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Time: 30 minutes ieeeQuestions 1-5 + Where.can you see these notices? * For questions 1 to 8, mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet Please leave your room key at Reception, (Foreign money ) changed here AFTERNOON SHOW BEGINS AT 2PM 4 CLOSED FoR HOLIDAYS | Lessons start again on | 8th January | Price per night £10 a tent £5 a person A B ic OD amp omD oo> ina shop j in a hotel in a taxi in a library in a bank in a police station outside a theatre outside a supermarket outside a restaurant ata wavel agent’s at a music school ata restaurant ata cinema in a hotel ata camp-site| Questions 6 - 10 In this section you must choose the word wi For question Ns 6 to 10, mark one letter A; B, or C on your Answer Sheet, hich best fits each space in the text below. Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atl Scotland west and the North Sea on the east. Some people (6) ....1 different lan There are (7) guage called Gaelic. Scotland speak a lantic Ocean is on the five million people in Scotland, and Edinburgh is i} (sy most famous city. 1 [| Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called ‘Ben Nevis" tn the south of | | | Scotland, there are a lot of sheep. A long ume ago, there (9) many | | forests. bur now there are only a (10) || Scotland is onty a small country, but it is quite beautiful 6 Aon Bin ca i | 7 A abour B between © among 8 A his B your C its i eh & B were] Cc was | A lew B little © lot 10Questions 11 - 20 * In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts. * For questions 11 to 20, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. Alice Guy Blaché was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s, This was | a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new | inventions, (11) In 1907 Alice (12) company. She was (13) centre of the film world, the best days of the independent New York film companies Alice Guy Blaché . sound and colour. to New York where she started her own film successful, but, when flollywood became the were (14) When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody (15) her name | UA bringing B including © containing supporting 12 A moved Bran C entered uansporied 130A next B once C immediately recently. 14 A after B down © dehind over 15° A cemembered —B realised © reminded repeated16 7 18 19 20 UFOs — do, they exist? UFO is short for ‘unidentified flying object’. UFOs are popularly known as flying Saucers, (16) ...... that is often the (17) .... they are reported to be. The (18) ... flying saucers’ were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but experts wiho studied his claim decided it had been a tcick of the light Bven people experienced at watching the sky, (19) as pilots, report seeing UFOs. In 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television (20) went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing | A. because B therefore © although D so A look B shape C size D type A last B next © firsc D oldest A like B that Cc so D such A cameraman B director : © actor D announcerQuestions 21 ~ 40 In this section you must choose the word or For questions 21 to 40, mark one letter A, B, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 The teacher encouraged her students A should write B write They spent a lot of time ..... phrase which best completes each sentence. C wrote . C or D on your Answer Sheet, .. to. an English pen-friend, D to write at the pictures in the museum. A looking B_ for looking C to look D to looking Shirley enjoys science lessqns, but all her experiments seem to wrong A turn B come Cc end D go from Michael, all the group arrived on time A Except B Other C Besides D Apart She her neighbour's children for the broken window. A accused B complained — € blamed D denied As Thad missed the history lesson, my friend went with me. A by Whether she’s a good actress or not is a A matter B after B subject | C over © point The decorated roof of the ancient palace was A built Would it A agree This form A doesn't need B carried you if we came on Thursday? B suit © held € like . the homework D on of opinion. D case up by four thin columns. D supported D fit be handed in until the end of the week. B doesn’t have C needn't D hasn't got ey " parapet)31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 1 If you make a mistake when you are writing, just ... it out with your pen A. cross B clear c do D wipe Although our opinions on many things We're good friends. A differ B oppose © disagree D divide This product must be eaten suse. two days of purchase. A by B before C within D under The newspaper report contained —........... important information A many B another G an D alot of Have you considered to London? A move B tomove C tobe moving D moving ft can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their of vitamins. A upturn B input C upkeep D intake I thought there was a... of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune A piece B part C shadow D touch Why didn’t you a that you were feeling ill? A advise B mention C remark D tell James was not sure exactly where his best interests A stood B rested Cc lay D centred He's still getting the shock of losing his job. A across B by © over D through! Part 2 | Do not start this _ Qui estions 41 - 50 In.this section you must choose the word or phrase which best fits each space in the texts. part unless told to do so by your test supervisor. For questions 41 to 50, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. The tallest buildings - SKYSCRAPERS Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in most major cities of the world. A building which was many (41) .. high was first called a skyscraper in the Uniced States at the end of the 19th century, and New York has perhaps the (42) skyscraper of them all, the Empire State Building. The (43) beneath the streets of New York is rock, (44) enougli to take the heaviest load without sinking, and is therefore well-suited to bearing the (45) of tall buildings. | al; 41 42 43 45 A stages A first-rate A dirt A hard A weight steps top-class field suiff height C storeys C well-built © ground © forceful size D levels D best-known D soil D powerful D scale ETScrabble Scrabble is the world’s most popular word game. For its origins, we have to go back to “the 1930s in the USA, when Alfred Butts, an architect, found himself out of (46) He decided chat there was a (47) ... .. for a board game based on words, and (48) to design one. Eventually he made a (49) from it, in spite of the fact that his original (50) was only three cents a game 46 A earning B work © income D job 47 A marker B purchase © commerce D sale 48 A took up B set out © made for D got round 49 A wealth B fund © cash D fortune 50 A receipt B benefit C profit D allowanceQuestions 51 - 60 * In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. + For questions 51 to 60, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. $1 Roger’s manager ............... tO make him stay late if he hadn't finished the work A insisted B warned C threatened D announced 52 By the time he has finished his week’s work, John has hardly ....... energy left for the weekend. A any. B much Cc no D same 53 As the game........ to a close, disappointed spectators started to leave. A led B neared C approached —-D drew $4 1 don’t remember soon the front duor when [left home this morning. A to lock B locking © locked D to have locked 55 1... to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them. A disagree B avoid € dislike D object 56 Andrew's attempts to get into the swimming team have not eee With much success A. associated B concluded C joined D met 57 Although Harry had obviously read the newspaper article carefully, he didn’t seem to have .. the main point A grasped B clutched © dasped D gripped 58 A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to A enquiry B query © question D wonder 59 The mew college ..caec.nseue for the needs of students with a variety of learning backgrounds. A deals B supplies C furnishes D caters 60 [find che times of English meals very strange - ['m not used dinner at 60.m A to have B to having © having D have