LANGUAGE FOCUS 2

a- quite b- colourful c- rommy d- comfortable3/ The Protesting crowd disersed after the rally a- sattered b- became violent c- fought d- danced 4/ Therw was no trace of poison in the cof

GRAMMAR :

I/ Put the verbs into the correct form :

1/ On the first of next month, he ……… (be) in prison for five years.

2/ I’d rather you ……… (not be) absent form class yesterday.

3/ Tom was pleased ……… (admit) to the college.

4/ Where do you think Ba is today ? I have no idea He ……… (sleep) late.

5/ He suggested that a petition ……… (draw) up.

6/ I must take this watch ……… (repair).

7/ He is walking ……… (hurry) to the place where his ex – wife, a famous na furalist now ……… (lie)

……… (bury) among the animals she ……… (love) so well.

II/ Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable preposition :

When Edition was a boy ……….(1)……… fifteen, he worked ……….(2)……… a telegraph oprerator He had to be

……….(3)……… duty from 7pm to 7am and give a signal every hour to prove that he did not sleep This signal was made ……….(4)……… astonishing exactnees One night an inspector arrived and saw Edition sleeping ……….

(5)……… a chair.

He was ……….(6)……… to shke him when he caught sight of a mechanism on a table ……….(7)……… the telegraph instrument He waited to see what would happen When the hand of the clock pointed ……….(8)……… the hour , the instrument got busy and one lever trew open the key while the other sent the signal ……….(9)……… the wire The inspector seized the sleeping boy, roused him anh fired him That is why the first ……… (10)……… Edition’s

numerous inventions was never patened

VOCABULARY :

I/ Supply the correct forms of the world in the parenthese :

1/ The boy was very violent and his parents found him ……… (manage).

2/ We regret that the present economic difficulties will ……… a reduction in our work force (necessary) 3/ Politeness is one thing Real kindness is another You must learn to ……… between the two (different) 4/ The ……… of his argument was obvious to everyone (false).

5/ She is ……… the finest pianist in the world (argue).

6/ She is very efficient, and ……… polite to the customers (fail).

7/ Be careful ! That’s a ……… poison (dead).

8/ I’m afraid the talks were totally ……… We didn’t reach agreement on anything (produce).

9/ His disappearance is very strange in fact quite ……… (explain).

10/ They fought ……… in the war (hero).

Choose the correct answer :

1/ Picasso was a well – known cubist painter.

a- artistic b- celebrated c- colouful d- knowledgeable

2/ The director’s spacious new office overlooked the City

GRAMMAR REVIEW

a- quite b- colourful c- rommy d- comfortable

3/ The Protesting crowd disersed after the rally

a- sattered b- became violent c- fought d- danced

4/ Therw was no trace of poison in the coffee the chemist analized

5/ We have to seek and develop a new method

6/ Nobody except Helen understood the joke

a- caught on b- got lost c- caught up d- was up to

7/ His tastes coincide with those of his wife

a- are different b- is in harmony c- are similar d- are in argeement

8/ The question was discarded because it was ambiguous

9/ Your mood seems very meditative this evening

a- gleeful b- thoughtful c- desperate d- stern

10/ I have only the time to tell you the gist

a- reference b- main idea c- first point d- few details

Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word :

Best known ……….(1)……… his Theory of Relativity Abert Eintein has been acknowledged ……….(2)……… one of the greatest scientists ……….(3)……… human history.

Born in Geraman in 1879, Einstein did ……….(4)……… in all his school subject, with the ……….(5)……… of mathematics, which was his favourite subject While ……….(6)……… as a clerk in Switzerland Einstein produced the special Theory of Relativity This theory states that mass, length and time changes ……….(7)………

on how a person looks at it In 1915, Einstein publised his General Theory of Relativity This new theory

created a controversy ……….(8)……… many scientists did not agree ……….(9)……… him.

In the end, some simple experiments ……….(10)……… Einstein to be correct In 1921, Einstein was awarded the

Nobel Prize for his work in physics

WRITING :

I/ Complete each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same the one given :

1/ I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad

→ I’m seldom

2/ The minister gave no pricise figures about the casualties

→ The minister didn’t go

3/ Every possible effort was made by orphanage to find the boy’s parents

→ The orphanage left no stone

4/ The company will well make a profit next year

→ I wouldn’t

5/ These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg

→ I’m afraid our problems

6/ They’ve been arguing about the motorway extension for years

→ The proposed

7/ Pleas don’t give me an injection

→ I’d rather

8/ Imagine my surprise when a policeman appeared at the door

→ When a policeman appeared at the door I was

9/ She slept well last night

→ She had

10/ The new musical has taken theatre audiences by storm

→ The new musical has delighted

The passage below contains 10 errors In dentify and correct them :

She was eight year old and small for her age and the baby brothers she carried on her left hips was large and plump so that all the way to the Grand house where her mother works The little girl puffed and panted She paused several time in the course of her walking to jerk the baby to a more comfort position on her hip

He was held a biscuit in one hand and a bright red plastic spoon in the another

GRAMMAR:

I Verb Tenses and Verb Forms:

Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1 I’d rather you (not be) absent from class yesterday

2 After working with her for so long, I came _ (admire) her patience

3 He looked frightened as if he (see) a ghost

4 Up to now it (visit) by thousands of people

5 I (think) that she would have liked her present

6 Wear several layers of clothing _ (keep) warm

7 It’s no good _ (try) to persuade me You wont succeed

8 Had I known her address, I (go) to visit her

9 If only I _ (see) you earlier

10 This time next week, we _ (walk) about in London

II Prepositions

Write the correct preposition in the following sentences There is an example at the beginning (0).

(0) During the summer, we went (1) the beach every day We stayed (2) a lovely motel right (3) the beach (4) the morning we would get up (5) 9:30, have breakfast, and then spend four hours (6) the pool (7) all the other guests (8) 1:00 we would have lunch (9) our room (10) lunch we would eat something light like sandwiches and fruit

VOCABULARY:

Word form

Read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fit in the same line There is an example at the beginning (0).

Computers have had the (0) ability to play chess for many years now, and ABLE

their (1) _ in games against the best players in the world has shown PERFORM

steady (2) _ However, it will be years before the designers of computers IMPROVE

game machines can beat their (3) _ challenge yet - the ancient BIG

board game called Go The playing area is (4) _ larger than in chess CONSIDERABLE

and there are far more pieces, so that the (5) _ of moves is almost COMBINE

(6) _ The game involves planning so many moves ahead END

that even the (7) _ calculations of the fastest modern computers IMPRESS

are (8) _ to deal with the problems of the game SUFFICIENT

In a recent (9) _ for computer Go machine, the best machine beat all COMPETE

its computer rivals, but lost (10) _ to three young schoolchildren, so HEAVY

there is obviously still a lot of work to do!

