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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. that B. catch C. bad D. wash
Question 2. A. disaster B. reserve C. physics D. decision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. benefit B. symbolise C. opponent D. atmosphere
Question 4. A. album B. accept C. receive D. admit
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5. The money__________in the street has been given to charity.
A. found B. is finding C. is found D. finds
Question 6. To my surprise, she earns __________ my older brother.
A. much money than B. as much money as
C. more money D. the most money
Question 7. We ran out of the house to see what was happening _____________.
A. until we hear the deafening noise out in the street
B. prior to hearing the deafening noise out in the street
C. after we had heard the deafening noise out in the street
D. as soon as we have heard the deafening noise out in the street
Question 8. Some younger people nowadays tend to be indifferent _________ burning environmental
problems.
A. to B. at C. with D. from
Question 9. His welcoming speech wasn’t good, ________?
A. wasn’t it B. was he C. was it D. wasn’t he
Question 10. She has ___________ honest, open face.
A. the B. a C. no article D. an
Question 11. She would make no promises, but was prepared to ____________ the idea.
A. amuse B. comfort C. delight D. entertain
Question 12. Despite the difficult test, Mutta tried to ____.
A. get around B. account for C. muddle through D. apply to
Question 13. Drinking coffee caused me __________ awake all the night.
A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. stay
Question 14. Soaring prices mean that many prospective buyers will reach the end of their _______ as
they can no longer afford to buy their wanted properties.
A. wit B. rope C. path D. road
Question 15. He ________ from driving after picking up too many points on his licence.
A. disqualified B. will disqualify
C. was disqualified D. had been disqualified
Question 16. Trekkers should be prepared to _________ it as there are few facilities in remote areas.
A. struggle B. rough C. succumb D. tolerate
Question 17. Over the last forty years, psychologists _______ three methods which consistently improve
memory for words.
A. found B. had found C. will have found D. have found
Question 18. Using this polish on your car will give its surface an _________ shine.
A. attraction B. attractive C. unattractive D. attractively
Question 19. He constantly feels he has to _____________ himself to others.
A. state B. confirm C. determine D. prove
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. The scientists are working on a drug capable of arresting the spread of cancerous cells.
A. catching B. grasping C. curbing D. seizing
Question 21. The best way to travel around London is to stand at the side of the road and hail a cab.
A. beckon B. call C. wave D. summon
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. Becca gave a hilarious account of her teenage years.
A. uproarious B. thrilling C. confused D. depressing
Question 23. If you don’t study harder there is no way that you will make the grade.
A. perform well B. pass with flying colors
C. let your parents down D. fail to get good results
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 24. John and Jack are talking about how lessons are conducted via the Internet.
John: “Distancing learning is truly convenient nowadays.”
Jack: “__________. This way of studying hinders our ability to interact with classmates.”
A. Precisely B. Fair enough
C. Can you say that again? D. I hardly think so
Question 25. Michelson is at the travel agency.
Michelson: “How much is the tour price?”
Travel agent: “___________.”
A. You don’t need to pay any fees in advance B. We only accept cash
C. 18 pounds for each person D. There will be a cancellation fee

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
ALLERGY ALERT
To have an allergy means that a person is affected either by a substance in the atmosphere by some sort
of food. These days a lot of people suffer from one kind of allergy or (26) ______. So, what can people
do to fight allergies? If someone is allergic to chocolate, (27) _______, the simplest thing to do would be
to avoid eating any chocolate. If, on the other hand, the allergic reaction is caused by something (28)
______ or difficult to avoid, then the only solution is prescribed medication.
The chances of someone having an allergy are bound to be great if allergies (29) _____ in the family. In
other words, if one parent suffers from allergies, the child has a thirty percent chance of being allergic,
too. If both parents are affected, the risk doubles. However, there is absolutely по logical reason to be
terrified of that possibility. Those (30) _____ suffer can carry on with their lives and not let their allergies
wear them out. They shouldn't feel different from everyone else.
(Adapted from Use of English B2 for All Exams by E. Moutsou)

