University Entrance Exam : Version C : 2018

Grammar : Choose the best answer to complete each sentence :

1. Shrek met _________ donkey which had _________ very talkative nature.
A. a / a B. a / an C. the / ___ D. a / ___ E. ___ / an
2. We will be back _________ school _________ Thursday afternoon.
A. on / in B. at / in C. at / on D. in / at E. on / at
3. Bold is the best student in the class. He studies really _________.
A. hardly B. Good C. tough D. hard E. strict
4. There are too many questions to ask you. _________ you _________ some time for that now?
A. Have / had B. Do / have C. Are / have D. Did / have E. Do / having
5. The graph shows that our economy _________ very well in the recent years.
A. improve B. had improved C. to be improved D. has improved E. mproving
6. While he _________ his homework last night, his mother __________ cooking dinner.
A. does / was B. did / has C. has done / had been D. is doing / has been E. was doing / was
7. It’s already 1 o’clock. Let’s have lunch in the cafeteria, _________?
A. have we B. do we C. haven’t we D. shall we E. are we
8. Allen _________ his project work by the end of this week.
A. will have been finishing B. would be finishing C. will have finished
D. would be finished E. will be finished
9. If I _________ my hair blonde, nobody would _________ me.
A. have dyed / have recognized B. dyed / recognize C. dyed / recognized
D. dye / have recognized E. dye / recognize
10. Paul: Who __________ the ballet “The Swan Lake” composed by?
Martin: Tchaikovsky _________ “The Swan Lake”.
A. is / was composed B. has been / was composed C. was / has composed
D. was / composed E. has / composed
11. I was happy to have a _________ scarf as a present.
A. beautiful, long, flowered, silk B. beautiful, silk, long, flowered C. flowered, silk, beautiful, long
D. silk, flowered, long, beautiful E. long, flowered, beautiful, silk

Vocabulary – Choose the best word to complete each sentence :

12. Nuts are helpful to enhance the mental ability _________ I eat them often.
A. because of B. because C. although D. though E. so
13. Sam always does what he thinks immediately. He is _________.
A. persuasive B. arrogant C. bossy D. decisive E. considerable
14. Travelling around the world gives you the _________ to broaden up your picture of the world.
A. concern B. understanding C. opportunity D. consideration E. observation
15. Going fishing in spring and early summer is _________ because fish usually lay their eggs during these times.
A. illiterate B. illegal C. impatient D. incorrigible E. illegible
16. Solving puzzles is a wonderful way of _________ activity which lets us enhance our brain power.
A. sensitive B. emotional C. spiritual D. mental E. physical
17. When a politician gets the majority of the votes in a/an _________, he/she wins it.
A. election B. collection C. option D. selection E. choice
18. The burglars broke _________ the jewelry shop last night.
A. off B. up C. down D. out E. into
19. The firefighters immediately put _________ the fire near the forest and prevented a great disaster.
A. in B. up C. down D. out E. off
20. We need some cheese, a _________ of vinegar, a bag of flour and a _________ of beans for cooking the dish.
A. bar / bottle B. bar / can C. bottle / can D. pack / slice E. carton / bar
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21. Silk Road was one of the vital trading _________ in the history of mankind.
A. navigations B. routes C. voyages D. journeys E. expeditions
22. Have you ever _________ for any scholarship programs that is available to engineering students.
A. worked B. used C. utilized D. applied E. employed
23. Alex: You look as if you’ve got butterflies in your stomach. What’s the problem?
Oscar: Yeah, I’m waiting for the results of the final test, so I am quite _________.
A. nervous B. hungry C. excited D. bored E. interested
24. Suvd: Could you give me a hand with these boxes, Taivan?
Baatar: Ok, I’ll _________ you, where should I move them?
A. act B. show C. present D. give E. help
25. Dr. Johnson: I never expected it to start raining cats and dogs all of a sudden.
Helen: Me neither. I was glad it let up quickly, otherwise it would have caused a _________!
A. storm B. drought C. famine D. flood E. quake

Choose the correct prefix to form the opposite adjective :

26. ________ --- available
A. un B. ir C. im D. dis E. de
27. ________ --- moral
A. in B. un C. im D. de E. dis

Read the conversations and then choose the best option to fill in the blanks :

Conversation 1
Sheila: Ew! It’s so horrible here. Look at all these dead fish! What do you think happened?
Dave: Well, there is a factory outside town that’s pumping chemicals into the river.
Sheila: How can they do that? 28. _________
Dave: Yes, it is. But a lot of companies ignore those laws.
Sheila: That’s terrible! What can we do about it?
Dave: Well, one thing to do about it is to talk to the company’s management.
Sheila: What if that doesn’t work?
Dave: Well, then another way to stop them is to get a TV station to run a story on it.
Sheila: Yes! Companies hate bad publicity. By the way, what’s the name of this company?
Dave: 29. _________
Sheila: Oh no! My uncle is one of their top executives!

