TEST B04

PART A: READING
I. Question 1 – 20: choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. For detailed information on our products, please refer to ______brochure.
A. we B. our C. ours D. ourselves
2. If you are interested in the job position, you can ______ fax or email your resume to us
A. either B. any C. both D. neither
3. All employees must answer all of the items on the questionnaire by _______
A. himself B. herself C. yourself D. themselves
4. Please be reminded that neither eating ______ drinking is allowed inside the movie theatre.
A. or B. and C. nor D. both
5. Singapore Airlines cancelled more flights ______ any other airline this month.
A. as B. while C. than D. whether
6. Our new blender functions ______than any or our other competitors’ products that are on the
market
A. so efficiently B. as efficiently C. most efficiently D. more efficiently
7. According to the news article, M-Net sold the _____MP3 players in the country.
A. many B. much C. most D. more
8. The newcomer had a(n) ______ better job performance than the long-term employees.
A. very B. even C. so D. such
9. ______ he graduated from the university, he got a job at a good company.
A. Following B. Later C. After D. Next
10. If you don’t want to get stuck in a traffic jam, you should avoid ______ during rush hour.
A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. driven
11. Once you start using the new software, you will able to do your work much more______.
A. ease B. easily C. easier D. easement
12. This report has to be completed ______5:00 today at the latest.
A. until B. after C. to D. by
13. They made a very ______ offer, so we signed the contract.
A. attract B. attracted C. attraction D. attractive

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14. Currently they ______ lower prices than any of their competitors.
A. are offering B. to offer C. did offer D. offered
15. The government will ______new price controls on the industry next year.
A. impose B. compose C. repose D. suppose
16. They will interview each candidate before they ______ who to hire.
A. decide B. are deciding C. will decide D. decided
17. These rooms ______before the conference next week.
A. paint B. will paint C. are going to paint D. will be painted
18. The new chairs that he bought for the office ______ not very comfortable.
A. is B. are C. do D. was
10. Everyone is expected to arrive at the meeting ________.
A. promptness B. promote C. promptly D. prompt
20. We will have to come to an agreement ________the end of this month.
A. during B. before C. when D. until

II. Question 21 -25: read the descriptions of some parts of the body. What is the word for each
description?

21. You have two of these with five toes of each one. F __ __ __

22. You use these for hearing conversation, music and lots of other things.

E __ __ __

23. If you break one of these, you can’t walk . L __ __ __

24. You open and close this when you talk. M __ __ __ __

25. If these hurt, you must visit the dentist. T __ __ __ __

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III. Question 26 – 30: Read the article and answer the following questions

Very active at 83!

BILL JORDAN is 83 years old. He lives in Devon, in the south of England. Bill likes Devon.
“It has everything,” he says. “Devon has great beaches, beautiful wildlife, and interesting
places to visit.”

Every morning at 10 o’clock, Bill bicycles to the beach and goes swimming. Then he bicycles
home. Bill does that every day of the year – even in the winter! He usually swims for about 20
minutes in the summer. But in the winter the water is about – 100C, so he swims for about
three minutes. In the afternoon, he sometimes visits friends, or he goes shopping. He doesn’t
have a car. He usually goes by bicycle or he walks.

Bill always eats healthy food. He goes fishing every weekend and also has a vegetable garden.
His favorite meal is fish with vegetables, and he eats that meal once a week. “I love my life,”
he says. “I want to live to be 100!”

26. Does Bill live in London?

__________________________________________________________________.

27. Does Bill have a car?

__________________________________________________________________.

28. What does Bill do every morning?

__________________________________________________________________.

29. What is Bill’s favorite meal?

__________________________________________________________________.

30. How often does Bill eat his favorite meal?

__________________________________________________________________.

IV. Question 31 – 40: read the text below and choose the correct word for each space

Summer Work in Reykjavik

If you take a walk through Reykjavik – the capital of Iceland – this summer, you’ll see groups
of young people working in parks, gardens and green areas around the city. Most (31) ______ these
kids are in high school but they (32)_____ the summer keeping the city green as part of a program
(33)_____ as “work school”.
The “work school” (34) _____ of a surprisingly large (35)_____ of Reykjavik’s teenagers.
Roughly 75% of Reykjavik’s 14-year-olds and 60% of the city’s 16-year-olds take (36)_____
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 They get paid for their work, and at the same time they (37)_____the environment of their
city.
They also learn (38)_____to work as a member of a team which is (39)_____by an adult. This
experience provides them with useful skills for (40) _____they leave education and enter the world of
work.
31. A. for B. of C. from D. with

32. A. take B. do C. spend D. make

33. A. called B. noted C. known D. said

34. A. consists B. involves C. contains D. employs

35. A. size B. number C. level D. lot

36. A. part B. away C. place D. up

37. A. prepare B. attend C. improve D. produce

38. A. how B. where C. why D. then

39. A. moved B. held C. kept D. led

40. A. although B. when C. unless D. while

PART B: WRITING
I. Question 1 – 5: Rearrange the words to make sentences

1. she/ How/ go/ does/ swimming/ often/?

________________________________________________________________
2. singer/ partner’s/ My/ favorite/ Cam Ly/ is/.
________________________________________________________________
3. people/ are/ young/ likes/ Tom/ the gym/ because/ there/.
________________________________________________________________
4. to/ goes/ the gym/ when/ it’s /Alice /crowded/ not/.
________________________________________________________________
5. swims/ in/ at/ the/ the/ beach/ winter/ never/ Greg/.
________________________________________________________________
II. Question 6 -10: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
USE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
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 6. My car windscreen was broken by a stone.
 A stone………………….my car windscreen.
7. Who does this van belong to ?
 Whose ……………………….is this?
8. We had a map but it was difficult to find the zoo.
 Although we had a map, we………………… the zoo easily.
9. I was taken to the zoo by my friend Maria.
 My friend Maria………………to the zoo.
10. The car park was outside the main entrance.
 There was somewhere…………………………outside the main entrance.

II. Write an answer to ONE of the question (11 or 12) in this part
Write your answer in about 100 – 120 words in your answer sheet.
Question 11: Write a paragraph about the following topic:
Advantages and disadvantages of shopping through e-mail
OR
Question 12: This is a part of a letter you receive from a British friend.

In your next letter, can you give me some advice?

Tell me how you keep fit and healthy!

 Write a letter answering your friend’s questions.

 Write your letter on your answer sheet.

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