Question 26. A. few B. little C. another D. each

Question 27. A. for instance B. however C. in fact D. moreover
Question 28. A. unknown B. plausible C. obvious D. existing
Question 29. A. jump B. flow C. dance D. run
Question 30. A. where B. which C. whom D. who
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 from 31 to 35
In the past, technology and progress was very slow. People “invented” farming 12,000 years ago
but it took 8,000 years for the idea to go around the world. Then, about 3,500 years ago, people called
“potters” used round wheels to turn and make plates. But it took hundreds of years before some clever
person thought, if we join two wheels together and make them bigger, we can use them to move things.
In the last few centuries, things have begun to move faster. Take a 20th-century invention like the
aeroplane, for example. The first aeroplane flight on 17 December 1903 only lasted 12 seconds, and the
plane only went 37 metres. It can’t have been very exciting to watch, but that flight changed the world.
Sixteen years later, the first plane flew across the Atlantic, and only fifty years after that, men walked on
the moon. Technology is now changing our world faster and faster. So what will the future bring?
One of the first changes will be the materials we use. Scientists have just invented an amazing new
material called grapheme, and soon we will use it to do lots of things. With grapheme batteries in your
mobile, it will take a few seconds to charge your phone or download a thousand gigabytes of information!
Today, we make most products in factories, but in the future, scientists will invent living materials.
Then we won’t make things like cars and furniture in factories - we will grow them!
Thirty years ago, people couldn’t have imagined social media like Twitter and Facebook. Now we
can’t live without them. But this is only the start. Right now, scientists are putting microchips in some
disabled people’s brains, to help them see, hear and communicate better. In the future, we may all use

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these technologies. We won’t need smartphones to use social media or search the internet because the
internet will be in our heads!
More people will go into space in the future, too. Space tourism has already begun, and a hundred
years from now, there may be many hotels in space. One day, we may get most of our energy from space
too. In 1941, the writer Isaac Asimov wrote about a solar power station in space. People laughed at his
idea then, but we should have listened to him. Today, many people are trying to develop a space solar
power station. After all, the sun always shines above the clouds!
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Question 31: The writer says that in the past ___________.
A. people didn’t invent many things
B. people didn’t want to use wheels
C. most inventions were to do with farming
D. it took time for new ideas to change things
Question 32: Why does the writer use the example of the aeroplane?
A. To explain why transport changed in the 20th century.
B. Because he thinks it’s the most important invention in history.
C. To explain how space travel started.
D. To show how an invention developed quickly.
Question 33: What does the writer say about the future of communication?
A. We can’t know what the most popular social media will be.
B. Microchips will become faster.
C. We won’t use the internet as much.
D. We won’t need devices like smartphones.
Question 34: What does the writer say about space solar power?
A. It’s an old idea, but people are only starting to develop it now.
B. It’s a science fiction idea, and nobody really thinks it will work.
C. It’s much easier to build a solar power station in space than on Earth.
D. People tried it in 1941, but they didn’t succeed.
Question 35: The best title for the article would be ___________.
A. Man in space
B. Will computers rule the world?
C. More and more inventions
D. Progress now and then
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 from 36 to 42
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN WORKPLACE
“Cultural diversity is when differences in race, ethnicity, language, nationality, religion and sexual
orientation are represented within a community” (Amadeo, 2013). With the increase of globalization in
the world, cultural diversity in the workplace has grown as a trend. Cultural diversity can affect the
workplace in numerous ways. Although negative effects which include miscommunication, the creation

