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choose the one correct answer a, b, c or d.

Among us, there are p~ople who are color blind, which means that they have trouble
. ·nguishing colors, especially those which contrast with one another. Out of the many
dis~s of colour blindnes~, the most ~ommon is distinguishing red and green. It is impossible
tyP whether a person 18 colour blmd or not just by looking at them. This sort of disability
tote11 . d . b . d ..
be frustrating an annoying, ut it oes not affect or change a person's hfe very much.
can ons who suffer from such a disability need to have their clothes labeled, and they may
pers trouble m aking out what is
have · written
· on a chalkboard. Seeing traffic lights accurately may
be another challenge for them, but there are ways they can handle it.
. Which of the following expresses the main idea of the text?
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a. One of the most common types of colour blindness is distinguishing the color green.
b. Color blindness can be cured by labeling clothes.
c. Color blindness is a lethal disease.
d. Color blind persons can learn to function very well, despite their disability.

That Wednesday was "Backward Day" at school. Everybody, both students and teachers,
had to do all things backwards. Some of the boys wore their jeans backward, just like some
of the girls did with their T-shirts. They even took a test before the new lesson was actually
introduced. When they went to have lunch, they started with the dessert. When it was time
to go home, they tried to walk backwards and it was very funny how they kept bumping into
each other and falling down.
2. What is the main idea of the paragraph above?
a. There was something wrong with the dessert.
b. It was "Backward Day" at school.
c. The students failed the test taken before the lesson was introduced.
d. It is very complicated to do things backwards.

One of the most visited websites in Britain is www.friendsreunited.com. Nearly 10

million people log on to the site every day only to find out what their old friends are doing.
Steve and Julie are husband and wife, and they are the team behind the concept "Friends
Reunited': They met while both of them were working for the same company as software
e~gineers. Julie was the one who came up with the idea of the site when she was pregnant
With their first child in July 1999. She quit her job and set up the website as a hobby.
"Friends Reunited" now has millions of registered members. Their success was not the result
of advertising. The company has not invested in it, because everybody is talking about their site
and ~ey don't need publicity. Their best ad they could ever get is by "word of mouth':
their The British are generally quite reserved': says Steve, "but everyone wants to know what
old classmates are doing': And that's how the site started growing.
th The couple and their partner have taken on twelve staff who work from home. Most of
Ju~i~sar~ Wome_n, mothers themselves, who Julie met in hospital when she had her baby. Even
sist~r works for the company and the person who answers the emails is a nei~hbo~.
his tnlhe site has already had many impressive success stories. One man has been re~ted with
other after 53 years. Another one has recently found his cat after 10 years. (A friend from
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 University had looked after it all those years.) A lot of childhood swe~tbearts have foun
other again and now are back together, some even engaged ~o be married. The oldest re ~ 'ach
member is a 99 year old woman who is loo.king for her old fne nd s from school days. &istered
3. What does this passage discuss?
a. how friends reunite b. Julie and Steve
c. v,rww.friendsreunited.com d. the British people
4. According to the passage, www.friendsreunited.com is··· ·
a. a new website in Britain
b. an unknown website in Britain
c. a website for young people
d. one of the most popular websites in Britain
5. According to this passage, this website is visited by ••• daily.
a. ten thousand people b. almost ten billion people
c. about ten million people d. more than ten million people
6. The company was founded ....
a. in the autumn of 1999 b. in the summer of 1999
c. in the winter of 1999 d. in the spring of 1999
7. According to the passage, the company ....
a. spent nothing on publicity b. spent a lot to recruit members
c. spent a lot on publicity d. spent a lot of time to find members
8. The company was set up on the basic idea that ....
a. everybody wants to log on
b. everybody wants to make friends
c. everybody wants to chat
d. everybody wants to know what old friends are doing
9. The number of company employees is ....
a. twelve people b. two people
c. twenty people d. twenty two people
I 0. According to the passage, all the employees ....
a. start work at 7 a.m. b. end work at 7 p.m.
c. do not work at weekends d. work at home
11. According to the passage, a man was reunited with his mother ....
a. after 10 years b. after 53 years
c. after 50 years d. after 25 years

The legend says that Sir Isaac Newton was drinking tea in his garden, under the app~e
. . bove his
trees, one summer aft ernoon m 1665 when an apple fell from a branch hanging a
head, hit him on the head and immediately inspired him for his law of gra\-itation. '!11e
may be true, but no one knows for sure. Even the well-known British astronomer Sir I-I . d
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Spencer Jones stated in 1944 that the story was probably true, but later changed . dthe
remarking that 'one cannot be sure either way: Voltaire was the one who first menu~ne 73s.
story of Ne':ton's Apple in his "E~ements de la Philosophic de Newton': published~ ~ears
But everythmg happened a long time after the death of the great Englishman and
from the time the highly disputed apple fell.
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 d which the text mentions ....
rr1.elege n b
12, v• turned out to be to e complete nonsense
a has N . . d .
· lains how ewton was inspire to investigate gravitation
b, ex~ first told by Sir Harold Spencer Jones
'· ~acornplete fiction written by the French author Voltaire
d. 1s
According to the passage, Sir ~arold Spene.er Jones ....
13· hould not be taken too seriously as he 1s not very sure himself
a. ~ known to be a specialist in Newton,s life and work
b. is h k
is well known for is wor , which involves observing the universe
~ firmly objects to the incident with Newton and the apple, doubting it has ever happened
We can conclude from the passage that ....
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' a. Voltaire knew more about Newton's life than anyone today
b. Newton came up with his theory just a few years before he died
,. Newton personally asked Voltaire to tell everybody about his incident with the apple
d. It's doubtful whether the legend about Newton's Apple is true
15. This passage is a(n) . •• •
a. narration b. description c. argumentation d. debate

Choose the one correct answer a, b, c or d.

