SECTION 1.

LISTENING
I. Part 1: You will hear Sally asking a friend about some homework . For each of the questions, fill in
the missing information in the numbered space. You will hear the recording twice (1 points)
Homework

Subject: Biology

Name of book: (1) ……………………….…………………..

Written by: Martin (2) ……………………………………..

Read: Pages (3) ……………………………….…………..

Learn about: (4)…………………………….………………

Finish by: (5)……………………………………………

II. Part 2: You will hear a man called Frank, talking on the radio about looking for ships that
sank at sea long ago. Complete the sentences by choosing the right answers. You will hear the
recording twice. (1 points)
1. The first old ship which Frank found was……..
A. covered by rocks. B. older than he first thought. C. easy to find.
2. Frank finds ships quickly because he…………..
A. reads history books B. is a professional diver C. uses the latest equipment.
3. What does Frank say about the ship called The Seabird?
A. It was built in 1859. B. It sank in a storm. C. It was badly made.
4. Frank says his wedding ring………..
A. was made from gold he found himself.
B. is worth 88,000 pounds
C. was found by a friend.
5. Frank's wife believes he should………
A. stop diving B. give things to museums C. sell some of his collection.
Write your answers here:

1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________

SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the
space provided. (0,6 points)
1. A. profit B. profession C. promise D. poverty

2. A. badminton B. swallow C. challenge D. ballet

3. A. responsive B. content C. sector D. sense

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IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your
answers in the space provided. (0,4 points)

1. A. em’broider B. en’courage C. eco’nomic D. ex’perience

2. A. mana’gerial B. determi’nation C. unbe’lievable D. ina’bility

SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR

V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE
MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the
space provided. (7 points)
1. It’s essential that every student ………… the exam before attending the course.
A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed
2. Companies have to be……………to customer demand.
A. responding B. responsively C. responsible D. responsive
3.The living standards of people in remote areas …………. .
A. will be risen B. will arise C. will raise D. will be raised
4. The more you study during the semester, ………….the week before exam .”
A. the less you have to study B. you have to study the less.
C. the less have you to study D. the study less you have.
5. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty………. his feelings.
A. expressing B. communicating C. sending D. talking
6. Peter was expelled from the volunteer team …………..his misbehavior.
A. except for B. because of C. in spite of D. regardless of
7. The bamboo used to make conical hats must be split into very thin strings and then put into
water……………they can avoid tearing and any breakage.
A. so that B. therefore C. because D. although
8. I………….. in heavy traffic.
A. used to drive B. am used to driving
C. get used to driving D. used to driving
9. Has the committee .................. a decision yet?
A. given B. made C. done D. arrived
10. .................. the time you get to the theatre, the play will have
finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On
11. .................. her five dresses, she likes the red one best.
A. Of B. In C. From D. Among
12. The students were all surprised.................. the result of the final exam.
A. at B. with C. by D. to
13. It was a very long day but we …………….. arrived in time for tea.
A. eventfully B. unusually C. finally D. eventually
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14. My brother won’t come home …………………….. 10 p.m.
A. until B. to C. than D. in
15. There is always ……………….. traffic in the city center during
rush hours.
A. few B. many C. heavy D. full
16. He is a very ………………….. man. He only thinks about himself.
A. out - going B. selfish C. polite D. generous
17. Thomas Edison had very little ………………………
A. learning B. schooling C. studying D. graduating
18. All that rubbish will have to be ……….. at once.
A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of
19. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct?
A. Can you pass the sugar please? B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
C. The apples are good for you. D. I love the skiing.
20. I asked if …………… wanted an ice cream.
A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. anybody
21. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in
the race began to run round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
22. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
23. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped
to ................... new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
24. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ............... your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
25. Hardly..........believes that.
A. anyone B. all C. everybody D. anybody
26. She got so.........while watching the game that she began
shouting.
A. exciting B. excited C. excitingly D. excitedly

27. " I wish she..............". " It's unbelievable she didn't".

A. will succeed B. would succeed C. had succeeded D. has succeeded
28. Not only _______ , but he also plays the piano and writes his own songs.
A. does Billy Joel sing B. Billy Joel sings
C. if Billy Joel sings D. what Billy Joel sings
29. When we heard the unexpected news, we were at a loss of words.
A. could not speak for a while B. did not know what to say
C. became dumb D. panicked
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30. I’m sorry for opening your handbag, but I ............ it for mine.
A. recognized B. confused C. imagined D. mistook
31. My letter ............ have come yesterday, but it didn’t.
A. must B. should C. ought D. can
32. Phone me before eight; ............I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
A. unless B. whether C. otherwise D. if
33. It’s useless to argue with him.
A. It’s no use arguing with him. B. It’s no use to arguing with him.
C. It’s no use of arguing with him. D. It’s no use for him to argue.
34. Nobody likes his behaviour, ……………?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does he D. doesn’t he
35. I applied for the job that I saw …………… in the paper.
A. advertising B. advertised C. be advertised D. being advertising

VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistakes and write your answer in the
space provided. (1 points)
1. Please give me a few coffee and some biscuits if you have any left.
A B C D Correct: a little
2. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this
A B C D
summer. Correct: forward to spending
3. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A B C D
Correct: Mathew looked
4. Higher education is very importance to national economies and it is also a source
A B
of trained and educated personnel for the whole country. Correct: important
C D
5. My mother told me to watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.
A B C D Correct: not to let
SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best options to complete the passage. Write your answers in
the space provided. (2 points)
About twenty per cent of the world's present energy already (1) .......... from the sun in one
form or another. Special devices have already been made (2) ............ to place on the roofs of houses
and flats to (3) ..........the sun's rays. Thousands of these devices are now being used to provide
(4) ..........in homes throughout the United States. (5) ......... more than a million solar (6) .............
units have already been built in home in Japan. Other purposes (7) ............. which solar energy is at
present being used include the (8) ........... of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal.
For most people in developing countries, the (9) ..........is not for airconditioners or central
heating (10) ....... for cheap ways of cooking food, drying crops and lighting homes.
1. A. goes B. comes C. makes D. supplies
2. A. difficult B. effective C. available D. valuable

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3. A. collect B. store C. give off D. produce
4. A. electricity B. source C. fuel D. power
5. A. where B. when C. while D. which
6. A. water-heat B. water-heating C. heat-water D. heat-watering
7. A. for B. at C. from D. by
8. A. relation B. production C. provision D. separation
9. A. supply B.lack C. need D. response
10.A. then B. but C. as D. also
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers
in the space provided. (1 points)
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was
called a “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the
money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he
did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the homes. They cannot stay with
the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the
evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the
laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband
and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example,
the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on
some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care
from grandparents. Now families do not usually live near their relatives. The grandparents are often
too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help
may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is
possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies now
let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend mo re time with their
children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men
there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA, more and more men are
becoming househusbands every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand
their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may
also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.
1. Sixty years ago, most women ……………
A. went out to work B. had no children
C. did not do much housework D. were housewives
2. The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…………….
A. tidying up B. cooking and washing up
C. washing and ironing D. shopping
3. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that………………...
A. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center
B. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way
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 C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center
D. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care
4. The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may …………
A. help families B. not happen
C. cause problems for a marriage D. not change the children at all
5. This article is about …………..
A. American men as househusbands
B. housewives in America
C. how more American women are working
D. how family life in America is changing
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space
provided. ( 2 points)
Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to any(1) of the
important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer for(2) one side or the other. Nearly every
school has(3) its football team and every boy in Britain knows(4) much about the game. He can tell
you the name of the players(5) in most important teams. He has a picture of them(6) and know the
results of many matches.

In Britain the football season starts(7) in the middle of August, usually on(8) the second
Saturday and ends on the last Saturday in April. At the beginning of the season(9) all the school
teams and the professional teams train(10) very hard. They want to win their matches.

SECTION 5. WRITING

X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
before it. ( 2 points)
1. We don’t take the trip to the campsite because we can’t afford it.
 If we had enough money, we would take the trip to the campsite.
2. I only recognized him when he came into the room.
 It was only when he came into the room that I recognized him.
3. I must thank Jane and Alice for their presents.
 I must send thanks to Jane and Alice for their presents
4. He stayed home because he got a cold.
 He came down with a cold, so he stayed home.
5. They haven’t written to each other for almost two years.
 They stopped writing to each other almost 2 years ago.
6. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.
 There used to be old buildings in this city, but none can be found nowadays.
7. Turn off all the lights before going out.
 All the lights must be turned off before going out.
8. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
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 I would rather you delivered the sofa on Saturday.
9. "Never borrow money from friends", my father said.
 My father told me never to borrow money from friends.
10. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
She had her refrigerator repaired last month.
Talk about the volunteer work you like best.
One of the volunteer works I like best is joining in participating in community clean-up
activities. I took part in these activities 2 years ago when I realize that our community has become
more polluted. I often join in these activities on Saturdays anh Sundays in many place which have so
much rubbish. They are often held by local authorities. During cleaning session, we walk through
designated areas, such as parks, streets, and beaches, collecting litter and debris. Then we arrange it to
suitable bags to bring it to the gathering point. We also clean up trash and debris from rivers, streams, and
lakes, sometimes using boats or wading in shallow areas to pick up trash. After all, we weeding flower and
plant trees for shade. This wil help our local maintain green spaces.This volunteer work really gives me fun
and makes me proud because I have contributed some effort to made our community cleaner. I will take part
in more volunteer works like this.

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