SELF-STUDY ASSIGNMENT - WEEK 3

LISTENING

Part 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose
the best answer (A, В or C).

(Audio: FCE Listening Practice Test 1 - [Link])

1 You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coat she bought. What does she want?

A a different kind of item

B the same item but in a different size

C her money back

2 You hear a weather forecast on the radio. Tomorrow, the weather in the east of the country will
be

A stormy in the morning.

B sunny in the afternoon.

C foggy in the evening.

3 You hear an office worker talking about cycling to work. What does she enjoy most about it?

A getting some exercise each morning

B avoiding the traffic into town

C thinking about the day ahead

4 You hear a radio announcer talking about a competition for writers of short stories. The man
says that one of the rules is that

A you have to be over sixteen to enter.

B you can submit more than one entry.

C your entry must be emailed.

5 You hear a conversation about reading. The man enjoys reading books which
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A have characters that remind him of people he knows.

B describe situations that he finds highly amusing.

C are set in places that he is unlikely ever to visit.

6 You hear two people talking about watching films on the Internet. What do they agree about?

A the advantages of buying films online

B the usefulness of reading film reviews

C the pleasure of watching films at home

7 You hear a woman at an airport talking on the phone. Why did she miss her flight?

A She was held up by traffic.

B There was a long queue at check-in.

C She went to the wrong terminal.

8 You hear a man talking about his new job. What attracted him to this job?

A the type of work

B the opportunities for promotion

C the salary offered

Part 3: You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about habits they find difficult
to control.

For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-H) the habit each person has. Use the letters only
once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

(Audio: FCE Listening Practice Test 1 - [Link])

A eating unhealthy food Speaker 1 19

В doing too much exercise

C buying unnecessary items Speaker 2 20

D watching too much television

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 E spending too much time online Speaker 3 21

F oversleeping

G working too hard Speaker 4 22

H arriving late for everything

Speaker 5 23

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)

Circle A, B, C or D that best completes each following sentences.

1. WORD CHOICE (5 pts)

1. She was in the office all of Wednesday and so has a __________ alibi.

A. stale ​ B. considerable ​ C. broad ​ D. cast-iron

2. The camel has adapted to survive in an __________ environment like the desert for many
days without water.

A. acidic ​ B. alkaline ​ C. arid ​ D. avid

3. A special feature of the room is the huge picture window which __________ a splendid view
of the Quantock hills.

A. allows ​ B. affords ​ C. enables ​D. presents

4. He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he __________ while in Africa.

A. infected ​ B. complained ​ C. gained ​ D. contracted

5. Some people prefer to watch a film first, and then read the __________ in the paper.

A. critic ​ B. revue ​ C. review ​ D. criticism

6. We want everyone to begin the test_________.

A. simultaneously ​ B. unexpectedly ​ C. indefinitely ​ D. continuously

7. You are bound to find information on the stock market crash of 1987 in the newspaper
__________.

A. files ​ B. archives ​ C. records ​D. collections

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8. What stands out from The Voice Kids is that many young children are __________ with
natural talent for music.

A. bestowed ​ B. conferred ​ C. endowed ​ D. vouchsafed

9. Most critics praise that actor's work but I think he's rather __________.

A. over-played. ​ B. over-rated ​ C. over-blown ​ D. over-priced

10. Marlene is quite __________ -I don't know she manages to fit everything in.

A. inexhaustible ​ B. tiresome ​ C. inexorable ​ D. indefatigable

II. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)

1. Sheila will inherit everything __________her uncle's death.

A. on account of ​ B. in spite of ​ C. in the event of ​D. in place of

2. The newspaper report contained __________ important information

A. many ​ B. another ​ C. an ​ D. a lot of

3. __________ an comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it.

