LISTENING SECTION

B. The zoo is free to visitors that day only.

PART 1
C. There are unusual animals on display.
1. T F 1. Thailand has three seasons. 10. Why does the woman want to go shopping instead?

2. T F 2. The cool season is in April and May. A. She wants to buy mementos of their visit.

3. T F 3. The rainy season is from June to October. B. She saw some great prices at a shopping center.

4. T F 4. When it rains, it usually lasts for about four hours. C. She wants to buy a gift for her friend.
11. How do they plan to get to the seashore at the end of the
5. T F 3. Bangkok gets very hot in April. conversation?

6. T F 4. The coldest days are in December. A. by taxi

PART 2 B. by bus
7. Where are they planning to go in the morning?
C. by subway
A. to a park
PART 3
B. to an art museum
12. T F 16 children took part in the experiment.
C. to a shopping center
13. T F They didn’t have to sleep at the school
8. What kind of restaurant do they want to visit for lunch?
14. T F The uniforms were not very comfortable.
A. Italian
15. T F They had to stay inside the school grounds all the time.
B. Indonesian
16. T F The children weren’t allowed to talk during the classes.
C. Indian
9. Why does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon? 17. T F They really missed being able to use computers and

A. The zoo will be closed the rest of the week. calculators.

18. T F They thought the classes were boring

 19. T F Exams today are easier than in the 1950s. b) not like
c) like don’t
20. T F The children failed because they weren’t intelligent d) don’t like
(6) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”
enough.
a) Did you ever go
USE OF ENGLISH b) Do you ever go
c) Have you ever been
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. d) Are you ever going
(7) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.
(1) Roberta _____ from The United States. a) the most big
b) the bigger
a) are
c) the biggest
b) is
d) the more big
c) a
(8) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.
d) be

(2) What’s _____ name? a) who

b) what
a) - c) which
b) his d) whose
c) him (9) _____ these days.
d) he
a) I never a newspaper buy
(3) My friend _____ in London b) I never buy a newspaper
c) I buy never a newspaper
a) living
d) Never I buy a newspaper
b) live
c) lives (10) I _____ watch TV tonight.
d) is live
a) am
(4) Where _____? b) go to
c) going to
a) works Tom
d) am going to
b) Tom works
(11) I wish I _____ more money!
c) Tom does work
d) does Tom work a) have
(5) I _____ coffee. b) had
c) would have
a) no like
d) was having
(12) _____ be famous one day? a) ticket
b) receipt
a) Would you like c) invoice
b) Would you like to d) bill
c) Do you like
d) Do you like to
(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?

(13) It’s my birthday _____ Friday. a) items

b) pairs
a) on c) sets
b) in d) times
c) at (20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.
d) by
(14) I _____ eighteen years old. a) tanned
b) sunned
a) am c) coloured
b) have d) darkened
c) have got (21) Harry can _____ English.
d) -
(15) I _____ a headache. a) to speak
b) speaking
a) am c) speak
b) do d) speaks
c) have
d) got (22) I’m not interested _____ sports.
(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?
a) for
a) carry b) about
b) wear c) in
c) use d) to
d) hold
(23) She likes _____ expensive clothes.
(17) ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’
a) wearing
a) idea b) to wearing
b) opinion c) wear
c) answer d) is wearing
d) time (24) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.
(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!
 a) was driving a) will you do
b) drove b) are you doing
c) had driven c) will you have done
d) has been driving d) do you do

(25) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago (31) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this
arrives? summer.

a) could you a) little

b) can you b) a little
c) if you could c) few
d) if could you d) a few
(26) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I? (32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) saw a) is arrested
b) had seen b) arrested
c) have seen c) has been arrested
d) would have seen d) is being arrested
(27) I like your hair. Where _____? (33) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.

a) do you have cut a) go

b) have you cut it b) be
c) do you have cut it c) do
d) do you have it cut d) get
(28) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on. (34) I _____ football every week.

a) have worked a) play

b) work b) go
c) be working c) do
d) to work d) have
(29) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to
believe. (35) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.

a) which a) does
b) who b) makes
c) whose c) cooks
d) that d) takes
(30) What _____ this weekend, Lance? (36) Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.
 a) turn up b) ’ll get
b) turn in c) ’ll have got
c) turn off d) ’m getting
d) turn over (43) If you _____ me, what would you do?

