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1 Đề số 1

SECTION A – PHONETICS

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

others

1 A advantage B adventure C advertise D addition

2 A design B preserve C basic D physical

3 A concerned B received C attached D concealed

4 A cough B rough C enough D touch

5 A chooses B houses C rises D horses

II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others

1 A already B complain C arrangement D temperature

2 A inspire B wealthy C protect D instinct

3 A advance B ancient C cancer D annual

4 A mathematics B statistics C academy D mechanic

5 A gravitation B behaviour C manufacture D recommend

SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D

1 In his student days he was as poor as a church

A beggar B miser C mouse D pauper

2 She may have been poor, but she was honest

A finally B in the end C at least D at last

3 The manager was very with me about my prospects of promotion

A sincere B friendly C just D frank

4 The unmarried ladies regard him as a very young man

A ineligible B illegible C illicit D eligible

5 Mr Lazybones to work harder in future

A excepted B agreed C accorded D accepted

6 He believed that promotion should be awarded on , not on length of service

A equality B merit C characteristics D purposes

7 It is a criminal offence to the facts

A oppress B suppress C repress D express

8 He the cart before the horse by buying the ring before he had proposed to

her

A fastened B tied C put D coupled

9 Every delicacy Miss Cook produces is done

A there and then B at will C sooner or later D to a turn

10 She tells her small boy everyday not to be rude, but it’s like water off a duck’s

A wings B beak C back D feathers

11 Announcing that he was totally done , Grandfather retired to bed

A out B with C in D down

12 Oliver Twist had already had his fair of food

A ratio B help C ration D division

13 Some great men have had an school record

A indistinct B indistinguishable C extinguished D undistinguished

14 Buyers and sellers were over prices

A hacking B hugging C heckling D haggling

15 Within a few weeks all this present trouble will have blown

A along B over C out D away

16 The six (and last) volume in the series is with its predecessors

A uniform B similar C like D identical

17 Politicians often promise to solve all a country’s problems

A thick and fast B on the whole C of set purpose D at a stroke

18 When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to lying

A resource B retort C resort D recourse

19 My late grandmother me this silver teapot

A bequested B willed C bequeathed D inherited

20 It was getting midnight when he left

A on B on to C to D past

II The following paragragh has 10 mistakes Identify the mistakes in the lines and correct them Write your answer in the space provided

COMMUNICATION Managers spend most of their free time communicating - reading,writing, talking or listening Yet the evidence is they do not always do this successfully One reason that has been suggested

for this is that, in the past, communication was regarded like a natural process, not taught in any formal sense This theory has been changing, and the concept in communication as an “art”

now appears regularly in management courses and seminars Communication is probably one

of the least appreciated aspect of management, and more and more organisations are realising that effective communication involves to tell staff why things are happening This not only helps day - to - day working but allows changes to be introducing more smoothly, and sometimes

leads to improvements being mentioned by staff Both the morale and efficiency of an

organisation depends to a great extent on the abilities of its staff to communicate effectively

Communication is not something which should be undertaken only when trouble occurs I

should be a daily habit if the organisation is to run smoothly and avoid difficulties and, of

course, it should be the two - way process, involving listening as well as talking Regular

exchanges of ideas between managers and staff will help to create a good teamwork

(2) (surprise), attracted the highest ratings figures of the year

The model and salesman were (3) (dismiss) of their critics and

say they have made a serious (4) (commit) to make their marriage work

‘Everyone seems to have the (5) (expect) that we will split up, but we’re going to prove them wrong,’ Cordell said (6) (defy)

The couple were selected from 200 (7) (hope) candidates by a

panel including (8) (relate) counsellors and an astrologer As well as each other, they won a free honeymoon in the Bahamas, a sports car and a luxury two bedroom

apartment

ANIMALS Most cat ansd dog owners would swear their pet was virtually human It’s pleased to see you and shows its disapproval when they go It may not be particularly

(9) (talk) or a genius mathematics but it sees grass as green and

inhabits as rich world of smells (10) (imagine) to us Until recently such

notions of a pet’s inner life, with (11) (similar) to our own in some ways

would have been met with a (12) (know) sneer in many respected

(13) (science) circles Nowdays in fact, claiming

(14) (conscious) for your pets is commonplace The problem now is

providing an adequate (15) (define) of what this actually means Is it about having sensations like hunger and pain, or is it more about the ability to be aware that you are

experiencing something?

