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15. The most likely reason for the Mary Celeste abandonment
A) was the invasion of aliens.
B) was the unusual noises she produced.
C) was her sinking under her weight.
D) was the crew uprising against the captain.
PART TWO: READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the text below. Then read the questions that follow it and choose the best
answer to each question among A, B, C or D, marking your answers on your answer sheet.
Directions: Read the text below. Then read the questions that follow it and choose the best
answer to each question correspondingly among A, B, C or D, marking your answers on your
answer sheet.
bought their own servers and set up a shop in the garage of Susan Wojcicki, who was
Sergeys sister-in-law. They also changed the name of the search engine to Google. The
name originated from a play on the mathematical term googol, which is the number 1
followed by 100 zeros. This name was perfect for what Larry and Sergey had in their
minds a large-scale search engine with the ability to organize an unlimited amount of
information on the internet. The domain google.com was registered on September 14, 1997
and Google Corporation was formed a year later in September 1998.
Since then Google has come a long way from the garage office and the imperfect
mechanism of BackRub. Today it has about a thousand employees, working in Googleplex
in California, as well as in offices outside the US. The company has expanded globally by
releasing Google in 26 languages and launching many additional applications and services
for internet users. Google continues to develop and improve how people experience the
internet theres no doubt that it will remain a very influential part of our lives in years to
come.
21. Larry and Sergey knew each other before they came to Stanford University.
A) True.
B) False.
C) No information in the text.
22. BackRub was discontinued because it couldnt do what it was created for.
A) True.
B) False.
C) No information in the text.
23. The two friends business project was initially funded by Sergeys sister-in-law.
A) True.
B) False.
C) No information in the text.
24. The new name Larry and Sergey chose for their search engine had a symbolic
meaning for them.
A) True.
B) False.
C) No information in the text.
25. Most of Googles employees work in the Californian office of the company.
A) True.
B) False.
C) No information in the text.
Directions: Read the text below. Then read the questions that follow it and choose the best
answer to each question correspondingly among A, B, C or D, marking your answers on your
answer sheet.
A 58-year-old grandmother in Massachusetts won one of the biggest prizes in U.S. history
$294 million. If she had taken the 26-year payout, Doris Stevens would have received $11
million a year for 26 years, before taxes.
Mrs. Stevens decided to take the lump sum payment. People who take the lump sum get paid
within 60 days, but their total payment is reduced by almost 40 percent. Mrs. Stevenss lump
sum was $168 million, but after the federal tax was applied, she received $110 million. Thats
the amount that Mrs. Stevens got to put in her purse.
Recently divorced, Stevens says that her ex-husband has already called her to ask about a
loan. She laughed. I wouldnt lend him a quarter to call the police if he was getting robbed.
Let him borrow money from his new young girlfriend who makes him so happy.
What is she going to do with her unexpected wealth? Well, the first thing I'm going to do is
to help out my children and grandchildren, of course. Next, I hope to revolutionize the
housecleaning industry.
A housewife for her entire life, Mrs. Stevens says shes going to establish a National
Housecleaner Helper Corporation. Her corporation would focus on giving money to various
individuals and research firms to develop more efficient and more powerful housecleaning
solvents and tools.
When was the last time you saw something new in housecleaning? Mrs. Stevens asked.
They keep claiming theyve invented new products that remove any and all stains, but they
still havent invented a product that removes an ordinary ballpoint ink stain from your
ordinary white shirt. This industry needs some new products. I hope to revolutionize the
cleaning world, so that my sisters will have an easier time of it in the future. Weve all spent
too much time on our hands and knees. If men had to do housecleaning, you know that theyd
be inventing more powerful products every week.
26. The prize which Mrs Stevens won could have been paid
A) in yearly sums, free from federal taxes.
B) within 60 days with a tax of almost 40%.
C) as a total payment, reduced by 40%, and no taxes.
D) in at least 26 instalments, reduced by taxes.
27. Mrs Stevens was asked for money by
A) her husband.
B) her children.
C) her grandchildren.
D) All of the above.
