SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.

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Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)

Choose the best answer to each question.

16. ________the outer rings of a gyroscope are twisted or turned, the gyroscope itself
continues to spin in exactly the same position.

A. Somehow B. Otherwise C. However D. No matter

17. Scientists cannot agree on _____________ related to other orders of insects.

A. that fleas are B. how fleas are C. how are fleas D. fleas that are

18. The authorities are determined to take tougher__________to reduce crime.

A. situations B. measures C. requirements D. interests

19. The old theater is in need of complete__________.

A. renew B. rebuild C. renovation D. review

20. Prior to the economic reform, the country had experienced many years of a
__________ economy.

A. stagnant B. fluent C. fluently D. smoothly

21. Education is our first__________now. We are trying to do what we can to make it

better.

A. prior B. prioritization C. priory D. priority

22. They have made a substantial change; that means, they have made a(n)
__________change.

A. economic B. considerable C. steady D. subtle

23. M.D. played much better than their opponents; they almost__________the match.

A. dominated B. eliminated C. activated D. terminated

24. The company was__________because of a shortage of orders.

A. solved B. resolved C. dissolved D. involved

25. It looks like they're going to succeed __________their present difficulties.

A. because of B. despite C. yet D .even though

26. In spite of______, we decided to go out.

A. tired B. feeling tired C. all of us felt tired D. we felt very tired

27. “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?" “____ Do you need only one?”

A. Yes, I would. B. Yes, I do. C. Not at all. D. I'm sorry.

28. My parents saw a ________ play last night.

A. three - act B. three - acts C. three acts D. three act

29. Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t ______ as usual

A. get off B. go off C. ring off D. take off

30. These books belong to you. I’m sure they are_____.

A. you’re B. your’s C. yours D. your

31. The other day I came________ a really beautiful old house in the back streets of
London.

A. over B. down C. by D. across

32. He was looked _____ by others because of his poverty.

A. out for B. up to C. down upon D. into

33. He bought the cottage__________renovating it and then selling at a large profit.

A. with a view to B. with a target of C. his goal being D. aiming to

34. She _____ down completely on hearing of her friend's death.

A. broke B. turned C. put D. fell

35. We intend to _________with the old system as soon as we have developed a better
one

A. do up B. do away C. do in D. do down

Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

36. The most ……………..………….. games have sold in the millions. SUCCESS

37. People have ……………..………….. that doing puzzles is good for you. COVER

38. It's easy to find a ……………..………….. to the problems posed. SOLVE

39. There has been an ……………..………….. in the power of their brains.

IMPROVE

40. Some ……………..………….. argue that the brain gets better at a task the more it
repeats

it. SCIENCE

41. The improvement in the ……………..………….. is something that happens

naturally. PERFORM

42. It remains ……………..………….. whether puzzles are actually helping to boost

brainpower or not. CERTAIN

43. According to ……………..………….., most people sleep less than 8 hours every
day. SEARCH

44. The advice passed down to our grandparents may contain some ……………..
…………... TRUE

45. A good example is the ……………..………….. between being cold and catching
a cold. RELATION

Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each)

Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
46. When I was a small child, there would be a big banyan tree at the entrance to my
village.

47. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and cruel.

48. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast.

49. Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves.

50. There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting.

Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each)

Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.

51. I read a great book ……………..………….. John Grisham.

52. He's Italian? For some reason I was ……………..………….. the impression that
he was Spanish.

53. We've put a lot of effort ……………..………….. this project.

54. After his father died, Nelson came ……………..………….. a fortune.

55. I was born in London but I was brought ……………..………….. in Madrid.

SECTION III: READING (6.0 points)

Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

ROBOTS

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the
invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs (56) ________ the house.
If boring and repetitive factory work could be (57) ________ by robots, why not
boring and repetitive household chores too?

For a long time the only people who really (58) ________ the problem their attention
were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That is,
housework is actually very complex. It has never been one job, it has always been
many. A factory robot (59) ________ one task endlessly (60) ________ it is
reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework
robot, on the other hand, has to do several different (61) ________ of cleaning and
carrying jobs and also has to cope (62) ________ all the diffenrent

shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (63) ________,
there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to (64) ________
the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the
hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will (65) ________ the
machine.

