SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points)

Questions 1-20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following
sentences.

The first has been done as an example.

0. Water ______ at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boils C. is boiling D. boil

The gap can be filled with "boils", so on the ANSWER SHEET write ______B______.

1. Among the most revealing aspects of mining towns ______ their paucity of public open space.

A. it was B. were C. was D. so

2. If you ______ keep teasing the dog, you shouldn't be surprised that it snaps at you.

A. can B. will C. shall D. did

3. The engagement ring he gave her ______ been more beautiful.

A. couldn't have B. might have

C. shouldn't have D. must have

4. "Will it rain anymore?" "______"

A. I imagine not. B. I think not.

C. I expect not. D. I hope not.

5. ______ thousands of undiscovered planets in space.

A. There is said that B. There are said to be

C. It is said there to be D. It is said to be there are

6. We went to Spain although I'd ______ to Paris.

A. rather go B. better go C. sooner have gone D. prefer have gone

7. ______ good not necessarily great, and ______ but rarely good.

A. The / are / the / are B. The / is / the / is

C. A / is / the / are D. The / are / a / is

8. That was ______ party last night – I haven't had so much fun for years.

A. any B. some C. one D. no

9. He used to work for a finance company, but he's moved to ______.

A. an insurance another B. an insurance's

C. an insurance one D. an insurance company

10. What does your grandmother look like? She's a ______ woman.

A. young thin black-haired Scottish B. young thin Scottish black-haired

C. thin young black-haired Scottish D. black-haired young thin Scottish

11. In spite of his wealth, he led _______ possible.

A. as simple a life as B. as simple life as

C. his life as simple as D. so simple a life as

12. It's _______ the best play I've seen this year.

A. considerably B. somewhat C. easily D. almost

13. It has been, 1984 _______, the hottest July for the last 100 years.

A. except B. aside C. but D. still

14. A six-month suspended sentence! He was lucky to _______ so easily.

A. get out B. get in C. get by D. get off

15. Johnson aspires _______ the city's first woman mayor.

A. to become B. to becoming C. becoming D. she will become

16. Local people are opposed to the airport _______ so close to their village.

A. having built B. building C. being built D. to be built

17. The ecologist said it was time we _______ measures to preserve the forest.

A. take B. took C. would take D. had taken

18. "What do you suggest we do about our dog barking?" ---- "All I ask is that _______ inside at night."

A. it be kept B. you will keep it C. to keep it D. keeping him

19. We could go and visit Natalia, _______ we have to drive past her house anyway.

A. since B. as C. although D. seeing that

20. What our school ______ a completely new system of quality management.

A. lack are B. lacks are C. lack is D. lacks to be

SECTION 2: ERROR CORRECTION (2 points)

Questions 21-30: Identify the error in each of the following sentences and then make changes to
correct the sentence. The first has been done as an example.

0. In his twenties, Lawrence has spent many years travelled around Spain.
The error lies in "travelled", so on the ANSWER SHEET write ______travelled______ →
______travelling______

21. I'd hoped to save time by driving there, but I got stuck in a huge traffic jam so I might as well take the

train after all.

22. I had so disastrous a camping holiday a few years ago that I vowed to never go camping again.

23. She refused because she did not want her money investing in the heavily advertised but high-risk
firms.

24. While studying the chemistry of human body, Dr. Rosalyn Yalow won a Nobel Prize for the research
she conducted on the role of hormones.

25. Many a pupils at the school will be pleased that Latin is no longer compulsory.

26. She didn't bring a jacket or anything like that with herself, so I gave her one of mine.

27. I will never forget to visit Egypt as a child. It was so exciting to stand beside the pyramids.

28. Ulysses S. Kay was among the United States composers visited the Soviet Union in 1958 to
participate in a cultural exchange program.

29. Never in the history of humanity there have been more people living on this relatively small planet.

30. The freshman failed to follow the advice of his senior that he studied hard and not go out too much.

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points)

Questions 31-50: Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the
verbs in parentheses. The first has been done as an example.

He (0. always / come) ______ chocolate after lunch. The gap can be filled by "always comes", so on the

ANSWER SHEET write _always comes_.

Dear Maria,

I'm afraid I've got some bad news. I know we agreed it was advisable that Starvos (31. spend)
_____________ the summer holidays with you. Unfortunately, my parents have changed their minds
and (32. now / insist) ___________ he (33. go) ____________ to Athens to stay with Aunt Sotiria. Suffice
it to say, they are not allowing any discussion! Athens it is, although he really wishes he could at least
share the period between you and his aunt.

If only life (34. be) ____________ so simple for all of us.

Kind regards,

Beth

Hardly (35. the evacuation / complete) ______________ when the wind (36. change) ______________
direction and (37. become) _____________ clear that the fire would leave Sawston untouched. Soon
after that complaints were heard from some residents. 'At no time (38. the fires / pose) _____________
a real threat,' said one local man. 'I didn't want to leave my home, and nor did most of my neighbours.'
But Chief Fire Officer Jones replied,' (39.we / not take) ____________ this action, lives (40. put)
___________ at risk. Only when the fires (41. move) _______________ well away from the town (42.
residents / allow) ______________ to return to their homes.'

