Unit 6.

ENDANGERED SPECIES
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. endangered B. gorilla C. global D. dragon
2. A. change B. poaching C. chemical D. achievement
3. A. horn B. vehicle C. hippo D. habitat
4. A. species B. nest C. special D. helpful
5. A. snorkelling B. sensitive C. diversity D. reserve
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. visit B. extinct C. survive D. evolve
7. A. dangerous B. survivor C. habitat D. vulnerable
8. A. convenient B. endanger C. critical D. tradition
9. A. pollution B. collision C. protection D. valuable
10. A. migrate B. giant C. panda D. rhino
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
51. As soon as we will arrive, we will unpack the car.
A B C D
52. By this time next week, I am lying on a beach on the Bahamas.
A B C D
53. When I will see him, I will tell him you want to speak to him.
A B C D
54. Take a book with you, in case you will have to wait for a long time.
A B C D
55. Do you realize that by this time next week we have been in Paris?
A B C D
56. I'm sure you will be glad when we finally will arrive.
A B C D
57. By the time we will arrive, everybody will have left.
A B C D
58. Looking at the schedule it says the boat will leaves at ten tonight.
A B C D
59. I know Jenny calls later and as soon as she does I'm going to tell her what's happened.
A B C D
60. The more time you spend on prepare for the test, the higher scores you may get.
 A B C D
61. The more you practise speaking in your class, the more better you are at public speaking.
A B C D
62. The more better I study about endangered species, the more I worry about their extinction.
A B C D
63. The warmer the weather get around the world, the faster the polar ice caps will melt.
A B C D
64. The more renewable energy sources we use, the more better our living conditions will become.
A B C D
65. As people need more land to build houses, they cut down on more forests.
A B C D
66. The unemployment rate is getting higher, so that the crime rate is becoming higher as well.
A B C D
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
67. Rare animal extinction is one of the ________ things that could have happened.
A. good B. best C. worse D. worst
68. We need to do this ____ than we are at the moment.
A. quickly B. the quickest C. more quickly D. most quickly
69. Mary speaks English better than her sister ____.
A. is B. Ø C. has D. can
70. Looking after a kitten is ____ more difficult than I thought it would be.
A. far B. farther C. further D. father
71. Living in a big city isn't ____ interesting as I thought it would be.
A. less B. most C. more D. as
72. It has been a really bad journey, but I think the ____ is behind us.
A. good B. better C. worst D. worse
73. I'm quite disappointed in you as I know you can do ____.
A. bad B. better C. worst D. good
74. He arrived ____ than anyone else, so he had to wait more than an hour.
A. earlier B. more early C. early D. earliest
75. It is getting hotter and ____ every summer. I guess that is the result of global warming.
A. less B. more C. colder D. hotter
76. The meal was a bit ____ expensive than we expected, but it was very nice.
A. least B. less C. more D. most
77. I've never eaten such a strange thing ____ this before.
A. similar B. as C. same D. look like
78. By the time we get there, the film ____.
A. starts B. started C. will start D. will have started
79. If we don't protect these rare species, they ____ by 2030s.
A. die out B. will die out C. will have died out D. have died out
80. Next December, they ____ for twenty years.
A. will have been married B. have been married C. are married D. were married
81. By the time you come home, I ____ the decorating.
A. have finished B. will have finished C. are finishing D. finished
82. By the year 2050, computers ____ teachers.
A. replace B. will replace C. will have replaced D. have replaced
83. Jim and Laura ____ here for four years next June.
A. have lived B. will live C. will be living D. will have lived
84. This chess game is going to last ages. They ____ it until midnight.
A. won't have finished B. will finish C. have finished D. finish
85. ____ this book by the time it is due back to the library?
A. Will you read B. Will you have read C. Will you be reading D. Have you read
86. I hope I ____ before I'm thirty.
A. win a lot of prizes B. will win a lot of prizes
C. will have won a lot of prizes D. have won a lot of prizes
87. Maybe I ____ famous by the age of thirty-five.
A. become B. have become C. will become D. will have become
88. I hope I ____ millions of dollars from my business by the age of forty.
A. make B. will make C. have made D. will have made
89. At ten o'clock, I ____ my mathematics homework for three hours.
A. will be doing B. will have been doing C. have done D. do
90. We probably ____ by the time you get home.
A. don't leave B. won't leave C. won't have left D. haven't left
Part V. READING
Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Alligators have always been the most dangerous predators of the Florida Everglades, (106) ____ their
long-held position is now being challenged by a (107) ____ population of Burmese pythons.