28. Mrs Stevens intends to invest in
A) her grandchildrens education.
B) various research projects.
C) the housecleaning industry.
D) trade with cleaning products.
29. Mrs Stevens claims that
A) the cleaning industry is developing very slowly.
B) new cleaning products should be invented every week.
C) the cleaning industry is run entirely by men.
D) there should be universal cleaning products.
30. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A) Mrs Stevens has been working as a professional housecleaner all her life.
B) Mrs Stevens is determined to relieve the heavy everyday duties of housewives.
C) Mrs Stevens thinks that men dont understand the problems of housecleaning.
D) Mrs Stevens thinks she can contribute to the improvement of housecleaning products.
A) abnormal
A) scopes
A) remain
A) conviction
A) experiments
A) style
A) uncovered
A) finds
A) announced
A) to
A) mass
A) off
A) vogue
A) made off
A) suspicion
B) irregular
B) scenes
B) stand
B) design
B) experiences
B) manner
B) faced
B) findings
B) shared
B) for
B) public
B) through
B) popularity
B) cleared off
B) guess
C) uneven
C) sites
C) rest
C) concept
C) examinations
C) fashion
C) exposed
C) scores
C) held
C) after
C) assembly
C) without
C) trend
C) took off
C) suggestion
D) odd
D) domains
D) keep
D) belief
D) discoveries
D) technique
D) revealed
D) outcomes
D) pronounced
D) on
D) audience
D) out of
D) mania
D) ran off
D) hint
49. This cathedral may not be very stylish, but you must admit it looks _____.
A) mostly impressive
B) most impressively
C) most impressive
D) mostly impressively
50. _____ happened twenty years ago between us does in no way concern our children.
A) That what B) That which
C) What
D) Which
58. Im pretty sure that shes driving home her car isnt here.
She ________________________________________________ home her car isnt here.
(use a modal verb)
59. People think that three convicts have escaped from Dartmoor Prison.
Three convicts ___________________________________________________________.
60. It is a long way to their house: we cannot walk there.
Their house is so ______________________________________________________ .
PART FOUR: WRITING
Directions: On your sheet for open-ended answers write a composition in standard English
of about 160-170 words on ONE of the following topics, marking the topic you have chosen
on the sheet:
1.Tell about the last time you or your friend cheated at an exam. Why did you cheat? Was
it worth it? How did you feel?
2. It is 2099. What is your prom dress like? How are you going to celebrate your graduation?
Mind that in case of indecent language, plagiarism, identical texts or if your composition is
under 80 words or totally irrelevant to the chosen topic it will get 0 points.
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TRANSCRIPTS
Directions: You will hear a text about the Royal kiss twice. Before you listen to it, you have
1 minute to read the questions. While listening for the first time, you can look at the questions
and the suggested choices, but you are not allowed to take notes. When you hear the whole
text, you have 3 minutes to answer the questions on your answer sheet, choosing among A, B
or C. Then you will hear the text again and will have 1 minute to check your answers.
Britain's Prince William and his new bride Kate stepped onto the balcony of Buckingham
Palace two hours after saying their vows in church and gave an estimated audience of two
billion people what they had all waited for: a royal kiss.
It was a very brief kiss so conservative a touch on the lips that many in the crowd may
have missed it. They followed it with a second, equally short kiss for the cameras.
Some two billion people across the globe were believed to have tuned in as the future
king and queen of England started their lives as husband and wife with the two simple words
"I will." The couple looked nervous but happy and recited their vows without stumbling
before Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
An hour and 9 minutes after the ceremony began, the royal couple came out from the
Westminster Abbey and the crowds cheered the couple and waved British flags along the
entire route, until the carriage disappeared within the walls of Buckingham Palace.
Upon her arrival at the palace, the Queen herself expressed approval of her grandson's
wedding, calling the ceremony "amazing", according to the BBC.
A million well-wishers as well as some protesters flooded into the areas
surrounding Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and other London landmarks. Crowds
were up at dawn waving flags for television and erupted with excitement as huge television
screens began broadcasting at Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park.
