MODEL1

I. a. For 1 to 11, fill in the text below with ONE appropriate word for each gap.
The Freedom to Wander
The natural environment is something that is important for many people. There are, after
all, a far (1) _____ number of arguments about the right to roam through the countryside
than through industrial areas. What reason can be put (2) _____ to explain this?
Many people feel a need to (3) _____ into close contact with the natural environment but
this feeling can turn (4) _____ one of unease in some natural environments, such as
deserts, perhaps because we believe we are (5) _____ to function well there. These
feelings probably have both a learned and a genetic component, but, either (6) _____ ,
they relate to the extent that we feel the environment provides all of (7) _____ with what
we need in (8) _____ to survive. Favoured environments offer unlimited views of safe
places to hide, an example of (9) _____ is shown by the way diners in restaurants more
often than not choose tables alongside walls of windows.
Research into preferences has shed light on the importance to many people of outdoor
settings with rugged scenery. Forests are popular, (10) _____ that they are not too dense.
For the most (11) _____ landscapes altered by human intervention are not so appealing.
Given these facts, it comes as no surprise that people want to roam, as well as live, in the
countryside.
I. b. For 12 to 18, supply the correct answer.
(12) In Sentence 1, that is important to many people is a/an
a. Nominal Clause, Subject Complement;
b. Nominal Clause, Direct Object;
c. Non-Defining Relative Clause;
d. Defining Relative Clause;
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Result.
(13) In the last sentence, that people want to roam, as as live, in the countryside is
a/an
a. Nominal Clause, Direct Object;
b. Non-Defining Relative Clause; Postmodifier of the head-noun surprise
c. Nominal Clause, Delayed Subject;
d. Defining Relative Clause; Postmodifier of the head-noun surprise
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Result;
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(14) In the sentence What reason can be put, the word what is
a. a relative pronoun
b. an indefinite pronoun
c. an adverb
d. a pronominal adjective
e. an interrogative pronoun
(15) In the sequence but this feeling can turn , the word feeling is
a. an uncountable noun
b. a present participle
c. a gerund
d. a countable noun
e. a main verb
(16) In the phrase outdoor settings with rugged scenery, outdoor is
a. a compound noun
b. a derivative noun
c. a compound adjective
d. a derivative adjective
e. none of the above
(17) That in line 10 is
a. a wh-word
b. a demonstrative pronoun
c. a complementizer

(18) The morpheme s in provides in line 10 is the head of

a. an inflection phrase
b. a noun phrase
c. a verb phrase
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II.Analysethepoem:
Thouartastyrannous,soasthouart,
Asthosewhosebeautiesproudlymakethemcruel;
Forwellthouknowsttomydeardotingheart
Thouartthefairestandmostpreciousjewel.
Yet,ingoodfaith,somesaythattheebehold,

Thyfacehathnotthepowertomakelovegroan;
TosaytheyerrIdarenotbesobold,
AlthoughIswearittomyselfalone.
AndtobesurethatisnotfalseIswear,
Athousandgroans,butthinkingonthyface,
Oneonanothersneck,dowitnessbear
Thyblackisfairestinmyjudgmentsplace.
Innothingartthoublacksaveinthydeeds,
Andthencethisslander,asIthink,proceeds.
WilliamShakespeare,sonnet131
a.
b.
c.
d.

Discussthepoemwithintheliterarycontextofitsage(2pt)s;
Discussthepoeminthecontextoftheauthorsworks(2pts);
RefertotheEuropeantraditionofthispoeticform(2pt);
Showinwhatwaythepresentpoemisinnovativewithinitstradition(3pts).

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MODEL2
I. a. For 1 to 11, fill in the text below with ONE appropriate word for each gap.
Global English
Global English exists as a political and cultural reality. Many misguided theories attempt
to explain why the English language should have succeeded internationally, whilst
(1) ........ have not. Is it because there is (2) ........ inherently logical or beautiful about the
structure of English? Does its simple grammar (3) ........ it easy to learn? Such ideas are
misconceived. Latin was once a major international language, despite having a
complicated grammatical structure, and English also presents learners (4) ........ all
manner of real difficulties, not least its spelling system. Ease (5) ........ learning, therefore,
has little to (6) with it. (7) all, children learn to speak their mother tongue
in approximately the same period of time, (8) of their language.
English has spread not so (9) . for linguistic reasons, but rather because it has often
found (10) ......... in the right place, at the right time. (11) . the 1960s, two major
developments have contributed to strengthening this global status. Firstly, in a number
of countries, English is now used in addition to national or regional languages. As well as
this, an electronic revolution has taken place. It is estimated that in the region of 80% of
worldwide electronic communication is now in English.
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I.b. For 12 to 18, supply the correct answer.

