SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. caused B. increased C. practised D. promised
2. A. fashion B. passion C. decision D. Russian
3. A. describe B. title C. license D. little
4. A. driven B. examine C. combine D. risen
5. A. challenging B. champagne C. championship D. charity
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II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. computer B. accurate C. experiment D. invention
7. A. electricity B. commercial C. technology D. conduct
8. A. garbage B. nature C. pollute D. benefit
9. A. general B. occasion C. permanently D. energy
10. A. documentary B. occupation C. manufacture D. competitive
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SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
1. Does anyone know …………... this hat might be?
A. who B. whose C. whom D. to whom
2. The old man is said .... all his money to an old people’s home when he died.
A. to leave B. to have been leaving C. have left D. to have left
3. I'd rather you ................ anything about it for the time being.
A. do B. didn't do C. should do D. shouldn't do
4. Nobody was injured in the accident, ………….?
A. was there B. was he C. were they D. wasn’t it
5. The reason I left is ………….. I was bored.
A. why B. that C. while D. for
6. Don't be late for the interview, ............ people will think you are a disorganized person.
A. otherwise B. unless C. if not D. or so
7. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?
A. for B. of C. with D. to
8. Don’t do this all at once; Do it little .................... little.
A. by B. to C. from D. with
9. My father has gone away. He’ll be back ……… a week.
A. for B. at C. until D. in
10. Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was .........
A. pushed B. sacked C. thrown D. refused
Answer:
II. Supply the correct form of the word in each bracket to complete the passage.
There is a (1- consider)…..................……public concern in Shaton following the (2- discover).........................on Wednesday evening of a metal (3- contain)……..........…filled with (4- poison)................…….liquid. The object was found by a local ( 5- reside)….................….when he was walking with his lovely dog in a field behind a newly- built chemical factory. As yet, the factory has been (6- able)…............................…to provide any (7- explain)…......…..as to how the object came to be in the field. A spokesperson stated that a full (8- investigate)….......................was taking place and that (9- secure)….................……procedures were being reviewed . People living in the (10- neighbor)…...................….are very angry, as a year ago they withdrew their objections to the (11- decide)...............................…to build the factory here after the company had stated that no (12- danger)……............chemicals would be produced on this site.
Answer:
1. | 7. |
2. | 8. |
3. | 9. |
4. | 10. |
5. | 11. |
6. | 12. |
1. He is completely (employ) …………..! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest aa well.
2. Visitors complained about the (organize) ……….. in the old museum.
3. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be (confidence) …………..
4. The old fishing village is very (picture) ………………..
5. (flexible) ………. is one of the qualities required of a social worker.
6. He was arrested for (hand) ……….. stolen goods.
7. She is training to become a (beauty) …………..
8. He can’t afford to buy a house, so he is looking for an (expensive) ……… flat.
III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct it.
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS FACING LEARNERS OF ENGLISH.
Today I’d like to talk about some of the problems that students face when follow a course of study through the medium of English- if English is not their mother’s tongue.
The problems can be divided into three board categories: psychological, cultural or linguistic. The first two categories main affect those who come to study in Britain. I’ll comment only brief on these two categories and then spend most of the time to look at linguistic difficulties which apply to everyone. Some of the common psychological problem really involve fear of the unknown: in example, whether one's academic studies will be too difficult. Looking at the cultural problem, we can see that some of them are of a very practical nature, e.g arranging satisfactory accommodations. Others are much easier to define.
Answer:
Mistake | Correction |
1 | 1 |
2 | 2 |
3 | 3 |
4 | 4 |
5 | 5 |
6 | 6 |
7 | 7 |
8 | 8 |
9 | 9 |
10 | 10 |
IV. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the dialogue below.
1. In two years’ time, you (1. work )................................ here for ten years. I (2. never know ) ..................... you stay in the same job for so long.
2. Do you mind (3. interrupt) ....................... when you are talking?
3. The university requires that all the students (4. be).............on time.
4. Why didn’t you phone me? If I (5. know)............................... you got troubles, I (6. come)........................ to help you.
