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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

1. PHONOLOGY (5PTS)
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
rest.
1. A. cheap B. chicken C. chef D. chief
2. A. program B. process C. promise D. progress
3. A. replace B. purchase C. surface D. palace
4. A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. character
5. A. measure B. dreadful C. treasure D. breathe
Pick out the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
6. A. necessity B. dignity C. quantity D. poverty
7. A. development B. contentment C. investment D. instrument
8. A. museum B. cathedral C. skyscraper D. apartment
9. A. astronaut B. gardener C. policeman D. officer
10. A. element B. elephant C. elevator D. elector
Answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C C A B D A D C C D

2. WORD CHOICE ( 5PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. I hope this headache
A. goes out B. comes away C. wears off D. passes away
12. What the treasured said virtually to a confession.
A. mounted B. came C. stood D. embodied
13. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete to me.
A. disinterest B. importance C. indifference D. interest
14. Some medicines are only available on .
A. description B. inscription C. instruction D. prescription
15. If you’re on a diet, you should honey for sugar in your tea.
A. change B. substitute C. replace D. convert
16. It’s difficult to the difference between margarine and butter.
A. speak B. say C. tell D. look
17. Without her help, they would never have survived the terrible ordeal.
A. priceless B. worthy C. invaluable D. treasured
18. The two small companies are going to at the end of the year.
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A. mix B. merge C. blend D. meet

19. Be careful not to your finger with that needle.
A. prick B. bite C. scratch D. sting
20. He walked from the court a free man, having been of murder.
A. unconvined B. discharged C. liberated D. acquitted
Answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C A C D B C C B A D

3. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: Choose the best options to complete the 3.

GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: Choose the best options to complete the
following sentences (5 pts)
21: ________ money is a simple way to do charity.
A. Donating B. Having donated C. Donation D. Donor
22: Having you finished ________ the dishes? I need you help me with
A. to clean B. clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
23. These measures have been ______ in order to increase the company’s profits.
A. carried B. taken C. tried D. done
24. We ________ to a concert tonight. It _______ at 7.30.
A. are going / will begin B. will go / begins
C. are going / begins D. will go / will begin
25. They __________ good friends but they’ve fallen out recently.
A. used to being B. used to be
C. are used to be D. were used to be

26.______ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

A. Finding B. We found
C. Found D. Having found
27. If I tell you a secret, ____________ you promise not to tell it to anyone else?
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A. would B. did C. will D. have

28. I don’t mind ________ you ________ the washing up.
A. help – do B. helping – doing
C. helping – do D. to help- to do
29. Smith had a lucky escape. He killed.
A. would have been B. must have been
C. could have been D. should have been
30. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this
beach _______ any more.
A. doesn’t exist B. isn’t existing
C. isn’t going to exist D. won’t be existed
Answers:
21. A 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.B 26.D 27.C 28.C 29.C 30.C
4. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS)
31. I _____________ at the meeting, the others didn’t come.
A. turned in B. turned up C. turned down D. turned on
32. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _____________ a good answer.
A. put up with B. keep pace with
C. made way for D. came up with
33.The children seem to be capable ……………working quietly by themselves.
A. of B. about C. for D. to
34. I haven’t heard from you ……………a long time. How are you?
A. Since B. for C. until D. after
35. _______its clarity of style, the book is not easy reading.
A. In all B. Of all C. in pursuance of D. For all
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36. She_______a quick letter.

A. put off B. dashed off C. come off D. paid off
37. Nobody can fool me. I’m never_______ in
A. taken B. taking C. given D. giving
38. In the early years of the twentieth century, several rebellions _________in the
northern parts of the country.
A. rose up B. turned out C. came off D. broke out
39. I don’t think that this fashion will __________.
A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over
40. Joan’s very depressed _____ the future.
A. with B. at C. about D. by
Answers:
31.A 32.D 33.A 34.B 35.D 36.B 37.A 38.D 39.A 40.C
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5. GUIDED CLOZE
Passage A: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space (5 pts)
Sound Advice for Language Learners

A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the
(1)_____ of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those
(2)______ a language course. One suggestion is that you assess whether you are likely to
be successful at learning a language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for
example? Do you have enough time to learn a language? The major (3) _____ will be your
own time and effort. Therefore you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a
(4)_____ qualification. Also, be realistic in your goals. If you don't set achievable aims
you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (5) _______ thinking that the most
expensive courses are the best. (6) ______ around to get the best possible value for money.
You should also (7) ______ in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more
quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by
enrolling on a (8) ____ course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound
knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of making progress were high. Three
years (9) _____ she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow
(10) _____ her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learn by continuing
to study, even if it were by myself."

