TEST 01

PART I – LEXICO AND GRAMMAR

Question 1. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences
1. One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own ________ needs.
A. B. divided C. individual D. distinctive
separate
2. They talked for three days before finally ________ to a decision.
A. reaching B. coming C. D. arriving
bringing
3. The workers decided to _______ until their demands were met.
A. stand B. lie C. sit in D. sleep out
up behind
4. I must take this watch to be repaired; it _______________ over twenty minutes a day.
A. B. progresses C. accelerates D. gains
increases
5. John has ________ painting since he retired.
A. taken B. taken C. taken over D. take in
up off
6. ________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. At all B. By all means C. In all D. On the whole
costs
7. Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
A. came B. came C. came down D. came away
round about
8. Each of the guests ________ a bunch of flowers.
A. are B. is given C. were given D. give
given
9. To everyone’s surprise, Mr. Brown ________ at the Trade Union meeting.
A. turned B. turned over C. turned up D. turned round
in
10. The company directors asked the government to _________________ in the dispute and prevent a
strike.
A. B. interact C. D. interpose
intervene intercept
11. Don’t worry. We _______ the report by 11 o’clock.
A. will be finishing B. will have finished
C. are going to finish D. finish
12. _______the ball, we would have won the game.
A. Should Thomson catch B. Were Thomson to catch
C. If Thomson catches D. Had Thomson caught
13. Fred was pleased _______to the college.
A. B. to admit C. being admitted D. to be admitted
admitting
14. My decision to leave university after a year is one I now ____ regret.
A. harshly B. painfully C. D. heavily
keenly
15. I enjoy going to school by bike. But on rainy days, I_______ to going by bus.
A. prefer B. would rather C. would like D. resort
16. He spoke to me as if he _______ my father.
A. B. would be C. D. had been
is were
17. She pleaded_______ him not to take her child_______.
A. to – B. with – away C. at – off D. about – out
off
18. My mother goes to _______church every ______ Sunday morning.
A. Þ – B. the – every C. the – D. a – Þ
Þ the
19. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was ______ journey.
A. 3 B. a 3-hours C. a 3-hour D. 3-hours
hour
20. Mary bought______ hat yesterday.
A. a red big plastic hat B. a big red plastic hat
C. a plastic big red hat D. a bit plastic red hat
Question 2. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in
the space in the sentence. There is an example. (10 points)
0 admirable
.
Example:
0. Mr. Brown has a great many ______qualities. ADMIRE
1. Deaths caused by reckless driving are _avoided_. AVOID
2. The coat was ______ in shades of blue and green. PATTERN
3. Most tinned fruits contain ______amounts of sugar. EXCESS
4.. He fell off the bike, but his injury were not serious INJURE
5. In electronics, we learn to repair______ appliances. HOUSE
6. Trung's sense of humor______ him from other students. DISTINCT
7. People use first-aid to ease the victim's pain and anxiety. ANXIOUS
8. The scenery was really breathe taking beautiful. BREATHE
9. You don't respond well to positive______, which is only made to help you. CRITIC
10. ______as it may seem, mammoths were alive only five thousand years ago. CREDIBLE
Question 3. Each line of the following passage contains ONE mistake. Identify and correct them.
Write your answer in the space given. (10 points)
Sport in society
The position of sport in today’s society has changed out of all recognization. People no longer seem
to think about sport as ‘just a game’ – to be watched or played for the sake of enjoyment. Instead, it
has become large business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for heading companies to
provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches. The
result has been huge financial awards for athletes, some of them are now very wealthy, particularly
top football players, golfers and tennis players. In addition, it is not usual for some athletes to receive
large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making individual appearances. A trend
towards shorter working hours mean that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch
and to take part in sport activity.
Your answers:
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1. ………………… ………………… 6. ………………… …………………
2. ………………… ………………… 7. ………………… …………………
3. ………………… ………………… 8. ………………… …………………
4. ………………… ………………… 9. ………………… …………………
5. ………………… ………………… 10. ………………… …………………
PART III – READING
Question 1. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
Proof that silence is golden for studying
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults
and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (1) ________
youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.
 Now a study shows the grown-ups have been right all along. Psychologists in Florida tested
how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (2) ________. They found that the sounds
(3) ________ progress down by about sixty words per hour. 'This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult
to (4) ________ with listening and writing at the same time,' said Dr Sarah Randall. She also (5)
________ to conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting that vocals. 'All types
of music had the same (6) ________,' she said in her report. 'One's ability to pay attention and write
fluently is likely to be (7) ________ by both vocal and instrumental music,' she added.
Dr Randall claimed the research demonstrated that the idea that music could improve
performance was wrong. 'Writing an essay is a complex (8) ________. You are (9) ________
information and putting it in order. An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But
music is not the only distractor. What is (10) ________ worrying is that more and more teenagers are
studying in front of the television.
1. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite
2. A. setting B. C. surrounding D. circumstances
background
3. A. slowed B. reduced C. lowered D. decreased
4. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
5. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. came
6. A. affect B. effect C. consequence D. result
7. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
8. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
9. A. recalling B. memorizing C. remembering D. organizing
10. A. partly B. largely C. particularly D. mainly
Question 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (10 points)
SHARKS
For anyone who wants either to film or study great white sharks, Australian expert, Rodney Fox,
is the first contact. Fox knows exactly (1) _how_the sharks will be at different times of the year; and can
even predict (2) ________ they will behave around blood, divers and other sharks. He understands
them as well as anyone else alive. In fact, he’s lucky to be alive; a ‘great white’ once (3) ________ to
bite him in half.
