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Part 2. You will hear a successful fashion designer talking about his career. Choose the letter, A, B, C, or, D, to indicate your answer to each of the following questions. You will listen to the recording TWICE.
6. How well did the speaker do at school?
He was excellent at every subject.
He didn't pay any attention to his study.
He was an average student.
He had problems passing exams.
What did he do when he left school?
He got a job to earn a lot of money.
He went to art college.
He took a gap year.
He did a business course.
What did he learn from his part-time job?
How clothes are made
How to use sewing machines.
How to run a large business
How to manage money
How long did he stay in Milan?
For three months
For nine months.
For one year
For three years
Why did he have difficulties in New York?
He couldn't start a company there.
He didn't have many friends there.
He wanted to be nearer to his home.
His job didn't come up to his expectations.
Part 3. Look at the six questions for this part. You will hear a man called Steve and a woman called Caroline talking about summer jobs. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, select A for Yes. If it is not correct, select B for No. You will listen to the recording TWICE.
11. Caroline's work will allow her to have free time during the day.
Yes
No
Caroline's work will be located in a city.
A Yes
No
Caroline found out about the job from the Internet.
Yes
No
Caroline says that work at music festivals is badly paid.
Yes
No
Caroline does not have to pay for her accommodation.
Yes
No
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
equation
option
inspiration
graduation
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
northern
anything
worthy
breathing
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
definition
prescription
exploration
repetion
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
flour
devour
scour
flavour
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
debris
escape
aisle
island
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
suffer
parade
absorb
report
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
politician
disadvantage
horizontal
authority
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
residential
biological
entertainment
communism
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
attitude
outnumber
recipe
instrument
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
Japanese
interview
deposit
mountaineer
SECTION THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions.
26. My father is a _____, who is responsible for the family finances.
breadwinner
homemaker
caretaker
cook
He was also the first ____ artist to have four singles to enter the Top 40.
chorus
solo
single
private
I wish I could do something to reduce the financial _____ on my parents.
capital
burden
limit
gap
Volunteer work helps young people know their strong and weak points before they enter the ____.
job market
job world
position market
professional market
Parents are always willing to lend a sympathetic ____ to their children when they have problems.
hand
ear
eye
heart
The government hopes their program will help new immigrants _____ well in the community.
enter
immerse
exchange
integrate
After having used the new technique, the factory produced ____ cars in 2014 as the year before
as twice many
as many twice
twice many as
twice as many
I think you should book a jazz band for your birthday party, _____?
do I
don't I
should you
shouldn't you
You'd better pay ____ visits to the dentist.
normal
regular
habitual
customary
The color is wonderful and the jacket fits like a ____ , but it's the price that puts me off buying it.
suit
sock
glove
shirt
I wish you'd do the accounts _____ I don't have for numbers.
a head
a mind
the heart
the nerve
Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with ____.
other one
the other
another
other
I got up so late that I _____ had time to catch the early train.
nearly
hardly
actually
virtually
He applied for training as a pilot. but they turned him down ____ his poor eyesight.
although
because of
in spite of
with regard to
Linda: “Where would you suggest I go this weekend?’’ - Jack: “___’’
Let’s go to the Folk Museum
I’d suggest you the Fold Museum
I’d prefer the Folk Museum
I’d recommend the Folk Museum
He wasn't attending the lecture properly and missed most of _____.
what the teacher said
which the teacher said
things said by the teacher
that the teacher said
My father gave me _____ as a birthday present on my birthday.
a digital useful alarm clock
an alarm useful digital clock
a useful alarm digital clock
a useful digital alarm clock
_____, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol.
An antiseptic used
When used as an antiseptic
An antiseptic when used
How an antiseptic is used
We'd been working hard for a month and so decided to go out and ____.
steal the show
face the music
read between the lines
paint the town red
Peter is inviting Mary to his house for lunch.
- Peter: “I'm having some friends over for lunch this Saturday. Would you like to join us?’’
- Mary: “______’’
Can I take a rain check?
Come on. It's your turn.
Thanks, but I mustn't.
As a matter of fact, I don't.
Which of the following best describes the reading passage?
An explanation of how American English and British English are often confused
A discussion of differences between American English and British English
An argument for choosing British English over American English
A listing of varieties of English and where they are spoken
According to the reading, Canadian English and American English are most alike in ____.
grammar
spelling
pronunciation
meaning
The word ‘'reciprocally’’ in the passage mostly means ____.
mutually
periodically
differently
similarly
Which of the sentences below is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph?
New English words appeared.
The British use °C, whereas Americans are more used to °F.
There are two equivalent words in British English for "subway' in American English.
In the US, people don't use cars on petrol.
According to the passage, the differences sometimes cause ____.
awkward customers
communicative disruptions
new vocabulary items
vacation breakdowns
The word "baffle" in the passage mostly means ____.
enhance
confuse
worsen
dismiss
According to the passage, American movies are _____.
not well-known in Britain
famous in the U.S. only
world-widely popular
not normally watched
The word "they'’ in the last paragraph refers to ____.
nouns
people
speakers
Americans
It can be inferred from the passage that in India, the 'subway' might be called ____.
the trunk
the train
the tube
subcontinent
According to the last paragraph, which of the following is LEAST likely said by the British?
'’Has he come yet?"
‘’The crowd were exciting’’
"The crowd cheered excitedly
"Did he come yet?"
In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (87) ___ to study for his degree.
settling down
getting up
taking over
holding back
After doing various jobs to (88)____ some money
achieve
raise
advance
win
The more adventurous the young person, the (89) _____
stronger
wider
greater
deeper
the challenge they are likely to (90) ____ themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel
put
set
aim
place
it can (91) ____ in a thirst for adventure.
result
lead
cause
create
Now that his university course has come to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him (92) _____ around the world.
just
complete
whole
right
What's more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport which are (93) ___ by natural energy.
pulled
charged
forced
powered
In other words, he'll be (94) _____ mostly on bicycles and his own legs
relying
using
attempting
trying
he won't be taking a (95) _____ cut by climbing aboard a plane, he'll be joining the crew of a sailing ship instead.
quick
short
brief
swift
Nigel hopes to (96) ____ on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.
leave
keep
pass
give
