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READING (35pts.)
READING I
A. DIRECTIONS: Read the text and answer the questions (4X3=12pts.)
Our facial expression is usually the first indicator of our state of mind. When were happy, we smile. And when
were sad or angry, we frown. There are times, however, when we dont want people to know what were really
thinking or feeling, or when were trying to hide something. In these situations, we choose our words carefully,
and we consciously make our facial expression mirror what were saying.
However, up to 90 per cent of communication is non-verbal. So we might say one thing, but our body language
often tells a different story. Body language refers to the pattern of gestures that express our inner thoughts and
feelings in communication.
If we are not very clever, our bodies will usually try to tell the truth, no matter what our words and facial expressions
are communicating. Here are three of the most common ways that our bodies can give us away:
1) Touching our faces more often than usual. If we are lying, we often cover our mouth with our hand or put a finger
on our lip. Part of us knows that what we are saying is not true, and tries to stop it coming out. Touching our ear or hair
and, most commonly, our nose are signs that we might be feeling anxious, or that we are angry or frightened but dont
feel able to express it.
2) Gesturing with our hands. Experiments have shown that we use our hands to talk with much less than usual when
what we are saying is not true. We dont know exactly what our hands are saying, but we know they are probably
communicating something important so we try not to use them. A person who says he or she is very pleased with
something, and they have their arms folded while they are speaking, may actually be feeling quite the opposite.
3) Moving our legs and feet. These are the most revealing parts of our body as they are the furthest from our face and
we dont usually pay attention to what they are doing. An interviewer might be listening patiently, smiling, and nodding,
but if hes tapping his foot, this could tell us that he is not enjoying the interview at all.
Most of us dont know exactly what someone elses body language means. But if we feel uneasy in someones
company, it may be because their words and their body are saying different things from each other. This difference
can have a significant effect on how we get on with that person.
3. According to the text why do you sometimes feel unhappy or restless when you are with somebody?
READING II
B. DIRECTIONS: Read the article and choose the correct answer (3x3=9pts.)
READING III
When Berenice Belizaire arrived in New York from Haiti with her mother and sister in 1987, she was not
very happy. She spoke no English. The family had to live in a small and crowded Brooklyn apartment, a far
cry from the comfortable house they'd had in Haiti. Her mother, a nurse, worked long hours. School was
torture. Berenice had always been a good student, but now she was learning a new language while
enduring constant taunts from the Americans. They cursed her in the cafeteria and threw food at her.
Someone hit her sister in the head with a book. "Why can't we go home?" Berenice asked her mother.
Because home was dangerous. The schools weren't always open anymore, and education her mother
insisted was the most important thing. Her mother had always pushed her: memorize everything, she
ordered.
"I have a pretty good memory," Berenice admitted last week. Indeed, the other kids at school began to
notice that Berenice always, somehow, knew the answers. "They started coming to me for help," she says.
"They never called me a nerd."
Within two years Berenice was speaking English, though not well enough to get into one of New York's
elite public high school. She had to settle for a neighbourhood school, James Madison, a school with a
history of unlikely success stories. "I didn't realize what we had in Berenice at first," says math teacher
Judith Khan. "She was good at math, but she was quiet. But she always seemed to ask the right
questions. She understood the big ideas. She could think on her feet. She could explain difficult problems
so the other kids could understand them. Eventually I realized she wasn't just pushing for grades, she was
hungry for knowledge And you know it never occurred to me that she also was doing well in English
and history, all these other subjects that had to be much tougher for her than math."
1. Berenice and her family came to the United States so that _______________________
__________________________________.
2. The American students treated Berenice and her sister by _______________________ when
they first came to New York.
D. DIRECTIONS: Read the following history of British football hooliganism. Then circle the letter of
the correct choice to complete the sentences with the most suitable phrase. (4X1=4pts.)
HOOLIGANS!
