hems 1-§ Instr 1 Each sentence in this section has either one or two words missing. Choose from the four options the word or pair of words which BEST completes the meaning of the sentence. The journalists were impressed by the of the statesman whose speeches had a profound, onall who heard them. @ appearance . B)? presence ® emotion .. © eloquenct Because she had worked all day, the maid was.. the taskof preparing supper relieved of barred from G@ deprivedof QD (© dindered from Parents should try to........ their children so that they may eventually become.......:... @® sisi. 4. 5. Justice mustbe seen to be done, for treatment can cause great pronounced unlawful unrewarded There are many who would try to your efforts because of their jealousy. assist affect thwart encouragetructions: Choose the word or phrase that is elmost OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined Instructions: ‘word or phrase. 6 Theheadgear wom by the factory is made from atificial material, (4) ®) ©) (0) natural synthetic man-made prefabricated 1. Hischaracter was such that he wes alwys 10 daunted by a challenge, (A) (8) io) () relieved satisfied surprised “encouraged 8. ‘The tourist brochure gave verbose accounts of the Carnival festivities of last year. (A) @) (Q) (0) * concise pleasing colourful accurate Having thought about it Ifind the idea quite seougnant. (A) staring (B) attractive (C) interesting : (D) laudable ar The candidate was oblivious of our plans. (A) awareof (8) opposed to (©) amusedby ©) offeaded byItems 1 Instructions: Some of the sentences in this section are unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idiom or Vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. Nosentence contains more than one inappropriate element. Choose the ONE underlined part A, B or C that is inappropriate. If the sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D. 1. He divided the sweets among Sashaand 14. Too. much students entered the competition; A B only one of them was good enough to B ols +e. Noeor c D reach the quarterfinals. No error D 12. Peter now have influenza and so A inuabletoprtptin ent Schol 45, Thin poner isomeemed B Games. ame bot so much with the truth of what he A ° B writes, as with its credibility. No error . D 13, Therest of the team was not in no mood to continue the gowwe aud went off the Geld. ce No error D16 cetion from Seuth Point to Maravel, Adams sxeceeded him. (8) Mrs. Adsms worked at Maraval ‘after Mr.Peets left on promotion. ©) Mz. Pests was succesded by Mrs. Adams when he was promoted to 8 post at Mersval {C) Both Mr Peets and Mrs. Adems were trasfered on promotion: Mgr. Peets to Meraval and-Mrs. Adams te Sovth Point. (2) fn erde:togetpromotion, Mr Peets had tobe tensferred to Maraval to allow Mrs. Adams to work at South : of the fooding was some finan- to those firmers whose crops were (A) The flood éestroyed crops and caused some farmers to lose money. After the flood, all the farmers suffered fisancially because of the destruction of their crops. nen the flooding was over, destruction of the their crops was cial tors which the 1s. 19. ¢ in this section is followed by four alternative sentences. Choose the one A sentence. The budget speech was undoubtedly one of the briefest ia years, (4) The budget speech was without doubt a very brief one. (B) This budget speech was among the briefest we have had for a long time. wet (©) Foralongtime the budget speeches have been too long. (D) This year the budget speech was better thaa all others. It took the construction firm nearly three years to complete the new highway because of the unevea terrain and in- ciement weather, (A) Because of the uneven ground and very bad weather, the firm took over thie years to complete the new highway. (B) The constructioa firm took three ‘yeurs to finish the new highway because ofthe uneven ground ard very bsd weather, (©) The new highway was Gnished in Just under three years because the construction G:mm was faced with fon grovad bod weather. () For nearly fiuction firm-6- The Minister said that the members of the Opposition had acted very irresponsibly because they were not in full possession of the facts and were constantly misleading the people. (A) Not only did the Minister say that the Opposition was irresponsible but that they were also ignorant and misleading the people. @) The Minister was accused by irre- sponsible members of the Oppo- sition of not having full knowl- edge of the facts and misleading the people. : (C) The Minister accused the Oppo- sition of irresponsible action because of their lack ofknowledge and their persistent misleading of the people. (D) It was the uninformed opinion of the Opposition that caused the Minister to accuse them ofacting irresponsibly and of constantly misleading the people.Instructions: Read the following poem carefully and then answer iterms 21-28 on the basis of what is stated or implied. 