However, right before the ceremony, an admirer dressed as a bride held a sign that said:
"Will, it's not too late!"
Directions: You will hear a text about the Royal marriage twice. Before you listen to it, you
have 2 minute to read the questions. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
questions and the suggested choices, but you are not allowed to take notes. When you hear the
whole text, you have 4 minutes to answer the questions on your answer sheet, choosing
among A, B, C or D. Then you will hear the text again and will have 1 minute to check your
answers.
Only time will tell. But there is reason to be optimistic. At 28, Catherine Middleton, is
much older than Diana was when she wed Prince Charles at only 20. Kate is an old bride by
Royal standards. Kate also has already had practice dealing with the media.
Prince William and Kate have dated on and off for years, so they know of each others
flaws of character. Unlike Diana and Charles who only had a few dates before they married.
And from all appearances they genuinely seem to adore and love each other. Even so William
admits he is nervous and his knees were "knocking together" during a rehearsal, due to the
thought of the world watching the event so closely.
Prince William and Kate Middleton split up for several months in 2007. The two were
brought together after going to the party of a mutual friend, Sam Waley-Cohen, at his wealthy
family mansion. They talked intently at the party, and must have resolved their problems
because soon after they were seen vacationing together.
The royal family is said to approve of Middleton, the daughter of self-made
millionaires. The Queen apparently approves of "Kate". However, the Queen prefers to
address her by her full name "Catherine".
Since Kate's parents are self-made millionaires, they have no doubt taught their
daughter the value of hard work. Her father worked for an airline and her mother was a flight
attendant before the family started a mail order business specializing in children's parties.
Directions: You will hear a text about some mysteries twice. Before you listen to it, you have
2 minutes to read the questions. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
questions and the suggested choices, but you are not allowed to take notes. When you hear the
whole text, you have 4 minutes to answer the questions on your answer sheet, choosing
among A, B, C or D. Then you will hear the text again and will have 1 minute to check your
answers.
Sometimes there are rational explanations to the mysteries we love. For instance, the
Cydonian region on Mars attracted a great deal of attention because one of its hills looked
remarkably man-made. The region was first imaged in detail by the Viking 1 orbiter, which
was launched in 1975. Several photos including one taken in 1976, showed for the first time
that one of the Cydonian flat-topped hills had the appearance of face. Scientists dismissed the
face as a trick of light and shadow. Then a second image also showed the face at a different
sun-angle. This caught the attention of organizations interested in extraterrestrial intelligence
and some talk-show hosts. They believed the face was a long-lost Martian civilization. In
2003, the European space agency launched Mars Express which was able to combine data
from a high resolution stereo camera and create a 3D representation of the Face on Mars. It
shows a round massif but no face in sight.
Another mystery was the Ica Stones - stones discovered in a cave in Peru. The cave
was never identified. The Stones have drawings on them such as Aztec men fighting
dinosaurs, extinct fish, open heart surgery and other things that show an advanced civilization.
A farmer was arrested for selling these stones to tourists. In his defence, he said he had been
making them himself. To get that ancient look, he said he left the stones in his chicken coop,
and let the chickens do the rest. Others have also made and sold Ica Stones. There is no
evidence of a civilization in that area, no ruins, bones or anything.
Last but not least is the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered floating in the sea minus her
crew. Stories range from finding meals, still hot and ready to eat, to the ship being found
abandoned but with no personal items taken, with strange circular burns on the deck
indicating people had been kidnapped by aliens. The truth is much more boring. The ship that
discovered the Mary Celeste saw signs that the crew had left in a hurry. They also noted the
ship was making strange noises. The captain probably thought his ship was sinking, so he left
with the crew.
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51. I have been working / have worked here for three months.
52. Her father succeeded in persuading her to study medicine.
53. Everybody enjoyed the film apart from Jessica.
54. You neednt have cooked all this food!
55. If you hadnt phoned me, I wouldnt have known about the meeting.
56. I asked her if she had ever seen the Star Wars films.
57. Our company is being supplied with computers by Computer World.
58. She must be driving home her car isnt here.
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