Name Date Grade

9/10/11/12

Admission Subject Academic Year Score

Test English 2020-2021 ______ / 100

READING

Part 1

For each question, choose the correct answer. (2 points for each question / 10 total)

Artist Peter Fuller talks about his hobby

There’s a popular idea that artists are not supposed to be into sport, but mountain biking is a
huge part of my life. It gets me out of my studio, and into the countryside. But more
importantly, racing along as fast as you can leaves you no time to worry about anything that’s
going on in your life. You’re too busy concentrating on not crashing. The only things you pay
attention to are the pain in your legs and the rocks on the path in front of you.

I’m in my sixties now, but I started cycling when I was a kid. In the summer my friends and
I would ride our bikes into the woods and see who was brave enough to go down steep hills,
or do big jumps. The bikes we had then weren’t built for that, and often broke, so I used to
draw pictures of bikes with big thick tyres that would be strong enough for what we were
doing. They looked just like modern mountain bikes. However, it wasn’t until many years
later that someone actually invented one. By the 1980s, they were everywhere.

At that time I was into skateboarding. I did that for a decade until falling off on to hard
surfaces started to hurt too much. Mountain biking seemed a fairly safe way to keep fit, so I
took that up instead. I made a lot of friends, and got involved in racing, which gave me a
reason to train hard. I wanted to find out just how fit and fast I could get, which turned out to
be fairly quick. I even won a couple of local races.

In the end I stopped racing, mainly because I knew what it could mean to my career if I had a
bad crash. But I still like to do a three-hour mountain bike ride every week. And if I’m out
cycling in the hills and see a rider ahead, I have to beat them to the top. As I go past I imagine
how surprised they would be if they knew how old I am

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 1) Peter enjoys mountain biking because

A it gives him the opportunity to enjoy the views.

B he can use the time to plan his work.
C he is able to stop thinking about his problems.
D it helps him to concentrate better.

2) What does Peter say about cycling during his childhood?

A He is sorry he didn’t take more care of his bike.

B His friends always had better quality bikes than he did.
C His bike wasn’t suitable for the activities he was doing.
D He was more interested in designing bikes than riding them.

3) Peter says he returned to cycling after several years

A because he had become unfit.

B so that he could enter races.
C in order to meet new people.
D to replace an activity he had given up.

4) How does Peter feel about cycling now?

A He is proud that he is still so fast.

B He is keen to do less now that he is older.
C He regrets the fact that he can no longer compete.
D He wishes more people were involved in the sport.

5) What would be a good introduction to this article?

A For Peter Fuller, nothing matters more than mountain biking, not even
his career. Here, in his own words, he tells us why.

B Artist Peter Fuller takes mountain biking pretty seriously. Here he

describes how it all began and what he gets out of it.

C In this article, Peter Fuller explains how he became an artist only as a result of
his interest in mountain biking.

D After discovering mountain biking late in life, Peter Fuller gave up art for a while
to concentrate on getting as good as possible.

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Part 2

You are going to read a magazine article. Six sentences have been removed
from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap
(1-7).
There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an
example at the beginning (0).

(2 points for each question / 14 total)

MAKING MIRROR

Jane Thomas, together with her husband Clive, returned to Britain after
nearly 30 years of living abroad with wonderful memories ( 0 ....I.....)

Determined to use them rather than just keep them in a box or throw them out.
Jane made a shell mirror for her bathroom. This was very much admired by
friends and neighbours who came to visit her. ( 1 ........ )

That was two years ago. Jane now runs her own small mirror-making business. She
buys
shells from all over the world through a wholesale company and has converted
a spare bedroom in her house into an office-cum-studio. ( 2 ....... ) .

A local carpenter makes frames for her and a glazier then fits the glass inside.
Jane does everything else herself: the design, the initial painting of the frame
and then the final making up. (3 ........ )

Clive is a banker and was able to advise Jane on deciding how much money
should be invested when she decided to set up the business. Around £
3000 was spent on shells alone.
(4 ........ ) Jane’s main problem was knowing how to market her work more widely.

Local shops could only sell a small number because once they had added
their profit margin, the mirrors became rather expensive. However, Jane has
now made contact with another company that makes and sells mirrors of a
different type. (5 ........) At such events, the right sort of people get to see the
mirrors and can order them directly.

Venturing into other areas, Jane plans to approach restaurants and hotels
directly as she thinks her mirrors might be attractive to them. She has also
taken a website on the Internet. (6 .......) It means Jane doesn’t have the
expense of travelling around with her range of mirrors in the back of the car.

Jane reckons it will take another year before her business starts to make money.
(7 ........)
She would like to employ someone to help her with the administration and
preparation of the frames, for example, which would allow her to devote more
time to the artistic side.

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A Together they can afford to take stands at specialist exhibitions and craft fairs.

B This represents about one week’s work and each mirror brings in
anything between £ 100 and £ 400 for the business.

C As Jane discovered, it’s a good idea to find a company willing to sell goods on your
behalf.

D Before long, she was being asked to make mirrors for other people.

E But it didn’t end there, Jane also had to think about equipment such as the
heavy-duty boxes needed to send the mirrors abroad.

F She works there, surrounded by shells of every shape and colour and the
other materials needed to make the mirrors.

G Once this happens, she feels she will be able to concentrate on the side of
the business she enjoys.

H This is a very economical way of selling.

I She also brought back a huge collection of sea shells collected from beaches around
the Indian Ocean.

