I.

PHONETICS

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. bake B. hang C. capture D. challenge

2. A. emission B. awareness C. possibility D. success

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

3. A. threaten B. accept C. anxious D. patient

4. A. media B. computer C. employee D. collection

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

5. He _______ at the age of 60 and now he’s living on his pension.

A. resigned B. retired C. retrained D. retreated

6. Jack _______ on his grandparents’ farm and he enjoyed his childhood

there.

A. brought up B. grew up C. settled down D. came into

7. Tom and Mary have just got _______ and they are getting ready for their

wedding.

A. married B. divorced C. split D. engaged

8. When you are _______ your twenties, you are in perfect health to do

whatever you want.

A. of B. on C. in D. under

9. My family has lived in this village for many _______.

A. categories B. descendants C. generations D. ancestors

10. How long is it since John _______ collecting memorabilia?

A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started

11. Peter _______ in Paris for 4 years, then he _______ to London and

_______ there ever since.

A. has lived – has moved – has been B. lived – has moved – was

C. lived – moved – has been D. had lived – moved – was

12. We _______ the housework all morning. That’s why we are exhausted.

A. have cleaned B. have been cleaning

C. were cleaning D. cleaned

13. This camera helps you _______ a perfect image of the landscape you’re

enjoying.

A. arrest B. captivate C. capture D. catch

14. Open and friendly talks will help you stay on good _______ with your

colleagues and boss.

A. relationships B. terms C. boats D. networks

15. She’s frustrated that she has to do all the household chores _______ his

sister doesn’t.

A. when B. that C. while D. which

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

16. Unless you keep your parents informed, they are likely to be more and

more distrustful.

A. doubtful B. trustworthy C. strict D. reliable

17. An exchange course during secondary years will surely transform your

child into a mature teenager.

A. affect B. change C. develop D. train

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in

meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

18. I was surprised at the profound changes my hometown had undergone

over the two decades.

A. negligible B. considerable C. noticeable D. unavoidable

19. Most teachers easily get irritated by such troublesome behaviours.

A. confused B. embarrassed C. excited D. pleased

Make the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

20. Jack (have) _______ a car crash last weekend and (be) ________ in

hospital since then.

21. After a while, John got used to (take) _______ care of himself living in the

dormitory.

22. I (just, know) ______ that Jane is in the hospital. I (visit) _______ her this

afternoon.

Choose the correct adjectives.

23. She finds reading books bored / boring. She’s interested / interesting in

playing sports.

24. Shua looks so tired / tiring. He has just finished the running competition.

25. She forgot her lines in the play and looked so embarrassed /

embarrassing.

III. READING

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank

space in the following passage.

Preparing for an exchange course abroad involves a lot of things, one of

which should be getting gifts for your hosts. As you are going to be under the

same (26)_______ for a while, it would be advisable to (27)_______ good

impression on arrival. Your gifts needn’t be (28)_______ expensive or

cumbersome, but it is crucial that it be something meaningful. There is a long

list of items to choose from: your hometown (29)_______, your handmade

gifts, your school tee-shirt. Whatever the gift is, the (30)_______ you present

it to your hosts counts even more.

26. A. house B. ceiling C. home D. roof

27. A. make B. give C. do D. get

28. A. both B. all C. either D. neither

29. A. speciality B. specialist C. specialisation D. special

30. A. method B. way C. skill D. process

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

Human activities increasingly emit greenhouse gases, which build up in the

atmosphere and warm the climate and lead to many changes around the

world: in the atmosphere, on land and in the oceans. Many of these changes

have positively and negatively affect people, society and the environment,

including plants and animals. Major greenhouse gases remain in the

atmosphere for dozens (and even hundreds) of years, so their warming effects

on the climate last for a long time, affecting both present and future

generations. Climate change encompasses not only global warming, i.e. the

rising average temperature, but also extreme weather events, shifting wildlife

populations and habitats, rising seas and various other impacts. Warmer

temperatures mean that there are more and more insects that spread
diseases and that heat waves are getting more lethal to humans. Droughts

and floods resulting from climate change also pose great threats to

agriculture. A recent study shows that for every rise of one degree Celsius

crop yields will go down 3 to 7 percent, severely affecting food insecurity.

31. Through their activities, man is creating _______ greenhouse gases.

A. the same amount of B. a greater amount of

C. a smaller amount of D. the greatest amount of

32. The writer agrees with all the following EXCEPT _______.

A. The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause warmer

weather.

B. Greenhouse gases influence not only plants but also animals.

C. Greenhouse gases are of no use to the earth.

D. Greenhouse gases do not disappear quickly.

33. The word “encompass” means _______.

A. hinder B. improve C. worsen D. include

34. Disease-spreading insects are mentioned as an example consequence of

_______.

A. extreme weather events B. higher temperatures

C. wildlife habitat change D. climate change

35. According to the texts, heat waves are becoming _______ to humans.

A. unbearable B. more familiar C. less severe D. dissatisfying

WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.

36. When did John start studying Spanish?

How long _______________________________________?

37. They have never ridden a horse before.

This is _________________________________________?

38. My sister and I have no difficulty in decorating the house at Xmas.

My sister and I are _________________________________.

39. The principal visited our class during our test.

While ___________________________________________.

40. The last time I visited Jenny was 2 years ago.

I haven’t ___________________________________.