(37) She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.
a) was
a) crying b) would be
b) tears c) were
c) cries d) have been
d) tearful (44) I don’t know where _____ last night.
(38) He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed
him. a) did he go
b) he did go
a) reassured
c) went he
b) informed
d) he went
c) insisted
(45) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.
d) persuaded
a) they won’t
(39) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please? b) they hadn’t
a) lend c) they didn’t
b) owe d) they weren’t
c) borrow (46) I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!
d) rent a) wasn’t eating
(40) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days! b) didn’t eat
a) taking c) hadn’t eaten
b) spending d) hasn’t eaten
c) having (47) I regret _____ harder in school.
d) doing a) not studying
(41) Who _____ in that house? b) not to study
a) does live c) to not study
b) lives d) not have studied
c) does he live (48) Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
d) he lives a) will tell
(42) I’ll call you when I _____ home. b) would have told
a) get c) must have told
 d) had told a) leg
(49) Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet! b) back
c) hand
a) neither they aren’t d) head
b) either they aren’t
c) nor are they d)neither did they be
(50) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they (56) Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that you’re
didn’t. not as young as you used to be!

a) were speaking a) thought

b) would speak b) question
c) had spoken c) mind
d) spoke d) opinion
(51) I’d rather _____ next weekend, but I do! (57) The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times
the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.
a) I don’t have to work
b) I didn’t have to work a) trespassing
c) not to work b) mugging
d) no working c) speeding
(52) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that d) drunk driving
comes up. (58) The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

a) whatever a) time-wasting
b) whenever b) time-consuming
c) wherever c) time-using
d) whoever d) out of time
(53) I always _____ milk in my coffee. (59) After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its
excessive use of violence.
a) have
b) drink a) discussion
c) mix b) speaking
d) make c) conversation
(54) I _____ TV every evening. d) talking
(60) There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods
a) watch
recently.
b) look at
c) see a) campaigns
d) hear b) issues
(55) Can you give me a _____ with my bag. c) boycotts
 d) strikes
However, Peter Axt believes that light exercise is beneficial. ‘I jog gently for
20 minutes three or four times a week’ he said ‘but I have no time for men
over 50 insist on running several kilometers a day.’

READING

(61-68) Read the article and mark the sentences true (T) , false (F) or doesn’t
say (DS).

THE SECRET TO A LONG HAPPY LIFE IS BEING LAZY!

Joggers who get up early and run through the park, executives who try to
work off stress with a game of squash , and people who do bodybuilding may (61) ___ Peter Axt regularly runs marathons.
be all shortening their lives. According to Peter Axt, a German researcher and
ex-marathon runner, laziness is good for you. (62) ___ Jim Fixx got Americans to do more sport.

‘No top sportsman’ says Axt ‘has lived to a very advanced age’. Among the
examples of athletes who have died young, he mentions Jim Fixx, the author
of The Complete Book of Running, and the man who almost single – handedly
launched the American fitness revolution. He died at the age of 52. As Axt
says, ‘Better not to start.’
With his daughter, Micheala, a doctor, he has written a book called The Joy
of Laziness. It says that there are three keys to long life: to play less sport, to
reduce stress, and to eat less food. He gives the example of an Italian village
with an unusually high number of centenarians which seems to owe its
communal good health to following the Axt principles. No one runs, siesta
stretch through the afternoon from 1 p.m to 4 p.m, and the main activity
seems to be sitting in the shade or gossiping.
(63) ___ The Joy of Laziness is a best seller.
(64) ___ The book says that the only important thing to help you live longer
is to do less sport.
(65) ___ In the Italian village people are very healthy but not very active.
(66) ___ The book’s ideas are based on five years’ research.
(67) ___ He thinks that if you’ve had a very tiring day at work then you
shouldn’t do physical exercise.
(68) ___ Axt doesn’t have time to run several kilometres a day.

The Axts’ ideas are based on research which argues that animals have only
a limited amount of energy. Those who use up energy quickly live for a
shorter time than those who conserve energy. So an executive who wants to
compensate for a stressful day by going to the gym is in fact multiplying his
problems.
 (70) Which of the following is NOT one of Tourism Concern’s
objectives?
Read the text below. For questions 54 to 58, choose the best answer (a,
b, c or d). a) Good pay for local people .
b) Showing respect for local cultures.
c) Saving tourists money.
______________
d) Protecting the local environment.

