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PART1LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

EXERCISE1Questions16

Youwillheararadioannouncertalkingaboutactivitiesatamuseum.
Forquestions16,choosethebestanswer(A,B,CorD)tofillinthemissinginformation
inthenumberedspaces.

Willingham Museum
In the museum, visit:

a(1)_________centurystreet.
a1950s(2)________room.
Therearealsoexhibitionsontoys,potteryand(3)_____________.

The museum is:

ona(4)__________inabuildingwhichwasaprison.
nearthecastle(5)____________thetown.

To get there:

followthegreensignsfromthe(6)____________.

1.a.20th b.19th c.18th d.17th

2.a.bed b.living c.dining d.reading

3.a.people b.shoes c.jewels d.jewellery

4.a.hill b.street c.road d.park

5.a.inside b.in c.farfrom d.outside

6.a.museum b.square c.park d.castle

EXERCISE2Questions710

YouwillhearatourguidetalkingaboutatriptoLondon.
Forquestions710,choosethebestanswer(A,BorC)foreachquestion.

7.Whattimewillthetouristsbepickedup?
a.8.20am. b.7.20am. c.7.40am.

8.Theplanewilltakeoffat
a.10.05am. b.9.05am. c.8.40am.

9. Travellersareallowedtotake
a.1suitcaseand1carryonbag.
b.2suitcasesand1carryonbag.
c.1suitcaseand1verylargecarryonbag.

10.WhereisNelsonscolumn?
a.St.JamessPark. b.BuckinghamPalace. c.TrafalgarSquare.

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PART2USEOFENGLISH

EXERCISE1Questions1121

Readthetextbelowanddecidewhichanswer(A,B,CorD)bestfitseachspace.

Mr Jones worked in a bank on the (11) ________of Manchester. Every morning he got
(12)________atsevenoclock,hadbreakfastwithhiswifeathalfpastseven,readthe
(13)________paper,drankacupofteaandthenleft(14)_________ateightoclocktogoto
catchhistrain.
However,onemorninghewasstill(15)________quite(16)_________atthetablereadinghis
newspaperatfiveminutespasteight.Hedidntseemto(17)________inahurryandaskedhis
wifefor (18) ________ cup of tea. His wife looked (19) _________ him and said: Arent you
goingtothebanktoday?Areyou(20)________holiday?
Thebank?herhusbandreplied,verysurprised.IthoughtI(21)________atthebank!

11.a.centre b.middle c.suburbs d.outskirts

12.a.out b.down c.up d.in

13.a.week b.morning c.day d.new

14.a.flat b.home c.house d.apartment

15.a.sat b.sitting c.sit d.standing

16.a.sadly b.sad c.happy d.happily

17.a.be b.go c.do d.have

18.a.more b.another c.other d.much

19.a.to b.on c.over d.at

20.a.to b.at c.in d.on

21.a.was b.were c.be d.being

EXERCISE2Questions2231

Readthetextbelowanddecidewhichanswer(A,B,CorD)bestfitseachspace.

It (22) ________ very hard when the bus (23)________ the school.When we (24) ________
home,myauntTinaandUncleJohn(25)_________forus.They(26)________ustoruninto
theirbasement.WhenI(27)________uptheroad,I(28)________thatatornado
(29) _________ towards our house.We all (30) ________ towards the shelter. Butit was too
late.Thetornado(31)________overuswhileweweretryingtogetdownthestairs.Myuncle
andsisterwerehurt,butfortunatelyweallsurvived.

22.a.rained b.raining c.wasraining d.rains

23.a.leaving b.left c.wasleaving d.leaves

24.a.get b.weregetting c.got d.getting

25.a.waited b.werewaiting c.wait d.waiting

26.a.tell b.telling c.weretelling d.told

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27.a.look b.looked c.looking d.waslooking

28.a.see b.wasseeing c.saw d.haveseen

29.a.came b.coming c.come d.wascoming

30.a.ran b.run c.wererunning d.running

31.a.past b.passed c.passing d.waspassing

EXERCISE3Questions3245

Readthesentencesbelowanddecidewhichanswer(A,B,CorD)bestfitseachspace.

