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Part one: phonology

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. acting B. accuracy C. addition D. advert ________________
2. A. brother B. myth C. mathematics D. death ________________
3. A. measure B. decision C. pleasant D. pleasure ________________
4. A. examine B. determine C. combine D. routine ________________
5. A. climbing B. describe C. subway D. club ________________

II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. collect B. advise C. practise D. prepare ________________
2. A. improvement B. resident C. department D. environment ________________
3. A. university B. documental C. historic D. understand ________________
4. A. graduation B. agricultural C. industrial D. recommend ________________
5. A. intelligent B. difficult C. interesting D. hospital ________________

Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)
1. I don't think we have very much _____; we have very different opinions.
A. together B. in common C. the same D. similar ________________
2. There's no point in telephoning him. He's certain _____ by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left ________________
3. She _____ $20 out of the bank every Monday.
A. pulls B. draws C. moves D. removes ________________
4. _____ the weather, _____ I feel.
A. The warm ... the better B. The warmer … the better ________________
C. Warm … better D. Warmer … better
5. I'm _____ such a low score.
A. ashamed getting B. ashamed to get ________________
C. ashamed of getting D. ashamed of getting
6. _____ she can't drive, she has bought a car.
A. Even B. Even though C. Even if D. Even when ________________
7. When Jane came to Britain, she had to get used _____ on the left.
A. driving B. to driving C. to drive D. drive ________________
8. Suddenly _____ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.
A. felt B. having felt C. feeling D. feels ________________
9. What John says _____ true but I very much doubt about it.
A. may be B. should be C. will be D. shall be ________________
10. Browns Ltd will have to _____ sales during the coming year.
A. expand B. enlarge C. increase D. extend ________________
11. Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _____ it!
A. spending B. using C. wasting D. passing ________________
12. If no one _____ to the plan, we will start next week.
A. minds B. avoids C. objects D. argues ________________
13. Despite the bad weather, he _____ get to the airport in time.
A. could B. couldn't C. was able to D. almost ________________
14. Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was gold turned out to be _____.
A. valuable B. priceless C. invaluable D. worthless ________________
15. Nick, close the door, _____?
A. do you B. won’t you C. will you D. don’t ________________
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16. I’d like to exchange this blouse I bought yesterday, but I’m afraid I can't find the _____.
A. receipt B. bill C. ticket D. note ________________
17. I _____ ever go to the theatre.
A. rarely B. not C. sometimes D. hardly ________________
18. We had expected more than 3 hundred, but only a _____ of students attended the lecture.
A. little B. group C. band D. handful ________________
19. _____ spotted owl is in danger of soon becoming extinct.
A. A B. That C. The D. This ________________
20. The boy was ashamed _____ he had broken the window.
A. admit B. admitted C. to admit D. admitting ________________

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

Write your answers in the spaces given on the right. (10 pts)
1. It's a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to (modern) it? ________________________
2. He gave along but interesting (speak) to audience of rich businessmen. ________________________
3. Her ambition is to be an (economy) when she grows up. ________________________
4. The situation was (hope). Nobody could do anything to help. ________________________
5. The washing machine has broken down. I'll phone the (electric). ________________________
6. There are over one million (inhabit) in this city. ________________________
7. I was upset by Carol's (refuse) to help me. ________________________
8. Novelists are among the most (imagine) people in the world. ________________________
9. All students have tried hard to pass the university (enter) exam. ________________________
10. Many rare animals are being (danger) nowadays. ________________________

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)
1. If you (be) in my position now, what (you do)?
2. John (do) the test again at the moment because he (not pass) it the first time.
3. She was sitting on the grass, out of breath. She (run). She shouldn’t (run) so long.
4. He (return) home after the party only (find) his house burgled.
5. Last time his doctor (suggest) that he (not smoke).
6. If he (see) the doctor last week, he (not suffer) now.
7. When I (pass) her house the other day, she (water) the trees in the garden.
8. Tom (finish) this course when his father (return) next month.
9. The author (write) three novels when he (be) only 35 years old.
10. John (wish) he (know) Chinese well.
1. ____________________ ____________________ 6. ____________________ ____________________
2. ____________________ ____________________ 7. ____________________ ____________________
3. ____________________ ____________________ 8. ____________________ ____________________
4. ____________________ ____________________ 9. ____________________ ____________________
5. ____________________ ____________________ 10. ____________________ ____________________

IV. Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. The students were angry _____________ being treated _____________ children.
2. We can only guess _____________ her reason _____________ leaving.
3. He said he broke the vase _____________ accident but I know he did it _____________ purpose.
4. The police succeeded _____________ bringing the strike _____________ control.
5. The temperature here rarely falls _____________ zero _____________ winter.
6. Jane is very good _____________ Maths but she’s ignorant _____________ history.
7. _____________ first we didn’t like him, but now all of us regard him _____________ our best friend.
8. Tom and Bill have nothing _____________ common. In fact, there’s no comparison _____________ them.
9. Some animals look for food _____________ night, and sleep _____________ the day.
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10. _____________ arrival at the hotel, she insisted _____________ seeing the hotel manager.

V. Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
Today you can find fast food restaurants in almost every big (1). In some places, you (2) in a queue and get a hamburger or
a hot dog in a paper box; In (3), you can pick up a tray of fish, chicken, pizza or even Mexican and Chinese food; and in
some fast food places, you can even drive your (4) to a window and place your order. A few (5) later a worker passes you
your food through the window and you can drive away and eat (6) in your car.
In New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and thousands of other (7) of the world, new fast food restaurants (8) everyday.
But why do people prefer fast food (9) to more comfortable restaurants (10) they can sit quietly at a table and see the world
go by?
1. ____________________ 6. ____________________
2. ____________________ 7. ____________________
3. ____________________ 8. ____________________
4. ____________________ 9. ____________________
5. ____________________ 10. ____________________

Part three: reading

I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
There was a nasty (1) at Newton crossroads yesterday morning. A. bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly
(2). Several (3) helped to pull the people out of the (4) and give them (5) until help arrived. Soon the injured were taken to
the nearest hospital by ambulance, but there were so many that the (6) department there had difficulty in treating them all.
Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe (7). The bus had crashed into a brand new car and had
completely (8) it, although fortunately there was no one in the car. Moreover, the new car was fully (9). The police took the
names and addresses of as many (10) as possible. It is believed that the injured passengers have the right to claim
compensation.
1. A. event B. accident C. happening D. emergency ________________
2. A. pained B. wounded C. knocked down D. injured ________________
3. A. bystanders B. spectators C. audience D. supporters ________________
4. A. wreckage B. crash C. damage D. accident ________________
5. A. medicine B. cures C. remedy D. first aid ________________
6. A. injury B. ambulance C. casualty D. operating ________________
7. A. surprise B. shock C. worry D. nervousness ________________
8. A. damaged B. knocked C. wrecked D. crashed ________________
9. A. insured B. guaranteed C. protected D. purchased ________________
10. A. suspects B. witnesses C. viewers D. judges ________________

II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should
try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with
specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to catch of us. Perhaps we like science,
then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business
world and such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government
service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons
with talent and training.
1. It is important to find the right career because _____ ________________
A. It’s very easy to lose the job. B. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs.

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 C. We need money. D. It’s difficult to find a job.
2. We can find the right career by _____ ________________
A. asking for some useful advice. B. finding out what our talents are and how we can use them.
C. travelling wherever we can. D. learning some foreign languages.
3. We can find out what our talents are and how we use through _____ ________________
A. interviews with specialists. B. all are correct.
C. aptitude tests. D. study of books in our field of interest.
4. Careers found in the scientific world are _____ ________________
A. Biologists, chemists, physicists. B. Physicists, biologists, accountants.
C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors. D. Chemists, mathematicians, technicians.
5. The theme of the passage is _____ ________________
A. Jobs in the society nowadays. B. good jobs.
C. unemployment. D. How to find a right job nowadays.

III. Choose the one underlined part in each sentence that is not correct.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
1. The video disc has the capacity to store thousand of visual images. ________________
A B C D
2. Originate in Ethiopia, coffee was drunk in the Arab world before it came to Europe in the 17th century. ________________
A B C D
3. He didn't say he will bring the books tomorrow, did he? ________________
A B C D
4. The three nations have been quarrelling between themselves for many years. ________________
A B C D
5. The Benson company is now using their influence to persuade people to buy larger fridges. ________________
A B C D
6. Ginger is three time as hot as cumin, but not as hot as chili powder. ________________
A B C D
7. Children will walk at about the same age whether or no they are taught by their parents. ________________
A B C D
8. She always speaks English to her boss meanwhile she is in the office. ________________
A B C D
9. Alike bears, the giant panda of China has a clumsy manner of walking. ________________
A B C D
10. The Barber of Seville is a famous opera who main character was a barber named Figaro. ________________
A B C D

Part four: WRITING

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (15 pts)
1. Please don't interrupt me when I’m speaking.
I’d rather_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. I was very sorry I wasn't able to see him off at the airport.
If only___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Lola said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting.
Lola apologized for_________________________________________________________________________________
4. ’Please don't make such a mess in my room,’ his mother said.
His mother asked _________________________________________________________________________________
5. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.
Eventually he managed_____________________________________________________________________________
6. I should have bought that car.
If only___________________________________________________________________________________________
7. She wants someone to make her a new dress.
She wants to have_________________________________________________________________________________
8. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
It was ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. It is not necessary for you to do the cleaning.
You_____________________________________________________________________________________________
10. 'I’ll be arriving tomorrow morning,’ Jamie said.
Jamie said that____________________________________________________________________________________
11. You should have an early night, so that you don't feel tired.
So as ___________________________________________________________________________________________
12. He lost his money simply because he wasn't careful.
If_______________________________________________________________________________________________
13. I’m afraid I haven't got time to listen to you.
I wish___________________________________________________________________________________________
14. ’I’ll have to take out this tooth,’ the dentist said.
The dentist said that I ______________________________________________________________________________
15. Bob plays tennis better than Mike.
Mike doesn't______________________________________________________________________________________

II. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (10 pts)
1. You look / if / know / each other / long time.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Peter / regret / not attend / lecture / last week.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. He / not have / much chance / find / another job / because / his old age.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. women / the US / independent / than / those / other countries.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. only amateur athletes / allow / take / part / Olympic Games.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Climate / Vietnam similar / that / Cuba.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. No matter / how hard / she / try / she / not able / solve / problem.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Some people / think / television / do / harm than good.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
9. As / singer / step / stage / crowd / burst / applause.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
10. Your car / need / repair.
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