The Burmese python, a giant snake measuring up to 20 feet (108) ____ and weighing up to 200 pounds,
is very (109) ____ among exotic pet owners. However, as the (110) ____ snakes grow, they become
more difficult to cage and handle. To avoid dealing with the snakes, the owners irresponsibly release
them into the wild. Since the Everglades is (111) ____ similar to the python's native environment of
Southeast Asia, they survive and (112) ____ without difficulty.
The issue with the Burmese pythons is their (113) ____ of meals. They eat alligators and endangered
birds, which (114) ____ strain on an already fragile ecosystem. Recently a 13-foot long Burmese python
was found with a 5-foot alligator bursting from its stomach. The python died (115) ____ to eat the
 alligator but a larger one would have easily won the struggle. With over 30,000 Burmese pythons now
living (116) ____ the Everglades, a solution to stop this invasive species is necessary. If the pythons are
left unchecked, there is a strong possibility they will wipe out a variety of species (117) ____ for the
functioning of the Everglades ecosystem.
106. A. but B. so C. because D. since
107. A. grow B. growing C. growth D. grown
108. A. length B. lengthen C. long D. longer
109. A. popular B. famous C. typical D. scarce
110. A. dead B. died C. death D. deadly
111. A. quiet B. quite C. quit D. quietly
112. A. prospect B. protect C. prosper D. protest
113. A. choice B. choose C. chose D. chosen
114. A. makes B. gives C. gets D. creates
115. A. try B. trying C. tried D. trial
116. A. over B. under C. in D. on
117. A. necessary B. necessity C. need D. needed
Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert. The Sahara is in North Africa and is as large as the
United States. Many people think that an area like this has no animals or plant life, but they are
incorrect. In fact, the Sahara Desert has many different 'ecoregions’. Each ecoregion has different plants
and animals living there. The biggest ecoregion is called the 'Sahara Desert ecoregion.' In this area, the
climate is extremely dry and extremely hot. The landscape is sandy and dusty with many high dunes.
Because the Sahara Desert ecoregion is so hot and dry, there are very few plants and animals. Scientists
estimate that there are only 500 species of plants. This is not very much when thinking of how
enormous the region is. These plants include acacia trees, palms, spiny shrubs, and grasses. The Sahara
is also home to 70 species of mammals. Twenty of these are large mammals. There are about 90 species
of birds and around 100 reptiles.
The biggest threat to plants and animals in this environment is drying up. Because of this, plants have
the ability to recover their health after their leaves have dried out completely. Animals can lose 30-60%
of their body mass and still survive. Most animals do not get their water from drinking like other
ecosystems. Instead, they have adapted to get their water through metabolic processes. This is why they
can survive in a place like the Sahara Desert ecosystem.
118. What is the text mostly about?
A. Location of the Sahara Desert. B. Hot weather of the Sahara Desert.
C. How animals survive on this Desert. D. The Sahara Desert and its ecosystem.
119. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Sahara Desert has no animals or plants. B. It is the second largest desert.
 C. It is in North Africa. D. It is in the United States.
120. In paragraph 1, the word they refers to ____.
A. people B. plants C. animals D. ecoregions
121. In paragraph 2, the word estimate is closest in meaning to ____.
A. confirm B. calculate C. formulate D. participate
122. All of the following are true about the Sahara Desert EXCEPT ____.
A. there are about five hundred types of plants B. seventy species of mammals can be found there
C. it is home to about ninety species of birds D. Fewer than 100 reptiles are found there
123. Why can animals and plants survive in the Sahara Desert?
A. They try to reduce the water intake. B. They get water from the irrigation system.
C. They get water through metabolic process. D. They don't really need water for a long time.
 Unit 7. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. application B. combustion C. navigation D. recognition
2. A. computer B. communication C. command D. complicated
3. A. advanced B. automated C. constructed D. reunited
4. A. arrangement B. application C. activate D. assistance
5. A. potential B. production C. promotion D. psychology
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. machine B. robot C. human D. fiction
7. A. applicable B. automation C. artificial D. evolution
8. A. algorithm B. exterminate C. intelligence D. technology
9. A. capable B. robotic C. industry D. futurist
10. A. assembly B. interfere C. reunite D. resurrect
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. High intelligent machines can be automated to operate without human ____.
