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SECTION I: LISTENING (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following blanks.
About how long was the man in the shower?
A. 20 minutes
B. 25 minutes
C. 30 minutes
About how many gallons of water did the man waste during his shower?
A. 60
B. 50
C. 40
How much was their water bill last month?
A. $103
B. $113
C. $130
The man doesn't have a lot of money because _______.
A. he has an expensive car loan
B. he is paying for school
C. he's not working now
The woman suggests that her brother _______________ to help them save money.
A. only shower on weekends
B. take a shower at the gym
C. shower at their parents' house
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36.
Choose the best answer to each question.
You will have to ________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put off
B. cut down
C. put out
D. put up
________, after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Lastly
B. Last of all
C. Last
D. At last
This is the oldest building ________ the village.
A. of
B. by
C. in
D. to
________ scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply.
A. late
B. later
C. Latter
D. Lately
four o’clock Mr Hutchinson still had some ________ to do in the garden.
A. work
B. job
C. effort
D. task
Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.
A. come to
B. come around
C. come up
D. come in
If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number in the book.
A. look at
B. look to
C. look through
D. look up
She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________ between Austria and Yugoslavia.
A. limit
B. edge
C. bar
D. border
Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly.
A. assist
B. frequent
C. attend
D. follow
He was pleased to have the ________ to hear such a fine musician play hit favorite piece of music.
A. occasion
B. possibility
C. fate
D. opportunity
We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly ________ by the weather.
A. damaged
B. hurt
C. ruined
D. spoiled
Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her.
A. determined
B. willing
C. strong
D. patient
On Sundays the business center of the city was usually quite ________.
A. left
B. deserted
C. unpopular
D. unattended
Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions.
A. notice
B. attention
C. regards
D. reference
When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________ on a clock I had bought.
A. taxes
B. duty
C. fines
D. rates
It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the safety-crossing by a lorry.
A. knocked down
B. knocked out
C. run across
D. run out
Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any mistakes?
A. see through
B. look through
C. look up
D. look into
At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a ________ across Europe.
A. journey
B. route
C. travel
D. progress
He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he had written.
A. show
B. make
C. paint
D. describe
The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city families.
A. amount
B. cost
C. expense
D. increase
What is sometimes called ‘the death of distance’, brought about by the (56) ________,
A. computer
B. telephone
C. modem
D. internet
allows professional services such as (57) ________ education
A. stationery
B. software
C. hardware
D. equipment
and training to be provided easily and quickly to (58) ________ areas.
A. far
B. uninhabited
C. remote
D. secluded
Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and Morocco, where innovations range from (59) ________ government announcements
A. programmed
B. broadcast
C. recorded
D. online
to local craftsmen selling their wares to a (60) ________ market.
A. global
B. technical
C. village
D. shrinking
But already a huge and expanding (61) ________ divide is opening up between developed and developing nations.
A. physical
B. digital
C. electrical
D. economical
The major task facing world leaders at present is to (62) ________ everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases.
A. supply
B. give
C. donate
D. administer
Installing a (63) ________ in every classroom
A. plug
B. video
C. mobile phone
D. modem
and linking us all to (64) ________ must be a lesser
A. the real world
B. cyberspace
C. virtual reality
D. outer space
65) ________, for the time being at least.
A. priority
B. advantage
C. importance
D. criteria
What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To trace the influence of Swedish and British settlers on American styles of buildings.
B. To stress the importance of wood as a building material.
C. To compare methods of constructing wooden houses in various parts of the country.
D. To describe a revolutionary technique for constructing wooden houses.
According to the passage, where did the inventor of the balloon - frame house originally come from?
A. Connecticut
B. Chicago
C. Sweden
D. Delaware
Which of the following questions about the balloon-frame house is NOT answered in the passage?
A. Where was it invented?
B. What was its inventor’s name?
C. What size was most of the lumber used in its framework?
D. In what year was it invented?
The author implies that which of the following types of houses required the most skill to produce?
A. The log cabin built by Swedish settlers.
B. Saltbox houses.
C. Standard wooden houses of the early 19th century.
D. Balloon – frame houses.
All of the following are factors in the development of the balloon - frame house EXCEPT ______.
A. the invention of sophisticated tools
B. the production of cheap nails
C. improvements in sawmills
D. the falling price of lumber
According to the passage, why was the term balloon -frame applied to certain houses?
A. They could be moved from place to place.
B. They could be easily expanded.
C. They had rounded frames that slightly resembled balloons.
D. They were made of lightweight materials.
The word derision is closest in meaning to _______.
A. affection
B. ignorance
C. ridicule
D. regret
Skeptics thought that the balloon – frame house would be _________.
A. expanded
B. blown away
C. demolished
D. raised
The standard method of construction in the early 19th century was described as _________.
A. revolutionary
B. basic
C. innovative
D. time – consuming
Most of the wooden houses of Colonial times were _________.
A. difficult to build
B. easy to build
C. demanding
D. challenging