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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (50PTS)
PART I: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5pts)
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:
1. I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ________
A. as dry as rice B. as dry as a tile C. as dry as a bone D. as dry as wood
2. I think it is no more delicious than ________ rice.
A. to eat B. eating C. when I eat D. eaten
3. Most psychologists believe that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is
______
A. well established extremely by the age of five
B. by the age of five it is extremely well established
C. by the age of five and well established extremely
D. extremely well established by the age of five
4. _______ are sought by an elementary school.
A. Mentally retarded teachers B. Teachers retarded for mental cases
C. Teachers for the mentally retarded D. Mental retarded case teachers
5. In most _________ developed countries, up to 50% of _________ population enters
higher education at some time in their lives.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. Ø / the D. the / a
6. ________, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A. All writers in English B. All of the writers in English
C. Of all writers in English D. With all, writers in English
7. It looks ________ the game will be cancelled ________ the rain stops.
A. like / unless B. as though / unless C. that / so long as D. as if / for fear
that
8. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ________, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However
9. He was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the ________ routine of the
office.
A. establishing B. established C. establishes D. establish
10. ______before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.
A. Though having never acted B. Despite he had never acted
C. As he had never acted D. In spite of his never having acted

PART II: PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5pts)

Choose the best option to fill the gap in each of the following sentences:
11. Despite recent wage increases and greater equality between the sexes, women’s salaries
still___________ what men earn.
A. lag behind B. move towards C. take priority D. have advantages over
12. It took firemen several days to___________ the fire which started as a result of a carelessly
discarded cigarette.
A. put over B. put on C. put out D. put off
13. In order to build the new highway, a lot of old buildings had to be ___________
A. come up with B. carried out C. pulled down D. set up
14. One word that___________the text was “obligatory”. What does it mean in this context?
A. worked out B. came into C. looked up D. came up
15. Leather pants will eventually___________another crazy fashion!

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 A. give way to B. turn up C. go off D. die down
16. I disapprove_________ people who make all sort of promises which they have no intention of
keeping.
A. with B. of C. about D. on
17. “In accordance___________the wishes of my people," said the president, "I'm retiring from
public life."
A. to B. of C. with D. from
18. I was so afraid___________missing the train that I took a taxi to the station.
A. of B. for C. about D. without
19. It never occurred___________me that I was living with a liar.
A. for B. to C. with D. on
20. She made a point___________coming late so that everyone would look at her.
A. about B. for C. of D. under

PART III: VOCABULARY (10pts)

Choose the best option to fill the gap in each of the following sentences:
21. It is six years now since the people came to ___________in that country.
A. power B. force C. control D. command
22. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ___________ of the sea.
A. appearance B. look C. sight D. view
23. Don’t___________to any conclusions before you know the full facts.
A. reach B. leap C. rush D. fly
24. I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. in view of B. in terms of C. with a view D. by means of
to
25. Many local authorities realize there is a need to make ___________ for disabled
people in their housing programmes.
A. assitance B. conditions C. admittance D. provision
26. All three TV channels provide extensive ___________of sporting events.
A. coverage B. vision C. broadcast D. network
27. You just sit in the office. You can afford to pay someone else to do all the
___________work.
A. donkey B. dog C. horse D. cattle
28. It was confirmed that the accident was caused by human ___________
A. error B. slip C. fault D. blunter
29. She arrived with no home, no job, no qualifications and no money so she has done
really well against all ___________
A. odds B. risk C. chances D. predictions
30. She___________me a nice compliment yesterday.
A. brought B. made C. paid D. took
31. A prize of $25,000 is offered to whoever___________the one-hour cycling record of
90 kilometers
A. breaks B. tears C. rips D. splits
32. Consumers often ___________ from the increasing competition among supermarkets,
which try to attract customers by lowering their prices
A. profit B. benefit C. interest D. suffer
33. ___________ involves the insertion of extremely thin needles through your skin at
strategic point on your body to treat pain.
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A. Herb B. Traditional therapy C. Acupuncture D. Massage therapy
34. His poor sense of balance made him ___________ of riding a bicycle
A. unable B. incapable C. impossible D. improbable
35. The system that lets us take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide is called
___________
A. respiratory system B. excretory system C. circulatory system D. nervous
system
36. She love tennis and could watch it till the___________came home
A. mice B. guests C. horses D. cows
37. ___________disliked the play because the story was weak and the acting terrible.
A. Critiques B. Critics C. Criticism D. Criticize
38. I am sorry to have bothered you- I was under the___________that you wanted me to
call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
39. The manager has asked all the employees to work together to___________the timely
completion of the project
A. ensure B. insure C. assure D. reassure
40. The island’s ___________ had never seen white men before
A. tenants B. citizens C. occupiers D. inhabitants