A. intervene B. intervening C. intervention D. interventionist
12. The old astronomer patiently made his ____ and wrote down what he saw.
A. observation B. observatory C. observe D. observer
13. One of the popular ____ used in smartphones at present is voice recognition.
A. applicant B. applicable C. applications D. apply
14. If there are aliens out there, do you think they are much more ____ advanced than we are?
A. technological B. technologically C. technology D. technologies
15. ____ have announced that a major breakthrough has been made.
A. Research B. Researchers C. Researches D. Researching
16. I wish you would ____ the TV and go outside and get some exercise.
A. call off B. give off C. put off D. turn off
17. Scientists are trying to ____ out the ways to reduce pollution from aircraft.
A. break B. call C. turn D. work
18. I'll ____ you ____ you to our research department. Please hold on.
A. put - away B. put - out C. put - through D. put - up
19. No wonder the vacuum cleaner isn't working. You haven't ____ it ____.
A. brought - in B. given - in C.plugged - in D. pulled - in
20. Whoever ____ up with that idea should have won the Nobel Prize.
 A. came B. caught C. kept D. put
21. Ten million text messages are sent on ____ every minute.
A. account B. average C. common D. general
22. Astronomers have ____ a new planet outside our galaxy.
A. invented B. unearthed C. developed D. discovered
23. ____ is a type of book or film showing space travel of life on other planets, based on imagined scientific
discoveries of the future.
A. Epic B. Fiction C. Non-fiction D. Science fiction
24. Unluckily, David's dangerous and incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is in ____.
A. advance B. danger C. end D. vain
25. Most scientists believe that the day when robots become part of our lives will come ____.
A. from time to time B. more or less C. sooner or later D. later than never
26. Do you know who ____ the fact that sound travels in waves?
A. developed B. discovered C. found D. invented
27. I'm thinking of getting a fax ____.
A. engine B. instrument C. machine D. motor
28. The ____ of the outbreak of the disease is still unknown.
A. aim B. cause C. motive D. reason
29. GPS systems help a lot of people ____ on land, on the sea, and in the air.
A. inform B . interfere C. navigate D. reunite
30. After the power failure last night, the washing machine started to ____, so I had to wash the clothes by
hands.
A. make noise B. malfunction C. operate D. work
31. FM is a method of ____ signals, especially in radio broadcasting.
A. transacting B. transferring C. transmitting D. translating
32. UFO is an acronym for ____ Flying Object.
A. Unidentified B. Unimaginative C. Unknown D. Unique
33. The biggest fear is that humans might ____ control over robots.
A. gain B. keep C. lose D. take
34. Researchers have ____ to the conclusion that your personality is affected by your genes.
A. arrived B. come C. got D. reached
35. The telescope will photograph distant galaxies, ____ attempt to understand their past.
A. in B. for C. on D. with
36. It is likely that artificial intelligence might decide to ____ an end to humanity simply because it surpasses
human intelligence.
