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PART 1 Use of English (15 points, 1 each)

Read the text carefully and then decide on the best word to write in each gap. Only put
one word in each gap.

The Atmosphere of

(1.) ____________

Would you like to (2.) ________________ an astronaut? To do this, you must travel at
least 50 miles (80 kilometers) above the surface of the earth. But even after you have
done that you are still (3.) ________________ earth's atmosphere. Indeed, there are at
least 300 miles of air still between you and the true vacuum of space.
Most of what we think of as our atmosphere is actually the troposphere, that part of the
atmosphere closest to earth. This is where most of our weather happens, and it is the
only part of the atmosphere which has enough oxygen and warmth for humans to
survive. (4.) ________________ part of the atmosphere is about ten miles thick at the
equator and slightly half that height at the (5.) ________________ .
(6.) ________________ the troposphere is the stratosphere, which you have probably
(7.) ________________ if you have traveled on an international jet liner. But there is
another kind of 'jet' at this altitude. Huge rivers of air called 'jet streams' (8.)
________________ through the stratosphere, and the stratosphere contains the ozone
layer which filters harmful ultraviolet rays which could (9.) ________________ make
life on earth extinct. Above the stratosphere is the mesosphere, and above that the
ionosphere, which is important for radio communications as signals can be (10.)
________________ off the ionosphere to different (11.) ________________ of the
world.
Many people think that the atmosphere is mostly oxygen, (12.) ________________
that is what we breathe. But in (13.) ________________ oxygen makes up only about
21% of the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide, which we breathe out, makes up less than
1%. Over three quarters of the atmosphere is nitrogen, which was expelled from inside
the planet while it was still very volcanically (14.) ________________. We have a lot
of nitrogen in our bodies, but we do not get it (15.) ________________ from the
atmosphere. Instead we get our nitrogen from plants which we eat.

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PART 2 Finding the mistake (15 points, 1 each)

Read what Joey's class teacher has to say about him in texts A & B, and in each of the
the gaps in the teacher's informal note to a colleague (text A) write one or two suitable
words. You should find the word from your reading of the report in text B, but these
words are not in text B.
A.
Hi,
I'm doing the school 1.____________________ for Joey Falconer, and I'm not sure what I should
say. He is a lively and intelligent child, but he can be a nuisance in class. He should get much
2.____________________

grades

for

his

work

than

he

does.

It's

not

that

he's

3.____________________ - he just does not pay 4.____________________ to the teacher. With

the

5.____________________

he

likes

such

as

history

and

science

he

is

an

6.____________________ student, but his French teacher says that he is a real horror. It's not just
that he doesn't listen, he also 7.____________________ the other students. The thing
8.____________________ that Joey was very sick last month, and he 9.____________________
a lot of classes. His parents have hired a private tutor to help him 10.____________________,
and Joey prefers learning with his tutor to lessons at the school. Now he seems to think school
hours are just for socializing with his friends. Overall 11.____________________, I don't want to
be too 12.____________________ on him. He's such a nice kid that even his French teacher
13.____________________ him, and he has been doing well on the 14.____________________.
Thats all I have 15. ____________________ by now. Bye, see you soon.

B.
Joseph Falconer, aged 11.
Joey is a very likeable child who has a lot of friends in the school. He has made up
a lot of the ground which he lost due to his absence last year, and is making
excellent progress, particularly in History and Science. However, in subjects which
do not interest him, Joey is not working as hard as he should and as a result his
marks are lower than expected.
Joey needs to understand that a school is a learning environment, not just for
himself but also for the other children in his class. For instance his French teacher
says that his behavior in class leaves a great deal to be desired and he stops other
children from concentrating.
Despite this problem, Joey has made excellent progress and he is popular with
both staff and students at the school

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PART 3 Structure (25 points, 1 each)

Four words or phrases marked (A), (B), (C) or (D) are given beneath each sentence. You
are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
01

They displayed ___________ happiness or excitement when the bid was born.
(A) whether
(B) neither
(C) either
(D) both

02

There will be an ____________ in the companys profit in the near future.

(A) increases
(B) increased
(C) increase
(D) increasing

03

The businessman are ____________ to stalling tactics.

(A) used to
(B) accepted
(C) excerpted

(D) occasioned

04

Customers will be given a choice ____________ a free gift or a twenty-percent discount

this Mothers Day.
(A) over
(B) between
(C) with
(D) on

05

Automatic answering is an optional ____________ of this phone service.

(A) features
(B) featuring
(C) featured
(D) feature

06

The computer began to ____________ a high-pitched tone all day long.

