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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY (5pts)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in
each group.
1. A. hatred B. naked C. knocked D. sacred
2. A. provision B. conclusion C. pension D. precision
3. A. none B. zone C. phone D. bone
4. A. complacent B. preface C. menace D. furnace
5. A. reveal B. conceal C. treason D. treachery
2. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in the
list.
6. A. devastate B. departure C. desolate D. desperate
7. A. rudimentary B. momentary C.monetary D.commentary
8. A. abstentee B. referee C. employee D. committee
9. A. analysis B. propaganda C. economic D. presidential
10. A. innovate B. intimacy C. inevitable D. innocent
II. WORD CHOICE (5 pts)
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. My sister doesn’t like travelling by plane. She says she likes to keep both feet on solid _________.
A. concrete B. ground C. earth D. road
2. They ________ this ship “Titanic”. May God bless all who sail in her.
A. name B. entitle C. christen D. register
3. The animals taken to slaughterhouse must be killed by __________methods.
A human B. humane C. humanistic D. humble
4. In some counytries, there have been widespread demands for the _________ of seal hunting.
A. abolition B. extermination C. annihilation D. extinction
5. The Siberian tiger is under __________ of extinction.
A. fear B. risk C. danger D. threat
6. It took the new schoolteacher a year to ____________ regardings administrative and curricular
matters.
A. cover ground B. learn by heart
C. learn the ropes D. keep his word
7. Even though my friend seemed to enjoy the movie, I thought that it would never _____________.
A. put an end to B. come to an end
C. fool around D. let alone
8. Li has _________; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream – anything which is sweet.
A. a sweet mouth B. sweet lips
C. a sweet tooth D. a sweet tongue
9. My car was so old that I could only seld it for ____________.
A. rubbish B. scrap C. debris D. waste
10. There are far too many people sleeping ___________ on the streets of London and other big British
cities.
A. hard B. wild C. rough D. fierce

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 pts)

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. Your eyes are red - __________?
A. did you cry B. have you cried
C. have you been crying D. do you cry
2. __________ fire, please break the glass and ring the bell.
A. In case of B. During C. Because of D. With a view to
3. “I am sure the Whitleys were involved” – “ They _________ have since they know nothing the
business”.
A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
4. “Candy is an excellent pianist, isn’t she? – “ She ________ to win the prize if she plays this well
during the competition”.
A. is due B. is bound C. is about D. is set
5. In an armchair _____________.
A. his father sat B. did his father sit
C. sat his father D. does his father sit.
6. ___________ the force of the storm that trees were uprooted.
A. such is B. such was C. so is D. so was
7. ____________ his good education, Taro knew little about Japan as he left Japan when he was young.
A. In stead of B. With all C. In place of D. Along with
8. The boy screamed for help but he couln’t ____________.
A. hear him B. make him heard
C. make himself hear D. make himself heard
9. Let’s not discuss this problem now if we _____________ a decision tomorrow.
A. don’t need to reach B. won’t need to reach
C. needn’t to reach D. needn’t to be reaching.
10. “________ I dislike Winston, I have to admit that he came up with some brilliant suggestions at the
management meeting”.
“ That’s true. I particularly liked his introduction to the “Research & Development” project”.
A. No matter B. However C. Much as D. For al

IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 pts)

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. Tom’s absorption ________ his studies means he has no social life.
A. of B. out C. in D. on
2. Eating too much fat and sugar is detrimental _______ your health.
A. to B. from C. about D. without
3. If you need advice ________ exam techniques, any of our trained staff will help you.
A. of B. about C. in D. with
4. He cared about the environment and gave an inspiring speech _________ the issue.
A. on B. about C. from D. of
5. The doctor advised us ________ travelling to Egypt without having the proper inoculations first.
A. about B. under C. over D. against
6. The Carters don’t have a lot of money, but they seem to __________.
A. get by B. break down C. give up D. close down
7. My dad has decided to ________ a new washing machine.
A. cut off B. take after C. put in D. come o
8. Scientists are __________ the possibility of life on other planets
A. doing without B. taking back C. seeing off D. looking in
9. Those tomato seeds I planted in the spring haven’t __________ yet.
A. come up B. come through C. come out D. come round to
10. The students are ___________ very well in Maths this term.
A. doing down B. dropping in C. coming on D. coming by

V. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the
question.
Reading 1: (5 pts)
Robert Capa
1. Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been synonymous with war photography.
2. Born in Hungary in 1913 as Friedmann Endre Ernő, Capa was forced to leave his native country after
his involvement in anti government protests. Capa had originally wanted to become a writer, but after
his arrival in Berlin had first found work as a photographer. He later left Germany and moved to France
due to the rise in Nazism. He tried to find work as a freelance journalist and it was here that he changed
his name to Robert Capa, mainly because he thought it would sound more American.
3. In 1936, after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war, Capa went to Spain and it was here over the next
three years that he built his reputation as a war photographer. It was here too in 1936 that he took one of
his most famous pictures, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier. One of Capa’s most famous quotes was 'If
your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.'
And he took his attitude of getting close to the action to an extreme. His photograph, The Death of a
Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa captures the very moment the soldier falls. However,
many have questioned the authenticity of this photograph, claiming that it was staged.
4. When World war II broke out, Capa was in New York, but he was soon back in Europe covering the
war for Life magazine. Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June 1944 when he swam
ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Capa, armed only
with two cameras, took more than one hundred photographs in the first hour of the landing, but a
mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed all but eight frames. It was the images
from these frames however that inspired the visual style of Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning movie
‘Saving Private Ryan’. When Life magazine published the photographs, they claimed that they were
slightly out of focus, and Capa later used this as the title of his autobiographical account of the war.
5. Capa’s private life was no less dramatic. He was friend to many of Hollywood’s directors, actors and
actresses. In 1943 he fell in love with the wife of actor John Austin. His affair with her lasted until the
end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs. He was at one time lover to actress Ingrid
Bergman. Their relationship finally ended in 1946 when he refused to settle in Hollywood and went off
to Turkey.
6. In 1947 Capa was among a group of photojournalists who founded Magnum Photos. This was a co-
operative organisation set up to support photographers and help them to retain ownership of the
copyright to their work.
7. Capa went on to document many other wars. He never attempted to glamorise war though, but to
record the horror. He once said, "The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business."
8. Capa died as he had lived. After promising not to photograph any more wars, he accepted an
assignment to go to Indochina to cover the first Indochina war. On May 25th 1954 Capa was
accompanying a French regiment when he left his jeep to take some photographs of the advance and
stepped on a land mine. He was taken to a nearby hospital, still clutching his
camera, but was pronounced dead on arrival. He left behind him a testament to the horrors of war and a
standard for photojournalism that few others have been able to reach.
9. Capa’s legacy has lived on though and in 1966 his brother Cornell founded the International Fund for
Concerned Photography in his honor. There is also a Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is given to the
photographer who publishes the best photographic reporting from abroad with evidence of exceptional
courage. But perhaps his greatest legacy of all are the haunting images of the human struggles that he
captured.
1. Why did Capa change his name?
A. To hide his identity
B. Because he had been involved in protests
C. To sound more American
D. Because he had to leave Hungary
2. Capa originally wanted to be ___________.
A. A phtojournalist
B. A writer
C. American
D. A protestor
3. Capa went to Spain to ____________ .
A. Fight in the civil war
B. Build his reputation
C. Have a holiday
D. Take photograph
4. Capa’s famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier ____________ .
A. Was taken by someone else.
B. Was definitely genuine.
C. Wasn’t even taken in Spain.
D. Cannot be proven genuine or staged.
5. When World War II broke out Capa ______________.
 A. went to New York
B. swam ashore on Omaha Beach
C. went to Europe
D. went to Normandy
6. A mistake meant that _____________.
A. only one hundred of Capa’s photographs were published.
B. Capa lost both of his two cameras
C. Capa’s images inspired an Oscar winning movie.
D. Most of Capa’s images of the D-Day landing were destroyed.
7. Capa’s private life was _____________.
A. less dramatic than his professional life.
B. spent mostly in Hollywood.
C. very glamorous
D. spent in Turkey
8. Capa wanted his work to _____________.
A. be very famous
B. show how glamorous war can be
C. show the true horror of war.
D. make lots of money.
9. Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 5?
A. Capa had a tragic private life and was never able to settle down and find happiness.
B. Despite having many good friends and lovers, Capa always put his work first.
C. Capa wanted to make friends with important people in Hollywood so that he could move into
the movie industry. 
D. Capa’s private life was very complicated. He could not choose between the two women he
loved, so he went off to work in Turkeys.
10. Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 4?
A. Capa never tried to avoid danger. He risked his life to take photographs of the D-Day invasion,
but then destroyed most of them.
B. Capa took some of his most famous photographs during the D-Day invasion, but most were
tragically destroyed in an accident. 
C. Capa only kept the best eight D-Day photographs as the others were out of focus. These
inspired the visual style of a Hollywood film.
D. Capa left Europe when the war broke out and went to take his most famous photographs of
the D-Day invasion.

