CONTENTS

Part IITESTS FFOR IINTENSIVE CCLASSES..............................................................7

Oral Examination ............................................................................................8TICKET 3............................................................................................10TICKET 4 ............................................................................................11TICKET 5 ......................................................................................12TICKET 6............................................................................................12TICKET 7............................................................................................13TICKET 8............................................................................................14TICKET 9............................................................................................15TICKET 10..........................................................................................16

Written Examination......................................................................................17TEST 1 ..............................................................................................18TEST 2 ..............................................................................................22TEST 3 ..............................................................................................26TEST 4 ..............................................................................................30TEST 5 ..............................................................................................34TEST 6 ..............................................................................................38TEST 7 ..............................................................................................42Test 8 ..................................................................................................46TEST 9 ..............................................................................................50TEST 10 ............................................................................................54

Answer KKeys ................................................................................................58

Part IIITESTS FFOR BBILINGUAL CCLASSES ............................................................65

Oral Examination ..........................................................................................66TICKET 1............................................................................................67TICKET 2............................................................................................67TICKET 3............................................................................................68TICKET 4............................................................................................69TICKET 5............................................................................................70TICKET 6............................................................................................70TICKET 7............................................................................................71TICKET 8............................................................................................72TICKET 9............................................................................................72TICKET 10..........................................................................................73

Written Examination......................................................................................74TEST I ................................................................................................75TEST II ..............................................................................................79TEST III ..............................................................................................83TEST IV ..............................................................................................87TEST V ..............................................................................................91TEST Vl ..............................................................................................95TEST Vll ............................................................................................99TEST Vlll ..........................................................................................103TEST lX ............................................................................................107TEST X..............................................................................................111

Answer KKey ................................................................................................115

Appendix .....................................................................................................120

SELECTED BBIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................124

Part IITESTS FORINTENSIVE CLASSES

Oral EExamination

TICKET 11

I. Read the text and answer the following questions (20 points):

The New TV Shows

I remember watching TV many hours a day when I was a child. One of theprogrammes that I liked very much was “Candid Camera”. There, ordinarypeople were tricked into doing ridiculous things and sometimes they were veryfunny. But as I grew up, things changed. The European television introducedwhat we call today “reality shows”. They turn common people into “stars” byputting them in unusual situations. Some of them are locked in a small housewith cameras running twenty four hours a day. Others are filmed in a hostileenvironment where they have to find food and shelter or they have to face thething that they are most afraid of. In all these cases the viewers are those whodecide who should leave or stay. The TV companies like this kind of showsbecause they are cheap to produce and attract young viewers. But even if manypeople are attracted to watch or participate, there are critics who believe thatprogrammes like these are humiliating and they can be dangerous for society.

1. What is the main idea of the text? 2. What kind of people participate in these shows and why?3. Why do TV companies prefer to produce this kind of shows?4. What is the critics’ opinion? Do you share it?

II. Some people say that you shouldn’t “put off till tomorrow what youcan do today”. Do you agree? (10 points)

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Written EExamination

TEST 11I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each

space (10 points):

1. They … for Paris two weeks ago.A leave B will leaveC have left D left

2. How long … English?A have you studied B did you studyC have you been studying D were you studying

3. If he … hard, he will definitely have good results.A worked B worksC is working D will work

4. Who … to when I called you?A were you talking B did you talkC have you talked D are you talking

5. Now I’m not in the mood so I think I ... my room tomorrow.A tidy B am tidyingC will tidy D will be tidying

6. You … be John. I’ve heard a lot of good things about you.A could B mayC must D should

7. I … my lawyer next week to discuss about this issue.A see B am seeingC will see D have seen

8. He … stay home than go outside with his friends.A would rather B willC could D may

9. Let’s visit the museum, ... we?A do B canC will D shall

10. Sometimes I … TV until late at night.A am watching B watchC will watch D watched

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to thefirst sentence (10 points):

1. The last time they saw their grandson was when he was ten.They ...

2. “Why don’t we send him an e-mail?”Carla suggested ...

3. “I always feel guilty after I fight with my classmates.”She said ...

