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CANGURUL LINGVIST – ENGLEZ Ă 1

Elevii din clasele III-IV bifează doar clasa. Ei primesc un test-poveste elaborat de Institutul pentru

Dezvoltarea Evaluării în Educaţie (IDEE).

Elevii din clasele V-XII trebuie să bifeze clasa și nivelul: Joey, Wallaby, Grey Kangaroo şi Red

Kangaroo, care corespund, în mare, nivelurilor CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for

Languages). Joey corespunde nivelului A1-A2; Wallaby corespunde nivelului A2-B1; Grey Kangaroo

corespunde nivelului B1-B2; Red Kangaroo corespunde nivelului B2-C1.

Fiecare elev poate să aleagă nivelul care corespunde cel mai bine cunoștințelor sale de limba engleză,

indiferent de clasa din care face parte. Elevii care aleg nivelul Joey vor primi din oficiu 10 puncte, cei care

aleg Wallaby vor primi 20 de puncte, cei care aleg Grey Kangaroo vor primi 30 de puncte, iar cei care aleg

Red Kangaroo vor primi 40 de puncte. Clasamentul de promovare la proba de baraj se face pe clase.

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Testul pentru nivelul Joey conţine 30 de întrebări elaborate de Cambridge English Language Assessment

special pentru Cangurul Lingvist – Engleză şi 30 de întrebări elaborate de IDEE.

Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 60 de minute din momentul primirii subiectelor.Fiecare întrebare la care s-a răspuns corect valorează 1 punct.

La întrebările Cambridge nu sunt penalizate răspunsurile incorecte.

Dintre cele 30 de întrebări elaborate de IDEE se punctează doar primele 20 de întrebări la care elevul dă un

răspuns, corect sau greșit. De exemplu, dacă un elev răspunde la următoarele 25 de întrebări: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7,

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, atunci se vor puncta doar primele

20 de întrebări, şi anume: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25 .

Se pierd 0,25 puncte pentru un răspuns incorect. Bifând opţiunea SIGUR se obţin 0,25 puncte în plus dacă

răspunsul este corect, dar se pierd încă 0,5 puncte dacă răspunsul este greșit. Prin urmare, dacă elevul a bifat

SIGUR și răspunsul este corect, va obține 1,25 puncte, iar dacă a bifat SIGUR și răpunsul este incorect va pierde 0,75 puncte.

ISBN 978-606-727-035-8

Cangurul Lingvist – Engleză

INSTITUTUL PENTRU DEZVOLTAREAEVALU Ă RII ÎN EDUCA ȚIE

Model de test în vederea pregătirii concursului

din data de 26 februarie 2015

clasele III–XII

Joey Level (Practice Test)

Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice



CANGURUL LINGVIST – ENGLEZ Ă2

Reading

Part 1 (5 questions)

Look and read. Choose A for Yes or B for No.

Yes No

1. The boy who wins the race is wearing spotted shorts. A B

2. After the race, the children will drink orange juice. A B

3. One of the boys watching the race is looking at his leg. A B

4. The runner who is third has brown hair. A B

5. The girls near the prizes like to skip. A B

Cambridge English

Model de test Joey Level

corespunde nivelului CEFR A1–A2



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For each question, read and choose the correct answer.

6. Who is this notice for?

A) cooks

B) nurses

C) cleaners


A) hotel guests

B) shop assistants

C) nurses


A) people working in a travel agency

B) people walking round a museum

C) people going to the cinema


A) pilots

B) swimmers

C) bus drivers


A) people cleaning windows

B) people buying bicycles

C) people riding bicycles


For each of the next 5 questions, read and choose the correct answer.

11. Which of the boys is your friend?

A) He says I’m right. B) Yes he is, isn’t he? C) That one over there.

12. Can I have a sandwich?

A) Yes, of course. B) Yes, it is. C) Yes, that’s right.13. Have you cleaned your teeth?

A) No, thanks, I’m not hungry. B) No, I haven’t got a toothbrush. C) No, I haven’t got any soap.

14. Is there a park near here?

A) No, it isn’t. B) That’s not right. C) I’m sorry, I don’t know.

15. Let’s have a pizza.

A) Not again. B) It doesn’t matter. C) Not at all.





Read the text. For each space, choose the correct answer.

16. Gino often visits his grandfather. It ............ Gino an hour to get

to his grandfather’s house.

A) spends B) uses C) takes

17. First, Gino has to ............ on the bus that goes to the railway station. A) get B) put C) turn

18. At the railway station, Gino runs to the platform so he does not ............ his train.

A) lose B) miss C) drop

19. Gino’s grandfather ............ for him at the station café.

A) waits B) stops C) stays

20. Gino’s favourite ............ is going camping in the mountains with his grandfather.

A) practice B) exercise C) activity


Read the text. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Jeremy Banks

Jeremy Banks played football for his school team and also for his

village club. He was an excellent player and hoped to play for his

country one day. Then, at the age of thirteen, he hurt himself badly

when he fell down a mountain. In hospital, the doctors told him that

his leg was broken in three places. ‘You should forget about playing

ball games, but swimming will be good for your leg,’ the doctor said.

The footballer Tony Veers read about Jeremy in a newspaper

and decided to visit him in hospital. They spent a long time talking about football and Tony gave

Jeremy three tickets for England’s next match against Scotland.

Jeremy went to the game in London with his parents and was happy when England won. After

the match, Tony invited them to a party with the England team. Jeremy enjoyed that most of all.

That was two years ago. Jeremy didn’t listen to the doctor and eight months after that terrible

day on the mountain, he was back on the football field. Six months later, he was playing matchesagain. Tony took the England manager to watch Jeremy play and the manager chose him for the

national under-17s team. ‘I’m so happy,’ said Jeremy. ‘I’ve always wanted to play for England.

One day I’ll be the best player in the team!’

21. Jeremy broke his leg when he A) was mountain climbing.

B) was playing football.

C) fell down at school.

22. What did the doctor say to Jeremy? A) ‘You haven’t hurt your leg badly.’

B) ‘Swimming won’t help you get better.’ C) ‘You can’t play football any more.’



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23. Tony went to the hospital because A) he wanted to talk about football.

B) he heard about Jeremy’s accident.

C) he had to speak to a doctor.

24. What was the best thing about Jeremy’s day A) meeting the England players

in London? B) seeing England win a match

C) travelling with his parents

25. The England manager thought Jeremy was A) too young to play in an important match.

B) the best player in the under-17s team.

C) good enough for an England team.


Read the text. Are the sentences ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’

or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Doesn’t say’.

