TEST B02

PART A: READING
I. Question 1 20: choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. _______ you need secretarial services during your stay, please contact the hotel receptionist.
A. May

B. Whether

C. Perhaps

D. Should

2. If you _______ the irregularities earlier, we could have avoided doing the same work twice.
A. find

B. had found

C. finding

D. were found

3. The construction materials have just _______, so we will be able to resume work next week.
A. sent

B. arrived

C. delayed

D. examined

4. The Human Resources Department will _______ a survey on the new employee handbook.
A. detail

B. conduct

C. associate

D. foresee

5. Beginning next month, a technician will _______ new security cameras on every floor of the building.
A. install

B. be installed

C. installing

D. installed

6. A number of large corporations have recently been ______ considerable downsizing.

A. undergo

B. undergone

C. underwent

D. undergoing

7. Tickets to Bob Mollens charity concert will ______ online starting next Friday.
A. have sold

B. selling

C. be sold

D. have been selling

8. Please be aware that we have recently ______the name of our business to the HCC Corporation.
A. used

B. agreed

C. differed

D. changed

9. Test takers should _______ the writing section before moving to the reading part.
A. present

B. complete

C. retire

D. make

10. The construction company recently signed a contract to _______ a new commercial area.
A. revise

B. achieve

C. develop

D. contribute

11. If we ________ all night, we might have finished the report on time.
A. worked

B. had worked

C. have worked

D. would have worked

12. It is necessary to have at least one advanced degree in order to _______ in todays job market.
A. compete

B. competent

C. competitive

D. competitions

13. The office is right _______ the street from the subway station.
A. next

B. across

C. under

D. between

14. If you wish to speak with the director, you should _______ an appointment first.
A. will make

B. making

C. make
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D. made

15. The _______ of our products is well known throughout the world.
A. quality

B. quantity

C. quantify

D. qualify

16. All employees are expected _______ at the office on time every day.
A. arrive

B. arrived

C. arriving

D. to arrive

17. All expenses must be approved _______ the department head at the beginning of each month.
A. by

B. to

C. for

D. from

18. The meeting will take place tomorrow from 10:00 _______11:00.
A. at

B. to

C. on

D. in

10. We _______ finish this work soon because the deadline is approaching.
A. have

B. had to

C. have to

D. will have

20. This _______ is very important, so think it over carefully.

A. decidedly

B. decisive

C. decision

D. decide

II. Question 21 -25: read the descriptions of some words about some places. What is the word for
each description?
21. A mechanic will repair your car here.

G __ __ __ __ __

22. If you are ill you may stay here

H __ __ __ __ __ __ __

23. You can cross a river here.

B __ __ __ __ __

24. You buy a ticket and watch football match here

with hundreds of other people.

S __ __ __ __ __ __

25. You go here to see a play

T __ __ __ __ __ __

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III. Question 26 30: Read the article and answer the following questions
ANDREW KELLY is a scientist. Hes from Sydney, Australia, but in the summer he lives in
Antarctica the coldest place in the world. Andrew lives and works in the Davis research
Station. He studies the animals there. I study penguins and seals, says Andrew. They are
really interesting animals. There are millions of them in the ocean and on the ice near the
research station.
In the summer months, there are about 30 scientists at the research station. We dont live here
all year, says Andrew. In the winter, the temperature can go down to -600C. The weather
conditions are terrible and sometimes its dark 24 hours a day! In the fall, Andrew goes back to
Australia and teaches for six months at the University of Sydney.
26. Where is Andrew from?
__________________________________________________________________.
27. What does he do in the research station?
__________________________________________________________________.
28. Where is the coldest place in the world?
__________________________________________________________________.
29. When does he go back to Australia?
__________________________________________________________________.
30. Where does he teach?
__________________________________________________________________.
IV. Question 31 40: read the text below and choose the correct word for each space

Making honey
Do you like honey? Honey is a natural product, and it is made (31) _______honey bees. It has a
special sweet flavor, (32) _______ some people prefer to ordinary sugar. Sometimes, it is even possible
to (33)_______ from the flavor what kind of flowers the bees (34) _______ before producing the honey.
Have you ever (35) _______ about how honey is produced? Beekeepers people who look after
bees are very important in the making of honey. They (36) _______ the bees in their care produce (37)
_______ honey than is needed. Then the honey can be remove (38)_______ causing problems for the
bees.
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Honey collection is an ancient activity, (39)_______ back at least 10,000 years, and honey has
(40) _______ increasingly popular nowadays as a healthy food.
31.

A. of

B. from

C. with

D. by

32.

A. what

B. who

C. which

D. whose

33.

A. know

B. take

C. inform

D. answer

34.

A. went

B. visited

C. met

D. passed

35.

A. considered

B. guessed

C. wondered

D. doubted

36.

A. start

B. cause

C. let

D. bring

37.

A. much

B. many

C. most

D. more

38.

A. although

B. without

C. instead

D. unless

39.

A. coming

B. going

C. falling

D. moving

40.

A. become

B. turned

C. gone

D. changed

PART B: WRITING
I. Question 1 5: Rearrange the words to make sentences
1. go out/ Do/ at night/ you?
________________________________________________________________
2. have/ good/ a/ you/ weekend/ Did?
________________________________________________________________
3. your husband/ like/ birthdays/ Does?
________________________________________________________________
4. family/ does/ do/ your/ What?
________________________________________________________________
5. sometimes/ friends/ to cafes./ I/ invite
________________________________________________________________

II. Question 6 -10: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
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USE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

6. Going by bus is quicker than cycling.
Cyclinggoing by bus.
7. Maria lives a long way from her office.
Marias office isnther home.
8. It is a forty-minute bus journey to her office.
The bus journey to her officeforty minutes.
9. Driving a car in the town center is not allowed.
You arecars in the town center.
10. Maria sometimes takes a taxi although it is expensive.
Maria doesnt often take a taxi expensive.

II. Write an answer to ONE of the question (11 or 12) in this part
Write your answer in about 100 120 words in your answer sheet.
Question 11: Write a paragraph about the following topic:
What kind of sports/activities would you like to do in your leisure time?
OR
Question 12: This is a part of a letter you receive from a British friend.
My favorite subjects at school are history and art. I dont like maths. Tell me about
the subjects you study and what you think about them! What would you like to
study in the future? Why?
W

Write a letter answering your friends questions.

Write your letter on your answer sheet.

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