PART I.

LISTENING

1: Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. 

PRIME RECRUITMENT

Employee record

Example                     Answer

Surname:                    Riley

Email:                                  (1)……[email protected]

Nationality:                (2)…….

Reference (professional): Name: John Keen

                                   Job:   manager of (3)……..

Reference ( personal): Name: Elleen Dorsini

                                   Job: (4)…..

Special qualifications: current (5)…… certificate

                                   Certificate of competence in sailing. 

2: Choose the correct letter A,B,C. 

1. What is Chloe concerned about?

A. her knowledge of maths

B. her ability to write essays

C. her lack of business experience

2. Which of the following does Ivan feel he has improved?

A. his computer skills

B. his presentation skills

C. his time management

3. What does Chloe especially like about the course?

A. She won’t have to do a final examination

B. She can spend time working in a business

C. She can study a foreign language

4. Ivan is pleased that the university is going to have

A. more lecture rooms

B. a larger library

C. more courses

5. What does Ivan advise Chloe to do?

A. contact his tutor

B. read about some other university

C. visit the university

3: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Volunteer at the Children’s University

The children’s University was started by a (1)…….. five years ago.

The focus of this year’s Children’s University was the topic of (2)…….. .

Laura’s partner was Mark, who works as a (3)……. when he is not

volunteering.

Laura’s group of volunteers gave some workshops about how (4)…… is made.

Laura says the children had a booklet called a (5)…… which was stamped to
show their progress.

Laura and the children went to the graduation ceremony in the  (6)……. hall of
the local University.

Some children received a (7)…….. for attending a lot of workshops.

Laura said the scheme allowed her to develop skills such as (8)…….. Laura
will most probably become a( 9)…….. in the future.

Laura says she can give people in her audience something called an (10)….  for
volunteers. 

PART II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR 

1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1. Sky Airlines, ___ safety standards were considered so poor that its planes were
banned in Europe in 2002, has improved greatly in recent years.

A.who
B. whom
C. whose
D. whoever

2. I ___ cycling by accident, but once I started, I loved it.

A. got by
B. got over
C. got through
D. got into

3. Consumers often ___ from the increasing competition among supermarkets, which
try to attract customers by lowering their prices.

A. benefit
B. profit
C. interest
D. suffer 

4.For a short while, I managed to catch___ of him entering the restaurant with a
celebrity.

A. vision
B. notice
C. view
D. sight

5. He turned down the invitation on the ___ of having other plans.

A. reasons
B. excuses
C. pretext
D. foundations

6. I'm going for a walk in the park. Would you like to ___ me company?

A. follow
B. stay
C. ward
D. keep

7. ___  she rejects the prince's proposal.

A. What shocked me was 

B. I was shocked to find that
C. To my surprise
D. My surprise was

8. It is mandatory that discrimination against minor groups ___

A. is outlawed 
B. must be outlawed 
C. outlaw
D. be outlawed

9. Lily: Did you enjoy the movie?

Pansy: Not really. In retrospect, I'd rather ___ with my family instead.

A.spent the day

B.to spend the day
C.have spent the day
D.spending the day

10. I can't possibly lend you any money, it is quite out of the ____

A. order
B. question
C. practice
D. place

11. Mr Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his __ until it was
announced publicly.

A. cap
B. tongue
C. hat
D. umbrella

12. In the eastern part of New Jersey ___, a major shipping and manufacturing center.

A. the city of Elizabeth lies there 

B. around the city of Elizabeth lies
C. there lies the city of Elizabeth around
D. lies the city of Elizabeth

13. My grandmother has just given me a ___ toy

A. beautiful old Spanish

B. Spanish beautiful wooden
C. beautiful wooden old
D. wooden old Spanish

14. Although his friends warned him about the danger of going bankrupt, he ___
invested in the business and eventually fell for their trick.

