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PRACTICE TEST 1
PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the
main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. eventually B. capacity C. altogether D. particular
Question 2: A. appearance B. ambitious C. performance D. telephone
Question 3:A. temptation B. property C. government D. beautiful
Question 4:A. relation B. arrange C. summary D. eliminate
Question 5: A. interview B. processor C. essential D. compliment
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: To solve this problem, it is advisable _______ .
A. a drastic measure to be adopted B. that to adopt a drastic measure
C. that a drastic measure be adopted D. that a drastic measure is adopted
Question 7:
John. “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”
Laura. “_______ ”.
A. Yes, it's an absurd idea B. There's no doubt about it
C. Of course not. You bet D. Well, that's very surprising
Question 8: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _______ to be dead.
A. have been appearing B. to be appearing
C. to appear D. by appearing
Question 9: On _______ he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told B. having told C. being told D. telling
Question 10: The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several_______ .
A. celebrations B. celebrated C. celebrities D. celebrates
Question 11: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _______ paintings were destroyed,
including two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. worthy
Question 12: His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very_______.
A. open – minded B. kind – hearted C. narrow- minded D. absent - minded
Question 13: In most_______ developed countries, up to 50% of_______ population enters higher
education at some time in their lives.
A. the/  B. /  C. the/ a D.  /the
Question 14: What chemical is this? It's _______ a horrible smell.
A. giving over B. giving off C. giving down D. giving up
Question 15: I have told you not to do it_______ .
A. hundreds of times B. many hundred times
C. hundred times D. a hundred times
Question 16: Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______ .
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get down with it
Question 17: George wouldn't have met Mary_______ to his brother's graduation party.
A. had he not gone B. hadn't he gone
C. if he has not gone D. if he shouldn't have gone
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Question 18: Nowadays children would prefer history _______ in more practical ways.
A. to be taught B. teach C. be taught D. to teach
Question 19: John has a monthly bank _______ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his
account.
biên lai
A. statement B. overdraft C. cheque D. balance
Question 20: Can you list the problems _______ poor and _______ countries?
A. facing/ overpopulation B. facing/ overpopulated
C. face/ overpopulated D. facing/ overpopulating
Question 21: In a few hours, we_______ the test, and we’ll go home and rest.
A. are finishing B. have finished C. will have finished D. will be finishing
Question 22: The doctor gave the patient _______ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
A. a thorough kt tổng thể B. an exact C. a universal D. a whole
Question 23: I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday,_______ ?
A. wasn't she B. didn't you C. didn't I D. wasn't it
Question 24: _______ non-verbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal
communication.
A.  /an B. A/ the C. the/ D. The/a
Question 25: We bought some _______.
A. German lovely old glasses B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
Question 26: Tom. "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary. “_______”.
A. Great B. Oh, that's annoying C. Well, never mind D.
Sounds like fun
Question 27: _______ air essential is to man, so is water to fish.
A. As B. Just C. Since D. Like
Question 28: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. won't be
Question 29: One's fingerprints are _______ other person.
A. different from B. different from any
C. differ from any D. different from those of any
Question 30: Jane wasn't in when I arrived. I suppose she _______ I was coming.
A. must have forgotten B. must forget C. may forget D. can't have
forgotten
Question 31: _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
muốn mệnh đề làm chủ ngữ thì thêm that đằng trc
optical illusion.
A. The Moon B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. That the Moon
Question 32: I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _______.
A. I'm not invited B. I will not be invited
C. I have not been invited D. I was not invited
Question 33: Jane. “It's going to rain”. Mary. “_______”.
A. I hope not so B. I don't hope either C. I don't hope so D. I hope not
Question 34: A good friend is _______ will stand by you when you are in trouble.
A. the one who B. a person that C. people who D. who
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Question 35: _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was B. Thanks to the difficult homework
C. As though the homework was difficult D. Despite the homework was difficult
Question 36: She listened so attentively that not a word_______.
A. she had missed B. she missed C. she didn't miss D. did she miss
Question 37: On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came_______ again.
A. round B. up C. over D. forward
Question 38: The policeman_______ him to appear as a witness.
A. let B. discouraged C. made D. compelled bắt buộc

