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I. PHONETICS:
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. typical B. factory C. hurry D. rely

2. A. learned B. retarded C. unemployed D. injured

B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

3. A. represent B. commuter C. promotion D. equipment

4. A. effort B. annual C. graduate D. overcome

5. A. install B. payment C. overtime D. little

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Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
6. As a ________ in his family, Mr. Black has to work hard all the time for money.
A. breadwinner B. househusband C. ricewinner D. worker
7. _______ were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance.

A. Injuries B. The injured C. Injured person D. The injury

8. The lecture stopped to take a sip of water, and then resumed speaking.

A. set up B. stopped C. put off D. began again

9. Is there any chance_______ getting a scholarship to study abroad?

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A. of B. for C. with D. as

10. When there is a flu epidemic, old people are particularly _____ risk.
A. on B. in C. at D. of
11. Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some _______ goods at the airport.
A. free of charge B. tax - free C. duty - free D. free of duty
12. We are collecting money for a local ______. Could you spare a couple of euros?
A. tradition B. culture C. situation D. charity
13. She dedicated her life ______ scientific research.
A. with B. by C. into D. to
14. The earth _________ on the sun for its heat and light.
A. is depend B. depending C. has depend D. depends
15. By the time he is 20, he __________ the novel.
A. will have finished B. will finish C. had finished D. finishes
16. Doctors and patients are ______ against plans to cut services at hospital.
A. protesting B. committing C. arresting D. linking
17. Next week, we’re going to take a _______.
A. three day trips B. three – day trip C. three days trip D. three days’ trip
18. Don’t blame Carl ______ being late. It wasn’t his fault.
A. on B. in C. for D. with
19. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ________.
A. was put forward B. came out C. was brought up D. took over
20. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests _______ when he _______ at the party.
A. left/ had arrived B. left/arrived C. had left/had arrived D. had left/arrived

Your answers:

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
21. Mary had prepared (A) a 3- courses (B) dinner when we arrived (C), so we were able (D) to eat
immediately.
22. Three years ago (A), he had been (B) a student at a (C) university in (D) California.
23. The (A) Sun supplies the light and the warmth (B) that permit life (C) on earth existing (D).
24. Phi Beta Kappa is a (A) honor society (B) that encourages scholarship (C) in science and art (D).
25. The (A) old has (B) a lot of experience (C) of life and can deal with (D) most situations.

Your answers:

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

IV. WRITING: Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
26. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
There is an eight o’clock train leaves every morning.
27. After walking for three hours, we reached the top of the hill.
After we had walked for three hours, we reached the top of the hill.
28. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches.
29. After fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.

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The firemen managed to put the fire out after a twelve-hour fight.
30. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first I have eaten this kind of food

Your answers:

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

V. READING

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 Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
CARTOON FILMS
Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can (31) __________ it move on the
cinema screen. The use (32) __________ new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are
becoming exciting again for people of (33) __________ ages.
By the (34) __________ of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children.
But soon (35) __________, one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible
to make films in which both adults and children could (36) __________ the fun.
However, not (37) __________ cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed,
mainly because it was too (38) __________ for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this
(39) __________, and the film companies began to make large (40) __________ of money again.

31.A. get B. cause C. wish D. make

32. A. for B. of C. with D. by

33. A. more B. other C. all D. these

34. A. end B. finish C. departure D. back

35. A. afterwards B. later C. next D. then

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36. A. divide B. add C. mix D. share

37. A. every B. both C. any D. each

38. A. nervous B. fearful C. afraid D. frightening

39. A. damage B. crime C. mistake D. fault

40. A. amounts B. accounts C. numbers D. totals

Your answers:

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

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B. Read the following passage carefully, then choose the best answer to each question.
Orbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an
aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen –
year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story of Eukhtuul, a
young Mongolian girl.
‘Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her
eyes were badly damaged. Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see
again. I thought about all the everyday things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching
television, seeing friends, and I realized how lucky I am.’
‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian
medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul
while Dr Duffey removed her bandages. “In six months, your sight will be back to normal,” he said. Eukhtuul
smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’
‘Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple
operation. We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.’

41. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text?

