Name:__________________

Applicant no:_________________

Entrance Examination for Engineering

Education
Universities of Applied Sciences
29.4.2009
INSTRUCTIONS
The examination consists of two parts:
Part 1: Mathematics, Logical deduction,Physics and Chemistry
Part 2: English language

The English test

The duration of the English exam is 45 minutes.
You may only bring your writing material (pencil, sharpener, rubber and ruler)
to the examination. Dictionaries are not allowed.
Each multiple choice question is worth 0.5 point
Each reading comprehension question is worth 3 points
Each short answer question is worth 7.5 points
All papers must be returned.

Your mobile phone must be switched OFF!

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A. Grammar
Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. Write the letter
clearly in the right-hand column.
1. Can I borrow your cell phone? Mine
_____ serviced.

1. _______

A. is
B. is being
C. has been
D. has being
2. What would you do if your wallet
_____?

2. _______

A. would be stolen
B. would be stealed
C. was stolen
D. had stolen
3. _______
3. I ______ that new iPod if I had had
money. Not a chance!
A. would have bought
B. would had bought
C. would buy
D. would to buy
4. In 2020 when I retire you ______
five years for this company.

4. _______

A. will be working
B. will have worked
C. had worked
D. were working
5. When working in a laboratory, be
careful ____dangerous chemicals.

5. _______

A. when handled
B. when handling
C. have handles
D. when you have handled
6. Dismantle the component
_______with the warning sign first.
A. have been marked
B. to have marked
C. marked
D. which is marking

6. _______

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7. ________, he left the stage to a

round of applause.

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7. _______

A. Finishing
B. To have finished
C. Having finished
D. By finishing
8. What a mobile! Where _____it?

8. _______

A. did you buy

B. have you bought
C. have you been buying
D. you buy
9. No sooner ____ than she realised her
mistake.

9. _______

A. the words had been uttered

B. had the words been uttered
C. had been uttered the words
D. were uttered the words
10. At last weeks meeting _____ which
allowed for greater flexibility.

10. _______

A. a plan was devised

B. it was devised a plan
C. was devised a plan
D. devised a plan
11. I _______ with people like this.

11. _______

A. used deal
B. was used to deal
C. was used to dealing
D. used to dealing
12. He promised to come and see us as
soon as he _____, but I knew he
wouldnt.
A. gets back
B. got back
C. would get back
D. would be back

12. _______

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13. I wish I _________a better student.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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13. _______

am
were
would be
have been
14. _______

14. We enjoyed the plane trip to Florida

__________ the turbulence.
A. in spite
B. although
C. even though
D. despite
15. He hates washing up so he usually
tries to _______ doing it.

15. _______

A. get away
B. get out of
C. get by
D. get over
16. Were you listening ___ Obamas
inauguration speech?

16. _______

A.
B. to
C. with
D. up
17.What were you discussing ___?

17. _______

A. about
B. for
C.
D. of
18. He arrived ___the hotel at midnight.

18. _______

A. on
B. at
C. to
D.
19. I had to attend ___ the orientation
day for new students.
A. of
B. in
C.
D. for

19. _______

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20. I was just _____ time to catch the

train.

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20. _______

A. on
B. for
C.
D. in
21. Its only a bruise and the pain will
______ after a while.

21. _______

A. wear off
B. wear out
C. clear up
D. clear off
22. The company introduced a hybrid
car but it never _____ with the
public.

22. _______

A. caught up
B. caught on
C. took up
D. took over

B. Vocabulary
Choose the correct alternative or definition for each of the following.
23. Although he was a good employee,
he was ____ because the company was
forced to reduce its workforce due to the
economic downturn.

23. _______

A. expelled
B. drafted
C. made redundant
D. hired
24. Those running shoes are much too
small for you. Dont try to put them on
or youll ______ them.
A. extend
B. spread
C. stretch
D. swell

24. _______

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25. Theyre going to _______ a modern

heat-recovery system in the new school.