Question 39: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic
of their sex.
A. publicly supported B. rightly claimed C. publicly said D. openly
criticized
Question 40: Staying in a hotel costs _______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. as much as twice B. twice as much as C. twice more than D. twice as
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 41: The (A) reason he wants to take a leaving (B) of absence is that he (C) needs a complete
(D) rest. => leave nghỉ phép take time off work for an extended period of time

Question 42: His boss (A) has asked (B) him to respond (C) immediately (D) this fax. thêm to
Question 43: It is the writing (A) English that (B) causes difficulties (C) to foreigners (D). the written

Question 44: The (A) diameter of the Sun is more than (B) one hundred times (C) greater than (D) the
x as great as
Earth.
Question 45: Foreign students who are doing (A) a decision about which (B) school to attend (C) may
not know exactly where the choices (D) are located. are making
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given
one.
Question 46: Friendly though he may seem, he's not to be trusted.
A. He's too friendly to be trusted.
B. However he seems friendly, he's not to be trusted.
C. He may have friends, but he's not to be trusted.
D. However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted.
Question 47: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t.
B. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind.
C. You should persuade him to change his mind.
D. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
Question 48: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
Question 49: I wish you hadn't said that.
A. I wish you not to say that. B. If only you didn't say that.
C. I hope you will not say that. D. It would be nice if you hadn't said that.
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Question 50: “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
Question 51: My English is progressing __________.
A. odds and ends B. leaps and bounds C. bounds and leaps D. ends and odds
Question 52: Many of the current international problems we are now facing __________.
A. linguistic incompetencies
B. are the result of misunderstandings
C. are because of not understanding themselves
D. lack of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
Question 53: We got on well when we shared a flat, __________.
A. in spite of the different in our old
B. although the difference in our age
C. in spite that fact that I was much older than her
D. despite her being much older than me
Question 54: Having selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International
Convention, __________.
A. the members applauded him B. a speech had to be given by him
C. the members congratulated him D. he gave a short acceptance speech
Question 55: When you do something, you should __________.
A. get through to B. turn over a new leaf
C. weigh up the pros and cons D. go down well with

PART II. WRITTEN TEST

I. Complete the sentences using suitable phrasal verbs. loại bỏ ai đó khỏi một số hoạt động
takes off
1. He's a marvellous mimic. You should see the way he ………. the Prime Minister. It's hilarious.
took to
2. When our in-laws first met they ……………. each other immediately and they've been friends ever
since. obtain an official document
3. Do-you have trouble obtaining your copy of Teacher's Weekly? Why not ……………. take out a regular
subscription and be sure of receiving each edition as soon, as it's published?
tiếp cận
4. It's-no use trying to ……….
get round him with charm. Once he's made up his mind he never changes it.
getting at
5. I can't see quite what you're ……………. Could you be a bit more specific? mean to say
6. Thank you. I'd love to stay to dinner, as long as it won't ……………. put you out
you at all. ai đấy phải miễn cưỡng phục vụ ai
7. The part of the course I enjoyed least was philosophy. It wasn't ……. put across
very well by the lecturer.
set in explain
8. It looks as if the rain has ……………. for the rest of the day.
set on
9. Don't you dare come near my house or I'll ……………. the dog ……………. you! thả chó
set out
10. He originally ……………. to beat the land speed record, but weather conditions were unfavourable.
II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense.
Farmers, as we all (1) ……………. know (know), (2) have had
……………. (have) a hard time of it in Britain lately, and
have turned involves
(3) ……………. (turn) to new ways of earning income from their land. This (4) ……………. (involve) not
only planting new kinds of crops, but some strange ways of making money, the most unusual of which
has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you (5) ……………. heard (hear) me correctly! A farmer in the West of England
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now (6) ……………. is holding (hold) sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100, 000 people
have turned up
(7) ……………. (turn up) to watch the proceedings. 'I (8) ……………. was passing (pass) the farm on my way to the
didn't believe
sea for a holiday,' one punter told me, 'and I (9) ……………. (think) I'd have a look. I (10) …………….
thought

(not believe) it was serious, to tell you the truth.