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of barriers, and dysfunctional adaptation behaviors can happen, positive effects including building a sound
knowledge base with in-house talent can make for smoother integration of the organization into foreign
cultures.
A positive effect of cultural diversity in the workplace is that employees belonging to different cultures
usually have different ways of thinking and can thus analyze a matter at hand from a variety of
perspectives. This is hard to achieve when employees belonging to the same culture are asked to analyze
the same matter. Employees coming from different cultures have different experiences, which can be
beneficial by providing the organization with a sound and vast knowledge base. This is a great advantage
when it comes to solving problems. Al-Jenaibi (2011) studied the impact and scope of cultural diversity
in organizations in the UAE. The study showed most of the workers agreed that group work with
culturally diverse people helps “to overcome cultural differences through shared experiences when
working within a team”.
Another positive effect of cultural diversity in the workplace is the increased tendency of organizational
personnel to overcome culture shock as the business expands in other countries and becomes international.
This is a very important benefit derived from the cultural diversity of the employees because many
modern companies have global expansion on their corporate agendas. With expansion into other countries
comes a range of obstacles including gathering information about local customs and laws in the foreign
country, assessing risks, and designing strategies to overcome those risks. When an organization has a
culturally diverse workforce, it can use the information and knowledge of the individual workers to
achieve these objectives and overcome the aforementioned obstacles.
For the most part, the effects of cultural diversity in the workplace depend upon how well they are being
managed by the organizational leaders. With proper strategic planning, top management can enhance the
positive effects of cultural diversity in the workplace.
(Adapted from https://www.clutejournals.com/)
Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Cultural diversity has its pros and cons.
B. Whether cultural diversity benefits or not is a difficult question.
C. Cultural diversity has its own advantage in the workplace.
D. Cultural diversity has negative effects on workers.
Question 37: Which of these following sentences is TRUE about the first benefit?
A. Multicultural companies have an advantage when it comes to problem-solving.
B. Cultural diversity is a barrier in the workplace.
C. Companies in UAE get better outcomes than ones in other areas thanks to diversity.
D. Advantages of cultural diversity outweighed disadvantages.
Question 38: What does the word “this” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. A positive effect of cultural diversity
B. Employees from different cultures
C. Ways of thinking
D. Analyzing matters from various viewpoints
Question 39: Which word can best replace the word “sound” in paragraph 2?

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A. thick B. unstable C. shallow D. profound
Question 40: According to paragraph 3, which problems may companies suffer when opening a new
branch?
A. Research local customs B. Increase in organizational personnel
C. Culture shock D. Lack of local staffs
Question 41: What does the word “derived from” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. far from B. enter upon
C. come from D. introduce
Question 42: Which can be inferred from the passage?
A. International companies need cultural diversity to succeed.
B. The key to enhance the benefits of cultural diversity comes from senior leader’s strategies.
C. If one company wants to expand its market it must hire local staff.
D. Companies not having cultural diversity will bankrupt soon.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 43. The children jeered their classmate in the schoolyard with the crucial chant of “Suzy is the
teacher’s pet!”
A. jeered B. crucial C. chant D. teacher’s pet
Question 44. My parents earn a modest income and were unable to send me to public school.
A. earn B. income C. to send D. public
Question 45. The project is almost completed and needs very little work to finish them off.
A. almost B. completed C. little D. them
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 46. “I spent a large amount of money on this valueless book.” said Falla.
A. Falla denied spending a large amount of money on that valueless book.
B. Falla promised to spend a large amount of money on that valueless book.
C. Falla admitted having spent a large amount of money on that valueless book.
D. Falla regretted not having spent a large amount of money on that valueless book.
Question 47. This is the first time I have ever seen such a spectacular scene.
A. I saw such a spectacular scene many times ago.
B. I have never seen a spectacular scene like this before.
C. I have seen such a spectacular scene for many times.
D. I have never saw such a spectacular scene before.
Question 48. I’m certain that Johny used his smartphone in the exam as he finished it in just 5 minutes.
A. Johny can’t have used his smartphone in the exam as he finished it in just 5 minutes.
B. John needn’t have used his smartphone in the exam as he finished it in just 5 minutes.
C. Johny might have used his smartphone in the exam as he finished it in just 5 minutes.
D. Johny must have used his smartphone in the exam as he finished it in just 5 minutes.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49. Daisy got depressed. She couldn’t do anything but cry all day.
A. Had Daisy not got depressed, she could do something but cry all day.
B. Not only did Daisy get depressed but she also did nothing but to cry all day.
C. Such was Daisy’s depression that she could do nothing but cry all day.
D. Suppose that Daisy got depressed, she would do nothing but cry all day.
Question 50. Joe is not here with us. He will know how to fix this technical issue.
A. Provided that Joe is here with us, he won’t know how to fix this technical issue.
B. Joe will know how to fix this technical issue even if he is not here with us.
C. We wish Joe were here with us and fix this technical issue.
D. If only Joe were here with us to help fix this technical issue.