Chinese Music in an English Village

Yang Jing usually plays her music in big halls in places like New

York and Paris. Yang plays an old Chinese musical instrument called a

pipa. She has been famous in China for many years. Now she is 34 years

old and the best pipa player in the world. She usually gets $3000 each

time she plays.

A businessman called Peter Bloxham saw Yang playing in China when he was on a business

trip. Peter comes from Cheswardine, a village in England. After the show, he talked to Yang. He

told her that his village needed to repair their old village hall, so Yang agreed to play there. ‘You

can use all the ticket money for your hall,’ she said. ‘You needn’t pay me anything.’

Last week, Yang arrived in Cheswardine for her show. She said: ‘I usually stay in big hotels

where everything is fast and busy, so it is lovely to stay in a small place where everyone has time

to talk to me and be so nice. I don’t suppose there are many people in this place who have seen or

heard a pipa before. I hope they will like my music.’

26. Yang became famous when she was 34.

A) Right B) Wrong C) Doesn’t say

27. Yang often plays with other people.


28. Yang will not earn any money in Cheswardine.


29. Yang is staying in Cheswardine with Peter and his family.


30. Yang thinks Peter’s village is a friendly place.





1. My father and his friend … tennis whenever they have some free time.

A) play B) is playing C) plays D) are playing E) to play

2. When do people decorate their homes with holly and mistletoe?

A) At Easter. B) On Valentine’s Day. C) On Guy Fawkes’ Night.

D) At Christmas. E) At Halloween.

3. What are they doing? Match the sentence

with its corresponding picture:

1. Sally is dancing.

2. Sonia is singing a song.

3. Bobby is flying a kite.

4. Tom is taking a nap on his desk.

5. Mary is reading a book.

A) 1a/ 2b/ 3c/ 4d/ 5e B) 1b/ 2c/ 3e/ 4a/ 5d C) 1d/ 2b/ 3e/ 4a/ 5c

D) 1b/ 2e/ 3d/ 4a/ 5c E) 1b/ 2c/ 3d/ 4a/ 5e

4. She has her train ticket and she’s … tomorrow morning.

A) leaving B) leave C) left D) will leave E) can leave

5. Look at the picture and choose the missing letters: ch_ _ _ nu _ _

A) e, s, s, t, s B) u, s, t, t, y C) e, s, t, t, s D) e, s, t, d, s E) e, s, s, t, e

6. … I called my sister and told her the good news.

A) Tomorrow B) At the moment C) In a moment

D) Yesterday E) The day after tomorrow

7. Helen is thinner … Anne.

A) than B) from C) like D) as E) then

8. The dress … Mary wore at the party was beautiful.

A) who B) which C) where D) why E) witch

9. Choose the right answer to complete the question:

What shall I order for dinner? Chicken and … or beef steak?

A) chips B) cheap C) sheep D) ships E) cips

10. My … Lisa is teaching me how to use a computer.

A) nephew B) son C) grandpa D) daughter E) uncle

11. I’m going to win the contest, …?

A) will I B) going I C) isn’t me D) wasn’t I E) aren’t I

12. A century and a millenium together make … years.

A) 1001 B) 101 C) 1100 D) 110 E) 1010

13. I … home from work when it began to rain.

A) used to drive B) am driving C) drive D) was driving E) could drive

a) b) c)

d) e)

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14. Peter’s parents are away on business this week so his grandma … after him.

A) looks B) is looking C) looked D) was looking E) look

15. Which group of letters form the plural of “life”?

A) l, s, i, f B) f, s, i, l, e C) e, v, i, l D) s, i, v, e, l E) y, l, s, e, v

16. Children are … holiday from school in the summer.

A) on B) in C) to D) at E) by

17. Merlin is a character from the Arthurian legends. What is he?

A) A mermaid. B) An elf. C) A witch. D) A wizard. E) A fairy.

18. Which is the odd one out?

A) refrigerator B) camera C) dishwasher D) microwave oven E) freezer

19. There isn’t … bread in that tin.

A) many B) a bit C) some D) any E) a

20. The Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Danube are well-known … .

A) rivers B) lakes C) seas D) countries E) towns

21. Choose the right word to complete the sentence:

In a quiz show, the … is the person who asks the questions.

A) winner B) competitor C) prize D) contestant E) quizmaster

22. Young children are often afraid … the dark .

A) with B) for C) at D) from E) of

23. Greengrocers sell … .

A) vegetables B) sweets C) books D) meat E) dairy products

24. Which of these is not a job?

A) barber B) tailor C) cooker D) builder E) carpenter

25. Last week Susan felt sick and went to the doctor’s. Now she is ill … .

A) over B) and C) already D) again E) too

26. The … month of the year is May.

A) five B) fourth C) third D) fifth E) four

27. Complete the proverb below:

“… have ears.”

A) Houses B) Doors C) Floors D) Walls E) Windows

28. Where … you born?

A) did B) have C) were D) are E) do

29. I don’t have nearly … much time for going out … I would like to.

A) so / that B) more / than C) such / that D) too / that E) as / as

30. A famous couple in a play written by William Shakespeare is … .

A) Othello and Ophelia B) Othello and Juliet C) Romeo and Juliet D) Romeo and Viola E) Romeo and Rosalind



Grilă de răspunsuriCambridge English

1 B 6 A 11 C 16 C 21 A 26 B

2 A 7 A 12 A 17 A 22 C 27 C

3 A 8 C 13 B 18 B 23 B 28 A

4 B 9 C 14 C 19 A 24 A 29 C

5 A 10 C 15 A 20 C 25 C 30 A

IDEE1 A 6 D 11 E 16 A 21 E 26 D

2 D 7 A 12 C 17 D 22 E 27 D

3 B 8 B 13 D 18 B 23 A 28 C

4 A 9 A 14 B 19 D 24 C 29 E

5 C 10 D 15 D 20 A 25 D 30 C















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Assessment special pentru Cangurul Lingvist – Engleză şi 30 de întrebări elaborate de IDEE.










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clasele III–XII

Wallaby Level (Practice Test)





Reading



1. A) This store is going to open later than normal on Thursdaymorning.

B) This store is going to close from 10 a.m. for staff training.

C) This store is going to interview new staff on Thursday

morning.

2. A) Children are warned that this water is 1.2 metres deep.

B) You should not use these slides unless you are 1.2 metres or over.

C) These water slides are only for children who are under

1.2 metres tall.

3. A) Sue can get the key from the neighbour between 5.30 p.m. and

7.00 p.m.

B) Richard would like Sue to arrive between 5.30 p.m. and

7.00 p.m.

C) Richard will be at his neighbour’s between 5.30 p.m. and

7.00 p.m.

4. A) Tim’s father is offering to fetch Tim from the airport.

B) Tim’s father wants to be picked up from the airport.