32.Afterwe__________onTowerBridge,wellgotoBigBen.
a.walk b.walked c.willwalk d.arewalking

33.Wouldyoulike_________orangejuice?
a.an b.some c.any d.a

34.Shespoke________Frenchbeforeshetookafewcourses.
a. few b.little c.afew d.any

35.Onlyonestudentwaslatefortheexam._________wereontime.
a.Others b.Other c.Another d.Theothers

36.Iveworkedhere________June.
a.since b.for c.in d.until

37. Mygrandfatherhaslivedhere________50years.
a.since b.in c.for d.last

38.Thetestwas_________difficult.Icouldntpassit.
a.some b.too c.enough d.much

39.Benis_________John.
a.tallas b.tallerthat c.talleras d.tallerthan

40.Johnisntyourbrother,________?
a.isJohn b.ishe c.isnthe d.isntJohn

41.IfImissthebus,I_________late.
a.am b.willbe c.wouldbe d.was

42.Haveyou_________beentoChina?
a.never b.ever c.yet d.since

43.Youshould_________doit.
a.can b.could c.beableto d.able

44.Ienjoy_________inthemountains.
a.toski b.ski c.skiing d.theskiing

45.When____________?
a.hearrived b.didhearrived c.didhearrive d.hedidarrive

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PART3READINGCOMPREHENSION

EXERCISE1Questions4650

Readthetextbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Forquestions4650,markA,
BorConyouranswersheet.

TouristsThreatenEgypt'sAncientSites

Tourism is having a catastrophic effect on Egypt's cultural heritage, according to experts

meetinginLondonthismonth.ThenumbersofpeoplevisitingEgypt'sfamousancientsitesare
solargethattheyarecausingseriousdamage."Touristsarescuffingwallswiththeirbagsand
bodies, and wearing away the paintings and colour," said Michael Jones, of the American
Research Centre in Egypt, during a meeting of the British Egyptian Society and the London
MiddleEastInstitute."Thehumiditycausedbythecrowds'breathandperspirationisalso
causingterribledamagetotheseancientsites,"headded.
ThenumbersoftouristsinEgyptfellsharplyafterastringofattacksbymilitantIslamistsin
the 1990s. However, visitor numbers climbed to 8 million in 2004 and were up again to 8.6
millionlastyear.FiguresfromtheEgyptianTouristAuthorityshowthatinthefirstsixmonthsof
thisyeartouristnumberswereup12%onthesameperiodin2005.Thereareplanstoboost
numbersto16millionby2014.
Jones,aspeakerattheLondonconference,wasnotaloneinhisconcerns."Thetimehasnow
come to begin a detailed study of the damage caused to Egypt's sites," said Egyptologist
GaballaAliGaballa."Aboveallwemustworkwiththetourismindustrytoraiseawarenessand
seeksolutions.Weallgainfromtourismbutseeingthedamageitiscausingmakesyoufeel
verysorryindeed,"headded.
Tourism is an important source of foreign currency for Egypt. Egypt's state information
servicesaysthattouristrevenuesreached$6.4bnin2005.AccordingtoDrZahiHawass,head
of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egyptmust spend $200m a year preservingits ancient
sites.

OriginalarticleReuters.RewrittenbyJanetHardyGould

46.TouristsarecausingdamagetoancientsitesinEgyptwiththeir_____.
a.trainersandhighheeledshoes
b.cigarettes,chewinggumandrubbish
c.bags,bodiesandbreath

47.Inthe1990stouristnumbersinEgyptwerereducedbecauseof_____.
a.terroristattacks
b.badweather
c.achangeofgovernment

48.Therewere_____visitorstoEgyptin2005.
a.1.8million
b.8.6million
c.21.8million

49.OneEgyptianexpertwantstostart_____thedamage.
a.somerepairsto
b.astudyof
c.anewbookabout

50.In2005Egypthad_____intouristrevenues.
a.$6.4bn
b.$64bn
c.$640bn

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EXERCISE2Questions5160

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectletterA,B,
CorDonyouranswersheet.(1)

