Test Your English: Preparation Guide

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации Т36
Омский государственный университет Рекомендовано к изданию

редакционно-издательским советом ОмГУ
Рецензенты: доц. С.К. Калинкина, доц. Т.П. Руденко
Т36 Test Your English: Preparation Guide: Пособие для подго-

товки к тестированию по английскому языку / Сост. О.С. Двор-
жец, Н.Г. Гичева. – Омск: Омск. гос. ун-т, 2004. – 184 с.
Test Your English

ISBN 5-7779-0476-9
В пособии приводятся тренировочные и проверочные материа-
лы по основным разделам учебной программы в объеме средней
Preparation Guide образовательной школы, аналогичные заданиям, которые предла-
гаются на вступительных и сертифицирующих экзаменах в учеб-
ных заведениях.
Тесты разработаны в соответствии с содержанием Государст-
Пособие для подготовки к тестированию венного образовательного стандарта и позволяют судить о требова-
ниях, предъявляемых вузами к уровню подготовки абитуриентов.
по английскому языку Представленные тестовые задания апробированы на вступи-
тельных испытаниях в ОмГУ и подтвердили свою состоятельность.
Для выпускников средних учебных заведений, абитуриентов
вузов, а также преподавателей, применяющих тестовый контроль
уровня сформированности языковых навыков учащихся.
Издание Омск ISBN 5-7779-0476-9 © Омский госуниверситет, 2004

ОмГУ 2004
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ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ
В пособии содержится большое количество разнообразных тес-
товых заданий по грамматике, отражающих ее конкретные разделы и
позволяющие определить степень и прочность усвоения знаний мор-
фологии и синтаксиса английского языка, а также упражнения, разви-
вающие навыки подготовленной и спонтанной речи.
Обширно представлены задания, позволяющие учащимся про-
верить и скорректировать свои лексические знания. Особое внимание
уделяется пониманию текста, проверке словарного запаса, его расши-
рению.
Part I
Пробный и итоговый тесты сборника (разделы I и VI) позволяют
учащимся оценить степень подготовки к сдаче теста в целом, набор Overview of Tests
тренировочных тестовых заданий дает возможность отработать раз-
личные разделы тестов: раздел II – аудирование, раздел III – грамма- Format of Tests
тическая часть, раздел IV – понимание текста, раздел V – лексика.
Последний раздел сборника содержит скрипты для секции «Ау- Sample Test
дирование» («Listening») в тестах и тренировочных тестовых задани-
ях, а также ключи ко всем тестовым заданиям и тестам, что поможет
проверить правильность ответов и обратить внимание на некоторые
моменты, которые следует повторить перед экзаменом.
Тестовые задания, представленные в сборнике, разработаны в
соответствии с содержанием Государственного образовательного
стандарта по английскому языку. Время выполнения заданий лимити-
ровано и не должно превышать 1–1,5 минут на вопрос.
Большая часть тестовых заданий сборника была апробирована
на вступительных испытаниях в Омском государственном универси-
тете в течение последних двух лет и представлена в сборнике с учетом
результатов апробации в скорректированном виде.
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Part B
Part I Questions are based on the text. Choose the one best answer to each
question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. Mark the an-
Overview of Tests. Format of Tests.
swer on your answer sheet.
Sample Test
Section IV. Vocabulary
Find the word (s) that is closest in meaning to the underlined word
Format of Test and mark the answer on your answer sheet.
Section Subject area Number of questions

Sample Test
I Listening 5 Section I
II Grammar 20
III Reading 10
Directions: Listen to the tape and decide which of the four
IV Vocabulary 5 (Questions 1 – 5) choices A, B, C, D is the correct answer and mark
Total time: 60 minutes 40 questions it on your answer sheet.
T1 You are going to listen to an extract from the American classic, the
Form of Test movie ‘Little Women’ based on the novel by L. M. Alcott. Here young Joe
meets young Laurie at a local dance.
Section I. Listening
Listen to the tape and decide which of the four choices A, B, C, D is 1. It wasn’t
the correct answer and mark it on your answer sheet. A Joe who first talked to Laurie.
B the first time that Joe and Laurie had met.
Section II. Grammar C pleasant for Joe and Laurie to be at the dance and have tricks.
In each question, only one of the four answers is correct. Choose the D a chance meeting for the young people.
correct answer and mark it on your answer sheet. The example shows you
what to do. 2. Joe and Laurie
A were next door neighbours.
Section III. Reading B liked to chat when bringing cats home.
Part A C remembered their first nice cat.
Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four choices given below. D knew many people at the party.
Choose the correct answer and mark it on your answer sheet.
3. How did Laurie manage to make the boys stop calling him ‘Dora’?
A He beat them.
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B He said ‘Dora’ was a girls’ name. 8. The works of Picasso were quite during various periods of his
C The fellows hated the name too, they agreed easily. artistic life.
D He spoke tenderly to them. A differ B different C different from D different than
4. Why didn’t Joe want to dance? 9. The terrain in North Cardina includes both the Highlands the
A She was a bad dancer. Coastal Plain.
B She wanted to play a bad trick and stand near the fire. A and B as well as C and also D either
C She didn’t want anyone to see the mend on her dress.
D Everything was too funny at the party. 10. He be in a meeting. I am not certain.
A ought B needs C shouldn’t D may
5. Laurie suggested
A they laugh and forget the burn. 11. Oh, I’m sorry, I’ve spilt some tea. Where the paper towels?
B he should buy Joe another dress. A are you keeping
C dancing in the long hall so that no one sees them. B do you keep
D they should manage without dancing. C did you keep
D have you kept
Section II
12. Bob a lot of help since we arrived.
A gave B has given C was giving D had given
Directions: In each question, only one of the four answers is
(Questions 6 – 25) correct. Choose the correct answer and mark it on
your answer sheet. The example shows you what 13. This year, figuring standard income tax, taxpayers might also
to do. have to compute alternative minimum tax.
A among B between C except D besides
Example: 0. This a book.
14. By the late twenties, his friends down to respectable jobs.
A is B are C am D be
A were settling B had settled C have settled D settled
Answer: 0. A
15. I’d better answer these letters, I?

A wouldn’t B hadn’t C did D didn’t
6. After 11 days in prison they were released.
A the B a C an D —
16. a fierce competition between Ohio State University and the
University of Michigan for the Big Ten Championships.
7. Don’t wait for us, help to some food.
A There’s B Theirs C Its D It’s
A you B them C on your own D yourself
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17. If services are increased, taxes . 24. She didn’t share his belief everything would be all right.
A will probably go up A why B that C what D where
B probably are gone up
C probably up 25. After a while I in a big city.
D had probably gone up A used to live
B got used to living
18. The car wants . C use living
A to clean D will use to live
B cleaning
C to have been cleaned
D being cleaned Section III
19. The weather to be changing.

Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
A was appeared (Questions 26 – 30) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
B is appeared and mark it on your answer sheet.
C appears
D their appeared
Cycling Furiously
20. The train commuters. An obscure 150-year-old law, 26 intended to deal with horsemen
A packs with riding too quickly has claimed an unlikely victim – a cyclist who was not
B has packed by even speeding. Tony Adams was 27 for “cycling furiously” after police
C is packing with in Cambridge spotted him, in training for a world record attempt, cruising
D is packed with at 40 kph zone. A police car crawled 28 him through the city center, in
what must have been one of the slowest pursuits on record, before he was
21. Andrew here now if he had caught the train. arrested. 29 he is facing up to three months in jail after refusing to pay
A had been B would be C have been D is here the £ 120 fine imposed for breaking the law, 30 dates back to 1847
when bicycles as we know them today did not exist. “I couldn’t believe it,”
22. that the President is unwell. he said.
A It is rumoured
B Rumours are 26. A originally B basically C legally D practically
C It rumoured 27. A proseculed B awarded C spotted D beaten
D Rumours were 28. A before B after C in front of D through
29. A However B Besides C Since then D Now
23. We offered him a lift home. 30. A but B and C which D who
A to give B giving C — D to have given
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Part B. Directions: Questions 31 through 35 are based on the text 33. John Smith
(Questions 31 – 35) below. A was broken and died in 1904.
Choose the one best answer to each question on B was a critic of identity parades.
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. C looked like Alfred Beck.
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. D and Alfred Beck questioned how accurate identifications were.
34. What title would you give to the story?

In 1895 a lady was walking along a dimly lit street in London when A The days of the identity parades are numbered.
she recognized a man who had robbed her of some jewellery a few days B A sad tale of mistaken identity.
before. She called the police, who arrested the man, who protested his in- C Mr John Smith, a notorious criminal.
nocence. He said his name was Alfred Beck and he was a Norwegian busi- D Compensation for robbery.
nessman. The police insisted that he was John Smith, a notorious criminal.
Ten different women picked him out at identity parades as the thief who 35. The word ‘parade’ means in the text:
had robbed them. In court, Beck was sentenced to seven years imprison- A holiday
ment, but he was still angrily denying that he was guilty. A year after he B display
was released, he was arrested again following an accusation by three C movement
women that he had stolen their rings. All the women confidently identified D procession
Beck as the thief. He was again sent to prison but at this point the police
found the real John Smith, who bore an astonishing resemblance to Beck. Section IV
Beck received £ 5,000 in compensation but died, a broken man, in 1904.
Directions: Find the word (s) that is closest in meaning to
31. Which of the following is not true? The ladies (Questions 36 – 40) the underlined word and mark the answer on
A identified Alfred Beck as a thief. your answer sheet.
B were asked to look at the line of people and pick out the person
who committed the crime. Example: 0. contrast
C picked Mr Beck out at identity parades as a thief. A purpose B choice C agreement D difference
D identified Mr Beck at the scene of the crime – identity parades. Answer: 0. D
32. Why did the victims of attacks identify Mr Beck as a thief?

A They took Mr Beck for Mr Smith.
B The police insisted that he was John Smith, a notorious criminal. 36. surplus
C They could find nobody else except Mr Beck. A strange B extra C main D rare
D Mr Beck was guilty though he denied it.
37. approximately
A certainly B never C about D faintly
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38. metamorphosis
A scientific theory B accurate copy
C disaster D change in form
39. curious
A not interested B angry
C full of questions D true
40. wonder
A blame B want to know
C answer D let
Part II
Sample Questions for the
Listening Section
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C David’s mother thinks he can’t love anyone at all.
Part II D Sue is sure he loves his mother more.
Sample Questions for the Listening Section
5. Why doesn’t Sue tell David’s mother what she thinks about their rela-
tions?
A She is too sweet to talk to.
Directions: Listen to the tape and decide which of the four B David’s mother is very talkative – Sue is unable to say anything.
(Questions 1-30) choices A, B, C, D is the correct answer and mark C David doesn’t allow her to discuss it.
it on your answer sheet D David’s mother never phones Sue.
T2 Questions 1-5
T3 Questions 6-10
You will hear Sue discussing her problems with her friend.
You will hear Andy Tullet who has just come back from Spain after doing
1. What problems is Sue discussing? a month’s intensive language course talking to Susie Miller, the personnel
A Her marital status. manager of his company.
B Problems of her married life.
C Problems of separation. 6. Did Andy enjoy his stay in Spain?
D David’s bad behaviour. A On the whole he liked it.
B It didn’t influence his conversational Spanish.
2. Who/what is causing problems to Sue? C He didn’t like traffic jams there.
A Her mother-in-law. D He only had a general feeling about it.
B Peas on the table.
C Frozen breakfast. 7. What was Andy’s criticism of the school?
D Her father-in-law. A The students were talkative – Andy couldn’t get a word in edge-
ways.
3. Why is David’s mother not pleased with Sue? B The teacher talked most of the time – Andy couldn’t practice his
A She thinks Sue is in many ways worse than she is. Spanish, the classes were too large.
B She doesn’t cook anything. C The students in his class made many mistakes and looked stupid.
C Breakfast is not served in Sue’s house. D The group wasn’t big enough to speak Spanish.
D Sue is never ready to leave the house.
8. Did Andy think it was worth going on the course?
4. Who does David love more – his mother or his wife? A He didn’t really think he learnt anything he couldn’t have done on
A He doesn’t love any of them. his own at home.
B Sue suspects he doesn’t love her at all. B He thought it was better than learning the language at home.
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C He thought Spain was the only place to learn Spanish. 13. Why did Dave think people would love the idea of holding the concert?
D He thought the course was quite useful. A People were petty-minded.
B It was going to be enjoyable and informative, great musicians were
9. What were Andy’s views on learning grammar? to take part in it.
A He didn’t really learn grammar in Spain. C Stalls with information about the concert were to be installed.
B He couldn’t understand grammar. D Everybody could take part in the concert.
C Things like Past Participle and Tenses bored him.
D He thought grammar was quite helpful. 14. How long was the concert going to last?
A Part of weekend.
10. What did Susie think Andy gained from his trip? B All weekend.
A He didn’t gain anything – it was a complete waste of time. C The whole Sunday.
B He spent the money of the company which sent him on the course. D A peaceful day.
C He put on weight, he got out quite a bit in the evenings.
D He started diet to lose 15 kilos. 15. Dave thought the concert was necessary
A to criticize the idea.
B to argue with Liz.
T4 Questions 11-15 C to show its cares to the rillage.
D because it was a good way of helping other people.
You will hear Liz and Dave talking about the plans to hold an open air con-
cert in Shetford.
T5 Questions 16-20
11. Why were they going to organize an open air concert in Shetford?
A To buy and sell tickets for children. You are going to listen to Alex asking Richard and Wendy how they get
B To have a good rest. close to nature.
C To raise money for charity.
D To draw attention to the political situation in Shetford. 16. If Richard wants to go and get close to nature, he …
A goes walking in woods just before it is dark.
12. – Why were the local people going to complain about the concert? B waits and watches for the appropriate time dear to him.
– They were afraid of C goes hunting for a fox taking its prey across the field.
A the noise, the mess, the car parking problems. D controls and regulates his movements to choose the best time to go
B the smoke, the fire, the crowds of people. walking.
C the children in need.
D the field by the river. 17. If Wendy wants to go and get close to nature, she…
A copes with difficulties with the help of the map.
B goes somewhere away from villages and cars.
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C chooses places where the roads are very small and takes them. C knew what to expect when she came to Britain.
D takes a map and drives to few villages not to hear the sound of the D had a different image of Britain in mind before she left India.
motor car.
22. What surprised Mrs Gupta when she first arrived in Britain?
18. Where would Richard go in the British Isles to find a natural environ- A A number of cars, big houses, night time.
ment? B Streets, rows, light at night and daytime.
A He would prefer to stand somewhere to watch the sky and move C Nice bungalows and all the stuff.
with it. D The number of cars, the rows of houses, how much daylight there
B He’d rather be surrounded by a storm and have no control of it. still was at 10 o’clock at night.
C He’d rather be in any very, very dramatic and fast moving place in
Britain. 23. What does she miss most about India?
D He would stand on the coast at Lyme Regis watching the storm. A The weather, friends, open-air evening activities.
B Most of her family who stayed in India.
19. What is Wendy’s favourite part of the British Isles in the last few years, C Her family on her mother’s side and Paul’s side.
where she could go for a week or so? D Fresh Indian weather and proper seasons.
A The island of Scotland.
B Happy but different places. 24. The weather in Britain
C The islands off Scotland. A is as fantastic as in India at proper seasons.
D The Scottish landscapes. B reminded Mrs Gupta of her Indian past.
C is a bit different from that in India.
20. Among the places that Wendy enjoyed in the last few years is also… D terrifies her.
A The Atlantic Ocean.
B The wood at dusk. 25. What work does she do?
C The dramatic sea or sky in Scotland. A She is involved in the teaching project in Oxford and is going to
D The highest mountain on Harris – Clisham. start work.
B She teaches people English as a second language.
C She teaches methods of improving English as a second language.
T6 Questions 21-25 D She sorts people according to their abilities to learn English as a
second language.
You are going to listen to an interview with Mrs Gupta, an Indian lady who
came to live in England in 1965.
21. Mrs Gupta

A was amazed by the image of India when she came to Britain.
B missed Indian images in the rows of British Rouses.
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T7 Questions 26-30 B an organised Russian community.
C a place Ivan visits for birthday parties.
You will hear two friends, Paul and Stephanie talking about how Paul can D a place where people can learn Russian with Ivan.
get more information about Russia.
26. What programme on TV did Paul see? T8 Questions 31-35

A The historic programme for history students who like rapid
changes. You are going to listen to Tom, Sam and Hanna at the company meeting.
B The programme about the breaking down of the Berlin wall.
C Current affairs programme: Berlin – everything is falling down. 31. The meeting discusses
D Talk show from Berlin. A arrangements for the company’s move to a new site.
B the advantages for the company of moving to Head Office.
27. Paul wanted C how to stop the company from moving to a new site.
A to get acquainted with a specialist in Russian history. D the disadvantages for the company of moving to the Innovations
B to know more about the history of rapid changes in Eastern Park, the centre of town.
Europe.
C Russia to change rapidly. 32. Sam believes that a purpose-built factory will
D to go to Russia and learn Russian history there. A increase efficiency.
B improve their image.
28. Stephanie suggested that C attract more staff.
A Paul should talk to Ivan about the situation in Eastern Europe. D be four miles from Head Office.
B Ivan should have a Russian family.
C she should introduce Ivan and his Russian family. 33. Hanna thinks that if the company moves to the new site
D Ivan should change his Russian family. A parking will be more difficult.
B a bus service will be essential.
29. Where did Paul want to meet Ivan? C staff will have difficulty in getting to work.
A In Berlin, near the Berlin wall. D the workers will have an opportunity to work in the centre of town.
B Anywhere in Eastern Europe.
C At Anglo-Soviet Friendship Society meeting. 34. Tom agrees with Hanna that
D At a party or somewhere like that. A the best staff will want to stay anyway.
B a bus service would be too expensive.
30. What does Anglo-Soviet Friendship Society deal with? C a new building would be good for the company’s image.
– It is D the workers are loyal to the Сhief Executive.
A a group that organises social evenings, educational visits and ex-
changes.
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35. Most staff at the company B never prevent crime.
A have school age children. C control the order in his club and disco bar.
B are female. D guarantee the success of his club.
C would use the crèche facilities.
D would prefer a corporate dining room. 40. The meeting soon got a bit out of hand as
A there were hordes of young people waiting to go in to the night-
club.
T9 Questions 36-40 B there was no point in discussing the topic.
C everyone was trying to talk at the same time.
You are going to listen to the discussion about building a nightclub in a D all the residents wanted Mr Claydon to have his say.
residential area.
36. The residents T10 Questions 41-45

A were not aware of the topic for discussion.
B wasted their time discussing the agenda for the meeting. You are going to listen to the staff of a holiday company discussing some
C were pleased to meet Mr Claydon to develop the project for the complaints they have recieved.
nightclub together.
D could hear Mr Claydon who suggested for considerations his plans 41. It
about the night club and disco bar. A wasn’t the first time there had been complaints about Hotel Splen-
dide.
37. Neither Mr Claydon nor the residents B was loyalty to the company over the last few months that was men-
A wanted noise, bad behaviour, litter in the streets. tioned in the report.
B were in favour of building a night club. C was the ‘thank-you’ letter from the customers that caused trouble
C thought the club would be good for the neighbourhood. to the holiday company.
D had anywhere to go. D was in July that the complaints became less serious.
38. According to Mr Claydon, the night club 42. Mr and Mrs Silk
A was going to ruin peaceful nights by loud music. A were unhappy about the state of their room.
B could prove useful for young people. B were the troublemakers keen on moving to other hotels.
C would be a sure treatment for drugs. C wanted to change hotels.
D off the streets will stop all crime. D insisted that they should live further from the beach.
39. Mr Claydon mentioned that strict laws could 43. The Norrishes
A stop the law-abiding citizens from going to Mr Claydon’s night A were not satisfied with the amount of compensation they recieved.
club.
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B said that a group of young men in the room next door upset them a
great deal.
C made a lot of noise.
D broke into the room of their neighbours and tried to get them to
dance.
44. The Barnes family

A called the manager to pay compensation.
B all suffered from food poisoning.
C all had to go into hospital for a couple of days.
D didn’t want to stay in hospital because they caught an infection
there.
45. The company has decided

A to flow the Barnes family home early because the hospital could Part III
not treat them all.
B not to give the refund. Sample Questions for the
C to end their contract with the hotel before the next holiday season.
D to renew the contract with the Hotel Splendide. Grammar Section
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Degrees of comparison
Part III
The Verb
Sample Questions for the Grammar Section
Tenses in the Active Voice:
Present Simple
Past Simple
This section tests your knowledge of English grammar in the following Future Simple
fields:
Present Continuous
The Noun and The Article Past Continuous
Morphological composition of the noun Future Continuous
Syntactical characteristics of the noun
Present Perfect
The category of number of the noun Past Perfect
The category of case of the noun Future Perfect
Use of articles with common nouns
Use of articles with proper nouns Present Perfect Continuous
Use of articles in some set expressions Past Perfect Continuous
The Pronoun The Sequence of Tenses

Personal pronouns: I, he, she, it, we, you, and they.
Possessive pronouns: my, his, her, its, our, your, their, mine, his, Reported Speech
hers, ours, yours, theirs. Questions and auxiliary verbs
Reflexive pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, your-
self (yourselves), and themselves. Conditionals
Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another. If sentences (present/future)- type 1.
Demonstrative pronouns: this (these), that (those), such, (the) same. If sentences (present)- type 2.
Interrogative pronouns: who, whose, what, which. If sentences (past)- type 3.
Indefinite pronouns: some, any, somebody, anybody, something,
anything, someone, anyone, and one. The Passive Voice
Negative pronouns: no, none, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, The use of the Passive Voice
hardly, scarcely, little. The use of tenses in the Passive Voice
The Adjective and the Adverb The Non-Finite Forms of the Verb
Morphological composition -ing Forms VS The Infinitive
Syntactical characteristics
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Verb + -ing (Example: Stop talking!)
Verb + infinitive (Example: We decided to take a taxi.) Directions: In each question, only one of the four answers is
Preposition + -ing (Example: I'm interested in doing it.) (Questions 1-240) correct. Choose the correct answer and mark it on
Verb + preposition + -ing (Example: They talked about going to France.) your answer sheet. The example shows you what to
Expressions+ -ing (Example: How often do you go shopping?) do.
Verb + object + infinitive (Examples: I asked Polly to help me. We
expected him to be late.) Example: 1. This a book.
Verb+Object (Examples: Jane often plays the piano. She likes chil- A is B are C am D be
dren very much.) Answer: 1. A
Used to do VS to be (get) used to doing
Modal Verbs 1. You shouldn’t ask a question if you already know answer.
Can, could, be able to A the B a C an D –
May, might, be allowed to
Must, have to, be to, should, ought 2. giraffe is the tallest animal on earth.
A – B An C The D A
Syntax
Word Order and Embedded Questions 3. We don’t know how old universe is.
Relative clauses A a B an C the D –
Questions
Tag-questions 4. love had its claims.
It VS There A An B – C The D A
The Preposition 5. His parents couldn’t afford to send him to university.

