This document contains a grammar and vocabulary section from an exam with multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions testing knowledge of parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes and word forms. It tests understanding of words like explained, value, notice, allowance and advantage as well as forming correct word variations like disappeared, significant, frightening, repeated and cancellation.
This document contains a grammar and vocabulary section from an exam with multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions testing knowledge of parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes and word forms. It tests understanding of words like explained, value, notice, allowance and advantage as well as forming correct word variations like disappeared, significant, frightening, repeated and cancellation.
This document contains a grammar and vocabulary section from an exam with multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions testing knowledge of parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes and word forms. It tests understanding of words like explained, value, notice, allowance and advantage as well as forming correct word variations like disappeared, significant, frightening, repeated and cancellation.
Part
1:
Questions
from
16
to
36.
(3.0
points
-‐
0.15/
each)
Choose
the
best
answer
to
each
question.
16.
The
information-‐office
at
the
station
________
that
all
trains
were
running
about
one
hour
behind
time.
A.
advertised
B.
decided
C.
explained
D.
promised
17.
The
house
was
sold
for
£60000,
which
was
far
more
than
its
real
_____.
A.
cost
B.
value
C.
price
D.
expense
18.
Although
I
spoke
to
him
many
times,
he
never
took
any
_______.
A.
notice
B.
remark
C.
warning
D.
observation
19.
When
he
was
a
student,
his
father
gave
him
a
monthly
________
towards
his
expenses.
A.
salary
B.
permission
C.
allowance
D.
wage
20.
He
was
a
much
older
tennis
player
but
he
had
the
great
________
of
experience.
A.
advantage
B.
deal
C.
help
D.
value
21.
To
get
my
travelers’
cheques
I
had
to
________
a
special
cheque
to
the
Bank
for
the
total
amount.
A.
make
for
B.
make
off
C.
make
out
D.
make
over
22.
Well-‐mannered
children
have
usually
been
properly
________
by
their
parents.
A.
raised
up
B.
borne
up
C.
brought
up
D.
put
up
23.
He
said
he
had
every
________
in
his
secretary;
she
would
do
the
right
thing.
A.
confidence
B.
dependence
C.
thought
D.
knowledge
24.
I
am
sorry
that
I
can’t
________
your
invitation.
A.
take
B.
except
C.
agree
D.
accept
25.
I
forgot
to
________
him
to
buy
some
bread.
A.
remember
B.
repeat
C.
remind
D.
let
26.
________
what
he
says,
he
wasn’t
even
there
when
the
crime
was
committed.
A.
Following
B.
Listening
to
C.
According
to
D.
Fearing
27.
There
is
________
that
I
may
have
to
go
into
hospital
next
week.
A.
an
opportunity
B.
bad
luck
C.
a
possibility
D.
fate
28.
This
young
tree
could
not
have
been
damaged
by
accident.
I
believe
it
was
done
________.
A.
in
fact
B.
on
purpose
C.
by
appointment
D.
by
understanding
29.
How
much
would
you
________
for
repairing
my
watch?
A.
charge
B.
cost
C.
pay
D.
demand
30.
After
the
battle,
the
________
soldiers
were
helped
by
those
who
could
walk.
A.
damaged
B.
wounded
C.
broken
D.
blessed
31.
He
hoped
the
appointment
would
enable
him
to
gain
greater
________
in
publishing.
A.
experience
B.
work
C.
jobs
D.
employment
32.
________
up
children
properly
is
mainly
their
parents’
duty.
A.
growing
B.
rearing
C.
breeding
D.
bringing
33.
Science
has
made
great
________
during
the
past
30
years.
A.
increases
B.
motions
C.
advances
D.
advantages
34.
Her
shoes
________
her
gloves;
they
look
very
well
together.
A.
suit
B.
match
C.
fit
D.
compare
35.
If
you
have
a
________
to
make
about
the
food,
I
am
willing
to
listen.
A.
dislike
B.
trouble
C.
complaint
D.
discontent
Part
2:
Questions
from
36
to
45.
(2
points
-‐
0.2/
each)
Use
the
correct
form
of
the
word
in
brackets
to
complete
the
following
sentences.
36.
I
have
just
bought
a
replacement
for
one
of
my
favorites
which
………………..
disappeared.
MYSTE 37.
Gift
exchange
is
…………………..
expression
of
social
relations.
