7
7
7
really
have
with
centers
future
overtake
and
class
it
imaginatively
tour
grounds
which
make
habits
interested
make
by
programmers
sports
or
cross
band
which
unexpectedly
pass
teams
get
do
pastimes
D succeed
D get
D from
D fans
D athlete
D from
D professional
D team
D that
D real
D travel
D fans
D is
D have
D leisure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
15.
PART B
SECTION I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Task 1.
Listen to the message and fill in the gaps. The first item (0) has been done for you.
Sweet Potato Doughnuts
INGREDIENTS NEEDED
(0) 5 cups all-purpose flour 7 tsp
baking powder
(1) _____cup warm mashed sweet
potatoes
1 tsp salt
3 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
2 tbsp (2)_________butter
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
(3) __________and dry measures
Sifter
Kitchen spoon
Spatula
Vegetable peeler
(4)_________
Doughnut cutter
Tongs
(5)________ _______
French fryer
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PROCEDURE
1. Preheat fryer to (6)_____________F.
2. Sift flour and baking powder.
3. (7)__________potatoes; gradually add salt, eggs, sugar, melted butter, nutmeg, and
milk, and
bierrd thoroughly.
4. (8) _____________in flour and mix until well blended into a soft dougn, as ior
biscuits
5. Chill well for at least 1 hour.
6. Turn a portion of dough onto a floured work surface and (9)________or pat to a
thickness of 1/2 inch. Dough should be soft but firm enough that it doesn't stick to the
(10)_________.
7. Cut with floured doughnut cutter, and drop in 375 F fat.
8. Turn doughnuts as they (11)__________.
9. Drain well and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Doughnuts are best when (12)_______
hot.
Task 2.
Underline the best word in the following sentences.
1 How high /tall is Athens above sea level?
2 He looks slim /skinny and handsome since he lost weight.
3 Some supermodels are far too slim / skinny. They look as if they haven't eaten for
weeks.
4 The last / latest time I saw Rob was in Manchester.
5 Have you got the Nice Girls' latest /last album yet?
6 Don't worry - your feelings of depression are perfectly natural /physical.
7 These trousers are made of strong / powerful material so they won't tear easily.
8 He took the stick and broke it in two with his powerful / strong hands.
9 Come and look! There's a large /great view from this window.
10 How great /big is your house in the country?
11 Have you met my smal / little sister?
12 The boys are getting taller /higher all the time.
13 I wish my legs were thinner / skinnier.
14 Does your country import a lot of foreign / strange goods?
5
15 I felt a bit strange / foreign when I took the pills for the first time.
6 Many countries must try and control the growth of the ___________
POPULATE
9 While some countries get richer, the ___________ in others gets worse.
POOR
Task 2
Match the idioms and their definitions
IDIOMS
1. Put all your (my, their, etc.) eggs
into one basket.
2. Out of the blue
3. Once in a blue moon
4. Be fishy
5. Be in hot water
6. Be a piece of cake
7. Eat one's words
8. Don't let the grass grow under your
feet.
(Not let the grass grow under
someone's feet)
DEFINITION
a) Be not decided yet
b) To be very easy
c) Get someone in trouble. Keep
someone from succeeding.
d) Be in trouble
e) Act now without any delay..
f) Admit that what you said was wrong.
g) Suddenly and unexpectedly.
h) Seem not to be true / honest; be
suspicious
l) Depend totally on one single person
or course of action.
m) Rarely, almost never
9. Be up in the air
10. Cook Someone's Goose
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PART A
a (9) revolution in civil engineering and architectural design. And despite protests, it
(10) ultimately vindicated itself aesthetically.
The tower's (11) base, of four semicircular arches, dictated partly by engineering
(12) considerations but also partly by Eiffel's artistic sense, required elevators to
ascend on a curve; the glass-cage machines designed by the Otis Elevator Company of
the United States became one of the (13) principal (14) features of the building,
helping establish it as one of the world's premier tourist (15) attractions. The Eiffel
Tower remained the tallest building in the world until completion of the Chrysler
Building in New York City in 1930.
1. A contest
2. A advised
3. A well-known
4. A called to
5. A similar to
6. A Unlike
7. A arouse
8. A progressive
9. A rebellion
10. A eventually
11. A basis
12. A analysis
13. A main
14. A characteristics
15. A sights
participation
admitted
famous
excited to
equivalent to
Unlikely
aroused
innovative
upheaval
finally
foundation
looks
senior
futures
places of interest
emulation
acknowledged
obscure
incited to
alike to
Contrary to
rose
eager
transformation
in the final
structure
views
chief
attributes
admires
Task 2.