SECTION C – READING

I Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C,D

Printers use the term broadside to refer to a large piece of paper printed on one side In

military language, it means an attack with all one’s forces Dudley Randall invoked both these

senses of the word when he established the Broadside Press in 1965 Randall was a librarian

and poet in Detroit when he began the Press with his personal savings as a way to copyright

the words to his ballad about a 1963 racial incident in which Whites killed three Black children The poem was printed as a broadside

“By creating the Broadside Press, the most successful poetry institution in the history of

African American literature Randall created something that had previously not existed in the

United States - an organization that would publish the works of Black poets,” explains Professor Melba Boyd, a poet and former Press editor Historically, work by Black poets had been

criticized for emphasizing political issues and not using the traditional poetic forms of the White literary establishment Thus, Black poets had found it difficult to get published

Boyd is producing a film documentary that will present Randall’s biography as well as his poetry Randall served as general editor of the Press from 1965 to 1977 In the mid-seventies

sky-rocketing printing costs and the closing of many small bookstores to whom he had

extended credit left the Press in financial straits Randall then sold the Press and slumped into

a depression, but in the 1980’s, he revived community support for the Press through the

Broadside Poets Theater Boyd hopes her documentary on Randall will introduce more people

to African American literature

1 According to the passage, the Broadside Press is the most famous as a publisher of

…………

A criticism of traditional White poetry

B biographies of famous African American poets

C poetry written by African Americans

D African American documentaries

2 Who paid the cost to start the Press?

A An organization Black writer B Dudley Randall

C Professor Boyd D Many small bookstores

3 According to Professor Boyd, what significant change occurred because of the Broadside

Press?

A Black poets returned to traditional poetic forms

B Historical works about African Americans began to appear in print

C The Black literary establishment began to emphasize political issues

D It became easier for Black poets to get their work in print

4 What happened to the Broadside Press in the 1980’s?

A It was renamed the Broadside Poets Theater

B It moved into a different community

C It regained popular support

D It helped support small bookstores during a depression

5 What did the Broadside Poets Theater do?

A helped get support for the Broadside Press

B led Randall into a personal depression

C led the Broadside Press into financial difficulties

D supported many bookstores in the community

II Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage

HELP ALWAYS AT HAND:

A MOBILE IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND

If it fits inside a pocket, keeps you safe as well as in touch with your office, your mother

and your children, it is (1)……… worth having This is the (2)……….… of the (3)…………

ranks of female mobile-phone users who are beginning to (4)……… the customer market Although Britain has been (5)…….…… to be one of the most expensive places in the

world to (6)……… a mobile phone, both professional women and (7)… … mothers are

underterred At first, the mobile phone was a rich man plaything, or a businessman’s

(8)……… symbol Now women own almost as telephones as men do - but for very

different reasons

The main (9)… … for most women customers is that it (10)……… a form of

communications back-up, wherever they are, in case of (11)…… … James Tanner of

Tancroft Communications says: ‘The (12)…….… of people buying phones from us this year

were women - often young women - or men who were buying for their mothers, wives and

girlfriends And it always seems to be a question of (13)………….of mind ‘Size is also

(14)………… for women They want something that will fit in a handbag,’ said Mr Tanner, ‘The tiny phones coming in are having a very big (15)………… This year’s models are only half the size of your hand.’