C) Tim’s father has agreed to take Tim to the airport.

5. A) Passengers cannot use the machines by themselves.

B) These machines are for the use of railway staff only.

C) Instructions for operating the machines are available from

railway staff.

MACHINES ARE

AVAILABLE FOR

PUBLIC USE BUT CAN

ONLY BE OPERATED

BY RAILWAY STAFF

Cambridge English

Model de test Wallaby Level

corespunde nivelului CEFR A2–B1



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6. I hope Andrew will get here soon.

A) I hope he hasn’t. B) He usually gets it. C) I’m sure he will.

7. John’s going to London.

A) Often? B) Yesterday? C) By train?

8. I’ll take these grapes, please.

A) Can I help you? B) They’re over there. C) Would you like a bag?

9. Can you help me with my homework?

A) I don’t understand it. B) It’s not ready. C) I can’t help it.

10. Nice to meet you, Suzanna.

A) Yes, and you. B) Yes, I have. C) I think so.


Read the text.

For each space, choose the correct answer.

11. Susan wanted to go shopping last Saturday.

Her friend Carol . . . . . . . . . . she’d like to go too.

A) said B) told C) asked

12. At the shopping centre they went up in the . . . . . . . . . to the shops on the second floor. A) street B) stairs C) lift

13. Susan tried on some shoes but they were the . . . . . . . . . . colour.

A) bad B) wrong C) dark

14. They stopped in a café for a drink and a . . . . . . . . . . of cake.

A) part B) little C) piece

15. The café was . . . . . . . . . . but they didn’t have to wait a long time.

A) fast B) busy C) late





Read the text.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Darcey Bussell, world-famous ballet dancer, talks to Anna Magee

I came to ballet quite late. At 11, I started at Arts EducationalSchool where we did acting, singing, ballet and modern dance. Then,

at 13, I was lucky enough to get a place at the Royal Ballet School.

This meant giving up acting and singing, and concentrating on ballet.

However, I’d missed two years, and I was not nearly as good as my

classmates. My jumps were fine, but I couldn’t turn or balance properly

and, although I could bend and stretch well, I wasn’t nearly strong

enough. I remember thinking I’d never be a ballerina.

At 19, I became a principal dancer. The choreographer Kenneth MacMillan saw me at school

and pushed me straight into the big roles. At the time, the only dancer to have been made principal

that young had been Margot Fonteyn in 1936, when she was 17. For a time, it upset people in the

company because I was taking the roles of well-known dancers. But as they got to know me, they

believed in me.

I got married and had children in my early thirties. I’ve got two daughters, called Phoebe and

Zoë. Most dancers stop after they have children but for me there was never any doubt that I would

continue.

But I know I won’t be able to dance forever. Since I was 17, I’ve been working without a real

break and it is hard to stay at top standard after having children. So, although I don’t think I’ll everleave the theatre, I am beginning to think about my future. I can’t imagine being a choreographer

or director but I quite like the idea of teaching ballet to the next generation.

16. What is the purpose of the text?

A) to explain why Darcey Bussell chose a particular career

B) to present Darcey Bussell’s advice on how to become a dancer

C) to explain how Darcey Bussell brings up her children

D) to give information about Darcey Bussell’s life and career

17. When she was 13, Darcey Bussell

A) was by far the best dancer in her class.

B) regretted her decision to change schools.

C) began to train seriously to become a dancer.

D) was very confident about her abilities.

18. What does Darcey Bussell say about becoming a principal dancer?

A) She felt she was too young to do the roles.

B) Some of her colleagues were jealous of her at first.

C) There was nothing very unusual about it.

D) It led to her meeting several famous people.



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19. How does Darcey Bussell feel about her future?

A) She intends to continue dancing for many years.

B) She worries about what job she will do next.

C) She would enjoy helping other dancers.

D) She hopes to spend more time with her children.

20. Which of the following would make a good introduction to this article?

A) A principal dancer while still a

teenager, Darcey Bussell has had a

great career but feels it may soon

be time to slow down.

B) Darcey Bussell, the youngest

person ever to have been made a

principal dancer, talks to us about

family, career and the future.

C)The famous Darcey Bussell is

at the top of her profession now,

but for many years she had to be

happy playing small parts.

D)After a long break, Darcey Bussell

is returning to the stage. Here, she

tells us all about her childhood

and education.


Read the text.


Pony Express

Before 1860 there was no quick way of getting mail between the east and the west of the United

States. There were no railways at that (21) ...... and most mail was sent by coach. It usually (22) ...... at

least 25 days for coaches to (23) ...... the coast. So in 1860 it (24) ...... decided to send mail by ‘Pony

Express’, which was much faster. Riders (25) ...... very fast horses were placed along the route. They were

at (26) ...... distances from each other and the mail was handed from one rider to the next. Riders were

all (27) ...... to travel between twenty and thirty kilometres (28) ...... day on very bad roads. At each stop

two minutes were (29) ...... for exchanging the mail bags, but riders were often held up by awful weather

(30)...... closed the roads. With the invention of the telegraph in 1861, the demand for the Pony Express

disappeared.

21. A) time B) date C) age D) season

22. A) spent B) lasted C) took D) passed

23. A) get B) arrive C) come D) reach

24. A) had B) was C) has D) is

25. A) for B) off C) with D) behind

26. A) like B) equal C) same D) level

27. A) wished B) wanted C) expected D) hoped

28. A) a B) one C) some D) any

29. A) let B) allowed C) done D) made30. A) which B) where C) what D) when




IDEE

1. Read the text below and say which statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG) in the text.

It was 9 am on Monday morning and John was getting ready for work. He had woken up late that morn-ing because he hadn’t heard the alarm. He put on his suit, went into the kitchen and grabbed his lunch,and then picked up his car key. But when he got into the car it wouldn’t start, so he ran to the nearest

bus stop. He managed to catch bus number 89 but he was already late for work.1. It was Thursday morning.2. John woke up earlier than usual.3. John had a light breakfast.

4. John got on a bus.5. John’s car had run out of petrol.

A) F/ T/ NG/ F/ F B) F/ F/ NG/ T/ NG C) T/ F/ NG/ T/ F D) F/ T/ F/ F/ T E) F/ T/ F/ T/ NG

2. What do we call the finger between the thumb and the middle finger?

A) the ring finger B) the index finger C) the pinky D) there’s no finger there E) any finger

3. Complete sentences (1-4) with their correct ending (a-d).

1. Mary hasn’t done a. visited Bran Castle? 2. The guests have already b. wanted to be a football player. 3. Have you ever c. her homework yet. 4. My brother has always d. left the party. A) 1d/ 2a/ 3b/ 4c B) 1d/ 2c/ 3b/ 4a C) 1b/ 2d/ 3c/ 4a D) 1c/ 2d/ 3a/ 4b E) 1a/ 2b/ 3c/ 4d

4. I forgot to wear my hat and scarf last night and I … really cold!

A) found B) fed C) felt D) flew E) fell


The woman gave the little boy and his brother a … to play with outside.

