I.

LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer about her life in
Berlin, the capital of Germany. You will hear the information twice. Write your answers in the
numbered boxes.
1. How long has Britta lived in Berlin?
A. four years B. six years C. twenty years
2. What does Britta say about living in Berlin?
A. She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise.
B. She misses the museums and theatres in Bonn.
C. She likes living in a big, busy city.
3. The area of Berlin where Britta lives is __________.
A. a rather expensive place to live
B. a good place to eat out
C. a long way from the city centre
4. Britta says that her nephew, Philippe, likes going __________.
A. to the park with her
B. to the shop with his parents
C. to a gallery with her
5. Britta has a lot of friends who __________.
A. live near her B. work with her C. are still in England
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: Listen to a talk and decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F). You will hear the
information twice. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
6. Loans that are used to buy a home are known as mortgages.
7. A deposit can be worth about a tenth of the price of a home.
8. One of the mistakes banks made was they gave out loans to candidates with good credit report.
9. One result of the crisis is that a lot of mortgages went unpaid.
10. The speaker feels that banks alone are responsible for the crisis.
Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: You will hear part of a lecture on Wildlife. Listen carefully and answer questions from
11 to 20. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER for each answer. You will
hear the information twice. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
11. Before retirement, Brian worked as a pilot for a company called _________ for a long time.
12. Brian feels like a bird when flying his microlight because he doesn't have a ___________
around him.
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13. Brian disagrees with the suggestion that steering a microlight is like steering a __________.
14. Brian's record-breaking flight ended in ____________
15. Brian organised his flight in advance to avoid needing other people as ___________ on the way.
16. Brian's microlight was modified so that it could carry more ____________ on board.
17. It took Brian _____________ to plan the record-breaking flight.
18. Brians feels that flying over mile and miles of ____________ was the most dangerous part of
the trip.
19. Brian describes his navigation system as both ____________ and easy to use.
20. Brian says that his main problem on the flight was the fact that he became very ______________.
Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B,
C or D in the numbered boxes.
1. _______ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was
C. The woman was D. What was the woman
2. There are many _______ books in our library.
A. interesting American old B. interesting old American
C. old American interesting D. American interesting old
3. Toxic chemicals in the air, land and water have also _______ many species to the verge of
extinction.
A. taken B. guided C. driven D. developed
4. Had Phong not missed those important lessons, he _________ good marks in the exams.
A. would have gotten B. would get C. should have got D. will get
5. Someone who is _____ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
6. He set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to _____ that he did
not oversleep.
A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. reassure
7. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
8. He was ________ with bribery after she offered to pay the policeman a sum of money to
overlook the offence.
A. charged B. accused C. sued D. suspected
9. It’s a matter of life and death. As a consequence, we will give it serious ________.
A. review B. thoughts C. opinions D. consideration
10. ________ show lasts three hours.
A. All the B. The whole C. Most D. Entire
11. Windsurfing or ___________ is the sport of sailing on water standing on a windsurfer.
A. boat-sailing B. sail-boarding C. board-sailing D. wind-sailing

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12. Upon returning from class, _________.
A. a letter was in the mailbox B. letter was found in the mailbox
C. he found a letter in the mailbox D. his mailbox had a letter in it
13. Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to throw out the
_________ with the bath water.
A. fish B. baby C. child D. adult
14. It was such a sad movie that I cry my _________ out.
A. heart B. soul C. tear D. head
15. Of the ten beauty spots my brother visited, ________ left a lasting impression on him.
A. none of which B. not one of them C. which none D. and none of them
16. Without ________, natural resources will be used up within a hundred years.
A. preservation B. maintenance C. conservation D. protection
17. My mother has a ________ for a bargain.
A. big nose B. fast foot C. good eye D. keen sense
18. He lost all his money in gambling and had to sell the house which had come ______ him
after his parents’ death.
