5. A. spread
B. disease
C. health
D. pleasure
II. Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (0,2 x 5 = 1.0 pt) 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/
A. accident A. despite A. chemistry A. injury A. spontaneous
B. indicator B. dislike B. physics B. intend B. secondary
C. magnificent C. despair C. geography C. income C. honesty
D. longitude D. distance D. literature D. interest D. monarchy
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts) I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (0.1 x 15 = 1,5 pts) 1. His parents died when he was very young so he was ………….…………..by an aunt. A. grown up B. taken care C. taken after D. brought up 2. It was very………….…………..of you to lend us your car for the whole week. A. generous B. ambitious C. modest D. thoughtless 3. I’m going to take a couple of days………….…..…..next month to help my sister move house. A. over
B. off
C. out
D. up
4. I’m surprising the performance went so well after only three………….………….. A. auditions
B. applauses
C. rehearsals
D. directions
5. If he ………….…………..more slowly, he would have been able to stop. A. had been driving B. has driven C. drove D. didn’t drive 6. ………….…………..I’m eating less than usual, I still seem to be gaining weight. A. Because
B. If
C. Unless
D. Although
7. Susan………….…………..as a nurse for three years before her marriage. A. worked B. is working C. has worked D. has been working 8. The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy………….………….. A. to question
B. questioning
C. being questioned
D. to be questioned
9. You need to talk to a person……………………..you can trust. You will feel better if you do. A. whose
B. which
C. whom
D. Ø
10. We shall have to………….…………..the meeting until next weekend, I’m afraid. A. reorganize B. forward C. replace D. postpone 11. The air is not as pure as it …………………… A. used to be B. is used to be C. is used to being D. was used to be 12. The politician ……………………to admit that he had done anything wrong. A. accepted B. denied C. explained D. refused 2
