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1 Part One: Reading Comprehension
How to Choose the Right University
Choosing which university fits your interests and academic background is an important decision that will greatly influence the success of your university study. In the UK alone, there are hundreds of choices and therefore you need to be strategic in making a shortlist of universities and narrowing down your choices into second and first choice. This involves weighing some factors such as your motivation and aspiration, your personality, your location, and your budget.
People attend university for different reasons, so ask yourself what you want from your target university and what you want to do after you graduate. Many people attend top universities because of the prestige without considering their choice of future career. If you have interest in a particular career, you should find universities with a better reputation for your career choice than others. With a degree from a university that is most respected in the profession you want to enter, it will be easy for you to get your dream job and you will be able to climb the career ladder fast.
Your personality types also play an important role in your success as a university student. A scholarly type student usually has self-motivation to work hard in order to ace exams and achieve high grades. This type of person will find comfort in a highly academic environment offered by top world universities such as Oxford or Cambridge. On the contrary, if you are not a type of person who can study for hours and getting top grades is not your main priority, you better go to a university with a more laid-back academic environment so that you will not be stressful all the time and can enjoy your life at university.
Coming home could be a good escape during your hard time at university, so think about the distance between your home and the target university. If you get homesick easily, you should not consider choosing a university outside your hometown or which takes more than a day to travel by land or water. However, if distance is not a problem for you, you might want consider studying abroad, especially at a university whose reputation is better than the universities in your home country.
Last but not least, calculate your financial ability, which should cover tuition fees and cost of living. Both vary across the country and different universities, so do your homework by doing
2 some research in order to find out which one fits your bills. If you cannot afford to go to your choice university, you can search for financial aid in the forms of student loans, grant, or scholarship. Do remember that if you decide to obtain a loan, you have to pay for it after you finish your study.
Instruction I: Read the above passage carefully and answer the following comprehension questions. (2 pts each)
1. Why do you need to choose the right university according to paragraph ‘1’ A. Because it will make you happy. B. Because it has an impact on your success at university. C. Because life at university is difficult. D. Because the right university is difficult to find. 2. According to the passage which university should you go to if you already have a career choice? A. One with the lowest tuition fees. B. One that offers you a scholarship. C. One that has the highest prestige. D. One that has a good reputation in your future profession. 3. What is the general idea of paragraph ‘4’? A. It is according to financial problem of students. B. About the distance between your home and the target university. C. About the career choice. D. About the personality type as factor to choose universities. 4. What can you do if do not have enough money to fund your study? A. Wait for a year to collect money. B. Find a full time job. C. Choose to study online. D. Find a student loan or scholarship. 5. What paragraph 3 is about? A. About the list of universities. B. About names of universities.
3 C. About the tuition fees. D. About the role of personality type.
Instruction II: match the words taken from the passage in column ‘A’ with their meaning in column ‘B’ (2 pts each).
A B
6. Shortlist A. Education
7. Ace B. Provide
8. Laid-back C. Relaxed
9. Homesick D. Nostalgic
10. Tuition E. Pick out
F. Excellent
Instruction III: What do the following pronouns refer to according to the
passage? (1.5 pts) 11. This (paragraph 1 line 4) refers to ________________________________________ 12. This (paragraph 3 line 3) refers to ________________________________________ 13. Both (paragraph 5 line 2) refers to ________________________________________ 14. It (paragraph 5 line 5) refers to ___________________________________________
Part Two: Grammar
Instruction IV: Choose the Alternative which is grammatically correct Answer. (1.5 Pts Each) 15. If I --------- to Addis Ababa, I’ll visit the park. A. went B. had went C. go D. had gone 16. If you -------- a red jacket, the car driver would have seen you earlier. A. wore B. wear C. had worn D. wearing 17. We ------- football tonight if Abdi hadn’t bought the tickets.
4 A. would have watched B. will watch C. would watch D. watched 18. When you phoned, I --------- a shower. A. was having B. am having C. had D. have 19. They ----------the English course yet. A. have not started B. had not started C. have not start D. start 20. My family ---------- in city for a year when I was a child. A. was living B. lives C. lived D. living 21. most major cities --------- significantly over the last 30 years. A. grew B. have grown C. will grow D. grow
Instruction V: Complete each sentence with appropriate modals. (1.5 pts)
22. My teacher told me that I ---------- review my notes every day. I guess it’s a good idea to look at them after class. A. may B. would C. ought to D. must 23. Do you think Asiya ------------ save her money or spend it? She is planning to go to USA this summer. A. had better B. might C. should D. may 24. I’m going to a party tonight. What --------- I wear; a dress or black trousers? A. might B. would C. had better D. should 25. It’s really raining outside right now. I ---------- forget my umbrella or I’ll get wet. A. had better B. might C. had better not D. may not 26. Ahmed: I failed my test. Teslim: Really ? you ---------- study harder. A. Shouldn’t B. ought study C. needn’t D. should 27. Ali: you --------- worry so much. Hawa: don’t be panic. You --------- to relax sometimes. You -------- take a break. A. Should/ought/should C. had better/ought/should B. shouldn’t/ought/should D. shouldn’t/oughtn’t to/should
5 Part Three: Writing Instruction VI: Read the Following Paragraphs and Answer the Following Questions. (1.5 pts) The orchid family is one of the largest families of flowering plants. There are twice as many Species of orchids as species of birds. There are four times as many species of orchids as species of mammals. Charles Darwin wrote a book about orchids in 1862. The book studied the way in which orchids evolved to attract birds and insects. It is suggested that for every different type of bird or insect, there was an orchid that matched in appearance. This in-depth study on orchids helped Darwin develop his ideas on evolution. Orchids can survive almost anywhere even underground. The only place they cannot survive is in glacial regions, like Antarctica. They grow best in tropical regions that are hot and humid. Some scientists believe that orchids have been around since the time of the dinosaurs.
28. Which one of these details is most important to include in a summary of this passage?
a) Charles Darwin wrote a book about orchids in 1862.
b) They grow best in tropical regions that are hot and humid.
c) There are four times as many species of orchids as species of mammals.
d) Orchids can survive almost anywhere-even underground.
Hurricanes and Typhoons are the largest of the swirling windstorms. The winds of these storms blow about 75 to 150 miles per hour. They form over warm, tropical oceans and cause heavy rains as well as strong winds. When a tropical storm like this begins over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is called a hurricane. The same kind of storm in the western Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean is called a typhoon; Hurricanes and typhoons may be several hundred miles wide, travel thousands of miles and last for days.
29. Write the topic sentence of the above paragraph.
