SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Phonetics:
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. established B. orphaned C. recognized D. endangered
2. A. together B. ethnic C. threaten D. southeast
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
3. A. establish B. butterfly C. orphanage D. national
4. A. recognize B. variety C. contaminate D. abandoned
II. Error identification:
5. Jack will win the election if he campaigned harder.
6. Even though his great fame, the director was friendly and approachable.
III Grammar and Vocabulary:
7. “Oh no! I wasn’t watching the time. I missed my bus.” - “That’s okay. I ____ give you a ride
home.”
A. will B. am going to C. was going to D. ought
8. Peter: “Would you like something to eat?” - Mary: “________. I’m not hungry now.”
A. No, thanks B. No, no problem C. Yes, I would D. Yes, it is
9. He’s really delighted with his new CD player. The underlined word means
A. pleased B. angry C. entertained D. annoyed
10. Quite a few volunteers came forward to raise funds for the underprivileged children.
A. unpaid assistants B. staff C. members D. paid workers
11. They went camping in the beautiful ______ of the rainforest.
A. wilderness B. wildness C. wilding D. wildlife
12. The charity is totally dependent _____ money from the publiC.
A. upon B. in C. from D. with
13. What are you looking ___ ? _ My pen. I put it on the table but it is nowhere to be seen now.
A. for B. at C. forward to D. up
14. Due to drought, the countryside people living in the area is under the constant _____ of famine.
A. threat B. threaten C. threatening D. threatened
15. She usually has a smile on her face, but now she looks _________
A. solemn B. joyful C. cheerful D. delightful
16. There is not much in the way of _______ in this town – just the cinema and a couple of pubs
A. entertainment B. entertain C. entertains D. entertaining
17. ________ did the boy take the dog to the park? _ Once a week.
A. How often B. When C. Where D. How much
18. The main _________ in the film are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater.
A. characters B. scenes C. ideas D. feelings
19. If I had time, I _____ and helped you.
A. would come B. will have come C. will come D. would have come
20. The new computer system _______ next month.
A. is being installed B. is be installed
C. is being installed by people D. is been installed
21. _____for work early, he could have caught the bus.
A. Had Peter left B. If had Peter left C. Peter left D. If Peter left
22. ________ is a traditional music from a particular country, region or community
A. folk music B. classical music C. blues D. jazz
23. __________________________? – To buy a new computer.
A. What do you save money for? B. When do you save money?
C. Which money do you save? D. How much money do you save?
24. In the 1990 World Cup, Italy got a victory ____ Argentina and became the champion.
A. over B. on C. against D. out
25. He prefers typing to writing by hanD.
A. He’d rather type than write by hand. B. He likes typing better.
C. He doesn’t like typing. D. He doesn’t like type by hand at all.
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers
David Robert Joseph Beckham was born in Leytonstone, London on May 2 nd, 1975. Keen on
football from very early, David won the Bobby Charlton - Soccer Skills Award when he was 11.
Five years later, at the age of 16, he signed on as a trainee at Manchester United Football CluB.
The following year, he made his first appearance as a substitute but it was another three years
before he started playing full-time in the Premier League.
He established himself as a quality player in the 1995/1996 season and, in his midfield right
position, the number 7 helped his team to win the FA Cup semi-final against ChelseA.
In 1996 he started playing for the England senior team and the year ended he was voted Young
Player of The Year.
In 1999, his son Brooklyn was born and he married VictoriA. In the same year, he was voted the
second best player in the world after Rivaldo, the outstanding Barcelona and Brazil player.
26. When did Beckham sign on as a trainee at Manchester United Football Club?
A. at the age of 11 B. at the age of 15 C. in 1991 D . in 1975
27. What was he voted in 1996?
A. The second best player in the world B. Young player of the year
C. the captain of the England team D. a quality player
28. Which of these statements is NOT true ?
A. Beckham was born in London in 1975.
B. He played in the mid field right position.
C. He made his first appearance as a substitute in 1992.
D. He has a daughter Brooklyn .
29. Who was voted the first best player in the world in 1999?
A. Beckham B. Barcelona C. Rivaldo D. Brooklyn
30. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Football B. Manchester United Football Club
C. Beckham, a famous footballer D. Beckham’s family.
American folk music (31) ......... with ordinary rural population was isolated and music was not
(32) .............. spread by radio, records, or music videos: It was (33) ......... by oral tradition and is noted
for its energy, humor, and emotional (34) ...............The major source of early American folk songs
was .music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa (35) .............. songs of the American Indians
have significant part n its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the
nineteenth century, (36) ..........Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduring popular of all American
songs, (37) .......... soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained
great popularity by adapting (38) ............melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the
1950s and 1960, singe- composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez this tradition by
(39)..........'urban' folk music. Many of these songs (40) .......... important social issues, such as radical
integration and the war in Vietnam.
31: A. began B. discovered C. derived D. origin
32. A. ever B. yet C. already D. only
33. A. transmitted B. broadcasted C. transferred D. sent out
34. A. contact B. sense C. impact D. force
35. A. like B. as C. as well as D. add
36. A. writer B. composer C. musician D. conductor
37. A. that B. these C. who D. which
38. A. tradition B. traditional C. tradition D. traditionalized
39. A. making B. composing C. developing D. creating
40. A. shared out B. set up C. dealt with D. put on
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36.d 37.b 38.a 39.c 40.c 41.b 42.d 43.b 44.d 45.c
SECTION C: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (3pts)
1. He sees his family twice a month.
How often does he see his family ?
2. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24.
It was not until the age of 24 that she stopped learning German.
3. Without water, we couldn’t live.
If there were not water, we couldn’t live
4. They are building several new schools in our town
Several new schools are being built in our town.
5. The window had not been opened by Tom before we came.
Tom had not opened the window before we came
6. If Joe didn’t change his way, he would end up in prison.
Unless Joe changed his way, he would end up in prison.
