Read the text and answer question 01.
d) phase.
La Palma volcano eruptions shut airport and
forcemore evacuations
Source: TRTWorld and agencies
The Cumbre Vieja volcano is seen from Los
Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma,
September 25, 2021. Rivers of lava raced down the
Cumbre Vieja volcano and exploded high into the air
overnight on the Spanish island of La Palma and the
airport was closed as an eruption intensified and
entered its most explosive phase so far.
Since it began erupting on Sunday on the
small island in the Atlantic, volcano has spewed out
thousands of tons of lava, destroyed hundreds of
houses and forced the evacuation of nearly
6,000 people.
Authorities said on Saturday that the 160
people evacuated from three more towns on Friday
would not be able to return to their homes to retrieve
their belongings because of the “evolution of the
volcanic emergency”.
Experts said the volcano had entered a new
explosive phase. “Volcanic surveillance
measurements carried out since the beginning of the
eruption recorded the highest-energy activity so far
during Friday afternoon,” emergency services said in
a statement on Friday evening.
Spanish airport operator Aena said on
Saturday the island’s airport had been closed. “La
Palma airport is inoperative due to ash accumulation.
Cleaning tasks have started, but the situation may
change at any time”.
(EEAR) 01. According to the text, it is correct to
affirm that
a) the airport of La Palma Island was closed because
it had been covered with volcano ashes.
b) specialists are measuring the amount of lava that
has been spewed from the volcano.
c) only around 160 people will be able to go back to
their homes due to the emergency.
d) more than 6,000 people had been evacuated until
September 25th.
(EEAR) 02. In the sentence “Rivers of lava raced
down the Cumbre Vieja volcano and exploded high
into the air overnight on the Spanish island of La
Palma and the airport was closed as an eruption
intensified and entered its most explosive phase só
far”, the underlined word refers to
a) the Spanish island.
b) an eruption.
c) volcano.
(EEAR) 03. Match the columns to the correct verb
tenses and choose the alternative with the correct
sequence.
1 – Past Simple
2 – Present Perfect
3 – Present Simple
4 – Present Continuous
( ) I’m having my own house built at the moment.
( ) All my life, I’ve been around cars.
( ) I still live in the family home.
( ) I sold my first car – a Porsche convertible - at the
age of 11.
a) 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
b) 3 - 2 - 4 - 1
c) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
d) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
Read the text and answer question 04.
“My year abroad in the United States was a
truly awesome experience. I’m not a shy person, and I
was very comfortable speaking to everyone, so I got
lots of speaking practice. (…) When I got home, my
close friends couldn’t believe how much I had
improved!” Mariko Okada – Tokyo (Neil J.
Anderson)
Active Skills for Reading, 2nd Edition, Student Book
1
(EEAR) 04. Choose the alternative with possible
antonyms of the adjectives “awesome” and “close”.
a) unimpressive - distant
b) extraordinary - young
c) phenomenal - foreign
d) rare - intimate
Read the text and answer question 05.
Beauty is where you find it.
There are nearly 8 billion people living on
Earth and, naturally, different cultures have different
ideals of beauty for both men and women. Generally
speaking, in most western societies being thin is more
acceptable than being overweight, whereas nations in
other parts of the planet may prefer a more full-
bodied appearance. So if you wake up feeling ugly
some day, just remember that you may be the ideal of
beauty somewhere. Perhaps you are living in the
wrong country.
(EEAR) 05. The word whereas, underlined in the text,
is closest in meaning to
a) so.
b) but.
c) thus.
d) therefore.
Read the text and answer question 06.
Volcano eruption in Italy
A volcano eruption in southern Italy caused
chaos in the skies yesterday. The eruption produced a
cloud of smoke that slowly spread itself over an area
of thousands of square kilometers. The excessive
amount of ash particles in the airspace caused a
biplane to crash. The fine gray particles got inside
both engines and, all of a sudden, neither of them
were working. The crash had one fatal victim: a 21-
year-old pilot named Antonella Ponzini. Her father, a
rich landowner, is said to be devastated at the loss of
his only daughter.
(EEAR) 06. The only victim of the crash was the
________ pilot.
a) young Italian beautiful
b) beautiful Italian young
c) Italian beautiful young
d) beautiful young Italian
Read the text and answer question 07.
Best job advice
The best job advice I ever got was the
following: at every job, you ______ learn or earn. It’s
fine when either options occur. It’s perfect when both
of them occur. But if you are not learning or earning
at your current job, you should start thinking about
finding a better one.
(EEAR) 07. The word one, in bold in the text, refers
to
a) job.
b) advice.
c) earning.
d) learning.
[BCT] (EEAR) 08. Choose the alternative that
completes the text.
a) an
b) this
