TEST 2

SECTION B: PRONUNCIATION (1.0pt)

A. Identify the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other words in
the group.

B. Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group.

SECTION C: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR( 4.0pts)

PART 1: In this section you must choose the word or phrase that has the same meaning or that
best completes each sentence. Write your answers in the spaces below. (1.0pt)
 PART 2: Complete each space with the correct form of one of the verbs given
in the list . Remember that there are more verbs than needed. Number 0 is an
example. Write your answers in the spaces below (1.0pt)
EXPENSE, CHOICE, WRAP, REDUCTION, ALLOW, PRODUCE, HAVE, EASY, DRIVE, COME,
MANUFACTURE, PACK, QUALITATIVE
The first step is to (1)_______garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy (2)_________ in blister packs, boxes and
(3)___________plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant (4)_______in lots of packaging:
usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are
(5)________simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality
products. When low-(6)_______ appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss
of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be
(7)________repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer
(8)________ a product with less (9)__________, that customer sends an important message to the
(10_________. To reduce garbage, the throw-away must stop.

PART 3: Use the word given in capital at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
(1.0pt)
1. My library card is up for _________ next year. It expires in December. NEW
2. Oh, hello Mr. Mader! It's a _________ to have you here. PLEASE
3. Her scruffy _________ didn't reflect her personality. APPEAR
4. The _________helped to improve the students' performance in the school play. REHEARSE
5. The _________ of the education system in Finland is famous all around Europe. EFFICIENT
6. The experts predicted _________ for the company in 2015. . PROSPER
7. The coach's lack of _________ affected the relationship between the players of the team. LEADER
8. The government is noted for its _________ drugs policy. COMPROMISE
9. Critics say he has been weak and _________. DECIDE
10. The economies of Western Europe and Japan experienced _________ growth. PRECEDE
PART 4: There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. The first one has been done for you
as an example. Write your answers in the spaces below. (1.0pt)
It is a great deal easier to motivate employees in a 0 ___√___
growing organisation than a the declining one. When 00 the
organiser are expanding and adding personnel,promotional 1________
opportunities, pay arises, and the excitement of being 2 ________
associated to a dynamic organisation create Slings of 3 ________
optimism. Management is unable to use the growth to entice 4 ________
and encourage employees. While an organisation is 5 ________
shrinking, the best and almost mobile workers are prone to 6________________________
leave voluntarily. Unfortunately, they are the one the 7 ________
organisation cannot least afford to lose- those with me 8 ________
highest skills and experiences. The minor employees remain 9 ________
but their job options are limited. 10 _______

SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (6.0pts)