4. The thieves stole the painting despite the improved security system.The painting ...

5. I don’t want to study Spanish- Italian would be better.I’d ...

III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space (10 points):

Music

Music helps your mind develop (0) and grow, my parents (1) … say, and Ihave found this to be very true. It is a very well-known (2) … that participatingin a music program in school (3) ... help your brain develop to a higher level andfaster than other students. Music actually improves communication (4) … theright and left sides of the brain, allowing you to gain better comprehension andmemorization skills.

Some people say that (5) ... is good to have music in schools. They claim thatmusic is everything.

If you listen carefully you can hear the music of Math, History, of a foreignlanguage and even of Physical Education.

How can music (6) ... associated with all these disciplines? Everybody knowsthat music is based (7) … the rhythmic subdivisions of time. On the other (8) ...the music you hear or play is usually an indication of the time and environmentin which it (9) … created. Music is a very important part of our life, and if wetake it (10) ... who knows what the world would be like.

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correctput a tick ( ) at the end of the line. If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

The Food of the Future

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A lot of food that we eat today contains genetically modified ingredients 0 and usually without our knowledge. This is an issue that has entered in 00 inthe media in a lot of the countries. Supporters of this technology 1claim that it sustains the food security around the world as the 2population increases. It is no to doubt that as time goes on the science 3behind genetic engineering is being improving. Things that were seen only 4in the movies a few years ago become now very real. Biotechnology 5could to be the wave of the future and genetically modified food will provide 6alternatives to help increase of food production. But is genetically modified 7food safe? Do we actually need it? The potential benefits are exciting 8although there are real concerns on about biodiversity, the ecosystem 9and people’s safety if it has not been tested yet properly. 10

V. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each numberedspace (10 points):

The Wax MuseumOne of the (0) … interesting and original museums in the 1) … is Madame

Tussaud’s Wax Museum, 2) … in London. A visit here gives you the 3) … toget closer to the celebrities you love: singers, actors, sportsmen, politicians. Themuseum is divided into two sections: statues of the most recent times andhistorical people and events. The 4) … tells you about Madame Tussaud andabout her successful profession.

The story of how the figures are made is fascinating. The most difficult jobof the 5) ... working there is to find hair that 6) … closely the hair of thecelebrities. Believe it or not, it is 7) … hair, donated and bought by the museum.The clothes of the statues are amazing. They were 8) … and donated by theactual celebrities. Some of them are created by 9) … fashion designers. If youwant to10) … the wax figures or to take a photo you can even touch them. Aftera while you don’t know who is real and who is frozen in time.

0. A most B more C many D much 1. A world B universe C earth D planet2. A established B identified C located D found3. A fortune B chance C destiny D accident4. A adviser B attendant C teacher D guide5. A people B stuff C crowd D children6. A combines B unites C associates D matches7. A true B real C veritable D actual8. A worn B dressed C taken D given9. A famous B glorious C big D celebrated10. A research B inspect C examine D study

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VI. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the end ofeach line to form a word that fits in the space (10 points).

Manners

Manners are constantly changing from one century or one generation to thenext. For 0 GENERATEexample a … was originally meant to show that the man was not carrying

1 HANDa sword or dagger in his hands. The … of certain manners from one decade tothe 2 SURVIVEnext finds its answer in that they make life … for everybody. Home is where

3 EASYyou learn to get along with people, to respect the rights and ... of the others.

4 FEELTry to listen when others in the family have ... to say. Even a little brother

5 SOMEwho can’t yet read or an … grandmother who seems quite old has the right toan 6 PATIENCEopinion. It is important for the members of a family to consider each other’s …

7 PRIVATEAnother important part of family good manners is … You share the TV set and

8 SHAREthe telephone. You share the work. This means … up after yourself and

9 CLEANsharing the responsibility for the … of everyone in the house.

10 SAFE

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Part IIITESTS FORBILINGUAL CLASSES

Oral EExaminationTICKET 11

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about theideas it contains. Support your opinion with examples and arguments.(20 points)

Gullibility

Nowadays people look down on gullible persons, laugh at them and don’teven take them seriously. They are defined as both stupid and lacking commonsense. Gullible people believe everything they are told. For example ifsomebody tells him “Hey, did you notice gullible is written on the ceiling?”,the gullible person would immediately look upwards, to the joy of the otherswho know there is nothing there.

