Where can you see these notices?
For questions 1 to 5 mark one letter A, B or C
1. Please leave your room key at reception
A. In a Shop B. In a Hotel C. In a Taxi
2. Foreign money changed here
A. In a library B. In a bank C. In a police station
3. Afternoon show begins at 2pm
A. Outside a theatre B. Outside a supermarket C. Outside a restaurant
4. CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS: Lessons start again on 8th January
A. At a travel agent´s B. At a music school C. At a restaurant
5. Price per night: $ 10 a tent 5$ a person
A. At a cinema B. In a hotel C. At a camp site
Questions 6 to 10
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below. For questions 6 to 10 mark one letter on your answer sheet
Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atlantic Ocean is on the west and the North Sea on the east. Some people ..........(6) Scotland speak a different language called Gaelic. There are ..........(7) five million people in Scotland, and Edinburgh is ..........(8) most famous city. Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called “Ben Nevis”. In the South of Scotland, there are a lot of sheep. A long time ago, there ..........(9) many forests, but now there are only a ..........(10).
Scotland is only a small country, but it is quite beautiful.
6.
A. On
B. In
C. At
7.
A. About
B. Between
C. Among
8.
A. His
B. Your
C. Its
9.
A. Is
B. Were
C. Was
10.
A. Few
B. Little
C. Lot
Questions 11 to 20
In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts
Alice Guy Blaché
Alice Guy Blaché was the first female film director. She first became involved in cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s. This was a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many new inventions ..........(11) sound and colour. In 1907 Alice ..........(12) to New York where she started her own film company. She was ..........(13) successful, but, when Hollywood became the centre of the film world, the best days of the independent New York film companies were ..........(14). When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody ..........(15) her name.
11.
A. Bringing
B. Including
C. Containing
D. Supporting
12.
A. Moved
B. Ran
C. Entered
D. Transported
13.
A. Next
B. Once
C. Immediately
D. Recently
14.
A. After
B. Down
C. Behind
D. Over
15.
A. Remembered
B. Realized
C. Reminded
D. Repeated
UFOs – do they exist?
UFO is short for “unidentified flying object”. UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers, ..........(16) that is often the ..........(17) they are reported to be. The ..........(18) “Flying saucers” were seen in 1947 by an American pilot; but experts who studied his claim decided it had been a trick of the light. Even people experienced at watching the sky ..........(19) as pilots, report seeing UFOs. In 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of New Zealand. A television ..........(20) went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they were simply lights on boats out fishing.
16.
A. Because
B. Therefore
C. Although
D. So
17.
A. Look
B. Shape
C. Size
D. Type
18.
A. Last
B. Next
C. First
D. Oldest
19.
A. Like
B. That
C. So
D. Such
20.
A. Cameraman
B. Director
C. Actor
D. Announcer
Questions 21 to 40
In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
21. The teacher encouraged her students .......... to an English pen friend.
A. Should write
B. Write
C. Wrote
D. To write
22. They spent a lot of time .......... at the pictures in the museum.
A. Looking
B. For looking
C. To look
D. To looking
23. Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to .......... wrong.
A. Turn
B. Come
C. End
D. Go
24. .......... from Michael, all the group arrived on time.
A. Except
B. Other
C. Besides
D. Apart
25. She .......... her neighbor’s children for the broken window.
A. Accused
B. Complained
C. Blamed
D. Denied
26. As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went .......... the homework with me.
A. By
B. After
C. Over
D. On
27. Whether she´s a good actress or not is a .......... of opinion.
A. Matter
B. Subject
C. Point
D. Case
28. The decorated roof of the ancient palace was .......... up by four thin columns.
A. Built
B. Carried
C. Held
D. Supported
29. Would it .......... you if we came on Thursday?
A. Agree
B. Suit
C. Like
D. Fit
30. This form .......... be handed in until the end of the week.
A. Doesn´t need
B. Doesn´t have
C. Needn´t
D. Hasn´t got
31. If you make a mistake when you are writing, just .......... it out with your pen.
A. Cross
B. Clear
C. Do
D. Wipe
32. Although our opinions on many things .........., we´re good friends.
A. Differ
B. Oppose
C. Disagree
D. Divide
33. This product must be eaten .......... two days of purchase.
B. Before
C. Within
D. Under
34. the newspaper report contained .......... important information.
A. Many
B. Another
C. An
D. A lot of
35. Have you considered .......... to London?
A. Move
B. To move
C. To be moving
D. Moving
36. It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their ..........
A. Upturn
B. Input
C. Upkeep
D. Intake
37. I thought there was a .......... of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.
A. Piece
B. Part
C. Shadow
D. Touch
38. Why didn´t you .......... that you were feeling ill?
A. Advise
B. Mention
C. Remark
D. Tell
39. James was not sure exactly where his best interests ...........
A. Stood
B. Rested
C. Lay
D. Centred
40. He´s still getting .......... the shock of losing his job.
A. Across
B. By
D. Through
