ENTRANCE EXAM IN ENGLISH

VERSION 2A

For questions 1 15 read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Mark the correct answer on your answer sheet. TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) .. accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (2) .. people to change their habits and leave their cars at home. One possible (3) .. is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4) .. charges for parking and (5) .. tougher fines for anyone who (6) .. the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (7) .. as road pricing, is already being introduced in a (8) .. of cities, using a special electronic card (9) .. to the windscreen of the car. Another way of (10) .. with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11) .. of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (12) .. stage of their journey. Of course, the most important (13) .. is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to (14) .. the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable with fares (15) .. at an acceptable level. 1 A of 2 A make 3 A approach 4 A enlarging 5 A carrying down 6 A crosses 7 A named 8 A quantity 9 A fixed 10 A doing 11 A outskirts 12 A late 13 A thought 14 A pass on 15 A taken B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B for arrange manner increasing taking away refuses seen number joined handling border end thing throw away kept C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C about suggest custom developing bringing in breaks called total built dealing outside complete work give up given D by D persuade D style D growing D putting off D cracks D known D sum D placed D solving D limit D final D event D leave out D stood

For questions 16 50 choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D and mark it on your answer sheet. Only one answer is correct. 16. The organ .. will take place in the cathedral at 9pm. A) review B) rendition C) recital .. soon as he graduated he bought his first store. A) So B) For C) As He went to head office .. the manager. A) seeing B) to see

D) version

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D) Than

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C) for see

D) to seeing

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.. prices are valid for 28 days. A) This B) These .. holidays start on Thursday. A) I B) My

C) That

D) Their

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C) Me

D) Mine

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Im sorry but the company .. into liquidation last year. A) go B) went C) going He hasnt found a job .. he left school last year. A) while B) whenever C) since Would you .. to speak to someone else? A) like B) likes C) to like The faulty components .. from Hong Kong last month. A) coming B) are coming C) came

D) gone

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D) during

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D) liking

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D) come

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Its vital that all players are fully informed of the new A) regulate B) regulations C) regulating D) regulates They were forced to .. in the talks. A) interflow B) interchange

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C) interlude

D) intervene

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He suggested .. to the cinema but I didnt want to. A) do B) to go C) going I feel great after a day .. in the hills. A) walk B) walking

D) has gone

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C) is walking

D) walks

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The company .. a lot of equipment to France last year. A) sell B) has sold C) is selling Voluntary work always .. good on a CV. A) stands B) looks C) reads Im .. forward to Friday. A) watching B) seeing

D) sold

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D) applies

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C) waiting

D) looking

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She has just finished taking her school-.. exams. A) despatching B) departing C) leaving These goods arent in your A) book B) diary

D) going

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C) novel

D) catalogue

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CNN camera operators transmit news .. it happens. A) than B) before C) why We .. a lot of money or quality control since 2007. A) spent B) spend C) have spent

D) as

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D) spends

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There is genuine concern .. the region. A) between B) throughout

C) besides

D)

Wheat has been .. to make it resistant to pesticides. A) amended B) extended C) modified There are several outstanding .. in the orchestra. A) musical B) musicals C) musicians The number is .. engaged. A) yet B) every

D) observed

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D) music

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C) still

D) ever

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The train now .. at platform 10 is the 16.15 to Manchester. A) to arrive B) arrives C) arriving On .. of the course she was given a pay rise. A) completing B) completion C) completed Why wasnt this fault ? A) reported B) refunded

D) arrived

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D) complete

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C) recommended

D) invested

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Eating fish can reduce the risk .. heart attack by 52%. A) at B) to C) of We .. taking the visitors to a restaurant tonight. A) are B) is C) am He .. in the company for 15 years. A) works B) is working

D) by

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D) be

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C) has worked

D) work

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After her diet, she looked very .. and healthy. A) hungry B) slim C) skinny

D) starving

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Yesterday, it was the fourth time this week that Mr. Parker .. late to give his lecture. A) was B) has been C) had been D) to be Eventually, there turned up .. people than poor organizers had expected. A) many more B) rather most C) much more D) many Its important to keep your body in good A) contour B) shape C) form Its a shame. Hardly .. gave 10% of his income to charity. a) nobody B) none C) somebody

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D) figure

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D) anybody