According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. 'At
proper horse races everyone (11) ……………. has already studied
(already study) the form of the horses in advance, and
there are clear favourites. But nobody (12) ……………. has heard (hear) anything about these sheep! Most people
find
(13) ……………. (find) it difficult to tell one from another in any case.' I (14) ……………. stayed (stay) to watch
the races, and I must admit that 1(15) ……………. (find) it quite exciting. In a typical race, half a dozen
found

sheep (16) ……………. race (race) downhill over a course of about half a mile. Food (17) ……………. is waiting (wait)
for them at the other end of the track, I ought to add! The sheep (18) ……………. (run) surprisingly run

fast, although presumably they (19) ……………. haven't eaten (not eat) for a while just to give them some motivation.
were obviously enjoying
At any rate, the crowd around me (20) ……………. (obviously enjoy) their day out at the races, judging
by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
III. Write a new sentence using the word in brackets. Do not alter the word in any way.
1. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. (red-handed)
the police caught the thieves red-handed
………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (sound)
safe and sound
………………………………………………………………………………..
3. My jewellery has been stolen! (off)
someone has run off with my jewellery
………………………………………………………………………………..
4. This is the first time I've seen her in my life, (set)
i have never set my eye on her before
………………………………………………………………………………..
5. It's unlikely he'll be picked for the Olympic swimming team, (chances)
his chances of being picked for the Olympic swimming team are poor
………………………………………………………………………………..
6. He is different from his brother in almost all respects, (bears)
he bears hardly any resemblance to his brother
………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Andrew doesn't claim to have a lot of musical talent, (pretence)
andrew doesn't make any pretend to have alot of
………………………………………………………………………………..
8. We were lucky to find somewhere to park so quickly, (stroke)
it was a stroke of lucky that we found sw to park so quickly
………………………………………………………………………………..
9. I wonder where Harry is now -1 haven't seen him for years. (become)
what has become of harry - .......
………………………………………………………………………………..
10. This is a subject that Jack and I disagree about, (eye)
Jack and i don't see eye to eye on this subject
………………………………………………………………………………..
IV. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it.
1. Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year.
The exhibition ……………………………………………………………
has not been so well attended this year

2. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.

for their declaration of war was the defence of their
The excuse ……………………………………………………………….
3. I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat.
She …………………………………………………………………….
always gives me a cup of coffee when