A. It ​ B. Here ​ C. There ​ D. That

4. There is no point in phoning him. He's certain __________by now.

A. to leave ​ B. to have left ​ C. left ​ D. having left

5. In such a plight __________ that we had no choice but to radio for help.

A. we found ourselves ​ B. we ourselves found

C. did we find ourselves ​ D. did we ourselves find

6. Mrs. Lan went to __________ school to meet her son's teacher.

A. zero article ​ B. A ​ C. an ​ D. the

7. You may borrow as many books as you like. provided you show them to __________ is at the
desk.

A. whoever ​ B. who ​ C. whom ​ D. which

8. Would you be __________ to hold the door open?

A. too kind ​ B. kind enough ​ C. as kind ​ D. so kind

9. I'll enter the competition if you __________.

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A. would ​ B. should ​ C. will ​ D. shall

10. Why are you so mad? You __________ me you weren't coming to dinner. I waited for you for
two hours.

A. should tell ​ B. should have told C. ought to tell ​ D. should be told

III. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 pts)

1. He'll have to buckle __________ to his work soon if he wants to pass his finals.

A. up ​ B. in ​ C. down ​ D. for

2. His poor handling of the business __________ on negligence.

A. neared ​ B. edged ​ C. approached ​ D. bordered

3. After its engine failed, the small boat __________ with the current.

A. waved ​ B. tossed ​ C. hastened ​ D. drifted

4. There is a rumor that the National Bank is going to __________ the company I work for.

A. take on ​ B. overtake ​ C. take over ​ D. take off

5. Why don't you have a night out? It would take your __________ off your worries

A. thoughts ​ B. heart ​ C. mind ​ D. head

6. The govemment decided to __________down on income tax evasion.

A. press ​ B. crack ​ C. push ​ D. snap

7. If we __________ over the details, we'll never finish filming this episode by today.

A. niggle ​ B. discuss ​ C. huddle ​ D. mob

8. The Corporation is laying __________ a lot of money on building a new creation center.

A. down ​ B. off ​ C. into ​ D. out

9. She's decided to __________ her German by attending an evening course.

A. brush up ​ B. patch up ​ C. polish off ​ D. dust off

10. I didn't really want to go to the party, but I thought I'd better put __________ an
appearance. A. away B. in ​ C. off ​ D. on

IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS (5 pts)

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1. That Mary is an __________ liar; you must take what she says with a small grain of salt.

A. incorrigible ​ B. incurable ​ C. irredeemable ​ D. irremediable

2. I knew my mother would __________a face the minute she saw my new haircut.

A. drag ​ B. lift ​ C. pull ​ D. raise

3. If you don't stop smoking, you __________ the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.

A. bear ​ B. suffer ​ C. make ​ D. run

4. He was a pickpocket and had to spend many years behind __________.

A. windows ​ B. prisons ​ C. cells ​ D. bars

5. If you say you'd like __________ of cream on your strawberries then you don't want very
much cream.

A. a dash ​ B. oodles ​ C. lashings ​D. a dollop

6. In her speech the Prime Minister __________ tribute to the valuable contributions to society
made by voluntary organizations.

A. paid ​ B. sent ​ C. brought ​D. gave

7. Tamara has set her __________ on becoming a ballet-dancer.

A. feet ​ B. brain ​ C. heart ​ D. head

8. The football team Manchester United paid __________ to sign up the Brazilian twins Rafael
and Fabio Da Silva when they were only eighteen.

A. their heart in it ​ B. an arm and a leg C. a good heart ​ D. their eyes to eyes

9. He spoke well though it was his __________ speech.

A. first-hand ​ B. maiden ​ C. slurred ​ D. prime

10. In his __________ days, he was quite dandy.

A. salad ​ B. green ​ C. fruit ​ D. vegetable

V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 pts)

Read the following passages carefully and circle A, B, C or D that best answers the questions.

READING PASSAGE 1 (5 pts)

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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Slavery was legal for over 200 years in some parts of North America, particularly the southern
states of the United States, where the plantation system of agriculture depended on the labor of
slaves, most of whom came from Africa. Slaves had no rights or freedoms because they were
thought of as property. From the time of its origin, slavery had opponents. The abolitionist
movement began in the 1600s when the Quakers in Pennsylvania objected to slavery on moral
grounds and wanted to abolish the institution.

In 1793, Canada passed a law abolishing slavery and declared that any escaped slaves who came
to Canada would be free citizens. Slavery was already illegal in most northern states; however,
slaves captured there by slave hunters could be returned to slavery in the South. Canada refused
to return runaway slaves or to allow American slave hunters into the country. It is estimated that
more than 30,000 runaway slaves immigrated to Canada and settled in the Great Lakes region
between 1830 and 1865.

