KSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRANCE TEST 2009

Variant B
Kyiv, July 2009

Listening Comprehension. (30 points)

Part 1. You will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices provided, choose the
one which means about the same thing as what you hear, or is true based on what you hear.

1. (A) She obviously needs a secretary.

(B) She has just got her tax returns.

(C) She hasn’t studied as a secretary.

2. (A) She has just boarded a passenger ship

(B) She is on board a passenger train.

(C) She is an airplane passenger.

3. (A) The movie’s script could have been improved.

(B) The director didn’t fail with the plot.

(C) The movie failed special effects.

4. (A) The railway allowed them to loosen their hands.

(B) They didn’t use the railway to transport the goods.

(C) They couldn’t transport the goods efficiently before the railway.

5. (A) She left in the morning.

(B) She didn’t answer the phone.

(C) She was in and out all day.

Part 2. You will hear a segment from a radio program called “The Experts Speak”. From the
answer choices given, choose the one which best answers the question.

6. What does the speaker mention about Great Britain?

(A) It was one of many countries which followed the policy of free trade.

(B) It was one of few countries not to follow the policy of free trade.

(C) It did not charge for the information of products.

7. According to the speaker, what is true about the infant-industry argument?

(A) It helps promote the development of local manufacturers.

(B) It doesn’t help develop competitive strength of local manufacturers.

(C) It allows for the swift removal of protections.

8. When is setting up protection for local industries effective for a country?

(A) When waste products are intensively being dumped in a country.

(B) When the imported products are more expensive than the country’s local
products.

(C) When foreign suppliers seek to establish a monopoly in the country.

9. When would the national defense argument be supported by some economists?

(A) When a country doesn’t want to depend on another for retail goods.

(B) When a country wants to remain as independent as possible during

military conflict.

(C) When a country’s military leaders refuse to import any more products.

10. What does the speaker imply about the policy of free trade?

(A) That all countries should enforce it.

(B) That not so many countries should enforce it.

(C) That the number of countries enforcing it is enough.

Part 3. Listen to another segment from a radio program called “The Experts Speak” and
decide whether the statements given below are true or false.

11. The story about heaven is meant to illustrate that even heaven isn’t perfect. □ True □ False

12. It is important to receive a salary because it gives us reason to work. □ True □ False

13. The speaker calls our attitude to work “masochistic” because our sense
of well-being depends on suffering. □ True □ False

14. Employed people regard unemployed people as lazy ones. □ True □ False

Reading Comprehension. (20 points)

In this section of the test you will read two passages. Each passage is followed by a number of
questions. Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is
stated or implied in that passage and choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D).

Passage 1

For most modern airports, the major design problem is scale – how to allow adequate space on
the ground for maneuvering wide-body jets while permitting convenient and rapid movement of
passengers departing, arriving, or transferring from one flight to another.
Most designs for airport terminals take one of four approaches. In the linear plan, the building
may be straight or curved. The passengers board aircraft parked next to the terminal. This plan
works well for small airports that need to provide boarding areas for only a few aircraft at a time.
In the pier plan, narrow corridors or piers extend from a central building. This plan allows many
aircraft to park next to the building. However, it creates long walking distances for passengers.
In the satellite plan, passengers board aircraft from small terminals that are separated from the
main terminals. Passengers reach the satellites by way of shuttle trains or underground
passageways that have moving sidewalks.
The transporter plan employs some system of transport to move passengers from the terminal
building to the aircraft. If buses are used, the passengers must climb a flight of stairs to board the
aircraft. If mobile lounges are used, they can link up directly with the aircraft and protect
passengers from the weather.
 1. It can be inferred that scale would not pose a major design problem at airports if
(A)airports were larger
(B) aircrafts did not need so much space to maneuver on the ground
(C) other forms of transportation were more efficient
(D)airplanes could fly faster

2. The linear plan would probably be best at a(n)

(A)busy airport
(B) airport used by many small aircraft
(C) airport with only a few arrivals and departures
(D)airport that serves a large city

3. The passage implies that the term “satellite plan” is used because
(A)satellites are launched and tracked from these sites
(B) small terminals encircle the main terminal like satellites around a planet
(C) the plan makes use of the most modern, high-technology equipment
(D)airports that make use of this plan use data from weather satellites