4. If we wait long enough we'll get what we want.

the matter of waiting long enough to get what we want
It's just …………………………………………………………………
5. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.
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little useful information is given in the brochure
Precious …………………………………………………………………
6. Trudy was quite relieved when she found out the truth.
It was something ……………………………………………………….
7. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer ………………………………………………………………
8. The government shouldn't let this situation get worse.
This state ………………………………………………………………
9. We were all shocked by his reaction.
His reaction came ……………………………………………………….
10. If you were in the situation I'm in, you'd feel the same.
If you put ………………………………………………………………
V. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
The best way to learn it to teach. This is the message emfifting from experiments in several schools
in which teenage pupils who have, problems at school themselves are tutoring younger children - with
remarkable results for both sides.
According to American research, pupil-tutoring wins ‘hands down’ over computerised instruction
and American teachers say that no other recent innovation has proved so consistently successful.
Now the idea is spreading in Britain. Throughout this term, a group of 14-year-olds at Trinity
comprehensive in Leamington Spa have been spending an hour a week helping children at a nearby
primary school with their reading. The younger children read aloud to their tutors (who are supervised
by university students of education) and then play word games with them.
All the 14-year-olds have some of their own lessons in a special unit for children who have
difficulties at school. Though their intelligence is around average, most of them have fallen behind on
reading, writing and maths and, in some cases, this has led to truancy or bad behaviour in class.
Jean Bond, who is running the special unit while on sabbatical from Warwick University’s
education department, says that the main benefit of tutoring is that it improves the adolescents’ self-
esteem. The younger children come rushing up every time and welcome them. It makes the tutors feel
important whereas, in normal school lessons, they often feel inadequate. Everyone benefits. The older
children need practice in reading but, if they had to do it in their own classes, they would say it was
kids’ stuff and be worried about losing face. The younger children get individual attention from very
patient people. The tutor'; are struggling at school themselves so, when the younger ones can’t learn,
they know exactly why.
The tutors agree. ‘When I was hure, I used to skive and say I couldn’t do things when I really could,’
says Mark Greger. ‘The boy I’ve been teaching does the same. He says he can’t read a page of his book
so I tell him that, if he does do it, we can play a game. That works.’
The younger children speak warmly of their new teachers. ‘He doesn’t shout like other teachers.’
says eight-year-old Jenny of her tutor, Cliff Me Farlane who, among his own teachers, has a reputation
for being a handful. Yet Cliff sees himself as a tough teacher. ‘If they gat a word wrong,’ he says, T
keep them at it until they get it right.’
Jean Bond, who describes pupil tutoring as an ‘educational conjuring trick’, has run two previous
experiments. In one, six persistent truants, aged 15 upwards, tutored 12 slow-learning infants in
reading and maths. None of the six played truant from any of the tutoring sessions. ‘The degree of
concentration they showed while working with their tutees was remarkable for pupils who had
previously showed little ability to concentrate on anything related to school work for any period of
time,’ says Bond. The tutors became ‘reliable, conscientious caring individuals.’
TlTeir own reading, previously mechanical and monotonous, became far more expressive as a
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result of reading stories aloud to infants. Their view of education, which they had previously
dismissed as ‘crap’ and ‘a waste of time’, was transformed. They became firmly resolved to teach their
own children to read before starting school because, as one of them put it, ‘if they go for a job and they
can’t write, they are not going to employ you, are they?’ The tutors also became more sympathetic to
their own teachers' difficulties, because they were frustrated themselves when the infants •mucked
about’.
In the seven weeks of the experiment, concludes Bond, 'these pupils received more recognition,
reward and feelings of worth than they had previously experienced in many years of formal
schooling.’ And the infants, according to their own teachers, showed measurable gains in reading skills
by the end of the scheme.
1. The majority of the tutors in the Trinity experiment are pupils who
A. cause discipline problems for their teachers
B. frequently stay away from school.
C. are below standard in basic skills
D. are unable to read or write.
2. According to the writer, the tutors wouldn’t normally practise reading in class because
A. they would find it humiliating
B. they wouldn’t be able to concentrate.
C. their teachers wouldn't consider it necessary
D. their teachers would get impatient with them.
3. The main reason that the tutors make such successful teachers seems to be that
A. they enjoy being the centre of attention
B. they can relate to their pupils’ problems.
C. they are never strict with their pupils
D. their pupils enjoy playing games with them.
4. Pupil tutoring is described as ‘an educational conjuring trick’ because
A. no one understand why it works so well.
B. it has caught the attention of the media.
C. educational authorities are suspicious of it.
D. it is a simple idea with extra ordinary results.
5. The most significant result of the experiments so far carried out seemed to have been that the tutors
A. learnt to overcome their fear of reading aloud.
B. improved their pupils’ ability to concentrate.
C. benefited from an increase in their self-respect
D. came to see the importance of the writing skill.
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
We live surrounded by objects and systems that we (1) ……… take for granted, (2) ……… but which
affect life
profoundly (3) ……… the way we behave, think, work, play, and in general lead our (4) ……… Look,
for example, at the place in (5) which you are reading this now, and see how much of (6) ……… what

surrounds you is understandable, how much of it you could (7) ……… actually build yourself or repair if it (8)

………
should cease to function. When we start the car or (9) ………press the button in the elevator, or buy food in
the supermarket, w'e (10) ……… give no thought to the complex devices or systems that (11) ……… made the car
move, or the elevator rise, or the food appear on the shelves.
(12) thoughout
……… this century we have become increasingly (13) ……… dependenton the products of technology.