Three decades (4) ________this near-fatal attack, Fox still carries the physical scars, but feels
no hate for his attacker. Instead, he organizes three or four trips (5) __a_ year to bring scientists and
photographers to the kingdom of the great white shark. The main aim of these trips is to improve
people’s understanding of an animal (6) _and_ evil reputation has become an excuse for killing it.
Great white sharks are not as amusing as dolphins and seals, (7) ________their role in the
ocean is critical. They kill off sick animals, helping to prevent the spread of disease and to maintain the
balance in the ocean’s food chains. Fox feels a responsibility to act (8) ________ a guardian of great
white sharks. (9) ________ the scientists, film makers and photographers can communicate their sense
of wonder (10) ________ other people, he is confident that understanding will replace hatred.
Question 3. Read the passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answer each of the
following questions. (10 points)
Printmaking is the generic term for a number of processes, of which woodcut and engraving are
two prime examples. Prints are made by pressing a sheet of paper (or other material) against an image-
bearing surface to which ink has been applied. When the paper is removed, the image adheres to it, but
in reverse.
The woodcut had been used in China from the fifth century A.D. for applying patterns to textiles.
The process was not introduced into Europe until the fourteenth century, first for textile decoration and
then for printing on paper. Woodcuts are created by a relief process; first, the artist takes a block of
wood, which has been sawed parallel to the grain, covers it with a white ground, and then draws the
image in ink. The background is carved away, leaving the design area slightly raised. The woodblock is
inked, and the ink adheres to the raised image. It is then transferred to damp paper either by hand or
with a printing press.
Engraving, which grew out of the goldsmith's art, originated in Germany and northern Italy in the
middle of the fifteenth century. It is an intaglio process (from Italian intagliare, "to carve"). The image is
incised into a highly polished metal plate, usually copper, with a cutting instrument, or burin. The artist
inks the plate and wipes it clean so that some ink remains in the incised grooves. An impression is
made on damp paper in a printing press, with sufficient pressure being applied so that the paper picks
up the ink.
Both woodcut and engraving have distinctive characteristics. Engraving lends itself to subtle
modeling and shading through the use of fine lines. Hatching and cross-hatching determine the degree
of light and shade in a print. Woodcuts tend to be more linear, with sharper contrasts between light and
dark. Printmaking is well suited to the production of multiple images. A set of multiples is called an
edition. Both methods can yield several hundred good-quality prints before the original block or plate
begins to show signs of wear. Mass production of prints in the sixteenth century made images available,
at a lower cost, to a much broader public than before.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The origins of textile decoration B. The characteristics of good-quality prints
C. Two types of printmaking D. Types of paper used in printmaking
2. The word "prime" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________.
A. principal B. complex C. general D. recent
3. The author's purposes in paragraph 2 is to describe __________.
A. the woodcuts found in China in the fifth century
B. the use of woodcuts in the textile industry
C. the process involved in creating a woodcut
D. the introduction of woodcuts to Europe
4. The word "incised" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. burned B. cut C. framed D. baked
5. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
A. "patterns" (paragraph 2) B. "grain" (paragraph 2)
C. "burin" (paragraph 3) D. "grooves" (paragraph 3)
6. According to the passage, all of the following are true about engraving EXCEPT that it __________.
A. developed from the art of the goldsmiths B. requires that the paper be cut with a burin
C. originated in the fifteenth century D. involves carving into a metal plate
7. The word "yield" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. imitate B. produce C. revise D. contrast
8. According to the passage, what do woodcut and engraving have in common?
A. Their designs are slightly raised.
B. They achieve contrast through hatching and cross-hatching.
C. They were first used in Europe.
D. They allow multiple copies to be produced from one original.
9. According to the author, what made it possible for members of the general public to own prints in the
sixteenth century?
A. Prints could be made at low cost.
B. The quality of paper and ink had improved.
C. Many people became involved in the printmaking industry.
D. Decreased demand for prints kept prices affordable.
10. According to the passage, all of the following are true about prints EXCEPT that they __________.
A. can be reproduced on materials other than paper
B. are created from a reversed image
C. show variations between light and dark shades
D. require a printing press
PART IV – WRITING (50 POINTS)
Question 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the words given. (10 points)
1. Martin may not be very well, but she still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life……………
2. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
The average ………………………………………………………………………………
3. The fire led to the setting up of a public enquiry.
As a ……………………………………………………………………………………
4. Vitamin intake and intelligence are not connected.
There is ……………………………………………………………………………
5. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it ……………………………………………………………………………………
Question 2. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original one, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE the word given. (10 points)
1. A rise in temperature in the next century seems likely. (CHANCE)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. You must accept the fact that she has left you. (RESIGN)
You must resign yourself to the fact that she has left you
3. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (NICK)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. They sent him to prison for three years. (SENTENCED)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I don’t intend to tell you my plans. (INTENTION)
I have not intention of telling you my plans