Written Exam Paper 12

(Time allowed 60’)

I. A. Circle the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest. (0.5p)
1. A. explanation B. adventure C. advertise D. addition
2. A. choir B. chill C. chief D. charge
3. A. colony B. company C. colorful D. covering
4. A. throughout B. smooth C. threaten D. thunder
5. A. ranged B. transformed C. vaporised D. attached
B. Circle the word in each group that has the different stressed syllable from the rest.
(0.5p)
1. A. entertainment B. accumulation C. humiliation D. determination
2. A. horizon B. collection C. petroleum D. atmosphere
3. A. geometry B. conventional C. astonishment D. aspiration
4. A. preservation B. potentially C. perversity D. magnificent
5. A. trigonometry B. dramatically C. photochemical D. documentary
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions by circling the correct option A, B,
C, or D. (1 p)
Polyester is now being used for bottles. ICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that
it is now beginning to break the grip of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantages of
this huge market.
All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products
have been doing badly world-wide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics
Division of ICI lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the most hopeful new
market was in packaging, bottles and cans.
Since 1982 it has opened three new factories producing “Melinar”– the raw material from
which high quality polyester bottles are made.
The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies like Coca Cola
started selling their drinks in giant two-litre containers. Because of the build-up of the pressure of
gas in large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVS, the plastic which has been used for
bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to be made.
Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless plastic becomes
much cheaper, but plastic does well for the large sizes.
Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less
noisy when being handled, and can be re-used. Shop-keepers and other business people are
unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages,
which are costly and time-consuming. The public, though, have been more difficult to persuade.
ICI’s commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, and try to
make them visually more attractive to the public.
The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem
here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container.
1. Plastics of various kinds have been used for making bottles
A. since 1982.
B. since the 1970s but only for large bottles.
C. since the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in them.
D. since companies like Coca Cola first tried them.
2. Why is ICI’s Plastics Division interested in polyester for bottlers?
A. The other things they make are not selling well.
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 B. Glass manufacturers cannot make enough new bottles.
C. They have factories which could be adapted to make it.
D. The price of oil keeps changing.
3. Why aren’t all bottles now made of polyester ?
A. The price of oil and plastic has risen.
B. It is not suitable for containing gassy drinks.
C. The public like traditional glass bottles.
D. Shop-keepers dislike re-usable bottles.
4. Manufacturers think polyester bottles are better than glass ones because they
A. are more expensive.
B. are more suited to small sizes.
C. are more exciting to look at.
D. do not break easily.
5. Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as cans
A. have been used for many years.
B. are possible only for hot food.
C. are an idea that interests the plastics companies.
D. are the first things being made in the new factories.
III. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) for each of the following sentences. (1p)
1. It was in this house ........... .
A. where I was born B. in which I was born C. that I was born D. I was born in
2. We wanted to give him ........... help, but he turned us down.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
3. You can use my bicycle ............. you bring it back tomorrow.
A. as long as B. although C. nevertheless D. in spite of
4. My brother always ............ at cards. No wonder he won every game.
A. cheated B. lied C. tricked D. deceived
5. He was so tired that he wasn’t capable .......... driving himself alone.
A. to B. for C. of D. from
6. She went ............. a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. down with B. in for C. over D. through
7. She used to ............ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. earn B. gain C. get D. win
8. That sweater looks ............ small for a five-year-old.
A. bit B. much C. rather D. even
9. Since I moved house, I haven’t had much ............... with those friends.
A. connection B. contact C. business D. meeting
10. I hope we will be able to avoid ............ anyone.
A. disappointment B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappoint

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Write your answers in the space
provided. (1p)
My wife and I (1. live) in our house in the country for five years. We (2. move) here after our
second child (3. be) born. We (4. live) in town for ten years and (5. decide) that as soon as we (6.
can) afford it, we (7. move) away from the smoke and the noise of the city centre, which we
finally (8. do) in 1985. We have never regretted it. We (9. be) reminded of the wisdom of our
decision every morning when we draw our curtains (10. see ) open fields stretching before us.
1. ................................................. 6. .......................................................
2. ................................................. 7. .......................................................
3. ................................................. 8. .......................................................
4. .................................................. 9. .......................................................
5. .................................................. 10. .....................................................
V. Use the correct form of the words in bold to finish the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (1p)
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Recently (1) have become extremely worried about the world’s population. 1. science
The problem is particularly acute in the (2) countries. (3) , the natural 2. develop
resources are becoming inadequate for the support of the increasing 3. fortune
population. But the (4) of natural resources by artificial products is not 4. place
always possible. Therefore, it is necessary to conserve these (5) resources for 5. value
as long as possible. The (6) of artificial products is often(7). This is 6. utilise
particularly so in every culture. For without (8) it would be impossible to 7. importance
increase food production. Even though there is a risk of (9) by their use. One 8. fertile
is left with the (10) problem of larger population requiring more and more 9. pollute
food. 10. solve

1. ................................ 5. ................................ 9. ...................................

