SECTION I.

LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a conversation between the receptionist of a language school and a
student who has just arrived for the first morning of his English course. Fill the gap with NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (10 points)
PROGRAM ACTIVITES
Time Place Event
- At 10:00 am (1) __________ - meet the Principal and staff
- At 10:15 am - talk by (2)___________
- At 10:45 am - talk by (3)___________

(4)__________ Classroom 5 (5)__________

Your Answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 3: You will hear an interview with a student called Liam, who talks about the financial
difficulties he faced during his first year at university.
For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fit best what you hear. (10 points)
1. Liam’s choice of bank account was based on __________.
A. the availability of interest-free overdrafts.
B. the gift from the bank to new student customer.
C. the location of the nearest branch of the bank.
D. the high credit limit on credit cards for students.
2. Liam believes the most useful student discounts are for __________.
A. travelling by rail
B. going to the cinema
C. eating out
D. online shopping
3. Following the theft of his laptop, Liam wished he had__________.
A. taken his possessions with him during the vacation
B. thought about the need for insurance cover
C. made sure his room on campus was more secure
D. used a stronger password to protect his data
4. When he got into debt, he felt__________.
A. confident he could deal with the situation on his own
B. annoyed that nobody had warned him that could happen
C. unconcerned as he knew his parents would help him
D. apprehensive about what the lenders might do next
5. What advice does Liam give to others who are in debt __________.
A. take out a longer term loan to pay off the immediate debt.
B. spend nothing until you have saved enough to clear the debt.
C. set up a regular repayment plan for a fixed period of time.
D. Negotiate a lower interest rate with those you owe money to
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. excellent B. excavate C. exist D. exhale
2. A. chamber B. ancient C. danger D. ancestor
3. A. wretched B. rugged C. wicked D. reached
4. A. occurs B. appeals C. answers D. prevents
5. A. champion B. recheck C. chapter D. scholar
). Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group
1. A. competitor B. irresponsible C. participate D. facilities
2. A. cover B. prefer C. guitar D. mature
3. A. hygiene B. cancer C. problem D. routine
4. A. frightening B. prosperous C. confident D. essential
V. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Companies are joining forces with governments in Africa to ________ regional campaigns against
malaria.
A. fabricate B. originate C. mount D. produce
2. The authorities have ________ their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
A. dispensed B. detached C. refrained D. revoked
3. I don’t like turning down work, but I will have to, I am afraid. I’ve far too much _______ at the moment.
A. up my sleeve B. on my plate C. on my mind D. in effect
4. It was a long dispute with neither side giving ______ easily.
A. clearance B. ground C. inch D. hand
5. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. need to have done C. may have done D. must have done
6. Thinker and poet,______ the Brinker prize for his poem ’Alexander' in 1976.
A. Claude Pinocchio was awarded B. was awarded Claude Pinocchio
C. was awarded to Claude Pinocchio D. was Claude Pinocchio awarded
7. ______ , the whole family slept soundly.
A. Hot though the night air was B. Hot though was the night air
C. Hot although the night air was D. Hot although was the night air
8. I’m ______ edge about this new play I’m putting on
A. in B. at C. from D. on
9. “You’ll recognize Jenny when you see her. She ______ a red hat.”
A. will wear B. is wearing C. will be wearing D. wears
10. Jane has just bought __________.
A. an impressive reddish French wood coffee table.
B. a reddish impressive wood French coffee table.
C. an impressive French wood reddish coffee table.
D. an impressive wood French reddish coffee table.
11. The politician gave a press conference to deny the charges that had been ______ at him.
A. targeted B. levelled C. accused D. blamed
12. He spent part of ____ afternoon telling them ___ news he couldn’t tell them by ___ phone.
A. the/the/-- B. an/--/the C. an/the/the D. the/--/the
13. ______ comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it.

