investigate 
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C. a way of improving women's performance in physics.  
D. whether fewer women than men study physics at college. 
43. The female physics students were wrong to believe that
A. the teachers marked them in an unfair way. 
B. the male students expected them to do badly. 
C. they did get poor results.
D. their test results were lower than the male students'. 
44. Miyake’s team asked the students to write about
A. what they enjoyed about studying physics. 
B. the successful experiences of other people. 
C. something that was important to them personally. 
D. what they could learn in physics class.
45. What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?
A. to reduce stress
B. to strengthen verbal ability
C. to overcome poor performance
D. to encourage logical thinking
46. What surprised the researchers about the study?
A. How few students managed to get A grades 
B. The negative impact on physics results 
C. The positive impact it had on physics results for women  
D. The difference between male and female performance  
47. Greg and Lisa think Miyake's results could have been affected by 
A. the length of the writing task. 
B. the number of students who took part. 
C. a lot of details.
D. the information the students were given. 
48. Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of 
A. two different writing tasks.  
B. the same writing tasks.
C. a writing task with an oral task. 
D. two different oral tasks. 
49. The main finding of Smolinsky's research was that class teamwork activities
A. were most effective when done by all-women groups.  
B. had no effect on the performance of men or women. 
C. improved the results of men more than of women.  
D. negative impacts on both men and women.
50. What will Lisa and Greg do next?
A. Talk to a professor 
B. Observe a science class  
C. Outline their idea
D. Look at the science timetable
51. What do the students agree should be included in their aims?
A. Experience of the procedures
B. Factors affecting where organisms live
C. The need to preserve endangered species
D. Techniques for classifying different organisms
52. What equipment did they forget to take on the Field Trip?
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C. A ruler
D. A map
53. In Helen's procedure section, Colin suggests a change in
A. the order in which information is given.
B. the way the information is divided up.
C. the time they left and got back.
D. the amount of information provided.
54. What do they say about the method they used to measủe wave speed?
A. It provided accurate results.
B. It was not very precise.
C. It was simple to carry out.
D. It required special equipment.
55. What mistake did Helen make when first drawing the map?
A. She chose the wrong scale.
B. She stood in the wrong place.
C. She took wrong direction.
D. She did it at the wrong time.
56. The “Family Welcome” event in the art gallerry begins at
A. 10 am
B. 10.30 am
C. 2 pm
D. 5 pm
57. The film that is now shown in the “Family Welcome” event is about
A. sculpture.
B. painting.
C. galleries.
D. ceramics.
58. When do most of the free concerts take place?
A. In the morning
B. At lunchtime
C. After lunchtime
D. In the evening
59. Where will the 4 pm concert of Latin American music take place?
A. In a museum
B. In a theatre
C. In a library
D. In the centre
60. The boat race begins at
A. Summer Pool
B. Charlesworth Bridge
C. centre of Burnham
D. Offord Maria
61. In Shona's opinion, why do fewer people use buses in Barford these days?
A. The buses are old and uncomfortable.
B. Bus companies focus on the route.
C. Fares have gone up too much.
D. There are not so many bus routes.
62. What change in the road network is known to have benefited the town most?
A. The construction of a bypass

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C. Much safer for pedestrians
D. The banning of cars from certain streets
63. What is the problem affecting shopping in the town centre?
A. Lack of parking spaces
B. Lack of supermarkets
C. Lack of major retailers
D. Lack of restaurants and cafés
64. What does Shona say about medical facilities in Barford?
A. There is no hospital.
B. There is no catering for patients.
C. New medical practices are planned.
D. The number of dentists is too low.
65. The largest number of people are employed in
A. manufacturing.
B. services.
C. education.
D. medical.
66. The tutor thinks that Sandra’s proposal
A. should be re-ordered in some parts.
B. needs the conclusion part.
C. needs a contents page.
D. ought to include more information.
67. The proposal would be easier to follow if Sandra
A. inserted subheadings.
B. used more paragraphs.
C. gave easier structure.
D. shortened her sentence.
68. What was the problem with the formatting on Sandra’s proposal?
A. Headers and footers should be included.
B. Separate points were not clearly indentified.
C. The headings were not always clear.
D. Page numberings was not used in an appopriate way.
69. Sandra became interested in visiting the Navajo National Park through
A. articles she read.
B. movies she saw as a child.
C. recommended by her friends.
D. photographs she found on the internet.
70. Which topics does Sandra agree to include in the proposal?
A. Climate change
B. Field trip activities
C. Geographical features
D. Pant and animal life
71. When are the experimental areas closed to the public?
A. All the year round
B. Almost year round
C. A short time every year
D. A period of time every year
72. How can you move around the park?
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C. By tram and by bus
D. By bicycle, walking or bus
73. The are bread animals kept in the park include
A. hens and hourses
B. goats and cows
C. hens and cows
D. goats and hens
74. What is the main purpose of having the Rate Breeds Sections?
A. To save unusual animals
B. To keep a variety of breeds
C. To run business
D. To educate the public
75. What can you see in the park at the present time?
A. The arrival of wild birds
B. Fruit tree bloosom
C. Beautiful flowers
D. A demonstration of fishing
76. Paul decided to get work experience in South American because he wanted
A. to teach English there
B. to improve his Spanish
C. to earn for his life
D. to learn about Latin American life
77. What project work Paul orginally intend to get involved in?
A. Construction
B. Agriculture
C. Tourism
D. Business
78. Why did Paul change form one project to another?
A. His first job was not well organized.
B. He wanted more challenging one.
C. He found doing the routine work very boring.
D. The work was too physically demanding.
79. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
A. respect family life
B. develop trust
C. build friendship
D. use money wisely
80. What does Paul say about his project manager?
A. He let Paul do most of the work.
B. His plans were too ambitious.
C. He was very supportive of Paul.
D. He was very friendly.

PART 3

Test 1

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Instruction: In this part, you will hear part of a talk, a radio program, an interview or
conversation. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences.

Dolls
1. ancient Egypt 2 the museum 3. their/the owners. 4. make(-)up 5. ten
thousand pounds 6. original clothes 7. soft bodies 8. doll's hair 9. (little) adults 10.
plastic
Test 2
Instruction: In this part, you will hear part of a talk, a radio program, an interview or
conversation. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences.

Bags for walkers

1. Camping 2. Fit 3. (a) day-trip/ one-day trips 4. climb (up) 5. solid/firm bottom/ leather
base 6. compartments 7. sharp 8. easy to adjust 9. falling (off) 10. air holes
Test 3
Instruction: In this part, you will hear part of a talk, a radio program, an interview or
conversation. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences.
Swimming instructor
1. south of France 2. 1970 3. famous people 4. (young) children 5. (about) 50% 6. under
(the) water 7. breathe (out) 8. (try to) float 9. (feeling) confident 10. 3 hours/lessons
Test 4
Instruction: In this part, you will hear part of a talk, a radio program, an interview or
conversation. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences.

Dolphins

1. circle 2. (a) brain(s) 3. stress 4. feelings 5. read 6. reward 7. 52 8. two days 9. fish 10. nets

Test 5
Instruction: In this part, you will hear part of a talk, a radio program, an interview or
conversation. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences.

Volunteering in Africa

1. 1.travel agent 2. Poster 3. Changes 4. farmers 5. Three weeks 6. Motorbike 7. women 8.

traffic 9. furniture 10. gardening

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