Still, there is another matter to be brought up. Are gullible people reallystupid or their only problem is that they trust the others too much? Each of uscan be at least once in the situation of taking a piece of information for grantedwhen facing circumstances we know nothing about.

Each of us has been at least once gullible, that is the source of cheap laughfor others. Does it mean that we are all stupid?

People should be given the opportunity to trust their friends without beingtaken advantage of and labeled accordingly. Our society should promote trustand not make fun of it. Thus, gullible persons’ view on life may just be betterthan that of most of our fellows.

II. Do you consider that teenagers today have become more and moreaddicted to telephones? Explain and expand. (10 points)

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Written EExaminationTEST II

I. Read the following text. Five sentences have been removed from thetext. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5).There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (5 points)

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain was the leader of Nirvana band, the one to reshape thesound of the nineties.

Born on February, 20 1967, near Seattle, Cobain was a sickly bronchiticchild. His mother was a waitress, his father an auto mechanic and their divorcemade things worse for Cobain. (1) …

He was fascinated by the British band Sex Pistols and he tried several timesto form his own band. In 1989 Nirvana was able to record the first album andstep by step they grew more and more successful, until they became overnightmillionaires.

Cobain became a victim of heroin in the early 90’s. (2) … . He soon foundout that he and the term “control” had very little in common. He also worriedthat his band had lost the moral principles and it was attracting the wrong kindof fans.

In February 1992 Cobain married Courtney Love, already pregnant and inAugust he received medical treatment for heroine abuse. (3) ….

During the winter of 1993-1994 Nirvana set off a European tour, whichcaused him throat problems. Few months later he was rushed to hospital in acoma. (4) … .

On the 5th of April he put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger,leaving a suicide note to his wife and the 19 month-old daughter. (5) … . Hisdeath also brought about teenagers committing suicide in US & Australia.

A His child, Francis Bean Cobain was born shortly after B It turned him into an anti-social, withdrawn child, becoming for a

certain period of time a living under a bridge homeless.C The reason was his attempt to commit suicide.D He claimed to use it as a shield against the pain of stomach ulcers.E It ended with the words “I love U, I love U!”F He loved both his daughter and his wife very much

II. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals below the text toform a word that fits in the space. The words are given in the orderthey should be used. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points)

Internet Addiction Disorder

Do some people have problems with (0) spending (0) SPENDtoo much time on the Internet? Sure they do.Some people definitely spend a lot of timewatching TV, working etc, but can we draw theconclusion that TV and work (1) … involves (1) ADDICTsomething pathological? Probably not. Teenagersspend many hours talking on the phone to peoplethey see every day. Do we say they are addictedto the telephone? Of course not. If (2) … started (2) SCIENCEdefining addiction as social (3) …, then we would (3) INTERACTall be addicted to every social relationship.Their only problem might be a strong desire to notwant to deal with other problems in their lives.There’s not a big (4) … among these people and (4) DIFFERthose who may deal with a (5) …, anxiety or (5) DEPRESS(6) … problems. Instead of becoming (6) RELATE(7) …, not feeling like talking to anybody for example, (7) WITHDRAWthese kind of people stay online. This would bethe only (8) …. It’s not the technology that is addicting, (8) DISTINCTit’s the (9) … . (9) BEHAVEAnd behaviours are easily (10) … . (10) CURE

III. Read the following sentences. Choose the alternative which suits themeaning best. (15 points)

1. Of course. We meet /are meeting at 12 pm at your place.2. She said she will/would do her best to impress them.3. If you paid/will pay attention to it, you would understand it better. 4. While they were walking/walked the dog, a storm started.5. I was so tired because I had been studying/was studying for a couple of

hours.6. Ann graduated/has graduated from college five years ago. 7. We can’t come to a conclusion until they will announce/ announce the

latest news.8. I really wish you were/are here now.9. The city center is being/ is rebuilt at present. 10. I had already finished/ finished my meal when my friends came in.