SIGNIF 38.
I
try
not
to
remember
this
……………
experience
that
only
leaves
me
with
unhappy
thoughts.
FRIGH 39.
The
boy
………………..
asked
for
permission
to
go
out
with
his
friends.
R
EPEA
40.
British
Rail
apologized
for
the
…………………….
of
the
4.20
to
Bath.
CANCE 41.
He
feels
sad
about
his……………………..
result
in
the
examination.
SATISF 42.
The
…………………..
of
this
factory
are
widely
consumed
in
this
country.
PROD 43.
You
must
keep
on
working
with
him
no
matter
how
much
you…………………...
AGREE 44.
Film
festivals
are
…………………divided
into
categories
like
drama,
documentary
or
animation.
TYPICA 45.
He
enjoyed
…………………….
with
friends
and
it
cost
nothing.
SOCIA Part
3:
Questions
from
46
to
50.(1
point
-‐
0.2/
each)
Each
of
the
following
sentences
has
an
error.
Find
the
errors
and
correct
them.
46.
The
6-‐year-‐old
boy
resembles
to
his
mother
some
what
more
than
does
his
older
brother.
47.
Chemical
engineering
is
based
on
the
principles
of
physics,
chemists,
and
mathematics.
48.
Ancient
people
made
a
clay
pottery
because
they
needed
it
for
their
survival.
49.
A
paragraph
is
a
portion
of
a
text
consists
of
one
or
more
sentences
related
to
the
same
idea.
50.
Carl
Anderson
discovered
two
atomic
particles
that
he
identified
while
studied
cosmic
rays.
Part
4:
Questions
from
51
to
55.(1
point
-‐
0.2/
each)
Fill
in
each
of
the
sentences
with
correct
prepositions.
51.
Parents
are
naturally
anxious
………
their
children’s
safety.
52.
In
a
consumer
taste
test,
Coca-‐Cola
went
……….
against
Pepsi.
53.
Using
your
cell
phone
while
driving
is………..
the
law.
54.
The
scientist
made
an
amazing
discovery
……………accident.
55.
She
ought
to
be
thoroughly
ashamed…………..
herself
-‐
talking
to
her
mother
like
that!
SECTION
III:
READING
(6.0
points)
Part
1.
Questions
56
–
65
(2
points
-‐
0.2/
each)
Read
the
passage
below
and
choose
the
best
answer
to
each
question.
Interpreting
the
feelings
of
other
people
is
not
always
easy,
as
we
all
know,
and
we
(56)
________
as
much
on
what
they
seem
to
be
telling
us,
as
on
the
actual
words
they
say.
Facial
(57)
________
and
tone
of
voice
are
obvious
ways
of
showing
our
(58)
________
to
something,
and
it
may
well
be
that
we
unconsciously
express
views
that
we
are
trying
to
hide.
The
art
of
being
(59)
________
lies
in
picking
up
these
signals,
realizing
what
the
other
person
is
trying
to
say,
and
acting
so
that
they
are
not
embarrassed
in
any
way.
For
example,
we
may
understand
that
they
are
in
fact
(60)
________
to
answer
our
question,
and
so
we
stop
pressing
them.
Body
movements
in
general
may
also
indicate
feelings,
and
interviewers
often
pay
particular
attention
to
the
way
a
candidate
for
a
job
walks
into
the
room
and
sits
down.
However
it
is
not
difficult
to
present
the
right
kind
of
appearance,
while
what
many
employers
want
to
know
relates
to
the
candidate’s
character
traits,
and
(61)
________
stability.
This
raises
the
awkward
question
of
whether
job
candidates
should
be
asked
to
complete
psychological
tests,
and
the
further
problem
of
whether
such
tests
actually
produce
(62)
________
results.
For
many
people,
being
asked
to
take
part
in
such
a
test
would
be
an
objectionable
(63)
________
into
their
private
lives.
After
all,
a
prospective
employer
would
hardly
ask
a
candidate
to
run
a
hundred
meters,
or
expect
his
or
her
family
doctor
to
provide
(64)
________
medical
information.
Quite
apart
from
this
problem,
can
such
tests
predict
whether
a
person
is
likely
to
be
a
(65)
________
employee
or
a
values
colleague?
56.
A.
reckon
B.
rely
C.
trust
D.
estimate
57.