A.determinedly
B.foolhardily
C.boldly
D.wholeheartedly

15. A simple apology will do. There's no need to ___

A.make a meal out of it

B.roll the ball
C.go wet behind your ears
D.cross your fingers

16. He did not share his secrets with many people, but he ___ in her.

A. confessed
B. concealed
C. consented
D. confided

17. Her health has improved in ___

A. odds and ends

B. leaps and bounds
C. sick and tired
D. trial and error

18. There is no point in telephoning him. He's certain ___ by now. 

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

19. I won't pay 80 dollars for the coat. It is not worth ___
A. all that much           B. that all much.
C. much that all          D. that much all

20. Would you be___.

A. kind enough in order to answer the phone for me

B. so kind as to answer the phone for me
C. too kind to answer the phone for me
D. that too kind and answer the phone for me

2. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage

THE STAIRLIFT

It’s (1. IRONY) _____ that the very things that are supposed to provide access to the 
(2. UP) ____ floors of buildings –  stairs – often, in fact, make them  (3. ACCESS)
_______ . For many elderly people and others with  limited (4. MOBILE)  _____ , 
getting  upstairs  can  be  a  daily  problem  to  be (5.  COME) ______  . However,
stairlifts have been helping people solve that problem since they first appeared in the
US in the 1930s. Designs have (6. GO) _____ many changes over the years and
stairlifts have become (7. PROGRESS) ______ safer and easier to use. Most consist
of a seat which moves along rails that run along the wall.

The user controls how (8. RAPID)  ______  the seat moves along the rails as it
travels  from the bottom of the stairs to the landing at the top. In today’s models, the
(9. MOVE) ______ is controlled by computers to give a smooth ride and the
components are designed to (10. STAND) _____ constant use. Many people have
been given a new lease of life by the stairlift.

3. There are FIVE mistakes in the following paragraph except for the example.
Identify and correct them. There is one example that has been done for you.