The American antislavery movement was at the height of its activity during the 1800s, when
abolitionists developed the Underground Railroad, a loosely organized system whereby runaway
slaves were passed from safe house to safe house as they fled northwards to free states or
Canada. The term was first used in the 1830s and came from an Ohio clergyman who said, "They
who took passage on it disappeared from public view as if they had really gone to ground".
Because the Underground Railroad was so secret, few records exist that would reveal the true
number of people who travelled it to freedom. The most active routes on the railroad were in Ohia,
Indiana, and western Pennsylvania.

Runaway slaves usually traveled alone or in small groups. Most were young men between the
ages of 16 and 35. (A) The fugitives hid in wagons under loads of hay or potatoes, or in furniture
and boxes in steamers and on rafts. (B) They traveled on foot through swamps and woods,
moving only a few miles each night, using the North Star as a compass. Sometimes they moved in
broad daylight. (C) Boys disguised themselves as girls, and girls dressed as boys. In one
well-known incident, twenty-eight slaves escaped by walking in a funeral procession from
Kentucky to Ohio. (D)

The railroad developed its own language. The trains were the large farm wagons that could
conceal and carry a number of people. The tracks were the backcountry roads that were used to
elude the slave hunters. The stations were the homes and hiding places where the slaves were fed
and cared for as they moved north. The agents were the people who planned the escaped routes.
The "conductors" were the fearless men and women who led the slave toward freedom. The
"passengers" were the slaves who dared to run away and break for liberty. Passengers paid no
fare and conductors received no pay.

The most daring conductor was Harriet Tubman, a former slave who dedicated her life to helping
other runaways. Tubman made 19 trips into the South to guide 300 relatives, friends and strangers
to freedom. She was wanted dead or alive in the South, but she was never captured and never
lost a passenger. A determined worker, she carried a gun for protection and a supply of drugs to
quiet the crying babies in her rescue parties.

A number of white people joined the effort, including Indiana banker Levi Coffin and his wife
Catherine, who hid runaways in their home, a "station" conveniently located on three main escape
routes to Canada. People could be hidden there for several weeks, recovering their strength and
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waiting until it was safe to continue on their journey. Levi Coffin was called the "president of the
Underground Railroad" because he helped as many as 3,000 slaves to escape.

The people who worked on the railroad were breaking the law. Although the escape network was
never as successful or as well organized as Southemers thought, the few thousand slaves who
made their way to freedom in this way each year had a symbolic significance out of proportion to
their actual number The Underground Railroad continued operating until slavery in the United
States was finally abolished in 1865.

1. Why did thousands of runaways slaves immigrate to Canada?

A. They preferred the climate of the Great Lakes region.

B. Working conditions for slaves were better in Canada.

C. Canada had no laws restricting immigration.

D. Former slaves could live as free citizens in Canada.

2. The phrase "The term" in paragraph 3 refers to __________

A. Antislavery movement ​ B. Abolitionist

C. Underground Railroad ​ D. free state

3. The word "fugitives" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

A. Leaders ​ B. old men ​ C. runaways ​ D. brave ones

4. All of the following are mentioned as methods of escape on the Underground Railroad EXCEPT
__________

A. Hiding in a hay wagon ​ B. Wearing a disguise

C. riding in a railcar ​ D. walking in a procession

5. The author discusses the language of the Underground Railroad in paragraph 5 in order to
__________

A. Trace the history of American English words

B. Illustrate the secret nature of the escape network

C. Point out that some words have more than one meaning

D. Compare the Underground Railroad to other railways

6. The word "elude" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to

A. avoid ​ B. follow ​ C. find ​ D. assist

7. Which of the following statements is true about passengers Underground Railroad?

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A. Their destination was in the northern states or Canada.

B. They were not allowed to make stops during the journey.

C. Their babies were disguised to look like baggage.

D. They paid the conductors at the end of the journey.

8. Why was Harriet Tubman wanted dead or alive in the South?

A. She was a criminal who carried a gun and sold drugs.

B. She refused to return the runaway slaves that she captured.

C. She was an escaped slave who led others to freedom.

D. She became the president of the Underground Railroad.

9. It can be inferred from paragraph 8 that the author most likely believes which of the following
about the Underground Railroad?

A. The people who worked on the railroad should have been arrested.

B. The railroad was unsuccessful because it could not help every slave.

C. Southerners did not know about the railroad until after it closed.

D. The railroad represented a psychological victory for abolitionists.

10. Where would the following sentence best fitted into paragraph 4?

Women and children also escaped, but they were more easily captured.