Error Correction: Read the text below and look carefully at each line If a line is correct, put a tick ()

after it If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word after it There are two examples at the beginning, (0) and (00)

THE LADY VANISHES

0 In 1889, an English woman and her daughter, on a visit _ _

00 to the Great Exhibition in Paris, checked up into one of the up _

1 most expensive hotels there Each they had her own room The _

2 daughter wanted to have take in the sights and sounds of the _

3 city immediately but her mother, tired after the trip, wanted to _

4 sleep The girl accordingly she went out alone, strolled the _

5 Champs Elysses and saw the Effel Tower When has she _

6 returned to her mother’s room for six hours later, she found it _

7 empty There was no sign of her mother ever having been there _

8 When she asked the manager he insisted on that no one at the _

9 hotel had seen her or her mother to check in _

10 The mother had disappeared away! _

Sentence transformation:

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets Do not change the word given There is an example at the beginning (0).

0 My brother is too young to drive a car (not)

 My brother is not old enough to drive a car

1 Why are you interested in taking up a new hobby? (want)

2 “Have you seen my gloves anywhere, Eric?” asked Mrs Noble (seen)

3 Suzanne was too excited to sleep (that)

4 Robert has not had a job for two years (out)

5 “I will complete the work only if you pay me $500 extra,” said Frank (not)

6 The thief ran right past you so I’m sure you saw his face (must)

7 The clients demanded to stay in a first-class hotel (staying)

8 I don’t object to the council building a new road here (objection)

9 The author wrote her latest novel while she was staying in Majorca (was)

10 The newspaper offered Lynda $5,000 for her story, but she refused (turned)

GRAMMAR:

I/Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense

Yesterday, my three brothers and I (start)1 _ painting the downstairs

rooms.Unfortunately while I (mix)2 the paint,one of my sisters

(open)3 _ the door.Nobody (tell)4 her that we (be)5

_ in the room,you see.So instead of painting the walls, we (spend)6

all morning cleaning the paint off the floor But worse things (7)(happen) since then.This morning when I (wake up)8 water

(drip)9 _ through the ceiling next to my bed.We (spend)10 _ the day so far repairing the roof.

II/Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition

1.The chairman called the meeting _ because there was no business to transact.

2 Our desire adventure usually decreases as we grow older.

3 The Davises’ marriage ended divorce.

4 That company exports farm machinery South America.

5 That artist is famous his unusual methods of painting.

6 Why are you trying to hide the information _ them?

7 Why is that man always jealous _ his friends’ success?

8 I cannot make my mind _ whether to go or not.

9 We can all profit _ travelling

10.The slaves finally rebelled their masters

VOCABULARY:

I/ Multiple choice

Choose the word or phrase which could be substituted for the underlined word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentence

1.There is no alternative; the president must approve the bill if Congress passes it

a.chance of agreement b.doubt c.other choice d.mistake

2 One symptom of the diseases is a high fever

a.symbol b.sign c.cause d.pain

3 The picture is tilted; please straighten it

a.high b.level c.crooked d.adjustable

4 The boy felt disgraced because he knew that he had been wrong to steal.

a.ashamed b.worried c.tempted d.phony

5 A sealed bottled thrown into the ocean often floats aimlessly before it reaches land.

a.sinks b.leaks c.disintegrates d.drifts

6 The initial step is often the most difficult.

a.quickest b.longest c.last d.first

7 The clerk had to break off the conversation in order to wait on a customer.

a.interrupt b.hurry c.continue d.begin

8.Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team.

a.envy b.respect c.trust d.pursue

9 The police confisticated the stolen goods

a.reported b.located c.released d.seized

10.A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting students’

papers.

a.creative b.leading c.skillful d.careful

II.Word form: Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word in brackets

A friend of mine had a pretty (embarrass)1 experience.He was a very fast

(swim)2 _ and he raced on his university swim team One day the swim team was at a big (compete) 3 _ My friend was pretty (nerve)4 _ and he

(forget)5 _ to do something (importance)6 _ -he forgot to tie his swimsuit! So when he dove into the water, his swimsuit started to come off

My friend didn’t want to lose the race, so he didn’t stop He kept on (swim)7 _ and before long,his swimsuit came off altogether Everyone was laughing, but my friend didn’t stop He just kept on swimming

As soon as the race was over he (quick) 8 swam over to his swimsuit and put it back on Everyone was (laugh)9 _ and cheering Even though he didn’t win the race that day I think everyone admired him for still (finish)

10 .

Cloze test: Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word

Giant pandas are among the rarest mammals in the world- of the roughly 1,000

(1) _ pandas in the world, more than 120 live in captivity and 80 percent live in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China.

It is estimated (2) giant pandas now exist in about 35 isolated

populations and that most of these contains fewer 20 individuals.

The main threat to the survival of the giant panda is the destruction of their

(3) Cattle, sheep,and goats graze on any emerging seedlings and

prevent regeneration of the forest In the last 30 years Sichuan has lost some 30 percent

(4) _ its forests, and more than half of the natural forest vegetation has been destroyed or disturbed

so badly that it no (5) provides suitable habitat for the panda.In

addition,the demand for land and natural resources by China’s more than one billion

inhabitants also threatens the giant pandas ‘s (6) To offset this

situation, the Chinese government has set aside 11 nature preserves where bamboo flourishes and giant pandas (7) to live.

Giant pandas are also susceptible to poaching, as their dense fur carries a high price

(8) the black market in East Asia, and the low reproductive capacity of the giant panda makes it more vulnerable to these threats,(9) less capable

of rebounding from its low numbers.

Whatever the number of giant pandas surviving in the wild, it is quite clear that the giant panda will become (10) by the next century unless more steps are taken to protect its habitat.

.WRITING: I Error correction: There are eleven mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them Number one has been done for you

Line:

(1) Although million of people send e-mail messages from work and

(2) home each day, not much can decribe exactly how e-mail works.

(3) So how does it works , and what can go wrong sometimes? Here ‘s a

(4) simple description for a sophisticated, high technological feat we’ve

(5) come to take for granted

(6) E-mail is not that different from regular mail; actually, you have a

(7) message, an address, and a carrier that figures in how to get it from

(8) here to there.

(9) The difference is which e-mail messages and any attachments are

(10)broken down into small chunks of data called packets, that travel

(11)independently, weaving their way along with innumerable other

(12)packets traveling to different destinations It’s as if each page of a

(13)letter was mailed separately In the way, the packets are passed from

(14)one server to the next until they reach their final destinate.Any given

(15)message’s packets and attached file may travel by different route , so

(16the components often arrive out of order and at different times Once

(17)all the packets have arrived, they are recombining into their original

(18)form.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as

the sentence above it.

1.He tried to escape but the police stopped him.

The police prevented _

2.” If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter,” she told John.

9.I’m more interested in the people than the job.

It’s not the _

10.When the police caught him,he was climbing over the garden wall.

The police caught

GRAMMAR :

I/ Put the verbs into the correct form :

1/ On the first of next month, he ……… (be) in prison for five years.

2/ I’d rather you ……… (not be) absent form class yesterday.

3/ Tom was pleased ……… (admit) to the college.