21 2, 23 Leisure What is this life if, full of care, Weave no time to stand and stare? ‘No time to stand beneath the bough ‘And etare as long as sheep or cows, No time to ses, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night No time to turn at Beauty's glance, ‘And watch her feet. how they can dance. No time to wait ill her mouth can Enrich that stile her eyes began, A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. WH Davies, “Leisure”, In Ten Twentieth-Century Poets 1957, p35. ‘When the poet says “full of care” (line 1) he means a life fall of (A) anger ) duties (C) boredom ©) happiness The poet uses the idea “stare as long as sheep or cows” (line 4) because he thinks we should (A) relax beneath the boughs (B) stop being busy and relax (C) gaze at the beauty of the skies (D) stand and observe our surroundings ‘The poet implies that we need leisure in our life for it tobe (A) vital (5) relaxing (©) importaat () meaningful 24, 26, 24 28. “Streams full of stars, like skies at night. (line 6), is 20 example of (A) shyme (®) simile (© repetition @) onomatopoeia “No time to tum ..: her’ eyes begaa. (ines 7-10), is 20 example.of (A) pun ) simle (©)__ personification () onomatopoeia “The poet believes we will have a “poor life” Gline 11) if we do not have (A) time to appreciate life B) things 0 enjoy (C) money to spend (@) friends to socialize with According to the poet we have “No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars ..”" (lines 5-6) because we (A) se too busy ) . aretoo anxious (©) haveno respect (D) haveno time for imagitiation In which of the following lines does the poet answer the question asked in lines Land 2? (A) Lines (B) Lines (©) Lined @) Line 112 -9- ‘inst ba 12) ims hal hey shoud search (A) the Kingdomof Wilé Horses (B) _ everyaccesble land (© _ over mountains and down rivers (D)__ through densely wooded valleys The literary device used inthe phrase “as delicate as spider webs” (line 19) is a (A) pus (B) metaphor 35. (C) simile (©) hyperbole ‘The writer implies that Leha was (A) atravellr (B) Marta'ssister (©) ahousebold servant 36. (D) the leader ofthe queea's army yuctionGototheendsoftheearth” 34, Which of the following is an example of contrast? (A) She “had lost both her beauty and her mind” (lines 6-7). (B) “she had vanished without a trace” (line 8). (©) “berhair was streaked with grey” (line 18). ©) “lighting up her dack face” (Line 25), “The clond of white hai” (ine “%) isan example of (A) totes 8) metaphor (© oxymoron - (©) personification ‘The concluding sentence of the extract (A) suggests they had forgotten all about Elana () Indicates that they had given up the search (C) conveys the idea thatthe problems that Leba had encountered in the search were forgotten (D)—weans tht Tene would be willing to continue the searchItems 37-44 Instructi Read the following extract carefully and then answer items 37-44 on the basis of what js stated or implied. 10 20 ‘When the tracitionsl family unit is discussed itis usually in terms of the external social changes that are threatening its existence as an institution. Little thought is giveo to the intemal problems ofnonnal homes. The cel problem formos fay members i, of Course, how to get along with each other. This intemal matter js not without its extemal implications; for only ‘where theré are orderly and peaceful families can thee be an orderly and peaceful society. Of all the social changes that have affected the family in recent years, by far the most _signicanthas been the increase inthe number of others afschool-ae cildrea who have takea outside employment. In Canada, some 75 per cent of womea inthis category now have full-time or parttime jobs. For he most par, econemic inperaivs have let women no chojce butt ‘work formoney. An income sufficient to maintain an average family style took one Canadian 48 hours a week to ear inthe 1950s. It takes two people 65 to 75 hours a week to eam that today. ‘The conflicts betvieen work end family life and scarcity of time to