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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. Phonology (5pts)
1. Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest.
1. A. solutions B. hospitals C. families D. projects
2. A. chore B. mischievous C. chimney D. technology
3. A. avoid B. aspect C. admit D. apply
4. A. irrigation B. challenging C. dangerous D. agency
5. A. subsidy B. substantial C. undergraduate D. drugtaker

2. Stress: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
6. A. particular B. photocopy C. enthusiasm D. economy
7. A. aborigine B. geographical C. undergraduate D. parallelism
8. A. crocodile B. mosquito C. buffalo D. mystery
9. A. milkmaid B. rival C. title D. defend
10. A. Jupiter B. influence C. factory D. efficient

2. Word choice (5pts)

Choose the word or phrase from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.
1. Jane was full of …………… towards her stepmother.
A. retribution B. resentment C. reprisal D. vengeance
2. Factories are having to …………… all production processes and, in some cases, the
workforce too.
A. slim B. simplify C. streamline D. train
3. Digitally …………… messages can be delivered via cable direct into our homes.
A. numbered B. dialed C. encoded D. deciphered
4. Josie makes a good …………… from her freelance work.
A. profession B. job C. living D. earnings
5. When Wilson’s company was hit by the recession, he decided to take early …………… .
A. redundancy B. retirement C. resignation D. redeployment
6. Who needs more than the …………… necessities of life?
A. naked B. pure C. bare D. sole
7. The …………… of the abandoned orphans in Romania has aroused the world’s pity.
A. sadness B. trouble C. case D. plight
8. I’m afraid Jennifer’s very …………… . She believes everything she’s told.
A. gullible B. trustworthy C. credible D. honest
9. People can make themselves walk on nails or through fire. It’s a question of mind over
…………… .
A. body B. material C. matter D. facts
10. If you aren’t sure what day the 24th is, look it up on the …………… .
A. calendar B. diary C. agenda D. dairy

3. Structures and grammar (5pts)

1. “Shall I call Eddie at home?”

A. will be working B. is going to work C. is to work D. will work
2. “How’s the new town planning project going?” - “Oh, there’s still a lot ………. .”
A. having done B. has been done C. to be done D. have done
3. “What’s the matter with Terry and Paula?” - “They said that if the business continued to do
so badly they ………….. sell the house.”
A. would have to B. must C. had to D. should
4. “What would you do in my place?” - “Were …………… treated like that, I’d complain to the
manager.”
A. I to be B. I to had been C. I have been D. to I be
5. Suppose she …………… that outrageous story circulating around the office; she ‘d be
furious!
A. has heard B. would hear C. were heard D. had heard
6. “How often do you visit your parents?” - “ ……………. So often, even though they live some distance
away.”
A. Even B. Ever C. Never D. Every
7. “Why is Ron so upset?” - “He ……………. broken his house”
A. gets a house B. hasn’t got a house
C. didn’t get his house D. has had his house
8. “Why was Jane upset?” - “The minute she ………….. into the party, she saw someone wearing the
same dress."
A. had walked B. was walking C. walking D. walked
9. “Did the minister approve of the building plans?” - “Not really. He turned them down
………….. that the costs were too high.”
A. on the grounds B. provided C. in case D. supposing
10. “Can you come away with me for the weekend?” - “I can’t as I’m decorating the kitchen.
…………………., my mother is ill.”
A. Even so B. On top of that C. All the same D. After all