Morphological composition A the B a C an D –
Prepositions of place, direction, time, abstract relations
6. life of a diver is a dangerous one.
The Conjunctive A The B – C This D An
Morphological composition
Coordinating, subordinating conjunctions (Examples: (n)or, as well 7. passion, whether it’s love or hatred, can involve a lot of suffering.
as, both … and, (n)either … (n)or, so, for) A The B This C – D A
8. He needed a whisky, but bottle was empty.

A a B the C any D –
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9. I share anger that many of you must feel. 20. Why are you looking so pleased ?
A an B the C a D that A on your own B yourself C with myself D with yourself
10. After 11 days in prison they were released. 21. He slapped me on the back – it hurt a lot!
A the B a C an D – A myself B me C itself D his
11. Both of them found work in hospital. 22. Don’t wait for us, help to some food.
A – B the C these D an A you B them C on your own D yourself
12. You have to rely on reason, not authority. 23. information is currently available to researchers and physicians
A the B a C an D – who study and treat this problem.
A Many B Few C Little D A few
13. Make at home.
A yourself B him C you D himself 24. The woman to whom I was engaged has married else.
A some one B no body C someone D one
14. The English are great lovers of .
A themselves B ourselves C their D selves 25. After the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States
had it had previously owned.
15. The house is awful, but the garden is beautiful. A twice more land then
A it B itself C on its own D himself B two times more land as
C twice as much land as
16. I want you three to behave . D two times much land than
A yourself B myself C yourselves D by yourself
26. Some retirement communities will not sell property to new residents
17. When I arrived, I was met by the president . unless they are about the rest of the residents.
A herself B myself C itself D themselves A the same age
B the same old
18. Although the Ojibwa Indians fought frequently with the Sioux, they C the same age as
didn’t have contact with early white settlers. D the same old as
A much B lots C many D large
27. Because there were so few women in the early Western states, the free-
19. Right, now we have to find a way out of this maze . dom and rights of Western women were more extensive East-
A it self B by our own C by itself D ourselves ern ladies.
A than B than those of C and more D as
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28. The oxygen concentration in the lungs is higher the blood. C is different from
A than that of B than C and higher from D as D different as
29. It is generally accepted that the common cold is caused by forty 36. One’s fingerprints are .
strains of viruses that may be present in the air at all times. A different from those of any other person
A as many as B more as C as much as D many more as B different from any other person
C different any other person
30. There is disagreement among industrialists as to whether the products D differs from another person
of this decade are inferior the past.
A than B to C to those of D as 37. He won’t be here today, and .
A his sister won’t neither
31. The Disney amusement park in Japan is Florida or California. B either will his sister
A the largest than the ones in C neither will his sister
B larger than the ones in D his sister too
C larger the ones in
D the largest of the ones 38. She hasn’t finished the assignment yet, and .
A I neither B neither have I C I has too D neither I
32. It is generally true that the lower the stock market falls, .
A higher the price of gold rises 39. Technically, glass is a mineral and .
B the price of gold rise A water so B water is so C so is water D so water is
C the higher the price of gold rises
D rises high the price of gold 40. We are going to the concert, and .
A so going they B neither are they C they so D so are they
33. Although we often use ‘speed’ and ‘velocity’ interchangeably, in a
technical sense, ‘speed’ is not always velocity. 41. There are snacks in the refrigerator and in the oven.
A alike as B the same as C similar D as A as well as B and C both D also
34. The works of Picasso were quite during various periods of his 42. Although they are both grown in the United States and exported abroad,
artistic life. corn is not native to America and winter wheat .
A differ B different C different from D different than A is neither B isn’t either C isn’t neither D is either
35. Modern blimps like the famous Goodyear blimps the first ones 43. According to many educators, television should not become a replace-
in that they are filled with helium instead of hydrogen. ment for good teachers, and .
A differ from A neither should computers
B different from B computers too
33 34
C either computers 51. The course help me gain confidence – I hope so!
D neither are computers A should B ought C needs D needn’t
44. Until recently West Point did not admit women and . 52. This be John now. I can hear his voice.
A Annapolis neither A needn’t B must C shouldn’t D is able to
B neither did Annapolis
C Annapolis too 53. As a teenager, I borrow my father’s car whenever I wanted.
D Annapolis as well A didn’t have to B could C had to D needn’t
45. Although most rocks contain several minerals, limestone contains only 54. She to say thank you but it was very kind of her to do so.
one, . A needn’t B had C didn’t need D ought
A neither does marble
B and marble neither 55. We wait for him at the gate before going in.
C and marble does too A ought B need C don’t need D are to
D marble either
56. That Jeorge knocking at the door.
46. The terrain in North Cardina includes both the Highlands the A need be B needn’t C must be D has had to be
Coastal Plain.
A and B as well as C and also D either 57. It hardly be right to punish an innocent man.
A should B must C need D can
47. Learners use both visual and auditory analytical means to un-
derstand a new language. 58. He be in a meeting. I am not certain.
A as well as B both C as well D except A ought B needs C shouldn’t D may
48. The belief in life after death is prevalent in both primitive 59. We the letter to the wrong address. That’s why she never re-
societies advanced cultures. cieved it.
A and B and as well in C and also so D also as A must have sent B can send C need to send D may send
49. you type this letter for me? 60. These men transferred to another prison tomorrow.
A Will B Do C Need D Ought A ought to B are to be C should D have to
50. He obviously isn’t coming so we as well go home. 61. These men transferred to another prison tomorrow.
A had to B ought C should to D might A ought to B are to be C should D have to
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62. Charles just like his father: tall and handsome. 71. Absolutely. I with you completely.
A looks B is looking C has looked D had looked A am agreeing B have agreed C am agree D agree
63. You’ve only just started the job, haven’t you? How on? 72. What he’s doing?
A do you get B did you get C is getting D are you getting A are you thinking
B do you think
64. What of Tom’s new book? C you think
A you think B you thought C are you thinking D do you think D have you thought
65. John is in bed. He pneumonia. 73. Many books about success, but one of the best is How to Win
A is having B has had C had D had just had Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
A had been written
66. To be honest, I whether Jim will be here next week. B are to be written
A doubt B am doubting C will doubt D was doubting C will be written
D have been written
67. The mythical hero Orpheus once the pine forests of the legen-
dary Rhodopes. 74. While I shopping in Oxford Street I saw a car accident.
A is haunting B haunted C has haunted D had haunted A was B did C have done D was done
68. Look! The camera $ 55. 75. I in the cinema when a thief stole my handbag.
A is costing B costs C cost D will have cost A sat B had sat C was being seated D was sitting
69. People traditionally coloured eggs at Easter. 76. They did the washing up and to the theatre.
A prepare A were going B had gone C went D have gone
B are preparing
C have prepared 77. We had hoped that she her mind.
D had been preparing A will change
B has changed
70. Oh, I’m sorry, I’ve spilt some tea. Where the paper towels? C would change
A are you keeping D had changed
B do you keep
C did you keep 78. President Wilson had hoped that World War I the last great
D have you kept war, but only two decades later, the Second World War was erupting.
A had been B would be C has been D will be
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79. It was late afternoon and it colder. 88. a mayor, many city governments employ a city manager.
A has been getting B gets C is getting D was getting A Beside B Except C Also D Besides
80. As I along the road to my house I noticed that the front door 89. The Mother Goose nursery rhymes have been traced to a col-
was open. lection that appeared in England in 1760.
A was B walked C had walked D was walking A forth B out C back D near
81. People who have very little technical background to understand 90. resistance under Chief Tecumseh, the Shawness lost most of
computer language. their lands to whites and were moved into territories.
A were learning A Despite of B Except C Besides D In spite of
B would and learn
C have learned 91. copper, which is the principal metal produced, gold, silver,
D had been learnt lead, zinc, iron, and uranium are mined in Utah.
A Besides
82. Bob a lot of help since we arrived. B Instead of
A gave B has given C was giving D had given C Despite of
D Except
83. We have been friends since we children.
A were B have been C are D had been 92. It is possible to find the weight of anything that floats weighing
the water that it displaces.
84. They three plates while they were staying in my house. A for B with C in D by
A broke B were breaking C had broken D have broken
93. Everyone albinos has a certain amount of pigment in the skin
85. our dog, we have two cats and a canary. to add colour.
A Beside B Besides C Except D But for A but B that C without D not
86. There are no pouched animals in the United States the oppos- 94. This year, figuring standard income tax, taxpayers might also
sum. have to compute alternative minimum tax.
A only B but only C besides D except A among B between C except D besides
87. To recieve a degree from an American university, one must take 95. Many roads and railroads were built in the 1880s the industrial
courses those in one’s major field. cities needed a network to link them with sources of supply.
A besides B except C beside D and A besides B because C despite D because of
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96. Marge, three couples are invited. 104. I walked briskly up the path to the cottage which I for two
A Besides B Except for C Except D Also months.
A didn’t visit
97. I was wildly excited by what I . B haven’t visited
A accomplish C was visiting
B accomplished D hadn’t visited
C have accomplished
D had accomplished 105. He in many films by the age of 25.
A appears
98. We ate the food that they in the fridge. B was appearing
A had left B were leaving C have left D are leaving C appeared
D had appeared
99. Martin picked up his briefcase, the door and hurried to the sta-
tion. 106. By the late twenties, his friends down to respectable jobs.
A had locked B locked C was locking D has locked A were settling B had settled C have settled D settled
100. Sally walked towards the house. She her car out of sight. 107. He over 20 countries by the age of 20.
A parked B was parking C has parked D had parked A was visiting B visited C had visited D visits
101. By the time we got there, the others . 108. I the parcel when I got your fax.
A had left B would leave C have left D left A had sent B have sent C was sending D will send
102. She the room when the telephone rang. 109. She’s done well, she?
A had hardly entered A is B isn’t C hasn’t D did
B hardly enters
C was hardly entering 110. You’d better make reservations, you?
D has hardly entered A hadn’t you B wouldn’t C did D didn’t
103. By 4 p. m. we all our work. 111. You’d rather have a Pepsi than a beer, you?
A finished A will B didn’t C hadn’t D wouldn’t
B had finished
C were finishing 112. write this than print it, wouldn’t you?
D have finished A You’d rather
B You’d better
C You’d rather not
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D You will 124. Everyone who saw Star Wars said that one of the best sci-
ence fiction movies.
113. have some fresh air, shall we? A there was B it was C there’s D its
A Let’s B Will you C Shan’t we D Won’t you
125. the athlete who everyone says will win the gold medal at the
114. answer these letters, hadn’t I? winter Olympic Games.
A I’d better B I’d rather C I had to D I hadn’t better A This is B There’s C Its D Theirs
115. Poland have got a good team, ? 126. I think light enough to take a few more pictures.
A have it got B is it C haven’t they D have they got A it’s B there’s C their is D its
116. We haven’t had a nice summer for ages, we? 127. necessary to put a return address on all correspondence.
A have B hadn’t C had D haven’t A There is B It’s C Theirs D Its
117. You’d rather sit in the garden, you? 128. a good idea to be careful in buying magazines from salesper-
A wouldn’t B hadn’t C didn’t D will sons who may come to your door.
A Their’s B Theirs C It’s D Its
118. I’d better answer these letters, I?
A wouldn’t B hadn’t C did D didn’t 129. is lovely today.
A There B Their C It D Which
119. We ought to be friendly, ?
A ought we B don’t we C oughtn’t we D we ought 130. a fierce competition between Ohio State University and the
University of Michigan for the Big Ten Championships.
120. You’d better take chemistry 600 this semester, you? A There’s B Theirs C Its D It’s
A wouldn’t B did C hadn’t D didn’t
131. she who suggested that he went to New York.
121. is no reason to worry. A There was B It was C Their D –
A It B There C Their D This
132. time we turned on the central heating. It is getting colder.
122. imperative that you be there in person. A There is B It’s C Its D There was
A There’s B It’s C Their D Its
133. Once the house , I’ll be moving in straightaway.
123. I’m sorry, but any left. A is finished B will be finished
A it isn’t B there isn’t C it’s D its C will finish D finished
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134. As soon as he , I will come down and greet him. 143. If you before the last day of regular registration, you may
A arrived B arrives C will arrive D had arrived have to pay a late fee.
A don’t register B won’t register
135. He won’t be satisfied until he all his money back. C will have registered D might have registered
A got B gets C will get D is getting
144. I’ll phone you as soon as we there.
136. After you the test, you’ll recieve a certificate. A get B got C will get D will have got
A will pass B passed C had passed D pass
145. The school doesn’t allow .
137. Football teams don’t play in the Super Bowl championship A smoke B smoking C to smoke D to be smoking
either the National or the American Conference.
A unless they win B but they win 146. The police were instructed unnecessary force.
C unless they will win D but to have won A not to use B don’t use C using D not using
138. Usually boys cannot become Boy Scouts the fifth grade. 147. I regret you that you have not been selected for interview.
A unless completed A to inform B to be informed
B but to complete C to have been informing D –
C unless they won’t have completed
D unless they complete 148. They admitted members of the gang.
A to be B to have been C been D being
139. If water is heated to 212 degrees F. it as steam.
A will boil and escape B is boiling and escaping 149. Sorry, I meant you about the party.
C boil and escape D would boil and escape A to tell B telling C to have told D –
140. If a live sponge is broken into pieces, each piece into a new 150. I immediately regretted this decision but I made it.
sponge like the original one. A to have made B to have been made
A is turning B turned C turns D would turn C making D to make
141. I won’t make a decision until I from you. 151. I regret my holiday in that place last year.
A hear B heard C had heard D will hear A to spend B spending
C to have spent D to have been spent
142. If services are increased, taxes .
A will probably go up B probably are gone up 152. At one point I considered to Canada.
C probably up D had probably gone up A to emigrate B to have emigrating
C emigrating D being emigrated
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161. Richard from graduate school because he was incapable of
153. I’ll always regret a place in Australia. You advised me to completing his research.
buy it but I didn’t. A was believed to withdraw B believed to withdraw
A not buying B not to buy C to buy D – C believes withdrawing D believed and withdrew
154. The car wants . 162. to be hostile.

A to clean B cleaning A There appeared B It is appeared
C to have been cleaned D being cleaned C They are appeared D They appear
155. Go on, finish the desert. It needs up because it won’t stay 163. The manuscript in the 15th century.
fresh until tomorrow. A is believed to have been written
A eat B eating C been eaten D eaten B believed to be written
C was believed to write
156. whether he will accept the offer. D was believed to being written
A Not known B It is not known
C Its known D He is known 164. that the President may soon stand down.
A It seems B There seemed
157. that the future of advertising is on the Net. C It is seemed D There seems
A It recognises B Widely recognised
C It is widely recognised D To recognise widely 165. I have never boasting.
A heard them of B heard him
158. The outcome inevitable. C being heard D hear her
A seems to be B seems being
C seems her D is seemed as 166. The weather to be changing.
A was appeared B is appeared
159. He anything now. C appears D their appeared
A seems to be writing B seems not writing
C is writing D doesn’t seem to be writing 167. the news reports are true.
A That appears B Appeared that
160. All the students are looking forward their free time relaxing C It is appeared D It appears that
in the sun this semester.
A and spend B spending 168. He _________ me.
C to spending D spend A is seem to avoid B avoids to seem
C seems to be avoiding D seems and avoids
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169. John to have left England last year. 176. The heavy swells and stiff winds of the Indian Ocean the
A thinks B is thinking C is thought D thought inexperienced crew.
A caused problems for
170. The government money to operate by taxing cigarettes, liq- B are caused by problems for
uor, gasoline, tires and telephone calls. C cause problems by
A is raised by B rises C is risen D raises D and other problems are caused by
171. The famous architect was greatly , who wanted him to study 177. Work in units called foot pounds.
architecture. A often measures B is often measured
A influenced by his mother C has often measured D will often measure
B influencing his mother
C influence his mother 178. The train commuters.
D influenced and his mother A packs with B has packed by
C is packing with D is packed with
172. As a general rule, the standard of living by the average out-
put of each person in society. 179. Do you want in the morning?
A is fixed B fixed C has fixed D fixes A woke up B to be woken up
C to wake up D to be waking up
173. Hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching agent because it effec-
tively whitens a variety of fibers and surfaces. 180. This new magazine is with interesting stories and useful in-
A used B has used C has been used D is used formation.
A full B thick C packed D fill
174. Oyster farming has in most parts of the world for many
years. 181. If humans were totally deprived of sleep, they hallucinations,
A practice B been practiced anxiety, coma, and eventually, death.
C practiced D practicing A would experience B experience
C would have experienced D had experience
175. In the ionosphere, gases by high frequency radiation from
the sun and other sources. 182. If drivers the speed limit, fewer accidents would occur.
A have been partly ionizing A obeyed B had obeyed C would obey D will obey
B partly ionized
C were partly being ionized 183. If teaching more, fewer teachers would leave the profession.
D have been partly ionized A pays B is paying C paid D had paid
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184. If Americans ate fewer foods with sugar and salt, their general 191. If I had complained to the manager, I my money back.
health better. A will have had B will have
A be B will be C is D would be C had had D would have had
185. She wouldn’t have left if she . 192. If we saved $ 500, we for a holiday next year.
A had been promoted A would have enough
B had promoted B would have had
C didn’t promote C will have
D wouldn’t promote D had
186. If I had stayed in last night, I so tired today. 193. We all a great artist.
A wouldn’t have been A are supposed to be
B wouldn’t be B suppose
C wasn’t C supposed him
D won’t D supposed him to be
187. If dinosaurs roaming the earth, man would have evolved 194. Produced by Steven Spielberg, the film to be a success.
quite differently. A is bound B bounds C has bounded D bounded
A had continued
B would have continued 195. She to feel depressed about gaining weight.
C continue A is believed B will believe
D would continue C can’t believe D believed
188. If I Chinese, I would go and live there. 196. The movie starlet under the care of a psychiatrist.
A spoke B speak C had spoken D will speak A supposes
B supposed being
189. If the Normans had not invaded England in the tenth century, the C is supposed to be
English language in a very different way. D supposed to have been
A develop
B developed 197. that smoking is bad for your health.
C will develop A Generally recognise
D would have developed B It is generally recognised
C Recognising generally
190. Andrew here now if he had caught the train. D It generally will recognise
A had been B would be C have been D is here
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198. The chairman to be unwell.
A rumours B rumoured 207. It’s not worth upset about things beyond your control.
C has rumoured D is rumoured A to have got B – C getting D to get
199. Having done badly at school, Churchill a brilliant career. 208. He stopped to make a phone call.
A was expected A wrote B writing C to write D write
B expected to be
C was not expected to have 209. It’s no use over spilt milk.
D was having A to cry B – C crying D to have cried
200. They to have been awarded the prize. 210. After passing her exams at Cambridge, Susan went on Eng-
A are pleased B pleased lish at Oxford.
C will please D will be pleased A studying B study C studies D to study
201. that her contract might be terminated. 211. He’ll go on , despite the fact it’s bad for his health.
A Might be reported B Reported was A to smoke B smoke C to have smoked D smoking
C Report was D It is reported
212. Could you please stop me?
202. that the President is unwell. A torture B to torture C being tortured D torturing
A It is rumoured B Rumours are
C It rumoured D Rumours were 213. Jack misses with his friends.
A being B to be C to have been D –
203. The burglar to enter the house by the police.
A saw B has seen C sees D was seen 214. We offered him a lift home.
A to give B giving C – D to have given
204. What to mean?
A is that supposed B supposes that 215. We hope by 8 p.m.
C is that suppose D was supposed A arriving B to have arrived
C to be arriving D to arrive
205. He tried every key he had but none of them would open the
door. 216. She couldn’t afford a new dress.
A to have used B use C using D to use A buying B have bought C to buy D being bought
206. He tried the box but it was too heavy. 217. I gave them all the money I had.
A lifting B to lift C to have lifted D lift A what B – C as D as if
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218. The man I spoke to yesterday told me it would be open. 229. I very keen on sport in those days.
A that B which C what D when A was used to be B got used to be
C used to be D was used
219. She hadn’t realised her husband was a criminal.
A what B that C which D and 230. Do you think we’ll ever to the noise?
A use B used C get used D be use
220. Sue bought the blouse we saw when we were in town the
other day. 231. Our prime minister, who is a woman, a lawyer.
A when B as C which D what A used to be B is used to be
C got used to being D was used to being
221. She didn’t know she was going to do.
A which B that C who D what 232. Harvard a school for men, but now it is coeducational, serv-
ing as many women as men.
222. I don’t agree with you’ve just said. A was used B used to be
A what B that C which D – C was used to be D was used to being
223. She was certain she had locked the door. 233. I can’t alone.
A that B whose C what D in that A get used to living B use to live
C use to be D get to use
224. He noticed she was worried.
A who B which C that D what 234. As television images of the astronauts showed, even for trained pro-
fessionals who about in a lessened gravitational field, there
225. They broke into the house in the certain knowledge the own- are still problems.
ers would be out. A use movements B are used to moving
A which B what C that D and C used to moving D used to move
226. She didn’t share his belief everything would be all right. 235. Some teachers argue that students who a calculator may for-
A why B that C what D where get how to do mental calculations.
A used to use B don’t get used
227. There is perhaps little I can add to they have said about it. C not use D got use
A what B which C that D many
236. I’ll never this machine.
228. Tell me you want and I’ll try to get it for you. A use to operate B be using to operate
A – B which C that D what C get used to operating D be used to operate
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237. We invited to very formal occasions – only informal ones.
A got used to
B are not used to being
C used to be
D are used to being
238. After a while I in a big city.