PART IV: GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 PTS)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50.
PEER PRESSURE
One of the strongest influences on children today is that of their peers. What their
classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it (41)………
the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their (42)……..not to be different,
some children go so (43)………..as to hide their intelligence and ability in case they
are made (44)……..of. Generally, children do not want to stand out from the (45)
……….. . They want to (46)………in. to be accepted. In psychological (47)
……..the importance of peer pressure cannot be overemphasized. There is a lot of
evidence that it has great (48)………..on all aspects of children’s lives, from the
clothes they wear, the music they listen to and their (49)……….to study to their
ambition in life, their relationships and their (50)……….of self-worth. However, as
children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable.
41. A. vary B. result C. impress D. affect
42. A. efforts B. steps C. measures D. actions
43. A. long B. distant C. much D. far
44. A. joke B. fun C. laugh D. ridicule
45. A. party B. band C. circle D. crowd
46. A. set B. fit C. get D. fall
47. A. points B. words C. terms D. means
48. A. bearings B. running C. meaning D. standing
49. A. opinion B. view C. attitude D. consideration
50. A. sense B. reaction C. impression D. awareness
PART V: READING COMPREHENSION (20pts)
Passage A: Choose the most suitable heading from the box for each paragraph
below. There is ONE EXTRA heading that you DO NOT need to use (5pts).
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HEADINGS
A. The amount that American eat
B. Americans even getting fatter
C. Changing meal times everywhere
D. Why Americans love fast food
E. Unhealthy American schools
F. How American schools deal with obesity among teenagers
51: ______
In the past year, the adult obesity rate rose in 48 of America’s 52 states. Despite the
campaigns to make people aware of the dangers of over-eating, about 119 million, or
64% of US adults are either overweight or obese. Worryingly, this figure is predicted to
rise to 73% by the end of this year. What does this mean for America? Already 300,000
deaths each year are caused by obesity (only smoke kills more people), and the annual
cost to the country is around $100 billion.
52: ______
Many people blame for the fast food industry, along with sedentary life styles, for the
worrying increase. The average American now consumes about three hamburgers and
four portions of French fries every week. That’s 90 grams of fat and 2.250 calories (the
average person needs about 2.000 calories a day). A recent survey found that every
month 90% of America children eat at least one meal in fast food restaurant.
53: ______
Most Americans know that fast food isn’t good for them. It is high in calories, fat, salt
and sugar. Yet fast-food restaurants are part of American life. After World War II,
higher salaries and productivity, together with technological developments and
increased consumerism, made fast food restaurants popular. It presented a modern
lifestyle, and is still a popular place for teenagers to get together with friends. The food
is cheap, and many say they love the taste. The advertising is often aimed at children,
with offers of entertainment and free gifts.
54: ______
Another in fast food sales – not only in the USA, but all over the world – is our
increasingly busy lifestyles. In the past, families ate a home-cooked meal together at
dinner time. These days, meals can be eaten at any hour of the day, and people rely on
easy, instant food – not always nutritious – that is available “24/7”. America invented
the “TV dinner”, and it is something most people around the world now enjoy.
55: ______
Finding nutritious food is also difficult in schools, which is often have contracts with
fast food supplies and drinks companies. Teenage boys in the US each drink an average
of 868 cans of fizzy drinks per year. Exercise in school has become less important too.
A recent report showed that half of all US teens aged 12 – 21 got only America’s
problem – Europe is also getting faster. It is estimated that over one million children in
the UK are obese and this number has trebled over the past 20 years.