4. The passage suggests that shuttle trains transfer passengers to satellite terminals from
(A) the main terminal
(B) airplanes
(C) downtown
(D) other satellite terminals

5. It can be inferred that mobile lounges would be more desirable than buses when
(A)passengers are in a hurry
(B) flights have been delayed
(C) the weather is bad
(D)passengers need to save money

Passage 2

The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply critical material, especially in
the North. When the fighting stopped, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth. Wartime
taxes on production had vanished, and the few taxes that remained leaned heavily on real estate,
not on business. The population flow from farm to city increased, and the labor force it provided
was buttressed by millions of newly arrived immigrants willing to work for low wages in the
mills of the North and on the railroad crews of the Midwest and West.
The federal government’s position toward economic expansion was nothing if not
accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a
transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied stance of nonintervention in private enterprise.
The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William
Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would
eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. But as business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the
1880s, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for traffic, and two more
were under construction. As a result of the battle, the fare between the cities decreased to $1.
Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely and, in the 1880s, many of them failed.

6. The word “feverish” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

(A) extremely rapid

(B) sickly and slow
(C) very dangerous
(D) understandable

7. The word “buttressed” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

(A) concerned
(B) supplemented
(C) restructured
(D) enriched

8. The word “prevailed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

(A) influenced
(B) triumphed
(C) premiered
(D) evolved

9. The phrase “left to its own devices” in paragraph 2 means

(A) forced to do additional work

(B) allowed to do as it pleased
(C) made to change its plans
(D) encouraged to produce more goods

10. The word “savagely” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

(A) fiercely
(B) suddenly
(C) surprisingly
(D) genuinely
Language Structure and Editing. (50 points)

Task 1. Read each sentence or short conversation. From the four answer choices given, choose
the one which best fills each blank. (15 points)

1. ___________ gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the other
full of acetylene.
(A) It is two (C) There are two
(B) Of the two (D) Two

2. In geometry, a tangent is a straight line _____________ a curve at only one points.

(A) it touches (C) its touching
(B) whose touching (D) that touches

3. _________ managed by an independent governor and board of directors, the Bank of

Canada is owned by the Canadian government.
(A) And yet (C) Although
(B) In spite of it (D) It is

4. ___________ developed so rapidly in Alabama primarily because of its rich natural

resources.
(A) That heavy industry (C) Heavy industry that was
(B) Heavy industry (D) When heavy industry

5. Power tools require careful handling __________ injuries.

(A) by avoiding (C) to avoid
(B) they avoid (D) that avoid

6. A deep-tissue massage is a type of massage therapy ___________ on one part of the body,
such as the lower back.
(A) its concentration is (C) why it concentrates
(B) concentrating (D) to be concentrated
7. “What do you think I should do?” – “Let me give you _____________ advice”.
(A) a little of (C) many
(B) a few (D) a little

8. _____________ industries, such as banking and travel, in which computers are not a
convenience but a necessity.
(A) Where some (C) Some
(B) In some (D) There are some

9. Endive can be used _________ as a salad green or as a cooking vegetable.

(A) such (C) either
(B) both (D) neither

10. The larger a drop of water, _________ freezing temperature.

(A) the higher its (C) higher than its
(B) its higher (D) the highest

11. __________ single person can be said to have invented the automobile.
(A) There was not a (C) Not one of
(B) Nor a (D) No

12. “Why was Jane so surprised by the bouquet?” – “I guess she is not used _________
flowers”.
(A) to be given (C) to have been given
(B) of giving (D) to being given

13. “Who went to Spain last summer?” – “Well, Jeff went and ___________”.
(A) Cheril did too (C) Cheril did so
(B) also Cheril (D) so Cheryl did
14. “What do you suggest?” – “Well, it’s essential that you___________ a doctor as soon as
possible”.
(A) will see (C) are seeing
(B) saw (D) see

15. “We had to check if he’d filled the application form correctly” – “__________ he?”
(A) Would (C) Did
(B) Had (D) Has

Task 2. Fill the gaps in the following text with only one word in each space. (20 points)
Task 3. In most lines of the following text there is one unnecessary word. It is either
grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered line,
find unnecessary word and then write it in the space provided. Some lines are correct. Indicate
those with a tick ( ). The first two lines have been done for you. (15 points)