Line 1 Jazz is often considered America's first musical invention. The music grew out
to
Line 2 African-American communities in the South in the late 1800s and the early
1900s after 
Line 3 slavery had been abolished. Due to strict segregation laws in the South, the
freed slaves 
Line 4 had trouble to find work in traditional places of employment, but most of those
laws don't 
Line 5 apply to entertainment gigs. African-Americans began to be hired to perform
music in 
Line 6 vaudeville and variety shows, which an upbeat music called ragtime became
popular in 
Line 7 New Orleans, this music was transformed in jazz. 
PART III. READING
I. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
                   If you could travel back in time five centuries, you'd encounter a thriving
Aztec empire in Central Mexico, a freshly painted "Mona Lisa'' in Renaissance
Europe and cooler temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This was a world in
the midst of the Little Ice Age (A.D.1300 to 1850) and a period of vast European
exploration now known as the Age of Discovery. But what if we could look 500 years
into the future and glimpse the Earth of the 26" century? Would the world seem as
different to us as the 21st century would have seemed to residents of the 16"century?
For starters, what will the weather be like?
                  Depending on whom you ask, the 26"h century will either be a little chilly
or infernally hot. Some solar output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earth's climate
will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions. Other studies predict
that ongoing climate change and fossil fuel use will render much of the planet too hot
for human life by 2300.
                  Some experts date the beginning of human climate change back to the
Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, others to slash-and-burn agricultural practices in
prehistoric times. Either way, tool-wielding humans alter their environment - and our
26th century tools might be quite impressive instead.
                   Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100
years, humanity will make the leap from a type zero civilization to a type I civilization
on the Kardashev Scale. In other words, we'll become a species that can harness the
entire sum of a planet's energy. Wielding such power, 26th- century humans will be
masters of clean energy technologies such as fusion and solar power. Furthermore,
they will be able to manipulate planetary energy in order to control global climate.
Physicist Freeman Dyson, on the other hand, estimates the leap to a type 1 civilization
would occur within roughly 200 years. Technology has improved exponentially since
the 1500s, and this pace will likely continue in the centuries to come. Physicist
Stephen Hawking proposes that by the year 2600, this growth would see 10 new
theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds. If Moore's Law holds true and
both computer speed and complexity double every 18 months, then some of these
studies may be the work of highly intelligent machines.
                  What other technologies will shape the world of the 26th century? Futurist
and author Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will reach 140 years
and that the digital storage of human personalities will enable a kind of computerized
immortality. Humans will farm the oceans, travel in starships and reside in both lunar
and Martian colonies while robots explore the outer cosmos. 
1. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
              A. How would the world change in the next 500 years?
              B. What would we do in the next five centuries?
              C. What problems would happen in the 26th century?
              D. How would technology improve the life in the far future?
2. The word infernally in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
              A. differently   B. extremely  C. permanently  D. contemporaneously
3. The word harness in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _______. 
              A. renew          B. adjust         C. exploit          D. discover
4. What does the word they in paragraph 4 refer to? 
              A. fusion and solar energy.                B. clean energy technologies.
              C. masters.                                         D. 26th century humans. 
5. Which of the following is TRUE about the future predictions? 
              A. Michio Kaku believes that the progress from type 0 to type I civilization
will take about two centuries. 
              B. People in the 2500s are likely to control the energy of the Earth to limit
the global climate. 
              C. The speed of technology improvement will remain changeable in the far
future. 
              D. Solar energy will be the main power for the 26th century citizens. 
6. According to Adrian Berry, the following are what future humans can do EXCEPT
_______.
              A. cultivating in the oceans              B. traveling between the stars 
              C. exploring the universe by robots D. living as long as they want 
7. According to the passage, what do experts predict about the weather in the future? 
              A. The temperature will decline as much as possible because of the excessive
fossil fuel use. 
           B. The Little Ice Age will return due to the influence of solar energy
           C. The Earth will have to face with extreme weather like frost or scorching
period.
           D. The climate change will happen more quickly because of deforestation. 
8. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________. 
           A. no one could be sure what the life would be like in the 2500s. 
           B. what we imagine about the life in the 26 century may be the same what the
16th-century people thought about the current life. 
           C. the predictions of different scientists may draw the same world in the next
500 years. 
            D. technology will affect most of the fields in the future life. 
II. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE most suitable word. 
NOTHING'S NEW IN MEDICINE 
Throughout the ages, disease has stalked (0).....our.... species. Prehistoric humans
must quickly have learnt what could be eaten without danger, and how to avoid plants
that could bring about illness. They found leaves, berries and the bark of different
trees that could actually heal wounds and cure the the sick, and (9) _______ soon
became a special skill to understand natural medicine. Ever (10) _______ dawn of
history, medicine men and wise women have always been expert in treating diseases
and have dispensed medicine with ritual and magic. Through trial and error they
discovered treatments for almost (11) ______ affliction prevalent at the time. The
precious recipes for preparations which could relieve pain, stop fits, sedate or