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (D)

READING PASSAGE 2 (5 pts)

The Amazonian wilderness harbors the greatest number of species on this planet and is an
irreplaceable resource for present and future generations. Amazonia is crucial for maintaining
global climate and genetic resources, and its forest and rivers provide vital sources of food,
building materials, pharmaceuticals. and water needed by wildlife and humanity.

The Los Amigos watershed in the state of Madre de Dios, southeastern Peru. is representative of
the pristine lowland moist forest once found throughout most of upper Amazonian South America.
Threats to tropical forests occur in the form of fishing, hunting, gold mining, timber extraction,
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impending road construction, and slash and burn agriculture. The Los Amigos watershed,
consisting of 1.6 million hectares (3.95 million acres), still offers the increasingly scarce opportunity
to study rain forest as it was before the disruptive encroachment of modern human civilization.
Because of its relatively pristine condition and the immediate need to justify it as a conservation
zone and as a corridor between Manu National Park and the Tambopata-Candamo Reserved
Zone, this area deserves intensive, long term projects aimed at botanical training, ecotourism,
biological inventory, and information synthesis.

On July 24, 2001, the government of Peru and the Amazon Conservation Association, represented
by Enrique Ortiz, signed a contractual agreement creating the first long-term permanently
renewable conservation concession. To our knowledge this is the first such agreement to be
implemented in the world. The conservation concession protects 340,000 acres of old growth
Amazonian forest in the Los Amigos watershed which is located in southeastern Peru. This
watershed protects the eastern flank of Manu National Park and is part of the lowland forest
corridor that links it to Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. The Los Amigos conservation concession
will serve as a mechanism for the development of a regional center of excellence in natural forest
management and biodiversity science.

Several major projects are being implemented at the Los Amigos Conservation Area. Louise
Emmons is initiating studies of mammal diversity and ecology in the Los Amigos area. Other
projects involve studies of the diversity of arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Robin
Foster has conducted botanical studies at Los Amigos, resulting in the labeling of hundreds of
plant species along two kilometers of trail in upland and lowland forest. Los Amigos has also been
a major field site for Robin's rapid identification laminated photographic field guides to tropical
plants. Michael Goulding is leading a fisheries and aquatic ecology program, which aims to
document the diversity of fish, their ecologies, and their habitats in the Los Amigos area and the
Madre de Dios watershed in general.

With support from the Amazon Conservation Association, and in collaboration with US and
Peruvian colleagues, the Botany of the Los Amigos project has been initiated. At Los Amigos, we
are attempting to develop a system of preservation, sustainability, and scientific research; a
marriage between variousdisciplines, from human ecology to economic botany, product
marketing to forest management. Thecomplexity of the ecosystem will best be understood
through a multidisciplinary approach, and improved understanding of the complexity will lead to
better management. In essence, we must be informed to make wise management decisions about
Amazonian forests. These forests hold the greatest number of species on our planet and are an
irreplaceable resource for present and future generations. The future of these forests will depend
on sustainable management and development of alternative practices and products that do not
require irreversible destruction.

The botanical project will provide a foundation of information that is essential to other programs
at Los Amigos. By combining botanical studies with fisheries and mammology, we will better
understand plant/animal interactions. By providing names, the botanical program will facilitate
accurate communication about plants and the animals that use them. Included in this scenario
are humans. as we will dedicate time to people-plant interactions in order to learn what plants are
used by people in the Los Amigos area, and what plants could potentially be used by people.
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To be informed, we must develop knowledge. To develop knowledge, we must collect, organize,
and disseminate information. In this sense, botanical information has conservation value.
Before we can use plant-based products from the forest, we must know what species are useful.
We must know what their names are in order to be able to communicate accurately about them.
We must be able to identify them, to know where they occur in the forest, how many of them exist,
how they are pollinated and when they produce fruit (or other useful products). Aside from
understanding the species as they occur locally at Los Amigos, we must have information about
their overall distribution in tropical America in order to better understand and manage the
distribution, variation, and viability of their genetic diversity and germplasm. This involves a more
complete understanding of the species through studies in the field and herbarium.