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 A. It B. Here C. There D. That
14. There is more here than I can ______ on my own.
A. cope with B. do with C. make out D. go for
15. In the United States, a primary election is a method ______ voters select the nominees for public
office.
A. that B. is that C. by which D. by those
16. She built a high wall round her garden ______.
A. in order that her fruit not be stolen B. so that her fruit would be stolen
C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen D. to enable people not taking her fruit
17. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ____made of natural fibers like cotton,
wool, or silk.
A. one B. the one C. that D. what
18. You must obey the speed limits on public roads. They are designed to keep you safe. You shouldn’t
exceed the speed limit ________ you are an experienced race car driver.
A. even if B. only if C. if D. in the event that
19. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date _______ with her holidays.
A. occurred B. struck C. opposed D. clashed
20. Her family has gone to Edinburgh to pay their last _____to uncle Bob who died last week.
A. sympathy B. love C. respects D. honors
21. The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air, ________.
A. more hear it retains B. it retains more heat
C. the more it retains heat D. the more heat it retains
22. The house that we used to live in is in a very ________state.
A. negligent B. negligible C. neglectful D. neglected
23. Mr. Bless was talking to his wife and_________
A. on a perch beside him sat a blue parrot. B. on a perch beside him did a blue parrot sit.
C. did a blue parrot sit on a perch beside him. D. a blue parrot did on a perch beside him sit.
24. Unlike most modernist poets, _________based on ordinary speech.
A. Robert Frost’s poems were B. the works of Robert Frost were
C. Robert Frost wrote poems that were D. the poetry written by Robert Frost was
25. I _________a small fortune when my uncle died but I squandered most of it.
A. came in for B. came into C. came up with D. came out
26. It’s a foregone _________that Jim will be top of the class again.
A. concept B. conclusion C. proposal D. prediction
27. My boss has an urgent report for me to write. She demanded that it ________on her desk by 5 p.m
today.
A. was B. be C. will be D. is
28. Jeans like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are______ the times.
A. out of B. under C. over D. behind
Question 29. ______ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from France to ______United States.
A. A/ the B. The/ the C. Ø/ Ø D. Ø/ the
Question 30. A new hospital in my village ______ next year.
A. has been built B. will be built C. will build D. is built
Question 31. The population of ASEAN accounts ______ about 8.6% of the world’s population.

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 A. from B. in C. of D. for
Question 32. The more you practice speaking in public, ______.
A. the more confident you become B. the more you become confident
C. the more you become confidently D. the greater confidence you become
Question 33. John bought his wife a ______ scarf when he went on holiday in Singapore last week.
A. yellow silk beautiful B. beautiful silk yellow
C. beautiful yellow silk D. yellow beautiful silk
Question 34. As soon as I shut the front door, I realized that I ______ my key in the house.
A. left B. had left C. have left D. was leaving
Question 35. The Prime Minister gave a(n) ________ response to the question.
A. evading B. invasive C. evasive D. invading
Question 36. By the time the software goes on sale next month, the company ______ $2 million on
developing it.
A. had spent B. will have spent C. will spend D. has spent
Question 37. She was very frustrated, but didn’s say anything because she didn’t want to ________ the
boat.
A. shake B. rattle C. rock D. roll
Question 38. This book is not really ______. It is a waste of money buying it.
A. informative B. information C. informatively D. inform
Question 39. The teacher explained so much stuff in just one lesson that most of the students could ______
only half of it.
A. break up B. get through C. let out D. take in
Question 40. The first week of classes at university was a little ______ because so many students get lost,
change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. uncontrolled B. famous C. chaotic D. disarranged
Question 41. Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were
______ and oranges
A. apples B. lemons C. peaches D. tomatoes
Question 42. People also need to ______ the same warnings in mind if they use mobile phones and email.
A. put B. bear C. have D. take
Question 43. They are a real ________ organisation; they are only interested in making a profit.
A. devil-may-care B. fly-by-night C. open-handed D. down-to-earth
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
1. Helen Keller, blind and deaf from an early age, developed her sense of smell so finely that she could
identify friends by their personal odors.
A. classify B. contact C. describe D. recognize
2. Nylon is a man-made fibre, the use of which has helped more people to have cheaper and more
colourful clothes to wear.
A. artificial B. synthetic C. plastic D. natural
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning 1.
When the police arrived the thieves took to flight leaving all the stolen things behind.
A. lingered B. dispersed C. retreated D. escaped
2. Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
A. insignificantly B. largely C. commonly D. seriously

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3. The writer was really hot under the collar when his novel was mistaken for another.
A. calm B. worried C. curious D. angry
VI. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction. Write your answers in the space provided. (1 points)
Question 1. It was because of the sudden rain this morning why I was late for school, Sir.
A. was B. because of C. why D. late for
Question 2. After the social science lecture, all students were encouraged to engage in a discussion of the
issues which had risen in the talk.
A. social science lecture B. to engage C. of the issues D. had risen
Question 3. There were inconsiderate amounts of money wasted on large building projects due to the red
tape.
A. inconsiderate B. amounts C. wasted D. red tape
Question 4. Within the first few months of life, an infant learns how to lift its head, how to smile, and
recognizing its parents.
A. Within B. few C. how to lift D. recognizing
Question 5. John armed with bow and arrow take three shots but the arrows flew widely of the target and
into the nearby bush.
A. armed with B. shots C. widely D. nearby
I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1- 2- 3. My father (work) …………………… in Canada for the last year, so by the time he (return)
…………………… the month after next, I (not see) …………………… ………… him for fourteen
months.
4. We looked out of the window and saw it (rain) ……………………, so we stayed in.
5. TV chat shows (increase) …………………… in number all the time.
6. The camera (disappear) …………………… when we came in.
7. The woman (accuse) …………………… of the killing said that she was at the cinema at the time.
8 - 9. Not until we (arrive) …………………… at his house we (discover) that he was on holiday.
10. After (take) …………………… to the hospital, the injured victim felt much better yesterday.
Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the following sentences. (15pts)
1. The dynasty was _____ and the country became a republic. (THROW)
2. It may sound _____ , but I don’t understand why he’s so upset. (SENSE)
3. The proposals were aimed at bringing a peaceful transition to _____ democracy. (RACE)
4. We wish to thank the people of Norway for the warm _____ extended to us during our recent visit.
(HOSPITABLE)
5.There seemed to be an _____ supply of champagne at the wedding. (EXHAUST)
6. The ___________ of the book generally describes the author’s academic career and her gratitude for her
mother. (WORD)
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage.
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and
children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (1) ______
youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-up have been (2) ______ all long. Psychologists in Florida
tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (3) ______. They found that the sounds
(4) ______ progress down by about six words per hour. “This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (5)