Passage B: There are FIVE blanks in the passage below. From the phrases / sentences in
the box, choose the most suitable for each blank. There is ONE EXTRA option that you
DO NOT need to use (5pts)
A. by attracting as many as several hundred thousand international students to their
countries
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B. so are not classed as international students
C. as defined by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
D. in accordance to its own national education system
E. preferred by international students are the United States, United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Canada and Australia
F. by sending hundreds of thousand students to study abroad

The definition of "international student" varies in each country (56) ______. In

Australia, international students are defined as those studying onshore only with visa
subclasses 570 to 575, excluding students on Australian-funded scholarships or
sponsorship or students undertaking study while in possession of other temporary visas.
New Zealand citizens do not require a visa to study in Australia, (57) ______. In Japan,
international students are defined as foreign nationals who study at any Japanese
university, graduate school, junior college, college of technology, professional training
college or university preparatory course on a “college student” visa, (58) ______.
According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in their 2009 World Conference on Higher Education report, over 2.5
million students were studying outside their home country. UNESCO also predicted
that the number of international students might rise to approximately 7 million by the
year 2020. The main destinations (59) ______. Overall, the number of international
students more than doubled to over 2 million between 2000 and 2007.
However, the sharpest percentage increases of international students have occurred in
New Zealand, Korea, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Italy and Ireland. In recent years,
some Asian and Middle East countries have started to attract more international
students. These regions have entered the market with declared ambitions to become
regional education centers (60) ______.

Passage C: Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions
(10pts)
Jazz is an improvisational form of music that originated in the southern United States after
the Civil War. Although its origins and history are somewhat vague, we know that it began
as the musical expression of black people who had formerly been slaves, combining
hymns, spirituals, and traditional work songs into something quite new. The style was a
blend of the rhythms brought to America by the Africans who were imported as slave
labor and the popular music of the era that featured the ragtime piano. The term jazz itself
is of obscure and possible nonmusical origin, but it was first used to describe this
particular kind of musical expression in about 1915. A jazz band commonly includes four
to twelve musicians with a relatively large proportion of the group in the rhythm section.
Customarily, there are a drummer, a bass player, and a pianist. Often there is also a banjo
player or guitarist. In traditional jazz, the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone carry the
melody. In more modern jazz, the saxophone, violin, and flute may also be included in the
melody section. Some jazz bands employ a blues singer. Most jazz is premised on the
principle that an almost infinite number of variations can accommodate themselves to a
progression of chords that can be repeated indefinitely to feature an improvisation by solo
instruments or vocalists. For example, while the trumpet plays the melody, the clarinet
might embellish and invent compatible melodies around the original theme. Such
improvisation is a test of the jazz musician's skill and is referred to as tone color. Jazz first
became popular outside the United States in the 1920s when jazz bands began to record,
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distribute, and even export their recordings to Europe. Since jazz is improvisational, it
does not exist in the form of printed scores, and recorded performances were and still are
the best way of preserving the music. A very basic library of recorded jazz would include
work by such classic artists as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count
Basie, and Billie Holiday. Theirs is probably America's most unique and most important
contribution to the musical world, although there are a few contemporary artists who are
keeping the tradition alive.
61. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. A definition of jazz B. Jazz musicians
C. Improvisation in jazz D. Jazz bands
62. The new music of jazz was first heard _________.
A. in Europe B. in Africa
C. in South America D. in North America
63. The word “blend” in the passage is closest in meaning to _________.
A. mixture B. rejection
C. imitation D. variety
64. The word “jazz” is considered to have come into regular use in around _____.
A. the first half of the 19th century B. the second half of the 19th century
C. the first half of the 20th century D. the second half of the 20th century
65. The word “premised” is closest in meaning to which of the followings?
A. fixed B. based C. created D. performed
66. The jazz music originally came from __________.
A. folk and holy songs B. folk, holy and labor songs
C. a variety of African sources D. nonmusical activities
67. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. it is free for jazz musicians to play as they wish around a theme
B. jazz musicians play prewritten music
C. jazz musicians have to improvise their music in group
D. it is necessary to test the improvisation skills before performance
68. Which of the following year was jazz popular outside the United States?
A. 1900 B. 1915 C. 1925 D. 1940
69. The best way to preserve jazz is _________.
A. written scores B. improvising it
C. recordings D. written scores and recorded performance
70. All of the following are characteristics of jazz EXCEPT _________?
A. a large number of percussion instruments B. a printed score for the music
C. a melody played by the trumpet D. a ragtime piano