Dear Guest,

The Management of Broadbank Hotel wish to remind you that the hotel (43. close) ____________ on 5
December for the usual year-end vacation. It is due (44. reopen) _______________ early next year, but
as part of the Value4U chain of hotels.

As you know, the Lister family has been involved in Broadbank Hotel for over twenty years now and the
impending closure is a blow to all of us. We (45. recently / start) ____________ to look at ways of
finding extra financial support: we anticipated (46. work) ______________ with an investment company
to upgrade the hotel with the addition of a gym, swimming pool and sauna complex. We were on the
verge of signing a contract, which (47. allow) ______________ us to retain control of the hotel, but we
were unable to complete the deal on time. Besides, we are unlikely to be able to set up another hotel in
the near future.

The Value4U chain envisages (48. reopen) ____________ the hotel by 1 March; you (49. advise)
______________ of the exact date. It (50. just / remain) _______________ for us to thank you for all
your support in the past.

SECTION 4 WORD FORMATION (2 points)

Questions 51-70: Complete the following passage/sentences by supplying the correct forms of the
words in parentheses. The first has been done as an example.

Whether the exam should be abandoned remains (0. controversy) ______

The gap can be filled with "controversial", so on the ANSWER SHEET write ______ controversial

One more chance! That's all we're giving you to tell us about your favorite restaurant and boost its
chances of becoming the (51. win) ______ of our Restaurant of the Year competition. This is the last
time the official (52. nominate) ______ form will appear in the paper and next Thursday is the final date
for (53. receive) ______ of complete forms.

Over the past few weeks we have been swamped by a paper mountain as (54. dine) __________ across
the city jot down by the compelling reasons why they believe their (55. choose) __________ restaurant
should (56. definite) __________ win our hotly (57. contest) __________ competition. Once the (58.
dead) __________ has passed, our judges will sit down and count all the forms. The three restaurants
which receive the most votes will then be visited by the judges. These visits will of course be (59.
announce) __________, so the restaurants themselves will not know that the judges are there. After
their visits, the judges will make their final decision over who wins the (60. prestige) __________ title
"Restaurant of the Year".

The old belief that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was the result of life experiences has been (61.
weak) __________ before the growing evidence that biological factors are primary (62. contribute)
____________ to the disorder. Researchers using brain scanners to study patients with OCD have found
(63. norm) _______________ patterns of activity in regions of the brain associated with other
neurological disorders. Brain scans also show that, (64. incident) ______________ with clinical
improvement, treatment of OCD with medication or through behavior therapy induces changes in these
areas of the brain. For these reasons, OCD is no longer attributed to attitudes learned in childhood – for
example, an inordinate emphasis on (65. clean) ______________, or a belief that certain thoughts are
unacceptable. Instead, the (66. emerge) ______________ of the typical symptoms of obsessive thoughts
and rituals designed to quell these thoughts is now believed to result from a combination of
neurobiological factors and environmental influences. Symptoms of OCD frequently (67. exist)
_____________ with other neurological disorders. There is an increased rate of OCD in people with
Tourette's syndrome, an illness characterized by involuntary movements and (68. vocal) __________. It
is now believed by many experts there may be a genetic (69. relate) __________ between OCD,
Tourette's syndrome, and other similar illnesses and that genetic studies may (70. able) __________
scientists to pinpoint the molecular basis of the disorders.

SECTION 5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 points)

Questions 71-80: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You should use from FOUR to EIGHT words.
Write ONLY YOUR ANSWERS on the answer sheet. The first has been done as an example.

0. Chloe would only eat a pizza if she could have a mushroom topping. ON

Chloe ______ a mushroom topping when she ate a pizza.

The gap can be filled with "insisted on having", so on the answer sheet write _insisted on having_.

71. Letting Brittany walk home on her own was a mistake. SHOULD

You _____________________________________________________ Brittany walk home on her own.

72. Why did you let them go without signing the receipt? GET

Why didn't you ________________________________________________ left?

73. It could get cold at night, so take some warm clothes. IN

Take some warm clothes _______________________________________ cold at night.

74. My new MP3 player was twice the price of yours. WORTH

My new MP3 player was ___________________________________________ yours.

75. "Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?" said Robert. OFFERED

_______________________________________________________ the dishes.

My new MP3 player was __________ yours.

76. What a shame I didn't see his face when you told him the news. COULD

I wish ________________________________________ his face when you told him the news.
77. The Thorntons didn't feel that either of the properties they viewed suited their needs. NEITHER

The Thorntons viewed two ________________________________________ suited their needs.

78. Without your support, I'd never have been able to find a new job. STILL

If it hadn't _______________________________________________ doing my old job.

79. Although no one gave us an invitation, we were still able to get into the club. GIVEN

We were still able to get into the club in ____________________________________ an invitation.

80. I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating. CLEARED

Only when ____________________________________________________ start decorating.