stimulate were (12) ______ down from generation to generation, although there was
(13) ______ an exact understanding of the way in which the medicines worked.
Nevertheless, (14) ______ the power of these primitive medicines, generations were
still ravaged by disease. During the last 150 years, scientists and doctors (15)
__________ work has focused on these early medicines, have learnt that their power
derived from certain chemicals which were found in herbal remedies or could be
synthesised in the laboratory. In just such a way, advances in modern medicine
continue, aided by the discoveries made centuries ago by our ancestors. 
III. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered
blanks. 
The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a "People's
Palace". Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1818 and was extremely well
(16) _______ until, two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a
slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, among other things, a
splendid organ and Great Hall, which was the size of a football pitch. Despite the
extraordinarily wide range of events (17) ________ there - from dog shows to great
concerts and banquets, com elephant displays to bicycle matches - it always operated
(18) ________ and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative
builders, leaving only about half of the original land. 
In 1900, a committee was appointed, whose principal duty was to run the palace and
park "for the free use of the people forever." There were, (19) __________, powers to
charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be covered. The Palace continued,
(20) ________ varying degrees of success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s, it
was probably most notable for being the home of the world's first high definition
television broadcasts. 
16. A. inhabited B. attended C. crowded D. visited 
17. A. performed B. set C. staged D. laid 
18. A. at a loss B. at all costs C. at its disposal D. at a profit
19. A. however B. moreover C. for example D. though 
20. A for B. with C. as D.at 
IV. Now read the texts and for questions 21-30, choose from the people (A-D).
Some of the people may be chosen more than once. 
MEMORABLE TRAIN JOURNEY 
A. London to Brighton (UK) 
I spent over ten years doing this journey every day of the week. I'm very
relieved I am retired now. I still do the same journey sometimes but now I don't have
to travel in the rush hour and if there are delays it doesn't matter so much. The journey
when it went well wasn't bad at all. It wasn't too long and I was usually able to sit
down and read the newspaper. It was quite pleasant as long as there were no annoying
people having loud phone conversations. But generally it was fine and not a bad way
to begin and end a busy day in the city. The problems and stress came with the all too
frequent delays and cancellations. It was extremely frustrating, especially as I was
paying so much money for my ticket. The cost was much too high in my opinion. I
am glad I don't have to pay that anymore. 
B. Moscow to St Petersburg (Russia) 
The most memorable train journey I have ever been on was between Moscow
and St Petersburg in Russia. We were about 17 years old and on a school trip to see
the places we were studying in our Russian history lessons. We spent three days in
Moscow then took the overnight train to St Petersburg. I remember feeling really
excited about it. I had never been on an overnight train journey before. We went to the
theatre on our last evening in Moscow and then went straight to the station to get on
the train at about 11 pm. There were four of us in each room and our whole group
occupied about two carriages of the train. Our teachers were very aware of the
dangers of travelling by train at night in Russia and warned us never to walk around
the train on our own. They told us to go in groups of three to the toilets so that two
people could wait outside together while one person went in. That frightened us a
little but nothing happened. I don't think we slept much; we stayed up most of the
night talking, but I remember waking up in the morning and realizing it was daylight
outside and that we were in a completely new city. It was amazing. 
C. Casablanca to Marrakech (Morocco) 
We decided to travel by train because it was cheap and it only took three
hours. Also, I thought a train journey through the desert would be interesting and
different. In reality it wasn't quite as much fun as I had hoped. We got to the station in
plenty of time and got our tickets without too much difficulty. The chaos started when
we went out to the platform. It appeared that everyone else in the station was also
planning to get on the same train as us. It was really crowded. When the train arrived,
it was a real fight to get on and all the seats were occupied in seconds. My friend and I
got separated in the confusion but there was no way we could move so we just had to
stand where we were and hold on. My friend managed to sit down after about an hour
but I had to stand for the whole three hours. The scenery was quite spectacular in
places but the train was hot and uncomfortable. 
D. Cairns to Katanga (Australia) 
I went on this train journey while I was visiting some friends who lived in
Australia. I went away for a few days on my own and before I left, my friends had
recommended this trip: it was definitely worth it. It used to be an old mining train that
took miners to work every day. It starts on the coast and goes right up the side of a
mountain. It is very steep and the views are fantastic looking back out to sea. There is
lots of information in the different stations about the people who built the railway
originally. It was a very dangerous job and many of them died while they doing it,
either through accidents or disease. The whole journey only takes about an hour but
you see all sorts of amazing things on the way. At one point it even goes through a
tropical rainforest and there are some really beautiful plants. It is a wonderful trip to
do as a tourist, but I'm sure the miners didn't enjoy it quite so much. 
Which person or people: 
21. ________ was disappointed by the experience? 
22. ________ learnt something interesting while on the journey? 
23. ________ did this journey more than once? 
24. ________ did this journey with one friend? 
25. ________ thinks the price was too expensive? 
26. ________ chose to do the journey because of the low price? 
27. ________ says this was the first time they had been on a journey like this? 
28. ________ says they felt scared at one point on the journey? 
29. ________ mentions something which irritated them while on the train? 
30. ________ took this journey because of advice from friends? 

PART IV. WRITING

Some people believe that foreign language instruction should begin in

kindergarten. Do you agree or disagree?
Write 250-300 words.