4. Prepositions and phrasal verbs (5pts)

1. The testimony given by the defendant in court didn’t ……………. up. The person contradicted himself
on several points.
A. make B. add C. prove D. join
2. The doctor’s diagnosis is that the patient’s neurosis has been brought ……………. by frequent
overwork.
A. on B. off C. in D. out
3. Calculating the time to Prague, you will have to ………….. for the possible stops on the way, for
example to refuel your car or have some meals.
A. watch B. settle C. allow D. reason
4. Whenever there is a climate change, I suffer from a thumping headache. However, as soon as I take a
painkiller, the headache starts to ………….. off.
A. leave B. take C. wear D. let
5. You can go and buy the tickets for us and I’ll see …………… the luggage until you get back.
A. over B. about C. around D. to
6. The Great Depression set ………….. following the huge and sudden fall of share prices on the US Stock
Exchange in October 1929.
A. forth B. off C. down D. in
7. Everyone was ………….. over by his decision to quit a well-paid job and move over to the countryside.
A. taken B. thrown C. struck D. bowled
8. When the journalist asked her a question in front of many cameras she didn’t utter a word. We all
…………… her reaction down to stress.
A. put B. laid C. took D. turned
9. When the leader of the expedition to the Arctic Circle offered to take him there, he …………… at the
chance.
A. called B. jumped C. got D. came
10. When the professor advanced his theory at a medical conference a couple years ago, everyone was
skeptical about its validity. However, the latest research has …………. it out.
A. borne B. carried C. stood D. cleared
5. Reading comprehension (10pts)
Reading 1
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia is in reality a cluster of psychological disorders in which a variety of behaviors are exhibited
and which are classified in various ways. Though there are numerous behaviors that might be considered
schizophrenic, common behaviors that manifest themselves in severe schizophrenic disturbances are
thought disorders, delusions, and emotional disorders.
Because schizophrenia is not a single disease but is in reality a cluster of related disorders, schizophrenics
tend to be classified into various categories. The various sub categories of schizophrenia are based on the
degree to which the various common behaviors are manifests in the patient as well as other factors such as
the age of the schizophrenic patent at the onset of symptoms and the duration of the symptoms. Five of the
more common subcategories of schizophrenia are simple, hebephrenic, paranoid, catatonic, and acute.
The main characteristic of simple schizophrenia is that it begins at a relatively early age and manifests
itself in a slow withdrawal from family and social relationships with gradual progression toward more
severe symptoms over a period of years. Someone suffering from simple schizophrenia may early on
simply be apathetic toward life, may maintain contact with reality a great deal of the time, and maybe out
in the world rather than hospitalized. Over time, however, the symptoms, particularly thought and
emotional disorders, increase in severity.
Hebephrenic schizophrenia is a relatively severe form of the disease that is characterized by severely
disturbed thought processes as well as highly emotional and bizarre behavior. Those suffering from
hebephrenic schizophrenia have hallucinations and delusions and appear quite incoherent; their behavior is
often extreme and quite inappropriate to the situation, perhaps full of unwarranted laughter, or tears, or
obscenities that seem unrelated to the moment. This type of schizophrenia represents a rather severe and
ongoing disintegration of personality that makes this type of schizophrenic unable to play a role in society.
Paranoid schizophrenia is a different type of schizophrenia in which the outward behavior of the
schizophrenic often seems quite appropriate; this type of schizophrenic is often able to get along in society
for long periods of time. However, a paranoid schizophrenic suffers from extreme delusions of persecution,
often accompanied by delusions of grandeur. While this type of schizophrenic has strange delusions and
unusual thought processes, his or her outward behavior is not as incoherent or unusual as a hebephrenic’s
behavior. A paranoid schizophrenic can appear alert and intelligent much of the time but can also turn
suddenly hostile and violent in response to imagined threats.
Another type of schizophrenia is the catatonic variety, which is characterized by alternating periods of
extreme excitement and stupor. There are abrupt changes in behavior, from frenzied periods of excitement
to stuporous period of withdraw behavior. During periods of excitement,
the catatonic schizophrenic may exhibit excessive and sometimes violent behavior; during the periods of
stupor, the catatonic schizophrenic may remain mute and unresponsive to the environment.
A final type of catatonic schizophrenia is acute catatonic schizophrenia, which is characterized by a sudden
onset of schizophrenic symptom such as confusion, excitement, emotionality, depression, and irrational
fear. The acute schizophrenic, unlike the simple schizophrenic, show a sudden onset of the disease rather
than a slow progression from one stage of it to the other. Additionally, the acute schizophrenic exhibits
various types of schizophrenic behaviors during different episodes, sometimes exhibiting the characteristics
of hebephrenic, catatonic, or even paranoid schizophrenia. In this type of schizophrenia, the patient’s
personality seems to have completely disintegrated.

