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I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. Circle your choice. (10 points)
1. Why don’t you go to the park ................... ?
A. in the car
B. with the car
C. with car
2. Give her a telephone to ring ................... she gets lost.
A. if
B. whether
C. although
3. She ................... him of lying to her.
A. threatened
B. blamed
C. accused
4. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m ................... it.
A. seeing to
B. putting up with
C. standing for
5. No one’s got to stay late this evening, ................... ?
A. is it
B. have they
C. isn’t it
6. I was in a such hurry that I left one of my bags ....................
A. out
B. behind
C. on
7. On the first day of our holiday we just ................... by the hotel pool.
A. enjoyed
B. calmed
C. comforted

8. Jane likes watching films but she is not ................... keen on any kind.
A. specially
B. certainly
C. largely
9. My hands were so cold that I couldn’t ................... my coat buttons.
A. open
B. remove
C. undo
10. Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the .................... .
A. catalogue
B. timetable
C. dictionary

D. by the car
D. in case
D. criticised
D. getting over
D. don’t they
D. aside
D. relaxed
D. particularly
D. put out
D. programme

Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word from the box: (10 points)
call
draw
fall
get
take come face fill

go turn
1. I think we should ...................................... over our plan again before we tell the managing
director.
2. Have you .................................. up with any ideas for advertising the new products?
3. Our deal with the Chinese company may .................................. through, but we can sell the
machinery to the German firm if necessary.
4. You have to ................................. in this form, and return it to the manager.
5. She didn’t ................................ on with her boss, so she left the company.
6. If they don’t give us a better price, we’ll ................................ down their offer.
7. I’m afraid we have to ................................ up to the fact that we are losing money.
8. Our lawyers are going to ................................ up a new contract tomorrow.
9. A multinational company is trying to ................................ over our firm, but we want to stay
independent.
10. We had to ................................ off the office party because of the economic situation.
Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same
line. (10 points)
EVENING CLASSES
Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I work
in a (1)...................................... agency as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting 1. SECRETARY
(2) ...................................... and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home 2. OCCUPY
every evening, putting a (3) ...................................... meal in the oven and then
watching TV. So I decided to take up (4) ................................ as a hobby. Perhaps I 3. FREEZE
should give you an (5) ...................................... for my choice. Learning a skill is a 4. CARPENTER
good (6) ....................................... to the problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was 5. EXPLAIN
a (7) .............................. because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example, it 6. SOLVE
always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) ....................................... wood-worker! I 7. FAIL
am working on the (9) ............................ of some furniture at the moment. And
although there are only two other girls in the class, I don’t feel any 8. SUCCESS
(10) ...................................... . I’ve just turned out to be the best student in the 9. CONSTRUCT
class!

10. EMBARRASS
II. READING COMPREHENSION: ( 35 points)
Part 1: Decide which answer ( A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Circle your choice. (15 points)
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
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There is usually one important (1) .................. missing from most school (2) .................. Very few students
are (3) ................ how to organize their learning and how to (4) ................... the best use of their time. Let’s take
some simple (5) ............................. . Do you know how to
(6) .............. up words in the dictionary?, and do you understand all the (7) ................... the dictionary contains? Can
you (8) ..................... notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ................... ? For some reason, many schools
give learners no (10) ..................... with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11) ..................... pages from books,
or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (12)………..….… to do it. Learning by (13)……….……… can be
useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) ………..…… of a subject. You can (15) ……………… a lot of
time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject!
1. A. theme
B. book
C. subject
D. mark
2. A. agendas
B. timetables
C. terms
D. organizations
3. A. taught
B. learnt
C. educated
D. graduated

4. A. take
B. give
C. get
D. make
5. A. sentences
B. results
C. rules
D. examples
6. A. find
B. look
C. research
D. get
7. A. information
B. advice
C. subjects
D. themes
8. A. do
B. send
C. take
D. revise
9. A. after
B. afterwards
C. lastly
D. at last
10. A. teaching
B. ability
C. instruction
D. help
11. A. concentrate
B. remind

C. forget
D. memorize
12. A. how
B. what
C. why
D. it
13. A. the way
B. heart
C. now
D. law
14. A. information
B. success
C. understanding
D. attention
15. A pass
B. waste
C. tell
D. use
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
(15 points)
Computers
Recent years have seen the appearance of different (1) ........................... of communication. More and
(2) ............................ people have a computer (3) ........................... home and they use it to play games, find
information (4) ................................ the Net and also to communicate. You can send e-mails, write your own blog
and (5) ................................… to other people. It is amazing how easily you can communicate
(6) .................................. someone on the other side of the world. It has brought happiness (7) .................................
reassurance to many, knowing that a friend or member of their family is only a click of the mouse away. Some
people say it has become (8) ..................................... aid in education and even brought more equality, as most
children become computer literate. But it has also (9) ............................ concern. Who takes the responsibility of
making (10) ............................ that the Net doesn’t give false facts? (11) ................................ there enough