A.
manner
B.
image
C.
expression
D.
looks
58.
A.
notion
B.
feeling
C.
view
D.
reaction
59.
A.
successful
B.
humble
C.
good
at
D.
tactful
60.
A.
hesitant
B.
reluctant
C.
tending
D.
used
61.
A.
psychological
B.
physical
C.
similar
D.
relevant
62.
A.
reliable
B.
predictable
C.
faithful
D.
regular
63.
A.
invasion
B.
infringement
C.
intrusion
D.
interference
64.
A.
confidential
B.
secretive
C.
reticent
D.
classified
65.
A.
laborious
B.
particular
C.
thorough
D.
conscientious
Part
2.
Questions
66
–
75
(2.0
points
-‐
0.2/
each)
Read
the
passage
below
and
choose
the
best
answer
to
each
question
Since
water
is
the
basis
of
life,
composing
the
greater
part
of
the
tissues
of
all
living
things,
the
crucial
problem
of
desert
animals
is
to
survive
in
a
world
where
sources
of
flowing
water
are
rare.
And
since
man’s
inexorable
necessity
is
to
absorb
large
quantities
of
water
at
frequent
intervals,
he
can
scarcely
comprehend
that
many
creatures
of
the
desert
pass
their
entire
lives
without
a
single
drop.
Uncompromising
as
it
is,
the
desert
has
not
eliminated
life
but
only
those
forms
unable
to
withstand
its
desiccating
effects.
No
moist-‐skinned,
water-‐loving
animals
can
exist
there.
Few
large
animals
are
found.
The
giants
of
the
North
American
desert
are
the
deer,
the
coyote,
and
the
bobcat.
Since
desert
country
is
open,
it
holds
more
swift-‐footed
running
and
leaping
creatures
than
the
tangled
forest.
Its
population
is
largely
nocturnal,
silent,
filled
with
reticence,
and
ruled
by
stealth.
Yet
they
are
not
emaciated.
Having
adapted
to
their
austere
environment,
they
are
as
healthy
as
animals
anywhere
else
in
the
word.
The
secret
of
their
adjustment
lies
in
the
combination
of
behavior
and
physiology.
None
could
survive
if,
like
mad
dogs
and
Englishmen,
they
went
out
in
the
midday
sun;
many
would
die
in
a
matter
of
minutes.
So
most
of
them
pass
the
burning
hours
asleep
in
cool,
humid
burrows
underneath
the
ground,
emerging
to
hunt
only
by
night.
The
surface
of
the
sun-‐baked
desert
averages
around
150
degrees,
but
18
inches
down
the
temperature
is
only
60
degrees.
66.
The
title
for
this
passage
could
be
_____
.
A.
D.
esert
Plants
B.
Life
Underground
C.
Animal
Life
in
a
Desert
Environment
D.
Man’s
Life
in
a
Desert
Environment
67.
The
word
inexorable
in
the
passage
mostly
means
_____
.
A.
relentless
B.
full
C.
demanding
D.
essential
68.
Man
can
hardly
understand
why
many
animals
live
their
whole
life
in
the
desert,
as
_____
.
A.
sources
of
flowing
water
are
rare
in
a
desert
B.
water
is
an
essential
part
of
his
existence
C.
water
composes
the
greater
part
of
the
tissues
of
living
things
D.
very
few
large
animals
are
found
in
the
desert
69.
The
phrase
those
forms
in
the
passage
refers
to
all
of
the
following
EXCEPT
_____.
A.
water-‐loving
animals
B.
the
coyote
and
the
bobcat
C.
moist-‐skinned
animals
D.
many
large
animals
70.
According
to
the
passage,
creatures
in
the
desert
_____.
A.
are
smaller
and
fleeter
than
forest
animals
B.
live
in
an
accommodating
environment
C.
are
more
active
during
the
day
than
those
in
the
tangled
forest
D.
are
not
as
healthy
as
those
anywhere
else
in
the
world
71.
The
author
mentions
all
the
following
as
examples
of
the
behaviour
of
desert
animals
EXCEPT
_____.
A.
they
sleep
during
the
day
B.
they
dig
home
underground
C.
they
are
noisy
and
aggressive
D.
they
are
watchful
and
quiet
72.
The
word
emaciated
in
the
passage
mostly
means
_____.
A.
wild
B.
cunning
C.
unmanageable
D.
unhealthy
73.
