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PAPER I: READING (25 pts)

Part 1: For questions 1-10, circle the best option among A, B, C, or D. (10 pts)
1. She _______ at tennis practice yesterday because she’s on holiday.

A. is B. wasn’t C. isn’t D. was

2. You can buy stamps and send letters from the ________.
A. church B. bank C. post office D. department store
3. They played computer games _________ afternoon.
A. yesterday B. last C. ago D. tomorrow
4. Choose the correct sentence:
A. Who is the more intelligent student in the class?
B. Who is most intelligent student in the class?
C. Who is the most intelligenter student in the class?
D. Who is the most intelligent student in the class?
5. I’m eating in the _______ at lunchtime today.
A. canteen B. corridor C. playing field D. staff room
6. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
A. ended B. started C. wanted D. walked
7. She wants to be in a band but she can’t sing very _______.

A. good B. bad C. well D. badly

8. I’d like to live in France but I _______ speak French.

A. could B. can’t C. can D. am

9. Are there _______ posters on your wall?

A. any B. some C. a D. an
10. Are you interested ______ classical music?

A. at B. to C. on D. in
Part 2: Complete the five conversations for questions 11 to 15. Circle the best answer among
A, B, or C (5 pts)
1. How did you go to Madrid? A. On Wednesday.
B. By plane.
C. It’s expensive.
2. Is Mike still doing his homework? A. Let’s ask him.
B. Yes, he does.
C. It’s ready.
3. I can’t understand this letter. A. Don’t you know?
B. Would you like some help?
C. I suppose you can.
4. Are you sure the film starts at 10? A. No, I didn’t.
B. Yes, I do.
C. Yes, I am.
5. I really must go now. A. How long is it?
B. What time?
C. Can’t you stay?

Part 3: Read the text and circle the correct answer. (5 pts)
What do you do with your free time?
I’m almost 19 years old, and I finished my first year of university. I’m currently on
holiday, and I have a lot of free time. Having free time is nice, but the problem is that when
you are a student, you never have money. And when you have a lot of free time, but you don’t
have much money, it can get boring.

Every morning I go to the gym, and I read in the afternoons. But I still have a lot of free
time. Going to the gym takes me about two hours, including the road time and the post-gym
shower. And I usually read for one hour. Another activity that I do is watch documentaries. I
study history, and I love historical documentaries. I learn a lot from them. I watch
documentaries for one and a half hours four or five times a week.

But those activities are a small part of my day. When I’m not at the gym or reading, I
get bored, and I often play video games for hours. I enjoy playing video games, but I don’t
think it’s a productive activity. When I play for a long time, I feel bad. I’d like to find more
productive activities to do, but it isn’t easy. I live in a small town, and there aren’t many things
to do.

Do you have any suggestions? What do you do with your free time?

1. He ______.
A. is 18 years old
B. is working
C. is not a student
D. teaches history
2. He_____.
A. doesn’t have free time
B. is travelling
C. doesn’t like holiday
D. doesn’t have money
3. He _______.
A. is very happy because he has a lot of free time
B. is not very happy because he doesn’t have a lot of free time
C. is sometimes bored
D. is very happy although he doesn’t have a lot of free time
4. Every day, he_______.
A. watches documentaries
B. goes to the gym
C. reads for 2 hours
D. plays games
5. He wants _____.
A. to live in a big city
B. to do more productive things in his free time
C. to find a job
 D. to have time to play video games

Part 4: Read the article about tennis and circle the correct answer. (5 pts)
The History of Farming

Before people started farming, they went to the forest to look (1)______ plants or fruit
they could eat. This meant that people (2) ______ moving all the time to find food. But about
12,000 years ago, in the Middle East, people (3) ______ to grow food. These people were the
first farmers. Farming made (4) ______ possible for people to stay in (5) ______ place and
slowly their villages got bigger.

Some people in the villages became free to do other work, like making clothes, (6)
______ the farmers could grow food for everyone.(7) ______, farming was difficult when the
weather was bad and then some people did not get (8) ______ food to eat.

Today, farmers (9) ______ grow more food and it travels thousands of kilometres from
where it (35) ______ grown to our homes.

1. A. at B. to C. for D. in
2. A. were B. are C. been D. was
3. A. begun B. began C. begin D. begone
4. A. these B. this C. them D. it
5. A. one B. the C. there D. other
6. A. or B. but C. because D. and
7. A. Unfortunate B. Unfortunately C. Fortunately D. Fortunate
8. A. enough B. all C. many D. lot
9. A. need B. have C. can D. are
10. A. is B. be C. being D. was

PAPER II: WRITING (25 pts)

Part 1. Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence. (5 pts)
1. Children in the UK go to primary school when they were four or five years old.

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2. Is there some laboratory in the school?
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3. I could hear the phone because I was listening to my MP3 player.

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4. Is your father have to start work early?
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5. How many does it cost to get in?

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Part 2. Imagine your mother’s old friend phoned to speak to her. She isn’t in. Write A PHONE
MESSAGE (about 30-50 words) for your mother. Include the following information:
- who phoned?
- what’s the message?
- what’s his/her number?

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Part 3. Imagine there is an English club at your school. Write AN ANNOUNCEMENT for the
club. Include the following information:
• when it meets
• where it meets
• what it does
• who to phone
• phone number
• website
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PAPER III: LISTENING (25 pts)

Part 1 (5 pts)
Anna is asking her friend about going to a shopping centre. Listen and tick.
1. At the moment the shopping centre sells _______.
A. clothes B. books C. food
2. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on ________.
A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays
3. Anne’s coach ticket will cost _______.
A. ₤2.50 B. ₤5.60 C. ₤ 10.80
4. The nearest coach stop to Anne’s house is _________.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
5. The coach journey takes ______.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes

Part 2 (10 pts)

Listen to a recording. Fill in the missing information in the spaces.
Free School Meals

The UK voted against giving (1)___________ free school lunches in the holidays.
There was an (2)____________ to give children a $20 food voucher every week. In the
(3)____________, a Manchester United footballer got the UK government to U-turn and
(4)____________ school lunches to poorer children. He wants this to happen
(5)____________.

British people are (6)_____________. Many children will not (7)_____________ lunch
in the holidays. The UK leader said he would not U-turn. He said he "totally understands"
(8)____________. People said this was not true because he is (9)____________. People are
also angry that COVID-19 workers in the UK get over $8,000 a day, but a child cannot get a
free (10)_____________.

Part 3 (10 pts)

Matthew moved the furniture in his living room. Where did he move it? Listen and write
the correct letter.
1. the sofa ………. A. next to the door to the bedroom
2. the lamp ………. B. on top of the dresser
3. the bookcase ………. C. behind the sofa
4. the coffee table ………. D. in front of the windows
5. the TV ………. E. in front of the bookcase