Choose the most appropriate word from each pair for each space.
acute / acutely
colour / coloured
far/further
just / only
pleased / pleasing
certain / certainly
early / earlier
Japan / Japanese
now/yet
young /
youngest
One evening in the spring of 1936, when I was a boy of fourteen, my father took me
to a dance performance in Kyoto. I remember only two things about it. The first is that
he and I were the (1)__________________Westerners in the audience; we had come
from our home in the Netherlands only a few weeks (2)__________________, so I had
not (3)__________________ adjusted to the cultural isolation and still felt it
(4)__________________. The second is how (5)__________________I was, after
months of intensive study of the Japanese language, to find that I could now understand
fragments
of
the
conversations
I
overheard.
As
for
the
(6)__________________(7)__________________women dancing on the stage before
me, I remember nothing of them except a vague impression of brightly
(8)__________________kimono. I (9)__________________had no way of knowing
that in a time and place as (10)__________________away as New York City nearly
fifty years in the future, one among them would become my good friend and would
dictate her extraordinary memoirs to me.
PART B
SECTION I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Task 1.
Listen to the message and fill in the gaps. The first item (0) has been done for you.
Sweet Potato Doughnuts
INGREDIENTS NEEDED
(0) 5 cups all-purpose flour 7 tsp
baking powder
(1) _____cup warm mashed sweet
potatoes
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
(3) __________and dry measures
Sifter
Kitchen spoon
Spatula
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1 tsp salt
Vegetable peeler
3 large eggs
(4)_________
2 cups granulated sugar
Doughnut cutter
2 tbsp (2)_________butter
Tongs
1 tsp nutmeg
(5)________ _______
1 cup milk
French fryer
PROCEDURE
1. Preheat fryer to (6)______F.
2. Sift flour and baking powder.
3. (7)__________potatoes; gradually add salt, eggs, sugar, melted butter, nutmeg, and
milk, and
bierrd thoroughly.
4. (8)
______in flour and mix until well blended into a soft dougn, as ior biscuits
5. Chill well for at least 1 hour.
6. Turn a portion of dough onto a floured work surface and (9)________or pat to a
thickness of
1/2 inch.
Dough should be soft but firm enough that it doesn't stick to the (10)_________.
7. Cut with floured doughnut cutter, and drop in 375 F fat.
8. Turn doughnuts as they (11)__________.
9. Drain well and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Doughnuts are best when (12)_______
hot.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Task 2. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1) Mary stopped swimming and just____________on the surface.
A) sank B) floated C) dived D) poured
2) Jack turned the last corner and____________for the finishing line.
A) approached B) arrived C) waited D) headed
3) David was trying to____________another cyclist when he crashed.
A) overpass B) overcome C) overtake D) overcharge
4) You have to____________the person with the ball until you catch them.
A) chase B) rush C) jump D) drop
5) The fans climbed over the fence to____________paying.
A) avoid B) prevent C) abandon D) refuse
6) I fell over while skiing and my sister had to____________a doctor.
A) bring B) take C) fetch D) carry
7) It's very easy to____________over when the snow is hard.
A) slide B) skid C) skate D) slip
8) Don't____________the road until all the runners have gone by.
A)
pass B) cross C) across D) pass by
9) The swimmers____________forward as they waited to begin the race.
A fell B) crawled
C) rolled
D) leaned
10) When I was hiking in the mountains, I____________on a snake.
A) tripped B) stepped C) surprised D) carried
17. The areas along Pelham Parkway and the northern reaches of the Grand Concourse
are particularly prized, because the apartment buildings are well kept and the public
parks are easily____.
A accessible
assessable
advisable
18. The first great African civilization began along the____of the Nile around 5000
.
A shores
coasts
banks
19. It seems to be taken for____that there are but three alternatives before us.
A knowledge
good
granted
20. From my boyhood I have____at political life.
A admired
aimed
reason
Task 2.
Choose the correct answer
1. We used______stone to build our walls.
A ___(no need of insertion)
few
many
Da
2. How long will she be in______hospital?
A a
an
the
D ___
3. I've met Rachel's family, but I haven't met____________.
A Vickys'
Vicky's
Vickys
D Vickys's
4. You are standing too close to the camera. Can you move a little______ away?
A the farthest
farther
more farther
D far
5. All governments______trying to control crime nowadays.
A is
have
C are
D has
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brake
had broken
D broken
22. He______away from school three times when he was fourteen.
A run
ran
has run
D has ran
23. Parents decided that the children __________at home with grandmother.
A has to stay
stayed
will have to stay
D had to stay
24. We____to buy that car yet.
A haven't decided
decided .
have decided
D are deciding
25. Mother _______ the flat all afternoon. That's why she was tired at the end of
the day.