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Part 1

Choose a correct answer from a,b,c or d. (1 point each / 15 total)

1. Tom’s a musician. He___ the violin. 8. I ____ anything like this before. It’s
a. has played amazing!
b. is playing a. don’t taste
c. plays b. am not tasting
d. has been playing c. haven’t been tasting
d. haven’t tasted
2. I ___ that film yet. Is it good?
a. don’t see 9. I ___ for my keys all morning, and I still
b. haven’t seen haven’t found them.
c. haven’t been seeing a. have looked
d. am not seeing b. am looking
c. have been looking
3. Boris___ to working in the factory. He’s d. look
been doing it for years.
a. gets used 10. Call her at work. She is___ there at this
b. has been getting used time.
c. is used a. seldom
d. is getting used b. usually
c. rarely
4. Harry hasn’t got up___ . d. regularly
a. already
b. still 11. Sue doesn’t use her motorbike on
c. yet weekdays because she____ to work.
d. early a. is walking
b. has been walking
5. Sally is happy now because she___ c. walks
her dog. d. has walked
a. has found
b. finds 12. She can’t buy that DVD because __ all
c. has been finding her money.
d. is finding a. already she spends
b. she’s been spending already
6. I need to go for a walk now. I __ at my c. already has she spent
desk all day. d. she’s already spent
a. have been sitting
b. have sat 13. ___ your homework yet?
c. am sitting a. Have you finished
d. sit b. Do you finish
c. Have you been finishing
7. We ____ them the invitations, but they d. Are you finishing
still haven’t responded.
a. are sending 14. Can you help me? I___ this before.
b. send a. haven’t done
c. have sent b. don’t do
d. have been sending c. haven’t been doing
d. am not doing

15. Oh no! There___ my last euro!

a. has gone
b. has been
c. goes
d. is going

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Part 2
Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits into the same line.
An example is given (0). (2 point each / 16 points total)
An incredible vegetable

Garlic, a member of the Liliaceae family which also includes onions, is

(0) COMMONLY used in cooking all around the world. China is currently COMMON
the largest (1)…………………of garlic, which is particularly associated PRODUCT
with the dishes of northern Africa and southern Europe. It is native to
central Asia and has long had a history as a health-giving food, used
both to prevent and cure (2)………………………. In Ancient Egypt, ILL
workers building the pyramids were given garlic to keep them strong,
while Olympic athletes in Greece ate it to increase their resistance to
infection.

The forefather of antibiotic medicine, Louis Pasteur, claimed garlic

was as (3)………………………. as penicillin in treating infections. EFFECT
Modern-day (4)………………………. have proved that garlic can indeed SCIENCE
kill bacteria and even some viruses, so it can be very useful for people
who have coughs and colds. In (5)………………………. some doctors ADD
believe that garlic can reduce blood (6)……………………… . PRESS

The only (7)………………………. to this amazingly food is that the ADVANTAGE

strong and rather (8)………………………. Smell of garlic is not the most SPICE
pleasant

Part 3
Fill in the blank spaces with the word from A,B,C or D that fits the best. (2 point each / 16
points total)
What is genealogy?

Genealogy is a branch of history. It concerns family history, (1)…………… than the national or
world history studied at school. It doesn’t merely involve drawing a family tree, however -
tracing your family history can also (2)…………… in learning about your roots and your
identity. The internet enables millions of people worldwide to (3)…………… information about
their family history, without great (4)…………… . People who research their family history often
(5)…………… that it’s a fascinating hobby which (6)…………… a lot about where they come
from and whether they have famous ancestors. According to a survey involving 900 people
who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are
one in ten. The survey also concluded that the (7)…………… back you follow your family line,
the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are. However, the
vast majority of people who (8)…………… in the survey discovered they were better off than
their ancestors.
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 A B C D
1 instead rather except sooner
2 cause mean result lead
3 accomplish access approach admit
4 fee price charge expense
5 describe define remark regard
6 reveals opens begins arises
7 older greater higher further
8 attend participated included associated

WRITING

Part 1

Questions 1 – 5

Here are some sentences about a popular restaurant.

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.
Write only the missing words on your answer sheet.
You may use this page for any rough work.
(2 points each / 10 points total)

Example:

0 Restaurant Nicole is popular because of its central location.

Restaurant Nicole is popular because it is situated in …………………………........ of town.

Answer: 0 the centre

1 Restaurant Nicole opened five years ago.

Restaurant Nicole has ……………………………………….. open for five years.

2 Restaurant Nicole can take groups of a maximum of thirty people.

Restaurant Nicole can take groups of up ……………………………………….. thirty people.

3 The chef creates special menus at certain times of year.

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 Special menus ……………………………………….. by the chef at certain times of year.

4 Some guests like to listen to live music during their meal.

Some guests enjoy ……………………………………….. to live music during their meal.

5 Customers often ask if the restaurant has any vegetarian dishes.

Customers often want to know if ……………………………………….. are any

vegetarian dishes at the restaurant.

Part 2

You see this announcement on an English-language website.

Articles wanted
What would be your perfect home? Tell us about a dream place to live for you, and why you would
choose that kind of place. Write us an article answering these questions. The best articles will be
posted on our website.

• Structure: introduction, body, conclusion 5

• Content: description, argumentation and reasons 5
• Grammar: tenses, punctuations, spelling 5
• Vocabulary variation 4

Write your article. It should be between 70-100 words. (19 points total)

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