A used to live
B got used to living
C use living
D will use to live
239. It might take a long time for you to in such a busy office.
A get used to working
B be used to work
Part IV
C be using work
D use to work Sample Questions for the
240. I find the times of English meals very strange – I dinner at Reading Section
6 p.m.
A use to have
B don’t use to have
C used to having
D am not used to having
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1. Which of the following is not true?
Part IV – Both children involved in the situation have been
A made safe from danger
Sample Questions for the Reading Section
B found in the north of Argentina
C rescued
D on safari in a mountain wilderness
Unit I 2. How has the unfortunate situation come about?

Lost and found A The pumas that didn’t attack the children, rounded up the cattle.
B The children left home after their parents to round up cattle.
Text 1 C The children couldn’t find their way home because of the round-up
cattle.
D The children got lost after they had left home to find their parents.
Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
3. Romina and Daniel
(Questions 1–5) Choose the one best answer to each question on the
A suffered from incurable disease.
basis of what is stated or implied in the text. Mark
B suffered from the conditions in hospital.
the answer on your answer sheet.
C survived against the odds.
D are confident in the doctors’ full recovery.
Exhausted, hungry and thirsty, four-year-old Romina and her six-
year-old brother Daniel were found by rescuers today after wandering for
A Two children found after 16-day mountain ordeal.
16 days in a mountain wilderness in the north of Argentina.
B No pumas for attack rescue two children.
They had left their home to look for their parents, who were round-
C Full recovery for confidence.
ing up cattle, and could not find their way home.
D Rescuers – lost and found.
“We survived by eating apples, which were very tasty”, said Daniel.
They were unlucky to get lost but fortunate not to be attacked by the
5. The word «tot» means in the story:
pumas that inhabit the mountains.
A very small child
Both tots are now in hospital, suffering from malnutrition – the con-
B father or mother – parent
dition caused by not getting enough of or the right kind of food. They also
C person who deals with cattle
have injuries to their feet because they were walking barefoot. However,
D sufferer from malnutrition
doctors are confident that they will make a full recovery.
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Text 2 6. Which of the following is not true?
– The five teenagers from Herrington Adventure Centre
Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four A set out despite the warnings.
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer B were rescued in spite of high seas.
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example C took the canoes to be rescued and recover in hospital.
shows you what to do D were frightened to find the canoes full of water.
7. How did the teenagers happen to be in the bay?

Example: I 0 a lovely holiday in the country last year.
A They had neither premonition nor information about the coming
A brought B had C passed D gave
danger.
Answer: 0. B
B They had the haunted idea to be in the bay at all costs without
permission.
Five teenagers from Herrington Adventure Centre were airlifted by
C Since they were experienced canoeists, they were allowed into the
helicopters from Herrington Bay yesterday and are now recovering in hos-
bay despite the storm.
pital.
D They knew about the danger but wouldn’t listen to the warnings.
“We’re lucky to be alive!” said Jake Wetherhall. “The sea was really
1 and the waves were huge. It was so exciting. We weren’t scared
8. The helicopters
2 we realised the canoes were full of water. But then the helicopter
A lifted both the air and teenagers.
came. The people at the centre were pretty 3 though”.
B from Herrington Adventists airlifted the group of five teenagers.
A 4 for the adventure centre stated that only experienced ca-
C took all precautions and rescued the group to recover in hospital.
noeists were allowed into the bay. He said that the group had left on their
D transported the unfortunate travellers by air.
5 initiative and taken the canoes without permission. Because of storm
warnings, the group wouldn’t have been allowed out yesterday.
A Drama in Herrington Bay Canoe.
1. A rough B rude C blue D massive
B Dramatic rescue in bay.
2. A as B for C till D despite
C Huge waves.
3. A accumulated B annoyed C provided D warned
D Youngsters against the adventure centre
4. A candidate B hero C spokesman D participant
5. A courageous B glorious C dramatic D own
10. The word “bay” means in the story:
A part of the sea enclosed by a wide curve of the shore.
Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text
B high peak of the huge wave.
(Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section.
C strip of land off Herrington.
Choose the one best answer to each question on
D place for brave, adventurous youngsters.
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
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Text 3 4. A maintain B prove C find D identify
5. A not B so as C in order D as
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text
shows you what to do (Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section.
Example: I 0 a lovely holiday in the country last year. the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
A brought B had C passed D gave Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
Answer: 0. B
– Andrew Wilson
Missing in the icy, windswept wilderness of Scotland’s mountains,
Andrew Wilson walked into a local police station early this morning. He had A was considered to be dead after missing for the three days in Arctic
survived for three days in Arctic conditions, and been given up for dead. conditions.
B walked into a local police station and was given up for dead.
Andrew was cold, tired and hungry but otherwise unscathed by his
ordeal. 1 by savage winds and deep snow, he had been unable to de- C was cold, tired and hungry but not injured by his difficult experi-
scend. ence.
D endured the savage winds and deep snow for three days and didn’t
“I knew I had to get out of the wind and conserve body heat, 2 I
dug a hole in the snow and stayed there. I ate the sandwiches and chocolate give up.
that I had brought with me and I had a flask of coffee. As soon as the
7. How did Andrew Wilson manage to stay alive?
storm died down, I walked 3 the mountain”, said Andrew.
“Andrew has a lot of experience and knew exactly what to do”, A He kept safe from hypothermia, wind and frostbite.
commented Richard Frobisher, leader of the local mountain rescue team. B He survived well.
C He didn’t drop in temperature.
“He knew that hypothermia, a severe drop in the body’s core temperature,
can cause death within two hours. It is crucial to prevent this. Andrew may D He didn’t lose consciousness.
well have survived because of the sandwiches and chocolate and hot drink
8. How did Andrew Wilson prevent heat loss?
he had brought with him to 4 his energy levels. Wind chill can be a
real killer. People can get so tired they just lose consciousness. Andrew A He was lucky.
knew he had to protect himself against the wind”. B He didn’t even notice it.
C He wore the right clothes.
Richard added, “Andrew was lucky 5 to get frostbite-your fingers
and toes can go numb before you even notice-but he was well wrapped up”. D He wrapped up frostbite.

1. A Beaten B Found C Bitten D Trapped
2. A nevertheless B however C so D but A Safe survival after wilderness of the Scots.
3. A in the direction B off C out of D of B Police work miracle: Andrew Wilson survived.
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C Missing climber walks to safety. Text 2
D Drama and rescuers.
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
10. The word “crucial” means in the story: (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
A descending and mark it on your answer sheet.
B inevitable
C dangerous
No Christmas
D decisive In 1649 when Britain was ruled by Oliver Cromwell and his Round-
heads, 1 was passed abolishing Christmas. It was declared that it should
be an 2 working day, like any other. People, however, thought that the
Unit II Puritans had gone too far and 3 to celebrate as usual. Many congrega-
Legal action tions were arrested in their entirety 4 doing so, but the law was soon
repealed and Christmas became Christmas 5 .
Text 1
1. A a ruler B a Roundhead C a law D a lawyer
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four 2. A extra B ordinary C extraordinary D utmost
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer 3. A passed B continued C concluded D declared
and mark it on your answer sheet. 4. A for B against C as if D just
5. A back B once C since D once more
Happy Anniversary
The 1 officer in Leeds magistrates’ court knew the defendant
very well. It was the 500th 2 he had appeared in court on a charge of Text 3
drunkenness. He had first appeared there in 1922. The magistrate decided
to give the man an absolute 3 , and gave him another talking-to — on Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
the evils of drink. Two days later the same man appeared on the same (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
charge. ‘I was celebrating my 500th appearance in court’ he told 4 . and mark it on your answer sheet.
This time he was 5 50p.
Banned And Banned 1 .
1. A agressive B presiding C presumptious D navy An Essex man was disqualified 2 driving by magistrates at
2. A charge B time C courtier D defense Southend Court. A few minutes after he left court, he decided to risk driv-
3. A reward B discharge C sentence D award ing 3 . Unfortunately, 4 who had banned him spotted him at the
4. A the magistrate B the defendant C the magister D the drunkard wheel.
5. A donated B deceived C promoted D fined The unfortunate driver had to 5 in court where he was fined $
300.00 and banned for another year.
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1. A for nothing B again C for ever D for good Allow Us, Sir
2. A to B by C forward D from The Waldorf Astoria is among the greatest hotels in New York and is
3. A illegally B illogically C legally D loyally staffed with security men and detectives, among other, more usual hotel
4. A the maximum B the miracle C the magistrate D the mistrial staff, whose job is to protect the wealthy residents who stay there. One
5. A disappear B qualify C reappear D disqualify night the hotel detective saw a man stumble as he came down the staircase
into the lobby. In falling he dropped his suitcase which burst open and
spilled out jewels all over the hallway. He summoned a porter and the two
Text 4 hotel men helped the grateful guest put everything back into the case, held
the door open for him and hailed a cab…
Only after the guest was safely away was the theft of more than half
a million dollars’ worth of gems reported to the desk clerk.
and mark it on your answer sheet.
A The guest summoned the porter: the sum was summed up.
Not A Very 1 Neighbour
B The Waldorf Astoria personnel is to protect its residents.
A Maryland man did not 2 very well with his neighbours, in his
C The guests of the Waldorf Astoria are to be kept safe by the hotel
home town of Glen Burnie. He had a minor 3 with three of them and
staff.
4 they passed his house he jumped out of his front door and shouted dirty
D The Waldorf Astoria is a luxurious hotel.
names at them. The three neighbours took him to court where he was or-
dered to pay them $ 45,000 each. At just over $ 135,000 5 it was a very
2. What happened in the Waldorf Astoria one night?
expensive row for the argumentative man.
– A man
A strew the hotel hallway with jewels from his suitcase and was
1. A neighbourly B logical C expensive D puzzled
helped by the desk clerk.
2. A get on B carry on C deal up D give away
B reported to the desk clerk but was safely away.
3. A affection B discussion C solution D dispute
C robbed the hotel and was reported missing.
4. A whatever B whenever C where D whoever
D robbed someone, fell when coming down the stairs but managed to
5. A at least B at large C in total D in sum
be safely away.
3. Why did the man drop his suitcase?

Text 5 A He was seen stumble as he came down the staircase into the lobby.
B He hit his feet against the stairs and fell.
Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below. C He couldn’t help stumbling when he fell going into the lobby.
(Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on the D The darkness in the lobby made him drop it – it happened late at
basis of what is stated or implied in the text. Mark night.
the answer on your answer sheet.
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4. The hotel staff let the man go because they… 4. A down B off C of D over
A were fascinated by the sight of the jewels all over the hallway. 5. A a sliding door B a board game C a dishwasher D a slot machine
B were bribed by the thief.
C didn’t want to offend the guest
D were not aware of what had happened Text 2
5. The word ‘gem’ means in the text:

A high quality jam (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
B precious stone or jewel and mark it on your answer sheet.
C hard currency
D exchange rate An Unfair Fare
An Athenian taxi driver was more than a little surprised when the
man he had stopped to pick up gave him his own address as his 1 . The
Unit III taxi driver did not say anything, but drove the passenger 2 requested. He
Enigma variations got out of the car and 3 himself into the driver’s house with a key. A
few minutes 4 , the driver crept into his house and found his passenger
Text 1 and his wife making love. Out of the thousands of taxis in Athens, he
would have picked that 5 .
1. A destination B departure C station D parking
2. A because B as C since D so
3. A parked B drove C allowed D let
4. A before B after C late D later
A Good Gamble
5. A one B Athen’s C fare D of his
Mr George Epp, a former policeman with Atlantic City Police De-
partment 1 the force because of his gambling debts. He felt it was giv-
ing the police a 2 name, so he took a job as a taxi-driver to give him-
self time to get over his 3 . Text 3
He worked hard to pay 4 the $ 25,000 he owed his creditors, but
still found it hard to stop dicing with Lady Luck. Just as well. In the Atlan- Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
tic City Casino one night in November 1982 he put some coins into 5 , (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
pulled the handle and came out $ 1,250,000 richer. and mark it on your answer sheet.
1. A joined B owed C quit D stopped What Happened To Them?

2. A suspicious B creditor’s C good D bad In 1858 a group of 18 Englishmen landed in Roanoke Island near the
3. A addiction B flirtation C donation D assumption coast of North Carolina. 1 by Sir Walter Raleigh’s example of two cen-
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turies before, they built a fort and houses, and planted crops. But 2 Indi- Text 5
ans made life impossible for them and they were forced to return home.
The following year, another group re-settled on the island. After a few Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
weeks the leader of the group, John White, sailed 3 to England to get (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
more provisions. When he returned, all he found was a 4 word carved and mark it on your answer sheet.
on a tree: CROATON. There was absolutely 5 sign of any of the set-
tlers.
What A ____1_____
1. A Disapproved B Encouraged C Illustrated D Shown A Derbyshire lady and her husband were 2 south one day when
2. A hostile B friendly C foreign D peace-loving they stopped at a motorway lay-by to rest. They got out of the car and fell
3. A again B forward C back D forth into conversation with another couple. The second man happened to men-
4. A fixed B probable C mysterious D nostalgic tion that a few months before he had lost his wallet containing credit cards,
5. A no B yes C full D foolish cash and other personal 3 . As he was talking he took the wallet out of
his pocket and the 4 Derbyshire lady looked at it in amazement – it
had been she who had found it and handed it in to the police, and the two
couples lived more than 60 miles 5 from each other.
Text 4
1. A news B coincidence C tail D couple
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four 2. A motoring B flying C directing D walking
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer 3. A containers B collections C items D purses
and mark it on your answer sheet. 4. A concentrated B attentive C pleased D astonished
5. A away B way C towards D out
Lightning Strikes
In Canada, during a 1 storm in 1934, the tombstone of an officer
who had served in the First World War was shattered by a bolt of light-
Text 6
ning. The unfortunate officer had been invalided 2 the Canadian
Army after being struck by lightning in 1918. Six years later he was
struck by 3 flash while fishing, and his right side was paralysed. He Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
4 and two years later was taking a walk through a park when … this (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
time paralysing him for 5 .The gods must have had it in for him. and mark it on your answer sheet.
1. A fierce B slight C light D brave Dead Man’s Tales