protection from fraud and misinformation? Do young people rely too much (12)................................ computers for
their entertainment? (13)................................ it destroy our creativity? The experts (14)............................... now
trying to find answers to these (15) .................................
Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
Circle your choice. (5 points)
STUDYING ABROAD
Before applying to a foreign university, one should consider the disadvantages of studying abroad. First, a
student may feel lonely by being far from home and friends. Also, difficulty in understanding a foreign language
can be very disappointing and can affect the student’s grades. It can be very expensive to pay the costs of travel and
housing in a different country. Finally, if there is an emergency at home, it will be hard to get home in a hurry.
However, studying in another country is advantageous in many ways. A student is exposed to a new culture.
This culture teaches him or her about other people and other ways of thinking, which can promote friendships
among countries. He can learn a new language which may be beneficial for keeping up with research after the
student has finished studying. He can learn experience not available in his country. The student may also get the
opportunity to study at a university where a leading expert in his field may be teaching. The leading expert can
introduce the student to the most up-to-date findings of the top researchers in the field. Exposure to such available
knowledge and insights into the field can aid the student in becoming an expert as well.
1. ______ to study abroad.
A. There are only disadvantages
B. There are only advantages
C. There are both advantages and disadvantages
D. There are neither advantages nor disadvantages
2. When studying abroad, a student ______.
A. is homesick and feels lonely
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B. spends a lot of money for accommodation and transportation

C. cannot go home immediately in an emergency
D. All are correct.
3. When studying abroad, a student is exposed to a new culture that ______.
A. has no advantages
B. enriches his knowledge about people and other ways of thinking
C. has no effects
D. causes some trouble
4. At a foreign university, a student ______.
A. can learn a foreign language
B. cannot learn a foreign language
C. has to learn his mother tongue
D. doesn’t have to learn a language
5. At a foreign university, a student may ______.
A. meet his neighbour
B. travel a lot
C. meet a leading expert in his field
D. All are correct.
III. WRITING: ( 35 points)
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, by using the word given.
( Do not change the word given.) ( 10 points)
1. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not.
mind
I haven’t ………………………………………….........................………………………….
2. The weather is fine, but my flowers haven’t come out.
of
My flowers ………………………………………….........................……….………………
3. I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday.
may
I ……………………………………………………………........................…………………
4. I like going sailing more than swimming.

rather
I’d ..……………………………………………………….........................………………....
5. “You’ve passed your driving test, Ron. Well done!” said Carol.
on
Carol congratulated ………………….......................………………………………………
6. I was never allowed to walk barefoot when I was a child.
let
My parents ………………………………........................…………………...……………..
7. They have collected the tests and checked the answers
been
The tests . ………………………………………..........................………………………….
8. No one gave us instructions and showed us what to do.
not
We…………………………………………………………..........................………………...
9. The boy said that he hadn't done anything wrong.
denied
The boy .....…………………………………………...........................……………………..
10. Amanda has improved a lot this term.
progress
Amanda ........... ………………………..........................……………………………………
Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word
which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () by the number. If a line has a word which should
not be there, write the word by the number. ( 15 points)
0
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1
2
3
4
5

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

The stadium is only a few minutes away from where I live so I usually
go to the matches on the foot. I put on my team's colours and set off with a
couple of friends from work. I always feel a sense of excitements as I turn
to the corner and the tall floodlights come into view at the top of the main
stand of the stadium. By the time we will get to the stadium, there are big
enough crowds, all heading in the same direction. As soon as we get
inside, the chanting begins and the suspense builds up. I have been to a lot
of games which were utterly boring: the weather was such cold and drizzly
and the game finished in a goal-less draw. After going games like that, some
fans express their disappointment through acts of violence but I just look ahead
to the next game. Violence on and off of the pitch is the biggest problem in
behaviour of some of the stars also gives the game a bad name.
Take Maradona of Argentina: he was, as everyone knows it, a great
player but he got involved with drugs and was excluded from the 1994 World
Cup after he failing a drugs test. Another of the greatest players was the
George Best, but again the pressure of being a star was too great
for him. He turned up to drink and retired when he was only twenty-six.

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football, but the

Englishman

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ANSWER KEY
I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 points)
Part 1: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Key

A

D

C

D

B

B

D

D

C

B

Part 2: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1. go

2. come

3. fall

4. fill

5. get

6. turn

7. face

8. draw

9. take

10. call

Part 3: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1. secretarial 2. occupation

3. frozen

4. carpentry

6. solution

8. successful

9. construction 10. embarrassment

7. failure

5. explanation

II. READING: (35 points)
Part 1: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)
Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Key

C

B

A

D

D

B

A

C

B

D

D

A

B

C

B

Part 2: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1. means
7. and
13. Does

2. more
8. an
14. are

3. at
9. caused
15. questions

4. on
10. sure

5. talk
11. Is

6. with
12.on

Part 3: (5 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. C

III. WRITING: (35 points)
Part 1: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1. I haven’t made up my mind yet/yet made up my mind whether to move or not.
2. My flowers haven't come out in spite of the fine weather.
3. I may have forgotten to mention that the deadline is Tuesday
4. I'd rather go sailing than swimming.
5. Carol congratulated Ron on passing/ having pased his driving tests.
6. My parents never let me walk barefoot when I was a child.
7. The tests have been collected and the answers have been checked.
8. We were not given any instructions and shown what to do.
9. The boy denied having done/doing anything wrong.
10. Amanda has made much/good/great/a lot of progress this term.
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Part 2: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1. 
6. such
11. it

2. to
7. going

12. 

3. will
8. 
13. he

4. enough
9. of
14. 

5. 
10. 
15. up

Part 3: (10 points)

Total: 100 points

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