A cleaned
was cleaning
cleans
D had been cleaning
26. In factories in the 19th century, a worker ______be dismissed for being ill.
A may
could
have to
D must
PART C
SECTION I. READING COMPREHENSION
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Task 1.
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line.
How a hobby can make you angry!
Recently I decided to take up (1) (PHOTOGRAPH)_________________ as a hobby. I
like taking snaps, but I am not very (2)_________________(SKILL) . My snaps are
either a complete (3) )_________________(FAIL)for technical reasons, or are just not
very (4)_________________(IMAGINE). First I decided that to be
(5)_________________(SUCCESS). I would have to buy new equipment. Just then I
had an (6)_________________(EXPECT) piece of good luck. A friend who works in a
camera shop said she could sell me a (7)_________________(VALUE) camera. A
customer had
left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been a
(8)_________________(UNDERSTAND), and it was actually for sale. I thought this
was a rather (9)_________________(BELIEF) explanation and so I asked her some
more questions. She said she had had a (10)_________________(AGREE) with the
customer and he had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his photos!
Task 2.
Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Every year on December 10, the Alfred Nobel Foundation presents six prizes.
These prizes are named after Alfred Nobel, the man who invented dynamite. Nobel was
born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 21, 1833. He never went to college. He learned
several languages and studied science by himself. He first worked as a chemist in his
father's company. He became very good at making explosives. He opened factories in
Europe and America.
In 1867 he developed dynamite. It was very dangerous, but it was useful in
building and construction. His companies sold a lot of dynamite.
During his life, Nobel became very rich from his inventions. He saved almost all of
his money in a bank. Nobel became one of the richest men in Europe.
Creating the prizes was Nobel's idea. When he got old, he wanted to use his money
to help scientists, artists, and people who help others. He created the Nobel Prizes to do
this.
The prizes that Nobel established were for physics, medicine, chemistry, literature,
and peace. These five Nobel Prizes were first given out in 1901. Later, the Central Bank
of Sweden set up the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1968 to
celebrate the bank's 300th year of business. All of the prizes are presented in Stockholm
except for the Peace Prize. The Peace Prize is presented in Oslo, Norway. Nobel did not
explain why.
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Each person who receives a Nobel Prize is given a cash prize, a medal, and a
special paper that explains the prize that the person won. Mr. Nobel's money is still in
the bank. The amount of money that each person receives comes from the interest that
is earned from the money in the bank.
Some people have won more than one prize. The International Committee of the
Red Cross has won the most Peace Prizes. This organization has received three Peace
Prizes. Marie Curie received two prizes for her research on radiation. The most recent
Peace Prize winner was Kim Dae-Jung, the President of Korea.
1. Nobel prizes are presented
A every four years
every two years
every year
D every five years
2. Alfred Nobel invented
A telephone
dynamite
gun powder
D radio
3. Nobel created the Prizes because he wanted
A to make money
to sell dynamite
to help people
D to become famous
4. Nobel established the prizes for
A physics, medicine, chemistry, literature and peace
physics, mathematics, chemistry, literature and peace
physics, medicine, chemistry, literature and economic sciences
D physics, medicine, chemistry and literature
5. The International Committee of the Red Cross has won
A the most Peace Prizes
the most Medicine Prizes
the most Chemistry Prizes
D the most Literature Prizes
Task 3.
Decide which answer (A,B,C,D) best fits each space.
Shirley Yeats is certainly a very brave woman! At the age of sixty-seven, she
decided 1_____
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on a cruise round the coast of Malaysia. Everything was fine until one day. As she
2_____back to her cabin, she saw smoke coming out of another cabin. Immediately, she
phoned the captain from her cabin and 3_____him about the fire. Then she went up on
deck to see what she 4_____to help. The fire spread very quickly and soon it
5_____completely out of control. The captain decided 6_____all the passengers off the
ship as quickly as possible.
Many of the passengers 7_____, but Shirley remained calm. She helped the other
passengers to get into the lifeboats and even 8_____first aid to other passengers.
Eventually, all 1,000 passengers were in the lifeboats and not one passenger died in
the fire. Shirley was one of the last people 9____the boat. Later, she told journalists "I
was very frightened but I always knew what I had to do. I 10____all my years as a
teacher helped - all that time telling people what to do!"
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A to go
A was going
A will tell
A could to do
A is
A to get
A being terrified
A gives
A being left
A am thinking
will go
has been going
was telling
could do
be
get
has been terrified
gave
leave
thinks
go
was gone
told
can do
has been
getting
was terrified
is giving
to leave
think
D is going to
D goes
D has told
D could be do
D was
D will get
D were terrified
D has given
D left
D had thought
Task 1.
Write the composition (up to 15 sentences)
Choose one topic:
1. What can we do to protect the environment in our everyday lives?
2. Man and women should be equal partners in marriage. Agree or disagree with the
statement. Try to prove your opinion.
