Name:_____________________________ Strand & Section:___________________ 9.

Medical experts have viewed high doses of vitamins as a popular remedy whose
This test will examine your English proficiency level. Please read the instructions value is, as yet, unproven.
and questions carefully and encircle the best answer. (The result of this test and a. unintentional b. unfounded c. prescribed d. beneficial
your personal information will be confidential and will not be revealed to 10. Because of her conservative views, the professor never accepts anything not
anyone.) related to traditional values and the status quo.
a. conventional b. progressive c. modern d. economic
1. The roads seem to be _______ icy so drive carefully.
a. have getting c. getting 11. “He may have got delayed.” This sentence means:
b. got d. to get a. He will arrive shortly.
b. He has permission to arrive late.
2. If the talks______, it would be a disadvantage for us. c. It is probable that he has been delayed.
a. would stopped c. they to stop
d. He was delayed.
b. were to stop d. would stop

3. My brother is _______ cleverer than me. 12. Every year, a ______ automobile race is held in Indianapolis.
a. far c. nearly a. five-hundred-mile c. five-hundred mile
b. almost d. more b. five-hundred-miles d. five hundred miles

4. I’d appreciate it if you let me know in advance whether or not you ______to North Mark the choice which best completes the paragraph.
Cyprus next summer.
a. will or won’t come c. going to come 13. Laws should not dictate where people can or cannot smoke. _______. It also
b. will be coming d. will have come unfairly restricts people’s freedom of choice. Therefore, the decision on when and
where to smoke should be left to common sense. Mark the choice which best
5. _____ he wasn’t hungry, he ate everything put in front of him. completes the paragraph.
a. In spite b. Unless c. Even d. Although
a. Most smokers are in fact considerate and respectful people. They do not wish to
harm others around them.
6. I’m going to put _______ all my housework until my exams are over.
b. This is an issue that arouses a lot of anger on the part of nonsmokers.
a. out b. on c. in d. off
c. There is no proof that smoking harms the health of nonsmokers.
d. Banning smoking in public places and offices only causes loss of revenue and
7. We don’t usually deal with cases like that in this office. I’ll have to ________ you
lowers
to our Claims Department.
productivity.
a. recommend b. refer c. regard d. remind
In each of the following paragraphs, the first sentence is the TOPIC SENTENCE,
8. The storm was ______. No one was prepared for it so some people couldn’t
which states the main point. Choose the IRRELEVANT sentence, which does not
escape and got injured.
support the main point.
a. irrelevant b. unexpected c. impossible d. illegal
14. It is not difficult to see why young people of today are so keen on motorbikes.
Choose the word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the one underlined. a. Motorbikes are faster than other vehicles.
b. Young people under 17 are not allowed to have motorbikes.
c. You can take a passenger with you on the seat behind you. IV, III, II, I b. IV, I, III, II c. I, II, IV, III d. I, III, II, IV
d. Motorbikes give people a feeling of independence.
15. We all should read more than we do.
Read the passage and answer the questions 19-20.
a. Books can teach us how other people think and help us understand one another
better. (1) People commonly complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks.
b. Television has, unfortunately, caused people to read less. The hours and minutes seem to slip away before many planned chores get done.
c. Books help us understand not only other people but also ourselves. According to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most
d. It is in books that we can find out about our past mistakes and triumphs so that we people fail to set priorities about what to do first. They get tied down by trivial,
may learn from them. time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones.
(5) One simple solution often used by those at the top is to keep a list of tasks to be
Mark the best TOPIC SENTENCE for each paragraph.
accomplished daily. These lists order jobs from the most essential to the least
16. It is an animal about the size of a small cow. The people of Tibet use it to carry essential and are checked regularly through the day to assess progress. Not only is
large and small loads. They drink its milk, eat its meat for food and weave its fur this an effective way to manage time, but it also serves to give individuals a
into cloth. much- deserved sense of satisfaction over their achievements. People who do not
a. Tibetan people depend upon the yak in several ways. keep lists often face the end of the workday with uncertainty over the significance
b. Tibet is famous for its animals. of their accomplishments which, over time, can contribute to serious problems in
c. The yak is an important means of transportation in Tibet. mental and physical health.
d. The yak is adapted to the climate of Tibet.
19. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
a. Common Complaints About Work
17. Airlines depend on good weather conditions to keep their planes in the air.
b. Accomplishing Trivial Matters
Workmen who construct buildings can work only in good weather. Farmers
c. Achieving Job Satisfaction
depend on sunshine and rain for growing crops. Merchants find that weather
d. Learning to Manage Time
affects their business, for when the weather is bad people do not go shopping.
a. We should listen to a weather report every day.
20. According to the passage, why do many people never seem to have enough time
b. Scientists are studying ways to control the weather.
to accomplish things?
c. Weather is important to a great many people.
a. They do not prioritize tasks.
d. Unfavorable weather conditions may affect air travel.
b. They get tied down to one difficult problem.
c. They fail to deal with trivial matters.
Put these sentences in order to best construct a paragraph.
d. They do not seek the advice of time management experts.
18. I. It’s a popular shopping center and several large businesses have their
headquarters there.
II. Therefore, many people who work there live in London, which is about 30
minutes away by train.
III. Unfortunately, there are hardly any historical places there, so it is a rather dull
town.
IV. Croydon is a large town on the outskirts of London.
ANSWERS KEY
1. A
2. B.
3. C.
4. B.
5. D.
6. D.
7. B.
8. B.
9. B.
10. A.
11. C.
12. C.
13. D.
14. B.
15. B.
16. A.
17. C.
18. B.
19. A.
20. D.