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______ with listening and writing at the same time,” said Dr. Sarah Randall. She also (6) ______ to the
conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All types of music had
the same effect,” she said in her report. “One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (7)
______ by both vocal and instrumental music,” she added.
Dr. Randall claimed the research (8) ______ that the idea that music could improve performance
was wrong. “Writing an essay is a complex (9) ______. You are recalling information and putting it in
order. An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only
distraction. What is (10) ______ worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the
television.
1. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite
2. A. precise B. right C. valid D. true
3. A. setting B. background C. surrounding D. circumstances
4. A. slowed B. reduced C. lowered D. decreased
5. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
6. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. came
7. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
8. A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
9. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
10. A. partly B. largely C. particularly D. mainly
VIII. Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each question.
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their
actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to
them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to
others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does
in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially
the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of
universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species.
Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung
places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of
New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people
everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness,
and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of
emotional displays – the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to
control emotional responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to
express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to
some degree, in people’s behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that
communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to
facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s
faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic
set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional
expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain
emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you

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suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while
in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a
Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
1. According to the passage, we respond to others by ______________.
A. observing their looks B. observing their emotional expressions
C. watching their actions D. looking at their faces
2. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether _____________.
A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.
B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar
3. The word “evolved” in paragrqaph 1 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. reduced B. increased C. simplified D. developed
5. The phrase “This evidence” in paragraph 3 refers to ________________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions
B. human facial expressions
C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions
D. the fact that children can control their feelings
6. The best title for the passage is ________________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions B. Ways to control emotional expressions
C. A review of research on emotional expressions D. Human habit of displaying emotions
IX. Fill each gap in the following passage with ONE suitable word (2 points).
Many parents today use technology incredibly well and feel comfortable with the programs and
online venues that their children are using. Nevertheless, for various (1) _____, some may find it difficult
to relate to their digitally smart youngsters. Such parents may lack a basic understanding of these forms of
socialisation, which are integral (2) _____ children’s lives. Frequently, they do not have the technical
abilities or time needed to keep (3) _____ with their children in their ever-changing Internet habits. In (4)
_____, these parents often lack a basic understanding that children’s online lives are an extension of their
offline lives. The result can be a knowledge and skill gap, which creates a disconnection in (5) _____ these
parents and their children relate. Social media sites (6) _____ young people to accomplish online many of
the tasks that are important to them offline; staying connected with friends and family, making new friends,
and exchanging ideas. Older students also use social media to connect with one another on school work.
Some schools successfully use blogs (7) _____ teaching tools, which has the benefit of reinforcing skills in
written expression and creativity. Adolescents are (8) _____ finding that they can access online
information about their health concerns easily. (9) _____, because of their young age, adolescents can
encounter inaccuracies during these searches and may require parental involvement to (10) _____ that they
are using reliable online resources, interpreting the information correctly, and not becoming overwhelmed
by what they are reading.
X.. Rewrite the sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same
1. Words are not as important as actions.
 Actions speak ………………………………………………………………………………
2. I don’t normally go into town by car.
 I am not in …………………………………………………………………………………..
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 The annual …………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Immediately after our arrival at the theater, we heard the explosion.
 No sooner …………………………………………………………………………………...
5. It is a waste of time persuading her to give us a hand.
 It is no use …………………………………………………………………………………...
6. The coach's tactics were responsible for the team's defeat. CONSEQUENCE
 As………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. She wanted to object, but she kept quiet for the sake of peace. (LIP)
……………………………………………………………………………….
8. Nobody knows for sure whether he’s stupid or just very lazy. (BONE)

9. The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept. (TERMS)
………………………………………………………………………………………
10. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (NICK)
11) In the end we had to walk to the railway station.
up
We………………………………................................................. to the railway station.

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