PART A: LISTENING

Section I. You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a new sports centre. Listen and
complete the notes using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

New sports centre

 It opens on (1)_________ May.
 It is opposite the (2) __________ .
 The car park entrance is in (3) _________ Road.
 It costs (4) __________ £ per week to be a member.
 A (5) _________ is provided.
 You can learn to (6) ________at 5.30 each day.

Section II. Decide which picture best fits what you hear on the tape and choose the answer marked
A, B, C or D under the picture.
1. What is the man buying for his lunch?

A B C
2. When is Maria’s birthday?

A B C

3. Which postcard does this woman choose?

A B C
4. How much does the woman pay for the DVD?

A B C

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Section III. You will hear part of a health talk. Listen and complete the summary below.
For each gap, write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
In 1849 Irish people were largely (1)_________ and living in the countryside. There was a
(2)__________ in the agricultural system. All crops were grown to pay the rent of the land and all that was
grown to eat was (3)__________. A great famine struck the Irish people. From 1845 to 1848 the crops
failed so (4)_________ people died or left the country by (5)__________ . The population continued to
(6)__________ until 1961. The people left their home and went to England, (7)__________ or Australia.
Ireland has the highest (8)________ rate of any country in Europe for the (9)__________ centuries. Almost
every family in Ireland has (10) __________ abroad.
PART B: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Section I. Phonetics
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. breakfast B. sweat C. breathe D. realm
2. A. baths B. paths C. mouths D. maths
Choose the word whose position of main stress is different from that of the others.
3. A. access B. improve C. finish D. comment
4. A. atmosphere B. preference C. vegetable D. encourage
5. A. photography B. characterize C. necessary D. admirable
Section II. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. I’ve been _______advised not to say anything.
A. greatly B. significantly C. seriously D. strongly
2. I don't have my own room. I have to ______ the bedroom with my elder brother.
A. divide B. split C. separate D. share
3. If you book in advance you will _________ certainly have a better table at our restaurant.
A. mostly B. almost C. most D. the most
4. Pollution along the coastline is _________marine life.
A. terrifying B. horrifying C. threatening D. worrying
5. In the primary school, a child is in the__________ simple setting.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparatively D. comparable
6. ________ by the flood, the bridge is being rebuilt now.
A. Destroyed B. Having destroyed C. Destroying D. Be destroyed
7. Too many factories dispose _______their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. away B. of C. out D. off
8. She is not really looking forward to this weekend, when she__________ a family reunion.
A. has attended B. has been attending
C. will have to attend D. would be able to attend
9. She was angry when I phoned because __________ to get the baby to sleep for an hour.
A. she’d tried B. she was trying C. she’d been trying D. she’s tried
10. No sooner _________ the house than the phone started to ring.
A. had she entered B. she had entered
C. entered she D. had entered she
11. Many people were injured when the building _________.
A. collapsed B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted
12. Working hours will fall to under 35 hours a week, _________?
A. will they B. won't they C. won't it D. will it
13. What a dangerous thing to do! You __________ have been killed!
A. may B. can C. must D. might
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14. I will do the job you offer me to the best of my _________.
A. knowledge B. ability C. talent D. capacity
15. The _____ of the Syrian boy drowned off Turkey has aroused the world’s pity.
A. event B. situation C. case D. plight
16. ___________have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing
compared to what people are doing to harm it.
A. Poachers B. Industrialists C. Conservationists D. Producers
17. Are you having a_________ exam before you sit the actual exam in July?
A. fake B. false C. mock D. unreal
18. I read the contract again and again ________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. with a view to B. in view of C. by means of D. in terms of
19. Jack: “Let’s meet outside the theatre.” Jill: “________”
A. Yes, let us do it. B. What about?
C. Is 6.30 all right? D. I’d like to go to the concert.
20. Why does he need to make such heavy ________ of a simple task?
A. climate B. weather C. storm D. cloud

Section III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION.