The
word
them
means
A.
animals
B.
people
C.
water
D.
minutes
74.
The
word
burrows
in
the
passage
mostly
means
_____.
A.
places
where
insects
or
other
small
creatures
live
and
produce
their
young”
B.
holes
or
tunnels
in
the
ground
made
by
animals
for
them
to
live
in
C.
structures
made
of
metal
bars
in
which
animals
or
birds
are
kept
D.
places
where
a
particular
type
of
animal
or
plant
is
normally
found
75.
We
can
infer
from
the
passage
that
_____
.
A.
living
things
adjust
to
their
environment
B.
water
is
the
basis
of
desert
life
C.
desert
life
is
colorful
and
diverse
D.
healthy
animals
live
longer
lives
Part
3:
Questions
76
–
85
(2.0
points
-‐
0.2/
each)
Read
the
text
and
fill
in
one
word
which
best
fits
each
gap.
HOMESTAY
When
studying
a
foreign
language
abroad,
a
large
majority
of
students
choose
‘homestay’
accommodation,
living
with
a
(76)
……………
family
while
they
attend
classes
in
a
nearby
language
school.
Very
(77)
…………,
however,
once
lessons
have
finished,
students
speak
their
mother
tongue
with
other
class
members
of
the
same
nationality.
On
a
Homestay
Language
International
study
trip,
we
ensure
total
immersion
in
the
target
language
environment
by
arranging
accomodation
and
one-‐ by-‐one
tuition
in
your
teacher’s
home,
so
that
you
(78)
……….
surrounded
by
the
language
during
every
moment
of
your
stay.
As
you
are
the
only
student,
you
can
learn
(79)……….your
own
pace,
and
the
lessons
are
made
to
suit
your
individual
interests
and
objectives.
You
will
also
have
the
chance
to
(80)
………….
fully
in
your
host
teacher’s
activities,
including
trips
to
places
of
(81)
……………
in
the
local
area.
All
of
our
teachers
have
a
university
degree
and
a
relevant
(82)
………….qualification,
and
most
have
spent
much
time
abroad
and
they
can
understand
the
needs
and
concerns
of
their
(83)
……………..
guests.
Homestay
Language
International
offers
a
wide
range
of
general
or
business
courses
for
young
and
old
alike,
with
a
choice
of
(84)
……………
80
destinations
throughout
the
world.
Whether
it’s
English
in
New
Zealand,
French
in
Canada
or
German
in
Austria,
you
can
expect
a
(85)
…………..
welcome
in
a
relaxed
home
environment
and
an
unforgettable
study
experience.
SECTION
IV:
WRITING
(4.0
points)
Part
1:
Questions
from
86
to
90.(2
point-‐
0.4/
each)
Finish
each
of
the
following
sentences
in
such
a
way
that
it
means
the
same
as
the
sentence
printed
before
it.
86.
House
prices
have
risen
dramatically
this
year.
@
There
has
………………………………………………..
87.
Helen
can
play
the
piano
better
than
Elizabeth.
@
Elizabeth
…………………………………………………………..
88.
The
garage
is
going
to
repair
the
car
for
him
next
week.
@
He
is
going
……………………………………………..
89.
John
and
Mary
moved
to
Edinburgh
twenty
years
ago.
@
It
is
……………………………………………………...
90.
He
got
down
to
writing
a
letter
as
soon
as
he
returned
from
his
work.
@
No
sooner
…………………………………………………………..
Part
2:
Questions
from
91
to
92.(2
points
-‐
0.4/
each)
Complete
the
second
sentence
so
that
it
has
a
similar
meaning
to
the
first
sentence,
using
the
word
given.
Do
not
change
the
word
given.
91.
Sarah
wore
dark
glasses
so
that
no
one
could
recognize
her.
avoid
@
Sarah
wore
………………………………………………..
recognised.
92.
The
lecture
was
cancelled
because
the
professor
was
ill.
called
@
They
……………………………
because
the
professor
was
ill.
93.
John
never
takes
any
notices
what
his
children
say.
attention
@
John
never
………………………………………….
what
his
children
say
94.
Smoking
in
the
library
is
forbidden.
allowed
@
You
are
………………………………….
in
the
library.
95.
I
regret
not
taking
your
advice
in
the
first
place.
followed
@
If
only
………………………………….
in
the
first
place.