1 A domain B branch C field D area

2 A wondering B thinking C looking D considering
3 A problem B cost C loss D rate
4 A recognised B understood C valued D regarded
5 A by B about C into D in
6 A Nose B Push C Run D Shop
7 A take B consider C abide D bear
8 A rapid B crash C quick D fast
9 A on B forward C from D onward
10 A up B on C through D out

Answers:

1C, 2D, 3B, 4A, 5C, 6D, 7D, 8B, 9A, 10A
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Passage B: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space (5 pts)

Planetary Artistry

For me, the highlight of this past week's science news was the images (1) _____ back from
the Curiosity rover, providing (2) ______ geologic evidence that water flowed on Mars.
Of course, this wasn't exactly a surprise; for decades, planetary scientists have suggested
the channel networks visible in spacecraft imagery couldn't have been made by anything
else. The evidence has been (3) ______ as well, as various clay minerals and iron oxides
have been (4) ________ through hyperspectral imagery.

Nonetheless, I suspect that the image of definitely water-lain (5) ______ made the heart of
more than one geologist (6) _______ a beat. Ground truth. You could argue that the
scientific exploration of the extra-terrestrial is, at least (7) _____ part, a search for
meaning: to position us within a larger cosmology. But our fascination with, and
connection to, what we see in the night sky comes not just through science, but also
through art. So it should come as no surprise that scientific images of planetary surfaces
have (8) ____ inspiration to a range of artists from Galileo - whose first sketches of the
moon through a telescope are (9)_______ beautiful - to Barbara Hepworth - whose
interpretations of the lunar surface are (10) ______ less literal.

1 A thrown B shot C beamed D fired

2 A final B conclusive C proved D guaranteed
3 A swelling B expanding C increasing D mounting
4 A identified B singled C formulated D devised
5 A sediments B dross C grounds D matter
6 A slip B lose C skip D jump
7 A with B in C at D for
8 A offered B provided C given D made
9 A totally B doubtlessly C surely D truly
10 A rather B far C barely D greatly

Answers:
1C, 2B, 3D, 4A, 5A, 6C, 7B, 8B, 9D, 10B

6. READING COMPREHENSION:
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Reading passage 1: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
(5 pts)