5. Don't worry, Sir. When you ( 7. arrive) ....................... in New York, You (8. pick up) ..................... and (9. take) ................. to the conference center.
Answer:
I’m sorry. I (forget) …………………………... your name.
By next October, my parents (marry) ……………………… for thirty years.
My father (work) ………………..….. for the same oil company for 40 years before he retired last year.
You (pass) ………………….. the exam. Don’t worry.
He (not catch) ……………….. cold if he (not walk) ……… in the rain so long.
Where do you think Mai is today? – I don’t know. She (may/sleep) ……………..… late.
She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do) ………………….. it.
The boy’s eyes were red because he (cry) ………………………….
Section C: READING
I. Read the text and choose the best option to answer the question.
The prison in the usa
In the United States today there are more than half a million criminals serving time in prison. Most prisoners are male high-school dropouts between the ages of 18 and 19. Even more shocking in the fact that the number and rate of imprisonment has more than doubled over the past twenty years, and the recidivism - that is, the rate for rearest - is more than 60 percent.
Although the stated goal of most prison systems, on both federal and state levels, is to rehabiliatate the inmates and reintagrate them into society, the systems themselves do not support such a result. Prisons are usually geographically or psychologically isolated and terribly overcrowded. Even in the more enlightened prisons, only one-third of the inmates have vocational training opportunities or work release options.
If prisons are indeed to achieve the goal of rehabilitating offenders, then the prisons themselves will have to change. First, they will have to be smaller, housing no more than five hundred prisoners. Second, they will have to be built in or near population centers with community resources available for gradual reintegration into society. Finally, prison programs must be restructured to include work release and vocational and academic training that promises carry over into the inmate’s life after release. Models for such collaborative efforts between the criminal justice system and the community already exist in several hundred half-way houses throughout the country.
1. What is the author’s main point?
A. Prisons must be restructured if they are to accomplish the goal of rehabilitation.
B. Models for community collaboration have been successful.
C. Most of the criminals serving time in prison are high-school dropouts.
D. The criminal justice system must establish a better goal.
2. According to the author, how many prisoners are offered training or work release?
A. None B. 33.33 percent C. 50 percent D. 60 percent
3. The author mentions all the following as necessary to prison reform EXCEPT
A. newer buildings C. vocational training
B. smaller institutions D.collaboration with the community
4. The word “recidivism” in line 4 refers to
A. all people who are imprisoned
B. people who return to prison after release
C. people who drop out of high school
D. people who have been in prison for a long time
5. The paragraph following this passage most probably discusses
A. the goals of most state and federal prisons
B. the cost of prison reform
C. examples of models for community collaboration
D. problems with the current criminal justice system
Answer:
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word
EDUCATION IN CUBA
One of the most interesting things about Cuba is its educational (1)…….. As in many other countries, schools are free. What is unusual is that schools combine study (2)……....manual work. Each school has a lot of land where students work for a (3)…....…hours a day. They plant vegetables, which they weed and water and later they (4)…....…the crop. In this way, they develop good working habit and learn how important it is (5)…....… produce. Usually, children do not like growing vegetables (6)............... as spinach, Cuban children soon develop a taste for them. During the summer, the older also go to the country to help the farmers with the crops.
In this system, the children spend part of their school time (7)............. and the rest working in the open (8)……........helping to increase the nation’s production.
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Section D: writing
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. My advice is that Mary should apply for that job.
If I ....................................................................................................................
2. You lied your parents, which was wrong.
It was…………………………………………………………………………
3. We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.
The …………………………………………………………….......................
4.What a shame you didn't tell me earlier!
If only.................................................................................................................
5. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
So as ………………………………………………………………………….
6. Some people have such boring jobs that they can't wait to retire
Some people have .............................................................................................
7. John missed the lecture because he came very late.
If John …………………………………………………….
8. I missed the end of the film so I don’t know who the murderer was
Had …………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine.
Mrs. Taylor wished...........................................................................................................
10. A mechanic repaired my motorbike last week.
I ………………………………………………………………
II. Write about 150 - 170 words to give your own opinion on the following topic:
“ It’s necessary to abandon big vehicles to come inside the city nowadays. What’s your opinion?
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