First Semester Written Paper

I. Choose the correct adjective to describe emotions and feelings in the following sentences.
(5 POINTS)
1. As she was walking in the street at that late hour of the night Tessa couldn’t distinguish anymore
if the noise was coming from her own steps on the pavement or it was from someone else, following
her closely; she felt ____________ (relaxed/terrified/proud)
2. It was the last exam he had to take in a series of 3 and wasn’t able to prepare them all as
thoroughly as he should have, so he failed that one and felt ____________
(worried/disappointed/excited)
3. Both parents were ____________ to see their son receive the first prize in the painting. competition.
(scared/annoyed/thrilled)
4. They had spent weeks to decide on the best outfit for the New Year’s Eve and when they were
chosen the best looking couple they felt ____________ (sad/nervous/happy)
5. The little girl stood up and started reciting the poem in a weak voice that could be hardly heard at
the back of the classroom, as she felt so ____________ (proud/intimidated/furious)

II. Fill in the right word to match the sentences beneath. (4 POINTS)
EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; UNEMPLOYMENT

1. The ____________ asked the applicants to hand in their CVs with the letters of recommendation
attached.
2. The rate of ____________ reached alarming figures by the end of the year.
3. When they got fired, nothing seemed to announce the delicate status of being ____________ .
4. Becoming an ____________ for a multinational company comes with a number of perks, such as a car
or a mobile phone, that are apparently difficult to refuse.

III. Read the following text about weird jobs and write the correct form of the corresponding
given words in the blank spaces. (10 POINTS)

WEIRD JOBS
People generally have normal jobs, such as those we are well
(1) ____________ with, but also weird jobs, such as those one CUSTOM
could never think of.
Have you ever heard about (2) ____________ who would accept EMPLOY
to work as WORM-PICKERS? This job involves making a
good (3) ____________ of worms which then are stuffed in jars SELECT
to be sold to (4) ____________. in markets worldwide. FISH
What about the job of a PET FOOD TESTER, then?
Somebody must check on the quality of the food dedicated to
animals. These products cannot reach the stores shelves
unless they are (5) ____________ chewed by a human to ensure PREVIOUS
their high quality.
We all know there are people caught sleeping at work, but
 have you ever considered working in your sleep? Well, these
(6) ____________ SLEEPERS participate in sleep studies and get PROFESSION
paid for their work, of course.
As far as the job of a FORTUNE COOKIE WRITER is
concerned, it might seem interesting (7) ____________, but you INITIAL
can run short of inspiration easily at a certain point.
(8) ____________ messages are of no interest to the cookies REPEAT
(9) ____________, so a good employee will always prove to be MANUFACTURE
well - endowed with (10) ____________ . CREATE

IV. Circle the appropriate word to give meaning to the sentences below. (6 POINTS)
1. When descending the slope, she sprained/twisted her ankle.
2. The child sprained/twisted the doll’s arms and legs ruining the toy as soon as she got it from her
parents.
3. They were badly injured/wounded during the car crash , but thankful to be alive.
4. The soldier almost forgot he had been injured/wounded in that battle.
5. ”How many times have I warned you, Johnny, to watch your head out when you stand up on the
table under the cupboards? You keep banging/bruising your head to them and never learn your
lesson!”
6. The skier reached a high speed, suddenly lost balance and fell rolling down the slope for tens of
metres; luckily, he didn’t break any bone, but only banged/bruised his body.

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Tense Simple or the Present Continuous Tense.
(10 POINTS)
Dear Martin,
How are you and Sally? I ____________ (hope) you’re well. I ____________ (write) to give you some good
news. I’ve got a summer job for the holidays! I ____________ (repair) telephone lines for a telephone
company.
I ____________ (usually/ride) my bike to work because it’s only a ten minute ride from home. We
____________ (start) work at 8.30. We ____________ (finish) at 4.30 on Mondays to Thursdays, but at 2.30
on Fridays, so I ____________ (have) long weekends.
I ____________ (work) very hard at the moment. To tell you the truth, I ____________ (be) a bit nervous
because my boss ____________ (leave) for Scotland on business next week, so I’ll be on my own.
Please write with your news.

