SECTION 1. LISTENING
I. Part 1: You will hear Sally asking a friend about some homework . For each of the
questions, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. You will hear the
recording twice (1 points)
Homework
Subject:

Biology

Name of book: (1) ……………………….…………………..
Written by: Martin (2) ……………………………………..
Read: Pages (3) ……………………………….…………..
Learn about: (4)…………………………….………………
Finish by: (5)……………………………………………
II. Part 2: You will hear a man called Frank, talking on the radio about looking for
ships that sank at sea long ago. Complete the sentences by choosing the right
answers. You will hear the recording twice. (1 points)
1. The first old ship which Frank found was……..
A. covered by rocks.

B. older than he first thought.

C. easy to find.

2. Frank finds ships quickly because he…………..
A. reads history books

B. is a professional diver

C. uses the latest equipment.

3. What does Frank say about the ship called The Seabird?
A. It was built in 1859.

B. It sank in a storm.

C. It was badly made.

4. Frank says his wedding ring………..
A. was made from gold he found himself.
B. is worth 88,000 pounds
C. was found by a friend.
5. Frank's wife believes he should………
A. stop diving

B. give things to museums

C. sell some of his collection.

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SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your
answers in the space provided. (0,6 points)

1.

A. profit

B. profession

C. promise

D. poverty

2.

A. badminton

B. swallow

C. challenge

D. ballet
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3.

A. responsive

B. content

C. sector


D. sense

Write your answers here:
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IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the
group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,4 points)
1.

A. embroider

B. encourage

C. economic

D. experience

2.

A. managerial

B. determination

C. unbelievable

D. inability


Write your answers here:
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2__________

SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE
CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS.
Write your answers in the space provided. (7 points)
1. It’s essential that every student ………… the exam before attending the course.
A. pass
B. passes
C. would pass
D. passed
2. Companies have to be……………to customer demand.
A. responding
B. responsively
C. responsible
D. responsive
3.The living standards of people in remote areas ………….
A. will be risen
B. will arise
C. will raise

.
D. will be raised

4. The more you study during the semester, ………….the week before exam .”
A. the less you have to study

B. you have to study the less.
C. the less have you to study
D. the study less you have.
5. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty………. his feelings.
A. expressing
B. communicating C. sending
D. talking
6. Peter was expelled from the volunteer team …………..his misbehavior.
A. except for
B. because of
C. in spite of
D. regardless of
7. The bamboo used to make conical hats must be split into very thin strings and then
put into water……………they can avoid tearing and any

breakage.
A. so that

B.therefore

C. because

D.although

8. I………….. in heavy traffic.
A. used to drive
B. am used to driving
C. get used to driving
D. used to driving
9. Has the committee .................. a decision yet?


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A. given

B. made

C. done

D. arrived

10. .................. the time you get to the theatre, the play

will have finished.
A. Until

B. In

C. By

D. On

11. .................. her five dresses, she likes the red one

best.
A. Of

B. In


C. From

D. Among

12. The students were all surprised.................. the result of the final exam .
A. at
B. with
C. by
D. to
13. It was a very long day but we …………….. arrived in time for tea.
A. eventfully
B. unusually
C. finally
D. eventually
14. My brother won’t come home …………………….. 10 p.m.
A. until
B. to
C. than
D. in
15. There is always ……………….. traffic in the city center during rush hours.
A. few
B. many
C. heavy
D. full
16. He is a very ………………….. man. He only thinks about himself.
A. out - going
B. selfish
C. polite
D. generous
17. Thomas Edison had very little ………………………

A. learning
B. schooling
C. studying

D. graduating

18. All that rubbish will have to be ……….. at once.
A. get rid of
B. got rid of
C. got rid

D. getting rid of

19. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct?
A. Can you pass the sugar please?
B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
C. The apples are good for you.
D. I love the skiing.
20. I asked if …………… wanted an ice cream.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. anybody

21. When the starter gave the ................... all the
competitors in the race began to run round the track.
A. signal

B. warning


C. shot

D. show

22. ................... from Bill, all the students said they
would go
A. Except

B. Only

C. Apart

D. Separate

23. The new manager explained to the staff that she
hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and
money.
A. manufacture

B. establish

C. control

D. restore

24. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ........ ....... your

television set.
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A. change

B. adjust

C. repair

D. switch

25. Hardly..........believes that.
A. anyone
B. all
C. everybody

D. anybody

26. She got so.........while watching the game that she

began shouting.
A. exciting

B. excited

C. excitingly

D. excitedly

27. " I wish she..............". " It's unbelievable she didn't".
A. will succeed
B. would succeed C. had succeeded

D. has succeeded
28. Not only _______ , but he also plays the piano and writes his own songs.
A. does Billy Joel sing
B. Billy Joel sings
C. if Billy Joel sings
D. what Billy Joel sings
29. When we heard the unexpected news, we were at a loss of words.
A. could not speak for a while
B. did not know what to say
C. became dumb
D. panicked
30. I’m sorry for opening your handbag, but I ............ it

for mine.
A. recognized

B. confused

C. imagined

D. mistook

31. My letter ............ have come yesterday, but it didn’t.
A. must
B. should
C. ought
D. can
32. Phone me before eight; ............I’ll be too busy to talk

to you.