A) bill B) boil C) bull D) bail E) ball

Read the following text and answer questions 6-9:

Yesterday I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat and the performance was an interesting one butI did not enjoy it. Two men sitting behind me started talking loudly and I could not hear anything. WhenI could not bear it any more I turned round and said: “I can’t hear a word!” “It’s none of your business.This is a private conversation,” they replied.

6. The writer got angry because … .

A) there were people sitting behind him B) the seat was not very good

C) the play was uninteresting D) the men’s conversation was dull E) he couldn’t hear the words of the play

7. In the text the word seat means:

A) a part of a chair you can lean on B) a part of your trousers C) an official position D) a place where you can sit E) a place in a car

8. If you are kind and generous, you are … .

A) good-for-nothing B) good-hearted C) a goodie D) goodish E) up to no good

9. Let’s take a … . The play is about to start. A) seat B) sat C) set D) sit E) seal




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My mother didn’t need to cook dinner last Saturday because we ate … . A) in B) out C) up D) on E) after

11. Even though the soldiers were losing the battle, they still shouted “Long … the King!” at the top of

their lungs.

A) Lived B) Lives C) Live D) Living E) Leave

12. The … of this lake is 22 metres. A) strength B) height C) surface D) value E) depth

13. If you broke a window, your mother … very angry.

A) is B) was C) would be D) will be E) had been

14. … it was raining a bit, we didn’t take our umbrellas.

A) But B) Although C) Even D) However E) So

15. She … adapted to her new workplace.

A) fastly B) quickly C) real D) well E) hard

16. Choose the right word to complete the sentence: She wanted to buy him a shirt when she was in France,

but she didn’t know his … .

A) size B) seize C) measure D) height E) stature

17. What is pepper?

A) a fruit and a vegetable B) a mean person C) a job D) a vegetable and a spice E) a pet

18. When someone sneezes, it’s polite to say … .

A) Rest in peace! B) Kind regards! C) Bless you! D) Hit the road! E) See you soon!

19. Unfortunately, things are going from bad to … .

A) better B) ill C) worst D) worse E) best

20. The opposite of a little time is:

A) a big time B) a lot of time C) a great time D) a good time E) some time

21. The English word pub is short for … .

A) public service B) public garden C) public house D) public school E) public health

22. Where is Ottawa?

A) In the USA. B) In the UK. C) In Australia. D) In Canada. E) In Russia.23. I turned the bottle … to get the last drop out.

A) inside out B) ups and downs C) all over D) up and down E) upside down

24. Choose the right answer to complete the conversation:

Mary: I don’t like classical music. Susan: … A) So do I. B) Neither I don’t. C) So I do. D) Neither I do. E) Neither do I.

25. Choose the right word to fill in the sentence: We cut paper or cloth with a pair of … . A) binoculars B) glasses C) scissors D) knives E) hammers




26. Which of the following sounds does not describe a way of eating or drinking?

A) squeak B) crunch C) munch D) slurp E) chomp

27. Where was William Shakespeare born?

A) In Weston-super-Mare. B) In Stratford-upon-Avon. C) In Hole in the Wall.D) In Verona. E) In Jack-in-the-Green.

28. I … English for two years when I lived abroad.

A) studied B) have studied C) study D) to study E) studying

29. Unless you …, he won’t help you.

A) didn’t ask B) won’t ask C) wouldn’t ask D) don’t ask E) ask

30. How many simple past forms can you find in the word snake?

A) ten B) twelve C) thirteen D) eleven E) fourteen


1 A 6 C 11 A 16 D 21 A 26 B

2 B 7 C 12 C 17 C 22 C 27 C

3 A 8 C 13 B 18 B 23 D 28 A

4 A 9 A 14 C 19 C 24 B 29 B

5 A 10 A 15 B 20 A 25 C 30 A

IDEE1 B 6 E 11 C 16 A 21 C 26 A

2 B 7 D 12 E 17 D 22 D 27 B

3 D 8 B 13 C 18 C 23 E 28 A

4 C 9 A 14 B 19 D 24 E 29 E

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1. Have you met Henry before? A) Yes, at first. B) Yes, on holiday. C) Yes, I do.

2. The 9.15 train’s late again.

A) It was never there. B) It often is. C) Will it ever be?

3. How does the washing machine work?

A) Too much. B) Not often. C) Like this.

4. I’ve broken my glasses.

A) Here’s another one. B) You can’t see. C) That’s a pity!

5. Anything else?

A) No, it isn’t. B) Not at all. C) Not today, thanks.

Part 2 (5 questions)Read the text.


Music teacher Sally Melliott has just got an extra job – as a singer in a musical. Sally, who is head ofthe music department at a local school, will be the main female singer in Me and My Girl at the Victoria

Theatre.

Sally first thought about becoming a singer at the age of 14, after watching a singing competition

on television. Before that, she says, she had no interest in singing but quite liked playing the piano. Her

parents, who were not musical, took her to a teacher who said she had a good voice. This made Sally

decide she wanted to go to a school where she could study both singing and piano.

Sally sang in operas while she was studying music at university, and passed several examinations in

singing. When she left, though, her parents suggested she train as a teacher as well, and she agreed. ‘At

first it was because I wanted to be sure I would get a job, but once I started I realised I liked teaching

very much, and I worked hard to get to the top.’ Sally continues to enjoy her busy life of teaching and performing, and is currently working hard to make the musical a success, too.

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6. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A) provide information about a new musical

B) discuss a teacher’s problems in having two jobs

C) describe the career of a part-time singer

D) explain how to become a successful singer

7. What can a reader find out from this text?

A) why Sally became a teacher B) why Sally gave up singing in operas

C) why Sally’s parents wanted her to be a singer

D) why Sally was chosen by the Victoria Theatre

8. Why did Sally choose to study singing?

A) She sang well in a competition on TV.

B) She had become bored with the piano.

C) She was told she could sing well.

D) She went to a school that taught singing.

9. How did Sally feel about training to become a teacher?

A) She wondered whether she would be successful.

B) She thought it would help her to find work.

C) She wasn’t keen but her parents made her do it.

D) She was afraid she might have to give up singing.