1 A totally B certainly C absolutely D completely

2 A vision B vista C view D panorama

3 A swelling B increasing C boosting D maximising

4 A master B dominate C overbear D command

5 A demonstrated B shown C established D seen

6 A function B drive C work D run

7 A complete B total C full-time D absolute

8 A prestige B fame C power D status

9 A attraction B enticement C charm D lure

10 A supplies B furnishes C provides D gives

11 A urgency B emergency C predicament D contingency

12 A most B preponderance C majority D bulk

13 A tranquility B calmness C serenity D peace

14 A crucial B necessary C urgent D essential

15 A impact B impression C perception D image

III Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news Two

of their fishing-boats (1)……… … been caught in the storm (2)……….…… had blown up

during the night In the cottages round the harbour, people stood by their door, (3)……… worried to talk

The rest of the fishing fleet had (4)……….… The harbour before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of (5)……….… missing men Some had brought thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men (6)………

be cold and tired As dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was spotted in the darkness of the water and a (7)….……… minutes later, (8)……… was a shout Before long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbour The men

(9)……… helped out of their boats, and although they were stiff (10)…… cold and tiredness, they were all safe

Further information can

5 Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early

But for his

6 I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sales figures

9 Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves

All dogs are

10 The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement

At no time

II Some people think that the use of computers should be restricted to reduce its

harmful effect on children Do you agree or disagree? Write a composition of 200 words, giving your opinion on the topic

ĐÁP ÁN SECTION A – PHONETICS

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

others (1/1)

1 C 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 D

II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.(1/1)

SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D (1/1)

III Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to fill in the blank in

each sentence (1/1)

III Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word (1/1)

SECTION D – WRITING

I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one (1/1)

1 Busy as/though he was, Melisa’s father still played with her

2 Mrs Wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday

morning

3 I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago

4 Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to the

above address

5 But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family

business

6 My purpose in calling this meeting is to present the latest sales figures

7 The average skycraper in the USA is higher than anywhere else in the world

8 I hadn’t expected (that) he would be/ him to be so easy person to talk

9 All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves

10.At no time did the two sides look likely to reach agreement

II Composition ( 20 points )

+ Vocabulary and Grammar: 30 %

+ Style: 40 %

+ Content: 30 %

2 Đề số 2

A PHONETICS (10 points)

Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those

of the other words Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5p)

01 A random B canal C many D explanatory

02 A good B moon C food D balloon

03 A provide B product C production D procedure

04 A kite B bite C Christian D Christ

05 A voltage B voyage C massage D dosage

Question 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other

words Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5p)

06 A argumentative B psychological C contributory D hypersensitive

07 A atomic B brilliant C determined D ambitious

08 A trigonometry B explanatory C immediately D democracy

09 A photograph B payroll C accent D regretful

10 A majority B ceremony C astronomy D investiture

B GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (60 points)

Question 3: Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets Write your answers

in the numbered blanks provided below (30p)

a It’s time we (11 go) If we (12 not leave) now, we (13 miss) the train

b I know I (14 not write) to you before, but I (15 be) so busy recently that I (16 not have) time for writing letters I (17 telephone) you instead, but I (18 forget) your number

c Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I (19 not borrow) it from the bank

d He is walking (20 hurry) to the place where his ex-wife, a famous naturalist now (21 lie) (22 bury) among the animals she (23 love) so much

e We will see Alice at the corner, she (24 wait) for us when we (25 arrive)

f He resents (26 be) (27 tell) what (28 do)

g Her mother (29 go) abroad last month, so it (30 not be) her you see at the theater last

Sunday

Question 4: The passage below contains 10 errors IDENTIFY and CORRECT them (0) has been done as an example Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (20p)

Question 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE Write your

answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (10p)

41 We’re all very obliged _ you

42 When the wound has healed _ you can remove the plaster

43 Without a fridge, fresh food will go _ very quickly

44 I’m faithful _ my principle

45 I haven’t heard _ Mandy since she wrote in July

46 This service is free _ charge

47 They went ahead contrary _ my advice

48 The weather was fine, and everyone was making _ the coast

49 We’re going _ Tom’s car tomorrow

50 Have a card _ your sleeve

C READING (40 points)

Question 6: Read the following passage and choose the best answer Write your answers

in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (20p)

In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of

undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount No marine geologist even

suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist

Harry H Hess in 1946 He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a

fathometer Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot, who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years Since then, hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic Like offshore canyons, guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory They are believed to be extinct volcanoes Their flat tops indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled off their peaks Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and some are as deep as 8,200 feet Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet

Their tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center Dredging from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be expected from the

eroded tops of what were once islands Some of this material is over 80 million years old

Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved two processes: The great weight of the

volcanic mountains depressed the sea floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a

number of times, especially when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago

51 What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

A To trace the career of Arnold Guyot

B To describe feature of the undersea world

C To present the results of recent geologic research

D To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains

52 The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A Contain B Erode C Hide D Create

53 The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of

A a fathometer B computer analysic

C a deep-sea diving expedition D research submarines

54 The author indicates that Arnold Guyot

A was Harry Hess's instructor B invented the fathometer

C named the guyed after himself D taught at Princeton University

55 What does the passage say about the Arctic Ocean?

A The first guyot was discovered there

B No guyots have ever been found there

C There are more guyots there than in any other ocean

D It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there

56 The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following

characteristics in common?

A Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves

B Both present oceanographers with a mystery

C Both were formed by volcanic activity

D Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea

57 According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of

A less than 600 feet B between 600 and 3,200 feet

C between 3,200 and 6,500 feet D more than 8,200 feet

51 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?

A Fragments B Mixture C Columns D Core

51 According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the

submersion of guyots?

A Erosion and volcanic activity

B The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level

C Mountain building and the action of ocean currents

D High tides and earthquakes

60 According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?

A In 1946 B In the nineteenth century

C From 8,000 to 11,000 years D 80 million years ago

Question 7: Read the following passage and choose the best answer Write your answers

in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (20p)

As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old ones

were reworked The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and was

the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure riding a white horse

through the air Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually accompanied by Black

Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children In North America he eventually developed into

a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious attributes of Saint Nicholas nor the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter

Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his daughter The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a reindeer-drawn sleigh Portraits and drawings of Santa Claus by American illustrator Thomas Nast

Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa produced and delivered toys to all good children

1897, when Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun newspaper asking if Santa was real, she received a direct answer: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”

61 Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?

A Sinter Klaas B Saint Nicholas C A German D Dutch

settlers

62 Santa Claus was traditionally described as a

A tall man who could walk through the air B fat, jolly, old man

C religious figure D fat man riding a white horse

63 Santa Claus in North America was depicted as

A a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter

B a good old man with less religious character

C one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas

D a jolly man on horseback

64 Who was Black Peter?

A an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas B an elf who rode a white horse

C one of the disobedient children D a popular traditional figure

65 What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”?

A symbols of a person B natural qualities C effects D outer appearance

66 Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?

A the North Pole B Europe C North America D the City of New

York

67 1823 was mentioned as a year when

A Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem

B Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular

C Saint Nicholas visited New York

D the image of Santa Claus was transformed

68 According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem

A Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one

B Santa Claus had wings and could fly

C Santa Claus liked poetry

D Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh

69 The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact

that

A the New York Sun was popular with children

B Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time

C newspapers are unreliable

D Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun

70 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures

B Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas

C Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America

D Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter

D USE OF ENGLISH (30 points)

Question 8: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage

Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (0) has been

done as an example (10p)

Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting Using both hands shows

respect as does a (71) bow of the head In rural areas, elderly people do not extend

their hand are greeted with a bow Women are more (72) to bow the head than to

shake hands Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are (73) by a

given name For example, in the name Nguyen Van Due, Nguyen is the family name People

address (74) by their given names, but add a title that indicates their perceived

(75) to the other person These titles are family related rather than professional

Among colleagues, for example, the (76) of the two might combine the given name

with the title of Anh ("Older Brother") A(n) (77) greeting combined with the given

name and title is Xin chao ("Hello.") Classifiers for gender and familiarity are also combined

with the greeting In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (78) on greeting Vietnamese people have a strong (79) of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they

cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival Therefore, it (80)

to visit someone without having been invited Gifts are not required, but are appreciated

Flowers, incense, or tea may be proper gifts for the hosts Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their children or elderly parents

71 A light B slight C lightly D lighted

72 A possible B capable C probable D likely

73 A continued B chased C followed D taken

74 A each one B one other C one the other D one

another

75 A relation B relationship C relation D relatives

76 A younger B most young C youngest D young

77 A easy B basic C fundamentally D

elementary

78 A changed B transferred C reserved D

exchanged

79 A sense B sensation C sensitivity D sensible

80 A inactive B inaccurate C inappropriate D inexact

Question 9: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (0) has been done as an example (10p)