devote to childrenhave taken a personal toll on women in the form of tess and depression. Obviously, individuals under stress are harder to deal with than those who are not, so the tensions of work are carried over {nto tensions in mother-child relationships. Men, too, report feeling “stressed out” and squeezed between work and family obligations. Males raised inthe traition of mothers doing everything inthe home ae inclined to be lax in doing housework and awkward in the unaccustomed role of actively nuturing children. Butifa two-income family is toun smoothly and fairly, the household workload must be shared. . ‘Another profound chenge in family relationships lies in the relatively high incidence of divorce and marital separations in ester society. The fact that so many couples feel they must go their separate ways illustrates just how difficult it is for people to live together satisfactorily «at the best of times.37. 38. 40. “ue According ‘9 paragraph one (lines 13), which of the following results from conflict between family members? (A) Disorderin societies (B) —_Asuious parents and children (©) Disruptive behaviour in homes (D)__ High levels of tension between parents According to the extract, all of the following threaten the existence of the family EXCEPT (Aj* the bigh divorce rate in westem society (B) problems family members experi- . ence in getting along (C) conflicts between employers and ‘working parents () _ the increase in the number of ‘mothers of school age children ‘working outside of the home . The word that is closest in meaning to imperatives” (ine 9) is (A) concerns (B) matters (©); demands (D) guidelines In paragraph two (lines 6-11) the writer compares income in the 19505 to income today to show that (A) asingleincome cannot adequately support an average family (B) people earned more in the 1950s then tolay (©) people today do not work as hard as people in the 1950s (D) people tuday work longer bouts for the sau: pay as iu the 19505 41. 42. 43, 44 According to the wnter in paragraph 3 (lines 12-19), tensions in mother-child relationships can occur becsuse L mothers are under stress IL parents and children are under stress I. mothers are depressed and bard to deal with (A) Tonly @) only (©) Tand I only . () WandMonly . °: ‘The writer’s main purpos¢ is to (A) __ focuson the problems experienced by men - (B) _ reveal the problems experienced by ‘men, women and childgen (©) _ highlightsome of the intemal prob- Jems threatening the existence of the family (D) show that single income families function better than two-income families ‘The writer’s main intention in lines 15-19 is to show that (A) _ men in two-income households never help in the home (8) two-income households always experience stress (©) children in two-income households are neglected () sharing of the household workload can belp a two-incorte family to run smoothly ‘The tone of the passage may be best described as (A) mocking (B) indignant (CQ) complami (0) analyticalis stated or implied. ‘The Press must be, in any democratic society, ¢ dedicated Opposition. Any Government-to good Press- is a suspect instrument. Any Opposition, to a good Press, js opposing ineptly. ‘The good Press represents nobody but itself, It is the last stronghold of totally aristocratic § privilege. It specks for the people because it depends on the people who buy it because they like it; and because itbas an unwritten contract between it and the people, who would otherwise know about the Government of the day only what the Government wanted the people to know. But this allegiance to, and contract with, the people do not bind the Press to any commitment except telling the truth ‘The Press elects itself, and can be removed from office only by a legitimate revolution of the people 10 that stop buying it, or by an illegitimate coup mounted by the elected estates of the Government Every Government is, potentially, a ravager, every people, potentially, a victim, Every good Press is an individualistic, opinionated knight who simply declares that between ravager and victim there is a force which will not be frightened by the ravager, and which will not be in flueaced by ‘those to whom it sells its opinions a5 A good Press speaks for the people who vote a Government out of power... But the day after such s Governmeat takes power, the Press must be ready to rebuke the people for shoutitig, “Hurrah!” for a patently incompetent Government, ‘A good Press, in