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11. You would have handled the situation much better if you had paid/paidmore attention to it.

12. I’m leaving/ l leave tomorrow morning13. She apologized for being late/ to be late and then she entered the room.14. It was so hot/ such a hot that we decided to sunbathe.15. The cookie was so sweet/ such sweet that she couldn’t help eating it.

IV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fitseach space. There is an example at the beginning. (10 points)

Perfumes

The word “perfume” (0) B from Latin, “per” meaning “through” and“fumus” meaning “smoke”, that is nice smell that (1) … through the air fromburning incense.

Incense was the first form of perfume, discovered (2) … the Mesopotamiansabout 4,000 years ago. It had many uses, embalming the dead with perfumebeing only one of them.

Perfumes were also (3) … in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs and they are(4) … mentioned in the Bible.

(5) …of the perfumes were so (6) … that 3300 years after Tutankhamen’sdeath some (7) ... of fragrance could be detected the moment the tomb wasopened. It is (8) … that the embalming lasted between 40 to 70 days to complete.

Romans celebrated perfumes, (9) … . They came to apply perfume threetimes a day. They perfumed their pet dogs, horses and birds (10) … released to(11) …perfumes from their wings, too. Tables, candlesticks, draperies andcushions were also perfumed.

Nefertiti surrounded (12) ... with containers with myrrh, flacons filled withsweet oils and jars of unguents. Cleopatra experimented a lot the power of scent.She (13) … Mark Anthony on a ship with perfume sails and her (14) … wasannounced by clouds of (15) ... .

(0) A starts B comes C initiates D begins1. A Flies B Runs C Goes D Limps2. A By B From C At D Near3. A Located B Found C Initiated D Created4. A Easily B Mostly C Usually D Frequently 5. A Some B Any C Few D No6. A Powerful B Hard C Strong D Heavy7. A Footprints B Fragments C Appearance D Traits8. A Plain B Known C Admitted D Experience9. A Already B To C Alike D Too10. A Were B Have C Had D Being

V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only ONE word in each space. There is an example at thebeginning (0). (10 points)

Titanic

On April 10, 1912, (0) the Titanic, world’s largest ship, left England (1) …her way to New York City. Her passengers were (2) … blend of the world’srichest people. She was thought (3) … as the safest ship ever built, so safe (4)… she carried only 20 lifeboats– enough (5) … carry only half of her 2,200passengers and crew. The reason for carrying this number of lifeboats was that(6) … was considered an unsinkable ship, so they would take them only to savethe survivors of other sinking ships, if any.

In the fourth day of her journey, on the night of April 14, Titanic struck (7)… iceberg. The impact was fatal (8) … the water four degrees below freezingsoon poured through the ship. It was plain that there weren’t (9) … lifeboats forall the passengers and even though all of them were provided life jackets it wasclear that some of them wouldn’t make it. The biggest ship (10) … made slowlyslid under the water two hours and forty minutes after the collision.

VI. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct, and some have a word which shouldn’t be there. If a lineis correct, put a tick ( ) by the number. If a line has a word whichshould not be there, write the word in the space. There is an exampleat the beginning (0). (10 points)

The word Buddha signifies one who is being awake, 0 beingmeaning woken up to reality . This name has been for first 1 …to a man named Siddhartha, born in the Nepal 2,500 years 2 …Buddhists do not consider him to be a god, in fact he didn’t 3 …not pretend to be one. He was an Enlightened human being, 4 …able to “decipher” life in its the most profound way possible. 5 …the story holds that he had a cloistered upbringing but he 6 …soon left from home in search for Truth. He practiced 7 … meditation, even of austerity and, in spite of being at a certain 8 … moment on the point of death, he realized he hadn’t been 9 … found Truth yet. That is why he tried some other ways of 10 …reaching it. He sat down under the pipal tree, a large Indian tree, and swore not to move from that spot until he won Enlightment. His wish came true after 40 days, when he finally achieved Enlighment, that is a state of being thatgoes above all the earthly things.

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