In the middle of the night, as most of New York slept, something big and bright lit up the
Manhattan skyline for just seconds a tightly kept secret to all but a handful of people.
It was a tiny test for the huge public surprise four days later: the flipping of a switch at the
Empire State Building to turn on its dancing new LED lights. They burst from the
skyscraper while synchronized with R&B star Alicia Keys singing "Empire State of Mind"
on nationwide radio.
The LED system has "16.7 million color possibilities, in digital combinations of ripples,
sparkles, sweeps and strobes," says Phil O'Donnell, of Burlington, Mass.-based Philips
Color Kinetics that's responsible for the system and worked with a resident lighting
designer. "It's the sum of all possibilities a huge palette."
The old lights came in only 10 colors.
From Manhattan and the Bronx to Staten Island and even New Jersey, "there were
hundreds of thousands of people on the streets looking up, filming and videoing, clustered
on street corners," when the new lights came on, said Anthony Malkin, whose family
controls the iconic Art Deco building.
In an interview with The Associated Press at his office, he glowed with pleasure
describing Monday night's inaugural light show.
Keys also sang "Girl On Fire" from her new CD.
After all, the 102-story skyscraper "has always been a symbol of what's possible in New
York, and all the dreams that can come true in this city that never sleeps," Keys, a New
York native, said before her performance, which was ready on tracks while she watched
from a Manhattan studio.
Malkin and his technical team wanted to test the new lighting system with as few people
noticing as possible and chose early Thanksgiving morning.
Good luck, in the middle of Manhattan, with people walking around even at 2:30 a.m.
That seemed the best moment, after most bars close and before dawn.
"We decided to do it facing west, in very short bursts between 2:30 a.m. and 3 a.m.,
because we knew we didn't have a camera trained on us from there," Malkin said.
Apparently, the secret test worked. No images of the Empire State Building alight that
night appeared anywhere, as far as Malkin knows.
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To stage the show, he worked with Clear Channel radio, which has 239 million monthly
listeners in the United States.
The lights are part of a larger effort to modernize the 81-year-old edifice that is
undergoing a more than half a billion-dollar renovation that includes making it "green."
The computerized LED system will cut energy consumption by more than half, while
delivering light and vibrancy superior to the old floodlights, which have huge timpani
drum-size lenses that had to be changed every so often, O'Donnell said.
They may still have nostalgic value to some who watched them light up New York City
for every special occasion from Christmas to the Fourth of July.
They were part of "the grande dame of the New York skyline, now state-of-the-art, but
still stately," says Malkin, adding that the light show was "a gift we gave to the world,
these lights. We don't get paid for this."
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, with a spectacular view of the new World Trade Center
and New York Harbor, a vacant space under reconstruction on the building's 72nd floor
was filled with the retired floodlights, sitting side by side in long lines, veterans of years of
New York weather. What will be done with them is also a secret for now.
One old light will not be discarded in favor of a 21st century novelty: a red beacon "half
the size of a Volkswagen Beetle," as Malkin puts it that serves as a warning signal for
aircraft constantly flying over New York City.

1. What is the primary purpose of the first sentence of the article?

A) To explain that New Yorkers are commonly asleep in the middle of the night.
B) To mislead readers into thinking the light flash was some sort of attack
C) To build suspense and curiosity so that the reader wants to know more
D) To suggest that there is a secret organization working late at night at the Empire
State Building

2. The phrase "huge palette" in Paragraph 3 is most likely

A) A metaphor for the scope and range of combinations the new LED lights have
B) A literal explanation of the shape of the new lights, which form an artist's palette
C) An extreme over exaggeration meant to draw more onlookers to the new display
D) A way to emphasize the amount of lights, since 16.7 could never fit onto a palette

3. What does Alicia Keys suggest the Empire State building is a symbol of?
A) A way for Americans to have a landmark similar to other major global cities
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B) The iconic American capacity to push boundaries and break new ground in art and
architecture.
C) Lights that are always on due to the number of New Yorkers who work night shifts
D) That any person can use the new lights as a way to make a wish, as people do with
other world landmarks.

4. To help keep the new lights secret during their initial test, all precautions were taken
EXCEPT:
A) Conducting the test in the middle of the night
B) Conducting the test facing west, away from cameras
C) Conducting the test in short bursts, so that there was no sustained lighting
D) Conducting the test with additional sound effects to distract anyone who might be on
the street

5. What was the primary reason Malkin and his team choose to test the new LED lights in
the middle of the night?
A) Because the lights are impossible to see in the daylight
B) So that no spies would be awake to steal the new lighting design
C) Because his team only works at night, to enhance their creativity
D) So that when they made the formal reveal to the city and world, it would be a true
surprise

6. How does the new LED display contribute to the Empire State Building's efforts to
become more 'green'?
A) The lights will be bright enough to reflect into the building, allowing less lighting to
be used indoors
B) The new lighting will consume almost half the amount of energy the old lights did
C) The lights can become green in color, to cover the entire building
D) The lights will be solar-powered, generating their own electricity.