2. A off B out of C to D back to A Warwickshire builder was quite surprised to bump 1 a cousin
3. A the other B the same C another D some he hadn’t seen for some time in a pub. But not half as surprised as his
4. A rebelled B recovered C rose D refused cousin, who had been at the builder’s funeral 2 in Dublin some time
5. A short B time C bad D good earlier. It 3 that former workmates had` 4 identified him as the vic-
tim of a car crash and had telephoned his family in Ireland. The family de-
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cided that 5 come over for the funeral, they would hold a mass for him Unit IV
there. Mere technicalities
1. A in the direction of B out C into D towards
2. A service B mess C meeting D appointment
Text 1
3. A turned out B kept up C showed off D cleared up
4. A rightly B wrongly C wisely D cowardly
5. A would rather B sooner than C better than D rather than Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
7 (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
Text 7
Enter A Different World
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four Harrods is one of the 1 shops in London. It has always prided
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer itself on caring well for its customers – pandering to their every 2 .
and mark it on your answer sheet. In 1898 Harrods installed the very first escalator in Britain in their Knights-
bridge store.
An 1 Coincidence But 3 any of their wealthy customers found the moving staircase
Herr Keelsch of Seigen in West Germany made his 2 out of too much for their nerves, liveried attendants were positioned at the top
emptying cesspits – and , not unnaturally, after a day’s work did not 4 smelling salts or brandy to anyone who wished it.
exactly smell of roses and violets. He drove around the town in a van We do not know how many customers went straight back down and
which 3 his telephone number in large numbers. This so angered 5 again… and… again …and again…
the makers of a certain well-known eau de Cologne that they took him
to court to make him remove the 4 numbers. As Herr Keelsch ex- 1. A smartest B bookish C selfish D vicious
plained, it was not his 5 that he had been given that famous num- 2. A need B effort C fault D custom
ber: 4711. 3. A however B even though C as though D in case
4. A to experiment B to offer C to smell D to sneeze
1. A Ideal B Unfortunate C Illiterate D Improving 5. A along B up C towards D to and fro
2. A filling B leaving C living D work
3. A advertised B authorized C privatized D generalized
4. A striking B satisfying C pleasing D offending
5. A mistake B sin C fault D misfortune
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Text 2 and three in the oceans near Peru, South Africa and New Guinea. It really
is a square earth 5 .
(Questions 1– 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer and 1. A Aside B Out C Apart D A part
mark it on your answer sheet. 2. A shots B probes C spheres D zones
3. A Evident B Recent C Truthful D Unexpected
4. A supposed B investigated C searched D shown
Travelling Theatre
The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester is one of the most 5. A in the corners B at large C for no reason D after all
famous 1 in Britain. The stage there, in the 700 seat theatre, is 2 that
the plays are always performed in the round. This makes it difficult for
them to take their production 3 , but the demand for them to do so has Text 4
been so great that they have designed a 4 aluminium structure which,
when erected, can take a stage the same size as the 5 , seat 400 people, Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
and use the complete lightning and sound systems as used in the Manches- (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
ter productions. When it is dismantled, the theatre can be packed into two and mark it on your answer sheet.
lorries.
The Drachma In The Slot Machine
1. A companies B exchanges C Royals D royalists Machines 1 by coins, such as cigarette machines or chocolate
2. A though B thus C such D so dispensers are, you may think, a twentieth – century invention. Well, you
3. A fully B at large C on tour D with them would be completely wrong.
4. A theatrical B chemical C portable D likeable Slot machines were 2 invented by a Greek scientist called Hero,
5. A sizeable B Royal C real D original in the first century AD.
Holy water was sold in temples. The water was contained in urns 3
a short pipe leading out from the base. The top end of the pipe, inside the
Text 3 urn, was closed by a plug which was fixed to one end of a horizontal bar.
The other end was directly underneath an opening where coins could
Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four be 4 . When the coin dropped in, it hit the end of the bar and caused it to
Directions:
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer move down. This 5 the plug to open and the holy water to trickle out.
1. A drawn B operated C moved D raised
2. A first B actually C firstly D completely
Square Earth
1 from a few people who still believe that the Earth is flat, eve- 3. A with B of C off D out of
rybody believed that the Earth was round – until photographs taken from 4. A opened B closed C inserted D concentrated
American space 2 proved that actually it is pear-shaped. 3 research 5. A needed B made C chanced D caused
has, however, 4 that the Earth in fact has four corners, one in Ireland,
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Text 5 5,000 4 . The cathedral is built 5 of salt, it is reached by a deep tun-
nel more than one mile long.
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer 1. A pack B flock C company D pride
and mark it on your answer sheet. 2. A employed B majored C specialized D mined
3. A false B true C real D fantastic
4. A producers B salt works C worshippers D warriors
A Shaving Success Story
In 1895 King C. Gillette had a wonderful idea. He was 1 with hav- 5. A accurately B precisely C absolutely D entirely
ing to use a cutthroat razor every morning so he set about designing a wafer
thin, incredibly sharp blade that could be held 2 by a safely clamp. It
took him eight years to 3 the design and when it went 4 in 1903, Text 7
he thought he had been wasting his time for in that year only 51 razors and
168 blades were sold. The following year, however, he knew it had been Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
5 . 90,000 razors were sold and 12,400,000 blades. (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
1. A fed up B cut off C spoken up D turned off
2. A together B through C away D apart A Sweet ___1_____
3. A compose B perfect С enlarge D discover Scientists who developed the limpet bomb during World War II
4. A in stock B to market C for price D on sale came up against a serious problem that 2 to jeopardize its success.
5. A moneywise B worthless C worthwhile D valuable 3 what chemical they tried they could not find one that dis-
solved at a constant rate in both salt and fresh water, which was essential to
activate the trigger 4 .
Text 6 Then one of the scientists had a brainwave. He tried it out and 5
worked. The magical chemical – ordinary aniseed, exactly the same as is
used to make aniseed balls.
and mark it on your answer sheet. 1. A Loss B Victory C Defeat D War
2. A threatened B caused C succeeded D managed
The Priest’s Dream
3. A Matterless B Naturally C Irrespectively D No matter
A Colombian priest dreamed that his little 1 of men and women 4. A activity B weapon C mechanism D bomb
would one day have their own cathedral to worship in. The town was poor 5. A they B he C then D it
and most of the people in the parish were 2 at the local salt mine, the
largest salt producer in the world. Eventually his dream came 3 . It
took six years to build the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary. It can seat
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Unit V Text 2
Sheer croppers
Text 1 and mark it on your answer sheet.
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer A 1 Romance
and mark it on your answer sheet. The Island of Reunion is the 2 place for a honeymoon. Tropical
climate, balmy nights, romantic beaches – they can all be found there.
A young Frenchman certainly thought so when he took his 3 there
Prince Urussoff was an extremely rich Russian nobleman who was in 1977. They hired a honeymoon cottage and at first everything was per-
extremely 1 as well. While 2 with his bride on the Black Sea, her fect. One evening, however, the 4 man decided to vault over the fence
wedding ring slipped off her finger and disappeared beneath the waves. around the cottage and surprise his wife of three days. Unfortunately he had
The Prince thought, according to an old family belief, that the 3 of lost his way in the tropical darkness, 5 headlong into a crater of the
a wedding ring would bring about the death of the bride, so he bought both Ganga Volcano and died.
shores of the Black Sea, believing that 4 he owned the sea, he still
owned the ring lying on the sea bed. He spent $ 40 million buying the 1. A Crater B Volcanic C Stony-hearted D Fierce
shores. 2. A improper B ideal C illegal D unexpected
But when he died, his family decided to 5 the Prince’s property – 3. A bridegroom B bride C bridesmaid D bride-couple
and they got $ 80 million for it. 4. A newly-married B long-awaited C free-and-easy D free-range
5. A concentrated B joined C plunged D loaded
1. A treacherous B superstitious C greedy D religious
2. A moonlighting B honeymooning C diving D marrying
3. A sale B sight C loss D purchase Text 3
4. A as if B so C like D if
5. A re-sell B regain C reconstruct D restore Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
An 1 Accident
A Somerset man parked his car on a hill and went to a 2 tele-
phone box to make a phone call. 3 he was in the box, another car
swerved into his and 4 the handbrake. The man watched in horror as he
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saw his car come closer and closer and closer until finally it 5 into the Text 5
telephone box and, with him still inside, knocked it over.
1. A even B unnatural C odd D unreal (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
2. A phony B nearby C neighbourly D hillbilly and mark it on your answer sheet.
3. A As B Before C So D Although
4. A revived B relaxed C held D released
A Cold But 1 Escape
5. A smashed B crashed C thrashed D flashed Two fishermen were 2 one night in their 40-foot boat, when it
was hit by a sudden storm and wrecked. They were found two days later,
well fed and not too 3 hurt. Their craft did not have a lifeboat, so when
Text 4 it 4 down they threw the refrigerator overboard and clung on to it as it
floated along. When they were hungry, they simply opened it up and had a
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four 5 .
and mark it on your answer sheet. 1. A fishy B fortunate C hot D gay
2. A outside B in C out D off
3. A badly B well C many D little
1 By A Fish 4. A drove B walked C flew D went
In the 1930 s a Canadian angler fishing in one of the many Canadian 5. A bath B snack C look D fridge
lakes was delighted when he landed an 2 large pike. He duly des-
patched it with a heavy stick and laid it 3 on the bank beside his shot-
gun. 4 the fish was not properly dead. It began to thrash about and its Text 6
tail caught on the trigger. The 5 went off – sending the angler to the
happy hunting ground in the sky. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
1. A Killed B Eaten C Sent D Assassinated and mark it on your answer sheet.
2. A enormously B experimentally C unfortunately D extraordinarily
3. A alone B along C down D up Sorry, 1 Number
4. A Unfortunately B Strangely C Besides D Luckily A New York housewife in the 1960s had 2 digits in her phone
5. A gun B tail C angle D fish member as that of the White House in Washington. To make matters
3 , the area code for New York is 202 and that of Washington is 212.
The woman therefore often got calls that were meant for the then president,
Lyndon B. Johnson.
She received a letter from the President saying that he could not be
more grateful for the diplomatic way she 4 the While House calls. In
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receiving the calls, Mrs Brown of Glendale, Queens, had always been po- Text 2
lite to the sometimes distinguished callers.
Mr President promised that he would try to be just as polite in his re- Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
ception of calls that were 5 for Mrs Brown and her family. (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
1. A. President’s B Bad C Alien D Wrong
2. A the same B some C numerous D more
Roses 1 The Lady
3. A serious B responsible C better D worse Like most other ladies, a resident of Canterbury called Killa, enjoys
4. A handed B handled C addressed D called being 2 with a lovely bunch of roses now and again. But 3 most
5. A recieved B rung C meant D given women, Killa eats them. She also has 4 for expensive chocolates and
is always happy with a bunch of celery. Killa is a 60 pound female gorilla.
One of her 5 companions in the zoo where she lives enjoys the odd
Unit VI gallon of beer.
Animal crackers
1. A Against B Like C For D By
Text 1 2. A presented B addressed C called D smelt
3. A like B unlike C as D as for
Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four 4. A power B call C an interest D a taste
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer 5. A dollar B sterling C rouble D male
Cat And Mouse

The family cat of M. And Mme Blond of Nevers in France was a Text 3
happy, peace – loving animal who would never do any 1 . 2 one
night when the family were seated around the television watching a Tom Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
and Jerry cartoon. All of a sudden, during 3 when Tom was chasing (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
Jerry, the cat went berserk and attacked the family. When police were and mark it on your answer sheet.
called, the cat was a spitting ball 4 fury being kept at bay by M. Blond
with the aid of a chair. The unfortunate animal 5 to calm down and had He 1 Hunting
to be destroyed. An American millionaire on a deerstalking trip in Scotland decided
that his white horse could be seen too easily 2 the deer. He bought two
1. A hum B harm C good D attack black dyes from a local hairdresser and set about changing the horse’s col-
2. A So B Until C Moreover D However our with the aid of two brushes. The operation was 3 . The black dye
3. A a sequence B a cartoon C a movie D a picture changed the horse’s appearance completely. Unfortunately, the dye had
4. A with B out of C of D off
5. A refused B agreed C had to D threatened
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such a powerful smell that the deer could smell 4 miles away, and the Text 5
5 millionaire returned empty – handed to America.
1. A Dyed B Died C Lost D Returned (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
2. A with B by C through D with the help of and mark it on your answer sheet.
3. A insured B successful C voluntary D complete
4. A the millions B the brushes C them D it
Come Home … 1 Post
5. A luckless B lucky C delighted D dead Pigeon 2 is a popular sport all over the world. Owners take their
birds to 3 places, release them and the pigeons with unerring ability find
their way home. In 1953, a keen pigeon 4 released his bird in Pem-
Text 4 brokeshire expecting him to be home that evening. Eleven years later the
bird 5 dead, in a box bearing a Brazilian postmark.
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer 1. A With B By C In D Through
and mark it on your answer sheet. 2. A racing B riding C driving D Flying
3. A pre-arranged B pre-assembled C pigeon D postal
Snails Save ______1______ 4. A runner B kite C fancier D fun
To determine blood groups, there is a method of extracting a chemi- 5. A gave up B dealt with C paid back D turned up
cal from human blood which, when mixed with a sample of the blood in
2 will react in a particular way according to the blood group. However,
3 enough of the solution a great deal of human blood is required. But 4 Text 6
, snails’ eggs, which are the size of a pinhead, contain the same chemical –
in fact, the blood of five donors would be required to supply the same Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
amount of the chemical 5 is found in one of the snail’s eggs. (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
1. A Snails B Lives C Mixtures D Chemicals
2. A reality B question C reaction D problem
Here Pet
3. A to return B to dissolve C to solve D to get Gator Bait of Houma, Los Angeles, California was slightly anxious
4. A regrettably B surprisingly C fortunately D unfortunately when her grandmother refused to listen to her 1 that her baby daughter,
5. A as B what C when D as soon as 2 was at the crawling stage, might be injured by gran’s pet. Grandma has
had her pet for two years and it has complete 3 of the garden and says
that he would not 4 a fly. Gator is not convinced. You see Cajun, the
pet, is a five foot long, 5 toothed ALLIGATOR.
1. A wonders B worries C saga D knowledge

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2. A which B it C who D what 4. A real B false C realistic D abstract
3. A freedom B respect C disregard D concern 5. A commercials B tricks C exponents D attractions
4. A fall B notice C see D hurt
5. A healthy B blunt C sharp D numerous
Text 7 Choose the one best answer to each question on
Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example 6. Which of the following is not true?
shows you what to do A Kamala’s painting is to be on sale.
B Kamala, a 19-year-old elephant, is to auction her painting.
Example: I 0 a lovely holiday in the country last year. C Kamala’s pictures filled art-experts with surprise.
A brought B had C passed D gave D Kamala learnt to paint in the zoo.
Answer: 0. B
7. Why did Kamala learn to paint?
A She wanted to grow rich.
A collection of abstract painting, the creation of a Canadian zoo ele-
phant are to be auctioned next month. Kamala, a 19-year-old Indian ele- B It happened due to the zoo’s programme aimed at improving ani-
phant, holds a 1 with her trunk and paints pictures which have amazed mals intelligence.
C Dave Percival sort of monkeyed around her.
art experts. The elephant learned to paint as part of the zoo’s behavioural
enrichment programme, under which animals are given various activities to D She was interested in keeping painting.
2 their intelligence.
8. Dave Percival
“We sort of monkeyed around with all of our elephants but Kamala
was the only one that had the dextrerity and interest to keep painting”, said A keeps Kamala and looks for her.
Dave Percival, her keeper. B is a person who looks after Kamala in the zoo.
C keeps the zoo and develops behaviour enrichment programmes.
“ 3 we set up the easel and get the paintings out, her ears start
flapping because she gets really enthusiastic about it. She’s got 4 artistic D keeps Indian elephants.
talent. Currently, she’s one of the zoo’s most popular 5 . If she were
human, she could make a living out of it”. Six Kamala’s best paintings are
expected to fetch thousands of dollars at next month’s public auction. A The collector.
B Thousands of dollars for the elephants’ painting.
C A thick-skinned Picasso.
1. A sharpener B brush C pencil D mop
2. A stimulate B accelerate C deteriorate D slow down D Intelligence at the auction.
3. A As soon as B Finally C Gradually D However
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10. The word «dextrerity» means in the story: C Plato did not appreciate humour.
A apathy D According to Plato, the more worthy a person was, the more he
B laziness was inclined to humour.
C skill
D allergy 2. Laughter
A is seen in a more positive way by modern scholars.
B meant safety to Sigmund Freud.
C provides relief to those who strive against conflicts.
Unit VII D regards humour with respect.
Ways and manners
3. What, according to Sigmund Freud, helps get rid of nervous energy?
A safety
Text 1
B irony
C self-gratification
Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below. D laughter
(Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on the
basis of what is stated or implied in the text. Mark 4. What tendency is there in modern psychology?
the answer on your answer sheet. A To focus on everyday encounters.
B To approach humour influence.
Raising a smile C To concentrate on the social value of humour.
Historically, humour has often been seen in a very negative way. For D To provide relief.
example, about two and a half thousand years ago, Plato, the famous Greek
philosopher, wrote about the ‘malevolent nature of humour’. For him, it 5. The word ‘malevolent’ means in the text:
meant trying to give yourself a sense of superiority by making fun of other A a kind feeling
people, and he taught that only people of lesser worth did this. B being generous
Modern psychology, however, regards humour with more respect. C having or showing ill will or desire to cause pain
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, saw laughter as a means of D greedy, poisonous
safely discharging nervous energy. It provides relief and self-gratification
and makes potentially damaging conflicts harmless. While this approach is
still very influential, more recent work in psychology has also focused on
the social value of being funny, the useful role of the well-timed joke or
light remark in everyday encounters.

A Plato saw making fun of other people in a negative way.
B Description of humour dates back to the time of Plato.
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Text 2 C the number of children being brought up by one parent.
D four-fifths of children who still live with two children and are de-
Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below. pendent.
(Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. 3. Truancy
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. A or staying away from school without permission is the problem
with about 11 % of children.
Britain’s Tomorrow B is surprisingly typical for the British children.
Today’s children are more virtuous than most assume. The picture C has never been such an acute problem as it is now.
painted by the Central Statistical Office’s Social Focus on Children, shows D concentrates on children.
that the decadent youths who terrorise their seniors are a tiny minority of
young people. The report also puts into perspective current anxieties about 4. The youths tend to be
the number of children being brought up by one parent. Four-fifths of de- A more economical than their parents.
pendent children, the CSO finds, still live in a family with two parents. B streetwise with their money having savings schemes.
They are, what is more, under more careful parental control than is often C greedy.
assumed: and most of them – three quarters of 11-to 13-year-olds-actually D investors – around three quarters use savings banks.
like school. Although truancy is a problem for a small minority of the
young, a surprisingly high 89 % were never absent from school. 5. The word ‘virtuous’ means in the text:
Seventy percent of children use a library at least once a fortnight, A given or done with evil intent
with half using it once a week. So what will this generation be like as B naughty, disobedient
adults? Much ‘greener’ than their parents: nearly nine in ten are interested C having or showing goodness or excellence
in the environment. Possibly thriftier: around three-quarters already have D courageous, brave, fearless
money in a savings scheme. Certainly computer-literate: 99 % of primary
school children have hands-on experience of computers.
Text 3
– The Central Statistical Office reveals that Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
A the majority of young people are not that bad at all. (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
B only a few young people can be considered vicious. the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
C adults are terrorised by a comparatively few young people. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
D decadence prevails among British youngsters.
A number of sporting events in Britain are national institutions.
2. The CSO shows fear and uncertainty about Some are popular occasions, attended by thousands of spectators from all
A a number of perspective children. levels of society and watched on television by millions. Others are elegant
B a tiny minority of decadent youths. and exclusive outdoor parties for the rich and their friends, where sport is
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secondary to social enjoyment. The Cup Final is an example of one ex- 3. Who can afford to buy tickets for most of the popular sporting events in
treme, Ascot of the other. Some, such as Wimbledon, are an interesting Britain?
mixture of both. A Those who can demand them – the space is limited.
Most of these events are attended by members of the Royal Family B Business people – tickets are expensive, but not beyond their
as well as politicians, singers, film stars and business people. The venues reach.
are equipped with luxurious ‘hospitality suites’, used by companies to pro- C The prices are reasonable, even ordinary people can afford to buy
mote their business and thank important clients for their loyalty. Tickets for tickets if they can find them.
most of these events can be expensive, but not usually beyond the reach of D Tickets are too expensive to be within reach of ordinary people,
ordinary people. They are often hard to find, however, as space is limited only the rich can afford it.
and there is great demand.
There are, of course, hundreds more events which draw large crowds 4. There is great demand
– notably in football, cricket, golf, sailing and motor–racing – and everyone A for the holiday atmosphere during the sporting events in Britain.
has their favourites. The historical traditions, the holiday atmosphere, and B for spaces during the sporting events: they draw large crowds of
the pleasure and excitement of the spectators make these some of the most spectators.
enjoyable friendly occasions of the year. C for tickets for most popular sporting events – there isn’t enough
room for everybody.
1. Which of the following is not true? D for hundreds more sporting events – notably in football, cricket,
A The number of national sporting events in Britain is unlimited: golf, sailing and motor-racing.
some are popular occasions, others are elegant outdoor parties; the
extremes befriend all tastes. 5. The word ‘venue’ means in the text:
B There are some sporting events in Britain that are national institu- A a sporting event equipped with luxurious suits
tions. B the locality of a gathering as for a sporting event
C Thousands of spectators from all levels of society attend some C business promotion
sporting events in Britain. D means of gratitude for the clients’ loyalty
D Millions of people watch most popular sporting events on TV in
Britain.
Text 4
2. Wimbledon is
A a popular occasion rather than an outdoor party. Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
Directions:
B an interesting example of elegance in sport.
(Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
C the third main sporting event in Britain, after the Cup Final and the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
Ascot. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
D a popular sporting event which is attended by thousands of specta-
tors, it can also be considered an outdoor party for the rich.
By May the cricket season in Britain is already under way, with vil-
lage and pub sides playing at weekends and the professional teams playing
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matches throughout the week. From June to August a series of international 4. The Henley Royal Regatta
matches, known as ‘Test Matches’, are played between England and a visit- A was on the way at the Edwardian age.
ing national team from another country where cricket is professionally B was the most popular sporting event in 1901 – 1910.
played. The matches last five days, and are played at various country C is a river – boating competition.
cricket grounds around England. D is a sporting event which starts in July and is the first in the sport-
June is the height of the flat-racing season (horse races on flat ing calendar in Britain.
courses, without jumps). The most fashionable and exclusive sporting event
of the year is Royal Ascot. Ascot is traditionally attended by the monarch, 5. The word ‘trophy’ means in the text:
whose horses compete in the races. Newspapers, society magazines and TV A an object won as a symbol of achievement or victory
always show pictures of the smartest and most extravagantly dressed spec- B boat given as a prize for winning
tators: the human beings compete just as much as the horses. C attractive element of rowing
At the start of July is the Henley Royal Regatta. Officially an inter- D Royal presents for handsome winners.
national rowing competition with many handsome trophies to be won, it is
also a major social event. There is an air of carefree gaiety that suggests the
Edwardian age (1901 – 10) when river – boating was at its most popular. Text 5
1. Which of the following is not true? Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
Directions:
– By May the cricket (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
A season already begins.
B is on the way to village and pub sides. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
C is played by amateurs at weekends.
D is popular with amateur and professional teams.
An invitation to a meal in someone’s house usually means a relaxed
evening. More often than not men do not wear business suits, while the
2. Who takes part in ‘Test Matches’?
women wear comfortable rather than fashionable evening clothes. It is a
A Serials of international teams.
good idea to take some flowers or a box of chocolates for your hostess;
B Visiting professionals.
some, additionally, bring a bottle of wine. It does not have to be an expen-
C Teams from England and other countries where cricket is profes-
sive wine; it is, as we say, the thought that counts. The bottle is hardly ever
sionally played.
opened, and quite often serves as a bottle that tonight’s host takes as a quest
D Teams to be tested during ‘Test Matches’.
to next week’s dinner somewhere else.
In most parts of England the hostess expects a short letter of thanks
3. Ascot is a sporting event
for the evening. Such letters follow a standard formula: you mention the
A where social enjoyment is secondary to sport.
food and the company and express the hope that you will meet again soon.
B resembling an elegant and exclusive outdoor party.
The latest fashion is more for a picture postcard (usually from some cul-
C for the rich competing with horses.
tural spot like the National Gallery) with the same kind of note on the back.
D for the monarchs.
Traditionalists will expect and write a letter.
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5. The word ‘count’ (‘counts’) means in the text:
1. Which of the following is true? A say or name numerals in order
A As a rule neither men nor women are invited to a meal in some- B find the total of
one’s house. C be important
B It is customary to wear comfortable rather than fashionable eve- D think, believe
ning ties when invited to a meal in someone’s house.
C Men are not always supposed to wear business suits when they are
invited to someone’s house for a meal. Text 6
D An invitation to a meal in someone’s house usually means some
hope to see hostess again.
Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
(Questions 1 – 5 ) Choose the one best answer to each question on
2. Taking a bottle of wine the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
A additionally attached to flowers or chocolate is preferable for your
hostess.
B when invited for a meal in someone’s house is a good idea but it is
Heroic Failures
hard to open the bottle. Modern society is obsessed with success. Not only are we obliged to
C when invited for a meal in someone’s house is a good idea though try and reach the top of the ladder in our working lives but we must strive
it may not be open during the meal. to beat our rivals in every conceivable aspect of existence. Every year the
D gives the host a chance to lay the table at next week’s dinner. Guinness Book of Records offers an honours list of achievements. It is a
popular Christmas present and it guarantees that the weary worker will not
3. What do people do after they spend the evening in someone’s house? be allowed to relax even on this festive season. Instead his children will
A Send a letter of thanks for the evening. read to him about the truly great and he will be reminded of his own inade-
B Write a letter of thanks followed by a standard formula. quacy.
C Expect the hostess to recieve letters of thanks for the evening. The sad truth is that 99 per cent of us will never reach the top. Is it
D Express hopes to meet again at next week’s dinner and open the therefore right that we should spend our lives feeling ashamed of our medi-
bottle you could hardly open. ocrity? It would surely be more healthy to learn to live with our lack of
success, even to take some pride in it.
4. What do people mostly write nowdays after they spend the evening in Stephen Pile is an eminently unsuccessful Englishman who delights
someone else’s house? in the failures of others. He devoted several years of his life to meticulous
A Traditional letters with pictures. research and wrote ‘The Book of Heroic Failures’.
B Postcards with kind note on the back.
C Usually postcards with cultural sports. 1. Which of the following is not true?
D Picture postcards or letters. A The text is about the failure no matter how heroic it is.
B Nowdays people are keen on having success.
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C The Guinness Book of Records annually presents an honours list Text 7
of achievements.
D Beating rivals in every conceivable aspect of existence is quite Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
popular in modern society. (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
2. It is only… Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
A the Guinness Book of Records that gives the worker a chance to
relax on Christmas.
Experts have warned that heavy workloads of British managers are
B 1 per cent of us who climbs the ladder.
pushing their marriages towards divorce and turning the offspring of
C a popular Christmas present that gives guarantees to weary work-
wealthy parents into deprived children. Research has shown that British
ers.
managers work an average of 55 hours a week, in blatant disregard of their
D 1 per cent of us that can reach the top.
contracts, which specify between 35 and 40 hours. They fear that if they do
not work so hard they will lose their £ 90,000 a year job. A survey of two
3. Most people in modern society
hundred directors last year showed that nearly half started work before 8
A should be ashamed of their abilities.
a.m. and a quarter were still working after 6.30 p.m. About two-thirds
B would be more healthy to learn to live without success, even to
worked at least one weekend in four and more than half found that they
take pride in it.
could not take full holidays.
C reach the top
Most middle managers have taken on new tasks because layers of
D would surely be more healthy and wealthy with luck on top.
management have disappeared and there are fewer people to do the work.
In many companies there are half the number of managers as before, paid
4. What did Stephen Pile investigate?
twice as much and expected to be three times as productive. It leads to
A Eminent success.
stress. What makes matters worse is that two-thirds of managers have
B People’s failures.
wives who work and the day may have been equally stressful for them.
C His heroic failures.
D Heroism and failures.
A Making a living is a hard job for British managers.
5. The word ‘mediocrity’ means in the text:
B Long working hours threaten a happy family life.
A kind of natural power to do something well
C British managers earn £ 90,000 a year.
B inactivity
D British managers are unhappy but willing workaholics.
C quality of being second-rate
D succeeding; the gaining of what is aimed at
2. Why are managers suffering from overwork?
A Because of the reduction of the workforce in many companies.
B Layers of managers have disappeared: they didn’t cope with the
problem.
C They disregard their contracts.
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D Their family life is not happy. Does The Way You Look Affect Your Career Chances?
To find the 1 , Jeff Biddle and Daniel Hamermesh of the Uni-
3. What type of problems are caused by heavy workloads? versity of Texas surveyed 7,000 people. They discovered that good-looking
– It can lead to people were paid around 15 % more. Biddle and Hamermesh then spent 15
A pushy marriages. years 2 the careers of a selected group of lawyers.
B marital breakdown. They found that the better-looking ones had better chances of promo-
C allergy to work. tion 3 others. They also found that more was expected of the better-
D narrow escape from contract. looking ones by their clients. 4 , a reaction is now occurring against
this kind of discrimination in the work place. The courts are awarding
4. British managers compensation in cases of unfair dismissal. In Santa Cruz, discrimination on
A may lose their contracts. the basis of a person’s physical characteristics is now forbidden. The only
B are inclined to overwork 35 hours per week. 5 for employment is whether a person is able to do the job.
C are subjected to attack.
D are expected to be less productive. 1. A proof B question C argument D answer
2. A living B following C giving D taking
5. The word ‘blatant’ means in the text: 3. A than B then C like D as
A obvious, rough 4. A Besides B Beside C However D And
B gentle, friendly 5. A criterion B requirement C chance D character
C bleak, miserable
D vague, unsure
Text 8 Choose the one best answer to each question on
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example 6. Which of the following is not true?
shows you what to do A 7,000 people were examined to find out if the way people looked
affected their career chances.
B The text is about the way to affect your career chances.
C According to the survey of Biddle and Hamermesh, good looking
people were paid more.
Answer: 0. B
D It took Biddle and Hamermesh 15 years to study the careers of a
selected group of lawyers.
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7. Biddle and Hamermesh Text 9
A selected lawyers to follow them.
B surveyed the University of Texas. Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
C discovered good-looking people. (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
D tried to find out if the way people looked affected their career and mark it on your answer sheet. The example
chances. shows you what to do
8. What did Biddle and Hamermesh discover?

