2009 variation H1 : Name :
Task 1Grammar(20 items 1point each = 20 points)
Read the sentences below and choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. – Is your mother going on holiday this autumn?
– Yes. She has booked ______holiday for two weeks in ______Canary Islands.
A. a / aB. a / theC. the / aD. the / theE. the / ---
2. When Dulmaa ______at the shop, a lot of people ______outside yesterday.
A. arrived / queuedB. arrives / are queuingC. had arrived / queued
D. arrived / were queuingE. has arrived / were queuing
3. Unless you ______now, you ______tired tomorrow.
A. sleep / will beB. don’t sleep / will beC. slept / would be
D. didn’t sleep / would beE. sleep / won’t be
4. I hope I ______decorating the house by next week.
A. will finishB. will be finishingC. will have finished
D. will have been finishedE. am going to finish
5. The women ______you mentioned are all former employees.
A. whoB. whomC. whichD. whoseE. that
6. NATO ______in 1949 to improve the defense of Western Europe.
A. was formedB. had formedC. formedD. were formedE. had been formed
7. Emujin said, “I borrowed some money from my parents yesterday.” : Emujin said ______.
A. she borrowed some money from my parents yesterday
B. she had borrowed some money from my parents the day before
C. she had borrowed some money from her parents yesterday
D. she had borrowed some money from her parents the day before
E. she borrowed some money from my parents the day before
8. My grandmother told us a / an ______story.
A. Chinese amazing oldB. amazing old ChineseC. old amazing Chinese
D. Chinese old amazingE. amazing Chinese old
9. I ______any food, so I didn’t go to the supermarket.
A. didn’t need to buyB. can’t have boughtC. needn’t have bought
D. shouldn’t buyE. mustn’t buy
10. The thieves were seen ______a stolen car.
A. driveB. to driveC. droveD. being drivenE. driving
11. There are a lot of ______in the company.
A. woman workersB. woman workerC. women workers
D. women workerE. woman’s workers
12. If I ______more beautiful, I ______a photo model.
A. am / will beB. were / will beC. will be / will be
D. am / would beE. were / would be
13. Will there be anyone else we know at the party ______Dondog and Doljin?
A. otherwiseB. howeverC. besidesD. accordinglyE. because
14. Everybody is coming to the party, ______?
A. are theyB. aren’t theyC. isn’t heD. is heE. isn’t everybody
15. If I ______that lottery ticket last Tuesday, I ______all this money.
A. hadn’t bought / wouldn’t have wonB. didn’t buy / wouldn’t have won
C. hadn’t bought / would winD. had bought / won
E. bought / would win
16. A friend of ______has just come.
A. youB. yourC. yoursD. you’reE. yourself
17. Who is she? She ______here since this morning.
A. is sittingB. sitsC. was sittingD. satE. has been sitting
18. They made me ______for the broken window.
A. payB. payingC. to payD. paidE. to be paid
19. We ______in the house for two years before we decorated the living room.
A. have been livingB. have livedC. lived
D. had been livingE. were living
20. Baatar’s sister has a ______daughter.
A. four-years oldB. four-year oldsC. fours-year old
D. four-year oldE. four year’s old
Task 2Vocabulary exercises(20 items x 1 mark each = 20)