They have already changed our lives: at the simplest (14) ……… level the availability of transport (15)
which ancestor
……… made us physically less fit than our (16) ……… Many people are alive only because they have
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been given immunity to (17) ………
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through drugs. The vast (18) ………
majority of the world’s population

relies (19) ………

on the ability of technology to provide and transport food. We are (20) ………
unable to feed or
clothe or keep ourselves warm without technology.

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PRACTICE TEST 2
PART 1: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the three ones in each
group.
1. A. never B. sever C. fever D. clever
2. A. hour B. pour C. sour D. flour
3. A. luxury B. example C. exist D. exam
4. A. chemical B. chaos C. orchestra D. orchard
5. A. dosage B. carriage C. voyage D. teenage
6. A. weight B. height C. freight D. reign
7. A. pleasure B. measure C. ensure D. leisure
8. A. caught B. naughty C. draught D. caution
9. A. good B. boot C. shoot D. food
10. A. rush B. push C. flush D. crush
2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the words in each group.
1. A. answer B. begin C. refuse D. complain
2. A. refugee B. nominee C. committee D. employee
3. A. politic B. historic C. electric D. specific
4. A. controversy B. legendary C. necessary D. February
5. A. service B. decade C. sever D. begin
6. A. electrician B. comfortable C. manufacture D. accidental
7. A. reference B. accident C. coincide D. formulate
8. A. deposit B. dramatist C. register D. communal
9. A. refrigerate B. indefinite C. magnificent D. economic
10. A. creature B. manure C. figure D. posture
3. Use the right form of the word in brackets to complete the passage.
Mobile Phones c
microwaves
Mobile phones emit (1) …………. (micro) radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether (2) a
exposure
…………. (expose) to these radio waves might lead to brain cancer.
So far, the data are not (3) …………. conclusive (conclude). The scientific evidence does not enable us to say
certainty
with (4) …………. (certain) that mobile phones are (5) …………. categorically (category) safe. On the other hand,
associated
current research has not yet demonstrated clear adverse effects (6) …………. (associate) with the (7)
longer
…………. (long) use of mobile phones.
various
Numerous studies are now going on in (8) …………. (vary) countries. Some of the results are (9)
………….
contradictory (contradict) but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer.

However, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, (10) …………. long - term (term) investigation.

Until the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phones
for long periods of time. Don’t think that hands-free phones are any safer either. At the moment,
research is in fact showing the opposite and they may just be dangerous.
PART 2: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
1. Choose the best answer.
1. It never …………. her to put away the book before she finished it.
A. seemed to B. appeared to C. occurred to D. worked on
2. Do you think there will be any chance of your brother …………. his job?
A. quit B. to quit C. quitting D. for quitting
3. They decided to …………. the meeting as the director was away.
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A. put up B. put forth C. call down D. call off
4. …………. your precious help, we wouldn’t have been able to pay our debt.
A. If not with B. Had it not been C. Were it D. If it was
5. …………. being very clever, he was unable to pass the test.
A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Even though
6. You …………. to have a lot of new friends at the summer camp.
A. are surely B. are certainly C. are bound D. make sure
7. It’s the first time …………. their director.
A. I meet B. I met C. I’ve met D. to meet
8. She was worn down by the daily …………. of looking after her children.
A. work B. grind C. job D. activities
9. It was touch and …………. whether he could make the cake in time for the wedding.
A. go B. taste C. hit D. guess
10. …………. you find yourself in any difficult situations, just let me know.
A. Do B. Should C. Even if D. Although
2. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He …………. (leave) for London but had to make a last-minute connection.
2. I’m sorry. I …………. (forget) your name.
3. I don't feel well. I …………. (faint).
4. He …………. (submit) his assignment long before the deadline.
5. By next October, my parents …………. (marry) for thirty years.
6. My father …………. (work) for the same oil company for 40 years
before he retired last year.
7. My school bus …………. (arrive) at half past six.
8. You …………. (pass) the test. Don’t worry.
9. Dave …………. (expel) from school for his repeated misbehaviors.
10. Dave …………. (maintain) he was treated unfairly.
3. Complete the phrasal verb in each of the sentences.
1. They’ve given up trying to get their point …………. across : to manage to make someone understand or believe something