A. come B. make C. put D. take
37. A.I. robots are ____ of having human emotions.
A. able B. capable C. efficient D. fond
38. I don't think people should be allowed to ____ experiments on animals.
A. create B. make C. perform D. produce
39. Many materials have been used for ____ teeth, including wood.
A. artificial B. false C. hand-made D. natural
40. Once they've finished the extension to the ____, there'll be room for them to take on a lot more workers.
A. factory B. industry C. manufacturing D. trade
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
51. Drivers or pilots ____ the best routes to the destination quickly and effectively.
A. have the GPS found B. use the GPS to find C. get the GPS find D. get the GPS found
52. My sister ____ her laptop serviced last weekend.
A. did B. got C. made D. took
53. You should ____ a professional to check your house for earthquake damage.
A. have B. get C. make D. take
54. We ____ a cable TV put in this week.
A. are having B. get C. have D. have got
55. The dishwasher isn't working again, so my mother is thinking of having ____.
A. it repaired B. it repairing C. repaired it D . repairing it
56. We ____ while we were on holiday.
A. had our alarm system stolen B. had stolen our alarm system
C. got stolen our alarm system D. were stolen our alarm system
57. The A.I. expert wanted to have his assistant ____ the newly made robot.
A. activate B. activated C. activating D. to activate
58. Kelly wanted a live band ____ at her wedding.
A. been playing B. to play C. played D. to be played
59. I spoke to Victor last night and he said he ____ while he was on holiday.
A. got stolen his phone B. had his phone stolen
C. had stolen his phone D. was got his phone stolen
60. Why don't you ____ when you install this new electric gadget?
A. get Aaron help B. have Aaron help C. have Aaron helped D. have got Aaron help
61. As soon as Dad ____, we can leave.
A. got the car to start B. has got the car started C. got started the car D. was got starting the car
62. My teeth were little yellow, so I ____ by the dentist.
A. had cleaned them B. had them cleaned C. have them cleaned D. was cleaned them
63. Can we ____ this summer?
A. get installed air-conditioning B. get air-conditioning to install
C. have air-conditioning installed D. have installed air-conditioning
64. The car manufacturer ____ two automatic systems this morning.
 A. has had a robotics company install B. had a robotic company installed
C. had a robotic company install D. got a robotic company installed
65. The computer corporation ____ malfunctioning products.
A. had their workers eliminate B. had their workers to eliminate
C. had their workers eliminating D. had their workers eliminated
66. The robot manufacturer ____ their outdated robots for the next generation robots.
A. asked his customers exchange B. got his customers exchanged
C. had his customers exchanged D. had his customers exchange
67. Samsung ____ by those who have bought them for technical faults.
A. has all Galaxy Note 7 returned B. has all Galaxy Note 7 to returned
C. made all Galaxy Note 7 return D. made all Galaxy Note 7 returned
68. Experts believe that in the near future humans ____.
A. have robots do the housework B. have had the housework done by robots
C. will do the housework by robots D. will have robots do the housework
69. Nowadays, for the sake of human life, the military ____ which contain explosives.
A. have A.I. robots explore dangerous environments
B. get A.I. robots explore dangerous environments
C. have A.I. robots explored dangerous environments
D. get A.I. robots explores dangerous environments
70. Thanks to the A. I applications, Internet users ____ into a new language in real time.
A. can translate webpages B. can have webpages translate
C. can have webpages translated D. can get webpages to translate
71. It's hard to believe that this film ____ completely by computer.
A. has been generated B. has generated C. was been generating D. was to generate
72. My sister ____ her ear pierced last weekend.
A. did B. got C. made D. took
73. Recently, a new vaccine against measles ____.
A. has been developed B. had been developed C. had developed D. was developing
74. You'd better get someone ____ your house.
A. redecorate B. redecorated C. to be redecorated D. to redecorate
75. The patient ____ his blood tested to find out the cause of his breakdown.
A. asked B. had C. ordered D. took
76. We ____ that my father's new car ____ by Friday. He has promised to give his old one to me and I want to
drive to York in it at the weekend.
A. expect - will have been delivered B. are expected - will be delivering
C. have been expecting - is delivering D. are expecting - will have delivered
77. I wish my father had bought me a new mobile phone instead of having it ____ like that.
A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. being repaired
78. We are going to ____ next June, or else they will be expired.
A. get our passports renewed B. get to renew our passports
C. have had our passports renewed D. have our passports to renew
79. Mr. Brown tends to ____ his car serviced twice a year at the garage near his house.
A. have B. let C. rent D. give
80. The teacher had the students ____ an essay on the positive and negative effects that modern technology has
on children.
A. to write B. to be written C. write D. writing
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
81. Thanks to the first lawn mower which was invented in 1830, we don't have to pay for someone to have our
A B C
grass to be cut any more.
D
82. According to the futurist Ray Kurzweil, humans could have tiny computerized machines or nanobots invent
A B C
thanks to future medical advances.
D
83. In his Aston Martin DB5 car, Bond can have the photos being printed out along with the information about
A B C D
the people in them from a panel in a dashboard.
84. There's a network in computing called 'beta testing', which means you test something seeing if it works
A B C
properly before it comes official.
D
85. No longer do housewives have to clean the house every day because they get it done for robotic vacuum
A B C D
cleaners.
86. Before the cotton gin had been invented in 1794, American farmers had cheap slaves remove seeds from the
A B C D
cotton fiber.