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PART A
SECTION I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Task 1.
Listening. You are going to hear two girls Rachida, 22, heiress, and Roz, 27,
Corporal in the army - talking about their wardrobes. Answer the questions (1-6)
in a maximum of FIVE words. There is one example (0) at the beginning.
0 Who are Rachida's favourite designers?
- Valentino, Dolce Gabbana, Georges Rech
1. How much does Rachida pay for a dress?
__________________________________________________________
2. What is Rachida's favourite piece of clothes?
__________________________________________________________
3. What did she pay 700 for?
__________________________________________________________
4. What items does Roz's civilian wardrobe consist of?
__________________________________________________________
5. How much did Roz pay for her most expensive item?
__________________________________________________________
6 What does she wear during the week?
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__________________________________________________________
SECTION II. READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY
Task 1.
Read the following texts and choose the correct alternatives.
Deserts are (1) regions/districts of the earth that are characterized by less than 254
mm of annual rainfall, an evaporation (2) speed/rate that exceeds precipitation, and, in
most cases, a high average temperature. Because of a lack of moisture in the (3)
earth/soil and low humidity in the atmosphere, most of the sunlight penetrates to the
ground. Daytime temperatures can reach 55C in the (4) shadow/shade. At night the
desert floor radiates (5) heat/hot back to the atmosphere, and the temperature can drop
to near freezing.
The Sahara is a great desert (6) square/area, the largest in the world; it is about
1,610 km wide and about 5,150 km long from east to west. The Sahara was (7) at
once/once a fertile area; millet was cultivated there over 8,000 years ago. As conditions
gradually became drier, however, and desertification (8) set in/set out, farmers (9)
abandoned/left for their land.
The western Sahara is an area of rock-strewn plains and sand deserts of varying
elevation. The land is almost entirely without (10) raingoing/rainfall or surface water
but (11) possesses/processes a number of underground rivers that flow from the Atlas
and other mountains. Occasionally the waters of these rivers find their (12) road/way to
the surface; in these naturally irrigated oases, plants grow (13) free/freely. The soil of
this region of the Sahara is fertile and, where irrigation is possible, (14)
makes/produces excellent crops.
The Sahara as a whole is a tableland with an average elevation from about 400 to
500 m. Only comparatively small areas are elevated as little as 150 m (15) above/
higher sea level. In Egypt and Algeria, limited areas are (16) beneath/below sea level.
The climate is uniformly dry; most areas average (17) lesser/less than 127 mm of rain
per year, and some get none at all for years at a time. (18) Except/Besides in the oases
the desert is almost (19) avoid/devoid of vegetation. Artificial oases have been created
by drilling water (20) wells/well more than 1,000 m deep. The chief (21) trees/shrubs
of the oases are the date palm and a form of acacia.
Task 2.
Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Ann Johnson - A confidential report
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Ann Johnson has worked at this college for three years. She is a (1)
A)_______________employee, and (2)_______________on well with the other
members of the department. We have all found her to be an excellent (3) )
_______________She has always been (4) )_______________for her lessons, and is an
extremely (5) )_______________member of staff who is able to work independently. I
can always (6) )_______________on her to organize the end of term play, and she has
put on some extremely (7) _______________productions. Her students often tell me
how (8) _______________he is, always ready with a smile, and she has been very
(9)_______________to many of them. In (10)_______________she is not very
talkative and seems rather (11) _______________at first, and might not show her true
(12)_______________in an interview. Her work is excellent, and she is (13)
_______________to succeed. She is also quite (14) _______________, and has applied
for two other positions as Director of Studies. I think that you can count (15)
_______________ to make your school a success, and I recommend her for the post of
Director.
1) A conscientious
2) A goes
3) A colleague
4) A times
5) A greedy
6) A request
7) A imaginary
8) A tempered
9) A kind
10) A first
11) A but
12) A person
13) A used
14) A obedient
15) A on
B conscience
B carries
B adult
B late
B reliable
B concentrate
B imagination
B cheerful
B aggressive
B times
B shy
B behaviour
B determined
B disappointed
B for
C
consciousness
C gets
C employer
C hourly
C stubborn
C take
C imaginative
C frank
C polite
C usual
C however
C character
C had
C grateful
C with
D conscious
D likes
D fellow
D punctual
D lazy
D rely
D imagined
D proud
D mean
D private
D alone
D part
D supposed
D ambitious
D to
Task 3.
Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
a) Harry was told that fishing in the lake was against/by/over the law.
