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PAPER THREE : LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART 1
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks, or circle letter A, B. You will hear the conversation twice.
Customer's Name: ...........................................(1)
He rang ...............................................(2) to book a table for
...........................................(3)
The restaurant is ...........................................(4) at that time.
He wants to see the ...........................................(5)
He's advised to come back ...........................................(6)
What's the cause of the problem? A. they forget his booking.
(7) B. they wrote a wrong name.
When the customer rang, the telephone line was ....................................(8)
The customer is offered a ...........................................(9)
Did he have to pay for this? A. YES
B. NO
PART TWO.
Listen to the tape and circle the best answer A, B, C or D . You will hear the tape twice.
1. Where did the musician throw his shoes?
A. on the ceiling C. on the bed
B. on the floor D. in the centre
2. How did the musician feel after the lodger had complained to him?
A. upset C. tired
B. violent D. angry
3. What time did the musician get back the second night?
A. late at night C. about 1 o'clock in the morning
B. early in the morning D. an hour later.
4. What wound the musician do after he had got into bed?
A. sing a song C. read a book
B. fall fast asleep D. listen to music
5. Why can't the lodger go to sleep?
A. the musician makes too much noise C. he hasn't heard the second shoe drop.
B. he has been drinking coffee. D. he wants to talk to the musician.
PAPER ONE : READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A : Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D against the number of each item 1- 20 for the word or phrase you choose.
1. When they arrived in Paris it was .................... with rain.
A. pouring B. running C. falling D. making
2. Please never ............... to put the milk in the fridge as it may turn sour quickly.
A. remember B. forget C. remind D. miss
3. It will be necessary to .............. the farming for growing more trees .
A. develop B. increase C. enlarge D. expand
4. He tripped on wet road and could not avoid ....................
A. to fall B. falling C. fall D. fell
5. He climbed the tree and picked all the apples within ................
A. hand B. branch C. reach D. arms
6. When Peter .............. in Hanoi, he did a lot of sight -seeing.
A. got B. came C. arrived D. reached
7. He could not ................... his family because he is too poor.
A. feed B. keep C. bread D. fetch
8. He ................. for a job in the offices of a local airline representative office.
A. waited B. expected C. interviewed D. applied.
9. The houses were sold for a great ................ of money.
A. value B. cost C. number D. sum
10. All the men but one ....................... present last night.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
11. The film I saw yesterday was very ........... I went home in the middle.
A. bored B. boring C. short D. tired
12. This is the book that I want you to read .................
A. all B. through C. across C. quick
13. There are so many people in the street that the police couldn't do ...........
A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. most things
14. What are those birds in the tree doing up ..............?
A. here B. there C. ward D. high
15. I can't hear what you are saying. Could you ............ louder, please?
A. say B. tell C. shout D. speak
16. ............. school I am think of getting a job in a factory.
A. After B. Before C. Until D. At
17. These are the students who have to ........... for the exam again.
A. stand B. take C. sit D. do
18. The papers sharply criticized the government .... not doing anything about the matter.
A. about B. by C. because D. for
19. It is very ............. to sit in the classroom for 2 hours a day in summer.
A. tired B. tiring C. interesting D. interest
20. How did you know that the exam has been ...................
A. cancelled B. canceling C. appeared C. gone
Part 2 Read this passage. Then choose the most suitable suggested answer or way of finishing to complete the sentence. Circle the letter .
Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little vegetation and little or no rainfall, but this is hardly true. Many deserts have geographical formations ranging from soft, rolling hills to stark, jagged cliffs, and most deserts have a permanent source of water. Although deserts do not receive a high amount of rainfall - to be classified as a desert, an area must get less than twenty five centimeters of rainfall per year - there are many plants that thrive on only small amounts of water, and deserts are often full of such plants life.
Deserts plants have a verity of mechanisms for obtaining the water needed for surviving. Some plants, such as cactus, are able to store large amounts of water in their leaves or stems; after a rainfall these plants absorb a large supply of water to last until the next rainfall. Other plants, such as the mesquite, have extraordinary deep root systems that allow them to obtain water from far below the desert's arid surface.
21. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Deserts are dry, flat areas with few plants.
B. There is little rain in the desert.
C. Many kinds of vegetation can survive with little water.
D. Deserts are not really flat areas with little plants.
22. The passage describes the geography of deserts as
A. flat C. varied
B. sandy D. void of vegetation
23. According to the passage, what causes an area to be classified as a desert?
A. The type of plants C. The amount of precipitation
B. The geographical formations D. The source of water.
24. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about cacti?
A. they have deep root systems
B. The retain water from one rainfall to the next
C. They survive in the deserts because they do not need water.
D. They get water from deep below the surface of deserts.
25. The word "arid" in the last line of the passage means ...
A. dry C. sandy
B. deep D. superficial
PAPER TWO : USE OF ENGLISH (70 minutes)
SECTION A : Passage for Gap-Fill.
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.
Dear Aunt Helen,
How's everything in London? You're probably surprised to get a letter form me. I'm sorry for not writing more often, but I've been busy ..........................(26) school this year.
I've got some good news for you. I won two gold medals and a silver ......................(27) in our school's Sport Day. I wish you.................(28) been there. You could have been proud .................(29) me.
Mother's not very ....................(30) about the Sports Day, though. You can't really blame her. I've been laid still in bed ......................... (31) that day. In fact that's .................(32) I'm writing to you from.
When I was taking part in the long jump, I felt a sharp .................(33) in my leg. it didn't hurt very .................(34) at first, so I ignored it. Later, while I was competing in the 800-meter race, my leg started to hurt .................(35) badly that I could hardly keep going. As .................(36) as I reached the finishing .................(37), I fell over. A teacher and some classmates immediately took me to hospital .................(38) a taxi. The doctor there took some X-rays of my leg. He said that I had fractured the bone and .........................(39) have to stay in .................(40) for at least 10 days.
I've got to stop here. Please write soon.
SECTION B : SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
41. She's become very independent and no longer needs everything to be done for her.
Now that ........................................................................................................................
41. The offer in this brochure concerns only household appliances.
This brochure .................................................................................................................
43. These matters are difficult to deal with in writing.
It ...................................................................................................................................
44. We are writing to you in order to clarify certain confused points.
The reason .....................................................................................................................
45. I had no regular work during last year owing to persistent illness.
Being .............................................................................................................................
SECTION C : SENTENCE BUILDING
Make all changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and phases, complete sentences.
46. It / impossible / she / come / class / early
.......................................................................................................................................
47. He / be too happy / say / anything / meet me / after / long time.
.......................................................................................................................................
48. He / say / visit her / again, but / not agree..
.......................................................................................................................................
49. How / I / find / way / invite / her / dine out ?
.......................................................................................................................................
50. For years / I / enjoy / fine products / company
.......................................................................................................................................
51. If they / go on / behave / way / be / punish / rude / teachers.
......................................................................................................................................
52. Plane / leave / airport / ten minutes / before / we arrive.
......................................................................................................................................
53. He / not change / still look / young / great
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54. I / not say / how long / stay there, / but / leave / before ten..
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55. I / like / you / explain / stop / deliver / milk / morning
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COMPOSITION
Write ONE only of the following composition exercises. You answer must follow exactly the instructions given and must be between 120 and 150 words.
1. People have very different tastes in music. What are your chief likes and dislikes?
2. It is your turn to give a short talk to a group of students in your class about a particular interest of yours. Write the talk exactly as you give it.