87. Before the invention of email and the Internet in 1972, it took people at least one day to cause hand-written
A B C
letters sent to the recipients' homes.
D
88. In communication, we can have the voice recognition systems in smartphones or other electronic devices
A B C
to be identified our speech.
 D
89. The owners of modern manufacturing plants had workers doing heavy and repetitive tasks replacing, by
A B C D
robots.
90. In this throw-away society, instead of having an old electronics device fixed, people tend to toss it away and
A B C D
buy a new one.
Part V. READING
Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
SCIENCE FLYING IN THE FACE OF GRAVITY
It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built
in 1964, a Boeing KC-135 refuelling tanker, based on the 707. But appearances were deceptive, and the
13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.
Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded from floor to
ceiling; it looked a bit like a lunatic asylum. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded
walls eerily illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out apart from a few at the back, where the
young scientists quickly took their places with a look of apprehension.
From 12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight
at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative
experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions. For the next two hours the Boeing's flight
resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens
before hurting towards Earth. The intention was to achieve weightlessness for a few seconds.
The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were
on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into
a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless.
Everything became confused, and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. After 10 seconds
of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less
immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a
bump.
After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one
of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and
one they would be keen to repeat.
106. What does the writer say about the plane?
A. It had no seats. B. It had no windows.
C. The inside was painted white. D. The outside was misleading
107. What does the word eerily in paragraph 2 mean?
A. badly B. brightly C. clearly D. strangely
108. What did the pilot do with the plane?
A. He climbed and made the plane turn over.
B. He climbed and made the plane fall slowly.
C. He quickly climbed and stopped the engines.
D. He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.
109. What does the word it in the last paragraph refer to?
A. the exhilaration B. the opportunity C. the plane D. the trip
110. Why was this passage written?
A. To encourage young people to take up science.
B. To describe the outcome of a scientific competition.
C. To report on a new scientific technique.
D. To show scientists what young people can do.
Exercise 11. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
MODERN SCIENCE
It seems entirely (119) ____ to us that there are teams of scientists in universities and (120) ____
institutions around the world, attempting to (121) ____ the way the world works. However, it hasn't
always been that (122) ____. Although the scientific method is now four or five hundred years old, the
ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could work out the (123) ____ of natural events just by
the power of thought.
During the 17th century, more and more people began to realize that they could (124) ____ their
scientific ideas by designing a relevant (125) ____ and seeing what happened. A lot of (126) ____ was
made in this way by individual scientists. These men and women often worked alone, carrying out (127)
____ into many different areas of science, and they often received very little (128) ____ for their hard
work. (129) ____ the start of the 20th century, though, it became (130) ____ that science was becoming
more complicated and more expensive. This individual scientist disappeared, to be replaced by highly
qualified teams of experts. Modern science was born.
119. A. natural B. physical C. unreal D. typical
120. A. another B. every C. other D. whole
121. A. construct B. create C. discover D. invent
122. A. method B. route C. technique D. way
123. A. aims B. causes C. purposes D. reasons
124. A. calculate B. collect C. measure D. test
125. A. analysis B. attempt C. experiment D. event
126. A. development B. evolution C. movement D. progress
127. A. discovery B. education C. experiment D. research
128. A. present B. gift C. prize D. reward
129. A. At B. In C. On D. For
130. A. accurate B. actual C. clear D. true
Part IV. WRITING
Exercise 12. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
131. Why don't we get someone to fix our computer?
A. Fixing our computer is someone else's duty. B. Let's have someone to fix our computer.
C. Someone will have our computer fixed. D. Why don't we have our computer fixed?
132. My car needed servicing, so I took it to a garage.
A. I took my car to a garage to have it serviced.
B. I took my car, which needed to be servicing, to a garage.
C. I had a garage get serviced my car.
D. My car was taken to a garage to have it serviced.
133. Someone stole my dad's mobile phone last night.
A. My dad had his mobile phone stolen last night.
B. My dad got someone steal his mobile phone last night.
C. My dad asked someone to steal his mobile phone last night.
D. My dad was robbed of his mobile phone last night.

Unit 8. THE WORLD OF WORK

Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. advertisement B. applicant C. candidate D. management
2. A. relevant B. energetic C. enthusiastic D. engineer
3. A. organized B. prioritize C. important D. opportunity
4. A. competitive B. entrepreneur C. apprenticeship D. conscientious
5. A. challenging B. energetic C. management D. organized
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. experience B. apprenticeship C. administration D. prioritize
7. A. advertisement B. probation C. competitive D. relevant
8. A. organization B. enthusiastic C. compassionate D. qualification
9. A. encourage B. interview C. graduate D. organize
10. A. successful B. significant C. experienced D. challenging
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. He has all the right ____ for the job.
