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I saw it on Mulberry Street. Many critics (3 .)………….it as Seuss’ best work. A later book, McElligot’s Pool, (4.) …………. the first appearance of Seuss' famous fantasy characters, and Horton Hatches the Egg introduces an (5.)………….of morality. Seuss’ reputation as a major children’s writer was sealed with the publication of The Cat in the Hat. This book uses easy-to-read words to tell the story of two children alone at home on a rainy day. A cat wearing a tall hat arrives to entertain them, wrecking their house in the (6.) ………….. The enthusiastic (7.) ………….of this book delighted Seuss and led him to found Beginner Books, a publishing company specializing in easy-to-read books for children. Some of his books have been made into cartoons and one of them, How the Grinch stole Christmas, was also made into an ingenious and (8.)………….successful feature film starring Jim Carrey.

At one point in his career, Seuss (9.)………….gave up writing for children and (10.)…………. his talents to making documentary films. One of these attracted a great deal of attention and won an Academy Award. 1. A. fully B. quite C. extremely D. fairly 2. A. placing B. laying C. putting D. setting 3. A. look beyond B. look upon C. look through D. look towards 4. A. indicates B. shows C. means D. marks 5. A. amount B. ingredient C. element D. item 6. A. practice B. method C. process D. action 7. A. reception B. welcome C. greeting D. admission 8. A. highly B. intensively C. strongly D. widely 9. A. shortly B. momentarily C. temporarily D. presently 10. A. assigned B. allocated C. donated D. devoted

B. WRITTEN TEST I. OPEN CLOZ E T EST Fill in each blank with ONE word to make a complete passage TEST 1

THE KARAOKE CULTURE

We live in a culture that values participation over ability: the karaoke culture. In broadcasting, it seems we cannot escape the vogue for ‘ access TV ’, ‘people shows’ and ‘video diaries’. (1) …………. is our apparent obsession with documenting our own lives (2)…………. in the future, programmes will be replaced by cameras in every room so that we can watch (3)…………. Endlessly on TV. In the countless shows that fill our daytime schedules, (4)…………. audience has become the star. The (5)…………. with this ‘ inclusive’ culture is that it knows (6)…………. bounds. The public make programmes, the public participate in programmes, the public become performers. Anybody (7)…………. do it! But there is a world of (8)………….enjoying something and joining in. if we all join in, (9)…………. is the point of artists or experts? If everything is accessible, (10)………….can be no mystery, no mystique.

TEST 2

QUEST – THE NEXT BIG THING?

How often do you go along to a gig and see (1)………….new? Well, Quest's Friday night gig at the City Hall certainly caught my (2)………….. Having heard one or two tracks online, I was (3)…………. a group of about six musicians. Imagine my surprise when just three young men walked on stage.

It was clear that the band already have a small but (4)………….following. A group of fans in front of the small stage were singing (5)…………. to at least half of the songs. And it was easy to see why. Quest have a clever combination of catchy (6)…………., an irresistible beat, and very much their own sound. All three of the band members play with great energy and expertise (7)…………. their age.

The only downside was when it came to the encores. They (8)………….up repeating some of their material and giving us cover (9)…………. of early rock classics. A bit disappointing, but give them time and I'm sure they'll be writing a lot more.

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I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more from Quest. Check them out every Friday at the City Hall until the end of the month. It's well (10)…………. it.

II. WORD FORMS A. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given word 1. Do you know that exceptionally successful entrepreneurs, such as Richard Branson, used to be academically………….by their peers when they were at school? (SHINE) 2. Efforts have been made to recover disaster-stricken and …………. areas of the country, hope fading day by day. (WAR) 3. I think saying that all black people are lazy is a very …………. remark, to be honest (RACE) 4. In some countries, women can sue their husband for having ………….affairs and opt for one-sided divorce. (MARRY) 5. New full-time students from lower income households will be able to apply for a(n)…………. maintenance grant offered by the government, but have to work in public sectors after they graduate. (PAY)

