COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE 6.

Geoffrey _____ French before, but he

TEST _____ at university now.
A. study didn’t / studies
PART 1.
B. did not study / studies
Grammatical-Linguistic Competence
C. didn’t study / study
D. didn’t studied / studies
1. I want to leave my car. Can you tell me
________ near here?
7. We arrived _____ the airport _____ New
A. if there’s a car park
York _____ 5:45 am
B. is there a car park
A. to / in / at
C. if there’s a parking
B. at / in / at
D. is there a parking
C. on / at / at
D. at / at / in
2. The teacher says that Mary ________
work hard next year.
8. Nobody enjoys _____ get up at five
A. would rather to
o’clock in the morning.
B. had rather
A. have to
C. will have to
B. has to
D. has better
C. having to
D. will have to
3. I’m going to the hairdresser’s to
________ .
9. Children in my country _____ go to
A. cut my hair
school when they’re 7.
B. have cut my hair
A. doesn’t have
C. have my hair cut
B. has to
D. cut me my hair
C. have to
D. don’t have to
4. The restaurant was SUPERB, and the
prices were very low, we enjoyed our
holidays. Which of these is the synonym 10. Help yourself to food. You can have
of the word SUPERB? _____ you want.
A. Excellent A. something
B. Superficial B. anything
C. Supersonic C. nothing
D. Expensive D. everything

5. A- _____ your wife _____ English? 11. Your face looks terribly familiar.
B- Yes, she does. Haven’t I seen you _____ before?
A. somewhere
A. Do / Speak B. anywhere
B. Does / speaking C. nowhere
C. Do / Speaking D. everywhere
D. Does / Speak
12. I’m really looking forward to _____ my
new course. PART 2.
A. start Sociolinguistic Competence
B. starting
C. started 1. "I passed my test with flying
D. to start colors" means:
A. I did very well on my test
13. Toby, _____ parents both died a few B. I passed my test by cheating
years ago, is the same age as me. C. I barely passed my test
A. who D. I failed my test
B. which
C. where
2. What is an appropriate way to greet
D. whose
someone you’re meeting for the first
time in a business setting?
14. . ‘Can you _____ the time of the next A Hello, I’m John Smith. How do you
train to London?’ ‘O.K. I’ll phone the do?
station.’ B Oh hey there, what’s up?
A. put away C. Hey! How are you today?
B. find out D. Morning. How’s things?
C. put out
D. clear up 3. Should you use formal or informal
language in this situation?
15. He _____ to a senior designer. Talking to your brother
A. has been promoted A. formal
B. has promoted B. informal
C. promoted C. could be either formal or informal
D. are promoted D. None of the above

4. Is this expression formal or informal?

Well done mate!
A. formal
B. informal
C. could be either formal or informal
D. None of the above

5. You are looking for the Casa Sandoval.

Which is the best way to ask someone?
A. Oy, mate, where's the Casa
Sandoval?
B. Would you please be so kind as to
tell me how I might be going to the
Casa Sandoval?
 C. Please could you tell me where to
find the Casa Sandoval?
D. Thank you for telling me where is
the Casa Sandoval.
6. In a busy street, you turn round to look
at something, and - quite by accident -
you bump someone with your back-
pack. What do you say?
A. Oh, I am most frightfully sorry about
that. Are you hurt at all? I'm afraid it
must have been entirely my fault.
B. I'm so sorry; are you all right
C. Excuse me!
D. Get out of it, you stupid idiot!
7. You are hoping to find a seat in a
crowded Ceres terminal, and think
you've found one where nobody is
sitting. What do you say to the person in
the next seat?
A. Excuse me, is this seat taken?
B. Would you please mind telling me
whether anyone's already going to be
sitting in this seat?
C. Can I sit here, OK?
D. Hello, I'll sit here if you don't mind.
8. Your new neighbor who is from Japan
offered you food that you have never
seen before - and honestly, you'd prefer
to refuse to eat it ... but without being
rude to them. What do you say?
A. Well, it looks very interesting, but -
thanks all the same - I don't think I
could eat any more just now.
B. That's really disgusting ... no thanks.
C. We never have that at home and I
don't think I'd enjoy it.
D. Excuse me if I don't eat any of that
stuff.
9. Your classmate invited you out for a
meal, but someone your brother, Martin
is now ill. How do you best explain this
to him/her?
A. Martin has been in the bathroom all
day and he's now lying on his bed
with a high fever and a headache. He
hasn't touched his food and he's been
sick several times. So I shan't be
coming round to you later.
B. I can't come over tonight: Martin's
really sick so it's not possible.
C. I'm afraid Martin's not been well
today, so I’m going to have to stay
here this evening. Can we call you
tomorrow, and maybe think about
coming some other time instead?
D. Martin keeps being sick so tonight's
no good, but thanks anyway!
10. While dining at Jollibee, you need a
spoon because one of the crew didn't
bring you one. What do you say in the
counter?
A. Please can we have that spoon?
B. Excuse me, but could we borrow one
of your spoons?
C. Aren't the staff rude in here? We
need another spoon.
D. Hello, I want a spoon.
11. You are ordering food in Café Racer,
and need to check there's no problem
about your friend who has an allergy.
What do you say, to make certain?
A. My friend can't eat nuts. Could you
please make quite sure that won't be
a problem? Thank you so much.
B. That doesn't have any nuts in it all,
does it?
C. Mind you don't put any nuts in that
please.
D. Leave the nuts out, would you?
12. Which of the following sentences is PART 3.
most formal in style? Discourse Competence
A. Thanks a lot for telling me about
this.
1. Many students complained that the test
B. Thanks for bringing this to my
was difficult, ______ many students
attention.
managed to score full marks.
C. I appreciate you bringing this matter
A. So
to my attention. B. Yet
D. Great that you told me about this! C. Because
D. Since