Reading 2: (5 pts)
In the early days of the United States, postal charges were paid by the recipient, and charges
varied with the distance carried. In 1825, the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give
letters to mail carriers for home deli very, but these carriers received no government salary and their
entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.

In 1847 the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp, which
of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to
prepay. Besides, the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a
private address. In Philadelphia, for example, with a population of 150,000, people still had to go to the
post office to get their mail. The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters
was itself enough to discourage use of the mail. It is no wonder that, during the years of these
cumbersome arrangements, private letter-carrying and express businesses developed. Although their
activities were only semilegal, they thrived, and actually advertised that between Boston and
Philadelphia they were a half-day speedier than the government mail. The government postal service
lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently
even the business it had. Finally, in 1863, Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the
mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary, and that there
should be no extra charge for that delivery. But this delivery service was at first confined to cities, and
free home deli very became a mark of urbanism. As late as 1887, a town had to have 10,000 people to be
eligible for free home delivery. In 1890, of the 75 million people in the United States, fewer than 20
million had mail delivered free to their doors. The rest, nearly three-quarters of the population, still
received no mail unless they went to their post office.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The increased use of private mail services
B. The development of a government postal system
C. A comparison of urban and rural postal services
D. The history of postage stamps
2. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the USA in the early 19th century ________.
A. the recipient had to pay to receive the letters.
B. the recipient paid the same fro all kinds of letters.
C. postage stamps for letters came into use
D. the mail carriers earned a lot of money from the government.
3. Which of the following was seen as a disadvantage of the postage stamp?
A. It had to be purchased by the sender in advance.
B. It increased the cost of mail delivery .
C. It was difficult to affix to letters.
D. It was easy to counterfeit.
4. Why does the author mention the city of Philadelphia ?
A. Its postal service was inadequate for its population
B. It was the site of the first post office in the United States.
C. It was the largest city in the United States in 1847.
D. It was commemorated by the first United States postage stamp.
5. In the 1950s, ____________.
A. American people were happy with every postal service.
B. people in Philadelphia had their letters delivered free of charge by the government.
C. there was a preference among Americans for private mail services.
D. the Amercan government managed their mail businesses satisfactorily.
6. The word “they” refers to
A. Boston and Philadelphia B. businesses
C. Arrangements D. letters
7. The private postal services of the nineteenth century claimed that they could do which of the
following better than the government?
A. Deliver a higher volume of mail. B. Deliver mail more cheaply.
C. Deliver mail faster. D. Deliver mail to rural areas.
8. In 1863 the United States government began providing which of the following to mail carriers?
A. A salary B. Housing C. Transportation D. Free postage stamps
9. All of the following statements are true of the American postal service in the second half of the 19th
century EXCEPT _____.
A. Delivery service distinguishes cities from the countryside.
B. People paid more to get their letters delivered to their home.
C. Small towns did not provide delivery service.
D. About 55 million people had to get to the post office to receive their mail.
10. The word “confined” in line 21 is closest in meaning to
A. granted B. scheduled C. limited D. recommended

VI. GUIDED CLOZE TESTS

Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space.
TEST 1 (5 pts)
Last year thieves broke into a Scottish castle and stole only one thing: a rhino horn, which at up 1.5
metres was the logest in the world. In China pharmaceutical factories have been building up (1)
_________ of antiques made from rhino horn, for the sole intention of smashing them to powder to
make the (2) ____________ ingredient of many of their medicines. And in Africa poachers continue to
die in the (3) _________ for the black rhino.
Recently, conservations met to plan a campaign to persuade countries where rhino horn is still part of
the traditional medicine to (4)__________ to substitutes. The biggest threat to the survival of the
rhiniceros is the refusal (5)__________ of certain countries to enforce a ban on domestic (6)
__________ in rhino horn.
The rhino horn is included in many doses for disorders raging from fevers to nosebleeds. Horn, like
fingernails, is made of keratin and has no proven medicinal (7) _________. Traditional sunstitues, such
as horn from buffalo or antelope, are (8) __________ as second best.
The battle is (9) __________ to be winnable. But it may be harder than the battle against the trade in
ivory, for there is a (10)___________ between the two commodities. Ivory is a luxury; rhino horn,
people believe, could save the life of their child.
1. A. collections B. bundles C. amounts D. groups
2. A. real B. essential C. actual D. true
3. A. tight B. chance C. search D. race
4. A. vary B. modify C. switch D. adjust
5. A. refusal B. denial C. rejection D. protest
6. A.business B. commerce C. selling D. trading
7. A. capacity B. values C. control D. powers
8. A. valued B. regarded C. known D. reputed
9. A. thought B. dreamed C. imagined D. viewed
10. A. variation B. comparison C. gap D. difference