A The University of Texas preferred good-looking people.
B The more good-looking people were, the more chances they had to
Answer: 0. B
be discovered by Biddle and Hamermesh.
C Better-looking people were in more favourable conditions than
Teenagers who watch more than four hours television a night are
others.
more prone to crime, drug-taking and becoming 1 from society, accord-
D 7,000 people to be surveyed.
ing to the latest research. The warning followed publication of a report
which found that TV addicts – those who spend at least four hours a night
9. There is a tendency
in front of the television – are more likely to have anti-social attitudes,
A against discrimination according to people’s appearance in the
2 badly with their parents and feel disillusioned. The researchers said
work place.
that these youngsters developed spectator mentalities which prevented
B to award compensation for unattractive people.
them from taking an active part in life.
C for discrimination on the basis of personal characteristics.
Of the 20,000 teenagers aged between 13 and fifteen who partici-
D to do the job irrespective of a person’s physical characteristics.
pated in the 3 more than a quarter said they watched at least four hours
a night. After comparing their answers with those of the other respondents,
10. The word «career» means in the text:
the researchers said that their 4 painted a disturbing picture. Almost
A the general progress of one’s life, especially in one’s profession
50 per cent of the addict group dismissed school 5 boring compared
B criterion for employment
with fewer than 30 percent of those who watched less television. TV ad-
C careerism
dicts were also happier to accept that they might be unemployed after leav-
D campaigns for promotion
ing school and more than 20 per cent would prefer it to work they did not
like. TV addicts were also more tolerant of drug-taking.
1. A opposed B isolated C deprived D disillusioned

2. A get on B conduct C carry on D keep
3. A examination B procedure C survey D report
4. A inventions B discoverers C openings D findings
5. A as B like C such as D as if
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Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text 9. What title would you give to the text?
(Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section. A Teenagers, research and reality.
Choose the one best answer to each question on B Pros and cons of TV for teenagers.
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. C TV and teenagers: positive benefits.
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. D Teenage TV addicts prone to crime.
6. Which of the following is not true? 10. The word «tolerant» means in the text:
– According to the latest investigation, A inclined to recognize practices and behaviour, etc different from
A boys or girls in his or her teens watch more than four hours televi- one’s own.
sion a night and are prone to crime and drug-taking. B deserving, inspiring, worthy of watching TV.
B teenagers are more tending to unlawful activity if they watch tele- C considering drug-taking.
vision more than four hours a night. D consuming drugs.
C those between the ages of 13 and 19 who watch television more
than four hours a day are more likely to take drugs and commit
crime.
D teenagers who watch television more than four hours a night are Unit VIII
more inclined to commit crime and be drug addicts. A host of weird stories
7. What did the report following the warning find?

Text 1
A TV addicts with anti-social attitudes and spectator mentalities.
B Spectator mentality which prevented from taking an active part in
life.
C Feeling of disillusion, bad behaviour with parents and anti-social (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
attitudes. and mark it on your answer sheet. The example
shows you what to do
D Some negative effects of TV on those teenagers who watch it at
least four hours a night.
8. TV addicts under research A brought B had C passed D gave
A dismissed boring schools. Answer: 0. B
B were better suited to the possibility of being unemployed after
leaving school. At the age of thirteen, Zara Long became the youngest athlete to rep-
C painted disturbing pictures. resent her country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. By twenty-one, she
D preferred unemployment to work. had had 1 . “I’d rather stick pins in my eyes than go swimming now. I
want to do normal things in my life. I want to commute”.
Now twenty-six, Zara works as a sports administrator. It has been a
struggle to find a job she enjoys. “When you have got 2 to that level of
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achievement, when you have got so far so early, it’s hard not to feel unpro- 8. What things does Zara Long admit she missed?
ductive”. A Intensive coaching.
Long accepts that she was ill-equipped to deal with the social and B Good education and self-discipline.
educational 3 of her time consuming and lonely training regime. C Time consuming and lonely training regime.
In her early twenties, Long admits that she experienced some re- D Proper things to do.
sentment towards her parents. “I missed out so much. Education was al-
ways second best. No one ever suggested I wouldn’t be a swimmer for the 9. What title would you give to the text?
4 of my life”. She believes that because of the intensity of her coach- A The youngest athlete at the Olympics for all seasons.
ing she has been left without personal discipline. “I find it hard to do things B Pins in the eyes.
for myself because I’m so used to people telling me the proper things to do. C Growing pains.
I wonder what would have happened if things had been 5 . D Boundless achievements with no pains.
10. The word «resentment» means in the text:

1. A encouragement B enjoyment C energy D enough
A feeling that one has when insulted, ignored or injured.
2. A accustomed B customary C customs D appropriate
B pleasure, joy, satisfaction.
3. A consequences B details C contradictions D circumstances
C ignorance.
4. A recreation B rest C time D future
D pleasant excitement, restlessness.
5. A difficult B dramatic C different D the same

Text 2
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example
6. Which of the following is not true? shows you what to do
– By the age of twenty-one, Zara Long
A was sick and tired of swimming. Example: I 0 a lovely holiday in the country last year.
B was fed up with sports. A brought B had C passed D gave
C was all against going swimming. Answer: 0. B
D preferred to be a swimmer rather than a commuter.
It was pitch dark at 3 a.m. and Tommy Leigh-Pemberton’s white
7. At the age of 26, Zara Long works as a sports administrator Zimbabwean-registered Rover was the only car on the road. He had done
A though it was hard to find a job she enjoyed. the 1 hundreds of times before and was driving fast along the road lead-
B not to feel unproductive and self-disciplined. ing to the suburbs of Harare when, at the approach to the President’s pal-
C to get even further. ace, his car smashed into the steel barriers lowered each night outside the
D to overcome the struggle and find the proper job. palace, killing him instantly.
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Friends were saddened but not surprised by his death. At University, C Tommy Leigh-Pemberton was killed when the President’s palace
he had been a member of the Dangerous Sports Club. Members of the was close at hand.
Dangerous Sports Club lived 2 maniacs, as if there were no tomor- D Tommy Leigh-Pemberton’s car rushed into the steel barriers out-
row. Leigh-Pemberton 3 a reputation for physical courage and a side the President’s palace.
healthy disrespect for authority. He was one of the first to perform a bunjee
jump off Clifton Suspension Bridge, organised for 6 a.m. to escape the at- 7. Why weren’t Tommy Leigh-Pemberton’s friends surprised by his
tention of the police. He had sledged down the Alps on a table top. He had death?
ridden from London to Singapore on a trycicle. He was a man who always A Maniacs from the Dangerous Sports Club had a healthy disrespect
lived 4 to the edge. No stunt was too dangerous, no challenge too awe- for authority, as if there were no tomorrow.
some. B He escaped the attention of the police.
How and why the accident happened is a mystery. Leigh-Pemberton C He was used to living on the edge, and no service seemed too hard
had been living in Zimbabwe for almost 18 months and would have known for him.
about the security barriers. His death is 5 tragic because it seemed D Due to his physical courage and disrespect for authority no chal-
that, after years of drifting from one crazy expedition to the next he had lenge seemed to be too frightening to him.
finally found the ideal life in Zimbabwe.
8. Tommy Leigh-Pemberton
1. A journey B expedition C experience D movement A drifted from one crazy expedition to the next to find the ideal Zim-
2. A as long as B as if C like D with babwe.
3. A discovered B believed C earned D did B used to be a restless member of the Dangerous Sports Club.
4. A nearer B farther C far D close C and danger were incompatible.
5. A particularly B partially C possibly D positively D ignored the security barriers since he had disrespect for authority.
Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text 9. What title would you give to the story?
(Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section. A The Adventure
Choose the one best answer to each question on B The Unfortunate Ad
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. C The Adventurer
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. D The Dangerous Sports Clubmen
6. Which of the following is not true? 10. The word «stunt» means in the story:
– That memorable morning at 3 a.m. A something done to attract attention
A Tommy Leigh-Pemberton was driving too fast to notice the steel B something done to distract attention
barriers lowered each night outside the President’s palace to smash C tricky danger zone
his car. D trick or treat
B The traffic on the road leading to the suburbs of Harare wasn’t
heavy.
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Text 3 1. A edge B part C side D curb
2. A towards B to C in the direction D at all
Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four 3. A to another B another C and others D of each
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer 4. A tragic B open C private D public
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example 5. A times B risks C dives D dangers
shows you what to do
Example: I 0 a lovely holiday in the country last year. (Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section.
A brought B had C passed D gave Choose the one best answer to each question on
Answer: 0. B
On May 20, Darren Newton walked into the London Hilton and took
the elevator to the 27th floor. He stepped out into the roof, moved to the
– When on May 20 Darren Newton jumped off the top of the London
1 and jumped. He wasn’t ill or depressed and it was only the fact that
Hilton, he
he had a parachute on his back that made anyone take any notice 2 .
A wasn’t low in spirits
Darren was a BASE jumper, a man who parachuted not from aeroplanes
B wasn’t disregarded or ignored
but from fixed objects. BASE stands for Building, Antennae, Span and
C backed a parachute
Earthbound object, and in order to join the ranks of this unofficial organisa-
D was healthy
tion you must jump from one 3 . In BASE jumping, once a mistake is
made, there is no time to pull a reserve chute and no air to adjust position.
7. What makes the British Parachute Association believe the activity of
The British Parachute Association believes this makes the activity too dan-
BASE is too dangerous?
gerous and bans members who participate and are discovered.
A To become a BASE member you must jump.
Darren Newton was an experienced sky diver, with over 150 jumps.
B In BASE jumping, if one makes a mistake, he/she has no chance of
As soon as he leapt, Darren looked down and his feet tangled in the lines of
pulling a spare parachute.
his parachute. Darren fell 100 metres, landing in a canopy above the hotel’s
C BASE is an unofficial organisation.
door. The London Hilton is a 4 place to die and so Darren’s final
D BASE members who participate are banned if they are discovered.
tragic moments were raked over in public.
We can shake our heads at people doing dangerous things that offi-
8. Darren’s final tragic moments were
cials and authority disapprove of, but we all take 5 . We drive in cars
A watched
and smoke cigarettes and run across the street without looking. Society
B taken no notice of
deems these risks acceptable.
C disapproved of
D shaken heads at
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9. What title would you give to the story? went 3 within a year. I felt he was doing too much computing at home.
A The high-flyer banned He stayed up late every night typing away, sending messages to other com-
B The tragic precious moment puter buffs. Equipment kept arriving at our flat. I remember once a new
C The final runner computer coming and he was in ecstasies unpacking it.”
D The thrill seeker 4 , Dave was caught by a security guard stealing computer
equipment from his office at six in the morning. “Being caught was an ex-
10. The verb «deem» means in the story: traordinary shock to Dave”, Sarah 5 . “They came and took all his com-
A to consider, to suppose puters away, but a change came over him. The whole nightmare gave him
B to refuse the short, sharp shock he needed to separate him from computers. I think he
C to reject appreciates that too.”
D to decide
1. A until B at C before D over
2. A degree B grade C mark D career
Text 4 3. A mad B left C wrong D right
4. A However B Besides C And D Eventually
5. A recieves B recalls C rereads D reminds
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text
shows you what to do (Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section.
A brought B had C passed D gave Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
Answer: 0. B
A The 29-year-old computer consultant took no notice of his wife
When Dave, a 29-year-old computer consultant, ignored his beautiful and prefered computers instead.
young wife Sarah and sat up working on a laptop 1 4 am, she realised B Sarah and Dave had been married for about 2 years when she real-
that their marriage, less than two years old, was over. ised their marriage was coming to an end.
Dave and Sarah were the perfect young middle-class couple, gradu- C Sarah and Dave could hardly earn their living.
ates, both earning well and living in a comfortable London flat. They were D Sarah studied music at University.
at university when they met, he a medical student, she reading music. Sarah
chose to ignore his preoccupation with computers even when, after getting 7. Sarah
his medical 2 , he gave up doctoring to pursue a computer – based A chose ignorant, preoccupied computer assistant.
career. Sarah said, “When I met him, he was obviously mad about com- B neglected to notice Dave’s preoccupation with computers.
puters but only as a hobby. I ignored what my mother told me about avoid- C read about music at University.
ing men with hobbies… At the start, we were terribly romantic. Things D pursued a computer based career.
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8. Dave As she was driving along a narrow country road, she became aware
A dropped doctoring. of a car very close behind her, hooting its horn. Lucy 1 in an attempt
B avoided hobbies. to draw away, but without success. She was rammed by the car and forced
C was obviously mad about computers. to swerve off the road. Four boys got out of the car and Lucy was subjected
D was ignorant but computer-based. to a torrent of verbal abuse. Luckily, help was 2 in the shape of local
builder Tom Bradley, who was driving home from his parents’ house.
9. What title would you give to the story? Reluctant hero Tom told the newspaper that he was aware that all
A The lap top fan. was not well 3 he approached the scene. He pulled up and when the
B The computer enthusiast. youths saw him they got straight back into their car and drove off.
C The short but sharp shock is needed for Sarah. 4 Tom had the foresight to write down the registration number
D Ecstasies and agonies of the computer consultant. of the boy’s car, which helped the police in their search for the vehicle.
This was later found abandoned on a nearby housing estate, but police are
10. The word «nightmare» means in the text: still trying to identify the youths. 5 Tom was able to supply them with
A an intensely distressing experience or event. a full description.
B social activities available at night.
C one who stays up late at night. 1. A accumulated B accelerated C accompanied D slowed down
D time or condition of gloom, ignorance or sadness. 2. A far away B closed C at hand D under hand
3. A for B after C while D as
4. A Quick thinking B Forgetful C Absent-minded D Handsome
Text 5 5. A Luckily B Gratefully C Furiously D Quickly
(Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example (Questions 6 – 10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section.
shows you what to do Choose the one best answer to each question on
Answer: 0. B 6. Which of the following is not true?
A It was along a narrow country road where Lucy was driving.
Local Hero B The country road was too narrow to become aware of a car very
Lucy, a first-year student at High Edge Community College, had close behind her.
been at a party for a friend’s birthday. It was 2.30 in the morning when she C Lucy was followed by a car with four boys in it.
got into her car to drive home. D Suddenly Lucy was made to turn the car aside.
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7. Lucy Text 6
A tried to go ahead of the car which followed her but couldn’t do it
because of Tom Bradley. Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
B was the victim of verbal abuse. (Questions 1 – 5) choices given below. Choose the correct answer
C caused the incident. and mark it on your answer sheet. The example
D was lucky to drive home with the local builder. shows you what to do
8. Tom Bradley
A had good eyesight which allowed him to write down the registra-
tion number of the boy’s car.
Answer: 0. B
B abandoned the car on a nearby housing estate.
C appeared in the shape of a local builder.
D helped Lucy get rid of the boys. Simon Rattle, born in Liverpool in 1955, is one of Britain’s most fa-
mous musicians and conductors. He has changed the face of classical music
9. What title would you give to the story? in this country. At a time when classical music was opening out to a new
A In search of a hero. public, Rattle came along. He 1 the imagination of the public in a way
B Heroic failure of the builder. no other British conductor of his generation has achieved.
C Local hero. He worked with various symphony orchestras. Then he joined the
D Builder or hero? City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as 2 conductor. This was the
start of a long and fruitful partnership. He turned down offers from other
10. The verb «ram» means in the story: orchestras at home and abroad. He concentrated 3 on transforming the
A strike and push heavily CBCO’s standing and international reputation. In partnership with Bir-
B accept willingly mingham City council, he led the CBSO from the Victorian Town Hall to
C cause alarm its ultramodern new concert hall in the International Convention Centre.
D reserve readily Thus he decisively 4 the classical music audience of the city.
Rattle left his full-time post with the CBSO in 1998 and handed over
the reins to his 5 , Sakari Oramo. Despite this, he returns regularly as
guest conductor. He also works with a number of other orchestras. He di-
vides his time between Birmingham, Vienna and Berlin.
1. A caught B brought C shot D sought

