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SECTION A:
In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the
letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1-20 for the word or phrase you choose. (20 points)
A. of
B. about
C. with
D. at
A. for
B. since
C. by
D. in
3. Listen ....................our teacher !
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. in
A. none
B. no
C. some
D. any
A. at home
B. home
C. in home
D. to home
A. ago
B. since
C. to
D. for
A. cost
B. lose
C. make
D. take
A. give
B. gave
C. will give
D. would give
C. Do you finish
A. have ever
B. had ever
C. will ever
D. can ever
A. happily
B. happy
C. happiness
D. was happy
A. interests
B. interested
C. interesting
D. being interest
A. then
B. than
C. as
D. of
A. as clever as
B. as clever than
C. cleverer as
D. cleverest
A. more faster
B. more fluently
C. well
A. slept
B. were sleeping
C. have slept
D. are sleeping
A. until
B. when
C. while
D. since
A. you're
B. yours
C. you
D. your
A. How
B. What
C. By
D. When
SECTION B:
In this section you will find after the reading passage a number of questions of unfinished statements
about the passage , each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing . You must choose the one
which you think fits best (10 points)
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People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by
singing. When a bird sing, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds
have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.
The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female
(hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home.
He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds
dance, spread out their tails or make other sings. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It
builds a small garden of shells and flowers.
B. Cock birds.
C. Hen birds.
C. find a wife.
D. fly high in the sky.
A. It dances.
In this section you must find a word from the box to complete the numbered blanks in the passage
below. Use only ONE word for each blank. (15 points)
There was once a large, fat woman (26)………………had a small, thin husband. He had a
job in a big company and was given his weekly wages (27)…on……………Friday morning. As
him give her (31)………………his money, and then she (32)………………to give him back only
(33)………………to buy his lunch in the office every day.
One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was (34)
………………to the radio and eating chocolates there. " You'll never guess (35)…………… happened to me
today, dear," he said.
He waited for a few seconds and then added, " I'll (36)………………ten thousand pounds
(37)………………the lottery!"
"That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a (38)……………… seconds and
added angrily, " but (39)………………a moment! How could you (40)………………to buy the ticket?"
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (15 points)
ANSWER: I was wondering why you had not replied to my last letter.
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46. People / come / all over the world/ visit / city/ Hiroshima.
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47. Billy / an old man that / has to live with his children.
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PAPER THREE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION A (30 minutes)
PART 1. Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information (20 points)
The ladies' club always had a (1)……………….every Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them
about important things. After that they had (2)……………….and asked questions.
One Friday, a (3)……………….came and talked to the club about (4)……………….. "There is not (5)
……………….food in the world for everybody", he said. " More than (6)……………….the people in the world
are hungry. And when they get more food, they have more (7)……………….so they never stop being
hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is (8)……………….a baby every minute, day and night. What
are we going to do about it ?" He waited for a few (9)……………….before he continued, but before he
began to speak again, one of the ladies said, " Well, why don't we find that woman and (10)
……………….her ?"
PART 2: Betty and Marry are talking about the weekend. Their friend, Carlos, is coming to visit them. For
questions 1-5, tick A, B or C. (10 points)
A. Saturday morning
B. Saturday afternoon
C. Sunday afternoon
A. at home
B. in an Italian restaurant
C. in a Chinese restaurant
A. go for a drive
B. get up late
C. go to the cinema
A. in a café
B. in a pub
C. at home