Task : Choose the correct articles. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

1. I was just going into Hyde Park in London when I saw ______ elephant.

A. a B. an C. the D. no article

2. _______ title of the work was Look at me Now.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. no article

Task : Choose the correct modal verb which best replaces the underlined part in each sentence. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

1. Students are not allowed to bring cell phones into the examination hall.

A. may B. should C. can’t D. won’t

2. She was able to play the violin at the age of four.

A. can B. would C. could D. must

Task 18: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question. Write A, B, or C on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) 

Welcome to our Guatemalan Tour! 

In the morning, there is a visit to a local coffee farm. In the afternoon, there are two options. We might walk up to Cerro La Cruz, which has great views of the city and the volcanoes, or we might join up with another tour and climb one of the volcanoes! It is a two or three hour climb up Fuego, and the scenery is amazing. Both trees and the ground are black and, as you climb, you may be able to hear the volcano rumbling. 

1. Where does the Tour take place? 

A. In Guatemala. B. In Europe. C. In Spain. 

2. What are the two options in the afternoon? 

A. Joining the sightseeing or staying in the hotel. B. Walking up to Cerro La Cruz or climbing a volcano. 

C. Going shopping around the town or visiting the coffee farm. 

3. How long does it take to climb up Fuego?

 A. Less than two hours. B. Twenty-three hours. C. About three hours. 

4. When may you be able to hear the volcano rumbling? 

A. While you are climbing up Fuego. 

B. When you are standing on the top of Fuego.

C. After climbing up one of the volcanoes. 

Task 19: Read the passages and choose the words/phrases that the underlined words refer to. Write A, B, or C on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: I write for the university sports magazine. I write a lot of articles for them. A. magazine B. sport C. university Answer: A 

1. Jason didn’t want to use any powered transportation – not even a sailboat. So first he went across the Channel and South to Lagos in Portugal in his pedal boat, Mokska, and then he pedalled his boat across the Atlantic to Miami.

A. Jason’s pedal boat 

B. a sailboat 

C. Jason’s hometown 

2. I know I spend too much time online, face to face contact is important. But technology is a wonderful tool and I can’t imagine life without it. But my friend John is the completely opposite. He has never known about it in his life.

 A. technology 

B. online 

C. time 

Task 20: Read the following passages and choose the words/phrases that indicate the meaning of the underlined words/phrases. Write A, B or C on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) 

 1. She lived in Copenhagen for seven years from 1990 to 1997, and had a Danish boyfriend, but they broke up in 1997 when she returned to England. 

A. ended their relationship 

B. started their relationship 

C. fell in love 

2. I don’t want to live in a dirty house and we don’t want to hire a cleaner. Both my husband and I work, so we share the household chores.

 A. homework 

B. main tasks 

C. housework

Task 6: Select the correct verb tense. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: I …………. a student now. A. am B. was C. being --> Answer: A. 1. The first European coffee house ................. in Venice in 1645. A. has opened B. was opened C. was opening 2. She asked if he ................. engineering at university. A. studies B. had studied C. studying Task 7: Select the correct verb form. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: Cold weather means……………large heating bills. A. to pay B. pay C. paying --> Answer: C 1. We are going to set out in April……………the source of the Nile River. A. to explore B. explore C. exploration 2. In the autumn, I really like lying down in the boat, ……………nothing, and…………… into the sky. A. does / looks up B. doing / looking up C. to do/ to look up Task 8: Select the correct preposition. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: She lived in Copenhagen ______ 1990 to 1997. A. in B.by C. from --> Answer: C 1. The biggest Bear Straw Festival was the one celebrated ………….1980 in the UK. A. in B.by C. since 2. She crossed the Atlantic …………… a hot-air balloon! A. into B. in C. to Task 9: Select the correct pronoun. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) Example: Is…………..in? A. anybody B. somebody C. nothing ---> Answer: A 1. Listen! I thought I heard………… stepping in the corridor, but it could be………… there. It’s probably a cat chasing the mouse! A. something / everything B. something / anyone C. someone / nobody 2. It’s so boring! I have……….to go to, and have………..to do with. A. somewhere/ something B. nowhere / nothing C. anywhere / anything

Task 6: Select the correct verb tense. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: I …………. a student now.

A. am B. was C. being -

-> Answer: A.

1. The first European coffee house ................. in Venice in 1645.

A. has opened B. was opened C. was opening

2. She asked if he ................. engineering at university.

A. studies B. had studied C. studying

Task 7: Select the correct verb form. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: Cold weather means……………large heating bills.

A. to pay B. pay C. paying

--> Answer: C

1. We are going to set out in April……………the source of the Nile River.

A. to explore B. explore C. exploration

2. In the autumn, I really like lying down in the boat, ……………nothing, and…………… into the sky.

A. does / looks up B. doing / looking up C. to do/ to look up

Task 8: Select the correct preposition. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: She lived in Copenhagen ______ 1990 to 1997.

A. in B.by C. from

--> Answer: C

1. The biggest Bear Straw Festival was the one celebrated ………….1980 in the UK. A. in B.by C. since

2. She crossed the Atlantic …………… a hot-air balloon!

A. into B. in C. to

Task 9: Select the correct pronoun. Write your answers (A, B or C) on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

Example: Is…………..in?

A. anybody B. somebody C. nothing

---> Answer: A

1. Listen! I thought I heard………… stepping in the corridor, but it could be………… there. It’s probably a cat chasing the mouse!

A. something / everything B. something / anyone C. someone / nobody

2. It’s so boring! I have……….to go to, and have………..to do with.

A. somewhere/ something B. nowhere / nothing C. anywhere / anything

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 Task: Choose the correct nouns. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

1. I like this______ because its color captures the calm beauty of nature.

A. installation B. illustration C. confusion D. inspiration 

2. Sir Antony Gormley created a famous ______, 20-meter tall, called The Angel of the North.

A. statue B. painting C. tapestry D. drawing

Task: Choose the correct adverbs. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)

1. Brian has been a good assistant of the executive manager because he types very _____.

A. basically B. loudly C. quickly D. slowly

2. Getting high salary, Peter often works very _______ .

A. hard B. hardly C. lazily D. rarely

Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those in the other words . Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.3pt)

 1. A. break B. great C. steak D. head

2. A. woman B. mathematics C. marathon D. centenarian

3. A. company B. cover C. collect D. love

Task 2: Underline the stressed syllable in the following words. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.3pt)

Example: expect

1. efficiency 2. Canadian 3. intelligence

Task 3: Match definitions with words (A - F) . Write A - F on the answer sheet. (0.2pt) Example: A scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets, and stars. --> Answer: F

A. Physics

B. Adventure

C. Lecture

D. Mathematics

E. Linguistic

F. Astronomy

1. Linked with languages or the scientific study of particular languages.

2. A long talk given to a group of people, usually students