2. ................................ 6. ................................ 10. .................................
3. ................................ 7. ................................
4. ................................ 8. ................................
VI. Identify the one that has a mistake by circling A, B, C or D. (1p)
1. The need for vitamins of our diet was discovered by the Dutch doctor Christian Eijkman
A B C
in 1896.
D
2. When I had called you up last night I knew you would be busy, but you didn’t have to be
A B C D
so rude.
3. Henry enjoys fishing because it allows him relaxing and forget all his problems.
A B C D
4. Mr. Perkins realized that he will have to leave work as soon as possible if he wanted to
A B C
get home before rush hour.
D
5. What are the people who lives in the other part of Germany like?
A B C D
6. New York is attractive with places such the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State
A B C D
Building.
7. New York is original called New Amsterdam as it was founded by the Dutch.
AB CD 8. The Statue of Liberty holds a
torch in its right hands.
A B C D
9. Although I asked my parents for permission but they still got angry.
A B C D
10. When compared to New York, London has few high buildings.
A B C D
VII. Fill in each space with a, an, the, or Ø (no article). (1p)
1. They visited ………… Prado Museum when they were in ………… Madrid.
2. ………… James Joyce I knew wasn’t ………….. novelist.
3. ………… Gold Restaurant is next to ………… Hong Kong Bank in Bath Road.
4. ………… Atlantic Ocean is larger than ………… Indian Ocean.
5. The government plan to help ………… poor and ………… unemployed.

VIII. Insert a suitable word in each numbered gap to finish the passage. Write your
answers in the space provided. (1p)
Man probably could not live without the help of animals. The (1) of animals in the balance of
nature ranks as their most important service to (2). Animals also serve man by (3) him with
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 many foods and other useful products. Without animals, man (4) have no meat, milk, eggs,
honey, wool, fur, or silk. For thousands of years, man has caused changes in (5) kingdom of
animals. He has tamed many kinds of animals and used (6) for food and clothing. He has killed
or driven away animals (7) once attacked him or interfered with his use of land. Today, he tries
to (8)many kinds of animal that are in danger of dying (9). Like man, most plants (10) on
animals for many of their basic needs. Without animals, many plants could not easily reproduce.
1. ................................................. 6. .......................................................
2. ................................................. 7. .......................................................
3. ................................................. 8. .......................................................
4. .................................................. 9. .......................................................
5. ................................................ 10. .....................................................
IX. Underline and correct the mistake in each of the following sentences. Write
your answers in the space provided. (1p)
1. The violence is a great problem in the world. ..........................................
2. I am not sure at all, I really can’t say with certain. ..........................................
3. I found it very bored to listen to his lectures. ..........................................
4. He felt excited for the football match on TV last night. ..........................................
5. Without a large temperature change water can add or lose a large number of heat.
..........................................
6. I’d rather go fishing than staying at home playing cards. ....................................
7. You should finish your home assignment last night. ....................................
8. In Britain, there is a weekly television programme which attempt to show all the various
devices which people have recently invented. ....................................
9. Nowadays a lot of importance inventions are carried out by scientists working for large
industrial firms. ....................................
10. Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources so they can continue
to be used and enjoyed. ....................................
X. Finish the second sentence in each group in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1p)
1- My aunt had twins last week. (GAVE)
Last week, my aunt ……………...............………………………….……... to twins.
2- “ Don’t go too near the edge,” their mother said. (WARNED)
Their mother………………….............……………………….....................the edge.
3- Last year farmers’ life was hard because of a heavy storm. (SWEPT)
If.........................................................................................................................................hard.
4- You have to do homework before class. (SUPPOSED)
You are ……………………………….........………………….......…... before class.
5- I fell asleep because the film was boring. (SO)
The film....…………………………………………….......…………....... I fell asleep.
6- I don’t intend to tell you my plan. (INTENTION)
I ……………………………......…………………………...…... telling you my plan.
7- Probably ancient Egyptians used weight arms to move and lift heavy blocks of stone.
(MIGHT)
Ancient Egyptians ………………………………….........…...…... heavy blocks of stone.
8. There is a conference here today. (TAKING)
A conference …………………………………….…….....……....…………… today.
9. In England the North is cooler than the South. (AS)
In England ………………………………...............………......…………… the North.
10. I was on the point of leaving the office when the phone rang. (ABOUT)
I was just ………………………………………………....…...… when the phone rang.

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