A. up with B. in for C. down to upon
19. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding
20. He’s the leader ________ name only, his deputy has effectively taken over.
A. in B. for C. on D. of
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2: Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase given. Write your answers
in the numbered boxes.
expedition flight tour voyage package tour
itinerary trip travel cruise crossing
21. The travel agent will send you the ________ for your trip.
22. My neighbours went on a guided ________ of Rome.
23. The first time I went from England to France we had a very rough ________.
24. The first prize in the competition is a luxury Mediterranean ________.
25. When you go on a/an ________, you pay one price which covers everything.
26. The college organized a/an ________ to search for the ancient ruins.
27. Vietnam Airlines announces the arrival of the ________ VA 374 from Bangkok.
28. The Titanic sank on its first ________ in 1912.
29. ________ is one of my main interests.
30. Mr Smiths is away on a business ________ at the moment. Can I help you?
Your answers:
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 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 3: Write the correct form of each word in the numbered spaces provided in the brackets.
Everyone who watches films (31. frequency) ______ thinks of something they would like
to check (E.g. the name of a film star). To find information, it has sometimes been necessary to
consult several volumes that are not very (32. access) ______. This book aims to bring all the
available sources together, while excluding out-of-date information and anything else that is
considered (33. importance) ______. For most people a (34. full) ______ comprehensive work
would be too weighty, but this condensed one should satisfy most (35. require) ______. The contents
are arranged (36. alphabet) ______, there is a/an (37. enter) ______ on each film which seems
important or (38. influence) ______, and there are notes on general subjects like censorship. Not
(39. surprise) ______, many readers will disagree with the selection and the assessments as any
guide will inevitably be (40. subject) _______.
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Part 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
41. We spent the entire day looking for a new house.
A. all long day B. day after day C. all day long D. the long day
42. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. destroyed completely
C. cleaned well D. removed quickly
43. If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate many animal species
will be extinct.
A. die for B. die from C. die off D. die out
44. In 1985, the Coca-cola Company altered the secret formula of the drink’s ingredie
A. modified B. proposed C. enriched D. restored
45. "What I've got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for
publication," said the government official to the reporter.
A. beside the point B. not recorded C. not yet official D. not popular
Your answers:
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Part 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
46. About 95 percent of all animals are invertebrates which can live anywhere, but most, like
the starfish and crabs, live in the ocean.
A. with backbones B. with ribs C. without ribs D. without backbones
47. There are several different kinds of faults in reading which are usually more exaggerated
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 A. overestimated B. understated C. overemphasized D. undertaken
48. During the five - decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
A. holding at B. holding to C. holding back D. holding by
49. My little daughter would spend an inordinate amount of time in the shop, deciding exactly
which 4 comics she was going to buy.
A. excessive B. limited C. required D. abundant
50. He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. didn’t care B. wasn’t happy C. wasn’t satisfied D. didn’t show surprise
Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

III. READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answer in the numbered boxes.
In child development there is an important phenomenon that shows very clearly the process
of preparation for the future: play. (51) ______ to popular belief, its importance should never be
underestimated. Games are not the haphazard creations of parents or educators. They should be
seen as educational (52) ______ and as stimuli for the child’s psyche, imagination and life skills.
Every game is a preparation for the future. The manner in which children (53) ______ a game,
their choice of game and the importance they place upon it, show their attitude and relationship to
their environment and how they relate to their (54) ______ human beings. Whether they are
hostile or whether they are friendly, and particularly whether they show qualities as leaders, are
clearly (55) ______ in their play. In observing children at play we can see their whole attitude
towards life; play is of the utmost importance to every child.
But play is more than preparation for life. Games are (56) ______ communal exercises that
enable children to develop their social feeling. Children who avoid games and play are always
open to the suspicion that they have not (57) ______ satisfactorily to life. These children gladly
withdraw from all games, or when they are sent to the playground with other children usually
(58) ______ the pleasure of others. Pride, lack of (59) ______ and the consequent fear of ‘getting
it wrong’ are the main reasons for this behaviour. In general, by watching children at play, we can
determine (60) ______ great certainty the extent and quality of their social feeling.