2. A melodramatic B ideological C principal D ideal
3. A although B instead C hi D though
4. A expanded B decreased C improved D used
5. A transformer B heir C predecessor D successor
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Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text 9. What title would you give to the text?
(Questions 6 –10) you’ve read in Part A of this Section. A Changes in the face of Britain.
Choose the one best answer to each question on B Long but fruitful partnership.
the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. C Ultramodern hall for the old orchestra.
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. D Maestro for the millenium.
6. Which of the following is not true? 10. The word «rein» («reins») means in the text:
– At a time when classical music was opening out to a new public, Rattle A remains or ruins
A came along to face the changes of classical music in his country. B a means of guidance or control
B appeared and changed the face of classical music in Britain. C that which remains
C managed to change the face of classical music in Britain. D a means of orchestra transformation
D impressed the British public in a way no other British conductor of
his generation has done.
Text 7
7. Why did Simon Rattle refuse to consider offers from other orchestras
and become the conductor of CBSO? Part B. Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
A He wanted to be in partnership with the orchestra in the ultramod- (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
ern new concert hall. the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
B He ignored various symphony orchestras as not having standing Mark the answer in your answer sheet.
and international reputation.
C He decided to keep his attention on the long partnership with mu- It began life inside the American slang expression ‘gettalife’. Which
sicians from CBSO, transforming its standing and international is ‘get a life’, an instruction to people whose life is so full of work that they
reputation. have no time to enjoy it. Since then the word has developed a life of its
D The classical music audience of Birmingham insisted on the long own – as used by the stressed workaholic who sighs, ‘I have no life’. In this
and fruitful partnership. new context the word refers to those rare moments of genuine living, to
those fleeting seconds of ‘quality time’. It can be spent anywhere – just so
8. In spite of the fact that long as it’s away from the office or the factory.
A Simon Rattle’s time is divided, he regularly returns to Birming- The conflict between life and work is laid bare in a survey published
ham. by Management Today magazine. It makes for compelling and timely read-
B the number of orchestras Simon Rattle works with has changed, he ing. The survey reveals that employees across Britain, male and female, are
left his full-time post in 1998. cracking under the stress of work overload.
C Simon Rattle doesn’t devote all his time to CBSO, he still works More than half of respondents report spending between 41 and 50
with the orchestra as visiting conductor. hours a week at work, with a further 25 % staying in the office for more
D Simon Rattle handed over the reins to guest conductors, he divides than 51 hours. Close to half say they find it increasingly hard to reconcile
his time between 3 cities. their work with their personal commitments. Fascinatingly, a quarter say
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they would accept less money in return for more time. There is a time fam-
ine out there and British workers are among the hungriest. Management 5. The word ‘reconcile’ means in the text:
Today has called its report The Great Work/Life Debate, acknowledging the A settle, make compatible.
two are now in permanent conflict. It’s a useful contribution, for that’s ex- B reconsider, rethink.
actly what’s needed: a great debate about the way changes in technology C extend, intensify.
and the labour market have transformed the way we all work – and try to D personalize.
live.
1. – Which of the following is not true? Text 8

– The American expression ‘gettalife’
A refers to people who don’t pay much attention to life beyond work. Part B. Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
B appeared to develop its own life as a sign of the stressed worka- (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
holic at the genuine moments. the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
C has developed a life of its own – meant for the stressed compulsive Mark the answer in your answer sheet.
workers.
D is slang, used in conversations but not suitable for formal occa- Here are two passages from recent British articles about schools.
sions.
Passage 1
2. What does the survey in Management Today display? One inner-city school in Bristol tried a scheme of special ‘achieve-
A The wrong balance at work. ment’ classes to help deprived children learn to read.
B Bare conflicts in life and at work. The results have been very satisfying, but one group is still progress-
C The problem workaholics reveal to bare the conflict. ing much faster than the other. And that is the girls. The Achievement les-
D The dilemma between work and quality of life sons were closely graded into 12 different groups according to ability. And
the girls outnumbered the boys by a ratio of two to one in the top groups. It
3. There is
is still often seen as unmucho for boys to be keen on schoolwork… Partly
A a very great need for more time among British workers
this is because many boys have so few male academic role models… The
B lack of people addicted to work in Britain
National Curriculum is heavily weighted in favour of coursework at which
C a tendency to accept less money and return more time.
girls traditionally excel. Maybe it is time to think about restructuring a
D a great work /life debate solving the permanent conflict between
more boy-friendly curriculum.
the two.
One solution was inviting footballers to talk to the boys.
4. What title would you give to the text?
A Risky conflicts in the British press. Passage 2
B Workaholics or alcoholics? Wearing uniforms to school has long been a peculiarly British idea.
C Personal commitments through the looking glass of mass media. It is anathema to the French and Germans, whose thriving state sector has
D All work, no play: we’ve got the balance wrong. never seen the need for compulsory ties, caps and blazers. But the idea is
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gaining renewed popularity in state schools, helped along by image- 5. The word ‘excel’ (Passage 1) means in the text:
conscious parents. A exaggerate.
The school uniform in this country has its roots in the public school B do better than others.
traditions. Rightly or wrongly, state schools have tended to look to the in- C display strong character.
dependent sector for models, and the notion of wearing a uniform has be- D be worse than others.
come associated with many people’s idea of a good education.

– The passages deal with
A school clothing and differences in achievement between boys and
Part B. Directions: Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
girls. (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
B achievement classes and the state sector fighting against anathema the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
school uniforms.
Mark the answer in your answer sheet.
C wearing uniforms and organising achievement lessons.
D some aspects of lifestyle in British schools: school uniforms and
When people sit back and take stock of their lives, do they regret the
innovations.
things that failed, such as a romance that foundered, the wrong career path
chosen, bad grades in school? Or do they most regret what they failed to
2. Where did the idea of wearing school uniforms originate?
try?
A In public schools.
A small but growing body of research points to inaction as the lead-
B In state schools.
ing cause of regret in people’s lives over the long term. These findings are
C In the image of conscious parents.
painting a new portrait of regret, an emotion proving to be far more com-
D In France and Germany.
plex than once thought.
“As a culture, we are so afraid of regret, so allergic to it, often we
3. What headline would you give to Passage 1?
don’t even want to talk about it”, says psychologist Janet Landman, author
A The National Curriculum against the odds.
of several studies and a book on regret. “The fear is that it will pull us
B Footballers to the rescue.
down the slippery slope of depression and despair”.
C Curriculum vitae for British footballers.
But psychologists say that regret is an inevitable fact of life. “In to-
D A scheme of top twelve.
day’s world, in which people arguably exercise more choice than ever be-
fore in human history, it is exceedingly difficult to choose so consistently
4. What headline would you give to Passage 2?
well that regret is avoided entirely”, say Cornell University psychologists.
A School uniforms out of fashion.
Regret involves two distinct types of emotion, what psychologists
B Why uniforms are back in vogue?
call ‘hot’ and ‘wistful’. Hot regret is quick anger felt after discovering that
C Vogie vogue.
you have made a mistake, like accidentally dropping a prized vase and see-
D Tendencies out of fashion.
ing it smash into a thousand pieces, or buying a share that suddenly plum-
meted in price. Wistful regret comes from having a longer range perspec-
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tive. It is a bittersweet feeling that life might have been better or different if 5. What title would you give to the text?
only certain actions had been taken. Typically, it means something that A What can’t be cured must be endured at once.
people should have done but didn’t do. A growing body of research sug- B Hot regret and how to avoid it.
gests that wistful regret may figure more prominently in people’s lives over C Regret – to whistle or to boil?
the long term. D The paths you failed to take or chances that were not exploited.
Asked to describe their biggest regrets, participants most often cited
things they failed to do.
Text 10
Recent studies of regret showed
A an enlarged view of this topic. (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
B regret as a far more complex emotion than once thought. the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
C inaction as the leading cause of regret.
D the importance of romance in people’s lives.
Many of the world’s dormant volcanoes are showing signs of re-
2. According to Janet Landman, people are not keen to discuss regret be-
newed life. Some of them are close to cities where eruptions would threaten
cause
the lives of millions of people. We can be virtually certain that the next
A it can lead to negative feelings.
catastrophic eruption will occur where we least expect it. It will probably
B it makes them feel wistful or hot.
occur at a volcano that has not erupted for several hundred years, and could
C it produces physical symptoms.
even be at a volcano thought to be extinct.
D it makes them feel inferior.
Modern civilisation has still never experienced a really big eruption.
One of the biggest recently was Mount St Helens in 1984 but the eruption
3. Psychologists view regret as something
of Tambora, Indonesia, in 1815 was 100 times more powerful and created a
A that should be accepted enthusiastically.
hole 15 km wide.
B that was avoidable in the past.
Such explosions can influence the entire planet through their effect
C that cannot be avoided in today’s world.
on the global climate. The dust and ash they throw into the atmosphere can
D that takes different forms in various historical periods.
prevent solar radiation reaching the surface. This leads to dramatic falls in
temperature.
4. Research indicates that ‘hot’ regret
Even Tambora is insignificant compared with Toba, Sumatra, 73,000
A is related to what other people do to you.
years ago. This created a hole 50 km across and 1000m deep, which would
B is concerned with long-term effects.
definitely be big enough to swallow London. Temperatures plummeted and
C relates to physical actions.
the Earth entered a volcanic winter comparable to the conditions scientists
D is less significant than ‘wistful’ regret.
predict would follow a full – scale nuclear war. It seems that Toba may
have been the trigger that plunged the Earth into the last ice age.
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An eruption as big as that would devastate the global economy. Al- 5. The word ‘trigger’ means in the text:
though a return to normal climate might be expected within a few years, the A a device used to release or activate a mechanism.
social and economic effects would last much longer. B an event that precipitates other events.
It is not a matter of if we experience another Toba but when. Evi- C an iceberg dating back to the time of Ice Age.
dence from geological record suggests that such eruptions should occur D a nuclear war monger.
twice every 100,000 years. We are living on borrowed time.

– Many of the world’s dormant volcanoes
A seem to be reviving.
B could be the source of the next eruption. (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
C are virtually certain to be the source of the next catastrophic erup- the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
tion at the prearranged place.
D are likely to erupt again.
The issue of how our heritage is to survive an ever greater inundation
2. What could be the impact of big eruptions on the entire planet?
of tourists becomes more and more pressing. The inundation is happening
A They could cause a drop in temperature.
here and now. London has run out of hotel rooms, Heathrow has run out of
B The dust and ash thrown into the atmosphere could reach the sur-
tarmac. Think of the impact made already, and multiply all that by 10: that
face.
gives some indication of the mighty tide of tourism we will face in the
C Modern civilisation could be enriched by new experiments.
nearest future.
D The temperature drama could fall.
But this is not just a problem for the future. Under the press of num-
bers, many tourist experiences are already being destroyed. Everybody gets
3. A full-scale nuclear war
to see the picture, the monument, the palace – but no one gets to see it
A was destined to swallow London 73,000 years ago.
properly. Everyone goes to Venice, but all you can think about while you
B was predicted to be prior to the conditions comparable to the vol-
are there are the jams of people seeing it with you.
canic winter the Earth entered 73,000 years ago.
The result is the progressive closing-off of sensitive sites. The danger
C is insignificant compared with Toba, Sumatra, 73,000 years ago.
is that more and more of the planet’s cherished places will suffer the same
D created a hole 50m across and 100m deep.
fate: disappearing under immense crowds, then being ‘rescued’ with the
result that no one is able to enjoy them at all.
Allowing the tourist market to take its course unimpeded makes no
A Volcanic borrowings.
more sense than allowing loggers to have their way in Amazonia. For any
B Geological records of dormant volcanoes at risk.
particular monument there is an optimum number of people who can enjoy
C The fire next time.
it to the full at any given time. The task ahead for those who administrate
D Tambora or Toba: decline or fall?
such places is devising ways that will permit access to the right sorts of
numbers, so that each person who pays their entrance fee will do so confi-
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dent that they will be able to enjoy it to the full, in the same way that they B Time ticketing – a panacea for our heritage.
enjoy the theatre or cinema, confident of having a seat with a view. C Tourist attractions destroyed forever.
The challenge of the future will be to allow all who want it the most D Tourist sites drama for intelligent administrators.
intimate possible contact with our heritage, while making sure that future
generations will be able to enjoy it in the same way. Those twin goals will 5. The word ‘unimpeded’ means in the text:
be impossible without a widespread and intelligently administered form of A regulated, planned.
time ticketing. B free, without any obstacles or regulations.
C state directed.
1. Which of the following is not true? D lucrative, profitable.
A The need to protect everything precious handed down to new gen-
erations is becoming more and more urgent.
B There isn’t enough of the material that roads and the airport run- Text 12
ways at Heathrow are made of.
C The mighty tide of tourism will be under the press of the impact it Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
Part B. Directions:
faced. (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
D The overwhelming numbers of tourists will cause even more prob-
lems for top tourist attractions throughout the world. Mark the answer in your answer sheet.
2. Many places that are greatly loved

The popular belief that organised games build character and moral
A are on the way of traffic jams of people seeing them with you.
values in young people is a myth, and teenagers who are keen on sport are
B are closed down as sensitive sites for progress in future.
more, rather than less, likely to be delinquent, according to the latest re-
C are endangered to be rescued by those who are not able to enjoy
search.
them at all.
Scientists in New Zealand found that fifteen-year-olds who did a lot
D are destined to be destroyed by an inundation of tourists.
of sport were almost twice as likely as their less sporty counterparts to be
delinquent at the age of eighteen.
3. What is the only way to keep the heritage for future generations?
“Our study does not support the view that involvement in sporting
A To limit the number of tourists who are allowed to visit a site, and
activity is a panacea for delinquent behaviour. If anything, it may exacer-
also the time that they can spend there.
bate the problem”, they say.
B Let the tourist market develop without restrictions.
The researchers have been monitoring around one thousand people
C To allow loggers to have their way in Amazonia.
from birth and examined sporting participation and anti-social tendencies at
D To help establish the most intimate possible contact with our heri-
the ages of fifteen and eighteen.
tage.
It used to be thought that “sports build character”, and that by par-
ticipating in organized sport young people would be exposed to strong con-
forming influences and would therefore become good citizens. It was as-
A Cherished places rescued by tourists.
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sumed that young people’s aggression could be safely channelled through 4. What title would you give to the text?
sport. A Building sporty characters.
The alternative view, the New Zealand researchers now point out, is B Less sporty counterparts.
that involvement in sport encourages aggressiveness and even cheating, C Sport and delinquency.
which can be successful in games. D Outward Bound-type activities – a panacea or a challenge?
They conclude that Outward Bound-type activities, such as hill-
walking, canoeing, rock-climbing and sailing, which provide individual 5. The word ‘exacerbate’ means in the text:
challenges, are likely to be more effective in helping young delinquents A to exemplify anti-social behaviour.
than organized games. B to simplify matters.
C to make the problem worse.
1. Which of the following is not true? D to solve the problem.
A Scientists from New Zealand found that teenagers going in for
sport can be expected to be delinquent.
B There is a popular myth that teenagers are keen on sport and delin- Text 13
quency
C According to the research, sport activities do not necessarily help
to prevent delinquency (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
D According to the research, building character and moral values is the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
not a necessary result of organised sport activities
2. According to the research, teenagers

Physical attractiveness can affect the personality. Of course, notions
A involved in sporting activity are not ensured against delinquency.
of what makes a person attractive have changed throughout history and
B keen on sport are less likely to have sporty counterparts at the age
from culture to culture. For instance, the Western ideal of beauty today is to
of eighteen.
be tanned, slim and athletic. It was not always so, nor is it likely to remain
C are almost twice as likely to be sporty at the age of eighteen.
the same in the future. However, within the same culture at any given time,
D involved in sporting activity have a panacea for delinquent behav-
most people agree on which individuals are more or less attractive.
iour.
Most people also tend to think that someone with good looks is con-
fident and socially adept. These perceptions do seem to hold true up to a
3. Why have the researchers been monitoring people?
point. No doubt part of the explanation is that a person who has been
A To have a panacea for delinquent behaviour.
treated as attractive tends to develop more self-confidence in dealing with
B To monitor birth rates of around one thousand people.
others. In contrast, a less attractive person may seldom have experienced
C To examine anti-social tendencies from birth.
the same kind of ego-building feedback in social situations.
D To establish the connection between young people’s participation
Differential treatment based on appearance seems to begin early in
in sport and juvenile delinquency.
life. In one experiment, women were shown pictures of attractive and unat-
tractive children misbehaving. The women saw the attractive children’s
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behaviour as temporary, but judged the less attractive ones to have serious Text 14
behavioural problems.
1. – Which of the following is true? (Questions 1 – 5) Choose the one best answer to each question on
– The notion of what makes a person pleasant to look at the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
A makes a person change throughout history and culture. Mark the answer in your answer sheet.
B is attracted by history and culture.
C depends on the physical attractiveness affecting the personality.
Pigeons make their home in town? No big deal. And it’s no surprise
D has been perceived differently at different times.
to see a fox trotting away from your bin bags. But the towns are being
populated by a lot more than these. Despite our efforts to keep our habitat
2. There is a tendency
human only, falcon hover overhead and hedgehogs amble around suburban
A among people with good looks to be confident and polite.
gardens, safer than they would be in the rolling fields of the countryside.
B to agree on individuals.
Ecologists accept that the urban environment is a habitat in its own
C to hold true perceptions up to a point.
right and that urban wildlife is here to stay. There are two types of urban
D to think that more attractive people develop more belief in their
animal: those that live in towns in spite of us and those that do so because
own abilities.
of us. The former are generally native species. Often towns simply im-
prison them as buildings surround their existing habitat. These species tend
3. What conclusion does the text draw about the relationship between
to be on the decline as their home is slowly destroyed by human activity.
appearance and self-confidence?
The latter thrive in town.
A People’s facial expressions are a better guide than their words.
The biggest success of all, the urban pigeon, originally lived on the
B Appearances are deceitful.
coast. There it’s known as the rock dove, but centuries ago it became do-
C Behaviourism is based on the wrong judgement.
mesticated when it began to nest in specially-built wooden dovecotes. Then
D People who are considered attractive have more self-confidence.
it soon hit the streets and began to scavenge for food thrown away by hu-
mans. The city provides a warm place to sleep at night, but during the day
thousands head out to surrounding farmland to feed on crops.
A Appearance counts.
Pigeons truly epitomise town wildlife. “There are very few resident
B Ego-building on an epic scale.
bird species in places like central London”, says George Barker, of the con-
C Perceptions and idols.
servation agency English Nature, “but those which are there are there in
D As good as it gets or transcontinental beauty.
huge volumes. It’s a city wildlife characteristic – low biodiversity, high
biomass”.
5. The word ‘adept’ means in the text:
A insulting.
1. – Which of the following is not true?
B rude.
– Pigeons making their home in town
C informal.
A never make big deals – only small ones.
D highly skilled.
B can be often seen there.
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C as well as foxes are no surprise nowdays.
D are the biggest success though towns are being populated by other
bird species.
2. In cities, the species that originally lived in the area

A survive due to the surrounding buildings.
B find alternative food sources.
C move to other areas.
D are not successful there.
3. In what ways are pigeons typical of town life?