c) either
d) worst
Read the text and answer question 09.
NOBODY does it better
Mark Powell
The James Bond movies are the longest-
running, highest grossing film series in history.
Current turnover stands at over $6 billion. In fact, the
combined earnings of Star Wars and Star Trek series
and the most successful single film ever, Gone with
the Wind, still fall $750 million short of Bond at the
box office.
Bond is also the most profitable film series
ever. The special effects may cost much more these
days, but the films still enjoy 30% profit margins, not
including merchandising. Even Stephen Spielberg’s
blockbusters ET, Jurassic Park and the Indiana Jones
trilogy can’t compete.
Bond appeal on men and women, adults and
children alike. From Russia with Love was one of
President Kennedy’s top ten favourite books, but
James Bond is no longer just a Hollywood hero; he’s
a bestselling brand. Although the actor playing Bond
has changed several times over the last forty years,
and although there are no Ian Fleming novels on
which to base the films, the series goes on and on.
The film business is risky - seven out of ten movies
lose money. But brand awareness of Bond is so strong
that even people who don’t like films instantly
recognise the Bond music, fast cars and glamorous
women. They know that James takes his vodka
Martini “shaken not stirred”.
And then there is Bond himself - certainly the
key factor in 007’s commercial success. With so
much money at stake, the choice of a new Bond
always makes front-page news. Not everyone agreed
in 1962 with the decision to choose a virtually
unknown Sean Connery as James Bond, and Connery
was only paid $7000 for Dr No, but it was perhaps
one of he best recruitment decisions ever made. And
the rest, as they say, is history.
POWEL, Mark. In Company Intermediate.
Macmillan.
(EEAR) 09. In the following passage from the text
“Nobody does it better”, what is the idea expressed by
the words in bold?
Although the actor playing Bond has changed
several times over the last forty years, and although
there are no Ian Fleming novels on which to base the
films, the series goes on and on.
a) Contrast.
b) Addition.
c) Purporse.
d) Cause.
(EEAR) 10. Choose the alternative in which the
phrasal verb means that you look or behave like an
older relative.
a) Jenny really takes after her mother.
b) Jenny really lives up to her mother.
c) Jenny really looks up to her mother.
d) Jenny sometimes comes across her mother.
Read the text and answer question 11.
Are you a procrastinator?
Following a schedule and doing things on time
is extremely important in today’s busy world.
Using time effectively is a valuable skill that
everyone must master. Catching a bus, getting to
work or school on time, and even meeting friends
requires managing time. Unfortunately, not everyone
is very good at doing this. Many people are
procrastinators; they put off doing things that they
need to until it’s too late. We all procrastinate
sometimes in life.
(EEAR) 11. “Put off”, in bold in the text, is similar in
meaning to
a) forget.
b) cancel.
c) expect.
d) postpone.
[BCT] (EEAR) 12. Choose the alternative which best
reports the following speech:
“I tried to reach him”, said Mary.
a) She told me she reached him.
b) She told she had tried to reach him.
c) She said she had tried to reach him.
d) She said she would try to reach him.
Read the text and answer question 13.
Tower Bridge
John Hughes and Ceri Jones
Tower Bridge is probably the most famous
bridge in London. It is called Tower Bridge because it
is located near the Tower of London. The City of
London first started to plan a new bridge across the
Thames in 1876. More than 50 designs _________ (to
receive) and it took eight years for the judges to
choose the winning design.
From the book Practical Grammar Level 2
(EEAR) 13. Choose the alternative that contains the
correct form of the verb in parentheses.
a) received
b) was received
c) would receive
d) were received
Read the text and answer question 14.
Dear Toti,
I’m writing to you from my hotel room.
Everyone else is sleeping, but I’m sitting here and
watching the ocean. We’re staying at the Plaza in
Atlantic Beach, and the view is beautiful. The tour is
goes well. The audience is crazy about the new songs,
but the fans are always asking for you. How is the
baby? She has a great voice. Are you teaching her to
sing yet? Maybe both of you will come along for the
next tour!
Sylvia
From the book Grammar Express
(EEAR) 14. In the letter, the sentence in bold is
wrong. The correct form of the sentence is:
a) The tour is go well.
b) The tour going well.
c) The tour is going well.
d) The tour not going well.
(EEAR) 15. Match the columns according to the
meaning of the modal verb in bold in each sentence
below.

1 – Impossibility
2 – Possibility
3 – Prohibition
4 – Advice

( ) Mark studied hard for his exams, but he got poor

marks; he can’t be very clever.
( ) You should work less! You look too tired!
( ) She may be in the garden.
( ) You mustn’t enter here.

a) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
b) 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
c) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
d) 4 - 3 - 2 – 1