A. certificates B. degrees C. diplomas D. qualifications
12. Before we apply for any jobs, we need to prepare a good CV and a ____ very carefully.
 A. resume B.job interview C. covering letter D. reference
13. Employers always want job ____ to be able to demonstrate their skills and qualities.
A. employees B. workers C. staff D. applicants
14. There are usually a lot of job seekers applying for one position. Only a few of them are ____ for an
interview.
A. shortlisted B. listed C. screened D. tested
15. My application was not successful; there were more than 4,000 applicants and only 20 were selected. I
realized that apprenticeship were very ____.
A. demanding B. crowding C. competitive D. difficult 104
16. When preparing a CV, university ____ can consider attaching a separate report about official work
experience during the course.
A. graduates B. leavers C. candidates D. applicants
17. An apprentice is required to do several years' ____.
A. coaching B. education C. formation D. training
18. According to everyone in the ____, she's a very good boss.
A. apartment B. compartment C. department D. employment
19. She's looking for a better position with another ____.
A. association B. firm C. house D. society
20. It's wise to think about choosing a ____ before leaving school.
A. business B. career C. living D. profession
21. A doctor is a member of a respected ____.
A. occupation B. profession C. trade D. work
22. If you want a job, you have to ____ for one.
A. applicate B. apply C. ask D. request
23. You'll probably have to ____ an application form.
A. fill down B. fill in C. fill on D. fill through
24. And you'll need to give the names of two or three ____.
A. hostages B. judges C. referees D. umpires
25. All the members of our ____ are expected to work hard.
A. personal B. personnel C. staff D. gang
26. Some of my work is interesting, but a lot of it is just ____.
A. habit B. practice C. tradition D. routine
27. If you are paid monthly, rather than weekly, you receive ____.
A. revenue B. a reward C. a salary D. wages
28. The purpose of running a business is to make a ____.
A. service B. profit C. money D. contribution
29. The ____ were delivered to the warehouse by lorry.
A. data B. goods C. material D. stuff
30. Many young people travel all over the world and do all kinds of jobs before they ____.
A. lie down B. settle down C. touch down D. put down
31. In Britain, people are usually unwilling to tell other people how much they ____.
A. earn B. obtain C. deserves D. gain
32. If you're a(n) ____ you have to do what your boss tells you.
A. director B. employee C. employer D. manager
33. You can earn more money by working ____.
A. extraordinary hours B. overhours C. overtime D. supplementary hours
34. It's difficult these days for a young person to find a well-paid ____ job.
A. eternal B. reliable C. permanent D. stable
35. She was ____ after three years with the company.
A. advanced B. raised C. elevated D. promoted
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
51. The shop assistant finally agreed ____ a full refund.
A. giving me B. to give me C. give to me D. to me to give
52. Bill asked me why ____ to go shopping with me.
A. I hadn't invited him B. hadn't I invited him
C. I hadn't him invited D. hadn't I him invited
53. "Don't come to the interview late," my mom said.
A. My mom told me do not come to the interview late.
B. My mom told me did not come to the interview late.
C. My mom told me not to come to the interview late.
D. My mom told me not coming to the interview late.
54. "I will help you with your CV, Mary," Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV. B. Peter promised to help Mary with her CV.
C. Peter advised Mary not to write her CV. D. Peter wanted Mary to help with the CV.
55. “____,” the doctor advised his patient.
A. You had better stop drinking B. You had better to drink
C. I would like you to drink D. Please drink some more
56. The woman said she ____ in this company for over 20 years.
A. has been working B. was working C. had been working D. works
57. US scientists claim that they ____ a new vaccine against malaria.
A. were developed B. have developed C. had developed D. was developing
58. If you saw a layer, he'd advise you ____ legal action.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. for taking
59. The lecturer recommended ____ a number of books before the exam.
A. reading B. to read C. we reading D. to have read
60. The boss ____ because he was always behind the deadlines.
A. threatened to dismiss him B. suggested him to dismiss
C. threatened him to dismiss D. promised him to dismiss
61. “Go ahead. Jump again,” the instructor ____.