TEST 2 (5 pts)
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and became a very famous man. He also wrote an
article which he presented in 1883. His research paper was about deaf people.
In his article, Dr. Bell (1)_________ why there were so many deaf children. He believed that when
deaf adults married each other, they would have deaf children. He thought that this was bad. Bell (2)
___________ the schools for the deaf for causing marriages between deaf people. He did not like the
idea of these intermarriages and tried to think of ways to stop them. He would have (3) __________ that
deaf children be taught at hearing schools. He did not (4) _________ schools for the deaf. Bell felt that
deaf people would not mix with hearing people if they went to (5) ___________ schools.
Bell was upset about other things, too. He noticed that deaf people socialized with other deaf
people. He felt that socializing with other deaf people was bad. Deaf people should socialize with
hearing people, he thought. Bell tried to start a new law that would make (6) ___________ illegal for
deaf people to marry each other. He gave up his idea when he realized that such a law could not be
enforced.
Bell also had strong feelings about the (7) _________ of deaf children. He wanted deaf children to
be with hearing children in school. He thought that the deaf children could learn (8) _________ behavior
from the hearing children. Bell was against the use of deaf teachers, too, because he thought this added
to the problem of a deaf "race" in America.
Bell had another theory which he never proved. He believed that deaf children who signed would
not have good English skills. He could never prove this, and now many people have tried to prove the
(9)___________! A lot of new research shows that many deaf children whose parents sign (and are deaf)
do better schoolwork than deaf children who do not sign at home!
1. A. reasoned B. interpreted C. explained D. argued
2. A. scolded B. blamed C. told off D. reprimanded
3. A. wished B. liked C. preferred D. wanted
4. A. support B. describe C. visit D. study
5. A. larger B. worse C. older D. separate
6. A. it B. them C. all D. things
7. A. discipline B. health C. safety D. education
8. A. usual B. normal C. common D. familiar
9. A. contrast B. contrary C. reverse D. opposite
10. A. more B. easier C. better D. slower