7. The article suggests that some older people might miss the old lights. Why is this?
A) The elderly who have poorer eyesight have an easier time seeing the old lights
B) The older generation might not understand the technology behind the new LED
lighting
C) Those who used to work in the Empire State Building will no longer be able to
recognize it without the old, larger lights
D) The old lights represented momentous occasions in American history, and may still
have nostalgic value
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8. In the second-to-last paragraph, the old floodlights are described as veterans. What is
the most suitable explanation for this word in context?
A) The old lights have worked through the years, despite harsh weather conditions and
continual use for special occassions
B) The old lights have been up through many previous wars, making them literal
veterans
C) The old lights were dedicated to the Empire State Building to memorialize war
heroes
D) The old lights were only used before to celebrate Veteran's Day

9. Currently, how many of the former lights are set to be preserved for a specific purpose?
A) All, to replace other major lights around the city
B) None, they are all set to be discarded entirely
C) Five, spaced across Central Park for more light and better security
D) One, to serve as a warning beacon for aircraft

10. Why might it be important for the Empire State's global image to replace its lighting?
A) To represent that it is both environmentally conscious as well as technologically
advanced
B) To prove that other world landmarks are not as spectacular
C) To suggest that despite its being decades-old, the Empire State Building is still
relevant
D) To provide New Yorkers and visitors with better entertainment

Answers:
1C 2A 3B 4D 5D 6B 7D 8A 9D 10A
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Reading passage 2: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
(5 pts)
Ancient people probably assembled the massive sandstone horseshoe at Stonehenge more
than 4,600 years ago, while the smaller bluestones were imported from Wales later, a new
study suggests.
The conclusion, detailed in the December issue of the journal Antiquity, challenges earlier
timelines that proposed the smaller stones were raised first.
"The sequence proposed for the site is really the wrong way around," said study co-author
Timothy Darvill, an archaeologist at Bournemouth University in England. "The original
idea that it starts small and gets bigger is wrong. It starts big and stays big. The new
scheme puts the big stones at the center at the site as the first stage."
The new timeline, which relies on statistical methods to tighten the dates when the stones
were put into place, overturns the notion that ancient societies spent hundreds of years
building each area of Stonehenge. Instead, a few generations likely built each of the major
elements of the site, said Robert Ixer, a researcher who discovered the origin of the
bluestones, but who was not involved in the study.
"It's a very timely paper and a very important paper," Ixer said. "A lot of us have got to go
back and rethink when the stones arrived."
Mysterious monument
The Wiltshire, England, site of Stonehenge is one of the world's most enduring mysteries.
No one knows why prehistoric people built the enigmatic megaliths, although researchers
over the years have argued the site was originally a sun calendar, a symbol of unity, or a
burial monument.
Though only some of the stones remain, at the center of the site once sat an oval of
bluestones, or igneous rocks (those formed from magma) that turn a bluish hue when wet
or freshly cut. Surrounding the bluestones are five giant sandstone megaliths called
trilithons, or two vertical standing slabs capped by a horizontal stone, arranged in the
shape of a horseshoe.
Around the horseshoe, ancient builders erected a circular ring of bluestones. The sandstone
boulders, or sarsens, can weigh up to 40 tons (36,287 kilograms), while the much smaller
bluestones weigh a mere 4 tons (3,628 kg).
Past researchers believed the bluestone oval and circle were erected earlier than the
massive sandstone horseshoe. But when Darvill and his colleagues began excavations at
the site in 2008, they found the previous chronology didn't add up. The team estimated the
age of new artifacts from the site, such as an antler bone pick stuck within the stones.
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Combining the new information with dating from past excavations, the team created a new
timeline for Stonehenge's construction.
Like past researchers, the team believes that ancient people first used the site 5,000 years
ago, when they dug a circular ditch and mound, or henge, about 361 feet (110 meters) in
diameter.
But the new analysis suggests around 2600 B.C. the Neolithic people built the giant
sandstone horseshoe, drawing the stone from nearby quarries. Only then did builders
arrange the much smaller bluestones, which were probably imported from Wales. Those
bluestones were then rearranged at various positions throughout the site over the next
millennium, Darvill said.
"They sort out the local stuff first, and then they bring in the stones from Wales to add to
the complexity of the structure," Darvill told LiveScience.
The new dating allows the archaeologists to tie the structure to specific people who lived
in the area at the time, Darvill said. The builders of the larger sandstone structures were
pig farmers found only in the British Isles. In contrast, the bluestone builders would've
been the Beaker people, sheep and cow herders who lived throughout Europe and are
known for the distinctive, bell-shape pottery they left behind.
The new timeline "connects everything together, it gives us a good sequence of events
outside, and it gives us a set of cultural associations with the different stages of
construction," Darvill said.