Part 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. (2.0pts)
 Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (1) _________ of various forms of
communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (2) _________.
When there is a language (3) _________, communication is accomplished through sign language in which
motions (4) _________ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to (5) _________
to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be
used internationally; spelling, however, cannot. Body language (6) _________ ideas or thoughts by certain
actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is
only joking. A nod (7) _________ approval, while shaking the head (8) _________ a negative reaction. Other
forms of nonlinguistic language can be (9) _________ in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the
fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and
instruct people. (10) _________ verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and
techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
1. A. usage B. use C. utility D. employment
2. A. speech B. claims C. utterance D. address
3. A. separation B. obstacles C. divisions D. barrier
4. A. imply B. signify C. stand D. point
5. A. resort B. rotate C. revolve D. refer
6. A. progresses B. transmits C. remits D. emits
7. A. presents B. signs C. registers D. signifies
8. A. predicates B. indicates C. abdicates D. implicates
9. A. found B. trailed C. explored D. traced
10. A. Until B. Because C. While D. As
Part 2: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box
provided below. (1.0pt)
I finished university six month (1) ___________, I’ve got a degree in business administration. I enjoyed
the course very much although I realize I should have studied a lot harder! A few of my friends have (2)
___________got full-time jobs but most of us are still waiting (3) __________ something suitable to turn up.
Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy. I look through the job advertisements (4) ___________ the
newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me if they hear of any vacancies (5)
_________ they work . What I am looking for is something challenging and I would certainly be happy to move
to another city or even work abroad for a while. The (6) _________ is not so important at this stage, provided I
earn enough to live on, (7) _________I don’t want to continue having to depend on my parents , although they
are (8) _________ generous to me. At the moment, I’m working in a nearby restaurant two evenings (9)
_________week, washing up and generally helping out, which brings a little money. The other people working
there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same (10) _________ as me, so we have lots of to talk
about.
PART 3: The following sentences are not in the correct order. Put them in their correct order to make a
full passage. There is an example for you. Write your answers in the spaces below (1.0pt)
0. Let’s make a discussion about Singapore’s current economic strategy .
A. It also seeks to ensure that the facilities needed by future business are planned now.
B. These include transport and telecommunication infrastructure, land, and environmental quality.
C. The project involves major land reclamation of 667 hectares in total.
D. A major extension planned around Marina Bay draws on examples of other ‘world cities’, especially those
with waterside central areas such as Sydney and San Francisco.
E. Singapore’s current economic strategy is closely linked to land use and development planning.
F. Part of this has already been developed as a conference and exhibition zone, and the rest will be used for
other facilities.
G. The plan makes provision for four major regional centres, each serving 800,000 people, but this does not
mean that the existing central business district will not also grow.
H. Although it is already a major city, the current development plan seeks to ensure Singapore’s continued
economic growth through restructuring.
I. A major concern is to avoid congestion in the central area, and so the latest plan deviates from previous plans
by having a strong decentralisation policy.
J. However the need for vitality has been recognised and a mixed zoning approach has been adopted, to include
housing and entertainment.
YOUR ANSWERS:
0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART 4: . Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Write your answers
in the spaces below (1.0pt)
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contribution of women
during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and
absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet
wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary
history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great
political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was
taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors
writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their
writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records
of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled
accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored.
These sources form the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States - one at the
Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radeliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at
Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later generations of historians.
Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The role of literature in early American histories
B. The place of American women in written histories
C. The keen sense of history shown by American women
D. The “great women” approach to History used by American historians
Question 2: The word “contemporary” in paragraph 1 means that the history was_________.
A. informative B. written at that time C. thoughtful D. faultfinding
Question 3: In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that________ .
A. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored
B. a woman’s status was changed by marriage
C. only three women were able to get their writing published
D. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women
Question 4: In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?
A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities.
B. They left out discussion of the influence on money on politics.
C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D. They were printed on poor quality paper.
Question 5: On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following, would most likely have
been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
A. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results.
B. Biographies of John Adams.
C. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem.
D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART 5: Read the following text and then choose from the list A- L the best phrase given below to
fill each of the spaces. Write your answers (one letter A-L) in the spaces provided under this part .
Each correct phrase may only be used once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.
Number 0 is an example .(1.0pt)
A. of possible causes G. more susceptible to
B. heart attacks H. plus a reduction
C. heart rate I. experience heart failure
D. the widespread use J. incidence of heart attacks
E. any other days K. morning phenomenon
F. therefore helps L. to have seasonal
Heart failure, for example, appears (1)_________and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of
(2)______occur in cold weather, and more people (3)_________on Monday than on (4)_______of the week. In
addition, people are (5)_________heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed
this (6)________in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number (7)________. An early-morning rise in
blood pressure, (8)________, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, (9)__________of blood flow to
the heart, may all contribute to the higher (10)___________between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.
YOUR ANSWERS: (0) D
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION E: WRITING (6.0pts)
PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.5pt)
Example: He has learned English for 4 years.
He started/ began............................
Answer: He started/began to learn/ learning English 4 years ago.
1. If I were Peter, I’d look for another job.
=> I ……………………..
2. The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home
=> Hardly ……………………..
3. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police
=> The police ……………………..
4. They say that Nam was the brightest student in our school
=> No ……………………..
5. I only recognizes him when he came into the room
=> It was ……………………..
PART 2: Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. (1.5pt)
1. People generally think of tennis as a safe sport. (CONSIDERED)
=>Tennis ……………………..
2. It is advisable not to climb mountains after a heavy snowfall. (AVOID)
=>You ……………………..
3. Sarah cried her eyes out immediately she was told she failed the exam. (tEARS)
=> Sarah ……………………..
4. Delia will no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude.( PUT)
=> Delia will not ……………………..
5. I find driving on the left in England very strange. (USED)
=> I am ……………………..

PART 3: Your next door neighbour owns a small dog that barks throughout the day and the night.
Write a letter to your neighbour requesting that something be done about the dog. Include in your
letter:
- Your reason for writing
- What you would like to happen
- A nice, respectful style

Dear Sir and Madame,

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Sincerely,
Jimmy
PART 4: In some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between
finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for
young people who decide to do this.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
Write at least 250 words. (2.0pts)

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