SECTION A. LISTENING: I. Part 1. Listen to a conversation between a man and a receptionist. Fill each of the gaps in the notes with no more than two words or a number. You will listen TWICE. (1,0 p ⇱
MAYFAIR HOTEL - BOOKING FORM
Name: Mark (1) ………………………………...
Phone number: (2) ……………………………...
Number of days: (3) ……………………………..
Number of guests: (4) ………………………….
Price: $160
Note: Book a (5) ……………………………. for him.
II. Part 2:Listen to a conversation between a journalist and Kate. Fill each of the gaps with no more than two words. You will listen TWICE. (1,0 pt) ⇱
Kate is living in Melbourne. She feels proud when it became the most liveable city in (6) …………… According to her, there are many recreational facilities, and the transport system is very (7) ……………….There are also many cultural (8) ……………….. in a year, which makes her feel great. However, Kate doesn’t like the (9) …………………..because it is so changeable and may become extreme. Kate suggests young people stay in Melbourne because of its educational (10) ……………….and fantastic nightlife.
SECTION B. PHONETICS: III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (0,6 pt) ⇱
IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently. (0,4 pt) ⇱
SECTION C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box ( 5,0 pts) ⇱
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D) in the space provided below choose the one that needs correction. (1,0 pt) ⇱
1. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems.
A B C D
2. He couldn't find the dictionary because it was packing in the case ready for sending.
A B C D
3. The athlete really surprised to hear that he had won the race after all.
A B C D
4. He sounded his horn sudden when he saw the really old man step carelessly off the sidewalk.
A B C D
5. Your friends became very angrily over a seemingly little problem.
A B C D
VII. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic. (1,0 pt) ⇱
VIII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket. (1,0 pt) ⇱
1. You must tell me the truth. I insist on ((51) . tell) ……………….. the truth.
2. Can you manage ((52) finish)…………. ((53) pack) …………. these parcels alone?
3. A great deal ((54) happen)……………….. since I last spoke to you.
4. People always ((55) blame)………..their circumstances for what they are.
SECTION D. READING: IX. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (2,0 pts) ⇱
Science promises to changes our lives in many ways in the twenty – first century. Most people probably___(56)___...................future scientific ___(57)___.................... with traveling to distant planets or with the host of new ___(58)___.................... that will be available in twenty – first – cetury homes. However, it is probably in the ___(59)___................. of medicine that science will have the greatest ___(60)___.................... on people's lives. ___(61)___...............is going on to find ways to ___(62)___..................... people against AIDS, which has claimed the lives of so many young people, and to ___(63)___..................cures for terrible ___(64)___.........................like cancer. Of course, before any of these are made available to the public, they will have been thoroughly___(65)___....................
X. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (2,0 pts) ⇱
Language is a (66) ………of communication so each nation has its own(67) .. . However, some nations have the same language. According(68) ……the speakers’ use of language, it is called the first, second or (69) ……language. Among the languages, the one used by most people in the (70) …is English. This doesn’t mean that English is (71) ……by greater number of speakers (72) ….…any other languages, for it is easily outnumbered by Chinese in this respect. (73) ….., it is the most international language(74) … it provides access to the world scholarship and world trade. That is the reason why millions of men and women try to (75) … it.
XI. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pt) ⇱
Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than seven kinds of rice. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries even in the southern part of the United States and in Eastern Australia. No one really knows where rice comes from. Some scientists think it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in Southern Asia thousands of years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost five thousand years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think rice came from India, and India travelers took it to other parts of the world. There are two main ways to grow rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work by hand. This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines on their rice farm. The farmers all use fertilizer. Some insects are enemies of rice. Farmers poison them.