personally. Use the letters only once. There is some extra letter which you do not need to use.

(1.0
point)
A. It has a mixture of ethnicities. Speaker 1: ________
B. It's a fantastic place for shopping. Speaker 2: ________
C. New Yorkers have a great sense of humour. Speaker 3: ________
D. The architecture is very impressive. Speaker 4: ________
E. Eating out is a real pleasure. Speaker 5: ________
F. The museums and galleries are great.

II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (2.0 points)

Activity 1: Circle the letter A, B, C, or D next to the right word to complete the sentences below.
(0.5 point)
1. But for the fog we ______________our destination ages ago.
A. would have reached B. reached C. would reach D. have reached
2. His performance was ______________; the audience was delighted.
A. unmarked B. faultless C. worthless D. imperfect
3. Despite playing under strength, the village team ______________beat their rivals.
A. could B. were able to C. couldn’t D. weren’t able to
4. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the ______________ of her children.
A. sake B. reason C. care D. concern
5. Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _________?
A. do you B. don't you C. have you D. will you
Activity 2: Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. (0.5 point)
1. Frank’s brother was found guilty ______________ smuggling drugs and was sent to prison.
2. We made ______________ that we had forgotten Jane’s birthday, though it was not true.
3. The president will be delivering a speech ______________ memory of the war victims and the
representatives from around the world will be laying wreaths at the tomb.
4. There were no protests to the chairman’s proposal to do away ______________the standard
procedures and advance to the major point of the debate.
5. It looks as if John has got addicted ______________ cigarettes. The boy smokes one packet a day.

Activity 3: Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Circle the letter of the underlined
word or phrase that is NOT CORRECT. (0.5 point)
1. Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing.
A B C D
2. Have you ever made any scientific research?
A B C D
3. More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans.
A B C D
4. A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part of
A B C
the education of every child.
D
5. The plasma screen makes possible for teachers to illustrate the lessons by using colourful movies.
A B C D

Activity 4: Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in
the space. (0.5 point)

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1. I wouldn’t say these two statues were made by the same sculptor. In fact, there’s little
______________________ between them. RESEMBLE
2. This new situation is more than ______________________ to all the investors. Definitely, it’s a
chance not to miss. ADVANTAGE
3. Solar energy, wind and other ______________________ sources might represent an alternative to the
conventional ones which cause a lot of damage to the natural environment. NEW
4. ‘Do you often spend so much money on gambling?’ ‘Oh no, I only gamble
______________________.’ OCCASION
5. As a result of her ______________________, Ethel has strong sense of the difference between right
and wrong. BRING

III. READING (6.0 points)

Activity 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word
in each gap. (1.0 point)
A new cruise ship
One of the biggest passenger ships in history, the Island Princess, carries people on cruises around the
Caribbean. More than double (1) __________________ weight of the Titanic (the large passenger ship
which sank in 1912), it was (2) __________________ large to be built in (3) __________________
piece. Instead, 48 sections (4) __________________ total were made in different places. The ship was
then together at a shipbuilding yard in Italy.
The huge weight of the Island Princess is partly due to her enormous height, which is an incredible 41
metres. When compared with the Titanic, she is also a much broader ship. As (5) __________________
as length is concerned, there’s little difference - the Island Princess is over 250 metres long, similar to
the length of the Titanic.
The Island Princess can carry (6) __________________to 2,600 passengers and has 1,321 cabins,
including 25 specially designed (7) __________________ use by disabled passengers. There is
entertainment of board to suit (8) __________________ age and interest, from dancing to good drama.
The Island Princess seems very likely to be a popular holiday choice for many years to (9)
__________________, even though most people will have to save up in order to be (10)
__________________ to afford the trip.
Activity 2: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. (1.6
points)
Happiness
In recent years there has been a remarkable increase in (1) ___________ into happiness. The researchers
have (2) ____________ a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness.
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to happy: in other words,
happiness (3) ____________ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite (4) ____________ with
the main dimensions of personality: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so.
Second, people often (5) ____________ good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In
particular, friends are a great (6) ____________ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do
together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (7) ____________, such as caressing
and touching, to affirm their friendships. Marriage and similar (8) ___________ relationships can also
form the basic of lasting happiness.
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (9) ____________ overall satisfaction, and vice versa – perhaps this
is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (10) ____________ both ways. Job satisfaction is
caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (11) ____________ by social interactions with
co-workers. Unemployment, on the (12) ____________, can be a serious cause of unhappiness.

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Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (13) ____________ than most other
causes of happiness. Activities (14) ____________ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work
and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the (15) ____________
themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members – it is very strong (16)
____________ the case of religious groups.

1. A. research B. inquiry C. examination D. study

2. A. fallen back on B. gone in for C. got down to D. come up with
3. A. arrives B. runs C. goes D. descends
4. A. strongly B. nearly C. firmly D. hardly
5. A. explain B. prefer C. talk D. report
6. A. meaning B. origin C. base D. source
7. A. movements B. motions C. slogans D. signals
8. A. near B. close C. tight D. heavy
9. A. consists of B. applies to C. contributes to D. counts on
10. A. works B. effects C. makes D. turns
11. A. too B. as well C. also D. plus
12. A. common B. contrast C. comparison D. contrary
13. A. check B. power C. control D. choice
14. A. like B. such C. so D. thus
15. A. facilities B. activities C. exercises D. amenities
16. A. by B. for C. in D. with

Activity 3: You are going to read a newspaper article about a little-known sport called korfball.
Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one
which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (1.4 points)
IT’S NOT A BASKET OR A NET, IT’S A KORF
In 1996 korfball celebrated its fiftieth birthday in London with a special match – and very few people
noticed.
(1) _________. In 1920 the game was demonstrated at the Olympic Games in Belgium and in 1946
Dutch players demonstrated the game for the first time in the UK. Although it became established in
south-east London, its development was very limited. However, in the last fifteen years the development
of korfball has been very impressive worldwide. (2) _________ Interestingly, most of these centres are
in university towns.
(3) _________. In order to describe it to the vast majority who have never heard of the game, it is best
defined as a mixture of basketball and netball. The pitch is rectangular and measures 40 metres by 20
metres indoors or 60 metres by 30 metres on grass, and is divided into two like a football pitch. (4)
_________.
There are eight players in a team; two men and two women in defence and the same numbers in attack,
but after every two goals – scored by either team – the players become defenders and defenders become
attackers. (5) ___________Since it is very much a team game, to succeed at the top level individuals
require balance, speed and the ability to think ahead and move into space.
The most recent world championship was held in India in 1995, and internationally korfball is
established in more than fifty countries. It has recently been given full membership of the Olympic
movement, and in magazines there have been articles about the game in various countries from Australia
to Russia, South Africa to the USA. (6) _________.
It may have taken a very long time to lay the foundations of the game, but with Olympic recognition
perhaps in the not-too-distant future, korfball seems set to expand. (7) _________.