56. A. through B. over C. around D. for

57. A. managed B. succeeded C. made D. given

58. A. did B. took C. gave D. showed

59. A. carries over B. carries out C. carries off D. carries away

60. A. until B. while C. since D. when

61. A. systems B. methods C. ways D. types

62. A. from B. with C. by D. for

63. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover

64. A. enable B. help C. assist D. allow

65. A. practice B. perform C. order D. operate

Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question

Archimedes' Principle is a law of physics that states that when an object is totally or
partially immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the
fluid displaced. The principle is most frequently applied to the behaviourof objects in
water, and helps to explain floating and sinking, and why objects seem lighter inwater.
It also applies to balloons. The key word in the principle is “upthrust”, which refers to
the force acting upward to reduce the apparent weight of the object whenit is under
water. If, for example, a metal block with a volume of 100 cm3 is dipped in water, it
displaces an equal volumeof water, which has a weight of approximately 1 N (3.5 oz).
The block therefore seems to weigh about 1 N less.
An object will float if its average density is less than that of water. If it is totally
submerged, the weight of the water it displaces (and hence the upthrust on it) is
greater than its own weight, and it is forced upward and out of the water, until the
weightof the water displaced by the submerged part is exactly equal to the weight
ofthe floating object. Thus a block of wood with a density six tenths that of water will
float with six tenths of its volume under water, since at that point the weight of fluid
displaced is the same as the block’s own weight. If a dense material is made into a
suitable shape, it will float because of Archimedes’ principle. A ship floats, whereas a
block of iron of the same mass sinks.

It is also because of Archimedes’ principle thatships float lower in the water when
they are heavily loaded (more water must be displaced to give the necessary upthrust).
In addition, they

cannot be so heavily loaded if they are to sail in fresh water as they can if they are to
sail in the sea, since fresh water is less dense than sea water, and so more water must
be displaced to give the necessary upthrust. This means the ship is lower in the water,
which can be dangerous in rough weather.

66. What happens when something is immersed in a fluid?

A. It will be pushed further down with a force, equal to the weight of the fluid
displaced.

B. It receives an upward force, equal tothe weight of the fluid displaced.

C. It receives a downward force, equal tothe weight of the fluid displaced.

D. The fluid will expand the object and overflow to the floor.

67. The word “volume” in the passage refers to ______.

A. loudness B. quantity C. frequency D. length

68. The word “displaces” in the passage almost means “______”.

A. takes the place of B. takes place C. replaces with a new one D. puts in position

69. If an object’s average density is less than that of water, the object will ______.

A. sink B. float C. inflate D. drift

70. A block of wood with a density seven tenths that of water will ______.
A. go up and down then sink

B. float with a half of its volume under water

C. float with an equal volume of its volume under water

D. sink immediately when submerged

71. A ship floats, whereas a block of iron ofthe same mass sinks because the ship
______.

A. is made of wood B. is lighter C. has buoys D. has a special shape

72. The phrase “six tenths” in the passage means “______”.

A. 6 and 10 B. 10/6 C. 10 of 6 D. 6/10

73. The word “upthrust” in the passage refers to the ______.

A. upward push B. upper side of an object C. upturned force D. upside-down turn

74. Ships cannot be so heavily loaded if they want to sail in fresh water as they sail in
the sea, because ______.

A. fresh water is ‘lighter’ than sea water B. there’s too much salt in sea water

C. sea water is ‘saltier’ than fresh water D. fresh water is more polluted

75. Archimedes' Principle explains why ______.

A. all objects will float B. Archimedes became famous

C. objects seem lighter in water D. humans can swim

Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

Watching Television and going for a walk are the most popular leisure (76)
……………..………….. in Britain. But although longer holidays and shorter working
hours have given people more free (77) ……………..………….., women generally
have less free time (78) ……………..………….. men, because they spend time (79)
……………..………….. domestic work, shopping and childcare. Surveys showed
that more men (80) ……………..………….. newspapers than women, and (81)
……………..………….. slightly higher proportion of adult read Sunday newspapers
than read (82) ……………..………….. morning national newspaper. More people are
taking holidays abroad (83) ……………..………….. 1971 only 36 percent of (84)
……………..………….. in Britain had been abroad on holiday; but by 1983 this
proportion had (85) ……………..………….. to 62 percent, nearly fifteen million
people.

SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points)

Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90. (2 point- 0.4/ each)

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.

86. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.

->(Rather)........................................................................................................................

87. Everyone thinks I picked all the flowers in the garden.

-> I am
thought .............................................................................................................................
.............

88. We decided to move to the countryside.

-> We
made..................................................................................................................................

89. They were never aware at any moment that something was wrong.

-> At no
time ..................................................................................................................................
........

90. The heavy rain prevented everybody from going out.

-
>Had ................................................................................................................................
..........

Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92.(2 pointS - 0.4/ each)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.

91. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. no

-> We ……………..……………………..……… tickets for the concert.

92. The two theories appear to be completely different. common

->The two theories ……………………………..……...

93. I can’t describe people as well as you can. better

@ You’re ……………..……………………..…………….. I am.

94. I don’t know how you can stand getting up so early to go to the pool. put

@ I don’t know how you ……………..…………………. up so early to go to the

pool.

95. “It was your fault to break my vase yesterday” said Jane to her brother. accused

@ Jane accused ……………..……………………... her vase the previous day.