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b) Catherine led a secret life for/in/of crime before she was caught.
c) Having trouble with your phone? Send at/for/to Fix-a-phone!
d) I regret to tell you that you are for/in/under arrest.
e) I only attacked the young man from/in/with self-defense.
f) David was often at/in/with trouble with the police when he was young.
g) The robbers' car was hidden below/by/from sight behind the bank.
h) The kidnappers have been caught, and the child is no longer at/in/on danger,
i) Tony was caught by a policeman who was off/out/away from duty and cycling to
work,
j) The thieves took the wrong painting by/in/under mistake,
k) The suspicious manager left the safe unlocked from/on/with purpose.
1) The robbers met to plan the bank raid from/in/with secret.
huge underground wine cellar which was containing thousands of bottles and felt like a
prison.
D
2 None of the children wants to be in the group that has to stay inside because
D
3. My next door neighbour, who is usually shy and doesn't say much, is being
very friendly this morning and has a big party tonight for all his friends.
D
4. Martin was used to smoke a lot when he was studying, but since he
D
5. They say it can be going to rain later so you should take an umbrella or you
A
B
C
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10. For a whole week Loretta came to class on every day with her hair a
A
B
C
D
different colour.
11. I really do regret not to learn to play the piano when I had so many
A
B
opportunities to learn and practise in school.
C
D
12. When I asked the students to help me move the chairs, some girls
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PART B
SECTION I. READING COMPREHENSION
Task 1.
Put a circle around the number next to each correct answer.
I. At any ocean beach you can see the water rise up towards high tide. Something is
pulling the water up. We now know that the moon is doing the pulling. How can it pull?
We call the pull gravitation. All matter everywhere pulls all other matter everywhere.
The bigger the object, the greater the pull. The moon is big enough to pull the earth,
and it pulls the water on the earth. The moon pulls the water facing the moon. When
you see high tide, you know that the moon is pulling the water up.
A. When you drop something, and it falls to the ground, it falls because of 1. the moon.
2. gravitation.
3. its size.
4. the sun.
B. High tide is caused by 1. gravitation.
2. all matter everywhere.
3. the earth.
4. the water.
C. The moon pulls 1. all matter.
2. water only.
3. the earth only.
4. the tides.
D. If the earth did not spin, 1. there would be no tides.
2. the moon would not pull the water.
3. the earth would not pull the moon.
4. there would be no gravitation.
II. The sun also pulls the earth. However, the sun is much farther away from the earth
than the moon, and so the pull, that is, the gravitation, is less. Sometimes, the sun and
the moon pull together on the same side of the earth. Then, the high tide is very high,
indeed.
A. The pull of the sun on the earth is called 28
1. tides.
2. high tide.
3. gravitation.
4. pulling together.
B. When there is a very high tide, the sun and the moon are 1. on opposite sides of the earth.
2. on the same side of the earth.
3. near to each other.
4. farther away than at other times.
C. The sun pulls the earth less than the moon because 1. it is so large.
2. it is farther away than the moon.
3. the sun and the moon have no water.
4. it is on the opposite side of the earth from the moon.
D. At low tide, 1. the water is piling up somewhere else.
2. the sun is much farther away.
3. the sun and the moon are not pulling together.
4. the sun and the moon are on the same side of the earth.
III. Why does oil not mix well with water? We know that water mixes well with water. If
you add hot water to cold water, you soon have lukewarm water. Alcohol, too, mixes
well with water. Alcohol and water are quite similar. Water is composed of oxygen and
hydrogen, whereas alcohol is composed of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. Why do oil
and water not mix well? The reason is that they are not similar. The molecules of water,
that is, the tiny pieces of water that include oxygen and hydrogen, are very small,
whereas the molecules of oil are, by comparison, enormous and very different in their
composition.
A. Water molecules include 1. oxygen and hydrogen.
2. oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon.
3. tiny pieces of water.
4. both hot and cold molecules.
B. The molecules of alcohol 1. are enormous.
2. are similar to oil.
3. mix well with water.
4. contain only oxygen and hydrogen.
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C. Oil and water do not mix well because 1. they are similar in composition.
2. water has big molecules.
3. they are both composed of oxygen and hydrogen.
4. their molecules are very different.
D. A molecule of water is 1. bigger than a molecule of oil
2. composed of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon.
3. similar to a molecule of oil.
4. a very small piece of water.
IV. From where does a flower get its smell? It gets its smell from an oil that the plant
produces. The oil is volatile. Long ago, volatile meant flying. The oil seems to be flying,
for it escapes into the air. Insects that smell the oil fly to the flower, where they leave
behind them the pollen that the flower needs to grow seeds. Some plants do not need
insects to bring pollen. They depend on the wind to bring it. These plants usually have
little smell or no smell at all.
A. Something that is volatile 1. is carried on wings.
2. leaves pollen.
3. is necessary for seed growth.
4. escapes into the air.
B. This story is mainly about 1. the smell of flowers.
2. insects that fly to flowers.