Best wishes,
Richard

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Tense Simple or the Past Continuous Tense. (10
POINTS)
Ann (1)____________ (glance) at the friends closest to her. Her hands (2)____________ (shake) while her
mother (3)____________ (stare) at her as white as a sheet. Ann’s heart (4)____________ (sink) at the
thought – she (5)____________ (not/know) where her brother (6)____________ (be). She (7)____________
(turn) away from the crowd and (8)____________ (walk) to a nearby tree. She (9)____________ (sit) with
her back against the rough bark and (10)____________ (begin) to cry.

VII. Fill in the right form of the given phrasal verbs. (5 POINTS)

STAND OUT / KEEP OUT/ CUT OUT / LOCK OUT / CHECK OUT

1. After the earthquake the authorities asked the people to ____________ of the city centre.
2. They partied all night long at the restaurant downtown and returned to the hotel to find out they
____________ themselves ____________ when losing their room key.
3. They packed everything and ____________ in a hurry to get to the airport on time.
4. After his heart attack, he decided to ____________ any trace of alcohol.
5. She ____________ like a sore thumb when she was wearing her purple hat.

VIII. Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions. (10 POINTS)

ONE GLAMOROUS CAT LADY

During the 1960s, Tippi Hedren became one of the most famous stars in Hollywood. Her
success may not have been immediate but it was certainly big. Tippi began her career as a fashion
model. This led her to appear in some TV advertisements, including a fateful appearance in an
advert for a diet drink. World famous director Alfred Hitchcock spotted Tippi in the advert; Tippi’s
good looks, elegant style and confident manner impressed him and he picked her to star in one of
his most famous films, The Birds. When the film came out Tippi was a hit with the public and the
critics. But nobody could have guessed that Tippi would soon make a commitment that would take
her life in a completely new direction.
In 1972, Tippi was finishing a film made on location in Africa when she learned that the big
cats featured in the film had nowhere to go. The situation distressed Tippi and she desperately
wanted to help these animals. Tippi decided to take time out of the glamorous world of film-making
in order to set up an eighty-acre wildlife habitat called Shambala for retired and unwanted big cats
at the edge of the Mojave Desert, 64 kilometres notheast of Los Angeles, California.
Shambala is not just a temporary shelter; the sanctuary provides a home for over 70 big cats
including lions, tigers, cougars, black and spotted leopards, panthers, bobcats and a jungle cat. Some
of the rescued cats had suffered neglect and mistreatment in roadside zoos and circus shows; but
most came from the homes of private citizens who realised they had purchased an animal they
couldn’t handle.
Tippi also set up the ROAR foundation which primarily aims to educate the public about the
dangers of private ownership of exotic animals. The foundation raises much needed funds for
Shambala so that it can remain a place where big cats can live out their days in dignity. The public
are able to enjoy occasional safari visits to Shambala and can even adopt ’a wild one’, which they can
visit at the reserve a few times each year. Tippi hopes that one day sanctuaries like Shambala won’t
be necessary but for now, her work to protect these beautiful creatures goes on.

1. Tippi first worked:

A. for a diet drink company
B. as a fashion model
C. in commercials
D. as a film actress

2. Tippi’s film The Birds

A. was very popular
B. was unsuccessful
C. got bad reviews
D. never appeared at the cinema

3. Tippi decided to set up Shambala

A. after she made a film about animal cruelty
B. after she ended her film career
C. as she was concerned for the welfare of exotic animals
D. to include it in a feature film

4. The majority of the animals at Shambala come from

A. roadside zoos
B. circus shows
C. animal shelters
D. ordinary people

5. The main purpose of Tippi’s foundation is

A. to get people to donate money
B. to inform people about the risks of owning wild animals
C. to encourage people to adopt an animal
D. to take people on safari visits

IX. Write a twenty-line paragraph to describe the physical and moral features of a person you
admire. (10 POINTS)