A. countered B. retrieved C. designated D. responded

A. MULTIPL E CHOICE (40 PTS) I. PHONOLOGY (5PTS) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. chauffeur B. chic C. chore D. Michigan 2. A. hypocrite B. expertise C. trichologist D. click 3. A. umpire B. ultramarine C. trumpet D. fumigate 4. A. pizza B. buzzard C. muzzle D. fuzzy 5. A. lounge B. mound C. foul D. gourd

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three. 6. A. ridicule B. politics C. dogwhistle D. cheerio 7. A. legitimate B. comparison C. arithmetic D. engineering 8. A. hotel B. caffeine C. wholesale D. bereaved 9. A. Aborigine B. enthusiasm C. simultaneous D. paracetamol 10. A. vigilance B. manifest C. magenta D. interview

II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 11.I could hear ………….. of the conversation from across the room.

A. shreds B. pieces C. patches D. snatches 12. They took cash………….. the car previously offered as a prize.

A. in place of B. on account of C. with regard to D. in lieu of 13. After the concert, everyone had to ………….. home through the thick snow.

A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle 14. I wish he wouldn't make such unkind and………….. remarks.

A. lapse B. disparaging C. inconsolable D. rough 15. The little girls were………….. . brightly colored hoops around their waists.

A. twirling B. curling C. swirling D. hurling 16. As the President was absent, I was asked to …………..the meeting.

A. officiate B. govern C. chair D. regulate 17. In the ………….. of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.

A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance 18. Meg had a ………….. escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday.

A. narrow B. close C. near D. slender 19. The doctor thought he had got over the worst, but his condition suddenly…………..

A. deteriorated B. dismantled C. dissolved D. disintegrated 20. He had a momentary …………..of concentration and before he knew it the car had spun out of control.

A. lapse B. mistake C. slip D. error

III. G RAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 21. The Second World War was so terrible,………….. time a large number of families were separated.

A. during the B. during which C. at the D. on which 22. They turned down the proposal ………….. that it didn't fulfill their requirement.

A. by reason B. on the grounds C. as a cause D. allowing 23. We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion …………..your previous good work.

A. in the light of B. thanks to C. with a view to D. with regard to 24. We should leave…………..8.30.

A. any later than B. much later than C. no later than D. not later than

125 25. There was the most fantastic………….. during the opening ceremony.

A. display of fireworks B. firework display

C. firework’s display D. displayed firework 26. “I bought you some flowers.” -“They're beautiful, but you …………..

A. needn't B. shouldn't have C. mustn't have D. didn't have 27. ………….. a small creature that defends itself with lobster-like claws and a poisonous sting.

A. Scorpions are B. Many a scorpion is

C. A scorpion, which is D. The scorpion is 28. She insisted that the reporter………….. her as his source of information.

A. not to mention B. not mention C. don't mention D. not mentioning 29. The accountant broke the law, so it would be irresponsible of the firm…………..

A. if they won't fire him B. not to fire him

C. that they not fire him D. for not firing him 30. …………..that took American art out of the romanticism of the mid-1800’s and carried it to the most powerful heights of realism.

A.Winslow Homers' paintings B. It was Winslow Homers’ paintings

C. When Winslow Homers' paintings D. Paintings of Winslow Homers'

IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS) 31. When he's depressed, he needs someone like a good friend to ……………..

A. hammer on B. pour out C. dump on D. drum out 32. Her success can be…………….. a combination of luck, intelligence and sheer hard work.

A. ranked among B. put together C. put down on D. lived up to 33. When the Chairman ran off with his secretary, the Board tried to ……………..the matter.

A. switch off B. hush up C. calm down D. tuck away 34. The library is …………….. people who lose their books.

A. cracking down on B. stepping up

C. going down with D. coming up against 35. The word “chaos” has …………….. a special scientific meaning.

A. included in B. taken on C. held of D. gasped up 36. When the funds finally ……………..they had to abandon the scheme.

A. faded away B. clamped down C. petered out D. fobbed off 37. The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just……………..

A. ran it down B. called it off C. turned it down D. laughed it off 38. She accidentally dropped her ring…………….. a drain in the road.

A. into B. in C. down D. on 39. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Just…………….. it up to experience and don’t do it again.

A. talk B. chalk C. stalk D. set 40. The murderer did …………….. all of his victims by poisoning them with cyanide.

A. away with B. with C. for D. without

V. GUIDED CLOZE 1 (5PTS): Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH

Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who knocked a teenage cyclist off her bike in East Street. Sarah Tucker, 17, had a lucky escape on Friday, 13th May, when she was sent reeling by a black Volvo on her way home from work.

She bruised her thigh and shoulder and her bicycle was (41)…………….. The driver stopped for a moment but then drove off without (42)…………….. a name or address and before Sarah could get his number. “ I tried to get out of his way, but I couldn't,” she said.” Everyone at work kept going on about it