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PART ONE: PHONETICS Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the
other. 1. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb 2. A. breath B. teeth C. though D. there 3. A. naked B. beloved C. helped D. wicked 4. A. bone B. groan C. own D. shone 5. A. meninges B. menagerie C. menorah D. menial 6. A. resurrect B. result C. nausea D. succession 7. A. gigantic B. gibberish C. bridging D. goal 8. A. yankee B. yak C. yacht D. yack 9. A. greasy B. realm C. mien D. neap 10. A. compromise B. arthritlis C. Christ D. minibus PART TWO: VOCABULARY A. Choose the best word underlined
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Because it rained very heavily all day they had to pre-arrange / postpone / re-arrange / preserve the garden party until the following Saturday. 2. The child was told to excuse / apologise / forgive / confess for being rude to his uncle. 3. She walked to the start / side / extent / border of the swimming pool and jumped in. 4. When we visited the zoo on Sunday afternoon it was very crowed but on a weekday its practically full / clear / empty / uncrowded. 5. You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in case / time / order / preparation. 6. It was very difficult for the insector to realise / settle / solve / decide what recommendations he should make. 7. This is not the right moment / situation / opportunity / circumstance to ask for my help; I am far too busy ever to listen. 8. The job of student lodging officer concerns / offers / asks / involves a great many visits to landladies. 9. It is common / complete / normal / usual knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thorne quarrel violently several times a week. 10. All students leaving college at the end of term must leave their addresses so that letters can be sent forward / through / on / to. B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the capitalized words. 1. The shop will be entirey to provide customers with a warm, cosy environment to shop in. RENOVATION 2. His appetile is and that is why he has gained so much weight. INSATIATE 3. One marvels at the of the monkeys as they swing from tree to tree. AGILE 4. Nobody wanted to . the obnoxious boy, so he was always alone. FRIEND 5. The athlete paused to sign autographs and to pose for the cameras. TRIUMPH PART THREE: GRAMMAR
Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words. 1. I feel that I dont fit in with the people in the new office. FISH ... 2. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us. BEYOND .. . 3. Youll just have to take a chance! POT .. . 4. Assembling the furniture is extremely easy. PLAY .. . 5. I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior to me. NOSE .. . 6. That sort of behaviour is deplorable, in my opinion. APPROVE . . 7. This is the procedure. FOLLOWS . . 8. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. LEAF .. . 9. As my problems got worse, I stopped speaking to people. LONGER .......................................................................... . 10. When I was younger, this record was one of my favourites. FAVOURITE .. . PART FOUR: PREPOSITIONS Complete these sentences with suitable prepositions or adverb particles.
1. He was proud to have been taken _______ their confidence. 2. See what sign reads: Entrance _________ request. 3. The weather was quickly changing ______ the worse, and the climbers turned ____ and headed _____ the camp. 4. The only person who could throw light ______ the incident wouldnt talk. We just could not get a word _____ _____ him. 5. For all the goodwill _____ the word I cant help you, Im no good _________ solving such problems. 6. As was to be expected, all those presents piled him ______ questions ______ his expedition. 7. We did our best to talk him _______ taking _______ this job. Its the only one hes really fit _____ . 8. His report would have been more _______ the point if he hadnt gone ______ details departing ______ the subject. 9. He searched his mind _______ a possible course of action. PART FIVE: READING COMPREHENSION A. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Colour plays a vital (1) in our lives. (2) we are conscious of it or not, colour does alter our mood. For example, bedrooms are usually painted in pastels, (3) in bold colours. Blue, green or pink are generally favoured (4) black, red or orange. This is not simply a (5) of taste, but of sense. (6) wants to wake up to a room of overly-bright or sombre (7) . It has been scientifically (8) that moodiness and irritability are caused (9) the excessive release (10) acid and adrenaline into the body. (11) could be caused by waking up (12) incompatible colours. For centuries, villains (13) always worn black thereby causing us to (14) black with evil. Likewise, red signals danger, pur-ple implies royalty, (15) white, purity. We should acquire dress-sense with clothes: we do not (16) a green blouse with a bright organge skirt, (17) do we wear a pink tie with a yellow shirt. We are careful to (18) that our clothes do not (19) in colour. Undeniably, colour is becoming increasingly important in our (20) . B. Choose the best word to fill in each blank. LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (1) to be successful? Having someone around who always (2) the worst isnt really a lot of (3) we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, It looks (4) rain. But if you catch yourself thinking such things, its important to do something (5) it. You can change your view of life, (6) to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and youll find life more rewarding as a (7). Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but its also a more posi-tive way of looking at life and all it has to (8). Optimists are more (9) to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks. Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) to the world. Some people are brought up to (11) too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (12) wrong. Most optimists, on the (13)
hand, have been brought up not to (14) failure as the end of the world they just (15) with their lives. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. counted D. waited A. worries D. doubts A. amusement D. fun A. so D. like A. with D. over A. judging D. following A. result D. product A. supply D. propose A. possible D. welcome A. opinion D. position A. trust D. hope A. goes D. turns A. opposite D. far A. regard D. think A. get up D. get over B. expected B. cares B. play B. to B. against B. according B. reason B. suggest B. likely B. attitude B. believe B. falls B. next B. respect B. get on C. felt C. fears C. enjoyment C. for C. about C. concerning C. purpose C. offer C. hopeful C. view C. depend C. comes C. other C. suppose C. get out
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7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
C. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. Mark Boxer was entirely self-taught and strongly opposed to any form of art training, which he thought had the effect of weakening any natural, indi-vidual ability. His own ability (he wasnt vain about it, though he knew he was good) meant a great struggle in pursuit of perfection. He always refused to

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