Many hotel chains and tour operators say that they take their
environmental commitments seriously, but often they do not respect their (71) According to the text, fair-trade travel is all about…
social and economic responsibilities to the local community. So is it
possible for travellers to help improve the lives of locals and still have a a) making money for charity.
b) money from tourism going to local people.
good holiday?
c) travellers getting a good deal.
The charity, Tourism Concern, thinks so. It has pioneered the concept of d) a great cultural experience.
the fair-trade holiday. The philosophy behind fair-trade travel is to make
sure that local people get a fair share of the income from tourism. The (72) According to the text, there are _____ companies that are
objectives are simple: employing local people wherever possible; offering operated on principles as well as profits.
fair wages and treatment; showing cultural respect; involving communities
in deciding how tourism is developed; and making sure that visitors have a) a few
minimal environmental impact. b) no
c) some old
Although there is currently no official fair-trade accreditation for holidays, d) many
the Association of Independent Tour Operators has worked hard to
produce responsible tourism guidelines for its members. Some new
companies, operated as much by principles as profits, offer a fantastic (73) Choose the most appropriate title for the article.
range of holidays for responsible and adventurous travellers. a) Holidays from heaven
b) Cheap adventure holidays
c) Fair-trade holidays
(69) Tourism Concern… d) Great holiday deals

a) is a tour operator.
b) is a hotel.
c) is a charity.
d) his a chain of hotels.
 pronounced similarly but spelled differently and that have different
meanings – for example, “faze” and “phase”, and “pray” and “prey”.’
Read the text below. For questions 87 to 92, choose the best answer (a,
b, c or d).
(74) grasp (line 4) is closest in meaning to:
Standards of spelling and grammar among an entire generation of English- a) ability
speaking university students are now so poor that there is ‘a degree of b) use
crisis’ in their written use of the language, the publisher of a new dictionary c) understanding
has warned. Its research revealed that students have only a limited grasp of d) skill
the most basic rules of spelling, punctuation and meaning, blamed in part (75) We can infer from the style of the text that this article was printed
on an increasing dependence on ‘automatic tools’ such as computer in a…
spellcheckers and unprecedented access to rapid communication using e-
a) newspaper.
mail and the Internet. The problem is not confined to the US, but applies
b) dictionary.
also to students in Australia, Canada and Britain. c) novel.
Students were regularly found to be producing incomplete or rambling, d) guidebook.
poorly connected sentences, mixing metaphors ‘with gusto’ and overusing (76) Kathy Rooney carried out research to see…
dull, devalued words such as ‘interesting’ and ‘good’. Overall they were a) if students could spell certain words.
unclear about appropriate punctuation, especially the use of commas, and b) how widespread the use of computers is.
failed to understand the basic rules of subject/verb agreement and the c) if academics were in touch with their students.
difference between ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’. d) how dictionaries can help students.
Kathy Rooney, editor-in-chief of the dictionary, said, ‘We need to be very (77) them (line 22) refers to:
concerned at the extent of the problems with basic spelling and usage that
our research has revealed. This has significant implications for the future, a) spellcheckers
especially for young people. We thought it would be useful to get in touch b) computers
with teachers and academics to find out what problems their students were c) people
having with their writing and what extra help they might need from a d) dictionaries
dictionary. The results were quite shocking. We are sure that the use of (78) According to Beth Marshall, students today…
computers has played a part. People rely increasingly on automatic tools
a) spell 800 words incorrectly on average.
such as spellcheckers that are much more passive than going to a dictionary
b) like using spellcheckers.
and looking something up. That can lull them into a false sense of security.’
c) mispronounce and misspell words.
Beth Marshall, an English professor, said, ‘The type of student we’re getting d) are not as knowledgeable as they were in the past.
now is very different from what we were seeing 10 years ago and it is often (79) Choose the best title for the article.
worrying to find out how little students know. There are as many as 800
commonly misspelled words, particularly pairs of words that are a) Standards of spelling and grammar
b) Dictionaries of the future
 c) Students don’t know their ‘there’ from their ‘they’re’
d) Automatic tools

WRITING

- Young people should get a part time job while they study at the university.

Do you agree or disagree?

Please write between 150-200 words.

Make sure to GIVE reasons, examples and at least one opposing idea.