10. How would the Victoria Theatre advertise Me and My Girl ?

A)VICTORIA THEATRE

Famous opera star sings in our

latest musical

B)VICTORIA THEATRE

Local musical wins

competition

C)VICTORIA THEATRE

New opera performed by

music school

D)VICTORIA THEATRE

Local music teacher is star

of new show




Part 3 (5 questions)Read the text. For each space, choose the correct answer.

Backpack Adventures

Backpack Adventures is owned and (11) ………… by experienced travellers who have a real interest

(12) ………… the world around us. It specialises in adventure tours to places which are little known.

Travelling in small groups means that it is possible to use local transport like canoes, horses and

elephants, and this (13) ………… to the enjoyment of the trip. Accommodation (14) ………… usually

be in the local style too: ‘Bedouin’ tents in the Sahara desert or traditional ‘longhouses’ in Borneo. Trips

(15) ………… from one to three weeks and all groups are accompanied.

11. A) handled B) done C) worked D) run

12. A) at B) in C) on D) for

13. A) adds B) builds C) rises D) increases

14. A) ought B) can C) need D) will

15. A) finish B) spend C) last D) complete

Part 4 (10 questions)Read the text. For each space, choose the correct answer.

Dogs

Dogs were one of the first animals to be domesticated. Although they all belong to the same species,

they (16) …..... more in size and appearance than any other animal, and are now (17) …….. wherever

there are human beings. They all have good hearing and an excellent sense of smell.All dogs are (18) …….. from the same ancestor, the grey wolf. Wolves enjoy hunting and are ready to

run (19) …….. prey, which is why dogs today like energetic games and plenty of exercise. Pet dogs that

are not (20) …….. enough to do can become bored and (21) ….. . Like wolves, dogs lived in groups called

packs. They (22) …… well to domestication as they came to (23) ….… their human owners as pack leaders.

The domestication of dogs began many thousands of years ago when grey wolves, in search of food, were

(24) … to human settlements. People (25) … for the wild wolves and so the wolves became domesticated.

16. A) transform B) alter C) change D) vary

17. A) general B) average C) common D) ordinary

18. A) emerged B) linked C) descended D) related

19. A) away B) after C) into D) over

20. A) given B) provided C) handed D) presented

21. A) destructive B) harmful C) damaging D) injuring

22. A) suited B) grew C) responded D) matched

23. A) think B) see C) agree D) believe

24. A) interested B) attracted C) appealed D) tempted

25. A) guarded B) protected C) attended D) cared



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Read the text.


Magazine Editors

Fancy editing a magazine? Read about four successful editors...

A Barbara Green, editor of Children First

I started Children First , an online magazine

forchildren, after looking at what was on offer

for that age range and realising there aren’t a

lot of magazines out there publishing authors

under the age of 17. I wanted my magazine

to give them a chance, along with established

children’s writers. The magazine has fiction as

well as poems, crafts, puzzles and games. From

the next issue we’ll also have interviews with

children’s book authors, though it’s a bit of a

risk as I’m not convinced this will be a winner

with most readers. For anybody out there who

might be interested in writing for this magazine,

we’d welcome new talent. And for anyone who

wants to start an online magazine, I’d say first

make sure you know exactly what you want to

get across in your publication, and the type ofreaders you want to attract.

C Mark Feldon, editor of Hot Tunes

As a teenager, I was an avid reader of music

magazines, and as I didn’t seem to know what

to do with my life, my mother said: ‘Why don’t

you do something in magazines?’ And so I did,

though I almost dropped the whole idea when a

teacher told me I didn’t have the confidence to

make it as a journalist. Editing this magazine is

the peak of my career and it’s satisfying to see

that the teacher’s assessment of my abilities was

mistaken. Apart from the usual editing work, I

travel a lot, which I’d rather do without, but it’s

essential to the magazine’s international flavour.

One of my biggest challenges is deciding what

goes on the cover every month – if I don’t do

it well, the negative effect on sales can be

dramatic.

B Anna Black, editor of Girl’s World

Rather than promoting an image of what

girls are supposed to look like, which is what

other magazines tend to do, we give them the

message that they are all cool – no matter what

their height, their shape and their hair colour.

I like to keep on top of the latest trends, and being the mother of two teenage girls isn’t

enough, so we send out written questionnaires

and ask our readers what’s cool and what’s not.

We also look at other magazines and see what

they are writing about, which is not to say we

steal their ideas. Soon I’m going to be looking

for young people with exciting new ideas, but

for the moment we are not commissioning new

writers.

D Luke Chappell, editor of Style Today

My first job was great – I was chosen to be the

editor of the student paper at university – but

it wasn’t easy finding work as an editor after

graduation. Eventually I got a job as assistant

editor on Radio Fans magazine, which I

mistakenly thought would be dull, but it washere I developed into somebody who takes

pride in analysing every page in the magazine

very closely. People are much more visually

literate these days, so editing isn’t just about

having good writers, but about designing pages

that will attract readers. In the past I’d paid little

attention to how things looked, but it’s so true

that a well-designed magazine sells more easily.




Which person

compares magazine readers now and in the past? 26

is uncertain about the success of a future magazine item? 27

is proud to have reached the highest point in their working life? 28

mentions a part of the job they would prefer to avoid? 29

likes to keep an eye on what the competition is doing? 30

emphasises the need to have clear goals for a magazine? 31

mentions the possible result of getting something wrong? 32

wants to encourage self-confidence amongst their readers? 33

managed to prove someone’s negative opinion wrong? 34

admits their first impression of a job was wrong? 35


1 B 7 A 13 A 19 B 25 D 31 A

2 B 8 C 14 D 20 A 26 D 32 C

3 C 9 B 15 C 21 A 27 A 33 B

4 C 10 D 16 D 22 C 28 C 34 C

5 C 11 D 17 C 23 B 29 C 35 D

6 C 12 B 18 C 24 B 30 B

IDEE1 A 6 A 11 A 16 C 21 E 26 C

2 D 7 D 12 C 17 C 22 C 27 B

3 E 8 D 13 E 18 C 23 C 28 B

4 E 9 C 14 C 19 E 24 A 29 C

5 C 10 C 15 D 20 A 25 B 30 A




G


Read the following text and answer questions 1-5:

Andrew was out on the lawn when his father saw him. He was cleaning the swing, a rubber tyre hang-

ing by a rope from a tree branch. Andrew was hosing it down, wiping it off and dusting out the inside. His

bewildered father went out to him and said: “I thought you were at the course practising with your friends

this afternoon.” “I was,” replied Andrew, “but the instructor said I need to improve my swing.”

1. Where was Andrew?

A) In the garden. B) On the balcony. C) In the playground. D) On the porch. E) On the roof.

2. What was Andrew doing?

A) He was rocking in a chair. B) He was cleaning the house. C) He was sitting on a swing.

D) He was cleaning something. E) He was climbing a tree.