shor, is the product of 500 years of technological development between Caxton snd Baird and we make history as well as record it. The palitician never knows when one i, one story, one commentary, one pictorial feature might not destroy him or create him, There ig nothing that the politician can do about us in the fiee Press ... We do not seek office, a the Party in power. We simply ceserve the right to be a part of the approval of the elected Goveimnent oc its elected Opposi Tagiee or [ disagree" with what you had wath or without dh excy does uot depend on these whe say, say “Tread yout L hstened to you! saw you Last aight ou TV ee unbronn) ng, proce: 25 to say, but und ofthe ercond and third 46 Why does the writer tepeat the phrais pine of pasa rood Press™ at the ve dad 58 (hate: 415,18; ? 3)w the extract is to tees (lee aphs thtee, te Oppessnen™ Mave 1) wt fo ve ke He Jy good wh 1& 49. -13- cordingts the writer, the MOST impor. 51 good Press is to (A) present dhe tru (By oppose the Government (©) represent the views of the people (D). increase the number of its sub- seribers 32 According tothe writer, a legitimate revolu- tion against tbe Press occurs by (A) _ the goverment closing it down, (B): "the Press being denied its freedom (C) someone establishing a rival press (D) people refusing to purchase its product By describing the good Press as “an indi- vidualistic, opinionated knight” (line 12) the writer is emphasising (A)- strength (@) wisdom” (©) honesty (D) —indepeadence 54, The writer states that the good Press “.. depends on the people who buy it because: they like it” (line 5) and that it“... will not be influenced by those to whom it sells its opinions” (lines 13-14). These two state- ‘ments taken together (A) argue tat the Press creates popular opinions (B) _ repeatthat the good Press owes its allegiance only to its subscribers (©) appear contradictory but support the aigumeat Wat a good Press should be independent show that the power of the Press depeuls upon the numnber of its subseubris wr According to the writer, the good Press should regacd Government with (A) fear (8) mistrust (©) reseatment (D) disrespect Jn paragraph 5 (lines 15-17) the writer implies that a good Press (A) may be deceptive B) _ is sometimes jnconsistent (C) should be open-minded ©) cannot always be reliable ‘The examples of the possible effects of the ress on the politician are given to (A) tive fear into the polititians B) _ showhow the Press records history (©) illustrate how powerfill the Press really is ©) demonstrate how uncertain the career of a politician is Which of the following BEST describes ‘the manner in Which the writer preseats his ‘Views in this extract? A Forceful @B) Objective (©) Detached @) EmotionalThem 5560 Instructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and then answer items 55-60 on the basis ‘of what is stated or implied. . 1. Keep fstres and bulbs dean. §, Purchase mps wid dimmer switches, Dirt cam absorb as much 28 50% 2s you ca aver the settings when less lights equred 2% Turmaffthe hts when raving Disce aor rable amps in corner, SEVICIENCY| terse eet on tre ‘This allows ight to eect frova the ; ee alles ann t ‘walls, makiag the room brighter without TEES, oa tha toleaveitee em ore 1 inmate engi 7 Uti tid cee Tare agit ecw ie uae eens ctntigheset nas 58. Themain purpose of this advertisement is $8. Theadlvertisement empbasizes that motion to sensors are important because (A) sell lightbulbs (A) they are cheap (B) promote lighting in the home (B) they waste energy indoors (©) encourage better energy use (©) they donot conserve energy (D) _highilight energy use ia the home @) they are efficient and provide security 56. Which of the following is the meaning of . the word “absorb” as used in Tip 1 ofthe 59. Which of the following is NOT stated in adveitisement? the advertisement? (A) Waste (A) Low wattage uses less energy. @) * Store (B) —_Lampsplaced onthe fioor are better (© Coniain : for energy efficiency. (0) Swallow (©) Notalllight bulbs are energy eff ent : (D) Compact fluorescent lights ace $7. How much energy do forescent lights eneigy efficent se? (A) The same ammount of light as other 60. “Theinforreationin teadvertisement would lights be MOST usefull to (8) Fifty percent of what incandescent ght (A) electricians (2) Seveny five per erat more than (8) eontactrs cae ight © howewses (D) Seventy tive per cent tess than (D) the byhteowpany snocaualesceut lights END OF TEST