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A) Repeats: --------- 16 Questions

Please repeat each sentence that you hear.

Example: A voice says, "Leave town on the next train."

and you say, "Leave town on the next train."

Examples:

*It’s not too late to change your mind.

*How many people do you expect to attend the meeting?

*Do you have a final written approval for the project?

*When you go for an interview, you must be comfortably dressed.

*Are you willing to relocate or tied to that area?

*We make special reservations for international clients.

B) Sentence Builds: --------- 8 Questions

Now, please rearrange the word groups into a sentence.

Example: A voice says, "was reading" ... "my mother" ... "her favourite magazine"

and you say, "My mother was reading her favourite magazine."

Examples:

1) She didn’t notice –the book-who-took

A) She didn't notice who took the book.

2) I haven’t been- restaurant- to a Japanese.

A) I haven't been to a Japanese restaurant.

3) Was my sister- who- called me- the person.

A) The person who called me was my sister.

4) We wondered –would-fit in here- whether the new piano.

A) We wondered whether the new piano would fit in here.

5) The packet- tomorrow morning- will be sent

A) Tomorrow morning the packet will be sent.

C)Conversations: --------- 12 Questions
You will hear a conversation between two people, followed by a question. Give a short, simple
answer to the question.

Examples: You hear:

Speaker 1: "Lucy, can you come to the office early tomorrow?"

Speaker 2: "Sure, what time?"

Speaker 1: "7:30 would be great."

Question: "What will Lucy have to do tomorrow morning?"

You say: "Go to the office early." or "She will go to the office at 7:30."

D)Sentence Completion: --------- 18 Questions

Please type one word that best fits the meaning of the sentence. Type only one word. You will
have 25 seconds for each sentence. Click "Next" when you are finished.

Examples:

1. I don’t know what I wrote I’m going to rewrite is completely.

2. He burned the oil and the fire left’s a black mark above the stove.

3. The broadcasting company if funded by the government however owns a television pay an
annual- licence premium.

4. To celebrate our first major success, we are going throw a party.

5. In cities with a good public transport it’s hard to understanding why people insist on drawing
themselves to work.

6. When by bicycle got a flat tyre, I had taken the train to work.

7. Because the company did not accept application by mail. He had to submit his application using
the company’s website.

8. The city can be divided in two parts, the outer section is rarely new, while historical city centre is
rather old, indeed.

9. I love pets. I’m a member of an animal protection group and to volunteer work once a month.

10. If you don’t meet the height requirement you are not allowed to get on the ride.
E) Dictation: --------- 14 Questions
Please type each sentence exactly as you hear it. You will have 25 seconds for each sentence. Pay
attention to spelling and punctuation. Click "Next" when you are finished. After 25 seconds, your
work will be saved automatically

Examples:

1. I have to agree with you.

2. The company first opened, when I was much younger.

3. I don’t have any information.

4. It’s a good idea to create a different version of your resume.

5. You can use the computer in a minute.

6. I would love to go.

7. Do you live here?

8. Where the pens, we used to write on the board?

9. Please note that the phone and the fax number will remain the same.

10. The hotels are so nice here.

F) Passage Reconstruction: --------- 02 Questions

You will have 30 seconds to read a paragraph. After 30 seconds, the paragraph will disappear from
the screen. Then, you will have 90 seconds to reconstruct the paragraph. Show that you
understood the passage by rewriting it in your own words. Your answer will be scored for clear
and accurate content, not word-for-word memorization. After 90 seconds, your work will be saved
automatically.

Examples:

1) John is the sales manager of a small store. An angry customer called him to complain about a
home security system that she had recently bought from his store. She told him that it did not work
properly because the alarm went off when she was in the house. Initially she demanded a refund,
but when john apologized, and offered to replace her system with a new one, she agreed.

2) Sam was on a busy flight that had been delayed. The plane finally landed and arrived at the gate.
Then all the passengers got up to get their luggage. The woman in front of Sam accidentally bumped
him in the arm. Just as she was apologizing, her bag fell from the overhead compartment and hit him
on the head. The woman felt awful. Sam decided he didn’t want to fly again anytime soon.

3) Mary won this year’s best teacher award at her university. She had been known for her creative
and unique teaching style for many years. Her award included a trip to Paris for one week. Mary and
her husband have never been to Paris and they are very excited about it.
4) Employees who wish to take time off during the summer should check with their managers in
advance. Many people plan to be away from the office during the summer. As a company, we’d like
to make sure all projects have enough people working on them before we approve requests for time
off.

5) Robert went to a nice restaurant for dinner. When the waiter brought the bill, Robert reached for
his wallet, but it wasn’t in his pocket. He remembered having his wallet when he came into the
restaurant. The waiter looked around the floor near his table. He found the wallet under the table.

6)It would be lovely to see you at our wedding in December. We don't know exact date and time
yet, but will let you know as soon as we have decided. We are hoping that our guest will arrive the
evening before so that we can call meet at a restaurant for dinner. Then the next day, everyone will
attend ceremony, followed by a reception. I'll let you more details soon.

7)Andrea loves to cook. She wants to write a cookbook with all her favorite recipes. So, she makes
dinner every night for her family. After dinner, she asks what they think of food. Then, she decides if
she wants to include the recipe in her cookbook.

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