51. A. In contrast B. Contrary C. According D. Due
52. A. means B. sources C. kinds D. aids
53. A. operate B. approach C. process D. experience
54. A. fellow B. contemporary C. present D. peer
55. A. distinct B. evident C. noticeable D. marked
56. A. without doubts B. in all C. by far D. above all
57. A. survived B. adjusted C. changed D. grown
58. A. spoil B. damage C. vanish D. worsen
59. A. maturity B. egoism C. self-esteem D. development
60. A. on B. in C. with D. for
Your answers:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
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Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answer
in the numbered boxes.
Much has been heard recently about possible health hazards, including memory loss and
brain tumours, from the use of mobile phones. With the possible half a billion mobile phones in
(61) _______ throughout the world, in Britain today, one person in four owns one, (62) ________
is worrying enough, even if, so far, no concrete evidence has come to (63) ________.
One study by Dr. Alan Preece and his team at Bristol University has shown, however, in a
report in the International Journal of Radiation Biology, that tests on volunteers demonstrated no
effect on (64) ________ short-term memory or attention span. Subjects were exposed to
microwave radiation for (65) ________ to thirty minutes, but the one noticeable effect was
positive (66) _______ than negative; the subject reacted more rapidly in one test with a visual
choice. One explanation of (67) ______ is that following the transmissions, a warming of the
blood led to increased blood-flow.
For the experiment, (68) _______ were chosen where the signal was good and the
microwave dose light. The subjects were tested for recall and mental alertness following exposure
to microwaves characteristic of analogue phones, digital phones or no phones at all, without
knowing (69) _______ they were exposed to.
It is, of course, early days yet and the sample may not be large (70) _______ to generalise
from. More research needs to be done.
Your answers:
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each
question. Write your answer in the numbered boxes.
THE CREATORS OF GRAMMAR
No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex. By changing
word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to
communicate tiny variations in meaning. We can turn a statement into a question, state whether
an action has taken place or is soon to take place, and perform many other word tricks to convey
subtle differences in meaning. Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language. All
languages, even those of so-called 'primitive' tribes have clever grammatical components. The
Cherokee pronoun system, for example, can distinguish between 'you and I', 'several other people
and I' and 'you, another person and I'. In English, all these meanings are summed up in the one,
crude pronoun 'we'. Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how
widespread it is. So the question which has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar?
At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer. To find out how
grammar is created, someone needs to be present at the time of a language's creation, documenting
its emergence. Many historical linguists are able to trace modern complex languages back to
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the researcher needs to observe how languages are started from scratch. Amazingly, however, this is
possible.
Some of the most recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade. At that time, slaves
from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under colonizer's rule. Since they
had no opportunity to learn each other's languages, they developed a make-shift language called
a pidgin. Pidgins are strings of words copied from the language of the landowner. They have little
in the way of grammar, and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an event
happened, and who did what to whom. [A] Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make
their meaning understood. [B] Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a
complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their
mother tongue. [C] Slave children did not simply copy the strings of words uttered by their elders,
they adapted their words to create a new, expressive language. [D] Complex grammar systems
which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and they are invented by children.
Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf. Sign
languages are not simply a series of gestures; they utilise the same grammatical machinery that is
found in spoken languages. Moreover, there are many different languages used worldwide. The
creation of one such language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua. Previously, all deaf
people were isolated from each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools for the
deaf. Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the playgrounds
they began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures that they used at home. It was
basically a pidgin. Each child used the signs differently, and there was
no consistent grammar. However, children who joined the school later, when this inventive sign
system was already around, developed a quite different sign language. Although it was based on
the signs of the older children, the younger children's language was more fluid and compact, and it
utilised a large range of grammatical devices to clarify meaning. What is more, all the children
used the signs in the same way. A new creole was born.
Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were creoles at
first. The English past tense –ed ending may have evolved from the verb 'do'. 'It ended' may once
have been 'It end-did'. Therefore it would appear that even the most widespread languages were
partly created by children. Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains,
which springs to life when they are first trying to make sense of the world around them. Their
minds can serve to create logical, complex structures, even when there is no grammar present for
them to copy.