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
21. This dress doesn’t ______me. It is too tight.
A. suitB. matchC.fitD. likeE. wear
22. A ______person is someone who gets angry or upset easily.
A. tetchyB. wittyC. wearyD. greedyE. hearty
23. These shoes were not as cheap as I was expecting. It cost me ______.
A. a knee and an elbowB. a head and heelsC. a finger and a toe
D. a heart and a brainE. an arm and a leg
24. She was wearing a linen suit and a ______of pearls.
A. quiverB. ballC. stringD. bunchE. pad
25. It was very interesting to me that Eskimos live in a house made from blocks of snow called a/an
_____.
A. conventB. caravanC. barracksD. cellE. igloo
26. A ______is a solid or hollow shape with a round base, sloping sides and a point at the top.
A. cylinderB. coneC. sphereD. cubeE. diamond
27. We were woken at dawn by a cock ______repeatedly.
A. crowingB. gruntingC. croakingD. bleatingE. squeaking
28. He was given a fishing ______for his birthday.
A. needleB. pinC. nailD. rodE. stick
29. Why don’t you ______my sister when you’re in London.
A. call outB. call downC. call onD. call offE. call at
30. They couldn’t have children of their own so they ______a boy from the orphanage.
A. adoptedB. grewC. broughtD. roseE. raised
31. You should______your food well or you will get indigestion.
A. swallowB. biteC. chewD. sipE. touch
32. Your presentation is quite good ______the whole.
A. byB. inC. overD. ofE. on
33. All the children tried to ______the ways their favorite pop stars speak or behave.
A. take overB. take offC. take apartD. take placeE. take up
34. The White House is said to be haunted by the ______of the deceased president.
A. mirageB. miracleC. visionD. ghostE. trick
35. We ran up the hill and arrived at the top ______and covered in sweat.
A. pantingB. sniffingC. sneezingD. snoringE. whispering
36. I like the color of the jacket but the ______are too long.
A. buttonsB. heelsC. collarsD. sleevesE. laces
37. The problems between blacks and whites are ______problems.
A. religiousB. financialC. politicalD. racialE. general
38. This is your big ______to do what you’ve always wanted!
A. coincidenceB. luckC. chanceD. fateE. matter
39. I have five children. With my low salary it’s ______to make ends meet.
A. adequateB. insufficientC. enoughD. possibleE. financial
40. The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was barely audible at the back of the hall.
A. musicalB. dramaticC. appreciatedD. solitaryE. heard
Task 3Reading(5 items x 2 marks each = 10)
Read the text and choose the one best answer.
Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to live in. Around the edge of this huge dry part are large sheep and cattle farms. A few of them are as large as our smallest states. Often the nearest neighbors are many hundred miles away.
The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer.
When these radios first came into use, the Australian government set up a special two-way radio program. Then, people on the large farms could talk to a doctor hundreds of miles away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was sick, and the doctor could let them know how to care for the sick person.
Since the large farms were so far from towns, the children couldn’t go to school. Radio schools were set up for them in some areas. At a certain time each day, the boys and girls turn on their radios and listen to teachers in cities miles away.
Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbors. “Round robin talks by radio were started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away or who was sick or who was getting married. The men could talk about their sheep and cattle and how much money the markets would pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.
41. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. How farmers use a radio as a telephone.
B. How farmers use the two-way radio program to get news and communicate with each other.
C. How farmers use the radio to contact the doctor.
D. How farmers contact their neighbors using the radio.
E. How farmers sell their cattle using the radio program.
42. According to the passage the following statements are true EXCEPT :
A. All people who live in Australia use radios as a means of communication.
B. Australian farmers live far from each other.
C. Farmers often live in a huge dry part of Australia.
D. Farmers’ children listen to their teacher on the radio.
E. Doctors give advice about how to take care of the sick person on the radio.
43. It can be inferred from the passage that :
A. farmers are not able to get advice from doctors
B. farmers read many kinds of newspapers
C. farmers are not able to use any other communication except radio
D. most parts of the United States are too dry for people to live in
E. some farmers are not permitted to use the radio program
44. The words“keep in touch” can be replaced with :
A. fall in touchB. make in touchC. lose in touch
D. contact in touchE. stay in touch
45. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Using a radio as a means of communication
B. Introduction to farmers’ lifestyles
C. Geographic description of Australia
D. Communication between Australia and the US
E. Large sheep and cattle farms
Task 4 Error recognition(5 items x 3 marks each = 15)
Select the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
46. None of this injury to life and damage to property wouldn’t have happened if the amateur pilot
A B
had only heeded the weather forecasts and stayed on the ground. No error.
C D F
47. The piano, although considerably less capable of expressive nuance than many other musical
A B
instruments, aremarvelously dramatic. No error.