2. The argument began when Julie said that Tom was always trying to get …………. out of doing the
washing up.
3. I enjoy writing letters, but I’m so busy that I never get …………. to it.
4. Mrs. Black was never sure what her children were getting …………. to
when she wasn’t watching them.
5. “Have you ever met Prof Edward?” - “No, but I know him well enough …………. by sight.”
6. I regret that these matters will have to be left …………. until our next meeting.
7. This university is noted …………. its high quality education.
8. The back gate of their house opens …………. to a private road.
9. England and France came out on top of the group so they had to play …………. for the final round.
10. Graduates wishing to proceed …………. the MA may do so on payment of the necessary fees.
4. There are ten mistakes in the text. Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction.
have
If I had to choose one region of the world for my number one favourite for travelling, it would have
to be Southeast Asia. There is simple more variety here than in almost any other region of the world.
In food, religion, culture. Southeast Asia has as much variety and interest that you could possibly ask
for.
It is also a great area to travel simply for the challenge of travelling. Because Southeast Asia consists
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of so many islands and peninsulas, getting I to places isn’t often a challenge and a lot of fun. Standard
road and rail and air travel isn't often possible. I’ll always remember the time that we rented a boat to
sail to an Indonesian island of Komodo to see the famous dragons. We spent four days for pumping
water out of the boat just to keep it afloat.
Food is another great pleasure in Southeast Asia. After my first trip through the region I became
an addict to tropical fruits. And the local Chinese and Thai dishes - just thinking about them make my
mouth water. And prices? I’ve seldom spent more than a dollar and two for a meal.
The greatest pleasure in travelling in Southeast Asia is the excitement .VI of meeting new people.
Its people that make travel worthwhile. More than anything I remember from my travels are the many
different individuals I met and got to know along the way - people who have opened their , countries,
theft homes, and their hearts to me.
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the following article. Ten sentences or parts of a sentence have been1 removed from the
article. Choose from the list (A-L) the one which best fits each gaps (1-10). There are two extra
options which you do not need to use.
Parent Talk
It is well known that (1) ……….. One of the most common things that parents do is (2) ……….. In fact,
over 40% of what parents say to their young children is questions. This is much, much more question
asking than you will hear (3) ……….. Parent-child questioning falls into a few different categories.
Most common is a “test question”. Parents often ask this kind of questions to find out (4) ………..
For example, a father may ask, “What’s that?” when a child picks up a toy. Obviously, the father knows
the answer; he just asks to see (5) ……….. Very young children enjoy and benefit from questions like
such.
These questions are different from “requests for information”. (6) ……….. is when a child is in the
living room and the mother is in the kitchen and asks, “What are you doing?” (7) ………..
“Directives” are often stated (8) ……….. For example, a parent might say, “Can you put these toys
away?” or “Put these toys away, OK?” (9) ……….. but simply to follow the direction.
“Interaction markers” are also common. (10) ……….. For example, if a father doesn't understand
what a child is saying, he might say, “What?” Or if the child doesn’t answer, he might say, “Huh?”
Some language experts think that asking a lot of all these types of questions helps children to learn
language more quickly.
List of sentences / parts of sentences
A. if the child knows what it is
B. Parents ask these types of questions in order to keep a conservation going
C. as a request or as a command in question form
D. so that everything is clear
E. The parent actually wants to know
F. An example of this type of question
G. what a child knows
H. young children learn a lot from their parents
I. The child can always understand them
J. The parent does not expect the child to answer K. when adults talk to adults L. ask their children
questions
2. Read the text and do the exercises below.
Conversational Styles
Sometimes people have misunderstandings because of differences in their conversational styles.
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For example, consider the case of Fred and Cindy. They have been married for almost ten years and
they’re still learning to communicate.
“At the beginning of our relationship,” Fred says, “we changed our conversational styles to please