6. I don’t think their marriage will last long. They’re………….quarrelling. (CONTINUE) 7. Six-core processor is one of the most…………. technologies yet invented to revolutionise the way computers work. (CUT) 8. It’s ………….when people won’t believe things that they are obviously true. (FURY) 9. Globalization is the ongoing process that deepens and broadens the relationship and…………. among countries. (DEPEND) 10. The board of directors pour scorn on the ………….’ dereliction of duties, causing the company to suffer catastrophic quarterly losses. (SEE)

B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of one suitable word from the list given

colony advantage access evolve settle establish plant sufficient wild isolate

The principal difference between urban growth in Europe and in the North American colonies was the slow (1)…………. of cities in the former and their rapid growth in the latter. In Europe they grew over a period of centuries from town economies to their present urban structure. In North America, they started as (2)…………. communities and developed to mature urbanism in little more than a century.

In the early (3)…………. days in North America, small cities sprang up along the Atlantic Coastline, mostly in what are now New England and the Middle Atlantic states in the USA and in the lower Saint Lawrence and France, particularly England, from which most capital goods (assets such as equipment) and many consumer goods were imported.

Merchandising (4)…………. were, accordingly, (5)………….located in port cities which goods could be readily distributed to interior (6)………….. Here, too, were the favored locations for processing raw materials prior to export. Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Montreal, and, other cities flourished, and as the colonies grew, these cities increased in importance.

This was less true in the colonial South, where life centered around large farms, known as (7)………, rather than around towns, as was the case in the areas further north along the Atlantic coastline. The local (8)………….and the 150economic (9)…………. of the plantations were antagonistic to the development of the towns. The plantations maintained their independence because they were located on navigable streams and each had a wharf (10) …………. to the small shipping of that day. In fact, one of the strongest factors in the selection of plantation land was the desire to have it front on a water highway

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION There are 10 mistakes in this passage. Underline and correct them

First comes the PC, then the internet and e-mail; now the e-book is upon us, a hand-held device similarly in size and appearance to a video cassette. The user simply rings up the website on their PC, selects the desired books, downloads them onto their e-book machine and sits down to read them. In turn a page, the user simply taps the screen. E-book technology is evolving rapidly, and with some of the latest handholds you will even get internet access. But why would one want an e-book machine with preference to a book? Well, one selling point companies emphasized, when these devices hit the market a few years ago, which is the space they save when going on holiday. E-books enlighten the load, literally. Ten large novels can be put onto a device that weighs less than the average paperback. One can understand why commercial interests seem to want us to change. After all, the whole production process at first plan by author until delivery to the printer has been doing electronically for a while now, so why not save a few million trees and cut out the hard copy? 1 ……………… 2 ……………… 3 ……………… 4 ……………… 5 ……………… 6 ……………… 7 ……………… 8 ……………… 9 ……………… 10………………

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Rewrite each of the sentences with the given word or the given beginning so that the new sentence has the same meaning as the previous one 1. Pop stars are corrupted by the adulation of their fans.

It's the way ................................................. ......................................................... 2. What I understand from her words is that it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.

Reading ............................................................................................................... 3. The crash victim was beyond help when emergency services reach her. WHATSOEVER

There........................................................................ do on reaching the crash victim. 4. The staff hated Frank’s new policies intensely and so went on strike.

So..... .. .. . ....... ................ ................................................... .............................. 5. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.

Only on ............................................................................................................... 6. He worked very hard but he was unable to earn enough for his living. ENDS Hard-working ………................................................................................................................. 7. Competition is fierce, but Frozen is a firm favourite to win the award for Best Animation of the year. LOOKS

In the ................................................................................................................... 8. Her latest novel isn't as good as her previous one. PAR

Her latest novel ................................................................................................... 9. She was very angry when her son made changes to her computer without her permission. TAMPERING

Her son ............................................................................................................... stack. 10. She herself admitted to being rather selfish

On ................................................................ ,................ ......................................