NewYearsDayaroundtheWorld

NewYearsDayiscelebratedallovertheworld,butnotalwaysatthesametimeandnotinthe
st
samemanner.OurNewYearstartsonJanuary1 buttheChineseNewYeartakesplaceany
st th
time between January 21 and February 19 , depending on the year. In Germany, just afew
centuriesago,peoplecelebratedtheNewYearinNovember,becausethatwasthetimewhen
theyhadfinishedtheharvest.Theylookedforwardtothispartoftheyeareagerlybecausethey
knewthataftertheharvesttheywouldhaveaperiodoftimetorest,relaxandhavefun.
Nowadays,NewYearisregardedasatimeforcelebratingandformakinganewstartinlife.
Inmanyplaces,peoplewisheachotherHappyNewYearandsendspecialgreetingcards.In
recent years, traditional greeting cards have been replaced by email messages. In many
European countries, people make New Years resolutions. This is when people promise
themselvesthattheywillimprovesomeaspectoftheirbehaviourbygivingupbadhabits.For
example,peoplemightdecidetogiveupsmokingorgoonadiet.Nevertheless,thesepromises
areoftenbrokeninthefirstfewdaysofthenewyear.
On New Years Eve many people go to parties or get together with friends, families or
neighboursandtheystayupuntilmidnighttoseetheNewYearin.Somepeopledontseemto
beabletohelpdrinkingabitmorethantheyshouldonthisnight.InEnglishspeakingcountries,
and especially in Scotland, they sing a special song called Auld Lang Syne. In large cities
around the world people gather to celebrate in the main squares. For instance, in New York,
thousands of people congregate in Times Square to await the New Year. In London, people
gathertocelebrateinTrafalgarSquare,waitingforBigBentostriketwelve.Whenitisalmost
midnightpeopleareveryquietbutwhenBigBenbeginstostriketheyallstartcheering.People
greeteachotherandsomeevenkissthepolicewhoaretheretocontrolthecrowd.Itmightbe
moreaccuratetosaythatthepolicetrytocontrolthecrowd.However,insuchanatmosphereit
isverydifficult,andalotofpeopleendupinthefountainintheSquarewithalltheirclotheson.
In China, starting days before New Years Day, every family is busy doing a thorough
cleaningofitshouse.Theyhopeto sweepawayalltheillfortunetheremayhavebeeninthe
familytomakewayforgoodluckinthecomingyear.Peoplealsopainttheirdoorsandwindows
red.TheNewYearsEvesupperis animportantfamilycelebration.Allmembersofthefamily
liketohavedinnertogether.Whenthemealisover,thewholefamilystaysuplateplayingcards
or board games. At midnight the whole sky lights up with fireworks. Then, early the next
morning,childrengreettheirparentsandreceivetheirpresent:moneywrappedinredpaper.
(1)AdaptedfromRisingStar,Prodromou,MacMillan

51.NewYearinChinafalls
a.onFebruary1st.
b.onthesamedayeveryyear.
c.onthesamedayinFebruary.
d.laterthaninEurope.

52. InGermanytheNewYearwasoriginally
a.acelebrationtomarktheendofwinter.
b.acelebrationattheendoftheharvest.
c.celebratedbyholdingabigparty.
d.atimewhenpeoplewereonholiday.

53. ThepromisespeoplemakefortheNewYear
a.dontlastlong.
b.makethemhealthier.
c.changetheirlives.
d.arewrittenonspecialcards.

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54. OnNewYearsEvepeople
a.neverdrinkalcohol.
b.sometimesdrinktoomuch.
c.drinkaspecialNewYearsdrink.
d.startdrinkingatmidnight.

55. InTrafalgarSquareonNewYearsEve
a.thepolicejoinintheparty.
b.peopleareallowedtokissthepolice.
c.thepolicedontworktoohard.
d.thepolicetrytostoppeoplefromjumpinginthefountain.

56. InChina,peoplecleantheirhousesbeforetheNewYear
a.togetridofallthebadthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyear.
b.becauseadirtyhouseisfullofghosts.
c.becauseitbringsthewholefamilytogether.
d.togetthemreadytobepainted.

57. TheNewYearsEvesupperinChina
a.startswithgamesinvolvingallthefamily.
b.isaccompaniedbyafireworkdisplay.
c.bringstogetherthewholefamily.
d.hasseveraldifferentcourses.

58. Whichoneofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewith?
a.NewYearscelebrationsareheldatthesametimetheworldover.
b.NewYearsisatimeforcelebrationinmanyplacesintheworld.
c.Celebrationsarethesameinallplaces.
d.NewYearscelebrationshavealwaysbeenheldonJanuary1st inEuropean
countries.

59. WhatdoesitmeaninthesentenceHowever,insuchanatmosphereitisvery
difficult,andalotofpeopleendupinthefountainintheSquarewithalltheirclothes
on?
a.akiss
b.controllingthecrowd
c.apoliceofficer
d.thefountainintheSquare

60.Whatdoestheexpressionillfortunemean?
a.dirtandgrime
b.illness
c.badluck
d.badrelations

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