Answer the questions 1–10 by choosing A, B, C or D. Write your answers in the numbered box.
1. The passage states that schizophrenia …………… .
A. is a single psychological disorder
B. always involves delusion
C. is a group of various psychological disorders
D. always develops early in life
2. The phrase “manifested in” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. internalized within B. demonstrated by
 C. created in D. maintained by
3. Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in
paragraph 3” incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. Simple schizophrenia generally starts at an early age and slowly worsens.
B. All types of schizophrenics withdraw from their families as their disease progresses.
C. Those suffering from simple schizophrenia tend to move more and more slowly over
the years.
D. It is common for simple schizophrenia to start at an early age and remain less severe
than other types of schizophrenia.
4. The word “apathetic” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. sentimental B. logical C. realistic D. emotionless
5. The word “unwarranted” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. inappropriate B. uncontrolled C. insensitive D. underestimated
6. The phase “get along” in paragraph 5 could best be replace by …………… .
A. mobilize B. negotiate C. manage D. travel
7. The author used the word “While” in paragraph 5 in order to show that paranoid schizophrenics
…………… .
A. think in a way that is materially different from the way that they act
B. have strange delusions at the same time that they have unusual thought patterns
C. can think clearly in spite of their strange behavior
D. exhibit strange behaviors as they think unusual thoughts
8. It is implied in paragraph 5 that a paranoid schizophrenic would be most likely to ……………
A. break into unexplained laughter
B. believe that he is a great leader
C. withdraw into a stuporous state
D. improve over time
9. The word “mute” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. asleep B. quite C. deaf D. frightened
10. The word “it” in paragraph 7 refers to …………… .
A. the disease B. a slow progression
C. one stage D. the other

Reading 2
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
BIRTH ORDER
A considerable body of research has demonstrated a correlation between birth order and aspects
such as temperament and behavior, and some psychologists believe that birth order significantly affects the
development of personality. Psychologist Alfred Adler was a pioneer in the study of relationship between
birth order and personality. A key point in his research and in the hypothesis that he developed based on it
was that it was not the actual numerical birth position that affected personality; instead, it was the similar
responses in large numbers of families to children in specific birth order positions that had an effect. For
example, first-borns, who have their parents to themselves initially and do not have to deal with siblings in
the first parts of their lives, tend to have their first socialization more difficult. In contrast, later-born
children have to deal with siblings from the first moment of their lives and therefore tend to have stronger
socialization skills.
Numerous studies since Alder’s have been conducted on the effect of birth order and personality.
These studies have tended to classify birth order types into four different categories: first-born,
second-born and/or middle, last, and only child.
Studies have consistently shown that first-born children tend to exhibit similar positive and negative
personality traits. First-borns have consistently been linked with academic achievement in various
studies; in one study, the number of National Merit scholarship winners who are first-borns was
found to be equal to the number of second- and third-borns combined. First-borns have been found
to be more responsible and assertive than those born in other birth-order positions and tend to rise
to positions of leadership more often than others; more first-borns have served in the U.S. Congress
and as U.S. presidents than have those born in other birth-order positions. However, studies have
shown that first-borns tend to be more subject to stress and were considered problem children more often
than later-borns.
Second-born and/or middle children demonstrate markedly different tendencies from first-borns.
They tend to feel inferior to the older child or children because it is difficult for them to comprehend that
their lower level of achievement is a function of age rather than ability, and they often try to succeed in
areas other than those in which their older sibling or siblings excel. They tend to be more trusting,
accepting and focused on others than the more self-centered first-borns, and they tend to have
comparatively higher level of success in team sports than do first-borns or only children, who more often
excel in individual sports.
The last-born child is the one who tends to be the eternal baby of the family and thus often exhibit a
strong sense of security. Last-borns collective achieve the highest degree of social success and demonstrate
the highest level of self-esteem of all the birth-order positions. They
often exhibit less competitiveness than older brothers and sisters and are more likely to take part in less
competitive group games or in social organizations such as sororities and fraternities.

