Part I: PRONUNCIATION:

1/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. candy B. sandy C. many D. handy
2. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten
3. A. vacation B. association C. language D. separate
4. A. comprise B. Chinese C. primary D. addition
5. A. wealth B. meat C. peaceful D. beaches

2/ Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
1. A. indicator B. negative C. confident D. contestant
2. A. event B. igloo C. fortress D. manual
3. A. fabulous B. lacquerware C. emergency D. noticeable
4. A. comprise B. complex C. downtown D. remind
5. A. marinate B. versatile C. imitate D. imperial

Part II: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
11. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was readingD. reading
12. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
13. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ______ .
A. we are following B. we are being followed
C. we are followed D. we are being following
14. I haven't seen Tom ___________ he gave me this book.
A. since B. for C. until D. before
15. We moved to the front row ___________we could hear and see better.
A. so B. so that C. such D. such that
16. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted
C. was being painted D. had been painted
17. Alice : “ What shall we do this evening?”
Carol: “………………….”
A. Thank you B. Not at all
C. No problem D. Let’s go out for dinner
18. If I _____ her phone number, I _____ her last night
A. had known / could have phoned B. knew / would have phoned
C. know / can phone D. knew / could phone
19. Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
A. stole B. have stolen C. were to steal D. steal
20. He warned ---------anything.
A. not to touch B. me to not touch
C. me not to touch D. not touching
21. Galileo, _____ published works proving that the Earth revolves around the Sun, continued his scientific experiments
even when he went deaf and blind.
A. when B. who C. where D. whose
22. You may enroll our course by e-mail _______ can be faster than other registration forms.
A. who B. where C. which D. when
23. I went by _______train to _______West of England.
A. X / a B. X / the C. X / X D. the / the
24. Charlie __________ that his father was in hospital.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. asked me
25. I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didn’t turn _____
A. off B. up C. on D. down
26. I saw a jacket which I liked in the shop, so I went in and tried it ___to see if it fitted me.
A. on B. through C. away D. back
27. They are _____ young _____ drive the car.
A. not only/ but also B. too / to C. enough / to D. so/that
28. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
A. looked after B. taken after C. gone off D. got over
29. The reason ____I phone him was to invite to the party
A. what B. whose C. why D. which
30. Bill wishes he_____more money so he could buy a new bike.
A. has B. have C. had D. having

Part III: READING COMPREHENSION:

1/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks from 31- 40
ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you (31)______ speakers of English from around the world, you (32)______ notice that they do not all
speak in the same way. There are also some (33)______ in the words they use, including the names of (34)______
objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (35)______ are not the same everywhere, it
is interesting that English speakers (36)______ opposite sides of the world can understand (37)______ other quite
easily. It does not seem to (38)______ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of
other languages are keen (39)______ learning English too. If you know English, you are more (40)______ to be able to
study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
31. A. recognise B. meet C. find D. attend
32. A. originally B. strangely C. curiously D. immediately
33. A. mistakes B. corrections C. changes D. differences
34. A. common B. popular C. favourite D. general
35. A. reading B. composition C. dictation D. vocabulary
36. A. to B. in C. from D. at
37. A. each B. one C. the D. some
38. A. mind B. care C. matter D. worry
39. A. by B. on C. to D. for
40. A. likely B. certainly C. possibly D. luckily
2/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions                                                  

WORKING FOR AN ARILINE

Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a local airport. After nine months, she
went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air-hostess. Four years later, she got
her present job as a manager.
This is what she told us about her job:
“My office is as Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air. I teach air-hostesses and help them
with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings. My hours are usually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but sometimes I work from
1 p.m. to 9 p.m. At work, the first thing I do is check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the air-
hostesses. Sometimes I go on long flights to check how the air-hostesses are doing. That’s my favorite part of the job,
but I like office work too. Traveling can be hard work. When I get back from a long journey, all I can do is eat
something and then go to bed! I don’t earn much money, but I’m happy with British Airways and want to stay here and
continue to travel.”
41. Nicola finished school at the age of______
A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D.19
42. After leaving school, Nicola became______
A. a student B. a college lecture C. a hostess D. an assistant
43. Nicola’s first job was ______
A. at a college B. With Saudia Arabian Airlines.
C. at a hospital D. at a local airport.
44. When Nicola first started working for British Airways, she was ______
A. a manager B. an air-hostess C. a pilot D. a receptionist.
45. Nicola does the most of the work ______
A. in her own room B. in the office. C. in airplane. D. in meeting.
46. Most days, Nicola started work at______
A. 8 am B. 1 pm C. 4 pm D. 9 pm.
47. At the beginning of each day, Nicola ______
A. goes to a meeting B. talks to air-hostess
C. meets the manager D. works with her computer.
48. What does Nicola like best?
A. Flying B. working in the office.
C. Helping people D. Eating something.
49. The first thing Nicola does after a long journey is______
A. to go to bed. B. to have a meal.
C. to go to the office D. to read books.
50. Nicola would like to ______
A. stay the same job B. stop traveling
C. earn more money D. find a new job. 

Part IV: WRITING

1/ Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions

51. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise

A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.
D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
52. Have they tested all the machines?
A. Have all the machines been tested?
B. Have all the machines been testing?
C. Have all the machines be tested?
D. Have all the machines been being testing?
53. “I couldn’t have made it without your help” means
A. I couldn’t have made it if you helped me.
B. I couldn’t have made it if you hadn’t helped me.
C. I couldn’t have made it if you had helped me.
D. I couldn’t have made it if you didn’t help me.
54. Hemingway developed a very concise writing style. His name is well- known throughout the world.
A. Hemingway, his name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.
B. Hemingway, whose is name well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.
C. Hemingway, whose name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.
D. Hemingway, who developed a very concise writing style, his name is well- known throughout the world.
55. “ Stay in bed for a few days," the doctor said to him.
A. The doctor said to him stay in bed for a few days.
B. The doctor said him to stay in bed for a few days.
C. The doctor told him to stay in bed for a few days.
D. The doctor told to him stay in bed for a few days.

2/ Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that expresses the best meaning
formed by the given words
56. No/ doubt/ Alison/ promote
A. It’s no doubt Alison will be promoting.
A. There’s no doubt that Alison will be promoted.
B. There’s no doubt Alison will promote.
C. It’s no doubt that Alison is promoted.
57. your organization/ possible/ conference/ place
A. Your organization made it possible to take place this conference.
B. Your organization made possible for this conference to take place.
C. Your organization made it possible this conference to take place.
D. Your organization made it possible for this conference to take place.
58. when/ you/ make/ mind/ university/ attend?
A. When are you going to make up your mind about which university to attend?
B. When will you make up your mind which university to attend?
C. When are you going to make your mind about which university to attend?
D. When are you making up your mind about university to attend?
59. I/ not see/ point/ rule/ we/ not/ cycle/ school
A. I can’t see the point of this rule which we don’t cycle to school.
B. I can’t see the point of this rule which says we can’t cycle to school.
C. I don’t see the point of this rule which we are not allowed to cycle to school.
D. I can’t see the point of rule which says we can’t cycle to school.
60. despite / short day/ we/ complain/ much/ do
A.Despite such a short day, we tend to complain about having too much to do.
B. Despite such a short day, we tend to complain having too much to do.
C. Despite a short day, we tend to complain about too much to do.
D.Despite such short day, we tend to complain about having too much do.