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Part 1: Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary (30 points)

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<strong>Part</strong> 1: <strong>Reading</strong> <strong>Comprehension</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Vocabulary</strong><br />

(<strong>30</strong> <strong>points</strong>)<br />

<strong>Reading</strong> <strong>Comprehension</strong>: A Human Mistake<br />

While travelling abroad, Mr Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his<br />

brother, asking for £ 2000. “Transfer the money” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P....<br />

I would be very grateful.”<br />

After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “Nothing<br />

has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks, <strong>and</strong> Mr Frank got very<br />

worried. He phoned his brother but he could not reach him. There was no reply, <strong>and</strong><br />

no money arrived for him.<br />

In the fourth week Mr Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport<br />

<strong>and</strong> luggage were taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one<br />

believed him. He was sent to prison for sixty days.<br />

When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The clerk he spoke to<br />

was a new man. “Have you received £ 2000 for me?” he asked. “My name is Jackson<br />

Frank.”<br />

The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Mr Jackson, it’s here. It was transferred – let me<br />

see – oh, about three months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr<br />

Frank the order.<br />

The order read: “Pay Mr Frank Jackson the sum of £ 2000...”<br />

“But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.”<br />

“Oh, that’s all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter J, but it’s your money.” The<br />

clerk laughed. “A human mistake, sir! We’re all human beings, aren’t we? And so we<br />

all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds odd to me.”<br />

Mr Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said, “A human<br />

mistake – is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking.”<br />

A. Give a short answer to each question: (1 point each = 5 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. How much money did Mr Frank send for? ................................................................<br />

2. Did the money reach the Fisher Bank? .....................................................................<br />

3. How long was Mr Frank in prison? ............................................................................<br />

4. Did the clerk say he was sorry for the mistake? ........................................................<br />

5. Did Mr Frank kick the clerk? ......................................................................................


B. Give a complete answer (sentence) to these questions (2 <strong>points</strong> each =<br />

10 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. Why couldn’t Mr Frank just go to his brother <strong>and</strong> get some money?<br />

...................................................................................................................................<br />

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2. Why did he wait a week before calling at the Fisher Bank?<br />

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3. Why was he arrested <strong>and</strong> sent to prison?<br />

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4. When did the money reach the Fisher Bank?<br />

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5. Why wasn’t it paid to Mr Frank as soon as it arrived?<br />

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C. Choose the correct answer A, B or C: (1 point each = 4 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. Mr Jackson ran short of money. It means:<br />

a.) He had earned some money.<br />

b.) He didn’t have enough money for his needs.<br />

c.) He had lost some money.<br />

Correct answer: ..................<br />

2. Mr Frank began calling at the bank. It means:<br />

a.) He began visiting the bank.<br />

b.) He began shouting at the clerks.<br />

c.) He began telephoning the bank.<br />

Correct answer: .................<br />

2.


3. A traveller’s luggage means:<br />

a.) his travel tickets.<br />

b.) his clothes.<br />

c.) his cases of clothes, shoes, etc.<br />

Correct answer: ................<br />

4. The clerk was a new man means:<br />

a.) a stranger to Mr Frank.<br />

b.) a very young man.<br />

c.) a man who had been ill but was now better.<br />

Correct answer: ................<br />

<strong>Vocabulary</strong><br />

A. Complete this conversation with an adjective or an adverb. Underline the<br />

correct answer: (1 point each = 5 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

A: I feel so angry/angrily. The music of our new neighbours is always so loud/<br />

loudly - I just cannot concentrate on my work.<br />

B: Why don’t you ask them nice/nicely to turn it down?<br />

A: I did last week <strong>and</strong> since then they have had two noisy/noisily parties which<br />

finished really late/lately.<br />

B. Mark the correct answer with a cross (X): (1 point each = 6 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. Are you going to a party? Well, have a good .........!<br />

( ) a.) fun<br />

( ) b.) hour<br />

( ) c.) pleasure<br />

( ) d.) time<br />

2. Peter is very fond of sport. He is a good swimmer, <strong>and</strong> this year he has ........ up<br />

tennis.<br />

( ) a.) begun<br />

( ) b.) taken<br />

( ) c.) played<br />

( ) d.) started<br />

3.