13. Which of the following sentences is 2. Select the best revision of the following
most formal in style? thesis:
A. I am very unhappy about the service
'Setting the legal drinking age at 21 seems
they gave me.
unfair because you can serve in the military
B. I am extremely dissatisfied with the
at 18.'
service I received.
C. I'm not happy with the service I A. The solution to the gap between the
received. age at which you can die for your
D. I am very disappointed! country and the age at which you can
drink is perhaps not to change the
drinking age but to raise the fighting
14. I am sorry to inform you that your
age.
application ____________.
B. Setting the drinking age to 18 makes
A. Didn’t hack it more sense than it being set at 21.
B. Didn’t make it to the final round C. 18 is the perfect age to start drinking.
C. Was unsuccessful on this occasion D. At 18, you can fight and die for your
D. Was rejected country, but you cannot legally have
a drink.
15. ________________,
Thank you for your letter dated 25th
3. _____ Ainul was watching a movie
October 2021.
alone in her room, she heard a
A. Dear Sir
bloodcurdling scream.
B. Hi Sir Lim
A. Although
C. Dear Mr Lim
B. While
D. Yow Sir
C. Despite
D. As

4. I drove to the library instead

___________ I was too lazy to walk
 A. However
B. Despite 10. She feels like giving up her job _____
C. Because the consequences she will face.
D. Since A. although
B. Regardless of
5. ___________ the bad weather, we went C. Since
sailing. D. Much as
A. However
B. In spite of 11. Bicycles are the most preferable way of
C. Because transport in town, ____ cars and buses
D. Despite just cause air pollution.
A. Whereas
6. _________ our constant disagreements, B. On the other hand
we remained fast friends. C. As long as
A. Although D. On the contrary
B. Unless
C. Despite 12. _______ a person tries very hard to
D. However suppress the obsession, it continues to
reoccur in an uncontrollable fashion.
A. Besides
7. Almera left the class early ________ she B. No matter
did not want to queue up to buy food at C. Even though
the cafe later. D. Therefore
A. Yet
B. So 13. ________ you fail, you will have the
C. As satisfaction of knowing that you tried.
D. Because A. Even if
B. Provided
8. We expected him to admit that he stole C. But for
the money at the library, __________ he D. Whereas
did not
A. Although
B. But 14. Everyone had to take their masks with
C. So them ______ there was a gas attack.
D. Yet A. because of
B. So
9. Manny Uy has a creative talent as a C. Nevertheless
composer; _______,he is a successful D. In case
arranger.
A. now that
B. though 15. ______ they tried hard, the students
C. Moreover could not complete the project in time as
D. In addition to
 they were lacking in skills and start a conversation introducing a topic
knowledge. in a clear and truthful manner?
A. Do you want to say something?
A. Although B. I think we should talk. We haven’t
B. As talked since we started walking.
C. Since C. Have you noticed the weird weather
D. Despite lately? Is this because of global
warming?
D. I’m bored.
PART 4.
Strategic Competence
4. You’ve been friends with John who is
1. Martha and her group have started known to be overly talkative. You
discussing about their group project. Yet, wanted to ask his opinion about a current
everybody seems to talk at the same issue, without him giving some adlibs.
time. Which of these statements should Which of these questions should you
Martha say to repair the conversation? ask?
A. Hey, I think you should all listen to A. What do you think of the arrest
my suggestion! move?
B. Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! B. Do you think the arrest move was
C. Okay, go on with all your ideas. worth it? Why?
D. Excuse me? I think we should speak C. I think the arrest move was a
one at a time. disaster. How about you?
D. That arrest move was a disaster
waiting to happen. Do you agree?
2. In the middle of the conversation, a
member starts talking about TWICE and
BTS, sideswiping the conversation from
the topic. Which of these statements
should Martha say to bring the
conversation back to the topic?
A. Can I interrupt for a moment? I think
we should get back on topic.
B. Have you heard that BTS has been
nominated for this year?
C. OMG! What’s new?
D. Excuse me? You’re off the topic.

3. You and your friend are walking

downtown, and you noticed that you
were just merely walking without any
conversation to start to. How would you