(12) In lines 2-3, why the English language should have succeeded internationally is a/an
a. Defining Relative Clause;
b. Non-Defining Relative Clause;
c. Nominal Clause, Direct Object;
d. Nominal Clause, Indirect Object;
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Reason.
(13) In line 5, easy to learn is a/an
a. Direct Object;
b. Indirect Object;
c. Subject Complement;
d. Object Complement;
e. Adverbial Modifier of Manner;
(14) In the sequence whilst have not in line 3, the verb have is
a. a modal
b. a lexical verb
c. a perfect auxiliary
d. a generic noun
e. a passive auxiliary
(15) The sequence children learn to speak their mother tongue, in lines 9-10, contains
a. a possessive pronoun
b. an indefinite pronoun
c. an intensifier
d. a possessive adjective
e. a relative pronoun
(16) In developments have contributed to strengthening in line 14 , the word strengthening is
a. a verbal noun
b. a gerund
c. a present participle
d. an adjective
e. a main verb
(17) Has in line 12 projects
a) a verb phrase;
b) a clause;
c) a participial phrase.
(18) English in line 12 is an eligible antecedent for it in line 12 because
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a) it is free in its minimal governing category;

b) it is bound in its minimal governing category;
c) it is free everywhere.

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II.Readthefollowingfragment:
Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual. possessed a strength of
understanding,andcoolnessofjudgment,whichqualifiedher,thoughonlynineteen,to
be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the
advantageofthemall,thateagernessofmindinMrs.Dashwoodwhichmustgenerally
haveledtoimprudence.Shehadanexcellentheart;herdispositionwasaffectionate,
andherfeelingswerestrong;butsheknewhowtogovernthem:itwasaknowledge
whichhermotherhadyettolearn;andwhichoneofhersistershadresolvednevertobe
taught.
Mariannesabilitieswere,inmanyrespects,quiteequaltoElinors.Shewassensible
andclever;buteagerineverything:hersorrows,herjoys,couldhavenomoderation.
She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent. The
resemblancebetweenherandhermotherwasstrikinglygreat.
(JaneAusten,SenseandSensibility)
Startingfromthefragmentabove:
a. DefineJaneAustensSenseandSensibilityasanovelofsentiment(2pts.);
b. Discusstheinsightsintoboththesubjectiveandtheobjectiveworldofits
characters(3pts);
c. CommentonhowAustensanalysisofthecharactersconsciousnessisreflected
intheexcerptfromSenseandSensibility(4pts).
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MODEL3
I.a. For 1 to 11, fill in the text below with ONE appropriate word for each gap.
2.4.1. Herbs
Over the last hundred years, much of the art using herbs in cooking and medicine has
been lost, especially in industrialized societies. Until recently, few people in the crowded
cities had the space to grow plants and vegetables, and so (1)__ in the country did
knowledge of herbs linger on. (2)__ the advent of refrigeration, however, (3)__ meant
that the strong smell of old meat no (4)__ had to be disguised, and the appearance of
packaged food and easily- available medicines, the growing of herbs declined rapidly.
Nowadays there is (5)__ anyone who does not have a small patch of garden, or a
window sill or balcony large (6)__ for a pot or two of herbs. These facts, coupled with the
beginnings of a revolt (7)__ standardized foods and perhaps also a mistrust of the side
(8)__ of some of todays medicines, mean that herbs have taken (9)__ a new popularity.
The culinary uses of herbs are endless and they can be used (10)__ good effect all year
round, (11)__ dried form or cut fresh. As aids to beauty and for medicinal purposes there
is now a vast range available. Herbs are for all occasions and all seasons.
I.b. For 12 to 18, supply the correct answer.
(12) In line 4, the phrase knowledge of herbs is a/an
a. prepositional phrase, direct object;
b. prepositional phrase, prepositional object;
c. adjective phrase, subject complement;
d. noun phrase, direct object;
e. noun phrase, subject;
(13) In lines 10-11, who does not have a small patch of garden is a
a. Nominal Clause, Direct Object;
b. Noun Phrase; Subject;
c. Nominal Clause, Subject;
d. Defining Relative Clause;
e. Noun Phrase, Direct Object;
(14) In line 4, the word did is
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a. a modal verb
b. an auxiliary verb
c. a main verb
d. a marginal modal
e. none of these
(15) The phrase the growing of herbs declined rapidly contains
a. a past participle
b. an adjective
c. a present participle
d. a verbal noun
e. a gerund
(16) In the phrase a small patch of garden, the word small is
a. an indefinite pronoun
b. an attributive adjective
c. an intensifying adjective
d. an adverb
e. a quantifying adjective
(17) Which is the subject argument of the verb grow in line 3?
a. crowded cities;
b. an empty category co-indexed with few people in the crowded cities;
c. there is no subject argument.
(18) Herbs in line 14 has its Nominative case checked/ assigned by
a. finite inflection have
b. past participle taken
c. complementizer that