1. The new study described in this article suggests which sequence of events for the
building of Stonehenge?
A) The bluestones were arranged in the horseshoe configuration and then accented with
the larger stones
B) Ancient peoples first arranged the small bluestone configuration and later ringed it
with large, imported granite slabs
C) The sandstone horseshoe was developed first, thousands of years ago, and the
smaller bluestones were imported later from Wales
D) All the stones were brought in at the same time and slowly arranged over centuries

2. Which type of methodology does the new study rely on to discern Stonehenge's
timeline?
A) Mineralogy
B) Statistical analysis
C) Carbon dating
D) DNA analysis
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3. According to the article, a sarsen could weigh how much?

A) 38 tons
B) 42 tons
C) 56 tons
D) 41 tons

4. Until the study that is discussed in the article, what was the accepted sequence of
Stonehenge's construction?
A) Bluestone horseshoe, then sandstone oval
B) Bluestone diamond, then sandstone square
C) Bluestone square, then sandstone circle
D) Bluestone oval, then sandstone horseshoe

5. None of the following were known artifacts in constructing the new Stonehenge
timeline EXCEPT
A) Arrowheads of the nearby civilizations
B) Skeletons of ancient peoples
C) An antler bone wedged between stones
D) Stone eroded clearly enough to be dated

6. It is agreed between old and new studies that Stonehenge was first used by civilizations?
A) 5,000 years ago
B) 6,000 years ago
C) 7,000 years ago
D) 8,000 years ago

7. The later bluestones, believed to be imported from Wales,

A) Were originally arranged to outline the horseshoe shape of the sandstone boulders
B) Were arranged over the course of a millennium
C) Were actually recovered from local quarries
D) Were settled in their pattern within a year

8. According to Darvill, what effect did the bluestones have upon Stonehenge
A) They allowed the dimensions of Stonehenge to be more aesthetically pleasing
B) They provided an added complexity to the structure by using foreign material
C) They represented strong cultural ties with the Welsh culture
D) They were symbols of conquest of foreign lands
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9. According to Daville, what is the most important piece of knowledge obtained from this
new timeline?
A) That sandstone and bluestone were both native to the region
B) That Stonehenge became the model for future Scottish architecture
C) That the original peoples who built Stonehenge were wealthy enough to acquire rare
stones
D) That the original builders of Stonehenge were different types of animal herders

10. What is the conclusion that Darville draws in the quote in the final paragraph?
A) Stonehenge remains an inspiration for modern artists and architects
B) The mysteries of Stonehenge are entirely clarified by the new research and timeline
C) Previous timelines for Stonehenge may have given us a flawed interpretation of the
civilizations and materials they had access to at the time
D) Stonehenge was really a foreign project, made from materials outside of the country,
and influenced by civilizations other than those who lived locally

Answers:
1C 2B 3A 4D 5C 6A 7B 8B 9D 10C
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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits
each space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
THE EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN

When acid rain gets into lakes and streams, it kills the fish and other (1) ________ and plants that
live there. Many rivers in Scandinavia no longer have any fish. All the fish have been killed by
acid rain. Acid rain can also (2) ________ plants on land, including farm crops and forests. By the
mid-1980s, acid rain had damaged or killed almost half of the trees in Germany’s Black Forest.
The (3) ________ surfaces of stone buildings and monuments can also be corroded, or worn (4)
________, by acid rain. Some of the world’s greatest buildings and monuments show signs of
damage caused by acid rain. Acid rain eats away (5) ________ the steel in bridges and railings as
well.

REDUCING ACID RAIN

Most of the (6) ________ that produce acid rain come from power stations, factories, and
vehicles. Power stations and factory (7) ________ can be fitted with devices that remove these
gases. (8) ________ can be fitted with catalytic converters, which reduce the pollution in exhaust
fumes. (9) ________, the devices to reduce the acid gases are expensive. Not all governments,
companies, and individuals are willing to spend the (10) ________ money on them.