A. unless

B. whether

C. otherwise

D. if

33. It’s useless to argue with him.
A. It’s no use arguing with him.
B. It’s no use to arguing with him.
C. It’s no use of arguing with him.
D. It’s no use for him to argue.
34. Nobody likes his behaviour, ……………?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. does he
D. doesn’t he
35. I applied for the job that I saw …………… in the paper.
A. advertising
B. advertised
C. be advertised
D. being advertising
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VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistakes and write your
answer in the space provided. (1 points)
1. Please give me a few coffee and some biscuits if you have any left.
A
B
C
D
2. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this
A
B
C
D
summer.
3. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A
B
C
D
4. Higher education is very importance to national economies and it is also a source
A
B
of trained and educated personnel for the whole country.
C

D
5. My mother told me to watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.
A
B
C
D
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SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best options to complete the passage. Write
your answers in the space provided. (2 points)
About twenty per cent of the world's present energy already (1) .......... from the
sun in one form or another. Special devices have already been made (2) ............ to
place on the roofs of houses and flats to (3) ..........the sun's rays. Thousands of these
devices are now being used to provide (4) ..........in homes throughout the United
States. (5) ......... more than a million solar (6) ............. units have already been built in
home in Japan. Other purposes (7) ............. which solar energy is at present being used
include the (8) ........... of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal.
For most people in developing countries, the (9) ..........is not for
airconditioners or central heating (10) ....... for cheap ways of cooking food, drying
crops and lighting homes.
1. A. goes
B. comes

C. makes
D. supplies
2. A. difficult
B. effective
C. available
D. valuable
3. A. collect
B. store
C. give off
D. produce
4. A. electricity
B. source
C. fuel
D. power
5. A. where
B. when
C. while
D. which
6. A. water-heat
B. water-heating
C. heat-water
D. heat-watering
7. A. for
B. at
C. from
D. by
8. A. relation
B. production
C. provision
D. separation

9. A. supply
B.lack
C. need
D. response
10.A. then
B. but
C. as
D. also
Write your answers here:

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VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write

your answers in the space provided. (1 points)
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago,
the wife was called a “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children.
The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He
came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see
the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the homes. They
cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They
do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have
time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework
now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families,
the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns
doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always
does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks
dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help
with child care from grandparents. Now families do not usually live near their
relatives. The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way. More often,
parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysitter or a day-care
center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for
couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many
companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can
spend mo re time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a
while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: they are called
“househusbands”. In the USA, more and more men are becoming househusbands
every year.

These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to
understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better.
Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a
better understanding of each other.
1. Sixty years ago, most women ……………
A. went out to work
B. had no children
C. did not do much housework
D. were housewives
2. The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…………….
A. tidying up
B. cooking and washing up
C. washing and ironing
D. shopping

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3. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that………………...
A. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care
center
B. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way
C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center
D. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care
4. The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may …………
A. help families
B. not happen
C. cause problems for a marriage
D. not change the children at all
5. This article is about …………..

A. American men as househusbands
B. housewives in America
C. how more American women are working
D. how family life in America is changing
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IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the
space provided. ( 2 points)
Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go
to ..............(1) of the important matches. Young and old people shout and
cheer ............(2) one side or the other. Nearly every school ................. (3) its football
team and every boy in Britain ..............(4) much about the game. He can tell you the
name of the ..................(5) in most important teams. He has a picture of ............(6) and
know the results of many matches.
In Britain the football season ................(7) in the middle of August,
usually ...........(8) the second Saturday and ends on the last Saturday in April. At the
beginning of the ................(9) all the school teams and the professional teams ..............
(10) very hard. They want to win their matches.
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SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence before it. ( 2 points)
1. We don’t take the trip to the campsite because we can’t afford it.
 If we had ...............................................................................................................
2. I only recognized him when he came into the room.
 It was .................................................................................................................
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3. I must thank Jane and Alice for their presents.
 I must send .........................................................................................................
4. He stayed home because he got a cold.
 He came down ....................................................................................................
5. They haven’t written to each other for almost two years.
 They stopped ........................................................................................................
6. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.
 There used ..............................................................................................................

7. Turn off all the lights before going out.
 All the lights must ....................................................................................................
8. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
 I would rather............................................................................................................
9. "Never borrow money from friends", my father said.
 My father told me ......................................................................................................
10. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
 She ..................................................................................................................
XI. Write a passage (from 120 to 150 words ) about the topic: (2 points)
Talk about the volunteer work you like best.
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