I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Indicate your answer by
writing A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt/each)
1. We sometimes ...................... to the National Museum, but I’m not really interested in old things.
A. goes                        B. go                           C. are going                             D. have gone
2. She is too busy to think of any kind of entertainment. She ...................... goes out with her friends.
A. hardly                     B. always                    C. usually                                D. regularly
3. The kids ...................... for their dad to take them home, but he hasn’t arrived yet.
A. waiting                   B. wait                        C. waited                                D. are waiting
4. He ...................... at the meeting on Monday because he was away on business.
A. didn’t                     B. wasn’t                     C. hasn’t                                  D. isn’t
5. How fast .......................... when the accident happened?
A. did he drive            B. was he driving        C. he was driving                    D. is he driving
6. What time _________ work? At 5.00
A. are you usually finish                                 B. you usually finish
C. usually you finish                                       D. do you usually finish
7. It was a sad story ...................... it had a happy ending.
A. because                   B. so                            C. although                             D. when
8. Who ...................... to Italy last year?
A. did go with            B. went with you        C. you went with                    D. you did go with
9. He stood up immediately. .................. , he ran after the girl.
A. After                      B. Next that                C. After that                           D. After then
10. My father is standing next to me in the picture. He is quite short and a bit ....................
A. medium weight      B. extra weight           C. overweight                         D. heavy weight
11. My brother is very .................... . He enjoys giving things to people.
A. mean                       B. funny                      C. generous                             D. talkative
12. My baby girl always thinks she is a princess. She wears lots of sparkling necklaces around her neck and
............... around her wrist.
A. rings                       B. scarves                    C. bracelets                             D. socks
13. They spent the morning .................... the museum.
A. in                            B. at                            C. in front                               D. on
14. What kind of presents did you often get .................. Christmas when you were small?
A. on                           B. in                            C. at                                        D. of
15. The best moment to enjoy in my life was when I ................... on Australian Bondi beach.
A. sunbathed               B. swam                      C. went skiing                         D. sightseeing
16. I’d love to travel and explore the world but until now I have never gone..................
A. abroad                    B. shopping                 C. cycling                                D. sailing
17. I’d like to .................. Rosie out to dinner at the weekend, but I’m afraid she will refuse.
A. meet                       B. get                          C. invite                                  D. have
18. If you don’t mind, please ............... me your home phone number, so I can contact you in the evening.
A. take                        B. have                        C. give                                     D. get
19. We ............... a wonderful evening on Saturday. It was a great party.
A. were                       B. had                         C. got                                      D. took
20. (At a hotel): ‘I have a problem with the Wi-fi in my room. I can’t get a signal.’
‘I’m sorry, sir. I’ll .................... to IT.’
A. put you through     B. send you up            C. call you                               D. talk to you

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

   Water is one of our most (1) ______ natural resources. We need (2) ______ it daily to stay alive. We also use water for cooking, cleaning and, of course, splashing and swimming- and for making skating rings in winter! Water is vital to our economy, too- from (3) ______ food to run factories. We also turn the energy of moving water- like Niagara Fall- into (4) ______ power. Like electricity, we expect to have good, clean water at the turn of the tap. It has to travel to us and after we use it, water (5) ______ and return to its source-usually nearby rivers or lakes. All of this activity takes energy. Saving water means saving energy. The less water you use, the less energy is used to pump, treat, distribute and recover it.

1. A. importance       B. important     `        C. unimportance       D. un important

2. A.drink                  B. drinks                    C. drinking               D. to drink

3. A. grow                  B. grows                     C. growing                 D. to grow

4. A. geothermal       B. electric                  C.hydroelectric      D. solar

5. A. is treating         B. is treated               C.treating                   D. treated

Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase.