Only children tend to exhibit some of the main characteristics of first-borns and some of the
characteristics of last-borns. Only children tend to exhibit the strong sense of security and self-esteem
exhibited by last-borns while, like first-borns, they are more achievement oriented and more likely than
middle- or last-borns to achieve academic success. However, only children tend to have the most problems
establishing close relationships and exhibit a lower need for affiliation than other children.

Answer the questions 1–10 by choosing A, B, C or D. Write your answers in the numbered box
1. The word “body” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by …………… .
A. corpse B. amount C. organization D. skeleton
2. The word “key” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by …………… .
A. locked B. secret C. studied D. significant
3. The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to …………… .
A. personality B. component C. research D. hypothesis
4. What is stated in paragraph 1 about Adler?
A. He was one of the first to study the effect of birth order on personality.
B. He believed that it was the actual birth order that affected personality.
C. He had found that the responses by family members had little to do with personality.
D. He was the only one to study birth order.
5. The author includes the idea that “These studies have tended to classify birth order types into four
categories” in paragraph 2 in order to …………… .
A. announce what idea will be presented in the following paragraph
B. show how the other studies differed from Adler’s
C. explain how Adler classified his work
D. describe the various ways that different studies have categorized birth order groups
6. The word “traits” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. Stresses B. marks C. characteristics D. fears
7. Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in
paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential
information.
A. In spite of certain characteristics that first-borns process, many of them become leaders.
B. An interesting fact that is difficult to explain is that many first-borns have served in high
government positions.
C. Because the first-borns tend to be very assertive, they are uncomfortable serving in government
positions.
D. Several examples support the idea that first-borns have characteristics that make them leaders.
 8. The word “accepting” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. tolerant B. affectionate C. admissible D. respectable
9. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. First-borns tend to do well individual sports.
B. Middle children tend to have a preference for team sports.
C. Last-borns tend to prefer games with fierce competition.
D. Only children tend to prefer individual over team sports.
10. The phrase “more achievement oriented” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. more directly involved
B. more focused or accomplishments
C. more skilled as leaders
D. more aware of surroundings
6. Cloze test (10 pts)
Cloze test 1
Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write your answers in the
numbered box.
POWER SPEAK
Picture the scene; you’re in a meeting and the marketing manager stands up and (0) delivers a speech. You
listen (1) ……………, hang onto her every word, but slowly your mind (2) …………… and you find
yourself planning the weekly shop. You don’t mean to be impolite, but you’re not quite up to the mark on
the most recent power speak. Her talk of “fishing where the fish swim” and “making significant inroads
into e-tailing” leave you (3) …………… why you’re the only person who hasn’t got a(n) (4) ……………
what’s going on. Don’t panic, you’ve just been subjected to the latest barrage of business “buzzwords”.
(5) …………… shows that up to 75% of office employees engage in the use of such meeting-room jargon
to give the (6) …………… they have power. If you are not up-to-date you may find that you’re no longer
taken seriously by your colleagues. Power speak is a game completely (7) …………… up with group
identification and the (8) …………… of outsiders who don’t know the language. As (9) …………… as its
usage may be, not everyone is impressed by it. Many find it irritating and regard those who indulge in it as
pretentious and somewhat ridiculous.
Nonetheless, power speak is here to stay and the Internet has (10) ………….. its part in providing a wealth
of new vocabulary. We can now “download” (share ideas) with colleagues, make “guesstimates” or if all
else fails experience a “hard-drive crash” (nervous breakdown). Don't feel downhearted if most of this goes
over your head. It is estimated that 20% of people who use jargon don’t know what it means either.
1. A. precisely B. attentively C. accurately D. conscientiously
2. A. walks B. strolls C. races D. wanders
3. A. wondering B. thinking C. imagining D. reflecting
4. A. clue B. hint C. idea D. indication
5. A. Inquiry B. Examination C. Study D. Research