3. how flowers get pollen.
4. volatile oils.
C. Flowers with little smell or no smell at all 1. need insects to bring pollen to them.
2. depend on volatile oils.
3. depend on the wind to bring pollen to them.
4. do not need pollen.
D. Insects in the story are attracted to a flower by 1. pollen.
2. wind.
3. volatile oil.
4. the beauty of the flower.
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V. There are several birds, once common, that have died out in the last few hundred
years, so that now not one of them exists. The dodo was quite common on the island of
Mauritius 300 years ago, but there is not one alive today. It was easy prey to animals
new to the island, because it could not fly on its small wings. In New Zealand there
used to be birds called moas, which were twice as high as the biggest man. They have
all died out. The great auk, which used to come in thousands to the shores of
Newfoundland, is another bird that has died out in the last few hundred years.
A. This story is mainly about 1. animals that have died out.
2. birds that have died out.
3. why birds have died out.
4. where birds that have died out lived.
B. The dodo died out because 1. of its size.
2. it was new to the island of Mauritius.
3. it was common on the island of Mauritius.
4. it was easy prey to animals new to the island.
C. The great auk was 1. a bird.
2. a kind of dodo.
3. a kind of moa.
4. a bird with small wings.
D. Moas were 1. about two feet tall.
2. about five feet tall.
3. about twelve or fourteen feet tall.
4. about twenty feet tall.
d. two
4. She has been trying to persuade her husband to buy her a hew fur__________.
a. dress
b. handkerchief muff
d. scarf
5. I__________the blouse in the fitting room but it was obviously too small.
a. tried
b. tried on
tried out
d. wore
6. She couldn't make up her______whether to buy the green skirt or the red one.
a. brain
b. head
heart
d. mind
7. Because of her small salary, she often buys clothes at that________________
stall in the market.
a. second-best b. second chance second-class
d. second-hand
8. She wanted to buy a modern dress, she didn't want an old_____________one.
a. formed
b. fashioned
shaped
d. styled
9. Look at that brooch! I only paid 3 for it at the sale. It was a real__________.
a. affair
b. bargain
benefit
d. occasion
10. Would you like to_____________then suit to see it fits you?
a. approve
b. experience
experiment
d. try on
11. You'll be__________your money if you buy that hat; you will never wear it.
a. giving way b. losing
saving
d. wasting
12. There is a good________________of cardigans in that store.
a. offering
b. presentation
production
d. selection
13. These trousers are too__________: I'll have to get a bigger pair.
a. close
b. loose
c. narrow
d. tight
14. I wanted to buy you a dress, but I didn't know your__________.
a. cut
b. measure
size
d. waist
15. All these sweaters are_________by the local people on a small Scottish island.
a. founded
b. knit
c. made
d. worn
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Task 2.
Directions: each sentence in this task is an incomplete sentence. Four words or
phrases, marked (1), (2), (3), (4), are given beneath each sentence. You are to
choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your
answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
1. I understand that the governor is considering a new proposal _____________
(1) what would eliminate unnecessary writing in government
(2) who wants to cut down on the amount of `writing in government
(3) that would eliminate unnecessary paperwork in government
(4) to cause that the amount of papers written in government offices will be reduced
2. The doctor told his receptionist that he would return
___________________________
(1) as early as it would be possible
(2) at the earliest that in could be possible
(3) as soon as possible
(4) at the nearest early possibility
3. George belongs to the _______________________________
(1) class of the upper middle
(2) upper middle class
(3) class from the center up
(4) high medium class
4. A good student must know______________________________________
(1) to study hard
(2) to be a good student
(3) how to study effectively
(4) the way of efficiency in study
5. Jane changed her major from French to business ______________
(1) with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
(2) hoping she can easier get a job
(3) with the hope for being able to find better a job
(4) hoping to find a job more easily.
6. He has received several scholarships ______________________
(1) not only because of his artistic but his academic ability
(2) for both his academic ability as well as his artistic
(3) because of his academic and the artistic ability
(4) as a resulting of his ability in the art and the academy
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1. Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was the deaf wife of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet who
founded the first permanent public school for the deaf.
a. temporary b. residential
c. lasting d. important
2. She became a modest, gay, and charming young lady.
a. humble b. modern
c. cheerful
d. arrogant
3. Sophia didn't hesitate, and married him in 1821.
a. plan
b. want to
c. take a long time to decide
d. confide
4. . She often met with members of Congress and other prominent men in order to gain
support for her goals.
a. government
b. promising
c. not famous
d. famous and
important
5. She helped to obtain funds to found and maintain Gallaudet College.
a. get
b. order
c. observe
d. send
6. Gallaudet has preserved her memory by naming Fowler Hall in her honor.
a. encouraged
b. promised
c. kept alive
d. ignored
7. Sophia was nineteen years old when her parents learned that a school for the deaf had
been founded in Hartford, Connecticut.
a. locate
b. established
c. lost
d. discovered
8. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but he was mostly selfeducated.
a. taught himself b. born a genius c. loved school
d. thought of himself
9. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
a. numbered
b. many
c. none d. modern
10. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
a. passionately and with great focus
b. carelessly and with many distractions
c. hard
d problems
Task 2.