A. urged B. promised C. demanded D. required
62. “____” Jim offered.
A. Can I get you a drink? B. May I drink? C. Do you want to drink? D. Could I drink?
63. “____,” the workers refused.
A. We would like to work overtime
B. We had better work overtime
C. We're afraid that we really don't want to work overtime
D. We're willing to work overtime
64. “____,” Paul reminded me.
A. Don't forget to tailor your CV to match the job descriptions
B. I would tailor your CV if you do not mind
C. I remember to tailor the CV
D. I remember tailoring your CV
65. Ellie asked Stan ____ to look at the new catalogue.
A. did he want B. do you want C. whether he wants D. if he wanted
66. Stephen ____ me he'd bought that suit in a sale.
A. said B. spoke C. told D. claimed
67. “What did the man say when you challenged him?”
“He said he ____ pay for the things in his bag, but I didn't believe him!”
A. is going to B. has been going to C. goes to D. was going to
68. When I last saw Carrie, she told me she ____ of applying for another job, but now she's changed her mind.
A. thought B. is thinking C. was thinking D. has been thinking
69. “What did they say when they realized you weren't a shoplifter?”
“They apologized ____ me.”
A. to doubt B. they had doubted C. for doubting D. the doubt of
70. “What did Maria ask you?”
“She asked me ____ I had ever been abroad.”
A. that B. whether C. for D. About
71. It's about time Mrs Richards apologized to me ____ me a gossip in front of everybody.
A. to have called B. from calling C. that she called D. for having called
72. She may claim ____ a PhD but nobody's ever actually seen the certificate.
A. having B. to have C. for having D. if she has
73. Tammy responded ____ that at least she'd never lied to her parents.
A. to say B. that she said C. by saying D. with having said
74. The woman asked ____ get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. if the children can
C. whether the children could D. could the children
75. They said they had got back ____.
A. the following day B. the day after tomorrow C. the next day D. the previous day
76. The accused denied ____ in the vicinity of the murder scene.
A. to have ever been B. have ever been C. having been ever D. ever having been
77. We complained ____ the manager ____ the poor service we received at the restaurant.
A. on - about B. at - for C. with - of D. to - about
78. Police are advising ____ away from the building.
A. people to stay B. people staying C. people stay D. people will stay
79. The old man warned the young boys ____ in the deep river.
A. to swim B. not to swim C. don't swim D. against not swimming
80. “You must give me your essays,” Mrs. Vine said.
Mrs. Vine said we ____ give her our essays.
A. were having to B. will have to C. had to D. would have to
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
81. He complained with his friends about the terrible working condition at that factory.
A B C D
82. She refused to tell me what was the director's salary was because that information was confidential.
A B C D
83. You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.
A B C D
84. The applicant asked the head of the human resources department to tell him what the skills he needed in
A B C D
order to get that job.
85. My friend offered finding more information about the company that I was applying to.
A B C D
86. She asked me what the most important thing to remember at an interview is.
A B C D
87. The shop has volunteered that it will deliver the chairs by the end of the week.
A B C D
88. The old man warned the children to not swim in that river because it was very deep and dangerous.
A B C D
89. We were disappointed when the receptionist tells that the hotel was fully booked that week.
A B C D
90. Before the meeting finished, they arranged when they met next.
 A B C D
Part V. READING
Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A MORE COMMERCIAL TUNE
Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (106) ____ a concert pianist he has
gone into business, recently (107) ____ up his own company. "After leaving university I decided to
(108) ____ myself to a career in music. I loved performing but it was very hard (109) ____. I played at
concerts in Europe and America, made recordings and got good (110) ____. But after a while I felt I had
gone as (111) ____ as I could. Unless you are one of the world's top pianists, it's difficult to earn a good
(112) ____ and I wasn't one of the greatest.
When I (113) ____ up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I
was. But I felt free and (114) ____ I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a (115) ____ in
business administration I joined the recording company EMI and started their classical video division,
producing programs about famous artists. A year ago I left EMI and formed a new company, New
Media System, which (116) ____ in multimedia programs.
Now that I run my own business I'm in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements.