3. Will you be ........ television tonight?<br />

( ) a.) looking<br />

( ) b.) seeing<br />

( ) c.) watching<br />

( ) d.) looking at<br />

4. She ........ the 9.20 train by two minutes.<br />

( ) a.) failed<br />

( ) b.) lost<br />

( ) c.) passed<br />

( ) d.) missed<br />

5. There were several different models of the new car, <strong>and</strong> thus I was able to ........<br />

the one I wanted.<br />

( ) a.) care<br />

( ) b.) choose<br />

( ) c.) elect<br />

( ) d.) vote<br />

6. And who will ........ after my dog when I’m on holiday?<br />

( ) a.) take<br />

( ) b.) look<br />

( ) c.) see<br />

( ) d.) watch<br />

<strong>Part</strong> 2: Grammar (<strong>30</strong> <strong>points</strong>)<br />

A. Put the verbs in the simple present or the present continuous: (1 point each =<br />

6 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. A: Where ..................................................... (your brother / to work)?<br />

B: He .................................... (to work) for a big computer company. And your sister?<br />

A: She ...................................... (not / to work) at the moment. She is unemployed.<br />

2. He only .......................................(to wear) glasses when he .....................................<br />

(to drive).<br />

3. Who .................................................................................... (this English book / to<br />

belong to)?<br />

4.


B. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the simple past or the past continuous<br />

(1 point each = 4 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. While I .................................... (to read) my daughter a story, she ................................<br />

(to fall) asleep.<br />

2. When you ................................ (to call) me last night I .................................... (to cook).<br />

C. Complete these sentences with the verb in the present perfect or simple past:<br />

(1 point each = 7 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. .............................................................. (ever / you / to try) to give up smoking?<br />

2. I ............................................. ( not / to come) to school last week, because I ..............<br />

.......................... (to have) a cold.<br />

3. How long ............................................. (you / to be) out of work? I am not out of work<br />

now. I ....................................................... ( just / to start) a new job.<br />

4. I ........................................... (to begin) my homework at 5 o’clock but then there was a<br />

good film on TV, but don’t worry I ........................................................ (already / to do)<br />

half of it.<br />

D. Choose a comparative or a superlative <strong>and</strong> write the correct form in the blank:<br />

( 1 point for each blank = 6 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. I think Annie is ..................................................... (intelligent) person in our class.<br />

2. The blue pullover is ......................................... (cheap) of them all, but is it really<br />

........................................... (good)?<br />

3. Brazil is ....................................... (big) Venezuela.<br />

4. It is much .......................... (hard) to find a job today ............ it was 10 years ago.<br />

5. Wine is ............................................................. (expensive) beer.<br />

5.


E. Write the correct preposition: (1 point each = 4 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. Jane lives on the other side of the street just ....................... our house.<br />

2. I don’t agree ........................ you.<br />

3. He always goes home ......................... 6 o’clock.<br />

4. We are not at all interested ......................... classical music.<br />

F. Some or any? (1 point each = 3 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

1. You can’t have ............. strawberries, I want to make ............. jam.<br />

2. Would you like .............. more coffee?<br />

<strong>Part</strong> 3: Writing (40 <strong>points</strong>)<br />

Your English friend <strong>and</strong> his / her family would like to spend their next winter holiday in the<br />

Swiss mountains. Give them some advice. Write them a letter (about 100 words). Your<br />

letter should contain:<br />

- the place they could go to<br />

- the things they could do there (sporting activities, entertainment, going out, ...)<br />

- the things they should not forget (clothes, shoes, ...)<br />

Dear ................................................<br />

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