1. The phrase "genetic resources" refers to __________

A. plant seeds

B. different races of people

C. diverse species of plants and animals

D. cells that can be used in genetic cures for diseases

2. In paragraph 2, the author emphasizes that the current environmental condition of Amazonian
South America is__________

A. mostly unscathed

B. restorable through his project

C. irredeemable everywhere but in the Los Amigos watershed

D. varying from destroyed to virtually pristine

3. The word "concession" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to__________

A. grant ​ B. acknowledgement ​ C. apology ​ D. compromise

4. The author implies in paragraph three that the agreement between Peru and the Amazone
Conservation Association is history primarily because it __________

A. was the first long-term agreement regarding land in the Amazone Rainforest

B. represented the first time a South American government had agreed to renew a conservation
agreement

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C. is essentially a permanent conservation agreement

D. represents the first time such an agreement has been in the form of a renewable contract

5. The author's main purpose in the passage is to __________

A. demonstrate that conservation efforts have been historically successful and so should be
continued

B. garner support for opposition to destructive activities in the Los Amigos watershed

C. position the Los Amigos watershed agreement as a success towards the achievement of the
vital goal of conservation the Amazonian rainforests

D. argue that the study pristine rainforests is essential for documenting and studying the myriad
new species that the forests contain

6. The author's tone in the passage can be best described as

A. advocacy for his project over the other competing projects

B. general praise for conservation projects in Amazonian South America.

C. passionate support for his and related projects

D. zealous advocacy for his point of view

7. The work of Louise Emmons, Robin Foster, and Michael Goulding (in the fourth paragraph) are
employed in the passage as __________

A. colleagues of the author's in his botanical project

B. examples of the kinds of activities the author and his colleagues are trying to halt

C. scientists who are represent new trends of study in Amazonian botany

D. scientist involved in projects related and amenable to the author's

8. The author's botanical project involved all of the following EXCEPT __________

A. studying plants in laboratory

B. studying how plants are used by humans and animals

C. facilitating pharmaceutical use of plants

9. When the author says that the botanical project will "provide names" he means that the project
will __________

A. help recognize new species

B. aid in the standardization of names for new species

C. participate in naming the region's different zones

D. clarify the conclusion surrounding the names of different organizations working in Amazonia

10. When the author says that "botanical information has conservation value" he means that
__________

A. a robust understanding of conservationism is aided by botanical information

B. conservationists should strive to preserve botanical information

C. specification is important for conservation

D. political discussions about conservation should use botanical nomenclature

VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 pts)

Read the following passages and circle A, B, C or D that best fits each numbered blank.

GUIDED CLOZE TEST 1 (5 pts)

GERARD MERCATOR: THE MAN WHO MAPPED THE PLANET

When Gerard Mercator was born in 1512, the geography of the globe still remained a mystery. It
was unclear whether America was part of Asia if there was a vast (1) __________ of sea at the
top of the world or if Australia was connected to Antarctica

Mercator's childhood was spent chiefly in Rupelmonde, Flemish town river, was here that his
geographical imagination was (2) __________ by the ships which passed to from the rest of the
world. Alongside imagination, he developed two very different skills. The first was the ability
gather, (3) __________ and co-ordinate geographical information provided by explorers sailors
who frequented the margins the known. He also had to be able to imagine himself (4)
__________ from the heaven, to achieve visionary (5) __________ of gods in the skies, (6)
__________ down on the world. The main reason why Mercator's name is familiar to us is
because the Mercator Projection: solution he (7) __________ to represent the spheriodial

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surface of the globe on a two-dimensional plane. It is less well known that Mercator the first
conceive of mapping the (8) __________ surface of the planet or that he (9) __________ the
idea of multiple map being in bound books, to which he gave the name 'Atlas'.

It is difficult for us now to be surprised by maps, so many are there, and of such detail and
coverage, but should bear mind that Mercator lived at a time when such knowledge was far from
(10) __________. He was the man who altered our worldview forever.

1. A. territory ​ B. distance ​ C. range ​ D. expanse

2. A. raised ​ B. reared ​ C. supplied ​ D. nourished

3. A. congregate ​ B. amass ​ C. assimilied ​ D. construct

4. A. suspended ​ B. located ​ C. situated ​D. attached

5. A. inspection ​ B. observation ​ C. perspective ​ D. assessment

6. A. glimpsing ​ B. scutinizing ​ C. watching ​ D. gazing

7. A. invented ​ B. contrived ​ C. devised ​D. schemed

8. A. sheer ​ B. full ​ C. entire ​ D. utter

9. A. pioneered ​ B. initiated ​ C. lead ​ D. prepared

10. A. typical ​ B. common ​ C. routine ​ D. normal

GUIDED CLOZE TEST 2 (5 pts)

