Time for test: up to 40 minutes The test has 60 questions. Try to do as many questions as you can.

Stop when the questions become too difficult. Andreo is a student at International House. He meets a friend, Greta, in the school garden. Read their conversation. Some words have letters missing. Fill in each gap with the missing letters to make one word.
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Andreo i__ twenty years old. He lives i__ Switzerland. He is learning English.

Hi, Greta, are you a student here?

No, Im visiting m_____ sister.

D_____ she work here?

No, shes studying English here at International House.

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Oh, really. Is she enjoying the lessons?

Yes, she says theyre a l_____ of fun. But she _____nt like the homework. She says its boring.

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Yes, but too much work is better t_____ too little. Greta, its very hot. W_____ you like a drink?

Good idea. What a_____ that new caf on the corner? The drinks there arent too expensive

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OK, Ill just g_____ my bag.

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Flora is a student who is having a holiday in Hungary. She is writing a letter to her friend Stefano.

Hi Stefano, We arrived here in Budapest two days _11_. It was very cold and wet here _12_ Saturday, but yesterday and today it has _13_ warmer. I like the sun! We _14_ already visited many places. Yesterday we _15_ to Szentendre by train. We couldnt see everything in the town _16_ we didnt have enough time. We _17_ like to go back there tomorrow. Tonight we have bought tickets _18_ the cinema. I will phone you when I get back _19_ week. Flora

Question type 3 multiple choice Example: One, __, three, four, five, A one B two C three D four (Answer: B)

Choose only one option. Put a cross (X) in the appropriate box on your Answer Sheet.

20 Flora is __ holiday. 20 A on B to C in D with

21 On her first visit she didnt see the __ town. 21 A every B whole C total D all

22 Flora is __ out to the cinema this evening.

22 A travelling B going C coming D seeing

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Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word on your separate Answer Sheet. The following text is about American pioneers.

During the 19th century, European settlers travelled across America. They wanted _23_ find land to farm. They _24_ called pioneers. Most of them travelled in long wagon trains stretching as far _25_ the eye could see. The wagons were packed with food, tools and household goods. _26_ was only space for small children, the sick and some women to ride _27_ the wagons. Everyone else walked alongside. In heat, dust and snow, the pioneers crossed prairies. They climbed mountains _28_ lived and slept outdoors. They often went short of food and water. The pioneers also faced attacks from Native Americans _29_ didnt want the Europeans to take their land from _30_. When the pioneers came to set up home, they had _31_ build their own houses. Some made them out of wood, but others used pieces of dry earth, cut _32_ the ground. Fill in the gaps about the American pioneers. Put a tick ( ) on the appropriate letter on your Answer Sheet. 33 The pioneers __ to travel to America by ship.
33 A had B must C have D did

34 The journey in the wagons __ uncomfortable.

34 A were B made C was D could

35 The pioneers __ themselves against the Native Americans.

35 A attacked B defended C saved D fought

36 All through the 19th century, pioneers in America __ their houses. 36 A had built B were built C are building D were building

37 The pioneers wanted to __ Europe

37 A go B leave C come D depart

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BILINGUALISM
Surveys show that in the USA one in seven people speaks a foreign language other than English at home. In the past, second generation children were usually encouraged to adopt the customs, culture and language of whatever was identified as the majority culture. Today, people _38_ much more likely to promote bilingualism. There are different theories on the best way to teach a child to use two languages. Most researchers agree that a child who is exposed to two languages _39_ an early age will naturally learn to use _40_. Children may be expected to go _41_ some periods of mixing the two languages, sometimes even within the same sentence. A separation of the two languages will occur gradually. Children may also experiment with the two languages to create special effects or _42_ express themselves in specific settings. For example, _43_ language may be considered less formal and used for information about events related to home and family, while the _44_ is considered more formal and used in activities outside the home. Less confusion will occur if children learn over time to associate the each language with a different context, _45_ instance, one language could be used to speak to the mother and one to speak to the father. Put a tick ( ) on the appropriate letter on your Answer Sheet. 46 In the __ stages, children may mix the languages.
46 A subsequent B initial C consequent D final

47 Children may __ one language as a home language only.

47 A dismiss B regard C realise D suppose

48 Only if two languages are spoken at home, __ children become genuinely bilingual.
48 A Then B all C however D can

49 Many parents desire their children ___ bilingual.

49 A Being B to be C be D have been

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SOAP OPERAS
The sheer popularity of soap operas has meant that academic interest was captured the moment soap operas appeared on the worlds television screens. Given their ability to enhance your sense of love, romance and personal success through vicarious experience, soap operas have been defined as cultural fantasies mediating viewers realities. In short, they give the viewer the opportunity to experience life __50__ having to deal themselves with the risks and problems. Now soap operas are receiving renewed interest from media specialists. Some have launched an ambitious international survey aimed at fully investigating the nature of serial dramas and their impact on audiences around the world.. A brief history of the genre is also being planned and there are hopes to produce a continent __51__ continent description of the legacy of the soap opera, together __52__ short analyses of individual countries. __53__ is hoped that studying plot summaries of series that have been particularly popular in each country will give an approximate picture of worldwide tendencies and clues to the underlying success of this genre. Technological and financial factors, __54__ are key determinants of the quality and volume of soap opera programming, are other essential elements to be researched. One issue that researchers have focused attention on is the extent to which a country's serial drama offerings are indigenous or imported. A great number of less wealthy countries cannot afford to produce programmes by __55__ and subsequently import another countrys output. __56__ soap operas are a form of light entertainment centred around apparently trivial and innocuous story lines, they actually pose a threat to the importing countrys culture. One of the unfortunate ramifications of importing another countrys programming is that you also import that countrys cultural values. These dramas, then, are a key feature in the process of cultural imperialism. Despite this, the conclusion is _57_, particularly in developing nations, the cultural legacy of soap operas has largely been positive - far more positive, in fact, than the genre's reputation as an especially "lowbrow" form of entertainment might lead us to believe. __58__ they draw large audiences, soaps have proven to be a highly effective medium of educational messaging. The example of Latin American governments demonstrates the genres potential to address such concerns as literacy and sexual health. In particular, countries like Mexico and Brazil have had remarkable success promoting social campaigns by including them __59__ the story lines of serial dramas. Consequently, as these two countries are among the world's most prolific exporters of soaps, __60__ educational messaging is often transmitted around the globe.

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