4/ Where do you think Ba is today ? I have no idea He ……… (sleep) late.

5/ He suggested that a petition ……… (draw) up.

6/ I must take this watch ……… (repair).

7/ He is walking ……… (hurry) to the place where his ex – wife, a famous na furalist now ……… (lie)

……… (bury) among the animals she ……… (love) so well.

II/ Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable preposition :

When Edition was a boy ……….(1)……… fifteen, he worked ……….(2)……… a telegraph oprerator He had to be

……….(3)……… duty from 7pm to 7am and give a signal every hour to prove that he did not sleep This signal was made ……….(4)……… astonishing exactnees One night an inspector arrived and saw Edition sleeping ……….

(5)……… a chair.

He was ……….(6)……… to shke him when he caught sight of a mechanism on a table ……….(7)……… the telegraph instrument He waited to see what would happen When the hand of the clock pointed ……….(8)……… the hour , the instrument got busy and one lever trew open the key while the other sent the signal ……….(9)……… the wire The inspector seized the sleeping boy, roused him anh fired him That is why the first ……… (10)……… Edition’s

numerous inventions was never patened

C/ VOCABULARY :

I/ Supply the correct forms of the world in the parenthese :

1/ The boy was very violent and his parents found him ……… (manage).

2/ We regret that the present economic difficulties will ……… a reduction in our work force (necessary) 3/ Politeness is one thing Real kindness is another You must learn to ……… between the two (different) 4/ The ……… of his argument was obvious to everyone (false).

5/ She is ……… the finest pianist in the world (argue).

6/ She is very efficient, and ……… polite to the customers (fail).

7/ Be careful ! That’s a ……… poison (dead).

8/ I’m afraid the talks were totally ……… We didn’t reach agreement on anything (produce).

9/ His disappearance is very strange in fact quite ……… (explain).

10/ They fought ……… in the war (hero).

II/ Choose the correct answer :

1/ Picasso was a well – known cubist painter.

a- artistic b- celebrated c- colouful d- knowledgeable

2/ The director’s spacious new office overlooked the City

a- quite b- colourful c- rommy d- comfortable

3/ The Protesting crowd disersed after the rally

a- sattered b- became violent c- fought d- danced

4/ Therw was no trace of poison in the coffee the chemist analized

a- indication b- taste c- colour d- smell

5/ We have to seek and develop a new method

a- work out b- set on c- set out d- catch on

6/ Nobody except Helen understood the joke

a- caught on b- got lost c- caught upd- was up to

7/ His tastes coincide with those of his wife

a- are different b- is in harmony c- are similar d- are in argeement

8/ The question was discarded because it was ambiguous

a- incorrect b- vague c- dull d- excellent

9/ Your mood seems very meditative this evening

a- gleeful b- thoughtful c- desperate d- stern

10/ I have only the time to tell you the gist

a- reference b- main idea c- first point d- few details

Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word :

Best known ……….(1)……… his Theory of Relativity Abert Eintein has been acknowledged ……….(2)……… one of the greatest scientists ……….(3)……… human history.

Born in Geraman in 1879, Einstein did ……….(4)……… in all his school subject, with the ……….(5)……… of mathematics, which was his favourite subject While ……….(6)……… as a clerk in Switzerland Einstein produced the special Theory of Relativity This theory states that mass, length and time changes ……….(7)………

on how a person looks at it In 1915, Einstein publised his General Theory of Relativity This new theory

created a controversy ……….(8)……… many scientists did not agree ……….(9)……… him.

In the end, some simple experiments ……….(10)……… Einstein to be correct In 1921, Einstein was awarded the

Nobel Prize for his work in physics

The following story is completely mixed up Put it in the right order by numbering the sentences 1 – 12 Some have been done for you :

A I didn’t have much money and couldn’t afford to phone them

B There was my boyfried in one of the telephone boxes

C I wanted to tell them that I was coming home at the week end

D 12 But I hadn’t recerved it – I didn’t know he was coming to visit me

E “ Hello ” he said, “ I was just trying to get throgh to your school ”

F 1 Some years ago, I spent six months abroad – at a languages

school

G There wasn’t a phone in the place where I was staying, so they couldn’t phone me either.

H He said he was glad I’d received the message the day before asking me to meet at the station.

I In my second week a postal strike started, and I lasted for a long time

J One morning I walked to the main station where I wanted to use all the money I had to phone my boyfriend and may parents

K I was unhappy because I couldn’t write to my family and may boyfriend

L When I reach the telephone box I couldn’t believe my eyes

2/ The minister gave no pricise figures about the casvalties

→ The minister didn’t go

3/ Every possible effort was made by orphanage to find the boy’s parents

→ The orphanage left stone

4/ The company will well make a profit next year

→ I wouldn’t

5/ These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg

→ I’m afraid our problems

6/ They’ve been arguing about the motorway extension for year

→ The proposed

7/ Pleas don’t give me an injection

→ I’d rahter

8/ Imagine my surprise when a policeman appeared at the door

→ When a policeman appeared at the door I was

9/ She slept well last night

→ She had

10/ The new musical has taken theatre audiences by storm

→ The new musical has delighted

II/ The passage below contains 10 errors In dentify and correct them : She was eight year old and small

for her age and the baby brothers she carried on her left hips was large and plump so that all the way to the Grand house where her mother works The little girl puffed and panted She paused several time in the course of her walking to jerk the baby to a more comfort position on her hip He was held a biscuit in one hand and a bright red plastic spoon in the another

B GRAMMAR

I Supply the correct tenses or forms of the following words :

1 Without further delay Mark dialled the member he ( want ) from the beginning

2 The computer isn’t working It ( damage ) during production

3 “ Good night It ( be ) nice to meet you”, he said and went off to his car

4 We have to have these floors ( polish ) at least once a month

5 We came to sit on a park bench for a rest We ( shop ) around all morning

6 Wherever have you been ? We ( look ) for you everywhere

7 I don’t know how to mend this two – way switch It ( do ) by an electrician

8 I (tell ) them that they are making a great mistake

9 His mother went abroad last week, so it ( not be ) her you saw at the theatre last night

10 Roger would like ( go ) to Oxford, but he couldn’t pass the entrance examination

II Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle :

1 We had some problems when we checked the hotel

2 The little boy was forced to give to his brother’s wishes

3 Your new dress really brings the color of your eyes

4 That man runs his monthly salary in less than a week

5 Camille is coming for dinner tonight

6 One’s success usually turns one’s qualifications

7 If he doesn’t keep the expenses, he’ll go bankrupt

8 To think of a very imaginative and not really possible plan is to dream it

9 Little children like to take their toys

10 He tried to pass himself as the leader of the community

VOCABULARY

I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Circle your choice :