28. A. Isn’t that against the law? 29. A. Yes, I know its name.

B. I can’t believe it. B. It’s located close by.

C. Don’t they know what they are doing? C. It’s called Apex industries.

D. I couldn’t imagine that! D. Don’t you know that?

E. What do you think about it? E. It’s a well-known company.

30. Where is the conversation taking place?

A. Inside the factory B. On the river bank C. At the company
D. At the TV station E. Outside the factory
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Conversation 2
James: So, are you still living with your parents, Tom?
Tom: I’m afraid so. I wish I had my own apartment.
James: Why? Don’t you like living at home?
Tom: It’s OK, but my parents are always asking me to be home before midnight. I wish they would stop worrying about me.
James: Yeah, parents are like that!
Tom: And they expect me to help around the house. I hate housework. I wish life weren’t so difficult.
James: So, why don’t you move out?
Tom: Hey, I wish I could, but where else can I get free room and board?

31. James is _________ of Tom on parents’ situation at home.

A. attentive B. mindful C. supportive D. concerned E. caring

32. Tom is _________ to live with his parents because he doesn’t like housework.
A. displeased B. angry C. worried D. furious E. pessimistic

Read the passage and then answer the questions :

The pace of change in the world of technology is amazing. It wasn’t long ago that the postal service was our
only way to communicate over any distance. It took days and sometimes weeks to receive letters from
within the same country. As a result, the news in the letters was out of date when people received them. In
the workplace, this meant that business was mostly conducted locally, over relatively short distances.
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it laid the foundation for the communication
system we have today. The telephone allowed two people to communicate instantly across a great
distance. Eventually computers replaced typewriters and dramatically increased the speed of our daily
work of life. Nowadays the Internet is an essential part of every business. The Internet has brought many
opportunities for storing and sharing great amount of information and knowledge that are key to human
development.
However, it is not just communications that have changed. Only 50 years ago most people didn’t own a car.
People walked or rode bicycles. Changes in travel as well as the increased speed of communications have
led to the global business world that we have today.

33. What is the passage mainly about?

A. It is about the modern technologies that create postal system we have today.
B. It is about the technology that changed the business world.
C. It is about the technology that created the Internet we have today.
D. It is about the technologies that have changed the speed of our lives.
E. It is about the technology that speeds up the communication within the same country.

34. The news in the letters became old because _________

A. it is delivered within the same country.
B. it took several days or weeks to receive them.
C. there wasn’t postal service anymore.
D. it is delivered over relatively short distances.
E. businesses were mostly conducted locally.

35. The pronoun “them” in bold and italics in the 3rd line refers to _________.
A. postal service B. result C. news D. letters E. people

36. The word “conducted” in line 4 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. serviced B. worked C. played D. made E. run
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Read the letter and then choose the best words to complete it :
Dear Mr. Rees,
Thank you for your letter of 21 June. I was very disturbed by your account of what happened in our hotel last week, and I am writing to
37. _________ for this. I can understand that you were 38. _________ by the way the employee spoke to you. There can be no excuse
for such behavior and I fully understand why you felt the need to complain about the situation. I can provide no explanation for the way
the receptionist behaved.
Our hotel group has a reputation for being good at looking after our customers, and I am very sorry that your experience of our service
didn’t confirm this. I intend to deal with the staff member appropriately and I will ensure that she doesn’t repeat this behavior by
sending her on a retraining course 39. _________. I would like to assure you that the behavior you encountered is not typical of our
staff.
As the manager, I am responsible for all of our employees so please accept my apologies again and this voucher worth £50 to spend in
any of our hotels.
Yours sincerely,
Clive Martin
Hotel Manager

37. A. salute B. apologize C. greet D. thank E. reply

38. A. satisfied B. motivated C. thrilled D. shocked E. pleased
39. A. yesterday B. last week C. previous day D. previous week E. next week

Now answer this question about the letter :

40. The manager writes this letter because _________.
A. the receptionist complained about the hotel service
B. she made a mistake in tackling the problem C. the receptionist behaved badly when talking to the customer
D. the employee deals with the customer appropriately E. one of the employees talked to the wrong customer

Listen to the conversation and answer :

41. Why is the woman interviewing the student?
A. She is spending her free time asking questions. D. She is working on questions about free time.
B. She is doing a survey on free time activities. E. She is making a list of free time activities.
C. She is interviewing a student in her free time.

42. What is the student’s name?

A. Peter HARLEM B. Peter HARVEY C. Peter HARLEE D. Peter HARLEY E. Peter HARLEM

43. In the past, the band he plays used to meet _________.

A. at least twice a week D. about once a week
B. about everyday E. at least three times a week
C. at least once in every two weeks

44. Why can’t Peter go to watch live matches anymore?

A. Because he always watches a big final or something. D. As a student, he doesn’t generally have much money.
B. Because he can’t remember to go to live matches. E. As he works in a restaurant, he doesn’t have much free time.
C. Because he is working hard to pass his exam.

45. What is Peter going to do after the interview?

A. He is going to do Mathematics at university. D. He is going to play in the band he belongs to.
B. He is going to go to the restaurant he works in. E. He is going to study for his exam.
C. He is going to meet his friends.

46. Peter does the following activities EXCEPT _________.

A. playing in a band D. working in a restaurant
B. playing computer games E. playing the musical instrument
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C. doing sports