SECTION A.

LISTENING
Part 1 (20 points).
Listen to the talk and fill in the gaps. Write ONLY ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
John Frank Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln lived in different times. Kennedy was born in (1)_____,
whereas Lincoln was born more than 100 years earlier. As for their family backgrounds, Kennedy came from a rich
family. He was able to attend (2)_____ private schools. He graduated from (3)_____
University. Lincoln had only one year of formal schooling. In spite of his lack of formal schooling, he
became a well-known (4)_____. He was a self-educated man. In spite of these differences in their
backgrounds, some interesting (5)_____ between the two men are evident. For example, take their political careers.
Both of them began their political careers as a (6)_____. They went to the Congress just one hundred years apart.
Another interesting coincidence is that each man was elected President of the United States in a year (7)_____ with
the number 60. Furthermore, both men were presidents during the years of civil unrest in the country. Both of them
were assassinated while in (8)_____. They were (9)_____ while they were sitting next to their (10)_____.
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

Part 2 (20 points). Listen to the talk and indicate whether the following statements are true or false by writing
T for true and F for false in the boxes below.

1. Sports play an important part in British life.

2. Sailing and rowing are more popular in winter.
3. Squash can be played all year round on outdoor courts.
4. All colleges have their own impressive sports facilities.
5. The most popular outdoor sports are football and tennis.
6. Motor racing is one of the popular sports in Britain.
7. There are many English idioms coming from the world of sports.
8. "That's not cricket" means "to be fair".
9. The most popular sport in Britain is football.
10. People support their local clubs on Sunday afternoons.

Part 3 (10 points).

Questions 1 - 4
You will hear a woman talking to some students about her job. Complete the notes with words from the
recording. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Job: (1)_____________________________for five years.
Studied (2)_______________________________ at university.
Interested in (3)__________________________ side, not theory.
Accepted for (4)____________________________ after graduating.

Questions 5 - 7
Now you will hear the next part of the talk. Choose THREE answers from A - F.
What does the speaker think are the disadvantages of police work?
A. danger of being attacked
B. protecting the public
C. not being available for family celebrations
D. special training in avoiding trouble
E. working difficult hours
F. working with the public

Questions 8 – 10
Listen to the last part of the talk and answer the questions. Write no more than TWO WORDS.
8. What does the speaker think about the financial rewards of police work?
9. What kind of people do the police sometimes have to protect?
10. What does the speaker want to be in the future?

SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1 (15 points). Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences
1. It says in the program that the show______ at 7:30.

A. starts B. has started. C. will start. D. started

2. Two students ______ at a bus-stop were kidnapped yesterday.

A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. were waiting

3. ______ anything suspicious arise, please phone me immediately.

A. Should B. If C. Would D. Could

4. Most American people don’t object ______ them by their first names.

A. that I call
B. that I am called
C. for calling
D. to my calling

5. In my opinion, young ______ must be punished, but education is the best cure.

A. crime B. criminals C. crimes D. criminality

6. A cooperative program between two companies building a famous ancient city into a(n) ______ city has
proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year.

A. friendly ecology B. ecology-friendly

C. friendly-ecological D. ecological-friendly

7. Mr. Henry was given a medal in _______ of his service to his country.

A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response

8. Jane: “It was really kind of you to give me a lift home.” Peter: “______”

A. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house anyway.
B. I’m not pleased.
C. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house anyway.
D. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice.

9. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in the following sentence.

I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me.

A. making me impatient B. praising me too much

C. making me feel worse D. elevating me
10. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part
in the following sentence.
I think we ought to give him a free hand and let him carry out the scheme as he thinks best without any
interference from us.

A. permit B. support C. control D. forbid

11. You need to be more ______ if you want to become a novelist.

A. imaginary B. imagination C. imaginative D. imaginatively

12. A person who is concerned only ______ his own interests cannot be a true friend.

A. about B. in C. for D. with

13. Patient: “Excuse me! Could you tell me when Dr. Smith has office hours?”
Nurse: “______.”

A. Yes, I could B. Not really, but there’s a sign on the door I think
C. By no means D. When he’s not busy

14. “______ bad weather we are having this summer!”, said the woman.

A. What a B. How C. How this D. What

15. The reporters thought that the football coach would be depressed by his dismissal, but he just _____.
A. ran it down B. called it off C. laughed it off D. turned it down

SECTION C. READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1 (15 points). Read the passage below and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

SMOKING
Smoking is harmful to health. This is known to many people worldwide. But men and women who
began to smoke some thirty years ago or so did not have much research on how smoking can (1)______
the body and threaten health. It was known that smoking could (2)______ the teeth and fingers, dull the
appetite, and be a very expensive (3)______ to maintain. But people who began to smoke did not know
that smoking, (4)______ cigarette smoking, could be extremely (5)______ to their health.
Medical studies have shown that smoking is a great health hazard because of its effects on the body.
These studies show that the (6)______ life expectancy of a smoker is three to four years less than
(7)______ of a nonsmoker. The life expectancy of a person who smokes two or more (8)______ of
cigarettes a day may be as much as eight years (9)______ than that of a nonsmoker. In addition, research
has shown that people who smoke are more (10)______ to develop lung cancer and other serious diseases
than nonsmokers.
(11)______ warnings that cigarettes are a health hazard, smoking gains (12)______ among youth.
Frequently, young people tend to ignore the warnings about smoking because they plan to stop in five
years or so. “I can always (13)______ before real damage is done” is the reason they give. But recent
experiments prove that damage (14)______ the lungs becomes measurable almost (15)______ a person
starts to smoke.