115 A. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. WORD CHOICE 1. The hotel room was…………..furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe and an ancient armchair.

A. thinly B. sparsely C. lightly D. sketchily 2. The main disadvantage to our house is that the only…………..to the garden is through a bedroom.

A. passage B. doorway C. access D. communication 3. I've had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to…………..the problem.

A. pinpoint B. focus C. specify D. highlight 4. Our hosts had prepared a………….. meal with seven courses to celebrate our arrival.

A. generous B. profuse C. lavish D. spendthrift 5. Don't thank me for helping in the garden. It was…………..pleasure to be working out of doors.

A. plain B. mere C. simple D. sheer 6. She had………….. mind which kept her alert and well-informed even in old age.

A. an examining B. a demanding C. an enquiring D. a querying 7. The police decided to………….. the department store after they had received a bomb warning.

A. abandon B. evacuate C. evict D. expel 8. The company was declared bankrupt when it had…………..more debts than it could hope to repay.

A. inflicted B. incurred C. entailed D. evolved 9. After months of bitter arguing the couple had to accept that they were…………...

A. incongruous B. incompatible C. dissident D. disaffected 10. The BBC has………….. a young composer to write a piece of music for the Corporation's centenary.

A. ordered B. consulted C. commissioned D. decided

II. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR 1. You...............wonderful! Is that a new perfume you're wearing?

A. are smelling B. smell

C. will smell D. have been smelling 2. It gets on my nerves that way that Carol ........... about her job.

A. forever boasts B. is forever boasting

C. never boasts D. is never boasting 3. We.............to the new Harry Potter film on Saturday. If we can get tickets, would you like to come too?

A. were going to go B. were thinking of going

C. had planned to go D. had been meaning to go 4. Given the chance, many children .............TV uninterruptedly for hours.

A. are watching B. will have watched C. will be watching D. will watch 5.................nocturnal creature(s).

A. Owl is a B. An owl is a C. The owl is a D. The owls are 6. The engagement ring he gave her .............been, more beautiful.

A. couldn't have B. might have C. shouldn't have D. must have 7. That was…………..party last night - I haven't had so much fun for years!

A. any B. some C. one D. no 8. I would normally have been on that train that was derailed yesterday, but…………..told me I should take my car to work instead.

A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 9. I wish you.............when I'm telling you something important.

A. won't interrupt B. wouldn't interrupt

C. didn't interrupt D. hadn't interrupted 10. Oh no! It looks like my rucksack ................. behind in the scramble to get on the bus.

A. has left B. has got left C. had left D. had been left

III. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS 1. Since smokers appear to be unable to act in a socially responsible way by voluntarily refraining ……… smoking in public, it seems there must be a law.

A. from B. into C. off D. behind 2. He's a little confused and a little ………….. balance, but he knows his routine and heads to his car.

A. under B. against C. off D. in 3. My client accepts the formal apology………….. prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.

A. without B. onto C. in D. for 4. If you get goods ………….. the cheap; you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them.

A. on B. for C. at D. within 5. A pay rise is not………….. the realms of possibility, I'm afraid.

A. behind B. under C. within D. against 6. Although the others ………….. him, and his lies, Kirk persists in keeping the pretence going.

A. see through B. turn up C. look back on D. come across 7. He failed to recover from a leg injury and ………….. on a trip to Barcelona

A. missed out B. came up C. turned down D. made up 8. Next year we intend to …………..several new products but at the moment we're still testing them.

A. bring out B. cut back C. take over D. go ahead 9. This heat has made me………….. an itchy red rash.

A. come out in B. take up C. tone up D. put on 10. When we discussed how much our wedding was going to cost, it …………..over two thousand pounds!

A. added up to B. moved on to C. sent away for D. went ahead with

IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS 1. Mr Simkins is the big…………..in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.

A. bread B. apple C. cheese D. meat 2. This is a good hair dye but the colour gradually………….. after a few weeks.

A. fades B. vanishes C. disappears . D. pales 3. Breaking his leg dealt a …………..to his chances of becoming a professional footballer.

