Kurdistan Regional Government Date: 30 / 3 / 2021

Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research

Duration :3 hours
Erbil Polytechnic University
Level: Pre- Intermediate
Language Center

Listening Section:
Listen to John talking about Canada carefully and answer the following questions. Note that the audio will
be played only once, so try to answer the questions while the file is being played.
1- Including all its land and water Canada is:
a) The first largest country in the world. b) The second largest country in the world.
c) The third largest country in the world. d) The fourth largest country in the world.
2- What percentage of the world’s population lives in Canada?
a) 0.5 b) 5.5
c) 2.5 d) 3.5
3- What percentage of all fresh water on Earth do they contain?
a) 5 percent b) 10 percent c) 3 percent d) 20 percent
4- How many of these oceans border Canada?
a) 3 b) 2 c) zero d) 5
5- The country directly south of Canada is?
a) UK b) USA c) Germany d) Mexico
6- The capital of Canada is?
a) Montreal b) Ottawa c) Toronto d) Florida
7- How many official languages are there in Canada?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
8- What is Canada’s national winter sport?
a) skiing b) ice hockey c) tennis d) football
9- What color is the Canadian flag?
a) Green and white b) red and white c) pink d) black and red
10- How many of these singers are Canadian?
a) Nelly Furtado b) Avril Lavigne c) Justin Bieber d) Shakira
Grammar section
11- People are now ten centimeters ……than 150 years ago.
a) tall b) taller c) most tall d) the taller
12- What ……………. Anna look like?
a) does b) is c) have d) did
13- Would you like…….abroad one day?
a) live b) living c) to live d) lived
14- I used to ……..the guitar, but I stopped about three years ago.
a) play b) plays c) playing d) played
15- He …… to work when a dog………out in front of his car.
a) drove , ran b) was driving, was running c) was driving, ran d) drove, was running
16- What time…….. It now.
a) be b) is c) are d) were
17- ………. would you like to do this weekend.
a) what b) where c) when d) which
18- What…… the name of your first English teacher?
a) were b) is c) be d) was
19- Could you bring ………bag you can find?
a) big b) the most big c) biggest d) bigger
20- There are…… mountains near where I live.
a) any b) much c) some d) none
21- You…….. have any qualifications.
a) do b) don’t c) didn’t d) doesn’t
22- I …… speak French and Spanish.
a) can b) wouldn’t c) would d) shall
23- The children were hungry because they…….. all morning.
a) Have eaten b) hadn’t eaten c) had eaten d) hadn’t ate
24- ………… have you been sitting there?
a) How long b) How often c) How many d) How much
25- I promise…….think about it.
a) I’ll b) I’ll definitely c) I might d) I’ll probably
26- I’m sorry, but there’s……..time for us to stop.
a) no b) enough c) have d) a lot
27- Mont Blanc….. ..highest mountain in Europe.
a) a b) the c) an d) on
28- I ……..in Africa for three years when I was a child.
a) live b) lived c) living d) lives
29- ……. don’t you ask that man for directions?
a) why b) how c) what d) where
30- You……. Some water with you especially if it’s hot.
a) Shouldn’t take b) should taking c) should take d) should took
31- ……….children has he got?
a) How b) how often c) how much d) how many
32- He’s been driving……..about a year.
a) since b) for c) in d) at
33- I’d like …… a new phone.
a) to buy b) to buying c) to bought d) to buys
34- The car……. In the accident.
a) damage b) was damaged c) damaging d) damages
35- We…… married now for two years.
a) Has been b) have been c) haven’t been d) hasn’t been

Vocabulary section
36- The room was……….with plenty of room for everybody.
a) attractive b) lively c) spacious d) messy
37- I’m really surprised………. The exam results this year.
a) for b) since c) about d) to
38- I live in a very…….. road there’s almost no traffic.
a) silent b) quite c) lively d) dark
39- I am really afraid…… flying.
a) of b) to c) at d) on
40- He bought her some very expensive, diamond………on holiday.
a) eyeliner b) earrings c) cosmetics d) deodorant
 41- I don’t mind cycling to work because there are lots of good…… lanes in my town.
a) traffic b) cycle c) green d) public
42- All the information about dates and prices are now on our……….
a) hit b) blog c) website d) book
43- I sometimes…….. photos on the internet to see.
a) post b) upload c) hit d) online
44- We sat in the……..part of the garden under several large trees.
a) dark b) shiny c) shady d) light
45- We had a ……..holiday. It was exactly what we wanted.
a) delayed b) perfect c) long d) luxurious
46- She is very tall and she’s got beautiful, dark…….
a) skin b) hair c) face d) dyed
47- On Thanksgiving Day, we travel to the south of the country to……. relatives.
a) see b) speak c) visit d) watch
48- ……..someone who works with languages.
a) translation b) translator c) tourist guide d) doctor
49- She was…….. because there was nothing to do.
a) bored b) excited c) shy d) stressed
50- I was really….. to see her because I thought she was on holiday.
a) disappointed b) stressed c) surprised d) relaxed
c) I slipped over on the pavement d) I’d like a cold drink
51- Please……… in the application form in black ink.
a) write b) apply c) fill d) read
52- He wrote his ……… when he left university.
a) cv b) story c) blog d) information
53- I always carry a……. in my handbag because my hair gets very messy.
a) necklace b) razor c) comb d) nail varnish
54- I ……… a cake for you, but I’m afraid I burn it.
a) make b) cook c) prepare d) buy
55- I forgot to ……..Caroline a card for her birthday.
a) attach b) send c) order d) buy
Reading section
A:
Everyone knows that Scotsman John Logie Baird invented the first television: in the early 1920s, he made
a basic television which transmitted pictures, but he didn’t develop his idea further. But not many people
know that Vladimir Zworykin, a Russian inventor, invented the first ‘electronic’ television in 1929. People
often call him ‘the father of television’ as his invention became the basic of all modern televisions. n
The BBC (the British Broadcasting Corporation) made its first TV programmes in 1936. Most people
didn’t watch, as there were only about 100 television sets in Britain at that time. There were programmes for
only two hours a day - except Sundays when they didn’t show any programmes at all! As well as news and
sports, cookery programmes were popular even in the 1930s: Frenchman Marcel Boulestin became the first
TV chef in 1937. The first TV advert, in 1941, was for a Bulova clock: it lasted 20 seconds and the company
paid just $9 to show it during a baseball game in New York. Technology started to develop faster and faster
in the second half of the 20th century. Colour TV came to the USA in the 1950s, to Japan in 1960 and to
Europe and South America in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Meanwhile, in 1967 people all over the world
watched as The Beatles sang on the programme Our World, the first ever satellite TV programme. The word’s
first video recorders came from Japan in the mid-1970s, but DVD players didn’t appear until November 1996,
also made by Japanese companies.
From 2005, it became possible to watch TV on your mobile phone, thanks to 3G technology. The first
country to change from analogue to digital television was the USA in June 2009. Canada and Japan did the
same in 2011. People watched the first TV programme nearly 80 years ago. After the huge changes in
television broadcasting in the 20th century, who knows what the next 80 years will bring?