1. A. afford B. effect C. affect D. effort

2. A. discolor B. disorder C. disable D. disqualify

3. A. custom B. way C. rule D. habit

4. A. especially B. fundamentally C. principally D. generally

5. A. bitter B. dangerous C. harsh D. hard

6. A. frequent B. average C. common D. constant

7. A. these B. this C. those D. that

8. A. boxes B. cases C. packs D. plates

9. A. fewer B. shorter C. narrower D. smaller

10. A. possible B. probable C. likely D. feasible

11. A. Despite B. Though C. With respect to D. In case of

12. A. reputation B. popularity C. respect D. prosperity

13. A. dismiss B. rid C. drop D. quit

14. A. for B. to C. of D. with

15. A. as soon as B. as far as C. as long as D. as much as

Part 3 (10 points). Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.

Madison Square Garden, a world-famous sporting venue in New York City, has actually been a series
of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot. In 1873, P.T. Barnum built Barnum’s
Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street, across from
Madison Square Park. Two years later, the bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property, added statues and
fountains, and renamed it Gilmore’s Gardens. When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879, it was
renamed Madison Square Garden. A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in
1890, with a ballroom, a restaurant, a theater, a rooftop garden, and a main arena with seating for 15,000. However,
this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted until 1924 when it was torn down to make way for a forty-storey
skyscraper. When the second Madison Square Garden had been replaced in its location across from Madison Square
Park, the boxing promoter Tex Rickard raised six million dollars to build a new Madison Square Garden. This new
Madison Square Garden was constructed in a different location, on 8Th Avenue and 50th Street and quite some
distance from Madison Square Park and Madison Avenue. Rickard’s Madison Square Garden served primarily as an
arena for boxing prize fights and circus events until it outgrew its usefulness by the late 1950s. A new location was
found for a fourth for Madison Square Garden, a top Pennsylvania Railroad Station, and plans were announced for
its construction in 1960. This current edifice, which includes a huge sports arena, a bowling center, a 5,000-seat
amphitheater, and a twenty-nine-storey office building, does retain the traditional name Madison Square Garden.
However, the name is actually quite a misnomer. The building is not located near Madison Square, nor does it have
the flowery gardens that contributed to the original name.

1. The main point of this passage is that Madison Square Garden ________.
A. has had a varied history in various locations
B. was P.T. Barnum’s major accomplishment
C. is home to many different sporting events
D. was named after and adjacent park

2. Which paragraph discusses the third location of Madison Square Garden?

A. The third paragraph.
B. The second paragraph.
C. The first paragraph.
D. The last paragraph.
3. According to the passage, Patrick Gilmore did all of the following EXCEPT that he ________.
A. purchased the property at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26Th Street
B. made improvements to the property that he bought
C. named the property that he bought Madison Square Garden
D. sold the property to Cornelius Vanderbilt

4. The word “lavish” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. simple B. modern C. elaborate D. outlandish

5. How long did the second Madison Square garden last?

A. 11 years B. 34 years C. 45 years D. 60 years

6. Which of the following would most likely have taken place at Rickard’s Madison Square Garden?
A. A balloon dance B. A theater production C. A basketball game D. a tiger show

7. An “edifice” in paragraph 3 is most likely________.

A. an address B. an association C. a competition D. a building

8. Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome was renamed Gilmore’s Gardens in ________.
A. 1890 B. 1879 C. 1875 D. 1874

9. What can be inferred about the current Madison Square Garden?

A. It is on Madison Avenue.
B. It is across from Madison Square Park.
C. It has incredible gardens.
D. It is above a transportation center.

10. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Madison Square Garden has been rebuilt for the fourth time.
B. Lots of flowers have been planted inside Madison Square Garden.
C. The Madison Square Garden building is far from Madison Square.
D. Madison Square Garden still has its original name.

Part 4 (15 points). Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank. Write your answers in ‘Your
answers’ part.
NEIL ARMSTRONG
Neil Armstrong was (1) ______ on 5 August 1930, in Ohio, United States. He was (2) ______ in
flying from an early age. When he was only eight years old, he (3) ______ his first model plane. When he was
ten years old, he got a part-time job mowing grass so that he could have (4) ______ money to purchase newer
and bigger planes.
When Armstrong was a high school student, he continued to (5) ______ up different part-time work.
He wanted to earn more money (6) ______ was needed to pay for his flying lessons. On his (7)______
birthday in 1946, Armstrong was (8)______ exhilarated on learning that he had gained his pilot’s license.
The (9) ______ year, 1947, Armstrong finished high school and went to Purdue University to study
aeronautical engineering. (10)______, before he could finish his university studies, he was called up by the
Navy to fight in the Korean War.
In 1952, Armstrong returned to the USA to (11) ______ his studies at Purdue. He graduated from the
university in 1955 and worked (12) ______ a research pilot, testing new aircraft.
In 1962, Armstrong was selected by National Aeronautics and (13)______ Administration (NASA) to
be an astronaut. He and several others had to go (14)______an intensive program of training to prepare (15)
______ for America’s first mission to land on the moon. He is still famous for his saying “It’s only a small
step of ours, but it is a giant leap of the human”
Part 2 (20 points). This is part of a letter you receive from an English-speaking friend, Tim, who is coming on
holiday to your country.
We will be spending a day in your town during our coach tour. Do you think we must meet? If so, what should
we do? As this will be my first visit to your area, I want to give your parents a present, can you give me a
suggestion?
Write your letter (about 80-100 words), suggesting how you will both spend the day together. DO NOT write
any addresses.
Dear Tim
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Best wishes,
Nam
Part 3 (30 points). Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (100-120 words) for your school story
writing competition. Your story MUST begin with the following sentence:
It was a contest for secondary students and I knew that was my chance to
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