ME AND MY HEALTH

I never seem to stop. I’m not so much workaholic as the (1) __________ ‘girl who can’t say no’.
Not only have I never learned to organize my time, I need the deadline to pass before I get
going. Then I wonder why I feel (2) __________. I’m very good at whipping up false energy.
Without (3) __________ rest, though, the only thing that brings me back to life is meditation. I
find that 20 minutes’ meditation is (4) __________ to a night’s sleep and that keeps me going.
Somewhere though, I never get around to meditating a daily (5) __________. I’m no good in
the morning. By the time I've managed get up and repair the (6) __________ of night, half of
the day's gone. When it comes to food, I'm a hostess's nightmare. As I suffer from migraine, I
avoid cheese and (7) __________ like coffee, red wine and spirits, which are generally (8)
__________ to trigger and attack. I only eat rye bread, as the gluten in wheat makes me feel
bloated and ropy. I've (9) __________ countless migraine 'cures, from the herbal remedy
feverfew to acupuncture. Acupuncture (10) __________ balance the system, but nothing stops
the attacks.

1. A. innovative ​ B. first ​ C. foremost ​ D. original

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2. A. apathetic ​ B. exhausted ​ C. grueling ​ D. spent

3. A. sufficient ​ B. severe ​ C. acceptable ​ D. minimal

4. A. compatible ​ B. alike ​ C. equivalent ​ D. proportional

5. A. way ​ B. basis ​ C. routine ​ D. manner

6. A. damages ​ B. wrecks ​ C. ravages ​D. ruins

7. A. stimulations ​ B. stimulants ​ C. stimulus ​D. stimulating

8. A. foreseen ​ B. maintained ​ C. regarded ​ D. thought

9. A. tried ​ B. experimented ​ C. searched ​ D. proved

10. A. assists ​ B. improves ​ C. restores ​D. helps

B. WRITTEN TEST (70 pts)

1. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 pts)

Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. OPEN CLOZE TEST 1 (10 pts)

KARAOKE FEVER

Karaoke is fast becoming the nation's Number One party pastime. Public humiliation has (1).
__________ been so fashionable. It's I a.m. at an exclusive location in the heart of London. A
major pop singer has taken the stage but rather than sing her latest hit, she treats the crowd (2)
__________ a Michael Jackson song. What was (3) __________ the party habit of teenagers
is now favoured by London's coolest crowd and everyone is having a (4) __________. So why
are so many of our young celebrities queueing up to make fools of (5) __________ in clubs and
bars across the country? Maybe it's because (6) __________ out a naff pop song to a public
audience shows that even though you may be a celebrity, you don't (7) __________ yourself too
seriously. And if you are a big movie star, that's a good message to get across. Nobody gets away
without being laughed (8) __________ on a karaoke evening, no matter how famous they are.
Turning all, that's the whole point of the exercise. (9) __________ for the musical experts among
you, a word of warning: this isn't about proving to the world that you know all the lyrics to a
serious song. It's about expressing your inner performer. Don't bother (10) __________ up at a
karaoke night if you aren't prepared to sing: you've got to put in the effort and prove that you are
one of the 'in-crowd". Break a leg!

OPEN CLOZE TEST (10 pts)

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When he was made (1) __________ four years ago, John Spencer up his own business dealing
in (2) __________ and second-hand books. "I didn't expect to lose my job," he said. "It
happened very suddenly and I knew it would be difficult find another one. I'd always been
interested books, so that seemed a good (3) __________ to choose. I run the business from
home and send and receive books by post so don't need my own (4) __________. Sometimes
travel to book fairs and sometimes have stall in the market. It was bit frightening at first, being
(5) __________, but I've got used to it now and I really appreciate the feeling of independence
I get from "be my own boss". John got some advice from his bank manager about the financial
(6) __________ of his business and also took out small (7) __________ to buy stock. After
only two years the business was making profit. The secret of success, according to John, is to (8)
__________ in certain area (detective fiction and cookery in his case) so that you always have
the book the serious collector is looking for. John posts books to his consumers and then waits for
them to send (9) __________. At first, he wasn't sure whether people would pay up promptly. "In
fact, this hasn't been the problem thought it might be. Most customers are very (10) __________
and it's only the occasional one that causes problems.