56- When did John Logie Baird invent the first television?
a) In the early 1930s. b) In the early 1940s.
c) In the early 1920s. d) In the early 1950s.
57- What did people call Vladimir Zworykin ?
a) The father of television b) the TV chef
c) The Beatles d) the president
58- How many television sets were there in Britain in 1936?
a) 50 b) 120 c) 100 d) 20
59- How much did it cost the first 20-second TV advert?
a) 9$ b) 100$ c) 25$ d) 33$
60- When did Colour TV come to Japan?
a) In the late 1960s. b) In the late 1950s.
c) In 1960 d) in the late 1970s.
61- Who made the first DVD players?
a) The Japanese companies b) The American companies
c) The French companies d) The Chinese companies

62- When did Japan change from analogue to digital television?

a) In 2011 b) in 2009 C) in 2005 d) in 2010
63- Why it become possible to watch TV on your mobile phone?
a) due to 4G technology. b) due to 3G technology.
c) due to 2G technology. d) due to 5G technology.

64- What is the best title for the text?

a)“The first television programmes” b) “4 G technology”

c) “Television- Past and Future” d) “Who invented the TV?”

65- When did people watch the first TV programme?

a) 80 years ago b)90 years ago c) 70 years ago d) 100 years ago

66- The first BBC TV programme was in ……..

a) 1936 b) 1999 c) 1918 d) 1987

67- The first electronic television was…..

a) 1992 b) 1929 c) 1920 d) 1936

68 - …….. the first satellite TV programme.

a) 1967 b) 1996 c)1976 d) 1968

 69-……………Marcel Boulestin became the first TV…….

a) Chef b) artist c) presenter d) singer

70- There were programmes for only two hours a day except…….

a) Monday b) Sunday c) Wednesday d) Friday

B: Read the passage then answer the following questions:

In Abu Dhabi the capital of the United Arab Emirates they are building a new city called Masdar. It is
going to be a green city friendly to the environment in every way. It will be “carbon-free” and “waste-free.”
There won’t be any carbon fuels, which pollute the environment, and all the waste the garbage will be recycled
into electricity. The Masdar community is going to open in late 2009. The city will cover six square
kilometers, and cars will not be allowed. All the homes, business, and stores will be very close to public
transportation a maximum distance of 200 meters from any place to the nearest station. There will be pleasant
walk ways or paths and narrow streets with trees to encourage walking. The land around the city will contain
wind farms to create energy from wind and solar energy farms to create energy from the sun. There will be
fields to grow food. The city will be entirely self-sustaining. The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
will conduct cutting-edge research into new energy technologies. In addition, there will be international
businesses that are going to invest in these new technologies and develop them. The city will also have housing
for employees, a science museum, and entertainment facilities. The Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Sultan
Al Jaber, says, “There is nothing like this in the world. One day all cities will be built like this.”

71- The United Arab Emirates they are building a new city called?

a) Al Mansour b) Al Masdar c) United Arab Emirates d) Abu Dhabi

72- The Masdar community is going to open in:

a) 2009 b)2012 c) 2000 d) 2008

73- How many kilometres the city will cover?

a) 10 square kilometres b) 6 square kilometres c) 3 square kilometres d) 1 square kilometres

74- A maximum distance of ……… meters from any place to the nearest station.

a) 200 b) 100 c) 90 d) 80

75- Masdar city takes the energy from the?

a) Soil b) rivers c) sun d) dessert

76- Masdar city located in

a) Abu Dhabi b) Baghdad c) Qatar d) Jorden

77- The city will be without……..

a) Water b) carbon c) sun ) air

78- The city will be without carbon. This means that it won’t use any coal, oil, or other materials that cause

a) pollution b) heat c) Wind d) volcano

79- There will be a lot of green trees and pleasant walkways and ……………. streets.

a) wide b) narrow c) dark d) light

80- The Masdar Institute is going to do cutting-edge research in

a) History b) science c) low d) literature

Writing section
Select one of the following topics (no less than 120 words)
1- Write a review of the product and include the information bellow:
- Why you bought it.
- Good points about the product.
- Bad point about the product.
- If you would recommended it to other people and why/why not.
2- Write a paragraph about the city you like and include the information bellow:
- Where is the city?
- The population of the city?
- What language do people speak there?
- The reasons behind you like it?

GOD LUCK