C D E
48. Even students who know about the grant rarely apply for it, because you hate to fill out
A B C
so many forms. No error.
D EE
49. Among divergent schools of psychology, differences of opinion about human motivation
A B
have led to widely different methods of treatment and research. No error.
C D E
50. Hiking along the mountain trails is a less expensive but considerablymore demanding vacation
A B C
activity than to cruise in the Bahamas. No error.
D E
Task 5 Communication(4 items x2 marks each = 8)
Read the short conversation. Then select the letter of the best answer choice.
51.Male : I can’t believe how hard those math problems were.
Female :You think so? I did them all.
Male : If only I had prepared for the exam with you.
What does the man mean?
A. He could have prepared for the exam with her.B. He could have gone out with her.
C. He doesn’t like math.D. The woman failed her exam.
E. The woman dislikes him.
52.Male:Six months hard work down the drain!
Female:What happened? Your project ended in failure?
What is learned about the man from this conversation?
A. He has finished cleaning the drain.
B. He feels that he has wasted six months.
C. His project was about drains.
D. He thinks his project was a success.
E. He did nothing for six months.
53.Female: Sukhee, have you seen my mobile phone?
I have looked everywhere for it, but I can’t find it.
Male: You had left it in my car. I gave it to your brother.
He said he was going to give it to you that day.
Where is her mobile phone?
A. She lost it.B. He found it.C. Her brother has it.
D. It is in the car.E. She has it.
54.Student : Maybe I should go back to my dorm and get some dinner before I sit down and
read this.
Librarian: That’s fine. But I can’t guarantee the article will be available right away when
you come back. Some other students from your class might be using it.
Student : Well, I guess I’ll just have to take my chances.
What does the student mean?
A. She is willing to risk not seeing the reserved material this evening.
B. She doesn’t plan to eat dinner at her dorm this evening.
C. She’s certain no other students will check out the reserved material this evening.
D. She’s concerned about reading the material before another student checks it out.
E. She knows that there are not any other students from her class in the library.
Task 6Understanding and Interpreting Data(2 items x 2 marks each = 4)
Analyze the graph and choose the appropriate answer.
55. Women prefer ___ to ___.
A. coffee/waterB. coffee/milkC. coke/tea
D. juice/yoghurtE. water/tea
56. Which two drinks are used less than others by men and children?
A. tea and coffeeB. juice and yoghurtC. milk and tea
D. water and milkE. coke and coffee
Part 2
2.1 Social Expressions(4 items x 2 marks each = 8) Match the sentences with the functions.
a. Can I park my car here?______1.Making a request
b. Could you explain this word to me?______2.Making a suggestion
c. Can I make you a cup of coffee?______3.Asking for permission
d. We can go for a walk this afternoon.______4.Making an offer
2.2 Where was it said?(5 items x 1 mark each = 5)Match the following places with the sentences.
a.THEATRE______1. Just a trim, please.
b.HAIR DRESSER’S______2. I’d like a room for two nights, please.
c.HOTEL______3. Do you want to send it airmail?
d.BUTCHER’S______4. Pork or beef?
e.POST OFFICE______5. Have you got any seats at the back?
2.3 Word formation(5 items x 2 marks each = 10) Fill in the gap with the correct word form.
Wilma is running a computer program that (a)______the (b) ______of a lake. She is allowed to change such factors as the amount of garbage, the amount of (c) ______waste, the temperature of the water, and the type of (d) ______applied to the waste materials. She carefully enters her decisions regarding each of these variables, pushes the return key, and is told that all the fish died after four days. She is (e) ______at this result, and she immediately reruns the program, changing some of the variables to try to make the fish live.
a.1. simulate2. simulates3. simulated4. simulation
b.1. pollute2. pollutant3. polluted4. pollution
c. 1. industry2. industrial3. industrious4. industrialized
d. 1. treat2. treatable3. treatment4. treated
e. 1. surprise2. surprising3. surprised4. surprisingly