ANSWER:

1/ animals ; 2/ damage ; 3/ outside ; 4/ away ; 5/ at

6/ gases ; 7/ chimneys ; 8/ Cars ; 9/ Unfortunately ; 10/ extra

OPEN CLOZE 2 (10PTS)

HOW DO REEFS FORM?

Coral reefs play an important role in ocean life. Many kinds of plants, fish, and other animals live
(11) ________ and around a coral reef. Even the reef itself is made mostly of tiny coral animals,
both living and dead.
Coral animals do not move around. These tiny (12) ________ live together in groups called
colonies. One single coral animal is called a polyp. It has a body (13) ________ like a tube. Its
mouth is on the top of the tube. Little tentacles around the mouth help the coral polyp catch food
that (14) ________ by. Coral animals eat microscopic sea creatures called zooplankton.
The reef-building polyp makes a hard (15) ________ shell for itself from materials found in
seawater. When the polyp dies, the shell is left behind. The shells from colonies of polyps build
up (16) ________ time to form a rock called limestone. This limestone becomes the inner part of
the reef. The living coral animals form the (17) ________ part of the reef. As each layer of polyps
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dies, their stony skeletons get added to the reef. A new layer then grows on top of the (18)
________. This is how a reef gets bigger.
Tiny (19) ________-celled algae called zooxanthellae live in coral polyps. The polyp and the
algae make (20) ________ for one another. The polyps could not live without the algae.

ANSWER:
11/ on ; 12/ creatures ; 13/ shaped ; 14/ floats ; 15/ outer
16/ over ; 17/ top ; 18/ old ; 19/ single ; 20/ food
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II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1. They all cheered_______ as their team came out. (ENTHUSIASM)

2. Finally a_________ is brought about between the two sides. (RECONCILE)
3. The child has a______ temperament. (REBEL)
4. No report can convey the_________ suffering that this war has caused. (speak)
5. He will not benefit________ from the deal. (FINANCE)
6. The injury was____________ of her handling of the affair. (CRITICIZE)
7. Her case was_______ argued. (CONVINCE)
8. I don't find him very_________. (COMMUNICATE)
9. Mary is a really________ pessimist. (CURE)
10. The aid programme was_______, resulting in large quantities of food failing to reach the
famine victims. (CONDUCT).

Answers: 1. ENTHUSIASTICCALLY 2. RECONCILIATION 3. REBELLIOUS

4. UNSPEAKABLE 5. FINANCIALLY 6. CRITICAL
7. CONVINCINGLY 8. COMMUNICATIVE 9. INCURABLE
10. MISCONDUCTED

PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.

WAKE DISTANT PLEASE PRISON GRACE

ORDINARY SUDDEN APPEAR SKILL EXCITE

In the centre of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young
man of _______(1.) personal beauty, and in front of it, some little _________ (2.) away, was
sitting the artist himselt, Basil Hallward, whose sudden_______ (3.) some years ago caused, at the
time, such public______ (4.), and gave rise to so many strange conjectures. As the painter looked
at the________ (5.) and comely form he had so_______ (6.) mirrored in his art, a smile
of_______ (7.) passed across his face, and seemed about to linger there. But he________ (8.)
started up, and, closing his eyes, placed his fingers upon the lids, as though he sought to_______
(9.) within his brain some curious dream from which he feared he might________ (10.).

Answers:
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1.EXTRAORDINARY 2. DISTANCE 3. DISAPPEARANCE

4. EXCITEMENT 5. GRACIOUS 6. SKILLFULLY
7. PLEASURE 8. SUDDENLY 9. IMPRISONED
10. AWAKE
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III. ERROR CORRECTION: The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and
correct them (10pts)