6. A. feeling B. impression C. sense D. effect
7. A. mixed B. caught C. bound D. made
8. A. elimination B. prevention C. exclusion D. separation
9. A. sizeable B. elevated C. inflated D. extensive
10. A. taken B. run C. played D. done
Cloze test 2
Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write your answers in the
numbered box.
GREASE IS NOT SUCH A SMASH HIT
The trouble with many London restaurants is that more planning seems to have gone into what’s on the
walls than into what goes on the plates. And, sadly, that is what has (0) …………… wrong with the new
restaurant called Grease.
It (1) …………. a lot, which is what you’d expect from the owner, Johnny Price who, after all, has created
a number of fabulously fashionable eating places around the city. He’s certainly been clever in designing
Grease. As you walk into the two-storey building, you feel (2) …………… you’re back in the 1970s.
Plastered on the walls are advertising images from that decade, the floors are covered with hexagonal tiles
and the seating is mostly built-in circular sofas.
But strangest of all, at the back of the restaurant, behind a glass wall, are the gleaming tanks of a working
brewery. Four (3) ………….. of the beer are on sale and it’s not bad! It’s certainly a fun environment that
makes a good talking (4) ………….. throughout the meal.
My dinner (5) ………….. off to an excellent start, with an appetiser of wood-roasted vegetables. But for
the main course, I made the (6) …………… of ordering a salmon dish. It took more than an hour before it
arrived. My dinner partner, himself a chef, took one (7) …………… and told me it was off. I sliced into it
and sure enough, it seemed undercooked. I sent it back and when it (8) …………. to reappeared after
another thirty minutes, settled for a pizza (9) ……… with mozzarella, pesto and rocket. It was delicious.
Surprisingly pleasant also was my dessert of basil and mascarpone ice-cream with stewed rhubarb. In the
end, however, dinner had taken three times longer than it should have done. The only taste in my mouth
when I saw the bill was a bitter one. One meal for two (10) ………….. to the princely sum of £62 without
service.
0. A. been B. gone C. become D. got
1. A. promises B. expects C. anticipates D. threatens
2. A. how B. through C. like D. as
3. A. branches B. varieties C. strains D. sorts
4. A. time B. focus C. piece D. point
5. A. took B. got C. went D. started
6. A. fool B. mistake C. choice D. fuss
7. A. stink B. sneeze C. sniff D. snout
8. A. wanted B. failed C. happened D. waited
9. A. topped B. soaked C. spread D. sliced
10. A. arrived B. came C. reached D. got
II. WRITTEN TEST
1. Open cloze test (20pts)
Cloze test 1
THE CULT OF CELEBRITY
Once, children had ambitions to be doctors, employers, sportsmen, artists or scientists. Now, taking (0)
their lead from TV, they just ‘want to be famous’. Fame is no (1) ………………. a reward for gallant
service or great, perhaps even selfless endeavour. It is an end in (2) ………………., and the sooner it can
be achieved, the sooner the lonely bedroom mirror can be replaced by the TV camera and flash gun, the (3)
……………………. . Celebrity is the profession (3) ………………. the moment, a vainglorious vacation
which, (5) …………………. some 18th-century royal court, seems to exist largely (6) …………………..
that the rest of us might watch and be amazed as its members live out their lives in public, like self-
regarding members of some glittering soap opera.
Today, almost anyone can be famous. Never has fame (7) ………………… more democratic, more
ordinary, more achievable. (8) ………………… wonder it’s a modern ambition. It’s easy to see why
people crave celebrity, why generations reared on the instant fame offered by television want to step out of
the limousine with the flashlights bouncing around them. (9) ………………… doesn’t want to be the
centre of attention at some time in their lives?
Modern celebrity, peopled by the largely vain and vacuous, fills a need in our lives. It peoples talks shows,
sells goods and newspapers and rewards the famous for - well, (10) ………………….. famous
Cloze test 2
SOUTH AFRICA PLAGUED BY HIV VIRUS
Nearly one-in-four adults of working age in South Africa is believed to be infected with the HIV/Aids
virus. This is a shocking statistic, and one with potentially catastrophic economic and social consequences
for the country.
The limp response from the South African government has already been condemned, and it has been left to
the country’s financial community to tackle what (1) ……………… become an epidemic.
At the forefront of a campaign to recognize, report and raise awareness about (2) ……………….. disease
(3) ………………. the South Africa Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica). It is drafting guidelines on
Aids (4) ……………… be presented to the Johannesburg stock exchange. These might (5) ………………
day be incorporated into its listings requirements. Thingle Pather, a chartered accountant and project