Although the stress is high and I work (117) ____ hours, the stress involved in piano playing was much
worse. It took physical, emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures I live with now.'
106. A. like B. working C. how D. as
107. A. giving B. setting C. forming D. bringing
108. A. devote B. take C. assign D. employ
109. A. job B. effort C. work D. career
110. A. reviews B. critics C. reports D. praise
111. A. soon B. often C. far D. much
112. A. life B. living C. money D. payment
113. A. took B. brought C. gave D. put
114. A. lastly B. at last C. at the end D. lately
115. A. qualification B. title C. graduate D. grade
116. A. specializes B. focuses C. concentrates D. dedicates
117. A. overtim B. large C. long D. bonus
Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
LINDA GREENLAW: SWORDFISH FISHERMAN
Not only does Linda Greenlaw do one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, but also does it
extremely well. She has been described as ‘one of the best captains on the entire East Coast’ and that, in
one of the leading countries in the fishing industry, is praise indeed.
 Linda was born and brought up on Isle au Haut, a tiny island ten kilometers off the coast of Maine,
USA. She fell in love with fishing as a child, and she worked on fishing boats during her summer breaks
from college.
Her first opportunity to go on a deep-sea fishing trip came when she was nineteen. Alden Leeman, a
man she'd never met before, hired her for thirty days on his sword-fishing boat. The trip was a success
and eventually Alden offered Linda her first boat to captain in 1986, which probably made her the only
woman ever to captain a sword-fishing boat.
So, why did she take up swordfishing in the first place? Linda says that not only does she like the way
she feels on a boat, but she also gets passionate about catching a fish. More than anything, she's proud
of being a fisherman, even more so than she is of being a best-selling author.
Linda has published four books to date, the first of which, The Hungry Ocean, was top of the New York
bestseller list for three months. In it, Linda tells the story of one fishing trip and narrates the adventures
she experienced on board with her five-man crew, including bad weather, sickness, mechanical
problems and, of course, the fish.
But the world of fish and fishing is a man's world and it's not easy to find a word to describe Linda
Greenlaw. In her own words, she says: 'I am a woman. I am a fisherman. I am not a "fisherwoman”,
“fisherlady", or "fishergirl”.’
118. Linda is ____.
A. American B. British C. Canadian D. Greek
119. Her first deep-sea fishing trip was ____.
A. when she was thirty B. when she was a child C. before she was twenty D. in 1986
120. Linda took up swordfishing because ____.
A. she needed to earn some money B. she wanted to become a best-selling author
C. all her family are fishermen D. she loves boats and catching fish
121. On the boat described in The Hungry Ocean ____.
A. there were five people B. there were six people
C. there were four people D. there were three people
122. Linda prefers to be described as ____.
A. a fisherwoman B. a fisherlady C. a fisherman D. a fishergirl
Exercise 13. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
141. The secretary said, "Sorry, I will never work on Sunday.”
A. The secretary promised not to work on Sunday.
B. The secretary refused not to work on Sunday.
C. The secretary reminded her boss to work on Sunday.
D. The secretary refused to work on Sunday.
142. "Joanna, please come to my office immediately," the boss said.
A. The boss invited Joanna to come to his office immediately.
 B. The boss warned Joanna to come to his office immediately.
C. The boss asked Joanna to come to his office immediately.
D. The boss told Joanna please come to his office immediately.
143. “Susan, can you remember to photocopy these documents for tomorrow's meeting?" said the line manager.
A. The line manager advised Susan to photocopy those documents for the meeting tomorrow.
B. The line manager reminded Susan to photocopy those documents for the meeting the following day.
C. The line manager invited Susan to photocopy these documents for the meeting the following day.
D. The line manager reminded Susan to photocopy these documents for the meeting the following day.
144. "Go on, Mike! Apply for the job," the father said.
A. The father encouraged Mike to apply for the job.
B. The father denied applying for the job.
C. The father invited Mike to apply for the job.
D. The father forced Mike to apply for the job.
145. “I would like a cup of coffee, please,” Ms. Smith said to the waitress.
A. Ms. Smith ordered the waitress to bring her a cup of coffee.
B. Ms. Smith invited the waitress a cup of coffee.
C. Ms. Smith advised the waitress to drink a cup of coffee.
D. Ms. Smith warned the waitress not to drink coffee.