When a celebrity, a politics or other person in the media 0. politics  politician

spotlight loses their temper in public, they run the risk of hitting 1. ………………………..
the headings in a most embarrassing way. For such 2. ………………………..
uncontrolling outbursts of anger are often triggered by what 3. .……………………….
seem to be trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can 4. ………………………..
make the person appear slightly ridiculousness. But it's not only 5. ………………………..
the rich and famous who is prone to fits of rage. According to 6. ………………………..
recent surveys, ordinary people are increasingly tending to lose 7. ………………………..
their cool in public. Although anger is a potentially destructive 8. ………………………..
emotion that uses up a lot of energy and creates a high level of 9. ………………………..
emotional and physical stress - and it stops us thinking rational. 10. ………………………..
Consequently angry people often end up saying, and doing, 11. ……………………….
things they later have cause to regret. So, how can anger be 12. ……………………….
avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame. Tolerance 13. ……………………….
and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone 14. ……………………….
hasn't slept properly or has skipped a meal, and any intake of 15. ……………………….
caffeine can make things worst. Taking regular exercise can help 16. ………………………
to ease and diffuse feelings of aggression , however, reduce the 17. ……………………….
chances of an angry response. But if something or someone does 18. ………………………
make you angry, it's advisable not to react immediately. Once 19. ………………………
you've calmed down, things won't look half as badly as you first 20. ………………………
thought.

Answers:
Line 2: headings ----- headlines
Line 3 : uncontrolling ------ uncontrolled
Line 5: ridiculousness ------ rediculously
Line 6: is ------ are
Line 8: Although ---- Yet
Line 10: rational --- rationally
Line 13: tolerance ----- Intolerance
Line 16: worst ---- worse
Line 17: reduce ---- reducing
Line 20: badly ----- bad
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When a celebrity, a politician or other person in the media spotlight loses their temper in
public, they run the risk of hitting the headlines in a most embarrassing way. For such
uncontrolled outbursts of anger are often triggered by what seem to be trivial matters and, if
they are caught on camera, can make the person appear slightly ridiculous. But it's not only
the rich and famous who are prone to fits of rage. According to recent surveys. ordinary
people arc increasingly tending to lose their cool in public. Yet anger is a potentially
destructive emotion that uses up a lot of energy and creates a high level of emotional and
physical stress - and it stops us thinking rational]y. Consequently angry people often end up
saying, and doing, things they later have cause to regret. So, how can anger be avoided?
Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame. Intolerance and irritability certainly come to the
surface when someone hasn't slept properly or has skipped a meal, and any intake of caffeine
can make things worse. Taking regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse feelings of
aggression , however, reducing the chances of an angry response. But if something or
someone does make you angry, it's advisable not to react immediately. Once you've calmed
down, things won't look half as bad as you first thought.

Answers:

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 PTS) Rewrite the following sentences using the
words given.
1. The warmth of her welcome surprised me. ABACK
I ...................................................................................................................... her warm welcome.
2. Sally showed absolutely no fear when climbing the wall. DISREGARD
Sally showed ....................................................................... own safety when climbing the wall..
3. I don’t want to be disturbed at all this morning! ACCOUNT
On ............................................................................................................ disturbed this morning!
4. He is so ambitious - he's determined that he'll be successful in the company. MARK
He is determined .................................................................................................. in the company.
5. I thought very hard but cou ldn't remember the answer. RACKED
I .............................................................................................................. to remember the answer.
6. Bad salary is usually the reason for the workers’ threat to the strike.
The workers usually go .....................................................................................................................
7. The young girl stopped working though the salary was very high.
No matter how.................................................................................................................................. .
8. You must not enter this area unless you are wearing protective clothing.
Entry to this area ...............................................................................................................................
9. Ms Betty is proud of her singing.
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Ms Betty prides .................................................................................................................................

10. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.
Should ...............................................................................................................................................

Answers:

1. by her warm welcome.

2. Sally showed complete/total disregard for her own safety when climbing the wall..
3. On no account am I to be disturbed this morning!
4. He is determined to make his mark in the company.
5. I racked my brain to remember the answer.
6. The workers usually go on strike on account of/ because of/ due to bad salary.
7. No matter how high the salary was, the workers stopped/ gave up working.
8. Entry to this area is strictly forbidden to anyone who is wearing protective clothing.
9. Ms Betty prides herself on her singing/ability to sing.
10. Should there be any difficulty, you can ring this number.
Hoặc: Should any difficulty arise, you can ring this number.