Cell Phones Cell phones have been popular in Japan (0 since) the early 1990s, but it was (81)

until 1999 that their use really took off The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems

Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of (82)

They cause problems when they (82)

during meetings, concerts, weddings, or even funerals What's more, people speak loudly

in public, and students read and text messages during lessons (83) seriously, when

a cell phone is used near a person (84) a pacemaker to fegulate his heartbeat, its

radio waves may interfere with the functioning of the pacemaker

Now, something is being done to solve these (86) In many places, new technology

is being used to block cell phone calls Airline (87) are requested to stop using cell

phones while on board Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the

(88) mode However, phone users fear that if they do not (89) their phones, they will lose valuable business opportunities That's why many do not (90) off their

phones even when they are asked to

Question 10: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word Write your answers in the

numbered spaces provided below (10p)

91 Those (theatre) group has never lost its appeal

92 Dolphins, (mammal) species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water

93 The situation is so (chaos) in some countries now that it is difficult to see any solution

94 He’s the most (please), ill-mannered person I’ve ever met

95 Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives (measure)

96 This famous singer had two (enter) in the Guinness Book of World Records

97 Beauty is in the eye of the (hold)

98 Computers are now considered (dispense) in the business world

99 Due to (electric) the difference between urban life and rural life is more and more reduced

100 A doctor may prescribe (biotic) if the patient has an infection

E WRITING (30p)

Question 11: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same

as the sentence printed before it (10p)

101 Someone stole the old lady’s handbag

→ The old lady was

102 A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel

→ Mary’s new novel

103 If you have completed your test, you can go home

necessary Do not change the form of the given word (10p)

106 The job received over a hundred applications (APPLIED)

Question 13: Writing an essay (40p)

It is widely believed nowadays that social knowledge and the ability to adapt in a changing

society make a school-leaver succeed in getting a job

What do you think about the saying?

Write an essay of around 250 words to prove your points

11 went 12 don’t leave 13 will miss 14 shouldn’t/ oughtn’t have written

15 have been 16 haven’t had 17 should/would have telephoned 18 have forgot(ten)

19 needn’t have borrowed 20 hurrying 21 lies 22 buried

23 loved 24 will be waiting 25 arrive 26 being 27 told

28 to do 29 went 30 can’t/ couldn’t have been

Question 4: (10p)

31 visiting → to visit 32 no → not 33 right address → the right address

34 their → its 35 up → down 36 had → had been

37 risen → raised 38 extending → extended

39 previous → previously 40 untidy gravel yard → an untidy gravel yard

81 not 82 life 83 ring 84 More 85.using

86 problems 87 passengers 88 silent 89 answer 90 turn/switch

101 The old lady was robbed of her hand bag

102 Mary’s new novel is based on a true story

103 Get your test completed/ finished and you can go home

104 Without absolute secrecy this mission would not have succeeded/ been successful/ been a success/ would have failed

105 Urgent action is/ measures are necessary/ essential to solve this problem

Question 12: (10p)

106 Over a hundred people applied for the job

107 Alan takes (a) pride in his punctuality

108 This year’s festival attracted a record/ high turnout

109 He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer

110 The whole team was in good spirits

Question 13: (20p) ESSAY WRITING

_THE END _

3 Đề số 3

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each

sentence (10 points)

1 The school was closed for a month because of serious of fever

A outcome B outburst C outset D outbreak

2 The campaign raised far more than the of $20.000

A aim B object C goal D target

3 We have a future ahead with little comfort, food or hope

A cruel B pessimistic C grim D fierce

4 Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the of their picnics to spoil the

appearance of the countryside

A rest B remainder C remains D rester

5 An almost line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town

A continuous B constant C continual D stopping

6 Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not

always

A credible B creditable C credulous D imaginable

7 Don’t be late for the interview, people will think you are a disorganized person

A unless B otherwise C if not D or so

8 My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the of Paris

A suburbs B outside C outskirts D side

9 You are being thoroughly in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place

A unrequited B unrepresentative C unreliable D unreasonable

10 “But so”, I told him, “you are my own .”