A They are fed by visitors.
B They exist in large numbers.
C They take food from other birds.
D They are regarded as pests.
Part V
4. What title would you give to the text? Sample Questions for the
A Decline and fall of urban wildlife.
B On safari in the urban jungle. Vocabulary Section
C Ruralization and urbanization.
D Low biodiversity against high biomass.
5. The word ‘domesticated’ means in the text:

A tamed by humans and used/reared by them for work or food
B brutalized, kept on the rolling fields of countryside
C nestling away from rural area, asking for food
D transformed into pests, troublesome or destructive animals
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6. artificial
Part V A heavy B made by humans
C outstanding D short-term
Sample Questions for the Vocabulary Section
7. assume
A believe B forget
Directions: Find the word (s) that is closest in meaning to the C aware D amaze
(Questions 1-130) underlined word and mark the answer on your
answer sheet. 8. astonish
A encourage B surprise
Example: 0. contrast C delay D bear patiently
A purpose B choice
C agreement D difference 9. attitude
Answer: 0. D A set of rules B background
C way of thinking D disappointment
1. abandon 10. benefit

A begin B sell A harm B advantage
C discontinue D dominate C bias D loss
2. ability 11. betray

A feeling of thanks B wish A turn against B give aid to
C special power D feeling of gratitude C argue with D overstate
3. advocate 12. brutal

A oppose B understand A firm B small
C promote D oppress C unkind D quiet
4. altruistic 13. burden

A honest B lying A deep feeling B hardship
C proud D unselfish C protection D freedom
5. approach 14. bureaucratic

A go away from B come near A old-fashioned B over-regulated
C go ahead D go around C self-governed D independent
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15. capable 24. damp
A having skill B not ready A clean B dusty
C careful D cheerful C a bit wet D good-smelling
16. challenge 25. decadence

A something boring B reason A disappointment B dismiss
C something requiring effort D request C decline D disapproval
17. charisma 26. deceive

A feelings B proud A prove B mislead
C luck D personal appeal C reach D get back
18. commemorate 27. defeat

A share B participate A keep B beat
C celebrate D believe C hide D take away
19. confusion 28. deliberate

A feeling of danger B feeling of peace A planned B easy
C feeling of not knowing what to do D feeling of happiness C fair D broken
20. conscience 29. delicate

A cruelty B memory A made less worried B light in colour
C plan of action D moral sense C soft, tender D relaxed
21. contemporary 30. demoralize

A common B current A cheat B excite
C old-fashioned D reasonable C discourage D attract
22. crucial 31. dependent

A rare B necessary A leading B common
C useless D dramatic C puzzling D relying
23. curtail 32. detect

A combine B extend A want B notice
C shorten D thrill C control D advise
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33. diligent 42. embarrassed
A self-satisfied B hard-working A proud B easy to like
C lucky D unskilled C flexible D confused
34. dismiss 43. entertain

A forget B disgust A make sleepy B change
C punish D let leave0 C interest greatly D offer a thought
35. disregard 44. entire

A follow B ignore A young B open
C obtain D seize C proper D whole
36. distinct 45. escalate

A healthy B hard to notice A absorb B delay
C definite D reasonable C weaken D expand
37. donate 46. evaluate

A show B find A judge B ignore
C forget D give C remember D revise
38. dull 47. evident

A fun B private A useful B easy to see
C fascinated D boring C unlikely D hard to find
39. eccentric 48. exaggerate

A ordinary B uncaring A think about B support
C odd D careful C go away from D enlarge
40. egocentric 49. excess

A self-educated B unselfish A good B used
C self-involved D dishonest C put apart D leftover
41. eliminate 50. exclaim

A add to B remove A remember B complain
C repeat D predict C call out D agree with
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51. exploit 59. frank
A be sad about B take advantage of A sure B worried
C forget D bring out C honest D careful
52. explore 60. fulfil

A lose B fear A have an effect on B move
C search D repent C carry out D repeat
53. failure 61. furious

A something that works easily A unclear B angry
B something that works well C helpful D quiet
C something that doesn’t turn out well
D something that doesn’t exist 62. generate
A impove B worsen
54. fallible C remain the same D examine closely
A optimistic B imperfect
C friendly D practical 63. gradual
A happening slowly B becoming smaller
55. fiction C becoming quickly D becoming bigger
A news B made-up writing
C facts D statements 64. grasp
A slap B grab
56. flexible C drop D calm
A not correct B able to change
C precious D able to imitate 65. hesitate
A act quickly B be pleased
57. foresight C advise D be undecided
A wise planning B strength
C courage D substance 66. hurry
A seek B cry
58. fortunate C rush D wash
A sorry B silly
C shy D lucky 67. implement
A recall B put into effect
C criticize D work quickly
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68. implication 77. intimate
A minor fault B demand A private B boring
C imitation D something suggested C false D expensive
69. implicit 78. investigate

A unexpected B inadequate A agree with B exchange
C unspoken D playful C delay D look into
70. incredible 79. irritate

A exhausted B expected A help B calm down
C supposed to be true D hard to believe C dislike D bother
71. indicate 80. lad

A hide B show A girl B teenager
C plan D punish C boy D adult
72. infamous 81. lethargy

A unselfish B known unfavorably A hopelessness B inactivity
C thought to be annoying D giving hope C foolishness D courage
73. intent 82. loyal

A forget B plan A faithful B helpful
C hate D enjoy C easy to prove D dishonest
74. intense 83. maintain

A little B not important A take away B pass by
C deep D becoming smaller C keep up D give up
75. intentional 84. methodical

A important B late A accidental B out-of-date
C discontinue D planned C modern D orderly
76. interference 85. miserable

A silence B getting in the way A very unhappy B not proper
C set of rules D background C rested D excited
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86. novice 95. precedent
A book B false A question B relief
C beginner D servant C delay D model
87. occasion 96. precise

A regular day B boring time A exact B busy
C special time D public holiday C strong D well-known
88. odor 97. procedure

A warm feeling B cost A answer B support
C smell D fear C steps D expenses
89. optimum 98. provocative

A hopeful B best or most favourable A difficult to understand B predictable
C questionable D attractive C desirable D attention-getting
90. option 99. proximity

A optimum B oppression A nearness B contract
C choice D chance C luxury D similarity
91. orient 100. pursue

A welcome B locate A run from B follow
C question D declare C suggest D create
92. persuade 101. recession

A stop B bring together A rapid growth B requirement
C do more than is needed D get someone to do something C sale D economic setback
93. praise 102. recollect

A stop for a short time B stop moving A remember B arrange
C leave alone D say good things about C agree with D select
94. precede 103. reduction

A be part of B do without A quarrel B order
C stand for D come before C cut D reproduction
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104. regret 113. revitalize
A feel bad about B be thankful A recognize B refresh
C be nervous D keep quiet C amuse D tire out
105. reliable 114. revive

A little known B not expensive A embarrass B bring back to life
C able to be trusted D modern C be full of energy D eat quickly
106. resemble 115. scenario

A be better than B look the same as A outline of possible events B budget
C be easier to find than D get away from C actual occurrence D suggested meaning
107. resist 116. severe

A answer B invite A fair B self-operating
C persuade D say no to C strict D boring
108. resolve 117. silent

A forget B fail A valuable B silly
C decide D punish C still D human
109. respond 118. skeptical

A reply B repeat A stubborn B forceful
C request D remember C generous D doubting
110. reveal 119. solution

A stress B display A spelling B reason
C feature D improve C question D answer
111. reverse 120. stubborn

A weaken someone’s attention B keep from doing something A easy to get along with B quick to learn
C say loudly D turn around C be hard to do D not wanting to do something
112. revise 121. sufficient

A make changes in B remember A expensive B too much
C restore power D understand incorrectly C enough D long-lasting
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122. syndrome
A something required B group of symptoms
C based on impulse D cause
123. temporary
A large B false
C not permanent D short-term
124. terminate
A revive B begin
C end D survive
Part VI
125. thorough
A careful B qualified
C quick D exciting
Final Test
126. ultimate
A unknown B obvious
C greatest D most interesting
127. unanimous
A alone B unfriendly
C in full agreement D animal-like
128. unstable
A easy to break B not steady
C useful D wasteful
129. utopia
A city B authorization
C self-government D paradise
130. wholesome
A obvious B healthy
C expensive D common
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4. Laura Ashley
Part VI A began her business in a small way.
B was a bored housewife.
Final Test
C began her business building kitchens.
D needed a lot of patience.
Section I 5. Scandinavian countries

A have the highest suicide rates.
Directions: Listen to the tape and decide which of the four B set up body shops.
(Questions 1 – 5) choices A, B, C, D is the correct answer and mark C automatically go together with money and happiness.
it on your answer sheet. D have comparatively low living standards.
T11 A businessman is talking to a group of students. The theme of his

talk is “Getting Rich Doing Business”. Section II
1. What is the first thing the lecturer wants to mention? Directions: In each question, only one of the four answers is
A Getting rich is a long but easy job. (Questions 6 – 25) correct. Choose the correct answer and mark it on
B Very few people get rich quickly. your answer sheet. The example shows you what
C A few people like listening to lectures. to do.
D If a person wants to get rich, he/she would rather get rich quickly.
Example: 0. This a book.
2. Howard Hughes A is B are C am D be
A was one of the richest men in the world. Answer: 0. A
B got rich frightened and alone.
C never wanted to be really rich.
D earned his money in the entertainment industry.
6. Both of them found work in hospital.

3. Paul Getty
A was an oil millionaire. A – B the C these D an
B made his money in the aeroplane business
7. information is currently available to researchers and physicians
C ended his life in prison
D frightened people by his security guard. who study and treat this problem.
A Many B Few C Little D A few
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8. Modern blimps like the famous Goodyear blimps the first ones 17. If you before the last day of regular registration, you may have
in that they are filled with helium instead of hydrogen. to pay a late fee.
A differ from B different from A don’t register B won’t register
C is different from D different as C will have registered D might have registered
9. Learners use both visual and auditory analytical means to un- 18. Go on, finish the desert. It needs up because it won’t stay fresh
derstand a new language. until tomorrow.
A as well as B both A eat B eating C been eaten D eaten
C as well D except
19. the news reports are true.
10. We the letter to the wrong address. That’s why she never A That appears B Appeared that
recieved it. C It is appeared D It appears that
A must have sent B can send
C need to send D may send 20. Work in units called foot pounds.
A often measures B is often measured
11. Absolutely. I with you completely. C has often measured D will often measure
A am agreeing B have agreed
C am agree D agree 21. If I had complained to the manager, I my money back.
A will have had B will have
12. We have been friends since we children. C had had D would have had
A were B have been C are D had been
22. The burglar to enter the house by the police.
13. Many roads and railroads were built in the 1880s the industrial A saw B has seen C sees D was seen
cities needed a network to link them with sources of supply.
A besides B because C despite D because of 23. We hope by 8 p.m.
A arriving B to have arrived
14. He over 20 countries by the age of 20. C to be arriving D to arrive
A was visiting B visited
C had visited D visits 24. There is perhaps little I can add to they have said about it.
A what B which C that D many
15. We ought to be friendly, ?
A ought we B don’t we C oughtn’t we D we ought 25. It might take a long time for you to in such a busy office.
A get used to working B be used to work
16. she who suggested that he went to New York. C be using work D use to work
A There was B It was C Their D –
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Section III For, some years ago, he lived in a prehistoric hut and scraped a living with
ancient iron tools. In 1977, he and his wife Kate took part in a unique tele-
Part A. Directions: Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four vision project in which they and five other young families spent a year on a
(Questions 26 – 30) choices given below. Choose the correct answer reconstruction of a two-thousand-year old Iron Age farm in a wood in Dor-
and mark it on your answer sheet. set in the west of England. Cut off from the twentieth century, the twelve
volunteers had to build their own communal roundhouse and then survive
as self-sufficient farmers using Iron Age tools. Cameras filmed their strug-
Stand up comedian Basile has appeared on 26 time television,
gle to grow crops and rear ancient breeds of animals. “It was stressful,”
he’s been heard on over 450 radio show and he’s played some of the big-
says John. “Especially when we had to kill the animals. We had little pri-
gest clubs across the United States.
vacy inside. We took turns bathing in a tub of muddy water once a week.”
27 , comedy was not Basil’s first career choice. This native New
The group found it difficult to work as a team. Personalities clashed. Rows
Yorker, who now lives in North Carolina, played semi-professional football
flared over food – a dull diet of mostly bread and meat – and when to har-
before attending law school. In his final year, needing a break from the
vest. Their bean crop was wiped out by a storm and in winter the farm was
stress, he took a year 28 to pursue stand up comedy. That was nine
a mud bath. But John learned how to get along with others, be confident
years ago. Since then Basile has used his wit, improvisation skills and
and self-reliant. He believes these character-building experiences are what
voice impersonations to 29 a fast-paced, high-energy show. “My act
helped him succeed in business.
is always on the edge,” he says. “I never take it too seriously. I try to touch
the inner child of every person.” 30 where he performs across the
31. – Which of the following is not true?
country, Basile says he’s always looking for the same response from his
– John Rossetti
audience.
A typifies the successful modern company boss.
B set up a computer software company.
26. A prime B free C paid D comedy
C took part in a television project together with his wife.
27. A Besides B Hopefully C However D Moreover
D cried from the life he once had.
28. A out B off C away D down
29. A invent B discover C do D build 32. What were the most difficult aspects of living life as people did in the
30. A Matter of fact B No matter C No business D No sooner Iron Age for Mr Rossetti and other volunteers?
A Killing animals, having little privacy, working in a team.
Part B. Directions: Questions 31 through 35 are based on the text B Bathing in a tub.
(Questions 31 – 35) below. C Personal problems.
Choose the one best answer to each question on D Being filmed, struggling for crops.
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. 33. Living in the Iron Age
A helped John Rossetti succeed in the computer age.
John Rossetti is a typical successful modern company boss. The B made John Rosetti be confident in Iron Age.
computer software company he began in 1982 has twenty-five staff and an C built business-like characters.
annual turnover of £2.5 million, but it’s a far cry from the life he once led. D wiped out crops but built characters.
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34. What title would you give to the text? 39. failure
A Much ado about bosses. A something that works easily
B The good old days. B something that doesn’t turn out well
C How to survive. C something that works well
D Business is not so black as it’s painted. D something that causes damage
35. The word “row” means in the text: 40. value

A number of persons or things in a line. A worth B reason
B sort of food to which a person is limited. C colour D purpose
C argument or quarrel.
D science of food values.
Section IV
Directions: Find the word (s) that is closest in meaning to

(Questions 36 – 40) the underlined word and mark the answer on
your answer sheet.
Example: 0. contrast
A purpose B choice C agreement D difference
Answer: 0. D
36. customary
A normal, usual, regular B not polite, rude
C rare D popular
37. vanish
A go out of sight B begin
C answer D repeat
38. autonomy
A assistance B self-sacrifice
C freedom from control D vote of confidence
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Part VII
Tapescripts
T1 J = Joe L My first name is Theodor. But