B. WRITTEN TEST (50pts)

PART I: CLOZE TEST (10pts)
Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word:
The songs of the humpback whale are beautiful collections of moans and sighs and
it is possible to make (1) ______of these with a microphone. With enough practice, you
can listen to a song and tell (2) _______ year it was sung in and where it came from.
The whales do most of their (3) ______in the winter season, after their annual (4)
______ south from the Arctic. It is always the young males who set off first to the tropical
breeding areas, and most of the (5) ______are given by solitary males who are looking for
a mate.
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 The songs all have a definite sequence of parts. This (6) _________ is never
changed and there are clear rules of (7) _________which must not be broken. There is
very little (8) _______ between the songs at the start of a season and those from the
previous year. However, over the next few months, the different parts of each song may be
swapped, shortened, and (9) ______ may be made to the notes. During a breeding season,
the whales all try to sing the most up-to-date version of the song. This (10) _______ is
similar to the way human language evolves, with contributions from many members of the
population.
PART II: WORD FORMS (20pts)
1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words
1. It was ………………..of you not to offer her a drink. (HOSPITABLE)

2. I ………………….how wide the stream was and fell in. (JUDGE)

3. My ________ is the unique thing that distinguishes me from (MARK)

others
4. Marty sometimes hurts others when he criticizes their work (SPEAK)
because he is too…..
5. Heavy rain and excessive use have the soil ……………. (POVERTY)

6. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he (REPAIR)
returned it in ……
7. Don’t compare Jane with Peggy, the two are (SIMILARITY)
entirely…………
8. He told me ……………..that he’s thinking of resigning next (CONFIDE)
year.
9. They put too many unnecessary ……………………… in (ADD)
food.
10. He is a(n) ________ man. He does not gain any ground in his (WILL)
family.

2. Read the text below and write the correct form of each bracketed word in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. There is an example at the beginning (0).
FUSSY EATERS
If there is one thing that is likely to be (0. WORRY) ____________ for first-time
parents, it is a young child’s eating problems. Most of these parents’ worries,
however, are (1. FOUND) ____________ since the incidence of children who do
not enjoy their food is far more (2. SPREAD) ____________ than the majority
imagine and the retention beyond (3. CHILD) ____________ of such problems to
adolescence is (4. COMPARE) ____________ rare.
There are, of course, cases which have perished into adulthood and those which
appear to be more than just a (5. PASS) ____________ phase. In these cases,
professional (6. GUIDE) ____________ has to be sought.
Up to now, psychiatrists have (7. CATEGORY) ____________ nine distinct types
of eating (8.ORDER) ____________, each with its own particular treatment. The
least serious of these is selective eating, when the child displays his/her (9. WILL)
____________ to try anything but a narrow range of foods. This affects about 12%
of three-year-olds but it rarely persists. The most serious is persuasive refusal
syndrome, which affects only a (10. HAND) ____________ of people and requires
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PART III: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts)
1. Complete the sentences using the word in brackets. Do not alter the word in any
way

1. Returning from the battle, they had no money left. (RUB)

………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I was very lucky to escape from that crash. (COUNT)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Our boss is absolutely determined not to give us that pay rise.
(INTENT)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I'd thought about it for some time and decided to try to do something. (A
GO)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. It was disgraceful that Barbara refused to help one of her oldest and closest friend.
(BACK)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Complete each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence

1. The director's bodyguards stood behind him, watching.

=> Watchfully __________________________ __________________
2. We must think about ways of improving the transport system.
=> Thought must __________________ _______________________________
3. I hadn't realized that full implications of what had happened until sometimes later.
=> It was ________________________________________ _______
4. The police only warned Sally because it was her first offence.
=> Sally was let ____________________________________ ______________
5. It's nobody's fault that the match was cancelled.
=> Nobody is to _____________________________________ ____________
……………………………………THE END……………………