KSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRANCE TEST 2009

Variant B
Kyiv, July 2009
Listening Comprehension !"0 points#
Part 1. You will hear short conversations. From the three answer choices provided, choose the
one which means about the same thing as what you hear, or is true based on what you hear.
1. (A) She obviously needs a secretary.
(B) She has just got her tax returns.
(C) She hasnt studied as a secretary.
2. (A) She has just boarded a passenger ship
(B) She is on board a passenger train.
(C) She is an airplane passenger.
. (A) !he "ovies script could have been i"proved.
(B) !he director didnt #ail $ith the plot.
(C) !he "ovie #ailed special e##ects.
%. (A) !he rail$ay allo$ed the" to loosen their hands.
(B) !hey didnt use the rail$ay to transport the goods.
(C) !hey couldnt transport the goods e##iciently be#ore the rail$ay.
&. (A) She le#t in the "orning.
(B) She didnt ans$er the phone.
(C) She $as in and out all day.
Part 2. You will hear a segment from a radio program called The !perts "pea#$. From the
answer choices given, choose the one which best answers the %uestion.
'. (hat does the spea)er "ention about *reat Britain+
(A) ,t $as one o# "any countries $hich #ollo$ed the policy o# #ree trade.
(B) ,t $as one o# #e$ countries not to #ollo$ the policy o# #ree trade.
(C) ,t did not charge #or the in#or"ation o# products.
-. According to the spea)er. $hat is true about the in#ant/industry argu"ent+
(A) ,t helps pro"ote the develop"ent o# local "anu#acturers.
(B) ,t doesnt help develop co"petitive strength o# local "anu#acturers.
(C) ,t allo$s #or the s$i#t re"oval o# protections.
0. (hen is setting up protection #or local industries e##ective #or a country+
(A) (hen $aste products are intensively being du"ped in a country.
(B) (hen the i"ported products are "ore expensive than the countrys local
products.
(C) (hen #oreign suppliers see) to establish a "onopoly in the country.
1. (hen $ould the national de#ense argu"ent be supported by so"e econo"ists+
(A) (hen a country doesnt $ant to depend on another #or retail goods.
(B) (hen a country $ants to re"ain as independent as possible during
"ilitary con#lict.
(C) (hen a countrys "ilitary leaders re#use to i"port any "ore products.
12. (hat does the spea)er i"ply about the policy o# #ree trade+
(A) !hat all countries should en#orce it.
(B) !hat not so "any countries should en#orce it.
(C) !hat the nu"ber o# countries en#orcing it is enough.
Part &. 'isten to another segment from a radio program called The !perts "pea#$ and
decide whether the statements given below are true or false.
11. !he story about heaven is "eant to illustrate that even heaven isnt per#ect. 3 !rue 3 4alse
12. ,t is i"portant to receive a salary because it gives us reason to $or). 3 !rue 3 4alse
1. !he spea)er calls our attitude to $or) 5"asochistic6 because our sense
o# $ell/being depends on su##ering. 3 !rue 3 4alse
1%. 7"ployed people regard une"ployed people as la8y ones. 3 !rue 3 4alse
Rea$ing Comprehension !20 points#
(n this section of the test you will read two passages. ach passage is followed by a number of
%uestions. )nswer all %uestions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is
stated or implied in that passage and choose the one best answer, *)+, *,+, *-+ or *.+.
Passage 1
4or "ost "odern airports. the "ajor design proble" is scale 9 ho$ to allo$ ade:uate space on
the ground #or "aneuvering $ide/body jets $hile per"itting convenient and rapid "ove"ent o#
passengers departing. arriving. or trans#erring #ro" one #light to another.
;ost designs #or airport ter"inals ta)e one o# #our approaches. ,n the linear plan. the building
"ay be straight or curved. !he passengers board aircra#t par)ed next to the ter"inal. !his plan
$or)s $ell #or s"all airports that need to provide boarding areas #or only a #e$ aircra#t at a ti"e.
,n the pier plan. narro$ corridors or piers extend #ro" a central building. !his plan allo$s "any
aircra#t to par) next to the building. <o$ever. it creates long $al)ing distances #or passengers.
,n the satellite plan. passengers board aircra#t #ro" s"all ter"inals that are separated #ro" the
"ain ter"inals. =assengers reach the satellites by $ay o# shuttle trains or underground
passage$ays that have "oving side$al)s.
!he transporter plan e"ploys so"e syste" o# transport to "ove passengers #ro" the ter"inal
building to the aircra#t. ,# buses are used. the passengers "ust cli"b a #light o# stairs to board the
aircra#t. ,# "obile lounges are used. they can lin) up directly $ith the aircra#t and protect
passengers #ro" the $eather.
1. ,t can be in#erred that scale $ould not pose a "ajor design proble" at airports i#
(A)airports $ere larger
(B) aircra#ts did not need so "uch space to "aneuver on the ground
(C) other #or"s o# transportation $ere "ore e##icient
(>)airplanes could #ly #aster
2. !he linear plan $ould probably be best at a(n)
(A)busy airport
(B) airport used by "any s"all aircra#t
(C) airport $ith only a #e$ arrivals and departures
(>)airport that serves a large city
. !he passage i"plies that the ter" 5satellite plan6 is used because
(A)satellites are launched and trac)ed #ro" these sites
(B) s"all ter"inals encircle the "ain ter"inal li)e satellites around a planet
(C) the plan "a)es use o# the "ost "odern. high/technology e:uip"ent
(>)airports that "a)e use o# this plan use data #ro" $eather satellites
%. !he passage suggests that shuttle trains trans#er passengers to satellite ter"inals #ro"
(A) the "ain ter"inal
(B) airplanes
(C) do$nto$n
(>) other satellite ter"inals
&. ,t can be in#erred that "obile lounges $ould be "ore desirable than buses $hen
(A)passengers are in a hurry
(B) #lights have been delayed
(C) the $eather is bad
(>)passengers need to save "oney
Passage 2
!he Civil (ar created #everish "anu#acturing activity to supply critical "aterial. especially in
the ?orth. (hen the #ighting stopped. the stage $as set #or dra"atic econo"ic gro$th. (arti"e
taxes on production had vanished. and the #e$ taxes that re"ained leaned heavily on real estate.
not on business. !he population #lo$ #ro" #ar" to city increased. and the labor #orce it provided
$as buttressed by "illions o# ne$ly arrived i""igrants $illing to $or) #or lo$ $ages in the
"ills o# the ?orth and on the railroad cre$s o# the ;id$est and (est.
!he #ederal govern"ents position to$ard econo"ic expansion $as nothing i# not
acco""odating. !he govern"ent established tari## barriers. provided loans and grants to build a
transcontinental railroad. and assu"ed a studied stance o# nonintervention in private enterprise.
!he Social >ar$inis" o# British philosopher <erbert Spencer and A"erican econo"ist (illia"
*raha" Su""er prevailed. !he theory $as that business. i# le#t to its o$n devices. $ould
eli"inate the $ea) and nurture the strong. But as business expanded. the rivalry heated up. ,n the
1002s. #ive railroads operating bet$een ?e$ @or) and Chicago vied #or tra##ic. and t$o "ore
$ere under construction. As a result o# the battle. the #are bet$een the cities decreased to A1.
=etroleu" co"panies li)e$ise co"peted savagely and. in the 1002s. "any o# the" #ailed.
'. !he $ord 5#everish6 in paragraph 1 is closest in "eaning to