1 Making mistakes is all _ of growring up

a chalk and cheese c part and parcel b top and bottom d odds and ends

2 The supervisor’s job is to _ the work of his particular department

a overlook c overrun b oversee d overview

3 Certain details in the contract still remain to be out.

a flattened c borne b dealt d ironed

4 The Romans a large part of Europe and the Middle East

a oppressed c submitted b subdued d surpassed

5.The choir stood in four rows according to their _ heights

a respected c respectable b respective d respectful

6 The _ of employment are set out in the contact

a conditions c arrangements b specifications d requirements

7 Those ballpoint pens were made in a large of colours and styles

a series c range b network d collections

8 What the treasurer said virtually to a confession

a embodied c stood b came d amounted

9 The Meteorological Office reported 20 centimetres of rain in October this year

only 14 last year

a in comparison c in contrast b as against d contrary to

10 “ But son”, I told him, “ you’re my own _ ”

a skin and bone c heart to heart b body and soul d flesh and blood

Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets :

1 That rule is not _ in this case ( apply)

2 The police conducted a _ hunt for the missing prisoners ( nation )

3 Recent financial scandals have changes in parliamentary procedures

( necessary )

4 I was surprised by his _ to break the law ( prepare )

5 _ counts for natural disasters, such as flood and hurricane ( forest )

6 He was too _ with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong ( occupy )

7.The printed instruction are quite _; there’s no need for me to further explain anything (explain )

8 It may be to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them, they’re quite likely to overact ( produce )

9 The burglars gained entry to the building after the alarm ( able )

10 It’s difficult to between the two varieties ( different )

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word :

The future of the African elephant depends on man No longer can human beings and wild animals live

in (1) throughout vast areas of the continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs

There are regions, such as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan, where the old relationship may (3) for a few more years or even generations, but in general it has gone Conservation, if it is to

be effective must, be a (4) , constructive policy, and it is wishful thinking to imagine (5) , particularly in the case of the elephant And if this is not yet true of the whole of Africa, it soon will be, for the increase in the human population is almost (6) Where human beings and wild animals find themselves in (7) with each other, the animals will lose Even if there appears to be enough room

for both, man will not (8) for long a situation in which elephants and other creatures make even occasiona raids (9)

his fields of food or economic crops For many years this has been a major cause of (10) interests and one of the reasons why so many elephants have been shot to control their numbers

WRITING

I.The passage below contains 10 errors Identify ( by underlining ) and correct them :

Who were the people responsible for collecting and sending plants from one country to another ? And why did they do it ? Initially they were travellers with other purposes : traders, colonists, pilgrims and missionaries have all been important in providing new plants for English gardens They sent back indigenous wild plants, or sometimes, as in the cases of visitors to China and Japan, plants which had been cultivated and improved for hundreds of years This worked, of course, in both directions : English gardens were making in the most unlikely places

Travellers did not always recognise an interesting plant on seeing it – interesting, that is, to the collector at home So in the 16th and 17th century, attempts were made to collect on a most professional basis, either by patrons sending collections into the field, or by subscriptions to finance local enthusiasts in the most promised areas By 1611 John Tradescant was travelling and collecting in France and other parts

of Europe Lately, Peter Collinson, a London merchant, who had seen the richness of the plant material sending back by Tradescant, organised a syndicate to finance the amateur botanical John Bartram Before long, special collectors were being dispatched on all parts of the world with institutions such as the Chelsea Physic Garden

Sentence transformation

Complete each sentence so that it says the same as the sentence before it :

1 He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop

6 According to the literature, rich pickings awaited the settlers

->The settlers were led ……

7 Andrew doesn’t claim to have a lot of musical talent

10 As well as being rude, she’s dishonest.

-> She’s ……

GRAMMAR:

I Supply the suitable tense and form of the verbs:

1 Something (tell) me that you (not, listen) a single word I (say) in the past ten minutes

2 Tom is pleased (admit) to the college

3 He is walking (hurry) to the place where his ex-wife, a famous naturalist now (lie) (bury) among the animals she (love) so well

4 As he was dying the old man said “ I ( make) a lot of mistakes in my life, but I don’t regret any

of them.”

5 We would like (call) in on you but we didn’t have time

II Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:

1 We stayed at home because Ann wasn’t keen _ going out the rain

2 I didn’t see the end of that mystery movie on TV last night How did it turn ?

3 I can’t believe Gina and Dave broke _ last week They have been married for almost fifteen years I hope they get back together

4 It’s grown _ 75% of the country’s total land suitable for farming

5 The sound of a heartbeat obviously has a special quality _ making babies more comfortable

6 To get a good price a new notebook computer, you really need to shop _ There are some great bargains out there, but you have to look for them

7 Mr Hill rents this land to us $500 a year

8 It dawned that there was a ditch between the grass verge and the hedge

VOCABULARY:

I Multiple choice:

6 You may have to stay the night, so take a toothbrush just in _

a case b time c order d preparation

7 Having the table, Mrs Robert called the family for dinner

8 His love of languages him towards a career as a translator

a encouraged b opened c inclined d introduced

9 This is the _ of the bicycle which was stolen

a detail b description c information c example

10 This is the woman the artist said posed as a model for the painting

11 Is your father any _ at all?

a well b good c better d best

12 After a thorough search, the police most of the stolen jewels

a retreated b refreshed c recorded d recovered

13 It is expected that all members will _ to the rules of the club

a comply b concede c conform d compromise

14 He retired early _ ill health

a on behalf of b ahead of c in front of d on account of

15 During the war, the shipping planes proved vulnerable to attack.

a futile b feasible c susceptible d dangerous

II Word form:

1 The _ of his knowledge surprised them (extend)

2 In design and quality of manufacture they were by Italians (class)

3 fish always live in lakes and rivers (water)

4 IQ stands for _ quotient (intelligent)

5 Scholarships and awards are usually given on the (day)

6 Everyone admired her _ beauty She’s old but she is still beautiful (time)

7 She is extremely of heights and will feel faint when she only on the fifth floor (fear)

8 It was sheer riding in the roller coaster and I would like to try it again (ecstatic)

9 Thomas _ broke the expensive vase (accident)

10 Part of the building has been into offices (divide)

Cloze test: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only ONE word in each space Millions of Americans (1) ……… college students, businessmen, workers and especially retired people are now living (2) ……… wheels Their mobile homes are trailers which are ingeniously made with the (3) ……… conveniences as those in fixed houses These trailers also have large living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, heating units and even air conditioners Besides, they are supplied (4) ……… running water, electricity and telephone Many of them are expandable When they are ready for towing, their sides are pushed in towards the others, thus making them narrow (5) ……… to fit the highway When they are parked, they can be opened wide again to make more floor (6) ……… They are moved

by tow trucks to mobile-home parks (7) ……… there are also clubhouses, swimming pools, restaurants, markets and even beauty (8) ……… as in small town

There are about 18,000 mobile-home parks in the United States The people living in these parks called (9) _ “park dwellers” Park dwellers can move at will from one park to another, but most of them are loyal to their communities They all enjoy the freedom and neighbourhood of their new life

Mobile-home living is economical (10) ……… the purchase of trailers can be paid by instalments It is regarded as a permanent American way of life

Jumble sentences: Rearrange the following sentences to form a good passage The first sentence has been chosen