3. How did his father feel when he saw Andrew?

A) gloomy B) sad C) happy D) annoyed E) puzzled

4. Andrew’s father thought his son was with his friends playing … .

A) handball B) cricket C) tennis D) football E) golf

5. What did the instructor say? He advised Andrew to … .

A) wipe his swing B) go home C) practise his technique more D) build a swing E) cut the grass

6. Where is Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” set?

A) In Verona. B) In Rome. C) In Milan. D) In London. E) In Venice.

7. Which country is not part of the United Kingdom?

A) Scotland B) Wales C) Northern Ireland D) The Republic of Ireland E) England 8. The period of time between sunset and nightfall is called … .

A) darkness B) dawn C) gloom D) dusk E) dimness

9. Read the sentence and choose the meaning of the word in italics:

The workers endure difficult living conditions and are exposed to strong winds and severe temperature drops.

A) inhabit B) dread C) bear D) appoint E) last

10. A severe lack of rainfall can lead to … .

A) floods B) a hurricane C) a drought D) a draught E) a storm

11. In which of the following Shakespearean plays does the character Claudius appear? A) Hamlet B) Julius Caesar C) King Lear D) Macbeth E) Richard

12. What letters form a synonym of “certainly”?

A) y/ l/ t/ i/ n/ e/ f/ d B) f/ e/ d/ y/ i/ t/ l/ a/ n C) l/ e/ f/ i/ t/ e/ i/ d/ y/ n

D) y/ e/ f/ d/ n/ i/ l/ e E) i/ f/ d/ t/ n/ l/ i/ y/ e

13. Complete the sentence: If you have just enough money and nothing extra, you live from hand to … .

A) pocket B) purse C) poverty D) hunger E) mouth

14. What does Halloween mean?

A) All Witches’ Day B) All Ghosts’ Day C) All Saints’ Day D) All Spirits’ Day E) All Pumpkins’ Day

IDEE




15. Which of the following words is not both a noun and a verb?

A) switch B) handle C) cover D) analyse E) bank

16. The plural of the compound noun “forget-me-not” is:

A) forgets-me-not B) forget-mes-not C) forget-me-nots

D) forget-me-not E) forget-me-not’s

17. My sister was wearing a … dress, which suited her perfectly.

A) red /lace/ beautiful/ long B) beautiful/ red/ long/ lace C) beautiful/ long/ red /lace D) long/ red/ beautiful/ lace E) lace/ beautiful/ long/ red

18. … was the most well known theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare.

A) The Royal Theatre B) The Savoy Theatre C) The Globe Theatre

D) The Theatre of London E) The Stratford Theatre

19. Which is the odd word out?

A) sheep B) pig C) cow D) calf E) mutton

20. Complete the proverb: … waters run deep.

A) Still B) Fast C) Shallow D) Steel E) Slow21. Which of the following is not a Harry Potter spell?

A) Expecto Patronum! B) Avada Kedavra! C) Sectumsempra!

D) Wingardium Leviosa! E) Hocus Pocus!

22. Which people worshipped the god Ra?

A) The Greeks. B) The Romans. C) The Egyptians. D) The Vikings. E) The French.

23. Which of the following terms is not related to winter sports?

A) triple axel B) half-pipe C) icing D) skating E) curling

24. Complete the sentence: So you’ve finally realized what a mistake you’re making. I’ve been wonderinghow long it would take you to come to your … .

A) senses B) conclusion C) home D) reason E) relatives

25. She must … felt so embarrassed when the conductor came and she didn’t have a ticket.

A) be B) have C) should D) had E) been

26. Who was the ghost in the Shakespearean play “Hamlet”?

A) Polonius B) King Claudius C) King Hamlet D) Horatio E) Queen Gertrude

27. Scarcely … the truth, … she started to cry.

A) she found out/ then B) had she found out/ when C) she has found out/ than D) she had found out/ than E) has she found out/ when

28. Which word best describes a samaritan?

A) selfish B) compassionate C) self-concerned D) acquisitive E) resentful

29. Complete the joke with the right word: “Are you a light sleeper?”

“No, I sleep in the … .”

A) dusk B) heavy C) dark D) difficulty E) obscure

30. The Hundred Years’ War, waged between The Kingdom of England and The Kingdom of France,

actually lasted ….. .

A) 116 years B) 99 years C) 101 years D) 90 years E) 102 years















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Read the text.


A love of travelling

For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’. In common with many

other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (1) ….. to study for his degree. After doing

various jobs to (2) ….. some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures,

visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (3) ….. the challenge they are likely

to (4) ….. themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can (5) ….. in a thirst for adventure.

Now that his university course has (6) ….. to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip

that will take him (7) ….. around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using onlymeans of transport which are (8) ….. by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be (9) ….. mostly on bicycles

and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a (10) ….. cut by climbing aboard

a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship instead.

1. A) settling down B) getting up C) taking over D) holding back

2. A) achieve B) raise C) advance D) win

3. A) stronger B) wider C) greater D) deeper

4. A) put B) set C) aim D) place 5. A) result B) lead C) cause D) create

6. A) come B) turned C) reached D) brought

7. A) just B) complete C) whole D) right

8. A) pulled B) charged C) forced D) powered

9. A) relying B) using C) attempting D) trying

10. A) quick B) short C) brief D) swift

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Read the text.


Women with a taste for danger

A In 1980, when her children were quite small, Diane

fancied a break from domestic routine. Her husband

had started flying lessons and urged her to have a go

at both ordinary flying and acrobatics – that is, doing

tricks in the air. ‘I’m actually a cautious person and

don’t regard what I do as dangerous because I always

respect my limitations and those of the aircraft. I do

face the risk of engine failure, but then life itself

is dangerous – I could be run over by a bus when

crossing the road. My worst moment came when

I was flying home from a competition in Hungary.

The weather was bad, forcing me lower and lower.

My heart was beating, my mouth was dry and my

hands were sweating. I couldn’t carry on, so I turned

back and found an airfield to land on. However, I

ride horses as well as fly aircraft and I can honestly

say that I’ve been more frightened while out on my

horse than in the air. When the children were younger,

people sometimes made it clear that they thought Ishouldn’t do acrobatics. But I loved the excitement.’

C During the week, Alice works in the City of

London. However, at the weekend she goes down

to Dover, on the English Channel, where she trains

to swim the thirty-five- kilometre stretch of sea

between England and France, one of the world’s

busiest shipping lanes. ‘I kept winning long-distance

events when I was young and someone said to me,

“Have a go at the Channel.” I thought I couldn’t

do it and so I made excuses about not being able to

afford it. However, my mates started raising money

to pay for me to try, so I felt I had to do it. When I

finally got in the sea I kept thinking to myself, “Oh,

what have I done?” It was hard work and I was

quite frightened. It took me 11 hours and 21 minutes

and my pilot suggested that I try again and try to

do it a bit faster the next time! Nowadays, I swim

the Channel mainly to raise money for children in

hospital.’