1. I'm afraid a rise in the salary is out of ________ just now.

            A. sight                       B. control                   C. date                        D. question

2. Mr. Black supposes, ________, that he will retire at the age of 60.

            A. like most people do                                B. like most people did      

C. as do most people                                    D. as did most people

3. Please come ________  to us sometimes. You are always welcome.

            A. to                            B. about                     C. round                     D. away

4. He set the alarm clock at 5 a.m so as to ________ he did not oversleep.

            A. assure                    B. ensure                    C. insure                    D. reassure

5. The Sun and the Moon are often ________ in poetry.

            A. personified           B. personalized         C. personal                D. privatized

6. I finished my homework 3 days ahead ________ the deadline.

            A. of                           B. to                            C. by                           D. at

7. The government is expected to ________ steps against the unemployment.

            A. use                         B. take                        C. make                      D. apply

8. ________ he loved her, he didn't forgive what she had done.

            A. Much as                B. Because                 C. However               D. No matter

9. He spent his entire life ________ round the world, never settling down anywhere.

            A. roaming                 B. scattering              C. scrambling            D. transporting

10. She tries to set ________ 15 minutes everyday to do some aerobics.

            A. about                     B. aside                      C. down                      D. in

11. ________   the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.

            A. Until                      B. In                            C. By                          D. On

12. He refused to give up work , ________ he had won a million pounds.

            A. despite                  B. however                C. even though          D. as though

13. The new system didn’t ________ expectations.

A. catch up with              B. bring about          C. come across          D. come up to

14. She had no  ________ of selling the clock. It had belonged to her grandmother.

            A. intention               B. meaning                C. interest                  D. opinion

15. Yuri Gagarin was the first person . ________ into space.

A. flew                         B. to fly                        C. flown                       D. fly

16.  ________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.

       A. What the woman was                                    B. The woman was    

       C. That the woman was                                     D. What was the woman

17. We were so late that we ________ had time to catch the train.

            A. nearly                    B. almost                    C. hardly                    D. simply

18. Only when you grow up ________ the truth.

         A. you will know      B. you know                C. do you know        D. will you know

19. ________ earlier, I would have done it for you.

            A. Had I known         B. If I knew                C. Should I know      D. Were I to know

20. We delayed our departure ________ the weather condition.

            A. in spite of             B. on account of       C. instead of              D. on behalf of

Question II: The following passage contains 10 unnecessary words. Find and write the word(s) on your answer sheet.

PART D: WRITING

Question I: Rewrite the sentences so that the new one has a similar meaning as the given one.

1. We have never seen more people turn to the traditional herbal remedies than now.

 It's _____________________________________________________________

2. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.

Had it not ________________________________________________________

3. They have reported that the number of people using acupuncture is increasing.

 The number of ____________________________________________________

4. "Let's go out for a change," said Andrew.

Andrew suggested _________________________________________________

5. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.

 They had ________________________________________________________

Help !!!

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D which best fits each gap of the passage.

We need energy to live and work. Our major source of…(36)……….is oil. Oil is one kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil fuel in the world is……(37)….Therefore, we must save it, and the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are……(38)….sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative sources are the sun, waves and water. The sources are not only …(39)……and available but also clean and safe for the…(40)…People should develop and use them more and more in the future.

Question 39:

A. unlimited

B. harmful

C. polluted

D. dangerous

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D which best fits each gap of the passage.

We need energy to live and work. Our major source of…(36)……….is oil. Oil is one kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil fuel in the world is……(37)….Therefore, we must save it, and the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are……(38)….sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative sources are the sun, waves and water. The sources are not only …(39)……and available but also clean and safe for the…(40)…People should develop and use them more and more in the future.

Question 36:

A. energy

B. energetic

C. energize

D. energetically

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D which best fits each gap of the passage.

We need energy to live and work. Our major source of…(36)……….is oil. Oil is one kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil fuel in the world is……(37)….Therefore, we must save it, and the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are……(38)….sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative sources are the sun, waves and water. The sources are not only …(39)……and available but also clean and safe for the…(40)…People should develop and use them more and more in the future.

Question 40:

A. ecologists

B. invention

C. environment

D. atmosphere

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D which best fits each gap of the passage.