the other person. But then gradually we changed back to our regular styles.”
“After a while,” Cindy says, “Fred stopped giving me enthusiastic responses like ‘Oh, really’ when
I talked. He just started nodding and saying ‘uh-huh’ to everything I said. I thought he wasn’t listening
to me anymore.
Visits to each other’s families caused problems too. “My family is much more vocal than Cindy’s
family,” Fred says. “When we get together everybody talks a lot and doesn't think too much about
what they are saying. But Cindy didn’t seem to understand my family. She was always very quiet with
my family. Everybody thought she was acting superior to them. But at Cindy's house, I always feel
uncomfortable because everyone is so quiet. They must think I'm just loud and kind of stupid.”
These are examples of how conversational styles change and differ and how people sometimes
misunderstand the intentions of the speakers. To help avoid conversational misunderstanding, here's
some advice:
a. Don’t be offended by someone's way of talking - for instance, if they talk quickly, or loudly, or
softly, or if they frequently exaggerate or complain. It’s normal for people to try to get you to
communicate with them in their style.
b. Be flexible. You may have to adjust your timing and loudness and speed to suit the person you're
talking to.
c. Keep an open mind about what is “correct”. There is no one right way to express something.
d. Tell the other person when communication is breaking down. For example: “It’s hard for me to say
what I want to say when you are always talking. Please give me a chance to say something.”
e. When you don't understand what a person intends to say, ask directly but gently. For example:
“I’m sorry, but I don't understand what you’re trying to say. Can you say that again?”
Questions 1 - 4: Select the best answer.
1. “After a while,” Cindy says, “Fred stopped giving me enthusiastic responses like ‘Oh, really’ when
I talked. He just started nodding and saying ‘uh-huh’ to everything I said.” ‘
A. Cindy thinks that Fred stopped caring about her.
B. Fred started to have hearing problems.
C. Fred is basically a quiet person.
D. Cindy thinks Fred has lost his enthusiasm.
2. “My family is much more vocal than Cindy’s family,” Fred says. “When we get together, everybody
talks a lot and doesn’t think too much about what they are saying.”
A. Cindy's family is more intelligent than his family.
B. His family is more loving than Cindy's family.
C. The people in Cindy's family have communication problems.
D. People in his family really enjoy conversation.
3. “But Cindy didn't seem to understand my family. She was always very quiet with my family.
Everybody thought she was acting superior to them.”
A. Cindy is superior to the people in Fred’s family.
B. Cindy didn't like Fred's family.
C. Cindy has a different communication style from Fred and his family.
D. Cindy was often angry because of the thoughtless things Fred s family said.
4. “But at Cindy's house. 1 always feel uncomfortable because everyone is so quiet. They must think
I'm just loud and kind of stupid.”
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A. Cindy and her family have a more intellectual way of communicating than Fred does.
B. Fred feels uncomfortable with the way that Cindy’s family communicates.
C. Fred talks too loud and is somewhat stupid.
D. Cindy and her family try to make Fred feel uncomfortable.
Question 5: Two friends are discussing philosophy. One of them says, “I on’t agree with what you
say, but you have the right to your own 4iinion.” Which advice (a-e) does he take?
Questions 6 - 10: Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the summary of the reading.
Sometimes people have (6) ………… communicating because of differences in their conversational
styles. When a person's style of communicating is different from (7) ………… we may not understand
the person’s (8) ………… If we want to (9) ………… communication problems, we must he flexible. If
there is a (10) ………… in communication, we should tell the other person.
3. Select a suitable word from the box to fill each blank in the passage.
changed, mysterious, problematic, transmit, but, in. its, view,
unless, sending, complicated, that, different, fear
The Modern Office
Once ii was possible to get an office job just by knowing how to type. The typewriter and the
telephone were the most (1) ………… machines in the office. Now, however, things are very (2)
………… I he typewriter has all (3) ………… disappeared. (4) ………… its place is a new device, the
computer. Even the telephone has (5) ………… It no longer is just for talking to people outside the
office. Now it is used to (6) ………… letters and other documents across town or around the world.
A smart worker will not (7) ………… computers as a problem when looking for office work. There
is nothing very (8) ………… about them. Think of a computer (9) ………… you would a car. Only a