B Fiona gave up her career as a research physiologist

to become a professional climber. ‘I originally tried

rock climbing at school but wasn’t particularly

impressed. Then, in my mid-20s, I visited a friend in

San Diego and went on a rock climb with him. I was

hooked straight away. I like the sunshine and the

feeling of being out in the open air. Climbing isn’t

one of those activities where you can switch off.

You have to concentrate because you’re sometimes

in difficult places. I listen to my instincts. If I’m

scared, I’ll take notice and think again. I’m level-

headed and calm, I won’t rush if I’m scared, that’s

how you get hurt. But I have often been in real

danger. One time I had to be rescued by a helicopter

after another climber on my team fell and hit me

and I was knocked out. The accident damaged my

confidence but within weeks I was climbing again.’

D Ten years ago, Linda became a policewoman. She

has worked extensively in undercover operations. ‘I

think I’d first had the idea of joining the police force

at school, where we’d had a careers talk on the police.

I had to be sure, though, so I joined the Specials, a

group of part-time police officers, before becoming

a full-time officer. I finally joined the Special Inquiry

Section, which deals with robberies. I sometimes

have to pretend to be a cashier in a bank that we know

might be robbed. Given the sort of people you’re

dealing with, there’s always an element of risk, but I

have total confidence in my team. I don’t feel scared

when I’m doing undercover work, but I do when we

have to carry out a raid. Sometimes before I walk into

a room, I’ll wonder what I’m going to be faced with.

That makes you careful, though, and I think it helps

a great deal not being alone.’




Which woman

didn’t think much of the activity at first? 11

received support from friends? 12

is frightened by one aspect of what she does? 13

likes the mental challenge? 14

says she isn’t very adventurous? 15

says she doesn’t panic in dangerous situations? 16

has experienced physical symptoms of fear? 17

tried to get out of doing something? 18

says some people used to disapprove of what she does? 19

had wanted to do this from an early age? 20


Read the text.


Shoe Museum

Sonja Bata, the chairwoman of Toronto’s Shoe Museum, firmly believes that footwear speaks a global

language. At the Shoe Museum, there are some 10,000 boots and shoes on display, (21) …….. from

Egyptian tomb shoes dating from 2,500 BC to shoes (22) …….. by pop stars like Madonna. ‘The more

I (23) …….. the subject,’ says Sonja, ‘the more I find that footwear (24) …….. more about the world of

the wearer than any other article of clothing. Shoes give you a real (25) …….. into their owners’ lives.’

Sonja has been obsessed with shoes and their importance in social history since she (26) …….. a sandal

with a very interesting shape in a market in India. She discovered that, for religious reasons, the central

platform of the sandal was raised to avoid (27) …….. insects.

This discovery encouraged Sonja to gather shoes from dozens of countries to find out more about what

(28) …….. behind their design. ‘Take the Canadian moccasin shoe,’ she says. ‘At first glance, the design

seemed to me completely (29) …….. because a moccasin is soft and easily worn down by outdoor life. I

just couldn’t understand why it was like that. But then I found that, when they went hunting, the Canadians

had to (30) …….. up quietly on animals – so it is a perfectly designed shoe for this purpose.’

This, and many other fascinating facts, can be learnt on a visit to the Toronto Shoe Museum.

21. A) ranking B) running C) ranging D) reaching

22. A) awarded B) granted C) offered D) donated

23. A) look through B) look into C) look up D) look over

24. A) reveals B) exhibits C) presents D) describes

25. A) comprehension B) feeling C) insight D) opinion

26. A) remarked B) spotted C) regarded D) distinguished

27. A) splitting B) grinding C) squeezing D) crushing

28. A) hung B) attached C) lay D) rested

29. A) unreasonable B) illogical C) incorrect D) unjust30. A) step B) glide C) slip D) creep



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Read the text.


Understanding ElephantsThe female approach to studying animal behaviour

When Cynthia Moss accepted the invitation to

make a film on Africa’s forgotten elephants, she

wasn’t expecting all the local experts to be women.

Like herself, they had been studying elephants for

many years. Cynthia Moss had just completed 25

years with elephants in Kenya; in Uganda she found

Eve Abe, ten years into a study of elephants of the

grasslands; and in the Central African Republic,Andrea Turkalo had followed rainforest elephants

for eight years.

Although following elephants is difficult

and dangerous, long-term studies do seem to be

dominated by women. Moss is convinced this is

more than coincidence. ‘Men and women have

very different approaches. Men want quick results,

something to write up for a research paper as part of a

career structure. Every male researcher I know wantsto manipulate things to see what happens. Say you

had a study of reproductive success in the territorial

antelope. Men would not spend five years watching

its behaviour; they would try to isolate the factors

affecting the female’s choice. I really have seen one

man cutting patches of grass with a lawn mower to

work out if it was the length of the grass attracting

the female!’

Women in contrast, have the patience to wait

for data through long-term observation. They are

also better at understanding social behaviour. Moss

suggests, ‘As the smaller of the species, females

need to read the signs better. We’re more attuned

to the ways in which individuals interact, quicker

to understand what’s happening.’ The results of this

patient observation have been remarkable. Between

them, these women have transformed not just the

knowledge of their chosen species but the whole

understanding of animal behaviour, illuminating

complex social networks and emotions.

This progress has involved sacrifices on the

part of the women involved in making long- term

studies. ‘We haven’t a career’, says Moss, ‘so we’re

not really paid; we rely on small grants and endless

fund-raising.’ That’s the least of it. Most of these

women are single; few have had children. They put

up with incredible discomfort, and there is also thefear of attack. Andrea Turkalo’s camp is deep in the

heart of the rainforest, and she’s on her own except

for two local assistants. When Moss was filming

there, they saw an armed poacher.

All the women have become passionate

advocates of conservation, which inevitably brings

conflict and danger. When they began, none of

them anticipated that they would be pushed to the

forefront of the environmental movement, that theirlives would be threatened, that they would be caught

up in global, political, economic and even spiritual

crises.

So what attracts women to this high-risk, high-

cost lifestyle? Moss herself came from a background

in journalism. Always fascinated by Africa, early in

her career she found her way to elephant expert Ian

Douglas Hamilton in Tanzania. ‘It was a revelation.

It wasn’t just elephants. It was those particular

elephants. They were known individuals, with

different characters. You could see the relationships

between them developing.’

