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PART 1: PHONETICS

Section 1: Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word pronounced differently from the rest in each of the

following questions.

1. A. convincing B. combat C. concern D. observant

2. A. paraglider B.impact C. marine D. magnitude

3. A. issue B. misty C. spin C. frostbite

Section 2: Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main

stress in each of the following questions.

4. A. surface B. surprise C. message D. impact

5. A. episode B. argument C. magnitude D. observant

PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Section 3: Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

6. Gary is very busy with his job. He has ……………………. time for other things.

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

7. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ……………………. advice.

A. some B. any C. little D. a few

8. Do you mind if I ask you ……………………. questions?

A. little B. any C. some D. much

9. She isn’t very popular. She has ……………………. friends.

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

10. He’s a brilliant student – he ……………………….. work hard to get good marks.

A. mustn’t B. doesn’t have to C. must D. don’t have to

11. You can stay up late, but you ……………………….. make a lot of noise and wake up your sister.

A. mustn’t B. doesn’t have to C. must D. needn’t

12. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?

A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater

13. The larger the apartment, the................... the rent.

A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive

14. My sister’s much ………………..than me.

A. taller B. tallest C. more tall D. much tallest

15. I think my English is getting …………………..

A. better B. best C. more good D. the best

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16. Environmentalists are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce

greenhouse gas ____.

A. exhaust fumes B. smokes C. wastes D. emissions

17. The gradual rise in the Earth's temperature is known as …………………..

A. greenhouse effect B. global warming C. ozone layer D. acid rain

18. As the Earth gets hotter, the Arctic and Antarctic ……. will slowly melt and the level of the oceans will

rise.

A. snowballs B. avalanches C. ice caps D. icebergs

19. Shakira, who was born in Columbia, is one of the best pop stars to come from Latin America. She had an

..................... childhood.

A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly

20. Her first album Magia was released in 1991. It wasn’t as .................... as she hoped, so she changed careers

for a while and took a part in Colombia’s biggest TV soap opera.

A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully

21. There isn’t much rain in the ………………………… so not many plants can grow.

A. hill B. ocean C. valley D. desert

22. He doesn’t like walking to school in very cold weather because the footpaths are …………………………

A. dark B. steep C. shallow D. icy

Section 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

23.The stream is quite shallow so it’s easy to walk through the water.

A. not big B. not deep C. not wide D. not long

24. Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?

A. chance B. change C. choice D. outlook

25. For centuries philosophers have debated whether mathematics is invented or discovered.

A. altered B. assumed C. argued D. released

PART 3: READING

Hurricane Who?

Tropical cyclones are called typhoons in Asia and hurricanes in North and South America. These storms go

around like a wheel turning to the left when they hit in the northern part of the world. They have wind speeds

of 60 kph or more. In the United States, the Tropical Prediction Center in Miami, Florida keeps an eye out for

hurricanes.

When meteorologists detect a hurricane, they give it a name. They …