L = Laurie I don’t like it because my fel-
J Oh, dear me. I didn’t know lows call me ‘Dora’. So I
anyone was here. made them say Lorrie instead.
L Don’t mind me. Stay if you J I hate my name too. It’s so
Part VII like. sentimental – Josephine. I
J Won’t I disturb you? wish everyone would say
L Not a bit. I only came here ‘Joe’. How did you make the
Tapescripts boys stop calling you ‘Dora’?
because I don’t know many
people at the party. It felt L I thrashed them.
rather strange at first, you J I can’t thrash my aunt March.
know. So I suppose I’ll just have to
J So did I. Oh, don’t go away. bear her calling me Josephine.
Please, unless you’d rather. I L Don’t you like to dance, Miss
think I’ve had the pleasure of Joe?
seeing you before. You live J I’d like it well enough … If
near us, don’t you? there’s plenty of room and
L Next door. Remember we everyone is lively but in a
chatted when you brought the place like this I’m sure to up-
cat home. set something and I tread on
J Oh, yes. I remember. people’s toes, and do some-
L How is your cat, Miss March. thing dreadful so I keep out of
J Nicely, thank you, Mr Law- mischief. Don’t you dance?
rence. But I’m not Miss L Sometimes. If you will come
March. I’m only Joe. too.
L I’m not Mr Lawrence. I’m J I can’t for I’ve told Meg I
only Lorrie. wouldn’t because …
J Lorrie Lawrence. What an odd L Because what?
name! J You won’t tell?
L Never.
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J Well, I had a bad trick of breakfast was always on the A I didn’t speak enough in class, D Have you heard the latest
standing before the fire and so table waiting for David. When the teacher talked all the time news? They’re going to hold
I burnt my frocks and I we go out, I take much longer and several of the students an open air concert in Shet-
scorched this one and though than she does to get ready, and were better than me, so I ford to collect money for a
it’s nicely mended it shows she’s also better at entertain- didn’t like to say too much in children’s charity.
and Meg told me to keep still ing than I am; she tells funnier case I made mistakes and L Oh? I heard it was all off.
so that no one would see it. stories, she’s more polite, looked stupid. Also, we were They were going to hold it
You may laugh too if you she’s cleverer, more interest- a pretty big group so it was here, but so many local peo-
want it. It’s funny, I know. J ing… virtually impossible for all of ple complained about it that
L I’m not laughing, Miss Joe. Oh Lord! It sounds as if us to speak during the lesson. they’re going to find some-
Never mind the burn. I’ll tell you’ve got a problem. Why S Um, I see. What did you actu- where else.
you how we can manage. don’t you just tell her what ally learn? D No! What are they complain-
There is a long hall out there. S you think? A I learnt all sorts of things – ing about? It’s all in a good
We can chance grandly and no That’s just it. When she loads of grammar, things like cause, collecting money for
one will see it. Please, come. phones me, she sounds past participles and tenses, that children in need. What is
J Oh, thank you. Thank you, sweeter than sugar and she sort of thing. I found that very there to complain about?
Lorrie. goes on and on – it’s really helpful. But, basically, I didn’t L Plenty. They were going to
difficult, you know, to get a really feel I learnt anything hold it in the field by the
T2 J = Jennifer word in edgeways. And with there that I couldn’t have done river. That’s very close to
S = Sue David going on about how on my own at home. people’s houses. The noise
J Well, how’s married life ? wonderful she is, I’m sure he I’m very sorry. We didn’t would be unbearable. And
S It’s all right, I suppose, but … J loves her more than me. S know that the classes were so think of the mess, all that lit-
J But what? Well, if I were you, I’d … large. The company spent a ter, the car parking prob-
S It’s my mother-in-law! Before lot of money sending you on lems…
we got married David thought T3 A = Andy S = Susie the course … D Just a minute, how can you
I was perfect! Now we’re mar- A I’m sorry I’m so late – there Well, it wasn’t a complete be so petty minded? The vast
ried, his mother, according to was an awful traffic jam … A waste of time. I did get out majority of people would
him, is better at everything. S That doesn’t matter. So, what quite a bit in the evenings and love it. There were going to
And she’s always ringing me was your general feeling had some fantastic food. I put be some great musicians and
up, telling me what to do. about the course? on five kilos. In fact, I’ve got stalls with information about
J Oh dear! Like what? A Well, er, I thought it was OK to start a diet to lose some of the different problems in dif-
S Apparently, she’s a better and being in Spain certainly it! ferent countries. It was going
cook than I am – she never did a lot for my conversa- Well, at least you gained to be enjoyable and informa-
burns the frozen peas! She tional Spanish … but … S something from your trip! tive. What’s wrong with that?
gets up earlier than me and S What about the school? T4 D = Dave L = Liz L It was going to last all week-
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end. Can you imagine, in a there are very few villages, with particular joy the Outer got off from the plane, it was
field next to the church, on a where the roads are very Hebrides and particularly the ten o’clock at night and it
Sunday? Sunday should be a small, and where you can go island of Harris, which has was still quite light, day time,
peaceful day and anyway … where you do not hear the the most incredible undulat- and I was thinking it should
sound of the motor car. ing landscape, with lots of be night time here, why it’s
T5 Richard and Wendy A And where would you go in water. And climbing the so light up here? And well, I
describe how they get close to the British Isles to find a highest mountain on Harris, didn’t know days are that
nature. natural environment? which is Clisham, and stand- longer here, and that was the
A=Alex R=Richard W=Wendy R I was imagining standing on a ing on a ridge with the clouds new thing for me when I
A So if you want to go and get man-made object, which is the racing in from the Atlantic came over here.
close to nature, how do you Cobb at Lyme Regls, being was probably the most ex- I Do you enjoy living in Brit-
do it? surrounded by a storm. So to hilarating experience I’ve had ain?
R In recent times my favourite go to the coast and watch the for a long time. M Yes I do, yes, yes. But still I
occupation has been to go awful power of the sea, and can’t forget the back, yes.
walking in woods at dusk to the sky moving fast overhead, T6 I = Interviewer I When you say you can’t –
watch for animals at that time something we have certainly M = Mother you can’t forget what?
which appear furtively, no control of, would be very I What image of Britain did M I’m enjoying at the moment,
which don’t appear during dramatic, very dramatic. you have in your mind before yes, it is nice to live here
the day; and the most excit- A And what about outside Eng- you left India? with the family and because
ing thing is to see a move- land? I mean there’s all of M Well, I thought it have … it most of our family is here,
ment among some dusky un- Scotland and Ireland and will be very big house, nice from my mum’s side as well,
dergrowth, and see a deer Wales. If you could go any- bungalow and all this stuff, and Paul’s side as well. But
coming or standing, or seeing where, if you had let’s say a but when I came to England, sometimes when you remem-
a fox taking its prey across week, where would you go in when I get off from the air- ber back in India you want to
the field. That’s very exciting the British Isles, Wendy? port, I was amazed by cars, it go back, yes.
and something we have to W I think the part of the British was lots of, lots of cars, but I What do you miss?
wait and watch for. We don’t Isles that’s given me the most when I came to my house it M It’s mostly the weather. Be-
control this. We just observe happiness in the last few wasn’t like I was expecting, cause weather is, up there
and learn and respect. years that I’ve been to are the it’s like a street, all row for weather is nice, it’s a proper
A What about you, Wendy? island off Scotland. They’re houses, which I wasn’t ex- season, you know. We do
Where do you go to get close all very very different. pecting, I was expecting big have rainy season as well,
to nature? They’re all … still contain houses, and all these things, winter, a proper winter as
W Well, it’s become very diffi- people who are pursuing the but it was totally different, it well, and summer as well, so
cult these days. One has to crafts they have done for a was bit disappointed, and one it’s a bit different than here,
often take a map, look where long time, and I remember thing I was amazed when I and the weather was fantastic
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up there. P I saw a programme on TV last Yes, great. I won’t have to offer a bus service at the
I What else do you miss apart night about the breaking S learn Russian though, will I? beginning and end of every
from the weather? down of the Berlin Wall. It’s No, silly. shift I think people would be
M Friends! And in the evening incredible how rapidly the keen to stay with us.
atmosphere. situation in Eastern Europe is T8 V1 = Tom V2 = Sam V3 We want their expertise and
I Tell me about that a bit. changing. I wish I knew more V3 = Hanna experience and their loyalty.
M Well, up here it’s … all you about the history of all this. V1 Hello Sam and Hannah. Do V1 I agree with Hannah that we
do, it’s mostly indoors. But S Why don’t you talk to Ivan? come in. have a good, solid workforce
over there it’s open air, most of His family is Russian, I think. V2 Good afternoon, Tom. and we want to keep as many
the things, you can go for a He certainly knows all about V3 Good afternoon, Tom. of them as possible. Your bus
walk in the evening, beautiful it, anyway. V1 It’s good of you both to idea is a good one, Sam.
gardens and all this stuff. And P Yes, that’s a great idea, but I come today. We really need There are financial implica-
up here even it’s nice gardens don’t know him very well. I’d to think about the benefits to tions but I’ll raise that with
and things, but weather spoils like to meet him informally at the company if we move to the Chief Executive. Now
it. a party or something like that. the Innovations Park. any other pluses or minuses?
I I know you’re involved in an I know, you could organize V2 It’ll be great and I’m really V3 I think it would be good for
English teaching project in one! looking forward to it. our image as a modern
Oxford and I’d like you to S Funny you should mention V1 I’m afraid, Sam, that the manufacturing company to
tell me something about that that. I was thinking of having final decision is out of our be based in the Park.
now. What sort of people do a party for my birthday in a hands. Head Office wants to V1 Yes, it certainly would and
you teach? couple of week’s time; I’ll hear what we have to say but there’d be more space to en-
M … Well I mostly teach peo- invite him. But if you’re seri- in the end … tertain important customers. I
ple whose language is, Eng- ously interested in Russia and V2 But it’s such a marvelous was thinking along the lines
lish is a second language. what it’s like, it’s worth join- opportunity. Just to have our of a corporate dining room
Well, mostly people are from ing the Anglo-Soviet Friend- own purpose-built factory rather than just a canteen.
Pakistan, Bangladesh and ship Society. would make such a differ- V3 Yes, I’m sure that would be
India, and some of them have P What exactly is that? ence to efficiency and … good for business. I’m still
got Chinese students as well, S It’s a group which organizes V3 I agree that it would be good not convinced that people
and Korean, and sometimes social evenings and educa- to have a brand new building would be willing to travel
… one girl we got from Rus- tional visits and exchanges. but there is a down side you out there for work. Many of
sia as well. So I teach most of You really get to know the know. The Innovations Park them like being close to the
them, yeah, if their English, Russian community here too. is at least four miles from shopping centre and schools
if they need in English, so I I go along every now and then the centre of town. A lot of and so on. That’s important
teach them as well. with Ivan. How about coming our workforce are going to for our female staff and, as
T7 P = Paul S = Stephanie P with us the next time we go? be put off by that. you know, 65 per cent of the
V2 I doubt that. If we were to
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staff are female. pleased to know that Mr control the amount of noise V2 The most serious complaints
V2 True, but there is a super- Claydon, who is the devel- we can make … were from two couples and a
market just up the road. Do oper, is with us tonight. Per- V3 And what’s going to per- family who stayed there in
we know how many staff haps I could ask you, Mr suade us that you are going July. Mr and Mrs Silk said
have to pick kids up from Claydon, to put forward to be able to keep them, Mr that the room was dirty and
school? your ideas about the project. Claydon? All we’re in for is the toilet was blocked. We
V1 Perhaps we should research V2 Thank you. It is very kind of night after night of bad be- moved them to another hotel
that. I’ll ask Human Re- you to invite me here tonight haviour and fighting on the after three days but it was
sources to look into it. to tell you about Blue Notes streets when you finally further from the beach so
V2 What do you think about a nightclub and disco bar. close. It’s just not on … they weren’t too happy.
crèche, then? V3 Look here Mr Claydon, let’s V1 I wonder if we could just let Then a Mr and Mrs Norrish
V3 OK but it doesn’t solve the get this quite clear: we don’t Mr Claydon have his say and said that a group of young
problem for those who need want your nightclub or what- then we could ask some men in the room next door
to collect school kids. What ever it is. It’s not because questions. It’s all getting a bit made their lives a misery
about seeing how many are we’re old and difficult. We out of hand at the moment. with their noisy parties. In
affected and then, if it is a just don’t want the noise and fact one of the young men
problem, consider looking at the mess and we certainly T10 V1 = President of the apparently broke into their
the shift arrangements? don’t want hordes of drunk holiday company V2 = Jim room one night and tried to
V1 Let’s move on. Have either teenagers on our streets. V3 = Staff member get them to dance. Mr Nor-
of you any thoughts on the V2 I assure you, nor do I, and V1 I’d like to begin by thanking rish then lost it a bit and a bit
accessibility of the new site that’s why I think this club you all for your loyalty and of a fracas broke out. The
for lorries and vans? How will be good for the commitment to the company hotel manager had to be
near the roads and rail ser- neighbourhood. At the mo- over the last few months. called. He was not amused!
vices is it? ment there’s nowhere for However we do need to look Then there was the Barnes
young people to go. They at the rise in the number of family. They all came down
T9 V1, V3, V4 = Residents of get into trouble. This club complaints we’ve been re- with food poisoning after a
the neighbourhood will help keep them off the ceiving. Jim, could you give meal in the hotel restaurant.
V2 = Mr Claydon streets and stop some of that us your report? The two youngest children
V1 Welcome everybody and it’s crime. It’ll be a safe place V2 Yes, er, we’ve had several had to go into hospital for a
good to see so many of you for kids to enjoy themselves. quite serious, formal com- couple of days and then the
have been able to make this V4 Maybe it will but it’s still plaints from a number of rep had to get them an early
meeting. Now we all know going to be noisy. We’re people. In particular, there flight home as they didn’t
the topic for discussion so I going to have our peaceful have been some problems want to stay any longer.
won’t waste your time going nights ruined by loud music. with the Hotel Splendide. V1 Was any compensation paid?
over it again. You will be V2 There are very strict laws to V3 Oh, no, not again! V3 Yes. The Silks and the Nor-
169 170
rishes received £200 and No, getting rich is a long, get rich in business, you need a
they accepted that. The Bar- hard job. Business is like the enter- good idea, a lot of patience, and a
nes were offered another tainment industry – what the press great deal of determination. Laura
holiday but we haven’t heard calls ‘overnight success’ usually Ashley, who began printing fab-
back from them yet. comes from fifteen or twenty rics in her kitchen, had the right
V1 Clearly we have problems years’ hard work. Once you’ve idea at the right time. Body Shop,
with this hotel. I take it we made your first million, of course, which began in a small way too,
won’t be using them next making the second one is very was set up by a bored housewife.
year? easy – money makes money, and Now there are Body Shops all
V3 That’s right. Well, the rep once you have a lot of it, it’s al- over England, and the business is
read the riot act about food most impossible to stop making it. expanding rapidly.
hygiene and told them the But to get rich in the first So you see, a lot of busi-
contract won’t be renewed place, you have to really want to nesses, which began very small,
next year. be rich; that’s got to be very im- are now worth millions. The next
V1 Good. Well, Jim, I’d like a portant to you. Not many people one could be yours …
detailed report on all the want to be really, really rich.
cases where the company What about you in the audience?
had to pay out money to cus- Do you really want to be rich?
tomers. That includes costs Have you thought about the kind
of flights, holidays and so of life you might lead? Howard
on. I shall need that informa- Hughes, who was one of the rich-
tion for head office by next est men in the world, ended his
Monday. Thank you every- life frightened and alone. The late
body. That’s all for now. J. Paul Getty, who was a self-
made oil millionaire, lived as a
prisoner in his own home. He was
T11 surrounded by security guards and
Hello again, everybody. dogs. The Scandinavian countries,
The first thing I want to say about which have the highest living
getting rich is that very few peo- standards in the world, also have
ple get rich quickly, and a lot the highest suicide rates. Money
never get rich at all. So if you and happiness do not automati-
want to get rich quick, I’m afraid cally go together.
you won’t like this lecture. But if you know you do
want to be rich, and you want to
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Part VIII
Answer Key
PART I
1 B 2 A 3 A 4 C 5 C 6 D 7 D 8 B 9 A 10 D
11 B 12 B 13 D 14 B 15 B 16 A 17 A 18 B 19 C 20 D
Part VIII 21 B 22 A 23 A 24 B 25 B 26 A 27 A 28 B 29 D 30 C
31 D 32 A 33 C 34 B 35 B 36 B 37 C 38 D 39 C 40 B
Answer Key
PART II
1 B 2 A 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 B 8 A 9 D
10 C 11 C 12 A 13 B 14 B 15 D 16 A 17 B 18 D
19 C 20 D 21 D 22 D 23 A 24 C 25 B 26 B 27 B
28 A 29 D 30 A 31 A 32 A 33 C 34 C 35 B 36 D
37 A 38 B 39 C 40 C 41 A 42 A 43 B 44 B 45 C
173 174
PART III PART IV
1A 2C 3C 4B 5D 6A 7C 8B 9B 10 D
11 B 12 D 13 A 14 A 15 B 16 C 17 A 18 A 19 D 20 D
21 B 22 D 23 C 24 C 25 C 26 C 27 B 28 A 29 A 30 C UNIT I
31 B 32 C 33 B 34 B 35 A 36 A 37 C 38 B 39 C 40 D Text 1
41 C 42 B 43 A 44 B 45 C 46 A 47 A 48 A 49 A 50 D
51 A 52 B 53 B 54 C 55 D 56 C 57 D 58 D 59 A 60 B 1D 2D 3C 4A 5A
61 B 62 A 63 D 64 D 65 A 66 A 67 B 68 B 69 A 70 B
71 D 72 B 73 D 74 A 75 D 76 C 77 C 78 B 79 D 80 D
Text 2
81 C 82 B 83 A 84 A 85 B 86 D 87 A 88 D 89 C 90 D
91 A 92 D 93 A 94 D 95 B 96 A 97 D 98 A 99 B 100 D 1A 2C 3B 4C 5D 6C 7D 8D 9B 10 A
101 A 102 A 103 B 104 D 105 D 106 B 107 C 108 A 109 C 110 A
111 D 112 A 113 A 114 A 115 C 116 A 117 A 118 B 119 C 120 C
Text 3
121 B 122 B 123 B 124 B 125 A 126 A 127 B 128 C 129 C 130 A
131 B 132 B 133 A 134 B 135 B 136 D 137 A 138 D 139 A 140 C 1D 2C 3B 4A 5A 6B 7A 8C 9C 10 D
141 A 142 A 143 A 144 A 145 B 146 A 147 A 148 D 149 A 150 C
151 B 152 C 153 A 154 B 155 B 156 B 157 C 158 A 159 D 160 C
161 A 162 D 163 A 164 A 165 B 166 C 167 D 168 C 169 C 170 D
171 A 172 A 173 D 174 B 175 D 176 A 177 B 178 D 179 B 180 C UNIT II
181 A 182 A 183 C 184 D 185 A 186 A 187 A 188 A 189 D 190 B
191 D 192 A 193 D 194 A 195 A 196 C 197 B 198 D 199 C 200 A
Text 1
201 D 202 A 203 D 204 A 205 C 206 B 207 C 208 B 209 C 210 D 1B 2B 3B 4A 5D
211 D 212 D 213 A 214 A 215 D 216 C 217 B 218 A 219 B 220 C
221 D 222 A 223 A 224 C 225 C 226 B 227 A 228 D 229 C 230 C
231 A 232 B 233 A 234 B 235 A 236 C 237 B 238 B 239 A 240 D Text 2
1C 2B 3B 4A 5D
Text 3
1B 2D 3A 4C 5C
Text 4
1A 2A 3D 4B 5C
Text 5
1A 2D 3B 4D 5B
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UNIT III Text 3
Text 1 1C 2A 3B 4D 5D
1C 2D 3A 4B 5D
Text 4
Text 2 1B 2B 3A 4C 5D
1A 2B 3D 4D 5A
Text 5
Text 3 1A 2A 3B 4D 5C
1B 2A 3C 4C 5A
Text 6
Text 4 1B 2A 3B 4C 5D
1A 2B 3C 4B 5D
Text 7
Text 5 1B 2A 3D 4C 5D
1B 2A 3C 4D 5A
Text 6 UNIT V
1C 2A 3A 4B 5D Text 1
1B 2B 3C 4D 5A
Text 7
1B 2C 3A 4D 5C Text 2
1B 2B 3B 4A 5C
UNIT IV Text 3
Text 1 1C 2B 3A 4D 5B
1A 2A 3D 4B 5B
Text 4
Text 2 1A 2D 3C 4A 5A
1A 2C 3C 4C 5D
Text 5
1B 2C 3A 4D 5B
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Text 6 UNIT VII
1D 2A 3D 4B 5C
Text 1
1D 2A 3D 4C 5C
UNIT VI
Text 2
Text 1 1D 2C 3A 4A 5C
1B 2B 3A 4C 5A
Text 3
Text 2 1A 2D 3C 4C 5B
1C 2A 3B 4D 5D
Text 4
1B 2C 3B 4C 5A
Text 3
1A 2B 3B 4D 5A Text 5
1C 2C 3A 4D 5C
Text 4
1B 2B 3D 4C 5A Text 6
1A 2D 3B 4B 5C
Text 5
Text 7
1B 2A 3A 4C 5D
1D 2A 3B 4C 5A
Text 6
Text 8
1B 2C 3A 4D 5C 1D 2B 3A 4C 5A 6B 7D 8C 9A 10 A
Text 7 Text 9
1B 2A 3A 4A 5D 6B 7B 8B 9C 10 C 1B 2A 3C 4D 5A 6A 7D 8B 9D 10 A
179 180
UNIT VIII Text 12
Text 1 1B 2A 3D 4C 5C
1D 2A 3A 4B 5C 6D 7A 8B 9C 10 A
Text 13
Text 2 1D 2D 3D 4A 5D
1A 2C 3C 4D 5A 6A 7D 8B 9C 10 A
Text 14
Text 3
1A 2D 3B 4B 5A
1A 2D 3D 4D 5B 6C 7B 8A 9D 10 A
Text 4
PART V
1A 2A 3C 4D 5B 6C 7B 8C 9B 10 A
1 C 2 C 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 B 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 B
Text 5 11 A 12 C 13 B 14 B 15 A 16 C 17 D 18 C 19 C 20 D
1B 2C 3D 4A 5A 6B 7B 8D 9C 10 A 21 B 22 D 23 C 24 C 25 C 26 B 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 C
31 D 32 B 33 B 34 D 35 B 36 C 37 D 38 D 39 C 40 C
Text 6 41 B 42 D 43 C 44 D 45 D 46 A 47 B 48 D 49 D 50 C
1A 2C 3B 4A 5D 6A 7C 8C 9D 10 B 51 B 52 C 53 C 54 B 55 B 56 B 57 A 58 D 59 C 60 C
61 B 62 A 63 A 64 B 65 D 66 C 67 B 68 D 69 C 70 D
71 B 72 B 73 B 74 C 75 D 76 B 77 A 78 D 79 D 80 C
Text 7
81 B 82 A 83 C 84 D 85 A 86 C 87 C 88 C 89 B 90 C
1B 2D 3A 4D 5A
91 B 92 D 93 D 94 D 95 D 96 A 97 C 98 D 99 A 100 B
101 D 102 A 103 C 104 A 105 C 106 B 107 D 108 C 109 A 110 B
Text 8 111 D 112 B 113 B 114 B 115 A 116 C 117 C 118 D 119 D 120 D
1B 2A 3B 4B 5B 121 C 122 B 123 C 124 C 125 A 126 C 127 C 128 A 129 D 130 B
Text 9
1D 2A 3C 4D 5D
PART VI
Text 10
1 B 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 A 9 A 10 A
1C 2A 3B 4C 5B
11 D 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 C 16 B 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 B
21 D 22 D 23 D 24 A 25 A 26 A 27 C 28 B 29 D 30 B
Text 11
31 D 32 A 33 A 34 B 35 C 36 A 37 A 38 C 39 B 40 A
1C 2D 3A 4B 5B
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CONTENTS
Предисловие ................................................................................................ 3
Part I. Overview of Tests. Format of Tests. Sample Test............................ 4
Format of Test...................................................................................... 5
Учебно-практическое издание
Form of Test ........................................................................................ 5
Sample Test ......................................................................................... 6
Part II. Sample Questions for the Listening Section..................................14
Составители:
Part III. Sample Questions for the Grammar Section ...............................26
Ольга Соломоновна Дворжец
Part IV. Sample Questions for the Reading Section ..................................58 Наталья Гермогеновна Гичева
Unit I. Lost and found..........................................................................59
Unit II. Legal action ............................................................................65
Unit III. Enigma variations ..................................................................69
Unit IV. Mere technicalities.................................................................74
Test Your English
Unit V. Sheer croppers ........................................................................79 Preparation Guide
Unit VI. Animal crackers.....................................................................83
Unit VII. Ways and manners................................................................89
Unit VIII. A host of weird stories.......................................................106 Пособие для подготовки к тестированию
Part V. Sample Questions for the Vocabulary Section ............................136 по английскому языку
Part VI. Final Test....................................................................................152
Part VII. Tapescripts................................................................................161
Part VIII. Answer Key .............................................................................173
Part I ................................................................................................174
Part II ...............................................................................................174
Part III ..............................................................................................175
Part IV .............................................................................................176
Part V ...............................................................................................182
Технический редактор М.В. Быкова
Part VI .............................................................................................182 Редактор Л.М. Кицина
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Омский государственный университет Рекомендовано к изданию

Рецензенты: доц. С.К. Калинкина, доц. Т.П. Руденко

Т36 Test Your English: Preparation Guide: Пособие для подго-

Test Your English

Издание Омск ISBN 5-7779-0476-9 © Омский госуниверситет, 2004

Section Subject area Number of questions

15. I’d better answer these letters, I?

19. The weather to be changing.

34. What title would you give to the story?

32. Why did the victims of attacks identify Mr Beck as a thief?

21. Mrs Gupta

26. What programme on TV did Paul see? T8 Questions 31-35

36. The residents T10 Questions 41-45

44. The Barnes family

45. The company has decided

The Pronoun The Sequence of Tenses

The Preposition 5. His parents couldn’t afford to send him to university.

8. He needed a whisky, but bottle was empty.

154. The car wants . 162. to be hostile.

238. After a while I in a big city.

Unit I 2. How has the unfortunate situation come about?

7. How did the teenagers happen to be in the bay?

9. What title would you give to the story?

3. Why did the man drop his suitcase?

5. The word ‘gem’ means in the text:

1. A joined B owed C quit D stopped What Happened To Them?

1. A fierce B slight C light D brave Dead Man’s Tales

Cat And Mouse

1. A wonders B worries C saga D knowledge

1. Which of the following is not true?

8. What did Biddle and Hamermesh discover?

1. A opposed B isolated C deprived D disillusioned

7. What did the report following the warning find?

10. The word «resentment» means in the text:

Part B. Directions: Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text

1. A caught B brought C shot D sought

1. – Which of the following is not true? Text 8

1. – Which of the following is not true? Text 9

1. – Which of the following is not true? Text 11

2. Many places that are greatly loved

2. According to the research, teenagers

2. In cities, the species that originally lived in the area

3. In what ways are pigeons typical of town life?

5. The word ‘domesticated’ means in the text:

1. abandon 10. benefit

2. ability 11. betray

3. advocate 12. brutal

4. altruistic 13. burden

5. approach 14. bureaucratic

16. challenge 25. decadence

17. charisma 26. deceive

18. commemorate 27. defeat

19. confusion 28. deliberate

20. conscience 29. delicate

21. contemporary 30. demoralize

22. crucial 31. dependent

23. curtail 32. detect

34. dismiss 43. entertain

35. disregard 44. entire

36. distinct 45. escalate

37. donate 46. evaluate

38. dull 47. evident