Task 1. Grammar Read The Sentences Below and Choose The Best Answer To Complete Each Sentence
Task 1. Grammar Read The Sentences Below and Choose The Best Answer To Complete Each Sentence
Task 1. Grammar Read The Sentences Below and Choose The Best Answer To Complete Each Sentence
PART I
Task 1. Grammar
Read the sentences below and choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
2. Helen is in ……… bed with ……… temperature, so ……… trip has been postponed.
A. -/the/a B. -/a/the C. a/the/the D. -/the/the E. a/-/a
6. Jane Austen, ……… novels feature many clergymen, had two brothers.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom E. that
9. If I ……… you, I should work very hard so that I could earn more money.
A. was B. am C. have been D. had E. were
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19. Don’t leave that meat there too long – it’ll ………
A. take off B. go over C. pass away D. go off E. take out
20. I can’t ……… to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.
A. begin B. starts C. begins D. start E. began
21. Replace the underlined idiom with the phrase that has the same meaning.
You remember I told you about that car that cost me an arm and a leg?
A. a fair amount of money D. a huge amount of money
B. a small amount of money E. a short amount of money
C. a good amount of money
22. Look at the picture and choose the best phrase to complete the sentence.
23. Replace the underlined word in the newspaper headline with the word that has the same meaning.
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29. Man: I think something must be wrong because Tom wasn’t at home when I called.
Woman: Oh, you are always jumping to conclusions.
What is the woman implying about the man?
A. He is thoughtful about things.
B. He arrives at opinions too quickly.
C. He’s always jumping around.
D. He doesn’t know how to make a decision.
E. He believes Tom should be at home when he calls.
30. Man: Good morning. The Sheraton Hotel. How may I help you?
Woman: Yes, I’d like to speak to the manager.
Man: Oh, I am very sorry, ma’am. Her line is ……… at the moment.
A. responded B. given no answer C. rested D. engaged E. given
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A. Take away
B. Give up
C. Slow down
D. Check out
E. Closing down
32. Look at the note. What does it say? Choose the correct statement.
People’s sleeping habits have changed over the last 500 years. [1] Before electric lights were invented,
most people went to bed soon after it got dark. [2] Most people choose to sleep between six and eight
hours per night during the week and up to ten hours per night at weekends. The problem is that if we
delay getting up at the weekend, then we don’t want to get up on Monday morning either! [3] Many of us
feel like sleeping after lunch and in some hot countries people do sleep in the afternoon. In other
countries however, people have to keep working all day with only a short break. [4] We all have dreams
but most of us fail to remember them. [5] Some people find it difficult to fall asleep. The advice for them
is to try taking more exercise and remember not to drink coffee in the evening.
34. Look at the five squares [[f6] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the
passage and choose the correct answer.
Today, we can sleep whenever we want to.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
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35. Which of the following statement is NOT true about today’s sleeping habits?
A. People’s sleeping habits have changed a lot.
B. Today, we can sleep whenever we want to.
C. Many people choose to sleep more than 10 hours per night on weekdays.
D. Most people don’t want to get up on Monday mornings.
E. Many of us feel like sleeping after lunch for a while.
37. The phrase have changed in line 1 could best be replaced by ………
A. changed B. altered C. have chosen D. have altered E. completely changed
40. Many colleges and training centers now offer flexibility open-learning courses, where you can
A B C D
study at your own pace.
E
41. Some people believe that television can be harmful to children, saying that it influence
A B C D
behavior in a negative way.
E
42. Modern technology such as internet allows us to send and receive messages and informations
A B C D
in seconds.
E
PART II
2.1 Match the sentences with the correct word forms. /4x1=4 points/
a. I'm not a very……… person. 1. impatient
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2.2 Read the text and choose the correct word for each space. /6x1=6 points/
A lot of fast food contains ingredients that ……(a)…. genetically modified. The tomatoes in the tomato
sauce, the flour in bread maybe even the cow that the beef comes ……(b)…. – all these can be
changed by scientists to be very different. How is it possible that you can buy a bright red tomato in
London, that comes from Cyprus, that is ……(c)…. fresh after four weeks? Dutch scientists have grown
blue roses. Scientists can also make blue potatoes. Some of the ideas are strange but the changes are
not always ……(d)…. . Some plants can be ……(e)…. to provide more vitamin C, for example. The
question is: do you want to eat ……(f)…. that has been genetically modified?
2.3 Look at the chart below and choose the correct answer. /4x2=8 points/
Percentage of population using English as a first or second language.
100%
95%
100
85% 85%
90
80
70
60
50
40 30% English as a first
30 22% language
14% 15%
20 9% English as a second
10 0% 3% 3%
language
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a. What percentage of the population of South Africa uses English as a second language?
1 the lowest percentage 3. just under a quarter
2. approximately two thirds 4. almost half
b. The chart demonstrates that four countries in the chart have ………who speak English as a first
language.
1. a majority of people 3. approximate number
2. a minority of people 4. half of the people
c. Only one country in the chart has a population that uses English entirely as a first language. Which
one?
1. The UK 2. The USA 3. Australia 4. Barbados
d. Find the average percentage of speakers of English as a second language in one country?
1.14% 2. 21% 3. 28% 4. 17%