1 The most effective way, however, of ensuring that the people within a society work together peacefully is for them to be brought up to behave in a particular and broadly similar way

2 When cooperation takes place, it is necessary for the people concerned to agree on a certain ideas and share a similar pattern of behaviour

3 A culture will include speech, dress, food and general behaviour, but perhaps more importantly, it will include ways of thinking

4 If a group of chickens fought constantly over their food, they would often injure each other This is avoided, however, by the establishment of a ‘pecking order’ in which the more aggressive chickens have the right to eat first

5 Most animals live in groups in order to protect themselves, raise their young and improve their efficiency

in providing themselves with food and shelter Because they have to cooperate, certain rules and expectations develop

6 In Britain, it is accepted that the first person to start a bus queue has the right to get on the bus first

7 Because people live much more complex lives than the chickens, it is more important for them to cooperate with others

8 From the moment we are born to start to learn- first in the family, then the neighbourhood and school In this way, we are ‘socialized’, or brought up to behave and to expect other people to behave in a certain way

9 People arriving latter will not usually push in because of the expectation that others in the queue would disapprove of such an action

10 When a group of people establish a way of life in which there are generally accepted rules of conduct and beliefs, their behaviour and morality is described as their culture

11 There are a number of ways in which social order can be maintained, including the use of force

_5

WRITING:

Error correction: There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Find out and correct them

In fact, the production of traffic lights gave the English language with a new idiom-‘to get the green light’, meaning ‘ permission to proceed’ This expression is being replaced nowaday with phrases that come from modern space exploration, as ‘all systems go’ and ‘to have lift off’

With the increase in road traffic in cities, traffic lights became more common Mechanic aids became necessary to regulate its safe movement, since policemen alone can not keep pace with the increased need for control on busy streets And so, in 1868, the first traffic lights were installing at a danger spot near Parliament so that politicians could cross the road in safe To begin with, a policeman operated the lights, changed the colours by hand The world’s first electric lights, with the now familiar colour of red, amber and green, went into operation in America in 1914 Four years on, the first automatic lights were erected in New York

3 The river is so cold the children can’t swim in it

→ The river isn’t _

4 People say that there was a terrible storm through the island

→ There

5 You should take account of his age in this position

→ You should make _

7 There are so many candidates that the university authority have to borrow more classrooms for the entrance exam.

→ There are such

6 We see it as a wonderful opportunity

GRAMMAR Prepositions and Adverbial Particles

1 She knew she was in trouble so she made _ story about going to the movies with her friends

2 As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed _ the major historical sites

3 Day after day, Efrain showed _ for class 20 minutes late

4 I ran _ my old roommate at the college reunion

5 I ran _ my English teacher in the hallway

6 My second son seems to take _ his mother

7 It seemed strange to see my old boss wait _ tables

8 My wife set _ the living room exactly the way she wanted it

9 I tried _ 4 cars before I could find one that pleased me

10 It was a disgusting movie It really turned me _

VOCABULARY

I.- Multiple Choice (10 pts)

1 Mr and Mrs Smith live at home with their 2 children They are a typical example of a modern _ family.

2 Mr and Mrs Popatlal live at home with their aged parents, children and grandchildren.

3 Mrs Jones lives on her own and has to look after her 2 children There are a lot of _ families like hers.

a single-parent b mother-only c mono-parent

4 The country has seen a sharp drop in the _ in the last few years.

5 She has 5 _ who rely on her to look after them.

6 He didn’t make a good grade the first time he did his TOEIC, so he decided to _ it.

7 People who attended university later in life are often called _ students.

8 Although she had left school and was working, she went to evening classes at the local College

of _ Education.

9 After he left school, he decided to go on to _ education and applied for a place at Edinburgh University.

10 He received a local government _ to help him pay for his course.

Word Forms

Through the classroom _ , the teacher can develop _ in the ACT/CREATE

preschool child by giving importance and value to what the child

has made and by _ him to develop his own ideas and _ For COURAGE/THINK

example, when the child paints a boat on the sea, the teacher could

ask him what he had painted, what colors he had used, and why

he had painted it In this way, not only the teacher but also the child

is evaluating and _ the product Furthermore, if the teacher DESCRIPTION

_ that a child is not happy with the task he has accomplished, CERTAINTY

the teacher should show him the value of the task This will give

the child _ in his work and will allow him to _ develop his SECURE/FAR

creativity Finally, the dual evaluation of the task by the teacher

and child will be _; the teacher can suggest new ideas by asking CONSTRUCTION

the child if there is another way he can accomplish the task and by

making the child aware of various _ available to him ALTER

Cloze Test

Because goldfish can be kept easily in small ponds and aquarium, they make good 1 _, but like any other pets, they must have proper 2 _, and the right kind of place to live A two-inch fish requires a minimum of two gallons of 3 _ containing sufficient oxygen to support life Some 4 _ will make its way into the water of an aquarium from the air that touches the 5 _ , plants

in an aquarium also help to furnish oxygen Snails help to keep an aquarium clean Thus, with plenty of plants and snails, the water in an aquarium does not have to be 6 _ frequently It is important that goldfish not to be overfed They can be fed such things as dried insects and shrimps in 7 _ to commercially prepared goldfish 8 _ but they should never be fed more than once a day Even then, they should 9 _ be given more food than can be consumed 10 _ about five minutes.

Jumbled Sentences

Put these sentences in the right order to make a meaningful story.

a The next day, the same thing happened again He ordered a sandwich and a beer again, drank the beer, put the sandwich on his head and left.

b The man looked confused for a moment Then he said, ‘OK, I’ll have a packet of nuts then.’

c But this time the barman stopped him ‘Look, I’ve got to ask you this Why have you got that packet of nuts on your head?’

d A man walked into a bar and asked for a pint of beer and a sandwich He drank the beer first, then put the sandwich on his head and left.

e When the man came in the following day, the barman gave him his beer as usual, but when he asked for a sandwich, said that they had sold out.

f On the following day the same thing happened By now, the barman was becoming just a little curious, so he decided he would try to find out what was going on.

g The man looked at him as if he were an idiot Then he said patiently, ‘ I’ve got these nuts on …

my head because you didn’t have any sandwiches’ Then he left.

h The barman gave him the nuts He drank the beer, put the nuts on his head and started to leave WRITING

Error Correction Find and correct the 10 mistakes in the following composition.

‘I’m writing these words in English because I need the practice At this moment I have been

on an airplane over the Pacific Ocean, en route to a year of study at New York University in the Unites States I’m looking forward to being there, but I’m also a little afraid What will I find when I will get to America? Will the Americans be arrogant and violent? Would I make friends?

I Use the correct tense and the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Before she went to Paris, Zena said she needed to brush up her French, so I gave her a few lessons

'Why not (1 stay) for a few days after your work is over and practise the language?' I suggested.

On her return Zena (2 make) (3 open) all her bags at the customs They (4 be) very suspicious of her,

for they finally made her turn out all her pockets It hardly helped matters when she said in a loud voice:

'How dare you (5 suspect) me of smuggling?….