director at Saica, heads the HIV working group that is putting together the first draft.
Pather is working with the Global Reporting Initiative, an organization (6) …………… issues guidelines
on non-financial reporting, and the South African Actuarial Society to put together a document that will
push (7) ……………… voluntary disclosure of information about the prevalence levels of HIV/Aids and
the estimated financial impact.
The draft document is likely to call on companies to reveal the extent to (8) ……………….. they have
implemented an effective Aids risk management strategy in eight areas of risk, including operational,
absenteeism, cost of employment, and target market. Responsibility for reporting this information will rest
(9) ………………… the board of directors, who (10) will have to decide to (10) ……………….. extent
shareholders should be informed.
2. Word forms (20pts)
Word form 1
1. When Rachel visited the district, she was struck by the ………………….. of its inhabitants.
(AFFLUENT)
2. The politician argued for the ………………. of the old system of taxation. (RETAIN)
3. The company’s annual ………………… has increased in comparison with the last year, and now it’s
around £4 million. (TURN)
4. The news of ………………… of war terrified people all around the globe. (BREAK)
5. I was so ……………….. with thoughts that I didn’t notice when Eric came in. (OCUPPY)
6. We will …………………. you of our decision at the end of the week. (NOTE)
7. Because of a fire hazard it is ………………… to walk in forests when it’s dry. (ADVISE)
8. I think it’s sheer ………………… to talk about family values when you’re having an affair yourself.
(HYPOCRITE)
9. They were celebrating the ……………….. of slavery. (ABOLISH)
10. If you’re too ………………….., your boss may never respect you (SUBMIT)
Word form 2
MADAME TUSSAUDS’S
Madame Tussaud’s, the globally famous waxworks museum, is one of London’s most popular tourist
attractions, with over 2 million visitors a year. It has been enchanting and entertaining the public with its
lifelike representations of the famous and (1) ……………….. (FAMOUS) pop stars and royalty for more
than 200 years.
The story of Madame Tussaud is as gripping as that of the exhibition itself. She was born Marie Grosholtz
in 1761 in Strasbourg. She learnt the art of wax modeling from Philippe Curtius, a physician, who
employed her mother as a housekeeper. Marie and her mother moved with Dr Curtius to Paris. Curtius’
exhibition of wax figures became successful and it started to be (2) ……………….. (PATRON) by the
French royal family. Marie’s talent was noticed and she was invited to the royal court at Versaille to assist
in the artistic Education of King Louis XVI’s sister. During the French Revolution Marie and her mother
were (3) ……………….. (PRISON) in the Bastille for some years. When she was released, she was asked
to prepare the death masks of decapitated royalty and revolutionaries. When Dr Curtius died, Marie
inherited the business and expanded it. The she married a French engineer, Francois Tussaud, however,
they didn’t live together long because she courageously decided to take the exhibition to Great Britain.
Madame Tussaud spent about 33 years travelling the length and (4) ………………. (BROAD) of the
British Isles and presenting her growing collection. In 1835 her exhibition settled permanently in London.
The wax figures in Madame Tussaud’s Museum are placed in five themed area. “200 years of Madame
Tussaud’s” brings together the past, present, and future of the exhibition. The display comprises both the
earliest figures, among them the original death mask of Robespierre and the half-burned figure of George
IV, damaged during the (5) ………………… (DISASTER) fire of 1925, and the most current examples of
sophisticated animated figures, called ‘audio-animatronics’. Here, there are also exhibits showing how
Madame Tussaud’s (6) ………………… (SCULPTURE) model from life – taking many measurements
and photographs. “Grand Hall” is a section which assembles renowned kings and queens, great statesmen
and influential religious leaders. Another themed area, “Hollywood Legends”, contains (7)
………………… (DEPICT) of superstars of the past and the present, which are accurate (8)
………………… (LIKE) of real celebrities. There is also “The Spirit of London” which spans London’s
history from Elizabethan times to the present. The atmosphere of each period is recreated using a host of
special effects. Finally, in the basement of the museum visitors find “The Chamber of Horrors” which is a
macabre collection of portraits of villains and murderers.
Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum is constantly adding to its vast collection, and the figures on display are
(9) ………………… (PLACE) from time to time with up-to-date portraits. No doubt, a trip to Madame
Tussaud’s is a (17) ……………….. (MEMORY) experience.
KEY (10pts) (1 x 10)
1. infamous 2. patronized 3. imprisoned 4. breadth 5. disastrous
6. sculptors 7. depictions 8. likenesses 9. replaced 10. memorable