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25. _______

A. include
B. install
C. connect
D. conduct
26. Were having roast beef for dinner.
Would you like_______ potatoes?

26. _______

A. squashed
B. mushed
C. mashed
D. smashed
27. Its dangerous to swim in the river in
the spring because of the strong ______.

27. _______

A. stream
B. current
C. flood
D. tide
28. To subscribe to something means

28. _______

A. to describe a persons appearance

B. to write the name and dosage of
medication for a patient
C. to receive and pay for a newspaper
D. to write a blog on the Internet
29. A subcontractor is

29. _______

A. an individual to whom work is

outsourced
B. an assistant who draws up company
agreements
C. a naval warship
D. a company located in a tax haven
30. Another word for hoist is

30. _______

A. carry
B. lift
C. transport
D. position

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C. Reading Comprehension
Read the following text and answer the questions based on the content
and language.
The New York Times
February 25, 2009
On Feb. 2, 2007, the United Nations scientific panel studying climate change declared
that the evidence of a warming trend is "unequivocal," and that human activity has
"very likely" been the driving force in that change over the last 50 years. The last
report by the group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 2001, had
found that humanity had "likely" played a role.
The addition of that single word "very" did more than reflect mounting scientific
evidence that the release of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases from
smokestacks, tailpipes and burning forests has played a central role in raising the
average surface temperature of the earth by more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since
1900. It also added new momentum to a debate that now seems centered less over
whether humans are warming the planet, but instead over what to do about it. In
recent months, business groups have banded together to make unprecedented calls
for federal regulation of greenhouse gases. The subject had a red-carpet moment
when former Vice President Al Gore's documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," was
awarded an Oscar; and the Supreme Court made its first global warming-related
decision, ruling 5 to 4 that the Environmental Protection Agency had not justified its
position that it was not authorized to regulate carbon dioxide.
The greenhouse effect has been part of the earth's workings since its earliest days.
Gases like carbon dioxide and methane allow sunlight to reach the earth, but prevent
some of the resulting heat from radiating back out into space. Without the greenhouse
effect, the planet would never have warmed enough to allow life to form. But as ever
larger amounts of carbon dioxide have been released along with the development of
industrial economies, the atmosphere has grown warmer at an accelerating rate:
Since 1970, temperatures have gone up at nearly three times the average for the
20th century.
The latest report from the climate panel predicted that the global climate is likely to
rise between 3.5 and 8 degrees Fahrenheit if the carbon dioxide concentration in the
atmosphere reaches twice the level of 1750. By 2100, sea levels are likely to rise
between 7 to 23 inches, it said, and the changes now underway will continue for
centuries to come.

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1. According to the panel study, the

evidence on a warming trend is:

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1. _______

A. indisputable
B. questionable
C. problematic

2. What have business groups done in the

recent months?

2. _______

A. Disbanded and individually lobbied

municipal authorities
B. Come together to make new demands
for government intervention
C. Formed a music band to attract
attention to global warming

3. Is the focus of the debate now centred

on:

3. _______

A. The role of humans in warming the

planet
B. The source of heat-trapping gases
C. What measures should be taken to
confront the problem
4. What do carbon dioxide and methane
do?

4. _______

A. Permit the rays of the sun to enter the

atmosphere and retain heat
B. Let sunlight into the earths
atmosphere and release heat into
space
C. Inhibit sun rays from entering the
atmosphere and preserve heat
5. What is the equivalent of
concentration in the last paragraph?

5. _______

A. Accumulation
B. Attentiveness
C. Application

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D. Short answer
In 40-50 words per question, answer the following:

1. Why do you want to study engineering/IT in Finland? Be sure to give at least

four reasons.
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2. What kind of work experience (job, summer job, work training) do you have in
the field of engineering/IT? If you do not have any work experience, what kind
of work would you like to do to prepare you for your future career?
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