(A) emitting
(B) emit
(C) emitted
(D) emits

07

Although the rule was made by ____________, the director rarely discussed it.
(A) he
(B) his
(C) him
(D) himself

08

The last letter was addressed To ____________ It May Concern.

(A) who
(B) whose
(C) whos
(D) whom

09

____________ information is kept in locked file drawers.

(A) Detachable
(B) Confidential
(C) Conjoined

(D) Desolate

10

Assign the project to anyone ____________ Mrs. Thompson.

(A) other
(B) but
(C) by
(D) than

11

The bell was installed to ____________ students to stand clear of the doors.
(A) warn
(B) warns
(C) warning
(D) warned

12

It was Mrs. Stevens ____________ made the initial contact.

(A) whose
(B) whom
(C) who
(D) whos

13

Johns truck needed to have ____________ transmission replaced.

(A) its
(B) its
(C) his
(D) their

14

Unfortunately, the meeting was ____________ because Mr. Evans is away on a trip.
(A) postponed
(B) denied
(C) redeemed
(D) granted

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15

The political party will meet again ____________ the seventeenth of August.
(A) on
(B) from
(C) at
(D) in

16

The company experienced the ____________ loss rates in decades.

(A) bad
(B) worse
(C) worst
(D) worse than

17

If your delivery does not ____________ until noon, we will give you a full refund.
(A) disappear
(B) make
(C) receive
(D) arrive

18

We will pay the invoice after we __________ the merchandise in satisfactory condition.
(A) will receive
(B) receive
(C) will have receiving (D) were receiving

19

Its ____________ to take a train than it is to drive there.

(A) quickest
(B) quicker
(C) quicker than

(D) as quick as

Ms. Summers saved her file ____________ a CDRW.

(A) at
(B) by
(C) on

(D) in

20

21

Mr. Yamamoto was speaking in the middle of his lecture when the equipment ______.
(A) had failed
(B) failing
(C) failed
(D) fails

22

Regrettably, our competitors latest product is ____________ our own.

(A) as good as
(B) good
(C) best
(D) good like

23

The company had a good start, but lately it has been ____________ market share.
(A) losing
(B) lost
(C) lose
(D) loses

24

When paying by mail, please allow ____________ time for delivery.

(A) sufficiently
(B) sufficing
(C) sufficiency
(D) sufficient

25

Please move aside those books on the shelf to make ____________ for the new ones.
(A) rooms
(B) room
(C) place of rooms
(D) places of room

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PART 4 Word formation (30 points, 2 each)

Read texts A & B, and in each of the the gaps write a suitable word. This word should be
formed from the word with the same number in the box on the right of the text. The first
one has been done for you.
A.
The only way to 0.______________ is through exercise. Spending your
life as a 'couch potato' is almost the 1.______________ thing that you can
do. I'm not saying that you need to become 2.______________ about
keeping yourself fit and spend long miserable hours 3.______________
jogging for miles in the rain every day. But it is essential that you do a
minimum of 4.______________ exercise. Have a 5.______________ with
your doctor, and then exercise 6._________________ according to his
7.________________.

0.fit
1.health
2. fanatic
3. happy
4. day
5. discuss
6. system
7. instruct

B.
8.______________ you know someone who is 9.______________ of
spiders. The problem is so common that 10.______________ even have a
word for it - arachnophobia. No one is sure what it is that inspires this
11.______________ terror. Some people believe it is the legs, the
numerous eyes, or even their scuttling form of movement. Perhaps it is a
12.______________ of all these things. Many people spray spiders with
13.______________ as soon as they see them, despite the fact that
spiders are useful in keeping down 14.______________ of other insect
pests in the house. Mind you, for some people anything is
15.______________ to spiders!

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8.Doubt
9. terror
10. psychology
11. rational
12. combine
13. insect
14. infest
15. prefer

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PART 5 Reading (15 points, 3 each)