We need energy to live and work. Our major source of…(36)……….is oil. Oil is one kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil fuel in the world is……(37)….Therefore, we must save it, and the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are……(38)….sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative sources are the sun, waves and water. The sources are not only …(39)……and available but also clean and safe for the…(40)…People should develop and use them more and more in the future.

Question 37:

A. limit

B. limitation

C. unlimited

D. limited

I.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed
1. Most students learn English as (official/ second/ global ) language
2. Sound symbolism means that we often (judge/ guess/ imagine) the meaning of a word from it sound
3. The spaceship was (orbited/built/ launched) last week
4. The English language mainly owes its (great/ dominant/ massive) status in the world to two factors
5. Can you talk more about the parabolic flights (who/ X/ when ) you took for training
6. The height of something above the sea is (microgravity/ altitude/ attitude)
7. With a (rocket/ telescope/ satellite) you can have a great experience watch
8. This is space tourism service (when/ that/ who) is being advertised on our website
9. (Unless/ If/ When) I could speak English well, they wouldn’t offer me the job
10. Which word with underlined part has different pronunciation from the others (attach/ satellite/ safari)
11.  I can get (on/ by/ up) in French on holiday
12. Which underlined part is incorrect in English: Last year I visited (A) a small town which (B) they (C) filmed the little girl

Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences (2.0 pts):

1.  Peter used to                    swimming every Friday when he was a student.

A.  went                  B. goes                 C. going               D. go

2.  There was such a huge                  outside the stadium that it looked like we’d never get inside.

A.  team                  B. class                C. crowd              D. group

3.       My friend                  me that he was going to take a driving test.

A.  spoke B. told     C. said                 D. talk

4.  The teacher advised the children                    and see the dentist regularly.

A.  went                  B. going               C. go                    D. to go

5.  Carmen                    that you are making a mistake by turning down their offer.

A.  thinks                B. is thinking       C. is thought        D. has thought

6.  When you                  the intersection of Fifth and Broadway, turn right.

A.  come                 B. reach               C. get                   D. arrive

7.  I asked my friend                    he wanted to go out with me.

A.  that                    B. which              C. who                 D. if

8.  I’m learning English                    I want to get a better job.

A.  or                      B. but                  C. therefore          D. because

9.  I admire so many actors, it would be hard to say who my               one is.

A.  perfect               B. favorite            C. better               D. best

10.  “ Would you like to have dinner with me?”.  “                 ”

A.  Yes, I’d love to  B. Yes , so do I   C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is

11.  Mary never cooks,                   ?

A.  did not she        B. doesn’t she      C. does she          D. did she

12.  I think their house is                    I’ve ever seen.

A.  the most beautiful                        B. more beautiful

C. most beautiful that                      D. more beautiful that

13.  “What do you know about the new chairperson?”

“My assistant,                     worked for him for years, says he’s a wonderful man.”

A.  that                    B. she                  C. who                 D. whose

14.  “I’m having lunch with Sue Peterson tomorrow.”

“Please --                    her my regards when you see her.”

A.  give                   B. you give          C. to give             D. be giving

15.  “Does this jacket belong to you?”

“No, and I’m not sure                 it is.”

A.  who                  B. whose              C. which              D. that

16.  They left the restaurant because there was nothing on the                  they wanted to eat.

A.  list                     B. program           C. menu               D. catalogue

XI. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

Choose the word or phrase that best fit each of the blank spaces.

My clever little sister

the school, but she is also very good (3) ______ sports, which is unusual. What is more, she (4) ______ a talented musician. We are very proud (5) ______her because she came (6) ______in a music competition. She already plays the violon very (7) ______ and she wants (8) ______a professional musician. The house is very (9) ______ when she is practicing and it is a bit annoying when I (10) ______my homework.

1. A. small B. little C. young D. tiny

2.  A. good B. better C. be D. well

3.  A. at B. of C. in D. by

4.  A. is B. has C. was D. had

5.  A. about B. in C. of D. with

6.  A. last B. first C. next D. finally

7.  A. good B. better C. well C. best

8.  A. be B. to be C. being D. is

9.  A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noiseless

10. A. do B. did C. doing D. am doing