When I called on the McArthurs, Harry chanced (6 garden) for once, not (7 fish)., and so I was able to have a chat with him He and Mary seem (8 have) a very happy marriage so far, don't they? But their son Charles played rather a nasty trick on them the other day, when he pretended (9 injure) in a cycle accident that (10 never take) place

II Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition or adverbial particle

a Zena says that if one is patient (1) alligators and doesn’t interfere (2) them or their habits they behave

very well She says they’re very sensitive (3) changes (4) the environment I should have thought that Zena’s alligator would find her flat a great change (5) the swamps of Florida.

b As an actor Zena’s father looked down (6) ordinary morals He put (7) a superior air to impress

people But it didn’t take people (8) You must admit he was a marvelous mimic; he could take (9) some of our public figures brilliantly His wife gave (10) her own career for his sake….

C VOCABULARY

I From the four choices below each sentence, select the word or phrase that could best replace the underlined phrasal verb without changing the meaning of the sentence.

1 Different kinds of beads are used to ward off evil

A avert B conduce C anticipate D restrain

2 A nerve is made up of a bundle of nerve fibers

A conceived B produced C consumed D composed

3 After the ice Age many species of animals died out

A became extinguished B receded C became extinct D froze

4 With present day technology it has been possible to locate the exact spot where the famous ship, the Titanic, went down

5 There are about 200 grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park and the population is going down by an estimated four percent each year.

A declining B decaying C succumbing D submerging

6 A brief outline of the course and bibliography were handed out to the students at the first meeting

A dispensed B dispersed C distributed D contributed

7 The brain uses up 25 percent of the oxygen you breathe in

A handles B consumes C adopts D exhausts

8 Certain wild animals are weighed and studied before the effect of the tranquilizer wears off

A decays B removes C leaves D shrinks

9 It is uncertain that salaries can keep up with the rate of Inflation

A restore B reduce C encounter D maintain

10 Talks over the persisting war broke down as they could not reach an agreement

A cracked B failed C smashed D were interrupted

II Use the correct form of the word at the end of the sentence to fill in the blank.

1 She had stayed with one of Madame Grimaud’s _ cousins NUMERAL

2 There were reports that Bush’s campaign team had been trying to dig up information that

might _ Clinton (CREDIT)

3 Many people think that the famine was a result of the civil war, but it is (TRUTH)

4 I think you should apologize for the way you treated your mother (SHAME)

5 I’m not going to any more of these conferences – they’re always so

(ORGANIZE)

6 He’s a nice enough man, but rather as a team captain (EFFECT)

7 As Goldwyn sat _ behind his desk , he told me I was no longer needed by the company

(EXPRESS)

8 In the , the authors thanked everyone who’d contributed to the book

(ACKNOWLEDGE)

9 The game had an _ of over 50,000 people (ATTEND)

10 Human beings are the worst _ on earth (POLLUTE)

VOCABULARY:

A/ Choose the best answer:

1/ This football _ is one of the best in the country

a court b ground c course d track

2/ Yesterday Juventus beat Everton by three goals _ nil

a at b on c for d to

3/ The local stadium isn’t large enough for so many _

a spectators b audience c viewers d congregation

4/ The crowd went wild when Pele _ the winning goal

a beat b scored c won d served

5/ Most people find football very _

a interested b interest c interesting d to interest

6/ He was _ from the champion after the discovered he had been taking drugs

a defeated b disqualified c lost d aimed

7/ Their football team lost in the last knock-out _

a match b part c final d challenge

8/ Michael Owen hopes he’ll be fit enough to _ the game tomorrow

a take part in b take part of c take place in d participate

9/ The final result of the football game was a(n) _

a equal b draw c score d point

10/ While trying to intercept the ball, Maldini fell and his ankle _

a cut b sprained c torn d operated

B/ Fill each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in the capital letters: (10ms)

1/ I have decided to take up _ as a hobby PHOTOGRAPH

2/ The team turned up on the wrong day because of a _ UNDERSTAND

3/ Her collection of medals is extremely _ VALUE

4/ We all think what a _ player Pele is SKILL

5/ The result was very strange! In fact it was _ BELIEVE

6/ My attempt to lose weight by running was a _ FAIL

7/ The young girl’s fine performance was completely _ EXPECT

8/ Geogre’s second jump was _ SUCCEED

9/ It was a terrible game Our team played very _ IMAGINE

10/ Jackson had another violent _ with the referee AGREE

I (remember) _(7) ( call out ) _(8) to my parents, who ( talk) (9)

quietly in the next room The next minute we (hear ) _(10) a loud noise and the whole building began to shake

It was a terrible experience and I never want to go through anything like it again We are all safe now but we were very lucky

Love,Jane

B/ Fill each gap with a suitable article where necessary:

Once(1) _ famous boxer went to (2) _ restaurant to have (3) _ dinner

He took his coat at (4) _ door, but was afraid that somebody would take it So he took out (5) _ piece of paper and wrote on it :

’’ This coat belongs to Tom Brown, (6) _ most famous boxer in (7) _ world; he will come back in (8) _ few minutes” He fastened (9) _ paper to (10) _ coat and went to the restaurant to have his dinner When he returned, however , the coat was not there , but he

found a piece of paper in its place which said : “ Your coat has been taken by Rick Strong, the fastest runner

in this city, who will not come back at all.”

C/ Fill each gap in the following passage with a suitable preposition:

Every four years 180 or more nations send their best athletes to compete (1) _ the Olympic Games As many (2) _ 20,000 sportsmen and sportswomen take part in more than 20 different sports Million (3) _ people around the world watch the events (4) _ television

The inspiration for today’s Olympics came (5) _ ancient Greek Games (6) _ more than 2,700 years ago The first modern Olympic Games began (7) _ Athens, Greece, in 1896 Individual excellence and team achievement are the theme of the Olympic Games, not competitions(8) _ nations So the International Olympic Committee chooses a city , not a country,

to host the Games No country “wins” the Games , and there is no prize money Instead, individuals and teams compete (9) _ gold, silver and bronze medals, and (10) _ the glory of taking part

4/ Storm grows over long hair in school

Parents and pupils are

5/ His appearance was completely unexpected

His appearance was beyond

6/ I was taken back

B/ Finish each of sentences in such a way that it means the same the sentence before it, using the word

in capital letters which must not be altered in anyway:(10ms)

1/ He won’t let anyone touch his records OBJECTS

2/ He didn’t think much of the musical show yesterday OPINION

3/ The concert was not as good as he had hoped EXPECTATIONS

4/ The orchestra is looking for alternative accommodation ELSE

5/ The music teacher was the only member of staff not to attend the concert EXCEPTION

6/ The impression most people have of him is that he is a good singer COMES

7/ I’m sure the entertainer will cheer them all up BOUND

8/ He is said to be a very good violinist REPUTATION

9/ Both children and adults will enjoy the concert ALIKE

10/ We missed the beginning of the concert because we had overslept CONSEQUENCE

GRAMMAR :

I Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses and forms: (10pts)

1 If you (put) more mind on the test, you (anwer) _ all the questions in the last year’s exam

2 I think he deserves (punish) _ seriously

3 If only he (come) here soon

4 I don’t agree on Mr Smith (choose) as our leader

5 I’d rather you (come) today than tomorrow

6 They (arrive) _ just now

7 In a few minutes, when the train arrives, I (wait) _ for you here

8 I wanted to be the first (tell) _ her the news, but I was too late Someone had already told her

9 Coming back from the beach, Mary looked very red from the sun She (lie) in the sun too long

Fill in a suitable preposition or adverb particle in each blank :

1 We couldn’t figure _ why we took that route

2 Anne is terribly sorry to put you _ this evening, but she is in bed with flu

3 Maria thought that running _ her old school friend on holiday in Greek was a stroke of fate

4 The captain reported that the soldiers had refused to carry _ his orders

5 She agreed to think _ his suggestion and tell him her decision the next day

6 He said that he had left _ question 6 as they had not studied this topic in class

7 Mary could not work _ how to get there as the small side roads were not shown

on the map

8 The fireworks went _ all at once and it sounded just like gunfire

9 The teacher went _ her essay with her in details

10 It took him a long time to get _ his illness

VOCABULARY :

I Multiple choice :

1 The school _ a system of monthly tests in place of annual exam

A took B gathered C collected D adopted

2 We lost the match _ one goal

3 Do not believe what Johnny tells you He is an liar

A irritable B admirable C unreasonable D incorrigible

4 The guest _ of honour was invited to give a speech

A extinguished B distinguished C lucrative D modest

5 Thailand is famous for her leather goods

A similar B paralled C disparate D counterfeit

6 Mr Chen suffered _ financial losses as a result of the stock market crash

A sufficient B appropriate C substantial D abundant

7 They rejected her application for the job

A turned up B, turned in C turned down D turned on

8 After much consideration , Shihui decided to take up a secretarial course

A pursue B strive C withdraw D elevate

9 He sent her a _ of flowers on Valentine ‘s Day

A brood B clutch C forest D bouquet

10 While I was on a cruise last December , I saw a of dolphins

A set B swarm C school D stud

II Word form : (10pts)

Use the correct word form of the word in brackets :

1 His detailed description helped the readers to the scene (visual)

2 Tom’s parents were angry with him for at the party (behave)

3 Despite his failure , the inventor was not (courage)

4 Don’s father wrinkled his brow in _ when he heard that Don

had failed the examination (please)

5 The printed instructions are quite ; there’s no need for me

to further explain anything (explain)

6 This man is wanted in many countries for having committed many _ acts (law)

7 Many people donated money to help the people in Africa who are starving

as a result of _ of food (scarce)

8 The government said that it would ensure that basic health care remained _ (afford)

9 The technician was electrocuted when he touched a live wire (accident)

10 The agenda for the meeting is still not _ (final )

Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct answer : (5 pts)

Research into happiness is always open to question Do people , when asked , tell the truth about whether or not they are happy ? Isn’t it peculiar to tell a complete stranger that you are miserable ? Possibly Nevertheless, people who fill in questionaires without giving their names show the same sort of results as those in open interview It might also be suggested that people do not know whether they are happy or not But , if you believe that most people are aware of their own emotional state and express it honestly when asked , the research makes some fascinating discoveries

It is interesting to note what does not necessarily make you happy Class , wealth , social position , intelligence and race are all poor indicators ( although poverty is a good indicator of unhappiness ) Women are slightly happier than men , and older people rather more satisfied – though less joyful – than younger people But most people are – or claim to be – happy This is , surprisingly , the same for everyone “ Whatever situation people are in , whether they are prisoners or lottery winners , roughly the same levels of happiness on average can be found” Most people score six or seven on a scale of one to ten

Marriage is a greater source of happiness than being single , 35 per cent of married men and 41.5 per cent of married women claim to be very happy , whereas the figures for single men and women are 18.5 per cent and 25.5 per cent However , having children is not the source of happiness many believe it to be Survey after survey shows that happiness levels begin to fall after the birth of a child , reaching their lowest point in the teenage years and only returning to previous levels when the children leave home This is rather strange , since people keep on having kids despite the clear evidence that having children makes you less happy One possible explanation is that there are things that people consider more valuable than happiness , like a feeling of being worthwhile Or maybe bad marriage stick together because of children

1 Why could research into happiness be unreliable ?

a it isn’t possible to identify the people answering the questions

b Those filling in questionaires can copy other people’s answers

c People don’t tell the truth when talking to strangers

d People may not be sure of their own emotions

2 What did the researchers discover about levels of happiness ?

a A sudden change in circumstances can make people less happy

b Childhood is the happiest time of life

c There is little variation from one person to the next

d Successful people are more likely to be happy

3 According to the research , which people would be happiest ?

a Single person

b The parents of teenagers

c Married couples with a new baby

d Married couples without children

4 According to the passage , it is difficult to explain why people

a remain married in spite of being unhappy

b consider marriage worthwhile

c continue to have children

d value happiness more than anything else

5 In general , the writer thinks the results of the research are

Read the titles of some books and some extracts from book reviews For each of the

statements below, write T (true) or F (false) : (5 pts)

A It’s All in the Game B One night in Rio C Practical Jokers

D England in the Eighteenth Century E The World’s Great Natural Disasters

a This book is one of the most interesting history books which I have ever read It deals with everyday life in the early towns and shows how ordinary people lived and worked

b Don’t buy this book if you are busy You are not going to put it down after you’ve opened

it Every page is full of excitement And there is a surprising finish to the story !

c This is a book about the meaning of sport What is sport and why do thousands of people go to football matches every Saturday ? The book includes chapters on sport in schools and women in sport This is

a book which should be in every library

d A rather disappointing book The chapters on volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, typhoons and storms all lack interest However, there are some beautiful and unusual photographs

e This book contains six true stories about amazing tricks which people have played on others You’re not to believe anyoneafter you’ve read this book ! The last chapter tells how certain people deal with people who play such tricks

6 “Practical Jokers” is a collection of stories about people who tell jokes

7 The reviewer doesn’t like “One Night in Rio” and advises people not to buy it

8 “It’s All in the Game” is a book about exercise and diet

9 The person who has written these book reviews did not like “The World’s Great

Natural Disasters”

10 “England in the Eighteenth Century” is a very interesting book about life in the

early towns

II Read the following job advertisement and use the information in this text to complete

the numbered gaps in the informal letter Then write the new words in the correct

spaces below Use no more than two words for each gap (10pts)