1. This coat was __________ sale when I bought it so it was very cheap.
2. Many endangered animals in this reserve are ________ great threat of extinction.
3. What chemical is this? It's giving _______ a horrible smell.
4. I found the ring purely __________luck.
5. It is not easy for them to work out alternative solutions _________ such a problem.

Section IV. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets.
There are some people who believe in the (1) ___________(EXIST) of Bigfoot, a (2) __________ (MYSTERY)
ape-like creature that is supposed to live in the mountains in the USA. In 1967 some hunters claimed to
have (3) __________ (ACCIDENT) filmed such a creature. The brief film, showing a huge creature walking
slowly through the undergrowth, was broadcast worldwide and caused quite a sensation. Many people
saw this as firm (4) _________ (PROVE) that Bigfoot is real.
But now researchers have come to the (5) ___________ (CONCLUDE) that the film is merely a trick. After
concluding a close (6) _________ (ANALYSE) of it, they claim to have identified a man-made fastener at the
creature’s waist. Bigfoot is, therefore, (7) __________ (LIKELY) to be anything more than a very large man
dressed up in an animal suit.
Some Bigfoot fans remain unconvinced by the (8) __________ (SCIENCE), though. They claim it is
extremely (9) ___________ (DOUBT) that something as small as a zip fastener could be reliably identified
on such an old film. In addition, they say that the creature caught on camera does not move like a
human and that it is therefore (10) _________ (TRUE) a wild creature of nature. The debate goes on.
Section V. There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify and correct them.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox,

I'm very happy that you can come to visit us in August, and I would like to tell 1
you something in my town.
The weather here in August is usually very good, but bringing a warm jumper
or jacket with you because it is sometimes cool in the evenings.
I know if you like going to the theatre and to the opera, so I have booked 5
tickets for the performance of 'Aida' in August 4 th. An opera will start at 9.00
in the evening. Because there have lots of people and the seats do not have

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 numbers, we mustn’t arrive very early.
I know that you will like the monuments in Verona, especially the Arena and
the Roman theatre. There is a lot of good restaurants and cafés in Verona,
which we can try some of the local dishes. I'm sure you will like our food, 10
especially the pasta and the fruit ice-cream.
Please write to me early and tell me early what time you are arriving in
Verona.
With best wishes,
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PART C. READING
Section I. Read the text below and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space.
Cheating at Computer Games
It’s something a gamer will tell you. Computer games shouldn’t be so hard that they drive you
mad, but (1) __________should they be so easy that they fail to offer enough of a challenge. Inevitably,
however, you get stuck sometimes. What do you do then? Ask the internet of course. Many other games
have figured (2) _________ what to do and posted the solution online. The answer is just a (3) __________
clicks away.
Purists say this is cheating. They argue that solving a puzzle yourself, as gamers had to do in the
old days, might have (4) _________ longer, but it was more satisfying. Once you know that detailed
‘walkthroughs’ are available online, free (5) __________ charge, for almost any game, the temptation is to
ask for virtual help at the first sign of trouble, (6) __________ robs players of a true sense of achievement.
I say this is rubbish. (7) ___________ a search and downloading a solution have many merits. It
stops me throwing my controller at the screen, and (8) ___________ me more likely to finish games (9)
___________ than giving up when they start to get tricky. So all in all, I get better value for money. The
search is also a reminder that I’m a member of a broader community, many of (10) _________ have been
this way before.

Section II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer marked A, B, C or D to complete the
following passage.
Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (1)
____________to learn that the games industry now makes more money than Hollywood. (2)__________a
family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has (3) __________ one of the most popular forms of
entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (4) _________, capture your
imagination and play with your emotions.
The big (5) __________, however, is that watching a movie is a passive pastime. You have not to say
how the plot (6) __________ or which characters dominate the story. (7) _________computer games, you
direct the action and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the right game is likely to signal the
beginning of a lasting love (8) _________ with the interactive world of make – believe. It is wrong to think
(9) __________ gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the (10) _________ growth
area of the market is the 35-35 age group.