A. to describe a dangerous trip B. to report a patient’s cure

C. to explain how sight can be lost D. to warn against playing with sticks

42. What can a reader learn about in this text?

A. the life of schoolchildren in Mongolia B. the difficulties for blind travellers

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C. the international work of some eye doctors D. the best way of studying medicine

43. After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt __________

A. grateful for her own sight B. proud of the doctor’s skill

C. surprised by Eukhtuul’s courage D. angry about Eukhtuul’s experience

44. What is the result of Eukhtuul’s operation?

A. She can already see perfectly again B. After some time she will see as well as before

C. She can see better but will never have normal D. Before she recovers, she will need another
eyes operation

45. Which is the postcard Samantha wrote to an English friend?

A B

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 I’ve visited a Mongolian hospital and watched You may have to fly a long way to have the
local doctors do an operation operation you need, but the journey will be worth
it

C D

I’m staying with my friend Eukhtuul, while I’m Make sure you take care of your eyes because
sightseeing in Mongolia they’re more valuable than you realize.

Your answers:

41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

C. Read a magazine article about a girl and the job she does. 5 sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A – F the one which fits each gap (46- 50). There is one extra sentence
which you do not need to use.

Keeping the holiday – makers happy

A chalet girl’s work is never done, Sarah Sutherland – Pilch tells Veronica Lee – in between making beds and
delicious dinners.
This is the second year as a chalet girl for Sarah Sutherland – Pilch, a 24 – year – old from West Sussex.
Known by her nickname, Pilch, Sarah works for a company in Val d’lsere, France, cooking and cleaning for

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visitors who come to ski and stay in the wooden houses, known as chalets, that are characteristic of the area.
Sarah graduated in French and History of Art from Oxford Brookes University last summer. Being a chalet girl
isn’t a career, she says, but an enjoyable way to spend a year or two before settling down. ‘It’s a good way to
make contacts. I meet successful people every week’.
Sarah does not ‘live in’. __________ (46) She has her own breakfast before preparing that of the
guests. ‘They get the works – porridge, eggs, cereals, fruit and croissants.’ When the last of the guests has had
breakfast, by about 9.30 a.m., Sarah clears up and either makes the afternoon tea, which is left for the guests to
help themselves to, or cleans the rooms – ‘the worst part of the job,’ she says.
By about 11 a.m. she is ready to go on the slopes herself. She skis as much as possible. __________
(47) Sarah returns to the chalet in time to prepare dinner and takes a shower before doing so, but does not sleep.
‘It’s fatal if you do,’ she says.
Dinner, a three – course affair, is served at 8p.m. and coffee is usually on the table by 10 p.m. Sarah
clears away the dinner things and fills the dishwasher. __________ (48) Sometimes she will stay and chat with
the guests, other times they are content to be left alone. ‘Good guests can make a week brilliant – breakfast this
morning was great fun – but some weeks, for whatever reason, don’t go quite so well’.
Sarah meets her friends in the chalet where she lives – and they go out at about 11 p.m. ‘We usually
start off in Bananas, might go to G Jay’s and perhaps Dick’s T – Bar at the end of the evening,’ she says. But
Sarah never stays out too late on Saturday night as Sunday is her busiest time of the week. ‘A frightful day,’
she says, ‘when you certainly don’t want to be cooking breakfast feeling exhausted.’
Work begins earlier than usual on Sunday, since breakfast for guests who are leaving has to be on the
table by 7 a.m. __________ (49) ‘We just blitz the place – clear the breakfast, strip the beds, get everything
ready.’ If she hasn’t already done the week’s shop on Saturday, Sarah does it now.
At around 3p.m., the cleaning work done, Sarah then prepares tea for the new guests. ‘They get here at
around 4.30 p.m. Sometimes they are disorientated and full of questions. I’m sure it’s the mountain air that
does something to them.’
Between tea and dinner, Sarah takes any guests needing boots or skis down to the ski shop and then gets
a lift back to the chalet from one of the ski shop staff. __________ (50) ‘Sometimes I’m so tired I just have an
early night,’ she says.

A. Sarah enjoys cooking and, after leaving school,
supported herself during holidays by working as a
cook.
B. As soon as the guests are gone, Sarah starts
cleaning madly.
C. She gets up at 7 a.m. to walk the mile or so to the
chalet, which sleeps up to 18 guests each week.
D. ‘There’s nothing worse than coming in to a messy
kitchen the next morning.’
E. ‘On a good day we can be up there until 4.30 p.m.’
F. It is soon time for dinner duty again and perhaps a
chat with friends, but not always.

Your answers:

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46. A 47. E 48. D 49. B 50. F

THE END

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