16. The orchestra ... that piece of music beautifully for half an hour.
a. has been playing b. played c. is playing d. plays
17. As soon as they ... my latest book, I ... you a copy with my autograph.
a. prin~/will send b. had printed/will send
c. will print/will send d. are printing/am going to send
18. We would rather ... TV than ... to the cinema.
a. watched/went b. has watched/ had gone
c. watch/go d. has watched/ go
19. A young porter helped me to carry my ....
a. luggage b. pieces of luggages
c. luggages d. many luggages
20• In the hospital the doctor asked me why ... to Egypt
in summer.
a. I have gone b. have I gone
c. had I gone d. I had gone
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1. John was ... with murder.
a. accused b. sentenced
c. arrested d. charged
22•Thank
you for the lovely dinner. This roast ... •
a. tastes delicious b. is tasting delicious
c. tastes deliciously d. is tasting deliciously
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· lJnfi0 rtunately,
· ... projects we complete successfully, the more work t h ere 1s.
·
a. as the more b. the more
c,inore
d. as many
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 . ts woul d not notic e how late he Was .
· kly ... his paren
24. Simon crept into the house very qmc
. d h b. in case th t
a. m or er t at c
'f d. for 1ear a
c. i d.1d 't let me use my cell phon e.
th nh d. what
25. The reason ... I didn't call you is that my fa er
b. which c. w Y . .
a. when e in a serio us dialo gue with
h they engag
26. Confi dent workers feel more ... and conte nt w en
their supervisors.
a. absent b. obsolete
c. abstract d. appreciated
t • m diet is linke d to a host of ....
27. Studies show that a high- sodiu m, 1ow-p o assm
a. maladies b. extremeties
c. foreignness d. aliens
optim istic ones may improve
28. Research suggests that ... replacing negative thoug hts with
·
your outlook, reduces stress and lifts your self-esteem.
a. incidentally b. scarcely
c. cowardly d. consistently
ings have fallen into disuse.
29. As churchgoing ... declines, many grand old religious build
b. rarely c. super ficial ly d. steadily
a. seldom
30. It's a welcoming town; people are extremely ....
b. concrete c. hospi table d. prevalent
a. greedy
Ame rican Engli sh in exams.
31. The candidates will never be asked ... betwe en British and
b. to discard c. to reduc e d. to obstruct
a. to distinguish
nt.
32. Nicole passed the hard Physics exam because she is a ... stude
a. tolera nt b. dedic ated
c. dignified d. comp limen tary
33. The ... of the fashion world lures girls all over the world .
a. glitter b. discre tion
c. frugality d. encro achm ent
34. Hilla ry has show n me a ... of the controversial repor t.
a.crop_ b.sum mary
c. debn s d. faint
35. The neare st town was 80 km away, r mean really in the midd e of ... •
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a. some wher e b
. anyw here
c. nowh ere d ev h
.· eryw ere

Choo se the one correct answer a, b, c or d .

36. Whic h of the following is closest in me anmg · t
. to the
It is not the cost of a .gift but its annron .t sen ence below ?
. rr rria eness that matters.
a. Th e impo rtant thmg is the suitabi'l'ty f
I oagi ft h
. paid for it.
b. Not carm g about the price ensures that th .' not ow much is ht.
e right prese nt is boug
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 ,. It doesn't matter that the present is a r .
d. It doesn't matter that the gift is unsuh!b~priate because the cost isn't.
. . e, because the price was low.
37 Which of the following 1s used to start av £
· a. Dear John, b ~~ ormal letter?
My Dear Elaine, • 1 Suzy,
'· d. Dear Sir or Madam
38• Choose the sentence which is NOT correct· '
a. What would you like to do next? ·
b. Who'salmleedtin~ thhe expenses of your trip?
,. You re y ont ave time for a snack?
d. It was the guide who paid for the bill.
39. Which of the following is not a suitable final sentence for a formal tt
a. I look forward to hearing from you soon. 1e er·1
b. Hope to see you soon.
c. Looking forward to a swift response.
d. Looking forward to meeting you.
40. Which of th~ following is closest in meaning to the sentence below?
He was advised to con.firm the booking but failed to do so.
a. He won't confirm the booking although he is advised to do so.
b. It is always advisable to confirm a booking but he never does so.
c. The booking could have been confirmed but he forgot to do so.
d. They told him it was best to confirm the booking but he didn't listen to them.
41. That's all for now. See you tonight! ... , Mary, xxxx
a. Yours faithfully b. Yours sincerely
c. Best wish d. Love
42. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the sentence below?
I firmly believe that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
a. I'm convinced that there are more disadvantages than advantages.
b. It seems to me that the advantages and the disadvantages balance each other.
c. There seem to be more advantages than disadvantages on such occasions.
d. One needs to weigh the disadvantages against advantages.
43. Which of the following is a suitable answer to "How do you do!,,?
a. How do you do! b. I'm a nurse.
c. I'm OK. d. I do a lot of things.
44. Which of the following is an answer to: ,,We haven'~ heard from her for ages:'
a. Neither did Mary. b. So ~aven t we.
c. Neither have Mary. d. Neither have we.
45· Which of the following begins an
email to a frie nd ?
a. I would appreciate it if you could ... •
h. Well, that's all for now. · 1·
cI
• am really happy I h ave 1oun
c d news from you on my Facebook time me to day.
d. Give my love to Tom.

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