Football hooliganism started in England in the 1880s, when what were termed roughs caused trouble
at football matches. Although football violence declined between the two World Wars, in the 1960s
regular 1_____. Fans, who were from local working-class areas, joined groups. They all stood
together, usually at the goal end of their home football pitch, which they began to identify as their
territory. In the end, these groups became national gangs that used football matches as an excuse to
fight. As fans began to travel abroad to watch their local club play at away matches, they became
known as hooligans, and during matches they threatened the opposing fans. After the introduction of
the Football Spectators Act in the UK, football violence 2_____. By the 2000s most trouble happened
in places other than stadiums or major international tournaments. At Euro 2000, the English team was
expelled from the tournament due to the bad behaviour of the fans. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup in
Germany 3 _____ because over 200 people were arrested in Stuttgart before they could start any
fights. Four hundred others were also taken into custody. Many people think that the consumption of
alcohol is behind a lot of hooligan violence. In fact, the police said that on average each rioter 4 ____
every day of the tournament.
1. (a) fights started among fans at matches 3. (a) the English team was banned
(b) parties were held by the players (b) there were only a few violent fights
(c) television broadcasts had been banned (c) the German team lost
(d) meetings helped fans stop violence (d) they wanted to celebrate their
victory
2. (a) in European stadiums increased 4. (a) had eaten 20 hot dogs
(b) became even more popular (b) had punched 200 people
(c) in British stadiums declined (c) had drunk 30 cups of Coke
(d) was never heard of again (d) had consumed 17 liters of beer
PART III. USE OF ENGLISH (27)
A. DIRECTIONS: Read the text and choose the correct option. (7X1=7pts.)
For a long time, I had a strong (1) _______ to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, so last year I (2) ______ to climb
the mountain to raise money for a charity. Initially, I started out on my adventure by flying to Tanzania
in Africa, (3) ______ the mountain lies amongst gently rolling hills. There were eight other people in
my group and two guides who were (4) _____ for leading us safely up the mountain. On the first day, I
was full of enthusiasm. We were (5) _______ by brilliantly- coloured flowers and butterflies, and we
stopped and watched in amazement as a line of army ants marched across our paths. At one point,
one of the guides pointed at something and told me to keep still; I looked and was (6) ______ to see a
family of blue monkeys. After this, the climb got very steep and the high altitude made everything
more difficult. For instance, I had an awful headache, every part of my body ached and the weather
became freezing cold and windy. Finally, after an (7) _____ seven-day trek, we reached the top of
Mount Kilimanjaro. As a result, it was the hardest thing Ive ever done and climbing the mountain was
a true test of my life, I dont regret it and I look back on that experience with a feeling of pride.
B. DIRECTIONS: Look at Sarah's comments on his son, Tom. She keeps warning him to be tidy
and helpful, but he doesn't listen to her. Sarah also says that he was tidier before.
Complete the sentences with the given prompts using a suitable tense including used to or negative
form. (4xl =4pts)
leaving his books
not collecting
not helping to his sister with her homework
was more careful to turn the lights off before he went to bed
1. I've told him so many times to put his books in the wardrobe, but he ____________________ on
the floor.
2. I warn him so many times, I'm sure he _______________________ his books.
3.Although I told him to do he __________________________________________.
4. When he was younger, he _____________________________, but now he just leaves them
on all the time.
An average teenager spends from three to six hours communicating with friends on blogs
and social networks every day. Im not an exception! In fact, I think that the internet is a really
important part of my life. You can choose your friends from forum websites, social networks or
blogs to communicate, and theres also a chance to meet new people and
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________________________ with them. Two weeks ago, I 2___________________ one of
my friends, who I hadnt seen since we graduate from elementary school.
Sometimes, of course, there are people who 3__________________________ and criticize
you, but also there are always good friends who 4__________________________ you. They
help and comfort you when you 5___________________________ into tears. Personally, I
dont use social networks very often. I just visit them to make sure all my friends are alive and
well. But I love blogging! Every week I try to 6__________________ writing a post about my
life. I also think that things like writing letters or sending postcards are
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_______________________ . Last year, my mum created an account on Facebook. I
explained how everything worked. Now, she has even more friends than I do!
B. DIRECTIONS: Complete the dialogues with using one of the words given below in
sentences. There are some extras that you dont need to use. (6x2=12pts.)
discrimination injustice march highly-skilled
beneficial consider detect rise to the challenge whisper the bottom line
A. DIRECTIONS: Choose one of the following and write an article of four paragraphs. You
are expected to use linking words. (although, however, because, in order to...) (20pts.)
1 The advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad (in a foreign country)
2 The advantages and disadvantages of shopping on the internet.
CONTENT ORGANIZATION GRAMMAR VOCABULARY TOTAL
3pts. 3pts. 4pts. 3pts. 13pts.