few people know how they work, but nearly everyone can drive. So (10) ………… you plan to do your
own maintenance, you can probably learn about computers very quickly.
4. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Is Photography Dead?
For a long time in the past photography was not regarded as an art. It was simply a skill and it was
criticized for being too mechanical and not creative enough. At last, however, photography is now
accepted as a unique and very important (1) ………… of art.
The photograph's claim to be an objective record of reality is now seriously challenged, and the
important function of photography in modern-day society is consequently (2) ………… threat. The
threat has suddenly become all the more serious as more and more photographers are (3) ………… to
the new technology which computers offer. Moreover, a(n) (4) ………… number of colleges have now
begun to offer (5) ………… in computer imaging. All these developments (6) ………… a disturbing
question. Is photography, as we know (7) ………… dead?
In spite of its complete transformation by new technological developments, however, photography
will continue to play a (8) ………… role in our culture. Although it may no longer (9) ………… to be
realistic. modern photography can continue to provide us with fresh visual (10) ………… about
ourselves and the world in which we live.
PART 4: WRITING
1. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it.
1. The fund-raisers have not officially decided when to organise the next gala.
No ………………………………………………………………………..
2. Birth rates have fallen sharply recently.
There ………………………………………………………………………..
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3. I have little confidence that he-will be able to pass the examination.
I have serious …………………………………………………………………
4. At night, my grandma would always keep her cat in for fear it would get run over.
At night my grandma’s cat used never …………………………………………
5. It’s pointless to try and make him change his mind!
It's a waste ……………………………………………………………………
6. I le is the competitor most likely to win the race.
No one ………………………………………………………………………..
7. The final dale of the games is still undecided, according to the committee.
The committee has ……………………………………………………………..
8. The director is almost certain to turn down your proposal.
I doubt very much ……………………………………………………………..
9. We have nearly reached the deadline for this job!
Time ………………………………………………………………………..
10. Traditional crafts have died out except in remote rural areas.
It is ………………………………………………………………………..
2. Write a new sentence using the word in brackets. Do not alter the word in any way.
1. You should pay more attention to those road signs about speed limits. (notice)
………………………………………………………………………………
2. She passed the driving test when she was already 60 years old. (until)
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Apparently, they ignore all my warnings, (appears)
………………………………………………………………………………
4. It's unfair to blame him for all the mistakes, (held)
………………………………………………………………………………
5. I think she looks better in a suit than in a dress, (like)
………………………………………………………………………………
6. You can say anything you like, but I will never believe you. (Nothing)
………………………………………………………………………………
7. I’ve often found that many products are faulty alter I've bought them, (time)
………………………………………………………………………………
8. I hope my behaviour didn’t upset you. (offence)
………………………………………………………………………………
9. They were married last year, (man)
………………………………………………………………………………
10. I will not hesitate to leave if I'm not paid more. (hesitation)
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Your father wants to invite his English colleague to a party'. Here are the details which your
father wants you to include in the letter you write for him. You can add some more words to write
up the sentences. Remember that these sentences together will form a letter.
Dear Roy,
1. I / write / apologize / write sooner / and / ask / come / dinner / Saturday.
………………………………………………………………………………
2. you know / move / new house / last week / so / think / house-warming.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. enclose / little / map / area / help you.
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4. see / house / very near / Central Station.
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5. come out / station / turn right / right again / next / traffic lights.
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6. take / first turning / left / and / that / XYZ Street.
………………………………………………………………………………
7. house / nearly / end / beside / new / block / flats.
………………………………………………………………………………
8. hope / able / come / attend.
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9. already know / other guests / so / lovely evening / together.
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10. forward / hear / all / your news.
Best regards,
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