Eve Abe got into long-term study for much

the same reasons as Moss. ‘The elephants all have

different characters. The way they look after one

another is amazing.’ Moss says she can never give

it up now. ‘It’s like reading a wonderful family saga

– you don’t want the book to end. In my case, I

haven’t been able to put it down for 25 years!’




31. According to Cynthia Moss, what characterises the work of male researchers into animal behaviour?

A) carelessness

B) indifference

C) academic experience

D) professional ambition

32. One comparison that Cynthia Moss makes between male and female researchers is that

A) men are less competent at communicating their findings. B) women are more sensitive to behaviour patterns.

C) women are more compassionate in their attitude towards their subjects.

D) men are less likely to specialise in studies of animal behaviour.

33. According to the writer, what have the female researchers had to give up in order to pursue their work?

A) close personal relationships

B) long-term ambitions

C) academic status

D) contact with professional colleagues

34. Most of the women involved in this type of research had no idea that

A) the work would be so complex.

B) the work would take so long.

C) they would face so much jealousy.

D) they would have so many problems.

35. The female researchers in the text are fascinated by the animals they study because

A) they are so different from humans.

B) they interact in complex ways.

C) the females are often very dominant. D) their relationships are so predictable.


1 A 7 D 13 D 19 A 25 C 31 D

2 B 8 D 14 B 20 D 26 B 32 B

3 C 9 A 15 A 21 C 27 D 33 A

4 B 10 B 16 B 22 D 28 C 34 D

5 A 11 B 17 A 23 B 29 B 35 B

6 A 12 C 18 C 24 A 30 D

IDEE1 A 6 A 11 B 16 C 21 A 26 B

2 A 7 C 12 A 17 B 22 D 27 D

3 D 8 A 13 A 18 D 23 C 28 B

4 E 9 E 14 B 19 B 24 D 29 C

5 C 10 C 15 E 20 D 25 B 30 C




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1. I wonder what’s going on in the city; never ….. been so many tourists here as today.

A) have there B) there have C) it has D) was E) did there

2. What letters form a synonym of “certainly”?

A) l/ e/ f/ i/ t/ e/ i/ d/ y/ n B) f/ e/ d/ y/ i/ t/ l/ a/ n C) y/ e/ f/ d/ n/ i/ l/ e

D) y/ l/ t/ i/ n/ e/ f/ d E) i/ f/ d/ t/ n/ l/ i/ y/ e

3. Although she spent a year at home recovering after the accident, she caught up with her classmates by

leaps and bounds when she returned to school. What does the expression in bold mean?

A) slowly B) with difficulty C) quite tardily D) very quickly E) without any help

4. Which word derived from Greek means “the power of the people”?

A) freedom B) liberty C) justice D) narcissism E) democracy

5. … was the most well known theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare.

A) The Stratford Theatre B) The Swan Theatre C) The Globe Theatre

D) The Theatre of London E) The New Place Theatre

6. Complete the sentence: My dad wants me to ..... my education by attending graduate school.

A) further B) farther C) far D) furthest E) farthest

7. When my parents got married, they … each other for two months.

But today is their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

A) had only been knowing B) would have known C) had only known

D) have only known E) only knew

8. Many British people … pleasure in bird watching.

A) take B) create C) make D) get E) offer

9. The older generation always maintains that things were better when they were young and that nowadays

this country is going to the dogs. What is the meaning of the phrase in bold?

A) to have a good time B) to become lazy C) to have a lot of stray dogs

D) to become weaker E) to lose its standards

10. Finish this sentence: Just tell me what’s happened! Stop beating about the … !

A) tree B) shrub C) bush D) bracken E) undergrowth

11. We strayed from the path because it was so dark and got ..... lost.

A) fortunately B) hopelessly C) hopefully D) unfortunately E) straightforward

12. … the heavy snowfall, we would have gone to the mountains. A) But for B) If not C) Be it D) In case E) Provided that

13. If you know the ropes, you are .... .

A) very experienced B) talkative C) a mountaineer D) a hangman E) very educated

14. The ….. is regarded as the national instrument of Wales.

A) bagpipe B) harp C) guitar D) violin E) bell

15. … is an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental

to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution.

A) Albert Einstein B) Thomas Alva Edison C) Alexander Graham Bell D) Alfred Nobel E) James Watt



16. The sentence “They set off at 6 am.” means that … .

A) they woke up at 6 am B) they went to bed at 6 am C) they left on a trip at 6 am

D) they got up at 6 am E) they began work at 6 am

17. Choose the correct meaning of the phrase in bold: They’ve had enough of the bad weather and high

taxes here and have gone to live down under.

A) in America B) in Australia C) in China D) in India E) in Europe

18. This morning I woke up to the mouth-watering aroma of freshly ground ….. and sizzling ….. . A) milk/ sausages B) tea/ bacon C) coffee/ yogurt D) coffee/ bacon E) cheese/ coffee

19. He recommended I … Sydney and he suggested … there during my Christmas holiday when it’s summer

there.

A) visiting/ to go B) visit/ going C) visit/ to go D) to visit/ going E) visiting/ going

20. Witches play an important role in Shakespeare’s play … .

A) Othello B) Hamlet C) King Lear D) Macbeth E) Julius Caesar

21. “To be down in the dumps” means to be ….. .

A) sad B) stupid C) poor D) ignorant E) irresponsible

22. Find the word that is suitable in both sentences:

You didn’t ..... she was wearing fake jewels, did you?

Don’t take too much ..... of the negative reviews, just go and see the film.

A) observe B) concern C) place D) notice E) care

23. He was speaking so indirectly about the subject matter, that it was difficult for anyone to understand

what he was getting … .

A) up B) on C) at D) in E) down

24. Trafalgar Square is famous for … .

A) the London Stone B) the Speakers’ Corner C) the Statue of Eros

D) the Nelson’s Column E) the Marble Arch

25. I expected Tom to stand by me when I was accused of shoplifting, but he turned out to be only a … .

A) true friend B) fair-weather friend C) trustworthy friend

D) friend through thick and thin E) friend at court

26. You can ….. both to a religion and Dollars into Euros:

A) change B) convert C) exchange D) turn E) switch

27. She spent the whole day exploring the city in high heels and when she got home she had several … .

A) bruises B) scars C) scratches D) blisters E) sprains

28. Which expression means “something that cannot be changed”?

A) live the moment B) the die is cast C) the other way round

D) mode of operating E) no dice

29. Who was the first president of the United States, and is often called “the Father of the Country”?

A) Thomas Jefferson B) Abraham Lincoln C) George Washington

D) John Kennedy E) Franklin D. Roosevelt

30. Even after committing several crimes, the murderer is still at … .

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