Read the text carefully and then answer the questions in the section to the right.
The Holiday Maker
Here's something else to put on your list of things to get once your rich uncle Fred dies and leaves you all
his money, or when you win the lottery - your own holiday consultant. Our travel reporter, Jane Wings
interviews Billy Andy who has been a holiday consultant for seven years now.
Billy strongly denies that he is just a fancy travel agent. 'Every individual is different, and deserves a
different kind of holiday. Before I even think of planning a destination or an activity for my clients, I
spend several days with them observing their lifestyle, and discussing possible alternatives for the
holiday. Often what I suggest is very different from what they had in mind. For example, I had a client,
Mrs. Brandon, who had suddenly come into a lot of money. She was planning to spend her holiday lying
on a beach in Bermuda. But I could see at once that she was a very active person, and she had not been
working for a while and was getting restless. So I sent her on an eco-tourism trip to the Galapagos
Islands. She loved it.
On the other hand, I had another client, Dave Damon. Dave's Internet Company had made him a lot of
money, and he wanted to go snowboarding and hang-gliding in the Alps. But he really needed to wind
down and recharge his batteries, so I recommended a farm in Tuscany not far from the sea, where there
was lovely scenery and lots of time to relax. Of course, that's also the best thing for people who have
recently been sick or injured, though I don't recommend Tuscany for them in the mid-summer. It's just too
hot.'
Not all of Billy's holidays cost the earth. He once sent Mike Harman and another executive from the same
business on a cycling holiday in Holland as a bonding exercise, and even recommended to one would-be
holiday maker Terry Baltimore, an assistant manager at Vernion Electric - that he spends his holiday at
home.
'He had just finished a big project, and was really tense. The last thing he needed was travel to a foreign
country and have the hassle of trains, planes and taxis. So I told him to use all the money he was saving
on travel and accommodation for eating in the best restaurants in his hometown, and taking taxis to see
the local sights. He's lived in the town for ten years, and never had time to relax in the park or see a show
in the local theatre.'
The biggest challenge, says Billy, is families, especially when the children and adults want different
things. Fortunately, Billy knows many places where child-minding is an art. He suggested to our reporter
'We might take you to see cathedrals and art galleries in Paris, while the children go to Disneyworld, for
example. With some recent clients, the Bellway family, the mother, Sally, wanted to spend all day, every
day on the beach. I knew her son, Joe, would go crazy with boredom, as it was quite an exclusive place
without many other kids about. So I arranged for him to take sky-diving lessons. Once Sally stopped
worrying, everyone had a great time!'
When a Professor Lambert came to Billy, he wanted something really unusual to impress his friends.
Billy arranged for him to spend a holiday in a scientific undersea habitat near Florida. He could only do it
because Prof. Lambert is a distinguished marine biologist, whose contribution to research in the habitat
was so useful that he did not even have to pay for his vacation.
What about Billy himself? Billy laughs. 'To tell you the truth, I've been so busy these last five years; I
have had time for one break. But I'd seen so many exotic places researching holidays for other people,
that I took a week off at home watching soccer on the boob tube!'

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Which person ...

1. was sent on holiday to get to know someone better?

______________________

2. worked while he was on holiday?

______________________

3. needed a holiday without travel? (two answers)

______________________

4. was recommended for a cultural holiday?

______________________

5. learned something about the environment?

______________________

6. had no chance to meet other people of the same age?

______________________

7. needed to go somewhere and relax? (two answers)

______________________

8. wanted something as extraordinary as possible?

______________________

9. was really fit after the holiday?

______________________

10. suffered from stress at work? (two answers)

______________________

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PART 6 Writing (100 points)

Write a Letters of Application for an English teacher position and specify:
- Your qualifications and experience background.
- Your knowledge of the Communicative Approach and its positive aspects.
- How you would use your previous skills at Up Center.

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ANSWER SHEET
Name: ______________________________________________ Date: _____/_____/______
Phone Number: __________________
Test Grade: ______ / 100

Cellular Phone: __________________________

Written Grade: ______ / 100

Oral: ______ / 100

Use this Answer Sheet and write the correct alternative. DO NOT WRITE on the test.
PART 1 Use of English
(15 points, 1 each)
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PART 2 Error Correction

(15 points, 1 each)
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PART 3 Structure
(25 points, 1 each)
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(30 points, 2 each)
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PART 5 Reading
(15 points, 1.5 each)
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ANSWER KEY
PART 1 Use of English
(15 points, 1 each)
Remember: the answers might be different but still correct.
1. Earth
2. become
3. within
4. This
5. poles
6. Above / after
7. visited
8. flow
9. otherwise
10. bounced
11. parts
12. since / because
13. fact / reality
14. active
15. directly

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PART 4 Analysis
(30 points, 2 each)

PART 2 Error Correction

(15 points, 1 each)
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report
higher
lazy
attention
subjects
ideal excellent
distracts
is
missed / skipped
catch up
though / however
hard
likes
whole
to say

unhealthiest
fanatical
unhappily
daily
discussion
systematically
instructions
Doubtless / Undoubtedly
terrified
psychologists
irrational
combination
insecticide
infestations
preferable

PART 5 Reading
(15 points, 1.5 each)
PART 3 Structure
(25 points, 1 each)
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Mike Harman
Prof. Lambert
Terry Baltimore
Jane Wings
Mrs. Brandon
Joe Bellway
Dave Damon / Sally Bellway
Prof. Lambert
Mike Harman
Dave Damon / Terry Baltimore

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