71. In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee language?
A. To show how simple traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures.
B. To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar.
C. To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees.
D. To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language.
72. What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language?
A. It contained complex grammar. B. It was based on many different languages.
C. It was created by the land-owners. D. It was difficult to understand, even among slaves.
73. All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT _____.
A. The language has been created since 1979
B. The language is based on speech and lip reading
C. The language incorporates signs which children used at home
D. The language was perfected by younger children
74. In paragraph 3, where can the following sentence be placed?
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 It included standardized word orders and grammatical markers that existed in neither the
pidgin language, nor the language of the colonizers.
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
75. The words “from scratch” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. from the very beginning B. in simple cultures
C. by copying something else D. by using written information
76. The word “make-shift” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. complicated and expressive B. simple and temporary
C. extensive and diverse D. private and personal
77. Which sentence is CLOSEST in meaning to the highlighted sentence?
Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is.
A. All languages, whether they are spoken by a few people or a lot of people, contain grammar.
B. Some languages include a lot of grammar, whereas other languages contain a little.
C. Languages which contain a lot of grammar are more common that languages that contain a little.
D. The grammar of all languages is the same, no matter where the languages evolved.
78. All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT ______.
A. All children used the same gestures to show meaning
B. The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language
C. The hand movements were smoother and smaller
D. New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities
79. Which idea is presented in the final paragraph?
A. English was probably once a Creole.
B. The English past tense system is inaccurate.
C. Linguists have proven that English was created by children.
D. Children say English past tenses differently from adults.
80. The word “consistent” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by _______.
A. natural B. predictable C. imaginable D. uniform
Your answers:
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
Part 4: You are going to read a magazine article about detective story writers. Answer the
questions with reference to the short biographies (A, B, C or D) which follow.

Which detective story writer? Your answers:

... was influenced by a non-English author? 81.
... made a lot of money in Hollywood? 82.
... was a successful playwright? 83.
... wrote books which were the essence of the heyday of crime fiction? 84.
... had a good grip of the details of everyday living? 85.
... created the typical style of the American crime story? 86.
... was influenced by her career as a thespian? 87.
... wished his hero was dead? 88
... had a hero with a code of honour? 89.
... moved from reason to mysticism? 90.
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 DETECTIVE STORY WRITERS
A. Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was born in South-West England. She enjoyed a quiet,
middle-class childhood that set the keynote for her adult life and personality. There was no
encouragement for biographers to link her life with her work. The more than 80 books she
produced made her beyond doubt the most famous detective novelist of the century. Her very first
novel in 1920 introduced the Belgian private detective, Hercule Poirot. In 1930, she introduced
the shrewd and gentle Miss Marple, whose fictional career rivalled Poirot's in length and
popularity. Her books epitomise the so-called Golden Age of detective fiction of the 1920s and
1930s. The novels have little in the way of setting or characterisation, but centre exclusively on
ingenuity of plot. Of the several short stories she adapted for the stage, The Mousetrap, first
produced in 1952, was hugely successful.
B. Ngaio Marsh (1899-1982) was born and brought up in Christchurch, New Zealand.
After leaving university, she worked in the theatre, first as an actress and then as a producer. Her
first novel in 1934 introduced Superintendent Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard. The settings of
her novels are often theatrical and her plots show a tight dramatic construction. She wrote more
than 30 novels. She also wrote travel books and two books on play production. Her autobiography
is mainly about her life in the theatre.
C. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh and was brought up as a Catholic.
However, by the time he had finished his medical studies at Edinburgh University he had given up
Catholicism. Much of his writing reflects the scientific rationalism he adopted until his later
conversion to spiritualism. He practised as a doctor at the seaside resort of Southsea where the
lack of patients gave him plenty of opportunity to write. The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories
was published in 1887, but his real popularity did not begin until the publication of a collection of
the stories in 1992. Doyle resented being identified solely as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. His
life reflected many interests and he was a versatile writer who dealt also with historical and
science fiction. In fact, he disliked his hero so much, he made a desperate attempt to kill him off.