(A) extre"ely rapid
(B) sic)ly and slo$
(C) very dangerous
(>) understandable

-. !he $ord 5buttressed6 in paragraph 1 is closest in "eaning to
(A) concerned
(B) supple"ented
(C) restructured
(>) enriched
0. !he $ord 5prevailed6 in paragraph 2 is closest in "eaning to
(A) in#luenced
(B) triu"phed
(C) pre"iered
(>) evolved
1. !he phrase 5le#t to its o$n devices6 in paragraph 2 "eans
(A) #orced to do additional $or)
(B) allo$ed to do as it pleased
(C) "ade to change its plans
(>) encouraged to produce "ore goods
12. !he $ord 5savagely6 in paragraph 2 is closest in "eaning to
(A) #iercely
(B) suddenly
(C) surprisingly
(>) genuinely
Lang%age Str%&t%re an$ E$iting !'0 points#
Tas# 1. /ead each sentence or short conversation. From the four answer choices given, choose
the one which best fills each blan#. *10 points+

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(B) $hose touching (>) that touches
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(A) And yet (C) Although
(B) ,n spite o# it (>) ,t is
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resources.
(A) !hat heavy industry (C) <eavy industry that $as
(B) <eavy industry (>) (hen heavy industry
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(A) by avoiding (C) to avoid
(B) they avoid (>) that avoid
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convenience but a necessity.
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(A) such (C) either
(B) both (>) neither
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Tas# 2. Fill the gaps in the following te!t with only one word in each space. *21 points+

Tas# &. (n most lines of the following te!t there is one unnecessary word. (t is either
grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the te!t. For each numbered line,
find unnecessary word and then write it in the space provided. "ome lines are correct. (ndicate
those with a tic# * +. The first two lines have been done for you. *10 points+