Example : ( 0) : looking for

MARKETING DIRECTOR

An exceptional individual is sought to succeed the present director, Ms Jane Fairbrother,

who will be vacating the post in the new year to take up a new appointment in Edinburgh The successful applicant will ideally be a university graduate in Business Administration and have the ability to take charge of the department in a period of rapid change Experience in a company that manufactures similar products would be a distinct advantage Applicants must demonstrate a proven record of success The Marketing Director is responsible for a department of over 30 staff and the position entails a considerable amount

of overseas travel

Benefits include generous leave (42 days p.a.) , a subsidised canteen , and a range of sporting and social facilities Salary is negotiable according to experience

Please e-mail you application with full career details to :

Philllipa Robertson intelect Com Uk

The closing date is 30 November

Informal letter

You know I promised to tell you if I heard of any interesting jobs going ? Well, our company is ( 0 ) a new Marketing Director – the ads goes in next week.The new director will be taking over from Jane Fairbrother , who ‘s leaving because she ‘s been (1) _ a new job in Scotland Since you have (2) _ in Business Administration you ‘ll stand a good chance I can just see you as the (3) _ of the department You are working in the same (4) (which is what they want ) and you have done so well in your present job that they are bound to be impressed If you get the job , you ‘ll have more than 30 people (5) and you would have to make a number of trips (6) The holidays you get are very excellent , and the canteen food is edible and doesn’t (7) As for the money they will pay , you will have to (8) with them – it (9) _ your experience Your application must (10) by 30 November , so get your skates on !

III Jumbled sentences : (10pts)

Put the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful passage

a When that happened , John realized that he had made a terrible mistake

b He hadn’t expected that John would spend all his time playing computer games on it

c Recently, he topped his classmates in the mid-year examination

d One day John’s father bought a computer for him

e He plays computer games only in his free time

f He thought it was a good replacement for John’s typewriter, which had been broken

g Now he uses the computer mainly for typing his essays

h John could use the computer to write essays

k John neglected his studied and he actually failed his tests

l John was obsessed with it

 0 Without transportation, our society could not exist We would have no

metals 00 metal, no coal, and no oil Nor would we have any products made from

_ 1 these materials Beside, we would have to spend most of our time raising

_ 2 food - and the food would be limited to the kinds that can grow in the

_ 3 climate and soil of your own neighbourhoods

_ 4 Transportation also affects our life in other ways Transportation can

_ 5 speed a doctor to the scattering of a sick person, even if a patient lives

_ 6 in an isolated farm It can take police to the scene of a crime within

_ 7 moments of being notified Transportation enables teams of athletes to

_ 8 compete in national and international sports contests In times of disaster,

_ 9 transportation can rush aid to persons in area stricken by floods, famines,

_ 10 and earthquakes

II Sentence transformation : (10 pts)

Use between three and eight words, including the word given to complete the second sentence

in each pair Don’t change the word given :

1 She’s not sure whether she wants to apply for this job or not THOUGHTS

She’s having _ for this job.

2 Dickens’ last novel was unfinished when he died WITHOUT

Dickens died _ last novel

3 I never thought of going by train OCCUR

It never _ by train

4 He arrived unexpectedly TOOK

His _ surprise

5 She had her own reasons for not telling us anything about her past DARK

As to her past, she kept us reasons

6 If only I hadn’t believed his lies TAKEN

I wish by his lies !

7 Alison bought this big house because ahe wanted to open a hotel VIEW

Alison bought this big house a hotel

8 You have little chance of being given the leading role LIKELY

It is not very the leading role

9 It took several months for him to recover comletely from his accident MAKE

Only afer several months his accident

10 Peter is not very aware of other people’s feelings LACKS

Peter _ comes to other people’s feelings

III Sentence building : (10 pts)

Make complete sentences with the words provided :

1 People / both words / gestures / express / feelings

2 You / be sure / really know / these words / gestures / mean ?

3 it / true / that / smile / mean / more / less / same thing / any language ?

4 things / make people / smile / be / very different

5 Laughter / crying / also / universal meanings

6 there / be / similarities / ways / which / humans / animals / their feelings

7 Fear / surprise / other emotions / often shown / same way / over / world

8 Nevertheless / surprise / not always / easy / recognise

9 Even / same culture / people differ / ability / interpret / express feelings

10 The way / we / suggest / feelings / physical movements / posture / called / body language

F PHONETICS : (10 pts)

I Which word has a different vowel sound in each group ? (5 pts)

1 a false b laugh c glass d after

3 a post b host c clothes d thought

II Which word has a different stress in each group ? (5 pts)

1 a attach b access c address d alone

2 a atmosphere b convenient c element d obstacle

3 a outnumber b apparent c industry d petroleum

4 a necessary b particular c uncertainty d environment

5 a supervisor b comfortable c fertilizer d alternative

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Sở GD-ĐT AG KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG Trường THPT Chuyên Năm học: 2003-2004

THOẠI NGỌC HẦU

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI Môn TIẾNG ANH

II Cloze test : (10 pts)

1 packed 2 leave 3 announced 4 secretarial 5 back

6 look 7 jumped 8 accepted 9 led 10 fulltime

B GRAMMAR :

I Verb tenses / forms : (10 pts)

1 had put / could have answered

9 had been lying

II Prepositions & Adverb particles : (10 pts)

1 out 2 down 3 into 4 out 5 over

6 out 7 out 8 off 9 over 10 over

II Word form : (10ms)

1 visualize 2 misbehaving 3 discouraged 4 displeasure

5 self-explanatory 6 unlawful 7 scarcity 8 affordable

PASSAGE 2 :

6 F 7 F 8 F 9 T 10 T

II Cloze test : (10ms)

1 offered 2 a qualification / degree 3 head / leader

4 area / field 5 to manage / under you 6 abroad

7 cost much 8 discuss it 9 depends on 10 arrive

II Sentence transformation : (10 pts)

1 She’s having second thoughts of applying for this job

2 Dickens died without finishing his last novel

3 It never occurred to me to go by train

4 His arrival took us by surprise

5 As to her past, she kept us in the dark for her own reasons

6 I wish I hadn’t been taken in by his lies !

7 Alison bought this big house with a view to opening a hotel

8 It is not very likely that you will be given the leading role

9 Only after several months did he make a complete recovery from his accident

10 Peter lacks awareness when it comes to other people’s feelings

III Sentence building : (10 pts)

1 People use both words and gestures to express their feelings

2 Can you be sure you really know what these words and gestures mean ?

3 Is it true that a smile means more or less the same thing in any language ?

4 The things that make people smile may be very different

5 Laughter and crying also have universal meanings

6 There are many similarities in the ways in which humans and animals show their feelings

7 Fear and surprise are other emotions that are often shown in the same way all over the

world.

8 Nevertheless, surprise is not always easy to recognise

9 Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to interpret and express feelings

10 The way we suggest our feelings in our physical movements and posture is called body

Life has not been easy for Mrs Watson Her husband died 5 years ago, and left her with three

young children and no money She found it difficult to get a job She was very poor But Mrs Watson is richer today , much richer The attractive young widow won 750.000 pounds in the football pools yesterday evening She talks to us later that she doesn’t know exactly what she’s going to do with all that money But one thing is clear Life is going to be easier and better for her from now on

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