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST: Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE WORD for each space.
OPEN CLOZE 1 (10 pts)
A physicist-turned-violin-maker believes that he has found a way to make new violins sound
(1)__________ old ones. Alan Beavitt puts his violins through a repeated cycle of damp and dry (2)
___________, re-creating in a few months the natural changes that he believes are responsible for
making (3)___________ violins sound better. Why older violins sound better (4)_________ long been a
mystery. The best ones of all, made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, 300 years ago, have a tone
that other makers have tried but (5) ________ to match.
Mr Beavitt argues that the changes in the sound of a violin over time are the result of slow changes in
the wood. The process (6)________ to a gradual stiffening of the wood, which improves the playing
quality and (7) __________ on regular changes in humidity. He reproduces the effect in two ways. He
either puts his violins in a sealed container and controls the humidity with saturated salt solutions or he
pumps air of (8) _________ humidity through rubber pipes into the interior of the violin. The (9)
___________ of the instrument increases in high humidity as it takes up water and falls again in low
humidity as it loses it. Each complete cycle takes ten days and Mr Beavitt says that no further
(10)_______________takes place after six cycles.
OPEN CLOZE 2 (10 pts)
Much has been heard recently about possible health hazards, including memory loss and brain tumours,
from the use of mobile phones. With the possible half a billion mobile phones in (1)_______ throughout
the world, in Britain (2) _________, one person in four owns one, (3)______ is worrying enough, even
if, so far, no concrete evidence has come to (4)_______. One study by Dr. Alan Preece and his team at
Bristol University has shown, however, in a report in the International Journal of Radiation Biology, that
tests on volunteers demonstrated no effect on their short-term memory or attention span. Subjects were
exposed to microwave radiation for up to thirty minutes, but the one noticeable effect was positive
(5)_____ than negative; the subject reacted more rapidly in one test (6)_______ a visual choice. One
explanation of (7) _________ is that following the transmissions, a warming of the blood led to
increased bloodflow. For the experiment, places were chosen where the signal was good and the
microwave dose light, and then where the signal was poor and the dose much higher. The subjects were
tested for recall and mental alertness (8)_____ exposure to microwaves characteristic of analogue
phones, digital phones or no phones at all, without knowing (9)______ they were exposed to. It is, of
course, early days yet and the sample may not be larged (10)_______to generalise from. More research
needs to be done.
II. WORD FORMATION
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses. (10 pts)
1. The student were ___________ to hear that the class has bên cancelled. (joy)
2. A sports club has just been established and aims to have a __________ of 500 in the next two years.
(member)
3. The spectators booed when the second goal was _______________ (allow).
4. _____________, we didn’t buy better quality goods from the beginning. (regret)
5. A fatal _____________ was made by air traffic control. (calculate)
6. Despite having a _____________ job, she has dificulty making ends meet. (pay)
7. When the lab findings and the research results were ______________, an amazing discovery came to
light (relate).
8. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather___________________.  (penny)
9. Every time I think I've beaten you, you  _________________  me! (do)
10. The groom may ______________the bride only when their vows have been exchanged. (veil)
PART 2: Give the correct form of the word in parentheses. (10 pts)
. THE ART OF GIVING AND TAKING
Gift exchange, which is also called ceremonial exchange, is the transfer of goods or services that,
although regarded as (41) _______ (VOLUNTEER) by people involved, is part of the expected social
(42) _______ (BEHAVE). Gift exchange may be distinguished from other types of exchange in several
respects. The first offering is made in a generous manner and there is no haggling between donor and
(43) _______ (RECEIVE). The exchange is an expression of an existing social relationship or the
establishment of a new one that differs from (44) _______ (PERSON) market relationships; and the
profit in gift exchange may be in the sphere of social relationship and prestige rather than in material
advantage. The gift-exchange cycle entails (45) _______ (OBLIGE) to give, to receive, and to return.
Sanctions may exist to induce people to give. (46) _______ (REFUSE) to accept a gift may be seen as
rejection of social relations and may lead to enmity. The reciprocity of the cycle rests in the (47)
_______ (NECESSARY) to return the gift. The prestige associated with the appearance of (48) _______
(GENEROUS) dictates that the value of the return is (49) _______ (APPROXIMATE) equal to or
greater than the value of the original (50) _______ (SIGNIFY) expression of social relations.
III. ERROR CORRECTION (10pts)
There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them.
Some people say that the best defense is a good offense; an 1. ………………
octopus, however, would agree. In addition to being one of the 2. ……………….
strangest and most beautiful creatures in nature, the octopus has 3…………………
some the most inventive and effective defense mechanisms 4…………………
imaginable. While other animals have teeth, horns, or claws to 5…………………
help defend them with predators, the octopus concentrates its 6…………………
energy on hiding from and confusing its attackers. When it 7…………………
wants to get away, the octopus has an impressive arsenal of 8…………………
tricks at their disposal. 9…………………
The most well-known of the octopus’s 10……………….
defense mechanisms is its ability to squirt clouds of ink into the 11………………..
water. Some octopus use this cloud of ink as camouflage; after 12………………..
squirting the ink, the octopus retreats into the ink cloud which 13……………….
the predator cannot see it. Other octopi use the ink cloud as a 14………………..
decoy. If a large, intelligent predator so as a shark knows that 15………………..
octopi use ink clouds for camouflage, it might simply attack 16………………..
the ink cloud blindly, hoping to make contact with the octopus 17………………..
inside. However, some sneaky octopi will release the ink cloud 18………………..
in one direction and scurry away in another direction, leaving 19………………..
the predator with something but a mouthful of ink. In addition 20………………..
that confusing predators’ sense of sight, these ink clouds also 21………………..
confuse their sense of smell. The ink is composed primarily of 22………………..
melanin (the common chemical that gives human skin its 23……………….
color), which can shut down a predator’s sense of smell. If an 24……………….
octopus cannot be seen or smelled, it has a much higher chance 25……………….
of escaping an attack. 26………………

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (10 pts)

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original
sentence. If a key word is given, use the key word without changing it.
1. He has tried to lose weight before.
It’s ________________________________ a diet.
2. Due to your insistence on taking the scenic route, we're hopelessly lost now.
Had ___________________________________________________________________.
He is a very good actor and the audience hang on his every word.
Such ____________________________________________________.
3. The reason why I was given promotion was that Laurence recommended me.
But ______________________________________________________________.
4. It’s impossible for us to measure the distances because they are very immense.
The distance _______________________________________________ to measure them.
5. What would you have said in my position? (shoes)
If ________________________________________________________?
6. Many a school leaver can't speak English adequately. (command)
Many a school leaver___________________________________________.
7. I can recommend you to the manager; I am a friend of his. (word)
I can ________________________________________________________.
My superior did not even hint to me that he was about to resign. (indication)
I ________________________________________________________.
8. Schools should make careers lessons a priority. (emphasis).
Schools should ______________________________________.