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II. Read the fragment below and discuss:

I warn my kind friends, then, that I am going to tell a story of harrowing villainy and
complicated but, as I trust, intensely interesting crime. My rascals are no milk-andwater rascals, I promise you. When we come to the proper places we wont spare fine
language No, no! But when we are going over the quiet country we must perforce be
calm. A tempest in a slop-basin is absurd. We will reserve that sort of thing for the mighty
ocean and the lonely midnight. The present Chapter is very mild. Others But we will
not anticipate those.
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And, as we bring our characters forward, I will ask leave, as a man and a brother,
not only to introduce them, but occasionally to step down from the platform, and talk
about them: if they are good and kindly, to love them and shake them by the hand: if they
are silly, to laugh at them confidentially in the readers sleeve: if they are wicked and
heartless, to abuse them in the strongest terms which politeness admits of.
(W. M. Thackeray, Vanity Fair)
1. How the fragment relates to the whole of the novel, and how the novel relates to its
Victorian context (3 pts);
2. The status of the characters as announced herein ( 3 pts);
3. How the fragment shapes the figure of the author standing behind the narrative (3 pts)
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MODEL 4
I.a. For 1 to 11, fill in the text below with ONE appropriate word for each gap.
Ice-fishing
Every weekend, hundreds of Russians trudge for miles across snow and ice to
indulge in the one thing which gives meaning to their often harsh lives: ice-fishing.
(1) finding a suitably desolate spot of (2) own, they drill a hole in the
ice, dip in their line and wait for the fish to bite. With no company (3) ., save that of
the relentless howling of the wind, they sit for hours huddled over the frozen Moscow
river, never exchanging more than the (4) .. of grunts or nods with a fellow
fisherman, should one pass by. (5) the practitioners of this bizarre sport might say,
the rewards of ice-fishing do not include the fish they hope to catch. To say the (6) ...
these are inedible. Could it be, then, that they do it purely and simply for the challenge?
Yet another case of man battling against the elements?
In fact, the majority of Russians do not understand why so large (7) ..
number of their countrymen can waste the precious hours of winter daylight on what
appears to be such a pointless activity. (8). all, why should anybody risk life and
limb to catch fish which are usually thrown back into the river? For (9) .. ice-fishing
may appear to be safe, it can be (10) .. dangerous indeed. In fact, (11)
unpredictable can be the movement of an ice-flow, that every year lives are put in danger
or lost altogether. Fishermen can find themselves swept away and stranded on sheets of
ice, and, unless rescued by helicopter within a few hours, will perish in the sub-zero
temperatures.

For 12 to 18, supply the correct answer.

(12) Sentence 3, should one pass by is an
a. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Time;
b. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Reason;
c. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Condition;
d. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Result;
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Concession;
(13) In Sentence 9, which are usually thrown back into the river is a/an
a. Nominal Clause, Direct Object;
b. Non-Defining Relative Clause;
c. Nominal Clause, Noun Complement;
d. Defining Relative Clause;
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Result;
(14) In the sentence beginning With no company..., the word howling is
a. a gerund
b. a present participle
c. a verbal noun
d. an adjective
e. none of the above
(15) In Could it be, then, ..., the word could is
a. an auxiliary
b. a modal
c. a causative verb
d. a main verb
e. none of these
(16) The pronoun in Fishermen can find themselves is
a. an indefinite one
b. an emphatic one
c. a reciprocal one
d. a reflexive one
e. a possessive one
(17) The governor of the nominal their often harsh lives in lines 2-3 is
a) verb give;
b) preposition to;
c) noun meaning.
(18) Do in line 11 projects

a) a clause;
b) a sub-clause;
c) a verb phrase.
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II.Readthefollowingfragment:

Onewantedfiftypairsofeyestoseewith,shereflected.Fiftypairsofeyeswerenot
enoughtogetroundthatonewomanwith,shethought.Amongthem,mustbeonethat
wasstoneblindtoherbeauty.Onewantedmostsomesecretsense,fineasair,with
whichtostealthroughkeyholesandsurroundherwhereshesatknitting,talking,sitting
silentinthewindowalone;whichtooktoitselfandtreasuredupliketheairwhichheld
thesmokeofthesteamer,herthoughts,herimaginations,herdesires.Whatdidthehedge
meantoher,whatdidthegardenmeantoher,whatdiditmeantoherwhenawave
broke?(Lilylookedup,asshehadseenMrsRamsaylookup;shetooheardawave
fallingonthebeach.)Andthenwhatstirredandtrembledinhermindwhenthechildren
cried,Howsthat?Howsthat?cricketing?
(VirginiaWoolf,TotheLighthouse)
StartingfromVirginiaWoolfsdefinitionofanordinarymindonanordinarydayin
ModernFiction
[Themindreceivesamyriadimpressionstrivial,fantastic,evanescent,orengraved
withthesharpnessofsteel.Fromallsidestheycome,anincessantshowerof
innumerableatoms...]:
a) ContextualizethefragmentfromTotheLighthouseinthenovel(3pts);
b)CommentonwhatisaModernistperspectiveinVirginiaWoolfsstatementinthe
fragmentabove(3pts);
a) Extend your comment to how this is reflected in the fragment from To the
Lighthouse(3pts):
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MODEL5
I.a. For 1 to 11, fill in the text below with ONE appropriate word for each gap.
Light up your face with gladness

