Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. Phonetics
1. Which word has different underlined sound? CHOOSE the correct answer.
WRITE your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. There is one example. (_____/5 points)
6. Everyone knows Peter because he's kind and smart. He's __________ in this town.
7. Apples don’t grow quickly. You can’t ___________any apples for a few months.
13. I need to buy a new ________________. My old one is broken and I can’t text or call my friends.
15. The coffee shop ___________________________we first met has just closed down.
A. to be B. being C. be D. been
18. Sue: What is your plan for this weekend? - Mary: _____________
C. I’m doing my task now. D. Yes, I’d like to be there one day.
III. Reading
4. Read. CHOOSE the correct answer. WRITE your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
(_____/5 points)
From the first history books ever written, it is clear that horse racing has always
(21)___________an important sport. It started in Central Asia about 4,500 years ago and was a
favourite sport in both Greek and Roman times.
Modern horse racing began when Arab horses were brought to Europe (22)___________the
12th century. At first, races were long and between just two horses, but at the beginning of the
18th century this changed. Races became (23)_________________shorter and had several horses
running against (24)_______________other.
Today, horse racing (25)____________________watched by more people than any other sports in
the USA, except baseball. It is also very popular in other parts of the world.
22. A. on B. for C. in D. of
5. Look at the text on the left. What does it say? CHOOSE the correct answer.
There are TWO extra texts. WRITE your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (_____/5 points)
0. It is not safe to do these things.
6. Read. CHOOSE the correct answer. WRITE your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
(_____/5 points)
At the beginning of the twentieth century, San Francisco was a beautiful city. There were
many shops and restaurants. People all over the world came to the city to find work and a better
life. Then, on April17th, 1906, there was an earthquake and 80% of the city was destroyed. There
were huge fires and about 3,000 people died. Almost 300,000 people found themselves with no
home. This in a city of only 400,000 people!
There were some serious problems after the earthquake. The biggest problem was the fires.
Many people burned their homes because they were already destroyed. The some people made
campfires and those fires started more fires. Another big problem was that many people started
to steal from stores and houses. The US Army had to help the local police and firemen.
San Francisco gets many earthquakes because it’s on a place where the Earth’s plates meet.
When they rub together, it causes an earthquake. Today, the buildings in San Francisco are made
to be very flexible, so they won’t be destroyed in an earthquake. Still, many people are scared of
another big earthquake.
C. More than 10% of people in San Francisco were killed by the earthquake.
D. San Francisco was the biggest city in America before the earthquake.
A. earthquakes C. buildings
A. San Francisco didn’t have a proper earthquake safety plan before 1906.
B. People did not want to build new homes in San Francisco after 1906.
D. People who stole things after the earthquake had to return them.
35. Which of the following is NOT correct about the earthquake in San Francisco?
IV. Writing
7. WRITE a correct sentence from the given words. DON’T change the word form and
the word order. Add NO MORE THAN 5 words in each sentence. There is one example.
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8. WRITE a correct sentence that has the same meaning with the given sentence.
USE the given words. There is one example. WRITE your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
(_____/5 points)
I haven’t ________________________________________________________________________________________
43. Living in the city is more interesting than living in the countryside.
I enjoy __________________________________________________________________________________________
The End!