II. WORD FORMS (20 pts)

1. Supply the correct word form of the words in brackets. (10 pts)

1. She stood there completely __________ so had no idea at all what she was thinking
(EXPRESS)

2. Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming __________ (TYPE)

3. This school was once __________ as military hospital during the war. (REQUIRE)

4. So far, the United States has said it cannot agree to __________ all types of antipersonnel
mines. (LAW)

5. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on __________ by individual schools. (VALUE)

6. According to a recent survey in Britain, more women than men emphasized __________ and
trust. (CONFIDENCE)

7. People also read these papers for their reviews of new books, films and plays and for their
__________ (EDIT)

8. Since most important problems are __________, there are several alternatives to choose
from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. (FACET)

9. The rocks appear to be stationary but in the high winds that whip across this desert landscape,
they are in reality moving __________ (PERCEIVE)

10. After the cup final, the __________ team bussed back to the hotel parading the cup as they
went. (TRIUMPH)

2. Supply each gap with the correct form of the words given in the box. (10 pts)
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slouch ​ round ​ mind misery alter
recede course reside real multiple

A GREAT STAYCATION

Holidays at home are usually a last (1) __________, when all other options have been ruled out
for one reason or another, but, in these tough times when money is perhaps tighter than ever
before, the grim (2) __________ that the stay-at-home vacation may be the only realistic (3)
__________ is one that more and more of us are faced with.

However, this does not have to mean a (4) __________ time in the same old (5) __________
you are in for the other 355-odd days of the year. For those willing to think outside the box a little,
there are, in fact, a (6) __________ of possibilities that should be explored.

Ever thought about a house swap, for example? The house swap is ultimate holiday (7)
__________ buster. And there are now websites on which (8) __________ individuals, couples
and families looking to get a flavour of the life lived in some else's home can hook up and start
house swapping.

Okay, so it's not the two weeks in Gran Canaria you might have hoped for, but staying in someone
else's (9) __________ for a few days at least, whether it be ten, fifty or one hundred miles away,
sure beats (10) __________ around at home on your sofa.

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)

There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and then correct them.
(10 pts)

Have you ever tried a strawberry pizza? If you went to Oxnard, the "Strawberry Capital of
California," in May, you could!

Oxnard is in Southern California and the part of the state takes its strawberries very serious. At
the two-day California Strawberry Festival you can sample strawberries prepared in all kinds of
ways. In addition to traditional treatment such as strawberry shortcake, strawberry jam,
strawberry tarts and strawberries dipped into chocolate, there is strawberry pizza! This dessert
pizza is topped with strawberries, sour cream, cream cheese and whipped cream on a sweetened
bread baked like a pizza. Strawberry kabobs dipped in powdered sugar are another delicacy. And
drinks like a strawberry smoothie can wash it all away.

Strawberries are a big businesses in Oxnard. Twenty-four companies harvest and cool nearly 16
million trays of berries, which are shipped throughout North America as long as to Germany and
Japan. The festival, which attracts more than 85.000 visitors, features three stages with musical
entertainment, 335 arts and crafting exhibits, strolling musicians, clowns, artists, face-painting,

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contests, and a "Strawberry land" for children with puppets, magicians, musicians, and a petting
zoo.

1. _______________ ​2. _______________​

3. _______________ ​ 4. _______________

5. _______________ ​6. _______________

7. _______________ ​ 8. _______________

9. _______________ ​10. ______________

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)

Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings
remain unchanged.

1. "Because of this new evidence I have no alternative but to release you." the judge told the
accused. (LIGHT)

=> “____________________________________________________________ I have

2. It is important to know the difference between a joke and a lie. (DRAW)

=>It is important to
know____________________________________________________________
between a joke and a lie.

3. The government recommends a balance of reward and punishment when dealing with young
offenders. (STICK)

=> The government favours a

4. Let's all work together, and we'll finish the job very quickly. (NEXT)

=> We'll have this job

5. He was really jealous when he saw his brother's new car. (GREEN)

=>He was____________________________________________________________
see his brother's new car.

6. It's sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.

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=> Sad ____________________________________________________________

7. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D.

=> Paper ____________________________________________________________

8. It's a pity that you wrote that letter.

=> I'd ____________________________________________________________

9. He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop.

=> Rather____________________________________________________________

10. I'm sure it wasn't Mrs. Elton you saw because she's in Bristol.

=> It can't ____________________________________________________________

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