A. thump B. strike C. hit D. blow 4. The judge's ruling………….. a wave of protest campaigns across the country.

A. provoked B. instigated C. launched D. commenced 5. Despite her poor exam results, Alice put a………….. face on the situation.

A. tough B. brave C. courageous D. bold 6. My grandmother was a lovely person who…………..pleasure from helping others.

A. gathered B. derived C. deduced D. collected 7. For busy people in today's society, lifestyle management is gaining …………..

A. points B. speed C. ground D. terrain 8. Once at the skating rink, Ivan was allowed to skate to his heart's…………..

A. happiness B. content C. contentment D. delight 9. Benjamin Britten, the composer, is probably most………….. for his opera "Peter Grimes".

A. famous B. conspicuous C. remarkable D. distinguished 10. He slammed my hand in the car door and, to add insult to………….., didn't stop to apologise.

A. damage B. harm C. injury D. infamy

V. READING COMPREHENSION READING 1

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Printmaking is the generic term for a number of processes, of which woodcut and engraving are two prime examples. Prints are made by pressing a sheet of paper (or other material) against an image-bearing surface to which ink has been applied. When the paper is removed, the image adheres to it, but in reverse.

The woodcut had been used in China from the fifth century A.D. for applying patterns to textiles. The process was not introduced into Europe until the fourteenth century, first for textile decoration and then for printing on paper. Woodcuts are created by a relief process; first, the artist takes a block of wood, which has been sawed parallel to the grain, covers it with a white ground, and then draws the image in ink. The background is carved away, leaving the design area slightly raised. The woodblock is inked, and the ink adheres to the raised image. It is then transferred to damp paper either by hand or with a printing press.

Engraving, which grew out of the goldsmith's art, originated in Germany and northern Italy in the middle of the fifteenth century. It is an intaglio process (from Italian intagliare, "to carve"). The image is incised into a highly polished metal plate, usually copper, with a cutting instrument, or burin. The artist inks the plate and wipes it clean so that some ink remains in the incised grooves. An impression is made on damp paper in a printing press, with sufficient pressure being applied so that the paper picks up the ink.

Both woodcut and engraving have distinctive characteristics. Engraving lends itself to subtle modeling and shading through the use of fine lines. Hatching and cross-hatching determine the degree of light and shade in a print. Woodcuts tend to be more linear, with sharper contrasts between light and dark. Printmaking is well suited to the production of multiple images. A set of multiples is called an edition. Both methods can yield several hundred good-quality prints before the original block or plate begins to show signs of wear. Mass production of prints in the sixteenth century made images available, at a lower cost, to a much broader public than before. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The origins of textile decoration

B. The characteristics of good-quality prints

C. Two types of printmaking

D. Types of paper used in printmaking 2. The word "prime" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ………….

A. principal B. complex C. general D. recent 3. The author's purposes in paragraph 2 is to describe…………..

A. the woodcuts found in China in the fifth century

B. the use of woodcuts in the textile industry

C. the process involved in creating a woodcut

D. the introduction of woodcuts to Europe 4. The word "incised" is closest in meaning to………….

A. burned B. cut C. framed D. baked 5. The word "distinctive" is closest in meaning to………….

A. unique B. accurate C. irregular D. similar 6. According to the passage, all of the following are true about engraving EXCEPT that it………….

A. developed from the art of the goldsmiths

B. requires that the paper be cut with a burin

C. originated in the fifteenth century

D. involves carving into a metal plate 7. The word "yield" is closest in meaning to………….

A. imitate B. produce C. revise D. contrast 8. According to the passage, what do woodcut and engraving have in common?

A. Their designs are slightly raised.

B. They achieve contrast through hatching and cross-hatching.

C. They were first used in Europe.

D. They allow multiple copies to be produced from one original. 9. According to the author, what made it possible for members of the general public to own prints in the