1. A. concerned B. admired C. surprised D. startled

2. A. As soon as B. As well as C. As far as D. As long as
3. A. begun B. grown C. sounded D. become
4. A. gaze B. attention C. breath D. control

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5. A. gap B. variety C. difference D. direction
6. A. becomes B. develops C. turns D. produces
7. A. Along B. With C. For D. About
8. A. match B. story C. secret D. affair
9. A. of B. on C. at D. off
10. A. longest B. widest C. biggest D. deepest

Section III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing
appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem,
to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of
terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated with tropical rain-forest
habitats. Relatively little has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef
systems are comparable to rain forests in terms of richness of life.
An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet’s dominants most-distinctive
feature-the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining
global issues. Seen from far away, it is easy to realize that landmasses occupy only one-third of the
Earth’s surface. Given that two thirds of the Earth’s surface is water and that marine life lives at all
levels of the ocean, the total three-dimensional living space of the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater
than that of land and contains more than 90 percent of all life on Earth even though the ocean has fewer
distinct species.
The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world rain forests does not seem
surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species. One scientist
found many different species of ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different
from every other species, their genetic makeup constrains them to be insects and to share similar
characteristics with 750,000 species of insects. If basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are
given more emphasis than differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity of life is
unquestionably the sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some representation there.
To appreciate fully the diversity and abundance of life in the sea, it helps to think small. Every
spoonful of ocean water contains life, on the order of 100 to 100,000 bacterial cells plus, assorted
microscopic plants and animals, including larvae of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to
starfish and clams and much more.
1. What is the main point of the passage?
A. Humans are destroying thousands of species.
B. There are thousands of insect species.
C. The sea is even richer in life than the rain forests.
D. Coral reefs are similar to rain forests.
2. The word “appreciation” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________
A. ignorance B. recognition C. tolerance D. forgiveness
3. Why does the author compare rain forests and coral reefs (paragraph 1)?
A. They are approximately the same size. B. They share many similar species.
C. Most of their inhabitants require water. D. Both have many different forms of life.
4. The word “bias in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________
A. concern B. disadvantage C. attitude D. prejudice
5. Which of the following is true about the ocean according to the passage?
A. It’s 100 times greater than land. B. It contains more species than land.
C. It contains a vast majority of life on Earth D. It occupies one-third of the Earth’s surface.
6. The passage suggests that most rain forest species are__________
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A. insects B. bacteria C. mammals D. birds
7. The word “there’ in paragraph 3 refers to_________
A. the sea B. the rain forests C. a tree D. the Earth’s surface
8. The author argues that there is more diversity of life in the sea than in the rain forests because
__________
A. more phyla and classes of life are represented in the sea
B. there are too many insects to make meaningful distinctions
C. many insect species are too small to divide into categories
D. marine life-forms reproduce at a faster rate
9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of microscopic sea life?
A. Sponges. B. Coral. C. Starfish. D. Shrimp.
10. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the passage?
A. Ocean life is highly adaptive.
B. More attention needs to be paid to preserving ocean species and habitats.
C. Ocean life is primarily composed of plants.
D. The sea is highly resistant to the damage done by pollutants.

PART D. WRITING
Section I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. They were all arrested because of his incompetence.
 Had __________________________________________________________.
2. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert.
 Robert confessed _________________________________________________________.
3. It seems that Linda has left her new job.
 Linda_________________________________________________________.
4. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax
 It_________________________________________________________.
5. A work permit will only be issued on receipt of the correct documents.
 Not until_________________________________________________________.

Section II. Essay writing

The use of mobile phone is as antisocial as smoking. Smoking is banned in certain places so mobile
phone should be banned like smoking. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In about at least 250 words, write a composition to express your opinion.

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