3. Error identification (10pts)

There are ten errors in the following passage. Underline them in the text and correct them in the
numbered box. Question (0) has been done as an example.

Why do some people back on when faced with a threat, while others stand up to it? When giving a
difficult task, why do some people see it through, white others give up? It all comes down to
personalities. But where does that come from? Some scientists believe that most of traits are inherited.
The others take the opposite view: personality, they say, is formed by our environment and parents
do not pass it on in their children. The truth is probably anywhere in between. Some traits are clearly
determined by your environment: However your genetic background, if you grow up in Sweden, you'll
probably speak Swedish. On the other hand, when it comes to traits like the colour of your eyes or
your blood type, it is clear that genetics alone accounts for them. There are also traits which are
partly inherited but partly shaped by environment: your weight, and even your height and skin
colour, are examples. Of course, genetics and the environment together are not the total picture. Your
free will - your ability to take decisions - is also a factor in shaping your identity, but how big a
factor?
You'll have to make your own mind up for that!
4. Sentence transformation (20pts)
1. I must reject this plan.
I will ………………………………………………………..……… .
1. It didn’t escape his attention that she was upset.
He couldn’t ………………………………………………………… .
2. There’s nothing more to be done about this matter.
Nothing more ……………………………………………………… .
3. A new car is twice as expensive as a second-hand one.
A new car is twice ………………………………………………… .
4. I don’t seem to be able to understand this instruction booklet. (HEAD)
……………………………………………………………………………………. .
5. David doesn’t seem to be able to get on top of the new computer system. (GRIPS)
……………………………………………………………………………………. .
6. Angela is just recovering from a nasty bout of flu. (OVER)
……………………………………………………………………………………. .
7. Maggie’s little boy is just learning to put on his own clothes. (DRESSED)
……………………………………………………………………………………. .
8. That little joke really caused a lot of trouble for me. (WATER)
……………………………………………………………………………………. .
9. Molly finds it difficult to accept the idea that her daughter is grown up. (USED)
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