Circle the correct item.
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15. For many people, the sound of a bell is still ____to the
sound of an electronic alerter.
A nice
preferable
common
16. A typical national advertiser captures the attention of prospective customers by
repeated___to buy.
A appeals
applies
approaches
17. ____diagnose diseases and injuries, administer treatment,
and advise patients on good diet and other ways to stay healthy.
A Physicians
Physicists
Physiatrics
18. The crowns of wild olive were_______to victors of the Olympic Games.
A decorated
awarded
recompensed
19. Fresco painting reached its___in the late Middle Ages and
throughout the Renaissance.
A altitude
tallness
height
20. To___the prospective buyer of automobiles, the manufacturer may stress not only
the mechanical attributes of the car but also the excitement, comfort, and prestige it may
bring the buyer.
A link
devote
attract
PART C
SECTION I. GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION
Task 1.
Choose the sentence with the correct word order.
1.
A They said that he had done it before they asked him.
They said before they asked him that he had done it.
Before they asked him that he said had done it.
D He had done it before they said that they asked him.
2.
A Round later is coming a friend of mine.
A friend of mine round later is coming.
Is coming a friend of mine round later.
D A friend of mine is coming round later.
3.
A Car Mike's has been stolen lately.
Mike's car has been stolen lately.
Lately has been stolen Mike's car.
D Mike's car has been lately stolen.
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4.
A By limousine we were taken to the hotel.
the hotel we were taken by limousine.
We were taken to the hotel by limousine.
D We were by limousine taken to the hotel.
5.
A The plane has been trying to land for an hour.
The plane for an hour has been trying to land.
For an hour has been trying the plane to land.
D The plane to land has been trying for an hour.
6.
A We before came Harold had done it.
Harold had done it before we came.
Harold had done it we before came.
D Harold before we came had done it.
7.
A Emma is a hard worker that everybody knows.
Everybody knows Emma that is a hard worker.
Everybody knows that Emma is a hard worker.
D That everybody knows Emma is a hard worker.
8.
A Do you think now is leaving Joyce?
Joyce do you think is leaving now?
Think do you Joyce is leaving now?
D Do you think Joyce is leaving now?
9.
A That baby seldom cries at night.
Baby that seldom cries at night.
Seldom that baby cries at night.
D Cries seldom at night that baby.
10.
A Somebody is there at the door of the bathroom.
There is at the door of the bathroom somebody.
There is somebody at the door of the bathroom.
D Somebody at the door of the bathroom there is.
Task 2.
Find the mistake and correct it. First sentence is given as an example.
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in his own (5__________ that the vase had been put into his car__________
DEFEND
(6) __________ He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a__________ACCIDENT
fake, and was almost (7) __________ The judge did not believe__________ WORTH
Arthur's story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8) __________
__________ CRIME
and that he deserved a severe (9) __________. Then
__________
PUNISH
the judge sentenced Arthur to five years' (10) __________
__________
PRISON
Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it.
Task 2.
Complete these sentences with the correct idioms and phrasal verbs given below
and put them in the correct grammar form.
1. get something into smbs head
2. a shot gun marriage
3. birds of a feather
4. hope against hope
5. in black and white
J. Their cat had been missing for 6 weeks but they were still
________________________ that it would come back to them.
SECTION III. WRITING
COMPOSITION (up to 15 sentences). Choose one of the following:
Topics:
1) Describe the person who has influenced your life most of all and why.
2) Say what are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of the European
Union.
3) Write about the reasons for global warming process.
..
,
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PART A
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6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. C
1.environmental
2. atmosphere
3. greenhouse
4. weather
5. exhaust
6. resources
7. energy
8. on
9. fuel
10. recycling
PART B
Section I. Listening comprehension
Section II. Reading comprehension and vocabulary
Task 1. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Each word is used three
times.
Keys:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Take
have
make
give
give
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
do
make
take
do
have
k)
1)
m)
n)
0)
give
do
have
make
take
6.a,b
7.a
8.b
11.a
12.b
13.a
4.a
5.b
9.a
10.b
14.c
15.b
high
slim
skinny
last
5. latest
6.
7.
8.
9.
natural
strong
strong
great
10. big
11.
12.
13.