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Are you frowning as you read this? Habitual frowners may not even be aware that
their foreheads are creased, and will need to touch their brows to (1).......... out. A
permanent frown is forbidding and unattractive, yet it is very easy to get into the
(2) .......... of frowning. You can stop yourself by placing your hand on your forehead to
check whether your brow is smooth (3) ...... you happen to be reading or watching
television. In this way, you can begin to unlearn a negative piece of body language and
if you suffer from headaches, you should find yourself suffering from them (4)..........
Smiling at yourself may make you feel a (5)....... self-conscious - but it works!
Next time you are (6) .......... the weather, physically or emotionally, you can test for
yourself the therapeutic powers of smiling. Each (7) .......... the expression fades from
your face, try again and again (8) ......... you begin to notice an improvement in yourself.
In a large number of cases, this simple technique will produce noticeable benefits
(9) ......... a short space of time and its free.
As well as cheering yourself up, smiling at someone else can help (10) .......... of
you to feel better, for a smile tends to call forth an answering smile. One of the reasons
why we are attracted to smiling faces is because they can affect our autonomic nervous
system. Facial expressions and moods are catching, (11) .......... we are not simply
registering that someone is cheerful or cross - we are experiencing the same emotion. If
you are always surrounded by miserable people with long faces, you are more than
likely to suffer depressive feelings yourself eventually.
I.b. For 12 to 18, supply the correct answer.
(12) In Sentence 11, why we are attracted to smiling faces is a/an
a. Nominal Clause, Subject;
b. Non-Defining Relative Clause;
c. Nominal Clause, Noun Complement;
d. Defining Relative Clause;
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Reason;
(13) In Sentence 11, because they can affect our autonomic nervous system is a/an
a. Nominal Clause, Subject;
b. Nominal Clause, Subject Complement;
c. Nominal Clause, Direct Object;
d. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Reason;
e. Adverbial Clause, Adverbial Modifier of Result;
(14) The phrase cheering yourself up contains
a. a conjunction
b. an adverbial particle
c. a reciprocal pronoun
d. a preposition
e. a participle
(15) In the last sentence, the word eventually is
a. an adverb of manner

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b. an adverb of frequency
c. an adverb of time
d. an adverb of concession
e. none of the above
(16) In the phrase a small patch of garden, the word small is
a. an indefinite pronoun
b. an attributive adjective
c. an intensifying adjective
d. an adverb
e. a quantifying adjective
(17) The subject argument of past participle surrounded in line 23
a) is the prepositional phrase by miserable people with long faces;
b) is blocked by its own passive feature;
c) is nominal you.
(18) If in line 23 projects
a) a complementizer phrase
b) an inflection phrase
c) a prepositional phrase
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II.Readthefollowingfragment:
Thesilhouetteofamovingcatwaveredacrossthemoonlightandturningmyheadto
watchitIsawthatIwasnotalonefiftyfeetawayafigurehademergedfromthe
shadow of my neighbours mansion and was standing with his hands in his pockets
regardingthesilverpepperofthestars.Somethinginhisleisurelymovementsandthe
securepositionofhisfeetuponthelawnsuggestedthatitwasMr.Gatsbyhimself,come
outtodeterminewhatsharewashisofourlocalheavens.
Idecidedtocalltohim.MissBakerhadmentionedhimatdinner,andthatwould
doforanintroduction.ButIdidntcalltohimforhegaveasuddenintimationthathe
wascontempttobealonehestretchedouthisarmstowardsthedarkwaterinacurious
way,andfarasIwasfromhimIcouldhaveswornhewastrembling.InvoluntarilyI
glancedseawardanddistinguishednothing,exceptasinglegreenlight,minuteandfar
away,thatmighthavebeentheendofadock.WhenIlookedoncemoreforGatsbyhe
hadvanished,andIwasaloneagainintheunquietdarkness.
F.S.Fitzgerald,TheGreatGatsby

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Startingfromthefragmentabove,
1. discusstheroleofthenarratorinthenovel
2. commentonthewaysinwhichthepersonaoftheprotagonistisdeveloped
3. explainthesocialtopographyofthenovel
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