The last years of his life were spent in an indefatigable defence of spiritualism.
D. Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was born in Chicago but brought up in England. The
first part of his life was taken up with journalism and business until he started to write fiction at
the age of 45. The Big Sleep, published in 1939, introduced his most famous character, the
disillusioned but chivalric detective, Philip Marlowe. Chandler is perhaps the best-known and
most read of the American hard-boiled school of detective story writers.
E. Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was born in Maryland and served in the United States
army during World War I. Afterwards he went to work for the Pinkerton Agency in San Francisco
as a private detective. His experiences served him well when he turned to writing. A first book of
collected short stories was published in 1944. His most famous book, The Maltese Falcon, was
made into a successful movie, as were the rest of his novels. He made and spent several fortunes
as a movie scriptwriter. His writing is spare and realistic and suited his material perfectly, the
underworld of American gangsterism. Hammett invented what has been called the hard-boiled
school of crime fiction. His heroes are not merely tough; they confront violence with full
knowledge of its corrupting potential.
F. Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) was born in Oxford and brought up in East Anglia. After
studying at Oxford, she worked variously as a schoolteacher, publisher's reader and copywriter at
an advertising agency, she became a full-time writer in 1931. By this time she had begun her
series of detective novels about the elegant and apparently light-hearted Lord Peter Wimsey which
was to make her one of the most popular writers of the day. The later novels in the series
introduce a new note of seriousness. She also wrote 11 short stories with the commercial traveller
Montague Egg as the detective, and contributed introductions to two collections of detective
stories. Although she served as president of the Detection Club from 1949 until her death, she had
by then abandoned detective fiction for a sequence of radio plays about the life of Christ and for
translations of Dante into English.
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 G. Margery Allingham (1904-1966) was born in London and educated at Cambridge. She
made her reputation with a series of detective stories beginning with The Crime at Black Dudley
in 1930 and ending with The Fashion in Shrouds in 1938. Her hero, Albert Campion, is a light-
hearted aristocrat, but from the start Margery Allingham showed an unusually strong grasp of
characterisation and a Dickensian eye for the idiosyncrasies of London life.
H. Nicholas Freeling (born in 1927) worked throughout Europe as a hotel and restaurant
chef before becoming a full-time writer in 1960. His immersion in European rather than British
culture gives his work not just its characteristic locations but its wry prose style. Love in
Amsterdam (1962) began a series of novels featuring the Dutch detective Van der Valk. His work is
modelled on the example of the French novelist, Simenon, and he shared Simenon's sharp sense of
place. The Long Silence in 1972 killed off Van der Valk, although Freeling revived him in 1989.
Later novels featured a French detective.

IV. WRITING
Part 1: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do
NOT change the form of the given word. You must use between THREE and SIX words,
including the word given. Write your answers in the gaps provided.

91. You must concentrate on your work more. (APPLY)

 You must ___________________________________________________ your work more.
92. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (LIKENED)
 Bruce ______________________________________________ work to a family argument.
93. People say that if you run, you burn calories efficiently. (SUPPOSED)
 Running ______________________________________________ way of burning calories.
94. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late. (OBJECTED)
 The boss ________________________________________________________to work late.
95. The young actress was very nervous before the audition (BUTTERFLIES)
 The young actress __________________________________________ before the audition.
Part 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the given sentence. Write your answers in the gaps provided.
96. As people use a lot of wood-pulp, many trees are cut down.
 The more ___________________________________________________________________.
97. The plan may be ingenious, but it will never work in practice.
 Ingenious ___________________________________________________________________.
98. There isn’t a pair of thermal socks left in the shop, Madam.
 We are completely____________________________________________________________.
99. We should ban the use of pesticides, but we should also restrict the use of other chemicals.
 In addition to________________________________________________________________.
100. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
 Without ____________________________________________________________________.
Part 3: Write an essay of about 250 words on the following topic:
Disruptive school students have a negative influence on others. Students who are noisy and
disobedient should be grouped together and taught separately.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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