14.
little
taller
thinner
foreign
15. strange
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PART C
Section I. Structure and written expression
Task 1. Fill in the blanks using a word from the list.
2. disastrous
3. extinction
4. harmful
5. damaging
6. population
7. survival
8.protection
9. poverty
10. starvation
3. M
4. H
5. D
6. B
7. F
8. E
9. A
10.
2. Man and women should be equal partners in marriage. Agree or disagree with the
statement. Try to prove your opinion.
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PART A
Section I. Reading comprehension and vocabulary
Task 1. Read the following text. The word in bold type in the text is the synonym
to two words in A,B,C below. Find an odd word in A,B,C.
Keys:
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. C
2 earlier
3 yet
5 pleased
6 young
8 coloured
9 certainly
Task 1. Use the following words to complete the sentences below. Some words can
be used twice.
Answers:
1. competition
4. competitive
7. compete 10. hardly
13. hard
2. directly
5. helpful
8. help
11. blindly
14. compete
3. hard
6. direct
9. blind
12. blindness
15. hardly
Task 2. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Keys:
1- b
2-d
5-a
7- d
6-c
8-b
Section III. Vocabulary and Grammar
Task 1. Circle the correct item.
KEYS:
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. A
3-c
4-a
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. A
9-d
10-b
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. B
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5-c
6-b
7-a
8-d
9-b
10-c
11-b
12-a
13-d
17-c
21-a
14-c
18-d
22-b
15-b
19-c
23-d
16-a
20-b
24 a
PART C
Section I. Reading Comprehension
25-d
26- b
Task 1. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line.
Keys:
1. photography
2. Skilful
3. Failure
4. Imaginative
5. successful
6. unexpected
7. valuable
8. Misunderstanding
9. unbelievable
10.disagreement
Task 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Keys: 1-c 2-b 3-c 4-a 5-a
Task 3. Decide which answer (A,B,C,D) best fits each space.
Answer: 1-a 2-a 3-c 4-b 5-a 6-a 7-d 8-b 9-c 10-c
Section II. Grammar structure and written expression
Task 1. Phrasal verbs and prepositional idioms. Each of these sentences is
incorrect. Write the correct sentence.
Keys
1 Next week the hospital will close (down) for good.
2 I've met her before, but I just can't think of her name.
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PART A
Section I. Listening comprehension
1. Listening.
Key: 1. up to 20 000 2. dress(es) 3. a bag 4. T-shirts, tracksuits, trainers 5. 35 6.
trousers, shirt, boots, a beret
Section II. Reading comprehension and vocabulary
Task 1. Read the following texts and choose the correct alternatives.
Keys:
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(1) regions (2) rate (3)soil (4) shade (5) heat (6) area (7) once (8) set in (9) abandoned
(10) rainfall (ll)possesses (12) way (13) freely (14) produces (15) above (16) below (17)
less (18) Except (19) devoid (20) wells (21)trees
Task 2. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Keys
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10.D
11.B
12.C
13.B
14.D
15.A
12.a (the)
13.
14.a
15.the
16.the
17.the
18.a
19.the
20.the
21.a
22.one(-)
23.the
24.an
25.an
26.the
27.the
28.the
29. the (a)
Task 2. Add one of these verbs as an infinitive or gerund in each space in this text.
KEY
1. trying
2. to look
3. to do
4. to regain
5. stopping
6. to keep (to have kept)
7. starting
8. losing
9. putting
10. going
c. for
d. under
e. in
f. in
g. from
h. in
i. off
j. by
k. on
l. in
PART B
Section 1. Reading comprehension
Keys:
ANSWER KEY
READING TEST 4
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I.
A. 2
B. 1
C. 1
D. 1
II.
A. 3
B. 2
C. 2
D. 1
III.
A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 4
IV.
A. 4
B. 1
C. 3
D. 3
V.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 1
D. 3
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. C
10.B
11. A
12. B
Section III. Vocabulary
Task 1. Choose the word or phrase that means the same as the underlined word or
phrase.
1-
2-
3-c
4-d
5-a
6-c
7-b
8-a
9-b
10-a
Task 2. Circle the correct item.
Keys: 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-c 5-c
16- a 17-a 18-b 19-c 20-c
6-c 7-c 8-a 9-c 10-b 11-b 12-a 13-a 14-b 15-b
PART B
Section I. Grammar Comprehension
Task 1. Choose the sentence with the correct word order.
Answers: 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c, 5-a,6-b, 7-c, 8-d, 9-a, 10-c
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Task 2. Find the mistake and correct it. First sentence is given as an example.
Answers:
2- for
3- the Hilton
4- today
5- have
6- the Ritz
7- your
8- another
9- sweet
10 can you
11-have
12-and
13- had been taken
14- hooves
15-was
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