A heart and heart B body and soul C flesh and blood D skin and bone

Part 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in

the blank space (20 points)

1 How much does of this club cost? MEMBER

2 She is extremely about the history of art KNOW

3 Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more every day TROUBLE

4 He is completely ! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too EMPLOY

5 His boss told him off because he had behaved RESPONSIBLE

6 He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later when a medical

check proved that he had been taking drugs QUALIFY

7 Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of their

diet ORGANISE

8 The trouble with Mr Brown is that he’s so one minute he goes mad when you

come late; the next he says nothing You never know where you are! CONSIST

9 It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird It has been listed as one of the species

(DANGER)

10 I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was

completely RECONGNISE

Part 3: Complete each sentence with one of the idiomatic phrases given Use each

phrase once only (8 points)

made her blood boil/ jumped out of her skin/ had a lump in her throat/ kept her head/

lost her head/ gave me the cold shoulder/ pulled her legs/ took her breath away

1 Pauline completely ignored me this morning She

2 It really to see her friend copy a poem she had written and then present it to her

boyfriend as one that she had written for him

3 Saying goodbye to her son was a very emotional occasion for her and she as she watched him get on the train

4 The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely fantastic It really

5 Susan panicked when the fire broke out She

6 When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock She almost

7 My sister remained very calm She

8 Sally didn’t believe us, did she? We only joked! We only !

Part 4: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form (17 points)

1 Mr Pike, who is supposed (witness) _ the accident, (leave) _ the town

2 At this time next week they (sit) _ in the train on their way to Paris

3 He said that he watered the plants every day He (water) _ them If he (have) _ , they wouldn’t have died

4 No sooner the announcement (make) _ than everyone started complaining

5 They said they never (make) _ to do anything they didn’t want to before

6 We (watch) _ the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came

7 The pop star who (take) _ part in over 25 films always avoids (recognise) _ by (wear) _ dark glasses

8 There’s no point (try) _ to get Tim (lend) _ you his car

9 Not until John (receive) _ the offer of promotion in writing he (celebrate) _

10 He (have) _ trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it He wishes he (not/ buy) _ it

II READING

Part 1: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space For each

question, circle letter A, B, C or D next to the answer you choose (10 points)

If you’re an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-way society But there seems little (1) _ it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (2) _ even

environmental ones It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental

(3) _ – it’s the way society choose to use and (4) _ them

Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal –

non-renewable natural (5) _ We (6) _ well over three million tones of the stuff in

Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away A high (7) _ of our

annual consumption is in the (8) _ of packaging, and this (9) _ about seven per

cent by weight of our domestic (10) _ Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it

is, though the plastic recycling (11) _ is growing fast

The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12) _

than coal and one (13) _ of ‘recovery’ strongly (14) _ by the plastic

manufacturers is the (15) _ of waste plastic into a fuel

1 A evidence B concern C doubt D likelihood

2 A pleasures B benefits C savings D profits

3 A poison B disaster C disadvantage D evil

4 A dispose B store C endanger D abuse

5 A resources B processes C products D fuels

6 A remove B import C consign D consume

7 A portion B amount C proportion D rate

8 A way B kind C form D type

9 A takes B makes C carries D constitutes

10 A refuse B goods C requirements D rubble

11 A manufacture B plant C factory D industry

12 A degree B value C demand D effect

13 A measure B mechanism C method D medium

14 A desired B argued C favored D presented

15 A conversion B melting C change D replacement

Part 2: Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word (10

points)

I was reading an article last week in (1) _ the writer described (2) _ her children

has changed as they (3) _ up When they were small she had to (4) _ up with

noisy games in the house, or join in interminable games of football in the garden which

(5) _ her out If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up

to, or what crisis she would have to (6) _ with next She dreaded the fact that they might (7) _ after her husband, who admitted having (8) _ an uncontrollable child who

(9) _ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights What was worse was that (10) _ else thought he was a sweet child, and he got away

with the most terrible things! However, she had experienced an even greater shocked with her